History Recap / MonkS2E6MrMonkGoesToTheTheatre

* ClearHerName: Sharona and Monk work to prove Gail is innocent.

!! Tropes for this episode include:

* BlatantLies: After Monk proves that Gail is innocent and that Jenna’s father stabbed Hal after he fell from a allergic reaction to peanut oil, Jenna cries that she had nothing to do with it, despite the fact that the peanut oil was in her dressing room, and that she tried to murder Monk in front of an entire audience. Nobody buys it.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Gail expresses surprise that Monk isn't worried about stage fright. He humbly shrugs it off that the rehearsal was easy. She then points out that ''of course the rehearsal is always easy''. Realizing he's going to be performing on a real stage in front of real people, Monk mumbles "[[OhCrap That is true...]]"
* TruthInTelevision: Any person in the medical field will tell you not to check one's pulse with the thumb, it's not as sensitive as the middle and index finger.

* TruthInTelevision: Any person in the medical field will tell you not to check one's pulse with the thumb, it's not as sensitive as the middle and index finger.

* BigSisterInstinct: Sharona works to prove Gail's innocence.

* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Jenna covers the apples hal bites in his scene with peanut oil to trigger an allergic reaction and kill him.

* AccidentalMurder: {{Subverted}}. The episode makes it look like Gail’s prop knife was switched for a real one so that she would kill her costar for real. However, the co-star was actually killed with an allergic reaction, and the real knife was swapped out by the "doctor" who checked his pulse.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Gail expresses how surprised she is that Monk isn't worried about stage fright. He humbly shrugs it off that the rehearsal was easy. She then points out that ''of course the rehearsal is always easy''. Realizing he's going to be performing on a real stage in front of real people, Monk mumbles "[[OhCrap That is true...]]"

* AccidentalMurder: Gail’s prop knife is switched for a real one so that she would kill her costar for real.

* PlotAllergy: In life, the victim was allergic to several foods, including peanuts. Later, it's revealed that he was convulsing, not from being stabbed, but from an allergic reaction to the peanut oil in the apple he ate.

* MurderTheHypotenuse: A variation. Jenna frames Gail for killing the lead male actor in the play so she can have the lead role.

* PlotAllergy: In life, the victim was allergic to several foods, including peanuts. Later, it's revealed the victim was convulsing, not from being stabbed, but from an allergic reaction to the peanut oil in the apple he ate.

* IsThereADoctorInTheHouse: It plays into the actual murder and Sharona injuring Gail to stop her from stabbing Monk for real onstage when they both see Sharona holding the bottle of peanut oil. The first time, the "doctor" was actually Jenna's father who actually stabbed him and incorrectly diagnosed his pulse. The second time, Jenna's father calls for a doctor on seeing her injured. Monk calls him out for impersonating a doctor.

* PlotAllergy: In life, the victim was allergic to oysters and peanuts. Later, it's revealed the victim was convulsing, not from being stabbed, but from an allergic reaction to the peanut oil in the apple he ate.

* HiddenDepths: Played with. While Monk's eidetic memory, his ability to memorize a play after one show ''and'' play the part of a cruel criminal is nonetheless impressive in the eyes of the play's director.

* HiddenDepths: Played with. While Monk is already a brilliant detective to begin with, his ability to memorize a play after one show ''and'' play the part of a cruel criminal is nonetheless impressive in the eyes of the play's director.

* HiddenDepth: Played with. While Monk is already a brilliant detective to begin with, his ability to memorize a play after one show ''and'' play the part of a cruel criminal is nonetheless impressive in the eyes of the play's director.

* HiddenDepth: Played with. While Monk is already a brilliant detective to begin with, his ability to memorize a play after one show ''and'' play the part of a cruel criminal is nonetheless impressive in the eyes of the play's director.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: A variation. Jenna frames Gail for killing the lead male actor in the play so she can have the lead role.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: The first flashback simply shows the "doctor" coming up on stage, checking the victim's pulse and claiming he's dead. In Monk's [[TheSummation summation]], we see that the fake doctor pocketed the fake knife, secretly stabbed the victim with a ''real'' knife, and ''then'' checked the pulse and claimed the man dead.
* PlotAllergy: In life, the victim was allergic to oysters and peanuts. Later, it's revealed the victim was convulsing, not from being stabbed, but from an allergic reaction to the peanut oil in the apple he ate.
* SpeedDating: Monk has to go through this in order to get in a word with Jenna. [[HilarityEnsues What follows is a montage of Monk socially stumbling from one speed date after another]].
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Gail expresses how surprised she is that Monk isn't worried about stage fright. He humbly shrugs it off that the rehearsal was easy. She then points out that ''of course the rehearsal is always easy''. Realizing he's going to be performing on a real stage in front of real people, Monk mumbles "[[OhCrap That is true...]]"