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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Played with; Sharona is romantically interested in the Godfather's enforcer, Fat Tony, and defends him throughout the episode. Randy explicitly mentions that he thinks it's because she thinks Tony is "dangerous." She keeps dating him even after he tells her that he actually wants to open a bookstore later, despite his suggestion that she might be disappointed in his ambition. However, later, she hears a recording of Tony telling his uncle he said that because it was what she wanted to hear, and she falls out of love with him.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Played with; Sharona is romantically interested in the Godfather's enforcer, Fat Tony, and defends him throughout the episode. Randy explicitly mentions that he thinks it's because she thinks Tony is "dangerous." She keeps dating him even after he tells her that he actually wants to open a bookstore later, despite his suggestion that she might be disappointed in his ambition. However, later, she later hears a recording of Tony telling his uncle he said that because it was what she wanted to hear, and she falls out of love with him.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Agent Colmes and the FBI may be firmly on the side of the law, but when it comes time to honor their agreement to pull strings and reinstate Monk, Agent Colmes breaks his promise. Justified on the technicality that they would only help Monk if they helped them get the Godfather arrested, only to learn he ''wasn't'' the culprit.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Agent Colmes and the FBI may be firmly on the side of the law, but when it comes time to honor their agreement to pull strings and reinstate Monk, Agent Colmes breaks his promise. Justified on the technicality He claims that technically they would only help Monk if they helped them get the Godfather arrested, only to learn he ''wasn't'' the culprit.
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* MolotovCocktail: After talking with a rival gang (Asian in origin) on a tip from a U.S. Mint employee, Monk sits down in exhaustion when he tried to get the gang leader to settle for 100 pushups but failed. Then a molotov cocktail is thrown inside the gym and the gang is forced to evacuate alongside Monk and Sharona. Monk is later blamed by this by the FBI agent in charge of the investigation.
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* MolotovCocktail: After talking with a rival gang (Asian in origin) on a tip from a U.S. Mint employee, Monk sits down in exhaustion when he tried to get the gang leader to settle for 100 pushups but failed. Then a molotov cocktail is thrown inside the gym and the gang is forced to evacuate alongside Monk and Sharona. Monk is later blamed by for this by the FBI agent in charge of the investigation.
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* TakeOurWordForIt: Monk is given six options for where to attach the bug during the sting operation. We never get too much description of any of them, but number four is referred to more than once as exceptionally horrible.
* TroubleEntendre: Salvatore Lucelli is cutting up a fish while he tries to hire Monk. At the end of the conversation, after the detective has tried to refuse, he gives him more time to think about it. He also asks Monk which hand is his dominant one and suggests he think about that as well. Monk gets the message.
* TroubleEntendre: Salvatore Lucelli is cutting up a fish while he tries to hire Monk. At the end of the conversation, after the detective has tried to refuse, he gives him more time to think about it. He also asks Monk which hand is his dominant one and suggests he think about that as well. Monk gets the message.
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* TakeOurWordForIt: Monk is given six options for where to attach the bug during the sting operation. We never get too much description of any of them, but number four is referred to more than once as exceptionally horrible.
horrible, to the point that Monk says even if he dies never to do number four to him.
* TroubleEntendre: SalvatoreLucelli Lucarelli is cutting up a fish while he tries to hire Monk. At the end of the conversation, after the detective has tried to refuse, he gives him more time to think about it. He also asks Monk which hand is his dominant one and suggests he think about that as well. Monk gets the message.
* TroubleEntendre: Salvatore
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* CaughtOnTape: Monk actually does intend to have the FBI catch Phil Bedard's confession on tape, but it backfires because they get static. That's because Monk washes the tie containing the bug in the washing machine due to spilling it with food earlier, and since the bug wasn't waterproof...which is why you never want to bring electronic devices anywhere near water at all unless you are certain they are waterproof.
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* CaughtOnTape: Monk actually does intend to have the FBI catch Phil Bedard's confession on tape, but it backfires because they get static. That's because Monk washes the tie containing the bug in the washing machine due to spilling it with food earlier, and since the bug wasn't waterproof...which is why you never want to bring electronic devices anywhere near water at all unless you are certain they are waterproof. Luckily for them, Tony and his friends are able to "convince" Phil to run up to the feds and confess.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: Phil Bedard was just a schmuck from the Treasury who tried to steal valuable misprinted pennies. In his attempt to hide and retrieve them, he ended up killing 5 people, at least 4 of which were mobsters.
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* CaughtOnTape: Monk actually does intend to have the FBI catch Phil Bedard's confession on tape, but it backfires because they get static. That's because Monk washes the tie containing the bug in the washing machine due to spilling it with food earlier, and since the bug wasn't waterproof... which is why you never want to bring electronic devices anywhere near water at all unless you are certain they are waterproof.
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* CaughtOnTape: Monk actually does intend to have the FBI catch Phil Bedard's confession on tape, but it backfires because they get static. That's because Monk washes the tie containing the bug in the washing machine due to spilling it with food earlier, and since the bug wasn't waterproof... which is why you never want to bring electronic devices anywhere near water at all unless you are certain they are waterproof.
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* GilliganCut: The Godfather wants to go with Monk back to the crime scene and states he will call a guy to let him. Monk says he will be wasting his time because they don't let anyone into a crime scene. Next scene has Monk back at the crime scene with the Godfather in the room.
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* InsultBackfire: When Stottlemeyer tells Agent Colmes that he isn't good enough to pack Monk's lunch, Agent Colmes agrees, saying that Monk is crazy and there's no way he could pack his lunch.
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* InsultBackfire: When Stottlemeyer tells Agent Colmes that he isn't good enough to pack Monk's lunch, Agent Colmes agrees, saying that Monk is crazy and there's no way he ''anyone'' could ever pack his lunch.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Agent Colmes and the FBI may be firmly on the side of the law, but when it comes time to honor their agreement to pull strings and reinstate Monk, Agent Colmes breaks his promise. Justified on the technicality that they would only help Monk if they helped them get the Godfather arrested, only to learn he ''wasn't'' the culprit.
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* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Fat Tony gives a couple of different jokes about working at a mint to Mr. Bedard, who, with straight-faced sarcasm, says they're very original.
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* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Fat Tony Vince gives a couple of different jokes about working at a mint to Mr. Bedard, who, with straight-faced sarcasm, says they're very original.
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The unwilling Monk is pressed by Salvatore Lucarelli, a mob boss, to investigate an apparent gangland shooting. For once, the underworld and the FBI are in agreement; Agent Colmes pressures Monk to take the case so he can get inside information that will enable the FBI to nail the godfather, with a tempting incentive -- help getting his badge back.
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!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Played with; Sharona is romantically interested in the Godfather's enforcer, Fat Tony, and defends him throughout the episode. Randy explicitly mentions that he thinks it's because she thinks Tony is "dangerous." She keeps dating him even after he tells her that he actually wants to open a bookstore later, despite his suggestion that she might be disappointed in his ambition. However, later, she hears a recording of Tony telling his uncle he said that because it was what she wanted to hear, and she falls out of love with him.
* CaughtOnTape: Monk actually does intend to have the FBI catch Phil Bedard's confession on tape, but it backfires because they get static. That's because Monk washes the tie containing the bug in the washing machine due to spilling it with food earlier, and since the bug wasn't waterproof... which is why you never want to bring electronic devices anywhere near water at all unless you are certain they are waterproof.
* FormerlyFat: Sharona has sort of a thing with a mobster called Fat Tony, who's anything but. He was, however, very fat not too long ago, and his nickname of many years has stuck with him. Sharona is bothered by this.
* InsultBackfire: When Stottlemeyer tells Agent Colmes that he isn't good enough to pack Monk's lunch, Agent Colmes agrees, saying that Monk is crazy and there's no way he could pack his lunch.
* MeaningfulEcho: Fat Tony gets Sharona's ex-husband, Trevor, to send her the money he's supposed to and only remarks that he can be "persuasive" if he likes. Later, Mr. Bedard confesses, despite his confession not having been recorded. He saw Fat Tony and Vince lurking nearby. Sharona echoes the "persuasive" remark.
* MolotovCocktail: After talking with a rival gang (Asian in origin) on a tip from a U.S. Mint employee, Monk sits down in exhaustion when he tried to get the gang leader to settle for 100 pushups but failed. Then a molotov cocktail is thrown inside the gym and the gang is forced to evacuate alongside Monk and Sharona. Monk is later blamed by this by the FBI agent in charge of the investigation.
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Fat Tony gives a couple of different jokes about working at a mint to Mr. Bedard, who, with straight-faced sarcasm, says they're very original.
* RunningGag: Sharona protests the nickname "Fat Tony" several times during the episode.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Monk is given six options for where to attach the bug during the sting operation. We never get too much description of any of them, but number four is referred to more than once as exceptionally horrible.
* TroubleEntendre: Salvatore Lucelli is cutting up a fish while he tries to hire Monk. At the end of the conversation, after the detective has tried to refuse, he gives him more time to think about it. He also asks Monk which hand is his dominant one and suggests he think about that as well. Monk gets the message.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Played with; Sharona is romantically interested in the Godfather's enforcer, Fat Tony, and defends him throughout the episode. Randy explicitly mentions that he thinks it's because she thinks Tony is "dangerous." She keeps dating him even after he tells her that he actually wants to open a bookstore later, despite his suggestion that she might be disappointed in his ambition. However, later, she hears a recording of Tony telling his uncle he said that because it was what she wanted to hear, and she falls out of love with him.
* CaughtOnTape: Monk actually does intend to have the FBI catch Phil Bedard's confession on tape, but it backfires because they get static. That's because Monk washes the tie containing the bug in the washing machine due to spilling it with food earlier, and since the bug wasn't waterproof... which is why you never want to bring electronic devices anywhere near water at all unless you are certain they are waterproof.
* FormerlyFat: Sharona has sort of a thing with a mobster called Fat Tony, who's anything but. He was, however, very fat not too long ago, and his nickname of many years has stuck with him. Sharona is bothered by this.
* InsultBackfire: When Stottlemeyer tells Agent Colmes that he isn't good enough to pack Monk's lunch, Agent Colmes agrees, saying that Monk is crazy and there's no way he could pack his lunch.
* MeaningfulEcho: Fat Tony gets Sharona's ex-husband, Trevor, to send her the money he's supposed to and only remarks that he can be "persuasive" if he likes. Later, Mr. Bedard confesses, despite his confession not having been recorded. He saw Fat Tony and Vince lurking nearby. Sharona echoes the "persuasive" remark.
* MolotovCocktail: After talking with a rival gang (Asian in origin) on a tip from a U.S. Mint employee, Monk sits down in exhaustion when he tried to get the gang leader to settle for 100 pushups but failed. Then a molotov cocktail is thrown inside the gym and the gang is forced to evacuate alongside Monk and Sharona. Monk is later blamed by this by the FBI agent in charge of the investigation.
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Fat Tony gives a couple of different jokes about working at a mint to Mr. Bedard, who, with straight-faced sarcasm, says they're very original.
* RunningGag: Sharona protests the nickname "Fat Tony" several times during the episode.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Monk is given six options for where to attach the bug during the sting operation. We never get too much description of any of them, but number four is referred to more than once as exceptionally horrible.
* TroubleEntendre: Salvatore Lucelli is cutting up a fish while he tries to hire Monk. At the end of the conversation, after the detective has tried to refuse, he gives him more time to think about it. He also asks Monk which hand is his dominant one and suggests he think about that as well. Monk gets the message.
