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* TheAlibi: Steve Wagner probably tops [[Recap/MonkS2E7MrMonkAndTheSleepingSuspect Brian Babbage's]] alibi with being in ''outer space'' at the time of Joanne's death.
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* FakeAlibi: Steve Wagner probably tops [[Recap/MonkS2E7MrMonkAndTheSleepingSuspect Brian Babbage's]] alibi with being in ''outer space'' at the time of Joanne's death. However, he killed her by tying her noose to a garage door opener and having the remote mailed to her house a couple days later.
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* DontTouchItYouIdiot: Monk says this to ''himself'' while straightening a warhead on a military missile.
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* ThePerfectCrime: What Wagner thought he had committed, since it's hard to be more "elsewhere" than being ''in space'' at the time the victim was killed.
** Also discussed by Monk during the career day: the police can make numerous mistakes and still catch the crook, who only needs to make one in order to be caught. Since nobody's perfect, there's virtually no such thing as a crime without at least one mistake.
** Also discussed by Monk during the career day: the police can make numerous mistakes and still catch the crook, who only needs to make one in order to be caught. Since nobody's perfect, there's virtually no such thing as a crime without at least one mistake.
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD, which convinces Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD, being "a flincher" who will never stop him, which convinces Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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* ReverseWhodunnit: We know from the beginning Wagner is guilty, as we see him drugging Joanne before going to space. The mystery is how Wagner made it look like she died while he was in space.
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This convinces Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This OCD, which convinces Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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* DidNotDieThatWay: The viewers are given the impression that Wagner murdered Joanne with [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink a poisoned drink]]. However, the immediately apparent death by hanging turns out to be accurate; the drink merely out her to sleep for a couple days.
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* DidNotDieThatWay: The viewers are given the impression that Wagner murdered Joanne with [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink a poisoned drink]]. However, the immediately apparent death by hanging turns out to be accurate; the drink merely out put her to sleep for a couple days.
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* DidNotDieThatWay: The viewers are given the impression that Wagner murdered Joanne with [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink a poisoned drink]]. However, the immediately apparent death by hanging turns out to be accurate; the drink merely out her to sleep for a couple days.
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* TheAlibi: Steve Wagner probably tops [[Recap/MonkS2E7MrMonkAndTheSleepingSuspect Brian Babbage's]] alibi with being in ''outer space'' at the time of Joanne's death.
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* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a Sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or...anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
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* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor.final test flight scene. Such as Natalie mistaking a Sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or...anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
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* MurderBySuicide: How Wagner kills Joanne: first by drugging her so she becomes unconscious, then by putting a noose around her neck and tying it to a garage door opener so that it would hang her once the remote was in range. Unfortunately, when he moved her body, he hung it up too high to pass a suicide, given that he was several inches taller than she was.
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* MurderBySuicide: How Wagner kills Joanne: first by drugging her so she becomes unconscious, into unconsciousness, then by putting a noose around her neck and tying it to a garage door opener so that it would hang her once the remote was in range. Unfortunately, when he moved her body, he hung it up too high to pass as a suicide, given that he was several inches taller than she was.
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* SlippingAMickey: Wagner spikes Joanne's "Spacewalk"[[note]]a signature cocktail he invented, which is blue and made with a unique combination of an olive, an onion, and a cherry[[/note]] with barbiturates so she becomes unconscious. Monk first suspects Wagner did it when he, Natalie, Stottlemeyer and Randy go to his house for questioning and notices the drinks Wagner and his wife were serving at the party were equal to the ones Wagner had drunk with Joanne.
* SmugglingWithDolls: The titular astronaut uses a doll equipped with an automatic garage door opener as part of his plan to murder his ex. At the end, he steals the doll from the little girl who had gotten it with the idea of dropping it out of the airplane he was testing while it was in flight, getting rid of the evidence.
* SmugglingWithDolls: The titular astronaut uses a doll equipped with an automatic garage door opener as part of his plan to murder his ex. At the end, he steals the doll from the little girl who had gotten it with the idea of dropping it out of the airplane he was testing while it was in flight, getting rid of the evidence.
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* SlippingAMickey: Wagner spikes Joanne's "Spacewalk"[[note]]a signature cocktail he invented, which is blue and made garnished with a unique combination of an olive, an onion, and a cherry[[/note]] with barbiturates so she becomes unconscious. Monk first suspects Wagner did it when he, Natalie, Stottlemeyer and Randy go to his house for questioning and notices the drinks Wagner and his wife were serving at the party were equal to the ones Wagner had drunk with Joanne.
* SmugglingWithDolls: The titular astronaut uses adoll equipped with an automatic garage door opener remote hidden in a doll as part of his plan to murder his ex. At the end, he steals the doll from the little girl who had gotten it with the idea of dropping it out of the airplane he was testing while it was in flight, getting rid of the evidence.
* SmugglingWithDolls: The titular astronaut uses a
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* BoundAndGagged: Although the police don't find it, in the flashback it shows Wagner tied up Joanne while she was drugged with barbiturates and set up the noose.
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* BoundAndGagged: Although the police don't find it, in the a flashback it shows that Wagner tied up Joanne up, taped her mouth shut, and set up the noose while she was drugged with barbiturates barbiturates. After he returned from his mission, he undid the bindings and set up the noose. moved her body to a different room.
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* HideTheEvidence: The remote control with which Wagner activated the machine is HiddenInPlainSight: he hid it inside a doll which was mailed to his ex's house, but the thieving neighbours next door got hold of it, so he would eventually have to retrieve it. Unfortunately during the latter Monk and Natalie were also visiting.
* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or...anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or...anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
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* HideTheEvidence: The remote control with which Wagner activated the machine is HiddenInPlainSight: he hid it inside HiddenInPlainSight. He stole a doll which was from his ex, hid a garage door opener's remote control inside, and mailed it to his ex's house, but the her for second-day delivery. After her thieving neighbours next door got hold of it, so neighbor stole it off her front porch, he would eventually have made a plan to retrieve it. Unfortunately and dispose of it during the latter Monk and Natalie were also visiting.
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* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking asidewinder Sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or...anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a
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* MurderBySuicide: How Wagner kills Joanne: first by drugging her so she becomes unconscious, then by hanging her neck to a rope which is hanged to a machine he created so that it could be automatically pulled up via remote control and strangle her. Unfortunately for Wagner, his ex stood taller (6') than her own height (5'5'') hanging from the ceiling.
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* MurderBySuicide: How Wagner kills Joanne: first by drugging her so she becomes unconscious, then by hanging putting a noose around her neck and tying it to a rope which is hanged to a machine he created garage door opener so that it could be automatically pulled up via would hang her once the remote control and strangle her. Unfortunately for Wagner, his ex stood was in range. Unfortunately, when he moved her body, he hung it up too high to pass a suicide, given that he was several inches taller (6') than her own height (5'5'') hanging from the ceiling.she was.
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* TheAlibi: Steve Wagner probably tops [[Recap/MonkS2E7MrMonkAndTheSleepingSuspect Brian Babbage's]] alibi with being in ''outer space'' at the time of Joanne's death.
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* NervesOfSteel: In the end, Monk defiantly stood on a runway to stop Wagner's flight. Wagner had to hit the brakes that his plane's nose was just inches from Monk, and he didn't even flinch.
* ReplacementPedestal: After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrest Wagner, Julie gives an honorary medal to Monk.
* ReplacementPedestal: After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrest Wagner, Julie gives an honorary medal to Monk.
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* NervesOfSteel: In the end, Monk defiantly stood on a runway to stop Wagner's flight. Wagner had to hit the brakes that when his plane's nose was just inches from Monk, and he Monk. Monk didn't even flinch.
* ReplacementPedestal: Julie and her class are starstruck by Wagner, who is a famous astronaut and has pulled off some pretty impressive things. It doesn't help that he's far more socially skilled than Monk. After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrestWagner, him, Julie approaches the detective and tells him they've realized how wrong they were to hero-worship Wagner. She gives Monk an honorary medal to Monk.of valor.
* ReplacementPedestal: Julie and her class are starstruck by Wagner, who is a famous astronaut and has pulled off some pretty impressive things. It doesn't help that he's far more socially skilled than Monk. After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrest
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* RebuiltPedestal: After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrest Wagner, Julie's class gives an honorary medal to Monk.
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* RebuiltPedestal: ReplacementPedestal: After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrest Wagner, Julie's class Julie gives an honorary medal to Monk.
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This convinces the police and Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This convinces the police and Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Raphelson's neighbor stealing a doll from her front porch to give to his daughter winds up becoming the wrench to Wagner's perfect alibi.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Raphelson's neighbor stealing a doll from her front porch to give to his daughter winds up becoming the wrench to Wagner's perfect alibi.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Raphelson's neighbor stealing a doll from her front porch to give to his daughter winds up becoming the wrench to Wagner's perfect alibi.
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* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: The next door neighbours (especially the dad) are fond of this type of excuse with Joanne's mail. Two infamous moments were a box of nectarines she received (one was eaten by Disher, who did not know of the fact), which he claimed would perish if not for his intervention and that [[ArtisticLicenseLaw perishables are not leagally anyone's property]], and the doll/remote control which was an important evidence for the case.
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* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: The next door neighbours neighbors (especially the dad) are fond of this type of excuse with Joanne's mail. Two infamous moments were a box of nectarines she received (one was eaten by Disher, who did not know of the fact), which he claimed would perish if not for his intervention and that [[ArtisticLicenseLaw perishables are not leagally legally anyone's property]], and the doll/remote control which was an important evidence for the case.
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* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or... anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
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* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or... anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
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* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to Joanne, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next door neighbour's girl. Unfortunately both Monk and Natalie were there at the same time too.
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* NervesOfSteel: In the end, Monk defiantly stood on a runway to stop Wagner's flight. Wagner had to hit the brakes that his plane's nose was just inches from Monk, and he didn't even flinch.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to Joanne, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next doorneighbour's neighbor's girl. Unfortunately for him, both Monk and Natalie were there at the same time too.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to Joanne, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next door
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This convinces the police and Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This convinces the police and Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.taunting.
* VillainRespect: Steve Wagner gives an approving nod to Monk after he stood his ground to prevent him from leaving.
* VillainRespect: Steve Wagner gives an approving nod to Monk after he stood his ground to prevent him from leaving.
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Wrong fruit, and misspelled, at that.
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* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: The next door neighbours (especially the dad) are fond of this type of excuse with Joanne's mail. Two infamous moments were a box of appercotts she received (one appercott was eaten by Disher, who did not know of the fact), which he claimed would perish if not for his intervention and that [[ArtisticLicenseLaw perishables are not leagally anyone's property]], and the doll/remote control which was an important evidence for the case.
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* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: The next door neighbours (especially the dad) are fond of this type of excuse with Joanne's mail. Two infamous moments were a box of appercotts nectarines she received (one appercott was eaten by Disher, who did not know of the fact), which he claimed would perish if not for his intervention and that [[ArtisticLicenseLaw perishables are not leagally anyone's property]], and the doll/remote control which was an important evidence for the case.
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* MurderBySuicide: How Wagner kills his ex: first by drugging her so she becomes unconscious, then by hanging her neck to a rope which is hanged to a machine he created so that it could be automatically pulled up via remote control and strangle her. Unfortunately for Wagner, his ex stood taller (6') than her own height (5'5'') hanging from the ceiling.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to his ex, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next door neighbour's girl. Unfortunately both Monk and Natalie were there at the same time too.
* SlippingAMickey: Wagner spikes his ex's "Spacewalk"[[note]]a signature cocktail he invented, which is blue and made with a unique combination of an olive, an onion, and a cherry[[/note]] with barbiturates so she becomes unconscious.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to his ex, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next door neighbour's girl. Unfortunately both Monk and Natalie were there at the same time too.
* SlippingAMickey: Wagner spikes his ex's "Spacewalk"[[note]]a signature cocktail he invented, which is blue and made with a unique combination of an olive, an onion, and a cherry[[/note]] with barbiturates so she becomes unconscious.
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* MurderBySuicide: How Wagner kills his ex: Joanne: first by drugging her so she becomes unconscious, then by hanging her neck to a rope which is hanged to a machine he created so that it could be automatically pulled up via remote control and strangle her. Unfortunately for Wagner, his ex stood taller (6') than her own height (5'5'') hanging from the ceiling.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects tohis ex, Joanne, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next door neighbour's girl. Unfortunately both Monk and Natalie were there at the same time too.
* SlippingAMickey: Wagner spikeshis ex's Joanne's "Spacewalk"[[note]]a signature cocktail he invented, which is blue and made with a unique combination of an olive, an onion, and a cherry[[/note]] with barbiturates so she becomes unconscious.unconscious. Monk first suspects Wagner did it when he, Natalie, Stottlemeyer and Randy go to his house for questioning and notices the drinks Wagner and his wife were serving at the party were equal to the ones Wagner had drunk with Joanne.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to
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* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: The next door neighbours (especially the dad) are fond of this type of excuse with Joanne's mail. Two infamous moments were a box of appercotts she received (one appercott was eaten by Disher, who did not know of the fact), which he claimed would perish if not for his intervention and that [[ArtisticLicenseLaw perishables are not leagally anyone's property]], and the doll/remote control which was an important evidence for the case.
* HideTheEvidence: The remote control with which Wagner activated the machine is HiddenInPlainSight: he hid it inside a doll which was mailed to his ex's house, but the thieving neighbours next door got hold of it, so he would eventually have to retrieve it. Unfortunately during the latter Monk and Natalie were also visiting.
* HideTheEvidence: The remote control with which Wagner activated the machine is HiddenInPlainSight: he hid it inside a doll which was mailed to his ex's house, but the thieving neighbours next door got hold of it, so he would eventually have to retrieve it. Unfortunately during the latter Monk and Natalie were also visiting.
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* MurderBySuicide: How Wagner kills his ex: first by drugging her so she becomes unconscious, then by hanging her neck to a rope which is hanged to a machine he created so that it could be automatically pulled up via remote control and strangle her. Unfortunately for Wagner, his ex stood taller (6') than her own height (5'5'') hanging from the ceiling.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to his ex, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next door neighbour's girl. Unfortunately both Monk and Natalie were there at the same time too.
* SlippingAMickey: Wagner spikes his ex's "Spacewalk"[[note]]a signature cocktail he invented, which is blue and made with a unique combination of an olive, an onion, and a cherry[[/note]] with barbiturates so she becomes unconscious.
* ReturningToTheScene: Wagner did it under the guise of paying his respects to his ex, but it was actually to retrieve the doll (with the remote control) from the next door neighbour's girl. Unfortunately both Monk and Natalie were there at the same time too.
* SlippingAMickey: Wagner spikes his ex's "Spacewalk"[[note]]a signature cocktail he invented, which is blue and made with a unique combination of an olive, an onion, and a cherry[[/note]] with barbiturates so she becomes unconscious.
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* KidsAreCruel: Wagner encourages the kids to taunt Monk by using laser pointers on him. The kids happily comply, frazzling Monk and causing a breakdown in the middle of his presentation.
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* KidsAreCruel: Wagner encourages gives the kids to taunt Monk by using laser pointers on him. The kids pointers, which they happily comply, use on Monk, frazzling Monk him and causing a breakdown in the middle of his presentation.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played with. Monk is almost never wrong when he accuses a culprit, but even he admits that Wagner's alibi seems secure. Stottlemeyer says he would believe Monk if he had any idea how to get around that alibi. Natalie is at first skeptical until a small taunt Wagner gives to Monk about flinching.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played with. Monk is almost never wrong when he accuses a culprit, but even he admits that Wagner's alibi seems secure. Stottlemeyer says he would ''would'' believe Monk if he had any idea how to get around that alibi. Natalie is at first skeptical until a small taunt Wagner gives to Monk about flinching.
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* CompromisingMemoirs: This turns out to be the motive for the murder. Joanne was writing an autobiography and in it she revealed that Wagner had beaten her horribly. Wagner planned to run for office and couldn't risk the bad press.
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* CompromisingMemoirs: This turns out to be the motive for the murder. Joanne was writing an autobiography and in it she revealed that Wagner had beaten her horribly. (She wasn't going to give names, but he didn't want to take the chance.) Wagner planned to run for office and couldn't risk the bad press.press.
* FaceYourFears: During his Career Day presentation, Monk can't handle the children using laser pointers on him and has a breakdown. However, while Wagner's plane taxis down the runway, Monk outruns it and stands in front of it, ignoring all the laser sights on him to keep the perp from escaping with crucial evidence.
* FaceYourFears: During his Career Day presentation, Monk can't handle the children using laser pointers on him and has a breakdown. However, while Wagner's plane taxis down the runway, Monk outruns it and stands in front of it, ignoring all the laser sights on him to keep the perp from escaping with crucial evidence.
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* KidsAreCruel: Wagner encourages the kids to taunt Monk by using laser pointers on him. The kids happily comply, frazzling Monk.
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* KidsAreCruel: Wagner encourages the kids to taunt Monk by using laser pointers on him. The kids happily comply, frazzling Monk.Monk and causing a breakdown in the middle of his presentation.
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* SmugglingWithDolls: The titular astronaut uses a doll equipped with an automatic garage door opener as part of his plan to murder his ex. At the end, he steals the doll from the little girl who had gotten it with the idea of dropping it out of the airplane he was testing while it was in flight, getting rid of the evidence.
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* BoundAndGagged: Although the police don't find it, in the flashback it shows Wagner tied up Joanne while she was drugged with barbiturates and set up the noose.
* BrokenPedestal: After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrest Wagner, Julie's class gives an honorary medal to Monk.
* BrokenPedestal: After Monk manages to save the evidence and arrest Wagner, Julie's class gives an honorary medal to Monk.
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* {{Squee}}: Natalie gets excited when she gets both Wagner and Monk to come to Julie's class for Career Day, gushing that this is going to earn her major "cool mom" points.
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* {{Squee}}: Natalie gets excited when she gets both Wagner and Monk to come to Julie's class for Career Day, gushing that this is going to earn her major "cool mom" points.points.
* TooDumbToLive: Joanne was publishing an autobiography and told her ex that she was going to put in entries about his DomesticAbuse. Also, she didn't have backup copies sent to friends and family.
* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This convinces the police and Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
* TooDumbToLive: Joanne was publishing an autobiography and told her ex that she was going to put in entries about his DomesticAbuse. Also, she didn't have backup copies sent to friends and family.
* VillainBall: Wagner grabs it by taunting Monk about his OCD. This convinces the police and Natalie that he had something to do with the murder. Monk eventually proves it, spurred by the taunting.
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Stottlemeyer summons Monk to the scene of Joanne Raphelson's suicide, which seems to have a few suspicious elements. Following a bit of investigation, Monk figures out a culprit -- astronaut Steve Wagner, with whom she had an affair some time back. The problem? Wagner was in space at the time Joanne died.
!!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbsenceOfEvidence: Stottlemeyer concludes that someone else has been to Joanne's place of residence from the fact that a computer is missing.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played with. Monk is almost never wrong when he accuses a culprit, but even he admits that Wagner's alibi seems secure. Stottlemeyer says he would believe Monk if he had any idea how to get around that alibi. Natalie is at first skeptical until a small taunt Wagner gives to Monk about flinching.
* CompromisingMemoirs: This turns out to be the motive for the murder. Joanne was writing an autobiography and in it she revealed that Wagner had beaten her horribly. Wagner planned to run for office and couldn't risk the bad press.
* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or... anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
* SnubByOmission: Steve Wagner quite pointedly leaves Monk out when saying anyone could be a hero.
* {{Squee}}: Natalie gets excited when she gets both Wagner and Monk to come to Julie's class for Career Day, gushing that this is going to earn her major "cool mom" points.
!!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbsenceOfEvidence: Stottlemeyer concludes that someone else has been to Joanne's place of residence from the fact that a computer is missing.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played with. Monk is almost never wrong when he accuses a culprit, but even he admits that Wagner's alibi seems secure. Stottlemeyer says he would believe Monk if he had any idea how to get around that alibi. Natalie is at first skeptical until a small taunt Wagner gives to Monk about flinching.
* CompromisingMemoirs: This turns out to be the motive for the murder. Joanne was writing an autobiography and in it she revealed that Wagner had beaten her horribly. Wagner planned to run for office and couldn't risk the bad press.
* JustPlaneWrong: Almost everything to do with the F-22 Raptor. Such as Natalie mistaking a sidewinder missile for a nuclear weapon, or the warheads just being left out like that. Or... anything else in the entire sequence. Also, if you look closely, one of the soldiers has an AK-pattern rifle, painted black. This might be due to production problems, like the relative availability of AK-pattern prop guns.
* SnubByOmission: Steve Wagner quite pointedly leaves Monk out when saying anyone could be a hero.
* {{Squee}}: Natalie gets excited when she gets both Wagner and Monk to come to Julie's class for Career Day, gushing that this is going to earn her major "cool mom" points.
