Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective. Monk's house is being fumigated and he has nowhere to go. His assistant Natalie is kind enough to welcome him into their home. While Monk attempts to arrange his surroundings just so, something else needs to be put straight. The death of a dog at the local firehouse, on the same night as a fatal house fire, has led Monk into a puzzling mystery. He's going to have to dig through a lot of dirt to find the answer.