Leland Stottlemeyer is used to obsessive-compulsive genius Adrian Monk getting all the praise and attention. But the police captain is feeling a little hostile after taking a lot of ribbing about his reliance on his star consultant. Is it possible he's used the latest round of budget cuts to cut Monk loose? When Stottlemeyer is framed for the murder of another cop, only one detective in San Francisco can save him.