Never has a TV episode (of any show) managed to make me cry in the first 3 minutes. Liked the bit with Natalie, but uneasy about the almost-maybe-kinda romantic subtext. Having missed the majority of seasons 5-7, Monk definitely seems more "lenient", aka wearing the headset. The heights and the almost-falling I can forgive, since that's in the moment. Overall a good episode, but the reinstatement definitely needed to be played out over several episodes. Just not enough time to process in 42 minutes.