Monk tries to get reinstated, but committee member Captain Willis is dead set against reinstating Monk. Monk joins Stottlemeyer and Disher who are investigating a robbery. But Monk can't help but brood about Willis' resistance. Disher then reveals that he is going camping with some children, one of whom is Willis' son. Monk decides to join hoping it could help him get on Willis' good side. But Monk doesn't exactly adapt to the outdoors. And some men are following them.
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