In Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month (2004), MegaMart security guard/former SFPD office Joe Christie tells Sharona that he was there when Adrian got the call that Trudy had been murdered. Joe Christie was not in the scene in the finale episode, though he was accurate in saying Adrian was laughing when the call came - and it was the last time he ever laughed.
They talked about not having a recent photo of the killer, Kazerinsky, but when they finally got one from his ex, a different one was up on the board at the police station.
In the flashback at the beginning, Trudy mentions that she has a busy day including picking up medication for Ambrose. In Mr. Monk and the Three Pies (2004), Ambrose reveals to Adrian that Trudy was out that day because he had asked her to pick up cough medicine. Adrian would have known if the events played out like in the flashback.
During the dinner table scene, Monk is talking and Natalie has her hand on a glass of water. When it switches to Monk's point of view, Natalie has a fork and knife in her hand. It switches back to Natalie's point of view and her hand is on the glass of water again.
Monk separates the pills within the caplet into blue, yellow, and red to eat them separately. The napkin is shown with the pills mixed up by color.
The napkin is shown with all the portions of the pill mixed up by color, then Monk separates the pieces into separate colors and the napkin is shown with the colors separated. After that, Monk scoops up the individual colors into a spoon and swallows each color separately. The napkin, with the colors mixed up, is never shown again after Monk separates the pieces by color.
The napkin is shown with all the portions of the pill mixed up by color, then Monk separates the pieces into separate colors and the napkin is shown with the colors separated. After that, Monk scoops up the individual colors into a spoon and swallows each color separately. The napkin, with the colors mixed up, is never shown again after Monk separates the pieces by color.
Kazerinsky's ex-wife gives the Captain a picture of Joey. It becomes evident later that the photo is actually a screenshot taken from the first few seconds of the scene in the grocery store.
During the flashback, in the first shot of the exterior of the nursing center, a Toyota Prius passes in front of the building. The Prius seen is a 2003 model car, yet the scene is set in 1997.
When the nurse takes Adrian's blood sample, she fails to apply pressure to the wound when she removes the needle.