At the time of the murder, the killer clips the victim's cell phone onto his own belt, hooking it in front of his own cell phone. Later, when the scene is replayed in flashback close-up, he clips the victim's cell phone behind his own.
After the Volkswagen tumbles on the freeway, it stops rolling and ends up on its side. However, every shot of the Volkswagen after the accident shows the vehicle resting on its roof.
During the ride in Natalie's car prior to the crash, the headrests on Monk's and Natalie's seats disappear and reappear throughout. Sometimes they are both missing, sometimes Natalie's head rest present and Monk's is missing, other times both are present.
The truck with blue 55gl barrels and black pipes swerved to miss the VW and drops the barrels well after the bug. But later the barrels and pipes are shown on the approaching side of the VW.
During the dump truck chase scene at the end, the same stretch of highway is shown over and over presumably after some distance has been traveled.
Krystal says she has a recording of the call made that cost her her job. She later recognizes Adrian Monk's voice. There is no way she would have heard the recording while still in her truck. Even the office would not have shown it to her. She also would not have been terminated so soon. They would have terminated her when she returned to the yard.
When Monk shoots the hydraulic line on the truck to relieve the pressure so that the raised truck bed will lower, the resulting spray is perfectly clear. Hydraulic fluid is generally amber, although it may be red or some other color. It is never clear.
Natalie breaks California state law by being a road hog -- A.K.A. a left lane driver. Many states require people to drive in the right lane except to pass and also have a law that says slower traffic must yield to passing traffic. California is one of those states.
The car in question, a ~1973-1980 VW Bug, has no A/C or "fan," so there is nothing there for Monk to proclaim is "off."
The super beetles of that era had A/C. The only way to tell the difference between the super beetle and the "normal" beetle is to see how the spare tire fits in the trunk. You can't tell from looking at the outside of the car.
The super beetles of that era had A/C. The only way to tell the difference between the super beetle and the "normal" beetle is to see how the spare tire fits in the trunk. You can't tell from looking at the outside of the car.
Monk notes that it is odd that the wrecked car's windows are up with no fan or A/C on because the current outdoor temperature "must be around 90(F)". However, many of the crowd in the stopped traffic are wearing long sleeves, sweater, sweatshirts and even jackets without breaking a sweat.
When the VW Bug is dropped from the dump truck, the rigging that was used in the stunt is still attached to the top of the car.
Obvious stunt double for Ray Galardi walking out from behind the ambulance after killing the paramedic and taking his uniform.
The highway where the 1970 VW bug is dumped by the Kenworth is obviously a closed and damaged road no longer in use.
Monk refers to the highway as "the 101," which is a common giveaway that the production is in Southern California. This is a noticeable difference to Northern Californians, who would only say "101," and Monk is a San Francisco native.
During the car chase, when the police car has just caught up to the dump truck and is following close behind it, the reflection of the camera and the camera crane is visible on the hood of the police car.
When Monk wants Natalie to call the Captain, Price tells him that there's no signal because of the hills, but later, there's a call from the EGG on the victim's cell phone
It is possible that Price just does not want to lend is phone, and is making up an excuse.
It is possible that Price just does not want to lend is phone, and is making up an excuse.
Federal law prohibits the destruction of the habitat of endangered species.
When Monk takes the pistol from the officer in the patrol vehicle to shoot out the hydraulic line, he keeps his finger on the trigger inside the trigger guard even when he is not aiming at his target. Being a former law enforcement officer, he has been trained in the use of firearms. One of the fundamentals of firearm safety is that you never put your finger on the trigger unless you are pointing at your target. Monk has his finger on the trigger continually, even when he has the pistol inside of the vehicle.
During the car chase, the highway patrol car's siren isn't on.