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Captain Stottlemeyer is set to arrest Leyla, which means that Monk can no longer work for her.  When Monk goes to tell Leyla the news in person, a passing bus splashes mud on Monk’s pants.  Leyla invites him back to her apartment to get cleaned up.  Soon, Monk finds himself with his pants off, dancing romantically with his lovely host.  Monk is torn between his feelings for Leyla and his sense of loyalty to his late wife, Trudy, but before things can get too intimate, there’s a knock on the door.  It’s Captain Stottlemeyer, and he’s come to arrest Leyla.  The captain is shocked to find Monk half-dressed in the apartment of a murder suspect.

Stottlemeyer and the police search the apartment, where they find a jewelry box with the same family crest that was found on the murder weapon.  Confronted with this new evidence, a stunned Leyla confesses on the spot.  Monk can’t believe it.  He knows in his heart that Leyla is innocent.  But the evidence – as well as Leyla’s confession – rules the day, and Leyla is taken into police custody.

The next day, Monk is in police headquarters listening to Leyla rehash the murder.  According to Leyla, when she got into the cab, she recognized the driver as the Butcher of Zemenia, and she reacted by stabbing him to death with her hatpin.  Given the Butcher’s evil deeds, her behavior is understandable, but constitutes murder nonetheless.  Then, Monk notices something amidst Leyla’s belongings.  There’s a personal letter to Leyla from her mother, and Monk finally understands who the real killer is.

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