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Later, as our crew investigates the museum murder, Lt. Disher notices that the only missing item is "Togo The Egg-Eating Robot." It's a mechanical display commemorating the world's egg-eating champion. The only suspect is a jealous egg-eater from Berkeley, who claims he broke Togo's record.

While at the scene, Monk gets a call from Marge. Her neighbor is banging away at the drums again. Monk hurries over and confronts the neighbor, a man named John Keyes. Keyes agrees to stop playing, and Monk goes to Marge's house as the conquering hero. Marge invites him in for something to eat, and the two end up bonding. Marge shows Monk some old pictures of her family, including a son who passed away. Marge even gets Monk to eat his spaghetti without untangling it.

Meanwhile, Stottlemeyer and Disher have the unique pleasure of visiting the house of the rival egg-eater, but it turns out to be a dead end. The egg-eater did write some threatening letters to the museum, but he has a solid alibi for the night of the break-in.

Later that night, a jewelry store manager is closing up his store. He hears a sound at the door and goes to see what's going on. Suddenly, the doorknob turns – someone is opening it with a key! A masked intruder enters and asks for the store's gems, but the manager recognizes his voice. The intruder removes the mask. It's John Keyes, the bad neighbor! The owner offers him all the merchandise and the money in the register, but it's no use. Keyes shoots him, and the manager collapses, dead!

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