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The next morning, Monk wakes up to find an alien staring at him through his hotel room window! It turns out that the hotel clerk posted footage of the UFO online, and Vintonville is now host to a bevy of avid UFO enthusiasts, including some in alien costumes. The UFO fans become obsessed with Monk when they discover he made "first contact." When the enthusiasts find the UFO "landing site," Monk tags along and tries to conduct a rational investigation. His hand gestures and quirks lead the enthusiasts to believe that Monk is actually an alien.

Then, some of the UFO enthusiasts find Marge Larkin's body out in the desert, and Sheriff Fletcher asks Monk to help with the investigation. Monk agrees and goes to see the body in the morgue. The initial theory is that Marge fell while hiking, but Monk realizes that Marge's hiking clothes are brand new, so someone re-dressed her after death. This is a homicide.

Monk goes to Marge's house to investigate. He meets Marge's only remaining next of kin, her brother, Kyle. After looking around, Monk concludes that Marge was killed and dressed in her home before being moved to the desert.

Monk goes with Natalie and Sheriff Fletcher to the site in the desert where Marge's body was found. There, he realizes that coyotes dragged Marge's body several miles from its original location. Suddenly, someone shoots at them from above, hitting Sheriff Fletcher in the leg. The sniper shoots out the tires in the Sheriff's jeep, and drives away, leaving Monk, Natalie, and the Sheriff to die in the harsh environment. Natalie stays with the sheriff and sends Monk to find help. Monk finds an abandoned campsite where someone built a model aircraft along with the same eyeglass wipes he saw Marge's brother Kyle use earlier. He collects the evidence and continues to trudge his way through the desert. Finally, the UFO enthusiasts find him. Monk, exhausted and chagrinned at being found by the annoying UFO enthusiasts, collapses.

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