Annie and McQuaid search for an off-grid ex-CIA agent in Azerbaijan; Auggie learns upsetting information about an old friend; Calder has a confrontation with Joan.

While Monk is immobilized by the presence of dog poo at a crime scene, slovenly private eye Marty Eels steps in, using the dog poo (and the dog) as clues…

Miller gains valuable information from a hidden data cube. Holden and his crew learn their host’s agenda.

Holden finds an unlikely ally. Miller’s obsession with Mao intensifies.