Linda Fusco (Sharon Lawrence) is the main villainess from Monk episode 6.04: "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend" (airdate August 3, 2007).
Early Appearances[]
Linda Fusco first appeared in Season Five's "Mr. Monk, Private Eye," and hired Monk and Natalie in a case of a minor accident involving her car, which later evolved into a case of an unrelated murder. It was in this episode she met Leland Stottlemeyer, who had just recently been divorced, and the two formed a romantic relationship. Linda resurfaced in the Season Six opener, "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan," bidding $2000 on Stottlemeyer in a bachelor auction, which ended up being the winning bid. During their date, Linda--frustrated over the little time they've had together--asked Stottlemeyer if she had to kill someone to get his attention.
Heel Turn[]
Linda turning heel in "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend"
Linda turned heel in "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend," beginning with renting a moving van and set up a fake room to resemble her bedroom and spoke to Stottlemeyer via webcam. After the conversation ended, Linda donned a black body suit and mask and shot her real estate partner, Sean Corcoran, killing him. Sean was planning to form his own real estate firm, and taking many of her top clients with him. After an investigation, Monk and Natalie conclude that Linda did it, but when they tell Stottlemeyer, he refuses to believe them.
Natalie later poses as a buyer and keeps Linda busy while Monk searches Linda's house and finds the rifle that was used in the murder. Figuring that Monk was at her house, Linda arrived back home and found Monk still searching. Later on, Linda displayed her villainous persona and attempted to seduce Monk, but he turns her down because of his devotion to Stottlemeyer and his deceased wife, Trudy. In an attempt to further get Monk off her trail, the evil Linda tells Stottlemeyer that Monk tried to seduce her, but Stottlemeyer, knowing Monk's nature, has trouble believing that. Monk later shows up with the moving van that Linda rented and gives a summation of how she killed her partner. The one thing that did Linda in was the fact that in her fake bedroom, a pen rolled and fell off the dresser, which meant Linda most likely parked on a hill. A heartbroken Stottlemeyer arrests Linda for murder.
Quotes[]
- "What does a girl have to do to get your attention, kill someone?" (Linda's line to Stottlemeyer in "Mr. Monk's Biggest Fan"; a possible foreshadowing of Linda's heel turn three episodes later)
Trivia[]
- Sharon Lawrence also played serial killer Maggie Peterson on Law & Order: SVU and later voiced villainous alien hunter Scarlett Reynolds on American Dad!.
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