Adrian Monk

About Monk
Monk was a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), until the tragic murder of his beloved wife, Trudy Monk, left him shattered and wracked with phobias, obsessions and compulsions. His extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder cost him his job, and for a time rendered him virtually unable to function.

The help of therapy, support of his loyal friends, and his personal assistant, Mr. Monk's condition has improved. Yet despite his condition, Monk remains a brilliant detective. Monk's vast intelligence, gift for crime scene analysis, and legendary powers of observation have earned him a reputation as one of the best detectives in San Francisco. Mr. Monk dreams of regaining his badge, and in the meantime continues to investigate the personal unsolved crime of all: the murder of his wife.

Greatest Fears:

 * 1) Germs (mysophobia)
 * 2) Needles (trypanophobia)
 * 3) Milk (lactophobia)
 * 4) Death (necrophobia)
 * 5) Snakes (ophidiophobia)
 * 6) Mushrooms
 * 7) Heights (acrophobia)
 * 8) Crowds (enochlophobia)
 * 9) Elevators (possibly a combination of claustrophobia and acrophobia)

Environmental

 * Bees and hornets
 * Cats
 * Caves
 * Dogs
 * The Dark
 * Dirt
 * Dust
 * Enclosed Spaces
 * Fire
 * Flies
 * Frogs
 * Glaciers
 * Hailstones
 * Ladybugs
 * Lightning
 * Monkeys
 * Noise
 * Possums
 * Rabbits
 * Rats
 * Rivers
 * Slime
 * Spiders
 * Tap Water
 * Tsunamis
 * Wind

Vehicles And Machines

 * Airplanes
 * Boats
 * Buses
 * Driving
 * Trucks
 * Trains

People And Cities

 * Beautiful Women
 * Blankets
 * Bridges
 * Bullies
 * Clowns
 * Dirty Hands
 * Dryer Lint
 * Feet
 * Hamonicas
 * Kissing
 * Ladders
 * Laser Light
 * Naked People
 * Public Speaking
 * Puppets
 * Rodeos
 * Soccer Riots
 * Touching
 * Tunnels
 * Underwater
 * Vomiting

Food

 * Decaffinated Coffee
 * Egg Whites