Monk famously wears night vision goggles in his apartment during the blackout, only to realize he can still see perfectly once the power comes back on.
The episode features a cameo by Willie Nelson , whose concert is the target of the second blackout. "Monk" Mr. Monk and the Blackout (TV Episode 2004) - IMDb [S3E3] The Blackout
The power goes out across half of San Francisco for a few minutes. While the power company suggests it was an accident, the police find a letter from a domestic terrorist named Winston Brenner, who supposedly died in a bomb blast years earlier. Monk famously wears night vision goggles in his
The investigation leads Stottlemeyer and Monk to Alby Drake, a former associate of Brenner who is living in a tree as a protest. Drake is later killed when a bulldozer knocks the tree down during the night. Monk and the Blackout (TV Episode 2004) -
During a second blackout intended to disrupt a televised Willie Nelson concert, Monk realizes that the "terrorist" attacks are a cover for a different crime. He eventually solves the case, proving that the real culprit was using the blackouts as a distraction for their own agenda. Notable Moments