<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Mr. Monk and the Badge" </Td> <Td> Next →--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Monk (season 8) List of Monk episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Mr. Monk and the End" is the two - part series finale of the USA Network original criminal mystery dramedy television series, Monk . It is the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes of the eighth and final season, and is the 124th and 125th episodes in the series overall . Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) finally discovers his wife Trudy's (Melora Hardin) murderer after twelve years of searching, concluding a seven - year, eight - season long arc . When "Part 2" aired, it set a series high and a new viewership record for the most watched episode of a regular drama series ever in basic cable with 9.4 million viewers . Both parts were written by series creator Andy Breckman and directed by Randall Zisk . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (June 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

What happened on the final episode of monk
find me the text answering this question