Ethan Cohn

When a mailman is killed, the team must work with an eccentric Postal Inspector; Maura continues to struggle with the ramifications of her injury; Korsak gets Kiki a terrible birthday present.

Claire's adoptive mother faces a crisis as the truth about her biological father comes out; Matt takes a job as a bodyguard for a crooked lawyer; Hiro and Ando return to Las Vegas to find the sword.

Shocked Lorelai learns Jason (Chris Eigeman) attended a charity event with someone else; Paris sneaks out to meet professor Flemming (Michael York), forcing Rory to make excuses for her to the paper's editor (Danny Strong).

When Luke agrees to build sets for the elementary school's production of "Fiddler on the Roof," he knows that Lorelai is the costume designer and hopes that their paths will cross.

When Monk and Natalie get stuck in a small desert town, he must uncover the link between a missing woman and a UFO sighting.

Lorelai and Sookie are thrilled when author Norman Mailer and a young reporter make return visits to the inn's dining room, but Sookie's awe turns to annoyance when the writer fails to order any food.