sentences: "After they sent off the episode's script to him and his acceptance, Turturro, who Shalhoub thought "liked the sound of the character," worked with the series "for about four or five days", as Shalhoub cannot precisely remember.Ambrose was added to further reveal Monk's backstory; Shalhoub commented, "We wanted to use this as a vehicle to get us into more backstory for Monk, to explore where Monk comes from, his family situation - and we thought that this brother character would be a good place to start."