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Patrick Kloster is a character who appeared in Mr. Monk and The Genius where he murdered his wife for millions of dollars worth of life insurance. Being a Behaviorist, he can study the mind and actions of others and use them to his advantage, especially when winning at chess games. However, the one person he found challenging was Monk who was able to deduce that Tatiana's tombstone was switched with another grave. Because of his narcissism and superiority complex, he believes that he couldn't get caught and thought he was above the law and that everyone is merely a piece in a chess game, but was proven wrong by the Obsessive-Compulsive detective

When he appears on TV minutes before the death of Linda Kloster, he uses one hand to move a piece and the other to flip the switch on the clock. According to the FIDE (The International Chess Federation) this would have been considered an illegal move as per 7.5.4 of the FIDE rule book. This makes the detail a very small mistake by the producers.

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Patrick Kloster (Left) & Mr. Monk (Right).

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