Steve DeWitt is an industrial engineer who appears in Mr. Monk and the Dog.
History[]
Steve was married to Gwen DeWitt and was quite successful in his job. Steve was a passionate patron of the arts, which included the visit of galleries where he met with artist Amanda Castle and her dog, Shelby. He tried to hide the fact that he was married from her, but Amanda found evidence (photos from his wedding and his wedding ring) in a drawer in his kitchen. He knocked Amanda away from the sink to try to stop her from putting an object, possibly the wedding ring, down the drain, but he ended up knocking her head against the counter, which ultimately killed her. However, he also did not answer to the 911 operator she called and ultimately let her die.
Sometime later, he joins a search team to help look for Amanda. Shelby comes over to him and he petted her, and at that moment, he realized she was pregnant with his dog's puppies, which would have produced a tailless breed like his own dog and connected him to Amanda's death.
Steve joined the search team to deflect suspicion off himself by "finding" Amanda's wallet in the grass. In reality, he had plated the wallet there. He later attempted to run over Shelby when she was on a nighttime walk with Adrian.
Steve, in full desperation to get rid of the evidence tried to murder Adrian by stabbing him with a very wide and sharp knife, and planned to get rid of the puppies. However the detective realized DeWitt ultimately was not a murderer due to his hand shaking when he clutched the knife and thus convinced him to let go of the knife. He loved Amanda, and the cessation of her life was not intended. It is unknown what Steve's final fate would be.