Inside Monkey Zetterland

Honor shows up at Monkey's apartment to borrow his epsom salts. Daphne, Monkey's disagreeable girlfriend, arrives at the same time. The visit highlights the chaotic family dynamics and foreshadows the overlapping tensions that will define the day.

Grace arrives in tears to tell Monkey that her girlfriend Cindy is pregnant from a one-night stand. The revelation is framed as an attempt to bring them closer as a family, even as it destabilizes Grace's own sense of belonging. Monkey's world grows more unsettled as personal loyalties clash with professional ambitions.

Honor rents the basement apartment to Sasha and Sofie, a gay man and a lesbian posing as a married couple. They publish an underground newsletter that outs closeted gay people in the entertainment industry. The arrangement introduces a new undercurrent of secrecy and risk into the household.

A creepy woman named Bella arrives bearing a fan letter for Honor, bringing a chilling, invasive energy. She casts a dark shadow over the household as letters and fans become entangled with real threats. The confrontation hints at the obsession and danger lurking beneath the surface.

Imogene begins openly pursuing Monkey's attention, adding yet another layer of distraction to his life. Monkey responds with guarded indifference, fueling a sequence of tense confrontations. The pursuit further complicates the already fraught dynamics among the family and tenants.

After a string of confrontations with Monkey, Daphne moves out. Her departure leaves Monkey more isolated and heightens the house's instability. The move clears space but deepens the emotional strain on Honor and the others.

Mike, Monkey's estranged father, surfaces for Thanksgiving after years of absence. His arrival stirs unresolved family history and creates a new pressure point for everyone. The holiday gathering becomes a charged, fragile scene where old wounds are revisited.

Grace discovers that Sasha and Sofie are terrorists plotting to bomb a local insurance agency. The revelation reframes the family's concerns from petty squabbles to mortal risk and public consequences. Her discovery pulls everyone toward a reckless moral crossroads.

Sofie devises a plan to send Grace into the agency with a bomb, hoping to buy Grace a chance to escape. Grace is drawn into the plan, torn between loyalty to the family and the danger of the mission. The scheme foreshadows tragedy as moral lines blur in a life-or-death situation.

Grace dies in the explosion at the insurance agency. Her death reverberates through the family, forcing a reckoning with their own self-centered behavior. The tragedy serves as a brutal catalyst that reorders everyone's priorities.

The explosion pulls the family out of their own selfish interests and forces them to reexamine their lives. The patriarch disappears again, and Cindy and her newborn are taken in by the family. The house becomes a temporary refuge as old loyalties shift toward care and survival.

Monkey decides to let Imogene get closer to him, opening the door to new possibilities. This choice marks a shift from guarded distance to cautious vulnerability. The changing dynamic with Imogene sets up a new emotional and creative thread for Monkey.

Monkey returns home to find his apartment ransacked and his finished script, his only copy, stolen. The loss cements the sense that his dream is slipping away just as he nears a breakthrough. The theft pushes Monkey toward decisive, high-stakes choices in the wake of the chaos.

Bella arrives with Monkey's stolen script and a gun, bringing sudden danger into the home. She attempts to shoot Honor but ends up shooting the family dog, escalating the crisis. Law enforcement or internal containment follows as the family confronts the latest intrusion.

Honor accepts that Monkey is never going to become a famous actor. She uses her industry connections to have Monkey's script produced as a film starring Brent. The shift redefines Monkey's ambitions from acting to writing and gives his work a path to possible success.