Monica is a capable police officer, which is very rare in the city of Miami. She does most of the important detective work involving the first shooting, although there is very little detective work to be done since the situation is very confusing and Arthur is fairly belligerent throughout the brief investigation. She fends off the romantic advances of her partner Walter, because he is married and not very intelligent besides. She is the one who figures out where Snake is headed, and drives Eliot's car when they travel to the airport in order to try to stop him. She also manages to make it on board the plane with Matt's help. She is critically wounded in the struggle on the plane with Snake, but manages to survive, and marries Detective Baker afterwards. She is constantly thwarted in her attempts at law enforcement by incompetence of those surrounding her, including the airport security at Miami International Airport and her partner Walter, who she decides to leave handcuffed at the Herk residence instead of freeing. She regrets doing so later, but realizes she had no choice in doing so. She is also very quick at identifying who is and isn't a threat, as she does with Matt at the Herk residence, his friend Andrew whom she encounters on patrol the next day, and Snake, whom she spots holding a gun to Anna when she comes to the door.
