| rdfs:comment | - Natalie was born to Robert and Peggy Davenport, of Davenport Toothpaste, the "third largest toothpaste manufacturer in the world." She grew up in a wealthy family, but became estranged from her parents. Natalie played varsity basketball for 4 years in high school. The summer after she completed high school, she worked in a shopping mall where her boss "liked her a bit too much." In one year, she traveled to Greece as an exchange student, and frequently visited a nude beach. She spent time in jail in Vermont for throwing a man through a window in order to protect a friend.
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| abstract | - Natalie was born to Robert and Peggy Davenport, of Davenport Toothpaste, the "third largest toothpaste manufacturer in the world." She grew up in a wealthy family, but became estranged from her parents. Natalie played varsity basketball for 4 years in high school. The summer after she completed high school, she worked in a shopping mall where her boss "liked her a bit too much." In one year, she traveled to Greece as an exchange student, and frequently visited a nude beach. Her decision to marry a "common" man, Mitch Teeger, caused her parents to cut her off. Their marriage produced one daughter, Julie Teeger, whom her parents nonetheless dote on. Mitch was a fighter pilot for the U.S. Navy who was shot down over Kosovo in the 1990's. Natalie has told Julie that Mitch died heroically, but the official Navy story is actually that Mitch was trying to run away from his plane crew after the crash. The details are still murky, and Natalie is not sure which version to believe. After Mitch's death, Natalie worked in a variety of odd jobs, since she refused to go crawling back to her parents for help. While Mitch was still alive, she lived in Las Vegas for two years, working as a blackjack dealer, and was a self-confessed gambling addict. She worked in an office for two weeks before she quit, unable to stand the same routine every day. She spent time in jail in Vermont for throwing a man through a window in order to protect a friend. While employed as a bartender in a dive, Natalie killed a burglar in self-defense who entered her home at night and grabbed her. Because that was the second break-in she had had, she approached Adrian Monk and asked for his help. He became interested in her case, and eventually offered her a job as his assistant, to replace the recently-departed Sharona Fleming. Though she declined, she later changed her mind when Monk acted heroically to save the life of Julie's pet fish, "Mr. Henry", which was a gift from her father (In fact, the original fish died years before, and Natalie has been replacing it every year to prevent Julie finding out). In grabbing Mr. Henry, Monk not only overcame his own phobias, but also risked allowing a thief to get away with a priceless artifact. Natalie was so impressed by his choice that she accepted the job.
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