Mavericks mail reply message disappears from screen

Using Mavericks 10.9.1 and mail, when I hit reply to a message, the reply window pops up and disappears from the screen not to be brought forward again even though it is listed in the window dropdown. This action only occurs when I have my MacBook Pro attached to an external monitor. When I detach the monitor replying to a message works fine. I don't want to constantly attach and deattach though just to answer an email. Suggestions? Bug?

What type of mail account is this (POP, IMAP, .Mac)?
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
Go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network, choose Network Port Configurations from the Show popup menu, and make sure that the configuration used to connect to Internet appears at the top of the list.
Try disabling Search .Mac For Certificates in Keychain Access > Preferences if it’s enabled. Take a look at the following articles for an explanation of why this could be the problem:
http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/18/apple-mail-phones-home-too/
http://www.macgeekery.com/tips/mailapp_doesnt_phone_homeeither/
BTW, are you really using Mac OS X 10.4.2, as your profile indicates? Is there a reason you haven’t updated your system since then?

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