“Said the dragon, “Many knights have left their lives here, I shall soon have an end to you too,” and he breathed fire out of seven jaws.
So we have 2 guys looking to steal copper from an derelict factory who are apparently consumed by fire and an apparently reptilian Vesen. Looking up at the quote that began this episode and I think we have a Clue.
In comes the Grimm team – Nick, Hank and Sergeant Wu, who has thoughtfully brought smell suppressing stuff (oh so useful – and a nice authentic touch). And an Arson investigator called Jordan (now, if I were cynical, I’d say that, since this person got a name, he’s probably involved in some way). And the 2 very charred bodies that were burned in a super hot almost explosion – as have all the locks (in this and other derelict sights) - and Hank finds some oily residue that burns super quick.
Back at the police station analysis shows this residue contains human fats and that all this copper being stolen isn’t being sold. And a witness who saw an apparent homeless man with burn scars fleeing the scene which he gets a sketch artist to draw (and she’s a woman! I was beginning to think this Portland only had 10 women in the whole city).
Said burned man decides to hit Lance Truman – the guy who owns these derelict properties – across the head with a metal bar. All 3 of the Grimm team go to investigate and find Homeless Dragon guy – who nearly burns Sergeant Wu with his oily firebreath. That has to be bad for the environment. This allows Dragon guy to flee to his big coppery stash while Sergeant Wu is sarcastic and amusing even with gunk in his eyes/ears/nose.
For reasons that escape me, the arson investigator has done a background check on the DNA found in the human fat oil – veteran and ex-welder Fred Eberheart and his next of kin, Ariel Eberheart who Nick goes to speak to – alone (coincidentally because the grimy stuff is starting ow so Wu and Hank get put into their plot box). And it’s a club with lots of scantily clad female dancers – and lots of Vesen. Including Eddie, the Grimmopedia and Ariel herself (who is doing fire tricks, which I’m sure we’re all shocked about).
Eddie calls her a Damonfure – dragon-like lineage that are very rare. And that they vomit their own fat that is extremely flammable. Interviewing her involves lots of flirting and learning that her father Frank’s life fell apart when his wife died and she hasn’t had much contact with him. This leaves Nick with the option of very unsubtly stalking her home (really, he may as well have leaned out his window and yelled “hey, I’m going to follow you, can I get directions?”) which leads to more flirting and sexy pushing from Ariel – it’s actually several kinds of amusing to see her refuse to cower away from the stalking Grimm. And she gets to answer a call from Juliette on Nick’s phone allowing her her cursory appearance this week as Nick gets to explain things to his jealous girlfriend.
Ariel isn’t done, of course, and invites Nick to her house (while making the call naked, of course), ostensibly to help him find her father. Nick, fearful of her sexy wiles (and Juliette’s wrath) brings Hank along (Hank, you do have a role to play!) And find that her house has lots and lots of copper in it (and actually looks all kinds of cool with it). But no Ariel.
Because Ariel is at Nick’s house, kidnapping Juliette (Juliette, you got upgraded to Victim!) and fixating some more on Nick. It’s her plan to help heal her disturbed father – which Eddie (and of course Nick has to pick up Eddie) puts down to a full on quest dynamic – dragon, knight and (of course) the poor damsel in distress. We also learn that nick has the LOUDEST mobile phone in the whole world –being able to hear it outside in the street despite him having left it in his bedroom.
