Nick quotes from Grimm

Monroe

Here we go. A knochen hof.

Nick

Let me guess. "Bone yard."

Monroe

Literally speaking, yes. But there's a spiritual meaning. We've taken a life to sustain life. And the sacrifice has to be honored. You know, before digestion begins.

Nick

You got something.

Monroe

Just give me a second, OK?

Nick

What is it?

Monroe

[excited] Burdock root! I haven't seen this stuff since I was a kid in Scouts. Oh, my God. Yeah, it's a pain-killer. It's like aspirin, you chew on the root. It's also a fine diuretic. [Nick gives him a look] But I digress.

It's kinda weird, there's not a bit of food left. No sleeping bag, no blankets. Got millions of dollars worth of marijuana plants out there and not one of them was taken.

Hank

You're saying somebody killed him for his supplies?

That's what it looks like.

Nick

Somebody got their priorities screwed up.

Hank

Maybe we're talking Bigfoot.

Nick

I don't think Bigfoot would fit in the sleeping bag.

Sean

Who kills a pot grower in the middle of the woods for a sleeping bag and some food?

Nick

Somebody hungry and cold.

Monroe

[answers phone] This is awfully early.

Nick

Can you trace an antique watch?

Monroe

Wow. You're actually calling me for what I do. I might have to charge you for this.

Nick

He's after Hank.

Monroe

Hank? Why?

Nick

He put him in prison.

Monroe

Oh, yeah, that'll do it. These guys carry grudges to the grave. And usually it's your grave.

Hank

Love's a funny thing.

Nick

You must be laughing all the time.

Nick

You ever seen one of these? [Shows Monroe a drawing]

Monroe

A Mauzhertz. Pretty favorable likeness actually, given the subject.

Nick

Well, I think I saw one and he could be involved in a murder.

Monroe

There's a reason you people never wrote about them. They never do anything worth writing about. This whole cartoon thing they got going, such a racket.

Nick

So they're harmless?

Monroe

Yeah. I mean you say "Boo" and they scurry off to their safety zones. They're very predictable that way.

Nick

What about a Lausenschlange?

Monroe

Lausenschlange? You saw a snake dude and lived to tell about it? Let me tell you, what you don't want to do is leave a Lausenschlange alone with a Mauzhertz. That is a recipe for dessert.

Hank

I hate places like this.

Nick

Why? It's just stuff.

Hank

Nah, it's people's lives falling apart. What's left when the good times are over. The stuff of dreams.

Nick

Thanks. Now I'm creeped out.

Juliette

[after finding a raccoon in their garbage] Don't arrest him, he's just hungry.

Nick

Yeah, well, he's a rodent, and he should be eating what rodents eat.

Juliette

He's not a rodent. We're all mammals here.

Nick

Well, I'm not eating what he's eating.

Juliette

Sure you are. You just got to it first.

Monroe

You start messing with the status quo, there are some people who might not be exactly sanguine about that. And what I am doing with you is definitely messing with the status quo.

Nick

I'm not going to ask for any more of your help.

Monroe

Screw that. I'm not running. You ask me for all the help you need. I've never been much of a status quo kind of guy. And next time, we'll be ready for them.

Monroe

What's my favorite color?

Nick

What?

Monroe

You know, you never ask me about anything else. Like sports or music or who the hottest Bond babe was. You know, like normal conversation. Just saying. Be nice to switch it up once and a while, you know.

Nick

Well, what's your favorite color?

Monroe

You don't mean that.

Nick

No, really, I want to know.

Monroe

Red

Nick

Well, I feel so much closer to you now.

Are we depressed?

Nick

Were you able to get any info off the driver's cell phone?

Yes. And no.

Hank

Can you just give us the yes?

No.

Nick

Haven't you ever had to explain who you are to anyone?

Monroe

You mean, like, a normal person? No. There's no good outcome to that. Either they believe you and think they're crazy or, far more likely, they don't believe you and they think you're crazy. Either way, it puts a strain on a relationship.

Hank

What about the wounds on his neck?

Nick

Well It could be vampires, or someone who wants to be a vampire. Or somebody who wants to get a lot of blood fast. These are about the size of an IV needle. My hope, it's an IV. Okay. So, how does a kid get stuck in the neck with an IV needle and end up in a river going over a waterfall?

Dr. Harper

I saw a lot of this sort of stuff in the late 80's. When the Satanic cults were all the rage. But not lately. Maybe they're making a comeback.

Hank

So, what killed him?

Dr. Harper

Oh, he drowned. But my guess is he drowned because he was incredibly weak from loss of blood.

Hank

So, was it an accident or a homicide?

Nick

Nobody puts IV needles in their neck by accident.