Plumed Serpent

"Plumed Serpent" is the 14th episode of the supernatural drama television series Grimm of season 1, which premiered on March 9, 2012, on NBC. The episode was written by Alan DiFiore and Dan E. Fesman, and was directed by Steven DePaul. Plot Opening quote: "Said the dragon, 'Many knights have left their lives here, I shall soon have an end for you, too,' and he breathed fire out of seven jaws." Two robbers break into a warehouse to steal copper wire and are killed by a dragonlike creature, a Dämonfeuer. Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) investigate. They go back after the warehouse's owner is attacked. As they corner their suspect, Wu (Reggie Lee) is sprayed with oil and has to retreat. Nick ducks away as the man breathes out fire. The suspect is identified as Fred Eberhart (Don Alder), an unemployed welder with no known address and a scarred face. His daughter, Ariel (Danielle Panabaker), works in a nightclub as a fire eater. Nick goes there. Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) is in the audience; he tells Nick that Ariel is a Dämonfeuer. He also tells him a Grimm was recently beheaded in Europe, possibly by Reapers, and advises him to watch his back.