Grimm (2011–2017): Season 3, Episode 16 - The Show Must Go On - full transcript

Previously on Grimm...

Have I done something wrong?

Actually, yes,

but it's not too
late to make it right.

Have you heard from Sebastien?

RENARD: I've been trying to
contact him for two days.

No!
Does he know where you are?

MEISNER: Not exactly, but he can
point them in the right direction.

I suggest you move,
and the sooner, the better.

That's not gonna be easy.

There's three of us now.

The only thing you
have to worry about now

is that we find them.

Still warm.
They can't have got far.

♪ Will you marry me?
Will you marry me? ♪

Yes.

HEDIG: Now, every so often,
something appears

that is so horrible, so vicious,

it cannot be tamed,

for this beast is
the demented turmoil

of man himself,

hidden from view
until it is too late.

Do not be fooled by
the way he looks now.

Show us, beast.

Show us who you really are.
Show us!

Stay back. Stay back!

He's dead.

Ladies and gentlemen,

let this be
a warning to you all.

There are monsters
living amongst us.

Beware.

That was so amazing!

How do they do it?

Max?

You okay?

Yeah, yeah, soon enough.

We promised each other we'd know

when it was time to walk away.

We need the money, don't we?

Not if it means this.

Max.

Leave me alone.

(GASPS)

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

WOMAN: Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

That's him.
That's the guy.

Should we? Yes.
Yes!

You're that guy we saw!

You were awesome!

I gotta go.
No.

Please let us buy you a drink.

No, I don't think so.
Come on!

One drink.

I'm Dolores, this is Monica.

We don't bite.

Unless, of course,
you want us to.

Come on.

Tripped.

ROSALEE: We want to find
someplace quiet and secluded.

JULIETTE: Where? In the woods?

It's sort of a tradition.

On both sides.

My parents were
married in the Cascades.

In the mountains?

Yeah, from what I hear,
it wasn't too bad of a hike.

My parents got married
next to a waterfall.

My dad likes to joke
he couldn't hear the vows.

Anyway, we're thinking
somewhere up on Mount Hood.

Don't worry,
somewhere we can drive.

That sounds better,
and so romantic.

JULIETTE: And by the way,
if you need any help at all,

please don't hesitate to ask us.

Well, That...

Actually kind of brings us

to the ulterior
motive for tonight.

I want to thank you

for changing my life,

because if it
hadn't been for you,

I never would have met Rosalee,

and for that,
I am truly grateful.

Me too.

So...

Will you pay for the wedding?

Monroe.

Sorry, just I was kidding.

But seriously,
I want you to be my best man.

MONROE: No pressure, you don't
have to answer right away.

Really? For sure?

Dude, you brought us together.

I mean, you are kind of
the responsible party here.

Then I'd be honored.

ROSALEE: Hold on,
we're not done.

I have to have my sister
as the matron of honor,

but you can be
the maid of honor,

since you've never been married.

Of course.
That means so much to me.

That's so special, thank you.
I love a good wedding.

To the bride and groom.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Come on, you guys.

You'll get your turn.

I want him to show
us how he does it.

Just wait till the song's over.

It's over.

Come on, Max,
show us how you do it.

You don't want to know.

Yeah, we do.

It's all just fake.

He can't do it.
He doesn't have his mask.

He doesn't use a mask.

He somehow does
it with his face.

Don't you, Max?
(SCOFFS)

Come on, baby,
show us your magic.

No, I'm...

Is it a mask?

Where do you hide it?
Maybe down here.

Stop.

Come on, scare us.

Come on, make us scream.

(GRUNTS)

He's doing it.
(GROWLS)

He's doing it!

(GROWLING)

(SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING CONTINUES)

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(TAPPING ON WINE GLASS)

(SCREAMING)

JULIETTE: Wake up.

Nick, wake up.
You're having a nightmare.

Yeah, no kidding.

You want to tell me about it?

It was Monroe and
Rosalee's wedding.

It was that bad?

Well, no, not at first.

It was a beautiful ceremony,

until one of
the little kids woged

and saw me,
and started screaming.

And then the parents woged

and they saw me

and attacked.

And I had 110 kill them.

Yeah, and it was pretty much
downhill from there.

Last thing I remember,
I beheaded Monroe's grandma...

Before you woke me up.

Well, thank God it
was just a dream.

But what if it's not?

What if this is a premonition?

I mean, all of this
could really happen.

If I'm Monroe's best man,

I'm gonna be
standing right up there.

People are gonna be
looking right at me.

I don't think I can do it.

Somebody could die.

Well, that would definitely
put a damper on the wedding.

What should I do?

I think you just have to be
honest with him, and tell him

that you would love
to be his best man, but...

It's obviously just
not worth the risk.

(SIGHS)

The man in back is Viktor.

The prince?

He wants in on the kill.

Didn't expect him to
get his hands dirty.

(BABY CRIES OUT)

She's hungry.

You can feed her later.
Let's get moving.

(HANK LAUGHS)

Good to have you back, Wu.

Good to be back. I think.

We missed you.

Homicide just ain't
the same without you.

Then I guess I'm
in the right place.

We got two to start your day.

Their neighbor Bob Gumer
found them about an hour ago

as he walked past with his dog.

He noticed the door
was wide open,

didn't really pay attention
until his dog ran in.

Upon seeing the victims,
Mr. Gumer lost his lunch

over in that corner.

Then called 911.

Any forced entry?

Not that we could find.
Rest of the house is intact.

That's Dolores Kulikowsky.
That's Monica Duncan.

Roommates for about two years,
according to Mr. Gumer.

What about the car
in the driveway?

Registered owner is Dolores.

It's locked, so we
haven't opened it up yet.

Open it up.
Yeah.

I got some photos.

Pretty brutal.

I got a ticket stub here,
dated yesterday.

From where?

Carnival Metamorphosia.

Never heard of it.

It says it's in
Sellwood River Park.

Just one ticket?

I'm checking the other jacket.

Nick.

At least we know
where they were yesterday.

(CARNIVAL MUSIC)
(RINGING)

SID: Tickets, tickets,
let me see those tickets.

No tickets, no fun.

Tickets, tickets,
let me see those tickets.

No tickets, no fun.

No show like it,
it's the only one.

Tickets, tickets,
let me see your tickets.

No tickets, no fun.

Let me see your tickets.
No tickets...

Let me see those tickets.
Boys!

That'll work. Go right on in.

Do you remember
seeing them yesterday?

Got any idea how many people
come through here every day?

Who's in charge here?

That'd be Mr. Hedig.

He's in the last tent
at the end of the midway.

Can't miss him. The guy
with the whip and the gun.

But the show's about to start.

He won't be able to talk.

A warning, my friends.

What you're about to see will
live in your fear for years.

For this is no nightmare,

and truth truly is
stranger than fiction.

Behold Damien,

the last of the dragons
on God's green Earth.

His ferocious nature
proves that we are lucky

that they did not devour us all.

(WHIP CRACKING)

(ROARING)

Witness Ivan, vile Ivan,

who crushes skulls

and breaks bones
with his bare hands.

(GROWLING)

Are you seeing this?
Oh, yeah.

The beautiful Genvieve,

who proves that
beauty is but skin deep,

and that a beast
resides within us all.

(WHIP CRACKS)
(GROWLING)

Is this some kind
of Wesen carnival?

Looks like.

Can they do this?
Like, in front of people?

I don't think
they're supposed to.

No one's taking this as real.
They all think it's a trick.

Now, every so often,

something appears
that is so horrible,

so vicious, it cannot be tamed.

For this beast is
the demented turmoil

of man himself,

hidden from view
until it is too late.

Do not be fooled by
the way he looks now.

Show us. Show us what you are.

Show us!

I command you to show us!

(SNARLING)

Back. Stay back!

(AUDIENCE SCREAMING) Back!

He's dead.

Let this be a warning to you,
ladies and gentlemen,

that there are monsters
amongst us in the world.

Beware. Beware.

Isn't this where
Sebastien left us?

Yes. I was hoping it's the
last place they look.

Wait, what are you gonna do?

We need a car.

Stay here.

I'm gonna get you to a doctor.

No, no, you must go.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

Don't move!

Put the gun down!

Nein. Nein.

Nein!

(GUNSHOT)

(SCREECHING)

Viktor did this to you?

Yes.

For helping me?

(SIGHS)

What are you doing?

Making up for what I've done.

Stay in the car.
We're leaving.

I'm not. They will
have heard the shots.

Give me his gun.

Go.

We're just gonna leave him?

He's doing what he has to do.

MAX: Listen,
this is a great idea.

You just should
have let me go with it.

You should have let
me go into the crowd.

I could've just...
Max, please.

Get right in their face...
Enough!

This is my show.
No one tells me what to do.

Does anyone have
a problem with that?

You?

You?

We have company.

I'm sorry,
no one's allowed back here.

I'm detective Griffin.
This is detective Burkhardt.

You Hedig?

The one and only.
Is there a problem?

We're investigating the death of two
women who were here last night.

You recognize 'em?

Don't remember them, no.
Sorry.

Look, we'd love to help,

but we perform in front of
a lot of people every evening.

You can't expect us to remember
two faces out of a crowd.

This is a nice trick
you guys do onstage.

Want to tell me how you do it?

Magic.

Really?
Gentlemen,

it's how we earn a living.
Illusion's important.

Without it, we'd be
left with what? Reality.

And as you know, reality
can often be not very pretty.

And I assure you, whatever
magic we do in the show

did not kill those women.

We're gonna need a list
of all your employees.

Of course, yes, yes.

My records are in my trailer.
Would you like to follow me?

Max, did...

NICK: How long
you been doing this?

HEDIG: Ever since I was a kid.

I ran away from
home when I was 13,

even though it wasn't much
of a home to run away from.

I worked for
the man who started this,

Major William John Beeman.
He was a real performer.

I bought it from
him 10 years ago.

Ever have problems
with your employees?

Of course, it's
the nature of our business.

Here's the list of
all the people that work here.

Now, just because
some of my people

have been in
trouble in the past,

it doesn't mean to say
they're in trouble now.

You know, those masks you use,
they seem so real.

It's all part of the illusion.

You make them?

No, they're made in China.

It's a tradition that goes back
4,000 years of mask making.

These people are real craftsmen.

Thank you for your time.
If we need anything else?

Please.
We are here through Sunday.

Please tell me you don't know
what happened to those girls.

I don't remember.

It's just...
Answer me.

All I remember is drinking
with them, that's all.

That's not all.
They're dead.

I don't remember.
I don't remember.

Hedig is working you too hard.

He does not care
about any of us.

Genny.

What did I do?

I'm so sorry.

Max, I love you.
We can't do this anymore.

You are already...
Already what?

What am I, Genny? What?

Let me help you.

You're not going
on that stage again.

We're leaving.

Where would we go?

I'm... I'm not going anywhere.
No!

No more!

(SNARLS)

Max...

(GROWLING)

No, it's me.

It's me! Max!

Oh, God! Max.

What the hell is going on here?

(SOBS)

No, no!

Max, you will control yourself!

Don't hurt him!

Hedig, she's hurt. Easy...

He didn't mean it!

He didn't know
what he was doing.

You idiot,
you'll be the ruin of us all.

Well, what do we do now? She
can't go on stage like this.

Then get me someone who can!

VIKTOR: They took the other car.
They've got Sebastien.

No, sir, he's here.

Here?

Where did they go?

I don't know.

This time, I believe you.

(GUNSHOT)

MONROE: A Wesen carnival? Wow.

In Sellwood Park.

Ever been to one?
No.

It's not something the community
is particularly proud of,

but they still exist.

They aren't as
common as they used to be,

but it goes all the way back to Rome,
from Circus Maximus to P.T. Barnum.

Long history of
Wesen exploitation.

Forcing Wesen from
all over the world

to woge for the cheap thrill
of a paying audience.

Which is offensive
on so many levels.

Well, the Council doesn't have
a problem with that?

The performers present it
as one big magic trick,

so it technically doesn't go
against the Code of Swabia,

but in situations like this,
it's recommended

that local Wesen perform
a sort of intervention.

Why?

The real danger isn't
the exploitation of Wesen.

It's the umkippen.

Oomwhat?

MONROE: Umkippen.

Essentially....

(SIGHS)

If we force ourselves to woge
over and over again,

the Wesen side can,
like, take over.

Leaving us at
the mercy of our primal urges,

which is a little problematic
for civilized society.

If someone in this show is
suffering from the umkippen,

they are a ticking time bomb.

And they could've
killed the two victims.

Absolutely.

Why do you think it was
one of these performers?

They got pretty tight-lipped
when we started asking.

The Blutbad seemed a little
more worked up than the others.

Now, if someone did
have this umkippen,

would you be able to tell?

Eventually, yeah.

Look, when there's not
a shred of humanity left,

it's pretty obvious.

And in the meantime, it's a
pretty intense struggle.

Could there be a pattern
of violent behavior?

Yes.

We gotta get to the precinct and do
some background checks. Thank you.

You got it.

We should check that place out.

What? No... Why?

I hate carnivals,
they give me the creeps.

But we would be able

to tell if someone is
suffering from the umkippen.

If they are, they need our help.

Even if they've killed somebody?

Then, we tell Nick.

Okay, why don't we just
bring Nick with us, at least?

Because he's a Grimm. It would
only make things worse.

Fine.

RENARD: How many? NICK:
Four murders, three years,

all small towns, all unsolved.

Checked the carnival's
show dates.

Each murder took place when
the carnival was in the area.

How far back did you track it?

We're working on it.

We're gonna get a subpoena
to get the earlier records.

If they even keep them.

The problem is the employees
don't last very long.

Some of them, couple years,
others, a few weeks.

And they've all been arrested, everything
from disorderly conduct to assault.

Except this guy, he's been there

for all four murders,
and he's Blutbaden.

RENARD: Max Robbins.

A couple of DUls
doesn't make him a murderer.

Where was he before
he joined the carnival?

Don't know yet, still waiting for
the IRS to give up his tax returns.

The carnival packs
it up in two days.

If we don't charge somebody,
they're gone.

If we charge someone
without sufficient evidence

to hold them,
they may disappear for good,

so you've got two days to make
sure you find something solid.

(CARNIVAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Where do you want to start?

We need to talk with
one of the performers.

If one of them has a problem,
the others will know.

MONROE: Assuming
they'll talk to us.

We just need to show them
that we're on their side.

Okay.

Excuse me. I hope
I'm not disturbing you.

You are not supposed
to be back here.

We're here to help.

Why?

Because we're simpatico.

Are they treating you okay?

Do you feel,
you know, exploited or...

Hey!

No simpatico.

What do you think you're
doing back here? Uh...

Auditions are in the tent.
Hurry up, let's go.

We don't have a lot of time.
Whoa, wait a minute!

Look, I don't have a minute, okay?
You wait out front.

She gets the part,
you get a free pass.

Turn around.
Let's go, come on.

Let's go.

Hello?

HEDIG: Show us what you got,
bright eyes.

I'm sorry, I...

I don't know what you want.

HEDIG: Woge for me,
or get out.

Do we have all day?
No, we don't.

There's a show to do,
so let's see it.

Great. Turn around.
Go ahead.

Keep going.

Keep going.
Keep going.

Keep going.

(CLAPPING)

Brilliant.

You are hired,
and you're working tonight.

What am I supposed to do?
What you just did.

Don't sweat it, Genvieve
will fill you in on the rest.

Sid, take her to the tent.

Welcome to show business.

I'm gonna make you a star.

Come on, sweetheart. Come on.

(CHUCKLING)

You made the Verrat
turn the gun on himself.

I was trying to
make him drop it.

I'm still a little rusty.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Yes?
How close are you to Zurich?

MEISNER: About half an hour.

Tavitian found someone to
transport Adalind and the baby.

Do we know who?
No.

But if Tavitian set it up,
they can handle it.

Where are they taking them?
I don't know.

I'm gonna send you coordinates
to an airstrip north of Zurich.

Get there as soon as you can.
The plane won't wait.

And...

Tell her to be careful.

Sean found somebody
to take you and the baby out.

You aren't coming with us?

No. My fight is here.

Here's your new bunkmate.

What? Hedig wants you to get
her ready for the show.

Make it quick.

(SIGHS)

Hi.

I'm Rosalee.

Good for you.

Costume's hanging right there.
Get ready.

What am I supposed to do?

You're a Fuchsbau, right?

Yeah.

Ever been on the stage?
(LAUGHS)

Not since I was eight.

What were you doing?

Sound of Music.
Oh. That'll help.

What happened to your leg?

I fell on some broken glass,

which is why you're here.
Get ready.

This is it?

Look, you seem like a nice girl,

and I'm sure joining a carnival
looks like a lot of fun,

but let me just
tell you right now,

you do not want to be here.

Is that because of the umkippen?

What do you know about that?

I know that it can be dangerous.

Then walk away
while you still can.

This is no life for a Wesen.

Has it affected you?

You ask a lot of questions.

I don't mean to pry,
it's just that

if we don't look out
for each other, then...

It's affected all of us.

Why don't you quit?
I can't.

Maybe I can help you.

It's not me.

Then who?

My boyfriend, Max.

He's in the show?

He's the star of the show,
Hedig's biggest attraction.

(SIGHS)

You must love him a lot.

Hedig pushes him too hard.

I'm scared for him.

I'm scared for me.

Okay, where's Max now?

Quit asking questions.
Get dressed.

If Sid comes back here
and you're not ready,

he's going to tear into me.

Go.

What the hell are you doing?
Get outta here!

No, I can't leave, Monroe,

it is so much
worse than we thought.

What?

It's Max.

Who's Max?
From the show.

He's the one suffering
from the umkippen.

Oh, my God,
why is it always the Blutbad?

That is not cool.

That is even more
reason to get out of here.

You are not safe.
SID: Where is she?

SID: Is she dressed? It's show time.
Go, go, go, go.

No time to be shy, honey.
Get in that costume.

You're on in 10.

Something doesn't make sense.

What do you got?

Three more unsolved homicides
going back 10 years,

all towns the carnival
has gone through,

only Max hasn't been with
the carnival for 10 years.

Well, none of them have.

Except...

NICK: Hedig.

MAX: Where is Genvieve?

Because I'm not gonna do this.
I'm not going on without...

Where's...
Where's Genvieve?

She's hurt, remember?

So, you think that
you can take her...

(GROWLING) Don't push me!

You don't go
anywhere near the new girl.

You hear me? Get in the cage.

Get in the cage!

And take a good
look at these bars,

'cause that's where you'd be
if it wasn't for me

cleaning up your messes.

You can't treat me this way.

I own you. I can
treat you any way I want.

If I hadn't stopped those girls

or any of the others
from calling the cops,

what do you think
would've happened?

It was...
You killed those girls.

Well, that doesn't matter.

What matters is who the cops think killed
them, and right now, all things point at you.

It's all a show,

and it's been going on
a lot longer than you,

so shut up and do your job!

Places, everyone.

He can't go on. He's sick.

We all are, sweetie.
Come on.

Everyone,

have a great show.

MONROE: Come on,
come on, pick up.

NICK: Monroe.

Hey, Nick. Remember that
carnival we talked about?

Yeah, well, Rosalee and I
thought we'd, you know,

check it out for ourselves,
and I think we might have

gotten in a little
over our heads here.

You're at the carnival?

Yes, and the umkippen issue
is worse than we thought.

You need to get
the hell out of there.

I know, but see, that's where

the "in over our heads" part
comes in, 'cause...

Rosalee kind of got herself
put into the show.

What?

But we found out who's got the
umkippen, and you were right,

it's the Blutbad, Max.

We're almost there.
Good.

(WHIP CRACKING) I gotta go.

HEDIG: A warning, my friends.

What you're about to see will
live in your fear for years,

for this is no nightmare,

and truth truly is
stranger than fiction.

Oh, my God.

Behold Damien, the last of the
dragons on God's green Earth,

whose ferocious nature
proves that we are lucky

they did not devour us all.

Witness the vile Ivan.

The beautiful Rosalee,

who proves that
beauty is but skin deep

and that a beast
resides within us all.

HEDIG: Rosalee...

Show us.

Rosalee!

(SNARLING)

Max, this is not your cue.

(MAX SNARLING)

But every so often,
something appears

that is so vicious, so
terrible, it cannot be tamed.

For this beast,

this beast...

(GROWLING)

Back!

Get back!

(GUNSHOT)

Get out!

I don't think
that's part of the show.

Max! Oh, my God, no!

Max, stop!

(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)

Monroe!

(SCREAMING)

Move!

(GROWLING) Grimm!

Monroe, stop!

No, stop! Stop, he's sick.

We have to help him.

Oh, my God.
What happened? What did I do?

It's okay.
You're gonna be okay.

You're gonna be okay.

(CRAZED LAUGHTER)

DISTORTED VOICE: Hedig.

Hedig.

Hedig.

The cop, he's a Grimm.

He'll kill us all.
You need to get me out.

You pushed Max too hard.

And you were going to
let him take the fall

for something you did.

And we can't let you
get away with that.

I did it for you.

I did it for all of you.

You'd be gutter
trash without me.

I gave you a life.
I gave you purpose.

I gave you a family.

(GROWLING)

(ROARING)

(GROWLING)

RENARD: Well, it may not be
justice in the eyes of the law,

I don't think that would matter
to the people he killed.

Close it.
Nothing we can prove here.

I called the place
you recommended.

They've got a bed
waiting for Max.

How's he doing?

We're gonna make sure
he gets the help he needs.

It's gonna take some time.

If we don't take care
of each other, who will?

Thank you.

Rosalee?

ROSALEE: In the bathroom.
I'm getting dressed.

Getting dressed for what? I
thought we were going to bed.

Not yet.

(LAUGHS)

(WOLF HOWL)