Grimm Recap: Map of the Seven Nights

Season 5 / Episode 7 / NBC   Leipzig, Germany: A woman is liquidating the estate of a recently deceased 96-year-old when she discovers a cache of 15 centuries-old leather bound books. She calls her local (Prague) antiques dealer whose ears perk up like a meerkat when she describes them over the phone. What what now? I’ll be in Prague 5 minutes ago. [divider type=”space_thin”]He swoops in, examines the books which are housed in a two hundred year-old trunk, and takes them all while an assortment of suspiciously Grimm-like weapons hang on the wall in the background. Hmmm. 96? Lived alone? No will? Old books filled with drawings of imaginary monsters? Alright now.

Back in Portland: The gang all shows up at Nick and Adalind’s Fome (Fortune meets Home) for… a surprising jovial housewarming party. While Wu and Rosalee fawn over Kelly and Hank gets the wine, Nick shows Monroe the view from the rooftop. Monroe wastes no time asking what’s up between him and Adalind. Nick in a semi-dishonest moment says he doesn’t know; my dude conveniently omits the kiss they shared. Prague: Two unsavory characters show up at the real estate liquidator’s office looking for the books. Bottom line: she doesn’t have them, they woge, and she dies.

At the antique dealer’s store in Leipzig, the man is overwhelmed by what he finds: more books and a pretty badass triple crossbow, so he calls his nephew in America… Monroe. He says “I know you’re friends with a Grimm because your moms told me. I’ve got …