David prophesies the punishment that will fall upon him, stating "the sword shall never depart from your house." When David acknowledges that he has sinned, Nathan advises him that his sin is forgiven and he will not die, but the child will. In fulfillment of Nathan's words, David's son Absalom, fueled by vengeance and lust for power, rebels. Absalom's forces are routed at the battle of the Wood of Ephraim, and he is caught by his long hair in the branches of a tree where, contrary to David's order, he is killed by Joab, the commander of David's army. David laments
Let Your Hair Down (Grimm) to kill them, he is murdered by a creature while they escape. While Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) investigate, Nick discovers a buckshot, a hair and a female Blutbad wandering before fleeing. He asks Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) (who is decorating his house for Christmas) to help him. They go to the woods where they find her living in a treehouse. Meanwhile, Bud (the man who previously fled scared after realizing Nick was a Grimm) tells two of his friends about Nick's origin. They're skeptical but they realize he's right when they pass his house at night. When