GRIMMBROOK SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 “THE AWAKENING”
The citizens of Grimmbrook attend a charity event to show their support to the community and collect funds in order to help with renovations. Things go just as planned and awards are given out, including a free night stay at the Hayman Cabin in Swan Lake. Jack and Danielle prepare themselves for a night of fun only to discover that they’re getting more than what they bargained for.
ABIGAIL MYERS
Abigail meets Madelaine to get the usual cut of coke the girls at the Candy House offer to their clients. On a whim, she decides to buy Dust for herself as well. Madelaine warns her about it being highly addicting, but she assures the woman it is just this once. [x] She has been feeling rattled since her assault, abusing drugs and alcohol more often than usual to cope with her anger and depression. While not usually one to meddle, when she catches a glimpse of the guy who left Dani to rot in jail, she decides to take her frustrations out on him. Just for a minute. Joseph doesn’t appreciate that plan so much. [x] Abigail continues to be affected by her assault, but Liam teaches her a few moves to make sure anyone who tries to hurt her in the future gets their ass kicked. [x] Abigail decides to grab some coffee before starting off the day, but on her way to the coffee shop, some asshole drives over a puddle and leaves her soaked in dirty water. The same asshole drops off Jesus at the coffee shop she meant to go to, and she decides to let out her anger on the guy, who turns out to be actually super nice, buying her coffee and letting her borrow his hoodie. [x] At the park, Abigail enjoys a relaxing afternoon with Chad. She takes the opportunity to come clean about her lie regarding him, which Chad takes pretty well. [x] Abigail has been seeing Javier whenever the mood strikes, and it’s no different today, except that she gets to ask him a question and learns that he runs some sort of fighting ring. It makes sense to her, and it does make her curious as to how it works, but she doesn’t have the time to press. She can only hope to see it for herself in the future. [x] Abigail makes Caleb’s favorite for dinner in an attempt to butter him up so she can ask him what he thinks about her looking for another job, but the conversation quickly takes a turn when their issues are brought up, and in the end she doesn’t get to ask him anything, only to promise to live by him and his word. [x] Not many people know of what happened to Abigail, but Aurora is one of them. The blonde stops by Abigail’s office at the agency to gift her with a bracelet she got from Casper, and the two talk about the recent violence they’ve experienced. Deciding to share Aurora’s coke, the two go home to party up, only to realize what they did was white heroin. It ends up in an emergency trip to the hospital. [x] After her radio silence post moving out of Dani’s and into her own apartment, Abigail gives her friend a call and sets up a hang out. There are many things she wants to say to Danielle, but her fear of losing her speaks louder and keeps her from sharing what she has gone through in the past weeks, as well as a good, ugly chunk of her life. She finds comfort in Dani’s understanding instead. [x] It has been a while since Abigail has last seen Fawn and the two decide to catch up. She learns about the woman’s little feud with Chad, and tells her all about this silly pool party idea she is entertaining. [x] Abigail runs into Rosie at the fundraiser dinner event and the two dance as they discuss Rosie’s crush and Abigail’s lack of a single romantic bone in her body. Rosie has had a few too many drinks though, and her compliments keep getting better and better. [x]
ARIELA LOPEZ
For Ariela, there were a few memorable moments these past few weeks. It started out with spending time trying to get Daniel to ease up a bit and plan a hypothetical, but possible vacation come the fall to Australia while she fixed him a drink. ( x ) She watched her good pal Tyler get into it with Carrie Pope in the middle of a shift. ( x ) Visited her sweet buddy boy Jack at the precinct with some goodies in hand to hopefully persuade him to not enact the prank he was plotting against a friend. ( x ) And to wrap it all up somehow convinced Jesus to be her plus one to the charity event fundraiser, where there she ran into Tyler who was acting a bit secretive. She’ll surely get to the bottom of it. ( x ) ( x )
AURORA MYERS
A year ago, Alex met Caleb for the first time at one of Russell’s parties. [ x ] Rory and Ella saw one another at the farmer’s market. they talked and waited in line together. [ x ] She saw Harriet while she was getting newspaper. They spoke for the first time in a long time. [ x ] She ran into Daniel outside the coffee shop. they discussed the Madison murder case. [ x ] After one of her coworkers tells her about the cage, Rory went down there to see what the fuss was. she met Javier while she was watching the fight. [ x ] She needed to have blood drawn as part of a checkup. Cordelia made being at the hospital less of a nerve-wracking experience. [ x ] She went to the fairy tails bar. She talked to Tyler while he made her a round of vodka shots. [ x ] concerned about Abby’s wellbeing in the wake of her attack, Rory reached out to her best friend Dani and the two ended up sharing a drink. [ x ] in a quest to feel better, Rory and Abby decided to do cocaine together. thanks to Caleb’s tampering, they unknowingly did heroin instead, which promptly caused Rory to overdose. [ x ]
BRANDON WOLFE
Brandon is called over to work when someone claiming to be his niece stops by the station. At first he suspects Cosette is pulling some kind of heist on him, that this is a trick or some terrible joke, but the more the girl talks, the more he believes her, and in the end he offers to look after her until she is safe. [x] Brandon’s computer at the station has an issue and he is quick to call over the IT guy. It doesn’t take long for him to notice Jack’s interest in law enforcement as something other than the IT guy, and he decides to take advantage of his ambitions, recruiting him to take a second look into Madison’s laptop. [x] Brandon isn’t quite sure why Caleb decides to meet him at a fine dining restaurant to hand over his cut, but he won’t turn down the experience if the guy’s paying. It soon becomes clear Caleb might have a personal interest in his company, which doesn’t shock, but does surprise him. [x] On their way out of the house to the fundraiser dinner, Brandon protests against Cosette’s choice in wardrobe. The argument gets a little heated, but he is only worried about the girl and in the end, they find a compromise. [x] At the fundraiser dinner, Brandon invites Winifred to dance. During the dance, the two discuss the future of Grimmbrook and its crime world. They don’t trust each other, but they are trying to. [x] Still at the fundraiser dinner, Brandon is joined by Chad. The two have a quick conversation about their relationship and how people perceive them before Brandon suggests that they no longer see each other until Madison’s case is closed. Chad isn’t a fan of the idea. [x] Brandon runs into Caleb at the Sherwood’s fundraiser dinner, and the two agree to meet after the dinner for a little dessert. [x] Brandon takes Daniel to the Grimmbrook Memorial Hospital to interview a girl who has been found around the time Madison went missing, and has been in a coma since. Once she is awake, she has new information on the mysteries that plague the town. Few answers, but many more questions. Brandon gives the case lead to Daniel. [x] Brandon and Winifred finally meet to talk business. They are making an effort to trust each other, but neither is particularly trustworthy. Brandon has reservations about Winifred’s interest in Madison’s case, but agrees to allow her and her connections to help. [x]
CALEB MYERS
While taking care of Abigail Caleb receives a visit from his drug dealer who seems a little upset that he missed their meeting. Caleb ends up buying from her and driving her home like a total gentleman. [ x ] It’s at some fundraiser a year ago that he meets Aurora and decides to start his courtship [ x ] It’s that time of the month again and Caleb invites Brandon to dinner to both pay him and to flirt with him only to realize that the situation is not as uncomfortable as he thought it’d be. [ x ] [ x ] After a morning jog Cordelia bumps into him ( literally ) inside a coffee place and spilled his smoothie all over the floor but she buys him a new one so all is forgiven. [ x ] Chad drops by one day to see Abigail and Caleb decides to ask him a very important question then proceeds to make him feel uncomfortable with information about a certain torture device that no one ever wants to hear. [ x ] At the office, Detective Mickey asks him some follow up questions about the Madison Redding murder case and Caleb throws Chad under the bus. [ x ] Fawn is their new web designer and she and Caleb discuss the new designs and then he invites her to brunch. [ x ] Caleb attends the charity event where he insults Jesus after he confuses him with the help and makes a few racist comments [ x ], annoys Tyler with his views on health and bacon [ x ], gets a lesson on humility that he never asked for from Esmeray [ x ], decided that seducing Ella would be bad [ x ] has a nice chat with Fawn [ x ], and makes a bet with Carrie [ x ]. It’s during this event that he meets with Brandon again and after a a back and forth banter they end up spending the night together. [ x ] Abigail has made Caleb’s favorite dish and tells him that she doesn’t want to fight anymore to which Caleb responds with some good old fashion guilt tripping. [ x ]
CARRIE POPE
Carrie Pope had caught a glimpse of a particular blonde that she visited at the strip club (x) when she saw the man she’d rekindled a sexual relationship with fight with her (x). When she caught most of the answers she wanted, she departed and made a little visit to Javier. A deal was made in place where his best fighter and Kai would fight for a meeting with Javier’s boss. (x) At the Charity Gala, Carrie mingled with some individuals but took the opportunity to meet up with her business partner and set up a little deal in place when it came to some blue haired-bimbo (x). Needless to say, she’s pretty eager to find out what comes for her. Perhaps even learn a thing or two should she win the bet.
CHAD REDDING
Chad tried to hit up the bar, but his drinking was stopped when he had to help out Cosette, so he was a little annoyed about that. [x] He was able to forget about that annoyance though when he met up with Abigail who shared with him that she had lied to Caleb saying they were hooking up. [x] He had his first clashing interaction with Fawn [x] which was followed by another at the charity event. [x] Chad had a quick little convo with Brandon where he’s pretty sure he got fuck-buddy dumped. [x] But it was okay because he still found a hookup at the end of the night in the form of Jesus. [x] That joy was short lived though as Chad went to go visit Abigail and had a little conversation with Caleb where torture devices were mentioned. [x]
COSETTE FOX
Cosette Fox came to town after her father told her to run to Grimmbrook and find Brandon. Her entire family is dead and she’s feeling lost and scared. Brandon is the only family she has left. (X) After having lived with Brandon for about two weeks she comes out at night to find Luke Mason in her kitchen. She assaults him with a loaf of bread and demands to know why he’s here. She finds out he lives here and they have somehow missed each other for weeks. (X) Having been in town for almost a month now, Cosette finally gets her wish and gets into a bar fight. She’s injured and Chad helps her deal with the cut on her forehead outside. (X) Before the fundraiser her and Brandon get into an argument about how appropriate her dress is. Or how not appropriate it is. It’s incredibly apparent how related they are. (X) Cosette runs into Cordelia and teaches her a little bit about the importance of instagram. She opens up for the first time in her life and admits that she’s grateful to have this woman in her life. And not just because she lead her to the snack table. (X)
DANIELLE MASON
After the spring festival [ X ] it was business as usual for Danielle who was ambushed at work by Carrie, trying to figure out where she stood with Joseph [ X ]. Not to mention an altercation where someone put their hands on her, prompting Javier to step in and end with another argument between them. [ X ] It led to a drunken encounter of mistaken identity with the local detective, Daniel who them walked her home to make sure she made it in one piece [ X ]. But her string of decent luck ran out when a night at the laundromat turned into an admission to having feelings in the past for Joseph, and left her clothes behind in the process [ X ]. Luke stopped by the house again, this time with some disturbing tale about what happened to him in the mine tour after the earthquake while Danielle didn’t fully believe him, she knows that something happened to him down there. [ X ] Some of her time was well spent with Fawn on the trail, talking about possible career paths that they could take [ X ] while Danielle made the most of it with seeking out a job opportunity with Winifred at The Red Apple [ X ]. It might be a plea to find her way to being friends again, but it was worth a shot to see where it takes them. Abigail resurfaced in Danielle’s life again, the best friends getting close to being more honest with each other as they got drunk by the lake [ X ]. The Gala was a roaring success as Danielle managed to get in without an invitation and ran into Tyler, both promising to make good decisions [ X ] but neither listening to them as she went home with Rosie [ X ]. Jack won a weekend trip to an all expenses paid cabin, invited Danielle, and she took it to avoid any kind of feelings that might have been there which were quickly forgotten when both of them saw and heard the ghost of Madison [ X ].
DANIEL MICKEY
Daniel tried to do something nice, but it backfired. He paid it forward, but it turned out, Tyler Decker was in line behind him. They came to verbal blows as Daniel demanded his money back (x). Things were looking up when he ran into Cordelia at Quasi Nova, and the pair caught up (x). He finally managed to pin Jesus down and get him to admit that there were some new pixie dust dealers after many threats (x). He visited Caleb at the Candy House and asked him a few questions about Madison’s case. He told Daniel that Madison and her brother Chad had gotten into a big fight shortly before her murder, something he wants to look into (x). Later, he ran into Caleb’s wife, Aurora. The two exchanged pleasantries and talked about Madison’s case before they headed their separate ways (x). He saw another person he hadn’t seen since he did interviews – Danielle Mason. With their names so similar, she accidentally picked up his meal, but they ended up splitting it before he walked her home (x). He went to the bar and began to plan a vacation to Australia with Ariela Lopez (x). Over the weekend, he went on a walk with Fawn. They talked about their hobbies as she convinced him to get a beer with her (x). Work picked up for him. He went with Brandon to question Jillian, a girl who was beaten up, though she didn’t remember much. Afterward, Brandon entrusted Daniel to be the lead on that investigation (x). Daniel went to the fundraiser at the Sherwood. He saw Tyler with a bloody face, giving him more satisfaction than he felt in a long time (x). Later, he ran into Luke Mason while observing some art, and they debated what it was worth it to spend money on (x).
ESMERAY DEMIR
While working at the studio, Esmeray locked up to find herself with several individuals. The first was the likes of the sheriff (x), accompanying her to get a bite of food as they caught up. She accompanied Jesus to a bar for a little bit the following day (x), after she had a quick session with Luke at the dance studio once they made a deal that if he’d help her fix up some little things around the dance studio she hadn’t finished, she’d teach him some dances (x). In the end, it was her session with Danielle that she ended up looking forward to the most. As an ex exotic-dancer, she likes to help danielle with her routines and moves. (x) While going to the charity event, she stumbled upon a particular personality that peaked her interest (x).
FAWN GOLDWIN
This month consisted of her weekly walks with Danielle ( x ), most recently talking about career paths and business opportunities. Followed by colliding into her archenemy Chad( x ), in a similar fashion. Fortunately, meeting up with Winifred ( x ) lightened her mood as they discussed upgrading the menus at the Red Apple. Middle of the month was met with touching base with Caleb ( x ) regarding the updates she provided for the Candy House, woodworking with Tyler ( x ), dropping off brownies to Joseph ( x ) who somehow convinced her learning how to ride a motorcycle was a good idea, and more excitingly attending the town’s Charity Fundraiser. It’s there she met the lovely Jesus ( x ) , ran into Caleb ( x ) whom she shared a glass of champagne with, and yet again, ran into Chad ( x ) begrudgingly exchanging a few hostile words. Last few weeks wrapped up nicely, catching up with Abigail ( x ) and somehow convincing Daniel ( x ) after their walk to grab a few drinks with her.
GIO PANICUCCI
Gio actually tried to go out and about - The Red Apple - to get a little fresh air and his usual sandwich. However, while there, he ran into Winifred, someone he vaguely remembered. [x] With stressors building up in his life, Gio agreed to have a drink with Tyler, which quickly turned into Tyler finger painting and giving Gio his work. [x]
HARRIET REDDING
Harriet had finally found the nerve to pick clean up her niece’s room after speaking with Danielle, even inviting the young girl over for moral support and help. (x) Placing boxes in storage for the meantime. The next day after, the red head stumbled upon a friend and found herself asking questions in regard to his job and her niece, finding both his cold retorts unsettling. In turn she wonders if peering under the veil of Caleb’s business might be worth it (x). With her thoughts consumed by her niece’s death, she didn’t feel the letter opening slice through her palm, forcing her into Cordelia’s presence as the lithe woman stitched her up. (x) From there, she visited her nephew and made strides when it came to their bond, (x) even getting herself a hug from him when she hung out at the Charity event (x).
JACK SUMMER
Ever since the earthquake hit, Jack’s been bitten by that bug called ambition again. He talked it over with detective Crock when helping him clean up the rubble in town [ X ] and later, on his way home, bothered an injured Danielle with it until she allowed him to walk her through the dark. [ X ] It was Sheriff Brandon who eventually picked up on Jack’s eagerness to help and offered to let him be the pair of fresh eyes looking over some actual evidence. [ X ] Of course, when Tyler Decker phoned in for his help pulling a prank on detective Mickey, Jack rushed over to discuss plans and learn a little more about the longstanding feud between them. [ X ] Something he was later reminded wasn’t actually all that helpful when his friend Ariela stopped by the station to drop off scones and a small guilt trip. [ X ] When a charity fundraiser dinner was set up, Jack evidently reached out to miss DuPont to offer his services at her event and ended up being part of the IT team. He entered with Danielle, helping her roll inside of her majestic cake but had to cut his time with her short to get to work. During his break, he was approached by a girl called Abigail who’d been looking to liven up the place and followed her rather blindly into the worst improv of his life in order to steal borrow another rich couple’s hotel room key. The rest of the evening he spent mostly getting drunk with her upstairs. [ X ] Until the raffle took place and his name rolled out. As a form of apology (and cause he didn’t know who else to ask) Jack asked Danielle to join him on the luxurious weekend trip he’d won but the cabin on Swan Lake was one he’d rather forget soon. [ X ]
JAVIER MORENO
After the earthquake hit, Javi received a visit from Jesus, who came to check up on him but ended up helping him clean up his apartment [x]. The following day, he had an encounter with his ex at Fairy Tails, that didn’t end up okay after he helped her to get a perv off of her [x]. Javier received an unpleasant visit from Carrie at the Cage, as she tried to strike a deal with the Seven through a fight, an argument ensued [x]. Saw Joseph at the pub, and walked up to him to have a chat about some jobs he could help them with [x]. Late at night at the parking lot, a drunk Chad approached him and Javi lent him a phone to call someone to pick him up, as they made each other company [x]. Abigail’s curiosity brought up an odd question about food after they had sex, that later veered into learning about their respective jobs [x].
JESUS ALVARADO
After sleeping through the Earthquake, Jesus was woken by Tyler, who came to check on him (X). The next morning, Jesus stopped by Javi’s to help clean and make sure he was alright (X). Jesus and Daniel Mickey met later so that Daniel could grill Jesus for new information, but Jesus was reluctant to cooperate (X). In the pre-dawn hours one morning, Luke Mason woke Jesus after he slept-walked outside, and walked him back to his apartment (X). The next night, Danielle Mason visited The Cage so that she and Jesus could spar themselves into exhaustion (X). Jesus’ new dog, Flower, stole Raya Cohen’s laundry and he awkwardly returned it to her (X). At the Gingerbread and Waffles Cafe Abigail Meyers confronted Jesus about a misunderstanding, but they worked it out and Jesus gave her his sweatshirt and a coffee (X). Ariela Lopez invited Jesus to the Gala at the Sherwood as her date (X). While there Jesus met Fawn Goldwin (X) and had to restrain himself from punching Caleb Meyers (X). He also met Chad Redding, and they decided to meet up together after the Gala (X). Before this, Jesus ran into Tyler, and they were both unable to keep from acting on their attractions, going to make out in a hallway (X). Spooked by his feelings, Jesus left to find Chad. The next morning, Jesus made him breakfast (X).
JOSEPH MADDOX
After the Spring Festival, Luke came over, and Joseph gave him stitches, as they bonded after not talking for so many years (x). Joseph reconnected with Carrie and they reestablished the boundaries of their relationship (x). Later, while he was at the bar, Abigail berated him at the bar for leaving the Masons’ behind all those years ago (x). Rosie Flanagan brought her car to his shop, and the two talked about her move from California to Grimmbrook (x). He met with Javier, and they made plans to get a car painted for him, as well as sell parts to from another (x). When he was doing his laundry, none other than Danielle walked into the laundromat. He tried to apologize, but it went south. Joseph was left in shock when she confessed her feelings and ran away (x). On the bright side, he convinced Fawn to take motorcycle lessons, but only on the condition that he did too (x).
LIAM PHOENIX
Liam encounters Abigail behind a bar, possibly helping to avoid an unpleasant encounter which leads to something of an impromptu lesson on disabling an opponent [ x ]. He’s invited to a meeting with his friend Javier about a potential fight on the cards, one with higher stakes than usual [ x ]. Subjected to an impromptu interrogation by Harriet in relation to her nieces death [ x ]. He also encounters Cordelia at her volunteer job, a stray bringing in another stray [ x ]. Meanwhile his pursuance of aurora to test her loyalty to Caleb continues [ x ]
LUKE MASON
After Luke’s run-in with a monster in the collapsed mine, he ran to Joseph’s apartment, having only recently reconciled, and asked the man to stitch up the slash on his arm from the monster’s claw. They hashed out a bit more of the history between them and have found a new understanding (x). A few days later he reached out to his brother (x) and his sister (x) about what happened to him in the mines. Dani was a little more understanding, than his twin, but Luke didn’t blame them. He wouldn’t believe his story, if it hadn’t happened to him personally. He met Brandon’s niece in the middle of the night and made her french toast (x) and later on helped her in her time of need at the fundraiser (x). Where he also got into a heated art conversation with Daniel (x), commiserated their predicament with Jesus (x) and chatted with Chad in a corner where they could avoid most of the party-goers (x).
ROSIE FLANAGAN
Rosie and Abigail text and agree to meet for a brunch buffet sometimes soon. (Text Thread) (X) Later, Rosie’s mini cooper Minnie breaks down and she’s forced to go see Joseph to help fix it. (X) Winnie calls Rosie into her office to discuss how she’s fitting in and feeling about working at the Red Apple. Rosie feels an intense connection and it’s getting harder and harder to not tell the other woman that they are sisters. (X) At the Charity fundraiser, Rosie runs into Tyler who is likely concussed and encourages him not to drink by drinking for him. (X) Not completely sober but still having fun she then runs into Abigail and admits that she has feelings for someone before teaching her new friend how to waltz. (X) Now that Rosie is very drunk and very pumped up she stumbles into Danielle. She manages to convince the girl to come home with her and continues to hope that maybe there’s a dance they will be a little bit more than just friends with benefits. (X)
TYLER DECKER
Tyler got a free coffee off of Daniel Mickey, leading to typical squabble between them (x). Drinking his horrible $9 coffee he bumped into a keyed-up Gio, eventually convincing him to come back to Ty’s for booze and finger-painting (though Gio refused to join in the painting). (x) He ran into Carrie at the Red Apple over dinner, spilling his drink on her dress and getting himself on her shit list. (x) Immediately afterwards he retreated to the bar to get sympathy from fellow bartender and good friend Ariela. (x) After forging his and Javi’s way into the charity auction, Ty runs into Danielle. He lends her his coat, and they agree to get into trouble and then compare notes after debating whether or not they should. (x) When Ariela arrives with Jesus, Ty walked face-first into a wall and Rosie gives him shit for it. (x) He went looking for Cordelia to patch up his face and make sure he doesn’t have a concussion; and admitted to a bit of fear around getting serious with Jesus. (x) Ariela found him and he thanked her for bringing Jesus, she became suspicious as neither man had mentioned each other to her. She promised Ty they’d have a longer discussion about it all later. (x) He purposefully went to antagonize Daniel, who wanted to go congratulate whoever gave Tyler a bruised bloody nose. (x) Afterwards he overheard Caleb insulting someone he assumed was Jesus. What followed certainly qualified as a strange course of conversation, that ended in Tyler wandering off having caught sight of his friend. (x) After making out in the hallway, Jesus admitted he didn’t want to end up with things awkward between them again and left Tyler there. (x)














