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Beeware

episode of Grimm (S1 E3)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ5724514 ↗
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"Beeware" is the 3rd episode of the supernatural drama television series Grimm of season 1, which premiered on November 11, 2011, on NBC. The episode was written by producer Cameron Litvack and consulting producer Thania St. John, and was directed by Darnell Martin.

Plot

Opening quote: "She'll sting you one day. Oh, ever so gently, so you hardly even feel it. 'Til you fall dead."

In a streetcar, a man turns on a boombox and plays the song Y.M.C.A., prompting the passengers to dance. When everyone has left the streetcar, the driver discovers a woman, Serena Dunbrook, dead inside. Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) respond to the scene to investigate. It turns out she died from anaphylactic shock in response to bee venom. They deduce the attacker seized the chance to kill her.

At the station, they interview 22 people who boarded the streetcar, all of whom say they were told to be on that streetcar at a certain time.

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“Beeware” enters the record as episode of Grimm (S1 E3). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Beeware, episode and Grimm can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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