Bates Motel (2013–2017): Season 1, Episode 1 - First You Dream, Then You Die - full transcript

All she ever wanted
was a home.

Well, I'll certainly try
to give her one.

I know you will, Bruce.

- Where are you gonna live?
- Albany.

Albany, huh?
Got family up there, then?

No, just my mother.
Just your mother.

Oh, you're gonna
live with your mother?

Well, just for
the first year.

Mom?

Dad?

Mom!



Mom?

Mom!
Mom, open the door!

Mom!

What is it, Norman?

It's Dad. He's...

Hurry!

Dad...

Norman...

Norman?

Norman...

Oh, honey.
I'm so sorry.

Dad.

This is the part
where you say,

"Mother,
this is beautiful.



"I am so happy
we're moving here.

"You are so smart
to have thought of this."

Mother,
this is so beautiful.

I'm so happy you're
making me move here.

You're so smart to force me to
do things I have no say in.

You're an ass.

Okay, no peeking!

Keep 'em closed.

Okay.
Okay, not yet.

Open your eyes.

What do you think?

This is crazy, Mom.

It's not crazy.
It's not.

We're gonna run
this place. Mmm-hmm.

Yeah.

We own a motel,
Norman Bates.

Come on. I wanna
show you the house.

I bought the whole thing, the house
and the motel, on a foreclosure.

And everything
came with it.

Awesome. You can't buy
furniture like this anymore.

You have to imagine this room
without all this crap in it.

Just simple,
elegant furnishings,

open space, light.

Linen drapes,
fresh peonies.

This space is beautiful.

Come on. I want to
show you upstairs.

What's up here?
My room?

No, I put you down here,
closer to me.

This is your room.

And this is my room.

Norman, we've been
through a lot.

This is our chance
to start over.

Maybe some people
don't get to start over.

Maybe they just bring
themselves to a new place.

They do get
to start over.

But they have to try.

Yeah? Norman,
please, for me.

It's all gonna be good.
You'll see.

You're new.
What's your name?

Norman Bates. When did you
move here, Norman Bates?

Last night.

Where?
What house?

Oh, here.
The house at the motel.

Oh,
so you bought the motel?

Are you actually
gonna live here

or are you just
flipping the property?

We're not flipping.
Do you have any brothers?

An older brother. But he doesn't live here.
Just me and my mom.

You have a girlfriend?

No.

Want a ride?

Oh, my God! You got it!
It's amazing!

Come with us. Come on.

Am I too heavy?

No. You're fine.

Bradley Martin.

You have any questions
at school, you call me.

Okay?
Thanks.

Hello, Dylan.

Thanks for letting me
know you moved, Mom.

Well, I'm pretty sure
the last time we spoke,

you told me to
"drop dead, bitch."

Sorry I took it personally.

What, so you
thought that it was okay

not to tell your own son
that you've moved?

What if I was hurt?

And what if I was
in the hospital?

What if I needed you?

Are you hurt?
Are you in a hospital?

I need some money.
My job fell apart.

Hello? Norma? Hello?

So I want you to just think
about poetry tonight.

I mean, what does it mean?
Why is it timeless?

Why is there
power in words

arranged in cadences
and structures?

Be ready to talk tomorrow.

Norman, can I talk
to you for a minute?

Sure.

I'm gonna be
your advisor here,

and I was just reviewing your
school records and, um...

Your test scores are...

Really impressive.

But your grades just don't
match up with them.

That's a shame.

Why do you think
that is, Norman?

We move a lot. Mmm-hmm,
yeah, I see that.

You've been to
five different schools.

Is everything okay
at home?

Yeah, yeah.

My mom's just
a little impulsive.

She gets these ideas
about things,

and then we move
and start over.

Which is good.
Hmm.

You know, I think it might be a
good idea, now that you're here,

to try to put down
some roots.

You know, get involved,
maybe join a sports team?

I don't really
play any sports.

My mom never really
liked them.

Hmm.
What about track?

You look like a runner.

You ever do any running?
Not as a sport, no.

Well, track team
tryouts are today.

Why don't you go talk to Coach
Carpenter after school?

I'll tell him that
you're coming down.

Okay-

Norman, I...

I see that you lost
your dad recently.

I know how hard
that must be.

So please know that
you can come to me

if you have any issues
or questions about anything.

Because I'm here
for you. Okay?

I have to go now.

Wow.
Dinner smells great, Mom.

I've been...
I've been waiting for you.

I stayed after school to try
out for the track team.

Oh, the track team?

Yeah, well, it was Miss
Watson's idea, I...

Who's Miss Watson?

My Language Arts teacher.

But yeah, she thought it'd
be a good idea for me to

get involved
at school

That it'd be
good for me.

I need you to sign this parent's
permission slip, though.

Honey, this is, like,
every day after school

and track meets
on Saturdays?

We just bought a motel.

I mean, how do you
expect me to get it

up and running
without your help?

I mean, you're putting me
in a tough spot here.

Mom, it's okay.
I don't have to do it.

No, I'm not gonna be

the mother who tells her kid
he can't be on the track team.

It's fine.
It's okay.

I'll just do everything
myself, the way I always do.

Mom, come on, sit down.
Let's eat dinner.

You know, Norman,
I just spent all day

doing all of this.

You know, I just...

Never mind,
I'm not hungry.

It's fine.

You know,
it doesn't matter.

I have to get some groceries.
Just eat your dinner.

Mother!

Norman Bates?

Yes.

Just moved in a couple of nights ago.
How do you like it?

Yeah, it's fine so far.

You live here
with your mom?

Yeah.
Yeah, do you know her?

I know...
I know about her.

Do you want me to get her?
You're 17.

You're from Arizona,
and your father died.

Yeah, let me get my mom.

It's just the two of you.

What do you know about
running a motel, anything?

'Cause you look like
a little kid to me.

I don't think you could
run much of nothing.

Can I help you
with something?

I think it's you
that needs help.

Really?
How might that be?

I'm Keith Summers.

Summers!

This is
my family's property.

My great-great-grandfather
built this house in 1912,

and my grandfather built
that motel in the '50s.

And that's
my grandmother's rug!

This property has been in my
family for over a century.

I'm sure it was very hard for
you to lose it to the bank,

and I'm very sorry,

but, uh...

Well, it is ours now.

I know everything
about this place.

Every nook and cranny.

Every dirty secret.

You don't know
how this place works.

This town? You know
nothing about this town.

What makes you think you can
run this place by yourself?

Because I can.

Now get the hell
off my property.

And if I ever see you here
again, I will call the police,

or I will shoot you myself.

You're gonna
call the police?

Get in, get in! Go
ahead, call the police.

I go fishing
with half of 'em.

I grew up here.
This is my house!

So you're gonna
call the cops on me?

Well, go ahead!
Go ahead and call 'em!

Do you think you should've
said all that stuff to him?

He's just some pathetic,
drunk, loser slob, honey.

He's not gonna
bother us anymore.

The last time the roofing was
redone on this place was the '50s.

Look, I don't want to wait
until the next century

to get this estimate,
so if you reschedule me again,

I'll just go
someplace else, okay?

Hi, are you Mrs. Bates?

I am.
I'm Bradley Martin.

Oh, we're friends
with Norman from school

and we're going
to the library,

and we were wondering if he
wanted to come study with us.

Hey.
Hey, Norman.

I'm sure
he would love to go,

but we're in the middle
of a lot of stuff.

We still have
unpacking to do...

I totally understand.

I like your house.

It's so cool.

Thank you.
There's...

We got a lot of work to do,
but it's got potential.

Well, maybe I could...
No, Norman, not tonight.

No, it's not a good idea, no.
Another time.

No worries. It was really
nice meeting you, Mrs. Bates.

Nice to meet you, too.
Thanks for stopping by.

Nice to meet you.
Good night, Norman.

See you, Norman.
See ya.

How could you do that?

You didn't even
let me answer.

Well, there was no point
in answering.

Because I knew
you would say "Yes,"

and I knew that
I would have to say "No."

I could have gone, Mom.

You can go another time,
when we're settled in.

This is what it's always
gonna be like with you.

"Later."
"Another time."

When, Mom?

You said you wanted me
to have a life here.

This is how you have one!

You meet friends, you let
other people in your life!

Friends?
Yeah, she's pretty.

Maybe she kind of likes me.
I'm 17!

Norman,
you don't even know them!

You have to be
a little careful.

Why do I
have to be careful?

Norman, don't lose
your temper with me!

I'm just looking out
for you.

Well, maybe you better just stay
there the rest of the night then!

I suck.

Oh, my God,
you're so cute.

You actually thought
we were gonna go study.

Yeah.

Those dumb bitches leave
you here by yourself?

No, it's fine.
There's a lot to look at.

Is that a line?

You don't seem like a guy
who would have lines.

No, I've...
I mean, really.

There's a lot to look at.

It wasn't a line.

You're different,
aren't you?

I don't know, maybe.

I think people who are different
don't know they're different

'cause they have nothing
to compare it to.

Yeah.
You're different.

What's so different
about me?

I don't know,
it's just a feeling I get.

You're like...

A beautiful, deep,
still lake

in the middle
of a concrete world.

I am?
That's kind of weird.

You're kind of weird.

Weird good.

Hey, Brad, you know who's
doing the recycling around here?

Oh, hey, Richard.

You get
your diorama finished?

Richard had to do a diorama for the
Globe Theatre for his Drama Lit class.

I mean, seriously,
what grade are we in?

Yeah, I got it done,
and it actually kills.

Richard,
this is Norman.

He's new at our school.
Hey.

Hey-

Babe, Jones just got here.
Let's go say hi, all right?

Okay.
You wanna come?

Oh, no, no, no.
I'm... I'm good.

You sure?

Yeah.
Okay.

No!

Norman!

Norman! Aah!

Ow! Ow!

Norman!

Norman!

Norman!

This house...

This house is mine.

And everything
in this house is mine.

Norman!

Norman! No!

Norman!

Norman!

Mom?

Norman, the handcuffs.
See if he has the key.

Hurry, hurry!

Give it to me. Give it
to me, give it to me!

Ow!
Mom, your hand.

Get the emergency kit.
It's in the bathroom cabinet.

Yeah.

You liked it.

Mother!

We have to call 911.

No, no.

We're not calling 911.
Not doing it.

Mom, he attacked you.
It was self-defense.

It was self-defense,
wasn't it?

Norman, no matter what,
this will become public.

And it'll be
in all the papers.

Everyone in town
will know about it.

Who is gonna book a room
in the rape/murder motel?

It will ruin us!

It's gonna make me
a laughingstock.

You know, we came here
to start over.

We came here to start over.
I am starting over!

And where the hell
were you, Norman?

I... I was upstairs.

No, you were not!
You were not upstairs.

If you were upstairs,
you would have come down,

and you would have helped me.
So where were you?

I snuck out of my room
and went to a party.

Mom, I thought I was
gonna study with them

but they took me to a party.
I didn't know.

It hardly matters
right now. There's a...

There's a dead man on the floor.
There's a lake of blood!

What are we supposed
to do, clean this up

with paper towels
and spray cleaner?

I don't think so.

Holy hell, Mother,
we're totally screwed!

What are we doing? We don't
know what we're doing!

Norman? Norman. Okay. We just
don't know what we're doing!

Calm down.
It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.
It's okay.

Look, it's gonna be fine.

It's gonna be okay.

Here's what
we're gonna do...

Okay, we're gonna take all the
bed linens from every motel room

and we're gonna use it
to soak this all up.

We're gonna wrap the body
in one of the comforters,

and we'll put it in a...
In one of the tubs,

in one of the motel
rooms, just...

Just until I can figure out
what to do with it tomorrow.

Okay. Yeah?

Norman, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that this dirtbag
raped me.

Okay? But here you are,
and here I am,

and he's not gonna
win this one.

Go wash up a little.

Put your bloody clothes
in the trash bag.

Mother, are you sure
we shouldn't call for help?

No one's ever gonna
help us, Norman.

No one's
ever helped us.

Don't go so fast.

I can't walk that fast
backwards.

He's heavy!

Shh!

Norman!

How can there still
be more blood?

Just get him
in the tub first.

Then we'll figure
everything else out.

Get him off me!
Get him off me.

Okay-

One, two, three.

Mom, what are we gonna do?

We're gonna deal
with the rug.

We're gonna have to pull
up the whole carpet.

Tonight?
It's already midnight.

And not only this one, we're gonna
have to pull up four through seven.

They all have
the same carpet.

So that way,
this creep goes missing.

Anyone comes,
starts asking us questions,

you know, nothing will be out of
the ordinary here. We're just...

Just doing some renovations, you know?
We're just...

Just recarpeting.

How the hell do we
pull up carpeting?

Good evening,
gentlemen.

I was about to tell you

we're not open
for business yet, but...

it doesn't look like
you're looking for a room.

I'm Norma Bates.
We moved in a few days ago.

No, ma'am. No, not
looking for a room.

Deputy Zack Shelby.

This is Sheriff Alex Romero.

We just wanted to make sure
everything was all right here.

We didn't know anybody
had moved in yet.

Oh, that's kind of you.
Yeah, we're all fine.

Yeah, my son and I are just pulling
up some carpeting we're replacing.

We're just updating.
God knows it could use...

You have a son?

Yeah, my son, Norman.
He's 17.

Norma and Norman.
Yeah.

That's unusual.

Well, boys take their
father's names all the time.

You know, it's almost
2:00 in the morning.

Your son's
got school tomorrow.

You really think
this is a good idea to...

I had no idea
it was that late.

But thanks for letting me know.
I'm gonna go close up shop.

What happened
to your hand?

Um...

I just...
I scratched it with, um...

I was cutting carpet,
and it just...

It's nothing. It's a nick.

it was nice
to meet you.

Thank you.

Mrs. Bates, you...

Yes, Sheriff?

Wouldn't mind if we take
a look inside, would you?

No, no, not at all.
Come.

Yeah.

Evening.

Norman...

This is Sheriff Romero
and Deputy Shelby.

And they saw the lights on and
were kind enough to check on us.

Oh, thank you.
Thank you.

That's extremely
good of you.

Oh, everything
is good here.

Except for this carpeting.

Sheriff Romero wanted to...

Well, you wanted
to see what we're doing.

I guess you're a little
interested in design?

Wouldn't put it
that way.

It's a rare man that is.

Let me tell you, nothing
bored my late husband more.

May he rest in peace.

Oh, you're a widow.
Sorry about that.

Yeah.
Six months ago.

We're trying
to get used to it.

Can I use your bathroom?

This bathroom?
Yeah.

This bathroom is broken.

What's wrong with it?

It's not flushing.
All these toilets do that.

I told Summers he needed to
replace them 10 years ago.

You gotta jiggle the chain in.
I'll take a look at it.

Nice night, huh?
Yeah.

Where
are you guys from?

We're from...
We're from Arizona.

Oh, yeah?
Yeah, right, like,

right outside of Scottsdale.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No, I know Arizona.

I was there once.

Yeah, the air there,
it was...

It was unlike anything else
I'd ever experienced.

The air here at night
is nice, too.

Yep, yeah.
Yeah, it is, it's...

It is.

You just gotta jiggle it.

Unit one,
we have a vehicle collision.

Multiple injuries,
at Ocean and Sea Bluff.

Ma'am... Get the boy
to bed, ma'am.

Ms. Bates.

He's new,
all right?

He's not
used to the food yet.

Make sure you're done.

Don't try to cut it short just
because it's embarrassing.

I think I'm done.

Mint. It'll calm
your stomach.

Thanks. I'm kind of an
expert on vomiting.

I have CF, so I've been
on meds my whole life.

Some of them give you any
number of hideous side effects,

puking being one
of the more pleasant ones.

Do you have some sort
of chronic illness?

No.
Oh.

I'm Emma Decody.

Nor... Norman Bates.

Yeah, I think we have
Language Arts together.

Well, I just wanted
to make sure you were okay.

Are you? Okay?

I'm okay.

God, I hope he fits
in the trunk.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.
Let's do this.

I suck.

Mom, he attacked you.

I'm not even talking
about him.

I found out today
that the city is building

a new bypass
on the far side of town.

It's gonna be
the new main road.

I bought a motel that no one is
ever gonna know is even there.

Why didn't the real
estate guy tell you that?

Because, Norman,
people suck.

I'll tell you, everyone I
have ever known has sucked.

Except you.

God, you're too good
for me.

I'm the worst mother
in the world.

Mother... Look at what
we're doing, Norman.

You deserve
so much better.

You know, when you were born, it was
like God gave me a second chance.

And all I ever wanted was for life to
be beautiful for you, and look at it.

Look at what your life
has been.

I mean, what good
am I doing you?

Mom, you're everything.

Everything to me.

And I don't ever want to
live in a world without you.

You're my family.

My whole family, my whole
life, my whole self.

You always have been.

It's like there's a cord
between our hearts.

Honey, that's...
That's from Jane Eyre.

Yeah.
Orson Welles says it to

Joan Fontaine.
Joan Fontaine. Right.

But you know what I mean.

It's you and me. It's
always been you and me.

We belong
to each other.

I love you, Norman.

You're the best thing that
has ever happened to me.

I love you too, Mom.

I guess
this is deep enough.

Come here!
I have a surprise for you.

Look, look, look,
look, look!

I turned it on.

I made it blue.

It's your favorite color.

It's cool, Mom.
Yeah.

It's ours, Norman.
It's our very own.

And you know what?
You know that new bypass?

They're not gonna build it.

When did that happen?

It didn't, yet.

I'll think of something.

I'm sure you will.

What's important
is that we're together.

And as long
as we're together,

then nothing bad
can really happen.

Right, Norman?
Right, Mother.

Yeah.