Bates Motel (2013–2017): Season 3, Episode 2 - The Arcanum Club - full transcript

NARRATOR: Previously on
Bates Motel...

Get out of the car.

It's me.

DYLAN: How do you
expect me to have

a relationship with you
under the circumstances?

Norma never has
to know I'm here.

You're my son.

Are you okay?

My lung capacity is diminished.
Like, a lot.

I don't think you need
to go to school.

You'd be okay with that?



NORMA: I don't think
school's been good for you.

(GRUNTS) Ah!

NORMA:
What's your name?

ANNIKA:
Annika Johnson.

I'm looking for a room
for a couple of nights.

Do you have anything available?

NORMAN: So, why are
you visiting us?

ANNIKA: Um,
I work at parties.

NORMAN: You seem
like a nice girl.

I am.

NORMAN: Why do you
do this kind of work?

ANNIKA: Once you start
touching somebody's body,

the rest of it just
kind of melts away.

It's just sex.



Sex is sex, we all need it.

Turn down that road up ahead.

Hello? It's Norma Bates.

I have some fresh
towels here for you,

and I want to check
your bathroom window shade

to make sure it's working.

Hello?

This is covering both nights.

I thought the
Wi-Fi was free.

It is.

Well, why is it
listed on the bill?

To show that you received it,

but you see there is no charge.

Have you seen the girl
in number four today?

She's isn't in her room.

I saw her car here.

Maybe she got up early
and went hiking.

She doesn't
strike me as a hiker.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Just sign there,
if it's all okay.

Just a signature,
right there at the bottom.

Thank you, sir.

(DOOR OPENS)

NORMA: Norman?

I'm here, Mother.

What is that?

She's a baby goat.

I got her from the artisan
cheese farm in the village.

Oh, goodness. She's going to
be so beautiful when I'm done.

She was in their trash.

I cleaned her and froze her.

Please don't tell me
you put that in our freezer.

Well, they have to be frozen
to remove the skin properly.

Well, then I need a large
freezer for down here.

Fine.

Did you see the girl
in room four today?

No.

Why?

Uh, it's just, um...

Her bed hasn't been slept in.

I went down there to make sure
that her window shade was working,

and, clearly,

she hasn't slept in her bed.

Her car's still there
so it just seems odd.

Did you see her
at all last night?

No. No, I didn't.

Okay.

Well, uh...

Finish up with
your goat and, um...

You go on. Get back
down to your job.

Okay, and you have to stay
on top of your schoolwork.

Don't make me feel sorry
that I let you home school.

Okay.
Okay?

Okay, Mother.

I wouldn't worry about it.

About what?

The girl in room four.
I'm sure she's fine.

Yeah.

CALEB: Hey, we gotta trench this
whole perimeter and lay down rebar.

Hey. Morning.

Good morning.

Hey, boy, hey.

Whose dog is this?

Oh, that's mine.
He's Rex.

He's a great guard dog.

Hey, I was thinking maybe we
could rig up a pump to the lake.

You know, free irrigation.

You know, given
we don't get caught.

What do you think? You ever
hook up anything like that?

Yeah, I've hooked up every
kind of shit imaginable.

(LAUGHS) Damn.
I'm glad he's here.

We might actually get
this thing going now.

All right,
I'll go get the equipment.

I'll start
measuring this shit up.

Come on, buddy.
(WHISTLES) (DOG BARKS)

Hey, thanks for letting me stay.

Has that girl come back yet?

EMMA: No, I actually
haven't seen her all day.

Why do you have groceries?

Oh, I was on my way
up to the house.

I've just been
worried about her.

I don't even know why.

When is the last
time you saw her?

Last night. She was going
somewhere in town.

Norman drove with her
to show her where it was.

Norman went with her?
Last night?

Well, yeah.
He was just riding along.

He had to go pick up
a new thermostat in town.

Maybe I shouldn't
have said anything.

I really don't think it was a
big deal that he went with her.

I think he was
just trying to help.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I just remembered I gotta
put these groceries away.

I bought ice cream.
It's gonna melt.

Norman?

Norman!

What?

Why did you lie to me?

Hmm? Why didn't you
tell me that you drove

with that woman
into town last night?

She asked me to
drive her car back.

I know you don't like me
driving without a license.

Norman, do not screw with me.

I'm not.

You were the last person
seen with her.

And now she's gone.

All I did was drive
with her to this bar.

Okay. Did she tell you why
she was going to the bar?

Who she was meeting?

Any details, Norman!
Just try to remember anything.

She just said she
was "meeting a friend."

She said she was
going to be drinking

and maybe she
shouldn't drive home.

You know, that her friend
could bring her home

and then I just offered
to drive her car back for her.

That's all.

Did she seem okay?
Was she upset?

Was she worried about anything?

She was a little anxious, maybe.

I don't know.
She was very dressed up.

Okay, come on.

We're going to get in the car

and you're going to show me
everything that happened, right now.

You shouldn't have gotten
in the car with her, Norman.

Why?

Because you can't keep getting
into cars with questionable women.

"Questionable"?
Slutty.

Oversexed.
Crazy.

You're being ridiculous.

I'm not.

I mean, look what happened
with Blaire Watson.

I mean, you got in
the car with her that night

and it caused you
a world of trouble.

I don't know why,

but unhinged women
seem drawn to you.

She's not unhinged, okay?

She's a very nice girl.

Maybe just a little troubled.

And I was only
trying to be helpful.

And I needed to
be in town anyway

to pick up that new thermostat.

Troubled how?

I think she was
a call girl of some kind.

You know, she told me she came
into town to work at a party.

A party with rich men.

She told you that?

I'm not a little boy, Mother.

No, I'm not... I'm not
saying that you are.

I just...
I mean, why would she...

Why would she tell you that?

I'll show you where the bar is.

NORMA: I'm gonna go see
if they can tell me anything.

I'll come with you.
No. You stay here.

Okay.

Why did you say "was"?

"Was" what?

You said, "She was
a nice woman and troubled."

Stop it, Mother.

So?
They don't know anything.

They don't remember
if she was there.

Let's just go home.

(SIGHING)

I don't know how long I can
keep doing this, Norman.

Doing what?

Nothing. Never mind.

Let's just go home.

(ENGINE TURNS OVER)

I'm headed out.
I'll see y'all tomorrow.

We'll go over the plans
and figure out

what lumber we
need to buy, cool?

What's your hurry, man?
Grab a beer.

I gotta head home. I got a bunch
of stuff I gotta take care of.

(WHINING)

Oh, shit.
(GROWLING)

Easy, boy.

Hey! Come here.

(DOGS BARKING)

(SHOUTS)

(GUNSHOT)

(BARKING STOPS)
GUNNER: Shit!

All right, I'm going
to turn in. Good night.

I have something
I need to tell you, Mother.

What is it?

Well, I know you worry about me
a lot and I don't want you to.

I really feel like
everything is under control.

The schoolwork.
The motel.

I'm really okay.

And I'm going to be dating Emma.

You are?

Mmm-hmm.

When did this happen?

It just felt like
the right time.

I'm 18 now. Time to start
laying some foundation.

So you're okay with it?

Yeah.

I am. I am.

Okay, Mother.

Nighty-night.
Good night, honey.

EMMA: I read once that ramen is
the worst kind of date food,

probably due to
all the slurping.

I think it's really nice that you and
your mom are so worried about her.

You know, we can do the date another
night if this is all too much.

No.

Mother's the one
who's really worried.

She was upset
I drove the car back.

I shouldn't have said
you drove into town with her.

I wasn't thinking.

It's not your fault, Emma.

I want you to know that I don't
tell your mom everything.

Like the stuff that
goes on between us,

it stays between us.

I better go.

I've got to do
something before...

I'll see you for our
date tonight, okay?

I'll be here.

Hey.
Hey.

You need something?

I live, um, over the hill.

South face.

You know, we're neighbors.

Oh.

I didn't know that
we had any neighbors

over the hill on the south face.

Well, you do.

So what's up?

(WHISTLING)

I'm looking for my pet dog.

(WHISTLES)

You know, he's a mutt.

I let him out last night,

but he never came back.

Have you seen him?

Nope.

No.

Haven't seen him.

Haven't seen him.

Hmm.

Well, you be sure to
let me know if you do.

Yeah, if we see your dog, we'll
stop everything and let you know.

I'm Caleb.
This is my son, Dylan.

And you are?

Chick.

I'm Chick Hogan.

I live on the
other side of the hill.

Yeah, well, thanks
for stopping by, Chick.

Are you planting tomatoes?

Yeah.

And corn.

And green beans.

I like green beans.

I like green beans, too.

Well, you know that last year
the tomato crop was

wiped out.

Yeah. You knew that.

By the DEA.

So, lots of opportunity.

(WHISTLES)

She's still not here.

Should we call someone?
Tell the sheriff about it?

No, no, no, no. No,
I don't want to seem crazy.

She's probably with friends,
or something.

Let's just give it another day.

Have you thought about
looking in her room?

For what?

Maybe something in there would give
us an idea of where she's gone.

It's so funny how
people leave their things.

There's such an energy in it.

Like the person is still present
somehow in the animation of...

Emma, please.
Sorry.

Oh.

What line of work
is this woman in?

I think it's obvious.

What's the Arcanum Club?

It's a hunting club, I think.

Very exclusive.
High buy-in. Old school.

My dad did some
taxidermy for them.

It's around here?

I'm not sure.
My dad never talked about it.

I always got a feeling he
didn't like something about it

but he needed the job.

Why?

Because this is an
invitation for tonight.

Emma, please don't say
anything about this to Norman.

Okay.

ROMERO: Norma!

You're leaving?

Yeah. The house
is finally ready.

Oh.

It's amazing how much stuff

you can accumulate in a motel
room over three months.

Oh, here.

And this is for all
the time I've spent here.

No, no, no. Nope.

No, no, no.
No, no, no, no.

Norma, you're going
to take the money.

You are a family friend.
I'm not taking your money.

The bypass is half-paved,

and they're starting cars
on the finished part tomorrow.

You're going to need it. I'm
not taking "no" for an answer.

Thank you.

All right. Well, uh...

Goodbye.

Thank you for everything.

Sure, sure,
sure, sure. Yeah.

So, um...

I guess I'll see you around.

Yeah. Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

Okay. (LAUGHS)

Bye.
Bye.

(ENGINE TURNS OVER)

(INDISTINCT POLICE
RADIO CHATTER)

Um, I just wanted
to tell you, uh...

I always felt safe
when you were here.

Thank you, Norma.

I was just wondering
when it was you realized

you wanted to go out with me.

What was that moment that put
it all in focus for you?

Everything's changing right now.

A lot of things
don't make sense,

but we kind of do.

(LAUGHS)

Okay. Cheers.

I just feel like I'm gonna see
this whole other side to you.

What do you mean?

Like how friends
do different things

than people who are dating.

Did you, uh...

Did you and Gunner
ever have sex?

Yeah. Is that
weird for you?

Did you feel bad after?

I guess I felt kind of naughty.

But I think you're supposed to.
That's part of the fun.

Why, do you feel bad after sex?

Norman?

Maybe it just
depends on the person.

You know, sometimes...

It just feels overwhelming,

like it's this other part of me.

Yeah, sex is complicated.

It's supposed to be.

It's not cracking an egg.
It's something of importance.

It's the basis of
procreation, you know?

It's kind of magical and heady.

It's not nothing.

No, no, it's definitely big.

Just, you know, not sure I'd refer
to it using the term "magical."

I love your mom,

but I think she loves
you so much

that she can't stand
the thought of you growing up.

So maybe this gives you a
feeling that being an adult,

being sexual, is somehow wrong?

She does the best she can.

We're just close.

Yeah, and you always will be.

But that doesn't mean
you can't grow up.

Unless you're Peter Pan.

Do you want to be Peter Pan?

Maybe,

if you'll be Wendy.

Peter and Wendy
never got to have sex.

Oh.

(MUTTERING)

How can I help you?

I'm on the list for the party.

Your name?

Annika Johnson.

I need the password.

Uh...

The password?

I don't think
I know the password.

You'll need to leave then.

(ENGINE TURNS OVER)

DYLAN: Why do we have
to do this?

CALEB: The guy came
and pissed on our grass.

We're going to piss on his.

It's important.
It sets a tone.

What if he was just
looking for his dog?

That ass clown
doesn't have a dog.

He probably just
saw the dead one

and used that to
throw you off balance.

Now it's time to
change things up.

Let's go.

What are you doing here?

Look, we just came over

because I think we
accidentally shot your dog.

He got in a fight with our dog.

We didn't know.

I don't have a dog.

Look, you gonna invite us in?

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

Take Sinoh and go inside.

Yeah, come on.

You got a lot of guns.

Define "a lot."

Well, it means more than a few.

CHICK:
That's right.

I have more than a few guns.

Speaking of guns, Dylan.

You shouldn't be
shooting off guns around here.

It attracts too much attention.

He didn't fire a gun.
I did.

Yeah, you did.

Yeah, it just steps on the peaceful
environment that we have here.

Rattles Mother Nature.

You understand that
don't you, Dylan?

Yeah.
Sure, we do.

There's rules, right?

We respect the rules.

That's how we
respect each other.

Right?

If we all understand the rules,

then we can coexist.

Isn't that right, Dylan?

Yeah. Yeah.
I guess.

Good.

How many plants do you guys got?

Honestly, Chick? That's none
of your goddamn business.

We're cultivating 99 plants.

It's the medical
marijuana limit.

You guys remind me
of these two guys in a book.

You don't have any
rabbits up there, do you?

To rabbits.

Let's go.

Oh, yeah, one more thing.

We are going to do
whatever the hell we want

on our own goddamn property.

That includes shooting guns.

All right, and when we all see each
other, we're going to be neighborly.

We're going to nod or wave.

But we are not going
to be showing up

on each other's porches
borrowing a cup of sugar.

Okay, there are boundaries

and we are going
to stay in them.

Let's go.

(DISTANT MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(WOMAN MOANING)

Norma? Norma!

Oh, my God.

You need to get out
of here right now.

What are you doing here?

What am I doing here?

I was pressing the flesh
with some council members,

and I see a figure sneaking
along in the shadows

and I followed it.

And here you are.

I don't know why, but you
need to get out of here.

Do you know what is
going on inside there?

Do you know what kind
of people these are?

Yeah, incredibly wealthy people

doing whatever
the hell they feel like.

What does any of this
have to do with you, Norma?

There is a young woman.

She's a guest at my motel.

She's been missing
for two nights.

She hasn't been back.
She hasn't slept in the bed.

But all her belongings
are still there.

I don't get it.

Well, she had
an invitation to this party.

I think she's, uh...
Working.

I'm really worried about her.

Could you please just go in and
see if you see her in there?

She's about 5'8", blonde.

She's a really lovely,
lovely girl.

I'm just afraid
that she might be dead.

When did you see her last?

Norman was the last
person who saw her.

He drove into town with her,

and I haven't seen her since.

Okay, you need to go now.

This is not a good
place for you to be.

Then why are you here?

I'm not here for that.

Okay. There's a gate
all the way in the back.

Sneak right under it
and get out.

Right now,
before anyone sees you.

Okay, okay, but...

Just go. It's dangerous for you.
Get out.

All right, but her name is Annika Johnson.
If you could just go and...

Go!
Okay.

(SIGHS)

(GRUNTS)

Ow!

(SCREAMS)

I hate you! I hate you!
I hate you! I hate you!

You stupid piece of shit sign!

I hate you!

Thank you for dinner.

It was fun.

(LAUGHS)

Well, I had better get going.

I've got to open up
early tomorrow.

Okay.

What?

I, uh, just don't want to start
something we can't finish.

You know, in front of
my house and all.

Fair enough.

See you tomorrow then.

Yeah, you will.

What happened?

I knocked over the Lee Berman
Memorial Bypass sign with my car.

On purpose?

Of course, on purpose!

What do you think,
I bump into signs by accident?

What's going on, huh?

Why are you all dressed up?
Why are you dirty?

Because I went to a party

and then I decided to leave.

It doesn't matter.

What party?

(CRYING)

You've been
through a lot, Mother.

No, it was just a bad party.

I mean in the last two years.

I'm a little worried about you.

You're worried about me?

You just... You seem
a little different lately.

Stop worrying.

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

(DOG BARKING)

BOY: Come here, boy!