Bates Motel (2013–2017): Season 4, Episode 5 - Refraction - full transcript
Norman worries about revealing too much to Dr. Edwards; Norma hires an artisan to repair a window; a crime investigation threatens Romero's new life.
Male announcer: Previously
on "bates motel"...
- The only reason
that you are here
Is because I don't know
how to help you.
- Stuffing me in here,
I don't forgive you.
I've never been
so disappointed in anyone.
- Norman.
- By the authority
vested in me,
I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
- [gasps]
Who would do this?
- Have you been
in therapy before?
- How long does this
go on for?
Can I just leave?
- I'd rather you didn't.
- I don't know
what happened before.
I just...Black out.
But I can't do this anymore.
[insects chirping]
[rustling]
- Are you sure we should be
cleaning this up?
Maybe we should dust
for prints or something.
- They wore gloves, norma.
There's no prints.
- They?
Who's they?
- They, he, she,
whoever it was.
- Well, did they have
to break my favorite window?
That's mean.
That's personal.
What the hell, alex?
I have been so good.
I've totally kept to myself.
All I've been thinking about is
norman and getting him better.
I've been busy marrying you.
I haven't had time
to piss anyone off.
What if it's
bob paris again?
[tense music]
- No, it's not bob.
- How do you know?
- Because it's
an amateur move.
It's sloppy, it's--it's--
- It's pretty aggressive.
- It's about me.
♪
- Why?
What did you do?
- Nothing.
I--[sighs]
Look, uh, there are all these
people in the drug trade
Who got rolled up
by the dea.
I'm just trying to clean up
the loose ends right now,
And--pisses
some people off.
Hazards of marrying
a sheriff.
I'm sorry.
- Are you in danger?
- No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.
This is--it's a nuisance.
It's not a threat,
all right?
And I'm sorry
about the window.
We're gonna get that fixed.
- All right.
- Okay.
[gentle music]
♪
- [sighs]
♪
[radio static,
indistinct chatter]
- ♪ how long
♪ has this been going on?
♪
♪ how long
♪ has this been going on?
♪ well, your friends
with their fancy persuasion ♪
♪ don't admit that
it's part of a scheme ♪
♪ but I can't help
but have my suspicion ♪
♪ 'cause I ain't quite
as dumb as I seem ♪
♪ and you said you was
never intending ♪
- I'm just, uh,
looking for someone
Who can replicate this
exactly.
Do you have a window guy?
- Not that kind
of window guy.
- ♪ how long
- Can I just, um,
leave you my info?
You can maybe ask around.
See if anyone might
want to help me.
- Sure.
[gentle foreboding music]
♪
- My name is norma bates.
I run the bates motel
out on highway 88,
And, uh,
the stained glass window
Is not for the motel below.
It's for my home above.
Thank you for all your help.
♪
[crackling electricity]
- And so the blackouts
Have to be physiological
in some way,
I think.
I did have an mri, which didn't
show anything,
But maybe I should have
another one.
I'm not trying
to make an excuse.
I--I probably do need
to be on medication,
And--and that's something
that I'm willing to try.
Uh, yes, I-I obviously
made a mistake
When I said that my mother
kills people.
My mother and I have
a very typical
Teenage boy/mother
relationship,
I think.
- How do you like
the food here?
- Uh, food is all right.
Not as good as at home.
- Is your mother
a good cook?
- Oh, yes.
Oh, boy, is she
the absolute best.
- [inhales deeply]
Why did you use
the word "typical"
To describe
your relationship?
- Oh, well, I think
I just meant normal.
- Is that important to you,
Having your relationship
described as normal?
- No, no, I just don't think
that we are abnormal.
Yes, we're close,
but we had to be.
You know my father died,
right?
- I do.
Were you two close?
- No.
Yeah, yeah, I-I-I mean,
I didn't, uh--
He was my father.
I loved him...Lots,
But he--he was
just always at work.
And when he died,
There just wasn't anyone else
For my mother to lean on,
And so it was very important
That she knew
she could rely on me.
- Was that hard for you?
- No.
Gosh, no. It--it was never
a burden.
She is my mother,
And--and my mother's an
incredibly special person.
She can be so hopeful,
So--so very optimistic
That people will be good to her,
And just--sometimes
they can take advantage.
[inhales]
Sorry, I just, um--
I-I just don't like
leaving her alone.
- I understand being
worried about her,
But is it possible
that your mother is happy
That you're taking this time
to think about yourself?
- Maybe.
Probably, yes,
But I...
Still just can't stand
That I've added to the list
of things that make her suffer.
- [inhales deeply]
[exhales]
[truck engine rumbling]
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
♪
- Welcome home.
- I thought I'd at least
Get a parade or something.
- Yeah, well, the, uh,
the marching band
Is in the back.
♪
- [chuckles]
I'm so happy to be home,
Although I guess
not for long, right?
- Well, it's not sold yet,
But we do have
a renter interested.
Don't worry about it.
- Oh.
- One step at a time,
baby girl.
Right now we're here.
We're together.
We made it.
Come on,
I've got some tea on.
Tea, dylan?
- Tea?
- Yeah.
- So, uh, what time
do you need me tomorrow?
- Uh, chris will let you know
in the morning.
- Oh, um,
I was just wondering
If it would be possible
For me to make a phone call.
I know I need permission.
- Who do you
want to call?
- My friend emma.
She's got cf,
And, uh, has just had
a lung transplant, so...
- Of course.
I'll add your name
to the list.
[line trilling]
- Hello, it's norma bates.
Leave a message,
and I'll call you back.
[line beeps]
- Hi, it's me.
Um...
I, uh--
I just wanted to say
That I hope
you're doing okay
Getting
through everything,
And--
And I'm sorry.
[inhales sharply]
I think you
were right a-about--
I've been confused
about things and, uh--
But I'm really working hard
to get better now.
I really think I can do it.
[soft foreboding music]
♪
I miss you very much,
And I love you.
♪
- [sighs]
I know I still
look like her,
But I don't feel
like her anymore.
- What do you feel like?
[smooching]
I'm sorry.
- It's okay. [laughs]
- you okay?
- No, it's just
a little sore.
I think that's my dad's
not-so-subtle way
Of telling me
to get back into bed.
- You want me
to help you with those?
- Are you--are you that
desperate to see me naked?
- Maybe.
- Well, um, you're
gonna have to wait.
Like the doctor said,
four to six weeks.
- Wait, you--you asked him
when we could--
I'll, uh--
I'll put it in my phone.
- Okay.
[chuckles]
Get out.
[gentle music]
♪
[phone beeps]
- Hello?
- Dr. Edwards?
- Speaking.
- This is mac dixon
over at the pineview station.
I just wanted to follow up
about the bates boy.
- Yes, yes, thank you.
Any news?
- Yeah.
We looked into all that.
Uh...
My opinion is the, uh, claim
made by your patient
Is not grounded
in any kind of reality.
His mother, uh, norma bates,
has no record.
The bradley martin girl,
that was a suicide.
And, uh, that teacher,
Uh, blaire watson,
She was murdered,
knife to the throat,
But there's a man doing
20 years in county for that.
Now, uh, audrey decody,
Uh, well, we--
we haven't located her yet,
But unless you've got
new information, uh,
I'm inclined
to label it a false alarm.
- Actually, norman
denies the claim now.
- Well, there you go.
You take care now.
[phone beeps]
[dial tone sounds]
♪
- [sighs]
♪
- [sighs]
she's asleep.
- Good.
She needs it.
You're not gonna join us
for dinner?
- No.
No, um, not tonight.
- Come on, it's emma's
first night home.
- Yeah, no, I know.
It's just, um...
I got to be in seattle
early tomorrow
For a job interview.
- Does this have anything
to do with my daughter
Asking you to go with us
when we move?
- Yeah, well, um...
[whispers indistinctly]
I'd like to go.
- What's the job interview?
- It's a--it's
an assistant manager position
At a--a hops distributor.
You know, I think it's
something that I'd be good at.
I mean, it's got a lot of
the same kind of work and stuff
That I was doing with the--
- The marijuana trade?
- Unfortunately, I can't
put that on a resume.
- Lie.
Everybody does it.
- I thought I was supposed
to be trying to go legit.
- Yeah, but sometimes
to do that,
You've got to get
creative with the past.
I'll tell you what,
put down that you've worked
At artful artifacts.
Firm handshake,
look them in the eye.
- And lie.
- [chuckles]
[doorbell chimes]
- Yes?
- I heard you have
a stained glass problem.
I'm here from
sam's hardware.
- Um...
You do stained glass?
- Well, my primary material
is iron,
But I don't have much occasion
to work with glass.
And people around here don't
put much of a premium
On that kind of work.
Not that I'm only
motivated by economics.
It's just that I like
to make art that's wanted.
May I see the piece,
please?
- Um, yeah, come on in.
- Thank you.
- It's, uh, it's back here.
- Oh.
I've always admired
a queen anne.
- The house?
- Very popular at the turn
of the 20th century.
That's when they invented
the jigsaw,
Let people make
fine wooden detail
At a fraction of the cost.
- Oh, I never knew that.
I love this style.
I know it's not
very fashionable these days.
I didn't get your name.
- Hogan, char--chick--
People call me chick.
- Chick?
I'm norma.
Yeah, it's this way.
- Oh, now, that is a shame.
- We had a break-in.
Of course they didn't break
any of the boring windows.
- Ugh, unnecessarily mean.
- I have a picture here
so you can see the pattern.
- Mm.
- Oh, careful.
- Well, you learn exactly
how much an edge can take
Before it'll cut you.
I'm not in the interest
of getting myself hurt.
- Well, if you don't mind
me asking,
What happened to you?
- N-no, I don't mind.
There was a dog
in the road,
And I swerved off the road
to avoid killing it.
Flipped the car three times.
When I woke up, the dog
was licking my face.
- That's awful.
- Yeah, well,
I suppose we all have
those moments in life
Where everything
changes in a second.
[suspenseful music]
♪
- So do you think
you can help me?
- I'd like very much
to help you,
And I think I can, yes.
♪
- So did you manage
many employees
At, uh, artful artifacts?
- Uh--uh--not exactly.
No, it's a, um--
that's a--
It's a pretty small store.
- So this leadership
experience, uh...
- Look, that--
Th-that paper's
not gonna tell you
Why I can do this job.
You see, when I first moved
to white pine bay,
Th-there weren't a lot
of traditional jobs, you know,
But there was one
main industry,
Marijuana.
We, uh--we had a group
Of about
20 artisanal growers
Who--who processed through us,
And then we distributed
their product
All across the country.
Our--our sales model
was actually
Really similar to yours.
But th--the point is,
Is that I moved
from a security position
To an office
in less than a year.
- That's impressive.
Why isn't it on your resume?
- Look, vic,
I--I get it, okay?
I'm a questionable candidate,
But I'm qualified.
All right, you have--you have no
reason to take a chance on me,
But if you do,
I promise I won't disappoint.
[indistinct chatter]
- Hey.
- Hey.
- So last night you, um--
you crossed a line.
Okay, trashed my house,
and you scared my wife.
- Okay, wait,
but last night I was
At the lights
of winter festival.
You saw me there.
- Stop it, stop it. Stop it.
- I-sorry, I don't know
what you're talking about.
- I don't have the damn key.
Stay out of our house.
Remember when you asked
if the dea was onto you?
Well, they called me
to ask if I knew--
If I knew you personally
Or if I had any knowledge
of you laundering money.
They're sniffing around,
fishing.
I don't think they have
anything on you,
But just be aware.
♪
- I don't want
to go to prison.
Are you sure that
you don't have that key?
- Yeah, I'm sure.
And leave norma
and her house alone, okay?
I think you understand me.
[tense music]
♪
[indistinct television chatter]
- Julian.
Julian,
I'm so glad to see you.
I wasn't sure where they--
- It is believed that no
two images of the zebras
Have the same pattern
in their stripes.
Still, as recognizable
as zebras are,
It's becoming harder
and harder to spot them.
[solemn music]
♪
- I'm sorry
they did this to you.
♪
[breathing heavily]
[birds chirping]
[sighs]
[heels clicking]
- Norman?
♪
- Oh, mom.
Ahh.
- Oh!
- [exhales]
- Oh, norman.
Oh, sweetheart.
♪
- [sighs]
- It's very peaceful here,
norman.
- Yes, I suppose so.
♪
- I really appreciate
your message.
I hope it's okay
that I came.
- It's more
than okay, mother.
- How are things
going in therapy?
- [sighs]
- What is it, sweetheart?
- It's just dr. Edwards
Wants to know
all these personal things.
- Oh, well, that's
his job, isn't it?
To ask about you,
find out who you are?
- I know, but it...
I just don't want to betray
your confidence, mother.
- What are you worried
about saying?
- He asked about dad.
He asked if we were close,
And I accidentally said no.
[tense music]
- It's not easy
losing your father
At such a young age.
You know, you never had the time
to get to know him.
- No, I did get to know him.
He was not a very nice man.
- Does it matter?
- Dr. Edwards would
probably think so.
- Dr. Edwards' job
is to make you feel better,
Not worse.
You know, you don't
need to remember
The--the hurtful things, norman.
Your father is dead.
He's dust.
He's nothing.
You understand?
- I understand.
♪
People here--
they can be so crazy.
♪
- Show the doctor
that you're feeling better,
And then we can get you
out of here, okay?
- Okay.
- I love you, honey.
- I love you too.
♪
[rock music]
♪
- Oh, chick.
- [grunts]
- Hi, let me help you.
- No, no!
It's important for my sense
of self that I do it.
- Okay.
You can't possibly
be done with it.
- No, no,
I had a--you know,
A moment of clarity,
And I wanted
to run it by you
Before I wasted
any more time.
- Oh, well,
come sit down.
- [coughs] so--
the best version--
[grunts]
The best version
of your window
Is not for me to just recreate
somebody else's work.
It's for me to be
inspired by that work
And then create
something else
That has its own
life and purpose
And integrity
and--and reason for being.
So take a look at that.
[soft music]
- You came up with this?
- Yeah, see,
the light in your house,
It narrows, right?
So the--the light will
bleed through this design
A little more kindly.
- You know,
I've never had someone
Create something
for me before.
♪
This is beautiful.
- Huh.
You know,
the funny thing is, uh,
Yesterday when I was looking
at your photos,
Something in my brain
just went click.
I know your son, dylan.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
- Oh, it's a small world.
- Yeah, we're neighbors.
- No kidding?
- Loosely.
I thought he had a team
of people helping him out there.
Was it--the guy
with the bloodshot eyes,
What was his name?
- Gunner.
- Yeah, gunner.
And then, uh...
Caleb.
Uh.
That guy seemed like he knew
what he was doing.
And then he split.
- Yeah, well, my brother
Hasn't always been
the most reliable.
- Huh.
That was your--
your brother?
♪
That explains a lot.
- [sighs]
Yeah, you know, I'm sorry,
I hate to rush off,
But I just realized
I forgot something
In the--in the oven.
- Oh, no, no, rush--
rush off.
Rush on.
- Okay, um, but I--
it's beautiful.
Love it. All right.
- Oh, thanks.
I'll be seeing you, norma.
- Yeah.
♪
- Huh.
- So in group this morning,
I offered some advice--
Well, support,
I guess, to lisa,
And I really understood
what she was saying,
And it just made me
feel more connected.
So I'm just feeling
really positive,
I guess,
in a really good mood.
- Why do you think that is?
- Uh, oh, well,
It was wonderful
to see my mother yesterday.
- Did you ask her
to come and visit?
- No.
No, actually,
it was unexpected.
Uh, yes, I was
not exactly kind to her
The last time she came here.
I was angry,
and I took it out on her,
But she was actually
just worried about me.
She--she wanted me to get help,
a-and--and now that I am,
We're both feeling
really hopeful, I think.
- [sighs]
norman...
I--
I want to ask you
a question
That I think you might find
confusing at first.
- Okay.
- Is it possible your mother
wasn't here yesterday?
- What?
- Just consider, norman.
That's all I'm asking.
- [chuckles]
Y-you're--you're asking me
to consider
That I made up
my mother being here?
- No, not that you
made it up,
But that it didn't happen
like how it felt.
- The--no, the truth
is that I think she came
Because I called her.
- I know you called her,
norman,
And I'm not angry about it.
- You checked up on me?
- You know that
you're monitored.
It's part of the process
of being here.
We checked the number
of the person being called.
It was your mother's
cell number.
- Yes, well, okay.
Well, then,
if I am monitored,
Then I think you should know
that my mother was here.
I mean, we just went out
for a walk in the grounds.
It's not like
we were hiding.
[suspenseful music]
♪
What?
- That's how I know
she wasn't here.
I get an email every day
With a list of all
the visitors my patients see.
She wasn't on it.
- Well, then, she just
didn't check in, all right?
My mother can be very obstinate
when it comes to rules.
- Norman, listen to me.
People will search for comfort
in an unknown environment.
We can miss people so much
that it feels like
They're with us
even when they're not.
- But I actually felt her.
She held me, okay?
It was her laugh,
her voice.
- I know it felt
incredibly real.
- It was real.
♪
- Tell me what
you talked about.
- No.
No, actually, I'm--
I'm not gonna do that
because you think I'm crazy.
- No, I don't think
you're crazy.
- Okay, listen, it's your job
to make me feel better,
Not worse, okay?
She told me
that you would do this.
She--she told me that.
- Wait, norman.
Norman. Norman.
- Let me out.
- Please, just stay with me.
- Let me out!
Let me out!
Hey, help!
Help!
Somebody help!
- Norman.
Hey.
Breathe, norman.
Breathe,
norman.
Breathe.
Breathe in,
Two...
Three.
- [exhales]
- Out...
Two...
Three...
Four.
- You have a very
soothing voice.
Did they teach you that
at medical school,
Or were you just
born that way?
- How do you feel now?
[tense music]
- How do you
want me to feel?
♪
- Do you think
you can sit back down
And finish our session?
- I could.
♪
Or would you prefer me
to lie down?
♪
- You can if you like.
- It's a very
vulnerable position.
I can see the appeal.
♪
But I think I'd rather
look you in the face.
♪
- [clears throat]
- So where were we?
- Do you mind
if I ask a question?
- That's why we're here,
isn't it?
♪
- What do you think
about norman?
♪
- I think he is a very weak,
Confused boy.
Easy for people
to take advantage of.
- Is that what
you feel I'm doing?
- I think you think
you're helping,
But that's your ego
in action.
- [chuckles gently]
- If you want to know
what's really wrong with norman,
You should talk to the person
who knows him best.
♪
- And that's you?
- Of course it is.
I'm his mother.
♪
[keys jingling]
- Hey there, sheriff.
- What are--
you--you can't be here.
I told the dea I don't know you.
What are you doing--
- I can't believe
you got married.
[laughs]
You said you were never
gonna get married.
It's my fault.
[scoffs]
I mean, I should know
when a guy says that,
It just means
he's never gonna marry you.
- Rebecca...
[somber music]
♪
- Oh, no, wait, no--
no--no worries.
Oh, I'm being stupid.
Um, go home.
[laughs]
go to your wife.
Whatever it is she's got,
Must be something.
♪
- Do you get benefits?
- Probably.
- That's so sexy.
[chuckles]
- Yeah, well, I don't, uh--
I don't officially
have the job yet, so...
- I can't believe you told him
you were a drug dealer.
- Marijuana
distribution manager.
- I might have kicked you out
of the office at that point.
- [chuckles] yeah, well, I was
never gonna be smart enough
To work for you, so...
- Well, I'm glad
you told him the truth
And that it went well.
I'm proud of you, dylan.
- W-what's up?
- Yesterday my scar
didn't really hurt.
I was just embarrassed
that I have one.
♪
- Emma.
- No, it's hideous.
- No, it's not.
- You haven't seen it.
- I don't care.
- Well, I do.
You know,
I hated my oxygen tank,
But that was never
a part of me.
This is, and I don't want
it to have power over--over me
Or over how I feel
when I'm with you.
So I just want
to get it over with.
[solemn music]
♪
It's gross, huh?
♪
Dylan.
- You see this one?
That's a, uh--
that's a bullet wound
From when that bastard
shelby shot me.
And plowed down by a car.
Yeah, that one--that one might
have been my fault, but...
- Don't get hit
by any more cars.
- Deal.
- And what about this one?
- This one was a, uh...
[clears throat]
[as shaw]
tiger shark.
Yeah, a 13-footer.
- What?
- Sometimes, you know,
chief, a shark,
He looks into you--
looks into your eyes--
[normal voice] what--why
you laughing? This is--
- I'm sorry.
- This is important stuff.
Why you laughing?
- Okay.
- [clears throat]
- The thing about a shark--
- [laughs]
- Oh, come on.
How are you gonna survive
a shark attack
If you can't listen?
- I will blow it up
with a gas tank.
I'll be fine.
- I hate to tell you,
But, uh, it was
an oxygen tank.
Yeah.
[tender music]
♪
- ♪ dear,
when you smiled at me ♪
♪ I heard a melody
♪ it haunted me
from the start ♪
♪
♪ something inside of me
♪ started a symphony
♪ zing went the strings
♪ of my heart
♪ heart
♪
When did you sneak in?
- Oh, I just heard
your playing.
I didn't want you to stop.
- [sighs]
Sorry you had to hear me
butcher that song.
It's been in my head all day.
- No, I liked it.
- I think I found an amazing guy
to fix the window.
- Yeah?
- It might be
even more beautiful.
He's a real artist.
- Oh, that's great.
- Yeah.
The break-in might have been
a blessing in disguise.
Have you found out
anything more about it?
- Yeah, yeah, actually.
It's handled.
[clock ticking]
- Did you kill bob paris?
[tense music]
♪
Why?
Why did you do it?
♪
- I had no choice.
♪
- Hey.
I just wanted
to check in on you.
I know it was a big day.
- It was.
And I'm sorry
I got so emotional.
- You know you blacked out,
right?
Headache?
- Yeah.
- It's a common side effect.
The nurse can give you
some ibuprofen,
And sleep should help.
I never want you
to feel alone here, norman.
We'll figure this out.
[soft music]
Okay?
- All right.
- All right,
see you tomorrow.
♪
♪
[doorbell chimes]
- It's like you have
a sixth sense.
I was just thinking about you.
What do you think about
adding an iron railing
To the front stairs?
It's in keeping
with the era, right?
- Huh.
I have this thing.
It's like my mantra.
I never want to be
out of integrity with myself.
That's my thing.
- Sure.
- You know that story
that I told you about the car
And the dog licking my face?
- Yeah.
- It wasn't true.
[slurps]
mm.
And I'm--I'm out of integrity
with myself,
And you don't
deserve that, norma.
- It's okay.
Don't worry about it.
- We did not meet
by accident.
We were both hurt
by the same person.
[suspenseful music]
You said that caleb
was your brother.
But when caleb
introduced himself,
It was as dylan's father.
Nah--I mean, I only put
this all together yesterday,
But there aren't
that many ways
That that adds up, right?
♪
- I--you--you're
probably confused.
He's--he--caleb's crazy.
- Mm.
Do you want to be
out of integrity
With yourself, norma?
- I want you to leave.
- Why?
Just 'cause you slept
with your brother?
Are you ashamed
because he raped you?
♪
Or...
Are you ashamed
because you loved him?
♪
Huh.
- What do you want?
- Caleb beat me,
stole my money,
Drove off my wife and child.
He had no idea the cause
and effect of his actions,
But that does not
remove responsibility.
He disappeared.
I want to know
where he is, norma,
And I want you to tell me.
♪
- You want to kill him?
[ominous music]
♪
- Is that what you want?
- No.
♪
- Why not?
♪
I mean, there must have
been times when you thought,
"if I was just stronger,
If I had a knife."
I mean, why not?
That would feel good,
right?
After all this time,
just to--
♪
Maybe you don't know
what you want.
- [ragged breathing]
Um...
[crying]
I--please, I--
[sighing]
I don't know where he is.
- That's okay.
You can think about it.
And think about
what you need,
And I'll think about what--
what I need.
♪
All right.
♪
on "bates motel"...
- The only reason
that you are here
Is because I don't know
how to help you.
- Stuffing me in here,
I don't forgive you.
I've never been
so disappointed in anyone.
- Norman.
- By the authority
vested in me,
I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
- [gasps]
Who would do this?
- Have you been
in therapy before?
- How long does this
go on for?
Can I just leave?
- I'd rather you didn't.
- I don't know
what happened before.
I just...Black out.
But I can't do this anymore.
[insects chirping]
[rustling]
- Are you sure we should be
cleaning this up?
Maybe we should dust
for prints or something.
- They wore gloves, norma.
There's no prints.
- They?
Who's they?
- They, he, she,
whoever it was.
- Well, did they have
to break my favorite window?
That's mean.
That's personal.
What the hell, alex?
I have been so good.
I've totally kept to myself.
All I've been thinking about is
norman and getting him better.
I've been busy marrying you.
I haven't had time
to piss anyone off.
What if it's
bob paris again?
[tense music]
- No, it's not bob.
- How do you know?
- Because it's
an amateur move.
It's sloppy, it's--it's--
- It's pretty aggressive.
- It's about me.
♪
- Why?
What did you do?
- Nothing.
I--[sighs]
Look, uh, there are all these
people in the drug trade
Who got rolled up
by the dea.
I'm just trying to clean up
the loose ends right now,
And--pisses
some people off.
Hazards of marrying
a sheriff.
I'm sorry.
- Are you in danger?
- No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.
This is--it's a nuisance.
It's not a threat,
all right?
And I'm sorry
about the window.
We're gonna get that fixed.
- All right.
- Okay.
[gentle music]
♪
- [sighs]
♪
[radio static,
indistinct chatter]
- ♪ how long
♪ has this been going on?
♪
♪ how long
♪ has this been going on?
♪ well, your friends
with their fancy persuasion ♪
♪ don't admit that
it's part of a scheme ♪
♪ but I can't help
but have my suspicion ♪
♪ 'cause I ain't quite
as dumb as I seem ♪
♪ and you said you was
never intending ♪
- I'm just, uh,
looking for someone
Who can replicate this
exactly.
Do you have a window guy?
- Not that kind
of window guy.
- ♪ how long
- Can I just, um,
leave you my info?
You can maybe ask around.
See if anyone might
want to help me.
- Sure.
[gentle foreboding music]
♪
- My name is norma bates.
I run the bates motel
out on highway 88,
And, uh,
the stained glass window
Is not for the motel below.
It's for my home above.
Thank you for all your help.
♪
[crackling electricity]
- And so the blackouts
Have to be physiological
in some way,
I think.
I did have an mri, which didn't
show anything,
But maybe I should have
another one.
I'm not trying
to make an excuse.
I--I probably do need
to be on medication,
And--and that's something
that I'm willing to try.
Uh, yes, I-I obviously
made a mistake
When I said that my mother
kills people.
My mother and I have
a very typical
Teenage boy/mother
relationship,
I think.
- How do you like
the food here?
- Uh, food is all right.
Not as good as at home.
- Is your mother
a good cook?
- Oh, yes.
Oh, boy, is she
the absolute best.
- [inhales deeply]
Why did you use
the word "typical"
To describe
your relationship?
- Oh, well, I think
I just meant normal.
- Is that important to you,
Having your relationship
described as normal?
- No, no, I just don't think
that we are abnormal.
Yes, we're close,
but we had to be.
You know my father died,
right?
- I do.
Were you two close?
- No.
Yeah, yeah, I-I-I mean,
I didn't, uh--
He was my father.
I loved him...Lots,
But he--he was
just always at work.
And when he died,
There just wasn't anyone else
For my mother to lean on,
And so it was very important
That she knew
she could rely on me.
- Was that hard for you?
- No.
Gosh, no. It--it was never
a burden.
She is my mother,
And--and my mother's an
incredibly special person.
She can be so hopeful,
So--so very optimistic
That people will be good to her,
And just--sometimes
they can take advantage.
[inhales]
Sorry, I just, um--
I-I just don't like
leaving her alone.
- I understand being
worried about her,
But is it possible
that your mother is happy
That you're taking this time
to think about yourself?
- Maybe.
Probably, yes,
But I...
Still just can't stand
That I've added to the list
of things that make her suffer.
- [inhales deeply]
[exhales]
[truck engine rumbling]
[birds chirping]
[soft music]
♪
- Welcome home.
- I thought I'd at least
Get a parade or something.
- Yeah, well, the, uh,
the marching band
Is in the back.
♪
- [chuckles]
I'm so happy to be home,
Although I guess
not for long, right?
- Well, it's not sold yet,
But we do have
a renter interested.
Don't worry about it.
- Oh.
- One step at a time,
baby girl.
Right now we're here.
We're together.
We made it.
Come on,
I've got some tea on.
Tea, dylan?
- Tea?
- Yeah.
- So, uh, what time
do you need me tomorrow?
- Uh, chris will let you know
in the morning.
- Oh, um,
I was just wondering
If it would be possible
For me to make a phone call.
I know I need permission.
- Who do you
want to call?
- My friend emma.
She's got cf,
And, uh, has just had
a lung transplant, so...
- Of course.
I'll add your name
to the list.
[line trilling]
- Hello, it's norma bates.
Leave a message,
and I'll call you back.
[line beeps]
- Hi, it's me.
Um...
I, uh--
I just wanted to say
That I hope
you're doing okay
Getting
through everything,
And--
And I'm sorry.
[inhales sharply]
I think you
were right a-about--
I've been confused
about things and, uh--
But I'm really working hard
to get better now.
I really think I can do it.
[soft foreboding music]
♪
I miss you very much,
And I love you.
♪
- [sighs]
I know I still
look like her,
But I don't feel
like her anymore.
- What do you feel like?
[smooching]
I'm sorry.
- It's okay. [laughs]
- you okay?
- No, it's just
a little sore.
I think that's my dad's
not-so-subtle way
Of telling me
to get back into bed.
- You want me
to help you with those?
- Are you--are you that
desperate to see me naked?
- Maybe.
- Well, um, you're
gonna have to wait.
Like the doctor said,
four to six weeks.
- Wait, you--you asked him
when we could--
I'll, uh--
I'll put it in my phone.
- Okay.
[chuckles]
Get out.
[gentle music]
♪
[phone beeps]
- Hello?
- Dr. Edwards?
- Speaking.
- This is mac dixon
over at the pineview station.
I just wanted to follow up
about the bates boy.
- Yes, yes, thank you.
Any news?
- Yeah.
We looked into all that.
Uh...
My opinion is the, uh, claim
made by your patient
Is not grounded
in any kind of reality.
His mother, uh, norma bates,
has no record.
The bradley martin girl,
that was a suicide.
And, uh, that teacher,
Uh, blaire watson,
She was murdered,
knife to the throat,
But there's a man doing
20 years in county for that.
Now, uh, audrey decody,
Uh, well, we--
we haven't located her yet,
But unless you've got
new information, uh,
I'm inclined
to label it a false alarm.
- Actually, norman
denies the claim now.
- Well, there you go.
You take care now.
[phone beeps]
[dial tone sounds]
♪
- [sighs]
♪
- [sighs]
she's asleep.
- Good.
She needs it.
You're not gonna join us
for dinner?
- No.
No, um, not tonight.
- Come on, it's emma's
first night home.
- Yeah, no, I know.
It's just, um...
I got to be in seattle
early tomorrow
For a job interview.
- Does this have anything
to do with my daughter
Asking you to go with us
when we move?
- Yeah, well, um...
[whispers indistinctly]
I'd like to go.
- What's the job interview?
- It's a--it's
an assistant manager position
At a--a hops distributor.
You know, I think it's
something that I'd be good at.
I mean, it's got a lot of
the same kind of work and stuff
That I was doing with the--
- The marijuana trade?
- Unfortunately, I can't
put that on a resume.
- Lie.
Everybody does it.
- I thought I was supposed
to be trying to go legit.
- Yeah, but sometimes
to do that,
You've got to get
creative with the past.
I'll tell you what,
put down that you've worked
At artful artifacts.
Firm handshake,
look them in the eye.
- And lie.
- [chuckles]
[doorbell chimes]
- Yes?
- I heard you have
a stained glass problem.
I'm here from
sam's hardware.
- Um...
You do stained glass?
- Well, my primary material
is iron,
But I don't have much occasion
to work with glass.
And people around here don't
put much of a premium
On that kind of work.
Not that I'm only
motivated by economics.
It's just that I like
to make art that's wanted.
May I see the piece,
please?
- Um, yeah, come on in.
- Thank you.
- It's, uh, it's back here.
- Oh.
I've always admired
a queen anne.
- The house?
- Very popular at the turn
of the 20th century.
That's when they invented
the jigsaw,
Let people make
fine wooden detail
At a fraction of the cost.
- Oh, I never knew that.
I love this style.
I know it's not
very fashionable these days.
I didn't get your name.
- Hogan, char--chick--
People call me chick.
- Chick?
I'm norma.
Yeah, it's this way.
- Oh, now, that is a shame.
- We had a break-in.
Of course they didn't break
any of the boring windows.
- Ugh, unnecessarily mean.
- I have a picture here
so you can see the pattern.
- Mm.
- Oh, careful.
- Well, you learn exactly
how much an edge can take
Before it'll cut you.
I'm not in the interest
of getting myself hurt.
- Well, if you don't mind
me asking,
What happened to you?
- N-no, I don't mind.
There was a dog
in the road,
And I swerved off the road
to avoid killing it.
Flipped the car three times.
When I woke up, the dog
was licking my face.
- That's awful.
- Yeah, well,
I suppose we all have
those moments in life
Where everything
changes in a second.
[suspenseful music]
♪
- So do you think
you can help me?
- I'd like very much
to help you,
And I think I can, yes.
♪
- So did you manage
many employees
At, uh, artful artifacts?
- Uh--uh--not exactly.
No, it's a, um--
that's a--
It's a pretty small store.
- So this leadership
experience, uh...
- Look, that--
Th-that paper's
not gonna tell you
Why I can do this job.
You see, when I first moved
to white pine bay,
Th-there weren't a lot
of traditional jobs, you know,
But there was one
main industry,
Marijuana.
We, uh--we had a group
Of about
20 artisanal growers
Who--who processed through us,
And then we distributed
their product
All across the country.
Our--our sales model
was actually
Really similar to yours.
But th--the point is,
Is that I moved
from a security position
To an office
in less than a year.
- That's impressive.
Why isn't it on your resume?
- Look, vic,
I--I get it, okay?
I'm a questionable candidate,
But I'm qualified.
All right, you have--you have no
reason to take a chance on me,
But if you do,
I promise I won't disappoint.
[indistinct chatter]
- Hey.
- Hey.
- So last night you, um--
you crossed a line.
Okay, trashed my house,
and you scared my wife.
- Okay, wait,
but last night I was
At the lights
of winter festival.
You saw me there.
- Stop it, stop it. Stop it.
- I-sorry, I don't know
what you're talking about.
- I don't have the damn key.
Stay out of our house.
Remember when you asked
if the dea was onto you?
Well, they called me
to ask if I knew--
If I knew you personally
Or if I had any knowledge
of you laundering money.
They're sniffing around,
fishing.
I don't think they have
anything on you,
But just be aware.
♪
- I don't want
to go to prison.
Are you sure that
you don't have that key?
- Yeah, I'm sure.
And leave norma
and her house alone, okay?
I think you understand me.
[tense music]
♪
[indistinct television chatter]
- Julian.
Julian,
I'm so glad to see you.
I wasn't sure where they--
- It is believed that no
two images of the zebras
Have the same pattern
in their stripes.
Still, as recognizable
as zebras are,
It's becoming harder
and harder to spot them.
[solemn music]
♪
- I'm sorry
they did this to you.
♪
[breathing heavily]
[birds chirping]
[sighs]
[heels clicking]
- Norman?
♪
- Oh, mom.
Ahh.
- Oh!
- [exhales]
- Oh, norman.
Oh, sweetheart.
♪
- [sighs]
- It's very peaceful here,
norman.
- Yes, I suppose so.
♪
- I really appreciate
your message.
I hope it's okay
that I came.
- It's more
than okay, mother.
- How are things
going in therapy?
- [sighs]
- What is it, sweetheart?
- It's just dr. Edwards
Wants to know
all these personal things.
- Oh, well, that's
his job, isn't it?
To ask about you,
find out who you are?
- I know, but it...
I just don't want to betray
your confidence, mother.
- What are you worried
about saying?
- He asked about dad.
He asked if we were close,
And I accidentally said no.
[tense music]
- It's not easy
losing your father
At such a young age.
You know, you never had the time
to get to know him.
- No, I did get to know him.
He was not a very nice man.
- Does it matter?
- Dr. Edwards would
probably think so.
- Dr. Edwards' job
is to make you feel better,
Not worse.
You know, you don't
need to remember
The--the hurtful things, norman.
Your father is dead.
He's dust.
He's nothing.
You understand?
- I understand.
♪
People here--
they can be so crazy.
♪
- Show the doctor
that you're feeling better,
And then we can get you
out of here, okay?
- Okay.
- I love you, honey.
- I love you too.
♪
[rock music]
♪
- Oh, chick.
- [grunts]
- Hi, let me help you.
- No, no!
It's important for my sense
of self that I do it.
- Okay.
You can't possibly
be done with it.
- No, no,
I had a--you know,
A moment of clarity,
And I wanted
to run it by you
Before I wasted
any more time.
- Oh, well,
come sit down.
- [coughs] so--
the best version--
[grunts]
The best version
of your window
Is not for me to just recreate
somebody else's work.
It's for me to be
inspired by that work
And then create
something else
That has its own
life and purpose
And integrity
and--and reason for being.
So take a look at that.
[soft music]
- You came up with this?
- Yeah, see,
the light in your house,
It narrows, right?
So the--the light will
bleed through this design
A little more kindly.
- You know,
I've never had someone
Create something
for me before.
♪
This is beautiful.
- Huh.
You know,
the funny thing is, uh,
Yesterday when I was looking
at your photos,
Something in my brain
just went click.
I know your son, dylan.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
- Oh, it's a small world.
- Yeah, we're neighbors.
- No kidding?
- Loosely.
I thought he had a team
of people helping him out there.
Was it--the guy
with the bloodshot eyes,
What was his name?
- Gunner.
- Yeah, gunner.
And then, uh...
Caleb.
Uh.
That guy seemed like he knew
what he was doing.
And then he split.
- Yeah, well, my brother
Hasn't always been
the most reliable.
- Huh.
That was your--
your brother?
♪
That explains a lot.
- [sighs]
Yeah, you know, I'm sorry,
I hate to rush off,
But I just realized
I forgot something
In the--in the oven.
- Oh, no, no, rush--
rush off.
Rush on.
- Okay, um, but I--
it's beautiful.
Love it. All right.
- Oh, thanks.
I'll be seeing you, norma.
- Yeah.
♪
- Huh.
- So in group this morning,
I offered some advice--
Well, support,
I guess, to lisa,
And I really understood
what she was saying,
And it just made me
feel more connected.
So I'm just feeling
really positive,
I guess,
in a really good mood.
- Why do you think that is?
- Uh, oh, well,
It was wonderful
to see my mother yesterday.
- Did you ask her
to come and visit?
- No.
No, actually,
it was unexpected.
Uh, yes, I was
not exactly kind to her
The last time she came here.
I was angry,
and I took it out on her,
But she was actually
just worried about me.
She--she wanted me to get help,
a-and--and now that I am,
We're both feeling
really hopeful, I think.
- [sighs]
norman...
I--
I want to ask you
a question
That I think you might find
confusing at first.
- Okay.
- Is it possible your mother
wasn't here yesterday?
- What?
- Just consider, norman.
That's all I'm asking.
- [chuckles]
Y-you're--you're asking me
to consider
That I made up
my mother being here?
- No, not that you
made it up,
But that it didn't happen
like how it felt.
- The--no, the truth
is that I think she came
Because I called her.
- I know you called her,
norman,
And I'm not angry about it.
- You checked up on me?
- You know that
you're monitored.
It's part of the process
of being here.
We checked the number
of the person being called.
It was your mother's
cell number.
- Yes, well, okay.
Well, then,
if I am monitored,
Then I think you should know
that my mother was here.
I mean, we just went out
for a walk in the grounds.
It's not like
we were hiding.
[suspenseful music]
♪
What?
- That's how I know
she wasn't here.
I get an email every day
With a list of all
the visitors my patients see.
She wasn't on it.
- Well, then, she just
didn't check in, all right?
My mother can be very obstinate
when it comes to rules.
- Norman, listen to me.
People will search for comfort
in an unknown environment.
We can miss people so much
that it feels like
They're with us
even when they're not.
- But I actually felt her.
She held me, okay?
It was her laugh,
her voice.
- I know it felt
incredibly real.
- It was real.
♪
- Tell me what
you talked about.
- No.
No, actually, I'm--
I'm not gonna do that
because you think I'm crazy.
- No, I don't think
you're crazy.
- Okay, listen, it's your job
to make me feel better,
Not worse, okay?
She told me
that you would do this.
She--she told me that.
- Wait, norman.
Norman. Norman.
- Let me out.
- Please, just stay with me.
- Let me out!
Let me out!
Hey, help!
Help!
Somebody help!
- Norman.
Hey.
Breathe, norman.
Breathe,
norman.
Breathe.
Breathe in,
Two...
Three.
- [exhales]
- Out...
Two...
Three...
Four.
- You have a very
soothing voice.
Did they teach you that
at medical school,
Or were you just
born that way?
- How do you feel now?
[tense music]
- How do you
want me to feel?
♪
- Do you think
you can sit back down
And finish our session?
- I could.
♪
Or would you prefer me
to lie down?
♪
- You can if you like.
- It's a very
vulnerable position.
I can see the appeal.
♪
But I think I'd rather
look you in the face.
♪
- [clears throat]
- So where were we?
- Do you mind
if I ask a question?
- That's why we're here,
isn't it?
♪
- What do you think
about norman?
♪
- I think he is a very weak,
Confused boy.
Easy for people
to take advantage of.
- Is that what
you feel I'm doing?
- I think you think
you're helping,
But that's your ego
in action.
- [chuckles gently]
- If you want to know
what's really wrong with norman,
You should talk to the person
who knows him best.
♪
- And that's you?
- Of course it is.
I'm his mother.
♪
[keys jingling]
- Hey there, sheriff.
- What are--
you--you can't be here.
I told the dea I don't know you.
What are you doing--
- I can't believe
you got married.
[laughs]
You said you were never
gonna get married.
It's my fault.
[scoffs]
I mean, I should know
when a guy says that,
It just means
he's never gonna marry you.
- Rebecca...
[somber music]
♪
- Oh, no, wait, no--
no--no worries.
Oh, I'm being stupid.
Um, go home.
[laughs]
go to your wife.
Whatever it is she's got,
Must be something.
♪
- Do you get benefits?
- Probably.
- That's so sexy.
[chuckles]
- Yeah, well, I don't, uh--
I don't officially
have the job yet, so...
- I can't believe you told him
you were a drug dealer.
- Marijuana
distribution manager.
- I might have kicked you out
of the office at that point.
- [chuckles] yeah, well, I was
never gonna be smart enough
To work for you, so...
- Well, I'm glad
you told him the truth
And that it went well.
I'm proud of you, dylan.
- W-what's up?
- Yesterday my scar
didn't really hurt.
I was just embarrassed
that I have one.
♪
- Emma.
- No, it's hideous.
- No, it's not.
- You haven't seen it.
- I don't care.
- Well, I do.
You know,
I hated my oxygen tank,
But that was never
a part of me.
This is, and I don't want
it to have power over--over me
Or over how I feel
when I'm with you.
So I just want
to get it over with.
[solemn music]
♪
It's gross, huh?
♪
Dylan.
- You see this one?
That's a, uh--
that's a bullet wound
From when that bastard
shelby shot me.
And plowed down by a car.
Yeah, that one--that one might
have been my fault, but...
- Don't get hit
by any more cars.
- Deal.
- And what about this one?
- This one was a, uh...
[clears throat]
[as shaw]
tiger shark.
Yeah, a 13-footer.
- What?
- Sometimes, you know,
chief, a shark,
He looks into you--
looks into your eyes--
[normal voice] what--why
you laughing? This is--
- I'm sorry.
- This is important stuff.
Why you laughing?
- Okay.
- [clears throat]
- The thing about a shark--
- [laughs]
- Oh, come on.
How are you gonna survive
a shark attack
If you can't listen?
- I will blow it up
with a gas tank.
I'll be fine.
- I hate to tell you,
But, uh, it was
an oxygen tank.
Yeah.
[tender music]
♪
- ♪ dear,
when you smiled at me ♪
♪ I heard a melody
♪ it haunted me
from the start ♪
♪
♪ something inside of me
♪ started a symphony
♪ zing went the strings
♪ of my heart
♪ heart
♪
When did you sneak in?
- Oh, I just heard
your playing.
I didn't want you to stop.
- [sighs]
Sorry you had to hear me
butcher that song.
It's been in my head all day.
- No, I liked it.
- I think I found an amazing guy
to fix the window.
- Yeah?
- It might be
even more beautiful.
He's a real artist.
- Oh, that's great.
- Yeah.
The break-in might have been
a blessing in disguise.
Have you found out
anything more about it?
- Yeah, yeah, actually.
It's handled.
[clock ticking]
- Did you kill bob paris?
[tense music]
♪
Why?
Why did you do it?
♪
- I had no choice.
♪
- Hey.
I just wanted
to check in on you.
I know it was a big day.
- It was.
And I'm sorry
I got so emotional.
- You know you blacked out,
right?
Headache?
- Yeah.
- It's a common side effect.
The nurse can give you
some ibuprofen,
And sleep should help.
I never want you
to feel alone here, norman.
We'll figure this out.
[soft music]
Okay?
- All right.
- All right,
see you tomorrow.
♪
♪
[doorbell chimes]
- It's like you have
a sixth sense.
I was just thinking about you.
What do you think about
adding an iron railing
To the front stairs?
It's in keeping
with the era, right?
- Huh.
I have this thing.
It's like my mantra.
I never want to be
out of integrity with myself.
That's my thing.
- Sure.
- You know that story
that I told you about the car
And the dog licking my face?
- Yeah.
- It wasn't true.
[slurps]
mm.
And I'm--I'm out of integrity
with myself,
And you don't
deserve that, norma.
- It's okay.
Don't worry about it.
- We did not meet
by accident.
We were both hurt
by the same person.
[suspenseful music]
You said that caleb
was your brother.
But when caleb
introduced himself,
It was as dylan's father.
Nah--I mean, I only put
this all together yesterday,
But there aren't
that many ways
That that adds up, right?
♪
- I--you--you're
probably confused.
He's--he--caleb's crazy.
- Mm.
Do you want to be
out of integrity
With yourself, norma?
- I want you to leave.
- Why?
Just 'cause you slept
with your brother?
Are you ashamed
because he raped you?
♪
Or...
Are you ashamed
because you loved him?
♪
Huh.
- What do you want?
- Caleb beat me,
stole my money,
Drove off my wife and child.
He had no idea the cause
and effect of his actions,
But that does not
remove responsibility.
He disappeared.
I want to know
where he is, norma,
And I want you to tell me.
♪
- You want to kill him?
[ominous music]
♪
- Is that what you want?
- No.
♪
- Why not?
♪
I mean, there must have
been times when you thought,
"if I was just stronger,
If I had a knife."
I mean, why not?
That would feel good,
right?
After all this time,
just to--
♪
Maybe you don't know
what you want.
- [ragged breathing]
Um...
[crying]
I--please, I--
[sighing]
I don't know where he is.
- That's okay.
You can think about it.
And think about
what you need,
And I'll think about what--
what I need.
♪
All right.
♪