05x03 - Bad Blood

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "Bates Motel"...

- Oh, hi.

- Who is she?

Mother, she's married.

You can't have other people in your life, especially women.

I went to see Romero in prison.

I'm coming for you when you least expect it.

Mother, he is going to get out someday, and we have to deal with it.

I'm just visiting my sister.

Your sister...

she passed away.

Of all the gin joints in all of the towns...

Don't mess with me right now.

You just found out.

I told her he was gonna snap someday.

He's not getting away with it.

Norman!

I know what you did!

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- Holy...

- Well, now you know, Chick.

I'm still alive.

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[dark music]

[groans]

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Hello, Caleb.

How you feeling?

Who's that?

It's Norma.

Norma.

I...

I thought you had d*ed.

Somebody told me you had d*ed.

I'm sorry I had to hit you.

You broke into the house.

You scared me.

I'm sorry you know my secret.

Puts me in a tough spot.

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Why are you always putting me in tough spots, Caleb?

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I'm sorry.

Gee.

All better.

Everything's right as rain now.

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Why did you come here, Caleb?

I came here because...

Dylan and Emma.

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What happened?

They had a baby.

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A baby?

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Her name's Katherine.

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A granddaughter.

I wish I could see her.

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Well, it was nice of you to come and tell me, to try and help.

So y-you can let me go now, Norma.

I mean, I'll just leave.

I won't bother you again.

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I can't let you go.

You know something you're not supposed to know.

You know I'm not dead.

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So we need to figure out what to do with you.

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What do you mean, what to do with me?

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[breathing heavily]

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[crackling electricity]

[footsteps clomping]

Oh.

[cell phone clicks]

So how's he doing?

He's placid.

Confused.

Upset.

Scared.

Understandable.

You've been very kind to Norman, Chick, and I've appreciated that.

You're looking in on him.

You're helping him.

Bringing him animals and food.

You've been a really good friend.

But why?

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I enjoy helping people.

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Can you keep this secret about me?

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Can I trust you, Chick?

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Trust is the foundation and the bedrock of every relationship.

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You can trust me...

Norma.

I'm kind of glad you know, actually.

Hmm.

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It's been a real pain in the ass having to hide every time you came over.

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I can only imagine.

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Yeah, just think, now you don't have to do that anymore.

I'm just gonna go to bed and figure out what to do tomorrow.

Hey, Norma?

Can I stay here for a little while?

I want to look after you guys while...

while he's still in the basement.

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I guess so.

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Are you scared of him?

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I try not to be.

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Yeah.

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Well, I'm here now.

Thank you, Chick.

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Good night.

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Good night, Norma.

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[buzzer blares]

So what's the drive?

Five, six hours?

Something like that.

You got worked over.

Aah, it's fine.

Little, uh, going-away present from some guys on my block.

I saw you used to be a sheriff.

You got popped on a perjury charge, right?

Yeah.

Such bullshit.

Thanks.

It's Alex.

Well, I guess you know that.

- Doug.

- Hey.

Chatty one there's Alicia.

- Hi, Alicia.

- Hey.

Norman.

Norman.

Good morning, sweetheart.

How you feeling?

[groans]

Oh, not so good.

I...

I blacked out, didn't I?

Yeah.

You're okay now.

- Sorry we fought last night.

- Me too.

I shouldn't have followed you to that restaurant.

It was stupid.

You were right.

I just feel like I go a bit crazy here on my own all the time.

Yeah, I'm sure it's hard on you too.

This has all been so much stress.

Ever since the...

Well, I don't even really remember when it wasn't, Mother.

You know what?

Just stay in bed.

You know, we don't have to be anywhere today, so I'll bring up some food in a little bit, and everything's gonna be fine.

Oh, by the way, stay out of the basement.

Why shouldn't I go in the basement?

Because I've been organizing down there and you're gonna start pushing things around and then I'm gonna get annoyed.

Just stay here.

Stay in bed.

Rest up.

You need it.

Okay, Mother.

[door pops open]

Hey.

Brought you some food.

- When did you come in?

- Just last night.

Do you remember last night, Norman?

I was, uh, just drinking more than I should have, so, you know, things are a little foggy.

I found you passed out, so I put you to bed.

Hey, I got a question for you.

Do you often have times like that where you get unconscious?

Sometimes, yeah.

Right.

I'm gonna hang out here.

Keep an eye on you.

Just a little while.

Okay?

Uh, I'm...

I'm sorry, but I, um, I don't think that you can stay here, Chick.

It just might not be a good idea.

Norman, it's okay.

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I know about her.

You...

you know about who?

About your mother.

I spoke to her.

It's fine.

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My God.

This is all my fault.

I should never have let you in the house.

Norman, it's okay.

I'm not here to judge you.

Not for any of it.

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Okay?

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Thank you, Chick.

No thanks necessary.

We're all in this sideshow together, and then we die.

You better just rest up for today.

Eat some food.

I'll be back for the tray.

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Knees are gone.

Can't hit a three.

- Worthless at the line.

- Hey, he's...

he's not.



He's a very respectable



-something percent at the line.



He's not what he used to be, but all I'm saying

- is he's had a career...

- Yeah, he's had a career...

- He's played a lot.

- Meaning he's old.

Fine.

I'm old, so maybe I'm sympathetic,

- but I'm telling you...

- All right.

If you guys would just give it a break.

I'm gonna get some coffee.

You want anything?

- No.

- Okay.

- How about a bathroom break?

- Yeah, sure.

Uh, you gonna help me out, or you want to hold it for me?

Funny.

Thanks.

[suspenseful music]

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All right, ready?

[both grunting]

Back up.

Back up.

Give me the keys.

I don't want to hurt you.

Now.

[intense music]

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Take your jacket off.

- Alex, don't be stupid.

- Do it now.

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All right.

Chain yourself to that post over there.

Give me the g*n.

We'll pretend this didn't happen...

Do it.

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Hey!

Somebody!

Help!

Help me!

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Someone!

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Hey!

[cashier scanner beeping]

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Hey, buddy.

Can I get a ride?

Sorry, dude.

Can't help you.

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Uh, I think you can.

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Get in.

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Let's go.

Come on.

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Okay, then turn right when you get to the road, and I'll tell you where to go after that.

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What's your name?

Jason.

Hey, Jason, everything's gonna be fine.

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Clean up this damn house!

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Don't you run from me, you crazy bitch!

You get back here and take your medicine!

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You're like an animal I have to b*at some sense into!

[glass clinking, shuffling]

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We're both in for almost g*dd*mn years!

Some assh*le, they took money.

Can't find anything!

I love you, Caleb.

I love you too, Norma Louise.

As long as we're together, nothing bad will ever happen to us.

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Where'd you come from?

Where am I?

You're still in Norma's basement.

Hey.

Cut me loose.

You and I got no beef.

You said so yourself.

Mm.

That's not my role here.

What do you mean?

I don't feel that I have the authority to act in that manner.

This is between you and Norma, and what happens to you now, it's up to Norma, and I'm just an observer.

Norman.

Norman's insane.

Did you notice?

And Norma...

Norma...

Norma's...

Look, he k*lled her.

He froze her.

Who does that?

Look, I understand that you're very concerned about what's gonna happen to you.

I would be too.

I'll be down in a little while to let you take a leak.

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[growling]

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[continues growling]

Come here.

Over there.

Okay.

Keys and your cell phone.

Let's go.

I won't tell anyone I saw you.

I won't give them a description or anything, I swear.

I have a family.

A wife.

Two kids.

A mother.

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Please, I...

I don't want to die.

Jason, I'm not...

I'm not gonna k*ll you.

Nothing's gonna happen.

All right?

I just...

I need to put some distance between you and me before the police find you.

So just walk down this road, and you'll hit the highway probably in a couple of hours, and you can flag somebody down when you get there, okay?

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Just walk that way.

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[engine turns over]

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[door creaks]

What do you want?

I just want to talk, actually.

Talk?

About what?

I unexpectedly found myself...

caught up in your family's drama.

Is that the word?

And I don't know anything about you.

It's unsettling.

Norma.

I liked her very much, Caleb.

I didn't even know her.

I was hoping that you could help me out with that.

Can you give me some details?

Why?

'Cause I lost her too.

Sure.

Like what?

What was it like when you two were children?

She was...

she was everything to me.

Our mom was crazy.

You know, she would get depressed, lock us in a room for a day, two.

And no food.

No bathroom.

And the only thing that got me through all that was being with Norma.

When did you two split up?

She left when she was .

She took off with some guy from high school.

Because you were raping her.

No, I...

I don't want to talk about that.

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Did you keep in contact after that?

Not much.

She let me know when Dylan was born.

Norman.

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I mean, I could think of her, laughing or dancing...

playing the piano.

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She's...

[chuckles]

She's got this look she's had since she was, like, a little kid, where she would look at somebody so hard that you would think that they were gonna burst into flames.

[chuckles]

I mean, God help you if she looked at you like that.

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So it was okay, because I knew...

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She was somewhere.

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She was somewhere.

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Oh...

[sighs]

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sh*t.

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[distant whooshing]

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[glass shatters]

What are you doing?

What happened to my picture?

I... just tidying up.

I accident...

I bumped into it.

I can... look, I can replace it.

Well, no wonder.

Try wearing a little less clothing next time.

Lose the kimono...

maybe you won't pull down the walls.

Okay, don't be rude, Mother.

I'm sorry, Chick.

I like your kimono.

No, no, it's okay.

It's not the first time I've been given sh*t about the kimono.

Well, look, uh, since we're all here, why don't we...

I made us some food.

We can all sit down and have a nice dinner and talk.

What do you...

what...

what do you say?

This is good, Chick.

Mm.

No, it is.

Where'd you learn to cook?

Oh, you know...

Taiwan.

Here and there.

Would you like some more naan bread, Norman?

Yes, please.

Mm.

If I may...

I could be service to both of...

both of you.

Um, I could fix the, uh, window out front, for instance.

I could watch over things during blackouts.

It's easier with two.

I can't pay you anything.

We have no extra money.

She's right.

I mean, there'd be no salary, so what would you be getting out of it?

What would I...

a place to be.

You know, the knowledge that I'm among friends.

You know, I've lived alone for a long time.

I can be very useful, Norma.

And discreet.

I would

like that window fixed.

Hm.

Did you not hear her?

Oh, sorry.

I'm a little deaf in this ear since...

since the beatings.

Could you, um, could you repeat that?

Oh, she'd love it if you could fix the window.

Well, yeah.

Yeah, right away.

Would you like some more curry, Norma?

Hi!

Hi.

Yeah?

Can...

can I help you?

I just came by to see Norman.

My name's Madeleine Loomis.

Is he in?

I can go check, if you want.

Oh, hey.

Oh, I was just gonna come and find you.

Hi.

Miss Madeleine Loomis is here to see you.

Yes, I can see that.

You don't need to announce her, Chick.

You're not the butler.

It's good to see you.

I, uh, I actually just saw you coming up the stairs.

[chuckles]

Oh, this is Chick.

He's just helping us... helping me, you know, a few odd jobs, fixing the window.

I'm sorry if this is a bad time.

I just came by and brought some cookies.

- No, not at all.

- I want a cookie.

What kind of cookies?

Chocolate chip.

It's actually very kind of you.

So, um, why...

why don't we just head on down to the office?

- Sure.

- And, uh...

yeah.

Thank you for the cookies.

They're delicious.

I felt like I had to do something after making you go to that awful dinner.

I don't know what I was thinking.

I...

that's why I came over, really.

To apologize.

Well, no, you were just trying to be helpful.

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I don't know if I was.

I think I've just been so lonely, and I think, if I was really honest with you, I just wanted to have dinner.

[cries]

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Hey, it's okay.

Is it?

I'm not sure it is.

It's just...

it's been a lot of stress.

Sam's gone all the time.

He left this morning for Seattle to close some deal.

I don't even mind when he leaves anymore.

It's...

gotten really bad at home.

It's like I'm... like I'm living with a stranger.

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I don't know what's going on with him.

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Um...

maybe you need to ask him.

Maybe we've just grown apart.

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I'm sorry.

I don't know why I'm telling you this.

Because you know it's safe to tell me.

Yeah.

You're right.

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Then, um, do you think maybe we could be friends?

Of course.

Like, we could hang out sometimes?

I mean, even though I'm married?

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Hey, maybe we should, uh, go take a walk in the woods or something.

It's starting to feel like fall.

- Now?

- Yeah.

Okay.

[laughs]

Okay.

What?

Nothing.

Sometimes you just remind me of someone.

Someone who I loved very much.

Who?

My mother.

Is that a good thing?

It's a very good thing.

Okay, good.

[ominous music]

[metal scraping]

[growling]

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Caleb.

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Norma?

[sighs]

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Shh, shh, shh.

It's all right.

- I thought I lost you.

- No, you didn't.

You can't.

You can always find me.

Just look.

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Norma?

Norma?

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[breathing heavily]

Where's the girl?

Oh, she left, but I brought you back some cookies.

- [pounding]

- Aah!

- What's that noise?

- We have a bit of a situation.

Norman!

Get down here!

Your uncle is in the basement.

Norman!

He's a little freaked out.

- Caleb?

- [pounding continues]

Norman, I want to talk to you!

Caleb is in the basement?

Why?

He came here two nights ago.

He thinks that Norma's dead, and he thinks that you k*lled her.

And... and why would he think that, Chick?

I think that he's here to k*ll you.

Get down here!

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He knows about Norma.

He knows she's alive?

He spoke to her.

Yes, Norman.

[Caleb screams]

Why wouldn't my mother tell me any of this, Chick?

This is crazy.

- Well...

- Mother?

You had another blackout, Norman.

- Mother!

- She wanted to wait until...

Mother!

Where is she now?

- I haven't seen her.

- Mother!

I have not seen her, Norman.

What do you mean you haven't seen her, Chick?

I mean, she has to be here.

She has nowhere else to go.

Do you want me to go down there and do something?

No, it's not your problem, okay?

I'll deal with it.

Just... just go upstairs, okay?

Go find Mother.

Maybe she's asleep in her bed.

I just don't want her to have left the house or something crazy.

Okay.

Get down here!

[banging]

[screams]

Norman!

[tense music]

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[Caleb growling]

[eerie music]

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[growling continues]

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Is that you, Norman?

It's me again, Caleb.

It's Norma.

Norma.

I don't like being locked up down here.

Okay?

Come undo these chains.

I can't.

It's not up to me.

It's up to Norman.

You know what I think?

I think Norman doesn't even know.

Know what?

That you're keeping me prisoner down here.

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I just haven't told him yet.

It's gonna be a lot for him to absorb.

He's not well, you know.

How, Norma?

How is he not well?

He blacks out.

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He forgets who and where he is.

He gets in trouble sometimes.

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Norman needs help.

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If you unchain me, I promise you, I'll help you take care of Norman.

It would never work, Caleb.

Why not?

Because you're both in love with me.

He's your son.

And you're my brother.

Yeah.

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Yeah.

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I don't want to hurt you.

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Even though you hurt me.

You hurt me in the worst possible way you could.

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I'm sorry, Norma.

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Let's not talk about it.

It can't be fixed.

Okay.

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Let's just be together.

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Okay, Norma.

Like when we were little.

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That pure place.

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I'm sorry.

Norman will probably have to k*ll you.

I can't do it.

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It doesn't really matter.

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I love you, Norma Louise.

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I know.

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[owl hooting]

[foreboding music]

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[owl hoots]

- What are you doing?

- Whoa.

Oh, hey.

Easy, easy, easy.

Point that somewhere else, okay?

You trying to steal our car?

No.

No, no, no.

I was hiking, and I got lost.

I'm just gonna step out of the car, okay?

Point... point that away, will you?

Hey, I'm just gonna...

I'm gonna close the door.

Okay?

I'm sorry.

I...

I took a really bad fall, and I'm cold, so I just got in there just to warm up.

Okay?

I'm Bill.

What's your name?

You don't look like a hiker.

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Yeah, I know.

Didn't exactly dress right.

- It was pretty stupid.

- I'm gonna get my mom.

No, no, no, you don't need to do that.

- I'll just go...

- [g*nsh*t]

Aah!

[dog barking]

Oh, sh*t.

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Found Norman in the basement, passed out, holding hands with his uncle while he thought he was Norma.

I carried him upstairs and put him in bed.

Move.

Feels like things are coming to a significant head.

[keys clacking]

The action's good.

The ribbon is dry.

Do you know where I could get this thing inked?

Uh, I...

I don't know.

Hmm.

Don't know.

Yeah.

I'm a writer.

You want something to write with, I got laptops.

Desktops are...

Yeah, those aren't for me.

Most people like to think that old technology is useless.

That's not true.

It's just become unfashionable.

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[keys clacking]

Well, if it worked for Hemingway, Chandler, and Hammett, it's gonna have to work for me.

What are you writing?

A novel.

What kind?

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True crime.

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Hi, sweetie.

What happened?

Chick put you in my bed.

He found you passed out in the basement.

Someone's in the basement, isn't there?

It's your brother.

Why... why did you keep this from me?

Because I didn't know what to do.

You just had a blackout.

I didn't want to catapult you into another one.

I thought I could handle it, but I can't.

Handle what?

Why is he chained up in our basement, Mother?

I need you to do something for me.

I need you to k*ll him.

I can't do it.

You got to go down there; you got to be strong, not black out, and you have to do it now.

I just sent Chick out for groceries.

Mother...

I forgot to tell him to get milk, but I texted him, so I hope he gets it.

- Mother, I can't.

- Norman.

Mother, maybe there's another way, okay.

Maybe we don't have to live like this.

I just...

I felt better today.

I...

I felt happy.

I went for a walk in the woods, and I felt better than I'd felt in so long, ever since...

Since you have to do this.

I'm sorry, but I have done it for you more than once.

♪ ♪

It is not safe for him to be alive.

He is dangerous, and he knows too much now, so you're gonna have to do it.

♪ ♪

You're gonna be happy again, Norman.

I promise you that.

The woods will always be out there, okay?

But you've got to do this.

Now.

For me, okay?

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Okay, Mother.

Fast.

Aim true.

Right through the brain, okay?

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Okay.

That's my boy.

[suspenseful music]

[footsteps clomping]

♪ ♪

Fast.

Aim true.

Right through the brain, okay?

[g*n cocks]

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Go ahead.

♪ ♪

[keys jingle]

♪ ♪

I want you to leave, okay?

I want you to leave and never come back.

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Because I just want to be left alone.

♪ ♪

Nothing is making sense.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know where to go.

I don't want to do this!

Okay?

I don't want to live like this anymore!

Go!

Go!

- [g*nsh*t]

- Go!

- [g*nsh*t]

- Go!

Get out of here!

Go!

[panting]

♪ ♪

[intense music]

What are you doing?

He will ruin us!

Mother!

Get back here!

♪ ♪

Mother!

Found Norman in the basement,

passed out, holding hands with his uncle

- while he thought he was Norma.

- [cell phone dings]

♪ ♪

Hey!

Help me!

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[tires screeching]

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