Bates Motel

Mom?

Dad?

Mom!

Mom?

Mom! Mom, open the door!

Mom!

What is it, Norman?

It's dad. He's-hurry!

Dad? Dad? Dad?

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. Mm-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 on.

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 moved?

What if I was hurt? 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. - Mm-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-and then we move and start over...

- which is good. - Mm.

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-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.