Dylan Massett quotes from Bates Motel

Dylan Massett

Why would you keep this from me!?

Norman Bates

Because it was too painful. I was shut down. I couldn't deal with anything. I couldn't bring myself to tell you the horrible truth, which is that she committed suicide.

Dylan Massett

Bullshit!! Alright, she would- she wouldn't do that!

Norman Bates

Well I'm sorry you feel that way Dylan, but that is what happened.

Dylan Massett

No-no-no-no, no, it that is not what happened. I know her, and she wouldn't do that.

Norman Bates

Oh, come on, Dylan. You never knew her that well. So take it from me. All right? She had a darkness in her, and she killed herself. And died from carbon monoxide asphyxiation. In fact, she tried to kill both of us. It was even confirmed by the authorities.

Dylan Massett

No, I-I-I-I don't understand. What-what why would she do that, Norman?!

Norman Bates

I don't know why! But I don't want to discuss it anymore, okay!?

Dylan Massett

Okay, well-well-well, I do want to discuss it, okay!? Because she was my mother too! None of this makes any sense.

Norman Bates

It was a horrible tragedy, Dylan. Tragedies don't make sense. That is why they are so horrible! It never should have happened, but it did and now she's gone! What what else is there to say?!

Norman Bates

I'm so sorry that I didn't call you. That I haven't seen you in so long. It's just...You have no idea Dylan. Every day is a small century.

Dylan Massett

I don't think you're well, Norman. Look I'm gonna stay here with you for a few days. Okay and we're gonna get this all figured out. I don't think you should be living here alone.

Norman Bates

Living anywhere else, any other way, is not an option.

Dylan Massett

Emma, this is Julia. She's Norman's lawyer.

Emma Decody

[cold] I see.

Dylan

Is it okay if she and I step outside for five minutes and talk?

Emma Decody

About what? Norman's defense? [to Julia] He's guilty, in case you were under any illusions.

I'm very sorry for the loss of your mother, Emma.

Emma Decody

And I'm sorry your job's now a lot harder.

I know this is a difficult time...

Emma Decody

Oh, has your brother-in-law ever killed your mother?

Dylan Massett

I'm so sorry.

Madeline Loomis

Are you?

Dylan Massett

Yes.

Madeline Loomis

I let Norman into our lives. That was me. Sam is a piece of evidence in there because of me. But Norman only tricked me for a couple weeks. How did he trick you for your whole life? [pause; Dylan says nothing] You knew. You're his brother - you knew! How can you live with yourself?

Dylan Massett

Norman called me. He's at the house. He wants me to come over.

Emma Decody

Does the sheriff know?

Dylan Massett

No.

Emma Decody

Dylan, you have to tell her!

Dylan Massett

She doesn't give a shit abut Norman. If I tell her, they're gonna rush in and he's gonna end up dead.

Emma Decody

I don't care. I don't care about Norman, I care about you. Dylan, you have a child!

Dylan Massett

I know I have a child. Do I have a wife?

Emma Decody

[long pause] Please don't do this! Call the sheriff, Norman's dangerous!

Dylan Massett

He's not dangerous to me.

Emma Decody

[angry] You sound like Norma!

Dylan Massett

Tell me you love me, Emma.

Emma Decody

[in tears] No, I won't. I'm not going to arm you up so you can go do something stupid.

Dylan Massett

[pause] I'm never gonna love anyone else but you. You screwed me there, Emma Decody.

Norman Bates

Sit down. Sit down with Mother.

Dylan Massett

Norman-

Norman Bates

Dylan.

Dylan Massett

Norman, stop.

Norman Bates

Just sit down-

Dylan Massett

Stop what you're doing.

Norman Bates

[getting annoyed] What am I doing Dylan?

Dylan Massett

Norman-

Norman Bates

Dylan please don't ruin it!!!

Dylan Massett

I have to, Norman!! You're not living in the real world! You need to live in the real world! You you have to stop this!!

Norman Bates

...Stop what, Dylan?

Dylan Massett

Norma is dead. Okay? This is her body. You brought her body here!

Norman Bates

Well, I disagree.

Dylan Massett

This isn't something that you agree or disagree with! She's dead, Norman!

Norman Bates

Stop it! Stop it, Dylan! Stop saying that!

Dylan Massett

You have to deal with it! You need to come and you need to turn yourself in, and we need to get you help!

Norman Bates

That's what you want for me? To be shut up in some prison for the criminally insane and be drugged out of my mind!?

Dylan Massett

I don't know what I want for you! What I really want is something that can never happen! I want you to be happy, I want you to be well. I want mom to be alive again. I want both of you- I want you guys to meet my daughter, I want to have Christmases together, okay? I want all of these things to have never happened.

Norman Bates

...Well if you believe hard enough then you can make it that way!

Dylan Massett

No you can't!! ...You can't.

Dylan Massett

What are you doing?

Norman Bates

I can't let you take me away from her.

Dylan Massett

Put down the knife... [tearing up] Norman put down the knife.

Norman Bates

This is how it ends, isn't it?

Dylan Massett

Doesn't have to end this way. Put the knife down.

Norman Bates

I just wanna be with her Dylan.

Dylan Massett

Don't ask me to do this.

Dylan Massett

[sobbing] I'm so sorry Norman!!

Norman Bates

[dying] Thank you.