Bob Paris quotes from Bates Motel

Alex Romero

A dead girl was found floating in the tidal flats early this morning.

Bob Paris

You need a better opening line. And a better tie, but I wasn't going to go there.

Bob Paris

I feel the heavy weight of your judgment, Alex.

Alex Romero

Nah, Bob, I'm not here to pass judgment on your sex parties.

Bob Paris

I'm going to talk to you like a person now, Alex. Like somebody I grew up with, played ball with, I felt sorry for because their home life was so crappy, okay? You are in a hole here. A deep hole. You want to do what's in the best interest of the town, find the damn flash drive and quit making this about everything else. I didn't particularly want to bring Marcus Young out here to take your job, you left me with no choice. You left none of us with any choice.

Alex Romero

You know what, Bob? I feel exactly the same way. And you're forcing me into a corner, and there's not gonna be room in that corner for both of us.

Norma Bates

So I'm here because I think I may have something I think you want back.

Bob Paris

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Norma Bates

...Umm a flash drive?

Bob Paris

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Norma Bates

...Umm so here's what I was thinking and you tell me what you think about it. This bypass that's being built. It's gonna destroy my business. I've tried so hard to fight it. There's just nothing I could do. You know I have no power here. I tried. I really did but I don't.

Alex Romero

Norma maybe just cut to the point.

Norma Bates

Well it's kind of all the point! ...Anyway umm this business of mine is very important to me. It is all that I have to support me and my son who has some...medical issues. And you know I'm kind of in a desperate position here you see. So I was thinking since you have this thing you want back that maybe I could ask you for something in return?

Bob Paris

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Norma Bates

So, I want you to create an exit off the bypass. One that would lead to Two Lane highway that would then easily connect to Main Street near my motel. And umm I would like a large billboard just before that exit on both the north and south side of the bypass. And umm I would like approval on any design...And I want a pool. Doesn't have to be anything fancy, say 20 by 40 feet with a Jacuzzi and of course a fence so that it's safe.

Bob Paris

...So how do I know that you actually have the flash drive, that you've...opened it?

Norma Bates

There are a lot of important people in this town who have invested in the drug trade. I have seen the names.

Bob Paris

I see. And when do I get it back?

Norma Bates

Well maybe never actually. And it won't do you any good to threaten me or hurt me. Not that I'm saying that you would do something like that. But let's just say I suddenly go missing or my brakes suddenly go out, I will make sure there is one person, someone you do not know, who knows where that flash drive is and I will make sure that as soon as anything happens to me, it gets turned over to the FBI.

Bob Paris

...Hmm. So I give you all of these things and you give me...nothing? And then because you still have the flash drive you could come back later and ask for more stuff.

Norma Bates

No, I'm telling you I won't. I'm making a deal with you. Okay and I'll honor it if you do.

Bob Paris

So no more asks?

Norma Bates

No. None. Ever.

Bob Paris

...I have to hand it to you Norma Bates. You got me. Well done Norma. We have a deal.

Bob Paris

James, listen I need you to tell me anything she told you, anything, 'cause I need to get some leverage on her.

James Finnigan

You're asking me to violate patient confidentiality, I, I-I, I can't do that. I won't do that. Look, I don't know what you guys are up to, and and, frankly, I don't I don't care, but there are some things that matter in this world, some lines that can't be crossed. Basically, I'm telling you that you can go to hell.

Alex Romero

The truth is, you're not reliable. You can change your name, but you can't change who you are.

Bob Paris

I guess none of us can change who we are. I mean, we can pretend to be someone else, someone who's doing things for the right reason.

Alex Romero

Whatever the words are that come out of your mouth, Bob, you still killed those two girls.

Bob Paris

Tell yourself whatever you need to, Alex. We both know why you're doing this, and it isn't about those girls. You know, right now, you are more like your dad than you ever have been. This is about you and what you want. How does that feel? To have spent your whole life trying to get away from someone you hate, only to turn into them.