Hi, honey.
You're here. You did come back. I thought you'd left me.
I'd never leave you. You know that.
Mother, we're home. We're finally together.
Yes, honey, forever and ever.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Do you ever have the feeling that you've had the same nightmare over and over again, but that you can't remember it? You just remember the feeling of it.
[Norman and Mother are arguing about a woman Norman has just met]
I just don't know what you're thinking.
Mother, I'm not thinking anything. She's just a nice girl. Would it really be that awful if I had a friend?
Oh, here we go...
Oh, mother, what is wrong with you?
What is wrong with me? Well, let's see, uh, let's see... for starters: I'm dead. And why am I pretending to be dead? So I can get away from everyone and everything that could distract me from you, okay?
I know that, and I appreciate it...
You "appreciate" it? "Appreciate it"? What, like I baked you a coffee cake or something? I spend 24/7 in this house, looking after you, feeding you, bolstering your moods, doing your laundry. I can't leave! I can't go anywhere! I'm going nuts here! I literally gave up my life to protect you, okay, to give you a life without trouble, and we're doing it. We're doing it, right? I mean, a mentally ill boy and a dead woman. We're actually doing it. We have customers, we have a life.
I know, and I appreciate it.
Stop saying you appreciate it!
[long pause]
I'm sorry, mother. It's not fair to you. I know that.
It's not that, okay? It's not that. It's just that... you just can't have other people in your life. I mean, what're you going to, bring her over? Where am I going to go, the closet?
I'm not going to bring her here to dinner. That's just absurd.
I know you, Norman. C'mon, I know you. I know you better than anyone. You can't have other people, especially women. You just make my job harder.
Your job?
Protecting you.
Mother?
Yes, honey?
What are we trying to do, exactly?
What everyone's trying to do. Just trying to survive.
You know something? Don't think I'm unsympathetic to your plight. I know what it's like to be locked up somewhere, being watched all the time, because you put me in such a place. Do you remember?
That was your mother's decision.
Uh-uh. Don't lie. That is a lie. It was you. It was you. It was your way of trying to get rid of me. And I'm still alive.
For now.
Great seeing you, sheriff.
[As Norman gets up to leave, Romero stands up and blocks his way]
I'm coming for you when you least expect it, so don't get too cozy up at that house all by yourself.
Pretending to be dead isn't nearly as much fun as I thought it would be.
Ah, "Mr. Davidson". You need a room again for a few hours?
SLSam Loomis
No. I came to see you. This double date... I just came by to see what kind of a man you are.
Not sure we have the same dictionary definition.
SLSam Loomis
I'm not gonna stand here and explain myself to you. All I can tell you is, stay out of it.
You're right, it's none of my business. I barely know you, or your wife. But, man to man, Sam, you don't care much for her, do you?
SLSam Loomis
See, the thing is, Norman, I'm a nice guy, I really am. But in spite of that, I'm perfectly willing to kick your ass across that gravel out there if you breathe a word of this to my wife. Do we understand each other?
I think so.
SLSam Loomis
Don't screw with me.
I'm gonna hang out here, keep an eye on you. Just a little while, 'kay?
Um... I'm sorry, but I don't think you can stay here, Chick. It just might not be a good idea.
Norman, it's okay. I know about her.
You know about who?
About your mother. I spoke to her. It's fine.
[alarmed] 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. Okay?
Thank you, Chick.
No thanks necessary. We're all in this sideshow together, and then we die.
Sometimes you remind me of someone, someone I loved very much.
MLMadeleine Loomis
Who?
My mother.
MLMadeleine Loomis
Is that a good thing?
It's a very good thing.
I'm sorry. Norman will probably have to kill you. I can't do it.
It doesn't really matter. I love you, Norma Louise.
I know.
I don't like how things are.
Neither does all of anyone in God's creation. We are a species of complainers. What makes today so special?
Was Jim Blackwell driving a car?
Yes.
A '90s silver and black Lincoln?
Maybe.
Okay, well, where is the car, Mother? The sheriff was just here. They're searching for the car. So what did you do with it?
Don't worry. I hid it in the woods.
[panicked] The woods?! Is it near us?
It's far enough.
Okay, Mother, get up. We are going to that car.
Why? So you can be seen in the vicinity of it and get caught?
No, because we need to get rid of it in a better way than just leaving it in the woods like the remains of a pie we didn't eat at a picnic!
This was delicious.
Thank you. It's nice to cook. I feel like I don't do it very often 'cause Sam's always gone so much. It seems silly to go through all the trouble just for one person.
How is Sam?
He's fine. He's almost done with the deal he's got going on in Seattle. Hopefully things will settle down after that.
And did you ever get to talk to him about how you were feeling?
No. I think I was just having a bad day that day.
We all have bad days where we wonder what's real and not real.
Do you have days like that?
Yes. I think it's the nature of relationships. They shift constantly. They change shape, sometimes even minute to minute. It's hard to know in any minute what's real unless it's right in front of you and you're experiencing it. [pause] I just think you should have that little talk with Sam.
[blurting out] Wanna make a cake? And then we could watch a movie and... eat cake?
[smiles] I'd love to.
I feel terrible about last night. What you must think of me...
I don't think anything bad. I just think you're lonely, Madeline. But I don't blame you.
I just don't want to think that I was setting you up, like I was inviting you over at night, and...
And what? Do I think you wanted to be with me, to have some human companionship and attention? Of course. Yeah, I do think that, but I don't judge you for it. I understand. I sure understand what it is to be lonely, although I don't have a choice.
I don't understand.
I don't need you to understand my life, Madeline. I barely understand it myself.
Multitasking got the best of you?
Yeah, whoever decided we only needed two arms is an asshole.
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