- Norma returns home in the early morning to find that Norman's bed hasn't been slept in. She soon gets a call from Nick Ford who says that he has Norman and if she wants to see him alive, she has to get Dylan to do what he asked: kill Zane Morgan. When Dylan is unable to do so he decides to inform Ford personally. Norman meanwhile is being kept in a metal box in the middle of nowhere and recalls a bit of what happened the night Miss Watson died. Sheriff Romero asks his father's ex-partner, Declan Rogers, to conduct a lie detector test on Norman. Norma blocks the sheriff's attempts to see Norman but eventually breaks down and tells him he's been abducted.—garykmcd
- Nick Ford pulls all registers to force Dylan to kill his rival Zane. Norma reacting too slowly, he kidnaps unwitting Norman and locks the knave in a concrete 'box', which fills with water and bugs, escape attempts only yield beatings. Dillon must report to Ford that he couldn't kill already paranoid Zane due to armed guards, leading to a surprise death. Meanwhile Norma wrecks her relationship with George and temporizes sheriff Romano's intent to question Norman about his teacher Watson's killing (which gives the boy nightmares), yet has to come clean about the knave's kidnapping.—KGF Vissers
- "Bates Motel" - "The Box" - April 28, 2014
Norman is driven in a car by two men. He is blindfolded. They take him to a remote field, take off the blindfold, march him into the woods, and throw him in a box in the ground. He protests they must have the wrong person, he's just a high school kid.
Norma comes home from her night of passion with George to discover Norman is gone. She tells Emma to let Norman know she's looking for him if she sees him. Emma thinks something is wrong. Norma refuses to admit there might be.
Norman lays in the box and yells for help to no avail. His hands are bound. He kicks at the door above him but it does not yield.
Norma calls the theatre to see if he is doing tech. She leaves a bunch of messages on his phone thinking that since he's mad at her that he's doing this on purpose and he's ready to report him as a missing person.
Romero meets with his dad's ex-partner Sy at the local diner. Sy thinks there's something up. There is. Romero asks if he's still doing polygraph tests. He is. Even though he's old, he's still very busy. Romero says Sy is the best at giving the test. Sy says he can't force the truth, he can just tell if they're lying. Romero wants him to give Norman a polygraph off the record. He's worried he put the wrong person away for Miss Watson's murder, even though the guy is in jail is a scumbag and deserves to be there. He just personally needs to know the truth. Sy says he'll do it.
Norma gets a call from Nick Ford saying they've kidnapped Norman and he's safe for now and she needs to do what he asks: get Dylan to do what he asked him to do. If he accomplishes this task by this time tomorrow Norman will come home safe. If not, or if she goes to Romero he will kill Norman.
Norma runs to the grow house to try and convince Dylan to do what Nick asks because he kidnapped Norman. Dylan says it's not that easy. They argue about whose fault it is. She says whatever it is he has to do, she'll help him. Dylan tells him she can't help him kill Zane. She says he has to do it and that this has to end. She says there's no other choice unless he wants Norman to die.
Dylan goes to see Jody and asks where Zane is hiding. He says it's time to get this done which is what she said she wanted.
Romero comes to the motel and asks after Norma and Norman. Emma wonders if something's wrong. Norma returns. Romero tracks her down and says he wants to see Norman. Norma says he's very sick. Romero wants to talk to him. Norma says he's contagious. Romero tells her about the semen sample. She nearly faints and says it's impossible. He says they ran his DNA. He says he needs to know what happened and wants him to take a polygraph test. Norma says he's sick and not going anywhere and begs to let it wait. Romero says he'll be back. She goes into the house and crumples to the floor in tears, hyperventilating. She calls Norman's cell phone and cries into it. She says she knows he can't hear her but if he ever does she wants him to know that she loves him more than anything on earth or in heaven.
Norman lays in the box reciting movie dialogue from "Meet John Doe." His kidnappers arrive with food and water. When they turn their backs he tries to run. Of course, they catch him and rough him up for their troubles. When they do, Miss Watson's pearls and obituary fall out of his pants. One of the kidnappers finds it and asks what it is. Norman says nothing.
Emma goes to see Norma and gives her two weeks' notice. Norma says fine. Emma says she feels excluded and she feels like she could help, even though she's not a member of the family it might be better if she's not around always asking questions and bugging her and wanting to be included. Norma says it's a shame and she's been a big help and that they'll miss her and that shuts the door in her crying face.
She calls Nick Ford and gets voicemail and leaves a message that she's doing what she's been asked and it's very complicated and to please call her.
Ford's henchman shows Ford the pearls and obituary. He broods.
Norman lays in the box. Bugs start falling through the cracks. He freaks. He flashes on a vision of a comforting Norma saying if he's ever worried to just hear her voice saying everything is going to be okay.
Dylan goes to see Zane under the pretense of bringing him groceries. Zane deduces that Jody told him where he was. Turns out that Zane has several bodyguards. Big ones. Zane asks for his gun. Dylan wonders why. He says he's not sure if he can trust him and for all he knows he came here to kill him. They pat him down, they share a beer. Zane thanks him and Jody for the groceries. Zane asks if Dylan thinks Jody has what it takes to run the business. He says he does. He asks if he thinks Zane is, or if he thinks he's just some dumb, obnoxious, overbearing, clown with poor judgment. Dylan says he doesn't think that. Zane says if Dylan picks Jody over him it will be a mistake. Dylan says he thought they were all on the same side. Dylan says he hears him. Zane tells him to thank Jody for the groceries and convince her that they need to get Nick Ford off the map. He takes Dylan's gun and takes the clip out before he leaves.
At the motel, Norma tells Emma she can close up for the night. George arrives. Emma's surprised Norma isn't happy to see him. He has flowers. Emma watches them through the window. He tries to kiss her and she asks him not right now. She says she's just had a hard day. He's confused why she's acting the way she's acting. She tells him he will never get her because they come from different worlds and he has no real troubles. He says that's bullshit. She screams at him to get out. He obliges. Emma is even more confused. Norma runs after him to apologize in tears. Emma comes out and hugs her.
Dylan goes to see Nick Ford. Nick said none of them wanted this but Zane made it necessary. Dylan says he's not dead, he couldn't get to him, talks about the bodyguards. He tells him where he is. Nick asks how they can get it done. Dylan says they'll need a bunch of guys. Nick says he's telling him he can't help him anymore. Dylan says not by himself. Nick pulls a gun and says he's sorry to hear that. He and Dylan tussle. He hits him across the head with a fireplace poker. He asks where Norman is. But Nick Ford is dead. Dylan runs.
Romero comes to see Norma and Norman and she breaks down and tells him the truth about Nick Ford and the kidnapping and Dylan and Zane. Romero says he'll take care of it.
Norman lays in the box, covered in bugs, getting rained on. He flashes back to his night with Miss Watson and he remembers some of what happened including the sex and the commentary about it with the hallucination of Norma that he was seeing as it happened. He slit her throat, washed the knife, and took her pearls. He wakes with a start in the box and screams "Nooooo!"
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