Bates Motel/'Til Death Do You Part

'Til Death Do You Part
Season 4, Episode 3
Airdate	March 21, 2016
Written by	Steve Kornacki & Alyson Evans
Directed by	Phil Abraham
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Bates Motel — Season Four

'Til Death Do You Part is the third episode of the fourth season of Bates Motel, and the thirty-third episode overall.

Starring: Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), Max Thieriot (Dylan Massett), Olivia Cooke (Emma Decody)

and Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero)

Guest Starring: Marshall Allman (Julian Howe), Damon Gupton (Dr. Gregg Edwards), Ryan Hurst (Chick Hogan), Kelly-Ruth Mercier (Nurse Penny), Jaime Ray Newman (Rebecca Hamilton), Keenan Tracey (Gunner)

Also Starring: Catherine Barroll (Mrs. Donovan), David Aguirre Firth (Joseph), Anna Hagan (Connie), Terence Kelly (Dickie Bolton), Marc-Anthony Massiah (Jake), Graeme McComb (Chris), Richard Meen (Worker), Colleen Winton (Ginny)

Plot Overview

Both Norma and Norman try and have difficulty with him being at Pineview while she begins to see some benefits of her marriage to Romero. Dylan prepares for a new part of his life.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Norman meets Julian Howe.

• Romero has workers fill in Paris's pit. One of the workers finds one of Audrey's earrings.

• Dylan goes to fire Gunner, only to find he's leaving.

• Chick, beaten and walking with the aid of a stick, shows up at the farm for Caleb.

• Romero's ex and Bob Paris's banker ransacks his home, claiming to be looking for socks she left behind. She expresses concern that she might be in trouble for laundering money for Paris.

• Romero hides Paris's money in the Bates furnace in the basement.

Characters

• Norma and Romero marry. They then kiss for the first time.

• Romero begins moving into Bates home to keep up appearances.

• Dylan decides to leave the farm and quit his potential business.

• Norma visits Norman and hides her marriage to Romero.

• Romero and Norma share a more intimate kiss that leads to him taking her to her bedroom.

• Norman confesses to Dr Edwards his fears that Norma is insane and killing people.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

• While waiting in City Hall, Norma leans into Romero to help appearance that they're a love struck couple. Instead, it comes off as awkward.

Quotes

• Dylan: I'm thinking about firing Gunner.

Emma: Why? I mean, if he worked for me, I'd fire Gunner, but why specifically?

• Gunner: Wasn't expecting you back so soon. I was just about to bounce.

Dylan: What?

Gunner: Oh, here. I wrote you a note.

Dylan: "Going to Cali. Leftovers are in the cooler. Peace out. Gunner." Wow, that's, um... That's pretty emotional.

• Norma: What were you doing?

Romero: I was looking for somewhere to do my laundry.

Norma: Just give me your laundry. I like doing laundry. (beat) Is that the truth?

Romero: No, actually, I was hiding a bunch of money down here.

Norma: Yeah, that's funny.

• Norma: Norman.

Norman: Mother.

Norma: Oh, honey, it's so good to see you.

Dickie Bolton: It's good to see you, too.

Norma: Oh, no, I was talking to my son.

Dickie Bolton: Well, I still mean it.