A Death in the Family 

Norman and Emma make decisions regarding their future; Norma informs Norman of his boundaries.

Director:

Tucker Gates

Writers:

Carlton Cuse (developed for television by), Kerry Ehrin (developed for television by)

Stars:

Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Vera Farmiga	...	Norma Louise Bates
Freddie Highmore	...	Norman Bates
Max Thieriot	...	Dylan Massett
Olivia Cooke	...	Emma Decody
Kenny Johnson	...	Caleb Calhoun
Nestor Carbonell	...	Sheriff Alex Romero
Tracy Spiridakos	...	Annika Johnson
Keenan Tracey	...	Gunner
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Miss Watson
Garfield Wilson	...	Anthony Dixon (DEA)
Robert Mann	...	Dale
Primo Allon	...	Joey
Byron Noble	...	Ryan Pena

Storyline

The summer is over and it's time for Norman to return to school. He does so reluctantly and at Norma's insistence but an hallucination in the school cafeteria sends him running home. Norma decides it would be best for him to be home schooled and so makes him the motel manager. Norman and Emma agree they should date. Norma meanwhile learns that her mother has died. She tries to maintain a cool facade and tells the lawyer she wants nothing to do with her mother's estate. Her brother Caleb is still around and he tries to give some money to Dylan who is out of a job now that the DEA has shut down the grow op. A sexy call girl, Annika Johnson, checks into the motel and Norman happily offers to show her how to get to the party she is working that night.

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Plot Keywords:

crying woman | woman wears a thong | reference to t.s. eliot | hallucination | lightbulb burning out | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Norman (Freddie Highmore) spying on Annika (Tracy Spiridakos) while she showers is a reference to the scene in Psycho (1998) where he spies on Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) while she showers.

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Goofs

Norman iMessages Emma in the cafeteria. If he sent the message it should come up blue and on the right hand side, but it pops up white on the left hand side.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dylan Massett: Norman. Norman, it's time to get up.

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Soundtracks

R U Mine?
(uncredited)
Written by Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Robert Cook and Nick O'Malley
Performed by Arctic Monkeys

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1