James later called to the house to see Norman and to find out more about him. Norman then went fishing with Shelby (despite not wanting to go) but the trip was cut short when Shelby left to investigate the discovery of Keith's severed hand in the lake. Norman asked him what it was like to sleep with Norma and this made James believe that Norman's feelings for his mother were much deeper.

He stormed outside to chop wood and Romero followed him in order to try and have a heart-to-heart with him. Wanting to flee the country with her sons, she ultimately allowed the polygraph, wherein Norman was asked if he killed Blaire Watson. At the preliminary hearing, the judge revealed that if convicted he would face the death penalty. Hearing the noise of the ambulance and police cars, Norman wandered down to the scene and believed he had something to do with it, but Norma reassured him he didn't cause it. He also urged Dylan to come clean to Norma and this caused Norma to storm out of the house.

She also decided to make him motel manager. Norman se jette sur lui et Dylan finit par le tuer. Norman went back down to the basement and in his "Mother" persona told Caleb that both he and Norman were in love with "her" and that he had to die. Dylan later awoke to hear rattling coming from the kitchen. Dylan distrait Shelby, laissant ainsi du temps à Norman pour partir., and tried to escape in a panic.

He went upstairs and headed towards her room where upon opening the door he saw both Norma and Norman asleep on the bed. Norman later denied breaking into the house when Dylan asked him about it.

Over breakfast, he noticed things were different, such as the new drapes.

She told Dylan that Norman needed to be protected. Norma became curious when Annika failed to return home, especially after Norman had lied about not being with her and Emma stating otherwise. Over dinner, they argued about how things were going and she got angry when he revealed that he had met Madeleine. Norma found Norman in the basement and comforted him. As they walked, she questioned him about what he had revealed to Dr. Edwards and told him not to talk about his father as it would upset him.

Après que Bradley ait tué Norman cache Bradley dans la cave du motel, où elle avoue avoir tué Gil. As he sat down to dinner, he was joined by a fellow patient, Julian and told him his turkey pot pie reminded him of someone. He later found her searching the pit and when a family arrived to check in, he told Norma to go up to the house to clean herself up as he would check them in. The following day, as Norma got a repairman in, who mentioned not to light the furnace due to the cracks in it, Norman eavesdropped from the stairs. Finding Norman walking in the rain, Blaire Watson offered him a ride in her car and brought him to her house, where she cleaned his face.

As he sat at the opposite end of the table, he started creeping Norma out.

Norman seems like he is a bright young man and appears polite around others. Norma drove Norman home, and he made her pull over to let him out. He told her where to take a turn. He begged the sheriff to give him his meds so the delusions would stop and she told him that he would get them down at the station. Later, Norman approached Norma as she was about to prepare dinner and asked her if she was wearing the same dress when he last saw her and said her blue and white dress was his favorite.

Returning to the house clearly drunk, he went into Norma's room to change out of his clothes. Norman therefore had Dylan take her instead.

Things escalated when he realized just how involved in their lives Romero was and when Romero told him he would get used to it, Norman completely went off the rails, informing him that he would never come between Norma and him. In her room, Blaire Watson's corpse is shown on the floor with her throat slashed and in a pool of blood.

Norma didn't believe Shelby was guilty until Jiao identified him as the man who was assaulting her. "Mother" later awoke Norman and told him that Dylan had to be dealt with as it should only be the two of them together forever. He was transported to hospital where he told his mother about his "dream" of killing Blaire Watson.