'Bates Motel' Season 5 Episode 8: Sheriff Greene Holds Norman in Custody; Alex Returns to the Motel
The upcoming episode of "Bates Motel" season 5 will see Norman (Freddie Highmore) in police custody and Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell) returning to the motel.
The synopsis of the next episode, which is titled "The Body," states that Sheriff Greene (Brooke Smith) will pursue a murder investigation against Norman, who confessed to the murder of Sam Loomis (Austin Nichols) at the end of the previous episode. Mother (Vera Farmiga) will do everything she can to help Norman out of his situation. Meanwhile, Dylan (Max Thieriot) will attempt to help his brother.
A teaser trailer for the new episode has also been released online. It opens with Norman in Mother's arms as she points out that he is "in a big pickle" this time. The scene shifts to Sam's body being recovered in the well as Sheriff Greene tells an off-screen Norman that he confessed to the murder.
Dylan tries to reason out that Norman's actions were the result of his mental illness and that he really did not have any bad intentions. By the looks of it, Madeleine (Isabelle McNally) also finds out that her husband was killed by the man she shared a kiss with.
While in custody, Norman gets shoved to the ground by Mother, but all that is seen is Norman throwing himself on the floor. Finally, Romero is strong enough to go back to Bates Motel, but will he find anyone there?
Meanwhile, here is a brief recap of the previous episode titled "Inseparable."
After having killed Sam, Norman threw his corpse into a well in the woods with the help of Mother. They also found out that bodies have been uncovered from the lake, which Sheriff Greene questioned Norman about. Dylan returned home and found out that Dr. Edwards (Damon Gupton) has been missing for more than a year. Dylan urged Norman to take his pills, but Mother took over and knocked Dylan over. She tried to kill him with a knife, but Norman stepped in, wrestling with himself in reality. In the end, Norman called 911 and confessed to murdering Sam.
"Bates Motel" season 5 airs Mondays at 10 p.m. EDT on A&E.