Bates Motel/The Truth

The Truth
Season 1, Episode 6
Airdate	April 22, 2013
Written by	Carlton Cuse & Kerry Ehrin
Directed by	Tucker Gates
← 1x05 Ocean View	1x07 → The Man in Number 9
Bates Motel — Season One

The Truth is the sixth episode of the first season of Bates Motel.

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

Guest Starring: Diana Bang (Jiao), David Cubitt (Sam Bates), Vincent Gale (Gil), Ian Tracey (Remo), Mike Vogel (Deputy Zack Shelby)

Plot Overview

Dylan gets an unexpected new position by his employer. Norma tries to stall bringing Shelby's activities to authorities until they can recover Summers's belt. However, an altercation brings to light what Norma has been hiding about Norman.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Dylan finds Keith Summers's belt Shelby kept and throws it into the water, getting rid of the last known evidence linking her to Summers's murder.

• Shelby chases Jiao into the woods and she is presumed to be killed.

• Dylan kills Shelby.

Characters

• After reporting what happened with Ethan, Gil effectively promotes Dylan and is given a position with Remo working under him.

• Emma reveals her mother left her and hasn't heard from her in eight years.

• Dylan reveals his suspicion that Norma killed Norman's father.

• Norma finds out that Dylan is taking Norman with him away from her.

• Norma reveals to Dylan that it was Norman, triggered by his father's abuse of her, who killed him and she staged it as an accident to protect Norman.

Referbacks

• A flashback reveals what happened prior and leads into when "First You Dream, Then You Die" begins.

Trivia

The Show

• Nicola Peltz does not appear in this episode and her name is removed from the opening credits to reflect this.

Memorable Moments

• After appearing to calmly digest the revelation about Shelby, Norma gets in the car, forcing Norman to jump and try to try to get her to stop.

• After seeing/hearing shots in the house, Norma is horrified when Shelby walks out with a shot out eye and takes aim at her. He then collapses dead.

Quotes

• Emma: (to Norman) I can't imagine what a shock. I mean, a guy you were really into turning out to be a monster like that.

• Dylan: I'm pretty good at this, okay? I helped Ethan a lot. I pick stuff up fast. You're not gonna be sorry that I'm working for you.

Remo: You're not working for me, dickhead. I'm working for you.