You don't think I don't know what they've done to me? No one knows better than me! They raped me! They put a dead man's body in my bed! They kidnapped my child and they put them in a box in the ground! What else are they gonna do to me? Kill me?

Norma's voice is ringing in Alex's ears. It's been few hours after she made that deal with Bob. Her terms were quite simple: an exit on the bypass that will lead to the old road with a sign of her motel to let the people know of her business and a pool. Bob can afford to do all that except that's not his style. He wouldn't give all that to her without a play. He knows Norma is not a player in town so even though he knows she has the flash drive, he will keep on messing with her. That's why he came with her in the first place. He wants to make sure Bob will understand that he will be there to protect her.

Now, seeing her lying on the floor inside a room at Bob's office with chain around her ankle, he feels so stupid. He just failed to protect her. He wanted to get her out but he's not going to be able to do it without spilling blood and it's too early for him to do it. It will mean war if he starts now.

"Thank you for coming, Alex", Bob greeted upon his entrance.

They are standing in another room overlooking Norma on the other side through a two-way mirror.

"What is this, Bob? I thought I told you not to mess with her. What is going on?" Alex asked.

"Oh, this is for you, Alex. I want you to know what kind of woman you're dealing with and that she's only using you to protect her and her kid from going to jail", Bob answered.

Alex frowned.

"I don't know what you're talking about. All I can see is Norma chained inside that room", Alex said.

Bob gestured something to one of his guys and he went inside the room. He then turned on a TV screen inside.

"What is going on? I want to see Bob. This is not part of the freaking deal!" Norma exclaimed.

Alex can feel Norma's nervousness radiating from the other room. She's panicking and who wouldn't? Her foot is chained to the wall.

"This is a live footage as we speak", the guy said.

Norma looked into the screen and saw Norman sleeping on his bed at their house. Forget panic. She's way past it. If she's hooked into a machine right now, the results will be off the charts.

"Don't hurt him. Please, don't hurt my son. Hurt me if you want. I don't care. Just leave him alone", Norma pleaded.

"You're not here to make any demands", the guy muttered.

Alex turned to Bob.

"What is the point of all this?" he asked.

"You'll see", Bob answered.

The guy sat across Norma while she looks at the screen seeing her son sleeping peacefully.

"Where is the flash drive?" he asked.

Norma's face hardened. She's not going down without a fight. She knows she has leverage and she will use it.

"No. If you touch me or Norman, that ledger will go out in public in a heartbeat and I am not kidding about that. You can choose who you want to see it first. The local newspaper or the DEA?" she threatened.

It's not an empty threat. Dylan and she spoke about that part. They came to agreement in case something happened to her, they will burn the whole town down.

"Alright…then, let's talk about something unrelated to the flash drive. How did your husband die?" the guy asked.

Norma stiffened.

Alex saw that too. She's not usually shy about telling people her husband has died but her reaction to the question on how he died is unusual.

"It was an accident at the garage. A huge shelf fell on him", she answered coldly.

"I'll ask again and think about it harder this time because we're not going to hurt your kid. We're going to call the police and have that particular incident investigated so I suggest you be honest now. How did your husband died?" the guy asked again.

Norma is trying to pull herself together. She knows that they know how. They know the truth and now they have the leverage.

"I don't know what you want from me. I already told you what happened", she said while almost crying.

The guy pulled out his phone.

"Last chance, Norma Bates. If I pressed this, there's no going back", the guy said.

Norma looked at him and then to the screen showing Norman on his bed. Tears fell from her eyes as she can no longer hold it. They got her.

"Fine! Fine! It wasn't an accident. He didn't die in the garage and the shelf didn't fall on him", she said.

"How did it happen, Norma Bates?" he asked.

Norma took a deep sigh.

"He was hitting me and Norman hit him in the head with a blender to get his father off of me. He didn't mean to kill his father but he died and I can't have my son go to prison so I dragged his body into the garage and I made it look like an accident", she answered.

Alex went cold. He didn't know that part of the story. They were being honest with each other but he has no right to get mad at her. He never asked her about it. He's just upset that she didn't tell him that but does he has to right to demand?

"Okay, you can go now", the guy said to Norma unlocking the chain around her ankle.

Norma went out and saw Alex came out of the other room with Bob Paris. The expression on his face tells her, he knows everything. Perhaps, he was watching her. Instead of feeling ashamed, anger fills her. Anger directed towards Alex. He saw it in her eyes. She is mad. Bob smiled at her and waved goodbye. Norma turned around giving one last look at Alex before walking away.