Norman is happy to be back home but biter to find out Norma paid for his therapy with a marriage, consumated it, and lied about it. Dylan and Emma were to get a festive sendoff with dinner and Christmas tree selection, but Norman's hostility to Romero spoils everything, he even sort of waves with an ax he chopped wood with out of frustration, especially as Norma seems to claim a love life of her own, Norman blames her having stifled every other love option for him. Federal agents stop Rebecca from returning home to the Midwest for a thorough DEA investigation.
—KGF Vissers