<P> En route to Fairvale, Marion pulls over on the side of the road and falls asleep; she is awakened by a state patrol trooper . Suspicious about her skittish behavior, he follows her as she drives away . Hoping to lose him, Marion stops at a Bakersfield, California automobile dealership and trades in her Ford Mainline, with its Arizona license plates, for a Ford Custom 300 with California tags . The officer sees Marion at the car dealership and eyes her suspiciously as she abruptly drives away . </P> <P> During a heavy rainstorm, Marion stops for the night at the Bates Motel . The proprietor, Norman Bates, invites her to share a light dinner after she checks in . She accepts his invitation but overhears an argument between Norman and his mother about bringing a woman into their Gothic house, which sits perched above the motel . Instead they eat in the motel parlor, where he tells her about his life with his mother, who is mentally ill and forbids him to have an independent life . </P> <P> Moved by Norman's story, Marion decides to drive back to Phoenix in the morning to return the stolen money, which she hides in a folded newspaper on the nightstand . As she showers, a shadowy figure stabs her to death with a chef's knife . After seeing blood, Norman panics and runs to Marion's room, where he discovers her body . He cleans up the crime scene, putting Marion's corpse and her possessions--including the stolen money--into the trunk of her car and sinking it in the swamps near the motel . </P> <P> A week later, Marion's sister Lila arrives in Fairvale and confronts Sam about Marion's whereabouts . Private investigator Milton Arbogast approaches them and confirms that Marion is wanted for stealing the $40,000 . He sleuths local hotels and motels, and Norman's evasive and inconsistent answers arouse his suspicion . After hearing that Marion met Norman's mother, he asks to speak with her, but Norman refuses to allow it . Arbogast updates Sam and Lila about his search for Marion and promises to phone again soon . He goes to the Bates' home in search of Norman's mother; as he reaches the top of the stairs, he is murdered . </P>

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