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When Norman Bates is finally released from a mental institution, he returns to the Bates Motel to what he hopes will be a normal, quiet life. But he soon hears the voice of his dead mother, and the bodies begin to pile up. Has Norman cracked, or is someone trying to drive him insane?

A 5-star hotel turns into a 3-ring circus when an orangutan named Dunston checks in.

It's been two years since the death of Norma, and Norman has descended into full-blow psychosis. To the public, he's a happy and well-adjusted member of the White Pine Bay community, but at home his violent blackouts continue to increase as 'Mother' threatens to take over his mind completely.

Lola Delaney is a vulgar, dumpy, less-than-bright "shotgun bride" who is married to recovering alcoholic Doc Delaney. Their unhappy marriage is made even more unhappy when a sexy stranger, Marie, rents a room from Lola. Lola is a tiresome creature who never stops talking, especially about the "imminent" return of her runaway dog Sheba. Doc is having enough trouble staying from the bottle and resigning himself to his marriage without the curvaceous...