Editing Norman Bates (section)

===''Psycho II''===
In 1983's ''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'', the first sequel to the original film, Norman is released from the institution twenty-two years after his arrest, seemingly cured. Sam Loomis has passed away at this point. Norman meets Mary Samuels ([[Meg Tilly]])—later revealed to be Mary Loomis, Lila and Sam Loomis's daughter and Marion Crane's niece—and falls in love with her. However, a series of mysterious murders occurs, as well as strange appearances and messages from his mother, and Norman slowly loses his grip on [[sanity]]. The mysterious appearances and messages turn out to be a plot by Lila to drive him insane again in order to get him recommitted. The actual murders turn out to be the work of Norman's coworker, [[Emma Spool]] ([[Claudia Bryar]]). Before Norman discovers this, however, Mary Loomis is shot dead by the police during a confrontation with Norman, and Mrs. Spool murders Lila. When Spool tells Norman that she is his real mother, he kills her and [[embalming|embalms]] her corpse while assuming the "Mother" personality once again.<ref name = "PsychoTwo">{{cite video|people = Richard Franklin (Director)|title = [[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]|medium = DVD|location = United States|publisher = [[Universal Pictures]]|date=June 3, 1983}}</ref>