Last night, when Sam came to the motel and pounded on the door, Norman hid. Now, seeing Chambers reminds him of the nightmarish months after his mother’s death. Norman is confident that his mother will remain silent and hidden as the sheriff searches the property. He manages to fool Chambers, but he knows that whoever sent the sheriff will soon come to the motel as well. He cannot go to his mother for advice and comfort because he does not trust her anymore. The only guests at the motel checked out that afternoon, leaving the property empty. Norman is on his second whiskey when Sam and Lila arrive. When he sees Lila get out of the car, he starts gulping the whiskey, thinking she is Mary back from the swamp. Realizing that she must be Mary’s sister, he calms down and waits for them to come in.

Norman braces himself for questioning, but Sam asks for a room and signs the ledger as “Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wright. Independence, Mo.” (139). Norman knows this is a lie, the same as when Mary signed as Jane Wilson. Lila recognizes Mary’s handwriting and asks for Room 6, claiming it is her and Sam’s lucky number.