Marion Crane, a frustrated office worker, feels trapped in her life. She can only meet her lover Sam during lunch breaks, and their marriage is impossible due to Sam's alimony obligations. One Friday, Marion is tasked with depositing $40,000, and she sees this as a chance to escape her situation. She drives to California, where Sam's store is located, but exhaustion and a storm force her to take a detour and stop at the Bates Motel, run by the enigmatic Norman and his overbearing mother.

Psycho
A woman on the run from her past mistakes takes refuge at a remote motel, only to find herself entangled in a complex web of relationships between the owner and his controlling mother.