Psycho: Norman Finds The Body

[The CAMERA now moves away over to the window and looks up to the house, and as it gets there we HEAR, coming from within the house, the SOUND of NORMAN's fearful, shocked voice.]

NORMAN'S VOICE: Mother! Oh God, what... blood, blood... Mother...!

[We cannot entirely distinguish these exclamations. After a moment or two of silence, NORMAN emerges from the front door, dashes down the path toward the motel. QUICK CUT TO: EXT. THE PATH - (NIGHT). NORMAN is coming AT CAMERA, running head-on. He dashes into an extreme close up and we see the terror and fear ripe in his face. CAMERA PANS as NORMAN races past, holds as NORMAN runs to the porch and quickly along it and directly to MARION's room.]

[INT. MARION's CABIN - (NIGHT). NORMAN pauses a moment in the doorway, glances about the room, hears the shower going, sees the bathroom door is open. He goes to the bathroom, looks in, sees the body. Slowly, almost carefully, he raises his hands to his face, covers his eyes, turns his face away. In his shock, NORMAN knocks a painting to the ground. The camera follows it as it falls. Then he crosses to the window, looks out at the house. Norman presses his eyes, fights to find a way out of his dilemma. Slowly, a kind of settling comes upon him, the peace that comes with decision. NORMAN rises, goes to the window, looks out, and then, with resolution, closes the window and draws the curtain across it. Then he crosses to the front window, facing the porch, and draws those curtains closed. Then he switches off the bedroom light, leaving the room lit only by the spill from the bathroom. He opens the front door, goes out.]