dˈʊɹɹɪŋ dˈɪnɚ, mˈɛɹi dʒˈɛntli sədʒˈɛsts ðæt bˈeɪts pˌʊt hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ ɪn ɐ mˈɛntəl ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən, bˌʌt hiː dᵻnˈaɪz ðɛɹ ɪz ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɹˈɔŋ wɪð hɜː; "wiː ˈɔːl ɡˌoʊ ɐ lˈɪɾəl mˈæd sˈʌmtaɪmz," hiː sˈɛz.
During dinner, Mary gently suggests that Bates put his mother in a mental institution, but he denies there is anything wrong with her; "We all go a little mad sometimes," he says.