A burglar breaks into the house, Within moments he's overcome by a migraine or vertigo, thanks to the wallpaper's merciless pattern. He collapses, but the patterned rug is the last straw. When the police arrive, the burglar's only too happy to surrender and be bundled into a nice, restful Black Maria.

Do her eyes close when she lies down?

I know Marion is real. Of course she is. But she has the uncanny going because she looks like a life sized doll.

Is most likely hiding someone. Even the frame of the old-lady portrait is almost not there.

What a find! I'll bet wee Marion had a smile as pretty as that carefully pressed frock she's wearing.