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Memento

cast



Carrie-Anne Moss--Natalie Guy Pearce--Leonard Shelby

 

 

 

 

FADE IN:



1 INT. DERELICT HOUSE - DAY <> 1



A POLAROID PHOTOGRAPH, clasped between finger and thumb: a

crude, crime scene flash picture of a MAN'S BODY lying on a

decaying wooden floor, a BLOODY MESS where his head should

be.



The image in the photo starts to FADE as we SUPER TITLES. The

hand holding the photo suddenly FANS it in a rapid FLAPPING

motion, then holds it still. The image fades more, and again

the picture is FANNED.



As TITLES END the image fades to nothing. The hand holding

the photo FLAPS it again, then places it at the front of a

POLAROID CAMERA.



The camera SUCKS the blank picture up, then the FLASH BURSTS.



The Polaroid camera is lowered, revealing the sweaty, heavy-

breathing face of LEONARD (mid-30's). There are droplets of

blood across his face. Leonard stares, satisfied, at

something on the ground in front of him. There is WET BLOOD

on his BLUE SHIRT and BEIGE SUIT. His hand opens and catches

a HANDGUN which leaps up into his grasp.



Still staring, he crouches down and pulls a BODY off the

floor by the wet hair of its BLOODY HEAD. He slowly inserts

the barrel of the gun into the bloody mess where the mouth

should be.



Leonard FLINCHES. A DEAFENING ROAR as wet red leaps off his

face and suit and head, with a SPASM, reassembles itself

into the face of TEDDY (40's, moustache) and we-



CUT TO:



2 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 2



Close on Leonard's eyes. He rolls them to one side, then

turns his head.



LEONARD (V.O.)

So where are you?



Leonard lifts his head. He is lying on a queen-sized bed.



LEONARD (cont'd)

You're in some motel room.



CUT TO:

















2.



3 EXT. DERELICT BUILDING - DAY <> 3



A late model Jaguar bumps across some railroad tracks and

approaches a large, clearly abandoned DERELICT BUILDING.

Leonard is driving. He wears a BEIGE SUIT and BLUE SHIRT (no

blood). Next to him is TEDDY. Leonard stops the car next to a

PICKUP TRUCK sitting Outside the derelict building. Leonard

kills the engine, staring at the pickup.



LEONARD

Looks like somebody's home.



Teddy looks from Leonard to the pickup and back.



TEDDY

That thing's been here for years.



Leonard gets out of the Jaguar and moves to the pickup. He

inspects it with a methodical, practiced eye. Teddy follows.



LEONARD

I think you're wrong. These tracks aren't *

more than a few days old.



Leonard opens the door of the pickup and searches the

interior. On the dirty vinyl of the passenger seat he finds *

six BULLETS. Leonard picks two of them up and studies them. *

He drops them onto the dashboard then SHUTS the door. *



LEONARD (cont'd)

Let's take a look inside.



Leonard walks towards the house, patting his jacket pockets.

Teddy leans on the pickup, uneasy, watching Leonard.



4 INT. DERELICT BUILDING - DAY <> 4



Leonard stands in the dimly-lit, decaying former hallway. He

pulls a stack of POLAROID PHOTOGRAPHS out of his pocket and

leafs through them as Teddy starts walking towards him.



Leonard finds a photo showing Teddy with a shit-eating grin

standing in front of the pickup truck. On the broad white

strip beneath the photo is handwritten:



"TEDDY GAMMELL TEL. 555 0134"



Leonard flips the photo over. On the white strip on the back,

in the same small handwriting.













(CONTINUED)



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4 CONTINUED: 4



"DON'T LISTEN TO HIS LIES"



"HE IS THE ONE"



"KILL HIM"



LEONARD (V.0.) *

I've finally found him. How long have I *

been looking? *



Leonard stuffs the Polaroids back into his pocket, reaches

around to the back of his waistband and draws a HANDGUN,

keeping it out of Teddy's line of sight. Teddy enters, wary.



TEDDY

Find anything? Didn't think so, let's go,

yeah?



Leonard neither replies nor turns around. Teddy, worried,

affects a casual air, shrugging dismissively,



TEDDY (cont'd)

Fuck this.



Teddy turns and heads for the door. Leonard LEAPS on him,

pistol-whipping him furiously as he shouts:



LEONARD

YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID! YOU BEG

FORGIVENESS, THEN YOU PAY!



Teddy is down. Leonard DRAGS him back, deeper into the dark

house. Leonard is in a frenzy. He dumps Teddy at the end of

the hall and stands over him. Teddy SPITS BLOOD.



TEDDY

You don't have a clue, you freak.



Leonard crouches down and grabs Teddy by the lapels.



LEONARD

Beg my forgiveness! Beg my wife's

forgiveness before I blow your brains

out!



TEDDY

Leonard, you don't have a clue what's

going on. You don't even know my name.



LEONARD

(triumphant smile)

Teddy!



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4 CONTINUED: (2) 4





TEDDY

You read it off your fucking photo. You

don't know me, you don't even know who

you are.



(CONTINUED)

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4 CONTINUED: (2) 4



LEONARD

I'm Leonard Shelby, I'm from San

Francisco and I'm -



TEDDY

(bloody grin)

That's who you were, you don't know who

you are.



LEONARD

Shut your mouth!



TEDDY

Lemme take you down in the basement and

show you what you've become.



Teddy gestures towards the basement door, in pain, but

enjoying Leonard's growing anxiety.



TEDDY (cont'd)

(intimate)

C'mon, Lenny - we'll take a look down

there together. Then you'll know. You'll

know what you really are.



Leonard glances fearfully at the door, then looks at Teddy.

He THRUSTS the barrel of his gun into Teddy's mouth and WE

ARE AT THE SHOT FROM THE END OF THE OPENING SEQUENCE. Teddy

panics, shaking his head, trying to talk around the metal,

but GAGS just as Leonard pulls the trigger. A SHOT rings out

as we -



CUT TO:



5 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 5



Leonard lies on the queen-sized bed. He lifts his head.



LEONARD (V.O.)

So you're in some motel room...



He gets up, surveys the room as if for the first time. He

wears BOXERS and a PLAID WORK SHIRT.



LEONARD (cont'd)

... you don't know how long you've been

there, or how you got there...



There is a room key on the dresser. The plastic tag

identifies it as the key to ROOM 21. Leonard opens drawers in

the room.









(CONTINUED)

5.



5 CONTINUED: 5



LEONARD (cont'd)

Just some anonymous motel room. Won't

tell you anything. Nothing in the

drawers, but you look anyway.



He reaches for the bedside table drawer.



LEONARD (cont'd)

Nothing except the Gideon Bible.



He opens the drawer to find a Gideon Bible.



CUT TO:



6 INT. DISCOUNT INN OFFICE - DAY <> 6



E.C.U. of fingers rifling bills in a wallet. Leonard counts

out some money and hands it to the fat, sweaty middle-aged

man behind the counter. (BURT). Burt takes the money,

spotting something over Leonard's shoulder.



BURT

That guy's here already.



Burt TAPS the POLAROID PHOTOGRAPH of Teddy which is sitting

on the counter. Leonard picks up the photo and turns to see

Teddy APPROACHING the glass door of the office. Leonard

watches carefully as Teddy shambles up to the office door. A

BELL CHIIIES as Teddy enters and breaks into his shit-eating

grin. Leonard slips the photo into his pocket.



TEDDY

Lenny!



Leonard nods in apparent recognition, wary.



LEONARD

It's Leonard... like I told you before.



Teddy pretends to think hard.



TEDDY

Did you? I musta forgot. I'm Teddy. *



LEONARD

(smiles)

I guess I've told you about my condition.



Teddy grins and holds the door open for Leonard.



TEDDY

Only every time I see ya!







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7 EXT. DISCOUNT INN CAR PARK - DAY <> 7



Teddy starts for a GREY SEDAN. Leonard pauses behind him.



LEONARD

My car.



Teddy glances back in surprise.



TEDDY

This is your car.



LEONARD

(shakes head)

You're in a playful mood.



Leonard holds up a Polaroid of a late model JAGUAR.



LEONARD (cont'd)

Shouldn't make fun of somebody's *

handicap.



Teddy smiles and heads for the BRAND-NEW JAGUAR parked

several cars further down.



TEDDY

Just trying to have a little fun.



8 INT. CAR - DAY <> 8



Leonard drives, Teddy admires the new car' s interior,

reaching down around the seats, exploring the car with his

hands.



TEDDY

Roll your window up, will ya?



Leonard hits his window button. A few fragments of safety

glass rise out of the door, remnants of a broken window.



LEONARD

It's broken.



Teddy looks, curious.



TEDDY

I can get that fixed for you.



Leonard shrugs.



TEDDY (cont'd)

So where are we going, Sherlock?







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8 CONTINUED: 8



Leonard fishes a note out of his pocket.



(CONTINUED)





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8 CONTINUED: (2) 8



LEONARD

I got a lead on a place.



Leonard checks the note, then hands it to Teddy.



TEDDY

(surprised at the note)

What the hell you want to go there for?



LEONARD

You know it?



TEDDY

Yeah, it's just this fucked-up building. *

Why are we going there?



LEONARD

(smiling)

I don't remember.



9 EXT. CONTINUOUS - DERELICT BUILDING - DAY <>9



The Jaguar crosses the railroad tracks and approaches the

DERELICT BUILDING. Leonard stops the car next to the PICKUP

TRUCK and kills the engine, staring at the pickup.



LEONARD

Looks like somebody's home.



10 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 10



Leonard, wearing BOXERS and PLAID WORK SHIRT, takes the

GIDEON BIBLE out off the open bedside table drawer.



LEONARD (V.0.)

Nothing except the Gideon Bible.



He leafs through a couple off pages, then DROPS the Bible back

into the drawer and shuts it. He notices a MESSAGE written on

the back off his hand:



"REMEMBER SAMMY JANKIS"



LEONARD (cont'd)

Sammy Jankis had the same problem. He *

tried writing himself notes. Lots of *

notes. But he'd get confused.



Leonard licks his thumb, and rubs at the writing. To

Leonard's surprise, IT DOES NOT EVEN SMUDGE.



He notices his bare legs. There is a NOTE taped to his RIGHT

THIGH with a handwritten message:



(CONTINUED)

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10 CONTINUED: 10



"SHAVE"



Leonard pulls the note off, studying it carefully.



CUT TO:



11 INT. DISCOUNT INN ROOM 304 - DAY <> 11 *



Close on the Polaroid of Teddy. Leonard flips it over. On the

back are the messages:



"DON'T BELIEVE HIS LIES"



"HE IS THE ONE"



Leonard writes another message beneath these two:



"KILL HIM"



He sticks the photo of Teddy BETWEEN HIS TEETH as he holds

his HANDGUN up and checks that it is loaded. He sticks the

GUN in the back of his waistband, the PHOTO in his jacket

pocket, slings the POLAROID CAMERA over his shoulder.



12 EXT. DISCOUNT INN - DAY <> 12 *



Leonard leaves room 304 and heads to the office. He pauses

just outside the glass door, breathing, psyching himself up.



13 INT. DISCOUNT INN OFFICE - DAY <> 13 *



Leonard enters , confident, smiling at the man behind the

desk, BURT (fat, sweaty, 40's). Burt smiles back.



BURT

Hiya.



LEONARD

I'm Mr. Shelby from 304.



BURT

What can I do for you, Leonard?



LEONARD

I'm sorry... um... ?



BURT

Burt.



LEONARD

Burt, I'm not sure, but I may have asked

you to hold my calls -

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13 CONTINUED: 13



BURT

You don't know?



LEONARD

I think I may have. I'm not good on the

phone.



BURT

(nods)

You said you like to look people in the

eye when you talk to them. Don't you

remember?



LEONARD

That's the thing. I have this condition.



BURT

Condition?



LEONARD

I have no memory.



BURT

Amnesia?



LEONARD

No. It's different. I have no short-term

memory. I know who I am and all about

myself, but since my injury I can't make

any new memories. Everything fades. If we

talk for too long, I'll forget how we

started. I don't know if we've ever met

before, and the next time I see you I

won't remember this conversation. So if I

seem strange or rude, that's probably...



He notices that Burt is staring at him as if he were an

exotic insect.



LEONARD (cont'd)

I've told you this before, haven't I?



BURT

(nods)

I don't mean to mess with you. It's just

so weird. You don't remember me at all,

and we talked a bunch of times.



Leonard shrugs.



BURT (cont'd)

What's the last thing you remember?







(CONTINUED)

10.



13 CONTINUED: (2) 13



Leonard looks through Burt, thinking.



LEONARD

My wife.



BURT

(fascinated)

What's it like?



LEONARD

Like waking. Like you always just woke

up. *



BURT

That must suck. All... backwards. *



Leonard raises his eyebrows in enquiry. *



BURT (cont'd) *

Well, like.. you gotta pretty good idea *

of what you're gonna do next, but no idea *

what you just did. *

(chuckles) *

I'm the exact opposite. *



LEONARD

(focuses on Burt)

How long have I been here?



BURT

Couple days.



LEONARD

So you're holding my calls?



BURT

As requested.



Leonard reaches into his pocket and pulls out his Polaroids



LEONARD

Okay, but this guy's an exception.



Leonard places the Polaroid of Teddy on the counter in front

of Burt. Burt looks at it.



LEONARD (cont'd)

Know this guy?



BURT

Your friend, right?





(CONTINUED)



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13 CONTINUED: (3) 13



LEONARD

What makes you think he's my friend?



BURT

Seen you together, that's all.



LEONARD

He's not my friend, Burt. But if he

calls, or if he turns up here, then you

give me a call in my room, okay?



(CONTINUED)

11.



13 CONTINUED: (3) 13



BURT

Sure. But nobody else, right?



LEONARD

Just this guy.



Leonard indicates the Polaroid of Teddy.



LEONARD (cont'd)

I hope my condition won't be a problem

for you.



BURT

Not if you remember to pay your bill.



Leonard smiles and reaches into his wallet.



E.C.U. of fingers rifling bills in a wallet. Leonard counts

out some money and hands it to Burt. Burt takes the money,

spotting something over Leonard's shoulder.



BURT (cont'd)

That guy's here already.



Burt TAPS the POLAROID PHOTOGRAPH of Teddy which is sitting

on the counter. Leonard picks up the photo and turns to see

Teddy APPROACHING the glass door of the office.



CUT TO:



14 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 14



Leonard, in boxer shorts and plaid work shirt, rips the note

from his thigh. The note says "SHAVE".



15 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 BATHROOM - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE 15

SEQUENCE##



Leonard enters, sees a WHITE PAPER BAG on the counter by the

sink. On the bag is a handwritten message:



"SHAVE THIGH"



Leonard looks into the bag, then pulls out a can of SHAVING

FOAM, and a pack of DISPOSABLE RAZORS. He runs the hot water,

steps back and lifts his foot onto the sink. He is awkward

and uncomfortable. He notices an ICE BUCKET by the sink.



16 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 16



Leonard sits on the bed applying SHAVING FOAM to his thigh.

The ICE BUCKET sits on the bedside table, steaming.







(CONTINUED)

12.



16 CONTINUED: 16



Leonard starts awkwardly SHAVING his right thigh. The PHONE

RINGS and Leonard FLINCHES, NICKING his leg. He looks at the

phone, then reaches for the receiver.



17 INT. A RESTAURANT RESTROOM - DAY <> 17



Leonard, in BEIGE SUIT and BLUE SHIRT flushes the urinal,

then moves to the sink and starts washing his hands. He

notices a MESSAGE written on the back of his hand.



"REMEMBER SAMMY JANKIS"



He stares at the message for a second, thoughtful, then tries

to scrub the writing off his skin. To his surprise, it is

INDELIBLE. Leonard looks at it, quizzical, then notices some

markings on his wrist, pulling his sleeve back to get a

better look. He can read the start of a message:



"THE FACTS:"



Leonard is about to roll his sleeve up further when the

restroom door opens and a MAN enters. Leonard dries his

hands, then exits the rest room.



18 INT. RESTAURANT - DAY <> 18



Leonard emerges .nto the waiting area of a crowded

restaurant. He glances around, lost, then pulls out his

Polaroids, flipping through them. Someone taps him on his

shoulder and he turns to see the smiling face of a waiter.



WAITER

Sir? You left these at your table.



Leonard looks down. The waiter hands him a BROWN ENVELOPE and

a MOTEL ROOM KEY (DISCOUNT INN, ROOM 304). On the envelope is

a handwritten message:



"FOR LEONARD, FROM NATALIE"



Leonard looks at his Polaroid photograph of the outside of

the Discount Inn motel. There is an address written beneath

it (7254 Lincoln Street). *



LEONARD

Thanks. Lincoln Street?



The Waiter glances at his Polaroid.



WAITER

You wanna go east on sixth.

(points)

Just keep straight, all the way out of

town, then take a right.



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19 EXT./INT. JAGUAR - DAY <> 19



Leonard drives, consulting his Polaroid photos.



20 EXT. DISCOUNT INN ROOM 304 - DAY <> 20 *



Leonard, BROWN ENVELOPE in hand, finds the door to room 304.



21 INT. DISCOUNT INN ROOM 304 - DAY <> 21 *



Leonard enters, looks around as if for the first time. An

anonymous motel room, except that tacked to one wall is a

HAND-DRAWN CHART showing the layout of some streets, and

stuck to the edges of the chart are POLAROID PHOTOGRAPHS,

with ARROWS DRAWN from each photograph to a spot on the map.



Leonard inspects the photos. Some are buildings, some are

people. All have the HANDWRITTEN NOTES on the broad white strip

underneath the image.



Leonard gets Polaroids out of his pocket. The first one is of

the Discount Inn. He STICKS it onto an already-squashed lump *

of blue tack at the end of an ARROW drawn from a location on

the outskirts of town.



The second photo is a blurred shot of a Brunette turning in a

doorway. The name NATALIE is written under the picture.

Leonard flips it over. On the back are two handwritten

messages. The first one has been completely scribbled over,

but the other one reads:



"SHE HAS ALSO LOST SOMEONE, SHE WILL HELP YOU OUT OF PITY"



Leonard nods, then sticks the photo to the chart. He steps

back looking over the Polaroids one by one: Natalie, Burt,

Discount Inn, Teddy. *



Leonard sits at the desk and opens the BROWN ENVELOPE. He

takes out a photocopy of a CAR REGISTRATION and a DRIVER'S

LICENSE. Both are in the name of JOHN EDWARD GAMMELL, but *

when Leonard looks at the picture on the license, he

recognizes the face. Leonard moves back to his wall chart,

finds the Polaroid of Teddy and compares it to the license

photo.



LEONARD (V.O.)

This guy told me his name was Teddy.



He turns the photo over and examines the white stop on the

back. It says only:



"DON'T BELIEVE HIS LIES"







(CONTINUED)



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21 CONTINUED: 21



Leonard smiles. He goes to the phone and dials the number on

the Polaroid. A couple of rings, then it's answered.



TEDDY

Yup?



LEONARD

Mr Gammell?



TEDDY

Lenny, is that you?



LEONARD

John Gammell?



TEDDY

Lenny, it's Teddy. Look, stay there,

okay? I'm gonna be right over.



LEONARD

I'll be waiting. *



Leonard hangs up, thinking. He looks at the writing on the

back of his hand, then pulls back his sleeve to reveal the words:



"THE FACTS:"



Leonard removes his jacket, then starts pulling off his shirt.



He has WRITING TATTOOED ALL OVER HIS CHEST, STOMACH AND ARMS.

MESSAGES in different styles of writing, some CRUDE, some

ELABORATE. The messages run in all directions, some UPSIDE-

DOWN, some BACKWARDS. Leonard examines his tattoos,

methodically. From Leonard's POV, the most striking is an

upside-down tattoo on his BELLY which says:



"PHOTOGPAPH: HOUSE, CAR, FRIEND, FOE"



On one FOREARM it says:



"THE FACTS:



FACT 1. MALE



FACT 2. WHITE"



On the other FOREARM:



"FACT 3. FIRST NAME: JOHN OR JAMES



FACT 4. LASTNAME: G-------"



(CONTINUED)



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21 CONTINUED: (2) 21



Leonard pulls down his trousers. On his right THIGH, crudely-

lettered:



"FACT 5. DRUG DEALER"



And immediately below this, in elegant, neat lettering:



"FACT 6. CAR LICENSE NUMBER: SG13 7IU" *



Leonard takes out the REGISTRATION DOCUMENT and examines it.

Holding the photo of Teddy and the registration document,

Leonard checks off his TATTOOED FACTS:



LEONARD (cont'd)

(under his breath)

White... male. First name... John. Last

name... G for Gammell. Drugs. License *

plate.

(checks document against tattoo

on thigh)

SG... 13... 7... IU. It's him. It's *

actually him.



Leonard looks coldly at Teddy's smiling image.



LEONARD (cont'd)

I found you, you fuck.



Leonard turns the photo face down, takes a pen and writes:



"HE IS THE ONE"



Leonard drops the pen. Thinks. He looks at his chest through

the mirror and a backwards tattoo suddenly BECOMES CLEAR:



"JOHN G. RAPED AND MURDERED MY WIFE"



Leonard buttons his blue shirt, then writes on the back of

Teddy's picture:



"KILL HIM"



Leonard sticks the photo of Teddy BETWEEN HIS TEETH as he

holds his HANDGUN up and checks that it is loaded. He sticks

the GUN in the back of his waistband.



22 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 22



Leonard, in his boxers and plaid work shirt, shaving foam on

thigh, drops his disposable razor and cautiously picks up the

RINGING PHONE.





(CONTINUED)



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22 CONTINUED: 22



LEONARD

Who is this?

(listens) *



He unbuttons his shirt.



LEONARD (cont'd)

And we spoke earlier? I don't remember *

that.

(listens)

Well, yeah, but it's not amnesia. I *

remember everything from before my

injury, I just can't make any new

memories.

(listens)



Leonard pulls his shirt off. There is a BANDAGE on his LEFT

ARM. He looks do at the TATTOOS ALL OVER HIS CHEST, STOMACH *

AND ARMS.



LEONARD (cont'd)

So I can't remember talking to you. What

did we talk about?

(nods)

Sammy Jankis. Yeah, I guess I tell

people about Sammy to help them

understand. Sammy's story helps me

understand my own situation.



Leonard touches the tattoo on the back of his hand.



LEONARD (cont'd)

Sammy Jankis wrote himself endless

notes. But he'd get mixed up. I've got a

more graceful solution to the memory

problem. I'm disciplined and organized.

I use habit and routine to make my life

possible. Sammy had no drive. No reason

to make it work.



Leonard can see his reflection in the mirror. He studies the

tattoo across his chest:



"JOHN G. RAPED AND MURDERED MY WIFE".



LEONARD (cont'd)

Me? I gotta reason.

















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23 EXT. THE CITY GRILL ON MAIN ST. - DAY <> 23



Leonard parks the Jaguar, gets out, stops outside the door to

a restaurant, checking its name against a NOTE, written on a *

SMALL PAPER BAG FROM A PHARMACY. The note says: *



"CITY GRILL, MAIN ST. THURSDAY, 1.OOPM MEET NATALIE FOR INFO"



He sticks the note in his pocket and pulls out his Polaroid

photographs. He flips through them until he finds Natalie's.

Leonard flips the picture over. On the back are two

handwritten messages. The first one has been completely

scribbled over, the second reads:



"SHE HAS ALSO LOST SOMEONE, SHE WILL HELP YOU OUT OF PITY"



24 INT. THE CITY GRILL ON MAIN STREET - DAY <> 24



Leonard enters, walking slowly down the aisle, looking at all

the customers. He makes eye contact with a WOMAN (brunette,

30's) sitting alone, wearing SUNGLASSES. Her face betrays *

nothing. Leonard walks past. She sighs and grabs the back of

his jacket as he passes. Leonard spins around.



LEONARD

Natalie.



Leonard slips into the seat opposite her. Natalie is pretty,

but has bruising around one eye, and a mark on her lip.



NATALIE

You don't remember me.



LEONARD

(friendly smile)

Sorry, I should have explained. You see,

I have this condition -



NATALIE

You did explain, Lenny.



Leonard shifts uncomfortably.



LEONARD

Please call me Leonard. My wife called me

Lenny.



NATALIE

You told me.



Leonard raises his eyebrows, then smiles.





(CONTINUED)



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24 CONTINUED: 24



LEONARD

Then I probably told you how much I hated

it. Could you take off your sunglasses? *

It's just hard for me - *



Natalie takes them off to reveal her bruises. *



NATALIE

Yeah.



LEONARD

So you have information for me?



NATALIE

Is that what your little note says?



LEONARD

Yes.



NATALIE

Must be tough living life according to a

few scraps of paper. Mix up your laundry

list and your grocery list, you'll be

eating your underwear.



Natalie smiles.



NATALIE (cont'd)

But I guess that's why you got those

freaky tattoos.



Leonard is surprised.



LEONARD

It is tough. Almost impossible. I'm sorry

I can't remember you. It's not personal.



Natalie's smile fades.



NATALIE

I'm sorry.



She takes a BROWN ENVELOPE out of her handbag.



NATALIE (cont'd)

I do have information for you. You gave

me a license plate number? I had my

friend at the DMV trace it. Guess what name came up.



Leonard shrugs.







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NATALIE (cont'd)

John Edward Gamme11. John G.





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LEONARD

You know him?



NATALIE

No. But the photo on his license looked

familiar. I think he's been in the bar before



Natalie slides the envelope towards him, but stops short.



NATALIE (cont'd)

This is a copy of his registration,

license, photo and all. Are you sure you

want this?



LEONARD

Have I told you what this man did? *



NATALIE

Yes.



LEONARD

Then you shouldn't have to ask.



NATALIE

But even if you get your revenge, you

won't remember it. You won't even know

it's happened.



LEONARD

(annoyed) *

So I'll take a picture, get a tattoo. *

(calms) *

The world doesn't disappear when you *

close your eyes, does it? My actions *

still have meaning, even if I can't *

remember them. My wife deserves *

vengeance, and it doesn't make any *

difference whether I know about it. *



NATALIE

Tell me about her again.



LEONARD

Why?



NATALIE

Because you like to remember her. I want

to see you enjoy yourself.



LEONARD

She was beautiful. Perfect to me - *





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NATALIE

Don't just recite the words. Close your

eyes, remember her.



Leonard smiles and shuts his eyes.



INSERT FLASHBACK:



25 INT. LEONARD'S APARTMENT - DAY <> 25



Random images of a woman (30's, black hair, plain). Jump cuts

of details: a smile, eating, tucking her hair behind her ear,

pulling on a pair of trousers, watching TV, shouting in

anger. Sitting on the edge of the bed in her underwear, she

TURNS as Leonard pinches her thigh.



LEONARD (V.O.)

You can only feel details. Bits and

pieces which you didn't bother to put

into words. And extreme moments you feel

even if you don't want to. Put it

together and you get the feel of the

person, enough to know how much you miss

them, and how much you hate the person

who took them away.



26 INT. CITY GRILL - DAY - <> 26



Leonard opens his eyes. Natalie is looking at him. She nods

and hands him the BROWN ENVELOPE.



NATALIE

I wrote an address in there, too. Might

be useful. It's this abandoned place

outside of town. I guy I know used to use

it for his bigger deals.



LEONARD

Deals?



NATALIE

It's isolated.



LEONARD

Sounds perfect? What do I owe you?



NATALIE

I wasn't helping you for money.



LEONARD

Sorry.









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26 CONTINUED: 26



NATALIE

It's not your fault. See, you have this

condition...



Leonard smiles. Natalie reaches into her purse and pulls out

a MOTEL ROOM KEY.



NATALIE (cont'd)

Are you still at the Discount Inn? Room *

304? You left this at my place.



Leonard pulls out a Polaroid of the Discount Inn. *



LEONARD

The Discount Inn, yeah. *



Natalie leaves the key and gets up from the table.



NATALIE

They treating you alright?



LEONARD

(smiling)

Don't remember.



NATALIE

You know what we have in common?



Leonard shrugs.



NATALIE (cont'd)

We're both survivors. Take care, Leonard.



Leonard watches Natalie leave. He sits at the table, looking

down at the BROWN ENVELOPE and the MOTEL ROOM KEY (ROOM 304).

Leonard rises, and heads to the restroom.



27 INT. RESTAURANT RESTROOM - DAY <> 27



Leonard flushes the urinal, then moves to the sink and starts

washing his hands. He notices a MESSAGE written on the back

of his hand:



"REMEMBER SAMMY JANKIS"



27 CONTINUED: 27



He stares at the message for a second, thoughtful, then tries

to scrub the writing off his skin. To his surprise, it is

INDELIBLE. Leonard looks at it, quizzical, then notices some

markings on his wrists, pulling his sleeve back to get a

better look. He can read the start of a message:



"THE FACTS:"

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27 CONTINUED: 27



Leonard is about to roll his sleeve up further when the

restroom door opens and a MAN enters. Leonard dries his

hands, then exits the rest room.



28 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 28



Leonard (IN BOXERS, BANDAGED ARM) talks on the phone. He *

resumes SHAVING his thigh.



LEONARD

I met Sammy through work.

(listens)

Insurance. I was an investigator. I'd *

investigate claims to see which ones *

were phony. *



Leonard dips the razor into the steaming ice bucket. *



LEONARD (cont'd)

I had to see through people's bullshit.

It was useful experience, because now

it's my life. When I meet someone, I

don't even know if I've met them before.

I have to look in their eyes and just

figure them out. My job taught me that

the best way to find out what someone

knew was to let them talk.



29 INT. LEONARD'S OFFICE - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 29



Montage: Leonard, wearing a CHEAP DARK SUIT and TIE, sitting

opposite various DIFFERENT PEOPLE in an interview situation.



LEONARD(V.0.)

Throw in the occasional "why?" but just

listen. And watch the eyes, the body *

language.



Leonard watches the people's movements carefully. We see

close-ups off fiddling hands, neck scratching, etc.



LEONARD (V.0.) (cont'd)

It's complicated. You might catch a sign

but attach the wrong meaning to it. If

someone touches their nose while they're

talking, experts will tell you it means

they're lying. It really means they're

nervous, and people get nervous for all

sorts of reasons. It's all about context.













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30 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 30



LEONARD (cont'd)

I was good. Sammy was my first real

challenge.



31 EXT. DISCOUNT INN - DAY <> 31 *



The Jaguar pulls up. Leonard gets out and heads to the

office.



32 INT. DISCOUNT INN OFFICE - DAY <> 32 *



Burt is behind the counter reading a magazine.



LEONARD

I'm sorry, I think I'm checked in here,

But I've misplaced my key.



BURT

(looks up)

Hi, Leonard.



Burt puts his magazine down and gets up, sighing.



BURT (cont'd)

Probably in the room.



33 EXT. DISCOUNT INN - DAY <> 33 *



Burt, swinging a pass key on a chain, leads Leonard along the

GROUND FLOOR to room 21, then unlocks it.



34 INT. DISCOUNT INN ROOM 21 - DAY <> 34 *



Leonard enters and SCANS the room. Burt picks his nails in

the doorway. Leonard moves to the unmade bed. There is a pile

of BLOODSTAINED TISSUES. On the bedside table is an ICE

BUCKET. Next to it is a DISPOSABLE RAZOR and a can of SHAVING

FOAM.



LEONARD

I don't see my key.



Burt looks up. He REALIZES something.



BURT

Shit. Wrong room.



LEONARD

What?



Burt tries to SHEPHERD Leonard out of the room.





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BURT

This isn't your room. You're in 304. I

Fucked up.



LEONARD

This isn't my room?



BURT

No, let's go.



LEONARD

Then why is this my handwriting?



Leonard picks a WHITE PAPER BAG up off the floor. Handwritten

on the side is a message:



"SHAVE THIGH"



LEONARD (cont'd)

Better tell me what the fuck's going on.



Burt looks uncomfortable.



BURT

This was your room. You're up in 304 now.



LEONARD

When was I in here?



BURT

Last week. Then I rented you another one

On top of this.



LEONARD

Why?



BURT

Business is slow. I told my boss about

You, about your condition. He told me to

Try and rent you another room.



LEONARD

Why didn't you clean it out? *



BURT

(shrugs)

You're still paying for it. It's still

Your room.



Leonard shakes his head, smiling.







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LEONARD

So how many rooms am I checked into in

this dump?



BURT

Just two. So far. *



Leonard walks out past Burt.



LEONARD

Well, at least you're being honest about

cheating me.



BURT

Yeah, well you're not gonna remember,

anyway.



LEONARD

You don't have to be that honest, Burt.



BURT

Leonard.



Leonard turns. Burt grins.



BURT (cont'd)

Always get a receipt.



LEONARD

I'm gonna write that down.



Leonard fishes a piece of paper out of his pocket. There is a

message on it which he reads. It says:



"CITY GRILL, MAIN ST. THURSDAY, 1:00PM MEET NATALIE FOR

INFO"



Leonard looks up at Burt.



LEONARD (cont'd)

What time is it?



35 EXT. ROAD - DAY <> 35



The Jaguar speeds along.



36 EXT. THE CITY GRILL ON MAIN STREET - DAY <> 36



Leonard checks the restaurant name against the note. He gets

out his Polaroids, FLIPPING through them until he finds the

one of Natalie.









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37 INT. THE CITY GRILL ON MAIN STREET - DAY <> 37



Leonard walks through the restaurant, checking the patrons.

He makes eye contact with Natalie, but walks past her table.

She sighs and grabs the back of his jacket.



CUT TO:



38 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 38



Leonard (in boxers, bandaged arm) SHAVES his thigh, talking *

on the phone.



LEONARD

I'd just become an investigator when I

came across Sammy. Mr Samuel R. Jankis -

strangest case ever. Guy's 58, semi-

retired accountant. He and his wife had

been in this car accident... nothing too

serious, but he's acting funny - he

can't get a handle on what's going on.



39 INT. A DOCTOR'S OFFICE - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 39



A DOCTOR examines SAMMY'S head. SAMMY'S WIFE looks on.



LEONARD(V.O.)

The doctors find some possible damaqe to

the hippocampus, nothing conclusive. But

Sammy can't remember anything for more

than a couple minutes. He can't work,

can't do shit, medical bills pile up,

his wife calls the insurance company and

I get sent in.



40 INT. JANKIS HOUSE - MESSY SUBURBAN LIVING ROOM - DAY ##BLACK 40

AND WHITE SEQUENCE##



SAMMY sits smoking, smiling at Leonard (CHEAP SUIT and TIE).



LEONARD (V.0.)

My first big claims investigation - I

really check into it. Sammy can think

just fine, but he can't make any new

memories, he can only remember things

for a few minutes.



Sammy watches a commercial on T.V.















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LEONARD (V.0.) (CONT'D)

He'd watch T.V., but anything longer than

a couple of minutes was too confusing,

he couldn't remember how it began. He

liked commercials. They were short.

*



Sammy rolls a small GLASS BOTTLE between the palms of his

hands. Mrs. Jankis rolls up her sleeve. Leonard watches as

Sammy takes a SYRINGE and pushes the needle through the

rubber of the bottle. The label is marked "INSULIN".



LEONARD (V.O.)(cont'd)

The crazy part was that this guy who

couldn't follow the plot of "Green

Acres" could do the most complicated

things as long as he had learned them

before the accident...



Sammy INVERTS the bottle and syringe, DRAWS the insulin into

the syringe, withdraws the needle, holds it up to check for

bubbles, TAPPING it delicately.



LEONARD (V.0.) (CONT'D)

... and as long as he kept his mind on

what he was doing.



Sammy wipes a spot on Mrs. Jankis' arm with a swab, then

gently PINCHES the skin and confidently INSERTS the needle. *

Mrs Jankis winces. *



MRS JANKIS *

Gentle. *



Sammy looks up, worried. Mrs Jankis smiles at him. Sammy pushes *

the plunger, withdraws the needle and presses the swab against *

the skin, lookinq into Mrs Jankis' eyes and smiling back. *



41 INT. JANKIS HOUSE FRONT HALL - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE 41

SEQUENCE##



Mrs. Jankis opens the front door to Leonard. Leonard shakes

hands with Sammy, who smiles at him in apparent recognition.



LEONARD (V.0.)

The doctors assure me that there's a

real condition called Korsokoff's

syndrome; short-term memory loss, rare

but legit. But every time I see him I

catch a look of recognition. Just a

slight look, but he says he can't

remember me at all.

(MORE)

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LEONARD (cont'd)

I can read people and I'm thinking bad *

actor. Now I'm suspicious and I order

more tests.



CUT BACK TO LEONARD IN MOTEL ROOM:





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42 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 42



Leonard DABS at some blood on his thigh with toilet paper.



LEONARD

His wife has to do everything. Sammy can

only do simple stuff. He couldn't pick

up any new skills at all, and that's how

I got him.



43 EXT. MAIN STREET - DAY <> 43



Leonard's Jaguar pulls up at a red light. Suddenly Teddy is

BANGING on the window.



TEDDY

Lenny! I thought you'd gone for good.

What brings you back?



Leonard looks at Teddy, sizing him up.



LEONARD

Unfinished business. What made you think

I wasn't coming back?



TEDDY

You said you were leaving town.



LEONARD

Things change.



TEDDY

So I see. It's good to see you. My name's

Teddy.



LEONARD

Guess I've told you about my condition.



TEDDY

(grins)

Only every time I see ya! Come on, I'll

buy you lunch.



44 INT. DINER - DAY <> 44



Teddy pours ketchup all over his steak. Leonard plays with

his food.



TEDDY

Not hungry?













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29.



44 CONTINUED: 44



LEONARD

(shrugs)

It's my condition. I never know if I've

already eaten, so I always just eat small

amounts.



TEDDY

You don't have to remember to be hungry.



LEONARD

It's weird, but if you don't eat for a

while then your body stops being hungry.

You get sort of shaky but you don't

realize you haven't eaten. Have I told

you about Sammy Jankis?



TEDDY

Yeah, yeah. I heard enough about him.

Tell me about John G. You still think

he's here, right?



LEONARD

Who?



TEDDY

The guy you're looking for, Johnny G.

That's why you haven't left. Am I right?



Leonard shrugs. Teddy licks his fingers and frowns.



TEDDY (cont'd)

Leonard, you need to be very careful.



LEONARD

Why?



TEDDY

Well, the other day you made it sound

like you thought somebody might be trying

to set you up. Get you to kill the wrong

guy.



LEONARD

Yeah, well I go on facts, not

recommendations, okay?



TEDDY

Lenny, you can't trust a man's life to

your little notes and pictures.



LEONARD

Why?







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44 CONTINUED: (2) 44



TEDDY

Because you're relying on them alone. You

Don't remember what you've discovered or

how. Your notes might be unreliable.



LEONARD

Memory's unreliable.



Teddy snorts.



LEONARD (cont'd)

No, really. Memory's not perfect. It's

not even that good. Ask the police,

eyewitness testimony is unreliable. The

cops don't catch a killer by sitting

around remembering stuff. They collect

facts, make notes, draw conclusions.

Facts, not memories: that's how you

investigate. I know, it's what I used to

do. Memory can change the shape of a room

or the color of a car. It's an

interpretation, not a record. Memories

can be changed or distorted and they're

irrelevant if you have the facts.



TEDDY

You really want to find this guy?



LEONARD

He took away the woman I love and he took

away my memory. He destroyed everything;

my life and my ability to live.



TEDDY

You're living.



LEONARD

Just for revenge. That's what keeps me

going. It's all I have.



Teddy considers this.



TEDDY

We'll find him. Where are you staying?



Leonard reaches into his pocket and takes out a Polaroid.



LEONARD

Discount Inn. Don't know what room;

haven't got my key.



TEDDY

Probably left it in your room.





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45 EXT. DISCOUNT INN - DAY <> 45



The Jaguar pulls up. Leonard gets out and heads to the

office.



46 INT. DISCOUNT INN OFFICE - DAY <> 46



Leonard enters. Burt is behind the counter reading a

magazine.



LEONARD

I'm sorry, I think I'm checked in here,

but I've misplaced my key.



BURT

(looks up)

Hi, Leonard.



47 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 47



Leonard (in boxers, bandaged arm shaving foam on thigh, *

strides the row, talking on the phone and gesticulating with

a disposable razor.



LEONARD

So Sammy can't learn any new skills. But

I find something in my research:

Conditioning. Sammy should still be able

to learn through repetition. It's how

you learn stuff like riding a bike,

things you don't think about, you just

get better through practice. Call it

muscle memory, whatever, but it's a

completely different part of the brain

from the short-term memory. So I have

the doctors test Sammy's response to

conditioning...



48 INT. EXAMINATION ROOM - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 48



Sammy sits at a table. A DOCTOR sits opposite pointing out

various METAL OBJECTS sitting on the table.



DOCTOR

Just pick up any three objects.



SAMMY

(amused)

That's a test? Where were you guys when

I did my CPA?











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Sammy PICKS UP an object and gestures to the Doctor for

applause. Sammy goes for a second object, but gets a SHOCK

which makes him recoil in pain. (LEONARD TO SUBSTITUTE) *



SAMMY (cont'd)

Ah! What the fuck?!



Sammy looks ACCUSINGLY at the Doctor.



DOCTOR

It's a test, Sammy.



LEONARD (V.O.)

Some of the objects were electrified,

They'd give him a small shock.



BACK TO LEONARD IN MOTEL ROOM



49 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY #BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE# 49



LEONARD

They kept repeating the test, always

with the same objects electrified. The

point was to see if he could learn to

avoid the electrified objects. Not by

memory, but by instinct.



50 INT. NATALIE'S BEDROOM: MESSY, CHEAPLY BUT ABUNDANTLY 50

FURNISHED - MORNING <>



Leonard opens his eyes, naked in bed. He looks around,

confused. With a START, he realizes that someone else is in

the bed: a BRUNETTE with her back to him.



Leonard leans right over her to get a look at her face. It is

NATALIE. The BRUISE on her eye and the MARK on her lip are

worse than before.



She OPENS her eyes and is startled by the sight of Leonard's

hovering face.



LEONARD

Sorry. It's only me.



Leonard FLOPS down. Natalie wakes up fully and relaxes.



NATALIE

Sleep okay?



LEONARD

Yeah. You?



Natalie shrugs. She looks at her bedside clock.

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NATALIE

I gotta be someplace.



She gets out of bed, wearing pajamas. Leonard swings his legs

out of the bed and realizes that he is wearing trousers and

socks. He looks at his tattoos, as if he has never seen them

before.



NATALIE (cont'd)

Pretty weird.



She is smiling at him in the mirror. Leonard smiles, shrugs.



LEONARD

Useful. You never write a phone number on

your hand?



NATALIE *

(through mirror) *

I should be able to talk to my friend *

about the license plate today. *



LEONARD *

Yeah, the license plate... *



NATALIE *

(smiles) *

John G's license plate number. You have *

it tattooed on your thigh. *



Natalie leaves the room. Leonard pulls down his trousers to *

reveal two tattoos: *



"FACT 5: DRUG DEALER" *



"FACT 6: LICENSE PLATE NUMBER SG13 1NU" *



Leonard runs his finger over fact 6, then pulls his trousers *

up and looks around the room. He spots his suit jacket *

hanging over the back of a chair. He checks the pockets,

pulls out his Polaroids, flips through them: a Jaguar, the

Discount Inn, Natalie. He flips Natalie's picture over and

looks at the back. There are two messages, but the first one

has been completely scribbled over. The other one reads:



"HAS ALSO LOST SOMEONE, SHE WILL HELP YOU OUT OF PITY"



Leonard stuffs the photos back into his pocket, grabs a white

shirt of f the chair and pulls it on. Natalie comes back in

and starts to apply her makeup.







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NATALIE

If it's registered in this state it'll *

just take seconds to pull up his license

and registration. I'll call when I've

spoken to him.



LEONARD *

Why don't we just arrange a meeting now? *

I'm not too good on the phone.



Natalie takes her eye pencil and writes a NOTE on a SMALL BAG *

FROM A PHARMACY. Leonard puts his jacket on. Natalie offers *

him the note. It says:



"CITY GRILL, MAIN ST. THURSDAY, 1.OOPM MEET NATALIE FOR INFO"







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LEONARD (cont'd)

(leading)

It's great that you would... that you're

helping me like this...



NATALIE

(smiles)

I'm helping you because you helped me.



Leonard nods.



NATALIE (cont'd)

So will you remember me next time you seo

me?



Leonard shakes his head and reaches for the note. Natalie

grabs his lapel and pulls him down to her, kissing him gently

on the mouth.



NATALIE (cont'd)

I think you will.



LEONARD

(smiles)

I'm sorry.



Leonard heads for the door.



NATALIE

(amused)

Lenny, before you go, can I have my shirt

back please?



She tosses him his blue shirt. Leonard looks down at the

white shirt which he has put on. It is way too small.



51 EXT. MAIN STREET - DAY <> 51



The Jaguar pulls up to a red light. Suddenly Teddy is banging

on the window.



TEDDY

Lenny! I thought you'd gone for good.

What brings you back?



52 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 52 *



Leonard (in boxers, bandaged arm) STRIDES the room, shaving *

foam on leg, razor in one hand, phone in the other.









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LEONARD

They kept testing Sammy for months,

always with the same objects carrying

the electrical charge...



53 INT. EXAMINATION ROOM - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 53



Sammy sits across the testing table from the Doctor. Sammy

goes for a METAL OBJECT and RECOILS in pain from a SHOCK.



SAMMY

Ah! What the fuck?!



DOCTOR

It's a test, Sammy.



JUMP CUT TO:



54 INT. EXAMINATION ROOM - DAY #BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE# 54



AS BEFORE, but Sammy is DRESSED DIFFERENTLY. He goes for an

object and is SHOCKED.



SAMMY

Ah! What the fuck?!



DOCTOR

It's a test, Sammy.



SAMMY EXTENDS A TREMBLING MIDDLE FINGER.



SAMMY

Yeah? Test this you fucking quack.



Sequence of JUMP CUTS of Sammy extending his MIDDLE FINGER

and RECOILING in shock from the objects.



LEONARD (V.O.)

Even with total short-term memory loss,

Sammy should've learned to instinctively

stop picking up the wrong objects. All

previous cases of short-term memory loss

had responded to conditioning in some

way. Sammy didn't respond at all.



BACK TO LEONARD IN MOTEL ROOM



55 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY #BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE# 55



LEONARD

It was enough to suggest his condition

was psychological not physical.

(MORE)





(CONTINUED)

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55 CONTINUED: 55



LEONARD (cont'd)

We turned down his claim on the grounds

that he wasn't covered for mental

illness. Sammy's wife got stuck with the

bills and I got a promotion for

rejecting a big claim.



Leonard looks into the mirror.



LEONARD (cont'd)

Conditioning didn't work for Sammy, so

he became helpless. But it works for me.

I live the way Sammy couldn't. Habit and

Conditioning. Acting on instinct.



56 EXT./INT. NATALIE'S FRONT DOOR - DUSK <> 56 *



Leonard pulls up in his Jaguar, gets out, rings the front

doorbell. It is opened by Natalie.



LEONARD

Natalie, right?



Natalie nods, wary of Leonard's barely concealed anger.

Leonard thrusts a Polaroid photo in her face.



LEONARD (cont'd)

Who the fuck is Dodd?



The photo is of a MAN who is BOUND, GAGGED, and BLOODY. On

the back of the photo:



"GET RID OF HIM, ASK NATALIE"



Natalie takes the picture and examines it.



NATALIE

Guess I don't have to worry about him

anymore.



LEONARD

(snaps)

Who is he? What have you got me into?



Natalie looks up and down the street.



NATALIE

Come inside.



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<>



Natalie shows Leonard in.

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57 CONTINUED: 57



NATALIE

Calm down. You're not into anything. It

was my problem, you offered no help. It's

got nothing to do with your

investigation.



LEONARD

That's the problem! How can I find John

G. when I don't know what's going on?!

How did you get me into this?!



NATALIE

Leonard, you offered to help when you saw

what this guy did to me.



She gestures at the BRUISING on her face.



LEONARD

How do I know he did that to you?



NATALIE

I came to you straight after he did it. I

showed you what he'd done and asked for

your help.



LEONARD

So I just take your word?



NATALIE

Yes.



LEONARD

(sighs)

Something feels wrong. I think someone's

fucking with me. Trying to get me to kill

the wrong guy.



NATALIE

Did you?



LEONARD

What?



NATALIE

Kill him.



LEONARD

Course not.



Natalie waves the Polaroid at him.











(CONTINUED)

38.



57 CONTINUED: (2) 57



NATALIE

This has nothing to do with you. You

helped me out, and I'm grateful.



She tries to rip the picture. Leonard watches her try. The

plastic is too strong.



LEONARD

You have to burn them.



Natalie scrunches it up and throws it down. Leonard and

Natalie sit down on the couch.



NATALIE

You decided to help me. Trust yourself.

Trust your own judgment. You can

question everything, you can never know

anything for sure.



LEONARD

There are things you know for sure.



NATALIE

Such as?



LEONARD

I know the feel of the world.

(reaches forward)

I know how this wood will sound when I

knock.

(raps knuckles on coffee table)

I know how this glass will feel when I

pick it up.

(handles glass)

Certainties. You think it's knowledge,

but it's a kind of memory, a kind you

take for granted. I can remember so much.

(runs hands over objects)

I know the feel of the world,

(beat)

and I know her.



NATALIE

Your wife?



LEONARD

She's gone and the present is trivia,

which I can scribble down as notes.



Natalie stares at Leonard, thinking.











(CONTINUED)

39.



57 CONTINUED: (3) 57



NATALIE

Relax a little, okay? Take off your

jacket.



Leonard takes his jacket off and places it on the back of the

couch, patting the pockets as he does so.



LEONARD

It's not easy to be calm when -



NATALIE

Just relax.



She reaches for his arm and unbuttons his cuff, revealing the

end of Leonard's tattoos.



NATALIE (cont'd)

You don't seem the type.



She pushes back the sleeve, trying to read the tattoo.

Leonard watches her. *



NATALIE (cont'd)

Come on.



She starts to unbutton his shirt. He watches. Natalie gasps

as she opens Leonard's shirt and pulls it back over his

shoulders. She tilts her head, trying to read the different

messages.



NATALIE (cont'd)

It's backwards. *



She pulls him up and turns him around in front of the mirror *

to read the backwards tattoo across his chest. *



"JOHN G. RAPED AND MURDERED MY WIFE".



Natalie touches the blank area of skin above Leonard's heart. *



NATALIE (cont'd) *

Here? *



Leonard looks down at the blank patch, then at Natalie, *

vulnerable, confused. *



LEONARD *

It's... it must be for when I've found him. *

*

She looks at Leonard. Leonard shrugs. Natalie studies *

Leonard's chest, avoiding his eyes. *



(CONTINUED)

MEMENTO Pink Revisions - 9/7/99



39A.



57 CONTINUED: (4) 57





NATALIE (cont'd)

I've lost somebody.



LEONARD

I'm sorry.





(CONTINUED)



MEMENTO Pink Revisions - 9/7/99



40.



57 CONTINUED: (5) 57



Natalie picks up a photograph from off a messy desk in the

corner. She shows it to Leonard. The picture shows Natalie

smiling and hugging a smirking YOUNG MAN (JIMMY). Natalie *

looks up at Leonard to see his reaction.



NATALIE

His name was Jimmy.



LEONARD

What happened?



NATALIE

He went to meet somebody and didn't come

back.



LEONARD

Who did he go to meet?



Natalie studies Leonard.



NATALIE

A guy called Teddy.



Leonard does not react to the name.



LEONARD

What do the police think?



NATALIE

They don't look too hard for guys like

Jimmy.



Natalie puts the photo down. She reaches out to Leonard, *

spreading her fingers over the blank part of his chest. *



NATALIE (cont'd)

When you find this guy, this John G.,

what are you going to do?



LEONARD

Kill him.



NATALIE

Maybe I can help you find him. I know a *

lot of people.



58 INT. NATALIE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT <> 58



Natalie, eyes closed, has her head on Leonard's chest. He is

shirtless, lying on top of the covers.







(CONTINUED)



MEMENTO Pink Revisions - 9/7/99

41.



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LEONARD

I don't even know how long she's been *

gone. It's like I've woken up in bed and

she's not here because she's gone to the

bathroom or something. But somehow I
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