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再來一郭劇本......我太無聊了= ="
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!
(CONTINUED)
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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.
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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.
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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?
(CONTINUED)
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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?
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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.
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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"
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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.
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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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24 CONTINUED: (2) 24
NATALIE (cont'd)
John Edward Gamme11. John G.
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24 CONTINUED: (3) 24
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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24 CONTINUED: (3) 24
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.
(CONTINUED)
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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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34 CONTINUED: (2) 34
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.
(CONTINUED)
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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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41 CONTINUED: 41
LEONARD (cont'd)
I can read people and I'm thinking bad *
actor. Now I'm suspicious and I order
more tests.
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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?
(CONTINUED)
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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?
(CONTINUED)
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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?
(CONTINUED)
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48 CONTINUED: 48
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.
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: 50
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.
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: (2) 50
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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50 CONTINUED: (3) 50
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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52 CONTINUED: 52
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.
57 INT. NATALIE'S LIVING ROOM: COMFORTABLE AND MESSY - NIGHT 57
<>
Natalie shows Leonard in.
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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)
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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. *
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NATALIE (cont'd)
I've lost somebody.
LEONARD
I'm sorry.
(CONTINUED)
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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.
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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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