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Some motel room you just you just wake up

and you're in a motel room. There's the key

It feels like maybe it's just the first time you've

been there, but it's near for a week three months

Kind of hard to say. It's just an anonymous room.

It's just an anonymous room. There's nothing on the drawers

But you look anyway nothing except the Gideon

Bible, which which I of course read religiously

You know, you know who you are

and you know kind of all about

But just for day-to-day stuff notes are really useful

Sammy Jenkins had the same problem, but he really had no system

He wrote himself a ridiculous amount of notes, but he get them all mixed up

You really do need a system if if you're gonna make it work

You really need a system if you're gonna make it work

You kind of learn to trust your own

handwriting that becomes an important part of your

Write yourself notes and where you put your notes that also becomes really important

You need like a jacket that's got like six pockets in a particular pockets for particular things

You just kind of learn to know where things go and how the system works

And you have to be wary of other people writing stuff for you that is not gonna make sense

Oh, there's no lead to astray. I mean, I I don't know

I guess people trying to take advantage of somebody with

this condition if you have a piece of information, which

Vital writing on your body instead of on a piece of paper. It can be the answer

It's just a permanent

way of keeping a

note. Who is this?

You say we talked before I don't remember that. Yeah,

but it's not amnesia. I remember everything up until my

I just can't make new memories, so I can't remember talking to you. What do we talk about?

Well, Sammy Jankis, I guess I tell people about Sammy to

help them understand Sammy story helps me understand my own situation

Sammy wrote himself endless amounts of notes, but he get mixed

up. I have a more graceful solution to the memory problem

I'm disciplined and organized. I use

habit and routine to make my

life possible. He had no drive

No reason to make it

work. I got a reason.

I met Sammy through work

Insurance, I was an investigator. I'd investigate the claims to see

which ones were phony. I had to see through people's bullshit

It's useful experience because now it's my life

When I meet someone I don't know if I've met them before

I have to just look in their eyes and try and figure them out

My job taught me the best way to find out what someone knew

was just let him talk and watch the eyes and the body language

If someone scratches their nose while they're talking experts will tell you it means they're lying

It really means they're nervous. People get nervous for all

sorts of reasons. It's all about context. Yeah, I was

Sammy was my first real challenge. I'd just become an

investigator when I came across Sammy. Mr. Samuel R. Jankis

Strangest case ever. Now the guy's a 58 year old 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

The doctors find some possible damage to the hippocampus. Nothing conclusive

Sammy can't remember anything for more than a couple of minutes

Can't work can't do shit the medical bills pile up

his wife calls the insurance company and I get sent

Now this is my first big claims investigation. So 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 couple of minutes

You'd watch TV but anything long within a couple of minutes was too confusing. He couldn't remember how it began

My commercials they were short

It's time for my shot crazy part was

This guy who couldn't even follow the plot of

Green Acres anymore could do the most complicated things

As long as you learn before the accident and as

long as he kept his mind on what he was

Now the doctors assure me that there's a real

condition called anterior grade memory loss or short-term memory

It's rare Legit but every

time I see him I

catch this look slide look

But he says he can't

remember me at all people

and I'm thinking that actor

So now I'm suspicious and I'll order more tests

Sammy couldn't pick up any new skills at all

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

You just get better through practice. It's a completely different part of the brain from the short-term memory

So I have the doctor's test Sammy's response to

conditioning just pick up any three objects. That's a

Hey, where were you guys when I did my CPA?

Sorry What the fuck it's a test

Sammy. We'll test this you fucking quack

Some of the objects were electrified

They'd give him a small shock. They kept repeating the test always with the same objects electrified

The point was to see if Sammy could learn to

avoid the electrified objects not by memory, but by instinct

They kept testing Sammy for months always

with the same objects carrying the electrical

To test Sammy test this you fucking

quack even with total short-term memory loss

Sammy should have learned to instinctively stop picking up the wrong objects

all the previous cases responded to conditioning Sammy didn't respond at all

It was enough to suggest that his condition was psychological not physical

We turned on his claim on the grounds that he wasn't covered for mental illness

His wife got stuck with the bills and I got a big promotion

Conditioning didn't work for Sammy, so he became helpless, but it works for me

I leave the way Sammy couldn't have it and routine make my life possible

conditioning Acting on instinct Sammy's wife was crippled by

the cost of supporting him and fighting the company's

It wasn't the money that got to

her. I never said that Sammy was

Just that his problem was mental not physical in your pocket, okay

But she couldn't understand

I did something you did something wrong now. We're gonna deal with it. We'll figure out

We're gonna try a little harder

And she looks into his eyes and sees the same person and if it's not a physical problem

He should just go anywhere snap out of it

So good old Leonard Shelby from the

insurance company gives her the seat of

Just like he gave it to the doctors. I never said that he was faking

I never said that well what mrs. Jankis didn't

understand was that you can't bully someone into remembering

The more pressure under the harder it gets

Well then calm call me back

Who

is

this?

Well, sir, that it's certainly been keeping with

some of my own discoveries. I was hoping

for a little more on the drugs angle

You hang on a second police report

mentioned the drugs found in the car

outside the house the car was stolen

But his prints were all over I got friends in the department. They give me a copy of it

I dealt with the police a lot of my insurance job my

condition. It's really tough. I can't keep it all in mind at

I have to summarize the different sections and there's pages missing. I guess I've been trying to log them all

I don't why these are crossed out

But they weren't even looking for John G the stuff they found in the car just fit in with what they believed it happened

So they didn't chase any of it up

There's something about the drugs stashed in

the car that doesn't ring true for

Because the police claimed the guy was an addict needing money to score

Which I think is bullshit because he's not gonna go breaking into places while they still got a stash that big

Well, I think John G left it

there or planted it there. How do

you know that? That's true. It fits

So he's a

dealer. I can't

blame the cops

for not taking

This is a difficult condition for people to understand. I mean look at Sammy Janakis

His own wife couldn't deal with it. I told you about how she tried to get him to snap out of it

Eventually she came to see me at the office. I found it all kinds of shit

She told me about life with Sammy how she treated him

Thank you for seeing me

You know got to the point where she'd get Sammy to hide food all around the house

And then she'd stop feeding him just to see if he's hungry and make him remember where he did in the

food A parking lot and she wasn't a cruel

person. She just want her old Sammy back. Mr.

You know all about Sammy and you've decided that he's

faking. Mrs. Janakis the company's position isn't that Sammy's faking

Just that he's conditioned can't be shown to be fit. I just want to know what your honest opinion about Sammy is

I'm not appealing the decision

When I look at Sammy, I don't see

some vegetable. I see my same old Sammy

What do you think that's like for me to suspect that he might be

Imagining this whole problem and that if I just could say the

right thing he'd snap out of it and go back to being

If I if I knew that

my old Sammy were truly gone

Then I could say goodbye and start loving

this new Sammy as long as I have

I can't say goodbye and move on. What do you want from me?

I want you to forget the company you work for for 30

seconds and tell me if you really believe that Sammy's faking his

What you honestly

believe? I believe

that Sammy should

be physically capable

of making new

memories. I thought

Don't you just needed some kind of answer didn't think it was important what the answer was

Just that she had one to believe

No, she shouldn't have

given me that responsibility

I'm a claims investigator and not a doctor

Yeah, yeah, I I guess but

I've got all sorts of other

Legal responsibility large finance

Who's this

front desk

bird right?

This is

mr. Shelby

in room

21. Yeah,

that's a

No, none at

all on the

front desk. Yeah,

I know you

said he didn't

But this guy called he's on the phone now. He says he's a cop. Yeah, and

He says he really gonna want to know what he has to say so well too good on the phone

I

need

to

look

people

in

the

eye

when

I

talk

What do you want if I did something wrong? I

don't know something bad, maybe why are you asking me?

I can't remember what I've done. You wouldn't believe me anyway

because of my condition. You don't believe someone with this condition

Nobody believed Sammy. I didn't even fucking believe Sammy

It's completely fucked because nobody believes you. Oh, it's amazing

what a little brain damage will do for your credibility

I guess it's some kind of poetic justice for not

believing Sammy. You know the truth about my condition officer

Don't know anything. You feel angry. You don't know

why you feel guilty. You have no idea why

You could do anything not if the faintest idea ten

minutes later like Sammy before done something like Sammy. I

Didn't tell you what happened to Sammy and his wife

She came to see me at my office. I thought she was just trying to catch me up guard

So I didn't tell her what I really thought but I never said that he was faking just that his condition was mental

Not physical. I found out later that she went home and gave Sammy his final exam

She knew

beyond a

doubt that

he loved

her so

she found

a way

to test

She really

thought she'd

call his

Or she just didn't want to live with the things she'd put him through

Sammy

time

for

my

shot

won't

hurt

and

what

happened

in

home

ever

since

I was wrong about Sammy and I was wrong

about his wife. She wasn't interested in the money

She just needed to understand his problem

His brain didn't respond to conditioning, but he wasn't a con man. You know when she looked into his eyes

She thought he could be the same person when I looked into his eyes. I thought I saw recognition

Now I know you fake it. You think you're supposed to

recognize somebody you just pretend to you bluff it to get

Pat on the head from the doctors

You bluff it to seem less of a freak

So these Jimmy Grant steals drugs out

of the bar where his girlfriend works,

but he's not gonna bring her along

He'll come by himself, right? I always figured the drugs

angle would be the best way to get him. No

I'm as ready as I'll ever be

You're

in

the

lobby.

I'll

be

right

there

officer

Gamble.

Yeah.

Hey

smile.

Oh,

you

Over here. How is it

officer or lieutenant camera? You

know what don't write Gamble

Why I'm undercover

This is the directions where he's going

My number's on the bottom if you need me. You're not coming. No, I wouldn't be appropriate

Nice

picture.

I

like

the

thing.

Hey,

Lenny

make

him

beg.

What

the

fuck

are

you

doing

here?

You Jimmy Grants expecting the other Jimmy's out here memory man. Do you remember me?

Yeah, I remember you or the fucks Teddy

Well strip You're

making a big

fucking mistake pal

My associates are not the kind of people you want to piss

off. Don't say anything else. I knew I couldn't trust that fuck

Take it off

your pants, too

Why I don't want to get blood on them. Oh, whoa, whoa, wait,

wait, wait, wait, did he tell you what I was taking fucking pants

I've got 200 200 grand stashed in the car. Just take

it. Just take it. You think you can bargain with me

Just take the money and walk away. I don't want your fucking money

Then

what

I

want

my

fucking

life

back

sir.

I

need

help.

There's

a

guy

in

here.

He's

hurt

bad

We got to get him to a doctor. All right.

I don't know what happened. I've got this memory thing

Do I know you? No, don't worry. I'm a cop. He's still breathing

I don't know maybe

What the hell are you guys doing down here? Well, I don't remember. I have

this condition. Well, I hope it's not as serious as his because this guy's dead

So you remember me now, huh?

You are a fucking cop. Yeah, and I'm the guy to help you find him. Get up

Lenny you've got the wrong idea

Who is that? He knew me. Of course. He did he raped

your wife. He fucked up your brain bullshit. He's not the guy

His name is James F. Grant's John G. Check your tattoos.

What was he bringing the 200 grand for? What was it

A lot of emphatomies I told him I had. Is this a drug deal? No

Yeah, that and your thing. Look, Leonard Jimmy's your guy. I just figured we make a few dollars on the side

How did he know me? The discount end. He dealt out of there the guy at the front desk

Let him know if anybody came snooping around

He called Jimmy the Mini so you're taking a picture to dump. You're fucking using me. No, you get half

He knew about Sammy. Why would I tell him about

fucking Sammy? You tell everybody about Sammy everybody. Oh listen

Remember Sammy Jacobs remember Sammy Jacobs great story gets better every time you tell it

So you lie to yourself to be happy. There's nothing wrong with that

We all do it. Who cares if there's a few little details you'd rather not remember

What the fuck are you talking about?

I don't know your wife surviving the

Hard not believing your condition the torment and

and pain and anguish tearing her up inside

the insulin That's Sammy. Let me I told you about

Sammy. Yeah, right like you tell yourself over and over

Conditioning yourself to remember learning through repetition Sammy ladies wife kill herself

Sammy ended up in an institution Sammy was a con man a

Faker I never said that Sammy was faking exposed him

for what he was a fraud, but I was wrong

That's the whole point

See Sammy's wife came to me Sammy didn't have

a wife. It was your wife who had diabetes

She wasn't diabetic think I

don't know my own wife

the fuck is wrong with

Well, I guess it can only make you remember the things you want to be true like old Jimmy down there

He's not the right guy. He was to you

Come on. You got your revenge and joy why you still

remember what difference doesn't make whether he was your guy or

It makes all the difference. Why you're never gonna know

so well. No, you won't. I will somehow you won't

I will know it'll be different. Well, I thought so too. In fact, I was sure of it, but you didn't

That's right The real John G. I help you

find him over a year ago. He's already dead

Look Lenny I was the cop assigned to your wife's case.

I believed you I thought you deserved a chance for revenge

I'm the one that helped you find the other guy in your bathroom that night

The guy that cracked your skull and fucked

your wife. We found him you killed him

But you didn't remember

So I helped you start looking again looking for the guy you already killed

Yeah, so who was he just some guy? I mean doesn't even matter who?

No reason Lenny no conspiracy just bad fucking luck a couple

of junkies too strung out to realize your wife didn't live

But when you killed him, I was so convinced that you'd remember

But it didn't stick

Like nothing ever sticks like

this won't stick. I took

that picture just when you

Look how happy you are

Wanted to see that face again. Oh gee. Thanks. Fuck you. I gave

you a reason to live and you were more than happy to help

You don't want the truth

You make up your own truths like your police file

It was complete when I gave it to you who

took out the 12 pages you probably know it wasn't

See it was you. Why would I do that to create a puzzle you could never solve?

You know how many how many towns how many

John G's or James G's I mean shit Lenny

I'm a fucking John G your name is Teddy. My

mother calls me Teddy. My name is John Edward Gamble

Cheer up. There's plenty of John G's for us to find. Oh

You do is moan. I'm the one that has to live

with what you've done. I'm the one that put it all

You you wander around you're playing detective

Living a dream kid a dead wife to pine for a sense of purpose to your life a

Romantic quest that you wouldn't end even if I wasn't in the picture

This would kill you quit it Lenny. Come on. You're

not a killer. That's why you're so good at it

Come on. What do you do? You know

what time it is? It's beer o'clock. I'm

I'm

just

someone

who

wanted

to

make

things

right

Another John

G to

look for

you're a

John G

so you

can be

my John

G. Hey,

that's not

your car.

It is

Jesus Christ, you can't take it. Why not because the

guy you just killed owns it somebody will recognize it

You know, I think I'd rather be mistaken for a dead guy than a killer

I might hang on to this for

a while Lenny. Look, don't let me

Will you help me find the keys?

Help me find my keys Lenny

The

world's

still

there.

I

believe

the

world's

still

there.

Yeah,

Lenny,

how

you

doing?

It's private back here. It's okay. We know each other, right kid? How'd you know I was in here?

Well, the Jag's out front. Should have put it around back. What are you still doing here Lenny?

There's plenty of tattoo parlors up north. Well, I guess I just wanted to get something down before it slipped my mind

All right, then give me the keys. I'll move for you. It'll be all right for a minute. Wait out there

Look, give me a minute. I gotta get something

for you fact six car license sg 137 iu

Give me a minute

will you? We gotta

get you out of

Oh man, come on Lenny, how many times I gotta tell you it's not safe for you to hang around here anymore

Because the cops looking for you now. I gotta get you a

new identity some new clothes a different car would do for now

So put these on. Oh, whoa. What cop?

He's a bad cop

He's the one that checked you into the discount ad he's been calling you for days now telling you shit slipping envelopes

Under your door shit like that. How do you know this? He told me he thinks it's funny

He's been laughing at you. You're full of shit. No, I'm not. He knows you're no good on the phone

So he's been calling you up sometimes you don't answer the phone

So he slips shit under your door to scare you into answering the phone again

Giving you a line of crap about john g being some local drug dealer jimmy grants

Who's jimmy grants? Leonard

Jimmy's the drug dealer the cop wants to know how his operations run. He's got some score in mind somehow

You're involved. Uh-huh. How do you know him?

I'm a snitch

He's a cop from out of town the local boys put us together

If he know I was helping you he'd fucking kill me. So take these clothes

Put them on and get the fuck out of here

Come

on

Leonard.

Just

go

come

by

after

the

thirties

bar.

I'm

sorry.

I

uh

thought

Sorry

That's

okay.

A

beer,

please

What do you want a beer, please you can't just wall stand here dressed like that and ask for a beer

What is their address code? Why are you here? I'm meeting someone about Natalie. Well, that's me

Yeah, we met before right?

Then why am I here? I don't know. Why don't you tell me? I don't remember

I have no short-term memory. It's not amnesia. You're the memory guy. How do you know about me?

My boyfriend told me about you. Yeah, who's your boyfriend?

Jimmy grants. Do you know him? Well, he knows you

Told me about you said you were staying at the discount

In fact, a cop came by earlier and was looking for you

Said he was looking for a guy who can't remember anything wouldn't know how he got here or what he'd done

Said I got a lot of guys around here like that

Well, you know chronic alcoholism is one cause of short-term memory loss

Are you teddy? No, my name's Leonard

Did Teddy send you? I don't know

What's happened to Jimmy? I don't know that either

You don't remember anything. You don't remember where you've been or what you've just done

No, I can't make new memories

Everything just fades. Then why did you come here? I found this in my pocket

Barbit You had to contribute. No, thanks. It's for a lot of money

Come on

proceeds are

going to

charity. Help

me out

on the

house. Thanks.

You really

do have

Just like that cop said

Your condition

Well, nobody's

What's the last thing that you do remember?

My wife That's sweet

Dying I remember

my wife dying

Get you another one

I think this one's dusty

You can crash on

the couch. It's comfortable.

Just have a seat

Thanks So how long do you

think it's going to take you?

You told me you were looking for the guy who killed your wife

Oh well, it depends on if he's here in town or if he's moved on. I have my

File here Can I ask you something?

If you have all of that information

Then why haven't the police found him for you? Well, they're not looking for him. Why not?

They don't think he exists

You see, I told him what I

remembered. I was asleep. Something woke me

Her side of the bed was cold. She'd

obviously been on a bed for a while

Had

to

be

a

second

man

somebody

hit

me

from

behind.

I

remember

It's about the last thing that I do remember

Look, the police did not believe me. If we check the police

How did they explain what you do remember? The gun incident

John G was clever

He was clever

See, he took the dead man's gun. He replaced it with a sap that he hit me with

He left my gun and he left the getaway car. He gave the police a complete package

They found the sap with my blood on it in the dead man's hand

And they only found my gun. They didn't need to look for anybody else

I was the only guy who disagreed with the facts and I had brain damage

You see the cops are not going to believe somebody in my condition

You can stay here for a couple of days if it'll help you

I have to go back to work

So, um, just make yourself at home. You can watch tv or you have some food

Whatever you want. Okay. Make yourself at home

One thing Something

to remember you

My

name

is

Natalie

What's wrong? Somebody's come already

Who? Calls myself Dodd

What does he want?

Wants to know what happened to Jimmy and his money. He thinks I have it. He thinks I took it

Oh, well, did you?

No What's

this all

I don't have a fucking clue, do you? You're just blissfully ignorant, aren't you?

Look, I have this condition

Yeah, I know all about your fucking condition, Leonard

Probably know more about it than you do. You don't have a fucking clue about anything else

What happened? What happened is that Jimmy went to meet some guy named Teddy

He took a lot of money with him and he never came back

Jimmy's partners think I set him up. I don't know if you know this teddy or how well

Neither do I

Don't protect him

I'm not Help me

How? Get rid of Dodd for me

What? Kill him. I'll pay you

What do you think I am? I'm not going to kill someone for money

What then? Love? What would you kill

for? Kill for your wife, wouldn't you?

That's different Not to me. I wasn't fucking married to her

Hey, hey, don't talk about my wife

I can talk about whoever the fuck I want

I can say whatever I want and you won't remember

I could call your wife a fucking whore and we can still be friends

Calm down Easy for you to say you can't get scared

You don't know how, you fucking idiot

Take it easy. This has nothing to do with me

Well, maybe it does

How the fuck would you know? You don't know a fucking thing

You can't get scared, but hey, can you get angry?

Yes You pathetic piece of shit

I can say whatever the fuck I want

And you won't have a fucking clue, you fucking retard

Such a mouth

You know what? I'm gonna use you

I'm telling you now because I'm gonna enjoy it so much more

If I know that you could stop me if you weren't such a fucking freak

Do you lose your pen?

Oh, that's too bad, freak

Otherwise you could write yourself a little note about how much

Natalie hates you retarded guts and that I called your wife a fucking whore

Hey, don't say another fucking word

About your whore of a wife?

You know what one of the causes of short-term memory losses?

Venereal disease Maybe you're cunt of a fucking wife

Sucked one too many disease cocks and turned you into a fucking retard

You said And

you won't remember

We'll still be best friends

Or maybe even lovers

Great

to

concentrate,

concentrate

Keep

it

in

mind,

come

Look, well,

I could

eat the

shit out

Who? Fuck Leonard Dodd, Dodd

beat the shit out of

Why? Why? Because of you?

Because of you told me to do God have reason with him

Just calm down

Tell him about daddy, great fucking idea

Calm down, calm down, take it easy

You're safe, it's okay

Come on, just sit down

Okay, you're okay

I'll just get some ice for your face

And I

told him

that I

didn't have

any of

He must have taken everything

Oh, what did he say?

He didn't believe me

I have the

drugs by tomorrow

He's gonna kill me and then he just started hitting

Where is he?

Why? I'll go see him

And? I'll give him some bruises of his own

And tell him to look for a guy called Teddy

I'll kill you, Lenny

That

is

so

Let's just think of something else, okay?

No, no, you just tell me what he looks like

And where I can find him

Have you got a pen?

In my purse

Probably

find

you

What do you mean?

I told him about your car

He was beating the shit out of me

I had to tell him something

Just write it all down

Be

careful

I'll

be

The car this nice you should lock

Who the fuck are you?

Teddy? Your buddy?

Prove it Sammy

Remember Sammy? You told me about Sammy

Geez What the fuck are you doing in my car?

What, you're sending him a one with a memory?

Do you even know why you're here?

I'm finished business

Lenny, let me inform you

Your business here is very much finished

You're still here because of Natalie

Who's Natalie? Schmuck, whose house do you think you just walked out of?

Oh, that's right

Take a look at your pictures

I bet you got one of her

Oh, nice shot, Lieberwitz

You'll want to make a note

You can't trust her

Oh yeah, why's that?

Because by now she's taken a look at this suit and the car

And she's starting to figure out ways

To turn in the situation to her advantage

She's already got you staying with her for Christ's sakes

You can't go back in there

Let me give you the name of a motel

You're lucky I ran into you

Rod, bad news

What do you mean bad news?

It's involved with drugs

All right, look, these

You see these?

This is the bar where she works

Her boyfriend's a drug dealer

She takes orders for him, arranges meats

He writes messages on the back of these

Then she slips him the answers when she serves him his drinks

Why should I care?

Because when she gets jammed up

She's going to use you to protect herself

From whom? Guys are going to want to know what happened to her boyfriend

Guys are going to come after her

Somebody's got to pay, Lenny

Somebody always pays

Maybe she'll make it you

Oh, yeah? Well, maybe she'll make it you

Is that it?

You worried that she's going to use me against you?

No Why not?

Because she doesn't know who I am

Why are you following me?

Maybe I want to help

She doesn't know anything about your investigation

Okay, Einstein? So write this down

When she offers to help

It'll be for her own reasons

I'm not lying

Take my pen

Write this down

Do not trust her

I won't be happy until you leave town

Why not? You ever wonder how long you can hang around here

Before people start asking questions?

What sort of questions?

The same sort of questions you should be asking yourself

Like what? Like how did you get this suit, the car?

I have money

From what? My wife's death

I used to work in insurance, we were well covered

Oh, so in your grief you wandered into a Jaguar dealership

You don't even know who you are

Yes, I do

I don't have amnesia

I remember everything right up until the incident

I am Leonard Shelby

I am from San Francisco

That's who you were

You do not know who you are

What you've become since the incident

You wander around playing detective

You don't even know how long ago it was

Let me put it this way

Were you wearing designer suits when you sold insurance?

I didn't sell insurance, I'm investigating

Right, right, you're an investigator

Well maybe you should start investigating yourself

Thank you for the advice

Look, do me a favor, don't go back in there

Will you take the motel out of town?

It's been fun, Lenny

Not trust

her, don't

believe his

That's

what

they

say

The discount in, 304 Leonard

Well, what then?

We just go to bed, you wait for me to fall asleep

You go into the bathroom and you slam the door

Slam it Yeah, a lot enough to wake me up

And that's it

That's it Uh, yeah, first I just need

you to put these things around the room

Just pretend they're your things

You know, just like

you took it off

I'm sorry, I just, I just mean

Whatever gets

you off

I mean, honey, it's late

Everything

okay?

You

okay

in

Is it good for you?

What? How's I supposed to lock the door?

Read

it

like

a

thousand

times

I enjoy it

I thought the pleasure of a book was him wanting to know what happens next

Don't be prick

Not reading it to annoy you, I enjoy it

Just let me read

Please?

What

the

fuck?

I

like

your

Thank you Where'd you get it?

Are you interested in buying one?

What, I haven't made a strong enough impression on you?

I wouldn't be too hard on yourself

What

am

I

doing?

Come on, I'm chasing this guy

No, he's

chasing me

I'm

98

a

month

I'm 97, tell you the round four

Sorry,

I

feel

drunk

This is a message for Teddy

I'm at the Mount Crest Inn on Fifth Street, Room 6

I need you to come over as soon as you get this

It's important Oh, this is Leonard

Thanks, bye Phew

Anyway,

except

to

get

hit

by

him

Just a minute

In

the

Hi, Teddy Finish playing with yourself, Winnie

Oh,

I

get

Amorous neighbors What are you doing here?

You called me

You said you needed my help

You know, I've had more rewarding friendships than this one

Although, I do get to keep telling the same jokes

The fuck is that?

The fuck

is that?

You don't know him?

No, should I?

Wait a minute

Is that Jungee?

I don't think so

You don't think so?

You don't know?

You didn't write it down?

Well, I might have fallen asleep before I did

Fuck, Christ sakes

Ask him

What's your

Your name? Dodd

And who did this to you?

What? Who did this to you?

You did I'm not going

to help you kill that

No, just let me think for a minute

Okay, Natalie Who's Natalie?

Natalie who? Why?

Maybe I know her

Look, we got to get him out of here

All right, all right, all right

All right, he's got to have a car, right?

So we take him down to his car

We tell him to get the fuck out of town

Or we're going to kill him

We can't just walk him out of here

Tied up and bleeding

How the fuck did you get him up here?

I don't know

You don't know

Yes, I do

This is not my room

It must be his room

Great, let's go

No, no, no, no, no, no

We can't just leave him here

Why not? Because the maid's going to walk in

She'll see him

Call the cops

He can idea us

We untie him

We clean him up

And we march him out of here

With a gun in his back

A gun? Why would I have a gun?

It must be his

I don't think

they'd let someone

like me carry

Which one? We should

probably steal his car

You know, teach him a lesson

Shut up Yeah, sorry for you to say

He's the one with the jacket

All right, get in

I'm going to ride with him

You follow us

Give me your keys

Take your own car

Yeah,

I

think

it

was

your

sinister

You should have stolen his car

Why? What's wrong with this one?

Nothing, you want to trade

So what do you do now?

I'm going to find out what the fuck that was all about

Who

the

fuck

is

that?

Guess I don't have

to worry about him

What the fuck have you got me into?

She's got inside

Who is he?

Calm down, okay?

This is my problem

You offered to help it

It has nothing to do with your investigation

How did you get me into this?

You offered to help me

When you saw what he did to my face

How do I know he did that to your face?

Because I came straight to you after he did it

I showed you what he did

And I asked you to help me

Oh, and I just take your word?

Yeah With me trying to get

me to kill the wrong guy

Did you? What?

Kill him Of course not

Hey, what? Sit down, okay?

Sit This has nothing to do with you

You help me out, and I'm grateful

You have to burn them

Leonard, you decided to help me

Trust yourself, trust your own judgment

You can question everything

You can never know anything for sure

There are things you know for sure

Such as? I know what that's gonna sound like when I knock on it

I know what that's gonna feel like when I pick it up

See? Certainties It's the kind of memory you take for granted

You know, I can remember so much

And her,

and the

present is

Which I scribble down as fucking nuts

Hey, hey, Mom, try and relax

It's not easy for me to relax

Thank

you

at

Come here, come here

What

about

here?

Maybe it's for when I find him

I've lost somebody, too

I'm sorry His

name was Jimmy

What happened to him?

He went to meet somebody

He never came back

Who do you go to meet?

I call Teddy

What do the police think?

They don't look too hard for guys like Jimmy

Like this,

John G

What are you gonna do?

Maybe I can help you find him

It's like I've

woken up in

bed and she's

She's gone to the bathroom or something

Reach over and touch her side of the bed

I would know that it was cold

Never back But

I don't wanna

wake up in

Thinking she's still here

How can I heal?

Am I supposed to heal if I can?

Did

you

sleep

okay?

Yeah, you? Oh shit, shit

I gotta be someplace

That's useful You never write a phone number on your hand?

I should be able to talk to my friend

Today about the license plate

Yeah, the license plate

John G's license plate

Will

help

you

out

of

pity

If it's registered in this state

She'll only take a couple seconds to pull up his license and registration

I'll call you as soon as I talk to him

Do you think we could just arrange a meeting now?

I'm not too good on the phone

You know, it's

great that you...

Well, that's sure you're helping me

I'm helping you

Because you helped me

So next time you see me

Will you remember me?

Lenny, before you go

Could I have my shirt back, please?

I thought you split for good

Well, things change

So I see

My name's Teddy

I guess I've told you about my condition

Only every time I see ya

Come on, I'll buy you lunch

Have I told you about Sammy Jenkins?

Mm-hmm Yeah I'm sick of hearing about the guy

What about John G?

You think he's still here?

Who? Johnny G, the guy you're looking for

I mean, that's why you haven't left town, am I right?

Maybe Lenny, look

You have to be very careful

Why? The other day, you mentioned that maybe somebody was trying to set you up

Get you to kill the wrong guy

Oh, well, I go on fax, not recommendations

But thank you

Lenny, you can't trust a man's life to your little notes and pictures

Why not? Because your notes could be unreliable

Memories unreliable Ah, please

Oh, no, no, no, really

Memories are 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

Right, I know

They collect facts

That's not what I'm saying

They make notes and they draw conclusions

Facts, not memories

That's how you investigate

I know, that's what I used to do

Look, memory can change the shape of a room

It can change the color of a car

And memories can be distorted

They're just an interpretation, they're not a record

And they're irrelevant if you have the facts

You really want to get this guy, don't you?

Killed my wife

He took away my fucking memory

Destroyed my ability to live

You're living? A revenge

Well, then we'll get the bastard

Will you stay?

I'll just count in

I don't know what room I have in my key

Probably left it in your room

I'm checked in here, but I think I've misplaced my key

How you doing, Leonard?

Probably

in

the

room,

I don't see my key anywhere

Oh, shit, that's the wrong room

You're in 304 now, I'm sorry, I fucked up

This is not my room?

No, come on, let's go

And why is this my handwriting?

This was your room, but now you're in 304

When was I in here?

Last week But then I rented you another room on top of it

Why? Business is slow, I mean

I told my boss about your condition and stuff

And he said try and rent him another room

So how many rooms am I checked into in this shit hall?

Just two So far

Well, at least you're being honest about ripping me off

Well, you're not gonna remember anyway

You don't have to be that honest, Bert

Leonard, always get a receipt

Oh yeah, I'll write that down

Hey, what time is it?

Quarter one

You... your

Tell

us

someone

will

be

out

You don't remember me

I'm sorry, I should have explained

I have this...

You did explain, Lenny

At least call me Leonard

My wife called me Lenny

Yeah, I know, you told me

Well then I probably told you how much I hated it

Yeah Do you mind taking your glasses off?

It's hard for me to...

So you have information for me

Is that what your little note says?

Yeah Must be tough living your life according to a couple of scraps of paper

You mix your laundry list with your grocery list

And you'll end up eating your underwear for breakfast

I guess that's why you have those freaky tattoos

Yeah, it's tough

It's almost impossible

Look, I'm sorry, I don't remember you

It's nothing personal

You gave me a license plate number

Had my friend at DMV trace it

Guess what name came up?

John Edward Gamble

John G Do you know him?

But his face on his driver's license looked really familiar

I think he...

I think he's been in the bar maybe

Here's a copy of his license, his registration photo and all

Are you sure you want this?

Have I told you what this man did?

Yeah Well then you shouldn't have to ask

But even if you get revenge you're not gonna remember it

You're not even gonna know that it happened

My wife deserves vengeance

Doesn't make any difference whether I know about it

Just because there are things I don't remember

Doesn't make my actions meaningless

The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it?

Maybe I'll take a photograph to remind myself

Another freaky tattoo

Tell me about her again

Why? Because you like to remember her

No, don't just recite the words

Close your eyes and remember her

These

extreme

moments,

even

if

you

Hate

the

person

who

took

them

away

I added an address in here

It might be useful

It's an abandoned place outside of town

A guy I knew used to do bigger deals there

It's isolated

Sounds perfect

I wasn't helping you for money

It's okay See, you have this condition

Oh, are you still staying at the discounted?

Room 304, left it at my place

Are they treating you okay?

We are

both survivors

Remember

Sammy

Janakis

Excuse me, sir

He left these at your table

Thanks Uh, Lincoln Street?

Oh, yeah, just go straight out on 6th Street

Go east all the way to town

Hold on, I'm just going to write this down

Oh, it's easy

Just go straight out

Trust me, I need to write this down

It's

got

in

John

Camel

I'm

Mr.

Shelby

from

304

All right, what can I do for you, Leonard?

I'm not sure

I think I may have asked you to hold my calls

You don't know?

Well, I think I may have

I'm not too good on the phone

Right, you said you like to look people in the eye

When you talk to them

Yeah, yeah You don't remember saying that

Well, that's the thing

I have this condition

A condition? It's my memory

Amnesia No, no, no, no

It's different from that

I have no short-term memory

I know who I am

I know all about myself

I just, since my injury

I can't make new memories

Everything fades If we talk for too long

I'll forget how we started

Next time I see you

I'm not going to remember this conversation

I don't even know if I've met you before

So if I seem a little strange

or rude or something

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

Yeah, I mean, I don't mean to mess with you

But it's so weird

You don't remember me at all

No We've talked a bunch of times

I'm sure we have

Yeah What's the last thing you remember?

What's it like?

It's like waking

It's like you just woke up

That must suck

That's all backwards, I mean

Maybe you get an idea

about what you want to do next

but you don't remember what you just did

I mean, I'm exactly the opposite of that

How long have I been staying here?

Couple of days

And you're holding my calls?

Like you said

Okay But this guy's an exception

You know this guy?

Yeah, it's your friend, right?

What makes you think he's my friend?

I just saw him again and that's all

He's not my friend

Okay If he calls or if he shows up here

you give me a call in my room, okay?

What, his name's Teddy?

Teddy, yeah All right

Look, I hope my condition is not going to be a problem for you

No, not as long as you remember to pay the bill

Okay 40

He's here

Lenny! It's Leonard, like

I told you before

Did you? I must have forgot

I guess I've already told you about my condition

Oh well, only every time I see you

My car He says you're a car

Oh, you're in a playful mood

It's not good for you to make fun of someone's handicap

Just trying to have a little fun

Well, if you win, though

It's broken I need

to fix for you

It's a weird touch, you're a luck

I got a lead on a place

Oh, what the hell you want to go there?

You know it

Yeah, it's just this fucked up building

Why do you want to go there?

Don't

remember

Looks

like

somebody's

Ah, that thing's been here for years

What are you talking about?

These tracks are only a few days old

Tracks? What are you, Pocahontas?

Ahn Just

take a

look inside

Teddy, I don't believe his lies

He is the one

I don't know if I've been looking

Find anything Didn't think so

Let's go, huh?

Oh, fuck this

You're gonna pay for what you did

Great forgiveness And then you pay

Man, you're a

clue, you freak

Beg my wife's forgiveness

Before I blow, your brain's out

Man, you don't know what's going on

You don't even know my name

Teddy Just because you read it off a fucking picture

You don't know who you are

I'm Leonard Shelby

I'm from San Francisco

That's who you were

Hey, come, shut your mouth

You want to know Lenny?

Come on Come on, let's go down to the basement

Let's go down, you and me together

And you'll know who you really are