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BLONDE:

Slam it?

LEONARD:

Just loud enough to wake me up.

BLONDE:

That's it?

LEONARD:

That's it.

Leonard gets up, pulls a paper shopping bag out of the closet

and hands it to the Blonde.

LEONARD (cont'd)

But, first I need you to put these things

around.

The Blonde looks confused.

LEONARD (cont'd)

Just pretend these things are yours, and

this is your bedroom.

The Blonde pulls a bra out of the bag.

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BLONDE:

Should I wear it?

LEONARD:

No. Just leave the stuff lying around as

if it were yours. Like you just took it

off or something.

BLONDE:

Whatever gets you off.

The Blonde pulls the hairbrush out of the bag. She moves to

brush her hair with it, but Leonard stops her.

LEONARD:

No! No, don't use it, you, I mean it's...

you just have to put it where you would

if it were yours.

The Blonde sees the BLACK HAIR stuck in the brush.

113 INT. DISCOUNT INN ROOM 304 - NIGHT 113

The lights are off. The Blonde and Leonard are lying side by

side in bed.

The Blonde checks to see that Leonard is asleep, then slips

out of bed. She grabs her purse then opens the bathroom door.

She looks back at Leonard, asleep. She moves into the

bathroom and shuts the door firmly, making a LOUD BANG.

Leonard's EYES OPEN.

114 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQCTENCE## 114

Leonard (boxers, bandaged arm) TATTOOS HIMSELF as he talks on *

the phone. So far he has tattooed:

"FACT 5."

LEONARD:

The drugs stashed in the car doesn't

ring true for me.

Leonard consults his FILE CARD, which says:

"TATTOO:
ACCESS TO DRUGS"

LEONARD (cont'd)

The police figure the guy was an addict

needing money to score, but I'm not

convinced. He's not gonna be breaking in

when he's still got a stash that big.

(MORE)

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LEONARD (cont'd)

(listens)

I think John G. left it or planted it.

(listens)

Well, it was a lot for one guy's

personal use.

(listens)

How do you know that?

(listens, checks report)

Right, that's true. It fits.

(listens)

Too much for personal use, so he deals.

Leonard takes his pen and alters his FILE CARD to read:

"TATTOO:
FACT 5. DRUG DEALER"

Leonard picks up the NEEDLE/PEN and continues his tattoo.

115 EXT. NATALIE'S HOUSE - DAY 115

The CAR ALARM of the Jaguar is SOUNDING.

Leonard exits, walks to the car and gets in, switching off

the alarm.

TEDDY (O.S.)

You should lock a car as nice as this.

Teddy is in the passenger seat. Leonard, startled, GRABS him

by the throat.

LEONARD:

Who the f*** are you?

TEDDY:

(gasping)

Teddy. Your buddy.

LEONARD:

Prove it.

TEDDY:

(gasping)

Sammy. Remember Sammy. You told me about

Sammy.

Leonard lets him go.

LEONARD:

What are you doing in my car?

Teddy is now wearing his big grin, rubbing his neck.

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TEDDY:

Sense of humour went with the memory,

huh? You know why you're still here,

don't you?

LEONARD:

Unfinished business.

TEDDY:

Lenny, as a buddy, let me inform you.

Your business here is very much finished.

You're still here because of Natalie.

LEONARD:

Who's she?

Teddy chuckles.

TEDDY:

Whose house do you think you just walked

out of?

Leonard looks at the house. Teddy motions towards Leonard's

pockets.

TEDDY (cont'd)

Take a look at your pictures, I bet you

got one of her.

Leonard pulls out his Polaroids and flips through them. He

pauses at the one of Natalie. Teddy SWIPES it out of his

hands to get a better look at the blurred image of Natalie

turning in a doorway.

TEDDY (cont'd)

Great shot, Lenny.

Teddy flips the photo over. There is nothing on the back.

Teddy hands it back to Leonard.

TEDDY (cont'd)

You wanna make a note that you can't

trust her.

LEONARD:

Why's that?

TEDDY:

Because she'll have taken one look at

your clothes and your car and started

thinking of ways to turn the situation to

her advantage. She's already got you

staying with her, for f***'s sake.

(MORE)

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TEDDY (cont'd)

You can't stay with her. Let me give you

the name of a motel.

Teddy starts looking for a piece of paper.

TEDDY (cont'd)

Good thing I found you. She's bad news.

LEONARD:

What do you mean "bad news"?

TEDDY:

She's involved with these drug dealers.

Teddy opens the GLOVE COMPARTMENT, finding a STACK OF BEER

MATS from a local bar called FERDY'S. *

TEDDY (cont'd)

See these? That's the bar where she

works. Her boyfriend's a drug dealer.

She'd take orders for him, arrange meets.

He'd write messages on these, then leave

it on the bar. She'd drop replies when

she served him drinks.

LEONARD:

Why should I care?

Teddy starts writing on the BEER MAT.

TEDDY:

She's gonna use you. To protect herself.

LEONARD:

From who?

TEDDY:

Guys who'll come after her. Guys who'll

want to know what happened to her

boyfriend. They'll want to make somebody

pay. Maybe she'll try and make it you.

LEONARD:

Yeah, well maybe she'll make it you. Is

that it? You worried she'll use me

against you?

TEDDY:

She couldn't.

LEONARD:

Why not?

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TEDDY:

(grins)

She has no idea who I am.

LEONARD:

Why are you following me?

TEDDY:

I'm trying to help you. I knew she'd get

her claws into you. She doesn't know

anything about your investigation, so

when she offers to help you, it'll be for

her own reasons. Why would I lie? Do not

go back to her. Take out a pen, write

yourself a note, do not trust her.

Leonard takes out his pen, places the picture of Natalie face

down on the dash and writes on the white strip on the back:

"DON'T TRUST HER"

LEONARD:

Happy now?

TEDDY:

I won't be happy until you leave town.

LEONARD:

Why?

TEDDY:

How long do you think you can hang around

here before people start asking

questions?

LEONARD:

What sort of questions?

TEDDY:

The sort of questions you should be

asking yourself.

LEONARD:

Like what?

TEDDY:

Like how'd you get this car? That suit?

LEONARD:

I have money.

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TEDDY:

From what?

LEONARD:

My wife's death. I used to work in

Insurance, we were well covered.

TEDDY:

So in your grief you wandered into a

Jaguar dealership?

Leonard says nothing. Teddy laughs.

TEDDY (cont'd)

You haven't got a clue, have you? You

don't even know who you are?

LEONARD:

Yes, I do. I don't have amnesia. I

remember everything about myself up until

the incident. I'm Leonard Shelby, I'm

from San Fran -

TEDDY:

That's who you were, Lenny. You don't

know who you are, who you've become since

the incident. You're wandering around,

playing detective... and you don't even

know how long ago it was.

Teddy reaches out to Leonard's lapel, and gently opens his

jacket to reveal the label.

TEDDY (cont'd)

Put it this way. Were you wearing

designer suits when you sold insurance?*

Leonard looks down at his suit, then back to Teddy.

LEONARD:

I didn't sell -

TEDDY:

I know, you investigated. Maybe you need

to apply some of your investigative

skills to yourself.

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