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NATALIE:

This guy's dangerous, let's think of

something else.

Leonard takes out a piece of paper but he cannot find his

pen.

LEONARD:

I'll take care of it. Just tell me what

he looks like, and where I can find him.

Do you have a pen?

Natalie gets a pen out of her purse and hands it to him.

NATALIE:

He'll probably find you.

LEONARD:

Me? Why would he be interested in me?

NATALIE:

I told him about your car.

LEONARD:

Why would you do that?

NATALIE:

He was beating the crap out of me! I had

to tell him something!

Leonard hands Natalie the piece of paper and pen.

LEONARD:

Just write it all down. What he looks *

like, where I find him. *

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Natalie hands him a note. It says:

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"DODD MOUNTCREST INN ON 5TH ST., ROOM 6" *

"PUT HIM ON TO TEDDY OR JUST GET RID OF HIM FOR NATALIE"

Outside, a CAR ALARM starts to sound. Leonard gets up and

heads to the door, flipping through his Polaroids.

121 EXT. NATALIE'S HOUSE - DAY 121

The Jaguar's CAR ALARM is sounding.

Leonard exits Natalie's house, walks to his Jaguar and gets

in, silencing the alarm.

TEDDY (O.S.)

You should lock a car as nice as this.

Leonard, startled, GRABS Teddy by the throat.

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122 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 122

Leonard, in boxers, bandage on arm, sits on the edge of *

the bed talking on the phone.

LEONARD:

No, she shouldn't have given me that

responsibility. Sh*t, I'm not a doctor,

I'm a claims investigator.

Leonard crooks his neck to hold the receiver between ear and

shoulder and FIDDLES with the BANDAGE ON HIS LEFT ARM,*

starting to peel back the tape, t.zying to look under the

cotton pad.

LEONARD (cont'd)

I suppose, but I've got all sorts of

other considerations.

Leonard starts to REMOVE THE BANDAGE.

LEONARD (cont'd)

Legal responsibility, and large

financial...

LEONARD REMOVES THE BANDAGE FROM HIS LEFT ARM, REVEALING A *

CRUDE TATTOO WHICH SAYS:

"NEVER ANSWER THE PHONE"

Leonard looks up.

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LEONARD (cont'd)

Who is this?

He takes the receiver away from his ear as if the caller has

just hung up.

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123 INT. NATALIE'S LIVING ROOM - DAY 123

Leonard is sitting on the coffee table, relaxed, looking at

his Polaroids. Natalie (WITHOUT BRUISES) BURSTS in through

the front door, scared.

LEONARD:

What's wrong?

NATALIE:

Somebody's come. Already.

LEONARD:

Who?

NATALIE:

Calls himself Dodd.

LEONARD:

What does he want?

NATALIE:

Wants to know what happened to Jimmy. And

his money. He thinks I have it. He thinks

I took it.

LEONARD:

Did you?

NATALIE:

No!

LEONARD:

What's this all about?

Natalie looks at him bitterly.

NATALIE:

You don't know, do you? You're blissfully

ignorant, aren't you?

LEONARD:

I have this condition -

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NATALIE:

I know about your f***ing condition,

Leonard! I probably know more about it

than you do! You don't have a f***ing

clue about anything else!

LEONARD:

What happened?

NATALIE:

What happened is that Jimmy went to meet

a guy called Teddy. He took a lot of

money with him and he didn't come back.

Jimmy's partners think I set him up. I

don't know whether you know this Teddy or

how well -

Leonard is getting frustrated.

LEONARD:

Neither do I.

NATALIE:

Don't protect him.

LEONARD:

I'm not.

NATALIE:

Help me.

LEONARD:

How?

NATALIE:

Get rid of Dodd for me.

LEONARD:

What?

NATALIE:

Kill him. I'll pay you.

LEONARD:

What do you think I am?! I'm not gonna

kill someone for money.

NATALIE:

What then? Love? What would you kill for?

For your wife, right?

LEONARD:

That's different.

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NATALIE:

Not to me! I wasn't f***ing married to

her!

LEONARD:

Don't talk about my wife.

NATALIE:

I can talk about whoever the f*** I want!

You won't even remember what I say! I can

tell you that your wife was a f***ing

whore and we can still be friends!

Leonard stands up.

LEONARD:

Calm down.

NATALIE:

That's easy for you to say! You can't get

scared, you don't remember how, you

f***ing idiot!

LEONARD:

Just take it easy, this isn't my fault.

NATALIE:

Maybe it is! How the f*** would you

know?! You don't know a f***ing thing!

You can't get scared, can you get angry?!

Leonard steps towards her.

LEONARD:

Yes.

NATALIE:

You pathetic piece of sh*t. I can say

whatever the f*** I want and you won't

have a clue, you f***ing retard.

LEONARD:

Shut the f*** up!

Natalie gets right in his face, grinning.

NATALIE:

I'm gonna use you, you stupid f***. I'm

telling you now because I'll enjoy it

more if I know that you could stop me if

you weren't a freak.

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Leonard grabs his Polaroids and finds one of Natalie. He

reaches into his pocket for a pen, but cannot find one.

NATALIE (cont'd)

Lost your pen? That's too bad, freak.

Otherwise you could've written yourself

a little note about how much Natalie

hates your retarded guts.

Leonard moves around the room searching for a pen. Natalie

follows him, speaking into his ear.

NATALIE (cont'd)

No pens here, I'm afraid. You're never

going to know that I called you a retard,

and your wife a whore.

Leonard turns to face her, barely controlling his anger.

LEONARD:

Don't say another f***ing word!

NATALIE:

About your whore of a wife?

Leonard slaps Natalie. She smiles, then speaks softly.

NATALIE (cont'd)

I read about your problem. You know what

one of the causes of short term memory

loss is?

Leonard fumes.

NATALIE (cont'd)

Venereal disease. Maybe your c*nt of a

wife sucked one too many diseased c*cks

and turned you into a retard.

Leonard turns away, body tensed, ready to snap. Natalie

reaches out to gently brush the hair above his ear with her

fingers.

NATALIE (cont'd)

You sad freak, you won't remember any of

what I've said, and we'll be best

friends, or even lovers.

Leonard spins around, BACKHANDING Natalie on the cheek.

He PUNCHES her in the mouth then pushes her to the floor. He

stands over her, furious with himself as much as her.

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Natalie gets to her feet, and goes to the door. She turns to

Leonard. Her face is bloody but she smiles.

NATALIE (cont'd)

See you soon.

Natalie exits. Leonard watches her walk out to her car and

get in. She just sits there.

Leonard turns from the window and looks around the room. He

grabs at drawers, searching for a pen. He looks back out the *

window. Natalie is still sitting in her car. Leonard is *

sifting through the papers on the desk when he hears a car *

door SLAM. He looks out of the window to see Natalie getting *

out of her car. She turns to walk toward the house. Her face

is swollen and bloody.

Leonard opens the door for her.

LEONARD:

What happened?

Natalie, intensely AGITATED, FUMBLES with things in her

purse.

NATALIE:

What does it look like?

124 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY 124

Leonard lies on the bed, in jeans, topless. He reaches for the

ringing phone with his left arm. As his hand reaches the

receiver Leonard reads the tattoo on his arm which says: *

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