Memento Page #16

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"NEVER ANSWER THE PHONE"

Leonard strokes the tattoo as he lets the phone ring. It

stops. Leonard goes to the door, opens it and checks the

number of the room: 21. He goes back to the phone, makes a

call.

LEONARD:

Front desk? Burt, right. Well, this is

Mr. Shelby in Room 21. I don't want any*

calls, none at all, got it? Thanks. *

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125 EXT. NATALIE'S HOUSE - DAY 125

Leonard's Jaguar pulls up. Leonard and Natalie (WITHOUT

BRUISES) get out. Leonard is carrying his sports bag. *

126 INT. NATALIE'S LIVING ROOM - DAY 126

Natalie leads Leonard in, self-conscious about her messy

living room.

NATALIE:

You can just crash out on the couch.

You'll be comfortable.

Leonard nods and stands awkwardly.

NATALIE (cont'd)

Uh, take a seat.

Leonard smiles and sits down in a chair. Natalie clears

things off the coffee table. Leonard unzips his bag and looks *

through his things, pulling out his file. *

NATALIE (cont'd)

So how long you think it's gonna take

you?

Leonard raises his eyebrows.

NATALIE (cont'd)

You told me you were looking for the guy

who killed your wife.

LEONARD:

(consulting file) *

Depends on if he's here in town. Or if

he's moved on. See, I've got all this -*

NATALIE:

Can I ask you something?

Leonard nods.

NATALIE (cont'd)

If you've got all this information, how

come the police haven't found him for

you?

LEONARD:

They're not looking for him.

NATALIE:

Why not?

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Leonard runs his finger down the list of conclusions on the*

back of his file.

LEONARD:

They don't think he exists.

Natalie looks confused.

LEONARD (cont'd)

I told them what I remembered. I was

asleep, something woke me up...

CUT TO FLASHBACK

127 INT. LEONARD'S APARTMENT BEDROOM - NIGHT 127

Leonard opens his eyes. He slides his hand over to the empty

space on the bed beside him, feeling the sheet.

LEONARD (V.0.)

Her side of the bed was cold. She'd been *

out of bed for a while.

Leonard sits up in bed, listening.

128 INT. LEONARD'S HALLWAY WITH WOODEN FLOORS AND HIGH CEILINGS 128

NIGHT:

We move down the hail towards a closed door. Shadows and *

light play across the floorboards from the gap under the *

door. An ominous rumbling builds. *

A128 INSERT QUICK CUTS: A128

Extreme close ups:

A glass bottle smashes against ceramic tiles. A mirror

smashes. Flesh hits tiled floor.

129 INT. LEONARD'S APARTMENT BEDROOM - NIGHT 129

Leonard takes a gun down from the top of the bedroom closet,

then quietly makes his way into the corridor.

A129 INT. LEONARD'S APARTMENT BATHROOM - NIGHT

He KICKS the door open, revealing two figures struggling on

the floor of a BATHROOM.

Close up of a WOMAN'S FACE, wrapped in the wet clear plastic

shower curtain, STRUGGLING to breathe.

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Close up of a BASEBALL CAP-COVERED HEAD turning to reveal a

face covered by a DIRTY WHITE COTTON MASK.

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Close up of a GLOVED HAND drawing a PISTOL from the back of a

waistband.

A SHOT rings out and the white cotton mask is BLOWN into RED,

the Masked Man falling of f the struggling woman. Leonard

stands in the doorway, smoking gun in hand. He is HIT HARD

from behind by an UNSEEN ASSAILANT who GRABS Leonard by the

HAIR and THROWS his HEAD into the MIRROR, SHATTERING IT.

Leonard DROPS to the floor.

An extreme close up of a woman's staring eyes, seen through

water-beaded, blood-spattered clear plastic.

The EYES BLINK and we WHITE OUT.

FADE DOWN FROM WHITE TO:

130 INT. NATALIE'S LIVING ROOM - DAY 130

LEONARD (cont'd)

There had to be a second man. I was

struck from behind, I remember. It's

about the last thing I do remember. But*

the police didn't believe me.

NATALIE:

How did they explain what you remembered?

The gun and stuff?

LEONARD:

(points at conclusions on back*

of file) *

John G. was clever. He took the dead

man's gun and replaced it with the sap

that he'd hit me with. He left my gun and

left the getaway car. He gave the police

a complete package. They found a 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 anyone else. I was the

only guy who disagreed with the facts,

and I had brain damage. *

Natalie watches him. *

NATALIE:

You can stay here for a couple of days if

it'll help.

LEONARD:

Thank you.

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NATALIE:

I've got to get back for the evening

shift, so make yourself at home, watch

T.V., whatever. Just grab a blanket and

pillow off the bed. I never need them all

anyway.

Leonard nods. Natalie heads for the door.

LEONARD:

Oh, one thing.

Natalie TURNS. Leonard snaps her picture with his Polaroid

camera. He lowers the camera and smiles.

LEONARD (cont'd)

Something to remember you by.

Natalie smiles unconvincingly, perturbed, and exits. Leonard

sits down on the couch and writes "Natalie" on the white

strip under her photo as it develops into the blurred image

of Natalie which we have seen before. He takes out his other

Polaroids, flipping through them.

LATER:

Leonard watches commercials on TV. He notices the tattoo on

his hand ("REMEMBER SAMMY JANKIS"), then switches the TV off.

He starts to examine his Polaroids.

Natalie BURSTS through the door, worried.

LEONARD (cont'd)

What's wrong?

NATALIE:

Somebody's come. Already.

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131 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 131 *

There is a KNOCK at the door. Leonard PULLS ON HIS LONG-

SLEEVED PLAID WORK SHIRT, goes to the door and opens it. Burt

is standing there.

BURT:

Leonard, it's Burt from the front desk.

LEONARD:

Yeah?

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BURT:

I know you said you didn't want any

calls...

LEONARD:

That's right I did, didn't I?

BURT:

Yeah, but there's a call for you from

this guy. He's a cop.

LEONARD:

A cop?

BURT:

And he says you're gonna wanna hear what

he's got to say. *

LEONARD:

(shakes head) *

I'm not too good on the phone. I need to *

look people in the eye when I talk to *

them. *

Burt shrugs, then walks off. *

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132 INT. FERDY'S BAR - DAY 132

Leonard sits at a booth looking through his Polaroids. A

DRUNK with shaky hands sits at the bar. Natalie (without

bruises) is working behind the bar. She tops up a silver

tankard with beer, brings it over and sets it in front of

Leonard, smiling.

NATALIE:

On the house.

LEONARD:

Thanks.

Natalie watches in fascination as Leonard drinks from the

mug. The Drunk is giggling.

NATALIE:

(fascinated)

You really do have a problem. Just like

that cop said.

Leonard looks at Natalie, confused.

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