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MEMENTO Blue Revisions - 8/27/99

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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 sh*t, 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)

MEMENTO Pink Revisions - 9/7/99

27.

40 CONTINUED:
40

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. *

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