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"JOHN G. RAPED AND MURDERED MY WIFE".

LEONARD (cont'd)

Me? I gotta reason.

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23 EXT. THE CITY GRILL ON MAIN ST. - DAY 23

Leonard parks the Jaguar, gets out, stops outside the door to

a restaurant, checking its name against a NOTE, written on a *

SMALL PAPER BAG FROM A PHARMACY. The note says: *

"CITY GRILL, MAIN ST. THURSDAY, 1.OOPM MEET NATALIE FOR INFO"

He sticks the note in his pocket and pulls out his Polaroid

photographs. He flips through them until he finds Natalie's.

Leonard flips the picture over. On the back are two

handwritten messages. The first one has been completely

scribbled over, the second reads:

"SHE HAS ALSO LOST SOMEONE, SHE WILL HELP YOU OUT OF PITY"

24 INT. THE CITY GRILL ON MAIN STREET - DAY 24

Leonard enters, walking slowly down the aisle, looking at all

the customers. He makes eye contact with a WOMAN (brunette,

30's) sitting alone, wearing SUNGLASSES. Her face betrays *

nothing. Leonard walks past. She sighs and grabs the back of

his jacket as he passes. Leonard spins around.

LEONARD:

Natalie.

Leonard slips into the seat opposite her. Natalie is pretty,

but has bruising around one eye, and a mark on her lip.

NATALIE:

You don't remember me.

LEONARD:

(friendly smile)

Sorry, I should have explained. You see,

I have this condition -

NATALIE:

You did explain, Lenny.

Leonard shifts uncomfortably.

LEONARD:

Please call me Leonard. My wife called me

Lenny.

NATALIE:

You told me.

Leonard raises his eyebrows, then smiles.

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LEONARD:

Then I probably told you how much I hated

it. Could you take off your sunglasses?*

It's just hard for me - *

Natalie takes them off to reveal her bruises. *

NATALIE:

Yeah.

LEONARD:

So you have information for me?

NATALIE:

Is that what your little note says?

LEONARD:

Yes.

NATALIE:

Must be tough living life according to a

few scraps of paper. Mix up your laundry

list and your grocery list, you'll be

eating your underwear.

Natalie smiles.

NATALIE (cont'd)

But I guess that's why you got those

freaky tattoos.

Leonard is surprised.

LEONARD:

It is tough. Almost impossible. I'm sorry

I can't remember you. It's not personal.

Natalie's smile fades.

NATALIE:

I'm sorry.

She takes a BROWN ENVELOPE out of her handbag.

NATALIE (cont'd)

I do have information for you. You gave

me a license plate number? I had my

friend at the DMV trace it. Guess what name came up.

Leonard shrugs.

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NATALIE (cont'd)

John Edward Gamme11. John G.

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