1. So where are you?
You're in some motel room.Copy !req
2. You just wake up,
and you're in a motel room.Copy !req
3. There's the key. It feels like maybe
it's just the first time you've been there...Copy !req
4. but... perhaps you've been there for a week...Copy !req
5. three months.Copy !req
6. It's kind of hard to say.
I don't know.Copy !req
7. It's just an anonymous room.Copy !req
8. This guy.Copy !req
9. He's here already.Copy !req
10. Lenny!Copy !req
11. It's Leonard...Copy !req
12. like I told you before.Copy !req
13. Did you? I must have forgot.Copy !req
14. I guess I've already
told you about my condition.Copy !req
15. Only every time I see you.Copy !req
16. - My car.
- This is your car.Copy !req
17. You're in a playful mood.Copy !req
18. It's not good to make fun
of someone's handicap.Copy !req
19. Just trying to have a little fun.Copy !req
20. Roll up your window.Copy !req
21. - It's broken.
- I can get that fixed for you.Copy !req
22. - So where to, Sherlock?
- I got a lead on a place.Copy !req
23. What the hell you wanna go there for?Copy !req
24. - You know it?
- Yeah. It's just this fucked-up building.Copy !req
25. - Why do you wanna go there?
- Don't remember.Copy !req
26. - Looks like somebody's home.
- That thing's been here for years.Copy !req
27. What are you talking about?
These tracks are only a few days old.Copy !req
28. Tracks? What are you? Pocahontas?Copy !req
29. Come on!Copy !req
30. Let's take a look inside.Copy !req
31. "Teddy."Copy !req
32. "Don't believe his lies.
He is the one. Kill him."Copy !req
33. I finally found him.
How long have I been looking?Copy !req
34. Find anything?Copy !req
35. Didn't think so.Copy !req
36. Let's go.Copy !req
37. Fuck this.Copy !req
38. You're gonna pay for what you did.Copy !req
39. - Beg forgiveness, and then you pay.
- Leonard.Copy !req
40. You don't have a clue, you freak.Copy !req
41. Beg my wife's forgiveness
before I blow your brains out.Copy !req
42. Leonard, you don't know what's going on.Copy !req
43. - You don't even know my name.
- Teddy.Copy !req
44. That's 'cause you read it
off a fucking picture.Copy !req
45. You don't know who you are.Copy !req
46. I'm Leonard Shelby. I'm from San Francisco.Copy !req
47. That's who you were.
That's not what you've become.Copy !req
48. - Shut your mouth.
- You want to know, Lenny?Copy !req
49. Come on.Copy !req
50. Come on. Let's go down to the basement.Copy !req
51. Let's go down, you and me, together.Copy !req
52. Then you'll know who you really are.Copy !req
53. No!Copy !req
54. It's just an anonymous room.Copy !req
55. There's nothing in the drawers.
But you look anyway.Copy !req
56. Nothing except the Gideon Bible,
which I, of course, read religiously.Copy !req
57. You know who you are,
and you know kind of all about yourself.Copy !req
58. But just for day-to-day stuff,
notes are really useful.Copy !req
59. Sammy Jankis had the same problem...Copy !req
60. but he really had no system.Copy !req
61. He wrote himself
a ridiculous amount of notes...Copy !req
62. but he'd get them all mixed up.Copy !req
63. You really do need a system
if you're gonna make it work.Copy !req
64. - Hi.
- Hi.Copy !req
65. - I'm Mr. Shelby from 304.
- What can I do for you, Leonard?Copy !req
66. Burt.Copy !req
67. Burt. I'm not sure. I think I may have
asked you to hold my calls.Copy !req
68. - You don't know?
- I think I may have. I'm not good on the phone.Copy !req
69. Right. You said you like to look people
in the eye when you talk to them.Copy !req
70. Yeah.Copy !req
71. You don't remember saying that?Copy !req
72. - That's the thing. I have this condition.
- A condition?Copy !req
73. - It's my memory.
- Amnesia?Copy !req
74. No, no. It's different from that.
I have no short-term memory.Copy !req
75. I know who I am. I know all about myself.Copy !req
76. Since my injury, I can't make new memories.
Everything fades.Copy !req
77. If we talk for too long,
I'll forget how we started.Copy !req
78. Next time I see you,
I'm not gonna remember this conversation.Copy !req
79. I don't even know if I've met you before.Copy !req
80. So, if I seem a little strange
or rude or something—Copy !req
81. I've told you this before, haven't I?Copy !req
82. Yeah. I don't mean to mess with you,
but it's so weird.Copy !req
83. - You don't remember me at all?
- No.Copy !req
84. - We've talked a bunch of times.
- I'm sure we have.Copy !req
85. What's the last thing you remember?Copy !req
86. My wife.Copy !req
87. What's it like?Copy !req
88. It's like waking. It's like you just woke up.Copy !req
89. That must suck.Copy !req
90. It's all backwards.Copy !req
91. Maybe you get an idea what you want to do next,
but you don't remember what you just did.Copy !req
92. - I'm exactly the opposite—
- How long have I been staying here?Copy !req
93. - Couple of days.
- And you're holding my calls?Copy !req
94. - Like you said.
- Okay, but this guy's an exception.Copy !req
95. - You know this guy?
- Yeah, it's your friend, right?Copy !req
96. What makes you think he's my friend?Copy !req
97. - I just saw you together, that's all.
- He's not my friend.Copy !req
98. - Okay.
- If he calls or if he shows up here...Copy !req
99. give me a call in my room, okay?Copy !req
100. His name's Teddy?Copy !req
101. - Teddy, yeah.
- All right.Copy !req
102. Look, I hope my condition's
not gonna be a problem for you.Copy !req
103. No, not as long as
you remember to pay the bill.Copy !req
104. Yeah. Okay.Copy !req
105. - Forty.
- Forty.Copy !req
106. This guy—Copy !req
107. He's here already.Copy !req
108. Lenny!Copy !req
109. You really need a system
if you're gonna make it work.Copy !req
110. You kind of learn
to trust your own handwriting.Copy !req
111. That becomes an important part of your life.
You write yourself notes.Copy !req
112. Where you put your notes—
That also becomes important.Copy !req
113. You need a jacket that's got
like six pockets in it.Copy !req
114. Particular pockets for particular things.Copy !req
115. You just kind of learn to know
where things go and how the system works.Copy !req
116. And you have to be wary of other people writing
stuff for you that is not gonna make sense...Copy !req
117. or is gonna lead you astray.Copy !req
118. I don't know. I guess people try and take
advantage of somebody with this condition.Copy !req
119. If you have a piece
of information which is vital...Copy !req
120. writing on your body instead of
on a piece of paper can be the answer.Copy !req
121. It's just a permanent way of keeping a note.Copy !req
122. Who is this?Copy !req
123. "Remember Sammy Jankis."Copy !req
124. Excuse me, sir.
You left these at your table.Copy !req
125. Thanks.Copy !req
126. - Lincoln Street?
- Yeah.Copy !req
127. Go straight out on Sixth Street.
Go east all the way—Copy !req
128. - Hold on. I'm gonna write this down.
- It's easy. Just go—Copy !req
129. Trust me. I need to write this down.Copy !req
130. "The Discount Inn."Copy !req
131. Discount Inn.Copy !req
132. Natalie.Copy !req
133. My car.Copy !req
134. Teddy.Copy !req
135. "John Edward Gammell."Copy !req
136. This guy told me his name was Teddy.Copy !req
137. "Don't believe his lies."Copy !req
138. - Yeah?
- Mr. Gammell?Copy !req
139. - Lenny, is that you?
- John Gammell?Copy !req
140. Lenny, it's Teddy. Stay there.
I'll be right over.Copy !req
141. Okay. I'll be waiting.Copy !req
142. "White. Male."Copy !req
143. "First name John."Copy !req
144. "Last name: G" for Gammell.Copy !req
145. "Drugs. License plate."Copy !req
146. "SG13...Copy !req
147. 7IU."Copy !req
148. It's him.Copy !req
149. I found you, you fuck.Copy !req
150. You said we talked before.
I don't remember that.Copy !req
151. Yeah, but it's not amnesia.
I remember everything up until my injury.Copy !req
152. I just can't make new memories.
So I can't remember talking to you.Copy !req
153. What did we talk about? Oh, Sammy Jankis.Copy !req
154. I guess I tell people about Sammy
to help them understand.Copy !req
155. Sammy's story helps me
understand my own situation.Copy !req
156. Sammy wrote himself endless
amounts of notes, but he got mixed up.Copy !req
157. I have a more graceful
solution to the memory problem.Copy !req
158. I'm disciplined and organized.Copy !req
159. I use habit and routine
to make my life possible.Copy !req
160. Sammy had no drive, no reason to make it work.Copy !req
161. Me? Yeah, I got a reason.Copy !req
162. "Today, 1:00 p.m. Meet Natalie for info.Copy !req
163. She has also lost someone.Copy !req
164. She will help you out of pity."Copy !req
165. - Natalie?
- You don't remember me.Copy !req
166. - Sorry. I should have explained. I have this—
- You did explain, Lenny.Copy !req
167. Please call me Leonard.
My wife called me Lenny.Copy !req
168. - Yeah, I know. You told me.
- Then I probably told you how much I hated it.Copy !req
169. Yeah.Copy !req
170. Do you mind taking your glasses off?
It's hard for me to—Copy !req
171. Thanks. So you have information for me?Copy !req
172. - Is that what your little note says?
- Yeah.Copy !req
173. Must be tough living your life
according to a couple of scraps of paper.Copy !req
174. You mix your laundry list
with your grocery list...Copy !req
175. and you'll end up
eating your underwear for breakfast.Copy !req
176. I guess that's why you have
those freaky tattoos.Copy !req
177. Yeah, it's tough. It's almost impossible.Copy !req
178. I'm sorry I don't remember you.
It's nothing personal.Copy !req
179. I do have information for you.Copy !req
180. You gave me a license plate number.Copy !req
181. Had my friend at DMV trace it.Copy !req
182. Guess what name came up.Copy !req
183. John Edward Gammell. John G.Copy !req
184. - Do you know him?
- No.Copy !req
185. But his face on his driver's license
looked really familiar.Copy !req
186. I think he's been in the bar, maybe.Copy !req
187. Here's a copy of his license,
his registration, photo and all.Copy !req
188. Are you sure you want this?Copy !req
189. - Have I told you what this man did?
- Yeah.Copy !req
190. Then you shouldn't have to ask.Copy !req
191. But even if you get revenge,
you're not gonna remember it.Copy !req
192. You're not even gonna know that it happened.Copy !req
193. My wife deserves vengeance. Doesn't make
any difference whether I know about it.Copy !req
194. Just because there are things I don't remember
doesn't make my actions meaningless.Copy !req
195. The world doesn't just disappear
when you close your eyes, does it?Copy !req
196. Anyway, maybe I'll take
a photograph to remind myself...Copy !req
197. get another freaky tattoo.Copy !req
198. Tell me about her again.Copy !req
199. Why?Copy !req
200. Because you like to remember her.Copy !req
201. She was beautiful.Copy !req
202. - To me, she was perfect.
- No. Don't just recite the words.Copy !req
203. Close your eyes... and remember her.Copy !req
204. You can just feel the details.Copy !req
205. The bits and pieces
you never bothered to put into words.Copy !req
206. And you can feel these extreme moments...Copy !req
207. even if you don't want to.Copy !req
208. You put these together,
and you get the feel of a person.Copy !req
209. Enough to know how much you miss them...Copy !req
210. and how much you hate
the person who took them away.Copy !req
211. I added an address in here.Copy !req
212. It might be useful.
It's an abandoned place outside of town.Copy !req
213. A guy I knew used to do bigger deals there.Copy !req
214. It's isolated.Copy !req
215. Sounds perfect.Copy !req
216. - Do I owe you any—
- I wasn't helping you for money.Copy !req
217. - I'm sorry.
- It's okay.Copy !req
218. See, you have this condition.Copy !req
219. Are you still staying at the Discount Inn,
room 304? You left it at my place.Copy !req
220. Yeah.Copy !req
221. - They treating you okay?
- I don't remember.Copy !req
222. You know what we have in common?Copy !req
223. We are both survivors.Copy !req
224. You take care, Leonard.Copy !req
225. "Remember Sammy Jankis."Copy !req
226. I met Sammy through work.
Insurance. I was an investigator.Copy !req
227. I'd investigate the claims
to see which ones were phony.Copy !req
228. I had to see through people's bullshit.Copy !req
229. It was useful experience,
'cause now it's my life.Copy !req
230. When I meet someone,
I don't know if I've met them before.Copy !req
231. I have to look in their eyes
and try and figure them out.Copy !req
232. My job taught me the best way to find out
what someone knew was just let them talk...Copy !req
233. and watch the eyes and the body language.Copy !req
234. If someone scratches their nose while they're
talking, experts tell you it means they're lying.Copy !req
235. It really means they're nervous.
People get nervous for all sorts of reasons.Copy !req
236. It's all about context.Copy !req
237. Yeah, I was good.Copy !req
238. Sammy was my first real challenge.Copy !req
239. Yo, Lenny! I thought you split for good.Copy !req
240. - Things change.
- So I see.Copy !req
241. - My name's Teddy.
- I guess I've told you about my condition.Copy !req
242. Only every time I see you.
Come on, I'll buy you lunch.Copy !req
243. - Have I told you about Sammy Jankis?
- Yeah.Copy !req
244. I'm sick of hearing about the guy.
What about John G.? You think he's still here?Copy !req
245. - Who?
- Johnny G., the guy you're looking for.Copy !req
246. - That's why you haven't left town, am I right?
- Maybe.Copy !req
247. - Leonard, look. You have to be very careful.
- Why?Copy !req
248. The other day you mentioned that maybe
somebody was trying to set you up...Copy !req
249. get you to kill the wrong guy.Copy !req
250. I go on facts, not recommendations,
but thank you.Copy !req
251. Lenny, you can't trust a man's life
to your little notes and pictures.Copy !req
252. - Why not?
- Because your notes could be unreliable.Copy !req
253. - Memory's unreliable.
- Oh, please!Copy !req
254. No, really. Memory's not perfect.
It's not even that good.Copy !req
255. Ask the police.
Eyewitness testimony is unreliable.Copy !req
256. The cops don't catch a killer
by sitting around remembering stuff.Copy !req
257. They collect facts, they make notes,
and they draw conclusions.Copy !req
258. Facts, not memories.Copy !req
259. That's how you investigate.
I know. It's what I used to do.Copy !req
260. Memory can change the shape of a room.
It can change the color of a car.Copy !req
261. And memories can be distorted.Copy !req
262. They're just an interpretation.
They're not a record.Copy !req
263. They're irrelevant if you have the facts.Copy !req
264. You really want to get this guy, don't you?Copy !req
265. He killed my wife.
He took away my fucking memory.Copy !req
266. He destroyed my ability to live.Copy !req
267. You're living.Copy !req
268. Only for revenge.Copy !req
269. Then we'll get the bastard.
Where you staying?Copy !req
270. The Discount Inn.Copy !req
271. I don't know what room.
I haven't got my key.Copy !req
272. Probably left it in your room.Copy !req
273. Hi. I'm checked in here,
but I think I've misplaced my key.Copy !req
274. How you doing, Leonard?
Probably in the room, right?Copy !req
275. - Don't see my key anywhere.
- Shit.Copy !req
276. This is the wrong room.
You're in 304 now.Copy !req
277. - I'm sorry. I fucked up.
- This is not my room?Copy !req
278. No. Let's go.Copy !req
279. Why is this my handwriting?Copy !req
280. This was your room,
but now you're in 304.Copy !req
281. - When was I in here?
- Last week.Copy !req
282. But then I rented you
another room on top of it.Copy !req
283. - Why?
- Business is slow.Copy !req
284. I told my boss
about your condition and stuff...Copy !req
285. and he said,
"Try and rent him another room."Copy !req
286. How many rooms am I checked
into in this shit-hole?Copy !req
287. Just two, so far.Copy !req
288. At least you're being honest
about ripping me off.Copy !req
289. You're not gonna remember anyway.Copy !req
290. You don't have to be that honest, Burt.Copy !req
291. Leonard, always get a receipt.Copy !req
292. Yeah. I'm gonna write that down.Copy !req
293. - What time is it?
- Quarter to 1:00.Copy !req
294. Your room's—Copy !req
295. - Natalie?
- You don't remember me.Copy !req
296. I'd just become an investigator
when I came across Sammy.Copy !req
297. Mr. Samuel R. Jankis. Strangest case ever.Copy !req
298. You know, the guy's a 58-year-old
semiretired accountant.Copy !req
299. He and his wife had been in this car accident.
Nothing too serious.Copy !req
300. But he's acting funny.
He can't get a handle on what's going on.Copy !req
301. The doctors find some possible damage
to the hippocampus.Copy !req
302. Nothing conclusive, but Sammy can't remember
anything for more than a couple of minutes.Copy !req
303. Can't work, can't do shit.
The medical bills pile up.Copy !req
304. His wife calls the insurance company,
and I get sent in.Copy !req
305. Now, this is my first big claims investigation,
so I really check into it.Copy !req
306. Sammy can think just fine,
but he can't make any new memories.Copy !req
307. He could only remember things
for a couple of minutes.Copy !req
308. - This is Mr. Shelby.
- He'd watch TV...Copy !req
309. but anything longer than
a couple of minutes was too confusing.Copy !req
310. He couldn't remember how it began.
He liked commercials. They were short.Copy !req
311. Sammy. It's time for my shot.Copy !req
312. The crazy part was that this guy...Copy !req
313. who couldn't even follow the plot
of Green Acres anymore...Copy !req
314. could do the most complicated things...Copy !req
315. as long as he learned them
before the accident...Copy !req
316. and as long as he kept his mind
on what he was doing.Copy !req
317. Be gentle.Copy !req
318. The doctors assure me there's a real condition
called anterograde memory loss...Copy !req
319. or short-term memory loss.Copy !req
320. It's rare, but legit.Copy !req
321. But every time I see him...Copy !req
322. I catch this look...Copy !req
323. this slight look ofrecognition.Copy !req
324. But he says he can't remember me at all.Copy !req
325. Sammy, it's okay. I got it. I got it.Copy !req
326. - Hi, Mr. Shelby.
- Hi, Mrs. Jankis.Copy !req
327. I can read people,
and I'm thinking: bad actor.Copy !req
328. So now I'm suspicious, and I order more tests.Copy !req
329. Awake.Copy !req
330. Where am I?Copy !req
331. Somebody's bedroom.Copy !req
332. It must be her room.Copy !req
333. But who is she?Copy !req
334. It's only me.Copy !req
335. - Did you sleep okay?
- Yeah. You?Copy !req
336. Oh, shit. I gotta be someplace.Copy !req
337. - It's pretty weird.
- It's useful.Copy !req
338. You never write a phone number on your hand?Copy !req
339. I should be able to talk to my friend
today about the license plate.Copy !req
340. - Yeah, the license plate.
- John G.'s license plate.Copy !req
341. You have it tattooed on your thigh.Copy !req
342. "Natalie."Copy !req
343. "She has also lost someone.Copy !req
344. She will help you out of pity."Copy !req
345. If it's registered in this state...Copy !req
346. it should only take a couple seconds
to pull up his license and registration.Copy !req
347. I'll call you as soon as I talk to him.Copy !req
348. Do you think we could just arrange a meeting now?
I'm not too good on the phone.Copy !req
349. It's great that you—Copy !req
350. that you're helping me like this.Copy !req
351. I'm helping you because you helped me.Copy !req
352. So next time you see me,
will you remember me?Copy !req
353. I think you will.Copy !req
354. I'm sorry.Copy !req
355. Lenny, before you go,
could I have my shirt back, please?Copy !req
356. Yo, Lenny! I thought you split for good.Copy !req
357. Sammy couldn't pick up any new skills at all.Copy !req
358. But I find something
in my research: conditioning.Copy !req
359. Sammy should still be able to learn
through repetition.Copy !req
360. It's how you learn stuff like riding a bike.
You just get better through practice.Copy !req
361. It's a completely different part of the brain
from the short-term memory.Copy !req
362. So I had the doctors test
Sammy's response to conditioning.Copy !req
363. Just pick up any three objects.Copy !req
364. That's a test?Copy !req
365. Where were you guys when I did my CPA?Copy !req
366. Sorry.Copy !req
367. Ow! What the fuck?Copy !req
368. - It's a test, Sammy.
- Test this, you fucking quack.Copy !req
369. Some of the objects were electrified.Copy !req
370. They'd give him a small shock.
They kept repeating the test...Copy !req
371. always with the same objects electrified.Copy !req
372. The point was to see if Sammy could learn
to avoid the electrified objects...Copy !req
373. not by memory, but by instinct.Copy !req
374. Natalie, right? Who the fuck is Dodd?Copy !req
375. - Guess I don't have to worry about him anymore.
- What the fuck have you got me into?Copy !req
376. Come inside.Copy !req
377. - Who is he?
- Calm down. Okay?Copy !req
378. This is my problem. You offered to help.
It has nothing to do with your investigation.Copy !req
379. How did you get me into this?Copy !req
380. You offered to help when you saw
what he did to my face.Copy !req
381. - How do I know he did that to your face?
- Because I came straight to you after he did it.Copy !req
382. I showed you what he did,
and I asked you to help me.Copy !req
383. - And I just take your word?
- Yeah.Copy !req
384. Something doesn't feel right.Copy !req
385. I think someone's fucking with me,
trying to get me to kill the wrong guy.Copy !req
386. - Did you?
- What?Copy !req
387. - Kill him?
- Of course not!Copy !req
388. Hey.Copy !req
389. Sit down, okay? Sit.Copy !req
390. This has nothing to do with you.Copy !req
391. You helped me out, and I'm grateful.Copy !req
392. You have to burn them.Copy !req
393. Leonard, you decided to help me.
Trust yourself.Copy !req
394. Trust your own judgment.
You can question everything.Copy !req
395. - You can never know anything for sure.
- There are things you know for sure.Copy !req
396. Such as?Copy !req
397. I know what that's gonna sound like
when I knock on it.Copy !req
398. I know what that's gonna
feel like when I pick it up.Copy !req
399. See? Certainties. It's the kind
of memory you take for granted.Copy !req
400. You know, I can remember so much.Copy !req
401. The feel of the world... and her.Copy !req
402. She's gone.Copy !req
403. And the present is trivia,
which I scribble down as fucking notes!Copy !req
404. Hey. Come on. Try and relax. Come on.Copy !req
405. It's not easy for me to relax, you know?Copy !req
406. Come on. Take your jacket off.Copy !req
407. Now. Come on.Copy !req
408. Hey.Copy !req
409. Didn't think you were the type.Copy !req
410. It's backwards.Copy !req
411. Come here.Copy !req
412. Come here.Copy !req
413. What about here?Copy !req
414. Maybe it's for when I find him.Copy !req
415. I've lost somebody too.Copy !req
416. I'm sorry.Copy !req
417. His name was Jimmy.Copy !req
418. - What happened to him?
- He went to meet somebody.Copy !req
419. He never came back.Copy !req
420. - Who did he go to meet?
- A guy called Teddy.Copy !req
421. What do the police think?Copy !req
422. They don't look too hard for guys like Jimmy.Copy !req
423. When you find this guy, this John G...Copy !req
424. what are you gonna do?Copy !req
425. I'm gonna kill him.Copy !req
426. Maybe I can help you find him.Copy !req
427. I don't even know how long she's been gone.Copy !req
428. It's like I've woken up in bed
and she's not here...Copy !req
429. because she's gone to
the bathroom or something.Copy !req
430. But somehow I just—Copy !req
431. I just know she's never gonna come back to bed.Copy !req
432. If I could just reach over
and touch her side of the bed...Copy !req
433. I would know that it was cold.Copy !req
434. But I can't.Copy !req
435. I know I can't have her back.Copy !req
436. But I don't want to wake up
in the morning thinking she's still here.Copy !req
437. I lie here not knowing
how long I've been alone.Copy !req
438. How can I heal?Copy !req
439. How am I supposed to heal
if I can't... feel time?Copy !req
440. "She has also lost someone.Copy !req
441. She will help you out of pity."Copy !req
442. They kept testing Sammy for months...Copy !req
443. always with the same objects
carrying the electrical charge.Copy !req
444. Ow! What the fuck?Copy !req
445. - It's a test, Sammy.
- Test this, you fucking quack!Copy !req
446. Even with total short-term memory loss...Copy !req
447. Sammy should have learned to instinctively stop
picking up the wrong objects.Copy !req
448. All the previous cases responded to conditioning.
Sammy didn't respond at all.Copy !req
449. It was enough to suggest that his condition
was psychological, not physical.Copy !req
450. We turned down his claim on the grounds
that he wasn't covered for mental illness.Copy !req
451. His wife got stuck with the bills,
and I got a big promotion.Copy !req
452. Conditioning didn't work for Sammy,
so he became helpless.Copy !req
453. But it works for me.Copy !req
454. I live the way Sammy couldn't.Copy !req
455. Habit and routine make my life possible.Copy !req
456. Conditioning. Acting on instinct.Copy !req
457. Awake.Copy !req
458. Where am I?Copy !req
459. Motel room.Copy !req
460. Some anonymous motel room.Copy !req
461. Nothing in the drawers,
but I'll take a look anyway.Copy !req
462. Nothing except the Gideon Bible.Copy !req
463. Lenny! Open up!Copy !req
464. Just a minute.Copy !req
465. Open the door.Copy !req
466. Lenny.Copy !req
467. Open the door.Copy !req
468. Come on!Copy !req
469. Hi, Teddy.Copy !req
470. Finished playing with yourself, Lenny?Copy !req
471. I get it.Copy !req
472. Amorous neighbors.Copy !req
473. What are you doing here?Copy !req
474. You called me. You said you needed my help.Copy !req
475. I've had more rewarding
friendships than this one.Copy !req
476. Although I do get to keep
telling the same jokes.Copy !req
477. What the fuck is that?Copy !req
478. - Who the fuck is that?
- You don't know him?Copy !req
479. No! Should I?Copy !req
480. Wait a minute.Copy !req
481. - Is that John G.?
- I don't think so.Copy !req
482. - You don't think so? You didn't write it down?
- I might've fallen asleep before I did.Copy !req
483. For Christ's sakes!Copy !req
484. Ask him.Copy !req
485. What's your name?Copy !req
486. Your name.Copy !req
487. - Dodd.
- Who did this to you?Copy !req
488. - What?
- Who did this to you?Copy !req
489. You did.Copy !req
490. - I'm not gonna help you kill that guy.
- No, just let me think for a minute.Copy !req
491. Okay, Natalie. Who's Natalie?Copy !req
492. - Natalie who?
- Why?Copy !req
493. - Maybe I know her.
- Look. We gotta get him out of here.Copy !req
494. All right, all right.Copy !req
495. He's gotta have a car, right?Copy !req
496. We take him down to his car, tell him to get
the fuck out of town or we're gonna kill him.Copy !req
497. We can't walk him out of here
tied up and bleeding.Copy !req
498. - How the fuck did you get him up here?
- I don't know.Copy !req
499. You don't know.Copy !req
500. Yes, I do. This is not my room.Copy !req
501. It must be his room. Great! Let's go.Copy !req
502. - No, no. We can't just leave him here.
- Why not?Copy !req
503. Because the maid's gonna walk in.
She'll see him, call the cops. He can ID us.Copy !req
504. Okay. We untie him...Copy !req
505. we clean him up, and we march him
out of here with a gun in his back.Copy !req
506. A gun. Why would I have a gun?Copy !req
507. It must be his. I don't think
they'd let someone like me carry a gun.Copy !req
508. Fucking hope not.Copy !req
509. Which one?Copy !req
510. We should probably steal his car.
You know, teach him a lesson.Copy !req
511. Shut up.Copy !req
512. That's all right for you to say.
You're the one with the Jag.Copy !req
513. Get in.
I'm gonna ride with him. You follow us.Copy !req
514. Give me your keys.Copy !req
515. Take your own car.Copy !req
516. - So was he scared?
- Yeah. I think it was your sinister mustache.Copy !req
517. Fuck you. You should have stolen his car.Copy !req
518. - Why? What's wrong with this one?
- Nothing. You want to trade?Copy !req
519. So what do you do now?Copy !req
520. I'm going to find out
what the fuck that was all about.Copy !req
521. Natalie, right? Who the fuck is Dodd?Copy !req
522. Sammy's wife was crippled
by the cost of supporting him...Copy !req
523. and fighting the company's decision.Copy !req
524. But it wasn't the money that got to her.Copy !req
525. - I never said that Sammy was faking.
- Listen. I have an idea.Copy !req
526. Sammy, I have an idea.Copy !req
527. Just that his problem was mental, not physical.Copy !req
528. I want you to have a pen in your pocket, okay?Copy !req
529. - But she couldn't understand.
- You're gonna have a pad in your pocket.Copy !req
530. - I did something wrong?
- You did something wrong!Copy !req
531. We're gonna deal with it.
We're gonna try harder.Copy !req
532. She looks into his eyes
and sees the same person.Copy !req
533. If it's not a physical problem,
he should just snap out of it.Copy !req
534. - Ellen called!
- Ellen called?Copy !req
535. - Ellen can't come today! Ellen can't come!
- Okay. I'm sorry!Copy !req
536. - I'm sorry. I'm trying. I'm sorry.
- Try harder!Copy !req
537. So good old Leonard Shelby from the insurance
company gives her the seed of doubt...Copy !req
538. just like he gave it to the doctors.Copy !req
539. But I never said that he was faking.
I never said that.Copy !req
540. I don't feel drunk.Copy !req
541. - Hello?
- Shit.Copy !req
542. Housekeeping.Copy !req
543. - Not right now.
- I'm sorry.Copy !req
544. Okay.Copy !req
545. "Dodd. Put him onto Teddy
or just get rid of him for Natalie."Copy !req
546. Dodd.Copy !req
547. Get rid of him. Ask Natalie.Copy !req
548. Teddy, Teddy.Copy !req
549. Leave your number.
You know what to do.Copy !req
550. Yeah. This is a message for Teddy.Copy !req
551. I'm at the Mountcrest Inn
of Fifth Street, room six.Copy !req
552. I need you to come over
as soon as you get this. It's important.Copy !req
553. This is Leonard. Thanks. Bye.Copy !req
554. Fuck.Copy !req
555. What Mrs. Jankis didn't understand was
that you can't bully someone into remembering.Copy !req
556. The more pressure you're under,
the harder it gets.Copy !req
557. Then call me back?Copy !req
558. Okay. What am I doing?Copy !req
559. I'm chasing this guy.Copy !req
560. No. He's chasing me.Copy !req
561. Fuck.Copy !req
562. "Dodd. White guy.Copy !req
563. Mountcrest Inn on Fifth Street."Copy !req
564. I'll get the jump on you, you fucker.Copy !req
565. Fuck.Copy !req
566. Sorry.Copy !req
567. I need a weapon.Copy !req
568. This'll do.Copy !req
569. I don't feel drunk.Copy !req
570. Do I know this guy?Copy !req
571. He seems to know me.Copy !req
572. What the fuck?Copy !req
573. - I like your car.
- Thank you.Copy !req
574. - Where'd you get it?
- Are you interested in buying one?Copy !req
575. I haven't made a strong enough
impression on you?Copy !req
576. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself.Copy !req
577. Okay. What am I doing?Copy !req
578. Who is this?Copy !req
579. Ouch. Cut it out.Copy !req
580. - How can you read that again?
- It's good.Copy !req
581. Yeah, but you've read it,
like, a thousand times.Copy !req
582. I enjoy it.Copy !req
583. I always thought the pleasure of a book
was in wanting to know what happens next.Copy !req
584. Don't be a prick.Copy !req
585. I'm not reading it to annoy you. I enjoy it.Copy !req
586. Just let me read, please.Copy !req
587. Probably tried this before.Copy !req
588. Probably burned truckloads of your stuff.Copy !req
589. Can't remember to forget you.Copy !req
590. Yeah.Copy !req
591. Uh-huh.Copy !req
592. Sir, that'd certainly be in keeping
with some of my own discoveries.Copy !req
593. I was hoping for a little more on the drugs angle.
Can you hang on a sec?Copy !req
594. The police report mentioned
the drugs found in the car outside my house.Copy !req
595. The car was stolen,
but his prints were all over it.Copy !req
596. I got friends in the department.
They gave me a copy of it.Copy !req
597. I dealt with the police a lot
in my insurance job.Copy !req
598. With my condition, it's really tough.
I can't keep it all in mind at once.Copy !req
599. I have to summarize the different sections.
And there's pages missing.Copy !req
600. I guess I've been trying to log them all.Copy !req
601. I don't know why these are crossed out.Copy !req
602. But they weren't even looking for John G.Copy !req
603. The stuff they found in the car fit in with
what they believed had happened...Copy !req
604. so they didn't chase any of it up.Copy !req
605. Honey.Copy !req
606. Honey, it's late.Copy !req
607. Everything okay?Copy !req
608. You okay in there?Copy !req
609. Was it good for you?Copy !req
610. What? Was I supposed to lock the door?Copy !req
611. No.Copy !req
612. I'd like you to leave now.Copy !req
613. There's something about the drugs stashed
in the car that doesn't ring true for me.Copy !req
614. Because the police claim
the guy was an addict...Copy !req
615. needing money to score,
which I think is bullshit...Copy !req
616. 'cause he's not gonna go breaking into places
while he's still got a stash that big.Copy !req
617. I think John G. left it there
or planted it there.Copy !req
618. How do you know that?Copy !req
619. Shit. That's true. It fits.Copy !req
620. So he's a dealer.Copy !req
621. Hang on a sec.Copy !req
622. Now we're getting somewhere.Copy !req
623. "Discount Inn."Copy !req
624. Yeah, okay. Blonde's fine.Copy !req
625. That's what they say.Copy !req
626. The Discount Inn. 304.Copy !req
627. Leonard.Copy !req
628. What then?Copy !req
629. We just go to bed.
You wait for me to fall asleep.Copy !req
630. You go into the bathroom and you slam the door.Copy !req
631. - Slam it?
- Yeah. Loud enough to wake me up.Copy !req
632. - And that's it?
- That's it.Copy !req
633. First I just need you to put
these things around the room.Copy !req
634. Just pretend they're your things
and that this is your bedroom.Copy !req
635. - Should I wear it?
- No. Just like you took it off or something.Copy !req
636. I don't want you to use it. I'm sorry.Copy !req
637. I just mean put them
around the room...Copy !req
638. as if they were your things.Copy !req
639. Whatever gets you off.Copy !req
640. I can't blame the cops
for not taking me seriously.Copy !req
641. This is a difficult condition
for people to understand.Copy !req
642. Look at Sammy Jankis.
His own wife couldn't deal with it.Copy !req
643. I told you about how she tried
to get him to snap out of it.Copy !req
644. Eventually she came to see me at the office.
I found out all kinds of shit.Copy !req
645. She told me about life with Sammy,
how she treated him.Copy !req
646. Thank you for seeing me.Copy !req
647. It got to the point where she'd get Sammy
to hide food all around the house.Copy !req
648. Then she'd stop feeding him
to see if his hunger...Copy !req
649. would make him remember
where he'd hidden the food.Copy !req
650. She wasn't a cruel person.
She just wanted old Sammy back.Copy !req
651. Mr. Shelby, you know all about Sammy
and you've decided that he's faking.Copy !req
652. Mrs. Jankis, the company's position
isn't that Sammy is faking anything...Copy !req
653. just that his condition can't be shown to be—Copy !req
654. I just want to know
what your honest opinion about Sammy is.Copy !req
655. We shouldn't even be talking like this
while the case is still open to appeal.Copy !req
656. - I'm not appealing the decision.
- Then why are you here?Copy !req
657. Try to understand.
When I look at Sammy...Copy !req
658. I don't see some... vegetable.Copy !req
659. I see my same old Sammy.Copy !req
660. What do you think that's like for me to suspect
he might be imagining this whole problem...Copy !req
661. and that if I just could say the right thing...Copy !req
662. he'd snap out of it
and go back to being normal?Copy !req
663. If I knew that my old Sammy were truly gone...Copy !req
664. then I could say good-bye
and start loving this new Sammy.Copy !req
665. As long as I have doubt,
I can't say good-bye and move on.Copy !req
666. What do you want from me?Copy !req
667. I want you to forget the company
you work for for 30 seconds...Copy !req
668. and tell me if you really believe
that Sammy's faking his condition.Copy !req
669. I need to know... what you honestly believe.Copy !req
670. I believe that Sammy should be physically
capable of making new memories.Copy !req
671. Thank you.Copy !req
672. I thought I helped her. I thought
she just needed some kind of answer.Copy !req
673. I didn't think it was important
what the answer was...Copy !req
674. just that she had one to believe.Copy !req
675. - A car this nice you should lock.
- Who the fuck are you?Copy !req
676. - Teddy, your buddy.
- Prove it.Copy !req
677. Sammy. Remember Sammy?
You told me about Sammy!Copy !req
678. Geez!Copy !req
679. What the fuck are you doing in my car?Copy !req
680. What, your sense of humor went with the memory?Copy !req
681. - Do you even know why you're here?
- Unfinished business.Copy !req
682. Lenny, let me inform you.Copy !req
683. Your business here is very much finished.Copy !req
684. - You're still here because of Natalie.
- Who's Natalie?Copy !req
685. Schmuck, whose house do you think
you just walked out of?Copy !req
686. That's right. Take a look at your pictures.
I bet you got one of her.Copy !req
687. Nice shot, Leibovitz.Copy !req
688. You'll wanna make a note.
You can't trust her.Copy !req
689. Yeah? Why's that?Copy !req
690. Because by now she's taken
a look at this suit and the car...Copy !req
691. and she's starting to figure out ways
of turning the situation to her advantage.Copy !req
692. She's already got you staying
with her, for Christ's sakes.Copy !req
693. You can't go back in there.
Let me give you the name of a motel.Copy !req
694. - You're lucky I ran into you. That broad's bad news.
- What do you mean, "bad news"?Copy !req
695. She's involved with drugs.Copy !req
696. Look. These. You see these?Copy !req
697. This is the bar where she works.Copy !req
698. Her boyfriend's a drug dealer.Copy !req
699. She takes orders for him, arranges meets.Copy !req
700. He writes messages on the back of these.Copy !req
701. Then she slips him the answers
when she serves him his drinks.Copy !req
702. - Why should I care?
- Because when she gets jammed up...Copy !req
703. she's gonna use you to protect herself.Copy !req
704. From who?Copy !req
705. Guys are gonna wanna know
what happened to her boyfriend.Copy !req
706. Guys are gonna come after her.
Somebody's gotta pay, Lenny.Copy !req
707. Somebody always pays.
Maybe she'll make it you.Copy !req
708. Oh, yeah?
Maybe she'll make it you. Is that it?Copy !req
709. You worried that she's gonna use me against you?Copy !req
710. - No.
- Why not?Copy !req
711. Because she doesn't know who I am.Copy !req
712. - Why are you following me?
- Maybe I wanna help.Copy !req
713. She doesn't know anything about
your investigation, okay, Einstein?Copy !req
714. So write this down.Copy !req
715. When she offers to help,
it'll be for her own reasons.Copy !req
716. I'm not lying.
Take my pen. Write this down.Copy !req
717. Do not trust her.Copy !req
718. - There. You happy now?
- I won't be happy until you leave town.Copy !req
719. Why not?Copy !req
720. You ever wonder how long you can hang around
here before people start asking questions?Copy !req
721. What sort of questions?Copy !req
722. The same sort of questions
you should be asking yourself.Copy !req
723. - Like what?
- Like, how did you get this suit, the car?Copy !req
724. - I have money.
- From what?Copy !req
725. My wife's death. I used to work in insurance.
We were well covered.Copy !req
726. So in your grief you wandered
into a Jaguar dealership.Copy !req
727. You don't have a clue, do you?Copy !req
728. - You don't even know who you are.
- Yes, I do.Copy !req
729. I don't have amnesia. I remember
everything right up until the incident.Copy !req
730. I am Leonard Shelby.
I am from San Francisco—Copy !req
731. That's who you were.
You do not know who you are...Copy !req
732. what you've become since... the incident.Copy !req
733. You wander around playing detective.Copy !req
734. You don't even know how long ago it was.Copy !req
735. Let me put it this way. Were you wearing
designer suits when you sold insurance?Copy !req
736. - I didn't sell insurance. I investigated it.
- Right. You're an investigator.Copy !req
737. - Maybe you should start investigating yourself.
- Thank you for the advice.Copy !req
738. Look, do me a favor. Don't go back in there.Copy !req
739. Will you take the motel out of town?Copy !req
740. It's been fun, Lenny.Copy !req
741. "Do not trust her."Copy !req
742. "Don't believe his lies."Copy !req
743. Fuck it. I need my own place.Copy !req
744. No. She shouldn't have
given me that responsibility.Copy !req
745. I'm a claims investigator, not a doctor.Copy !req
746. Yeah. I guess.Copy !req
747. But I've got all sorts of other considerations.Copy !req
748. Legal responsibility, large financial—Copy !req
749. Who is this?Copy !req
750. Write this down.
Write down what happened. Write it down.Copy !req
751. Concentrate.
Keep it in mind. Find a pen.Copy !req
752. What happened?Copy !req
753. What does it look like?
He beat the shit out of me.Copy !req
754. Who?Copy !req
755. Who?Copy !req
756. Fuck, Leonard. Dodd.
Dodd beat the shit out of me.Copy !req
757. - Why?
- Why? Because of you.Copy !req
758. Because I did what you told me to do!
Go in and reason with him!Copy !req
759. - Tell him about Teddy! Great fucking idea!
- Calm down. Take it easy.Copy !req
760. You're safe. It's okay.Copy !req
761. Come on. Just sit down.Copy !req
762. Sit down.Copy !req
763. Here. Sit down.Copy !req
764. Okay. You're okay.Copy !req
765. I'll just get some ice for your face.Copy !req
766. Here.Copy !req
767. I did exactly what you told me to do.Copy !req
768. I went to Dodd...Copy !req
769. and I told him
that I didn't have any of Jimmy's money...Copy !req
770. or the drugs...Copy !req
771. and that this Teddy
must have taken everything.Copy !req
772. And what did he say?Copy !req
773. He didn't believe me.Copy !req
774. He said if I don't have the drugs
by tomorrow, he's gonna kill me.Copy !req
775. Then he just started hitting me.Copy !req
776. Where is he?Copy !req
777. - Why?
- I'll go see him.Copy !req
778. And?Copy !req
779. I'll give him some bruises of his own
and tell him to look for a guy called Teddy.Copy !req
780. He'll kill you, Lenny.Copy !req
781. My wife used to call me Lenny.Copy !req
782. Yeah?Copy !req
783. Yeah. I hated it.Copy !req
784. This guy is so dangerous.Copy !req
785. - Let's just think of something else, okay?
- No, no.Copy !req
786. You just tell me what he looks like...
and where I can find him.Copy !req
787. - Have you got a pen?
- In my purse.Copy !req
788. He'll probably find you.Copy !req
789. - What do you mean?
- I told him about your car.Copy !req
790. Why?Copy !req
791. He was beating the shit out of me.
I had to tell him something.Copy !req
792. Just write it all down.Copy !req
793. Be careful.Copy !req
794. I'll be fine.Copy !req
795. - A car this nice you should lock.
- Who the fuck are you?Copy !req
796. Front desk?Copy !req
797. Burt. Right.
This is Mr. Shelby in room 21.Copy !req
798. Yeah, that's the thing. I don't want any calls.Copy !req
799. Nope. None at all.Copy !req
800. - What's wrong?
- Somebody's come already.Copy !req
801. - Who?
- He calls himself Dodd.Copy !req
802. What does he want?Copy !req
803. He wants to know what happened to Jimmy
and his money. He thinks I took it.Copy !req
804. Did you?Copy !req
805. No.Copy !req
806. - What's this all about?
- Fuck!Copy !req
807. You don't have a fucking clue, do you?
You're just blissfully ignorant, aren't ya?Copy !req
808. - I have this condition.
- I know all about your fucking condition, Leonard!Copy !req
809. Probably know more about it than you do.
You don't have a fucking clue about anything else.Copy !req
810. What happened?Copy !req
811. What happened is that Jimmy
went to meet some guy named Teddy.Copy !req
812. He took a lot of money with him,
and he never came back.Copy !req
813. Jimmy's partners think I set him up.
I don't know if you know this Teddy, or how well.Copy !req
814. - Neither do I.
- Don't protect him!Copy !req
815. - I'm not.
- Help me.Copy !req
816. How?Copy !req
817. Get rid of Dodd for me.Copy !req
818. - What?
- Kill him. I'll pay you.Copy !req
819. What do you think I am?
I'm not gonna kill someone for money.Copy !req
820. What then? Love?Copy !req
821. What would you kill for?Copy !req
822. - You'd kill for your wife, wouldn't you?
- That's different.Copy !req
823. - Not to me. I wasn't fucking married to her.
- Hey, don't talk about my wife.Copy !req
824. I can talk about whoever the fuck I want!Copy !req
825. I can say whatever I want
and you won't remember.Copy !req
826. I could call your wife a fucking whore
and we could still be friends.Copy !req
827. - Calm down.
- Easy for you to say. You can't get scared.Copy !req
828. - You don't know how, you fucking idiot!
- Take it easy. This has nothing to do with me.Copy !req
829. Maybe it does. How the fuck would you know?
You don't know a fucking thing!Copy !req
830. - You can't get scared, but can you get angry?
- Yes.Copy !req
831. You pathetic piece of shit.Copy !req
832. I can say whatever the fuck I want...Copy !req
833. and you won't have a fucking clue,
you fucking retard!Copy !req
834. - Shut your mouth.
- You know what? I'm gonna use you.Copy !req
835. I'm telling you now,
because I'm gonna enjoy it so much more...Copy !req
836. if I know that you could stop me
if you weren't such a fucking freak.Copy !req
837. Did you lose your pen?Copy !req
838. That's too bad, freak. Otherwise,
you could write yourself a little note...Copy !req
839. about how much Natalie hates your retarded guts
and that I called your wife a fuckin' whore.Copy !req
840. - Don't say another fuckin' word.
- About your whore of a wife?Copy !req
841. I read about your condition, Leonard.Copy !req
842. You know what one of the causes
of short-term memory loss is? Venereal disease.Copy !req
843. Maybe your cunt of a fucking wife
sucked one too many diseased cocks...Copy !req
844. and turned you into a fucking retard!Copy !req
845. You sad, sad freak.Copy !req
846. I can say whatever the fuck I want...Copy !req
847. and you won't remember.Copy !req
848. We'll still be best friends...Copy !req
849. or maybe even lovers.Copy !req
850. Fuck.Copy !req
851. I'll see you soon.Copy !req
852. Stay focused. Find a pen.Copy !req
853. Gotta write this down. Gotta write it down.Copy !req
854. Concentrate. Concentrate. Concentrate.Copy !req
855. Keep it in mind.
Keep it in mind. Keep it in mind.Copy !req
856. Come on. Gotta find a pen.
I gotta find a pen.Copy !req
857. Write this down.
Write this down, exactly what happened.Copy !req
858. Gonna write down exactly what happened.
Come on.Copy !req
859. I gotta find a pen. Geez! Come on.Copy !req
860. Keep focused. Keep focused.Copy !req
861. Keep it in mind.
Come on. Find a pen.Copy !req
862. Write this note.
Write down what happened.Copy !req
863. Write it down. Concentrate.
Keep it in mind.Copy !req
864. What happened?Copy !req
865. What does it look like?
He beat the shit out of me.Copy !req
866. Who?Copy !req
867. Who?Copy !req
868. Fuck, Leonard. Dodd.
Dodd beat the shit out of me.Copy !req
869. Hello?Copy !req
870. It's Burt, from the front desk.Copy !req
871. - Yeah?
- I know you said you didn't want any calls.Copy !req
872. But this guy called.
He's on the phone now. He says he's a cop.Copy !req
873. - A cop?
- Yeah.Copy !req
874. He says you're really gonna wanna
know what he has to say.Copy !req
875. I'm not too good on the phone. I need to look
people in the eye when I talk to them.Copy !req
876. You can crash on the couch.
It's comfortable.Copy !req
877. Just have a seat.Copy !req
878. Thanks.Copy !req
879. How long do you think it's gonna take you?Copy !req
880. You told me you were looking
for the guy who killed your wife?Copy !req
881. That depends on if he's here in town
or if he's moved on.Copy !req
882. I have my file here.Copy !req
883. Can I ask you something?
If you have all of that information...Copy !req
884. then why haven't the police
found him for you?Copy !req
885. - They're not looking for him.
- Why not?Copy !req
886. They don't think he exists.
You see, I told them what I remembered.Copy !req
887. I was asleep.Copy !req
888. Something woke me up.Copy !req
889. Her side of the bed was cold.
She'd obviously been out of bed for a while.Copy !req
890. There had to be a second man.Copy !req
891. Somebody hit me from behind.
I remember.Copy !req
892. It's about the last thing that I do remember.Copy !req
893. Look. The police did not believe me.
If we check the police—Copy !req
894. How did they explain what you do remember?
The gun and stuff.Copy !req
895. John G. was clever.Copy !req
896. He was clever.Copy !req
897. See, he took the dead man's gun,
he replaced it with the sap that he hit me with.Copy !req
898. He left my gun and he left the getaway car.
He gave the police a complete package.Copy !req
899. They found the sap with my blood on it
in the dead man's hand.Copy !req
900. And they only found my gun.Copy !req
901. They didn't need to look for anybody else.Copy !req
902. I was the only guy who disagreed with the facts,
and I had brain damage.Copy !req
903. The cops are not gonna believe
someone in my condition.Copy !req
904. Leonard, you can stay here
for a couple of days if it'll help you.Copy !req
905. Thanks.Copy !req
906. I have to go back to work.Copy !req
907. So, just make yourself at home.Copy !req
908. You can watch TV or you can have some food,
whatever you want, okay?Copy !req
909. - Make yourself at home.
- One thing.Copy !req
910. - Something to remember you by.
- My name is Natalie.Copy !req
911. "Natalie."Copy !req
912. - What's wrong?
- Somebody's come already.Copy !req
913. - On the house.
- Thanks.Copy !req
914. You really do have a problem.Copy !req
915. Just like that cop said.Copy !req
916. Your condition.Copy !req
917. Nobody's perfect.Copy !req
918. What's the last thing that you do remember?Copy !req
919. - My wife.
- That's sweet.Copy !req
920. Dying.Copy !req
921. I remember my wife dying.Copy !req
922. Let me get you another one.Copy !req
923. I think this one's dusty.Copy !req
924. Why are you calling me? What do you want?Copy !req
925. I know you're a cop, but what do you want?
Have I done something wrong?Copy !req
926. I don't know. Something bad, maybe.Copy !req
927. Why are you asking me? I can't remember
what I've done. You wouldn't believe me anyway.Copy !req
928. Because of my condition.
You don't believe someone with this condition.Copy !req
929. Nobody believed Sammy!
I didn't even fucking believe Sammy!Copy !req
930. "Ferdy's Bar."Copy !req
931. "Come by after. Natalie."Copy !req
932. I'll have a beer, please.Copy !req
933. - What do you want?
- A beer, please.Copy !req
934. You can't just waltz in here
dressed like that and ask for a beer.Copy !req
935. - What, is there a dress code?
- Why are you here?Copy !req
936. - I'm meeting someone called Natalie.
- That's me.Copy !req
937. Yeah. We met before, right?Copy !req
938. - Then why am I here?
- I don't know. Why don't you tell me.Copy !req
939. I don't remember. I have no short-term memory.
It's not amnesia.Copy !req
940. - You're the memory guy.
- How do you know about me?Copy !req
941. My boyfriend told me about you.Copy !req
942. - Yeah? Who's your boyfriend?
- Jimmy Grants. Do you know him?Copy !req
943. No.Copy !req
944. He knows you. He told me about you.Copy !req
945. He said you were staying at the Discount.Copy !req
946. In fact, a cop came by earlier,
was looking for you.Copy !req
947. Said he was looking for a guy
who can't remember anything...Copy !req
948. wouldn't know how he got here
or what he'd done.Copy !req
949. Said I get a lot of guys around here like that.Copy !req
950. Chronic alcoholism is one cause
of short-term memory loss.Copy !req
951. - Are you Teddy?
- No. My name's Leonard.Copy !req
952. - Did Teddy send you?
- I don't know.Copy !req
953. - What's happened to Jimmy?
- I don't know that either.Copy !req
954. - Sorry.
- You don't remember anything?Copy !req
955. You don't remember where you've been
or what you've just done.Copy !req
956. No. I can't make new memories.
Everything just fades.Copy !req
957. - Then why did you come here?
- I found this in my pocket.Copy !req
958. Your pocket.Copy !req
959. Bar bet. Care to contribute?Copy !req
960. - No, thanks.
- It's for a lot of money.Copy !req
961. Come on. Proceeds are going to charity.
Help me out.Copy !req
962. Thank you.Copy !req
963. - On the house.
- Thanks.Copy !req
964. It's completely fucked
because nobody believes you.Copy !req
965. It's amazing what a little brain damage
will do for your credibility.Copy !req
966. I guess it's some kind of poetic justice
for not believing Sammy.Copy !req
967. You know the truth about my condition, Officer?Copy !req
968. You don't know anything.Copy !req
969. You feel angry, you don't know why.Copy !req
970. You feel guilty, you have no idea why.Copy !req
971. You could do anything and not have
the faintest idea 10 minutes later.Copy !req
972. Like Sammy.
What if I've done something like Sammy?Copy !req
973. I didn't tell you what happened
to Sammy and his wife?Copy !req
974. She came to see me at my office. I thought
she was trying to catch me off guard...Copy !req
975. so I didn't tell her what I really thought,
but I never said that he was faking...Copy !req
976. just that his condition was mental,
not physical.Copy !req
977. I found out later that she went home
and gave Sammy his final exam.Copy !req
978. Sammy? It's time for my shot.Copy !req
979. She knew beyond a doubt that he loved her.Copy !req
980. So she found a way to test him.Copy !req
981. Sammy. It's time for my shot.Copy !req
982. She really thought she'd call his bluff.Copy !req
983. There you go.Copy !req
984. Or she just didn't wanna live
with the things she'd put him through.Copy !req
985. Sammy.Copy !req
986. It's time for my shot.Copy !req
987. It won't hurt.Copy !req
988. She went into a coma and never recovered.Copy !req
989. Sammy couldn't understand
or explain what happened.Copy !req
990. He's been in a home ever since.Copy !req
991. He doesn't even know that his wife is dead.Copy !req
992. I was wrong about Sammy,
and I was wrong about his wife.Copy !req
993. She wasn't interested in the money.Copy !req
994. She just needed to understand his problem.Copy !req
995. His brain didn't respond to conditioning.
But he wasn't a con man.Copy !req
996. When she looked into his eyes,
she thought he could be the same person.Copy !req
997. When I looked into his eyes,
I thought I saw recognition.Copy !req
998. Now I know. You fake it.Copy !req
999. If you think you're supposed to
recognize somebody, you just pretend to.Copy !req
1000. You bluff it to get a pat
on the head from the doctors.Copy !req
1001. You bluff it to seem less of a freak.Copy !req
1002. What drug dealer?Copy !req
1003. - Hey, Lenny, how you doing?
- It's private back here.Copy !req
1004. - It's okay. We know each other. Right, kid?
- How did you know I was in here?Copy !req
1005. The Jag's out front.
Should have put it around back.Copy !req
1006. What are you still doing here, Lenny?
There's plenty of tattoo parlors up north.Copy !req
1007. I guess I wanted to get something down
before it slipped my mind.Copy !req
1008. - Give me the keys. I'll move it.
- It'll be all right for a minute.Copy !req
1009. Wait out there.Copy !req
1010. Give me a minute.
I gotta get something for you.Copy !req
1011. Fact six: Car license SG137IU.Copy !req
1012. Look. Wait a minute, will ya?Copy !req
1013. - We gotta get you out of here.
- Why?Copy !req
1014. Man. Come on, Leonard.
How many times I gotta tell you?Copy !req
1015. - It's not safe for you to hang around here anymore.
- Why not?Copy !req
1016. Because that cop's looking for you.Copy !req
1017. I gotta get you a new identity,
some new clothes.Copy !req
1018. A different car would do for now.
So put these on.Copy !req
1019. What cop?Copy !req
1020. He's a bad cop. He's the one
that checked you into the Discount Inn.Copy !req
1021. He's been calling you for days, telling you shit,
slipping envelopes under your door. Shit like that.Copy !req
1022. - How do you know this?
- He told me. He thinks it's funny.Copy !req
1023. - He's been laughing at you.
- You're full of shit.Copy !req
1024. I'm not. He knows you're no good on the phone,
so he's been calling you.Copy !req
1025. Sometimes you don't answer the phone...Copy !req
1026. so he slips shit under your door to scare you
into answering the phone again...Copy !req
1027. giving you a line of crap about John G.
being some local drug dealer.Copy !req
1028. - Jimmy Grants.
- Who's Jimmy Grants?Copy !req
1029. Leonard, Jimmy's the drug dealer.Copy !req
1030. The cop wants to know how his operation's run.Copy !req
1031. He's got some score in mind.
Somehow you're involved.Copy !req
1032. Uh-huh. How do you know him?Copy !req
1033. I'm a snitch. He's a cop from out of town.
The local boys put us together.Copy !req
1034. If he knew I was helping you,
he'd fucking kill me.Copy !req
1035. So take these clothes, put them on
and get the fuck out of here.Copy !req
1036. Come on, Leonard. Just go.Copy !req
1037. You are full of shit.Copy !req
1038. "Come by after. Natalie."Copy !req
1039. "Ferdy's Bar."Copy !req
1040. Hey, Jimmy.Copy !req
1041. I'm sorry.
I thought you were somebody else.Copy !req
1042. Sorry.Copy !req
1043. That's okay.Copy !req
1044. So this Jimmy Grants deals drugs out of the bar
where his girlfriend works?Copy !req
1045. But he's not gonna bring her along.
He'll come by himself, right?Copy !req
1046. I always figured the drugs angle
would be the best way to get him.Copy !req
1047. No, Officer. I'm as ready as I'll ever be.Copy !req
1048. You're in the lobby? What do you look like?Copy !req
1049. I'll be right there.Copy !req
1050. Lenny.Copy !req
1051. Officer Gammell.Copy !req
1052. Yeah. Come on.Copy !req
1053. - Smile.
- Not here.Copy !req
1054. Over here.Copy !req
1055. - Is it Officer or Lieutenant Gammell?
- You know what?Copy !req
1056. Don't write Gammell, just Teddy.Copy !req
1057. - Why?
- I'm undercover.Copy !req
1058. This is the directions where he's going.Copy !req
1059. - My number's on the bottom if you need me.
- You're not coming?Copy !req
1060. No. It wouldn't be appropriate.Copy !req
1061. Nice picture. I look thin.Copy !req
1062. Hey, Lenny.Copy !req
1063. Make him beg.Copy !req
1064. Teddy!Copy !req
1065. Hey, Teddy!Copy !req
1066. Jimmy.Copy !req
1067. - What the fuck are you doing here?
- You Jimmy Grants?Copy !req
1068. Expecting any isotherms out here,
Memory Man?Copy !req
1069. - Do you remember me?
- Yeah, I remember you.Copy !req
1070. Where the fuck's Teddy?Copy !req
1071. Well?Copy !req
1072. Motherfuck— Fuckin' retard!Copy !req
1073. - Strip.
- You're making a big fucking mistake, pal.Copy !req
1074. Strip!Copy !req
1075. My associates are not
the kind of people you wanna piss off.Copy !req
1076. Don't say anything else.Copy !req
1077. - I knew I couldn't trust that fuck!
- Take it off.Copy !req
1078. Cocksucker.Copy !req
1079. Your pants too.Copy !req
1080. - Why?
- I don't wanna get blood on them.Copy !req
1081. Wait. Did he tell you what I was bringing?Copy !req
1082. - Take your fuckin' pants off!
- I've got 200 grand stashed in the car!Copy !req
1083. - Just take it!
- You think you can bargain with me?Copy !req
1084. - Take the money and walk away!
- I don't want your fuckin' money.Copy !req
1085. Then what?Copy !req
1086. - What do you want from me?
- I want my fuckin' life back!Copy !req
1087. Sammy.Copy !req
1088. He said "Sammy."
How does he know about Sammy?Copy !req
1089. Oh, fuck.Copy !req
1090. What have I done?Copy !req
1091. Mister, I need help.
There's a guy in here, he's hurt bad.Copy !req
1092. - We gotta get him to a doctor.
- All right.Copy !req
1093. I don't know what happened.
I've got this memory thing.Copy !req
1094. - Do I know you?
- No. Don't worry. I'm a cop.Copy !req
1095. - Is he still breathing?
- I don't know. Maybe.Copy !req
1096. What the hell were you guys
doing down here?Copy !req
1097. I don't remember. I have this condition.Copy !req
1098. I hope it's not as serious as his,
'cause this guy's dead.Copy !req
1099. Ow! Lenny! That shit kills!Copy !req
1100. So you remember me now, huh?
You are a fuckin' cop.Copy !req
1101. Yeah. And I'm the guy
that helped you find him.Copy !req
1102. Get up. Get up.Copy !req
1103. Lenny, you got the wrong idea.Copy !req
1104. Who is that? He knew me.Copy !req
1105. Of course he did. He raped your wife.
He fucked up your brain.Copy !req
1106. Bullshit. He's not the guy.Copy !req
1107. His name is James F. Grants.
John G. Check your tattoos.Copy !req
1108. - What was he bringing the 200 grand for?
- What?Copy !req
1109. - What was it for?
- A load of amphetamines I told him I had.Copy !req
1110. - Is this a drug deal?
- No. Yeah, that and your thing.Copy !req
1111. Look, Leonard, Jimmy's your guy. I just
figured we'd make a few dollars on the side.Copy !req
1112. - How did he know me?
- The Discount Inn. He dealt out of there.Copy !req
1113. The guy at the front desk let him know
if anybody came snooping around.Copy !req
1114. He called Jimmy the minute he saw you
taking a picture of the dump.Copy !req
1115. - You're fucking using me.
- No! You get half!Copy !req
1116. He knew about Sammy!
Why would I tell him about fuckin' Sammy?Copy !req
1117. You tell everybody about Sammy,
everybody who'll listen.Copy !req
1118. "Remember Sammy Jankis?"
"Remember Sammy Jankis?"Copy !req
1119. Great story.
Gets better every time you tell it.Copy !req
1120. So you lie to yourself to be happy.Copy !req
1121. There's nothing wrong with that.
We all do it.Copy !req
1122. Who cares if there's a few little details
you'd rather not remember?Copy !req
1123. - What the fuck are you talking about?
- I don't know.Copy !req
1124. Your wife surviving the assault.Copy !req
1125. Her not believing your condition.Copy !req
1126. The torment and pain and anguish
tearing her up inside.Copy !req
1127. The insulin.Copy !req
1128. That's Sammy, not me.
I told you about Sammy.Copy !req
1129. Yeah, right.
Like you tell yourself over and over again.Copy !req
1130. Conditioning yourself to remember.Copy !req
1131. - Learning through repetition.
- Sammy let his wife kill herself.Copy !req
1132. - Sammy ended up in an institution.
- Sammy was a con man, a faker.Copy !req
1133. I never said that Sammy was faking.Copy !req
1134. You exposed him for what he was— a fraud.Copy !req
1135. But I was wrong. That's the whole point.Copy !req
1136. - See, Sammy's wife came to me.
- Sammy didn't have a wife.Copy !req
1137. It was your wife who had diabetes.Copy !req
1138. Ouch.Copy !req
1139. My wife wasn't diabetic.Copy !req
1140. You sure?Copy !req
1141. - Ouch. Cut it out.
- She wasn't diabetic.Copy !req
1142. You think I don't know my own wife?
What the fuck is wrong with you?Copy !req
1143. I guess I can only make you remember
the things you wanna be true.Copy !req
1144. - Like old Jimmy down there.
- He's not the right guy.Copy !req
1145. He was to you.Copy !req
1146. Come on. You got your revenge.
Enjoy it while you still remember.Copy !req
1147. What difference does it make
whether he was your guy or not?Copy !req
1148. - It makes all the difference.
- Why? You're never gonna know.Copy !req
1149. - Yes, I will.
- No, you won't.Copy !req
1150. I will. Somehow I'll know.Copy !req
1151. - You won't remember!
- When it's done, I will know. It'll be different.Copy !req
1152. I thought so too.
In fact, I was sure of it, but you didn't!Copy !req
1153. That's right. The real John G.Copy !req
1154. I helped you find him over a year ago.
He's already dead.Copy !req
1155. - Don't lie to me anymore.
- Look, Lenny.Copy !req
1156. I was the cop assigned to your wife's case.
I believed you.Copy !req
1157. I thought you deserved a chance for revenge.Copy !req
1158. I'm the one that helped you find the other guy
in your bathroom that night...Copy !req
1159. the guy that cracked your skull
and fucked your wife.Copy !req
1160. We found him. You killed him.Copy !req
1161. But you didn't remember.
So I helped you start looking again...Copy !req
1162. looking for the guy you already killed.Copy !req
1163. Yeah? So who was he?Copy !req
1164. Just some guy. Does it even matter who?Copy !req
1165. No reason, Lenny. No conspiracy.
Just bad fucking luck.Copy !req
1166. Couple of junkies too strung out
to realize your wife didn't live alone.Copy !req
1167. But when you killed him,
I was so convinced that you'd remember.Copy !req
1168. But it didn't stick.Copy !req
1169. Like nothing ever sticks.
Like this won't stick.Copy !req
1170. I took that picture... just when you did it.Copy !req
1171. Look how happy you are.Copy !req
1172. I wanted to see that face again.Copy !req
1173. - Gee, thanks.
- Fuck you.Copy !req
1174. I gave you a reason to live,
and you were more than happy to help.Copy !req
1175. You don't want the truth.
You make up your own truth.Copy !req
1176. Like your police file.Copy !req
1177. It was complete when I gave it to you.
Who took out the 12 pages?Copy !req
1178. - You, probably.
- No, it wasn't me. See, it was you.Copy !req
1179. - Why would I do that?
- To create a puzzle you could never solve.Copy !req
1180. You know how many towns?Copy !req
1181. How many John G.'s or James G.'s?Copy !req
1182. Shit, Lenny. I'm a fucking John G.Copy !req
1183. - Your name is Teddy.
- My mother calls me Teddy.Copy !req
1184. My name's John Edward Gammell.Copy !req
1185. Cheer up.Copy !req
1186. There's plenty of John G.'s for us to find.Copy !req
1187. All you do is moan.Copy !req
1188. I'm the one that has to live
with what you've done.Copy !req
1189. I'm the one that put it all together.Copy !req
1190. You wander around, you're playing detective.
You're living a dream, kid.Copy !req
1191. A dead wife to pine for.
A sense of purpose to your life.Copy !req
1192. A romantic quest that you wouldn't end
even if I wasn't in the picture.Copy !req
1193. - I should kill you.
- Quit it. Lenny, come on.Copy !req
1194. You're not a killer.
That's why you're so good at it.Copy !req
1195. What are you doing?
You know what time it is?Copy !req
1196. It's beer o'clock. I'm buying.Copy !req
1197. Fuck.Copy !req
1198. I'm not a killer.Copy !req
1199. I'm just someone who wanted
to make things right.Copy !req
1200. Can I just let myself forget
what you've told me?Copy !req
1201. Can I just let myself forget
what you made me do?Copy !req
1202. You think I just want another puzzle to solve?Copy !req
1203. Another John G. to look for?Copy !req
1204. You're a John G.Copy !req
1205. So you can be my John G.Copy !req
1206. Do I lie to myself to be happy?Copy !req
1207. In your case, Teddy...Copy !req
1208. yes, I will.Copy !req
1209. Hey, that's not your car!Copy !req
1210. - It is now.
- Jesus Christ, you can't take it!Copy !req
1211. - Why not?
- Because the guy you just killed owns it!Copy !req
1212. Somebody'll recognize it!Copy !req
1213. I think I'd rather be mistaken
for a dead guy than a killer.Copy !req
1214. I might hang on to this for a while.Copy !req
1215. Lenny.Copy !req
1216. Will you help me find the keys?Copy !req
1217. Help me find my keys.Copy !req
1218. I have to believe in a world
outside my own mind.Copy !req
1219. I have to believe that
my actions still have meaning...Copy !req
1220. even if I can't remember them.Copy !req
1221. I have to believe
that when my eyes are closed...Copy !req
1222. the world's still here.Copy !req
1223. Do I believe the world's still here?Copy !req
1224. Is it still out there?Copy !req
1225. Yeah.Copy !req
1226. We all need mirrors
to remind ourselves who we are.Copy !req
1227. I'm no different.Copy !req
1228. Now, where was I?Copy !req