So where are you?
You're in a motel room.
You just woke up and you were inside...
... motel room. That's the clue.
It's like maybe it's your first time here, but...
... maybe you've been here for a week...
... 3 months,...
It's hard to say, I... I don't know.
This is just an unknown room.
This man. He is here.
Lenny!
This is Leonard.
- As I said. - Are you? I have forgotten.
I think I told you about my illness.
Oh, well, just every time I see you.
- My car. - This is your car.
oh, you want to play.
- It's not good to underestimate the challenge. - Just want to have a little fun.
- Raise your window. - Hm?
- The window is broken. - I can fix it for you.
- So, where, Sherlock? - I got a clue somewhere.
- What are you there for? - Do you know?
Yeah, it's just a normal building. Why do you want to go there?
Don't remember.
- There seems to be someone inside. - Ah, that thing already exists for years.
What are you talking about? This trail was only a few days ago.
Trace? Who are you, Pocahontas?
Come on.
Let's look inside.
Teddy.
Don't believe the lie. He is the person. Kill him.
I finally found you.
How long have I been looking for you?
Find something?
I don't think so.
Let's go, huh?
Oh, shit...
You have to pay for your actions.
Request forgiveness and you pay.
You have no proof, strange creature!
Forgive my wife before I blow your brain out.
Leonard, you don't know what happened.
- You don't even know my name. - Teddy.
Because you read the damn photo.
You don't know who you really are.
- I'm Leonard Shelby from San Francisco. - That's you. That's not...
... your true self.
- Shut your mouth. - Do you want to know, Lenny? Come on
Come on, we go down to the basement.
Let's go down, you and me together.
Then you will know who you really are.
- No!
This is only an unknown room.
There's nothing in the drawer. But if you look at the others.
Nothing except Gideon Bible...
... which I, of course, read obediently. Hm.
You know who you really are and you know all kinds of yourself.
But only for everyday equipment, notebooks are very useful.
Sammy Jankis has the same problem but he has no method.
He wrote to himself some notes that were ridiculous but he got everything a mess.
You really need a method if...
... if you want to succeed.
- Hi. - Hi.
- I'm Mr. Shelby from 304. - What can I do for you, Leonard?
- Um... - Burt.
Burt. I'm not sure, I think I might ask you to hold back a call for me.
- You don't know? - I'm not great on the phone
You say you like to see people through their eyes when they talk.
Yeah, yeah.
- You don't remember saying it. - I have a disease.
- Disease? - My memory.
- Amnesia? - No, no, different from that.
I don't have short-term memory. I know everything about me, I just...
Since I was hurt, I can't make new memories. Everything blurred.
If we talk too long I will forget how we started...
... and other times I met you I don't remember this conversation.
I don't even know if we've met before.
So if I look weird or rough, or else, uh...
I told you before.
I don't mean to deal with you but this is really strange.
- Don't you remember me at all? - Not.
- We've talked several times. - I'm sure already.
What did you remember last time?
My wife.
Like what?
Like being aware.
Like you just woke up.
That must be annoying.
Everything's past.
Like, maybe you have an idea about what you want to do later...
... but you don't remember what you just did.
I mean, I'm totally opposite...
- How long have I been living here? - A few days.
- And are you holding back a call for me? - Like you begged.
OK, but this person is an exception.
Do you know this person?
- Yeah, is he your friend? - What made you think that?
- I see you with him, that's all. - He is not my friend.
OK.
If he calls or is here call me in my room, OK?
- What, is it called Teddy? - Teddy, yeah.
Alright.
Look, I hope this disease is not a problem for you.
Not as long as you remember to pay bills.
Yeah. OK
40.
This man.
He's here.
Lenny!
You need a method if you want to succeed.
You have to learn to trust your hand notes. That will be an important part of your life.
You write your body a note. Where you put the note is very important.
You need a jacket that has, like, 6 bags...
... special bag for special items.
You must learn to know where this will take place and how this method works.
You must be aware of other people who wrote something for you...
... which is incomprehensible or that will get you lost.
I don't know what makes take advantage...
... from someone with this disease.
If you have a piece of information which...
... important, writing on your body rather than on a piece of paper can be the answer.
Permanent way to keep records.
Who is this?
Remember Sammy Jankis.
- Sir, you left this at your desk. - Thank you.
Ah, Lincoln Street?
Just keep going outside of Sixth Street...
... east through town... - I have to write it.
- Oh, that's easy. Just go straight... - Trust me, I have to write it.
Discount Inn.
Natalie.
My car.
Teddy.
John Edward Gammell.
This org tells me his name is Teddy.
Don't believe the lie.
- Yeah? - Mr. Gammell?
- Lenny, is that you? - John Gammell?
Lenny, this is Teddy. Stay there. I'm coming soon.
- OK. I wait.
Whites.
First name, John.
G's last name for Gammell.
Anesthetic.
Number Plate.
SG13...
... 7IU.
That's it.
I found you, you damn it.
You said we talked. I don't remember that.
Yeah, but it's not amnesia.
I remember until I was hurt, I just can't make new memories.
So I can't remember ever talking to you. What are we talking about?
Oh, Sammy Jankis.
I think I'm telling people about Sammy to help them understand.
Sammy's story helped me understand the situation.
Sammy wrote himself without stopping notes.
But he is confused.
I have many interesting solutions for memory problems.
I am disciplined and organized.
I use habits and routines to keep me alive.
Sammy has no encouragement...
... there is no reason to make it successful.
me?
Yeah...
... I have a reason.
Today, at 1 pm, meet Natalie to get info.
He also lost someone. He will help you out of pity.
- Natalie. - You do not remember me.
- I should have explained. I have a disease... - You explained it, Lenny.
Call me Leonard. My wife calls me Lenny.
- I know, you told me. - Then I might tell you that I hate it.
Yeah.
You don't mind taking off your glasses? It's hard for me to...
Thank you.
So, do you have information for me?
- Is that what your note says? - Yeah.
It's hard to live according to several pieces of paper.
Combine your laundry and shopping list and you will end up using your underwear.
I think that's why You have weird tattoos.
Yeah, it's hard. Almost impossible.
Listen, I'm sorry I didn't remember you. Not a personal problem.
I have information for you.
You gave me a number plate.
My friend in the DMV is tracking it.
Guess whose name appears?
John Edward Gammell. John G.
Do you know him?
No. But the face on the SIM looks familiar.
I think he has a bar, maybe.
This is a copy of the permit, the registration, the photo and everything.
I'm sure you want this?
- Did I say what this man did? - Yeah.
Then you don't need to ask.
Even if you succeed in taking revenge, you won't remember it.
You don't even know what happened.
My wife is entitled to retaliation. It makes no difference if I know that.
Just because of a number of things that I don't remember...
... does not make my actions meaningless.
This world won't just disappear when you close your eyes.
Anyway, I will still take photos to remind myself.
Add another weird tattoo.
Tell me about it again.
Why?
Because you seem to remember him.
She's very beautiful.
- For me he is perfect. - Not.
Don't just tell details.
Close your eyes and imagine him.
You can feel the details.
Small parts and pieces of make you not have to bother expressing it.
And you can feel this extreme moment.
Even though you don't want it
You put this together and you can feel someone's feelings.
Enough to find out how much you miss him.
And how much you hate him who took it.
I, um, I add the address here.
This might be useful. An abandoned place outside the city.
Um, the man I know usually does big transactions there.
The place is isolated.
Sounds perfect.
- Do I owe... = I help you not for money.
- I'm sorry. - Nothing.
Look, you have this disease.
Do you still live at the Discount Inn? Room 404? You leave it at my place.
Yeah.
- They treat you well? - I do not remember.
Do you know what our equation is?
We both live together.
Take care of yourself, Leonard.
Remember Sammy Jankis.
I met Sammy through work. Insurance. I am an investigator.
I investigated complaints to find out which ones are fake.
I have to see it through org.
That is a useful experience because now it is my life.
When I meet someone. I don't know if I ever met him.
I have to look into his eyes and try and think about it.
My job teaches the best way to know whether someone is hiding something when talking.
Pay attention to his eyes and body language.
If someone scratches his nose, the expert says they are lying.
That means they are nervous. People are nervous for a number of reasons.
This is all about context.
Yeah, I'm fine.
Sammy is my first real challenge.
Yo, Lenny! I think you split up for good.
- The situation changes. - Oh, I see.
- My name is Teddy. - I think I told you about my illness.
Only every time you meet you. Come on, I bought you lunch.
- Have I told you about Sammy Jankins. - Mmm. Yeah.
I'm sick of hearing about that man.
What about John G? Do you think he's still here?
- Who? - Johnny G, the guy you're looking for.
- That's why you didn't leave this city, right? - Maybe.
- Leonard, you have to be more careful. - Why?
You said maybe someone tried to trap you.
Makes you kill the wrong person.
I trust facts, not recommendations, but thank you.
Lenny, you can't entrust someone's life to a small note and photo.
- Why not? - Because your notes cannot be trusted.
- Memory that can't be trusted. - Oh, come on.
No, really. Memory is not perfect. Not even that good. Asked the police.
Magic witnesses cannot be trusted.
The police do not arrest the killer just by sitting in memory of the evidence.
- They look for facts and draw conclusions. - That's not what I said.
Facts, not memories.
That's how you investigate. I know, that's what I usually do.
Memory can change the shape of the room, can change the color of the car.
And memories can change.
They are only interpretations, not notes.
They are irrelevant if you have facts.
Do you really want this man, right?
He killed my wife. He took my memory.
He destroys my ability to live.
You're still alive.
Only for revenge.
Alright, we'll get the bastard.
Where do you live?
Discount Inn. I don't know what the room looks like. I don't have the key.
Probably left behind in your room.
Hi.
I stayed here but I thought I put my key wrong.
How are you, Leonard? Possible in the room, right?
- I don't see my keys anywhere. - Oh, shit. This is the wrong room.
You're on 304. I'm sorry. I screwed it up.
- This is not my room? - Not. Come on, let's go.
Then why is this my handwriting?
This is your ex room but now you're at 304.
- When am I here? - Last week.
- Then I rented another room above. - Why?
Business goes slow, I mean, I say to boss about your illness and your things...
... he said rent him another room.
So how many rooms do I use in this problem?
Only 2, so far.
Alright...
... at least you're trying to be honest about disarming me.
- After all you won't remember. - You don't have to be honest, Burt.
Leonard. Always get a receipt.
Oh, yeah. I will write it.
- Hey, what time is it now? - 1 hour is less 15.
Excuse me.
Your room...
- Natalie. - You do not remember me.
I just became an investigator when I met Sammy.
Mr. Samuel R Jankis, a strange case that ever existed.
This man is 58 years old Accountants are half retired.
He and his wife had a car accident, is nothing serious.
But he behaves strangely, he can't remember what happened.
Doctors find possible hippocampus damage, not convincing.
Sammy can't remember anything more than a few minutes.
Unable to work, unable to defecate.
Medical bills pile up, his wife calls the insurance company and I am sent here.
This is the first time I've investigated the biggest complaint, so I really checked it.
Sammy can think, but he can't make new memories.
He can only remember things for a few minutes.
He watches TV, but more than a few minutes He gets confused...
... he can't remember how it started.
He likes advertising. Because it's short.
Sammy. It's time for me to be injected.
The crazy part of this guy...
... who can't follow Green Acres plot again...
... can do complicated things...
... as long as he has learned before the accident...
... and as long as he keeps his thoughts on what he does.
The doctor convinced me...
... there is an illness, anterial-grade memory loss, or short-term memory loss.
This is rare but reasonable.
But every time I see it...
... I caught this view...
... this... little view has ever known.
But he said he couldn't remember me at all.
Sammy, it's okay. I opened it.
- Hi, Mr. Shelby. - Hi, Mrs. Jankis.
Now, I can read people and I think "bad actors".
So now I suspect and order the test again.
Wake up.
Oh, where am I?
A person's bedroom.
Oh, this must be the room.
But where is he?
Only me.
- Do you sleep well? - Yeah. You?
Oh, shit. Shit.
I have to be somewhere.
This is quite strange.
This is very useful. Have you never written a telephone number in your hand?
I, um, I should speak to my friend today...
... about number plates. - Yeah, number plate.
number plate John G.
You got it tattooed on your thigh.
Natalie.
He also lost someone. He will help you out of pity.
The plates are registered in this area...
... It only takes a few seconds to bring the license and registration.
I'll call you as soon as possible after I talk to him.
Can we arrange a meeting now? I'm not great on the phone.
You know, this is good if you...
You're...
... help me...
... like this.
I helped you because you helped me.
So if you see me later...
... will you remember you?
I think you will remember it.
I'm sorry.
Lenny, before I leave, can I get my shirt back, please?
Yo, Lenny! I think you split up for your kindness.
Sammy can't learn new skills at all.
But I found something in my research.
Learning process.
Sammy should still be able to learn through repetition.
Like how you learn to ride a bicycle. You are getting better through practice.
A different part of the brain for short-term memory.
So the doctor has checked response Sammy for learning ability...
- Take any 3 objects. - Is this a test?
Where have you been since I started the CPA?
Sorry.
Ta-da!
- Ow! What?
- This is a test, Sammy. - This is a test, you fake doctor.
Some objects contain electricity. gives him a sting.
They keep repeating the test, always with the same electric object.
The goal is to see if Sammy can learn to avoid electric objects...
... not by memory, but by instinct.
Natalie, right? Who is Dodd?
Looks like I don't need to worry to him anymore.
- What made you involve me? - Shh. enter into.
- Who is he? - Calm down. OK?
This is my problem. You offered to help. It has nothing to do with your investigation.
How did you get me involved?
You offer to help when you see what he did to my face.
- how do I know what he did to your face? - I came to you right after he did it.
I showed him what he did and asked you to help me.
- Oh and I have to believe your words? - Yeah.
Something isn't right.
I think someone is dealing with me, trying to make me kill the wrong person.
- Are you? - What?
kill it?
- Of course not! - Hey. Sit down, OK? Sit.
This has nothing to do with you. You help me and I thank you .
You have to burn it.
Leonard, you decided to help me. Believe your decision.
You can ask anything, You can never be sure to know anything.
- There are some things you know. - Like what?
I know what it sounds like when I tap it.
I know what it feels like to pick it up. See?
In reality. Like the kind of memory you took to give.
You know, I can remember more.
The feeling of the world...
And him.
He's gone.
And now it's not important where I write hurriedly notes.
Hey, come on. Try and relax. Come on
- It's not easy for me to relax. - Shh. Shhh.
Come on, take off your jacket.
Come here. Come on
Hey.
Don't think you are the type.
That's the past.
Come here. Come here.
How is it here?
Maybe... when I found it.
I also lost someone.
I'm sorry.
His name is Jimmy.
- What happened to him? - He went to meet someone.
He never returned.
- Who did he meet? - A man named Teddy.
What are the police thinking?
They don't try hard to find for someone like Jimmy.
When you found this guy, this...
... John G, what will you do?
I will kill him.
Maybe I can help you find it.
I don't even know how long he's gone.
It's like I wake up in bed and he's not here...
... because he went to the bathroom or other place.
But somehow I just...
I only know he never returned to bed.
If I can...
... grab it and touch the side on the bed...
... I will know it will feel cold.
But I can't.
I know I can't have it back.
But I don't want to wake up in the morning think he's still here.
I lied I didn't know how long I was alone.
So how about...
How can I cure it?
How can I recover if I can't...
... feel the time?
He also lost someone. He will help you out of pity.
They keep testing Sammy for a few months.
Always with the same object which contains electricity.
- Ow! Damn it?
- This is a test, Sammy. - This is a test, you fake doctor!
Even with total short-term memory loss...
... Sammy has learned instinctively to stop taking the wrong object.
The other cases reacted to the learning process, Sammy did not react at all.
This shows that the disease is psychology not physical.
We reject his claim that he cannot be protected by mental illness.
His wife is dizzy with bills and I got a promotion...
The learning process doesn't work for Sammy, so he becomes helpless.
But it works for me.
I live on the road where Sammy can't.
Habits and behavior make me live.
Learning process. Actions in instinct.
Wake up.
Where am I?
Motel Room.
Oh.
Unknown hotel rooms.
There's nothing in the drawer. But if you look at the others.
Nothing but the Gideon Bible...
Bible.
- Hey! Open!
- Wait a minute!
Open the door!
- Lenny?
Open the door!
Come on!
- Hi, Teddy. - Finished playing with yourself, Lenny?
- Oh!
- Oh, I understand.
- Neighbors who fall in love. - What are you doing here?
You call me. You say you need my help.
You know, I have more rewards for friendship than this.
Even though I still say the same joke.
What is that?
Who did it?
- Don't you know him? - Not! Am I?
- Wait a minute. is John G? - I do not think so.
Do you think not? You didn't write it?
- I might fall asleep before doing it. - For God's sake!
Ask him.
What's your name? Your name?
- Dodd. - And who did this to you?
- What? - Who did this to you?
You did it.
- I don't want to help you kill that guy. - No, no. Let me think for a moment.
OK, Natalie. Who is Natalie? Which Natalie?
- Why? - Maybe I know him.
Listen, we have to get it out of here.
Alright, all right, okay.
He must have a car, right?
We bring him to his car, tell him to get out of this city or we will kill him.
We can't let him walk out from here bound and bleeding.
- How did you bring him here? - I do not know!
- You don't know.
Yes. This is not my room. This must be the room. Nice. Let's go.
- No, no, no. We can't leave him here. - Why not?
Because the waiter will enter. He will see it, call the police. He can know us.
OK. We open the bond, we clean it...
... and we bring it slowly out of here with a weapon on his back.
Weapon. Why do I have a weapon?
That must be hers. I don't think they let someone like me carry a weapon.
I hope not.
Which one?
We should steal the car. You know, give him a lesson.
- Shut your mouth. - It doesn't matter to you, you have a weapon.
Alright, go inside. I will ride with him, you follow us.
give me your key.
Bring your own car.
Is he scared?
I think it's because of your horrible mustache.
Damn you. It should steal the car.
- Why> Something's wrong with this. - Not. Do you want to exchange?
So what are you doing now?
I have to know everything that happened.
Natalie, right? Who is Dodd?
Sammy's wife is weak because of the cost of supporting him.
And fighting against company decisions.
But it's not the money he gets.
I never said that Sammy's illness was fake.
Sammy, I have an idea.
The problem is mental, is not physical.
You will have a pen in your pocket...
He can't understand.
- Did I do something wrong? - You did something wrong!
We will deal with this. We must try harder.
He looks into his eyes and sees the same person...
... and if this is not a physical problem, he must yell at him.
- Ellen is calling! - Ellen called.
Ellen calls. Ellen... Ellen can't come today!
- Ellen can't come! - Forgive me! Forgive me!
- I try it! Forgive me!
So, Leonard Shelby from the insurance company gave him the seed of doubt.
Like he gave it to the doctor.
But I never said that was a fake disease.
I never said it.
Hm. I don't feel drunk.
- Hello? House cleaner. - Oh, shit!
- Not now! - Oh, I'm sorry.
Dodd. Give him to Teddy or get rid of him for Natalie.
Dodd.
Get rid of him. Natalie asked.
Teddy, Teddy.
Yeah, leave your number, You know what you are doing.
- Yeah. This is the message for Teddy.
I was at the Mount Crest Inn on jl Fifth Street, room no 6.
I need you to come here as soon as you can. This is important.
Oh, this is Leonard. thanks. See you later.
Phew!
Damn it!
Mrs. Jankis doesn't understand that you can't threaten someone to remember.
The more pressure you give, the more difficult you get.
Ah. Okay, then, call me back?
OK. So what do I do?
Oh, I'm chasing this guy.
No. He chased me.
Ah! Shit!
Dodd, white man, Mount Crest Inn on Jl Fifth Street.
I'll beat you, you bastard.
Oh, shit!
Sorry.
I need a weapon.
This can be used.
Hm. I don't feel drunk.
Do I know this man?
- He seems to know me.
- What are you...?
- I like your car. - Thank you.
- Where did you get it? - Are you interested in buying it?
What, I haven't made a strong impression on you?
- I will not be too hard on myself.
OK. So what do I do?
Who is this?
Ouch! Stop it
- How can you read that again? - This is good.
- You have read it, like, 1000 times. - I enjoy it.
I think it's the pleasure of reading books to know what happened next.
Don't become an unpleasant person. I read this not to bother you. I enjoy it.
Let me read. Please?
Possibility of trying this before.
Possibility of burning truck loads from your belongings.
Can't remember to forget you.
Yeah.
Uh-huh.
Sir, it will of course be guarded with some of my findings.
I wish for more than a drug lure. Will you wait a minute?
The police report said that drugs were found in a car outside my house.
The car was stolen. Fingerprints are everywhere.
I have friends in the department. They gave me a copy.
I often deal with the police in my insurance work.
With my condition this is very difficult. I can't save everything in my mind at once.
I have to summarize the parts.
There is a missing page. I think I've recorded everything.
I don't know why this flashed out.
Even the Merela is not looking for John G.
The items they find in the car are according to what they believe has happened...
... so they don't investigate.
honey?
Honey, it's late.
Everything OK?
- Are you okay there?
Is it good for you?
What? Do I have to lock the door?
No.
I want you to leave now.
Something was wrong about drugs that were stored in the car.
The police admit that the man who was addicted needed money to pay the debt. That's bullshit.
He won't go to that place as long as he still has a lot of savings.
I think John G left him there. or plan it there.
How do you know that?
Oh, shit, that's right. suitable.
So he's a dealer.
Wait a minute.
Now we are somewhere.
Discount Inn.
Yeah, OK.
Blond hair is okay.
That's what they say.
Discount Inn. 304.
Leonard.
Then what?
We go to bed. You wait until I fall asleep.
You go into the bathroom and slam the door.
- Slam it? - Yeah. Hard enough to build me up.
- And that's it? - Only that.
Ah...
Yeah, first I want you to put these objects around the room.
Pretending this is your stuff and this is your bedroom.
- Do I have to wear it? - No, no, no. Uh, is just like you let it go.
I don't want you to use it. Forgive me.
I mean I just want to put it around the room as if all this ... is yours.
Whatever you want to get out.
I can't blame the police don't take me seriously.
This is a condition that is difficult to understand. Look at Sammy Jankis.
His wife can't handle it.
I told you he tried to get it right away.
He came to meet me at the office. I found all that nonsense.
He told me to live with Sammy. How he treats him.
Thank you for meeting me.
He hid food in the house...
... and stop giving food to see if he is hungry will make him remember.
I've taken it to the parking lot and, uh...
He is not a cruel person. He just wants the old Sammy back.
You know all about Sammy and you decide he pretends.
The company's decision is not because Sammy pretended...
... it's just that the disease cannot be shown to be...
I just want to know your honest opinion about Sammy.
We shouldn't talk like this as long as the case is still open for appeal.
- I don't want to appeal. - Then what are you doing here?
Trying to understand, when I saw Sammy, I didn't see some... vegetables.
I saw some of the old Sammy.
What do you think I'm like...
... suspect that he might imagine the whole problem?
If I say the right thing...
... he will snap and return to normal.
If I...
If I know that my previous Sammy is really gone...
... then I can say goodbye and start loving the new Sammy.
As long as I doubt I can't say goodbye and move.
What do you want from me?
I want you to forget about the company where you worked for 30 seconds...
... and tell me if I really believe that Sammy pretends to be sick.
I have to know...
... what you honestly believe.
I believe that Sammy should be physically able to make new memories.
Thank you.
I think I'll help him.
I think he only needs an answer. I don't think it's important before.
Only one he believes.
- A good car should be your key. - Who are you?
- Teddy, your friend. - Prove it!
Remember Sammy? You told me about Sammy!
- Jeez! - What did you do in my car?
What, where does your humor go from your memory? Do you know why you are here?
- Unfinished business. - Lenny...
... let me tell you, your business here is over.
- You're still here because of Natalie. - Who is Natalie?
Schmuck! Who do you think you came out from?
Look at your photos. I bet there is a photo.
Oh, good photos, Leibovitz (!)
You will take notes. You can't believe it.
Why?
Because now he sees clothes and cars...
... and he found a way to reverse the situation for its benefit.
He already got you to live with him, for God's sake. You can't go back there.
Let me give you the name of the motel.
You're lucky I'm looking for you. That's the bad news that has spread.
- What do you mean "bad news"? - He is involved with drugs.
Listen. Look at this?
This is the bar where he works. His girlfriend is a drug dealer.
He was ordered by him, arranged a meeting.
He wrote the message behind this...
... then he incorrectly answered the question when he was serving his drink.
- Why do I have to care? - Because when he was stuck...
... he will use yourself to protect him.
From who?
Orgas who want to know what happened to his lover.
People will go after him.
Someone has to pay for it, Lenny. Someone always pays for it.
Maybe he will make it for you.
Oh yeah? Maybe he will make it for you?
Are you worried if he uses me to fight you?
- No. - Why not?
Because he doesn't know who I am.
- Why are you following me? - Maybe I want to help you.
He doesn't know anything about your investigation. OK, Einstein?
So write it down.
When he offers to help, is only for the reason.
I don't lie. Take my pen, write it down.
Don't trust him.
This. Are you happy now?
- I won't be happy until you leave town. - Why not?
You've asked how long can you last here...
... before you start asking? - What kind of question?
The same question that you should ask yourself.
- What is it like? - Like how did you get this clothes, this car?
- I have money. - From where?
My wife is dead. I work in insurance. We are all protected.
Oh!
So in your sadness you went to the Jaguar dealer?
You don't even have a clue, right? You don't even know who you are.
Yes, of course I know.
I don't have amnesia. I remember all the events until the accident happened.
I'm Leonard Shelby, I'm from San Francisco...
That's who you were before.
You don't know who you are What are you like now...
... the accident.
You go around playing as a detective You don't even know how long it has passed.
Let me be clear. Do you wear designer clothes when you sell insurance?
- I don't sell insurance, I investigate it. - Truly. You're an investigator.
- Maybe you should investigate yourself. - Oh, thank you for the suggestion.
Look, do it for me, Don't you go back in there.
Will you take a motel in our city?
This is fun, Lenny.
Don't trust him.
Don't believe the lies.
Oh, fuck it. I need my own place.
No. He shouldn't give me that responsibility.
I'm an investigator of claims, not a doctor.
Yeah, yeah, I guess.
I have got all kinds of considerations.
Official responsibility, big financial system...
- Who is this?
Write this. Write what happened.
Write this. Come on, concentrate. Keep in mind. Search for a...
- What happened? - He beat me.
Who?
Damn, Leonard, Dodd! Dodd he beat me.
Why?
Because of you! Because I did what you told me, reasoned to him...
... tell him about Teddy. Great idea! - calm down. calm, relaxed.
You're safe. nothing.
Come on. Sit down sit.
Come on, sit down.
OK. You're ok.
I'll get ice for your face.
This is it.
I did it exactly as you said.
I went to Dodd...
... and I told him I didn't save Jimmy's money...
... or drugs.
and Teddy must have taken it all.
And what did he say?
He doesn't believe me.
He said if I didn't bring the medicine until tomorrow, he would kill me.
and then... he started beating me.
Where is he?
- Why? - I'll meet him.
I'll give him some bruises and tell him to find someone named Teddy.
Oh, he will kill you, Lenny.
- My wife used to call me Lenny. - Yeah?
Yeah, I hate that.
Oh, this guy is very dangerous. Let's think of something else, OK?
No, no, no. You only told me what it looks like.
And where can I look for it. Do you have a pen?
in my wallet.
He will, um... maybe he will find out.
What do you mean?
I told him about your car.
Why?
He beat me completely, I have to say something to him.
Write down all of that.
Be careful.
I'll be fine.
- This car is as good as you have to lock it. - Who are you?
Front desk? Burt, right. This is Mr. Shelby from room 21.
Yeah, that's all, I don't want any calls.
No, not all of them.
- Is something wrong? - Someone has come first.
- Who? - Call himself Dodd.
What does he want?
Want to know what happened to Jimmy and the money. He thinks I'm the one who took it.
Are you?
No.
- What's this all about? - You're not proof, are you?
You just ignored it, right?
- Look, I have this disease. - I know all about your damn disease!
I might know more from you, You have no other proof.
- What happened? - Jimmy went to meet a man named Teddy.
He took a lot of money with him and never returned.
Fellow Jimmy thinks I'm trapping him. I don't know if you know Teddy.
- I don't know either. - Don't protect him! Help me.
- How? - Remove him for me.
- What? - Kill him. I'll pay you.
Who do you think I am? I will not kill someone for money.
What, then? Love? What do you want to kill?
- You killed your wife, right? - It's different.
- Not for me, I didn't marry her! - Hey, don't talk about my wife.
I can talk about whoever I want!
I can talk whatever I want and you won't remember!
I can call your wife a fucking whore and we are still friends.
- Calm down. - You can't be scared!
You don't know how, you idiot!
This has nothing to do with me.
How will you know? You don't know anything!
- Hey, can you be angry? - Yes.
You're sad!
I can say whatever I want and you have no proof, you damn idiot!
I will use you. I say now because I will enjoy it more...
... if I know you can stop me if you are not a fucking weirdo.
Have you lost your pen? Too bad.
Besides that you can write yourself a note how Natalie hates your courage...
... and I call your wife a prostitute!
- Don't say other rude words! - About your whore's wife?
I read about your illness, Leonard.
Do you know the cause of losing short-term memory? Illness due to intercourse.
Maybe it's because of your pesky wife...
... sucking too much male genital disease and making you an idiot!
You're pathetic, sad, weird man.
I can say whatever I want and you won't remember it.
We are still good friends.
Or even lovers.
Damn it!
I'll see you soon.
- Stay focused.
Find a pen.
I will write it. I will write it.
Concentration, concentration, concentration.
Keep in mind, keep it in mind, keep it in mind.
Come on. I have to find a pen. I have to find a pen.
Now, write it down, write it. What exactly happened.
I will write what happened. Come on, come on! I have to find a pen!
Jeez! Come on! Come on, stay focused.
stay focused.
Save... keep in mind. Come on, find a pen.
Write this note. Write what happened. Write it down.
Come on, concentrate. Keep in mind. Find...
What happened?
What does it look like? He beat me.
- Who? - Who?
Damn, Leonard, Dodd! Dodd hit me.
- Hello?
This is Burt, from the front desk.
Yeah?
I know you said you didn't want there was a call, but the guy on the phone said he was a cop.
- Police? - Yeah.
He said you would really want to know what he wanted to say.
I'm not great on the phone. I have to see people in his eyes.
Good, what...
You can, um, you can sit on the couch.
The furniture is comfortable. Sit down
Thank you.
So, how long do you think will take you?
Hm?
You told me you were looking for the person who killed your wife.
Oh, that depends if he is in this city or if he moves. I have my file here.
Can I ask something?
If you already have all the information, why hasn't the police found it for you?
- They don't look for it. - Why not?
They think he isn't there.
You see, I told them what I remembered. I sleep. Something wakes me up.
Her part on the bed feels cold. He obviously disappeared for a while.
There must be a second man.
Someone hit me from behind. I remember.
That's the last thing I remember.
Look, the police don't trust me. If we check...
How do they explain what do you remember? Weapons and goods?
John G is smart.
He's smart.
He took the weapon from the dead and replaced it with the sap he used to hit me.
He left my gun and his escape car. He gives a complete police package.
They found sap with my blood in the hands of the dead.
And they only found my weapon.
They don't need to find someone else.
Only I disagree with the facts and I have brain damage.
The police will not trust someone with my condition.
Leonard. You can stay here for a few days if it can help you.
Oh, thank you.
I have to get back to work, so, um, consider your own home.
You can watch TV or eat food.
Whatever you want, OK? Make yourself at home.
One thing.
- Something to remember you. - My name is Natalie.
Natalie.
- Is something wrong? - Someone has come first.
- In the house. - Thank you.
You really have a problem. Like the police say.
- Hm? - Your illness.
No one is perfect.
What is the last thing you remember?
- My wife. - Very romantic.
died.
I remember my wife died.
Let me um, make you get another .
I think this one is dusty.
Why did you call me? What do you want?
I know you are playing. What do you want? Have I made a mistake?
I don't know, something bad, maybe.
Look, why are you asking me? I can't remember what I did.
After all, you won't trust me.
Because of my illness, you don't trust someone with this disease.
Nobody believes Sammy! I don't even trust Sammy!
Bar Ferdy
Come after. Natalie.
- Beer, please. - What do you want?
Beer, please.
You can't dance waltz here dress like that and ask for beer.
- What, is there a dress code? - Why are you here?
- I met someone named Natalie. - That is me.
Yeah, we've met before, right?
- Then why am I here? - I don't know, why don't you tell me?
I don't remember. I have short-term memory.
Oh, you're a man with memory problems.
- How do you know about me? - My boyfriend tells you to me.
- Oh, yeah? Who is your lover? - Jimmy Grants. Do you know him?
No.
He knows you. He told me about you. He said you stayed at Discount.
In fact, the police came first and searched for you.
He said he was looking for a man who didn't remember anything...
... don't know how he is here or what he did.
I've met many men like this here.
Chronic alcoholism is one of the causes of short-term memory loss.
- Are you Teddy? - No, my name is Leonard.
- Did Teddy send you? - I do not know.
What happened to Jimmy?
- I don't know that too. Sorry. - Don't you remember anything?
You don't remember where or what you just did?
I can't make new memories. Everything is blurred.
- Then why did you come here? - I found this in my pocket.
Your bag?
Bar betting items. Care to donate?
- No thanks. - This is for a lot of money.
Come on. Forward to charity. Help me.
Thank you.
- Inside the house. - Thank you.
This is really unlucky because no one trusted you.
It's amazing what will be done brain damage to your credibility.
I think it's justice for not trusting Sammy.
Do you know the truth about my illness, officer? You don't know anything.
You feel angry, you don't know why. You feel guilty, you have no idea why.
You can do anything and don't have a picture 10 minutes later.
Like Sammy. What if I do something like Sammy?
I won't tell you? What happened to Sammy and his wife?
He came to see me at the office.
I didn't say what I was thinking but I never said her husband pretended.
Just saying the disease is mental, is not physical.
I found out later that he returned home and gave Sammy the final exam.
Sammy? It's time for me to get an injection.
He knows behind his doubts, her husband loves her
so he found a way to test it.
Sammy? It's time for me to get an injection.
Hm.
- He really thinks he will bluff back - Here he is.
Or he doesn't want to live with the things that he planted with him.
Sammy?
It's time for me to get an injection.
Will not get sick.
He fell coma and never recovered.
Sammy can't understand or explain what happened.
Oh!
He was at home since that incident. He doesn't even know his wife is dead.
I'm guilty of Sammy and I'm guilty of his wife.
He is not interested in money. She wants to understand her husband's problems.
His brain does not respond to the learning process but he is not a cheater.
And when he looks into his eyes, he thinks his husband is the same person.
When I see his eyes, I think I see recognition.
Now I know you faked it.
If you think you should admit someone, you pretend to.
You bluffed him for a pat on the head of the doctor.
You bullied him to look like a weirdo.
What drug dealer?
- Hey, Lenny, how are you? - Private room here.
- It's okay, we know each other, right? - How do you know I'm here?
From jog in front.
Why are you still here, Lenny? There are many tattoo rooms in the north.
I think I want to get something that is missed in my mind.
- Give the key, I'll move it. - This will be fine.
- Wait outside. - Oh, for God's sake...
Give me time, I need to get something from you.
Fact 6. SG13 7IU's Car License.
Look, wait a minute, huh?
- We will get you out of here. - Why?
Oh, man. Come on, Leonard. How many times do I have to say it?
- It's not safe for you if you stay around here. - Why not?
Because the police are looking for you. I will give you a new identity...
... some new clothes, different cars will be done now. Use this.
Whoa, whoa. What police?
He's a bad cop. He who registered you at the Discount Inn.
He called you for a few days, put the envelope under your door, things like that.
- How do you know this? - He told me. He laughs at you.
- You're full of bullshit. - No, I don't.
He knows you aren't great on the phone so he always calls you.
Sometimes you don't answer the phone...
... so he put an envelope under your door to frighten you to answer it...
... giving you a line of nonsense about John G as a local drug dealer. Jimmy Grants.
- Who is Jimmy Grants? - Leonard, Jimmy the drug dealer.
The police want to know how it works. He got some calculations in his mind.
- After all you're involved. - How do you know him?
I'm an informant. He is a cop from out of town. Local police put us together.
If he finds out I'm helping you, he'll kill me.
So use this outfit, use all and get out of here right away.
Ayolaj, Leonard, leave.
You're full of bullshit.
Come after it. Natalie.
Bar Ferdy.
Hey, Jimmy.
I'm sorry, I, uh, think you were with someone else.
Sorry.
It's okay.
Jimmy Grants takes care of drugs outside the bar where his girlfriend works?
But he won't bring his girlfriend together. He will come alone, right?
I always thought drug lures would be the best way to catch them.
No, officer. I'm ready whatever happens.
Are you in the lobby? What do you look like?
I'll be there.
Lenny!
Gammell officer?
Yeah. Come on
- Hey, smile. - Oh, no, uh... Not here.
Come here.
Is this an officer or Gammell lieutenant?
Do you know what? Don't just write Gammell, Teddy.
- Why? - I'm in disguise.
This is a clue, where will he go.
- My number is below if you... - Didn't you come?
Well, that won't be appropriate.
Good photos. I look thin.
Hey, Lenny!
Make him beg for forgiveness.
Teddy!
Hey, Teddy!
Teddy!
Jimmy.
- What are you doing here? - Are you Jimmy Grants?
Looking forward to another Jimmy, human memory?
- Don't you remember me? - Yeah, I remember you.
Where is Teddy?
OK?
Insolent!
What are you doing?
Release.
- You made a big mistake! - Release it!
My colleagues aren't the kind of people you can disturb.
Don't say anything else.
- I know I can't believe that! - Release it.
Your pants too.
- Why? - I don't want my blood to be there.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait, Wait, Wait! Did he tell you what I brought?
- Take off your pants! - I brought $ 2000 in the car!
- Take it! - Do you think you can bid with me?
- Take the money and leave. - I don't want your money.
Then what?
- What do you want from me? - I want my life back!
Sammy.
He said Sammy. How does he know about Sammy?
Oh, shit.
What have I done?
Hey, sir! I need help!
There is someone here, he was seriously injured. We have to take him to the doctor.
Alright.
I don't know what happened. I have a memory problem.
- Do I know you? - Not. Don't worry, I'm a cop.
- Is he still breathing? - I do not know. Maybe.
- What have you done? - I don't remember, I have a disease.
I hope this isn't serious because this person is dead.
- Ow! Lenny! It killed him! - So you remember me now, huh?
- You are a bad cop! - And I'm the one who helped you to find it.
- Wake up! Get up! - Lenny, you have the wrong picture!
Who is that? He knows me.
Of course, he raped your wife, she's the one who damaged your brain.
Bullshit! He is not the person.
His name is James F Grants. John G. Check your tattoo.
- Why does he bring $ 2000? - What?
- What for? - Amphetamines I told him I had it.
- Is this a drug transaction? - Not. Yeah, that and your problem.
Look, Jimmy is your person. I feel we will get a few dollars.
- How does he know me? - Discount Inn.
He made a transaction there. The man at the front desk notifies him if someone arrives.
He was named Jimmy he saw you taking a photo.
- You fucking use me. - Not! You got some.
He knows about Sammy, Why did I say about Sammy ?!
You told everyone about Sammy! Everyone who listens!
Remember Sammy Jankis? Remember Sammy Jankis?
Good story. It's better every time you tell it.
So you lied to yourself to please yourself. There is nothing wrong with that.
We all do it. Who cares if there is a small piece of detail that you don't remember?
- What are you talking about? - I do not know.
Your wife survives the attack. He doesn't trust your illness.
Torture and pain and suffering tearing inside her.
Insulin.
That's Sammy, not me. I told you about Sammy.
Yeah, right. Like you say yourself again and again.
Your learning process to remember, learning through repetition.
Sammy let his wife commit suicide. Sammy ends up in a mental hospital.
Sammy is a cheater. A counterfeiter.
I never said Sammy was a cheater.
You revealed who he is. A cheater.
I was wrong. All the instructions.
- Look, Sammy's wife is coming to me... - Sammy doesn't have a wife.
That's your wife who has diabetes.
Ouch!
My wife doesn't have diabetes.
Are you sure?
Ouch! Stop it!
He doesn't have diabetes.
Do you think I don't know my own wife? What is wrong with you?
I think I can only make you remember the things you want are real.
- Like Jimmy who is lying there. - He is not a good person.
She's for you.
Come on, you've got revenge. Enjoy as long as you still remember.
What's the difference made is he your person or not?
- That makes all the difference. - Why? You never want to know it.
- Yes, I want to. - No, you don't want to.
- I will find out after all. - You won't remember it!
When this is finished, I will know.
I think so, I'm sure of that, but you don't!
That's right. The real John G. I helped you find him for a year ago.
- He is dead. - Don't lie anymore.
Look, Lenny...
... I'm the police officer assigned to your wife's case, I trust you.
I think you have the right to get the chance to get revenge.
I helped you find another man in your room that night.
The man who broke your skull and raped your wife.
We found it, you killed it.
But you don't remember.
So I helped you to start again, looking for the man you killed.
- Oh, yeah? So who is he? - Only other people. Is it important to know?
There's no reason, Lenny, there's no conspiracy, is just bad luck.
Some addicts are too strong to realize your wife does not live alone.
But when you kill it I feel sure you will remember it.
But that doesn't last.
Like never surviving. Like this it won't last.
I took the photo.
When you do it.
See how happy you are. I want to see that face again.
- Oh, gee, thank you (!) - Damn you.
I give you a reason to live and you are happier to help.
You don't want the truth. You made your own truth , like your policy file.
That's complete when I give it to you. Who took 12 pages?
You, maybe.
- No, it's not me, look, it's you. - Why do I have to do it?
To make a puzzle that you can't solve.
You know how many cities...
... how many John Gs or James Gs? I mean, shit, Lenny, I'm John G.
- Your name is Teddy. - My mother called me Teddy.
My name is John Edward Gammell.
Cheerful. There are a lot of John Gs to find.
All you do is complain! I am the one who lives with what you do.
I'm the one who put it all together.
You, you wander around, you play detective. You live in a dream, son.
A dead wife to suffer, feeling the purpose of your life...
... a romantic search that you don't want to end even if I'm not in the photo.
- I should have killed you. - Stop it! Lenny, come on.
You're not a murderer. That's why you are so kind.
Come on, what are you doing?
Do you know what time it is? It's time to drink beer, I bought it.
Damn it!
I'm not a murderer.
I'm just someone who is looking to make things right.
Can I let myself forget about what you said to me?
Can I let myself forget about what you did to me?
Do you think I just want another puzzle to finish? Looking for another John G?
You are John G.
So you can be my John G.
Am I lying to myself to be happy?
In your case, Teddy...
... yes, I will.
Hey! Hey, it's not your car!
- Now yes. - Jesus Christ, you can't take it!
- Why not? - Because the car belongs to someone you just killed!
Someone will recognize it.
You know, I think I'm better is wrong for the dead than a murderer.
I might endure this for a while.
Lenny.
Look, don't... Can I find the key?
Can I find my key?
Lenny!
I have to believe the world outside my mind.
I have to believe that my actions still have meaning.
Even if I don't remember it.
I have to believe when I close my eyes, The world is still here.
Do I believe the world is still here?
Is it still out there?
Yeah.
We all need memories to remind ourselves who we really are.
I'm not different.
Now, where am I?