Memento.

TEDDY

- Lenny! I thought you’d gone for good. What brings you back?

LEONARD

- Unfinished business. What made you think I wasn’t coming back?

TEDDY

- You said you were leaving town.

LEONARD

- Things change.

TEDDY

- So I see. It’s good to see you. My name’s Teddy.

LEONARD

- Guess I’ve told you about my condition.

TEDDY

- Only every time I see ya! Come on, I’ll buy you lunch.

Teddy pours ketchup all over his steak. Leonard plays with his food.

TEDDY

- Not hungry?

LEONARD

- It’s my condition. I never know if I’ve already eaten, so I always just eat small amounts.

TEDDY

- You don’t have to remember to be hungry.

LEONARD

- It’s weird, but if you don’t eat for a while then your body stops being hungry. You get sort of shaky but you don’t realize you haven’t eaten. Have I told you about Sammy Jankis?

TEDDY

- Yeah, yeah. I heard enough about him. Tell me about John G. You still think he’s here, right?

LEONARD

- Who?

TEDDY

- The guy you’re looking for, Johnny G. That’s why you haven’t left. Am I right? Leonard, you need to be very careful.

LEONARD

- Why?

TEDDY

- Well, the other day you made it sound like you thought somebody might be trying to set you up. Get you to kill the wrong guy.

LEONARD

- Yeah, well I go on facts, not recommendations, okay?

TEDDY

- Lenny, you can’t trust a man’s life to your little notes and pictures.

LEONARD

- Why?

TEDDY

- Because you’re relying on them alone. You don’t remember what you’ve discovered or how. Your notes might be unreliable.

LEONARD

- Memory’s unreliable.

Teddy snorts.

LEONARD

- No, really. Memory’s not perfect. It’s not even that good. Ask the police, eyewitness testimony is unreliable. The cops don’t catch a killer by sitting around remembering stuff. They collect facts, make notes, draw conclusions. Facts, not memories: that’s how you investigate. I know, it’s what I used to do. Memory can change the shape of a room or the color of a car. It’s an interpretation, not a record. Memories can be changed or distorted and they’re irrelevant if you have the facts.

TEDDY

- You really want to find this guy?

LEONARD

- He took away the woman I love and he took away my memory. He destroyed everything; my life and my ability to live.

TEDDY

- You’re living.

LEONARD

- Just for revenge. That’s what keeps me going. It’s all I have.

Teddy considers this.

TEDDY

- We’ll find him. Where are you staying?

Leonard reaches into his pocket and takes out a Polaroid.

LEONARD

- Discount Inn. Don’t know what room; haven’t got my key.

TEDDY

- Probably left it in your room.

OUTSIDE DISCOUNT INN. The Jaguar pulls up. Leonard gets out and heads to the office. Leonard enters. Burt is behind the counter reading a magazine.

LEONARD

- I’m sorry, I think I’m checked in here, but I’ve misplaced my key.

BURT (looks up)

- Hi, Leonard.

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