FADE IN:1 INT. DERELICT HOUSE - DAY <>1A POLAROID PHOTOGRAPH, clasped between finger and thumb: acrude, crime scene flash picture of a MAN'S BODY lying on adecaying wooden floor, a BLOODY MESS where his head shouldbe.The image in the photo starts to FADE as we SUPER TITLES. Thehand holding the photo suddenly FANS it in a rapid FLAPPINGmotion, then holds it still. The image fades more, and againthe picture is FANNED.As TITLES END the image fades to nothing. The hand holdingthe photo FLAPS it again, then places it at the front of aPOLAROID CAMERA.The camera SUCKS the blank picture up, then the FLASH BURSTS.The Polaroid camera is lowered, revealing the sweaty, heavy-breathing face of LEONARD (mid-30's). There are droplets ofblood across his face. Leonard stares, satisfied, atsomething on the ground in front of him. There is WET BLOODon his BLUE SHIRT and BEIGE SUIT. His hand opens and catchesa HANDGUN which leaps up into his grasp.Still staring, he crouches down and pulls a BODY off thefloor by the wet hair of its BLOODY HEAD. He slowly insertsthe barrel of the gun into the bloody mess where the mouthshould be.Leonard FLINCHES. A DEAFENING ROAR as wet red leaps off hisface and suit and head, with a SPASM, reassembles itselfinto the face of TEDDY (40's, moustache) and we-CUT TO:2 INT. MOTEL ROOM 21 - DAY ##BLACK AND WHITE SEQUENCE## 2Close on Leonard's eyes. He rolls them to one side, thenturns his head.LEONARD (V.O.)So where are you?Leonard lifts his head. He is lying on a queen-sized bed.LEONARD (cont'd)You're in some motel room.CUT TO:
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