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REECE
No, sir.
DR. O’HALLORAN It’s kind of the ‘holy grail’ of brain research. A physical pathway for the encoding of memories. Scientists have been searching for it since the 19th Century... and we’re only now making headway. (studies the X-Ray) Something is affecting your Engram. When it’s off, you can have what we call ‘overlap.’ For example, a memory from a year ago feels like it happened yesterday. Or your perfect version of an event takes the place of what actually happened. Your brain can’t tell the difference. REECE My concussion affected this... DR. O’HALLORAN Something did. Now, the field doctor interpreted these areas as bruising. But, they could be signs of something deeper. With your permission, we’ll take a closer look? That okay? (Reece nods) Good. I’ll go get my drill. REECE Your drill? DR. O’HALLORAN Sorry. Neurologist humor.
He clicks an intercom on his Apple Watch. DR. O’HALLORAN (CONT’D) Let’s get Commander Reece prepped for a full scan. INT. ENGRAM CLINIC -- MRI PREP ROOM -- NIGHT
QUICK CUTS: Reece strips and places his clothes, wallet, and phone into a locker... He pulls a hospital gown over his boxers, how far the mighty have fallen... He checks off boxes on a PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE about the MRI’s high powered magnets: “Do you have shrapnel in your body...” (NO) “Cardiac pacemaker or implanted defibrillator...” (NO)... “ Done, Reece sits and waits in his gown. O’Halloran enters.
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