fraud. Maria is disturbed by this information and becomes very distressed. William gives her a sleeping pill and, while she is sleeping, he cuts some hair from her head and takes it to a facility providing instant DNA analysis. He discovers that Maria is a biological clone of his mother. William decides to go home to his family, but is not allowed to do so, as his 24-hour cover has expired. William then realises that his only hope of returning home is to get a papel from Maria. She goes to work to obtain a papel, but is unable to forge one herself, as she was moved to another area of work, so a co-worker makes the cover for her. While taking a train to meet William, her memory returns and she recalls her feelings for William. He decides not to leave her. William and Maria then travel to Jebel Ali in the UAE, which does not require special travel clearance. The two hide out in the old city where they book a room. William reveals to Maria that, in addition to the memory wiping, she has been given a virus that induces an adrenaline rush in response to physical contact with the person who brought about the Code 46 violation. He refrains from telling her the virus will also force her to report the further Code 46 violation to the authorities. They rent an old car and travel away to escape the authorities who are tracking them. William crashes the car while avoiding a collision with camels and pedestrians and they are both knocked unconscious. William awakes in the hospital in Seattle with his wife and child. He has no memory of Maria or the Code 46 violation, as all memories of her and their time together have been replaced with memories of a successful investigation. Maria is more severely punished by being exiled "outside," to the desert. Her memories of William are altered to make them stronger, even as she is forced to live without him. Cast See also List of films featuring surveillance References External links Radio interview about Code 46 with Michael Winterbottom, first broadcast on Resonance FM The future is now: Sci-fic in real locations 2003 films BBC Film films British science fiction drama films 2000s dystopian films Films directed by Michael Winterbottom 2000s English-language films Films about cloning Films set in the future 2000s