▁building ▁police ▁rob ots ▁with ▁friend ▁Harry , ▁he ▁vis its ▁Re k all , ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁impl ants ▁artificial ▁mem ories . ▁Qu a id ▁cho oses ▁a ▁fant asy ▁as ▁a ▁secret ▁agent . ▁An ▁em blem ▁of ▁Re k all ▁is ▁stamp ed ▁onto ▁his ▁arm ▁and , ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁fant asy ▁is ▁being ▁loaded ▁by ▁techn ician ▁Mc Cl ane , ▁they ▁discover ▁that ▁Qu a id ▁already ▁has ▁real ▁mem ories ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁sp y . ▁As ▁Mc Cl ane ▁starts ▁to ▁question ▁Qu a id ▁about ▁the ▁mem ories , ▁a ▁squad ▁of ▁U FB ▁police ▁burst ▁in , ▁kill ▁the ▁Re k all ▁staff , ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁arrest ▁Qu a id . ▁Qu a id ▁react s ▁instinct ively , ▁killing ▁the ▁entire ▁squad . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁home ▁his ▁wife ▁L ori ▁attempts ▁to ▁kill ▁him , ▁reve aling ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁U FB ▁intelligence ▁agent ▁and ▁they ' ve ▁only ▁been ▁“ mar ried ” ▁for ▁six ▁weeks , ▁not ▁seven ▁years . ▁After ▁Qu a id ▁esc apes , ▁Charles ▁Hamm ond , ▁stating ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁friend , ▁contacts ▁him ▁and ▁direct s ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁safe - de pos it ▁box , ▁where ▁Qu a id ▁finds ▁a ▁message ▁from ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁address ▁of ▁an ▁a partment . ▁ ▁P urs ued ▁by ▁L ori , ▁human ▁and ▁robot ▁police , ▁Qu a id ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁Mel ina , ▁the ▁woman ▁from