Code Name: The Cleaner (2007) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

An amnesiac man uncovers a conspiracy around a stolen computer chip while discovering that his ordinary janitor identity is real.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Missing Identity

An amnesiac man wakes beside a dead body with money and is taken away by Diane. Her claimed marriage and suspicious mansion create immediate uncertainty about his identity and the hidden chip.

Key Events

• Amnesiac Awakening — An amnesiac man wakes beside a dead body with a suitcase full of money. Location: Hotel room
• Diane's Hotel Rescue — Diane drives the amnesiac man away as FBI agents arrive at the hotel. Characters: Diane Location: Hotel lobby
• Claimed Marriage — Diane claims to be his wife and insists that the mansion is his home. Characters: Diane Location: Mansion
• Missing Photographs — Suspicion grows when he finds no photographs of himself in the mansion. Characters: Diane Location: Mansion
• Chip Interrogation — Diane seduces him and asks about a computer chip left at the hotel. Characters: Diane Location: Mansion

The Janitor Revelation

Diane seeks information about the chip while a doctor prepares a truth serum. After escaping, the amnesiac man meets Gina, who identifies him as a DART janitor rather than a secret agent.

Key Events

• Combat Memories — He vaguely recalls guns and participation in a combat operation. Location: Mansion
• Pentothal Threat — A doctor proposes Sodium Pentothal, which he overhears before fleeing. Location: Mansion
• Waitress Recognition — Gina recognizes him and explains that he works as a janitor at DART. Characters: Gina Location: Restaurant
• DART Security Breach — Diane reports that a janitor breached DART security and escaped with company property. Characters: Diane Location: DART offices
• Gina's Safe Haven — Gina shows him video games and a janitor uniform from his life at DART. Characters: Gina Location: Gina's home

Agents In Pursuit

Gina provides shelter and helps connect the amnesiac's military memories to the chip mystery. An airport ambush leads to capture, drugged interrogation, and a dangerous escape.

Key Events

• Gina's Safe Haven — Gina shows him video games and a janitor uniform from his life at DART. Characters: Gina Location: Gina's home
• Colonel Bowman Memory — He tells Gina that he remembers being Colonel Bowman of the Special Forces. Characters: Gina Location: Gina's home
• Airport Rendezvous — A phone call directs him to the airport, where questions concern the X-1 chip. Characters: Gina Location: Airport
• Airport Ambush — Shaw and other FBI agents open fire, capture the amnesiac man, and drive away. Characters: Gina, Shaw Location: Airport
• Drugged Interrogation — Shaw injects him while Diane questions him about the hidden chip. Characters: Diane, Shaw Location: Unknown holding location
• Escape With Gina — After convulsing, he escapes with Gina in her car. Characters: Gina Location: Road

The Rat's Mouth

Gina reveals her federal identity and rejects the accusation that she is a rogue agent. A video game clue decodes Boca Raton and points to the chip's hiding place.

Key Events

• Agent Identity Revealed — Gina reveals that she is a federal agent and calls her superior Martin. Characters: Gina Location: Car
• Rogue Agent Accusation — Martin says Shaw has implicated Gina as a rogue agent, but she refuses to surrender. Characters: Gina, Shaw Location: Car
• Video Game Clue — A game character named Colonel Bowman helps them connect the memories to the chip mystery. Characters: Gina Location: Video game store
• Boca Raton Decoded — The phrase Boca Raton is interpreted as mouth of the rat, revealing the chip's hiding place. Characters: Gina Location: Video game store

Truth And Escape

The chip is found, FBI agents attack, and the amnesiac recovers the memory of refusing a corrupt deal. After the attackers are subdued, he accepts his janitorial identity and chooses video game development.

Key Events

• Chip Found In Rat — They enter the building and find the X-1 chip inside the mouth of a rat in a game room. Characters: Gina Location: Video game room
• FBI Shooting — FBI agents arrive and shoot at Gina and her companion during the chip recovery. Characters: Gina, Shaw Location: Video game room
• Memory Restoration — He remembers refusing money for the chip and the struggle in which an agent was shot. Characters: Gina Location: Video game room
• Janitorial Counterattack — Gina and her companion overpower the FBI agents and DART management using janitorial tools. Characters: Gina, Shaw Location: Video game building
• Janitor Truth — He realizes that he really is a janitor after all. Characters: Gina Location: Video game building
• Training Offer Refused — After thanks and an FBI training offer, he chooses video game development instead. Characters: Gina Location: Outside the building
• Closer Departure — Gina suggests becoming closer as they leave with the suitcase of money. Characters: Gina Location: Outside the building

Story Breakdown

• Amnesiac Crime Scene — The protagonist begins with no memory and evidence of a dangerous unexplained incident.
  • Hotel Corpse — He wakes beside a dead body with a suitcase full of money.
  • Diane's Rescue — Diane removes him from the hotel before the FBI reconstructs the events.
• Mansion Deception — Diane presents a domestic identity that quickly becomes suspicious.
  • Claimed Marriage — Diane claims to be his wife and identifies the mansion as his home.
  • Missing Photographs — The absence of his photographs undermines Diane's story.
  • Chip Interrogation — Diane tries to learn where the hidden computer chip is located.
• Threatened Identity — Conflicting memories and the threat of Sodium Pentothal push him to escape.
  • Combat Memories — He vaguely recalls guns and a Special Forces operation.
  • Truth Serum Threat — He overhears a plan to inject him and flees the mansion.
  • Janitor Revelation — Gina identifies him as a DART janitor.
• Gina's Assistance — Gina gives him shelter and helps connect his memories to the chip mystery.
  • DART Evidence — She shows him video games and a janitor uniform.
  • Bowman Memory — He remembers being Colonel Bowman of the Special Forces.
  • Airport Meeting — A meeting is arranged to question him about the X-1 chip.
• Federal Betrayal — The airport encounter exposes a violent conflict between competing federal agendas.
  • Airport Ambush — Shaw and other agents shoot at the group and capture the amnesiac man.
  • Drugged Interrogation — Shaw uses Sodium Pentothal while Diane asks about the chip.
  • Rogue Agent Charge — Gina is accused of being a rogue agent and refuses to surrender.
• Decoded Chip Location — A video game clue transforms an ambiguous phrase into a precise hiding place.
  • Video Game Clue — Colonel Bowman appears as a character in the relevant video game.
  • Boca Raton Meaning — The phrase is interpreted as mouth of the rat.
  • Chip In Rat — The X-1 chip is discovered inside a rat in the game room.
• Final Confrontation — The chip recovery triggers an attack and restores the missing memory.
  • FBI Shooting — Agents open fire during the recovery operation.
  • Money For Chip — The recovered memory reveals that he rejected money in exchange for the chip.
  • Janitorial Counterattack — The attackers are overpowered using janitorial tools.
• Chosen Future — The protagonist accepts his ordinary identity and chooses a new professional direction.
  • Janitor Truth — He realizes that he really is a janitor.
  • Training Rejected — He declines an FBI training opportunity.
  • Game Development — He chooses to become a video game developer.

Directed by

Les Mayfield

Key Cast

• Cedric the Entertainer — Jake Rodgers
• Nicollette Sheridan — Diane
• Niecy Nash — Jacuzzi
• Mark Dacascos — Eric Hauck
• Lucy Liu — Gina