Script Space, Palette Error, and Enemy Sprite disorientation?

If you're factoring in the +200 and getting to the right bytes there you're at the right spot alright. It doesn't matter that your ROM is headered for the changing of the byte, just as long as it is indeed the right byte, and it really looks like you are doing it right, and also testing it from before it reads it...so I'm at a loss why it's not obeying.

Now here's a question, Does it matter if there's a save on the rom where she has already been seen? obviously I am not playing that one, I started a new game but if there is an existing save file, would that make it not work?