Daily Dialogue — July 12, 2013
INT. BATHROOM
Pink carpet and porcelain kitties. They throw Jake into the tub — shove his face in the drain. Smiley turns on the water — Jake’s blood whirlpooling away.
Smiley grabs the shotgun from Moreno. Thumps the butt against Jake’s head, flips it, shoves the muzzle in his ear. Snicks the shower curtain shut to catch the spatter.
SNIPER: Fuckin’ do it, eh.
SMILEY: It’s gonna be loud. Close the door.
Moreno does. Sniper plugs his ears. Smiley braces for the recoil.
Jake is dazed, like steer in a slaughterhouse chute.
MORENO: Wait. Lemme get his money first.
Smiley nods. Moreno searches Jake’s pockets, takes his wallet. Pockets forty bucks. Finds the Schoolgirl’s pink change purse. Opens it, reacts.
MORENO: … dang…
He hands it to Smiley.
MORENO: Here, ese… You are gonna trip the fuck out.
Smiley opens it. His face goes dead blank. He hands Moreno the shotgun. Whips aside the shower curtain. Starts slugging Jake. Emphasizes each word with a kidney punch.
SMILEY: Pinchi… game… playing… cop… where’… you… get…this?
JAKE: Get what? Get what? Oh, God.
Smiley slaps him with the change purse.
SMILEY: This, stupid. Alonzo give it to you?
JAKE: No! I found it!
SMILEY: Where?
JAKE:MacArthur Park!
SMILEY: What? Bullshit!
Snick! The curtain closes. Smiley take the shotgun. Holds it to Jake’s temple. Moreno angles for a peek.
MORENO: Wait up. I can’t see.
SMILEY: If you’re religious, go ahead and get in that last prayer.
JAKE: (sobs) Omigod… she was going to be raped. I was driving with Alonzo. These two crackheads were gonna rape her. I saw them hit her. I stopped them. They were gonna rape her. I swear to God. I stopped it… I got a kid –
SMILEY: — Shut up, faggot!
Smiley opens the curtain — stomps Jake’s back — closes it.
SNIPER: Fuck the fool. Blast him.
Smiley aims, braces for the recoil. Jake croaks:
JAKE: … I got a little girl…
Smiley pauses. He eases off the trigger. Pulls a cell phone. Dials.
SMILEY: We’re gonna get to the bottom of your bullshit. She’s my cousin. She’s a civilian. Ain’t right involving her.
He sits on the toilet. Still holding the shotgun to Jake’s head, he waits for an answer.
— Training Day (2001), written by David Ayer
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is begging for one’s life, suggested by Despina. Today’s suggestion by blknwite.
Trivia: David Ayer wrote the first draft in 1995, way before the Rampart Scandal made headlines in 1998. In the first draft, Alonzo was a Latino officer in charge of drug enforcement in the gang infested area of Pico-Union within the Rampart Division. He was a loner and didn’t have any partner because of his reputation as a corrupt and racist cop. But the basics elements of the character were there: he wears expensive jewelry and drives a 1979 Monte Carlo model.
Dialogue On Dialogue: When in doubt if begging for one’s life, always mention the kids.
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