TRAINING DAY - Daily Script

1 TRAINING DAYW ritten by DAVID AYERA pril 2001 DraftFOR EDUCATIONALPURPOSES ONLYFADE IN:1 INT. JAKE'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - CLOSE ON ALARM CLOCK -1 PREDAWN (4:59 AM)In a Santa Clarita housing tract. It's ANGLEEyes glisten in the clock's shine, patiently watching ! The ALARM SOUNDS. A hand that's been hoveringover the clock drops. Silence. JAKE HOYT, a fit youngman, rolls over, throws an arm over his sleeping wife --JAKEIt's she's not there, just empty blankets. He sits up,sporting a scraggly goatee, his hair growing POVLISA, his wife, in a rocking chair in the TO SCENEJake is surprised. How'd she sneak off?JAKEWhat are you doing up?She pulls back the blanket, she breast-feeds their lavishes kisses on her TO:2 INT.

2 JAKE'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - CLOSEUP - BRASSO - DAWN2is squirted on terry cloth. A badge is rubbed against itin precise circles.(CONTINUED) :2 WIDEN TO:Jake in T-shirt and jeans, studies the gleaming badge,snaps it in its case, clips it to his belt. He tosses aduffel on the counter. Searches through the police taps a police baton on his shoulder. He takes day to forget 's saying how lucky youare. Don't screw this gives her a look, shoves it in the go back to sleep?LISAMmm-hmm. Ate like a does a final check of gun belt. Inspecting hisBeretta and know how lucky I am. I ace thisassignment. Department's wideopen. Get my own divisionsomeday. You should see thoseguys' grabs a pack of English muffins.

3 Jake catches hisreflection in a mirror, rubs his chin. He doesn't likethe way he looks. Next to the mirror is his policeacademy graduation photo -- Clean-cut, almost plays with his goatee, she likes some eggs for the road?JAKEI gotta roll. Gotta beat shoves his gun belt in the duffel. Zips it shut. Hegrabs a pressed uniform off a chair, and his police hat,wrapped in plastic. He kisses Lisa's cheek, her neck,her lips. Heads to the door. The PHONE RINGS. Jakestops. Lisa answers.(CONTINUED) : (2)2 LISAH ello?(beat, laughs)How nice, thank you.(beat, giggles)I will, don't looks at her, wondering who the hell is making hiswife giggle so 's right here.(to Jake)Jake. It's reacts, steels himself and takes the ( )Hoyt?

4 JAKEY essir?ALONZO ( )On your way to roll call?JAKEY essir. I'm out the door ( ) ( )Patrol fairies go to roll don't go to roll ( )There's a coffee shop at 7thand Witmer. See you there atten. Be in civvies. Comfortableshoes. Got a back-up gun?Something pocket-sized?(CONTINUED) : (3)2 JAKEN ossir. Just my departmentissue service ( )Bring it. Cuffs, too. We'regonna be in the office all day,but who knows, maybe we'll do somebusiness. We're an know. That's why I signed want to thank you for giving methe oppor ---- CLICK! Alonzo hangs up. Jake too. He stands there,grabs his nervous 's wrong?JAKEFeel like it's football it was tomorrow so I'd knowalready if I made his squad 's not tomorrow.

5 It's it's gonna work out. I knowit gotta looking at him. He gets an idea, snuggles up 't have to show up until breaks the embrace -- sore breasts -- Ouch!JAKESoon they'll be mine chases them with cupped hands as she retreats,giggling. Their COFFEE SHOP - DAY3 Old and tired, near Good Samaritan Hospital. Jakestruts through the door, confidently looks 'S POVDETECTIVE SERGEANT ALONZO HARRIS, in black shirt, blackleather jacket. And just enough platinum and diamondsto look like somebody. He reads the paper in a gun leather-tough LAPD vet is a hands-on, blue-collarcop who can kick your ass with a TO SCENEJake walks over. Slides in across. Alonzo's eyes willnever leave his morning, young waitress pours Jake coffee, offers a menu.

6 Jakewaves it 'm okay, ma'am. Thank some chow before we hit theoffice. Go ahead. It's , thank you, sir. I Don' turns the page. A long beat. Then:JAKEIt's nice I read my paper?JAKEI'm sorry, I'll get somefood.(CONTINUED) :3 ALONZONo. You won't. You fucked thatup. Please. I'm reading. does -- Jeeez, sorry. Pours a ton of sugar in CUT TO:4 INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY4 The waitress pours refills. Alonzo reads. Jake wouldn't mind not roastingin a hot black and white sighs, carefully folds his paper. Glares at me a story, story?ALONZONot your story. A story. Youcan't keep your mouth shut longenough to let me finish my tell me a don't think I know any waves the paper in Jake's is a newspaper.

7 And I knowit's ninety percent bullshit butit's entertaining. That's why Iread it. Because it entertainsme. If you won't let me read mypaper, then entertain me with yourbullshit. Tell me a real one or should I make oneup?(CONTINUED) :4 ALONZO(sighs)Where'd you do your probation?JAKEVan The Valley. No cutelittle anecdotes about writingunderage smoking cites at theshopping mall?Jake thinks. Bingo! He's got was this stop. Wow. Go were on the You The hell's Debbie?JAKEMy TRAINING officer. DebbieMaxwell --ALONZO-- Your was female? white? Black? dyked out or she any good?(CONTINUED) : (2)4 JAKEShe's pretty (he's hooked)So you and Debbie are pullin' amid-watch?JAKER ight. It's a real quiet yawner.

8 We're rolling onVanowen. I'm driving. And thisAcura, just a beautiful car, comesout a side street. In over the median. So I lightit up and hit the wailer. Guydrives on like I'm invisible forten blocks before he pulls ran clean. Debbie coversas I approach. Driver's this hugewhite guy. Can barely keep hiseyes open. I field test andarrest and I'm belting him in ourunit. Debbie's tossing his calls me to the vehicle andshows me a snubbed .38 and twoshotguns, all loaded and shit?JAKENo shit. She calls our supervisorand I keep searching. I find fivehundred grams of meth in the out our was on bailfor distribution. He was on hisway to smoke his ex-partner beforetrial.(proudly)We prevented a is beams -- some story, huh?

9 (CONTINUED) : (3)4 ALONZOYou're driving around the Valleywith a fine bitch in your car fora year and the most entertainingstory you got is a drunk stop?Never hit her up for some Code Xin the back seat? Didn't tap it?JAKEI have a also have a shakes his head in disgust. Jake is 's tosses a fifty on the table. OFF his heavywedding band we --CUT TO:5 EXT. COFFEE SHOP - PARKING LOT - DAY5 Jake and Alonzo crossing. Alonzo sizes Jake walk and talk like a stops at:G-RIDEA narc-machine supreme. A clean, black 1978 Monte Carloon nice that pulls a Chinese menu from under the wiper. Hands itto Alonzo, who folds and pockets in. S' admires the car, climbs G-RIDE/EXT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY6 Jake buries his shoes in beer cans and coffee twists the key and pumps the hell out of the a beat, the ENGINE CATCHES -- VROOM!

10 JAKEThis isn't from the motor 't worry. My baby puts outwhen she has rubs the dash 's the office? Back atDivision?Alonzo hits the switches and the G-Ride is raised 're in reacts. Then smiles -- This is kinda G-RIDE (7TH STREET) - MOVING - DAYA7 Alonzo SQUEALS out of the lot. They pass the formidably-stylish Metropolitan Detention 's in the glove box. Wannaten-eight us? the sirs. I'm not yourdomestic violence takes a Motorola radio from the glove 's our (into Motorola)Nora fifteen, ten-eight.(CONTINUED) :A7 DISPATCH ( )Nora fifteen, checks the street signs -- 7th and he can tell Dispatch, Alonzo snatches theMotorola as he makes a left on (into rover)Nora fifteen, South on Rampart ( )Ten tosses Jake the guys are listening.