00x01 - Panic at Malibu Pier

[bunniefuu]

(music fades)

MITCH:
She's beating us!

HOBIE:
She's coming up, Dad!

Come on!

JILL:
Hey, you guys, that's cheating.

There's two of you
and one of me.

Come on!

Watch out
for that wake!

We got it!

We got her!

You guys
are whipped.

Come on,
go, go, go.

Come on, come on.

Winners!

You guys are cheaters.

We're winners.

Oh, what's this, huh?

Haven't worked
out in a while?

There's nothing there
to pinch.

Leave me alone.

Oh, yeah, nothing

your little
lieutenant's uniform won't hide.

If you can find one to fit
your first day on the job.

Hey, let's go back out.
Rematch.

Let's go.

Wait a second.

Gayle's picking
Hobie up at : .

Come on, Dad.

I'm sorry, pal.
You know the new schedule.

Hey, it's all right.

The next time you
and I will team up,

and we'll show the old man
what real athletes can do.

Hey, Jill... winners.

Yeah!

Cheaters.
You guys are cheaters!

Hey, Mitch, say good-bye
to your ski.

Good-bye to my ski.

Have fun, guys.

Here, take this.

Can I ask you something?

Sure, go ahead.

Well, if you're just
friends with a girl,

is it all right to rub
suntan oil on her back?

Yeah. Why do you ask?

'Cause last Sunday,

everyone was hanging
out by Tower .

Uh-huh.

And all of a sudden,

Chelsea Carroll
looks over at me,

and her voice
gets all breathy,

and she says,

"Hobie, would you please
rub some oil on my back?"

Ooh, what'd you do?

I told her I couldn't get
my hands greasy

'cause I had
to surf ski later.

Why'd you do that?

I don't know, I guess
I was too embarrassed.

You? Hobie the Magnificent,
embarrassed?

Give me a break.

What should I do
if she asks me again?

Let's see, you're , right?

Try it. See what you think.

Come on. We're out of here.

Uh, Dad, what
about her front?

What about her front?

Should I rub oil on her stomach
or her legs or something?

I think that she can reach
all those parts by herself.

Craig:
Honey, did I wake you?

GINA:
Hmm?

I just heard
the beach report.

There are going to be
a million people today

and the surf is
going to be pounding.

I really have to work
a tower today.

I thought you had to
go into your office

to prepare for trial
on Monday.

Oh, you ought to see
the beach this morning, Gina.

It's spectacular.

Oh, Craig, wifely advice...

get in the left lane.

Get on the freeway.

Be a lawyer today.

Oh, hell.

Can't go to the office
today, Gina.

If anyone needs me,
I'm at Tower .

What danger signs do you
look for in the water?

Okay, low stroke,
um, elbows dragging

and hair in the eyes.

Um, swimming the wrong way
in a rip current

and climbing the ladder.

Climbing the what?

Climbing the ladder.

Okay, you know
when a victim's drowning

it looks like he's pulling up?

Climbing the ladder.

Ooh, Hallie, slow down.

Do you know him?

His name's
Eddie something or other.

We went to rookie school
together.

(car horn honking)

Pull up next to him.

SHAUNl:
Hi.

Remember me?

I'm Shauni from
rookie school.

I know.

So which headquarters
did you get?

Baywatch.

You did?
Oh, so did I.

I was so scared
that they were going to put me

next to the airport with those
noisy jets going over all day.

I mean, I know you
came in number one

so you got to pick Baywatch,
but I came in th.

I don't know
how I got it.

So wouldn't it be bitchin'
if we got to work towers

next to each other today?

They, uh, they put the rookies
next to the veterans.

I'll see you there.

What's his story?

He's not from around here.

(tires screeching)

(car horns honking)

MAN:
Hey, it's Perry Mason!

Hey.

What are you
doing here today?

I go too long without
sand between my toes,

my life gets sane...
it makes me crazy.

Mike, no spitting.

Second offense...
misdemeanor.

(guys chattering and laughing)

But I don't get why I can't
keep living with you

for a week and Mom for
a week, the way it's been.

Your mom thinks living
with me close to the beach

is too distracting while
you're in summer school.

Well, she's wrong.

Hob, you blew your
report card, pal.

I know.

I'm sorry.

Grab my board,
will you?

Yeah.

You used to leave school
to go surfing.

It didn't make a difference
in your life.

Yeah, it did.

I just miss you so much
when I'm at Mom's.

Yeah, well, I'm going
to miss you too, pal.

Look, it's only
for summer school.

It's six weeks, okay?

Then we'll go back
to the regular schedule.

I'm going to miss you

and your lifeguards.

All my friends will be
ahead of me.

I'll tell you what...

you do well the first
few weeks in summer school,

I'll talk to your mom
and see what

we can work out.

The first week?

No, two. At least two.

(car horn honking)

She's here.

That orientation today
is going to be so boring.

Yeah, well, it's a fresh start
for both of us, huh?

Good luck today, Lieutenant.

Thanks, pal.

And don't worry,
the beach isn't going anywhere.

Come here.

You be good, huh?

I love you, Dad.

I love you.

Hey, Al, we're going to be
pulling them out

like tuna today.

Craig, my boy.

Haven't seen you down
here since forever.

Yeah, it's
been a month.

Feels like forever.

Hop in. I'll give you
a lift back to headquarters.

Can't do it.

Got to keep the
blood pumping.

Oh, Al, I got
that brief done.

Huh?

I found a loophole

in the mandatory
retirement age.

You're not going to have
to retire for another years.

(laughs)
Great.

I appreciate
that, Craig.

See you back
at the hive.

Okay.

(men chattering)

Uh...

I feel like I'm sticking my head

through one of those cut-out
photo things on the pier.

Yeah, but you look awesome.

I really like the crab stompers.

I hate hard shoes.

I can't even stand socks.

Al, what have I done?

(static over radio)

Craig (on radio):
... ... the pier.

- . You're breaking up
on me, Craig. Say again.

...
- under the pier.

- . I still can't

read you, .

Where the heck
are you, Craig?

- . Under the pier.

You might want to

roll down your window so
the glass doesn't shatter.

Thanks, Vince.

(laughs)

All right. Roger, .

Stay with
your vehicle.

Tow is on the way.

(grunts)

(groans)

(coughing)

It's all right.
Don't move.

You're going
to be fine.

You're going to be just fine.

Okay, put this on.

It'll warm you up.

Is this his?

Whose?

The lifeguard who saved me.

As a matter of fact,
yes, it is Craig's.

There we go.
Come on.

Up here. Lie
down and rest.

So do you think

you can tell me
what happened now?

Ow! Careful.

Will you shut up
and let me do this?

She was shaken
up pretty bad,

but she had no
serious injuries.

MITCH:
Well, leave it

to the macho lawyer

to get stuck
underneath the pier

and pull a rescue
out of it.

Mitch Buchannon
in a uniform.

(laughs)

Love those shoes, Mitch.

(laughs)

- Let me go see how she's doing.
- Ow!

Let me take
a look here, huh?

Ooh! Rough night, huh?

You know, you got wasted
on that pier piling.

Both of you could
have drowned.

Oh, my God.

He talks like a lieutenant,

he looks like
a lieutenant,

he...

Enough, enough.
Where you been anyway?

Washington FCC case.
I won it; they're appealing.

You know,
if I'd only been here,

I could have talked you out
of making the move inside.

Hey, if I couldn't
talk myself out of it,

even you couldn't
talk me out of it.

What happened?

It was time.

- By whose clock?
- Mine.

Set back the hands.

Go home, will you?

It's my first day.

I don't need
you ragging me.

Go home?
Are you kidding?

This is historic.

You better show
me some respect

in front of those
rookies, man.

- I'll kick your...
- Don't worry.

I'll give a short
Mitch Buchannon briefing

about how you got stewed

swimming after that party boat
waiting for girls

to fall overboard.

Mitch, you were legendary.

And I'll tell them who
was swimming right next to me.

(door opens)

(door closes)

Hi.

So how do you feel after
bodysurfing the pier?

Kind of
exhilarating, huh?

My name's Craig.
What's yours?

Laurie.

I'm really sorry
you hurt your back, Craig.

Ah, it's just some scratches.

How about you?
You feeling okay?

You're pretty lucky.

We got a couple of pier-jumpers
the last few years

who didn't make it.

I didn't jump.

Oh.

Well, it's
kind of hard

to fall off the
end of a pier.

I was just balancing
on the rail.

I-I slipped.

It was an accident.

Taking a pretty big chance,
don't you think?

Don't pretend you care about me.

You were just doing your job.

You probably get bonus points
for saving people.

, big ones,
and I get a new toaster.

Laurie, I got to fill
out a rescue report.

You know, I got to get
some information...

like your whole name, where
you live, your phone number.

You don't...

What?

You don't have
to call my parents, do you?

How old are you?

I'm over .

Legally, you're
an adult.

What's your name?

Laurie Elizabeth Harris.

I'm sorry I snapped at you.

I'm just glad you're
feeling better.

And you live...?

Entrada.

I guess I'm really lucky
you saw me fall.

I believe in fate.

Do you?

Fate?

Nah.

You should.

Can we have
a little...

a little respect for the
new lieutenant, please!

This beach is going
to be much better

than it ever was.

More competitive, safer,
and with a lot more

and better parties.

Am I right, Mitch?

You are absolutely right.

All right, all right, listen!

The gala tonight
honoring our new honcho

is a fish-tie-only
affair.

We're collecting money
for Heal the Bay.

We've got a great place donated.

So dig deep in those
pockets. Right?

That's right.

And we need women...
good-Iooking women.

None of those ugly women
you hang out with, okay, James?

I want you
guys to think

hips, lips and fingertips.

Two quick things.
Mike Newman.

Yeah?

Don't wear that silly toupee
to the party tonight.

Number two, let's have
a big round of applause

for the new lieutenant.

(cheering)

Uh...

(mild laughter)

I'm not going to tell you
how to do your jobs.

Some of you have been lifeguards
as long as I have.

Some of you even longer.

So just do me a favor, huh?

Make me look good.

MAN:
Aw, we love you.

That's it.

Oh, yeah, surf's three to five,
very short intervals.

Gonna be a lot of water on the
beach, riptides will be pulling.

I want preventions
out there, okay?

Listen, if you guys
got any backup,

call in to Sid
over here, huh?

Hey, Eddie, talk to you
for a second?

Shauni.

Jill.

You're in tower today.

No, wait.

Excuse me.
I'll get right to you.

But I want .

I hang out there.

I know the beach, and I know
all the inshore holes.

My friends are expecting me.

You're not hanging out today.
You're working.

Tower is right next to

the Sand and Sea Club.

They got their
own lifeguard,

but we kind
of watch his water.

Then he doesn't exist.

For all intents and purposes.

Also remember,
keep an eye on the rescue can

on the tower
next to you.

If it's missing, you better
find out where the lifeguard is.

You got it.

You are on a rescue
boat with Jill here.

On a boat?

Oh, thank you so much,
Lieutenant.

I do not want to be stuck
out on a boat all day.

Oh, and you're going to
have to change the suit.

What's wrong with it?

They said girls get to
buy their own suits.

Yeah, but there's no
lifeguard patch on it.

You got an extra one,
don't you?

I can sew the patch on this one.

Where?

I'm sure there's some swimsuits
in the locker room.

Shauni, come here
for a second.

When you're ready
to be put in a tower,

I'll put you in one,
don't worry.

Sorry I took so long...

our dryer has one
setting: "tumble slow."

Thank you.

Could I keep
your sweatshirt?

If you promise not to
tightrope-walk the pier.

Cross my heart.

Deal.

Your bicycle's right outside.

Um, change your clothes,
and someone will walk you out.

Where are you going?

Got to open up my tower.

Be careful...
no more stupid stunts.

Deal.

(rock music playing)

(music fades)

Captain Thorpe?

You were a good lifeguard,
Mitch.

I'd have taken you
on my beach any day.

But I'm still not confident
they made the right choice

promoting you
to lieutenant.

Well, I guess
I'll have to wait

for my performance
evaluation to see.

Chain of command, Mitch...
you're part of it now.

You've got to set an
example for your rookies.

Oh, wait, you're not
gonna give me

the "weak link" speech,
are you?

(both laugh)

Are you happy with
Shauni McLain?

Shauni?
Thank you. Terrific.

How about your veterans?

I'm thinking of Al
in particular.

You think he can still
handle the sand?

I'd rather have Al's experience
on my beach

than the world's
fastest swimmer.

You know, he's approaching
mandatory retirement age.

Aren't we all?

I'd love for you
to prove me wrong, Mitch.

I got to get up to Zuma.

I'll see you
at the end of the day.

Wear 'em.

Hey, Jill.

I can't do it!

You want a babysitter,

you hire one
for $ . an hour!

Why do I detect
some sort of problem here?

You're so intuitive.

We spotted a floundering yacht.

While I am underwater
untangling the anchor line,

little Shauni has got a date

with the owner
of the boat.

What swamp
did she come from?

Captain Thorpe
assigned her to me.

Oh. Figures.

Shauni is a very good swimmer,

but she needs to learn
how to become a lifeguard.

Take her under your wing.

Guide her.

Show her the way.

(grunting)

G'day. How are you?

(chuckles)

My card.

"Trevor Cole, shark fighter
and virgin converter"?

I've lost one or two
fights, but, uh,

only to the sharks.

You always drop in like this?

Anybody can climb stairs.

Would've been up there faster
if it hadn't been

for the suntan oil I've got on.

Yeah, I don't need this;
I, uh, know who you are.

Figured you might.

Considering it was
your surf-ski record

I broke in last year's
lifeguard competition.

Records are meant to be broken.

Wrong, mate: Records are meant
to make you famous.

Back home in Australia,
my face is on cereal boxes.

I can give you an autographed
one for you if you like.

Don't eat cereal.

I do.

Nice place
you got here.

Very nice.

You don't eat cereal.

Trevor, what brings
you to the States?

Came here to a lifeguard

in the big pond, as they say.

But your rulebook says
I got to attend rookie school.

Well, we do things
a little differently

on this side of the Pacific.

Water's water,
and victims are victims.

Being cramped
in a tower all day

doesn't really suit
my style anyway.

See, uh, I'm best left
untethered to...

strut the beach, put
people at their ease.

"Strut the beach"?

Which brings me
to my point.

I started lifeguarding today
at the Sun and Sea Club.

Now, I know you have
to watch over the amateurs

that have worked there before,
but, uh...

I'm on the job now.

So you keep your lifeguards
out of my water

and out of my way, okay?

Well, we kind of back up
each other around here.

Well, I'll back up you guys
if you like,

but you needn't
worry about me.

I handle
everything I see.

Spy you later, mate.

(soft rock music playing)

Hi, Craig.

Laurie.

So how's it going?

Fine.

Excuse me, I can't
really talk right now.

Okay...

This is the
tough part.

(giggling)

(laughing)

(soft rock music playing)

(music fades)

Up we go.

All right.

Here you go.

So what's your name?

Peter Kelly.

See those binoculars,
Pete?

Yeah.

Those are magic binoculars.

It's true.

Look, you dry
your eyes real good

so you can see,

and I bet you find
your mommy.

There you go.

So how old are you, Pete?

Six.

By the time I was six,
I had three moms and dads.

How?

Well, let's just say
my last name is Foster.

Forget it.

Hey, Pete, look over there.

Is that your
mommy over there?

Over there.

Mommy!

Oh, oh, wait a minute.

Binoculars.

Give me your hand.

Mommy! Mommy!

- All right, here we go.
- Mommy!

Easy now.

Riptide off .

I've got multiple victims
being pulled into deep water.

Eddie's getting wet.

And Mike's coming in
from the north.

I'll back 'em up on the beach.

Code three, tower .

We got guards in the water,
multiple victims.

We got a blitz here,
g*ng, we got a blitz.

Yeah, this is Lincoln.

I'm ten-eight, uh, tower .

Roll full backup.

(sirens blaring)

We are tracking,

responding to code three,
tower .

(gasps)

(panting)

(sirens blaring)

Baby!

Hold on, Cindy!

- Cindy!
- Mommy!

Cindy!

Cindy! Hold on!

Come back!

Cindy!

Somebody help me!

- It's all right.
- Help me!

It's all right.
It's all right here.

Here, hold this.

She went underwater!

Help me!

MAN:
Hold on. It's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

I'm coming. Hold on.

God, Cindy!

Oh! Oh, thank God!

- Is she all right?!
- Relax.

WOMAN:
Help!

Help!

Help!

Hel...!

Get the kids.
They're closer to you.

I'll get the girl.

MITCH:
Damn it, get the kids!

Help.

I got you, love.
Don't worry.

Grab the can.

Go ahead. Take it.

Come on. It's okay.

It's okay. I got you.

Down.

Put it down, keep coming.

God!

Just relax.

Hold on.

WOMAN:
Help! Help her!

Help her!

Pull, okay, pull.

You okay?

She's not breathing!
She's not breathing!

Cindy, oh, my God!
Do something!

Help her!

She's not breathing!

Do something!

Shauni, CPR!

Now!

Move! Move.

Watch out. Let me in.

One, two,

three, four,

breathe.

One, two, three,

four, breathe.

One, two,
three, four,

breathe.

(coughing)

Oh, Cindy!
Oh, Cindy!

Oh! Oh, thank God!

Oh! It's all right!

Cindy, oh, thank God!
It's all right, honey.

It's okay.

Sit down.

You gonna be all right?

Yeah.

Do me a favor.
Look after these guys, will you?

I'll take
care of it.

Hey. You don't
pass up one victim

for another one.

Not in my water or anywhere.

You got that?

You're just raw because
I outswam you, mate.

Saving lives isn't part
of competition on my beach.

You step out of line
one more time,

you got me to answer to...

mate.

Oh, Laurie...

Where are you going?

Laurie?

Answer me. Where are you going?

Hi, Chelsea.

Hobie, I thought
you had to go to school

for that thing today.

I left early.

Am I getting burned?

Your back's a little red.

Could you put
some of that oil on it?

Uh... yeah, sure.

Can you unhook the strap?
I hate tan lines.

Okay.

Ow!

Sorry.
It's just stuck a little bit.

Ah, there.

Hurry, it's dripping.

Just a second.

I'll get it, Chelsea.

Oh.

Thanks, Brian.

Lock yourself out?

What?

Uh... no.

I was just, uh...

It doesn't matter.

Yeah.

What are you
doing here?

Where's Hobie?

Well, that's what
I came here to ask you.

When I went by school
to pick him up,

they said that
he'd snuck out.

And so, naturally...

Naturally, you came here.

Come on, he's
probably at tower .

(engine starts)

You know, Gayle, it's
not easy for Hobie.

It's summer.

Just, please...

don't make any
excuses for him.

I'm not making excuses for
him; I'm just telling...

Look, Mitch, this is
just not working.

What's not working?

Our divorce?

'Cause our marriage
suddenly doesn't work out...

No, it's just this joint
custody thing with Hobie.

He's bouncing back
and forth between

two totally different
environments.

Mitch, I just,
I really think that

he'd be better off
if he lived with me full-time.

No way.

He could visit you
every other week.

And you can
forget it.

Can you just put your own
feelings aside for once

and think about
what's best for your son?

I am.

I always do.

You just can't handle
it because he wants

to be with me more than
he wants to be with you.

Well, of course he wants
to be with you.

I mean, what kid wouldn't?

A block from the ocean,

a father who saves
people's lives...

Hey, you're his hero.

And I'm just the ogre who makes
him stay in his bedroom

doing his homework over
until it's neat.

I mean, with you,
life's a beach.

Why should he ever
want to leave?

You left.

Mitch, it's too late
for us, but...

not for Hobie.

What he needs now
is consistency.

You want consistency?

I'll let him visit you
every other weekend.

If Hobie lives with me,

he'll have a whole world
full of choices.

With you, all he's ever gonna
want to be is a lifeguard,

just like his dad.

I can't believe we're still
having this damn argument.

Now, lifeguards are
teachers and doctors.

Craig's an attorney
for God's sakes.

Yeah, but he doesn't
want to be like them.

He wants to be like you.

Gayle, I've made a
career move, you know.

I'm making a lieutenant's
salary plus overtime now.

Money has never
been the issue.

Look, there's just...

there's no point in us
arguing about this anymore.

I've seen an attorney, Mitch.

I'm filing for full custody.

I'm sorry.

You loved me once.

How can you
do this to me?

I'm doing it for Hobie.

And if you really love him,
you'll understand

this is the only way.

Wait.

Just let me take him home.

Hi.

Now I know what happened
to my other key.

It's cozy in here.

It's like your own
little beach house.

Why'd you take
this, Laurie?

I wanted to surprise you.

I know that you save
people all the time,

but this is
the first time

that anyone's
ever saved me.

It's not
bonus points,

but there's a poem in there
that's all about us.

It says, "He bravely
risked his soul

to save her life."

Laurie, I appreciate this.
Thank you...

Don't say "but."

Please don't.

People always start
to say nice things,

and they take it
away with "but."

Drinking's not
allowed on the beach.

I have to close my tower.

Do you ever stay here
after it gets dark?

Sometimes.

By yourself?

Depends.

So do you have a girlfriend?

A wife.

Oh.

What's her name?

Gina.

Let me guess:
You saved her life

and she fell in love with you.

No. No, those infatuations
burn out real fast.

I was cross-examining her
in court in New York.

She was the one witness
I couldn't trip up or pin down,

so I married her.

I hate that I
was unconscious

when you carried me
out of the water.

Well, that's the way it is
when you...

Laurie, why were
you balancing

on the end of the pier
this morning?

I don't know.

Maybe just so
I could meet you.

Kiss me again like
you did this morning.

That wasn't a kiss.

Our lips touched.

I've had to do that with
-pound dockworkers.

You just think I'm too young.

Well, I'm not too young.

Laurie, put that back on.

Stay here.

Owen...

Iook.

It's some kind of
victim fixation.

I'm sure it's happened
to you before.

No.

Great.

Look, I'll walk back
after I deal with this.

Anything you say,
Perry Mason.

All right.

JILL:
Shauni.

Jill...

I'm really sorry.

Hey, it's okay.

Don't beat
yourself up.

Next time,
you'll handle it.

When I was holding
that little girl,

I just kept feeling
her life slipping.

And I couldn't move.

No one said the job would be
all fun in the sun.

Come on.

Sit down.

Shauni, the first time
I held a victim in my arms,

it sent a chill through me

that had nothing to do
with how cold the water was.

'Cause it was the first time
I knew, really knew

that I was the difference

between somebody
living or dying.

Do you know,
as frightened as I was,

it was the greatest thing
I've ever felt.

But what if I can't handle it?

You will.

But until then, there will
always be someone there

to back you up, okay?

I don't think I can go
back out there and face them.

Hey, look.

Nobody has to know
what happened.

Okay?

Come on.

We'll go to Mitch's
party together.

All right?

Okay.

MITCH:
Listen, if she has

any kind of problems,
you just give us a ring

and we'll send somebody
out there to talk to her.

Busy, busy.

Yeah, the guys did
a good job today.

I see you're still
one of the guys.

Uniform doesn't have
to change that, does it?

Yes, it does, Mitch.

You should have been
coordinating the blitz

from your unit, calling the
sh*ts, not making the rescue.

I don't see a card
for Al in here.

Is that why you got wet,
covering for him?

Al was in the water.

But he didn't
pull anyone out.

No, he didn't pull
anyone out,

but he kept one of my rookies
from being dragged down.

Mitch, I know that
Al is something

like a father...

Al makes preventions before

other lifeguards
even notice there's a problem.

He's past his
prime, Mitch.

I'm not saying
you have to fire him,

but until mandatory retirement,
I want him off the sand.

Captain...
if this is some kind of test

to see if I follow orders...

You said you understand
chain of command, Mitch.

So I don't need
to test you, do I?

(knocking)

Al?

Hey, Al!

Al?

Al?

Picasso, how you doing?

Hey, Mitch,
come on in.

You can help me paint all
the fish I left blank.

Ha. You sure
you want to risk it?

Never mind that, just
paint your instincts.

All right.

I saw you, Gayle
and Hobie today.

Everything
all right?

Gayle's filing for full custody.

What are you gonna do?

I'm going to get Craig
to represent me

and fight her in court
if I have to.

Oh, God.

Hey.

This what the bay looked
like when you first saw it?

Yeah.

Hell, I was .

I used to paddle out
on my longboard

take a couple
deep breaths,

free-dive
two or three minutes.

Mm.

Like eternity.

Like I was
in liquid heaven.

And then I would bring up
some fresh air for dinner.

(chuckles)

I just hope someday
we don't have

to paint little
oil wells out here

and maybe the water
a murky orange, huh?

Well, I'll tell
you what, Mitch...

better start protecting
the great lady.

She's gonna
run out on us.

We sure as hell are
gonna miss her when she's gone.

See, the great lady's
always been my mistress.

Listen, how about letting me
take Hobie fishing tomorrow?

I can talk
to him.

This custody stuff can be
pretty rough on a kid, you know.

I'll be back in plenty of time
to work my tower.

Ah, that's great,
but you're gonna have to talk

to Gayle about it.

He's with her this weekend.

That's good.
I want to talk to her.

But we better get
going right now,

'cause I don't want
to miss your party.

You know, I
was thinking.

I had this brilliant idea
this morning.

What do you say
you come off the beach

and help me
run things?

Two of us together.

We could really
make Baywatch hum.

No, Mitch.

You see, I need to have
both my feet in the sand.

This isn't a friendly offer,
though, is it?

Captain Thorpe?

Yeah. Captain Thorpe.

Al, I'm sorry.

I tried to talk him out of it.

Mitch, don't put this load
on your shoulders.

Because it's
not your fault.

Remember that.

The only reason
that you got wet today

was because I was late
getting there.

(dance music playing)

Think Eddie'd
get bored

just swimming back
and forth like that.

Yeah, you'd think
she'd get bored

watching him like that.

(slow R&B music playing)

(music playing faintly)

(sighs)

Hi.

You aren't leaving,
are you?

Yeah, I'm just not
much for parties.

Oh, come on.
Come dance with me.

I guarantee
you'll have a good time.

Is that all you California
girls think about, huh?

Having a good time?

Well, it's better than
brooding off by yourself.

You all right?

What'd it feel like
to you today,

saving that little girl?

I don't know.

You saved her.

I just, um, tried to help.

What'd it feel like to you?

Mixed up.

Like I was the victim
grabbing onto her to save me.

What do you mean?

Doesn't matter.

You can tell me.

Why does everyone
around here think

because we
work together

we should be one
big happy family?

I don't need another
family, okay?

Okay.

I just really
wanted to know.

- Hi.
- Hi.

How are you doing?

Fine, thanks.

Can I use your blush?

Yeah, sure. It may be
a little dark for you.

That's okay. Thanks.

I like dark.

It's a wild party, huh?

Oh, yeah, they always are.

Don't you just love lifeguards?

They're so heroic.

One of them saved
my life today.

Really?

It was really romantic.

Romantic?

I stood by his tower all day,

and then at sunset,
he took me inside.

He told me if I had drowned,

he never would have
never forgiven himself.

And then he kissed me.

We made love right there
in his tower.

The sound of the waves
and the seagulls.

It was really beautiful.

(sighs)

I've been looking for him
since I got here,

but there's so many people.

That's him.

Craig.

Hi, honey.
Sorry I'm late.

Better late than never.

Whoa, hey.

Laurie, this is Gina.

Oh, I know.
We met.

Yes, Laurie's been telling me

all about the romantic day
she's had.

What's wrong?

What's wrong is that I happen
to be your hero's wife.

What?

This is Gina.
I told you about her.

You think I would
have come here

and embarrassed myself if
I knew you had a wife?!

(silence)

Gina, what has she been saying?

I'd like to go now.

Craig:
What has she been telling you?

Craig, I told her
about sunset in your tower.

How we made love.
I'm sorry.

I didn't know.

(laughs)

Gina, she's lying.
She's making this up.

Craig, why are you
doing this to me?

Damn it, now stop it!

Nothing happened between
us and you know it.

LAURIE:
He saw us.

He drove up
in his truck.

Ask him if I'm lying!

Gina!

Gina... this is crazy.

I know you don't believe
Owen and that girl.

I just want to
sleep, Craig.

And what happens
in the morning?

I don't know.

Gina...

(phone ringing)

Hello.

LAURIE:
Craig, I need to see you.

Oh, Laurie,

why are you doing this?

I'll be at your tower.

If you don't come, you'll find
me there in the morning.

And it'll be too late

to save me this time.

(click, dial tone)

She says if I don't meet her
at my tower right now,

she's going to k*ll herself.

Then don't go.

She's a troubled girl.

She obviously tried
to commit su1c1de today

and I misread it.
I let her...

Then call the police,
call su1c1de Prevention.

Have them
pick her up.

As soon as I know
she's safe.

Craig...

What?

What is it?

If you're going,
I'm going with you.

Laurie?

Laurie.

Don't hurt me, please.

No one's going
to hurt you.

I'm going to take
you home.

We're going to sit down
with your parents.

No, please don't
take me back there.

How'd you get these bruises
on your neck?

What happened?

GINA:
Who did that to you?

Someone at the party?

I left after you did.

Where'd you go?

Ah... I went home.

Is that where this happened,
at home?

Laurie, tell us who did this
to you and we'll help you,

I promise.

No, he'll hurt me.

GINA:
Who? Who will hurt you?

Is it your father?

(sobbing)

I didn't want him
to get in bed with me again.

Laurie, we're going to take you
back to our house tonight.

No one ever cared
if I lived or died before.

I'm really sorry.

Yeah, that's it.

I will.

Thanks.

How is she?

Asleep.

I got her address
and phone number

from the rescue card.

Are you all right?

My heart's pounding.

My palms are
sweating,

my brain is
numb, thank God.

That poor kid,

I'd understand why
she'd fantasize.

I had this friend
when I was growing up.

Her stepfather molested her
from the time she was

all the way through
high school.

I never even knew

until she swallowed
a bottle of pills.

I kept thinking if I'd
been more sensitive

or a better friend, I
could have done something.

You're doing something now
for Laurie.

I want to do more.

I want to do
everything I can.

You see,
you're a lifeguard, too.

You didn't even know it.

Should we call
her parents or...?

I want to just go there
in the morning unannounced.

I'll call Child Protective
Services after that.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Shouldn't we have bought
some sandwiches or something?

Sandwiches?

Fishermen catch their lunch.

You don't get seasick,
do you, Hobie?

Well, only once.

That's when
I was little.

Oh, well, you're
a big boy now.

I'm not going to
worry about you.

I think I'll keep
an eye on you

just the same though.

Okay.

Laurie?

Please, come in,
Mr. Pomeroy.

Thank you.

I, uh, I guess
Laurie got to bed

kind of late
last night.

I think she's
still sleeping.

I'll go get her.

No, no, I'm afraid
you misunderstand.

I'm not here
to see Laurie.

I'm here to talk
to you about her.

Oh.

Laurie isn't upstairs
in her bedroom.

I don't understand.

I just left her.

She's with my wife
at our house.

What are you talking about?

May I speak with
your husband, please?

I'm not married.

Well, where is Laurie's father?

He passed away
ten years ago.

What?!

What is this all about?

It's about
Laurie.

She has bruises
on her arm and neck.

She told us her
father beats her

because she won't let him
get into bed with her.

Oh, God.

It's started again.

What's started again?

Sometimes Laurie gets violent.

She hurts herself,
Mr. Pomeroy.

Then she makes up stories.

She just came home
from the hospital.

She's been there
since last Christmas.

I tried everything.

I don't know
what to do anymore.

You startled me.

You don't mind that I borrowed
your blouse, do you?

No.

It looks pretty on you.

I wrote something
on Craig's computer.

He doesn't like
anyone using it.

I don't even
go near the thing.

We use them in school.

Gina, I know I've hurt
you and Craig a lot.

Laurie, it's okay.

No, I have.

And I want to make up for it.

I kind of need
your help to do it.

What do you need?

I need you to drive me back to
the place where Craig saved me.

What for?

My therapist says if
you have a feeling

that you want
to get rid of,

you write it on a piece of paper
and you take it to the ocean

and you burn it.

And you let the ashes
wash out to sea.

Or you bury it
in the sand forever.

Well, Craig should be
home soon, Laurie.

I want to do this
before he gets back.

Please.

That way, this
can all be over.

Help me, Gina.

Okay.

The homeless sleep
under here at night.

Can't we just burn
your letter by the shore

and let the ashes
wash out to sea?

I did that with a letter
to my father once.

It didn't work.

This is the way in.

Laurie, no, I am...

I'm not going in there.

You said
you'd help me bury it.

Well, I think we should
see your therapist

before we do this.

You're just like everyone else.

You'll help just as long
as it's not too inconvenient.

No, that's not true.

Forget it!

Laurie, come on.

Laurie, come back!

Forget it!

Come on, don't do this!

Laurie...

Laurie!

Gina?

Gina!

GINA:
Laurie?

Laurie?

Laurie?

I don't know how anyone
can sleep under here.

I like it here.

Gina, will you
bury this for me?

It would really mean a lot to me
if you help me.

"I can't live anymore knowing
you're in love with Laurie."

This is a su1c1de note.

What the hell are you...?

Gina?

Help!

Help me!

Somebody help me, please!

Help me!

Gina!

GINA:
Help!

(panting)

(screams)

Help!

Craig:
Gina?

Gina?

Gina?

Craig!

Help me!

Craig, please get
me out of here!

She's trying to k*ll me!

She's crazy!
She's got a knife!

Hurry, Craig,
please!

Laurie, no!

(screams)

Laurie, look at me.

I'm here to help
you, Laurie.

No, you're not!
You're here for her!

No, I'm here
for you,

just for you.

So come with me.

I'm here.

I just want us
to be together.

I'm here.

It's our fate.

It's like the poem
I gave you.

In the book you gave me.

Yes.

Tell it to me.

The poem?

Tell me the poem.

"He bravely risked his soul

to save her life...

Then he took her
for his wedded wife."

You saved me, Craig.

Me!

Not her!

(screams)

No!

Let it go, Laurie.

No.

Oh, Craig.

(sobbing)

I loved you.

Please save me again.

MAN:
Okay, hold that fish up

a little higher now.

Let me get
your picture.

(click)

Bigger than the one
your dad caught.

Can we stuff it?

Stuff it? Let's stuff
ourselves with it.

Here we go.

Here, son,

why don't you
hand me your lunch.

Attaboy.

Steve, why don't you take
this down in the galley

and cook that for him.

Right.

(laughing)

Are you kidding?

At his age?

If he's a lifeguard,

than I'm a reigning
beauty queen.

He is.

Al's a legend
on the beach.

Tell her.

I'm a legend on the beach.

Excuse me.
I'll be right back.

(people screaming)

Hobie!

Al!

Al, I'm right here!

Get over the side!
Get over the side!

Get away from the ship!

Get over the side!
Get away from the ship!

Hobie! Hobie!

MAN:
Got a major code three here.

Fishing boat exploded;

victims in the water...
maybe Hobie and Al.

Get the rescue boats and
hook lines a hundred yards out.

Guys are already
in the water.

- Get the chopper up now!
- Yeah.

(tires screeching)

(siren blaring)

Hang on!

Don't panic!
Help's on the way!

Here you go.

Arm up!

Okay, let's go!

Over here! Over here!

There's Al!

All right,
circle clockwise.

Shauni, you
all right?

I forgot everything
we learned.

You'll remember when
you hit the water.

Go!

Get the one drop location
over there.

MITCH:
Al!

You all right?

Yeah.

Where's Hobie?

I don't know, Mitch.

Part of the boat capsized
right there.

(woman screaming)

Oh, man!

We're trapped!

We're trapped!

Wait! You've got to
hyperventilate more!

Quiet!

I hear something!

Al's here!

Give me some scuba gear.

You could have some, too.

Good, I got ...
, pounds right there.

Ow!

Hobie!

Oh, thank God.

I want you all to
take deep breaths.

Listen to me...
take deep breaths.

You ready?

Come on, take it.

You've got to do it.

Got to do it.

(inhales deeply)

(inhales deeply)

Come on, one, two...

(inhales deeply)

Starboard!

Bring her around.

Slow down.

Okay!

All right, get her to the boat.

Breathe out.

Get 'em on board.

All right, buddy.

Got him.

Where's Al?

Don't see anything yet.

Me, neither.

There they are!

Go!

They're there, look.

Bring him over to the side.

One, two, three.

(straining)

Clear that out.

Turn him over.

Okay, ready?

One, two, three, four,

breathe.

One, two, three,

four, breathe.

One, two, three, four, breathe.

Come on, Al.

One, two, three, four,

breathe.

Come on, Al!

Come on, Al!

No...

Al Gibson was a great man.

And today, in a way,
this is more a marriage

than a funeral.

Because today, this great man

will become one with

and inseparable from
his great lady.

You know, Al told me recently

that being underwater was like
floating in liquid heaven.

So in a way,

I guess he was already
in heaven when he died.

But you're not dead, Al.

You're alive in me
and everyone you touched.

In the world right now,
there are hundreds of people

whose lives you saved.

They may never know

the tremendous debt
they owe you.

But all of us

gathered here on your beach

and in front of your tower,

we know, Al.

And we'll never forget you...

or ever stop loving you.

(soft rock music playing)

(humming)

(humming)

(humming)

(humming)

(humming)

(music fades)