Original subtitles

[BEGINNING THEME MUSIC]

-♪ SOME PEOPLE STAND IN THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ AFRAID TO STEP INTO THE LIGHT ♪

♪ SOME PEOPLE NEED TO HELP SOMEBODY ♪

♪ WHEN THE EDGE OF SURRENDER'S IN SIGHT ♪

♪ DON'T YOU WORRY

♪ IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT

♪ 'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS READY

♪ I WON'T LET YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ NEVER YOU FEAR

♪ NO, DON'T YOU FEAR

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS

♪ I'M ALWAYS HERE

♪ 'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS READY

♪ I WON'T LET YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ NEVER YOU FEAR

♪ NO, DON'T YOU FEAR

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS

♪ I'M ALWAYS HERE

[MEN SHOUTING]

-MAYDAY, MAYDAY!

THIS IS THE FISHING TRAWLER RETRIEVER.

-THIS IS BAYWATCH HEADQUARTERS.

STATE YOUR CONDITION AND EXACT LOCATION RETRIEVER. OVER.

-WE'RE FIVE MILES DUE WEST FROM THE PALOS VERDES PENNINSULA!

SOMETHING'S CAUGHT IN OUR NETS!

[TENSE MUSIC]

-SAN PEDRO REPORTS RETRIEVER HAS A SIX MAN CREW.

LET'S GET 'EM ALL. OVER. ROGER, AIRBORNE.

PARAMEDICS WILL BE STANDING BY AT SMA. TEN-FOUR.

BAYWATCH RESCUE, AIRBORNE REPORTS SMOKE PLUMES

SIX K'S OVER PALOS VERDES. OVER.

-ALL RIGHT, BEN, I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

-CAPTAIN, YOU WANT THIS DONE RIGHT? LET ME DO IT.

-DO IT.

-BAYWATCH RESCUE, THIS IS BAYWATCH HEADQUARTERS.

WHAT IS YOUR TEN-TWENTY? REPEAT.

BAYWATCH RESCUE, THIS IS BAYWATCH HEADQUARTERS.

WHAT IS YOUR TEN-TWENTY? OVER.

-SHELLY, CAN SHE GO ANY FASTER?

-STAY HERE! THEY'LL COME AND GET US!

-THEIR GOONS ARE GONNA SLOW US DOWN!

-NO!

-ARE YOU SET?

-YEAH, BUT WHAT IF IT'S STILL DOWN THERE?

-THEN YOU'LL DIE A HERO.

[FRUSTRATED YELL]

-COME BACK!

[SHOUTING]

-MAN: I'M 20 YARDS ON YOUR RIGHT.

-OKAY, GRAB THIS! YOU GIVE IT A COUNT OF FOUR RIGHT HERE.

-LUKEY! HE'S SWIMMING TO SHORE!

-WE'LL GET HIM, BUDDY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT! TAKE IT EASY!

[TENSE MUSIC]

-YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED

YOUR PRESS RELEASES FROM DOWNTOWN.

I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

-ARE PEOPLE SAFE IN THE WATER,

OR WILL YOU BE CLOSING THE BEACHES?

-WHAT ABOUT THE MARINA?

-WE'RE CONSIDERING WHAT ACTION TO TAKE.

-THE NAVY HAS SAID THAT THERE ARE

NO SUBMARINES ANYWHERE IN THAT AREA.

IF IT WASN'T A SUBMARINE,

COULD YOU PLEASE TELL US WHAT IT WAS?

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY PULL A BOAT DOWN?

-THAT WOULD REQUIRE SOME SPECULATION,

WHICH I AM NOT PREPARED TO DO AT THIS TIME.

[URGENT OVERLAPPING QUESTIONS]

-WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW THE NATURE

OF THE PREDATOR WE'RE DEALING WITH?

-ALL: YES.

-ITS APPETITE IS INSATIABLE. ITS PURSUIT IS RELENTLESS.

AND NO MATTER HOW YOU TRY TO AVOID IT,

IT KEEPS COMING BACK FOR MORE.

-AND IT'S CALLED 'THE PRESS', RIGHT?

-PRESS, PREDATOR. IT'S PRACTICALLY THE SAME THING.

NOW WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE LIVES

OF 200,000 PEOPLE ON THIS BEACH.

WE HAVE TO BE LET ALONE TO DO OUR JOB.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND GOODBYE.

[REPORTERS PROTESTING]

-I WILL CATCH THIS CREATURE FOR YOU.

I KNOW WHAT HE IS.

[REPORTERS ASKING QUESTIONS]

-MAN: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

-I'VE TRACKED HIM ACROSS THE PACIFIC,

SINCE HE MIGRATED FROM LAKE IKEDA,

KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE, DOWN TO THE SEA,

LEAVING CARNAGE AND DEATH IN HIS WAKE.

-RELATIVE OF YOURS?

-TWIN BROTHER.

-THE FIRST ATTACK WAS NEAR THE NORTH RIM OF THIS BAY.

NOW, NEAR THE SOUTH RIM.

HE IS MOVING TOWARD WARMER WATERS.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

-♪ BLOOD IN THE WATER- NOTHING HOTTER 'NOW THE DANGER IS REAL ♪

♪ FEELING SURROUNDED- HEART IS POUNDING THIS IS MAKING ME FEEL ♪

♪ LIKE I CAN'T RIP MY EYES AWAY FROM THE GIRLS I SEE ♪

♪ THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE AND IT'S TRYING TO GET A HOLD ON ME ♪

♪ HOLD ON ME

♪ I JUST WANNA MAKE IT- I CAN TAKE IT IF I CAN GO WITH THE FLOW ♪

♪ CAUSE IF WE'RE GONNA SWEAT IT WE'RE GONNA LET THINGS GET OUT OF CONTROL ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ♪

♪ THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE AND IT'S TRYING TO GET A HOLD ON ME ♪

♪ HOLD ON ME

♪ SO DON'T LOOK DOWN IF YOU DON'T WANNA SCREAM ♪

♪ THEY'VE GOT ME NOW AND I'M NOT BREAKING FREE ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BUT NOW I'M REALLY STARTING TO BELIEVE ♪

♪ THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE AND IT'S TRYING TO GET A HOLD OH ♪

♪ ALL THESE GIRLS CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH

♪ I'M JUST ONE MAN WHO'S GONNA GIVE IT UP ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BUT NOW I'M REALLY STARTING TO BELIEVE ♪

♪ THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE AND IT'S TRYING TO GET A HOLD ON ME ♪

[CUTLERY CLINKING]

-YOU KNOW, THE CUISINE MAY NOT BE THE BEST IN TOWN,

BUT LINDA, I FIGURED AT LEAST YOU

WOULDN'T BE HASSLED BY REPORTERS HERE.

-GUESS THAT MEANS YOU'VE SAVED ME TWICE.

-LINDA, I TRIED TO ARRANGE

FOR YOU TO STAY ON DEVON'S HOUSEBOAT.

-NO, I'M GLAD-- I'M GLAD I'M HERE, ACTUALLY.

I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE HERE.

-GOOD, I'M GLAD.

-DON'T FREAK IF THE SMOKE ALARM GOES OFF.

DAD LIKES TO TEST IT EVERY NOW AND THEN.

-HEARD THAT.

-SO, THE TWO OF YOU LIVE HERE ALONE?

-SINCE MOM AND DAD GOT DIVORCED TWO YEARS AGO.

SHE LIVES IN OHIO NOW.

-SO, THAT MEANS YOU GET TO LIVE WITH YOUR DAD.

-YEAH, BUT MOM WORRIES I'LL GROW UP

TO BE TOO MUCH LIKE HIM, SO I HAVE TO

GO AND VISIT HER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

-WELL, LET ME TELL YOU. GROWING UP LIKE YOUR DAD

WOULDN'T BE SO TERRIBLE, YOU KNOW?

-I KNOW. HE'S A GREAT GUY.

CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW.

LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

IF YOU DON'T WANNA TALK, THAT'S OKAY.

-OH NO, THAT'S FINE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

-THE THING YOU SAW.

IT DIDN'T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE THIS, DID IT?

[LAUGHTER]

-NO, I MEAN, IF THAT'S WHAT YOUR DAD SAID

THAT IT WAS THEN THAT'S WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN.

-WHAT? HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!

LET ME SEE THAT.

-[LAUGHS]

-TOXIC MUTANT JELLYFISH WITH LEGS?

JELLYFISH DON'T HAVE LEGS.

-SO? NO ONE'S SAFE, EVEN ON DRY LAND.

-HARVEY WON'T BE SAFE WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON HIM.

-HE SOLD HUNDREDS OF THEM, DAD.

HE'S PRINTING UP 5,000 MORE.

THIS MONSTER IN THE BAY'S THE MOST RADICAL THING

THAT'S HAPPENED AT THE BEACH IN YEARS.

-LINDA. WE'RE SORRY. HE WAS JUST KIDDING AROUND.

-AH, THAT'S OKAY.

ACTUALLY, IT FELT GOOD TO LAUGH ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE IT WAS A MUTANT JELLYFISH, OR SOMETHING.

-I DON'T THINK SO. YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK IT WAS?

-SAVE IT.

-GO AHEAD, HOBIE. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WAS?

-ALIENS! YOU KNOW, LIKE IN THE ABYSS, LIVING DOWN THERE.

-ALIENS? -I MEAN, IF THEY WERE HERE ON THIS PLANET,

THAT'S A LOGICAL PLACE FOR THEM TO HIDE, UNDER THE OCEAN.

-HE'S SEEN WAY TOO MANY VIDEOS.

-YOU'RE THE ONE WHO RENTS THOSE GROSS MONSTER MOVIES,

LIKE THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS

AND THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.

-YEAH, BUT I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN MOVIES AND REAL LIFE, PAL.

[SIZZLING]

[FIRM ALARM BEEPING]

-GOTTA LOVE HIM.

[SOFT SOBBING]

[SOBBING CONTINUES]

-YOU ALL RIGHT?

-OH, I'M SORRY, DID I WAKE YOU?

-NO. NO, I WAS JUST HAVING A BIZARRE DREAM.

-REALLY? ABOUT WHAT?

-OLD MOVIES. STUPID STUFF.

-I LOVE OLD MOVIES.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

I USED TO PRETEND THAT I WAS CATHY AND, YOU KNOW,

YOU LOOK AN AWFUL LOT LIKE HEATHCLIFF IN THAT MOVIE.

-YOU BETTER GO BACK TO BED.

-I CAN'T SLEEP.

-COME ON. I'LL TUCK YOU IN HOBIE'S BED

AND I'LL GIVE YOU ONE OF HIS STUFFED ANIMALS

AND I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU'LL BE OUT LIKE A LIGHT.

-IS THAT HOW YOU GET HOBIE TO GO TO SLEEP?

-WELL, SOMETIMES I RUB HIS BACK.

-WOULD YOU RUB MY BACK?

-SURE, SURE.

[SENSUAL MUSIC]

-THAT FEELS GREAT.

-LINDA.

-YOU DON'T HAVE TO STOP.

-YEAH, YEAH I DO. I DO.

YOU'RE A REALLY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, AND.

WELL, UNDER ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES

I KNOW THIS WOULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING.

BUT TONIGHT'S GOTTA BE THE END.

-WELL, THIS ISN'T A REWARD FOR YOU SAVING ME.

I MEAN, I'D WANT YOU,

EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T RESCUE ME.

-LINDA, LOOK, I'M USING EVERY OUNCE

OF WILLPOWER I HAVE HERE, BELIEVE ME.

ANOTHER 30 SECONDS, I'M GONNA HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING.

OKAY?

-OKAY.

WELL, SO, WOULD YOU STILL TUCK ME IN?

-YEAH. COME ON.

-OKAY.

-WHEW.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

-WHAT ABOUT A WHALE?

-POSSIBLY, BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE CORONER'S REPORT.

IT SAID THAT WALT WAS CRUSHED BY

SOMETHING POWERFUL THAT DIDN'T PIERCE HIS SKIN.

NOW, THAT WOULD ELIMINATE A WHALE OR A SHARK.

-MAYBE I WAS RIGHT.

-WHAT?

-MAYBE IT WAS A MUTANT, TOXIC JELLYFISH.

-YOU GUYS ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

[SIRENS]

[GUNSHOT]

-I GOT IT. WHAT'S GOING ON?

-HE GOT TWO OR THREE SHOTS OFF

INTO THE STORM DRAIN BEFORE I COULD STOP HIM.

-PUT HIM IN TEMPORARY RESTRAINTS

AND HOLD HIM UNTIL THE POLICE GET HERE.

-MITCH, CHECK THIS OUT.

-TAKE THIS, WILL YA? GIVE ME YOUR FLASHLIGHT.

GET SOME CROWD CONTROL IN HERE.

-OKAY.

-WHATCHA GOT?

-FOOTPRINTS, A TAIL DRAGGING BETWEEN THEM.

IT'S GOTTA BE A HOAX.

HEY, YOU'RE TRAMPLING THE VERY THING

YOU WANT TO GET YOUR STORY ON.

-BETTER KEEP ONE OF THESE INTACT

IN CASE THE POLICE WANT A PLASTER CAST OF IT.

-YEAH, OKAY.

-EXCUSE ME. STAY OUT OF THE DRAINS.

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

-WHAT KIND OF PREDATOR ARE YOU UP AGAINST NOW?

-EXCUSE ME, WOULD YOU ALL BE QUIET?

BACK 'EM UP, PLEASE. PUT YOUR CAMERAS DOWN.

SHUT UP, WILL YA!

-WAIT! WE NEED THE EXPLOSIVES.

WE MUST BURY IT IN THERE FOREVER!

-WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

HEINZ, GET THIS CHARACTER OUT OF HERE

AND CHECK WHAT'S IN THE KNAPSACK.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

[LOUD ROAR]

[EERIE MUSIC]

[DRIPPING WATER]

[ECHOING ROAR]

[LOUDER ROAR]

[STARTLED GASP]

-WELL, I DIDN'T THINK YOU MEANT ME.

-WHAT?

-WHEN YOU TOLD EVERYONE TO WAIT OUTSIDE.

-OH.

[ANIMAL GROWL]

[ANIMAL ROAR]

[WORRIED MURMURING]

-NOW, THE QUESTION IS:

HOW MUCH DO WE TRUST OUR RATIONAL MINDS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

-I'M TRYING TO DECIDE IF

I'M ASLEEP OR DREAMING THIS.

-TRUST ME, MITCH, YOU'RE AWAKE.

-THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'D SAY IF I WAS DREAMING.

-FINE, THEN WAKE UP, AND LET'S GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE.

-THE PROBLEM IS, WITH DREAMS LIKE THIS,

I USUALLY DON'T WAKE UP

UNTIL SOMETHING SCARES THE HELL OUTTA ME.

[LOAD ROAR]

-UH, AFTER YOU.

-I'M DEFINITELY AWAKE.

-HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

-BECAUSE IF I WAS DREAMING, I'D SEND YOU IN FIRST.

[ECHOING ROAR]

-GOTCHA! I GOTCHA! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT,

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FELL FOR IT!

-HOBIE! DAMMIT, YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!

-DON'T HAVE A COW, DAD. IT WAS JUST A JOKE.

THEY'RE TAPES FROM OLD MONSTER MOVIES.

DIDN'T YOU RECOGNIZE 'EM?

-YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, MITCH, IT WAS CLEVER.

HE HAD US ALL GOING.

-YEAH, CLEVER, BUT NOT FUNNY AT ALL.

DID YOU HEAR THOSE SHOTS OUTSIDE?

THAT WAS SOME NUT WITH A RIFLE.

HE COULD HAVE SHOT YOU, PAL.

-I THOUGHT I'D SCARE SOME KIDS.

I DIDN'T EXPECT A WHOLE BUNCH OF GROWNUPS TO BELIEVE IT.

ESPECIALLY YOU, DAD.

-WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING DOWN HERE, ANYWAY?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WITH LINDA.

WHERE IS SHE?

-SHE WENT BACK TO VIRGINIA.

SHE LEFT YOU A NOTE.

-IF YOU LOOK ON THE MANTLE,

YOU'LL SEE A PICTURE OF YOU MISSING.

I TOOK IT SO I CAN LOOK INTO YOUR EYES

AND REMEMBER HOW YOU CALMED ME.

THINK OF ME NEXT TIME YOU RUB HOBIE'S BACK.

-DAD, CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ROOM AGAIN TONIGHT?

-NO. GO BACK TO BED.

-BUT I SAID I WAS SORRY.

-I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT YOU'RE STAYING

IN YOUR OWN ROOM TONIGHT.

-I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT YOU KNOW,

IF I WAS SOME KID YOU RESCUED INSTEAD OF YOUR SON,

YOU WOULDN'T LET ME BE ALONE UNTIL YOU WERE SURE I WAS OKAY.

-YOU'RE RIGHT. GO ON.

-THANKS, DAD!

-HEY, HEY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

DON'T ACT LIKE YOU JUST WON A MAJOR VICTORY, HERE.

YOU'RE STILL GROUNDED FOR A MONTH,

AND I'M STILL MAD AT YOU.

-I'M STILL MAD AT YOU.

-YOU'RE MAD AT ME? WHY?

-FOR HAVING DEVON SNEAK US OUT THE BACK WAY

AND TELLING THOSE REPORTERS NO ONE WAS THERE

WHEN YOU FOUND MY GADGETS.

I COULD HAVE BEEN FAMOUS, DAD.

-ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT.

WHAT YOU DID WAS DANGEROUS AND DUMB.

A MAN'S BEEN KILLED, BOATS HAVE BEEN SUNK,

SOME LUNATIC WAS READY TO

BLOW UP THE STORM DRAIN WITH YOU IN IT.

THERE'S NO TIME FOR A PRACTICAL JOKE, HOBIE.

NO MATTER HOW CLEVER.

COME HERE. SIT DOWN.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU WERE JUST BEING TEN YEARS OLD,

BUT IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED TO YOU, MAN,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO.

COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.

-I'M REALLY SORRY.

-JUST USE YOUR HEAD FROM NOW ON, OKAY?

-I WILL.

-OKAY.

-I SWEAR. DAD?

-YEAH?

-I LOVE YOU.

-I LOVE YOU, TOO.

-FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO START OFF

BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE HERE.

YOU'RE ALL NOW OFFICIAL MEMBERS

OF THE LA COUNTRY LIFEGUARD'S WATER PROGRAM.

NOW, THE OCEAN. VERY POWERFUL.

BEING IN IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT SCARY.

OR, IT CAN BE EXCITING.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT EXCITING FOR YOU, NOT SCARY.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA START

BY HAVING YOU GET USED TO THE WAVES.

LET'S GO. COME ON.

[CHILDREN YELLING EXCITEDLY]

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, HUH?

YOU GUYS AREN'T AFRAID OF SEA MONSTERS, ARE YOU?

-I'D DRILL HIM IF HE TRIED TO GET ME.

-TIANA, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID

BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE WITH YOU, OKAY?

-OKAY.

BUT LAST TIME I COULDN'T SWIM BACK IN.

-WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU GOT CAUGHT IN A RIPTIDE.

-WHAT MAKES IT?

-WELL, A RIPTIDE IS WHEN THE WAVES PUT

A LOT OF WATER ON THE BEACH AND SOMETIMES

THAT FORMS A RIVER, AND IT RUSHES OUT.

NOW, IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN THAT RIVER,

YOU'LL RUSH OUT WITH IT.

BUT YOU SEE, THE TRICK IS TO NOT SWIM THROUGH A RIPTIDE,

TO SWIM SIDEWAYS UNTIL YOU'RE OUT OF IT.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, OKAY?

THERE ARE NO RIPTIDES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW

AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN, OKAY?

TRUST ME.

-SHANI, WILL YOU HOLD MY HAND IN THE WATER?

SHAUNI? SHAUNI?

-WHAT? OH, OF COURSE I WILL.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

FIRST I HAVE TO GO TALK TO SOMEBODY,

AND THEN I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, OKAY?

EDDIE'S GONNA HOLD YOUR HAND UNTIL THEN.

-OKAY.

-OKAY.

-OKAY.

-WHO'S THAT?

-HER FATHER.

-OH.

-WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?

LIFESAVING CLASSES OR SOMETHING?

-WE RUN A PROGRAM FOR INNER CITY KIDS.

-THAT'S COMMENDABLE.

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, DADDY?

-WELL, I CAME DOWN HERE TO TALK--

SHANI, WOULD YOU PLEASE TRY

TO LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M SPEAKING TO YOU?

-I HAVE TO WATCH THE WATER.

SO, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

-NO, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

-BECAUSE I WORK HERE.

-WELL YOU CERTAINLY DON'T NEED THE MONEY.

SHANI. LOOK, I COULD FOLLOW YOU OFF THE BEACH AT NIGHT.

THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE.

-THAT'S RIGHT, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS.

YOU SEE THAT LITTLE GIRL OVER THERE WITH EDDIE?

-YEAH, WHAT ABOUT HER?

-WELL, I SAVED HER LIFE.

SHE WAS DROWNING. SHE WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER

AND SHE STOPPED BREATHING AND I BREATHED LIFE BACK INTO HER.

AND IF I HADN'T BEEN THERE, SHE'D HAVE DIED.

-WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL YOUR MOTHER AND ME?

-I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU USED TO GIVE ME $50

FOR EVERY A IN MY REPORT CARD.

BUT I NEVER ONCE FELT LIKE YOU WERE PROUD OF ME.

-IF YOU'D HAVE TOLD US THAT YOU

ACTUALLY SAVED SOMEBODY'S LIFE.

-WHAT DO YOU THINK WE DO HERE ALL DAY?

WORK ON OUR TANS?

I GOTTA GO BACK TO WORK.

-SHAUNI! SHAUNI, WAIT!

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE,

I USED TO WORRY ABOUT HOW I'D HANDLE IT

WHEN YOU BECAME A YOUNG WOMAN.

I KNEW I'D KILL ANY GUY WHO DIDN'T TREAT YOU

WITH THE KIND OF RESPECT YOU DESERVE.

NOW I GUESS I'M GUILTY OF DOING JUST THAT.

SHANI, I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.

-THANK YOU.

I HAVE TO GO.

[SNIFF]

-RAY, IF YOU PUBLISH THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS,

I SWEAR I'LL QUIT.

WHAT? NO, I'M AT PETROVISION.

TO INTERVIEW VAN ALDEN.

BECAUSE THE BIDDING ON THE OFFSHORE OIL LEASES IS UP

NEXT WEEK, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED MY ORIGINAL STORY.

RAY, I HAVE TO GO.

NO, DON'T YOU DARE PUBLISH THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS

WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-HOW'S IT HANGING, BEN?

-PRETTY CROOKED, RIGHT NOW, I'M SITTING HERE

AND ALL THE ACTION'S OUT THERE.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

MITCH IS BUSY, HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE DISTURBED.

-OH, I'M SURE HE'LL WANT TO BE DISTURBED FOR THIS.

-PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.

-THAT IT IS, BEN. SO DON'T TRY MINE.

-WHY NOT? YOU'VE BEEN TRYING MINE FOR 20 YEARS.

-CHAIN OF COMMAND, BEN.

MOVING UP THE RANKS IS A STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE.

-I KNOW YOU CAN'T PROMOTE ME TO CAPTAIN.

I GET THAT.

BUT WHAT I DON'T GET IS YOU PUTTING

ALL YOUR CHESS PLAYERS ON THEIR OWN SQUARES.

YOU'VE GOTTA HATE IT DOWNTOWN, CAP.

AND YOU KNOW IT.

STAY HERE AS A CAPTAIN, YOU PROMOTE ME TO LIEUTENANT.

THAT FREES MITCH TO DO WHAT HE DOES BEST.

PATROLS THE SAND, HE HITS THE WATER, HE MAKES THE BIG RESCUE

WINNING CHESS IS NOT ABOUT AMBITION.

IT'S ABOUT SOUND STRATEGY. SO?

-SO, I'LL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT, BEN.

-TADASHI?

WHAT WOULD SOME LUNATIC LIKE TADASHI

BEING DOING WITH VAN ALDEN? -WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE HE'S PAYING HIM THE 50 GRAND

TO MAKE SURE NOTHING DEVOURS HIS OIL WELLS.

-YEAH, RIGHT.

YOU DIDN'T BY ANY CHANCE GET HIS LICENSE NUMBER, DID YOU?

-THAT I DID.

BUT I QUIT THE PAPER BEFORE I HAD THE CHANCE

TO USE THE CONTACTS TO TRACE IT.

MITCH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THOSE PHOTOS WE HAD PUBLISHED.

I JUST HOPE THEY DON'T COMPLICATE YOUR LIFE TOO MUCH.

-[WRY LAUGH] MY LIFE COMPLICATED? NEVER.

-MITCH. LISTEN TO THIS.

-HANG ON ONE SECOND.

BEN, SEE IF YOU CAN GET A LICENSE NUMBER FOR 36780C6.

YEAH, THANKS. WHAT DO YOU GOT?

-THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT CUT THROUGH THE NETS,

BUT THEY DID HAVE SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING TO SAY

ABOUT THE CAVE IN LINDA'S PHOTOGRAPHS.

-I'LL LEAVE IF YOU'D LIKE.

-NO, IT'S OKAY, SHE'S ON OUR SIDE.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED A GOOD EXCLUSIVE

IF YOU WANT THAT JOB AT THE TIMES.

-THANK YOU.

-THE CAVE IS NOT A NATURAL FORMATION.

IT WAS DRILLED OUT OF THE ROCKS.

-YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A PARTY GOING ON IN HERE

I CERTAINLY THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVITED.

ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING I'M THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THE GIFT.

-IS THAT?

-THE KEY TO EVERY LIFEGUARD'S DREAM.

-THE TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]

-♪ AIN'T HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS LIFE IS ALL ABOUT ♪

♪ NOT JUST A FANTASY THAT'S WHAT YOU DO TO ME ♪

♪ I'M TIRED OF PLAYING AROUND MY HEAD UP IN THE CLOUDS ♪

♪ THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME

♪ EVERY TIME I LOOK AROUND BABE YOU KNOW IT'S YOU THAT I SEE ♪

♪ CAN'T YOU SEE?

♪ THAT I'M IN HEAVEN

♪ WHEN YOU CALL MY NAME

-BAYWATCH HEADQUARTERS TO SCARAB ONE.

-YEAH, THIS IS SCARAB ONE, BEN, TEST LOUD AND CLEAR.

-NO TEST. SONAR'S PICKING UP A LARGE OBJECT

TRAVELING UNDERWATER NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION

TWO MILES OFF POINT DUME.

-WE'RE ON IT.

HIT IT. LET'S TRY THIS BABY OUT.

-♪ AND MY HEART'S IN FLAMES

♪ WITH NO DISCRETION

♪ LOVE ME ONCE THEN DO IT AGAIN

-THERE IT IS.

-IT'S MOVING TOO FAST TO BE A WHALE OR A SHARK.

-YEAH.

THERE'S THE CAVE.

WE'RE RIGHT ABOVE IT, WHERE WALT WAS KILLED.

-WHERE'D IT GO? WHAT HAPPENED?

-SONAR'S FUNCTIONAL, IT JUST DISAPPEARED.

-DIDN'T DISAPPEAR. IT WENT INTO THAT CAVE.

WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL IT IS ONCE AND FOR ALL.

-I'M GOING WITH YOU.

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

-MITCH, IT'S BACK ON THE SCREEN.

IT'S OUT OF THE CAVE. IT'S HEADING RIGHT FOR YOU.

-WHERE? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

-MITCH, IT'S PRACTICALLY ON TOP OF YOU.

-STILL DON'T SEE IT.

[FRANTIC MUSIC]

[STARTLED GASP]

-MITCH, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

-IT'S A MINISUB!

IT'S GOT DEVON IN A HYDRAULIC CLAW.

[FRANTIC MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

-[STRUGGLING]

-MITCH, IT'S DIVING, WHAT'S GOING ON?

-DROP THE ANCHOR.

HURRY! DEVON CAN'T TAKE THE PRESSURE.

-ANCHOR COMING DOWN.

-OKAY, RAISE THE ANCHOR! FULL POWER!

[STEADY ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[STRUGGLING GROANS]

[MECHANICAL SCREECH]

[GASPING]

-ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU BOTH ALL RIGHT?

-YEAH, I'M FINE!

-YES! WHAT ABOUT THEM?

-I'VE ALERTED THE COAST GUARD

TO EXPECT A SPECIAL DELIVERY PACKAGE.

[PLEASED LAUGHTER]

-NO OTHER OFFICE QUITE LIKE IT, IS THERE, CAPTAIN?

-IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.

-WOULD YOU CARE TO MAKE A STATEMENT?

-THESE CHARGES AGAINST ME AS ABSURD

AS THE MONSTER IN THE BAY NONSENSE.

-IT WASN'T NONSENSE, MR. VAN ALDEN.

THERE WAS A MONSTER IN THE BAY. YOU.

[LAUGHTER]

[CHILDREN PLAYING]

-YOU DESERVE ONE OF THOSE MEDALS.

-ME? NO WAY.

-YES, YOU DO. FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.

HERE, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO

CHECK IT FOR ACCURACY, MAKE SURE YOU WEREN'T MISQUOTED.

-[LAUGHS] I'M SURE IT'S A HELL OF A STORY.

LISTEN, I REALLY HOPE YOU GET THAT JOB AT THE TIMES.

-WELL, I THOUGHT I'D DO MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

ON A MORE INTIMATE LEVEL.

YOU KNOW, OPEN UP MY OWN LITTLE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER.

WHICH DO YOU THINK IS BEST?

THE VENICE VOICE OR THE PACIFIC PRESS.

-YOU DECIDE.

-MISSED ME.

-VAN ALDEN DIDN'T WANT TO GAMBLE ON WHICH

OIL LEASES TO BID ON SO HE BEGAN ILLEGALLY DRILLING

TO LOCATE THE RICHEST DEPOSITS.

WHEN WALT ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THEM, THEY KILLED HIM.

-SO, WHO'S THE MONSTER HUNTER?

-OH, TADASHI. HE DESIGNED THE SUB.

VAN ALDEN ORDERED HIM TO SINK THE FISHING BOAT

TO LEAD OUR INVESTIGATION AWAY FROM THEIR DRILLING.

TADASHI CAME TO HEADQUARTERS TO FIND OUT

IF THEY'D GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT.

-THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

LA COUNTY LIFEGUARDS SAVED 10,966 LIVES LAST YEAR,

AND WERE ONLY AWARDED TWO MEDALS OF VALOR.

SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS AWARD IS ONLY GIVEN

TO PEOPLE WHO DISPLAY EXTREME HEROISM.

RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE CAPTAIN DON THORPE,

WHO HAS DECIDED, FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS,

TO STAY HERE WITH US ON THE BEACH.

[APPLAUSE]

-THANK YOU, MITCH.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, BUT PLEASE, PLEASE,

SAVE YOUR APPLAUSE FOR A LIFEGUARD WHO'S EARNED IT.

HERE TO PRESENT THE MEDAL OF VALOR TO TODAY'S RECIPIENT

IS A FORMER MEDAL OF VALOR WINNER HIMSELF.

IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU LT. BEN EDWARDS.

[APPLAUSE]

-THANK YOU, CAPTAIN. PRETTY PROUD DAY FOR ME.

NOT ONLY AM I STANDING UP HERE WITH THE BRASS,

BUT AS YOUR NEW LIEUTENANT, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE

TO PRESENT THIS YEAR'S MEDAL OF VALOR

TO LIFEGUARD SHAUNI MCCLAIN!

[APPLAUSE]

-MITCH, WOULD YOU DO THE HONORS, PLEASE?

-SURE.

[TRIUMPHANT MUSIC]

I'M PROUD OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]

-UM, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST DOING MY JOB.

-I LOVE YOU.

-I LOVE YOU, TOO.

[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]

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