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ANNOUNCER: Previously on "SAF3."

I want to get back to work, Doc.

Your body's been through a major trauma.

You have a lot of physical therapy ahead of you.

I'm going away for a while.

I've gotten a little too dependent on my pain meds.

You gave me time to heal.

Now it's time that you do the same for yourself.

All right?

He's bent.

Get out the defib!

Clear to shock!

He's breathing.

He's back.

You're not going to recognize the face

that you see in the mirror.

[music playing]

[heavy breathing]

[fire roaring]

LITTLE GIRL: Help!

ALFONSO: I got you.

OK?

[girl shrieking]

Come on, Alfonso.

Move.

Alfonso, keep moving.

[pained screaming]

[yelling]

[THEME - JR RICHARDS, "WHITE LIGHT"]

THEME SONG: Sunlight, break the day.

Feel the hope rush in our veins.

Arms entwined, keep us safe.

Give us strength to love, not to fade into white light, my fate.

And I will hold you tight, keep you safe.

White light, keep me safe.

And I will pull you up and I don't break.

White light, my fate.

I will pull you up even if it pulls me in.

My fate, keep us safe.

Keep us safe.

I'll keep you safe.

PSYCHOLOGIST: You're angry.

It's natural.

What you're doing is difficult. But you can't let yourself

get frustrated.

Baby steps.

I don't do baby steps.

Are you still having nightmares?

Sometimes, but not as often as I was.

Your body is still going through a lot of adjustments.

According to Dr. Madison, you're physically

getting stronger a lot faster than anyone

could have anticipated.

Yeah, maybe, but that's not good enough.

I want to get back to work.

I understand that.

But right now, my main concern is with

your emotional rehabilitation.

Before you can return to active duty,

I need to know if you can handle the pressure.

How was it today at the training center?

It was tough.

PSYCHOLOGIST: What happened?

I didn't do what I should have.

Want to talk about it?

Not really.

You're being awfully hard on yourself.

Well, I don't know any other way.

PSYCHOLOGIST: This isn't a contest, Alfonso.

There's no rush to get back.

Your health is what's most important.

I know you feel responsible for your team,

but you're not ready to take that on.

You need to focus on getting yourself right before you

can get back to duty.

So how many of these sessions is it going to take

before you can release me?

You can't pretend you're ready when you're not, Alfonso.

That puts you and everyone else around you in jeopardy.

I don't need to tell you that.

We're going to continue with as many sessions

as it takes until I'm convinced you're where you need to be.

Yo, Chase, what's going on with Alfonso?

I'm trying to get him back with the team.

I'm really looking forward to meeting him.

You will.

We're training with him tomorrow.

I saw him today at a training center.

I felt so helpless watching him.

Fire still seems to freak him out.

That's totally normal for anyone

suffering from that kind of trauma.

That's why a psych eval is the last hurdle

before being reinstated.

OK.

Well, let's show him some love and get him back out here.

I've been trying.

OK, so I know you've been doing [inaudible]..

But today, we're gonna see what you got.

Oh, I'm not ready to be on the stern.

Ah, come on, Graciela.

Man up.

I'll do it.

Oh, no, I'm on it.

That's what I'm talking about.

Show them how it's done.

[inaudible]

Hey, Graciela.

Where are we headed? Australia.

No.

Mexico.

Pump.

Hold it steady.

Pump.

Other side

OK, let's pick it up.

Let's go.

Pump.

The other side.

Hold it steady.

Push back.

The other side.

[screaming]

[laughter]

Just so you know, Charley and I had nothing to do with that.

Yeah, and they did the same thing to me on my first paddle.

It's a sign of deep respect.

We wouldn't punk you if we didn't love you.

Hey, what are you--

[interposing voices]

No, no, no.

[screaming]

[laughs]

[speaking spanish]

Really?

[speaking spanish]

[laughs]

Yeah, that ain't funny.

This is hazing.

[laughs]

Como estas?

CHARLEY: All right, reach.

Now pull and stretch.

Keep your hips high and dig in.

All right, 24 seconds.

You're almost done.

I'm not training for the Olympics, Charley.

What, am I too easy on you?

You can talk, you're not swimming hard enough.

I went padding with the team today.

Yeah?

Yeah, I had a blast.

I love Graciela.

She's hilarious.

And I hope you and I can paddle one day.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah?

How about tomorrow?

I'm off.

No.

You enjoy your day off.

I don't mind.

I love hanging out with you.

You're flattering me.

It's true.

I'm gonna be training with the team tomorrow.

Oh, OK.

I'll probably just go to the beach or something.

Lily asked me to spend more time with Kacie,

so it might be nice to just veg out.

That definitely sounds like a lot of fun.

I appreciate your coaching today.

I loved it.

You're doing great.

Thank you.

I got to head out.

So I'll see you later, OK?

[soft music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

Listen to this.

According to this month's "Cosmo,"

the best way to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you

is if he guards his gadgets.

It's so true.

It also says, "If he gets suspicious of everything

you are doing, it's because he's guilty himself."

Of course, you would never have to worry

about anybody cheating on you.

Yeah.

Right.

KACIE: Have you ever had anybody cheat on you?

Are you listening to me?

What's going on out there?

Some cute guy?

Where?

There is no cute guy.

Then what are you doing?

Just watching the water.

It's boring.

Kacie, it's what I do

I thought it was your day off.

CHARLEY: It is.

But I can't seem to relax.

- Why not? - I don't know.

Every time I turn my back on the water,

I just get this nervous feeling in my stomach.

It's like I keep seeing potential disasters.

I mean, I know they have somebody in the tower.

But I just can't help it, you know?

Kacie?

Kacie?

I'm glad somebody's relaxing?

[music playing]

So how are you liking being a part of SAF3?

Oh, I'm loving it.

I haven't felt so much like part of a team

since I was in Afghanistan.

Army medic, right?

Yeah.

And you know pararescue jumper?

Doesn't get more impressive than that.

Well, I'm not the one that came home with a Silver Star.

What can I say?

Every time we train here, I tell myself I'm

going to make it to the top without stopping.

I don't know how you make it halfway with all

that gear on your back. - You'll do it.

You'll get there. Watch.

It's my goal.

I'm gonna go and help the guys finish packing up.

See you later. - See you.

Everyone's starving.

I'm going to go get some lunch.

You guys go ahead.

I got some things I gotta do.

Come on.

Come to lunch.

Look at the workout we just did.

You've got to eat something.

Now, Lily, you're doing it again.

What?

Being a mother.

Everyone needs to eat.

That's not being a mother.

Look, I appreciate what you're doing--

what everyone is doing.

And knowing this team is behind me means everything to me.

And because of you guys, I feel stronger than I have in weeks.

But right now, it's not about my physical strength.

It's about what's going on up here.

And you guys can help me with that.

I'll see you later.

[soft music playing]

[beeping]

[bell ringing]

VOICE ON RADIO: Copy, SAF3 unit.

Reports of a possible paragliding

accident six miles northwest of your current position.

No, no, no, no, no, no!

[groaning]

VOICE ON RADIO: Initial reports indicate

that he's crashed somewhere on the north face of the cliff

and is unreachable for a ground unit.

Requesting Helo recovery team.

Sending coordinates to you now.

Copy, dispatch.

En route to location now.

OK, we have a missing paraglider somewhere nearby.

Spotter said he was headed in the direction

of Encinal Canyon.

What's our ETA?

Less than a minute out.

20 mile an hour gusts.

Hold on to something.

It's gonna be a bumpy ride.

[intense rhythmic music playing]

Got him.

Can you come in along the face of the cliff?

No.

Not in this wind.

Turbulence will grab hold of his chute and ragdoll him right up

the cliff into a freefall.

We'll come in [inaudible] a safe distance away from him.

Robertson will have to rappel down

and swing over to the victim.

Copy that.

Chase, let's line up.

Copy that.

Help.

Help!

Hey!

Over here!

Here!

Down here!

It's a long way down there.

No biggie.

We're better with the [inaudible]..

Bring it down.

Bring it down.

15 feet, 10, 5.

Stop.

We're good.

Chase, move over to the recovery point.

We'll circle around.

SAF3 Helo, this is Robertson.

Unstable ground.

I'm gonna have to come in from the side and pendulum across.

Hang on!

I'm coming!

Help me.

Come on!

JARED: Robertson, be advised.

Wind conditions are starting to pick up.

I'm gonna fall.

Come on.

Come on Come on.

[groaning]

Are you in pain?

Are you hurt?

My arm.

Can't move it.

My leg, my leg.

SAF3 Helo, this is Robertson.

I'm looking at a dislocated shoulder,

multiple fracture of the lower leg, contusions, lacerations.

Possible signs of internal injury.

I'm going to need another set of hands.

I need a medic.

Vega, suit up.

Come on.

[groaning]

Breathe, man.

Breathe.

OK.

JARED: SAF3 HELO to Robertson.

Graciela's geared up.

Stand by.

ETA in three minutes.

Copy that.

You ready for this?

You all right?

Not really.

You're gonna be all right.

You'll be just fine.

Chase, Vega's on her way down to you now.

OK, gonna go get my partner.

You just need to wait here. I'll be back.

No, no, no, no.

Trust me. I'll be back to you.

OK.

OK.

Are you ready for this?

Not really.

You're gonna be fine.

Just look at me.

Don't look down.

Follow me.

Ay!

Hey, hey!

Hurry!

I don't think the line's gonna hold much longer.

Hold on.

Oh my God!

[speaking spanish]

I'm Graciela, paramedic with SAF3.

I'm here to help you.

What's your name?

Brad.

OK, Brad, my partner is gonna put an air cast on your leg.

I'm gonna give you something for the pain.

[grunting]

The medication has taken effect.

I'm going to pop your shoulder back into place.

OK.

[groaning]

You know, the winch ain't gonna hold three of us.

You're gonna have to take him up.

Me?

You can do this.

SAF3 Helo, this is Robertson.

Ready for pickup.

LILY: Copy that.

We're sending a line down to you now.

OK, he's clear.

What about you?

Don't worry about me.

I'm gonna rappel down.

Send someone for me, please.

Go!

That's an order.

[IN RADIO] They're clipped in.

Take them up.

[piano music playing]

-Let's move Mr. Morgan to 2 -PN.

And that way, I can have a nice lunch with my wife.

She'll be very happy.

Doc.

Alfonso.

How are you, huh?

How are you?

I'm good. I'm good.

I'm actually here for PT.

Good.

You know, Doc, for some crazy reason,

this is the only place that feels like home anymore.

Aw, we all care about you here.

Thank you.

Hey, can I ask you a favor?

Sure.

I have a new patient in your old room.

He's having a pretty tough time with things.

I was thinking you might say a few words to him.

All right.

Yeah.

Good.

[soft music playing]

Your arms, your hands, you can't even do basic things.

Believe me, everything's going to be OK.

You will come out of the other side of this.

But it's a starting point.

And it's a long road to recovery,

but it takes one step.

OK, time for a selfie.

Cute.

So cute.

Send it to me?

KACIE: OK, let me get one of all of us for Instagram.

Charley.

Charley?

Come on.

You said you're going to have some fun today.

I'm sorry, you guys.

I'm trying.

But that little boy is going to get

knocked over by a wave any minute,

and I don't see his mom anywhere.

I'm so glad you're here, Lex.

That girl is way too uptight.

CHARLEY: Hi.

What's your name?

Greg.

CHARLEY: Looks like you like the water, Greg.

Mm-hmm.

I like the water, too.

But I want you to have fun and be safe.

Can I show you something?

Do it again.

OK, now that's called a gutter rip.

It's a current in the water that runs sideways.

And if you're not careful, it can pull you into the rocks,

just like it did that stick.

Hey, Greg, where's your mom?

So much for a relaxing day at the beach.

Come on.

Didn't you see that little guy?

His mom wasn't even paying attention.

She didn't even know he was gone.

I can't believe we're doing this again.

You guys know I can't relax here.

Kacie has a great idea.

Yeah.

Just trust me on this.

Oh, hey.

Bryce is working tower 3.

You know him?

Yes.

He was my rookie school instructor.

He's the reason I picked this spot.

He's so hot.

Hey, Bryce.

Hey, Charley.

Good to see you again.

I thought coming here would be a twofer.

Now you can relax and enjoy the beach,

because we're near a lifeguard who is watching the water.

And he's cute.

Good thinking.

I'll say.

[laughs]

[beach sounds]

Did you go out with him?

No.

He's my instructor.

He's professional.

Was your instructor.

If you're not interested, introduce me.

Me too.

Well, I don't know what made you think of this.

But it's a great idea.

I'm so relaxed and my back's to the water.

Uh-- hey, Bryce?

What are you doing?

Closing up.

Yeah.

It's only 1:30 and there's still a ton of activity.

Yeah, I just got a call from Captain Snyder.

We're short-staffed today, so I offered to move up to Westwood.

Told him I knew the beach would be

covered because one of my best new rookies was here.

Do you mind helping out?

Yeah.

Hey.

Hi.

Hi.

Can we get a picture with you? Are you on Facebook?

I am.

[upbeat music playing]

Charley.

Hi.

What are you doing?

You weren't supposed to open the tower.

Just keep an eye out.

Come on, Bryce.

You're either working or you're not.

You can't lifeguard from the sand.

What if something happened and I needed to call for backup?

I need to use the phone.

And I can't really walk up to people

on the beach in a bikini with the rescue can

and expect them to take me seriously.

And you just happened to have your suit with you.

Yeah.

Lifeguarding 101.

When you left, a busload of kids came down and I needed

binoculars to keep an eye on them--

not to mention a first aid kit if I needed to go on a rescue.

I get it.

Thank you.

Yep.

But I know this is an overtime day for me

and this is not approved.

So this one's on the house.

Absolutely not.

We needed you.

It's approved.

But I owe you one.

How about I buy you a bite afterwards?

I'll take you up on that.

Yeah.

One thing I did forget is lunch and I'm starving.

How about a burger at the sunset?

Sounds perfect.

Oh.

Hey, boss?

What time am I off today?

6:00.

I'll come get you.

LILY: Hey.

Hey.

Thanks for coming.

Thanks for calling me.

Um, I wanted to apologize for--

barking at you the other day.

It's OK.

I know you love me.

Yes I do.

I want you to know, from day one, I never doubted you.

I always knew if you wanted to come back,

you would do whatever it takes.

And you know the whole team is behind you.

We want you back.

Thank you.

See you on the other side.

All righty.

[suspenseful music playing]

[gas hissing]

[heavy breathing]

[inaudible]

[shouting]

Come on, Alfonso.

Come on.

HAL [IN ALFONSO'S HEAD]: Alfonso!

Help!

Alfonso!

Help!

Help me, Alfonso.

Alfonso, do you want me to kill the smoke?

[heart beating]

[shouting]

[groaning]

It's OK, Lily.

I'm fine.

I've got to finish this.

[heavy breathing]

DR. WELLS: Your being here talking

isn't meant just for questions and answers, Alfonso.

It's a way to help you release some

of the pain you're feeling.

Guilt plays out in ways most of us don't understand.

It's normal to try and hide it.

Your body's still dealing with the emotional memory

of the accident.

That's why you've been pushing so hard to get back.

What about your nightmares?

You know I can't release you until you talk about him.

I can't--

I can't.

I'm asking you to take a step back

so you can deal with the guilt. I know you've

been asking yourself what if.

You're punishing yourself because you

think you let him die.

You're carrying him with you, you know.

He's in your thoughts your dreams.

That's too heavy a load for anyone.

There comes a time when you have to say enough is enough.

You have to give up the pain and let go.

It's the only thing that's going to free you.

[knocking]

LILY: Alfonso.

Alfonso?

I'm never gonna see him again.

I'm never gonna see Dad again.

That was so great, Lois.

Yeah, I'm glad you could all make it at such short notice.

Yeah, I love those cookies.

You ought to give me that recipe.

What are they called again?

Brutti ma buoni.

It's Italian.

It means "ugly, but good."

[laughter]

Yeah, like your face.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

[interposing voices]

LOIS: I was torn whether to wait for Johnny to get

back to share this with you.

But then I decided that you could

all help to make it an even a greater welcome home for him.

We're intrigued.

TEXAS: Yeah, what's going on?

We all know what this program meant to Hal.

It was his baby.

He worked so hard and long to bring it all together.

When he started SAF3, your headquarters

was the only space available.

So he grabbed it.

And it didn't matter that it was a dump.

Yeah, but-- it's our dump.

[laughter]

Well, you may not know that, before he died,

he was working very hard in getting a new space.

It just wasn't in the budget.

He showed it to me once.

Well, a few weeks ago, I got an insurance

check from the fire department.

Hal I was always pretty smart with money

and he left me in good shape financially.

So I decided the best use of that check

was to buy a building that would be a legacy to him

and what he loved.

I hope you'll all like your new home

at the edge of Paradise Cove.

Oh, come on--

[interposing voices]

It's a pleasure It's an absolute pleasure.

That's incredible.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

That's insane.

[interposing voices]

So who's gonna open--

I am.

[laughter]

It should be me.

I'm just saying.

GRACIELA: Put your leg higher.

TEXAS: OK.

GRACIELA: Stand straight.

TEXAS: I'm trying, Gracie.

Dang girl.

This hurts.

Shh.

You're supposed to end yoga quiet, calm, just breathing.

How am I supposed to stay calm in a position like this?

[groans]

Man.

You wimp.

What are you talking about?

This is like a bad ballet class.

You don't get it.

It builds your core muscles, which

you could stand some work on.

Oh, that's cold.

Besides, I'm still full from the "brut a buon."

[laughter]

So what's the word on the street?

I heard you busted Chase's [inaudible]..

Please.

What are you talking about?

Well, he said you said that you

didn't want to date a coworker.

That's right.

And I also don't want to date a player.

Oh, yeah.

That makes sense.

But what about a co-worker that's not a player?

Would that work?

Dream on.

I'm still in shock over Lois' gift.

Hal's still finding ways to look out for us.

Yeah, and I'm sure he always will.

So how are you doing?

Better.

With you by my side.

I'm glad I could be there for you.

So what are we here to work on?

You.

What?

You've always got my back.

You've been there to push me, nag me, stay on my case.

And now it's time for me to return the favor.

Gonna get you to the top, all the way up without stopping.

Let's go.

[MUSIC - JR RICHARDS, "YOU'RE NOT ALONE"]

[SINGING] Hear the storm, it's arising to be seen.

I'm right behind you, Lily.

[SINGING] [inaudible] You can hear the storm clouds form--

All right, you're halfway there.

Keep going.

[SINGING] --push the rain down in a blinding blur

and just let it go.

Keep us safe and I will never let you fall away--

You got it.

You're almost there.

You're right there.

Don't stop.

Don't stop.

Keep going.

[SINGING] I will lift you up and I will never let you

fall from grace, into the light and keep you safe.

You're not alone.

Let me take you home.

I knew you could do it

Because of you?

Thank you.

[MUSIC - JR RICHARDS, "WHITE LIGHT"]

[SINGING] Sunlight, break the day.

Feel the hope rush in our veins.

Arms entwined, keep us safe.

Give us strength to love, not to fade into white light, my fate.

And I will hold you tight, keep you safe.

White light--