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♪ 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

♪ oh, don't you fear

♪ I'll be ready

♪ forever and always

♪ I'm always here

[bright piano music]

♪ '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

♪ oh, don't you fear

♪ I'll be ready

♪ forever and always

♪ I'm always here.

[thunder rumbling]

[water bubbling]

[thunder rumbling]

[bright piano music]

[thunder rumbling]

[bright piano music]

[thunder rumbling]

[energetic electronic music]

[thunder rumbling]

[girl giggles]

-that was great. You Qualified for the finals.

And you were stylin' out there.

-I just strike a pose And point my toes.

Anyway, I just follow todd. He's the one who makes us work.

-I don't know.

-does he ever talk about me?

-oh, me and todd, we Shoot hoop once in a while.

You know, say hi in the hall.

But me and todd, we don't hang.

-you live with him!

-kirstie, my mom is His parents' maid.

I mean, we live in the baby Bear guesthouse in the back.

He lives in The big daddy bear house.

[car horn honks] [funky electric music]

-hey, there's mr. Wonderful.

Go. What are you doin'?

[kirstie laughs]

[funky electric music]

[monitor beeping rapidly]

-c.J., I'm trying to Slow down my heart rate.

-[chuckles] Oh, sorry.

It's gonna be the longest Four minutes of my life.

-mine, too.

[monitor beeping slows]

-is the sled ready, yet?

-it's ready when he is.

-okay, he's just meditating.

He should be ready in a minute.

[monitor beeping]

He's down to 20 beats a minute.

[cody exhales]

Four minutes, max.

[monitor beeping slowly]

-you ready?

[monitor beeping slowly]

[apprehensive music]

[metal clangs]

[electrified guitar riff]

-one minute.

-his heart rate's Dropped to 18.

[electrified guitar riff]

-two minutes.

-he should be reaching The marker now.

[monitor beeps]

[electrified guitar riff]

[light orchestral music]

-I count 14 beats. He's in his zone.

[loud wailing]

-christopher.

[monitor beeping] -his heart rate just jumped.

-three minutes.

[mystical piano music]

[water bubbling]

-come on, cody, Inflate the balloon.

[electrified guitar riff]

-his heart rate's All over the place!

[monitor beeping rapidly]

[gasping]

-cody, are you okay?

-do you want some oxygen?

-oh, it's okay.

-c.J.: you scared up half To death. What happened?

-I uh, I heard Something. [panting]

Saw something.

-what did you see?

-I don't know. [panting]

I don't know.

[gasping]

[man talking indistinctly In background]

[giggling]

[car horn honks]

[car engine rumbles]

-I told you to stay Away from him, kirstie.

-mrs. Morgan, I want you to know

That I really like Your daughter.

-I hear you like A lot of girls.

-mom!

-I checked, kirstie. Don't think for one second

That you're the only girl He's had in that car,

Or taken out in his Rich daddy's boat.

-stop it!

-mrs. Morgan, you Got it all wrong.

It's different with Kirstie. I love her.

-you two are too young to Even know what love is about.

Now, leave her alone!

-what are you doing?

-I'm doing What's best for you.

-how do you know What's best for me?

-'cause I know.

-kirstie, kirstie, it's okay. -mrs. Morgan: let's go.

-I'll go. -kirstie: no.

-inside. -todd: we'll talk later.

-todd! -mrs. Morgan: inside!

[car engine rumbles]

-how could you do that to me?

-because I'm your mother

And I won't let you ruin Your life over a boy.

-ruin? It's normal To have a boyfriend!

-what's normal is for You to go to school.

I want you to become Someone special.

I don't want you to end up Serving meatloaf and coffee

In some greasy diner!

-todd is sweet.

He makes me feel happy.

He makes me feel good.

-I won't let you become One of those girls

Who gets pregnant at 15,

And gets married at 16 If the boy doesn't run away

And leave you alone to Raise the baby by yourself.

-it's not fair that You keep blaming me

For what happened to you!

This is not your Life, it's mine!

[door slams]

-a mermaid?

-newmie: there's no such Thing as a mermaid, cody.

-I know, I know. I must be goin' nuts.

-c.J.: I believe in mermaids.

-yeah, right, in folklore, Legends of the sea.

-no, in real life, In the ocean.

-c.J., half fish, Half woman, please!

-c.J.: you said you heard A woman's voice, right?

-yeah, but it's probably Just a gray whale singing.

-could be. Sound travels A long way under water.

-yeah, a whale Sings christopher?

That's what she said, right?

-that's what I thought, but--

-newmie: it's Oxygen deprivation.

-your mind's probably just Going nuts at that depth.

-well, his heart rate went up. He definitely saw something.

-maybe it was a sea lion.

-no, it was a dolphin. You probably saw a dolphin.

-yeah, with long blonde hair. Cody, you saw a mermaid.

[suspenseful music]

-woman: samantha gilbert And her parents are at the club

For dinner tonight.

Now there's a young girl You should ask out, toddy.

-I already have A girlfriend, mom.

-[chuckles] You don't Mean that young girl

Who lives in that Trailer park, do you?

-her name is kirstie.

And yes, you know that's Exactly who I mean.

-this kirstie is a little Younger than you, isn't she?

-a year.

Mom's younger than you.

Anyway, don't worry.

It's not like we're Gettin' married just yet.

-no, I understand.

Anyway, college is Not too far off.

-let's don't talk about Dartmouth again, okay, dad?

I told you, I don't Wanna go there.

-and I told you I pulled Some very heavy strings

To get you in.

Your granddad went There, I went there,

And you're going there.

-I don't care if I'm Some stupid legacy.

I already said I don't wanna go.

Kirstie and I are Thinkin' about santa cruz.

Something small and Close to the water.

-end of discussion, toddy.

No girl who lives In a rusty old trailer

Is keeping you Away from a career.

-it's about money, Again. It always is.

Kirstie and her mom Don't have much money,

But don't worry.

They're not gonna Try and steal ours.

-don't talk that way To your mother, todd.

Where are you going?

-out of here.

-you stay away from that Girl, todd. Do you hear me?

Todd!

[suspenseful music]

[waves crashing]

[suspenseful music]

-I hate it.

They think they own me, Like a pet dog or somethin'.

"Don't do that, todd." "Try this, todd."

"Why don't you take Her out, toddy?"

-who?

-samantha gilbert.

-oh.

I know who she is. She's a cheerleader.

And she's pretty.

-her folks are rich Is what it's all about.

-do you want to?

-what?

-go out with her?

-no.

No, I'm just tired of People tellin' me what to do

And how to live my life.

-what do you wanna do?

-I wanna be with you.

I want us to be Together. Forever.

You?

-[gasps] I never Wanna lose you.

I'd be so afraid without you.

-we'll be together. Forever, okay?

No matter what it takes.

-no matter what.

[light piano music]

[slow drum beat]

[dreamy music]

♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ oh yeah, oh yeah

♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ it's a cool kind of love ♪ it's a cool kind of love

♪ it's a cool kind of love

[cody mumbling]

-mellisande.

Mellisande.

Mellisande.

[cody groans]

-mellisande? -cody: what?

-mellisande, that's what You were saying. Who is she?

[cody groans]

-I must have been dreaming.

-about another woman?

-no. I was dreaming About the mermaid.

-oh, mellisande. That must be her name.

-it was a dream, c.J.

-maybe, maybe not.

Mermaids are very telepathic. That's how they communicate.

I just read that right here.

-this book is fiction, baby. It's fantasy, honey.

-is she pretty?

-[chuckles] Why?

Are you jealous?

-no.

[sighs] Is she blonde?

-look, c.J., It was a dream.

Last time it was Oxygen deprivation.

There are no such thing As mermaids, okay?

-okay, if that's what you say.

Red head?

[chuckles]

-manny: all right, Todd. Way to go, kirstie.

Yes! All right. You Guys were awesome.

-kirstie!

Let's go. I've got a split shift.

I've gotta be back To work in an hour.

-but I came with todd.

-I don't care.

-I don't mind taking Her home, mrs. Morgan.

-I told you to stop seeing Kirstie and I mean it.

-kirstie: you can't do this.

-yes, I can and I will. You're not 18 yet.

And I'll call the police And have you arrested

If you don't stay Away from my daughter.

-I'll keep seeing todd. I swear to god, mom.

You can't stop me. Nothing can.

-well, maybe a new Town, a different school

Might be just what You need right now.

Let's go. -kirstie: no.

-let's go.

[ominous music]

-todd and kirstie Really love each other.

I mean, one look And you can see it,

But their parents won't Let them get together.

-manny, their Parents are probably

Just tryin' to do what's Right for their kids.

-I know.

They're tryin' to do what's Right for themselves.

Hey, that's todd's car.

"Dear manny, we were both Proud to call you friend.

The car is yours. Goodbye. Todd and kirstie."

-let me see that.

When was the last Time you saw them?

-at the house, in the driveway.

Todd was leavin' to get kirstie,

Said they were gonna Go to practice.

Wait. Oh, man.

Todd said they were gonna Go to the diving board,

But I figured they were gonna Go to the swimming pool.

There's this other place The local kids call the--

-diving board, Palos verdes cliffs.

I know the place. Come on.

-todd, could we just Go somewhere?

Run away?

-no. I know they'd find us And bring us back.

This is the only way, kirstie.

This is the only way For us to be together.

What'd you write?

-"I don't want to Live without todd.

"If you won't let us Be together here...

We'll go where You can't stop us."

[ominous music]

What did you write?

-"I know that I have To be with kirstie,

Or I have no reason To be at all."

[ominous music]

I love you.

-I love you, too. Forever.

-forever.

[sorrowful orchestral music]

[dramatic music]

-no!

[water splashes]

[gasping]

[dramatic music]

Todd, todd, todd.

Todd. Please don't die.

[boat motor humming]

-all right, I got him. Let him go.

-no, don't take him! -mitch: let him go!

-he's got him. -kirstie: todd!

-okay, he's got him.

[gasping]

-todd. Todd!

Todd, no!

-listen to me. Listen to me.

Do you want him to live, huh? [kirstie crying]

Okay, then let Them do their job.

-no pulse. Begin cpr.

-I'll get us outta here.

-mitch: one, two, three--

-baywatch one To headquarters.

Have paramedics and ambulance Meet us at the marina.

Notify saint john's. We're In route with a full arrest.

-four, five.

One, two, three, four, five. [boat motors rev]

One, two, three, four, five.

Come on!

One, two, three, four, five. -kirstie: is he gonna die?

-no.

-if he dies, I wanna die with him.

I don't wanna be without him.

-look, this isn't About you dying.

It's about him living.

-one, two, three, four.

-how can you do this? How?

[sighs]

Can you possibly imagine how I felt when the police called?

Where are you going?

-to see todd. -mrs. Rose: that's her.

-kirstie, come back here!

-she did it to him, That little tramp.

-don't you call My daughter that!

I tried to keep your Spoiled little brat

From seeing kirstie.

He almost killed her! I'm filing charges.

-are you trying to get Some money out of this?

Listen, My attorney will eat you

And your daughter for lunch!

-our son had Nothing to do with--

-knock it off!

-who are you?

-I'm the lifeguard that Pulled your children

Out of the surf today.

They tried to kill themselves.

-suicide?

No, not my son. Not todd.

-they jumped off The cliff on purpose.

-I don't know what She was thinking.

-well, you better find out.

Look, you better get these Kids into counseling,

Talk to 'em.

Find out what their Lives are about.

Give 'em a chance.

[light piano music]

[indistinct talking Over speaker]

[monitor beeping]

-how's he doing?

It's really good That you're here.

-do you think He knows I'm here?

He was always so good to me.

I never did anything right.

I was heavy and clumsy.

He taught me how to dive.

He'd tell me I was pretty.

He made me feel pretty.

[kirstie crying]

I'd be so afraid without him.

I'm so afraid he'll hate me.

-why? Why would be hate you?

-I chickened out. I went into a tuck.

-no. You decided that You wanted to live.

-but we agreed to be together.

We made a pact.

-well, there's no Togetherness in death.

[kirstie crying]

I know there's nothing.

There's no holding Hands, there's,

There's no romance, There's no love.

It's emptiness. It's Emptiness where you used to be.

I think that if There is a heaven

Or some sort of An after life, [sighs]

Well, I guarantee you that You would not be rewarded

For tryin' to take Your own lives.

[kirstie sniffles]

Kirstie, no matter How bad it seems...

Or how much it hurts,

There's always hope.

There is as long As you're alive.

-I was down 300 feet, c.J.

I used A sled and the balloon.

-oh, you won't have To dive that far.

If mellisande's down There, she'll find you.

She'll sense you.

-[sighs] All right.

Aren't you gonna dive with me?

-no, I'm gonna Wait on the boat.

If she senses I'm with you, She might not show.

-all right. You stay And guard the boat.

I'll go talk to the mermaid.

-go ahead.

-this is good.

Here I go.

[water splashes]

[suspenseful music]

[water bubbling]

[dreamy music]

-christopher!

-my name is cody.

[dreamy music]

-come with me, christopher.

-I can't. I'm running out of air.

[dreamy music]

How can I stay?

No, mellisande, no.

-I have worn this a hundred Years, since the storm.

I have waited for You, christopher.

Don't you remember?

You gave me this.

[soulful humming]

We promised to be Together, forever.

[water splashes]

[suspenseful music]

-cody: mellisande!

[suspenseful music]

Mellisande, mellisande!

[water bubbling]

[oxygen tank rasping]

-come on, tell me.

You were down there for Eight minutes, cody.

I know something happened.

-mellisande. -c.J.: you saw her?

-cody: she gave me air!

-I knew she was real.

-we talked. I don't know Exactly how, but we did.

-telepathy!

-yeah. She thinks I'm someone,

Someone named christopher.

Some sailor who's ship sank In a storm a hundred years ago.

-oh, that's so romantic.

[mystical music]

-christopher, no!

[todd coughing]

-todd!

Oh! Thank god You're all right.

-what happened?

-what we tried To do, killing ourselves,

Was wrong.

It was so wrong.

-my parents. Do they--

-they're down the Hall with my mom.

Everybody's yelling At each other.

-I gotta get out of here.

-no, todd. You're too weak!

Where are we gonna go?

-someplace. Someplace Where we can be together.

-todd, I don't want to.

-not that.

Mexico.

[dramatic music]

-we've gotta find them fast.

He could suffer Secondary drowning.

-what's that?

-when somebody almost Drowns, like todd,

They inhale salt water.

-but he woke up, he's okay.

-I know, I know, but the Salt is still in his lungs.

-so the body manufactures Fluid to dilute the salt.

-so what are you saying?

-I'm saying that if we Don't find todd quickly,

He could drown internally.

[ominous music]

-we've gotta go back. I'm scared, todd.

[todd coughs]

Todd, I'm scared.

Your cough is getting worse.

-[gasping] I'm okay.

-todd, please. I don't want you to die.

I don't wanna die.

Not now.

-[coughs] I'm gonna show them

That they can't control my life.

[todd gasping]

-you're using this to get even With your parents.

-no. [coughs]

-the harbor master Says he saw them

About half an hour ago.

-maybe they're just Hiding on the boat.

-okay, they said slip 27.

Oh. They're gone.

-where could they have gone?

-I don't know, anywhere.

Doesn't matter when You're running away.

Come on, we better get The coasties in on this.

[suspenseful music]

[todd gasping]

-todd, please. Let's go back.

-[gasping] I won't.

-todd!

Todd! Todd!

[dramatic music]

Help!

Please! Can anybody hear me?

Please, help! Somebody, please!

Can anybody hear me?

[boat motor humming]

-baywatch one to coast Guard air, do you read?

-man on radio: Roger, baywatch one.

-the boat's about One half mile from us.

-man on radio: baywatch One, rescue 6503,

I'm at your six, One quarter mile out.

-donna: she said He was unconscious

And having trouble breathing.

We'll help with the hoist Once we're on the scene.

-roger, baywatch one.

[dramatic music]

[boat motor humming]

-here, over here! Hurry, please!

[dramatic music]

He's up here. Help him, please.

He can't breathe. Please help him.

-manny, help with The rescue vest.

His lungs Are filled with fluid.

[helicopter whirring]

-man: basket away.

[helicopter whirring]

-sure you wanna do this?

-absolutely.

-all right. Well, if you see Her, what are you gonna say?

-that you're not her Christopher. You're my cody.

[water splashes]

[suspenseful music]

[oxygen respirator rasping]

[c.J. Grunts]

[water bubbling]

[ominous music]

[mystical music]

[ominous music]

-never lose Your love. Goodbye.

[mystical music]

-what happened? -c.J.: I'm not quite sure.

-are you okay?

-yeah.

-well...

-but wait a second, This isn't mine.

Oh, my god, cody. That looks just like you.

-this must be christopher.

-oh.

-now we can finally prove That we're not crazy.

That there are such Thing as mermaids.

-no. No, we can't do that.

-why? What do you mean?

-we can't tell anybody.

Haven't you ever seen That movie, splash?

I mean, they-- they put The mermaid in that cage

And they did all sorts of Awful experiments to her.

That's what they're Gonna do to mellisande.

We can't do that to her.

-ah, I guess you're right.

-yeah.

Never lose your Love, mellisande.

[light orchestral music]

[mystical music]

-christopher.

-hey, newmie. Newman.

I just got off the phone With the coast guard.

They said that todd definitely Got to the hospital in time.

-ah, great, good. Now the Real healing can begin.

-hey.

-hey, guys.

Where you two been?

-nowhere, just diving.

-see any mermaids?

-mermaids? Are you nuts?

-there's no such thing as Mermaids. Everybody knows that.

[audience clapping]

-announcer: the final Dive for kirstie morgan

And todd rose.

They need a 9.8 to win.

[audience clapping and cheering]

[inspirational music]

[audience cheers]

[inspirational music]

[audience cheers]

-great job.

Congratulations.

[audience cheers]

-we're so proud of you.

[kirstie yells]

-way to go, son.

[closing theme playing]