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[opening theme]

-♪ 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 ♪

♪ [whenever you fear] Oh 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 ♪

♪ [whenever you fear] Oh, don't you fear ♪

♪ [I'll be ready]

♪ forever and always, I'm always here ♪

-[upbeat music]

-announcer: and now, For channel 10 news,

Here's riptide roger pelton With the surf report.

-riptide: the surf sucks! But there's still some geniuses

Out here waiting For a swell. Why?

Because they don't Watch me in the morning!

-[rock music]

Don't come to the Beach for the surf,

Come for the rush! [cheers]

Rush hour traffic on Pch, there is none,

This isn't a rush hour, I Don't get up that early.

Everyone knows you don't Watch for the surf report,

You don't watch for The traffic report,

You watch for the Lifeguard report! [laughs]

-[rock music]

That's the only reason You choose a beach.

Forget the surf, you can Tan in your backyard,

You choose the beach With the lifeguard

That fulfills your Fantasy of a lifeguard!

Whatever it is, that's Where you wanna be.

Ooh! There is the Lifeguard that has

Stimulated my Fancy this summer!

Donna...

Ow! That woman is so hot!

I would die and go To hades just to have

Donna give me mouth to Mouth, I'm serious, I would.

Let's take a look at who's Truck she's getting in.

Ah, looks like j.D., Alias jack darius,

Alias the daytona pier Killer, who's equally hot.

If I was a woman, I would absolutely

Plant my booty at the Base of his tower.

Ah, and there's newmie!

Newmie, this guy's Always workin' out,

I guess it works For him, this yutz

Is going with a girl With the most luscious

Lips I have ever seen on A woman in my entire life.

-riptide: and there it Is, the hive, the haven,

Baywatch life Guard headquarters,

Where the tanned and Toned bodies put on

Those luscious red Bathing suits, oh!

-get that helicopter Out of here!

-riptide: ah, there's Lieutenant taylor walsh!

I just go weak for A woman in uniform,

You gotta love that Red, fiery hair.

Well, look at the expressions, That woman wants me.

She's just too terrified Of my raw, animal sexuality

To let it show, so it Comes out as anger.

[laughs] Ooh! Don't You love the way

She moves her can Around like that?

Move it, honey! Yeah!

Lordy, lordy, lordy!

-hey look, it's taylor!

-I hate this guy.

-why? He's funny.

-riptide: no one's Actually seen the guy.

Rumor has it That taylor wants

Everyone to think She's engaged, so--

-what is taylor Doing out there?

I told everybody to Ignore that idiot.

-riptide: you'd Think these lifeguards

Would be more Worried about riptide

In the surf than Riptide roger pelton.

Uh oh, I knew he'd show up!

Captain mitch buchannon!

-come on inside!

-no!

-what do you mean, No? Come on inside,

You're playing right Into his hands.

-this just sounds Freaky to me.

Mitch, a captain. As Legendary for saving lives

And breaking hearts, but I understand he's ready

To settle down, so those Of you looking to land

Lifeguard numero uno, send Your marriage proposals

To mitch buchannon, care Of baywatch headquarters.

Pictures and Resumes, of course.

-I'm not backing Down in front of

100,000 people Watching on television.

-news dispatch: chopper 10, please respond to a

Three vehicle Accident on highway 1,

North of your location.

-we just got a report of A three car pileup on pch.

I know the one thing all Of you love more than

Lifeguard gossip, it's Car wreck carnage.

I can't look, let me see, Can't look, let me see.

And no one gets You closer to the

Carnage than riptide Roger pelton!

-there. He blinked first.

-tanner, you can't Let being on television

Come between You and your job.

-he's trashed our Professional image

As well as Our personal lives.

-I know, and his ratings Are going through the roof.

-somebody here is Feeding him information.

We have a spy at Baywatch, mitch.

We gotta find out who It is and stop the leak.

-home again, home again.

-hey, cody, thanks for Lettin' me stay here, man.

Donna was just worried people Might get the wrong idea.

-as long as riptide doesn't Start a rumor about us.

-[j.D. Laughs]

-no, j.D., not that room!

This was stephanie's.

Caroline made Me swear I'd leave

Everything the way it was.

-j.D.: my mom did that With my dad's workshop.

It only makes the Pain last longer.

-yeah, I know, But caroline's just

Not ready to Let it go yet.

You can stay in her room 'til She gets back from new york.

-yeah, what's Happening with that?

Did she get the part?

-I don't know, she Was supposed to call.

Her audition was Five days ago, and

No one's heard From her since.

-[caroline screams]

-[j.D. Screams]

-caroline? What Are you doing here?

-what am I doing here? What is he doing here?

-I'm sorry I grabbed You! It was a reflex!

-caroline, this is j.D.

-yeah, we just met.

-cody: j.D.'s still Looking for a place to live,

So I said he could crash Here 'til you got back.

-well, tada! I'm back.

-cody: why didn't you tell Anybody you were coming?

Hey, how did Shanna's hope go?

-look, I don't Want to talk about

Any of this right now, okay?

I just spent five Days on a bus,

And I'm really tired, And I'm really cranky!

-cody: well, why'd You take a bus?

You had a round-trip flight.

-look, okay, I just Needed some time

To get my thoughts Together, decide what

I'm gonna do with my Life, maybe that'll

Give you an idea how My audition went.

-well, anyway, glad To have you back.

-look, I mean, Why don't I go out

And sleep on the couch? If that's all right.

-there. Now we're even.

Take the pillow.

-if, uh--

-nope! You keep it. We'll Discuss all this in the morning.

-we'll be quiet, We won't wake you.

-it's okay, wake me. I want to get back

To the beach as soon As [yawns] Possible.

-good to meet you, caroline.

-[pleasant music]

-[helicopter blades whirring]

-I can't tell for Sure until I see

Those incredible Eyes of hers,

But it looks like caroline Holden is back on the beach!

Oh! For the love of god!

I would pawn my soul to be The sand beneath her feet!

That hair flowing like a Horse's mane... [inhales]

[laughs] Oh man, Will you look at her?

I thought she would Be tired, wiped out

After five days on a bus.

That's not even the tiring Part, listen to this:

Caroline came home last Night to discover that

J.D. Had moved out Of donna's condo

And in with cody and her.

I don't think donna Would be too thrilled

To hear how caroline Ripped the blanket

Off of j.D., Checked out his bod,

He was wearing ck's, Black, and the two of them

Ended up sleeping In the same bed!

What would donna say?

-you can't be serious.

-that's what he Said, the same bed.

-well, I don't know, I just Can't believe that j.D. And...

Caroline!

-donna, hi!

-hi!

-oh, it's good to see you.

-caroline: you too.

Hi. I'm caroline holden.

-lani mckenzie, I've Heard so much about you!

-really? I hope it was All about my virtues.

-well, speaking Of virtues, I heard

You met j.D. Last night.

-oh, he is gorgeous. What is his story?

-I don't know, but I'm hoping to find out.

-really? What's he like?

-you should know.

-you slept in the same Bed with him last night.

-what? Who told you that?

-riptide. Roger pelton.

-caroline: who's he?

-he's a helicopter Pilot who does

The beach report For channel 10.

-oh yeah, I think I saw him outside.

-you did, and he saw you.

-said you made him drool.

-what?

-you see, he also does The lifeguard report.

You know, who's In which tower...

-so come on, is it true?

Did you and j.D. Sleep in The same bed last night?

-no! Well, not at The same time...

All right, he was in My bed when I got home,

But then he Moved to the couch.

Who is feeding this Guy all this stuff?

-well, he has a Spy, it's awful.

-who do you Think the spy is?

-well, there's only Three people that knew

What happened in that Apartment last night.

-don't look at me, I mean, I didn't tell anybody.

-and it couldn't be cody, He hates roger pelton.

-guess who that leaves?

-lani: j.D.

[rock music]

-riptide: this is Riptide roger pelton,

And there he is, Ladies and gentlemen,

The bold and bodacious Michael "The stud" newman!

Being driven to work By his love goddess.

Them, there. What'd I tell you?

Does chantal got The greatest lips

You have ever Seen in your life?

I would kill to be kissed by Those lips, look at newman!

He's actually trying To get out of the car?

What kind of a Moron is this guy?

If I were in his shoes, I'd never come to work!

-oh you guys, I cannot wait To be assigned to a tower.

I'm gonna ask mitch For breakwater.

That was Stephanie's favorite.

-the surf pounds out There, and there's

Always dangerous rips Around the rocks.

-I know that, that's Why she loved it.

She loved to be Where the action is.

It's definitely where I wanna Be, where the surf pounds.

-mitch doesn't Assign towers anymore.

Lieutenant walsh does.

-[upbeat guitar music]

♪ I know there must be more than this

♪ but life can be so hit or miss

♪ I want to be running wild And running free ♪

♪ I want to build my way up to the top

♪ holding on to all I've got

♪ feeling so secure in my destiny

♪ all I know is life's a journey

♪ give me a chance Before the day is over ♪

♪ I'm so much wiser And so much bolder ♪

♪ give me a chance To prove myself to you ♪

♪ give me a chance To show you who I am ♪

♪ I've got a lot to learn But I know I can ♪

♪ do anything- I'll prove myself to you

-mitch! Hey! Hi!

-god, I missed you! Hang on, hang on.

No hugs on duty.

-oh right, sorry, sorry.

So how did your Committee meeting go?

-I had to pinch Myself to stay awake.

-the price you pay For becoming captain.

God! Look at you, you Big stud! You look great!

-well, still getting used to Wearing a tie on the beach.

I'll tell you what, Why don't you come over

To the house tonight, I'll cook you dinner,

We'll catch up on everything, Including the hugs.

-okay, but one night Won't be enough.

-you're right.

-[caroline laughs]

-well, you can take the Captain off the sand,

But you can't keep the Sand off of his toes.

-got that! Listen, You ever see me wearing

These crab stompers On the beach,

Shoot me in the leg, Put me out of my misery.

-okay, only if you put me Out of my misery first, mitch.

Please, you gotta get Me off this beach!

Come on, everything Is going on out there

And that new lieutenant, What's her name? Taylor...

-mitch: walsh. -caroline: yeah.

Come on, she Stuck me out here.

-caroline, it's Your first day back,

Lieutenant walsh just Wants to make sure you

Get your feet wet here On mother's beach.

-mitch, that's the only Thing I can get wet here.

Come on! Hey! You're the Captain, override her.

-I'm the captain, Lieutenants give out

The tower assignments, I can't change a beach.

-mitch, this isn't Even the ocean here!

Come on, it's for rookies.

-hold on a second.

-dispatch: we have a Capsized sail boat caught in

The surfline, drifting toward Del rey peninsula beach.

Sos reported four People on board.

-lifeguard: with jet one, En route from venice pier.

-hey, I'll see you tonight At seven, I gotta go!

-well wait, let Me come with you!

-you can't leave The beach unguarded,

I'll see you tonight At seven, relax.

-fine. It's not fair!

-life isn't fair!

-[intense rock music]

-[siren]

-[people clamoring]

-lani: cop car on approach.

Three victims coming Out of the water,

One appears to Be unconscious.

-the mast hit him in the head!

-he's not breathing.

-no pulse.

-we don't know what Happened to ramona.

-lani: was she below deck?

-female victim: no, she was On board when we went over!

-start cpr.

One! Two! Three! Four! Five!

-wake up, please wake up!

-one! Two! Three! Four! Five!

-riptide: riptide roger Pelton, over the scene of

A sailboat capsized Near shore.

Okay, let's see who we've Got responding here...

Looks like lani and J.D. On the beach,

Tending to a victim, and Newman and cody hot-dogging

To shore with a couple of Waverunners, this is great.

I'm gonna be able to put You right over ground zero.

-[helicopter blades whirring]

-[jetski engines revving]

-j.D.: one! Two! Three! Four! Five!

There's one missing In the water!

-riptide: cody and Newman are in the water,

Apparently looking For another victim.

-get out!

-three! Four! Five! Come on! One! Two!

-[helicopter blades whirring]

-riptide: very impressive. You gotta hand it

To 'em, these guys Are pros at this.

Look at lani and J.D., struggling to Save that guy's life.

No wonder these Lifeguards are

All over each Other after work.

-dispatch: we have a Report of a news helicopter

Hindering the rescue Operation, please advise.

-now listen, get the Coast guard, the air force,

A swat team, I don't care, I want the helicopter

At least 100 yards From the rescue scene!

-[heavy breathing]

-cody: I can't find anyone!

-[intense music]

-newmie! -what?

-under the sail!

-okay!

-I'll get the mainsail.

-I'll take the jib!

-go on, get out of here!

-well, look at him! Trying To use me as an excuse

For not stripping off His captain's uniform

And proving that he can't Cut it in the water anymore!

-damn it!

-four! Five!

One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Come on!

-[victim coughs]

-female victim: oh, thank god!

-he's breathing, I'm Gonna go help mitch.

-lani: okay.

-[helicopter blades whirring]

-riptide: now let's get Down a little lower here,

And see what we can see.

-[rock music]

-[lifeguards grunting]

-go! Get out!

-oh my god!

-[intense rock music]

-give me a paddleboard!

-get a paddleboard in here!

-she may have a back injury.

-[heavy breathing]

-[siren]

-[heavy breathing And grunting]

-all right. Get Her to the hospital.

Let me know how She is, will you?

Go on!

-[siren]

-[rock music]

-[pleasant jazz music]

-I called channel 10, I told them that

If they didn't fire This guy, I'm gonna call

Every sponsor, The faa, the fcc--

-I know, I know.

Cody said he'd never Seen you quite so angry.

-this riptide guy is very Lucky that girl pulled through,

If not, I'd have Knocked his head off--

-look, look! The good thing Is he's off the beach, okay?

-okay.

-he can't start any more Vicious rumors about us.

Who do you think The baywatch spy is?

-I don't know. When I find Out, I'll fire them, too.

-[caroline laughs]

-well, since you're on This wonderful firing kick,

How about giving Lieutenant walsh

The boot and Giving me her job?

-since when did you want to Become a career lifeguard?

-since I figured Out it's probably

The only career Option I have left.

-what happened in new york?

I thought you went There to do broadway,

To be a soap star, I Mean, return to california

The triumphant movie star.

-yeah. Really Triumphant, all the way

Back to california On a bus, ugh!

Mitch, it was awful.

-what happened?

-I get this great audition For shannon's hope, right?

New character, sophia The italian heiress.

I go in there, Mitch, I am sophia.

In the middle of my audition, The producers start to laugh.

It's supposed to be this Serious, emotional scene

And the producers Are cracking up!

-[mitch laughs]

So at the end of my Audition, they say,

"Thank you for breaking Up the monotony,

"But basically, don't Call us, we'll call you."

-I'm sure You're exaggerating.

-I wish I was. I think It was the defining

Moment of humiliation In my life.

-caroline, you can't let One audition kill your dream.

-I don't know what My dream is anymore.

The entire bus ride Back, I kept on thinking,

"What would stephanie Want me to do?"

-you never listened To your sister.

-I know, it's my Problem, if I had,

I wouldn't have been In so much trouble.

-stephanie would tell You to follow your heart.

-I really want to be as good A lifeguard as stephanie was.

-that's gonna be tough.

She was one of a kind.

But, if anybody can be As good as her, you can.

-so, does this mean I'll be Working breakwater tomorrow?

-why do you keep Asking me that?

I don't do tower Assignments. Hey hey hey!

Say the secret word, You win 100 dollars.

-[caroline laughs]

-mitch: welcome back.

-[glasses clink]

-come on, man. Come with us.

-it's the best club in la!

-j.D.: naw, I'm Wiped. You guys go.

I'm gonna stay And read this.

-what is that, a script?

-shannon's hope.

Gage falls in love with An italian heiress.

-soaps are not as much fun As real life! Come with us!

-ah, let him stay. Who Needs the competition?

-cody: later. -chantal: bye.

-newman: okay, who's driving?

-[somber piano music]

-oh, hi. -hello.

What are you Doing with this?

-what? Oh, I found It in the trash.

The scene with gage Is really good.

I liked the way You broke it down.

-[caroline scoffs]

These are daring choices.

-yeah. So daring that I didn't get the part.

What do you know about Breaking down a scene, anyway?

-I studied Acting in college. Hey!

You can't burn this. This is shannon's hope!

Here, sit down.

-what? What for?

-just sit down.

-[j.D. Sighs]

-it doesn't matter to me How much your inheritance is.

You could be broke for all I care. I'd still love you.

-[scoffs] What are you doing?

-I'm gage! Go on, Read your part.

-I don't have a part.

-yes you do, you're sophia.

Don't think about it, Just jump right in.

-why? So you can Feed more stories

About me to riptide roger?

-hey! That guy called me The daytona pier killer

Because I lost a Victim there last year.

The only thing I'd feed Him is rat poison, okay?

Now, do you need the script Or do you know your part?

-what is with you? Why do You want me to do this so bad?

-because, you Should always get

Back on the horse That bucked you.

[caroline sighs]

-[pounding dance music]

-dj: somebody scream!

-[dancers scream]

-now get off my dance floor, And don't come back

Unless you think you Can keep up with kyla!

-what's going on?

-it's a dance contest.

Whoever can keep up with Kyla the longest wins.

-who's kyla?

-[throbbing dance music]

-[audience cheers]

-that's lani!

-newman: you're Right! [laughs]

Hey, where you going?

-to get a better view, man.

-[newman laughs]

-contestant 1: Money, right here!

-bouncer: you're done, pal.

-contestant 2: Here, I want some!

-[audience cheers]

-cody: hey, lani!

Sup? I didn't know you Danced here! [laughs]

Hey wait, I was just Gonna talk to her!

What's the big deal, I was Just gonna talk to her.

-not unless you put up 10 Bucks to enter the contest!

-cody: you take checks?

-[crickets chirping]

-last time I felt This way, I was 16.

In love with My biology teacher.

She rejected me, Broke my heart.

-well, I'm sure It's mended by now.

Oh, your heart's Beating so fast!

-because of you.

-oh, that makes me happy To know that I excite you.

-don't break my heart.

-[romantic piano music]

-[door slams]

-should I come back later?

-nope. No, no. We Were just rehearsing

A scene from shannon's hope.

See, I'm sophia, And he's gage.

-and I'm steven Spielberg. [laughs]

-[door opens]

-[door closes]

-if roger riptide hears One word about this,

You don't have to worry About me breaking your heart,

Because I'm gonna Break your legs!

-[romantic piano music]

-goodnight, sophia.

-[door opens and closes]

-[upbeat rock music]

-lani, hey.

-lani: hey. -cody: whoa!

What happened To you last night?

-nothing, I just went home.

-we waited for you To come back out.

-I went out the back way.

-why? What's goin' on?

How come you kept dancing There such a big secret?

-because I don't Want riptide roger

Announcing to the world That my dance career

Is the equivalent of a Mechanical bull riding contest.

Whoever lasts The longest wins.

-why? There is nothing To be ashamed of.

-you don't know This dance business.

-taylor, caroline deserves To work a more active tower.

-she's been off the beach For almost six months now.

By all rights, I should have Made her wait until next

Month's recheck before I Assigned her to a tower at all.

-mitch: if you're Insecure about her ability,

Put her next to Newman's tower.

-taylor: is that an order?

-no.

If you think caroline Needs to work

Mother's beach That's your call,

I am out of it, it is Totally your decision.

-is that manipulation?

-no, no! Not at all, I mean, you know,

If you don't think She's experienced enough

To have an active Beach, then that's fine,

I mean, that's Totally your call.

-[upbeat electronic music]

-hey!

-hey, mitch!

-yeah? -donna: come here.

You're not gonna believe this.

-news anchor: now, a new Feature, our exclusive

Eye in the sky reporter--

-tell me it's a rerun.

-it's on cable access.

-I'm back!

-damn it.

-[upbeat rock music]

-wait for me, I'm coming!

-come on, let's go!

-riptide: this is Riptide roger pelton,

Flyin' lean and Mean over the beach,

No more fancy remote Cameras, just artie,

My good Old-fashioned cameraman.

-[helicopter blades whirring]

Let's see who We got down here.

Why, it's lani mckenzie!

Play your boombox real Loud at lani's tower,

Maybe she'll forget Which job she's at

And dance for us right Here on the beach.

Oh, and call her Kyla. That's the name

She dances Under at club rio.

Who else we got Comin' up here?

It looks like Captain's truck.

What's the Difference between

Mitch buchannon And a sea turtle?

Well, a sea turtle Runs faster across

The beach and Knows how to swim!

-[suspenseful music]

-shark off tower 12!

Attention, attention! Everybody out of the water!

Please remain calm! Everybody out of the water!

-well, looks like We got somethin'

Going on up at tower 12, And what do you know? Wow!

Looks like caroline holden is Back in the heat of battle.

I've been heatin' just Watchin' her, that's for sure.

-artie: I got something.

-what?

It's a shark! All right! I Love the respect a shark gets!

Man against man-eater, I aspire To that same kind of respect.

People see me comin' And start to run.

Let's move on in and get A good look at this beast.

Artie!

-[artie screams]

Artie! Artie, grab on! Artie!

-[suspenseful music]

-[siren]

Artie! Artie! Grab the strut!

-[riptide grunts]

-[helicopter controls beep]

-[splash]

-[controls beep wildly]

-[beachgoers clamoring]

-[electrical pops]

My harness is stuck!

-[heavy breathing]

-[metallic clunk] -[taylor grunts]

-I can't get out!

-[jetski revving]

-[suspenseful music]

-[heavy breathing]

-[riptide grunts]

-lifeguard: got Him! I got him!

-[heavy breathing]

-[girls moaning And shouting]

-[heavy breathing]

-[riptide grunting]

-[suspenseful music]

-you okay? -caroline: yeah.

-[suspenseful music]

-[mitch and newman Gasp for breath]

-[somber music]

-[riptide coughs]

-oh man, I Thought I was dead.

Thought I ate it for Sure. Thanks, man.

I take back everything I said about you.

-I'm regretting This already.

-chantal: sweetie!

Honey!

Are you all right? I was so scared!

-riptide: yeah, I'm good.

-I was so worried about you!

-mitch: guess We found our spy.

-I think I'm Gonna be sick.

-telephone, Telegraph, tell newmie.

-hey, I only told her Things other people told me.

-loose lips sink ships.

-she was so beautiful.

-and buoyant.

-thank you, cody.

-aw, thank caroline. She got to you first.

I'm really glad you're Back at baywatch.

-so am I.

-[pleasant music]

-mitch: meet our Spy, newmie!

-cody: newman? It was you?!

Newmie! Come on, Get him, caroline!

-[end theme plays]