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-[theme music playing]

-♪ some people stand In the darkness ♪

♪ afraid to step Into the light ♪

♪ some people need To help somebody ♪

♪ with the edge of Surrender 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

-[tranquil piano music]

-[frantic music]

-[sirens]

-lani: there is something Very odd about this hole.

-you mean besides The fact that it's

In the middle of our beach?

-where's the sand?

Should be a big Pile of back dirt.

-april: this is weird. I Mean, how could this happen?

-santa ana syndrome.

-santa what?

-feel that warm wind?

That's the santa ana's.

-hot offshore winds that Blow in from the desert,

And blow just about Every weirdo in town

Down to the beach.

-lani: how come there Are no tire marks?

-my guess is the rake Came by this morning

7and wiped them out.

-maybe whoever did It, didn't have tires.

-ah, interesting Theory, aliens.

-beam me up, scotty.

-I think it's a Fraternity pledge prank.

Or some contractor trying To save money on sand.

-the truth is out there.

-come on, it's Not the x-files.

Hello? Go ahead, Open up your towers.

I'll call county and get Somebody to come down here

And fill this thing in.

See you. -see you

-lani: well, it could be.

-hey, max, good To see you, man.

Thanks for Coming so quick.

You're a lifesaver.

-ah, it's my Job, no problem.

Beach can be Pretty treacherous

If you don't Take care of it.

People don't Think about that.

Hey, young fella, I'm talking to you.

-yeah, I hear you.

-every morning for 15 years, I've been driving that rig,

Nobody ever notices.

You lifeguards Get all the glory,

Because you're the guys Watching the water.

Nobody cares about the Guy watching the sand.

I'll take care of It, young pup.

[upbeat music]

-this is lani, tower 16.

I need backup, I've got Two jet skiers down.

-[tense music]

-baby. Baby, come on.

Carla? It's Me, sweet baby.

-here, take hold of this.

-she's my wife.

-please let go of Her, so I can help.

She's breathing.

She's gonna be okay.

-have the back board And z-car ready.

It could be a spinal.

[tense music]

-what are You waiting for?

-she's hurt, I Can't take her

Through the surf Line like this.

Cody, look out! There's a sandbar!

-got it.

All right, let's get her Up on the paddle board.

Lani, support her neck.

-lani: okay.

-cody: okay, on Three, nice and easy.

One, two, three. Up.

Okay, let's go, Let's swim her.

Down, easy.

She's got a Pulse and breathing,

But she's not responsive.

-what happened?

-her jet ski hit a sandbar.

-okay, support her Neck for transfer.

-here we go, on The count of three.

One, two, three.

-we ride here everyday.

There's always A nice channel.

That sandbar just Came out of nowhere.

-cody, he's right.

There was nothing out there When I worked here yesterday.

-I guess we've found Our missing sand.

Okay, ready? Lift.

Let's go.

-I can never get that Thing to work right.

The machine is no substitute For the real thing anyway.

When you're out on the dory,

And you're pulling Through the water,

And the wind and the Spray is in your face.

You're fighting the waves, That's the real workout.

This weather Makes me restless,

I need some way to work Off this excess energy.

-I can ask mitch if we Could take the dory out

Tonight after work.

-great.

See you, tonight.

-[dark music]

-did you see that?

-what?

-I don't know.

Right there.

-manny: it looks like An injured sea lion.

-manny, be careful.

-it's dead.

-I saw something moving.

There's something Else in there.

-[dramatic music]

-manny: we'd Better tow it in.

-cody, if this is Some kind of joke,

You're gonna be working the Switchboard all summer long.

-cody: mitch, I swear, The garage was locked.

The trucks were just gone.

-who would steal A lifeguard truck?

I mean, they're Too easy to spot.

-hobie: so, have you Heard of club insomnia?

-sheryl: you mean That new coffee place

With the live jazz?

-hobie: yeah, I Was thinking about

Taking april There this weekend.

-really?

-why? You don't Think I should?

-no, no, it's just that She's a little older than you.

-not that much.

-besides, I heard She likes manny.

-I know. I don't mind A little competition.

Oh.

-sheryl: a sea lion?

Ugh.

-hobie: it's dead, I Wonder what happened.

-it probably got Caught in a net.

-maybe not. Look at this.

-ugh, no. No thanks.

-looks like something Tried to eat this thing.

-yeah.

-mitch: hey.

-hobie: hey.

-wow, third one in The last few days.

The same scorched fur.

Where'd you find it?

-just off the zuma Bluffs, right by tower 17.

-pretty close to where april And I were rowing last night.

Any idea what killed them?

-dr. Meyer at the Malibu aquarium said

The one we found last night Died of massive heart failure.

She said it looked like It had been electrocuted.

-yeah, but we don't have any Downed power lines off zuma.

Do we?

-not that I know of.

-well, what about a fisherman With a taser? Or a stun gun?

-what about an electric eel?

-[chuckles] Yeah, an Alien electric eel?

-I'm serious.

-hobie, in the 25 Years I've been here,

I've never seen one Electric eel in the bay.

Besides, whatever killed this Thing has to be awfully big.

Hey, monica, get me dr. Meyer on the phone, huh?

-monica: okay.

-send it down To the aquarium.

See if she can figure Out what's wrong with it.

-[beeping]

-[beeping faster]

-[ominous music]

-line 1, mitch.

-buchannon.

-cody: mitch, it's cody.

I got a guy digging a Big hole on the beach

Out in front of tower 26.

-keep an eye on him, I'll be right there.

-got it.

-mitch: I don't Believe this.

-prospector: get You own, beach boy.

This bay belongs to me.

-mitch: what?

-the law of the sea says,

Whatever salvage I find is mine.

-a, salvage rights don't Apply on land, buddy.

And b, this is a lifeguard Truck, it belongs to the county.

-listen, I'll trade The lifeguard truck

For that snazzy Watch you have.

-I'm not trading Anything, pal.

This belongs to the county.

-over my dead body.

-mitch: hey, hey!

Hold on to him.

I'm gonna call Headquarters,

And get every lifeguard I can down here

And tell them to Bring some shovels.

-I'm gonna call My attorney!

-okay, sure thing.

-[beeping]

-you guys are keeping Me pretty busy,

Must be the wind.

-mitch: thanks max, We sure appreciate it.

-sure you do.

-hey, mitch, we've got A long distance swimmer

Pretty far out.

Want me to go Check him out?

-you mean old jonah?

Ah, it's okay, he's been Swimming here everyday

Since I was a rookie.

-been swimming here everyday Since I was a rookie.

Don't worry about him, He's a tough old bird.

-you guys are amateurs,

It takes years to know How to comb the beach.

If you'd be reasonable About my fee--

-I'm not gonna give You a finders fee

To find one of my trucks.

Look, do me a favor, really.

Just go away before I lose my temper.

-hey, do you know That I'm a taxpayer?

You be polite to me or I'll call my lawyer.

-[beeping]

Hey!

-don't say a word.

-[menacing music]

-mitch, it's jonah, I Think he's in trouble.

-call it in, we'll Handle this one.

-kmf, this is 295, we have a Victim 100 yards off tower 15

Send backup immediately.

-[screaming]

Help!

-[zapping] -[groaning]

-no pulse, let's Get him in, huh?

-all right.

-mitch: easy, easy.

-he's not breathing.

-no pulse, we're doing cpr.

-cody: let's go. Bring it, bring it.

-one, two, Three, four, five.

Get a defib in here!

One, two, Three, four, five.

-mitch, we were right there, He had no time to drown.

-come on, jonah, I know You're still in there.

One, two, Three, four, five.

Come on, jonah!

One, two, Three, four, five.

-all right, he's shockable.

Shocking.

-we got a pulse.

He's breathing.

-hey.

-hey.

How's jonah?

-well, he's still In intensive care.

But they think he's Going to pull through.

-was it a heart attack?

-they don't know.

It might have been a stroke.

We won't know for sure until They run some more tests.

-what do you say? It's been a long day.

We grab a pizza, Huh? Get out of here?

-ah, I'd love to, but gotta Take a rain check on that.

I'm here to see april.

-no problem.

-hobie: see you Back at the house?

-hobster.

Down at tower 15 By the wind chairs.

-thanks, dad.

-hormones... [sighs]

And santa ana's.

-hey, april!

-hi, hobie.

-how's it going?

-great, and you?

-never had a better day.

Anyway, I came out here to ask You if maybe this weekend--

-did you hear that?

What a beautiful sound.

-hobie: I know, I've Always loved these chairs.

-must be the santa ana's.

You know, when the wind Blows through the pipes,

It sounds almost magical.

-yeah, it sure does.

-so, manny told Me about this place

Called the cave of sirens.

Have you ever been there?

-actually, I've never been Inside, but I know where it is.

-well he says, that when the Santa ana's go through the cave

It sounds like the Ocean is singing.

-maybe I should take You there some time.

-I was gonna Go with manny.

-oh.

-maybe we should do it.

It would give us A chance to talk.

-well, that'd be great.

Tomorrow's my day off.

-mine too.

-I'll meet you at Baywatch around nine?

-great.

-all right, I'll See you then.

Hey, you don't need a ride back To headquarters, do you?

-no, I'm waiting for lani.

We're supposed to Run back together.

Oh, there she is.

-all right, see you then.

-okay.

-got a report of stingrays In the water at tower 12,

So be sure you shuffle Your feet out there, huh.

You be careful, A lot of rips.

-[cody groans]

-they ought to Be all right

Once we get the fuel lines Flushed and hose them down.

If it is aliens, they got A sick sense of humor.

-you know, the garages Weren't broken into.

But since the county garages Have the same set of keys,

That leaves only several Hundred suspects.

You've got maintenance Staff, mechanics, lifeguards.

-what about a Backhoe driver?

-max?

-should've heard Him the other day,

Complaining about how Nobody notices what he does

Until something Goes wrong.

-like a hole that Needs filling in.

-exactly.

Let's go pay max a Little visit, huh?

-[serious music]

-hey max! Stop that thing.

Max!

Max, stop!

We need to talk.

Come on down.

Come on down.

I've got a very dirty Lifeguard truck here,

And I think maybe You know why.

Come on, get in.

-hey, lani.

-hey, how you doing?

-what's up?

-nothing.

-hey, have you seen april?

-yeah.

-where is she?

-I'm sure I should say.

I don't want You to get upset.

-upset?

Why? What's going on?

-she went to the cave Of sirens with hobie.

-with hobie?

I don't know, I'm sure it's Perfectly innocent though.

I mean, april's not Attracted to hobie.

-she's not in complete Control of her emotions.

I'm sure she'll be fine once The onshore breeze picks up.

But until then, I wouldn't Take any chances if I were you.

-hobie?

-april: hobie, I think I hear it.

-all right, the cave's gotta Be around here somewhere.

Let's go down And check it out.

-april: okay.

-hobie: one, two, three.

-[eerie music]

-dr. Meyer: this is a Sketch of the jaw marks

From the sea Lion you sent over.

I couldn't find anything To match it until--

-what are you Talking about?

There aren't any electric Eels in the area.

-well, normally There aren't.

-when did that change?

How'd they get here?

-well, the only Thing I can think of

Is that during the Northridge quake,

One of our holding Tanks cracked.

We lost some lab specimens, Including an electric eel.

-and you never Mentioned this to anyone?

-it's so far from Their natural habitat

We assumed it Wouldn't survive.

-but it did.

-well, apparently.

-apparently, it grew.

-yeah, to have a Bite radius like that,

It would have to be Ten inches around,

And as much as 20 feet long.

-doctor, could an eel this Size emit a charge big enough

To stop a sea Lion's heart?

-sure.

-what about a 70 year old man?

-fully charged, an eel Like that could probably

Take out arnold Schwarzenegger.

-all right, if one of These things did escape

From your holding facility Where would it be living now?

-judging from the location Of the dead sea lions,

I'd say somewhere in a Cave below zuma bluffs.

-hobie: oh, wow.

Hey, what do you say we Go in that cave back there

And go check it out?

-I don't know.

The water's so murky, we Shouldn't go exploring.

-don't worry about It. Just hold my hand.

-I don't see them.

They must be around here.

They must be Underneath the caves.

-grab the spare air, Come on let's go.

-okay.

-hobie, wait.

I think we need to Clear something up.

I probably should've Said something

Back at the Musical chairs but--

Well, I really like Being with you,

And I thought that if We were alone somewhere

It would be easier.

Of course it isn't.

-I think I know what You're gonna say.

-you do?

-you like manny.

-but that doesn't mean that We can't still be friends.

I like you too.

It's just that With manny [yelps].

-what?

What's wrong?

-something rubbed Against my leg.

Scared me half to death.

-guess we should Get out of here.

-[april screams]

-hobie: get on the rock!

I got you.

-manny: let's go.

-[ominous music]

-lani: come on!

Come on, manny!

-[manny groaning]

-come on, manny!

Manny!

Manny! Grab my hand!

Manny!

-[zapping]

-[dramatic music]

-cody!

-coming!

I got him.

-come on, come on! Get out of the water!

-cody: all right, Here you go. Careful.

Get him up there.

-mitch: easy, easy.

-he's not breathing.

-cody: we'll give him cpr. -I'll get the defib.

-cody: two breaths.

One, two, Three, four, five.

One, two, tree, Four, five. Breathe.

One, two, three, Four, five. Breathe.

One, two, three, Four, five. Breathe.

One, two, three, Four, five. Breathe.

-we're charging.

All right, we're charged.

Analyzing, clear patient.

He's shockable. Shocking.

Check pulse.

-he's still not breathing.

-cody: still no Pulse, continue cpr.

One, two, three, Four, five. Breathe.

One, two, three, Four, five. Breathe.

One, two, three, Four, five. Breathe.

-stand clear.

-cody: clear.

-mitch: analyzing.

He's shockable.

-defibrillator: shockable.

Shockable.

Check patient.

-cody: check pulse.

-defibrillator: Check patient.

-he's breathing.

-cody: we got a pulse.

-what was it, An eel, huh?

-it was huge, I'm Surprised it didn't kill me.

-yeah, you're lucky.

That thing takes a couple Of minutes to recharge.

You gotta get Him to a hospital.

I'm going after Hobie and april.

-all right, I'll Call for backup.

-you're gonna be fine.

You're okay.

-cody? You got any gloves?

I got a feeling I'm gonna need All the insulation I can get.

-here you go, hope they Don't bite through it.

Air's on.

-give me that defib.

In case april and hobie run Into that eel down there.

-right on.

Good luck.

-you're gonna be fine.

-[eerie music]

-dad!

Look out, you gotta Get out of the water.

-you all right?

-well, the tide's coming Up and there's a giant eel

In here that's Trying to kill us.

-yeah, I know. It got manny.

-oh my gosh, is he okay?

-mitch: yeah, he's Gonna be all right.

We gotta get the Hell out of here

Before that Thing comes back.

-dad.

-all right.

You stay here.

And stay out Of the water!

-[screaming]

-you all right?

-yeah, I'm all right.

You gotta shoot that Thing in the head.

-mitch!

-[grunting]

-[dramatic orchestral music]

-dad! Kill him!

-[struggling]

-dad, come on.

Come on, dad.

-the defib!

-what? -the defib!

-hobie: we'll shock him!

-april: mitch!

-hobie: dad! Here!

-mitch: do it, hobie!

-charging!

Still charging!

Shocking!

-[mitch screaming]

-hey. -hey, what's up man?

So what's up with max?

Is the county going To press charges?

-oh, the judge Ordered him to undergo

A psychological Evaluation first.

-so it was the santa Ana syndrome after all.

-nope, max just snapped.

-feel that ocean breeze.

Thank goodness the Santa ana's are over.

-lani: we'd never Had gotten in trouble

If you'd listen to me.

-I'll remember Next time, "No men."

-so, everything's Cool? You're not mad?

-I guess I'm glad I got jealous.

Otherwise, you'd still be stuck In that cave with that eel.

-next time I want to I Want to impress a girl,

I think I'll just stick To a dinner and a movie.

-yeah, and Also, make sure

She doesn't already Have a boyfriend.

-so, we're Still brothers?

-always will be, man.

-there's the Girls. Let's go!

-manny: what's Up ladies?

-hobie: who's in the mood For a game of frisbee football?

-I am. What Are the teams?

-you and me Against them?

-yeah, that sounds fair.

-yeah, right.

-oh, come on. We Can take them on.

They may look tough but They're a couple of wimps.

-wimps? Who you Calling a wimp?

-hobie: let's get It on, let's go!

-hey guys.

Malibu aquarium has sent a team Out to the cave this morning

And they said they have Never seen anything like that

In their lives.

-and you didn't believe me

When I said it was An electric eel.

-dr. Meyer thinks it Was the santa ana winds

That drew him Out of the cave,

And somehow the winds Made him restless.

-and hungry.

-oh by the way, dinner At my house tonight

For all of us, 8 o'clock.

Hope you like smoked eel.

See ya at Eight! All right!

-april: come On you guys!

-[end theme playing]