Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 1, Episode 3 - Second Wave - full transcript

Eddie is haunted by his bitter past when a former friend of his, named Jimmy, arrives from his home in Philadelphia and immediately causes friction over personal issues they had while they were in a foster home. Then, Eddie gets suspended for getting into a fight with Jimmy at the beach, and Craig has to bail him out of jail for fighting on the streets with Jimmy and his gang. When Eddie comes clean and decide to turn Jimmy in, the thug slips away and decides to get even with Eddie once and for all by setting his lifeguard tower afire, with Eddie and Shauni still inside. Meanwhile, Mitch stresses over his upcoming lifeguard re-check with Captain Thorpe, which turns out to be quite different than he expected. Also, Trevor begins to re-think his lifeguard career at the beach club after he rescues his current girlfriend, Lisa Peters, and she later nearly dies from secondary drowning.

[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



-KOKO: COME ON,
WE GOTTA HAVE IT.

-NO WAY.

-GET IN THE SPIRIT
OF GIVING, B.J.

NO BOARD, NO CEREMONY.
NO CEREMONY, NO WAVES.

-BUT IT'S NEW. IT'S NEVER
EVEN BEEN IN THE WATER.

-THAT'S THE POINT, MAN.

IF THE SURF SACRIFICE'S
GOING TO WORK,

IT'S GOTTA BE
A VIRGIN BOARD.

YOU WANT THE WAVES, DON'T YOU?

-VIRGIN SURFBOARD
OR VIRGIN SURFER...

IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

-TAKE IT. TAKE THE DAMN BOARD.

THAT'S WEAK, MAN. THAT'S ALL
A BUNCH OF SUPERSTITIOUS JUNK.

-WOULD YOU GET
WITH THE CALIFORNIA SWING?

VIRGIN SURFBOARD BURNING
IS A WELL-RESPECTED CUSTOM.

SO START RESPECTING IT.

-WHAT SPIT!

LIKE YOU BURNED A LOT
OF SURFBOARDS IN PHILI.

-NO, WE DIDN'T BURN
BOARDS EXACTLY,

BUT WE HAD OUR FAIR SHARE
OF CUSTOMS.

-[RADIO] ALL RIGHT, LA,
IT'S A FANTASTIC HOUR...

-HI, HONEY. MORNING.

[KNOCKS ON THE DOOR]

-DON'T.
-WHY?

IT'S THE FOURTH TIME THIS WEEK.
IT'S BECOMING A ROUTINE.

-IT TAKES FOURTEEN OR FIFTEEN
AT LEAST TO MAKE A ROUTINE.

GOOD MORNING.

-HI. I'M REALLY SORRY
TO BOTHER YOU,

BUT I SEEM TO BE OUT OF SUGAR,
CAN I BORROW SOME?

-NO BOTHER. COME ON IN.

-OH, GREAT, THANKS.

YOUR COFFEE SMELLS
A LOT BETTER THAN MINE.

-HAVE SOME.

-REALLY? GREAT.

-WANT SOME EGGS? PANCAKES?

-THAT WOULD BE GREAT,
IF IT'S NO BOTHER.

-NO BOTHER.

WEDNESDAY IT WAS A BLACK SUIT.

I DIDN'T SAY A WORD.

-ME NEITHER.

-YESTERDAY IT WAS
YOUR BEST SPORTS JACKET

AND THAT GREEN TIE YOUR MOTHER
GAVE YOU FOR CHRISTMAS.

-I DIDN'T SAY A WORD.
-ME NEITHER.

-TODAY, IT'S A SHIRT,
A TIE, AND SHORTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY A WORD.

I FIGURE YOU'LL GET AROUND
TO OPENING UP TO ME.

-ME TOO.

-WHAT?

I'M GOING THROUGH
A LITTLE CULTURE SHOCK.

WORKING AT HOME IS AN IDEA
THAT'S NEW TO ME.

I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D
EASE INTO IT UNTIL...

I'M COMFORTABLE ENOUGH WORKING
ON A BRIEF IN MY SHORTS.

IF ANYBODY NEEDS ME...

I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

-LIKE DRUMS IN THE JUNGLE,

WORD GETS OUT FAST
WHEN THE SURF'S UP.

DON'T MIND ME.

I'M MAKING MY ROUNDS
ON FOOT THIS MORNING.

-OH.

THIS IS THE FIRST
GOOD SWELL IN WEEKS,

CAN I GIVE THE GUYS
JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER?

-NO.

WINNING MOST CONGENIAL
LIFEGUARD AWARD ISN'T IMPORTANT.

IT'S TIME TO TURN THE WATER
OVER TO THE SWIMMERS.

RAISE THE BLACKBALL
AND BRING THEM IN.

-HEY!

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

-LIEUTENANT'S RECHECK
ON WEDNESDAY.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE
I'M IN SHAPE.

-GOOD LUCK.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

-MAN: THEY'VE BUT THE FLAG UP,
WE'VE GOT TO GO BACK.

-THIS STINKS, MAN!
HOW CAN THEY BLACKBALL US NOW!

-THEY CAN'T.

I'M NOT GOING IN BECAUSE
OF SOME SQUID SUCKING FLAG.

[LAUGHS]

-JIMMY: OH!

WOW!

-WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING,
CUTTING ME OFF LIKE THAT?

-WHO YOU TALKING TO, GRANDPA?

-A BRAIN-DEAD PUNK, THAT'S WHO!

-WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
THE CLUE, GRANDPA,

AND GET YOUR UGLY ELEPHANT GUN
OUT OF MY WATER?

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO TAKE UP
ANOTHER SPORT.

I COULD GIVE YOU
A FEW TIPS ABOUT BOXING.

-MAN: YEAH?
-JIMMY: YEAH.

-HEY, GUYS, FLAG'S UP!

TAKE YOUR BOARDS OUT
OF THE WATER!

-NO WAY, BLONDIE.

COME SIT ON MY BOARD,
I'LL TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE.

-HEY! YOU'VE HEARD
THE LIFEGUARD.

SURFING AND SWIMMING
DON'T MIX. LET'S MOVE IT.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING
IN THOSE SILLY SHORTS?

-ARE YOU OKAY?

-YEAH, I'M FINE.

-I GUESS ALL THAT CHATTER
BACK IN PHILLY PAID OFF.

LOOKS LIKE WE BOTH MADE IT
TO THE BEACH BOY COAST.

-DO I KNOW YOU?

-YOU WANT TO PLAY MAKE-BELIEVE,
IT'S FINE WITH ME.

-ALL RIGHT. SURFING IS THROUGH
FOR THE DAY. LET'S GO.

-WATCH MY BOARD.

-WHO WAS THAT GUY?

-HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

-HE SURE ACTED LIKE HE KNEW YOU.

-I'LL CHECK WITH YOU LATER.

-ME AND YOU, WE HAVE SOME
SERIOUS CATCHING UP TO DO.

-GAME'S OVER, MAN.
WE DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO TALK.

-WHAT'S WITH THE ATTITUDE?

IT'S BEEN YEARS
SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU.

-FIND ANOTHER BEACH.
GO HANG OUT AT ZUMA.

-LOOK, ON LINCOLN,
THERE'S A BAR CALLED ABEL'S.

THE KIND OF PLACE WE USED
TO TRASH ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.

STOP BY SOMETIME.
BUY ME A DRINK.

BUY ME THREE YEARS' WORTH.
THAT'S WHAT YOU COST ME

-WE BOTH DID OUR TIME.

ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY TO YOU,
IS SEE YOU IN THE NEXT LIFE.

-NOW THAT I KNOW
THE COLOR OF YOUR SHORTS,

YOU CAN'T HIDE, MAN.

-[WHISTLES] HEY, GUYS!

SORRY, NO INFLATABLE DEVICES
ALLOWED IN THE WATER.

-WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED
TO GO FLOATING? THE SAND?

-BOY: YOU TELL HER, TREVOR!

HE'S OUR LIFEGUARD.

-HE'S RIGHT.

-YOUR PRIVATE CLUB ENDS
AT THE WATER, YOU KNOW IT.

-MORNING.

HEY, GUYS!

YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT RAFT
IN THE WATER!

THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED.

-BOYS: AH!

-TAKE IT UP TO THE CLUBHOUSE.

YOU COUNTY LIFEGUARDS
REALLY KNOW HOW TO SIFT

THE LAST GRAIN OF FUN
FROM A BEACH DAY.

-YOU TAKE SOME TIME TO LEARN
THE RULES, FOLLOW PROCEDURES,

YOU'D MAKE EVERYBODY'S
BEACH DAY A LOT MORE FUN.

-THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE
ON MY BEACH, NOBODY DROWNS,

AND SO FAR THAT'S
NEVER BEEN BROKEN.

SO YOU CAN TAKE YOUR
PROCEDURES AND SHOVE THEM.

-AS USUAL,
PROFESSIONAL TO THE CORE.

-RECHECK, HUH?

-DON'T WORRY.
IT'S ONLY FOR LIEUTENANTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS
WHAT THORPE HAS IN MIND?

-YOU KNOW THORPE
AS WELL AS I DO.

-YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE HELL...

[DOORBELL RINGING]

-OH.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

-HELLO.
- HI, IT'S JIMMY ROCHE.

EDDIE'S FRIEND.

HE SAID I SHOULD MEET HIM HERE.

-MY FOOD'S BURNING--
OKAY, COME ON UP.

[DOOR BEAT]

[ELEVATOR MOVING]

-GINA: IN THE KITCHEN.

-NICE DIGS.

I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME IN.

IT'S MRS. POMEROY, RIGHT?

-GINA.

-GINA. OKAY.

EDDIE SAID YOU WERE COOL.

I WONDER WHERE HE IS?
HE TOLD ME TO BE HERE SIX SHARP.

-THE MARKET. I LOVE COOKING.
I HATE FOOD SHOPPING.

I DO ANYTHING TO AVOID IT.

THERE'S BEER, WINE,
HELP YOURSELF.

-I DON'T DRINK.
GOES STRAIGHT TO MY HEAD.

-DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU?
GET ALL THE LUMPS OUT OF THIS.

IT'S MY FIRST TIME WITH THE WOK
IT'S MAKING ME CRAZY.

[ELEVATOR MOVING]

[DOOR OPENS]

-EDDIE: THE PLACE WAS JAMMED.

LIKE THEY'RE GIVING
THE STUFF AWAY FOR FREE.

-STORES NEVER GIVE THINGS
AWAY FOR FREE, EDDIE.

IT'S BAD FOR BUSINESS.

[TENSE MUSIC]

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT GINA.

SHE'S A REAL PIECE OF WORK.

-I DIDN'T KNOW YOU TALKED
ABOUT ME TO YOUR FRIENDS.

I'M FLATTERED. PIECE OF WORK...

-YOUR CHANGE.

I GOT EVERYTHING
BUT THE ARTICHOKES.

THEY WERE TOO SOFT.

JIMMY, LET'S HIT THE ROAD.

-HEAVY DUTY CANVAS.

-GINA: DO YOU LIKE IT?

-YEAH. MUST'VE COST MAJOR BUCKS.

-GINA: I LIKE THIS GUY.
I REALLY LIKE THIS GUY,

EVEN IF YOU TOLD HIM
I'M AN ARTIST.

-JIMMY, LET'S GO.

-NO, NO, HE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT I APPRECIATE
FINE THINGS.

IN PHILLY, I'D HANG AROUND
THE GALLERIES ALL THE TIME.

BEST PLACE TO FIND
GREAT LOOKING CHICKS.

-OH, SO THIS IS
THE PHILLY CONNECTION.

EDDIE AND ME HUNG TOGETHER
ALL THE TIME BACK THEN, RIGHT?

JIMMY: BUT LIFE GOES ON, THOUGH.

FRIENDS GET SEPARATED...

-GINA: YOU'RE WELCOME
TO STAY FOR DINNER.

-JIMMY: THAT'S VERY KIND.

-WE CAN'T. WE GOT BIG PLANS
FOR TONIGHT. WE'RE RUNNING LATE.

-NICE MEETING YOU.
COME BACK AND VISIT.

-THANKS FOR THE HOSPITALITY,
MRS. POMEROY. SEE YOU AGAIN.

-SEE YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING, MAN?

-NICE DIGS. RESPECTABLE JOB.

SWEET LIFE YOU MADE YOURSELF.

-I'M WARNING YOU, JIMMY.
KEEP YOUR FACE OUT OF MY LIFE.

-OR WHAT? ARE YOU GONNA CRY?

[LAUGHS] OH.

IT'S PAYBACK TIME.

AND UP THERE, JUST A TASTE
OF THINGS TO COME.

[OPENING ELEVATOR'S DOOR]

THE CALIFORNIA DREAM
IS OVER, EDDIE.

THE WALLS WILL BE
TUMBLING DOWNS.

[TENSE MUSIC]

-UP BEFORE EIGHT,
THAT'S NOT YOUR STYLE.

-DADDY'S IDEA. A LITTLE
BUSINESS BEFORE BREAKFAST.

HE LIKES ME THERE,
SAYS I MAKE HIM FEEL YOUNG.

-YOUNG, HUH?

WE SHOULD BE SPENDING MORE TIME

CONSIDERING HOW
YOU MAKE ME FEEL.

LIKE TONIGHT. WE'LL DINE,
WE'LL DANCE, WE'LL...

-LET ME CHECK WITH--
-DADDY?

YOU'RE NOT JAIL BAIT.
YOU DON'T NEED DADDY'S CONSENT.

DOES THIS MEAN
WE ARE ON FOR TONIGHT?

-DADDY, DO YOU REMEMBER TREVOR?

-HELLO.

-MR. PETERS, HOW ARE YOU?

-THEY ARE WAITING FOR US.

-OKAY.

CALL ME LATER.

-I'M HAVING A COCKTAIL PARTY
ON THE BOAT.

IF YOU'RE FREE,
I'D LIKE YOU TO ATTEND.

IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.

-SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.

-CONSIDER ME THERE.

HOPE YOU WIN YOUR GAME.

-PETERS: I'LL WIN, TREVOR.
I ALWAYS DO.

-"GOOD MORNING, SHAUNI."
"HI, EDDIE."

IT'S HARDLY A DISCUSSION,

AND CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH
TO CARRY THE LAST FIVE HOURS.

-I GOT THINGS IN MY MIND.

-GREAT! LET'S HEAR ABOUT THEM.

IT'S BETTER THAN LISTENING
TO THE WOOD ROT.

-I'M GONNA TAKE A PATROL.

-YOU DO THAT.

-MAN: HELP!

[TENSE MUSIC]

-MAN: HELP ME!

[GASPING]

HELP!

-WE'VE GOT A PHONE OFF
THE HOOK AT TOWER EIGHT.

-OKAY, SID. WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

-EDDIE: GIVE ME THE CAN.

THERE'S A GUY IN TROUBLE
OUT THERE, COME ON!

-LOVE THE FLOATIE.

ONE OF THESE DAYS
WE'LL GET YOU ON A SURFBOARD.

-GIVE ME THE CAN!

[MAN SHOUTING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

-IT'S TOO BAD.

YOU DON'T GET TO BE
A HERO TODAY.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[SIRENS WAILING]

-JILL: I'LL TAKE THE WATER!

-HEY! HEY!

EASY! EASY!

-THIS GUY IS CRAZY.

I WANNA FILE A COMPLAINT.

-WOMAN: TREVOR,
TELL US ANOTHER ONE.

-TREVOR: HE SAID HE'D COME
TO DISCOVER HIS TRUE SELF.

[PEOPLE LAUGHING]

-HE EVEN CHANGED HIS NAME,

"FROM NOW ON, I AM
CROCODILE RABINOWITZ."

[PEOPLE LAUGH]

I SAID, "CROCODILE?
YOU'RE NOT EVEN A KOALA."

-YOU'VE GOT TO TELL THEM
THE STORY ABOUT NEW GUINEA.

-TREVOR: I CAN'T TELL
MY GOOD STORIES IN ONE DAY.

-ALL: OH, NO.

-ALL RIGHT.

[PEOPLE LAUGH]

-HAVING A GOOD TIME?

WHEN I HIRE A LIFEGUARD,
I EXPECT HIM TO STAY SOBER.

-HIRED?
-DON'T DO THIS.

-HERE'S SIXTY DOLLARS.

ISN'T THAT WHAT THE CLUB
PAYS YOU FOR A DAY'S WORK?

-I AM AN INVITED GUEST
AND YOU KNOW IT.

-YOU DID THIS JUST
TO HUMILIATE ME.

-HUMILIATE YOU?

-I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU

WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
GOING OUT INTO SOCIETY

WITH A LIFEGUARD ON YOUR ARM.

-YOU WANTED TO SHOW ME?

NO, DADDY, I DON'T THINK SO.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

-HEY, TREVOR.
-DON'T!

[TENSE MUSIC]

-MAN: LOOK AT THAT!

-SOMEBODY GET
THE LIFE PRESERVER!

-COME ON IN!
THE WATER IS PERFECT.

-TREVOR: LISA,
KICK YOUR BOOTS OFF

AND TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF NOW!

-DADDY! TREVOR!

-GET YOUR BOOTS OFF,
THEY'RE PULLING YOU DOWN!

-[GASPING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[CROW SCREAMING]

-IT'S OKAY, I'M HERE.

[LISA COUGHS]

-I GOT YOU.

COME ON. TAKE SOME AIR.

-THORPE--

-WHY SO SURPRISED?

THIS IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE.
I WANTED TO BE HERE, MYSELF.

-"I'M WALKING ALONG,
AND THIS CRAZY LIFEGUARD

TACKLES ME AND BEATS
ME WITH HIS FLOATIE."

YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THIS?

-I WAS ON A RESCUE.
HE WAS IN MY WAY.

-SHAUNI SAID HE WAS DELIBERATELY
TRYING TO BLOCK YOU.

-IT'S ONE THING TO SHOVE A GUY
LIKE THAT OUT OF THE WAY.

IT'S SOMETHING ELSE
TO POUND ON HIM

UNTIL ANOTHER LIFEGUARD
PEELS YOU OFF.

-SHAUNI SAID YOU HAD TROUBLE
WITH HIM BEFORE. WHO IS HE?

-I DON'T KNOW.

-EDDIE, LEVEL WITH ME.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

AS OF NOW, YOU'RE ON
SUSPENSION. THIRTY DAYS.

-THIRTY DAYS?
-YOU GOT IT.

-THE SUMMER WILL BE HALF OVER!

-YOU'RE LUCKY
I'M NOT YOUR LIEUTENANT.

I'D DROP-KICK YOU
RIGHT OUT OF HERE.

-HIT THE SHOWERS AND THINK
ABOUT WHAT HE JUST SAID.

BECAUSE NEXT TIME,
WE'LL DO IT HIS WAY. CLEAR?

-YES, SIR.

-I WARNED YOU ABOUT HIM
WHEN HE WAS IN ROOKIE SCHOOL.

WE DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR LONERS,

WE DON'T HAVE ROOM
FOR HOTHEADS!

I DON'T KNOW WHY
YOU DIDN'T JUST FIRE HIM.

-BECAUSE I THINK
HE CAN PULL IT TOGETHER.

-YOU THINK.
-YEAH.

-MITCH, YOU'VE GOT TO STOP
TRYING TO BE EVERYBODY'S FRIEND

AND START BEING A LEADER.

-CAPTAIN THORPE?

ABOUT THIS RECHECK TOMORROW,
COULD YOU GIVE ME A PREVIEW?

-JUST BE THERE.
THE WEIGHT ROOM. TEN-THIRTY.

-THE WEIGHT ROOM?

[TURNS TAP OFF]

-OH! AND THE HOT WATER?

-WHAT'S THE IDEA OF LEAVING
ME OUT IN THE COLD?

YOU WANT TO BROOD
AND SIMMER, THAT'S FINE.

BUT I GOT TO HAUL-IN

A THREE HUNDRED POUND
BODY-SURFER BY MYSELF,

THAT'S WHERE I DRAW THE LINE.

-I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN, OKAY?

-WHO IS THAT GUY, EDDIE?
YOU KNOW HIM.

-DO US BOTH A FAVOR
AND STAY OUT OF IT.

-HOW? YOU KEEP DRAGGING ME IN

EVERY TIME WE SHARE
A TOWER TOGETHER.

-THEN YOUR WORRIES ARE OVER.

[SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

[ROCK MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

-♪ YOU'RE GONNA PUSH ME
RIGHT OVER THE EDGE ♪

♪ LIKE AN ANIMAL IN A CAGE

♪ LOCK ME DOWN AND TIE ME UP

♪ I WILL BREAK FREE
FROM THESE CHAINS ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I'M PLOTTING
MY SWEET REVENGE ♪

♪ GONNA BITE
THE HAND THAT FEEDS ♪

♪ I GOTTA TRACE IT BACK
AND FACE THE PAST ♪

♪ BEFORE THE FUTURE
IS MINE TO SEE ♪

♪ SEEING RED

♪ EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES

♪ FEEL THE RAGE

♪ WHEN IT'S BUILDING UP INSIDE

♪ I WILL SOLDIER ON

♪ NEVER WALK AWAY

♪ I WILL RIGHT THIS WRONG

♪ BATTLE THROUGH THE PAIN

♪ THROUGH THE PAIN

♪ HAUNTED BY THE TORTURED PAST

♪ I NEVER COULD ESCAPE

♪ I WILL SOLDIER ON

♪ NEVER WALK AWAY

♪ WALK AWAY

♪ OH. SEEING RED

♪ OH. FEEL THE RAGE

♪ THE RAGE

♪ I WILL SOLDIER ON

♪ NEVER WALK AWAY

♪ I WILL RIGHT THIS WRONG

♪ BATTLE THROUGH THE PAIN

♪ THROUGH THE PAIN

♪ HAUNTED BY THE TORTURED PAST

♪ I NEVER COULD ESCAPE

♪ I WILL SOLDIER ON

♪ NEVER WALK AWAY

♪ WALK AWAY

-[GLASS CRASHING]
-NICE SHOT.

-WELL, WELL, LOOK
WHO SHOWED UP.

-MR. LIFEGUARD.

-IF YOU CAME TO BUY ME
THAT DRINK,

YOU'RE A COUPLE OF DAYS LATE.

-LET'S TALK.

-FINE. LET'S TALK.

PICK A SUBJECT.

HOW ABOUT THE SLAMMER?

YOU NEVER ASKED ME
WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

-HOW ABOUT THE FUTURE?

WHAT STATE YOU'RE GOING
TO SPEND IT IN?

-EDDIE, JAIL WAS A REAL DRAG.

IT'S LIKE BEING A RAT
LOCKED IN A STEEL BOX

WITH A WHOLE BUNCH
OF OTHER RATS.

IT TOOK FOREVER
TO GET THROUGH A DAY.

I WAS THERE THREE YEARS.

I OWE YOU FOR THAT.

-BLAME ME UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE.
I REALLY DON'T CARE.

-OH. WE WERE BROTHERS, MAN.
BROTHERS!

-STAY AWAY FROM ME. PERMANENTLY.

-JIMMY: OKAY.

[GROANS]

-MAN: HEY, RANDOLPH, COME.

[SCREAMING]

[MOANING]

[JIMMY MOANS]

[SIRENS WAILING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[SIRENS WAILING]

-COME INSIDE, PUNK.

-[GROANING] ALL RIGHT.
-THE POLICE IS COMING.

-LET'S GET OUT OF HERE, MAN.

-EVERYBODY, LET'S GO!

[ELEVATOR MOVING]

-ARE YOU OKAY?

-HE'S NOT SAYING MUCH.

THE OWNER OF THE BAR
ISN'T GOING TO PRESS CHARGES

AS LONG AS EDDIE
COVERS THE DAMAGES.

-I'LL COVER THEM.

-HE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY.
-I'LL GET IT.

-LET ME SEE THE CUT.
-I'M FINE, OKAY?

-I'LL HELP YOU WITH THE MONEY.
NOW, WHAT'S GOING ON?

-NOTHING IS GOING ON!
LET'S JUST DROP IT.

-LET'S NOT.

-THIS IS GREAT.

LET'S HAVE A PARTY, HUH?

LET'S CALL CAPTAIN THORPE
AND THE CHIEF.

-NO, STICK AROUND.
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

-HOW ABOUT JIMMY ROCHE.

I GOT HIS NAME
OFF THE POLICE REPORT.

THE BARTENDER SAYS
THAT'S THE GUY YOU FOUGHT WITH.

-THAT'S FUNNY. I SAW THAT NAME
ON A LIFEGUARD REPORT.

YOU PUNCHED HIM OUT YESTERDAY.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

-AND THE GUY WHO WAS HERE
THE OTHER DAY.

HIS NAME WAS JIMMY TOO.

-OKAY. SO I KNOW THE GUY.

BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

IT WAS LIKE
IN ANOTHER LIFE, YOU KNOW?

WE MET IN A FOSTER HOME AND...

WE WERE TIGHT.

WE USE TO RUN TOGETHER,
WE WENT TO THE MOVIES TOGETHER.

WE USED TO HUNG OUT.

WE EVEN TALKED ABOUT COMING
TO CALIFORNIA TOGETHER.

WE... CUT CLASS.

WE BUSTED STEREOS,
PICKED FIGHTS.

AND THEN... ONE DAY,
WE WENT INTO A LIQUOR STORE.

I WANTED TO BUY
A BAG OF CHIPS AND...

AND THEN JIMMY
PULLED OUT A GUN.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
HE OWNED ONE.

HE SAID, "THIS IS A STICKUP".

I SAID, "WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE DOING?"

HE SHOVED ME
AND I SHOVED HIM BACK.

THE GUY BEHIND THE COUNTER
PULLED OUT A GUN OF HIS OWN.

NEXT THING I KNEW, I WAS TAKING
A LICE BATH AT COUNTY JAIL.

-HOW OLD WERE YOU?

-SIXTEEN.

-DIDN'T IT MATTER TO ANYBODY
THAT YOU TRIED TO STOP HIM?

IT MATTERED TO JIMMY.

HE GOT THREE YEARS
IN JUVENILE HALL.

HE BLAMES ME FOR IT.

I WAS PUT INTO
AN INSTITUTIONAL FOSTER HOME.

-I'M SORRY, EDDIE.

SORRY YOU HAD TO GO
THROUGH THAT.

YEAH, WELL...

[SIGHS] THERE ARE...

THINGS IN LIFE YOU WANNA
PUT BEHIND YOU FOREVER.

I GUESS IT'S NOT
POSSIBLE, IS IT?

-MAYBE NOT.

BUT YOU CAN START OVER.

-TIME TO HANG UP
THE GLOVES, CHAMP.

-YOU'RE RIGHT.

-MITCH: SUSPENSION'S OVER.

YOU'RE BACK ON THE BEACH.

-YOU'RE KIDDING...
-NO, I'M NOT KIDDING.

EDDIE YOU CAME CLEAN WITH ME.

YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY
SINCE PHILADELPHIA.

I WANT TO SEE YOU
GO THE DISTANCE.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

-CRAIG: I GOT IT.

-GARNER?
- YEAH.

[BEAT]

-HE WAS AT THE STATION WITH US.

I ASKED HIM TO RUN
A CHECK ON JIMMY.

-THIS IS TURNING INTO A PARTY.

I GUESS I'LL MAKE THE COFFEE.

[ELEVATOR STOPPING]

-COME ON IN.

-BAD NEWS, CRAIG.

THAT ROCHE KID,

THERE ARE WARRANTS OUT ON HIM
IN PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO.

ELEVEN COUNTS OF ARMED ROBBERY,

AND ONE COUNT
OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

HE SHOT A GAS STATION ATTENDANT
IN THE STOMACH.

-TREVOR: OKAY, SWEETHEART,
PARTY IS OVER.

DADDY IS GONE HOME.

WE'RE OUT OF HERE TOO.

[PANTING]

YOU KNOW, I THINK HE'S
ACTUALLY STARTING TO LIKE ME.

THAT STUNT YOU PULLED
WAS PRETTY STUPID, BUT...

YOU CAN'T KNOCK SUCCESS

-[GASPING]
-YOU AWAKE?

LISA.

LISA, WAKE UP!

LISA!

-WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
-RESPIRATORY DISTRESS.

WE ALMOST LOST HER ON THE ROAD.

THIS GUY PULLED HER OUT
OF THE OCEAN THIS AFTERNOON.

-IS SHE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?

-POSSIBLE HYPOXIA.

CHECK ON HER BLOOD GASES

AND A HIGH FLOW TKO IV.

-WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

-SHE'S DROWNING.

-DROWNING? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!

SHE WAS SOUND ASLEEP!

HOW COULD SHE BE DROWNING?

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

-YEAH.

- SHE LIED, MAN.

CALIFORNIAN DREAMING BITES.

-THEN LEAVE, MAN.

- THAT'S THE IDEA.

AS SOON AS I CAN SCRAPE
A FEW BUCKS TOGETHER.

HEY, BUDDY...

WONDER IF I HAVE
ANY FRIENDS OUT HERE

WHO MIGHT LEND ME
A COUPLE HUNDRED?

-YOU COST ME TOO MUCH ALREADY.

-HEY, NO SWEAT.

MONEY'S EASY TO COME BY.

I CAN GET IT FROM YOU,

OR FROM THAT NICE LITTLE
NEIGHBOR LADY OF YOURS.

-I'VE GOT TO HIT
THE BANK MACHINE FIRST.

-OKAY. MEET ME IN AN HOUR.

-WHERE DO I FIND YOU?

-THE PARK IN THE MARINA,
BY THE FOOTBRIDGE.

-ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE THERE.

[HANGING UP]

[DIALING]

-WE'VE FINALLY
HAD LISA STABILIZED.

I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE
OKAY, BUT IT WAS CLOSE.

-THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

-SHE ALMOST DROWNED.

-ALMOST. BUT I SAVED HER.

SHE ONLY SWALLOWED
A LITTLE WATER.

-SHE INHALED ENOUGH TO CAUSE
SECONDARY DROWNING.

-WHAT?

-ALL YOU NEED IS A TRACE
OF SEA WATER.

THE BODY FLOODS THE LUNGS
TO FLUSH OUT THE SALT.

THAT'S WHY COUNTY LIFEGUARDS

ALWAYS BRING IN
A DROWNING VICTIM

NO MATTER HOW WELL
THEY SAY THEY FEEL.

YOU CAN SEE LISA NOW
IF YOU LIKE.

-THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYBE THE CLUB SHOULD HIRE
A COUNTY LIFEGUARD...

INSTEAD OF AN AMATEUR.

[TENSE MUSIC]

-MORNING.

-YEAH.

-SOMETHING WRONG?

-NO, I'M JUST NOT CUT OFF
FOR THIS POLICE INFORMANT STUFF.

-YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

-I KNOW. SO WHY
DO I FEEL SO WRONG?

-DON'T YOU HAVE
ANY EASY QUESTIONS?

-WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

-SIMPLE. JUST WAIT FOR HIM.

THERE'S PLENTY OF BACKUP,
SO NO HEROICS, OKAY?

-DON'T WORRY.
THE GLOVES ARE OFF.

NEVER MIND.

OKAY.

-MORNING.

-HI.

-I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

-TREVOR, YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

-TWICE.

ONCE FROM THE WATER,

AND ONCE FROM MY OWN STUPIDITY.

-WHAT ABOUT MY STUPIDITY?
I WAS THE ONE WHO JUMPED IN.

-YEAH.

THING IS... I'M SUPPOSED
TO KNOW ALL THAT STUFF.

-TREVOR, I'M LEAVING LA.

IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO SPREAD MY WINGS, RIGHT?

-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

-MODELING. NEW YORK.

I KNOW I CAN CUT IT.

IT'S 3000 MILES AWAY FROM DADDY!

THAT'S WHY HE'S BEEN
FIGHTING IT FOR SO LONG.

-UNTIL I CAME ALONG.

I HELP YOU GIVE 'DADDY'
A GOOD SCARE,

IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE,

AND NOW HE IS A BELIEVER.

BECAUSE NEW YORK IS ALSO
3000 MILES AWAY FROM ME.

-YOU'RE MAKING IT SOUND
LIKE I USED YOU.

-IT WAS DUMB OF YOU TO PULL
THAT STUNT YESTERDAY.

IT WAS DUMB OF ME NOT TO KNOW
ABOUT THE AFTER-EFFECTS.

IT WAS DUMB OF BOTH OF US

TO THINK ANYTHING COULD COME OUT
OF THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

-I'M NOT GOING TO BE
THERE FOREVER.

-SEND US A POSTCARD.

AND ALWAYS SWIM
NEAR A COUNTY LIFEGUARD.

-HEY! READY FOR YOUR RECHECK?

-YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

-GOOD LUCK.
-THANKS.

-NOW THAT YOU'RE ALL HERE,

SOME MORE APPROPRIATELY
DRESSED THAN OTHERS,

WE CAN BEGIN OUR RECHECK EXAM.

SINCE YOU ARE ALL CLEARLY
IN TOP PHYSICAL CONDITION,

WE WANTED TO TEST
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

IN OTHER AREAS.

A SIMPLE CALCULATION
OF WAVE VECTORS AND TIDAL DRIFT.

GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES.

[TENSE MUSIC]

-TWO HOURS IS LONG ENOUGH.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

-NOW WHAT?

-I'LL PUT OUT AN APB.

HE'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM ANYMORE.

-I'VE HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE.

-YEAH.

[RADIO FREQUENCY] ALL RIGHT,
GENTLEMEN, LET'S CALL IT A DAY.

-THEY RUN OUT OF DAY-OLDS
AT THE CLUB?

-A GUY CAN ONLY TAKE
SO MUCH CAVIAR.

-YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

I'M GETTING TIRED
OF FISH STICKS.

-PRETTY BACKWARD, MATE.

WE'VE GOT FIVE MASSEUSES,
A JACUZZI, A STEAM ROOM.

AN OLYMPIC CLASS GYMNASIUM
AND A STAFF OF FITNESS EXPERTS.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?
CO-ED SHOWERS,

A COUPLE OF BARBELLS,
AND A WATER FOUNTAIN.

-WE HAVE CHARM.

THEY LET YOU USE ALL THOSE
FANCY FACILITIES AT THE CLUB?

-OF COURSE NOT.
I'M JUST HIRED HELP.

-YOU KNOW, TREVOR,
WE ALL WORK THE SAME BEACH.

ANYTIME YOU WANT
TO USE THE BARBELLS

OR THE WATER FOUNTAIN,

OR ASK A QUESTION OR TWO,
JUST STOP BY.

-HI, MITCH.
-HI, JILL.

-YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT,
AREN'T YOU?

-TREVOR: THANKS FOR THE OFFER.
I MIGHT TAKE YOU UP ON IT.

BUT I'M NEVER GOING TO CARRY
ONE OF THOSE STUPID CANS.

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU
FOR THE DONUT?

-TWENTY-FIVE BUCKS.

BUT THE LIFEGUARD MANUAL
IS FREE.

[LAUGHS]

-CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RECHECK.

-I PASSED?

-NOT EXACTLY.

EVERYBODY FLUNKED.

AND SINCE I CAN'T RUN MY BEACHES
WITHOUT LIEUTENANTS,

I GUESS I HAVE
TO GRADE ON A CURVE.

-CLOSING TIME.

-BUSY DAY.
-YEP.

-DOING ANYTHING TONIGHT?

-NOPE.

-I KEEP ASKING MYSELF WHERE
DOES HE GET ALL THAT CHARM?

-I GUESS IT JUST
COMES NATURALLY.

-DO YOU WANT TO GRAB
SOME DINNER WITH ME?

-SURE.

BUT YOU HAVE TO CARRY
THE CONVERSATION.

-NO KIDDING.

-THE PHONE.

-IT'S DEAD.

-[OPENING A LIGHTER]
ADIOÓS, EDDIE.

JIMMY: SEE YOU IN THE NEXT LIFE.

[SCREAMING]

-LINE'S DEAD AT TOWER 34.

-THAT'S EDDIE'S TOWER.
TRY 33 AND 35.

-EVERYBODY'S CLOSED UP
FOR THE DAY.

-CALL GARNER.
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

-MAN: COME ON, JIMMY,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON!

[LAUGHS]

-I GOT IT.

-USE THE CHAIR.
-WATCH OUT.

-TRY THE OTHER WINDOW!

-JIMMY: YEAH, BURN, BUDDY.

-AH!

-PUT YOUR JACKET ON!

WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

[FRANTIC MUSIC]

-WE'LL NEVER GET OUT OF HERE.

-I'M NOT GONNA LOSE,
NOT TO THAT BASTARD!

[SIRENS WAILING]

[COUGHS]

OKAY. READY?

-UHM.
-ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

[COUGHS]

-ARE YOU OKAY?

-MEDIUM RARE.

[FRANTIC MUSIC]

[SIRENS WAILING]

-ALL RIGHT.

HE'S ALL YOURS.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[ENDING THEME PLAYS]