Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Drowning Pool - full transcript

When a middle-aged man drowns in front of Jill's tower, the incident report lists the cause of death as a heart attack. But when certain things don't add up, Jill investigates herself and soon becomes involved with the man's son, whom she begins to suspect that he murdered his father to inherit the family business. But all of the evidence against the son is circumstantial at best.

[OPENING THEME SONG]

♪ 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 ♪

♪ YEAH!

♪ 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

BAYWATCH

"THE DROWNING POOL"

[WHISTLING TUNE]

LIFE GUARD OFF DUTY

HENRY.

[HENRY SNORING]

IT'S NINE O'CLOCK.

TIME TO GET UP AND AT THEM.

-COFFEE?
-UH-HUH.

AND HALF OF A PRUNE DANISH.

OH, OH.

COMING FOR A SWIM, SWEETHEART?

NO, I'D RATHER SAVE MY ENERGY
FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE--

-EXPENSIVE?
-ENTERTAINING.

BY THE TIME THIS RIDICULOUS
MERGER GOES THROUGH,

WE'RE GONNA END UP

WRITING PORTER
A CHECK FOR THE COMPANY.

IS THAT TRUE?

NO, IT'S NOT. EVERYTHING'S FINE.

ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO.

DERRICK, WHY DON'T YOU TOSS
THE FINANCIAL SECTION

AND STICK TO THE SPORTS PAGE?
YOU DO BETTER THERE.

[LAUGHING]

THROW THE BALL! THROW THE BALL!

-HEY, ALL! HOW ARE YOU?
-HI!

[MAN] HI, HOW ARE YOU? HELLO!

OH, LOOKING GREAT!

HOW FAR TODAY?

TWO MILES.

OH, ALEX, COME ON,
THAT'S TOO FAR.

WHY PUSH?

THREE MILES
WOULD BE PUSHING, HONEY.

TWO MILES IS RIGHT ON TARGET.

-OH, REALLY?
-UH-HUH.

AND THAT MAP ON YOUR CHEST,

I SUPPOSE
THAT'S JUST DECORATION.

STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR,
SWEETHEART.

OH, ALEX!

IS IT STRONG ENOUGH
TO CUT A RUBBER CHICKEN

AT THE FUND RAISER?
IT'S NOON SHARP.

OH, NO, DERRICK! AT NOON?

CHUCK AND I ARE GONNA BE
HAGGLING WITH PORTER'S ATTORNEY.

YOU TAKE JO ANNE.

[LAUGHING]

OH, LOOK EVERYBODY!

[LAUGHING]

SWEETIE. LIFEGUARD, HI!

[MAN] WE CAME
FROM A CALIFORNIA FARM.

HI, HONEY. HOW YOU DOING?
THIS IS MY WIFE, TERRY.

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

[WOMAN] HEY, HONEY, IS IT COLD?

YEAH, IT'S COLDER
THAN A GRAVE DIGGERS PICK!

LET'S GO! HERE I COME!

OH, LORD!

INNER TUBES
ARE AGAINST THE RULES, SIR!

I CAN'T HEAR YOU, HONEY!

OH, BUT LLOYD CAN'T SWIM A LICK.

HE NEEDS TO GET OUT.

IF A WAVE DUMPS HIM,
HE'LL DROWN.

[LADY] OH, BUT IT'S HIS FIRST
TIME IN THE OCEAN.

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

[TENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

HELP! HELP!

LIFEGUARD!

THERE'S A MAN
DROWNING OUT THERE!

MA'AM, I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER
30 SECONDS TO TAKE PICTURES

-AND THEN HE'S GOTTA COME OUT.
-OH...

HEY!

LIFEGUARD!

HEY, HELP!

LIFEGUARD, A MAN'S DROWNING.

-WHERE?
-HE'S OUT THERE.

GO TO THE TOWER. EMERGENCY,
LIFEGUARD NEEDS BACKUP.

A GUY'S GOING DOWN.
A LIFEGUARD NEEDS BACKUP.

OVER THERE! TO YOUR LEFT!

TO YOUR LEFT!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

HOLD ON. JUST HOLD ON.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[JILL] TAKE HIS ARM.

PUT HIS LEGS IN PARALLEL.

OUCH! OH, WOW!

THAT WAS GREAT! OH, DO IT AGAIN!

SOMETHING HIT ME.
I THINK IT WAS A SHARK.

[SIRENS WAILING]

-[MITCH] EDDIE, CLEAR THE AREA.
-[EDDIE] BACK UP!

[MITCH] SOMEBODY GIVE ME
A BACK BOARD IN HERE!

[EDDIE] BACK UP, HEY, BACK UP.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AT IT?

SIXTY SECONDS. NO PULSE.

SHAUNI, SET UP THE RESUSCITATOR.

[SHAUNI] EXCUSE ME.

[JILL] CONTINUE THE CPR.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

-I'M THE ONE THAT SAW HIM.
-WATCH FROM OVER HERE.

FIVE.

-ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
-WHAT'S THE STORY?

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

ONE, TWO...

...THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

AND ONE AND TWO...

HEY, TREVOR!

MR. BENTON,
THERE'S BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT,

IT'S YOUR FATHER.

ONE AND TWO AND THREE
AND FOUR AND FIVE

AND ONE AND TWO
AND THREE AND FOUR AND FIVE

AND ONE...

[MITCH] ALRIGHT, CHAMP,
GET READY TO GET IN HERE.

-NO PULSE!
-[PARAMEDIC] ALRIGHT, I GOT IT.

-HE'S ALL YOURS.
-TWO AND THREE...

[JILL] BREATHE! DON'T DIE ON ME.

COME ON, LET THEM WORK, COME ON.

IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.

-OUT OF THE WAY. MOVE IT, MATE.
-DAD?

-DAD?
-STAY BACK!

DAD? IS HE ALIVE?

WE'RE STILL TRYING
TO RESUSCITATE HIM.

ONE AND TWO AND THREE
AND FOUR AND FIVE.

ALEX, OH, MY GOD. ALEX!

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?
WHERE WAS THE DAMN LIFEGUARD?

I GOT TO HIM AS FAST AS I COULD.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE READY TO GO,
GET IN. GET IN!

[SIRENS WAILING]

OH, MY GOD.
SHE WAS SO GREAT OUT THERE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE,
YOU'RE SWIMMING, DIVING,

HE'S OVER HERE, HE'S OVER THERE.

FRED. FRED RACHINS.
I'M THE GUY THAT SPOTTED HIM.

JILL?

CAN I IMPOSE ON YOU TO COME DOWN
TO HEADQUARTERS FOR A STATEMENT?

IMPOSE ALL YOU WANT.

[RUNNING WATER]

[EDDIE] FRED?

AND THIS IS WHERE YOU DECOMPRESS
AFTER YOUR RESCUES?

IT'S A LOCKER ROOM, FRED.
WE TAKE SHOWERS HERE.

YEAH, YOU SURE DO.

UM, SO,
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT UPSTAIRS?

OFFICES, COMMUNICATIONS
AND THE WATCH DECK.

FRED, LET'S GO.

COME ON, FRED.

HOSPITAL JUST CALLED.

THEY COULDN'T REVIVE HIM.

NO.

IF I'D JUST GOTTEN
TO HIM SOONER.

JILL, ALEX BENTON HAD OPEN HEART
SURGERY JUST LAST YEAR.

AND, IF IT WAS A CORONARY,

A FEW SECONDS PROBABLY WOULDN'T
HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE.

"PROBABLY" DOESN'T CUT IT,
MITCH.

"PROBABLY" MEANS
MR. BENTON'S ONLY CHANCE WAS ME.

AND I BLEW IT.

OH, IT'S YOUR FIRST LOSS.

IT'S GOING TO STING
REAL BAD FOR A WHILE.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

DO YOU LIKE FOREIGN MOVIES?

I DO.

ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN ITALIAN.

IT MAKES THE GUYS SOUND SO SEXY

EVEN IF THEY
LOOK LIKE ELMER FUDD.

MAYBE,
TONIGHT WE CAN RENT A FELLINI

AND MAKE SOME SPAGHETTI.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU
AND EVERYBODY AROUND HERE,

YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO BE NICE
AND SUPPORTIVE.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE WORRY.
IT'S OKAY.

I'M FINE.

[FRED] HELP! HELP!

LIFEGUARD, THERE'S A MAN
DROWNING OUT THERE!

[DERRICK
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?

WHERE WAS THE DAMN LIFEGUARD?

[JILL] ONE AND TWO AND THREE
AND FOUR AND FIVE!

BREATHE!

COME ON, COME ON, LET THEM WORK!

[JILL] I GOT TO HIM
AS FAST AS I COULD.

[MITCH] HAVE YOU TALKED TO JILL?

I LEFT HALF DOZEN MESSAGES
ON HER MACHINE.

SO DID I.

I KNOW SHE'S THERE,
SHE'S JUST NOT PICKING UP.

I GUESS SO.

I WAS JUST THINKING MAYBE
WE SHOULD SEND HER SOMETHING

TO MAKE HER FEEL BETTER.

LIKE A CARD AND FLOWERS. YEAH...

-HI.
-HI, SHAUNI.

IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT JILL,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEND
HER ANYTHING.

I SAW HER WHEN I GOT HERE.
SHE'S IN YOUR OFFICE.

THANKS.

-HAVE A GOOD DAY, DON'T GET WET.
-ALRIGHT.

MORNING.

I'M WORKING
ON MY INCIDENT REPORT.

WANTED TO FINISH IT WHILE
THE FACTS WERE STILL FRESH.

GREAT! GOOD IDEA.

OH, WE GOT BENTON'S AUTOPSY
REPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL.

NO TRACES OF ALCOHOL
OR DRUGS IN HIS BLOOD.

JILL, THE MAN
HAD A HEART ATTACK,

WHAT'RE YOU LOOKING FOR?

ANSWERS.

MITCH, I SPOTTED HIM HERE.

I DOVE AND I DIDN'T SIGHT HIM

UNTIL HE WAS
ALL THE WAY OVER HERE.

COULD HAVE BEEN A STRONG RIP.

THE CURRENT WERE THREE KNOTS.

THE WATER WAS CLEAR,
THERE WAS NO TURBULENCE.

IT WOULD TAKE 12 SECONDS

FOR A 195 POUND MAN
TO DRIFT THAT FAR.

JILL, I'M NOT ARGUING
ON YOUR MATH HERE,

BUT STRANGER THINGS
HAVE HAPPENED

WHEN A MAN'S LIFE FLASHES
BEFORE HIS EYES.

OH, YOU'VE GOT ANSWERS
FOR EVERYTHING!

WELL, I DON'T.

I'VE GOT A LIST OF PEOPLE
WHO WERE AT THE BEACH

WHEN IT HAPPENED.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO THEM.

MAYBE SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING.

LIKE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING.

JILL, YOU KNOW,
THIS ISN'T EXACTLY PROCEDURE.

I'LL HAVE THE REPORT
FINISHED TOMORROW.

NO, THE REPORT IS FINISHED NOW.

ALEX BENTON HAD
A HEART ATTACK AND DROWNED.

-JILL?
-WHAT?

HEY...

LET IT GO, WILL YOU?

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

MAYBE, YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE
A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF

AND GO SEE DR. RAPPAPORT.

I DON'T NEED TO SEE A SHRINK.

I HAVEN'T LOST MY MIND, MITCH.
I'VE LOST 12 SECONDS.

IT JUST DOESN'T ADD UP
AND I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHY.

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

[GIRL] IT'S GOING
TO BE A MONSTER PARTY.

JACKIE, KAY,
EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE THERE.

-WOULD YOU COME?
-I CAN'T.

GOING DOWN TO SAN DIEGO
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS R&R.

THAT ONE, IS IT DEEP?

NO.

BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER.

CAN I SWIM?

WITH A CUT LIKE THAT,
YOU'RE THROUGH FOR THE DAY.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD
PROBABLY GIVE IT A REST.

-WELL, CAN I COME BACK LATER?
-SURE!

YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN CHECK
MY BANDAGES.

YEAH, IF I HAVE THE TIME.

-BYE.
-SEE YOU.

-HERE, CATCH!
-OH, MAN!

I'M SORRY, I'M REALLY SORRY.

FRED!

HEY, WHAT A PRETTY
LOOKING GIRL, HUH?

FRED, CAN I HELP YOU
WITH SOMETHING?

OH, NO, THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

I THOUGHT
SINCE I HAD THE DAY OFF,

I CAN COME OUT AND GIVE YOU
AN EXTRA SET OF EYES.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

THANKS FOR THE OFFER,
BUT I THINK WE CAN HANDLE HERE.

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST RELAX,
SPREAD A TOWEL,

CATCH SOME ZZZ'S,
HAVE YOURSELF A GREAT DAY.

[JILL] I USED TO SEE YOUR FATHER

ON HIS MORNING WORKOUTS
SOMETIMES.

HE'D WAVE. I'D WAVE.

WE NEVER REALLY TALKED.

LOOK, I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

THANKS, JILL.

IT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU TO COME.

I'M SURE
THIS WASN'T EASY FOR YOU.

NO, IT WASN'T, BELIEVE ME.

LOOK, THERE'S SOME THINGS
ABOUT YOUR FATHER'S DEATH

I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
ABLE TO FIGURE OUT YET.

THINGS?

YEAH, LIKE THE SPEED
OF THE CURRENT,

THE WAY HE WENT UNDER

AND THE DISTANCE
THAT HE TRAVELLED.

I SPOKE TO AN EYEWITNESS

WHO SAYS HE SAW
HIM FLAILING BOTH HANDS.

NOW, IF HE WAS HAVING
A HEART ATTACK,

WHY WASN'T HE CLUTCHING
HIS CHEST?

HOW COULD HE BE
WAVING BOTH HANDS?

IF HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK,

MY FATHER WAS AN EXPERIENCED
OCEAN SWIMMER.

I'M NOT A DOCTOR--

AND MOST CERTAINLY
NOT A GOOD LIFEGUARD EITHER.

SHE WAS ON DUTY
WHEN ALEX DROWNED.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

INVESTIGATING.

SHE ASKED SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT DAD'S DEATH.

IF I WERE YOU,
I'D CONCENTRATE ON QUESTIONS

CONCERNING YOUR COMPETENCE.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING MORE, CHUCK.

WE'LL LET OUR LAWYERS
TAKE CARE OF IT.

LAWYERS?

WE'RE FILING A NEGLIGENCE SUIT.

AGAINST YOU, YOUR SUPERIORS,
THE COUNTY.

I KNOW MY JOB
AND I'M GOOD AT IT.

MY UNCLE DIED IN THE WATER.

HOW GOOD COULD YOU BE?

[JO ANNE] IT'S YOUR FAULT.

[JILL] HENRY?

HENRY?

[HENRY GRUNTING]

COFFEE?

WHERE'D YOU GET THE WET SUIT?

DANISH?

NOT THIS MORNING.

NOT THIS MORNING? WHY?
ARE WE AT WAR?

ARE WE RATIONING?

WHERE DID YOU GET THE WET SUIT?

GIFT FROM NEPTUNE.

WHERE?

WHERE WHAT?

WHERE EXACTLY DID IT WASHED UP?

RIGHT THERE. RIGHT IN FRONT
OF YOUR TOWER.

YOU GUYS MISSING A SURFER?

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

HI!

FRED, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

EDDIE, I GOT THIS AMAZING DREAM.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THERE WAS THIS GIRL
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.

SHE WAS GOING DOWN.
THERE WAS NO WAY OUT.

THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

FROM NOWHERE
COMES THIS LIFEGUARD

AND I CAN SEE HIS ORANGE CAN

CUTTING THROUGH THE WATER
LIKE A KNIFE.

AND THEN HE SHOVES
THE CAN UNDERNEATH HER

AND THEN, FOR THE FIRST TIME,

I SEE HIS FACE,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

NO. WHAT, FRED?

IT WAS ME. THE LIFEGUARD WAS ME.

OKAY, LISTEN, THERE'S CERTAIN
THINGS YOU KEEP TO YOURSELF.

LIKE DREAMS. A GUY SHOULD KEEP
HIS DREAMS TO HIMSELF, ALRIGHT?

EDDIE, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I'M TELLING YOU SOMETHING.

I THINK THIS WAS A MESSAGE.

I THINK THIS WAS
A MESSAGE FROM HIM.

THE BIG LIFEGUARD
IN THE SKY?

LOOK, IT'S GOTTA MEAN SOMETHING.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE COME
TO THE BEACH IN 12 YEARS

AND I SEE A GUY DROWNING.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I'M STANDING
AND POINTING LIKE AN IDIOT.

I WISH I COULD'VE DONE
SOMETHING,

I THINK THAT WAS HIS MESSAGE.

HE WANTS ME TO LEARN EVERYTHING
I CAN ABOUT WATER SAFETY.

MAYBE HE WANTS YOU
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

NO, I KNOW HE WANTS ME TO LEARN.

I FEEL THIS
IS REALLY SOMETHING--

READ THIS. WHO AM I
TO ARGUE WITH THE BIG GUY?

WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

-TO MAKE A PREVENTION.
-WHAT IS THAT?

LOOK IT UP IN THE MANUAL.

PREVENTION? I DON'T--

PREVENTION, I,
IT'S NOT EVEN IN THE INDEX.

-EXCUSE ME!
-YES?

-ARE YOU A LIFEGUARD?
-WELL... YES, I AM.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.

YOU ALRIGHT?

-MY HEAD.
-SERIOUSLY?

-IT'S SPINNING.
-OKAY.

I THINK I'VE BEEN
IN THE HEAT TOO LONG.

-CAN YOU HELP ME?
-YEAH, I...

OH...

OH... OH, BROTHER!

[MITCH] HERE, YOU TAKE
THIS DOWNTOWN IMMEDIATELY.

[MAN] YEAH.

IT WAS BOUGHT AT HANK'S
DIVE SHOP IN MALIBU.

MM, HANDY PIECE
OF DETECTIVE WORK.

I GUESS YOU READ LABELS, TOO.

THE GUY THAT WORKS
THERE SHOWED ME A LIST

OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT
A WET SUIT LIKE THIS

IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

AND?

DERRICK BENTON?

CIRCUMSTANTIAL. NO LAW AGAINST
KEEPING WARM, IS THERE?

NO, NO, BUT, GARNER,
I'VE CHECKED JILL'S FIGURES.

YOU KNOW, THE CURRENTS,
DRIFT RATIOS...

THERE'S NO LOGICAL ANSWERS

UNTIL THIS DAMN THING
TURNS UP ON SHORE.

WHAT, 20 FEET
FROM WHERE SHE PULLED HIM IN?

MITCH, THE GUY DIED
OF A HEART ATTACK.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT'S
WHAT THE CERTIFICATE SAYS.

BUT IMAGINE IF YOU'RE SWIMMING
ALONG AND SOMETHING PULLS AT YOU

FROM UNDERNEATH THE OCEAN.

THAT WOULD SCARE THE HELL
OUT OF YOU, WOULDN'T IT?

OR MAYBE SOMETHING EVEN WORSE?

ALRIGHT, I'LL RUN A HISTORY ON
THIS DERRICK BENTON CHARACTER,

BUT DON'T GO GETTING
JILL'S HOPE UP.

I THINK THIS ROAD
RUNS INTO A BRICK WALL.

NO, I DO THINK
YOU COULD BE A MOVIE STAR.

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

MM-HM.

IT CERTAINLY WAS A WILD DAY.

LISTEN, LLOYD, THANKS A LOT

FOR LETTING ME LOOK
AT THOSE VACATION TAPES

AND, IF YOU DO
FIND THE OTHER TAPE,

I'D APPRECIATE
IF YOU COULD DROP IT OFF.

OH, SAY HELLO TO ELLIE FOR ME.

OKAY. BYE.

JILL?

THINGS GOT WAY
OUT OF HANDS THE OTHER DAY.

IT WAS COMPLETELY UNFAIR
TO BLAME YOU.

OH, YOU'RE HERE TO APOLOGIZE?

WELL, THAT...

AND I WANTED
TO TELL YOU FACE-TO-FACE,

WE'RE DROPPING THE LAWSUIT.

JUST LIKE THAT?

I'M NOT MY FATHER,

BUT I DO WIELD A SMALL AMOUNT

OF INFLUENCE
OVER MY STEP-MOTHER.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

OH, IT'S A PUZZLE.

PUZZLE?

YEAH.

THIS IS MY TOWER.
THE PAN IS THE OCEAN.

THIS IS WHERE I FIRST
SPOTTED YOUR FATHER

AND HERE'S
WHERE I EVENTUALLY FOUND HIM.

SO MURDER IS DEFINITELY
ON YOUR MIND, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

DO YOU THINK I HAD
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT?

I DIDN'T.

LISTEN, JILL...

I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY

FOR YOU TO GET
TO KNOW ME A LITTLE.

LUNCH?

TOMORROW?

RESTAURANT OF YOUR CHOICE?

[DERRICK] DAD NEVER WOULD
HAVE HAD HIS SURGERY

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME.

[JILL] WHY IS THAT?

WELL, HE FIGURED HE HANDLED
HIS MEDICAL PROBLEMS

THE SAME WAY HE HANDLED
EVERYTHING ELSE IN HIS LIFE.

A SURE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER.

[JILL] WHAT ABOUT AFTER SURGERY?
DID YOU GET CLOSER?

[DERRICK] YEAH.
HE'S GETTING CLOSE TO DEATH

AND HE FINALLY STARTED
TO APPRECIATE LIFE.

YOU KNOW, I SPENT
MORE TIME WITH HIM

IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS THAN
I DID AS A CHILD GROWING UP.

[JILL] DERRICK, I'M SORRY,
I REALLY AM.

[KNOCK ON THE DOOR]

YEAH, YEAH,
I'M COMING, I'M COMING.

PEPPERONI, DOUBLE CHEESE.

-ANCHOVIES?
-I HATE ANCHOVIES.

BUT I LIKE ANCHOVIES.

YOU COULD'VE AT LEAST
ORDERED HALF WITH ANCHOVIES,

HALF WITHOUT ANCHOVIES.

YOU JUST BE HAPPY I'M SHARING.

NOW JUST SIT DOWN
AND STOP BOTHERING ME.

-WILL YOU GET OUT THE WAY?
-EXCUSE ME!

[JILL] NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES
YOU SEE IT,

IT'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL,
ALWAYS SPECIAL.

YOU KNOW...

IT'S STRANGE...

THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

I MEAN, WE NEVER NOTICED
EACH OTHER AND YET...

WE PROBABLY PASSED EACH OTHER
A THOUSAND TIMES ON THE BEACH.

MY BUTT GOT CHEWED GOOD
FOR ASKING QUESTIONS

ABOUT THE BENTON FAMILY.

HEY, HEY, HEY, IF IT'S TOO
PAINFUL TO TALK ABOUT,

I DON'T HAVE TO KNOW.

YOU'RE GLOATING.

MITCH, I HATE IT WHEN YOU GLOAT.

YOUR EYES POP OUT YOUR HEAD,
YOUR NOSE TURNS UP FUNNY.

-I TALKED TO THE CORONER.
-MM.

SAID ALEX BENTON HAD
BRUISES ON HIS ANKLES.

THEY COULD'VE COME FROM
KNOCKING INTO ROCKS.

[MITCH
OR AN UNDERWATER STRUGGLE?

[GARNER] IT'S POSSIBLE.
THE MAN WAS BIG TIME.

SEEMS HIS SCUBA ENTHUSIAST SON
STANDS TO INHERIT 18 MILLION,

GIVE OR TAKE
A HUNDRED THOUSAND OR SO.

THAT'S ENOUGH BUCKS TO NOURISH
A LITTLE GREED AND ENVY.

WHAT ABOUT THE WIFE?

[GARNER] THERE'S A WIFE, SON,
A NEPHEW, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,

IN A PERFECT WORLD, MORE THAN
ENOUGH MONEY TO GO AROUND,

BUT, SINCE NOBODY'S PERFECT,
I'LL CONCENTRATE ON THE JUNIOR,

HE STANDS TO GET THE MOST MONEY.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, MITCH?

I CANNOT SHAKE THE FEELING
THAT THIS GUY'S GUILTY.

AFTER 15 YEARS, A COP GETS
PRETTY GOOD AT FAKING UPSET.

FRED, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, LOOKING FOR EDDIE.

OH, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.
HAS ANYONE SEEN EDDIE?

[MEN] NO.

SORRY.

YEAH...

[PLAYFUL MUSIC]

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE MINE.

YOU FIND THE REST
OF MY STUFF TOO?

[MITCH] WHAT STUFF IS THAT?

WELL, THIS WAS STOLEN
ALONG WITH MY TANKS

AND THE REST OF MY GEAR.

CONVENIENT.

WOW...

MY STUFF GETS RIPPED OFF

AND YOU ACT LIKE I'M THE ONE
WHO'S IN TROUBLE HERE.

THAT'S A THOUGHT.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY, YOU TWO HAVE
SOME SORT OF A THEORY

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
HOW ABOUT SHARING IT?

IT'S POSSIBLE SOMEONE
WAS UNDER WATER,

WAITING FOR YOUR FATHER
TO SWIM BY.

[GARNER] LIKE
HE DID EVERY MORNING.

I WAS IN THE SAUNA

WHEN THE CLUB LIFEGUARD
NOTIFIED ME ABOUT MY FATHER.

MITCH, I DOUBT THERE WAS TIME,
ENOUGH TO MAKE THE SWIM

FROM THE CLUB TO MY TOWER
AND THEN BACK AGAIN.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT,

YOU PULLED MR. BENTON
OUT OF THE WATER AT 9:30.

TOOK ANOTHER TEN MINUTES
FOR THE PARAMEDICS.

YOU'RE YOUNG, STRONG.

YOU GIVE YOUR FATHER
A HEAD START. CATCH UP.

DO YOUR THING.

PLENTY OF TIME TO BRACE YOURSELF
FOR THE BAD NEWS.

LOOK, OFFICER,
IF YOU'RE ACCUSING ME

OF HAVING ANYTHING TO DO
WITH MY FATHER'S DEATH,

YOU BETTER HAVE MORE TO GO ON
THAN A LOT OF WET ASSUMPTIONS.

DERRICK, WAIT!

IF YOU'RE SO SURE HE'S GUILTY,
WHY DIDN'T YOU ARREST HIM?

BECAUSE ALL WE HAVE
IS CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

AND YOUR FRIEND KNOWS IT.

WELL, YOU WANT PROOF HE DID IT?

I WANT PROOF, HE DIDN'T.
ARE YOU COMING?

YEAH. WHERE ARE WE GOING?

IN THE WATER? HOW ABOUT YOU?

IN THE WATER?

I'M SURE WE CAN FIND YOU
AN EXTRA-LARGE WET SUIT.

I DON'T GO IN THE WATER,
JILL, UNLESS IT'S HOT,

SOAPY, AND THE REEF IS KEEPING
ME COMPANY ON THE RADIO.

[BUZZING]

YEAH?

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED
TO SAN DIEGO, EDDIE?

[FRED FAKING VOICE] OH, YEAH,
WELL, YOU KNOW, PLANS CHANGE.

YOU GOT A TOWER FOR ME?

YOU GOT A COLD OR SOMETHING?

A LITTLE MORE OF HOARSE.

I SCREAMED MY HEAD OFF
AT A GAME,

A BALL GAME YESTERDAY.

UM, WHAT ABOUT TOWER #24?

OH, ROOKIES
CHOOSING TOWERS NOW, HUH?

HEY, TELL YOU WHAT?

WHY DON'T I JUST SEND
A LIMO OUT TO PICK YOU UP?

UM... I'LL TAKE THE BUS.

ALRIGHT, YOU DO THAT.
YEAH, TAKE #24.

YEAH, OKAY.

YES!

[JILL] OKAY,
WE'LL DO A 50 FOOT SEARCH,

EITHER SIDES OF MY TOWER.

[CRAIG] ALRIGHT, YOU'RE ALL SET.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT AN HOUR THERE.

-I'LL BE BACK TO GET YOU.
-YEAH.

CLEAN THIS GARBAGE UP AND,

IF I CATCH YOU GUYS
DOING THIS AGAIN,

IT WON'T BE JUST THE BEER
I'M TURNING UPSIDE DOWN.

OH, MAN, YOU GOT ME
QUAKING IN MY THONGS.

LOOK, PAL,
STATUTE #45B PROHIBITS ME

FROM INITIATING PHYSICAL FORCE,

BUT STATUTE #45C GIVES ME
PERMISSION TO RESPOND TO IT.

YOU GET MY DRIFT?

OUCH!

[BOY LAUGHING]
NICE CATCH, LIFEGUARD!

[GARNER] SO THEY TELL ME BENTON
TEXTILE IS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK.

NOT ANYMORE.

EIGHTEEN MONTHS, THOUSANDS
OF HOURS OF NEGOTIATING,

DOWN THE DRAIN.

SO THE COMPANY STAYS PRIVATE?

WELL, YOU MIGHT SAY
THAT ALEX'S DEATH

PUT A LITTLE CRIMP
IN OUR PLANS TO SELL.

AND WHO DOES THAT BENEFIT?

DERRICK INHERITS 75%
OF MY HUSBAND'S ESTATE.

JO ANNE GETS THE REST.

NOTHING FOR YOU?

PRIVATE OR PART
OF A CONGLOMERATE,

ONE OF THE PROVISIONS
OF MY UNCLE'S WILL

WAS THAT I STAY ON
AS SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT,

-SO YOU SEE, INSPECTOR--
-OFFICER.

WHATEVER.

WHETHER MY UNCLE
WAS ALIVE OR DEAD,

MY JOB
WITH THE COMPANY WAS SECURE.

YOUR COUSIN DERRICK
IS QUITE A SPORTSMAN.

DO YOU EVER ACCOMPANY HIM
ON ANY OF HIS FISHING

OR SCUBA DIVING TRIPS?

THE ONLY WATER I SEE ON VACATION
IS AT THE GOLF COURSE.

THIS HAS BEEN
THE MOST ENTERTAINING VISIT,

BUT I'M AFRAID,
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK JO ANNE?

WHAT ABOUT?

ABOUT THE SCUBA DIVING.

ALEX GAVE HER
A CERTIFICATION COURSE

AS A FIRST ANNIVERSARY PRESENT.

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

SEE YOU LATER.

STATUTE #56 CLEARLY STATES
THAT FLOTATION DEVICES

ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED
BY NOVICE SWIMMERS.

I'M SORRY, PAL,
BUT RULES ARE RULES

AND I GOTTA ENFORCE THEM.

[GIRL CRYING]

[CRAIG] SID, I DROPPED OFF
MITCH AND JILL HERE AT #24.

SID, THIS IS CRAIG,
WHO'S IN #24 TODAY?

[SID] UM, EDDIE.

OH, I DON'T SEE HIM.

WELL, HE DIDN'T KICK THE PHONE.

ALRIGHT, I'LL COVER HIS WATER
UNTIL YOU GET BACKUP OVER HERE.

IS JILL RILEY AROUND?

NO, SHE'S NOT.

WELL, WOULD YOU TELL HER
THAT LLOYD CAME BY?

I FOUND ANOTHER VACATION TAPE
FOR HER TO LOOK AT.

-YEAH, SURE.
-THANK YOU.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, GOT AS FAR AS CAPISTRANO
WHEN THE WEATHER WENT BAD ON ME.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE,
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT CAPISTRANO?

I GAVE YOU NUMBER 24
THIS MORNING.

-YOU DID WHAT?
-I...

[EDDIE] OH, MAN...

[MAN] HELP! HELP!

HELP!

HELP!

HELP!

[FRED] HOLD THE CAN,
HOLD THE CAN!

GET BACK!

HELP ME UP HERE!

[MAN COUGHING]

[MAN] WHAT KIND
OF A LIFEGUARD ARE YOU?

HE TRIED TO DROWN ME.

[SHAUNI] HEY!

WHAT THE HELL
WERE YOU DOING OUT THERE?

YOU'RE NOT A LIFEGUARD,
WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE TRUNKS?

THE GUY NEEDED HELP,
HE WAS IN TROUBLE.

FRED, IT LOOKS TO ME
LIKE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

I'M OKAY.
I HIT MY HEAD, I SAW MONKEYS.

BUT I'M ALRIGHT.

HEY, I NEED MY CAN BACK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT.

I'M OKAY.

IS THIS YOUR STUFF?

YEAH.

JILL...

I DIDN'T DO IT.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN OUT IN THE
WATER TRYING TO PROVE, DERRICK.

BUT YOU HAD TIME TO SPARE.

TIME TO PULL YOUR FATHER UNDER,
DUMP YOUR TANK

AND COME BACK UP ON THE BEACH
WITHOUT ANYBODY NOTICING.

SO THAT'S IT, RIGHT?
YOU THINK I'M GUILTY.

ARE YOU?

I LOVED MY FATHER.

YOU IMPERSONATE
A FIREMAN IN FRESNO,

A COUNCILMAN IN BAKERSFIELD

AND NOW YOU'RE A LIFEGUARD
FOR A DAY? WHAT IS IT?

YOU THINK THAT,
BEING A LIFEGUARD,

YOU'D BE ABLE
TO SCORE WITH GIRLS?

WELL, THEY DO SEEM TO BE
ATTRACTED TO RED TRUNKS.

IMPERSONATING
A LIFEGUARD IS NOT A JOKE.

IT'S A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

COME ON. NOBODY GOT HURT.

A GUY NEARLY KILLED YOU
FOR KISSING HIS WIFE.

I WASN'T KISSING HER.
I WAS GIVING HER CPR.

SHE WASN'T DROWNING.
SHE WAS SUN BATHING.

ALRIGHT, MITCH, LOOK, I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU GOING
TO TURN ME OVER TO THE COPS?

GET MY BUTT
THROWN IN THE SLAMMER?

FORCE ME TO BECOME
A HARDENED CRIMINAL?

YES.

OH, MITCH, DON'T DO IT.
LOOK, MITCH, I TELL YOU WHAT,

FOR A NOMINAL FEE,
I'LL PREPARE ALL YOUR TAXES.

NO.

ALRIGHT, I'LL DO IT FOR FREE.

I KNOW ALL THE TAX LOOPHOLES,
YOU KNOW.

FRED, YOU TOLD ME
YOU WORKED IN A NURSERY.

YOU SAID
THAT YOU WERE A TREE SURGEON.

ALRIGHT, GOOD, GO AHEAD,
DO YOUR THING, MAN.

GO AHEAD AND SUE ME,
I DON'T CARE.

I KNOW MY WAY
AROUND THE COURTROOM.

FRED, YOU NEED
PROFESSIONAL HELP.

LOOK,
I'VE HAD PROFESSIONAL HELP.

HE'S NOT STUPID, CRAIG.
IF HE WAS GUILTY,

WHY WOULD HE LEAVE HIS SCUBA
GEAR THERE TO BE FOUND?

OH, MAYBE, HE DIDN'T THINK
ANYBODY WOULD BE LOOKING FOR IT.

IT'D BE THE PERFECT CRIME.

AS LONG AS WE CAN'T PROVE
DERRICK WAS THERE,

HE CAN'T BE CONVICTED,
MAYBE HE KNOWS THAT.

JILL, A LLOYD DROPPED
THIS OFF FOR YOU.

SOME MORE VACATION HIGHLIGHTS.

OH, GREAT,
JUST WHAT I WANT TO DO TONIGHT,

WATCH OTHER PEOPLE FUN.

LATE NIGHT VIEWING?

NO, JUST A FEW HOURS
OF A WILD GOOSE CHASE.

WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER AND
HAVE DINNER GINA AND I TONIGHT?

THANKS, BUT I CAN'T,
I'VE GOT PLANS.

WITH DERRICK?

YES.

WAIT, WAIT, JILL...

MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T SEE HIM
AGAIN UNTIL--

UNTIL HE GOES TO PRISON?

LISTEN, IF I DIE OF FOOD
POISONING, DERRICK DID IT.

HE'S BARBECUING.

[DERRICK] LET THE HUNT BEGIN.

-WHAT DO YOU NEED?
-MATCHES.

OH, I THINK I HAVE
SOME IN MY BAG.

GOOD.

THEY ARE IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

AH!

OH, HERE THEY ARE.

YOU BROUGHT ENTERTAINMENT?

THAT'S A MATTER OF OPINION.

HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED SOMEBODY
ELSE'S VACATION HIGHLIGHTS?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE.

MY FATHER'S TRIP TO CHINA.

SIXTEEN HOURS OF THE GREAT WALL.

"LLOYD AND ELLIE DO CALIFORNIA."

LLOYD AND ELLIE? WHO ARE THEY?

IT'S A COUPLE I MET ON THE BEACH
THE OTHER DAY.

THE DAY MY FATHER DIED?

YEAH.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE
FOR THESE TO GREY UP.

LET'S WATCH IT.

I THINK WE'D HAVE A LOT MORE FUN

IF WE WATCH THE COALS HEAT UP.

NO, I WANNA SEE IT.

COME ON, THIS IS SILLY.

[HAPPY KIDS YELLING]

[JILL] WHY ARE WE WATCHING THIS?

WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE ANYTHING.

DON'T YOU WANNA SIT?

NO. I'M FINE.

SO YOU'RE STILL NOT SURE
ABOUT ME, ARE YOU?

THEY REALLY LOOK LIKE
THEY ARE HAVING FUN.

SORRY FOR BARGING IN, DERRICKIE,
BUT I NEED YOUR SIGNATURE.

HEY, HOLD ON A SECOND, CHUCK,
WE'RE WATCHING A TAPE.

[HAPPY KIDS YELLING]

[CHUCK] WHAT IS THIS?
WHY ARE YOU WATCHING IT?

[DERRICK] THIS WAS TAKEN ON THE
SAME BEACH WHERE DAD DIED.

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

CHUCK?

CHUCK?

THAT'S YOU!

[CHUCK] SORRY, CUZ!

[SCREAMING]

AH!

[PHONE RINGING]

YEAH?

GARNER!

[ACTION MUSIC]

I CAN'T... I CAN'T!

PLEASE!

[SIRENS WAILING]

[SUSPENSE MUSIC]

[SIRENS WAILING]

-[GARNER] YOU OKAY?
-[JILL] YEAH.

THANKS, GARNER! I'M TOUCHED!

TOUCHED? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
YOU DID IT ALL ON YOUR OWN.

THE WATER, GARNER.

THIS IS NOT A BATH TUB.

[GARNER] DAMN!

HI!

HA. YOU ALWAYS SMILE LIKE THAT

WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT
ABOUT SOMETHING?

I WASN'T GONNA RUB IT IN.

YEAH, RIGHT.

CHUCK ALMOST HAD
THE PERFECT PLAN.

YOU LIED TO ME,
YOU'RE GONNA RUB IT IN.

I CAN FEEL IT.

YOU SEE, HE COULD BE THE COUSIN,

BUT HE COULD
NEVER BE ALEX'S SON.

HE WAS ALWAYS
GONNA BE JUST AN EMPLOYEE,

UNLESS HE COULD GET RID
OF BOTH FATHER AND SON.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
GET IT OVER QUICKLY,

SAY "I TOLD YOU SO"
AND LEAVE ME IN PEACE.

SO HE KILLED ALEX
AND HE LEFT ENOUGH EVIDENCE

TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE DERRICK DID IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU WERE WRONG
ABOUT DERRICK, I TOLD YOU SO.

BULL'S-EYE, RIGHT THROUGH THE
HEART.

OH, THESE CAME FOR YOU TODAY.

-WHO'S THIS FROM?
-I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T READ
OTHER PEOPLE'S MAIL.

OH, YOU'RE EVEN GONNA
READ THE CARD.

IT SAYS, "I TOLD YOU SO.
LOVE, DERRICK."

HEY, JILL.

I'M SORRY I EVER DOUBTED YOU.

YOU WERE GREAT OUT THERE.

THANKS, MITCH.

HEY, HANG ON A SECOND!
I GOT A QUARTER!

FRED?

NO!

I'M TELLING YOU,
MAN, YOU NEED HELP.

[ENDING MUSIC]