Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 3, Episode 12 - A Matter of Life and Death - full transcript

Mitch's parents arrive in town for a visit where his father informs Mitch that he's dying and wants him to return to the family business in Phoenix to run his architectural company. While in training for a high school diving competition, Summer struggles to overcome a sudden fear of being in the water after a nighttime body rescue which apparently triggers repressed memories of nearly drowning as a child and only her mother, Jackie, has a clue to her memories.

[OPENING SONG PLAYING]

-♪ 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 NEED ME



♪ 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 ♪

♪ OH, I'LL BE READY,
I'LL BE READY ♪

♪ WHENEVER YOU FEAR,
NO, DON'T YOU FEAR ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS

♪ I'M ALWAYS HERE

-SO, ONCE I GOT MY TIMING DOWN,
MY DIVES WERE UNBELIEVABLE.

-YEAH?
-YEAH.

IT'S LIKE I HAD TOTAL COMMAND
OF MY BODY, YOU KNOW?



IT'S LIKE THIS FEELING OF...

-POWER.
-YEAH, EXACTLY.

-WELL, YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY
FROM YOUR ROOKIE SCHOOL
PIER JUMP, I'D SAY.

-OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
I WAS SO WIGGED.

I COULDN'T EVEN MOVE,
LET ALONE JUMP.

[SIGHS]
OH, I DON'T EVER WANT
TO HAVE THAT FEELING AGAIN.

THAT'S WHY DIVING
IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.

BECAUSE I DID IT, YOU KNOW?
I CONQUERED MY FEAR.

-GOOD FOR YOU, HONEY.

-[PHONE RINGS]
-OH, I'LL GET THAT.

-OKAY.

-MOM, THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.
I'VE GOT TO GO.

-[POLICE SPEAKING]
-[SIREN BLARING]

-ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY'S HERE, HUH?

-IS IT THE KID WHO FELL
IN THE STORM DRAIN?

-YEAH, YEAH.
IF WE HAD GOTTEN TO IT
A LITTLE EARLIER,

MAYBE WE WOULDN'T
BE HERE RIGHT NOW.

LET ME MAKE SURE
WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT GEAR.

-GOT IT.

-IS THIS ABOUT
WHERE HE ENDED UP?

-YEAH, WE THINK HE'S
SOMEWHERE IN THIS AREA.

-DO YOU THINK THAT'S
THE BOY'S PARENTS?

-YEAH, LOOKS LIKE IT.

-IT MUST BE SO HORRIBLE
JUST STANDING AROUND,

WAITING FOR THEM
TO RECOVER YOUR KID'S BODY.

HOW OLD WAS HE?

-12.

-THANKS.

-I THOUGHT YOU HAD
AN IMPORTANT DINNER
WITH YOUR PARENTS TONIGHT.

-OH, HOBIE WILL LET THEM IN.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I'M NOT THAT ANXIOUS
TO GET THERE.

-WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
-I DON'T KNOW.

MOM SAID SHE HAD SOMETHING
IMPORTANT TO TELL ME.

-MAYBE IT'S GOOD NEWS.
-I DON'T KNOW.

-I'VE NEVER SEEN
A DEAD BODY BEFORE.

-I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO LOOK AT HIS FACE.

-WELL, HOPEFULLY, WE WON'T
BE THE ONES WHO FIND HIM.

-HOW'S YOUR DIVING COMING?

-PRETTY GOOD.
I HIT A DOUBLE-TWISTING,
ONE AND A HALF TODAY.

-GREAT. READY FOR A LITTLE
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING?

OKAY, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP.

THE BODY IS TRAPPED SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN HERE AND THE BRIDGE.

WE SWIM, DIVE, AND SURFACE
IN UNISON.

NEWMIE AND I WILL
TAKE THE CENTER.

EVERYBODY ELSE, SPREAD OUT.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE LIFEGUARD
NEXT TO YOU.

BEACONS ON.

STICKS.

OKAY. LET'S DO IT.

-LOOKS GOOD. I'M ROLLING.

-MITCH: ONE, TWO, THREE!

ON THREE, READY.
ONE... TWO... THREE!

ONE... TWO... THREE!

THEY WANT TO INTERVIEW YOU
FOR THE 11:00 NEWS.

IT'S UP TO YOU.
I'LL TELL THEM "NO" IF YOU WANT.
-YEAH, AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,

WHY DON'T YOU TELL THEM
TO LEAVE THOSE
POOR PEOPLE ALONE?

THEIR KID JUST DIED.

-TRY AND THINK ABOUT
ALL THE LIVES YOU SAVED, HUH?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

-I'LL BE OKAY.

I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT SUMMER.
HAVE YOU SEEN HER?

-NO, NO, BUT I'M SURE
SHE'S AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE.

-CHEERLEADER.
YOU'RE A CHEERLEADER!

UH, NO. NO. A BIRD.

SOME KIND OF A BIRD, RIGHT?

-WHERE'S YOUR FATHER?
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
AN HOUR AGO.

-OH, AL, HE CAN'T ANSWER THAT
UNTIL WE GUESS WHAT HE IS!

-HE'S A FLAMINGO.

-UH, YOU! YOU. BOY? BOY.

KID.

"FLAMINGO KID"!
-YEAH, ALL RIGHT! WE GOT IT!

-WHY DON'T YOU
GO HUG YOUR GRANDDAD?

HE'S THE ONE
THAT GOT THE HARD PART.

-ALL RIGHT, NOW TELL ME,
WHAT IS "THE FLAMINGO KID"?

-IT WAS A MOVIE.
-WITH MATT DILLON.

-THE MARSHAL ON "GUNSMOKE"?

-WHAT WAS "GUNSMOKE"?
-IT WAS A TV SHOW.

-WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?

-WHAT WAS WHAT ABOUT?
-HOBIE: "GUNSMOKE."

-HI, MOM.
-HI, DEAR.

IT WAS A WESTERN,
WHERE, IF SOMEBODY TOLD YOU

THEY WERE GOING TO MEET YOU
AT HIGH NOON,

THEY'D WERE THERE AT HIGH NOON.

-SORRY I'M LATE.
WE HAD AN EMERGENCY.
DINNER SMELLS GREAT.

-AND IF A COWBOY
WAS LATE FOR DINNER,

HIS MEAT WOULD BE
AS TOUGH AS BEEF JERKY.

-HE'S MADE HIS POINT, HASN'T HE?
-I LOVE BEEF JERKY.

-MOM?

MOM, YOU HOME?

-MORE COFFEE?
-YEAH, WHY NOT?

-SURE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, GRANDMA.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY
HELPING ME...

-SO, UH...

MOM SAID THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT.
OH, YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR MOM?

-NO, NO. WHAT THE HELL.
I'VE DECIDED TO RETIRE.

-GREAT, DAD! THAT'S GREAT!
YOU DESERVE TO ENJOY
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

-IF PEOPLE GOT
WHAT THEY DESERVED,

THERE'D BE JUSTICE
IN THIS WORLD.

I BUILT MY FIRM
FROM A ONE-MAN OPERATION
TO 150 EMPLOYEES,

FROM DESIGNING BUS STOPS
TO SKYSCRAPERS.

-YOU'RE A GREAT ARCHITECT.

-AND SO WERE YOU.
-NO, I WASN'T.

-YES, YOU WERE!

AND YOU HAD THE POTENTIAL
TO BE EVEN BETTER THAN I AM.

-DAD, YOU ALWAYS LOVED
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN,

AND BELIEVE ME,
I ALWAYS HATED IT.

-OH, BUT YOU LOVE RUNNING
AROUND THE BEACH ALL DAY,

PUTTING DESIGNS ON PRETTY GIRLS,
AND DEEPENING YOUR TAN.

-IF YOU STILL THINK THAT
THAT'S ALL MY JOB ENTAILS,

THEN FINE,
YES, I DO LOVE IT.

-MITCH, YOU'RE NOT
A TEENAGER ANYMORE.

YOU'RE A 37-YEAR-OLD MAN.
IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO CONSIDER
YOUR FUTURE IN THE LONG-TERM.

HOBIE'S FUTURE!
-MY WHAT?

-YOUR FUTURE.

LET'S GO IN THE DEN, HUH?
-YEAH, OKAY.

-HEY, DAD,
WHAT ABOUT MY FUTURE?

-ASK YOUR GRANDMA.
SHE READS TAROT CARDS.

-WELL, COME ON! I KNOW
THAT THERE'S A DECK UPSTAIRS.

-WHOA! LET US ASCEND,
AND I WILL REVEAL TO YOU
THE MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE.

-OKAY, LET'S CUT THROUGH IT.

YOU WANT TO RETIRE
BECAUSE YOU WANT ME
TO TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS.

IS THAT IT?

-YOU MAKE IT SOUND
LIKE I'M TRYING TO SHOVE
GARBAGE IN YOUR FACE.

I'M OFFERING YOU
A LIFETIME OF WORK
ON A SILVER PLATTER, MITCH!

-DAD, YOUR LIFE, YOUR WORK...

I'VE GOT A LIFE.
I'VE GOT A CAREER.

NO, YOU HAVE A JOB,
NOT A CAREER.

-I'M OFFERING YOU
THE BATON, MITCH.
GRAB IT! RUN WITH IT!

-I DID THAT ALREADY, REMEMBER?
I GOT MY ARCHITECTURAL DEGREE
FOR YOU! I WORKED AT THE FIRM.

AFTER TWO MONTHS,
WE WERE MISERABLE
WITH EACH OTHER.

-WELL, THIS TIME,
I WON'T BE AROUND SO MUCH,
TO MAKE YOU SO MISERABLE.

-OH, COME ON, DAD. I...

I APPRECIATE THE OFFER.
I REALLY DO,

BUT HOBIE AND I ARE HAPPY
HERE IN LOS ANGELES.

WE DON'T WANT TO JUST PICK UP
AND MOVE TO PHOENIX.

-BECAUSE THERE'S NO OCEAN?
-BECAUSE THERE'S NO REASON.

-FINE. YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S MY LIFE. WHO AM I
TO IMPOSE IT ON YOU?

-DAD--
-AH... IRENE!

IT'S TIME. LET'S GO!

IRENE!

-MOMMY!
-SUMMER?

SUMMER, HONEY, WAKE UP.
SUMMER! HONEY! WAKE UP!

OH, BABY! IT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEY.
YOU WERE HAVING A DREAM.

-NO, MOM, IT WASN'T A DREAM.
-YES, HONEY, IT WAS A DREAM.

-REMEMBER THE EMERGENCY RESCUE
I WENT ON TONIGHT?

-YES.

-A LITTLE BOY DROWNED.
HE WAS ONLY 12.

-OH.
-BUT, SEE...

WE WERE DOING A BODY SEARCH,
AND I TOTALLY FREAKED OUT.

-OH, BABY. OH, NO WONDER
YOU HAD A NIGHTMARE.

-MOM, SEE, THE THING IS,
I DIDN'T FIND THE BODY.

AS SOON AS I WENT UNDER WATER,
I FREAKED OUT.

-HONEY, YOU WERE AFRAID
THAT YOU WOULD FIND THE BODY.

NOW, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

-I JUST DON'T KNOW THOUGH.

I MEAN, I REALLY FEEL LIKE
IT'S SOMETHING MORE THAN THAT.

-NO, HONEY. NO, IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY. OH.

-I KNOW WHY
YOU LOVE THIS SO MUCH.

-WHY CAN'T DAD UNDERSTAND IT?
-WE LIVED ON THE BEACH

THE ENTIRE TIME
WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP.

IT WAS SOMEPLACE THAT HE VISITED
WHEN HE WASN'T WORKING.

YEAH, HE NEVER LOVED IT
LIKE YOU DO.

-YEAH, WELL, SOMETIMES,
I THINK HE NEVER LOVED ME.

-DON'T YOU DARE TALK
ABOUT YOUR FATHER THAT WAY.

HE LOVES YOU DEEPLY.
I GUESS IT'S HARD
FOR HIM TO SHOW IT

AS IT IS FOR YOU
TO RECOGNIZE IT
WHEN HE DOES.

-I KNOW. I RECOGNIZE IT.
I'M SORRY, MOM.

IT'S JUST THAT...

I MEAN, I KNOW HE LOVES ME.

WHY DOES HE WANT ME
TO TAKE OVER A BUSINESS
THAT'S NOT GONNA MAKE ME HAPPY?

-BECAUSE...

IT'S THE ONLY THING
HE HAS TO LEAVE YOU.

-WHAT? MOM...

WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME?
-HE HAS LYMPHOMA, MITCH.

-WELL, THAT'S TREATABLE,
ISN'T IT?

-THEY'VE TRIED, BUT...
IT'S GONE BEYOND THAT NOW.

-HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN, MOM?

-A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
-OVER A YEAR?
AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?

-YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER.
HE WAS SO SURE HE WOULD BEAT IT.

HE STARTED WORKING
ON THAT DESIGN
FOR THE UNIVERSITY COMPLEX

THAT HE WAS ALWAYS
GOING ON ABOUT.

HE WANTS THAT
TO BE HIS LEGACY.

OF COURSE,
NOW HE REALIZES THAT...

THAT HE CAN'T COMPLETE IT.

THAT'S WHY HE WANTS YOU
TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS,

SO YOU CAN PICK UP
WHERE HE LEAVES OFF.

-WHY DIDN'T HE TELL ME HIMSELF?

-BECAUSE HE WANTS YOU
TO DO IT OUT OF LOVE,
NOT OBLIGATION.

-OH, GEEZ. MOM...

I'M SORRY.

-GIRL: HERE YOU GO! GET IT!
-GIRL #2: CAUGHT IT! ALL RIGHT!

-MAN: MAN, I FORGOT MY RADIO.

-THAT FLOTATION DEVICE
IS VERY DANGEROUS!

PLEASE BRING IT
OUT OF THE WATER!

-SUMMER!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

SIT DOWN.
LISTEN TO ME.

THIS IS WHY INFLATABLES AREN'T
ALLOWED IN THE OCEAN, OKAY?
-OKAY.

-I WANT YOU TO BRING IT OVER
TO YOUR TOWEL--
-YEAH.

-AND LET ALL THE AIR OUT OF IT.
-ALL RIGHT.

-ALL RIGHT?
-YEAH.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THANKS.

-COME IN, SUMMER.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?
-NOTHING.

I WAS GONNA WAVE HIM IN,
AND THEN YOU JUST RAN OUT THERE.

-NO. NO, YOU WERE FREAKED,
JUST LIKE LAST NIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU SO SCARED OF?

-I'M NOT SCARED OF ANYTHING.

LOOK, MATT, ARE YOU STILL GOING
KAMIKAZE BIKING AFTER WORK?

-YEAH. YOU WANT
TO COME AND WATCH?

-SHOULD I BRING MY POM-POMS?

NO, MATT, I WANT TO DO IT.

-YOU WANT TO BIKE STRAIGHT
DOWN THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN?

-I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT AFRAID.
I'LL PROVE IT.

-LOOK, RELAX. COME ON.
YOU DON'T NEED TO PROVE
ANYTHING TO ME.

-I KNOW WHAT I NEED,
AND I KNOW WHAT I WANT,

AND I WANT TO GO
KAMIKAZE BIKING.

I'LL MEET YOU OUT FRONT
OF THE HEADQUARTERS.

♪ MY HEART STARTS RACIN'
♪ WHEN I FLY WITH YOU

♪ DON'T KNOW WHERE THE ROAD'LL
♪ TAKE ME WHEN I RIDE WITH YOU

♪ THIS ADVENTURE
♪ IT FEELS LIKE A DREAM

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME WE STOP
♪ BEING SO CLEAN

♪ GET DIRTY TO HAVE FUN

♪ GET READY FOR LIFE ON THE RUN

♪ GET DIRTY TO HAVE FUN

♪ GET READY FOR LIFE ON THE RUN

♪ THIS ADVENTURE
♪ IT FEELS LIKE A DREAM

♪ I THINK IT'S TIME WE STOP ♪
♪ BEING SO CLEAN

♪ GET DIRTY TO HAVE FUN

♪ GET READY FOR LIFE ON THE RUN

♪ GET DIRTY TO HAVE FUN

♪ GET READY FOR LIFE ON THE RUN

-WE'VE GOT A NEW FISH TANK?

BUT WHERE ARE THE FISH?
-THERE ARE NO FISH.

-YOU GOT A TURTLE?
-THERE ARE NO TURTLES.

HOBIE, THIS IS
A SUB-OCEANIC CITY I DESIGNED
WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE.

TESTED AT 12 ATMOSPHERES.
-YOU BUILT THIS?

-BUILT IT, DESIGNED IT,
EVERYTHING.

-GRANDPA SURE MUST'VE
BEEN PROUD OF YOU.

-YEAH, HE SAID IF I KEPT AT IT,
SOMEDAY I MIGHT BUILD
A REAL CITY ON THE OCEAN FLOOR.

-WHY DIDN'T YOU?

-BECAUSE I'D HAVE TO WORK
IN AN OFFICE FOR A FEW YEARS
IN ORDER TO DO IT.

-BUT LOOK WHAT YOU'D HAVE BUILT
WHEN YOU WERE DONE.

-YEAH.
-[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-OH! GET THE DOOR.
THAT'S GRANDMA AND GRANDPA.
I'LL BE UPSTAIRS.

-YEAH, SURE.

HEY, GRANDMA!
-HI! HELLO, SWEETHEART.

WHAT'S MY BOY BEEN UP TO TODAY?
-JUST TALKING WITH DAD.
LOOK WHAT HE BUILT.

-OH, MY GOODNESS.
DO I REMEMBER THAT.
OH, LOOK AT IT.

-MOM.

-I TOLD HIM THAT YOU KNOW,

AND THAT IT'S TIME
FOR THE TWO OF YOU
TO RESOLVE YOUR DIFFERENCES.

I'LL BE WITH HOBIE IN HIS ROOM.

I'LL, UH, TELL HIM
ABOUT HIS GRANDDAD
IF YOU WANT ME TO--

-NO. NO, IT'S OKAY.

I'LL TALK TO HOBIE
AFTER I TALK TO DAD.

MOM, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO TALK TO HIM.

-COME FROM LOVE, MITCH.
COME FROM LOVE.

-OKAY.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

-I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KEPT THIS.
-YEAH.

YOU WANT A PEPSI?
-COFFEE IF YOU HAVE IT.

-YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
-IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANY MADE,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

-NO, DAD, IT'S NO PROBLEM.
-YOU SURE?

-ABSOLUTELY.

-WOW, MITCH.
OH, YOU HAVE TALENT, MITCH.

YOU HAVE...
REAL, GENUINE TALENT.

-I HAD SOME TALENT, MAYBE.

-A TALENT IS GOD-GIVEN.
IT'S THERE FROM BIRTH TO DEATH.

IF YOU DON'T PUT IT TO USE,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
NOT HAVE LIVED.

-WELL...

THERE'S ALL KINDS
OF TALENT, DAD.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE TAKE
A LITTLE WALK, YOU KNOW?

GET SOME AIR WHILE
THE COFFEE'S BREWING?

-SURE, GOOD IDEA.

I BET YOU WANT TO BE
BURIED AT SEA, RIGHT?

-PROBABLY.

-I WANT TO BURIED
IN THE FOUNDATION
OF A BUILDING I DESIGNED.

IN LIMESTONE
SO THAT MY BODY DISSOLVES,

BECOMES PART
OF THE BUILDING ITSELF.

INTERESTING, ISN'T IT?

-WHAT?
-THE WAY PEOPLE
WANT TO BE BURIED.

DO YOU SUPPOSE BASEBALL PLAYERS
WANT TO SPEND ETERNITY

BURIED BENEATH THE POSITION
THEY PLAYED ALL THEIR CAREERS?

-I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT
WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE BURIED.

-WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT
TO TALK ABOUT?

DEATH IS GOING TO BE
THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION,
ISN'T IT? MINE IN PARTICULAR.

-DAD--
-I'VE COME TO GRIPS
WITH IT, SON.

-IT'S REALLY-- IT'S...

IT'S NOT AS SCARY
AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

-HOW LONG--
-OH, I DON'T KNOW.

YOUR MOTHER DISCUSSED THAT
WITH THE DOCTOR. I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN.

-NO, NO, NO, NO.
HOW LONG BEFORE YOU RETIRE?

-WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

-WELL, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT IT, AND...

MAYBE THERE'S TIME I EXPLORE
MY OTHER TALENTS, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, IF I HAVE THEM.

-IT IS TIME,
AND YOU HAVE THEM, MITCH.

LONG AFTER I'M GONE,
LONG AFTER YOU'RE GONE,

OUR WORK WILL ENDURE IN GLASS
AND STONE AND STEEL
AND BRICK AND WOOD.

IT'S A TANGIBLE LEGACY.
SOMETHING TO REALLY
LEAVE BEHIND, MITCH.

-MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT, DAD.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

-REMEMBER WHEN YOU HAD
TO HOLD MY HAND

JUST SO I COULD
JUMP OFF THE PIER?

-DO YOU WANT ME
TO COME UP THERE WITH YOU?

-NO, I LEARNED THAT
FACING YOUR FEAR ISN'T ENOUGH.

YOU HAVE TO DEFEAT IT,

AND I DEFEATED IT AND YOU
KAMIKAZE BIKING,

SO JUST KEEP YOUR HANDS
TO YOURSELF, MATT BRODY.

-YOU OKAY, SUMMER?
-JUST TAKE ME HOME, PLEASE.

-HEY, YOU. HEY.

COME ON HOME, BABY.
IT'S GETTING COLD.

-MOM, WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I MEAN...

I'M A LIFEGUARD,
AND I'M SUDDENLY AFRAID
TO GO IN THE WATER.

-OH... WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT WHATEVER IT IS,

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE
GONNA GET OVER IT.

NOW, COME ON. IT'S COLD.

HONEY, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG?

-IT'S THAT COLOR.
THE WATER'S ALWAYS
THIS AWFUL COLOR GREEN.

-OH, MY GOD.
-MOM, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

-OH, THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.
-MOM, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

-OH, HONEY...

YOU WERE SO LITTLE,
I NEVER THOUGHT...

-MOM, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

-SUMMER...

SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU
WHEN YOU WERE REALLY LITTLE.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
MORE THAN FIVE. I JUST--

-WHAT?

-OH, HONEY, I...

YOUR STEPFATHER.

HE GOT MAD AT YOU BECAUSE
YOU WERE THROWING STONES
INTO A REDWOOD HOT TUB.

SO, HE THREW YOU IN.

AND HE PUT THE LID ON IT.

THAT LID WAS TOO HEAVY
FOR YOU TO MOVE.

HONEY, THE PUMP WAS ON.
THE HEAT WAS OFF,

BUT THE WATER...

IT WAS GREEN AND BUBBLY.

I PUSHED THE TOP OFF,
I PULLED YOU OUT.

HONEY, THAT NIGHT,
I TOOK YOU AND WE LEFT.

-WHY DIDN'T I EVER
REMEMBER THIS?

-I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS JUST SO GRATEFUL
THAT YOU SEEMED TO FORGET IT.

I NEVER REALIZED IT WOULD HAVE
THIS KIND OF EFFECT ON YOU.

I'M SO SORRY.

-IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

THIS ALL STARTED
THE NIGHT IN THE CANALS.

THOSE GREEN LIGHT STICKS
MUST HAVE TRIGGERED MY MEMORIES.

-OH, BABY.

MY GIRL.

MY SWEET GIRL.

-HEY, IT'S PAST MIDNIGHT.
-CATCH.

-AREN'T YOU TIRED?
-NOT REALLY. ARE YOU?

-NO. NO, NOT REALLY. UM...

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ANYWAY.
-YEAH?

-HOBIE...
YOUR GRANDFATHER, UM...

-DAD...

GRANDMA TOLD ME ABOUT GRANDPA.

SHE SAID YOU WANTED TO,
BUT I KNEW THERE WAS
SOMETHING WRONG,

SO I ASKED HER.

WELL, SHE TOLD ME.

-DID SHE TELL YOU
THAT HE WANTS ME
TO TAKE OVER HIS BUSINESS?

-YEAH.

-THAT MEANS WE'LL HAVE
TO MOVE TO PHOENIX.

-HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

-I WOULD MISS
MY FRIENDS AND ALL,

BUT IF YOU WANTED TO,
I WOULD.

DO YOU?
-NO. NO, I DON'T.

BUT I THINK IT'S
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

-THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD.

MAYBE I'LL BECOME
AN ARCHITECT TOO, SOMEDAY.

-YOU'RE GONNA BE WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO BE.

-DAD...
-YEAH?

-I JUST WANT TO BE LIKE YOU.

-COME HERE.

-I LOVE YOU, DAD.
-I LOVE YOU TOO, PAL.

-[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

-HONEY, I'M HOT.
LET'S GO IN THE WATER.

-WAIT, HONEY. YOU THINK
THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA?

-THE DOCTOR SAID IT'D BE FINE
UNTIL AT LEAST SIX MONTHS.

COME ON.
-OKAY.

THERE WE GO.

-COME ON.

-OH, HEY, SUMMER.
THESE ARE MY GRANDPARENTS.

-HELLO, I'M IRENE BUCHANNON,
AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND, AL.

-HOW DO YOU DO?
-HI, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOUR SON'S A GREAT GUY
TO WORK FOR.

-HE'S A GREAT GUY PERIOD.

-I WAS JUST ABOUT
TO GO TALK TO HIM.
DOES HE KNOW YOU'RE HERE?

-NO. ACTUALLY, IT'S A SURPRISE.

-WELL, YOU'D BETTER BE CAREFUL.
HE'S RIGHT THERE, ON TOWER 14.

-THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU, DEAR.
LOVELY TO MEET YOU, TOO.

-GOODBYE, SUMMER.
-GOODBYE.

-THIS PLACE IS
AN ARCHITECTURAL NIGHTMARE.

HOW COULD MITCH WORK HERE?

-LOOK OUT THERE
AND YOU'LL SEE.

-WHAT?
-THAT'S WHERE THE OCEAN IS.

-HELP!

-WOW! YOU GUYS, HURRY UP.
DAD'S GOING ON A RESCUE.

WE CAN WATCH THROUGH THESE.
COME ON! RIGHT OVER THERE.

SEE HIM?

-WOMAN: HEY, LOOK!
-MAN: MAN, CHECK IT OUT.

-LET ME TAKE A LOOK.

-HOBIE, UH, MAY I, PLEASE?
-YEAH, SURE.

-[SIRENS BLARING]

-MAN: KIDS, GET OVER HERE.

-[SIRENS BLARING]

-MITCH: GOOD JOB.
-MATT: THANKS.

-WHEN DAD WAS MY AGE,
WERE HE AND GRANDPA
REALLY CLOSE?

-SOMETIMES, IT TAKES
AN ENTIRE LIFETIME

TO GET CLOSE TO SOMEONE
YOU LOVE MOST.

-THANKS A LOT.

DAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU SHOULDN'T WALK
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE.

-[OUT OF BREATH]
I NEED THE EXERCISE.

OH!

IS SHE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
THE ONE YOU RESCUED?

-YEAH!
YEAH, SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.
IT WAS ONLY A CRAMP.

THANK GOD.
SHE WAS PREGNANT.

-SO, YOU ACTUALLY
SAVED TWO LIVES.

OH, MITCH...

I'M SORRY.
-NO, DAD, DON'T--

-NO, LISTEN. NO, LISTEN.
NO, NO, NO, NO.

BEFORE THIS, I NEVER
REALLY COMPREHENDED
WHAT IT IS YOU DO DOWN HERE.

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU ABOUT
LEAVING BUILDINGS AS A LEGACY,

AND YOU'RE LEAVING LIVES.

THAT WOMAN CAN NOW
GIVE BIRTH TO A CHILD

THAT MIGHT NOT
HAVE EVER BEEN BORN
IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU.

THAT'S THE GREATEST LEGACY
ANY MAN CAN LEAVE.

-IT'S YOUR LEGACY, TOO.

I'M YOUR CHILD.
-OH, MITCH...

LISTEN, YOU TAKE CARE OF HOBIE.
YOU MAKE SURE HE DOES
WHATEVER MAKES HIM HAPPY.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT?

-HE WANTS TO BE AN ARCHITECT.
-REALLY?

-YEAH.
-DOES HE HAVE TALENT?

-I DON'T KNOW.
-WELL, LET'S GO FIND OUT.

-WAIT, WAIT. DAD, THIS IS...

THIS IS MY OFFICE.
I CAN'T LEAVE--

-OH, YEAH.
REALLY, WHY, OF COURSE.

I KNOW. YOU STAY HERE.
I'VE GOT A PROJECT FOR HOBIE.

I'LL HAVE HIM REDESIGN
THAT DREADFUL THING.

-WHAT?

-IF YOU'RE GONNA
KEEP WORKING HERE,

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
AT LEAST A DECENTLY DESIGNED
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.

THAT THING HAS
NO FUNCTIONAL FLOOR OR ANYTHING.

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