Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 8, Episode 5 - Charlie - full transcript

April's mother and her 12-year-old younger brother, Charlie, arrive for a visit where Mitch and Hobie try to make the best of the weekend with Charlie who is revealed to be dying from a rare form of cancer that April refuses to accept. Meanwhile, Hobie and a friend of his want to compete with Mitch and Newman, as well as Cody and J.D., in the annual lifeguard row-boat race to prove themselves.

[OPENING THEME PLAYS]

-♪ 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



-[SOFT MUSIC]

-GOOD JOB, APRIL.
THAT'S IT, KEEP GOING.

PULL WITH YOUR BACK.

GOOD, THAT WAS MUCH BETTER.

-NEWMIE, WHY DON'T YOU
GUYS TRY ROWING TOGETHER?

IT'S A TEAM SPORT!

-YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE
SHOOTING PEAS IN A BATTLESHIP.

-SOMETIMES YOU JUST
HAVE TO ADMIT DEFEAT.

EVEN BEFORE YOU
START. [LAUGHS]

-WHY IS NEWMIE PRACTICING
WITH APRIL ANYWAY?

-YOU DIDN'T HEAR?

MITCH ISN'T GOING TO BE
IN THE RACE THIS YEAR.

-I THOUGHT MITCH AND NEWMIE
WERE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS.

-YEAH, THEY'VE WON THE
TAPLIN SOMETHING LIKE

SEVEN YEARS IN A ROW.

-SO WHY'D HE DROP OUT?

-HE WANTS HOBIE TO
HAVE A SHOT OF HIS OWN

AT WINNING THE TITLE.

PLUS, I DON'T THINK
MITCH IS TOO THRILLED

WITH BEING A CAPTAIN.

-SO, HE CHOOSES APRIL
TO BE HIS NEW PARTNER?

-YOU KNOW, NEWMIE,
THINKS HE CAN WIN THE RACE

ALL BY HIMSELF.

ONLY REASON SHE'S IN
THE BOAT IS BECAUSE

THE RULES REQUIRE TWO
PEOPLE IN THE DORY.

-NEWMIE.

-[ENGINE ROARING]

-HEY ARE THOSE ROW
BOATS OUT THERE?

-THEY CAN'T EVEN SEE
WHERE THEY'RE GOING!

-WELL, THEY'RE GONNA
KNOW WE'RE OUT HERE!

-[LAUGHING]

-GOOD OUT HERE.

-OKAY, ALL TOGETHER.

-APRIL: NEWMIE,
LOOK, HE'S NOT SLOWING.

-CODY.
-CODY: WHAT'S UP?

NEWMIE, APRIL!

-NEWMIE: HE'S
HEADING RIGHT FOR US.

-[SHOUTING]

-MAN: WE'LL JUST
SCARE THEM A LITTLE.

-[SHOUTING]

-NEWMIE: CODY,
J.D. LOOK OUT!

-[LAUGHING]

APRIL, COME ON!

-HEY!

HEY, WATCH OUT!

-OH, NO.

-J.D.: HEY, MOVE IT!

-[SHOUTING]

-HEY!

-[LAUGHING]

-TURN THE WHEEL!

-[SCREAMING]

-OH, MY GOD. CODY!

-LET'S GET 'EM!

-J.D.: LET'S GO!

I GOT YOU.

-J.D. WHERE'S
THE OTHER GUY?

-HE'S OVER THERE.

I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU.

-IT'S ALL RIGHT, MAN,
I GOT YOU. YOU OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

-HOBIE: WHERE YOU GOING?

-GOT A MEETING WITH THE COAST
GUARD ABOUT THOSE TWO GUYS

WHO ALMOST KILLED CODY
AND J.D. YESTERDAY.

DO ME A FAVOR WILL
YA? COOK DINNER?

-WHY CAN'T YOU JUST PICK
SOMETHING ON THE WAY HOME?

-'CAUSE WE HAVE
BEEN EATING JUNK FOOD

FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

THE LEAST YOU COULD
DO IS COOK US DINNER.

-COME ON, YOU KNOW
HOW LONG THAT TAKES.

I JUST WORKED AN EIGHT
HOUR SHIFT, I'M EXHAUSTED.

-OKAY, OKAY, YOU'RE
RIGHT. YOU NEED YOUR REST.

I'LL COOK DINNER.

-DAD.

-NO, I'M SORRY,
IT WAS MY MISTAKE,

I SHOULDN'T HAVE
EVEN ASKED.

-HOBIE: DAD!

-IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

-DAD!

-WHAT? WHAT?

-WHAT DO YOU WANT?
MEXICAN OR CHINESE?

-CHINESE.

-EXCUSE ME, HAVE YOU
SEEN APRIL GIMINSKI?

-YEAH, I JUST SAW
HER ON THE BEACH.

-WELL, I'M HER BROTHER, CHARLIE,
AND THIS IS OUR MOM, PAIGE.

-THANK YOU, CHARLIE.

-HI, I'M MITCH BUCHANNON.

-OH, YOU'RE
CAPTAIN BUCHANNON.

APRIL'S TOLD
US ALL ABOUT YOU.

-MY SON, HOBIE, HE'S A ROOKIE
LIFEGUARD AT ZUMA BEACH.

-ZUMA? WHERE'S THAT?

-IT'S JUST A LITTLE NORTH
OF HERE BEFORE COUNTY LINE.

-WELL, WE'RE
FROM GREEN BAY.

-OH, KILLER, I
LOVE THE PACKERS.

-WHOA, LOOK AT THESE.
THEY'RE HUMONGOUS.

-CHARLIE, THAT DOES
NOT BELONG TO YOU.

-NO, NO, IT'S OKAY.

THEY'RE BINOCULARS SO
WE CAN WATCH THE WATER.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE ALL
THE WAY OUT TO ZUMA BEACH.

-CAN I LOOK THROUGH THEM?

-MITCH: SURE, GO AHEAD.

-HOBIE: I'LL GIVE
YOU A HAND.

-CHARLIE'S BEEN
COOPED UP ALL WEEK.

COULD HARDLY WAIT TO
COME TO THE BEACH.

-FRESH AIR WILL BE
GOOD FOR HIM, HUH?

APRIL SAYS HE'S UNDERGOING
SOME TESTS AT UCLA?

-I GOT CANCER. THEY
CALL IT MEDULLARY THYROID

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

-IT'S VERY RARE AND
STRIKES MOSTLY CHILDREN.

-SUCKS, HUH?

-YOU LOOK GOOD.

-WELL, THEY STOPPED MY
CHEMO SIX MONTHS AGO,

SO I GOT MY HAIR BACK.

I'M THINKING ABOUT DYING IT
BLONDE AS LONG AS I'M IN LA.

-WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THAT, CHARLIE.

-ARE YOU STAYING
WITH APRIL?

-UH-HUH, YEAH,
IT'S A BIT CRAMPED

IN HER APARTMENT THOUGH AND
WE CAN'T AFFORD A HOTEL.

APRIL! APRIL!

I SEE APRIL! APRIL!

APRIL! CAN WE GO DOWN
THERE, PLEASE, MOM?

-YOU CAN HARDLY WAIT TO
GET YOUR TOES IN THE SAND.

-I'LL TAKE HIM DOWN THERE.

-HE'S QUITE A KID.
-PAIGE: YEAH.

-AFTER YESTERDAY, I'M NOT
SURE I'M CUT OUT FOR THIS.

-DON'T WORRY, ALL YOU
GOTTA DO IS LOOK GOOD.

I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE REST.

HEY, GUYS, COULD YOU
BE CAREFUL WITH THAT?

THAT'S OUR LAST DORY.

-APRIL! APRIL!

HEY, SIS!
-APRIL: HI!

HEY, CHARLIE,
HOW YOU DOING?

-WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO
WORK. YOU'RE SO LUCKY.

-GUYS, I WANT YOU TO MEET
MY LITTLE BROTHER, CHARLIE.

-HEY, CHARLIE.

-WHAT'S UP, CHARLIE?

-AND THIS MY MOTHER.

-HOW DO YOU DO, PAIGE?

-HI, PAIGE. J.D.

-WHAT KIND OF
BOAT IS THAT?

-THAT'S A DORY.

-IN THE OLD DAYS,
LIFEGUARDS USED TO ROLL

OUT TO THE SURF JUST TO
BE CLOSE TO THE SWIMMERS

IN CASE THEY NEEDED HELP.

-WELL, WHY DO YOU
STILL NEED THESE AROUND?

-WE USE THEM TO RACE, WORK
OUT, ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

-MOTHER, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

-THEY RELEASED
HIM EARLY TODAY.

-I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU
WEREN'T GOING TO BRING HIM HERE.

-APRIL, HE'S
YOUR BROTHER.

-WE GOT A BIG COMPETITION
COMING UP CALLED THE TAPLIN.

WE'LL BE GOING
AGAINST LIFEGUARDS

FROM ALL THE
OTHER BEACHES.

-THAT'S COOL.

-HEY, NEWMIE NEEDS
A NEW PARTNER.

MAYBE YOU CAN TEACH
HIM THE ROPES.

-WHAT DO YOU SAY, CHARLIE?
YOU WANNA GO FOR A ROW?

-HE CAN'T GET WET.

-I GOT A MORPHINE
DRIP IN MY STOMACH.

IT USED TO BE IN
MY BACK UNTIL I GOT

THIS REALLY
GROSS INFECTION.

YOU GUYS WANNA SEE IT?

-APRIL: THAT'S
OKAY, CHARLIE.

-WELL, HOW ABOUT MY SCARS?

THIS ONE WAS DONE BY
DR. RIKE AND THIS ONE

WAS DONE BY
DR. BLOOMINGTHAL.

I WAS IN SURGERY FOR
SIX HOURS WITH THIS ONE.

-HI, GUYS. YOU
MUST BE CHARLIE.

-CHARLIE: YEAH.

-LIEUTENANT WALSH.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.

-SO, MITCH TOLD ME
THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT

NEED A PLACE TO STAY?

-OH, WE'RE FINE, REALLY.

-YOU CAN STAY
AT MY PLACE.

I'M GOING TO BE IN SAN DIEGO
ALL WEEK FOR A CONFERENCE.

I JUST GAVE
MITCH THE KEYS.

I THINK YOU'LL LIKE
IT, IT'S BY THE WATER.

-OKAY, DON'T LOOK,
DON'T LOOK, DON'T LOOK.

OKAY? LOOK.

-AWESOME, WE GET TO
STAY HERE ON THIS BOAT?

-MITCH: IN A WORD? YES.

[LAUGHING]

-I'LL SHOW HIM AROUND.
-MITCH: THANKS.

-I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.

-I DON'T EITHER.

MOM, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE
DOING THIS TO MY FRIENDS.

-WHAT?

-LAYING THIS
GUILT TRIP,

DUMPING OUR
PROBLEMS OUT ON THEM!

-WAIT A MINUTE, APRIL, THAT'S
NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

-MY FAMILY IS NOT
A CHARITY CASE.

-THE BOAT ISN'T
BEING USED.

TAYLOR WAS GLAD
TO GIVE IT TO US.

-APRIL.

-WE CANNOT STAY HERE.
-MITCH: WHY NOT?

-TELL HIM, MOM.

MY MOTHER HASN'T BEEN
COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU.

-PLEASE DON'T.

-TELL HIM, MOM,
TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

TELL HIM ABOUT CHARLIE
AND WHY YOU'RE HERE.

THERE'S NO TREATMENT FOR
CHARLIE. THERE'S NO HELP.

HE'S ONLY GOING TO UCLA
TO BE A GUINEA PIG.

THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO
STUDY HIM WHILE...

WHILE HE DIES!

-[SOFT MUSIC]

-MITCH: HEY, HOBSTER!

CODY SAID YOU WANTED
TO SEE ME, WHAT'S UP?

-YEAH, ACTUALLY, I
CAME BY TO SEE APRIL.

SHE SEEMED
PRETTY SKETCHED OUT.

-YEAH, SHE'S NOT
DOING TOO GOOD, PAL.

LET ME TELL YOU, WENT
THROUGH A LOT OF PAIN

WATCHING HER BROTHER
DIE, CAN'T BE EASY.

-YEAH.

-SO, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

-I GOTTA QUESTION.

-WELL, I GOT AN ANSWER.

-THEY SAY YOU'RE NOT
GONNA RACE IN THE TAPLIN.

-THEY ARE RIGHT.

-HOBIE: YOU GOT A REASON?

-MITCH: NOPE, YOU GOT
A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

-YEAH, I DO!

-ALL RIGHT, HOBSTER,
I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

I WANNA WATCH MY SON'S FIRST
TAPLIN NOT BEAT HIM IN IT.

-BUT I WANNA RACE YOU.

-YOU DO? OH, WHAT, YOU PLAN
ON WINNING IT I TAKE IT?

-HOBIE: YOU GOT IT.

-[LAUGHING]

COME ON, DAD, RACE ME.

-NO, HOBSTER, IT'S
TIME TO PASS THE TORCH

FROM ONE GENERATION OF
BUCHANNONS TO THE NEXT.

-THEY WERE RIGHT,
YOU ARE CHICKEN.

-OH, RIGHT, YOU'RE
GONNA TRY AND BAIT ME

WITH THE OLD
CHICKEN LINE.

WELL, I'M MUCH TOO
MATURE FOR THAT.

-HEY, IF YOU DON'T
WANT TO RACE BECAUSE

YOU'RE AFRAID
YOU'LL LOSE--

-I'M SEVEN TIME CHAMP.

YOU DON'T WANT A PIECE
OF ME, GRASSHOPPER.

-IF I WANT TO BE THE BEST,
I GOTTA BEAT THE BEST.

-IS THAT WHAT THEY SAY?

-YUP AND I AGREE.

-WELL, FOR ONCE, THEY
ARE RIGHT. YOU'RE ON.

-ALL RIGHT!

HEY, I SEE CHARLIE,
I'M GONNA GO SAY HI.

GOOD LUCK.

-[MITCH LAUGHING]

-IT'S PRETTY NICE
OUT HERE, HUH?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
ON A GRUNION RUN?

-NO, BUT I'VE
HEARD OF THEM.

I THOUGHT THEY
ONLY RUN AT NIGHT.

-WELL, THEY DO, BUT
SOMETIMES THEY GET CAUGHT

IN THESE LITTLE
TIDE POOLS.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

SEE? DURING THE
SPRING AND SUMMER

WHEN THE TIDE COMES UP
HIGH, THE GRUNIONS THEY COME

UP AND THEY
MATE IN THE SAND.

IT'S FUN TO TRY TO CATCH
THEM WITH YOUR HANDS.

-CAN I HOLD IT?

-YEAH, BE CAREFUL DON'T
SQUEEZE IT TOO HARD,

IT'LL SLIP THROUGH
YOUR FINGERS.

-[CHARLIE LAUGHING]

-COOL.

-YOU WANNA
KNOW WHAT THE

COOLEST THING ABOUT
GRUNIONS ARE?

THEY MATE WITHOUT EVEN
TOUCHING EACH OTHER.

-HOW DO THEY DO THAT?

-WELL, THE FEMALE,
SHE WASHES UP ON SHORE

AND SHE LAYS HER EGGS.

THEN, THE MALE, HE COMES UP
AND HE FERTILIZES THE EGGS.

ON THE NEXT WAVE, THEY
BOTH WASH BACK OUT TO SEA

AND THEY LEAVE
THEIR EGGS BEHIND

TO BE LITTLE
GRUNION BABIES.

-I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY
NEVER TOUCH EACH OTHER.

-IT'S PRETTY WEIRD, HUH?

-[GIRLS LAUGHING]

-I'M SURE GLAD
I'M NOT A GRUNION.

-[HOBIE CHUCKLING]

SO, WHO DO YOU THINK THE
PRETTIEST GIRL OUT HERE IS?

-MY MOM.

IT'S TIME FOR
YOU TO GO HOME.

-[SIRENS SCREECHING]

-GO AHEAD, HIT
THE SIREN AGAIN.

DIDN'T HEAR IT
IN GREEN BAY.

-[SIRENS SCREECHING]

HEY, CHECK THIS OUT.

COME ON, COME ON.

CHECK IT OUT.

-CAN I GO IN?
-MITCH: SURE.

-MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

-PAIGE: CHARLIE WANTED
TO SEE THE EQUIPMENT

ON THE CALL CAR--

-THIS ISN'T A MOVIE
STUDIO OR DISNEYLAND,

THIS IS WHERE I WORK.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T
JUST BARGE IN HERE

AND EXPECT A GUIDED TOUR.

-I'M SORRY, APRIL.
IT WAS MY IDEA.

-HEY, WHY DON'T YOU AND YOUR
MOM HEAD DOWN TO THE BEACH

AND CHECK OUT THE SURF SKI,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, HUH?

-SURE.
-MITCH: COOL.

-CHARLIE: LET'S GO, MOM.

-MITCH, I'M SORRY.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO WASTE YOUR TIME

WITH MY FAMILY JUST BECAUSE
YOU FEEL SORRY FOR THEM.

-COME HERE. SIT DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK, LET'S
GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT.

CHARLIE IS NOT AT BAYWATCH
BECAUSE I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.

HE'S HERE BECAUSE
WE LIKE HIM.

-WELL, IT'S JUST THAT HE
CAN KIND OF BRING YOU DOWN.

-NOT ME, YOUR
BROTHER INSPIRES ME.

HE REMINDS ME WHAT
COURAGE IS ALL ABOUT.

YOUR MOM TOLD ME HE
CAME DOWN TO UCLA

TO UNDERGO TESTS
BECAUSE MAYBE JUST MAYBE

HE COULD SAVE
ANOTHER CHILD'S LIFE.

TO ME, THAT QUALIFIES
HIM AS A HERO.

NOW, IF HE WANTS TO HANG
OUT IN A CALL CAR OR A TOWER

OR CHECK OUT A SURF
SKI, THAT'S FINE BY ME.

-[SOMBER MUSIC]

-♪ DID YOU KNOW YOU INSPIRE ME?

♪ TO FIND MY COURAGE WHEN I AM WEAK

♪ TO FIND ELUSIVE SERENITY

♪ STILL I SEARCH

♪ STILL I SEEK

♪ YOU CALL US SAVIORS FOR WHAT WE DO

♪ ALL THE WHILE YOU KNEW
♪ THAT WE COULDN'T SAVE YOU

♪ WITH STRENGTH AND GRACE
♪ HOW YOU MAKE US PROUD

♪ FOR YOU WE'RE LIVING RIGHT NOW

♪ SINCE I MET YOU YOU'VE HELPED ME SEE

♪ THE BEAUTY RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME ♪

♪ AFRAID TO FEEL, EMOTIONS KEPT AT BAY ♪

♪ NOW I LIVE FOR TODAY

♪ YOU CALL US SAVIORS FOR WHAT WE DO

♪ ALL THE WHILE YOU KNEW
♪ THAT WE COULDN'T SAVE YOU

♪ WITH STRENGTH AND GRACE
♪ HOW YOU MAKE US PROUD

♪ FOR YOU WE'RE LIVING RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ YOU ARE YOUNG

♪ BUT YOU'RE NOT A CHILD HOLD YOUR CARE

♪ WITH AN EASY SMILE YOU INSPIRE

♪ WITH SELFLESS LOVE

♪ YOU ARE THE HERO YOU'VE ♪
♪ BEEN DREAMING OF

♪ BODY'S WEAK

♪ BUT YOUR SPIRIT'S STRONG
♪ SHARE YOUR LIGHT

♪ WITH A HOPEFUL SONG SPENT YOUR LIFE

♪ WITHOUT A CURE

♪ BECOMING THE RESCUE ♪
♪ YOU WERE WAITING FOR

♪ THROUGH ALL THESE THINGS YOU'VE SHOWN

♪ THE BRAVEST HEART I'VE KNOWN

-[CODY GRUNTING]

-HEARD THAT HOBIE'S GOT A
NEW PARTNER FOR THE TAPLIN.

-SO WHAT? NO ROOKIE'S
GONNA BEAT US, KID.

-IT'S INGO.

-THE AUSSIE? SNAILS, MAN.

I SHOULD'VE
THOUGHT OF HIM.

-THANKS A LOT, PARTNER.

-[LAUGHING]

-HEY, GUYS.
-CODY: HEY.

-HAVE YOU SEEN, CHARLIE?

-YEAH, THERE HE IS.

-OH, MY GOSH,
WHAT IS HE DOING?

HOW COULD HE TAKE
HIM OUT ON THE WATER?

-YOUR MOM SAID
IT WAS OKAY.

-BUT HE CAN'T GET WET.

-DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
WE GOT HIM A DRY SUIT.

-WHAT DO YOU
MEAN A DRY SUIT?

-WELL, IT'S SOMETHING THE
COAST GUARD USES SOMETIMES.

YOU CAN GO INTO THE WATER
BUT YOU WON'T GET WET.

IT'S FINE.

-OKAY.

-HEY, APRIL! LOOK AT ME!

-I SEE YOU, CHARLIE!
ARE YOU OKAY?

-YEAH, COME ON
OUT WITH US!

SO, HOW DO I LOOK?

-LIKE A LIFEGUARD.

-YOU READY TO GO?

HANG ON!

-[SOFT MUSIC]

-THANKS, SIS, FOR ALL THE
COOL STUFF YOU'VE DONE FOR ME.

BEING HERE AT BAYWATCH,
IT'S THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD

IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

-WELL, I'M GLAD
YOU CAME.

-I'M JUST GLAD THAT
I COULD BE HERE.

-HEY, CHARLIE!
YOU READY TO DRIVE?

-DRIVE?

-COME ON! IT'S ALL YOURS!

-WOO! [CHUCKLES]

CHARLIE, HEAD TOWARDS THE
JETTY RIGHT THERE. WOO!

THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU COULDN'T
DRIVE, YOU'RE A NATURAL.

WHERE'S THE MUSIC?

-DISPATCH: CODE THREE,
POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK. 1,200.

-WAIT A SECOND.

-DISPATCH: I REPEAT
1,200 MARINA WAY.

WHAT'S YOUR ETA PLEASE?

-LIFEGUARD: ROGER,
DISPATCH ETA SEVEN MINUTES.

-NO WAY THE MTS WILL
BE THERE IN TIME.

CALL IT IN,
WE'RE RESPONDING.

COME ON, CHARLIE,
WE'RE GOING TO WORK!

-BAYWATCH, THIS IS
GIMINSKI IN WINDJET THREE.

WE'RE RESPONDING TO CODE THREE
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-APRIL, STAY WITH CHARLIE.

-OKAY.

-L.A. COUNTY LIFEGUARD.
WHERE'S THE VICTIM?

-GOD, YOU GUYS ARE
FAST. HE'S RIGHT HERE.

-EXCUSE ME,
COMING THROUGH.

-NO PULSE, NO BREATHING.

WE GIVE HIM ONE MAN CPR.

-[MUMBLING ON MACHINE]

WE GOT A WHITE MALE, 50
YEARS OLD, CAUCASIAN,

CARDIAC ARREST.
-APRIL: ONE, TWO...

-CONTINUING CPR.

-FOUR, FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE,

10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

-DEFIBRILLATOR: CANNOT CATCH
PATIENT. ANALYZING RHYTHM.

CHARGING. PUSH FLASHING
BUTTON TO RESCUE.

ANALYZING RHYTHM.

-[BEEPING]

CHECK PULSE. IF NO
PULSE, GIVE CPR.

-HE HAS A PULSE.
HE'S BREATHING.

-MAN: EXCUSE ME, SIR?

-HE'S GOT A PULSE,
HE'S BREATHING.

-♪ I WANNA MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD ♪

♪ I WANT TO STAY STRONG

♪ AND SEE THINGS
COME ALONG ♪

♪ TO MAKE

-IT'S FUNNY.

WHEN HE WAS A KID WE USED
TO HAVE TO BRIBE CHARLIE

TO GO TO MUSIC LESSONS.

HE DIDN'T START WRITING SONGS
UNTIL AFTER HE GOT SICK.

GUESS HE HAD SOMETHING
HE NEEDED TO SAY.

-GREAT SONG, CHARLIE.

-IT WAS REALLY GOOD, MAN.
YOU WANNA HEAR THE PLAYBACK?

-NO, I THINK I'M
GONNA GET SOME REST,

SO I CAN COME WATCH
YOU WIN TOMORROW.

-ALL RIGHT, YOU PROMISE?
-CHARLIE: PROMISE.

-[LAUGHS] GOOD LUCK.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN WORKING ON THAT?

-I STARTED THE LAST TIME
I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

I JUST WANT THE OTHER
SICK KIDS TO KNOW THAT

EVEN IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF TIME,

YOU COULD STILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

-IT'S A GOOD
MESSAGE, MAN.

EVERYBODY CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

-I MEAN A REAL DIFFERENCE.
LIKE YOU GUYS DO.

I MEAN, HOW DID IT FEEL SAVING
THAT GUY IN THE RESTAURANT?

-YOU TELL US.

-CHARLIE: WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

-I MEAN HE'S ALIVE
BECAUSE OF YOU.

IF WE HADN'T BEEN
OUT THERE WITH YOU,

WE WOULDN'T HAVE RESPONDED TO
THAT EMERGENCY CALL IN TIME.

-GET OUT OF HERE.

-MY DAD'S RIGHT, LUCKY FOR
THAT GUY YOU WERE PLAYING

WITH THE RADIO.

-THAT'S REALLY REACHING,
BUT I'LL TAKE IT.

-[HOBIE LAUGHING]

-[CHATTERING]

-ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

MITCH AND NEWMIE?

YOU GUYS ARE
BACK IN THE RACE?

-THAT'S RIGHT, GET
READY TO EAT OUR WAKE.

-CODY, CHECK THIS BABY
OUT. STATE OF THE ART.

WHERE'D THIS COME FROM?

-FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.

-DAD, I THOUGHT YOU WANTED
TO BEAT ME FAIR AND SQUARE.

WHAT'S WITH THE NEW
FANCY EQUIPMENT?

-BAD LUCK, HOBSTER.

WHEN J.D. AND CODY
WRECKED ONE OF THE DORIES,

I REPLACED IT
WITH THIS ONE.

-LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU
GUYS GO BACK AND POLISH

THAT WRECK OF YOURS?

-HEY, ISN'T THE ANCIENT
MARINERS RACE NEXT WEEKEND?

-[LAUGHING]

-GO ON.

-[SOFT MUSIC]

-CHARLIE'S STILL ASLEEP, HE
HAD KIND OF A ROUGH NIGHT.

I DON'T THINK HE'S
GONNA BE ABLE TO COME.

-HE WAS REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS RACE.

-HE'S NOT THAT STRONG.

I DON'T THINK
HE'S UP TO IT.

-I'M READY, APRIL.
I'VE GOT IT ON.

-CHARLIE, MAYBE YOU
SHOULD STAY IN BED.

-I'VE GOT TO GO
TO THE RACE.

I'VE GOT MY DRY SUIT
ON AND EVERYTHING.

I'M ALL READY TO GO.

-CHARLIE, WHEN
YOU'RE FEELING BETTER,

THERE WILL BE
OTHER RACES.

-WHAT IF THERE AREN'T
ANY OTHER RACES?

WHAT IF THIS IS
MY LAST CHANCE?

I PROMISED. I
PROMISED HOBIE.

-[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

-OKAY, CHAMP.

LET ME ZIP YOU UP. WE'RE
GOING TO THE RACES.

-CAN I DRIVE?

-SURE.

MOM, I'M SORRY I'VE MADE
THIS EVEN HARDER ON YOU.

-IT'S OKAY. I LOVE YOU.

-LET'S GO.

-ANNOUNCER: GOOD MORNING
AND WELCOME TO THE 32ND

ANNUAL TAPLIN RACE.

THIS IS A 16 TWO LAP DORY RACE
AROUND HISTORIC MALIBU PIER.

OUR BEACHES REPRESENTED
TODAY ARE BAYWATCH

WITH TWO TEAMS, ZUMA,
LEGS, CATALINA AND MALIBU.

COME ON, READY
IN YOUR BOATS.

-MAN: CODY!

-ANNOUNCER: STERN MEN
TO THE STARTING LINE.

TAKE YOUR MARKS,

GET SET, GO!

-[THRILLING MUSIC]

A GOOD, CLEAN START!

-COME ON, GO, GO, GO!

-ANNOUNCER: FIRST TO BREAK
THE SURF LINE ARE SEVEN TIME

CHAMPIONS, MITCH BUCHANNON
AND MICHAEL NEWMAN

IN BAYWATCH ONE.

THEY ARE HEAVILY FAVORED
TODAY TO BRING HOME THE TROPHY

FOR THE EIGHTH
CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

THEY HAVE THEIR WORK
CUT OUT FOR THEM.

CLOSING IN IS BAYWATCH
TWO MANNED BY CODY MADISON

AND J.D. DARIUS.

INCHING INTO CONTENTION
ARE ZUMA'S ROOKIES

HOBIE BUCHANNON
AND INGO DAWINGS.

GIVING THE TWO LEAD TEAMS
SOME GOOD SOLID COMPETITION.

-COME ON, HOBIE,
YOU CAN DO IT.

-COME ON, HOBIE,
YOU CAN DO IT!

-ANNOUNCER: AS THE TEAMS ROUND
THE PIER FOR THE FIRST LEG,

BAYWATCH ONE WITH BUCHANNON
AND MICHAEL NEWMAN

REMAINS IN THE LEAD.

WITH BAYWATCH TWO,
MADISON AND DARIUS,

AND ZUMA, BUCHANNON AND
DAWINGS BATTLING FOR SECOND.

-COME ON, SMOOTH STROKE!

-COME ON, HOBIE,
YOU CAN DO IT.

-ANNOUNCER: ALL THREE
LEAD OUT TO TIDAL WAVE.

-♪ COME CLOSER

-ANNOUNCER: THE BOW MAN
REMAINS IN THE BOAT.

THE STERN MAN
ROUNDS THE FLAG.

ALL THE DORIES HAVE
TURNED AND MOVED

ON TO THE LAST
LEG OF THE RACE.

BAYWATCH ONE IS STILL
KEEPING ITS LEAD

OVER THE COMPETITION.

-[GROANING]

-CHARLIE?

-HON, ARE YOU OKAY?

-YOU WATCH FOR ME.

-[TRIUMPHANT MUSIC]

-ANNOUNCER: UH, OH!
WATCH OUT!

BAYWATCH ONE IS
BEING CHALLENGED

AND BEATEN BY ZUMA'S HOBIE
BUCHANNON AND INGO DAWINGS.

AND WE HAVE
A NEW LEADER!

WE'RE COMING IN TO
THE HOME STRETCH!

THROUGH THE SURF LINE!

AND THEY'RE BEACHED,
THE BOW MAN HEADING

FOR THE FINISH LINE.

HOBIE BUCHANNON IS THE
FIRST OUT OF THE WATER.

FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY
HIS FATHER MITCH.

-[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

IT'S A FOOT RACE
TO THE END!

BUCHANNON AGAINST BUCHANNON!

FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN SEVEN YEARS,

WE HAVE A NEW
TAPLIN WINNER!

HOBIE BUCHANNON
AND INGO DAWINGS!

-FINALLY! THE
STREAK IS BROKEN!

-I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
AFTER SEVEN YEARS.

YOU AREN'T UPSET?

-OF COURSE I'M UPSET.

AT LEAST IT STAYS
IN THE FAMILY.

-YEAH, EASY FOR
YOU TO SAY.

-THERE'S ALWAYS
NEXT YEAR.

-WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO
GIVE THIS TO CHARLIE?

-I THINK THAT'S
A GREAT IDEA.

-SHOULD'VE HAD YOU.

-LET'S GO!

THERE'S YOUR PROBLEM
RIGHT THERE, DAD.

YOU'RE NOT BENDING
YOUR ELBOWS ENOUGH

AT THE TOP OF
YOUR STROKE.

-IN YOUR DREAMS,
HOBSTER, IN YOUR DREAMS.

-JUST TRYING TO
HELP YOU OUT.

-YEAH, RIGHT, SAVE IT.

-[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

ALL RIGHT, MY DOOR, ALL
RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, EASY.

-[SOMBER MUSIC]

-I WANNA THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE.

FOR MY MOM AND FOR
ME AND FOR CHARLIE.

CHARLIE THOUGHT THAT
LIFEGUARDS WERE HEROES

AND HE WAS RIGHT, BUT CHARLIE
WAS A REAL HERO TOO, I THINK.

HE CHOSE TO SPEND HIS
LAST DAYS IN AND OUT

OF THE HOSPITAL INSTEAD OF
AT HOME WITH HIS FRIENDS

BECAUSE HE WANTED TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I'M SORRY.

-CHARLIE DID
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NOT ONLY 'CAUSE HE ALLOWED
THE DOCTORS TO DO RESEARCH

TO HELP FIND THE GENE THAT
CAUSED THIS RARE FORM OF CANCER,

BUT BECAUSE OF CHARLIE,
OTHER CHILDREN WILL LIVE.

YOU SEE, IN HIS OWN WAY,
CHARLIE WAS A LIFEGUARD.

CHARLIE IS STILL
SAVING LIVES.

CHARLIE MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE
TO ALL OF US HERE AT BAYWATCH.

JUST BY SPENDING
TIME WITH US.

JUST BY BEING CHARLIE.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET
HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR LIFE,

HIS WILL TO LIVE,

AND THAT SMILE,

THAT WONDERFUL SMILE.

CHARLIE, PAL, BELIEVE ME,

YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE,
A BIG DIFFERENCE

AND WE ARE GLAD THAT
YOU COULD BE HERE.

-[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪ I WANNA MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD ♪