Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 9, Episode 13 - Come Fly with Me - full transcript

Mitch finds himself on the wrong side of the law when he becomes reacquainted with Tanner, the abused nine-year-old boy, whom he snatches away from his abusive father, Blake, and lets the boy stay at his house while Alex becomes Mitch's co-conspirator in helping Tanner. Meanwhile, Jessie has a secret admirer that turns out of be a stunt pilot who is apparently sending her expensive gifts to her lifeguard tower, much to J.D. indifference. Also, Alex has other troubles when several swimmers show signs of food poisoning.

-YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD
DO THIS MORE OFTEN.

-HEY, THANKS FOR LETTING
ME BORROW YOUR JERSEY.

-YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT.

-YEAH, UM,
ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

-YEAH?

-JESSIE: I THINK I GOT
A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY

WITH THE CHAMPAGNE
AND EVERYTHING.

-CHAMPAGNE? THAT'S ALL
IT WAS WAS CHAMPAGNE?

-NO.
-[PLANE WHIRRING]

-[JESSIE SCREAMS]



-BOTH: WHOA!

-WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?

-JESSIE: OH, MY GOSH!

-LOOK, HE'S COMING BACK.
-JESSIE: WOW.

THAT'S AWESOME!

WHAT WAS
THAT ALL ABOUT?

-I THINK HE LIKES YOU.

-[THEME MUSIC 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

♪ NEVER YOU FEAR

♪ OH, DON'T YOU FEAR

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS

♪ I'M ALWAYS HERE

-[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

-MITCH: HEY.
-ALEX: HI.

-SO, HOW'D YOUR BIG DATE
GO WITH WHAT'S HIS NAME?

-HIS NAME IS HERMAN.

-HERMAN? I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING OUT

WITH A GUY NAMED HERMAN.

-I'M NOT GOING
OUT WITH HIM.

WE HAD DINNER
TOGETHER ONCE.

-REALLY, ONCE?
UH, WHO PAID?

-WHAT DO DO YOU
MEAN, WHO PAID?

-WHO PICKED UP THE TAB?

DID YOU SPLIT THE
CHECK OR DID HE PAY?

-WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?

-YOU PAID, DIDN'T YOU?

-WHY ARE YOU
SO INTERESTED?

-I KNEW IT.

-FINE, I PAID. AND THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT IS?

-GOTTA GO OUT
WITH HIM AGAIN.

-NO, I DON'T.

-ALEX, TRUST ME. IT'S
AN OLD GUY TRICK, OKAY.

IF YOU PICK UP THE TAB,
HE FEELS HE OWES YOU ONE.

HE'LL BE CALLIN' YOU BACK
IN 24 HOURS, ASKIN' YOU OUT.

-REALLY?

-MAN OVER RADIO:
ZERO ONE TO ALL UNITS,

CODE R AT WILL
ROGERS TOWER FOUR.

CODE R, WILL ROGERS
AND TOWER FOUR.

-WE'RE ON IT!

-[SIREN WAILS]

-[WOMAN MOANS]

-WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON?

-[SIREN WAILS]

-[COUGHING]

-[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

-[COUGHING]

-WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

-WHAT HAPPENED?
-J.D.: I DON'T KNOW.

ALL THE SUDDEN PEOPLE STARTED
COMING OUT OF THE WATER, SICK.

-YEAH, THERE'S
SOMETHING IN THE WATER.

-MIGHT BE RUNOFF
FROM THE STORM DRAIN.

-I THOUGHT THERE'S ONLY
POLLUTION AFTER A RAIN STORM.

-COULD BE ILLEGAL
DUMPING. BE RIGHT BACK.

-[COUGHING]

-ATTENTION, SWIMMERS!
EVERYBODY OUTTA THE WATER.

THE BEACH IS CLOSED.
THE BEACH IS CLOSED!

EVERYBODY, OUTTA THE WATER.

JESSIE, GET SOME SECURITY TAPE
AND SEAL OFF THE STORM DRAIN.

CALL SANTA MONICA GENERAL

AND TELL 'EM THEY'RE ABOUT
TO GET SWAMPED, OKAY?

LET'S GO, ALL THE
VICTIMS OUTTA THE WATER.

ANYBODY THAT'S GOT A VICTIM,
FOLLOW ME TO HEADQUARTERS.

LET'S GO! ALL VICTIMS
TO HEADQUARTERS!

-[VICTIMS COUGHING]
-[INDISTINCT TALKING]

-IT'S ALL RIGHT, DARLIN'.
WE'LL GET YOU A BLANKET.

-ALEX: HERE WE GO, SWEETIE.

-MITCH, WHY ARE YOU
BRINGIN' 'EM ALL UP HERE?

-FIRST AID IS
STANDING REMOTELY.

WE'RE SETTING UP A TRIAGE
CENTER IN THE LOUNGE, ASAP.

-ALL RIGHT.

-OKAY.

-MITCH: WE NEED
A BLANKET IN HERE!

-HERE YOU GO. I'M GONNA CALL
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OKAY?

-AND CALL THE EPA, AS WELL.

IF IT WAS A TOXIC SPILL,

THEY'RE GONNA WANNA
HEAD THE INVESTIGATION.

NEWMIE!
-NEWMIE: YO?

-CALL THE MEDIA. LET 'EM
KNOW THE BEACH IS CLOSED.

AND TELL THE CHIEF SHE IS
HANDLING DAMAGE CONTROL.

-I'M ON IT.

-ALL RIGHT,
EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP!

I WANT THESE COUCHES
MOVED OUTTA HERE.

SOMEBODY GO DOWNSTAIRS
AND BRING UP ALL THE COTS

AND PLENTY OF BLANKETS.

-J.D.: I GOT THE COTS!

-YEAH, THIS IS ALEX RYKER
WITH THE LA COUNTY LIFEGUARDS.

NO, NO, WAIT. DON'T
PUT ME ON HOLD, PLEASE.

-HANG ON, HANG ON!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

YOU CAN MAKE IT.
HOLD ON, HOLD ON!

-[BOY RETCHES]
-SOMEBODY GET A MOP IN HERE!

OKAY, HANG ON.
I GOTCHA, OKAY.

J.D., SET THOSE
COTS UP, HUH.

AND FIND SOME
ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP.

-OKAY.

-MITCH: HERE YOU
GO. THANK YOU.

-WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY
IS EVERYONE SO SICK?

-WE DON'T KNOW, HONEY.

WE THINK THE WATER MIGHT
HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED.

-I FELT SICK BEFORE
I WENT IN THE WATER.

-ANYTHING YET?

-NO, THEY STILL
HAVE ME ON HOLD.

-MITCH, YOU GOT
A PHONE CALL.

-TELL 'EM WE'LL
CALL 'EM BACK.

-HE SAID IT
WAS IMPORTANT.

-MITCH: WHO IS IT?
-SOUNDS LIKE A LITTLE KID.

TYLER, TAYLOR,
SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT.

-TANNER?

-YEAH, TANNER.
SAYS YOU KNOW HIM.

-YOU KEEP AN EYE ON HER.
-ALEX: YEAH.

-MITCH: I'LL TAKE
IT IN THE OFFICE.

-LINE TWO.
-MITCH: OKAY.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANY
DISPOSABLE THERMOMETERS.

TANNER, IS THAT YOU?

-TANNER ON PHONE: MITCH.
-HEY, BRO. HOW YOU DOIN'?

-TANNER ON PHONE:
I'M NOT SO GOOD.

-WHAT'S WRONG?
-[TANNER GROANING]

-TANNER, SPEAK UP.
I CAN'T HEAR YA.

-[DIAL TONE]
-TANNER?

-ACCORDING TO THE EPA,
YESTERDAY'S POLLUTION COUNT

WAS VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT.

-MITCH: THINK WE CAN
RULE OUT TOXIC SPILL.

-ALEX: YEAH.

-HALF THE SWIMMERS
SAID THEY FELT SICK

BEFORE THEY WENT IN THE WATER.

-WELL, I STILL THINK WE SHOULD
HAVE THESE SAMPLES TESTED

BEFORE WE OPEN UP
THE BEACH AGAIN.

-NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

-ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET 'EM
RIGHT OVER TO THE LAB.

SO, WHEN YOU GONNA
TELL ME ABOUT TANNER?

I KNOW IT'S BEEN
BOTHERING YOU.

-I THINK HIS FATHER
BEAT HIM AGAIN.

-DID YOU CALL
CHILDREN'S SERVICES?

-MITCH: NO.
-WHY NOT?

-BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE CALLED FROM.

HE GOT CUT OFF AS
SOON AS I PICKED UP.

-WELL, HOPEFULLY
HE'LL CALL BACK.

LOOK, MITCH, I KNOW
IT'S FRUSTRATING,

BUT THE TRUTH IS
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE

TO SOLVE TANNER'S PROBLEMS.

-I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA
GET THOSE SAMPLES TO THE LAB.

-I'M GOING.

SEE YOU LATER.

-[SIGHS]

-[GASPS] OH. THANK YOU!

-OH, J.D., THEY'RE
BEAUTIFUL. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

-I DIDN'T.

-THEN WHO ARE THEY FROM?

-WHY DON'T YOU
READ THE CARD?

-YOU ARE THE
APPLE OF MY EYE.

YOUR SECRET
ADMIRER IN THE SKY.

-ISN'T THAT THE SAME
PLANE WE SAW THE OTHER DAY?

-JESSIE: LOOKS
LIKE THE SAME PLANE.

-J.D.: SURE
LOOKS LIKE IT.

I THINK THAT GUY'S
FLIRTING WITH YOU.

-[SCOFFS] J.D.,
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

-THEN WHAT DO
YOU CALL THAT?

-[DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]

-JESSIE: OH MY
GOD, IT'S A HEART.

[GIGGLES]

-WOMAN IN CROWD:
HEY, HOW MUCH LONGER?

-MAN IN CROWD: COME ON, MAN!

-HANG ON, HANG ON.
IT'S NOT OPEN, YET.

-[CROWD TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

-TAKE IT EASY.

-HEY, THIS IS MITCH. I GOT A
LOT OF ANXIOUS SWIMMERS HERE.

ALEX, GET THOSE RESULTS
YET FROM THE LAB?

-MAN ON RADIO:
SHE JUST WALKED IN.

-MITCH: PUT HER ON.

IT'S MITCH. GET
ANYTHING YET?

-UH, ACTUALLY, THERE
WAS NO BACTERIA,

NO DETERGENTS,
AND NO FERTILIZER.

IT'S AS CLEAN AS IT GETS.

-ALL RIGHT.

THE BEACH IS
OFFICIALLY OPEN!

-[CROWD CHEERS]

-[MITCH LAUGHS]

-ALEX: HEY,
MITCH, HANG ON!

THERE'S A CALL FOR
YOU ON LINE TWO.

THEY'RE GONNA PATCH YOU
THROUGH. IT'S TANNER.

-TANNER, YOU THERE?

-MITCH!

-MITCH: HEY,
BUD. YOU OKAY?

-UH, NOT REALLY.

-MITCH: IS YOUR
FATHER THERE?

-YEAH, HE'S ASLEEP NOW.

MITCH, GET ME OUTTA HERE.

-ALL RIGHT, DON'T MOVE. JUST
TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE, TANNER.

-IN A TRAILER

ON VENICE AND SEPULVEDA.

-ALL RIGHT, I'M ON MY WAY.

-[MAN MOANS]

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-TANNER!

[GROANS]

-201, 295. 201, 295.

COME IN, 295.

MITCH, PICK UP THE PHONE.

-WHAT DO YOU WANT, ALEX?

-LOOK, DO NOT DO THIS. THIS
IS NOT THE WAY TO HELP TANNER.

-THAT ALL?

-LOOK, I KNOW
EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL,

WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD
TURN AROUND AND COME BACK.

CHILDREN SERVICES WILL
SEND OVER A CASE WORKER.

-THE KID IS
SCARED TO DEATH.

HE CAN'T WAIT FOR A
CASE WORKER, ALEX.

-ALEX: IT DOES NOT MEAN

YOU SHOULD TAKE THE LAW
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.

-[TIRES SQUEALING]

-ALEX: MITCH, DID YOU
HEAR WHAT I SAID?

WHAT YOU'RE DOING COULD GET
YOU INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE.

DO YOU COPY?

MITCH, DO YOU COPY?

-ROGER THAT, 201. 10-4.

-[FRUSTRATED GRUNT]

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-[MAN SNORING]

[MAN GROANING]

-[RAT SQUEAKING]

[RAT SQUEAKING]

-[LIGHT KNOCKING]
-TANNER!

-MITCH!

-[MAN SNORING]

[MAN GROANING]

-[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

-[SNAKE RATTLING]

-[SORROWFUL PIANO MUSIC]

-HEY.
-MITCH: HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

-YEAH.

-GET YOU OUTTA HERE, HUH?

[MITCH GRUNTS]

[MITCH GASPS]

-IT'S OKAY. SHE
ONLY EATS MICE.

-[MITCH GROANS]

-[RAT SQUEAKING]

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-[MAN GROANS]

-HEY. ALL CLEAN?

-ALL CLEAN.

SO, WHERE'S HOBIE?

-HE'S IN MEXICO ON
A SURFING SAFARI.

-I WAS JUST IN MEXICO.
-MITCH: YOU WERE?

-YEAH. THAT'S WHERE MY
DAD GOT ALL THOSE REPTILES.

WE SMUGGLED 'EM
ACROSS THE BORDER.

-LET ME MAKE SURE
YOU'RE ALL CLEAN HERE.

YOU WASH YOUR HAIR?
-TANNER: YEP.

-BACK OF YOUR NECK?
-TANNER: YEP.

-FINGERNAILS?

-EVERYWHERE YOU TOLD ME.

-MITCH: AWESOME. [CHUCKLES]

-HEY, MITCH.
-MITCH: HMM?

-THANKS FOR
COMIN' TO GET ME.

-YOU'RE WELCOME, PAL.

-[SIGHS] I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DAD.

HE REALLY JUST
STARTED FREAKIN' OUT.

-DRINKIN' A LOT?
-TANNER: ALL DAY LONG.

I DON'T WANNA
GO BACK THERE.

-YOU WON'T HAVE
TO. I PROMISE.

-THANKS.
-MITCH: COME HERE.

-[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

-HANG ON, HUH.
-TANNER: OKAY.

-HEY, YOU.

-YOU DID DO IT.

MITCH, MITCH, MITCH.

-ALEX, ALEX, ALEX.

-WHY CAN'T YOU JUST
WORK THROUGH THE SYSTEM?

-THE KID WAS TIED UP
IN A FILTHY TRAILER

PARKED ON A VACANT LOT.

NOW, WHAT WAS I
SUPPOSED TO DO?

-EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID.
-MITCH: THANK YOU.

-TANNER, HI. YOU
REMEMBER ME?

-YEAH, YOU'RE THE JEOPARDY
LADY. HOW MUCH DID YOU WIN?

-UM, ACTUALLY, I NEVER
MADE IT TO THE SHOW.

-WHAT HAPPENED?

-WELL, I GOT DISQUALIFIED
FOR RESCUING ALEX TREBEK.

-HUH?

-IT'S A LONG STORY.

SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD.
WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

-STIR FRY CHICKEN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY?

-WELL, SEEING AS I'M
PRACTICALLY STARVING TO DEATH,

WHY NOT?

OH, YOU KNOW,
THAT REMINDS ME.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRACED
THAT OUTBREAK YESTERDAY

TO THE HOT DOG VENDOR.

-SO IT WAS
FOOD POISONING?

-YEAH. APPARENTLY, HE GOT AHOLD
OF A BAD BATCH OF HOT DOGS.

SO, THEY TOOK
HIS LICENSE AWAY.

-GOOD!

-HEY, MITCH.

DOES HOBIE HAVE ANYTHING SMALLER
THAT WOULD ACTUALLY FIT ME?

-YEAH. CHECK UPSTAIRS
IN HOBIE'S BOTTOM DRAWER.

THAT'S WHERE HE
KEEPS HIS OLD STUFF.

-OKAY. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

-SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN?

-WELL, THE
CHICKEN'S ALMOST DONE

AND I'M GONNA PUT
SOME VEGETABLES--

-I AM TALKING ABOUT TANNER.

-OH, TANNER.
-ALEX: YES.

-TOMORROW, I TAKE HIM
DOWN TO CHILDREN'S SERVICES

TO SEE WHAT THE SYSTEM
HAS IN STORE FOR HIM.

-THANK YOU.

-FOR WHAT?

-FOR DOING THE
RIGHT THING.

-[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

-HEY, ARE YOU A GOOD SURFER?
-MITCH: PRETTY GOOD.

-WILL YOU TEACH ME SOMETIME?
-MITCH: SURE.

-[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

-ALEX: I'LL GET IT.
-THANKS.

-[DISHES CLATTERING]

-IT'S THE POLICE.

-WHAT?
-TANNER: THE POLICE?

-LET 'EM IN.

-HI.

-ARE YOU MITCH BUCHANNON?
-MITCH: YES, SIR.

-POLICEMAN: DETECTIVE
OSWALD, VENICE PD.

-MITCH: WHAT CAN
I DO FOR YOU?

-WE HAVE A WARRANT FOR YOUR
ARREST, MISTER BUCHANNON.

-MY ARREST? FOR WHAT?

-KIDNAPPING.

-BOTH: KIDNAPPING?

-LISTEN, YOU DON'T KNOW
THE WHOLE STORY HERE.

-WELL, YOU CAN TELL IT WHEN
WE GET DOWN TO THE STATION.

-WAIT! HE DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING.

MITCH, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

-MITCH: OH, IT'S OKAY.
JUST DO WHAT HE SAYS.

-I'M AFRAID WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO CUFF YOU.

-MITCH: OH, FOR--
-ALEX: OH, PLEASE.

MITCH, DON'T WORRY. THEY CAN'T
JUST THROW YOU INTO JAIL.

WHO'S YOUR LAWYER?
-MITCH: CRAIG.

-ALEX: I WILL
GIVE HIM A CALL.

-HE'S IN MEXICO
SURFING WITH HOBIE.

-I WILL FIND YOU A LAWYER.

-MITCH, I'M SORRY FOR
GETTING YOU INTO TROUBLE.

-HEY, IT'S OKAY, PAL.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

YOU HANG IN THERE?
-TANNER: OKAY.

-DO ME A FAVOR, LOCK UP.

-ALEX: ABSOLUTELY.

-[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

-I'M THE SOCIAL WORKER.

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-[GROANING]

-WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

-IT'S NOT IMPORTANT, HUH.

-COME ON, YOU CAN TELL
ME. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

-MITCH.

-MITCH?

MITCH, I GOT AN ITCH.

-[MITCH GROANS]

-THIS WAY.

-MAN: THANK GOODNESS.
IT'S MY SISTER.

-ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
YOU'RE OUTTA HERE, BIG GUY.

-YOU POST BAIL?
-ALEX: NO, THERE IS NO BAIL.

YOU'RE BEING RELEASED ON
YOUR OWN RECOGNIZANCE.

TALKED TO THE
WATCH COMMANDER.

HIS DAUGHTER IS A
JUNIOR LIFEGUARD.

HE KNOWS YOU'RE
NOT A KIDNAPPER.

-WHERE'S TANNER?

-THEY'RE TAKING HIM
TO THE COUNTY SHELTER

UNTIL THEY CAN
FIND A FOSTER HOME.

-ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
THE HELL OUTTA HERE.

-WAIT. AREN'T YOU UH, GONNA
SAY GOODBYE TO ALL YOU FRIENDS?

-[MITCH CHUCKLES]
-CELL MATES: BYE, MITCH.

-THAT'S UH, VERY
FUNNY. [CHUCKLES]

-MAN: IS THAT
HIS NAME, MITCH?

-JESSIE: HEY, J.D.
-WHAT, NO ROSES TODAY?

-NOPE, NO ROSES.

-HAVE ANYTHING TO DRINK?

-YEAH, I'LL GET
IT FOR YOU.

-THAT'S OKAY.
WATCH YOUR WATER.

-OH, I CAN WATCH MY WATER

AND GET YOU SOMETHING TO
DRINK AT THE SAME TIME.

YEAH. ONE SEC.

HERE.

-WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

-WHAT?

-ARE YOU HIDING SOMETHING?

-NO.

-JESSIE.

HE SENT YOU THAT?

-[PLANE WHIRRING IN DISTANCE]

-THE MUFFINS ARE
REALLY GOOD.

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-J.D.: JESS, YOU GOTTA DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GUY.

-JESSIE: HOW I'M
GONNA DO SOMETHING?

I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHO HE IS.

-DID YOU SEE THAT?
-JESSIE: WHAT?

-SOMETHING JUST
FELL FROM THE PLANE.

-JESSIE: WHAT IS IT?

-J.D.: SOME SORT OF
PARACHUTE OR SOMETHIN'.

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[JESSIE GASPS]

-WHAT IS IT?

-[JESSIE GASPS] OH MY GOSH!

IT'S A DIAMOND
SOLITAIRE NECKLACE!

-[PLANE WHIRRING]

-WOW!

THIS GUY IS
REALLY SERIOUS.

-[PLANE WHIRRING]

-[BIRDS SQUAWKING
IN DISTANCE]

-MITCH: HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE?

-I'M SORRY, MITCH, BUT I
COULDN'T STAY AT THE SHELTER.

-YOU RAN AWAY?

-I'D RATHER STAY AT MY
DAD'S PLACE THAN THERE.

-[SIGHS] COME HERE, PAL.

-YES, OKAY. I WILL LET
HIM KNOW RIGHT AWAY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR
HELP. OKAY, THANKS.

-ALEX.

-MITCH, THAT WAS
CHILDREN'S SERVICES.

THEY HAVE DECIDED TO
LET TANNER STAY WITH YOU

UNTIL THEY CAN ARRANGE
FOR PERMANENT FOSTER CARE.

-I FIGURED THEY WOULD.

-YOU, UH, NEVER TOLD ME
THAT YOU WERE REGISTERED

AS A FOSTER PARENT.

-YOU NEVER ASKED.

COUPLE YEARS AGO, I ALMOST
ADOPTED A LITTLE GIRL.

SHE ENDED UP LIVING
WITH HER GRANDPARENTS.

-ALSO, THE POLICE CALLED.

THEY ARE DROPPING THE
CHARGES AGAINST YOU.

-WHAT ABOUT
TANNER'S FATHER?

THEY FILE ANY
CHARGES AGAINST HIM?

-[SIGHS] YES, BUT APPARENTLY
HE HAS DISAPPEARED AGAIN.

-[MITCH GROANS]

HEY, PARTNER!
-HEY!

-YOU READY TO GO?
-TANNER: YEP.

-OKAY. SAY
GOODBYE TO ALEX.

-BYE, ALEX.

-SEE YA LATER,
ALLIGATOR. BYE.

-HEY, WHAT IS YOUR
FAVORITE FOOD ANYWAY?

-UH, I DON'T KNOW.

UH, STEAK, I GUESS.

-[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]

-THAT'S STRANGE.

-WHAT IS?

-THE DOOR'S UNLOCKED.

-MAYBE YOU
FORGOT TO LOCK IT.

-NO, I ALWAYS LOCK IT.

STAY RIGHT THERE.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
ANYTHINGS MISSING.

COME ON, JUMP IN.

-[SNAKE RATTLES]
-[MITCH YELPS]

-[SNAKE HISSES]
-WHOA!

-[SNAKE RATTLES]

ALEX, TAKE IT EASY. THE POLICE
ARE OUT LOOKIN' FOR HIM.

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S SCARY,

BUT AT THIS POINT, THERE'S
NOTHIN' ELSE WE CAN DO.

NO, I AM NOT BRINGING
HIM OVER TO YOUR HOUSE.

HE'S UPSTAIRS
PLAYIN' VIDEO GAMES

AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO PUT TWO
GORGEOUS STEAKS ON THE GRILL.

-[PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

-MAN ON PHONE:
HOW'S IT GOIN', POPS?

YOU HAVIN' A GOOD
TIME WITH MY SON?

HOW'D YOU LIKE IT IF I
DID THAT TO YOUR BOY?

STOLE HIM RIGHT OUT
FROM UNDERNEATH YOU?

-GOD, DON'T GO
THERE, BLAKE.

MAN, YOU GOTTA STOP THIS.

-YOU'D BE MAD AS
HELL, WOULDN'T YOU?

YOU'D WANNA
RIP MY GUTS OUT.

OH, BY THE WAY,

DID TANNER TELL YOU HE
LIKES HIS STEAKS RARE?

BLOOD RARE.

-[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

-[PLATE SHATTERS]

-TANNER!

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-MITCH: TANNER!

TANNER! TANNER!

TANNER!

TANNER! TANNER!

-WHAT?

-[BREATHING HEAVILY]

-DIDN'T YOU HEAR
ME CALLIN' YOU?

-I WAS IN THE BATHROOM.

-OKAY, OKAY. LOOK,
GO WASH UP.

I'LL MEET YOU DOWNSTAIRS
IN A COUPLE MINUTES, OKAY?

-OKAY.
-MITCH: OKAY.

-[PHONE BEEPING]

-BLAKE ON PHONE: HEY, POPS.

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE
GONNA CALL THE COPS.

IT'S A LITTLE
LATE FOR THAT.

-[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

-[MITCH YELLS]

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-[BREATHING HEAVILY]

-HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE
TO BE A JUNIOR LIFEGUARD?

-YOU MEAN HOW
LONG DOES IT TAKE?

-NO, I MEAN
HOW LONG BEFORE

YOU HAVE TO BE
A REAL LIFEGUARD?

-WELL, YOU HAVE TO BE 18, SO
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A WHILE.

-OH.

-HEY, GUYS.
-BOTH: HI.

-NEED A RIDE?
-ALEX: GREAT.

LET'S PUT THESE
IN HERE, OKAY?

-OKAY.

-[TANNER GRUNTS]

-THERE WE GO.

THANKS, TANNER.

-COME HERE, PAL.

ALL RIGHT.

I GOT SOME BAD NEWS.

AFTER WHAT
HAPPENED LAST NIGHT,

THE POLICE THINK YOU'D BE A
LOT SAFER IN THE COUNTY'S CARE.

-SO, I CAN'T STAY
WITH YOU ANYMORE?

-I'M AFRAID NOT.

-I KNOW IT DOESN'T
SEEM FAIR, TANNER,

BUT IT'S FOR YOUR
OWN PROTECTION.

-SO, DO I HAVE TO GO
BACK TO THE SHELTER?

-ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS

AND THEY PROMISED THEY'D FIND
YOU A REAL SAFE FOSTER HOME.

THAT'S THE BAD NEWS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS I DON'T
HAVE TO TURN YOU OVER

'TIL THE END OF THE DAY.

I'M TAKING THE
AFTERNOON OFF

AND WE CAN DO
WHATEVER YOU WANT.

-DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT BOAT

WITH THE SEA-DOOS
ATTACHED TO IT?

-THE WIND JET?

-YEAH. CAN WE
GO OUT ON THAT?

-WELL, YOU HAVE
TO BE A LIFEGUARD.

-HE'S A JUNIOR LIFEGUARD.

-WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

I GUESS WE CAN MAKE AN
EXCEPTION IN THIS CASE.

-THANKS, ALEX.

-YOU'RE WELCOME. HAVE FUN.

-SEE YA LATER.

COME ON, LET'S
GET OUTTA HERE!

-[MITCH AND TANNER
YELLING EXCITEDLY]

-[PLANE WHIRRING IN DISTANCE]

-[MACHINERY BEEPING]

-[JESSIE CLEARS THROAT]

-EXCUSE ME, SIR.
IS THIS YOUR PLANE?

-MAN: OH, IT SURE IS.

SOMETHING I CAN
HELP YOU WITH, LADY?

-YES. I UM, I
WANNA RETURN THIS.

I CAN'T ACCEPT IT, REALLY.

-MAN: OH, I'M SURE IT'LL
LOOK LOVELY ON YOU.

-THANK YOU, BUT...

LOOK, I'M SURE
THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY

A VERY WARM,
CHARMING PERSON.

IT'S JUST THAT,
UH, I'M SORRY.

I ALREADY HAVE
A BOYFRIEND.

-I KNOW.

-[SCOFFS] YOU KNOW?

-YEAH, I WAS PAID TO
BE YOUR SECRET ADMIRER.

-[SCOFFS] WAIT.
WAIT, WHAT'S GOING ON?

-WELL, YOUR
BOYFRIEND HIRED ME.

WELL, WHY DON'T WE
LET HIM EXPLAIN?

-HE'S RIGHT. IT DOES
LOOK LOVELY ON YOU.

-[CHUCKLES] THIS
IS FROM YOU?

-WELL, I FIGURED YOU
WOULD NEVER TAKE IT

IF I JUST GAVE IT TO YOU.

-SO, YOU STAGED
THIS WHOLE THING

JUST TO GIVE
ME A NECKLACE?

-WELL, SEAN'S AN
OLD BUDDY OF MINE

AND HE'S PRACTICING
FOR AN AIR SHOW, SO...

-J.D., I STILL
CAN'T TAKE THIS.

-WHY?

-THIS MUST HAVE
COST YOU A FORTUNE.

-YEAH, TWO MONTH'S SALARY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'RE WORTH
EVERY PENNY OF IT.

-JESSIE: AWW.
-EXCUSE ME.

-[ROMANTIC GUITAR MELODY]

-♪ YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL TO ME,

♪ LIKE WHEN SUN SHINES ON THE SEA ♪

-WOO, YEAH!

-YEAH!

-AWESOME!

-♪ AND CROWNS THE WAVES

-YEAH!

♪ YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL TO ME

-ALL RIGHT!
-TANNER: YEAH!

-♪ ALL YOUR PAINS

♪ AND IF NO ONE'S TOLD YOU YET

♪ THEN LET ME SAY

♪ YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID

♪ OF LOVE ANYMORE

♪ I'M RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE FROM ME ♪

♪ I WILL LOVE YOU
LIKE NOBODY'S LOVED YOU ♪

♪ I WILL LOVE YOU WITH ALL YOU DESERVE ♪

♪ IF THE WORLD SPINS YOU 'ROUND
AND YOU FALL ♪

♪ JUST SAY WHERE IT HURTS

♪ I'LL BE THERE ON THE DOUBLE
I PROMISE ♪

♪ I'LL BE WITH YOU EVERY TIME

-YES!

-♪ IF YOU'RE LOST I WILL FIND YOU
-YEAH!

♪ TIED UP, I'LL UNBIND YOU

-♪ FOREVER, I'M YOURS AND YOU'RE MINE

♪ YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL TO ME ♪

♪ MUST BE SOMEONE'S MASTERPIECE

♪ THOUGH THEY LOST YOU LONG AGO

♪ I DO BELIEVE THAT

♪ YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID

♪ OF LOVE ANYMORE

♪ I'M RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE FROM ME ♪

-[TANNER TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
-[MITCH LAUGHING]

-TANNER: MORE
SALAMI, PLEASE.

-MITCH: MORE SALAMI?

-TANNER: MORE
CHEESE, PLEASE.

-MITCH: MORE CHEESE?
-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-[MITCH SCOFFS] LOOK AT
THE SIZE OF THAT THING!

-[TANNER LAUGHS]

-MITCH: ARE YOU
GONNA EAT THAT?

-TANNER: OF COURSE
I'M GONNA EAT IT.

-MITCH: YOU SURE, YOU SURE?
YOU'RE REALLY GONNA EAT THAT?

-TANNER: UH HUH.
-MITCH: OH MY GOSH!

-[MITCH LAUGHS]

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-WE USE TO STUDY ABOUT
GONDOLAS IN SCHOOL.

-REALLY?

-I THOUGHT THEY
WERE ONLY IN VENICE.

-WELL, THEY WERE,

BUT IN 1920, THIS MAN
NAMED ABBOT KINNEY,

HE WENT TO VENICE.

HE LIKED IT SO
MUCH HE CAME BACK

AND RECREATED ALL OF VENICE

RIGHT HERE IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

-TANNER: COOL.
-MITCH: YEAH.

-TANNER: HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO THE REAL VENICE?

-MITCH: NO. NO, I HAVEN'T, BUT
SOMEDAY I'D SURE LIKE TO GO.

-YEAH, SAME WITH ME.

MY MOM USE TO TALK
ABOUT GOIN' THERE.

SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA
LEARN TO SPEAK ITALIAN

SO WE COULD GO THERE AND
NOT SOUND LIKE TOURISTS

AND END UP
GETTING RIPPED OFF.

-[MITCH LAUGHS]

-WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAD?

TANNER, DOES YOUR DAD
EVER MAKE PLANS WITH YOU

OR TAKE YOU
ANYPLACE SPECIAL?

-HE'S NOT THE KINDA GUY
YOU WANNA MAKE PLANS WITH.

DID THE POLICE FIND HIM?

-MITCH: NO,
PARTNER, THEY DIDN'T,

BUT THEY WILL.

-WELL, IF THEY DON'T, I'VE
GOT SOME EXTRA MONEY SAVED UP

TO PAY FOR THAT WINDOW
THAT MY DAD BROKE.

-THAT'S OKAY.

-NO, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO PAY FOR IT.

I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT MY DAD.

-I KNOW, PAL. I
KNOW YOU ARE.

-HE DIDN'T USE
TO BE THAT WAY.

HE USE TO COACH
MY SOCCER TEAM.

HE USE TO TAKE ME
TO LAKER GAMES.

HE EVEN USE TO
TAKE ME FISHING.

[SIGHS] DO YOU
LIKE TO GO FISHING?

-DO I LIKE TO GO
FISHING? HELLO?

DOES THE SUN
SET IN THE WEST?

YOU'RE KILLIN' ME HERE!

I'M THE BEST FISHERMAN
IN THE WORLD!

-I BET YOU I CAN
CATCH MORE THAN YOU.

-NO WAY, JOSE.

-YES, WAY.
-MITCH: NO, WAY.

-YES, WAY.
-NO, WAY!

UH, EXCUSE ME.

GONDOLIER, WOULD YOU PULL
OVER BY THE WIND JET UP HERE?

I'VE GOT TWO FISHING
POLES IN THE BOAT.

WE'LL SEE WHO
CATCHES MORE FISH!

HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GOT?

-TANNER: HOW
MUCH MONEY YOU GOT?

-MITCH: HOW MUCH
MONEY YOU GOT TO LOSE?

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-OKAY.
-[INDISTINCT TALKING]

-MITCH!

-[MITCH GROANS]

[MITCH GRUNTS]

-I'M TAKIN' BACK MY
BOY, MISTER LIFEGUARD.

YOU HEAR ME?

-[OMINOUS MUSIC]

-SIT DOWN!

SIT DOWN!

-[BOAT ENGINE REVS]

-[MITCH PANTING]

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[MITCH PANTING]

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[GROANS] HEY!

-[PANTING] DAMN IT!

-[MITCH GROANING]

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[MITCH GRUNTS]

-[BOAT ENGINE REVS]

-[MITCH GRUNTING]

-[MITCH GROANS]

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[MITCH PANTING]

-[BOAT ENGINE REVS]

-[MITCH GROANS]

-[BLAKE GRUNTS]

-[BOTH GRUNTING]

-[BLAKE GROANING]

-MITCH: GET IN THE SEA-DO!

-TANNER: OKAY!
-MITCH: GO, GO!

-[MITCH GRUNTING]

-[BOTH GROANING]

-[ANCHOR CLANKS]

-[MITCH GROANING]

-[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[MITCH PANTING]

[MITCH GROANING]

[MITCH YELLS]

-[LOUD YELLING]

-[TANNER GASPS]

-MITCH!

HEY, MITCH! ARE YOU OKAY?

-[MITCH GROANING]

-YEAH, I'M OKAY.

YOU HANG ON.
I'LL GET TO YA.

[MITCH PANTING]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

-YEAH.
-MITCH: OKAY.

-[BLAKE GROANS]
-[TANNER SCREAMS]

-NO, DON'T!

-SHUT UP!

-[MITCH PANTING]

-SWIM, SWIM!

-[BLAKE GROANING]

[BLAKE YELLING]

-[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

-[MITCH PANTING]

-[SIREN BLARES]
-TAKE IT EASY, PAL!

-I'M NOT THE ONE WHO
SHOULD BE TAKEN IN.

-GET HIM IN.

-I WAS TRYIN' TO
GET MY BOY BACK!

IT'S ALL I WANTED.

-YEAH, RIGHT.

-HE'S THE ONE
THAT'S A CRIMINAL!

HE'S THE ONE
THAT TOOK MY BOY!

-OFFICER: COME
ON. GET IN THERE!

-[BLAKE YELLS]

LET ME GO!

I'LL GET YOU! I'LL
GET YOU, BOY!

-IT'S OKAY, PAL. HE
CAN'T HURT YOU ANYMORE.

-I KNOW. I'M NOT AFRAID.

JUST WISH HE WASN'T MY DAD.

-YOU'LL NEVER GET
AWAY FROM ME!

YOU HEAR ME?

[BLAKE YELLS]

-[LIGHT PIANO MUSIC]

-[KIDS LAUGHING]

-I GOT IT.

-KID: OVER THERE, YEAH!

-[INDISTINCT TALKING]

-KID: THIS IS HOW
YOU DO IT, OKAY?

-KID: GIVE IT TO
ME, MAN. COME ON!

-HI.

-BYE, PAL.

-[KIDS TALKING INDISTINCTLY
IN BACKGROUND]

-WE CAN STILL SEE
EACH OTHER, CAN'T WE?

YOU PROMISED ME YOU'D
TEACH ME HOW TO SURF.

-YEAH, I WILL, I PROMISE.
AS SOON AS YOU GET SETTLED.

-I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA
FIND A REALLY NICE FAMILY.

-YEAH.

WHAT IF THEY DON'T
LIVE NEAR THE BEACH?

-[MITCH SIGHS]

I'LL COME AND GET YA.

-OKAY.

-[SORROWFUL MUSIC]

-SAY GOODBYE TO EVERYBODY
AT BAYWATCH FOR ME.

-WE WILL.

-[KIDS TALKING INDISTINCTLY
IN BACKGROUND]

-YOU'RE DOING
THE RIGHT THING.

-YOU KEEP SAYIN' THAT.

-IT'S TRUE.

-NO, IT'S NOT.

IT'S NOT THE RIGHT
THING FOR ANY KID

TO SPEND EVEN ONE SINGLE
NIGHT IN A PLACE LIKE THAT.

-ALEX: HE DOESN'T HAVE
ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.

-YEAH, HE DOES.

-WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE NOT
AFRAID OF A CHALLENGE.

-[UPLIFTING MUSIC]

-YEAH!
-[MITCH LAUGHS]

[MITCH GROANS]

-HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK'S
GONNA HAPPEN TO MY DAD NOW?

-WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
HE'S GONNA GO TO PRISON

FOR A WHILE, PAL.

-DO YOU THINK THEY'LL
EVER LET HIM OUT?

-YEAH. SOMEDAY.

-I DON'T WANNA BE
AROUND WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

-TANNER,

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOUR
FATHER STILL LOVES YOU.

HE JUST NEEDS HELP.

THE KIND OF LOVE A
FATHER HAS FOR A SON,

THAT NEVER GOES
AWAY, NO MATTER WHAT.

-I DON'T WANT
HIM TO LOVE ME.

I NEVER WANNA
SEE HIM AGAIN.

-WELL, THAT
ATTITUDE MIGHT CHANGE

WHEN YOU GET
A LITTLE OLDER.

-I DON'T THINK SO.

-WELL, WE'LL FIND
OUT, WON'T WE?

-[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]

-YOU KNOW, MITCH,
FEEDING THESE SEAGULLS

IS MAKIN' ME KINDA HUNGRY.

-I TELL YA WHAT,
WHY DON'T WE GO HOME.

I'LL COOK YA SOME LASAGNA,
OR SOME PORK CHOPS,

AN OMELET, YOU NAME IT!

-UH, DON'T YOU
EVER EAT OUT?

I WANT SOMETHING LIKE
PIZZA, TACOS, NORMAL FOOD.

-[GASPS] YOU DON'T
LIKE MY COOKING?

-I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

-YOU KNOW, I COULD SEND
YOU BACK TO THAT SHELTER.

-I LOVE YOUR COOKING!

-ALL RIGHT, I'LL
TELL YA WHAT.

PAPER, SCISSOR, ROCK.

YOU WIN, WE EAT OUT. I
WIN, WE EAT AT MY HOUSE.

READY?

-BOTH: PAPER, SCISSOR, ROCK.

-[LAUGHS] CUT, CUT, CUT!

-CUT? NO, NO, NO, NO!

-OVER HERE, TANNER.
TWO OUTTA THREE!

-MITCH: IF YOU
OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW

IS A VICTIM OF CHILD ABUSE,

PLEASE CALL 1-800-4ACHILD

FOR HELP AND INFORMATION.

-[END THEME PLAYING]