09x06 - Drop Zone

[bunniefuu]

-Mitch: anyway, I was
just closing my tower.

There they were.

Five or six of these guys,

Hounding down beers,
startin' bonfires.

I mean, these guys
were bad dudes.

g*ng bangers.

-Did you call for backup?

-Why?

I can take care of myself.

-Touchy!

I was just suggesting
you might've been

A little outnumbered.

-Newmie, I have a black belt

In the strongest of
all weapons, words.

Anyway, eight or
nine of these guys--

-I thought it was five or six.

-You wanna hear
the story or not?

-Please don't make me beg,

Oh mighty warrior.

-Ok, forget it.

But they did not intimidate me.

-Oh I believe they
didn't intimidate you.

I just find it hard to believe

They didn't b*at you to a pulp.

They'll be back, you know.

-No no no, they
left and believe me,

They will not mess
with me again.

-Right.

No. They aren't gonna
mess with you again.

♪ 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 fear

♪ Oh don't you fear

♪ I'll be ready

♪ Forever and always

♪ I'm always here

[Grunting]

-Man, I hate this!

-Why, garcia?

Pay's good.

You get to work
in the great outdoors

With the fresh air.

It's a real opportunity for you

To advance up that
corporate ladder.

-You're loco from the sun,
deke, you know that?

-Oh man, it's, it's
attitude, garcia.

Life gives you lemons,
you make lemonade.

I love lemonade!

-Observation day?

So I what? Observe?

-You study everything
the lifeguards do.

How they watch their water,

How they talk to each other

By swinging the rescue cans.

It's gonna be your
turn soon enough,

And I want you to be ready.

-Jessie: yeah.

-Don't worry.

They're prisoners from
the malibu work camp.

They send 'em in to clean
up the litter on the beach.

-How about right here,
this one.

Hi!

It's a great day!

You've got the greatest job!

-It's the best
office in the world!

You folks from out of town?

-How can you tell?

-I noticed the hat.

Utah jazz.

-Salt lake city,
we're on vacation.

-Come hon, let's hit the water.

-No no, I'm gonna paint.

I don't want to lose
the morning light.

Go on, go ahead.

-How long you in town for?

-Two glorious,
sun-filled weeks.

I bugged vic until
he finally caved in

And he brought me
somewhere I could thaw out.

[Grunting]

-Hey, hey!

The surf's been getting a
little bigger the last hour.

Maybe you want to wait
'til the sets get smaller.

-No, no, I'm ok, really, I swim,

I swim every day
at the y back home.

-Well, a pool's a little
different than the ocean.

-I'm ok in the water.
I'm vic, what's your name?

-April. April giminski.

-Well, don't worry
about me, april.

No sweat, I promise.

-All right.

-Hey april, can
you do me a favor?
-April: what?

-Vic: would you hold this?

I don't want to
lose it out there.
-Sure.

What about your necklace?

-Oh, st. Christopher, oh no, i,

I never take it off.

-Hey, if you get
tired, come on in, ok?

-He's just a big kid.

This is the first time
he has ever seen the ocean

In his whole life.

He couldn't sleep last night
just thinking about it.

[Grunting]

-Go into my tower and take
the phone off the hook.

-What? What?

-Hurry!
-Sherri: ok!

[Sirens blaring]

-Ok!

Ok! Hang on!

Can you kick?

Then I need your help, ok?

[Grunting]

You can't pull me!

Hold on!

Vic!

[Siren blaring]

[Siren blaring]

-Sherri: vic!

Vic!

-You guys, let's go ahead!

They're at the code three.

-You all right?

What happened?

-He was body surfing.

-Is it a guy or a girl?
-Guy.

-How old?

-Um, early 20's, I guess.

-All right,
hook up with burnett
and john, start a grid search.

-We're on it!

-Sherri: vic! Vic!

-No no no no no, I
don't want you out there.

-I gotta help, mitch!

-You're in no condition,

I want you to go to the trucks.

Just go to the truck,
we'll handle this.

-I can't just--

-I told you, I don't want
you out there anymore.

-I have to talk to her.

-Who?
-His wife.

-Alex, take her
back to headquarters,

I don't want her talking
to the victim's wife.

-Ok, come on, I'm
buying coffee, let's go.

-I don't want to!

It's my responsibility--

-Now! Go!

-Sherri: vic!

-Excuse me.

Lieutenant mitch buchannon,

La county lifeguards.

I'm the lifeguard in
charge of the rescue.

I understand your husband--

-He's out there.

-Can you tell me the color
of his swimming trunks?

-Oh um, blue with
little sailboats on them.

But he's a really good swimmer.

-Ok, it's fine.

Was he taking any medication

Or drinking before
he went in the water?

-No.

Why can't you just bring him in?

-Uh, we're doing
the best we can.

In the meantime, I
think it's best for you

If you go with one
of our lifeguards.

-Vic!

Vic!

Vic!

Vic!

Honey!

Vic, please!

Vic!

[Shower running]

[Sobbing]

-It's my fault!

-No, it is not your fault.

-I had him.

-You did everything
you could, april.

-Then why isn't he here?

I lost him!

-Shh, shh.

[Tense music]

-Yeah, it's buchannon.

We're losing the light.

All right, I'm gonna
call off the search.

I want every available lifeguard
back here tomorrow morning

At oh five thirty.

-What are you doing?

-Look, we've used every
piece of equipment,

Every single lifeguard
we have access to.

There's still no
sign of your husband.

-He's out there, I saw him.

-We're still gonna look,
but not tonight,

Tomorrow morning.

-No, he's just missing!

You've got to find him.

I love him, I need him!
-Sherri, he's been missing

Since this morning.

He's been in the
water for hours.

-Maybe he got pulled by
one of those currents.

-Ok, ok, he might
have been pulled

By one of the currents,

They were really strong today.

-Ok, maybe, maybe it
dragged him down the beach,

Down the coast.

Maybe he swam to
shore way down there,

And, and he's just resting now,

Or maybe some boat came
by and picked him up or--

-You know, it's getting
really cold, look.

-Sherri: or maybe,
maybe he hit his head

On these jetty rocks and--
-why don't you put this on?

-And he's, and got stunned
or maybe he got amnesia, or.

-Listen, ok.
-You know,

He doesn't have his
wallet, so maybe,

Maybe he's hitchhiking
to the hotel

Or maybe he's walking.
-I tell you what.

We're gonna go back
to headquarters, ok?

Get you a cup of coffee

And I promise we'll talk
about this, all right?

-You know, I brought my cell
phone just in case he calls.

-It's a good idea,
it's a good idea.

-Sherri, his wife, painted
while he went body surfing.

-How'd he get in trouble?

-The surf was really big.

And I warned him, but...

He said he was
good in the water.

I should've made him get out.

He got slammed by a
couple of big waves

And he went under.

The surf was so strong, i,

I had trouble getting
to him, but I did.

-Alex: what was
your plan of rescue?

-I knew that backup was
at least five minutes away,

And there was no
one on duty yet.

But I was so tired and I knew

That the only sh*t that we had

Was if we made it
through the drop zone

And swam to shore.

But this huge wave came,

And it tumble dried us.

The impact wa--

I lost my grip on him.

I went down and I
kept diving and diving

Looking for him.

But it...

-April, you're gonna be ok.

-I'm fine, I swear, I just...

-Look april, I think
it may be a good idea

If you took some
time off, you know?

Maybe get some counseling.

April.

Where are you going?

-This is his room key,

And he asked me to hold it,

I, I should give it--

-Here.

Uh, newman?

Will you give this
to her, please?

-Newmie: sure thing.

-Thanks.

Look, it's not
gonna do you or her

Any good to hook up right now.

Why don't I just take
you home, all right?

-Honey? Babe?

I really thought.

Oh.

Thank you for your jacket.

-No, no problem.

Here's your key.

And I promise, we resume
the search tomorrow morning.

Is there anything
I can get you now?

-No, i, I think I'm
gonna sit by the phone

In case he calls.

-Ok.

-Tonight was gonna
be our big night.

A big surprise.

I was gonna tell
him I'm pregnant.

You have any kids, mitch?

-Yeah, yeah I have a son.

Hobie.

He's pretty much a man now.

-I can't wait.

We've been trying for so long.

Vic is gonna be the best
daddy in the whole world.

[Phone ringing]

Honey?

No.

Thank you.

You can cancel the reservation.

We were gonna have dinner
in the hotel restaurant.

-Um, you hungry?

I could order you room service.

-I'm ok.

I'm really not hungry.

[Chattering]

-File this missing persons
report for me, will you?

Thanks.

-Hey, what can I do to help?

-Well, I've consolidated
all the manpower here.

Tell you what.

Take this radio,

Patrol north of the pier.

You see anything, call it in.

-All right, you got it.

-You ok, jessie?

-Huh?

Me? Yeah, fine.

-Loudspeaker: [mumbles] zuma,

North to your original location.

-Kelly, check north of the
jetty for me, would you?

-Mitch?

-Hey.

Good morning.

-Alex: how long's
she been here?

-I don't know.

I got here at first light,
she was already here.

-Why the full search?

It should be a body
recovery operation.

-I know, I know,
I promised her.

Also checked every hospital
10 miles north of the pier,

And 10 miles south.

Santa monica police department,

The venice police department--

-Mitch.

Don't you think you're
getting a little involved?

-Officer: all right, next leg.

Good, ok, move on.

Next!

Right leg, let's go.

-All right, here we go.

-Oh garcia, you all
right, man, you all right?

-Garcia: my stomach, man!

-What's wrong with garcia?

-I don't know, man. Something in his gut,

Must be food poisoning
or something.

Keys, get the keys!

-Officer: we got two loose!

Get 'em!

Head 'em off!

Cut 'em off!

-Officer: I got
'em from this side!

[Exciting music]

[Grunting]

-Holy smokes, they went over!

Where are they?

-You see 'em?

-Dispatch, this is mobile two.

We've got two rabbits in the
water, request backup, over.

-Cb radio: 95201,
come in, 201.

-Yeah, 295, this is
201, send your traffic.

-Cb radio: two convicts
escaped from venice beach

On work detail.

We're closing down the beach.

-Hey, jess.

Long time, baby.

-What are you doing in here?

-Making lemonade, baby.

-Deke, they're gonna catch you.

You've gotta go and
turn yourself in.

-No way!

Besides, I don't
particularly care

For the accommodations
at the camp.

And they just flat out
refused to upgrade my room,

So I've just taken it
upon myself to check out.

-What are you gonna do?

-I'm heading south.

Mexico's nice this time of year.

-Mexico? How?

-Remember buzz?

He's got a fishing boat.

I figure that uh,

We just set sail due south

And then it's sombreros,
margaritas, ole.

-No, deke, I can't.

I won't.

-Yes, baby you can, you can.

-I made that mistake once.

I'm not gonna do it again.

-Alex: hey jessie!

Jessie!

-All there is to it,
is to do it, baby.

-Jessie!

Hey what are you doing?

That tower's closed for repairs.

-Yeah, one sec.

-Sure.

Hey we got a report on a
couple of escaped convicts,

You see anything?
-Me?

No. Nothin'.

-Why don't you hop in,
I'll give you a ride.

-Thanks.

-Hey, jessie.

-Hey.

How you doing?

-Good!

Want some?
-No, thanks.

Hey, did you talk to april?

-Yeah.

-Jessie: how's she doin'?

-Well, you know,
it takes a while

To get over losing a victim.

-Yeah.

Just hope that
never happens to me.

That's if I ever
become a lifeguard.

-What do you mean, "if"?

They're already calling
you "the natural."

-Hmm.

-Something go wrong
in rookie school?

-No.

-Then what's wrong?

I noticed you seemed
a little off today.

-Have you ever
felt stuck, alex?

-Stuck?

-Yeah.

Like you feel like
helping someone

Even when you know it's wrong?

-Ah.

That kinda stuck.

-Ever felt that way?

-Yeah.

I uh, I had this crush
on this guy once.

I thought I was madly
in love with him.

He asked me to marry him,

I accepted, and then
I called it off.

-Why?

-'Cause I knew it
would never work.

No matter how bad
I wanted it to,

It just didn't feel right.

But I kept looking down

At this diamond
ring on my finger

And I just felt so--

-Stuck?
-Yeah.

-What about him?

-Well, I'm sure I hurt him,

But if I had gone ahead with it,

I would've ended up hurting
both of us later on, so.

Well, listen.

I don't know if
any of that helped,

But I gotta get goin'.

My sister fixed me
up on a blind date

And I gotta go home and have
an anxiety att*ck first.

I hope you get unstuck.

Bye.

-Thanks, alex.
-Alex: see ya later!

-All right.

-♪ Let's take it

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's take it

♪ Before you I'd say I was

♪ A little golden child

♪ Never got my fingers dirty ♪

♪ Never got so wild

♪ Before you I'd never done ♪

♪ No petty crime

♪ But now I've been inside of the big
house ♪

♪ And I know why

♪ Let's take it

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's take it

♪ You're a real bad influence

♪ But I can't get enough

♪ You make me wanna take a ride in the
city ♪

♪ And start taking stuff

♪ I don't wanna get locked up

♪ But I can't make it without you ♪

♪ You make me wanna take stuff

♪ But I don't wanna take it without you ♪

♪ I don't wanna get locked up

♪ But I can't make it without you

♪ You make me wanna take stuff

♪ But I don't wanna take it without you ♪

♪ Let's take it

♪ Let's go

♪ Let's take it

[Sirens blaring]

-Hey.

I brought you some dry clothes.

-Thanks, baby, you did good.

That look in your eye,

What are you thinking?

-About the old days.

-Yeah, well it's gonna
be the same way again

Down in mexico.

You gonna get us to buzz's boat?

Gosh, I missed that.

-Meet me on the
rocks at the point

At eight o'clock
tomorrow morning.

-All right.

-I thought
the underwater recovery unit

Had an assignment up in malibu.

-It did.

I uh, diverted it down here
for a practice session.

-Mitch, he has been
missing for three days.

If he was out by the jetty,

His body would've
come up by now.

-I know, but look at her.

She's standing on the beach
waiting for him to come back.

I promised her we'd
do everything we could

To help find him.

-This is a waste of
time and you know it.

-I'm just trying to help her.

-By helping her, you
are hurting april.

Look, she needs to close
the door on this thing,

And you are deliberately
keeping it open.

-April didn't lose a husband.

-No, but sherri did,

And she needs to know

That he is not gonna
be coming back,

That he's drowned,
that he's dead.

-I can't help it, I
feel sorry for her.

She told me yesterday
that she's pregnant.

And she never had a chance
to tell her husband.

I just can't turn
my back on her.

-You're turning
your back on april.

-I know what I'm
doing here, ok?

-I know what I'm doing.

-Well, with all due respect,

I beg to differ.

-Cb radio: 201 to 295 come in.

-295 To 201, come in.

-Cb radio: the pilot of a
cessna heading for catalina

Saw a man clinging
to a bell buoy

Just south of dockweiler beach.

-It's been three
days, 12 miles,

It's a million to one sh*t.

-Deke: I knew you'd
pull through for me, baby.

-Jump on!

-Deke: you and me are
made for each other!

-Mitch: there's
somebody out there.

[Bell clanging]

-It's one of the
escaped convicts.

Sorry, mitch.

-Deke: whoo! We're free!

Yeah!

Mexico!

-Coast guard: baywatch,
this is the coast guard.

We launched to intercept.

-Jess, what are you doing?

Come on, turn around, let's go!

Hurry up!
-No.

I'm not going to
mexico with you, deke.

-What are you talking about?

-Look, I've got something
good for me here now,

I've got a future.

I'm not gonna throw it away.

-Newmie: roger, coast guard,

We're closing in from behind.

-God, jess, you set me up!

[Screaming]

[Exciting music]

-Man on radio: group
lalb this is pointe bridge.

Suspect is beached and is
trying to escape via the cliff.

-Cb radio: roger,
point bridge.

We're notifying the la
sheriff's and the interstate.

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

[Panting]

-Deke: help! Help me!

Help! I can't hang on!

[Grunting]

-Pilot: group lalb,
this is coast guard 6518.

Arrived on the scene and are
evaluating the situation.

-Commence rescue check,
part two.

-Rescuer: group 6518,
man on cliff is in trouble.

We're preparing
for a cliff rescue.

Swimmer's at the door.

Swimmers connect at rescue
check part two complete.

Ready [mumbles]
for cliff rescue.

-Coast guard:
roger, commence voice.

-Pilot: swimmer's
outside the aircraft.

Swimmer's going down.

Swimmer's 15 feet
below the aircraft.

Swimmer's 30 feet
below the aircraft.

Bulwark is right, 40 feet.

Right 10 feet.

Easy.

Hold.

Swimmer's at the man.

Swimmer's connecting
the rescue device.

-Pilot: I have a thumb's up.

Prepare to take the load.

-Man: taking load.

-Pilot: swimmer and
survivor are away.

Clear to move back and left.

Swimmer and survivor
are coming up.

Swimmer and survivor
are at the aircraft.

-Cb radio: lalb this
is 6518, voice complete.

We are transporting the prisoner

To malibu substation.

-I don't know--

-Don't.

Don't say anything, please.

-I just, I had to see you.

I have to let you
know how sorry I am!

-No!
It's your fault!

It's all your fault!

[Arguing]

-Sherri!

Sherri!

Sherri, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait,

Come here, come here.

-No, why did she? [Sobbing]

-Sherri, I'm sorry, i...

Sherri.

-No.

No.

He's dead.

-We found his
body this morning.

[Sobbing]

-I'm so sorry.

[Sobbing]

-Excuse me, mitch? Alex?

-Hi.
-Hey, um,

I did something really stupid.

That guy that was the cliff,

He was my boyfriend.

-You really were stuck, huh?

-We, well, he stole a
car and I was with him

And we got caught.

I was under 18 so
I got probation.

I thought I should tell y'all.

-I'm glad you did.

-So I guess that means rookie
school's over for me, huh?

-Well, if you were under 18,

The arrest won't
be on your record,

So it's not a factor
with the county.

-What?

-You're still in rookie school.

-Thank you.

Thanks.

-Sure.

-I do need uh, three call
cars and two trucks washed.

I'm looking for some volunteers.

-I'm on it.

-All right, go on.

-Well, you handled
that all rather well.

-Mitch: I thought so.

-I don't mind giving
credit where credit's due.

You know, this kind
of reminds me of

That last scene in casablanca.
-Really?

-You know the one
where claude raines

Says to humphrey bogart,

"This could be the beginning

"Of a beautiful friendship."

-Oh.

Excuse me, hold
this for a second.

I don't think so.

Hey hey hey!

What are you laughing at?

[Shouting]

[Upbeat music]