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MORNING, CAPTAIN THORPE.
-WELL, GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE KEEPING FIT.
HOW MANY MILES?
-THREE. BUT IT FEELS LIKE A HUNDRED.
-YOU KNOW, A LIFEGUARD COULD DO THAT.
A LIFEGUARD IS DOING IT.
THIS WAS MY FIRST TOWER, MITCH.
TELL YOUR ROOKIES TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF IT.
THAT PLANE IS IN TROUBLE.
COME ON, MAN, PULL UP.
IT WON'T MAKE IT.
CALL FOR HELP!
205 LINK TO CAMP 295.
WE SPOTTED A PLANE CRASH NEAR TOWER 21.
REQUEST EMERGENCY BACKUP IMMEDIATELY.
THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY.
I'LL TAKE THE BOARD.
HELP!
PLEASE, GRAB THE BOARD.
HERE.
-ARE YOU HURT? -NO.
HE WILL BE.
BUTTON IT, SYLVIA.
IF IT WASN'T FOR MY PRECISION FLYING,
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TO BEGIN WITH.
-WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON BOARD?
-NO. -NO.
JUST ME AND SKY KING OVER THERE.
THE SUITCASE!
BUTTON IT, SYLVIA!
COME ON. THORPE.
HOLD ON THE BOARD.
I HAVEN'T FELT THIS GOOD IN YEARS.
ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS, TO BE EXACT.
YOU WERE GREAT OUT THERE, MITCH. JUST GREAT!
I FEEL GREAT, SIR.
-YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BEHIND THE DESK FOR VERY LONG.
YOU STILL HAVE THE EDGE.
YOU STILL HAVE SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOES.
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I MISS.
THE FEEL OF HOT SAND UNDER MY BARE FEET.
THE SUDDEN CHILL WHEN YOU HIT THE FIRST BIG WAVE.
THAT GOOD-NATURE GIVE AND TAKE WITH THE OTHER LIFEGUARDS.
YOU KNOW, MITCH?
I DON'T KNOW HALF THE PEOPLE ON MY BEACH.
- COMMAND HAS ITS PRICE, SIR.
GIVE ME A TOWER, MITCH.
WHAT?
-KRAMER AND MCLAIN ARE IN TOWER 21 TODAY.
IT'S THE PERFECT CHANCE FOR A COUPLE OF ROOKIES
TO LEARN FROM A SEASONED VETERAN.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR,
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN A TOWER SINCE...
EXACTLY.
A WEEK OUT THERE WILL GIVE ME A FRESH PERSPECTIVE.
-ARE YOU SURE THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA?
OH, IT'S NOT.
IT'S AN ORDER.
AND MITCH, WHILE I'M ON THE SAND,
I'M JUST ANOTHER LIFEGUARD.
SURE THING.
SIR.
SIR.
UHM.
YEAH, I SAW WHAT'S LEFT OF THE PLANE.
THE ENGINE QUITTED. THE FELT LIKE A WHACK.
-NOT A GREAT WAY TO START A VACATION.
BET THEY WISH THEY NEVER LEFT WALLULA.
WHERE WERE THEY GOING?
ACAPULCO.
MARIACHIS,BLUE SKIES, BEACHES.
TWO OUT OF THREE ISN'T BAD.
IT HAS TO BE HERE!
WE SHOULD HAVE HAND IT OVER.
JUST KEEP LOOKING.
-IT'S NOT A LOST EARRING. YOU CAN'T MISS IT.
WHY COULDN'T I LOSE YOU?
-TRY MOVING YOUR EYES AS FAST AS YOUR MOUTH.
HEY, EXCUSE ME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR SUITCASE.
THIS IS A RESTRICTED AREA.
-IT'S OUR PLANE, WE CAN GO WHATEVER WE WANT WITH IT.
-AFTER THE NTSB GUYS GET THROUGH.
THEY'LL WANT TO SIFT THROUGH WAS LEFT
AND FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG.
-HARV WAS FLYING. THERE. I SAVED THEM THE TROUBLE.
COME ON, DEAR.
COME ON, DEAR. COME ON.
WELL, THAT'S ALL.
FACE IT, HONEY, IT'S NOT HERE.
WELL, LISTEN...
LET'S GET GOING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL.
I HOPE WE HAVEN'T CAUSED ANY PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
WHAT'S UP?
IF WE ARE STILL IN THE COUNTRY
WHEN SHELDON OPENS THE VAULT ON MONDAY,
WE'RE DEAD.
WE'LL BE LONG GONE,
AND A MILLION DOLLARS RICHER.
REMEMBER? WE WERE PLANNING TO DITCH THE BAG AT SEA, ANYWAY.
THAT WAS A STUPID IDEA!
I HAPPEN TO HAVE A VERY HONEST FACE.
WE COULD'VE SNEAKED THAT BAG RIGHT THROUGH MEXICAN CUSTOMS.
-NOW YOU CAN BE THANKFUL I IGNORED YOU.
-WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S A VAST IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST WEEK.
-AT MY PLACE, YOU ALWAYS EAT IT FIRST.
GO ON.
MAYBE THIS WILL HELP.
-I'VE NEVER SEEN A RESTAURANT CONSULTANT AT WORK BEFORE.
AND...
-I HAVE A NEW-FOUND RESPECT FOR YOUR PROFESSION.
-IT'S NOT LIFEGUARDING. BUT THEN...
-BUT THEN, IT'S A LOT MORE USEFUL IN OHIO.
YEAH.
THAT'S SORT OF WHY I ASKED TO SEE YOU.
THEY NEED ME SOONER THAN I THOUGHT.
WHAT IT REALLY MEANS, IS THAT I HAVE TO LEAVE ON TUESDAY,
AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE HOBIE WITH ME.
TUESDAY!
I'M SORRY THIS IS SO SUDDEN.
HE WAS LEAVING ANYWAY, IT'S JUST HAPPENING A FEW WEEKS EARLY.
-I THOUGHT WE AGREED I'D HAVE HOBIE THROUGH THE SUMMER.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EARLY,
DOESN'T MEAN THAT HE HAS TO.
THINK ABOUT HOBIE.
HE'S GOING TO BE LIVING MOST OF THE YEAR IN COLUMBUS.
I WANT HIM TO LIKE IT.
THAT MEANS LETTING HIM HELP CHOOSE HIS SCHOOL,
HIS NEIGHBORHOOD
YOU CAN MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS,
FIND YOUR WAY AROUND,
INSTEAD OF DROPPING INTO SCHOOL COLD ON DAY ONE.
I JUST FINISHED SUMMER SCHOOL.
I WON'T HAVE ANY VACATION ON THE BEACH.
-WE'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU NEXT SUMMER.
-JUNIOR LIFEGUARD TRAINING ISN'T EVEN OVER YET.
I'LL BE BEHIND NEXT SUMMER.
-IT'S OKAY, I'LL COACH YOU MYSELF.
YOU WANT ME TO GO?
NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.
BUT YOUR MOM--
WE KNOW IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
GOT TO GET YOUR FEET WET IN OHIO.
-DAD, IT'S OHIO, THERE'S NO PLACE TO GET THEM WET IN.
-WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS MORE TONIGHT.
I'VE GOT SOME STUFF IN THE GARAGE TO SORT--
-WHAT'S THE POINT? YOU'VE ALREADY MADE UP YOUR MIND.
-WAIT A SECOND. -
-I HAVE FOUR DAYS TO HAVE A YEAR'S WORTH OF FUN.
I'LL STAY AT CLARK'S HOUSE TONIGHT.
GET BACK HERE!
-MAYBE HE JUST NEEDS TIME TO GET USED TO IT.
SO DO I.
-I REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A ROOKIE.
ALL THAT INTENSE CONCENTRATION.
NOTHING EXISTS BUT YOU AND THE WATERLINE.
I WISH.
-YOU DON'T WANT LET ANYTHING DISTRACT YOU,
BECAUSE IF YOU TAKE YOUR MIND OFF YOUR JOB FOR ONE MOMENT,
SOMEONE COULD DIE.
THE WATER OUT THERE IS CRISS-CROSSED WITH RIPTIDES.
-WAS THERE A REASON YOU PICKED OUR TOWER?
CAPTAIN, SIR?
BECAUSE THIS IS TOWER.
I WAS HERE THE FIRST DAY THEY PUT IT ON THE SAND.
AND JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY SINCE.
OF COURSE, ALL THE TOWERS ARE MY TOWERS NOW, BUT...
THIS ONE WILL ALWAYS BE SPECIAL.
HOW NICE.
TELL ME THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
-ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PUSH THIS LITTLE BUTTON.
A CO2 CARTRIDGE WILL EXPLODE,
IT WILL INFLATE A BALLOON
AND THE BAG WILL RISE TO THE SURFACE.
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH.
ANY MOMENT NOW, THAT BAG IS GONNA RISE TO THE SURFACE.
BY THIS AFTERNOON, WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY TO ACAPULCO!
ANY MOMENT NOW!
IT MUST BE VERY DEEP.
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