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BAYWATCH
"RIVER OF NO RETURN, PART I"
WHERE'D HE GO?
THERE HE IS! GET ON HIM! COME ON, ROW!
WE GOT TO GET HIM BEFORE HE REACHES HONSON.
HE'S HEADED FOR DEVIL'S MOUTH.
CRAZY OLD MOTCHBAG. WELL, CATCH HIM!
NO WAY, MAN. THAT RUN'S A WIDOW-MAKER.
SHUT UP BUSHWAT!
-HURRY UP! -ALL RIGHT!
-WE'RE LOSING HIM! -YOU GOT IT!
PUSH IT!
GET ME CLOSE!
CAN'T YOU KEEP THIS DAMN THING STEADY?
WE'RE ON THE RAPIDS. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
THAT'S IT! A LITTLE CLOSER!
STEADY. STEADY.
AAH!
DAMN IT.
HE'S GONE INTO DEVIL'S MOUTH!
-HURRY! -YEAH, I WANT TO SEE THIS!
THERE HE GOES.
IT'S A TOUGH JOB, HUH, BIG GUY?
THAT'S WHY YOU ASSIGNED YOURSELF THIS TOWER THIS MORNING, HUH?
I JUST THOUGHT I'D REMIND MYSELF
OF WHAT I'D BE MISSING WHEN THE ONSLAUGHT OF SUMMER STARTS.
WAIT A MINUTE, I THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING
A NEW SUPERVISING LIEUTENANT TO RUN THE HEADQUARTERS
SO YOU COULD WORK THE BEACH?
NOT YET. NOT UNTIL THE BUDGET'S APPROVED.
SHAUNI, YOU STILL FEELING SICK?
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE AFTERNOON OFF?
NO, I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER.
I THINK IT WAS THE SHRIMP I ATE LAST NIGHT.
YOU'VE BEEN SICK EVER SINCE CHIEF THORPE PICKED ME TO GO
TO AUSTRALIA FOR A YEAR IN THE LIFEGUARD EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
GO. I'M SURE A VERY CUTE AUSTRALIAN LIFEGUARD
COULD TAKE YOUR PLACE HERE JUST FINE.
OH, REALLY? YOU'D GO CRAZY WITHOUT ME.
LISTEN, WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
I'M AT TOWER 14 RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
IF YOU NEED ANY HELP IN THE WATER,
YOU JUST LET ME KNOW, AND I'LL BE RIGHT HERE. SEE YOU.
HELP ME!
BUCHANNON, TOWER SIX. I GOT A PROBLEM IN MY WATER.
I NEED FULL BACKUP FAST!
OH, MY GOD!
JELLYFISH!
THERE'S JELLYFISH OUT THERE!
HURRY! SHARON'S THERE!
SHE'S THERE! HURRY!
OH!
-AAH! -IT'S ALL RIGHT.
TAKE HER. I'LL GET THE OTHER ONE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, COME ON!
YEAH! YEAH!
ALL RIGHT, BRODY! YOU DID IT!
DOUBLE OR NOTHING.
IF YOU WANT TO LOSE MORE MONEY.
OKAY, BREAST STROKE! ON THE BLOCKS!
BRODY, CHANDLER, OFF THE BLOCKS.
THE REST OF YOU, TAKE YOUR MARKS!
YEAH!
YOU CHAMPS NEED ADDITIONAL MOTIVATION
TO IMPROVE YOUR TIMES.
YOU BETTER START THINKING ABOUT LOSING RACES
INSTEAD OF BETS.
-LISTENING, CHANDLER? -THIS GOES FOR YOU, TOO, BRODY.
WE'VE GOT A SWIMMER TRANSFERRING TO MALIBU HIGH
WHO'S WON EVERY MAJOR MEET ON THE EAST COAST.
NOW, MY MONEY SAYS BOBBY QUINN
WILL BLOW BOTH OF YOU OUT OF THE WATER.
HIT THE SHOWERS.
YOU EVER HEAR OF THIS GUY QUINN?
BIG DEAL. HE'S WON ALL OF THE EAST COAST MEETS.
EVEN YOU CAN WIN THOSE, CHANDLER.
SO PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.
$200 SAYS MY TIME'S FASTER IN THE LIFEGUARD ROOKIE TEST.
I'M NOT GOING OUT FOR IT.
I THOUGHT YOUR OLD MAN TOLD YOU TO GET A JOB THIS SUMMER.
WHAT THE HELL'S BETTER THAN LIFEGUARDING, HUH?
YOU GET TO HANG AT THE BEACH ALL DAY, HUSTLE THE BABES.
YOU CAN WORK ON YOUR TAN AND GET PAID FOR IT.
MY OLD MAN WON'T NOTICE WHAT I DO.
BESIDES, I DON'T NEED THE MONEY.
I LIVE AT THE BEACH
AND I'VE GOT A GIRL WHO'S WORKING ON HER AN HUSTLING ME.
MALIBU HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAM LOCKER ROOM
THERE IT IS, MOM! WE'RE FINALLY HERE.
SUMMER, SIT DOWN! PUT YOUR SEAT BELT BACK ON.
-MOM, LOOK AT THE OCEAN-- -I KNOW!
COME ON, LET'S GO SWIM IN IT.
NO, HONEY, I WANT TO GET TO THE TRAILER PARK,
AND I WANT TO GET EVERYTHING SETTLED BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING.
MOM, WE'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR FIVE DAYS.
A FEW MINUTES WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
MOM, LOOK! THERE'S A PARKING LOT. PULL IN IT!
SUMMER, SIT DOWN BEFORE YOU FALL OUT!
OH, GOD, I GOT TO LEARN HOW TO SURF.
SUMMER! OKAY, OKAY. I'LL PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT
IF YOU SIT DOWN, AND ONLY IF YOU PROMISE TO STAY SEATED.
YOU ARE THE BEST, MOM.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE BEST SINGER IN CALIFORNIA!
OKAY, NOW. HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
WAIT FOR ME. JUST WAIT A MINUTE.
OKAY, LET'S GO. BE CAREFUL.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO RACE YOU!
YEAH!
WHEW.
NOW, YOU KNOW, I HEAR THAT IT'S BETTER
IF YOU JUST JUMP IN ALL AT ONE TIME.
YEAH, BUT I WANT TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING
ABOUT MY FIRST TIME IN THE OCEAN.
YEAH.
IT'S A WHOLE NEW BEGINNING FOR US, HONEY.
OH, IT IS. HE IS 2,000 MILES AWAY
AND HE CAN'T HURT EITHER ONE OF US ANYMORE.
YEAH.
MY GIRL.
-OKAY. LET'S GO! -LET'S GO!
-TONG. -TONG.
-CHICKEN. -CHICKEN.
OKAY.
HELLO.
DAD, IT'S SOME SHERIFF FROM A PLACE CALLED PLACERVILLE.
HE SAYS IT'S ABOUT YOUR UNCLE ALEX.
WHO'S HE?
I GOT A CRAZY OLD UNCLE NAMED ALEX
WHO LIVES UP ON THE AMERICAN RIVER.
THOUGHT HE WAS A '49ER PROSPECTING FOR GOLD.
DON'T LET THE CHICKEN BURN. HELLO?
-GET THAT, WILL YOU? -YEAH, SURE.
-HEY, GUYS. -HELLO.
-HEY. -HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD. MY DAD'S ON THE PHONE WITH SOME SHERIFF.
MR. BUCHANNON, YOUR NAME AND NUMBER
ARE ON THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
IDENTIFYING YOU AS THE SOLE HEIR
TO ALEX BUCHANAN,
WHO DROWNED SEVERAL DAYS AGO IN A RIVER ACCIDENT.
HE DROWNED?
YES. I'M SORRY.
WELL, THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE.
I MEAN, MY UNCLE KNEW THAT RIVER LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TIME HE TOOK HIS KAYAK
OVER A CLASS-FIVE RAPID
INTO AN AREA KNOWN AS THE DEVIL'S MOUTH.
I SEE.
WELL, I'LL CERTAINLY MAKE
WHATEVER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE NECESSARY.
THE DEVIL'S MOUTH IS CONNECTED TO AN UNDERGROUND RIVER,
AND I'M AFRAID ANYTHING OR ANYONE
TRAPPED IN IT IS SELDOM IF EVER RECOVERED.
MAN, I WISH I COULD GO TO AUSTRALIA WITH YOU.
EDDIE WANTS TO GO BY HIMSELF, HOBIE
HE WANTS TO HAVE THE ADVENTURE OF HIS LIFE.
MITCH!
HOBIE SAID THAT WAS A SHERIFF ON THE PHONE. WHAT'S GOING ON?
AN UNCLE OF MINE JUST DIED.
-I'M SORRY. -NO, IT'S OKAY.
THANKS ANYWAY.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE I WAS A KID.
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