Baywatch (1989) s01e12 Episode Script

1 - 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 - I'm not the one to pick a fight but something's in the air tonight they all want you but so do I so tell me how I gotta earn my stripes down in the dirt, everyone watching heart on the line, I keep on running there's nothing I wouldn't do nothing, nothing, no nothing, nothing Heart on the line, I keep on running there's nothing I wouldn't do -Wasn't it great to see everybody at the lifeguard games last night? And more of the old game coming today.
-You sure sat out a lot of waves out there.
Why the hell do you even bother? -How long have we been surfing together? -Twenty years.
-Twenty years.
Well, see, you still take anything you can catch, while I insist on riding only the prima waves.
-Oh, please.
Please, spare me, not the "wave connoisseur" speech.
Yes, when we surf together, it's my responsibility to give you the speech.
Ouch.
Nice.
The car or the girl? Both.
They have a lot in common, too.
-What's that? -You can't afford either of them on a lifeguard's salary.
-Ain't that the truth.
-I think I'm gonna take patrol.
-What a surprise.
-There's a beautiful red Porsche on lot three.
-It's a shame.
It looks so much better in black.
-Any luck? -Oh, yeah.
She wanted to bear my children.
But I told her lifeguarding comes first, so here I am.
-Yeah.
-Now there'll be no more talking about surfing, guys.
You got a dory race to get ready for, and we are going to annihilate you.
-Yeah, right.
-You will be humiliated this year, you know that? Destroyed shells of your former selves.
-Yeah, you'd better start thinking about an institution, some nice, quiet, restful place to recover from the inner agony you're about to experience.
-Oh, reunions are wonderful things, surrounded by warm, kind, caring friends.
-It's all right, let them have a last laugh.
The last time we lost the dory race, you were wearing bell bottoms, and you had sideburns the size of Delaware.
-You know, Paul, they haven't gotten any humbler since the last reunion.
-They will.
Guys, we don't spend all year pushing pencils around for no reason.
We conserve our strength for this beach festival.
-Speaking of that, listen up, everybody! Tonight we have the annual Buchannon rib festival at my house, be there! -That's perfect.
Allison will be there.
-Allison Gibson? -Yeah, she teaches marine biology at uc Santa Barbara.
But I'll let her tell you all about that.
Come on, let's go surf now.
I don't know what you were thinking, man, when you invited Allison down here.
-What? She was part of the group.
It's a reunion, isn't it? -I just hope Craig and Mitch are cool about it.
That little scene didn't exactly do wonders for their relationship, you know? -Come on.
-What's with the shirt? -I can't take the sun anymore.
Come on, tell me.
How old were you? -14.
How about you? -The first time? -Yeah.
-Ten.
-No way.
-Yeah, I'm serious.
Heck, I started dreaming about it when I was eight.
Spent two years waiting for the right opportunity.
Then my folks leave town, leave me with a sixteen-year-old babysitter.
Really? -Yes, so I make her a deal.
I give her the keys to my parents liquor cabinet and-- -and? -And she gave me the keys to her car.
-Her car? -Yeah, that was the first time I drove.
The first time you drove? Yeah.
How silly of me to think that for the first time in weeks, you might be talking about something more interesting than cars.
-What's more interesting than cars? Right.
-Hey, uh, what are you driving these days? -A beautiful pair of 1989 sneakers.
-Still? -Yeah.
-What happened? I thought you were getting a car weeks ago.
-So did I, until I found out what two grand will buy you.
-Come on, dude, you can get a great car for two grand.
-Yeah, right, if you want pedals.
-No, you just gotta know where to look.
I'll tell you what.
Special favor to a friend.
Let's see what I can do for you.
How's it going out there? We're starving? Don't worry, my assistant is basting away.
Hey.
Oh.
Hey, Mitch, you ever heard of girls? They can turn even the most ordinary party into something special, you know.
-Chill out, they'll be here.
The party hasn't even started yet.
-Hey, Hobie might still need help.
-Hey, Mitch.
-Yeah? -Listen, uh I hope it wasn't out of line of me asking Allison to come here.
-No, no, of course not.
I haven't seen her since I married Gayle.
-You know, I never thought you were gonna marry Gayle.
I thought you were gonna marry Allison.
Then of course, before that, I figured that Craig was gonna marry Allison.
-We all know what happened, okay? Let's talk about something else.
-They're ready.
Craig's bringing the rest of them.
-Wait, Hobie, not so fast.
You might need a little hand.
-I'll get it.
-Hey, Hobie, they're looking great.
Did you do that on yourself? Hey, Mitch.
-Hi.
Come in, hi, Allison.
-Hi.
-You look terrific.
Hey, guys, look who's here.
-Hey, it's the guys.
-Allison.
-Hi.
I guess Tony told you I was coming.
-Yeah, yeah, he did.
Why didn't you call me when you moved back into town? -Oh, you know how it is when you lose touch.
Well, it's been way too long.
-Anyway, I'm here now.
-Yeah.
-Craig.
-Allison.
-Remember that time-- remember that time when we were rookies, and you guys swam out to the channel marker, like, in your birthday suits? -The water was cold.
All of a sudden we get nailed with this blinding light.
We look up and we were surrounded by rescue boats.
-Yeah, they wouldn't leave until we agreed to let them rescue us.
-And then, when you guys got back, and you couldn't find your clothes.
I'll never forget the look on your faces when Thorpe came out and gave you each a blanket.
-What I never figured out is, what were you doing with the rescue team? -Who do you think called baywatch the minute you hit the ocean? -Fifteen years, you never figured that out? -And you didn't figure it out either.
I had to tell him.
--Come on.
-Hey, Hobie.
I'm sorry, pal, I think it's a little past your bedtime.
-Yeah, right, like I'm gonna stand a prayer of sleeping through all this.
-Oh, yeah, please, give the kid a break.
Yeah, let him stay up.
We'll tell him true stories about you.
Oh, uh okay.
Why don't you just mingle and wander for a little while? But it's not because you guys got anything on me.
-That's wrong, dad.
I've been hearing stories all night.
-There you go.
Mingle.
-Mingling.
-Mingling.
-He's adorable.
-Great kid.
-Would you care to dance? -Absolutely.
-Excuse me, guys.
- To see you here again I'm falling it's taken me the world not to give in not calling here you are holding me how long has it been since I cried in the wide open through the walls of love I can feel your touch through the walls of love we can reach across 'cause I'm wiser now and I know so much more what I'm feeling -I mean, it's just not a testarossa.
-Hey, man, are you kidding? Anything that doesn't say "exact change only" on the side is a step up.
-I just don't want you to get your hopes up, man.
It's beautiful.
-You like it? -Yeah, man.
I mean, it's everything I could hope for.
-Great, nothing better than a satisfied customer.
Check it out.
-Hey, Corey, what's the deal with the keys, man? Wrong keys? -No, right key.
Wrong car.
-No.
-Oh, yeah.
-No way.
-This is mine? -That's what the papers in the glove compartment say.
-Oh, man, this is perfect.
It's too perfect.
Wait a minute, man.
There's no way a classic like this is worth 2,000.
-It is when your brother-in-law is tired of searching for stations that sell leaded premium gas.
Trust me, he's much happier driving the yugo.
-It can't be possible.
What's the catch, huh? -Sounds pretty possible to me.
Ah, but if you want the old one, you know.
-Shut up, man.
Get in and buckle up.
All right.
Yeah, that's great.
Yeah, everything is great.
How are your folks? They miss me? Well, tell them, next time, I promise I'll be there.
Yeah, all the guys are here.
They're great.
They all send their love.
Allison's here, too.
Allison Gibson, I told you about her.
It's the girl Mitch and I did battle over.
Well, that was before your time.
Yeah.
Yeah, look, I gotta go.
I gotta get some sleep.
I love you, too.
Bye.
The girl you and Mitch did battle over? -Yeah, what about it? -Nothing.
So is Gina having a good time? -Yeah, better than if she were here.
She's not much for beer and war stories.
-Hey, guess what, man.
Got my car.
Wanna go for a ride, huh? -If it's all right, give me a rain check.
Maybe tomorrow.
You okay? -Yeah, fine.
-So who's Allison? -A girl I used to date.
-And you told Gina that she was here? -Yeah, why not? -That's kind of dumb, don't you think? I mean, Gina is 3,000 miles away, and you're telling her about a reunion with an old girlfriend? -Eddie, I love Gina.
She and I have complete faith in each other.
Of course I'm gonna tell her about Allison.
-I don't get it, man.
-Allison and I broke up 12 years ago when she started seeing Mitch.
-When she what? -I went away to college, and they would spend a lot of time together.
It's only natural that they'd end up falling for each other.
-And you didn't kill him? -Well, he was my friend.
-Exactly.
-Well, I was angry for a while.
-Oh, man, that's something I could never forget.
-Well, Allison and Mitch broke up.
And we never said anything else about it.
-Never? -Not ever.
Not once.
Why bother? It was finished.
Over.
Done with.
--Doesn't seem finished to me.
Okay, how much is that? 5.
25.
-That's my car! Hey! Is he okay? We need help.
Call for help.
Are you okay? -You'll be okay, buddy.
-He took my car.
-Why are you being so dramatic? Would you please take your hands off my eyes? -You're gonna love it.
-I don't love anything I can't see.
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
-Okay, you feast your eyes on this.
Huh? -You bought this? -No, this.
Do you like it? -I love it.
This must've cost a fortune.
Well, we haggled a little bit, but I got a pretty good deal.
Who am I kidding? I brought the guy to his knees.
-I thought you were gonna come back with an old piece of junk.
But this is a classic.
-Yeah.
Go for a spin? All right.
Oh, my god, up all night? -Okay, I'll help you clean up.
-No, no, no.
Sit down, sit down.
No cooking, no cleaning.
Reunion rules.
-Rules, right.
With all changes we've been through and all the places we've been, how come nothing's different? -I don't know.
Maybe it's not.
-Maybe it's just being here with you again.
This feeling I haven't had in a long time.
-You ever think about us? -It's a leading question.
-Yeah, I know, I know.
You don't have to answer that.
Look, I gotta go.
I gotta meet Craig, you know? At the dory.
-Hey, we can do better than that.
-I think you're right.
- When I see you walking down the street the cool wind blowing in your hair there's not a guy six blocks around who doesn't notice that you are there you're a real kind a woman, baby I knew the moment when we first kissed you turned me on without even trying I think I'd like to get used to this I'm drunk on your love, you are my turtle dove get me hotter than the shooting star can't believe that you're my girl, my only one You're a real kind a woman, baby I knew the moment when we first kissed you turned me on without even trying I think I'd like to get used to this I'm drunk on your love, you are my turtle dove get me hotter than the shooting star can't believe that you're my girl, my only one can't believe that you're my girl, my only one I don't do that anymore.
I don't stay up at night.
I have a son.
I mean, Hobie is only 12 years old but he's going on 20.
A father's feet firmly planted in sand.
-Well, you can complain all you want, but I don't believe a word of it.
I see how your eyes light up when he walks into the room.
-That's fear.
I know he's gonna have his driver's license in a few years.
Well, you can send him up to Santa Barbara for a weekend.
I could use some of fear in my life.
No, Hobie and I are a package deal.
He doesn't go anywhere unless I am invited.
Okay, you can tag along.
Thank you.
-You're welcome.
-Huh, trev? So what did I tell you, huh? Deal of the century right here, right here.
-She's a stallion, all right.
299 cubic inch, 225 v8 engine with a full barrel carby.
6-and she's got the original stick.
10.
25:1 compression ratio? -Uh, yeah, right.
Coil Springs, front end suspension.
They don't make them like this anymore, Eddie.
You know your cars, man.
Well, I know mustangs.
I thought you guys knew only koalas and kangaroos.
How much did you pay for this thing again? Two g's.
Huh? Not bad, huh? Admit it.
You're dying with envy, right? Well, I'd like to see under the bonnet.
-Knock yourself out.
-Nice to see a car with an actual carburetor.
-Yeah, gas guzzler.
Makes lots of noise.
We're talking a real car.
-We're talking a hot car.
-Damn right.
-This car is worth 8,000 or 9,000 dollars, maybe more.
-Got a good deal.
-You sure did.
Next time, though, check to see if the serial number's been filed off the engine, buck.
It's a dead giveaway.
Sloppy, Eddie.
-Man, I didn't know.
I didn't know.
-Yeah.
Yeah, you just got a good deal, huh? -Damn.
-Morning! -Yeah.
-See? Told you everything would be okay.
-I'm late.
Hey, looking sharp.
-Yeah, I've been busy.
-Uh, I know you guys can get along without me, so I'm gonna head on to the Marina, take care of some business.
See you back at the house? -Yeah, you know where the key is.
Yeah, I sure do.
Have fun.
-Bye.
I'll give you a hand, huh? -I've been working on it since eight sharp.
It's done.
Why bother now? -Sorry, man, I've been dragging at half speed this morning.
-Right, I know how walking in the surf can sap a guy's strength.
Oh.
If there's something in particular to say, say it.
-You promise to be somewhere, you show up on time.
Is that asking too much? -Craig, I didn't promise anything.
I said, I'd be here around eight.
-Well, 10:30 is not eight.
It's not even close.
-I've got other responsibilities, you know.
I've got other things going on than just a dory race.
-Fine! Drop out.
Let me get a partner I can put some trust in.
-Wait a minute.
Now you don't trust me? -Let's just say it's kind of hard to trust a guy who doesn't pay his debts.
-What are you talking about? -Forget it.
-No, forget nothing.
What are you talking about? -June 23rd, 1984.
You needed two grand to buy that stupid Jeep, but you didn't have it, and I did.
-Craig, I paid you back.
-No, you didn't.
-The hell I didn't.
-I already wrote you off as a bad debt.
-Talk about bad debts, pal.
Where's my diving watch? -What watch? -The one I loaned you last year.
-Come on.
-Put it together.
-It's not my fault if don't know what you do with your watch.
-Hey, hey, hey.
Come on, come on.
Come on, you guys.
Cut it out.
Come on, guys, take it easy.
Would you guys calm down now, relax.
-Hey, how's the owner of the coolest car on the road? -Ex-owner.
I want my money back.
-Does it look like I'm wearing a plaid suit here? You see my dog spot around? I don't have a liberal trade-in policy.
-And I ain't giving you any choice.
Man, you s-- you sold me a stolen car.
-Dude, I do you a favor, and you accuse me of being a thief? That the kind of friend you are? -Dude, give me my money back, and I don't shove the keys down your throat, that's the kind of friend I am.
Is there a problem here? Is there a problem? -No, Eddie here was just telling me how much he loves his new car.
-I want my money.
Then sell the car, Eddie.
I'm sure you can make a nice little profit.
But don't ever, ever, call me a thief again, got it? -You going out for Mr.
Universe? -Just getting ready for the dory race.
-Are you and Mitch still partners? -Not you too.
Everybody wants me to talk about it.
Mitch, Allison, me, huh? -It's just that you and Mitch are such good friends.
-Yeah, right.
-Did it ever occur to you that Mitch might have done you a favor with Allison? -Like the one brutus did Caesar? -You would've ended up with a woman who could never commit to you.
You probably would've never got to New York, and you would've never met Gina.
-You think I don't know all this? You think I didn't realize this years ago? -Then why are you still holding a grudge? -Because Allison's not the point.
- Never far away I'll be there right where you are never far away when you're feeling like it just ain't fair close your eyes and we'll be there just believe there's more than you can see and I'm right where you are and never far away there to move you through it all we're the heroes standing guard just believe it's here for you to see and I'm right where you are and never far away like an angel in the darkness the light will shine on you you know we'll be here waiting to see you through we'll be there in your time of need so hold on tight and just believe just believe we'll be there, yeah and never far away we'll be there in your darkest hour so just hang on and feel the power we'll be there and never far away we're right where you are we'll be there in your time of need so hold on tight and just believe just believe we'll be there -hey, Mitch.
-How are you doing? -Know who I saw the other day? Your friend Allison.
The years have treated her well.
She's a fine looking woman.
-I'm glad you approve.
-I do indeed About everything.
It's funny, I always thought you were a bit of a stiff.
-Excuse me? -Well, you know, uptight, self-righteous, moralistic.
But what I heard you did, I said, "this is a real man.
" -Oh, gee, thanks.
-Stealing your best friend's girl, heavy.
-Where did you hear that? It's been the topic of conversation in the kitchen for a few days.
-That's wonderful.
Damn it.
-You know, I don't know why Craig's making all this fuss about.
I think you missed a couple of dimes under here.
I mean, any man worth his salt would have done exactly the same thing.
Hell, I did it.
I didn't feel good about it.
It made my brother a bit sore for a while, but he eventually got over it.
Hey, don't listen to what all the other guys say.
When a man and woman share the scent, the law of the jungle takes over, right? I don't know why Craig's taking it personally.
Tell him that, all right? That's what I told my brother.
-Ha! -You find it yet? -No, no, but I'll find it.
I'm real good at keeping books and stuff.
-Mitch, does the word "infantile" have any meaning to you? -He's not gonna call me a piker and get away with it.
No way.
-This fight didn't have anything to do with money.
It didn't have anything to do with you being on time.
It had to do with us.
You and me.
Look at me.
Craig and I were not pinned.
We were not engaged.
We were boyfriend and girlfriend.
And then he went off to New York all on his own.
And I didn't want to go.
He didn't want me to go either.
-Look, I know all this, okay? I know all this.
It's just that when he left, he made a point of telling me to keep an eye on you.
-Well, thank you very much, but I didn't need anybody to keep an eye on me.
-Allison, the rule book is real simple.
You don't date your best friend's girl.
-Oh, is that what we did? Date? When I was driving down here, I hit some traffic and I had some flashes about how the weekend might go.
And the worst scenario was there wouldn't be any chemistry between you and me.
It didn't have anything to do with Craig.
We are not kids anymore.
-Hey, wait a second.
Wait.
Don't walk of here just because Craig and I had a fight.
-I came to have fun, and I'm not fun anymore.
-Okay, okay.
Look, I'm sorry, you know? I want you to stay.
I can't stay.
Say goodbye to the guys for me, okay? God.
I'm sorry about Allison.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Inviting her here was a mistake.
-No.
No, it was good to see her.
It was real good to see her.
-Hey, guys.
Craig.
Oh.
This is great.
Isn't this great? Sit.
You guys didn't have to do this.
-Do what? -Bring us together like this.
Mitch and I are capable of working out our own problems.
I found a cancelled check.
You said I owed you money.
I don't.
-Yeah, well, I guess you did pay me back, sorry.
-Look, I turned my place upside down.
I can't find your diving watch anywhere.
I don't know where it is.
-You returned it.
I found it when I was looking for the check.
-See? What did I tell you? Bringing these two together was a great idea.
-It still doesn't change what you did to begin with.
No, and it doesn't change how I still feel about Allison, who left, by the way, after our fight and doesn't want to have anything to do with either one of us.
-I suppose you blame me for that.
-Who else is there to blame, pal? I just showed up minding my own business.
I came over to help you with the dory.
-Hey, hey, boys, now, come on-- -with that kind of help, I'll get an outboard motor.
That's fine.
You'll lose the race, anyway.
-Fine, I'll see you at finish line.
-Great idea.
-Let me handle this, Marv.
I can talk to him.
-It's a waste of breath.
Broken bones speak louder than words.
-No, man, he's cool.
He just gets a little riled a little easy.
Watch me, I'm gonna turn this whole thing around.
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, wait up.
I gotta talk to you.
-The only thing I wanna hear from you is you'll take the car and give me back my money.
-Relax, man.
I'm gonna make good.
I'll give you back your money.
-Go on.
-You can keep the car, too, Eddie.
-What's the catch, man? -There's no catch, just a golden opportunity.
I want you to meet a friend of mine.
Marv, come here.
-I take it you're the golden opportunity.
-Marv's big in the auto business.
As a matter of fact, he was just saying how good help is hard to find, weren't you, Marv? -Oh, yeah.
-Sorry, fellas, I already got a job.
-Dude, and it pays zip for long hours and cold water.
Come on, man, let the county subsidize you while you make some real cash.
Opportunity only knocks once.
Then it gets ticked off.
-You don't wanna see Marv when he gets ticked off.
You really don't.
Look down, Eddie.
That's two grand, man.
Two grand.
There's more where that came from.
A lot more.
Come on, take it, Eddie.
Take it.
I like money, you know? Nothing against it.
It's a good attitude, Eddie.
It's a good attitude.
We're gonna make a great team.
Come on, Marv.
-Smooth move, Eddie.
You're gonna make all-pro in no time.
-A lot of practice.
-I told you those days in Philly weren't a total waste.
I'm gonna cruise.
Keep an eye on Marv.
-You can count on it.
Marv.
Make it to lot five.
Mitch, this is garner.
I'm in position.
-Anything going on, Jill? -In the parking lot, maybe.
Eddie can't take his eyes off of it.
Craig? -Everything's under control, lieutenant.
I'm covering his water.
-All right, I'm heading towards you.
I'm just south of tower 13.
-You're out of business, mister.
Get out of the car.
Come on, come on.
Read him his rights and get him out of there.
-Thanks, pal.
This is garner.
We got him, Mitch.
-Ten-four, garner.
Jill, garner's got him.
Something's wrong, Mitch.
Eddie's gone.
Craig, Corey's coming your way.
This is Craig.
I see Corey.
I got him, he's mine.
We need emergency backup for tower 19, now.
I'm on my way.
-There you go.
Now get him out of here.
There's a dory race in three hours.
Our names are still on the entry.
I'll be there.
-So will I.
Well, well, well, nice work, Eddie.
Are you okay? -He beaned me, but I'll be fine.
-And I need your car keys.
-My car keys? -Gotta return it to the rightful owner.
-It's my mustang.
Oh, my head.
-Sorry.
-No, you're not.
All right, gentlemen, the rules are simple.
All around the buoy and then back.
No cutting, no ramming, no spitting, no swearing.
Everybody cork your hulls? Grease your locks? Then, gentlemen, start your engines.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three.
Two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
-Are you gonna pull or catch crabs? -Who needs to row when I got a partner like you.
-Pull left now.
No way.
-Pace yourself, you're gonna burn out.
Don't worry about me burning out, pal.
-I know your limits.
Shut up and row.
If you're waiting for me to say "I'm sorry," you'll starve first.
I didn't have to say it ten years ago, and I don't have to say it now.
-Shut up and row! Because I didn't do anything wrong.
Because it was over between you and Allison.
Over.
Finished.
-You should've waited, Mitch.
My exhaust fumes were still hanging in the air, and you were bird-dogging in on her.
-I was nuts about her.
-So was I.
The whole time the two of you were together.
From the first moment I laid eyes on her.
-You kept that to yourself? -For as long as I could.
I think I'm falling in love with her all over again.
-That's dumb.
That's really dumb.
You never should've let her go in the first place.
And what's really dumb is we're letting this whole dory race get away from us.
Let's get back in there and race.
Ready? Yeah.
Go! Come on! Run it! Run it! Yeah! -I'll get it.
Hi.
-Hi.
-Hello.
Dad? I hope you don't mind me stopping by this.
No, no.
I was at my mother's, uh Craig called me.
He said he thought you and I should give it another chance.
I think he's right.
Is this gonna get sappy? 'Cause if it is, I wanna be out of here.
-You'd better run like hell.