Baywatch (1989) s03e17 Episode Script
The Tower
"Tonight on" Baywatch: "He escaped" from a mental institution.
How dangerous is he? "Jacob Kilmer" makes Hannibal Lecter seem like Little Bo Peep.
Whoever said three's a crowd didn't have the right company.
"This is my beach.
" I'm in charge here.
"If someone's drowning," I'll call you.
I will control everything you do.
I can't distinguish the target.
He's making a bomb.
"You don't really want me" to give away the ending of the story, do you? It would kill the suspense.
Hurry.
I need resuscitation.
Slade, stop it.
I'm on duty.
So keep your eyes open.
Just go get wet again, will you? I guess that means I can't give you a gift while you're on duty, either.
What kind of gift? Where is it? This was my mom's.
She said I should keep it till I met the right girl.
Oh.
Jimmy, this is so beautiful.
I don't know what to say.
Just say you'll never take it off.
Summer, you're on duty, remember? I'm going to go surf up the beach.
I'll come back around lunch and see you.
Garner, will you relax? You're in Hawaii.
You're on vacation.
Enjoy the sun.
Have fun.
Have one of those rum and cokes.
Don't worry.
We'll handle things without you.
Please.
Have a good time.
All right, take care.
What the hell is that? What are you doing? Uh, hi, Dad.
My science project.
Fiber optic technology.
Just thought I'd try it out.
Cool.
Hi, Hobie.
Did you find that money you dropped outside the women's locker room? Uh, yeah.
I found it.
Good.
Hello.
I, um, I had a hole in my pocket.
Oh.
My money fell out.
Can I have my science project back? I think I'll hang on to this for the rest of the day.
Why don't you be a good boy and go play on the beach? Women's locker room.
Not a bad idea.
Matt! Hey, Jackie.
What brings you up here? Oh, Summer was in such a hurry this morning when she left the house, she forgot her lunch.
Can you tell me what tower she's in? I'll find out for you.
Oh, great.
You're a doll.
Lifeguard, hurry! My wife's fainted! Please, hurry! Come on, you're going to be okay.
You just suffered a little heatstroke.
We're conducting a house-to- house search in the Palisades, but there's a good chance he made it down here.
He might be on the beach somewhere.
How dangerous is he? Ever see Silence of the Lambs? Jacob Kilmer makes Hannibal Lecter seem like Little Bo Peep.
For the past 17 years, he's been locked up and has not responded to any sort of rehabilitation.
He escaped from a mental institution, terrorized and tormented the woman who was supposed to testify against him in a murder trial.
I've been tracking him for two years, but every time I get close, he finds a new way to disappear.
All right, what can we do? I want to clear the beach from Topanga to Santa Monica, funneling everyone through a police line in the parking lot.
All right.
You got it.
We are closing the beach from Temescal Canyon southbound to Morago Boulevard northbound.
The two major exits are state beach and Baywatch headquarters.
Okay, we're clearing the beach.
Please move to the exits over there.
Thank you very much.
Okay, go on through.
Your bag, please, sir.
Step right through here.
Hi.
Excuse me, but I'm sorry, we have to ask everybody to please leave the beach.
Why? It's such a beautiful day.
What could possibly be the problem? Well, I don't know.
They just asked everybody to pack up their things and please exit to the parking lot.
Ah, pity.
I was so enjoying myself here on the beach.
unit 343 Do you copy? Paramedics are on their way Excuse me.
John, let me talk to Mitch right away.
But you don't understand.
My daughter is a lifeguard.
I'm sorry, you're gonna have to stay here.
Sloan, you want to come with me? We found something in the storm drain I think you should take a look at.
Get in.
Close the door and put both hands on the wheel.
Please tilt the rearview mirror so I can see out the windshield.
All available lifeguard units south of Santa Monica Pier The police have all the exits from the beach sealed.
They won't stop you.
You're a lifeguard, and I need you to rescue me.
That's sufficient, thank you.
You may start the truck now.
Give it some gas, please.
Now drive toward the pier.
Go to channel 12.
Repeat, go to channel 12.
Keeping both hands on the wheel will be to your benefit.
I like to keep informed.
Roger, maintain your patrol and stand by.
All right, we know he's on the beach.
Let's make sure he doesn't get away this time.
Send your traffic, Mitch.
Ron, I want Hobie off the beach ASAP.
Send the closest unit to come pick him up.
KMF-259217-L, Mitch needs backup at the storm drain.
Over.
Lieutenant Holden? Please come back.
Lieutenant Holden? If your voice or your words betray me, Lieutenant Holden, I will silence them forever.
Say you're responding to a minor emergency.
Nothing that requires backup.
This is 217-L.
Go ahead, Mitch.
Stephanie, can you come over to the storm drain right away, please? I'm sorry, Mitch.
I've got a code No codes.
Simple English, please.
Code what? You cut out on me.
I've got a lost boy in the truck with me.
He's pretty scared.
I'm going to take him to find his parents.
Why don't you just turn the truck around and drive the boy over here? Tell him the boy is much too scared.
I'm sorry, Mitch.
He's really scared.
I've got to drive and find his parents.
That was good, Stephanie.
You're earning my respect.
Kilmer came through the storm drain, all right.
Maybe he got off the beach before we set up our perimeter.
I don't think so.
Have your men block the top of the incline south of headquarters.
I think Kilmer is in that lifeguard truck with one of my people.
Why's that? We don't drive around looking for kids' parents.
We hold the kids at headquarter so the parents can come pick them up.
Wait.
I'm coming with you.
This is Sloan.
We got a possible hostage situation.
Evac from Temescal Canyon to Chatauqua is still in effect.
Over.
Stop.
Repeat all units keep clear and stand by.
Let's go! Deploy! Move! It must have been something you said.
Tsk, tsk, tsk tsk, tsk.
Turn around.
If I don't get off this beach, neither do you.
Paramedics on the way.
There doesn't seem to be any reason to stay down here.
There's no way out.
Why don't you just give yourself up? No one's gonna hurt you.
Pain means different things to different people.
Stop in front of that tower ramp.
Patch me through to Summer's tower.
Hurry.
Slide over me and get out.
Summer, get out of the tower right now.
Over the rail.
It's too late.
He's already backing up the ramp with Stephanie.
Summer.
I've got to help her.
Kilmer, there's no way out of this.
Let the lifeguard go and no one will hurt you.
If all your vehicles and personnel aren't off the beach in 30 seconds, I'll shoot her leg through the femoral artery.
She'll bleed to death.
If the shot clears, smoke him.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Your first responsibility is the safety of my people.
My responsibility is to drop that maniac.
It's my beach, pal.
I'm in charge here.
No.
Once he gets into that tower, he'll be in charge.
I can't get a clear shot.
Five seconds! Tell your men to clear the beach, now! Who the hell is that? It's Slade.
Whoever said "Three's a crowd" didn't have the right company.
And your name is? Summer.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
She was an Indian on "Howdy Doody.
" A marionette, actually.
She could only move when her strings were pulled.
That shall define our relationship for as long as we're together.
I will control everything you do.
First we need to secure our little fortress here.
No one is to fire without a direct order from me.
Dad! What's going on? Mitch, what's going to happen to Summer and Stephanie? Just take it easy.
We're on it, we're on it.
What's the kid doing? Nothing yet.
Hold on.
One of the lifeguards is coming out.
Kid just climbed onto the deck.
Shh.
What an appropriate place to be.
Don't you think, Stephanie? She's closing the flaps.
With the flaps closed, Kilmer will have blind spots all over the place.
Tell SWAT to be ready.
Who guards the lifeguard's life when the lifeguard's life needs guarding, hmm? Slade! The kid's been shot.
He's getting to his feet.
Looks like a shoulder wound.
Hold your position.
Get paramedics in the call car, Ron.
This is KMF Slade, if you can hear me, get in the truck.
Don't think about anything else, pal.
Just get in the truck.
He's getting into the truck.
With the flaps closed, Kilmer's vision is limited.
See if you can get a squad closer to the tower.
Okay, pal, start the truck and head this way.
Everything's going to be okay.
Look, you don't need both of us.
Why don't you let Summer go? Interesting suggestion.
My God, Summer! Move in! Move in! Get in the truck.
No way.
Not until Summer's okay.
Look, pal, this isn't multiple choice, okay? You're out of here.
Okay, go! Little peepholes.
So we can see who comes to visit next, hmm? Oh, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
Whoever this is, have the police turn and retreat immediately, or I will shoot one of these young ladies.
How do we know you haven't already? Say your names.
Now! Stephanie Holden.
Summer Quinn.
Summer.
Call off the squad.
They're all right.
Have them retreat to the parking lot.
I can see the beach in all directions.
If anyone comes near this tower again, there will be no more warnings.
Look, we know you have the upper hand.
Everybody realizes that.
We don't want anyone else to get hurt here.
Yes, I agree, and no one will be if my instructions are carefully followed.
He wants a helicopter fully fueled to land in front of the tower ramp in an hour.
I want our best sharpshooter on it.
That's always a risk.
But by the time we get to him, he may have killed both of them anyway, so what difference does that make? What the hell does that mean what difference does that make? Let us do our job, Lieutenant.
There are other choices here.
If someone's drowning, I'll call you.
Ron, get me a schematic of the old storm drain ASAP.
I will take one of you with me on the helicopter.
The other will stay here.
Which shall it be? That's plastique, isn't it? What? An explosive.
He's making a bomb.
Think of it as a life insurance policy.
If I remain alive, so will whichever of you remains here.
We don't have that much time.
When the helicopter lands and Kilmer makes his move, we'd better be there waiting for him.
Let's go.
Rotate it.
Damn it! What? We're ten feet short of the tower.
We need to be right under it.
Listen.
It's the chopper.
What are we going to do? He says the bomb is on a timer and it'll go off in five minutes unless he deactivates it.
Which I will do once we are safely airborne.
Which he will do when we're airborne.
Tell him he doesn't need the bomb.
We'll guarantee his safety.
He says that's what the bomb's for.
Do you see him yet? Not yet, but my dad will get there.
I know it.
Mitch, this is too dangerous.
I'm not going to let you do this.
There's no other choice.
Don't worry.
I'll just make like a little sand worm.
No shot except on my direct command.
Roger.
It doesn't matter to you if we live or die, does it? On the contrary.
If you die, it probably means I'm dead already, and that matters to me very much.
Don't you ever care about anybody else but yourself? I'm full of care.
That's why I'm so careful.
Ah That thing you're holding in your hand it won't really deactivate the bomb, will it? You don't really want me to give away the ending of the story, do you? It would kill the suspense.
Let's hug and hope it's not good-bye.
Summer, do what he says.
Wish us luck.
Now let's make sure those police snipers can't separate me from you.
Come along, Summer, under the blanket we go.
Damn, we'll never get a clean shot.
Take no action.
Repeat, take no action.
Roger.
There's Dad! He's by the bottom of the ramp.
My dad's out there.
Where? In the sand, by the ramp.
Damn him.
I repeat, do not shoot except by my command.
Nice and slow.
We don't want to trip and fall.
You go.
Yes, sir.
Hold your positions, men, there! Tower six is closed.
Summer, deactivate it! Oh, Stephanie, it doesn't work.
Oh " Get me out of here! Help me.
Summer, get the key from the cooler.
Hurry! Mitch! Mitch! Get out of here! It's going to blow! Please, hurry up! Go, go! Dad! Come on, hurry, Dad! Come on! Oh, my girl.
Oh, God, honey.
Oh Get him out of here.
Let's go, pal.
Tell your teacher to give you an "A" on the science project.
Oh! So, how's Slade? Where is he? He's in the hospital.
He's, he's going to be all right.
Whew!
How dangerous is he? "Jacob Kilmer" makes Hannibal Lecter seem like Little Bo Peep.
Whoever said three's a crowd didn't have the right company.
"This is my beach.
" I'm in charge here.
"If someone's drowning," I'll call you.
I will control everything you do.
I can't distinguish the target.
He's making a bomb.
"You don't really want me" to give away the ending of the story, do you? It would kill the suspense.
Hurry.
I need resuscitation.
Slade, stop it.
I'm on duty.
So keep your eyes open.
Just go get wet again, will you? I guess that means I can't give you a gift while you're on duty, either.
What kind of gift? Where is it? This was my mom's.
She said I should keep it till I met the right girl.
Oh.
Jimmy, this is so beautiful.
I don't know what to say.
Just say you'll never take it off.
Summer, you're on duty, remember? I'm going to go surf up the beach.
I'll come back around lunch and see you.
Garner, will you relax? You're in Hawaii.
You're on vacation.
Enjoy the sun.
Have fun.
Have one of those rum and cokes.
Don't worry.
We'll handle things without you.
Please.
Have a good time.
All right, take care.
What the hell is that? What are you doing? Uh, hi, Dad.
My science project.
Fiber optic technology.
Just thought I'd try it out.
Cool.
Hi, Hobie.
Did you find that money you dropped outside the women's locker room? Uh, yeah.
I found it.
Good.
Hello.
I, um, I had a hole in my pocket.
Oh.
My money fell out.
Can I have my science project back? I think I'll hang on to this for the rest of the day.
Why don't you be a good boy and go play on the beach? Women's locker room.
Not a bad idea.
Matt! Hey, Jackie.
What brings you up here? Oh, Summer was in such a hurry this morning when she left the house, she forgot her lunch.
Can you tell me what tower she's in? I'll find out for you.
Oh, great.
You're a doll.
Lifeguard, hurry! My wife's fainted! Please, hurry! Come on, you're going to be okay.
You just suffered a little heatstroke.
We're conducting a house-to- house search in the Palisades, but there's a good chance he made it down here.
He might be on the beach somewhere.
How dangerous is he? Ever see Silence of the Lambs? Jacob Kilmer makes Hannibal Lecter seem like Little Bo Peep.
For the past 17 years, he's been locked up and has not responded to any sort of rehabilitation.
He escaped from a mental institution, terrorized and tormented the woman who was supposed to testify against him in a murder trial.
I've been tracking him for two years, but every time I get close, he finds a new way to disappear.
All right, what can we do? I want to clear the beach from Topanga to Santa Monica, funneling everyone through a police line in the parking lot.
All right.
You got it.
We are closing the beach from Temescal Canyon southbound to Morago Boulevard northbound.
The two major exits are state beach and Baywatch headquarters.
Okay, we're clearing the beach.
Please move to the exits over there.
Thank you very much.
Okay, go on through.
Your bag, please, sir.
Step right through here.
Hi.
Excuse me, but I'm sorry, we have to ask everybody to please leave the beach.
Why? It's such a beautiful day.
What could possibly be the problem? Well, I don't know.
They just asked everybody to pack up their things and please exit to the parking lot.
Ah, pity.
I was so enjoying myself here on the beach.
unit 343 Do you copy? Paramedics are on their way Excuse me.
John, let me talk to Mitch right away.
But you don't understand.
My daughter is a lifeguard.
I'm sorry, you're gonna have to stay here.
Sloan, you want to come with me? We found something in the storm drain I think you should take a look at.
Get in.
Close the door and put both hands on the wheel.
Please tilt the rearview mirror so I can see out the windshield.
All available lifeguard units south of Santa Monica Pier The police have all the exits from the beach sealed.
They won't stop you.
You're a lifeguard, and I need you to rescue me.
That's sufficient, thank you.
You may start the truck now.
Give it some gas, please.
Now drive toward the pier.
Go to channel 12.
Repeat, go to channel 12.
Keeping both hands on the wheel will be to your benefit.
I like to keep informed.
Roger, maintain your patrol and stand by.
All right, we know he's on the beach.
Let's make sure he doesn't get away this time.
Send your traffic, Mitch.
Ron, I want Hobie off the beach ASAP.
Send the closest unit to come pick him up.
KMF-259217-L, Mitch needs backup at the storm drain.
Over.
Lieutenant Holden? Please come back.
Lieutenant Holden? If your voice or your words betray me, Lieutenant Holden, I will silence them forever.
Say you're responding to a minor emergency.
Nothing that requires backup.
This is 217-L.
Go ahead, Mitch.
Stephanie, can you come over to the storm drain right away, please? I'm sorry, Mitch.
I've got a code No codes.
Simple English, please.
Code what? You cut out on me.
I've got a lost boy in the truck with me.
He's pretty scared.
I'm going to take him to find his parents.
Why don't you just turn the truck around and drive the boy over here? Tell him the boy is much too scared.
I'm sorry, Mitch.
He's really scared.
I've got to drive and find his parents.
That was good, Stephanie.
You're earning my respect.
Kilmer came through the storm drain, all right.
Maybe he got off the beach before we set up our perimeter.
I don't think so.
Have your men block the top of the incline south of headquarters.
I think Kilmer is in that lifeguard truck with one of my people.
Why's that? We don't drive around looking for kids' parents.
We hold the kids at headquarter so the parents can come pick them up.
Wait.
I'm coming with you.
This is Sloan.
We got a possible hostage situation.
Evac from Temescal Canyon to Chatauqua is still in effect.
Over.
Stop.
Repeat all units keep clear and stand by.
Let's go! Deploy! Move! It must have been something you said.
Tsk, tsk, tsk tsk, tsk.
Turn around.
If I don't get off this beach, neither do you.
Paramedics on the way.
There doesn't seem to be any reason to stay down here.
There's no way out.
Why don't you just give yourself up? No one's gonna hurt you.
Pain means different things to different people.
Stop in front of that tower ramp.
Patch me through to Summer's tower.
Hurry.
Slide over me and get out.
Summer, get out of the tower right now.
Over the rail.
It's too late.
He's already backing up the ramp with Stephanie.
Summer.
I've got to help her.
Kilmer, there's no way out of this.
Let the lifeguard go and no one will hurt you.
If all your vehicles and personnel aren't off the beach in 30 seconds, I'll shoot her leg through the femoral artery.
She'll bleed to death.
If the shot clears, smoke him.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Your first responsibility is the safety of my people.
My responsibility is to drop that maniac.
It's my beach, pal.
I'm in charge here.
No.
Once he gets into that tower, he'll be in charge.
I can't get a clear shot.
Five seconds! Tell your men to clear the beach, now! Who the hell is that? It's Slade.
Whoever said "Three's a crowd" didn't have the right company.
And your name is? Summer.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
She was an Indian on "Howdy Doody.
" A marionette, actually.
She could only move when her strings were pulled.
That shall define our relationship for as long as we're together.
I will control everything you do.
First we need to secure our little fortress here.
No one is to fire without a direct order from me.
Dad! What's going on? Mitch, what's going to happen to Summer and Stephanie? Just take it easy.
We're on it, we're on it.
What's the kid doing? Nothing yet.
Hold on.
One of the lifeguards is coming out.
Kid just climbed onto the deck.
Shh.
What an appropriate place to be.
Don't you think, Stephanie? She's closing the flaps.
With the flaps closed, Kilmer will have blind spots all over the place.
Tell SWAT to be ready.
Who guards the lifeguard's life when the lifeguard's life needs guarding, hmm? Slade! The kid's been shot.
He's getting to his feet.
Looks like a shoulder wound.
Hold your position.
Get paramedics in the call car, Ron.
This is KMF Slade, if you can hear me, get in the truck.
Don't think about anything else, pal.
Just get in the truck.
He's getting into the truck.
With the flaps closed, Kilmer's vision is limited.
See if you can get a squad closer to the tower.
Okay, pal, start the truck and head this way.
Everything's going to be okay.
Look, you don't need both of us.
Why don't you let Summer go? Interesting suggestion.
My God, Summer! Move in! Move in! Get in the truck.
No way.
Not until Summer's okay.
Look, pal, this isn't multiple choice, okay? You're out of here.
Okay, go! Little peepholes.
So we can see who comes to visit next, hmm? Oh, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
Whoever this is, have the police turn and retreat immediately, or I will shoot one of these young ladies.
How do we know you haven't already? Say your names.
Now! Stephanie Holden.
Summer Quinn.
Summer.
Call off the squad.
They're all right.
Have them retreat to the parking lot.
I can see the beach in all directions.
If anyone comes near this tower again, there will be no more warnings.
Look, we know you have the upper hand.
Everybody realizes that.
We don't want anyone else to get hurt here.
Yes, I agree, and no one will be if my instructions are carefully followed.
He wants a helicopter fully fueled to land in front of the tower ramp in an hour.
I want our best sharpshooter on it.
That's always a risk.
But by the time we get to him, he may have killed both of them anyway, so what difference does that make? What the hell does that mean what difference does that make? Let us do our job, Lieutenant.
There are other choices here.
If someone's drowning, I'll call you.
Ron, get me a schematic of the old storm drain ASAP.
I will take one of you with me on the helicopter.
The other will stay here.
Which shall it be? That's plastique, isn't it? What? An explosive.
He's making a bomb.
Think of it as a life insurance policy.
If I remain alive, so will whichever of you remains here.
We don't have that much time.
When the helicopter lands and Kilmer makes his move, we'd better be there waiting for him.
Let's go.
Rotate it.
Damn it! What? We're ten feet short of the tower.
We need to be right under it.
Listen.
It's the chopper.
What are we going to do? He says the bomb is on a timer and it'll go off in five minutes unless he deactivates it.
Which I will do once we are safely airborne.
Which he will do when we're airborne.
Tell him he doesn't need the bomb.
We'll guarantee his safety.
He says that's what the bomb's for.
Do you see him yet? Not yet, but my dad will get there.
I know it.
Mitch, this is too dangerous.
I'm not going to let you do this.
There's no other choice.
Don't worry.
I'll just make like a little sand worm.
No shot except on my direct command.
Roger.
It doesn't matter to you if we live or die, does it? On the contrary.
If you die, it probably means I'm dead already, and that matters to me very much.
Don't you ever care about anybody else but yourself? I'm full of care.
That's why I'm so careful.
Ah That thing you're holding in your hand it won't really deactivate the bomb, will it? You don't really want me to give away the ending of the story, do you? It would kill the suspense.
Let's hug and hope it's not good-bye.
Summer, do what he says.
Wish us luck.
Now let's make sure those police snipers can't separate me from you.
Come along, Summer, under the blanket we go.
Damn, we'll never get a clean shot.
Take no action.
Repeat, take no action.
Roger.
There's Dad! He's by the bottom of the ramp.
My dad's out there.
Where? In the sand, by the ramp.
Damn him.
I repeat, do not shoot except by my command.
Nice and slow.
We don't want to trip and fall.
You go.
Yes, sir.
Hold your positions, men, there! Tower six is closed.
Summer, deactivate it! Oh, Stephanie, it doesn't work.
Oh " Get me out of here! Help me.
Summer, get the key from the cooler.
Hurry! Mitch! Mitch! Get out of here! It's going to blow! Please, hurry up! Go, go! Dad! Come on, hurry, Dad! Come on! Oh, my girl.
Oh, God, honey.
Oh Get him out of here.
Let's go, pal.
Tell your teacher to give you an "A" on the science project.
Oh! So, how's Slade? Where is he? He's in the hospital.
He's, he's going to be all right.
Whew!