Baywatch (1989) s03e19 Episode Script

"Tonight on" Baywatch Mitch! You do have some serious damage to your spinal cord.
Physical therapy is crucial if you're to walk again.
If you want to get up out of this chair, there is absolutely no room for self-pity.
I'm hiding out here till the guys who wasted my brother get on trial.
You make it sound like you're not coming back.
I'm not coming back.
Careful.
It's pretty steep.
I know, but it will be safe.
Trust me.
I trusted you about my blind date.
Watch your step here, girls.
It's a little slick.
Come on, girls, put the stuff in the boat and let's go.
Okay, we're doing it.
Hop in.
Hi, Mitch.
Oh.
Hey.
How's it going? Well, it, uh turned out to be a busy day.
Yeah, I can see there's a lot to keep your eye on today.
Well, that is in our job description, isn't it? Well, when your job is over, if you can tear yourself away, would you mind meeting me up at headquarters? That is, uh, if you don't have other plans.
No, no, no other plans yet.
Great! Because I have a stack of incident reports that need filling out, and I'd like you to join me.
Oh, yeah.
Bye-bye.
Whoa! Isn't this beautiful? Look at these waves.
It's hard not to.
Boy, this wind's really kicked up.
Gary, are you sure we're okay up here? Oh, we're fine.
Relax.
We're okay.
Let's have some wine and hang out.
Chill out.
Relax.
Okay.
Whoo! Ah.
Why do you always finish your rescue reports before I do? I use smaller words.
As a matter of fact, there's a very small word for what I'd like to do right now.
Animal, vegetable, or mineral? Hmm a little of all three.
Eat.
I'm starved.
Aren't you starved? Let's take a break.
Leave it to a man to always be thinking about his stomach.
Not always.
Oh, my God.
We'd better get going, Gary.
Look at those waves.
No biggie.
We've got our raft to take us back to land.
We'd better get going.
Let's pack up and go.
Why don't you put all our stuff away? The boat! Gary, go get it.
Gary, get it back! Gary! Watch out! Hurry! Hurry? Come back! Gary! Come on, Gary, come back here! Come on! There's a wave! Hurry! Gary, come on! Come on, Gary.
You'd better get out of the water.
The waves are way too big.
Get up here, come on! I got your hand.
Come on.
Come on.
Oh.
What are we going to do? We can't get back to shore.
My God.
Oh, my God.
Gary.
Oh.
Help! We're here.
Somebody, hey! Hold on! I'll radio for help! This is Unit 308.
I have an emergency situation on Point Dume Bluff.
Baywatch.
This is Buchannon.
Where? We're on our way.
Steph, let's roll.
Ben, get Newmie and Barnett on the horn, tell 'em to meet us in the garage in five minutes.
Will do.
I don't know how long they've been down there, but the tide is rising fast.
Radio the paramedics.
Tell them we need backup.
Right.
Keep an eye out.
Help! Somebody, help us! Hurry, please! Help! Help us, please! Help! Help! Help us! All right, hook up the rescue basket.
We might need it.
Right.
Help! Help! Help! Somebody! Okay, you ready? Yeah.
Help us! Help! Help! Help me up.
Pull me help.
Gary, help me.
Help! Help! Help! Somebody help! Help! We're here.
Keep calm.
I got you.
All right, I got you.
Okay, hold on.
Okay.
Okay, just come with me.
No.
Okay, okay.
Trust me.
There's no waves now.
Come off the rock and come with me.
No, I can't.
Grab my can.
I'll swim you in.
You'll be all right, okay? No! No, I can't make it! Hang on.
Hang on.
Come on.
Come on.
Help! No! Hang on.
Help me! Help! All right.
Come on.
Take her.
Mitch, look out a wave.
Mitch, look out! Mitch! Newman, Mitch is in trouble! Mitch! Mitch! I got you.
You'll be okay.
I can't I can't move my legs.
Hold on, hold on.
Okay.
Okay.
Hold on.
I've got you.
Come on! Be careful climbing to the top.
Don't lift his legs! He can't move his legs! Hold him.
I'll get the backboard.
All right, just keep on his head.
Just keep on his head.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay, real good.
We're gonna get you on a backboard, Mitch.
Easy.
Easy.
There's a wedge there.
Hurry up, topside! On three! One, two, three.
Easy, easy.
Okay, Mitch.
Okay, let's go.
It's his back.
He can't move his legs.
The girl make it? Shh.
Don't say anything.
Did she make it? Yes.
Don't talk.
Save your energy.
" I got to write the incident report.
Don't worry.
I'll write up the report.
I'll even use smaller words.
Come on, let's get him in the ambulance.
Ready? Go.
Slow.
Slow.
Easy.
Easy.
Go ahead.
I'm going to ride with him.
All right.
I'm taking care of everything at your house.
Hobie's doing all his homework, and I'm doing the cooking.
Yeah, she, uh she even burned a few things so we wouldn't miss you too much.
Dad, are you okay? Maybe you need to take your pain medicine.
I can call the nurse.
" No.
No, it's okay.
Are you sure? It's okay now.
Dad, I'm gonna take care of you till you get better.
Promise.
Well, that's going to be soon so you better enjoy taking care of your dad while you can.
Good morning.
Hello.
Morning.
Well, you you got my test results? Hobie, let's give your dad a little time alone with the doctor.
- I want to stay with him.
- No, it's okay.
You go with Stephanie.
You can come back after the doctor leaves.
It's okay.
Well, Mitch, um I know this must be the longest day of your life, so, um, I'll cut right to the chase.
Why do I get the feeling this isn't good news? Well, your x-rays and your MRI confirm no breaks along the vertebrae.
That's good news.
But, um you do have some serious damage to your spinal cord.
Wha what kind of damage? When your back was thrown up against the rocks, while nothing was broken, the compression that it caused left bruising, which, in turn, caused swelling; that's why you have no feeling below your waist.
How long will it take for the swelling to go down? Well, it may be some time before the swelling goes down.
And you'll need rehabilitation and physical therapy and time.
But I, um I "am" going to walk.
I mean, I, um I "am" going to walk again.
I wish I could give you some guarantees, Mitch, but I can't.
Now, as soon as you're able, I'm going to transfer you to a rehabilitation center.
And I can't stress enough that physical therapy is crucial if you're to walk again.
WOMAN " Paging Dr.
Latham, Dr.
David Latham.
Looks like the doctor's through.
You can go see your dad now.
Yeah, okay.
Dr.
Bowman.
Yes? Please tell me the truth.
Uh, what are the chances, you know for a full recovery? Mm-hmm.
Well, the most important thing is a positive mental attitude.
If patients knew the odds they were facing, they could easily give up before they even start.
And what are those odds? With the lumbar compression, I'd say the odds for a full recovery are about five percent.
Five percent? Mm-hmm.
Five percent.
I just I just can't believe that Mitch might not ever walk again.
Well, then don't believe it.
Mitch is going to need all the support, encouragement and positive energy that you can give him.
Okay? Mm-hmm.
All right.
You know, Jason, there's a lot of kids here your age.
I think you're gonna like it here.
You okay? The doctor will be with you in a moment, okay? Dr.
Zack, I spent over a year working on this case.
Jason took a bullet in the spine trying to protect his older brother, who's mixed up with a gang.
A drug deal went down.
Jason's brother didn't make it.
And Jason is my only witness.
It's an awful lot for a boy that age to go through that "and" a trial? Well, it's still a month away.
I brought him here from Chicago 'cause I need to keep him safe.
Detective North, this is a rehabilitation hospital.
It's not a safe house.
He needs both facilities right now, Doc.
No one but you knows who he is and why he's here.
I'm going to get us checked in, okay? I'm going to go get some snacks.
You want anything? No.
Okay.
Here, kitty, kitty.
Come here, kitty, kitty.
Here's a little friend for you.
Thanks.
Maybe someday you and I will have a drag race, huh? Yeah, sure.
Well, I knew it wouldn't take you long to make friends.
Who's this? Come on, let me take you to your room, okay? Okay.
Bye.
See you, pal.
My God, you're a handsome hunk.
Well, let me tell you, now, I'm going to do everything I can to get you out of that chair, 'cause I want to see those buns of yours up and moving.
I'm Sophie Jones.
Hi, I'm Honey, there isn't a person here well, unless he's in a coma that doesn't know who you are.
You're a hero.
Can I call you Mitch? That's my name.
Great.
Oh, um, Sophie, this is my son Hobie.
Hi, Hobie.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
And my friend Stephanie.
Hi.
Hello.
It's a pleasure to meet you both.
Well, I'm speaking for all the women on the planet now.
Don't you go breaking our hearts, okay? I won't.
He's even more handsome than you.
Thanks.
So, have you all been taken care of? Oh, yes, thank you.
We're all checked in.
We're just waiting for his physical therapist.
Oh.
Well, then wait no longer, honey.
You have got your own personal gym teacher.
"You're" my physical therapist? Aren't you the lucky one? Detective Riddick.
Yeah, it's me.
I have our witness tucked away safe and sound in a rehab center.
Where are you? L.
A.
I'm not taking any chances this time.
We nail these gang-bangers, they'll hand us their suppliers on a silver platter.
Thanks.
Good work.
North has the kid stashed in some rehab center out in L.
A.
I'm on my way.
Don't worry I'll make it look like an accident.
We'll be using the therapy pool every day.
Swimming ought to make it feel a little like home.
Mitch, you ever been in the armed services? Navy Seals.
Navy Seals, huh? Sounds like some kind of summer camp.
Summer camp? Yeah.
It was the most grueling thing I've ever been through.
You mean until now.
Well, are you ready to get started? I don't know, I Mitch if you want to get up out of this chair, there is absolutely no room for self-pity.
Uh-huh.
Good.
All right, let's give it a try.
Now you're talking my language, sugar.
Hi, everybody.
This is Mitch.
Hi, Mitch.
Mitch, this is everybody.
Don't worry, you'll meet them all in the therapy sessions.
You got a lot of work to do, but it's going to pay off, Mitch.
You're going to walk out of here.
Hey! You okay, partner? Can you get my cards for me? Yeah, sure.
What happened, you drag-racing without me? Yeah, I guess so.
I was just going too fast.
Oh, by the way, I never introduced myself.
I'm Mitch.
What's your name? Jason.
Jason, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Okay, let me get your chair up here.
Okay, now you just grab on to my arm.
Okay, let's go.
These are the best candy bars.
The nurse keeps them hidden behind the desk in the lobby.
Oh Ah! Can I have a piece? Yeah, sure.
Thanks.
Well, now I know two things about you you like candy bars and baseball cards.
Here's my most valuable one It's his rookie.
Wow.
This is a Ted Williams card.
It's an okay card, but not as valuable as an autographed Ted Williams.
Oh.
My brother was saving up to buy me one just before just before he died.
Your brother died? Sorry, Jason.
You must miss him a lot, huh? He was my best friend.
He took care of me.
Now I've learned how to take care of myself.
I'm never going to walk again.
Your doctors sure about that? I only have two chances slim and none, and slim just left town.
You're so lucky.
Really? Why is that? At least you have a chance to walk again.
Man, what I wouldn't give to have that chance again.
Mitch, the way you got hurt, saving that girl, if you had a chance to do it over again, would you do the same thing, even knowing what happened? Jason, that's a heck of a question.
I, um Yeah, I would.
I would do the same thing.
How about you? I had to try to save my brother.
I'd do that over again a million times.
Hey, Mitch.
If there's something I'm not supposed to tell anyone, is it okay if I tell you? Well, that depends, pal, on if you trust me.
I'm hiding out here till the guys who wasted my brother get on trial.
I'm going to be a star witness.
Your secret is safe with me.
Drag race? You're on! Go! Hey, hey, hey, come back here! Come back here, hey, hey, hey! Whoa! Hey! Hey! Hey, hey! I got you.
Hey, okay Whoa, there, partner.
Hobie said you had a surprise for me.
Well, actually, it's a surprise for you "and" for Mitch.
As a matter of fact, you're not wearing a uniform.
What is going on? What's going on is that I am going to the beach.
The beach?! Wow, you're lucky! I've only seen pictures of the beach.
How would you like to go there for real? Get out of town.
No.
Get into the van.
Both of you, come on.
We're heading for the beach.
Um Okay, let's go! I don't know All right, beach! The beach! Whoo! Careful.
Ooh! Good.
Okay, good.
Yay! On the beach! How are you doing? Hey, can I take Jason for a tour of the bike path? I don't know.
I'll be really careful.
We'll stay right in the bike lane.
Please? Okay.
But don't you two speed demons go knocking anybody off the path.
Okay? - "Okay.
- We won't.
- See ya.
- See ya! - Bye.
- Bye.
Man, can't you go a little faster than this? We're going slow.
We're at the beach! Not too fast.
I think I'm gonna go down and say hi to Matt, huh? Okay, well, if you want to be alone, I have any number of phone calls I can make.
Thanks.
Hey, Matt.
Mitch! How's it going, man? We missed you.
I missed you, too.
God, it's great being back at the beach.
I forgot how beautiful it is.
Forgot how great it smells, I mean I forgot what it was like being a lifeguard.
Was? You make it sound like you're not coming back.
Haven't you heard? I'm not coming back.
Anyway, great seeing you, man.
I'm going to go check on Hobie.
Mitch, I'm not going to let you do this to yourself.
Do what? Give up.
You told me in rookie school that I was a quitter.
I was.
But you told me to fight for what I believed in.
I'm fighting! I just don't know what the hell I'm fighting for.
Mitch, I'll be right back, okay? Watch it.
Hey! Break it up now.
Yeah, come on, hit him! Hey, stop! I said stop! Wait a minute.
Take it easy.
I told you to stop this.
Get up! Come on, move.
Those two guys right there! I got 'em.
Hold it! Help! Help! Save me! Please! Somebody help me! Please, help! Help me, somebody! Please, help me! Matt! Easy, now.
Matt! There's a girl in trouble at the end of the jetty! Hey, check it out.
Help! Oh, my foot Nice throw.
Boy, the beach is the greatest.
I just love it here.
You'd love the water, too.
I could help you learn how to swim.
My brother tried to teach me once.
I just couldn't do it.
I was just too scared.
Well, you know, I wouldn't want you to be scared, except by a daredevil speed-skater! Woo-hoo! Keep going! Hey, this is fun, man! Let's go! Faster, faster, faster, faster! Turn right! Turn right, turn right.
I'm a devil speed-skater! And we're going! Gone! Faster faster, faster! Oh! You okay, Jason? Yeah.
That guy must have been crazy.
Or drunk.
We got to get back.
Hey, Hobe.
Anytime today will be fine for you to help me up.
Sorry.
Hey, Jason, listen you got to promise not to tell my dad a word of this.
He'll never let us come to the beach again.
Okay, I promise.
Keep your eyes open, huh? Hello, Mr.
Masurick.
Well, let's walk.
How long have I known you, Frankie? Since you were in high school? No, college.
Freshman year.
I picked you myself, out of the gutter.
You remember? I'll get rid of the kid, don't worry.
But I am worried.
Here we are just a week away from the trial, that could put our Chicago operation out of business, and you bungle a simple attempt to get rid of a kid in a wheelchair.
It's tough to get him alone.
He's always hanging out with this crippled lifeguard.
Well, if this lifeguard becomes a problem, you get rid of him, too.
I own you, Frankie.
I made you what you are and I put you where you are.
But if this kid lives to testify, I put you in the ground.
Got it? "Next week on" Baywatch I'm thinking I'll never walk again.
You know it, and I know it.
Mitch, are you giving up? Is that what this is? - I'm facing facts! "You're quitting, Mitch!" Come on, Dad, you can do it! Just leave me alone, will you?! We have to be strong for your dad.
"We don't permit" visiting doctors here.
Hospital rules.