
Lt. Mitch Buchannon is the dedicated leader of a group of lifeguards at Malibu Beach in Los Angeles. Although this prime-time soap opera features a lot of sand, sun and bikinis, it also tackles many serious themes and features multifaceted characters. "Baywatch" is known for using slow motion when the lifeguards are running.

Cody makes a bet with some rich locals; Mitch rediscovers his parenting skills when Neely stays at his apartment.

The team is quarantined with an irritating medical-supply salesman (Jeff Altman); Newman oversees a photo shoot.

Mitch and Cody must fight for their lives after they encounter thieves who have hidden a cache of stolen weapons in a sunken ship.

After a dangerous encounter with a bear, Neely and Mitch reveal their true feelings to each other; Leslie plots her escape.