When Sergeant Major is murdered at a "soldier of fortune" training camp, Lt. Columbo uses his unique brand of strategic maneuvering to flush out the killer.
Mitch must make a difficult decision when he must choose which boy to rescue from the ocean, and the boy he doesn't save first ends up in a coma.
When the Baywatch gang find out that their jobs are in jeopardy due to budget cuts, everyone decide to volunteer as civilian lifeguards. At the same time on the beach, a couple named David and Julia is having a romantic time.
