Mitch and Stephanie struggle to stay alive in the water as they wait to be rescued. Back on the cruise boat, the situation quickly becomes a matter of a crisis for C.J. and the others.
The lifeguards, along with a friend of Mitch's, are invited to go on a cruise. However, there are dangerous people among the passengers who quickly cause danger for Stephanie and the others.
When a man is seen drifting in the ocean, Matt and Stephanie are called in to rescue him. But as they are approaching the victim, a Coast Guard helicopter waves them away from the victim, and they rescue him instead.
Sam (Scott Bakula) becomes an FBI agent who is assigned to guard a woman (Teri Austin) targeted for assassination by her drug-dealing ex-boss. With Dean Stockwell.
When Hunter (FRED DRYER) investigates a drug ring, his ex-partner, Frank Garriman (JAMES McEACHIN), becomes a suspect in the murder of the dealers.