An earthquake shakes Baywatch headquarters and causes many problems for the lifeguards and for one, a life altering decision is made.

Mitch works with an FBI agent, posing as a lifeguard, stake-out a dangerous criminal. After Matt rescues a Dutch woman, she intends to repay him with her servitude, which evokes jealous in C.J.

Mitch and Caroline help reunite an amnesiac Vietnamese refugee with her American GI father. C.J. and Cody help a wheelchair-bound comedian realise his dream of swimming in the ocean.

Kaye is reunited with an old flame, a surfing champion surfer, arrives at Baywatch for a local surfing tournament, however, disaster strikes. Stephanie undergoes surgery for her melanoma as her friends patiently await her fate. Caroline catches Logan with Neely.

Mitch judges a beachside beauty contest, but is tempted by two of the contestants, who both vie for his vote. Caroline's acting teacher puts her relationship with Logan in jeopardy. Logan designs a new rescue vehicle. Donna is blackmailed by a secret from her past.

C.J. befriends a homeless man, who then dies and leaves her a fortune in his will. Hobie helps aspiring lifeguard Manny make the Junior Lifeguard.

Mitch is approached by Molly McCoy, the young editor from 'Flash' magazine, who asks to nominate himself as Bachelor of the Month for her magazine, complete with a photo and video shoot. But Mitch has other things on his hands in helping Newman and Donna try to catch a large Portuguese Man-O-War jellyfish that is infesting the area after having stung a swimmer.