Buried

Donna gets suspended by the Chief for appearing in Playboy Magazine. The controversy divides the Baywatch Lifeguards. Mitchs instinct is to support his people and their basic rights as individuals. Sam believes that lifeguards are role models and must act responsibly at all time. Cody thinks its no big deal since they walk around half naked most of the time anyway.

On the bus ride to the survival training site, Mitch keeps an eye on Manny and Brice, the two top junior lifeguards who have been butting heads. It looks like theyre going to get into it again when suddenly an earthquake hits. Though they barely feel it in the bus, the temblor triggers a rockslide that caves in a mountain tunnel and buries the bus.

Donna has come back to clean out her locker. When word comes in that there is a rock slide blocking a mountain pass, Cody implores Sam to take her on the rescue despite her suspension. Sam knows Donnas the best rock climber theyve got and allows her to take part in the mission.

In the bus, Brice is having difficulty breathing. Manny suggests that the wheezing in his lungs sounds like asthma. It could have been brought on by all the dust in the bus. Brice might not even know he has it. Hes about to suffocate when Manny, whose father has asthma, rigs a makeshift inhaler and is able to generate humidified air, saving Brices life.

The Lifeguards arrive at the collapsed tunnel. Sam inadvertently causes a slide that buries Mitch in a shower of dirt and debris. Donna drops down an air shaft and rescues Mitch, uncovering him and applying CPR. Impressed by Donnas role in the rescue, Sam insists that the Chief reinstate her at once. They cut a deal. Donna gets her job back. The Chief gets an autographed copy of her Playboy.

Michael Berk
Executive Producer