Rendezvous

Kirstie and Todd are two teenage tandem divers in love. The problem is that while his parents are wealthy, her single mother struggles as a waitress to make ends meet. Suspicious and worried, none of the parents wants this romance to flourish. Kirstie and Todd decide to take their own lives rather than go on living without one another… envisioning spending eternity together. When they jump off a cliff into the ocean, Toddy is knocked out and almost drowns while Kirstie is uninjured. Mitch and Caroline rescue the teens and take them to a hospital where Todd is revived.

When the worried parents meet in the hallway outside Todd’s room, they launch into a bitter argument about who is to blame that doesn’t take into account the feelings of the teens. After overhearing the angry words, Todd and Kirstie slip out and run away. Their plan is to take Todd’s family boat and head to the safety of Mexico, but danger strikes again when Todd, having inhaled salt water when he nearly drowned, develops “secondary drowning” symptoms. Mitch and Caroline enlist the help of the Coast Guard to rescue the seriously ill Todd and save his life. Back at the hospital, Mitch and Caroline confront the bickering parents about the reality of their children’s dilemma and the need to try a new, more open and understanding approach. The parents vow to work it out with the kids.

Meanwhile, Cody encounters what he believes is an honest-to-goodness mermaid while deep diving. Everyone at Baywatch thinks he’s hallucinating … except CJ. She is a firm believer in mermaids and encourages Cody to try and connect with the half-woman/half-fish again… despite the fact that the mermaid seems to think Cody is a long lost love.

On her next dive, CJ has an accident on the reef which renders her unconscious at the bottom of the ocean. The mermaid takes her to the surface where Cody finds and revives her. CJ is surprised to find an antique gold locket around her neck with a one hundred-year-old photograph of a sea captain who looks strikingly like Cody. CJ and Cody now have the proof that they came upon a mermaid, but decide to keep the secret of the mermaid to themselves and away from a disbelieving world.

Michael Berk
Executive Producer