Mitch discovers that his late father was actually proud of his career as a lifeguard when his mom gives him a mysterious package made by his father in 1988. Logan's strange reaction to a boat fire prompts Caroline to take him to a hypnotist. He experiences recurring flashbacks about the traumatic death of his father during a boat fire that he witnessed as a child. 

Matt and C.J. help a homeless man, former lifeguard John D. Cort, sleeping under a lifeguard tower. Depressed due to his increasing loss of eyesight, John finds a purpose for living when the potential donor for a 10-year-old boy with leukemia is reported missing. Mitch and John search for the seriously ill boy's missing brother, who drug smugglers force to dive a shipwreck for its cocaine cargo.