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. 

Kaye hires Molly, a young Englishwoman panhandling on the beach, as a singing waitress at the Sandy Cay Cafe to boost business. In addition to wanting to be a famous singer, Molly also has a young teenage runaway girl under her wing, as well as her jealous and possessive fiancé from England shadowing her. Meanwhile, British daredevil stuntman Richard Branson arrives to set a new world record by water skiing from behind a blimp and Mitch and Matt have to handle the safety for the event. Also, Stephanie begins to get on Caroline's nerves once again when Stephanie tries to keep Caroline in check from making mistakes as a rookie.