Lifeguard Rookies compete to join the Baywatch team, while Mitch makes a choice about accepting the job of Captain.

On Memorial Day weekend, Mitch, April, and Skylar face many problems after discovering the dead body of an elderly Navy veteran whose two elderly Navy buddies want to give him a proper burial at sea. Meanwhile, Lani sprains her ankle during a rescue and considers leaving Baywatch for a career as a professional dancer until Cody professes his love for her. On Hobie's first day as a professional lifeguard, he has difficulty escaping his past when his former surfing friends, J.B. and Conner, give him a hard time over his new job.