With Richard still in Colombia, the Pyramid team learns that his helicopter has been shot down and he may be dead. Alan's in trouble with the shareholders after the news is revealed that he gave himself a large management bonus in the midst of the largest financial loss in the company's history. Wanda is obsessed with Manolo, a child refugee who's in the news.

Mandy Forward is back for her latest Adele of Beaver Creek reunion movie, but is bitter about it. After deducing that the common link between the hit television shows Baywatch, Flipper, The Beachcombers and Gilligan's Island is water, Alan writes a movie script about water and tries to convince Mandy to star in it.