""Beach full" of potential victims." ""I see a beach full" of potential assassins." ""Has a threat been made" on the governor's life?" "They're on single patrols." "Let's go after the girl." "We have enough bang in this boat to blow that pier sky-high." ""C.J., you're supposed to" keep everybody from the pier." "C. J?" "!" "Something's wrong." "Get me over there." "This is C.J. Parker." "I'm chasing one of our Scarabs, but there's nobody on it." "I'm losing control!" "I can't turn the wheel!" "I can't slow down!" "The stage for the Surfrider Foundation concert is here." "The governor's security detail is setting up their command post next to it, over here." "What's Dickson doing, speaking at a Surfrider Foundation benefit?" "Well, from what I understand, he wants to be known as the environmental governor." "Well, then he should clean up the environment, instead of giving campaign speeches that promise everything and do nothing." "Yeah, well, regardless, we have to provide security while he does it." "No, no, no." "Not "we, you do. "" "I need all my people on the sand tomorrow." "It's going to be a scorcher." "Aw, come on, Mitch." "Deets wants a coordinated effort." "Who's Deets?" "Head of governor's security detail." "He wants your people to keep the perimeter around the pier clear." "Is there something you're not telling me?" "Yeah." "What?" "You got something stuck in your teeth." "Oh, right, right here?" " No, right there." " Over here?" " Right here?" " No, over there." "No, over there!" "Is it gone yet?" "Naw!" "Hey, C.J., come here for a second, will you?" " Morning." " Good morning." "Hi, Garner." "Hi." "You look like you could use a cup of coffee." "No." "I don't drink coffee." "Thanks." "The governor is giving a speech at the concert on the pier tomorrow." "I'm gonna need you, on a Scarab, keeping the area around it clear." "Uh, if you don't mind, I'd like to work on the beach tomorrow." "Everybody else is booked;" "I need you and Barnett on boats." "Sorry." "Thanks." "What is it, C. J?" "What's wrong?" "I just had this dream." "It was more like a nightmare." "I was on a Scarab." "I don't remember all of it, but I woke up screaming." "Ah, well, it was just a dream." "You know what?" "My grandmother, Nellie, always used to say, nightmares are good for you." "Do you know why?" "Because that way, you get rid of all your fears while you're safe sleeping." "Look, go have yourself a workout, clear your head, you'll be fine." "Always works for me." "I'll see you." "Morning, Matt." "Hey, Summer." "Ooh!" "All right, you animals." "Get it out of your system." "Listen up." "It's going to be one of those days." "It's going to hit the century mark by 11:00 a. m." "Do you need volunteers on the switchboard" " and air-conditioning?" " In your dreams." "Listen up." "We got the Surfrider Foundation rally." "We got the governor's speech on the pier." "It's going to be madness out there, and we are going to be in the middle of it." "Do we love it?" "All:" "Yeah!" "All right." "Tower assignments are posted upstairs." "Barnett, you and C.J. Are on the Scarabs." "Pick her up at Tower 12." "What about deckhands?" "No deckhands." "We need every available body on the sand." "Lieutenant Buchannon?" "Yeah." "Special Agent Sam Deets, in charge of governor's security." "Welcome to my nightmare." "Boss picked a hell of a spot to deliver a campaign speech." "Yeah, well, he likes to be where the action is." "Looks like we're in this together." "Oh, yeah." "You'll be protecting one person, and we'll be protecting about one million." "Yeah, just put the... put that tarp over it until show time." "Do we have any extra speakers?" "Garner?" "Garner Ellerbee?" "You don't remember me." "Wendy." "Malloy." "I used to be best friends with your sister Janice." "Wait a minute." "Little Wendy Malloy?" "I'll be doggone!" "Well, you're not so little anymore." "I mean, it's been a long time since I've seen you." "We moved when I was nine, but I remember you." "I'll never forget that smile." "So, you're a musician, huh?" "Yeah." "It's a really hot band." "If you get a chance, come see the show." "I'll try." "Well, I got to get dressed." "Good seeing you again." "Yeah, you too." "Hurry up with that remote control." "All set." "Works like a charm." "I still want to know how are we going to get a boat like that so close to the pier." "We're not going to use a boat like that." "Summer, there's a riptide." "We've got to get everybody out of the water." "What, all these people?" "You're kidding me." "Don't panic." "We can handle it." "Attention, swimmers!" "Attention..." "" Attention, swimmers!" "Attention swimmers!" "You are in a riptide area." "Put your feet on the bottom and walk to the shore." "Don't come straight in." "Swim sideways, parallel to the beach." "I'm going in." "I need a 100-yard security zone all around this pier." "I don't want to see boats, swimmers." "I don't even want to see fish." "I'll tell you what i'll do;" "I'll make a deal with you..." "I'll give you 50 yards and provide your men with rods and reels." "Very funny." "Take a look out there." "Tell me what you see." "People having a good time." "Beach full of potential victims." "I see a beach full of potential assassins." "And their point of attack?" "The water." "The beach." "The cliffs." "Rooftop on the strand, car in the parking lot." "List goes on and on." "You make it sound like you expect an assassination attempt." "Who says I don't?" "Has a threat been made on the governor's life?" "Every time a politician appears in public, there's a threat..." "dozens a week." "You don't get to be governor without rubbing a few people the wrong way." "This is it, Ray... payback time." "We're in good shape." "They're on single patrols." "Let's go after the girl." "Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Surfrider Foundation, please put your hands together for Scottie Brothers recording artist, Tag." "Wonderful." "Isn't she special, huh?" "Tag, ladies and gentlemen." "Tag." "Don't forget their new album..." ""Contagious" is available at your local record stores." "You bet." "Mama!" "We're going to be back with a lot more music from Tag this afternoon, but right now, we're going to meet some very special guests from the beach community..." "Hey, hey!" "So, what did you think?" "You were fantastic." "It's a lot of fun." "Especially when the crowd gets into it." "You ought to be proud of yourself." "Looks like you really made it." "You too." "Eh, my life's not quite this exciting, but I can't complain." "How's Janice doing?" "Real good." "Married." "Got a couple kids." "Still lives in the old neighborhood." "I haven't been back there since we moved." "I'd love to go back and see my old house again." "We used to have this big palm tree in our backyard." "Your sister and I used to sit under that tree at night and share our fantasies." "She probably told you the one I had about you." "Uh, no, we never talked about that." "What was it?" "It was wild." "I used to imagine that you and I were..." "Garner?" "Mitch, I'd like you to meet an old friend of mine," "Wendy Malloy." "Mitch Buchanan." "Wendy, how are you?" "I'm sorry to interrupt, but Deets is looking for you." "He wants to go over the route the governor's taking from the airport." "Again?" "We've been over it 20 times already!" "I thought he'd have it memorized by now." "Don't shoot the messenger." "You'd better get back to work." "I'll be here all day." " Nice meeting you." " Thank you." "We'II, uh..." "finish this later." "Talk about bad timing." "Oh, sorry." "What's the story?" "She used to hang around with my baby sister." "Turns out she also used to fantasize about me." "What kind of fantasy?" "I was about to find out when you turned up." "What's wrong?" "That guy..." "I know him from some place." "What guy?" "There." "Where have I seen that face before?" "Help!" "Hey, over here, help!" "It's a good thing you saw us." "Grab my line." "What happened?" "He was fixing the engine." "I think he got shocked." "We lost our batteries, and the radio is down too." "How long has he been down?" "Five, maybe ten minutes." "I don't think he's breathing." "Do you know C.P. R?" "They're going to bring the governor down to the boulevard, south on the boulevard, to the pier itself." "You remember that face I couldn't place?" "I just placed it." "What are you talking about?" "Does the name Raymond Zane mean anything to you?" "Raymond Zane..." "Oh, yeah." "Put to death three years ago in the gas chamber." "After governor Dickson refused to grant a stay of execution." "And you think that's the guy you saw on the pier?" "Maybe you saw his ghost." "No, I saw his twin brother." "Take away the scar, and he's a dead ringer for the man Dickson sent to the gas chamber." "Okay." "Yeah." "Thanks a lot." "Bye." "Just got a report from the Coast Guard." "The chopper spotted some debris about five miles off Inspiration Point." "Looks like a small boat caught fire and exploded." "Any victims?" "Just burned wreckage, but I got to send a Scarab out there." "No." "The governor is going to be here in a half an hour." "Our first priority is to secure that pier." "You're not calling the shots here." "Have there been any reports of missing craft?" "No, and no distress calls either." "Well, Mitch, maybe we should stay close to home for now." "Well, thank you." "Well, maybe you guys should join the lifeguard..." "Background on Louis Zane." "Former Navy frogman, dishonorably discharged in '85, along with two of the members of his outfit." ""Frogman," that means he's trained in the use of explosives." "Ran a charter fishing boat in Oceanside until last year, sold the business." "No record of his whereabouts since then." "Any priors?" "Yeah, just one..." "for disorderly conduct." "He was arrested outside the statehouse, protesting the execution of his brother." "Told the judge, Governor Dickson murdered an innocent man." "Swore he'd get revenge." "Well..." "let's get copies of this to everybody in the field." "If he really is out there, we've got to get to him before he gets to the governor." "Yeah, here he is." "He's approaching the stage." "Okay." "I'll go have a talk with him." "Thanks for coming." "How are you, boys?" "Good to see you." "Yeah, Governor?" "I really think you're making a big mistake." "These people came to hear me speak." "Yes, I understand that, but one of them may be here to kill you." "Well, then it's your job to make sure that he doesn't, isn't it?" "Okay, Zane started the homing signal." "We have enough bang in this boat to blow that pier sky-high." "Time to sleep, sweetheart." "Say "Good night. "" "MITCH " Scarab 2, this is 218." "What's your 1020?" "Come in, C.J." "C. J?" "C.J., you're supposed to keep everybody away from the pier." "C. J?" "Lifeguard's coming." "Let's book it!" "This is a restricted area." "I want you away from the pier "now. "" "Hey, Barnett, where's C. J?" "You got me." "I lost touch with her about 20 minutes ago." "Have somebody pick up the Waverunner." "KMF 295, this is Barnett." "Have someone pick up Mitch's Waverunner off the pier." "Something's wrong." "Take me over there." "Here he is..." "Governor Neil Dickson." "Thank you." "Thank you all for being here." "Thank you for giving a damn about your future." "What the hell?" "C. J?" "Mitch, look out!" "The pier!" "Everything's been jammed." "...we cannot continue to abuse our natural resources, but the turnaround does not begin in Washington." "They got this thing on autopilot." "Looks like everything's wired... steering, throttle." "Touch the wrong wire and we're history." "Look out, Mitch." "Maybe I can turn the engine by hand?" "Thank you." "The turnaround does not begin in Washington or in Tokyo." "Barnett, get out of here." "This thing's wired to blow." "I was a little worried there for a minute, old buddy." "Had it all the way, partner." "Had it all the way." "Whoo!" "Come on, babe." "Nice driving, pal." "You bet." "Go easy." "Okay." "They caught Zane's pals on the way to Mexico." "They'll need you to make a positive I.D." "Whatever it takes." "I'll call you in the morning." "Here you go." "You sure you're up for that?" "Mitch..." "Yeah?" "Thank you." "If it wasn't for you, a lot of people would have died." "Including me." "Couldn't let that happen, now, could we?" "It was just like my nightmare." "It's over now." "Let it go." "Everything is going to be okay." "...so we went back and forth for a while and here I am." "I'll see you guys." "Wendy!" "What are you doing here?" "Ooh, what happened?" "Nothing, just had a little run-in with a knucklehead." "Is that better?" "Yeah." "I told you I had that fantasy about you?" "Uh, yeah, I remember you saying something about that." "I thought it was about time I fulfilled it." "Should we, uh, go somewhere else?" "Right here is fine." "Just like I pictured it." "Uh, wait a minute." "Where you going?" "What about fulfilling your fantasy?" "I just did." "That was it?" "That was the entire fantasy?" "I was only nine years old." "What did you expect?" "Well, sometimes when people grow up, their fantasies grow with them." "You're sweet, but I've got to catch a plane to Australia." "Sorry." "Don't forget to say hi to Janice." "Bye, Garner." "Strike out again?" "Wouldn't have worked out anyhow." "Well, I agree." "Aside from looks, talent, intelligence, she really didn't have that much to offer." "You really know how to put things in perspective, don't you?" "Yeah." "That's why I get the big bucks."