A Matter of Life and Death

Mitch' forældre, Al og Irene Buchannon, besøger deres søn, men stemningen er ikke god. Al har aldrig accepteret, at hans søn droppede sit arkitektstudie fremfor livreddergerningen. Specielt fordi Al havde planer om, at Mitch skulle overtage familieforretningen. Men da Al overværer en redningsaktion, hvor Mitch redder en gravid kvinde, kommer han på andre tanker. Samtidig kæmper Summer med gamle dæmoner, som gør hende ude af stand til at passe sit job som livredder.

Mitchs bekommt überraschend Besuch von seinen Eltern. Es stellt sich heraus, dass sein Vater Al unheilbar krank ist. Er bittet seinen Sohn, das väterliche Architekturbüro zu übernehmen. Mitch möchte seinem Vater diesen letzten Wunsch erfüllen.

Mitch's parents Al and Irene Buchannon, come to visit. Al has never approved of Mitch abandoning is architectural degree. Al wanted Mitch to stay in the family business, but instead, Mitch chose to become a full-time lifeguard. Mitch finds out from his mother that Al is dying of Lymphoma. Because of this, Al wants Mitch to take over his architectural firm. Al wants everyone to leave a ""legacy"" after one dies, such as a building or a home. This is impossible to do if you're a lifeguard. When Mitch have found out that Al is dying, he have second thoughts about returning to his father's firm. However, when Al witnesses a rescue Mitch is forced to do, he suddenly realizes that what he once considered a wasted profession is far more valuable than his own profession. Al finally comes to terms with his son's direction in life. He also tells Mitch that he will leave many more ""legacies"" in the lives he saves than any building he could design. Meanwhile, during the search for a dead body, Summe

Quando i genitori di Mitch arrivano in città, il padre lo informa di essere vicino alla morte e gli chiede di tornare a Phoenix e prendere in mano le redini della attività di famiglia, uno studio di architettura. Intanto, dal passato di Summer affiora uno spaventoso ricordo. La giovane decide di chiedere aiuto a sua madre Jackie.

Los padres de Mitch llegan a la ciudad de visita y el padre del socorrista le informa de que se está muriendo y de que quiere que regrese a la empresa familiar en Phoenix para dirigir su empresa de arquitectura.