Submersion

Mitch må tage en svær beslutning under en redningsaktion, og beslutningen truer med at hjemsøge ham resten af hans liv.

Mitch quält sich mit Selbstvorwürfen: Bei dem Versuch, zwei Jungen vor dem Ertrinken zu retten, konnte er einen der beiden nur noch bewusstlos an Land bringen. Das Leben des Jungen hängt an einem seidenen Faden.

Mitch meets two boys named Chuck and Bobby on the beach while they are sleeping in a tent. They have come from Kansas for Bobby's 10th birthday. Later the same day, Mitch meets the two boys again and teaches them how to throw a Frisbee. Later Bobby throws the frisbee into the ocean, and while they go out to get it, they end up in trouble. Mitch has to do the rescue all by himself because C.J. is on the bike-path taking care of an injured man. Mitch comes to Chuck first and gives him the rescue can. Then he swims towards Bobby, but Chuck loses the rescue can and Mitch has to choose which one of them, he will rescue first. He chooses Chuck and when he returns for Bobby, he is nowhere to be seen. Newmie locates him from the scarab and Bobby is taken to the hospital, where he is in a coma. Bobby's mom Dana blames Mitch for the accident and Mitch blames himself as well. Then an investigation takes place and it's proved that Mitch did everything he possibly could, but he is still mad at hims

Mitch debe tomar una difícil decisión al tener que decidir a qué chico salvar del océano. Posteriormente, el chico que salva en último lugar acaba en coma.