Swept Away

Mitch wird auf den neunjährigen Jungen Tanner aufmerksam, der mit seinem Vater in einem Wohnmobil lebt. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass Tanner misshandelt wird. Mitch schaltet das Jugendamt ein. Jessie bekommt eine unerwartete Gelegenheit, sich JD zu nähern.

A little boy named Tanner hangs around Mitch's tower all day. He even imitates Mitch's moves. When Mitch gets a call about a missing boy, he knows that Tanner is the one. His father is furious when he arrives and he slaps Tanner before he drags him of the beach. Mitch and Alex are very shocked about this but there's nothing they can do. The next day, Tanner is on the beach again claiming that his father gave him permission to do it. Mitch suggests that Junior Lifeguards would be a good idea for Tanner. Later, Mitch gives Tanner a ride home. It turns out that Tanner lives in a dirty dilapidated mobile home in Venice. It gets even worse when Blake refuses to sign any stupid piece of paper about Junior Lifeguards. However, the next morning Tanner arrives to Junior Lifeguards with the piece of paper signed and everything. But he refuses to take his shirt off. But afterwards, Tanner starts shivering and Mitch tells him to change his t-shirt. Mitch is then shocked to discover bruises on Tann

Mitch se hace amigo de Tanner, un niño de nueve años maltratado que intenta convertirse en salvavidas junior para alejarse de su padre divorciado, alcohólico y de mal genio, Blake. Pero Mitch se siente impotente para ayudar a Tanner cuando todos le dicen a Mitch que no se involucre en la problemática vida hogareña del niño y que se ocupe de sus propios asuntos. Las cosas se vuelven caóticas cuando un autobús se cae de un puente y aterriza en 20 pies de agua.