C.J. returns from France without Matt. She, Stephanie and Caroline are training some Junior Lifeguards. In order to improve the girls' lifeguard skills, they separate them from the boys. During an exercise where the girls are supposed to rescue a dummy, they get distracted by the boys instead and no one even notices the dummy who sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Then they decide that the only way to teach the girls teamwork, is to take them to Catalina. Unfortunately for them, Neely invite herself and C.J. and Caroline become furious. But the two of them decide to give Neely a chance.

When two of the girls, Erika and Taylor get caught in a strong current and ends up trapped in a cave, the girls have to act as a team in order to get them out. The rescue is a success and the girls learn what teamwork is.

Mitch is surprised when he receives a letter from the Superior Court. They are requesting him to appear for the reading of a will. According to the letter, Mitch has been named beneficiary by a Kyla Weaver, but Mitch doesn't know anyone by that name. But when he meets with Mr. Samuels he finds out that Kyla Weaver actually is Kyla Jennings a con-artist he helped during the Christmas holidays the year before. It turns out that she and her husband died in a car-crash and left Joey without a home. Now Mitch has to decide whether he wants a new family member or not.

Joey wants to prove she is worthy to be a Buchannon. Therefore she steals Mitch's tower key and acts as a lifeguard. But as she tries to rescue two boys, she gets into trouble. Meanwhile, Mitch finds out from Brad that Joey said to him that she wants to prove herself as a Buchannon. Mitch arrives just in time to rescue Joey and the two boys with Brad's assistance. In the end, he decides to adopt her and the Baywatch gang throw her a surprise party at headquarters.