John D. Cort comes back to Baywatch and the episode starts with Cort hiding some stolen artifacts behind some rocks in Mexico. Then when the Mexican border police and a man named Jake arrive, they can't find the artifacts and Cort is free to go. Cort left Baywatch a year earlier when he found out he had a degenerative eye disease that causes gradual blindness (Episode #73, Blindside). When Mitch is talking to John at the switchboard, he is surprised to see Cort out on the balcony. When he goes out to say hello, he doesn't know if Cort is blind or not, but he becomes happy when he finds out he isn't. When they are walking on the beach, Cort tries to convince Mitch to enter the Baja run with him. He finally gives in and says yes. When they see a fight in the water, Mitch and C.J. have to stop it and afterwards Cort and C.J. share a kiss, but that's it. Later Mitch and Cort arrive in Baja to meet a friend of Cort's named Al who is providing them with a dune buggy. During the race Cort
s05e01 - Livin' on the Fault Line (Part 1)
s05e02 - Livin' on the Fault Line (Part 2)
s05e03 - Aftershock
s05e04 - Baja Run
s05e05 - Air Buchannon
s05e06 - Short Sighted
s05e07 - Someone to Baywatch Over You
s05e08 - K-GAS The Groove Yard of Solid Gold
s05e09 - Red Wind
s05e10 - I Spike
s05e11 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (Part 1)
s05e12 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (Part 2)
s05e13 - Rubber Ducky
s05e14 - Homecoming
s05e15 - Seize the Day
s05e16 - A Little Help
s05e17 - Father's Day
s05e18 - Fire with Fire
s05e19 - Deep Trouble
s05e20 - Promised Land
s05e21 - The Runaways
s05e22 - Wet N' Wild
This long-running series follows the adventures of a team of lifeguards on the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County. Veteran lifeguard Mitch Buchannon watches over the younger lifeguards that come and go with each passing season as they keep the beaches safe for vacationers. Frequently he must take action to save them from the raging seas and from the raging tempers that sometimes flare up between the young guards in this stressful job.