Caroline comes back to Baywatch to keep up her certification as an L.A. County Lifeguard. She fills in on a couple of shifts during an acting hiatus on Shannon's Hope. Caroline gets to work in a tower while J.D. ends up in the switch board. Taylor does this just to separate them from each other. She also decides to give Caroline some more challenging beaches than on Mother's Beach (8.6 Lifeguard Confidential). Later a thief named Trey robs a kiosk. When he sees some cops, he grabs whatever cash he can and skates away. He sees Caroline's lifeguard truck and skates after her. He jumps into the car and pulls his gun at her. He forces Caroline to speed away and she drives onto the beach. Mitch sees the truck racing along the beach and takes off in pursuit. When Caroline suddenly steps hard on the brake, her seatbelt keeps her safe while Trey is knocked against the windshield. Caroline runs to Mitch and in the meantime, Trey walks up and disappears into the bushes. After the incident, Carol (thetvdb.com)