When his lifeguard friend Marcus Phillips is found dead on the beach the day after he's seen sporting an expensive new car he can't afford, Magnum suspects foul play. A young woman with an ambition to rise in the ranks of the police department joins him in the investigation, and they uncover secrets at the center of Marcus' life which led to his death.
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When his lifeguard friend Marcus Phillips ( St. John Smith ) is found dead on the beach the day after he is seen sporting an expensive unaffordable new car, Magnum suspects foul play. Tracy Spencer ( Annie Potts ), a young woman with an ambition to rise in the ranks of the police department joins him in the investigation, and they uncover secrets at the center of Marcus' life which led to his death.