Hell's Kitchen

Series premiere. On the shores of a rundown coastal town, a lonely figure is surfing: Mitch Yost, patriarch of a legendary surfing clan. He's watched by two men: Linc, a surf entrepreneur looking to sponsor Mitch's 13-year-old grandson Shaun and a young stranger. Later, Mitch rinses off by his station wagon -- and levitates.

Linc looks to infiltrate the Yost inner circle. Shaun competes in a surf competition. In the meantime, Butchie tries to get a line on John, with little success, other than that John shows amazing bathroom restraint and hails "from Cincinnati." Snug Harbor owner Barry has a change of heart about the motel's fate, then becomes convinced a room is haunted.

A kiss from Zippy convinces Dr. Smith that a paranormal phenomenon has occurred among the Yosts. Bill interrogates interlopers outside the Yost house, including Steady Freddy and his sidekick Palaka. Kai, who works at the Yost surf shop, takes John to her trailer to see if he's a man of his word. Shamed by Cissy, Mitch is comforted by Cass.

John gets roughed up by thugs. Kai connects with Butchie. Vietnam Joe brings Dr. Smith a new patient. Shaun's adult-film-star mother Tina arrives in Imperial Beach.

Bill gets a strange mandate from Zippy. Tina lets the Yosts know she's back in town.

Butchie orchestrates a reunion between Shaun and Tina. John helps Bill and Cissy face up to their pasts.

Linc's Stinkweed reign is challenged. Dwayne eyes Shaun's online future. Dr. Smith tends to an ailing Palaka. Ramon supervises the building of a shuffleboard court.

An ominous message from John strikes fear for Shaun's safety into the hearts of Imperial Beach denizens.

Attempting to conjure some courage, Mitch tracks down a reclusive "chemist" in Mexico. Cissy heads up a citywide search team. Bill loses his feathered medium. Palaka's good-luck gift to Freddy ends up with Barry.

Butchie and Kai wake up to a joyous revelation. Imperial Beach plays host to a makeshift parade organized by a revamped Stinkweed.