Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 3, Episode 2 - Off the Deep End - full transcript

The Pomrenkes have to call for help when rough seas break the Christine Rose, pinning it to the ocean floor. Emily's crew set out to re-teach her how to dredge. Rumors swirl but Zeke tells the full story of his disturbing night in jail and the hospital.

Zeke: LOOKING BACK ON IT,

I THINK FOR A FEW YEARS THERE,

I WAS LIVING
HIGHLY OUT OF BALANCE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
[BLEEP]

IF YOU'RE GONNA BE
A [BLEEP] BITCH, GO HOME!

JOHN'S DEATH, I HAD NO WAY
OF BEING ABLE TO ANTICIPATE

WHAT GRIEF WOULD ACTUALLY DO
TO ME.

I AM NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD,
MAN.

Zeke: SO, I KICKED THE WINDOW
OUT OF THE COP CAR.

AND I'D YELL
AS LOUD AS I CAN,

"AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY
OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,



I SHALL FEAR NO EVIL"!

I'M LOOKING AT
MULTIPLE FELONIES.

YOU KNOW,
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD KID,

BUT I'LL PROBABLY GO TO JAIL.

♪ LISTEN UP CLOSE, NOW

♪ WHAT I SAY

♪ I'M A-GONNA HEAD OUT WEST
ONE DAY ♪

♪ I HEARD ABOUT A FORTUNE
TO BE MADE ♪

♪ AND I'M A-GONNA GET IT,
NOW, JUST YOU WAIT ♪

♪ GOLD

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: NOME, ALASKA.

YEAH!

THIS THING WANTS TO DREDGE!



Emily:
ICE MINING, IT'S EXCITING.

THE FACT THAT I CAN
INDEPENDENTLY PURSUE GOLD

IS THE KIND OF FREEDOM
THAT IS SO ADDICTIVE

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STOP.

Narrator:
ON THE FROZEN BERING SEA,

THE WINTER MINING SEASON IS
IN FULL SWING.

Kris: WE'RE ON
A PRETTY GOOD SPOT RIGHT NOW,

BUT I CAME HERE TO GET BIG GOLD.

AND I STILL WANT BIG GOLD.

THE KELLYS ARE CAMPED OUT OVER
HERE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY.

THEY MUST HAVE HEARD
WE WERE ON GOOD GOLD.

Narrator:
THIS YEAR, MINERS ARE CRAMMING

INTO TWO SMALL AREAS KNOWN TO BE
RICH IN GOLD.

Shawn:
THINGS ARE GETTING TIGHT.

EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO FIND
THAT POT OF GOLD.

FIRST TO GET THE GOLD WINS.

ROLL THE DICE AND SEE
WHAT THE HELL WE GOT DOWN HERE.

Narrator:
ON THE TOM-COT CLAIM,

THE SHAMROCK, REAPER,
AND WILD RANGER

ARE ALL MINING
WITHIN A 500-YARD AREA...

THIS IS OUR GROUND, BRO,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY
750 FEET AWAY.

DOES THAT LOOK
LIKE 750 FEET AWAY?

Narrator: ...WHILE EIGHT MILES
TO THE EAST,

THE MISS NOMER HAS SET UP STAKE
ON CLAIM 14.

SO FAR, WE'RE SEEING
SOME REALLY AWESOME GOLD,

AND, YOU KNOW,
I'VE GOT HIGH HOPES.

I HOPE TO GET
AT LEAST 100 OUNCES.

WE'RE ON GREAT GOLD,

AND I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW
THINGS ARE GOING SO FAR.

Narrator: THIS SEASON,

GLEN LeBARON
AND PARTNER ZEKE TENHOFF

HAVE RAKED IN
NEARLY 15 OUNCES...

WE'RE OFF
TO A GOOD START HERE.

...USING GLEN'S ONE-OF-A-KIND
DREDGE, THE DRAGON,

AND SO FAR, THEY'VE HAD
THE CLAIM ALL TO THEMSELVES.

BUT NOT FOR LONG.

WE'VE OFFICIALLY
MADE IT ONTO THE ICE.

THAT'S STEP ONE.

Narrator:
FINALLY JOINING THE FLEET,

CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL
AND THE CREW OF THE EROICA.

IT'S MY FIRST TIME
AS AN ICE CAPTAIN,

AS AN ICE-MINING-OPERATION
OWNER.

I'M GOING
WITH A MORE ADVANCED SYSTEM.

Narrator: THE ROOKIE ICE SKIPPER
WENT DEEP IN DEBT

TO BUY NEW
TOP-OF-THE-LINE EQUIPMENT,

INCLUDING
AN INSULATED MODULAR SHELTER.

Emily: ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.

WE'RE GONNA GET 60 OUNCES
UP IN THIS BITCH.

LET'S GET ON DOWN TO 14
AND GET SOME GOLD!

Narrator:
NOW SHE'S HEADED FOR A SPOT

JUST 275 YARDS AWAY
FROM THE MISS NOMER.

IT LOOKS LIKE
A TRAILER PARK COOLER.

THERE ARE 100 PEOPLE HERE
WATCHING TO SEE IF I'LL FAIL.

I DON'T CARE ANYMORE

WHATEVER OPINIONS ARE BEING
VOICED ABOUT MY OPERATION.

EMILY'S CERTAINLY
NOT ANY COMPETITION.

GENERALLY, SHE JUST FINDS
WHATEVER MEN IN TOWN SHE CAN

TO BASICALLY MAKE
HER MINING OPERATION FUNCTION.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE COMPETENCE

TO ACTUALLY FIND GOLD
ON HER OWN.

I'M GONNA GO TAKE A LOOK.

THAT'S GOOD.

Narrator:
WITH NO TIME TO WASTE,

EMILY AND HER CREW
GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

[ DRILL WHIRRING ]

ALL RIGHT, DARYL.
WE HAVE WATER.

HELLO.

OH! HEY, GLEN!

I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU
WITHOUT THE DREADLOCKS.

YEAH, I CHOPPED THAT OFF
AT THE END OF ICE SEASON.

SO, I'M LOOKING AROUND
AND SEEING

ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING THINGS,
PARTICULARLY THIS.

Narrator:
VISITING HIS NEW NEIGHBOR,

GLEN GETS HIS FIRST LOOK
AT EMILY'S SECRET WEAPON --

A PROTOTYPE UNDERWATER DREDGE

BASED ON GLEN'S OWN DESIGN
OF THE DRAGON.

WE'RE CALLING IT
THE DRAGON SLAYER.

GIMME A BREAK.

THAT'S THE MOST COMICAL NAME
YOU COULD POSSIBLY COME UP WITH.

IT'S NOT TO WISE TO PURPOSEFULLY
MAKE ENEMIES IN NOME,

BUT NAMING THE DREDGE
THE DRAGON SLAYER

IS JUST A, "HEY,
THIS MIGHT WORK BETTER, GLEN.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?"

IT LOOKS LIKE A RELIC VERSION
OF MY DREDGE.

GLEN DOES ALL OF HIS SLUICING
UNDERWATER.

WITH THE DRAGON SLAYER,

WE'RE DOING A LOT
OF OUR SLUICING UP TOP,

AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA RECOVER
GOLD MORE EFFECTIVELY

THAN GLEN'S DRAGON IS.

Narrator:
LIKE GLEN'S DREDGE,

THE DRAGON SLAYER USES
A TWO-STAGE SLUICE BOX,

DESIGNED TO CATCH BOTH COARSE
AND FINE GOLD.

THE COARSE-GOLD STAGE IS
ON AN UNDERWATER STAND

WITH 360-DEGREE MOBILITY.

WHAT SETS
THE DRAGON SLAYER APART

IS THE SECOND, FINE-GOLD STAGE,
LOCATED TOPSIDE.

THE FIRST PROBLEM
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IS

SUCTION RIGHT HERE BECAUSE
THIS JET IS TOO SMALL.

GOLD IS PRETTY EASY
TO CATCH.

IF YOU BUILD A DREDGE
THAT DOESN'T HOLD GOLD,

THEN, LIKE, YOU ALMOST HAVE TO
TRY TO DO THAT.

I THINK THAT EMILY
IS RIDICULOUS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WOULD NAME

THIS CRUDE, LITTLE SUBMERSIBLE
THING ON A STOOL

THE DRAGON SLAYER.

IT'S A CRUDE, LITTLE THING
ON A STOOL.

Emily: HEY, IT'S GONNA BE A WAR
OF THE DRAGONS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S LIKE A DRAGON
WITH A WALKER.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHEN I GET A LOT OF GOLD
WITH THIS BITCH,

I'LL CALL YOU UP
AND WE'LL HAVE A TALK.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. LATER.
LATER.

I'M THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINED,
NOT THREATENED.

IT'S NOT IN THE SAME LEAGUE.

THAT DREDGE OVER THERE IS NOT IN
THE SAME LEAGUE AS THE DRAGON,

AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE DOING

TOO MUCH GOLD SLAYING
OR DRAGON SLAYING.

I PROMISE YOU THAT.

Emily: I HAVE A SUBMERSIBLE,
HE HAS ONE.

LET THE BEST SUBMERSIBLE WIN.

Narrator: WHILE GLEN HEADS BACK
TO THE MISS NOMER,

IN DOWNTOWN NOME...

THANKS.

...ZEKE IS MEETING WITH
HIS LAWYER, PHILLIP WEIDNER.

SO I KICK THE WINDOW
OUT OF THE COP CAR.

THEY DRAG ME
OUT OF THE COP CAR

AND THEY WRESTLE ME
DOWN TO THE GROUND LIKE THIS

AND HOLD MY HEAD DOWN
LIKE THIS.

LAST SUMMER, ZEKE WAS ARRESTED

ON TWO FELONY COUNTS
OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN JAIL.

I WANTED TO GO WAR
WITH THE COPS.

Zeke:
WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS

THAT I GO TO JAIL FOR A WHILE
AND I'LL BE FELON.

THAT'LL SUCK.

WE'RE GONNA BE GOING
BEFORE A JUDGE HERE

IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO
FOR A DISPOSITION.

I'M GONNA BE ASKING THE COURT
TO IMPOSE WHAT IS CALLED

A SUSPENDED IMPOSITION
OF SENTENCE.

Narrator:
ON THE ADVICE OF HIS LAWYER,

ZEKE HAS PLEADED GUILTY,

HOPING TO GET HIS SENTENCE
REDUCED AND AVOID PRISON TIME.

WE'RE KIND OF ALL SWEPT
ALONG THESE STREAMS,

AND IT'S JUST
KIND OF INTERESTING SOMETIMES

WHERE THE CURRENTS TAKE US,
YOU KNOW?

YEAH. IT'S LIKE, "WHOA,

I DIDN'T EXPECT ALL THIS STUFF
TO HAPPEN."

MY LAWYER IS
A VERY OLD FAMILY FRIEND,

AND HE IS WELL KNOWN
AS ONE OF THE BEST LAWYERS,

IF NOT THE BEST LAWYER
IN ALASKA.

WELL, LET'S PACK IT UP
AND HEAD TO THE COURTHOUSE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?
ALL RIGHT.

YEAH,
I NEED TO GET OVER THERE.

IT'S MY OPINION THAT PEOPLE
LIKE ME SHOULDN'T GO TO JAIL,

BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S EVERYBODY'S
OPINION THAT'S IN JAIL.

[ SIGHS ]

Narrator:
SEVEN MILES TO THE WEST,

ON THE TOM-COT CLAIM...

Shawn:
FIRST HOLE'S KIND OF DEAD,

SO HOPEFULLY NEXT ONE'S
THE CHARM.

YEAH.

AFTER MOVING THE SHAMROCK
400 YARDS TO THE SOUTHEAST,

SHAWN POMRENKE PREPS FOR
HIS SECOND DIVE OF THE SEASON.

THAT LAST HOLE LOOKED GOOD,
AND IT WASN'T [BLEEP]

FOR SHAWN...

...THE FIRST DIVE SITE
OF THE YEAR WAS A BUST.

NOPE.

MR. GOLD CAN'T FIND
NO GOLD!

WE GOT THE LUCKY HORSESHOE THAT
WAS ON THE ORIGINAL SHAMROCK.

Narrator: NOW MR. GOLD HAS
A PLAN TO CHANGE THEIR LUCK.

IT'S A LITTLE CROOKED,
A LITTLE RUSTY,

BUT IT'S GOT SOME CHARACTER.

IT'S ALWAYS GOT TO GO UP
SO YOU CATCH YOUR LUCK.

DON'T DUMP IT OUT.

RIGHT THERE.

MAYBE THIS IS THE TRICK
RIGHT HERE.

WHOO!

LAST YEAR, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN,

BUT WE MOVE ENOUGH
AND KEEP WORKING HARD ENOUGH,

I KNOW THAT EVENTUALLY
WE'RE GONNA GET ON IT.

Narrator: SHAWN HAS DOMINATED
THE SUMMER...

GOLDEN PANCAKE, ANYBODY?

112.

...WITH HIS DREDGE,
THE CHRISTINE ROSE...

MR. GOLD SAYS,
"MONEY, MONEY, MONEY."

...BUT HE'S NEVER
TURNED A PROFIT

WITH HIS $100,000 WINTER RIG.

TO FINALLY BREAK THROUGH,
HE NEEDS 150 OUNCES.

Shawn:
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.

[ OXYGEN TANK HISSING ]

[ Singsong voice ]
COME ON, BABY. COME ON.

NO GOLD MEANS WE GO BROKE.

Narrator:
JUST 125 YARDS AWAY...

ON THE REAPER...

Kris: THINGS ARE GOING GOOD.
I SEE GOLD.

Narrator: ...DIVER KRIS KELLY
HAS BEEN UNDER THE ICE

FOR FIVE HOURS
WITH HIS FATHER, BRAD,

AND HIS BROTHER, ANDY,
TENDING TOPSIDE.

Brad: OUR SEASON GOAL IS
50 TO 60 OUNCES,

900 BUCKS A DAY.

Narrator:
THREE DAYS AGO...

...DESPITE A BROKEN COMM BOX
AND SHODDY EQUIPMENT...

IT'S PRETTY GHETTO.

...THE KELLYS' FIRST DIVES OF
THE SEASON NETTED THEM A COOL...

$10,698.

Man: PERFECT.

[ STATIC ]
WHAT DID HE SAY?

...VERY LITTLE OF WHICH
HAS BEEN PUT INTO UPGRADES.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

KRIS:
I can't hear you.

OKAY!

YEAH, SO MY BROTHER'S ON GOLD.

Andy: HE CAN'T EVEN REALLY HEAR
ME WHEN HE'S ON THE BOTTOM.

GOT A NEW COMM BOX --
WELL, IT'S NEW TO US.

MY DAD'S A CHEAP [BLEEP]
SO HE GOT IT USED.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]

THEY WANT TO SPEND $100,000
TO MAKE $60,000,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT BURNED US.

WE GOT STILL SOME KINKS
TO WORK OUT -- TYPICAL.

WE GOT SPEND $10,000
AND MAKE $100,000 HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.

GOLD, GOLD, GOLD, YOU KNOW?
WE NEED MORE GOLD.

OKAY.

THERE'S A SPECK RIGHT HERE,
AND THERE'S A SPECK RIGHT HERE.

LOOK AT THAT FLAKE.

THAT'S A BIG FLAKE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX.

THAT MEANS THAT
WE'RE GETTING GOLD FOR SURE.

Kris: "PUT IN AT LEAST
FIVE HOURS STRAIGHT

WITH NO [BLEEP] BREAKS AT ALL.

THAT'S RIGHT, ANDY.
NO BREAKS AT ALL."

I'LL GO GET THE FUEL.

I'LL BE BACK
IN AN HOUR AND A HALF.

HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL STAY DOWN
AND KEEP DIVING, GETTING GOLD.

Narrator:
NEXT UP TO DIVE,

THE FAMILY WORKHORSE,
32-YEAR-OLD ANDY KELLY.

[ OXYGEN TANK HISSING ]

HEY, IS EVERYTHING
GOING GOOD?

OKAY, GOOD.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

I'M GOING DEAF
BECAUSE OF THE COMM BOX.

MY DAD, YOU KNOW --
LIKE ANY BUSINESS,

IT'S GOOD TO KEEP
YOUR OVERHEAD LOW,

BUT WHEN YOU START TO INTERFERE
WITH OPERATIONS

OF HOW THINGS GO,

THAT'S WHEN
YOU HAVE TO START TO QUESTION

REALLY WHAT THE HELL
YOU'RE DOING.

KEEP WORKING.
[ THUD ]

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

NOW!

Narrator:
SEVEN MILES WEST OF NOME,

ON THE REAPER...

KEEP WORKING.
[ THUD ]

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

Narrator: WITH
THE AIR COMPRESSOR SHUT DOWN,

DIVER ANDY KELLY HAS
JUST 60 SECONDS

BEFORE THE AIR IN THE LINES
RUNS OUT COMPLETELY.

NOW!

[ OXYGEN TANK HISSING ]
HEY! GEEZ!

[ GRUNTS ]

COME UP!

THE AIR COMPRESSOR ENGINE
[BLEEP] BROKE!

NO WAY.
YEAH!

WHAT A PIECE OF [BLEEP]

MOTHER[BLEEP]

[BLEEP] DAMN!

I JUST LEFT A [BLEEP]
LITTLE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD

RIGHT THERE IN THE OPEN!

I CAN'T DO ANYTHING
ABOUT IT.

YOUR SAFETY'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN GOLD.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]

WITHOUT A WORKING
AIR COMPRESSOR...

...THE KELLY BOYS
ARE OUT OF LUCK.

[BLEEP]

MY DAD DOES THIS KIND OF THING
ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW,

RUNS IT CHEAP,
TRIES TO TURN A BIG PROFIT.

HE'S KIND OF
A REAL PIECE OF [BLEEP]

IF YOU LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW?

ANOTHER DAY.

Narrator:
SPEAKING OF LUCK,

OVER ON THE SHAMROCK...

...SHAWN POMRENKE
HAS BEEN EXPLORING

THE NEW GROUNDS FOR FOUR HOURS.

Shawn:
LOOK AT THAT CHUNK OF GOLD.

WHOO!

FOUND YOU.

OH!
[ CHUCKLES ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHOO!

Narrator: SHAWN ISN'T
THE ONLY ONE TO HIT PAY DIRT.

JUST A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY...

THE DEPTH MAP OF THE LAST
HALF HOUR WAS JUICY, JUICY.

RIGHT NOW I'D BET

THAT WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSE
TO HALFING OUR BALANCE.

32.6.

Narrator:
FOR VERNON ADKISON,

AFTER LOSING $1 MILLION
IN JUST THREE YEARS OF MINING,

HIS FIRST CLEANUP THIS WINTER

HAS PUT HIM AT THE TOP
OF THE LEADERBOARD.

Jason: HE HIRED ME TO RUN
HIS ICE OPERATION,

AND HE'S SUCCEEDING
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

THAT'S LOOKING
VERY JUICY.

I'VE BEEN TELLING THESE GUYS
FOR MONTHS

WHAT WE WERE GONNA COME OUT
AND HERE DO, AND HERE WE ARE.

NOW VERN'S NEWLY APPOINTED
CREW CHIEF, JASON WALKER,

IS MAKING SURE
EVERYONE KNOWS WHY.

I'M VERY CONFIDENT,
VERY CONFIDENT.

I KNEW AS I WAS BUILDING IT,
AS I WAS PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

I KNOW THE PHYSICS INVOLVED
IN WASHING THE GOLD

AND SLUICING THE GOLD
THROUGH A BOX.

Spenser: YOU'RE NOT THE MOST
EXPERIENCED PERSON ON THIS CREW,

JASON,
JUST SO YOU KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW
EVERYTHING.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
SPENSER,

WE'RE NOT GONNA CONTINUE
TO DO THIS, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, SIR.

WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS.
OKAY.

WHAT'S UP?

OH, NOTHING, I WAS JUST TRYING
TO TALK TO JASON ABOUT HOW --

...TO REMIND ME THAT I'M NOT
THE MOST EXPERIENCED PERSON.

I AM THE MOST EXPERIENCED PERSON
ON VERN'S CREW

WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER,
OKAY?

I BUILT ALL THIS.

HALF THIS EQUIPMENT
IS MINE.

THAT'S WHY I'M IN CHARGE,
OKAY?

WE'RE NOT GONNA DISCUSS THIS
EVER AGAIN.

WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS.

Spenser: COPY THAT.

Vernon:
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET ON WITH THIS SHOW
HERE.

NO, HE'S CHALLENGING ME
AT EVERY MOMENT!

IT'S NOT GONNA CONTINUE!

HE WANTS TO KEEP OVERRIDING
AND THINK HE'S BETTER THAN ME,

AND WE'RE NOT GONNA DO
THIS!

JUST QUIT BEING SO DAMN
SENSITIVE, FOR GOD'S SAKES.

YOU KNOW [BLEEP]

QUIT BEING
SO DAMN SENSITIVE.

AND, SPENSER,
JUST DON'T [BLEEP] TALK TO HIM.

DON'T SAY A WORD TO HIM.
YES, SIR.

YOU GOT ANYTHING TO SAY,
SAY IT TO ME.

JASON -- IT'S ALL ABOUT,
"ME, ME, ME, ME, ME."

THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.

THEY'RE
HARD-CHARGING YOUNG GUYS.

THEY'RE FREELANCE --

THEY CAN GO SOMEPLACE ELSE
AND WORK TOMORROW.

Spenser: CAN'T PUT HIS MASK ON
BY HIMSELF,

CAN'T PUT HIS WEIGHT BELT ON
BY HIMSELF,

CAN'T PUT HIS GLOVES ON
BY HIMSELF.

HE'S
A BARBIE-DOLL DREDGER.

PLEASANT PERSONALITY,
IT'S ICING ON THE CAKE.

BEING ON THE GOLD IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART TO ME.

[ Chuckling ]
DON'T TAKE YOUR MASK OFF.

GO DOWN THERE.

Vernon:
WE WILL HAMMER IT.

WE'LL GET EVERY SCRAP OF GOLD
WE CAN GET THIS SEASON.

Narrator: WHILE VERNON DOES
HIS BEST TO KEEP THE PEACE,

SEVEN MILES TO THE EAST,
IN THE CITY OF NOME...

STAYING OPTIMISTIC.

IT'S HELPFUL.

Narrator:
...AFTER ENTERING A GUILTY PLEA,

ZEKE'S SENTENCING IS
ABOUT TO BEGIN.

Zeke: I'M REALLY GLAD
I HAVE PHILLIP ON MY SIDE.

HE'S A GREAT LAWYER
AND A GREAT GUY.

I HOPE I'VE MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION.

I HOPE THAT MY LAWYER'S
GONNA GET ME OFF.

SOME OF MY BEHAVIOR
WAS DEFINITELY OUT OF LINE,

BUT THIS IS
A VERY ISOLATED INCIDENT.

Phillip: YOU GOT CHARGED WITH
SOME VERY SERIOUS CHARGES.

BEEN URGING THE JUDGE
TO EXERCISE A LENIENCY,

BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE.

Narrator:
ALONG WITH HIS LAWYER,

ZEKE HAS THE SUPPORT
OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, SARAH DUNN.

HE HAS. HERE'S THE SITUATION,
YOUR HONOR --

MR. TENHOFF IS A VERY PRODUCTIVE
MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.

I ACTUALLY HAVE KNOWN HIM
SINCE HE WAS LITERALLY A BABY.

HE WAS RAISED FOR MUCH
OF HIS LIFE HERE IN NOME.

HE'S BEEN GOLD MINING
FOR YEARS HERE.

YOUR HONOR,
THIS ALLEGED CONDUCT

WAS AN ABERRATION
IN HIS BEHAVIOR.

HE'S LEARNED
FROM THE SITUATION.

A VERY STARK MESSAGE
WAS SENT.

Zeke: WELL, YOUR HONOR,
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT

I DEEPLY REGRET
THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION,

AND IT WAS VERY
OUT OF CHARACTER FOR ME.

AND I'M WORKING VERY HARD

TO RESTORE MY REPUTATION
IN THE COMMUNITY

AND BE BACK ON TRACK.

THANK YOU.

Narrator:
IN THE NOME COURTHOUSE...

Zeke: WELL, YOUR HONOR,
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT

I DEEPLY REGRET
THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION.

AND I'M WORKING VERY HARD
TO BE BACK ON TRACK.

THANK YOU.

Phillip:
ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

Narrator: THE FINAL VERDICT --
ONE YEAR'S PROBATION...

[ CHUCKLES ]

...AND A ONE-YEAR BAN
ON DRINKING ALCOHOL.

Sarah: THAT WAS GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YEAH.

YEAH, SO NO BOOZE.

YEAH.
NO BOOZE.

BUT YOU CAN GO INTO THE BARS.
OKAY.

OH, JOY.
[ CHUCKLES ]

ACTUALLY, WHY DON'T WE DO THAT
RIGHT NOW?

I'LL GO AHEAD HAVE A DRINK
AND YOU'LL GET A 7UP.

THANKS TO MY INCREDIBLE LAWYER,
I GOT OFF

ON JUST ABOUT ALL THE CHARGES
THAT I HAD HOLDING OVER ME.

I GOT A LITTLE PROBATION,

AND I'D SAY
THAT'S BEST-CASE SCENARIO.

I MEAN, THAT'S A MILLION POUNDS
OFF MY SHOULDERS.

NOW I GO FULL FORCE
INTO THE WORK THAT I HAVE TO DO

WITHOUT THAT ADDITIONAL WEIGHT,

AND THAT'S GONNA MAKE EVERY DAY
EASIER FOR ME.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY IRISH WHISKEY?

Woman: OH, YEAH,
I'VE GOT SOME FOR YOU.

OKAY, GREAT.

I GUESS I'LL GET A DRINK.
Zeke: YOU CAN GET A DRINK.

YEAH, I'LL GET A DRINK.

CAN I GET
A STOLI AND SODA?

AND COULD I GET A ROY ROGERS,
PLEASE?

I DON'T EVEN REALLY KNOW
WHAT THAT IS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HERE YOU GO.
WELL, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I APPRECIATE IT,
PHILLIP.

HEY, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH
A ROY ROGERS. IT'S DELICIOUS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I'M NOT USED TO BEING IN HERE
AND NOT BEING SMASHED.

Narrator:
WHILE ZEKE CELEBRATES...

...BACK ON CLAIM 14...

...ZEKE'S MINING PARTNER,
GLEN LeBARON...

...IS STILL STEWING ABOUT
THE LATEST KNOCK TO HIS EGO.

DO YOU THINK SHE'S TRYING
TO MOCK YOU?

THE DRAGON SLAYER?

[BLEEP]

AS GLEN KEEPS THE DRAGON
ON THE GOLD,

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE CLAIM...

WE'RE FINALLY FIRED UP,

READY FOR OUR FIRST BOUT
OF THE SEASON.

...EMILY RIEDEL
IS FINALLY READY

TO TEST OUT
THE DRAGON SLAYER.

Emily:
IF THE DRAGON SLAYER DOESN'T

WORK OUT THE WAY
THAT I HOPE IT DOES,

WE'VE JUST WASTED A LOT OF TIME
AND MONEY GETTING OUT HERE,

SO HERE IT IS.

Narrator:
THE ROOKIE SKIPPER DROPPED
50 GRAND ON HER EQUIPMENT,

GUNNING TO TAKE GLEN'S TITLE

FOR THE BEST UNDERWATER DREDGE
IN NOME.

I'M GONNA LOOK LIKE DARTH VADER
IN THERE.

FIRST UP, VETERAN COMMERCIAL
DIVER DARYL VALLE.

ALL THE EXPENSIVE GEAR
IN THE WORLD

WON'T MEAN ANYTHING
IF THEY DON'T LAND ON THE GOLD.

Emily: THE GROUND
THAT I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW

IS THE SAME GROUND
I WAS WORKING ON LAST SEASON.

WE LEFT LAST SEASON
ON A GREAT SPOT,

AND I WANTED TO FIND
THAT SAME SPOT

BUT JUST WEST OF IT BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE THE LINE OF GOLD

THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING WAS GOING.

WE GOT DRAGONS TO SLAY.
WE GOT DRAGONS TO SLAY.

[ In pirate voice ]
THERE BE DRAGONS TO BE SLAIN.

HOW'S IT LOOKING DOWN THERE?

WHAT KIND OF GROUND ARE YOU ON,
BROTHER?

ALL RIGHT!

THANK [BLEEP] GOD!

DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING.
WHOO!

Narrator:
THE FIRST SIGHT IS COBBLE --

PACKED ROCK AND CLAY
THAT TENDS TO TRAP GOLD.

[ Laughs ] Whoo!

Emily:
THANK GOD WE'RE ON THE COBBLE.

I WAS HAVING, LIKE,
TERRIBLE FANTASIES

OF JUST DROPPING DOWN
ON, LIKE, EIGHT FEET OF SAND.

LET'S GET SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.

Daryl: ALL RIGHT.
EVERYTHING LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

OH, YEAH.
SHE'S COOKING NOW.

LOOKS GOOD.

EMILY:
Daryl, the pump is fired up.

Um, that sucks.

You have a plug
in the nozzle?

WHAT'S THE WORD,
BIG BIRD?

WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH SUCTION.

REALLY, IT COMES DOWN
TO NOT ENOUGH POWER.

THE FIRST PROBLEM YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE IS SUCTION RIGHT HERE.

UNFORTUNATELY, SMAUG DID SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

Narrator:
EXACTLY AS GLEN PREDICTED,

THE DRAGON SLAYER HAS
A SUCTION PROBLEM.

WITH THAT NOT HAVING
ENOUGH POWER,

ALL THE GRAVEL IS LOCKING
IN THE THREE-INCH

THAT'S COMING TO THE SURFACE.

Narrator: RUNNING TWO SLUICE
BOXES REQUIRES MORE POWER

THAN EMILY'S SUCTION PUMP
CAN PROVIDE.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE POWER
TO BLOW THE ROCKS OUT.

Narrator:
UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM,

THE DREDGE IS GROUNDED.

IN ICE MINING, YOU HAVE A MONTH
TO MAKE SOMETHING WORK,

AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
THEN YOU'RE SCREWED.

THERE IS NO [BLEEP] MANUAL --
"HOW TO ICE MINE IN BERING SEA."

IF THERE WAS A [BLEEP] MANUAL,
I WOULD BUY IT

AND I WOULD READ IT,
AND THEN I WOULD KNOW MY [BLEEP]

BUT NO, I JUST COME OUT HERE,
AND I BUY EQUIPMENT,

AND I HOPE THAT IT KIND OF WORKS
AND KEEPS PEOPLE ALIVE.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU DO THINGS
OUT HERE.

Narrator:
SEVEN MILES WEST OF NOME HARBOR,

AT THE WILD RANGER...

...WITH VERNON ON A SUPPLY RUN,

CREW CHIEF JASON WALKER PREPS
FOR HIS SECOND DIVE OF THE DAY.

Spenser: HOPE HE GETS
IN THE [BLEEP] HOLE QUICK.

OH [BLEEP]

NO, I ACTUALLY DON'T WANT HIM
TO GET IN THE HOLE

'CAUSE THEN I HAVE TO LISTEN
TO HIM.

YOU'RE THE BEST DIVER
IN THE WORLD.

THE BEST DIVER IN THE WORLD

SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT
HIS WEIGHT BELT ON.

YOU WANT MY [BLEEP] HELP,

OR ARE YOU GONNA KEEP TALKING
[BLEEP]

IF YOU WANT MY HELP,
THEN I WILL HELP YOU,

BUT YOU TALK [BLEEP] TO ME
LIKE THAT AGAIN,

BELITTLE ME LIKE A LITTLE
[BLEEP] PIECE OF [BLEEP]

THEN I'M NOT GONNA
[BLEEP] HELP YOU.

YOU'RE NOT THE [BLEEP] BEST
DREDGER IN THE [BLEEP] WORLD.

YOU'RE NOT BETTER
THAN ANYBODY.

NOBODY'S [BLEEP] BETTER
THAN ANYBODY.

SO [BLEEP] REMEMBER THAT.

WOULD YOU LIKE HELP?

WHAT?
WOULD YOU LIKE HELP?

DO YOU WANT MY HELP?
YES.

Spenser: JASON'S PISSED ME OFF
QUITE A FEW TIMES.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T JUST TALK
[BLEEP] ABOUT EVERYBODY

AND RUN YOUR MOUTH
AS MUCH AS HE DOES

WITHOUT PISSING PEOPLE OFF,
YOU KNOW?

IT EATS AT YOU AFTER A WHILE.

REMEMBER WHO'S HERE
HELPING YOU...

...WHEN NOBODY ELSE WILL.

Jason: NOBODY CAN OUT-DREDGE ME,
YOU KNOW,

AND SPENSER IS A LITTLE ENVIOUS.

[ OXYGEN TANK HISSING ]

[ STATIC ]

Spenser:
THIS IS GONNA BE SUCH [BLEEP]

I'M ABOUT TO TELL VERNON I DON'T
WANT TO WORK HERE ANYMORE.

I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP]
PUT UP WITH THIS BULL[BLEEP]

I GOT OTHER OPTIONS,

AND I DEFINITELY DON'T NEED
TO PUT UP WITH [BLEEP]

GETTING [BLEEP] TALKED TO ME
ALL DAY AT WORK.

Narrator:
BACK IN TOWN...

Emily: SO, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT
GOING AHEAD,

AND JUST EXPEDITE,

JUST GO AHEAD AND ORDER,
LIKE, A 10-HORSEPOWER PUMP.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE
ABSOLUTE SURE THAT [CHUCKLES]

WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET UP
AND RUNNING, YOU KNOW?

ALREADY 50 GRAND
IN THE HOLE FOR HER DREDGE,

EMILY MUST NOW DIG A LITTLE
DEEPER FOR A NEW SUCTION PUMP.

LET'S JUST DO THAT.

HOPEFULLY, THIS IS A [Chuckling]
SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, PAT.
BYE.

ALL RIGHT, DUDES.

GET THAT [BLEEP] ORDERED
AND ON ITS WAY TODAY.

GOOD, GOOD.

WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THIS
THING GOING, 'CAUSE WE NEED TO.

YEAH, WE DO.
LET'S GET ON IT.

THERE IS A TICKING CLOCK
WITH ICE MINING,

AND IT'S EITHER MAKE
THE SUBMERSIBLE WORK OR...

NOTHING.

Narrator:
OVER AT THE KELLY HOUSE...

Brad:
HOW'S IT LOOKING, CHAMP?

WHOA, LOOK AT ALL THE GOLD
IN THERE. HOLY [BLEEP]

...NEEDING CASH TO FIX
THE AIR COMPRESSOR,

THE BOYS ARE CLEANING UP
WHAT LITTLE GOLD THEY HAVE.

Kris:
WE NEED $100,000.

YOU REALLY WANT TO INVEST
$100,000 INTO DREDGING?

WELL, WE KIND OF NEED TO.

Brad: YOU'RE BREAKING UP.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT DO I MEAN?
I MEAN, WHAT DOES DAD REALLY DO?

HE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.
HE'S LIKE OUR MASCOT.

WE DIVE FOR THE GOLD,
WE CLEAN IT.

HE'S IN THE CHAIR.
WHAT DOES HE DO?

HE'S OUR NEW STEVE RIEDEL.

I DON'T WANT
EITHER OF THEM.

DAD'S BRINGING DOWN
OUR OPERATION

WITH HIS [BLEEP] AROUND AND
STARTING A NEW FAMILY, YOU KNOW?

HE NEEDS TO GET HIS HEAD
OUT OF HIS ASS AND GET TO WORK.

Narrator:
FOR KRIS AND ANDY,

THE BIGGEST DOWNSIDE
OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS

IS THE CURRENT STATE
OF THE FAMILY.

MY DAD, HE MET A WAITRESS --

HAS A COUPLE KIDS,
'CAUSE SHE'S MARRIED.

MY DAD'S MARRIED.

AND THEY'RE HAVING A KID
TOGETHER, YOU KNOW?

MY MOM'S ALWAYS SUPPORTED HIM
ALL OF HIS LIFE.

HE JUST KICKED HER TO THE CURB.

AND YOU KNOW, HE'S SUPPOSED TO
BE RUNNING A BUSINESS.

HE'S BASICALLY LEFT THAT TO ME,

AND HE'S TAKING 50%

OF EVERYTHING THAT I MAKE
ON TOP OF THAT,

FOR HIS NEW FAMILY.

Andy: MYSELF,

I HAVE A LOT OF HATRED TOWARDS
MY FATHER FOR THIS.

HE RIPPED MY FAMILY APART
FOR A STUPID, LITTLE GIRL,

SO I'M ONLY UP HERE
BECAUSE OF MY MOTHER.

THE MAJORITY OF MY GOLD
AND EVERYTHING THAT I FIND

GOES TO MY MOTHER

'CAUSE NOW I HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF MY MOM

BECAUSE MY DAD'S
A PIECE OF [BLEEP]

AND WANTS TO PARTY
WITH A LITTLE 27-YEAR-OLD.

SO...

YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF HATRED
IN OUR FAMILY RIGHT NOW, DUDE.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE ARGUMENTS
WE HAVE AT HOME.

IT'S STILL THE BEGINNING
OF THE SEASON.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME
AHEAD OF US.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA WORK OUT.

NOME IS SO COLD THAT YOU HAVE TO
DRESS UP LIKE AN ASTRONAUT

EVERY TIME YOU GO OUTSIDE.

NOME IS SO COLD THAT A BEER
FREEZES BEFORE YOU CAN OPEN IT.

NOME IS SO COLD THAT...

NOME IS SO COLD,
IT TAKES TWICE AS MUCH ENERGY

TO LIVE AS ANYWHERE ELSE
ON THE PLANET.

NOME IS SO COLD THAT YOU BETTER
HAVE A WARM GIRLFRIEND.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: IN NOME,
ANOTHER THREE DAYS ON THE ICE

MEANS ANOTHER CHANCE TO CLEAN UP
SOME GOLD

AND ANOTHER SHOT
AT TURNING A PROFIT.

Shawn: WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S MORE OF A STORAGE SHED

THAN A CLEANUP SHACK.

AT THE POMRENKE CLEANUP SHACK...

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND RUN
THIS DIRT AND SEE WHAT WE GOT.

Narrator: ...SHOOTING
FOR A 150-OUNCE WINTER,

SHAWN FIRES UP HIS WASH PLANT
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

Shawn: THAT LAST WINTER MADE ME
A LOT MORE HUNGRY.

I SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY
BUILDING THE DREDGE,

AND I PUT A LARGE INVESTMENT
INTO IT.

BUT THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO IS
KEEP CHASING IT DOWN.

THERE AIN'T NO GUARANTEES.

DON'T LOOK TOO BAD.

DON'T LOOK BAD AT ALL.

WE DID 10 OUNCES?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD TO SAY.

MORE THAN THAT.

Narrator: AS SHAWN AND THE CREW
LOOK TO CASH IN BIG,

FIVE MILES AWAY...

I'LL GO SELL GOLD RIGHT NOW

AND TRY AND GET SOME MORE MONEY
TO KEEP THE OPERATION RUNNING.

PLUS, THE KIDS NEED
A LITTLE MONEY

TO GO OUT AND BUY THEIR LUNCHES.

Narrator: ...BRAD KELLY IS
SELLING A MUCH SMALLER HAUL.

HEY, BILL. WE BROUGHT A LITTLE
BIT OF GOLD FOR YOU.

WE HAD A [BLEEP] WEEK THIS WEEK,
A LOT OF BREAKDOWNS.

Bill: 3.33.
OKAY.

WHAT'S THE COST OF GOLD
TODAY?

$1,303.
OKAY.

80% OF THAT IS $1,042,
TIMES 3.34...

EQUALS...$3,480.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I WISH WE HAD THREE TIMES
THAT AMOUNT.

YEAH, SO YOU'RE PAYING
AND PAYING AND PAYING.

AS OWNER, BRAD'S SHARE COMES OUT
TO $1,740.

EVERYBODY WANTS A CHUNK.

NOW I GOT TO GO HOME,
THE KIDS WANT A CHUNK.

THAT'S THE WORST PART OF ALL,
YOU KNOW?

"HEY, DADDY..."

YEAH, IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY
THEM AT ALL, I'D BE LAUGHING.

THERE YOU GO.
WELL, GOOD LUCK OUT THERE.

KEEP SAFE. ALL RIGHT.
I WILL. OKAY.

THANKS A LOT, BILL.
'CAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS OUT.

ACROSS TOWN,
OVER AT VERNON'S TRAILER...

SO, I'M SATISFIED WITH
MOST EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER
A HELL OF AN OPERATION,

YOU PUT US ON THE GOLD,

AND BELIEVE ME,
I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT.

FINALLY SUCCEEDING FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN THREE YEARS,

VERNON HAS CALLED A MEETING
WITH HIS CREW CHIEF.

I'VE GOT THE BEST TEAM THAT
I'VE EVER BEEN WITH, BAR NONE.

WE'RE GETTING
LOTS AND LOTS OF GOLD,

BUT A NEGATIVE PERSON
WILL INFECT THE ENTIRE GROUP.

BOTTOM LINE IS,

WHAT I LIKE FOR YOU TO DO IS
WORK ON YOUR PEOPLE SKILLS.

THESE GUYS,
WE DON'T WANT TO RUN THEM OFF.

WE'VE GOT A GOOD TEAM HERE.

THEY'RE YOUNG,
THEY'RE AMBITIOUS,

THEY'LL DO DAMN NEAR
ANYTHING YOU TELL THEM
IF YOU TELL THEM RIGHT.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,

I'M NOT GONNA BE
SECOND-GUESSED

BY A BUNCH
OF LITTLE 20-SOMETHINGS,

AND THAT'S CAUSING
SOME FRUSTRATION FOR ME.

THEY'RE HERE AS WORKERS,
EMPLOYEES TO DO A JOB,

AND SOMEONE LEADING THEM.

I REVERTED TO TALKING
A LOT OF SMACK

ABOUT HOW GOOD I AM
TO GET THEM TO COMPETE WITH ME.

BUT THE FACT IS, I MEAN,

THIS IS THE CREW
THAT WE GOT TO WORK WITH.

THEY WILL NOT BE BROWBEATEN.

THEY'RE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS,
OKAY?

BUT THEY'RE INEXPERIENCED.
THEY'RE NOT.

SPENSER IS
NOT INEXPERIENCED.

SPENSER HAS NEVER RUN OR PUT
TOGETHER A COMMERCIAL OPERATION.

AND I WON'T ACCEPT ADVICE
FROM THE SMARTEST PEOPLE,

PROVEN PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T COMPETE
WITH ME.

THAT'S THE MOST IGNORANT THAT
I HAVE EVER HEARD OF IN MY LIFE.

I'M NOT PUTTING MY DESTINY
IN OTHER PEOPLE'S CONTROL.

AS LONG AS EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
IN MY CONTROL,

ALL OF MY LIFE -- WHETHER IT WAS
MY TRUCKING COMPANY

OR WHATEVER I DID FOR MONEY --

WHEN I WAS IN CONTROL
OF THE SITUATION,

I ALWAYS PROSPERED,
EVERY SINGLE TIME, OKAY?

TWO TIMES I WORKED FOR YOU,
I HAD TO STAND BACK,

AND I COULDN'T SAY A WORD,
AND WE FAILED.

NOW, LOOK AT ME.
LOOK AT US, OKAY?

I ASKED YOU TO STAND BACK,
AND I PROSPERED -- WE PROSPERED.

I WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER
AN OPERATION,

AND I TOLD YOU
FROM THE BEGINNING

WHAT WE WERE GONNA GO OUT THERE
AND DO,

AND WE'VE DONE IT...

BECAUSE IT WAS ALL PUT
IN MY POWER AND CONTROL, OKAY,

AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL
AND SET MY OWN DESTINY.

AND I BROUGHT ALL OF YOU
WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LOOK,
THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

I MEAN, I'VE SAID EVERYTHING
THAT I NEED TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

I'VE GOT A TEAM. I DON'T WANT
THEM DRIVEN OFF, OKAY?

THEY ARE HARD TO REPLACE.

ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS,

I'M PAYING YOU
AN EXTRA PERCENTAGE

TO BE
MY OPERATIONS MANAGER,

AND PART OF THAT INCLUDES
KEEPING THE CREW TOGETHER.

AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU
TO DO THAT, PLEASE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

LET'S GO GET SOME PIZZA.

Narrator:
BACK AT THE KELLY HOUSE...

Brad: I WENT TO POTTER'S,
AND I SOLD THE GOLD.

SO, OUT OF MY SHARE --
I TOOK 50%.

I OWE YOU GUYS
1,500 BUCKS.

ACTUALLY,
BRAD OWES HIS SONS $1,740.

OKAY,
SO I'LL GIVE YOU $750.

HERE'S $700.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CHANGE.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]

Narrator:
ALL TOLD, PAPA KELLY

SHORTCHANGES HIS FLESH AND BLOOD
340 BUCKS.

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU LATER.
IF YOU TRUST ME --

MAYBE YOU DON'T.
I DON'T CARE.

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU LATER.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CHANGE.

$700 FOR A WEEK OF WORK UP HERE?
THAT'S BULL[BLEEP]

DON'T BITCH, OKAY?

WORKING AT SUBWAY,
I THINK YOU MAKE

THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY
AS I MADE THIS WEEK.

HE MADE $700, FIRST OF ALL.

WHO THE [BLEEP] KNOWS
WHO MAKES AT SUBWAY?

WHO THE [BLEEP] HAS EVER WORKED
AT SUBWAY?

ME.
Kris: YOU WORKED AT SUBWAY?

[ CHUCKLES ]
WHEN I WAS 16.

LET ME TELL YOU, I ATE
MORE SANDWICHES THAN I SOLD.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator:
OUT AT THE POMRENKES'...

Shawn:
OH, LOOK AT THIS.

THAT'S QUITE THE PILE OF GOLD.

THERE'S A LOT MORE THERE
THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT,

THAT'S FOR DANG SURE.

THERE'S SOME FINE GOLD
IN THERE.

IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

THAT'S A NICE PAN THERE,
BUDDY.

25 OR SO? 20?

WE'LL SEE WHAT IT WEIGHS.
OH! 30.95,

[ CHUCKLES ]

30 OUNCES, .95.

Narrator: 30.95 OUNCES IS
WORTH OVER $40,000...

IT'S GOOD TO SEE SOMETHING
COMING IN.

...AND THE SHAMROCK
IS BACK IN BUSINESS.

WHOO!
THAT'S A GOOD START.

AFTER A WEEK ON THE ICE,

VERNON REMAINS
AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD,

BUT MR. GOLD IS
RIGHT ON HIS TAIL.

HERE WE GO.

Man: WHOO, BABY!

Emily:
THAT IS ONE HELL OF A PICKER.

GLEN, YOU ARE JUST SIMPLY
BEING AN [BLEEP]

DON'T TELL ME
WHAT TO [BLEEP] SAY!

YOU KNOW, I DON'T
WANT TO [BLEEP] TALK
TO YOU. [BLEEP] OFF.

Man: AAH!

SMASHED IT PRETTY GOOD,
MAN.

WHOA!

OH [BLEEP]