Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 4, Episode 10 - Payback - full transcript

[ WHISTLING
"MY DARLING CLEMENTINE" ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OFF ]

GOOD MORNING, VIET-NOME.

WELL, THIS IS IT.
SUMMER'S COME TO AN END.

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE,
SO GET THAT GOLD WHILE YOU CAN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT,
BOY. [ LAUGHS ]

IT'S MY BEST CLEANOUT EVER.

OH, I CAN'T LIFT IT.

IF THERE'S OTHER DREDGES AROUND,
TRY AND BE NEIGHBORLY.

REMEMBER, WE'RE ALL PART OF
A BIG DREDGING FAMILY.

HIGH FIVES, EVERYONE.
ALL RIGHT.



THANKS, YVONNE.

YUP.
YEAH.

YEAH. WE GOT GOLD.

[ LAUGHS ] WHOO.

THIS IS STEVE RIEDEL
REMINDING YOU, STAY GOLDEN.

Brandon Michael Kinder: ♪ HEARD
ABOUT A FORTUNE TO BE MADE ♪

♪ AND I'M GONNA GET IT NOW

♪ JUST YOU WAIT

♪ GOLD

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: NOME, ALASKA.

THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK
OF DREDGING.

WE GOTTA PUSH IT REAL HARD.

HOLY [BLEEP],
IT'S COLD THIS MORNING.



Narrator: ANOTHER GRUELING
SUMMER MINING SEASON

IS NEARLY IN THE BOOKS.

JUST A LITTLE FROZEN.
IT'LL BE OKAY.

Narrator: AS DREDGERS GEAR UP
FOR ONE LAST SHOT AT THE GOLD...

OKAY.
SO WE'RE OFF RIGHT NOW, BUDDY.

Narrator: THERE ARE STILL
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.

THIS ICE IS A LOT THICKER
THAN I THOUGHT.

Narrator: JUST 25 OUNCES
STAND BETWEEN EMILY RIEDEL

AND A SMALL,
BUT MEANINGFUL PROFIT.

150 OUNCES WOULD BE FANTASTIC
AT THIS POINT.

WE HAVE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PULL
TOGETHER SOME MONEY

BEFORE THE SEASON ENDS,
AND IT'S ENDING REALLY QUICKLY.

MOST EVERYBODY'S PULLING OUT,
BUT WE'RE COUNTING ON GETTING

OUT THERE
AND GETTING SOME MORE GOLD.

Narrator: SUCCESS FOR
WILD RANGER OWNER VERNON ADKISON

WILL TAKE MORE THAN JUST GOLD.

WE GOT A PERSONNEL ISSUE
I GOTTA DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: HE'LL ALSO NEED TO
REPAIR A BROKEN RELATIONSHIP

WITH HIS FIRSTBORN DAUGHTER.

ELAINE IS 24 RIGHT NOW.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD ELAINE
AS MUCH AS I CAN TELL HER.

SHE DIDN'T LEARN BY NOW,
WELL, THEN,

SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO
FIGURE IT OUT ON HER OWN.

ONE THING ABOUT IRISH PEOPLE,

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE
HAPPY ENDINGS TO OUR STORIES.

IRISH STORIES ALWAYS
HAVE SAD ENDINGS.

Narrator: THE FIGHTING KELLYS
HAVE SPLINTERED INTO TWO CAMPS,

AND CAPTAIN BRAD'S QUEST TO
PROVIDE FOR HIS NEW FAMILY...

SEASON'S ALMOST OVER, MAN.

I'LL BE BACK IN HAWAII SOON.

Narrator: MAY END UP
COSTING HIM THE OLD ONE.

AS FOR THE BIG,
BAD POMRENKES...

LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD.

LET'S GO FIND SOME INLAND GOLD.

Narrator: AN INLAND MINING
VENTURE IS ON THE HORIZON,

AND THE FIRST-EVER
1,000-OUNCE SUMMER

IS FINALLY WITHIN THEIR GRASP.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START
GOING FOR POUNDS.

UH, OUNCES IS, UH,
TOO SMALL OF NUMBERS.

Narrator:
IN A FROSTY NOME HARBOR,

DESPITE A 3-INCH SHEET OF ICE,

FOR CAPTAIN HANK
AND THE GOLD GRABBER...

[ BEEPING ]

OKAY, MATT.
I'M READY TO PUSH OFF.

ROGER THAT, BOSS.

Narrator:
HAVE BACKHOE...WILL TRAVEL.

EROICA TO AU GRABBER.
YOU COPY?

OH, HELLO, MS. EROICA.
HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING?

WELL, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT
WE'RE LODGED IN A BLOCK OF ICE,

I'M JUST DANDY.

IT'S A FRESHWATER HARBOR.

IT'S FREEZING OVER EVERY NIGHT,
GETTING MORE SOLID EVERY DAY.

OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

YOU NEED A LITTLE ASSISTANCE
OVER THERE?

I CAN HELP BREAK SOME ICE
FOR YOU, EMILY.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

UM, ARE YOU, UH, HEADING OUT
SOMETIME SOON?

YEAH, COME TO THE DOCK.
I'M ON THE BUTTON ON STANDBY.

I'LL FOLLOW YOU OUT.
THANKS, HANK.

GO AHEAD.

WE'RE FROZEN OVER HERE

AT THE, UH, WEST END OF THE
SOUTH DOCK.

SO, UH, IT'S GOT US BLOCKED OUT
PRETTY GOOD.

I'LL BE OVER THERE IN A MINUTE.

OKAY. REAL GOOD. THANK YOU.

MATT, GO AHEAD AND --
AND BREAK THE ICE OUT.

ROGER THAT, BOSS.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

Emily: THERE'S HANK.

USING HIS OLD BUCKET TO BREAK UP
SOME ICE FOR US.

THANKS, HANK!

THERE HE GOES.

THERE YOU GO.

HEY, WE'RE GONNA SWING THE BOAT
AROUND AND, UH, JUST, UH,

WE'LL GO UP TO BURN.
THEN, I'LL BACK OUT OF IT, OKAY?

ROGER THAT.

OKAY, HANK.
THAT'LL ABOUT DO IT, BUDDY.

THANKS A LOT.
OH, YEAH, BUDDY.

I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE
TO GET OUT.

NOW, GO GET SOME GOLD.

SOUNDS GOOD.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

GUESS IT'S TIME TO GO
[BLEEP] GET SOME WORK DONE.

WE MADE IT THROUGH THE ICE.
TIME TO GO GET SOME GOLD.

Narrator: WHILE HANK
LEADS THE FLEET BREAKING ICE,

5 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST...

I'M NOT GONNA SEE
THOSE BAD YEARS AGAIN.

I'M GONNA DO MY HOMEWORK.

Narrator: POMRENKE FATHER
AND SON ARE BREAKING GROUND.

ARE YOU IN -- IN ON
THE INLAND MINING, OR OUT?

Narrator: AFTER A SUMMER
OF NEGOTIATIONS...

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE
ANY PART OF IT OR...

YEAH.

I DON'T WANNA JUST BE
[BLEEP] LEFT BEHIND.

Narrator:
AND IN FIGHTING...

THAT'S A NICE, HEAVY JAR.

WE'LL JUST KEEP IN THE FAMILY.

WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF FAMILY
MEMBERS WE CAN KEEP IT IN,

SO THAT'LL BE THE PLAN.

Narrator: STEVE AND SHAWN
ARE WORKING TOGETHER...

WE GOT A NICE-LOOKING SPOT
COMING UP HERE.

Narrator:
...FOR THE FIRST OFFICIAL DIG

OF THE NEW INLAND
MINING VENTURE.

WE'RE RIGHT BY WHEN WE WANNA
LOOK FOR SOME GOLD.

DAD'S GONNA DIG OUR FIRST HOLE.

WHEN I DID INLAND MINING
EARLIER IN MY CAREER,

I WENT THROUGH
A 3-YEAR STINT THERE

WHERE WE LOST $400,000,
$500,000,

AND THAT'S NOT GONNA
HAPPEN AGAIN.

LOT OF NICE ROCK.
GOT THE RIGHT COLOR TO IT.

YOU WANNA GET THE BUCKET AND GO,
UH, GET A SAMPLE

FROM THE SIDEWALL THERE?
YEAH.

[ RATTLING ]

PERFECT.

JUST LIKE THAT.

SO WE GOT DIFFERENT LAYERS OF
GRAVEL THERE,

AND WE WANNA GET SAMPLES OF
WHERE THE ONE LAYER OF GRAVEL

MEETS THE OTHER DIFFERENT LAYER.

THAT'S USUALLY WHERE THE GOLD
GETS LAID OUT,

AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT LAYER.

WHEN YOU'RE GOUGING BUCKETS OF
GRAVEL OFF THE OCEAN FLOOR,

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT COMES
OUT OF THAT -- THAT LAYER.

BUT HERE, WE SPECIFICALLY HAVE
OUR EYES ON IT.

WE GOT OUR HANDS ON IT.

WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT --
WHERE THIS GOLD IS COMING FROM.

OKAY.
GO AHEAD, GET ME OUT OF HERE.

COMING UP.

GOT A GOOD SAMPLE THERE?

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE A GOOD ONE.

THIS OUGHT TO BE
THE GOOD SAMPLE, HUH?

YEAH, THAT LOOKS LIKE
GOOD STUFF THERE.

NICE WASH CROCK.

LET ME GET DOWN IN HERE.
HERE WE GO. COME ON.

COME ON.

OH, WOW.

THAT'S A HELL OF A NICE PAN.
OH, BIG, COARSE GOLD.

HELL OF A NICE PAN.

HA HA.
THAT'S GONNA TAKE US INLAND.

YES, IT IS.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]
I'M EXCITED NOW.

Narrator: WHILE THE POMRENKES
ARE SETTING UP A GOLDEN EMPIRE,

5 MILES TO THE SOUTH...

IT'S THE END OF THE SEASON.

I GOT MY ASSISTANT,
BOSTON DAVE.

SURE HE ISN'T WORTH A [BLEEP],
BUT HE STILL DOES --

HE TRIES HARD.

Narrator: THE FLEET'S NEWEST
CAPTAIN, KRIS KELLY,

IS JUST LOOKING TO
MAKE SOME GET-OUT-OF-TOWN CASH.

MY BROTHER'S REAL
[BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.

HE'S REALLY GONNA HAVE TO SUFFER
THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY DAD

AND COURTNEY, HIS NEW FAMILY
AND ALL THAT CRAP.

I'M GLAD I'M NOT WORKING OVER
THERE ANYMORE, LET ME TELL YOU.

Narrator: FOR KRIS...

WORKING WITH HIS FAMILY ON
THE REAPER WAS ONE ESCAPADE...

NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS HOSE.

STUPID GARBAGE.
YOU CLEAN THAT...

Narrator: AFTER ANOTHER...
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: UNTIL HE FINALLY
BROKE FREE OF HIS FATHER...

10 GRAND BUYS YOU HALF THE LOKO.

Narrator:
BOUGHT INTO HIS OWN DREDGE.

ALL RIGHT, BRO.

ANOTHER GOOD INVESTMENT
BY KRIS KELLY.

MY DAD GOT A LOT OF FREE LABOR.

HE GOT ALL OF
HIS EQUIPMENT PAID FOR.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO
PUT ANYTHING INTO IT.

IT'S MY OWN DAMN FAULT.

I SHOULD'VE HAD MORE CONTROL
OVER MY SITUATION, YOU KNOW,

AND ME TRYING TO HELP MY DAD
AND HELP MY MOM AND HELP MY,

YOU KNOW, HELP EVERYBODY,

HAS REALLY JUST COST ME
ANOTHER SEASON.

I'M DEPENDING ON YOU, BUDDY,
TO GET DOWN THERE.

I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.
I GOT A LOT OF FAITH IN YOU.

I GOT THIS, BRO.

Narrator: NOW, KRIS'
NEW PARTNER, BOSTON DAVE,

IS HEADING TO THE BOTTOM,

LOOKING TO SCORE THE PAIR
A FINAL PAYDAY.

YOU READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ BREATHING LOUDLY ]

YEAH, I THINK I FOUND A SPOT.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT
UNDERNEATH THE BOAT, MAN.

THAT'S NOT REALLY
WHERE I WAS WORKING AT HERE.

I SHOULD'VE WENT DOWN THERE
FIRST MYSELF.

I'M PUTTING A LITTLE BIT
TOO MUCH FAITH

IN A REAL GREEN DIVER
RIGHT NOW.

DAVE CAME UP HERE ON VACATION,
YOU KNOW,

THINKING HE COULD BE
A GOLD MINER.

HE GETS ALL PUMPED UP SEEING ME
GET REAL GOOD GOLD

THAT HE THINKS HE CAN JUMP THERE
AND DO IT, TOO.

HEY, KRIS.

YEAH?

YOU WANTED TO KNOW IF I COULD
FIND GOLD, HUH, BUDDY?

HE FOUND SOMETHING.
HE FOUND SOMETHING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT,
BOY. [ LAUGHS ]

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

YEAH, GOLD.
[ BLEEP ]

WHOO!

THAT LUCKY [BLEEP] BASTARD.

WOW.

OH, YEAH, BABY. [ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, BUDDY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHAT?

OH, I KNOW WHY
WE'RE GETTING SO MUCH GOLD.

I'M RIGHT WHERE THE COBBLE
MEETS THE SAND, BUDDY.

OH, YEAH.

COME TO PAPA, BABY.

THAT'S [BLEEP] AWESOME.

Narrator: KRIS ISN'T THE ONLY
KELLY WITH GOLD IN HAND.

AS FOR HIS FORMER EMPLOYER...

DO YOU LIKE THE REAPER?

SEE?

DO YOU LIKE, UH, THE LOKO?

YOU DON'T? I DON'T, EITHER.
[ CHILD LAUGHING ]

THE LOKO SUCKS, DON'T IT?

DOES THE LOKO SUCK?
[ CHILD LAUGHING ]

Narrator: KRIS' OLD MAN HAS
A NEW MOUTH TO FEED

AND IS CASHING OUT THE LAST OF
THE SUMMER GOLD FROM THE REAPER.

THAT'S WHAT'S BUYING
YOUR NEW TOYS, RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: AS FOR THE DIVER WHO
ACTUALLY FOUND ALL THAT GOLD?

THEY'RE DOING MY CLEANOUT
OF THE GOLD.

THEY WANTED TO DO IT
IN THE HOUSE.

I'M STILL NOT ALLOWED THERE,
SO THEY'RE DOING IT NOW.

SO I GET TO SIT HERE AND WATCH.

Narrator:
ANDY IS PERSONA NON GRATA

IN THE NEW KELLY HOUSE.

ANDY'S NOT GONNA BE HERE
FOR THIS CLEANOUT.

HE'S NOT ALLOWED IN THE HOUSE
SINCE COURTNEY EXILED HIM

OUT OF HERE.

IS HE PEEKING
OUT OF THE WINDOW?

UH-HUH.
HE IS?

YOU WANT ME TO CLOSE
THE, UH, CURTAIN?

YEAH, WE DON'T WANT HIM LOOKING
IN OUR BUSINESS OVER HERE.

THIS IS FAMILY BUSINESS,
SECOND FAMILY BUSINESS.

WE DON'T WANT HIM SPOTTING
ANY GOLD OVER HERE.

I TOLD HIM THAT OUR CLEANOUT
WASN'T GONNA BE THAT GOOD.

WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT.

OUR LITTLE HUMBLE ABODE.

HEY, THAT'S A NICE LITTLE
CLEANUP YOU GOT THERE.

IT'S MY BEST CLEANOUT EVER.

SINCE I HAD THE BABY,
I'M TELLING YOU,

MY LUCK HAS CHANGED,
COURT.

OKAY.
HERE -- HERE WE GO.

TWO...

IF ANDY KNEW THIS,
HE'D KILL ME, DUDE.

9.5.

14.8...

17.89.

24.1, 8-1-9.

IT KEEPS ON FLOPPING BACK
AND FORTH.

LIKE I SAY, I DON'T THINK
THIS HOUSE IS QUITE LEVEL.

NO, IT'S NOT.

Narrator: THE TOTAL?
24.18 OUNCES, WORTH 29 GRAND.

WHOA.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

THANKS, BILL.

Narrator: AS LEAD DIVER,
ANDY'S 50% SHARE COMES TO

12 OUNCES...

YOUR RICHES!

Narrator: WHICH HIS FATHER WILL,
OF COURSE, PAY HIM IN FULL.

[BLEEP] ANDY, GREEDY [BLEEP].
HE DOESN'T NEED THIS MUCH MONEY.

HE'S GONNA GIVE IT
TO HIS MOTHER.

SO?

WELL, THE CLEANOUT
WAS ALL RIGHT.

IT WASN'T THAT GREAT,
BUT IT COULD BE WORSE.

YOU'RE GETTING
A RECORD CLEANOUT YOURSELF.

IT'S ME,
YOUR GOLD-BEARING FATHER,

WITH YOUR RICHES
AND REWARD.

YOU WANNA LOOK AT IT FIRST?
YEAH.

HAND ME THE WHOLE THING.

WELL, ANYWAYS,
IT WAS A GOOD SEASON.

I HOPE YOU COME BACK.
DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT MUCH.

IT'S 3.5 OUNCES IN THERE.

Narrator: BRAD'S "NOW YOU
SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T" ROUTINE

JUST COST ANDY 10 GRAND.

THAT WAS 50%, BUDDY.

I ONLY DID 7 OUNCES
THIS LAST 2 WEEKS OF CLEANOUT,

SO IT WASN'T THAT GOOD
OF A GOLD RUN.

BULL[BLEEP].

THERE WAS ONLY 7 OUNCES
IN THERE.

LOOK, I SWEAR ON
YOUR MOTHER'S LIFE.

THERE'S ONLY 7 --
OH, HEY. HOW ABOUT THIS?

SWEAR ON YOURS, YOUR NEW BABY
AND COURTNEY'S LIFE?

SWEAR ON THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD
NEVER DO SUCH A THING.

SO, YOU ROBBED ME?

GIVE ME MY [BLEEP] GOLD.
GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF MY ROOM.

TAKE IT.

DOUCHEBAG.
THAT'S RIGHT.

THERE. YOU GOT IT.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY
I GOT THAT LITTLE BIT OF GOLD.

YEAH. YOU RIP ME OFF,
YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

Narrator:
JUST OFF THE COAST OF NOME,

OUT ON CLAIM 14...

HEY, HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE?

Narrator: CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL
AND HER NEW ACE DIVER,

DARYL GALIPEAU,
ARE IN THE FINAL LAP.

IT'S THE 11th HOUR
OF OUR MINING SEASON.

I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT
WE'RE ENDING THIS SEASON STRONG.

I WISH THAT WE WERE, UH,
AT 300 OUNCES,

BUT THINGS CHANGED ON
THE BOAT LATE,

AND THEY CHANGED FOR THE BETTER,
AND THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE.

Narrator: THIS SUMMER...

WAIT,
YOU GUYS ARE BOTH LEAVING?

I'M NOT GONNA WORK FOR FREE.

Narrator:
FOR THE SECOND SEASON IN A ROW,

EMILY WAS DITCHED BY HER CREW.

21, 22...

Narrator: AND FOR THE SECOND
SEASON IN A ROW...

22.9.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

Narrator: SHE'S MANAGING
TO PULL OFF A COMEBACK.

I -- I'M NOT ONLY A WOMAN, BUT
I'M A WOMAN IN A MAN'S WORLD,

TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL.

AND I WANNA GET THINGS DONE.
I WANNA MAKE MONEY.

I WANNA MAKE A LOT OF GOLD.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

THEIR BETRAYAL RESULTED,
ULTIMATELY,

IN THE SUCCESS OF MY OPERATION.

Narrator:
AFTER THE MUTINY,

THE SKIPPER IS PUSHING FOR
A MINIMUM 150-OUNCE FINAL TALLY,

BUT TO GET THERE...

HOW'S THE WATER TEMPERATURE
DOWN THERE?

YOUR FEET STILL GETTING COLD?

WELL, THEY'RE NOT NUMB.

SO THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

Narrator: HER DIVER WILL HAVE
TO BATTLE THE ELEMENTS.

I MEAN, TRY TO STAY AS WARM
AS YOU CAN DOWN THERE.

LET'S GET IN A COUPLE MORE HOURS
BEFORE WE HAVE TO CALL IT

AND TAKE THE BOAT HOME.

ROGER THAT.

I JUST PULLED A ROCK,

AND THERE WAS JUST
A CLUSTER OF GOLD THERE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

ALL RIGHT. AWESOME.

I'M PROUD OF, UH, MY --
MY ONE CREW MEMBER.

DARYL'S REALLY STUCK IT OUT.

HE'S REALLY MOTIVATED TO STAY ON
THE GOLD AND TO KEEP MINING.

AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW,
IT'S, UM, THE END IS HERE.

IT'S -- IT'S GETTING DANGEROUSLY
COLD FOR THE DIVER.

WE'RE NOT REALLY EQUIPPED TO
HANDLE THESE KINDS OF

TEMPERATURES
FOR SUMMERTIME MINING.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE A GOOD DAY
OUT HERE TODAY.

Narrator: 8 MILES TO THE WEST,
ON THE TOMCOD CLAIM...

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME HERE.
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.

SEASON'S SHORT.

Narrator: WILD RANGER OWNER
VERNON ADKISON IS LOOKING FOR

ONE MORE SHOT AT THE GOLD.

WE GOTTA GET AFTER IT, AND STAY
AFTER IT, EVERY DAMN MINUTE.

Narrator: WITH 159 OUNCES,
WORTH 190K BANKED SO FAR,

THE SKIPPER IS
GIVING DIVER LUCAS WOLF

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE LAST TURN ON THE NOZZLE.

IT'S CHILLY. I'M NERVOUS.

MY FEET ARE ALREADY COLD,
BUT I SIGNED UP FOR IT.

Vernon:
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS PEOPLE

WHO HAVE GOT THEIR HEARTS
AND SOULS IN THIS BUSINESS.

THIS GOLD BUSINESS, UH,
PRETTY DAMN STRESSFUL.

Narrator: THIS SUMMER,
VERNON'S STRESSFUL BUSINESS

HAS HAD MORE TO DO
WITH HIS FAMILY THAN GOLD.

ELAINE, YOU -- YOU DON'T JUST
SIT AROUND AND --

AND PLAY MUGWUMPS
WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND AND WHATNOT.

Narrator: WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE
WITH HIS DAUGHTER ELAINE

AND HER BOYFRIEND...

GET OFF THE FREAKING BOAT.
I'M SICK OF YOUR [BLEEP].

Narrator: PROVED TO BE
MORE THAN HE COULD HANDLE.

ALL RIGHT,
WELL, HERE GOES WOLF.

[ HOWLING ]

Narrator:
NOW VERN AND HIS DAUGHTER

HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN OVER A MONTH.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE QUIT
OR GOT FIRED.

I THINK IT WAS, LIKE,
MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

BUT SHE IS MY DAUGHTER,
AND I LOVE HER,

AND I WANNA HAVE
CONTACT WITH HER.

I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I GOTTA
SUCK IT UP AND DEAL WITH IT.

REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
FAMILY HERE IN ALASKA.

IT'S BASICALLY
JUST MY MOM AND DAD UP HERE.

UM, SO TO LOSE HIM AS PART
OF MY SUPPORT NETWORK

IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

Narrator:
AS FOR VERNON'S LITTLE GIRL,

ELAINE IS LOOKING TO MAKE PEACE
FOR ONE BIG REASON.

SHEM AND I FOUND OUT
THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BABY

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER.

IT WAS DEFINITELY, UH,
UNEXPECTED.

IT WAS NOT PLANNED.

SO I HAVE A FEELING
DAD'S GONNA BE CRITICAL OF ME.

HE'S VERY OLD-FASHIONED
WHEN IT COMES TO RELATIONSHIPS,

SO HE DEFINITELY DOESN'T APPROVE
OF CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK.

BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS.

I'M HOPING FOR THE BEST,

BUT I'M DEFINITELY PREPARED
FOR THE WORST.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE,
MAN?

I MEAN, I'M NOT SEEING ANY
MATERIAL COMING THROUGH THE BOX,

SO YOU DOWN THERE
PULLING YOUR PUD

OR CHASING STARFISH,

OR WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?
OVER.

USE YOUR WOLF NOSE
AND SNIFF IT OUT.

[ SNIFFING ]

THE MATERIAL'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN LAST TIME,

BUT, UM, I THINK
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SPOT.

GET DOWN THERE
AND HOG THAT MATERIAL.

GET INTO IT.

I WANNA SEE YOU PUT SOMETHING
THROUGH THE BOX HERE.

[ HOWLING ]

Narrator: WHILE WOLF
TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS,

BACK ON BELMONT BEACH...

ANDY KELLY HAS SOME UNFINISHED
BUSINESS WITH HIS POPS.

AH, HE SCREWED ME OVER
ON MONEY AND GOLD.

HE SCREWED MY FAMILY OVER.

UH, HE COMMITTED ADULTERY.

AND NOW I HAVE A STEPSISTER,
APPARENTLY.

PAYBACK'S A BITCH.

TIME TO PLAY.

THAT'S MY DAD'S INCOME...

AND I JUST ENDED HIS SEASON.

Narrator: 7 MILES WEST
OF NOME HARBOR...

WE'RE SEPARATING THE MEN
FROM THE BOYS RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: AFTER HELPING
HIS OLD MAN FIND GOLD ON LAND,

SHAWN POMRENKE IS READY FOR ONE
LAST FIGHT WITH THE BERING SEA.

SEE, THIS WHOLE AREA'S
ALL BEEN MINED OUT.

IT'S STARTING TO BE
A BUNCH OF CRAP.

ALL THESE GUYS
ARE COMING OUT HERE,

JUMPING ON
WHERE I'VE BEEN MINING

AND THEN SAYING
I'M JUMPING THEM.

THEY KNOW IT'S A LOT
OF CROCK OF [BLEEP].

Narrator: LAST WEEK...

THIS IS WHAT THE ASS GRABBER'S
GOOD FOR -- A LITTLE PUSH.

Narrator: SHAWN
AND THE CHRISTINE ROSE

HELPED TURN THE TOMCOD
INTO AN ALL-OUT BATTLE ROYALE.

[BLEEP]
RUN ME OFF MY CLAIM!

[ BLEEP ]
[BLEEP] WRONG!

NO [BLEEP] COMMENT ON THAT ONE.

Narrator: NOW THERE'S NO TIME
LEFT TO FIGHT,

ONLY ENOUGH TO GET AS
MUCH GOLD AS YOU CAN.

THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLACE
TO START.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A TEST PAN
RIGHT HERE, SEE WHAT WE GOT.

I DON'T LIKE WHAT I SEE THERE.

COME ON, GOLD.
SHOW ME THAT SEXY ASS.

AH, LET'S SEE
WHAT THE TEST PAN BRINGS US.

THAT'S SOME GOOD DAMN GOLD
RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S A SEASON ENDER.

LET'S FIRE IT UP!

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

MIGHT BE BURNED OUT, BUT AFTER
YOU SEE A PAN LIKE THAT,

IT KINDA GETS
YOUR BLOOD PUMPING.

A PAN LIKE THAT,
YOU COULD DO 100 OUNCES

IN PROBABLY TWO, THREE DAYS.

WHOA,
WHAT A WAY TO END THE YEAR.

IT MIGHT BE COLD, BUT WE'RE
GONNA GET SOME MORE GOLD.

Narrator:
WHILE SHAWN IS RAKING IT IN...

HEY, SHAWN.
YOU GOT THE RADIO ON?

THIS IS, UH, AU GRABBER.

HEY, LOOK. IT'S HANK.

Narrator: JUST A FEW HUNDRED
YARDS AWAY...

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT HERE
ON THE BERING SEA.

I'M GLAD HE FINALLY FIGURED OUT
WHERE HE'S AT.

Narrator: AFTER COMING OUT ON
TOP IN THE BATTLE FOR TOMCOD

HANK IS LETTING BYGONES
BE BYGONES.

I MADE A COMMITMENT
TO MYSELF THIS MORNING.

I'M GONNA TRY TO HIT --
HIT AS HARD AS I CAN,

BUT TIME'S TICKING.

YEAH, I GOT SOMETHING
TO PROVE TO MYSELF.

WE'RE RIGHT APPROACHING
500 OUNCES.

DO A LITTLE TEST PAN HERE
PRETTY QUICK.

OH, YEAH.

YOU CAN SEE THE GOLD IN THERE,
JUST LAYING ON THERE.

WE'RE IN THE GOLD, MATT!

I GOTTA DIG ALL THE GOLD
I CAN RIGHT NOW.

BUT I HAVE A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE
IN MYSELF NOW THAN I DID

WHEN I STARTED LAST YEAR.

I BELONG IN THIS BUSINESS.

I'M A 2-YEAR VETERAN NOW.

GOT A FULL TANK OF FUEL,

SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP MINING UNTIL
WE EITHER RUN OUT OF FUEL

OR THE WEATHER CHASES US OFF.

Narrator:
WHILE THE TWO MEGA-DREDGES

GET IN THEIR LAST LICKS,
7 MILES TO THE EAST,

BACK IN THE CITY OF NOME...

AT EMILY RIEDEL'S APARTMENT...

YEAH, THIS IS THE FINAL
CLEANOUT OF THE SEASON.

WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO MAKE
25 OUNCES.

THIS IS, UH, LOOKING GOOD.

Narrator: JUST 25 OUNCES AWAY
FROM A PROFIT,

EMILY AND DARYL ARE
ABOUT TO FIND OUT

IF THEY SALVAGED THEIR SEASON.

150 WAS KINDA THE SEASON GOAL,
SO WE'RE HOPING FOR THAT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW.

[ BLEEP ]

THIS IS INTENSE.
OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: FIRST UP...

SO WE'RE WEIGHING
THE TOP OF THE BOX FIRST.

AND THEN, WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW
WITH THE REST OF IT.

Narrator:
THE GOLD FROM THE FRONT SECTION

OF THE EROICA SLUICE BOX.

8, 9, 11...

OH, WE -- ACTUALLY,
WE GOT A SHOT AT -- AT 25 NOW.

HOW MUCH WOULD -- HOW MUCH DO --
DO WE NEED TO MAKE 25?

11.55.

COME ON, 11.55.

Narrator: THE LAST CHANCE

IS THE GOLD
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOX.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT 5, 6...

NOT LOOKING BAD.

9...

COME ON, 10. [ LAUGHS ]

11.9.
[ POT CLATTERS ]

WHOO!

[ LAUGHS ]
150 RIGHT THERE.

150!

Narrator: A 150-OUNCE SUMMER
IS WORTH 180,000 BUCKS,

ENOUGH TO PUT EMILY
SQUARELY IN THE BLACK.

THIS IS THE BEST
MY BOAT'S DONE ALL YEAR.

WITH THE WAY
THAT THE SEASON WENT

AND THE WAY
THAT IT TURNED AROUND,

ENDING UP WITH 150 OUNCES,
IT'S [BLEEP] AWESOME.

BETTER THAN A KICK IN THE ASS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I REALIZE NOW THAT I'M --
I'M GONNA SURVIVE UP HERE.

IN THIS JOB,
I NEED TO BE BUSINESS.

I NEED TO FORFEIT THE NOTION
OF LOYALTY, OF FAMILY.

I NEED TO BE CONSTANTLY HIRING
THE BEST OF THE BEST

REGARDLESS
OF WHO THEY ARE AS PEOPLE.

WE DIDN'T FAIL, BUT WE DIDN'T
SUCCEED WILDLY EITHER,

AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO JUST SUCCEED WILDLY

FOR THE REST OF THE TIME
THAT I'M UP HERE.

IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
WILD SUCCESS.

Narrator:
AS A NEW DAY DAWNS IN NOME...

THE BOAT'S HAD IT.
THE WEATHER'S HAD IT.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE DONE.

Narrator:
FOR MOST OF THE FLEET...

WE'RE PULLING THE BOAT
OUT TODAY.

Narrator:
THE 2014 MINING SEASON...

WE JUST WANT IT TO GET DONE.

IT'S TIME TO GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

Narrator:
...IS OFFICIALLY A WRAP.

THAT IS,
FOR EVERYBODY BUT ONE.

HOLY [BLEEP], IS IT COLD.

TRYING TO PILE UP AS MUCH GOLD
AS WE CAN HERE

BEFORE IT'S DONE AND OVER.

Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE
ISN'T ABOUT TO CRY "UNCLE."

IN HIS SIGHTS, THE FIRST-EVER
1,000 OUNCE SEASON.

WE'RE THE ONLY ONES OUT HERE.
THERE AIN'T ANOTHER DREDGE.

YOU CAN'T SEE ANOTHER DREDGE
FOR MILES.

JUST A WEEK AGO,
THERE WAS 20 OF 'EM OUT HERE.

AND I'M JUST GONNA PUSH
THROUGH IT.

YEAH, I'M TIRED.

YEAH, I WANNA QUIT, TOO,
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO.

I WANNA GET 1,000 OUNCES,

AND I AIN'T GONNA LET ANYTHING
STOP ME FROM GETTING IT.

Narrator:
IN THE CITY OF NOME...

WE NEED A HUGE CLEANUP
RIGHT NOW.

A LOT'S RIDING ON THIS ONE.

Narrator:
AFTER THREE MONTHS OF WORK...

LOOK AT ALL THE CHUNKY [BLEEP]
IN THERE, THOUGH, DUDE.

Narrator:
FINAL CLEANUPS ARE UNDERWAY.

YEAH, THERE'S GOLD
CLEAR 'ROUND HERE.

BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.

WE'RE IN GOLD.

Narrator: FOR A WEARY
GOLD-DREDGING FLEET...

LET'S STOP IT AND TAKE A LOOK.

Narrator: IT'S TIME TO REAP
THE LAST REWARDS.

YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

A HUNDRED TONS OF GOLD.

I MEAN, IS THAT
TOO MUCH TO EXPECT?

Narrator:
AT THE LOCAL CLEANUP SHACK...

RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOT A LITTLE
BARBECUE GOLD ACTION.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KRIS KELLY
IS GRILLING UP HIS LAST PAYDAY

OF THE YEAR.

[ WHISTLES ]

COUPLE MORE MINUTES AND WE'LL
FIND OUT REALLY WHAT WE HAVE.

THAT'S A BIG FREAKING
PILE OF GOLD.

MOMENT OF TRUTH, BRO.

PLEASE DON'T SPILL ANY.

WE'RE ALREADY AT 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 10, 11...

17.93.

ALMOST 18 OUNCES.

THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.

ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN OUNCE AN HOUR.

WOW, MAN.
LET'S JUST, UH...

ME AND YOU JUST MADE $18,000.

Narrator: ACTUALLY, BOSTON DAVE,
IT'S A WICKED GOOD $21,500.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

THE ICE OPERATION IS FUNDED,
DUDE.

THIS WINTER WILL BE AWESOME.

Narrator:
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN...

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THIS IS THE LAST GO-DOWN.

Narrator: VERNON'S FINAL HAUL
IS ALSO HITTING THE SCALE.

OKAY, THERE'S 10 OUNCES,
12, 13, 14...

17, 18, 19...
COME ON, BABY.

20...
THERE YOU GO.

21, 22, 24...

YEAH, GOLD!
25...

HERE WE GO.
KEEP IT GOING.

27...

COME ON, BABY.
CLEAN THAT BAD BOY OUT.

30.86 OUNCES.

THAT IS 2 1/2 POUNDS OF GOLD.

OH, MY GOD.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.

Narrator: 30.86 OUNCES

GIVES VERNON A SEASON TOTAL
OF 189 OUNCES, WORTH $226,000.

I'LL TELL YA,
I'M QUITE PROUD OF THIS CREW.

WELL, HIGH FIVES, EVERYONE.
ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, YVONNE.

YEP.

IT WAS A DAMN GOOD SEASON.

I WAS ORIGINALLY SHOOTING
FOR 700 OUNCES.

THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.

BUT THE FACT THAT MY TEAM
HAS COME IN

AT THE TOP OF THE GOLD COUNT
FOR SUCTION DREDGES,

YEAH, THAT'S GRATIFYING.

Narrator: OVER AT
THE SCHIMSCHAT GOLD SHACK...

END OF YEAR. ZERO OUT.

29.93.

86...

[ METAL CLANGING ]

105.03.

[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH.

GOOD JOB.

Narrator:
HANK'S SOPHOMORE SEASON TOTAL --

493 OUNCES, WORTH $590,000,

JUST HALF
THE POMRENKES' CURRENT TALLY,

BUT A SOLID SHOWING,
NEVERTHELESS.

YEAH. WHOO!

[BLEEP] LOVE IT, MAN.

I STILL FEEL THAT I-I SUCCEEDED.

IF I COULD DO JUST AS GOOD

OR BETTER THAN WHAT I DID
THIS YEAR,

THE PLAN IS TO KEEP MINING.

I'M GONNA SET OUR NEW GOAL
NEXT YEAR.

IT MAY INCLUDE BEATING SHAWN.
I DON'T KNOW YET.

I GOTTA THINK ABOUT IT.
[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator:
SPEAKING OF SHAWN...

GOLD!

Narrator:
MR. GOLD AND THE CHRISTINE ROSE

ARE THE LAST DREDGE STANDING.

END OF THE SEASON.
I'M GETTING BURNED OUT.

TIRED OF 16-HOUR DAYS
7 DAYS A WEEK.

THIS IS THE RUN THAT WE BREAK
1,000, FINALLY MEET THE --

OUR GOAL OF 1,000 OUNCES.

IT'LL BE THE FIRST TIME SINCE
WE'VE HAD THE CHRISTINE ROSE OUT

THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE
OUR GOAL.

WAVES ARE GETTING BIG.

IT'S GOING MORE, LIKE,
NORTHWEST 20 TO 30.

WHEW, TIME TO GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

GONNA BE A SNOWSTORM.

Narrator: AFTER PUSHING IT
TO THE LIMIT...

OUT OF TIME.
THIS SEASON'S OVER.

Narrator:
SHAWN FINALLY PACKS IT IN.

I'M DONE.
TIME TO CHECK THE BOX.

LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
I SEE QUITE A FEW...

DEFINITELY THE MOST GOLD
I'VE EVER SEEN.

WHAT A HELL OF A YEAR.

LAST RUN OF THE SEASON.
OOH.

HANDFUL OF NUGGETS,
BOX FULL OF GOLD.

I THINK DAD'S GONNA BE HAPPY.

Narrator: ON A NEWLY FROZEN
BELMONT BEACH...

IT GOT REAL COLD LAST NIGHT,
FROZE UP THE RIVER REAL GOOD.

Narrator: ZEKE TENHOFF
AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, SARAH DUNN,

ARE CALLING IT A SUMMER.

WELL, THIS SUMMER,
I MADE ABOUT, YEAH, $65,000.

I BEAT MY PERSONAL RECORD,

PULLED IT UP
TO ABOUT 55, 56 OUNCES.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
AMERICA WHO DON'T MAKE ANYWHERE

NEAR THAT KIND OF MONEY,

AND I'VE BEEN -- I WAS WORKING
FOR MYSELF THE WHOLE TIME.

SO REALLY,
FROM A BUSINESS ANGLE,

THIS IS MY MOST PROFITABLE YEAR
EVER, HANDS DOWN.

Sarah:
BLOW THIS POPSICLE STAND.

Narrator:
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NOME...

♪ GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH

Narrator:
FOR THE POMRENKE CLAN,

THE LONG-AWAITED MOMENT OF TRUTH
HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.

FIRE THIS THING UP.
SEE WHAT WE GOT.

[ WHIRRING ]

LAST CLEANUP OF THE SEASON.

Narrator: LESS THAN 100 OUNCES
STAND BETWEEN MR. GOLD

AND THE VAUNTED
1,000-OUNCE SUMMER.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD!

OH, I THINK THIS SEASON
WAS GREAT -- PERFECT SEASON.

EVERY TIME WE WENT OUT,

WE'D COME BACK WITH A PILE
OF GOLD IN THE BOX.

BUT WE ALWAYS SHOOT
FOR 1,000 OUNCES,

AND IT'S NOT AS EASY AS
EVERYBODY THINKS.

YOU GOTTA LIKE THAT.

THAT'S A PILE OF GOLD.

I'D SAY WE DID
PRETTY DAMN GOOD, BOYS.

DON'T BREAK THE HANDLE.

OH, BOY. I'LL HAVE TO USE
THE SPOON FOR...

JUST SET THERE DOWN NICE.
OH.

[ SIZZLING SOUND ]
FRYING GOLD.

SHOULD WE THROW IT ON THE SCALE
AND SEE WHAT WE GOT?

YEAH.
SEE WHAT WE GOT.

OKAY, I'M GONNA NEED HELP
WITH THIS.

MAN, THAT'S A LOT OF
TROUBLE IN THERE.

WHAT -- WHAT DO WE NEED
TO GO UP PAST 1,000?

90...
97.

97 OUNCES.
PLEASE.

83...

YEAH, WE JUST HIT 1,000!

FINALLY DID IT.

ALL RIGHT. WE JUST WENT OVER
THAT 1,000 OUNCES.

[ LAUGHS ]

OF COURSE, ALL THE BILLS
AREN'T PAID YET.

SORRY, I'M NEVER HAPPY.

WE GONNA HIT 200 ON THIS ONE?

UH...

GET THAT PAN UP
A LITTLE MORE THERE.

200'S COMING.

198...

OKAY, FUNNEL.

200.

210...

210...

215...

THERE IT IS.
THERE IT IS.

214, ON THE...BUTT.

YEAH!
YEAH.

THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD.
[ LAUGHS ]

WHOO.

BABY.

Narrator: 214 OUNCES MEANS
THAT LITTLE JAR

IS WORTH
A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS.

SHAWN IS JUST GIGGLING LIKE HELL

BECAUSE WE BUSTED
THAT 1,000-OUNCE MARK.

WHEN YOU SEE THAT
BIG PILE OF GOLD,

THE BIGGEST CLEANUP YET OF
THE SEASON,

IT'S -- IT'S A GREAT FEELING.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
HOLY...

IF THAT'S THE THING YOU NEED TO
DO NOWADAYS,

IS GOTTA GET
YOUR CAMERA OUT

AND [BLEEP] TAKE PICTURES
SO YOU CAN SPREAD IT AROUND.

FANTASTIC.

NOW, WE'RE GONNA JUST MAKE --
SEE HOW BIG A PILE WE CAN MAKE.

NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE GET TO SEE
A PILE OF GOLD LIKE THAT.

THIS IS MORE MONEY THAN

SOME PEOPLE MAKE IN A LIFETIME
RIGHT HERE.

THAT IS A...

HOLY [BLEEP].
THAT'S HEAVY.

OH, I CAN'T LIFT IT.

[ Singsongy ] SAY CHEESE.

OH, YOU GOT A SMILE
ON YOUR FACE FINALLY, JESSIE.

YEAH, LOOK AT HIM.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

IS THAT WHAT IT TAKES,
40 POUNDS OF GOLD,

TO GET A SMILE ON YOUR FACE?

YEAH.

Narrator: ALL TOLD,
THE POMRENKES DUG UP

1,145 OUNCES THIS SEASON.

THAT'S $1.4 MILLION
OF PURE BERING SEA GOLD.

[ CORK POPS ]
YEAH!

[ SPRITZING ]

LET'S CELEBRATE, BOYS.
IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE.

CHEERS.

THE WISE GUY.

YEAH!

BEST SEASON YET, EVER!

Narrator: THIS YEAR'S BOUNTY
FROM THE BERING SEA --

OVER 2,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,

COUNTLESS FAMILY SQUABBLES...

AND ONE...BUN IN THE OVEN.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHO IS IT?
IT'S ELAINE.

OKAY. COME IN.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
ELAINE.

WHAT'S UP, LAINEY BEAR?

TO WHAT DO WE OWE THE PLEASURE
OF THIS VISIT?

UH, JUST THOUGHT I'D STOP BY.

HAVEN'T SEEN YOU GUYS
IN A WHILE.

JUST KIND OF DROP BY?

UH, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU
SOME NEWS.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU BEFORE
YOU HEARD IT FROM ANYONE ELSE.

UM, SHEM AND I ARE GONNA HAVE
A BABY

AT THE END OF THIS SPRING.

[ GRUNTS ]

SO IT WASN'T PLANNED.

IT'S KIND OF A SURPRISE,
BUT, UM...

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

YEAH, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S
AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.

[ Singsongy ]
GONNA BE A GRANDPA.

I JUST --
I'M ASSUMING THIS IS,

UH, I MEAN, GONNA BE WITH
BENEFIT OF CLERGY, RIGHT?

UM...YEAH, EVENTUALLY. SURE.

I MEAN, YOU PUT ME IN AN --
IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

I MEAN, HERE I AM, RIGHT IN
MY SEXUAL PRIME... [ CHUCKLES ]

WHAT? [ LAUGHS ]

AND -- AND, UH,
YOU'RE MAKING ME A GRANDPA.

WHAT THE HECK'S UP WITH THAT,
YOU KNOW?

[ LAUGHTER ]

ALL RIGHT.

SO, IF I NEED ANYTHING, I CAN
JUST GIVE YOU A CALL, RIGHT?

YEP. ANYTHING AT ALL.

[ LAUGHTER ]

2014 WAS A HELL OF A YEAR.

IT'S TIME TO PULL
THE AU GRABBER OUT.

GOT A TIRE FALLING OFF!

Emily: GOLD MINING IN NOME --

OVER THE YEARS,
I'VE REALLY LEARNED

WHAT IT MEANT TO BE STRONG.
UGH!

STRENGTH IS REQUIRED IN ORDER
TO SUCCEED IN THIS PLACE.

ALL RIGHT.

MINING FOR GOLD IN NOME
IS A GRAND ADVENTURE.

THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE,
BILLY GOAT.

THIS IS EXCITING STUFF FOR ME.

IT'S A TREASURE HUNT EVERY DAY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA
FIND IN THAT SLUICE BOX.

YEAH!

PARKED, DONE.

2014 OVER.

WHERE IS THE BOAT?

WITH THE KELLYS, THE ONLY
PROBLEM IS KRIS AND ANDY KELLY.

YOU KNOW, THAT LITTLE BIT
OF TEMPER TANTRUM,

THAT'S FOR JUST SUCH REASONS
I WITHHOLD THIS GOLD FROM 'EM.

I THINK HE JUST PAID
FOR A NEW REAPER FOR ME

BY THE TIME I CALL
MY INSURANCE COMPANY.

I NEEDED TO GET AWAY
FROM MY DAD.

I NEED TO DO THIS BY MYSELF
AND SHOW I COULD DO IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, YEAH, BABY.

SOMEBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIND
SOME GOLD AROUND HERE.

MR. GOLD, YOU DID GOOD!

[ LAUGHTER ]

HOLD IT! [ WHISTLES ]

IT WAS A GREAT MINING YEAR.
WE'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.

VENGEANCE.

VENGEANCE, I SAY.

THIS SUMMER, I MADE ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, $65,000,

AND I'M KEEPING
JUST ABOUT ALL OF IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

THERE'S GENERATIONS WORTH OF
GOLD OUT THERE IN THAT OCEAN.

I KNOW I'LL BE DREDGING FOR GOLD
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

AM I GONNA SIT IN AN OFFICE
AND PUSH PAPERS,

OR AM I GONNA BE OUT HERE,
FINDING GOLD?

I LOVE MY JOB.

Emily: THE BEST THING
ABOUT GOLD MINING

IS THAT IT'S A GAMBLE.

YOU CAN BE THIS
IMPOVERISHED PERSON,

AND YOU CAN COME TO NOME,

AND THERE'S THIS OCEAN
LITTERED WITH GOLD.

AND I LOVE THAT.

THAT'S WHY I'M STILL HERE.