Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 4, Episode 7 - I Quit! - full transcript

Emily: THERE'S NO GREATER TEST
OF SUCCESS

THAN GOLD MINING IN NOME.

WE'RE ON A ROLL
FOR THE BEST YEAR EVER.

Shawn: YEAH.

IF YOU'RE STRONG, AND YOU'RE
FLEXIBLE, YOU CAN MAKE IT.

BUT MOST PEOPLE
AREN'T THAT STRONG.

Kris:
I'M NOT SEEING ANY GOLD AT ALL.

[ VOMITING ]

IF YOU LEAVE, AND YOU GIVE UP
ON THIS, THEN YOU'RE A FAILURE.

GET YOUR DAMN ASS
OFF THIS BOAT.

YOU'RE WALKING AWAY
FROM THE BOAT



AT THE [BLEEP] PIVOTAL POINT
OF THE SEASON.

ALL OF YOU PEOPLE.

[BLEEP] YOU,
AND [BLEEP] YOU!

♪ 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:
LATE AUGUST IN NOME, ALASKA.

Steve P.: EVERYBODY'S GOT
THIS HIGHFALUTIN IDEA

THAT YOU CAN JUST
GO DIG OUT THERE ANYWHERE,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
GET RICH WITHIN DAYS.

THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

BUT THESE GUYS BRINGING
ALL THIS HEAVY-DUTY EQUIPMENT,

HUGE BARGES,
AND THEY DON'T GET NOTHING.



JUST A BIG,
LONG LEARNING CURVE, YEAH.

IT'S A HURTFUL LEARNING CURVE
FOR A LOT OF THESE NEW GUYS.

Narrator:
EVERY SUMMER, THE LONG GRIND

OF THE DREDGING SEASON
SEPARATES WINNERS FROM LOSERS.

$10,000
IN 5 [BLEEP] MONTHS?

YOU'RE A WHINER.
LET'S JUST GO TO WORK.

Narrator: FOR THE WINNERS...

CHRISTINE ROSE
DEPARTING HARBOR.

Narrator:...THE SPRINT
TO THE FINISH IS ON.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS MUCH GOLD
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, EVER.

WE'RE JUST STACKING THE GOLD UP.

Narrator:
BUT FOR THREE DREDGES...

EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO.
WE'RE READY TO GO OUT AND MINE.

...AND TWO FAMILIES,
THIS TRIP TO SEA...

GO FIND ME SOME GOLD.

...WILL BE THE ONE
THAT BREAKS THEM APART.

Vernon: I'M HERE FOR
SERIOUS FRIGGIN' BUSINESS.

EITHER GET THE GOLD OR GET GONE.

Narrator: ON BELMONT BEACH...

LET'S GO.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING.
YEAH.

Narrator:...FOR THE FIRST TIME
THIS SUMMER,

BRAD KELLY AND HIS TWO SONS
ARE ALL GOING DREDGING TOGETHER.

Brad:
I'D LIKE TO GET AT LEAST ONE
TO TWO OUNCES, AT LEAST, TODAY.

ALL THIS PISSING AROUND.

MY DAD DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT THE [BLEEP] HE'S DOING,

AND IT'S APPARENT
THE WAY EVERYTHING'S GOING.

AND I'M TRYING TO WORK WITH SO
MANY CONDITIONS THAT ARE WRONG.

IT'S JUST --
HE MAKES EVERYTHING MISERABLE.

MISERABLE AS [BLEEP]

Narrator:
IF YOU'RE NOT CAUGHT UP,

HERE'S THE SHORT VERSION
OF THE KELLY FAMILY CIRCUS.

I HOPE YOU
AND MY BROTHER LIVE GREAT.

YEAH, ANY TIME.

BRAD'S YOUNGEST SON,
ANDY, QUIT...

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator:...BRAD DROVE
HIS OLDER SON KRIS NUTS...

Andy:
I JUST HATE THIS TOWN.

Narrator:...ANDY CAME BACK...

DAMN, SHE'S SO SMALL.

SHE'D FIT UP A SUCTION HOSE.

Narrator:...BRAD HAD A BABY...

GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF HERE.

WON'T BE BACK
FOR A LONG TIME.

Narrator:...AND KRIS
GOT KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE.

EVERYBODY GOT THAT? OKAY.

GET ON BOARD. I'M GONNA GET
THE ANCHORS AND GET GOING HERE.

WITH MORE THAN HALF THE SEASON
IN THE BOOKS

AND A MISERABLE 10 OUNCES
OF GOLD TO SHOW FOR IT...

IT'S A PARTY
A LOT OF THE TIME OUT HERE.

OKAY, LET'S GET GOING.

Narrator:...FOR THE FIGHTING
IRISH, IT'S NOW OR NEVER.

USUALLY, WORKING WITH MY FAMILY
IS PRETTY GOOD.

JUST RIGHT NOW, WITH MY DAD
STARTING A NEW FAMILY,

WE'RE NOT A FAMILY ANYMORE.

BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS KIND OF
OUT FOR THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW,

SO THEY'RE WILLING TO SABOTAGE
EACH OTHER TO GET AHEAD,

OR THEY THINK
THEY'RE GETTING AHEAD.

ALL WE'RE DOING
IS CUTTING EACH OTHER DOWN.

AND NOW EVERYBODY IS
AHEAD OF US.

Kris: OH, I JUST REALLY WANT YOU
TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD,

AND US WORK GOOD
TOGETHER HERE.

HEY, I'M PEACHY.
DON'T I LOOK IT?

Brad: WE'RE HEADING OUT
TO THE WEST REC AREA

'CAUSE I'VE GOT TO TURN THIS
INTO A LIVING.

THE WAY WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW,

WE'RE WORKING IT
LIKE RECREATIONAL DREDGERS.

IT'S JUST -- IT'S A JOKE.

I'VE GOT TO BE A LITTLE FIRMER
GOING AROUND RIGHT NOW.

I JUST DO.

I'M SO STRESSED OUT IN THE MIND
FROM THESE BASTARDS.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,

I FEEL LIKE JUST THROWING THEM
OVERBOARD AND DRIVING HOME.

THAT'S NOT
A GOOD WORKING SITUATION.

EVERY TIME I GO HOME AND
LOOK AT THIS LITTLE BABY'S FACE,

IT DICTATES WHAT I HAVE TO DO,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

AND WHO HAS TO BE WALKED ON.

SOME PEOPLE GOT TO BE WALKED ON,
YOU KNOW.

TELL DAD I NEED TO GO
100 FEET UP AND 50 TO THE RIGHT.

100 FEET UP,
50 TO THE RIGHT.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

RIGHT HERE?

I NEED TO GO
UP THAT WAY MORE.

OKAY. OKAY!
IT'S FINE. THROW THE ANCHOR.

FINE.

WE'RE GONNA DRIFT RIGHT BACK
[BLEEP] INTO THEM [BLEEP]

Narrator:
DESPITE KRIS' OBJECTIONS,

IT'S CAPTAIN BRAD
CALLING THE SHOTS

ON JUST WHERE
HIS SONS WILL DREDGE.

IF MY DAD'S BOAT,
THE REAPER, WAS MINE,

I WOULD HAVE GOT OVER 100 OUNCES
THIS SEASON, FOR SURE.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE
NEXT TO THE HARBOR, YOU KNOW,

SO HE CAN ALMOST SWIM BACK
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER, REVS ]

THERE YOU GO.

IT'S GOT TO SING.
HANG ON.

LET'S GO.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO GO LOOP AROUND THE BOAT

AND WORK THE OTHER SIDE
'CAUSE THIS IS ALL CLAY.

SOMEONE'S TAILING PILE.

SOME STARFISH.

THERE'S NOT GOLD EVERYWHERE,

SO THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE TO PROSPECT.

YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE IN A GOOD SPOT RIGHT NOW.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT
ON THE TOP OF THE BOAT?

WE CAN SEE YOU
THROUGH THE WATER.

WE SEE YOU -- WAVE TO US.

CAN YOU SEE THE GOLD,
YOU [BLEEP]

JUST BE QUIET, PLEASE.

Narrator: WHILE KRIS
GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS...

ONE MILE TO THE EAST,
IN THE SMALL-BOAT HARBOR...

Daryl:
ANOTHER DAY ON THE BERING SEA.

PERFECT DREDGING WEATHER.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET
ON A REALLY GOOD SPOT AGAIN

AND GET SOME GOLD.

Narrator:
LATE IN THE MINING SEASON,

CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL
IS IN NEED OF A COMEBACK.

Emily: MY GOAL IS 200
TO 400 OUNCES FOR THIS YEAR.

WE'RE AT ABOUT 35 OUNCES.

SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG
IN MY OPERATION,

AND THE DISAPPOINTMENT
IS BECOMING TOO MUCH.

Narrator:
THE DISAPPOINTMENT HAS BEEN TOO
MUCH FOR MORE THAN JUST EMILY.

FOUR DAYS AGO...

Emily: SO, I'VE HEARD
YOU'RE QUITTING?

YEAH, I GUESS SO.
LEAVING TOMORROW.

FED UP
WITH THE LACK OF GOLD,

EMILY'S GREENHORN "TONS" RUPPE
PACKED UP AND SKIPPED TOWN.

AND YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT,
DON'T YOU?

HAVE FUN IN LIFE
FEELING GOOD ABOUT IT.

TODAY...

Mann:
[ Slurring ] TOO MUCH TO DRINK.

Narrator:
...AFTER DROWNING HIS SORROWS,
DIVER TONY MANN IS A NO-SHOW.

[ GROANS ]

Narrator: DOWN WITH A CASE
OF THE BROWN-BOTTLE FLU.

[ VOMITING ]

YOU KNOW, I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST
CONSUMING ALCOHOL.

I ENJOY DOING IT
FROM TIME TO TIME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, RUNNING AROUND,
ABUSING ALCOHOL,

NOT SHOWING UP FOR WORK,

NOT PUTTING
YOUR BEST EFFORT FORWARD.

I MEAN, I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR THIS, THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW?

WE'RE HERE TO MAKE MONEY, AND
ANYTHING LESS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Narrator: WITH HER
400-OUNCE GOAL SLIPPING AWAY,

A MISSED DIVE SHIFT
IS A MAJOR SETBACK.

EMILY NEEDS TO RECOVER

A BARE MINIMUM OF 150 OUNCES
THIS SUMMER

JUST TO KEEP HER DREDGE
OUT OF THE RED.

I FORGET THAT THINGS
LIKE SLEEP AND BEER

ARE REQUIRED
TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I AGREE.

[ LAUGHS ]
I KNOW YOU DO.

I LIKE TO THINK OF MY TEAM
AS MY FAMILY IN A LOT OF WAYS.

WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER,
AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER,

AND I CARE A LOT ABOUT MY TEAM,
AND I CARE A LOT ABOUT TONY,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE
A [BLEEP] BUSINESS TO RUN...

...AND IF IT'S NOT PROFITABLE,
THEN I LOSE A LOT OF MONEY.

Emily: HEY, DARYL,
HOW'S THE VIS UP TOP?

COPY.

Daryl: BUT WE'LL SEE
WHEN I GET TO THE BOTTOM.

OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
COPY THAT.

OH, YEAH.

THIS LOOKS LIKE
REALLY GOOD GROUND.

ALL RIGHT. NICE.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?

COVERED IN VEGETATION --

LIKE IT HASN'T
BEEN TOUCHED AT ALL.

FAIR ENOUGH.
IS IT ROCKY OR SANDY?

ROCKY.

WE GOT COBBLE AND VEGETATION
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

DOESN'T SOUND
SO BAD TO ME.

NOPE, I THINK
IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.

OUR LAST CLEANUP WASN'T AS
AWESOME AS WE HOPED IT WOULD BE,

AND WE'VE GOT
A LONG WAY TO GO

BEFORE WE CAN HIT 100 OUNCES,
MUCH LESS 400 OUNCES,

SO I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE ALL STEP UP,

START PUTTING IN
LONG HOURS.

HEY, DARYL,
I REALLY APPRECIATE

ALL THE HARD WORK
YOU'RE DOING ALL THE TIME.

YOU KNOW,
YOU ALWAYS SHOW UP ON TIME,

AND YOU ALWAYS WORK
NO MATTER WHAT --

HANGOVER OR LIFE CRISIS.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE MY LAST
RELIABLE MAN STANDING, DARYL.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I'M GLAD I'M BACK IN THE WATER

'CAUSE NO MATTER
WHAT IT TAKES,

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO GET DOWN HERE
AND GET THIS GOLD SUCKED UP.

ALL RIGHT!

THERE'S SOME COLOR.

ALL RIGHT,
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

TODAY'S LOOKING UP.

NICE. NICE. GOOD.

'CAUSE DARYL, TO ME, IS, LIKE,
MY BEST MAN RIGHT NOW.

HE CAN FUNCTION
WITH OR WITHOUT ALCOHOL.

Narrator: WITH HER ONLY
SOBER DIVER ON THE GOLD,

IT'S NOW A MATTER OF HOW
TO HANDLE THE DRUNK ONE.

Emily: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, I COULD SAY,
"STOP DRINKING OR YOU'RE FIRED."

TONY WOULD PROBABLY JUST, YOU
KNOW, KEEP DRINKING AND QUIT,

AND THEN, I WOULD'VE
ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING.

WE'VE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM
THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH.

Narrator:
WHILE TONY'S IN THE DOG HOUSE,

SEVEN MILES TO THE WEST,
ON THE TOMCOD CLAIM...

WE'RE JUST COMING OUT
TO OUR SPOT.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A POT OF GOLD.

HOPEFULLY,
THE GODS ARE ON OUR SIDE.

WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

Narrator:
...SHAWN POMRENKE...

WHERE'S THE GOLD AT, TEDDY?
OVER THERE?

Narrator:...ALONG
WITH HIS NEW GREENHORN

ARE FULL STEAM AHEAD
FOR THE DIGGING GROUNDS.

SO FAR, HE'S BEEN
REALLY GOOD LUCK.

Narrator: THIS SEASON...

BOOM. THERE WE GO.

...EVERY TRIP TO THE CLAIM
HAS COME UP BIG...

YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA
MAKE SOME MONEY.

THAT'S GONNA
MAKE THAT BOX LIGHT RIGHT UP.

...PUTTING SHAWN AND
THE CHRISTINE ROSE ON TRACK

FOR THEIR FIRST-EVER
1,000-OUNCE SUMMER.

Shawn: THIS IS WHY THEY CALL ME
MR. GOLD, RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: WITH 650 OUNCES WORTH
780 GRAND ALREADY IN THE BANK...

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

WE STARTED KILLING IT.

BIG CLEANUP AFTER BIG CLEANUP
AFTER BIG CLEANUP.

WE'RE JUST GETTING BACK
TO WHERE WE WERE DIGGING.

THERE'S A LITTLE DREDGE
IN THE WAY,

BUT WE'RE GONNA
JUST MOVE ON OVER HERE

AND GET BACK ON
TO THIS GOOD GOLD WE WERE ON.

Narrator:
...THE SKIPPER'S HELL-BENT
ON HITTING THAT MARK...

Shawn: I'M COMING
RIGHT FOR YOU, BUDDY.

Narrator:...NO MATTER
WHOSE LINES MAY GET CROSSED.

HE'S TRYING TO BUOY OFF AREAS
AND CLAIM AREAS,

AND IT JUST AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

Narrator: ON THE INCREASINGLY
CROWDED CLAIM,

ONE DREDGER HAS STARTED
STRETCHING ROPE LINES

TO MARK OFF TURF.

Shawn: IT'S NEVER BEEN
LIKE THIS BEFORE.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN
ON THE TOMCOD FOR 15 YEARS

AND NEVER SEEN
THIS MANY DREDGES.

GOLD'S GONNA GET MINED UP.
IT'S GONNA DISAPPEAR.

Shawn: YOU GUYS GOT JUST LINES
RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

WE HAVE TWO LINES OUT.

I'M SORRY,
BUT THESE LINES ACROSS THE WATER

ARE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION.

IT'S IN THE DAMN PERMITS,
IF YOU READ.

YOU CANNOT CAUSE HAZARDS.

Narrator: IN MODERN-DAY NOME,

STAKING A CLAIM -- AND JUMPING
ONE -- IS ALL ABOUT THE BUOYS.

YOU CAN'T HAVE
THESE LINES IN-BETWEEN

AND THE BUOYS ALL AROUND.

SOME BOAT WITH A BUNCH OF KIDS
IS GONNA COME ACROSS HERE,

HOOK YOUR [BLEEP] LINE,

AND [BLEEP] FLIP OUT
OF THE BOAT,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
KILL SOMEBODY.

NO, THEY'RE NOT.

DON'T [BLEEP] GIVE ME
THE SAME-THING BULL[BLEEP].

YOU'RE WAY TOO SPREAD OUT.

YOU GUYS CAN'T MOVE
THIS [BLEEP] WHOLE SPOT IN HERE.

GET OUT DEEPER. THERE'S
ALL KINDS OF GOLD OUT THERE.

[BLEEP] YOU CAN'T CLAIM OFF
THIS WHOLE AREA.

WE DIDN'T.

YOU'RE TRYING.
NO!

I'M GONNA
START MOVING BUOYS.

DON'T MOVE THE BUOYS.

I'M MOVING THE BUOYS.

Narrator: SEVEN MILES WEST
OF NOME HARBOR...

Shawn: YOU CAN'T CLAIM OFF
THIS WHOLE AREA.

Man: WE DIDN'T.

YOU'RE TRYING.
NO!

I'M GONNA
START MOVING BUOYS.

DON'T MOVE THE BUOYS.

I'M MOVING THE BUOYS.

Narrator: ANOTHER MINING CREW
IS ATTEMPTING

TO BOX-OUT SHAWN POMRENKE
FROM HIS FAVORITE HONEY HOLE.

COME JUMP ON MY SPOT AND THEN
FIGURE I'M JUST GONNA --

COME [BLEEP]
THROW BUOYS OUT?

YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]

WELL, WHEN THEY'RE IN MY WAY,
I'M GONNA MOVE THEM.

WHEN PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT
STAKE, YOU DON'T SCREW AROUND.

A BOAT COMES THROUGH, SNAGS,

HE'S GOT SUCH HEAVY ANCHORS
ON THE BOTTOM

THAT IT'D JUST
RIP THE MOTOR OFF THE BOAT

AND COULD KILL SOMEBODY.

I AIN'T GONNA FILL
[BLEEP] AROUND.

THIS IS WHAT IT IS...

THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

WE ARE GONNA MINE HERE.

Narrator:
BRUSHING PAST THE BUOYS,

SHAWN SETS UP THE BARGE

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE OTHER CREW'S ROPE LINE.

[ WHISTLES ]

Shawn: IT AIN'T YOUR GOLD
UNTIL IT'S IN YOUR BOX,

SO I AIN'T WORRIED
ABOUT THOSE SMALL GUYS.

THEY CAN COME AROUND
AND TRY TO GET IN THE WAY,

BUT THE MATTER OF THE FACT IS

I'LL JUST MINE
RIGHT AROUND THEM.

BUNCH OF LITTLE FLIES THAT YOU
JUST KEEP WHACKING AWAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

I WANT TO TAKE A FEW TEST PANS,
SEE WHAT'S HERE.

OH, THAT STUFF
LOOKS PRETTY TASTY.

IT'S THE MATERIAL
AND THE WAY IT'S IN THE BUCKET.

IT DON'T LOOK LIKE
IT'S BEEN DREDGED.

OH, NICE.

YEAH!

GO AHEAD.
LET'S FIRE UP AND RUN.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

HOPEFULLY,
WE CAN TURN THIS BOX YELLOW.

WE'RE GONNA RUN SOME DIRT
AND MAKE SOME GOLD.

I'M GONNA MAKE EVERYBODY'S
DREAMS COME TRUE.

FIRST BUCKET. BOOM!

I LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS.

IT'S NICE GRAVEL, EASY DIGGING.

CHEWING IT UP.

Narrator: JUST
A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY...

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE TOMCOD...

GRINDING AWAY, PLUGGING AWAY,

EVERY DAMN DAY, EVERY MINUTE
WE CAN ON THIS OPERATION.

THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES.

YOU JUST GOT TO GET IN HERE,
AND YOU GOT TO BE RELENTLESS.

Narrator: OWNER VERNON ADKISON,
ALONG WITH HIS DAUGHTER ELAINE

AND HER BOYFRIEND,
DIVER SHEM FOGELMAN,

HAVE THE WILD RANGER
UP AND RUNNING.

Vernon: HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING
DOWN THERE?

Shem: WHOO!

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR.

Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON,

VERNON HAS COLLECTED A SOLID
94 OUNCES WORTH $113,000.

THE WILD RANGER HAS GOTTEN
MORE IMPACT AROUND NOME

IN THE MINING COMMUNITY.

I CAN'T SAY
THAT WE'VE STRUCK IT RICH YET,

BUT PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE PRODUCING.

THERE'S GOLD
TO BE GOTTEN OUT THERE,

AND YOU CAN GET IT IF YOU'RE
SMART ENOUGH AND YOU PERSEVERE.

Narrator:
THE GOLD'S NOT THE ONLY THING
ON THE SKIPPER'S AGENDA.

YEP.

HE'S ALSO LOOKING
TO MOVE HIS DAUGHTER

UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

Vernon: HAVING ELAINE UP HERE,
I'M GETTING TO KNOW HER BETTER.

I CAN SEE ELAINE EVENTUALLY
COMING INTO THE MANAGEMENT SIDE.

ALL RIGHT. HEADED UP.

ALL RIGHT.
I'M LEADING UP THE LADDER.

Elaine: I'D LIKE TO HAVE
A MANAGERIAL POSITION.

I REALLY HOPE THAT
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS,

AND I THINK I'LL DEFINITELY GET
IN HIS GOOD GRACES

IF I CAN JUST...
COMMUNICATE WITH HIM.

Narrator:
THE ONLY THING STANDING IN THE
WAY OF ADKISON FAMILY UNITY...

THIS TEST-MAT THING JUST GETS
MORE AND MORE RIDICULOUS

EVERY TIME I GET ON THE BOAT.

Narrator:
VERNON'S POLICY OF SWITCHING OUT

THE FIRST FEW FEET OF SLUICE-BOX
CARPET AFTER EVERY DIVE.

I WISH DAD WOULD JUST
LEAVE [BLEEP] ALONE, MAN.

I'M HAVING THE DIVERS
SAVE THEIR TEST-MAT MATERIAL,

AND AT THE END OF OUR CLEANUP,

I'LL KNOW IF SOMEBODY'S
NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH.

DAMN IT. [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

Elaine:
HE INSISTS ON CHANGING THEM.

[ SIGHS ]

IT JUST ENRAGES ME.

SO, ELAINE, WHY IS IT

THAT YOU TOOK THOSE CLIPS OUT
THAT I HAD PUT IN THERE?

BECAUSE THEY WERE --
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE

TO PUT THIS THING IN
WITH THEM LIKE THAT.

WE'VE GOT TO
GET THIS STRAIGHT

BECAUSE
THE WAY YOU GUYS DO IT,

I FIND IT
DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE

TO TAKE
THOSE FRIGGIN' MATS OUT.

WELL THEN, YOU SHOULDN'T
BE HAVING TO DO IT, ANYWAY.

DON'T GIVE ME
ANY DAMN LIP ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST TRYING
TO TALK TO YOU HERE.

YOU'RE RAISING
YOUR VOICE AT ME.

I'M TELLING YOU,
THE OTHER WAY IS EASIER.

NOT FOR ME
AND NOT FOR ANYBODY ELSE.

BUT IT'S MORE DIFFICULT
THE WAY YOU HAD IT.

NO, IT'S NOT.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY PREPOSTEROUS.

Shem: YEP.

[ SIGHS ]

IF I TELL YOU
TO LEAVE IT ALONE,

AND IT WORKS JUST FINE,
[BLEEP] LEAVE IT ALONE.

YOU KNOW, QUIT TINKERING
WITH [BLEEP] LIKE AN OLD...

EVERYTHING HAS TO TURN INTO
A POWER STRUGGLE WITH ELAINE,

AND SHE'S BOUND
AND DETERMINED SHE'S GONNA WIN.

WELL, I'M BOUND
AND DETERMINED SHE'S NOT.

I'M NOT GONNA GET
ANY COOPERATION OUT OF YOU.

THAT'S JUST
A FACT OF LIFE.

WELL, NO, I'M NOT GONNA --

NO, UNH-UNH.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

GOT BETTER [BLEEP] TO DO

THAN [BLEEP]
WITH THESE STUPID TEST MATS.

[ SIGHS ]

I DON'T HAPPEN TO THINK
THEY'RE STUPID TEST MATS.

IF YOU'RE NOT
GETTING GOOD GOLD,

THERE'S NO SENSE
IN BEING THERE.

I UNDERSTAND THE POINT
OF THE [BLEEP] TEST MATS!

WILL YOU WATCH
YOUR DAMN MOUTH?!

NO.
LITTLE [BLEEP]HEAD.

I'M SICK OF IT.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T EVEN STAND
TO BE AROUND YOU.

GOD.

[BLEEP] ARGUE.

NO.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF MY OPINION DOESN'T [BLEEP]
MATTER, WHATEVER.

I'M ON HERE.
I SEE WHAT GOES ON.

I UNDERSTAND
THE DAMN TEST MATS.

I KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE.

I [BLEEP] SPEND
MORE TIME OUT HERE --

WILL YOU WATCH
YOUR DAMN MOUTH?!

NO!

THEN JUST SHUT UP, THEN!
FINE.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU,
YOU FOUL-MOUTHED LITTLE --

LITTLE WHAT?

SO YOU CAN [BLEEP] SCREAM
IN MY FACE,

AND I CAN'T SAY
ANYTHING TO YOU?

LISTEN! DON'T --
NO!

GET YOUR [BLEEP] ASS
OFF THIS BOAT.

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

ANY TIME HE STARTS WITH ME,
I HAD TO JUST --

IT ALL GETS UNLEASHED,
AND I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF.

IT'S MY DAMN BOAT,
AND I WANT IT DONE MY WAY.

Narrator:
SEVEN MILES WEST OF NOME HARBOR

ON THE TOMCOD CLAIM...

Shawn: WE'LL LET THEM GET A
LITTLE BIT OF GOLD OUT OF THERE,

AND THEN I'M GONNA
GO DIG THAT WHOLE AREA UP,

WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

Narrator:
...FORCED TO SHARE THE SPOT
WITH MORE AND MORE DREDGES...

I'LL BE DAMNED
IF THEY'RE GONNA COME HERE

AND TRY TO TAKE MY GOLD.

Narrator: ...SHAWN POMRENKE
IS MAKING THE MOST

OF THE GROUNDS HE'S ON...

Shawn: JUST FINISHED TWO CUTS.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND CHECK THE SLUICE BOX.

HOPEFULLY,
WE SEE A BUNCH OF YELLOW!

AFTER I GRAB MY SWEATER.

Narrator: ...ON A MISSION
TO COLLECT 1,000 OUNCES

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

THE ONLY WAY TO CHECK PROGRESS
IS TO CHECK THE BOX.

OH.

Shawn:
LOOK AT THIS PIECE.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE COOLEST
PIECES OF GOLD I'VE SEEN YET.

WE'VE BEEN AT IT ENOUGH YEARS

THAT WE GOT
THE MACHINE FINE-TUNED

TO WHERE IT JUST RUNS LIKE
A FINE-OILED MACHINE.

YOU SEE THAT PIECE?

NICE NUGGET.

WE'VE BEEN ON THE GOLD
ALL SEASON.

WE'RE GONNA HIT 1,000 THIS YEAR.
I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND.

THICKER.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND FIRE UP.

AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP
PILING IT IN THERE.

I'M GONNA BE SITTING PRETTY.

Narrator: WHILE SHAWN IS LEADING
HIS CREW TO ANOTHER BIG PAYDAY,

BACK IN NOME...

I'M HAVING SOME TROUBLE
WITH MY CREW.

OH?

THE DRINKING IS GETTING
PRETTY SERIOUS.

OH, YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH.

EMILY RIEDEL IS LOOKING FOR
ADVICE ON LEADERSHIP,

SO SHE'S GONE TO
THE MOST LOGICAL SOURCE --

TWO-TIME FAILED CAPTAIN,
HER DAD, STEVE.

I CAME UP HERE WITH EMILY.

I WANT TO KEEP IN CONTACT
WITH HER.

SHE TELLS ME HER TROUBLES,
AND I LISTEN.

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HER.

YOU GOT TO TAKE EMILY SERIOUSLY

BECAUSE EMILY IS
A SERIOUS WOMAN,

AND SHE'S A BADASS.

AND WHEN TONY GETS IN THE WATER
AND DOES A DIVE,

HE'S VERY EFFECTIVE
IN THE WATER.

SURE, EVEN HUNGOVER.
EVEN HUNGOVER.

I'M STARTING
TO RELY ON DARYL TOO MUCH,

AND HE PICKS UP
TOO MUCH OF THE WEIGHT NOW.

FOR ALL OF
MY DAD'S SCATTER-BRAINED,

KIND OF, LIKE, MANIACAL APPROACH
TO LIFE, [CHUCKLES]

HE DOES OFFER ME
THE BEST ADVICE.

WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD
PUT SOME BOUNDARIES ON HIM.

IF YOU GO,
"IF YOU'RE NOT HOME BY MIDNIGHT,

THE DOOR GETS LOCKED,
YOU SLEEP SOMEWHERE ELSE."

HEY, YOU'RE THE BOSS.

WELL, I FEEL LIKE THOSE GUYS
ONLY SOMEWHAT RESPECT ME.

YEAH, WELL, OKAY.

IN THAT SENSE,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,

IT'S LIKE NIGHTMARES
FROM MY LAST CREW.

THEY WALKED AWAY FROM ME
WITHOUT A WORD.

Narrator: LAST SUMMER...

HIPPITY, HIPPITY, HIPPITY --
AND THAT'S ALL, FOLKS.

...EMILY'S FIRST DIVE CREW
QUIT MID-SEASON.

IF THIS IS A TEST
OF A FIRST-TIME CAPTAIN,

I THINK I'M FAILING.

Narrator:
FEARING ANOTHER EXODUS,

THE SKIPPER'S GUN-SHY
ABOUT LAYING DOWN THE LAW.

WITH THIS CREW, YOU KNOW,
THEY RESPECT ME MORE, CERTAINLY,

BUT THEY DON'T REALLY RESPECT
MY NEED FOR THEM

TO [BLEEP] BE ON TOP
OF THEIR [BLEEP].

WELL, THE BOUNDARIES
NEED TO HAPPEN, THEN

BECAUSE IT'S THEIR BEHAVIOR
THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE, NOT YOURS.

YOU'RE DOING FINE.

IT'S LIKE I'VE BEEN
TOO EASY ON THEM,

AND IF I CRACK DOWN
ALL OF THE SUDDEN,

THEN I COULD INSTIGATE
A MUTINY.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL, IT'S YOUR BOAT,
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU'VE GOT TO STEER IT.

YOU GOT TO
MAKE THINGS HAPPEN,

AND SOMETIMES
IT'S UNPLEASANT THINGS

YOU GOT TO MAKE HAPPEN,

BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON
TO DO THAT.

A LITTLE FATHERLY ADVICE
IS ALWAYS HELPFUL...

Brad: HOW DOES IT LOOK?
ARE YOU SEEING ANY GOLD?

...UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOUR LAST NAME IS KELLY.

Kris: NO, I'M NOT SEEING
ANY GOLD AT ALL.

OKAY, MOVE.
MOVE AGAIN.

AFTER A RECORD SIX HOURS
ON THE BOTTOM,

SEARCHING THE VERY SPOT BRAD
INSISTED ON DREDGING...

NOT EVEN
ONE LITTLE FLAKE.

...IT'S LOOKING LIKE
ANOTHER BUM DIVE FOR KRIS.

SOMETIMES THERE'S GOOD GOLD,
SOMETIMES THERE ISN'T.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE
THE GOOD WITH THE BAD

AND QUIT YOUR WHINING.

HE'S HARD TO WORK WITH.

OKAY. I GOT TO MOVE.

EVERY TIME HE DETERMINES
IT'S NOT ENOUGH GOLD TO WORK,

WE END UP [BLEEP] NOT MOVING
AND HAVE TO PROSPECT.

THE MORE I MOVE AROUND,
IT MAKES ONE HELL OF A CLOUD.

IF TONY KEEPS GOING
ANOTHER 40 FEET,

HE'S GONNA GO PAST IT
IN 20 FEET.

I DON'T THINK I SHOULD.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE WE KNOW!

DUDE, I'M LOOKING
WHERE YOU ARE.

YOU CAN NEVER [BLEEP] BE RIGHT
WITH THIS [BLEEP]

IT'S A NIGHTMARE WORKING
WITH THAT BASTARD.

THERE'S NO COBBLE
ON THIS.

OKAY. WELL, I'M MOVING.

THAT SUCKS.

NOW, HE'S TURNING AROUND
AND GOING BACK AGAIN.

GO BACK IN AND WAIT.

TURN DOWN THE RADIO,
PLEASE!

THIS [BLEEP]
BETTER GET GOLD.

HE'S WASTING MY FUEL DOWN THERE.
AND WHERE IS HE NOW?

HE'S OVER THERE. HE'S BACK
WHERE HE WAS. LOOK.

GO TO THE RIGHT.

IS HE STUPID?
I TOLD HIM TO KEEP MOVING.

HE DOESN'T LISTEN.

COME ON, SAND.

I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THERE'S TOO MUCH SAND.

THIS IS A FAILED BOAT.

CABLE'S AROUND
ON EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE DOING
LOTS OF WHINING.

Kris: OKAY, LET'S HAVE
REMEDIAL RADIO SILENCE

FOR [BLEEP] 10 MINUTES.

YOU'RE PISSING ME OFF.

OKAY, RADIO SILENCE NOW.

Narrator: ONE-1,000...

TWO-1,000...

THREE-1,000...

AND...

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME
YOU'VE PUT IN, BUDDY,

BUT IF IT'S
ANY CONSOLATION,

WE'LL GIVE YOU
$20 AN HOUR.

SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP!

SHUT UP!

SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP!

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!

I QUIT THIS BOAT RIGHT NOW!
[BLEEP] YOU ALL!

OH, I'VE HAD
ENOUGH OF THIS.

DO I HAVE TO?

YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...

Kris: I QUIT THIS BOAT
RIGHT NOW! [BLEEP] YOU ALL!

OH, I'VE HAD
ENOUGH OF THIS.

Brad: DO I HAVE TO?

AFTER MONTHS OF MISTREATMENT
AND NO GOLD,

KRIS KELLY HAS FINALLY
HAD ENOUGH.

IT'S YOU
BRINGING US DOWN.

IT'S YOU.
YEAH?

YEAH, IT'S YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA GO DO NOW?

GO SIT ON THE COUCH
AT HOME?

Brad: MAN, IF YOU WANT
TO FEEL NEGATIVE IN YOUR LIFE,

JUST HANG AROUND WITH KRIS.

HE'LL BRING A PRIEST DOWN
IN THE CHURCH.

HE'S A 32-YEAR-OLD MAN,
OR HOWEVER OLD HE [BLEEP] IS,

WITH A 16-YEAR-OLD MENTALITY.

THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE,
YOU KNOW?

WELL, IF YOU'RE DONE, THEN
LET'S HER PACK HER UP THEN.

Kris:
LET'S PACK UP. LET'S GO.

Narrator: THE FIRST TRIP TO SEA
FOR ALL THREE KELLY BOYS

IS ALSO THE LAST.

Brad:
KRIS WANTS A DIFFERENT LIFE.

HE WANTS TO LIVE THE KELLY LIFE
FROM TORONTO.

I DON'T LIVE THAT LIFE.

HE WAS RAISED IN
A DIFFERENT PERIOD OF MY LIFE

WHEN TIMES WERE A LOT BETTER.

THINGS WERE A LOT DIFFERENT,
YOU KNOW?

I LIVED IN A PENTHOUSE.

I HAD A DIFFERENT WAY OF LIFE,
AND HE GREW UP IN THAT SENSE.

Kris: I HAVE TO QUIT, YOU KNOW,

'CAUSE I'M NEVER GONNA
MAKE A DOLLAR WITH MY DAD.

AND I'M JUST GONNA KEEP
PUTTING INTO A FAMILY OPERATION,

WHICH I'M NOT PART
OF THE FAMILY ANYMORE.

I NEED TO GET AWAY
FROM THESE BAD CAPTAINS

AND PEOPLE USING ME.

YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THAT'S
ALL THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

I'VE BEEN AT THIS [BLEEP] NOW
A YEAR AND A HALF,

AND I'M GETTING USED
LIKE A TAMPON.

IT'S [BLEEP] INSANE.

Narrator: KRIS KELLY'S NOT THE
ONLY ONE THROWING IN THE TOWEL.

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

YEAH, HEY, ELAINE.
WHAT'S UP?

Hey, Dad.
Do you have a minute to talk?

Yeah, I always got a second
to talk to you.

HEY, I'M JUST CALLING
TO LET YOU KNOW I'M DONE.

I'M NOT GONNA
WORK FOR YOU ANYMORE.

UH, SO, UH...JUST...
THAT'S IT?

NO EXPLANATION? JUST
"HI," "BYE," AND "KISS MY ASS,"

and away you go, huh?

THERE'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING
TO TALK ABOUT

THAT WE HAVEN'T
ALREADY TALKED ABOUT.

WELL,
DID YOU EVER THINK --

I'VE TOLD YOU
TIME AND TIME AGAIN

WHAT THE PROBLEM IS,
ELAINE.

And it boils down
to communication,

AND YOU REFUSE
TO COMMUNICATE.

And until you communicate,
you're gonna keep me

ABOUT BORDERLINE PISSED OFF
ALL THE TIME.

YOU OBVIOUSLY
DON'T LIKE ME,

RESENT ME
FOR WHATEVER REASONS,

And that
has just caused you

TO TREAT ME
LIKE A PIECE OF [BLEEP]

So, I'm not gonna deal with it
anymore, so I'm done.

SO BE IT.
YOU JUST STAY THAT WAY.

YOU DO
WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO.

DON'T CALL ME, ELAINE.

JUST, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
I'M DONE WITH YOU.

GET ON OUT OF HERE.

DON'T LET THE DOOR
HIT YOU IN THE ASS.

I REALLY DON'T CARE

IF DAD APPROVES OF WHAT I DO
OR NOT [CHUCKLES] AT ALL.

YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME FOR HER
TO SPREAD HER WINGS AND FLY AWAY

AND DON'T COME BACK
KNOCKING ON MY DOOR.

Narrator: ACROSS TOWN...

[ DOG BARKING ]

...AT EMILY RIEDEL'S
APARTMENT...

Emily: TEAM MEETING.

THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING

THAT'S KIND OF
WEIGHING HEAVILY ON ME.

I'M NOT TRYING
TO GIVE YOU LIFE COACHING.

I'M JUST TRYING
TO DO WHATEVER I CAN

TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
A REALLY AWESOME SEASON.

Narrator:
...TAKING HER DAD'S ADVICE...

I GOT A NEW RULE COMING OUT.

ON DREDGING DAYS,
IT'S GONNA BE A CURFEW.

DRINKING OR NO DRINKING.

IN BY 11,
DOORS ARE SEALED AT MIDNIGHT.

Daryl: DAMN IT.
DAMN IT.

...THE CAPTAIN IS LAYING DOWN
A CURFEW ON HER DIVERS.

LIKE AN ALL-GIRLS SCHOOL.

LIKE AN --
[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, IT IS
AN ALL-GIRLS SCHOOL, DARYL.

AH.
[ LAUGHS ]

[ CHUCKLES ] YES.

WELL PLANNED
ON MY PART.

I JUST WANT EVERYBODY
TO REMAIN FOCUSED.

THIS SEASON IS
GETTING AWAY FROM US.

WE CAN'T BE SLACKING.

THAT GOES FOR ME
AS WELL AS YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. COOL.
WELL, WE'RE ALL IN ACCORD?

AYE, AYE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THEN, THAT'S ALL THAT NEEDS
TO BE SAID, THEN.

PROBLEMS ARE WHAT YOU HAVE
IN THIS BUSINESS,

AND IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF MANAGING THEM

AS BEST AS YOU CAN.

I HAVE SO MANY
BURNED RELATIONSHIPS

WITH FORMER CREW MEMBERS
AND PARTNERS FROM THE PAST,

AND I DON'T WANT THAT
TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

I REALLY WANT A TEAM
THAT I CAN DEPEND ON,

THAT DEPENDS ON ME, AND THAT IS
SOLID AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE 11:00 DEAL?

I GOT DAUGHTERS OLDER
THAN EMILY,

AND THEY DON'T TELL ME
WHAT TIME I CAN GET HOME.

DID SHE SAY
11:00 A.M. OR P.M.?

IF I NEEDED A PARENTAL FIGURE,
I'D HAVE BROUGHT ONE.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ONE DIVER
IN THE STATE OF ALASKA

THAT WOULD WORK
UNDER THOSE KIND OF RULES.

PRETTY MUCH PRISON IS WHAT
I CALL IT, AND SHE'S THE WARDEN.

Steve R.:
IT'S REALLY HOT IN MY YURT,

AND EMILY'S COMING OVER,

AND I HAVE
HER BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR HER.

HELLO.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

THANKS!
YEAH.

THERE'S NO ODDITY
THAT MY DAD COULD COME UP WITH

THAT WOULD SURPRISE ME
AT THIS POINT.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMMY.

OH, MY GOD!

I GOT THIS .44 MAGNUM
IN HERE.

OH, MY GOD!

DID YOU PUT THIS IN THERE
BY ACCIDENT?

NO, IT'S YOURS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

IT'S A CHEST HOLSTER.
UH-HUH.

OH, MY GOD.
DAD, THIS IS AMAZING.

WOW, LOOK AT THOSE BULLETS.
I LOVE IT.

OKAY, MAKE SURE
YOU DON'T POINT THAT AT ANYONE.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.
OKAY, BEAR!

BEAR!
OH, OKAY.

YOU KIND OF --
YOU KIND OF POINTED IT AT ME.

I'LL GET OVER HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]

THANKS, DAD.

THANKS. THANKS.
ALL RIGHT.

HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN.

Narrator:
IN THE CENTER OF NOME...

Kris: MY DAD,
HE'S TAKING ME DOWN THIS SEASON,

CONSTANTLY PUTTING ME
IN A BAD MOOD.

Narrator: ...FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HIS 34 YEARS,

KRIS KELLY IS OUT
FROM UNDER HIS FATHER'S THUMB.

MY DAD DOESN'T WANT ME
TO SUCCEED AT ALL.

HE WANTS ME TO FAIL, BUT NOBODY
WILL REALLY GIVE ME A JOB.

MY OPTIONS ARE EXTREMELY SLIM.

SO I'M GONNA GO, RIGHT NOW,
FIX ALL MY LITTLE PROBLEMS.

THROW SOME MONEY AND GOLD
AT THIS GUY,

AND HOPEFULLY
HE ACCEPTS MY DEAL.

HERE HE IS.

RATHER THAN PACKING UP,
KRIS IS HEADED TO BELMONT BEACH

TO MEET WITH A FAILING FIRST-
YEAR MINER, DAVE MAGLIOCCA,

BETTER KNOWN AS "BOSTON" DAVE.

HEY, DAVE. WHAT'S UP?

WHAT'S UP, KRIS?
HEY.

I HEARD YOU'RE SELLING
YOUR LITTLE BOAT.

EHH...

I'M IN THE MARKET, TOO.

I'M NOT WORKING WITH MY DAD
ANYMORE, SO I CAN...

YEAH, I HEARD.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE
YOUR LITTLE BOAT OVER.

UM, I'M ACTUALLY,
YOU KNOW...

I GOT A LOT OF MONEY
INTO IT, DUDE.

SHE WORKS GOOD,
BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,

I'M REALLY LOOKING
FOR A PARTNER.

IT'S A TWO-MAN OPERATION.

I JUST --
I REALLY NEED SOMEBODY

THAT JUST GETS UP
AND WORKS IN THE MORNING.

YOU KNOW, 50/50 SPLIT.

IF I HAD THE RIGHT GUY,

YOU KNOW,
AND THE RIGHT AGREEMENT.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE BOTH OF US.

YOU KNOW,
AS LONG AS YOU'RE GETTING GOLD,

AND I'M GETTING GOLD,
WE'LL DO WELL THIS SEASON.

LET'S TALK SOME GOLD
AND SOME MONEY.

ALL RIGHT, SO 10 GRAND
BUYS YOU HALF OF LOKO.

CAN I MAKE PAYMENTS
ON THAT?

DONE DEAL.

OKAY, I THINK
IT MIGHT WORK, DUDE.

ALL RIGHT, BRO.

Narrator: NO MONEY DOWN,
NO CREDIT CHECK REQUIRED.

THIS "SIGN THEN DREDGE" EVENT
MAKES KRIS KELLY

THE PROUD CO-OWNER OF ONE
RED RUBBER DINGY, THE LOKO.

I'M GONNA MAKE THIS [BLEEP] BOAT
MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

WE'RE GONNA GET
LIKE 75 OUNCES EASY.

I HOPE SO, MAN.

WELL, LET'S GO OUT FIRST THING
TOMORROW MORNING.

I THINK --
FIRST THING.

FIRST THING.
I LIKE IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO BUILD
A FOUNDATION.

YOU KNOW, A SOLID FOUNDATION
SO YOU CAN MOVE UP

AND REALLY START A BUSINESS.

AND SO IT'S ALL
ON OUR SHOULDERS.

FAIL OR MAKE IT,
IT'S ALL ON US.

ANOTHER GOOD INVESTMENT
BY KRIS KELLY.

Narrator: WHILE KRIS IS
STARTING OVER FROM SCRATCH,

OVER AT THE EROICA
CREW APARTMENT...

YOU LOCK DOWN WITH
ALL KINDS OF REGULATIONS?

THAT'S NOT GONNA
HELP ANYBODY.

NOT ME.

...GETTING HANDED DOWN A CURFEW
FROM A 26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

ISN'T SITTING WELL
WITH DARYL AND TONY.

I DON'T DO WELL BEING TOLD

WHAT I HAVE TO DO,
AND WHAT I CAN'T.

WE'RE DIVERS FOR HIRE,

AND RIGHT NOW,
THE MONEY IS NOT HERE.

WE'RE MAKING $3 AN HOUR.

I CAN GO WORK AT MCDONALD'S
AND MAKE DOUBLE THAT.

I CAN GO BACK
TO MY REGULAR JOB

AND MAKE [BLEEP]
10 TIMES AS MUCH MONEY

AS I'M MAKING THIS SEASON.
EXACTLY.

WITH JUST $10,000 PER MAN
COLLECTED ON THE SEASON,

EMILY'S FEAR
OF CAUSING A REVOLT...

Emily: HEY.

SO...

I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU.

...HAS BECOME A REALITY.

WELL...

WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
I'M GOING WITH HIM.

WAIT, YOU GUYS
ARE BOTH LEAVING?

I'M NOT GONNA
WORK FOR FREE.

OH. OH. OH. OH. OH.
I'M SORRY.

UM, ME GIVING YOU A JOB
AND FUNDING YOU ALL SUMMER

MAKE YOU GUYS FEEL CONFIDENT
IN [BLEEP] ME OVER?

YOU'RE NOT PAYING
EVERYTHING.

I'VE HAD HOUSING.

BOATS THAT PRODUCE
QUADRUPLE WHAT YOU PRODUCE.

YOU'RE LEAVING AT THE END
OF A [BLEEP] SEASON?!

YOU'RE [BLEEP] WALKING AWAY
FROM THE [BLEEP] BOAT

AT THE [BLEEP] PIVOTAL POINT
OF THE [BLEEP] SEASON?!

THE WEATHER
COULD BE PERFECT!

REALLY? REALLY? YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA BE DOING THIS?

REALLY? LIKE, AFTER EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH,

AND YOU SEEN ME GO THROUGH
WITH PEOPLE [BLEEP] ME OVER?

YOU'RE IN THERE, TOO?

[ SNIFFLES, CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW WHAT,
[BLEEP] ALL OF YOU PEOPLE.

[BLEEP] YOU,
AND [BLEEP] YOU.

[ SCOFFS ]

[ Voice breaking ]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT, I AM TRYING.

[ SNIFFLES, SIGHS ]

[ Normal voice ]
I'M NOT CRYING. [ LAUGHS ]

I DON'T CRY ANYMORE.

Narrator: WITHIN JUST 72 HOURS,

THE HARSH REALITY OF MINING IN
NOME HAS BUSTED UP THREE TEAMS,

BUT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN,
ONE TEAM...

JUST ANOTHER WONDERFUL CLEANUP
OFF THE CHRISTINE ROSE.

...IS STILL GOING FOR GLORY.

Shawn:
THERE'S SOME GOLD IN THERE.

WITH 651 OUNCES TOWARD THEIR
1,000-OUNCE GOAL,

SHAWN AND THE BOYS ARE LOOKING
TO PUT ANOTHER MAJOR TALLY

UP ON THE BOARD.

WE NEED TO HIT
OUR 1,000-OUNCE MARK.

WE NEED TO GET AS MUCH GOLD
AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.

WE GOT 120 HOURS ON THE BOX.

I WANT 150 OUNCES.

WE GOT ON TO A COUPLE
LITTLE GOOD RUNS THERE.

PRETTY GOOD PILE HERE.

WE'RE ON A ROLL
FOR THE BEST YEAR EVER.

HERE WE GO.

ANOTHER BIG PILE OF GOLD
FOR THE CHRISTINE ROSE.

YEAH.

THERE'S 10...

20...

Shawn: WHOO, 50...

70...

80...

WOO-HOO!

ONE. [ CHUCKLES ]

HUNDRED. YEAH!

IT'S GONNA BE A BIG ONE.

WE MIGHT
FILL THIS JAR UP.

THERE'S 150.

160.

OH, HERE WE GO.

WHOA!

176.5.

BOOM.

Narrator: 176.5 OUNCES --

THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE
$212,000 PAYDAY.

YEAH!

JESSE, NICE JOB.

DID GOOD.

I THINK THAT'S MORE

THAN EVERYBODY ELSE IS GETTING
FOR THE SEASON.

[ LAUGHTER ]

YEAH.
[BLEEP] 'EM ALL.

THEY ALL FOLLOWED US
DOWN THERE ANYWAYS.

THIS PUTS THE SEASON TOTAL
AT 827 OUNCES...

...NEARLY TIED WITH THEIR
BEST-EVER TOTAL,

AND THEY'RE NOT DONE YET.

[ SMOOCHES ]
YEAH.

Narrator:
THE CHRISTINE ROSE IS CLOSING IN

ON A MILLION-DOLLAR SUMMER,

LEAVING THE REST OF THE FLEET
IN THE GOLD DUST.

Man #1: FULL SPEED AHEAD!

Man #2:
TIME TO MAKE SOME GOLD.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT, BOY!

SHAWN'S TRYING
TO STEAL MY GOLD.

[BLEEP] YOU!

PLAY.

Man #3: YEAH!