Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 2 - Girl Drama - full transcript

Narrator: NOME, ALASKA.

THE SHORTEST ICE MINING SEASON
ON RECORD

IS KICKING INTO HIGH GEAR.

THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY, THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES,

IS SHUTTING US DOWN
THE 15th OF APRIL.

THAT SUCKS.
WE HAVE HOT WATER.

WE HAVE COLD ICE.

WE NEED TO GET DOWN THERE
AND START POPPING DIRT.

Narrator:
HOPING TO TURN A FAST PROFIT,

MINERS ARE GAMBLING ON RADICAL
NEW EQUIPMENT...

LOWER THE LOAD!



BIG MONEY.
BIG, BIG, BIG MONEY.

NEEDLESS TO SAY,
I'M A BIT NERVOUS.

...AND HAZARDING FAR-FLUNG
HOT SPOTS.

HEY! YOU GUYS AWAKE IN THERE?

IT'S TIME TO GET UP.
OH, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T WANT TO.

EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, WE WENT
CAMPING AT THE BLUFF.

I SPENT 20 YEARS OF THINKIN'
OF HOW I'M GONNA GET DOWN THERE

AND GO MININ' THERE.

WE WANNA FIND THAT GOLD.
WE WANNA FIND THAT MOTHER LODE.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: A HUNDRED MILES
FROM NOME CITY LIMITS...

MAN, IT WAS COLD OUT
LAST NIGHT.

UM, IT'S BEEN A LONG, HARD
FEW DAYS TO GET OUT HERE,

BUT WE'RE HERE.



IT'S DAY ONE OF MINING IN
THE WILD FOR THE POMRENKE CREW.

THOSE BOOTS ARE PROBABLY
LIKE ICE CUBES.

THEY ARE PRETTY DAMN COLD.

THIS IS WHAT MR. GOLD
HAS FOR BREAKFAST.

AFTER PULLING OVER $5 MILLION
FROM THE WATERS OF NOME,

THIS WINTER...

...MR. GOLD IS ROLLING THE DICE,

LOOKING FOR HIS NEXT
BIG PAYDAY...

AND THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE BLUFFS.

Narrator: ...TRAVELING DEEP
INTO THE BUSH

TO GROUNDS UNTOUCHED
FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.

OH, WOW.
THIS PLACE IS PRETTY ROUGH.

Shawn: ALL RIGHT.

THE OLD MINER'S CABIN GIVES
A LITTLE MORE SHELTER,

A PLACE TO COOK.

WE COULD'VE STUCK AROUND TOWN,
WENT AND JUST GRINDED OUT

AND GOT SOME GOLD.

BUT WITH THE SHORTER SEASON,
I FEEL LIKE WE COULD TAKE

A LOT MORE CHANCES.

SO I GOTTA MELT ICE HERE
JUST TO MAKE COFFEE.

WE GOTTA GO GET
OUR FIRST DIVE IN YET.

GET OUT, GET SET UP
AND, UH, FIND SOME GOLD.

[ EXHALES ] MM.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.
-MM-HMM.

COME ON, KONA. LET'S GO.

I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE
A RISK-TAKER.

I KNOW THERE'S A TON OF GOLD
DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE.

HOPEFULLY I DON'T GO BROKE
LOOKIN' FOR IT,

BUT, HELL, NOTHIN' VENTURED,
NOTHIN' GAINED.

LET'S GET SOME GOLD, BABY!

Narrator: WHILE SHAWN
AND HIS CREW BEGIN THE HUNT,

100 MILES TO THE WEST...

ON CLAIM 14...

I CAN GET THE HOSES SET UP

FOR GETTIN' THE HOT WATER
HEATER FIRED UP AGAIN.

I BROUGHT A FIVER OF GAS
OUT FOR THE GENERATOR.

SWEET.

ONCE BITTER ENEMIES,
ZEKE TENHOFF AND EMILY RIEDEL

HAVE FORMED AN ALLIANCE
BEST DESCRIBED AS ICY.

EMILY HAS ARRANGED A LABOR FORCE
TO COME AND HELP HER.

BUT WHAT I BELIEVE THAT EMILY
NEEDS RIGHT NOW

ARE THINGS THAT I HAVE --
I HAVE PERMITS.

I HAVE THE SKILLS.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK
TO PULL OFF AN ICE OPERATION,

AND ZEKE CAN'T DO IT BY HIMSELF.

WE HAVE A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

I HAVE GOLD MONEY,
AND I HAVE A TEAM I CAN OFFER.

Narrator: EMILY'S TEAM --

A VERY UN-NOME-ISH TRIO
OF CERTIFIED DIVERS --

SHELBY JOHNSON, JENN NEWBY,
AND KENDALL WINSLOW.

I THINK THEY'RE, LIKE,
SCUBA CERTIFIED.

BUT DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY
SPENT, LIKE, 1,000 HOURS WORKING

UNDERWATER AND DEALING WITH ALL
OF THE THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG

AFTER 1,000 HOURS OF WORKING
UNDERWATER? PROBABLY NOT.

FOR MORE DIVERS HOURS
TO EQUAL MORE GOLD,

THE FIRST STEP IS
TO TURN DIVERS INTO MINERS.

THIS IS A GAS COMPRESSOR.
GAS RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE.

THE SAFEST WAY TO BREATHE
OFF OF THIS IS

FOR THE INTAKE HOSE
TO BE SUPER LONG.

THAT WAY WE'RE GETTING
THE CLEANEST AIR POSSIBLE IN,

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT
IT'S RUNNING OFF GAS.

ALL RIGHT, LOVELY LADIES.

UM, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THIS?

I DON'T WANNA BREATHE IN
MONOXIDE.

WELL, YEAH. THAT --
NOBODY'S --

YEAH, THAT -- THAT --
THAT NEVER

IS IN ANYONE'S INTENT.
AND THEN --

TO HAVE YOU GUYS BREATHE IN
MONOXIDE.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE READY
TO GEAR UP, Y'ALL.

Narrator:
FOR ONE OF EMILY'S GREENHORNS,

LEARNING TO BE A NOME DIVER

IS NOT LOOKING AS ENTICING
AS ADVERTISED.

UP HERE, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE
EVERYONE'S JUST KIND OF LIKE,

"OH, WELL, WE'LL JUST THROW
THIS SYSTEM TOGETHER."

WELL, IT'S GONNA POISON YOU.

COULD KILL YOU, BUT, UM,

PROBABLY JUST SLOWLY
KILLING YOU.

Narrator: THE FIRST ONE UP
FOR BEING SLOWLY KILLED --

SIX-YEAR VETERAN
ZEKE TENHOFF.

SO IF THESE GIRLS ARE GONNA
LEARN HOW TO DREDGE,

THEY HAVE TO START OUT
IN A PLACE WHERE THERE IS GOLD

SO THEY KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE LOOKIN' AT.

AND I'M THE ONE THAT HAS
TO PUT 'EM ON THE GOLD.

YEAH! ARE YOU EXCITED TO
SEE IT COME TOGETHER?

I AM EXCITED TO SEE ZEKE
GET IN THAT WATER.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I HAVE A FEW GREENHORN DIVER
GIRLS, AND, UM,

ZEKE IS GONNA BE ABLE TO TEACH
THEM A LOT ABOUT GOLD MINING.

AND ALSO, WHETHER ZEKE LIKES
IT OR NOT,

UM, THE ONLY OTHER
GREENHORN DIVER GIRL

THAT'S EVER BEEN UP HERE
IN NOME IS ME.

AND HE DID PRETTY WELL
WITH ME, YOU KNOW?

[ AIR HISSING ]

Zeke: [ Filtered voice ]
ALL RIGHT.

[ HISSING CONTINUES ]

OKAY, YEAH. YOU'RE KEEPING
A STEADY AT 80 P.S.I. UP HERE.

Zeke:
LOOKS PRETTY SAFE DOWN HERE,

BUT I THINK I MIGHT SEE
A DARK SHAPE OF, LIKE,

A PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THERE...

[ LAUGHING ]
OH, A SEA MONSTER.

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
THERE ARE TAILINGS PILES.

WE'VE DREDGED IN THIS AREA
BEFORE.

Narrator: HAVING RECOVERED
150 OUNCES OF GOLD

FROM THIS CLAIM LAST SUMMER,
EMILY'S G.P.S. MARKS

SHOULD LESSEN THE GUESSWORK
IN THE SHORT WINTER SEASON.

Zeke: I'M GONNA MOVE OVER TO
SOME -- SOME MORE OF THIS STUFF

THAT'S A LITTLE MORE ROCKY

TO FIGURE OUT WHERE
THE PAY LAYER IS HERE.

THIS PLACE LOOKS AS GOOD
AS ANY AS A PLACE TO START OUT.

[BLEEP] YEAH,
MY COORDINATES DID. YES.

HOW PSYCHED ARE THE GIRLS GONNA
BE TO GET DOWN THERE?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THERE'S SOME GOLD.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL DOWN HERE.

LOVE IT DOWN HERE
IN THE WINTERTIME.

I WASN'T SURE, YOU KNOW, IF WE
WERE GONNA GET IN THE WATER

TODAY OR ANYTHING, BUT IT
HAPPENED, AND THAT'S AWESOME.

Narrator: UNDER THE ICE,
ZEKE IS ON PAY DIRT.

Kendall: THERE'S SO MANY THINGS

ABOUT THIS SYSTEM
THAT AREN'T SAFE.

I LIKE MY LIFE WAY MORE THAN
I LIKE ANY POSSIBLE GOLD.

Narrator: BUT TOPSIDE,

NOT EVERYONE IS SHARING
IN THE CELEBRATION.

I MEAN, THAT WAS PROBABLY DUMB
ON MY PART TO THINK

THAT THERE WAS A SOLID OPERATION
UP HERE, BUT...

I'M JUST STARTIN' TO THINK THAT
IT'S NOT WORTH IT TO BE HERE.

Narrator: ONE HUNDRED MILES
DOWN THE COAST...

AT THE BLUFF...

IT WILL BE EXCITING TO SEE
WHAT'S DOWN THERE.

GONNA GRAB THE CAMERA.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK
AT THE BOTTOM,

SEE IF WE CAN FIND
SOME STRUCTURE OR SOMETHIN'

THAT WE LIKE, AND THEN WE'LL
GO AFTER IT.

ARMED WITH A WATERPROOF CAMERA,

SHAWN POMRENKE, JACOB MUSICH,
AND CODY MOEN

ARE THE FIRST MINERS TO EVER
PROSPECT THE BLUFF SEAFLOOR.

HOPIN' TO FIND SOME BIG CHUNKS
OF THAT YELLOW STUFF.

WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR ROCK.

SAND WITH A LITTLE DREDGE
LIKE WE HAVE IS A LOT OF WORK

JUST TO GET THROUGH THE SAND
DOWN TO THE PAY LAYER,

SO WE NEED TO FIND ROCK.

SEE THAT COBBLE?

I THINK THIS IS
A GOOD PLACE TO START.

LET'S DO IT.

I MEAN, BASICALLY, WHAT WE'RE
DOIN' IS MAPPIN' OUT THE GOLD

IN A VERY LARGE AREA
IN A VERY SHORT TIME.

ON THIS TRIP, I'M LOOKIN'
TO PICK UP, UH, YOU KNOW,

15, 20 OUNCES.

IF I GET THAT, THEN IT'LL
DEFINITELY BE WORTH

BRINGIN' THE CHRISTINE ROSE
DOWN THERE.

I BROUGHT A LITTLE SOMETHIN' TO
REMIND US ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

HUH?
YEAH.

CHRISTINE ROSE, JR.
YEAH, THE LITTLE JUNIOR.

I THINK I CAN.
I THINK I CAN.

THE LITTLE DREDGE.
[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: FINDING A SPOT
RICH IN COBBLE,

WHICH OFTEN INDICATES GOLD,
IT'S TIME TO HIT THE WATER.

NO!
OH!

[ MEN LAUGH ]

[ LAUGHS ]

GOT OUR DIVE TENT, A PLACE TO
GET OUT OF THE WEATHER

OR CHANGE, SET UP.

NOW WE GOTTA GET THE MONKEY
HEATER SET UP, GET THE PUMPS

HOOKED UP, GET THE SLUICE BOX
HOOKED UP, AND DO A DIVE.

I'M KINDA EXCITED. I'M HOPIN' TO
SEE GOLD RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

FEELS GOOD
TO GET TO THAT POINT

TO WHERE WE GET TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE.

HOPEFULLY GET SOME MONEY.

I'M DROPPIN' THE PUMP IN
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

IT'S PERFECT.

LET'S GET DOWN THERE
AND SUCK SOME GOLD UP.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

[ BURSTING ]
HOLY [BLEEP]!

[ MAN SHOUTS ]
[ BLEEP ]

Narrator:
AT THE BLUFF...

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

[ BURSTING ]
HOLY [BLEEP]!

[ MAN SHOUTS ]
[ BLEEP ]

THE MOST CRITICAL PART
OF AN ICE MINING OPERATION,

SHAWN'S DIVE HEATER,
IS UP IN SMOKE.

[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ HISSING ]

[ HISSING, CLICK ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

AH, LOOK AT THAT BIG OLD
CRACK RIGHT THERE.

OUR COIL INSIDE THE TANK
RUPTURED,

AND WITHOUT HOT WATER,
WE CAN'T DIVE

IN THIS FREEZING COLD WATER.

Narrator: WITH THE FUTURE
OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS RIDING

ON THIS $30,000 EXPEDITION...

[ BLEEP ]

WE'RE [BLEEP], DUDE.

...SHAWN IS UP A CREEK
WITHOUT A WATER HEATER.

AIN'T NO COILS OUT HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

[ BLEEP ]

[ BARKING ]

Narrator:
ONE HUNDRED MILES WEST...

AT THE WILD RANGER...

[ Filtered voice ] LOOKS LIKE,
UH, EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO.

Vernon: ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA PUT IT IN MOTION.

HERE WE GO WITH THE ANTIPUMP.
ROGER.

CAPTAIN VERNON ADKINSON IS
LOOKING TO CHANGE THE FACE

OF MINING IN NOME...

WE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF MATERIAL.

[ AIR HISSES ]
ALMOST PERFECT.

...TO SOMETHING
WITHOUT A FACE.

ROGER, ROGER.

AFTER FOUR YEARS RUNNING
MINING OPERATIONS...

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOIN'!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M [BLEEP] DOIN'?

...VERN HAS YET TO FIND
THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.

GOIN' DOWN!

SO HE'S TURNED TO A MACHINE.

OH, MAN.
THIS IS FANTASTIC.

NOW...
UH, SLING TO YOUR LEFT.

SLING TO THE LEFT.

...HIS NEW GOLDEN SEAHORSE
HAS REPLACED HUMANS ENTIRELY...

DOWN WITH IT NOW.

...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALL
THOSE HUMANS HELPING HIM RUN IT.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT MATERIAL
IN THE BOXES AND A LOT OF IT.

IT'S ON THE GOLD RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE LIMITS TO WHAT YOU CAN
DO WITH -- WITH A HUMAN.

THIS MACHINE, IT'LL PUMP 120
TO 150 CUBIC YARDS PER HOUR.

IT'S GOT 12 TIMES AS MUCH
AS A SIPHON DREDGE.

WHAT I'M BRINGING IT HERE FOR
IS MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF GOLD.

[ AIR HISSING ]
HANG ON.

ONE SECOND.

[ HISSING CONTINUES ]

THERE'S NO SUCTION.

VERNON, YOU GOT A COPY?

TAKE A TIME-OUT REAL QUICK?

ROGER THAT.

AH, [BLEEP].

LOOKS LIKE, UH, EVERYTHING'S
STILL ATTACHED.

WE THINK WE HAVE A PLUG.

WE'RE, UH, TROUBLESHOOTING IT
TO FIND OUT EXACTLY

WHERE IT'S LOCATED.

NOTHING?

WE'RE NOT SURE IF IT'S A PROBLEM
WITH THE IMPELLER

OR IF WE'VE GOT A ROCK STUCK
IN THE INTAKE.

[ AIR HISSING ]

HEY, BOBBY, BILL'S GONNA RAISE
THE NOZZLE UP INTO THE AIR.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU
CAN GET OVER TO IT

TO INSPECT THE NOZZLE?

YEAH, ROGER THAT.

OKAY.

COMIN' UP.

[ AIR HISSES ]

YEAH, SEEMS LIKE
THERE'S INTERFERENCE.

Narrator: THE SUB-DREDGE'S
CLASSIFIER BASKET IS DESIGNED

TO PREVENT OBSTRUCTIONS
FROM BEING SUCKED INTO THE PUMP,

BUT THE BERING SEA
PRESENTS A UNIQUE PROBLEM.

THIS MATERIAL WE'RE WORKING IN,
THEY'RE FLAT ROCKS,

AND THEY'RE PACKED ON TOP
OF EACH OTHER.

Vernon: OKAY, BOBBY, UH, WE'LL
JUST GO AHEAD AND BRING IT UP.

YEAH, ROGER THAT.

Narrator: WITH SMALL, FLAT ROCKS
CLOGGING THE INTAKE,

VERNON IS FORCED TO
BRING THE DREDGE TOPSIDE.

WITH THE CLOCK TICKING
ON THE ICE SEASON

AND $100,000 IN THE HOLE,
VERNON MUST ONCE AGAIN

RELY ON MANPOWER...

-PULL DOWN ON THAT NOZZLE.
-YEAH, I GOTCHA.

...IN THE FORM OF CREW CHIEF...

THAT'S PROBABLY ALL YOU NEED
RIGHT THERE, CHIEF.

...DEREK McLARTY.

-VERN?
-IT'S NOT WORKING.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE PROBABLY
GOTTA GET SOME FLAT STOCK.

WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT WELDING
IN THESE WINDOWS,

'CAUSE UP HERE'S NOT DOIN'
MUCH OF ANYTHING ANYWAY.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE
SUCKIN' FROM.

AND THEN MAYBE SOME PIECES
OF REBAR WELDED IN HERE

TO CLASSIFY THESE HOLES
A LITTLE SMALLER.

KNOCK THAT DOWN, GET RID
OF THESE WINDOWS AND CLASSIFY

A LITTLE BETTER.

THAT'S A HELL OF A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

Vernon: IF YOU DID THE JOB,
YOU'D TAKE IT TO YOUR SHOP.

I'LL TACKLE IT. I JUST --
I JUST WANT THE OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKIN' FOR.

OKAY.
MY MAJOR ROLE IS TO JUST

LIGHT A FIRE UNDER VERN --
YOU KNOW, KEEP THE PACE UP.

KEEP THE TEMPO GOIN'.
GET IT DONE.

THE ONLY THING I CAN'T MEND IS
A SPIDERWEB AND A BROKEN HEART.

OTHER THAN THAT, I GOT IT ALL.

LOCKED AND LOADED.

Narrator: ONE HUNDRED MILES
TO THE EAST...

AT THE BLUFF...

HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT
THE FIRST PASS HERE.

JUST MOMENTS FROM HIS FIRST DIVE
ON VIRGIN GROUNDS,

SHAWN POMRENKE BLEW A COIL
IN THE WATER HEATER.

WE CAN SEE ONE CRACK,
BUT THERE'S PROBABLY

A 200-FOOT COIL IN THERE, SO...

HOPEFULLY HE CAN FIX IT
OUT HERE.

Narrator: FAR FROM HELP,
THE ONLY OPTION --

WELD THE VISIBLE CRACK
AND HOPE THERE ARE NO MORE.

IT'S KINDA LIKE
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH HERE.

ARE WE GONNA HAVE HOT WATER
OR NOT?

PUT THE WATER TO IT
AND SEE IF IT WORKS.

HERE WE GO.

[ CLICK, WHIRRING ]

COME ON, BABY.
LET'S GO.

WELL, HE'S GETTIN'
SOME WATER THERE.

WE GOT HOT WATER FINALLY!

WE DO HAVE HOT WATER.

[ MEN LAUGH ]

[ BLEEP ]
HE WELDED IT.

HE REALLY DID IT.
Shawn: YEAH!

WELL, HOPEFULLY ALL THIS
HARD WORK PAYS OFF TODAY.

EVERYTHING'S UP AND RUNNIN'.

WE JUST GOTTA HOOK UP
THE UMBILICAL, GET DIVE GEAR ON,

GET DOWN THERE
AND SUCK SOME GOLD UP.

THE FIRST DIVE
IN THE FIRST HOLE

ON A GROUND WE'VE NEVER
BEEN ON BEFORE --

IT'S KINDA
A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING

'CAUSE YOU'RE WONDERING
IF YOU SPENT ALL THIS MONEY

FOR NOTHIN', OR DID YOU SPEND
ALL THIS MONEY

TO MAKE A TON OF MONEY?

WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES, BUT, UH,
I THINK IT'S THE GOLDEN MOMENT.

Shawn: YEAH.

-HELL YEAH.
-I HOPE IT'S A GOOD ONE.

I HOPE SO TOO, MAN.

Shawn: I THINK IT'S GONNA BE
A GOOD DAY.

[ AIR HISSING ]

I THINK I'M THE FIRST GUY
THAT'S EVER PUT MY EYES

ON THE BOTTOM OUT HERE.

LITTLE DIFFERENT BOTTOM
DOWN HERE.

THE GROUND'S A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN, UH,

ANYTHING WE'RE USED TO
SEEIN', HUH?

YEAH, IT'S WAY DIFFERENT.

LOOKS GOOD DOWN HERE, GUYS.

GO AHEAD.
FIRE THOSE PUMPS UP.

-ROGER.
-GO!

GONNA PUT THE NOZZLE
TO THE BOTTOM

AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.

HOW'S EVERYTHING FEELIN'
DOWN THERE,

LIKE THE HOT WATER
AND THE SUCTION?

EVERYTHING UP HERE IS
RUNNIN' REALLY GOOD.

HEY, EVERYTHING FEELS
REAL GOOD DOWN HERE.

[ AIR HISSES ]
LOOKS REALLY PROMISING.

Narrator: THE FIRST MAN TO EVER
TOUCH THE BLUFF SEAFLOOR.

FOR SHAWN,
JUST ONE THINGS REMAINS.

[ BARKING ]

Narrator:
IN THE CITY OF NOME...

THIS IS THE NOZZLE
OFF OF VERNON'S SUB-DREDGE.

LET'S GO.

AND WE'RE GONNA MODIFY THIS
TO WHERE WE WON'T GET

ANY MORE ROCK JAMS.

Narrator: WITH ONLY 3 1/2 WEEKS
TO TURN AN ICE SEASON PROFIT,

VERNON'S CREW CHIEF
DEREK McLARTY

WORKS TO GET THE SUB-DREDGE
BACK ON ITS FEET.

MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ROBOT
ARE LIKE ANY OTHER NEW THING

COMING UP -- 1 IN 30 WORKS.

I'VE SEEN IT
TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

[ FLAME CRACKLING ]

IT'S GONNA TAKE A BUNCH
OF LEARNING CURVE.

IF WE CAN LEARN FAST,
IT'LL WORK.

IF WE CAN'T, IT WON'T.

IT'S NOTHIN' FANCY, BUT ALL
WE'RE TRYIN' TO DO IS SEAL UP

THESE WINDOWS SO THOSE
BIGGER ROCKS CAN'T GET IT THERE

AND JAM THIS UP.

ALREADY GOT REBAR TACKED IN.

I'LL GET THIS WHOLE THING
TACKED UP.

THEN WE'LL HEAT IT UP
SO IT STICKS REAL GOOD

AND PUT A BUNCH
OF WELD ON IT.

WHEN I WAS A KID, MY MOM QUIT
GETTIN' ME REMOTE CONTROL CARS

BECAUSE ALL I'D DO
IS JUST TAKE 'EM APART.

AND SHE HATED IT.

OVER AND OVER, I'D JUST
TAKE THESE THINGS APART.

NEVER PUT 'EM BACK TOGETHER.

JUST TAKE 'EM APART.
SEE HOW THEY WORK.

THEN I STARTED TAKIN' APART
BIGGER THINGS AND BIGGER THINGS

AND BIGGER THINGS,
AND THEN BUILDING THINGS.

AND THAT JUST SNOWBALLED.

ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO.

Narrator: WHILE DEREK RACES
TO MAKE THE FIX...

ONE MILE EAST OF THE HARBOR...

AT THE CLARK...

Emily: I'VE GOT SOME PRETTY
EXCITED GIRLS UP HERE.

THEY'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE
GETTING THE WATER, SO...

OKAY, THAT'S GREAT, DUDE.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN DOWN HERE.

Narrator: AFTER FIVE HOURS
UNDER THE ICE...

-I'M GONNA COME UP.
-ALL RIGHT.

WHOO-HOO!

Narrator: ...ZEKE IS WRAPPING
HIS FIRST DIVE OF THE SEASON.

I'M SO STOKED HE FOUND GOLD.

WE'RE NEXT.

WAY TO [BLEEP]
KICK ASS, DUDE.

[ LAUGHS ]

THE WATER IS CLEAR
AND BEAUTIFUL,

AND EVERYTHING IS [BLEEP].

ALL'S WELL IN THE FOREST.

ALL RIGHT, LADIES. FIRST ARCTIC
UNDER-THE-ICE DIVE, YOU READY?

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

I'M NOT DIVING ON IT.

Narrator:
FOR GREENHORN KENDALL WINSLOW,

THE DREDGE'S HOOKAH AIR SYSTEM

IS TOO FAR OUTSIDE
HER COMFORT ZONE.

I THOUGHT THAT THERE WERE GONNA
BE MORE CHECKS AND BALANCES.

LIKE I SAID, KENDALL, IT'S
SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE

KINDA PUT TOGETHER
OUT ON THE ICE IN TERMS OF

FITTINGS AND FIGURING
[BLEEP] OUT.

AND, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAN NEVER GET A FULL --

FULLY SAFE AIR SYSTEM UP HERE.

SO WHEN YOU CALLED ME
THREE WEEKS AGO,

YOU DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M UPSET.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR
THAT I'M BREATHING IN

THAT'S GOING TO MY BRAIN

AND GOING TO MY WHOLE
ENTIRE BODY

THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

KENDALL, YOU ARE
100 PERCENT IN CONTROL

OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING UP HERE.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH THE SITUATION,

THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE,
TRULY.

I -- I KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY
FEEL DECEIVED OR SOMETHING.

I UNDERSTAND
IT'S VERY UPSETTING.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S
NECESSARY TO GET UPSET

AT HER PERSONALLY.

SHE IS NOT ON A PROFESSIONAL
DIVING OPERATION.

SHE IS ON A DIVING OPERATION
FOR GOLD IN NOME, ALASKA.

AND YOU KIND OF HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE
100 PERCENT SAFE.

THIS IS [BLEEP] --
THIS IS DANGEROUS DIVING.

THIS IS THE REALITY
OF THE SITUATION.

APPARENTLY THERE'S, LIKE,
SOME GIRL DRAMA GOING ON.

I'M NOT REALLY PAYING ALL THAT
MUCH ATTENTION TO IT.

Emily: UH, THE FACT THAT ZEKE IS
CARRYING SO MUCH OF THE LOAD,

I FEEL LIKE I OWE IT TO HIM
TO TRY TO DO WHATEVER I CAN

TO MAKE THIS OPERATION
SUCCESSFUL.

I CAN HANDLE THIS.
AND I CAN BE A LEADER.

LET'S, YOU AND I, GO OVER
AND KINDA TAKE A LITTLE WALK.

LET'S DO IT.

OKAY, LET'S GO OVER HERE.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND ASK YOU TO GO HOME.

LIKE, THIS ISN'T WORKING FOR ME.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS
WORKING FOR YOU.

I -- I APPRECIATE YOU
COMING UP HERE.

AND I'M SORRY THAT THINGS
DIDN'T WORK OUT.

WHEN I GOT UP HERE,
YOU SAID THAT

ALL YOUR SYSTEMS WOULD BE
IN PLACE.

AND THEN I GOT HERE, AND I LOOK
AROUND, AND NOT ONE THING

ON YOUR DREDGE OPERATION
IS SAFE.

AND I HAVE ZERO RESPECT
FOR YOU.

OKAY.

OKAY.
SO...

WELL, THANKS
FOR COMIN' UP, DUDE.

I'M LEAVING TOO.
UH, HAVE A VERY NICE FLIGHT.

THANKS.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

IT'S JUST TIME FOR HER TO GO.

I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T DEAL WITH THAT.

I HAVE ZERO PATIENCE FOR
SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT GOING TO MAKE

THE CHOICE TO TRUST ME
AND BE FLEXIBLE.

YOU CAN POINT OUT MY FAILURES
AS MUCH AS YOU WANT BUT, LIKE,

ACCUSING ME OF NEGLIGENCE IS --
IS, LIKE, A VERY --

[ SCOFFS ]
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT KENDALL?

SHE CALLED ME A FAT BOY
WHEN I WAS IN EIGHTH GRADE.

[ LAUGHS ]

I HAVE NOT FORGIVEN
HER FOR THAT.

[ LAUGHING ]
AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL.

SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T
REMEMBER IT 'CAUSE, LIKE,

IN EIGHTH GRADE,
WHEN YOU'RE KENDALL WINSLOW,

AND YOU'RE LIKE -- LIKE
ALL PLATINUM BLONDE AND [BLEEP],

YOU'RE LIKE, "I'M IN EIGHTH
GRADE NOW, AND MY BOOBS GREW.

"AND NOW I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE,
AND, LIKE,

I CAN CALL THE BOYS FAT."

LIKE, THAT'S WHAT SHE DID.
NEVER GONNA FORGIVE HER.

NO, DEAR GOD.

Narrator: ON THAT NOTE...

3 MILES WEST...

AT THE WILD RANGER...

Vernon: WE GOT TO TEST OUT
THE SUB-DREDGE,

PART OF THE PROCESS
OF DEBUGGING THE SYSTEMS.

Narrator: REBAR, NEWLY WELDED
AROUND THE CLASSIFIER...

WE TIGHTENED UP ON THE, UH,
SORTING BASKET,

WELDED SOME PLATING OVER
SOME OF THE OPENING...

Narrator: ...IT'S TIME TO SEE
IF DEREK'S FIX

SOLVED THE PROBLEM --
OR MADE IT WORSE.

HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S JUST
GONNA CLASSIFY THE WAY

IT'S SUPPOSED TO
AT THE NOZZLE,

NOT HAVE ANY CLOG-UPS
NOW THAT WE'VE GONE

TO A LARGER
DIAMETER DISCHARGE.

GO DOWN.

[ WHIRRING ]

Vernon: THAT'S GOOD.
GAME ON!

Narrator: WITH $100,000
ALREADY SPENT,

ANOTHER MISFIRE WILL BE CRUSHING
FOR THE SKIPPER.

[ AIR BUBBLING ]

TWO FEET.

TOUCHDOWN.
THAT'S GOOD!

I'M GONNA GO IN
AND STAY ON COMMS.

YOU DIRECT
THE SHOW OUT HERE.

I'LL TALK TO YOU
THROUGH THE DOOR.

SOUNDS GOOD.
I'LL WATCH IT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN, UM, ONCE YOU GET IT
ALL LATCHED IN, LET US KNOW,

AND, UH, WE'LL FIRE UP THE PUMP
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, OVER.

ROGER.

[ AIR HISSES ]
ALL RIGHT.

IT'S OUTSIDE.

I'M JUST STANDING BY
FOR, UH, PUMP ACTION.

[ AIR HISSING ]

AND...GOOD.

STOP, MAN.
BRING THE HEAD DOWN.

YEAH, THAT SHOULD BE GOOD
TO DO IT RIGHT THERE.

OKAY. WE'RE GOIN' TO WORK.

[ GRINDING ]

YEAH, WE'RE GETTIN'
REAL GOOD MATERIAL FLOW

THROUGH THE, UH,
SLUICE BOX ALSO.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
BACK IN BUSINESS.

IT'S LOOKIN'
REAL GOOD UP HERE.

IT'S LOOKIN' LIKE MONEY
TO ME, BABY.

DEREK, HE'S A DAMN GOOD
MECHANIC.

HE'S JUST KIND OF AN ALL-AROUND
DO-IT-ALL KINDA GUY.

THE KINDA PERSON YOU NEED FOR,
UH -- FOR NOME.

ALL THE EQUIPMENT
IS LOOKING GOOD.

WE DO THE CLEANOUT,
I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME

REALLY GOOD GOLD
OUTTA THIS HOLE.

THAT'S GOOD MATERIAL
COMIN' THROUGH THAT BOX.

LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP].

Narrator: ONE MILE
EAST OF NOME HARBOR...

AT THE CLARK...

IN ALL HONESTY, I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET UNDERWATER. [ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: THE TEAM IS ALREADY
DOWN A DIVER,

SO THE PRESSURE'S ON
FOR GREENHORN SHELBY JOHNSON.

SHE'S NOT JUST HERE TO DIVE
UNDER THE ICE

FOR THE EXPERIENCE,
SHE'S HERE TO BE A GOLD MINER.

THE SOONER SHE JUST GETS
DOWN THERE, GETS COMFORTABLE,

SHE CAN START MAKING US
SOME GOLD.

WE NEED TO GET THESE GIRLS
ON GOLD STAT

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME.

AND WE NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY
BEFORE THE SEASON'S OVER.

AT THIS POINT, WE JUST USE
THE HOSE AS A LADDER.

MM-HMM.

JUST CRAWL UP AND DOWN
THE HOSE.

I'M NOT GONNA PULL IT OFF?
NO, NO, NO.

IT'S ALL -- IT'S ALL SECURE.

I MEAN, JUST STAY CLOSE ENOUGH
TO THE HOSE THAT, LIKE,

IF YOU'RE FEELING THAT
SOMETHING'S WRONG...

I MEAN, IT TAKES, LIKE, YOU
KNOW, A FEW SECONDS TO GO UP.

I'M DEFINITELY HERE TO PROVE
THAT I CAN DO THIS.

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE
A LOT OF INTELLIGENCE

AS FAR AS SCUBA DIVING
AND THE UNDERWATER WORLD GOES.

SO NOW I JUST NEED TO PUT
MY MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS.

IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE ANY MONEY,
WE GOTTA GET PEOPLE COMFORTABLE

WITH THE SYSTEMS, COMFORTABLE
DIVIN' WITH THIS TETHER

AND THIS HOT WATER SYSTEM
AND OUR AIR SYSTEM.

AND THEN WE GOTTA GET DOWN
TO DREDGING.

[ AIR HISSES ]

[ AIR HISSING CONTINUES ]

Emily: WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE ICE?

[ LAUGHS ]

[ Filtered voice ]
OH, IT'S SO PRETTY.

[ AIR HISSES ]

I'M GONNA WALK AROUND A LITTLE,
GET MY BEARINGS.

THE VISIBILITY
IS AMAZING DOWN HERE.

I'M AT THE END OF THE HOSE.

LOOK LIKE IT'S ONLY 22 FEET
DOWN HERE.

IT'S PRETTY SHALLOW.

[ AIR HISSING ]

AWESOME -- STARFISH!

LITTLE BABY STARFISH.
I'M SORRY.

I'M LOOKIN' FOR GOLD, I PROMISE.
[ LAUGHS ]

[ RUMBLING ]

[ RUMBLING CONTINUES ]

HEY, SHELBY,
THIS COMPRESSOR WE HAVE,

IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE
IT'S KEEPIN' UP THAT WELL.

WE'RE WATCHIN' IT, SO IF IT
STARTS TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE

OR DIFFICULT TO BREATHE,
ACT ACCORDINGLY.

Narrator: ANYTHING BELOW
80 P.S.I.,

THE MEASUREMENT OF COMPRESSED
AIR A DIVER RECEIVES,

CAN MAKE BREATHING A STRUGGLE.

Emily: HEY, SHEL, YOUR, UM --
YOUR AIR PRESSURE

IS STARTING TO DIP
BELOW 40 P.S.I.

SO, YOU FEEL GOOD DOWN THERE?

I FEEL GREAT DOWN HERE.

YOU WANT ME TO START
PUNCHING HOLES?

UM, YEAH.
LET ME GO THROTTLE UP,

AND THEN YOU CAN START PUNCHING
SOME HOLES, ALL RIGHT.

STAND BY.

Narrator: THEY MAY HAVE LOST
ONE GREENHORN TO NERVES...

GO ALL THE WAY.

I COULD GET USED TO THIS
BAD BOY.

Narrator:
BUT SHELBY IS HOLDING STRONG.

Shelby: WHOA!

WELL, I SEE SHINY STUFF.

Zeke:
CLEARLY SHELBY LIKES TO DIVE.

AND SHE'S COMFORTABLE
WHEN SHE GETS UNDERWATER.

AND SO THAT PRETTY MUCH JUST
MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.

Emily: ARE YOU MOVING
ANY MATERIAL?

YEAH, JUST SMALL MATERIAL.

DON'T WANNA BE TOO ROUGH
THE FIRST TIME,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE
THE GIRLS UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING,

AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

LIKE, THERE'S A GIRL DIVING
RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE ALL DOING IT.

I'M JUST SITTING HERE
ON MY COUCH.

THAT'S GOOD.

I REALLY AM ENJOYING MYSELF.

[ GROWLING ]

Narrator:
ONE HUNDRED MILES EAST...

BACK AT THE BLUFF...

[ AIR HISSING ]

[ Filtered voice ]
COME ON, BABY.

WHERE'S THE GOLD AT?

Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
ON THE HUNT FOR A PAY LAYER.

Shawn: I WANNA HEAD
TOWARDS THE BEACH

AND SEE WHAT I SEE OUT THIS WAY.

Cody: YEAH, SHAWN'S DOING
ALL RIGHT.

HE'S FOUND A LOT --
LITTLE PIECES HERE AND THERE.

HE'S...

SEVEN, EIGHT PIECES HERE
AND THERE.

THERE'S SOMETHIN' DOWN THERE.

WE GOTTA FIND THE SOURCE.
FIND THE SOURCE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOIN' DOWN AND
LOOKIN' FOR A LITTLE PAY STREAK,

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO KEEP
A DIFFERENT MIND-SET.

WE'RE PROSPECTING
FOR THE BIG DREDGE.

[ AIR HISSING ]

YEAH, I'M GONNA JUST KEEP,
UH, TAKIN' A LOOK HERE.

I'M SEEIN' SOME SAND
TO THE...

[ AIR HISSES ]

THE EAST OF US.

THEN IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME
NICE COBBLE COMIN' UP.

Cody: ARE YOU JUST WALKING
AROUND AND LOOKING,

OR ARE YOU, UH, DREDGIN'?

JUST WALKIN' AROUND HERE
LOOKIN', TRYIN' TO SEE

IF I WAS SOME GOLD,
WHERE I'D BE HIDIN'.

LOOKS PRETTY INTERESTING HERE.

RIGHT -- RIGHT HERE
IS THE BEACH.

IT SEEMS THE BOTTOM'S
COMIN' UP PRETTY FAST.

THIS MIGHT BE THE --
MIGHT BE THE SPOT.

I'M GONNA GRAB THE HOSE.

WHERE HE WENT ON HIS LITTLE
WALK, OVER THERE TO THE WEST,

HE'S FINDIN' SOME MORE GOLD,
A LITTLE BETTER.

IT'S GETTIN' BETTER AND BETTER
AS HE'S HEADIN' THAT WAY.

Shawn:
THIS STUFF DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD.

GOLD SEEMS TO BE GETTIN'
A LITTLE BETTER

GOIN' TOWARDS THE WEST HERE.

SO YOU THINK THERE'S ENOUGH
GOLD TO STICK AROUND

FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS,
OR ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE?

YEAH, WE'LL PROBABLY NEED
A LITTLE BIT MORE

THAN WHAT I FOUND TODAY TO BRING
THE CHRISTINE ROSE OUT HERE,

BUT IT LOOKS PROMISING.

YEAH, IF YOU'RE SEEING GOLD
ON THE FIRST DIVE,

I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA END UP
FINDING SOMETHING GOOD.

I'M COMIN' ON UP.

ROGER THAT.

Narrator: AFTER FIVE HOURS
ON THE BLUFF SEAFLOOR,

SHAWN'S FOUND WHAT COULD BE THE
FIRST TRACES OF A GOLD VEIN.

NICE WORK, BRO.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE OVER
A LITTLE BIT.

THERE AIN'T MUCH GOLD OVER HERE,
BUT WE DID -- I DID

START SEEIN' SOME NICE LITTLE
PIECES OVER THIS WAY.

Narrator: WITH THE EXPEDITION'S
FIRST SIGHT OF COLOR

IN THE SLUICE BOX...

GOOD SIGN. THERE'S GOLD
IN THERE, YEAH.

...MR. GOLD IS OFFICIALLY
ON THE SCENT.

YOU -- YOU ALWAYS GOT HIGH HOPES
ON YOUR FIRST DIVE.

YOU EXPECT TO GO DOWN THERE
AND JUST SEE MOUNTAINS AND PILES

AND PILES OF GOLD EVERYWHERE.

I WANNA GET SOME GOLD
AND ACTUALLY RECOUP

SOME OF THAT MONEY THAT I PUT
INTO THIS EXPEDITION.

BUT IT AIN'T GONNA COME EASY.

WE AIN'T FILTHY RICH,
BUT AT LEAST WE'RE FINDIN' IT.

Narrator: FAR AWAY
FROM ANY GROCERY STORE...

NOBODY EVER CRABS DOWN HERE,

IT'S SO FAR OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

I'M HOPIN' THERE'S SOMETHIN'
IN THIS POT.

Narrator: GOLD IS NOT
THE ONLY THING

THE BLUFF CREW IS REELING IN.

THE BERING SEA HAS A LOT OF
DIFFERENT BOUNTIES IT GIVES UP,

AND, YOU KNOW, KING CRAB
IS ONE OF THOSE.

OH!

OH, YEAH.

OH, YEAH.

CRAB LEGS, BABY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT,
KONA?

NOT A BAD DAY OF FISHIN' THERE.

CRAB DINNER TONIGHT.

HECK YEAH.

HEY, BRING THAT BACK HERE!

KONA!

YOU LITTLE [BLEEP].

LET THE POT SOAK OVERNIGHT,
COME BACK TOMORROW MORNING

AND SEE WHAT WE GOT
FOR A BOUNTY.

Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...

AT THE WILD RANGER...

OUR FIRST CLEANUP RIGHT HERE,

UH, WE'RE JUST ABOUT
FINISHED UP WITH IT.

Narrator: DIVER
SPENSER McCLESKEY PANS OUT

THE FIRST CLEANUP FROM
VERNON'S NEW GOLDEN SEAHORSE.

GETTIN' IT ALL CLEANED UP
SO WE CAN ALL GET PAID.

IN THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT
WE DID GET THE ROBOT RUNNIN',

IT WAS PUMPING MORE MATERIAL
THAN I'VE EVER SEEN

A DREDGE PUMP.

Narrator: WITH EXPECTATIONS
RUNNING HIGH,

IT'S TIME TO FRY UP SOME GOLD.

THIS CLEANUP WAS JUST
A SHORT RUN ON THE BIKE,

PROBABLY 20 HOURS.

COUPLE NICE PICKERS IN THERE,
NICE COURSE GOLD.

ALL RIGHT. FIRST CLEANOUT,
FIRST WEIGH OF THE SEASON.

5...

6...

7.25.

YEAH!
GREAT!

7.25 OUNCES IS WORTH
NEARLY $10,000.

THAT'S A THIRD OF AN OUNCE
AN HOUR.

THAT PULL WAS DOUBLE
WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS.

I'M PRETTY SATISFIED
WITH THIS.

WE STILL GOT A GOOD BIT
OF THE SEASON LEFT.

IF WE GET ON THE GOLD
AND HAMMER IT,

WE CAN STILL MAKE
A DECENT SHOWING.

MY GOAL IS 70 OUNCES.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
BOOM.

Narrator: OVER ON CLAIM 14...

I ACTUALLY HADN'T EXPECTED IT
TO BE SO VISIBLE.

WITH JUST OVER THREE WEEKS
TO TURN A PROFIT,

TEAM CLARK IS ALSO LOOKING
TO CASH IN.

Zeke: I MEAN, THOSE ARE,
LIKE, CHUNKS IN THERE.

I KNOW! THAT'S WHAT
I WAS THINKING. OKAY.

THOSE ARE CHUNKS.
REALLY STRONG, DUDE.

YEAH.
AH, COOL.

NO, IT SUCKS.
I HATE CHUNKY GOLD.

BUT IT'S STILL GOOD, DUDE,
BECAUSE IT'S STILL GOLD.

LIKE, THE VETERANS ARE LIKE,
"EH, THAT'S NOT A LOT OF GOLD."

AND WE'RE LIKE, "AWESOME."
I KNOW.

SO MUCH GOLD.
I CAN SEE IT. WHAT?

I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH BEING
A PART OF AN EXPERIMENT

WHERE WOMEN ARE INJECTED
INTO THIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO BE PROVEN THAT
THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY

INTO THIS NOME MINING SITUATION
AND REALLY MAKE SOMETHING OF IT.

YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING IT WAS,
LIKE, 8 HOURS ON THIS BOX,

IF THERE'S
2 OUNCES IN THIS PAN,

THAT MEANS THAT THAT WAS
A QUARTER OUNCE AN HOUR.

IS THAT HOW THE MATH WORKS?
YEAH.

NOW WE'RE GONNA DRY IT OUT,
DUDE.

OKAY. CALL IT GOOD TO GO.
WE CAN WEIGH IT.

ALL RIGHT!

[ EXCITED CHATTER ]
OKAY.

LOOK AT THAT!

2.8 OUNCES.

Narrator: 2.8 OUNCES
IS 3,300 BUCKS,

MADE IN JUST EIGHT HOURS
OF WORK.

Emily: WE'RE ON SOME
[BLEEP] GOOD GROUND.

THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

A 6-INCH ACHIEVING THAT AMOUNT
OF GOLD IN SO FEW HOURS,

IT'S GREAT FOR US,
AND WE NEED TO ACTUALLY BE

MAKING SOME SERIOUS MONEY RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TIME.

OUR RATE OF RECOVERY PER
DIVING TIME IS QUITE GOOD.

WE'VE DONE WAY WORSE THAN
THAT AND BEEN HAPPY ABOUT IT.

Narrator: ONE HUNDRED MILES
TO THE EAST...

BACK AT THE BLUFF...

FIRE FEELS GOOD.

MOVE ON DOWN AND GET
IN FRONT

OF WHERE THOSE
OLD-TIMERS WORKED.

YEAH.
WE'VE BEEN NICE AND CLOSE.

I MEAN,
WE'RE JUST RIGHT THERE.

WE CAN VENTURE OFF A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER FROM CAMP NOW.

Narrator: LIVING OFF THE GRID,
FIXING WATER HEATERS ON THE FLY,

AND STRIKING THEIR FIRST GOLD
CALLS FOR CELEBRATION.

Shawn: CRAB'S JUST ANOTHER
BERING SEA GOLD.

YEAH.

AND I ENJOY THE HELL
OUTTA BOTH OF THEM.

WELL, WE FOUND THE CRAB
AND WEREN'T EVEN REALLY TRYING,

SO MAYBE WE CAN CHANGE OUR
ATTITUDE ABOUT THE GOLD.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU WANT 'EM?
YEAH!

OH, YEAH!

[ LAUGHING ]

GOT A LITTLE CRAB TOO, KONA?

SHE'S LOVIN' IT.
SHELL AND ALL.

THAT'S GONNA HURT
COMIN' OUT TOMORROW.

Shawn: AFTER ALL THIS HARD WORK,
THIS IS A NICE LITTLE TREAT.

I COULD FALL ASLEEP RIGHT HERE,
MY STOMACH'S FULL --

SO FULL OF CRAB.

LET'S GO TO BED, MAN.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH FOR TODAY.

WE GOT A LONG DAY AHEAD OF US
TOMORROW.

I DON'T EVEN THINK I'M GETTIN'
OUT OF MY GEAR TONIGHT.

I'M GONNA CRAWL
IN MY SLEEPIN' BAG.

ANYTHING THIS TOUGH
HAS GOTTA BE WORTH IT.

WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO,
BOYS.

LET'S GET SOME SLEEP.

TURN THAT [BLEEP]
LIGHT OFF.

Narrator: VERNON
AND HIS GOLDEN SEAHORSE

ARE ON TOP OF THE BOARD,
BUT DON'T SLEEP ON MR. GOLD.

EVERYTHING'S GOOD
FOR A CHANGE.

THAT COULD'VE HURT.

THAT'S A NICE NUGGET, MAN.

YOU'RE STEAMIN'
LIKE A [BLEEP].

YAHOO!

STOP!

MOOSE! KONA!
GET BACK HERE.

YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF RIPPING
YOUR MASK UP UNDERWATER,

WHICH IS BULL[BLEEP].

YEAH, MAN. IT'S GOOD
TO BE BACK IN THE REEF HERE,

WHERE I BELONG.

I MIGHT BE [BLEEP] --
50/50 CHANCE AT THIS POINT.

60/40 CHANCE I'M [BLEEP].