Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 3 - The Quest - full transcript
Near the midpoint of the shortened mining season, every dredge must hustle to stay on the gold. But in their haste, small miscalculations lead to massive problems, throwing every operation into question.
Narrator:
IN THE ALASKAN SUBARCTIC WINTER,
BRUTAL COLD IS UNRELENTING.
BUT FOR THE GOLD-MINING FLEET...
GOTTA HAVE FIRE.
WISH WE WERE LOOKIN'
AT NUGGETS RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
THE HEAT IS RISING.
THE D.N.R. SAYS EVERYBODY'S
GOTTA BE OFF THE ICE APRIL 15th.
THE CLOCK'S TICKIN'.
IT JUST CRUNCHED
THE WHOLE SEASON DOWN
INTO THIS LITTLE COMPACT TIME,
AND YOU GOTTA BUST YOUR ASS TO
GET WHAT YOU NEED TO GET DONE
IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
Narrator:
100 MILES FROM NOME,
SHAWN POMRENKE AND CREW
ARE ROUGHING IT
IN SEARCH OF
THE NEXT GREAT HOT SPOT.
ANYTIME THE MINING'S BEEN THIS
HARD AND THIS DIFFICULT,
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN WORTH IT.
THIS IS GONNA BE WHERE WE ALL
GET ENOUGH GOLD TO RETIRE.
Narrator:
BACK IN TOWN, AT THE CLARK...
Emily: WE HAVE LIKE
2 1/2 WEEKS LEFT,
BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT WORK
AS BEST AS WE CAN.
Narrator: FOR EMILY RIEDEL
AND ZEKE TENHOFF,
GREENHORN SCHOOL IS
IN SESSION.
IF HE HAS A ROCK JAM,
THE SLUICE BOX FLOW
WILL DECREASE.
THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED,
AND WE FOUND OURSELVES
ON SOME PRETTY GOOD GOLD.
AND WE GOTTA GO DOWN THERE
AND JUST MOVE MATERIAL.
DON'T COME BACK
WITHOUT SOME GOLD.
Narrator:
AT THE PADDY WAGON,
ROOKIE DREDGE OWNER KRIS KELLY
AND HIS LITTLE BROTHER...
OH.
ARE FINALLY OUT
FROM DAD'S DARK SHADOW.
NOW, I HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME
BUT MYSELF.
IT'S ALL ON ME.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE LAST 10 SECONDS OF THE GAME,
I WANT THE BALL.
THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ WIND HOWLING ]
[ BLUSTERING, GRUNTING ]
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
ON CLAIM 14...
HEY, EZEKIEL, WHAT'S THE, UH,
GROUND LOOK LIKE DOWN THERE?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK THAT THESE SANDY AREAS
MIGHT BE PLACES THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DREDGED
BECAUSE THERE'S SO LITTLE
OVERBURDEN ON THEM.
Narrator: WITH THE FIRST WEEK OF
DREDGING IN THE BOOKS,
THE UNLIKELY
ALLIANCE OF ZEKE AND EMILY IS
STILL HOLDING STRONG.
WE FOUND GOLD ON VERY TINY
AMOUNTS OF OVERBURDEN
ON THE SLUICE BEFORE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRACTICAL
FOR ZEKE AND I TO WORK TOGETHER
IN A BUSINESS CAPACITY.
WE KNOW WE'RE ON GOOD GOLD.
WE GOT 2.8 OUNCES IN, LIKE,
BASICALLY ESSENTIALLY
8 OR 9 HOURS.
Narrator:
SO FAR THIS SEASON...
ZEKE'S EQUIPMENT AND SKILLS...
[BLEEP] YEAH,
THAT COORDINATE'S GOOD. YES.
Narrator: ...ALONG WITH EMILY'S
GPS HOT SPOTS AND GREENHORNS...
Zeke: 2.8 OUNCES.
Narrator: ...HAVE BROUGHT IN
A COOL 3,300 BUCKS.
OKAY, YEAH,
I'M STARTING TO SEE SOME
QUITE DECENT GOLD DOWN HERE.
Narrator: NOW...
DOES IT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE
A GOOD SPOT FOR SHELBY AND JEN
TO START DIVIN'?
Narrator:
TO CASH IN ON THE SHORT SEASON,
THE PAIR MUST KEEP
THE GREENHORNS ON GOLD...
10-4.
Narrator:
EVERY SINGLE SHIFT.
SO BEAUTIFULLY EASY.
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT.
BUT -- BUT IT'S REALLY NOT
AND I'M COLD. [ CHUCKLES ]
EVEN IF IT'S FOR A SHORT AMOUNT
OF TIME,
WE COULD MAKE SOME
DECENT MONEY
IF WE ALL GET OUR HEADS
IN THE SAME GAME
AND WE HIT IT HARD
AND WE GRIND.
HOW I'M DOIN' THAT IS LAYIN'
DOWN GLOW STICKS
ON THE TRAJECTORY THAT I KNOW
THE GOLD TO BE GOING.
WE'RE GONNA SEND IN
SHELBY NEXT.
AND THEN,
WE'RE GONNA SEND JEN IN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THE LADIES
SPLASHIN' AROUND UP IN THERE.
ZEKE IS A PROSPECTOR.
HE EXPLORES, AND HE LOOKS,
AND HE LEARNS HOW TO
READ THE BOTTOM.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
ZEKE KNOWS REALLY WELL
HOW TO FOLLOW GOLD AND HOW MUCH
THERE IS IN THAT AREA.
GO STRAIGHT DOWN.
AND THEN YOU GET OVER HERE,
AND THAT'S END OF THE HOSE.
BOOM. RIGHT THERE.
LITTLE HANDLE. [BLEEP]
AND THEN, ALONG HERE,
I DUG THROUGH THE OVERBURDEN
AND EXPOSED THE PAY LAYER.
AND THEN, I PUT A GLOW STICK,
LIKE, EVERY 3 OR 4 FEET.
AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE.
GLOW STICK, GLOW STICK,
GLOW STICK.
IN THE -- IN THE CENTER OF
A LITTLE CIRCLE,
THERE WERE SOME
FLAKES OF GOLD.
AND THEN, I STACKED LITTLE WHITE
ROCKS LIKE A LITTLE CAMPFIRE.
THIS ALL NEEDS TO BE DREDGED.
ALL OF THAT LOOKS GOOD.
IT SHOULD BE
PRETTY APPARENT TO YOU.
Narrator: HEADING DOWN FOR
HER SECOND DIVE UNDER THE ICE...
SO GO GET MASKED UP.
Narrator: CERTIFIED DIVE MASTER
SHELBY JOHNSON.
THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS DEFINITELY
LET ME FULFILL A DREAM.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT
I KNEW WAS GONNA BE A CAKEWALK.
BUT, UH,
I GREW UP WITH BROTHERS,
AND BROTHERS ALWAYS WERE TELLIN'
ME THAT I COULDN'T DO THINGS.
I ALWAYS HAD SOMETHIN' TO PROVE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ WATER BUBBLING ]
Zeke: ALL RIGHT.
HOW DOES THAT FEEL WATER-WISE?
IT FEELS FANTASTIC,
ZEKE, THANK YOU.
OKAY.
IT LOOKS PRETTY DOWN HERE.
DEFINITELY LOOKS DIFFERENT
THAN THE LAST PLACE.
OKAY.
I SEE THE GLOW STICKS.
'KAY.
AW, ZEKE, THIS IS SO CUTE.
YOU'RE SO SWEET.
YOU SEE THOSE LITTLE PIECES OF
GOLD THERE IN THE LITTLE CIRCLE?
YEAH, I DO.
SHELBY, SO THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE GOIN' FOR.
SO THERE'S, LIKE, A WHOLE BUNCH
OF THOSE LITTLE PIECES,
AND THEY'RE UNDER THE ROCKS
THAT ARE IN FRONT AND, LIKE,
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S SO GREAT.
ISN'T IT SO PRETTY?
IT'S SO PRETTY.
IT'S SO PRETTY!
I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I'M MOTIVATED.
GOT SOME GOOD SUCTION.
Narrator:
WHILE SHELBY FOLLOWS THE TRAIL,
100 MILES TO THE EAST,
AT THE BLUFF...
...MR. GOLD.
BOY, THAT'S A PRETTY VAST
AREA RIGHT HERE. THAT...
THERE'S A LOT OF GROUND
TO COVER.
Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
BLAZING A NEW ONE.
CLAIMS GO FROM HERE TO HERE,
SO WE JUST GOTTA CHECK OUT
RIGHT IN FRONT OF HERE.
Narrator: THIS WINTER,
SHAWN'S INVESTED NEARLY 30 GRAND
ON AN EXPEDITION
TO FIND GOLD DEEP IN THE WILD.
PROSPECTING DOWN
AT THE BLUFF THIS WINTER,
IT'S A WHOLE NEW AREA.
IT'S NOT LIKE THE TOMCOT,
WHERE I'VE BEEN ON THERE
15 YEARS AND KNOW --
KNOW THE BOTTOM
LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND.
I HAVE NO CLUE
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
Narrator: FOUR DAYS AGO...
THIS MIGHT BE THE --
MIGHT BE THE SPOT.
Narrator: ON THE FIRST DIVE
HOLD OF THE SEASON...
THERE'S GOLD IN THE AREA.
Narrator: THE MISSION GOT
ITS FIRST TASTE OF SUCCESS.
AND HERE'S ONE OF THOSE
OTHER BEACHLINES.
FIND SOME GOLD THERE.
Narrator: RISKING THE FAMILY
NAME AND THE FAMILY BUSINESS,
SHAWN AND HIS CREW
ARE LOOKING TO STEP IT UP.
I MEAN, IT'S A BIG RISK AND
SPENDIN' A LOTTA MONEY DOIN' IT,
BUT HOPEFULLY, IT PAYS OFF BIG.
I THINK I COULD CONQUER
THE BLUFF
JUST BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE
SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE JOE.
WELL, WE SHOULD GET EVERYTHING
TOPPED OFF, FUELED UP.
Narrator: BUT JUST OVER
ONE WEEK INTO THE TRIP...
HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOIN' ON FUEL?
WE'RE GETTIN' PRETTY LOW ON
THE TRACK TRUCK.
I GOT A LITTLE.
I GOT A QUARTER TANK
IN MY SNOW MACHINE.
THOSE ARE ALL EMPTY.
Narrator:
THERE'S A MAJOR PROBLEM.
WE'VE ONLY GOT 2 DAYS AND --
BEFORE YOU BURN [BLEEP]
200 GALLONS OF GAS ALMOST.
ALL THOSE BREAKDOWNS,
THE MONKEY HEATER BREAKIN' DOWN
AND BURNIN'...
WE BURNED A LOTTA GAS.
NEED TO GET MORE FUEL
IF WE'RE GONNA FIND
SOME GOLD AROUND HERE.
Narrator: UNDERESTIMATING
THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IT WOULD TAKE
TO GET THERE
AND RUN THE ENGINES,
THEY'RE LEFT WITHOUT EVEN ENOUGH
TO MAKE IT BACK TO TOWN.
SON OF A BITCH.
[BLEEP]
WE RAN OUTTA FUEL.
DEVASTATING.
IT'S NOT A MORALE BOOSTER
AT ALL.
I'M GETTIN' MY ASS
KICKED OUT HERE.
IT SUCKS.
THERE'S A VILLAGE JUST IN FROM
HERE THAT WE CAN GO HEAD UP,
GET SOME FUEL THERE.
TO WHITE MOUNTAIN?
I THINK I CAN.
Narrator: THE TINY VILLAGE OF
WHITE MOUNTAIN, POPULATION 200,
77 MILES FROM NOME AND NEARLY
30 FROM THE BLUFF,
IS SHAWN'S ONLY HOPE TO GAS UP
AND AVOID CALLING FOR RESCUE.
HOPEFULLY,
I DON'T GET STUCK.
WE'LL FIND YA.
IF YOU'RE NOT BACK BY DARK,
WE'LL COME LOOK FOR YA.
THERE'S NOTHING GONNA STOP US
FROM MINING HERE.
I'M GONNA VENTURE OUT
AND GO TO THIS VILLAGE,
GET ENOUGH FUEL TO
KEEP ON MININ',
AND I AIN'T GONNA QUIT.
WELL, I'M GONNA GO FOR FUEL.
YOU GUYS, UH, GO PROSPECTING OUT
HERE ON THE CLAIM.
ALL RIGHT.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
LET'S GO.
Narrator: WITH JUST OVER 2 WEEKS
REMAINING IN THE SEASON,
FINDING WHITE MOUNTAIN
AND REPLENISHING THE FUEL IS
MAKE-OR-BREAK FOR
THE POMRENKE CREW.
100 MILES WEST...
JUST WEST OF THE HARBOR...
HOW'S THAT NEW COMPRESSOR
WORKIN' OUT?
IT IS WORKIN' OUT.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
Narrator:
KRIS KELLY AND HIS BROTHER ANDY
ARE PREPPING FOR
A FULL DAY'S WORK.
THAT'S GOOD.
LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.
LET IT WARM UP NOW.
MY BROTHER AND I HAVE TEAMED UP
TO BEGIN TO TRY OUR HAND.
I THINK THAT I CAN BE NUMBER ONE
ON THE SCOREBOARD.
I CAN BEAT EVERYBODY THIS YEAR
IF ANDY AND I JUST FOCUS
AND WE WORK HARD.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
UNDER OUR FEET TODAY.
HEY, LET'S STAY POSITIVE.
I'M POSITIVE.
Narrator:
JUST A FEW FEET AWAY...
THE RACE IS STILL ON
WITH THE KIDS.
I GUESS IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS,
THE RACE IS STILL ON.
Narrator: THEIR OLD MAN, BRAD,
IS ALSO FIRING UP.
THE BIG RACE IS TO SEE
WHO GETS THE MOST GOLD, RIGHT?
THAT'S THE RACE.
Narrator: A WEEK AGO...
I GOT A DIVER GOING DOWN!
GOOD FOR YOU.
Narrator: AFTER SETTING CAMP
RIGHT NEXT DOOR
TO THE OLD MAN...
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL DOWN HERE
RIGHT NOW, DUDE.
Narrator: THE BROTHERS WERE
THE FIRST ONES TO HIT PAY DIRT.
PADDY WAGON'S FIRST ON GOLD
THIS SEASON.
EVERYBODY ELSE CAN
[BLEEP] OFF.
Narrator: NOW...
HOW'S IT GOIN', BOYS?
I WANT AN OUNCE AN HOUR.
I GOTTA GET DOWN THERE AND MAKE
SOME [BLEEP] MONEY.
DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THAT.
WE MAKE SO MUCH [BLEEP]
WE THROW IT ALL OVER THE ICE.
Narrator:
IT'S TIME FOR ROUND TWO.
KRIS SPLITTIN' OFF IS
ACTUALLY HURTIN' BOTH OF US.
HE DOESN'T REALIZE IT,
BUT IT DOES.
IT'S TAKEN HALF OUR MONEY AWAY,
PUT IT INTO TWO OPERATIONS.
YOU JUST...THE WHOLE THING
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T WANNA HAVE FUN.
I WANNA MAKE MONEY.
I'M NOT [BLEEP] HERE
LIVING THE DREAM.
I'M HERE TRYING TO GET PAID.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET ON
THE GOLD RIGHT AWAY.
NO PROSPECTING.
Narrator:
THE BOYS' ONLY PROBLEM...
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
YOU HEAR THAT?
I MEAN, IT'S NOT MAKIN' ME FEEL
SAFE RIGHT NOW, LET ME TELL YA.
I'M NOT FEELIN' GOOD
ABOUT THAT ENGINE.
Narrator: THE CUT-RATE GEAR
THEY'RE USING TO GET THE GOLD.
OH, [BLEEP].
WHOLE ENGINE IS GARBAGE, MAN.
I'VE GOT ALL THIS EQUIPMENT,
AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY
GREAT EQUIPMENT.
I BOUGHT ALL MY DAD'S [BLEEP]
EQUIPMENT
AT A B-- A REALLY GOOD DEAL.
I DON'T THINK MY BROTHER
REALLY WANTED TO PUT
A WHOLE LOTTA MONEY
INTO DREDGING.
HE BOUGHT MY DAD'S
FAULTY EQUIPMENT.
HE SHOULD'VE BOUGHT NEW
OR SOMETHING ELSE.
TIME FOR ME TO STEP UP,
GET DOWN THERE,
MAKE SOME [BLEEP] MONEY.
AND TRY NOT TO DIE
AT THE SAME TIME.
[ AIR HISSES ]
[ BLEEP ]
IT'S COLD DOWN HERE.
GROUND FLOOR.
OKAY.
OH, YEAH.
IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD SO FAR.
THERE'S GOLD ALREADY.
LOOKS LIKE THAT BLACK
[BLEEP].
HE SAYS HE'S ON GOLD.
GOD, I HATE LISTENING TO
HIS VOICE, EVEN ON A COMM BOX.
HEY, WHAT IF I, UH...
♪
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
HEY, WHAT IF I, UH...
SOMETHING'S [BLEEP] WRONG!
LOOK AROUND AND SEE WHAT
THE [BLEEP] THE PROBLEM IS!
HOT WATER LINE.
Narrator:
THE PUMP SEAL REGULATES
HOT WATER FLOWING TO THE DIVER.
WITHOUT ONE, THE BOYS ARE
RISKING THIRD-DEGREE BURNS.
GO. COME OUTTA THE HOLE.
[BLEEP] EVERY [BLEEP] TIME
I [BLEEP] TURN AROUND THIS
[BLEEP]...
Narrator: IN OTHER WORDS,
THE FIGHTING IRISH
ARE OUT OF LUCK.
AH, HERE COMES MY [BLEEP]
DAD NOW.
I DON'T NEED THIS [BLEEP].
HEY, BOYS.
WE JUST PUT A NEW PUMP SEAL
ON YESTERDAY,
AND I THINK WE BLEW IT
ALREADY.
SOMEBODY [BLEEP] SOLD ME
A PIECE OF [BLEEP] ENGINE.
I GOT THE SAME DEAL ON
MY [BLEEP] DREDGE TOO, MAN.
SOME GUY [BLEEP] ME, TOO.
I WANT MY MONEY BACK FROM YOU,
YOU [BLEEP].
[ LAUGHS ]
MY DAD IS CONSTANTLY [BLEEP]
TRYING TO CAUSE ME PROBLEMS.
THAT'S THE ONLY PUMP SEAL
IN TOWN.
UH, JUST TURNED INTO
A BIG CLUSTER [BLEEP]
EXTREMELY FAST.
AND I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO
EXPLAIN MY LUCK RIGHT NOW.
PROBLEM IS WE THOUGHT
WE WERE GETTING A GOOD DEAL.
INSTEAD, WE JUST THREW $3,000
DOWN THE TOILET.
Narrator: GETTING ANOTHER
PUMP SEAL TO NOME
COULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS,
TIME THE KELLY BROTHERS
JUST DON'T HAVE.
GO GET DRESSED.
WE'RE DONE.
I'M NOT GIVING UP.
I'M NOT GIVING UP YET.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
WE JUST NEED TO DO
A LITTLE BIT MORE TWEAKING.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP].
I'M NOT KEEPIN' DOIN' THIS
[BLEEP] AND WASTIN' MY TIME.
I'D SAY OUR SEASON'S
[BLEEP] DONE.
SOMETIMES, THE WEAKEST PART OF
THESE GRAND PLANS THAT I HAVE IS
WORKING WITH MY BROTHER.
HE DOESN'T REALLY GET ALONG
WITH PEOPLE.
DON'T RAISE YOUR [BLEEP]
VOICE TO ME.
HAVE A...
IT'S ON THE ROPE
YOU'RE SITTING ON.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING --
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP]
LEAVE THAT ALONE
FOR 2 [BLEEP] MINUTES!
WHO CARES?
OH, FINE.
YEAH. WHO CARES?
I'LL DO IT MYSELF,
YOU [BLEEP] IDIOT.
"OKAY."
"OKAY."
IT'S ALWAYS A ONE-MAN JOB.
I SHOULD'VE NOT WORKED
WITH ANY OF MY FAMILY.
IT WAS BAD NEWS
WORKIN' WITH MY DAD.
IT'S BAD NEWS
WORKIN' WITH MY BROTHER.
NOBODY GIVES A [BLEEP]
ABOUT DOING ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T WANNA PUT...
I'M JUST SICK OF IT.
I'M IN A WHINY MOOD.
I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
MOOSE.
KONA WANTS TO GO AFTER
THAT MOOSE.
I AIN'T GONNA LET HER.
BEHAVE, KONA.
Narrator:
SHAWN POMRENKE IS 15 MILES
INTO HIS JOURNEY FOR FUEL.
LOOKIN' FOR THE TRAIL.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT 15 YEARS
SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK HERE.
I CAN'T FIND IT.
IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER
WHICH WAY THE TRAIL GOES.
Narrator: FINDING A TRAIL
THIS DEEP IN THE BACKCOUNTRY IS
DISORIENTING AT BEST.
FROM WHERE WE'RE AT AT BLUFF,
GO OUT INTO THIS VILLAGE.
THERE AIN'T NO DAMN HIGHWAY
GOIN' THERE.
THERE IS TRAILS
IN BETWEEN THE VILLAGES.
SO I GOT A GOOD IDEA OF
WHERE THE TRAIL'S AT.
AND HOPEFULLY, I MAKE IT THERE.
Narrator: AT NIGHT,
TEMPERATURES IN THE BUSH
CAN DROP TO NEGATIVE 40.
WITH JUST 6 HOURS OF
DAYLIGHT LEFT,
MAKING GOOD TIME IS CRITICAL.
WHERE IN THE HELL
DID THE TRAIL GO?
IT'S NOT LOOKIN' GOOD.
Narrator:
WHILE SHAWN HUNTS DOWN A PATH,
BACK AT THE BLUFF...
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
...HIS CREW IS
STILL HUNTING GOLD.
IS IT THE TOP BUTTON?
IT'S OUR FIRST TIME TRYIN' TO
USE THE GoPro
TO GET A LOOK AT
THE BOTTOM.
THE BLUFFS ARE A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE THAN
ANYTHING YOU SEE AROUND NOME.
IF WE'RE NOT MININ',
WE GOTTA FIND SOMETHIN' ELSE
TO DO TO KEEP US BUSY.
SO JACOB AND I ARE GONNA,
YOU KNOW, KEEP --
KEEP AT IT AND KEEP LOOKIN'
UNDER THE ICE WITH CAMERAS
AND CHECKIN' OUT NEW SPOTS.
WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR A CERTAIN
DEPTH OF WATER,
TRY TO GET AN IDEA OF
WHAT THE OCEAN FLOOR IS
DOIN' AROUND HERE.
Narrator: THE MISSION IS TO FIND
A LARGE SWATH OF ROCK AND COBBLE
AMONGST THE SAND,
WHICH OFTEN ACTS AS A NATURAL
UNDERWATER TRAP FOR COARSE GOLD.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO A COUPLE MORE, HUH?
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO
OUR DIVE TENT
AND GOT A LITTLE COMPUTER
WE CAN PLUG THIS INTO
AND TAKE A LOOK-SEE.
HOPIN' THAT SHAWN MAKES IT BACK
TONIGHT WITH FUEL
AND DOESN'T GET STUCK OUT
IN THE COUNTRY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
AS FOR THEIR FEARLESS LEADER...
KONA, LET'S GO.
THERE'S A MOOSE DOWN THERE.
Narrator: SHAWN'S MISSION IS
TAKING A BIT OF A DOGLEG.
KONA, COME ON!
LET'S GO. COME ON.
KONA, GET OVER HERE!
COME HERE!
HEY! GET BACK HERE!
LET'S GO.
[ THUDDING ]
KONA.
I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO
TIE HER UP
UNTIL WE GET A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER AWAY FROM THIS MOOSE.
HEY!
HEY!
SHE WANTS TO GO KILL SOME FOOD.
[ CLAPPING ]
COME HERE. LET'S GO.
COME ON.
YEAH, YOU'RE WORKIN' HARD,
AREN'T YA? COME ON. HERE.
YOU CAN RIDE UP HERE NOW. HERE.
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.
EVERYTHING TAKES ABOUT THREE
TIMES LONGER TO DO OUT HERE.
HERE'S THE WINTER TRAIL.
FOUND IT.
CLIMB A BANK. WHOA!
YEAH. MADE IT. WHOO.
Narrator: 100 MILES WEST...
ON CLAIM 14...
WHAT KIND OF BOTTOM ARE YOU
SEEING RIGHT NOW?
THERE ARE SOME BIG ROCKS
DOWN HERE.
AND THE GLOW STICK
JUST WENT IN AGAIN.
Narrator:
CLARK GREENHORN SHELBY JOHNSON
HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE GLOW
STICK PATH FOR 3 HOURS.
Emily:
FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE, MAN,
AND JUST THINK ABOUT THE GOLD
IN THE HOSE. [ LAUGHS ]
SHELBY'S TINY.
SHE'S, LIKE, 5-FOOT-3
OR SOMETHING.
BUT SHE'S A BULLDOG.
I CAN DEFINITELY SEE WHY YOU
GET TIRED IN A COUPLE HOURS.
THIS IS DREDGING 101 FOR YOU.
OH, THIS IS FANTASTIC.
I'M A GOLD DREDGER!
OH.
IT'S TUGGIN' ME.
ONE THING TO WATCH OUT FOR IS
THOSE ICE CUBES
THAT WERE PUSHED DOWN
FROM THE DIVE HOLE, UH,
YOUR UMBILICALS KINDA
GET WRAPPED AROUND THEM.
OKAY.
MOST IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET IT
OFF OF THAT ICE BLOCK
AND THEN YOU PULL IT OUT OF
THAT JET WHERE IT'S STUCK.
I'LL TRY IT.
OKAY.
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD COME
UP AND HOLD ONTO THE SURFACE,
AND WE'LL TRY TO UNTANGLE IT
FROM THERE?
I COULD CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY.
OH, MY GOD! [ BLEEPS ]
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
♪
Narrator:
1 MILE EAST OF NOME HARBOR...
AT THE CLARK...
OKAY.
Narrator:
GREENHORN SHELBY JOHNSON'S
UMBILICAL TETHER HAS BECOME
SNARED ON AN ICE BLOCK.
NOW JUST PULL IT UP
TO THAT POINT.
[ BLEEPS ]
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
[ BLEEP ]
STOP.
STOP PULLIN' IT.
STOP.
ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU OKAY?
OKAY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU HAD MY FACE MASK
RIGHT THERE.
YOU WERE TUGGING.
I'M SORRY.
YOU SAID --
YOU SAID TO PULL IT UP
AND IT WAS HELPING
UNTANGLE IT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR,
LIKE, A -- JUST SCREAMING,
AND THERE'S SOMEBODY
THAT'S, LIKE,
RIGHT UNDER THE --
THE SURFACE.
AND I GO OUT,
AND PEOPLE ARE, LIKE,
YANKING ON A TETHER OR SOMETHING
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] YOU DON'T DO.
DON'T WANNA HAVE TO BE [BLEEP]
WORRYIN' ABOUT PEOPLE
DYIN' ON MY WATCH.
YOU KNOW, I CAN CONTROL
A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENS
ON A MINING OPERATION,
BUT I CAN'T CONTROL WHEN PEOPLE
ARE JUST BEIN' DUMB.
AND WHEN EMILY GETS ALL EXCITED,
SHE JUST KINDA GETS KINDA DUMB.
MY GENERAL RULE IS TO KEEP EMILY
AS FAR AWAY AS I POSSIBLY CAN
FROM ANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
I CAN'T, LIKE,
CONTROL WHAT SHE DOES.
AND SOMETIMES,
SHE JUST [BLEEP].
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU HAVE [BLEEP] ICE BLOCK
TANGLING UP THE UMBILICAL,
ROPE ON [BLEEP] WEIGHT
TANGLING UP THE UMBILICAL,
AND JEN TANGLING UP
ON THE UMBILICAL.
AND THEN, YOU [BLEEP] THROW IN
A TOTAL MISCOMMUNICATION
ON THE PHONE. I'M SORRY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING,
"PULL UP THE UMBILICAL,"
AND, "IT'S HELPING ME TA --
DETANGLE IT."
AND YOU WERE SAYING, LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE DISCONNECT WAS.
THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD DO THAT.
I WAS ALWAYS AGAINST THAT.
I NEVER HAVE UMBILICAL CORDS...
ALWAYS AGAINST, LIKE...
WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT.
Narrator:
78 MILES NORTHEAST...
THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL VILLAGES
SPREAD OUT AROUND ALASKA
IF YOU KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO.
Narrator:
ON A QUEST FOR FUEL...
HERE'S TOWN.
THERE'S WHITE MOUNTAIN.
Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
FINALLY CLOSING IN.
YOU GUYS GOT DIESEL AND GAS?
MM-HMM.
YOU GUYS TAKE CREDIT CARDS
HERE, TOO, RIGHT? WE'RE GOOD?
UH, NO.
CASH 'CAUSE I CAN'T DO
THE CREDIT CARD MACHINE NOW.
OH, COULD I GIVE YOU
THE CARD NUMBER,
AND YOU CAN RUN IT FROM...
YEP. YEP.
OKAY. OKAY. YEP.
AH, WE GOT LUCKY.
WE GOT HERE
RIGHT BEFORE HE LEFT.
WE'RE GONNA GET AS MUCH FUEL
AS WE CAN CARRY.
[ TANK CLANGS ]
APPRECIATE YA STAYIN' OPEN
FOR ME.
YOU'RE ROLLIN' INTO SOMEBODY
ELSE'S TOWN,
AND YOU'RE BASICALLY
OUT-O'-TOWNER.
YOU BETTER BRING SOME GIFTS JUST
TO GET ON THEIR GOOD SIDE.
YOU WANT SOME CRAB?
YEAH. THANK YOU.
THANKS A LOT.
YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY.
YEAH, YOU, TOO.
$700 WORTH OF FUEL.
NOW, WE'RE GONNA HEAD BACK TO
CAMP AND, UH,
GET BACK TO MININ'.
Narrator:
BACK OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
DUDE,
EVERYTHING'S GONNA WORK OUT.
UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA NEED
8 HOURS.
WE NEED 2 HOURS, AND WE'RE GONNA
GET A DIVER DOWN.
Narrator:
SHUT DOWN BY A BUSTED PUMP SEAL,
KRIS KELLY HAS BEEN FORCED
TO SCROUNGE UP
A WHOLE NEW ENGINE.
HEY, KRIS.
YEAH?
YOU WANNA ROUND UP A 7/16 AND --
AND A 1/2-INCH WRENCH FOR US?
YEAH. OKAY.
Narrator: THE PRICE TAG --
HIRING ON TWO LOCAL
OUT-OF-WORK MINERS.
JASON AND PHIL, THEY'VE GOT
QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE.
BUT PARTNERSHIPS ALWAYS TURN OUT
BAD, IT SEEMS LIKE, IN NOME.
YOU REALLY HAVE TO REALLY WATCH
WHO YOU WORK WITH.
EXCEPT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE [BLEEP] ARCTIC
IN THE WINTER,
SO CHOICES ARE LIMITED.
YEAH, ALL I CAN DO IS RUN
AROUND, GET EVERYTHING SET UP,
[BLEEP] HOPEFULLY,
THAT PRIMA DONNA ANDY,
AFTER I GET EVERYTHING
TAKEN CARE OF,
WILL COME BACK
AND WORK WITH ME.
Narrator:
AS FOR LITTLE BROTHER...
HEY, ANDY. WHAT'S UP?
HEY.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
IS YOUR [BLEEP] UP
AND RUNNING GOOD?
IT'S -- IT'S RUNNING.
I WANNA DIVE.
Narrator: RATHER THAN HELP
HIS BIG BROTHER,
ANDY HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA.
I'M TIRED OF [BLEEP] WORKING,
BUILDING SHAFTS,
EVERYTHING ELSE,
AND I NEED TO MAKE MONEY.
I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
I WISH KRIS WOULD COME BACK,
TOO,
AND WE'D JUST RUN THIS
FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS.
I JUST WANNA DIVE
AND MAKE MONEY.
YOU WILL, BUDDY.
YOU BRING YOUR WET SUIT?
YEAH.
OKAY. SUIT UP.
ONCE I PULL ANDY AWAY
FROM HIM,
THAT'LL EAT AT THE FIBER OF
KRIS' VALUES.
YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS THAT SUPPORT,
THAT MORAL SUPPORT,
OF HIS BROTHER
BEIN' RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.
AND THEN, KRIS WON'T BE ABLE
TO GO ON
'CAUSE HE'LL KEEP LOOKIN' OVER
ACROSS AT US AND SAY,
"THERE GOES MY DAD
AND MY BROTHER."
AND AS HE DOES THAT, DUDE,
IT'LL EAT AWAY AT HIM SLOWLY.
THE DREDGE ISN'T UP AND RUNNING,
AND THEY'RE WASTING
MY [BLEEP] TIME.
SO I'M BACK OVER HERE
ON THE REAPER,
ABOUT TO JUMP IN THE WATER
AND GO GET MY [BLEEP] MONEY.
ANDY'S GOIN' AND WORKING
FOR MY DAD.
BASICALLY, THE PRICK ABANDONS ME
WHEN I NEED HIS HELP.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ANDY'S
[BLEEP] PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
I GOT ENOUGH COMPLICATION.
ALL I CAN DO IS WORK,
JUST KEEP WORKING.
LISTEN.
WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE,
I WANT YOU TO REALLY LET ME KNOW
WHAT'S GOIN' ON DOWN THERE.
ANDY LOOKS LIKE A [BLEEP]
WEIRDO BY GOING BACK WITH MY DAD
INSTEAD OF WORKING HARD WITH ME.
HE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION
FINALLY
TO COME BACK ON THE REAPER,
WHERE HE BELONGS.
I HOPE THEY [BLEEP] FAIL.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD FOR A CHANGE.
WHOA!
THAT COULD'VE HURT.
♪
Narrator:
NEARLY 100 MILES FROM NOME...
WE'RE ON THE HOME STRETCH.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
OUT OF THE WOODS.
COME ON, TEDDY.
IS THERE ANYBODY ALIVE
IN THERE?
HELLO?
UH, WE GOT FUEL.
WE'RE DIVIN' TOMORROW.
I STOLE YOUR COT
WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
OH.
AS SOON AS YOU TOOK OFF,
WE JUST STARTED PUNCHIN' HOLES.
WE GOT 8 OR 10 HOLES DONE.
SHOW HIM THE FIFTH HOLE. OR...
THIS IS THE FIFTH HOLE.
Narrator: EVEN BETTER
THAN BEING FULLY FUELED...
THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD THERE.
OH, YEAH.
Narrator: THE CREW
MAY HAVE FOUND A BONANZA.
BIG ROCKS ACT LIKE BIG RIFFLES
IN YOUR SLUICE BOX,
AND THE GOLD LAYS BEHIND 'EM.
JUST LOOK AT THOSE
BIG ROCKS THERE.
GOOD WORK, GUYS.
NICE JOB.
IT'S GOOD.
I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT BACK
WITH THE FUEL.
WELL, I'LL BE EXCITED TO GO
DIVIN' IN THE MORNING, BOYS.
LET'S GET SOME SHUT-EYE.
Narrator: AS A NEW DAY DAWNS...
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EMILY
AND HAVING A CONVERSATION
WITH HER.
SHE HASN'T TALKED TO US
AT ALL.
Narrator:
AFTER A PANICKED EMERGENCY
WITH SHELBY'S DIVE MASK,
EMILY HASN'T RETURNED TO
THE DREDGE IN 24 HOURS,
AND MINING IS AT A HALT.
I CAN'T MAKE ANY EXCUSES
FOR THAT GIRL.
NO.
I CAN'T.
EMILY REALLY DOES NOT LIKE TO
FACE HER OWN MISTAKES
AND FACE HER OWN STUFF.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
WHY SOMEONE WOULD HAVE
SUCH AN EMOTIONAL REACTION
TO A NORMAL DREDGING SITUATION
THAT'S SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS
THAT THEY JUST RUN AWAY.
HOW'S EL SLUICERONI DOIN'?
GOOD.
GOOD DEAL.
IS THERE ANY GOLD
IN THAT SLUICE BOX?
UH, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
BUT NOT ENOUGH YET.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
HOW YOU DOIN' TODAY?
OH, I AM FINE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I THINK WE DEFINITELY ALL NEED
TO KIND OF CLEAR THE AIR.
WE NEED TO DISCUSS
SOME THINGS.
I THINK THE QUESTION ON
EVERYONE'S LIPS IS,
WHERE DID EMILY GO?
I GOT A LITTLE BIT OVERCOME
WITH EMOTION,
AND, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LIKE, I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL
LIKE -- LIKE HAVING A [BLEEP]
EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN
IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.
I NEEDED SOME TIME
TO KINDA GET AWAY.
THE EMOTIONAL STUFF AND, LIKE,
TAKING OFF AND WHATNOT,
THAT KINDA HURTS A LITTLE BIT OF
THE TRUST HERE.
BUT THE REACTION TO JUST GRAB
AND YANK TO MY BREATHING DEVICE
THAT'S ATTACHED TO MY FACE...
LIKE, IF IT'S WRAPPED AROUND
ICE BOX AND STUFF,
YANKING THAT HARD IS NOT GONNA
BREAK THE ICE BOX.
IT'S GOING TO RIP OFF
MY FACE.
YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF RIPPING
YOUR MASK OFF UNDERWATER,
WHICH IS [BLEEP].
LIKE, TO SAY THAT, LIKE, I WOULD
KNOWINGLY, LIKE -- LIKE,
TO SAY THAT, LIKE, I WOULD
KNOWINGLY, LIKE...
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
PULL OFF YOUR MASK...
I DID NOT SAY THAT.
OR THAT I MISHANDLED
THE TETHER...
I DID NOT SAY THAT.
I-I REALIZE...HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. HOLD -- HOLD -- HOLD
THE -- HOLD THE [BLEEP] --
HOLD THE [BLEEP] ON BECAUSE
THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.
I DON'T WANNA BE A PART OF
THIS OPERATION ANYMORE.
I JUST DON'T.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
AND IF ALL WE ARE IS ARGUING
AND THEN WE STOP,
WE'RE NOT EVEN MAKING GOLD.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
AM I UP HERE FOR?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU GUYS WORK THIS OUT.
HAVE A GREAT SEASON.
I'M OUTTA HERE.
I'M LITERALLY DONE.
SORRY.
I HAVE TO LEAVE, TOO.
I HAVE TO LEAVE
IF SHELBY LEAVES.
SHE'S WHO I TRUST UP TOP.
Narrator: WITH TIME TICKING AWAY
ON AN ALREADY SHORT ICE SEASON,
WHAT STARTED AS A FIVE-PERSON
TEAM IS DOWN TO JUST TWO.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE GO
FROM HERE, ZEKE.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT
MY MANAGERIAL SKILLS RIGHT NOW.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU DID A LOT TO,
LIKE, UNRAVEL, UM, LIKE,
THE RESPECT THAT
THEY HAVE FOR YOU.
GROW UP.
I CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THEY DO.
I CAN'T CONTROL THE DECISIONS
THAT THEY MAKE.
LOOK, I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD
CHASE THOSE GIRLS DOWN
BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THIS CRAP
SET UP ON THE ICE RIGHT NOW.
I, LIKE, HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND
TIME PUT INTO IT, AND WE'RE,
LIKE, ON TOP OF, LIKE,
A BUNCH OF BULL.
IF THE SITUATION CANNOT BE SAVED
WITH THE GIRLS, THEN,
LIKE, I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO
FIND SOME OTHER PEOPLE
TO DIVE WITH.
Narrator: WITH ZEKE AND EMILY
AT A CROSSROADS...
[ MOOSE GROAN ]
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
NOME HARBOR...
HOW'S IT GOING? ARE YOU
SEEIN' LOTS OF GOLD RIGHT NOW?
Narrator: AT THE REAPER...
OKAY, BROTHER.
THAT'S A GOOD REPORT.
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU.
WHEN YOU SAY,
"THERE'S GOOD GOLD,"
THERE'S GOOD GOLD.
Narrator: TWO-THIRDS OF
THE FIGHTIN' KELLYS,
ALONG WITH THE NEWEST AND
LITTLEST, ARE TOGETHER AGAIN.
YEAH, DAD,
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK
DREDGIN' AGAIN DEALING GOLD
AND BACK AT THE REAPER,
WHERE I BELONG.
IS THAT FULL THROTTLE?
YEAH, THAT'S IT, BUDDY.
SORRY.
DISAPPOINTING, ISN'T IT?
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. YEAH.
WELL,
WE'LL DO WHAT WE DO BEST --
MAKE IT [BLEEP] WORK.
I'VE GOT ANDY DOWN DIVIN'
RIGHT NOW,
GETTIN' HIMSELF A POCKET
FULL OF GOLD.
KRIS WAS TRYIN' TO GET ALL
THE FREE LABOR OUTTA ANDY,
AND ANDY'S BEEN AROUND
THAT GAME WITH ME BEFORE.
SO HE DOESN'T WANNA GIVE UP
ANY FREE LABOR,
AND HE WANTS TO GET PAID.
LET'S FACE IT.
I'M THEIR FATHER.
I KNOW THEIR WEAK POINTS.
I KNOW WHAT'LL BRING 'EM DOWN.
NOW, I KNEW
I'D BREAK ANDY FAST, OKAY?
I KNEW ANDY'D BE THE FIRST
TO RUN -- RUN BACK HOME.
THEY WANNA STAY CLOSE TO
THEIR DAD,
THEIR LOVING FATHER
THAT'S LOVED 'EM
SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE BABIES
AND TREATED 'EM LIKE
LITTLE PRINCES.
SO, UH, OF COURSE THEY WANNA
FOLLOW ME AROUND.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
ABOUT 2:00 OR 3:00,
WHEN HE SEES
OUR BIG GOLD CLEANOUT,
I EXPECT KRIS'LL
COME RIGHT OVER.
Narrator:
JUST A FEW FEET AWAY...
TIME TO DO THE GOLD DANCE.
GETTIN' JIGGY.
DUDE, I FEEL LIKE I'M WORKING
WITH FRODO AND SAM HERE
AND WE'RE ON THE QUEST
FOR THE RING.
Narrator: THE LONE KELLY HOLDOUT
ALONG WITH HIS FELLOWSHIP
ARE STILL TRYING TO GET BACK UP
AND RUNNING.
I WANT MY DAD AND BROTHER TO
FAIL FOR SCREWING ME OVER.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY WHAT
THEY DID RIGHT NOW.
MY BROTHER ABANDONED ME
WHEN I NEEDED MY HELP.
MY DAD KNEW THAT MY BROTHER WAS
[BLEEP] ME OVER.
THE DYNAMICS OF MY LIFE IS
JUST INSANE.
FINISHING TOUCH.
JUST GOT DONE.
THANK GOD.
Narrator:
WITH THE NEW ENGINE IN PLACE
AND JUST 17 DAYS REMAINING,
KRIS NEEDS TO GET IN
THE WATER FAST.
OKAY, HERE WE GO, MAN.
MOMENT OF TRUTH.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
LOTTA HARD WORK.
HIT IT?
[ MOTOR WHIRS ]
YEAH.
AGAIN.
[ MOTOR WHIRS ]
[ TAPPING ]
NOTHING.
[ TAPPING ]
IT'S NOT ENGAGING.
I MIGHT BE [BLEEP]
50/50 CHANCE AT THIS POINT.
60/40 CHANCE I'M [BLEEP].
♪
Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
AT THE REAPER...
I GOT A NEW GPS LOCATOR-TYPE
SYSTEM -- THE KIDS' LITE-BRITE.
I GOT THE REAPER RIGHT HERE.
WELL,
GOOD THING I CAME ON DOWN.
TOLD YOU WE WERE ON GOLD.
OH, YEAH.
IT'S ALL OVER THE PLAIN.
I'LL PUT IT ON THE MAP
RIGHT NOW.
HERE'S OUR NEXT SPOT RIGHT HERE,
ACTUALLY.
RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE NEXT --
THAT'S THE MOTHER...
[BLEEP] IT'S GONE.
Narrator:
100 MILES FROM NOME...
AT THE BLUFF...
Shawn: WE GOT FUEL.
CODY'S GOIN' FOR HIS FIRST DIVE.
TEDDY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU'LL FIND SOME GOLD TODAY?
Narrator: WITH THE SEASON
NEARLY HALFWAY OVER
AND JUST A DUSTING OF GOLD
IN THE BOX,
SHAWN AND THE BOYS ARE FUELED UP
AND READY TO ROLL.
I'M STOKED, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: AFTER FINDING A SPOT
RICH IN COBBLE,
CODY MOEN IS GEARING UP
TO SEE IF IT'S RICH IN GOLD.
I MEAN...
AND HALFWAY THROUGH,
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD, BUT THAT'S
THE REASON WHY I DO IT.
I HAVEN'T FOUND THE GOLD
I'M LOOKIN' FOR YET.
SO I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER
IT TAKES TO STAY OUT HERE.
Narrator: 100 MILES WEST,
IN THE CITY OF NOME...
FIRST SCOOP OF 2015 ICE SEASON.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: WITH HIS YOUNGEST
BACK IN THE FOLD,
BRAD IS LOOKING FOR
HIS FIRST PAYDAY OF THE SEASON.
I GOT ANDY BACK NOW.
BUT, UH, FOR MY SEASON,
FOR MY YEAR TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
I NEED ANDY AND KRIS TO BE HERE.
Narrator: SPEAKING OF KRIS,
OUT ON THE ICE...
THAT AIN'T GOOD.
Narrator: KELLY NUMBER THREE IS
STILL JUST MOMENTS AWAY.
WHY DON'T WE RUN IT DIRECT TO
THE HOT WATER ON DEMAND SYSTEM
AND WE SEE IF THERE'S A PROBLEM
FROM THERE?
I'M NOT READY TO ACCEPT
FAILURE YET.
I'M JUST HAVING [BLEEP]
ENGINE PROBLEMS.
AS SOON AS I GET THOSE
ALL TAKEN CARE OF,
EVERYTHING WILL TURN AROUND
FOR ME.
I GUESS WE'LL BE WEIGHING IN
GRAMS TONIGHT, NOT POUNDS, DUDE.
LET'S WEIGH IT UP.
A LITTLE HERE.
A LITTLE THERE. IT ALL ADDS UP.
Narrator: AN OUNCE AND A HALF
IS WORTH JUST 1,800 BUCKS.
JUST GOTTA STICK MORE
TO GETTIN' GOLD,
[BLEEP] LEAVE THIS DRAMA IN
THE FAMILY [BLEEP] BEHIND
AND JUST GO GET GOLD, BRO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THERE'S ANDY'S RETURN PROFITS,
RETURN ON HIS, UH, INVESTMENT.
SO MY DAD AND I, WE CAME UP WITH
A REALLY PISS-POOR CLEANOUT.
BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
YOU JUST GOTTA ROLL WITH IT.
I THINK I NEED
A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
♪ DO, DO, DO, DO, DEE, DEE,
DEE, DEE, DEE, DEE ♪
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAN?
SHOULD WE DO THIS?
I THINK [BLEEP].
HEY, MAN.
QUIT STALLING.
WE GOT...
QUIT STALLING.
HIT IT.
PLEASE [BLEEP] WORK.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
LET'S SEE AND MAKE SURE WATER'S
COMIN' OUT BEFORE I [BLEEP]
START GETTIN' CRAZY.
MOMENT OF TRUTH RIGHT NOW.
GOT IT! IT'S WORKING!
WATER'S COMIN' DOWN!
WE GOT PRIME.
[BLEEP] WE GOT IT.
WE GOT OUR HOT WATER.
WE GOT OUR PRIME.
ANDY MAY BE GONE,
BUT I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
I'M NOT DONE YET.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS HALFWAY THROUGH
THE GAME.
I'M NOT GIVING UP.
I'M 10 TIMES THE WORKER BOTH OF
THEM ARE PUT TOGETHER.
[BLEEP], MAN.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THANK GOD THIS ALL WORKED OUT.
Narrator:
WHILE KRIS IS BACK IN BUSINESS,
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN...
IT'S TIME TO KIND OF,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,
MAKE APOLOGIES AND MOVE ON
AND TRY TO [BLEEP]
GET SOME WORK DONE.
Narrator: WITH HER DIVE TEAM
IN FULL MUTINY,
EMILY RIEDEL NEEDS TO
SWALLOW HER PRIDE.
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ KNOCKS ]
iHOLA!
HI.
FANCY MEETING YOU HERE...
LIKE YOU LIVE HERE
OR SOMETHING.
YOU GUYS WALKED AWAY TODAY,
AND I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU
YOUR SPACE AND KIND OF, LIKE,
LET YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU NEED
TO GO BACK IN THE WATER.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL
ME, AND I'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
WE NEED BETTER COMMUNICATION,
AND WE NEED TO KNOW,
WHEN THERE'S AN ISSUE,
THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST
GOING TO JUMP SHIP.
I LEFT,
AND I'M HORRIBLY SORRY.
THAT WAS REALLY
IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ME.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT EMOTIONS
WILL BE KEPT TO THE SIDE
SO THAT
RATIONAL REACTIONS HAPPEN.
IS THAT -- THAT'S...
IF SOMEBODY'S TENDING
YOUR UMBILICAL
AND WE WERE ALWAYS
100% PRESENT
AND THERE FOR YOU
AND WE DON'T TAKE OFF
BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING
AN EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN,
I -- IF THAT'S IN PLACE,
ARE YOU READY TO GO
[BLEEP] AND GET SOME --
AND GET SOME GOLD?
I'M OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD.
YEAH.
LET'S ALL HUG, GIRLS.
[ LAUGHS ] HUG TIME.
SORRY.
SHELBY, YOU'RE SO SHORT.
I'M SORRY IF I'M STINKY.
THERE'S LOTS OF BOOBS.
THERE'S SO MUCH BOOBS.
HERE, HAVE MY BOOBS
IN YOUR FACE.
Narrator:
EMILY GOT HER CREW BACK.
SHAWN GOT SOME FUEL.
KRIS GOT A NEW ENGINE.
AND BRAD GOT ANDY
AND A LITTLE BIT OF GOLD.
I'M SEEIN' GOLD DOWN HERE.
[ EXCITED SHOUTING ]
YEAH, I PUT A LOT OF GOLD
IN THE BOX.
WHO THE HELL'S THAT?
WHOA! WE JUST GOT BUZZED!
I'M FROZEN UP.
I'M [BLEEP] SICK OF IT.
THEN LEAVE, PLEASE.
WHATEVER, DUDE.
[ GROANS ]
DON'T DO THAT!
GOLD!
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
IN THE ALASKAN SUBARCTIC WINTER,
BRUTAL COLD IS UNRELENTING.
BUT FOR THE GOLD-MINING FLEET...
GOTTA HAVE FIRE.
WISH WE WERE LOOKIN'
AT NUGGETS RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
THE HEAT IS RISING.
THE D.N.R. SAYS EVERYBODY'S
GOTTA BE OFF THE ICE APRIL 15th.
THE CLOCK'S TICKIN'.
IT JUST CRUNCHED
THE WHOLE SEASON DOWN
INTO THIS LITTLE COMPACT TIME,
AND YOU GOTTA BUST YOUR ASS TO
GET WHAT YOU NEED TO GET DONE
IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
Narrator:
100 MILES FROM NOME,
SHAWN POMRENKE AND CREW
ARE ROUGHING IT
IN SEARCH OF
THE NEXT GREAT HOT SPOT.
ANYTIME THE MINING'S BEEN THIS
HARD AND THIS DIFFICULT,
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN WORTH IT.
THIS IS GONNA BE WHERE WE ALL
GET ENOUGH GOLD TO RETIRE.
Narrator:
BACK IN TOWN, AT THE CLARK...
Emily: WE HAVE LIKE
2 1/2 WEEKS LEFT,
BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT WORK
AS BEST AS WE CAN.
Narrator: FOR EMILY RIEDEL
AND ZEKE TENHOFF,
GREENHORN SCHOOL IS
IN SESSION.
IF HE HAS A ROCK JAM,
THE SLUICE BOX FLOW
WILL DECREASE.
THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED,
AND WE FOUND OURSELVES
ON SOME PRETTY GOOD GOLD.
AND WE GOTTA GO DOWN THERE
AND JUST MOVE MATERIAL.
DON'T COME BACK
WITHOUT SOME GOLD.
Narrator:
AT THE PADDY WAGON,
ROOKIE DREDGE OWNER KRIS KELLY
AND HIS LITTLE BROTHER...
OH.
ARE FINALLY OUT
FROM DAD'S DARK SHADOW.
NOW, I HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME
BUT MYSELF.
IT'S ALL ON ME.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE LAST 10 SECONDS OF THE GAME,
I WANT THE BALL.
THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ WIND HOWLING ]
[ BLUSTERING, GRUNTING ]
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
ON CLAIM 14...
HEY, EZEKIEL, WHAT'S THE, UH,
GROUND LOOK LIKE DOWN THERE?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK THAT THESE SANDY AREAS
MIGHT BE PLACES THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DREDGED
BECAUSE THERE'S SO LITTLE
OVERBURDEN ON THEM.
Narrator: WITH THE FIRST WEEK OF
DREDGING IN THE BOOKS,
THE UNLIKELY
ALLIANCE OF ZEKE AND EMILY IS
STILL HOLDING STRONG.
WE FOUND GOLD ON VERY TINY
AMOUNTS OF OVERBURDEN
ON THE SLUICE BEFORE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRACTICAL
FOR ZEKE AND I TO WORK TOGETHER
IN A BUSINESS CAPACITY.
WE KNOW WE'RE ON GOOD GOLD.
WE GOT 2.8 OUNCES IN, LIKE,
BASICALLY ESSENTIALLY
8 OR 9 HOURS.
Narrator:
SO FAR THIS SEASON...
ZEKE'S EQUIPMENT AND SKILLS...
[BLEEP] YEAH,
THAT COORDINATE'S GOOD. YES.
Narrator: ...ALONG WITH EMILY'S
GPS HOT SPOTS AND GREENHORNS...
Zeke: 2.8 OUNCES.
Narrator: ...HAVE BROUGHT IN
A COOL 3,300 BUCKS.
OKAY, YEAH,
I'M STARTING TO SEE SOME
QUITE DECENT GOLD DOWN HERE.
Narrator: NOW...
DOES IT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE
A GOOD SPOT FOR SHELBY AND JEN
TO START DIVIN'?
Narrator:
TO CASH IN ON THE SHORT SEASON,
THE PAIR MUST KEEP
THE GREENHORNS ON GOLD...
10-4.
Narrator:
EVERY SINGLE SHIFT.
SO BEAUTIFULLY EASY.
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT.
BUT -- BUT IT'S REALLY NOT
AND I'M COLD. [ CHUCKLES ]
EVEN IF IT'S FOR A SHORT AMOUNT
OF TIME,
WE COULD MAKE SOME
DECENT MONEY
IF WE ALL GET OUR HEADS
IN THE SAME GAME
AND WE HIT IT HARD
AND WE GRIND.
HOW I'M DOIN' THAT IS LAYIN'
DOWN GLOW STICKS
ON THE TRAJECTORY THAT I KNOW
THE GOLD TO BE GOING.
WE'RE GONNA SEND IN
SHELBY NEXT.
AND THEN,
WE'RE GONNA SEND JEN IN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THE LADIES
SPLASHIN' AROUND UP IN THERE.
ZEKE IS A PROSPECTOR.
HE EXPLORES, AND HE LOOKS,
AND HE LEARNS HOW TO
READ THE BOTTOM.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
ZEKE KNOWS REALLY WELL
HOW TO FOLLOW GOLD AND HOW MUCH
THERE IS IN THAT AREA.
GO STRAIGHT DOWN.
AND THEN YOU GET OVER HERE,
AND THAT'S END OF THE HOSE.
BOOM. RIGHT THERE.
LITTLE HANDLE. [BLEEP]
AND THEN, ALONG HERE,
I DUG THROUGH THE OVERBURDEN
AND EXPOSED THE PAY LAYER.
AND THEN, I PUT A GLOW STICK,
LIKE, EVERY 3 OR 4 FEET.
AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE.
GLOW STICK, GLOW STICK,
GLOW STICK.
IN THE -- IN THE CENTER OF
A LITTLE CIRCLE,
THERE WERE SOME
FLAKES OF GOLD.
AND THEN, I STACKED LITTLE WHITE
ROCKS LIKE A LITTLE CAMPFIRE.
THIS ALL NEEDS TO BE DREDGED.
ALL OF THAT LOOKS GOOD.
IT SHOULD BE
PRETTY APPARENT TO YOU.
Narrator: HEADING DOWN FOR
HER SECOND DIVE UNDER THE ICE...
SO GO GET MASKED UP.
Narrator: CERTIFIED DIVE MASTER
SHELBY JOHNSON.
THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS DEFINITELY
LET ME FULFILL A DREAM.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT
I KNEW WAS GONNA BE A CAKEWALK.
BUT, UH,
I GREW UP WITH BROTHERS,
AND BROTHERS ALWAYS WERE TELLIN'
ME THAT I COULDN'T DO THINGS.
I ALWAYS HAD SOMETHIN' TO PROVE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ WATER BUBBLING ]
Zeke: ALL RIGHT.
HOW DOES THAT FEEL WATER-WISE?
IT FEELS FANTASTIC,
ZEKE, THANK YOU.
OKAY.
IT LOOKS PRETTY DOWN HERE.
DEFINITELY LOOKS DIFFERENT
THAN THE LAST PLACE.
OKAY.
I SEE THE GLOW STICKS.
'KAY.
AW, ZEKE, THIS IS SO CUTE.
YOU'RE SO SWEET.
YOU SEE THOSE LITTLE PIECES OF
GOLD THERE IN THE LITTLE CIRCLE?
YEAH, I DO.
SHELBY, SO THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE GOIN' FOR.
SO THERE'S, LIKE, A WHOLE BUNCH
OF THOSE LITTLE PIECES,
AND THEY'RE UNDER THE ROCKS
THAT ARE IN FRONT AND, LIKE,
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S SO GREAT.
ISN'T IT SO PRETTY?
IT'S SO PRETTY.
IT'S SO PRETTY!
I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I'M MOTIVATED.
GOT SOME GOOD SUCTION.
Narrator:
WHILE SHELBY FOLLOWS THE TRAIL,
100 MILES TO THE EAST,
AT THE BLUFF...
...MR. GOLD.
BOY, THAT'S A PRETTY VAST
AREA RIGHT HERE. THAT...
THERE'S A LOT OF GROUND
TO COVER.
Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
BLAZING A NEW ONE.
CLAIMS GO FROM HERE TO HERE,
SO WE JUST GOTTA CHECK OUT
RIGHT IN FRONT OF HERE.
Narrator: THIS WINTER,
SHAWN'S INVESTED NEARLY 30 GRAND
ON AN EXPEDITION
TO FIND GOLD DEEP IN THE WILD.
PROSPECTING DOWN
AT THE BLUFF THIS WINTER,
IT'S A WHOLE NEW AREA.
IT'S NOT LIKE THE TOMCOT,
WHERE I'VE BEEN ON THERE
15 YEARS AND KNOW --
KNOW THE BOTTOM
LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND.
I HAVE NO CLUE
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
Narrator: FOUR DAYS AGO...
THIS MIGHT BE THE --
MIGHT BE THE SPOT.
Narrator: ON THE FIRST DIVE
HOLD OF THE SEASON...
THERE'S GOLD IN THE AREA.
Narrator: THE MISSION GOT
ITS FIRST TASTE OF SUCCESS.
AND HERE'S ONE OF THOSE
OTHER BEACHLINES.
FIND SOME GOLD THERE.
Narrator: RISKING THE FAMILY
NAME AND THE FAMILY BUSINESS,
SHAWN AND HIS CREW
ARE LOOKING TO STEP IT UP.
I MEAN, IT'S A BIG RISK AND
SPENDIN' A LOTTA MONEY DOIN' IT,
BUT HOPEFULLY, IT PAYS OFF BIG.
I THINK I COULD CONQUER
THE BLUFF
JUST BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE
SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE JOE.
WELL, WE SHOULD GET EVERYTHING
TOPPED OFF, FUELED UP.
Narrator: BUT JUST OVER
ONE WEEK INTO THE TRIP...
HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOIN' ON FUEL?
WE'RE GETTIN' PRETTY LOW ON
THE TRACK TRUCK.
I GOT A LITTLE.
I GOT A QUARTER TANK
IN MY SNOW MACHINE.
THOSE ARE ALL EMPTY.
Narrator:
THERE'S A MAJOR PROBLEM.
WE'VE ONLY GOT 2 DAYS AND --
BEFORE YOU BURN [BLEEP]
200 GALLONS OF GAS ALMOST.
ALL THOSE BREAKDOWNS,
THE MONKEY HEATER BREAKIN' DOWN
AND BURNIN'...
WE BURNED A LOTTA GAS.
NEED TO GET MORE FUEL
IF WE'RE GONNA FIND
SOME GOLD AROUND HERE.
Narrator: UNDERESTIMATING
THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IT WOULD TAKE
TO GET THERE
AND RUN THE ENGINES,
THEY'RE LEFT WITHOUT EVEN ENOUGH
TO MAKE IT BACK TO TOWN.
SON OF A BITCH.
[BLEEP]
WE RAN OUTTA FUEL.
DEVASTATING.
IT'S NOT A MORALE BOOSTER
AT ALL.
I'M GETTIN' MY ASS
KICKED OUT HERE.
IT SUCKS.
THERE'S A VILLAGE JUST IN FROM
HERE THAT WE CAN GO HEAD UP,
GET SOME FUEL THERE.
TO WHITE MOUNTAIN?
I THINK I CAN.
Narrator: THE TINY VILLAGE OF
WHITE MOUNTAIN, POPULATION 200,
77 MILES FROM NOME AND NEARLY
30 FROM THE BLUFF,
IS SHAWN'S ONLY HOPE TO GAS UP
AND AVOID CALLING FOR RESCUE.
HOPEFULLY,
I DON'T GET STUCK.
WE'LL FIND YA.
IF YOU'RE NOT BACK BY DARK,
WE'LL COME LOOK FOR YA.
THERE'S NOTHING GONNA STOP US
FROM MINING HERE.
I'M GONNA VENTURE OUT
AND GO TO THIS VILLAGE,
GET ENOUGH FUEL TO
KEEP ON MININ',
AND I AIN'T GONNA QUIT.
WELL, I'M GONNA GO FOR FUEL.
YOU GUYS, UH, GO PROSPECTING OUT
HERE ON THE CLAIM.
ALL RIGHT.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
LET'S GO.
Narrator: WITH JUST OVER 2 WEEKS
REMAINING IN THE SEASON,
FINDING WHITE MOUNTAIN
AND REPLENISHING THE FUEL IS
MAKE-OR-BREAK FOR
THE POMRENKE CREW.
100 MILES WEST...
JUST WEST OF THE HARBOR...
HOW'S THAT NEW COMPRESSOR
WORKIN' OUT?
IT IS WORKIN' OUT.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
Narrator:
KRIS KELLY AND HIS BROTHER ANDY
ARE PREPPING FOR
A FULL DAY'S WORK.
THAT'S GOOD.
LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.
LET IT WARM UP NOW.
MY BROTHER AND I HAVE TEAMED UP
TO BEGIN TO TRY OUR HAND.
I THINK THAT I CAN BE NUMBER ONE
ON THE SCOREBOARD.
I CAN BEAT EVERYBODY THIS YEAR
IF ANDY AND I JUST FOCUS
AND WE WORK HARD.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
UNDER OUR FEET TODAY.
HEY, LET'S STAY POSITIVE.
I'M POSITIVE.
Narrator:
JUST A FEW FEET AWAY...
THE RACE IS STILL ON
WITH THE KIDS.
I GUESS IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS,
THE RACE IS STILL ON.
Narrator: THEIR OLD MAN, BRAD,
IS ALSO FIRING UP.
THE BIG RACE IS TO SEE
WHO GETS THE MOST GOLD, RIGHT?
THAT'S THE RACE.
Narrator: A WEEK AGO...
I GOT A DIVER GOING DOWN!
GOOD FOR YOU.
Narrator: AFTER SETTING CAMP
RIGHT NEXT DOOR
TO THE OLD MAN...
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL DOWN HERE
RIGHT NOW, DUDE.
Narrator: THE BROTHERS WERE
THE FIRST ONES TO HIT PAY DIRT.
PADDY WAGON'S FIRST ON GOLD
THIS SEASON.
EVERYBODY ELSE CAN
[BLEEP] OFF.
Narrator: NOW...
HOW'S IT GOIN', BOYS?
I WANT AN OUNCE AN HOUR.
I GOTTA GET DOWN THERE AND MAKE
SOME [BLEEP] MONEY.
DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THAT.
WE MAKE SO MUCH [BLEEP]
WE THROW IT ALL OVER THE ICE.
Narrator:
IT'S TIME FOR ROUND TWO.
KRIS SPLITTIN' OFF IS
ACTUALLY HURTIN' BOTH OF US.
HE DOESN'T REALIZE IT,
BUT IT DOES.
IT'S TAKEN HALF OUR MONEY AWAY,
PUT IT INTO TWO OPERATIONS.
YOU JUST...THE WHOLE THING
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T WANNA HAVE FUN.
I WANNA MAKE MONEY.
I'M NOT [BLEEP] HERE
LIVING THE DREAM.
I'M HERE TRYING TO GET PAID.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET ON
THE GOLD RIGHT AWAY.
NO PROSPECTING.
Narrator:
THE BOYS' ONLY PROBLEM...
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
YOU HEAR THAT?
I MEAN, IT'S NOT MAKIN' ME FEEL
SAFE RIGHT NOW, LET ME TELL YA.
I'M NOT FEELIN' GOOD
ABOUT THAT ENGINE.
Narrator: THE CUT-RATE GEAR
THEY'RE USING TO GET THE GOLD.
OH, [BLEEP].
WHOLE ENGINE IS GARBAGE, MAN.
I'VE GOT ALL THIS EQUIPMENT,
AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY
GREAT EQUIPMENT.
I BOUGHT ALL MY DAD'S [BLEEP]
EQUIPMENT
AT A B-- A REALLY GOOD DEAL.
I DON'T THINK MY BROTHER
REALLY WANTED TO PUT
A WHOLE LOTTA MONEY
INTO DREDGING.
HE BOUGHT MY DAD'S
FAULTY EQUIPMENT.
HE SHOULD'VE BOUGHT NEW
OR SOMETHING ELSE.
TIME FOR ME TO STEP UP,
GET DOWN THERE,
MAKE SOME [BLEEP] MONEY.
AND TRY NOT TO DIE
AT THE SAME TIME.
[ AIR HISSES ]
[ BLEEP ]
IT'S COLD DOWN HERE.
GROUND FLOOR.
OKAY.
OH, YEAH.
IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD SO FAR.
THERE'S GOLD ALREADY.
LOOKS LIKE THAT BLACK
[BLEEP].
HE SAYS HE'S ON GOLD.
GOD, I HATE LISTENING TO
HIS VOICE, EVEN ON A COMM BOX.
HEY, WHAT IF I, UH...
♪
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
HEY, WHAT IF I, UH...
SOMETHING'S [BLEEP] WRONG!
LOOK AROUND AND SEE WHAT
THE [BLEEP] THE PROBLEM IS!
HOT WATER LINE.
Narrator:
THE PUMP SEAL REGULATES
HOT WATER FLOWING TO THE DIVER.
WITHOUT ONE, THE BOYS ARE
RISKING THIRD-DEGREE BURNS.
GO. COME OUTTA THE HOLE.
[BLEEP] EVERY [BLEEP] TIME
I [BLEEP] TURN AROUND THIS
[BLEEP]...
Narrator: IN OTHER WORDS,
THE FIGHTING IRISH
ARE OUT OF LUCK.
AH, HERE COMES MY [BLEEP]
DAD NOW.
I DON'T NEED THIS [BLEEP].
HEY, BOYS.
WE JUST PUT A NEW PUMP SEAL
ON YESTERDAY,
AND I THINK WE BLEW IT
ALREADY.
SOMEBODY [BLEEP] SOLD ME
A PIECE OF [BLEEP] ENGINE.
I GOT THE SAME DEAL ON
MY [BLEEP] DREDGE TOO, MAN.
SOME GUY [BLEEP] ME, TOO.
I WANT MY MONEY BACK FROM YOU,
YOU [BLEEP].
[ LAUGHS ]
MY DAD IS CONSTANTLY [BLEEP]
TRYING TO CAUSE ME PROBLEMS.
THAT'S THE ONLY PUMP SEAL
IN TOWN.
UH, JUST TURNED INTO
A BIG CLUSTER [BLEEP]
EXTREMELY FAST.
AND I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO
EXPLAIN MY LUCK RIGHT NOW.
PROBLEM IS WE THOUGHT
WE WERE GETTING A GOOD DEAL.
INSTEAD, WE JUST THREW $3,000
DOWN THE TOILET.
Narrator: GETTING ANOTHER
PUMP SEAL TO NOME
COULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS,
TIME THE KELLY BROTHERS
JUST DON'T HAVE.
GO GET DRESSED.
WE'RE DONE.
I'M NOT GIVING UP.
I'M NOT GIVING UP YET.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
WE JUST NEED TO DO
A LITTLE BIT MORE TWEAKING.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP].
I'M NOT KEEPIN' DOIN' THIS
[BLEEP] AND WASTIN' MY TIME.
I'D SAY OUR SEASON'S
[BLEEP] DONE.
SOMETIMES, THE WEAKEST PART OF
THESE GRAND PLANS THAT I HAVE IS
WORKING WITH MY BROTHER.
HE DOESN'T REALLY GET ALONG
WITH PEOPLE.
DON'T RAISE YOUR [BLEEP]
VOICE TO ME.
HAVE A...
IT'S ON THE ROPE
YOU'RE SITTING ON.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING --
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP]
LEAVE THAT ALONE
FOR 2 [BLEEP] MINUTES!
WHO CARES?
OH, FINE.
YEAH. WHO CARES?
I'LL DO IT MYSELF,
YOU [BLEEP] IDIOT.
"OKAY."
"OKAY."
IT'S ALWAYS A ONE-MAN JOB.
I SHOULD'VE NOT WORKED
WITH ANY OF MY FAMILY.
IT WAS BAD NEWS
WORKIN' WITH MY DAD.
IT'S BAD NEWS
WORKIN' WITH MY BROTHER.
NOBODY GIVES A [BLEEP]
ABOUT DOING ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T WANNA PUT...
I'M JUST SICK OF IT.
I'M IN A WHINY MOOD.
I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
MOOSE.
KONA WANTS TO GO AFTER
THAT MOOSE.
I AIN'T GONNA LET HER.
BEHAVE, KONA.
Narrator:
SHAWN POMRENKE IS 15 MILES
INTO HIS JOURNEY FOR FUEL.
LOOKIN' FOR THE TRAIL.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT 15 YEARS
SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK HERE.
I CAN'T FIND IT.
IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER
WHICH WAY THE TRAIL GOES.
Narrator: FINDING A TRAIL
THIS DEEP IN THE BACKCOUNTRY IS
DISORIENTING AT BEST.
FROM WHERE WE'RE AT AT BLUFF,
GO OUT INTO THIS VILLAGE.
THERE AIN'T NO DAMN HIGHWAY
GOIN' THERE.
THERE IS TRAILS
IN BETWEEN THE VILLAGES.
SO I GOT A GOOD IDEA OF
WHERE THE TRAIL'S AT.
AND HOPEFULLY, I MAKE IT THERE.
Narrator: AT NIGHT,
TEMPERATURES IN THE BUSH
CAN DROP TO NEGATIVE 40.
WITH JUST 6 HOURS OF
DAYLIGHT LEFT,
MAKING GOOD TIME IS CRITICAL.
WHERE IN THE HELL
DID THE TRAIL GO?
IT'S NOT LOOKIN' GOOD.
Narrator:
WHILE SHAWN HUNTS DOWN A PATH,
BACK AT THE BLUFF...
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
...HIS CREW IS
STILL HUNTING GOLD.
IS IT THE TOP BUTTON?
IT'S OUR FIRST TIME TRYIN' TO
USE THE GoPro
TO GET A LOOK AT
THE BOTTOM.
THE BLUFFS ARE A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE THAN
ANYTHING YOU SEE AROUND NOME.
IF WE'RE NOT MININ',
WE GOTTA FIND SOMETHIN' ELSE
TO DO TO KEEP US BUSY.
SO JACOB AND I ARE GONNA,
YOU KNOW, KEEP --
KEEP AT IT AND KEEP LOOKIN'
UNDER THE ICE WITH CAMERAS
AND CHECKIN' OUT NEW SPOTS.
WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR A CERTAIN
DEPTH OF WATER,
TRY TO GET AN IDEA OF
WHAT THE OCEAN FLOOR IS
DOIN' AROUND HERE.
Narrator: THE MISSION IS TO FIND
A LARGE SWATH OF ROCK AND COBBLE
AMONGST THE SAND,
WHICH OFTEN ACTS AS A NATURAL
UNDERWATER TRAP FOR COARSE GOLD.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO A COUPLE MORE, HUH?
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO
OUR DIVE TENT
AND GOT A LITTLE COMPUTER
WE CAN PLUG THIS INTO
AND TAKE A LOOK-SEE.
HOPIN' THAT SHAWN MAKES IT BACK
TONIGHT WITH FUEL
AND DOESN'T GET STUCK OUT
IN THE COUNTRY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
AS FOR THEIR FEARLESS LEADER...
KONA, LET'S GO.
THERE'S A MOOSE DOWN THERE.
Narrator: SHAWN'S MISSION IS
TAKING A BIT OF A DOGLEG.
KONA, COME ON!
LET'S GO. COME ON.
KONA, GET OVER HERE!
COME HERE!
HEY! GET BACK HERE!
LET'S GO.
[ THUDDING ]
KONA.
I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO
TIE HER UP
UNTIL WE GET A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER AWAY FROM THIS MOOSE.
HEY!
HEY!
SHE WANTS TO GO KILL SOME FOOD.
[ CLAPPING ]
COME HERE. LET'S GO.
COME ON.
YEAH, YOU'RE WORKIN' HARD,
AREN'T YA? COME ON. HERE.
YOU CAN RIDE UP HERE NOW. HERE.
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.
EVERYTHING TAKES ABOUT THREE
TIMES LONGER TO DO OUT HERE.
HERE'S THE WINTER TRAIL.
FOUND IT.
CLIMB A BANK. WHOA!
YEAH. MADE IT. WHOO.
Narrator: 100 MILES WEST...
ON CLAIM 14...
WHAT KIND OF BOTTOM ARE YOU
SEEING RIGHT NOW?
THERE ARE SOME BIG ROCKS
DOWN HERE.
AND THE GLOW STICK
JUST WENT IN AGAIN.
Narrator:
CLARK GREENHORN SHELBY JOHNSON
HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE GLOW
STICK PATH FOR 3 HOURS.
Emily:
FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE, MAN,
AND JUST THINK ABOUT THE GOLD
IN THE HOSE. [ LAUGHS ]
SHELBY'S TINY.
SHE'S, LIKE, 5-FOOT-3
OR SOMETHING.
BUT SHE'S A BULLDOG.
I CAN DEFINITELY SEE WHY YOU
GET TIRED IN A COUPLE HOURS.
THIS IS DREDGING 101 FOR YOU.
OH, THIS IS FANTASTIC.
I'M A GOLD DREDGER!
OH.
IT'S TUGGIN' ME.
ONE THING TO WATCH OUT FOR IS
THOSE ICE CUBES
THAT WERE PUSHED DOWN
FROM THE DIVE HOLE, UH,
YOUR UMBILICALS KINDA
GET WRAPPED AROUND THEM.
OKAY.
MOST IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET IT
OFF OF THAT ICE BLOCK
AND THEN YOU PULL IT OUT OF
THAT JET WHERE IT'S STUCK.
I'LL TRY IT.
OKAY.
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD COME
UP AND HOLD ONTO THE SURFACE,
AND WE'LL TRY TO UNTANGLE IT
FROM THERE?
I COULD CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY.
OH, MY GOD! [ BLEEPS ]
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
♪
Narrator:
1 MILE EAST OF NOME HARBOR...
AT THE CLARK...
OKAY.
Narrator:
GREENHORN SHELBY JOHNSON'S
UMBILICAL TETHER HAS BECOME
SNARED ON AN ICE BLOCK.
NOW JUST PULL IT UP
TO THAT POINT.
[ BLEEPS ]
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
[ BLEEP ]
STOP.
STOP PULLIN' IT.
STOP.
ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU OKAY?
OKAY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU HAD MY FACE MASK
RIGHT THERE.
YOU WERE TUGGING.
I'M SORRY.
YOU SAID --
YOU SAID TO PULL IT UP
AND IT WAS HELPING
UNTANGLE IT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR,
LIKE, A -- JUST SCREAMING,
AND THERE'S SOMEBODY
THAT'S, LIKE,
RIGHT UNDER THE --
THE SURFACE.
AND I GO OUT,
AND PEOPLE ARE, LIKE,
YANKING ON A TETHER OR SOMETHING
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] YOU DON'T DO.
DON'T WANNA HAVE TO BE [BLEEP]
WORRYIN' ABOUT PEOPLE
DYIN' ON MY WATCH.
YOU KNOW, I CAN CONTROL
A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENS
ON A MINING OPERATION,
BUT I CAN'T CONTROL WHEN PEOPLE
ARE JUST BEIN' DUMB.
AND WHEN EMILY GETS ALL EXCITED,
SHE JUST KINDA GETS KINDA DUMB.
MY GENERAL RULE IS TO KEEP EMILY
AS FAR AWAY AS I POSSIBLY CAN
FROM ANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
I CAN'T, LIKE,
CONTROL WHAT SHE DOES.
AND SOMETIMES,
SHE JUST [BLEEP].
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU HAVE [BLEEP] ICE BLOCK
TANGLING UP THE UMBILICAL,
ROPE ON [BLEEP] WEIGHT
TANGLING UP THE UMBILICAL,
AND JEN TANGLING UP
ON THE UMBILICAL.
AND THEN, YOU [BLEEP] THROW IN
A TOTAL MISCOMMUNICATION
ON THE PHONE. I'M SORRY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING,
"PULL UP THE UMBILICAL,"
AND, "IT'S HELPING ME TA --
DETANGLE IT."
AND YOU WERE SAYING, LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE DISCONNECT WAS.
THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD DO THAT.
I WAS ALWAYS AGAINST THAT.
I NEVER HAVE UMBILICAL CORDS...
ALWAYS AGAINST, LIKE...
WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT.
Narrator:
78 MILES NORTHEAST...
THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL VILLAGES
SPREAD OUT AROUND ALASKA
IF YOU KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO.
Narrator:
ON A QUEST FOR FUEL...
HERE'S TOWN.
THERE'S WHITE MOUNTAIN.
Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
FINALLY CLOSING IN.
YOU GUYS GOT DIESEL AND GAS?
MM-HMM.
YOU GUYS TAKE CREDIT CARDS
HERE, TOO, RIGHT? WE'RE GOOD?
UH, NO.
CASH 'CAUSE I CAN'T DO
THE CREDIT CARD MACHINE NOW.
OH, COULD I GIVE YOU
THE CARD NUMBER,
AND YOU CAN RUN IT FROM...
YEP. YEP.
OKAY. OKAY. YEP.
AH, WE GOT LUCKY.
WE GOT HERE
RIGHT BEFORE HE LEFT.
WE'RE GONNA GET AS MUCH FUEL
AS WE CAN CARRY.
[ TANK CLANGS ]
APPRECIATE YA STAYIN' OPEN
FOR ME.
YOU'RE ROLLIN' INTO SOMEBODY
ELSE'S TOWN,
AND YOU'RE BASICALLY
OUT-O'-TOWNER.
YOU BETTER BRING SOME GIFTS JUST
TO GET ON THEIR GOOD SIDE.
YOU WANT SOME CRAB?
YEAH. THANK YOU.
THANKS A LOT.
YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY.
YEAH, YOU, TOO.
$700 WORTH OF FUEL.
NOW, WE'RE GONNA HEAD BACK TO
CAMP AND, UH,
GET BACK TO MININ'.
Narrator:
BACK OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
DUDE,
EVERYTHING'S GONNA WORK OUT.
UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA NEED
8 HOURS.
WE NEED 2 HOURS, AND WE'RE GONNA
GET A DIVER DOWN.
Narrator:
SHUT DOWN BY A BUSTED PUMP SEAL,
KRIS KELLY HAS BEEN FORCED
TO SCROUNGE UP
A WHOLE NEW ENGINE.
HEY, KRIS.
YEAH?
YOU WANNA ROUND UP A 7/16 AND --
AND A 1/2-INCH WRENCH FOR US?
YEAH. OKAY.
Narrator: THE PRICE TAG --
HIRING ON TWO LOCAL
OUT-OF-WORK MINERS.
JASON AND PHIL, THEY'VE GOT
QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE.
BUT PARTNERSHIPS ALWAYS TURN OUT
BAD, IT SEEMS LIKE, IN NOME.
YOU REALLY HAVE TO REALLY WATCH
WHO YOU WORK WITH.
EXCEPT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE [BLEEP] ARCTIC
IN THE WINTER,
SO CHOICES ARE LIMITED.
YEAH, ALL I CAN DO IS RUN
AROUND, GET EVERYTHING SET UP,
[BLEEP] HOPEFULLY,
THAT PRIMA DONNA ANDY,
AFTER I GET EVERYTHING
TAKEN CARE OF,
WILL COME BACK
AND WORK WITH ME.
Narrator:
AS FOR LITTLE BROTHER...
HEY, ANDY. WHAT'S UP?
HEY.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
IS YOUR [BLEEP] UP
AND RUNNING GOOD?
IT'S -- IT'S RUNNING.
I WANNA DIVE.
Narrator: RATHER THAN HELP
HIS BIG BROTHER,
ANDY HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA.
I'M TIRED OF [BLEEP] WORKING,
BUILDING SHAFTS,
EVERYTHING ELSE,
AND I NEED TO MAKE MONEY.
I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
I WISH KRIS WOULD COME BACK,
TOO,
AND WE'D JUST RUN THIS
FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS.
I JUST WANNA DIVE
AND MAKE MONEY.
YOU WILL, BUDDY.
YOU BRING YOUR WET SUIT?
YEAH.
OKAY. SUIT UP.
ONCE I PULL ANDY AWAY
FROM HIM,
THAT'LL EAT AT THE FIBER OF
KRIS' VALUES.
YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS THAT SUPPORT,
THAT MORAL SUPPORT,
OF HIS BROTHER
BEIN' RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.
AND THEN, KRIS WON'T BE ABLE
TO GO ON
'CAUSE HE'LL KEEP LOOKIN' OVER
ACROSS AT US AND SAY,
"THERE GOES MY DAD
AND MY BROTHER."
AND AS HE DOES THAT, DUDE,
IT'LL EAT AWAY AT HIM SLOWLY.
THE DREDGE ISN'T UP AND RUNNING,
AND THEY'RE WASTING
MY [BLEEP] TIME.
SO I'M BACK OVER HERE
ON THE REAPER,
ABOUT TO JUMP IN THE WATER
AND GO GET MY [BLEEP] MONEY.
ANDY'S GOIN' AND WORKING
FOR MY DAD.
BASICALLY, THE PRICK ABANDONS ME
WHEN I NEED HIS HELP.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ANDY'S
[BLEEP] PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
I GOT ENOUGH COMPLICATION.
ALL I CAN DO IS WORK,
JUST KEEP WORKING.
LISTEN.
WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE,
I WANT YOU TO REALLY LET ME KNOW
WHAT'S GOIN' ON DOWN THERE.
ANDY LOOKS LIKE A [BLEEP]
WEIRDO BY GOING BACK WITH MY DAD
INSTEAD OF WORKING HARD WITH ME.
HE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION
FINALLY
TO COME BACK ON THE REAPER,
WHERE HE BELONGS.
I HOPE THEY [BLEEP] FAIL.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD FOR A CHANGE.
WHOA!
THAT COULD'VE HURT.
♪
Narrator:
NEARLY 100 MILES FROM NOME...
WE'RE ON THE HOME STRETCH.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
Narrator: SHAWN POMRENKE IS
OUT OF THE WOODS.
COME ON, TEDDY.
IS THERE ANYBODY ALIVE
IN THERE?
HELLO?
UH, WE GOT FUEL.
WE'RE DIVIN' TOMORROW.
I STOLE YOUR COT
WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
OH.
AS SOON AS YOU TOOK OFF,
WE JUST STARTED PUNCHIN' HOLES.
WE GOT 8 OR 10 HOLES DONE.
SHOW HIM THE FIFTH HOLE. OR...
THIS IS THE FIFTH HOLE.
Narrator: EVEN BETTER
THAN BEING FULLY FUELED...
THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD THERE.
OH, YEAH.
Narrator: THE CREW
MAY HAVE FOUND A BONANZA.
BIG ROCKS ACT LIKE BIG RIFFLES
IN YOUR SLUICE BOX,
AND THE GOLD LAYS BEHIND 'EM.
JUST LOOK AT THOSE
BIG ROCKS THERE.
GOOD WORK, GUYS.
NICE JOB.
IT'S GOOD.
I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT BACK
WITH THE FUEL.
WELL, I'LL BE EXCITED TO GO
DIVIN' IN THE MORNING, BOYS.
LET'S GET SOME SHUT-EYE.
Narrator: AS A NEW DAY DAWNS...
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EMILY
AND HAVING A CONVERSATION
WITH HER.
SHE HASN'T TALKED TO US
AT ALL.
Narrator:
AFTER A PANICKED EMERGENCY
WITH SHELBY'S DIVE MASK,
EMILY HASN'T RETURNED TO
THE DREDGE IN 24 HOURS,
AND MINING IS AT A HALT.
I CAN'T MAKE ANY EXCUSES
FOR THAT GIRL.
NO.
I CAN'T.
EMILY REALLY DOES NOT LIKE TO
FACE HER OWN MISTAKES
AND FACE HER OWN STUFF.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
WHY SOMEONE WOULD HAVE
SUCH AN EMOTIONAL REACTION
TO A NORMAL DREDGING SITUATION
THAT'S SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS
THAT THEY JUST RUN AWAY.
HOW'S EL SLUICERONI DOIN'?
GOOD.
GOOD DEAL.
IS THERE ANY GOLD
IN THAT SLUICE BOX?
UH, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
BUT NOT ENOUGH YET.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
HOW YOU DOIN' TODAY?
OH, I AM FINE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I THINK WE DEFINITELY ALL NEED
TO KIND OF CLEAR THE AIR.
WE NEED TO DISCUSS
SOME THINGS.
I THINK THE QUESTION ON
EVERYONE'S LIPS IS,
WHERE DID EMILY GO?
I GOT A LITTLE BIT OVERCOME
WITH EMOTION,
AND, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LIKE, I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL
LIKE -- LIKE HAVING A [BLEEP]
EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN
IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.
I NEEDED SOME TIME
TO KINDA GET AWAY.
THE EMOTIONAL STUFF AND, LIKE,
TAKING OFF AND WHATNOT,
THAT KINDA HURTS A LITTLE BIT OF
THE TRUST HERE.
BUT THE REACTION TO JUST GRAB
AND YANK TO MY BREATHING DEVICE
THAT'S ATTACHED TO MY FACE...
LIKE, IF IT'S WRAPPED AROUND
ICE BOX AND STUFF,
YANKING THAT HARD IS NOT GONNA
BREAK THE ICE BOX.
IT'S GOING TO RIP OFF
MY FACE.
YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF RIPPING
YOUR MASK OFF UNDERWATER,
WHICH IS [BLEEP].
LIKE, TO SAY THAT, LIKE, I WOULD
KNOWINGLY, LIKE -- LIKE,
TO SAY THAT, LIKE, I WOULD
KNOWINGLY, LIKE...
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
PULL OFF YOUR MASK...
I DID NOT SAY THAT.
OR THAT I MISHANDLED
THE TETHER...
I DID NOT SAY THAT.
I-I REALIZE...HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. HOLD -- HOLD -- HOLD
THE -- HOLD THE [BLEEP] --
HOLD THE [BLEEP] ON BECAUSE
THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.
I DON'T WANNA BE A PART OF
THIS OPERATION ANYMORE.
I JUST DON'T.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
AND IF ALL WE ARE IS ARGUING
AND THEN WE STOP,
WE'RE NOT EVEN MAKING GOLD.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
AM I UP HERE FOR?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU GUYS WORK THIS OUT.
HAVE A GREAT SEASON.
I'M OUTTA HERE.
I'M LITERALLY DONE.
SORRY.
I HAVE TO LEAVE, TOO.
I HAVE TO LEAVE
IF SHELBY LEAVES.
SHE'S WHO I TRUST UP TOP.
Narrator: WITH TIME TICKING AWAY
ON AN ALREADY SHORT ICE SEASON,
WHAT STARTED AS A FIVE-PERSON
TEAM IS DOWN TO JUST TWO.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE GO
FROM HERE, ZEKE.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT
MY MANAGERIAL SKILLS RIGHT NOW.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU DID A LOT TO,
LIKE, UNRAVEL, UM, LIKE,
THE RESPECT THAT
THEY HAVE FOR YOU.
GROW UP.
I CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THEY DO.
I CAN'T CONTROL THE DECISIONS
THAT THEY MAKE.
LOOK, I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD
CHASE THOSE GIRLS DOWN
BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THIS CRAP
SET UP ON THE ICE RIGHT NOW.
I, LIKE, HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND
TIME PUT INTO IT, AND WE'RE,
LIKE, ON TOP OF, LIKE,
A BUNCH OF BULL.
IF THE SITUATION CANNOT BE SAVED
WITH THE GIRLS, THEN,
LIKE, I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO
FIND SOME OTHER PEOPLE
TO DIVE WITH.
Narrator: WITH ZEKE AND EMILY
AT A CROSSROADS...
[ MOOSE GROAN ]
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
NOME HARBOR...
HOW'S IT GOING? ARE YOU
SEEIN' LOTS OF GOLD RIGHT NOW?
Narrator: AT THE REAPER...
OKAY, BROTHER.
THAT'S A GOOD REPORT.
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU.
WHEN YOU SAY,
"THERE'S GOOD GOLD,"
THERE'S GOOD GOLD.
Narrator: TWO-THIRDS OF
THE FIGHTIN' KELLYS,
ALONG WITH THE NEWEST AND
LITTLEST, ARE TOGETHER AGAIN.
YEAH, DAD,
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK
DREDGIN' AGAIN DEALING GOLD
AND BACK AT THE REAPER,
WHERE I BELONG.
IS THAT FULL THROTTLE?
YEAH, THAT'S IT, BUDDY.
SORRY.
DISAPPOINTING, ISN'T IT?
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. YEAH.
WELL,
WE'LL DO WHAT WE DO BEST --
MAKE IT [BLEEP] WORK.
I'VE GOT ANDY DOWN DIVIN'
RIGHT NOW,
GETTIN' HIMSELF A POCKET
FULL OF GOLD.
KRIS WAS TRYIN' TO GET ALL
THE FREE LABOR OUTTA ANDY,
AND ANDY'S BEEN AROUND
THAT GAME WITH ME BEFORE.
SO HE DOESN'T WANNA GIVE UP
ANY FREE LABOR,
AND HE WANTS TO GET PAID.
LET'S FACE IT.
I'M THEIR FATHER.
I KNOW THEIR WEAK POINTS.
I KNOW WHAT'LL BRING 'EM DOWN.
NOW, I KNEW
I'D BREAK ANDY FAST, OKAY?
I KNEW ANDY'D BE THE FIRST
TO RUN -- RUN BACK HOME.
THEY WANNA STAY CLOSE TO
THEIR DAD,
THEIR LOVING FATHER
THAT'S LOVED 'EM
SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE BABIES
AND TREATED 'EM LIKE
LITTLE PRINCES.
SO, UH, OF COURSE THEY WANNA
FOLLOW ME AROUND.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
ABOUT 2:00 OR 3:00,
WHEN HE SEES
OUR BIG GOLD CLEANOUT,
I EXPECT KRIS'LL
COME RIGHT OVER.
Narrator:
JUST A FEW FEET AWAY...
TIME TO DO THE GOLD DANCE.
GETTIN' JIGGY.
DUDE, I FEEL LIKE I'M WORKING
WITH FRODO AND SAM HERE
AND WE'RE ON THE QUEST
FOR THE RING.
Narrator: THE LONE KELLY HOLDOUT
ALONG WITH HIS FELLOWSHIP
ARE STILL TRYING TO GET BACK UP
AND RUNNING.
I WANT MY DAD AND BROTHER TO
FAIL FOR SCREWING ME OVER.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY WHAT
THEY DID RIGHT NOW.
MY BROTHER ABANDONED ME
WHEN I NEEDED MY HELP.
MY DAD KNEW THAT MY BROTHER WAS
[BLEEP] ME OVER.
THE DYNAMICS OF MY LIFE IS
JUST INSANE.
FINISHING TOUCH.
JUST GOT DONE.
THANK GOD.
Narrator:
WITH THE NEW ENGINE IN PLACE
AND JUST 17 DAYS REMAINING,
KRIS NEEDS TO GET IN
THE WATER FAST.
OKAY, HERE WE GO, MAN.
MOMENT OF TRUTH.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
LOTTA HARD WORK.
HIT IT?
[ MOTOR WHIRS ]
YEAH.
AGAIN.
[ MOTOR WHIRS ]
[ TAPPING ]
NOTHING.
[ TAPPING ]
IT'S NOT ENGAGING.
I MIGHT BE [BLEEP]
50/50 CHANCE AT THIS POINT.
60/40 CHANCE I'M [BLEEP].
♪
Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
AT THE REAPER...
I GOT A NEW GPS LOCATOR-TYPE
SYSTEM -- THE KIDS' LITE-BRITE.
I GOT THE REAPER RIGHT HERE.
WELL,
GOOD THING I CAME ON DOWN.
TOLD YOU WE WERE ON GOLD.
OH, YEAH.
IT'S ALL OVER THE PLAIN.
I'LL PUT IT ON THE MAP
RIGHT NOW.
HERE'S OUR NEXT SPOT RIGHT HERE,
ACTUALLY.
RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE NEXT --
THAT'S THE MOTHER...
[BLEEP] IT'S GONE.
Narrator:
100 MILES FROM NOME...
AT THE BLUFF...
Shawn: WE GOT FUEL.
CODY'S GOIN' FOR HIS FIRST DIVE.
TEDDY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU'LL FIND SOME GOLD TODAY?
Narrator: WITH THE SEASON
NEARLY HALFWAY OVER
AND JUST A DUSTING OF GOLD
IN THE BOX,
SHAWN AND THE BOYS ARE FUELED UP
AND READY TO ROLL.
I'M STOKED, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: AFTER FINDING A SPOT
RICH IN COBBLE,
CODY MOEN IS GEARING UP
TO SEE IF IT'S RICH IN GOLD.
I MEAN...
AND HALFWAY THROUGH,
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD, BUT THAT'S
THE REASON WHY I DO IT.
I HAVEN'T FOUND THE GOLD
I'M LOOKIN' FOR YET.
SO I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER
IT TAKES TO STAY OUT HERE.
Narrator: 100 MILES WEST,
IN THE CITY OF NOME...
FIRST SCOOP OF 2015 ICE SEASON.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: WITH HIS YOUNGEST
BACK IN THE FOLD,
BRAD IS LOOKING FOR
HIS FIRST PAYDAY OF THE SEASON.
I GOT ANDY BACK NOW.
BUT, UH, FOR MY SEASON,
FOR MY YEAR TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
I NEED ANDY AND KRIS TO BE HERE.
Narrator: SPEAKING OF KRIS,
OUT ON THE ICE...
THAT AIN'T GOOD.
Narrator: KELLY NUMBER THREE IS
STILL JUST MOMENTS AWAY.
WHY DON'T WE RUN IT DIRECT TO
THE HOT WATER ON DEMAND SYSTEM
AND WE SEE IF THERE'S A PROBLEM
FROM THERE?
I'M NOT READY TO ACCEPT
FAILURE YET.
I'M JUST HAVING [BLEEP]
ENGINE PROBLEMS.
AS SOON AS I GET THOSE
ALL TAKEN CARE OF,
EVERYTHING WILL TURN AROUND
FOR ME.
I GUESS WE'LL BE WEIGHING IN
GRAMS TONIGHT, NOT POUNDS, DUDE.
LET'S WEIGH IT UP.
A LITTLE HERE.
A LITTLE THERE. IT ALL ADDS UP.
Narrator: AN OUNCE AND A HALF
IS WORTH JUST 1,800 BUCKS.
JUST GOTTA STICK MORE
TO GETTIN' GOLD,
[BLEEP] LEAVE THIS DRAMA IN
THE FAMILY [BLEEP] BEHIND
AND JUST GO GET GOLD, BRO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THERE'S ANDY'S RETURN PROFITS,
RETURN ON HIS, UH, INVESTMENT.
SO MY DAD AND I, WE CAME UP WITH
A REALLY PISS-POOR CLEANOUT.
BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
YOU JUST GOTTA ROLL WITH IT.
I THINK I NEED
A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
♪ DO, DO, DO, DO, DEE, DEE,
DEE, DEE, DEE, DEE ♪
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAN?
SHOULD WE DO THIS?
I THINK [BLEEP].
HEY, MAN.
QUIT STALLING.
WE GOT...
QUIT STALLING.
HIT IT.
PLEASE [BLEEP] WORK.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
LET'S SEE AND MAKE SURE WATER'S
COMIN' OUT BEFORE I [BLEEP]
START GETTIN' CRAZY.
MOMENT OF TRUTH RIGHT NOW.
GOT IT! IT'S WORKING!
WATER'S COMIN' DOWN!
WE GOT PRIME.
[BLEEP] WE GOT IT.
WE GOT OUR HOT WATER.
WE GOT OUR PRIME.
ANDY MAY BE GONE,
BUT I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
I'M NOT DONE YET.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS HALFWAY THROUGH
THE GAME.
I'M NOT GIVING UP.
I'M 10 TIMES THE WORKER BOTH OF
THEM ARE PUT TOGETHER.
[BLEEP], MAN.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THANK GOD THIS ALL WORKED OUT.
Narrator:
WHILE KRIS IS BACK IN BUSINESS,
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN...
IT'S TIME TO KIND OF,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,
MAKE APOLOGIES AND MOVE ON
AND TRY TO [BLEEP]
GET SOME WORK DONE.
Narrator: WITH HER DIVE TEAM
IN FULL MUTINY,
EMILY RIEDEL NEEDS TO
SWALLOW HER PRIDE.
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ KNOCKS ]
iHOLA!
HI.
FANCY MEETING YOU HERE...
LIKE YOU LIVE HERE
OR SOMETHING.
YOU GUYS WALKED AWAY TODAY,
AND I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU
YOUR SPACE AND KIND OF, LIKE,
LET YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU NEED
TO GO BACK IN THE WATER.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL
ME, AND I'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
WE NEED BETTER COMMUNICATION,
AND WE NEED TO KNOW,
WHEN THERE'S AN ISSUE,
THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST
GOING TO JUMP SHIP.
I LEFT,
AND I'M HORRIBLY SORRY.
THAT WAS REALLY
IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ME.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT EMOTIONS
WILL BE KEPT TO THE SIDE
SO THAT
RATIONAL REACTIONS HAPPEN.
IS THAT -- THAT'S...
IF SOMEBODY'S TENDING
YOUR UMBILICAL
AND WE WERE ALWAYS
100% PRESENT
AND THERE FOR YOU
AND WE DON'T TAKE OFF
BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING
AN EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN,
I -- IF THAT'S IN PLACE,
ARE YOU READY TO GO
[BLEEP] AND GET SOME --
AND GET SOME GOLD?
I'M OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD.
YEAH.
LET'S ALL HUG, GIRLS.
[ LAUGHS ] HUG TIME.
SORRY.
SHELBY, YOU'RE SO SHORT.
I'M SORRY IF I'M STINKY.
THERE'S LOTS OF BOOBS.
THERE'S SO MUCH BOOBS.
HERE, HAVE MY BOOBS
IN YOUR FACE.
Narrator:
EMILY GOT HER CREW BACK.
SHAWN GOT SOME FUEL.
KRIS GOT A NEW ENGINE.
AND BRAD GOT ANDY
AND A LITTLE BIT OF GOLD.
I'M SEEIN' GOLD DOWN HERE.
[ EXCITED SHOUTING ]
YEAH, I PUT A LOT OF GOLD
IN THE BOX.
WHO THE HELL'S THAT?
WHOA! WE JUST GOT BUZZED!
I'M FROZEN UP.
I'M [BLEEP] SICK OF IT.
THEN LEAVE, PLEASE.
WHATEVER, DUDE.
[ GROANS ]
DON'T DO THAT!
GOLD!
[ LAUGHS ]
♪