Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 4 - Baggage - full transcript
Through the halfway point of the ice mining season, every operation is pulling out all the stops to make it pay. But they'll have to contend with the weight of the past before they can land on future riches.
Narrator: WITH JUST A WEEK
AND A HALF REMAINING
IN THE WINTER MINING SEASON...
GOLD'S GOOD AT PLAYING
HIDE-AND-SEEK.
HOPEFULLY THIS BIG MOVE
PAYS OFF.
Narrator:
TENSIONS ARE ON THE RISE.
WE'RE OUT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS
ALREADY,
AND WE AIN'T SEEIN'
THOSE BIG PILES OF GOLD
WE WERE HOPIN' TO SEE.
TIME TO MAKE SOME GOLD.
Narrator: THE DREDGING FLEET
HAS GONE ALL IN TRYING TO MAKE
THE SHORT SEASON PROFITABLE...
SERIOUSLY, THEY NEED SOME GOLD
IN THE BOX.
...BUT NO ONE
HAS HIT THE JACKPOT.
SEASON'S DAMN NEAR OVER.
LOTTA BILLS TO PAY, JUST RUNNING
OUT OF OPTIONS HERE.
Narrator:
NOW, PRESSURE TO PRODUCE GOLD
IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH...
WE REALLY HAVE TO JUST
PICK IT UP.
WE NEED ANOTHER 10 OUNCES
OR SO TO EVEN JUSTIFY THE COST.
-AND EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
-YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS GONNA BE A FAILURE
OF THE SEASON
IF I DON'T GET 70 OUNCES.
IT'S EITHER THIS RIGHT HERE,
OR I'M BACK WORKING FOR MY DAD
ON [BLEEP] TUESDAY.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ SEAL GRUNTS ]
♪
Narrator:
100 MILES EAST OF NOME...
AT THE BLUFF...
EITHER I GOT A LOT FATTER,
OR THE SUIT GOT TIGHTER.
HOPEFULLY I'M SEEIN' GOLD
ON THE BOTTOM.
HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO
PICK UP EVERYTHING AND MOVE IT.
...CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE
IS SUITING UP...
-HERE WE GO.
-FOR ONE MORE SHOT AT GLORY.
THIS STATION'S RUNNING HIGH
TO FIND SOME GOLD.
WE'VE ALL BEEN WORKIN'
OUR ASSES OFF,
SO WE DESERVE TO SEE
A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR.
HOPEFULLY TODAY IS THE DAY.
Narrator: THIS WINTER,
SHAWN STAKED NEARLY 30 GRAND
OF FAMILY MONEY
ON THE CHANCE
OF HITTING IT BIG IN THE WILD.
IT'S A SIGN THERE'S GOLD
IN THE AREA.
Narrator: BUT SETBACK...
WE'VE ALREADY BURNED [BLEEP]
200 GALLONS OF GAS ALMOST.
...AFTER SETBACK HAS KEPT HIM
FROM THE MOTHER LODE.
IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE OUT HERE.
SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME
WE TURN AROUND,
SOMETHING ELSE IS BREAKIN'
OR GOING WRONG.
Narrator:
NOW, HE'S GOT JUST 11 DAYS
TO PROVE THE TRIP
WASN'T A WASTE.
OH, [BLEEP].
THAT GUY'S FLYIN' REALLY LOW.
WHOO-HOO! WHOA-HO-HO!
WE JUST GOT BUZZED!
WHO IN THE HELL'S THAT?
HE'S COMIN' IN TO LAND.
WHOA! THAT'S GNARLY, DUDE,
THAT WIND AND THE BUMPS.
WHOO-HOO.
-WE MADE IT.
-IT'S THE OLD MAN.
OH, NO.
ANYTHING GETTIN' DONE
AROUND HERE?
Narrator: NEVER ONE TO SIT
ON THE SIDELINES, SHAWN'S FATHER
AND CO-OWNER OF THE FAMILY
BUSINESS, STEVE POMRENKE.
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA KEEP YOU GUYS
IN LINE.
GOT ANY GOLD YET OR NOT?
I BROUGHT MY SUITCASE
AND MY DOWSING RODS.
THAT'S A PRETTY SUITCASE
YOU GOT THERE.
YEAH, PRETTY ROSY,
AIN'T IT?
'CAUSE I'M TRYIN' TO BE TENDER,
NOT SO ROUGH AND GRUFF.
-Narrator: FOR SHAWN...
-IF YOU [BLEEP] TALK TO ME
LIKE [BLEEP] HUMAN BEING,
IT MIGHT [BLEEP] WORK.
...PLEASING THE OLD MAN
HAS BEEN A CONSTANT STRUGGLE.
I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE
TALKING [BLEEP]
ABOUT ME TO OTHER PEOPLE.
BECAUSE YOU GIVE US
SO MUCH AMMUNITION.
Narrator: NO MATTER
HOW MUCH HE RAKES IN...
THAT'S 10 POUNDS
OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
WE BETTER GET A HELL
OF A LOT MORE.
COME ON.
...IT NEVER SEEMS TO BE
QUITE ENOUGH...
DON'T NEED YOU TO RUN
THE CHRISTINE ROSE.
YOU THINK WE NEED YOU
THAT BAD?
...LEAVING FATHER AND SON
WITH A LOT OF BAGGAGE.
WELL, YEAH, SHAWN.
WHAT DO WE GOT INVESTED
IN THIS WHOLE TRIP SO FAR?
-WE'RE PROBABLY 30 GRAND.
-30 GRAND?
I HOPE WE GET
SOME OF THIS MONEY BACK.
I KNOW THESE GUYS.
AND WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER
AND GO OUT SOMEWHERE
IN THE COUNTRY,
IT JUST TURNS INTO A BIG PARTY.
YOU KNOW,
I'M LOOKIN' AT THE CHECKBOOK
AND WHAT SHAWN'S SPENDING
ON THIS HERE BLUFF TRIP,
AND BY GOD, THEY
SHOULD COME BACK WITH 30 OUNCES
TO PAY FOR THE TRIP.
GET YOUR ASS DOWN THERE
AND GET SOME GOLD UP HERE.
DAD SHOWED UP.
NOW THE PRESSURE'S ON TO FIND
THE GOLD AND SHOW HIM THAT,
HEY, THERE'S ACTUALLY
A TON OF GOLD DOWN HERE.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT'S DOWN HERE.
Narrator: AS SHAWN LOOKS
TO IMPRESS HIS POPS...
...100 MILES TO THE WEST,
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
THIS'LL BE OUR FINAL PUSH.
WE MAY NOT HAVE TIME
TO DO ANOTHER HOLE.
Narrator: WITH JUST 11 DAYS
REMAINING TO MAKE A PROFIT,
WILD RANGER OWNER VERNON ADKISON
IS FEELING THE PINCH.
EVERYBODY'S MOVING AROUND HERE
AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
Narrator: THIS SEASON...
COME MEET YOUR COMPETITION.
...VERNON ROLLED THE DICE,
SPENDING $100,000,
BRINGING TO TOWN
A STATE-OF-THE-ART SUB-DREDGE.
SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING
LODGED.
UH, TAKE A TIME-OUT REAL QUICK.
BUT EVEN AFTER WORKING OUT
THE KINKS...
ALL RIGHT, 7.25.
...THEY'VE ONLY RECOVERED
$11,000 IN GOLD.
WE'VE DONE A LOT
OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
NOW I WANNA GET TO THE POINT
WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING
SOME SERIOUS GOLD WITH IT.
Narrator:
NOW, ON A FRESH DIVE HOLE,
THE SKIPPER NEEDS THIS NEW SPOT
TO LAST HIM THE SEASON.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
MECHANICALLY WE CAN DO
TO MAKE THIS THING MAKE MONEY.
BUT I NEED GOOD EYES DOWN THERE.
Narrator:
FOR CREW CHIEF DEREK McLARTY,
THE SUB-DREDGE
HAS ONE BIG BLIND SPOT.
YOU ONLY GET AS MUCH GOLD
AS YOU FIND.
IT'S LIKE HAVING
A REALLY NICE SET OF SHOELACES
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SHOES.
THAT ROBOT CAN'T SEE GOLD.
IT CAN'T PROSPECT.
SO PUT A GOOD PROSPECTOR DOWN,
FIND GOLD,
HIT IT WITH THE ROBOT.
CUT AND DRY.
AS FAR AS SPENSER GOES
IN PROSPECTING,
I'D PUT HIM UP AGAINST ANYBODY.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE
I COULD GET, SAY,
SPENSER TO DO SOME PROSPECTING
DOWN THERE?
I KNOW BOBBY'S A WORKHORSE.
BUT, MAN, THAT SPENSER --
HE CAN SEE THAT GOLD REAL WELL.
YEAH, I KNOW HE IS
A GOOD PROSPECTOR.
SO, UH, THE ANSWER TO THAT
IS YES,
AND HOPEFULLY
PRETTY DAMN QUICK.
Narrator: HEADING DOWN TO
MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON PAY DIRT,
VETERAN MINER SPENSER McCLESKEY.
I'VE BEEN DREDGING
SINCE I WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD.
MY EIGHTH BIRTHDAY, MY PARENTS
BOUGHT ME A GOLD PAN
AND A SLUICE BOX.
AND I USED TO MOW THE NEIGHBOR'S
LAWN AND GIVE MY MOM GAS MONEY
TO TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
TO GO GET GOLD.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS BORN
AND RAISED TO DO.
Derek: JUST PROSPECT IT OUT.
DON'T TRY TO WORK A BUNCH
OF MATERIAL.
IF YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING
AND SEND UP DUCTS
OR JUST SOMETHING SO YOU KNOW
WHERE THE ROBOT CAN GO,
MAYBE WE CAN WIPE THIS HOLE OUT
IN A DAY OR TWO INSTEAD OF...
A-A WEEK.
-GET SOME.
-YEAH!
ALL RIGHT.
I JUST HIT THE BOTTOM.
I'M, UH,
HEADIN' TOWARDS THE NOZZLE.
I'M GONNA START DOIN'
SOME PROSPECTIN'.
ALL RIGHT...
YEAH, I'M SOUTH
OF THE HOLE NOW.
WORKING INTO THIS COBBLE.
HEY, SPENSER,
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING UNDER THERE?
WELL, I'M, UH, NOT REALLY
SEEIN' MUCH GOLD YET.
BUT I'M GONNA KEEP, UH, POPPIN'
AROUND SEEING WHAT I CAN SEE,
TRYING TO FIND THIS PAY STREAK
SO WE CAN ALL MAKE SOME MONEY.
Narrator:
WHILE SPENSER STARTS THE HUNT...
JUST A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY,
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
MY BROTHER'S A [BLEEP] WEIRDO.
HE GOES BACK
AND WORKS WITH MY DAD
RATHER THAN TRYING TO
MAKE IT WORK WITH HIM AND I.
HE'S GOT NO LOYALTY
TO ANYBODY BUT HIMSELF.
Narrator: ONCE AGAIN,
THE HOUSE OF KELLY
IS DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF.
HE KINDA REALLY PISSED ME OFF.
[BLEEP]
LET HIM STAY WITH MY DAD.
I DON'T NEED THAT [BLEEP] LOSER
ANYWAYS.
Narrator: A WEEK AGO...
I MEAN, I CAME HERE TO DREDGE
AND NOT BUILD DREDGES.
...AFTER KRIS' DREDGE
BROKE DOWN...
I'LL DO IT MYSELF,
YOU [BLEEP] IDIOT!
OKAY.
OKAY!
...ANDY RETURNED TO WORK
FOR THE OLD MAN.
GOOD TO BE BACK AT THE REEFER
WHERE I BELONG.
...TAKING THE QUICKEST ROUTE...
TO A VERY SMALL PAYDAY.
NOW WITH THE TWO DREDGES
SIDE-BY-SIDE...
ANDY, YOU GET ALL THIS GOLD
BEFORE KRIS DOES.
IT'S EVERY KELLY FOR HIMSELF.
I GOT ANDY BACK NOW.
THERE'S ONE DOWN.
I GOT ONE LEFT TO GO.
CAPTAIN KRIS -- YOU KNOW,
IT SOUNDS LIKE A [BLEEP] CEREAL
YOU'RE GONNA EAT.
LITTLE GOLD FLAVORED NUGGETS
IN YOUR CEREAL -- CAPTAIN KRIS.
GOIN' DOWN.
GROUND FLOOR --
CHILDREN'S TOYS,
SANTA CLAUS, SPORTS WEAR.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS REALLY
WHERE I WANNA WORK.
LOOSE MATERIAL, EASY TO MOVE.
I THINK THIS ONE OVER HERE
IS WHERE THERE -- I'M GONNA
REALLY FINDING THE GOLD.
OKAY, IDLE UP.
ALL RIGHT.
[ STARTS ENGINE ]
PUT AS MUCH GOLD
IN THE BOX AS POSSIBLE.
♪ GOLD
GOLD!
COULD BE DANGEROUS.
'CAUSE THEN IT'LL --
THEY START LIKE THAT,
AND THEN IT ENDS UP A [BLEEP]
FIGHTING, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I'D BE CAREFUL 'CAUSE SOMEBODY
COULD GET HURT
OVER THIS WHOLE
[BLEEP] STUPID THING.
Narrator: IF BRAD KELLY
CONDEMNS YOUR ACTIONS,
YOU MIGHT WANNA THINK TWICE
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
HERE'S THE THING, KRIS --
HE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, EH?
Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
ON THE PADDY WAGON...
...IT'S KELLY VERSUS KELLY
FOR THE GOLD.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, EH?
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
WELL, ANDY IS NOT HAPPY.
I REPEAT, ANDY IS NOT HAPPY.
HE COULDN'T TAKE ME. [ LAUGHS ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
KRIS IS GONNA GET A PUNCH
IN THE [BLEEP] FACE.
[BLEEP] CRAZY.
SOMEBODY COULD GET HURT.
MAN, ANDY'S GONNA BE PISSED.
Narrator: WHILE KRIS IS
CASHING IN...
OVER AT THE CLARK,
WITH JUST 11 DAYS
LEFT IN THE SEASON...
GET A LITTLE PICKER OVER THERE.
...LOVERS TURNED RIVALS
TURNED PARTNERS
ZEKE TENHOFF AND EMILY RIEDEL
ARE LOOKING TO GET PAID.
YEAH, NO, THERE'S SOME GOOD
LITTLE STREAKS OF GOLD IN HERE.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S ABOUT READY
TO BE CLEANED UP AGAIN,
YOU KNOW?
-YEAH.
THERE'S DEFINITELY MORE GOLD
IN IT THAN IT WAS LAST TIME.
CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT
OF HOURS OF PRODUCTION
IT'S DOWN THERE,
THIS IS NOT LOOKING TOO SHABBY.
I MEAN, I'M NOT --
I'M NOT UNHAPPY WITH IT.
NO, WE'RE ON SOME GOOD GOLD
IN THIS SPOT, MAN.
I WOULD -- I'D LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO SUCK IT UP
BEFORE THE ICE GOES AWAY.
Narrator: THIS WINTER,
THE TWO STRUCK A DEAL.
ZEKE'S MINING PERMIT
AND EQUIPMENT...
[BLEEP]
SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
...IN EXCHANGE FOR EMILY'S
HOT SPOTS AND DIVE TEAM.
-ALL RIGHT.
-WEIGH IT.
Narrator: BUT DESPITE
THE GOOD GROUNDS...
2.8 OUNCES.
...THEY'VE HAD
JUST ONE $3,300 PAYDAY.
NOW...
-IT'S GOOD TO GO.
ALL RIGHT, 10-4.
LET'S PULL THE MATS
AND, UH, DO ANOTHER CLEAN UP,
SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
AND LET'S GO.
...WITH THE CLOCK TICKING
ON THE SEASON,
IT'S TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK.
HONESTLY, I HAVE A LOT
ON MY SHOULDERS.
I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW
IT'S KIND OF A ONE-MAN SHOW.
AND I'M TRYING
TO TEACH THESE GIRLS
TO DREDGE AT THE SAME TIME.
AND I'M A LITTLE DUBIOUS
ABOUT WHAT THE GIRLS
ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING IN THE BOX.
I GOT ABOUT 20 HOURS
ON THIS CLEAN UP AND, UH,
HOPE FOR 10 OUNCES OF GOLD.
BUT I'M NOT SEEING MUCH GOLD...
-HOW'S IT LOOKIN'?
-WELL, IT'S GETTIN' THERE.
A GOLD OMELET.
...AND MOST OF THE SEASON
HAS TURNED INTO
ZEKE'S DREDGING SCHOOL.
BUT ZEKE'S DREDGING SCHOOL
HAS TO GO ON SPRING BREAK.
IF YOU CAN'T CUT IT,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADMIT IT.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.
I'M DONE TRYING
TO TEACH PEOPLE TO DREDGE.
I GOTTA MAKE SOME MONEY.
-UH, GOOD TO GO.
Narrator: THE TOTAL?
ANOTHER 3,400 BUCKS,
WELL BELOW ZEKE'S 10-OUNCE MARK.
AH, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
WE'RE NOT -- WE'RE ON --
WE'RE ON GOOD GRABS.
WE NEED MORE GOLD THAN THIS.
YEAH.
THIS IS ALL REALLY [BLEEP].
I THINK THAT AGREEING
TO WORK WITH EMILY
WAS PROBABLY
NOT THE BEST DECISION.
LIKE, THIS IS, AT THIS POINT
NOT REALLY VERY MUCH
OF A SUCCESS FOR ANYONE.
THIS IS GONNA BE A HUGE FAILURE.
Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
AT THE BLUFF...
HOW'S IT LOOKIN' DOWN THERE?
...UNDER HIS OLD MAN'S
WATCHFUL EYE, SHAWN POMRENKE
HAS YET TO FIND A PAY STREAK.
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T TALKED
TO SHAWN TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS.
BUT THE NEXT PHASE OF
THE CHRISTINE ROSE, I BELIEVE,
IS STILL RIGHT IN FRONT OF TOWN.
ALLS I CAN SAY IS,
LET'S GO FOLLOW SOME
DOWSING ROD BULL [BLEEP],
SEE IF THAT DOES ANY GOOD.
VOODOO WITCHCRAFT.
-IT AIN'T VOODOO.
-VOODOO WITCHCRAFT.
IT IS NOT VOODOO.
Narrator:
AFTER 3 HOURS OF SITTING IDLE,
STEVE IS READY TO FIRE UP
HIS MAGIC WANDS.
I GOTTA FOR A LITTLE WALK,
SEE IF THERE'S A HOT VEIN
AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
MY DOWSING
WORKS PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
YOU TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN
OF SALT.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU WHAT,
IT KEPT ME FROM MOVING THOUSANDS
UPON THOUSANDS
OF WORTHLESS DIRT.
Narrator: USING THE ANCIENT ART
OF DOWSING,
STEVE IS RELYING
ON HIS COPPER RODS
TO CROSS AT A SPOT
WHERE THE GOLD IS RICH.
THESE HERE THINGS TELL ME
THAT THIS IS A PRETTY WEAK SPOT.
Narrator: TOP SIDE, GRANDPA GOLD
AND THE DOWSING RODS
ARE HEADED DUE SOUTH
OF THE DIVE HOLE.
DOWN BELOW...
I'M GONNA HEAD OVER THIS WAY.
...JUNIOR IS WALKING
IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
SO, UH, STARTING TO SEE
A LITTLE BIT MORE COLOR?
OH, THAT'S BETTER,
GETTIN' BETTER.
A PIECE THERE, A PIECE HERE.
COME ON, BABY.
WHERE'S THE GOLD AT?
OH, YEAH, THERE WE GO, BOYS.
I GOT HER NOW.
IT LOOKS PROMISING.
MY DOWSING RODS ARE TELLING ME
THAT THERE AIN'T MUCH
BETWEEN HERE AND THE BEACH.
BUT, ALL OF THE SUDDEN,
RIGHT THROUGH HERE,
THERE'S A STREAK
ABOUT 100 FEET WIDE.
I'M COMIN' ON UP.
ROGER THAT.
THAT WAS A GOOD DIVE.
WHOO.
JUST KEEP SEEING ENOUGH TO KEEP
YOU INTERESTED, YOU KNOW?
THERE'S, LIKE, A STREAK
THAT GOES PARALLEL WITH
THIS BEACH RUNNIN' THAT WAY.
WAY I WAS SEEIN', IT WAS
PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHT SOUTH.
AND THAT'S WHERE --
THAT'S WHERE FIGURED
THERE'D BE JUST
A SHORTENED LOOP, YOU KNOW?
THE SHORTER THE MOVE,
THE EASIER.
Narrator: AFTER A FAMILY POWWOW,
FATHER AND SON
REACH THE SAME CONCLUSION...
I HOPE THERE'S GOLD THERE.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
...MOVE SOUTH 100 FEET.
WELL, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
LET'S GO GET SOME GOLD.
Narrator: WHILE THE POMRENKES
ARE ON THE MOVE,
100 MILES WEST...
AT THE WILD RANGER...
MOVE AWAY FROM THAT [BLEEP]
FOR A SECOND
'CAUSE I CAN'T KEEP
STRETCHING THE HOSE.
...PROSPECTING FOR
THE SUB-DREDGE,
SPENSER McCLESKEY IS SEARCHING
AS FAR AS HIS TETHER CAN REACH.
JUST WANNA WORK A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER INTO THIS COBBLE.
HEY, VERN?
YEAH, GO AHEAD, SPENSER.
HEY, UH, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T BEEN
IN THIS HOLE VERY LONG,
BUT I'M THINKIN' IT'S ABOUT
TIME FOR US TO MOVE.
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN'.
NO, I'M DEAD SERIOUS.
WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY,
AND THIS HOLE AIN'T GONNA
PAY THE BILLS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT, SPENSER,
WE JUST GOT HERE.
IT TAKES 2 DAYS TO MOVE.
IT TAKES MORE THAN 2 HOURS
TO CHECK OUT A DAMN HOLE.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD,
GIVE ME A BREAK HERE.
I KNOW IT'S PRETTY IMPLAUSIBLE
IF WE DON'T CHECK THAT --
THAT ENTIRE AREA
JUST FOR THE FEW HOURS
THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE.
YOU'RE KILLING ME.
YOU'RE EITHER SEEING IT
OR YOU'RE NOT.
SPENSER,
FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD, MAN,
I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANOTHER MOVE LEFT IN US
BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER.
HANG ON ONE SECOND, VERNON.
THIS AIR IS ACTING UP
LIKE CRAZY.
UH...
HAVING, UH, HAVING
TO REALLY LABOR FOR BREATHS.
I'M FROZEN UP!
COME UP.
♪
Narrator: JUST WEST
OF NOME HARBOR,
AT THE WILD RANGER...
HANG ON ONE SECOND, VERNON.
THIS AIR IS ACTING UP
LIKE CRAZY.
UH...
HAVING, UH, HAVING
TO REALLY LABOR FOR BREATHS.
I'M FROZEN UP.
COME UP.
LET'S GET YOU OUT OF THE WATER.
COME ON.
SON OF A BITCH.
WHOO!
DAMN IT.
Narrator: WHILE DIVING
IN SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES,
LINES HAVE TO BE CLEARED
OF WATER
TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY
OF DEADLY FREEZE UPS.
JOEY, DID YOU BLOW THAT LINE?
I MEAN -- NO, I MEAN I'M TALKIN'
ABOUT RIGHT NOW, DUDE.
A LOT OF ICE.
IDIOTIC...LIKE THIS,
IT JUST CONTINUES
YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I'M [BLEEP] SICK OF IT.
THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE DEAL
WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING,
AIR LINES FREEZING UP,
HOT WATER LINES FREEZING UP.
YOU JUST GOTTA BE CONSCIOUS
OF WHAT'S GOING ON, STAYIN' CALM
WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.
AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HOLD
YOUR BREATH FOR A WHILE.
Narrator: THE ONLY THING WORSE
THAN AN EMERGENCY ASCENT?
THE -- THIS HOLE'S NOT WORTH
WORKING ANYMORE.
WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THE CHEESE
OUT OF IT.
WE NEED TO MOVE.
Narrator: RISKING YOUR LIFE
FOR NO GOLD.
I THINK IT'S WORTH
STAYING HERE
AND PUTTING ANOTHER 50 FEET
ON THE UMBILICAL.
WE CAN ADD ANOTHER
LENGTH OF HOSE TO THE ROBOT.
AND WE COULD GET THAT SUCKER OUT
THERE 100 FEET FROM THE HOLE.
Narrator:
FOR THE CASH-STRAPPED SKIPPER,
2 DAYS MOVING HIS ENTIRE RIG
IS TIME HE JUST CAN'T AFFORD.
YOU KNOW, DREDGE GIVES US A HELL
OF A LOT OF AREA TO SEARCH
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY GOLD
DOWN THERE.
I DON'T REALLY
FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE
GETTING THAT FAR FROM THE HOLE.
IF I WERE 50 FEET AWAY
FROM THE HOLE ON THAT LAST DIVE,
I WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT COMFORTABLE MOVING.
SO I GUESS WE GOTTA...
YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.
Narrator: WITH VERNON
AND HIS CREW AT AN IMPASSE...
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
AT THE BLUFF...
...SHAWN'S QUEST TO WOW HIS DAD
IS COMING UP LIGHT ON GOLD.
YOU'LL SEE IF THE DOWSING RODS
REALLY DO WORK OR NOT.
[BLEEP] VOODOO WITCHCRAFT, MAN.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Narrator:
NOW, DIVER JACOB MUSICH
IS CHECKING TO SEE IF STEVE'S
VOODOO STICKS DID THE TRICK.
YEAH, I JUST ROLLED OVER
A NICE, BIG ROCK HERE.
NICE, LOOSE GRAVEL
AND CLAY UNDERNEATH.
WELL, I KINDA KNOW
WHAT SHAWN'S THINKIN' 'BOUT
GOING TO THE BLUFF.
PRETTY, UH, FAR-FETCHED IDEA.
I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT SCARED
ABOUT THIS GROUND.
YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS
I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING
TO HAVE ALL THE BILLS PAID
AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE'RE BEYOND THAT NOW,
IT SEEMS LIKE.
I WANNA KEEP IT THAT WAY.
I WANNA STAY IN THE RED --
UH, IN THE BLACK.
I DON'T WANNA BE IN THE RED
ANYMORE.
Narrator:
IF THE GOLD'S NOT WORKING...
YOU WAS TRYING TO GET ME TO COME
DOWN HERE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN DOWN HERE.
BACK IN THE DAY,
YOU'D SEE A CABIN THERE
BY OUR -- THE CAMP.
AND THEN THERE'S A CABIN THERE.
THERE'S CABINS ALL ALONG HERE.
...SHAWN STILL HAS
A BACKUP PLAN.
BEHIND THE CAMP
TO THE WHITE MOUNTAIN
AND COME
ACROSS OLD BUCKET LINE DREDGE.
-YEAH.
-AND A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF.
IS THERE A BUCKET LINE CLOSE BY?
I'D LIKE TO GO SEE ONE OF THOSE.
YEAH,
IT'S A LITTLE, TINY GUY.
WOULD BE INTERESTING TO TAKE
A LITTLE CRUISE ALL THE WAY
UP IN THERE
AND CHECK THIS GROUND OUT.
'CAUSE I GOTTA CONVINCE DAD
THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS.
AS SOON AS HE SEES
THAT OLD MINING EQUIPMENT,
SEES SOME OLD ENGINES
AND THIS AND THAT,
YOU CAN SEE THAT SPARKLE
IN HIS EYE.
LET'S GO FOR A LITTLE CRUISE
HERE.
Narrator: LEAVING THE CREW
TO PROSPECT THE NEW AREA,
SHAWN AND STEVE HEAD OFF
TO TAKE THE GRAND TOUR.
100 MILES WEST...
AT THE CLARK...
I'M LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE.
[ SIGHS ] YOU KNOW,
I GUESS I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO EXACTLY.
Narrator: AFTER THEIR
SECOND CLEANUP OF THE SEASON
WAS A BUST,
ZEKE IS THINKING ABOUT
CALLING OFF THE PARTNERSHIP.
AT THIS POINT, I'M --
I'M STARTING TO HAVE TO KINDA
REFRAME WHAT SUCCESS
IS GONNA BE IN THIS --
IN THIS MINING OPERATION.
I'M -- I'M --
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT,
I NEED TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL
SO I DON'T LOSE TOO MUCH MONEY.
I AM GETTING
CONTINUALLY MORE FRUSTRATED
WITH EMILY'S
LACK OF CONTRIBUTION
TO A MINING ENTERPRISE.
I AM NOT OKAY WITH THE IDEA
OF MAKING MONEY FOR AN ENTITY
IN A MINING OPERATION
WHO DOES NOT REALLY SERVE
A PRACTICAL PURPOSE.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN
IF WE DON'T ALL [BLEEP]
COMMUNICATE AND WORK TOGETHER
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Narrator: BLAMING THEIR LACK
OF GOLD ON THE SLUICE BOX,
EMILY IS ON THE WRONG END
OF THE SILENT TREATMENT.
IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.
IT'S ASININE.
IT'S STUPID.
I ALSO HAVE TO, LIKE,
TREAD VERY LIGHTLY
ON EVERYBODY'S FEELINGS.
I JUST WISH HE WOULD COMMUNICATE
WITH ME LIKE WE WERE
DOING THIS TOGETHER,
THAT'S ALL.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST [BLEEP]
ORDER ME AROUND, DUDE.
LIKE, AT LEAST, LIKE, TALK
AND COMMUNICATE AND STRATEGIZE.
YOU KNOW, ZEKE IS ONE
OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL MEN...
OR WOMEN, REALLY, I'VE EVER MET.
IT'S VERY HARD
FOR ZEKE TO WORK WITH ME
BECAUSE SO MANY THINGS
ARE BEING LEFT UNSAID.
Narrator: FOR THE ONE-TIME
CLOSE FRIENDS...
NOT EVEN GOD
COULD SINK THIS SHIP.
...THEIR CURRENT RELATIONSHIP
HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
Narrator:
FROM A FAILED ROMANCE...
YOU'VE THREATENED TO BURN
MY HOUSE DOWN WITH ME IN IT.
I DIDN'T.
THAT -- YOU'RE LYING.
...TO THE BUNGLED SALE
OF A DREDGE...
YOU CAN'T OWN PROPERTY
FOR FREE.
...TO THE TRAGIC DEATH
OF THEIR FRIEND AND CREWMATE...
AND EVERYTHING ABOUT
THIS BUSINESS IS [BLEEP].
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST [BLEEP].
THIS BOX JUST GOT...
Narrator: WITHOUT GOLD
IN THE BOX,
THE WEIGHT OF THE PAST
IS STARTING TO TAKE A TOLL
ON THE PRESENT.
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO TOTALLY
BURY THE HATCHET WITH EMILY.
I DON'T TRUST HER AT ALL,
NOT EVEN FOR A SECOND.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK
EMILY'S GONNA
STEAL GOLD OUT OF MY SLUICE BOX.
IT'S NOT THAT KINDA TRUST.
IT'S LIKE,
"DO YOU HAVE LOYALTY, REALLY?"
YOU KNOW,
NOT -- REAL COMMUNICATION
ISN'T HAPPENING
IS BECAUSE NEITHER OF US
CAN REALLY FAKE IT.
AND SO HE JUST,
YOU KNOW, PUTS ON A MASK
AND, LIKE,
DOESN'T REALLY TALK TO ANYBODY.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
IT JUST GOTTA GRAB SOMETHING
OUT OF THE TRUCK.
-GOOD.
WHAT'S THE POINT
OF TRYING TO, LIKE,
HAVE SOME KIND OF PARTNERSHIP
IF NOBODY'S REALLY BEING REAL?
HE'S GONNA SNAP.
I MEAN, I'M GONNA
SEE HOW ANGRY HE IS AT ME.
IT'S GONNA COME OUT.
♪
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
ON THE PADDY WAGON...
ALL RIGHT, FIRST CARPET.
IS THIS THE HEADER CARPET?
-YEP.
THAT'S A BIG MONEY CARPET, THEN.
...AFTER BEATING BACK
HIS LITTLE BROTHER,
KRIS KELLY IS LOOKIN' FOR
A PAYDAY.
ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS GET
MY MONEY BACK AT THIS POINT
AND PROVE THAT I DON'T
NEED MY DAD ANYMORE.
I CAN DO THIS [BLEEP] BY MYSELF
WITH MY OWN CREW.
AND, REALLY, ANDY JUST
NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
THAT I'M A BETTER DREDGER.
I'M THE BETTER DREDGER
BETWEEN US.
THINKING HE'S BETTER THAN I AM.
IN HIS [BLEEP] DREAMS.
Narrator: BACK IN TOWN...
SEE HOW MUCH GOLD
WE GOT IN THE LAST 8 HOURS.
...THE REST OF THE KELLY CLAN
ARE ALSO CLEANING UP.
TIME TO SEE I KICKED
MY BROTHER'S ASS IN THE GOLD.
YOU DIVING OVER KRIS,
LIKE THE SAME GROUNDS,
THE SAME TIME AT THE SAME SPOT,
I'D PUT MY MONEY OVER YOU.
ANDY IS A BETTER DIVER.
HE KNOWS HOW TO FIND THE GOLD
AND LOCATE IT UNDER THE WATER.
KRIS IS A [BLEEP] IDIOT.
SAYS HE WENT ON OUNCIN'
OUR GROUND.
I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS WHAT
OUNCING OUR GROUND LOOKS LIKE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA WEIGH IT UP,
UH, SEE WHAT ANDY GOT.
OKAY, WHERE WE AT?
THERE'S 21...
27 GRAMS...
29.
WE GOT 31 GRAMS.
Narrator: 31 GRAMS
IS WORTH JUST $1,200.
SO, AN OUNCE OF GOLD.
OH, I'M FEELING HEARTBROKEN,
DUDE.
LET ME TELL YOU,
IT'S THE WAY IT GOES, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: AS FOR KRIS...
I GOT 2.1 OUNCES.
HIS SCORE -- $2,500.
AND OF COURSE...
LET'S GO SEE WHAT ANDY GOT
'CAUSE I KNOW I BEAT HIM.
HE'S GONNA BE PISSED OFF.
LET'S GO.
...BRAGGING RIGHTS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
HUH?
WHERE'S YOUR GOLD?
I GOT 4 OUNCES, BUDDY BOY.
EVERYONE'S A SORE LOSER
IN THIS FAMILY.
NOBODY WANTS TO ADMIT IT.
I'M THE BETTER DREDGER.
-OKAY, KRIS.
YOU OUTDREDGED ME.
YOU HAPPY NOW?
WHO GIVES A [BLEEP]?
Narrator: WHILE KRIS BASKS
IN HIS GLORY,
N THE OUTSKIRTS OF NOME,
AT ZEKE TENHOFF'S COMPOUND...
IT'S A PRACTICAL APPLICATION
IN [BLEEP] ICE MINING,
IS THAT YOU ARE PUTTING
ABSOLUTELY ZERO
PRACTICAL FUNCTION IN THEM.
YOU'VE CALLED UP SOME WOMEN
WHO WANNA GO DIVING.
AND, LIKE, NOW THEY'RE HERE.
AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
Narrator: ON THE VERGE OF
CALLING OFF THEIR PARTNERSHIP,
ZEKE HAS CALLED FOR A MEETING
TO AIR THE DIRTY LAUNDRY.
PROVIDING BACK UP --
EMILY'S FATHER, STEVE.
I'M PROVIDING AN AIR COMPRESSOR,
THE USE OF SLEDS, UM,
UMBILICAL, UM, VOLUME TANK.
I'M SHARING THE COST
OF GAS AND LOGISTICS.
YOU KNOW, I MIGHT NOT HAVE
A LOT OF THE PRACTICAL SKILLS
THAT YOU HAVE,
BUT I TRY TO MAKE UP FOR IT
BY WORKING HARD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES ARE.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'RE TRUSTWORTHY OR NOT.
I DON'T.
YOU MIGHT HAVE, LIKE, CONSTRUED
THIS SCENARIO WHERE, I'M, LIKE,
BEING NICE TO YOU BECAUSE I WANT
TO USE YOU FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT.
BUT YOU'RE -- YOU KNOW,
THERE IS NO SCENARIO
ON THE [BLEEP] EARTH THAT WOULD
COMPEL ME TO WANT TO --
TO -- TO TRY TO, LIKE,
BURY THE HATCHET WITH YOU,
EXCEPT AN ACTUAL DESIRE
TO BURY THE HATCHET WITH YOU.
THAT WOULD -- THAT...
WELL, WHAT DID I DO TO YOU
THAT WAS BAD?
YOU TOLD ME THAT
YOU WERE GONNA, LIKE,
COME AND [BLEEP] ME UP, DUDE.
-NO, I DIDN'T DO THAT.
-YES, YOU DID!
I -- NO, I DID NOT!
I DID [BLEEP] NOT, YOU GUYS!
-YOU HEARD HER, ZEKE!
-I DID NOT.
YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GONNA
CALL -- COME UP
AND BURN MY [BLEEP] HOUSE DOWN
WITH ME IN IT WITH MY BROTHER
AND MY FATHER AS WITNESSES.
-LIE.
NO, THAT'S TRUE.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WORDS
I SAID.
I QUOTED A RAP SONG
BY IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
THAT DID NOT IMPLY THAT EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S THE WAY I TOOK IT.
OTHERWISE, I'D HAVE BEEN
ON A AIRPLANE WITH MY 9mm.
I'D HAVE PUT A BULLET
IN YOUR HEAD.
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
HONESTLY, YOU'RE GONNA COME DOWN
AND PUT A 9 MILLIMETER BULLET
IN MY HEAD?
NO, NO, NO.
NO, WE DIDN'T.
-REALLY?
-HE'S MY FATHER!
OF COURSE HE'S GOING
TO DEFEND ME!
WOULD YOU WOULD'VE DONE THAT?
WOULD YOU HAVE DONE THAT.
WHY WOULD HE NOT DEFEND ME?
HE'S MY FATHER.
YOU GUYS, COME ON.
YOU KNOW, COME THE [BLEEP] ON,
YOU GUYS!
LOOK, I'M A HUMAN BEING.
UH, ONCE YOU LOVE SOMEBODY
WHEN YOU'RE HUMAN,
YOU ALWAYS LOVE THEM.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE ZEKE.
I WILL ALWAYS REALLY CARE
ABOUT HIM.
HE -- IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING.
I'M WILLING TO ADMIT WHERE
I WENT WRONG A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
UM, BUT IT WAS NOT ENTIRELY
MY FAULT,
AND THAT'S WHAT ZEKE
WANTS IT TO BE.
EMILY -- I DON'T REALLY KNOW,
LIKE, SOMETIMES WHAT SHE THINKS
ABOUT WHAT SHE'S DONE.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
SHE HAS A VERY CLEAR PERSPECTIVE
ON THE IMPACT
OF SOME OF HER ACTIONS.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
SHE EVER WILL.
I DON'T THINK
IT'S IN HER NATURE.
WITH MS. RIEDEL HERE,
I DON'T KNOW
IF WE CAN BURY THE HATCHET.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOT
AS MUCH ANGER AS I DO.
Narrator: AT THE BLUFF...
WHEREVER THERE WAS GOLD,
THEY GOT 'EM THERE.
...SHAWN'S PLAN DAZZLED DAD
WITH A TRIP THROUGH TIME.
YEAH, ONE PIECE AT A TIME,
AND THEY GOT IT
OVER THAT MOUNTAIN
AND INTO THE NEXT VALLEY.
YOU GOTTA GIVE THEM OLD TIMERS
CREDIT, MAN. THEY WORKED.
THEY PUT THESE THINGS
TOGETHER ALL BY THEMSELVES.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE CRANES, EITHER.
-BACK BREAKING.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW THE HELL THEY DID IT.
THE REASON THEY USED
THESE BUCKET LINE DREDGES
IS 'CAUSE THEY WERE
SO FUEL EFFICIENT.
THINK ABOUT GETTIN' THIS DRUM
FROM THE PORT OF NOME
BACK IN 1900.
DAD LOVES
THE OLD TIMER MINING STUFF
BECAUSE IT'S -- IT'S HISTORY.
IT -- IT SHOWS THERE
WASN'T NOTHIN' THAT WAS GONNA
STOP THOSE OLD TIMERS
FROM GETTIN' THE GOLD.
IT HAD TO BE A FEAT
JUST TO GET THAT HERE.
BUT WHERE THERE'S A WILL,
THERE'S A WAY
WITH THE OLD TIMERS.
Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
AT THE WILD RANGER...
I TOLD VERN YESTERDAY
AFTER I CAME UP WE DEFINITELY
NEED TO MOVE, THAT THIS HOLE
IS NOT WORTH WORKING ANYMORE.
WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THE CHEESE
OUT OF IT.
Narrator: VERNON ADKISON
IS DIGGING IN HIS HEELS.
THERE'S THE MAN
OF THE HOUR RIGHT THERE.
STINKS IN THERE, VERN.
I WAS JUST GETTIN'
A LITTLE STIFF IN THERE.
YEAH, WE...NONE OF THAT.
SO WHAT'S
THE GENERAL CONSENSUS
AS FAR AS THIS HOLE
OR ANOTHER HOLE?
DAMN NEAR TAKES AN ACT OF GOD
TO GET ALL THIS DAMN GEAR MOVED.
Narrator: ALREADY 100 GRAND
IN THE HOLE
FOR THE SUB-DREDGE,
VERNON IS NOT WILLING TO SPEND
THE MONEY OR THE TIME
TO MOVE THE ENTIRE OPERATION.
THERE'S NOT GOLD HERE.
IF -- YOU KNOW,
WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME.
AND IT'S DO WE STAY HERE
AND DREDGE ON NOTHING
OR DO WE TAKE 2 DAYS TO MOVE
AND DREDGE YOU ON SOMETHING?
GUARANTEE ME THERE'S SOMETHING?
I MEAN, HOW DO YOU KNOW
THERE'S SOMETHING?
I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU THAT
THERE'S GOOD GOLD OVER THERE.
BUT I CAN GUARANTEE TO YOU
THAT THERE'S NOT GOLD HERE.
YEP, I HEAR YA.
I HEAR YA.
IT'S SOUNDIN' A LOT
LIKE WE'RE DONE.
DONE?
THAT'S KINDA
WHERE I'M AT WITH IT.
I DON'T THINK
I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER MOVE.
UM...
COPY THAT.
OKAY. GOOD SHOW.
BEST OF LUCK.
SOMETIMES, VERNON
NEEDS TO BE TALKED TO IN A WAY
THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS
MAYBE GOT THE BALLS TO TELL HIM.
I MEAN, HE'S A BIG MAN.
HE'S SCARY.
BUT SOMETIMES, YOU GOTTA TELL
HIM EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
LOOK, VERNON, YOU'RE NOT
MAKING MONEY THIS WAY.
THIS WON'T WORK.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND EXPLAIN IT IN A LOGICAL WAY.
HE IS A LOGICAL PERSON,
AS LONG AS HE'S NOT MAD.
I'M HERE FOR THE GOLD,
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
BUT THE OTHER PART
OF IT IS EXPERIMENTING
WITH THIS EQUIPMENT
AND FINDING OUT
WHAT IT CAN DO.
THAT'S THE PAYOFF FOR ME.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT
WITH IT RIGHT THERE.
DO WE KNOW THAT THERE IS
SAND THERE?
IF WE CAN GET THIS ROBOT
WORKING FLAWLESSLY
IN PREMIUM CONDITIONS,
HELL, MAYBE THAT LAST HOLE'S
THE BONANZA.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT.
YEAH.
YEAH.
GO OVER THERE, DRILL A COUPLE
HOLES, DO LIKE YOU SAID.
LET'S START MOVIN'.
IT COULD BE A BIG HONEY HOLE.
BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU NEVER KNOW
UNTIL YOU GET THERE.
THAT'S IT.
EVERYTHING'S ON THE TABLE
ON THIS MOVE.
Narrator:
WITH JUST 10 DAYS REMAINING,
VERNON
IS GAMBLING ON A 2-DAY MOVE.
OVER ON CLAIM 14...
ZEKE AND I
HAD THIS MASSIVE FIGHT,
AND WHAT I REALIZED IT THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF UGLY [BLEEP]
THAT ZEKE AND I NEED
TO WORK THROUGH IN OUR --
IF WE'RE EVER GONNA
BE ABLE TO RECONCILE.
IN THE END, ZEKE AND I HAVE
SO MANY ISSUES TOGETHER,
WE CAN BE FIGHTING
ABOUT THOSE ISSUES 24/7
OR WE CAN BE [BLEEP] WORKING.
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE MONEY.
HEY, ZEKE.
UH, CAN YOU COME UP?
[ LAUGHS ]
ZEKE'S FAMILY
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY FAMILY.
AND THEREFORE, THAT --
THAT BOND, THAT CONNECTION IT --
IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.
[ LAUGHING ]
AAH!
I THINK THAT IN FRIENDSHIPS
AND ANY KIND OF RELATIONSHIP,
IT [BLEEP] BUILDS UP.
YOU HAVE TO LET IT OUT.
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT.
AND SOMETIMES TEMPERS HAVE TO
RISE FOR THE AIR TO BE CLEARED.
AND THAT'S ALL IT REALLY WAS.
WE NEED TO FIND SOME GOLD.
Narrator:
100 MILES FROM NOME...
STEVE AND SHAWN JUST SHOWED
BACK UP SO LET'S HEAD ON UP,
AND I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE HOLE.
I'M ON MY WAY.
...AFTER GETTING A GLIMPSE
OF THE HISTORY OF GOLD
AT THE BLUFF...
OLD MAN POMRENKE IS LOOKING TO
SEE SOME PRESENT-DAY EARNINGS.
HE SAID HE THOUGHT
HE SAW A NUGGET.
HE HEARD IT HIT THE NOZZLE.
BUT WE HAVEN'T SHUT DOWN
AND LOOKED YET.
SOMETIMES YOU GET THOSE NUGGETS
DIVING.
IT'LL HIT THE NOZZLE -- PING!
YOU'LL HEAR IT.
SCENERY DON'T MEAN NOTHIN'
MUCH TO ME.
BUT IF IT'S GOT GOLD
IN THE SCENERY,
THEN I REALLY LOVE IT.
COME LOOK AT THE BOX.
HOLY [BLEEP],
THAT'S A BIG SON OF A BITCH.
IT'S A NUGGET, DAD.
-THAT'S A NICE ONE.
IT'S GOT TO BE A HALF OUNCE.
WHERE'S THE REST OF 'EM?
STILL DOWN THERE.
THE BEST PAY STREAK
THEY'D SEEN IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS.
WE ARE SEEIN' GOLD.
WELL, I THOUGHT THEY
WERE DOWN THERE JUST A-PARTYIN'.
BUT BY GOD,
THEY WERE DOIN' THEIR JOB.
WELL, AS IN ANY BUSINESS, YOU
HAVE TO KEEP LOOKIN' FORWARD.
AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD
YEARS AHEAD OF TIME.
WHAT SHAWN WAS DOIN'
WAS THINKIN' ABOUT THE FUTURE,
THINKIN'
ABOUT WHERE THE CHRISTINE ROSE
IS GONNA GET ITS PAY DIRT FROM.
THAT WAS DOIN' THINGS THE WAY
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
I FOUND THE BIGGEST NUGGET
I'VE EVER FOUND,
SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
BUT I GOTTA GET DOWN THERE
AND SEE WHERE
THE REST OF 'EM ARE.
IT'S GOT BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NUGGETS,
'BOUT THE NUGGETS.
Narrator: WITH JUST 10 DAYS
REMAINING,
THE WILD RANGER IS STILL
ON TOP OF THE BOARD,
WHILE EVERYONE ELSE
PLAYS CATCH-UP.
YEAH, SO YOU WANNA BE
A GOLD MINER?
LOOK AT THAT!
CAN'T PUT A LOT OF GOLD
IN THE BOX.
[BLEEP]! [BLEEP]!
I WANTED TO GO TO WAR!
WHY DOES IT
HAVE TO BE PERSONAL?
EVERYTHING IS PERSONAL.
I WANT EVERYBODY
IN A WORKMAN'S OUTFIT NOW!
I JUST SAW SOMETHING.
[BLEEP]
COME JOIN US.
AND A HALF REMAINING
IN THE WINTER MINING SEASON...
GOLD'S GOOD AT PLAYING
HIDE-AND-SEEK.
HOPEFULLY THIS BIG MOVE
PAYS OFF.
Narrator:
TENSIONS ARE ON THE RISE.
WE'RE OUT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS
ALREADY,
AND WE AIN'T SEEIN'
THOSE BIG PILES OF GOLD
WE WERE HOPIN' TO SEE.
TIME TO MAKE SOME GOLD.
Narrator: THE DREDGING FLEET
HAS GONE ALL IN TRYING TO MAKE
THE SHORT SEASON PROFITABLE...
SERIOUSLY, THEY NEED SOME GOLD
IN THE BOX.
...BUT NO ONE
HAS HIT THE JACKPOT.
SEASON'S DAMN NEAR OVER.
LOTTA BILLS TO PAY, JUST RUNNING
OUT OF OPTIONS HERE.
Narrator:
NOW, PRESSURE TO PRODUCE GOLD
IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH...
WE REALLY HAVE TO JUST
PICK IT UP.
WE NEED ANOTHER 10 OUNCES
OR SO TO EVEN JUSTIFY THE COST.
-AND EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
-YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS GONNA BE A FAILURE
OF THE SEASON
IF I DON'T GET 70 OUNCES.
IT'S EITHER THIS RIGHT HERE,
OR I'M BACK WORKING FOR MY DAD
ON [BLEEP] TUESDAY.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ SEAL GRUNTS ]
♪
Narrator:
100 MILES EAST OF NOME...
AT THE BLUFF...
EITHER I GOT A LOT FATTER,
OR THE SUIT GOT TIGHTER.
HOPEFULLY I'M SEEIN' GOLD
ON THE BOTTOM.
HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO
PICK UP EVERYTHING AND MOVE IT.
...CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE
IS SUITING UP...
-HERE WE GO.
-FOR ONE MORE SHOT AT GLORY.
THIS STATION'S RUNNING HIGH
TO FIND SOME GOLD.
WE'VE ALL BEEN WORKIN'
OUR ASSES OFF,
SO WE DESERVE TO SEE
A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR.
HOPEFULLY TODAY IS THE DAY.
Narrator: THIS WINTER,
SHAWN STAKED NEARLY 30 GRAND
OF FAMILY MONEY
ON THE CHANCE
OF HITTING IT BIG IN THE WILD.
IT'S A SIGN THERE'S GOLD
IN THE AREA.
Narrator: BUT SETBACK...
WE'VE ALREADY BURNED [BLEEP]
200 GALLONS OF GAS ALMOST.
...AFTER SETBACK HAS KEPT HIM
FROM THE MOTHER LODE.
IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE OUT HERE.
SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME
WE TURN AROUND,
SOMETHING ELSE IS BREAKIN'
OR GOING WRONG.
Narrator:
NOW, HE'S GOT JUST 11 DAYS
TO PROVE THE TRIP
WASN'T A WASTE.
OH, [BLEEP].
THAT GUY'S FLYIN' REALLY LOW.
WHOO-HOO! WHOA-HO-HO!
WE JUST GOT BUZZED!
WHO IN THE HELL'S THAT?
HE'S COMIN' IN TO LAND.
WHOA! THAT'S GNARLY, DUDE,
THAT WIND AND THE BUMPS.
WHOO-HOO.
-WE MADE IT.
-IT'S THE OLD MAN.
OH, NO.
ANYTHING GETTIN' DONE
AROUND HERE?
Narrator: NEVER ONE TO SIT
ON THE SIDELINES, SHAWN'S FATHER
AND CO-OWNER OF THE FAMILY
BUSINESS, STEVE POMRENKE.
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA KEEP YOU GUYS
IN LINE.
GOT ANY GOLD YET OR NOT?
I BROUGHT MY SUITCASE
AND MY DOWSING RODS.
THAT'S A PRETTY SUITCASE
YOU GOT THERE.
YEAH, PRETTY ROSY,
AIN'T IT?
'CAUSE I'M TRYIN' TO BE TENDER,
NOT SO ROUGH AND GRUFF.
-Narrator: FOR SHAWN...
-IF YOU [BLEEP] TALK TO ME
LIKE [BLEEP] HUMAN BEING,
IT MIGHT [BLEEP] WORK.
...PLEASING THE OLD MAN
HAS BEEN A CONSTANT STRUGGLE.
I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE
TALKING [BLEEP]
ABOUT ME TO OTHER PEOPLE.
BECAUSE YOU GIVE US
SO MUCH AMMUNITION.
Narrator: NO MATTER
HOW MUCH HE RAKES IN...
THAT'S 10 POUNDS
OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
WE BETTER GET A HELL
OF A LOT MORE.
COME ON.
...IT NEVER SEEMS TO BE
QUITE ENOUGH...
DON'T NEED YOU TO RUN
THE CHRISTINE ROSE.
YOU THINK WE NEED YOU
THAT BAD?
...LEAVING FATHER AND SON
WITH A LOT OF BAGGAGE.
WELL, YEAH, SHAWN.
WHAT DO WE GOT INVESTED
IN THIS WHOLE TRIP SO FAR?
-WE'RE PROBABLY 30 GRAND.
-30 GRAND?
I HOPE WE GET
SOME OF THIS MONEY BACK.
I KNOW THESE GUYS.
AND WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER
AND GO OUT SOMEWHERE
IN THE COUNTRY,
IT JUST TURNS INTO A BIG PARTY.
YOU KNOW,
I'M LOOKIN' AT THE CHECKBOOK
AND WHAT SHAWN'S SPENDING
ON THIS HERE BLUFF TRIP,
AND BY GOD, THEY
SHOULD COME BACK WITH 30 OUNCES
TO PAY FOR THE TRIP.
GET YOUR ASS DOWN THERE
AND GET SOME GOLD UP HERE.
DAD SHOWED UP.
NOW THE PRESSURE'S ON TO FIND
THE GOLD AND SHOW HIM THAT,
HEY, THERE'S ACTUALLY
A TON OF GOLD DOWN HERE.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT'S DOWN HERE.
Narrator: AS SHAWN LOOKS
TO IMPRESS HIS POPS...
...100 MILES TO THE WEST,
OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
THIS'LL BE OUR FINAL PUSH.
WE MAY NOT HAVE TIME
TO DO ANOTHER HOLE.
Narrator: WITH JUST 11 DAYS
REMAINING TO MAKE A PROFIT,
WILD RANGER OWNER VERNON ADKISON
IS FEELING THE PINCH.
EVERYBODY'S MOVING AROUND HERE
AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
Narrator: THIS SEASON...
COME MEET YOUR COMPETITION.
...VERNON ROLLED THE DICE,
SPENDING $100,000,
BRINGING TO TOWN
A STATE-OF-THE-ART SUB-DREDGE.
SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING
LODGED.
UH, TAKE A TIME-OUT REAL QUICK.
BUT EVEN AFTER WORKING OUT
THE KINKS...
ALL RIGHT, 7.25.
...THEY'VE ONLY RECOVERED
$11,000 IN GOLD.
WE'VE DONE A LOT
OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
NOW I WANNA GET TO THE POINT
WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING
SOME SERIOUS GOLD WITH IT.
Narrator:
NOW, ON A FRESH DIVE HOLE,
THE SKIPPER NEEDS THIS NEW SPOT
TO LAST HIM THE SEASON.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
MECHANICALLY WE CAN DO
TO MAKE THIS THING MAKE MONEY.
BUT I NEED GOOD EYES DOWN THERE.
Narrator:
FOR CREW CHIEF DEREK McLARTY,
THE SUB-DREDGE
HAS ONE BIG BLIND SPOT.
YOU ONLY GET AS MUCH GOLD
AS YOU FIND.
IT'S LIKE HAVING
A REALLY NICE SET OF SHOELACES
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SHOES.
THAT ROBOT CAN'T SEE GOLD.
IT CAN'T PROSPECT.
SO PUT A GOOD PROSPECTOR DOWN,
FIND GOLD,
HIT IT WITH THE ROBOT.
CUT AND DRY.
AS FAR AS SPENSER GOES
IN PROSPECTING,
I'D PUT HIM UP AGAINST ANYBODY.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE
I COULD GET, SAY,
SPENSER TO DO SOME PROSPECTING
DOWN THERE?
I KNOW BOBBY'S A WORKHORSE.
BUT, MAN, THAT SPENSER --
HE CAN SEE THAT GOLD REAL WELL.
YEAH, I KNOW HE IS
A GOOD PROSPECTOR.
SO, UH, THE ANSWER TO THAT
IS YES,
AND HOPEFULLY
PRETTY DAMN QUICK.
Narrator: HEADING DOWN TO
MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON PAY DIRT,
VETERAN MINER SPENSER McCLESKEY.
I'VE BEEN DREDGING
SINCE I WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD.
MY EIGHTH BIRTHDAY, MY PARENTS
BOUGHT ME A GOLD PAN
AND A SLUICE BOX.
AND I USED TO MOW THE NEIGHBOR'S
LAWN AND GIVE MY MOM GAS MONEY
TO TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
TO GO GET GOLD.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS BORN
AND RAISED TO DO.
Derek: JUST PROSPECT IT OUT.
DON'T TRY TO WORK A BUNCH
OF MATERIAL.
IF YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING
AND SEND UP DUCTS
OR JUST SOMETHING SO YOU KNOW
WHERE THE ROBOT CAN GO,
MAYBE WE CAN WIPE THIS HOLE OUT
IN A DAY OR TWO INSTEAD OF...
A-A WEEK.
-GET SOME.
-YEAH!
ALL RIGHT.
I JUST HIT THE BOTTOM.
I'M, UH,
HEADIN' TOWARDS THE NOZZLE.
I'M GONNA START DOIN'
SOME PROSPECTIN'.
ALL RIGHT...
YEAH, I'M SOUTH
OF THE HOLE NOW.
WORKING INTO THIS COBBLE.
HEY, SPENSER,
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING UNDER THERE?
WELL, I'M, UH, NOT REALLY
SEEIN' MUCH GOLD YET.
BUT I'M GONNA KEEP, UH, POPPIN'
AROUND SEEING WHAT I CAN SEE,
TRYING TO FIND THIS PAY STREAK
SO WE CAN ALL MAKE SOME MONEY.
Narrator:
WHILE SPENSER STARTS THE HUNT...
JUST A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY,
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
MY BROTHER'S A [BLEEP] WEIRDO.
HE GOES BACK
AND WORKS WITH MY DAD
RATHER THAN TRYING TO
MAKE IT WORK WITH HIM AND I.
HE'S GOT NO LOYALTY
TO ANYBODY BUT HIMSELF.
Narrator: ONCE AGAIN,
THE HOUSE OF KELLY
IS DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF.
HE KINDA REALLY PISSED ME OFF.
[BLEEP]
LET HIM STAY WITH MY DAD.
I DON'T NEED THAT [BLEEP] LOSER
ANYWAYS.
Narrator: A WEEK AGO...
I MEAN, I CAME HERE TO DREDGE
AND NOT BUILD DREDGES.
...AFTER KRIS' DREDGE
BROKE DOWN...
I'LL DO IT MYSELF,
YOU [BLEEP] IDIOT!
OKAY.
OKAY!
...ANDY RETURNED TO WORK
FOR THE OLD MAN.
GOOD TO BE BACK AT THE REEFER
WHERE I BELONG.
...TAKING THE QUICKEST ROUTE...
TO A VERY SMALL PAYDAY.
NOW WITH THE TWO DREDGES
SIDE-BY-SIDE...
ANDY, YOU GET ALL THIS GOLD
BEFORE KRIS DOES.
IT'S EVERY KELLY FOR HIMSELF.
I GOT ANDY BACK NOW.
THERE'S ONE DOWN.
I GOT ONE LEFT TO GO.
CAPTAIN KRIS -- YOU KNOW,
IT SOUNDS LIKE A [BLEEP] CEREAL
YOU'RE GONNA EAT.
LITTLE GOLD FLAVORED NUGGETS
IN YOUR CEREAL -- CAPTAIN KRIS.
GOIN' DOWN.
GROUND FLOOR --
CHILDREN'S TOYS,
SANTA CLAUS, SPORTS WEAR.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS REALLY
WHERE I WANNA WORK.
LOOSE MATERIAL, EASY TO MOVE.
I THINK THIS ONE OVER HERE
IS WHERE THERE -- I'M GONNA
REALLY FINDING THE GOLD.
OKAY, IDLE UP.
ALL RIGHT.
[ STARTS ENGINE ]
PUT AS MUCH GOLD
IN THE BOX AS POSSIBLE.
♪ GOLD
GOLD!
COULD BE DANGEROUS.
'CAUSE THEN IT'LL --
THEY START LIKE THAT,
AND THEN IT ENDS UP A [BLEEP]
FIGHTING, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I'D BE CAREFUL 'CAUSE SOMEBODY
COULD GET HURT
OVER THIS WHOLE
[BLEEP] STUPID THING.
Narrator: IF BRAD KELLY
CONDEMNS YOUR ACTIONS,
YOU MIGHT WANNA THINK TWICE
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
HERE'S THE THING, KRIS --
HE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, EH?
Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
ON THE PADDY WAGON...
...IT'S KELLY VERSUS KELLY
FOR THE GOLD.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, EH?
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
WELL, ANDY IS NOT HAPPY.
I REPEAT, ANDY IS NOT HAPPY.
HE COULDN'T TAKE ME. [ LAUGHS ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
KRIS IS GONNA GET A PUNCH
IN THE [BLEEP] FACE.
[BLEEP] CRAZY.
SOMEBODY COULD GET HURT.
MAN, ANDY'S GONNA BE PISSED.
Narrator: WHILE KRIS IS
CASHING IN...
OVER AT THE CLARK,
WITH JUST 11 DAYS
LEFT IN THE SEASON...
GET A LITTLE PICKER OVER THERE.
...LOVERS TURNED RIVALS
TURNED PARTNERS
ZEKE TENHOFF AND EMILY RIEDEL
ARE LOOKING TO GET PAID.
YEAH, NO, THERE'S SOME GOOD
LITTLE STREAKS OF GOLD IN HERE.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S ABOUT READY
TO BE CLEANED UP AGAIN,
YOU KNOW?
-YEAH.
THERE'S DEFINITELY MORE GOLD
IN IT THAN IT WAS LAST TIME.
CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT
OF HOURS OF PRODUCTION
IT'S DOWN THERE,
THIS IS NOT LOOKING TOO SHABBY.
I MEAN, I'M NOT --
I'M NOT UNHAPPY WITH IT.
NO, WE'RE ON SOME GOOD GOLD
IN THIS SPOT, MAN.
I WOULD -- I'D LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO SUCK IT UP
BEFORE THE ICE GOES AWAY.
Narrator: THIS WINTER,
THE TWO STRUCK A DEAL.
ZEKE'S MINING PERMIT
AND EQUIPMENT...
[BLEEP]
SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
...IN EXCHANGE FOR EMILY'S
HOT SPOTS AND DIVE TEAM.
-ALL RIGHT.
-WEIGH IT.
Narrator: BUT DESPITE
THE GOOD GROUNDS...
2.8 OUNCES.
...THEY'VE HAD
JUST ONE $3,300 PAYDAY.
NOW...
-IT'S GOOD TO GO.
ALL RIGHT, 10-4.
LET'S PULL THE MATS
AND, UH, DO ANOTHER CLEAN UP,
SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
AND LET'S GO.
...WITH THE CLOCK TICKING
ON THE SEASON,
IT'S TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK.
HONESTLY, I HAVE A LOT
ON MY SHOULDERS.
I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW
IT'S KIND OF A ONE-MAN SHOW.
AND I'M TRYING
TO TEACH THESE GIRLS
TO DREDGE AT THE SAME TIME.
AND I'M A LITTLE DUBIOUS
ABOUT WHAT THE GIRLS
ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING IN THE BOX.
I GOT ABOUT 20 HOURS
ON THIS CLEAN UP AND, UH,
HOPE FOR 10 OUNCES OF GOLD.
BUT I'M NOT SEEING MUCH GOLD...
-HOW'S IT LOOKIN'?
-WELL, IT'S GETTIN' THERE.
A GOLD OMELET.
...AND MOST OF THE SEASON
HAS TURNED INTO
ZEKE'S DREDGING SCHOOL.
BUT ZEKE'S DREDGING SCHOOL
HAS TO GO ON SPRING BREAK.
IF YOU CAN'T CUT IT,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADMIT IT.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.
I'M DONE TRYING
TO TEACH PEOPLE TO DREDGE.
I GOTTA MAKE SOME MONEY.
-UH, GOOD TO GO.
Narrator: THE TOTAL?
ANOTHER 3,400 BUCKS,
WELL BELOW ZEKE'S 10-OUNCE MARK.
AH, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
WE'RE NOT -- WE'RE ON --
WE'RE ON GOOD GRABS.
WE NEED MORE GOLD THAN THIS.
YEAH.
THIS IS ALL REALLY [BLEEP].
I THINK THAT AGREEING
TO WORK WITH EMILY
WAS PROBABLY
NOT THE BEST DECISION.
LIKE, THIS IS, AT THIS POINT
NOT REALLY VERY MUCH
OF A SUCCESS FOR ANYONE.
THIS IS GONNA BE A HUGE FAILURE.
Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
AT THE BLUFF...
HOW'S IT LOOKIN' DOWN THERE?
...UNDER HIS OLD MAN'S
WATCHFUL EYE, SHAWN POMRENKE
HAS YET TO FIND A PAY STREAK.
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T TALKED
TO SHAWN TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS.
BUT THE NEXT PHASE OF
THE CHRISTINE ROSE, I BELIEVE,
IS STILL RIGHT IN FRONT OF TOWN.
ALLS I CAN SAY IS,
LET'S GO FOLLOW SOME
DOWSING ROD BULL [BLEEP],
SEE IF THAT DOES ANY GOOD.
VOODOO WITCHCRAFT.
-IT AIN'T VOODOO.
-VOODOO WITCHCRAFT.
IT IS NOT VOODOO.
Narrator:
AFTER 3 HOURS OF SITTING IDLE,
STEVE IS READY TO FIRE UP
HIS MAGIC WANDS.
I GOTTA FOR A LITTLE WALK,
SEE IF THERE'S A HOT VEIN
AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
MY DOWSING
WORKS PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
YOU TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN
OF SALT.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU WHAT,
IT KEPT ME FROM MOVING THOUSANDS
UPON THOUSANDS
OF WORTHLESS DIRT.
Narrator: USING THE ANCIENT ART
OF DOWSING,
STEVE IS RELYING
ON HIS COPPER RODS
TO CROSS AT A SPOT
WHERE THE GOLD IS RICH.
THESE HERE THINGS TELL ME
THAT THIS IS A PRETTY WEAK SPOT.
Narrator: TOP SIDE, GRANDPA GOLD
AND THE DOWSING RODS
ARE HEADED DUE SOUTH
OF THE DIVE HOLE.
DOWN BELOW...
I'M GONNA HEAD OVER THIS WAY.
...JUNIOR IS WALKING
IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
SO, UH, STARTING TO SEE
A LITTLE BIT MORE COLOR?
OH, THAT'S BETTER,
GETTIN' BETTER.
A PIECE THERE, A PIECE HERE.
COME ON, BABY.
WHERE'S THE GOLD AT?
OH, YEAH, THERE WE GO, BOYS.
I GOT HER NOW.
IT LOOKS PROMISING.
MY DOWSING RODS ARE TELLING ME
THAT THERE AIN'T MUCH
BETWEEN HERE AND THE BEACH.
BUT, ALL OF THE SUDDEN,
RIGHT THROUGH HERE,
THERE'S A STREAK
ABOUT 100 FEET WIDE.
I'M COMIN' ON UP.
ROGER THAT.
THAT WAS A GOOD DIVE.
WHOO.
JUST KEEP SEEING ENOUGH TO KEEP
YOU INTERESTED, YOU KNOW?
THERE'S, LIKE, A STREAK
THAT GOES PARALLEL WITH
THIS BEACH RUNNIN' THAT WAY.
WAY I WAS SEEIN', IT WAS
PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHT SOUTH.
AND THAT'S WHERE --
THAT'S WHERE FIGURED
THERE'D BE JUST
A SHORTENED LOOP, YOU KNOW?
THE SHORTER THE MOVE,
THE EASIER.
Narrator: AFTER A FAMILY POWWOW,
FATHER AND SON
REACH THE SAME CONCLUSION...
I HOPE THERE'S GOLD THERE.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
...MOVE SOUTH 100 FEET.
WELL, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
LET'S GO GET SOME GOLD.
Narrator: WHILE THE POMRENKES
ARE ON THE MOVE,
100 MILES WEST...
AT THE WILD RANGER...
MOVE AWAY FROM THAT [BLEEP]
FOR A SECOND
'CAUSE I CAN'T KEEP
STRETCHING THE HOSE.
...PROSPECTING FOR
THE SUB-DREDGE,
SPENSER McCLESKEY IS SEARCHING
AS FAR AS HIS TETHER CAN REACH.
JUST WANNA WORK A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER INTO THIS COBBLE.
HEY, VERN?
YEAH, GO AHEAD, SPENSER.
HEY, UH, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T BEEN
IN THIS HOLE VERY LONG,
BUT I'M THINKIN' IT'S ABOUT
TIME FOR US TO MOVE.
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN'.
NO, I'M DEAD SERIOUS.
WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY,
AND THIS HOLE AIN'T GONNA
PAY THE BILLS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT, SPENSER,
WE JUST GOT HERE.
IT TAKES 2 DAYS TO MOVE.
IT TAKES MORE THAN 2 HOURS
TO CHECK OUT A DAMN HOLE.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD,
GIVE ME A BREAK HERE.
I KNOW IT'S PRETTY IMPLAUSIBLE
IF WE DON'T CHECK THAT --
THAT ENTIRE AREA
JUST FOR THE FEW HOURS
THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE.
YOU'RE KILLING ME.
YOU'RE EITHER SEEING IT
OR YOU'RE NOT.
SPENSER,
FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD, MAN,
I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANOTHER MOVE LEFT IN US
BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER.
HANG ON ONE SECOND, VERNON.
THIS AIR IS ACTING UP
LIKE CRAZY.
UH...
HAVING, UH, HAVING
TO REALLY LABOR FOR BREATHS.
I'M FROZEN UP!
COME UP.
♪
Narrator: JUST WEST
OF NOME HARBOR,
AT THE WILD RANGER...
HANG ON ONE SECOND, VERNON.
THIS AIR IS ACTING UP
LIKE CRAZY.
UH...
HAVING, UH, HAVING
TO REALLY LABOR FOR BREATHS.
I'M FROZEN UP.
COME UP.
LET'S GET YOU OUT OF THE WATER.
COME ON.
SON OF A BITCH.
WHOO!
DAMN IT.
Narrator: WHILE DIVING
IN SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES,
LINES HAVE TO BE CLEARED
OF WATER
TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY
OF DEADLY FREEZE UPS.
JOEY, DID YOU BLOW THAT LINE?
I MEAN -- NO, I MEAN I'M TALKIN'
ABOUT RIGHT NOW, DUDE.
A LOT OF ICE.
IDIOTIC...LIKE THIS,
IT JUST CONTINUES
YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I'M [BLEEP] SICK OF IT.
THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE DEAL
WITH ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING,
AIR LINES FREEZING UP,
HOT WATER LINES FREEZING UP.
YOU JUST GOTTA BE CONSCIOUS
OF WHAT'S GOING ON, STAYIN' CALM
WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.
AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HOLD
YOUR BREATH FOR A WHILE.
Narrator: THE ONLY THING WORSE
THAN AN EMERGENCY ASCENT?
THE -- THIS HOLE'S NOT WORTH
WORKING ANYMORE.
WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THE CHEESE
OUT OF IT.
WE NEED TO MOVE.
Narrator: RISKING YOUR LIFE
FOR NO GOLD.
I THINK IT'S WORTH
STAYING HERE
AND PUTTING ANOTHER 50 FEET
ON THE UMBILICAL.
WE CAN ADD ANOTHER
LENGTH OF HOSE TO THE ROBOT.
AND WE COULD GET THAT SUCKER OUT
THERE 100 FEET FROM THE HOLE.
Narrator:
FOR THE CASH-STRAPPED SKIPPER,
2 DAYS MOVING HIS ENTIRE RIG
IS TIME HE JUST CAN'T AFFORD.
YOU KNOW, DREDGE GIVES US A HELL
OF A LOT OF AREA TO SEARCH
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY GOLD
DOWN THERE.
I DON'T REALLY
FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE
GETTING THAT FAR FROM THE HOLE.
IF I WERE 50 FEET AWAY
FROM THE HOLE ON THAT LAST DIVE,
I WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT COMFORTABLE MOVING.
SO I GUESS WE GOTTA...
YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.
Narrator: WITH VERNON
AND HIS CREW AT AN IMPASSE...
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
AT THE BLUFF...
...SHAWN'S QUEST TO WOW HIS DAD
IS COMING UP LIGHT ON GOLD.
YOU'LL SEE IF THE DOWSING RODS
REALLY DO WORK OR NOT.
[BLEEP] VOODOO WITCHCRAFT, MAN.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Narrator:
NOW, DIVER JACOB MUSICH
IS CHECKING TO SEE IF STEVE'S
VOODOO STICKS DID THE TRICK.
YEAH, I JUST ROLLED OVER
A NICE, BIG ROCK HERE.
NICE, LOOSE GRAVEL
AND CLAY UNDERNEATH.
WELL, I KINDA KNOW
WHAT SHAWN'S THINKIN' 'BOUT
GOING TO THE BLUFF.
PRETTY, UH, FAR-FETCHED IDEA.
I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT SCARED
ABOUT THIS GROUND.
YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS
I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING
TO HAVE ALL THE BILLS PAID
AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE'RE BEYOND THAT NOW,
IT SEEMS LIKE.
I WANNA KEEP IT THAT WAY.
I WANNA STAY IN THE RED --
UH, IN THE BLACK.
I DON'T WANNA BE IN THE RED
ANYMORE.
Narrator:
IF THE GOLD'S NOT WORKING...
YOU WAS TRYING TO GET ME TO COME
DOWN HERE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN DOWN HERE.
BACK IN THE DAY,
YOU'D SEE A CABIN THERE
BY OUR -- THE CAMP.
AND THEN THERE'S A CABIN THERE.
THERE'S CABINS ALL ALONG HERE.
...SHAWN STILL HAS
A BACKUP PLAN.
BEHIND THE CAMP
TO THE WHITE MOUNTAIN
AND COME
ACROSS OLD BUCKET LINE DREDGE.
-YEAH.
-AND A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF.
IS THERE A BUCKET LINE CLOSE BY?
I'D LIKE TO GO SEE ONE OF THOSE.
YEAH,
IT'S A LITTLE, TINY GUY.
WOULD BE INTERESTING TO TAKE
A LITTLE CRUISE ALL THE WAY
UP IN THERE
AND CHECK THIS GROUND OUT.
'CAUSE I GOTTA CONVINCE DAD
THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS.
AS SOON AS HE SEES
THAT OLD MINING EQUIPMENT,
SEES SOME OLD ENGINES
AND THIS AND THAT,
YOU CAN SEE THAT SPARKLE
IN HIS EYE.
LET'S GO FOR A LITTLE CRUISE
HERE.
Narrator: LEAVING THE CREW
TO PROSPECT THE NEW AREA,
SHAWN AND STEVE HEAD OFF
TO TAKE THE GRAND TOUR.
100 MILES WEST...
AT THE CLARK...
I'M LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE.
[ SIGHS ] YOU KNOW,
I GUESS I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO EXACTLY.
Narrator: AFTER THEIR
SECOND CLEANUP OF THE SEASON
WAS A BUST,
ZEKE IS THINKING ABOUT
CALLING OFF THE PARTNERSHIP.
AT THIS POINT, I'M --
I'M STARTING TO HAVE TO KINDA
REFRAME WHAT SUCCESS
IS GONNA BE IN THIS --
IN THIS MINING OPERATION.
I'M -- I'M --
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT,
I NEED TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL
SO I DON'T LOSE TOO MUCH MONEY.
I AM GETTING
CONTINUALLY MORE FRUSTRATED
WITH EMILY'S
LACK OF CONTRIBUTION
TO A MINING ENTERPRISE.
I AM NOT OKAY WITH THE IDEA
OF MAKING MONEY FOR AN ENTITY
IN A MINING OPERATION
WHO DOES NOT REALLY SERVE
A PRACTICAL PURPOSE.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN
IF WE DON'T ALL [BLEEP]
COMMUNICATE AND WORK TOGETHER
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Narrator: BLAMING THEIR LACK
OF GOLD ON THE SLUICE BOX,
EMILY IS ON THE WRONG END
OF THE SILENT TREATMENT.
IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.
IT'S ASININE.
IT'S STUPID.
I ALSO HAVE TO, LIKE,
TREAD VERY LIGHTLY
ON EVERYBODY'S FEELINGS.
I JUST WISH HE WOULD COMMUNICATE
WITH ME LIKE WE WERE
DOING THIS TOGETHER,
THAT'S ALL.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST [BLEEP]
ORDER ME AROUND, DUDE.
LIKE, AT LEAST, LIKE, TALK
AND COMMUNICATE AND STRATEGIZE.
YOU KNOW, ZEKE IS ONE
OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL MEN...
OR WOMEN, REALLY, I'VE EVER MET.
IT'S VERY HARD
FOR ZEKE TO WORK WITH ME
BECAUSE SO MANY THINGS
ARE BEING LEFT UNSAID.
Narrator: FOR THE ONE-TIME
CLOSE FRIENDS...
NOT EVEN GOD
COULD SINK THIS SHIP.
...THEIR CURRENT RELATIONSHIP
HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
Narrator:
FROM A FAILED ROMANCE...
YOU'VE THREATENED TO BURN
MY HOUSE DOWN WITH ME IN IT.
I DIDN'T.
THAT -- YOU'RE LYING.
...TO THE BUNGLED SALE
OF A DREDGE...
YOU CAN'T OWN PROPERTY
FOR FREE.
...TO THE TRAGIC DEATH
OF THEIR FRIEND AND CREWMATE...
AND EVERYTHING ABOUT
THIS BUSINESS IS [BLEEP].
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST [BLEEP].
THIS BOX JUST GOT...
Narrator: WITHOUT GOLD
IN THE BOX,
THE WEIGHT OF THE PAST
IS STARTING TO TAKE A TOLL
ON THE PRESENT.
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO TOTALLY
BURY THE HATCHET WITH EMILY.
I DON'T TRUST HER AT ALL,
NOT EVEN FOR A SECOND.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK
EMILY'S GONNA
STEAL GOLD OUT OF MY SLUICE BOX.
IT'S NOT THAT KINDA TRUST.
IT'S LIKE,
"DO YOU HAVE LOYALTY, REALLY?"
YOU KNOW,
NOT -- REAL COMMUNICATION
ISN'T HAPPENING
IS BECAUSE NEITHER OF US
CAN REALLY FAKE IT.
AND SO HE JUST,
YOU KNOW, PUTS ON A MASK
AND, LIKE,
DOESN'T REALLY TALK TO ANYBODY.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
IT JUST GOTTA GRAB SOMETHING
OUT OF THE TRUCK.
-GOOD.
WHAT'S THE POINT
OF TRYING TO, LIKE,
HAVE SOME KIND OF PARTNERSHIP
IF NOBODY'S REALLY BEING REAL?
HE'S GONNA SNAP.
I MEAN, I'M GONNA
SEE HOW ANGRY HE IS AT ME.
IT'S GONNA COME OUT.
♪
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
ON THE PADDY WAGON...
ALL RIGHT, FIRST CARPET.
IS THIS THE HEADER CARPET?
-YEP.
THAT'S A BIG MONEY CARPET, THEN.
...AFTER BEATING BACK
HIS LITTLE BROTHER,
KRIS KELLY IS LOOKIN' FOR
A PAYDAY.
ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS GET
MY MONEY BACK AT THIS POINT
AND PROVE THAT I DON'T
NEED MY DAD ANYMORE.
I CAN DO THIS [BLEEP] BY MYSELF
WITH MY OWN CREW.
AND, REALLY, ANDY JUST
NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
THAT I'M A BETTER DREDGER.
I'M THE BETTER DREDGER
BETWEEN US.
THINKING HE'S BETTER THAN I AM.
IN HIS [BLEEP] DREAMS.
Narrator: BACK IN TOWN...
SEE HOW MUCH GOLD
WE GOT IN THE LAST 8 HOURS.
...THE REST OF THE KELLY CLAN
ARE ALSO CLEANING UP.
TIME TO SEE I KICKED
MY BROTHER'S ASS IN THE GOLD.
YOU DIVING OVER KRIS,
LIKE THE SAME GROUNDS,
THE SAME TIME AT THE SAME SPOT,
I'D PUT MY MONEY OVER YOU.
ANDY IS A BETTER DIVER.
HE KNOWS HOW TO FIND THE GOLD
AND LOCATE IT UNDER THE WATER.
KRIS IS A [BLEEP] IDIOT.
SAYS HE WENT ON OUNCIN'
OUR GROUND.
I DON'T THINK HE KNOWS WHAT
OUNCING OUR GROUND LOOKS LIKE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA WEIGH IT UP,
UH, SEE WHAT ANDY GOT.
OKAY, WHERE WE AT?
THERE'S 21...
27 GRAMS...
29.
WE GOT 31 GRAMS.
Narrator: 31 GRAMS
IS WORTH JUST $1,200.
SO, AN OUNCE OF GOLD.
OH, I'M FEELING HEARTBROKEN,
DUDE.
LET ME TELL YOU,
IT'S THE WAY IT GOES, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: AS FOR KRIS...
I GOT 2.1 OUNCES.
HIS SCORE -- $2,500.
AND OF COURSE...
LET'S GO SEE WHAT ANDY GOT
'CAUSE I KNOW I BEAT HIM.
HE'S GONNA BE PISSED OFF.
LET'S GO.
...BRAGGING RIGHTS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
HUH?
WHERE'S YOUR GOLD?
I GOT 4 OUNCES, BUDDY BOY.
EVERYONE'S A SORE LOSER
IN THIS FAMILY.
NOBODY WANTS TO ADMIT IT.
I'M THE BETTER DREDGER.
-OKAY, KRIS.
YOU OUTDREDGED ME.
YOU HAPPY NOW?
WHO GIVES A [BLEEP]?
Narrator: WHILE KRIS BASKS
IN HIS GLORY,
N THE OUTSKIRTS OF NOME,
AT ZEKE TENHOFF'S COMPOUND...
IT'S A PRACTICAL APPLICATION
IN [BLEEP] ICE MINING,
IS THAT YOU ARE PUTTING
ABSOLUTELY ZERO
PRACTICAL FUNCTION IN THEM.
YOU'VE CALLED UP SOME WOMEN
WHO WANNA GO DIVING.
AND, LIKE, NOW THEY'RE HERE.
AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
Narrator: ON THE VERGE OF
CALLING OFF THEIR PARTNERSHIP,
ZEKE HAS CALLED FOR A MEETING
TO AIR THE DIRTY LAUNDRY.
PROVIDING BACK UP --
EMILY'S FATHER, STEVE.
I'M PROVIDING AN AIR COMPRESSOR,
THE USE OF SLEDS, UM,
UMBILICAL, UM, VOLUME TANK.
I'M SHARING THE COST
OF GAS AND LOGISTICS.
YOU KNOW, I MIGHT NOT HAVE
A LOT OF THE PRACTICAL SKILLS
THAT YOU HAVE,
BUT I TRY TO MAKE UP FOR IT
BY WORKING HARD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES ARE.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'RE TRUSTWORTHY OR NOT.
I DON'T.
YOU MIGHT HAVE, LIKE, CONSTRUED
THIS SCENARIO WHERE, I'M, LIKE,
BEING NICE TO YOU BECAUSE I WANT
TO USE YOU FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT.
BUT YOU'RE -- YOU KNOW,
THERE IS NO SCENARIO
ON THE [BLEEP] EARTH THAT WOULD
COMPEL ME TO WANT TO --
TO -- TO TRY TO, LIKE,
BURY THE HATCHET WITH YOU,
EXCEPT AN ACTUAL DESIRE
TO BURY THE HATCHET WITH YOU.
THAT WOULD -- THAT...
WELL, WHAT DID I DO TO YOU
THAT WAS BAD?
YOU TOLD ME THAT
YOU WERE GONNA, LIKE,
COME AND [BLEEP] ME UP, DUDE.
-NO, I DIDN'T DO THAT.
-YES, YOU DID!
I -- NO, I DID NOT!
I DID [BLEEP] NOT, YOU GUYS!
-YOU HEARD HER, ZEKE!
-I DID NOT.
YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GONNA
CALL -- COME UP
AND BURN MY [BLEEP] HOUSE DOWN
WITH ME IN IT WITH MY BROTHER
AND MY FATHER AS WITNESSES.
-LIE.
NO, THAT'S TRUE.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WORDS
I SAID.
I QUOTED A RAP SONG
BY IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
THAT DID NOT IMPLY THAT EXACTLY.
AND THAT'S THE WAY I TOOK IT.
OTHERWISE, I'D HAVE BEEN
ON A AIRPLANE WITH MY 9mm.
I'D HAVE PUT A BULLET
IN YOUR HEAD.
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
HONESTLY, YOU'RE GONNA COME DOWN
AND PUT A 9 MILLIMETER BULLET
IN MY HEAD?
NO, NO, NO.
NO, WE DIDN'T.
-REALLY?
-HE'S MY FATHER!
OF COURSE HE'S GOING
TO DEFEND ME!
WOULD YOU WOULD'VE DONE THAT?
WOULD YOU HAVE DONE THAT.
WHY WOULD HE NOT DEFEND ME?
HE'S MY FATHER.
YOU GUYS, COME ON.
YOU KNOW, COME THE [BLEEP] ON,
YOU GUYS!
LOOK, I'M A HUMAN BEING.
UH, ONCE YOU LOVE SOMEBODY
WHEN YOU'RE HUMAN,
YOU ALWAYS LOVE THEM.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE ZEKE.
I WILL ALWAYS REALLY CARE
ABOUT HIM.
HE -- IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING.
I'M WILLING TO ADMIT WHERE
I WENT WRONG A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
UM, BUT IT WAS NOT ENTIRELY
MY FAULT,
AND THAT'S WHAT ZEKE
WANTS IT TO BE.
EMILY -- I DON'T REALLY KNOW,
LIKE, SOMETIMES WHAT SHE THINKS
ABOUT WHAT SHE'S DONE.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
SHE HAS A VERY CLEAR PERSPECTIVE
ON THE IMPACT
OF SOME OF HER ACTIONS.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
SHE EVER WILL.
I DON'T THINK
IT'S IN HER NATURE.
WITH MS. RIEDEL HERE,
I DON'T KNOW
IF WE CAN BURY THE HATCHET.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOT
AS MUCH ANGER AS I DO.
Narrator: AT THE BLUFF...
WHEREVER THERE WAS GOLD,
THEY GOT 'EM THERE.
...SHAWN'S PLAN DAZZLED DAD
WITH A TRIP THROUGH TIME.
YEAH, ONE PIECE AT A TIME,
AND THEY GOT IT
OVER THAT MOUNTAIN
AND INTO THE NEXT VALLEY.
YOU GOTTA GIVE THEM OLD TIMERS
CREDIT, MAN. THEY WORKED.
THEY PUT THESE THINGS
TOGETHER ALL BY THEMSELVES.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE CRANES, EITHER.
-BACK BREAKING.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW THE HELL THEY DID IT.
THE REASON THEY USED
THESE BUCKET LINE DREDGES
IS 'CAUSE THEY WERE
SO FUEL EFFICIENT.
THINK ABOUT GETTIN' THIS DRUM
FROM THE PORT OF NOME
BACK IN 1900.
DAD LOVES
THE OLD TIMER MINING STUFF
BECAUSE IT'S -- IT'S HISTORY.
IT -- IT SHOWS THERE
WASN'T NOTHIN' THAT WAS GONNA
STOP THOSE OLD TIMERS
FROM GETTIN' THE GOLD.
IT HAD TO BE A FEAT
JUST TO GET THAT HERE.
BUT WHERE THERE'S A WILL,
THERE'S A WAY
WITH THE OLD TIMERS.
Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME,
AT THE WILD RANGER...
I TOLD VERN YESTERDAY
AFTER I CAME UP WE DEFINITELY
NEED TO MOVE, THAT THIS HOLE
IS NOT WORTH WORKING ANYMORE.
WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THE CHEESE
OUT OF IT.
Narrator: VERNON ADKISON
IS DIGGING IN HIS HEELS.
THERE'S THE MAN
OF THE HOUR RIGHT THERE.
STINKS IN THERE, VERN.
I WAS JUST GETTIN'
A LITTLE STIFF IN THERE.
YEAH, WE...NONE OF THAT.
SO WHAT'S
THE GENERAL CONSENSUS
AS FAR AS THIS HOLE
OR ANOTHER HOLE?
DAMN NEAR TAKES AN ACT OF GOD
TO GET ALL THIS DAMN GEAR MOVED.
Narrator: ALREADY 100 GRAND
IN THE HOLE
FOR THE SUB-DREDGE,
VERNON IS NOT WILLING TO SPEND
THE MONEY OR THE TIME
TO MOVE THE ENTIRE OPERATION.
THERE'S NOT GOLD HERE.
IF -- YOU KNOW,
WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME.
AND IT'S DO WE STAY HERE
AND DREDGE ON NOTHING
OR DO WE TAKE 2 DAYS TO MOVE
AND DREDGE YOU ON SOMETHING?
GUARANTEE ME THERE'S SOMETHING?
I MEAN, HOW DO YOU KNOW
THERE'S SOMETHING?
I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU THAT
THERE'S GOOD GOLD OVER THERE.
BUT I CAN GUARANTEE TO YOU
THAT THERE'S NOT GOLD HERE.
YEP, I HEAR YA.
I HEAR YA.
IT'S SOUNDIN' A LOT
LIKE WE'RE DONE.
DONE?
THAT'S KINDA
WHERE I'M AT WITH IT.
I DON'T THINK
I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER MOVE.
UM...
COPY THAT.
OKAY. GOOD SHOW.
BEST OF LUCK.
SOMETIMES, VERNON
NEEDS TO BE TALKED TO IN A WAY
THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS
MAYBE GOT THE BALLS TO TELL HIM.
I MEAN, HE'S A BIG MAN.
HE'S SCARY.
BUT SOMETIMES, YOU GOTTA TELL
HIM EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
LOOK, VERNON, YOU'RE NOT
MAKING MONEY THIS WAY.
THIS WON'T WORK.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND EXPLAIN IT IN A LOGICAL WAY.
HE IS A LOGICAL PERSON,
AS LONG AS HE'S NOT MAD.
I'M HERE FOR THE GOLD,
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
BUT THE OTHER PART
OF IT IS EXPERIMENTING
WITH THIS EQUIPMENT
AND FINDING OUT
WHAT IT CAN DO.
THAT'S THE PAYOFF FOR ME.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT
WITH IT RIGHT THERE.
DO WE KNOW THAT THERE IS
SAND THERE?
IF WE CAN GET THIS ROBOT
WORKING FLAWLESSLY
IN PREMIUM CONDITIONS,
HELL, MAYBE THAT LAST HOLE'S
THE BONANZA.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT.
YEAH.
YEAH.
GO OVER THERE, DRILL A COUPLE
HOLES, DO LIKE YOU SAID.
LET'S START MOVIN'.
IT COULD BE A BIG HONEY HOLE.
BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU NEVER KNOW
UNTIL YOU GET THERE.
THAT'S IT.
EVERYTHING'S ON THE TABLE
ON THIS MOVE.
Narrator:
WITH JUST 10 DAYS REMAINING,
VERNON
IS GAMBLING ON A 2-DAY MOVE.
OVER ON CLAIM 14...
ZEKE AND I
HAD THIS MASSIVE FIGHT,
AND WHAT I REALIZED IT THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF UGLY [BLEEP]
THAT ZEKE AND I NEED
TO WORK THROUGH IN OUR --
IF WE'RE EVER GONNA
BE ABLE TO RECONCILE.
IN THE END, ZEKE AND I HAVE
SO MANY ISSUES TOGETHER,
WE CAN BE FIGHTING
ABOUT THOSE ISSUES 24/7
OR WE CAN BE [BLEEP] WORKING.
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE MONEY.
HEY, ZEKE.
UH, CAN YOU COME UP?
[ LAUGHS ]
ZEKE'S FAMILY
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY FAMILY.
AND THEREFORE, THAT --
THAT BOND, THAT CONNECTION IT --
IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.
[ LAUGHING ]
AAH!
I THINK THAT IN FRIENDSHIPS
AND ANY KIND OF RELATIONSHIP,
IT [BLEEP] BUILDS UP.
YOU HAVE TO LET IT OUT.
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT.
AND SOMETIMES TEMPERS HAVE TO
RISE FOR THE AIR TO BE CLEARED.
AND THAT'S ALL IT REALLY WAS.
WE NEED TO FIND SOME GOLD.
Narrator:
100 MILES FROM NOME...
STEVE AND SHAWN JUST SHOWED
BACK UP SO LET'S HEAD ON UP,
AND I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE HOLE.
I'M ON MY WAY.
...AFTER GETTING A GLIMPSE
OF THE HISTORY OF GOLD
AT THE BLUFF...
OLD MAN POMRENKE IS LOOKING TO
SEE SOME PRESENT-DAY EARNINGS.
HE SAID HE THOUGHT
HE SAW A NUGGET.
HE HEARD IT HIT THE NOZZLE.
BUT WE HAVEN'T SHUT DOWN
AND LOOKED YET.
SOMETIMES YOU GET THOSE NUGGETS
DIVING.
IT'LL HIT THE NOZZLE -- PING!
YOU'LL HEAR IT.
SCENERY DON'T MEAN NOTHIN'
MUCH TO ME.
BUT IF IT'S GOT GOLD
IN THE SCENERY,
THEN I REALLY LOVE IT.
COME LOOK AT THE BOX.
HOLY [BLEEP],
THAT'S A BIG SON OF A BITCH.
IT'S A NUGGET, DAD.
-THAT'S A NICE ONE.
IT'S GOT TO BE A HALF OUNCE.
WHERE'S THE REST OF 'EM?
STILL DOWN THERE.
THE BEST PAY STREAK
THEY'D SEEN IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS.
WE ARE SEEIN' GOLD.
WELL, I THOUGHT THEY
WERE DOWN THERE JUST A-PARTYIN'.
BUT BY GOD,
THEY WERE DOIN' THEIR JOB.
WELL, AS IN ANY BUSINESS, YOU
HAVE TO KEEP LOOKIN' FORWARD.
AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD
YEARS AHEAD OF TIME.
WHAT SHAWN WAS DOIN'
WAS THINKIN' ABOUT THE FUTURE,
THINKIN'
ABOUT WHERE THE CHRISTINE ROSE
IS GONNA GET ITS PAY DIRT FROM.
THAT WAS DOIN' THINGS THE WAY
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
I FOUND THE BIGGEST NUGGET
I'VE EVER FOUND,
SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
BUT I GOTTA GET DOWN THERE
AND SEE WHERE
THE REST OF 'EM ARE.
IT'S GOT BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NUGGETS,
'BOUT THE NUGGETS.
Narrator: WITH JUST 10 DAYS
REMAINING,
THE WILD RANGER IS STILL
ON TOP OF THE BOARD,
WHILE EVERYONE ELSE
PLAYS CATCH-UP.
YEAH, SO YOU WANNA BE
A GOLD MINER?
LOOK AT THAT!
CAN'T PUT A LOT OF GOLD
IN THE BOX.
[BLEEP]! [BLEEP]!
I WANTED TO GO TO WAR!
WHY DOES IT
HAVE TO BE PERSONAL?
EVERYTHING IS PERSONAL.
I WANT EVERYBODY
IN A WORKMAN'S OUTFIT NOW!
I JUST SAW SOMETHING.
[BLEEP]
COME JOIN US.