Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 5 - The Blizzard - full transcript

Narrator:
LESS THAN A WEEK REMAINS

IN THE SHORTEST
ICE MINING SEASON EVER.

OH, WE'RE GONNA GET KICKED OFF
BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 6 DAYS.

YOU KNOW, HONESTLY...

Narrator:
ALREADY BATTLING THE CLOCK,

THE FLEET MUST NOW CONTEND
WITH ANOTHER FOE.

Woman over radio:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

HAS ISSUED
A SEVERE WINTER STORM WARNING,

PRODUCING UP TO
35-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS

WITH GUSTS
OF 50 MILES PER HOUR.

USE CAUTION, AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE COVER.



WHOA.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT CAN'T GET
ANY TOUGHER, IT ALWAYS DOES.

Narrator: IN A MATTER OF HOURS,

A 300-MILE-WIDE ARCTIC STORM
WILL MAKE LANDFALL,

MAKING AN ALREADY DIFFICULT JOB
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

WE'RE BARELY IN THE DOUBLE
DIGITS ON OUR GOLD COUNT.

SEASON'S DAMN NEAR OVER.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

HEY, GUYS!
STAY FOCUSED HERE!

Narrator: WITH THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS ON THE LINE,

IT'S TIME TO BATTEN DOWN
THE HATCHES

AND PUSH HARD FOR THE GOLD.

I'VE GOT ALL MY MONEY INVESTED
INTO THIS [BLEEP].

OH, MAN. THIS IS IT.
DO OR DIE.



CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator:
IN THE CITY OF NOME...

Zeke: WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
LEFT IN THE SEASON.

WE ONLY GOT, LIKE,
5 OR 6 DAYS LEFT.

...WITH JUST UNDER A WEEK
TO TURN A PROFIT,

CAPTAIN ZEKE TENHOFF
IS LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE.

DON'T REALLY HAVE THE HEART
TO TELL THE GIRLS

THAT I'M NOT SEEING MUCH GOLD
IN THE SLUICE BOX.

Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON,

ZEKE'S PARTNERSHIP

WITH EMILY RIEDEL
AND HER TEAM OF GREENHORNS...

COME THE [BLEEP] ON,
YOU GUYS!

...HAS BEEN BIG ON DRAMA...

2.8 OUNCES, AGAIN.

...AND SHORT ON GOLD.

NOW, ZEKE HAS GOT A NEW PLAN.

RATHER THAN, LIKE, START, LIKE,
FIRING PEOPLE

AND MESSING EVERYTHING UP
AND TELLING THE GIRLS

THEY CAN'T DIVE
AND MAKING THEM ALL UPSET

AND HURTING
THEIR LITTLE FEELINGS,

I'M JUST GOING TO GET MY BROTHER
FROM THE AIRPORT.

IT'S KINDA, LIKE,
HURT MY SOUL A LITTLE BIT

TO NOT HAVE ANY BRO HELP.

I NEED SOME BRO TIME.

I NEED TO GET MY BROTHER
UP HERE,

AND I NEED TO ENJOY HIS COMPANY

BECAUSE OTHERWISE,
I'M GONNA GO CRAZY.

I'M DONE HOLDING
THESE GIRLS' HANDS.

BETWEEN ME AND MY BROTHER, WE
CAN PULL DOWN SOME SERIOUS HOURS

AND, LIKE, TURN THIS AROUND.

ALSO, MY BROTHER GABE
IS REALLY GOOD WITH THE LADIES.

HE'LL BE ABLE TO SMOOTH THEM
OVER AND MANIPULATE THEM

IN A WAY THAT I CAN'T, REALLY.

GABE! AH! [ LAUGHING ]

HOW'S IT GOING?

NOT ONLY IS GABE A LOT OF FUN,

BUT GABE IS
AN EXPERIENCED DIVER.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING WHEN
HE'S ON THE BOTTOM,

AND I CAN TRUST HIM TO PUT
A LOT OF GOLD IN THE BOX.

HONESTLY, LIKE,
WE NEED TO GET SOME MORE GOLD

IN THE SLUICE BOX, LIKE,
STAT, DUDE.

AND I ALSO NEED, LIKE,
HELP AS KIND OF A BUFFER

BETWEEN ME AND, LIKE,
THESE GIRLS.

AND...
I'LL BUFF 'EM OUT FOR YA.

YOU'RE GONNA BUFF 'EM OUT
FOR ME?

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Narrator: WHILE ZEKE AND GABE
GET READY FOR SOME BUFFING,

2 MILES TO THE WEST,

THE WILD RANGER IS ON THE MOVE.

FIXIN' THE HOSE RIGHT HERE,
CONNECTED OVER THERE.

SO IT'S GOTTA COME AROUND
ON THAT SIDE.

Narrator: $100,000 IN THE HOLE

FOR HIS STATE-OF-THE-ART
SUB-DREDGE...

HELP ME MOVE THE BARS.

...VERNON HAS LESS THAN A WEEK
TO MAKE IT PAY.

FINALLY GOT VERNON CONVINCED
THAT WE DESPERATELY NEEDED

TO MOVE IF WE WERE GONNA MAKE
ANY MONEY THIS WINTER.

Narrator:
ON THEIR LAST ATTEMPT...

I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU THAT
THERE'S GOOD GOLD OVER THERE,

BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT
THERE'S NOT GOLD HERE.

...VERNON'S CREW CONVINCED HIM
TO SPEND

THE NECESSARY TIME AND MONEY
TO MOVE THE ENTIRE OPERATION.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT.

YEAH.

Narrator: NOW...

ALL RIGHT, BOBBY.

...WITH JUST DAYS REMAINING,

IT'S TIME TO SEE IF THE GAMBLE
WILL PAY OFF.

WE ONLY GOT ANOTHER FEW DAYS
LEFT IN THE SEASON.

THIS COMING HOLE,
IT'LL MAKE US OR BREAK US.

BUT, UH,
ACCORDING TO THE DIVERS,

THERE IS A SANDBAR NEAR
OUR -- OUR PRESENT LOCATION,

WHICH'LL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE WHAT THIS MACHINE --

WHAT THE SUB-DREDGE CAN DO.

OKAY. DROP IT DOWN.

THE LAST HURRAH!

I HOPE THIS HOLE PAYS WELL
'CAUSE I WANNA SEE GREAT GOLD.

WE COULD HAVE A MAJOR PAYDAY
HERE, SHORTLY.

ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: THE PLAN IS
TO CAPITALIZE

ON A POTENTIALLY GOLD-RICH SPOT,

WHERE ONLY A DENSE SANDBAR
COVERS THE PAY LAYER,

PERFECT GROUNDS
FOR THE SUB-DREDGE.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT A VISUAL
ON THE UMBILICAL.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T
GET CAUGHT UNDERNEATH

THE, UH, THE TRAP.

GOT ABOUT 7 FEET.

EASY.

AND TOUCHDOWN!

OKAY. FIRE IT UP.

FIRIN' IT UP.

I'M HOPIN' IT PAYS OUT
FOR US, BUDDY.

Narrator: WHILE VERNON AND CREW
START CHEWING UP THE SAND,

100 MILES TO THE EAST...

AT THE BLUFF...

WE GOT ANOTHER DAY.
WE GONNA DO ANOTHER DIVE.

THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

...WITH AN ARCTIC STORM LOOMING,

THE POMRENKE CREW IS ON THE HUNT
FOR THE MOTHER LODE.

MAYBE THIS'LL BE
OUR LUCKY HOLE.

MAYBE IT'LL BE JUST LIKE
THE REST.

BUT WE'RE GONNA
GIVE IT A SHOT.

WE GOTTA GET LOADED UP.

WE'RE HEADING TO OUR LAST HOLE
OF THE YEAR.

HOPEFULLY IT'S A GOOD ONE.

WE HAVEN'T HIT
A REAL GOOD ONE YET.

Narrator:
AFTER SPENDING 30 GRAND

ON A MINING EXPEDITION
IN THE WILD,

"MR. GOLD" IS STILL
A LITTLE LIGHT ON GOLD.

Steve:
PICKED OUT THIS SPOT YESTERDAY.

HIGH, HIGH HOPES.

Narrator: FIVE DAYS AGO,

SHAWN'S FATHER
AND BUSINESS PARTNER, STEVE...

THAT'S THE OLD MAN.
[ BARKING ]

OH, NO!

...SHOWED UP TO LAY DOWN
THE LAW...

ANYTHING GETTIN' DONE
AROUND HERE?

...AND HELP PUT THE CREW
ON PAY DIRT.

THERE'S A STREAK
ABOUT 100 FEET WIDE.

Narrator: AFTER A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...

HOLY [BLEEP]!
THAT'S A BIG [BLEEP]!

...THEY'RE STILL SEARCHING
FOR THAT BONANZA.

GOTTA GET ONE MORE HOLE
IN HERE! COME ON!

I THINK I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS
FOR SHAWN

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MY DAD
EXPECTED OUTTA ME.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS
SURVIVE AND THRIVE,

I GOTTA STAY ON 'EM.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW LET'S FIND SOME MORE.

OTHERWISE,
YOU WILL PAY THE PRICE.

Narrator:
UNDER THE GUN FROM THE OLD MAN,

IT'S TIME TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP.

Shawn: WE'VE HAD SOME
REALLY NICE WEATHER.

DAD SHOWS UP,
BRINGS [BLEEP] WEATHER.

[ MEN LAUGH ]

BUT AT LEAST HE'S HERE,

HELPIN' OUT WITH THE LAST COUPLE
HOLES HERE.

SO GLAD TO SEE HIM OUT HERE.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE, TOO,
BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE

WHAT KIND OF GOLD WE GOT HERE
FOR THE FUTURE OF THAT BOAT

WE GOT IN THE HARBOR
SITTIN' UP THERE.

HE COME OUT, THINKIN' WE WERE
JUST [BLEEP] AROUND OUT HERE.

BUT, UH, YOU WANNA FIND GOLD,
YOU BETTER WORK YOUR ASS OFF.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOIN'.

Narrator: WHILE FATHER AND SON
GET SET UP TO DIVE,

100 MILES WEST...

AT THE CLARK...

...DIVER JEN NEWBY WRAPS UP
A 4-HOUR SHIFT UNDER THE ICE.

VERY NICE! GREAT JOB, MAN.
RIGHT ON!

THANK YOU.

HOW'D YOU FEEL DOWN THERE?
IT WAS AWESOME.

REAL GOOD, HUH? RIGHT ON,
RIGHT ON. AWESOME.

THESE ARE MOTIVATED,
HARD-WORKING WOMEN

WITH A REAL CHANCE AT SUCCEEDING
UP HERE AS GOLD MINERS.

BUT IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE

THE KIND OF GOLD WE NEED TO MAKE
TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SEASON,

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO BRING IN
ANOTHER DIVER.

TROUBLE IS ARRIVING!

AND ZEKE BRINGS UP GABE.

GABERS!

EMBRACE ME!

WOW. [ LAUGHS ]
OH, THIS IS -- THIS IS GREAT.

WHOA. BRING IT IN.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT'S UP?

OKAY, WE'RE TURNING INTO
A FRAT HOUSE.

WELCOME TO
THE FRAT HOUSE, MAN.

YEAH, TOTALLY.
I'M GABE. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN TO NOME

AND BEEN DREDGING
FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS,

SO I KNOW WHAT GOOD GOLD
LOOKS LIKE ON THE BOTTOM,

AND I KNOW HOW TO MOVE GROUND.

I'M A HARD WORKER, YOU KNOW?
AND I'LL GET [BLEEP] DONE.

WORK YOUR WAY
ALONG THE SANDBAR,

AND THEN AS FAR LEFT AS YOU SEE
GOLD FROM THE SANDBAR, TOO.

ME, TOO.

I WORK REALLY WELL WITH ZEKE.
YOU KNOW, HE'S MY BROTHER.

WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS
A SMILE ON HIS FACE

AND US BEING PRODUCTIVE.

IT'S PRETTY COOL
HAVING THE CEILING LIKE THAT.

I'VE NEVER DOVE UNDER THE ICE
BEFORE.

Zeke: I KEEP FORGETTING

THAT YOU'VE NEVER
GONE ICE DIVING BEFORE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

REMEMBER, REGULATOR FREEZE-UPS
CAN AND WILL HAPPEN.

YEAH, SO ANY BREATH COULD
VERY LIKELY BE YOUR LAST.

[ LAUGHS ]

I KNOW IT'S NOT SAFE,
BUT THAT'S OKAY.

IT'S A TRIP DOWN HERE.

IT'S SO CLEAR. I'M NOT USED TO
HAVING SUCH GOOD VIS.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT MAXIMUM
SUCTION THERE, SIR.

SUCK UP SOME GOLD.

I DON'T THINK HE'S HERE

JUST BECAUSE I HAVE
A BUNCH OF LADIES HERE.

I THINK HE'S HERE
'CAUSE HE WANTS GOLD.

WELL, GABE,
ARE YOU SEEIN' ANY GOLD?

I ACTUALLY JUST HAD A LITTLE
CHUNK RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

THERE IS GOLD DOWN HERE.

COPY THAT.

NOW WE'RE TALKIN'!

YEAH.

OKAY.

WHAT'S UP?

Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME,

AT THE CLARK...

HEY, GABE,
ARE YOU SEEIN' ANY GOLD?

I ACTUALLY JUST HAD A LITTLE
CHUNK RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

THERE IS GOLD DOWN HERE.

COPY THAT.

NOW WE'RE TALKIN'!

Narrator: UNDER THE ICE,

ZEKE'S BABY BROTHER GABE
IS ON THE GOLD...

...BUT HE'S NOT ALONE.

WHAT'S UP?

OKAY. THERE'S A SEAL?

SERIOUSLY?

WHAT'S GOING ON?
ARE YOU COMING UP?

GABE, STAY DOWN THERE.
YOU'RE FINE.

IT'S JUST A SEAL.

[ LAUGHS ]

ARE YOU COMIN' UP?

WELL, GABE'S UP?
OH, NO.

HOW BIG WAS HE, DUDE?
HUGE, DUDE!

HE WAS, LIKE, FROM ME
TO THE GENERATOR.

REALLY?

AND, LIKE, THIS BIG AROUND.

A BIG OL' 400-POUND SEAL
WANTED ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HIS MOTIVES WERE.

DUDE, I DON'T NEED THAT
IN MY LIFE, MAN.

YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO GO BACK DOWN?

THING ABOUT GABE, HE'S LIKE,
"YEAH, I'M MR. TOUGH GUY."

HE'S NOT REALLY.

HERE. WHAT IF I GAVE YOU
THIS THING?

YOU REALLY GONNA SALLY OUT
AND COME OUT AND FREAK OUT

'CAUSE A LITTLE SEAL COME
AND LOOKED AT YOU?

TAKE THIS WITH YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS, LIKE, SOME
POSEIDON [BLEEP] RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET BACK
IN THE DARK ICE HOLE

WITH THE 500-POUND SEA MAMMAL TO
PUT MONEY IN YOUR GUYS' POCKET.

SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, ICE MINING,
THERE'S A LOT OF INHERENT RISK.

AND HONESTLY, LIKE,
EVEN IN SUMMER DREDGING,

I'VE NEVER ONCE
BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE

I HAD TO DITCH MY WEIGHT BELT
AND DO AN EMERGENCY ASCENT.

BUT -- AND I WON'T LIE, DUDE.

I AM TERRIFIED
OF THAT CUTE, LITTLE BASTARD.

WHERE IS THAT SEAL?

Zeke: I HOPE GABE CAN GO DOWN

AND PUT AT LEAST 5 OR 6 HOURS
ON THE BOX, LIKE, MINIMUM.

AND HE BETTER NOT SALLY OUT
IF JULIUS THE SEAL COMES BACK,

'CAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA GET
ANY GOLD

IF WE GET SCARED OUT
OF THE WATER BY LITTLE SEALS.

Narrator:
WHILE THE UNDERSEA WARRIOR

HEADS BACK DOWN TO DO BATTLE,

TOPSIDE,
THE MASSIVE ARCTIC STORM

BEGINS ITS ASSAULT
ON THE FLEET.



EVERYBODY, COME INSIDE
FOR A MINUTE AND GET WARM!

THE CONDITIONS ARE
EXTREMELY HARSH.

GOD HELP THE POMRENKES.
THEY'RE DOWN AT BLUFF.

THE BIG STORM ROLLS IN,
THERE'S NO PLACE TO GO.

Narrator:
100 MILES EAST OF TOWN,

FAR FROM ANY HOPE OF RESCUE,

SHAWN POMRENKE AND CREW...

IT'S A [BLEEP] BLIZZARD OUT HERE
RIGHT NOW!

...ARE FEELING THE FULL WEIGHT
OF THE STORM.

IT'S REAL STORMY OUT!
IT'S A BLIZZARD!

CAN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING
OUT HERE!

I NEED TO GET DOWN,
GET OUT OF THE STORM.

NOW THE OLD MAN GETS TO SEE
WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO OUT HERE.

IT'D BREAK A WEAKER MAN.

SNOW AND BLIZZARD BLOWIN',
YOU KNOW,

WHICH MAKES IT MISERABLE.

BUT YOU GOTTA
GET YOUR JOB DONE.

YOU GOTTA GET YOUR JOB DONE.

YOU GET OUT THERE
AND DO YOUR JOB.

MIGHT BE SOME WEATHER COMIN'
IN HERE, HUH, BOYS?

I SEEM TO BE ALWAYS TRYIN'
TO PROVE MYSELF TO HIM, MAN.

HEY, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE WORKIN' HARD,

AND IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO CONVINCE
HIM THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING.

Narrator: PROVING HIMSELF TO DAD
IN THESE CONDITIONS

IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

IF THE WIND TURNS THE RIGHT
DIRECTION AND THE TIDE IS RIGHT,

IT BREAKS THE ICE FREE
FROM THE BEACH.

AND THEN IT'LL BLOW IT RIGHT OUT
INTO THAT OPEN WATER,

AND WE'LL BE GOIN'
RIGHT WITH IT

ALL THE WAY TO RUSSIA.

Narrator: THE STRONG OFFSHORE
WINDS CAN RAISE THE TIDES,

CRACKING THE SHORE-FAST ICE

AND CARRYING CREW AND GEAR
OUT INTO THE BERING SEA.

NEED TO SNIFF SOME GOLD OUT.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
WE CAN FIND ENOUGH

TO MAKE THIS TRIP WORTHWHILE.

YEAH, ROGER THAT.
WE GOTTA FIND SOMETHIN'.

[ GROANING ]

HERE WE GO.

Shawn: HOW'S IT LOOKIN'
DOWN THERE?

THE BOTTOM LOOKS PRETTY COOL.

I LIKE THE SAND,
WHERE IT MEETS THAT BEDROCK.

HOW'S THE STORM UP THERE?
IS IT STILL BLOWIN'?

IT AIN'T FLORIDA!

IT'S BLOWIN' LIKE HELL
UP HERE.

YEAH, IT'S SUNNY
AND 70 DOWN HERE.

THESE CRACKS ARE
REAL INTERESTING LOOKING.

MIGHT BE SOME GOLD DOWN THERE
SOMEWHERE DEEP.

THOSE PUMPS IDLE
ALL THE WAY UP?

YEAH, THEY ARE.

SUCTION FEELS A LITTLE WEAK.

YEAH.
I THINK I GOT A CLOG.

I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK
REAL QUICK.

IT'S [BLEEP] STUCK!

OH, HE'S NOT HAPPY.
HE'S GOT A BUG UP.

[BLEEP] YOU!

MY AIR FEELS LIKE IT'S GETTING
PRETTY RESTRICTED.

NOW MY AIR IS
DEFINITELY GETTING...

SOMETHIN' FEELS FUNNY.
HOW'S THE PRESSURE?

COME ON, BABY.

[ BLEEP ]

COME ON UP.

YEAH, WE JUST BROKE THE RECOIL
ON THE PUMP.

YEAH.
GET YOUR ASS UP HERE.

[ BLEEP ]

COME ON UP. COME ON UP.

Narrator: AT THE BLUFF...

[ BLEEP ]
COME ON UP.

YEAH. WE JUST BROKE THE RECOIL
ON THE PUMP.

YEAH.
GET YOUR ASS UP HERE.

[ BLEEP ]
COME ON UP. COME ON UP.

YEAH, BEFORE THE AIR COMPRESSOR
DIED, HE WENT TO RESTART IT,

THE WHOLE ROPE
ON THE STARTER BROKE.

SO NOW IT'S, UH, IMPERATIVE
THAT CODY GETS HIS BUTT UP HERE.

SO DUMB.

IT'S REAL SCARY
WHEN YOU RUN OUTTA AIR.

WHEN I CAME BACK UP
AND MY MASK WAS ALL FOGGED,

I THINK I GOT
A LITTLE WATER IN THERE,

'CAUSE I STARTED FREEZIN' UP
AFTER THAT.

[BLEEP] DON'T [BLEEP] WANNA WORK
OUT HERE.

WE'RE RUNNIN' OUTTA TIME.

THINGS ARE GOIN' TO HELL.

DO WE QUIT RIGHT NOW AND HEAD
BACK TO TOWN? I DON'T KNOW.

SEE, I DON'T LIKE THAT STUFF
HAPPENING AT ALL,

BUT IT HAPPENS.

BUT IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO,
FIX THE PROBLEM.

Narrator:
WITH CODY'S DIVE A BUST

AND THE BLIZZARD WORSENING,
SHAWN HAS A CHOICE --

KNUCKLE DOWN AND FACE THE STORM,

OR CALL IT QUITS
AND FACE THE DAD.

WEATHER'S [BLEEP] HORRIBLE.

WE MIGHT BE STUCK HERE.

SO YOU WANNA BE A GOLD MINER?
COME JOIN US.

Narrator: BACK IN NOME,

AT THE STORM-BATTERED CLARK...

MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THAT SEAL IS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
DIVING UNDER THE ICE?

UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S QUITE A BIT
LIKE DIVING IN THE SUMMERTIME

TILL YOU LOOK UP
AND REALIZE THAT YOU'RE IN

A MAXIMUM SECURITY ICE PRISON,

WITH JULIUS THE SEAL
LICKING HIS CHOPS...

[ LAUGHTER ]

EXAMINING MY FORMFITTING
NEOPRENE WET SUIT.

Narrator:
WHILE GABE AND THE GREENHORNS

ARE SOLDIERING ON THROUGH
THE WEATHER,

INSIDE THE SHACK...

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MAKING
MONEY FOR EMILY?

DON'T ASK QUESTIONS YOU DON'T
WANNA KNOW THE ANSWER TO.

[ ZEKE AND GABE LAUGH ]

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MAKING
MONEY FOR MY GOLD COFFERS?

NO?
NO.

WHY?

WELL, I JUST DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S PERSONAL.

EVERYTHING'S PERSONAL.

I MEAN, I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN ZEKE.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN IN MY LIFE
IN SOME CAPACITY.

I THINK THAT IT'LL BENEFIT ZEKE
AND I IN THE LONG RUN

TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER.

AND A LOT OF
THE RELATIONSHIP BULL [BLEEP]

WE HAVE TO PLOW THROUGH,

WE CAN GET THROUGH IT
IF WE HAD MORE TIME.

MAYBE LIKE IF -- IF YOU AND I
ARE BOTH, LIKE,

PRACTICAL PEOPLE,
WE WOULD JUST, LIKE,

NOT EVER DO BUSINESS TOGETHER
AGAIN.

WHAT AM I DIGGING FOR?
YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW. HONESTY.
HONESTY?

YEAH.

YOU AND GABE ARE, LIKE,
UNCOMFORTABLE,

LIKE, MAKING ME GOLD BECAUSE OF,
LIKE, WHATEVER, LIKE,

PAST [BLEEP] WENT DOWN.

IT'S LIKE, THERE'S NOTHING
I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW?
[ BLEEP ]

HE HAS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH ME,
AND HE'S NOT GONNA, LIKE,

LET IT GO FOR A LONG TIME,
IF EVER.

BUT IN ALL -- FOR ALL
PRACTICAL PURPOSES,

HE'S A GOOD GOLD MINER.

AND, UH, I NEED TO BE WORKING
WITH GOOD GOLD MINERS.

AND ZEKE IS CERTAINLY
ONE OF THEM.

WHAT CAN I SAY? IT'S AS SIMPLE
AS THAT IN A LOT OF WAYS.

Narrator:
JUST WEST OF THE HARBOR...

ON THE PADDY WAGON...

WHOA.
LOOK AT THIS [BLEEP].

...THE WINTER STORM HAS LEFT
KRIS KELLY'S LITTLE OPERATION

A BIG MESS.

SO HERE WE ARE
IN THE MIDDLE OF SPRING,

AND WE'VE GOT
A HUGE ARCTIC STORM.

ALL THIS IS GONNA DO IS
[BLEEP] EVERYBODY.

EVERYTHING'S GOTTA ALWAYS GO BAD
FOR ME, I SWEAR TO GOD.

TRYIN' TO MAKE THE BEST
OF THIS [BLEEP]

IS GONNA BE A [BLEEP] DAY.

Narrator: FOR KRIS,
THOSE KIND OF DAYS ARE

PRETTY MUCH PAR FOR THE COURSE
THIS WINTER.

ALL WE GOTTA DO IS JUST WORK
TOGETHER AND GET THIS DONE.

Narrator: AFTER SETTING OUT
TO RUN HIS OWN OPERATION...

PADDY WAGON FIRST ON GOLD
THIS SEASON!

EVERYBODY ELSE CAN [BLEEP].

...HIS DREDGE BROKE.

I'LL DO IT MYSELF,
YOU [BLEEP] IDIOT!

...HIS BROTHER QUIT...

I GOT 2.1 OUNCES.

...AND HE'S ONLY MADE $3,100
IN GOLD.

AS FOR HIS NEIGHBOR,
ARCHNEMESIS, AND FATHER,

KRIS' STRUGGLES ARE ALL PART OF
THE MASTER PLAN.

I JUST NEED KRIS TO TAKE A WALK
ON OVER TO THE WILD SIDE HERE

AND JUST SAY, "[BLEEP], YOU KNOW
WHAT, DAD? I CAN'T DO IT."

THERE'S NO SHAME IN IT.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES
I'VE FAILED, DUDE?

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FINGERS
TO COUNT THE FAILURES.

I HAVEN'T, BY ANY CHANCE,
FAILED.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THERE YET.

I STILL HAVE TIME
TO TURN THIS AROUND.

I DON'T NEED TO GO WITH
A BUNCH OF FAILURE.

Narrator: WITH LESS THAN A WEEK
LEFT IN THE SEASON,

KRIS CAN'T AFFORD TO LET
THE STORM STOP HIM FROM MINING.

I THINK WE GOT PRETTY LUCKY.

LOOK AT, UH, OUR WHOLE PATHWAY
HERE IS CLEAN.

SOMEBODY WANTS US
TO MAKE IT TODAY.

UH, AFTER GETTING HERE
AND ASSESSING THE SITUATION,

IT'S NOT AS BAD AS I WAS LED
TO BELIEVE.

AW, [BLEEP].

OKAY, IT'S NOT GOOD.

IT'S NOT GOOD, THAT'S FOR SURE.

THIS IS [BLEEP].

MY POOR LITTLE LEPRECHAUN.

HE DOESN'T LIKE THE SNOW EITHER.

AND SEE, HE'S STILL GOT
THE THUMBS UP.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

MONKEY HEATER'S BURIED IN SNOW.

EVERYTHING'S BURIED IN SNOW.

CABIN'S BURIED IN SNOW.

IT'S GONNA BE
A [BLEEP] DAY TODAY.

Narrator: 400 YARDS AWAY,

AT THE WILD RANGER...

WATCH YOUR TRACKS.

...WHILE THE WIND IS WHIPPING
ABOVE THE SURFACE,

BENEATH THE ICE...

THERE YOU GO.

...VERNON'S SUB-DREDGE

IS WHIPPING UP SOME GOLD.

PERFECT.

AWESOME.

THAT'S LOOKIN' REAL GOOD.

THIS THING OUGHTA MOVE
FIVE TIMES THE MATERIAL

THAT A DIVER CAN MOVE.

I'M HEARIN' ALL THESE NOISES
AND -- AND IT'S ALL SOUNDIN'

LIKE, "CHA-CHING, CHA-CHING,
CHA-CHING."

IT'S GOTTA BE GOLD IN THAT BOX.

THIS COULD SAVE OUR SEASON.

Narrator:
AFTER SPENDING 100 GRAND,

THE SKIPPER IS FINALLY SEEING
SOME RESULTS.

YEAH, YOU GOT PLENTY
OF MATERIAL TO YOUR LEFT.

GOT SOME GREAT DEPTH.

THERE YOU GO.

AWESOME.

STOP DREDGIN' FOR A SECOND,
PLEASE.

GUYS...

LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT
SOME KIND OF A LEAK.

[ KNOCKS ON WINDOW ]

COME IN HERE.

SOMETHIN'S GOIN' ON.
STANDBY. SOMETHIN'S GOIN' ON.

WHAT'S UP?
I THINK...

BOBBY, LISTEN TO ME. YOU'VE GOT
TO FEED ME INFORMATION.

FEED ME INFORMATION, OVER.

[ BLEEP ]
WE'RE OUTTA BUSINESS.

RIGHT HERE, THIS IS CRITICAL
[BLEEP] EQUIPMENT!

I WANT -- I WANT EVERYBODY

THAT WORKS FOR
THIS [BLEEP] OUTFIT

HERE NOW.

Narrator: AT THE WILD RANGER...

GUYS...

LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT
SOME KIND OF A LEAK.

BOBBY, FEED ME INFORMATION,
OVER.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

Narrator: A POSSIBLE OIL LEAK
FROM THE SUB-DREDGE

HAS BROUGHT PRODUCTION
TO A HALT.

I WANT EVERYBODY THAT WORKS FOR
THIS [BLEEP] OUTFIT HERE NOW.

Narrator: ARRIVING ON SCENE,

SUB-DREDGE TECHNICIAN
AND ENGINEER PHIL REINER.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT HAPPENED?

OKAY. THIS IS -- NUMBER ONE,
LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT.

THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.
SERIOUS [BLEEP] BUSINESS.

OKAY, THIS IS
THE KINDA [BLEEP]

THAT CAN SHUT US DOWN
AND POSSIBLY PUT ME IN JAIL.

SO I'D -- IT'S --
IT'S [BLEEP] SERIOUS, OKAY?

AND THIS MIGHT END UP IN COURT,
OKAY?

IT MIGHT END UP IN COURT.

IT IS
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE OIL.

IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU BOUGHT IT, AND THAT'S WHY
IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY,

IS SO IT'S SAFE OIL.

I FLAT DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].

I DO NOT WANNA MAKE A MESS
IN THIS OCEAN.

I DON'T CARE IF IT -- IF YOU
COOKED YOUR FRENCH FRIES IN IT

LAST NIGHT, OKAY?

SO I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN'.

YEAH, IT'S VEGETABLE OIL.
ALL RIGHT.

AND YOU CAN COOK
YOUR FRENCH FRIES IN IT.

THAT SAID, LET'S GET THE RIG
POWERED BACK UP,

MOVE IT OVER UNDER THE HOLE,
LIFT IT,

AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT
THE PROBLEM IS.

Narrator: EVEN WITH THE MACHINE
RUNNING ON BIODEGRADABLE OIL,

VERNON ISN'T ABOUT TAKE
ANY CHANCES.

Vernon: I DON'T WANT EVEN
ONE DROP OF ANY KINDA OIL,

VEGETABLE OIL OR NOT,
GOING IN THE WATER.

WHEN I WAS A SHIP'S CAPTAIN, UH,
ONE DROP IN THE WATER THERE,

AND VALDEZ WILL SHUT YOU DOWN.

YOU'RE TALKIN' HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A DAY.

SO IF THERE WAS A LOT,
IT WOULDA WORKED OUT

TO THE INSIDE OF THE TRACK.

AND I DON'T -- I DON'T REALLY
SEE ANYTHING HERE.

WE'RE DONE UNTIL I'M 100%.

I MEAN, IT'S...
YEAH.

GAME'S OVER. I CANNOT HAVE
ANY LEAKS, PERIOD.

YEAH.
NONE, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA.

VERNON SAYS WE'RE DONE,

BUT WE'RE NOT DONE
TILL WE DIAGNOSE IT.

JUST SEEMS LIKE
ANOTHER LITTLE HICCUP.

ALL OF THESE ARE JUST THINGS
THAT GO ALONG WITH MINING.

VERNON LIKES TO FREAK OUT
OVER THINGS

AND MAKE BIG DEALS
OVER NOTHING.

YEP.

IT'S BROKE, FIX IT.
GET BACK TO WORK.

THIS IS TOTALLY [BLEEP].
WE'RE DONE.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
ON TOP OF IT.

Narrator: WHILE VERNON HITS
THE PANIC BUTTON...

[ GROANS ]
400 YARDS AWAY,

AT THE PADDY WAGON...

WELL, I JUST -- I'M IN
A BAD MOOD RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: PUSHING HARD
TO GET BACK IN THE WATER,

KRIS KELLY NEEDS
ALL HANDS ON DECK.

WE DON'T NEED
THAT TRACTOR GOIN'.

WE DON'T NEED THAT
TRACTOR GOING.

Narrator: AND RIGHT NOW,
ALL HANDS ARE NOT ON DECK.

HEY, DUDE,
YOU KNOW, ALL WE GOTTA DO NOW

IS TURN THE HOT WATER ON
AND GET GOING.

WE DON'T NEED ANYTHING
CLEARED OUT.

OKAY, WHATEVER.

WHAT DOES PLOWING EVERYBODY
A ROAD HAVE TO DO

WITH MAKING MONEY TODAY?

I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF EVERYBODY'S [BLEEP] EXCUSES,

WHY WE CAN'T DO THIS.

I PICKED A BUNCH
OF [BLEEP] PEOPLE

THAT DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
ABOUT MAKING MONEY AT ALL.

I PICKED THE WRONG [BLEEP] CREW,
THAT'S ALL IT COMES DOWN TO.

AND THERE WE ARE,
PLOWING THAT [BLEEP] ROAD.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?!

Narrator: KRIS' HOPES OF GETTING
A DIVER UNDER THE ICE

ARE GETTING PLOWED.

UH, IT'S NOT GOIN' TOO GOOD
RIGHT NOW.

WELL, I AM.

EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS TO PLOW
A ROAD FOR EVERYBODY ELSE

LIKE A [BLEEP] IDIOT!

WELL, IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE
A ROAD OUT HERE.

[ BLEEP ]! [ BLEEP ]!

I DON'T WANT A ROAD
FOR EVERYBODY ELSE!

I WANT HIM TO GO TO WORK!

WHO'S [BLEEP] TEAM IS HE ON?!

YES, IT DOES.

SOUNDS LIKE
THEIR WHOLE OPERATION.

GOOD JOB, BILL!

HE [BLEEP]. I'M GONNA SMASH THAT
[BLEEP] WITH MY SHOVEL.

YOU KNOW WHY?
'CAUSE I WANNA [BLEEP] WORK!

EVERYBODY WANTS
TO [BLEEP] AROUND!

THREE DAYS ON SOME TRACTOR?!
[ BLEEP ]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY

HE DOESN'T WANNA [BLEEP]
ON HOT, COLD.

WHAT TIME IS IT RIGHT NOW?

OH, MAN, IT'S...
WANNA GO FOR LUNCH?

NO, I WANNA GO SMASH
THAT [BLEEP] WITH MY SHOVEL.

NEXT YEAR, I'LL HAVE
A BETTER CREW.

ALL I GOTTA DO IS DIG THIS OUT,

AND WE'RE READY
TO ROCK AND ROLL.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NEVER REALLY
HAD GREAT SUCCESS AS A FAMILY

BECAUSE THEY'RE LAZY, YOU KNOW?

AND I WANNA GET AWAY FROM THAT.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
I'M NOT DONE YET.

'KAY, YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE
GOOD AT, AND GO FOR LUNCH.

[ REVS ENGINE ]

Narrator: WHILE KRIS GETS BACK
TO SHOVELING,

OUT AT THE BLUFF,

IN THE HEART OF THE STORM...

WE'RE GONNA GET
ONE MORE DIVE IN,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CALL IT.

Narrator:
AFTER A BROKEN PULL CORD

BROUGHT A DANGEROUS END
TO CODY'S DIVE,

SHAWN POMRENKE IS PUSHING ON.

NONSTOP, BLOWIN' 20, 25
OUTTA THE SOUTHEAST,

BUT SHAWN'S GETTIN' ALL SUITED
UP, GETTIN' READY TO GO DOWN.

OOH!

GET SOME EXCITEMENT GOIN' HERE.
WE NEED SOME EXCITEMENT GOING.

A LITTLE
BERING SEA BATH HERE.

I'M GONNA BE DAMNED IF I'M GONNA
LET THIS STORM BEAT US.

WE'RE OUT
IN THE HOME RUN STRETCH.

TIME'S RUNNIN' OUT.

NOW IT'S ON. LET'S WORK.

LET'S GET -- LET'S GET SOME GOLD
IN THE BOX.

FUTURE OF THE C.R. IS RIGHT AT
THE BOTTOM OF THIS HOLE, MAN.

I HOPE SO. I-I HAVE
GUT FEELING ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

COMIN' DOWN!

YEAH.

HOPEFULLY I CAN SNIFF IT OUT.

WHERE ARE YOU HIDIN'?

WHERE ARE YOU HIDIN'?

YEAH, YOU GOTTA FIND A BIG PILE
OF IT SO WE GOT A REASON

TO BRING THAT CHRISTINE ROSE
DOWN HERE.

I THINK I'M GONNA
HEAD TOWARDS SHORE,

SEE WHAT I CAN FIND THAT WAY.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE GOT
A BIG, HIGH SOUTHEAST WIND

GOTTA BE RAISIN'
THE TIDE KNOT.

WELL, WE GET THE TIDE
RAISE HERE,

IT'LL FLOAT THIS ICE
RIGHT OFF THE BEACH.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OPEN WATER
IN THAT BERING SEA.

AND ONCE IT LETS GO,
IT'S GONNA GO.

YEAH. WELL, WE GOTTA TAKE
A RISK SOMETIMES.

I GUESS I'M WILLIN' TO RISK IT.
AREN'T YOU?

NO GUTS, NO GLORY.

THIS STUFF DOESN'T LOOK
TOO BAD.

OH, I'M ACTUALLY SEEIN'
SOME DECENT GOLD RIGHT HERE.

I HEAR SOME ENTHUSIASM
IN HIS VOICE.

ACTUALLY, I'M SEEIN'
SOME DECENT GOLD.

PROBABLY A 1/4 OUNCE AN HOUR
RIGHT HERE.

YEAH! A QUARTER OUNCE AN HOUR!

[ LAUGHS ]

A QUARTER OUNCE AN HOUR
WITH THE 6 INCH.

BUT, UH, HOW MANY OUNCES
AN HOUR

WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE?

MIGHT BE AN OUNCE AND PLUS.

GET ON IN DOWN HERE.

YOU NEVER KNOW, WE MIGHT'VE
FOUND A NICE HOLE

TO MAKE OUR NEXT
THOUSAND OUNCES ON.

YEAH, SIRREE!
HE'S GONNA KEEP FINDIN' IT!

THAT'S MY BOY!

I REALLY AM PROUD OF HIM.

OH, YEAH. THERE WE GO, BOYS.

PICKER. PICKER.

DOIN' THE GOLD DANCE.
YEAH!

YOU DOIN' THE GOLD DANCE,
SHAWN? WE CAN'T SEE YA.

OH. [ LAUGHS ]
I'M DOIN' THE GOLD DANCE.

WHOO!

YEAH!

ALL THIS HARD WORK'S
GONNA PAY OFF.

WHOO!

I'M REALLY PROUD
OF YOU GUYS, MAN.

THAT'S A LOT MORE WORK
THAN I EVER...

YEAH, IT IS A LOTTA WORK.

OH, I EXPECTED THE GOIN' DOWN
THERE AND DIVIN', THE MOVIN',

THE GETTIN' THE HOLES CUT,

SERIOUS WORK.

WHOO-HOO!



Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE WEST,

THE CLARK...

IT'S MAKIN' ME KINDA NERVOUS
UP HERE.

Zeke: GABE, HURRY.

HURRY, GABE, HURRY.

Narrator: WITH NO SIGN
OF A BREAK IN THE STORM,

EMILY MAKES THE CALL
TO CLEAR OFF THE ICE

WHILE THEY STILL CAN.

YEAH, WE HAVE TO GET OUT
OF HERE.

I'VE NEVER, EVER ENCOUNTERED
A BLIZZARD LIKE THIS IN APRIL.

LIKE, WE NEED TO GET OFF THE ICE
NOW. LIKE, STAT.

Zeke: I GOTTA LOT OF MONEY
OUT ON THE ICE RIGHT NOW, DUDE.

AAH!

SERIOUSLY?

IT BLOWS, LIKE,
35 MILES AN HOUR.

Narrator: BACK AT THE BLUFF,

THE POMRENKES
ARE ALSO SCRAMBLING.

WITH IT BLOWIN' LIKE THIS,
IT AIN'T SAFE TO BE OUT HERE.

Narrator: AFTER PUSHING
THE LIMITS OF THE STORM

TO GET MORE GOLD,

IT'S NOW A RACE
TO GET OUT OF THE WEATHER.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THIS TOMORROW.

RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO GET
THE [BLEEP] OFF HERE.

THERE AIN'T NO RESCUE
IN THIS WEATHER.

NO, NOBODY'D EVEN
COME FOR US.

LET'S GO! LET'S GET THE HELL
OUTTA HERE, GUYS!

THIS ICE COULD PULL OFF
THE BEACH AT ANY MOMENT.

WE NEED TO GET BACK TO CAMP.

LET'S GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE,
GUYS!

WHEN I GET STRESSED OUT,
I LIKE TO SPREAD IT AROUND.

AND I LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT
CAUSE IT TO SUFFER A LITTLE BIT

ALONG WITH ME.

[BLEEP] 'EM, OKAY?

I SEE A LOT OF [BLEEP] STUPIDITY
IN MY OPERATION.

AND EVERY NOW AND THEN,
I HAVE TO LET 'EM KNOW ABOUT IT.

I GOTTA TEMPER. SO WHAT?

KISS MY [BLEEP].
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].

THEY WANNA ACT LIKE [BLEEP]
IDIOTS, THEN I WILL TELL THEM.

ALL RIGHT?

OKAY, SO YOU CALL THAT
A TEMPER EXPLOSION?

I CALL IT, LET'S -- LET'S SHARE
THE STRESS, YOU KNOW?

MAYBE I'M GONNA HAVE A STROKE
OR SOMETHIN'.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

Narrator:
AS A NEW DAWN RISES ON NOME,

THE BLIZZARD RELEASES ITS GRIP.

FOR THE CREWS
WHO BRAVED THE STORM,

IT'S TIME TO REAP THE REWARDS.

MORNIN', VERNON.

GOOD MORNING.

WE GOT ABOUT AS GOOD NEWS
AS YOU CAN GET.

IT WAS AS SIMPLE
AS A BOLT WAS LOOSE.

I THINK YOU'LL BE GOOD TO GO.

I THINK EVERYTHING'S
LOOKING GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD, VERNON.
THANK YOU.

I THINK THIS OIL SLICK THING

WAS JUST MISINTERPRETED
A LITTLE BIT BY VERNON.

SOME ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
OIL, WHICH IS GOOD,

BUT WE DON'T WANT
ANY OIL LEAKS.

BUT, I MEAN, WE GET IT FIXED,

WE'LL GET THIS THING
BACK IN THE WATER.

Narrator: AFTER CRISIS AVERTED
WITH THE OIL LEAK,

IT'S TIME TO SEE IF
THE NEW DIVE HOLE

HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE
THE SEASON.

IT WAS A-AN IMPROMPTU CLEANUP.

WE NOTICED A PROBLEM
THAT WE HAD TO REPAIR,

SO WE DID A CLEANUP.

UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET
SOME GOLD IN THE PROCESS.

Narrator:
WITH JUST A FEW HOURS ON THE BOX

BEFORE THE LEAK HALTED
PRODUCTION...

ALL RIGHT. HERE GOES.

...VERNON NEEDS TO SEE
AT LEAST 4 OUNCES ON THE SCALE

TO CALL THE MOVE WORTHWHILE.

WE HAVE AN OUNCE,

TWO OUNCES,

THREE.

COME ON, BABY.

AH.

5.7.

I'M GLAD WE MOVED.

YEP.

THAT'S ABOUT
A THIRD OF AN OUNCE AN HOUR.

AFTER JUST A FEW SORT HOUR --
HOURS, THIS LAST HOLE WAS

FAR AND AWAY OUR BEST HOLE.

I'M HOPING IT'LL
SAVE THE SEASON FOR US.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

WELL, THANKS FOR HANGIN'
IN THERE WITH ME.

HELL, YEAH, VERNON.

WE'RE RUNNIN'.

WE DID IT, [BLEEP]!

YEAH, WE DID!

IT AIN'T OVER YET! [ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: WITH HIS DREDGE
CLEAR OF SNOW

AND THE CREW FINALLY
LENDING A HAND,

KRIS CAN GET BACK TO MINING.

THE DEADLINE, WE STILL GOTTA
GET DOWN THERE,

PUT SOME GOLD IN THE BOX
SO WE CAN MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.

MY DAD'S TRYIN' TO GET ME
TO COME BACK AND WORK FOR HIM,

TRYING TO GET ME TO TAKE
THE EASY WAY OUT,

TRYING TO MAKE ME ACCEPT
FAILURE.

I'D RATHER [BLEEP] GO DOWN WITH
MY SHIP AND PUSH ON FORWARD.

YEAH, PLAYTIME IS OVER,

AND IT'S TIME TO START
TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

OKAY!

ALL RIGHT!

YOU'RE GOOD.
LET'S [BLEEP] ROCK AND ROLL!

Narrator: OUT ON CLAIM 14

AT THE CLARK...

OH, IT WAS GREAT, DUDE.

GABE PUT A LOT OF GOLD
IN THE BOX.

I COULD SEE THE GOLD
IN THE BOX.

NOW I FEEL LIKE A SALLY.
[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.

Narrator:
AFTER FIGHTING THROUGH THE STORM

AND FIGHTING OFF A SEAL...

GABE, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK
IS IN THERE?

PROBABLY
AN OUNCE OF GOLD THERE.

MAYBE A LITTLE MORE,
MAYBE A LITTLE LESS.

...THE DECISION TO ADD GABE
IS LOOKING GOOD AS GOLD.

OH, YEAH. [BLEEP] YEAH, DUDE!
GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.

I BET YOU'RE [BLEEP] GLAD
I'M HERE.

GABE'S A GOOD GOLD DIVER,
AND HE'S GONNA HELP US GET

THE HOURS AND THE GOLD
THAT WE NEED.

I HOPE WE SEE GOLD!

AND HE'S A HUGE MORALE BOOSTER
TO THE WHOLE OPERATION.

YEAH, GO PUT SOME [BLEEP] GOLD
IN THAT BOX.

Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE EAST,

AT THE BLUFF...

DAD, I-I GOT HIM TO CONVINCE US
TO LET US COME OUT HERE.

BUT NOW I GOTTA SHOW HIM
SOME GOLD TO PROVE THAT

WE'RE FINDIN' SOMETHIN'
OUT HERE.

...THE CREW IS PANNING OUT

THE FIRST FEW FEET
OF THEIR SLUICE BOX.

LET'S GET THIS CLEANUP...

HOW COME WE AIN'T GETTIN'
THAT CLEANUP DONE YET?

OH!
WHOA!

OHH!

ALMOST SPILLED
ALL OUR HARD WORK.

DAMN NEAR SPILLED THE PAN.
JEEZ.

HERE, LEMME GET THAT
OUTTA YOUR DANG WAY HERE.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT
THE HEADER CARPET OUT.

AND WE'RE GONNA SEE
WHAT'S IN HERE.

THERE'S A FEW LITTLE PIECES
IN THERE.

LOOK AT ALL THAT FINE GOLD.

Narrator: THE FIRST TAKE --
APPROXIMATELY 2.5 OUNCES.

Shawn: IT'S A GOOD FEELING.

WE WANTED TO PROVE THAT THERE
WAS ACTUALLY GOLD OUT THERE.

AND, UH, WE FOUND WHAT WE WERE
LOOKIN' FOR.

AND WE'RE GONNA GET BACK
TO WORK.

Steve: WELL, BY GOD,
THERE IS A BUNCH IN HERE.

YEAH, YEAH,
WE'RE BURNIN' SUNSHINE.

SO LET'S GET ANOTHER HOLE DUG
AND SET UP AND...

COME ON!
YOU AIN'T WORE OUT YET.

AND I AIN'T GONNA QUIT.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE SAME ATTITUDE
MY DAD HAS,

IS THERE'S NOTHIN' GONNA
STOP HIM FROM GETTIN' THAT GOLD.

AND HE'S...

PRETTY MUCH BEAT THAT
INTO MY HEAD, TOO.

I MEAN, I WOULDN'T BE THE MAN
I AM TODAY WITHOUT HIM.

WE HAVEN'T CLEANED UP
THE WHOLE SLUICE BOX YET.

WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT TILL
THE VERY END OF THE TRIP.

THEN WE'LL REALLY SEE
WHAT THE WHOLE TALLY'S GONNA BE.

I'M GONNA GO OUT THERE
AND GET THESE GUYS ROLLIN'.

LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
LET'S NOT KEEP SITTIN' AROUND!

WE'RE BURNIN' DAYLIGHT,
YOU GUYS!

Narrator: AS THE SEASON ENTERS
THE FINAL DAYS,

THE POMRENKES ARE CLIMBING
THE BOARD.

NOW EVERY LAST SCRAP OF GOLD
IS CRITICAL.

UM, I NEED OPERATIONS...
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

A LOT OF SEXY GOLD
IN THERE.

THAT WAS THE MONEY SHOT!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

[ LAUGHS, SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

THAT'S MY BOY!

I'M GETTIN' SMOKED OUT.

IF YOU AIN'T TOUGH ENOUGH,
GO HOME!