Bering Sea Gold (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 6 - The Deadline - full transcript
After a month out on the ice, one day remains in the 2015 ice mining season. For every miner, that's one more day to prove that a season full of risks was worth the cost.
Narrator: NOME, ALASKA --
THE FINAL DAY
OF THE WINTER MINING SEASON.
♪
Narrator: BY SUNDOWN, DREDGERS
WILL HAVE TO STOP THEIR ENGINES
AND CALL IT QUITS.
THEY'RE KICKIN' US OFF
OFFICIALLY.
WE'RE CHOOSING TO BE GOLD MINERS
BECAUSE WE REALLY LIKE
TO BE FREE.
THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT
IS STEPPING IN AND TRYING
TO DICTATE WHEN WE CAN MINE
AND WHEN WE CANNOT MINE,
IT'S TRULY SICKENING.
EVERYTHING'S GOIN' CRAZY HERE.
Narrator:
FOR VERNON ADKISON...
THIS IS GONNA
BE YOUR LAST CHANCE.
YOU GOT ONE MONTH TO GET IT ALL
RIGHT TO THE LAST LITTLE SPECK.
...JUST HOURS REMAIN
FOR HIS $100,000 INVESTMENT
TO FINALLY PROVE ITS WORTH.
Vern:
I'VE GOT HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
AND IF I'M RIGHT,
THINGS WILL BE GOLDEN.
Narrator:
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
I'M REALLY STRESSED OUT
OVER THIS DEADLINE.
[BLEEP] 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN
A ROUGH ONE.
ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS TRY TO BREAK EVEN,
SO I'M NOT GONNA BE DREDGING
IN THE SUMMER.
Narrator:
A SEASON OF FAILURES HAS PUT
FIRST-TIME DREDGE OWNER
KRIS KELLY
ON THE VERGE OF GOING BELLY-UP.
SOME GUYS DON'T RECOGNIZE DEFEAT
WHEN THEY'RE FACED WITH IT.
Narrator:
OVER AT THE CLARK...
I CAN GO REALLY FAST.
YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY GOOD AT IT.
...EMILY RIEDEL AND ZEKE TENHOFF
HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE
TO TURN THEIR ROCKY PARTNERSHIP
INTO A GOLDEN FUTURE.
IT'S A TRUST EXERCISE.
NO, YOU DEFINITELY WILL.
I DON'T TRUST YOU ENOUGH
TO DO THAT.
Narrator:
AND DEEP IN THE WILD...
THIS IS A BIG OCEAN OUT HERE,
LOTS OF PLACES
FOR THAT GOLD TO HIDE.
...SHAWN POMRENKE
HAS ONE LAST DIVE
TO SHOW HIS OLD MAN
THE BLUFF IS THE FUTURE.
YOU AIN'T TOUGH ENOUGH?
GO HOME!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ DOGS BARKING ]
Narrator:
ONE HUNDRED MILES FROM NOME,
AT THE BLUFF...
SHOES FROZEN, ICE-COLD.
GET IN THE WATER
AND FIND SOME GOLD.
Narrator: FOR SHAWN POMRENKE'S
MONTHLONG EXPEDITION,
IT'S CRUNCH TIME.
IT'S BRUTAL OUT HERE.
AIN'T BEEN NOTHIN' EASY
ABOUT THIS TRIP,
NOT ONE THING.
Narrator: THIS WINTER...
THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE BLUFF.
...SHAWN GAMBLED 30 GRAND
OF FAMILY MONEY
ON A PROSPECTING TRIP
DEEP IN THE BUSH.
I HOPE WE GET
SOME OF THIS MONEY BACK.
Narrator:
AND 5 DAYS AGO...
THERE'S A [BLEEP] BLIZZARD
OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.
...IN THE FACE
OF A BLAZING ARCTIC STORM...
YEAH.
LOOK AT ALL THAT FINE GOLD.
...HE FINALLY HIT PAY DIRT.
COME ON!
YOU AIN'T WORE OUT YET.
ALL RIGHT.
GO TO IT, SON.
Narrator: NOW, UNDER THE GLARE
OF HIS OLD MAN
AND WITH THE REMNANTS
OF THE STORM HANGING AROUND...
MINING'S TOUGH ENOUGH
BY ITSELF,
BUT NOW IN THE WINTERTIME, MAKES
IT DOUBLE-TOUGH, TRIPLE-TOUGH.
...IT'S HIS LAST CHANCE
TO GET ALL THE GOLD HE CAN.
SHAWN KNOWS THIS GAMBLE
AS WELL AS I DO.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE I LOOK AT IT
MORE SERIOUSLY
THAN WHAT HE DOES.
YOU KNOW, HE'S WANTIN'
TO BRING THE CHRISTINE ROSE
DOWN TO THE BLUFF
TO DO SOME SERIOUS PROSPECTIN'.
SO DON'T BE SLACKIN' OFF.
UP YOUR GUYS' GAME.
DO EVERYTHING EXACTLY RIGHT...
Narrator: AFTER DAYS
OF NEAR-HURRICANE FORCE WINDS,
THE SHALLOW WATERS OF THE BLUFF
HAVE BECOME A SILTY MESS.
HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA FIND
THE GOLD IF YOU CAN'T --
IF YOU'RE ALL MURKED OUT?
HOPEFULLY, I CAN SNIFF IT OUT.
THERE'S NOTHIN' GONNA STOP US
FROM MINING HERE.
Narrator: PUSHING TO SHOW
HIS DAD AT LEAST 15 OUNCES
IN A FINAL CLEANUP,
SHAWN WILL HAVE TO FIGHT THROUGH
THE MURK FOR EVERY LAST SCRAP.
THE KICKER -- THEY WON'T KNOW
THE FINAL TALLY
TILL A PROPER CLEANUP
BACK IN NOME.
GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH,
PUNCH MY FIRST HOLE HERE.
FIND THE GOLD.
FIND THE GOLD.
I'M WORKIN' ON IT.
COME ON, BABY. COME ON.
SHOW ME SOME GOLD.
I WANNA SEE SOME GOLD.
Narrator: WHILE SHAWN
BATTLES OUT HIS LAST DIVE...
100 MILES TO THE WEST...
AT THE WILD RANGER...
OKAY.
GIVE IT SOME SLACK HERE.
LOOK! LOOK!
TURN THE [BLEEP] THING
THAT WAY!
FOR VERNON ADKISON...
PULL THAT WAY!
...AND HIS $100,000 GAMBLE,
IT'S JUDGMENT DAY.
ALL RIGHT.
LOWER THE [BLEEP].
Narrator: THIS WINTER...
IT LOOKIN' REAL GOOD
UP HERE.
IT LOOKIN' LIKE MONEY
TO ME, BABY.
...AFTER HIS STATE-OF-THE-ART
SUB-DREDGE
GOT OFF TO A STRONG START...
THERE'S NO SUCTION.
...VERNON SPENT MORE TIME
WORKING OUT THE KINKS...
...THAN MAKING GOLD.
NOW, WITH EVERYTHING
ON THE LINE,
THE SKIPPER HAS JUST
ONE LAST SHOT TO MAKE IT PAY.
WE'RE BARELY INTO DOUBLE DIGITS
ON OUR GOLD COUNT.
SEASON'S DAMN NEAR OVER.
WE DON'T GET GOLD ON THIS ONE,
WE GONNA BE IN DEEP TROUBLE.
STRESS LEVEL IS HIGH.
THE MONEY GETS LOW,
STRESS GOES UP.
WE NEED TO GET 20 OUNCES TODAY.
Narrator:
NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES,
VERN IS SENDING
CREW CHIEF DEREK McCLARTY
DOWN TO LEAD THE DREDGE
AND THE TEAM TO GOLD.
ALL RIGHT, DEREK.
PUT THIS SUCKER OVER THE GOLD!
COPY THAT.
Vern: THERE'S NOT
THAT MUCH TIME LEFT,
SO YOU GOTTA GET ALL THE DUCKS
IN A ROW.
IT'S LIKE PLAYIN'
A SLOT MACHINE.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE GROUND
TO WORK.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE CREW.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE WEATHER.
AND YOU GOTTA HAVE
THE EQUIPMENT.
YOU GOTTA HAVE
THOSE FOUR THINGS.
AND PLUS, SOME OTHER THINGS,
BUT THOSE ARE
THE FOUR MAIN THINGS.
TRAVEL, LEFT TRACK, BACKWARDS,
PLEASE.
KEEP GOIN'.
OKAY. HOLD THAT.
'KAY.
GO AHEAD AND DROP THE HEAD.
THAT'S RIGHT. KEEP GOIN'.
KEEP GOIN'.
THAT'S GOOD. FIRE IT UP.
FIRIN' IT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
COME OVER TO THE HEAD
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
WE GOT IT IN THE SANDBAR.
LOOKS LIKE WE TRULY CHEWIN' UP
THE SAND LIKE A BIG DOG.
THIS THING, IN ITS ELEMENT,
WILL DO 12 TIMES AS MUCH
AS AN 8-INCH SEARCH AND DRAG.
THE KEY WORD IS
"IN ITS ELEMENT."
BUT IT IS A BUMPIN'
SON OF A BITCH.
Narrator: IF THE MACHINE CAN
KEEP CHEWING THROUGH PAY DIRT,
VERNON COULD FINALLY BE IN LINE
FOR A BIG SCORE.
LOOK! LITTLE SPECKS OF GOLD!
Narrator: VERNON'S NOT THE ONLY
ONE HOPING FOR A MIRACLE FINISH.
OVER AT THE PADDY WAGON...
I THINK WE SHOULD RENAME THIS
HOLE "THE LAST CHANCE HOLE."
...KRIS KELLY IS ALSO GUNNING
TO BEAT THE ODDS.
WELL,
WE NEED SOME [BLEEP] HOURS.
WE NEED TO BE...
NEED TO PUT HOURS...
FOCUSED. WE NEED TO GET
ON THIS [BLEEP].
Narrator: HIS FIRST YEAR
AS A DREDGE OWNER,
KRIS HAS MORE AT STAKE
THAN JUST FINDING GOLD.
I'M STILL GONNA
CRUSH MY DAD THIS SEASON.
I'M NOT GOING BACK
TO WORK WITH HIM.
Narrator: AFTER A LIFETIME
OF ABUSE FROM HIS OLD MAN...
Brad: WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
[ LAUGHS ]
...KRIS BROKE AWAY
TO START HIS OWN OPERATION.
WE'RE CALLIN' OUR LITTLE SETUP
THE PADDY WAGON.
IT'S A 6-INCH POWERHOUSE.
EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
I GOT A -- THERE'S A LOTTA
SOMETHING HERE.
Narrator: BUT THE COST
OF BEING HIS OWN CAPTAIN...
[BLEEP] WRONG!
OH, [BLEEP] ME.
EVERYTHING'S GOTTA
ALWAYS GO BAD FOR ME.
I SWEAR TO GOD.
...HAS BEEN MORE
THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.
I'M SURPRISED
I'VE MADE IT THIS FAR.
HAD SO MANY FAILURES
AND I'M STILL IN THIS.
Narrator: NOW, IF HE CAN'T
FINALLY PRODUCE A PAYDAY,
HE MAY HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO RETURN TO WORK
FOR HIS POPS.
MY DAD'S TRYING
TO GET ME TO FOLD MY HAND,
ACCEPT DEFEAT,
AND COME BACK WITH HIM.
BUT I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.
I KNOW I CAN TURN THIS AROUND.
I KNOW I CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS ONE HOLE, RIGHT NOW,
IS GONNA SAVE EVERYTHING FOR US.
THIS IS THE REDEMPTION HOLE.
Narrator:
LAST TO ARRIVE ON THE ICE...
IT'S TAX DAY.
IT'S THE LAST DAY.
ANDY AND I GOTTA GET
AS MUCH GOLD AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THEY KICK US
OFF THE ICE.
KRIS' FATHER BRAD
AND YOUNGER BROTHER ANDY
ARE READY TO FIRE UP THE REAPER
ONE LAST TIME.
HOLD ON.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WHY THE [BLEEP]
ARE OUR HOSES SITTING THERE?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
ANDY, ALL OUR [BLEEP] GONE.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
THE COMM BOX IS GONE.
THE [BLEEP] MASKS ARE GONE!
I'VE [BLEEP] HAD ENOUGH!
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
Narrator:
JUST WEST OF NOME HARBOR,
AT THE REAPER...
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
THE COMM BOX IS GONE.
THE [BLEEP] MASKS ARE GONE!
I'VE [BLEEP] HAD ENOUGH!
THEY CLEANED US OUT.
Narrator: SOMETHING IS ROTTEN
IN THE STATE OF KELLY.
COMM BOX WAS HERE.
IT'S GONE.
AND SO THEY DIDN'T TAKE
THE COMM LINES
'CAUSE IT'S TOO HARD
TO UNTAPE IT.
Narrator: WITH ONLY 8 HOURS
UNTIL THE DREDGING SHUTDOWN,
BRAD AND ANDY'S OPERATION
HAS BEEN STRIPPED CLEAN,
MISSING OVER $10,000
OF MINING GEAR.
BOTH OUR MASKS ARE GONE.
SOMEBODY TOOK THE TIME
TO UNBOLT IT FROM THE AIR TANK.
THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
SOMEBODY KNEW THE [BLEEP]
CHARGER UNIT WAS LAYIN' HERE
AND TOOK THE CHARGER UNIT.
IT WAS SOMEBODY
THAT'D BEEN HERE
AND SEEN
HOW THIS OPERATION WORKED.
THEY HAD A KNIFE.
BUT WEIRD, THEY DIDN'T EVEN
TAKE THE REGULATOR.
DISCONNECTED [BLEEP]
FROM THE REGULATOR
AND JUST TOOK
THE MASK ITSELF.
YEAH.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN TAKE THE LIP.
[BLEEP] THEY DON'T WANNA
START A [BLEEP] WAR, DUDE.
I'M A CRAZY-ASS [BLEEP]
IRISHMAN. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LIKE, PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN
AREN'T REALLY GONNA LIKE TO SEE
THE TRUE KELLYS, UH,
SOON AS WE FIND OUT
WHO THE [BLEEP] DOIN' IT.
MIGHT AS WELL START
PULLIN' RIGHT THE [BLEEP] OUTTA
THE [BLEEP] ICE NOW.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE,
CAN'T DIVE.
Narrator: TWO MILES TO THE EAST,
AT THE CLARK...
SEE, LIKE, I CLOSED IN ON
THIS LAST LITTLE [BLEEP] SLIVER
BETWEEN THE BENCH I DID
YESTERDAY AND THE ONES NOW.
AND THEN THERE'S, LIKE,
THE ROCKS, THE SAND,
WHERE YOU MINED,
AND THEN WHERE I MINED.
AND I'VE GOT, LIKE,
A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT LEFT TO DO.
Narrator:
FOR ZEKE AND EMILY'S OPERATION,
THE GRIND TO THE FINISH IS ON.
WE'RE MAKIN' IT HAPPEN.
SHELBY AND JEN ARE FINALLY
PULLIN' THEIR WEIGHT.
AND GABE,
HE ALWAYS COMES THROUGH FOR ME.
I MEAN, THIS SEASON
IS, LIKE, ALMOST OVER.
BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA
CAP IT OFF WITH A GOOD CLEANUP.
Narrator:
WITH A DEADLINE AT SUNDOWN,
ZEKE IS TAKING THE HONOR
OF THE LAST SHIFT OF THE SEASON.
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
THANKS -- THANKS FOR
THAT ADVICE, CAPTAIN.
WHAT'S THAT?
THANKS FOR THAT ADVICE.
I'LL BE GIVING YOU
SOME ADVICE, THEN.
I LIKE PEACE AND QUIET
WHEN I'M DIVING.
MAN, SEE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WITH ZEKE AND I.
WE START MAKING, LIKE, CASUAL...
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
AND IT ESCALATES INTO, LIKE,
REALLY BAD ONES.
HEY.
Narrator: SO FAR THIS WINTER...
I WANNA BE FRIENDS AGAIN.
...EMILY'S QUEST
TO BURY THE HATCHET
WITH HER CHILDHOOD LOVE...
COME THE [BLEEP] ON,
YOU GUYS!
...HAS BEEN A ROCKY ROAD.
HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT MAKING MONEY
FOR MIKE'S GOLD COFFERS?
NOT GOOD.
NO?
NO.
Narrator: NOW...
ZEKE AND I ARE HAVIN'
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SUMMERTIME.
BUT THE ULTIMATE PROBLEM
IS THAT I DON'T REALLY
WANNA GIVE 'EM UP MY POWER,
AND HE DOESN'T REALLY
WANNA GIVE UP HIS.
...EMILY IS LOOKING
FOR A STRONG FINAL CLEANUP
TO TAKE THE PARTNERSHIP
INTO THE FUTURE.
FOR THE SUMMER SEASON,
IT'S PRACTICAL
IN A BUSINESS ASPECT
TO WORK WITH ZEKE.
ZEKE IS
A [BLEEP] GOOD PROSPECTOR
AND HE'S A GOOD GOLD MINER.
AND I NEED A GOOD CREW TO MAKE
A LOT OF MONEY THIS SUMMER.
I'M GOIN' IN.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA SEE
IF THERE'S ANY GOLD HERE.
Narrator:
TO GET ZEKE ONBOARD,
EMILY WILL HAVE TO
PLAY HER CARDS JUST RIGHT.
THERE'S A SENSE
OF POETIC JUSTICE.
AND IT IS SYMBOLIC FOR ZEKE
TO BE WORKING ON MY DREDGE
WITH ME AGAIN, ON THE EROICA.
WE FOUGHT MANY BLOODY BATTLES
OVER THAT DREDGE.
IT'S RIGHT
THAT ZEKE WORKS ON IT AGAIN,
AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
IT'S REALLY DARK.
AND THERE'S ICE, LIKE,
A FOOT ABOVE MY HEAD.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED.
AND IT JUST KEEPS GOING
AND GOING.
OKAY, THERE ARE SOME FLECKS
OF GOLD HERE.
I FOUND A PRETTY GOOD AREA
FOR US TO START PLOWIN' OUT.
THIS IS FANTASTIC.
YOU REALLY, UH,
JUST -- YOU JUST --
IT'S -- IT'S LIGHTIN' UP
DOWN HERE.
IT REALLY IS.
IT'S LIGHTIN' UP.
THAT'S SO TRIPPY THAT
THERE'S ICE CAVES OUT THERE.
GO DEEPER!
[ LAUGHING ]
THAT'S MY BOY!
Narrator: WHILE TEAM CLARK
CONTEMPLATES THE FUTURE...
TWO MILES TO THE WEST...
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
WHOO! [ BLEEP ]!
I'VE NEVER SEEN
SO MUCH GOLD IN MY LIFE!
...WITH HOURS OF
GOLD-RICH GROUND IN THE BOX,
THE FUTURE
OF KRIS KELLY'S PADDY WAGON
IS STARTING TO LOOK BRIGHT.
I GOTTA MAKE THIS HAPPEN
NO MATTER WHAT RIGHT NOW.
THE DEADLINE IS COMING.
I GOTTA TRY TO MOVE
AS MUCH GOLD
AS I POSSIBLY [BLEEP] CAN
OR IT'S GAME OVER
FOR THE PADDY WAGON.
DUDE, KRIS,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, EVERYTHING
IS WORKING [BLEEP] GREAT.
[ LOUD CLANK ]
HEY, I'M GONNA GO LOOK
AT THE BOX FOR A MINUTE.
'KAY. DO THAT.
DAMN!
YEAH, OUR SLUICE BOX JUST BROKE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW IT HAPPENED,
BUT IT DID.
SORRY TO SAY IT, BRO,
BUT YOU GOTTA COME UP, MAN.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
NOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS THE PROBLEM?
LOOK BEHIND YOU.
ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] SLUICE BOX
FELL OFF. THE WHOLE THING.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
I SWEAR TO GOD,
GOD HATES ME RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
ONE MILE WEST OF NOME,
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
SORRY TO SAY IT, BRO,
BUT YOU GOTTA COME UP, MAN.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
NOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS THE PROBLEM?
LOOK BEHIND YOU.
ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] SLUICE BOX
FELL OFF. THE WHOLE THING.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
I SWEAR TO [BLEEP],
GOD HATES ME RIGHT NOW.
ALL THAT GOLD'S GONE NOW.
Narrator: THE SLUICE BOX,
ONCE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM
OF KRIS'S DREDGE,
BROKE FREE OF ITS MOORINGS,
SPILLING ROCKS AND GOLD
ONTO THE SURROUNDING ICE
AND BACK INTO THE BERING SEA.
BEST GOLD'S USUALLY AT THE TOP
OF THE BOX HERE,
WHICH IS CLEAN BECAUSE IT'S
ALL OVER THE [BLEEP] GROUND
OVER HERE.
THIS ISN'T [BLEEP] FAIR, MAN.
THIS ISN'T FAIR.
THERE ARE NO BOLTS.
THERE ARE NO BOLTS.
I THOUGHT, "HEY, I CAN [BLEEP]
USE [BLEEP] EQUIPMENT.
I'M GREAT AT USING
[BLEEP] EQUIPMENT."
AND IT KINDA BACKFIRED
IN MY FACE.
MY OWN STUPID COCKINESS
COST ME MY SEASON.
KEEP GETTING A [BLEEP] SHOW.
I JUST CAN'T [BLEEP] WIN
RIGHT NOW.
MY LIFE [BLEEP] SUCKS.
Narrator: WHILE KRIS IS LEFT
TO PICK UP THE PIECES...
OVER AT THE WILD RANGER...
HEY, GUYS, CHECK THIS OUT!
THIS IS THE WAY
IT OUGHTA BE ALL THE TIME.
...VERNON ADKISON'S SUB-DREDGE
IS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS.
WE'VE GOT THIS THING
ON THE BOTTOM,
AND IT'S PUMPIN'
ITS LITTLE ASS OFF.
THAT BOX WAS ROCKIN'
AND ROLLIN'.
WHEN JUST THE DIVER'S
DOWN THERE,
THE WATER IS MOSTLY CLEAR.
NOW IT'S MOSTLY MUDDY.
IDLE DOWN THE CHUTE.
Narrator:
BEFORE THE CLOCK RUNS OUT,
THE SKIPPER ORDERS
A SHUTDOWN...
ALL RIGHT. THE RIG'S OFF.
...TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE ON PAY DIRT.
YOU GOT A LONG, BLACK MATERIAL
GOIN' THROUGH THE BOX.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO A TEST
ON THAT
AND, UH, SEE WHAT WE GOT.
HOPEFULLY, WE SEE SOME COLOR.
YEAH.
SOME COLOR WOULD BE NICE.
IF, UH,
WE HAVE A MISHAP HERE,
IT -- IT WOULD PRETTY MUCH
FINISH US OFF.
KEEPIN' MY FINGERS CROSSED.
ALL RIGHT.
COUPLE LITTLE PIECES.
IT'S GOLD.
WHOO!
YEAH, BUT...
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
I'D LIKE TO SEE US DO AT LEAST
A HALF AN OUNCE AN HOUR
FOR THE REST OF THE TIME WE GOT.
Narrator: GOLD IN THE PAN...
OKAY, WE'RE IDLING UP.
...MEANS ALL SYSTEMS GO.
Vern: WORK THAT GOLD
UNTIL THERE'S NO GOLD LEFT.
COPY THAT.
Narrator:
BACK AT THE PADDY WAGON...
AND ALL OF OUR GOLD'S
[BLEEP] ALL OVER THE ICE.
AND I GOTTA GET
UNDERNEATH THERE
AND TRY TO SAVE AS MUCH
AS I CAN FOR THE OPERATION.
YEAH.
NO, I HEAR YOU THERE.
Narrator:
WITH A BROKEN SLUICE BOX
AND PRECIOUS LITTLE TIME
LEFT IN THE SEASON,
KRIS KELLY'S FIRST-EVER WINTER
OPERATION IS IN SHAMBLES.
Kris: GOLD SINKS
TO THE BOTTOM, TOO.
DUDE, WE'RE NEVER GONNA BE ABLE
TO GET THIS [BLEEP] OUT.
♪ NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE
I'VE BEEN THROUGH ♪
♪ NOBODY KNOWS...
THIS IS WHAT I THOUGHT.
IT'S A BUNCH OF CRAP
AND [BLEEP] GOLD MIXED IN IT.
Narrator: ALL THAT'S LEFT --
SCROUNGING UP ANY GOLD
THAT DIDN'T SPILL
BACK INTO THE OCEAN.
WELL...WE GOT SOME SILVER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S PROBABLY
FROM OUR [BLEEP] SLUICE BOX
RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS PROBABLY WHY
MY SLUICE BOX FAILED
WHEN WE WERE ANCHORING IT
WITH [BLEEP] LITTLE-ASS SCREWS
LIKE THIS.
I GOT A COUPLE OF 'EM.
HERE -- HERE -- HERE, PHIL.
KEEP THESE SO WE CAN
RECYCLE 'EM SOMEWHERE.
AT THIS POINT,
WE NEED EVERY PENNY WE CAN GET.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS WAS THE WORST SEASON
I'VE EVER HAD MINING,
AND I'VE NEVER WORKED SO HARD
TO GET THERE.
YEAH, THAT'S -- THAT'S --
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
OKAY, THERE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
WHAT I GOT FROM A LITTLE PAN.
THAT IS [BLEEP].
RIGHT THERE, THAT WOULDN'T BE
EVEN A CASE OF BEER.
WITH THE GOLD I SEE IN THIS PAN,
I PROBABLY JUST LOST THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS BACK INTO THE OCEAN.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE
IT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM.
THE [BLEEP] [BLEEP] JUST
SCATTERS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO I'D HAVE TO GO
BACK DOWN THERE
AND PUMP THE ENTIRE AREA AGAIN.
THAT'S NOT SEXY, DUDE.
THAT'S NOT SEXY.
IF I STOP LAUGHING,
I'LL START CRYING.
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY,
THIS IS HEARTBREAKING.
Narrator: WHILE KRIS DISCOVERS
NEW WAYS TO GET SCREWED...
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
AT THE BLUFF...
Steve: WHAT'S THAT MATERIAL
LOOK LIKE DOWN THERE?
KINDA HARD TO SEE.
YOU GOTTA SNIFF IT OUT, SHAWN.
YOU GOTTA SNIFF IT OUT.
...SHAWN POMRENKE IS FIGHTING
THROUGH HORRIBLE VISIBILITY
TO GET AS MUCH GOLD
AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN.
OH, IS THAT A NICE PIECE
OF GOLD THERE I JUST SEEN?
UH, THERE'S SOME NICE -- NICE,
COARSE GOLD DOWN HERE, BOYS.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, MAN.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
LOOKIN' GOOD!
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOKIN' PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: ADDING THE POWER
OF A SUCTION DREDGE
TO ALREADY MURKY WATERS
MAKES A BAD SITUATION DANGEROUS.
AND I CAN'T HARDLY SEE MY HAND
IN FRONT OF MY FACE.
GETTIN' MURKED OUT.
MAYBE IF I PUT MY HEAD DOWN
I CAN SEE, I CAN STILL SEE.
IT'S HARD TO TELL
WHICH WAY I'M GOIN'.
I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP].
CAN'T FIND THE [BLEEP] HOLE!
Narrator: 100 MILES FROM NOME
AT THE BLUFF...
IT'S HARD TO TELL
WHICH WAY I'M GOIN'.
I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP].
CAN'T FIND THE [BLEEP] HOLE!
TRY TO PUT YOUR WORK YOUR WAY
OUT OF IT, SON.
Narrator: SWIMMING BLIND
UNDER A LID OF ICE
AND STRANDED OVER 20 FEET
FROM HIS ONLY ESCAPE,
SHAWN POMRENKE'S FINAL DIVE HAS
TURNED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.
I'VE HAD ABOUT ENOUGH OF THAT.
GRAB YOUR HOSE
AND WE'LL PULL YOU UP.
Steve: YOU'RE ALL GOOD, DUDE.
YOU'RE ALL GOOD.
COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING
DOWN THERE.
ONCE YOU GET INTO THE MURK
AND IT STARTS CLOUDIN' UP
AND YOU CAN'T SEE THE HOLE...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT IS KINDA SCARY.
YOU JUST CAN'T PANIC.
YOU PANIC, UH, UNDER THE ICE,
YOU'RE DEAD.
IT SUCKS TO END IT LIKE THIS.
OH, YEAH. NOT BAD.
THERE'S A FEW OUNCES IN THERE.
Narrator: WITH LESS THAN AN HOUR
BEFORE THE DEADLINE
AND 100 MILES BACK TO TOWN...
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHIN'
IN THERE.
AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
...SHAWN HAS NO CHOICE
BUT TO PULL THE PLUG
AND HOPE HE GOT ENOUGH.
BE INTERESTING TO SEE
WHAT'S ACTUALLY THERE.
ALL RIGHT. DO IT.
WE GONNA PACK THIS THING IN?
I HAD ENOUGH.
LET'S GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE,
GET PACKED UP, AND GO HOME.
Narrator:
FOR POMRENKE FATHER AND SON,
THE BIG QUESTION
STILL REMAINS...
I JUST WANNA GET BACK
AND SEE WHAT WE ACTUALLY GOT.
I'M GOING TO CONVINCE DAD
THE CHRISTINE ROSE
IS GONNA GET RICH OFF THE BLUFF.
BUT, UH, IF I DON'T
PICK UP, UH, YOU KNOW,
15, 20 OUNCES THEN HE AIN'T EVER
GONNA LET US GO DOWN THERE.
THIS SEASON'S OVER.
Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE WEST,
AT THE CLARK...
HEY, ZEKE.
I THINK IT'S --
IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA
TO START WRAPPIN' UP.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT THERE'S MORE PIECES OF GOLD
DOWN HERE.
DUDE, IT'S OKAY. SAVE IT
FOR SUMMERTIME DREDGING.
Narrator:
THE DEADLINE HAS ARRIVED.
I JUST -- I DON'T -- I DON'T
KNOW WHEN TO QUIT, DUDE.
I JUST...BUT I GOTTA COME UP.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
Narrator:
ZEKE TENHOFF AND EMILY RIEDEL
FINALLY CALL TIME
ON THEIR ICE-MINING SEASON.
Emily: OKAY. COPY THAT.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE TOP.
HEY!
WHOO!
LOOK, BEAUTIFUL.
HAVE SOME LIQUOR.
YEAH!
WHOO!
GOOD JOB, Y'ALL.
WE DID A GOOD JOB.
NICE JOB.
WHOA, LOOK AT
ALL THAT SEXY GOLD.
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?
LOTTA SEXY GOLD IN THERE.
WORKIN' WITH EMILY
AND THESE LADIES THIS --
THIS WINTER PROBABLY WAS NOT
THE BEST FINANCIAL SITUATION
FOR ME TO MAKE.
BUT WE HAD SOME SUCCESS
AGAINST THE ODDS
THAT WERE IN FRONT OF US.
AND IT'S NOT REALLY A WASH.
THAT SAID, EMILY'S GOTTA
MAKE ME A BETTER DEAL
IF SHE WANTS TO HIRE MY TALENTS
TO MAKE HER MONEY IN THE FUTURE,
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
ZEKE AND I STILL HAVE A LOT
OF THINGS TO WORK OUT
IN OUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
AND IN OUR
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
HE'S A GREAT GOLD MINER.
AND HE'S A [BLEEP]
GREAT PROSPECTOR.
AND -- AND I KNOW THAT HE CAN
MAKE MY BOAT A LOTTA MONEY.
HE KNOWS WHAT
HE'S DOING DOWN THERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW
HOW IT'S GONNA WORK.
YOU KNOW, ICE MINING ISN'T THAT
BAD WHEN YOU DO IT RIGHT.
I THINK THAT YOUR STYLE OF --
OF DOING THIS ICE MINING
OPERATION IS THE BEST
THAT I'VE SEEN OUT HERE.
WELL...
AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I AM WILLING AND READY
TO PUT TOGETHER
ANY PAST DIFFERENCES
EMILY AND I HAVE HAD.
I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.
BUT WHERE THAT PUTS US NOW
IS THAT,
IF EMILY AND I ARE GONNA
WORK TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE,
WHAT DOES SHE BRING TO THE TABLE
EXACTLY?
AND I'M --
I'M A LITTLE DUBIOUS OF IT.
Narrator: THE SHORTEST
ICE MINING SEASON ON RECORD
COMES TO A CLOSE.
♪
AS FOR CLEARING OFF THE ICE,
FOR THE FLEETS,
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
IT'S TIME TO GET PAID.
WE'RE PULLING THE BOX.
IT'S DONE ITS DUTY.
BRING IT BACK NEXT SUMMER.
IT'LL BE BIGGER, BADDER,
AND BETTER.
OKAY, GUYS,
THAT WAS THE MONEY SHOT.
THIS CLEANUP HAS A CHANCE
OF SAVING THE SEASON FOR --
I'M -- I'M HOPING
IT'LL SAVE THE SEASON FOR US.
WE NEED TO GET IN
AT LEAST 20 OUNCES.
CHRIS, LET ME CHECK THAT OUT.
PASS IT AROUND.
OH, [BLEEP].
OH, BABY.
I-I THINK WE GOT
A HANDFUL OF GOLD.
Narrator: WHILE THE SEASON
MAY HAVE CONCLUDED,
THE JURY'S STILL OUT
ON VERNON'S REVOLUTIONARY
GOLD-DREDGING ROBOT.
THROW IT ON THE B.B.Q.
THE BEST DIVERS IN NOME,
ON THE BEST GROUND, CAN GET
UP TO AN OUNCE AN HOUR.
IN ITS FINAL 9-HOUR SHIFT,
VERNON IS LOOKING FOR 18 OUNCES
OR BETTER TO CALL
THE MACHINE A SUCCESS.
AH, IT LOOKS
PRETTY DAMN TASTY.
LORD, GIVE ME A STEADY HAND
AND A STEADY POUR.
THREE...
FOUR...
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT.
COME ON, BABY.
KEEP GOIN'.
FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN...
KEEP GOIN'.
SIXTEEN, TWENTY...
BAM!
TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-SEVEN...
ALL RIGHT.
27.3
GOOD WORK, FELLAS.
HELL, YEAH.
Narrator: TRANSLATION --
VERN'S ROBOT JUST BLEW
HIS DIVERS OUT OF THE WATER
WITH A WHOPPING
3 OUNCE AN HOUR RECORD,
BRINGING THE GRAND TOTAL
FOR THE SEASON
TO JUST OVER 40 OUNCES,
WORTH $50,000.
YEAH!
IT WAS A GOOD ONE.
YEAH, YEAH! BAM!
DYNAMITE.
Vern: DESPITE HOW HARD
THIS HAS BEEN,
AND IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT, WE'VE DONE IT.
WE'VE STAYED.
WE'VE PERSISTED, PREVAILED.
THIS IS THE WAY I WANT IT
IN THE FUTURE EVERY DAMN TIME.
A KEG? YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: JUST OUTSIDE OF NOME,
AT THE POMRENKE CLEANUP SHACK...
IT'S TIME TO COOK IT UP.
IT'S ALWAYS NERVE-RACKING
WHEN YOU GO FOR A CLEANUP
OFF A TRIP LIKE THAT.
DID WE DO GOOD?
DID WE DO BAD?
SO IT IS KINDA SCARY.
THE FUN PART --
SEEIN' WHAT YOU REALLY GOT
AT THE END OF THE DAY.
4.2 OUNCE.
6.2 AT THE MOST.
YOU'RE ALWAYS LOWBALLIN' US.
Narrator: AFTER A GRUELING MONTH
AT THE BLUFF...
SHAWN'S MARK TO HIT --
15 OUNCES.
THAT AIN'T NO 10, 9 OUNCES.
NO 9 OUNCES?
NO.
9.1.
AH, YOU ARE GETTIN' BAD
ON YOUR SIGHT.
6.2
IT AIN'T 30.
THIS IS THE END
OF THE YEAR, HUH?
OOH. TWO AND A HALF.
EIGHT AND A HALF...
YEAH!
Narrator: IN THE CITY OF NOME,
WITH HIS SEASON A WRAP,
FUTURE GRANDPA VERNON
GETS TO CELEBRATE
WITH HIS DAUGHTER ELAINE.
ALL RIGHT,
ELAINE IS ABOUT AS PREGNANT
AS YOU CAN GET, I GUESS.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
LITTLE LAVERNICA? [ LAUGHS ]
I WAS TEASING HER
ABOUT HER NAMIN' HER
ALL KINDS OF WEIRD --
LIKE, LAVERNE, LAVERNICA.
REALLY?
BUT SHE'S NOT GONNA NAME THE KID
ANYTHING THAT STARTS WITH A "V"
AND HAS AN "R"
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST HAVE IT
RIGHT HERE IN NOME.
NO.
THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL
I'M HAVIN' THIS BABY HERE.
THEY, LIKE,
MAKE YOU SIGN A WAIVER.
I CAN DELIVER THAT KID.
NO PROBLEM.
NEGATIVE.
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN?
NO.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT -- NOT LIKE
ROCKET SCIENCE. RIGHT?
I MEAN, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOIN'
THIS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
IT WAS A GIRL.
WHAT'S THAT THING RIGHT THERE?
THAT'S -- THAT'S HER FOOT?
THAT'S A FOOT.
OH, FOOT. THAT'S HIS FOOT.
HER FOOT.
SEE... [ LAUGHS ]
THE FAMILY RESEMBLANCE HERE.
GRANDPA VERN.
Narrator:
AT THE POMRENKE CLEANUP SHACK...
THAT AIN'T NO 10, 9 OUNCES.
NO 9 OUNCES?
NO.
9.1
AH, YOU ARE GETTIN' BAD
ON YOUR SIGHT.
...SHAWN IS LOOKING
TO SHOW HIS DAD 15 OUNCES
TO CALL THE BLUFF TRIP
A SUCCESS.
6.2
IT AIN'T 30.
THAT'S THE END OF THE YEAR, HUH?
OOH.
TWO AND A HALF.
EIGHT AND A HALF.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID. 13.2.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH!
WELL, 13.8.
Narrator: THAT'S A TOTAL
OF 13.8 OUNCES FOR THE SEASON,
WORTH OVER $16,000.
THAT'S BETTER THAN A POKE
IN THE EYE WITH A SHARP STICK.
DID IT PAY FOR THE TRIP? NO.
BUT FROM WHAT I SEEN
IN THE CLEANUP,
THERE'S DEFINITELY ENOUGH
TO GO BACK FOR.
I'M POSITIVELY GOIN' BACK.
THERE'S A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
IT'S NOT JUST A SIMPLE,
LITTLE STEP
TO GO DOWN TO THE BLUFF AND GO
MININ' WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE.
IT'S A HUGE GAMBLE.
BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT
AND SEE.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
THANK YOU.
NICE SEEIN' THE HARD WORK
YOU GUYS PUT IN. YOU TOO, SON.
THANK YOU, DAD.
I'M GOIN' DOWN THERE
WHETHER DAD LIKES IT OR NOT.
Narrator: JUST EAST OF NOME,
AT ZEKE TENHOFF'S COMPOUND...
I LOVE GOLD.
...AFTER A TURBULENT WINTER,
ZEKE AND EMILY TALLY UP
THEIR FINAL HAUL OF THE SEASON.
IN SPITE OF THE ODDS AGAINST US,
I THINK WE DID
SPECTACULARLY WELL.
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL
FOR ZEKE FOR PULLING IT TOGETHER
AND MAKING IT WORK.
NO MATTER WHAT GOES ON
BETWEEN ZEKE AND I,
I NEED HIM AND HE NEEDS ME.
AND I WANT THE PARTNERSHIP
TO CONTINUE.
ALL RIGHTY-O, THEN.
ONE OUNCE.
YAY! WE GOT ONE OUNCE.
THREE OUNCES.
HOLY [BLEEP],
WE GOT GOOD GOLD.
ALL RIGHT, 6.1 OUNCES.
Narrator: 6.1 OUNCES
IS WORTH OVER $7,000.
THAT'S QUITE NICE.
Narrator: DESPITE
A ROLLER-COASTER SEASON,
THE CLARK MANAGES TO PULL OFF
A GRAND TOTAL OF 11.8 OUNCES,
WORTH $14,000.
THAT'S GOOD MONEY.
BUT GOLD'S NOT THE ONLY ITEM
ON THE TABLE.
DUDE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST
WORK ON MY DREDGE THIS SUMMER?
I DON'T KNOW
IF THERE IS AN OFFER
I CAN MAKE YOU THAT YOU, UM,
CAN'T REFUSE.
WELL, THERE'S THE FACTOR
IN YOUR BOAT, THERE'S THIS THING
THAT'S CALLED
THE OWNER'S SHARE,
WHICH MEANS THE SLUICE BOX
IS [BLEEP] CUT IN HALF.
AND THAT [BLEEP]
IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
WELL, I'VE ALREADY SAID
THAT I'M AMENABLE TO TAKING LESS
IF YOU WORK ON MY BOAT
BECAUSE I VALUE YOUR SKILLS.
WHEN YOU NEED ME,
YOU'LL NEED ME,
AND YOU'LL MAKE ME AN OFFER
I CAN'T REFUSE.
I KNOW IT.
I'M GONNA GET OUTTA HERE
BEFORE THE BLIZZARD, LIKE,
SNOWS MY TRUCK IN.
YEAH.
I'M GONNA
THINK ABOUT YOUR OFFER.
YOU THINK ABOUT MINE.
WE'LL COME TO SOME KIND
OF A COMPROMISE.
WHAT'S YOUR OFFER?
YOU BRING ENOUGH VALUE
TO AN OPERATION
TO WHERE I'D GIVE YOU A PART
OF MY OWNER'S SHARE.
HOW MUCH OF
YOUR OWNER'S SHARE?
10%.
I WANT AT LEAST 35%
OF YOUR OWNER'S SHARE,
PLUS MY DIVER'S SHARE.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
THEN YOU DON'T NEED ME ENOUGH,
AND I'LL GO DO MY OWN THING.
I WANNA WAIT
TILL YOU'RE DESPERATE.
IN THE FUTURE,
YOU'LL BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
I'D REALLY NEED ZEKE
TO MAKE SUMMER DREDGING HAPPEN."
AND YOU'LL
COME GROVELING TO ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT GOING TO
[BLEEP] DEAL WITH YOU
IF YOU'RE GONNA THROW OUT WORDS
LIKE "GROVEL" AND "DESPERATE,"
BECAUSE I AM NEITHER.
I NEVER HAVE GROVELED
TO ANYBODY.
I NEVER WILL GROVEL.
I'M NOT DESPERATE, DUDE.
I'M TRYIN'
TO DEAL WITH YOU FAIRLY.
I'M TRYIN' TO BE FLEXIBLE.
I'M TRYING TO GET YOU A DEAL
THAT IS GOOD
AND THAT I THINK IS FAIR.
AND YOU'RE TAKING MY...
SO AM I!
GREAT DEAL AND YOU'RE
THROWING IT BACK AT ME
AND TELLING ME TO BECOME
DESPERATE AND TO GROVEL.
AT A FUTURE TIME,
IF YOU ENDED UP BEING
A LITTLE MORE DESPERATE
AND YOU WERE IN
A BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION,
IT MIGHT BE
YOUR ONLY OPTION,
IN WHICH CASE
I WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU.
NOT -- WITH NO DISRESPECT.
NO DISRESPECT.
I JUST WOULD 'CAUSE THAT'S HOW
BUSINESS WORKS.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR THE LESSON
IN -- IN BUSINESS.
I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL.
OH, MY GOD.
Emily: I'M NOT GOING
TO BE TALKED TO LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT GOING
TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT.
IT'S -- I'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE
THAT BY A LOT OF MEN UP HERE.
AND I DON'T NEED TO BE TREATED
LIKE THAT BY ANYBODY.
NOBODY'S GOING
TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHY I OWN
MY OWN [BLEEP] BOAT.
IT STRIPS ME OF MY MOTIVATION
TO SUCCEED
IF WHAT I'M DOING IS LOOKING FOR
THIS CANYON FULL OF GOLD
SO THAT I CAN FIND IT AND THEN
GIVE 45% OF IT TO EMILY RIEDEL.
IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN THAT WAY,
EMILY.
I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST NOT.
Narrator: THIS SEASON,
VERN AND HIS GOLDEN SEAHORSE
RIDE TO THE TOP
OF THE LEADERBOARD.
SHAWN'S BLUFF TRIP
COMES IN SECOND PLACE.
AND KRIS KELLY BOTTOMS OUT
WITH JUST OVER 2.5 OUNCES
AND THREE SCREWS.
[ CD Baby Beta's
"Where Do I Begin" playing ]
Vern: ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
IT'S TIME TO GET OFF THE ICE!
I'M GONNA MISS IT
WHEN IT'S GONE.
I'VE LEARNED TO LOVE
MY LITTLE SUB-DREDGE.
BUT IT'LL BE BACK BIGGER,
BADDER, AND BETTER
COME SUMMERTIME.
IT'S THE QUEST.
IT'S THE CHALLENGE.
IT'S THE ADVENTURE.
THIS IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT
ALL THE TIME.
I'M STILL GONNA BE OUT THERE,
GUNNING FOR THAT GOLD.
KRIS!
♪ I'M A VAGABOND
♪ DROWNING IN SORROW
COME HOME!
GET OUT, KRIS!
WE'RE BURNIN' IT!
GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY FROM ME.
I'M SERIOUS!
HE'S NOT BURNING MY SHACK.
HE'S JUST JOKING.
IT'S ALL OVER, KRIS!
GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY
FROM MY SHACK!
GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!
♪
Shawn:
OUT AT THE BLUFF THIS WINTER,
WE DIDN'T HIT THE MOTHER LODE.
BUT DID WE FIND ENOUGH
TO KEEP ME INTERESTED?
YOU BETCHA.
NOW I GOTTA THINK ABOUT BRINGING
THE CHRISTINE ROSE DOWN THERE.
IF THIS TRIP WAS HARD
THIS WINTER,
IT'S GONNA BE 10 TIMES HARDER
THIS SUMMER.
♪ BABY, IN MY HANDS
♪ WEIGHT OF ALL MY PRIDE
Zeke: THIS ICE SEASON, WE MADE
SOME MONEY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE
TO, LIKE,
TOTALLY BURY THE HATCHET
WITH EMILY.
BUT I'M JUST REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER
AND JUST MOVING FORWARD.
♪
♪ I'M IN
♪ 'CAUSE I'M LOST
♪ LOST WITHIN
HERE I AM. I CAN'T --
I CAN'T STOP AT THIS POINT.
I CAN ONLY FIND A WAY
TO KEEP [BLEEP] GOING.
THREE YEARS AGO,
I FELT ENTIRELY POWERLESS.
NOW I AM NOT
ENTIRELY POWERLESS.
BUT I'M EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE,
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD
OUT THERE IN THE BERING SEA
AND IT'S WAITING FOR ME.
♪
THE FINAL DAY
OF THE WINTER MINING SEASON.
♪
Narrator: BY SUNDOWN, DREDGERS
WILL HAVE TO STOP THEIR ENGINES
AND CALL IT QUITS.
THEY'RE KICKIN' US OFF
OFFICIALLY.
WE'RE CHOOSING TO BE GOLD MINERS
BECAUSE WE REALLY LIKE
TO BE FREE.
THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT
IS STEPPING IN AND TRYING
TO DICTATE WHEN WE CAN MINE
AND WHEN WE CANNOT MINE,
IT'S TRULY SICKENING.
EVERYTHING'S GOIN' CRAZY HERE.
Narrator:
FOR VERNON ADKISON...
THIS IS GONNA
BE YOUR LAST CHANCE.
YOU GOT ONE MONTH TO GET IT ALL
RIGHT TO THE LAST LITTLE SPECK.
...JUST HOURS REMAIN
FOR HIS $100,000 INVESTMENT
TO FINALLY PROVE ITS WORTH.
Vern:
I'VE GOT HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
AND IF I'M RIGHT,
THINGS WILL BE GOLDEN.
Narrator:
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
I'M REALLY STRESSED OUT
OVER THIS DEADLINE.
[BLEEP] 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN
A ROUGH ONE.
ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS TRY TO BREAK EVEN,
SO I'M NOT GONNA BE DREDGING
IN THE SUMMER.
Narrator:
A SEASON OF FAILURES HAS PUT
FIRST-TIME DREDGE OWNER
KRIS KELLY
ON THE VERGE OF GOING BELLY-UP.
SOME GUYS DON'T RECOGNIZE DEFEAT
WHEN THEY'RE FACED WITH IT.
Narrator:
OVER AT THE CLARK...
I CAN GO REALLY FAST.
YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY GOOD AT IT.
...EMILY RIEDEL AND ZEKE TENHOFF
HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE
TO TURN THEIR ROCKY PARTNERSHIP
INTO A GOLDEN FUTURE.
IT'S A TRUST EXERCISE.
NO, YOU DEFINITELY WILL.
I DON'T TRUST YOU ENOUGH
TO DO THAT.
Narrator:
AND DEEP IN THE WILD...
THIS IS A BIG OCEAN OUT HERE,
LOTS OF PLACES
FOR THAT GOLD TO HIDE.
...SHAWN POMRENKE
HAS ONE LAST DIVE
TO SHOW HIS OLD MAN
THE BLUFF IS THE FUTURE.
YOU AIN'T TOUGH ENOUGH?
GO HOME!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ DOGS BARKING ]
Narrator:
ONE HUNDRED MILES FROM NOME,
AT THE BLUFF...
SHOES FROZEN, ICE-COLD.
GET IN THE WATER
AND FIND SOME GOLD.
Narrator: FOR SHAWN POMRENKE'S
MONTHLONG EXPEDITION,
IT'S CRUNCH TIME.
IT'S BRUTAL OUT HERE.
AIN'T BEEN NOTHIN' EASY
ABOUT THIS TRIP,
NOT ONE THING.
Narrator: THIS WINTER...
THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE BLUFF.
...SHAWN GAMBLED 30 GRAND
OF FAMILY MONEY
ON A PROSPECTING TRIP
DEEP IN THE BUSH.
I HOPE WE GET
SOME OF THIS MONEY BACK.
Narrator:
AND 5 DAYS AGO...
THERE'S A [BLEEP] BLIZZARD
OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.
...IN THE FACE
OF A BLAZING ARCTIC STORM...
YEAH.
LOOK AT ALL THAT FINE GOLD.
...HE FINALLY HIT PAY DIRT.
COME ON!
YOU AIN'T WORE OUT YET.
ALL RIGHT.
GO TO IT, SON.
Narrator: NOW, UNDER THE GLARE
OF HIS OLD MAN
AND WITH THE REMNANTS
OF THE STORM HANGING AROUND...
MINING'S TOUGH ENOUGH
BY ITSELF,
BUT NOW IN THE WINTERTIME, MAKES
IT DOUBLE-TOUGH, TRIPLE-TOUGH.
...IT'S HIS LAST CHANCE
TO GET ALL THE GOLD HE CAN.
SHAWN KNOWS THIS GAMBLE
AS WELL AS I DO.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE I LOOK AT IT
MORE SERIOUSLY
THAN WHAT HE DOES.
YOU KNOW, HE'S WANTIN'
TO BRING THE CHRISTINE ROSE
DOWN TO THE BLUFF
TO DO SOME SERIOUS PROSPECTIN'.
SO DON'T BE SLACKIN' OFF.
UP YOUR GUYS' GAME.
DO EVERYTHING EXACTLY RIGHT...
Narrator: AFTER DAYS
OF NEAR-HURRICANE FORCE WINDS,
THE SHALLOW WATERS OF THE BLUFF
HAVE BECOME A SILTY MESS.
HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA FIND
THE GOLD IF YOU CAN'T --
IF YOU'RE ALL MURKED OUT?
HOPEFULLY, I CAN SNIFF IT OUT.
THERE'S NOTHIN' GONNA STOP US
FROM MINING HERE.
Narrator: PUSHING TO SHOW
HIS DAD AT LEAST 15 OUNCES
IN A FINAL CLEANUP,
SHAWN WILL HAVE TO FIGHT THROUGH
THE MURK FOR EVERY LAST SCRAP.
THE KICKER -- THEY WON'T KNOW
THE FINAL TALLY
TILL A PROPER CLEANUP
BACK IN NOME.
GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH,
PUNCH MY FIRST HOLE HERE.
FIND THE GOLD.
FIND THE GOLD.
I'M WORKIN' ON IT.
COME ON, BABY. COME ON.
SHOW ME SOME GOLD.
I WANNA SEE SOME GOLD.
Narrator: WHILE SHAWN
BATTLES OUT HIS LAST DIVE...
100 MILES TO THE WEST...
AT THE WILD RANGER...
OKAY.
GIVE IT SOME SLACK HERE.
LOOK! LOOK!
TURN THE [BLEEP] THING
THAT WAY!
FOR VERNON ADKISON...
PULL THAT WAY!
...AND HIS $100,000 GAMBLE,
IT'S JUDGMENT DAY.
ALL RIGHT.
LOWER THE [BLEEP].
Narrator: THIS WINTER...
IT LOOKIN' REAL GOOD
UP HERE.
IT LOOKIN' LIKE MONEY
TO ME, BABY.
...AFTER HIS STATE-OF-THE-ART
SUB-DREDGE
GOT OFF TO A STRONG START...
THERE'S NO SUCTION.
...VERNON SPENT MORE TIME
WORKING OUT THE KINKS...
...THAN MAKING GOLD.
NOW, WITH EVERYTHING
ON THE LINE,
THE SKIPPER HAS JUST
ONE LAST SHOT TO MAKE IT PAY.
WE'RE BARELY INTO DOUBLE DIGITS
ON OUR GOLD COUNT.
SEASON'S DAMN NEAR OVER.
WE DON'T GET GOLD ON THIS ONE,
WE GONNA BE IN DEEP TROUBLE.
STRESS LEVEL IS HIGH.
THE MONEY GETS LOW,
STRESS GOES UP.
WE NEED TO GET 20 OUNCES TODAY.
Narrator:
NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES,
VERN IS SENDING
CREW CHIEF DEREK McCLARTY
DOWN TO LEAD THE DREDGE
AND THE TEAM TO GOLD.
ALL RIGHT, DEREK.
PUT THIS SUCKER OVER THE GOLD!
COPY THAT.
Vern: THERE'S NOT
THAT MUCH TIME LEFT,
SO YOU GOTTA GET ALL THE DUCKS
IN A ROW.
IT'S LIKE PLAYIN'
A SLOT MACHINE.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE GROUND
TO WORK.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE CREW.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE WEATHER.
AND YOU GOTTA HAVE
THE EQUIPMENT.
YOU GOTTA HAVE
THOSE FOUR THINGS.
AND PLUS, SOME OTHER THINGS,
BUT THOSE ARE
THE FOUR MAIN THINGS.
TRAVEL, LEFT TRACK, BACKWARDS,
PLEASE.
KEEP GOIN'.
OKAY. HOLD THAT.
'KAY.
GO AHEAD AND DROP THE HEAD.
THAT'S RIGHT. KEEP GOIN'.
KEEP GOIN'.
THAT'S GOOD. FIRE IT UP.
FIRIN' IT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
COME OVER TO THE HEAD
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
WE GOT IT IN THE SANDBAR.
LOOKS LIKE WE TRULY CHEWIN' UP
THE SAND LIKE A BIG DOG.
THIS THING, IN ITS ELEMENT,
WILL DO 12 TIMES AS MUCH
AS AN 8-INCH SEARCH AND DRAG.
THE KEY WORD IS
"IN ITS ELEMENT."
BUT IT IS A BUMPIN'
SON OF A BITCH.
Narrator: IF THE MACHINE CAN
KEEP CHEWING THROUGH PAY DIRT,
VERNON COULD FINALLY BE IN LINE
FOR A BIG SCORE.
LOOK! LITTLE SPECKS OF GOLD!
Narrator: VERNON'S NOT THE ONLY
ONE HOPING FOR A MIRACLE FINISH.
OVER AT THE PADDY WAGON...
I THINK WE SHOULD RENAME THIS
HOLE "THE LAST CHANCE HOLE."
...KRIS KELLY IS ALSO GUNNING
TO BEAT THE ODDS.
WELL,
WE NEED SOME [BLEEP] HOURS.
WE NEED TO BE...
NEED TO PUT HOURS...
FOCUSED. WE NEED TO GET
ON THIS [BLEEP].
Narrator: HIS FIRST YEAR
AS A DREDGE OWNER,
KRIS HAS MORE AT STAKE
THAN JUST FINDING GOLD.
I'M STILL GONNA
CRUSH MY DAD THIS SEASON.
I'M NOT GOING BACK
TO WORK WITH HIM.
Narrator: AFTER A LIFETIME
OF ABUSE FROM HIS OLD MAN...
Brad: WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
[ LAUGHS ]
...KRIS BROKE AWAY
TO START HIS OWN OPERATION.
WE'RE CALLIN' OUR LITTLE SETUP
THE PADDY WAGON.
IT'S A 6-INCH POWERHOUSE.
EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
I GOT A -- THERE'S A LOTTA
SOMETHING HERE.
Narrator: BUT THE COST
OF BEING HIS OWN CAPTAIN...
[BLEEP] WRONG!
OH, [BLEEP] ME.
EVERYTHING'S GOTTA
ALWAYS GO BAD FOR ME.
I SWEAR TO GOD.
...HAS BEEN MORE
THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.
I'M SURPRISED
I'VE MADE IT THIS FAR.
HAD SO MANY FAILURES
AND I'M STILL IN THIS.
Narrator: NOW, IF HE CAN'T
FINALLY PRODUCE A PAYDAY,
HE MAY HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO RETURN TO WORK
FOR HIS POPS.
MY DAD'S TRYING
TO GET ME TO FOLD MY HAND,
ACCEPT DEFEAT,
AND COME BACK WITH HIM.
BUT I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.
I KNOW I CAN TURN THIS AROUND.
I KNOW I CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS ONE HOLE, RIGHT NOW,
IS GONNA SAVE EVERYTHING FOR US.
THIS IS THE REDEMPTION HOLE.
Narrator:
LAST TO ARRIVE ON THE ICE...
IT'S TAX DAY.
IT'S THE LAST DAY.
ANDY AND I GOTTA GET
AS MUCH GOLD AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THEY KICK US
OFF THE ICE.
KRIS' FATHER BRAD
AND YOUNGER BROTHER ANDY
ARE READY TO FIRE UP THE REAPER
ONE LAST TIME.
HOLD ON.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WHY THE [BLEEP]
ARE OUR HOSES SITTING THERE?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
ANDY, ALL OUR [BLEEP] GONE.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
THE COMM BOX IS GONE.
THE [BLEEP] MASKS ARE GONE!
I'VE [BLEEP] HAD ENOUGH!
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
Narrator:
JUST WEST OF NOME HARBOR,
AT THE REAPER...
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
THE COMM BOX IS GONE.
THE [BLEEP] MASKS ARE GONE!
I'VE [BLEEP] HAD ENOUGH!
THEY CLEANED US OUT.
Narrator: SOMETHING IS ROTTEN
IN THE STATE OF KELLY.
COMM BOX WAS HERE.
IT'S GONE.
AND SO THEY DIDN'T TAKE
THE COMM LINES
'CAUSE IT'S TOO HARD
TO UNTAPE IT.
Narrator: WITH ONLY 8 HOURS
UNTIL THE DREDGING SHUTDOWN,
BRAD AND ANDY'S OPERATION
HAS BEEN STRIPPED CLEAN,
MISSING OVER $10,000
OF MINING GEAR.
BOTH OUR MASKS ARE GONE.
SOMEBODY TOOK THE TIME
TO UNBOLT IT FROM THE AIR TANK.
THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
SOMEBODY KNEW THE [BLEEP]
CHARGER UNIT WAS LAYIN' HERE
AND TOOK THE CHARGER UNIT.
IT WAS SOMEBODY
THAT'D BEEN HERE
AND SEEN
HOW THIS OPERATION WORKED.
THEY HAD A KNIFE.
BUT WEIRD, THEY DIDN'T EVEN
TAKE THE REGULATOR.
DISCONNECTED [BLEEP]
FROM THE REGULATOR
AND JUST TOOK
THE MASK ITSELF.
YEAH.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN TAKE THE LIP.
[BLEEP] THEY DON'T WANNA
START A [BLEEP] WAR, DUDE.
I'M A CRAZY-ASS [BLEEP]
IRISHMAN. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LIKE, PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN
AREN'T REALLY GONNA LIKE TO SEE
THE TRUE KELLYS, UH,
SOON AS WE FIND OUT
WHO THE [BLEEP] DOIN' IT.
MIGHT AS WELL START
PULLIN' RIGHT THE [BLEEP] OUTTA
THE [BLEEP] ICE NOW.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE,
CAN'T DIVE.
Narrator: TWO MILES TO THE EAST,
AT THE CLARK...
SEE, LIKE, I CLOSED IN ON
THIS LAST LITTLE [BLEEP] SLIVER
BETWEEN THE BENCH I DID
YESTERDAY AND THE ONES NOW.
AND THEN THERE'S, LIKE,
THE ROCKS, THE SAND,
WHERE YOU MINED,
AND THEN WHERE I MINED.
AND I'VE GOT, LIKE,
A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT LEFT TO DO.
Narrator:
FOR ZEKE AND EMILY'S OPERATION,
THE GRIND TO THE FINISH IS ON.
WE'RE MAKIN' IT HAPPEN.
SHELBY AND JEN ARE FINALLY
PULLIN' THEIR WEIGHT.
AND GABE,
HE ALWAYS COMES THROUGH FOR ME.
I MEAN, THIS SEASON
IS, LIKE, ALMOST OVER.
BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA
CAP IT OFF WITH A GOOD CLEANUP.
Narrator:
WITH A DEADLINE AT SUNDOWN,
ZEKE IS TAKING THE HONOR
OF THE LAST SHIFT OF THE SEASON.
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
THANKS -- THANKS FOR
THAT ADVICE, CAPTAIN.
WHAT'S THAT?
THANKS FOR THAT ADVICE.
I'LL BE GIVING YOU
SOME ADVICE, THEN.
I LIKE PEACE AND QUIET
WHEN I'M DIVING.
MAN, SEE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WITH ZEKE AND I.
WE START MAKING, LIKE, CASUAL...
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
AND IT ESCALATES INTO, LIKE,
REALLY BAD ONES.
HEY.
Narrator: SO FAR THIS WINTER...
I WANNA BE FRIENDS AGAIN.
...EMILY'S QUEST
TO BURY THE HATCHET
WITH HER CHILDHOOD LOVE...
COME THE [BLEEP] ON,
YOU GUYS!
...HAS BEEN A ROCKY ROAD.
HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT MAKING MONEY
FOR MIKE'S GOLD COFFERS?
NOT GOOD.
NO?
NO.
Narrator: NOW...
ZEKE AND I ARE HAVIN'
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SUMMERTIME.
BUT THE ULTIMATE PROBLEM
IS THAT I DON'T REALLY
WANNA GIVE 'EM UP MY POWER,
AND HE DOESN'T REALLY
WANNA GIVE UP HIS.
...EMILY IS LOOKING
FOR A STRONG FINAL CLEANUP
TO TAKE THE PARTNERSHIP
INTO THE FUTURE.
FOR THE SUMMER SEASON,
IT'S PRACTICAL
IN A BUSINESS ASPECT
TO WORK WITH ZEKE.
ZEKE IS
A [BLEEP] GOOD PROSPECTOR
AND HE'S A GOOD GOLD MINER.
AND I NEED A GOOD CREW TO MAKE
A LOT OF MONEY THIS SUMMER.
I'M GOIN' IN.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA SEE
IF THERE'S ANY GOLD HERE.
Narrator:
TO GET ZEKE ONBOARD,
EMILY WILL HAVE TO
PLAY HER CARDS JUST RIGHT.
THERE'S A SENSE
OF POETIC JUSTICE.
AND IT IS SYMBOLIC FOR ZEKE
TO BE WORKING ON MY DREDGE
WITH ME AGAIN, ON THE EROICA.
WE FOUGHT MANY BLOODY BATTLES
OVER THAT DREDGE.
IT'S RIGHT
THAT ZEKE WORKS ON IT AGAIN,
AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
IT'S REALLY DARK.
AND THERE'S ICE, LIKE,
A FOOT ABOVE MY HEAD.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED.
AND IT JUST KEEPS GOING
AND GOING.
OKAY, THERE ARE SOME FLECKS
OF GOLD HERE.
I FOUND A PRETTY GOOD AREA
FOR US TO START PLOWIN' OUT.
THIS IS FANTASTIC.
YOU REALLY, UH,
JUST -- YOU JUST --
IT'S -- IT'S LIGHTIN' UP
DOWN HERE.
IT REALLY IS.
IT'S LIGHTIN' UP.
THAT'S SO TRIPPY THAT
THERE'S ICE CAVES OUT THERE.
GO DEEPER!
[ LAUGHING ]
THAT'S MY BOY!
Narrator: WHILE TEAM CLARK
CONTEMPLATES THE FUTURE...
TWO MILES TO THE WEST...
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
WHOO! [ BLEEP ]!
I'VE NEVER SEEN
SO MUCH GOLD IN MY LIFE!
...WITH HOURS OF
GOLD-RICH GROUND IN THE BOX,
THE FUTURE
OF KRIS KELLY'S PADDY WAGON
IS STARTING TO LOOK BRIGHT.
I GOTTA MAKE THIS HAPPEN
NO MATTER WHAT RIGHT NOW.
THE DEADLINE IS COMING.
I GOTTA TRY TO MOVE
AS MUCH GOLD
AS I POSSIBLY [BLEEP] CAN
OR IT'S GAME OVER
FOR THE PADDY WAGON.
DUDE, KRIS,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, EVERYTHING
IS WORKING [BLEEP] GREAT.
[ LOUD CLANK ]
HEY, I'M GONNA GO LOOK
AT THE BOX FOR A MINUTE.
'KAY. DO THAT.
DAMN!
YEAH, OUR SLUICE BOX JUST BROKE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW IT HAPPENED,
BUT IT DID.
SORRY TO SAY IT, BRO,
BUT YOU GOTTA COME UP, MAN.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
NOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS THE PROBLEM?
LOOK BEHIND YOU.
ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] SLUICE BOX
FELL OFF. THE WHOLE THING.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
I SWEAR TO GOD,
GOD HATES ME RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
ONE MILE WEST OF NOME,
AT THE PADDY WAGON...
SORRY TO SAY IT, BRO,
BUT YOU GOTTA COME UP, MAN.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
NOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS THE PROBLEM?
LOOK BEHIND YOU.
ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] SLUICE BOX
FELL OFF. THE WHOLE THING.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
I SWEAR TO [BLEEP],
GOD HATES ME RIGHT NOW.
ALL THAT GOLD'S GONE NOW.
Narrator: THE SLUICE BOX,
ONCE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM
OF KRIS'S DREDGE,
BROKE FREE OF ITS MOORINGS,
SPILLING ROCKS AND GOLD
ONTO THE SURROUNDING ICE
AND BACK INTO THE BERING SEA.
BEST GOLD'S USUALLY AT THE TOP
OF THE BOX HERE,
WHICH IS CLEAN BECAUSE IT'S
ALL OVER THE [BLEEP] GROUND
OVER HERE.
THIS ISN'T [BLEEP] FAIR, MAN.
THIS ISN'T FAIR.
THERE ARE NO BOLTS.
THERE ARE NO BOLTS.
I THOUGHT, "HEY, I CAN [BLEEP]
USE [BLEEP] EQUIPMENT.
I'M GREAT AT USING
[BLEEP] EQUIPMENT."
AND IT KINDA BACKFIRED
IN MY FACE.
MY OWN STUPID COCKINESS
COST ME MY SEASON.
KEEP GETTING A [BLEEP] SHOW.
I JUST CAN'T [BLEEP] WIN
RIGHT NOW.
MY LIFE [BLEEP] SUCKS.
Narrator: WHILE KRIS IS LEFT
TO PICK UP THE PIECES...
OVER AT THE WILD RANGER...
HEY, GUYS, CHECK THIS OUT!
THIS IS THE WAY
IT OUGHTA BE ALL THE TIME.
...VERNON ADKISON'S SUB-DREDGE
IS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS.
WE'VE GOT THIS THING
ON THE BOTTOM,
AND IT'S PUMPIN'
ITS LITTLE ASS OFF.
THAT BOX WAS ROCKIN'
AND ROLLIN'.
WHEN JUST THE DIVER'S
DOWN THERE,
THE WATER IS MOSTLY CLEAR.
NOW IT'S MOSTLY MUDDY.
IDLE DOWN THE CHUTE.
Narrator:
BEFORE THE CLOCK RUNS OUT,
THE SKIPPER ORDERS
A SHUTDOWN...
ALL RIGHT. THE RIG'S OFF.
...TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE ON PAY DIRT.
YOU GOT A LONG, BLACK MATERIAL
GOIN' THROUGH THE BOX.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO A TEST
ON THAT
AND, UH, SEE WHAT WE GOT.
HOPEFULLY, WE SEE SOME COLOR.
YEAH.
SOME COLOR WOULD BE NICE.
IF, UH,
WE HAVE A MISHAP HERE,
IT -- IT WOULD PRETTY MUCH
FINISH US OFF.
KEEPIN' MY FINGERS CROSSED.
ALL RIGHT.
COUPLE LITTLE PIECES.
IT'S GOLD.
WHOO!
YEAH, BUT...
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
I'D LIKE TO SEE US DO AT LEAST
A HALF AN OUNCE AN HOUR
FOR THE REST OF THE TIME WE GOT.
Narrator: GOLD IN THE PAN...
OKAY, WE'RE IDLING UP.
...MEANS ALL SYSTEMS GO.
Vern: WORK THAT GOLD
UNTIL THERE'S NO GOLD LEFT.
COPY THAT.
Narrator:
BACK AT THE PADDY WAGON...
AND ALL OF OUR GOLD'S
[BLEEP] ALL OVER THE ICE.
AND I GOTTA GET
UNDERNEATH THERE
AND TRY TO SAVE AS MUCH
AS I CAN FOR THE OPERATION.
YEAH.
NO, I HEAR YOU THERE.
Narrator:
WITH A BROKEN SLUICE BOX
AND PRECIOUS LITTLE TIME
LEFT IN THE SEASON,
KRIS KELLY'S FIRST-EVER WINTER
OPERATION IS IN SHAMBLES.
Kris: GOLD SINKS
TO THE BOTTOM, TOO.
DUDE, WE'RE NEVER GONNA BE ABLE
TO GET THIS [BLEEP] OUT.
♪ NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE
I'VE BEEN THROUGH ♪
♪ NOBODY KNOWS...
THIS IS WHAT I THOUGHT.
IT'S A BUNCH OF CRAP
AND [BLEEP] GOLD MIXED IN IT.
Narrator: ALL THAT'S LEFT --
SCROUNGING UP ANY GOLD
THAT DIDN'T SPILL
BACK INTO THE OCEAN.
WELL...WE GOT SOME SILVER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S PROBABLY
FROM OUR [BLEEP] SLUICE BOX
RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS PROBABLY WHY
MY SLUICE BOX FAILED
WHEN WE WERE ANCHORING IT
WITH [BLEEP] LITTLE-ASS SCREWS
LIKE THIS.
I GOT A COUPLE OF 'EM.
HERE -- HERE -- HERE, PHIL.
KEEP THESE SO WE CAN
RECYCLE 'EM SOMEWHERE.
AT THIS POINT,
WE NEED EVERY PENNY WE CAN GET.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS WAS THE WORST SEASON
I'VE EVER HAD MINING,
AND I'VE NEVER WORKED SO HARD
TO GET THERE.
YEAH, THAT'S -- THAT'S --
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
OKAY, THERE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
WHAT I GOT FROM A LITTLE PAN.
THAT IS [BLEEP].
RIGHT THERE, THAT WOULDN'T BE
EVEN A CASE OF BEER.
WITH THE GOLD I SEE IN THIS PAN,
I PROBABLY JUST LOST THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS BACK INTO THE OCEAN.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE
IT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM.
THE [BLEEP] [BLEEP] JUST
SCATTERS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO I'D HAVE TO GO
BACK DOWN THERE
AND PUMP THE ENTIRE AREA AGAIN.
THAT'S NOT SEXY, DUDE.
THAT'S NOT SEXY.
IF I STOP LAUGHING,
I'LL START CRYING.
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY,
THIS IS HEARTBREAKING.
Narrator: WHILE KRIS DISCOVERS
NEW WAYS TO GET SCREWED...
100 MILES TO THE EAST...
AT THE BLUFF...
Steve: WHAT'S THAT MATERIAL
LOOK LIKE DOWN THERE?
KINDA HARD TO SEE.
YOU GOTTA SNIFF IT OUT, SHAWN.
YOU GOTTA SNIFF IT OUT.
...SHAWN POMRENKE IS FIGHTING
THROUGH HORRIBLE VISIBILITY
TO GET AS MUCH GOLD
AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN.
OH, IS THAT A NICE PIECE
OF GOLD THERE I JUST SEEN?
UH, THERE'S SOME NICE -- NICE,
COARSE GOLD DOWN HERE, BOYS.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, MAN.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
LOOKIN' GOOD!
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOKIN' PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: ADDING THE POWER
OF A SUCTION DREDGE
TO ALREADY MURKY WATERS
MAKES A BAD SITUATION DANGEROUS.
AND I CAN'T HARDLY SEE MY HAND
IN FRONT OF MY FACE.
GETTIN' MURKED OUT.
MAYBE IF I PUT MY HEAD DOWN
I CAN SEE, I CAN STILL SEE.
IT'S HARD TO TELL
WHICH WAY I'M GOIN'.
I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP].
CAN'T FIND THE [BLEEP] HOLE!
Narrator: 100 MILES FROM NOME
AT THE BLUFF...
IT'S HARD TO TELL
WHICH WAY I'M GOIN'.
I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP].
CAN'T FIND THE [BLEEP] HOLE!
TRY TO PUT YOUR WORK YOUR WAY
OUT OF IT, SON.
Narrator: SWIMMING BLIND
UNDER A LID OF ICE
AND STRANDED OVER 20 FEET
FROM HIS ONLY ESCAPE,
SHAWN POMRENKE'S FINAL DIVE HAS
TURNED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.
I'VE HAD ABOUT ENOUGH OF THAT.
GRAB YOUR HOSE
AND WE'LL PULL YOU UP.
Steve: YOU'RE ALL GOOD, DUDE.
YOU'RE ALL GOOD.
COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING
DOWN THERE.
ONCE YOU GET INTO THE MURK
AND IT STARTS CLOUDIN' UP
AND YOU CAN'T SEE THE HOLE...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT IS KINDA SCARY.
YOU JUST CAN'T PANIC.
YOU PANIC, UH, UNDER THE ICE,
YOU'RE DEAD.
IT SUCKS TO END IT LIKE THIS.
OH, YEAH. NOT BAD.
THERE'S A FEW OUNCES IN THERE.
Narrator: WITH LESS THAN AN HOUR
BEFORE THE DEADLINE
AND 100 MILES BACK TO TOWN...
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHIN'
IN THERE.
AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
...SHAWN HAS NO CHOICE
BUT TO PULL THE PLUG
AND HOPE HE GOT ENOUGH.
BE INTERESTING TO SEE
WHAT'S ACTUALLY THERE.
ALL RIGHT. DO IT.
WE GONNA PACK THIS THING IN?
I HAD ENOUGH.
LET'S GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE,
GET PACKED UP, AND GO HOME.
Narrator:
FOR POMRENKE FATHER AND SON,
THE BIG QUESTION
STILL REMAINS...
I JUST WANNA GET BACK
AND SEE WHAT WE ACTUALLY GOT.
I'M GOING TO CONVINCE DAD
THE CHRISTINE ROSE
IS GONNA GET RICH OFF THE BLUFF.
BUT, UH, IF I DON'T
PICK UP, UH, YOU KNOW,
15, 20 OUNCES THEN HE AIN'T EVER
GONNA LET US GO DOWN THERE.
THIS SEASON'S OVER.
Narrator:
100 MILES TO THE WEST,
AT THE CLARK...
HEY, ZEKE.
I THINK IT'S --
IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA
TO START WRAPPIN' UP.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT THERE'S MORE PIECES OF GOLD
DOWN HERE.
DUDE, IT'S OKAY. SAVE IT
FOR SUMMERTIME DREDGING.
Narrator:
THE DEADLINE HAS ARRIVED.
I JUST -- I DON'T -- I DON'T
KNOW WHEN TO QUIT, DUDE.
I JUST...BUT I GOTTA COME UP.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
Narrator:
ZEKE TENHOFF AND EMILY RIEDEL
FINALLY CALL TIME
ON THEIR ICE-MINING SEASON.
Emily: OKAY. COPY THAT.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE TOP.
HEY!
WHOO!
LOOK, BEAUTIFUL.
HAVE SOME LIQUOR.
YEAH!
WHOO!
GOOD JOB, Y'ALL.
WE DID A GOOD JOB.
NICE JOB.
WHOA, LOOK AT
ALL THAT SEXY GOLD.
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?
LOTTA SEXY GOLD IN THERE.
WORKIN' WITH EMILY
AND THESE LADIES THIS --
THIS WINTER PROBABLY WAS NOT
THE BEST FINANCIAL SITUATION
FOR ME TO MAKE.
BUT WE HAD SOME SUCCESS
AGAINST THE ODDS
THAT WERE IN FRONT OF US.
AND IT'S NOT REALLY A WASH.
THAT SAID, EMILY'S GOTTA
MAKE ME A BETTER DEAL
IF SHE WANTS TO HIRE MY TALENTS
TO MAKE HER MONEY IN THE FUTURE,
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
ZEKE AND I STILL HAVE A LOT
OF THINGS TO WORK OUT
IN OUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
AND IN OUR
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
HE'S A GREAT GOLD MINER.
AND HE'S A [BLEEP]
GREAT PROSPECTOR.
AND -- AND I KNOW THAT HE CAN
MAKE MY BOAT A LOTTA MONEY.
HE KNOWS WHAT
HE'S DOING DOWN THERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW
HOW IT'S GONNA WORK.
YOU KNOW, ICE MINING ISN'T THAT
BAD WHEN YOU DO IT RIGHT.
I THINK THAT YOUR STYLE OF --
OF DOING THIS ICE MINING
OPERATION IS THE BEST
THAT I'VE SEEN OUT HERE.
WELL...
AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I AM WILLING AND READY
TO PUT TOGETHER
ANY PAST DIFFERENCES
EMILY AND I HAVE HAD.
I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.
BUT WHERE THAT PUTS US NOW
IS THAT,
IF EMILY AND I ARE GONNA
WORK TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE,
WHAT DOES SHE BRING TO THE TABLE
EXACTLY?
AND I'M --
I'M A LITTLE DUBIOUS OF IT.
Narrator: THE SHORTEST
ICE MINING SEASON ON RECORD
COMES TO A CLOSE.
♪
AS FOR CLEARING OFF THE ICE,
FOR THE FLEETS,
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
IT'S TIME TO GET PAID.
WE'RE PULLING THE BOX.
IT'S DONE ITS DUTY.
BRING IT BACK NEXT SUMMER.
IT'LL BE BIGGER, BADDER,
AND BETTER.
OKAY, GUYS,
THAT WAS THE MONEY SHOT.
THIS CLEANUP HAS A CHANCE
OF SAVING THE SEASON FOR --
I'M -- I'M HOPING
IT'LL SAVE THE SEASON FOR US.
WE NEED TO GET IN
AT LEAST 20 OUNCES.
CHRIS, LET ME CHECK THAT OUT.
PASS IT AROUND.
OH, [BLEEP].
OH, BABY.
I-I THINK WE GOT
A HANDFUL OF GOLD.
Narrator: WHILE THE SEASON
MAY HAVE CONCLUDED,
THE JURY'S STILL OUT
ON VERNON'S REVOLUTIONARY
GOLD-DREDGING ROBOT.
THROW IT ON THE B.B.Q.
THE BEST DIVERS IN NOME,
ON THE BEST GROUND, CAN GET
UP TO AN OUNCE AN HOUR.
IN ITS FINAL 9-HOUR SHIFT,
VERNON IS LOOKING FOR 18 OUNCES
OR BETTER TO CALL
THE MACHINE A SUCCESS.
AH, IT LOOKS
PRETTY DAMN TASTY.
LORD, GIVE ME A STEADY HAND
AND A STEADY POUR.
THREE...
FOUR...
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT.
COME ON, BABY.
KEEP GOIN'.
FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN...
KEEP GOIN'.
SIXTEEN, TWENTY...
BAM!
TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-SEVEN...
ALL RIGHT.
27.3
GOOD WORK, FELLAS.
HELL, YEAH.
Narrator: TRANSLATION --
VERN'S ROBOT JUST BLEW
HIS DIVERS OUT OF THE WATER
WITH A WHOPPING
3 OUNCE AN HOUR RECORD,
BRINGING THE GRAND TOTAL
FOR THE SEASON
TO JUST OVER 40 OUNCES,
WORTH $50,000.
YEAH!
IT WAS A GOOD ONE.
YEAH, YEAH! BAM!
DYNAMITE.
Vern: DESPITE HOW HARD
THIS HAS BEEN,
AND IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT, WE'VE DONE IT.
WE'VE STAYED.
WE'VE PERSISTED, PREVAILED.
THIS IS THE WAY I WANT IT
IN THE FUTURE EVERY DAMN TIME.
A KEG? YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: JUST OUTSIDE OF NOME,
AT THE POMRENKE CLEANUP SHACK...
IT'S TIME TO COOK IT UP.
IT'S ALWAYS NERVE-RACKING
WHEN YOU GO FOR A CLEANUP
OFF A TRIP LIKE THAT.
DID WE DO GOOD?
DID WE DO BAD?
SO IT IS KINDA SCARY.
THE FUN PART --
SEEIN' WHAT YOU REALLY GOT
AT THE END OF THE DAY.
4.2 OUNCE.
6.2 AT THE MOST.
YOU'RE ALWAYS LOWBALLIN' US.
Narrator: AFTER A GRUELING MONTH
AT THE BLUFF...
SHAWN'S MARK TO HIT --
15 OUNCES.
THAT AIN'T NO 10, 9 OUNCES.
NO 9 OUNCES?
NO.
9.1.
AH, YOU ARE GETTIN' BAD
ON YOUR SIGHT.
6.2
IT AIN'T 30.
THIS IS THE END
OF THE YEAR, HUH?
OOH. TWO AND A HALF.
EIGHT AND A HALF...
YEAH!
Narrator: IN THE CITY OF NOME,
WITH HIS SEASON A WRAP,
FUTURE GRANDPA VERNON
GETS TO CELEBRATE
WITH HIS DAUGHTER ELAINE.
ALL RIGHT,
ELAINE IS ABOUT AS PREGNANT
AS YOU CAN GET, I GUESS.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
LITTLE LAVERNICA? [ LAUGHS ]
I WAS TEASING HER
ABOUT HER NAMIN' HER
ALL KINDS OF WEIRD --
LIKE, LAVERNE, LAVERNICA.
REALLY?
BUT SHE'S NOT GONNA NAME THE KID
ANYTHING THAT STARTS WITH A "V"
AND HAS AN "R"
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST HAVE IT
RIGHT HERE IN NOME.
NO.
THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL
I'M HAVIN' THIS BABY HERE.
THEY, LIKE,
MAKE YOU SIGN A WAIVER.
I CAN DELIVER THAT KID.
NO PROBLEM.
NEGATIVE.
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN?
NO.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT -- NOT LIKE
ROCKET SCIENCE. RIGHT?
I MEAN, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOIN'
THIS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
IT WAS A GIRL.
WHAT'S THAT THING RIGHT THERE?
THAT'S -- THAT'S HER FOOT?
THAT'S A FOOT.
OH, FOOT. THAT'S HIS FOOT.
HER FOOT.
SEE... [ LAUGHS ]
THE FAMILY RESEMBLANCE HERE.
GRANDPA VERN.
Narrator:
AT THE POMRENKE CLEANUP SHACK...
THAT AIN'T NO 10, 9 OUNCES.
NO 9 OUNCES?
NO.
9.1
AH, YOU ARE GETTIN' BAD
ON YOUR SIGHT.
...SHAWN IS LOOKING
TO SHOW HIS DAD 15 OUNCES
TO CALL THE BLUFF TRIP
A SUCCESS.
6.2
IT AIN'T 30.
THAT'S THE END OF THE YEAR, HUH?
OOH.
TWO AND A HALF.
EIGHT AND A HALF.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID. 13.2.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH!
WELL, 13.8.
Narrator: THAT'S A TOTAL
OF 13.8 OUNCES FOR THE SEASON,
WORTH OVER $16,000.
THAT'S BETTER THAN A POKE
IN THE EYE WITH A SHARP STICK.
DID IT PAY FOR THE TRIP? NO.
BUT FROM WHAT I SEEN
IN THE CLEANUP,
THERE'S DEFINITELY ENOUGH
TO GO BACK FOR.
I'M POSITIVELY GOIN' BACK.
THERE'S A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
IT'S NOT JUST A SIMPLE,
LITTLE STEP
TO GO DOWN TO THE BLUFF AND GO
MININ' WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE.
IT'S A HUGE GAMBLE.
BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT
AND SEE.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
THANK YOU.
NICE SEEIN' THE HARD WORK
YOU GUYS PUT IN. YOU TOO, SON.
THANK YOU, DAD.
I'M GOIN' DOWN THERE
WHETHER DAD LIKES IT OR NOT.
Narrator: JUST EAST OF NOME,
AT ZEKE TENHOFF'S COMPOUND...
I LOVE GOLD.
...AFTER A TURBULENT WINTER,
ZEKE AND EMILY TALLY UP
THEIR FINAL HAUL OF THE SEASON.
IN SPITE OF THE ODDS AGAINST US,
I THINK WE DID
SPECTACULARLY WELL.
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL
FOR ZEKE FOR PULLING IT TOGETHER
AND MAKING IT WORK.
NO MATTER WHAT GOES ON
BETWEEN ZEKE AND I,
I NEED HIM AND HE NEEDS ME.
AND I WANT THE PARTNERSHIP
TO CONTINUE.
ALL RIGHTY-O, THEN.
ONE OUNCE.
YAY! WE GOT ONE OUNCE.
THREE OUNCES.
HOLY [BLEEP],
WE GOT GOOD GOLD.
ALL RIGHT, 6.1 OUNCES.
Narrator: 6.1 OUNCES
IS WORTH OVER $7,000.
THAT'S QUITE NICE.
Narrator: DESPITE
A ROLLER-COASTER SEASON,
THE CLARK MANAGES TO PULL OFF
A GRAND TOTAL OF 11.8 OUNCES,
WORTH $14,000.
THAT'S GOOD MONEY.
BUT GOLD'S NOT THE ONLY ITEM
ON THE TABLE.
DUDE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST
WORK ON MY DREDGE THIS SUMMER?
I DON'T KNOW
IF THERE IS AN OFFER
I CAN MAKE YOU THAT YOU, UM,
CAN'T REFUSE.
WELL, THERE'S THE FACTOR
IN YOUR BOAT, THERE'S THIS THING
THAT'S CALLED
THE OWNER'S SHARE,
WHICH MEANS THE SLUICE BOX
IS [BLEEP] CUT IN HALF.
AND THAT [BLEEP]
IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
WELL, I'VE ALREADY SAID
THAT I'M AMENABLE TO TAKING LESS
IF YOU WORK ON MY BOAT
BECAUSE I VALUE YOUR SKILLS.
WHEN YOU NEED ME,
YOU'LL NEED ME,
AND YOU'LL MAKE ME AN OFFER
I CAN'T REFUSE.
I KNOW IT.
I'M GONNA GET OUTTA HERE
BEFORE THE BLIZZARD, LIKE,
SNOWS MY TRUCK IN.
YEAH.
I'M GONNA
THINK ABOUT YOUR OFFER.
YOU THINK ABOUT MINE.
WE'LL COME TO SOME KIND
OF A COMPROMISE.
WHAT'S YOUR OFFER?
YOU BRING ENOUGH VALUE
TO AN OPERATION
TO WHERE I'D GIVE YOU A PART
OF MY OWNER'S SHARE.
HOW MUCH OF
YOUR OWNER'S SHARE?
10%.
I WANT AT LEAST 35%
OF YOUR OWNER'S SHARE,
PLUS MY DIVER'S SHARE.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
THEN YOU DON'T NEED ME ENOUGH,
AND I'LL GO DO MY OWN THING.
I WANNA WAIT
TILL YOU'RE DESPERATE.
IN THE FUTURE,
YOU'LL BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
I'D REALLY NEED ZEKE
TO MAKE SUMMER DREDGING HAPPEN."
AND YOU'LL
COME GROVELING TO ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT GOING TO
[BLEEP] DEAL WITH YOU
IF YOU'RE GONNA THROW OUT WORDS
LIKE "GROVEL" AND "DESPERATE,"
BECAUSE I AM NEITHER.
I NEVER HAVE GROVELED
TO ANYBODY.
I NEVER WILL GROVEL.
I'M NOT DESPERATE, DUDE.
I'M TRYIN'
TO DEAL WITH YOU FAIRLY.
I'M TRYIN' TO BE FLEXIBLE.
I'M TRYING TO GET YOU A DEAL
THAT IS GOOD
AND THAT I THINK IS FAIR.
AND YOU'RE TAKING MY...
SO AM I!
GREAT DEAL AND YOU'RE
THROWING IT BACK AT ME
AND TELLING ME TO BECOME
DESPERATE AND TO GROVEL.
AT A FUTURE TIME,
IF YOU ENDED UP BEING
A LITTLE MORE DESPERATE
AND YOU WERE IN
A BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION,
IT MIGHT BE
YOUR ONLY OPTION,
IN WHICH CASE
I WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU.
NOT -- WITH NO DISRESPECT.
NO DISRESPECT.
I JUST WOULD 'CAUSE THAT'S HOW
BUSINESS WORKS.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR THE LESSON
IN -- IN BUSINESS.
I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL.
OH, MY GOD.
Emily: I'M NOT GOING
TO BE TALKED TO LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT GOING
TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT.
IT'S -- I'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE
THAT BY A LOT OF MEN UP HERE.
AND I DON'T NEED TO BE TREATED
LIKE THAT BY ANYBODY.
NOBODY'S GOING
TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHY I OWN
MY OWN [BLEEP] BOAT.
IT STRIPS ME OF MY MOTIVATION
TO SUCCEED
IF WHAT I'M DOING IS LOOKING FOR
THIS CANYON FULL OF GOLD
SO THAT I CAN FIND IT AND THEN
GIVE 45% OF IT TO EMILY RIEDEL.
IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN THAT WAY,
EMILY.
I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST NOT.
Narrator: THIS SEASON,
VERN AND HIS GOLDEN SEAHORSE
RIDE TO THE TOP
OF THE LEADERBOARD.
SHAWN'S BLUFF TRIP
COMES IN SECOND PLACE.
AND KRIS KELLY BOTTOMS OUT
WITH JUST OVER 2.5 OUNCES
AND THREE SCREWS.
[ CD Baby Beta's
"Where Do I Begin" playing ]
Vern: ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
IT'S TIME TO GET OFF THE ICE!
I'M GONNA MISS IT
WHEN IT'S GONE.
I'VE LEARNED TO LOVE
MY LITTLE SUB-DREDGE.
BUT IT'LL BE BACK BIGGER,
BADDER, AND BETTER
COME SUMMERTIME.
IT'S THE QUEST.
IT'S THE CHALLENGE.
IT'S THE ADVENTURE.
THIS IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT
ALL THE TIME.
I'M STILL GONNA BE OUT THERE,
GUNNING FOR THAT GOLD.
KRIS!
♪ I'M A VAGABOND
♪ DROWNING IN SORROW
COME HOME!
GET OUT, KRIS!
WE'RE BURNIN' IT!
GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY FROM ME.
I'M SERIOUS!
HE'S NOT BURNING MY SHACK.
HE'S JUST JOKING.
IT'S ALL OVER, KRIS!
GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY
FROM MY SHACK!
GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!
♪
Shawn:
OUT AT THE BLUFF THIS WINTER,
WE DIDN'T HIT THE MOTHER LODE.
BUT DID WE FIND ENOUGH
TO KEEP ME INTERESTED?
YOU BETCHA.
NOW I GOTTA THINK ABOUT BRINGING
THE CHRISTINE ROSE DOWN THERE.
IF THIS TRIP WAS HARD
THIS WINTER,
IT'S GONNA BE 10 TIMES HARDER
THIS SUMMER.
♪ BABY, IN MY HANDS
♪ WEIGHT OF ALL MY PRIDE
Zeke: THIS ICE SEASON, WE MADE
SOME MONEY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE
TO, LIKE,
TOTALLY BURY THE HATCHET
WITH EMILY.
BUT I'M JUST REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER
AND JUST MOVING FORWARD.
♪
♪ I'M IN
♪ 'CAUSE I'M LOST
♪ LOST WITHIN
HERE I AM. I CAN'T --
I CAN'T STOP AT THIS POINT.
I CAN ONLY FIND A WAY
TO KEEP [BLEEP] GOING.
THREE YEARS AGO,
I FELT ENTIRELY POWERLESS.
NOW I AM NOT
ENTIRELY POWERLESS.
BUT I'M EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE,
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD
OUT THERE IN THE BERING SEA
AND IT'S WAITING FOR ME.
♪