Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 15 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
Keith: AMY!
NOBODY DESERVES
TO GO THROUGH THIS BULL[BLEEP]
THAT I'M GOING THROUGH.
Keith: OH, I KNEW, COMING INTO
OPIES, IT WAS NOT GONNA BE EASY.
IT NEVER IS.
THIS RIGHT NOW IS WHEN
THIS SUCKS THE LIFE OUT OF YOU.
I'M REALLY HARD ON MYSELF.
I AM MY WORST CRITIC.
Keith:
GUYS ARE GETTING BEAT UP.
OHH!
EVERYBODY STARTS TO BREAK DOWN.
John: AW.
RELATIONSHIPS FALL APART.
ARE YOU RUNNING THAT BOAT,
OR IS HE?
Who's running it?
Keith: EVENTUALLY,
SOMEBODY'S GONNA START TO CRACK.
THAT'S WHEN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
OUT HERE.
SO, WHAT HAPPENED NOW?
♪ I'M WANTED
♪ WANTED
♪ DEAD OR ALI-I-I-I-I-I-VE
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Sig: TOTALLY [BLEEP] US.
Narrator:
...ON THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
Sig: THE SAGA -- JAKE.
I CAN SEE HIM
PULLING RIGHT OVER THERE.
BUT HE SET IT RIGHT ACROSS
THE TOP OF MY STUFF.
Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
IS STILL REELING
FROM A PARTNERSHIP GONE SOUR.
Sig: WE DID HAVE AN AGREEMENT,
AND HE'S NOT STICKING TO IT.
IT WAS MY SUGGESTION TO COME UP
HERE -- AT THEIR REQUEST.
Narrator: JUST DAYS AGO...
[ ALL SHOUTING ]
WHOO-HOO!
SIG WAS HONING IN
ON A LARGE SCHOOL
WHILE ROOKIE SKIPPER
JAKE ANDERSON
STRUGGLED ON LOW NUMBERS.
THIS SUCKS!
YEAH, I'M --
I'M IN DIRE NEED OF HELP.
SIG: Shoot up the hill.
I'll show you where to go.
Narrator: SIG OFFERED
TO HELP THE YOUNG CAPTAIN
AND PARTNER UP.
HE WANTED ME TO SET NORTH
AND SOUTH,
BUT I CAN'T
DUE TO THE WEATHER.
BUT JAKE SWITCHED THINGS UP
AND BROKE HIS MENTOR'S TRUST.
THEN DON'T FISH
WITH THE BIG BOYS. [BLEEP] OFF!
♪
Sig:
I MEAN, I WANT TO SET UP THERE,
BUT THEY'RE RIGHT WHERE
OUR [BLEEP] IS.
THEY'RE CHOKING ME DOWN,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT.
I WANTED HIM
TO SET NORTH AND SOUTH ABOVE US
AND LEAVE A GAP,
AND HE DIDN'T DO THAT.
I THINK WE EXTENDED
A PRETTY GENEROUS OFFER.
AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING
SLAPPED IN THE FACE FOR IT.
[ GULLS CRYING ]
JAKE: Got me here?
THERE HE IS.
I GOTCHA.
Narrator: 400 YARDS AWAY...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
WORKING TOGETHER.
THAT WAS THE DEAL.
IF I SIT THERE
AND GIVE YOU ADVICE
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT,
THERE'S NO POINT.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YOU'RE KIND OF
[BLEEP]BLOCKING ME.
YEAH. WHICH IS MY BAD.
♪
ALL RIGHT.
SO, ARE YOU ABOUT TO CHECK
THAT FIRST POT?
YEAH, IT'S ON MY BOW.
We're good. Okay.
Pick it up.
I'll stand by here
and wait.
ROGER.
FOR NOW, THE SKIPPERS
GET BACK TO THE PLAN,
PROSPECTING TO HONE IN
ON THE MOVING SCHOOL.
SO, WE'RE USING HIM.
HE KNOWS IT,
BUT THAT'S THE DEAL.
ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD AND CUT HER LOOSE.
ALL RIGHT, HERE IT IS.
THIS IS THE DEFINING MOMENT.
OH, I WANT TO PUKE.
I WANT TO PUKE SO BAD.
[ COUGHING ]
WE'RE JUST KEEPING OUR FINGERS
CROSSED.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.
-MORE CRABS! MORE CRAB!
-[ LAUGHS ]
OH!
GOOD JOB! GOOD JOB!
YEAH!
WE GOT A LIVELY ONE.
YEAH!
LOOK AT THEM ALL!
YEAH!
♪
AND THEY'RE CLEAN.
SIG: Come on, Anderson.
What's the total?
FEEL LIKE I'M HAULING
MY OWN PROSPECT POTS NOW.
AH, I GOT MY FIRST 300!
[ STATIC ]
WHAT'S THAT?
I got my first 300.
OH, OKAY. GOOD.
ON THE 0-3 AND THE 0-5.
I THINK I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER
ONE RIGHT HERE ON THIS NEXT ONE.
WELL, YOU GOT TO SPEND THE TIME
TO LOOK AROUND,
I THINK, YOU KNOW?
IF YOU GO GRAB THE WEST, MIDDLE,
AND THE END OR WHATEVER,
MAYBE BY THAT TIME
I'LL RUN UP,
AND WE CAN MEET
IN THE MIDDLE SOMEWHERE.
I MEAN, THAT'S ADVANTAGEOUS,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
I think
these guys want to haul.
I DON'T CARE
WHAT THEY WANT.
I DON'T REALLY CARE.
I'M JUST SAYING WHAT...
Ray: YEAH,
BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT.
BASICALLY,
TELL HIM THAT WE'RE HERE NOW.
NOW IT'S OUR SPOT.
WE GOT A DELIVERY DATE
COMING REAL SOON.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Yeah, roger.
They was -- Ray wants to
get a string on board
and then check.
ARE YOU RUNNING THAT BOAT,
OR IS HE?
Who's running it?
It's kind of both.
Wow. Wow.
I MEAN,
I-I'M TRYING TO HELP,
BUT YOU GOT TO PLAY
YOUR OWN GAME.
I'M MOVING,
SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
Sig: THAT'S KIND OF A SHAME.
THEN I'LL BE ON MY OWN.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
I'M IN A DIFFICULT POSITION
'CAUSE I RESPECT HIM,
AND HE TAUGHT ME.
I ALSO HAVE, ON OTHER HAND,
ANOTHER PERSON ON BOARD
WHO SEES OTHERWISE.
YEAH!
HA!
AND IF I KNOW SIG,
I HAVEN'T HEARD THE END OF IT.
Sig: IF HE REALLY WANTED TO
BE THE BOSS, HE WOULD'VE SAID,
"NO, WE'RE GONNA JUST
FINISH CHECKING THESE POTS,"
LIKE I ASKED HIM TO DO.
HE DIDN'T.
SO HE'S NOT BUCKING UP,
HE'S NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN,
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
I'M NOT PLAYING THAT GAME.
[ SONAR PINGING ]
Narrator: 25 MILES SOUTHWEST,
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: THIS IS THE LAST STRING.
I'M GONNA HAUL THEM
REAL FAST HERE, LOAD UP ONE BIN,
SET THE POTS OFF --
ON THE WAY BACK FROM TOWN,
HAUL THEM AGAIN.
WHICH MEANS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PUSH A LITTLE BIT HARDER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
PUSHES HIS CREW
TO MAKE AN OFF-LOAD
IN JUST 12 HOURS.
[ COUGHS ]
BUT NOT EVERYONE
IS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
Keith: I WON'T DENY
THAT AMY'S GOT A BIG HEART,
AND SHE'S TOUGHER THAN HELL,
BUT RIGHT NOW SHE'S SLOWING
THIS [BLEEP] BOAT DOWN BIG TIME.
Amy: I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH THE GUYS PER THE USUAL,
BUT I'M JUST TRYING
TO WORK MY ASS OFF
TRYING TO KEEP THESE GUYS
HAPPY, YOU KNOW?
EXTRA TOUGH.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: GREENHORN AMY MAJORS
HAS SURVIVED
TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AT SEA.
I'M FINE, BUT IT'S LATE, REALLY.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: NOW THE CONSTANT GRIND
IS WEARING HER DOWN.
I DON'T DESERVE TO PUT UP
WITH THIS BULL[BLEEP] PERIOD.
Keith: AMY!
[BLEEP]SUCKER.
Keith: THERE'S NO TWO WAYS
AROUND THE FACT
THAT SHE'S DOING IT AT ABOUT
75% OF WHAT WE NEED.
THEY'RE PICKING UP HER SLACK.
YEAH, SHE'S STUFFING JUGS
AND STUFF,
BUT WE'RE JUST DOING
ALMOST EVERYTHING FOR HER.
AMY'S TRYING HER HARDEST,
AND YOU GOT TO GIVE THAT TO HER.
SHE'S A PRETTY TOUGH GIRL
MENTALLY, YOU KNOW,
BUT...SHE'S NOT A CRABBER.
♪
Keith: UNFORTUNATELY,
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING
THE NEXT TRIP IN COLD WEATHER,
WHICH IS NOT GONNA MAKE THE JOB
ANY EASIER FOR ANYBODY.
I MEAN, YEAH, SHE CAN DO IT,
BUT I CAN'T HAUL TWO POTS
AN HOUR WAITING ON HER.
SHE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
All right, hey, go ahead and
send Amy in and cook some lunch.
And then you'll have time
to eat while we're running down
to haul the next string,
all right?
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
MY HANDS ARE SORE.
SO I'M FINDING IT DIFFICULT
TO GRAB ONTO THINGS.
I'M TRYING.
HE NEEDS SOMEBODY
WHO'S STRONG AND CAPABLE,
AND I CAN'T, YOU KNOW?
I'LL BE HONEST.
I'M REALLY HARD ON MYSELF.
I AM MY WORST CRITIC.
MY WORST CRITIC,
IT'S ME, RIGHT HERE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE STRENGTH
AND WEIGHT BEHIND YOU.
WE'RE DEALING WITH JUST TOO MANY
POUNDS AND TOO MANY REPETITIONS.
BUT [BLEEP] CAME OUT HERE,
TOOK A CHANCE.
♪
Narrator: 320 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Bill: ABOUT READY
TO PUT THIS TRIP TO BED.
Narrator: ...ON THE 108-FOOT
CAPE CAUTION...
YOU KNOW,
PICKING THESE STRINGS UP
AND GETTING OUT OF THEM
WHAT WE CAN,
RE-BAITING FOR TOWN.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL
WICHROWSKI IS JUST
10,000 POUNDS AWAY
FROM PLUGGING HIS TANKS.
Bill: WE'RE IN OUR FINAL PUSH.
WON'T BE SO BAD ONCE IT'S OVER,
BUT GETTING WHERE WE ARE
HASN'T BEEN VERY MUCH FUN.
WE HAD [BLEEP] WEATHER...
BROKEN EQUIPMENT.
WE GOT BROKEN PEOPLE.
AW!
USUALLY, PUS COMES OUT.
THIS TIME IT WAS JUST ALL BLOOD.
YEAH, JOHN'S ONLY USING
ONE HAND NOW. HE'S NOT 100%.
Narrator:
BILL'S GREENHORN, JOHN WALCZYK,
HAS BEEN NURSING
A BADLY INFECTED FINGER,
BUT IT'S ONLY GOTTEN WORSE.
WE HAVE MINOR INJURIES
LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME,
AND WE DEAL WITH THEM.
HE'S NOT LEAVING.
AND TRY AND...
AND WORK THROUGH IT AND...
I MEAN,
WE GOT A LOT AT STAKE HERE.
THE QUOTA'S PRETTY LARGE.
ONCE AGAIN, FALLING BEHIND.
Narrator: TO FILL THE BOAT,
THE SKIPPER NEEDS
ALL HANDS ON DECK...
Bill: WE CAN DO IT
ON THE SHEER EFFORT ALONE,
BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE EVERYBODY
OUT THERE TO [BLEEP] DO IT.
Narrator:
...INCLUDING THE INFECTED ONE.
♪
Bill: COME ON, JOHNNY BOY!
COME ON.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
-WHAT'S UP, BOY?
-[BLEEP]
GO!
HOOK IT UP! WE NEED TO GET THESE
[BLEEP] POTS OVER THE SIDE NOW!
[BLEEP]
TRYING TO MAKE
SOME [BLEEP] MONEY HERE.
Bill:
JOHN'S HAVING A HARD TIME.
GONNA SLOW OUR OPERATION DOWN,
AND SO IT'S GONNA CREATE
A LOT OF DISCONTENT.
THE KID'S NOT DOING
WHAT THEY THOUGHT HE WOULD DO,
AND I AGREE.
JOHN BETTER START PICKING IT UP.
OTHERWISE, I'M GONNA START
GETTING PISSED OFF.
MAN, MY HAND IS [BLEEP]
IT'S FEELING REALLY PAINFUL
RIGHT NOW.
MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE
TO DO MY JOB.
I HONESTLY DON'T THINK
THAT LITTLE BIT OF INFECTION
IN HIS HAND IS DRAGGING HIM DOWN
TO WHERE
HE'S NOT ABLE TO PERFORM.
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS CLEAN OUT
THE POT AND MAKE BAIT.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF TOUGHNESS THERE.
OHH!
FOR HIM, IT'S --
FOR JOHN, IT'S A MENTAL GAME.
CAN HE OVERCOME THIS THING?
HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE'S
IN THE BIG LEAGUES RIGHT NOW.
OH, HE'S CRYING.
MY BODY IS
COMPLETELY RIPPED APART.
I'M JUST TRYING
TO PUSH THROUGH, MAN.
I REALLY...
Bill:
'CAUSE HE'S A [BLEEP] PUPPY.
THAT'S A YOUNG 19.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
JOHN'S A KID.
I THINK HE'S GOT IT IN HIS MIND
HE WANTS TO GO HOME,
AND HE'S -- I THINK HE WAS
ALMOST SAVORING THE INFECTION
'CAUSE IT WAS A WAY OUT.
BUT...HE'S NOT USING
THE INFECTION TO GET OUT.
♪
It's about a...
WHEN YOU GUYS ARE READY,
IT'S ABOUT A HALF MILE.
OR IF YOU'RE NOT READY...
WHEN YOU'RE READY,
IN A HALF MILE.
TOAST. THAT BOY'S [BLEEP] TOAST
RIGHT NOW -- TOAST.
WHAT?
I'M JUST FEELING
REALLY NAUSEOUS.
I GOT
A PRETTY BAD HEADACHE.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE
TO GET RID OF AN INFECTION
OTHER THAN ANTIBIOTIC SO...
NO, NO, JUST...
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S A CATCH-22.
YOU GOT TO TAKE
THE ANTIBIOTICS
TO TAKE CARE OF THE INFECTION
IN YOUR HAND,
BUT OBVIOUSLY,
IT'S AFFECTING YOUR STOMACH.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
MIRACLE FIX FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO TELL YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU
ASKING ME FOR?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO?
♪
YOU'RE FREAKING OUT,
MAN.
AND I KNOW YOUR HAND HURTS,
AND WE'RE GONNA ALLEVIATE
THAT PROBLEM HERE.
I WOULD JUST SAY TO HAVE
SOME WATER AND LAY DOWN.
I'LL CHECK WITH YOU
IN A LITTLE BIT
AFTER YOUR BODY HAS A CHANCE
TO PROCESS THE ANTIBIOTIC A BIT.
ALL RIGHT.
I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR,
BUT I THINK IT WAS --
HE JUST WANTED SOME CONSOLING,
I GUESS.
HE IS YOUNG, AND THIS IS
A BIG, SCARY WORLD OUT HERE.
We're back to a four-man deck.
You're gonna be
doing bait again.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
We got two short strings.
HE'S DONE TILL
WE GET TO ST. PAUL.
JUST ROTATE DOING BAIT.
Bill:
THESE GUYS ARE GONNA GET CRANKY
BECAUSE I KNOW ZACK AND NICK
ARE GONNA --
THEY AIN'T GONNA WANT TO DO
THEIR SHARE IN THE BAIT BINS.
AW, I GET TIRED OF THE [BLEEP]
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD'VE
PROBABLY BEEN OUT ON DECK.
HE'S...
I DON'T THINK JOHN'S
HAD A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS LIFE.
I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY
LEAVE IN SEASON,
BUT HE'LL BE IN TOWN
TOMORROW SOMETIME.
WE'LL GET A SECOND OPINION
ON IT,
BUT WE DON'T NEED HIM
TO GET TO THE POINT
WHERE WE HAVE TO SEND HIM OUT
FOR HOSPITALIZATION.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
PUT THIS SON BITCH AWAY.
Narrator: 75 MILES EAST...
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR...
♪
YEAH, THESE GUYS GET THE CRAB
OFF QUICK, WHICH IS GOOD.
...THE WIZARD POWERS THROUGH
A 355,000-POUND OFF-LOAD.
Tyler: I GUESS THESE GUYS
ARE PRETTY FAST OUT HERE,
SO WE WON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
TO HANG OUT IN TOWN
OR DO ANYTHING FUN.
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
WE'LL STAY ON THE GRIND.
Keith: HEY, AMY, COME HERE
FOR A SECOND, WILL YOU?
HUH?
UM...
LOOK, I'LL BE HONEST.
I PERSONALLY THINK
THAT YOU HAVE PROVED
THAT YOU CAN DO THIS JOB.
MM-HMM.
YOUR WORST CRITIC RIGHT NOW
IS NOT ME
OR THE OLD GUYS
OR THE YOUNG GUYS.
UH-HUH.
YOUR WORST CRITIC IS HER...
THE BOAT ITSELF.
AND SHE WANTS TO WORK
AND WORK AND WORK AND WORK.
AND RIGHT NOW,
WE ARE LOSING PRODUCTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE YOU
WITH SOMEONE.
MM-HMM.
OKAY?
HONESTLY SPEAKING,
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,
I'M NOT -- I'M NOT A BIG, BURLY
DUDE, YOU KNOW?
YOU NEED SOMEBODY WHO IS,
YOU KNOW...
-CAN THROW THE HOOK?
-CAPABLE, YEAH.
THAT BLOCK, WHEN THE GUYS
PUT THE BUOYS IN THE BLOCK...
YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU SEE
HOW ROGER STRUGGLES SOMETIMES?
YEAH.
HE'S MARGINALLY CLOSE
TO JUST MAYBE
NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH
TO BE A GOOD BLOCK MAN.
NO, YOU NEED SOMEBODY
WHO IS STRONG,
BUT I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT
FROM...
A REALISTIC STANDPOINT.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. GOOD JOB.
THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
♪
Amy: SO, BASICALLY, I WAS
NEITHER FIRED, NOR DID I QUIT.
MY CAPTAIN, KEITH,
AND I JUST KIND OF CAME TO
THE REALIZATION
THAT IT WAS BETTER FOR ME,
NOT BEING A STRONG, HUGE WOMAN
ON STEROIDS,
TO CONTINUE IN OPIE FISHING.
I'VE HAD 50 GREENHORNS
THAT HAVE FOLDED UP THEIR TENT
AND WENT HOME THAT WERE DEALING
AND TOLERATED LESS PAIN
AND LESS DISCOMFORT THAN WHAT
AMY WENT THROUGH ON THIS TRIP.
HOPEFULLY THE GREENHORN DOESN'T
SCREW UP TOO BAD, THOUGH.
OTHERWISE,
HE'S GONNA GET HIS ASS CHEWED.
Narrator:
AMY WALKS AWAY WITH $15,000
OF THE WIZARD'S
$585,000 OPILIO OFF-LOAD.
ALL RIGHTY.
SEE YOU, AMY.
BYE.
Keith:
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. NEXT TRIP.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Narrator:
LINED UP TO TAKE AMY'S PLACE...
I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE RIGEL.
RIGEL?
KEITH. I'M THE CAPTAIN.
...21-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
RIGEL GREENWAY.
PICKING UP A NEW GREENHORN --
RIGEL GREENWAY, I THINK,
IS WHAT THE NAME WAS?
WE'LL SEE. IT'S GONNA BE NICE
TO HAVE SOMEONE
THAT CAN CARRY JUGS
AND BAIT AROUND, YOU KNOW?
RATHER THAN US
DOING IT FOR HIM.
KEITH: Let's get the hell
out of here.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THE LAST PIECE OF
THE JIGSAW PUZZLE IS ON BOARD.
HOPEFULLY IT WORKS.
♪
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Jake: COMING UP!
Narrator: ...ABOARD THE SAGA...
♪
NOT SO GOOD.
Narrator: ...FRESHMAN SKIPPER
JAKE ANDERSON
HAULS A STRING AGAINST
THE WISHES OF HIS MENTOR,
VETERAN SIG HANSEN.
I SCREWED UP.
IT'S A TOTAL STRIKEOUT.
Narrator: NOW THE SAGA'S NUMBERS
HAVE FALLEN OFF.
NOW WE'RE OUT HERE [BLEEP] UP.
YEAH, THE CRAB FISHING
IS NOT TOO HOT.
IT'S DIED DOWN QUITE A BIT.
LOT OF IT GOING
OVER THE SIDE AGAIN.
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
SEE, IT'S KIND OF HARD
WHEN YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE
IN THE WHEELHOUSE SOMETIMES
'CAUSE MY DECISION'S ONE THING,
AND THE OTHER CAPTAIN'S
IS ANOTHER.
BUT NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK
THEM UP AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WE CAN'T LIVE ON THESE NUMBERS
ANYMORE.
PROBLEM IS, I DON'T KNOW
WHERE I HAVE MY STRINGS OUT.
WHERE DO YOU GO?
I'VE HAD ONE GLIMMER OF HOPE
THROUGH ALL THIS.
I HAVE A TRUSTED ADVISOR
AND A TEACHER, MENTOR.
I HOPE SIG CAN...HELP ME.
I'VE GOT TO CRAWL BACK TO HIM
WITH MY TAIL BETWEEN MY LEGS.
HE LOVES MORE THAN ANYTHING
WATCHING ME SQUIRM.
LET'S GIVE HIM A CALL.
YO, YO, YO.
Got me?
[BLEEP]
I messed up.
And [bleep] everything
all up.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
.143 is what
I'm setting my pots at.
What are you setting yours at?
HE'S JUST A -- I GOT TO WRAP
THIS JAKE THING UP.
[ STATIC ]
Jake: RADIO SILENCE.
HE'S DONE WITH ME.
HE WON'T WORK WITH ME ANYMORE.
HE PUT US HERE, AND WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING TOGETHER.
THAT WAS THE DEAL.
HOW DO YOU BITE THE HAND
THAT FEEDS YOU?
I WON'T EVER DO THIS AGAIN.
Sig: I DON'T FEEL
IT'S OUR OBLIGATION
TO HELP JAKE RIGHT NOW.
CRABBING'S REALLY GOOD
OVER HERE.
BECAUSE IF HE REALLY
WANTED TO BE THE BOSS,
HE WOULD'VE JUST
FINISHED CHECKING THESE POTS
LIKE I ASKED HIM TO DO.
HE DIDN'T.
I'M NOT TELLING JAKE
WHAT NUMBERS I HAVE.
OH, YEAH!
LOOKS GOOD.
GET YOUR BEARING.
YOU KNOW,
HE NEEDS TO GET OUT THERE
AND REALLY MAKE SOME DECISIONS
AND FIND HIS OWN WAY.
'CAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN.
♪
Narrator: 98 MILES SOUTHEAST
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR...
LOOK AT ALL MY CRABS!
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT ALL MY [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL THAT HARD WORK,
ALL THE SWEAT, SORE MUSCLES --
IT'S ALL IN HERE RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
...THE CAPE CAUTION OFF-LOADS
THEIR NEARLY 135,000 POUNDS
OF CRAB.
YEAH, WE STARTED
ON THE FRONT TANK THERE.
THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
SO P.A.'s ON HER WAY DOWN --
PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK
AT JOHN'S HAND
AND GET SOMEBODY'S
OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT
ON WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE INFECTION.
Narrator: WHILE IN PORT,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GET A DIAGNOSIS
ON HIS GREENHORN'S
INFECTED HAND.
HOPEFULLY IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF CONTINUED TREATMENT
LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING
AND THEN GETTING HIM
BACK TO WORK.
John: I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
THEY TOLD ME TO DO --
DOUBLE ANTIBIOTICS, CLEANING IT.
WANT TO BE HEALTHY.
YOU KNOW, I'M 19.
I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE
ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,
SO WHATEVER THE DOCTOR
TELLS ME TO DO,
I'M GONNA LISTEN
TO WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS TO DO.
MY NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY RIGHT NOW
IS...GETTING HEALTHY.
-YEAH. HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
PROBABLY DOWN IN THE GALLEY
WOULD BE THE BEST.
-STRAIGHT DOWN?
-YEAH.
OKAY.
STARTING TO TAKE SOME CRAB
OFF THE BOAT.
WE STILL GOT A SHOT
AT TURNING THAT BOY INTO A MAN.
IT'S AN OUTSIDE CHANCE
RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT'S STILL A CHANCE SO...
HI. JOHN?
-YEAH.
-I'M LORI.
NICE TO MEET YOU, LORI.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO, THEY SAID
THAT YOU HAD AN ISSUE?
YEAH, WITH MY LEFT HAND.
-YEAH.
-OKAY.
SO, THEY JUST --
THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU NEEDED
TO BE SEEN OR...
OH, OKAY.
SO, HOW LONG'S IT BEEN
LIKE THAT?
IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION
ABOUT FOUR DAYS AGO,
AND IT WAS
PRETTY WELL ADVANCED --
ALL THE TELLTALE SIGNS.
IT WAS RED, IT WAS SWOLLEN,
IT WAS HOT,
AND IT HAD A BOIL
IN THE CENTER.
GOT ANYTHING FOR PAIN?
DO YOU HAVE PAIN?
YEAH, IT HURTS A LOT.
IT LOOKS LIKE
IT WOULD HURT.
Bill:
GOT A LOT WORSE THAN THIS,
BUT WE PULLED HIM OFF DECK
TO GET THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
TO KICK IN A LITTLE BIT
ALONG WITH THE ANTIBIOTICS,
AND IT'S BEEN COMING UP
WITH A LOT UNTIL YESTERDAY,
-AND THEN IT --
-YESTERDAY, WHEN I DID IT,
IT WAS JUST STRAIGHT BLOOD,
NO MORE PUS.
OKAY, WELL,
IT LOOKS PRETTY SERIOUS NOW.
I THINK THAT YOU NEED TO
DEFINITELY COME INTO THE CLINIC.
YOU MAY ACTUALLY NEED
SOME I.V. ANTIBIOTICS.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER
JUST SENDING HIM TO ANCHORAGE.
OKAY.
IT'S STILL DRAINING
PRETTY BAD,
AND NOW YOU'VE GOT IT UP
AT THE JOINT SPACE AND...
FIXABLE,
BUT MAY TAKE SOME TIME.
OKAY, SO WE NEED TO GET HIM
UP TO THE CLINIC, THEN?
IS THAT OKAY?
-SURE.
-OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE?
THANK YOU.
THANKS.
OH, YOU KNOW THE WAY IT IS.
EVERYBODY I'VE EVER TAKEN
TO THE CLINIC IS FLOWN OUT.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
♪
Narrator: 270 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON ST. PAUL ISLAND...
♪
Nick: WE'RE ALMOST DONE
WITH OUR OFF-LOAD.
FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT.
Narrator:
...THE CAPE CAUTION FINISHES UP
A $223,000 OFF-LOAD.
FILL UP WITH FUEL, AND THEN
WE'RE OUT, BACK AT IT AGAIN.
HOPEFULLY JOHN CAN JUST STAY
ON HIS OWN TWO FEET.
Narrator: GREENHORN JOHN WALCZYK
RETURNS TO THE BOAT
AFTER A TRIP TO THE CLINIC.
John: THANK YOU.
Bill: WHAT'S UP, MAN?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW,
I HOPE HE DOESN'T GO HOME,
'CAUSE THEN THAT MEANS
WE GOT FOUR GUYS
THE REST OF THE SEASON,
AND THAT'S NOT FUN.
♪
THEY'RE GONNA LET YOU WORK?
I CAN'T GO OUT ON DECK
FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS.
I CAN'T GET IT WET AT ALL
THEY SAID SO...
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.
Bill: THE SWELLING DECREASES
AND THE REDNESS GOES AWAY,
HE'S GOOD TO GO.
SO IF IT STAYS THE SAME
OR GETS WORSE,
WE NEED TO GET HIM OUT.
AND I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.
HE'S ON BOARD.
HE CAN GO BACK TO WORK.
FEW DAYS,
GET YOU BACK OUT ON DECK.
COOL.
YEAH, WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND CUT LINES.
LEAVE THE BOW TILL LAST.
I'll take the bow in
so the [Indistinct] can get on.
NOW WE'RE DONE. WE'RE OUT.
YEAH!
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
Nick: WE GOT JOHN.
HE CAN'T COME OUT ON DECK,
SO WE SOMEHOW KEPT HIM,
BUT IN THE PROCESS,
WE ACQUIRED A PERSONAL MAID
OUT HERE ON THE BERING SEA.
[ SCOFFS ]
MEDICATION THAT THEY GAVE ME.
THE DOCTOR SAID SPECIFICALLY --
HER EXACT WORDS WERE,
"DON'T STICK YOUR HAND
IN ANYTHING DIRTY OR WET."
SO, JOHN, YOU THINK
YOU STILL WANT TO BE A CRABBER?
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE UNDERSTANDS
MY JOB DESCRIPTION OR NOT,
AND I HOPE TO GOD
SHE GOT IT RIGHT.
Bill: COULD'VE JUST EASILY
PUT HIM ON THE PLANE,
AND I THINK THAT WAS WHAT HE WAS
PRETTY MUCH READY TO DO.
BUT I COULD TELL
HE WAS EXTREMELY BUMMED OUT,
SO I JUST KIND OF WENT ON
AND IGNORED IT.
I DON'T LET PEOPLE QUIT.
IF HE'S GONNA QUIT, IT'S BECAUSE
HE JUST COULDN'T DO IT.
IT'S NOT BECAUSE
OF THIS INFECTION.
♪
[ SONAR PINGING ]
Narrator: 112 MILES WEST...
Keith: YO, IT'S GETTING
A LITTLE NAUTICAL OUT HERE, MAN.
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith:
WE GOT A SERIOUS TIDE CHANGE
HERE ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO AGO,
AND THESE 16-FOOTERS TURNED INTO
20- AND 25-FOOTERS REAL FAST,
AND THEY'RE A LOT SHARPER
AND A LOT NASTIER.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING
TO PLUG AWAY ON HERE
UNTIL THIS DROPS OFF.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN BATTLES
A VICIOUS SWELL
TO RETRIEVE HIS SOAKING GEAR.
Keith: YOU KNOW, I TOLD THE GUYS
TO PUT SOME DRY STUFF ON,
GEAR UP, BECAUSE THE RIDE WILL
BE HELLACIOUS AFTER THAT POINT.
♪
THIS IS NOT THE BEST NIGHT
TO BE BREAKING IN A GREENHORN.
FISHING HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A GOOD SUCCESS WITH ME.
PLUS IT RUNS IN MY FAMILY.
MY DAD STARTED WHEN HE WAS 17,
AND NOW HE'S BEEN THE CAPTAIN
EVER SINCE HE WAS 20.
IT'S, LIKE, ONE OF THE ONLY
THINGS I'M REALLY GOOD ABOUT.
AMY WASN'T VERY STRONG.
I MEAN, HE'S 5'9", 180 POUNDS.
SO THIS NEW GUY MIGHT BE BADASS.
I'M BETTING THE FARM ON HIM.
[ WIND RUSHING ]
I HOPE HE CAN PULL THROUGH.
WE NEED HIM.
♪
COMING UP.
ROGER! HERE WE GO!
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
BACK TO A FULL STAFF HERE.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST AS CONCERNED
ABOUT OUR NEW GREENHORN,
BUT HE'S HAULED POTS BEFORE.
IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS
HIS FIRST DAY OUT AT SEA.
♪
NOW, GRANTED,
HE'S JUST STARTING,
SO I HOPE HE CAN SURVIVE
THE JOB.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-YEAH, MAN! [BLEEP] YEAH!
-STILL HARDER.
-WHOO!
I MEAN, IT'S NO 400,
BUT MAYBE IT'S A 250 ANYWAYS.
[ MAN SHOUTS ]
I THINK RIGEL'S STARTING
TO KIND OF GET THE HANG
OF THINGS A LITTLE BIT.
NEXT COUPLE STRINGS
WILL TELL US A LOT.
THE WEATHER'S NOT GIVING HIM
A BREAK,
BUT RIGEL'S CHUGGING
RIGHT ALONG.
HE SEEMS TO BE DOING OKAY.
WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO SURVIVE RIGHT NOW.
THE NEW GREENHORN SEEMS LIKE
HE'S GONNA WORK OUT.
HE KNOWS HOW TO KEEP
HIS NOSE DOWN AND KEEP WORKING.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
Rigel: [ GROANS ]
[ GROANS ]
AW [BLEEP] ME.
HE'S JUST HOBBLING
ON ONE LEG.
OHH!
[ MUTTERS ]
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
I guess Rigel
dislocated his kneecap.
WHAT?
Narrator: AS THE BOAT ROLLED...
Rigel: [ GROANS ]
Narrator: ...THE GREENHORN
COLLIDED WITH THE BAIT STATION.
♪
KEITH: Rigel,
stop trying to work, okay?
MONTE, HAVE HIM COME STAND
RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, OKAY?
RIGEL, GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY
FROM THE RAIL!
♪
All right.
Once we get the deck cleared,
we're gonna bring him inside.
That's [bleep] bull[bleep]
NOW I'M DOWN A [BLEEP] HAND.
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS KID.
[BLEEP] YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT, "MOUSE."
I'M GONNA GET OFF THE WHEEL HERE
FOR A SECOND.
MEET ME IN THE GEAR ROOM.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE [BLEEP]
GOING ON WITH OUR CREWMAN.
YEAH, NO,
THIS IS TOTAL HORSE[BLEEP]
Narrator:
THE NORTHWESTERN LEADS THE PACK,
WHILE THE SAGA FLOUNDERS
IN FIFTH PLACE.
WHO'S YOUR DADDY, JAKE?
♪
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Sig:
HE CAN'T BE THAT BLIND, IS HE?
HEY, GET THIS BAG IN THE BLOCK.
IT'S JAKE'S.
Write him a little note --
"Hey, jackass."
OH, YEAH, THAT'S HIM.
THAT'S HIM.
You got a Sharpie?
I TOLD HIM.
I WANTED HIM ON EITHER SIDE.
THEY SET IT RIGHT ACROSS
THE TOP OF MY STUFF.
"WITH LOVE, N.W."
WHAT DID YOU WRITE ON THERE
ANYWAY?
"ARE YOU F'ing BLIND?
With love, N.W."
You got to get spanked
a few times.
Narrator: 360 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ABOARD THE WIZARD...
I guess
Rigel dislocated his kneecap.
WHAT?
♪
All right.
Once we get the deck cleared,
we're gonna bring him inside.
That's [bleep] bull[bleep]
NOW I'M DOWN A [BLEEP] HAND.
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS KID.
[BLEEP] YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT, MOUSE.
I'M GONNA GET OFF THE WHEEL
HERE FOR A SECOND.
MEET ME IN THE GEAR ROOM.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE [BLEEP]
GOING ON WITH OUR CREWMAN.
THERE YOU GO.
JUST SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE
ON THIS DESK, BUD.
HEY, SHUT THE...
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HAVE A SEAT, HAVE A SEAT.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, MAN?
[ Voice breaking ] I DON'T KNOW.
MY [BLEEP] LEG, I THINK.
[ GRUNTS ]
OKAY, SO...
SO, WHAT HAPPENED NOW?
I SLIPPED.
[ SIGHS ]
-YOU SLIPPED?
-YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. AND?
BENT -- THIS WENT IN,
UNDER, AND OVER.
AND I'M GUESSING THIS IS
A REGULAR THING?
BECAUSE YOU SEEMED TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED
IMMEDIATELY.
NO, MY KNEECAP
IS ON THE SIDE.
HAS THIS HAPPENED
BEFORE?
BE HONEST WITH ME.
-IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
-YEAH.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
WHY ARE YOU -- WHY --
WHY ARE YOU OUT HERE?
WHY DID YOU NOT ALERT ME TO THIS
BEFORE YOU TOOK THIS JOB?
NOW, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO NOW
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER PUT A [BLEEP]
TITANIUM KNEE BACK IN PLACE,
ALL RIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU'VE HAD
THIS HAPPEN BEFORE.
WHAT DO WE DO?
I CAN'T POP IT BACK OVER.
SO, WHAT HAPPENS?
DO I HAVE TO
GO TO TOWN NOW?
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED --
I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER
THAT QUESTION.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME?
I GOT SENT HOME.
I KNOW YOU GOT SENT HOME.
NOW WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
IS HOW DID THE CAPTAIN,
WHEN YOU BLEW
YOUR KNEE OUT
AND THIS THING DISLOCATED
LAST TIME,
HOW DID YOUR CAPTAIN
DEAL WITH IT
AND HOW DID YOU DEAL
WITH IT.
DID HE GO TO TOWN
IMMEDIATELY?
HE DID NOT.
HE STAYED OUT.
AND HOW WAS YOUR KNEE?
HOW LONG WAS HE OUT FOR?
TWO, THREE DAYS.
HE WAS OUT
FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS.
AND HOW WAS THAT FOR YOU?
HE DIDN'T HAVE ME ON DECK.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY
HE DIDN'T HAVE YOU ON DECK.
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP] WALK.
COME ON, MAN.
LET'S HAVE A REALITY CHECK
HERE, OKAY?
AND NOW I'M UNDER
AN OBLIGATION
TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CREW
IS SAFE AND OKAY,
AND YOU'RE ONE OF MY CREW.
CAN I CONTINUE TO FISH,
OR DO I HAVE TO
TURN THIS [BLEEP] BOAT AROUND
AND GO BACK TO TOWN?
AND GUESS WHAT.
WE GOT SEVEN GUYS
ON THIS BOAT RIGHT NOW...
AND RIGEL'S A DIRTY WORD BECAUSE
THEY JUST ALL GOT LONG SHIFTS.
QUITE FRANKLY, I FEEL LIKE
YOU'VE BEEN DISHONEST TO ME
AND THE REST OF THIS CREW --
AND TO YOURSELF.
YOU GUYS,
LET'S GET HIM TO HIS BUNK.
LET'S GO AHEAD
AND GET HIS BOOTS OFF FOR HIM
AND EVERYTHING, ALL RIGHT?
♪
THAT [BLEEP] KID HAS GOT ME
[BLEEP] PISSED OFF.
THIS IS NOT --
IT HASN'T HAPPENED ONCE.
THIS IS
AN ONGOING [BLEEP] THING.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
WE ARE. WE'RE [BLEEP]
WE'RE BARELY INTO THIS TRIP,
AND WE'RE [BLEEP] SHORTHANDED.
BARELY GETTING STARTED, AND WE
[BLEEP] JUST WENT A MAN DOWN.
GOD [BLEEP] IT.
YO [BLEEP] DAMN IT'S RIGHT.
WELL, WE CAN'T GO NOW.
WE GOT NORTHERLY [BLEEP]
45, MAN.
WE'LL BE A [BLEEP] BRICK OF ICE
BY THE TIME WE GET THERE.
[BLEEP]
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER.
I MEAN,
THIS IS LIKE A [BLEEP]
THIS IS LIKE [BLEEP]
SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE
YOU HOPE
YOU WAKE UP FROM SOMETIME.
SO STUPID.
Man: TRADED DOWN, MAN.
WE [BLEEP] TRADED DOWN.
[BLEEP]
YOU WANT TO [BLEEP]
PUT THIS STRING ON HERE,
OR WHAT THE [BLEEP]
WE GONNA DO?
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE
TO HAUL GEAR.
Keith: WE'RE WORKING
SHORTHANDED NOW.
WE NEEDED A MAN FAST,
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE
TO PROPERLY VET THIS GUY.
I HIRED A GUY THAT SHOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN ON THIS BOAT --
HAD NO BUSINESS
BEING OUT HERE.
THEY HAD TO CUT IT OPEN.
Man: OH.
THEY CUT A MUSCLE OVER HERE
SO THEY COULD PULL IT BACK OVER.
[ SNIFFLES ]
YOU LOOK IN THE PAPER
UNDER "USED CARS,"
AND YOU SEE THAT '67 CAMARO.
THE GUY SAYS HE NEEDS THE CASH
IMMEDIATELY,
YOU SEND HIM THE MONEY,
AND THEN YOU GO
TO PICK UP THE CAR,
AND IT'S A [BLEEP] LEMON.
I REALIZE THAT I PROBABLY
MADE A HUGE MISTAKE.
NOBODY DESERVES
TO GO THROUGH THIS BULL[BLEEP]
THAT I'M GOING THROUGH.
Keith: OH, I KNEW, COMING INTO
OPIES, IT WAS NOT GONNA BE EASY.
IT NEVER IS.
THIS RIGHT NOW IS WHEN
THIS SUCKS THE LIFE OUT OF YOU.
I'M REALLY HARD ON MYSELF.
I AM MY WORST CRITIC.
Keith:
GUYS ARE GETTING BEAT UP.
OHH!
EVERYBODY STARTS TO BREAK DOWN.
John: AW.
RELATIONSHIPS FALL APART.
ARE YOU RUNNING THAT BOAT,
OR IS HE?
Who's running it?
Keith: EVENTUALLY,
SOMEBODY'S GONNA START TO CRACK.
THAT'S WHEN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
OUT HERE.
SO, WHAT HAPPENED NOW?
♪ I'M WANTED
♪ WANTED
♪ DEAD OR ALI-I-I-I-I-I-VE
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Sig: TOTALLY [BLEEP] US.
Narrator:
...ON THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
Sig: THE SAGA -- JAKE.
I CAN SEE HIM
PULLING RIGHT OVER THERE.
BUT HE SET IT RIGHT ACROSS
THE TOP OF MY STUFF.
Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
IS STILL REELING
FROM A PARTNERSHIP GONE SOUR.
Sig: WE DID HAVE AN AGREEMENT,
AND HE'S NOT STICKING TO IT.
IT WAS MY SUGGESTION TO COME UP
HERE -- AT THEIR REQUEST.
Narrator: JUST DAYS AGO...
[ ALL SHOUTING ]
WHOO-HOO!
SIG WAS HONING IN
ON A LARGE SCHOOL
WHILE ROOKIE SKIPPER
JAKE ANDERSON
STRUGGLED ON LOW NUMBERS.
THIS SUCKS!
YEAH, I'M --
I'M IN DIRE NEED OF HELP.
SIG: Shoot up the hill.
I'll show you where to go.
Narrator: SIG OFFERED
TO HELP THE YOUNG CAPTAIN
AND PARTNER UP.
HE WANTED ME TO SET NORTH
AND SOUTH,
BUT I CAN'T
DUE TO THE WEATHER.
BUT JAKE SWITCHED THINGS UP
AND BROKE HIS MENTOR'S TRUST.
THEN DON'T FISH
WITH THE BIG BOYS. [BLEEP] OFF!
♪
Sig:
I MEAN, I WANT TO SET UP THERE,
BUT THEY'RE RIGHT WHERE
OUR [BLEEP] IS.
THEY'RE CHOKING ME DOWN,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT.
I WANTED HIM
TO SET NORTH AND SOUTH ABOVE US
AND LEAVE A GAP,
AND HE DIDN'T DO THAT.
I THINK WE EXTENDED
A PRETTY GENEROUS OFFER.
AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING
SLAPPED IN THE FACE FOR IT.
[ GULLS CRYING ]
JAKE: Got me here?
THERE HE IS.
I GOTCHA.
Narrator: 400 YARDS AWAY...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
WORKING TOGETHER.
THAT WAS THE DEAL.
IF I SIT THERE
AND GIVE YOU ADVICE
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT,
THERE'S NO POINT.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YOU'RE KIND OF
[BLEEP]BLOCKING ME.
YEAH. WHICH IS MY BAD.
♪
ALL RIGHT.
SO, ARE YOU ABOUT TO CHECK
THAT FIRST POT?
YEAH, IT'S ON MY BOW.
We're good. Okay.
Pick it up.
I'll stand by here
and wait.
ROGER.
FOR NOW, THE SKIPPERS
GET BACK TO THE PLAN,
PROSPECTING TO HONE IN
ON THE MOVING SCHOOL.
SO, WE'RE USING HIM.
HE KNOWS IT,
BUT THAT'S THE DEAL.
ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD AND CUT HER LOOSE.
ALL RIGHT, HERE IT IS.
THIS IS THE DEFINING MOMENT.
OH, I WANT TO PUKE.
I WANT TO PUKE SO BAD.
[ COUGHING ]
WE'RE JUST KEEPING OUR FINGERS
CROSSED.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.
-MORE CRABS! MORE CRAB!
-[ LAUGHS ]
OH!
GOOD JOB! GOOD JOB!
YEAH!
WE GOT A LIVELY ONE.
YEAH!
LOOK AT THEM ALL!
YEAH!
♪
AND THEY'RE CLEAN.
SIG: Come on, Anderson.
What's the total?
FEEL LIKE I'M HAULING
MY OWN PROSPECT POTS NOW.
AH, I GOT MY FIRST 300!
[ STATIC ]
WHAT'S THAT?
I got my first 300.
OH, OKAY. GOOD.
ON THE 0-3 AND THE 0-5.
I THINK I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER
ONE RIGHT HERE ON THIS NEXT ONE.
WELL, YOU GOT TO SPEND THE TIME
TO LOOK AROUND,
I THINK, YOU KNOW?
IF YOU GO GRAB THE WEST, MIDDLE,
AND THE END OR WHATEVER,
MAYBE BY THAT TIME
I'LL RUN UP,
AND WE CAN MEET
IN THE MIDDLE SOMEWHERE.
I MEAN, THAT'S ADVANTAGEOUS,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
I think
these guys want to haul.
I DON'T CARE
WHAT THEY WANT.
I DON'T REALLY CARE.
I'M JUST SAYING WHAT...
Ray: YEAH,
BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT.
BASICALLY,
TELL HIM THAT WE'RE HERE NOW.
NOW IT'S OUR SPOT.
WE GOT A DELIVERY DATE
COMING REAL SOON.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Yeah, roger.
They was -- Ray wants to
get a string on board
and then check.
ARE YOU RUNNING THAT BOAT,
OR IS HE?
Who's running it?
It's kind of both.
Wow. Wow.
I MEAN,
I-I'M TRYING TO HELP,
BUT YOU GOT TO PLAY
YOUR OWN GAME.
I'M MOVING,
SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
Sig: THAT'S KIND OF A SHAME.
THEN I'LL BE ON MY OWN.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
I'M IN A DIFFICULT POSITION
'CAUSE I RESPECT HIM,
AND HE TAUGHT ME.
I ALSO HAVE, ON OTHER HAND,
ANOTHER PERSON ON BOARD
WHO SEES OTHERWISE.
YEAH!
HA!
AND IF I KNOW SIG,
I HAVEN'T HEARD THE END OF IT.
Sig: IF HE REALLY WANTED TO
BE THE BOSS, HE WOULD'VE SAID,
"NO, WE'RE GONNA JUST
FINISH CHECKING THESE POTS,"
LIKE I ASKED HIM TO DO.
HE DIDN'T.
SO HE'S NOT BUCKING UP,
HE'S NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN,
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
I'M NOT PLAYING THAT GAME.
[ SONAR PINGING ]
Narrator: 25 MILES SOUTHWEST,
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: THIS IS THE LAST STRING.
I'M GONNA HAUL THEM
REAL FAST HERE, LOAD UP ONE BIN,
SET THE POTS OFF --
ON THE WAY BACK FROM TOWN,
HAUL THEM AGAIN.
WHICH MEANS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PUSH A LITTLE BIT HARDER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
PUSHES HIS CREW
TO MAKE AN OFF-LOAD
IN JUST 12 HOURS.
[ COUGHS ]
BUT NOT EVERYONE
IS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
Keith: I WON'T DENY
THAT AMY'S GOT A BIG HEART,
AND SHE'S TOUGHER THAN HELL,
BUT RIGHT NOW SHE'S SLOWING
THIS [BLEEP] BOAT DOWN BIG TIME.
Amy: I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH THE GUYS PER THE USUAL,
BUT I'M JUST TRYING
TO WORK MY ASS OFF
TRYING TO KEEP THESE GUYS
HAPPY, YOU KNOW?
EXTRA TOUGH.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: GREENHORN AMY MAJORS
HAS SURVIVED
TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AT SEA.
I'M FINE, BUT IT'S LATE, REALLY.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: NOW THE CONSTANT GRIND
IS WEARING HER DOWN.
I DON'T DESERVE TO PUT UP
WITH THIS BULL[BLEEP] PERIOD.
Keith: AMY!
[BLEEP]SUCKER.
Keith: THERE'S NO TWO WAYS
AROUND THE FACT
THAT SHE'S DOING IT AT ABOUT
75% OF WHAT WE NEED.
THEY'RE PICKING UP HER SLACK.
YEAH, SHE'S STUFFING JUGS
AND STUFF,
BUT WE'RE JUST DOING
ALMOST EVERYTHING FOR HER.
AMY'S TRYING HER HARDEST,
AND YOU GOT TO GIVE THAT TO HER.
SHE'S A PRETTY TOUGH GIRL
MENTALLY, YOU KNOW,
BUT...SHE'S NOT A CRABBER.
♪
Keith: UNFORTUNATELY,
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING
THE NEXT TRIP IN COLD WEATHER,
WHICH IS NOT GONNA MAKE THE JOB
ANY EASIER FOR ANYBODY.
I MEAN, YEAH, SHE CAN DO IT,
BUT I CAN'T HAUL TWO POTS
AN HOUR WAITING ON HER.
SHE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
All right, hey, go ahead and
send Amy in and cook some lunch.
And then you'll have time
to eat while we're running down
to haul the next string,
all right?
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
MY HANDS ARE SORE.
SO I'M FINDING IT DIFFICULT
TO GRAB ONTO THINGS.
I'M TRYING.
HE NEEDS SOMEBODY
WHO'S STRONG AND CAPABLE,
AND I CAN'T, YOU KNOW?
I'LL BE HONEST.
I'M REALLY HARD ON MYSELF.
I AM MY WORST CRITIC.
MY WORST CRITIC,
IT'S ME, RIGHT HERE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE STRENGTH
AND WEIGHT BEHIND YOU.
WE'RE DEALING WITH JUST TOO MANY
POUNDS AND TOO MANY REPETITIONS.
BUT [BLEEP] CAME OUT HERE,
TOOK A CHANCE.
♪
Narrator: 320 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Bill: ABOUT READY
TO PUT THIS TRIP TO BED.
Narrator: ...ON THE 108-FOOT
CAPE CAUTION...
YOU KNOW,
PICKING THESE STRINGS UP
AND GETTING OUT OF THEM
WHAT WE CAN,
RE-BAITING FOR TOWN.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL
WICHROWSKI IS JUST
10,000 POUNDS AWAY
FROM PLUGGING HIS TANKS.
Bill: WE'RE IN OUR FINAL PUSH.
WON'T BE SO BAD ONCE IT'S OVER,
BUT GETTING WHERE WE ARE
HASN'T BEEN VERY MUCH FUN.
WE HAD [BLEEP] WEATHER...
BROKEN EQUIPMENT.
WE GOT BROKEN PEOPLE.
AW!
USUALLY, PUS COMES OUT.
THIS TIME IT WAS JUST ALL BLOOD.
YEAH, JOHN'S ONLY USING
ONE HAND NOW. HE'S NOT 100%.
Narrator:
BILL'S GREENHORN, JOHN WALCZYK,
HAS BEEN NURSING
A BADLY INFECTED FINGER,
BUT IT'S ONLY GOTTEN WORSE.
WE HAVE MINOR INJURIES
LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME,
AND WE DEAL WITH THEM.
HE'S NOT LEAVING.
AND TRY AND...
AND WORK THROUGH IT AND...
I MEAN,
WE GOT A LOT AT STAKE HERE.
THE QUOTA'S PRETTY LARGE.
ONCE AGAIN, FALLING BEHIND.
Narrator: TO FILL THE BOAT,
THE SKIPPER NEEDS
ALL HANDS ON DECK...
Bill: WE CAN DO IT
ON THE SHEER EFFORT ALONE,
BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE EVERYBODY
OUT THERE TO [BLEEP] DO IT.
Narrator:
...INCLUDING THE INFECTED ONE.
♪
Bill: COME ON, JOHNNY BOY!
COME ON.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
-WHAT'S UP, BOY?
-[BLEEP]
GO!
HOOK IT UP! WE NEED TO GET THESE
[BLEEP] POTS OVER THE SIDE NOW!
[BLEEP]
TRYING TO MAKE
SOME [BLEEP] MONEY HERE.
Bill:
JOHN'S HAVING A HARD TIME.
GONNA SLOW OUR OPERATION DOWN,
AND SO IT'S GONNA CREATE
A LOT OF DISCONTENT.
THE KID'S NOT DOING
WHAT THEY THOUGHT HE WOULD DO,
AND I AGREE.
JOHN BETTER START PICKING IT UP.
OTHERWISE, I'M GONNA START
GETTING PISSED OFF.
MAN, MY HAND IS [BLEEP]
IT'S FEELING REALLY PAINFUL
RIGHT NOW.
MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE
TO DO MY JOB.
I HONESTLY DON'T THINK
THAT LITTLE BIT OF INFECTION
IN HIS HAND IS DRAGGING HIM DOWN
TO WHERE
HE'S NOT ABLE TO PERFORM.
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS CLEAN OUT
THE POT AND MAKE BAIT.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF TOUGHNESS THERE.
OHH!
FOR HIM, IT'S --
FOR JOHN, IT'S A MENTAL GAME.
CAN HE OVERCOME THIS THING?
HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE'S
IN THE BIG LEAGUES RIGHT NOW.
OH, HE'S CRYING.
MY BODY IS
COMPLETELY RIPPED APART.
I'M JUST TRYING
TO PUSH THROUGH, MAN.
I REALLY...
Bill:
'CAUSE HE'S A [BLEEP] PUPPY.
THAT'S A YOUNG 19.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
JOHN'S A KID.
I THINK HE'S GOT IT IN HIS MIND
HE WANTS TO GO HOME,
AND HE'S -- I THINK HE WAS
ALMOST SAVORING THE INFECTION
'CAUSE IT WAS A WAY OUT.
BUT...HE'S NOT USING
THE INFECTION TO GET OUT.
♪
It's about a...
WHEN YOU GUYS ARE READY,
IT'S ABOUT A HALF MILE.
OR IF YOU'RE NOT READY...
WHEN YOU'RE READY,
IN A HALF MILE.
TOAST. THAT BOY'S [BLEEP] TOAST
RIGHT NOW -- TOAST.
WHAT?
I'M JUST FEELING
REALLY NAUSEOUS.
I GOT
A PRETTY BAD HEADACHE.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE
TO GET RID OF AN INFECTION
OTHER THAN ANTIBIOTIC SO...
NO, NO, JUST...
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S A CATCH-22.
YOU GOT TO TAKE
THE ANTIBIOTICS
TO TAKE CARE OF THE INFECTION
IN YOUR HAND,
BUT OBVIOUSLY,
IT'S AFFECTING YOUR STOMACH.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
MIRACLE FIX FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO TELL YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU
ASKING ME FOR?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO?
♪
YOU'RE FREAKING OUT,
MAN.
AND I KNOW YOUR HAND HURTS,
AND WE'RE GONNA ALLEVIATE
THAT PROBLEM HERE.
I WOULD JUST SAY TO HAVE
SOME WATER AND LAY DOWN.
I'LL CHECK WITH YOU
IN A LITTLE BIT
AFTER YOUR BODY HAS A CHANCE
TO PROCESS THE ANTIBIOTIC A BIT.
ALL RIGHT.
I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR,
BUT I THINK IT WAS --
HE JUST WANTED SOME CONSOLING,
I GUESS.
HE IS YOUNG, AND THIS IS
A BIG, SCARY WORLD OUT HERE.
We're back to a four-man deck.
You're gonna be
doing bait again.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
We got two short strings.
HE'S DONE TILL
WE GET TO ST. PAUL.
JUST ROTATE DOING BAIT.
Bill:
THESE GUYS ARE GONNA GET CRANKY
BECAUSE I KNOW ZACK AND NICK
ARE GONNA --
THEY AIN'T GONNA WANT TO DO
THEIR SHARE IN THE BAIT BINS.
AW, I GET TIRED OF THE [BLEEP]
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD'VE
PROBABLY BEEN OUT ON DECK.
HE'S...
I DON'T THINK JOHN'S
HAD A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS LIFE.
I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY
LEAVE IN SEASON,
BUT HE'LL BE IN TOWN
TOMORROW SOMETIME.
WE'LL GET A SECOND OPINION
ON IT,
BUT WE DON'T NEED HIM
TO GET TO THE POINT
WHERE WE HAVE TO SEND HIM OUT
FOR HOSPITALIZATION.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
PUT THIS SON BITCH AWAY.
Narrator: 75 MILES EAST...
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR...
♪
YEAH, THESE GUYS GET THE CRAB
OFF QUICK, WHICH IS GOOD.
...THE WIZARD POWERS THROUGH
A 355,000-POUND OFF-LOAD.
Tyler: I GUESS THESE GUYS
ARE PRETTY FAST OUT HERE,
SO WE WON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
TO HANG OUT IN TOWN
OR DO ANYTHING FUN.
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
WE'LL STAY ON THE GRIND.
Keith: HEY, AMY, COME HERE
FOR A SECOND, WILL YOU?
HUH?
UM...
LOOK, I'LL BE HONEST.
I PERSONALLY THINK
THAT YOU HAVE PROVED
THAT YOU CAN DO THIS JOB.
MM-HMM.
YOUR WORST CRITIC RIGHT NOW
IS NOT ME
OR THE OLD GUYS
OR THE YOUNG GUYS.
UH-HUH.
YOUR WORST CRITIC IS HER...
THE BOAT ITSELF.
AND SHE WANTS TO WORK
AND WORK AND WORK AND WORK.
AND RIGHT NOW,
WE ARE LOSING PRODUCTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE YOU
WITH SOMEONE.
MM-HMM.
OKAY?
HONESTLY SPEAKING,
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,
I'M NOT -- I'M NOT A BIG, BURLY
DUDE, YOU KNOW?
YOU NEED SOMEBODY WHO IS,
YOU KNOW...
-CAN THROW THE HOOK?
-CAPABLE, YEAH.
THAT BLOCK, WHEN THE GUYS
PUT THE BUOYS IN THE BLOCK...
YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU SEE
HOW ROGER STRUGGLES SOMETIMES?
YEAH.
HE'S MARGINALLY CLOSE
TO JUST MAYBE
NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH
TO BE A GOOD BLOCK MAN.
NO, YOU NEED SOMEBODY
WHO IS STRONG,
BUT I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT
FROM...
A REALISTIC STANDPOINT.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. GOOD JOB.
THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
♪
Amy: SO, BASICALLY, I WAS
NEITHER FIRED, NOR DID I QUIT.
MY CAPTAIN, KEITH,
AND I JUST KIND OF CAME TO
THE REALIZATION
THAT IT WAS BETTER FOR ME,
NOT BEING A STRONG, HUGE WOMAN
ON STEROIDS,
TO CONTINUE IN OPIE FISHING.
I'VE HAD 50 GREENHORNS
THAT HAVE FOLDED UP THEIR TENT
AND WENT HOME THAT WERE DEALING
AND TOLERATED LESS PAIN
AND LESS DISCOMFORT THAN WHAT
AMY WENT THROUGH ON THIS TRIP.
HOPEFULLY THE GREENHORN DOESN'T
SCREW UP TOO BAD, THOUGH.
OTHERWISE,
HE'S GONNA GET HIS ASS CHEWED.
Narrator:
AMY WALKS AWAY WITH $15,000
OF THE WIZARD'S
$585,000 OPILIO OFF-LOAD.
ALL RIGHTY.
SEE YOU, AMY.
BYE.
Keith:
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. NEXT TRIP.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Narrator:
LINED UP TO TAKE AMY'S PLACE...
I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE RIGEL.
RIGEL?
KEITH. I'M THE CAPTAIN.
...21-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
RIGEL GREENWAY.
PICKING UP A NEW GREENHORN --
RIGEL GREENWAY, I THINK,
IS WHAT THE NAME WAS?
WE'LL SEE. IT'S GONNA BE NICE
TO HAVE SOMEONE
THAT CAN CARRY JUGS
AND BAIT AROUND, YOU KNOW?
RATHER THAN US
DOING IT FOR HIM.
KEITH: Let's get the hell
out of here.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THE LAST PIECE OF
THE JIGSAW PUZZLE IS ON BOARD.
HOPEFULLY IT WORKS.
♪
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Jake: COMING UP!
Narrator: ...ABOARD THE SAGA...
♪
NOT SO GOOD.
Narrator: ...FRESHMAN SKIPPER
JAKE ANDERSON
HAULS A STRING AGAINST
THE WISHES OF HIS MENTOR,
VETERAN SIG HANSEN.
I SCREWED UP.
IT'S A TOTAL STRIKEOUT.
Narrator: NOW THE SAGA'S NUMBERS
HAVE FALLEN OFF.
NOW WE'RE OUT HERE [BLEEP] UP.
YEAH, THE CRAB FISHING
IS NOT TOO HOT.
IT'S DIED DOWN QUITE A BIT.
LOT OF IT GOING
OVER THE SIDE AGAIN.
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
SEE, IT'S KIND OF HARD
WHEN YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE
IN THE WHEELHOUSE SOMETIMES
'CAUSE MY DECISION'S ONE THING,
AND THE OTHER CAPTAIN'S
IS ANOTHER.
BUT NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK
THEM UP AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WE CAN'T LIVE ON THESE NUMBERS
ANYMORE.
PROBLEM IS, I DON'T KNOW
WHERE I HAVE MY STRINGS OUT.
WHERE DO YOU GO?
I'VE HAD ONE GLIMMER OF HOPE
THROUGH ALL THIS.
I HAVE A TRUSTED ADVISOR
AND A TEACHER, MENTOR.
I HOPE SIG CAN...HELP ME.
I'VE GOT TO CRAWL BACK TO HIM
WITH MY TAIL BETWEEN MY LEGS.
HE LOVES MORE THAN ANYTHING
WATCHING ME SQUIRM.
LET'S GIVE HIM A CALL.
YO, YO, YO.
Got me?
[BLEEP]
I messed up.
And [bleep] everything
all up.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
.143 is what
I'm setting my pots at.
What are you setting yours at?
HE'S JUST A -- I GOT TO WRAP
THIS JAKE THING UP.
[ STATIC ]
Jake: RADIO SILENCE.
HE'S DONE WITH ME.
HE WON'T WORK WITH ME ANYMORE.
HE PUT US HERE, AND WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING TOGETHER.
THAT WAS THE DEAL.
HOW DO YOU BITE THE HAND
THAT FEEDS YOU?
I WON'T EVER DO THIS AGAIN.
Sig: I DON'T FEEL
IT'S OUR OBLIGATION
TO HELP JAKE RIGHT NOW.
CRABBING'S REALLY GOOD
OVER HERE.
BECAUSE IF HE REALLY
WANTED TO BE THE BOSS,
HE WOULD'VE JUST
FINISHED CHECKING THESE POTS
LIKE I ASKED HIM TO DO.
HE DIDN'T.
I'M NOT TELLING JAKE
WHAT NUMBERS I HAVE.
OH, YEAH!
LOOKS GOOD.
GET YOUR BEARING.
YOU KNOW,
HE NEEDS TO GET OUT THERE
AND REALLY MAKE SOME DECISIONS
AND FIND HIS OWN WAY.
'CAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN.
♪
Narrator: 98 MILES SOUTHEAST
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR...
LOOK AT ALL MY CRABS!
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT ALL MY [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL THAT HARD WORK,
ALL THE SWEAT, SORE MUSCLES --
IT'S ALL IN HERE RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
...THE CAPE CAUTION OFF-LOADS
THEIR NEARLY 135,000 POUNDS
OF CRAB.
YEAH, WE STARTED
ON THE FRONT TANK THERE.
THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
SO P.A.'s ON HER WAY DOWN --
PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK
AT JOHN'S HAND
AND GET SOMEBODY'S
OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT
ON WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE INFECTION.
Narrator: WHILE IN PORT,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GET A DIAGNOSIS
ON HIS GREENHORN'S
INFECTED HAND.
HOPEFULLY IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF CONTINUED TREATMENT
LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING
AND THEN GETTING HIM
BACK TO WORK.
John: I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
THEY TOLD ME TO DO --
DOUBLE ANTIBIOTICS, CLEANING IT.
WANT TO BE HEALTHY.
YOU KNOW, I'M 19.
I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE
ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,
SO WHATEVER THE DOCTOR
TELLS ME TO DO,
I'M GONNA LISTEN
TO WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS TO DO.
MY NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY RIGHT NOW
IS...GETTING HEALTHY.
-YEAH. HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
PROBABLY DOWN IN THE GALLEY
WOULD BE THE BEST.
-STRAIGHT DOWN?
-YEAH.
OKAY.
STARTING TO TAKE SOME CRAB
OFF THE BOAT.
WE STILL GOT A SHOT
AT TURNING THAT BOY INTO A MAN.
IT'S AN OUTSIDE CHANCE
RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT'S STILL A CHANCE SO...
HI. JOHN?
-YEAH.
-I'M LORI.
NICE TO MEET YOU, LORI.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO, THEY SAID
THAT YOU HAD AN ISSUE?
YEAH, WITH MY LEFT HAND.
-YEAH.
-OKAY.
SO, THEY JUST --
THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU NEEDED
TO BE SEEN OR...
OH, OKAY.
SO, HOW LONG'S IT BEEN
LIKE THAT?
IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION
ABOUT FOUR DAYS AGO,
AND IT WAS
PRETTY WELL ADVANCED --
ALL THE TELLTALE SIGNS.
IT WAS RED, IT WAS SWOLLEN,
IT WAS HOT,
AND IT HAD A BOIL
IN THE CENTER.
GOT ANYTHING FOR PAIN?
DO YOU HAVE PAIN?
YEAH, IT HURTS A LOT.
IT LOOKS LIKE
IT WOULD HURT.
Bill:
GOT A LOT WORSE THAN THIS,
BUT WE PULLED HIM OFF DECK
TO GET THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
TO KICK IN A LITTLE BIT
ALONG WITH THE ANTIBIOTICS,
AND IT'S BEEN COMING UP
WITH A LOT UNTIL YESTERDAY,
-AND THEN IT --
-YESTERDAY, WHEN I DID IT,
IT WAS JUST STRAIGHT BLOOD,
NO MORE PUS.
OKAY, WELL,
IT LOOKS PRETTY SERIOUS NOW.
I THINK THAT YOU NEED TO
DEFINITELY COME INTO THE CLINIC.
YOU MAY ACTUALLY NEED
SOME I.V. ANTIBIOTICS.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER
JUST SENDING HIM TO ANCHORAGE.
OKAY.
IT'S STILL DRAINING
PRETTY BAD,
AND NOW YOU'VE GOT IT UP
AT THE JOINT SPACE AND...
FIXABLE,
BUT MAY TAKE SOME TIME.
OKAY, SO WE NEED TO GET HIM
UP TO THE CLINIC, THEN?
IS THAT OKAY?
-SURE.
-OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE?
THANK YOU.
THANKS.
OH, YOU KNOW THE WAY IT IS.
EVERYBODY I'VE EVER TAKEN
TO THE CLINIC IS FLOWN OUT.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
♪
Narrator: 270 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON ST. PAUL ISLAND...
♪
Nick: WE'RE ALMOST DONE
WITH OUR OFF-LOAD.
FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT.
Narrator:
...THE CAPE CAUTION FINISHES UP
A $223,000 OFF-LOAD.
FILL UP WITH FUEL, AND THEN
WE'RE OUT, BACK AT IT AGAIN.
HOPEFULLY JOHN CAN JUST STAY
ON HIS OWN TWO FEET.
Narrator: GREENHORN JOHN WALCZYK
RETURNS TO THE BOAT
AFTER A TRIP TO THE CLINIC.
John: THANK YOU.
Bill: WHAT'S UP, MAN?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW,
I HOPE HE DOESN'T GO HOME,
'CAUSE THEN THAT MEANS
WE GOT FOUR GUYS
THE REST OF THE SEASON,
AND THAT'S NOT FUN.
♪
THEY'RE GONNA LET YOU WORK?
I CAN'T GO OUT ON DECK
FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS.
I CAN'T GET IT WET AT ALL
THEY SAID SO...
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.
Bill: THE SWELLING DECREASES
AND THE REDNESS GOES AWAY,
HE'S GOOD TO GO.
SO IF IT STAYS THE SAME
OR GETS WORSE,
WE NEED TO GET HIM OUT.
AND I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.
HE'S ON BOARD.
HE CAN GO BACK TO WORK.
FEW DAYS,
GET YOU BACK OUT ON DECK.
COOL.
YEAH, WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND CUT LINES.
LEAVE THE BOW TILL LAST.
I'll take the bow in
so the [Indistinct] can get on.
NOW WE'RE DONE. WE'RE OUT.
YEAH!
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
Nick: WE GOT JOHN.
HE CAN'T COME OUT ON DECK,
SO WE SOMEHOW KEPT HIM,
BUT IN THE PROCESS,
WE ACQUIRED A PERSONAL MAID
OUT HERE ON THE BERING SEA.
[ SCOFFS ]
MEDICATION THAT THEY GAVE ME.
THE DOCTOR SAID SPECIFICALLY --
HER EXACT WORDS WERE,
"DON'T STICK YOUR HAND
IN ANYTHING DIRTY OR WET."
SO, JOHN, YOU THINK
YOU STILL WANT TO BE A CRABBER?
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE UNDERSTANDS
MY JOB DESCRIPTION OR NOT,
AND I HOPE TO GOD
SHE GOT IT RIGHT.
Bill: COULD'VE JUST EASILY
PUT HIM ON THE PLANE,
AND I THINK THAT WAS WHAT HE WAS
PRETTY MUCH READY TO DO.
BUT I COULD TELL
HE WAS EXTREMELY BUMMED OUT,
SO I JUST KIND OF WENT ON
AND IGNORED IT.
I DON'T LET PEOPLE QUIT.
IF HE'S GONNA QUIT, IT'S BECAUSE
HE JUST COULDN'T DO IT.
IT'S NOT BECAUSE
OF THIS INFECTION.
♪
[ SONAR PINGING ]
Narrator: 112 MILES WEST...
Keith: YO, IT'S GETTING
A LITTLE NAUTICAL OUT HERE, MAN.
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith:
WE GOT A SERIOUS TIDE CHANGE
HERE ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO AGO,
AND THESE 16-FOOTERS TURNED INTO
20- AND 25-FOOTERS REAL FAST,
AND THEY'RE A LOT SHARPER
AND A LOT NASTIER.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING
TO PLUG AWAY ON HERE
UNTIL THIS DROPS OFF.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN BATTLES
A VICIOUS SWELL
TO RETRIEVE HIS SOAKING GEAR.
Keith: YOU KNOW, I TOLD THE GUYS
TO PUT SOME DRY STUFF ON,
GEAR UP, BECAUSE THE RIDE WILL
BE HELLACIOUS AFTER THAT POINT.
♪
THIS IS NOT THE BEST NIGHT
TO BE BREAKING IN A GREENHORN.
FISHING HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A GOOD SUCCESS WITH ME.
PLUS IT RUNS IN MY FAMILY.
MY DAD STARTED WHEN HE WAS 17,
AND NOW HE'S BEEN THE CAPTAIN
EVER SINCE HE WAS 20.
IT'S, LIKE, ONE OF THE ONLY
THINGS I'M REALLY GOOD ABOUT.
AMY WASN'T VERY STRONG.
I MEAN, HE'S 5'9", 180 POUNDS.
SO THIS NEW GUY MIGHT BE BADASS.
I'M BETTING THE FARM ON HIM.
[ WIND RUSHING ]
I HOPE HE CAN PULL THROUGH.
WE NEED HIM.
♪
COMING UP.
ROGER! HERE WE GO!
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
BACK TO A FULL STAFF HERE.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST AS CONCERNED
ABOUT OUR NEW GREENHORN,
BUT HE'S HAULED POTS BEFORE.
IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS
HIS FIRST DAY OUT AT SEA.
♪
NOW, GRANTED,
HE'S JUST STARTING,
SO I HOPE HE CAN SURVIVE
THE JOB.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-YEAH, MAN! [BLEEP] YEAH!
-STILL HARDER.
-WHOO!
I MEAN, IT'S NO 400,
BUT MAYBE IT'S A 250 ANYWAYS.
[ MAN SHOUTS ]
I THINK RIGEL'S STARTING
TO KIND OF GET THE HANG
OF THINGS A LITTLE BIT.
NEXT COUPLE STRINGS
WILL TELL US A LOT.
THE WEATHER'S NOT GIVING HIM
A BREAK,
BUT RIGEL'S CHUGGING
RIGHT ALONG.
HE SEEMS TO BE DOING OKAY.
WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO SURVIVE RIGHT NOW.
THE NEW GREENHORN SEEMS LIKE
HE'S GONNA WORK OUT.
HE KNOWS HOW TO KEEP
HIS NOSE DOWN AND KEEP WORKING.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
Rigel: [ GROANS ]
[ GROANS ]
AW [BLEEP] ME.
HE'S JUST HOBBLING
ON ONE LEG.
OHH!
[ MUTTERS ]
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
I guess Rigel
dislocated his kneecap.
WHAT?
Narrator: AS THE BOAT ROLLED...
Rigel: [ GROANS ]
Narrator: ...THE GREENHORN
COLLIDED WITH THE BAIT STATION.
♪
KEITH: Rigel,
stop trying to work, okay?
MONTE, HAVE HIM COME STAND
RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, OKAY?
RIGEL, GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY
FROM THE RAIL!
♪
All right.
Once we get the deck cleared,
we're gonna bring him inside.
That's [bleep] bull[bleep]
NOW I'M DOWN A [BLEEP] HAND.
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS KID.
[BLEEP] YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT, "MOUSE."
I'M GONNA GET OFF THE WHEEL HERE
FOR A SECOND.
MEET ME IN THE GEAR ROOM.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE [BLEEP]
GOING ON WITH OUR CREWMAN.
YEAH, NO,
THIS IS TOTAL HORSE[BLEEP]
Narrator:
THE NORTHWESTERN LEADS THE PACK,
WHILE THE SAGA FLOUNDERS
IN FIFTH PLACE.
WHO'S YOUR DADDY, JAKE?
♪
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Sig:
HE CAN'T BE THAT BLIND, IS HE?
HEY, GET THIS BAG IN THE BLOCK.
IT'S JAKE'S.
Write him a little note --
"Hey, jackass."
OH, YEAH, THAT'S HIM.
THAT'S HIM.
You got a Sharpie?
I TOLD HIM.
I WANTED HIM ON EITHER SIDE.
THEY SET IT RIGHT ACROSS
THE TOP OF MY STUFF.
"WITH LOVE, N.W."
WHAT DID YOU WRITE ON THERE
ANYWAY?
"ARE YOU F'ing BLIND?
With love, N.W."
You got to get spanked
a few times.
Narrator: 360 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ABOARD THE WIZARD...
I guess
Rigel dislocated his kneecap.
WHAT?
♪
All right.
Once we get the deck cleared,
we're gonna bring him inside.
That's [bleep] bull[bleep]
NOW I'M DOWN A [BLEEP] HAND.
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS KID.
[BLEEP] YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT, MOUSE.
I'M GONNA GET OFF THE WHEEL
HERE FOR A SECOND.
MEET ME IN THE GEAR ROOM.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE [BLEEP]
GOING ON WITH OUR CREWMAN.
THERE YOU GO.
JUST SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE
ON THIS DESK, BUD.
HEY, SHUT THE...
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HAVE A SEAT, HAVE A SEAT.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, MAN?
[ Voice breaking ] I DON'T KNOW.
MY [BLEEP] LEG, I THINK.
[ GRUNTS ]
OKAY, SO...
SO, WHAT HAPPENED NOW?
I SLIPPED.
[ SIGHS ]
-YOU SLIPPED?
-YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. AND?
BENT -- THIS WENT IN,
UNDER, AND OVER.
AND I'M GUESSING THIS IS
A REGULAR THING?
BECAUSE YOU SEEMED TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED
IMMEDIATELY.
NO, MY KNEECAP
IS ON THE SIDE.
HAS THIS HAPPENED
BEFORE?
BE HONEST WITH ME.
-IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
-YEAH.
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
WHY ARE YOU -- WHY --
WHY ARE YOU OUT HERE?
WHY DID YOU NOT ALERT ME TO THIS
BEFORE YOU TOOK THIS JOB?
NOW, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO NOW
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER PUT A [BLEEP]
TITANIUM KNEE BACK IN PLACE,
ALL RIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU'VE HAD
THIS HAPPEN BEFORE.
WHAT DO WE DO?
I CAN'T POP IT BACK OVER.
SO, WHAT HAPPENS?
DO I HAVE TO
GO TO TOWN NOW?
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED --
I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER
THAT QUESTION.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME?
I GOT SENT HOME.
I KNOW YOU GOT SENT HOME.
NOW WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
IS HOW DID THE CAPTAIN,
WHEN YOU BLEW
YOUR KNEE OUT
AND THIS THING DISLOCATED
LAST TIME,
HOW DID YOUR CAPTAIN
DEAL WITH IT
AND HOW DID YOU DEAL
WITH IT.
DID HE GO TO TOWN
IMMEDIATELY?
HE DID NOT.
HE STAYED OUT.
AND HOW WAS YOUR KNEE?
HOW LONG WAS HE OUT FOR?
TWO, THREE DAYS.
HE WAS OUT
FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS.
AND HOW WAS THAT FOR YOU?
HE DIDN'T HAVE ME ON DECK.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY
HE DIDN'T HAVE YOU ON DECK.
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP] WALK.
COME ON, MAN.
LET'S HAVE A REALITY CHECK
HERE, OKAY?
AND NOW I'M UNDER
AN OBLIGATION
TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CREW
IS SAFE AND OKAY,
AND YOU'RE ONE OF MY CREW.
CAN I CONTINUE TO FISH,
OR DO I HAVE TO
TURN THIS [BLEEP] BOAT AROUND
AND GO BACK TO TOWN?
AND GUESS WHAT.
WE GOT SEVEN GUYS
ON THIS BOAT RIGHT NOW...
AND RIGEL'S A DIRTY WORD BECAUSE
THEY JUST ALL GOT LONG SHIFTS.
QUITE FRANKLY, I FEEL LIKE
YOU'VE BEEN DISHONEST TO ME
AND THE REST OF THIS CREW --
AND TO YOURSELF.
YOU GUYS,
LET'S GET HIM TO HIS BUNK.
LET'S GO AHEAD
AND GET HIS BOOTS OFF FOR HIM
AND EVERYTHING, ALL RIGHT?
♪
THAT [BLEEP] KID HAS GOT ME
[BLEEP] PISSED OFF.
THIS IS NOT --
IT HASN'T HAPPENED ONCE.
THIS IS
AN ONGOING [BLEEP] THING.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
WE ARE. WE'RE [BLEEP]
WE'RE BARELY INTO THIS TRIP,
AND WE'RE [BLEEP] SHORTHANDED.
BARELY GETTING STARTED, AND WE
[BLEEP] JUST WENT A MAN DOWN.
GOD [BLEEP] IT.
YO [BLEEP] DAMN IT'S RIGHT.
WELL, WE CAN'T GO NOW.
WE GOT NORTHERLY [BLEEP]
45, MAN.
WE'LL BE A [BLEEP] BRICK OF ICE
BY THE TIME WE GET THERE.
[BLEEP]
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER.
I MEAN,
THIS IS LIKE A [BLEEP]
THIS IS LIKE [BLEEP]
SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE
YOU HOPE
YOU WAKE UP FROM SOMETIME.
SO STUPID.
Man: TRADED DOWN, MAN.
WE [BLEEP] TRADED DOWN.
[BLEEP]
YOU WANT TO [BLEEP]
PUT THIS STRING ON HERE,
OR WHAT THE [BLEEP]
WE GONNA DO?
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE
TO HAUL GEAR.
Keith: WE'RE WORKING
SHORTHANDED NOW.
WE NEEDED A MAN FAST,
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE
TO PROPERLY VET THIS GUY.
I HIRED A GUY THAT SHOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN ON THIS BOAT --
HAD NO BUSINESS
BEING OUT HERE.
THEY HAD TO CUT IT OPEN.
Man: OH.
THEY CUT A MUSCLE OVER HERE
SO THEY COULD PULL IT BACK OVER.
[ SNIFFLES ]
YOU LOOK IN THE PAPER
UNDER "USED CARS,"
AND YOU SEE THAT '67 CAMARO.
THE GUY SAYS HE NEEDS THE CASH
IMMEDIATELY,
YOU SEND HIM THE MONEY,
AND THEN YOU GO
TO PICK UP THE CAR,
AND IT'S A [BLEEP] LEMON.
I REALIZE THAT I PROBABLY
MADE A HUGE MISTAKE.