Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 4, Episode 11 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript

NICE SAVE!

Narrator: IN THE THIRD WEEK,
BRAVING HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS,

THE OPILIO FLEET
IS FINALLY DIALING IN.

Man: THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THERE.

Narrator: BUT WITH A HURRICANE
ON THE HORIZON...

...THE BERING SEA EXACTS
HER TOLL ON THE MEN.

I HAD A WEIRD PREMONITION
COMING INTO THIS SEASON.

Narrator:
FREAK ACCIDENTS...

HEY! WATCH OUT!

...AND VOLATILE SEAS...

MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS WINS.
[ LAUGHS ]



Narrator:
...AS THE HUNT CONTINUES

FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.

GET YOUR ASS OUTSIDE
AND EARN YOUR [BLEEP] MONEY.

[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

Man: 179.

PRIBILOF ISLANDS --

GALE WARNING TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

Narrator:
ACROSS THE CRAB GROUNDS,

AN EMERGENCY WEATHER ALERT
IS BROADCAST OVER THE RADIO.

Man: SEAS 17 FEET.

HURRICANE-FORCE WIND WARNING
THROUGH TONIGHT.

SEAS 27 FEET.
SOUTHWEST WIND 30 KNOTS.

A HURRICANE GAINING STRENGTH
OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS

HAS CHANGED DIRECTION...



Man: SEAS 25 FEET.

...AND IS NOW ON A COLLISION
COURSE WITH THE OPILIO GROUNDS.

AS SKIPPERS PREPARE
FOR THE ONSLAUGHT,

BACK IN DUTCH,

MECHANICAL REPAIRS
HAVE PUT THE CORNELIA MARIE

FAR BEHIND SCHEDULE.

I ABOUT BLEW A GASKET YESTERDAY.

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA
HAVE A [BLEEP] HEART ATTACK.

Narrator: THE SECOND BAND-AID
TO HIS ENGINE

HAS NOW PUT PHIL
NEARLY $60,000 IN THE HOLE.

JUST FIX
THE [BLEEP] THING.

Phil:
SO, WE PUT A BAND-AID ON IT.

HE THINKS IT'LL WORK
FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON,

AND, HOPEFULLY, WE FIXED IT,

AND IT SEEMS TO BE RUNNING FINE
RIGHT NOW -- KNOCK ON WOOD.

NOW WE'RE GONNA HEAD BACK OUT.

HURRICANE'S READY TO ROCK.

HERE IN LIKE A DAY, WE'LL BE
HAULING SOME FATTY POTS,

LIKE FILL THIS PUPPY UP.

IT'S GONNA GET COLD,

BUT, HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET
SOME CRAB ON BEFORE IT DOES.

HERE'S ROUND TWO, RIGHT HERE.

IT'S BLOWING ABOUT 50 OUT,
BUT WE'RE GONNA LEAVE ANYWAY.

Narrator: WITH MORE THAN 70,000
POUNDS LEFT TO CATCH

FOR HIS FIRST DELIVERY,

PHIL MUST GET BACK TO THE
GROUNDS AND ON THE CRAB FAST.

DOWN ON DECK,
PER CAPTAIN'S ORDERS,

THE ENTIRE CREW HUSTLES
TO GET AHEAD ON BAIT SETUPS...

...EVERYONE WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF JAKE, PHIL'S YOUNGEST SON.

[ SIGHS ]

OH, YEAH.

Narrator: SINCE LAST OCTOBER'S
KING SEASON,

NOT ONLY HAS JAKE
BEEN FEELING HIS OATS...

AW, JAKE!

I OUGHT TO FIRE
HIS [BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.

YOU LAME ASS.

Narrator:
...HE'S BEEN WHITTLING AWAY
AT HIS DAD'S JANGLED NERVES.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

I'M GONNA PULL THE BOSS CARD
THIS TIME.

NOW YOU KNOW
WHY LIONS EAT THEIR YOUNG.

Narrator:
AND WITH SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY
ALREADY LOST THIS SEASON,

HIS DAD IS GOING TO NEED
ALL HANDS ON DECK

IN ORDER TO PULL OFF A COMEBACK.

Phil: 'CAUSE WE GOT A LOT
OF WORK TO DO.

I HOPE WE GO OUT
AND SMACK 'EM DEAD.

THAT'S THE PLAN.

WE NEED A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
AFTER ALL THIS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO FISH HARD.

SO, THAT'S FINE.
WE KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.

Narrator: AS THE HURRICANE
BEGINS COVERING THE GROUNDS,

PHIL THROTTLES HIS TWIN
630-HORSEPOWER ENGINES

TO FULL POWER,

DRIVING THE CORNELIA MARIE
INTO THE DARK, UNCERTAIN SEAS.

Phil:
IT'S [BLEEP] OUT.

SEAS ARE BUILDING.

YOU CAN'T SEE A DAMN THING.

Narrator: FISHING 295 MILES
TO THE NORTHWEST,

WIZARD CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
HAS SPENT THE LAST 15 HOURS

GRINDING THE SOUTHERN EDGE
OF THE HURRICANE.

AND AS THE WEATHER
RAPIDLY DETERIORATES,

IT'S EITHER WORK
OR TUCK TAIL AND RUN.

YEAH, THIS WEATHER'S
GOING TO CRAP ON US NOW.

BUT IT'S COMING OUT

OF THE ABSOLUTE WORST
DIRECTION POSSIBLE.

I HAVEN'T SEEN AN OPENING TRIP
LIKE THIS IN A LONG TIME.

WHOA.

Man: IT'S COMING UP,
GETTING A LITTLE NASTY.

THEY'RE CALLING
FOR NAUTICAL AGAIN.

THAT'S 50-MILE-AN-HOUR.

DON'T GET ME WORKED UP,
OKAY?

Narrator: AFTER LAST NIGHT'S
MOTIVATIONAL CHAT...

PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING
I'VE SEEN SO FAR

IS A "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN"
CREW

FISHING ON A
"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN BOAT."

...AND AFTER RALLYING
FOR 24 STRAIGHT HOURS,

THE WIZARD CREW
HAS FINALLY UNITED.

Colburn: I'M GONNA PUT IT
ON A PRETTY SLOPPY COURSE.

IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT IN THE DITCH
ON THE STARBOARD SIDE.

GLAD I'M NOT
THROWING THE SHOTS RIGHT NOW.

Colburn: IT'S BEEN A WHILE
SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN BLASTED

BACK TO BACK TO BACK
WITH BIG-TIME BLOWS LIKE THIS.

GOT IT!

WHEN IT STARTS REALLY SCREAMING,
I MEAN, THE WAVES STACK UP,

THEY'VE JUST GOT THESE BIG,
NASTY, GREEN TEETH,

AND ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS JUST KEEP FROM GETTING BIT.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHEN IT'S GONNA COME,

WHEN THAT WAVE IS THAT'S GONNA
TAKE OUT THE BOW

AND JUST COME FLYING DOWN THE
DECK AND CLEAR THE WHOLE DECK.

JUST A COUPLE MORE, GUYS.
TWO MORE. TWO MORE, OKAY?

Narrator:
KEITH DECIDES TO STOP HAULING.

GET 'EM OFF.

GET 'EM OFF.

GET TO THE NEXT STRING
AND SEE IF WE CAN HAUL IT.

Narrator: EVEN WITH BIG NUMBERS
COMING ABOARD,

CONDITIONS ON DECK ARE BECOMING
TOO DANGEROUS TO FISH.

BUT I'M GONNA MOVE THE BOAT
AND GET OUT OF HERE

BEFORE THAT NEXT BLOW SHOWS UP.

WE'RE ALWAYS RACING THE CLOCK
OUT HERE.

TIME TO GO GET DRY.

YEAH, YOU GUYS, STACK UP IT UP,
SECURE EVERYTHING,

AND GET OFF DECK
AS QUICK AS YOU CAN, ALL RIGHT?

Narrator: BUT BEFORE THE MEN
CAN CLEAR THE DECK...

WHOO!
WHOO!

HO!

[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WAS COOL.

I SEEN THAT THING [BLEEP] WALL
COMING,

AND I COME DUCKING
BEHIND THIS THING.

THAT WAS INTERESTING.

Colburn:
HEADS UP! HEADS UP!

Narrator: ...EXPERIENCED
DECKHAND LENNY LEKANOFF

GRABS ONTO THE STEEL COILER

AS NEARLY 11 TONS OF WATER
CRASHES OVER THE DECK.

BOY, THAT WAS SPOOKY!
[ LAUGHS ]

THAT WAS SPOOKY!
I NEVER RAN FROM A WAVE BEFORE.

I THOUGHT
THAT WAS COMING THIS WAY.

WELL,
I WAS HOLDING ONTO IT.

DON'T GOT TO TELL ME TWICE.
I'M OUT OF HERE!

IT'S A GOOD THING
LENNY WAS OVER THERE,

BECAUSE HE SAW IT RIGHT ABOUT
THE TIME I WAS YELLING AT HIM,

AND HE GOT OUT OF THE WAY QUICK.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST LUCKY

THERE WAS ONLY ONE GUY
OVER AT THE RAIL

'CAUSE IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD
A GREENHORN OVER THERE

CLEARING CRAB
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

THERE'S NO WAY
THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE

TO GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME.

RIGHT NOW, THE BERING SEA'S
DEFINITELY LOOKING

LIKE IT'S HAVING
ONE OF THOSE YEARS.

I HAD A WEIRD PREMONITION
COMING INTO THIS SEASON, TOO.

Narrator: COMING UP, 5 POUNDS
OF STEEL SLAPS A SKIPPER.

Man: IF YOU'RE NOT BLEEDING,
YOU'RE NOT WORKING!

Narrator: AND 1,000 POUNDS
OF STEEL TRAPS A GREENHORN.

HEY! WATCH OUT!

Narrator:
JUST SOUTH OF THE STORM,

285 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR,

THE NORTHWESTERN CREW
HAS BEEN WORKING FOR 24 HOURS,

GRINDING THROUGH NEARLY 200 POTS
WITHOUT A BREAK.

I'M GONNA BE SLEEPING STANDING
UP SORTING CRAB HERE

IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES --
I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

SIG CAN RUN THIS BOAT SLEEPING,
STANDING UP.

AND OBVIOUSLY, HE IS,
AT 20 KNOTS RIGHT NOW.

Sig: RIGHT NOW,
WE'VE BEEN UP FOR 24 HOURS,

TRYING TO GET THROUGH OUR POTS.

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,
IT'S SNOWING,

AND I MEAN IT'S SNOWING
TO THE POINT

WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE
PAST THE BOW.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT RIGHT ON
THE BAG, YOU WON'T SEE THE POT.

YOU WILL NOT FIND THEM.

IT JUST GOES TO SHOW, MAN,

THAT YOU GET IT
FROM ALL ANGLES AROUND HERE.

IT NEVER FAILS.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER THING THAT
YOU KIND OF HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

Sig:
500, 600 CRAB THERE?

Man:
THIS ONE'S GOING IN THE BOOKS --
THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE TOPPING OFF THE TANK.
IT'S GETTING REAL CLOSE.

I CAN TELL YOU
ONE POSITIVE THING, BOYS --

THERE'S ONLY 20 POTS
IN THIS STRING.

Narrator: THE DOGGED CREW'S
IN THE HOMESTRETCH

WHEN A CALL COMES IN
FROM THE PROCESSOR.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

YEAH?

YEAH, RIGHT.

THAT'S NEWS.

ALL RIGHT,
I'LL TALK TO YOU GUYS LATER.

THE PROCESSING FACILITY

BASICALLY BUMPED UP OUR DATE
BY TWO DAYS,

AND THEY ALSO BUMPED UP
WHAT THEY WANTED US TO BRING IN.

NOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE WE GOT
TO PULL ANOTHER ALL-NIGHTER

AND INTO THE DAY SO THAT WE CAN
GET THIS BOAT FULL.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG GOES OVER
THE HAILER WITH THE BAD NEWS.

THIS IS [BLEEP]

I KIND OF PROMISED THE GUYS
I WOULDN'T DO IT,

BUT, YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE,
VAMPIRES AGAIN.

ANOTHER ALL-NIGHTER.

HE SAID HE WASN'T GONNA DO THIS
AFTER THE FIRST NIGHT.

HERE WE ARE AGAIN.

Narrator: IT'LL BE ANOTHER
SLEEPLESS NIGHT FOR THE CREW,

WHO ARE ALREADY WALKING ZOMBIES.

THE GUYS ARE JUST GONNA
HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND DO IT.

THAT WAS MY HAPPY PLACE.

NOW I GOT NOTHING.

[ YAWNING ]

OH, YEAH!
KEEP 'EM COMING.

HEY! WATCH OUT!

COME ON, GO.
GET OUT OF THERE.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

YOU OKAY?

Narrator:
THE CREW FREES JAKE

BEFORE HE'S CRUSHED
BY THE 1,000-POUND STEEL POT.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'LL RAISE THE HAIR
ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK.

FATIGUED DECKHANDS MAKE
A POTENTIALLY DEADLY MISTAKE.

THE POT WAS LEFT ON THE LAUNCHER

WITHOUT THE DOGS
TIGHTLY SECURED.

[BLEEP] HAPPENS
WHEN YOU'RE IN A HURRY, MAN.

HAD THERE BEEN ANY MORE ROLL,
I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOAST.

WHOO-HOO.

Narrator: AFTER SHAKING OFF
A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT,

THE CREW GETS BACK TO BUSINESS.

IN HEAVY SEAS
105 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST,

TIME BANDIT CAPTAIN
ANDY HILLSTRAND

IS ON A HOT STREAK

AND JUST 35,000 POUNDS SHY
OF HIS FIRST DELIVERY.

WE'RE UP TO PULL THE LAST POTS
TO PLUG THE BOAT,

AND THE GUYS ARE HAVING BETS
FROM 11 TO 25 POTS

IS WHAT THEY'RE FIGURING
TO TOTALLY PLUG OUR BOAT HERE.

I WANT TO SEE MY BROTHER
PULLING FULL POTS,

'CAUSE I'M PULLING FULL POTS,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING IN QUICKER.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE.

I MIGHT EVEN GO OUT ON DECK
TODAY AND GIVE THEM A HAND.

Andy: THE WEATHER'S COMING UP,
EASTERLY 45 ALREADY.

BUT THE WAVES
AREN'T CAUGHT UP YET,

SO IT'S GONNA GET ROUGH,
AND IT'S GONNA GET ROUGH FAST.

Neal:
JUST WAITING FOR HIM TO COME OUT

AND SEE
WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH,

ENJOY A LITTLE PUNISHMENT
LIKE US,

SEE WHAT THEIR LITTLE BROTHER
HAS TO GO THROUGH.

FREEZING OUT HERE!

IT'S COLDER THAN FREEZING
OUT HERE!

THESE WINDS HERE ARE GONNA
[BLEEP] QUADRUPLE.

IT'S GONNA BE 80, 90 KNOTS --
I JUST KNOW IT.

YOU WATCH. STAND BY FOR A
WEATHER UPDATE IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

IT'S GONNA BE BLOWING 20 KNOTS.

IT'S GONNA BE TWICE AS HARD
TO PULL GEAR,

TWICE AS HARD TO SORT CRAB,

TWICE AS HARD
JUST TO STAND OUT HERE.

Narrator:
ALTHOUGH BIG BROTHER JOHNATHAN

HAS ONLY HIT THE DECK
A FEW TIMES THIS SEASON,

FOR THE CREW,
IT'S A WELCOME SIGHT

AND A CHANCE
TO GET A FEW DIGS IN.

CAPTAIN JOHN'S A GREAT DECKHAND.

IT'S JUST BEEN A WHILE
SINCE HE'S DONE IT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE!

HE'S SHOWING THE BOYS
HOW TO DO IT.

YEAH!

NICE.

Narrator: JOHNATHAN'S EXTRA
MUSCLE IS NEEDED,

AS EACH POT CLEARING THE RAIL
IS STUFFED WITH KEEPERS.

[ GRUNTING ]

I HAVEN'T WORKED
WITH JOHN HILLSTRAND

ON DECK SINCE '91.

A LONG TIME AGO.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
IT'LL ALL COME BACK TO HIM.

HE SAYS HE'S GONNA STAY
UNTIL THEIR BOAT'S FULL,

BUT I'M THINKING HE'S ONLY GONNA
STAY FOR FOUR POTS.

BUT HE'S GONNA BEAT THAT,
IT LOOKS LIKE.

EIGHT POTS.

[ CHEERING AND LAUGHTER ]

MY BROTHER!
YEAH!

Andy: YEAH, BROTHER!

YEAH, BROTHER!

FULL POT. WHOO!

WELL, I THINK
YOUR MISERY'S ABOUT OVER,

'CAUSE WE'RE ALREADY
STUFFING THAT TANK.

[ LAUGHS ]

THIS TANK IS FILLING UP
RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.

I WAS ON DECK FOR 11 YEARS --

ACTUALLY SINCE I WAS LIKE 5
AND ABOUT THIS BIG.

CAPTAIN USA!

I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T WANT HIM
TO HURT HIMSELF OVER THERE.

ONE SHOT -- ONE KILL, BABY!

YEAH!

WANT TO HELP HIM
LAND THAT?

AND THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.
RIGHT ON, BRO.

AHH!

THIS IS THE GREATEST TIME
OF ANYBODY'S LIFE

IS RIGHT BEFORE
THE BOAT GETS LOADED.

HE DID PRETTY GOOD.

I WAS IMPRESSED.
I WAS.

IT'S UNDERNEATH THE BOAT.

DIVE ON IT!
THROW IT!

[ CLANKING ]

Narrator: JOHNATHAN'S UNDERARM
THROW MISSES THE BUOY BAG,

BUT THE 5-POUND HOOK
LANDS SQUARE ON THE FACE.

[BLEEP]
I JUST GOT [BLEEP]

I JUST WOUNDED MYSELF BAD.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] HIT MYSELF
IN THE [BLEEP] NOSE.

CAPTAIN DOWN!

[ LAUGHTER ]

HE MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO TOWN
TO GET SOME STITCHES.

[ LAUGHS ]

IS IT BAD?

NO! HELL, NO!
YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE IT!

IF YOU'RE NOT BLEEDING,
YOU'RE NOT WORKING.

IS IT THAT BAD?

YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN HE GOES OUT?

I THINK
IT'S ALREADY FROZE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: JOHNATHAN TOUGHS
IT OUT FOR ONE MORE POT

BEFORE HEADING IN
FOR DAMAGE CONTROL.

WATCH THIS POT NOW.

YEAH, I BETTER GO SEE
WHAT THE DAMAGE IS.

SEE WHAT THE DAMAGES ARE.

I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.

[ MEN TALKING INDISTINCTLY ]

NORMAL DECKHAND WALKS OFF DECK
LIKE THAT, HE'S FIRED.

NOT IF YOU'RE THE OWNER.

FIRED!

FIRED!
GET OFF MY DECK!

[ LAUGHTER ]

I DON'T THINK
JOHNATHAN'S COMING BACK OUT

TILL HE GETS STITCHED UP.

Narrator: COMING UP,
A FATHER HITS WHERE IT HURTS.

YOU DO THAT ONE MORE TIME,
I SWEAR TO [BLEEP]

I'LL TAKE HALF A PERCENT
FROM YOU.

AND LATER...
MISERABLE.

HE'S GOT ONE STYLE -- "KEEP
GOING TILL THE BOAT'S FULL."

[ SONAR PINGS ]

Narrator: 340 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,

AS TIME BANDIT CAPTAIN
ANDY HILLSTRAND COMES CLOSER

TO STUFFING HIS TANKS...

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: ...DOWN ON DECK, BIG
BROTHER JOHNATHAN IS SUFFERING

A BRUISED EGO
WITH A BROKEN FACE.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

I TOLD YOU
NOT TO BRING ME OUT HERE.

I [BLEEP] MYSELF UP BAD.

Man:
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIM COMING
OUT HERE AND HURTING HIMSELF.

LOOK WHAT HE DID.

HE GOES AND BANGS UP HIS NOSE
LIKE THAT.

[BLEEP]

ALL RIGHT, I QUIT!

WHO BET AGAINST ME?

WHO BET AGAINST ME?

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHO BET AGAINST ME?

I SENT HIM OUT THERE
FOR 11 POTS,

AND HE BUSTS HIS NOSE OPEN.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THE DAMAGE YET.

SEE WHAT THE DAMAGES ARE.

I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.

[ MEN TALKING INDISTINCTLY ]

NO, I DON'T THINK
JOHNATHAN'S COMING BACK OUT

TILL HE GETS STITCHED UP.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

John: THREW THE OL' "UNDERARM
UNDER THE BLOCK" TRICK,

UNDERARM WITH THE HOOK
UNDER THE BLOCK.
OH.

JUST SMASHED MY FACE, DUDE,
FROM HERE TO HERE.

OHH.

OHH!

OHH, A GRAPPLE HOOK?

I JUST WOUNDED MYSELF BAD.

[BLEEP]

MY [BLEEP] MOUTH HURTS.
MY HEAD HURTS.

OH, YOU BETTER COME IN,
DUDE.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

HEY, I'M PULLING HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]

I'M PULLING HIM
OFF THE TEAM THERE.

HE NEEDS TO CLEAN THAT UP.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I GOT TO TAKE A SEE
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, MAN.

TAKE FOUR ADVIL RIGHT AWAY.
[ LAUGHS ]

MY WHOLE HEAD HURTS.

I GUESS MY THROWING HOOK
GOT HIM.

IT'S THE TIME BANDIT -- 1.
JOHNATHAN -- ZERO.

YEAH, JUST CARRY ON
LIKE JUST HE'S NOT THERE.

WE'LL SEE IF HE COMES BACK OUT.

THAT AIN'T BAD.
[ CHUCKLES ]

JUST A LITTLE CUT.

AH, DUDE,
THE SKIN'S STILL HOT.

IT'S JUST RIGHT THERE.

GOOD.

IT'S MORE OF A CRUSH.

MORE OF A CRUSH?
[ LAUGHS ]

MORE OF A SMASH.

OH, YEAH.
IT SKINNED YOU GOOD, YEAH.

IT HIT ME SO HARD --

YOU GOT A CUT UP HERE,
AND YOU GOT A CUT THERE, THOUGH.

IT'S NOT SO BAD.
IT HURTS.

IT'S A GOOD ONE.

I MEAN, THIS -- I CAN TAKE
A GOOD PUNCH IN THE FACE,

BUT I LIKE TO GIVE THEM BACK,
TOO.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT
TO THE STEEL OUT THERE.

[BLEEP] KICKED MY ASS.

THIS IS A 3/4-INCH PIECE OF PIPE
WITH FOUR HOOKS ON IT

THAT'LL TAKE YOUR EYE OUT.

[BLEEP]

GOING BACK OUT FOR ONE MORE,

THEN I'M GONNA DO
SOME MEDICAL ATTENTION.

MY LITTLE BABY FACE.
[ LAUGHS ]

A FACE ONLY A MOTHER COULD LOVE.

A FACE ONLY OUR MOM LOVES!

GOES OUT TO DO THE OLD
"UNDER THE BLOCK" TRICK, BA-BAM!

[ WHIMPERING ]

OKAY, I'M GOING BACK OUT NOW!

HEY!

WE'RE GONNA PLUG THE BACK TANK
RIGHT NOW.

GUESS WHO'S BACK.

AHH!

CAPTAIN ON DECK.

AND I'M GONNA FINISH
THIS [BLEEP] STRING.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M GONNA [BLEEP] DO.

[ SEAGULLS CAWING ]

PULLED THE LAST OF OUR POTS,
PLUGGED THIS BOAT.

THE WEATHER'S COME UP.

THE EASTERLY --
40 KNOTS RIGHT NOW.

I'M GETTING BLOWN OFF OF HERE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: JOHNATHAN'S HIT
THE DECK JUST IN TIME.

WITH A HURRICANE FORECAST

TO SLAM THE GROUNDS
WITHIN THE HOUR,

ANDY NEEDS
TO TEAR THROUGH HIS GEAR,

AND HE'LL NEED A STRONG MAN
AT THE RAIL.

THAT IS A HEAVY SON
OF A [BLEEP]

THOSE ARE SOME HEAVY CRAB
THERE.

GO BACK AND FORTH HERE
AT THE END FROM TANK TO TANK

TO LET THEM SETTLE
A LITTLE BIT.

WE CAN GET SOME MORE IN THEM
BEFORE WE GO TO TOWN.

WE'RE GETTING THESE TANKS
PRETTY FULL HERE.

TRICKLE THEM IN.

Narrator:
ANDY IS ON THE CRAB.

EACH POT IS AVERAGING
750 KEEPERS.

THIS ONE
WE'RE GONNA STRUGGLE WITH.

FOR THE DECKHANDS,

THAT'S ANOTHER 1,200 BUCKS
IN THEIR POCKETS.

THIS ONE
WE'RE GONNA STRUGGLE WITH.

WE'RE FULL.
YEAH.

[ LAUGHS ]
HUH?

DROP IT!

YEAH.

Man:
THE TANKS ARE STUFFED.

GET 'EM LOADED, HEAD TO TOWN.

Narrator:
THE GOOD NEWS --

THE TIME BANDIT'S HOLDS ARE
PLUGGED WITH OPILIO GOLD.

THE BAD NEWS --
A GROWING HURRICANE STANDS

BETWEEN ANDY
AND ST. PAUL ISLAND.

IF IT BLOWS UP EASTERLY,
55, 70 LIKE THEY SAY,

AND 28- TO 40-FOOT SEAS --

BAD NEWS.

IT'LL TAKE US 10 HOURS
TO GO 35 MILES

IF THE WEATHER GETS THAT BAD.

'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO POUND
OUR CRAB INTO THE WEATHER

AND KILL ALL OF OUR CRAB ALSO.

OH, YEAH.
IT'S GOTTEN SERIOUS FAST.

Narrator:
UP NEXT, A HARRIS SHOWDOWN.

YOU WANT A FULL SHARE,

YOU GET YOUR ASS ON OUTSIDE
AND HELP THEM [BLEEP]

AND I'M TALKING
RIGHT NOW.

[BLEEP]
YOU GETTING DRY.

GET YOUR ASS OUTSIDE
AND EARN YOUR [BLEEP] MONEY.

GOT IT?

WAS THAT PLAIN ENOUGH?

Narrator: 240 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,

CORNELIA MARIE CAPTAIN
PHIL HARRIS

IS FINALLY BACK TO HIS GROUNDS.

HE'S HAULING TEST POTS,

BUT FIGHTING WEATHER
JUST TO FIND HIS GEAR.

WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IF YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW,

YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A HARD TIME
SEEING THE BOW,

LET ALONE A POT THAT'S A QUARTER
OF A MILE IN FRONT OF YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

Narrator: THE CREW,
FRESH FROM A THREE-DAY BREAK,

HAVE BEEN HAULING POTS
STUFFED WITH 600 KEEPERS.

WHOO!

WHOA-HO-HO!
YEAH, A BIG ONE!

WHOO!

THERE AIN'T NO STOP, MAN.
ONCE YOU START, YOU DON'T STOP.

WHEN YOU GUYS GET THE BAIT DONE,
I'M GONNA TURN AROUND...

Narrator:
ON A QUICK RUN BETWEEN STRINGS,

THE ENTIRE CREW BEGINS TENDING
TO BAIT.

WE'RE ABOUT TO SET THIS
IN A COUPLE MINUTES,

SO I GOT TO BE FAST.

Narrator: BUT PHIL NOTICES HIS
YOUNGEST SON IS MISSING...AGAIN.

Phil:
JAKE -- HE'S THE LAST GUY ON
DECK AND THE FIRST ONE TO LEAVE.

I WAS ALWAYS THE LAST GUY OFF
DECK AND THE FIRST GUY ON DECK.

PISSES ME OFF, YOU KNOW?

[BLEEP] KID, IF YOU'RE GONNA
DO SOMETHING, DO IT RIGHT.

JAKE LOOKS AT LIFE LIKE A PARTY,
YOU KNOW?

EVERYBODY'S LAUGHING AND JOKING,

AND HE DOESN'T HAVE
A SERIOUS BONE IN HIS BODY.

JACOB, CALL ME ON THE PHONE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HERE'S THE -- YOU WITH ME?

YOU WANT A FULL SHARE,

YOU GET YOUR ASS ON OUTSIDE
AND HELP THEM [BLEEP]

AND I'M TALKING
RIGHT NOW.

[BLEEP] YOU GETTING DRY.

GET YOUR ASS OUTSIDE
AND EARN YOUR [BLEEP] MONEY.

GOT IT?

WAS THAT PLAIN ENOUGH?

BOY, JAKE'S ALL OVER IT.
HE WANTS TO GET FULL SHARE.

HE WANTS TO GET FULL SHARE.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO
A [BLEEP] THING TO EARN IT,

AND IT PISSES ME OFF.

GOD, THAT KID CAN GET MY BLOOD
PRESSURE UP LIKE NO OTHER.

AND HE'S GONNA DO IT MY WAY

OR HE'S GONNA HIT
THE [BLEEP] HIGHWAY.

THAT'S THE BOTTOM [BLEEP] LINE
IN THIS DEAL.

Narrator:
BUT BEFORE HITTING DECK,

JAKE TAKES A DETOUR
TO THE WHEELHOUSE.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
YOU NEEDED TO RUN IN?
NO.

HUH? YOU'RE THE ONE THAT WANTS
TO BE FULL SHARE, JAKE!

YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT PISSES AND MOANS,

BUT YOU DON'T WANT
TO WORK FOR IT.

YOU DO THAT ONE MORE TIME,
I SWEAR TO [BLEEP]

I'LL TAKE HALF A PERCENT
FROM YOU.

OKAY.

YOU DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
I'LL DO WHAT I NEED TO DO.

SHOULD I BE LOOKING
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE?

YOU SHOULDN'T.
YOU SHOULDN'T. NOT AT ALL.

'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

IF I GOT TO PAY YOU
THE SAME MONEY AS FREDDIE,

I WANT THE SAME JOB
AS FREDDIE.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW? HE'S THE FIRST ONE
ON DECK EVERY DAY.

I DIDN'T REALIZE, YOU KNOW,
LIKE -- I'M SORRY I --

YOU DON'T EVER HELP YOUR BROTHER
WITH BAIT.

FREDDIE DOES.
I DON'T EVER?

JOSH DIDN'T EVEN BAIT UP
THE WHOLE ENTIRE SET

IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE STASH
OF GEAR.

WHO DID IT?
IT WAS DAVE AND I AND FREDDIE.

RIGHT, 'CAUSE [BLEEP]
DOING SOMETHING ELSE.

HE WAS SITTING UP HERE
[BLEEP] WITH YOU.

NO, HE WASN'T [BLEEP] WITH ME.
I WAS IN BED.

AND THEN WE DID ALL OF HIS BAIT
TODAY BEFORE HE GOT OUT.

WE DID ALL OF IT.

I WATCHED IT.
YOU WERE THE FOURTH GUY ON DECK.

I WATCHED TODAY.
DON'T TELL ME WHAT I KNOW.

DON'T EVEN TALK!
JUST SHUT UP!

YOU PULL IT ONE MORE TIME,
I'M GONNA DOCK YOU.
OKAY.

I'LL TAKE YOU
RIGHT BACK DOWN.

THAT'S SO SWEET.
OKAY.

BE A FULL-SHARE GUY.

I WILL. I WILL.

I WILL.
GOOD. DO IT.

THANK YOU FOR AMPING ME UP
FOR IT, YOU KNOW?

JUST DO IT.
I WILL. I WILL.

YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT SQUAWKS ABOUT IT.

JUST DO IT.
I WILL.

OKAY?

YOU JUST NEED
TO TAKE A COUPLE BREATHS.

I AM,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR

WHEN THE OTHER GUYS ARE COLD
AND WET AND TIRED.

I DON'T THINK
IT WAS FAIR EITHER.

I DIDN'T LIKE THAT EITHER.

I DON'T LIKE THE SITUATION
JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DON'T.

I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT THAT HAPPENED.

SO, JUST TAKE
A COUPLE DEEP BREATHS.

IT'S REALLY [BLEEP] SEASON
RIGHT NOW

TO BE GETTING RALLIED UP
ABOUT THE SMALL [BLEEP]

GET OUT OF HERE.

I'M RALLIED UP.
I WANT IT TO BE FAIR.

I WANT IT TO BE FAIR, TOO.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S BEEN
PISSING AND MOANING ABOUT IT.

[BLEEP] FAIR. THIS IS
A GOOD CAPTAIN RIGHT HERE.

THEN [BLEEP]
GO MAKE IT FAIR.

GET OUT OF HERE.
WHAT?

GO MAKE IT FAIR.
GO HELP THEM.

YEAH.
LATER, TODD.

JUST REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU.

JUST REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU.

PAYING A 22-YEAR-OLD KID $80,000
A YEAR FOR WHATEVER HE DOES

AIN'T ASKING A WHOLE LOT.

IN FACT,
HE'S MAKING MORE THAN THAT.

THE LITTLE BASTARD'S
MAKING ABOUT 100 GRAND.

I'M PAYING HIM TOO MUCH MONEY.

Narrator:
NEXT ON "DEADLIEST CATCH"...

WHEN THEY GOT HURRICANE WARNINGS
OUT AROUND HERE,

THEY'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT

THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR ASS
KICKED.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYBODY FISH

IN 100-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS
AND 48-FOOT SEAS?

YOU'RE ABOUT TO.

Narrator:
250 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR,

CORNELIA MARIE CAPTAIN
PHIL HARRIS

IS PLAYING A GOOD GAME
OF CATCH-UP,

PUTTING NEARLY 30,000 POUNDS ON
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

BUT NOW HE'S ON A COLLISION
COURSE WITH THE HURRICANE.

IT'S GONNA COME NORTHEAST,

BUT WHEN YOU GET DOWN
NEAR THIS EDGE,

THE CURRENT RUNNING ONE WAY
AGAINST THE WIND

CREATES GREAT, BIG SEAS.

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
AROUND THERE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

WHATEVER I DO, I WANT
TO STAY AWAY FROM THE PURPLE.

THE WAVES GET SO BIG AND SHARP
THAT THEY OVERTAKE YOU.

YOU'LL GO UP ON ONE
THAT MIGHT BE 100 FEET TALL,

AND IT'S BREAKING, AND IT KNOCKS
THE LIGHTS ALL TO HELL

AND TAKES EVERYTHING
OFF THE ROOF,

AND IT JUST MAKES A HELL
OF A MESS.

Narrator:
PHIL'S BEEN SHROUDED IN A CLOUD
OF BAD LUCK SINCE OPIES BEGAN,

AND IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.

PHIL'S FACING 40-FOOT SEAS,
100-KNOT WINDS,

AND A DELIVERY IN JUST 48 HOURS.

Phil: LIKE I SAID,
IF WE GET THIS STRING HAULED,

I'D FEEL FORTUNATE.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYBODY FISH

IN 100-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS
AND 48-FOOT SEAS?

YOU'RE ABOUT TO.

I THINK THE SEAS ARE STARTING
TO BUILD A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN THEY GOT HURRICANE WARNINGS
OUT AROUND HERE,

THEY'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT

THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR ASS
KICKED.

WHOA!

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THIS
FLAT-OUT --

MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS WINS.

[ LAUGHS ]

COMING UP
IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, GUYS.

WHOO!
HOW'S THAT ONE?

Narrator: SO FAR, PHIL'S STRING
IS AVERAGING 800 KEEPERS A POT.

AFTER AN HOUR OF SLOSHING
THROUGH THE GEAR,

THE HEART OF THE STORM HITS.

Phil: HOLY [BLEEP]

LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THESE [BLEEP]

IT'S REALLY COME UP NOW.

Narrator:
WINDS HOWL OVER 70 KNOTS.

[BLEEP]

Narrator: WITHIN MINUTES,
THE SEAS BEGIN PUSHING 40 FEET.

Phil: MURRAY,
JUST GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

WE GOT TO THESE [BLEEP]
OFF THE BOAT NOW.

AS THE WEATHER
RAPIDLY DETERIORATES,

PHIL ORDERS THE CREW TO CLEAR
THE DECK OF ALL REMAINING POTS.

Phil: WELL,
LET'S TRY AND HOLD HER TOGETHER

UNTIL WE CAN GET
THIS [BLEEP] OFF THE BOAT.

HE'S 8 MILES SHORT
OF HIS COVETED GROUNDS,

BUT NOW HE'S NOT ABOUT
TO TEST HIS STABILITY REPORT.

IN ANOTHER HOUR, THESE [BLEEP]
MIGHT BE 50 FEET TALL.

[ METAL CREAKING ]

IT'S [BLEEP]
IT'S PROBABLY BLOWING 60, 70.

THE SEAS ARE BUILDING.
IT'S SNOWING LIKE A BASTARD.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE SURFING.

CAN'T SEE A DAMN THING.

COME ON IN.

IT'S TOO [BLEEP] ROUGH, MAN.

IT'S A WRAP.

25 HOURS INTO IT, A TANK DOWN.

[BLEEP] GONNA CATCH
A LITTLE SNOOZE TIME.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT
TILL IT COMES DOWN.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT
TOO [BLEEP] OUT.

Narrator:
AS WINDS EXCEED 80 KNOTS
AND SEAS CONTINUE TO BUILD...

WE CAN DO 60,
BUT WE CAN'T DO 80.

Narrator: ...PHIL TURNS THE BOAT
AROUND AND RUNS FOR COVER.

THE NORTHWESTERN LEADS THE FLEET
WITH 165,000 POUNDS OF CRAB.

Narrator:
SOUTH OF THE HURRICANE,

290 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,

THE NORTHWESTERN IS PLOWING
THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS.

CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
HAS LANDED HIS GEAR

ON A HEAVY OPILIO BIOMASS,

AND FOR THE LAST 38 HOURS,

THE CREW HAS BEEN PULLING
CONSISTENT 600s AND 700s.

WHOO-HOO-HOO!

IF THE FISHING KEEPS GOING
THE WAY IT'S BEEN GOING,

I FIGURE IF WE PULL
THE NEXT FOUR TO FIVE STRINGS,

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FILL
THE BOAT OR GET WHAT WE NEED.

SO, WE'RE GONNA START IN
THIS MORNING AND...

SEE IF WE CAN'T FILL THAT TANK.

OHH!

SIG -- HE'S GOT ONE STYLE.

THAT IS "KEEP GOING
TILL THE BOAT'S FULL."

Narrator:
BUT IF THEY CAN PLUG ALL THREE
HOLES IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS,

THEY'LL HAVE A FULL DAY
TO COLLAPSE

ON THEIR OFF-LOAD RUN
TO AKUTAN ISLAND.

HOPEFULLY, BY TONIGHT
WE'LL BE DONE.

THAT'S THE GOAL.

Jake:
FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT 300.

NOW WE'RE GETTING LIKE 400s,
ALL CLEAN CRAB, REALLY GOOD.

I LIKE LOOKING UP IN THE SKY
IN THE MORNING,

'CAUSE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
ALL YOU GOT AROUND HERE.

MISERABLE.

OUCH.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
SORRY.

ABOUT 400 CRAB.

RIGHT NOW, JAKE?

IT MIGHT SLIP A LITTLE.

IT'S A BAD BRIDLE, MAN.

THAT LOOKS GOOD --
LOOKS REAL GOOD.

THE FISHING COULDN'T BE BETTER
RIGHT NOW.

Narrator:
SIG MAY HAVE DIALED IN,

BUT ON DECK, THE HIGH POTS
BRING A MIXED BAG OF EMOTIONS.

WHAT A POT OF [BLEEP] 700
COMES OVER THE RAIL

AND YOU'RE NOT EXCITED,

YEAH, THAT'S WHEN OPIE FISHING
GETS OLD.

WE GOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
AND GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE HOT.

BACK IN THE HONEY HOLE!

SO, BEING TIRED
IS JUST PART OF THE JOB.

IT JUST MEANS I DON'T GET
A COUPLE FREE DAYS

OF FEELING GOOD.

Sig:
MATT JUST SAID HE FELT LIKE HE
JUST WORKED 100 HOURS IN 3 DAYS.

I WAS LAUGHING FOR 5 MINUTES
ON THAT ONE.

Narrator:
ON A RUN BETWEEN STRINGS,

CAPTAIN AHAB LETS THE CREW
GRAB A CATNAP.

[ SNORING ]

Narrator:
BUT IT ONLY LASTS 30 MINUTES.

WAKE UP!

NO, IT'S NOT TYPICAL
TO DO A 3-DAY TRIP

AT ALMOST 220,000,
210,000 POUNDS.

THAT'S PRETTY HARD TO DO.

NOW WE HAVE
THESE DELIVERY DATES.

THEY TELL US
HOW MUCH TO BRING IN.

AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE LIKE, "BRING IN MORE.

BY THE WAY, DO IT FASTER."

OKAY.

Narrator: THE CREW, WELL BEYOND
THEIR BREAKING POINTS,

GETS BACK TO THE ROBOTIC
NORTHWESTERN GRIND.

[ SEAGULL CAWING ]

TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY,

CAPTAIN SIG WANTS THE TANK
STUFFED.

THAT MEANS THE CREW WILL BE
ON THEIR HANDS AND KNEES.

KEEP PUTTING THEM IN ONE BY ONE
TILL WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE TRYING TO STUFF THE TANKS,
AND THEY'RE ALL FULL.

BUT THEY'RE SETTLING SLOWLY,
SO...

SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO WONDER WHY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU COME TO THESE PARTS
VERY OFTEN?

PRETTY CLOSE.

I'LL TAKE A PEEK.
THAT ONE'S FULL.

THAT ONE'S GETTING FULL.
THAT ONE'S FULL.

IT'S PRETTY DAMN CLOSE.

TWO POTS LEFT.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA
HAVE ROOM FOR THEM.

I'M SURE WE'LL MAKE ROOM.

NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?

Narrator: SIG HAS STUFFED
HIS TANKS IN RECORD TIME.

OH, YEAH!

Sig:
AND THAT'S THE LAST POT.

[ CHEERING ]

NICE JOB.

GOT A COUPLE MILES,
THEN WE'LL SET THOSE POTS,

AND THEN WE GOT TO BOOGIE, MAN.

[ CHEERING CONTINUES ]

THEY'RE HAPPY.

OH, YEAH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

HELL, YEAH, SHE'S STUFFED.

LIKE A TURKEY GOOSE.

WE PUSHED IT TO THE LIMIT,

SO THEY SHOULD FEEL GOOD
ABOUT THEMSELVES.

Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "DEADLIEST CATCH"...

JUST DOESN'T STOP
AROUND HERE, MAN.

HOLD ON!

Narrator: IT'S WINTRY HELL
ON THE BERING SEA...

WHOO!

...WITH NO SIGNS OF LETTING UP.

ROGUE WAVES LEAVE THE FLEET
IN RUINS.

GET OUT OF THE WAY!

[ ALARM RINGING ]
WHAT WAS THAT?

Sig: IF THAT WASN'T
A 90-DEGREE ROLL,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

Narrator: AND A SKIPPER BEGINS
THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.

Phil:
THAT ONE'S A GOOD ONE.

THIS IS STARTING
TO GET TO ME, MAN.

GO LAY DOWN.

I CAN'T BREATHE.