Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 4, Episode 5 - No Mercy - full transcript
Tempers flare onboard Wizard and Northwestern. Time Bandit has a dangerous electrical short. On Cornelia Marie, Phil's health deteriorates. Early Dawn runs headlong into high seas when its greenhorn falls asleep at the wheel.
Narrator: IT'S WEEK 5
OF THE KING-CRAB SEASON.
WHOO!
WHOO! WHOO!
ALASKAN KING CRAB!
[ BELL RINGS ]
Narrator: AND THE FLEET
IS PLAGUED BY DARK OMENS.
Phil: I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN
THAT AIN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
HARSH WEATHER...
WHOA!
WHAT I WANT OUT OF YOU
IS A LITTLE COOPERATION!
...AND EXPLOSIVE TEMPERS.
Man:
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]
300 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE WIZARD...
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
HAS CONTINUED SETTING
AND HAULING THE 50-POT
MAN-KILLER STRINGS.
STAY SHARP, GUYS.
A REALLY SLOPPY RIDE
RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
AND THEY'RE PAYING OFF.
Man: THAT'S A NICE POT.
WOW.
93 IN THE LAST ONE, GUYS.
93 IN THE LAST POT.
YEAH!
IF YOU HEAR A YELP
OUT OF THE BOYS,
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
OH! YEAH!
Narrator: WITH 90 CRAB PER POT
AND RISING,
EACH TABLE IS WORTH
NEARLY 3,000 BUCKS.
THIS IS A MOUNTAIN.
BERING SEA KING CRAB --
NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER ONE.
LOOK AT HIM.
"HI, GUYS."
Narrator:
WITH NUMBERS THIS GOOD,
KEITH CALCULATES
HE'LL ONLY NEED TO HAUL 30 POTS
BEFORE TANKS ARE FULL.
KEITH DECIDES TO POWER THROUGH
HIS SCHEDULED NAP TIME.
THAT MEANS YOUNGER BROTHER,
MONTE,
WILL HAVE TO SKIP HIS TURN
AT THE WHEEL...
AND JOIN THE MEN ON DECK.
Man: OH!
HE HATES GOING ON DECK
WHEN HE WAKES UP,
BUT RIGHT NOW
I NEED FIVE GUYS OUT THERE.
MOUSE, I HATE TO DO IT TO YOU,
BUT I GOT TO HAVE YOU
GO OUT THERE.
FINISH THIS STRING FOR ME
ON DECK.
WELL, I GOT
A POT OF COFFEE GOING.
WELL, GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE.
I COULD RUN THEM OUT
TO 27, 28, 29 HOURS,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.
IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
I'LL GO OUTSIDE.
[BLEEP]
I DO IT ALL DAY LONG.
WELL, MOUSE,
I KNOW YOU GET CRANKY
WHEN YOU GOT TO GET UP
AND GO OUT THERE,
BUT RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO TOWN.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME [BLEEP]
DONE HERE.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED, ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
I'LL GO OUTSIDE.
I DON'T [BLEEP] CARE.
LET'S JUST TAKE THIS BOAT
TO TOWN,
AND I MIGHT JUST GET OFF
THE [BLEEP]
LENNY!
GO PULL THESE POTS?
Monte: LET'S GET THE HAUL.
OKAY, BACK THIS WAY!
COME ON!
YEAH, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT
THE HELL I'M DOING OUT HERE,
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
I DO RUN THE BOAT OUTRIGHT
THROUGH, HELL, HALF OF THE YEAR.
MY BROTHER ONLY SPENDS
ABOUT HALF OF THE YEAR UP HERE.
LAST TIME, I CAUGHT MORE CRAB
THAN HE DID, ACTUALLY.
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
Keith:
SO, MONTE WENT OUT THERE
AND JUST TOOK A BLACK CLOUD
WITH HIM,
AND THEY'RE ON A 90 [BLEEP]
AVERAGE, THAT LITTLE [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] TIE!
OOH!
MY BROTHER'S GOT
THAT ENTIRE CREW WOUND UP.
HE COMES OUT
WITH THE ATTITUDE LIKE THAT?
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH [BLEEP]
JUST REMEMBER,
IF HE STARTS TROUBLE, LENNY,
JUST LET IT GO.
GOD, I WISH
HE WOULD JUST SHUT UP!
SAME [BLEEP]
DIFFERENT DAY.
Narrator: AN HOUR LATER...
THE CREW FINISHES THE STRING.
AND MONTE IS FINALLY ABLE
TO GRAB HIS MORNING COFFEE.
THE MINUTE YOU WALK ON DECK,
LENNY'S ATTITUDE
WENT FROM GREAT TO [BLEEP]
INSTANTLY!
SOPER WAS BUBBLY AND HAPPY
'CAUSE HE'S COMING UP
ON HIS POT,
AND HE WENT [BLEEP] DOWNHILL.
YOU TOOK YOUR --
NO, YOU TOOK YOUR [BLEEP]
"I'M PISSED OFF THAT
I GOT TO GO ON DECK IN
THE MORNING" ATTITUDE
OUT THERE WITH YOU,
AND YOU DRUG
THESE GUYS DOWN.
YOU'RE ON [BLEEP] DECK.
MAYBE I'M SEEING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING,
BUT I DON'T THINK SO,
ALL RIGHT?
ASK THESE GUYS HOW --
NO!
I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] ASK
ANYBODY ANYTHING!
WHAT I WANT OUT OF YOU
IS A LITTLE COOPERATION!
I WANT YOU TO STEP UP
AND DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
THESE GUYS TO DO RIGHT NOW.
I WANT YOU TO BELLY UP
DOWN THE HOMESTRETCH
AND [BLEEP] BE
A TEAM PLAYER...
NOT A "OH, I DON'T WANT
TO GO OUT ON DECK
FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING" GUY.
DID I SAY THAT TO ANYBODY?
DID I SAY THAT TO ANYBODY?!
I DID NOT!
[ SCOFFS ]
[BLEEP]
IF I'VE EVER [BLEEP] SEEN AN
[BLEEP] MY BROTHER'S AN [BLEEP]
Narrator: 300 MILES SOUTH
IN DUTCH HARBOR,
THE CREW OF THE TIME BANDIT
HAS JUST FINISHED THEIR
FIRST OFF-LOAD OF THE SEASON.
Johnathan: STRINGERS!
EVERYONE HERE AND ACCOUNTED FOR?
NOW WE ARE HEADED BACK OUT
FOR OUR SECOND TRIP OF THE YEAR.
WHOO!
GOING CRAB FISHING, BABY.
[ FOGHORN BLOWS ]
Narrator: TROUBLE IS...
THIS TIME, THEY'RE GOING OUT
ONE MAN SHORT...
Johnathan:
WE HAD SCOTTY FLY HOME
AFTER DOING A SHORT TRIP
WITH US.
HE JUST CAME OUT
TO PROVE HIMSELF.
...AND ONE MAN INJURED.
I GUESS JOHN'S GONNA KEEP ME OFF
THE DECK FOR A LITTLE LONGER,
SO I'M JUST
MAKING CAKE AND BREAKFAST.
I DON'T THINK
THEY APPRECIATE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
'CAUSE HE'S THE...GALLEY GUY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: JUST AS
THEY'RE GETTING UNDER WAY,
A RAVEN PAYS THE BOAT A VISIT.
[ SQUAWKS ]
Man: LOOK AT THIS RAVEN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S GOT A LITTLE EGG.
Man #2: THOSE ARE EGGS
THAT WE THROW AT OTHER BOATS.
HE JUST OPENED UP
A WHOLE NEW CARTON.
Man #3: WATCH THIS.
Man #4: HE WILL GET AWAY.
LOOK.
Johnathan: NOW, THAT'S
A LONG-ASS FLIGHT.
HE'S GOT TO FLY
A LONG WAYS NOW.
A RAVEN EATING OUR EGGS.
THAT BIRD IS STILL ON BOARD,
DUDE.
REALLY?
THIS RAVEN AIN'T GONNA QUIT.
Man: HE'S GREEDY.
HE IS GREEDY.
HE WANTS ANOTHER EGG.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
A RAVEN STEALING EGGS
FROM ME --
IS THAT GOOD LUCK OR BAD LUCK?
Narrator: THE TIME BANDIT MAKES
A 28-HOUR RUN OVER DARK WATERS
TO ITS FIRST STRING.
WE'RE ABOUT READY TO PULL
OUR POTS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, RUSS?
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING
A 50 AVERAGE THROUGH THE GEAR
'CAUSE I KNOW SOME'S GONNA BE
BETTER THAN OTHERS.
WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M THINKING?
87.
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
87.
BUT WITH ONLY A QUARTER MILE
TO THEIR FIRST POT...
Man: WHOA!
[ CLANGING ]
[ RINGS ]
Man: ANDY!
Man #2: WE GOT TO GO!
THE LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT.
Man #3: WATCH OUT HOW YOU GO OUT
THE FRONT DOOR
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE
A LITTLE PEEK.
YOU WANT TO LOAD THE BOAT,
AND I'LL GO LOOK?
YEAH.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY
ON THE BOW.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.
[ MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Man: WHAT I NEED
IS ANOTHER FLASHLIGHT.
Man #2: 550 [BLEEP] FLASHLIGHTS
ARE NEAR THE BUILDING.
WHERE DID
THE [BLEEP] FLASHLIGHTS GO?
WE GOT WIRES EXPOSED.
THE [BLEEP] GOING ON?
Narrator: THE CREW FINDS THE
BOAT'S VITAL FUNCTIONS INTACT,
BUT THE WIRING TO THE LIGHTS
IS FRIED.
A SHIP ENGULFED BY NIGHT
IN THESE WATERS
IS AN EASY TARGET FOR COLLISION
WITH ANOTHER VESSEL.
277-VOLT.
THAT WOULD LIGHT YOU UP
PRETTY WELL.
MAKING MATTERS WORSE,
THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW HOW OR
WHY THE SYSTEM HAS SHORTED OUT,
PUTTING THE SHIP
AT ULTIMATE RISK OF FIRE.
THIS IS FIRE-HAZARD
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Man: FIBERGLASS FIRE HERE?
FIBERGLASS?
YEAH.
IF WE CAN'T PUT THAT FIRE OUT,
YOU GOT TO GET OFF THE BOAT.
A FIRE CAN TRAP YOU,
PUT YOU SO YOU CAN'T GET
YOUR SURVIVAL SUITS.
Narrator: 250 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE TIME BANDIT
IS FLOATING BLIND
IN THE BERING SEA DARKNESS.
WE HAVE NO LIGHTS, OCEAN LIGHTS,
TO SEE THE OCEAN AT NIGHTTIME.
WE'VE GOT NO LIGHTS UP HERE.
SEE THE BLACK WIRES?
YOU GOT A BLACK, A BLACK,
AND GREEN.
Narrator: IN THE FOREPEAK,
THE CREW IS DOING
SOME FRANTIC REWIRING.
COME HERE.
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN.
DURING OUR POUNDING TODAY,
THIS 40-POUND BALLAST
FOR THE BIG SODIUM LIGHTS
RIPPED OFF OF THE WALL.
IT RIPPED ALL THE WIRING OUT,
BLEW THE ENTIRE FORWARD-BREAKER
SYSTEM.
Johnathan: THEY CAN'T PULL CRAB
HERE AT NIGHT.
WITHOUT LIGHTS UP THERE,
IT'S GONNA BE A BITCH.
PUT ONE RIGHT HERE.
IT'LL NEVER COME OUT, MAN.
Narrator:
THE MEN SCRAMBLE IN DARKNESS
WHILE THE RISING SEA
POUNDS THE HULL.
[ THUD ]
IT'S LIKE THERE'S A GREAT, BIG
RHINOCEROS RIGHT OVER THERE.
AS THEY WORK TO REPAIR
THE BALLAST,
ELECTROCUTION AND FIRE
ARE CONSTANT RISKS.
THE SEAS ARE BUILDING HERE.
[ WAVES CRASHING ]
[ THUD ]
WHOA!
YEAH, BABY.
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
UGH.
WE GOT OUR BLACKS
FROM BOTH SIDES.
MAN: We are ready for you
to turn the toggles
on the 30 lights.
Man: WHOO-HOO!
YEAH, BABY!
WE GOT LIGHTS!
Man: HEY.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
GOOD JOB.
Johnathan: WHAT DOES IT MEAN
IF A RAVEN STEALS FROM YOU?
DOES THAT --
I DON'T KNOW.
HOPEFULLY, IT JUST MEANS
A LITTLE BAD LUCK.
[BLEEP] BIRDS.
Narrator:
WITH THE BALLAST FIXED
AND HOPES
OF BAD LUCK BEHIND THEM,
THE CREW ZEROS IN
ON THEIR FIRST STRING.
HANG ON.
HANG ON.
I WANT SOME CRAB
ON THIS [BLEEP] BOAT!
Man: YEE-HAW!
[ JOHNATHAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY
ON LOUDSPEAKER ]
49!
YEAH, BABY!
49.
WOW.
7...4!
7-4, BABY.
YEAH!
YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE.
OH, YEAH!
[ Laughing ] YEAH!
Man: WHOO!
THESE GUYS MUST HAVE MADE
150 BUCKS ON THAT POT.
Johnathan:
150 BUCKS EACH FOR THE DECK.
EVEN THE GALLEY
MADE 150 OFF THAT ONE.
YOU HAVE TO BRING ONE CUP
OF COFFEE TO MAKE THAT MONEY?
YOU NEED MORE COFFEE?
I THINK I GOT A WHOLE POT
DOWN THERE FOR YOU.
Narrator: 100 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST ON THE WIZARD...
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
AND HIS BROTHER, MONTE,
ARE NAVIGATING A SERIOUS BREACH
OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
NO!
I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP]
ASK ANYBODY ANYTHING!
WHAT I WANT OUT OF YOU
IS A LITTLE COOPERATION!
HE'S THE ONE WITH THE ATTITUDE.
MAYBE I'M SEEING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING,
BUT I DON'T THINK SO,
ALL RIGHT?
HE'S TRYING TO CAUSE SOME KIND
OF [BLEEP] CONTROVERSY.
I WENT OUTSIDE.
I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
HE'S THE ONE
WHO'S GOT A [BLEEP] PROBLEM.
Keith: YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT FIGHT WASN'T SO MUCH
ABOUT FISHING
BUT MORE
ABOUT JUST BEING BROTHERS.
MONTE AND I GO THROUGH IT
EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU KNOW?
HE'S GOT HIS IDEAS.
I'VE GOT MY IDEAS.
HE'S A CAPTAIN.
I'M A CAPTAIN.
AND YOU PUT TWO CAPTAINS
ON A BOAT,
PERIODICALLY YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE DISAGREEMENTS.
HE'S KNOWS THAT WHEN I'M
ON THE BOAT, I'M THE CAPTAIN.
AT TIMES, IT'S TOUGH FOR HIM
TO TAKE THAT SECOND POSITION.
Narrator: DAWN BREAKS,
AND THE BOAT MOVES IN
ON THE LAST FEW POTS
BEFORE HEADING IN TO OFF-LOAD.
ANOTHER SHIFT ON DECK
ALLOWS MONTE THE EXTRA TIME
NEEDED TO COOL OFF.
Keith: ONE MORE POT, GUYS.
THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
IS COMING UP.
BOOYA!
Man: HERE IT COMES, BABY!
182.
WHOO!
WHOO! WHOO!
THAT'S THE POT TO END ON.
RIGHT ON.
Narrator:
WITH THE LAST POT ABOARD...
WHOO!
...AND NEARLY 183,000 POUNDS
OF CRAB IN THE TANKS,
THE CREW ENDS THEIR FIRST RUN
OF THE SEASON.
ALASKAN KING CRAB!
Narrator: FOR KEITH AND MONTE,
THE TRIP HAS LEFT
THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN KNOTS.
WE'RE ALL
KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD
TO TAKING A COUPLE OF DAYS.
BUT, YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO GOING TO TOWN.
Narrator: NEXT, A GREENHORN
TRIES TO WORK HIS WAY UP
BUT MAKES WAVES
WITH THE OTHER DECKHANDS.
YOU CAN BREAK THESE GUYS
SO [BLEEP] EASY.
IT'S SO EASY TO PISS THEM OFF.
Narrator:
IT'S FRIDAY IN DUTCH HARBOR.
AND THE CORNELIA MARIE
IS FUELED UP
AND READY TO EMBARK
ON ITS SECOND RUN OF THE SEASON.
BUT INSIDE, CAPTAIN PHIL
IS HAVING A HARD TIME
GETTING GOING.
Phil:
WELL, I GOT UP THIS MORNING
AND HAD A CUP OF COFFEE
AND A DOUGHNUT,
BUT I THREW THAT UP.
I HAD TO GO BACK ON THE TOILET
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND THEN, ABOUT AN HOUR LATER,
I THREW UP AGAIN.
SO I'M NOT SURE
WHAT IS GOING ON.
Narrator: ON THE FIRST TRIP,
POOR NUMBERS NEARLY PUSHED
THE CAPTAIN OVER THE EDGE.
I SEE ABOUT TWO CRAB, ONE CRAB.
MY BLOOD PRESSURE
WAS PROBABLY UP A LITTLE BIT
AT THE END OF THAT LAST TRIP.
I TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY.
Narrator: PHIL'S HEALTH
IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR JOSH,
HIS OLDEST SON.
HOPEFULLY HE GETS BETTER 'CAUSE
THERE'S A LOT DEPENDING ON HIM,
AND YOU DON'T GET
A CALL-IN-SICK DAY
WHEN YOU'RE A CRAB FISHERMAN.
IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE.
HE HAS A LOT MORE PRESSURE
ON HIS SHOULDERS
'CAUSE WE DEPEND ON HIM
TO FIND OUR CRAB.
Narrator: TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
IT'S FRIDAY.
THE SUPERSTITIOUS CAPTAIN
IS HAVING RESERVATIONS
ABOUT LEAVING PORT.
HEY, EVERYBODY,
GO TO THE GALLEY, WOULD YOU?
I WANT TO TALK TO EVERYBODY.
CAN YOU GO TO THE GALLEY
FOR A MINUTE?
GET IN HERE AND SIT DOWN.
HEY, GUYS, I'M THINKING
ABOUT STAYING HERE.
IT'S FRIDAY.
THE LAST TWO TIMES
I'VE LEFT ON FRIDAY,
I'VE BLOWN A MAIN ENGINE UP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOES ANYBODY
GOT ANYTHING TO SAY?
IT'S BAD JUJU.
IT'S BAD JUJU.
I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING GOOD
HAPPEN LEAVING ON FRIDAY.
YOU KNOW, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN
THAT AIN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
CAPTAIN AND CREW'S DECISION
TO PLAY IT SAFE
WILL PUT THEM
YET ANOTHER DAY BEHIND
IN THEIR QUEST FOR KING CRAB.
NOBODY IS TRYING HARDER
THIS SEASON THAN I AM...
NOBODY.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS YOU DO
AND SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T.
I NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
Narrator:
230 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST...
...THE NORTHWESTERN
IS ONLY 30,000 POUNDS AWAY
FROM STUFFING HER TANK.
BUT WITH AVERAGE NUMBERS
IN THE POTS,
IT'LL BE A LONG GRIND
BEFORE THEY HEAD IN TO OFF-LOAD.
21 CRAB.
[ SIGHS ]
WE JUST WANT TO GO HOME
WITH THIS [BLEEP] FULL.
THAT'S OUR GLORY...
AND THAT'S OUR GOAL.
Narrator: DOWN ON DECK,
GREENHORN JAKE
IS PRACTICING
SOME OLD-SCHOOL SKILLS.
Edgar: YEAH.
BIGGER. BIGGER.
NOT BAD, JUNIOR.
I GOT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I GOT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I GOT TO DO IT FULL SPEED.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME!?
JUST A YEAR AGO, HE COULD BARELY
KEEP UP WITH THE SEASONED HANDS.
THOSE OLD-SCHOOL GUYS --
THEY'RE TOUGH.
Narrator: NOW HE'S DETERMINED
TO ADVANCE TO A FULL SHARE.
ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THE KID
IS THAT HE ASPIRES TO BE BETTER,
AND YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY
FROM HIM.
I DON'T WANT TO.
Man: COME ON!
AND I THINK, RIGHT NOW,
THE WAY THINGS ARE,
HE POSES A THREAT TO MATT,
AND THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.
WE WANT TO SEE
A LITTLE COMPETITION ON DECK.
REACH WAY OUT WITH THIS HAND,
AS FAR AS IT GOES, AND YOU GO...
YOU GOT TO PINCH IT
A LITTLE BIT.
Bradley:
THANK GOD FOR COILERS.
THANK GOD FOR HYDRAULICS.
THIS AIN'T 1960.
HEY, CAN I DO ONE MORE?
NO, LET'S LEAVE IT ALONE.
COME ON.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE
A CRAB FISHERMAN?
JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO GET
A GOOD ONE.
[ Laughing ] I DON'T CARE.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE TO ME,
ALL RIGHT?
THIS IS NOT A JOKE.
THIS IS WHY THE OTHER GUYS
DON'T WANT TO LEARN,
'CAUSE THEY COULD DIE.
Edgar: HURT HIS FEELINGS.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE
SOME HALF-ASS DECKHAND.
BRADLEY --
HE DON'T TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
IT'S A JOKE TO HIM...
BECAUSE HE'S A JOKE.
COME HERE,
LITTLE EDGAR FISH.
THIS IS ACTUALLY
AN EDGAR HANSEN FISH.
MAKES ME ANGRY SOMETIMES.
I'M JUST SICK
OF BEING [BLEEP] NOBODY.
I GOT TO LEAVE JUNIOR
A LITTLE REMINDER.
EVERY TIME HE WALKS OUT ON DECK,
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO SEE THIS.
"CHECK YOUR FEELINGS
AT THE DOOR."
READ THE SIGN OUT LOUD.
Anderson: "CHECK YOUR FEELINGS
AT THE DOOR."
[BLEEP] THAT STUPID SIGN.
LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE FEELINGS.
YOU CAN BREAK THESE GUYS
SO EASY.
THEY DON'T THINK
THAT I KNOW THEM.
I JUST PRETEND
THAT I DON'T KNOW THEM.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST --
IT'S SO EASY TO PISS THEM OFF.
THEY NEED TO [BLEEP] CHECK THE
[BLEEP] SIGN BEFORE THEY GO OUT.
Narrator: COMING UP...
THE RIVALRY EXPLODES ON THE DECK
OF THE NORTHWESTERN.
DO YOUR JOB!
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
[BLEEP]
Narrator: 220 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
THE 108-FOOT EARLY DAWN HAS BEEN
PULLING BAD NUMBERS FOR DAYS.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE JUST NOT FINDING WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS YEAR.
18! 1-8.
Narrator:
BUT CAPTAIN RICK FEHST
IS CONFIDENT HE'S FINALLY
ZEROING IN ON A DECENT CATCH.
I'LL GET DIALED IN.
IT WON'T TAKE ME LONG.
YEAH, THIS IS
JUST THE BEGINNING.
WE'RE CATCHING SOME.
BETTER THAN ONE AT A TIME,
I GUESS.
Narrator:
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME,
RICK'S ENFORCING A "20-HOUR-ON,
4-HOUR-OFF" ROTATION
FOR THE ENTIRE CREW.
I WORKED ON THREE BOATS
WHERE WE DID A ROTATION.
ON THREE OF THEM
I END UP GETTING HURT ON
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING
AROUND THE CLOCK.
Fehst: DO YOU THINK IT'S BETTER
TO GO WITH NO SLEEP,
NO REST WHATSOEVER?
I'M JUST SAYING WHAT HAPPENED.
SOMEBODY ENDED UP
GETTING INJURED.
I'M STICKING TO MY PLAN,
'CAUSE I'VE DONE IT BEFORE,
AND I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
AFTER BREAKFAST...
...THE FIRST ROTATION
STARTS DROPPING POTS
IN WHAT RICK HOPES
WILL BE A HONEY HOLE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE
IS FIND THE MOB --
THE MASS BIOMASS OF CRAB.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING WARM HERE.
Narrator:
THE GREENHORN, BRYAN,
IS ALREADY LATE
FOR HIS NEW SHIFT.
GETTING MY RAIN GEAR ON.
I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO BED,
BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
Man: LET'S GO!
COME ON, BRYAN!
HELP ME OUT!
Fehst: HIS DAD ACTUALLY OWNS
THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR,
AND DAD TOLD HIM,
"YOU'RE GOING FISHING,
"OR YOU'RE GOING
IN THE MILITARY.
WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE?"
WELL, SO, I GOT CHOSEN TO BE
THE ONE TO BREAK HIM IN
ON THE EARLY DAWN HERE.
Narrator: AS THE BOSS' SON,
BRYAN'S POSITION ON THE SHIP
COMES WITH AN EXTRA DOSE
OF SCRUTINY FROM THE CREW.
HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
HAUL THE [BLEEP] UP.
IT'S BACKWARDS [BLEEP]
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I [BLEEP] COILED IT.
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
THE OTHER GUYS
RIDE HIM CONSTANTLY.
THEY LET HIM KNOW
WHEN HE'S SLIPPING.
HE DEFINITELY GETS EARFULS,
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
I HEAR IT FROM UP HERE.
WE LIKE TO GET HIM ALL RILED UP
'CAUSE THEN HE WORKS.
GO AHEAD.
TAKE THAT CROWBAR TO MY LEGS.
SEND ME HOME.
Man: READY TO GO.
HOPE THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT.
MY DAD WILL BE PISSED.
Narrator: COME NIGHTFALL, RICK'S
HUNCH IS STARTING TO PAY OFF.
36!
3-6.
WE'RE STARTING TO PICK UP.
WE'RE STARTING TO HONE IN
ON THEM A LITTLE BIT.
HOLD ON.
HO! HO!
I'D RATHER SEE SOME.
Narrator: BUT THE LONG HOURS
ARE TAKING A TOLL ON EVERYONE...
ESPECIALLY BRYAN.
[ GROANS ]
Mezich: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON,
BUT I MUST HAVE TWEAKED
SOMETHING OR TWINGED SOMETHING.
I MEAN, MY LOWER, LOWER BACK
RIGHT ABOVE MY WAIST --
JUST SHOOTING PAINS.
Narrator:
THE MORE SEASONED CREW MEMBERS
AREN'T SHOWING HIM ANY MERCY.
OW!
THAT COLLAR IS SEASONED,
HUH, BRY?
OW!
SEASONED!
IT SLOWS ME DOWN,
YOU KNOW?
THAT SLOWS DOWN
THE OPERATION.
Man: OH, WHAT'D HE DO --
RUN INSIDE?
OH, YOU KNOW THESE KIDS
THESE DAYS.
[ LAUGHS ]
ANY REASON TO GET OFF DECK.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
I'VE BEEN UP HERE TOO LONG.
Narrator:
120 MILES TO THE EAST.
THE NORTHWESTERN
IS ONLY ONE STRING AWAY
FROM ITS FIRST OFF-LOAD
OF THE SEASON.
BUT ALL THEIR HARD WORK
IS RESULTING IN LITTLE MORE
THAN EMPTY POTS...
AND STARFISH...
...A SURE SIGN
THAT THE CRAB HAVE MOVED.
WE'VE BEEN GRINDING ON IT...
AND GRINDING ON IT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP
TILL SHE'S FULL.
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST HAVE
IT IN MY MIND THAT'S
WHAT I'M GONNA DO,
AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.
Narrator:
EVEN WITH THE LONG HOURS,
THE GREENHORN IS STILL TRYING
TO MOVE UP IN RANK.
Edgar:
YEAH, LET'S STACK IT.
GO DOWN A LITTLE.
DOWN A LITTLE.
DOWN.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
THE EXTRA TIME EDGAR SPENDS
WITH THE GREENHORN, JAKE,
MEANS MORE TIME ON DECK
FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
AND FOR DECKHAND MATT BRADLEY,
JAKE'S ENTHUSIASM IS
JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SUCKING UP.
DAMN, THAT SUCKS!
[ LAUGHS ]
CAN I DO ONE MORE?
OKAY, ALL OF THAT'S
GOT TO STOP.
HOLD ON.
CHECK YOUR FEELINGS
AT THE DOOR.
I'M TIRED.
I KNOW THEY'RE TIRED.
TAKE IT EASY.
YOU GOT THE MOST ANGRY GUY
HELPING YOU SORT CRAB.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I CAN SMELL IT,
AND EVERYBODY CAN SENSE
THAT MATT HAS THIS TENSION.
WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY?
HE'S A LITTLE THREATENED.
HIS POSITION IS THREATENED.
AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
[BLEEP]
SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP.
[BLEEP] RIGHT NOW,
HUH? YEAH!
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
HEY!
[BLEEP]
TRY IT AGAIN,
YOU LITTLE [BLEEP]
COME ON!
I'LL THROW YOU
IN THE [BLEEP] PEN AGAIN!
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB,
AND SHUT YOUR [BLEEP] MOUTH!
SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP!
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
HEY!
[BLEEP] TRY IT AGAIN,
YOU LITTLE [BLEEP]
COME ON!
I'LL THROW YOU
IN THE [BLEEP] PEN AGAIN.
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG
WITH EVERYBODY?
WHAT IS GOING ON DOWN THERE?
GO TO YOUR ROOM.
WE GOT FOUR POTS LEFT TO GO,
AND THEY CAN'T TAKE IT?
Narrator: 230 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE HIERARCHY ON DECK OF THE
NORTHWESTERN IS IN SHAMBLES.
RIGHT NOW, HUH?
YEAH.
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
Sig:
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW.
ACTING LIKE A BUNCH OF APES.
Man:
THEY'RE ANTAGONIZING EACH OTHER,
AND I GUESS MATT LOST IT THERE
FOR A SECOND.
COME ON!
I'LL THROW YOU
IN THE [BLEEP] PEN AGAIN!
Narrator: RESTORING ORDER
IS DECK BOSS EDGAR'S
FIRST PRIORITY.
HE'S A PIECE OF [BLEEP]
WHAT'S GOING ON, ANYWAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE JUST GOT A LITTLE EXCITED.
HE WENT FOR YOUR THROAT.
YEAH, HE GRABBED ME.
THAT'S WHY I SWUNG.
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
HEY!
TRY IT AGAIN,
YOU LITTLE [BLEEP]
COME ON!
Narrator: A FIGHT ON DRY LAND
IS ONE THING,
BUT AT SEA, IT'S JUST ANOTHER
WAY TO GET YOURSELF KILLED.
YOU JUST DON'T START GOING
AT EACH OTHER LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN BARK AND SCREAM
ALL YOU WANT,
BUT YOU DON'T GO AT EACH OTHER.
THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER.
MATT SHOULD KNOW BETTER.
YOU KNOW, YOU SETTLE
YOUR DIFFERENCES,
OR YOU TAKE THEM TO TOWN,
BUT YOU DON'T DO IT ON A BOAT.
Edgar: I MEAN, MATT WAS THE NEW
GUY ON HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO.
HE'S SCARED
OF THE KID SHOWING HIM UP.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
I DON'T HAVE ANY LEG
TO STAND ON ON THIS BOAT.
THE LINE IS SO LONG
TO GET ON THIS BOAT.
I DIDN'T WANT ANY TROUBLE.
I'LL WORK WITH SOMEBODY
LIKE THAT ALL DAY LONG HERE.
I LOVE IT HERE.
I DON'T WANT
TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU'RE PROBABLY
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
TO COME ALONG TO THIS BOAT
IN A LONG TIME...
WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT.
AND I MEAN THAT.
HE DOESN'T --
HE'S SCARED OF YOU.
HE'S THREATENED BY YOU.
Narrator:
WITH THEIR CAREERS ON THE LINE,
CAPTAIN SIG CALLS THEM
INTO THE GALLEY.
THE NEXT TIME ANYBODY SWINGS,
THEY'RE GONE ON THE SPOT --
DONE.
THAT'S --
FAMILY OR NO FAMILY.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART
OF THIS FAMILY, ACT LIKE IT...
BOTH OF YOU.
120 MILES TO THE WEST.
THE EARLY DAWN IS HEADING
INTO SEVERE WEATHER.
YEAH, WE'RE EXPECTING SOME
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS HERE.
YEAH.
YOU GOT TO LOVE IT, HUH?
Mezich: IT'S PROBABLY BLOWING
ABOUT 45 RIGHT NOW
WITH 15-, 20-FOOT SEAS.
ONCE IT HITS ABOUT 60 MILES
AN HOUR AND 30-FOOT SEAS,
WE HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS --
QUIT FISHING.
TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ON DECK.
THEY'RE HANGING ON
FOR DEAR LIFE.
TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM POTS
SLIDING AROUND ON THE DECK.
Narrator: AFTER A DAY
OF A GRUELING NEW SCHEDULE...
...AND FIGHTING 20-FOOT WAVES,
THE CREW FINALLY DROPS
THEIR LAST POT OF THE STRING.
NOW IT'S TIME
FOR SOME MUCH DESERVED SLEEP.
BUT THERE'S NO REST
FOR THE GREENHORN,
AS BRYAN TAKES HIS SHIFT
ON WHEEL WATCH.
WELL, WE'VE HAD A 2-1/2-HOUR RUN
FROM WHERE WE WERE
TO WHERE WE WANTED TO BE,
SO SKIPPER GOES TO BED,
AND I TAKE THE WHEEL.
Narrator:
TO ENSURE BRYAN STAYS AWAKE
AFTER ENDURING 20 GRUELING HOURS
ON DECK,
THE SKIPPER
HAS SET A WATCH ALARM
TO RING EVERY 15 MINUTES --
A REQUIREMENT
FOR ANY MAN ON WATCH.
FOR BRYAN, THE TWO MONTHS
OF PHYSICAL TORMENT
IS TAKING ITS TOLL.
I JUST WANT TO SIT AT HOME
ON A COMFORTABLE COUCH.
I'M MENTALLY EXHAUSTED, TOO,
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T GET
ANY TIME OFF,
YOU'RE [BLEEP] FRIED.
Narrator: COMING UP,
FATIGUE GETS THE UPPER HAND,
AND THE BERING SEA STRIKES.
[ WAVES CRASH ]
Man: WHOA!
THE CRAB COUNT.
THE WIZARD AND NORTHWESTERN
ARE NECK AND NECK.
Narrator: 180 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE EARLY DAWN IS IN
25-FOOT SEAS AND 60-KNOT WINDS.
GREENHORN BRYAN MEZICH,
SEVEN MINUTES INTO HIS WATCH,
IS FADING QUICKLY.
MINUTE 10 --
BRYAN NODS OFF JUST MINUTES
BEFORE THE ALARM IS SET TO RING.
BUT ON THE BERING SEA,
THINGS CAN GO WRONG...FAST.
[ WAVES CRASH ]
Man: WHOA!
[ MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
BRYAN?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[BLEEP] CAME FLYING
OUT OF OUR CLOSET,
AND I ASKED, "WHO'S SLEEPING UP
ON THE WHEEL?"
BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE
SOMEBODY WAS ACTUALLY SLEEPING
AT THE WHEEL.
Narrator: WHEN THE CAPTAIN FINDS
OUT, HE DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
Fehst: HEY, BRYAN.
YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING
TO ME
AND REST OF THE CREW HERE?
SLEEPING'S OKAY
ON A WATCH?
NO, I KNOW THAT'S NOT OKAY.
I [BLEEP] HAVE NO EXPLAIN
FOR THAT.
YOU [BLEEP] PIECE
OF [BLEEP]
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.
I WAS SITTING THERE,
AND THEN IT OPENED UP, AND IT...
Fish: LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD
YOUR HOOD ON,
AND YOU WERE ALL COMFORTABLE
WITH THE CHAIR KICKED BACK,
AND JUST...GONE.
YOU CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
YEAH.
SORRY, GUYS.
SORRY DON'T [BLEEP] DO HERE.
[BLEEP] BOAT'S GETTING SLAMMED
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
WHAT'S MY [BLEEP] POLICY?
I THINK I EXPLAINED THIS TO YOU
A LONG TIME AGO
AND TO EVERYBODY ELSE.
WHAT'S MY POLICY?
TERMINATION.
NO EXCUSES.
Narrator: BUT BRYAN'S FATHER
IS ALSO THE BOAT'S OWNER,
SO RICK HAS TO RUN
ANY MAJOR DECISIONS BY HIM.
WE ACTUALLY TOOK
A PRETTY DAMN GOOD JOLT.
YEAH.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW
HOW TO HANDLE THIS.
BUT THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THAT.
I MEAN...
I GUESS WE'RE JUST GONNA
LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW.
$500 FINE
FOR RECLINING ON A WATCH.
Narrator: AS AN OWNER
OF AN ENTIRE FLEET OF SHIPS,
BRYAN'S FATHER KNOWS
HIS SON ISN'T THE FIRST
TO SUCCUMB
TO THE INEVITABLE EXHAUSTION
OF LIFE ON A CRAB BOAT.
I'M NOT TOO HAPPY
WITH THAT PHONE CALL.
YOU'RE NOT BEING TERMINATED...
NOT THIS TIME.
BEING THE OWNER'S SON
HAS ITS PERKS.
BUT LIVING DOWN HIS MISTAKE
WITH THE REST OF THE CREW
MAY START TO MAKE THE DECK
OF THIS BOAT
FEEL AWFULLY SMALL
FOR SOME TIME TO COME.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE LEAVES
A VERY SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH.
Narrator:
60 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST...
...THE CORNELIA MARIE IS
APPROACHING HER MOMENT OF TRUTH.
AFTER WEEKS OF PULLING BLANKS
AND SINGLE DIGITS,
CAPTAIN PHIL IS DESPERATE
FOR A DECENT CATCH
AS HE ARRIVES AT THE GROUNDS.
THE ANTICIPATION IS BIG
FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
IT'S HUGE, YOU KNOW?
I GOT TO MAKE THIS WORK.
FIRST POT OF THE STRING,
SECOND TRIP.
WE GOT HIGH HOPES
FOR THIS YEAR.
THAT IS ONE FULL CRAB POT.
Man: YEE-HAW!
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB.
Man #2: YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
Millman:
IT'S A GOOD POT, GOOD FISHING.
THERE'S SOME NUMBERS DOWN HERE
TO WORK ON.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO START OFF
THE SECOND TRIP.
I THINK THE MOHAWKS ARE WORKING.
94, BABY.
94?
Man: YEAH!
OH, YEAH!
94 IS A PRETTY GOOD --
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD POT.
IF ALL THE POTS ARE LIKE THAT,
THIS WILL BE A VERY QUICK TRIP.
Phil: WOW.
NOW, THAT'S ONE FULL CRAB POT.
Narrator: THE CREW FISHES
INTO THE NIGHT...
...WITH BIGGER NUMBERS...
HAD 103 IN THAT ONE.
IT'S GETTING BIBLICAL.
Narrator:
...AND BIGGER WEATHER.
Man: WHOA!
[ LAUGHS ]
I JUST GOT TO WATCH
FOR THE POT TO COME AT ME
AND NOT GET SMASHED.
THIS IS WHERE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
Phil:
IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY
'CAUSE THESE ARE THE NIGHTS
LIKE THIS THAT...
IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT 110%
OF ALL YOUR TIME,
YOU'RE GONNA WIPE SOMEBODY OUT.
WATCH YOURSELF HERE, FREDDY.
WATCH IT.
YEAH!
A LITTLE WETNESS.
IT LITERALLY DRAINS YOU
WHEN YOU'RE DONE
HAULING A STRING LIKE THIS.
I MEAN,
MY BODY IS JUST TENSED UP.
Narrator:
BY NOT LEAVING ON A FRIDAY...
♪ FRIDAY ♪
♪ DANGEROUS WATERS ♪
...PHIL MAY HAVE FINALLY
TURNED HIS LUCK AROUND,
AS THE CORNELIA MARIE HAULS
IN A FAT 34,000 POUNDS OF CRAB.
Phil: WE'VE ROUGHLY GOT ABOUT
5,800 CRAB OUT OF THOSE POTS.
IT'S WORTH ABOUT 156,000 BUCKS.
Josh: YES!
THAT'S RIGHT, BABY.
BLING-BLING!
GETTING IT NOW!
JUST DAMN HAPPY
I'M NOT GONNA GET MYSELF
ON AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA --
I NEED SETTLE MYSELF DOWN
AND USE MY HEAD
INSTEAD OF GETTING EMOTIONAL
ABOUT THIS.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT EPISODE
OF "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Man: WINDS GOING 50 KNOTS.
SEAS -- 21 FEET.
SIX WEEKS OF ARCTIC STORMS
HAVE CRUSHED THE FLEET.
WHOO!
Man: [ Laughing ] WHOA!
Narrator: NOW THE DRIVE
TO THE FINISH LINE BEGINS.
COMPETITION ALWAYS GETS
THE BLOOD FLOWING.
Man: YEAH!
IT'S HAPPENING, MAN.
Narrator:
AN OLD LEGACY EMERGES...
THREE YEARS SINCE WE DID
A RED-CRAB SEASON.
Narrator:
...BLAZING THE COMEBACK TRAIL...
OH!
...AS THE HUNT CONTINUES
FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.
OF THE KING-CRAB SEASON.
WHOO!
WHOO! WHOO!
ALASKAN KING CRAB!
[ BELL RINGS ]
Narrator: AND THE FLEET
IS PLAGUED BY DARK OMENS.
Phil: I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN
THAT AIN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
HARSH WEATHER...
WHOA!
WHAT I WANT OUT OF YOU
IS A LITTLE COOPERATION!
...AND EXPLOSIVE TEMPERS.
Man:
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]
300 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE WIZARD...
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
HAS CONTINUED SETTING
AND HAULING THE 50-POT
MAN-KILLER STRINGS.
STAY SHARP, GUYS.
A REALLY SLOPPY RIDE
RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
AND THEY'RE PAYING OFF.
Man: THAT'S A NICE POT.
WOW.
93 IN THE LAST ONE, GUYS.
93 IN THE LAST POT.
YEAH!
IF YOU HEAR A YELP
OUT OF THE BOYS,
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
OH! YEAH!
Narrator: WITH 90 CRAB PER POT
AND RISING,
EACH TABLE IS WORTH
NEARLY 3,000 BUCKS.
THIS IS A MOUNTAIN.
BERING SEA KING CRAB --
NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER ONE.
LOOK AT HIM.
"HI, GUYS."
Narrator:
WITH NUMBERS THIS GOOD,
KEITH CALCULATES
HE'LL ONLY NEED TO HAUL 30 POTS
BEFORE TANKS ARE FULL.
KEITH DECIDES TO POWER THROUGH
HIS SCHEDULED NAP TIME.
THAT MEANS YOUNGER BROTHER,
MONTE,
WILL HAVE TO SKIP HIS TURN
AT THE WHEEL...
AND JOIN THE MEN ON DECK.
Man: OH!
HE HATES GOING ON DECK
WHEN HE WAKES UP,
BUT RIGHT NOW
I NEED FIVE GUYS OUT THERE.
MOUSE, I HATE TO DO IT TO YOU,
BUT I GOT TO HAVE YOU
GO OUT THERE.
FINISH THIS STRING FOR ME
ON DECK.
WELL, I GOT
A POT OF COFFEE GOING.
WELL, GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE.
I COULD RUN THEM OUT
TO 27, 28, 29 HOURS,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.
IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
I'LL GO OUTSIDE.
[BLEEP]
I DO IT ALL DAY LONG.
WELL, MOUSE,
I KNOW YOU GET CRANKY
WHEN YOU GOT TO GET UP
AND GO OUT THERE,
BUT RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO TOWN.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME [BLEEP]
DONE HERE.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED, ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
I'LL GO OUTSIDE.
I DON'T [BLEEP] CARE.
LET'S JUST TAKE THIS BOAT
TO TOWN,
AND I MIGHT JUST GET OFF
THE [BLEEP]
LENNY!
GO PULL THESE POTS?
Monte: LET'S GET THE HAUL.
OKAY, BACK THIS WAY!
COME ON!
YEAH, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT
THE HELL I'M DOING OUT HERE,
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
I DO RUN THE BOAT OUTRIGHT
THROUGH, HELL, HALF OF THE YEAR.
MY BROTHER ONLY SPENDS
ABOUT HALF OF THE YEAR UP HERE.
LAST TIME, I CAUGHT MORE CRAB
THAN HE DID, ACTUALLY.
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
Keith:
SO, MONTE WENT OUT THERE
AND JUST TOOK A BLACK CLOUD
WITH HIM,
AND THEY'RE ON A 90 [BLEEP]
AVERAGE, THAT LITTLE [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] TIE!
OOH!
MY BROTHER'S GOT
THAT ENTIRE CREW WOUND UP.
HE COMES OUT
WITH THE ATTITUDE LIKE THAT?
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH [BLEEP]
JUST REMEMBER,
IF HE STARTS TROUBLE, LENNY,
JUST LET IT GO.
GOD, I WISH
HE WOULD JUST SHUT UP!
SAME [BLEEP]
DIFFERENT DAY.
Narrator: AN HOUR LATER...
THE CREW FINISHES THE STRING.
AND MONTE IS FINALLY ABLE
TO GRAB HIS MORNING COFFEE.
THE MINUTE YOU WALK ON DECK,
LENNY'S ATTITUDE
WENT FROM GREAT TO [BLEEP]
INSTANTLY!
SOPER WAS BUBBLY AND HAPPY
'CAUSE HE'S COMING UP
ON HIS POT,
AND HE WENT [BLEEP] DOWNHILL.
YOU TOOK YOUR --
NO, YOU TOOK YOUR [BLEEP]
"I'M PISSED OFF THAT
I GOT TO GO ON DECK IN
THE MORNING" ATTITUDE
OUT THERE WITH YOU,
AND YOU DRUG
THESE GUYS DOWN.
YOU'RE ON [BLEEP] DECK.
MAYBE I'M SEEING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING,
BUT I DON'T THINK SO,
ALL RIGHT?
ASK THESE GUYS HOW --
NO!
I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] ASK
ANYBODY ANYTHING!
WHAT I WANT OUT OF YOU
IS A LITTLE COOPERATION!
I WANT YOU TO STEP UP
AND DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
THESE GUYS TO DO RIGHT NOW.
I WANT YOU TO BELLY UP
DOWN THE HOMESTRETCH
AND [BLEEP] BE
A TEAM PLAYER...
NOT A "OH, I DON'T WANT
TO GO OUT ON DECK
FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING" GUY.
DID I SAY THAT TO ANYBODY?
DID I SAY THAT TO ANYBODY?!
I DID NOT!
[ SCOFFS ]
[BLEEP]
IF I'VE EVER [BLEEP] SEEN AN
[BLEEP] MY BROTHER'S AN [BLEEP]
Narrator: 300 MILES SOUTH
IN DUTCH HARBOR,
THE CREW OF THE TIME BANDIT
HAS JUST FINISHED THEIR
FIRST OFF-LOAD OF THE SEASON.
Johnathan: STRINGERS!
EVERYONE HERE AND ACCOUNTED FOR?
NOW WE ARE HEADED BACK OUT
FOR OUR SECOND TRIP OF THE YEAR.
WHOO!
GOING CRAB FISHING, BABY.
[ FOGHORN BLOWS ]
Narrator: TROUBLE IS...
THIS TIME, THEY'RE GOING OUT
ONE MAN SHORT...
Johnathan:
WE HAD SCOTTY FLY HOME
AFTER DOING A SHORT TRIP
WITH US.
HE JUST CAME OUT
TO PROVE HIMSELF.
...AND ONE MAN INJURED.
I GUESS JOHN'S GONNA KEEP ME OFF
THE DECK FOR A LITTLE LONGER,
SO I'M JUST
MAKING CAKE AND BREAKFAST.
I DON'T THINK
THEY APPRECIATE IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
'CAUSE HE'S THE...GALLEY GUY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: JUST AS
THEY'RE GETTING UNDER WAY,
A RAVEN PAYS THE BOAT A VISIT.
[ SQUAWKS ]
Man: LOOK AT THIS RAVEN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S GOT A LITTLE EGG.
Man #2: THOSE ARE EGGS
THAT WE THROW AT OTHER BOATS.
HE JUST OPENED UP
A WHOLE NEW CARTON.
Man #3: WATCH THIS.
Man #4: HE WILL GET AWAY.
LOOK.
Johnathan: NOW, THAT'S
A LONG-ASS FLIGHT.
HE'S GOT TO FLY
A LONG WAYS NOW.
A RAVEN EATING OUR EGGS.
THAT BIRD IS STILL ON BOARD,
DUDE.
REALLY?
THIS RAVEN AIN'T GONNA QUIT.
Man: HE'S GREEDY.
HE IS GREEDY.
HE WANTS ANOTHER EGG.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
A RAVEN STEALING EGGS
FROM ME --
IS THAT GOOD LUCK OR BAD LUCK?
Narrator: THE TIME BANDIT MAKES
A 28-HOUR RUN OVER DARK WATERS
TO ITS FIRST STRING.
WE'RE ABOUT READY TO PULL
OUR POTS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, RUSS?
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING
A 50 AVERAGE THROUGH THE GEAR
'CAUSE I KNOW SOME'S GONNA BE
BETTER THAN OTHERS.
WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M THINKING?
87.
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
87.
BUT WITH ONLY A QUARTER MILE
TO THEIR FIRST POT...
Man: WHOA!
[ CLANGING ]
[ RINGS ]
Man: ANDY!
Man #2: WE GOT TO GO!
THE LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT.
Man #3: WATCH OUT HOW YOU GO OUT
THE FRONT DOOR
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE
A LITTLE PEEK.
YOU WANT TO LOAD THE BOAT,
AND I'LL GO LOOK?
YEAH.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY
ON THE BOW.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.
[ MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Man: WHAT I NEED
IS ANOTHER FLASHLIGHT.
Man #2: 550 [BLEEP] FLASHLIGHTS
ARE NEAR THE BUILDING.
WHERE DID
THE [BLEEP] FLASHLIGHTS GO?
WE GOT WIRES EXPOSED.
THE [BLEEP] GOING ON?
Narrator: THE CREW FINDS THE
BOAT'S VITAL FUNCTIONS INTACT,
BUT THE WIRING TO THE LIGHTS
IS FRIED.
A SHIP ENGULFED BY NIGHT
IN THESE WATERS
IS AN EASY TARGET FOR COLLISION
WITH ANOTHER VESSEL.
277-VOLT.
THAT WOULD LIGHT YOU UP
PRETTY WELL.
MAKING MATTERS WORSE,
THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW HOW OR
WHY THE SYSTEM HAS SHORTED OUT,
PUTTING THE SHIP
AT ULTIMATE RISK OF FIRE.
THIS IS FIRE-HAZARD
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Man: FIBERGLASS FIRE HERE?
FIBERGLASS?
YEAH.
IF WE CAN'T PUT THAT FIRE OUT,
YOU GOT TO GET OFF THE BOAT.
A FIRE CAN TRAP YOU,
PUT YOU SO YOU CAN'T GET
YOUR SURVIVAL SUITS.
Narrator: 250 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE TIME BANDIT
IS FLOATING BLIND
IN THE BERING SEA DARKNESS.
WE HAVE NO LIGHTS, OCEAN LIGHTS,
TO SEE THE OCEAN AT NIGHTTIME.
WE'VE GOT NO LIGHTS UP HERE.
SEE THE BLACK WIRES?
YOU GOT A BLACK, A BLACK,
AND GREEN.
Narrator: IN THE FOREPEAK,
THE CREW IS DOING
SOME FRANTIC REWIRING.
COME HERE.
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN.
DURING OUR POUNDING TODAY,
THIS 40-POUND BALLAST
FOR THE BIG SODIUM LIGHTS
RIPPED OFF OF THE WALL.
IT RIPPED ALL THE WIRING OUT,
BLEW THE ENTIRE FORWARD-BREAKER
SYSTEM.
Johnathan: THEY CAN'T PULL CRAB
HERE AT NIGHT.
WITHOUT LIGHTS UP THERE,
IT'S GONNA BE A BITCH.
PUT ONE RIGHT HERE.
IT'LL NEVER COME OUT, MAN.
Narrator:
THE MEN SCRAMBLE IN DARKNESS
WHILE THE RISING SEA
POUNDS THE HULL.
[ THUD ]
IT'S LIKE THERE'S A GREAT, BIG
RHINOCEROS RIGHT OVER THERE.
AS THEY WORK TO REPAIR
THE BALLAST,
ELECTROCUTION AND FIRE
ARE CONSTANT RISKS.
THE SEAS ARE BUILDING HERE.
[ WAVES CRASHING ]
[ THUD ]
WHOA!
YEAH, BABY.
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
UGH.
WE GOT OUR BLACKS
FROM BOTH SIDES.
MAN: We are ready for you
to turn the toggles
on the 30 lights.
Man: WHOO-HOO!
YEAH, BABY!
WE GOT LIGHTS!
Man: HEY.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
GOOD JOB.
Johnathan: WHAT DOES IT MEAN
IF A RAVEN STEALS FROM YOU?
DOES THAT --
I DON'T KNOW.
HOPEFULLY, IT JUST MEANS
A LITTLE BAD LUCK.
[BLEEP] BIRDS.
Narrator:
WITH THE BALLAST FIXED
AND HOPES
OF BAD LUCK BEHIND THEM,
THE CREW ZEROS IN
ON THEIR FIRST STRING.
HANG ON.
HANG ON.
I WANT SOME CRAB
ON THIS [BLEEP] BOAT!
Man: YEE-HAW!
[ JOHNATHAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY
ON LOUDSPEAKER ]
49!
YEAH, BABY!
49.
WOW.
7...4!
7-4, BABY.
YEAH!
YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE.
OH, YEAH!
[ Laughing ] YEAH!
Man: WHOO!
THESE GUYS MUST HAVE MADE
150 BUCKS ON THAT POT.
Johnathan:
150 BUCKS EACH FOR THE DECK.
EVEN THE GALLEY
MADE 150 OFF THAT ONE.
YOU HAVE TO BRING ONE CUP
OF COFFEE TO MAKE THAT MONEY?
YOU NEED MORE COFFEE?
I THINK I GOT A WHOLE POT
DOWN THERE FOR YOU.
Narrator: 100 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST ON THE WIZARD...
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
AND HIS BROTHER, MONTE,
ARE NAVIGATING A SERIOUS BREACH
OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
NO!
I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP]
ASK ANYBODY ANYTHING!
WHAT I WANT OUT OF YOU
IS A LITTLE COOPERATION!
HE'S THE ONE WITH THE ATTITUDE.
MAYBE I'M SEEING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING,
BUT I DON'T THINK SO,
ALL RIGHT?
HE'S TRYING TO CAUSE SOME KIND
OF [BLEEP] CONTROVERSY.
I WENT OUTSIDE.
I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
HE'S THE ONE
WHO'S GOT A [BLEEP] PROBLEM.
Keith: YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT FIGHT WASN'T SO MUCH
ABOUT FISHING
BUT MORE
ABOUT JUST BEING BROTHERS.
MONTE AND I GO THROUGH IT
EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU KNOW?
HE'S GOT HIS IDEAS.
I'VE GOT MY IDEAS.
HE'S A CAPTAIN.
I'M A CAPTAIN.
AND YOU PUT TWO CAPTAINS
ON A BOAT,
PERIODICALLY YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE DISAGREEMENTS.
HE'S KNOWS THAT WHEN I'M
ON THE BOAT, I'M THE CAPTAIN.
AT TIMES, IT'S TOUGH FOR HIM
TO TAKE THAT SECOND POSITION.
Narrator: DAWN BREAKS,
AND THE BOAT MOVES IN
ON THE LAST FEW POTS
BEFORE HEADING IN TO OFF-LOAD.
ANOTHER SHIFT ON DECK
ALLOWS MONTE THE EXTRA TIME
NEEDED TO COOL OFF.
Keith: ONE MORE POT, GUYS.
THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
IS COMING UP.
BOOYA!
Man: HERE IT COMES, BABY!
182.
WHOO!
WHOO! WHOO!
THAT'S THE POT TO END ON.
RIGHT ON.
Narrator:
WITH THE LAST POT ABOARD...
WHOO!
...AND NEARLY 183,000 POUNDS
OF CRAB IN THE TANKS,
THE CREW ENDS THEIR FIRST RUN
OF THE SEASON.
ALASKAN KING CRAB!
Narrator: FOR KEITH AND MONTE,
THE TRIP HAS LEFT
THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN KNOTS.
WE'RE ALL
KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD
TO TAKING A COUPLE OF DAYS.
BUT, YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO GOING TO TOWN.
Narrator: NEXT, A GREENHORN
TRIES TO WORK HIS WAY UP
BUT MAKES WAVES
WITH THE OTHER DECKHANDS.
YOU CAN BREAK THESE GUYS
SO [BLEEP] EASY.
IT'S SO EASY TO PISS THEM OFF.
Narrator:
IT'S FRIDAY IN DUTCH HARBOR.
AND THE CORNELIA MARIE
IS FUELED UP
AND READY TO EMBARK
ON ITS SECOND RUN OF THE SEASON.
BUT INSIDE, CAPTAIN PHIL
IS HAVING A HARD TIME
GETTING GOING.
Phil:
WELL, I GOT UP THIS MORNING
AND HAD A CUP OF COFFEE
AND A DOUGHNUT,
BUT I THREW THAT UP.
I HAD TO GO BACK ON THE TOILET
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND THEN, ABOUT AN HOUR LATER,
I THREW UP AGAIN.
SO I'M NOT SURE
WHAT IS GOING ON.
Narrator: ON THE FIRST TRIP,
POOR NUMBERS NEARLY PUSHED
THE CAPTAIN OVER THE EDGE.
I SEE ABOUT TWO CRAB, ONE CRAB.
MY BLOOD PRESSURE
WAS PROBABLY UP A LITTLE BIT
AT THE END OF THAT LAST TRIP.
I TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY.
Narrator: PHIL'S HEALTH
IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR JOSH,
HIS OLDEST SON.
HOPEFULLY HE GETS BETTER 'CAUSE
THERE'S A LOT DEPENDING ON HIM,
AND YOU DON'T GET
A CALL-IN-SICK DAY
WHEN YOU'RE A CRAB FISHERMAN.
IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE.
HE HAS A LOT MORE PRESSURE
ON HIS SHOULDERS
'CAUSE WE DEPEND ON HIM
TO FIND OUR CRAB.
Narrator: TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
IT'S FRIDAY.
THE SUPERSTITIOUS CAPTAIN
IS HAVING RESERVATIONS
ABOUT LEAVING PORT.
HEY, EVERYBODY,
GO TO THE GALLEY, WOULD YOU?
I WANT TO TALK TO EVERYBODY.
CAN YOU GO TO THE GALLEY
FOR A MINUTE?
GET IN HERE AND SIT DOWN.
HEY, GUYS, I'M THINKING
ABOUT STAYING HERE.
IT'S FRIDAY.
THE LAST TWO TIMES
I'VE LEFT ON FRIDAY,
I'VE BLOWN A MAIN ENGINE UP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOES ANYBODY
GOT ANYTHING TO SAY?
IT'S BAD JUJU.
IT'S BAD JUJU.
I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING GOOD
HAPPEN LEAVING ON FRIDAY.
YOU KNOW, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN
THAT AIN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
CAPTAIN AND CREW'S DECISION
TO PLAY IT SAFE
WILL PUT THEM
YET ANOTHER DAY BEHIND
IN THEIR QUEST FOR KING CRAB.
NOBODY IS TRYING HARDER
THIS SEASON THAN I AM...
NOBODY.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS YOU DO
AND SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T.
I NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
Narrator:
230 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST...
...THE NORTHWESTERN
IS ONLY 30,000 POUNDS AWAY
FROM STUFFING HER TANK.
BUT WITH AVERAGE NUMBERS
IN THE POTS,
IT'LL BE A LONG GRIND
BEFORE THEY HEAD IN TO OFF-LOAD.
21 CRAB.
[ SIGHS ]
WE JUST WANT TO GO HOME
WITH THIS [BLEEP] FULL.
THAT'S OUR GLORY...
AND THAT'S OUR GOAL.
Narrator: DOWN ON DECK,
GREENHORN JAKE
IS PRACTICING
SOME OLD-SCHOOL SKILLS.
Edgar: YEAH.
BIGGER. BIGGER.
NOT BAD, JUNIOR.
I GOT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I GOT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I GOT TO DO IT FULL SPEED.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME!?
JUST A YEAR AGO, HE COULD BARELY
KEEP UP WITH THE SEASONED HANDS.
THOSE OLD-SCHOOL GUYS --
THEY'RE TOUGH.
Narrator: NOW HE'S DETERMINED
TO ADVANCE TO A FULL SHARE.
ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THE KID
IS THAT HE ASPIRES TO BE BETTER,
AND YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY
FROM HIM.
I DON'T WANT TO.
Man: COME ON!
AND I THINK, RIGHT NOW,
THE WAY THINGS ARE,
HE POSES A THREAT TO MATT,
AND THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.
WE WANT TO SEE
A LITTLE COMPETITION ON DECK.
REACH WAY OUT WITH THIS HAND,
AS FAR AS IT GOES, AND YOU GO...
YOU GOT TO PINCH IT
A LITTLE BIT.
Bradley:
THANK GOD FOR COILERS.
THANK GOD FOR HYDRAULICS.
THIS AIN'T 1960.
HEY, CAN I DO ONE MORE?
NO, LET'S LEAVE IT ALONE.
COME ON.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE
A CRAB FISHERMAN?
JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO GET
A GOOD ONE.
[ Laughing ] I DON'T CARE.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE TO ME,
ALL RIGHT?
THIS IS NOT A JOKE.
THIS IS WHY THE OTHER GUYS
DON'T WANT TO LEARN,
'CAUSE THEY COULD DIE.
Edgar: HURT HIS FEELINGS.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE
SOME HALF-ASS DECKHAND.
BRADLEY --
HE DON'T TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
IT'S A JOKE TO HIM...
BECAUSE HE'S A JOKE.
COME HERE,
LITTLE EDGAR FISH.
THIS IS ACTUALLY
AN EDGAR HANSEN FISH.
MAKES ME ANGRY SOMETIMES.
I'M JUST SICK
OF BEING [BLEEP] NOBODY.
I GOT TO LEAVE JUNIOR
A LITTLE REMINDER.
EVERY TIME HE WALKS OUT ON DECK,
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO SEE THIS.
"CHECK YOUR FEELINGS
AT THE DOOR."
READ THE SIGN OUT LOUD.
Anderson: "CHECK YOUR FEELINGS
AT THE DOOR."
[BLEEP] THAT STUPID SIGN.
LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE FEELINGS.
YOU CAN BREAK THESE GUYS
SO EASY.
THEY DON'T THINK
THAT I KNOW THEM.
I JUST PRETEND
THAT I DON'T KNOW THEM.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST --
IT'S SO EASY TO PISS THEM OFF.
THEY NEED TO [BLEEP] CHECK THE
[BLEEP] SIGN BEFORE THEY GO OUT.
Narrator: COMING UP...
THE RIVALRY EXPLODES ON THE DECK
OF THE NORTHWESTERN.
DO YOUR JOB!
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
[BLEEP]
Narrator: 220 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
THE 108-FOOT EARLY DAWN HAS BEEN
PULLING BAD NUMBERS FOR DAYS.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE JUST NOT FINDING WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS YEAR.
18! 1-8.
Narrator:
BUT CAPTAIN RICK FEHST
IS CONFIDENT HE'S FINALLY
ZEROING IN ON A DECENT CATCH.
I'LL GET DIALED IN.
IT WON'T TAKE ME LONG.
YEAH, THIS IS
JUST THE BEGINNING.
WE'RE CATCHING SOME.
BETTER THAN ONE AT A TIME,
I GUESS.
Narrator:
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME,
RICK'S ENFORCING A "20-HOUR-ON,
4-HOUR-OFF" ROTATION
FOR THE ENTIRE CREW.
I WORKED ON THREE BOATS
WHERE WE DID A ROTATION.
ON THREE OF THEM
I END UP GETTING HURT ON
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING
AROUND THE CLOCK.
Fehst: DO YOU THINK IT'S BETTER
TO GO WITH NO SLEEP,
NO REST WHATSOEVER?
I'M JUST SAYING WHAT HAPPENED.
SOMEBODY ENDED UP
GETTING INJURED.
I'M STICKING TO MY PLAN,
'CAUSE I'VE DONE IT BEFORE,
AND I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
AFTER BREAKFAST...
...THE FIRST ROTATION
STARTS DROPPING POTS
IN WHAT RICK HOPES
WILL BE A HONEY HOLE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE
IS FIND THE MOB --
THE MASS BIOMASS OF CRAB.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING WARM HERE.
Narrator:
THE GREENHORN, BRYAN,
IS ALREADY LATE
FOR HIS NEW SHIFT.
GETTING MY RAIN GEAR ON.
I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO BED,
BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
Man: LET'S GO!
COME ON, BRYAN!
HELP ME OUT!
Fehst: HIS DAD ACTUALLY OWNS
THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR,
AND DAD TOLD HIM,
"YOU'RE GOING FISHING,
"OR YOU'RE GOING
IN THE MILITARY.
WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE?"
WELL, SO, I GOT CHOSEN TO BE
THE ONE TO BREAK HIM IN
ON THE EARLY DAWN HERE.
Narrator: AS THE BOSS' SON,
BRYAN'S POSITION ON THE SHIP
COMES WITH AN EXTRA DOSE
OF SCRUTINY FROM THE CREW.
HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
HAUL THE [BLEEP] UP.
IT'S BACKWARDS [BLEEP]
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I [BLEEP] COILED IT.
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
THE OTHER GUYS
RIDE HIM CONSTANTLY.
THEY LET HIM KNOW
WHEN HE'S SLIPPING.
HE DEFINITELY GETS EARFULS,
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
I HEAR IT FROM UP HERE.
WE LIKE TO GET HIM ALL RILED UP
'CAUSE THEN HE WORKS.
GO AHEAD.
TAKE THAT CROWBAR TO MY LEGS.
SEND ME HOME.
Man: READY TO GO.
HOPE THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT.
MY DAD WILL BE PISSED.
Narrator: COME NIGHTFALL, RICK'S
HUNCH IS STARTING TO PAY OFF.
36!
3-6.
WE'RE STARTING TO PICK UP.
WE'RE STARTING TO HONE IN
ON THEM A LITTLE BIT.
HOLD ON.
HO! HO!
I'D RATHER SEE SOME.
Narrator: BUT THE LONG HOURS
ARE TAKING A TOLL ON EVERYONE...
ESPECIALLY BRYAN.
[ GROANS ]
Mezich: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON,
BUT I MUST HAVE TWEAKED
SOMETHING OR TWINGED SOMETHING.
I MEAN, MY LOWER, LOWER BACK
RIGHT ABOVE MY WAIST --
JUST SHOOTING PAINS.
Narrator:
THE MORE SEASONED CREW MEMBERS
AREN'T SHOWING HIM ANY MERCY.
OW!
THAT COLLAR IS SEASONED,
HUH, BRY?
OW!
SEASONED!
IT SLOWS ME DOWN,
YOU KNOW?
THAT SLOWS DOWN
THE OPERATION.
Man: OH, WHAT'D HE DO --
RUN INSIDE?
OH, YOU KNOW THESE KIDS
THESE DAYS.
[ LAUGHS ]
ANY REASON TO GET OFF DECK.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
I'VE BEEN UP HERE TOO LONG.
Narrator:
120 MILES TO THE EAST.
THE NORTHWESTERN
IS ONLY ONE STRING AWAY
FROM ITS FIRST OFF-LOAD
OF THE SEASON.
BUT ALL THEIR HARD WORK
IS RESULTING IN LITTLE MORE
THAN EMPTY POTS...
AND STARFISH...
...A SURE SIGN
THAT THE CRAB HAVE MOVED.
WE'VE BEEN GRINDING ON IT...
AND GRINDING ON IT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP
TILL SHE'S FULL.
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST HAVE
IT IN MY MIND THAT'S
WHAT I'M GONNA DO,
AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.
Narrator:
EVEN WITH THE LONG HOURS,
THE GREENHORN IS STILL TRYING
TO MOVE UP IN RANK.
Edgar:
YEAH, LET'S STACK IT.
GO DOWN A LITTLE.
DOWN A LITTLE.
DOWN.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
THE EXTRA TIME EDGAR SPENDS
WITH THE GREENHORN, JAKE,
MEANS MORE TIME ON DECK
FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
AND FOR DECKHAND MATT BRADLEY,
JAKE'S ENTHUSIASM IS
JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SUCKING UP.
DAMN, THAT SUCKS!
[ LAUGHS ]
CAN I DO ONE MORE?
OKAY, ALL OF THAT'S
GOT TO STOP.
HOLD ON.
CHECK YOUR FEELINGS
AT THE DOOR.
I'M TIRED.
I KNOW THEY'RE TIRED.
TAKE IT EASY.
YOU GOT THE MOST ANGRY GUY
HELPING YOU SORT CRAB.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I CAN SMELL IT,
AND EVERYBODY CAN SENSE
THAT MATT HAS THIS TENSION.
WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY?
HE'S A LITTLE THREATENED.
HIS POSITION IS THREATENED.
AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
[BLEEP]
SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP.
[BLEEP] RIGHT NOW,
HUH? YEAH!
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
HEY!
[BLEEP]
TRY IT AGAIN,
YOU LITTLE [BLEEP]
COME ON!
I'LL THROW YOU
IN THE [BLEEP] PEN AGAIN!
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB,
AND SHUT YOUR [BLEEP] MOUTH!
SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP!
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
HEY!
[BLEEP] TRY IT AGAIN,
YOU LITTLE [BLEEP]
COME ON!
I'LL THROW YOU
IN THE [BLEEP] PEN AGAIN.
DO YOUR [BLEEP] JOB!
WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG
WITH EVERYBODY?
WHAT IS GOING ON DOWN THERE?
GO TO YOUR ROOM.
WE GOT FOUR POTS LEFT TO GO,
AND THEY CAN'T TAKE IT?
Narrator: 230 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE HIERARCHY ON DECK OF THE
NORTHWESTERN IS IN SHAMBLES.
RIGHT NOW, HUH?
YEAH.
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
Sig:
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW.
ACTING LIKE A BUNCH OF APES.
Man:
THEY'RE ANTAGONIZING EACH OTHER,
AND I GUESS MATT LOST IT THERE
FOR A SECOND.
COME ON!
I'LL THROW YOU
IN THE [BLEEP] PEN AGAIN!
Narrator: RESTORING ORDER
IS DECK BOSS EDGAR'S
FIRST PRIORITY.
HE'S A PIECE OF [BLEEP]
WHAT'S GOING ON, ANYWAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE JUST GOT A LITTLE EXCITED.
HE WENT FOR YOUR THROAT.
YEAH, HE GRABBED ME.
THAT'S WHY I SWUNG.
Man: HEY!
HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!
HEY!
TRY IT AGAIN,
YOU LITTLE [BLEEP]
COME ON!
Narrator: A FIGHT ON DRY LAND
IS ONE THING,
BUT AT SEA, IT'S JUST ANOTHER
WAY TO GET YOURSELF KILLED.
YOU JUST DON'T START GOING
AT EACH OTHER LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN BARK AND SCREAM
ALL YOU WANT,
BUT YOU DON'T GO AT EACH OTHER.
THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER.
MATT SHOULD KNOW BETTER.
YOU KNOW, YOU SETTLE
YOUR DIFFERENCES,
OR YOU TAKE THEM TO TOWN,
BUT YOU DON'T DO IT ON A BOAT.
Edgar: I MEAN, MATT WAS THE NEW
GUY ON HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO.
HE'S SCARED
OF THE KID SHOWING HIM UP.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
I DON'T HAVE ANY LEG
TO STAND ON ON THIS BOAT.
THE LINE IS SO LONG
TO GET ON THIS BOAT.
I DIDN'T WANT ANY TROUBLE.
I'LL WORK WITH SOMEBODY
LIKE THAT ALL DAY LONG HERE.
I LOVE IT HERE.
I DON'T WANT
TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU'RE PROBABLY
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
TO COME ALONG TO THIS BOAT
IN A LONG TIME...
WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT.
AND I MEAN THAT.
HE DOESN'T --
HE'S SCARED OF YOU.
HE'S THREATENED BY YOU.
Narrator:
WITH THEIR CAREERS ON THE LINE,
CAPTAIN SIG CALLS THEM
INTO THE GALLEY.
THE NEXT TIME ANYBODY SWINGS,
THEY'RE GONE ON THE SPOT --
DONE.
THAT'S --
FAMILY OR NO FAMILY.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART
OF THIS FAMILY, ACT LIKE IT...
BOTH OF YOU.
120 MILES TO THE WEST.
THE EARLY DAWN IS HEADING
INTO SEVERE WEATHER.
YEAH, WE'RE EXPECTING SOME
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS HERE.
YEAH.
YOU GOT TO LOVE IT, HUH?
Mezich: IT'S PROBABLY BLOWING
ABOUT 45 RIGHT NOW
WITH 15-, 20-FOOT SEAS.
ONCE IT HITS ABOUT 60 MILES
AN HOUR AND 30-FOOT SEAS,
WE HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS --
QUIT FISHING.
TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ON DECK.
THEY'RE HANGING ON
FOR DEAR LIFE.
TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM POTS
SLIDING AROUND ON THE DECK.
Narrator: AFTER A DAY
OF A GRUELING NEW SCHEDULE...
...AND FIGHTING 20-FOOT WAVES,
THE CREW FINALLY DROPS
THEIR LAST POT OF THE STRING.
NOW IT'S TIME
FOR SOME MUCH DESERVED SLEEP.
BUT THERE'S NO REST
FOR THE GREENHORN,
AS BRYAN TAKES HIS SHIFT
ON WHEEL WATCH.
WELL, WE'VE HAD A 2-1/2-HOUR RUN
FROM WHERE WE WERE
TO WHERE WE WANTED TO BE,
SO SKIPPER GOES TO BED,
AND I TAKE THE WHEEL.
Narrator:
TO ENSURE BRYAN STAYS AWAKE
AFTER ENDURING 20 GRUELING HOURS
ON DECK,
THE SKIPPER
HAS SET A WATCH ALARM
TO RING EVERY 15 MINUTES --
A REQUIREMENT
FOR ANY MAN ON WATCH.
FOR BRYAN, THE TWO MONTHS
OF PHYSICAL TORMENT
IS TAKING ITS TOLL.
I JUST WANT TO SIT AT HOME
ON A COMFORTABLE COUCH.
I'M MENTALLY EXHAUSTED, TOO,
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T GET
ANY TIME OFF,
YOU'RE [BLEEP] FRIED.
Narrator: COMING UP,
FATIGUE GETS THE UPPER HAND,
AND THE BERING SEA STRIKES.
[ WAVES CRASH ]
Man: WHOA!
THE CRAB COUNT.
THE WIZARD AND NORTHWESTERN
ARE NECK AND NECK.
Narrator: 180 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE EARLY DAWN IS IN
25-FOOT SEAS AND 60-KNOT WINDS.
GREENHORN BRYAN MEZICH,
SEVEN MINUTES INTO HIS WATCH,
IS FADING QUICKLY.
MINUTE 10 --
BRYAN NODS OFF JUST MINUTES
BEFORE THE ALARM IS SET TO RING.
BUT ON THE BERING SEA,
THINGS CAN GO WRONG...FAST.
[ WAVES CRASH ]
Man: WHOA!
[ MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
BRYAN?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[BLEEP] CAME FLYING
OUT OF OUR CLOSET,
AND I ASKED, "WHO'S SLEEPING UP
ON THE WHEEL?"
BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE
SOMEBODY WAS ACTUALLY SLEEPING
AT THE WHEEL.
Narrator: WHEN THE CAPTAIN FINDS
OUT, HE DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
Fehst: HEY, BRYAN.
YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING
TO ME
AND REST OF THE CREW HERE?
SLEEPING'S OKAY
ON A WATCH?
NO, I KNOW THAT'S NOT OKAY.
I [BLEEP] HAVE NO EXPLAIN
FOR THAT.
YOU [BLEEP] PIECE
OF [BLEEP]
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.
I WAS SITTING THERE,
AND THEN IT OPENED UP, AND IT...
Fish: LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD
YOUR HOOD ON,
AND YOU WERE ALL COMFORTABLE
WITH THE CHAIR KICKED BACK,
AND JUST...GONE.
YOU CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
YEAH.
SORRY, GUYS.
SORRY DON'T [BLEEP] DO HERE.
[BLEEP] BOAT'S GETTING SLAMMED
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
WHAT'S MY [BLEEP] POLICY?
I THINK I EXPLAINED THIS TO YOU
A LONG TIME AGO
AND TO EVERYBODY ELSE.
WHAT'S MY POLICY?
TERMINATION.
NO EXCUSES.
Narrator: BUT BRYAN'S FATHER
IS ALSO THE BOAT'S OWNER,
SO RICK HAS TO RUN
ANY MAJOR DECISIONS BY HIM.
WE ACTUALLY TOOK
A PRETTY DAMN GOOD JOLT.
YEAH.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW
HOW TO HANDLE THIS.
BUT THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THAT.
I MEAN...
I GUESS WE'RE JUST GONNA
LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW.
$500 FINE
FOR RECLINING ON A WATCH.
Narrator: AS AN OWNER
OF AN ENTIRE FLEET OF SHIPS,
BRYAN'S FATHER KNOWS
HIS SON ISN'T THE FIRST
TO SUCCUMB
TO THE INEVITABLE EXHAUSTION
OF LIFE ON A CRAB BOAT.
I'M NOT TOO HAPPY
WITH THAT PHONE CALL.
YOU'RE NOT BEING TERMINATED...
NOT THIS TIME.
BEING THE OWNER'S SON
HAS ITS PERKS.
BUT LIVING DOWN HIS MISTAKE
WITH THE REST OF THE CREW
MAY START TO MAKE THE DECK
OF THIS BOAT
FEEL AWFULLY SMALL
FOR SOME TIME TO COME.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE LEAVES
A VERY SOUR TASTE IN MY MOUTH.
Narrator:
60 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST...
...THE CORNELIA MARIE IS
APPROACHING HER MOMENT OF TRUTH.
AFTER WEEKS OF PULLING BLANKS
AND SINGLE DIGITS,
CAPTAIN PHIL IS DESPERATE
FOR A DECENT CATCH
AS HE ARRIVES AT THE GROUNDS.
THE ANTICIPATION IS BIG
FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
IT'S HUGE, YOU KNOW?
I GOT TO MAKE THIS WORK.
FIRST POT OF THE STRING,
SECOND TRIP.
WE GOT HIGH HOPES
FOR THIS YEAR.
THAT IS ONE FULL CRAB POT.
Man: YEE-HAW!
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB.
Man #2: YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
Millman:
IT'S A GOOD POT, GOOD FISHING.
THERE'S SOME NUMBERS DOWN HERE
TO WORK ON.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO START OFF
THE SECOND TRIP.
I THINK THE MOHAWKS ARE WORKING.
94, BABY.
94?
Man: YEAH!
OH, YEAH!
94 IS A PRETTY GOOD --
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD POT.
IF ALL THE POTS ARE LIKE THAT,
THIS WILL BE A VERY QUICK TRIP.
Phil: WOW.
NOW, THAT'S ONE FULL CRAB POT.
Narrator: THE CREW FISHES
INTO THE NIGHT...
...WITH BIGGER NUMBERS...
HAD 103 IN THAT ONE.
IT'S GETTING BIBLICAL.
Narrator:
...AND BIGGER WEATHER.
Man: WHOA!
[ LAUGHS ]
I JUST GOT TO WATCH
FOR THE POT TO COME AT ME
AND NOT GET SMASHED.
THIS IS WHERE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
Phil:
IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY
'CAUSE THESE ARE THE NIGHTS
LIKE THIS THAT...
IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT 110%
OF ALL YOUR TIME,
YOU'RE GONNA WIPE SOMEBODY OUT.
WATCH YOURSELF HERE, FREDDY.
WATCH IT.
YEAH!
A LITTLE WETNESS.
IT LITERALLY DRAINS YOU
WHEN YOU'RE DONE
HAULING A STRING LIKE THIS.
I MEAN,
MY BODY IS JUST TENSED UP.
Narrator:
BY NOT LEAVING ON A FRIDAY...
♪ FRIDAY ♪
♪ DANGEROUS WATERS ♪
...PHIL MAY HAVE FINALLY
TURNED HIS LUCK AROUND,
AS THE CORNELIA MARIE HAULS
IN A FAT 34,000 POUNDS OF CRAB.
Phil: WE'VE ROUGHLY GOT ABOUT
5,800 CRAB OUT OF THOSE POTS.
IT'S WORTH ABOUT 156,000 BUCKS.
Josh: YES!
THAT'S RIGHT, BABY.
BLING-BLING!
GETTING IT NOW!
JUST DAMN HAPPY
I'M NOT GONNA GET MYSELF
ON AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA --
I NEED SETTLE MYSELF DOWN
AND USE MY HEAD
INSTEAD OF GETTING EMOTIONAL
ABOUT THIS.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT EPISODE
OF "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Man: WINDS GOING 50 KNOTS.
SEAS -- 21 FEET.
SIX WEEKS OF ARCTIC STORMS
HAVE CRUSHED THE FLEET.
WHOO!
Man: [ Laughing ] WHOA!
Narrator: NOW THE DRIVE
TO THE FINISH LINE BEGINS.
COMPETITION ALWAYS GETS
THE BLOOD FLOWING.
Man: YEAH!
IT'S HAPPENING, MAN.
Narrator:
AN OLD LEGACY EMERGES...
THREE YEARS SINCE WE DID
A RED-CRAB SEASON.
Narrator:
...BLAZING THE COMEBACK TRAIL...
OH!
...AS THE HUNT CONTINUES
FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.