Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 5, Episode 15 - Day of Reckoning - full transcript

Phil: AND THEY'RE CALLING
FOR A HURRICANE NOW

FOR RIGHT WHERE WE'RE AT.

SEE, I'M GETTING SCARED.
IT SCARES ME.

Woman:
It's a huge storm.

Winds are gonna be
just outrageous.

Keith: WE'RE GONNA HAVE
AN ABSOLUTELY WICKED STORM

JUST BARREL DOWN
RIGHT ON TOP OF US.

[ SEAGULLS CALLING ]

Sig: THIS COULD BE THE DEADLIEST
END YOU'VE EVER HAD.

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Woman:
Northwest 40 to 50...



I'LL TELL YOU, THERE'S DAYS
WHEN I HATE MY JOB.

Narrator:
CAPTAIN KEITH IS RACING

TO MAKE HIS DELIVERY DEADLINE
IN 20 HOURS.

Keith:
IT'S ALWAYS A RUDE AWAKENING

WHEN YOU GET UP AND YOU SEE ICE
ON YOUR STACK.

Narrator: THE 3-STORY-HIGH STACK
HAS BEEN BLANKETED

WITH AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF ICE
4 INCHES THICK.

Keith:
IT'S ALWAYS A RUDE AWAKENING

WHEN YOU GET UP AND YOU SEE
BIG WAVES ON THE BOW.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLY RUDE
AWAKENING WHEN YOU SEE BOTH.

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS STACK
DOWN TO A MANAGEABLE POINT.

AND I WANT TO GET IT OFF
BEFORE THIS WEATHER GETS SO BAD

THAT WE CAN'T EVEN PUT GUYS
ON DECK TO DO IT.

Narrator:
TO STABILIZE THE VESSEL,



CAPTAIN KEITH ORDERS THE CREW

TO DITCH 40 POTS
FROM THE TOP OF THE STACK.

LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!

LITTLE SAFETY PRECAUTION
WHILE WE GO UP ON THE STACK.

AFTER AN HOUR,
THE FROTHING, 25-FOOT SEAS

CHURN INTO ANGRY,
35-FOOT MONSTERS.

READY?
IT'S GOING OVER!

WINDS HOWL TO 70 KNOTS.

Keith:
THREE HIGH BACK THERE.

I NEED JUST ONE MORE POT.

ART,
WE'LL GET THAT ONE!

AND THEN I GOT TO GET
THOSE TWO!

Keith:
DO PEOPLE SEE THIS [BLEEP] ON TV

AND THEY WANT TO DO THIS?

WHAT, ARE THEY [BLEEP] CRAZY?

READY?

YEAH, WE SHOULD HAVE STARTED
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, MAN.

GOING OVER!

MARINE WATER COMING.
HEADS UP.

NEXT POT!

OKAY, THAT'S IT!
EVERYBODY OFF THE DECK, SOPER.

LET'S GO! COME ON!

Narrator:
AFTER STABILIZING THE VESSEL...

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?

EVERYBODY'S IN.

...CAPTAIN KEITH SETS
A COURSE TO DUTCH HARBOR.

Keith:
WE GOT THE CRAB IN THE TANKS,

AND WE GOT ENOUGH GEAR OFF

TO WHERE
I'M FEELING COMFORTABLE.

BUT NOW WE GET TO BUCK INTO IT.

30-FOOT SEA
FOR A FEW HOURS HERE.

THIS SHOULD BE ENTERTAINING.

Narrator: SKIRTING THE SOUTHERN
EDGE OF THE STORM FRONT,

55 MILES TO THE NORTH,
IS THE TIME BANDIT.

Andy: YESTERDAY, I SET
ALL THE REST OF MY POTS

RIGHT THROUGH ICE FLOES.

THE SOUTHWESTERLY WIND
IS BLOWING ALL THAT ICE AWAY,

AND OUR POTS ARE FISHING.

AND NOW THEY'RE SAYING

WE HAVE STRONG 70-MILE-AN-HOUR
WINDS COMING...

[ CHEERING ]

...AT 35-FOOT SEAS,

AND THERE'S ICE
FLOATING AROUND WITH IT.

Narrator: CAPTAIN ANDY HAS HAD
A NEAR-PERFECT SEASON.

THE BOISTEROUS SKIPPER
HAS CAUGHT

WELL OVER 450,000 POUNDS
OF OPIES IN RECORD TIME.

IT'S EASY AT THE END.

Johnathan: YEAH, BABY!

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA GET
THAT TANK FULL.

BUT NOW,
WITH AN ARCTIC HURRICANE

FORECAST TO HIT THE GROUNDS
IN 48 HOURS,

THE CREW RACES TO SECURE

THE REMAINING
40,000 POUNDS OF QUOTA.

Andy: THIS IS IT.

WE PULL THROUGH THESE 80 POTS,
AND WE'RE LOADED,

AND WE'RE GOING TO DUTCH HARBOR
TO UNLOAD.

IF WE DON'T,
THE OPILIOS WILL DIE.

WE'RE KICKING BUTT.

OUR TIMING
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER.

YAHOO!

I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT TANK.

THAT'S A FULL TANK
OF CRABBIES, PEOPLES! YEAH!

SEE THOSE GUYS
DOWN ON DECK IN ORANGE?

THAT MEANS THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT,

ESPECIALLY THE GUYS
IN THE CROSSING-GUARD OUTFITS.

THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM
IN THAT BACK HOLD.

LAST TIME, WE CAME IN 10,000
POUNDS SHY ON THAT BACK TANK.

BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA LET IT
HAPPEN THIS TIME.

Narrator: ALTHOUGH THE AFT TANK
IS CHOCKED FULL OF CRAB,

CAPTAIN ANDY WANTS
SOME INSURANCE.

STICK THE MIDDLE TANK.
SEE HOW MANY I GOT, RUSS.

Narrator:
HE ORDERS THE CREW TO MEASURE

THE SPACE
LEFT IN THE MIDDLE HOLD.

THANKS!

WHAT'S ANDY SAYING?
I DON'T KNOW.

I BLOCK IT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S SAYING.

IS HE TALKING?

Narrator: BUT AFTER
THE TWO-MONTH MARATHON GRIND,

ANDY'S ORDERS
FALL ON DEAF EARS.

SOMEONE STICK THAT MIDDLE TANK

BEFORE YOU PUT THE HOPPER ON.

WE'RE ALMOST DONE!

Andy:
THANK YOU, JOHNATHAN.

YEP.

IF THE BOSS SAYS STICK THE TANK,
STICK THE [BLEEP] TANK!

OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.

Fourtner: WHAT?!

IF THE BOSS SAYS STICK THE TANK,
STICK THE [BLEEP] TANK!

WELL, I DIDN'T HEAR
ANYBODY SAY ANYTHING.

WHEN SOMEBODY TELLS ME TO DO
SOMETHING, I'LL DO IT.

BUT DON'T COME OUT AND YELL
AT ME IF I DON'T HEAR HIM!

WELL [BLEEP] LISTEN!

WHEN THE CAPTAIN SAYS TO DO
SOMETHING, YOU DO SOMETHING.

THAT MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ME?! I DON'T HAVE
A BAD ATTITUDE!

OKAY, THEN COME OUT HERE
AND YELL AT ME

'CAUSE I CAN'T HEAR
WHAT'S GOING ON!

OHH,
THAT'S WHAT'S THE PROBLEM

WHEN YOU HAVE EIGHT CAPTAINS
ON YOUR BOAT.

THAT'S A BAD ATTITUDE!

Andy:
WHAT DID HE SAY?

MIKE FOURTNER [BLEEP]
PISSED ME OFF JUST NOW.

I KNOW. FOURTNER THINKS
HE'S BEING FUN-FUN.

Narrator:
THERE'S TWO CARDINAL SINS

THAT WILL GET YOU FIRED
ON THE TIME BANDIT...

"IF I CAN'T HEAR YOU,
THEN HOW AM I GONNA DO IT?!

TELL ME TO DO SOMETHING,
I'LL DO IT!"

THAT'S [BLEEP]

...DISOBEYING ORDERS...

AND GETTING
IN THE SKIPPER'S FACE.

ONE GUY ON THIS BOAT

WON'T BE GOING
KING CRAB FISHING NEXT YEAR

'CAUSE WE'LL HAVE
TOO MANY GUYS.

SO, RUSSELL, EDDIE, MIKEY --

WHOEVER DOESN'T WORK OUT
WON'T HAVE A JOB.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
WHAT?

NOW I CAN HEAR YOU!

WHEN I SAY
STICK A [BLEEP] TANK,

YOU STICK A [BLEEP] TANK.

YOU WEREN'T
EVEN IN TROUBLE.

ALLS YOU HAD TO DO WAS WALK AWAY
AND LET RUSSELL TAKE HEAT.

BUT YOU JUST WALKED
RIGHT INTO IT, DIDN'T YOU?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO TELL YOU, MAN.

YOU SHUT YOUR [BLEEP] MOUTH

AND SAY, "YES, CAPTAIN"!

YES, YOU ARE.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG.

OH, OH, OH, OKAY.

DOES HE THINK IT'S FUNNY?
I'LL FIRE HIS [BLEEP] DUDE.

JOHNATHAN'S NOT GONNA COME
YELL FOR NOTHING.

WANT TO LOSE YOUR [BLEEP] JOB
RIGHT NOW, MIKE?

I'LL [BLEEP] FIRE YOUR ASS
RIGHT NOW, DUMB [BLEEP]

I'M SERIOUS!
THIS IS NO [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] SERIOUS.

I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
IF YOU HEARD OR NOT!

SAY, "AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN!"
YOU SAY, "OKAY!"

[BLEEP] YOU, MIKE!

THERE YOU GO.

Man:
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT
RIGHT THERE.

SAY ONE MORE [BLEEP] WORD
AND YOU'RE FIRED, MIKE.

I SWEAR TO [BLEEP]

[ FEEDBACK ]

NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.

WE'RE GETTING YELLED AT,
THOUGH.

I THOUGHT IT WAS
A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.

Narrator:
AND IN CLASSIC JOHNATHAN STYLE,

IF ONE RIBBING DOESN'T DO
THE TRICK,

WELL, TRY ANOTHER.

YOU COULD HAVE JUST SAID,
"OKAY, WE DIDN'T HEAR YOU."

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE --
"IF I HEAR, THEN I'LL DO IT.

"BUT IF
HE DOESN'T SAY THAT,

I'M NOT GONNA DO IT
'CAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR IT!"

[ LAUGHS ]

GIVE A [BLEEP]
WE'LL GET RID OF THESE CAMERAS.

WE'LL GET ANOTHER GUY
THAT JUST SAYS,

"OKAY, CAPTAIN.
SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU."

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL
THE CAMERA

AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

STUPID [BLEEP] THAT CAMERA
RIGHT NOW.

SEE, THEY START THINKING
THEY'RE FAMILY AFTER A WHILE.

AND THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY
WITH [BLEEP] BUT YOU CAN'T.

THEY JUST PROVED IT RIGHT THERE.

ANYBODY CAN GO ANY TIME.

Narrator: THE LAST POT
OF THE OPILIO SEASON

CLEARS THE RAIL.

BUT THERE IS NO CELEBRATION.

SOME WEIRD THINGS ARE GOING ON
RIGHT NOW, YES, JUST...

YOU SEE ANYBODY ELSE
MOUTHING OFF?

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY MOUTHING OFF
DOWN THERE ANYMORE, NEAL.

GOD, THERE'S SO MUCH
I WANT TO SAY.

Narrator: 17 HOURS LATER --

9:00 A.M.,
DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE
THE LIGHTS OF DUTCH HARBOR.

I LOVE TO SEE THE LIGHTS
OF THE UNISEA BAR. [ LAUGHS ]

Andy: WE GOT OUR LAST TRIP.

WE'RE HEADED IN TO BE DONE
FOR OPILIO '09 SEASON, BE DONE.

Narrator:
THE HILLSTRAND BROTHERS

CHECK OFF ANOTHER SEASON
IN THE BOOKS.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME HELL
AND SOME HEAVEN --

HEAVEN AND HELL.

I HAD THE ICE BY THE COJONES!

Narrator: BUT FOR THE CREW,

THE END OF THE SEASON
IS BITTERSWEET.

BY DAY'S END,
ONE OF THEM WILL BE FIRED.

Fourtner:
IT FEELS VERY WEIRD TODAY.

IT'S THE END
OF AN OPILIO SEASON,

BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT.

AND A VERY,
VERY WEIRD DAY TODAY.

Newberry: THIS IS THE DAY
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

WE OFF-LOAD THESE CRAB,

GET THIS BOAT TO HOMER
WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.

BUT I THINK I'M GONNA STICK
WITH THESE HILLSTRANDS

FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS,
YOU KNOW,

BARRING AN ACCIDENT
OF SOME SORT.

Andy:
GENTLEMEN, IN 12 HOURS,

WE'LL KNOW WHAT WE GOT,

AND WE'LL BE DONE
WITH OPILIO '09.

Narrator: AS DAY BREAKS,

THE LAST OF THE TIME BANDIT'S
$900,000 OPILIO QUOTA

IS OFF-LOADED.

BUT FOR ONE UNLUCKY FISHERMAN...

SO, THE EASY WAY TO DO THIS,
'CAUSE SOMEONE'S GOT TO GO...

...THE NEW DAWN MARKS
THE END OF A CAREER

AS A TIME BANDIT CREWMAN.

I WANTED TO KEEP MY KID AROUND.
HE'S FAMILY.

NO.
SO WE GOT
TO LET SOMEBODY GO,

AND I GOT IT DOWN
TO RUSSELL AND MIKE.

ANYWAY...THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA
DO THIS MORNING.

ON PAPER, IT MAY SEEM EASY.

BUT WHEN IT COMES
RIGHT DOWN TO IT,

FIRING A GOOD FRIEND

JUST PLAIN SUCKS.

MIKE, YOU'VE BEEN
A BIG PART OF THIS BOAT.

WE BROUGHT YOU BACK,
AND WE GOT JOHNNY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT FRIENDSHIP.
IT'S ABOUT BUSINESS.

AND THERE'S
TOO MANY OF US.

HERE'S KING CRAB '09.

YOU GOT J.J.
HE'S RUNNING THE BOAT.

EDDIE'S TENDERING.
SCOTT.

THAT LEAVES
RUSSELL AND MIKE.

ONE OF YOU GUYS
HAS TO GO.

WELL, MIKE...

YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
WAY MORE THAN RUSSELL.

THAT'S WHY I GOT
TO KEEP YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

HERE'S THE TALK
I'M GIVING YOU,

AND I'M SAYING
YOU'RE SAFE.

YOU'RE IN THE SAFETY NET.

JOHNATHAN HAS SPOKEN.
MIKE FOURTNER HAS MADE THE CUT.

NOW JOHNATHAN MUST DELIVER
THE NEWS TO HIS LIFELONG FRIEND.

RIGHT NOW,
WE HAVE EIGHT GUYS ON THE BOAT.

ONE OF YOU GUYS -- SO,
YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE

TO SIT OUT THE KING CRAB SEASON
NEXT YEAR.

BUT AT LEAST --

WELL, WE'LL FIND OUT
AND FIND OUT

WHAT THEM TWO GUYS WANT TO DO,
AND WE GO FROM THERE.

'CAUSE THESE TWO GUYS
ARE DEFINITELY GOING.

AND THEN
WE BROUGHT MIKEY BACK

'CAUSE HE RAN THE BOAT
LAST SUMMER.

SO, FOR RIGHT NOW,

YOU DON'T HAVE A KING CRAB JOB
NEXT YEAR.

PERFECT.
I HATE KING CRABBING ANYWAY.

BUT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN,
YOU KNOW?

J.J. COULD HAVE
A HEART ATTACK,

OR WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

EDDIE COULD BREAK HIS LEG
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

YOU COULD HIT HIM
WITH YOUR TRUCK.

BUT FOR JUST RIGHT NOW,
I GOT TOO MANY GUYS.

SO I JUST WANT
TO LET YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU'RE ALWAYS A FRIEND
OF MINE, ALWAYS.

IT'S JUST A BUSINESS THING.

SO, RIGHT NOW,
THIS IS THE WAY IT IS.

NOT WORKING OUT, BUT WE WILL SEE
EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME.

YOU'RE ALWAYS
A TIME BANDIT.
NEVER SAW THIS HAPPEN.

YOU'RE A TIME BANDIT
ALWAYS.

WELL, I FEEL LIKE
THIS IS A GOODBYE NOW.

NO, WE'RE NOT --

JUST FOR KING CRAB
RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.

SO...
I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT'S ALL.

OKAY.

THAT'S THAT.

[ COUGHS ]

I JUST GOT FIRED, BY GOLLY.

GUESS HE'S GOT SOME LEGITIMATE
EXCUSES, I GUESS, OR WHATEVER.

I'VE BEEN WITH HIM THE LONGEST.

YOU KNOW, GOT ACED OUT
BY THE NEW GUYS, I GUESS.

YEAH, WIZARD, WIZARD, WIZARD.
TIME BANDIT, TIME BANDIT.

YOU GOT ME HERE, KEITH?

SO...I GUESS
THEY DON'T NEED ME ANYMORE.

WE'RE JUST WONDERING IF YOU
STILL NEEDED ANOTHER GUY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW.

WE JUST TRAVELED 90 MILES
FROM THE ISLAND

AFTER DROPPING JAKE OFF.

SO THE GUYS HAD
A LITTLE BREAK HERE.

THEY'VE HAD A 9-, 10-HOUR RUN
ON THE WAY BACK OUT.

WELL, AT LEAST
THERE'S MORE ROOM IN HERE.

ONE LESS GUY.

Narrator: 48 HOURS AGO,

DECKHAND JAKE ANDERSON RECEIVED
A DEVASTATING PHONE CALL.

YEAH.

HIS SISTER HAD PASSED AWAY.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOM!

BE SAFE, YOU GUYS!

WE HAVE A DELIVERY DATE TO MAKE,
AND, OBVIOUSLY,

THE TIME WE SPENT GOING IN
REALLY BEAT THAT DAY UP.

AND NOW WE'VE GOT TO MAKE UP
FOR LOST TIME.

Narrator: NOW THE FOUR-MAN CREW
WILL RACE TO CATCH

THE LAST 70,000 POUNDS
OF SIG'S OPILIO QUOTA.

AND THEY'LL ONLY HAVE
72 HOURS TO DO IT.

Sig: FOUR GUYS ARE
AT A DISADVANTAGE.

THAT EXTRA PAIR OF HANDS

REALLY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE
OUT THERE.

YOU GO FROM A FIVE-MAN DECK
TO A FOUR-MAN DECK...

YOU KNOW IT.

THEIR BODY TEMPERATURES
WILL BE WARM

BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING UP
FOR THE LOSS OF A GUY.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
TO [BLEEP] UP RIGHT NOW.

Edgar: IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES
TILL SOMEBODY GETS HURT.

WHOO-HOO!

ALL RIGHT,
OFF TO A GOOD START.

GOOD 300, 400.

Narrator: THE FIRST POT IS
STUFFED WITH 475 KEEPERS.

THE FRONT TANK'S
ALREADY STOPPED UP FIRST POT.

IF SIG CAN MAINTAIN
THIS AVERAGE,

HE SHOULD HAVE WHAT HE NEEDS
TO CLOSE OUT THE SEASON

IN THE NEXT FIVE STRINGS.

Sig: THE GOAL FOR TODAY

IS JUST TO HAUL AS MANY POTS
AS WE CAN,

TRY TO GET THAT TANK
CLOSE TO FULL.

AND WE GOT TO KEEP THE GEAR
ON CONSISTENT FISHING.

WHOO-HOO!

Narrator:
3 HOURS AND 30 POTS LATER,

THE NUMBERS
ARE STEADILY RISING.

BUT THE TEMPERATURE ON DECK
HAS DROPPED TO 30 BELOW.

Sig: THE COLD
SLOWS EVERYTHING DOWN

AND, AT THE SAME TIME,

MAKES EVERYTHING
TWICE AS MISERABLE.

WHOA! WHOA!

Sig: YOU GUYS GOOD?

DID THAT
GET CLOSE TO ANYBODY?

Edgar: NO!

ARE THOSE DOGS
FREEZING UP?

NO, THEY WERE ON.

POPPED RIGHT OUT --
IT WAS WEIRD.

Man: POPPED OUT.
DOGS WERE ON.

KEEPS YOU ON YOUR TOES.

Edgar: WE GOT A LITTLE WORK
TO DO.

HAUL A COUPLE MORE STRINGS,
I THINK.

MORE THAN WE THOUGHT.

Sig: RIGHT NOW, OUR ENEMY
IS THE WEATHER AND TIME.

AND AS THE WEATHER INCREASES,
OUR TIME DECREASES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OVER
TILL IT'S OVER.

Narrator: 378 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF THE FISHING GROUNDS,

BACK IN DUTCH,

THE 155-FOOT WIZARD
IS TIED UP AT THE DOCK

AND OFF-LOADING
THEIR 375,000 POUNDS OF CRAB.

WE'RE LOOKING FANTASTIC
RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: AFTER GRINDING
THROUGH ANOTHER TOUGH TRIP

WITH A RAGTAG CREW

OF INJURED VETERANS
AND INEXPERIENCED GREENHORNS,

KEITH NOW NEEDS TO REPLACE

HIS MOST RELUCTANT GREENHORN,
JOSH WARNER.

WE'LL FINISH THIS OFF-LOAD,
TAKE SOME FUEL,

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE
A CREW TO GO FISH WITH.

THERE'S SOME GUYS
ON THE BEACH NOW.

WE'RE GETTING
INTO THE SEASON NOW

WHERE BOATS
ARE STARTING TO SHUT DOWN.

AND SO THERE ARE SOME GUYS
ON THE BEACH.

SO I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE START
DIGGING AROUND TOWN

HERE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS,

WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND
A FAIRLY QUALITY SET OF HANDS.

Narrator:
KEITH'S PLAN IS TO HEAD BACK OUT

AS SOON AS THE OFF-LOAD
IS FINISHED.

HE NEEDS A DECKHAND, AND FAST.

I GOT A COUPLE OPTIONS.

ONE OF THEM'S A GREENHORN
I GOT TO GO CHECK ON.

YOU KNOW, WE TAKE
ANOTHER INEXPERIENCED GUY,

YOU KNOW,
THAT'S ASKING A LOT,

'CAUSE BOTTOM LINE IS HALF
OF THE GUYS THAT COME OUT
HERE SUCK.

WE MIGHT END UP WITH ONE OF THEM
THAT'S A TOTAL TURD.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ SNICKERING ]

Man:
SOMETHING SMELLY.

THERE IS ANOTHER...THOUGHT.

YOU GUYS, BE HONEST.

RUSSELL JUST GOT CANNED
ON THE TIME BANDIT.

Man: WHAT THE HELL?

HE GOT FIRED. JOHNATHAN'S
JUST -- HE'S OVERSTAFFED.

NO WAY.

WHAT'D HE DO?

WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?

HOW MANY TIMES
HAS RUSSELL SAID,

"I WANT TO COME WORK
FOR YOU GUYS" IN THE BAR?

LeVeen:
YEAH, HE SAID IT.
I DON'T KNOW.

ONE OF THE THINGS
ABOUT RUSSELL

IS THERE'S NOT GONNA BE
A SAUNA FOR HIM

TO SIT IN
IN BETWEEN POTS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

NOBODY SEEMED TO SAY NO
TO THE RUSSELL IDEA.

I WOULDN'T MIND WORKING
WITH RUSSELL.

I WAS EXPECTING SOMEBODY TO GO,
"OH, GOD, NO."

BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF
A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

I THINK THE GUY'S
ENTERTAINING.

YEAH, I THINK HE IS, TOO,
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

Narrator: ON DECK, MORE
THAN 900,000 POUNDS OF OPIES

HAVE BEEN HAULED ASHORE.

THIS COULD BE AN ALL-TIME HIGH
FOR THAT HATCH.

Narrator:
BUT IN THE WHEELHOUSE,

KEITH STILL HAS ONE MORE THING
TO OFFICIALLY OFF-LOAD --

HIS GREENHORN.

KEITH,
I WAS GONNA TRY AND --

I WAS GONNA ASK YOU
IF I CAME UP IN SEPTEMBER,

IF I DID GEAR WORK FOR FREE
FOR YOU,

IF MAYBE I COULD GET
A FREE RIDE UP TO DUTCH.

I WOULD BE CRAZY
TO BRING YOU BACK ON HERE.

EVERY GUY ON THIS BOAT KNOWS
THAT YOU QUIT THREE TIMES.

I THINK IT WAS ONLY TWICE.

I MEAN, I WAS
HAVING ISSUES EARLIER.

YOU KNOW,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU CAN STOP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
I DON'T HAVE A BLEEDING HEART

AT THIS POINT
IN THE SEASON.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW?
WE'VE ALL HAD A ROUGH GO AT IT.

BOTTOM LINE IS, IF IT'S TIME
TO GO, IT'S TIME TO GO.

I WOULD SAY IT'S TIME
TO PACK YOUR STUFF UP,

AND MAKE SURE
YOU PACK IT ALL,

'CAUSE I'M NOT
BRINGING YOU BACK.

LeVeen: THE HAPPIEST
I'VE SEEN JOHN --

JOSH, WHATEVER, JOSH --

FOR THE LAST
MONTH AND A HALF

IS TODAY BECAUSE HE THOUGHT
HE WAS LEAVING.

BUT HE COULDN'T EVEN GET
HIS [BLEEP] BAGS PACKED

IN TIME TO GET
THE RIGHT FLIGHT OUT.

COME ON!
COME ON, JOSH!

PACK YOUR [BLEEP] BAGS
IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE!

Narrator:
NOW, ALTHOUGH KEITH HAS
GOTTEN RID OF SOME DEADWEIGHT,

BEFORE HE LEAVES PORT, HE'LL
HAVE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT.

JOSH!

DON'T LEAVE US, JOSH!
DON'T LEAVE US HANGING!

DON'T LEAVE US!

[ Echoing ]
OH, MY GOD, JOSH!

Narrator: 356 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,

ABOARD THE NORTHWESTERN,

THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TORMENT
CONTINUES.

Sig:
I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE

WHEN I SAY I'M SICK OF IT.

YEAH, ROG.

AND IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BLOW WEST 50, 60,

ALL THE WAY TO DUTCH HARBOR.

SO WE STILL NEED TO GET SERIOUS

AND GET THESE THINGS ON BOARD.

Narrator:
SINCE THE ARCTIC HURRICANE

IS FORECAST TO HIT THE GROUNDS
BY DAY'S END...

I'M HERE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.

...SIG TOLD THE MEN
THEY'D GET SOME EXTRA REST

BEFORE HE'D GRIND THEM
INTO THE GROUND

BY STACKING ALL 150 POTS
ON DECK.

THAT WAS
A 30-HOUR DAY YESTERDAY.

THAT'S AN EXTRA 45 MINUTES
OF SLEEP,

PLUS LIKE A HALF-HOUR WAKE-UP,
WHICH IS ALWAYS NICE.

THEY THINK THEY GOT
AN EXTRA 45 MINUTES.

YEAH, HE GAVE US AN EXTRA HOUR
SO WE COULD GET...

BUT WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW...

Narrator:
BUT, AS SOON AS SIG GIVETH...

IT'S AN OLD TRICK.

NOBODY EVER SAID

YOU CAN'T SET THE CLOCK AHEAD
A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator:
...SIG TAKETH AWAY.

THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS.

[ LAUGHS ]

RIGHT NOW, PRIORITY IS
TO GET THE GEAR ON AND GET IN.

WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE
TO ROLL THE DICE.

I MEAN, THE GEAR'S ALL SET.
IT'S ALL BAITED.

THERE'S NOT MUCH
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT

BUT JUST GO THROUGH IT

AND HOPE THAT WE, YOU KNOW,
HIT OUR NUMBER.

WHAT DID YOU GET
OUT OF THAT ONE?

WAS THAT ABOUT 250?

ROGER!
ROGER!

WELL, THE LAST TRIP --

WE ONLY GOT
ANOTHER 150 POTS TO HAUL,

AND WE'RE OUT OF HERE --
SHOULD BE HAPPY.

IT NEVER WORKS OUT THAT WAY,
THOUGH.

WE START SEEING ANYTHING LESS,
YOU KNOW,

LIKE AROUND 100 OR SO,

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE
THE QUOTA THAT WE NEED.

75.

Edgar: 70, 75.

75? OUCH.

ARE YOU SURE?

Narrator: THE POTS ARE COMING UP
WITH FEMALES AND JUVENILES.

WHOA! NO!

THE GUYS WERE WORKING
MORE FOR LESS

WITH ONE LESS GUY,
YOU KNOW?

Narrator:
WHAT WERE ONCE FERTILE GROUNDS

HAVE NOW QUICKLY TURNED
INTO A JUNKYARD.

I WANT THIS TO BE OVER WITH.

Narrator: BUT WITH 120 POTS
STILL FISHING...

[ YAWNS ]

...AND A HURRICANE
30 HOURS AWAY...

JUST WANT TO GET OFF THIS PIECE
OF STEEL, THAT'S ALL.

...THE CREW HAS NO CHOICE BUT
TO GRIND TO THE FINISH LINE.

Sig:
WE MAY HAVE TO STICK IT OUT HERE

FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO.

AND WITH THIS WEATHER,

YOU KNOW, ONE DAY CAN TURN
INTO FIVE REAL EASY.

AND SO I WANT TO KNOW
THAT WE GOT WHAT WE NEED.

Narrator: BACK IN DUTCH,

NEWS THAT RUSSELL'S A FREE AGENT
HAS SWEPT THE DOCKS,

WITH THE WIZARD LOOKING
FOR A NEW HAND.

HEY, KEITH.

HEY, WHAT'S UP?

HOW ARE YOU?
NOT BAD.
HOW YOU DOING?

HAVE A SEAT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

Narrator: KEITH TAKES
THE FIRST MEETING.

I HEARD YOU
MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.

YEAH, READY TO MAKE
A DIFFERENT MOVE HERE.

RIGHT NOW,
I HAVE NOTHING ELSE GOING ON.

I RUN
AN EIGHT-MAN DECK, OKAY --

EIGHT-MAN TOTAL.

WE GO 18 ON, 6 OFF,
ALL RIGHT?

IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE
MY OFFER HERE,

ALL I CAN GUARANTEE YOU

IS $25,000 TO $30,000
FOR OPIE MONEY.

OKAY.
AND --

WHAT'S THIS GONNA DO FOR ME
DURING KING CRAB NEXT YEAR?

I'M GONNA BE HONEST.

FIRST OF ALL,
I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU,

SEE HOW YOU WORK
WITH THE CREW.
SURE.

ALL RIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK THAT I'M READY
TO DO IT, YOU KNOW?

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

WELL, THEN, LET'S MAKE
A TRIP OUT OF IT

AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

CAN YOU BE READY TO GO,
LIKE, IN FIVE MINUTES?

FIVE MINUTES.
I'M READY TO GO IN FIVE MINUTES.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

WELCOME ABOARD.
ALL RIGHT, KEITH.

YOU'RE MY NEW BOSS.

STRANGER THINGS, MAN.

OKAY, PAL.

I'M ON
THE WIZARD TEAM NOW!

THE WIZARD TEAM, BABY!

THE WIZARD!
I'M ON THE WIZARD!

Narrator: NOW, BEFORE RUSS
JOINS HIS NEW BROTHERS,

HE MAKES ONE LAST PIT STOP
ON THE TIME BANDIT.

Fourtner:
YOU TALK TO KEITH?

I DID.

HOW'D THAT GO?
GOOD.

HE CAN OFFER ME A JOB

THAT, YOU KNOW, JOHNATHAN
COULDN'T OFFER ME.

SIX HOURS AGO,
I DIDN'T HAVE A JOB.

I WAS GOING HOME, FLYING HOME.

AND NOW I'M ON ANOTHER BOAT
JUST LIKE THAT.

AND, ACTUALLY,
I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
A GOOD THING...

YOU GUYS HIRING?

[ LAUGHTER ]

OH, I'M JUST WATCHING
THE ACTION HERE.

IT'S CRAZY --
JUST LIKE THAT.

RUSS AND I HAVE JOKED
ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES,

AND THEN NOW
IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

YOU GOT IT. IT'S GOT ALL
MY GEAR IN IT, YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN THIS LITTLE ONE,
AND THEN I'M DONE.

I'M DONE
WITH THE TIME BANDIT.

ALL RIGHT, MIKE.
SMOOTH SAILING FOR YOU, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
TAKE CARE, MAN.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

I DON'T LIKE IT ONE BIT,
EITHER.

I DON'T LIKE ANY [BLEEP] PART
OF IT.

Fourtner:
MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH

THAT IT HAD TO GO DOWN
LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW?

HOPEFULLY HE FINDS A GOOD HOME
ON THE WIZARD.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Narrator:
NOW ONE QUESTION REMAINS --

HAS JOHNATHAN MADE
THE RIGHT CHOICE?

I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST HIRED
RUSSELL NEWBERRY.

THAT IS SO BIZARRE.

THE FACT THAT HE'S
EVEN AVAILABLE AMAZES ME.

SO TIME BANDIT'S LOSS --
WIZARD'S GAIN.

WE'LL TAKE IT.

WELCOME HOME.

Narrator:
FISHING IN 20-FOOT SEAS

348 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...

CREEPING AROUND HERE,
YOU'RE GONNA GET WET.

...IS THE NORTHWESTERN.

THE FOUR-MAN CREW
IS SLOWLY TRUDGING

THROUGH THEIR 50th STRAIGHT HOUR
OF BACKBREAKING WORK.

AND NOW...

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

HURRICANE. WOW.

WHOA.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

OH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

I'M GONNA GET THESE ON
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

Sig: WE DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK
OUT HERE WITH 60-KNOT WINDS.

I DON'T WANT AN ENGINE FAILURE.
I DON'T WANT HYDRAULIC FAILURES.

WE DON'T WANT
TO BLOW OUT OUR WINDOWS.

WE REALLY NEED
TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I'M GONNA MESS WITH THE GUYS
A LITTLE BIT,

SEE IF I CAN GET A REACTION
OUT OF THEM.

HERE'S YOUR OPTION.

YOU COULD PULL TOMORROW
IN 65,

OR YOU CAN PULL ALL NIGHT
AND STAY ALIVE.

'CAUSE HE'S A POET
AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.

THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.

NOW THEY'RE HUDDLING.

EVERY TIME I GIVE THEM
THE "OPTION,"

IT'S LIKE TRYING TO BE
THE NICE GUY,

ONLY IT BACKFIRES
'CAUSE THEN THEY'RE LIKE,

"I'M SO CONFUSED!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT -- AAH!

WHAT DO I DO?"

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEN
THEY START THINKING,

"WELL, THAT'S WHAT
YOU WANT TO DO.

SO I'M SUPPOSED TO DO WHAT YOU
WANT ME TO DO, RIGHT?"

AND JUST THE FACT
THAT I EVEN MENTIONED THE FACT

THAT THERE'S AN OPTION
THAT THEY CAN DO THAT,

THAT'S GONNA IRRITATE THEM.

IT'S UP TO YOU.
YOU GOT THE OPTION.

YOU CAN CALL IT A NIGHT

OR JUST GET IT OVER WITH --
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

I'M LIKE THE KING
OF MANIPULATION WITH THEM.

THAT'S JUST HOW IT WORKS.

EVERYBODY'S IN OVERDRIVE

TRYING TO GET THIS CRAB
DOWN AND GET THE POTS ON

AND GET IT MOVED

AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE
AND GO HOME.

YOU GUYS GOT IT, THEN?

Narrator: WHETHER IT'S
THEIR MANIACAL SKIPPER...

YEAH, I'VE GOT THEM
TRAINED TO SUFFER.

Narrator:
...AN ARCTIC HURRICANE...

OR WORKING A MAN DOWN...

...THE CREW SEES THE LIGHT
AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

AND SUCKS IT UP FOR THE LAST
10,000 POUNDS OF CRAB.

[ LAUGHTER ]

COME ON, MAVAR!

[ EXPLOSION ]

[BLEEP]

[ LAUGHTER ]

YEAH!

YOU DID IT, GUYS.

LAST POT OF YOUR OPIE SEASON
COMING UP HERE.

END OF THE SEASON STAPLE --
THE FLAMING HOOK.

IT'S GOOD LUCK
IF HE MAKES THE SHOT.

IF HE MISSES, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
BAD LUCK FOR NEXT SEASON.

$85 A GALLON.

AWAY FROM THE CAN.

WHOA, DUDE.

YEAH!

OH, I GOT IT
IN MY EYE!

ALL RIGHT, COME ON!

OH, BOY.

WAITING FOR THIS FEELING
FOR, WHAT, TWO MONTHS NOW.

GOOD JOB, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT!
WHOO-HOO!

I'M GOING HOME.

THAT'S WHERE
I'M GOING.

WELL, LET'S HOPE
WE HAVE ENOUGH.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH!

I'VE DEFINITELY
HAD ENOUGH!

[ LAUGHS ]

I JUST WANT TO CRAWL INTO MY
CAVE AND DIE FOR A WHILE.

BRING AS MANY POTS
DOWN AS WE CAN,

PUT THE CHAIN ON, HEAD IN,
HEAD FOR ST. PAUL.

Sig: JUST DUCK IN THERE,

GET UNDER COVER
TILL THIS WEATHER BLOWS OVER,

AND THEN CONTINUE
ON DOWN TO DUTCH HARBOR.

IT FEELS GREAT TO GET
ALL THE POTS ON

AND KNOW
THAT WE'RE DONE FISHING.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE I STILL HAVE
A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US.

Narrator:
AS THEY FINISH THE SEASON,

THE FINAL TALLIES ARE IN

FOR THE NORTHWESTERN
AND TIME BANDIT.

Keith: WE'RE GONNA GET KICKED
BY THESE SOUTHERLIES.

WHAT I DON'T LIKE OUT HERE
IS THAT IT SEEMS

LIKE EVERY TIME THEY FORECAST
A REAL NASTY STORM,

WE END UP GETTING SOMETHING EVEN
WORSE THAN WHAT THEY FORECAST.

AND THIS IS THE WORST STORM
THEY'VE FORECAST ALL YEAR.

WE'RE GONNA GET
75- AND 40-FOOTERS.

40-FOOT SEAS ARE BAD NEWS.

JUST GOT TO TRY AND GET
EVERYTHING IN THE WATER,

GET THE GEAR FISHING, AND THEN
JUST BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES

AND TRY AND RIDE IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

WHEN IT'S READY,
GO AHEAD AND GET RID OF IT.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH HAS
50 TONS OF GEAR STACKED ON DECK.

HE WANTS IT IN THE WATER BEFORE
THE STORM HITS FULL FORCE.

DEFINITELY STAY SHARP
BACK THERE.

ONE POT AT A TIME, OKAY?

ONE AT A TIME,
AND WATCH YOURSELF.

I DON'T WANT THAT GEAR SITTING
UP ON THAT FORWARD DECK.

WE MIGHT START TAKING STUFF
OVER THE BOW

THAT COULD BE ENOUGH TO START
TOSSING THOSE POTS ON US.

YEAH, AND IT'S FLAT WHALING
OUT THERE, MAN.

WHOO, I THINK IT BLEW UP
A STORM!

MAN.
ENJOY THE RIDE.

THIS IS [BLEEP] WEATHER
RIGHT HERE.

THE WIND CHANGED.

IT WENT FROM NOTHING TO 50
IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

YEAH.
YEAH.

JUST LIKE THAT, BOOM.

IT'S NOT BLOWING.

IT'S SMOKING OUT THERE.

AND IT'S LITERALLY SMOKING.

Narrator:
THE CONDITIONS ON DECK

ARE GROWING MORE TREACHEROUS
WITH EACH PASSING MINUTE.

WHOO!

WHOA! HANG ON, GUYS.
HANG ON.

JUST STAY SHARP
AT THE RAIL THERE.

JOHN, AS SOON AS YOU GET
THAT POT UNTIED,

YOU GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY
FROM IT.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY IN
THE FLIGHT PATH OF THAT STACK.

Narrator: THE WIZARD
IS NOT THE ONLY VESSEL

GETTING POUNDED BY THE WEATHER.

BY MIDNIGHT, THE HEART
OF THE ARCTIC HURRICANE

SWEEPS THE FISHING GROUNDS.

Phil: AND THEY'RE CALLING
FOR A HURRICANE NOW

FOR RIGHT WHERE WE'RE AT.

THIS IS AS SERIOUS
AS IT GETS.

Narrator: 40-FOOT SEAS.

IT'S JUST SCREAMING.

Narrator:
90-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.

WE'RE READY. LET HER RIP.

BOY, I'M JUST GETTING
TOSSED NOW.

THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE
OUT HERE.

YOU REALLY NEED TO SCRAMBLE
AND GET OFF DECK

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, GUYS.

WHAT?

COME ON IN. COME ON IN.
COME ON IN. COME ON IN.

COME ON. COME ON, MAN.
[BLEEP]

HOLY COW.

WE DON'T WORK IN THIS [BLEEP]

JUST FINALLY DECIDED TO PLAY IT
SAFE AND JUST START JOGGING.

[ ALARM BLARING ]

Narrator: BY 8:00 A.M.,
THE AIRWAVES IGNITE.

Man: ...in position,
but the fire's out. Over.

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

Keith: THAT WAS A PAN-PAN
FROM THE COAST GUARD.

THERE'S AN EPIRB GOING OFF.

[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]

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

I've got a visual.

And it dropped.
OH, MY GOD.

Sig:
ON THEIR WAY IN JUST NOW, HE
SAID HE HIT THE SHALLOW WATER.

RIGHT AROUND THAT POINT,
IT JUST FLIPPED THE BOAT.

HE IS IN ONE HELL OF A FIX.