Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 10, Episode 8 - There Will Be Gold - full transcript

♪

Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

-I WANT YOUR END THAT WAY!
-[BLEEP] THING.

Narrator:
...RICK NESS IS ON A MISSION

TO TRIPLE HIS GOLD PRODUCTION...

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PULL
A MIRACLE OUT OF OUR ASSES.

Narrator:
...PARKER SCHNABEL'S PLAN

TO MINE OUT HIS WHOLE GROUND...

Man: CUT THE POWER!

Narrator:
...GRINDS TO A HALT.

THAT'S 30 OUNCES
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET.



IT'S JUST TOO SLIPPERY UP THERE.
SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET HURT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

♪

AND THE BEETS KIDS
COME TOGETHER...

Monica: LOOK OUT!

...TO GET ANOTHER
OPERATION RUNNING.

Man: YEAH!

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪

Rick:
I TOOK A PRETTY BIG RISK

MOVING MY WHOLE OPERATION
TO DUNCAN CREEK THIS YEAR.

WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR 2,000 OUNCES,

SO WE GOT A LOT OF CATCHING UP
TO DO RIGHT NOW.

Narrator:
RICK NESS HAS PULLED IN



JUST 80 OUNCES OF GOLD
IN TWO MONTHS

USING THE 100-YARD-PER-HOUR
PLANT

HE RENTED FROM NEIGHBOR
TROY TAYLOR.

Rick: I REALLY NEED TO GET
THINGS BACK ON TRACK HERE.

I JUST SPENT A HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS ON A NEW WASH PLANT.

WE GOT TO GET IT RUNNING, AND
WE GOT TO START GETTING GOLD.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE NEVER
GONNA HIT OUR GOAL, MAN.

Narrator: NOW HE'S STAKING
HIS SEASON ON A NEW PLANT,

MONSTER RED,
TO TRIPLE HIS OUTPUT OF GOLD.

WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET
MONSTER RED UP AND GOING.

RICK'S GONNA BE LOSING MONEY
IF WE DON'T.

Narrator: TO STAY AFLOAT,
RICK MUST KEEP BRINGING IN GOLD

WITH TROY'S PLANT

WHILE HE AND FREDDY DODGE
BUILD MONSTER RED.

Freddy: WE'VE GOT A HELL OF
A LOT OF STUFF TO DO HERE.

WE'VE GOT TO SET THE STANDS,
SET THE SCREEN,

SET THE SLUICES,
SET THE CONVEYORS,

AND AFTER THAT,
THE REAL PAIN IN THE ASS

IS GONNA BE SETTING THAT FEEDER.

Ryan: FREDDY DODGE AND
MONSTER RED ARE HAND IN HAND.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES
HE'S HAD THIS THING APART

AND TOGETHER, BUT, YOU KNOW,
HE KNOWS IT BETTER THAN ANYONE.

Freddy: DOWN A BIT!

Narrator:
GOLD-RECOVERY EXPERT FREDDY

HELPED DESIGN THIS
300-YARD-PER-HOUR PLANT

FIVE YEARS AGO.

CAN YOU REACH IT
AT ALL, KRUSE?

Chris:
FREDDY MAKES IT PRETTY EASY.
HE'S TELLING ME WHAT TO DO.

IT KIND OF REMINDS ME
OF HELPING MY DAD

WORK ON CARS BACK IN THE DAY.

-WHOA!
-EASY.

♪

HOLY [BLEEP].

♪

HEY, RICK.

Narrator: TROY TAYLOR
LEASED RICK HIS WASH PLANT

AT THE START OF THE SEASON.

I GUESS YOU KNOW
WHY I'M HERE, RIGHT?

THINGS ARE STARTING
TO ROLL AT OUR PLACE,

AND TODAY IS THE DAY TO
TAKE OUR PLANT BACK HOME.

BUT I'M JUST
NOT READY FOR IT.

I KNOW HOW IT FEELS.
I'VE BEEN THERE MANY TIMES.

I FEEL KIND OF BAD PULLING IT
AWAY FROM YOU, BUT...

YEAH, NO, I GET IT.
A DEAL'S A DEAL, RIGHT?

THEN THAT'S IT, SO...

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SHUT IT DOWN.

Narrator:
WITHOUT TROY'S WASH PLANT,

RICK HAS NO MEANS
OF PRODUCING GOLD.

Rick: TROY JUST SHOWED UP
AND DROPPED A BOMB.

HE WANTS HIS WASH PLANT BACK.
THAT WAS THE DEAL.

IT DOESN'T MAKE IT
ANY EASIER, THOUGH.

♪

Narrator: MECHANIC CARL ROSK
STOPS WORK ON MONSTER RED

TO LOAD TROY'S PLANT.

♪

Carl: DAMN IT!

YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE SCARED
ABOUT THAT, BUT...

YOU SAID YOU GOT
A CHAIN HANDY?

-YEAH, I GOT HALF AN INCH.
-OKAY.

-HALF-INCH DO IT?
-WHY? YOU GOT BIGGER?

I GOT A BIG ONE.

IF YOU GOT BIGGER
THAN HALF-INCH...

HE'S GOT A -- [BLEEP].
WE GOT A MONSTER.

-WE NEED RICK'S NEW CHAIN.
-WE GOT A NEW CHAIN, BUDDY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

BEEN LOOKING FOR A REASON
TO BRING IT OUT.

Narrator: THE 25-TON PLANT

WAS TOO MUCH FOR
THE ONE-INCH STEEL CABLE.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

SO CARL BRINGS IN
A 3.5-INCH CHAIN

RATED TO 50 TONS.

IN ALL HONESTY, IT'S, LIKE,
A [BLEEP] $4,000 CHAIN.

LIKE, IT'S...

-OH, THERE SHE GOES, TROY.
-ALL RIGHT, RICK.

-THANKS AGAIN.
-OKAY, RICK.

APPRECIATE, BUDDY.
I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.

YOU BETCHA.

Narrator: HIS OPERATION
IS AT A STANDSTILL.

RICK PUTS THE PRESSURE
ON FREDDY.

Rick:
WE'RE NOT RUNNING TROY'S PLANT.
WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY GOLD.

WELL, WHERE ARE WE AT
WITH MONSTER RED?

YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE IT UP
BY THE END OF THE WEEK?

WELL, I'D LIKE TO HAVE
BOTH EXCAVATORS

AND SOME MORE PEOPLE
TO TRY TO GET IT TOGETHER.

-ALL RIGHT.
-IT'S GONNA BE TIGHT.

WE GOT TO DO IT.
WE GOT TO KEEP GOLD COMING IN.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PULL A [BLEEP] MIRACLE

OUT OF OUR ASSES TO GET
THIS THING READY TO GO.

♪

Rick:
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,

MONSTER RED'S RUNNING
BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

♪

Parker: WHO'S THE BEST DOG
ON THE MINE SITE?

YOU LITTLE RASCAL.
YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD BOY.

[ DOG BARKS ]

LOOK AT THAT TONGUE.

Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL IS ATTEMPTING

TO MINE HIS WHOLE CLAIM
IN JUST ONE SEASON.

Parker: RIGHT NOW, MITCH,
OUR HEAD MECHANIC,

IS GONE, AND SO I'M JUST
TRYING TO MAKE SURE

THAT WE'VE GOT ALL OF
THE SPARE PARTS WE NEED.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF
MOVING PARTS ON THE MINE SITE,

AND DOWNTIME IS JUST KILLER,
ESPECIALLY IN A SEASON LIKE THIS

WHERE WE HAVE SO MUCH GROUND
TO GET THROUGH.

Narrator:
WITH MECHANIC MITCH BLASCHKE

OFF-SITE VISITING
HIS PREGNANT WIFE,

PARKER TAKES CHARGE
OF INVENTORY.

Parker: YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T
AFFORD ANY HOLDUPS.

WITH THAT LICENSE EXPIRING,

WE'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH
ALL THAT GROUND WE'VE GOT OPEN.

Narrator:
DOWN AT BIG RED, PARKER'S CREW

IS FEEDING THE WASH PLANT

WITH 250 YARDS OF PAY DIRT
PER HOUR.

THIS IS A TOUGH JOB
AND, YOU KNOW,

TOUGH HOURS AND EXPECTATIONS.

I'M ALREADY EXHAUSTED AND SORE.

I DON'T SEE EVERYBODY LASTING.

Narrator:
THEY MUST KEEP SLUICING 24/7

IF THEY'RE TO STAND ANY CHANCE

OF GETTING THROUGH
THE 115-ACRE CLAIM.

Bree: ONE OF OUR
BIGGEST ISSUES THIS YEAR

IS THAT WE HAVE
A LOT OF GROUND TO MINE

IN A REALLY SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME.

PLANT'S GOT TO BE RUNNING 24/7.

♪

♪

[BLEEP]

[ MACHINERY POWERING DOWN ]

THE [BLEEP].

♪

Shane:
DOC CAME AND GOT ME.

SAID THE BELT TORE RIGHT APART
ON THE STACKER,

SO THAT'S KIND OF [BLEEP].

[BLEEP]

Narrator:
FIRST ON THE SCENE,

ARE MECHANIC SHANE SMITH,
SON TY,

AND CO-FOREMAN BRENNAN RUAULT.

♪

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
RIP APART AT THE SEAM OR WHAT?

Ty: YEAH, WE'VE BEEN
RUNNING IT FOR A WHILE NOW,

AND EVERYTHING WEARS OUT.

IT JUST POPPED APART.

Narrator:
THE BELT ON THE CONVEYOR

HAS TORN APART AT THE SEAMS.

TO REPAIR IT, THEY'LL HAVE TO
DRAG THE LOWER END BACK UP

AND FEED THE OTHER END
OVER THE ROLLER.

THEY WILL THEN ADD A NEW SECTION

BEFORE CLIPPING IT
BACK TOGETHER.

♪

Brennan: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, LET'S GET TO IT, THEN.

I DON'T WANT LOSE ANY MORE TIME
THAN WE NEED TO.

-ALL RIGHTY.
-OKAY. THANKS, BUDDY.

Narrator: BUT FIRST, THEY
HAVE TO CLEAR OUT THE PAYDIRT

WRAPPED UP IN THE TORN BELT.

EVERY DAY WE DON'T SLUICE
IS A DAY WE DON'T GET BACK.

Ty: HERE COMES THE BOSS.

♪

-HOW YOU DOING?
-OH, ALL RIGHT.

I'VE HAD BETTER DAYS.
[ LAUGHS ]

YOU AND I BOTH.

CONVEYORS ARE GREAT
UNTIL THEY [BLEEP] UP.

THIS IS REAL COOL.

Parker:
I LOSE AT LEAST 10, 12 HOURS,

WHICH IS, YOU KNOW --

THAT'S 20 OR 30 OUNCES
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
TOO MUCH GROUND.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO MAKE IT UP.

Narrator: WITH CHIEF MECHANIC
AND WASH-PLANT EXPERT MITCH

OFF-SITE, PARKER TAKES CHARGE.

TY, IF IT STARTS TAKING OFF,
DON'T TRY TO SAVE IT.

Ty: WHY? I JUST WANT
TO GO FOR A RIDE!

Shane: WELL,
WE DON'T HAVE A SPARE BELT,

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA
PATCH THIS TOGETHER.

THESE PROBABLY WEIGH 7,000
OR 8,000 POUNDS, I WOULD THINK.

Narrator: ALEC LIFTS THE
200-FOOT ONE-INCH-THICK BELT

SO THEY CAN FEED IT BACK
AROUND THE HEAD DRUM.

BRING IT DOWN.

-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
-WHOA, WHOA.

ALMOST BREAK MY LEG.

WELL, I GOT TO BE AS CAREFUL
AS WITH ANYBODY HERE,

ESPECIALLY WITH PARKER THERE.

WE GOT TO HAVE A JOB
AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THERE'S LOT OF FRICTION
TRYING TO PULL THIS

AROUND THE HEAD DRUM.

[BLEEP], TY.

♪

Shane:
WE GOT A LOT OF FRICTION

ON THE STRAP
COMING AROUND THE DRUM,

AND IT SEEMS TO BE
LOCKING UP ON US,

SO WE'RE GONNA
LOOSEN THE BELTS OFF

AND TRY AND JUST SPIN IT
THROUGH THE GEARBOX.

Narrator: A SAFETY RATCHET
THAT PREVENTS THE MOVING BELT

FROM ROLLING BACK ON ITSELF
IS NOW WORKING AGAINST THEM.

-WHICH WAY'S LOOSE?
-I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE THE MECHANIC
AROUND HERE.

I DON'T KNOW JACK [BLEEP]
ABOUT ANY OF THIS KIND OF STUFF.

[BLEEP] CONVEYOR BELT.
DIRT GOES UP IT.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

THAT'S THE LAST THING
WE NEED.

IT'S GONNA BE REALLY
SLIPPERY, PARKER.

Narrator: SIX HOURS IN,

AND THE BELT IS STILL JAMMING
AT THE HEAD DRUM,

MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE
TO REJOIN THE TWO ENDS.

Shane: AH, THE RAIN
DOESN'T HELP HERE.

IT JUST MAKES EVERYTHING
MORE DIFFICULT.

I MEAN, IT'S GETTING
PRETTY LOUSY OUT HERE.

IT'S WET, SLIPPERY.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

WE MIGHT HAVE TO SHUT DOWN
IF IT GETS TOO BAD.

Parker:
THIS ISN'T WORKING.

Narrator: WHEN HEAVY RAIN
TURNS TO LIGHTNING,

PARKER DECIDES TO SHUT DOWN.

Parker: YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY LOST
A TON OF RUNNING TIME

BECAUSE OF THIS BELT,
BUT WITH THIS STORM

COMING IN AND THE RAIN, IT'S
JUST WAY TOO SLIPPERY UP THERE.

SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET HURT,

SO WE'LL HAVE TO PICK IT UP
TOMORROW AND CALL HER A DAY.

LET'S GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]

♪

♪

Narrator:
TONY BEETS IS ON THE DEFENSE

AFTER BEING FORCED TO MOVE
HIS ENTIRE OPERATION

30 MILES NORTH TO PARADISE HILL.

Narrator: TEN WEEKS IN, MIKE
AND KEVIN HAVE JOINED FORCES,

OPENING AN 18-ACRE MEGACUT.

NOW TONY WANTS DAUGHTER MONICA
ALSO PRODUCING GOLD.

FOR FOUR WEEKS,
MONICA HAS WORKED

TO SET UP HER OPERATION
NEAR HUNKER CREEK

WHERE SHE THINKS DREDGES
MISSED MAJOR PAY DIRT.

♪

Monica: YOU KNOW, FOR SOME
REASON, THE DREDGE MASTERS,

THEY DIDN'T GO
AND MINE THIS AREA.

THEY KIND OF SKIRTED AROUND IT,
WHICH IS A LITTLE WEIRD.

I'M SUPER INTERESTED
TO SEE WHAT'S THERE.

Narrator: GOLD WAS DISCOVERED
IN HUNKER CREEK BACK IN 1896,

AND RIGHT UP TO 1966,

MONSTER DREDGES
WERE PULLING THE EQUIVALENT

OF A MILLION DOLLARS A DAY
FROM ITS PRIME PAY DIRT.

♪

MONICA BELIEVES THE OLD-TIMERS
MISSED A POCKET OF GOLD

IN HER 8-ACRE BENCH CUT

THAT WILL TURN
THEIR SEASON AROUND.

Monica:
HOPEFULLY, IT'S WORTH IT.

AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE WE'VE HAD
GETTING SET UP DOWN HERE,

THERE BETTER BE A MOUNTAIN
OF GOLD IN THIS CUT.

Narrator:
A WEEK AGO, THE LAND

WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED
BY MELTWATER.

EVEN AFTER DRAINING THE CUT,

THE GROUND IS STILL TOO SOFT
TO SET UP A STABLE WASH PLANT,

BUT MONICA'S COME UP WITH
A SOLUTION.

HER PLAN -- SET THE PLANT
ON A DRY TAILINGS PILE

ACROSS THE CREEK.

THEN TRUCK THE PAY
FROM HER CUT TO THE PLANT

SO THAT SHE CAN SLUICE
ON FIRM GROUND.

SO IT IS NICE TO FINALLY BE
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

FINALLY BE BUILDING A PAD,

GET THIS PLANT SET UP
ON SOLID GROUND

AS OPPOSED TO ACROSS THE CREEK.

♪

Monica: Yes, sir. I do.

I am.

♪

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

[ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: EMR REGULATES
MINING IN THE YUKON.

TO PROTECT WILDLIFE,

THEY DON'T WANT MONICA
TRUCKING PAY THROUGH THE CREEK.

I JUST CAN'T WIN. CAN I?
WE CAN'T CROSS THE CREEK.

WE CAN'T HAVE THE PLANT
OVER THERE.

SO THEN I HAVE NO SWEET CLUE
HOW TO MAKE THAT WORK OVER HERE.

THIS IS GONNA BE TOO WET.

♪

Monica:
SO THIS IS THE CREEK,

AND I GUESS THIS IS WHERE
FISH LIKE TO HANG OUT.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW
A WHOLE LOT ABOUT IT,

BUT SEEING AS WE CAN'T TRUCK
OUR PAY ACROSS,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP
OUR SLUICE BOX ON THE SAME SIDE

AS OUR CUT WHICH,
I MEAN, WORKS, I GUESS.

Narrator: TO DRAIN MONICA'S CUT
MORE EFFECTIVELY,

TONY WILL INSTALL
A 40-FOOT CULVERT...

WHILE SON MIKE

DIGS A DEEPER SUMP
FOR THE CULVERT TO FLOW INTO.

WE AIN'T GOT NO GOOD SOLID
MATERIAL TO BUILD ON,

SO WE'RE GONNA PUT
A CULVERT IN,

AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL FIX
THIS CUT FOR THE NEXT

[BLEEP] KNOWS HOW LONG
WE'RE GONNA BE HERE.

♪

♪

DOWN A BIT!

♪

Narrator:
MIKE BRINGS IN FRESH DRY DIRT.

♪

AND RUBY LEVELS THE GROUND
FOR THE PAD.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO SET UP
A PLANT STILL,

SO I'M BUILDING A PAD RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE WE NEED TO PUT IT
[BLEEP] SOMEWHERE.

THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT
OF WORK TO BE DONE

BEFORE WE CAN REALLY START
GETTING GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.

GOT A NICE SOLID ROAD IN.

NOW WE'VE GOT TWO HOSE,
FOUR ROCK TRUCKS.

WE'LL HAVE THIS CUT
WHIPPED INTO SHAPE IN NO TIME.

♪

Narrator: THE NEW PAD NEEDS
TWO DAYS TO SETTLE AND DRY OUT

BEFORE MONICA CAN
BRING IN HER WASH PLANT.

Monica:
YEAH, MORE THAN ABOUT TIME.

♪

HEY, RICK. TAKE IT BACK THAT
WAY ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT, TOO.

THAT LOOKS
PRETTY STRAIGHT.

Narrator: AT DUNCAN CREEK,
RICK NESS IS SHUT DOWN

UNTIL HE CAN BUILD HIS
HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR WASH PLANT,

MONSTER RED.

YEAH, WE JUST GOT
ONE STAND TO SET

FOR THE SLUICE BOX
THAT'S COMING OFF THE PLANT.

WE'LL SET THAT, THEN
I'LL GET THE BOXES UP THERE,

AND WE'LL SET THOSE, AND
IT'S JUST ONE MORE STEP DOWN.

THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THE SHAKER
ON ITS STAND

AND LINED UP THE STACKER.

NEXT STEP --
BRING IN THE SLUICE RUN...

THEN THE TAILINGS CONVEYOR...

BEFORE THE LAST MAJOR PIECE,
THE HOPPER FEEDER.

♪

YOU CAN GO THAT WAY
ABOUT 12 INCHES.

SLUICE BOXES ARE PRETTY MUCH
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.

I MEAN, IF THEY'RE NOT LEVEL,
THEN THEY'RE JUST NOT

GONNA CATCH GOLD, SO WE
HAVE TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME

TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SET
AND SET RIGHT.

CHAMP, YOU WANT TO MOVE?

YEAH, YOU DO. OKAY.

Narrator:
KRUSE AND KARLA HELP FREDDY

RIG THE 38-FOOT SLUICE RUN
FOR TRANSPORT.

HOOK YOUR ONE END UP.

MOVING THINGS
WITH A TRACK MACHINE

IS NEVER VERY SMOOTH, SO...

JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE
THIS THING SLAM INTO THE GROUND

AND BEND IT OR ANYTHING.

Narrator: EACH SLUICE RUN
IS PRECISELY ENGINEERED.

ANY SLIGHT DISTORTION
WILL CAUSE IT TO LOSE GOLD.

Man: OH, THAT EXCAVATOR
IS A LITTLE BIT FINICKY.

THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN
AT JUST THE WRONG TIME.

-[BLEEP] THING.
-COMING UP A HAIR!

OHH!

YOU WANT TO SET IT DOWN
AND SPIN?

OKAY. DO IT, RICK.

Rick: FIRST HALF OF
THE SLUICE BOX WENT IN FINE.

JUST GOT ONE MORE TO GO.
GETTING CLOSER EVERY MINUTE.

♪

-SET US DOWN, KRUSE.
-GOOD? GOOD?

♪

IT'S THE MOST EXCITING PART.
SLUICE IS GOING ON.

Rick:
DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS.

[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT, BOYS.

-WHOO!
-IT LOOKS GOOD, RICK.

YEAH, IT DOES.
I LIKE IT.

Narrator:
WITH THE SLUICES IN PLACE,

RICK IS ONE STEP CLOSER
TO FIRING UP MONSTER RED

AND GETTING BACK ON THE GOLD.

THE FINAL PIECE --
ATTACH THE FEEDER HE BORROWED

FROM THE CLAIM OWNERS.

Rick: THAT'S THE FEEDER
THE GRAYS LEFT ME TO USE.

IT AIN'T GOT MUCH OF A BELT
COMING OFF OF IT,

BUT IT'S A PRETTY
GOOD-SIZE HOPPER.

YEAH, THEY SAID
I COULD USE IT, SO...

WHERE'D THEY BUY IT?
DO YOU KNOW? AUCTION?

-I DIDN'T EVEN THINK TO ASK.
-OH, HELL.

THOSE ARE
RETURN ROLLERS, RICK.

THEY WON'T LAST A DAY
WITH ROCKS LIKE THOSE.

IT'LL BEAT THIS THING
TO DEATH.

HOLY [BLEEP].

I DOUBT IF IT'D MAKE IT
ONE DAY.

SO THIS THING IS
[BLEEP] USELESS?

IT WON'T HANDLE
THESE ROCKS.

Narrator: THE FEEDER'S
ROLLER BARS ARE HOLLOW

AND WOULD COLLAPSE UNDER
DUNCAN CREEK'S ROCKY PAY DIRT.

IT'S THE LAST THING
RICK WANTS TO HEAR.

YEAH, THIS THING'S MADE
FOR SMALL GRAVEL.

SO IT HAS NO [BLEEP]
BUSINESS BEING HERE?

IT HAS NO BUSINESS
BEING ON THIS PROPERTY.

AFTER ALL THE [BLEEP]
THAT'S BEEN GOING DOWN,

WE FINALLY GOT
THE THING TOGETHER.

I'M THINKING, "HEY, PUT THE
FEEDER IN HERE. WE'RE RUNNING."

ANOTHER [BLEEP] ROADBLOCK.

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I'M PRETTY MUCH DEAD
IN THE WATER AT DUNCAN CREEK

RIGHT NOW
WITHOUT A HOPPER FEEDER.

Narrator: RICK NESS
HAS NO WORKING WASH PLANT,

NO MONEY COMING IN,
AND POTENTIALLY MILLIONS

IN NUGGETS AND FINE GOLD
SITTING IN DUNCAN CREEK.

♪

I MADE A CALL
TO A FRIEND OF MINE

HERE IN THE DAWSON CITY AREA
AND HOPING TO MAKE A DEAL.

I DON'T HAVE
A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY

BUT HOPING FOR A LITTLE...

HOPE FOR A LITTLE MIRACLE HERE.

Narrator:
SO HE'S TURNED TO THE MAN

WITH THE BIGGEST MINING BONEYARD
IN THE YUKON.

TONY BEETS.
OH, YOU KNOW, THE TYPICAL.

YEAH, YEAH.
THAT WAS A BIT SCARY.

WELL, IT'S NOT GETTING
ANY EASIER.

TWICE A WEEK? HOLY...

WELL, THAT'S THE THING.

I COULD DEFINITELY GET THINGS
MOVING A LOT BETTER ON MY END

IF I HAD A HOPPER FEEDER.

AWESOME.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU USED IT?

OKAY.

IS THERE A REMOTE?
OKAY.

THESE ARE ALL GRIZZLY?

NICE LITTLE ELEVATOR CONVEYOR.
I LIKE IT.

SO WHAT'S THE PRICE TAG
ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TONY?

OOH, YEAH.
YEAH, I DON'T, UH --

I'M LOW ON CASH.

I MEAN, I JUST SPENT EVERYTHING
I HAD ON THIS WASH PLANT.

[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.

IS THERE, UH --

IS THERE ANY WAY YOU'D WANT
TO LEASE IT, RENT IT OUT?

♪

YEAH?

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

WELL, 10 GRAND A MONTH IS
MORE MANAGEABLE FOR ME, ANYWAYS.

YEAH. YEAH.

THANKS, TONY. AWESOME.

♪

Rick:
I MEAN, THAT HELPS ME OUT.

I KNEW I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY
TO BUY ONE,

AND HE'S GOT ONE, AND HE'S
WILLING TO LEASE IT TO ME.

I MEAN,
THAT'S [BLEEP] GREAT, MAN.

THIS IS THE LAST PIECE
OF THE PUZZLE FOR ME.

♪

Parker: SEE IF IT'LL GO BACK
OR IF IT'LL STAY HERE.

Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL'S CREW

IS BACK AT WORK
FOLLOWING THE STORM...

-JUST GONNA SHORTEN UP.
-YEAH.

Narrator: ...WHEN CO-FOREMAN AND
HEAD MECHANIC MITCH BLASCHKE

RETURNS TO THE CLAIM.

WELL, THIS ISN'T
LOOKING TOO GOOD.

I TAKE IT THINGS HAVE BEEN
GOING A LITTLE ROUGH.

Parker:
HEY. WELCOME BACK.

-HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
-HOW'S IT GOING?

-OH.
-HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

MY TRIP WAS GOOD,
BUT THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE

IT'S GOING TOO GOOD.

-NO, IT'S NOT.
-WHAT HAPPENED?

WHOLE SET OF CLIPS
BLEW APART.

Narrator: BIG RED HAS BEEN
OUT OF ACTION FOR 24 HOURS,

COSTING PARKER
$50,000 OF LOST GOLD.

WELL, I'D ASK HOW IT'S GOING,
BUT I ALREADY KNOW

THE ANSWER TO THAT.
Shane: YEAH. [BLEEP] SUCKS.

Narrator:
THE CREW HAS STRAIGHTENED
ONE SIDE OF THE BELT.

NOW THEY MUST PULL THE LOWER
SIDE OVER THE HEAD DRUM,

REPLACE THE TORN ENDS
WITH AN INSERT,

AND REJOIN THE BELT WITH CLIPS.

ALEC'S JUST LOCKING
THE BELT DOWN RIGHT NOW.

AS SOON AS WE GET IT
DOWN THE OTHER END,

WE'LL BE ABLE TO PULL IT
BACK TOGETHER, RECLIP IT.

THEN IT'S A MATTER
OF LINING IT ALL BACK UP.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE THIS IS
JUST GETTING ME READY

FOR BEING A DAD
WHEN I, YOU KNOW...

YOU THINK SOMETHING SHOULD
GO ONE WAY, AND IT DOESN'T.

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GOT TO ADAPT
AND MAKE IT WORK.

BEAUTIFUL!

Narrator:
FINALLY, THEY HAVE TWO ENDS

OF THE BELT BACK TOGETHER,
READY FOR THE NEW SECTION.

NOW THE FUN STUFF.
SEWING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER.

PASS HER UP, BUDDY.
IS THERE ANY CERTAIN...

WE'RE READY.

♪

THIS IS IT.

IN ORDER TO PUT THE BELT
BACK TOGETHER,

WE'VE GOT TO DRILL HOLES
IN IT HERE FOR CLIPS

THAT MAKE
THE TWO PIECES ONE AGAIN,

SO RIGHT NOW JUST DRILLING
THE HOLES FOR THAT,

PUT THE CLIPS IN, BOLT IT UP,

AND BE ABLE TO START
SLUICING HERE AGAIN.

♪

ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS CUT THE STUDS OFF,

AND WITH A COUPLE MINUTES, WE'LL
HAVE THE WASH PLANT GOING AGAIN.

♪

Narrator:
AFTER NEARLY TWO DAYS DOWNTIME,

BIG RED CAN START
SLUICING AGAIN.

♪

-WHOO, WHOO!
-WHOO! [ LAUGHS ]

♪

Shane: YEAH. THAT WAS
A MIXED BAG OF WEATHER.

THERE WAS LIGHTNING.
THERE WAS RAIN, SUN.

IT WAS A TOUGH ONE TODAY.

THE ELEMENTS WERE AGAINST US,
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S FOR SURE,.

BUT I THINK WE GOT HER BEAT NOW.

MAYBE GET SOME DINNER.
[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S SPINNING PRETTY NICE RIGHT
NOW. IT'S TRACKING ALL RIGHT.

-YEAH, BUDDY.
-WELCOME HOME!

Parker: THE THING
I'M PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT

IS THAT WE HAD ALL THE PEOPLE
AND THE TOOLS TO DO THE JOB.

YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO
ANYWHERE TO GET HELP

OR ANYTHING,
SO THAT'S A SUCCESS IN MY MIND.

I THINK I SHOULD'VE DROVE BACK
JUST A LITTLE BIT SLOWER.

[ LAUGHTER ]

NO. THANK YOU, GUYS,
FOR GETTING THIS DONE.

I'M GLAD SHE'S
BACK RUNNING.

♪

Narrator: AFTER LETTING HER
HUNKER CREEK CUT DRY OUT,

MONICA BEETS IS FINALLY READY

TO BRING IN A WASH PLANT
AND START PRODUCING GOLD.

[ HORN BLARES ]

A MILE AWAY ON PARADISE HILL,
THE FAMILY GATHERS

TO HAUL IN HER 25-TON
NEW ZEALANDER PLANT.

WOULD REALLY LOVE SOME HELP!

♪

MIKE BEETS USES TWO
ONE-INCH BRAIDED STEEL CABLES

TO WINCH THE PLANT
ONTO HIS OSHKOSH.

♪

BUT BEFORE THE PLANT CAN LEAVE,
TONY SPOTS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM.

♪

WELL, IT'S HEAVY
ON THIS SIDE.

-YEAH. YOU'RE CROOKED.
-OH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

SO, WE'RE ABOUT A FOOT OFF
ON THE FRONT.

WE'RE NOT QUITE CENTER.

Narrator: THE TOP-HEAVY PLANT
MUST GO ON STRAIGHT

TO AVOID IT TIPPING OVER.

WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
TRAILER, SHE'S OFF ONE SIDE.

IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE LENGTH,
YOU SEE THAT THE FRONT IS OVER

ON THIS SIDE, CAUSING
A MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT

TO BE ON THIS SIDE
OF THE TRAILER,

SO MONICA IS JUST
GONNA POLITELY RAM

INTO THE [BLEEP] THING
TO GET IT STRAIGHT.

Monica: IT'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE BIT VIOLENT.

SO IT'LL BE FUN.

♪

♪

♪

♪

♪

ALL RIGHT. THAT LOOKS
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

♪

OH, YEAH. YEP.

GET THAT THE [BLEEP] DOWN
IN THE HUNKER CUT

SO WE CAN SLUICE!

♪

Narrator:
ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN TONY

HAVING A SECOND OPERATION
UP AND RUNNING

IS THE SOFT GROUND AT THE
ENTRANCE TO THE HUNKER CUT.

THAT THING
IS [BLEEP] TIPPING.

WATCH OUT!

Narrator:
BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS OWN CUT,

MIKE USES THE D10
TO HAUL THE PLANT INTO PLACE.

I MEAN, REALLY, YOU COULDN'T
ASK FOR IT TO GO BETTER.

WELL, SOMETHING
HAD TO GO WRONG.

Narrator: JOB DONE, MIKE LEAVES
TO GO BACK TO HIS OWN CUT.

[ HORN BLARING ]

START SLUICING,
GET SOME GOLD.

Narrator:
NOW KEVIN, THE FAMILY MECHANIC,

STEPS IN TO FIRE UP
THE KIWI PLANT.

Kevin:
LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Narrator: WITH NO NEED FOR
A HOPPER OR FEED CONVEYOR,

THE PLANT IS COMPACT AND MOBILE,
PERFECT FOR THIS NARROW CUT.

WATER!

♪

Monica: IT'S DEFINITELY
BEEN A LONG TIME COMING

TO GET THIS PLANT
UP AND RUNNING.

THIS CUT HAS BEEN
NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE.

CALLING IT THE HUNKER CUT
WAS FINE,

BUT MAYBE IT SHOULD'VE
BEEN THE CURSED CUT.

♪

FIRST COUPLE OF SCOOPS
GOING IN.

Narrator:
A MONTH AFTER SHE BEGAN,

MONICA IS FINALLY
RUNNING IN HUNKER.

LOOKS [BLEEP] GOOD!

TONY HAS TWO OUT OF THREE KIDS
SLUICING

AND IS CLOSER THAN EVER
TO SAVING HIS SEASON.

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TOLD.

WE'LL SEE HOW LONG
THAT TAKES.

♪

[ LAUGHTER ]

♪

♪

I GOT THE HOPPER FEEDER
RIGHT BEHIND ME.

WE'RE PULLING RIGHT IN
TO DUNCAN CREEK.

IT'S THE LAST PIECE WE NEED TO
GET MONSTER RED UP AND RUNNING.

Narrator: AFTER THREE DAYS
WITHOUT SLUICING,

RICK NESS NOW HAS
THE FINAL PIECE HE NEEDS

TO FIRE UP MONSTER RED.

WE GET THIS PUT INTO PLACE
AND GET IT WORKING,

GET WATER HOOKED UP,
IT'LL BE RUNNING.

AND CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH.

STAND BACK!

HOLD ON RIGHT THERE.

Rick: WHILE IT FEELS GOOD
TO HAVE THIS FEEDER HERE,

IT'S REALLY
THE LAST PIECE WE NEED,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA [BLEEP]
RELAX HERE UNTIL IT'S HOOKED UP

AND WE'RE RUNNING DIRT.

I WANT YOUR END THAT WAY!

Narrator:
FREDDY DODGE LINES UP THE FEEDER

THAT WILL DELIVER PAY
TO THE PLANT.

I SAY WE PUT IT UP AS HIGH
AS IT'LL GO FOR NOW

BECAUSE ONCE WE MOVE IT,
THEN WE FINE-TUNE IT.

-EASY!
-KEEP COMING!

WHAT'S MY LEVEL SAYING?

PUSH IT!

DID YOU HAVE WHEATIES
THIS MORNING?

IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE, RICK!

-YOU GOT IT?
-REALLY CLOSE!

JUST A LITTLE MORE!

-OKAY!
-HOLD!

-RIGHT THERE!
-THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.

THAT'LL WORK, RICK.

WITHIN ONE INCH RIGHT HERE.

SCORE ONE!

Narrator:
ALL THEY NEED NOW IS WATER.

♪

THAT LONG BOLT...

ERIC, YOU...
THIS PUMP'S READY TO ROCK.

LET'S GIVE HER HELL.

FIRE IT UP!

♪

-YEAH!
-WHOO!

WHOA!

[ LAUGHTER ]

♪

-OHH!
-OH [BLEEP]!

-WHAT THE [BLEEP]? OH, [BLEEP].
-SHUT IT DOWN.

-FREDDY.
-[ LAUGHS ]

TURNS OUT FREDDY FORGOT
TO TIGHTEN THE HOSE CLAMP.

-[ LAUGHS ]
-I MISSED A COUPLE.

WE'LL GET THEM TIGHTENED UP.

Narrator: FREDDY TIGHTENS
THE LOOSE HOSE CLAMPS,

READY FOR FIRE-UP TAKE TWO.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
WE'RE OKAY. KEEP HER COMING.

-CRANK IT UP!
-YEAH!

♪

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO, BOYS.
FIRST BUCKET INTO MONSTER RED.

♪

Narrator: RICK'S NEW WASH PLANT
CAN FINALLY RUN

300 YARDS AN HOUR OF
DUNCAN CREEK PAY DIRT.

Rick:
IT JUST FEELS REALLY GOOD

TO HAVE MONSTER RED
UP AND RUNNING.

WE'RE DONE [BLEEP] AROUND
RIGHT NOW.

I'VE GOT A HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS IN THIS WASH PLANT.

THANKS TO FREDDY HERE,
WE'RE READY TO RUN.

THIS IS GONNA BE
A WELL-OILED MACHINE,

OR WE'RE ALL GONNA LOSE
OUR ASS, ESPECIALLY ME.

PLAYTIME'S OVER,
AND BUSINESS TIME STARTS NOW.

YOUR NEW SEASON
STARTS NOW, HUH, RICK?

-SEASON STARTS NOW!
-YEAH!

Narrator: RICK'S
HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT

IS FINALLY RUNNING.

KARLA STARTS THE LAST CLEANUP
FROM TROY'S PLANT

TO HELP PAY FOR IT.

Karla: SEARCHING FOR GOLD
IS A TREASURE HUNT.

IT'S A GAMBLE.
IF IT'S THERE, IT'S THERE.

YOU GOT LUCKY.

BUT IF IT'S A FAILURE,
IT COULD BE HUGE.

♪

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW
IF YOU SHOULD BE HERE.

BUT FINGERS CROSSED!
WAIT UP. SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

♪

-OH, MY [BLEEP]. LOOK!
-HOLY MOSES!

THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST
NUGGETS I'VE SEEN.

IN FACT, THAT
MIGHT BE QUESTIONABLE.

IT'S 2 MILLIMETERS TOO BIG.
WE GOT TO THROW IT BACK.

ACTUALLY, WE REALLY DON'T WANT
GOLD-PAINTED FISHING WEIGHT.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S A PRANK, DUDE.
YOU'VE JUST BEEN PRANKED.

IT'S A FISHING WEIGHT.

♪

Narrator:
MONSTER RED HAS PUT RICK NESS

HALF A MILLION IN THE HOLE.

AFTER THREE DAYS
WITHOUT SLUICING,

HE NEEDS A GOOD FINAL CLEANUP
FROM TROY'S PLANT.

IT WAS A STRUGGLE AS ALWAYS.

EVERYTHING ALWAYS IS UP HERE,
IT SEEMS LIKE,

BUT WE DID GET THE THING
UP AND RUNNING.

WE'VE GOT THE LAST GOLD HERE
OUT OF TROY'S WASH PLANT,

WHICH LOOKS PRETTY DECENT.

-WELL, WEIGH HER UP, RICK.
-YEAH, WEIGH HER UP.

Narrator: RICK NEEDS 200 OUNCES
TO PAY OFF HIS DEBT

ON MONSTER RED
BEFORE HE CAN MAKE A PROFIT.

20, 25.

♪

LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD
BREAK 30 HERE.

30.55, WE'LL CALL IT.

-YEAH.
-ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: WORTH $43,000.

BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE EYE
WITH A SHARP STICK.

IT'S NOT THE MOTHER LODE,
BUT IT'S GOLD, RICK.

EXACTLY. EVERYBODY STEPPED UP
AND CAME TOGETHER

AND GOT THIS THING
TOGETHER IN RECORD TIME,

AND I CAN'T THANK
YOU GUYS ENOUGH.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT
A WASH PLANT NOW

THAT, YOU KNOW,
CAN DO 300 YARDS AN HOUR.

WE WERE ONLY DOING 100.

SO THAT CAN HELP US GET
TO 2,000 OUNCES FOR SURE.

YOU'RE REALLY MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE SET UP FOR SUCCESS HERE.

ALL RIGHT, FELLAS. ONE MORE
GOLD WEIGH IN THE BOOKS.

-YEAH, MAN.
-ALL RIGHT.

-YEAH, BOYS. LET'S DRINK.
-BRING HER IN HERE.

-ONE, TWO, THREE.
-RAY!

[ ALL GRUNT ]

♪

Narrator: ON PARADISE HILL,
THE BEETS FAMILY

HAS WHAT SHOULD BE THE LAST
GOLD WEIGH FROM JUST ONE PLANT.

YEAH, BUT, I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST

TRYING TO DO
THEIR JOB TOO, RIGHT?

MIKE, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN
DOING THIS WEEK?

HELPING OUT MONICA A LOT.

I HAD TO [BLEEP] HAUL
HER PLANT INTO PLACE,

JUST MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING DOESN'T EXPLODE.

THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD.

HE'S WHAT YOU'D BRING IN
AFTER [BLEEP] EXPLODES.

EH, OKAY.
FAIR POINT THERE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Monica:
ANYWAY, SHALL WE POUR?

FIVE.

Narrator:
IN HIS LAST FOUR GOLD WEIGHS,

MIKE BEETS HAS AVERAGED
200 OUNCES PER WEEK.

40, 50, 60, 70.

80, 90.

98.62.

Narrator:
WORTH $138,000.

THAT BARELY COVERS THE BILLS
FOR RUNNING THAT PLANT.

I MEAN, IT'S STILL
BETTER THAN NOTHING.

YEAH, NO, IF ONLY
SOMEBODY WOULD CATCH UP.

IF Y'ALL WOULD QUIT
BREAKING [BLEEP]...

Y'ALL GOT MORE THAN
ONE EXCUSE.

DO YOU NEED
TO SEE A DOCTOR?

♪

♪

-HEY, HEY, ALEC.
-HI, BOSS.

-HI, BOYS.
-WHAT'S UP?

-HEY.
-HOW ARE YOU DOING? CHEERS.

Narrator: AFTER TWO DAYS DOWN
WITH A BROKEN BELT,

PARKER'S CREW IS READY
FOR THE WEEKLY GOLD WEIGH.

WHEN I WENT HOME, AND WE'RE
DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL,

AND I JUST START TALKING,
SHE'S LIKE,

"YOU SOUND SO CANADIAN
RIGHT NOW,"

AND I'M LIKE, "RIGHT?"

"RIGHT?"

[ LAUGHTER ]

"I KNOWS, BABE."

WITH THAT BEING SAID,
WELCOME BACK, MITCH.

-THANKS, MAN.
-YEAH.

-HOW WAS HOME?
-HOW'S THE WIFE?

OH, IT WAS SO NICE TO GO HOME
FOR A LITTLE BIT

AND JUST SEE HAILEY

AND JUST GONNA BE A DAD HERE
REAL QUICK.

YOU FIGURE A NAME OUT?

AH, WE'RE WORKING
ON THAT STILL.

I LIKE MILLIE.
SHE LIKES MIA.

CHRIS...TINE
SOUNDS GOOD.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THAT BELT WAS A LOT
OF A FUN, HUH?

MAN, I GOT TO SAY,
IT'S NICE.

SO, I CAME PULLING IN,
SAW BIG RED DOWN.

DEFINITELY NOT WHAT YOU WANT
TO COME DRIVING BACK TO,

BUT YOU GUYS WERE ON IT,
AND, YEAH, WE GOT HER

BACK UP AND RUNNING
BEFORE TOO LONG, AND...

DID OUR GOLD COUNT
SUFFER?

WELL, WE CAN THROW IT ON THE
SCALE AND SEE HOW WE DID.

YOU BETCHA.

Narrator:
PARKER'S BEEN AVERAGING

AROUND 250 OUNCES PER WEEK.

I'LL POUR. YOU COUNT IT OUT.
NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU,

BUT I DON'T TRUST YOU.

40, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100.

130, 150, 160.

STILL NOT BAD
FOR LOSING A SHIFT.

-180, 190, 200.
-OH, THERE WE GO!

201. RIGHT ON THE DOT.

-201?
-201.

WE BROKE 200!

Narrator: MAKING
THE WEEKLY TOTAL OF $280,000.

I MEAN, BUT THAT'S THE DOWNSIDE
OF RUNNING CONVEYORS.

-LIKE --
-YEAH. TIRES GO FLAT.

-YEAH.
-CONVEYORS RIP.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
YOU GUYS, WITH THIS 200 OUNCES,

IT BRINGS OUR SEASON TOTAL

UP TO 1,717 OUNCES.

Narrator:
WORTH $2.4 MILLION.

-WOW.
-SO WE'RE ROLLING, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE JUST ABOUT
HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON.

THERE'S STILL A LOT
OF DIRT TO MOVE

AND A LOT OF ROCKS
TO WASH.

HERE'S TO 300 OUNCES
NEXT WEEK, YEAH?

-CHEERS.
-CHEERS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: ON THE NEXT EPISODE
OF "GOLD RUSH"...

WE GOT A LOT OF GOLD
TO FIND YET

AND NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME
TO DO IT.

Narrator: ...RICK NESS PUSHES
HIS NEW WASH PLANT TO THE LIMIT.

Rick: SHUT IT DOWN!

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
BRINGS IN EXTRA BRAINPOWER...

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GROUND
YOU'VE OPENED UP?

NO.

...AND TONY BEETS' PLANS...

BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS WONDER,
WHY THE HELL

DID THE DREDGE
LEAVE IT BEHIND?

...GO UP IN SMOKE.

DAD, THERE'S SOMETHING
WRONG WITH THE PLANT.