Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 5, Episode 5 - Hard Bargain - full transcript

Narrator: UP IN THE GOLD FIELDS
OF THE KLONDIKE...

GET THE [BLEEP] TRUCK BACK HERE.

Narrator: ...PARKER'S SEASON
IS FALLING APART...

I THINK WE GOT A PROBLEM, MAN.
THAT'S THE EDGE OF THE CUT.

Narrator:
...HIS 2,000-OUNCE GOAL

LOOKING MORE AND MORE
LIKE A FANTASY.

Parker: IF WE CAN'T FIND
SOMETHING THAT'S THAWED,

WE MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE.

Narrator: HIS NEW,
UNTESTED GROUND IS A DISASTER...

Parker: GARBAGE.

Narrator: ...AND HIS CREW
IS LOSING CONFIDENCE IN HIM.



WE'LL RUN 100 HOURS.

Kroeker: IT'S GONNA BE
A 100-HOUR WASTE OF TIME.

LOOK, YOU DON'T WANT
TO WASTE YOUR [BLEEP] TIME,

IT'S MY [BLEEP] TIME
TO WASTE.

AT CLEAR CREEK...

...TONY BEETS STRUGGLES

WITH THE HEAVIEST PART
OF HIS 75-YEAR-OLD DREDGE...

...BUT HE HAS NO IDEA IF HIS
UNDERSIZED CRANE IS MAN ENOUGH.

IF THE LADDER'S TOO HEAVY,
IT WILL PULL THE CRANE OVER.

Narrator: ONE MISTAKE
AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT.

Tony:
UP, UP, UP. OH.

HEY! HO!

HEY! HEY!

Narrator: AND OVER AT
McKINNON CREEK, TODD HOFFMAN...



YEAH!

...HAS PERSUADED HIS CREW
TO GIVE MINING ONE LAST SHOT.

I'M GLAD WE AREN'T
MINING DIAMONDS THIS YEAR.

BUT RIGHT OFF THE BAT...

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

Narrator:
...TODD'S OPERATION IS CHAOTIC.

THAT'S IT. I'M OUT OF PAY.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

Narrator: THE CREW DEMANDS THE
RETURN OF TODD'S RIGHT-HAND MEN.

YOU KNOW,
WHY IS DAVE NOT HERE?

BUT GETTING DAVE TURIN BACK...

WHAT IS TODD HOFFMAN DOING HERE?

Narrator: ...WILL COST TODD
MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.

I'LL DO IT IF I'M A PARTNER
AND I CAN BE 50% OWNER,

AND I
CALL ALL THE SHOTS.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

[ WIND WHISTLING ]

AT McKINNON CREEK
IN THE KLONDIKE...

TODD, JACK AND THURBER

PULL THE MATS AT THE END
OF THEIR THIRD WEEK OF MINING.

WELL, I HOPE WE GOT SOME
GOOD GOLD. I'VE SEEN SOME.

THURB,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Thurber: I DON'T KNOW.
THIS LOOKS GOOD, TODD.

I'M SEEING
LOTS OF GOLD IN THERE.

I'M SEEING IT UP AT THE TOP
THERE, AND IT'S CHUNKY.

YOU KNOW, TODD,
THIS LOOKS EXCELLENT, MAN.

Todd: LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S WHAT THE GUYS
CAME TO SEE, RIGHT THERE.

YOU KNOW, I TOOK A BIG RISK

AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE
A LOT OF GOLD IN THIS CLEANUP,

MAKE 'EM FEEL LIKE
THEY MADE A GOOD DECISION.

Narrator: LAST WEEK,
LOGAN, KEVIN, AND ANDY

MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN.

NONE OF THEM SAW ANY REAL GOLD
ALL OF LAST SEASON.

Todd:
HOW'S IT LOOK?

Jack:
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAN?

THAT'S NOT BAD.

YEAH,
LET'S MEASURE IT UP.

THERE'S 20...

25...

...34, 35,
36, 37...38.

38.14.

[ CHATTER ]

YEAH.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE SEEN GOLD.

YEAH.

Todd: WE DIDN'T SEE A LOT
OF THIS IN THE JUNGLE.

YOU GUYS KNOW THIS.

I'M GLAD WE AREN'T
MINING DIAMONDS THIS YEAR.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU WORKED AND SWEATED
YOUR ASS OFF IN THE JUNGLE,

AND WE GOT JACK [BLEEP]

THIS 38 OUNCES,
WITH US THREE GUYS,

WHAT CAN WE DO
WITH ALL YOU GUYS?

Todd: THAT PROVES
THAT THERE'S GOLD IN THE GROUND.

LET'S GET TO WORK,
HUH?

Narrator:
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON,

TODD HAS A FULL TEAM OF MINERS
WORKING ON McKINNON CREEK.

HEY,
IF YOU WANT TO GO GET THE PUMP,

I'LL GET
THE PLANT GOING.

SWEET.

LOGAN PIERCE AND KEVIN HIATT
FIRE UP THE WASH PLANT.

THERE WE GO.
I'M PICKING THE WATER UP.

Narrator:
ANDY HAULS PAY DIRT...

RIGHT THERE. DROP IT.

GOOD JOB.

Narrator: ...AND JACK FEEDS THE
WASH PLANT IN THE 460 EXCAVATOR.

THIS IS GOOD AS IT GETS,
RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW
IS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS.

Spinks: YOU GUYS GOT THIS PLANT,
AND IT'S DIALED SWEET.

IT'S RUNNING GOOD DIRT.

Pierce:
WE'RE FINALLY DOING IT!

GO! THAT'S OUR FIRST TAILINGS!

Hiatt:
THAT'S THE SOUND OF MONEY.

MY GUYS ARE HERE,
AND IT FEELS GOOD.

WE'RE GONNA KICK SOME ASS
THIS YEAR.

Narrator:
AFTER EIGHT HOURS,

THE CREW HAS ALREADY RUN
600 YARDS OF PAY DIRT.

HEY, UH, TODD.

YEAH?

I'M RUNNING OUT
OF PAY DIRT, MAN.

Todd:
WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT?

YOU'RE OUT?

Jack: YEAH.
I'M OUT OF PAY.

THE LOADER --
IT'S GOT A DISTANCE TO GO,

AND IT CAN'T
GO FAST ENOUGH.

THREE SCOOPS
OF MY BUCKET,

AND THAT
LOADER MATERIAL'S GONE.

TODD HAS ANDY IN THE LOADER,

HAULING PAY DIRT 800 YARDS
FROM THE CUT TO LITTLE RED.

Andy.

YOU GOT TO GET IN THERE
AND GET THAT FASTER, IF YOU CAN.

IT AIN'T WORKING.

WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW

WHERE WE'RE JUST
GONNA RUN OUT OF DIRT.

SPINKS:
You must be joking.

Spinks:
I'M LOADING AS FAST AS WE CAN.

EQUIPMENT'S JUST WAY TOO SLOW.

NOT GONNA KEEP UP WITH HAULING
FRICKIN' PAY DIRT THIS WAY.

OKAY, TODD AND THURBER,
THIS IS THE LAST LOAD.

I'M GONNA RUN THIS ONE THROUGH.
THAT'S IT.

I'M OUT OF PAY.

YOU WANT TO SHUT DOWN?
Jack: YEAH.

I HAVE TO.
I'M OUT OF PAY.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

WE GOT GOOD GOLD, GOOD PAY DIRT.

WE JUST CAN'T GET --

WE JUST CAN'T GET IT
TO THE PLANT FAST ENOUGH.

Thurber: JACK AND TODD --
THEY'RE NOT GOOD AT PLANNING.

THAT'S A PROBLEM WE HAVE HERE.

THERE'S NO PLAN.

SO, UH, GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

THIS ISN'T WORKING.

I DON'T USUALLY ARGUE WITH YOU
ON THINGS.

I JUST DO MY JOB,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO FAIL AGAIN.

WE FAILED LAST SEASON.

I CAN'T DO THAT AGAIN.

NO,
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%.

I THINK
YOU GOT GREAT GROUND,

BUT WITHOUT A PLAN
AND WITHOUT DAVE HERE,

TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO MOVE THIS DIRT,

IT AIN'T GONNA WORK.

YOU KNOW,
WHY IS DAVE NOT HERE?

Narrator:
FOR FOUR SEASONS,

DAVE TURIN WAS TODD'S RIGHT-HAND
MAN AND HIS SECRET WEAPON.

TWO YEARS AGO,
DAVE WAS A KEY REASON

THE CREW MINED OVER $1 MILLION
OF KLONDIKE GOLD.

BUT AFTER LAST YEAR'S
JUNGLE DISASTER,

DAVE LEFT TODD
TO MINE AT CARMACKS

WITH FREDDY AND DEREK DODGE.

BIG, NUGGETY CARMACKS GOLD.

Narrator: NOW THE CREW
IS DEMANDING DAVE BACK.

I'VE ALREADY TRIED
TO GET HIM HERE AT LEAST TWICE.

HE SAYS NO.
HE AIN'T COMING.

THE LAST TIME,

HE ACTUALLY SOUNDED
A LITTLE ANNOYED THAT I CALLED.

SO,
IT'S US, DUDE.

WE GOT TO DO IT.
WE GOT TO DO IT ON OUR OWN.

WE CAN'T DO IT
LIKE WE'RE DOING.

IT AIN'T GONNA WORK.

WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT MONEY
IN EVERYBODY'S POCKETS.

YOU NEED
TO GET IN YOUR FRICKIN' TRUCK

AND DRIVE TO CARMACKS
AND TALK TO HIM IN PERSON.

NORTH, AT CLEAR CREEK...

...TONY BEETS IS RACING TO TAKE
APART HIS 75-YEAR-OLD DREDGE.

HIS PLAN -- MOVE IT 150 MILES
TO A NEW CLAIM

AND MINE LIKE THE OLD-TIMERS DID
100 YEARS AGO.

TODAY, HE FACES
HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET --

REMOVING THE HEAVIEST SECTION
OF THE 210-FOOT DREDGE.

WHAT DOES THAT DO?

THAT THING FEEDS THE TROMMEL
INSIDE BASICALLY, RIGHT?

Tony: RIGHT.

Narrator: FOR 22 YEARS,
TONY'S DREDGE MINED FOR GOLD

USING A SERIES OF BUCKETS
THAT RIPPED THROUGH PAY DIRT

AND SENT IT TO A WASH PLANT
INSIDE THE VESSEL.

ON A GOOD YEAR, IT PRODUCED
5,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,

WORTH $6 MILLION TODAY.

THE 72 CAST-IRON BUCKETS,
WEIGHING MORE THAN 20 TONS,

ARE CARRIED BY A MASSIVE STEEL
STRUCTURE CALLED THE LADDER,

A GIGANTIC CONVEYOR.

TONY HAS NO IDEA
WHAT THE LADDER WEIGHS

OR IF THE 50-TON CRANE
CAN EVEN MOVE IT.

WELL, THE CRANE MAY BE
AT ITS LIMITS HERE

WHEN WE GET SET UP.

IT'S GOT A SCALE ON IT, SO
WE CAN KIND OF TELL WHAT'S SAFE.

WE'LL JUST TUG ON IT
AND SEE WHAT IT SAYS, HUH?

Narrator:
TO DETACH THE LADDER,

TONY FIRST HAS TO REMOVE
THE STEEL BOLTS

THAT SECURE IT TO THE DREDGE
30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

ALL RIGHT.

NEED GLOVES?
NO.

JUST FOUR 10-INCH STEEL BOLTS

CONNECT THE MASSIVE LADDER
TO THE DREDGE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

WITH THE STEEL BOLTS DETACHED,

JERRY NOW PLANS
TO LIFT THE LADDER UP

AND AWAY
FROM THE BODY OF THE DREDGE.

NO ONE HAS MADE PARTS FOR A
YUKON DREDGE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

IF THEY DAMAGE THE LADDER,
THERE'S NO REPLACEMENT.

Kevin: IF IT DOES TAKE
THE WEIGHT, WE CAN
TAKE THE LADDER OFF,

LOAD IT ON THE TRUCK,
GET IT OUT OF HERE.

IF IT DOESN'T, I'M REALLY
NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

Rhodes:
WE'RE OVERLOADED.

THE CRANE WON'T HOLD IT.
WE GOT TO STOP.

Narrator:
AT THIS ANGLE,

THE CRANE
CAN LIFT 29,000 POUNDS,

BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BUDGE
THE ANCIENT STEEL LADDER.

Tony: SO...

Narrator:
AT SCRIBNER CREEK...

PARKER SCHNABEL HAS BEEN
SLUICING FOR FOUR WEEKS.

HE HAS 171 OUNCES OF GOLD,
WORTH JUST OVER $200,000.

TO HIT HIS 2,000-OUNCE,
$2.4 MILLION-SEASON GOAL,

HE HAS TO GET 100 OUNCES A WEEK.

SO FAR, HE'S AVERAGING JUST 43.

HE NEEDS
TO RETHINK HIS OPERATION.

PARKER:
Hey, Chris.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT THIS PAY PILE,

and things
are going pretty well, huh?

YEAH, YEAH.

THE PLANT'S
RUNNING LIKE A TOP.

I THINK WE GOT ENOUGH TO
MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY, ANYWAY.

WELL,
THERE'S MORE THAN THAT THERE,

AND RICK
KEEPS IT COMING.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M THINKING?

I'M AFRAID OF WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING, PARKER.

YOU SHOULD BE,
'CAUSE I'M THINKING

WE SHOULD TRY THIS NIGHT SHIFT
AGAIN AND START RUNNING 24/7.

Parker: LAST TIME WE DID THIS,
IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL,

BUT IF WE WANT
TO DO 2,000 OUNCES THIS SEASON,

WE NEED THIS NIGHT SHIFT
TO WORK.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY
WE'RE GONNA GET THERE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF RISK,

BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT
OF POTENTIAL FOR REWARD, RIGHT?

Narrator:
PARKER'S LAST ATTEMPT

AT RUNNING A NIGHT SHIFT
FAILED MISERABLY.

THE 10-MINUTE HAUL TIME
FROM THE CUT TO BIG RED

MEANT THEY COULDN'T DELIVER
ENOUGH PAY

TO KEEP THE WASH PLANT RUNNING.

PARKER HAS MOVED BIG RED
MORE THAN A HALF MILE,

SO IT SITS
RIGHT NEXT TO THE CUT.

NOW THEY CAN HAUL PAY DIRT TO
THE PLANT IN LESS THAN A MINUTE.

Parker: THE WHOLE IDEA
OF MOVING THE PLANT OVER HERE

WAS TO MAKE THE HAULS SHORT,
PICK UP OUR TIME,

PICK UP THE LOAD COUNTS
ON THE TRUCKS EVERY DAY.

AND THAT ALL HAS HAPPENED,
SO WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

Narrator:
OPERATOR DAVID KROEKER ARRIVES

FOR HIS SOLO NIGHT SHIFT.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY FOR THIS?

YEAH,
LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER GO.

WITH A MASSIVE STOCKPILE OF PAY
BESIDE THE PLANT,

DAVID RUNS MORE THAN 1,600 YARDS
IN JUST 12 HOURS.

AT 7 A.M., CHRIS DOUMITT ARRIVES
TO START THE DAY SHIFT,

AND THERE'S STILL
A LARGE STOCKPILE LEFT TO RUN.

GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.

IT WORKED!
[ CHUCKLES ]

THIS IS AWESOME.

YEAH,
WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE

TO GO A SOLID WEEK NONSTOP,
THEN, RIGHT?

WE'RE NEVER
SHUTTING THIS THING DOWN.

Ness: HEY, PARKER.
YOU GOT A COPY?

Yeah,
what's up, Rick?

HEY, COULD YOU COME DOWN
TO THE SWAMP CUT REAL QUICK?

I THINK WE GOT A PROBLEM,
MAN.

All right.
I'll be there in a minute.

THAT'S THE EDGE
OF THE CUT.

IT'S KIND OF
A WEIRD PROBLEM, MAN.

I MEAN, BETWEEN THIS 700
AND HOW CLOSE THE PLANT IS,

WE'RE RUNNING OUT
OF REAL ESTATE FAST.

I MEAN,
I DON'T EVEN THINK

WE GOT MORE
THAN A COUPLE OF DAYS LEFT HERE.

YEAH.

COUPLE DAYS
IF YOU'RE LUCKY.

YEAH.

THE SWAMP CUT IS AN AREA
THAT WAS ALREADY CLEARED

OF OVERBURDEN
BY PREVIOUS MINERS.

FOR AT LEAST A MONTH,
PARKER'S CREW CHEWED THROUGH

A STAGGERING 30,000 YARDS OF PAY
IN THIS CUT.

NOW THEY'VE REACHED
THE EDGE OF THE STRIPPED GROUND

MUCH FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO OPEN UP
MORE GROUND THEN, HUH?

AND QUICK.

WE'LL FIND SOMETHING,
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SHUTTING DOWN.

THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, RICK.
ALL RIGHT. YUP.

YOU KNOW, THINGS HAVE BEEN
GOING SO SMOOTH NOW

THAT THE PROBLEM IS,
WE'RE OUT OF PAY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD A MASSIVE AREA
HERE OPENED UP.

I MEAN,
YOU LOOK AT IT AND IT'S HUGE,

BUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY HAPPENS.

YOU KNOW, YOU RUN OUT OF GROUND.

YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN'T FIND
SOMETHING THAT'S THAWED,

WE MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE.

Narrator:
TODD HOFFMAN IS ON A MISSION.

HE HAS DRIVEN 300 MILES SOUTH

TO RECRUIT THE ONE MAN
THAT CAN MAKE HIS SEASON.

HEADED DOWN TO CARMACKS,
FREDDY AND DEREK DODGE'S MINE.

AND I NEED DAVE TURIN BACK.

THE GUY KNOWS HOW TO MOVE DIRT.

BUT HE'S ALREADY
TURNED ME DOWN TWICE, SO...

THE ANSWER'S
PROBABLY GOING TO BE NO.

TODD!

Todd:
HEY, FREDDY.

HOW ARE YOU,
BUDDY?

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

WELL,
I'M DOING GOOD, MAN.

HEY,
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

YEAH, MAN.
DEREK.

MR. HOFFMAN,
WHAT BRINGS YOU?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I LIKE IT.

HOW'S THE GOLD,
THOUGH?

THAT'S THE KEY.

WELL, WE GOT A FEW LITTLE TOYS
LIKE THAT.

WOW.

AND IT'S ONLY
GETTING BETTER.

IT'S GETTING BETTER?

THAT'S GOOD.
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS.

GOOD.

WHAT BRINGS YOU
TO CARMACKS COUNTRY?

OH, I JUST
COME TO VISIT DAVE.

DOWN THERE,
TODD.

WHAT IS TODD HOFFMAN DOING HERE?

HOW YOU DOING,
BUD?

SHOOT IT
TO ME STRAIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

THIS IS COOL, AND I'M GLAD
YOU'RE GETTING NUGGETS,

AND I'M GLAD
THIS IS WORKING.

BUT I THINK WE'RE
ON TO SOMETHING BIG UP NORTH.

I GOT A CLAIM, BUT I REALLY
NEED YOU DOWN THERE.

WE GOT
A LOT OF DIRT TO MOVE.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

FACE-TO-FACE,
ONE LAST CHANCE

TO SEE IF WE CAN FINISH
WHAT WE STARTED.

I'VE GOT NUGGETS.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?
WHAT DO YOU GOT?

I MEAN, I GOT SOMETHING GOOD.
I HAVE A GOOD CLAIM.

$3 MILLION WORTH
OF VIRGIN GROUND, A LOT OF GOLD.

SO,
WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER, MAN?

YOU IN OR OUT?

Narrator: AT CARMACKS,

HUNDREDS OF MILES
FROM HIS KLONDIKE CLAIM,

TODD HOFFMAN
MAKES A LAST DESPERATE PLEA

TO HIS OLD BUDDY DAVE TURIN.

TO REDEEM HIMSELF, TODD
NEEDS DAVE BACK ON HIS CREW.

I HAVE A GOOD CLAIM.

$3 MILLION WORTH
OF VIRGIN GROUND, A LOT OF GOLD.

SO,
WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER, MAN?

YOU IN OR OUT?

CAN'T DO IT.
I'M OUT.

TODD, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN
ON THIS ONE.

YOU GOT TO DO
WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

GOOD LUCK
TO YOU.

GOOD LUCK
TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS.

ALL RIGHT,
BUD.

HEY,
BEFORE I LEAVE,

I NEED YOU TO LOOK
AT SOMETHING, OKAY?

YEAH.
REAL QUICK?

WHAT...?
YOU GOT A MINUTE?

YEAH.
WHAT'S UP?

I WANT
TO LOOK OVER THIS.

YOU GOT A PLACE WHERE
YOU CAN SIT DOWN FOR A MINUTE?

YEAH, LET'S RUN
INTO THE COOK SHACK.

WHEN I, UH...
WHAT DO YOU GOT?

...LEASED THE LAND, DAVE,
IT CAME WITH MAPS AND MAPS

AND ALL KINDS
OF INFORMATION,

AND YOU'RE LOOKING
AT $3 MILLION WORTH OF DRILLING.

WOW.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
THIS MANY DRILL HOLES.

THERE'S A PAY STREAK THAT GOES
RIGHT THROUGH THIS PROPERTY.

I'M TALKING
A LOT OF GOLD.

I HAVE 40,000
TO 50,000 YARDS, DAVE...

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

...ALREADY STRIPPED,
BUT IT'S NOT A REAL MINE.

IT'S NOT A REAL MINE

UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMEBODY
THAT CAN MOVE THE FRICKIN' DIRT.

YOU KNOW, I COMMITTED TO --
I COMMITTED TO FREDDY.

I CAN'T
JUST UP AND LEAVE.

LET ME HAVE FREDDY
LOOK AT THIS, THOUGH.

DUDE,
I'D BE HAPPY TO.

FREDDY,
YOU GOT A MINUTE?

THIS IS THE GROUND
TODD IS MINING ON.

I WANTED YOU
TO LOOK AT IT.

BOY, SOMEBODY DRILLED
A LOT OF HOLES, DIDN'T THEY?

SOMEBODY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY,
AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE

THEY WEREN'T GONNA LOSE THEIR
ASS BEFORE THEY STARTED MINING.

YOU KNOW,
THE NEAT THING ABOUT IT --

LOOK AT
THAT HIGH-DOLLAR STUFF.

IT'S ALL RUNNING
IN A PATTERN.

A GUY
COULD FOLLOW IT.

I TELL YOU ONE THING,
DAVE,

IF THESE DRILL HOLES ARE RIGHT,
THIS ISN'T SAND IN THE JUNGLE.

YOU'RE NOT
MAKING THIS EASY, FREDDY.

HE'S ASKED ME
TO GO HELP HIM.

THE PROBLEM IS,
I'M COMMITTED TO YOU GUYS.

I TOLD TODD
I CAN'T DO IT.

WELL, DAVE,
YOU KNOW THE SITUATION HERE.

YOU'RE KIND OF JUST HERE
WORKING FOR WAGES.

I TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU CAN GET
A PERSONAL STAKE IN THIS,

BE PART OF IT,
NOT JUST WORKING FOR WAGES,

IF I WAS IN YOUR SHOES,
JUMP AT IT.

THIS IS
A BIG DEAL HERE.

YOU'D BE ALL RIGHT
WITH THAT?

DAVE,
WE'RE ALWAYS FRIENDS, OKAY?

YOU MAKE
YOUR OWN TRACKS.

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, BUDDY.

YOU GOT TO DO WHAT'S BEST
FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IF THESE DRILL HOLES
ARE RIGHT, TODD,

YOU'RE SITTING
ON QUITE A GOLD MINE THERE.

Turin: YOU NEED SOMEBODY
TO MOVE SOME DIRT,

AND I'M THE GUY,
BUT I'M NOT DOING IT FOR WAGES.

IF I'M DOING IT FOR WAGES,
I'LL STAY HERE.

I'LL DO IT IF I'M A PARTNER.

AND I CAN BE 50% OWNER,
AND I CALL ALL THE SHOTS.

YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR, DAVE.

YOU'VE SEEN ME
MAKE MONEY,

AND YOU'VE SEEN ME
GET MY ASS KICKED.

'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
AS PART OWNER,

YOU'RE PART RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE BILLS.

ARE YOU
IN A POSITION RIGHT NOW

TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW?

IF I COMMIT TO THIS
AND I'M A PARTNER,

I'M GONNA BRING SOME MONEY
WITH ME, OKAY?

WELL,
YOU MAY NOT LIKE THIS NUMBER,

BUT THIS IS
WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO DO IT,

TO GIVE UP
THAT KIND OF CONTROL...

BE $500,000.

[BLEEP]

AND THAT'S A DISCOUNT
BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP.

WE'LL GO IN,
AND I'LL SPLIT THE GOLD WITH YA.

SO,
WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER, MAN?

GIVE ME SOME TIME.

IF I CAN ROUND UP THE MONEY,
I'M ALL IN.

YOU GOT A DEAL.

YOU SEEN ME LOSE MY ASS
LAST YEAR.

THERE'S A CHANCE YOU COULD
LOSE YOUR ASS THIS YEAR.

Narrator: UP AT CLEAR CREEK,
TONY BEETS HAS A BIG PROBLEM.

HIS CRANE IS UNABLE TO MOVE
THE HEAVIEST PART

OF HIS 75-YEAR-OLD DREDGE,
THE BUCKET LADDER.

WELL, THE LADDER WEIGHS A LOT
MORE THAN WE THOUGHT IT DID.

I JUST LIFTED 29,000 POUNDS,

AND THE CRANE, AT THIS DISTANCE,
WON'T LIFT ANY MORE THAN THAT.

IT WAS TEETERING,

SO WE'RE KIND OF [BLEEP]
ON GETTING THE LADDER OUT.

Narrator: TONY DOESN'T HAVE
THE MONEY TO GET A BIGGER CRANE.

HE HAS TO IMPROVISE.

Kevin:
THERE WE GO.

TONY SUSPECTS THAT BECAUSE THE
LADDER HASN'T MOVED IN 25 YEARS,

IT IS RUSTED TO THE DREDGE,

SO HIS SON, KEVIN, WILL TRY
AND PULL THE LADDER FREE

WITH THE GRADER WHILE
JERRY LIFTS WITH THE CRANE.

THE CRANE IS LIFTING
CLOSE TO ITS CAPACITY RIGHT NOW.

Narrator:
THE PLAN IS SKETCHY.

IF KEVIN CAN FREE THE LADDER,

ITS ENTIRE WEIGHT WILL
SUDDENLY FALL ONTO THE CRANE.

Rhodes:
IF THE LADDER'S TOO HEAVY

WHEN IT COMES LOOSE
FROM THE DREDGE,

IT WILL PULL THE CRANE OVER.

SO, WE DON'T WANT THAT
TO HAPPEN.

IF HE NEEDS TO HOP OUT,
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GO.

IF HE CAN'T GET OUT,
HE'S JUST DEAD, PERIOD.

YEP.

LET'S SEE IF SHE WORKS.

Rhodes:
AND THERE WE GO.

IT'S FREE.

WE'RE LIFTING
RIGHT AT THE MAX OF THE CRANE,

AND HOPEFULLY, IT WILL HOLD.

GOOD.

Rhodes:
WATCH THE LADDER, TONY.

Tony: HEY!

HO! HEY! HEY, HEY!

Narrator:
AT CLEAR CREEK...

...TONY BEETS HAS FREED

THE HEAVIEST PART OF HIS
GOLD-MINING DREDGE, THE LADDER,

BUT IT'S SWINGING
INTO JERRY'S CAB.

Rhodes: WHOA.
WATCH THE LADDER, TONY.

Tony: HEY! HO!
HEY! DOWN A LITTLE. HEY, HEY!

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP] UNBELIEVABLE.

Kevin: WHEN WE FINALLY
GOT IT FREE, IT SWUNG OUT,

OVER AND AROUND AND JUST MISSED
SMASHING INTO JERRY'S CAB.

WELL, IF THAT
HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER,

THAT COULD'VE BEEN
A LITTLE ROUGH.

Narrator:
NOW THEY JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO LOAD IT ONTO THE TRUCK.

Tony: OKAY, DOWN,
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

Narrator:
AT SCRIBNER CREEK...

PARKER SCHNABEL HAS RUN THE LAST
PAY DIRT FROM HIS SWAMP CUT.

HE'S NOW DESPERATE
FOR MORE THAWED GROUND

TO KEEP THE WASH PLANT FED.

Parker: SO, THAT'S
THE SWAMP CUT THERE, AND...

...UP AGAINST THE HILLSIDE,
THAT'S ALL FROZEN.

SO, WE CAN'T --
WE DON'T --

WE CAN'T GO
THAT WAY.

TOWARDS THE CREEK --

THAT'S HERE.
YEAH.

WHERE IT SAYS
"NO SAMPLE"?

YEAH,
IT WAS THAWED, HUH?

THE ONLY THAWED GROUND
ON THE CLAIM

IS AN EXTENSION OF THE SWAMP CUT
THAT RUNS TOWARDS INDIAN RIVER.

THE WHOLE AREA HAS BEEN DRILLED,

BUT THE TESTS FROM THE EXTENSION
SHOWED NO RESULTS.

I DON'T REALLY
SEE ANY OTHER OPTION

OTHER THAN TO GO
FOR THAT SPOT.

MORE
UNCHARTED TERRITORY?

IT MIGHT NOT
BE THE GREATEST GROUND,

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT
TO KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING.

BEFORE WE MAKE THE DECISION
TO DO THIS, LET'S --

I MEAN, MAYBE JUST
AT LEAST DIG SOME TEST HOLES

TO MAKE SURE
IT'S NOT COMPLETE [BLEEP]

LET'S DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA PAN SOME OF
THIS MATERIAL OUT OF THIS HOLE,

SEE IF IT'S...
POTENTIALLY A HOLE FULL OF GOLD.

NOT REALLY SEEING A WHOLE LOT.

GARBAGE.

PARKER.

HEY, DUDE.

SO, I WAS JUST DOING
SOME TEST PANS ON THE EXTENSION.

YEAH?

IT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP]
YEAH.

UM...

I THINK IT'S A WASTE
OF OUR TIME, PARKER.

LOOK, RICK,
IT'S NOT THE GREATEST GROUND,

BUT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR,
WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME.

I UNDERSTAND THAT,
BUT WHEN --

AND COULD WE
BE FURTHER ON?

YEAH, WE COULD BE
[BLEEP] FURTHER ALONG.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?

OKAY.
HERE'S WHAT WE'LL DO.

WE'LL RUN 100 HOURS, AND IF
WE DON'T GET 100 OUNCES, THEN --

WE AIN'T GETTING
[BLEEP] 100 OUNCES,

SO IT'S GONNA BE
A 100-HOUR WASTE OF TIME.

LOOK, YOU DON'T WANT TO WASTE
YOUR [BLEEP] TIME?

IT'S MY [BLEEP] TIME
TO WASTE.

I'M JUST LOOKING OUT
FOR YOU.

YEAH,
IT IS YOUR [BLEEP] TIME.

WELL, I AM LOOKING OUT
FOR MYSELF, RICK.

ALL RIGHT,
IF IT'S [BLEEP] GROUND,

THEN I'LL END UP
WITH THE BILL, RIGHT?

GET THE [BLEEP] TRUCK BACK HERE.

Narrator: 1,400 MILES SOUTH,
DAVE TURIN ARRIVES IN OREGON,

HOPING TO RAISE THE $500,000
HE NEEDS

TO BUY INTO TODD'S OPERATION.

WELL, I'M HEADED BACK HOME,

MEETING WITH THE BROTHERS
AND MY DAD.

I NEED SOME MONEY
TO GET THIS THING GOING.

IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY,

AND HOPEFULLY,
THEY'LL BUY INTO THIS.

Dave: HEY, GUYS.
Man: HEY.

WHAT'S UP?
HI, DAD.

GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

HI.
HOW'S IT GOING?

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU GUYS
GOT A COUPLE MINUTES TALK?

YEAH.

HERE'S THE DEAL,
YOU GUYS.

I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY

TO WALK INTO A GOLD MINE
IN THE KLONDIKE.

I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BE THE 50% OWNER.

I CALL ALL THE SHOTS
ON THE MINING.

WE'VE GOT DRILL LOGS.

THIS IS AVERAGING WAY BETTER
THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN.

IT'S TWO
TO THREE TIMES BETTER

THAN WHAT WE DID TWO YEARS AGO
AT QUARTZ CREEK.

THOSE ARE ALL ABOVE $15
TO $20 A YARD.

Man: SO, WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR FROM US?

THE PARTNER
WANTS $500,000.

WHO IS
THIS PARTNER, ANYWAY?

WELL,
THE PARTNER'S TODD HOFFMAN.

YOU GOT
TO BE KIDDING ME.

TODD HOFFMAN.

YOU'RE GONNA GO PARTNERS
WITH TODD HOFFMAN.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

AFTER LAST YEAR'S DEBACLE?

I GET IT.

DIANNA.
I KNOW.

AND YOU WANT TO GO PARTNERS
WITH TODD.

IF I DON'T
JUMP ON THIS NOW,

TODD WILL FIND SOMEBODY ELSE
AND HE'S GONNA MOVE FORWARD.

I GOT
TO FIND SOME MONEY.

WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY,
SO I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

WELL,
GOOD LUCK.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

Man: I UNDERSTAND WHERE
YOUR BROTHERS ARE COMING FROM.

WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT 500,000 BUCKS HERE.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

THAT'S A LOT,
A LOT OF MONEY.

DAD, I PROMISE YOU
THAT I'LL RUN THE SHOW,

AND I PROMISE YOU
I'M GETTING HALF THE GOLD

THAT COMES OUT
OF THIS CLAIM.

I GOT SOME FAITH IN YOU,
DAVE.

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD
AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

I'LL FIND A WAY, DAVE,
TO HELP YOU OUT WITH THIS MONEY.

WELL, THANKS, DAD.

YOU'RE WELCOME,
DAVE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT.

Narrator: ONCE AGAIN, DAVE HEADS
NORTH TO THE KLONDIKE,

BUT THIS TIME, HE WON'T
BE WORKING FOR TODD HOFFMAN.

HE'LL BE A MINE BOSS.

Turin:
IT'S NOT EASY FOR TODD

TO TURN OVER THE REINS
OF THIS WHOLE THING.

IT'S BEEN TODD'S BABY,

BUT IN THE END, IT'S GOT TO BE
ME CALLING THE SHOTS,

MAKING THE DECISIONS
WHEN IT COMES TO MINING.

THAT WAY, WE'RE GONNA GET THERE.

Narrator:
AT SCRIBNER CREEK,

PARKER SCHNABEL HAS RUN DIRT
FOR 100 HOURS

FROM NEW, UNTESTED GROUND

ON THE FAR EDGE
OF THE SWAMP CUT.

RICK'S TEST PAN SHOWED NO GOLD,

BUT PARKER
DECIDED TO RUN IT ANYWAY.

TO PROVE IT'S WORTH MINING,

PARKER'S TEST
NEEDS TO PRODUCE 100 OUNCES.

Doumitt:
THERE'S GOLD RIGHT THERE.

PROBABLY A QUARTER OUNCE OF GOLD
JUST RIGHT THERE.

IT'S THE BEST IT'S LOOKED
ALL YEAR,

SO MAYBE THE EXTENSION'S
GONNA PAY OFF.

Parker: THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT
RIDING ON THIS CLEANOUT.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUMPED
INTO THIS THING FULL ON,

AND...HOPE IT PAYS OFF.

Narrator:
AT SCRIBNER CREEK,

PARKER SCHNABEL
IS ABOUT TO WEIGH THE GOLD

HE'S MINED
FROM THE SWAMP CUT EXTENSION,

THE ONLY THAWED GROUND
LEFT ON HIS CLAIM.

TO HAVE ANY CHANCE
OF HIS 2,000-OUNCE,

$2.4 MILLION TARGET,

PARKER NEEDS
HIS BEST CLEANUP OF THE SEASON,

AT LEAST 100 OUNCES.

NO KIDDING.

TONY BEETS, HIS CLAIM OWNER,
ARRIVES FOR THE BIG WEIGH-IN.

YEAH,
NOT BAD, ACTUALLY.

YEAH, WE RAN 100 HOURS,
AND WE'RE HOPING FOR 100 OUNCES.

YOU KNOW, OUNCE AN HOUR
IS KIND OF WHAT IT TAKES.

SO,
WE'LL WEIGH IT UP, HUH?

20, 30.

70.

GONNA BE [BLEEP] CLOSE.

UH...

92.70.

92 OUNCES,
WORTH OVER $110,000,

IS THE BIGGEST CLEANUP
PARKER'S HAD ALL SEASON.

NOT 100, BUT...
WELL.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
HUH?

WELL,
YOURS IS 13.9.

YEAH,
AND THE WAY THIS GROUND IS,

WE CAN MAKE MONEY ON THAT,
ACTUALLY.

OH, WELL.
YOU KNOW?

WILL DO, TONY.

GOOD.

6 WEEKS INTO HIS SEASON, PARKER
HAS PULLED OUT 263 OUNCES,

WORTH AROUND $316,000.

THIS TIME LAST SEASON,
HE ONLY HAD 51 OUNCES.

YOU KNOW,
92 OUNCES ISN'T TOO BAD.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT THE 100
WE WERE LOOKING FOR,

BUT WE ARE MAKING MONEY AND
THAT EXTENSION IS PAYING OFF.

Narrator:
AT McKINNON CREEK,

TODD AWAITS DAVE TURIN'S ARRIVAL
IN THE KLONDIKE.

TURIN:
Hey, Todd.

YEAH.
DAVE, WHERE ARE YA?

Hey, I'm on my way, and I've got
my investment with me.

HOPEFULLY,
YOU GOT A SUITCASE OF CASH.

I don't have any cash,
but I got something better.

LOOK AT THAT!

[ HORN HONKS ]

WHOO!

HOLY CAMOLY!

DAVE'S BOUGHT INTO
THE HOFFMAN MINE WITH $500,000,

WHICH HE'S USED

TO LEASE A MASSIVE COLLECTION
OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

HERE COMES THE CAVALRY,
DAD.

AMAZING.

TODD AND HIS CREW
FINALLY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT

AND MANPOWER THEY NEED
TO REDEEM THEMSELVES

AFTER LAST SEASON'S
JUNGLE DISASTER.

HOW YOU DOING,
PARTNER?

[ CHUCKLES ]
HEY, BUDDY!

WHOO!
WHOO!

CHECK IT OUT,
HUH?

THIS IS AWESOME.

SICK, HUH?
DAVE. GOD.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OH, MY GOSH.

WHAT DID YOU DO,
ROB SOMEBODY?

CHECK THIS OUT,
A D9L.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED
TO START STRIPPING.

WOW.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
PRETTY SWEET.

SICK.
I KNOW IT.

DAVE, THIS IS THE BIGGEST STUFF
WE'VE EVER HAD.

YOU KNOW, DAVE, I AM SO GLAD
YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.

YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT YA.

WELL, THANKS, JACK.
YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'RE GONNA GO
GET SOME GOLD,

AND WE'RE GONNA KICK SOME ASS
THIS YEAR.

GOLD, BABY.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT.

THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE.

DAVE'S GONE OUT ON A LIMB,

AND NOW WE GOT
TO COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

NOW IT'S ALL OF OUR FAULTS
IF WE DON'T MAKE IT.

All: AMEN!

SO, TODD GOT DAVE HERE,
BROUGHT SOME EQUIPMENT WITH HIM.

WE'VE GOT THE GROUND,
WE'VE GOT THE EQUIPMENT,

AND I DON'T SEE
THERE'S ANY REASON WHY
WE CAN'T MEET OUR GOALS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Turin:
I TOOK A CHANCE.

AND IT IS SO NICE TO BE BACK,

BACK IN THE KLONDIKE,
BACK WITH MY BOYS.

THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR.

YOU KNOW, DAVE DIDN'T
BRING THIS EQUIPMENT IN

JUST 'CAUSE HE LIKES ME
AND 'CAUSE WE'RE BUDDIES.

I MEAN, WHEN --
THIS IS BUSINESS.

HE BROUGHT THIS IN BECAUSE
HE KNOWS WHAT I KNOW, AND...

...WE GOT A CHANCE
TO WIN THIS YEAR.

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

WOW.

Narrator: ...TODD AND DAVE'S
NEW PARTNERSHIP

GETS OFF TO A ROCKY START...

I'M GONNA FINISH
WHAT WE STARTED.

WELL,
YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE STUCK
TO THE JUNGLE, TOO,

AND THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT
SO GOOD.

...TONY BEETS
GIVES HIS DAUGHTER, MONICA,

A CHANCE TO PROVE HERSELF.

IT'S LIKE 90 FEET LONG.

BUT DELIVERING THE 85-FOOT,
7-TON CONVEYOR...

[BLEEP]
Narrator: ...IS NO JOKE.

Monica: AH!

Narrator: AND A CARELESS MISTAKE
BY PARKER...

NO WAY!

Narrator: ...BRINGS HIS WHOLE
OPERATION TO A SCREECHING HALT.

[BLEEP] IDIOT.