Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 5, Episode 7 - Goldzilla - full transcript

Narrator: AFTER ALMOST
HALF A SEASON

REBUILDING FROM THE ASHES...
Both: YEAH!

Narrator: THE HOFFMANS HAVE
A SHOT AT REAL GOLD.

YEAH.

WE GOT OURSELVES A TIGER
BY THE TAIL.

Narrator: BUT TROUBLE
WITH "LITTLE RED"...

I CAN'T RUN ANY FASTER, MAN.
I'M TRYING.

Narrator: ...FORCES TODD
AND DAVE TO GAMBLE ON A DEAL.

Turin: TODD'S LIFE SAVINGS,
MY LIFE SAVINGS.

Narrator: ...FOR ONE OF
THE BIGGEST WASH PLANTS

IN THE KLONDIKE.



Todd: DUDE, THIS THING IS HUGE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL'S
2,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL'S

IN DEEP TROUBLE.

Parker: WHY AROUND HERE DOES
IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE

WORST-CASE SCENARIO?

Narrator: AND HE'S IN
THE DOGHOUSE WITH HIS PARENTS.

Roger: HOW ARE YOU RUNNING
YOUR BUSINESS?

MONEY'S COMING IN
AND GOING OUT --

MONEY DOESN'T COME IN,
ROGER.

THERE'S NO MONEY
THAT COMES IN.

Narrator: BUT WHEN HE HITS
AN UNEXPECTED GOLD POCKET...

...HE FACES A CHOICE THAT COULD
MAKE OR BREAK HIS SEASON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Narrator: TONY BEETS' DREDGE



SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISMANTLED
WEEKS AGO.

NOW, HE'S PUSHING HIS MEN
AND MACHINES...

...TO THE BREAKING POINT...

...RISKING THE DREDGE'S
MOST IMPORTANT PART,

ITS CONTROL CENTER.

Tony: GARY!

Rhodes: TONY, WE'RE GONNA RIP
THE BUILDING APART.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: AT McKINNON CREEK,

WAY UP NORTH IN THE KLONDIKE...

PUT A BUCKET IN, JACK.

...ALL EIGHT MEMBERS OF
THE HOFFMAN CREW ARE NOW BACK

AND MINING GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT
IN TODD'S NEW HIGHER CUT.

THESE GUYS ARE MACHINES.
ANDY'S KICKING ASS.

THE GUYS ARE BRINGING PAY DIRT.
EVERYTHING'S RUNNING GOOD.

WE GOT OURSELVES THE TIGER
BY THE TAIL, LET ME TELL YA.

Narrator: ANDY SPINKS LOADS
ROCK TRUCKS.

Spinks: LOADIN' DIRT OUT
AS FAST AS I CAN LOAD 'EM.

SO, YOU CAN'T ASK
FOR ANY BETTER.

Narrator: LOGAN AND KEVIN HAUL
DIRT TO THE PLANT.

Jack: OKAY, UH, LOGAN.

LET'S JUST KEEP, UH,
PILIN' IT RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: AND JACK LOADS
PAY DIRT INTO THEIR WASH PLANT,

LITTLE RED.

FOR A WHILE,
I WAS STARVING FOR PAY.

NOW, I'M BEING BURIED IN PAY.

RIGHT THERE, DROP IT.

Narrator: WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT
THAT BOUGHT DAVE

A 50 PERCENT SHARE
OF THE HOFFMAN OPERATION,

THE CREW HAS STRIPPED
AND STOCKPILED OVER 25,000 YARDS

OF PAY DIRT IN JUST SEVEN DAYS.
YEAH, DAD.

KEEP GOING QUICK.

FASTER!

STRAIGHT BACK, GOOD JOB.

Thurber: WHAT THE FRICK?

WHOA!

HOLY [BLEEP].

THURBER.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

GOT FINES COMING OUT
THE TAIL END.

THIS HERE IS WHAT HAS YOUR GOLD.

IT CANNOT COME OUT
THE WASTE END.

SOME OF THAT SHOULD BE GOING
DOWN THE SLUICE.

THEY'RE JUST SHOVING TOO MUCH
THROUGH, YOU KNOW?

YEAH.

Narrator: JACK IS FEEDING
TOO MUCH DIRT

INTO LITTLE RED'S TROMMEL.

INSIDE THE PLANT, WATER JETS
BLAST FINE, GOLD-RICH MATERIAL

OFF THE ROCKS AND INTO
THE GOLD-CATCHING SLUICES.

BUT IF TOO MUCH PAY DIRT IS FED
INTO THE TROMMEL,

THE WATER JETS
CAN'T WASH OFF ALL THE GOLD.

AS A RESULT, GOLD-BEARING
FINE MATERIAL POURS OUT OF

THE BACK OF THE PLANT
WITH THE COARSE TAILINGS.

FINE MATERIAL IN THE TAILINGS
PILE MEANS THE HOFFMANS

ARE LOSING GOLD.

IT WAS PUKING OUT
BOTH ENDS UP HERE.

YOU GOT TO SLOW HIM DOWN
IF YOU SEE THAT.

HE'S GOT TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM.

Jack, slow down.
Slow down.

YOU KNOW WHAT, TODD?
I'M GETTIN' A LITTLE PISSED OFF.

YOU TELL ME TO SPEED UP.
THEN, YOU TELL ME TO SLOW DOWN.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

NICE AND EASY, DAD.
SLOWLY DROP SOME IN.

THIS LITTLE PLANT JUST CAN'T RUN
FAST ENOUGH.

IT'S DOING ITS DANGEDEST,
BUT IT JUST CAN ONLY DO

SO MANY YARDS,
AND SO IT'S FALLING BEHIND.

ANDY KEEPS LOADIN' US.
WHERE ARE WE GONNA PUT IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
JUST KEEP STACKIN' IT, I GUESS.

I HAVE NO OTHER SOLUTION
RIGHT NOW.

I CAN'T RUN ANY FASTER, MAN.
I'M TRYIN'.

ANDY'S BRINGING US FOUR TIMES
WHAT WE CAN RUN IN ONE DAY.

AND THEN,
IT'S STARTING TO STACK UP.

WE GOT TWO MORE ROCK TRUCKS
COMING DOWN THE ROAD RIGHT NOW.

THIS AIN'T WORKIN'.

THAT'S HOLDIN' US BACK.

I KNOW.

MAXIMUM WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PUSH THROUGH THIS YEAR

IF WE DON'T BREAK DOWN
IS 100,000 YARDS.

THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US
600 OUNCES, 700 OUNCES.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO CUT IT.
I KNOW.

Narrator: THE HOFFMANS NEED TO
MINE AT LEAST 800 OUNCES OF GOLD

JUST TO BREAK EVEN.

THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO
SPEED UP THEIR OPERATION.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO, MAN?

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
I DON'T KNOW.

Narrator: TEN MILES EAST,

PARKER SCHNABEL IS ALMOST
HALFWAY THROUGH HIS SEASON

BUT NOWHERE NEAR HIS
2,000-OUNCE, $2.4-MILLION GOAL.

Parker: RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE WAY BEHIND.

2,000 OUNCES IS
100 OUNCES A WEEK, AND...

WE JUST PLAIN
ARE NOT DOING 100 OUNCES A WEEK.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE SWAMP CUT
IS [BLEEP].

Doumitt: IT'S STARTIN' TO GET
A LITTLE BIT DEPRESSING,

YA KNOW?

WE BEEN RUNNING
THE LAST FEW WEEKS,

AND WE'RE JUST...

WE'RE NOT EVEN REALLY KEEPING
OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER.

Parker: WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING
WE CAN HERE.

YOU KNOW, PLANT'S RUNNING 24/7,

AND THE GOLD'S NOT
IN THE GROUND.

SO, YOU LOOK AT IT ON PAPER,
AND YOU SAY,

"WELL, WHY ARE YOU THERE?"

Narrator: TO HIT 2,000 OUNCES,

PARKER NEEDED 500 OUNCES
FROM THE SWAMP CUT

IN THE LAST 5 WEEKS.

BUT MARGINAL PAY DIRT
HAS ONLY DELIVERED 232.

PARKER URGENTLY NEEDS
BETTER GROUND.

Parker: RIGHT NOW, I'M HEADING
TO THE FAR CUT WITH GENE.

I'M GONNA TAKE THE EXCAVATOR
DOWN AND, UH,

DIG SOME TEST HOLES AND SEE
IF IT LOOKS ANY MORE PROMISING.

Narrator: LAST SEASON,
THE FAR CUT YIELDED

$200,000 WORTH OF GOLD
IN JUST FOUR DAYS.

Parker: LOOK AT THAT.

BUT AT THE BEGINNING
OF THIS SEASON,

PARKER AND RICK HIT
ROCK-HARD PERMAFROST.

Parker: THAT'S NEVER BEEN THAWED

IN THE LAST HOWEVER MANY
THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

Narrator: PARKER'S SECOND SEASON
IN THE KLONDIKE NOW RIDES

ON WHETHER OR NOT
THE MIDSUMMER SUN

HAS THAWED THE FAR CUT
PERMAFROST.

THIS IS GOOD TO SEE.

YEAH, SO THIS STUFF IS FINALLY
THAWED OUT A BIT, WHICH IS GOOD.

AND NOW, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE'S

SOME GOLD HERE,
SO I'M GONNA DO SOME PANNING.

I MEAN, THIS CUT WAS OUR BEST
CUT ALL LAST YEAR.

AND WE NEED GOOD GROUND
RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S A NICE PAN.

15, 16, 17 FLAKES.

THAT TELLS ME
WE'RE IN THE MONEY.

LET ME SHOW GENE.

THAT'S A PRETTY
DAMN GOOD PAN.

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS?

YEAH.

LET'S DO HER.

Narrator: TO RETURN
TO THE FAR CUT,

PARKER WILL HAVE TO SPLIT HIS
SCRIBNER CREEK OPERATION IN TWO.

AT THE SWAMP CUT, CHRIS DOUMITT
WILL RUN THE LAST

OF THE PAY DIRT THROUGH
THE WASH PLANT,

WHILE THE DOZER, EXCAVATORS,
AND ROCK TRUCKS

HEAD A MILE NORTH TO THE FAR CUT

TO BEGIN STRIPPING
THE REMAINING OVERBURDEN.

HAVING A 2,000-OUNCE GOAL
THIS YEAR MEANS

THAT IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
THAT WE HAVE THE FAR CUT

STRIPPED AND READY TO ROCK
AND ROLL BY THE TIME WE GET DONE

IN THE SWAMP CUT,
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A DAY

TO LOSE SLUICING.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT.

Parker: DAMN IT.

[ MOTOR STOPS, GRINDING ]

THIS IS JUST SOUP.

DO YOU SEE THOSE SEAMS OF ICE
IN THERE?

Ness: YEAH.

THAT'S WHY THIS IS ALL
TURNING INTO [BLEEP].

YEP.
IT'S DISGUSTING.

Narrator: THE MELTING PERMAFROST
HAS TURNED

WHAT SHOULD BE THEIR BEST GROUND
INTO UN-MINEABLE MUCK.

Parker: ALL THAT WATER RIGHT
IN FRONT OF ME, THAT'S ALL

JUST STUFF THAT IS MELTING
OUT OF THE PERMAFROST.

AND IT JUST MAKES EVERYTHING
THAT TOUCHES IT

JUST TURN RIGHT INTO
THIS BLACK DEATH...GOO.

[ GRINDING ]

[ BLEEP ]

[ BLEEP ]

HEY, CAN SOMEONE COME
GIVE ME A HAND?

I THINK I'M STUCK.

YEAH, BUDDY.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

ONE OF OUR ROCK TRUCKS
JUST GOT STUCK.

AND, UH, THIS IS JUST SOMETHING
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE --

HAVE GO DOWN ON US.

Parker: WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO GET THIS CUT ORGANIZED.

JUST, THE [BLEEP] MUD'S
KILLING US,

SO THE TRUCKS ARE
WOBBLING IN THE MUD.

DOZERS GETTING STUCK EVERYWHERE.
IT'S A MESS.

WE ALREADY ALMOST
LOST THIS CUT ONCE, AND...

WE CAN'T AFFORD
TO DO THAT AGAIN.

WHY, AROUND HERE, DOES IT ALWAYS
HAVE TO BE

WORST-CASE SCENARIO?

Narrator: TODD HOFFMAN'S
DEFIED THE ODDS

AND REBUILT HIS OPERATION
FROM THE GROUND UP.

NOW, TO HIT HIS 800-OUNCE
BREAK-EVEN POINT,

WORTH NEARLY $1 MILLION,

TODD NEEDS TO MAKE HIS WASH
PLANT RUN MORE PAY DIRT.

WHAT'S GOING ON, TODD?
HEY, BUDDY.

Narrator: HE'S MEETING
FREDDY DODGE,

THE MAN WHO DESIGNED
LITTLE RED.

WELL, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU,
FIRST OFF.

YEAH, NO KIDDING, MAN.
YOU BEEN GOOD?

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. YEAH.
YEAH, NO KIDDING.

I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW, LITTLE RED,
WE'RE PROBABLY GETTING

60 YARDS AN HOUR,
70 YARDS AN HOUR.

I NEED MORE PRODUCTION
OUT OF IT.

I NEED TO GET TO ABOUT 120,
MAYBE 130 YARDS AN HOUR,

IF POSSIBLE.

THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

IT'S JUST NOT DESIGNED FOR IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE --

YOU'RE TRYING TO HAUL
A MASSIVE LOAD

IN A VOLKSWAGEN
BY TRYING TO DO THAT.

THAT WAS BUILT FOR THE JUNGLE,

SO WE COULD GET AROUND
THE JUNGLE.

YEAH, YEAH. I KNOW.

WE NEED A NEW WASH PLANT.

WELL, YOU'VE GOT ONE OPTION.

I'VE GOT A PLANT SITTING
ON TRUCKS

TWO MILES OUT OF TOWN
RIGHT NOW.

OH, REALLY?
IT'S...

WILL IT DO 150 YARDS AN HOUR?

SHOULD RUN OVER 200 YARDS
AN HOUR, TODD.

KIDDING ME.

NO, IT'S HIGH, ELITE STUFF.
IT'S A BIG PLANT.

I GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
MONEY IS SHORT RIGHT NOW,

AND I PROBABLY CAN'T AFFORD IT,
BUT I'D LOVE

TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
HAVE A LOOK AT IT.

YEAH.
AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK.

THE ONLY THING IS,
I GOT A GUY RIGHT NOW

THAT WANTS IT IN THE STATES.
OKAY.

SO I HAVE TO KNOW
WITHIN 48 HOURS.

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK, 'KAY?
YEAH, WILL DO.

SEE YOU LATER, TODD.
SEE YA.

Narrator: TODD PICKS UP
JACK AND DAVE

AND HEADS STRAIGHT TO SEE
FREDDY'S WASH PLANT.

IS THIS IT?
HOLY CRAP, MAN.

DUDE, THIS THING IS HUGE.

WE GOT THREE DECKS.
YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

NO.
IT'S GOT ALL THE SLUICES.

CHECK THIS OUT.
MAN, IT'S ALL SET UP.

THIS IS A MONSTER.

YOU KNOW, TODD,
THIS WOULD DO IT.

IF YOU CAN DO THIS THING,
MAN, THIS IS IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT FREDDY'S
ASKING FOR IT,

BUT I DON'T THINK
WE CAN AFFORD IT.

WE'RE TAPPED OUT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
WE MAY BE DREAMING ON THIS ONE.

GIVE HIM A CALL,
AND SEE WHAT FREDDY SAYS.

I'LL GIVE HIM A CALL
AND SEE WHAT HE'LL DO.

[ PHONE RINGS,
MUSICAL RINGTONE ]

HELLO?
HEY, FREDDY.

WE'RE STANDING OVER HERE
AT THAT PLANT.

WHAT'S THE PRICE ON THAT?

IT'LL COST YOU
300 OUNCES, TODD.

I NEED 100 OUNCES UP FRONT

AND 200 OUNCES AT THE END
OF THE SEASON.

I DON'T HAVE 100, FREDDY,
RIGHT NOW. I GOT 40.

TODD, I CAN'T JUST
GIVE IT TO YOU.

THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.

I NEED 100 OUNCES
IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS,

OR IT'S ON A TRUCK
HEADED SOUTH.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL CALL YOU IN TWO DAYS.

HE SAID, BOTTOM LINE, HIS HARD
COSTS ON THIS PLANT ARE 300.

HE'LL TAKE 100 DOWN
IN 48 HOURS.

IN 90 DAYS, HE WANTS
THE OTHER 200.

WE GOT 40 IN THE BANK.

WE GOT SOME IN THE SLUICE
RIGHT NOW.

Turin: THAT MEANS 60 OUNCES.

THIS CLEAN-UP'S GONNA BE
A BIG DEAL.

Narrator: THERE'S NO TIME
TO RUN MORE DIRT.

IF THERE'S NOT ALREADY 60 OUNCES
IN THE SLUICE BOX,

THEY WON'T MAKE THE 100-OUNCE
DOWN PAYMENT.

YOU BETTER BE PRAYING FOR
A MIRACLE, BUDDY.

Narrator: 40 MILES SOUTH...

PARKER'S GOT VISITORS.
HOW ARE YOU?

HIS MOM, NANCY, AND DAD, ROGER,
HAVE COME TO CHECK ON PROGRESS.

YOUR PLACE LOOKS COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT, HONEY.

YEAH.
COMPLETELY.

YEAH.

IT'S REALLY
KIND OF BEAUTIFUL.

Narrator: BUT NANCY HASN'T
DRIVEN 600 MILES

TO ADMIRE THE VIEW.

SHE MANAGES PARKER'S MONEY,

AND IT'S TIME
FOR A REALITY CHECK.

I'M VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT YOUR FINANCES.

THIS IS A $10,000 BILL.

MM-HMM.

I GOT TO PAY IT.

PAY IT, YEAH.

OKAY, SO I KEEP
PULLING MONEY OUT,

BUT I'M NOT SEEING
ANY MONEY IN.

Roger: WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
HOW ARE YOU RUNNING

YOUR BUSINESS, AS FAR AS,
YOU HAVE A STATEMENT

OF CASH FLOW, WHERE YOUR MONEY'S
COMING IN AND GOING OUT

AND WHAT THE BILLS ARE --
MONEY DOESN'T COME IN, ROGER.

THERE'S NO MONEY
THAT COMES IN.

IT'S BEEN A BIT DEPRESSING
LATELY

BECAUSE WE SUNK OVER $100,000
IN THE FAR CUT.

WE'RE HAVING A REAL ISSUE
WITH STRIPPING,

AND IT IS STARTING TO HURT US
WHERE WE'RE FALLING BEHIND.

WE NEED ANOTHER DOZER,
BASICALLY.

HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING
FOR A DOZER?

IT'S 300,000.

JEEZ.

I MEAN, IF THERE WERE
A CHEAPER OPTION THAN THIS,

TRUST ME,
I'D BE GOING THERE.

I'M SORRY. YOU DON'T HAVE THE
MONEY TO BUY A NEW DOZER, HONEY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT,
BUT WITH ONE DOZER,

WE'RE DONE SEPTEMBER 1st.

AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT
I WILL NOT HAVE ANY MONEY

IN THE BANK SEPTEMBER 1st.

IF YOU NEED A NEW DOZER,

YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE OUT
A LOAN.

WELL, LAST YEAR, NONE OF
THE BANKS WOULD FINANCE ME,

RIGHT?
I KNOW. I JUST TRIED TO GET YOU

A VISA CARD,
AND THEY REJECTED YOU.

'CAUSE HE'S TOO YOUNG,
OR WHAT?

NO CREDIT HISTORY OR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS HE HAS NO MONEY.
WHAT ABOUT IF I --

'CAUSE WE PAID OUTRIGHT
FOR THAT EXCAVATOR,

AND THE OTHER DOZER,
AND THE WASH PLANT.

SO THERE'S THREE PIECES
OF EQUIPMENT THERE

AS COLLATERAL FOR ONE.

Narrator: USING HIS MACHINERY
AS COLLATERAL IS A MAJOR GAMBLE.

IF HE CAN'T MINE ENOUGH GOLD
TO PAY OFF THE LOAN THIS SEASON,

HE'LL LOSE IT ALL.

I WISH THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE
TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY.

BUT I'LL --
I'LL START THE LOAN.

I'LL START THE LOAN. THAT'S
THE BEST I CAN DO FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, MOM.
YOU BET, HONEY.

Nancy: YOU KNOW, I CAME UP HERE
CONCERNED ABOUT

GETTING HIS BILLS PAID.

AND NOW I'M WALKING AWAY GOING
TO THE BANK FOR A $300,000 LOAN.

TO GO TO THIS EXTREME TO BORROW
THAT MONEY

AND TO GET THIS DOZER,
HE HAS GOT TO MAKE IT COUNT.

Narrator: 50 MILES NORTH,

TONY BEETS IS TRYING TO
RESURRECT A PIECE OF HISTORY.

IF HE SUCCEEDS, HE'LL HAVE
THE ONLY WORKING GOLD DREDGE

IN NORTH AMERICA.

Narrator: HE'D PLANNED TO HAVE
THE DREDGE BROKEN DOWN

AND OVER TO HIS CLAIM WEEKS AGO.

Narrator: BUT HIS CREW IS ONLY
HALFWAY THROUGH

TAKING THE 210-FOOT COLOSSUS
APART.

Narrator: TONY'S NEXT BIG MOVE
IS THE MOST CHALLENGING YET,

DISMANTLING THE WHEELHOUSE.

THE WHEELHOUSE IS LIKE
THE BRIDGE ON A SHIP.

IT'S THE DREDGE'S NERVE CENTER.

FROM HERE, THE DREDGE MASTER
USES A SYSTEM OF LEVERS

TO CONTROL EVERY PART OF
THE GOLD-CATCHING VESSEL.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE IT OFF
PIECE BY PIECE.

THEN NOTHING'D BE DAMAGED.

WE'RE GONNA NEED THOSE CONTROLS
UP THERE IN THAT WHEELHOUSE.

Narrator: THE WHEELHOUSE WASN'T
DESIGNED TO COME OFF

IN ONE PIECE.

MIKE AND JERRY ARE CONCERNED
THAT THE 75-YEAR-OLD CABIN

ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE
THE LIFT.

Rhodes: IT'S A LITTLE RISKY.
WE DON'T KNOW

HOW THE STRUCTURE IS UP THERE
IN THE ROOF AND STUFF.

Rhodes: TONY'S ALWAYS
IN A HURRY.

AND ON THESE TYPE OF LIFTS,
YOU JUST GOT TO TAKE YOUR TIME.

ALL THE CONTROL LEVERS OF
THE WHOLE DREDGE

ARE IN THAT WHEELHOUSE,
AND IF WE DROP THAT WHEELHOUSE,

AND IT DAMAGES ALL THOSE LEVERS,

HUH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'D TAKE
TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.

YEAH, I'M PRETTY FRUSTRATED.

TONY MAKES THE DECISION,
IT'S PRETTY FINAL.

I MEAN, IT IS, UH...
HE'S THE VIKING,

AND THIS IS HIS SHIP.

Narrator: MIKE AND JERRY
RELUCTANTLY RIG THE WHEELHOUSE

TO THE CRANE.

Rhodes: WELL, WE USE THOSE
SIX-FOOTERS, HUH, MIKE?

OVERKILL, BUT THAT'LL WORK.

YEAH, THE WHEELHOUSE PROBABLY,
I'M GUESSING,

WEIGHS 8,000 POUNDS,
SO WE'LL BE PLENTY SAFE.

YEAH.
IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT.

WE DROP THAT, AND UH...

WE'LL BE --
BE REBUILDING FROM SCRATCH.

Narrator: TONY PLANS TO REMOVE
THE WHEELHOUSE IN ONE LIFT

BY ATTACHING THE CRANE TO
TWO THIN, STEEL ROOF BEAMS.

Krisher: HOPEFULLY, THE RAFTERS
ARE STRONG ENOUGH

TO PICK THE WHOLE THING OFF
IN ONE PIECE.

Narrator: IF THEY DON'T HOLD,

TONY WILL RIP APART THE NERVE
CENTER

OF HIS MILLION-DOLLAR DREDGE.
[ CREAKING ]

Rhodes: YOU CAN COME DOWN
NOW, MIKE.

YOU'RE CLEAR TO COME OFF.
10-4.

Krisher: I THINK IT'S READY.

[ REVVING, CREAKING ]

[ CLANKING ]

Tony: JERRY!
[ THUD ]

Rhodes: TONY, WE'RE GONNA RIP
THE BUILDING APART.

Narrator: AT CLEAR CREEK...

THE WHEELHOUSE OF TONY BEETS'
75-YEAR-OLD GOLD DREDGE

IS STUCK MID-LIFT.

Rhodes: TONY, I'M PULLING ABOUT
12,000 POUNDS,

AND THE BUILDING DON'T WEIGH
THAT MUCH,

SO SOMETHING'S STILL BOLTED
TOGETHER.

Narrator: JERRY IS PULLING
ALMOST TWICE THE WEIGHT

OF THE 8,000-POUND WHEELHOUSE,
AND IT STILL WON'T BREAK FREE.

THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF THE
DREDGE IS UNDER EXTREME TENSION.

Rhodes: WE DON'T WANT TO DESTROY
THE WHEELHOUSE PULLING ON IT.

WE'RE TRYING
TO SAVE TIME.

AND IF WE END UP YANKING
THE WHEELHOUSE APART,

WE DIDN'T SAVE
A THING BY DOING THAT.

MM-HMM.

UM, OKAY.
YOU'RE THROUGH THAT.

AND THAT ONE'S FREE
FROM THERE.

BUT...
OH, OKAY.

WE'RE UP AGAINST THAT DIAGONAL
WITH THE NEXT FLOOR JOIST.

Narrator: WHEN THE DREDGE
WAS BUILT, THE WHEELHOUSE

WASN'T DESIGNED TO COME OFF
IN ONE PIECE.

NOW, THREE OF ITS STEEL FLOOR
JOISTS ARE CAUGHT

BENEATH ONE OF THE DREDGE'S
MAIN STRUCTURAL BEAMS.

Krisher: I HATE TO CUT ALL THEM
GOOD, UH, FLOOR JOISTS.

Narrator: CUTTING THE JOISTS
MEANS MORE WORK

WHEN THEY REBUILD THE DREDGE.

BUT TONY'S A MAN ON A MISSION.

HE'S DETERMINED TO GET
THE WHEELHOUSE OFF TODAY.

HE'S JUST CUTTING OFF A LITTLE
BIT MORE ON THAT PIECE

SO IT CLEARS THE I-BEAM
THAT IT'S GOING UP NEXT TO.

Pierce: OKAY, SHE'S FREE.

Krisher: OKAY, GIVE US
A LITTLE BIT OF HELP HERE.

[ REVVING ]

[ CREAKING ]

Rhodes: SHE'S FREE.
Krisher: WOO!

Narrator: FOUR HOURS
AFTER STARTING THE PROCESS,

THE WHEELHOUSE IS FINALLY FREE.

THERE YOU GO,
YOU PAIN IN THE ASS.

[ THUDS ]

IT'S DOWN,
WHEELHOUSE IN ONE PIECE.

THE OLD GIRL LOOKS
DIFFERENT, HUH?

Narrator: 50 MILES SOUTH,

PARKER'S MOM NANCY HAS COME
THROUGH WITH THE $300,000 LOAN.

OH, YEAH.

Parker: OH, THAT LOOKS AMAZING.

Narrator: AND HIS GIGANTIC
NEW DOZER HAS ARRIVED.

Parker:
NICE LOOKING DOZER, HUH?

YEP. IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

Narrator: IT'S A 700-HORSEPOWER,
85-TON MONSTER.

Parker: A LITTLE SCARY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING
WRITING A CHECK.

IT'S ANOTHER THING,
IT SHOWING UP.

SHOULD WE PUT HER TOGETHER?
THE SOONER WE GET IT

PUT TOGETHER,
THE SOONER WE GET STRIPPING.

Narrator: MECHANIC
MITCH BLASCHKE

HELPS GENE AND PARKER
GET THE DOZER UP AND RUNNING.

OH, OH.

NEVER SEEN ONE OF THOSE
WORK BEFORE.

AH, GENE'S GONNA LOVE THAT.

YOU SHOULD COME FEEL
THIS AIR CONDITIONING.

Cheeseman:
JUST ANOTHER TWO FEET.

TURN THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT.
EASY, HEY.

GO AHEAD AND SHUT IT OFF.

AND THEN GET THESE
CLEANED OFF.

AND THEN RUN A TAP
THROUGH ALL THEM.

AS SOON AS WE GET THIS THING
FINISHED UP,

YOU GONNA HEAD DOWNTOWN
WITH IT AND, UH,

TRY AND PICK UP SOME CHICKS?

YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT --
THAT'S WHAT I NEED.

THAT'S WHAT I'D DO.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I WAS WONDERING WHAT
MY PROBLEM WAS, YOU KNOW.

BE LIKE, "HEY, BABY."

IT'S THAT I'M NOT DRIVING
A [BLEEP] NEW DOZER AROUND TOWN.

ON THEIR DATE, YOU COULD
BRING 'EM UP HERE

AND HAVE THEM RUN
THE OTHER ONE.

[ LAUGHS ]

A ROMANTIC
COUPLE'S GETAWAY.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

Parker: BUT THEY WOULD BE
RUNNING THE OLD ONE

'CAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO
LET 'EM RUN THIS.

[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE READY TO ROCK.

Narrator: LAST UP...

Blaschke: YOU'LL HAVE TO TURN
THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator: ATTACH THE 20-FOOT,
28,000-POUND BLADE.

Blaschke: PARKER'S JUST PULLING
THE DOZER UP INTO PLACE.

WE GOT TO ATTACH THE BLADE ARMS
TO THE DOZER ITSELF.

ONCE WE DO THAT, HOOK UP THE
CYLINDERS AND HYDRAULIC LINES

AND, UH, YOU'RE READY TO GO
PUSH SOME DIRT.

Cheeseman: HANG ON.

RIGHT THERE. GOOD.

OKAY, DRIVE THE PIN.

[ CLICKING ]

YOU'RE SCRATCHING
MY PAINT!

YOU READY, GENE?
OKAY.

GO START IT UP.

IT'S, UH, READY TO GO
FOR A TEST DRIVE.

OHH! TO WORK WE GO.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

[ ENGINE REVS ]

AH, NICE AND QUIET IN HERE.

IT'S WAY BETTER
THAN THE OTHER ONE.

Narrator: TWO DOZERS GIVES
PARKER THE POWER TO MOVE

A STAGGERING 30,000 YARDS
OF DIRT A DAY

AND CLEAR THE MUD-LADEN FAR CUT
BEFORE IT BECOMES UNWORKABLE.

BUT THE NEW DOZER WILL ALSO
ADD $8,000 A WEEK

TO THEIR FUEL BILL.

WELL, THAT'S A BIG GAMBLE.
GOT IT HERE.

NOW WE GOT TO MAKE IT WORK.

HE WANTS TO GET TO
THE 2,000 OUNCES,

HE'S GOT TO OPEN THE GROUND UP,
GET THE PAY TO THE PLANT.

HOW'S IT FEEL?
BEAUTIFUL.

I BET YOU'RE THE ONLY
19-YEAR-OLD IN THE WORLD

WITH TWO D10s.
[ LAUGHS ]

NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THIS DAY!
[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: McKINNON CREEK,
THE KLONDIKE.

THE HOFFMANS ARE HALFWAY THROUGH
A CRITICAL GOLD CLEAN-UP.

IS IT READY YET?
NO, NOT DONE YET.

I'LL CALL YOU.
DON'T WORRY.

Narrator: TO MAKE THE 100-OUNCE
DOWN PAYMENT ON FREDDY DODGE'S

MASSIVE WASH PLANT, THEY NEED
60 OUNCES OF GOLD

TO ADD TO THE 40
THEY'VE ALREADY BANKED.

Todd: IN THIS AREA,
ON INDIAN RIVER,

YOU GOT TO MOVE THE YARDS.

AND THAT PLANT,
THAT'D FRICKIN' DO IT.

THAT WOULD CHANGE OUR WORLD
RIGHT NOW.

IS IT DRY?

NO, IT'S NOT.

YOU GOT TO QUIT
BUGGING ME, MAN.

IT'LL GET DONE WHEN IT'S DONE,
YOU KNOW.

I KNOW. I KNOW, DAD.
I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT A LOT RIDING
ON THIS ONE, THOUGH.

WELL, YEAH.
I KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT --
I'M NOT STUPID, YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, I KNOW.

IF I DON'T HAVE THE 100 OUNCES
FOR FREDDY,

I PROBABLY WOULDN'T
EVEN CALL HIM.

I'D PROBABLY LET IT GO.

BECAUSE HE TOLD ME WHAT HE NEEDS
TO GET OUT OF IT.

AND, AS A FRIEND, YOU KNOW,

I COULD PROBABLY TRY
TO BEND THE RULES.

BUT YOU DON'T DO THAT
WHEN YOU CARE ABOUT SOMEBODY,

AND I DON'T...

I WOULD JUST TAKE IT AS A SIGN
THAT WE'RE DONE.

WE OKAY?

OKAY, MAN. IT'S DRY.

COOL.
GO WEIGH HER UP.

HEY, DAVE. CAN YOU MEET ME DOWN
IN THE, UH, GOLD ROOM HERE?

WE GOT A TALLY ON THIS GOLD.

Narrator: THE BEST CLEAN-UP
THE HOFFMANS HAVE HAD

THE ENTIRE SEASON...
Turin: HEY, GUYS.

HEY, MAN.
HEY.

...WAS 38 OUNCES,
WORTH $45,000.

[ GOLD SIFTING ]

NOW, THEY NEED TO
ALMOST DOUBLE THAT.

21.
COME ON, LORD. HELP US OUT.

30, 35,

40, 45,

50.
COME ON.

COME ON, BABY.
55...

60...
YES!

64.

WOO!
YES!

YEAH!

Narrator: 64 OUNCES,

WORTH OVER $76,000,

THEIR BIGGEST CLEAN-UP TO DATE,

GIVES THEM ENOUGH GOLD
TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT

ON FREDDY'S GAME-CHANGING
WASH PLANT.

Todd: DUDE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO SAY RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S THE BEST WASH PLANT
I'VE EVER SEEN

ROLL THROUGH THE KLONDIKE,
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA OWN IT.

Narrator: TEN MILES EAST,

PARKER'S GAMBLED $300,000
ON A NEW DOZER

TO STRIP WHAT HE HOPES WILL BE
HIS RICHEST GROUND.

WITH TWICE THE HORSEPOWER, HIS
CREW'S ALMOST DOWN TO PAY DIRT.

Remsburg: THE FAR CUT'S JUST
ABOUT OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

ALL I'M WAITING FOR IS THAT
WASH PLANT TO SHOW UP

ON THAT MOUNTAIN BEHIND ME.

Narrator: THE PLAN IS TO SHUT
DOWN THE LOW-PAYING SWAMP CUT

AND MOVE THE WASH PLANT
UP TO THE FAR CUT.

FIRST, THERE'S ONE FINAL
CLEAN-UP TO RUN.

UH, THIS IS FROM THE SWAMP CUT.
AND LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, BUT I DON'T
THINK IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

Narrator: BUT THE GOLD TABLE
TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY.

IT'S LOADED.
LOOK AT THAT.

YOU'RE GONNA GET GOLD FALLING
OFF THE TABLE.

[ BLEEP ]

NORMALLY, WE DON'T HAVE THESE
KIND OF PROBLEMS.

NORMALLY,
WE SEE NOT ENOUGH GOLD.

BUT, UM, THAT'S A [BLEEP]
TON OF GOLD.

YEAH, I KNOW.
IT'S PRETTY NICE.

I'M NOT GONNA SAY A NUMBER
TILL I WEIGH IT UP WITH TONY,

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
CLEAN-UPS WE'VE HAD.

THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.

WE'VE GOT AN INTERESTING
SITUATION HERE.

WHAT'S THAT?
IF THIS KEEPS UP.

THEN WHAT DO WE DO?

WE WERE TRYING TO MOVE
OUT OF THERE IN TWO DAYS.

DO WE KEEP OPENING UP GROUND
DOWN THERE?

WHAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL? YOU
WANT TO GET 2,000 OUNCES, RIGHT?

Parker: YEAH.

SO IF THIS IS GONNA
GET US THERE,

WHAT THE HELL
DO WE GOT TO LOSE?

WE'RE SET UP AND RUNNING.

JUST KEEPING HAMMERING AWAY
WHERE WE'RE AT.

WHY RUN AWAY FROM SOMETHING
THAT'S GOOD?

YOU KNOW --
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S...

IT WASN'T PAYING GOOD,
GENE.

I MEAN, I LOVE SEEING
THIS KIND OF GOLD.

I JUST...

WASN'T EXPECTING IT
OUT OF THIS CUT.

Narrator: AS PARKER WEIGHS
HIS OPTIONS,

CLAIM OWNER TONY BEETS
ARRIVES FOR HIS CUT OF THE GOLD.

HEY, TONY.

YEAH, IT'S NOT BAD.

NO, THAT'S STILL
FROM THE SWAMP CUT.

WHOA.

WE'VE CLEANED UP
WHAT WE HAD THERE.

AND IT'S KIND OF CAUGHT US
IN A BIT OF A TIZZY.

[ CHUCKLES ] NO KIDDING.

THERE'S, UH, 75.

THERE'S 100.
GOOD.

150, 170...

JEEZ.

[ TAPS ]

182,
RIGHT ON THE BUTTON.

Narrator: PARKER HAS GONE FROM
A 42-OUNCE,

$50,000 CLEAN-UP LAST WEEK

TO HIS BEST CLEAN-UP
OF THE SEASON,

182 OUNCES
WORTH ALMOST $220,000.

YEAH, BUT NOW
I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.

I MEAN, WE BOUGHT
THAT OTHER DOZER.

WE'VE GOT THE FAR CUT
JUST ABOUT READY.

Narrator: GOLD HOT SPOTS ARE
FOUND IN ANCIENT RIVERBEDS.

THESE RIVERS CARRIED FINE
PARTICLES OF GOLD THAT GATHERED

AROUND THE INSIDE BENDS,
LEAVING GOLD-RICH DEPOSITS.

AS RIVERS CHANGED COURSE,

THESE HOT SPOTS BECAME BURIED
UNDER DRY LAND.

THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL
IF THE SWAMP CUT

PARKER'S BEEN PLANNING TO
ABANDON HAS ANY MORE HOT SPOTS.

SHOULD WE KEEP CHASING IT?

ALL RIGHT. OKAY,
LET'S GET YOU YOUR CUT.

YOUR CUT'S 27.3.

Narrator:
PARKER FACES A DECISION

THAT COULD MAKE
OR BREAK HIS SEASON.

Narrator: STAY IN THE SWAMP CUT
TO HUNT FOR MORE HOT SPOTS,

OR MOVE OVER TO THE FAR CUT
THAT SAVED HIS SEASON LAST YEAR.

Parker: DO WE GO TO THE FAR CUT,
FORGET THAT WE JUST DID,

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BEST GOLD,
ACTUALLY, WE'VE EVER HAD?

BUT WHAT IF WE HAVE TWO MORE
WEEKS LIKE THAT?

AT THE SAME TIME,
IT COULD DROP BACK DOWN

TO HALF THAT
LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.

WHERE DO YOU WIN?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Narrator: TODD AND DAVE HAVE
MADE A 100-OUNCE DOWN PAYMENT

ON ONE OF THE KLONDIKE'S BIGGEST
WASH PLANTS.

HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?
I'M TODD.

Narrator: NOW THEY NEED TO GET
IT 40 MILES TO THEIR CLAIM.

WE GOT SOME ROADS THAT ARE
STEEP, WASHBOARDY.

AND THE WORST PART IS, WE GOT TO
CROSS TWO RIVERS.

Todd: LET'S JUST TAKE IT SLOW,
MAN.

SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
YEP.

LET'S DO THIS, YOU GUYS.
LET'S GO.

Narrator: THE HOFFMANS'
NEW 50-TON WASH PLANT

IS EN ROUTE TO McKINNON CREEK...

TAKE HER WIDE
TO THE LEFT HERE, BOYS.

...STRAPPED TO FOUR
MASSIVE TRUCKS.

Turin:
I'M NERVOUS THIS MORNING.

WE'VE GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS.

IT'S, UH, PROBABLY TODD'S
LIFE SAVINGS, MY LIFE SAVINGS.

WE CAN'T AFFORD
ANY MISTAKES NOW.

TO ME, RIGHT NOW,
THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE

IS GETTING ACROSS THESE RIVERS.

JEEZ.

Narrator: THE INDIAN RIVER,
38 MILES INTO THE JOURNEY.

Todd: YOU EVER TAKEN YOUR SEMI
THROUGH THE RIVER?

Terry: UH, NO.

Turin: LOOKS KIND OF DEEP.

Narrator: TO GET TO THEIR CLAIM,
THE CONVOY MUST CROSS.

BUT IT'S RISKY.

IF THERE'S A HOLE, AND WE HIT
IT, WE WOULD TOP OVER.

THE TRUCK'S IN THE WATER.
THAT'S MY LIVELIHOOD.

NOT ONLY IS YOUR MACHINE
IN THE WATER,

MY TRUCK'S IN THE
WATER, AND I'M DONE.

YEAH.

YEAH, AND MINE'S HEAVY
ON THAT LEFT SIDE.

IF I FLIP OVER...

WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.
I HAVE NO WAY TO UNLOAD YOU.

OKAY? SO, REALLY, THERE'S REALLY
NOWHERE TO GO BUT FORWARD.

AND I NEED ONE OF YOU GUYS
TO TRY IT FIRST.

WHO'S WILLING?

I'M GONNA TRY IT.

AND IF YOU TRY IT...
WE'LL ALL TRY IT.

WE'LL FOLLOW.
ALL RIGHT.

Doug: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT, MAN.

LET'S GO.
GOOD LUCK, DOUG.

AH, THANKS, DAVE.
I'M GONNA NEED IT.

Todd: REAL SLOW, REAL SLOW.

Narrator: IF THE WATER'S TOO
DEEP OR THE RIVERBED TOO SOFT,

THESE 30-TON TRUCKS
COULD GET STRANDED

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.

Todd: IT'S WATER, UH, JUST TO
THE BOTTOM

OF THE FUEL TANK, DAVE.

Turin: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

COME ON. COME ON.
GO, GO, GO, GO.

YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD.
NICE JOB. WHOO!

EASY, MIKE.
SLOW DOWN, BUDDY.

YEAH, WAY TO GO, MIKE!

OKAY, DAVE. HERE'S TERRY,
AND HE'S GOT A BUMPER,

IT'S REAL LOW, OKAY?

Turin: OKAY, HERE WE GO.
NICE AND SLOW, NOW.

Narrator: AS WELL AS LOW
BUMPERS, TERRY'S TRUCK IS

HEAVIER ON ONE SIDE.

EASY, TERRY. EASY, TERRY.

Narrator: HE HAS TO TAKE
THE CROSSING SLOWLY.

Turin: YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU GOT 3, 4 INCHES.

GIVE HER HELL.

HANG ON. HANG ON.
HANG ON.

YOU'RE DRAGGING IN THE BACK.
HANG ON.

HOLD UP, TERRY.
WE'RE DRAGGIN'.

OKAY, JUST HOLD ON
FOR JUST A MINUTE FOR ME.

JUST HANG ON.
Todd: HEY.

[ WATER SPLASHING ]

Turin: I DON'T KNOW, TERRY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOUR BACK BUMPER IS HITTING.

AND I CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S DOWN THERE.

Terry: I spun out here, Dave.
I spun out.

[ BLEEP ]

WE'LL GIVE HER A WHIZBANG.
CAN YOU AIR IT UP A LITTLE BIT?

YEAH, YEAH.
WE'LL GET HER.

Todd: HEY, DAVE,
HOW BAD IS IT?

Turin: PRETTY BAD.
HIS BACK BUMPER --

THERE'S SO MUCH OVERHANG,
HE'S HUNG UP ON THE ROCKS.

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO AIR UP
THE BAGS.

Terry: WE'LL GIVE HER A WHIZBANG
HERE AND SEE.

[ AIR HISSES ]

Narrator: TERRY'S TRUCK HAS
AN AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

THAT KEEPS HIS HEAVY LOADS
LEVEL USING AIR BAGS.

IF HE INFLATES BOTH AIR BAGS
TO FULL CAPACITY,

THEY SHOULD LIFT THE BACK
OF THE TRUCK OFF THE ROCKS.

YOU'RE GOOD. PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO BACK UP.

GO, GO, GO, GO.

[ REVS ]
WHOO! GIVE HER HELL, TERRY.

YOU GOT IT, TERRY.
KEEP GOIN'.

COME ON, BABY. GO.

GO HARD, NOW.

Terry: DANG IT.
[ HISS ]

NOW HE CAN'T GET
ANY TRACTION.

YOU WANT TO HOOK ON
WITH A PICK-UP, TERRY?

Terry: Sounds like a plan.

I'M GONNA HOOK UP MY PICK-UP,
PUT IT IN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE,

AND HOPE I CAN PULL HIM
UP THAT HILL.

I'LL WATCH YOU, DAVE.

Narrator: DAVE'S
8,000-POUND PICK-UP

ATTEMPTS TO PULL
30 TONS OF HEAVY METAL.

Mike: LET'S GO.
[ REVVING ]

EASY, EASY!

Turin: COME ON.
GET UP THERE!

COME ON, GIRL!

[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.
WE DID IT!

NICE JOB, BUDDY.

WELL, I KNOWED YOU COULD DO IT
IF WE COULD EVER GET IT MOVING.

Turin: DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
CHOICE, DO WE?

NO, SIR! THANK YOU!
JUST GET 'ER DONE.

Turin: WE DID IT.
IT'S THE LAST TRUCK.

NOW IT'S JUST HEADED TO CAMP.
[ HORN HONKS ]

Narrator: IT'S TAKEN SIX HOURS
TO COVER JUST 40 MILES,

BUT THE CONVOY FINALLY ARRIVES
AT McKINNON CREEK.

Turin: THAT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER
THAN I THOUGHT.

YEAH!
GOOD JOB.

OH, MY GOD.

HEY, GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S GOING TO TAKE US THE SEASON
TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

NO, IT'S NOT.
YOU GOT TWO DAYS, KEVIN.

I'M GONNA NAME THIS PLANT
RIGHT NOW.

I'M GONNA CALL IT "MONSTER RED."

BECAUSE THIS THING CAN TAKE ALL
THE PAY DIRT

THAT YOU GUYS ARE CAPABLE
OF STRIPPING AND GETTING TO IT.

WE CAN DO IT, THOUGH. HUH?
YEP.

Todd: LET'S GET THESE GUYS
UNLOADED.

NOW COMES THE HARD WORK.

NOW, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW,

WE'LL COME OUT OF HERE
WITH A PILE OF GOLD.

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

Parker: GO, GO, GO.
IT'S TIME FOR TONY BEETS

TO GO BIG...OR GO HOME.

HE MOVES THE LAST TWO VITAL
MECHANISMS OF THE DREDGE.

LET'S JUST YANK THE [BLEEP] OUT.

Narrator: AND INCREDIBLY,
HIS 75-YEAR-OLD DREDGE

PRODUCES ITS FIRST GOLD NUGGET.
Krisher: THERE'S A PICKER.

Narrator: TODD HOFFMAN
AND DAVE TURIN

FINALLY HAVE THE MASSIVE
WASH PLANT THEY NEED

TO REDEEM THEMSELVES.

ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT
PLANTS IN THE KLONDIKE.

BUT WITH BIG GOLD IN REACH...
I DON'T LIKE THIS.

[ CLUNKS ]
STOP! STOP!

...THEY TAKE THEIR EYE
OFF THE BALL.

[BLEEP]
DAVE, SHUT IT DOWN!

PARKER SCHNABEL ROLLS THE DICE.

WE NEED A DECISION.

...ABANDONING THE GROUND
THAT JUST PRODUCED

A $200,000 CLEAN-UP.

LET'S JUST GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: HIS FOREMAN GENE
THINKS HE'S MADE A BIG MISTAKE.

Cheeseman: BUNCH OF [BLEEP]
[BLEEP].

Narrator: ONLY THE NEXT CLEAN-UP
CAN PROVE WHO'S RIGHT

AND WHO'S WRONG.

Tony: WHAT DO YOU GOT?