Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 6, Episode 13 - Goldzilla Gold - full transcript

AS SOON AS WE CAN
START SLUICING,

THE SOONER WE CAN ACTUALLY START
MAKING MONEY HERE.

Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

LET'S GET GOING.

I AM RIGHT ON THE EDGE
OF THE ROAD HERE.

Todd: YOU KNOW WHAT,
WE'RE 65 OUNCES SHORT.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

Man:
WE'RE OUT OF WATER.

LOOK AT THE LINE --
WAY DOWN.

Jack: WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MINE
IF THIS HOSE DOESN'T WORK.

Man #2: IT'S GONNA BE BLOOD,
SWEAT, AND TEARS.



I'M NOT VERY HAPPY
WITH YOU OR CARL.

IT'S A [BLEEP] MESS.

I CAN'T REALLY STAND HAVING YOU
AROUND HERE RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN ONLY TAKE
SO MUCH [BLEEP]

I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
I'M JUST GOING HOME.

Mitch: I WOULDN'T TREAT
MY DOG THE WAY

THAT HE'S TREATING PEOPLE
THAT WORK HERE.

YOU ARE MAKING AN ENEMY
OUT OF ME.

SO LEAVE!

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Chris: WE'VE GOT GOLDZILLA
UP AND RUNNING.

IF WE CAN GET IT DIALED IN,

MIGHT SEE SOME GOOD NUMBERS
BY THE END OF THE SEASON.

Narrator:
AT SCRIBNER CREEK,



PARKER SCHNABEL
HAS FIRED UP GOLDZILLA,

HIS NEW WASH PLANT,
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

Parker:
WE'RE TUNING THE PLANT IN.

THINGS ARE CHUGGING ALONG.

AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE
THIS THING RUNNING.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONE GUY
FEEDING IT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S IT.

Chris:
THIS IS A GAME CHANGER,

A MAKE-OR-BREAK-IT,
A SEASON CHANGER.

THIS IS IT.

THIS CUT. THAT PLANT.

Narrator:
TO HIT HIS 3,000-OUNCE,

$3.3 MILLION SEASON GOAL,

PARKER'S ROLLED THE DICE

ON A NEW, RADICAL WAY
OF GOLD MINING.

HE'S OPENED HIS BIGGEST EVER
CUT, THE BOUNDARY CUT.

HE'S SET UP GOLDZILLA
RIGHT BESIDE

A 90,000-YARD STOCKPILE OF PAY.

AND HE'S RUNNING DIRT ALMOST
TWICE AS FAST AS EVER BEFORE.

BUT TO EXECUTE HIS NEW PLAN,

HE'S PUSHED HIS CREW
TO THEIR BREAKING POINT.

I'M JUST COMPLETELY TIRED
AND BURNT OUT.

EVERYBODY PUT IN A LOT
OF LONG NIGHTS AND HOURS

TO GET THIS PLANT
UP AND RUNNING.

WE'RE RUNNING THEM
INTO THE GROUND.

IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN RUNNING
THIS EQUIPMENT INTO THE GROUND.

THINGS WILL BREAK DOWN ON YOU.

Narrator:
AN HOUR INTO THE SHIFT,
WILLIE SPOTS A PROBLEM.

[ WILLIE SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

Chris: HIT THE FEED.
HIT THE FEED.

Narrator: NO WATER IS GETTING
TO THE PRE-WASH.

THE PAY IS PILING UP.

Man: PARKER, THE FEED!

Narrator: AND WATER IS GUSHING
UNDERNEATH THE PLANT.

TO DIVERT IT INTO THE POND,
WILLIE HITS THE BYPASS.

WHAT HOSE?

[BLEEP]

I'LL GO GET DEREK.

Chris: WATER HOSE BLEW APART
AND FEEDS THE PLANT.

IT'S GONNA TAKE
PROBABLY ANOTHER HOUR,

HOUR AND A HALF
TO GET GOING AGAIN.

UH-OH.

I GUESS WE GOT A LEAK.

OH, RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: DEREK,
PARKER'S NEW MECHANIC,

ARRIVES TO FIX THE PIPE.

Derek: THIS SUCKS.

Narrator: PARKER HIRED DEREK
JUST LAST WEEK

AS HIS THIRD AND YOUNGEST
MECHANIC.

Derek: I GUESS WE'LL TRY SUCKING
DOWN SOME MORE ON THE CLAMPS.

WHATEVER.
[BLEEP] HAPPENS.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU HAD THAT THING TIGHT.

I THOUGHT
YOU SAID IT WAS GOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

Chris:
THAT'S THE PIPE THAT PARKER
AND DEREK WERE WORKING ON

LATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

AFTER A LONG, LONG,
LONG, LONG DAY.

IT [BLEEP] US, THOUGH.

LOOK AT ALL THE DIRT
IT WASHED OUT.

YOU GET SPEED OR QUALITY.

90% OF THE STUFF THEY'RE DOING,

SOMEBODY ELSE IS HAVING
TO GO BACK AND REDO.

Narrator:
WITH THE PLANT DOWN,

PARKER'S TWO
LONG-SERVING MECHANICS

RUSH IN TO MAKE QUICK FIXES.

MITCH LEVELS...

WHILE CARL WELDS.

I THINK PARKER --

HE WANTS TO GET IT RUNNING ALL
THE TIME AND RUN IT WIDE OPEN,

BUT WE GOT TO ADDRESS THE LITTLE
THINGS FIRST, RIGHT?

Mitch: EVERY TIME
THESE GUYS TOUCH SOMETHING,

ME AND CARL ARE BACK
IN HERE 10 MINUTES LATER

HAVING TO CLEAN UP THEIR MESS.

AND I KNOW HE LIKES
LISTENING TO THE GUY

THAT TELLS HIM THE ANSWER
HE WANTS TO HEAR,

WHICH IS WHAT DEREK'S
FEEDING HIM EVERY DAY,

AND IT'S NOT RIGHT BECAUSE
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS --

STUFF SCREWS UP.

AND THEN WE'RE ALL
TO BLAME FOR IT.

David: THERE'S TOO MANY CHIEFS
AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS.

THERE OFTEN IS CONFRONTATION
BETWEEN MECHANICS

BECAUSE MECHANICS DON'T OFTEN
AGREE ON THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.

NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY

WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

DOWN, DOWN.

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

DOWN!

Mitch: [BLEEP] LIKE
TALKING TO A DOG.

Narrator: DEREK'S MISTAKE
HAS COST THEM THREE HOURS.

ARE WE READY TO GO?
YEAH.

YEE-HA!

I'M STILL MESSED UP,
BUT --

I'M GOOD.

AT LEAST
IT'S [BLEEP] RUNNING.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

GOOD JOB!

AAH!

Parker:
DEREK, AS A NEW GUY,

FITS RIGHT IN
AND IS DOING GREAT.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY
THAT'S REALLY STEPPING UP.

[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH!

Narrator: PARADISE HILL --

THE BEETS FAMILY'S BREAD AND
BUTTER FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.

TONY AND HIS DAUGHTER, MONICA,

ARE ABOUT TO START WORK
ON WHAT SHOULD BE

A VERY PROFITABLE DOUBLE SEAM
OF PAY DIRT.

SO, WHAT'S
THE PLAN HERE, DAD?

SO, WHAT DOES THAT --
WHY IS THE BEDROCK --

MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO,

PRESSURE IN THE EARTH'S CRUST
CAUSED A SECTION OF BEDROCK

AND PAY DIRT TO BUCKLE...

EVENTUALLY FORCING
ONE SECTION TO RISE

UP AND OVER ANOTHER,
GIVING TONY A BONUS --

TWO LAYERS
OF GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.

PERFECT.
LET'S DO IT.

INSTEAD OF USING DOZERS,

MONICA WASHES THE OVERBURDEN
OFF THE PAY DIRT

WITH A HIGH-PRESSURE
WATER MONITOR.

GETTING RID OF ALL
THIS OVERBURDEN --

IT'S GOING TO GET US RUNNING
THIS DIRT QUICKER.

AND AS SOON AS WE CAN START
RUNNING THIS DIRT,

THE SOONER WE CAN ACTUALLY START
MAKING MONEY HERE.

Narrator: TONY HEADS OUT TO
INSPECT THE FLOW OF WATER

FROM THE MONITOR
INTO HIS SETTLING PODS.

THE MONITOR BLASTS MUDDY WATER
FROM THE TOP OF PARADISE HILL

DOWN A CHANNEL INTO A SERIES
OF SETTLING PONDS BELOW.

AS THE WATER PASSES
THROUGH THE PONDS,

THE SILT GRADUALLY SETTLES,

BUT THE NEW MUD AND WATER ARE
CAUSING WATER LEVELS TO RISE.

IF THE DIKE THAT HOLDS BACK
THE POND BURSTS,

100 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER
WILL FLOOD THE VALLEY BELOW.

TO AVOID A CATASTROPHE

THAT WOULD SHUT DOWN
HIS ENTIRE OPERATION,

TONY HAS TO BUILD UP
THE DIKE --

AND FAST.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

Narrator: DAY 2 OF PARKER'S
NEW MINING OPERATION.

AS THE CREW BUILDS UP
THEIR STOCKPILE OF PAY DIRT,

CHRIS DOUMITT FEEDS INTO
GOLDZILLA AT 200 YARDS PER HOUR.

WHAT'S GOING ON NOW?

[ MACHINERY GRINDING ]

HEY, WE GOT TO SHUT
THIS [BLEEP] PLANT DOWN!

[ MACHINERY SHUTS OFF ]

[BLEEP]

HEY, PARKER, YOU GOT TO GET UP
HERE AND SEE THIS.

EVERYTHING'S [BLEEP] GONE.
ALL THOSE WELDS ARE POUNDED OUT.

Narrator:
A FOUR-FOOT STEEL PLATE

HAS RIPPED OFF THE PRE-WASH

AND LANDED ON
THE SCREEN DECK BELOW.

THOSE BIG PLATES ARE HALFWAY
DOWN THE SHAKER DECK.

Parker: PIECE OF [BLEEP]

WE GET THE PLANT MOVING,

EVERYBODY THINKS
THAT LIFE'S OVER.

PUT IN A FEW LONG DAYS,

THEN EVERYBODY JUST TURNS
TO [BLEEP]

I'M NOT VERY HAPPY
WITH YOU OR CARL

'CAUSE I TOLD YOU YOU KNOW
WHAT WELDS NEED TO LOOK LIKE

TO GET IT TO [BLEEP] STAY,
RIGHT?

EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE
THE BOSS UP THERE,

SO YOU NEED TO PICK SOMEBODY
THAT CAN GO UP THERE

'CAUSE EVERY TIME
I GO UP THERE

AND TRY AND TELL HIM SOMETHING,
I GET LIP.

WELL, THAT'S NOT A REASON
TO JUST [BLEEP]

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT'S NOT A REASON
TO JUST [BLEEP]

THAT'S A [BLEEP] MESS.

THERE'S A MILLION THINGS THAT
NEED TO BE DONE ON THAT PLANT.

WE HAD A DAY TO DO IT,
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA SPEND

ANOTHER EIGHT HOURS
WITH IT DOWN.

EVERY WELD CARL WELDED
IS CRAP.

LIKE,
THAT IS CHICKEN [BLEEP]

CARL'S WELDING.
[ CHUCKLES ]

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
THE LOOK ON HIS FACE.

I KNOW THE LOOK ALREADY.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET YOU BURNING
ROD AND US PUTTING BOLTS IN,

AND WE'LL HAVE TO BURN
THOSE BOLTS BACK IN.

IF THAT PLATE WOULD
HAVE HIT THE CONVEYER,

IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CUT
THE CONVEYER BELT.

WHO KNOWS?

COULD HAVE CAUSED A PILE
OF DAMAGE, LOSS OF MONEY.

Man:
WAS IT YOU WHO DID IT?

NOT ME.

MY WORK'S UP THERE,
AND IT'S STILL THERE.

[BLEEP] RIDICULOUS.

HEY, CARL,
GO AHEAD AND CALL IT A DAY.

YOU WANT ME
TO TIGHTEN THIS UP?

NO.
OKAY.

I CAN'T REALLY STAND HAVING YOU
AROUND HERE RIGHT NOW, SO...

HE CAN THINK WHATEVER HE WANTS.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT
THAT FELL OFF, SO...

I CAN'T STAND GRINDING
SOMEBODY'S CHICKEN-[BLEEP] WELDS

OUT OF SOMETHING WITH THEM
STANDING NEXT TO ME.

I'M A LITTLE [BLEEP] IRRITATED.

ALL OF THE MATERIALS
ON THE LEFT SIDE --

HOW LONG DID I
WELD THERE FOR?

I DON'T [BLEEP] KNOW.

I WELDED FOR 15 MINUTES
ON THAT.

15 MINUTES.
THE TOP IS WHAT I DID.

WHAT'S UP?

I'M JUST GOING HOME.

Mitch: LOSE A GOOD MECHANIC
TO KEEP A [BLEEP] ONE --

THAT'S REAL SMART.

THE PROBLEM IS EVERYBODY'S BEEN
OUT HERE WORKING ON THIS THING,

TRYING TO GET IT UP AND GOING.

NEEDS TWO WEEKS' WORTH OF WORK.

WANTS TO DO IT IN A DAY.

I'M NOT INTO CHARITY WORK.

IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE [BLEEP]
WORK, GET THE PLANT GOING.

BEEN OUT HERE FOR THREE MONTHS
WORKING EVERY DAY.

WE'VE TAKEN THREE DAYS OFF
THE WHOLE TIME.

NOW IT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE
NOT WORKING HARD ENOUGH?

GIVE ME A BREAK.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A TALK
WITH YOU LATER

'CAUSE I CARE
ABOUT THIS PLACE.

EVERYBODY'S TRYING
TO GIVE OR --

TO MAKE THINGS RUN
AND WORK RIGHT.

OKAY, I KNOW THAT.
WE'RE DOWN.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS
WE'RE DOWN.

YEAH, WE'RE DOWN.

IF IT HAD
BEEN DONE RIGHT,

THIS WOULDN'T
HAVE HAPPENED.

AND THAT'S NOT ALL ON YOU.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S ALL
ON YOU, MITCH.

I KNOW. LIKE YOU SAID,
I'D LIKE TO JUST --

THAT'S NOT ALL ON YOU,
BUT SOME OF IT IS.

Man: WHAT UP?

WHAT'S UP WITH ME?

JUST PACKING UP, MAN.

YOU SEE, I'VE --
I'VE HAD ENOUGH, SO...

YOU CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH
[BLEEP] RIGHT?

IT'S TOO BAD HE'S GOT TO TREAT
PEOPLE LIKE HE DOES.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

HE'S GOT A LACK OF RESPECT
FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY.

HOPEFULLY, HE LEARNS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA PUT UP WITH
HIS [BLEEP] ALL DAY LONG.

Narrator:
MONSTER RED PLOWS THROUGH

300 YARDS OF PAY DIRT AN HOUR.

LAST YEAR, TODD HOFFMAN AND CREW
GOT A RECORD 1,349 OUNCES,

WORTH OVER $1.5 MILLION.

THIS YEAR,
THEY PLAN TO DOUBLE THAT.

EVERYONE'S BUSY.

I THINK IF WE RUN AT THIS PACE,
WE'LL BE GOOD.

Narrator: THURBER LOADS DIRT
INTO THE WASH PLANT.

Jim:
EVERYTHING'S RUNNING RIGHT.

PLANT'S RUNNING GOOD.
WE'RE NOT RUNNING OUT OF PAY.

I THINK IT'S GOOD.

HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR WATER?
WE'RE NOT GETTING WASHED.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HEY! SHUT IT DOWN!

Todd:
THURBER, RUN DOWN THERE.

Narrator:
THE POND IS TOO SHALLOW
FOR THE PUMP'S INTAKE HOSE.

WHAT IS IT? PUMP?

NO, THE PUMP'S FINE.
WE'RE OUT OF WATER.

YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS WHAT
I WAS AFRAID OF. I KNEW IT.

I KNEW WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
WATER VOLUME IN HERE.

LOOK AT THE LINE.
IT'S DOWN. WAY DOWN.

Narrator: LAKE TODD,
THE HOFFMANS' HOLDING POND,

HAS TO SUPPLY MONSTER RED WITH
3,000 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE.

AFTER WASHING GOLD-RICH DIRT
AND ROCKS,

MOST OF THE WATER RETURNS
TO THE LAKE,

BUT A MIDSUMMER DROUGHT
HAS LEFT THE WATER LEVELS

AT AN ALL-TIME LOW.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WATER
TO PUMP BACK UP TO THE PLANT.

I'M ACTUALLY LOSING MORE WATER
TO EVAPORATION

THAN I'M ACTUALLY BRINGING
INTO THE LAKE.

IN A NORMAL SEASON,
THIS LAKE WOULD BE FULL.

SO IF I DON'T ADD WATER TO IT
AND PRETTY QUICK,

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE SLUICING.

Narrator: TODD LOOKS TO
HIS 16-YEAR-OLD SON, HUNTER,

TO SOLVE HIS WATER PROBLEM.

DUDE, I GOT A JOB FOR YOU,
AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE FUN.

YOU SAW THE LAY-FLAT
ON THE FLATBED TRAILER?

YEAH.

I LITERALLY NEED YOU
TO ROLL THEM

ALL THE WAY FROM MONTANA,
WHICH IS LIKE 3,000 FEET.

HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?

DUDE, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE SMART. FIGURE IT OUT.

Narrator: HUNTER MUST RUN
A LAY-FLAT PIPE

FROM MONTANA CREEK 3,000 FEET

ALL THE WAY TO A FEEDER POND
THAT SUPPLIES LAKE TODD.

HE WANTS ME TO TAKE THESE, LIKE,
300-POUND ROLLS OF LAY-FLAT

AND ROLL THEM 3,000 FEET
TO MONTANA DOWN THERE,

WHICH HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO DO IT,

AND IT'S PROBABLY GONNA SUCK

'CAUSE IT'S JUST A SWAMP
ALL THE WAY THERE.

HE'S AT THAT AGE WHERE HIS DAD
DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING.

SO I WAS AT THAT AGE,
AND MY DAD DIDN'T --

WAIT A MINUTE, I'M STILL THERE.

I DON'T KNOW.
HOPEFULLY HE GROWS OUT OF IT.

EITHER WAY, HE'S GONNA GET
THAT FREAKING PIPE HOOKED UP.

WE'RE GONNA GET WATER.
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.

Narrator: HUNTER HAS ENLISTED
HIS COUSIN STERLING

AND GRANDFATHER, JACK, TO HELP.

FIRST, HE HAS TO GET THE PUMP
SET UP AT MONTANA CREEK.

TAKE THE STRAPS OFF
IF YOU CAN.

PAST THAT POINT.

WE STILL HAVE TO LAY
ALL THE HOSE BACK TO CAMP.

Sterling: LAY-FLAT'S NOT LIGHT.
YOU GOT THESE BIG, HEAVY ROLLS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
A PLAN HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.

[ GRUNTING ]

[BLEEP]

I THINK WE'RE JUST PROBABLY
AT NO PLAN.

Jack:
THE ONLY PLAN WE GOT...

OW!

[ LAUGHS ]

I JUST, LIKE,
BLASTED YOUR MIKE.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
HANDS ON IT.

YEAH.

WHEN YOU STAND IT UP THIS TIME,
WE CAN GO, RIGHT?

THIS IS SO [BLEEP]
THIS WHOLE THING.

IF WE'RE ALIVE BY THE END OF
THIS, WE'LL BE SURPRISED.

LET'S GET GOING.

Narrator:
AT PARADISE HILL...

Man: KIND OF FUN
DRIVING THESE THINGS AGAIN.

Narrator: ...MONICA BEETS
AND HER BROTHER KEVIN

HAVE AN EMERGENCY
ON THEIR HANDS.

THE WATER LEVEL IN ONE
OF THEIR SETTLING PONDS

IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH.

AT ANY MOMENT,

100 MILLION GALLONS COULD BURST
THROUGH THE DIKE WALL.

THE DIKE NOT ONLY HOLDS
BACK THE WATER,

IT'S ALSO A ROAD JUST WIDE
ENOUGH FOR A TRUCK.

IT'S MADE OF HALF A MILE
OF COARSE TAILINGS.

THE PLAN IS TO USE
ROCK-CARRYING BELLY DUMPERS

TO RELEASE ENOUGH TAILINGS

TO RAISE THE DIKE
ANOTHER FOUR FEET.

Monica: I'VE NEVER REALLY PULLED
THE BELLY DUMP BEFORE.

MY DAD'S KIND OF MAKING ME
NERVOUS WITH IT.

HE SAID, "YOU CAN'T GO TOO SLOW.
YOU CAN'T HESITATE."

AND I REALLY DON'T WANT
TO DISAPPOINT MY DAD.

I DON'T KNOW.

YES.

I'M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE
ON THESE ROADS.

I THINK THEY'RE REALLY,
REALLY NARROW.

I MEAN, I'M RIGHT ON THE EDGE
OF THE ROAD HERE.

Narrator:
IF MONICA DRIVES TOO SLOWLY

AS SHE RELEASES THE TAILINGS,
THE TRUCK WILL GET STUCK.

[BLEEP]

[ HORN HONKS ]

THAT WAS THE FIRST DUMP I EVER
DID WITH THE BELLY DUMP.

ALMOST LIKE I'M A REAL
TRUCK DRIVER NOW.

Man: IF WE DON'T GET THIS RIGHT,
WE'RE GONNA FALL OFF THE CLIFF.

THAT'S A BIT OF PRESSURE.

Narrator: AFTER EIGHT HOURS
AND 46 LOADS OF TAILINGS...

[ HORN HONKS ]

...TONY AND HIS KIDS
HAVE SHORED UP THE DIKE.

CRISIS AVERTED.

THEY CAN NOW RUN MONICA'S
DOUBLE LAYER OF PAY DIRT

AND START CATCHING GOLD.

[BLEEP] DO THIS.

LET'S GO!

[BLEEP] YEAH.

I'M NOT DOING THIS AGAIN.

Narrator:
AT McKINNON CREEK,

LAKE TODD IS RUNNING OUT
OF WATER.

AND MONSTER RED HAS BEEN DOWN
FOR 12 HOURS.

TODD HAS A PERMIT TO TAKE WATER
FROM MONTANA CREEK.

AND HUNTER AND STERLING MUST
FIGURE OUT HOW TO LAY THE PIPE

FROM 3,000 FEET AWAY.

WHY DON'T WE DO THIS?

HEY, SET THIS ROLL IN HERE

AND THEN JUST DRIVE AND SEE
IF IT'LL JUST UN-SPOOL ITSELF.

OKAY.

IF WE STOOD IT UP,
IT WOULD UNROLL FLAT.

WE COULD USE
THESE BUNGEE CORDS.

READY?

YEAH.

NICE!

WHOO!

ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST GO GRAB
THE OTHER ROLL, HOOK IT UP.

DO IT SIX MORE TIMES.

YEAH.

[ GRUNTING ]

[BLEEP]

DUDE, THIS SUCKS.

OW, DUDE.
MY FINGER'S IN IT.

DON'T SHOVE IT DOWN
ON TOP.

THAT'S GOOD.

WHERE THE [BLEEP] ARE
THE HOSE CLAMPS, DUDE?

WE DIDN'T PUT THEM ON.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS DONE.

THAT'S THE VERY END OF IT.

[ Laughing ]
I WAS HOLDING THE HOSE.

THIS HAS BEEN
THE LONGEST PROJECT.

[ GROANS ]

Sterling: THERE WE GO.

GOOD WORK.

♪

Narrator:
IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

Dave: HUNTER, STERLING,
YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.

I'M PROUD OF YOU GUYS.

RANDY HUBLER TURNS ON THE PUMP
DOWN AT MONTANA CREEK.

[ ENGINE WHIRS ]

FIRST, THE WATER MUST
MAKE IT TO THE HOLDING POND

THAT FEEDS LAKE TODD.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'LL TAKE TO GET WATER HERE?

15 SECONDS.

WE GOT WATER COMING.

THERE IT IS.

BOOM!

YEAH!
GOOD STUFF.

NICE JOB.

WE GOT WATER TO SLUICE.
LOOK HOW CLEAN THAT IS.

THAT IS AWESOME.

Narrator: THEY CAN NOW PUMP
2,000 GALLONS OF WATER

PER MINUTE INTO LAKE TODD.

ALL RIGHT!

WE GOT WATER.

NOW IT'S REPLENISHING.
WE'RE FILLING IT BACK UP.

THAT WATER RIGHT THERE
JUST SAVED OUR SEASON.

WE GOT WATER NOW COMING
ALL THE WAY,

3,000 FEET FROM MONTANA CREEK.

I'M PROUD OF THEM.
THEY DID A GOOD JOB.

Jack: HEAVENLY FATHER,
WE THANK YOU FOR THE GOLD

THAT YOU'VE PUT IN THE GROUND
FOR US,

AND IT'S IN YOUR NAME
WE PRAY, AMEN.

Together: AMEN.

EVERYBODY, RIGHT HERE
FOR MONSTER RED.

WHOO!

LET'S FIRE IT UP, DAVE.

OKAY, COMING ON.

SCREEN'S COMING ON!

I'M BACK, BABY.

♪

LAST FIVE DAYS, I'VE WORKED OVER
100 HOURS ON THIS WASH PLANT.

Narrator: MITCH BLASCHKE,

PARKER'S MECHANIC
OF THREE YEARS,

REACHES THE END OF HIS
THIRD NIGHT SHIFT IN A ROW.

I WOULDN'T TREAT MY DOG THE WAY

THAT HE'S WALKING AROUND
TREATING PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE.

I KNOW PEOPLE IN JAIL GET
TREATED BETTER THAN THAT.

THE ONLY REASON
I'M STICKING AROUND

IS 'CAUSE I HEARD RICK'S
GONNA BE BACK,

AND WE'LL SEE IF THINGS CHANGE.

IF NOT, I GOT OFFERED A JOB
AT THE DREDGE

JUST DOWN THE ROAD
WORKING FOR GENE.

SO, YOU KNOW WHAT, MY TRUCK'S
GOT WHEELS FOR A REASON.

Narrator: THE FIRST PERSON
ON THE DAY SHIFT,

NEW MECHANIC DEREK,
IS WORKING ALONE.

Derek: I'VE BEEN GOING SINCE
5:30 THIS MORNING ALREADY,

AND I'M STILL WORKING.

AND NOBODY'S HERE.
WHATEVER.

NOBODY LIKES THE NEW GUY,
I GUESS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS,

AND SOME GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE,
I THINK, FOR A COUPLE SEASONS

AND, I DON'T KNOW, SEEM
TO MAYBE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT,

THINK THEY'RE JUST HERE.

I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

WE'LL SEE WHAT'S LEFT
BY THE END OF THE DAY.

Narrator:
30 MILES NORTH,

PARKER'S FOREMAN, RICK,

IS ON HIS WAY BACK
FROM A FAMILY EMERGENCY.

HE'S HEARD THAT CARL QUIT

AND THAT DEREK IS CAUSING
A RIFT IN THE CREW.

I'M NOT HAPPY GOING IN THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO
WHEN I MEET THIS GUY.

I'M NOT GONNA JUST WALK IN THERE
AND HIT THIS GUY,

BUT, HONESTLY,
IT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.

Man: HOW'S IT GOING?
GOOD.

WHOA.

Parker:
HOW'S YOUR MOM DOING?

GOOD.

WHAT'S BAD ABOUT IT?

I HAD TWO FRIENDS DIE
IN 10 DAYS.

I RAN INTO CARL ON THE ROAD,
ACTUALLY.

I'M PRETTY BUMMED
ABOUT THAT.

YEAH, I'M BUMMED ABOUT CARL,
BUT, OH, WELL.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M JUST GONNA GO THROW
A COUPLE THINGS IN MY TRAILER,

AND I'M READY TO GO.

Rick: PRETTY CLEAR
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

THERE'S ONE GUY
MESSING EVERYTHING UP,

AND THE ONE OTHER GUY
THAT MATTERS

DOESN'T SEEM TO SEE IT --
PARKER.

LET'S MEET DEREK.
I'LL INTRODUCE YOU.

I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO MEET THAT GUY.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

WHY?

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY TO HIM.

I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

FROM WHO?
EVERYBODY.

I GOT ALL KINDS OF PHONE CALLS
AND [BLEEP] YESTERDAY,

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW
IT'S GONNA GO WITH THIS GUY.

JUST TELL HIM TO STAY
THE [BLEEP] AWAY FROM ME.

WOW, RICK.
I'M SERIOUS.

THAT'S NOT A POSITION THAT
I LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

ALL HE'S DONE IS TRY TO GET
THE PLANT UP AND GOING,

AND WE'RE RUNNING --

AND TALK [BLEEP]
ABOUT EVERYBODY

THAT'S BEEN HERE MAKING
THIS WHAT IT IS.

AND THAT'S [BLEEP]

DON'T PUT ME
IN THIS POSITION.

WHAT POSITION?

PITTING EVERYBODY
AGAINST EACH OTHER.

I'M NOT PITTING ANYBODY
AGAINST ANYBODY.

I'M NOT GONNA WALK UP TO HIM
AND PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE.

BUT YOU WON'T WALK UP TO HIM
AND SHAKE HIS HAND, EITHER,

AND THAT'S A PROBLEM.

YEAH.

I DON'T THINK
IT'S PART OF MY JOB

TO HAVE TO SHAKE
SOMEBODY'S HAND.

I DON'T WANT THE GUY
TO PROVE ANYTHING TO ME.

I DON'T WANT HIM
TO EARN MY RESPECT.

I JUST WANT HIM TO LEAVE
BEFORE [BLEEP] GETS UGLY.

JUST LOOKING AT --

I JUST WANTED TO PUNCH HIM
IN THE [BLEEP] FACE

JUST LOOKING AT THE GUY.

HE LOOKS LIKE A [BLEEP] IDIOT.

HOW DOES IT LOOK?

IT LOOKS DANG GOOD.

Narrator:
JACK HOFFMAN FINISHES UP

THE WEEKLY CLEANUP
IN THE GOLD ROOM.

Jack: HEY.
Thurber: HEY, TODD.

WE'RE AFTER 200, RIGHT?
LET'S WEIGH IT.

NEED 200 A WEEK.
YEAH?

LET'S HOPE
THERE'S 200 THERE.

THIS IS IT.

50...

70.

COME ON, JACK.
STRETCH IT.

NOT GONNA MAKE IT.

120.

NOT GONNA MAKE IT.

CRAP.

136.

UGH.

Narrator: 136 OUNCES,
WORTH LESS THAN $150,000.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS
WITH WATER THIS TIME.

YEAH?

WE WERE SHUT DOWN
FOR A DAY FOR WATER.

200 A WEEK, GUYS, IS WHAT IT'S
GONNA TAKE TO HIT OUR GOAL.

WITH CLEANUPS LIKE THAT,
WE AIN'T GONNA WIN.

WE JUST CAN'T DO IT.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION
A LOT FASTER THAN THAT.

WE JUST DIDN'T GET THE GOLD.

Thurber: ALL RIGHT.

WELL, JAR IT UP.

Jack: OKAY.

LET'S SEE.

YOU KNOW WHAT,
WE'RE 65 OUNCES SHORT.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.
SO...

THAT'S TWO, THREE DAYS
OF RUNNING.

AND EVERY TIME WE PULL UP SHORT,
YOU KNOW, THAT 2,700 SLIPS AWAY.

LITTLE BY LITTLE.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO
BESIDES RUNNING THE YARDS.

THAT'S IT.
RUN, RUN, RUN.

AND HOPEFULLY
OUR PLANT HOLDS OUT.

Narrator:
AT SCRIBNER CREEK,

PARKER HAS AN ANGRY,
FRACTURED CREW ON HIS HANDS.

IF DEREK OWNED A RESTAURANT,
I WOULDN'T FEED IT TO MY DOG,

THE QUALITY I'M SEEING HERE.

IT'S TERRIBLE.

Man: HE'S GOT THIS
ARROGANT ATTITUDE.

KIND OF RUBS PEOPLE
THE WRONG WAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

THERE'S ONE THING TOXIC HERE,
AND IT'S ONE GUY.

OHH.

I GOT WORK TO DO.

THERE'S A VERY SIMPLE,
BASIC RULE AROUND HERE --

GET ALONG OR GET GONE.

PARKER SAYS I'M HERE TO STAY.
THE NEW GUY'S NOT LEAVING.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

DID YOU TELL RICK YOU WANTED
TO STRANGLE DEREK?

I DON'T THINK SO.

EVERYBODY LIKES SEEING GOLD
IN THE BOX -- EVERYBODY.

Narrator: MONICA BEETS
HAS BEEN RUNNING A SEAM

OF DOUBLE PAY
FOR FOUR DAYS STRAIGHT.

IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT IF IT'S
AS RICH IN GOLD AS TONY HOPES.

WELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL.

KIND OF INTERESTED
TO SEE WHAT'S THERE.

100...150.

180.

180, 190, 200.

240.

260.

280.

[ TAPPING ]

318.4.

318.4.

ME TOO.

Narrator:
THAT'S $350,000.

TONY'S DOUBLE LAYER OF PAY DIRT
HAS PAID OUT BIG TIME.

HUGE.

NO, I THINK YOU ALMOST MESSED UP
ONLY HAVING A FEW OF US, HUH?

HEY, AS LONG AS I'M STILL
THE BABY, I DON'T CARE.

[ LAUGHS ]

HOLY SMOKES,
WHERE'D YOU FIND THAT AT?

IN THE BOX.

NICE.

NICE LITTLE NUGGET.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
HAS SHUT DOWN GOLDZILLA

TO FIND OUT IF HIS NEW CUT AND
NEW PLANT ARE PRODUCING GOLD.

THERE IS GOLD IN THE BOX,
SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

AND WHAT I LIKE TO SEE IS THAT
IT'S DOWN IN THE MAT.

THERE'S A NICE CHUNK
RIGHT THERE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE.

HMM.

Man: OH, HAVE YOU BEEN
HAND-PANNING AGAIN?

Man #2: HE JUST PULLED THAT
OUT OF THERE.

THAT'S ONE HANDFUL
OUT OF THERE.

WOW.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION
OF THIS CLEANUP

IS THAT IT'S
LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

REALLY GOOD.

[ GRUNTS ]

TOO MUCH GOLD IN THAT.
YOU CAN'T EVEN LIFT IT.

Narrator:
PARKER IS ON THE GOLD,

BUT THE CREW IS MORE DIVIDED
THAN EVER.

THIS MORNING, TO START
THINGS OFF, I THOUGHT,

"OH, I GET TO MEET RICK, RIGHT?"

AND PARKER SAID HIM AND I
ARE GONNA GET ALONG.

BUT THIS MORNING,
TO GO TO MEET HIM,

HE WOULDN'T SHAKE MY HAND
FOR SOME REASON.

A HANDSHAKE MEANS A LOT.

AND TO BE REFUSED, I MEAN,

HE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SPIT
IN MY FACE OR KNOCKED ME OUT.

I WOULD HAVE RATHER THAT.

RICK COULD HAVE BROUGHT
LIFE BACK IN THIS PLACE.

INSTEAD, HE'S --
AND HE WILL.

HE'S NOT RIGHT NOW.

WELL, NO, HE'S ONLY BEEN HERE
A FEW HOURS.

GOOD GRIEF.

AND LOOK AT THE TURMOIL
HE'S CAUSED.

SHOULD I FIRE HIM?
NO!

HOW MANY TIMES DO I WANT
TO TELL YOU NO?

I'VE SEEN THE PATTERN WHERE
SOMEBODY MAKES A MISTAKE

AROUND HERE, THEY WALK.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

AND DON'T DO THAT TO RICK

BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
WITH YOU A LONG TIME --

A LONG TIME.

AND I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'VE NOTICED,

BUT WE ARE NOT
A CREW HERE.

WE ARE A FAMILY HERE.
WE ARE.

AND IF SOMETHING -- SOMEONE
IS TEARING UP THAT FAMILY --

SOME KID -- NEW --
HE'S ONLY BEEN HERE,

WHAT, A COUPLE WEEKS --
WHO WOULD YOU GET RID OF?

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

YOU KNOW, IT'S -- DOZER'S MY
ONLY [BLEEP] FRIEND ANYMORE.

AH.

I HONESTLY...I DON'T.

WELL, GEEZ.

BUT EVERYBODY'S PITTING
EVERYBODY AGAINST EACH OTHER,

YOU KNOW?

LIKE...

I CAN'T SEE PARKER LOSING
HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN

FOR, WHAT, THREE,
FOUR YEARS NOW.

RICK HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE
FOR HIM, ALWAYS.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

SO, YOU GONNA TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON?

WITH WHAT?

YOU KNOW WITH WHAT.

I JUST DON'T LIKE THE GUY.

YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S MY JOB
TO LIKE EVERYBODY, IS IT?

I JUST DON'T LIKE HIM.

YOU'VE NEVER MET HIM!
WELL...

YOU DON'T GET TO JUST
NOT LIKE SOMEBODY.

THAT IS RIGHT.

YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST
GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE.

THAT IS A JOB
REQUIREMENT, YES.

YOU ARE MAKING AN ENEMY
OUT OF ME.

THAT'S NOT
WHAT I INTENDED.

THAT IS THE RESULT.

SO WHAT DO I DO?

LOOK AT THE POSITION
YOU'RE PUTTING ME IN.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
I --

THE ONLY RESULT IS THAT THINGS
WERE GOING FINE

WHEN YOU WERE GONE.

UH-HUH.

SO, LEAVE.

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

I DON'T KNOW
IF I'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP.

THERE'S OUR BOY.

I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU COULD HELP ME.

NO PROBLEM.

YOU HAVE REACHED
BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS.

WE GOT A REAL CHANCE
TO BEAT THAT KID.

SHUT IT DOWN!

YOU GOT TO WATCH
THIS [BLEEP]

IF I SEE THAT AGAIN,
I'M GONNA BE FREAKING PISSED.

HEY!

WHEN DO YOU WANT US
TO DO ALL THIS?

YOU DON'T [BLEEP] LISTEN.

IT'S [BLEEP] GARBAGE,
AND IT'S GOOD STUFF.

THAT'S THE [BLEEP]
BOTTOM LINE.

[BLEEP] HAVE IT.