Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 7, Episode 21 - Final Fury - full transcript

Todd: IN A LOT OF WAYS,
I FEEL LIKE A FOOL.

I LEFT THE KLONDIKE,

AND I TELL THE WHOLE WORLD
I'M GONNA GET 5,000 OUNCES.

IT BLEW UP IN MY FACE.

WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO, THOUGH,
IS LET MY GUYS DOWN.

I WANT TO PUT GOLD IN EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF THEIR POCKETS.

AND TO DO THAT,
WE NEED 1,000 OUNCES.

AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE GOING FOR.

Parker: IT'S BEEN
A VERY DIFFERENT SEASON

WITHOUT MY GRANDPA HERE.

I ALWAYS RELIED ON HIM A LOT
WHEN IT CAME TO BIG DECISIONS,



AND IT'S TOUGH WITHOUT
THAT GUIDANCE AND WISDOM.

DECIDING TO DO
A SECOND WASH PLANT --

IT WAS A TOUGH CALL TO MAKE.

RICK REALLY HAD TO STEP UP,
AND HE'S DONE THAT.

BUT NOW WE JUST HAVE
ONE GOAL LEFT TO ACHIEVE,

AND I'M NOT LEAVING
WITHOUT THAT 4,000 OUNCES.

Poulson:
LET GO OF ME NOW!

Narrator: ON THIS SEASON FINALE
OF "GOLD RUSH"...

I FEEL OUR TEAM IS
KIND OF FALLING APART.

I WILL RESIGN.

THIS IS A REALLY DARK DAY
FOR OUR MINING COMPANY.

IF WE STOP MOVING
AT THIS POINT, WE DIE.

WE JUST GOT TO KEEP
EVERYTHING GOING.

BYE-BYE, FROST.



SHUT HER DOWN!
SHUT HER DOWN!

Ness: OH!
Blaschke: NICE!

All: WOO!
WOO!

SO, DOUMITT, WHAT'S
OUR SEASON TOTAL?

YOU READY
FOR THIS ONE?

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator:
ALL SEASON, TONY BEETS

HAS BEEN TRYING TO BARGE
HIS SECOND DREDGE

FROM THISTLE CREEK
100 MILES DOWNRIVER

SO HE CAN GET IT PRODUCING GOLD
ON HIS OWN GROUND.

Kevin: YOU CAN STILL
GET WARRANTY ON IT.

FINALLY, HE'S ON-SITE
WITH A CREW, A CRANE,

AND A BARGE BIG ENOUGH

TO TRANSPORT
THE MASSIVE SECTIONS DOWNRIVER.

BUT, ANY DAY,

THE YUKON RIVER
COULD TURN TO ICE.

Tony: WATCH THE LEG!
WATCH HIS LEG! AH!

I THINK SOMEONE'S TRYING
TO GET YOUR ATTENTION, TONY.

YEP.

THIS IS FROM MINNIE.

YOU BET.

Narrator: TONY OWNS THE DREDGE,

BUT NOT THE GROUND
IT SITS ON.

AND HE FAILED
TO GET A PERMIT

FROM THE YUKON GOVERNMENT

BEFORE HE STARTED
TO MOVE IT.

Minnie: HEY.

YOU CANNOT
MOVE THE DREDGE.

SOMEBODY COMPLAINED.
AND YOU CAN JUMP HIGH,

AND YOU CAN JUMP LOW.

YOU THINK I LIKE IT?

NO. IT'S EVEN WORSE
THAN YOU THINK.

YOU CAN'T MOVE
THE DREDGE

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE GROUND.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO DO ANYTHING THERE.

THAT THING IS DEAD
IN THE WATER RIGHT NOW.

YOU HAVE TO GET
A LAND-USE PERMIT.

NO, BECAUSE
YOU'RE GONNA END UP

GETTING FINED THROUGH
THE YIN-YANG.

YOU'RE GONNA GET
SO MANY FINES,

IT'S GONNA DOUBLE
THE PRICE ON THE DREDGE.

NO, DON'T EVEN THINK THAT.

Tony: MM.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO APPLY
FOR THE LAND-USE PERMIT,

AND THEN YOU'LL
MOVE IT NEXT YEAR.

Narrator:
IN A LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT

TO SALVAGE
HIS DISASTROUS SEASON,

TODD HOFFMAN
IS RUNNING TWO CREWS

AND TWO CLAIMS --
SACRAMENTO AND FAIRPLAY.

Todd: IT'S REALLY LATE
IN THE SEASON,

BUT I WANT 1,000 OUNCES
BEFORE THE SNOW FLIES.

WOW. THAT LOOKS
FLIPPING GOOD, MAN.

Narrator:
FREDDY DODGE AND TREY POULSON

ARE RUNNING
THE MINE AT FAIRPLAY.

AND THEY'RE
ON A HOT PAY STREAK.

FRIGGIN' AWESOME.

JUST THINK IT --

THINK ABOUT ALL THE REST
OF THAT'S ALL VIRGIN.

Narrator:
BUT AT SACRAMENTO,

DAVE TURIN IS STRUGGLING
TO PRODUCE HALF AS MUCH GOLD.

I'M DEPRESSED BECAUSE
THERE'S NO GOLD,

AND EVERYBODY'S FRUSTRATED.

I -- I FEEL BAD.

THE GUYS AT FAIRPLAY --

THEY'RE CARRYING
THE BALL RIGHT NOW.

WE GOT TO GET
SACRAMENTO PAYING,

BUT THE GOLD'S
NOT THERE YET.

Narrator:
DAVE'S WORKING FLAT OUT
AND FEELING THE PRESSURE.

I'M A LEADER.

UM, I FEEL LIKE
I'VE LET THE GUYS DOWN.

I'M 57 YEARS OLD.

AND IT FEELS LIKE, AT TIMES,
I'M JUST A-ANOTHER WORKER.

I'M JUST ANOTHER
LOADER OPERATOR.

AND SO, I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN,
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR.

Todd: THERE WE GO.

Narrator: TODD'S TESTING
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CLAIM

IN AN ATTEMPT
TO FIND A RICHER SEAM.

Producer: TODD.
Todd: WHAT?

THE RADIO'S GOING.
IF YOU GUYS CAN HEAR THAT STUFF,

YOU GOT TO LET ME KNOW.

I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

YEAH, FREDDY, WHAT'S UP?

I'LL GO AHEAD
AND SHUT DOWN,

SEND DAVE DOWN THERE
WITH THE LOADER.

HE AIN'T GONNA
BE HAPPY, THOUGH.

DAVE, YOU GOT A SECOND?

Turin: Go ahead.
FAIRPLAY'S SHUT DOWN.

They're broke down?

THEIR LOADERS ARE
BROKE DOWN OVER THERE.

If we can shut down
and get that loader over there,

we can at least get
Fairplay running again.

WE CAN SAVE THEIR ASS
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

GO AHEAD AND RUN
THAT OVER THERE, DAVE.

ALL RIGHT.
I'M HEADED OUT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT KIND OF PISSES ME OFF.

SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME
THEY BREAK DOWN,

WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN.

THIS IS BULL[BLEEP]

WE'RE NOT PRODUCING
AS MUCH GOLD.

SOMETIMES, YOU GOT TO SACRIFICE
TO KEEP THE MOTHERSHIP RUNNING.

RIGHT NOW, THE MOTHERSHIP
IS FAIRPLAY.

HEY! SHUT THIS DOWN!

I'LL DO THE PUMPS
AND THE BYPASS.

Freddy: LET'S --
ONE OF YOU'S GOT TO STOP!

Poulson: LET GO OF ME NOW!

I'M GONNA [BLEEP]
KILL HIM RIGHT NOW!

Turin: NO, YOU WON'T!
LET ME AT HIM!

HEY, KNOCK IT OFF!

Freddy: TREY!

DAVE, TREY,
ONE OF YOU JUST STOP!

PLEASE.
[BLEEP] WALK AWAY!

I'M NOT GONNA STOP.

[BLEEP] DAVE!

GET DOWN HERE NOW.

CHICKEN [BLEEP]
IS THAT YOUR BEST SHOT?

Poulson: NO, IT WASN'T...
Freddy: HEY! DAVE.

YOU KNOW...
WAS THAT YOUR BEST SHOT?

NO.
[BLEEP] TREY!

DAVE, PLEASE.
PLEASE, DAVE.

LET -- LET...
BRING THE FURY DOWN.

[BLEEP] BRING
THE FURY DOWN.

[BLEEP] DONE
WITH THAT [BLEEP]

BRING A PIECE OF [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] LIKE THAT.

PLEASE, DAVE,
LET GO...

Producer: HEY. GET DOWN THERE.
COWARD.

Freddy: JUST STOP.
Hiatt: KNOCK IT OFF!

TREY?
TREY!

LET'S GO.
FOLLOW ME.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

BATTLE
OF TWO BAD TEMPERS.

WHOSE?

DAVE'S?
DAVE AND TREY.

WHERE ARE THEY?
DAVE LEFT.

Producer:
DAVE IS WITH ANDY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"HE'S WITH ANDY"?

HE -- HE...
THEY OKAY?

FINALLY GOT HIM
TO [BLEEP] WALK AWAY.

NO! IT'S NOT GOOD.

THEY WEREN'T
GONNA STOP.

DID THEY FIGHT?
THEY GET IN A FIGHT?

YEAH.
NO.

[BLEEP]

TREY!

DAVE!
YOU OKAY?

Turin: GET THE...
DAVE!

DAVE!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

NO, NO, NO, NO!

TREY, TREY!
I'M GONNA KILL YOU!

TREY! TREY!

TREY!
Spinks: I GOT HIM, I GOT HIM!

COME ON!
STOP IT.

TREY!
GET YOUR HAND OFF OF ME!

[BLEEP] IT'S GONNA
BE EVEN...

STOP! STOP!
TREY!

LET GO OF ME RIGHT
THIS [BLEEP] MINUTE.

TREY, PLEASE!
ANDY, I NEED YOUR HELP!

[BLEEP]
WALK! LET'S WALK!

TRAV, LET'S WALK!
LET'S WALK! WALK.

THIS [BLEEP] WANTS...
[BLEEP]

COME ON. LET'S WALK.
TREY, COME ON.

WALK!
LET'S WALK!

TREY, ME AND YOU BEEN
FRIENDS FOREVER, PLEASE!

EVERYTHING I OWN'S
ON THE LINE HERE,

I KNOW IT IS.
AT THIS MINE.

I'LL WALK.
NO, YOU AREN'T.

Todd: NO, NO. LET'S WALK.
NO, TREY.

NOBODY'S QUITTING.

[BLEEP] CHICKEN
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

TREY!

LET'S WALK.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE SOME BACK
JUMPING [BLEEP] LET HIM OUT.

WALK, LET'S WALK.

COME ON, DAVE. LET'S FINISH IT.
NO, NO, NO, NO.

Todd: TREY, PLEASE.
Poulson: YOU [BLEEP] COWARD!

NO, NO, NO. PLEASE, JUST...
Freddy: DAVE! TREY!

Poulson: [BLEEP] LET HIM.

Freddy: ENOUGH, TREY.
Turin: LOOK AT HIM!

LOOK AT HIM [BLEEP]
TAUNTING ME!

NO, HE'S NOT.

I'M DONE.

JUST TAKE ME HOME.
Freddy: I'LL TAKE YA.

I'LL JUST PACK
MY [BLEEP] UP AND GO.

Hiatt: TREY,
PLEASE DON'T GO YET.

Poulson: I'M DONE.

BULL[BLEEP]
HE CAME OVER HERE.

HE RAN HIS MOUTH FIRST.

Narrator: THE HOFFMAN CREW
IS FALLING APART

AFTER A BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHT

BETWEEN TREY POULSON
AND DAVE TURIN.

JUST SIT IN YOUR TRUCK
AND CALM DOWN, TREY.

Poulson: NO, I'M GOING.
COME ON, MAN.

SEE YA, BUDDY.

UGH.

I'M DONE, MAN, DONE.
Producer: ARE YOU LEAVING?

YEAH, I GOT TO PACK,
GUYS. SORRY.

I DIDN'T THINK
IT'D END LIKE THIS.

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS.

I WOULD NEVER THINK THAT
DAVE WOULD BE THAT KIND OF GUY.

BUT, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW,

WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH
AND THE PRESSURE'S THERE,

PEOPLE'S TRUE COLORS
END UP COMING THROUGH.

SO, I DON'T KNOW.

DAVE WAS BRINGING US A LOADER,

HAD NO IDEA THE PLANT WAS DOWN
'CAUSE OF THE SCREEN.

SO, WHEN HE GETS THERE,
THE FIRST THING HE SAYS IS,

UH, "WHY DON'T --
IF THE PLANT'S DOWN,

WHY THE [BLEEP] AM I BRINGING
THE LOADER OVER HERE?"

I ARGUED BACK.
I JUMPED BACK, GOT HOT.

AND HE TELLS ME, "'F' YOU."

WELL, THAT'S NOT GONNA F--
THAT'S NOT GONNA FLY.

I'M NOT GONNA...
I'VE GONE --

I'VE GONE THIS LONG THROUGH LIFE
WITHOUT BEING TOLD THAT.

I'M NOT GONNA GO ANY FARTHER.

SO, I KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF
AND TOLD HIM, "'F' YOU."

AND THEN THAT WAS IT.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW IT'S GONNA PAN OUT.

BUT I THINK, FOR NOW, IT'S BEST
TO JUST GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS.

Narrator: IN TOWN, DAVE,
TODD, AND FREDDY REGROUP.

BUT THEY DON'T
WANT TO BE FILMED.

Turin:
HE'S GOT LIGHTNING-FAST HANDS.

HE HIT ME WITH THE SECOND ONE,
AND I NEVER SAW IT COMING.

Freddy: THEN YOU HIT
HIM IN THE BACK...

I NEVER HIT HIM.

YES, YOU DID.
NO, I DIDN'T.

YES, YOU DID.
YES, YOU DID.

Todd: I'M JUST GLAD NOBODY GOT
HURT ANY WORSE THAN THEY DID.

TREY AND I HAVE HAD
AN ISSUE FROM DAY ONE.

AND SINCE THAT DAY, AND I'M
GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU,

HE HAS NEVER DONE A SINGLE THING
I'VE ASKED HIM TO DO,

NOT ONE THING.

HE HAS SHOWED ME
ABSOLUTELY NO RESPECT.

I WON'T WORK WITH HIM.

THERE'S MORE ON THE LINE
HERE THAN, YOU KNOW,

A COUPLE GUYS' TEMPERS.
WE JUST GOT TO STICK TOGETHER.

WE GOT TO GET
[BLEEP] DONE.

Producer: HEY, FREDDY,
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?

NOPE.

Producer: BAD DAY?
BAD DAY.

YOU GUYS STAY AWAY
FROM US RIGHT NOW.

Narrator:
DAWN AT SCRIBNER CREEK,
10 DEGREES BELOW FREEZING.

MORNING, BOYS!
All: MORNING!

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
STILL NEEDS

$750,000 WORTH OF GOLD
TO HIT HIS SEASON GOALS.

SO, RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE AT 3,375,

WHICH IS A HELL
OF A LOT OF GOLD.

THAT'S 10 OUNCES MORE
THAN WE FOUND LAST YEAR.

WE COULD WALK AWAY
PRETTY DAMN PROUD

OF WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

BUT WE SET A 4,000-OUNCE GOAL.

AND THE JOB AIN'T FINISHED TILL
THERE'S 4,000 OUNCES IN THE BOX.

I'M FEELING READY
FOR A FINAL PUSH HERE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU GUYS?
All: HELL YEAH.

IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH
'CAUSE IT'S COLD OUT.

IF WE STOP MOVING
AT THIS POINT, WE DIE.

RIGHT? WATER STARTS
FREEZING FAST.

AND BOTH PLANTS
ARE GONNA BE A [BLEEP]

TO KEEP GOING LIKE THIS.

SO WE JUST GOT TO
KEEP EVERYTHING GOING.

I THINK WE'RE ALL GAME.
GOOD.

I HOPE YOU'RE ALL READY
FOR SOME [BLEEP] FIGHTING

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT
IT'S GONNA BE.

LET'S GET
STRAPPING, BOYS.

Parker: LET'S DO IT.

COME ON, CHAD.
WE NEED SOME BUCKETS.

SEE YA, MAN.

Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER,
DESPITE THE COLD,

BIG RED HAS MANAGED TO KEEP
SLUICING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

OVER AT THE CREEK CUT,

THE NIGHT CREW WAS FORCED
TO SHUT DOWN SLUICIFER.

AND, ONCE THE WATER
STOPPED RUNNING,

IT TURNED TO ICE.

Parker:
IT'S FROZEN SOLID.

Tyson:
OH, THAT'S JUST GREAT.

THERE'S A CHANCE HERE
THIS THING AIN'T RUNNING AGAIN.

THIS MAIN VALVE FOR A PLANT
THAT'S CLOSED,

WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY AND THAW IT
AND CHISEL IT AWAY

AND GET THAT VALVE OPEN.

OH, THERE IT GOES.

THERE IT GOES, PARKER.

THIS IS OUR BYPASS,

AND IT'S COMPLETELY
FROZEN SOLID.

Blaschke: I'M GONNA HEAD
DOWN TO THE PUMP,

SEE IF WE CAN'T
GET IT THAWED OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, THAT'S NOT WHAT
WE WANTED TO SEE.

YOU KNOW, IF IT LOOKS
LIKE THAT ON THE TOP,

THIS WHOLE PIPELINE'S
GONNA BE FROZE UP, NOT GOOD.

THIS IS ALL WE CAN DO
IS JUST PUT THE TORCHES ON IT,

TRY TO PUT
SOME HEAT IN IT.

I THINK
WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE.

MITCH GOT THE PUMP
THAWED OUT, WE THINK.

SO, HE'S
GONNA FIRE HER UP.

WHAT I'M AFRAID OF IS
THE PIPELINE'S ALL FROZE.

SO, IF THAT'S THE CASE...

SHE'S GONNA BLOW UP.

YEAH, WE COULD
BLOW THE PIPELINE.

OR SEND A BIG CHUNK
OF ICE STRAIGHT TO THE PLANT.

AND NEITHER
ONE OF THEM IS GOOD.

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

[ ENGINE TURNING OVER ]

IF THE MAIN PIPELINE'S FROZEN,
WE'RE SCREWED.

Parker: GOT WATER!

PARKER, YOU READY?
YEAH, BUD.

CONVEYOR'S WORKING!

THROW A LITTLE IN THERE!
LET'S SEE WHAT IT DOES!

HERE WE GO, FIRST SCOOP.

Narrator: SLUICIFER
IS BACK UP AND RUNNING.

BUT THE YUKON WINTER COULD
FREEZE THEM OUT AT ANY TIME.

WE'VE GOT OVER
600 OUNCES TO GO.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE WEATHER'S GONNA LET US DO,

BUT WE'VE GOT TO GIVE IT
EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT.

Narrator: ALL MINING'S
STOPPED ON THE HOFFMAN CLAIM

AFTER A FEUD
BETWEEN DAVE AND TREY

ERUPTED INTO A FIGHT.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE
ALL LOVED EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW.

THIS IS A REALLY DARK DAY
FOR OUR MINING COMPANY.

AND WE JUST LOST A FULL DAY'S
RUNNING AT TWO MINES.

OUR PROBLEM IS US.

WE ONLY HAVE
A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT.

AND WE'RE THIS CLOSE.

COME ON IN, DAVE.

I'LL BE HONEST -- THE TRUTH IS
THAT I [BLEEP] UP TODAY.

AND, UH, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
TO YOU GUYS

'CAUSE YOU'RE MY FRIENDS.

AND I'VE WORKED WITH YOU GUYS
FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

AND I MADE A MISTAKE.

I'M 57 YEARS OLD,
AND I'M STILL FIGHTING.

AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

WALK AWAY! I GAVE YOU
SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES

I KNOW, I KNOW!
TO JUST WALK AWAY.

I KNOW!
I ASKED YOU TO WALK AWAY.

AND NOW IT'S IN MY HEAD
WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED.

AND I THINK
I FAILED THIS YEAR.

AND, BECAUSE OF THAT, UM...

I WILL RESIGN JUST
'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T...

Todd: NO.
YEAH.

WAIT, DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYBODY'S
[BLEEP] SYMPATHY.

I JUST THINK
IT'S THE BEST THING.

Thurber: HEY, COME ON BACK.
COME HERE.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?

I KNOW, BUT
I MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES.

YOU DIDN'T GIVE UP ON ME.
YOU DIDN'T GIVE UP ON ME.

I HAD ANGER ISSUES.

AND YOU DIDN'T
GIVE UP ON ME.

YOU MADE ME WHO I AM NOW.

Pierce: LOOK AT WHERE
I CAME FROM.

LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE
HELPED ME BECOME.

YOU, YOUNG MAN, ARE THE --

YOU'RE MY [BLEEP]
GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT

BECAUSE I WATCHED
YOU GROW.

YOU CAME TO US
AS A SKATEBOARD KID.

I LOVE YOU.
I DON'T NEED YOU...

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO LEAVE, DAVE.

LOOK AT WHAT
YOU DONE TO ME.

DAVE, YOU'RE NOT
GOING ANYWHERE

UNTIL WE ALL DECIDE
YOU'RE DONE.

AND YOU AIN'T DONE YET.

SO, THAT'S JUST
THE WAY IT IS.

I WANT TO HEAR FROM FREDDY.

I'VE NEVER BEEN
IN THAT SITUATION BEFORE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE
IN THAT SITUATION AGAIN

AND, UH, 'CAUSE I CARE
FOR BOTH YOU GUYS DEEPLY,

TRULY IN MY HEART.

AND, UH, I DON'T HOLD
ANY GRUDGE.

YOU'RE FORGIVEN
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

OKAY?

I KNOW YOU DO.

I KNOW, MAN.

WE GOT A LOT OF GOLD
TO GET STILL

IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

EVERYBODY ONBOARD?

WE CAN --
WE CAN DO IT HERE.

I WILL FINISH
WHAT WE STARTED.

Kevin: ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

Narrator:
AT THE START OF THE SEASON,

TONY BEETS HAD
TWO AMBITIOUS GOALS --

FETCH HIS DREDGE
FROM THISTLE CREEK

AND GET 2,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.

NOW THAT HE CAN'T LEGALLY MOVE
HIS DREDGE OUT OF THISTLE,

HE AND HIS CREW ARE HEADING
BACK TO EUREKA CREEK.

WELL, IT'S GETTING
KIND OF COLD, TONY.

IT'S GONNA BE A [BLEEP]
FIGHT THE WHOLE WAY.

TONY PULLED HIS ENTIRE CREW

OUT OF EUREKA CREEK A WEEK AGO.

AND SINCE THEN,
BOTH HIS DREDGE

AND HIS WASH PLANT
HAVE FROZEN SOLID.

[ CACKLES ]

NOW, HE'S IN A BIG MOOD
TO GET FIRED UP.

THIS IS USUALLY
WHEN [BLEEP] BREAKS.

OKAY. EVERYBODY
STAND CLEAR.

DROPPING THE BUCKET LINE,
GOING BACKWARDS.

BUCKET LINE IS PUSHING.

[ GROANING MACHINERY ]

OH [BLEEP], BUCKETS
ARE FROZEN HALF SOLID.

Narrator:
DREDGING THROUGH FROZEN GROUND

COULD FORCE THE BUCKET LINE
OFF THE LADDER.

GIVE IT A SEC.

YEAH, PERFECT.

Tony: OH, YEAH,
IT TURNS.

[BLEEP] GOLDEN
AND RUNNING AGAIN, HUH?

GOT TO DEFROST
THE PLANT ROOM.

ANYBODY WITH HALF A BRAIN
WOULD'VE LEFT YET,

WHICH EXPLAINS WHY
I'M STILL HERE.

SOLID, FILLED
WITH ICE.

[ LAUGHING ] YEAH.

YEAH.

YEAH.

Narrator: 10,000 FEET UP
IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS,

THE HOFFMANS HAVE BEEN
SHUT DOWN FOR 24 HOURS,

AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING
TO GET STARTED.

Hiatt:
ALL THIS ICE IS NEW TODAY.

THE WIND IS GUSTING.

OUR BELT'S FREEZING UP.

THESE SHUTDOWNS
ARE GONNA HURT US.

WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO FIRE HER UP.

IT'S COLDER THAN [BLEEP]
IN THIS WIND.

OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA TURN
THE ROCK CONVEYOR ON.

CLEAR!

Hiatt: IT'S SPINNING!

GOT IT GOING!

Narrator:
AFTER FIGHTING WITH DAVE,
TREY QUIT THE CREW.

Poulson: TODD WANTED ME
TO COME UP HERE AND MEET.

SO, I DON'T KNOW IF
HE'S ASKING ME TO LEAVE,

GIVING ME MY LAST CHECK.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM
MEETING TODD RIGHT NOW.

BUT, UM, I DON'T THINK
THAT I'M READY TO SEE DAVE.

HEY, TREY.
I BROUGHT DAVE.

I WAS HOPING WE COULD TALK
AND MAYBE SOLVE SOME THINGS.

MIND IF WE HIT THE...

YEAH.
BENCH OVER HERE?

WELL, IT WAS TOUGH
FOR OUR TEAM, MAN.

IT WAS TOUGH.
THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

YEAH. I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT, THOUGH.

I'D LIKE TO FINISH WHAT
WE STARTED THIS SUMMER.

AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN HORRIBLE.
I AGREE.

AND I KNOW WHAT DAVE DID.
AND I KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

BUT I WANT TO END
THIS THING RIGHT.

AND THAT MEANS
YOU, WITH THE TEAM,

AND LET'S GO GET
SOME DAMN GOLD.

THAT'S EASY
TO SAY RIGHT THERE.

LET'S GO KICK SOME ASS.

THERE'S GUYS THAT NEED GOLD
BESIDES YOU AND ME.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.

Turin: I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE FOR --

FOR WHAT I DID,
WHAT I SAID, MY ACTIONS,

AND, UH, FROM THE BOTTOM
OF MY HEART.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL
ACCEPT MY APOLOGY.

AND, UH, HOPEFULLY,
WE CAN MOVE ON

BECAUSE, UH, I FELT --
I FELT HORRIBLE.

WHAT I DID WAS WRONG,
TOTALLY WRONG.

AND I'M HOPING
YOU'LL FORGIVE ME.

LIKEWISE, DAVE. WE WERE, I MEAN,
WE WERE BOTH WAY WRONG.

THAT'S NOT...
CAN WE GET THROUGH THIS?

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS
SHAKE HANDS.

TRY TO GET THROUGH
THIS SEASON.

Kevin: YEP.

Narrator: TO HAVE ANY CHANCE
OF HITTING HIS 2,000-OUNCE

$2.4-MILLION SEASON GOAL,

TONY BEETS HAS TO GET
RUNNING WATER TO HIS WASH PLANT.

BUT THE 300-FOOT PIPE
FROM THE POND IS FROZEN SOLID.

SOUNDS GOOD.

HE'S CALLED IN A STEAMER TRUCK
TO THAW IT OUT.

OKAY. WON'T TAKE
VERY LONG AT ALL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHTY.

YEP.

TONY CUTS A HOLE INTO
THE PIPE DOWN BY THE POND.

THERE WE GO.

KEVIN CUTS A SECOND
NEAR THE WASH PLANT.

THESE ARE VERY
DRASTIC MEASURES,

BUT IT'S WHAT WE GOT TO DO
TO MAKE OUR TOTAL.

Monica: OH, WOW. LOOK AT
HOW FROZEN THAT IS!

Tony: THAT'S RIGHT.
ICK!

CAREFUL WITH THAT PIPE,
TONY BEETS.

Kevin: THE TIP SPRAYS WATER
FORWARD AND THREE JETS BACK.

Nordick: SO IT PULLS ITSELF
THROUGH THE PIPE.

I'VE GOT THIS RUNNING
ABOUT 170 DEGREES.

UH, THE WATER'S COMING OUT
ABOUT 2,500 PSI.

Narrator:
STEVE INSERTS THE STEAMER HOSE

INTO THE HOLE
BY THE POND.

THREE JETS OF STEAM
POINT BACKWARDS,

PROPELLING THE FORWARD-FACING
JET THROUGH THE PIPE.

THIS SHOULD MELT THE ICE

ALL THE WAY UP
TO THE WASH PLANT.

TO CHECK THE STEAMER
HAS THAWED THE ICE,

TONY PUMPS WATER THROUGH IT

AT 200 POUNDS
PER SQUARE INCH.

KEVIN,
KEVIN, KEVIN.

Kevin: WHAT AM I DOING?

FOR [BLEEP] SAKES!

THE FIRST 20 FEET OF PIPE
IS CLEAR OF ICE.

BUT THE WATER HAS STILL NOT
MADE IT UP TO THE WASH PLANT.

[ LAUGHING ] WHOA.

[ LAUGHING ]

SEE THAT? [ LAUGHING ]

Narrator: ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS
PLUG THE HOLES IN THE PIPE,

AND THEY'RE READY TO RUN.

Tony: [BLEEP]

Narrator:
IT'S 10 DEGREES BELOW FREEZING,

BUT KEVIN'S DREDGE
AND MONICA'S WASH PLANT

ARE RUNNING A TOTAL
OF 275 YARDS OF DIRT AN HOUR.

Monica: WHEN MY DAD GETS
SOMETHING IN HIS HEAD,

THERE'S REALLY
NO STOPPING HIM.

Narrator: WITH JUST
58 OUNCES TO GO,

TONY'S BACK WITH
A FIGHTING CHANCE

OF HITTING
HIS 2,000-OUNCE GOAL.

WEATHER THIS YEAR HAS BEEN
COMING IN QUITE QUICK.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE.
IT'S BLUE SKY.

IT'S NOT PISSING
DOWN RAIN OR SNOW.

BUT WITHOUT THAT CLOUD COVER,

BLUE SKY MEANS REAL COLD
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IT'S RATHER
SATISFYING BUSTING UP

ALL THIS STUPID FROST.

Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER,
RICK IS FIGHTING FOR PAY DIRT.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU GOT TO
GO ALL CAVEMAN ON THIS [BLEEP]

FROZEN GROUND,
[BLEEP] YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: SEVEN MILES AWAY,
IN THE CREEK CUT,

BRENNAN IS LOADING TRUCKS.

[ MACHINERY WHINING ]

WHAT THE [BLEEP]
WAS THAT?

FOR [BLEEP] SAKES, MAN.

I CAN'T EVEN MOVE IT NOW.

MITCH, YOU GOT A COPY?

Yeah, what's up?

WELL, I JUST HEARD
A REALLY LOUD NOISE

COME OUT OF THE 700 HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

Well, I'll come down
and take a look at it.

WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

I JUST TOOK A SCOOP
AND SWUNG IT IN THE PILE.

AND I JUST HEARD
POW, POW, POW.

I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT
BEFORE IN AN EXCAVATOR,

SO I KNOW THAT
SOMETHING'S NOT GOOD.

I'LL, UH, TAKE IT OUT OF HERE
IF YOU WANT.

SOUNDS GOOD, MAN.

Parker: OH, REALLY?

THAT 700 BEING DOWN
REALLY [BLEEP] US.

Narrator: WITHOUT THE 700
TO LOAD TRUCKS,

PARKER'S FORCED TO IMPROVISE

AND PUSH PAY TO THE PLANT
WITH THE D10.

Parker:
DOZER'S AREN'T THE MACHINES

TO BE GETTING PAY
TO THE PLANT WITH.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH
OF A CHOICE, THOUGH,

BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE
ONE RUNNING HOE,

AND IT NEEDS
TO FEED THE PLANT.

AND IT'S A PRETTY LONG PUSH,
BUT WE'LL JUST MAKE IT WORK.

Narrator:
HE'S BURNING TWICE AS MUCH FUEL

AND MOVING A QUARTER
OF THE DIRT.

THE PRESSURE IS ON MITCH
TO FIX THE 700.

JUST DRAINING THE OIL
OUT OF THE SWING DRIVE.

THIS'LL BE A GOOD INDICATION
IF WE GOT SOMETHING GOING WRONG.

UH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

OH, MAN.

OH. LOT OF SILVER IN THE OIL,

AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE

SOME, UH, LARGER CHUNKS
OF METAL HERE.

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK

AT THE SWING DRIVE.

I'M JUST, UH,
PULLING THE SWING MOTOR

APART HERE ON THE 700.

WE GOT A LOT OF GEARS HERE.

AND WE JUST WANT TO
INSPECT EVERYTHING,

MAKE SURE IT LOOKS GOOD.

AND, UH, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN
SO FAR.

SO, THIS IS CALLED
A SUN GEAR.

SEE WHAT WE GOT GOING ON.

OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

NOTHING LEFT.

THE SUN GEAR IS BASICALLY
JUST DESTROYED.

THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE
TEETH LEFT ON IT.

Narrator: THE ROTATION
OF THE EXCAVATOR ARM

IS CONTROLLED BY
A PLANETARY GEAR SYSTEM.

FROM THE CENTER,

THE SUN GEAR DRIVES
THE ORBITING PLANET GEARS.

THE TEETH ON THE
SUN GEAR ARE STRIPPED,

SO THE ARM WON'T SWING,

AND THE EXCAVATOR IS USELESS.

Blaschke: YOU CAN SEE ALL
THE GEARS MISSING HERE.

THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
PAPERWEIGHT NOW.

Parker:
OH, THAT DON'T LOOK GOOD.

YEAH, THIS IS DESTROYED.

OH, HO, HO, HO.
SO, THIS AIN'T SPINNING NO MORE.

I WISH I HAD
SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

BUT, MAN, THE 700'S DEAD.

GOD, WE'RE SO [BLEEP]
CLOSE, THOUGH.

I BET WE NEED 50 HOURS.

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE
TO KEEP USING THE CATS --

THE ONLY THING
YOU GOT LEFT.

WELL, THAT'S THE LAST THING
WE NEEDED TO HEAR.

I REALLY DON'T LIKE
PUSHING PAY LIKE THIS.

BUT WE'LL DO WHAT WE HAVE TO
TO KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING.

Turin:
GETTING FREAKIN' COLD.

Hiatt: LOOK AT ALL THESE
PRETTY ICICLES THAT ARE HERE.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S FIRE HER UP.

[ ENGINE TURNING OVER ]

WHEN IT GETS DOWN
INTO THE TEENS,

IT'S USUALLY TIME
TO GO HOME.

Narrator:
AT THE HOFFMAN SACRAMENTO CLAIM,

DAVE TURIN IS BACK
RUNNING DOUBLE TROUBLE.

THE DIRT IS POOR,

BUT THEY'RE PUSHING HARD

FOR EVERY OUNCE OF GOLD
THEY CAN GET.

YOU KNOW WHAT? IF WE CAN GET
1,000 OUNCES, I THINK --

I THINK
THE GUYS'LL COME BACK.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

Narrator:
TO REACH HIS SEASON GOAL,

TODD IS RELYING ON

THE GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT
AT FREDDY'S FAIRPLAY MINE.

[ MACHINERY WHINING ]

Freddy: [BLEEP]

HEY, KEVIN!
THE MOTOR'S SMOKING!

THE MOTOR'S SMOKING!
GET THE WATER!

UH-OH!

[BLEEP]

YOU GOT THE WATER, KEVIN?

YEAH, I GOT THE WATER.

Todd: WAS THAT A BELT?

Spinks: OH, IT'S NOT A BELT!
IT'S THE FREAKING MOTOR.

NO!

SOMETHING'S
BURNT IN IT.

FRICK.
IT'S HOT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

OH, GEEZ.

STILL SMOKING, HUH?

YEAH.

CAN'T WE REWIRE THAT THING?
COME ON!

THERE'S NO REWIRING
THIS, TODD.

LOOK AT ALL THIS CARBON.

THAT'S FRIED.

SEE ALL THE SMOKE COMING OUT
FROM INSIDE THE MOTOR?

OBVIOUSLY, THE LINING'S
SHORTED OUT.

I'VE SEEN
THIS A THOUSAND TIMES.

IT'S SHOT.

OH!

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
TO GET A MOTOR?

IT'S NOT A MOTOR
OFF THE SHELF.

COME ON!

Narrator:
WITHOUT RUSTY RED,

THEY CAN'T PROCESS
FAIRPLAY'S RICH PAY DIRT.

I NEVER PICTURED
IT ENDING LIKE THIS.

I THOUGHT I'D AT LEAST
GET A GOOD WEEKEND,

YOU KNOW, LEAVE
WITH THE WEATHER.

NOT THE WAY I WANTED TO END
THE SEASON, NOT AT ALL.

Freddy: PERFECT.
EVERYTHING'S GOING GOOD.

AND THE ONLY [BLEEP] MOTOR
I CAN'T FIND IN THE STATE

BLOWS UP.

JUST GREAT.

SO THE PLANT'S DONE, HUH?
Todd: WE'RE DONE.

WE'VE GOT GOLD
IN THE GROUND.

AND WE'VE GOT 2 DAYS
WORTH OF PAY IN THERE

THAT I BET'S GOT
200 OUNCES IN IT.

AT LEAST.
THAT'S THE BEST PAY.

IT'S SITTING THERE,
READY TO GO.

THE GOLD'S IN IT.
I KNOW.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

WHAT IF I CUT A ROAD

ALL THE WAY FROM HERE
CLEAR TO DOUBLE TROUBLE,

AND WE HAULED
THAT PAY TO YOU?

WELL, IF WE HAD GOOD PAY,
WE'RE KICKING ASS.

IF YOU THINK IT'LL WORK,
CUT THE FREAKING ROAD.

BRING THE PAY.

AND LET'S FINISH THIS
WITH DOUBLE TROUBLE

AND GET OUR 1,000.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.

LET'S DO IT.
LET'S DO IT.

WE'LL HIT IT.
ANDY, WALK IT, MAN.

WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO GET THE ROAD DONE.

BY TOMORROW MORNING,
WE WANT TO BE RUNNING DIRT.

SO, I'VE GOT TO GET
THESE TWO MINES

CONNECTED AS QUICK
AS I CAN.

IT'S OUR ONLY OPTION, AND
IT'S OUR BEST HOPE RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: THE ONLY ROUTE BETWEEN
FAIRPLAY AND SACRAMENTO

IS OVER A MILE LONG.

IF ANDY CUTS A DIRECT PATH
BETWEEN THE TWO CLAIMS,

HE WILL REDUCE
THAT DISTANCE BY HALF,

SAVING THE HOFFMAN CREW
PRECIOUS TIME AND FUEL.

Spinks: YOU KNOW,
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

EVERYBODY'S BACK AT CAMP,
SLEEPING.

BUT IF I CAN GET THIS ROAD DONE

AND WE CAN GET BACK
TO HAULING PAY,

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

SACRAMENTO AND FAIRPLAY
ARE NOW CONNECTED.

WE GOT ABOUT TWO HOURS
BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP.

I'M TIRED. I'M GOING HOME
AND GOING TO BED.

Narrator:
BY DAWN, THE ENTIRE CREW

IS HAULING HIGH-GRADE
FAIRPLAY DIRT TO SACRAMENTO...

Hunter: THIS IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT PAY

THAT WE EVER HAULED
THIS WHOLE SEASON.

Narrator: ...READY TO RUN
THROUGH DOUBLE TROUBLE.

THE FINAL PUSH,
THE END OF THE SEASON.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TOMORROW.
BUT, TODAY --

TODAY, WE'RE RUNNING.

Parker: THIS IS DEFINITELY
THE COLDEST WE'VE SEEN,

IN AN INSTANT, TOO.

Ness: OH, IT WAS LIKE
A SLAP IN THE FACE.

WELL, LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN.
WE GOT ALL HANDS ON DECK, SO.

DID YOU SHOOT A BEAVER
AND PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD?

YEAH, MAN.

I'M NOT HOLDING BACK
ANYTHING THIS YEAR.

THOSE FLAPS COME DOWN,
WE MEAN BUSINESS.

[ LAUGHS ]

LET'S GO GET
SOME PAY UP THERE!

Narrator:
PARKER'S CREW IS BATTLING
FREEZING TEMPERATURES

IN A DESPERATE BID TO MINE
ANOTHER 625 OUNCES OF GOLD

AND HIT THEIR
$4.8 MILLION GOAL.

Doumitt:
WE NEED THAT 4,000 OUNCES.

WE'VE NEVER FAILED YET.

IF WE FAIL NOW, WE CAN'T
EVER SAY NEVER AGAIN.

WASH PLANT IS JUST
ONE BIG SHOWER, YOU KNOW.

AND SOON AS THAT WATER
HITS THE COLD STEEL,

IT'S TRYING TO FREEZE.

SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS,
WE GOT TO CATCH IT QUICK.

OTHERWISE, IT'S GAME OVER.

JUST ANOTHER DAY
IN PARADISE, HUH?

Parker:
WE'RE FIGHTING FOR EVERY BUCKET
WE PUT THROUGH THIS THING.

Ness:
THE PAY DIRT THAT WE HAVE TO RUN
IS THIS GNARLY FROZEN [BLEEP]

THE PILE ITSELF
IS SO FROZEN SOLID.

IT'S LIKE TRYING TO DIG
OUT A BRICK WALL,

FOR [BLEEP] SAKE.

HEY, BRENNAN,
YOU GOT A COPY?

HEY, RICK.

THIS [BLEEP]
IS JUST BULL[BLEEP] NOW.

I CAN'T EVEN GET IT
TO THE PLANT.

I DON'T [BLEEP]
KNOW, MAN.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE WHAT
I'M DIGGING DOWN HERE.

I'M DIGGING IN
A 5-FOOT-DEEP PUDDLE.

I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP] THING
IN FRONT OF ME HERE.

[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]

[ MACHINERY CLANGING ]

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

Parker: SHUT HER DOWN!
SHUT HER DOWN!

HOLY [BLEEP]

[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

I DON'T KNOW --
WE GOT A BUNCH OF MATERIAL

BLOWING OUT OF THE PREWASH.

Parker: [BLEEP] MAN.

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

SLIPPERY UP HERE, MAN.

OH, IS IT EVER.

JUST A [BLEEP] CHUNK.

THIS IS SKETCHY, MAN.

IT'S SLIPPERY
AS HELL UP HERE.

JUST BE CAREFUL.

WATCH OUT.

IT'S A [BLEEP]
ICE BLOCK.

WE CAN'T KEEP
RUNNING THIS [BLEEP]

WE'RE GONNA [BLEEP]
KILL OURSELVES

TRYING TO
KEEP THIS GOING.

THIS AIN'T THE SAFEST
THING IN THE WORLD.

LET'S GET OFF
THIS DEATH TRAP.

I'M [BLEEP] BEAT.

YEAH, I'M RIGHT
THERE WITH YOU.

I THINK WE SHOULD
JUST CALL IT A NIGHT.

YEAH.

SHUT HER DOWN.

GOOD JOB TONIGHT, MAN.
YEAH, YOU, TOO.

WE'VE ALL BEEN GOING
FOR THE BETTER PART

OF THE LAST 40 HOURS
WITH A FEW NAPS.

SO, IT'S TIME
FOR ANOTHER NAP.

[ HORN HONKING ]

Narrator:
ONLY THREE HOURS LATER,

DOG TIRED, PARKER AND RICK
ARE BACK FOR ANOTHER DAY,

FIGHTING THE KLONDIKE WINTER.

THAT WAS A PRETTY
ROUGH NIGHT LAST NIGHT.

YEAH, NO DOUBT.

WE'LL JUST SEE
WHERE WE'RE AT.

WELL, THE WATER'S
STILL MOVING.

THE WASH PLANT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE IT WANTS TO MOVE.

OH, YEAH.
THAT'S [BLEEP]

THAT'S PRETTY BAD.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW THERE'S STILL WATER

FLOWING THROUGH
ALL THAT ICE.

[BLEEP]
BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?

IT'S MINUS 15 OUT.

TO STOP BIG RED
FROM ICING UP,

THEY LEFT THE WATER RUNNING.

BUT IT'S SO COLD,
EVERYTHING HAS FROZEN SOLID.

Parker: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

WE'VE RAN
IN SOME COLD WEATHER,

BUT THIS IS NEXT LEVEL.

YOU KNOW,
ALL THIS EXPOSED METAL,

THAT'S JUST SUCKING
THAT COLD RIGHT IN.

THEY'RE STILL A MASSIVE

625 OUNCES SHORT
OF THEIR SEASON GOAL.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
ENOUGH GOLD IN THE BOX, MAN.

BUT I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT THIS THING'S RUNNABLE.

LET'S SHUT HER DOWN
AND PUT HER TO BED,

DO A CLEAN UP.

Ness:
I HOPE WE GOT WHAT WE NEED.

SOMETIMES, YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW
WHEN TO WALK AWAY.

WE'RE THERE.
[ LAUGHS ]

Todd: I'M GONNA GO FIRE UP
THE GENERATORS.

Turin:
ALL RIGHT. I'LL RUN DOWN THERE
AND GET THE PUMPS GOING.

Narrator:
THE HOFFMAN CREW IS 90 OUNCES
SHORT OF THEIR 1,000-OUNCE GOAL.

FOR THREE DAYS,
THEY'VE RUN FAIRPLAY DIRT

THROUGH THE WASH PLANT
AT SACRAMENTO.

EVERYTHING'S FROZEN UP
PRETTY GOOD.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]

I'M GONNA TRY TO
GET HER FIRED UP.

COME ON, BABY.

THE TEMPERATURE
IS DOWN TO 8 DEGREES,

AND IT'S A BATTLE
TO FIRE UP THE EQUIPMENT.

WELL, THERE'S NOT
MUCH WATER COMING IN.

OH [BLEEP].

THIS IS OUR
INTAKE WATER RIGHT HERE.

IT'S DRY.
THERE'S NOTHING.

IT'S JUST ABOUT EMPTY.

TODD!
YEAH?

WE'RE OUT OF WATER.
WE GOT NOTHING.

WE GOT SOME, RIGHT?

NO. THERE'S
ABSOLUTELY NO WATER.

SO, YOU DON'T WANT
TO FIRE HER UP?

OR WE'D BETTER WAIT?
WELL, WE CAN'T.

WE BETTER FIGURE OUT
WHERE OUR WATER IS.

LET'S GO UP THE CREEK
AND, UH, TAKE A LOOK.

ALL RIGHT.

Narrator:
THE HOLDING POND TAKES ITS WATER
FROM SACRAMENTO CREEK.

THE SOURCE IS 2,000 FEET
HIGHER UP THE MOUNTAIN,

FAR ABOVE THE SNOW LINE.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE VALLEY
RIGHT THERE

THAT GOES
INTO SACRAMENTO CREEK.

LET'S JUST LOOK
AT THE HEADWATERS, TAKE A PEEK.

YEAH, THIS IS NUTS.

THIS DOESN'T
LOOK GOOD AT ALL.

THAT'S THE HEADWATER
RIGHT THERE.

SEE THAT
LITTLE FROZEN LAKE?

HOLY COW.

SHE'S FROZE TIGHT.

I HATE TO SAY IT, BUDDY,
BUT I THINK IT'S OVER.

Todd: WE HAVE WORKED
SO FREAKING HARD.

WE'RE SO CLOSE.

WELL, LET'S PULL THE MATS
AND SEE WHAT THE HELL WE GOT.

HOPEFULLY, WE GOT 1,000.

Monica:
HOPE WE CAN GET IT OUT.

Narrator:
ON TONY BEETS' EUREKA CLAIM,

THE BIG FREEZE HAS ALSO
SHUT DOWN KEVIN'S DREDGE

AND MONICA'S WASH PLANT.

YOU SEE THE ICE ON THERE?

Kevin: YEAH, THE WHOLE [BLEEP]
THING'S FROZEN THROUGH.

TONY'S DESPERATE TO HIT
HIS 2,000-OUNCE GOAL.

BUT THEY'VE ONLY MANAGED
TO SLUICE FOR 5 DAYS.

IT'S CRUNCH TIME
FOR THE BEETS FAMILY --

THE FINAL GOLD WEIGH
OF THE YEAR.

SOME OF THE THINGS YOU COULDN'T
DO ANYTHING ABOUT, EITHER.

THE TOTAL RIGHT NOW
FROM EUREKA IS 1,942, RIGHT?

Mike: YEAH.

SO WE NEED
58 MORE OUNCES ALL TOTAL.

AND SEEING AS KEVIN WAS BRAGGING
HE WAS GONNA GET THAT...

I THINK I DID.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE DREDGE HAS.

Tony: OKAY.

GOOD LUCK.

LET'S SEE WHAT IT IS.

THAT'S IT.
BULL[BLEEP]

THAT'S IT!

Mike: WHERE THE [BLEEP]
IS THE REST OF IT?

IT'S IN THE GROUND STILL.

THIS AIN'T NO GOOD.

Kevin: HOW MUCH IS IT?
44.1.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

SO ALL WE NEED
IS 13 MORE OUNCES.

KEVIN, ARE
YOU GETTING JEALOUS?

IT'S ALL MONICA GOLD.

ALL YOUR LITTLE SISTER.

SO, HOW MUCH GOLD
IS IN THERE?

SO, I WOULD'VE COMPLETED
WITHOUT KEVIN'S GOLD?

Minnie: YOU WOULD'VE.

SO, THE COMBINED TOTAL
BETWEEN MONICA AND KEVIN,

2,176 OUNCES...

WELL, THERE YOU GO.
WHICH IS ACTUALLY

REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

Narrator: SIX MONTHS OF MINING

HAS DELIVERED OVER
$2.6 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD.

IT'S NICE TO SEND YOU GUYS OFF,
AND YOU ALL COME BACK WITH GOLD.

AND I THINK YOU SHOULD
KEEP THAT UP.

I'M NOT GONNA CRY
ABOUT A WASH PLANT.

IT'S A PIECE OF STEEL.
IT MEANS NOTHING TO ME.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS CREW
ARE PULLING THE MATS

FOR THE LAST TIME
ON BIG RED,

THE PLANT RICK RESURRECTED
AND TOOK CHARGE OF THIS SEASON.

I'M GLAD IT'S OVER.

I'M GONNA MISS THIS LIKE
I'M GONNA MISS HERPES.

THERE'S A CURE FOR THIS --
GO HOME.

EVERYBODY'S EXCITED TO GO,

BUT I THINK IT'S SAD.

HOW DO YOU
THINK I FEEL?

I HAD TO WORK WITH THAT
ALL SEASON LONG.

COME ON. GET IT.

READY, T?
YES, SIR.

[ SIGHS ]
END OF A SEASON.

WELL, IT WAS A STRESSFUL ONE.
BUT WE'RE DONE NOW.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX
IS IN THE BOX.

Youle: WHOA-HO!

Narrator:
SIX MONTHS AGO, PARKER SCHNABEL
SET A MAMMOTH SEASON GOAL --

4,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.

[ High-pitched voice ]
OKAY, LET'S SEE.

LET'S WEIGH SOME GOLD.

HIS CREW NEEDS TO FIND OUT
IF, OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS,

THEY'VE MANAGED TO MINE

THE 625 OUNCES
THEY DESPERATELY NEED.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

Blaschke: YEAH.
Ness: OOH!

IS THAT PAN GONNA
BE BIG ENOUGH?

[BLEEP] POUR!

POUR, PARKER, POUR!
WE GOT -- WE GOT ANOTHER ONE.

KEEP GOING!
NICE!

SO, THIS REPRESENTS EVERYTHING
WE GOT UP UNTIL

ABOUT 10, 12 DAYS AGO.

MAN, OH, MAN,
THAT'S SWEET.

SO, THIS RIGHT HERE
IS 812 OUNCES

FROM INDIAN RIVER.

SO, THAT'S A HELL
OF A LOT OF GOLD.

AND THAT'S OUT
OF SLUICIFER, 2,563.

SO, THAT COMBINED AT 3,375.

SWEET.
NICE.

Narrator: 3,375 OUNCES OF GOLD
IS WORTH OVER $4 MILLION.

YOU CAN ALREADY FEEL THE TABLE
IS STARTING TO LEAN THAT WAY.

DON'T SAY THAT.
THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD.

BUT WE SET
A 4,000-OUNCE GOAL.

THEY NEED ANOTHER
625 OUNCES.

SO, WE'LL
DO SLUICIFER FIRST.

OH!
FILLED RIGHT TO THE TOP.

FILLED TO THE BRIM.

WHAT DO WE HAVE IN IT?

WOW. THAT'S INSANE, MAN.

OH!
LOOK AT THAT!

496!

[ CHEERING ]

OH, YEAH!

SO, SLUICIFER
DEFINITELY DELIVERED.

BUT OUR GOAL'S
4,000 OUNCES,

AND WE STILL
AREN'T THERE

WITHOUT BIG RED'S
FINAL CLEAN UP.

WE NEED OVER
129 OUNCES TO HIT THAT.

SO, RICK, THIS IS ALL
ON YOUR SHOULDERS, BUD.

OH, BOY.
THAT'S A BIG JAR.

NO WAY!

All: [ CHEERING ]

YES! BINGO!

SO, THAT'S 440 OUNCES!

SO, DOUMITT,
WHAT'S OUR SEASON TOTAL?

YOU READY FOR THIS ONE?

HOW ABOUT 4,311 OUNCES?

All: [ CHEERING ]

SO, THAT'S JUST OVER
5 MILLION BUCKS WORTH OF GOLD,

OVER A MILLION MORE
THAN LAST YEAR.

YOU GUYS DID
A GOOD [BLEEP] JOB THIS YEAR.

I'M DAMN PROUD
OF ALL YOU GUYS.

AND, RICK, YOU'VE DONE
A HELL OF A JOB THIS YEAR.

YOU KNOW, THAT ALL
IS THANKS TO YOU.

YEAH, HEY,
MAN, THANK YOU.

MY GRANDPA'S FUNERAL
WAS THIS SPRING.

AND A VERY GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE

GAVE ME THIS VERY NICE
BOTTLE OF WHISKEY.

SO, WE'RE ALL GONNA
HAVE A TOAST FOR MY GRANDPA.

NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING
WITHOUT MY GRANDPA.

AND, UH, IT'S BEEN A BIT OF
A WEIRD SEASON WITHOUT HIM.

HE DEFINITELY WAS A BIG PART
OF WHAT WE DO.

Man: SALUD!
CHEERS!

All: TO GRANDPA JOHN!

TO JOHN!

WE'VE GOT
SOME GOOD MEMORIES.

Todd:
WHEN I STARTED OUT THIS SEASON,
WE WANTED 5,000 OUNCES.

WE'RE --
WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR THAT.

SO, WHAT IF WE DON'T
GET THE 1,000?

Narrator:
TODD HAS GIVEN UP ON MAKING
ANY PROFIT THIS YEAR.

BUT TO SEND HIS GUYS HOME

WITH THE MONEY
HE OWES THEM FOR THE SEASON,

HE NEEDS
1,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.

AND, LAST TIME HE CHECKED,
HE WAS 90 OUNCES SHORT.

Todd:
ALL RIGHT, BOYS, HERE WE GO.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK,
GUYS, WE HAD 910.

WE WERE GOING FOR 1,000.

WELL, FAIRPLAY DIDN'T
LIVE UP TO THE DEAL.

WE -- WE MISSED IT.

WE ONLY GOT 57.02 OUNCES.

COME ON, MAN.
WHAT ABOUT SACRAMENTO?

WELL, WITH SACRAMENTO,

WE SLID RIGHT PAST IT --
133.65 OUNCES.

All: YEAH! YEAH!

WHOO! YEAH!

YEAH! YEAH!

Turin: GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
ALL RIGHT.

SO, WHAT'S OUR TOTAL?

1,100.77.

All: YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.

1,100, GUYS.

THAT'S $1.3 MILLION, GUYS.

SO, WHEN WE LEFT OREGON,

WE HAD 200 OUNCES --
200 OUNCES.

IN A MONTH AND A HALF,

WE CLEARED
1,100 OUNCES, GUYS.

UNBELIEVABLE.

AND I KNOW
IT AIN'T THE 5,000.

BUT I TELL YOU WHAT,
WE DID THAT 1,100 AS A TEAM.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S
STILL HURTS AND HARD FEELINGS.

WE CAN GET THROUGH
THOSE PROBLEMS.

FREDDY, YOU WANT TO GET
THE GUYS THE GOLD?

I'M GONNA PASS 'EM AROUND.

TODD PROMISED EVERYBODY
A GOOD CUT OF THE GOLD.

THAT IS NICE.

Hiatt: YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS IS, YOU GUYS?

GOLD FOR THE WINTER.

WANT TO SAY A QUICK PRAYER, DAD,
AND END THE SEASON?

LORD HEAVENLY FATHER,
WE THANK YOU

FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT YOU GAVE TO US.

LORD, WE ASK YOU JUST BRING US
ALL TOGETHER NEXT YEAR.

WE CAN ONLY DO THAT
IF YOU'RE WITH US.

AND IT'S IN
YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.
All: AMEN.

LET'S PACK UP
AND GO HOME.

I LOVE YOU, GUYS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US.

BUT I WISH YOU
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.

LIKEWISE.
OKAY?

YOU GOT A GREAT FAMILY.
THANK YOU.

TAKE CARE OF 'EM, OKAY?
THANKS, DUDE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU, TOO.
THANKS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

Narrator:
NEXT, ON "GOLD RUSH,"

THIS SEASON'S
UNTOLD STORIES...

THAT WAS FULL-BLOWN PANIC
RIGHT THERE.

I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.

EVERYTHING I HAVE IS GONE.

THAT MAY BE
THE DUMBEST THING I EVER DO.

I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT
THE FAMILY THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

HE BIT OFF WAY MORE
THAN HE COULD CHEW.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE
THIS PIECE OF PAPER.

AND WITHOUT IT,
YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING.

DAVE AND HIM DO NOT GET ALONG.

I DON'T KNOW
WHY IT GOT SO VIOLENT.

THEY WERE, LIKE, WANTED TO,
LIKE, KILL EACH OTHER.