Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 8, Episode 8 - The Mighty Uppercut - full transcript

WHAT THE HELL?
[BLEEP]

Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

HOLY COW.
THIS ISN'T JUST A LITTLE LEAK.

WE GOT TO SHUT THIS DOWN.

SO THE SEASON IS OVER
AND WE'RE ALL DONE RUNNING.

[ CLANGING ]

MIKE!
SHUT IT DOWN. SHUT IT DOWN.

Blaschke: YOU READY
TO MOVE THIS, BIG DADDY?

WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.
WHOA. WHOA.

FEEL LIKE WE NEED A LIFEGUARD
ON DUTY FOR THIS JOB HERE.

[BLEEP]
AS SMOOTH AS SILK.



THAT'S IT.

EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTH UNTIL
[BLEEP] PARKER GETS INVOLVED.

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Todd: THE SEASON STARTED
OUT SO SO GOOD.

AND IT JUST TURNED SO UGLY.

NOW WE'RE NOT GETTING
GOLD AT SACRAMENTO.

SO WE'RE JUST --
WE'RE LOSING MONEY.

Narrator:
DESPERATE TO SAVE HIS SEASON,

TODD HOFFMAN HAS BEEN
RUNNING THREE WASH PLANTS --



RUSTY RED AT FAIRPLAY,

AND AT SACRAMENTO,
TWO PLANTS,

DOUBLE TROUBLE, AND MONSTER RED.

WE GOT TO SHUT THIS DOWN.

HEY, FREDDY,
YOU GOT A COPY?

CAN YOU COME OVER HERE
TO SACRAMENTO, PLEASE?

TWO MONTHS IN TO WHAT HE HOPED
WOULD BE A 5,000-OUNCE SEASON,

TODD SHOULD HAVE
THE BEST PART OF 2,000 OUNCES.

HE HAS JUST 643,
WORTH WAY SOUTH OF $1 MILLION.

IT'S NO GOOD.
IT'S NO GOOD.

HUNTER, YOU GOT A COPY?

I'M RIGHT HERE
ON YOUR RIGHT.

YEAH.
WHAT'S UP?

Shut it down. Turn it off.
Shut it down.

HUNTER: You want me to shut
the plant off?

YEAH. SHUT IT DOWN.
WE'RE DONE.

I want everybody to meet
at the bottom of the stairs.

WHY ARE WE SHUTTING DOWN?

WE JUST STARTED.

Todd: HEY, GUYS.

WE SHOULD HAVE GOT COMBINED,
AT LEAST, 200 OUNCES A WEEK,

OUT OF BOTH THE PLANTS.

WE GOT LESS THAN 20.

THAT DOESN'T EVEN PAY
THE FUEL BILL.

GUYS,
I GOT TO SHUT IT DOWN.

I DON'T HAVE ANY
OTHER CHOICE RIGHT NOW.

SO THE SEASON IS OVER,
AND WE'RE ALL DONE RUNNING?

WE WERE GETTING OUR ASS
KICKED LAST YEAR,

AND WE STUCK WITH IT,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ENDED GOOD.

SO YOU WANT TO JUST QUIT NOW?
LOSE THE BET?

AND WE ALL GO HOME
WITH NOTHING.

WHAT ARE WE WAGERING?

A HUNDRED OUNCES.

Narrator: TODD AND PARKER
HAVE $100,000 BET ON

WHO WILL GET THE MOST GOLD.

YEAH.
SURE.

HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR MONEY.

FORGET THE BET RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST TRYING
TO PAY THE BILLS.

JUST TRYING BREAK EVEN.

FREDDY, IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
AND FAIRPLAY AT THIS POINT.

UNLESS WE CAN FIND
SOME NEW GROUND,

FAIRPLAY IS IT
FOR THIS SEASON.

YOU KNOW FAIRPLAY
HAS GOT GOOD GOLD.

WE ALL DO.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN ONE HELL
OF A ZONING BATTLE,

AND IT'S A BATTLE I DON'T KNOW
IF WE'RE GOING TO WIN.

FUEL AND GREASE YOUR MACHINES.

KEVIN, BRING THAT LOADER
OVER TO FAIRPLAY.

FREDDY, LETS GO OVER
TO FAIRPLAY.

LETS GO.

Hunter: YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PUT
IN CHARGE OF THIS WASH PLANT.

I FEEL LIKE MY DAD
IS TAKING IT AWAY FROM ME

BEFORE I GIVE IT
EVERYTHING I HAVE.

I REALLY WANT TO GET GOLD,
BUT, YOU KNOW,

IF IT'S NOT IN THE GROUND,

THEN I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW,
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

I UNDERSTAND WHY MY DAD
HAS TO SHUT IT DOWN.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALL
GOING TO GO HOME IN FOUR DAYS

OR IF A MIRACLE
IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

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Narrator:
ONE MILE DOWN THE STREAM,

TODD AND FREDDY'S FAIRPLAY MINE

HAS THE HOFFMAN'S
BEST PAY DIRT,

BUT MOST OF THIS CLAIM HAS
BEEN RE-ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL.

HERE'S WHAT
I'M THINKING, TODD.

YOU KNOW THIS HAS BEEN
A GOLD MINE SINCE 1859.

THE COUNTY PUT THIS LINE
IN HERE IN 1975.

THEY JUST DREW IT
THROUGH AN EXISTING MINE.

YOU'RE TELLING ME IT'S NEVER
BEEN ENFORCED UNTIL NOW?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

THAT'S WHY
WE'RE APPEALING IT.

THE COUNTY IS SAYING WE CAN'T
TOUCH ANYTHING OVER HERE,

UP HERE, OVER HERE.

FREDDY'S FAIRPLAY MINE
EXTENDS OVER 40 ACRES,

BUT THE COUNTY REZONED
80% OF IT AS RESIDENTIAL.

MOST OF THE REST IS EITHER TOO
STEEP OR HAS ALREADY BEEN MINED,

LEAVING AN AREA OF JUST
75 FEET BY 75 FEET,

LESS THAN TWO BASKETBALL COURTS,

THAT FREDDY IS
STILL ABLE TO MINE.

WE NEED TO MARK IT BECAUSE
WE DON'T WANT TO DIG ONE ROCK

OVER THESE LINES.

I'LL GRAB MY GPS.

MARK IT OFF.
WE WON'T GO OVER THE LINE.

BUT WE GOT TO GET
EVERY OUNCE OF PAY DIRT.

PUT A CONE HERE, TODD.

RIGHT HERE.
OKAY.

I'M TRYING STAY IN JUST
A LITTLE BIT, A COUPLE FEET.

RIGHT HERE.

Todd:
YOU'RE TELLING ME

WE ONLY
HAVE FROM HERE TO HERE?

ALL WE GOT IS THIS
LITTLE PIECE RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S IT.
75 FEET BY 75 FEET.

WE GOT A LITTLE FOOTPRINT,
BUT WE CAN GO HOW DEEP?

MAYBE 30, 40 FEET.

DIG IT AS DEEP AS THE GOLD
ALLOWS US TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO FOR IT.

LET'S START MINING IT.

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Narrator: OPERATOR ANDY SPINKS
SETS INTO THE MINABLE AREA

WITH THE 700 EXCAVATOR.

Spinks:
USUALLY THE ISSUE IS,

THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO
DEAL WITH,

IS THE PAY IS NOT VERY GOOD,
BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF IT.

HERE, THE PAY IS EXCELLENT.

IT'S THE BEST WE'VE EVER MINED.

JUST DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH OF IT.

Todd: I TELL YOU WHAT.

WE'RE HERE TO MAKE GOLD,
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT UP.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP
NO MATTER WHAT.

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Parker:
TODAY IS A PRETTY BIG DAY.

WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON.

WE'RE MOVING SLUICIFER,

AND THAT'S ALWAYS
A PRETTY BIG ORDEAL.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS TWO
MONTHS INTO HIS MINING SEASON,

AND HE'S PREPARING TO MOVE
HIS WASH PLANT TO A NEW CUT.

RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST BUILDING
THE REST OF THIS BERM.

WE'RE SHORT-HANDED WITH GUYS
THAT HAVE BEEN LEAVING US.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST A HELL
OF A LOT OF WORK TO DO

AND NOT A LOT
OF PEOPLE DOING IT.

MECHANIC MITCH BLASCHKE
IS IN THE EXCAVATOR

HELPING PARKER BUILD THE BERM.

Blaschke: THE CREEK CUT
WAS SOME OF THE BEST GROUND

WE'VE EVER SEEN.

WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE.

IT MIGHT BE BETTER.

IT MIGHT BE WORSE,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET
SLUICIFER MOVED ONTO THAT

NEW PAD AND FIND OUT.

Narrator: PARKER HAS FINISHED
MINING THE CREEK CUT.

HE HAS ALREADY OPENED
UP HIS NEW CUT,

AN AREA THE SIZE
OF NINE FOOTBALL FIELDS.

RIGHT NOW, HE'S BUILDING A BERM
AND IS ABOUT TO DRAG

SLUICIFER 1,000 FEET
TO THE BERM,

WHERE IT WILL SIT
BESIDE THE CUT.

PARKER'S CREW SHORTAGE
IS SO BAD

FOREMAN RICK NESS HAS STEPPED IN

TO PROVIDE DIRT
FOR PARKER'S BERM.

Ness: THINGS ARE GOING LIKE
[BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.

I SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE
[BLEEP] TOUCHING THIS.

I EVEN SHUT DOWN BIG RED
BECAUSE I NEEDED THE GUY

I HAD OPERATING THAT TO COME
OVER HERE AND RUN TRUCK

BECAUSE WE'RE
THAT SHORT ON PEOPLE.

WE HAD A COUPLE GUYS BAIL ON US
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

I HAD ANOTHER ONE
JUST BAIL ON US TODAY

IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE [BLEEP] DAY,

JUST HOOKED UP
TO HIS TRAILER AND LEFT.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THESE PEOPLE.

Narrator: FOR EVERY HOUR, THE
BIG RED AND SLUICIFER ARE DOWN,

PARKER IS LOSING OVER $3,500.

Parker:
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG DAY.

Narrator: IN THE CREEK CUT,
IT'S TIME TO MOVE

THE 45-TON SLUICIFER.

BOOM DOWN.

WHAT SHOULD BE
A SIX-MAN OPERATION

IS NOW LEFT SOLELY
TO RICK AND MITCH.

SHOULDN'T YOU
BE RUNNING BIG RED?

YES.
YES, I SHOULD.

YOU READY TO MOVE THIS,
BIG DADDY?

YEAH.
LET'S GET IT OVER WITH.

SLUICIFER HAS BEEN
SITTING HERE ALL WINTER.

SO HOPEFULLY IT HASN'T GOTTEN
ROOTS IN THE GROUND TOO DEEP.

IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT 700 HAS TO DRAG IT.

MITCH, AM I CLEAR?

OH.

EASY. EASY. EASY.

HEY, JUST WATCH IT
ON THIS CORNER.

IF SOMETHING IS
GOING TO GO BAD,

THIS IS WHERE
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

MOST CRUCIAL PART OF
THIS PLANT MOVE,

GETTING SLUICIFER TURNED IN LINE
TO MATCH UP WITH THIS PAD

THAT PARKER'S BUILT DOWN HERE
FOR THE SUPER STACKER CONVEYOR.

THAT'S WHEN THE PONTOONS
ARE GOING TO TRY AND PEEL

OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT.

EASY.

EASY.

WATCH HOW FAR
YOU'RE BACKING UP, RICK.

EASY.

YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE EDGE
OF THE BERM.

WHOA.
-WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

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Parker:
HOW'S THAT COMING?

WE JUST USED UP
ALL OF OUR GOOD LUCK.

THE ONLY THING I NOTICED IS THAT
IT COULD GO, TWIST THAT WAY,

JUST A [BLEEP] HAIR.

YEAH. WE GOT TO PULL IT
FORWARD YET, SO.

-PERFECT.
-YEAH.

Narrator: RICK HAS TO GET
BENEATH THE PLANT

WITH A SMALLER EXCAVATOR
TO PULL IT INTO PLACE.

Blaschke: SO RIGHT NOW RICK
HAS GOT TO PULL

SLUICIFER RIGHT TO THE EDGE
OF OUR BERM HERE.

PROBABLY ABOUT SIX FEET OF WATER
RIGHT BELOW WHERE HE'S SITTING

AND THAT'S BELOW
ABOUT A 25-FOOT DROP.

Be careful down there.
-YEAH, I HEAR YOU.

THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO DO THIS

Where it's not
going to be sketchy.

LET'S JUST START WITH GETTING
HER AS FAR AS BACK AS WE CAN.

WELL, LET HER RIP.

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[ METAL CLANKS ]

Just watch that boom
height, Rick.

You got about a foot.

It sounds good.

I think you need to track
back a little bit.

Nice and easy.

You got a lot of height.

WHOA. WHOA.
WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.

WHOA.

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Blaschke: WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.
WHOA. WHOA.

You got about a third
of the track

OVER-HANGING ON THIS SIDE.

I feel like we need a lifeguard
on duty for this job here.

Narrator: IN PARKER'S NEW CUT,
JUST TWO MEN,

RICK NESS AND MITCH BLASCHKE,
ARE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE

SLUICIFER INTO
ITS FINAL POSITION.

NOW WE GOT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'VE GOT

SLUICIFER RIGHT
TO THE EDGE OF THE PAD.

Yo, Rick,
can you hear me?

YEAH.
GO AHEAD, MITCH.

PROBABLY OFF
BY A FOOT AND A HALF.

ROGER THAT.

THAT'S KIND OF A LOT.

Maybe like
another eight inches.

One more of those.

STOP. STOP.
STOP. STOP. STOP.

ALL RIGHT.
I THINK YOU GOT IT.

She's in her new home?

[BLEEP] YEAH.

[BLEEP] GOOD.

THE TWO-MAN TEAM HAS DELIVERED.

NOT TOO BAD.

MIGHT ONLY BE A COUPLE GUYS
DOING IT, BUT [BLEEP]

NAILED IT
ON THE FIRST TRY.

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8:00 A.M., IT'S TIME
FOR FREDDY DODGE TO FIRE UP

THE HOFFMAN'S ONLY WASH PLANT,

RUSTY RED.

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WHAT THE HELL?

HEY, TODD, TREY,
DO YOU GUYS HAVE A COPY?

IF YOU DO, WE GOT A MAJOR
FREAKING ISSUE HERE.

WE LOST ALL THE WATER
IN THE FREAKING POND.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
[BLEEP]

Narrator:
WITHOUT WATER, THE CREW WON'T
BE ABLE TO RUN RUSTY RED.

HOLY COW.

Freddy: ONE NIGHT.

UNBELIEVABLE.
WE'VE GOT TO GET RON IN.

THIS IS HORRIBLE.

LET'S GET SOMEBODY
IN THERE,

SEE IF WE CAN FIND OUT
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

Trey:
IS THAT LINER HOT?

Narrator: TO INVESTIGATE
THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM,

TODD VOLUNTEERS HIS NEPHEW,
STERLING ANDERSON.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

PUT YOUR FACE
DOWN IN THERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO DIVE DOWN IN.

THIS ISN'T JUST A LITTLE LEAK.
AM I RIGHT, GUYS?

THIS BLEW UP.

IN A POND THIS SIZE,
IF THERE'S A 1-INCH HOLE,

IT WILL ONLY LOSE
40,000 GALLONS IN 24 HOURS.

WE LOST 4 MILLION.

Sterling: FOUND IT.
IT'S RIGHT HERE.

BIG TEAR.
[BLEEP]

IT COULD BE A TEAR ON A SEAM,
BUT IT'S REALLY CLEAN.

DUDE, I KNEW IT.
WE GOT SABOTAGED LAST NIGHT.

SOMEBODY CAME IN THERE AND
RIPPED THAT THING WITH A KNIFE.

IT'S A [BLEEP] A SEAM.

WHATEVER.

ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER,
AFTER ANOTHER.

IT'S KILLING US, FREDDY.

Trey:
COME ON UP, STERLING.

HOW CAN WE GET
AROUND IT, FREDDY?

WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO
BYPASS THIS POND FOR NOW, TODD.

Narrator: FREDDY'S PLAN --
USE THE PUMP AND PIPES

DOWN BY THE PLATTE RIVER

THAT USED TO SUPPLY
THE LEAKING POND

TOGETHER WITH AN ADDITIONAL
400 FEET OF PIPE

TO PUMP WATER INTO
A NEW POND CLOSER TO RUSTY RED.

JUST PERFECT.
LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE FILLING UP
THE POND, FREDDY.

NOW THEY HAVE WATER.

THE HOFFMAN CREW CAN FINALLY
GET BACK TO MINING.

WELL, LET'S MAKE
SOME GOLD, TODD.

LET'S DO IT.

YOU GUYS
READY TO FIRE UP?

WHOO!

FIRE IN THE HOLE.

[ BUZZER SOUNDS ]

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Narrator: ANDY SPINKS IS DIGGING
DEEP INTO THE CORNER CUT.

YOU KNOW, THIS CUT THAT WE'RE
WORKING ON IS, LIKE,

ABOUT THE SMALLEST FOOT PRINT
THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD TO WORK ON.

THERE'S REALLY GOOD GOLD HERE.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALL WE GOT.

Todd: EVERYBODY HAS GOT TO HAVE
ALL HANDS ON DECK,

AND WE JUST GOT TO RUN AS MUCH
DIRT AS WE CAN OUT OF RUSTY RED.

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[ HORN HONKS ]

Tony: [ WHISTLES ]

Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK,

TONY BEETS HAS ORDERED
HIS DAUGHTER, MONICA,

TO START UP HER WASH PLANT
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.

Monica: MORNING.
BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY, HUH?

Narrator: MONICA HAS RECRUITED
A FEMALE CREW.

THIS MORNING,
IT MIGHT BE A BIT [BLEEP]

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HAULING
SOME TAILINGS WITH A 360.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
ROCK TRUCKS WITH PAY,

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
ROCK TRUCKS WITH RED GRAVEL.

LET'S GO
MAKE SOME MONEY.

19-YEAR-OLD ROOKIE MOLLY KOCH
WILL BE IN THE HOT SEAT

FEEDING THE PLANT
WITH THE EXCAVATOR.

WHEN YOU'RE FEEDING THE PLANT,
YOU GOT TO WATCH THE CONVEYOR

AND MAKE SURE
THERE IS DIRT ON IT.

IF THERE'S NO DIRT ON IT
YOUR HOPPER IS [BLEEP]

THERE'S A ROCK STUCK IN IT.

SOMETHING HAS
HAPPENED WITH THAT.

HERE WE GO.

-[BLEEP]
-ALL RIGHT.

SO THESE
ARE GRIZZLY BARS.

SO ALL THESE BIG ROCKS THAT ARE
IN HERE CAN'T GO THROUGH.

OH, OKAY.

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WHOO-HOO.
LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY.

FIRING UP.

Narrator:
BROTHERS KEVIN AND MIKE

HAVE COME TO HELP
MONICA GET STARTED.

YEAH. WE GOT WATER.

THE DISCHARGE CONVEYOR.

SHAKER DECK.

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Koch: THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
OPERATING AN EXCAVATOR.

IT'S TOUGH TO GET THE DIRT
INTO THIS LIKE,

GRIZZLY, THEY CALL IT,
OR SOMETHING.

AND IT'S HARD BECAUSE
YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT,

AND YOU HAVE ALL THESE BIGGER
ROCKS THAT WILL CLOG IT UP.

AND YOU WANT TO KEEP THE DIRT
GOING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT

SO IT'S NOT JUST RUNNING
WATER THROUGH THE THINGS

OR WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED.

IT'S HARD TO JUST KIND OF
JUST BE THROWN ON HERE.

IT'S KIND OF STRESSFUL.

SO THIS MATERIAL THAT
I'M DIGGING IS QUITE ROCKY,

ALL THESE CHUNKS.

Narrator:
IN THE CUT, LISA BIGRAS IS
DIGGING GOLD RICH DIRT,

BUT IT'S FULL OF BOULDERS
THAT COULD DAMAGE THE PLANT.

Bigras:
YOU GOT TO TRY AND BREAK IT UP

INTO MANAGEABLE PIECES

FOR THE LADIES UP AT THE PLANT.

BUT THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE THEN,
THEORETICALLY,

THERE SHOULD BE
LOTS OF GOLD THERE.

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Koch: OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEAH. I'LL JUST PUT THIS
IN THE CUP HOLDER.

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[ CLANGING ]
[BLEEP]

OH, MY GOD.

HEY!

SHUT IT DOWN.
SHUT IT DOWN.

[ PLANT POWERS OFF ]

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EVERY TIME YOU TURN,
TAKE A LOOK.

Narrator:
AT EUREKA CREEK, ROOKIE OPERATOR

MOLLY KOCH HAS BROKEN THE FEEDER
WITH A QUARTER-TON BOULDER.

Man:
CAN YOU GET IT ON THIS SIDE?

[ WHISTLES ]

YEAH, I KNOW.
I CANNOT SEE THAT.

LIKE, I'M DUMPING SO MUCH
OVER THE EDGE.

[ ACTING AFRAID ]
I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

YEAH.

OKAY.
YEAH, OKAY.

KEVIN BRINGS IN
AN 11-FOOT I-BEAM

TO REPLACE
THE BROKEN GRIZZLY BAR.

RIGHT HERE, GENTLEMEN.

Monica: IF YOU FINISH THIS UP
FOR ME, KEVIN,

AND WE CAN START IT UP AGAIN,
THAT WOULD [BLEEP] ACES.

SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

90 MINUTES LATER,
THE QUARTER-TON BOULDER

IS STILL LODGED
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER.

Monica: WE'RE GETTING ABOUT AN
OUNCE AN HOUR WITH THIS PLANT.

SO EVERY HOUR WE HAVE TO BE SHUT
DOWN, WE LOSE ABOUT 1,200 BUCKS.

I'M NOT HAPPY WHEN WE LOSE
THAT MUCH MONEY,

AND I KNOW MY DAD IS NOT.

Mike: Copy.

Yeah.

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Kevin:
MONICA, IT'S ALL DONE.

WE'RE GOOD TO GET
SLUICING AGAIN.

GREAT.
THANKS, KEVIN.

All right, guys.
We're good to fire up.

Get to your machines.

ALL RIGHT, MOLLY,
LET'S GET THROUGH.

Let's get
that [bleep] gold.

OKAY.
GOT IT, MONICA.

[ PLANT STARTS RUNNING ]

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Monica: [BLEEP] YEAH.
AT LEAST WE'RE SLUICING AGAIN.

WE'RE ONLY DOWN A COUPLE HOURS,
BUT EVERY HOUR COUNTS.

*

WE'LL GET THOSE CONVEYORS IN,

AND WE SHOULD BE
SLUICING TONIGHT.

Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK,
PARKER SCHNABEL IS HALF WAY

THROUGH MOVING SLUICIFER
TO HIS NEW CUT.

Parker: IT LOOKS
PRETTY NICE UP THERE.

I LIKE IT.

Blaschke: OH, WE'RE SO SHORT
HANDED ON PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE NOT EVEN A SKELETON CREW.

WE'RE LIKE A PAPER CUT OUT
THAT YOUR GRANDMA HAS HANGING UP

AT HALLOWEEN.

Narrator: PARKER IS SERIOUSLY
SHORT ON CREW, SO FOREMAN RICK

TEAMS UP WITH MECHANIC
MIKE BEAUDRY TO INSTALL

THE 120-FOOT
SUPER STACKER CONVEYOR.

[BLEEP] SOME OF THESE CORNERS
ARE [BLEEP] TIGHT

IN HERE FOR THIS LONG [BLEEP]

Ness: SUPER STACKER IS KIND OF
A BEAST TO GET LINED UP

AND GET MOVING AROUND.

IT'S GOT A STEEP RAMP.
WE GOT TO GET IT UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE TRUCK
WILL BE ABLE TO BACK IT UP

THERE OR NOT.

Narrator: MIKE AND RICK HAVE TO
PLACE THE SUPER STACKER

PERFECTLY IN LINE
WITH THE WASH PLANT.

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T
BEAUDRY THIS UP.

STRAIGHTEN HER OUT.

YOU'RE A LITTLE TOO FAR
TO YOUR RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, A LITTLE MORE TO THE LEFT.

GIVE HER [BLEEP]

*

OH, NO.
SPINNING ALREADY.

*

Narrator: THE SLOPE IS TOO STEEP
FOR THE TRUCK.

WE'LL TRY SOMETHING
DIFFERENT THIS TIME,

MAYBE TRY TO PUSH IT UP
THERE WITH OUR DOZER.

PARKER LEAVES HIS BERM
TO HELP OUT.

Parker: COME ON!

GET THIS [BLEEP]
SHOW ON THE ROAD.

Ness: HE'S IN NEUTRAL.

EASY. EASY.

*

NICE AND EASY THERE,
BOSS.

STRAIGHTEN HER OUT.

STOP. STOP. STOP!

OH, FOR [BLEEP] SAKE.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

Narrator:
PARKER HAS JACKKNIFED THE SEMI.

EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTH UNTIL
[BLEEP] PARKER GETS INVOLVED.

*

Ness: THE FRONT END
WAS OFF THE GROUND,

THAT'S WHY
IT WOULDN'T STEER.

GRAB THAT CHAIN
OFF THE SIDE OF THAT.

I'VE GOT
THE FOUR-WAY UP THERE.

Narrator: AT SCRIBNER CREEK,
PARKER IS ATTEMPTING

TO GET THE SUPER STACKER
UP A STEEP SLOPE,

BUT IT'S JACK-KNIFED.

YOU WANT TO TRY
AND PULL IT STRAIGHT?

*

LET'S GO.

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Beaudry: HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT WAS A RIDE.

THAT'S HOW YOU
[BLEEP] DO HER.

LINE IT UP.

GOOD JOB, PARKER.

SO JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY,
WHY NOT USE THE EXCAVATOR?

I GUESS WE COULD.

WELL, WE COULD.

PROBABLY HAVE
MORE CONTROL OVER IT.

Ness: I'D JUST KEEP YOUR TIRES
STRAIGHT, MIKE.

*

Narrator: INSTEAD OF DOZING
THE SUPER STACKER UP THE HILL...

PARKER OPTS
FOR A MORE DELICATE SOLUTION.

Ness: YOU GOT TO PUSH
ON THE FRONT OF THAT.

YOU'RE GOING TO [BLEEP] PUNCH
RIGHT THROUGH THE INNER COOLER.

[BLEEP]

[ ENGINE DRONING ]

THAT'S IT!

-WE BROKE IT A LITTLE.
-HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

I WASN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT
HOW CLOSE WE WERE BACK THERE.

YEAH, WE STOPPED
ABOUT FOUR INCHES AWAY.

I'M GOING TO SPIN OVER AND SEE
HOW MITCH IS GETTING ON...

-OKAY. COOL.
-...WITH THAT FEEDER.

[BLEEP] AS SMOOTH
AS SILK.

BASHED OUT A LIGHT,
PUT A HOLE IN THE BUMPER.

BUT THE THING IS UP THERE.

Narrator: ALL THAT'S LEFT,

BRINGING THE 70-FOOT
HOOPER FEEDER

AND LINE IT UP
WITH THE SUPER STACKER.

Ness: MORE OR LESS THE LAST
PIECE OF THE PUZZLE HERE.

OH, YEAH. WE GOT TO GET THESE
RIGHT IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER.

THIS WAY?

-MORE YET?
-YEAH.

JUST A LITTLE BIT.

-HEY, OH, THAT'S GOOD.
-TOO MUCH?

YOU WANT TO GO THE OTHER WAY?
-NO.

I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE.

BEAUTIFUL.

Narrator: AFTER A THREE-DAY
MOVE, PARKER HAS SLUICIFER

READY TO RUN PAY DIRT
FROM THE NEW CUT.

-RICK, YOU READY?
-YEAH. FIRE IT UP.

WHOO-HOO.

HEY, TYSON, FIRE IT UP!

HERE WE GO, FIRST SCOOP.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE.

THIS WILL SHOW US
WHAT THIS CUT HAS TO OFFER.

JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE WE GET AS
MUCH RUN TIME IN

IN THE NEXT THREE, FOUR DAYS
HERE AND DO A CLEAN UP,

AND WE'LL KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT.

Parker: IT TOOK LONGER
THAN IT SHOULD HAVE.

BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE TO SCREW
WITH ANYTHING NOW,

AND IT JUST RUNS SMOOTH,
THEN THAT'S OKAY, YOU KNOW.

IT'S A NICE CLEAN SETUP.

WE GOT THE LOADER FEEDING AGAIN.

I'M HAPPY.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK
GETTING IT HERE,

BUT, MAN, IT FEELS
GOOD ONCE YOU DO.

-THANKS, GUYS.
-ANYTIME, PARKER.

NEXT PRIORITY
IS GETTING TO BIG RED

AND GETTING IT GOING AGAIN.

*

*

YEAH. HUH?

Narrator: TONY BEETS IS
HEMORRHAGING MONEY,

SO MONICA HAS STARTED UP
HER WASH PLANT

IN A DESPERATE BID TO HELP.

AND IT'S TIME
FOR HER FIRST WEIGH-IN.

SO HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

THIS IS WHAT I GOT
FOR 4½ DAYS.

Minnie: YEAH.

Mike: 20, 40, 50,

60, 70,

90.

HOW MUCH, MIKE?

101.76

Narrator: OVER $120,000.

DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT'S BETWEEN YOUR LEGS,

MATTERS HOW YOU OPERATE.

WE HAD TO COME HELP
MOVE THAT ROCK

AND FIX
THE GRIZZLYS THOUGH.

WE GOT
ABOUT 2 WEEKS' WORTH.

IT'S [BLEEP] HEAVY.
I DON'T TRUST THE TABLE.

Narrator: OVER A THIRD OF
THE WAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

TONY BEETS SHOULD HAVE
AT LEAST 1,000 OUNCES

TOWARDS HIS 3,000-OUNCE GOAL.

WITH MONICA'S GOLD,
HE ONLY HAS 455.

Minnie:
I DON'T WANT YOU TO DROP IT

BECAUSE THAT'S
A LITTLE SCARY.

WE'D BE ALL ON OUR KNEES,
SWEEPING.

TO STAND A CHANCE
OF HITTING 3,000,

HE NEEDS KEVIN TO DELIVER
AROUND 600 OUNCES.

Monica: 420, 460.

Tony:
GETTING UP THERE.

550.

560.

600.
600.

631.04

Kevin: NOBODY BREATHE.

Narrator: MONICA AND KEVIN HAVE
DELIVERED A STAGGERING $880,000.

YOU'D BE
THE ONLY ONE WORKING.

COMING UP...

HOLY [BLEEP] THAT DOESN'T
EVEN JUSTIFY BEING IN A PAN.

WELL, WE HAVE TO
DO IT, FELLAS.

Parker: FIRST CLEAN UP
AFTER OUR PLANT MOVE.

WE'LL SEE HOW SHE LOOKS.

Narrator: AFTER FOUR DAYS
RUNNING THE NEW CUT,

IT'S TIME TO PULL THE MASK.

LOOK AT THAT UP THERE,
DOUMITT.

OH, MY.
THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

OH, YEAH.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

-THAT'S [BLEEP] COOL.
-YEAH.

YOU GUYS BE SURE TO WASH YOUR
BOOTS OFF BEFORE YOU GET OUT.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

I'M PRETTY HOPEFUL
THAT IT WILL BE GOOD.

*

*

*

HOW'S IT GOING, DOUMITT?

Doumitt: PRETTY GOOD.

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE, IT'S
TIME FOR PARKER'S GOLD WEIGH.

HE'S LOST HALF OF THE WEEK
TO A PLANT MOVE.

Ness: COLD BEERS IN THE TANK
THERE, MITCH.

BUT TO REACH HIS
5,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL,

HE STILL NEEDS 120 OUNCES
FROM EACH WASH PLANT.

-OH, MY...
-WHAT THE...

THAT DOESN'T EVEN JUSTIFY
BEING IN A PAN.

WELL, WE HAVE TO
DO IT, FELLAS.

HERE WE GO.

FIRST UP IS RICK
AND BIG RED'S GOLD.

20.
WE BROKE 20.

25.

MIGHT EVEN BE 30.

26.25

WORTH JUST OVER $30,000.

HOLY [BLEEP]

THAT'S VERY UNACCEPTABLE.

THAT WAS
A LITTLE BIT PAINFUL,

BUT I GOT SOMETHING TO EASE
THE PAIN A LITTLE BIT HERE.

BETTER BE A LOT OF [BLEEP]
GOLD IN THAT NEXT PAN.

-MORE BOOZE?
-MORE BOOZE.

-HOLY [BLEEP]
-HOW'S THAT?

20, 30,

40, 50, 60,

70, 80, 90,
TRIPLE DIGIT.

HERE WE GO.

110,

118, 120

122.55 OUNCES.

Narrator: WORTH NEARLY $150,000
FOR JUST FOUR DAYS RUNNING,

IT'S THE SIGN THEY NEEDED

THAT THE NEW CUT
WILL DELIVER BIG TIME.

THANK [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THAT'S SOME GOOD NEWS.

WELL, CONSIDERING WE HAD A PLANT
MOVE AND ALL OF THE DIALING IN

AND WHAT NOT,
THAT'S DAMN IMPRESSIVE.

ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO NAME THIS CUT?

WELL, LOOK AT IT,
THIS THING IS FIGHTING BACK,

AND IF YOU'RE FIGHTING,

ONE THING YOU'RE GOING TO WANT
TO HAVE IS A GOOD UPPERCUT.

-I LIKE IT.
-CALL IT THE UPPERCUT?

GOOD UPPERCUT, YOU CAN
KNOCK THEM OUT, RICK.

YOU KNOW THAT.

BOOM.
YEAH.

TO THE UPPERCUT.

-NICE CALL, DOUMITT.
-THANK YOU.

LATERS.

THANKS, GUYS.

WE GOT THE UPPERCUT.
NOW WE NEED THE ONE-TWO COMBO.

WE NEED THAT JAB,
THAT OTHER PUNCH.

EVERYTHING FALLS ON THE
SHOULDERS OF BIG RED AND RICK

RIGHT NOW,
THAT HE GETS BACK ON TRACK.

*

*

*

Hunter: I REALLY WANTED
THE OPPORTUNITY

OF RUNNING MY OWN PLANT,

AND I REALLY WANT
TO MAKE THINGS WORK,

BUT IF THINGS DON'T TURN AROUND,

WE'RE NOT ALL GOING TO BE
ABLE TO STAY HERE,

AND THERE'S NOT GOING
TO BE A NEXT YEAR.

SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, TODD IS
STARING FAILURE IN THE FACE.

HE'S ABANDONED SACRAMENTO

BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN
PAYING THE FUEL BILL,

AND AT FAIRPLAY, THEY'VE MINED
EVERY SINGLE YARD THEY CAN.

ALL RIGHT.
DAD, WHAT DID WE GET?

49.51.

THE SMALL CORNER CUT
HAS PRODUCED

ALMOST $60,000 WORTH OF GOLD.

-THAT'S NOT BAD FOR 3 DAYS.
-THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

NICE JOB, GUYS.

YEAH. KEEP DOING THAT,
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW,
WHAT OUR FUTURE HOLDS.

THE CORNER CUT IS DONE.

I'D LOVE TO KEEP DOING IT, JACK,
BUT WE'RE OUT OF PAY.

Todd: YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS BULL CRAP.

WE GOT SO MUCH GOLD.

HOW MUCH GOLD IS ON
THIS PROPERTY, FREDDY?

$20, $30 MILLION-WORTH OF
GOLD UNDER OUR FEET RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: BUT THEY'VE HAD
A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER

ON THE REST OF THE MINE.

IS THERE ANY OTHER PLACES
WE CAN MINE, LEGALLY?

NOPE.
THERE'S NO MORE LEGAL SPOTS.

THEIR ONLY HOPE --
FREDDY HAS LODGED AN APPEAL.

I'M FIGHTING
TOOTH AND NAIL, GUYS.

IF WE CAN GET THIS THROUGH,
WE GOT ABOUT 40 MORE ACRES

OF SOME OF THE BEST
PLASTERED GOLD AROUND TO MINE.

HEY, DAD, WILL YOU SAY
A PRAYER FOR US

JUST TO CONTINUED ON
AND...

Jack: YEAH.

YOU KNOW, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS GOLD.

AND, LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD
JUST CAUSE A MIRACLE TO HAPPEN.

IT'S IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

I'M PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE, AND
IF I CAN'T FIGURE SOMETHING OUT,

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SEND
THESE GUYS HOME.

IT'S GOING TO BREAK MY HEART.

Narrator: NEXT TIME, ONE
MEGA EPISODE OF "GOLD RUSH."

Parker: YOU ANNOYED?

PARKER AND RICK REACH
BREAKING POINT.

IF YOU WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN
MINE SITE, THAT'S FINE.

DOING IT WITH MY MONEY
WITHOUT ME DOESN'T WORK.

TONY BEETS FINALLY SETS SAIL.

AND TODD HOFFMAN HAS ONE
THE LAST ROLL OF THE DICE.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

WE'RE LOOKING
FOR MORE GROUND.

IT'S KIND OF A HAIL MARY,
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALL WE GOT.

WHAT IF THIS DIRT
HAS NOTHING IN IT?

WELL, THEN, IT'S OVER.

I MIGHT HAVE SOME
CANCER STUFF GOING ON.

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.

OH.

I DON'T WANT YOUR SYMPATHY,
BUT I'LL TAKE ALL YOUR PRAYERS.

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.