Moonshiners (2011–…): Season 10, Episode 9 - Sweet Corn Revenge - full transcript

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- What the hell?
- Lookie here!

That's a wood chipper.

You gonna just grind up
them cob out?

Cob's corn, too.

No. Cob ain't corn.
Cob is cob.

Grind the damn corn.

Man, we're getting away
by the skin there right now.

Hey, what are you doing?

They pull in the yard,
I come out with me gun.

-About to shoot there.
-Yeah, don't be shootin'!



Where the hell have you been?

Our steel site's
been compromised.

-We gotta get
the hell out of here. And now!
-What?

We've been made.

But we're not out of here
by dark, they're calling
the law on us.

This is how we make
a moonshiner!

- What are you doin', metal boy?
- What's goin' on?

In Sevier County, Tennessee,

with a batch of mash
ready to run...

-What's wrong?
-I ain't never felt like this
in my life.

And Jerry out of
commission with appendicitis.

Mike turns to his former
partner, Daniel, for help.

You was wanting
to say me something.

Well, first, I'll let you know
that Jerry,
he's piled up in the hospital.



He's had
his appendix took out.

He's gonna be down
a couple of weeks.

-Ain't no good.
-I've got a lot of...
lot of liquor.

Mashed in.
Ready to rock and roll.

-Oh, yeah.
-You know, uh...

-That's a big job,
you know, for one man to do.
-Oh, yeah.

You know, I know we've had
our ups and downs, buddy,

but there's only a handful
of people around here

-that knows exactly what
they're doing in the woods.
-Mmm-hmm.

And I thought of you first
and figured out
to just come and ask you.

Mmm-hmm!

They're still a little bit
animosity between us.

He kinda stab me in the back,
throwing me to the side,
so to speak,

and bringing somebody else in.

But I'm willing
to listen to him.

Kinda hear him out
on what he's got.

Well, Daniel, I've got
a hundred gallon order
to fulfill them.

-Damn, that's a lot of liquor.
-A bunch.

There ain't many customers
around here that'll buy
a hundred gallon

at one leak.

They won't. That's a big
payday for me and a big payday
for you as well.

When, uh,
when are you speaking of?

Well, I've got nice
ready to go right now.

Nine barrels.

I mean, you could make
some money quick, fast
and in a damn hurry.

What kind of money
you're talking about?

I tell you what,
I'll make it worth your while.

We'll split it
three ways, man.
Right down the hatch.

Well...

I'm gonna have to say no.

If this was about anything
in the world but moonshine,

I'd happy,
but, uh, I can't right now.

If I passed by,
Mike's broke down
on the side of the road,

you know, I'd stop happy.

And if one his kids
called on me and needed me
for something, I'd be there.

I do that.

But as far as us running
liquor together, that's done.

Well,
I can respect that, Daniel.

That's why I was here.
Just to ask.

I guess I'll move on
down the line
and appreciate the run.

-We had a good thing.
-Holler at me.

Same here.

I'm a little aggravated
Daniel wouldn't help me,

because we've buried
the hatchet, so to speak,
you know?

But hey,
if he don't want to,
that's fine,

I could do it by myself.

I've done it several times.
I'll do it again.

Hmm,
you've hit one of my balls.

Oh, yeah.
Go ahead. You're right. I did.

Coming at you.

- Look at that!
- Bet he'd make it down there in the corner.

-Gentlemen.
-Hey there!

Beasley! What are you doing?

I came to see you guys.

Want to talk
to you about something.

You got a new purpie.

- I got a new purpie.
- You did.

Cut holes in the box.

Check it out.

-Look, it's cute. Our baby.
-Cheers.

- Well, I'll be damned.
- And this is your corn liquor.

Boy, it is.

God, what are you, going to
the kindergarten and start
trying to sell it?

Here's what I want to do.

I want to go to Nashville
and get some more connections.

Put out these samples
and sell a truckload
of the corn liquor.

We've been making lots of runs
making lots of liquor,

but you only get 120 dollars
for the entire week.

If this goes
the way I'm planning it,
I will make six times

what I made is a steel hand,
and so will Mark and Digger.

They will reap
benefits as well.

Everybody want
some of Mark and Digger's
moonshine.

So, my proposition is

I want to pull out
of the steel
and go to Nashville

and try to sell
big batches of liquor for us.

- Hmm.
- My value's way more

than carrying sacks of sugar.

What I bring to the table

or my connections
of the Nashville elite,

I'm so much more valuable
to Mark and Digger
in that role.

And that's where my work is.

Let's think
about this a minute.

I mean,
he's just a steel hand,

but I think
he's an outstanding salesmen
with his connections he's got.

I agree,
but we're in a bind right now.

But this
is where the money is, and
this is where my strength is.

We're kind of taken aside
by Beaz and his idea
of being a rogue salesman.

But when you get
to looking at it, he's got
the gift to gab.

He'll convince you the sun's
not gonna come up tomorrow.

We're selling this
for 60 bucks a gallon
to our local client.

I'll give you 70.

I'll do that. I'll go ahead
and up that I'm hooked up
in Nashville.

I promise you,
this is the move
for us to make.

Can we do what we all, uh...

Well, I'm good
if you're good.

Are we good?

Beaz, I think,
honestly,
I think you're right.

I think
this is where your value is.

- And that's a damn fine liquor you've got.
- It is.

Beaz took
the initiative and, uh, he put
some thought into it.

He knows
where he feels most valuable.

You be careful. Stay in touch.

-Don't leave us hanging.
-I'll talk to you
in the next day or two.

Well,
it's now on our steel hand.

Honestly,
I think he's out right.

Nicely done!

Somebody's interrupting
our pool tournament.

What are you doing there, Dan?

What's going on?

Getting my ass handed to me
in a pool game.

Mark hasn't won yet?

We're down to two each.

What's on your mind, Brother?

I figured I'll call you
and then let you know
what just happened to me.

Lay it to me.

Guess who called me
and wanted me
to make liquor with him.

Mike Cockrell.

Wow!

Ah, boy,
that's ballsy, ain't it?

I'd have never stuck it out.

I don't think so. Yeah.

I told him that he'd have
a better chance
of gettin' pregnant.

-But anyway...
-I can understand that.

Man throw you under the bus,
you don't give him
second opportunity.

You damn right!

Hey
what are you up to today?

You might ought to. Depends
on how tall you are, you might
need to lose a little weight.

I tell you what,
once you've made
a separate team

we might be able
to talk about something.

Might help us all out,
everybody except old Mikey.

That sounds good to me.
I can do that.

Give us a few minutes.
We'll be there, brother.

-All right. I'll see you then.
-All right, brother.
See you. Bye.

Huh, that might be
a answer to our problem,
baby man.

It maybe be.
Let's, uh,
let's pack up, head down.

Lucky for you,
I was fixin' to come all hands
and you're no shot.

Let's roll with it.

You know, the way it looks,
J is not gonna be able
to help me do this run.

He had this big surgery done.

All I'm really concerned
about,
my partner's well-being.

But this is
the worst possible time

that anything
like this could happen.

Whoo! I know Jerry's paleing,
but this is a damn big order.

This is a hundred gallon order
for one man to do by himself,

and our steel
takes two people.

I have no other choice.

I've got to get this run done
no matter
how long it takes me to do it.

I already have
enough up here
to last me a damn while now.

It it worked.

It's better.
I got no damn time to waste.
I better get started.

Damn it.
Get over there.

Well, that ain't gonna work.
That's the wrong size.

When we're doing a run,
there's certain things
that Jerry does.

You know, I'm not 100%
watching him
'cause I trust him.

We trust each other that much.

Let's rock.

With him being gone, I've got
to learn Jerry's pattern here

to get this done
in a timely manner.

I'm gonna go ahead
and fire this bad boy up

while it's pumping up.

Use it, one of these
to regulate the tank.

the other one light the fire.

But I got to do both

so a man could get
his ass blowed.

Whoo! Damn!

Yeah, buddy.

That would go, "Whoo!"

I smell her! All right, baby.

Heat on up.

I'll tell you right now,
I feel like a one legged man
stomping contest, I do.

It can't be done by one man,

but I'm a candle burning
it both down, man.

With Jerry not being here.

It's been a lot harder on me,
than I ever could imagine.

Oh, damn! What are you doing?

Where've you been
with your Sasquatch?

Well, my partner was sitting
up here by himself.

But look, man, I told you
I could handle this by myself.

You don't need to be up here
working like he is.

Doctor told me
it wouldn't hurt to get out

and move a little bit, so...

I don't know
we're hand to hand.

I appreciate it.

You know, Mike had
a partner named Bill before,

So it kind of is
what that feels like.

But I'm just not that type
of person.

I'm not gonna do that to him.

I don't see the damage
since you made it up here.

Oh, my God, son.

They cut you three times.

That's something
you'll carry around
for the rest of your life.

Yeah, they got me.

I may not be able to
help Mike much here than that,

but you know, I'm here.
I'll do what I can.

Nothing else I can hold
into the hose,

Hey, my hat's off
to you, brother.

Come on in.

I'll get you a stool
to sit on.

He had his appendix taken out,

which is a major surgery.

I mean, that put
some pain on him.

Here we go.

We got liquor, buddy.
Let's see what we got.

Back there's
what we're looking for.

One-ninety.
90 proof alcohol, baby.

That's what we like to hear
from our girl there.

We're down a good play now.

I made a mess.

Work that off good.

I've had a hell of a time,

getting everything
pumped over.

There was some hoses.
It didn't connect right.

I'll tell you what, son.

That right there,

it's damn fine alcohol
at its best.

That's what we need.

I tell you what.
It means everything
in the world to me

that Jerry showed up
here today.

He's basically here
for moral support.

Not everybody would do that,
you know.

He's a damn true friend of me
and a brother to me.

Well, I'm glad you
a lot better.

Glad you're okay,
that's for sure.

- Coming up...
- Hey!

Well, hey, look
what the cat dragged down.

The way the economy is
right now,

with this pandemic going on,

construction
slowed down and...

I ain't working
like I used to,

and I ain't got the money
I used to.

Well, we might be able
to help you out.

Hopefully, it'll be
ready to run tomorrow.

It ought to be
if weather stays fair.

Twenty nights in hell.
Daniel's as good as they come.

Daniel knows
where one of our favorite
watering hose is.

And you know,
we're gonna meet up there

and have a little beverage
and speak a little.

Lookie here. Don't run
over that detour there.

...is a still hand.

we can recruit Daniel back.

That's really a good thing.

'Cause any time that anybody
in the Moonshiner business

can land someone
with Daniel's pedigree,

you know they can't go wrong.

Go in here
I'll buy you all the beer,
your belly of hope.

Hey!

Well, hey, look
what the cat dragged in.

I couldn't drag his eyes.

You ain't got no beers left?

Yeah, what you need?

Give him one of them
training beers.

What's going on, fellas?

Say, you had
a little phone call

-from a little feller?
-Mm-hmm.

He said,
"I've got a big order."

I've got
a hundred gallon order
that I've got to get out.

The first thoughts come
to my mind

when he done that was
Jerry's face get throwed
out of the bus

just like I did.

Fool me once, shame on you.

Fool me twice, shame on me.

It is what it is
is all I can say.

Well, you know, I've learned
a lot of things in my years
on this Earth.

-What's that?
-Karma's a fickle bitch.

That's right.
There's a prime example

why you never burn bridges.

You don't never know
when you might need
to cross it again.

Oh, yeah.
How's your work going down?

Well, you know,
maybe in a mechanic,

welder, fabricator
and everything,

you know, it's been
a hard few months

since I left...

The way the economy is
right now,

with this pandemic going on,
uh, construction slowed down,

and I do a lot
of maintenance work
on the down time.

I ain't working
like I used to.

And I ain't got the money
I used to,

and looks like it's gonna be
a harder time this year to me.

I don't know that the worst
is behind us to you.

I don't know. I think
the worst is yet to come.

Very well could be.

Right there with you.

I don't think it's going
to get any better any soon.

COVID has really set
our economy.
Only, it's a year in.

Daniel, his spirits broke
a little bit.

You know,
when when times are hard,

you get to worrying
a little bit.

Well, we might be able
to help you out.

Long story short,
we need help.

I mean, hell, we can't
keep up production, brother.

-Is that right?
-We had one old boy

that we trained up.

He could have
another direction.

That leaves us with a man.
So if you're available,

we'd like you feel that slot.

But also,
we know your damn history

in the liquor making business.

We know we contrast you
from past dealings

-and you know
you can trust us.
-Yes, I do.

We've got this little steel
set up out there already,

and we don't care
how often you run it down,

but you set up however many
barrels you want.

-Right.
-So...

If you're willing to do this,
we're willing to have you.

We're glad to have you.

So that being said,
when can you get started?

Well, boys...

I don't take this minute.
I'm in.

-I think that's...
-All righty.

-Found him.
-We're good.

This is a win-win
between me, Mark and Digger.

I can help them produce
a hell of a lot more liquor.

And they can help me out, too,

because, you know,
I need the work
and I need the money.

Let me throw this
out there, too.

A lot of liquor customers,

they're having
some hard times.

So we cut our price way down.

So we need to source stuff
as cheap as we can.

My old buddy, he's got
a whole truckload of corn.

I would head there,
come pick it up.

You got sugar.

Then I got the corn.

We could make
some damn good liquor.

We need to make
a right smart of it.

Boys, here's to
a long healthy season.

That sounds better.

-Hear, boy.
-Now, that was a toast.

It should be. It should.

-Well, it smells good, though.
-Mm-hmm.

Three counties
to the southwest
in North Carolina,

Mark and Huck are replenishing
their mass supply

for a journey deep
into the heart of the Smokies.

It's why we're doing
these runs,

we're gone
several days of time.

It needs life
as long as it can.

First, we're going,
hone in on the truck.

You could put it in a...
Get our top barrel.

You gotta keep pouring
all over.

Keep her fresh.

As we're on the road,

we have to make it last
as long as we can.

Seal her up good and tight
and we'll hit the road.

I've got
several buddies
in the mountains

and we're gonna go
run some liquor with them.

Everyone of 'em.

Comin' up on her old ball,

he's been my buddy
a long time.

His name is Bash.

He's a head... I'll tell you.

Hey, Bash. How you doing?

Okay. I see who you are now.

-We didn't scare you, did we?
-No.

Yeah, okay.

The last person
that's been in here,

it's been about four months.

They pull in the yard,

I come out
with my gun...

Hardly ever getting by
around here.

-Yeah.
-I might shoot there.

That old big truck
we pulled up,

you know,
it's scaring to death.

I guess he felt...

What we're doing?
We got a little steel on here.

We're just going by
and seeing all my buddies,

you hear if we sat up,
make a little run,
we hit a few tails.

-Nah. It's behind me.
-Let's have a good...

-Just have a good day.
-Oh, yeah.

You wouldn't care to have
a little drink, would you?

Nah.

It don't take us long
to get fed up, Bash.

Oh, Bash.

He's been my buddy for years.

-Oh, yeah.
-Here you go.

Need to get old boy
his last leave.

Oh, Huck, he's a professional.
setting that little thing up.

-That is mostly rocky.
-Yeah.

I figured it would take
a leave if we could fold it

and just run a little
around with it.

Oh, that's a pretty steel.

Oh, yeah, that's Danny,
looking little out there.

Well, always running on, man,

it'll only show
and run out for you.

- It wasn't too hard.
- Yes.

You wouldn't want it
full of steel...

No.

Ah, here we go, Huck.

I like the rig.

If you're going down the road,
then ain't nobody
gonna see it.

It makes me want to get
back into it again.

He's done that before,
ain't he?

Oh, yeah.

It brought old memories back.

And it's been good
since I've drank,

and it's been
about four years.

-Here we are.
-That's right.

We're in 80.

Done good.
Didn't spill a drop.

I made it with my dad
when I was young.

He's a moonshiner.

All his folks over in Georgia
was moonshiners.

Yeah, My daddy made liquor
for 35 years.

Here's an old feller.

Good hearted hip
any way he could.

When he was alive,

and the last time
I helped him make it,

we made apple brandy.

-Yeah, give us the know-how.
-Yep.

When I was 13 year old,

I'm making liquor one time
at my granny's house.

More like a thing...

Burn her down?

I didn't burn the house down.

But I'll tell you what.

My grandpa would get me a pig.

You ever do any...

Oh, yeah. We used to run
a pretty good bid at it.

Take it to places,

but most people
didn't wanna go.

I had a hundred gallon tank

in where the backseat went.

Yeah, it was.

Quite a lot liquor
back in them days.

Where's your car squad?

And you had four shots
on the back.

A long front line.

Man, I always sat liable.

Whenever they stop me
in the road check or something

and check me,
they didn't search my car

'cause it didn't look like
there is anything in it.

Oh, no, they'd hunt you down

and shoot you
back in them old days.

If they thought
you was crossing the bridge,
loaded with liquor,

they'd blow the bridge up
just to get you.

I smell rum.

-I smell it.
-Here we come.

First little run gets
to drink alcohol all you want.

You gotta get that
old methanol cooked up first.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

It's been a long time
since I've seen Bash.

They can tell you a lot
of stories about bootlegging

and I just love to hear
every tales going.

Here you go, Bash,
you want a little sip of this?

Oh, yeah, I could have one.

Say, what'd you think
about that?

Mmm.

-Now, that is good.
-Is it?

-Oh, yeah.
-Well, good.

The old Bash's been
by the mountains all his life.

Just trying to make a living
is all he's done.

I just want to stay
in the mountains

you yield off the mountains,
you grow up in the mountains.

That's the way
you want it to be.

When you get in there,
it's like you're in prison.

You're just closed in
and you can't do nothing.

Mark, when he come up, man.
I really enjoyed seeing him.

I'm glad to see
and hope you do good.

We hope I'd help you out.

Oh, yeah. Thank you.

I had no idea whom
he was gonna leave it with.

But, he did.

And that's a free one there,
'cause you don't
find 'em like that.

-Come back and see me now.
-All right.

He's a good neighbor to have,
I'd say.

Ideally, I don't have
many neighbors.

Mostly animals.

- It's good.
- Hey, Maya.

What you doing, Jesse?

I need you to come down here
and see me.

-Now?
-Now.

There's no damn telling
what Jesse's fixing
to tell me.

His boss
is a little bit rattled.

So I'm kind of worried about
pulling up there
and talking to him.

Don't look like
you blowed much corn out.

I don't believe I drove
fast enough to blow it out.

In Cocke County, Tennessee,

with killer bees off selling
shine in Nashville,

Mark and Digger are enlisting

former bootlegger
and out-of-work mechanic

mechanic Daniel Maner
to help boost production.

You know, this couldn't
work any better.

We were a man down.
This is just a shot
in the arm fresh for us.

We'll take Daniel,
use his corn...

We'll put him
where he needs to be.

Layer two.

Yeah.

Just as far as it goes
right there.

Oh, yeah, It's way to waxy.

It needs another week or two
in the sun, won't it?

We ain't got a week or two.
Hang on.

-He's got something
up his sleeve.
-I don't know what he's got.

Normally, we just leave
the corn to dry

another week or so
and then sell it,

grind it
and be done with it.

Digger is Digger.
He's got a new plan.

- What the hell?
- Looky here.

That's a wood chip.

I've got an old
chipper-shredder
for little sticks and stuff.

For corn cobs,
it's gonna be a breeze.

You're just gonna grind that.
damn cob and all?

Cob's corn too.

No, cob ain't corn.
Cob is cob.

-What kind of cob is?
-It don't matter.

It's a corn cob.

You know, the cob's corn too.

It's all got
the sugars in there.

We need it to make liquor,
not fuel for our bellies.

None of your people
ever made corncob wine?

-Grind the damn corn.
-Let's see what she'll do.

I believe
that'll work good
right there, Digger.

I believe it too.

It's got little blades
that spins
like a food processor,

and it just pulverized it.

It's just fine as it could be
when it comes out.

You reckon
that'll make liquor?

Yeah, there ain't no reason
it won't.

I would surprised.
It looked really good.

The cob is much lighter
than the grain itself.

Let me ask you something.

Before we get started
and waste your time.

We got this little thing
to set up.

Since you got the corn,
we got the sugar and yeast.

Whatever you're riding
on the steal,

you take 50% of it
and we take 25 apiece.

Is that fine?

That suits me. 50-50 split,
that was more than
I was expecting.

We then sell this liquot
for $60 a gallon.

So, on a six-gallon run,
that'd be a 180 bucks
in your pocket.

That suits me just fine.

All right, bud.
We go ahead and offer up

Daniel the same deal
we worked with Bees.

Now, Bees, his value
is his networking.

Now Daniel on the other hand,
he's used to running
the steal.

We can go on and tend
to business elsewhere,

while he's making liquor.

I think that's good.

You know, this year's
been pretty hard on me.

I'm really socked and I think
it's real cool

to get back to work
for Mark and Digger

and be able to make some money
to feed the family.

I'd rather turn
that corn into liquor

before I'd put it
on somebody's eating table.

Oh, then we move on
to phase two.

-Bigger and better things?
-Yes, sir.

I think you're gonna like
this place we go back here.

Hey, I see
a obstacle, boys.

Watch this hill, Daniel.

I might bust
my damn head.

We were looking
for a still hand.

He explained
that times were hard.

So here we are with Daniel,
making corn liquor.

There's your steel
you're gonna run.

Man, I like it. Let's give it
a little pot.

This is a big deal for him.
He likes the fact
we trust him.

We're glad we've got
somebody to trust.

-You set this up however
you want it, my man.
-All right.

Check that out.

Oh, that's about right.

-Well, it looks pretty good.
-Oh, yeah.

If it stays good and warm
tonight, it'll be ready.

We'll just make a plan
on running it tomorrow.

If your fiancee doesn't care,
I'm gonna go and get
the other corn.

The more money I make,
the more money we make.

-Yeah.
-You ain't kidding about that.

All right.

Daniel's lapped up
to making some liquor.

It's waiting there.

We're gonna go ahead
and get Daniel
some water heating

We're getting too old
to handle a fire build-up.

Fellas, I appreciate you
getting the water going.

That'll make fine liquor,
I promise you.

Five gallons will be fine,
old buddy.

That's what I've always done.
Five gallons only.

-And you're labelled a fool.
-What about that, Digger?

How about that?

You know, this is awesome.
I've got a lot of corn here.

I'll be able to run, roughly,
$800 to $900 a week,

if I run five barrels a week.

You know, I'm not
messing around.

They gave me the opportunity
to make liquor
in the woods again

and I'm gonna run with it
and try to do the best
I can do.

If you can keep it above 160
for 90 minutes,

you're getting everything
cooked out of that.

Here we go.

You want me to cut that, Mark?

-Whatever you wanna do.
-Actually get that tag in
and just unzip it.

Watch your hands there.

Just hang on to the bag.

There you are.

That's how you open
a damn bag of sugar.

If you don't know
how to do it right.

That is, you've got to melt it
before it got to the bottom.

-Yeah, boy.
-Can't believe the cob.

It's gonna come,
the cob's gonna make
a killer one.

Make that CO2 work hard
to get out of there.

At least we're gonna see it
floating on the top of it.

-Tomorrow we'll know,
won't we?
-Yes, sir.

The cap holds in the CO2,

as the yeast are eating
the sugars and stuff.

Keeps 'em working well.

And it's also a barometer
for when you're mash
ready to run.

When cap's no longer there
and sunk to the bottom,

you're mash is ready to run.

That's what you call
magic dust, right there.

Yeah, no kiddin'.

That'll bring it to life.
So far, so good.

I mean, Daniel,
he's the right kind.

He's what we need to be
working with us.

Don't believe
that's got us, Mark.

We don't have caps
for all these barrels.

Just going to trash bag
down on 'em.

-That works.
-It'll blow up a little bit.

Be all right.

That thing air ought
to fill it pretty good
tomorrow.

You happy with it, Daniel?

Hell, I'm just happy to
be back in the woods,
making mash.

- Seven days, you can run hard.
- That works.

You know, I won't try my best
to get an early start on this.

The CO2 that's, uh, coming
out of the mash
is swelling this bag up.

It's not ready to run.
This one here now,

I'm liking what
I'm seeing here.

Oh, yeah, There's very
little cap on top.

All the cap is fill,
this mash right here
is ready to run.

In Cocke County,
Tennessee,

Daniel starts his first run
as a partner with Mark
and Digger.

Oh, man, listen to that sound.

That sound right there
is music to my ears.

Well, I'm gonna go ahead
and lock the fire before
I actually finished filling.

Now she's turned up,
warmin' up.

Somebody in our
stale side.

Hey, fellas, Mark
and I gettin' here
early this morning.

We feel like we're plenty
early, and much to
our surprise,

Daniel's already in here,
and he's working.

Fellas, I only had one
barrel ready to go.

The other three
are still working.

Okay, let's do cadillacing.

Smell that gas coming out.

It smells good.
It's working good.

Yes, it is.

This sweet corn mash
is awesome because that cob,
it holds more sugar,

so you're going to have
a little bit higher yield

on the sweet mash run.

I really like this.
It smells good.

Taste good.

It'll make some damn good
liquor and bring a good
pain in.

- We'll get our work started, Daniel.
- All right.

Here we go.

How's it looking there?

Looks like it's working.

Our mash is ready to run.

Just a matter
of pumping it over.

And, uh, you know,
we're back in corn business.

I couldn't be any more
pleased with this mash.
Give me a little fuel.

Smells great. It's going
to make some fine liquor.

So far, you couldn't ask
for any better.

What do you think?

I believe we've got
this calf roped.

We're ready to make some
wiggy.

Moonshine, you've
got to take your time,

because the slower you run it,
the better it'll be.

You know, it's the first
liquor I've made in
the woods in a while.

Look out of that come,
that's a good string.

That's a good string
on a fifty gallon pot
like this,

I'm going to say,
about half a jar
would be plenty.

And then we start
catching liquor.

Working with Daniel
is perfect. He knows
what he's doing

and it puts me
and Mark at ease.

That looks like a good
jar right there.

How you coming
over there?

Well, the high shots
and bubbles is leaving
fast, Digger.

You like it, buddy,
we love it.

Daniel is right on point.

He don't want to run
any back or anything,

so he's going to stop it
at two full cases.

And he's happy with it,
I'm happy with it.

-It's a pedal on our planet.
-Oh, yeah.

Been doin' this for nearly
forty years,

and I never get tired
of saying that spout begin

to run first one.

It's in the blood.
You can't shake it.

Yeah, boy.

Jarhead is about level full.

-We got all we need
-Throw him some away.

Now, this is the goody
we're looking for

That's what we're looking for
right there.

My run's done, fellas.

I'll let it cool down enough
so we can transfer it
back over.

We're in business.

You can cut out
if you want to.

Hell, no.

I signed down to help you
and that's what I'm going to.

Daniel has a work ethic
that's outstanding.
He won't even leave

and take his liquor out.
He's here to stay and help us.

You know,
he's all about working.

That's getting on there
right now. That's in hard,
bigtime.

Ain't a thing wrong
with that, only thing
it needs is drinking.

That is enough right there.

Yeah.
I couldn't be any happier the way

this liquor is running.

It's coming out clear
as a bell, just what
we want. Got one

of the best
flavors of any liquor
you'll ever drink.

That works good.

Smells damn good.

You know what's left
to do today, don't you?

Get out of here.

Today was a good day.
I'm back in the woods
doing what I love,

making moonshine,
making money for my family,

making money from me
and Mark and Digger both.

-You got a lucky rabbit's foot
in your pocket, or something.
-I have.

- I've carried it for years.
- It's working.

Get some
ingredients on the truck.

I ain't gonna complain
one damn bit, the more.

we running liquor,
the more money
we gonna make.

One county
to the West...

With Jerry on the mand,
Mike, is picking up
the slack

as they prepare
for their next mash in.

I think me and Jerry's on
our way to build a damn
empire right now, man.

Our party didn't get time
to cool off.

We've hardly got time
to eat a can of sardines
right now.

What you doing, Jesse?

I need you to come
down here and see me.

-Now?
-Now.

What's goin' on man?

I'd rather tell you
in person.

Okay, I'll be there
in just a few.

Ain't no damn telling
what Jesse fixing
a tale on me.

I mean, he needs to talk
to me about something
important, it ain't good.

Jesse is one
of the very few people

outside of my little circle
that knows what I do.

He helps me
bootleg some.

His voice was
a little bit rattled,

so I'm kind of worried
about pulling up there
and talking to him.

So what's going on, Jesse?

Er, you're stilt site
has been burned, buddy.

What do you mean burned?

There's a realtor lighting
a fire, going over
the property.

They're looking to sell it.

Do what? Jesse, there
ain't no damn way.

The property owner
told me I could be there.

He said that was all
his damn land.

He's wrong. Where you built
your stilt site's on another
man's land.

Don't tell me that man.
That's *bleep*

The land owner I talked to
said every damn bit of that
was his.

I paid the land owner off,
he knows we're moonshiners.

We keep him, took care of
him on the side, and he said
it was his property.

So, it's for sale?
I mean, whose land is it?

There's a lot of talk
going on around here

and that realtor lady's
been knocking on people's
doors.

And she said, if the stuff
wasn't off there, the cops
gonna get involved.

They sent pictures
to prove it.

Oh, damn.

What is that,
Sassafras leaves?

Yeah, that's right.
We've got a new system
of a buzzer.

Now, how far? That ain't
going to work.

Them pile will look like
a piece of charcoal
in a minute.

You like charcoal taters?

Ow, ah!

I don't see that.

I think, um, taters
oughta be done.

Close enough.

Ain't that hot, better than
a burnt tater.

Yeah, got charcoal
on some.

You sure?

I ain't neither.

The land owner I talked to
said every damn bit of that
was his.

Well, they sent
pictures to prove it.

Oh, damn.

That's my damn sight
for sure, brother.

Oh, my God.

The word is you
need to get out by tonight.

Oh, my God. Let me get
out of here

and get the hell if I may,
got some damn work
to do.

Damn.

Oh, my. Damn.

Now got a damn tear down.

Get the hell out of there.

Nowhere else to go.

I got to hurry up.
Get over here, get Jerry too.

So we get in there
and get *bleep* locked
down.

Argh! Don't know what
in the hell I'm going
to do now.

Well, I hope Jerry's
ass is up here.

He ain't gonna like
the damn news
I've got to tell him

that our stilt site's
been burned.

Our walkie talkie started
making some racket.
and everything.

Thought I recognize
that voice.

What's he into?

You know, he got hold
of some radio.

You know, Jim Tom,
He's really big into
radios.

He got a few buckets
of cherries and he wanted
us to help him run it.

Okay, we'll be there
in a little bit and check
you out.

Sounds good.

He loves radio, don't he?

Yeah.

Well, Jim, Tom ain't
able to go to the store.

We've had most everything
we need on the truck.

And I know we ain't able
to carry a darn stable plum
in our own

to read said he don't do
all that.

But if we can help him,
we're gonna help him.

Hey, Jim Tom.

I'm good.

You?

Yeah.

Where the hell have
you been?

Are still stilt site
has been compromised.
I'll explain it.

We gotta get
the hell out of here.

-What?
-And now we've been
made, brother.

- Are you serious?
- But you were sitting dead in the middle

of somebody else's land.

They said if we're not out
of here by down dark,
they're calling the law on us.

Clock's winding down
on us. Get the hell out
of here.

We've got this big structure.

We got this big pot,
a thirteen foot column
stilt.

All these
mash barrels.

Turn it loose.

No.

This'd what we've
got to get packed out
of here before dark.

Got stuff in in too?

Yeah, nasty stuff.

I'm frantic, scared.
I'm nervous. And on top
of this, Jerry's sore,

he's hurt. He had his
appendix taken out.

You know the doctor
told me to
take it really easy.

Maybe even a bit
of bedrest for about
two weeks.

But you know what?
I'm just not that type
of person.

If I feel good enough,
we'll get up and get at it.

Our season was going
too damn good to be
true,

That's just the way it is.

Get it, Get it. Go.

It's all I know,
what's that damn
chord at?

I did something
last afterwards sitting.

I got it. Damn.

Don't you snap at me.
I ain't *bleep*

You know, right now,
I've got so many emotions
going through my mind.

We've had good
success, our season's
going good.

And now all that's been just,
all the winds been knocked
out of our sails.

Might as well
stuff.

We have the law
coming to see me, man.

You know that. They see
this face right here,
that's all I don't want.

As the sun goes down,

gets a many closer to where
we're gonna be in trouble.

I'm scared we won't
to get out of here in time.
Don't get called on it.

So they're going to catch
us right in the middle of
tearing stuff down.

I'll grab this down too.

We've got to be super careful.
All this stuff.

All right, it's yours.

Can't afford for anything
to get busted up on the steel.

You know, on our rig,
you just don't pop a cap off,

unscrew and screw.

-Oh!
-Damn.

This thing is put together
with metal flanges,

bolts and nuts,
is three different sections.

All these site glasses
and jars and tower paces
and taps.

How much time?

We've got everything
in the world hooked
to this thing.

People asked him,
what does it take to be
a moonshiner?

Well, this is it, be able
to pick up in a minute's
notice

and move on and keep on
making money.

He said they can't be
nothing left up here,
period.

You know, I always want
to build a campfire.

something I always wanted
to do.

It's just like...

why the hell?

Me and Mike
put months and months
into the stilt site,

just setting things the way
we want it, kind of hard
to put in words

Sitting there watching
this stuff burning to smoke,
you know,

stuff that you've built used
and everything is pretty
disheartening and saddening.

We got to our best season
ever, best stilt site
we ever had.

This right here happens.

We've got to pack up,
move out.

It's heartbreaking.

I feel like these are not
my stomach,
but I will not be defeated.

Boy, how did a hell of a job
on this stilt site.

We're pumping liquor out
on both sides

of this creek right here.

That's apple brandy, baby.

it's a damn good payday.
I'm ready,

Hello!

Fire in the hole!

I used to lie down around
my nose, up on the alarm.

Don't put lead in your
pencil...

We've got set that up.

It ain't gonna run itself.

Hello?

What's up? I was going
to ask to use your barn.

Well, I cannot protect
you if police get involved.

We really have no choice.