Moonshiners (2011–…): Season 6, Episode 11 - Big Wheels Keep on Turning - full transcript

Mark and Digger bring in a moonshine legend to rev up production. Josh and Chuck turn to an old power source to prolong their operation. Chico and Sondra gear up for their first big sale of...

Digger: I DON'T COME
FROM A FAMILY OF MOONSHINERS,

BUT IT'S PART
OF OUR HERITAGE HERE.

AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH
THAT THE OLD MOONSHINERS

IN OUR REGION DEEMED ME
WORTHY ENOUGH

FOR THEM TO PASS SOME
OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON TO ME.

FOR ME, IT'S NOT JUST AN OUTLAW
BUSINESS, IT'S A LEGACY.

I FEEL THAT I OWE IT TO THEM
TO CARRY THEIR LEGACY FORWARD

IN WHAT I DO.

Narrator:
IT'S THE END OF SUMMER,

AND AS SHADOWS GROW LONG
ACROSS APPALACHIA,

SHINERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO MEET
THEIR LOFTY SEASON GOALS.



IN VIRGINIA, IT'S THE MOMENT
OF TRUTH FOR TIM.

ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT
IS THE MILLION DOLLARS

WORTH OF MOONSHINE
SITTING IN THAT TANK.

Narrator: CHICO AND SONDRA DROP
INTO A COMPROMISING SITUATION.

I'M DONE.

WHAT PART OF "DONE"
DON'T Y'ALL UNDERSTAND?

AND A BLOWUP IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

[BLEEP] THIS
SON OF A BITCH.

WE SHOULD BE MAKING
[BLEEP] DAMN LIQUOR.

¶ NO ONE CAN HOLD ME DOWN

¶ OR MAKE ME CHANGE MY WAYS

¶ SO DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH
SAYIN' ¶

¶ CRIME NEVER PAYS

¶ WE'RE GOIN' FOR A RIDE



¶ RUNNIN' TO SURVIVE

¶ WHEN YOU'RE LIVIN'
OUTSIDE THE LAW ¶

¶ WE'RE LIVIN' OUTSIDE THE LAW

Man: THIS IS HOW
WE MAKE THE MOONSHINE!

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Mark: HEY, J.B.,
YOU EVER HAD ANY DEALINGS

WITH A STEAMER STILL?

IT'S THE DAMNEDEST,
AWFULEST-LOOKING STILL

YOU'VE DONE EVER WENT
AND LOOKED AT, THOUGH.

Narrator: IN THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE,

TWO SHINERS ARE TURNING
TO AN OLD FRIEND

FOR A HELPING HAND.

Mark: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA JUST
MAKE OUR HAZELNUT CORN LIQUOR.

IT'S ONE OF OUR
BEST SELLERS RIGHT NOW.

WE BROUGHT OLD J.B. RADER.
HE'S A MOONSHINE LEGEND.

HE'S HELPED US OUT
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

I'M GONNA SHAKE THAT STUFF
UP OFF THE BOTTOM,

GET THE FLAVOR
MIXED UP IN THERE.

J.B.:
YEAH, IT'S READY.

I WANT TO BUILD A FIRE
AND GET TO MAKING SOME LIQUOR.

WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT.

Narrator:
IN ORDER TO MEET THEIR AMBITIOUS
900-GALLON SEASON GOAL,

MARK AND DIGGER
UP THEIR PRODUCTION

BY TAKING A RISK
ON AN ERRATIC OLD STEAM STILL.

IT'S A DANGEROUS
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY ALL
ABOUT BLOWING UP TODAY ANYHOW.

Narrator: BUT WITH
SUMMER WINDING DOWN

AND JUST 326 GALLONS MADE,

REACHING THEIR SEASON TARGET
WILL BE AN UPHILL CLIMB.

WELL, THEN, SEE,
WE'LL CUT THIS ONE OFF.

AND THERE, WE'VE GOT
OUR FRESH WATER INTO HERE.

YOU HEAR IT TRICKLING
IN THERE, J.B.?

OH, YEAH.

WE SET OURSELVES
A VERY LOFTY GOAL THIS SEASON,

ESPECIALLY WITH
AN ARTISAN MAKER.

IT'S VERY TIME-CONSUMING,

BUT WE STILL HAVE
DEDICATED CUSTOMERS

THAT REALLY LIKE
OUR CORN WHISKEY.

YOU KNOW, KEEPING UP WITH THAT,

WE SIMPLY CAN'T DO IT ALL.

STRIKE THAT LIGHTER
UP IN THERE.

IT'S YOUR TURN
TO BLOW UP.

J.B.: YEAH.

Digger: WE HAVE THIS STEAMER
STILL AND ANOTHER STILL

RUNNING LIQUOR IN THE SAME TIME.
WE'VE GOT NO CHOICE.

WE'VE GOT TO FOLD SOMEBODY ELSE
INTO THIS PROCESS.

WE'VE GOT TO ADD
ANOTHER STILL TO REACH OUR GOAL.

J.B., ME AND YOU
WAS HAMMERING OUT

A WHOLE LOT OF LIQUOR
TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS.

-OH, YEAH.
-BUT TO GET RIGHT DOWN

TO THE POINT, J.B.,
IF YOU'D HELP US

BY RUNNING
OUR CORN LIQUOR FOR US...

Mark: WE THOUGHT WE'D SET YOU UP
A ONE-BARREL.

YOU CAN RUN IT
WHENEVER YOU WANT TO.

THAT'D HELP US OUT
A WHOLE, BIG BUNCH, OLD BUDDY.

Digger: YOU KNOW, J.B. RADER
IS LIKE A BROTHER TO ME.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE RUN LIQUOR
SINCE THE LATE '80s TOGETHER.

HE'S THE ONLY THING WE GOT LEFT
CLOSE ENOUGH TO POPCORN.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER

HE FEELS HEALTHY ENOUGH
AT THIS POINT OR NOT.

I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

Mark:
WE'LL GET THAT IN THERE FOR YOU.

WE'LL DO THE GRUNT WORK.

AND WE'RE GONNA SPLIT
THE DAMN MONEY

THREE WAYS WITH YOU.

THANK YOU, BROTHER.

I KNOW YOU WILL, AND THAT
WILL BE PLENTY GOOD ENOUGH.

IT'S GOT TO BE BETTER
THAN SITTING ON YOUR GNARLY ASS.

YEAH.

BOYS, WE GOT LIQUOR.

-OH, YEAH.
-OH, YEAH.

-J.B.?
-IT'S ALL YOURS.

I'M GONNA LET YOU HAVE
THE FIRST HORN OF THAT.

CAN YOU COUNT?

Narrator: THIS LATEST RUN
OF HAZELNUT CORN SHINE

WILL ADD 20 GALLONS
TO THEIR SEASON TALLY.

J.B., OLD BUDDY,
SURE IS GLAD

TO HAVE YOU BACK WITH.

YOU'RE MY FRIEND.

I HATE BOTH OF YINZ.
I'M LEAVING.

-GO TO HELL.
-[ LAUGHS ]

-ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
-HOLD ON.

ALL RIGHT, GO.

ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S ONE REVOLUTION.

WELL, THAT'S ONE IN HERE,
TOO, BROTHER.

WELL, GOT
A TIE BALLGAME.

Narrator: IN THE BACKWOODS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

TWO SHINERS ARE TURNING
TO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

TO PROLONG THEIR SEASON.

WE GET THIS THING WORKING,
WE CAN GENERATE POWER.

WE CAN HAVE ELECTRICITY.
WE CAN KEEP OUR MASH WARM.

WITH JUST A LITTLE
BIT OF WINTERIZING,

WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK
ALL WINTER LONG.

EVERYTHING WOULD BE
WATER-FED, WATER-RUN.

BE SMOOTH.

-THERE IT IS.
-OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS AWESOME, DUDE.

Narrator: AFTER BIG CHUCK FOUND
THE PERFECT NEW STILL SITE...

HERE'S TO OUR NEW STILL SITE
AND BEING BACK ON OUR FEET.

Narrator: ...THE SHINERS
SAW THEIR FORTUNES

TAKE A TURN FOR THE BETTER.

BUT THEY'RE STILL
745 GALLONS SHORT

OF THEIR
1,000-GALLON SEASON GOAL.

SO NOW THEY'RE LOOKING TO TURN
THEIR WEATHER-WORN GRIST MILL

INTO A HYDROELECTRIC
POWER SOURCE

THAT WILL ENABLE THEM
TO RUN THROUGH THE WINTER.

BY ME WINTERIZING MY STILL SITE,

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE
GONNA CATCH MY SEASON GOAL.

Narrator: MASH WON'T FERMENT
IN TEMPERATURES

BELOW 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

BY INSULATING
HIS MASH ROOM LAST YEAR,

JOSH WAS ABLE TO RUN
THROUGH THE WINTER,

ALLOWING HIM TO REACH
HIS SEASON GOAL.

Josh:
THIS YEAR, WE GOT THIS TROUGH

THAT COULD MOVE WATER
IN THAT WHEEL.

IT'S GONNA ENABLE US
TO GENERATE HEAT.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO RUN YEAR ROUND.

HEY, LET'S CHECK
THAT TROUGH.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REBUILD
THIS WHOLE ENTIRE DAMN THING.

WITHOUT THIS TROUGH, WATER'S NOT
GONNA TRAVEL DOWN TO THE WELL.

AND WE'RE NOT GONNA BE
ABLE TO GENERATE POWER.

THAT'S A LOT OF TROUGH,
BIG CHUCK.

I KNOW IT.

Narrator: IN ORDER TO GENERATE
THE ELECTRICITY NEEDED

TO WINTERIZE
AND HEAT THEIR STILL SITE,

JOSH AND BIG CHUCK
WILL NEED TO REBUILD

THE GRIST MILL'S
EXISTING WATER WHEEL,

AS WELL AS THE TROUGH SYSTEM

WHICH CARRIES WATER
FROM A CREEK

BEHIND THE MILL
TO THE WATER WHEEL.

TO COMPLETE THE TASK,

OVER 100 YARDS
OF THE ROTTED WOODEN TROUGH

NEED TO BE REBUILT.

AFTER THE TROUGH SYSTEM
IS IN WORKING ORDER,

THEY'LL NEED TO REPLACE
THE WOODEN BOXES

THAT LINE THE WHEEL'S DIAMETER.

ONCE THE WATER IS AGAIN FLOWING
AND SPINNING THE WATER WHEEL,

ITS AXLE WILL SPIN
A GEAR INSIDE THE MILL,

WHICH IS ATTACHED TO A PULLEY.

A BELT FROM THE PULLEY
WILL DRIVE AN ALTERNATOR

THAT WILL PRODUCE
ELECTRIC CURRENT

TO A BANK
OF 12-VOLT BATTERIES.

THE BATTERIES WILL BE USED

TO PROVIDE THE HEAT
AND LIGHT NECESSARY

FOR JOSH AND CHUCK TO OPERATE
THROUGHOUT THE WINTER.

BUT 50 YEARS OF NEGLECT

HAS PUT A MONUMENTAL TASK
IN FRONT OF THEM.

BIG CHUCK,
IF WE USE NEW LUMBER,

THIS GONNA STICK OUT
LIKE A SORE THUMB.

BUT THIS IS BEYOND --
I MEAN, THIS AIN'T USABLE.

I THINK YOU CAN MAKE
SOME OF IT WORK.

YOU AIN'T GONNA MAKE
ALL OF IT WORK.

YEAH, I THINK
WE'LL NAIL IT, MAN.

-I REALLY DO.
-YOU GOT MORE --

YOU GOT A LOT OF WORK
CUT OUT FOR YOU RIGHT HERE.

Chuck:
THE TROUGH IS ABOUT TRASHED.

REBUILDING THAT
AND GETTING THE WATER TO RUN,

IT'S JUST NOT
PRACTICAL RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE BEHIND.

LET'S GO DO
WHAT WE KNOW HOW TO DO BEST.

LET'S GO MAKE LIQUOR.

YOU DON'T THINK
IT WILL GO QUICK, CHUCK?

IT'S EASIER SAID
THEN DONE, MAN.

THE HARDEST PART IS GONNA BE
GETTING A 4x4

-AND ALL THAT LIKE YOU WANT IT.
-OH, YOU WANT --

I MEAN, ALL THOSE ARE
ARE JUST BANGED TOGETHER, RIGHT?

AND YOU'RE DIGGING
IN ROCKS.

THAT'S WHAT'S
GONNA BE TOUGH.

I MEAN, YOU AIN'T JUST --

YOU JUST AIN'T
GOING DOWN A BANK.

WE AIN'T GOT TIME
TO BE OUT HERE

SCREWING WITH THE DAMN TROUGH.

WE GOT TO GET MAKING LIQUOR.
WE GOT TO GET THINGS GOING.

I THINK THIS WILL
GO FAIRLY QUICK.

I'M TELLING YOU,
IT'S A LOT OF TOTING.

IT'S JUST NOT
A GOOD IDEA.

YOU EVER SOLD THIS MUCH
AT ONE TIME?

YEAH. I'M EXCITED.

I CAN'T HELP IT.
[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: UP IN KENTUCKY,
A SHINE-MAKING COUPLE

IS LOOKING FOR THEIR
FIRST BIG PAYDAY OF THE SEASON.

YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH
YOU REALLY NEED PEOPLE

UNTIL YOU'RE BLOODY,
LAYING IN THE ROAD.

Narrator:
AFTER A SUMMER OF DISASTERS,

CHICO AND SONDRA ARE TRYING
TO REBOOT THEIR SEASON

WITH SONDRA'S WATERMELON CRAWL.

IT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT?

WITH THE RECIPE PERFECTED,

THEY'VE RUN OFF 120 GALLONS
OF THE SWEET WATERMELON BRANDY.

SO WHO'S THIS GUY THAT
WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT HERE?

NEVER SOLD TO HIM BEFORE?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE?
I MEAN, THIS --

Narrator: IN A DEAD DROP,

BUYERS AND SELLERS AGREE
TO LEAVE THEIR CASH AND LIQUOR

AT A PRE-ARRANGED
HIDDEN LOCATION,

ELIMINATING THE RISK
IN A FACE-TO-FACE TRANSACTION.

DESPITE CHICO AND SONDRA'S
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS,

BOOTLEGGING REMAINS
A RISKY PROPOSITION.

IN 1923,
A PROSECUTOR IN CODY, WYOMING,

WAS TIPPED OFF
ON A PLANNED DEAD DROP

INVOLVING THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS WORTH OF SHINE.

WITH THE SHERIFF OUT OF TOWN,

THE LOCAL JUDGE QUICKLY
DEPUTIZED THE COURTHOUSE JANITOR

TO STAKE OUT THE LOCATION.

WHEN THE BOOTLEGGERS ARRIVED

AND TRIED TO GET AWAY
WITH THE STASH,

THE TRIGGER-HAPPY
JANITOR OPENED FIRE

ON THE BOOTLEGGER'S CAR,

KILLING ONE SHINER INSTANTLY.

BUT THE DRIVER ESCAPED,

MAKING IT 60 MILES
WITH HIS FRIEND'S DEAD BODY

BEFORE BEING APPREHENDED.

AND IN 1920,

DURING A LATE-NIGHT DEAD DROP
ON A MICHIGAN HIGHWAY,

A BOOTLEGGING CARAVAN
WAS AMBUSHED

BY WAITING FEDERAL AGENTS.

WHILE FOUR OF THE
VEHICLES SURRENDERED,

THE FIFTH TOOK OFF,

LEADING AGENTS
ON A HIGH-SPEED CHASE

BEFORE CRASHING
HIS STUDEBAKER INTO A TREE.

THE DRIVER WAS KILLED,

BUT THREE OTHERS ESCAPED
ON FOOT INTO THE WOODS,

LEAVING BEHIND $85,000
WORTH OF THEIR ILLEGAL LIQUOR.

IT SAYS "I LOVE LOG."

YOU WANT ME TO CHECK TO SEE
IF THE MONEY'S THERE?

MAKES PERFECT SENSE NOW.

I MEAN...

DO YOU WANT
TO TRY TO CALL HIM?

I MEAN...

I FEEL LIKE
A SITTING DUCK.

I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE JUST [BLEEP]

Narrator: COMING UP...
Tim: IF IT DOESN'T WORK,

WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WITH 3,000 GALLONS

THAT WE JUST MESSED UP?

Narrator:
...NO TURNING BACK IN VIRGINIA.

AND A THREAT IN TENNESSEE.

Sondra: I THINK SO.

YOU SURE?

I DON'T KNOW
WHY IN THE HELL HE'S HERE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A DEAD DROP.

-EVERYTHING GOOD?
-HE'S WANTING --

WHY'D HE SHOW UP
JUST LIKE THAT?

WATCH THOSE BOTTLES.

Narrator: CHICO AND SONDRA'S
12-GALLON SALE

OF THEIR WATERMELON BRANDY
HAS NETTED THEM A COOL $1,800.

OH, WE GOT TO.

WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

Tim: I'M REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH THESE GUYS.

WE GOT TO SEE CHAD AND KEITH

ABOUT THIS NEW
WHISKEY-GENERATING APPARATUS

THAT'S GONNA MAKE CLIMAX
MOONSHINE INTO A WHISKEY,

I MEAN, OVERNIGHT.

I GOT FAITH IN THEM.
I MAKES A REALLY GOOD WHISKEY.

Narrator:
IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA,

ONE SHINER'S SEASON
AND ENTIRE BUSINESS

ARE RIDING
ON AN UNTESTED METHOD.

-ALL RIGHT.
-WHAT'S UP, MAN?

Tim: GETTING THIS 3,000 GALLONS
TURNED OVER TO WHISKEY

IS A LITTLE STRESSFUL,
BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T WORK,

$1 MILLION WORTH OF MOONSHINE

IS GONNA BE MESSED UP.
BUT THEN AGAIN,

I'M TRYING TO KEEP A POSITIVE
ATTITUDE ABOUT IT,

THAT, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS GONNA WORK.

Narrator: THIS SEASON...
THE GUY CANCELLED THE ORDER.

Narrator: ...A CANCELLED
$2 MILLION ORDER

LEFT TIM NECK-DEEP
IN SHINE AND DEBT.

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

Narrator:
WITH HIS BUSINESS IN JEOPARDY,

HE TEAMED UP WITH TWO INVENTORS

WHO PROMISED TO BUILD A DEVICE

TO TURN HIS MOONSHINE

INTO TOP-SHELF
WHISKEY OVERNIGHT.

THAT TASTE PROFILE

IS, LIKE, PERFECT.

Narrator:
THEIR FIRST TEST WAS A SUCCESS.

BUT IN ORDER TO AGE
ENOUGH WHISKEY

TO PAY OFF HIS BANK LOANS,

TIM WILL HAVE TO SCALE UP
THE WHISKEY-MAKING PROCESS

BY ALMOST 6,000%.

I ASKED THEM
TO MAKE SOMETHING BIG,

BECAUSE WE NEED
TO MAKE BIG VOLUME.

BEFORE THIS, WE ONLY HAD
A 50-GALLON TANK.

SO WHAT DO WE GOT?

WE DONE GOT
SOMETHING TOGETHER?

YEAH.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON IT.

TA-DA!

OKAY, THAT'S A BOX.

YEAH. IT'S A BIGGER BOX
THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.

AND WHERE'S THE THING
YOU PUT ON TOP OF THE TANK?

WOOD HAS TO GO
IN THE TOP OF THE TANK.

BEFORE, I THOUGHT
YOU WAS MAKING A BOMB.

I REALLY THINK YOU'RE
MAKING A BOMB NOW.

[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: TO EXPAND THE SIZE

OF THE RAPID WHISKEY AGING
PROCESS TO AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE,

KEITH AND CHAD'S LARGER UNIT
USES CHARRED OAK BOARDS

TO REPLACE THE SMALLER
OAK STAVES AND CHIPS

THAT WERE USED
IN THE PROTOTYPE.

BOARDS ARE SECURED INSIDE
A STAINLESS STEEL TANK,

WHERE THEIR MULTIPLE SIDES

AND SURFACES WILL INTERACT
WITH THE ALCOHOL.

AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR WILL SEND

A VARIABLE ELECTRIC CURRENT
THROUGH THE BOARDS

INTO THE SURROUNDING ALCOHOL,

RAPIDLY TRIGGING THE SAME
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHANGES

PRODUCED IN TRADITIONAL
BARREL-AGING.

IF THE DEVICE WORKS,

TIM'S 3,000 GALLONS OF MOONSHINE

WILL BECOME 2-YEAR-OLD
AGED WHISKEY

IN JUST 24 HOURS.

-OKAY.
-THIS ONE?

YEAH, THAT TANK RIGHT THERE.
THAT ONE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WATCH THAT RAIL.

-WATCH THAT RAIL.
-KEEP GOING.

THE DEVICE WE HAVE TODAY
IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HANDLE

100 TIMES
MORE ALCOHOL PRODUCTION

THAN THE ONE AT BELMONT.

YOU WANT TO DRAW STRAWS?

TO SEE WHO CLIMBS
IN THE TANK?

I GOT --
I'VE GOT A FEELING

THAT I'M GONNA DRAW
THE SHORT STRAW.

RIGHT NOW, MY TIME
IS RUNNING OUT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO UPGRADE,
UPSCALE THIS APPARATUS HERE.

THESE GUYS TELL ME
THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

NO ONE'S EVER MADE THIS BEFORE,

SO IT'S NOT LIKE
WE CAN CALL SOMEBODY.

WE ARE THE INVENTORS.

[ GRUNTING ]
OH, SHEESH!

NEED HELP, DUDE?
DON'T HURT YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT.
SO, I'M IN THE TANK.

WE NEED TO PRIME
THIS PUMP.

ALL I NEED IS
A LITTLE BIT OF WATER.

ALL RIGHT,
CRACK THAT THING OPEN, CHAD.

-STILL SUCKING AIR.
-SO WHAT'S THE DEAL?

STOP PLAYING AROUND.
[ LAUGHS ]

SUCKS ASS.

ONE LAST TIME.

OH, YEAH?
YEP, YEP, YEP, YEP.

-SWEET.
-IT'S WORKING!

-IT'S WORKING!
-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M JUST GLAD IT'S FILLING UP.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
POWER COMING ON.

-KNOCK IT OUT.
-YEAH.

IF THE MACHINE WORKS,
WE'RE GONNA MAKE,

PROBABLY THE FINEST WHISKEY
THAT'S EVER BEEN MADE

IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
IT'S GOT TO WORK.

WE CAN'T BE DOING THIS
OVER AND OVER.

IT'S GOT TO WORK ONE TIME.

OH, YEAH.

OH, IT'S DEAD AS A MACKEREL.
THAT'S THE RIGHT COLOR.

Narrator: BACK IN TENNESSEE,

MARK AND DIGGER
ARE ADDING A THIRD STILL

AND RENOWNED MOONSHINER
J.B. RADER TO THEIR OPERATION

IN HOPES OF REACHING
THEIR 900-GALLON SEASON GOAL.

Mark: J.B.'s AGREED TO MAKING
THE CORN LIQUOR FOR US.

WE'RE GONNA SET J.B. UP
WITH A ONE-BARREL POT,

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING
THAT HE COULD HANDLE.

I'M GONNA SET THIS SUCKER ON IT,
AND WE'LL SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

NOW, YOU SEE
HOW THAT FURNACE WORKS, J.B.?

J.B.: OH, YEAH.

WE'VE DUBBED IT
A SKIRT FURNACE.

SEE, ALL THE HEAT
GOES IN AGAINST THE STEEL

FROM THEM THINGS

AND THEN COMES RIGHT BACK UP
THROUGH HERE.

IT [BLEEP] WON'T SCORCH.

Digger: LAY IT TO IT.

LAY IT TO IT, THERE, J.B.

THAT THING WORKS.

DIGGER'S READY
TO GIVE IT ALL UP, J.B.

HE WAS GONNA GO
INTO THE PORNOGRAPHY BUSINESS.

HUH?

YOU KNOW
WHAT STOPPED ME FROM THAT?

I REMEMBERED
WHAT I LOOK LIKE NAKED.

Mark: WE'RE TICKLED ABOUT BEING
BACK IN THE WOODS WITH J.B.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE OLD TIMES.

SURROUND YOURSELF
WITH GOOD PEOPLE

IF YOU WANT TO DO GOOD.

WELL, J.B.,
IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GOT THIS,

WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN
TO THIS OTHER STILL SITE.

ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO
IS FILL THEM JARS UP.

WE GONNA LEAVE
YOU WITH IT.

WE'LL BE BACK
IN A LITTLE BIT.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

THEY WENT ON.

Narrator: J.B.'s RUN
OF TRADITIONAL CORN LIQUOR

WILL BRING MARK AND DIGGER
20 GALLONS CLOSER

TO THEIR SEASON TARGET.

Josh: YEAH, I DON'T THINK
IT WILL BE THAT BAD.

I THINK IT WILL GO QUICK.

Chuck:
THAT'S A LOT OF DAMN WOOD, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, BIG DOG,
LET'S GET IT OUT

AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO HERE.

Narrator: IN SOUTH CAROLINA,

JOSH AND CHUCK
ARE PUTTING HAMMER TO NAIL

IN HOPES THAT THEY CAN
REBUILD THEIR TROUGH

TO POWER THEIR STILL SITE
THROUGH THE WINTER.

ONCE WE GET THIS TROUGH MADE,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A CONSTANT WATER FLOW

THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO USE
SUMP PUMPS AND HOSES AND STUFF.

AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA
BE ABLE TO CREATE HEAT.

SO WE CAN KEEP OUR MASH WARM.

YOU KNOW, BY THE TIME
YOU GET THIS TRUCK UNLOADED,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A HALF A DAY
IN RIGHT THERE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD
TO THE WORLD.

WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY DONE
WITH THE LUMBER NOW.

START TOTING,
QUIT TALKING.

Chuck: YOU GOT TO ROLL
WITH THE PUNCHES WITH JOSH.

HE'D RATHER DO
THE EXTRA WORK HIS WAY.

BUT HE DON'T CARE
IF HE GOT TO GO AROUND HIS ELBOW

TO SCRATCH HIS BUTT.

EITHER FALL IN AND WORK WITH HIM
OR FIGHT HIM.

THIS IS
THE ACTUAL TROUGH.

WE'LL PUT A BUNCH OF THESE
TOGETHER JUST LIKE THIS.

AND WE'RE GONNA
HANG THEM IN THE AIR,

AND GET SOME WATER FLOWING
DOWN TO OUR WATER WHEEL.

BE ABLE TO HOOK UP
OUR POWER AND RUNNING WATER,

AND IT'S GONNA BE NICE.

SLICK, SLICK, SLICK.

-SLICK. BE CAREFUL NOW.
-BIG CHUCK,

I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE AS
BAD AS YOU THINK IT IS.

IT'S GONNA BE AS BAD
AS I THINK IT IS,

AND IT'S GONNA BE EVEN
WORSE THAN THAT.

-YOU READY?
-YEAH, MAN.

Chuck: IT'S A LOT OF WORK,
A LOT OF HASSLE.

IT TAKES EVERYTHING
I CAN MUSTER UP

TO MAKE IT THROUGH A DAY.

[ GRUNTS ]
OH, MY GOD. JOSH.

OH, I AIN'T GONNA
THROW IT THAT WAY.

I'M 60-SOME YEARS OLD.
TOTING UP 2x12s.

I MEAN, THEM THINGS WEIGHT
A COUPLE HUNDRED POUNDS,

MAYBE 300 POUNDS APIECE.

WE'RE TOTING THEM UP HILLS,
DOWN HILLS.

WHOO!
AND WE'RE MAKING SLOW PROGRESS.

ALL RIGHT, WATCH OUT
FOR THAT LOG THAT'S SLICK.

SLICKER THAN CRAP, BOY.

-WHOA!
-WATCH THAT LOG, BOY.

WHEW.

Josh:
TRY TO PICK IT UP.

THAT'S WHERE IT NEEDS
TO BE RIGHT THERE.

-CAN YOU HOLD IT?
-PUT SOME SCREWS IN. HURRY UP.

-ALL RIGHT.
-DAMN.

I'M HURRYING.

I COULDN'T TELL.

-[BLEEP]
-PUSH IT TO ME.

YOU'RE KILLING ME, BOY.
GOD.

JUST LIFT IT UP,
I'LL SLIDE THIS UNDER THERE.

-ONE MORE TIME.
-OH, GOD ALMIGHTY, BOY.

I'VE BEEN IN HARD WORK
ALL MY LIFE.

I WASN'T BORN NO RICH KID.

WORKED CONSTRUCTION
MOST OF MY LIFE.

BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
BULL[BLEEP]

WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS ALL DAY.

IT'S ABOUT KICKED
OUR BUTTS, SO...

-FORGET IT.
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY FORGET IT?

-GO HOME?
-IT'S GONNA BE DARK.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL
[BLEEP] SET IT DOWN,

WE'LL GO TO THE HOUSE.

IT'S ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT'S
JUST NOT GONNA FLY TOGETHER.

YOU GOT TO HAVE SOME
FINESSE WITH THIS.

IF NOT, IT AIN'T
GONNA BE WORTH DOING.

IT'S JUST A GOOD TIME TO STOP.

WELL, THIS IS -- THIS --
OH, MAN.

YOU GOT TO TAKE THE WIENIE
AND PUT IT ON THE STICK, CHAD.

YEAH, I'M FIGURING THIS OUT.

HOW DID YOU COOK
A WIENIE GROWING UP?

PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE.

Keith: CHAD, COME ON.

Narrator:
UP IN NORTH CAROLINA,

WHILE HIS 3,000 GALLONS OF SHINE
AGES OVERNIGHT,

TIM GIVES HIS TEAM
A LITTLE TASTE OF THE BACKWOODS.

Keith: HOW LONG
HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS?

-ALL MY LIFE.
-YOUR WHOLE LIFE?

-WHOLE LIFE. LONG TIME.
-YOUR DAD TEACH YOU?

YEAH.
I WAS ABOUT THIS TALL.

WHEN IT CAME UP TIME
TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN,

I'M LIKE,
"I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT
TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN."

SO I ASKED MY DAD,
AND HE SAYS,

"SON,
IF YOU JUST WORK HARD

AND DO AS I TELL YOU,
YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT."

HE SAID, "I CAN TEACH YOU MORE
IN ONE YEAR AT HOME

THAN YOU'LL LEARN
IN KINDERGARTEN."

AND I THINK
EVEN THOUGH I WAS MAYBE

DOING SOMETHING
TO HELP MY DADDY, ILLEGAL,

BREAKING THE LAW,
I PICKED UP A LOT.

SO, WHERE DID YOUR DAD
LEARN IT FROM, HIS DAD?

WELL, IT WAS HANDED DOWN
THROUGH HIS FAMILY.

AND IN THE COMMUNITY,
YOU KNOW,

THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY
WHERE I GREW UP AT,

EVERYONE IS RELATED
TO SOMEONE

WHO KNOWS SOMEBODY
THAT MAKES MOONSHINE,

SELLS MOONSHINE,
DRINKS MOONSHINE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A --
IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW PERSONAL THIS WAS FOR HIM.

AND IT MEANS A LOT TO ME,

BECAUSE THAT TELLS ME
THAT HIS HEART'S IN IT.

AND THOSE ARE
THE TYPES OF PEOPLE

I WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH.

WE AIN'T GOT
BUT ONE MORE HOT DOG TO COOK,

SO I HOPE YOU GOT IT.

A HOT DOG ON WOOD
TASTES BETTER

THAN A HOT DOG
OUT OF A MICROWAVE.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

IT AIN'T NOTHING LIKE
HAVING A HOT DOG

COOKED ON A WOOD FIRE.

THE MOONSHINE ABSORBS
THE OAK WOOD FLAVOR

AND THE SMELL, SO IT'S ALMOST
LIKE WHEN YOU SMELL THAT,

-YOU THINK ABOUT A CAMPFIRE.
-YEAH.

NO, I MEAN, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU DO.

I THINK I KNOW
WHAT WE CAN CALL IT.

-WE CAN CALL IT WOOD-FIRED.
-THAT'S A GREAT NAME.

I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT,

YOU KNOW,
WIENIE ROAST MOONSHINE.

-NO, THAT WOULDN'T --
-WIENIE ROAST?

-WIENER ROAST.
-CLIMAX WIENER ROAST?

-NO, THAT DON'T SOUND RIGHT.
-I LIKE THE WOOD-FIRED.

I LIKE THE NAME.

I THINK CLIMAX
WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY.

FRESH CHARRED WOOD

AND ALCOHOL. BAM.

PASS ME SOME OF THAT
FANCY WOOD-FIRED, PLEASE, SIR.

-[ CHUCKLES ]
-THANK YOU.

Chad: TIM, I THINK
HE'S NAILED DOWN THIS NAME --

WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY.
IT JUST CLICKED.

IT WAS LIKE THAT.
IT REALLY DOES MAKE SENSE.

YOU KNOW HOW TO TELL
GOOD MOONSHINE, GOOD LIQUOR?

-YOU DRINK IT.
-YEAH.

NO, IT BURNS WOOD.

-YEAH, THAT DID IT.
-WHOO!

LOOK AT WHAT A PRETTY
BLUE FLAME THAT MADE.

I'VE BEEN SELLING MOONSHINE
ALL MY LIFE,

AND IT'S BEEN ALL
ABOUT THE BLUE FLAME.

Narrator: COMING UP...

OH.
IT'S STARTING TO POUR.

Narrator: ...AN UNTIMELY
WASHOUT IN KENTUCKY.

Sondra: IF WE GET RAINED OUT,
I DON'T KNOW

WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO
FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

I'VE HAD IT.
I'M DONE.

YOU ACT LIKE
I AIN'T WORKING.

Narrator: AND A MELTDOWN
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

[BLEEP] THIS
SON OF A BITCH!

WE SHOULD BE MAKING
[BLEEP] DAMN LIQUOR.

Tim:
I HOPE TO GOD THIS WORKS.

IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
I CAN'T DEAL WITH THAT.

IT'S -- THAT'S JUST --
IT'S GONNA BE A DISASTER.

Narrator:
IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA,

IT'S THE DAY OF RECKONING
FOR TIM

AND HIS 3,000 GALLONS
OF RAPIDLY-AGED MOONSHINE.

IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
WHAT AM I GONNA DO

WITH 3,000 GALLONS
THAT WE JUST MESSED UP?



MAYBE I'LL BE LOOKING
FOR ANOTHER JOB.

TIM.

-WHAT'S UP, MAN?
-WE BACK AT IT AGAIN?

YEAH.

Y'ALL NOT STRESSED OUT?
I AM.

WE WERE STRESSED
WHEN WE DROVE UP,

BUT THE BUILDING'S
STILL HERE, SO...

YEAH, THAT'S 3,000
GALLONS IN THERE.

THE WHOLE NIGHT,
I DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL.

ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT
IS THE MILLION DOLLARS

WORTH OF MOONSHINE
SITTING IN THAT TANK

MAYBE CHANGING SOMETHING
TO SOMETHING

THAT WE CAN'T SELL.

OKAY, I NEED A BUCKET
AND A HOSE HERE.

-BUCKET AND A HOSE?
-BUCKET AND A HOSE.

WE STARTED WITH A SMALL,
EXPERIMENTAL MACHINE

THAT THEY BUILT. THEY DID
A PERFECT JOB WITH 50 GALLONS.

BUT RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE LOOKING AT

FROM 50 GALLONS
TO 3,000 GALLONS.

THAT'S A BIG JUMP.

I GOT A WHOLE LOT
RIDING ON THIS.

-WE'RE READY.
-IS IT?

-YEP.
-ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, SO, LEAVE THIS OFF.
TURN ON.

-THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
-JUST A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY.
I HEAR SOMETHING.

YEAH, THE HOSE IS MOVING.
IT'S FILLING UP.

ALL RIGHT, BE EASY WITH IT.
LET'S SEE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

OH, IT'S BROWN.

GET SOME OF THAT.

-THAT LOOKS GOOD.
-IT LOOKS GOOD?

-IT LOOKS GOOD.
-THAT DOES LOOK GOOD.

WOW.

HMM?

LOOKS REAL GOOD.

MM.

MM-HMM.

YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S AWESOME.
IT SMELLS GREAT.

Tim: IMMEDIATELY, YOU CAN SMELL
THAT RICH, DEEP OAK FLAVOR

OF, LIKE, WHISKEY OR BOURBON,
LIKE YOU IN A BARREL HOUSE.

IT'S A LITTLE BUTTERY,
LIKE, YOU KNOW, ALMOND.

I MEAN, IT'S GOT, LIKE,
A SMOOTHNESS TO IT.

-THAT'S GOOD.
-THAT'S REAL GOOD.

I MEAN, THIS IS CRAZY,
YOU KNOW?

WE PUT IT IN THERE OVERNIGHT.
IT COME OUT LIKE THAT.

-YOU KNOW, GOOD JOB.
-[ LAUGHS ]

-GOOD JOB, MAN.
-THAT IS SMOOTH.

GOOD JOB.
GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB.

-THANK YOU.
-ALL GOOD.

NO, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

WE JUST TOOK CLIMAX MOONSHINE

AND CONVERTED IT
INTO A WHISKEY OVERNIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK
NOBODY ELSE CAN SAY THAT.

BOY, THAT IS SMOOTH.

SO HOW ABOUT YOU JUST
KEEP THAT AS A SOUVENIR?

BUT THE REST OF THAT,
WE NEED TO GET IT

PUMPED BACK INTO THE TUBE.

-WELL, LET'S GET IT PUMPING.
-OKAY.

NOW, I WANT TO GET IT
BACK INTO THE CONTAINER.

I WANT TO GET IT
BACK TO BELMONT.

I WANT TO GET IT IN A BOTTLE.

I WANT TO GET IT IN PACKAGING
AND GET A LABEL ON IT.

Keith: GONNA BE ABLE
TO SLEEP TONIGHT?

YEAH.
I JUST --

I GOT TO GET IT
BACK TO BELMONT.

YOU GOT A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD OF YOU.

YEAH.

Chad: THAT'S IT.

LET'S DON'T COUNT THE EGGS,
YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEY HATCH YET.



Sondra: I'M GONNA LET YOU
GO UP THERE AND CHECK HIM OUT.

Narrator:
IN THE WOODS OF KENTUCKY,

DEMAND IS SKY-HIGH

FOR CHICO AND SONDRA'S
ARTISANAL WATERMELON BRANDY.

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE
UP THERE?

OH, MY GOD.
IT SMELLS WONDERFUL.

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT HER LITTLE
SISSY DRINK FOR HER BUDDIES

WOULD TAKE OFF LIKE IT HAS.

BUT INSTEAD OF US CALLING THEM
ASKING THEM IF THEY NEED MORE,

THEY'RE CALLING US,
WANTING MORE.

IT SMELLS GOOD.
IT'S DONE TURNED.

IT'S READY TO ROLL.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT FOUR
MASH BARRELS READY TO GO.

WE GONNA HAVE TO JUST BUCKLE
DOWN AND GET RUNNING, YOU KNOW?

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT TO GET
THE MASH IN THE TANK,

AND THEN WE CAN
BUILD THE FIRE.

Sondra:
WE'VE HAD SETBACK AFTER SETBACK.

SO FROM HERE ON OUT,
WE CAN'T AFFORD

ANY MORE SETBACKS
IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE OUR GOAL.

EVERYTHING HAS GOT TO WORK OUT
PERFECTLY FOR US TO GET THERE.

OOH.

YEAH, BABY,
I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

WHY DON'T YOU
COME LOOK AT THIS?

I THINK WE'RE READY
TO ROCK AND ROLL, REALLY.

LET ME GET THIS TURNED ON.

RIGHT.

NOW WE JUST WAIT.

Chico: THIS IS WHERE WE WANT
TO BE, WHERE WE CAN BUCKLE DOWN

AND START RUNNING THIS
CONSISTENTLY.

AND WITH THE SETBACKS
AND THE PROBLEMS

WE'VE HAD EARLIER IN THE YEAR,

WE COULD USE THE EXTRA MONEY.

AIN'T IT A LITTLE EARLY FOR IT
TO BE GETTING THIS DARK?

RIGHT, AND THE WIND'S
PICKING UP,

AND IT HAS, LIKE,
DROPPED TEMPERATURE DRASTICALLY.

THIS ISN'T JUST A RAIN COMING,
THIS IS A STORM COMING.

WHAT IF THE RAIN, I MEAN --

IS IT GONNA COOL
OUR STILL OFF TOO MUCH?

YEAH, IF IT GETS ON THAT CAP
AND COOLS IT OFF,

IT WON'T MAKE THE LIQUOR
COME OUT THE NECK.

-YEAH, THEN WE DONE.
-AND, YEAH, WE STANDING DRY.

Narrator: ALCOHOL EVAPORATES
AT 173 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

BUT IF THE RAIN COOLS
THE CAP BELOW THAT MARK,

THE ALCOHOLIC VAPOR
WON'T REACH THE CONDENSER,

THUS ENDING THE RUN.

WE CAN BUILD A LITTLE
MAKESHIFT SHELTER REAL QUICK

IF WE NEED TO.
THAT AIN'T A BAD IDEA.

LET'S GET THAT STUFF
DRUG OVER HERE.

IF WE GET RAINED OUT,
IF WE HAVE TO ABANDON THIS RUN,

THAT'S JUST ONE MORE THING
THAT'S GONNA PREVENT US

FROM MAKING OUR GOAL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT

THAT'S GONNA DO FOR US
FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

[ SONDRA GASPS ]

THAT COULD HAVE
ENDED BADLY.

GRAB IT AND PICK IT UP.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO DO IT THIS WAY, THEN.

OH.
THAT WILL STOP SOME OF IT.

OH.
OH, IT'S STARTING TO POUR.

GETTING SOAKING WET.

YEP. IT'S COMING.

Chuck: CAVEMAN STYLE.
THAT'S A GOOD PICTURE.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT A HAMMER, GET A ROCK.

-[ CHUCKLES ]
-UNTIL YOU HIT YOUR FINGERS.

WELL, YOU KNOW ONE FINGER
YOU AIN'T GONNA HIT.

[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S A FACT, JACK.

WORKING WITH JOSH,
YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT FUN.

WHAT'S THE DEAL
WITH THE NEW OVERALLS?

YOU GET THEM
FROM YOUR SISTER?

WHAT THE HECK'S WRONG
WITH MY OVERALLS?

LIKE SOMEBODY WOULD WEAR IT
TO ONE THEM DISCO PLACES,

GOT YOUR BUTT STICKING OUT,
ALL PINNED UP TIGHT.

I THINK THEY FIT ME BETTER
THAN ANY PAIR I EVER PUT ON.

WELL, YOU BETTER GET YOU
SOME MANLY BRITCHES.

I LIKE MESSING WITH HIS HEAD.
HE DON'T LIKE IT,

BUT HE'S GETTING USED TO IT.

PULL YOUR POCKETS
INSIDE OUT.

I WANT TO SEE
IF THEY'RE PINK INSIDE.

-WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING?
-[ LAUGHS ]

[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]

Sondra:
OH. IT'S STARTING TO POUR.

I'M GETTING SOAKING WET.

Chico: YEP.

[ GROANS ]

Chico: IT'S ABSOLUTELY
A RACE AGAINST TIME.

TIME IS MY ENEMY, MAN.
IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

GOT TOO MUCH MONEY
IN THIS MASH.

GOT TOO MUCH TIME IN IT
TO BE WORRYING

ABOUT IT QUITTING ON US
RIGHT NOW.

WE GOT TO GET THIS --
WE GOT TO GET IT DONE.

WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
WE HAVE TO.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

THAT CAP'S BEEN DROPPED
TO 100 DEGREES.

IT'S DROPPED 60 DEGREES
OUT OF NOWHERE.

THIS STILL'S BEAUTIFUL
FOR THE WAY IT WORKS.

BUT WITH THIS COLD WATER

DROPPING DOWN
ON TOP OF THIS CAP,

YOU KNOW, IT'S HOPELESS.

ALL WE'RE GETTING IN THAT JAR
NOW IS MUD AND RAIN.

AND ALL WE'RE DOING
IS GETTING WET FOR NOTHING.

THE ONLY DROPS COMING
IN THERE IS RAIN.

RIGHT.
WE NEED TO JUST FOLD UP

AND GO TO THE HOUSE.

WE GOT OVER HALF THE RUN OFF.
IT'S NOT A TOTAL LOSS.

BUT I AIN'T
WHERE I WANT TO BE.

-WE DONE.
-IT'S DONE.

-KILL THAT TANK.
-PUT A LID ON THAT.

Narrator:
CHICO AND SONDRA'S DOOMED RUN

ONLY YIELDED THEM 5 GALLONS,

COSTING THEM
OVER $1,000 IN PROFIT.

Chico:
THE SKIES OPENED UP,

AND GOD SAID,
"I HATE YOU, CHICO."

OH, WELL.



I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND DRILL THESE OTHER ONES.

Chuck: I KNOW. I FINALLY GOT YOU
TO DO SOMETHING.

I DROP EVERYTHING
ON MY STUPID FINGERS.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE CUT IT OFF.
HERE'S THE BOLTS.

YOU SURE YOU CAN HOLD A NUT
AND A BOLT AT THE SAME TIME?

WOULD YOU STOP?

Narrator: THERE IS NO REST
IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AS JOSH

AND BIG CHUCK CONTINUE WORK
TO WINTERIZE THEIR STILL SITE.

WE'RE UP HERE WORKING
ON THIS WHEEL, THE TROUGH.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING
BUT MAKING LIQUOR.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE MOONSHINERS,
NOT CARPENTERS.

Josh: WATCH YOUR HEAD.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS WATER TROUGH FOR DAYS.

WE JUST GOT TO GET THE PART
CONNECTED TO THE WHEEL,

AND OUR WATER WHEEL
WILL BE RUNNING TONIGHT.

OUR OPERATION WILL PRETTY MUCH
BE COMPLETELY UP AND RUNNING.

NOW THAT'S
A MUCH BETTER CUT.

-[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
-IT AIN'T RIGHT.

IT AIN'T THE SAME AS THAT ONE.
SEE THE DIFFERENT ANGLE?

WE GOT TO GO
THE OTHER WAY.

GOD, DOG!

I'M NOT A MASTER CARPENTER.

AND, WELL, THIS JOB
LOOKED A WHOLE HELL

OF A LOT EASIER
THAN IT REALLY IS.

IT'S --
IT'S KIND OF BEEN A NIGHTMARE.

WE GOT TO MAKE SURE
WE DO THIS RIGHT NOW.

TURN IT OVER.
WE GOT THE RIGHT ANGLE.

ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS TAKE THESE BOARDS OFF,

PUT THEM UP ON THE SIDE,
AND SCREW THEM BACK ON,

-AND WE GOT IT.
-SO BUST THOSE BOARDS OFF THERE?

YEAH, THAT WILL PROBABLY
BE THE EASIEST THING TO DO.

WE SHOULD JUST TAKE YOUR TIME
AND THINK THINGS OUT,

USE YOUR HEAD A LITTLE BIT.

BUT I DON'T WORRY.
HE DON'T THINK.

BUT YOU CAN'T PUT
AN OLD HEAD ON A YOUNG KID.

[ GRUNTS ]

DAMN, DON'T THROW IT, SON.
YOU ABOUT HAD IT ALL.

ARE YOU GETTING READY TO QUIT
BARKING ALL THESE ORDERS?

NO, YOU DONE THROW IT OFF
ON ME LIKE IT WASN'T NOTHING.

IT WASN'T NOTHING.

-PHEW!
-WE GOT A WAYS TO GO.

I KNOW IT.

[ GRUNTS ]

WHOA [BLEEP]

GONNA ROLL ME UP.

[BLEEP]

BIG CHUCK,
THAT AIN'T THE RIGHT CUT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

UNBELIEVABLE.

I DON'T KNOW
THAT I GOT IT RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU MEASURED IT.

-[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
-I'M DONE WITH THIS.

WE AIN'T GETTING NOWHERE.
WE'RE BICKERING. WE'RE FIGHTING.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
I MEAN, IT'S SENSELESS.

I WISH I WAS YOUNG
LIKE YOU AGAIN.

-WHY?
-I'D BE OUT THERE.

I'D BE PUSHING YOU
OUT OF THE WAY.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY --
I AIN'T DOING IT RIGHT?

OKAY, BIG CHUCK.
LET'S STICK THIS NEXT ONE UP.

ALL RIGHT.

READY.

-WHERE'S THE DRILL?
-WHERE'S THE DRILL AT?

-OH, DAMN.
-OH, AT THE OTHER END.

-LET ME GRAB IT.
-WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD IT.

[BLEEP] THIS
THIS [BLEEP] DAMN [BLEEP]

WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS [BLEEP]

FOR THREE
[BLEEP] DAMN DAYS.

WE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO IT
IN ONE DAY. I'M DONE.

I WAS GONNA MAKE [BLEEP] DAMN
LIQUOR, NOT BE A CARPENTER.

IF I WANTED TO BE
A [BLEEP] DAMN CARPENTER,

I'D GO GET ME A [BLEEP]
DAMN CARPENTER JOB.

[BLEEP] I'M TIRED
OF HOLDING [BLEEP]

WHILE SOMEBODY RUNS 10 MILES
TO GET SOME [BLEEP] DAMN DRILL

AND RUNS 10 MILES
AND GETS A [BLEEP] DAMN BOARD.

I'VE HAD IT. I'M DONE.

YOU ACT LIKE
I AIN'T WORKING.

I'M OVERWORKED.
I'M DONE.

WHAT PART OF DONE
DON'T Y'ALL UNDERSTAND?

[BLEEP] THIS SON OF A BITCH.

WE SHOULD BE MAKING
[BLEEP] DAMN LIQUOR.

Narrator: NEXT TIME
ON "MOONSHINERS"...

...SECOND CHANCES
IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Jeff: I DONE REMEMBER
WHAT THE LICE DONE TO ME.

Narrator: ONE MAN SHINES
ALONE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Josh: HOW CAN I BUILD TROUGHS,
BUILD ALL THIS STUFF,

MAKE LIQUOR, SELL LIQUOR
WHEN I DON'T HAVE A PARTNER?

WHO IS THAT?

Narrator:
AND INFILTRATORS IN LOUISIANA.