Moonshiners (2011–…): Season 6, Episode 3 - Hard Start - full transcript
A catastrophe leaves Josh desperately in need of a helping hand. Chico and Sandra's moonshine partnership puts a strain on their relationship. Mark & Digger furnish their still with an innovation, but their operation has attracted an unwanted visitor.
Digger: OLD MAN TOLD ME
A LONG TIME AGO,
WHEN I WAS JUST A YOUNG BOY,
THAT IF YOU'LL DO WHAT YOU LOVE,
YOU'LL NEVER WORK
A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
AND THAT'S THE WAY
I LOOK AT MOONSHINE.
YOU DO SHOW UP EARLY,
AND YOU STAY LATE.
BUT YOU'RE DOING IT
ON YOUR OWN TERMS.
WHAT WE'RE CRAFTING,
THERE'S VERY FEW PEOPLE
ANYMORE THAT CAN CREATE.
WE TAKE PRIDE IN THAT.
AND THE LOVE FOR IT
JUST EVEN COMPOUNDS IT FURTHER.
Narrator: WITH MOONSHINE SEASON
WELL UNDERWAY,
THERE'S NO REST FOR
THE WEARY IN APPALACHIA.
SHINERS ARE LABORING
ROUND THE CLOCK
TO TURN TODAY'S HARVEST
INTO TOMORROW'S FORTUNE.
[BLEEP] DAMN.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
A LONE SHINER SUFFERS
A DEBILITATING SETBACK.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HAVIN'
A WHOLE LOTTA GOOD LUCK LATELY.
OVER IN TENNESSEE,
TWO SHINERS PAY HOMAGE
TO THE PAST
BY TEAMING UP
WITH AN OLD MASTER.
HE'S A MOONSHINE MAC DADDY
IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
Narrator:
AND DOWN IN VIRGINIA,
ONE DISTILLER'S DREAM
OF EXPANSION
HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE.
I DONE BORROWED
A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY
TO FINISH THIS EXPANSION.
EVERYTHING JUST IS
FALLIN' APART.
♪ NO ONE CAN HOLD ME DOWN ♪
♪ OR MAKE ME CHANGE MY WAYS ♪
♪ SO DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH
SAYING ♪
♪ CRIME NEVER PAYS ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING FOR A RIDE ♪
♪ RUNNING TO SURVIVE ♪
♪ AND LIVING OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
♪ WE'RE LIVING
OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
Man: THIS IS HOW
WE MAKE THE MOONSHINE!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: HIDDEN IN THE GREAT
SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE,
MARK AND DIGGER
ARE READY TO MASH IN
FOR THEIR SECOND
RUN OF THE SEASON.
WE'LL GRAB A COUPLE
OF THESE SUPPLIES HERE.
Mark: THAT BAG OF SUGAR'S
ON THE BOTTOM.
IT WOULD BE.
THAT'S THE LAST BAG.
THAT'S WHERE IT OUGHTA BE.
Digger: THE MORE I CARRY
THESE OLD 50 POUND BAGS,
I WONDER HOW I CARRIED
TWO OF 'EM BACK IN THE DAY.
Narrator: TO KEEP LOCALS
AT ARM'S DISTANCE,
THE TENNESSEE SHINERS
SET UP THEIR STILL IN A HOLLOW
WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE HAUNTED.
Mark: DAMN,
IT'S SPOOKY UP HERE.
Narrator:
THEIR FIRST RUN RACKED UP
30 GALLONS OF TRADITIONAL
CORN WHISKEY.
IT'S LOUD.
NOW, THEY'RE READY
TO UP THE ANTE
WITH A NEW FLAVOR INFUSION.
I DIDN'T CHANCE LEAVIN' THEM
CRANBERRIES UP HERE.
I LET SOMETHING
EAT THEM.
MARK AND MYSELF
ARE COMIN' HERE TODAY.
WE'RE GON' MAKE
THIS CRANBERRY MASH.
THAT'S -- THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT MARK AND I DO IS --
IS PUSH THE ENVELOPE
ON DIFFERENT TYPE OF MASHES.
WHAT DO YOU RECKON?
THEY MIGHT SELL CRANBERRY
LIQUOR AT THANKSGIVING?
PEOPLE'D BE SOAKIN'
THEIR DAMN TURKEYS IN IT.
WE'RE TRADITIONALISTS.
BUT THIS GAME CHANGES,
AND THE NEW FLAVORS
ARE BRINGIN' PREMIUM.
WE'D PROBABLY GET $150
A GALLON FOR THIS LIQUOR.
THEM IS EXCELLENT,
DIGGER.
YEAH.
THEM SUMBITCHES IS GOOD.
YOU'VE GOTTA SEPARATE
YOURSELF FROM THE PACK,
AND THAT'S WHAT MARK
AND I PLAN TO DO.
Mark:
YOU KNOW, WE'RE -- WE'RE TAKIN'
A CHANCE ON THESE FLAVORS.
SO WE'RE BRINGIN' IN SOMEONE
WITH THE TRADITIONALIST SPIRIT
AND THE EXPERTISE.
THIS GOES BACK
TO NOT BEIN' TOO PROUD
TO TAKE SOME ADVICE
FROM SOMEBODY THAT MAY KNOW
JUST A LITTLE BIT
MORE THAN YOU DO.
Narrator: THERE'S ONLY
ONE PERSON THEY TRUST ENOUGH
TO HELP THEM IN THEIR QUEST.
I'VE GOT TO HAVE
SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS
HOW TO MAKE
A TRUE CRAFT LIQUOR.
JB'S THAT GUY.
GNATS GOT IN THERE.
JB'S GOT A LOTTA HISTORY
IN THE LIQUOR BUSINESS.
POPCORN HAD HIM AS
THE RIGHT-HANDED MAN,
I GUESS YOU'D SAY.
Mark:
IT'S HAPPY WITH THAT?
YEAH.
AH, IT'S LIKE A BICYCLE.
YOU DON'T NEVER FORGET.
Narrator: AS DISTILLING PARTNER
TO POPCORN SUTTON,
JB RADER STANDS
AS A LEGEND
IN THE ILLEGAL
MOONSHINE BUSINESS.
TOGETHER, POPCORN AND JB
TURNED OUT THE MOST
POPULAR SHINE OF THEIR TIME,
CATAPULTING THEM TO
OUTLAW CELEBRITY STATUS.
WE GLAD TO HAVE
YOU HERE, JB.
JB, HE'S A MOONSHINE
MAC DADDY IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
I'M GONNA DUMP THESE CRANBERRIES
IN THIS MASH BARREL.
OKAY.
JUST GO AHEAD.
WE STEEPED
OUR CORN AND --
AND MELTED OUR 50
POUNDS OF SUGAR.
NOW, WHAT WE GOTTA DO IS DROP
OUR CRANBERRIES INSIDE THE MASH.
WELL...
Mark: PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA,
DIGGER.
CAN'T BE A BAD IDEA.
I BELIEVE THAT'LL BE WAY
MORE BETTER, JB.
WELL, POPCORN USED TO SAY
THE BURNIN' RING OF FIRE.
YEAH.
MAN, THEM'S GOOD.
I GOTTA GET 'EM AWAY FROM ME.
I'LL BE SICK ON THEM.
IF IT'S GOOD IN ITS RAW FORM,
IT'S GOOD IN ITS COOKED FORM.
OH, YEAH.
MAN, AFTER TASTIN'
THOSE CRANBERRIES
AND SEEIN' HOW GOOD THEY ARE,
I THINK THAT IT'S
GOT THE POTENTIAL
OF MAYBE BEIN'
SOME OF OUR BETTER LIQUOR.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE.
DO YOU?
THE DAMN CRANBERRY
CORNBREAD CAKE.
YEAH.
THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT.
WELCOME HOME, JB.
♪♪
Tim:
WE GOT EMPTY TANKS IN HERE.
WE GOT ANOTHER EMPTY TANK.
REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH
AT ALL GOIN' ON.
Narrator: OVER IN VIRGINIA,
ALL IS QUIET
AT THE BELMONT FARM DISTILLERY.
Tim:
SO WE IN THE BOTTLIN' ROOM.
NO NOISE.
NO PEOPLE.
NOTHIN'S ROCKIN'
AND ROLLIN', YOU KNOW?
WE CAN'T SPEND OUR MONEY
'CAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE NO MONEY.
WE CAN'T SELL THE PRODUCT,
SO WHAT WE GON' DO?
YOU KNOW,
THE WHOLE PROBLEM IS
IS THIS POLAND
ORDER GETS CANCELED.
THEN, YOU KNOW,
THE WORK LOAD GETS CANCELED.
THE WORK LOAD GETS CANCELED,
THE EMPLOYEES DON'T --
DON'T HAVE A JOB.
IT'S A DOMINO EFFECT.
IT -- IT BREAKS DOWN IN --
INTO THEIR FAMILY LIFE.
Narrator:
ON THE CUSP OF FULFILLING
A 6,000-CASE EUROPEAN ORDER,
TIM AND CHUCK ENLISTED
THE HELP OF RECENTLY
PAROLED TICKLE
TO EXPAND THE DISTILLERY,
BANKING ON THE PROFIT
FROM THE ORDER TO FUND IT.
Tim: CHUCK!
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
BUT WHEN THE DISTRIBUTOR
ABRUPTLY CANCELED THE ORDER,
TIM'S PRODUCTION AND EXPANSION
GOT SHUT DOWN.
SO YOU SEE?
THIS IS THE WHOLE PROBLEM.
ALL THIS MOONSHINE,
IT HAD A PLACE TO GO.
BUT RIGHT NOW
IT DOESN'T.
IT'S LIKE OVER 60,000 BOTTLES
OF MOONSHINE IN THIS --
IN THIS BUILDIN' RIGHT HERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CALCULATED
ALL THAT AT RETAIL PRICE,
I GOT ALMOST $2 MILLION
WORTH OF MOONSHINE
JUST SITTIN' RIGHT HERE.
OH, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
I APPRECIATE YOU CALLIN' ME.
WELL, I MADE SOME PHONE CALLS
WITH, UH, DISTRIBUTORS.
I'M TRYIN' TO SELL IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I GOT NOTHIN'.
I'M TRYIN' TO STAY CALM,
BUT I GOT TO COME UP
WITH A BUYER.
I'M KINDA GETTIN'
DESPERATE HERE.
I DONE BORROWED
A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY
TO FINISH THIS EXPANSION.
AND THIS IS
GON' PAY FOR IT.
WELL, YOU CAN SEE,
WE KINDA DONE STOPPED
BECAUSE I DONE SPENT
HALF THE MONEY
THAT I BORROWED TO DO THIS
ON A 90-DAY NOTE.
AND THEN THOSE -- THOSE DAYS
ARE COMING UP QUICK.
SO FIRST, THE POLAND ORDER,
CANCELED.
AND THEN I GET A PHONE CALL.
THE BAD NEWS.
TICKLE'S BACK IN JAIL.
PROBATION VIOLATION.
I'M REALLY KINDA DISAPPOINTED.
BUT THEN I'M CONCERNED
BECAUSE THE LAST TIME
ME AND TICKLE WORKED TOGETHER,
HE WAS GOOD TO GO.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN
GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.
AND I'M GON' TRY
TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
Tim: I HAD A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
ABOUT HIM.
HE LOOKED GOOD.
HE WAS TAKIN' CARE OF HISSELF.
AND NOW, YOU KNOW, HE'S --
HE'S -- HE'S BACK IN TROUBLE.
HE'S BACK IN JAIL.
AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING
JUST IS FALLIN' APART.
AND I -- I ALWAYS GO BACK
TO MY DAD.
NO MATTER WHAT,
HE ALWAYS CAME UP WITH A PLAN.
UH, HE ALWAYS
PULLED OUT SOME TRICKS
OUT OF HIS POCKET
SOME KINDA WAY.
AND MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS,
YOU KNOW,
"USE THIS RIGHT HERE
BETWEEN YOUR EARS.
YOU'LL GET MORE DONE WITH THIS
THAN YOU WILL WITH THIS."
AT LEAST THE MOONSHINE
DID NOT LEAVE HERE.
THAT'S THE --
THAT'S THE GOOD PART.
WE JUST GOTTA COME UP
WITH A PLAN OUTTA THE BOX
WHAT WE GON' DO.
WHAT WE GON' DO.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Josh: SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE,
"WHY KEEP ON TRYIN'?"
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERY TIME YOU GET AHEAD,
SOMETHIN' JUST KNOCKS
YOU RIGHT BACK DOWN.
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS.
I BASICALLY BLEW
MY ENTIRE SEASON.
AND COULDA RUINED MY --
RUINED MY ENTIRE LIFE OR DIED.
Narrator: ACROSS STATE LINES
IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
AW, DAMN.
...ONE SHINER IS ON
TO A STREAK OF BAD LUCK
WITH NO END IN SIGHT.
I DON'T WANNA SIT HERE
AND WHINE AND CRY.
BUT I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN HAVIN'
A WHOLE LOTTA GOOD LUCK LATELY.
WE'LL MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT.
WELL, I GOT THIS
NEW DRAG RACING CAR.
AND, UH, I WAS USING,
UH, A SIDE GRINDER.
AND, UH, JUST ABOUT
FINISHED MY WELD.
AND I BACKED OFF OF IT.
METAL WHEEL JUST
EXPLODED OFF OF IT.
IT DESTROYED
ONE OF MY FINGERS
AND DAMN NEAR CUT
THE OTHER FINGER PLUM OFF.
Narrator: THIS INJURY
IS JUST THE LATEST
IN A STRING
OF SETBACKS FOR JOSH.
FIRST, A FIRE ENGULFED
HIS ENTIRE WINTER STOCKPILE
OF 400 GALLONS OF SHINE.
[ BLEEP ]
REALIZING HIS SEASON
GOAL OF 1,000 GALLONS
WOULD BE OUT OF REACH
WITHOUT HELP,
JOSH TRIED TO PERSUADE
HIS EX-PARTNER BILL
TO RE-TEAM...
BACK TO BEING BILL THE CARPENTER
AGAIN, AND THAT'S, UH...
WHERE YOU WANNA BEEN
ALL ALONG.
YEAH.
...ONLY TO BE REJECTED.
[ GRUNTS ]
RIGHT NOW,
I'M TOTALLY SCREWED.
I GOT 300 GALLONS
OF MASH TO RUN.
NO WAY TO RUN IT.
I REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAT
REQUIRES MORE THAN ONE HAND.
SO BOTTOM LINE IS I'M GONNA
HAVE TO HAVE SOME HELP
BEFORE MY MASH SOURS.
I CALLED MY BUDDY
COME OVER HERE,
SEE IF HE'S INTERESTED IN MAKING
A LITTLE EXTRA CASH.
I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF.
AND I DON'T GOT
BUT SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT I TRUST SHOWIN' 'EM
WHERE MY SITE IS.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Narrator: COMING UP...
LOOK AT THAT BARREL.
AN INTRUDER LEAVES HIS MARK.
Digger: THAT SUMBITCH IS FLATTER
THAN A RIVER ROCK.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
HOW LONG ARE YOU
GON' BE?
JUST A FEW MINUTES.
WELL, I COULD REALLY USE
YOUR HELP, LIKE, RIGHT NOW.
KENTUCKY SHINERS ARE OFF
TO A ROCKY START.
HE'S FRUSTRATIN'
THE HELL OUTTA ME BADLY.
AND SOMETHING'S SOUR
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Josh: THIS IS SOME [BLEEP]!
I WORKED SO HARD
ON THIS THING!
I SHOULDA COME OUT HERE
A LONG TIME AGO.
I CALLED MY BUDDY
COME OVER HERE AND SEE
IF HE'S INTERESTED IN MAKING
A LITTLE EXTRA CASH.
I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF.
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Narrator: IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
AN INJURED JOSH
IS OUT OF OPTIONS
ON POTENTIAL PARTNERS
TO HELP HIM REACH
HIS SEASON GOAL.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON,
BIG CHUCK?
HEY, MAN.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
ONE THING
AFTER ANOTHER.
BIG CHUCK WAS ACTUALLY
ONE OF BILL'S OLD FRIENDS
THAT WE SOLD
A LOTTA MOONSHINE TO.
YOU GOT $800,
MAN?
Bill: [ LAUGHS ]
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
YOU SON OF A BITCHES!
YOU THINK
THAT'S [BLEEP] FUNNY?
[ LAUGHS ]
HE WAS BILL'S BUDDY,
BUT COME TO FIND OUT
I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS SON
FOR DAMN NEAR HALF MY LIFE.
TOOK THAT FINGER THERE
COMPLETELY PRETTY MUCH OFF.
GOD.
AND CUT --
CUT THE OTHER ONE
HALFWAY OFF.
HURT LIKE A DEVIL.
GOOD THING YOU'RE
YOUNG AND TOUGH.
[ LAUGHS ]
I GOT A PRETTY
GOOD OPERATION GOIN'.
I JUST NEED A EXTRA HAND
KEEPIN' IT GOIN' THEN.
I NEED SOMEBODY I CAN TRUST
TO COME HELP ME.
Big Chuck: I MOVED DOWN HERE
ABOUT 30-SOME YEARS AGO.
THERE WAS A LOT
OF SHINE MOVIN' THEN.
I WAS BUYIN' A LITTLE BIT,
SELLIN' A LITTLE BIT,
GOT TO KNOW PEOPLE.
AND, AH, KNOW A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT
THAT THAN I DO
THE MAKIN' PART OF IT.
BUT JOSH HAS ALWAYS
BEEN GOOD TO ME.
HE'S BEEN A GOOD GUY.
SO HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO HELP HIM.
I GOT SOME JOBS
GOIN' HERE AND THERE.
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE
WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
YOU DO WHATEVER
YOU GOTTA DO,
AND I'LL HELP YOU
GET BACK ON YOUR FEET.
I'LL PAY YOU DEARLY
TO COME HELP ME.
REMEMBER THE CARTOONS
WHEN THE RAIN CLOUD
FOLLOWED LINUS
AROUND OR WHATEVER?
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH. YOU GOT
THAT BIG, DARK CLOUD OVER YOU?
IT'S LIKE THAT CLOUD
JUST FOLLOWING, LIKE, MY LIFE.
YOU GOTTA GET AN UMBRELLA
AND GET UNDERNEATH OF IT.
YOU'LL DO ALL RIGHT. YOU JUST
GOTTA KEEP MUSTERIN' UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMIN'
AND HELPIN' ME OUT, MAN.
YEAH.
I'M IN A REAL BIND RIGHT NOW.
Josh: I GOT 300 GALLONS
OF MASH TO RUN.
I DON'T WANNA SEE IT
TURN TO VINEGAR.
LET ME TAKE YOU DOWN
TO THE STILL SITE AND SHOW YOU
WHAT I GOT.
LET'S DO IT.
COME ON, CUTIE PIE.
[ TRUCK ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
Sandra: YEAH,
I'M READY.
THIS IS GOOD AND MUDDY
RIGHT HERE, BABE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator:
IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE,
TWO SHINERS TRAVEL FAR OFF
THE BEATEN PATH
TO BEGIN THEIR SHINE SEASON.
I'M GONNA FALL
BEFORE IT'S OVER.
I DONE SOMETHIN'
THAT MOST PEOPLE
WOULDN'T EVEN
DREAM ABOUT DOIN'.
I -- I BROUGHT MY OLD LADY
IN THE MIX.
AND IF THEY'S ANYBODY
I TRUST ON THIS EARTH, IT'S HER.
MY HEAD'S IN THE GAME
A LITTLE BIT MORE
THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR
JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE STARTING TOGETHER.
IT WAS STEP ONE.
HERE I AM.
Narrator: LAST SEASON,
CHICO TAPPED
HIS FIANCEE SANDRA
TO ASSIST
WITH HIS SHINE OPERATION.
Sandra: OH, MY GOD.
IT'S NOT GONNA FIT.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE PAIR ENDURED
THEIR SHARE OF SETBACKS...
OH, GOD!
...THE NEW PARTNERSHIP
PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS.
I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS IS GOOD PRACTICE
FOR THE TREEHOUSE
THE KIDS ARE GONNA WANT.
ALL RIGHT.
WHERE YOU THINKIN'?
YEAH?
ALL RIGHT.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STALLS ]
UH-OH.
HOPEFULLY, THIS IS
THE WORST OF OUR PROBLEMS.
YEAH.
IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN BE DOIN' WHILE
YOU'RE TRYIN' TO DO THAT?
CHICO AND I, WE'RE GETTING
USED TO WORKING WITH EACH OTHER.
WHILE WE WORK WITH EACH OTHER
AT HOME WITH THE KIDS AND STUFF,
THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SHH.
HMM.
GET THE CHAINSAW
RUNNIN'.
SHINE SEASON IS
A HIGH-STRESS-LEVEL
TIME IN OUR LIVES.
YOU KNOW,
THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THERE'S A TIME
LIMIT ON THIS.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STARTS ]
HEY!
ALL RIGHT!
Chico: LAST YEAR, WE RUN OFF
125 GALLONS OF WHISKEY.
OUR INTENTIONS
THIS YEAR --
WE WANNA MAKE 350 GALLONS.
Sandra: MY CUSTOMERS
ARE MORE WOMEN.
THEY WANT SOMETHING
A LITTLE DAINTIER,
SOMETHING NOT SO HARSH.
SO, THIS SEASON,
WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING
ON SOME WATERMELON SHINE.
I'M GONNA BE RUNNIN' THAT.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE
A GOOD SELLER FOR US.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: MOONSHINERS AGREE:
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS
ARE KEY TO SUCCESS
IN THE ILLEGAL LIQUOR BUSINESS.
SO IT'S NO WONDER ONE
OF THE MOST
POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS
IN MOONSHINING HISTORY
WAS FORGED IN MARRIAGE.
CANADIAN HUSBAND-AND-WIFE
TEAM ROCCO PERRI
AND BESSIE STARKMAN
RAN LIQUOR
FROM TORONTO SOUTH
ACROSS THE BORDER INTO DETROIT,
CHICAGO, AND NEW YORK.
TOGETHER, THEY BUILT
A BOOTLEGGING EMPIRE SAID
BY MANY TO BE SECOND
ONLY TO AL CAPONE'S.
THAT IS, UNTIL ASSAILANTS
FROM A RIVAL GANG
CUT BESSIE DOWN
IN A HAIL OF BULLETS
AS SHE LEFT HER HOME.
Sandra: HOW LONG YOU THINK
THIS'LL TAKE US?
OH, DON'T SAY THAT.
YOU'LL JINX US.
YEAH, MAN.
PARADISE, BUDDY.
AH!
ALL RIGHT, BIG CHUCK.
LET'S EASE OFF
DOWN IN HERE.
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
JOSH IS TAKING A HUGE RISK
IN TRUSTING CHUCK
WITH THE KEYS
TO THE KINGDOM.
I GOT ALL THIS
MASH READY TO RUN.
HOME SWEET HOME,
MAN.
AH, DOG.
OH, I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS ALL THIS.
THIS IS WHAT
IT'S ABOUT.
OH, HELL, YOU GOT
THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, BUDDY.
Big Chuck: IT'S A AWESOME SETUP.
HE WENT ALL-OUT.
ANY MOONSHINER'D BE PROUD
TO HAVE THAT DEAL.
Josh: ALL OUR MASH HAS BEEN
READY FOR A FEW DAYS.
Big Chuck: WHAT YOU WANNA DO?
GET STARTED?
PLUG THAT, UH,
THAT PUMP UP FOR ME.
AND LET'S START
PUMPIN' THE MASH OVER.
Big Chuck: WOW.
MAN, SMELL THAT.
THAT'S VINEGAR.
ALL OF IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL SEE.
THIS IS SOME [BLEEP]!
IT'S ROTTEN AS [BLEEP]!
I SHOULDA COME OUT HERE
A LONG TIME AGO.
WHEW, DAMN,
THAT SMELLS TERRIBLE.
Narrator: WHEN MASH SITS TOO
LONG WITHOUT BEING DISTILLED,
BACTERIA WILL EVENTUALLY
TURN IT TO VINEGAR.
I JUST KEEP ON HAVIN' THINGS
HAPPEN LEFT AND RIGHT.
HOW'S A MAN S'POSED
TO DEAL WITH THIS?!
LET'S JUST CLEAN IT UP
AND GET A GOOD --
GET A GOOD ONE STARTED.
I WORKED SO HARD ON THIS THING.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE IT
MIGHT BE BETTER OFF TO DAMN
JUST GO BACK
TO CUTTIN' TREES.
HEY, DUDE, HEY.
LISTEN. HEY
I'M READY TO GO
TO THE HOUSE.
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP].
MAN, SMELL THAT.
THAT'S VINEGAR.
Narrator: IN A SOUTH CAROLINA
SHINE BUNKER...
THIS IS SOME [BLEEP]!
SPOILED MASH HAS PUT AN END
TO JOSH AND CHUCK'S MAIDEN RUN.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE IT
MIGHT BE BETTER OFF TO DAMN
JUST GO BACK
TO CUTTIN' TREES.
HEY, DUDE, HEY.
LISTEN. HEY.
I'M READY TO GO
TO THE HOUSE.
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP].
HELL,
LET'S GET STARTED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
LET'S GET STARTED?
LET'S GET THEM BARRELS EMPTIED
OUT AND GET IT CLEANED OUT.
LET'S GET A GO OF IT.
WE CAN BE READY TO GO
INSTEAD OF HAVIN'
TO COME BACK AND WORK
AND GET GOIN' AGAIN.
WE'RE HERE.
LET'S JUST KNOCK IT OUT.
I HEAR YOU.
COME ON. LET'S WORK.
LET'S GET IT CLEANED UP.
WE CAN START FRESH
AND GET US A GOOD BATCH GOIN'.
AND THEN
WE'LL HAVE SOMETHIN'.
LET 'ER RIP, JOSH.
I CAN'T STAND TO SMELL THAT.
THAT'S GOTTA GO.
THAT'S A SHAME, BOY.
JOSH IS NOT
THE AVERAGE PERSON.
HE USUALLY GOES BIG
OR GOES HOME.
HE NEEDS HELP.
HE'S NOT REALLY ASKING.
I CAN DIG A LITTLE HOLE
AND POUR IT OUT
AND GET RID OF IT
RIGHT QUICK.
I'M SORRY, MAN.
I WISHED I COULD HELP.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK
WHEN YOU GOT GOOD FRIENDS.
THEY'RE THERE
FOR YOU TO HELP YOU.
I'M READY TO MAKE SOME MASH
AND MAKE SOME LIQUOR.
LET'S GO.
WOULD YOU MIND POPPIN'
THESE BLOCKS OFF HERE FOR ME?
NO, I'LL GET IT, MAN.
YOU CAN JUST SET IT
RIGHT HERE ANYWHERE.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator:
AFTER DUMPING THE BAD MASH,
JOSH AND BIG CHUCK BEGIN
A FRESH 400-GALLON BATCH.
THROW A BAG OF THAT
CORN ON MY SHOULDER.
Big Chuck: MASHIN' IS HARD WORK.
AND IF YOU DON'T
PUT OUT THE HARD WORK,
YOU DON'T GET A GOOD PRODUCT.
GOOD?
YEAH, THAT'S PLENTY.
YOU AIN'T READY TO WORK,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY HOME.
Josh:
ALL RIGHT, BIG CHUCK.
ABOUT THIS MUCH
OF THE GRAINS IN THERE.
AND THEN A FULL BAG
OF THE SUGAR.
ABOUT THAT MUCH?
WHOLE BAG [INDISTINCT]?
YEAH, ABOUT THAT MUCH,
RIGHT THERE.
THAT GOOD?
YEAH, PERFECT.
WE'RE GONNA STEEP
SOME GRAINS,
AND WE'RE GONNA POUR SOME,
UH, SUGAR IN THERE.
WHOLE BAG?
YEP. DUMP IT.
AND, UH, IN ABOUT A WEEK,
WE SHOULD HAVE
SOME MASH READY TO RUN.
YOU KNOW, MOONSHINE
AIN'T EASY
AS EVERYBODY THINKS,
BOY.
HECK NO,
IT AIN'T EASY.
HELL, NO.
UH-UH.
EVERYTHING WENT TO HELL
IN A HAND BASKET, LITERALLY.
I'M ALMOST A MONTH
BEHIND SCHEDULE.
BUT BIG CHUCK
COMIN' BACK AROUND
MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE MAYBE MY --
MAYBE MY LUCK'S TURNIN'.
PRETTY GOOD?
YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WHEN IT COOLS DOWN,
WE'LL PUT SOME YEAST IN IT.
AND IN ABOUT 5, 6 DAYS,
SHE SHOULD BE READY TO ROLL.
ALL RIGHT.
SEVEN MORE TO GO.
Tim: YES, SIR.
THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I'M ALL ABOUT MOONSHINE.
SO THAT'D BE GREAT.
BUT LEMME GET BACK WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD-BYE.
Narrator: OPPORTUNITY
KNOCKS FOR TIM IN VIRGINIA.
EVER SINCE THIS POLISH
ORDER FELL THROUGH,
I'VE BEEN CALLIN'
ALL THESE DISTRIBUTORS.
I'M -- I'M TRYIN'
TO MAKE SOME CONTACTS,
BUT I HAVEN'T MADE ANY GROUND.
WELL, I GOT THIS CALL.
AND IT'S --
IT'S PRETTY INTERESTIN'
BECAUSE IT'S --
IT'S NOT A DISTRIBUTOR.
UH, BUT IT DOES INVOLVE
GOIN' OVERSEAS, SO I --
I'VE GOT TO TALK
TO CHUCK ABOUT IT
AND EXPLAIN HIM
SOME OF THE DETAILS.
BUT IT -- IT SOUNDS LIKE
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE.
[ TRUCK HORN BLOWS ]
Chuck: HEY, TIM!
HEY!
HOW YOU DOIN', MAN?
I'VE BEEN LOOKIN'
FOR YOU.
I'VE BEEN OUT HERE
CHECKIN' THIS CORN OUT.
I RUNNIN' ALL OVER THE PLACE
LOOKIN' FOR YOU.
OH, YEAH? I WANT YOU TO SEE
THIS CORN, MAN.
YEAH. LOOK AT THAT!
LOOKY THERE, MAN! HUH?
I MEAN, IS THAT GON' MAKE GOOD
MOONSHINE, OR WHAT, HUH?
THAT IS NICE.
GUESS WHAT.
WHAT'S THAT?
I GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM...
IT'S A HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD
DISTILLERY
YEAH?
IN DUBLIN, IRELAND.
YEAH?
AND THEY WANTED ME
TO COME OVER THERE
AS A CONSULTANT
AND TALK TO 'EM ABOUT
MAKIN' MOONSHINE.
WELL, I MEAN,
THAT'S ALL WONDERFUL.
BUT HERE WE GOT THIS POLAND
ORDER JUST GOT CANCELED.
I KNOW.
OKAY? HUH?
WHAT ABOUT THE BUILDING
AND THE BANK
AND ALL THAT, HUH?
WELL, UH, THESE GUYS ARE GON'
PAY ME A WHOLE LOTTA MONEY
TO COME OVER THERE
FOR A WHOLE WEEK.
AND THIS COULD BE
AN OPPORTUNITY.
HOW'S THAT?
MAYBE I CAN MEET
SOMEBODY THAT CAN --
CAN GET A DISTRIBUTOR
IN IRELAND.
WELL, THAT'D BE [INDISTINCT].
THINK ABOUT IRELAND, THOUGH.
THAT'S -- THAT'S THE, UH,
UH, OLDEST PLACE
TO MAKE WHISKEY.
YEAH.
YOU GON' TRY TO LEARN FROM THEM,
OR THEY GON' LEARN FROM YOU?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I -- I'M JUST LOOKING AT...
IT COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY
SOME KINDA WAY
TO MOVE
THIS POLISH ORDER,
MAKE SOME MONEY.
GET SOME OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU CAN COME BACK
WITH ANOTHER ORDER
LIKE YOU DID IN POLAND,
THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
I MEAN, IF I DON'T GO,
I DON'T KNOW.
Mark: ALL RIGHT, DIGGER.
WELL, LET'S GET IN HERE
AND GET THIS TINKERIN' DONE.
I DON'T THINK IT'LL TAKE LONG TO
MAKE THAT LITTLE MODIFICATION.
Narrator: IN TENNESSEE,
MARK AND DIGGER
ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR
NEXT INNOVATION.
Mark: WE DIDN'T BRING JB
BACK WITH US TODAY.
IT WASN'T REALLY NECESSARY
FOR HIM TO BE HERE.
WHEN IT'S TIME
TO RUN THE MASH AND...
THAT'S WHEN WE WANT JB HERE
TO KINDA LOOK OVER OUR SHOULDER.
DIGGER?
WE HAVE FOUR BARRELS.
Digger: SOMEBODY'S BEEN IN HERE,
HEAVY BOY.
SURELY THEY WOULDN'T HAVE
JUST STOLE THE DAMN BARREL
AND GOT THE MASH OUT OF IT.
WHAT THE HECK?
[INDISTINCT]
LOOK RIGHT YONDER.
THAT SUMBITCH IS FLATTER
THAN A RIVER ROCK.
WHAT DO YOU SAY'S
HAPPENED THERE?
WELL, THERE AIN'T BEEN
NO DAMN TORNADOS.
YEAH, HOGS LIKE IT, BUT A HOG
COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
HOG COULDN'T HAVE
PICKED IT UP.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
LOOK AT THAT BARREL.
WHEW.
Digger:
WHAT THE HECK?
[INDISTINCT]
LOOK RIGHT YONDER.
THAT SUMBITCH IS FLATTER
THAN A RIVER ROCK.
Narrator: DEEP IN THE WOODS
OF TENNESSEE...
GOD ALMIGHTY.
THE SWEET SMELL OF MASH
HAS LURED UNWANTED ATTENTION.
Digger: WELL,
THE ONLY THING I KNOW
THAT LIKES MASH
GOOD ENOUGH
TO DO THAT'S
A BIG OL' BEAR.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
HE'S JUMPED UP AND DOWN
AND MASHED IT FLAT, AIN'T HE?
YEAH.
MAKIN' THAT LITTLE
VENT HOLE SQUIRT OUT,
AND THEN HE'S...
HE'S EAT THE GROUND
EVERY PLACE
IT'D COME OUT.
THE CORNBREAD AROMA
OF MASH CAN ATTRACT
ALL VARIETIES OF CRITTERS.
BUT TO BEARS,
IT'S IRRESISTIBLE.
Mark: BEARS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
NOT CHIHUAHUAS. THEY'RE BEARS.
THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BITE
AND CHEW ON PEOPLE IN THE PAST.
I WISH SUMBITCH'D SHOW UP.
I'D LET HIM GET THAT LID OFF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LOOK HERE HOW WIDE APART
HIS TEETH ARE.
TOP AND BOTTOM.
THAT'S A 300-POUND BEAR.
YOU RECKON HE IS?
HE'S EVERY BIT OF IT.
Digger: IF WE LOSE MASH,
WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO MAKE LIQUOR
OUT OF.
WE'LL EITHER HAVE TO MOVE,
OR WE'RE GON' HAVE
TO GET SOMETHING
HE CAN'T GET IN TO.
MAYBE WE JUST KEEP HIM
A LITTLE BARREL
OVER THERE READY FOR HIM,
WHY...
WE JUST KEEP PUTTIN' THAT
SLOP OVER IN IT.
WE'LL HAVE HIM
A LITTLE SMORGASBORD.
WHO KNOWS?
HE MIGHT BE LAYIN' HERE.
WE CAN -- WE CAN REALLY
WORK HIM OVER.
[ CHUCKLING ]
YEAH, HE'S LAYIN' --
LAYIN' HERE SCRATCHIN',
WASN'T HE?
MAYBE THAT'LL KEEP HIM
OFF OF THE HARD MEAL
AND GO TO THE EASY MEAL.
I KNOW I USUALLY GO
TO THE EASIEST THING
I CAN GET TO WHEN I'M HUNGRY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANNA TRY TO GET
THIS THING WORKED ON A LITTLE?
YEAH. I WANNA GET IT READY
TO WE CAN GET TO MAKIN' LIQUOR.
I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE A J-HOOK
RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THIS CAP.
IF ANYWHERE IN HERE
THAT BAG'S A HANGIN',
YEP, IT'S GON' CATCH STEAM.
THE STEAM COMES UP THROUGH IT,
AND IT RELEASES
THE FLAVORS.
THEN IT'LL GO RIGHT ON THROUGH
THE [INDISTINCT] PUMP.
IT'LL DRIP
AND LEAVE ITS FLAVOR.
EXACTLY.
THIS IS WHAT'S CALLED
A STEEPING BAG.
HANGIN' THIS THING IN THE CAP
WOULD BE A GOOD WAY
TO RELEASE THE FLAVORS
FROM WHATEVER WE PUT IN IT,
BE IT HAZELNUTS,
CORN OR CRANBERRIES.
Narrator:
TO MAKE FLAVOR-INFUSED LIQUOR,
MANY SHINERS DISTILL WITH FRUIT
OR OTHER SOLIDS IN THE POT,
A TECHNIQUE THAT CAN EASILY
LEAD TO SCORCHING,
WHICH GIVES THE LIQUOR
AN UNDESIRABLE BURNT FLAVOR.
TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM,
MARK AND DIGGER
WILL SAUTER A COPPER HOOK
TO THE TOP OF THE INSIDE
OF THE CAP,
FROM WHICH A MESH BAG,
CONTAINING THE FUSION
INGREDIENTS
LIKE NUTS OR FRUIT,
WILL HANG DOWN FAR ENOUGH
TO BE IMMERSED IN THE MASH
BUT SAFELY ABOVE
THE BOTTOM OF THE POT
WHERE IT WON'T SCORCH.
Mark: YOU KNOW, THIS --
THIS CRANBERRY RECIPE,
WE'RE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE
ON NEW FLAVORS.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE WE IS.
AND, UH, IT REQUIRES
A LITTLE BIT
OF STEEL MODIFICATION
FOR A LITTLE ADDITIONAL FLAVOR
OUTTA THE MASH.
I HAVE TO GET A BEAD
ALL THE WAY AROUND IT,
OR WE'LL LOSE STEAM.
Digger: YOU KNOW,
FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS,
PEOPLE BEEN STRAINING
THEIR SOLIDS OUTTA THEIR MASH,
OR THEY JUST BEEN
SIMPLY SCORCHING THEIR MASH.
WELL, THIS COULD END
THAT ALTOGETHER,
AND YOU GET EVEN MORE FLAVOR
THAN YOU EVER HOPED
YOU EVER COULD.
DIGGER?
YES, SIR?
I'M GON' TAKE
AND LET THAT BE IT.
OUR HOOK'S IN
THE RIGHT PLACE AND OUR --
WE'RE IN BUSINESS,
PUSS.
OH, YEAH.
DON'T THAT PURTY?
DON'T THAT BE PURTY?
WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO FAIL.
YOU WANNA TRY TO TEST
HER OUT A LITTLE BIT?
I'D PUT THE ROCK IN THERE
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
BELIEVE ME, WE FAIL
MORE THAN WE SUCCEED.
BUT, UH, WHEN WE DO SUCCEED,
IT'S USUALLY VERY,
VERY GOOD.
BRING HER ON DOWN.
I GOT THE BOTTOM HERE.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, THAT OUGHTA BE
RIGHT ABOUT WHERE WE NEED IT.
IF THIS CRAFT IS GONNA SURVIVE
WITH THE DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT PEOPLE WANT,
YOU KNOW,
WE GOTTA CHANGE WITH IT.
SO WE LOOK FOR WAYS
TO ADVANCE OURSELF
INTO THE FUTURE
OF MOONSHINING,
BUT YET NOT STRAYIN' SO FAR
FROM OUR TRADITIONAL VALUES.
I THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
SOMETHIN', DIGGER.
OH, YES, WE HAVE.
♪♪
Sandra: DAMN, IT'S A MUD HOLE
BACK HERE, BABE.
SET IT IN THE HOLE,
HONEY.
[ GRUNTING]
THERE YOU GO.
DAMN!
TALK ABOUT SOLID MUD.
WE NEED TO SET
SOME BOARDS DOWN
ON THE GROUND
FOR THE TIME BEING.
NO! THEN WE'LL BE
HANDLING MUDDY BOARDS.
THAT...
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: IN THE BACKWOODS
OF KENTUCKY,
TWO SHINERS STRUGGLE TO GET
THEIR STILL SITE UP AND RUNNING.
OH! [BLEEP]
[ CHUCKLING ] DAMN BOARD.
I'M GONNA FALL BEFORE IT'S OVER
AND BE COVERED IN MUD.
THEY PAY WOMEN GOOD MONEY
TO MUD WRESTLE.
YEAH.
BEFORE LOADING IN THE STILL,
CHICO AND SANDRA ARE
DISGUISING THE LOCATION.
[ GRUNTS ]
CHICO'S BUILDIN' THE TOP
OF THE DECK
FOR OUR STAND UP HERE.
WE'RE GONNA USE THAT
FOR OUR MASH BARRELS.
WE'RE GONNA MASHIN' UP THERE.
Narrator: TO CAMOUFLAGE
THEIR STILL SITE,
CHICO AND SANDRA ARE PLANNING
TO DISGUISE IT AS A COMMON DEER
HUNTING BLIND AND FEEDER.
HIDDEN ATOP A PLATFORM,
THE MASH BARRELS
WILL GRAVITY FEED
INTO A STILL ON THE GROUND,
WHICH WILL BE CONCEALED
INSIDE A LARGE DEER FEEDER.
GOOD JOB, BABY.
DAMN.
WE GON' BUILD
A LADDER
AND TRY TO CAMOUFLAGE THIS THING
UP A LITTLE BIT,
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY'S
HUNTING OUT OF IT
INSTEAD OF JUST A STAND
IN THE WOODS.
YEAH.
THE LADDER, YOU'RE GON'
BUILD IT RIGHT UP THE TREE?
YES.
UH, I DON'T THINK
THAT'S GONNA WORK.
WHY?
YOU DON'T GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT GETTING UP THERE.
I JUST WANNA BE
INVOLVED IN --
OR LEARN ABOUT, AT LEAST,
THE WHOLE PROCESS.
WHEN I GET THIS BUILT,
I'LL TEACH YOU
ALL THAT.
AND I'LL MAKE IT WHERE
YOU CAN GET UP AND DOWN.
BUT THE TREE IS THE BEST
LADDER WE CAN BUILD.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STALLS ]
YOU NEED
ANY HOLES DUG?
NOT RIGHT NOW,
NO.
YOU HAVE A BUG ON YOUR SHOULDER.
YOU WANT ME TO WIPE IT OFF?
NOT RIGHT NOW, NO!
FINE. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE SO MOODY.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STARTS ]
THANK YOU.
I NEED A TIME-OUT
FOR A MINUTE.
[ SIGHS ] I NEED A SHOT.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW.
I WANNA CHOKE HIM.
HE'S FRUSTRATIN'
THE HELL OUTTA ME BADLY.
Big Chuck: CUTIE PIE, WHAT'S
IN THERE, GIRL?
BEEN SOME RACCOONS
DOWN HERE
AND SOME RATS AND STUFF, TOO.
GET HIM, GIRL!
CUTIE PIE IS THE MASCOT
AND THE REAL BRAINS
OF THIS OPERATION.
SAY, "VROOM VROOM!"
[ CHUCKLES ]
I RESCUED CUTIE PIE, AND SHE
WASN'T REALLY MY STYLE OF DOG.
BUT CUTIE PIE
TOOK MY HEART.
[ CUTIE PIE GROWLS ]
[ CUTIE PIE CRIES ]
IT'S CUTIE PIE!
[ CUTIE PIE BARKS ]
SHE GOT A RAT!
GOOD GIRL!
IT BIT HER, TOO.
SHE'S BLEEDIN'.
CUTIE PIE'S DOING HER JOB.
AND IT'S A GOOD THING THAT
SHE'S UP ON HER SHOTS TOO
'CAUSE THERE AIN'T NO TELLIN'
WHAT THAT RAT
MIGHT'VE BEEN CARRYIN'.
IT BIT HER GOOD.
CUTIE PIE'S MY BEST FRIEND.
MASTER SHINER CUTIE PIE.
COME ON, GIRL.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STALLS ]
YOU HAVE A BUG ON YOUR SHOULDER.
WANT ME TO WIPE IT OFF?
NOT RIGHT NOW, NO!
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE SO MOODY.
Narrator: IN KENTUCKY,
EVEN THE STRONGEST BONDS
CAN FRAY UNDER THE STRESS
OF SHINE SEASON.
Sandra: I WANNA CHOKE HIM.
HE'S FRUSTRATIN'
THE HELL OUTTA ME BADLY.
HE'S A [BLEEP] HEAD.
THAT'S THE ONLY WORD
I CAN EVEN COME UP
WITH FOR IT.
BECAUSE HE'S NOT A JERK.
HE'S NOT A [BLEEP].
THAT'S NOT EVEN IT.
HE'S NOT LIKE THAT.
HE'S A [BLEEP] HEAD.
Chico: HOW LONG
YOU GON' BE?
JUST A FEW MINUTES.
WELL, I COULD REALLY USE
YOUR HELP, LIKE, RIGHT NOW.
[ EXHALES ]
[ BLEEP ]
[ GRUNTS ]
COME DOWN FOR A MINUTE,
PLEASE.
FOR WHAT?
SO I CAN WIPE YOUR ARM OFF.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
Sandra: CHICO AND I WORKIN' LIKE
THIS OUT IN THE WOODS TOGETHER,
WE'RE AWAY FROM OUR KIDS
MORE THAN WE USUALLY ARE.
WE'RE OUT IN THE WOODS
DOING SOMETHIN' ILLEGAL.
WE'RE ON A TIME LIMIT.
[ EXHALES ]
AND IT EITHER FORCES YOU,
I THINK, TO WORK THROUGH IT
AND GET ALONG,
OR IT FORCES YOU TO CRACK.
UM, A LOT OF COUPLES CRACK.
I JUST KNOW HOW BAD YOU
BREAK OUT IN IT.
I'M JUST TRYIN'
TO HELP YOU OUT HERE.
THANK YOU.
BUT WE'RE NOT JUST OUT HERE
MAKIN' MOONSHINE, YOU KNOW.
I'M HIS PARTNER
IN LIFE, TOO.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT
TO JUST GET OVER THAT.
HOPEFULLY I GOT AT LEAST
SOME OF IT OFF.
YEAH, HOPEFULLY.
MY OLD LADY, YOU KNOW,
WE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
I LOVE HER TO DEATH,
AND WE --
WE JUST TRUDGE
ON THROUGH EVERYTHING.
NOW, DOES IT LOOK
LIKE A DEER STAND?
YEP!
SURE DOES.
AT THE END OF THE NIGHT,
DON'T GO TO BED ANGRY.
IT'S THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO
TO KEEP A RELATIONSHIP
WHAT IT'S S'POSED TO BE.
I THINK IT'S GON' WORK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THINK IT'LL WORK?
YEAH.
GO TO JAIL, I'M BLAMIN' IT
ON YOU AND RUNNIN'.
YOU WOULD.
♪♪
DAMN, YOU BETTER TAKE SOME MONEY
AND BUY YOU
SOME DAMN SHOCKS
FOR THAT TRUCK!
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH MY TRUCK?
Narrator: IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
AFTER A WEEK OF FERMENTATION,
JOSH AND BIG CHUCK
HAVE 400 GALLONS
OF CORN MASH READY TO RUN.
DUDE, LEMME BORROW
YOUR RAZOR BLADE.
FOR WHAT?
I'M GON' CUT MY CAST OFF.
OH, I BET TO HELL
YOU DO.
I AM.
LEMME SEE IT.
YOU LEAVE IT ALONE
BEFORE YOU --
YOU'LL MESS YOURSELF
UP FOR GOOD.
I HAVE TO GET
MY OPERATION UP AND ROLLIN'.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE
OUT HERE FOOLIN' AROUND.
JUST LET ME
SEE YOUR KNIFE.
I GIVE IN, AGAINST
MY BETTER JUDGMENT.
[ GROANS ]
[ INHALES
AND EXHALES DEEPLY ]
AH, GOD,
THAT FEELS A LOT BETTER.
[ EXHALES ]
DAMN, BOY.
WHEN THAT WHEEL BLEW UP,
IT BASICALLY JUST BLEW
THAT FINGER PRETTY MUCH
RIGHT OFF.
IT WAS HANGING BY THAT PAD
OF MEAT RIGHT THERE.
IT JUST DISINTEGRATED
THE KNUCKLE. THERE WAS NO..
CUT THAT ONE
ALL THE WAY OFF, TOO, DIDN'T IT?
THERE WAS NO -- THERE WAS
NO KNUCKLE LEFT FOR THEM
TO PUT THIS FINGER
BACK TOGETHER ON.
THAT PART WAS GONE.
HEY, HOW 'BOUT A FIST BUMP
ON THAT HAND?
SO STUPID.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GONNA LET YOU
DO THIS.
TAKE ONE OF THESE
BATTERIES, WILL YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
PUT ONE
DOWN IN THERE.
RIGHT, I GOT YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST START PUMPIN'.
YEP.
LET 'ER RIP,
TATER CHIP.
HERE WE GO.
[ BATTERY CRACKLES ]
THAT'S GOOD STUFF,
RIGHT THERE.
LISTEN.
WELL, WE GOT A LOT
OF MASH IN THERE,
AND WE CAN'T RUN IT
ALL OFF IN ONE RUN.
WE NEED TO JUST BUST
THIS OFF IN TWO RUNS
SO WE CAN
GET CAUGHT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE US 24 HOURS.
YOU SURE
YOU UP FOR THAT?
I'M READY.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL LIGHT
THIS BABY.
I WON'T BLOW
YOU UP.
YOU READY?
YEAH.
GOD DOG, THAT BURNED
THE [BLEEP] OUTTA ME.
WHAT'S --
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?
IT'S JUST FLOUR
AND, UH, OATMEAL.
JUST LIKE PAPER-MACHE,
RIGHT?
YEAH.
Big Chuck: A LOTTA PEOPLE
WOULDN'T WANNA DO THIS.
LOTTA WORK INVOLVED.
IT AIN'T A EASY PROCESS.
JUST KINDA SMEAR IT ON THERE.
[ WHISTLES ] IT'S HOT, BOY.
YEAH, IT'S HOT.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT IT'S --
IT'S SOMETHING THAT,
IF YOU DON'T LEARN IT
AND IT DON'T GET PASSED AROUND,
IT'S GONNA BE
A FORGOTTEN ART.
LET'S SEE
HOW HOT WE ARE.
THEN YOU CAN TELL
WHERE YOUR RUN'S AT.
IT'LL BE HOT
IN ONE SPOT.
AND THEN IF YOU REACH
JUST RIGHT UP A LITTLE BIT,
IT'LL BE JUST
A LITTLE BIT COOLER,
BUT IT'S STILL WARM.
YOU CAN FOLLOW IT.
OH, MAN.
IT'S ABOUT READY.
CHUCK, YOU JUST ABOUT
TO MAKE YOUR FIRST BATCH
OF MOONSHINE,
MY BROTHER.
DAMN, BIG CHUCK,
IT'S COMIN' OUT.
OH, YEAH,
IT'S COMIN'.
'BOUT WHAT IT'S COMIN'
OUT RIGHT NOW,
IN A STEADY STREAM,
IS PERFECT.
SHE'S READY.
THAT'S GOOD RIGHT THERE.
YOU DUMP
THE FIRST OFF.
THAT'S CALLED THE HEAD.
IT'S THE POISON.
YOU DON'T WANNA DRINK IT,
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
WE GON' START CAPTURIN'
FROM RIGHT THERE.
SHE'S RUNNIN'
PERFECT, MAN.
OUR STILL SITE'S UP AND RUNNIN',
AND I TELL YOU WHAT.
IT FEELS GREAT.
WHEW.
AH, YEAH.
HEY.
FIRST SHOT'S
ON YOU, BRO.
FIRST SHINE
YOU EVER MADE.
IS IT --
IS IT HOT?
NO, IT'S GOOD.
WE GOT TWO BIG RUNS TO MAKE.
WE'RE GONNA BE OUT
HERE ALL NIGHT.
TIC-TIC-TIC
THAT'S
SOME GOOD [BLEEP].
ME AND BIG CHUCK
ARE KILLIN' IT TOGETHER.
THERE'S ABOUT AS MUCH SWEAT
DRIPPIN' OFF OF YOU
AS THERE IS SHINE
DRIPPIN' IN THAT BUCKET.
HOW 'BOUT IT, BIG DOG?
IT'S YOUR FIRST RUN!
Narrator: NEXT TIME,
ON "MOONSHINERS"...
YOU JUST DRIVIN' ON
THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Narrator: TIM TRAVELS
TO THE EMERALD ISLE.
SO YOU ALWAYS DO
THREE ON EVERYTHING.
YEAH, DUBLIN'S ALL ABOUT
THE TRIPLE DISTILLING.
[ BLEEP ]
JOSH LOSES EVERYTHING.
SOMEBODY
STOLE OUR [BLEEP] STILL.
-ALL RIGHT, THERE HE IS.
-THERE HE COMES.
Narrator: AND JB,
MARK AND DIGGER
MEET A 350-POUND MAN-EATER.
A LONG TIME AGO,
WHEN I WAS JUST A YOUNG BOY,
THAT IF YOU'LL DO WHAT YOU LOVE,
YOU'LL NEVER WORK
A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
AND THAT'S THE WAY
I LOOK AT MOONSHINE.
YOU DO SHOW UP EARLY,
AND YOU STAY LATE.
BUT YOU'RE DOING IT
ON YOUR OWN TERMS.
WHAT WE'RE CRAFTING,
THERE'S VERY FEW PEOPLE
ANYMORE THAT CAN CREATE.
WE TAKE PRIDE IN THAT.
AND THE LOVE FOR IT
JUST EVEN COMPOUNDS IT FURTHER.
Narrator: WITH MOONSHINE SEASON
WELL UNDERWAY,
THERE'S NO REST FOR
THE WEARY IN APPALACHIA.
SHINERS ARE LABORING
ROUND THE CLOCK
TO TURN TODAY'S HARVEST
INTO TOMORROW'S FORTUNE.
[BLEEP] DAMN.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
A LONE SHINER SUFFERS
A DEBILITATING SETBACK.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HAVIN'
A WHOLE LOTTA GOOD LUCK LATELY.
OVER IN TENNESSEE,
TWO SHINERS PAY HOMAGE
TO THE PAST
BY TEAMING UP
WITH AN OLD MASTER.
HE'S A MOONSHINE MAC DADDY
IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
Narrator:
AND DOWN IN VIRGINIA,
ONE DISTILLER'S DREAM
OF EXPANSION
HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE.
I DONE BORROWED
A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY
TO FINISH THIS EXPANSION.
EVERYTHING JUST IS
FALLIN' APART.
♪ NO ONE CAN HOLD ME DOWN ♪
♪ OR MAKE ME CHANGE MY WAYS ♪
♪ SO DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH
SAYING ♪
♪ CRIME NEVER PAYS ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING FOR A RIDE ♪
♪ RUNNING TO SURVIVE ♪
♪ AND LIVING OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
♪ WE'RE LIVING
OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
Man: THIS IS HOW
WE MAKE THE MOONSHINE!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: HIDDEN IN THE GREAT
SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE,
MARK AND DIGGER
ARE READY TO MASH IN
FOR THEIR SECOND
RUN OF THE SEASON.
WE'LL GRAB A COUPLE
OF THESE SUPPLIES HERE.
Mark: THAT BAG OF SUGAR'S
ON THE BOTTOM.
IT WOULD BE.
THAT'S THE LAST BAG.
THAT'S WHERE IT OUGHTA BE.
Digger: THE MORE I CARRY
THESE OLD 50 POUND BAGS,
I WONDER HOW I CARRIED
TWO OF 'EM BACK IN THE DAY.
Narrator: TO KEEP LOCALS
AT ARM'S DISTANCE,
THE TENNESSEE SHINERS
SET UP THEIR STILL IN A HOLLOW
WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE HAUNTED.
Mark: DAMN,
IT'S SPOOKY UP HERE.
Narrator:
THEIR FIRST RUN RACKED UP
30 GALLONS OF TRADITIONAL
CORN WHISKEY.
IT'S LOUD.
NOW, THEY'RE READY
TO UP THE ANTE
WITH A NEW FLAVOR INFUSION.
I DIDN'T CHANCE LEAVIN' THEM
CRANBERRIES UP HERE.
I LET SOMETHING
EAT THEM.
MARK AND MYSELF
ARE COMIN' HERE TODAY.
WE'RE GON' MAKE
THIS CRANBERRY MASH.
THAT'S -- THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT MARK AND I DO IS --
IS PUSH THE ENVELOPE
ON DIFFERENT TYPE OF MASHES.
WHAT DO YOU RECKON?
THEY MIGHT SELL CRANBERRY
LIQUOR AT THANKSGIVING?
PEOPLE'D BE SOAKIN'
THEIR DAMN TURKEYS IN IT.
WE'RE TRADITIONALISTS.
BUT THIS GAME CHANGES,
AND THE NEW FLAVORS
ARE BRINGIN' PREMIUM.
WE'D PROBABLY GET $150
A GALLON FOR THIS LIQUOR.
THEM IS EXCELLENT,
DIGGER.
YEAH.
THEM SUMBITCHES IS GOOD.
YOU'VE GOTTA SEPARATE
YOURSELF FROM THE PACK,
AND THAT'S WHAT MARK
AND I PLAN TO DO.
Mark:
YOU KNOW, WE'RE -- WE'RE TAKIN'
A CHANCE ON THESE FLAVORS.
SO WE'RE BRINGIN' IN SOMEONE
WITH THE TRADITIONALIST SPIRIT
AND THE EXPERTISE.
THIS GOES BACK
TO NOT BEIN' TOO PROUD
TO TAKE SOME ADVICE
FROM SOMEBODY THAT MAY KNOW
JUST A LITTLE BIT
MORE THAN YOU DO.
Narrator: THERE'S ONLY
ONE PERSON THEY TRUST ENOUGH
TO HELP THEM IN THEIR QUEST.
I'VE GOT TO HAVE
SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS
HOW TO MAKE
A TRUE CRAFT LIQUOR.
JB'S THAT GUY.
GNATS GOT IN THERE.
JB'S GOT A LOTTA HISTORY
IN THE LIQUOR BUSINESS.
POPCORN HAD HIM AS
THE RIGHT-HANDED MAN,
I GUESS YOU'D SAY.
Mark:
IT'S HAPPY WITH THAT?
YEAH.
AH, IT'S LIKE A BICYCLE.
YOU DON'T NEVER FORGET.
Narrator: AS DISTILLING PARTNER
TO POPCORN SUTTON,
JB RADER STANDS
AS A LEGEND
IN THE ILLEGAL
MOONSHINE BUSINESS.
TOGETHER, POPCORN AND JB
TURNED OUT THE MOST
POPULAR SHINE OF THEIR TIME,
CATAPULTING THEM TO
OUTLAW CELEBRITY STATUS.
WE GLAD TO HAVE
YOU HERE, JB.
JB, HE'S A MOONSHINE
MAC DADDY IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
I'M GONNA DUMP THESE CRANBERRIES
IN THIS MASH BARREL.
OKAY.
JUST GO AHEAD.
WE STEEPED
OUR CORN AND --
AND MELTED OUR 50
POUNDS OF SUGAR.
NOW, WHAT WE GOTTA DO IS DROP
OUR CRANBERRIES INSIDE THE MASH.
WELL...
Mark: PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA,
DIGGER.
CAN'T BE A BAD IDEA.
I BELIEVE THAT'LL BE WAY
MORE BETTER, JB.
WELL, POPCORN USED TO SAY
THE BURNIN' RING OF FIRE.
YEAH.
MAN, THEM'S GOOD.
I GOTTA GET 'EM AWAY FROM ME.
I'LL BE SICK ON THEM.
IF IT'S GOOD IN ITS RAW FORM,
IT'S GOOD IN ITS COOKED FORM.
OH, YEAH.
MAN, AFTER TASTIN'
THOSE CRANBERRIES
AND SEEIN' HOW GOOD THEY ARE,
I THINK THAT IT'S
GOT THE POTENTIAL
OF MAYBE BEIN'
SOME OF OUR BETTER LIQUOR.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE.
DO YOU?
THE DAMN CRANBERRY
CORNBREAD CAKE.
YEAH.
THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT.
WELCOME HOME, JB.
♪♪
Tim:
WE GOT EMPTY TANKS IN HERE.
WE GOT ANOTHER EMPTY TANK.
REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH
AT ALL GOIN' ON.
Narrator: OVER IN VIRGINIA,
ALL IS QUIET
AT THE BELMONT FARM DISTILLERY.
Tim:
SO WE IN THE BOTTLIN' ROOM.
NO NOISE.
NO PEOPLE.
NOTHIN'S ROCKIN'
AND ROLLIN', YOU KNOW?
WE CAN'T SPEND OUR MONEY
'CAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE NO MONEY.
WE CAN'T SELL THE PRODUCT,
SO WHAT WE GON' DO?
YOU KNOW,
THE WHOLE PROBLEM IS
IS THIS POLAND
ORDER GETS CANCELED.
THEN, YOU KNOW,
THE WORK LOAD GETS CANCELED.
THE WORK LOAD GETS CANCELED,
THE EMPLOYEES DON'T --
DON'T HAVE A JOB.
IT'S A DOMINO EFFECT.
IT -- IT BREAKS DOWN IN --
INTO THEIR FAMILY LIFE.
Narrator:
ON THE CUSP OF FULFILLING
A 6,000-CASE EUROPEAN ORDER,
TIM AND CHUCK ENLISTED
THE HELP OF RECENTLY
PAROLED TICKLE
TO EXPAND THE DISTILLERY,
BANKING ON THE PROFIT
FROM THE ORDER TO FUND IT.
Tim: CHUCK!
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
BUT WHEN THE DISTRIBUTOR
ABRUPTLY CANCELED THE ORDER,
TIM'S PRODUCTION AND EXPANSION
GOT SHUT DOWN.
SO YOU SEE?
THIS IS THE WHOLE PROBLEM.
ALL THIS MOONSHINE,
IT HAD A PLACE TO GO.
BUT RIGHT NOW
IT DOESN'T.
IT'S LIKE OVER 60,000 BOTTLES
OF MOONSHINE IN THIS --
IN THIS BUILDIN' RIGHT HERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CALCULATED
ALL THAT AT RETAIL PRICE,
I GOT ALMOST $2 MILLION
WORTH OF MOONSHINE
JUST SITTIN' RIGHT HERE.
OH, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
I APPRECIATE YOU CALLIN' ME.
WELL, I MADE SOME PHONE CALLS
WITH, UH, DISTRIBUTORS.
I'M TRYIN' TO SELL IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I GOT NOTHIN'.
I'M TRYIN' TO STAY CALM,
BUT I GOT TO COME UP
WITH A BUYER.
I'M KINDA GETTIN'
DESPERATE HERE.
I DONE BORROWED
A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY
TO FINISH THIS EXPANSION.
AND THIS IS
GON' PAY FOR IT.
WELL, YOU CAN SEE,
WE KINDA DONE STOPPED
BECAUSE I DONE SPENT
HALF THE MONEY
THAT I BORROWED TO DO THIS
ON A 90-DAY NOTE.
AND THEN THOSE -- THOSE DAYS
ARE COMING UP QUICK.
SO FIRST, THE POLAND ORDER,
CANCELED.
AND THEN I GET A PHONE CALL.
THE BAD NEWS.
TICKLE'S BACK IN JAIL.
PROBATION VIOLATION.
I'M REALLY KINDA DISAPPOINTED.
BUT THEN I'M CONCERNED
BECAUSE THE LAST TIME
ME AND TICKLE WORKED TOGETHER,
HE WAS GOOD TO GO.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN
GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.
AND I'M GON' TRY
TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
Tim: I HAD A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
ABOUT HIM.
HE LOOKED GOOD.
HE WAS TAKIN' CARE OF HISSELF.
AND NOW, YOU KNOW, HE'S --
HE'S -- HE'S BACK IN TROUBLE.
HE'S BACK IN JAIL.
AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING
JUST IS FALLIN' APART.
AND I -- I ALWAYS GO BACK
TO MY DAD.
NO MATTER WHAT,
HE ALWAYS CAME UP WITH A PLAN.
UH, HE ALWAYS
PULLED OUT SOME TRICKS
OUT OF HIS POCKET
SOME KINDA WAY.
AND MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS,
YOU KNOW,
"USE THIS RIGHT HERE
BETWEEN YOUR EARS.
YOU'LL GET MORE DONE WITH THIS
THAN YOU WILL WITH THIS."
AT LEAST THE MOONSHINE
DID NOT LEAVE HERE.
THAT'S THE --
THAT'S THE GOOD PART.
WE JUST GOTTA COME UP
WITH A PLAN OUTTA THE BOX
WHAT WE GON' DO.
WHAT WE GON' DO.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Josh: SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE,
"WHY KEEP ON TRYIN'?"
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERY TIME YOU GET AHEAD,
SOMETHIN' JUST KNOCKS
YOU RIGHT BACK DOWN.
WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS.
I BASICALLY BLEW
MY ENTIRE SEASON.
AND COULDA RUINED MY --
RUINED MY ENTIRE LIFE OR DIED.
Narrator: ACROSS STATE LINES
IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
AW, DAMN.
...ONE SHINER IS ON
TO A STREAK OF BAD LUCK
WITH NO END IN SIGHT.
I DON'T WANNA SIT HERE
AND WHINE AND CRY.
BUT I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN HAVIN'
A WHOLE LOTTA GOOD LUCK LATELY.
WE'LL MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT.
WELL, I GOT THIS
NEW DRAG RACING CAR.
AND, UH, I WAS USING,
UH, A SIDE GRINDER.
AND, UH, JUST ABOUT
FINISHED MY WELD.
AND I BACKED OFF OF IT.
METAL WHEEL JUST
EXPLODED OFF OF IT.
IT DESTROYED
ONE OF MY FINGERS
AND DAMN NEAR CUT
THE OTHER FINGER PLUM OFF.
Narrator: THIS INJURY
IS JUST THE LATEST
IN A STRING
OF SETBACKS FOR JOSH.
FIRST, A FIRE ENGULFED
HIS ENTIRE WINTER STOCKPILE
OF 400 GALLONS OF SHINE.
[ BLEEP ]
REALIZING HIS SEASON
GOAL OF 1,000 GALLONS
WOULD BE OUT OF REACH
WITHOUT HELP,
JOSH TRIED TO PERSUADE
HIS EX-PARTNER BILL
TO RE-TEAM...
BACK TO BEING BILL THE CARPENTER
AGAIN, AND THAT'S, UH...
WHERE YOU WANNA BEEN
ALL ALONG.
YEAH.
...ONLY TO BE REJECTED.
[ GRUNTS ]
RIGHT NOW,
I'M TOTALLY SCREWED.
I GOT 300 GALLONS
OF MASH TO RUN.
NO WAY TO RUN IT.
I REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAT
REQUIRES MORE THAN ONE HAND.
SO BOTTOM LINE IS I'M GONNA
HAVE TO HAVE SOME HELP
BEFORE MY MASH SOURS.
I CALLED MY BUDDY
COME OVER HERE,
SEE IF HE'S INTERESTED IN MAKING
A LITTLE EXTRA CASH.
I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF.
AND I DON'T GOT
BUT SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT I TRUST SHOWIN' 'EM
WHERE MY SITE IS.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Narrator: COMING UP...
LOOK AT THAT BARREL.
AN INTRUDER LEAVES HIS MARK.
Digger: THAT SUMBITCH IS FLATTER
THAN A RIVER ROCK.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
HOW LONG ARE YOU
GON' BE?
JUST A FEW MINUTES.
WELL, I COULD REALLY USE
YOUR HELP, LIKE, RIGHT NOW.
KENTUCKY SHINERS ARE OFF
TO A ROCKY START.
HE'S FRUSTRATIN'
THE HELL OUTTA ME BADLY.
AND SOMETHING'S SOUR
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Josh: THIS IS SOME [BLEEP]!
I WORKED SO HARD
ON THIS THING!
I SHOULDA COME OUT HERE
A LONG TIME AGO.
I CALLED MY BUDDY
COME OVER HERE AND SEE
IF HE'S INTERESTED IN MAKING
A LITTLE EXTRA CASH.
I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF.
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Narrator: IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
AN INJURED JOSH
IS OUT OF OPTIONS
ON POTENTIAL PARTNERS
TO HELP HIM REACH
HIS SEASON GOAL.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON,
BIG CHUCK?
HEY, MAN.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
ONE THING
AFTER ANOTHER.
BIG CHUCK WAS ACTUALLY
ONE OF BILL'S OLD FRIENDS
THAT WE SOLD
A LOTTA MOONSHINE TO.
YOU GOT $800,
MAN?
Bill: [ LAUGHS ]
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
YOU SON OF A BITCHES!
YOU THINK
THAT'S [BLEEP] FUNNY?
[ LAUGHS ]
HE WAS BILL'S BUDDY,
BUT COME TO FIND OUT
I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS SON
FOR DAMN NEAR HALF MY LIFE.
TOOK THAT FINGER THERE
COMPLETELY PRETTY MUCH OFF.
GOD.
AND CUT --
CUT THE OTHER ONE
HALFWAY OFF.
HURT LIKE A DEVIL.
GOOD THING YOU'RE
YOUNG AND TOUGH.
[ LAUGHS ]
I GOT A PRETTY
GOOD OPERATION GOIN'.
I JUST NEED A EXTRA HAND
KEEPIN' IT GOIN' THEN.
I NEED SOMEBODY I CAN TRUST
TO COME HELP ME.
Big Chuck: I MOVED DOWN HERE
ABOUT 30-SOME YEARS AGO.
THERE WAS A LOT
OF SHINE MOVIN' THEN.
I WAS BUYIN' A LITTLE BIT,
SELLIN' A LITTLE BIT,
GOT TO KNOW PEOPLE.
AND, AH, KNOW A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT
THAT THAN I DO
THE MAKIN' PART OF IT.
BUT JOSH HAS ALWAYS
BEEN GOOD TO ME.
HE'S BEEN A GOOD GUY.
SO HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO HELP HIM.
I GOT SOME JOBS
GOIN' HERE AND THERE.
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE
WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
YOU DO WHATEVER
YOU GOTTA DO,
AND I'LL HELP YOU
GET BACK ON YOUR FEET.
I'LL PAY YOU DEARLY
TO COME HELP ME.
REMEMBER THE CARTOONS
WHEN THE RAIN CLOUD
FOLLOWED LINUS
AROUND OR WHATEVER?
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH. YOU GOT
THAT BIG, DARK CLOUD OVER YOU?
IT'S LIKE THAT CLOUD
JUST FOLLOWING, LIKE, MY LIFE.
YOU GOTTA GET AN UMBRELLA
AND GET UNDERNEATH OF IT.
YOU'LL DO ALL RIGHT. YOU JUST
GOTTA KEEP MUSTERIN' UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMIN'
AND HELPIN' ME OUT, MAN.
YEAH.
I'M IN A REAL BIND RIGHT NOW.
Josh: I GOT 300 GALLONS
OF MASH TO RUN.
I DON'T WANNA SEE IT
TURN TO VINEGAR.
LET ME TAKE YOU DOWN
TO THE STILL SITE AND SHOW YOU
WHAT I GOT.
LET'S DO IT.
COME ON, CUTIE PIE.
[ TRUCK ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
Sandra: YEAH,
I'M READY.
THIS IS GOOD AND MUDDY
RIGHT HERE, BABE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator:
IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE,
TWO SHINERS TRAVEL FAR OFF
THE BEATEN PATH
TO BEGIN THEIR SHINE SEASON.
I'M GONNA FALL
BEFORE IT'S OVER.
I DONE SOMETHIN'
THAT MOST PEOPLE
WOULDN'T EVEN
DREAM ABOUT DOIN'.
I -- I BROUGHT MY OLD LADY
IN THE MIX.
AND IF THEY'S ANYBODY
I TRUST ON THIS EARTH, IT'S HER.
MY HEAD'S IN THE GAME
A LITTLE BIT MORE
THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR
JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE STARTING TOGETHER.
IT WAS STEP ONE.
HERE I AM.
Narrator: LAST SEASON,
CHICO TAPPED
HIS FIANCEE SANDRA
TO ASSIST
WITH HIS SHINE OPERATION.
Sandra: OH, MY GOD.
IT'S NOT GONNA FIT.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE PAIR ENDURED
THEIR SHARE OF SETBACKS...
OH, GOD!
...THE NEW PARTNERSHIP
PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS.
I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS IS GOOD PRACTICE
FOR THE TREEHOUSE
THE KIDS ARE GONNA WANT.
ALL RIGHT.
WHERE YOU THINKIN'?
YEAH?
ALL RIGHT.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STALLS ]
UH-OH.
HOPEFULLY, THIS IS
THE WORST OF OUR PROBLEMS.
YEAH.
IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN BE DOIN' WHILE
YOU'RE TRYIN' TO DO THAT?
CHICO AND I, WE'RE GETTING
USED TO WORKING WITH EACH OTHER.
WHILE WE WORK WITH EACH OTHER
AT HOME WITH THE KIDS AND STUFF,
THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SHH.
HMM.
GET THE CHAINSAW
RUNNIN'.
SHINE SEASON IS
A HIGH-STRESS-LEVEL
TIME IN OUR LIVES.
YOU KNOW,
THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THERE'S A TIME
LIMIT ON THIS.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STARTS ]
HEY!
ALL RIGHT!
Chico: LAST YEAR, WE RUN OFF
125 GALLONS OF WHISKEY.
OUR INTENTIONS
THIS YEAR --
WE WANNA MAKE 350 GALLONS.
Sandra: MY CUSTOMERS
ARE MORE WOMEN.
THEY WANT SOMETHING
A LITTLE DAINTIER,
SOMETHING NOT SO HARSH.
SO, THIS SEASON,
WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING
ON SOME WATERMELON SHINE.
I'M GONNA BE RUNNIN' THAT.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE
A GOOD SELLER FOR US.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: MOONSHINERS AGREE:
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS
ARE KEY TO SUCCESS
IN THE ILLEGAL LIQUOR BUSINESS.
SO IT'S NO WONDER ONE
OF THE MOST
POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS
IN MOONSHINING HISTORY
WAS FORGED IN MARRIAGE.
CANADIAN HUSBAND-AND-WIFE
TEAM ROCCO PERRI
AND BESSIE STARKMAN
RAN LIQUOR
FROM TORONTO SOUTH
ACROSS THE BORDER INTO DETROIT,
CHICAGO, AND NEW YORK.
TOGETHER, THEY BUILT
A BOOTLEGGING EMPIRE SAID
BY MANY TO BE SECOND
ONLY TO AL CAPONE'S.
THAT IS, UNTIL ASSAILANTS
FROM A RIVAL GANG
CUT BESSIE DOWN
IN A HAIL OF BULLETS
AS SHE LEFT HER HOME.
Sandra: HOW LONG YOU THINK
THIS'LL TAKE US?
OH, DON'T SAY THAT.
YOU'LL JINX US.
YEAH, MAN.
PARADISE, BUDDY.
AH!
ALL RIGHT, BIG CHUCK.
LET'S EASE OFF
DOWN IN HERE.
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
JOSH IS TAKING A HUGE RISK
IN TRUSTING CHUCK
WITH THE KEYS
TO THE KINGDOM.
I GOT ALL THIS
MASH READY TO RUN.
HOME SWEET HOME,
MAN.
AH, DOG.
OH, I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS ALL THIS.
THIS IS WHAT
IT'S ABOUT.
OH, HELL, YOU GOT
THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, BUDDY.
Big Chuck: IT'S A AWESOME SETUP.
HE WENT ALL-OUT.
ANY MOONSHINER'D BE PROUD
TO HAVE THAT DEAL.
Josh: ALL OUR MASH HAS BEEN
READY FOR A FEW DAYS.
Big Chuck: WHAT YOU WANNA DO?
GET STARTED?
PLUG THAT, UH,
THAT PUMP UP FOR ME.
AND LET'S START
PUMPIN' THE MASH OVER.
Big Chuck: WOW.
MAN, SMELL THAT.
THAT'S VINEGAR.
ALL OF IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL SEE.
THIS IS SOME [BLEEP]!
IT'S ROTTEN AS [BLEEP]!
I SHOULDA COME OUT HERE
A LONG TIME AGO.
WHEW, DAMN,
THAT SMELLS TERRIBLE.
Narrator: WHEN MASH SITS TOO
LONG WITHOUT BEING DISTILLED,
BACTERIA WILL EVENTUALLY
TURN IT TO VINEGAR.
I JUST KEEP ON HAVIN' THINGS
HAPPEN LEFT AND RIGHT.
HOW'S A MAN S'POSED
TO DEAL WITH THIS?!
LET'S JUST CLEAN IT UP
AND GET A GOOD --
GET A GOOD ONE STARTED.
I WORKED SO HARD ON THIS THING.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE IT
MIGHT BE BETTER OFF TO DAMN
JUST GO BACK
TO CUTTIN' TREES.
HEY, DUDE, HEY.
LISTEN. HEY
I'M READY TO GO
TO THE HOUSE.
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP].
MAN, SMELL THAT.
THAT'S VINEGAR.
Narrator: IN A SOUTH CAROLINA
SHINE BUNKER...
THIS IS SOME [BLEEP]!
SPOILED MASH HAS PUT AN END
TO JOSH AND CHUCK'S MAIDEN RUN.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE IT
MIGHT BE BETTER OFF TO DAMN
JUST GO BACK
TO CUTTIN' TREES.
HEY, DUDE, HEY.
LISTEN. HEY.
I'M READY TO GO
TO THE HOUSE.
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP].
HELL,
LET'S GET STARTED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
LET'S GET STARTED?
LET'S GET THEM BARRELS EMPTIED
OUT AND GET IT CLEANED OUT.
LET'S GET A GO OF IT.
WE CAN BE READY TO GO
INSTEAD OF HAVIN'
TO COME BACK AND WORK
AND GET GOIN' AGAIN.
WE'RE HERE.
LET'S JUST KNOCK IT OUT.
I HEAR YOU.
COME ON. LET'S WORK.
LET'S GET IT CLEANED UP.
WE CAN START FRESH
AND GET US A GOOD BATCH GOIN'.
AND THEN
WE'LL HAVE SOMETHIN'.
LET 'ER RIP, JOSH.
I CAN'T STAND TO SMELL THAT.
THAT'S GOTTA GO.
THAT'S A SHAME, BOY.
JOSH IS NOT
THE AVERAGE PERSON.
HE USUALLY GOES BIG
OR GOES HOME.
HE NEEDS HELP.
HE'S NOT REALLY ASKING.
I CAN DIG A LITTLE HOLE
AND POUR IT OUT
AND GET RID OF IT
RIGHT QUICK.
I'M SORRY, MAN.
I WISHED I COULD HELP.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK
WHEN YOU GOT GOOD FRIENDS.
THEY'RE THERE
FOR YOU TO HELP YOU.
I'M READY TO MAKE SOME MASH
AND MAKE SOME LIQUOR.
LET'S GO.
WOULD YOU MIND POPPIN'
THESE BLOCKS OFF HERE FOR ME?
NO, I'LL GET IT, MAN.
YOU CAN JUST SET IT
RIGHT HERE ANYWHERE.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator:
AFTER DUMPING THE BAD MASH,
JOSH AND BIG CHUCK BEGIN
A FRESH 400-GALLON BATCH.
THROW A BAG OF THAT
CORN ON MY SHOULDER.
Big Chuck: MASHIN' IS HARD WORK.
AND IF YOU DON'T
PUT OUT THE HARD WORK,
YOU DON'T GET A GOOD PRODUCT.
GOOD?
YEAH, THAT'S PLENTY.
YOU AIN'T READY TO WORK,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY HOME.
Josh:
ALL RIGHT, BIG CHUCK.
ABOUT THIS MUCH
OF THE GRAINS IN THERE.
AND THEN A FULL BAG
OF THE SUGAR.
ABOUT THAT MUCH?
WHOLE BAG [INDISTINCT]?
YEAH, ABOUT THAT MUCH,
RIGHT THERE.
THAT GOOD?
YEAH, PERFECT.
WE'RE GONNA STEEP
SOME GRAINS,
AND WE'RE GONNA POUR SOME,
UH, SUGAR IN THERE.
WHOLE BAG?
YEP. DUMP IT.
AND, UH, IN ABOUT A WEEK,
WE SHOULD HAVE
SOME MASH READY TO RUN.
YOU KNOW, MOONSHINE
AIN'T EASY
AS EVERYBODY THINKS,
BOY.
HECK NO,
IT AIN'T EASY.
HELL, NO.
UH-UH.
EVERYTHING WENT TO HELL
IN A HAND BASKET, LITERALLY.
I'M ALMOST A MONTH
BEHIND SCHEDULE.
BUT BIG CHUCK
COMIN' BACK AROUND
MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE MAYBE MY --
MAYBE MY LUCK'S TURNIN'.
PRETTY GOOD?
YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WHEN IT COOLS DOWN,
WE'LL PUT SOME YEAST IN IT.
AND IN ABOUT 5, 6 DAYS,
SHE SHOULD BE READY TO ROLL.
ALL RIGHT.
SEVEN MORE TO GO.
Tim: YES, SIR.
THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I'M ALL ABOUT MOONSHINE.
SO THAT'D BE GREAT.
BUT LEMME GET BACK WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD-BYE.
Narrator: OPPORTUNITY
KNOCKS FOR TIM IN VIRGINIA.
EVER SINCE THIS POLISH
ORDER FELL THROUGH,
I'VE BEEN CALLIN'
ALL THESE DISTRIBUTORS.
I'M -- I'M TRYIN'
TO MAKE SOME CONTACTS,
BUT I HAVEN'T MADE ANY GROUND.
WELL, I GOT THIS CALL.
AND IT'S --
IT'S PRETTY INTERESTIN'
BECAUSE IT'S --
IT'S NOT A DISTRIBUTOR.
UH, BUT IT DOES INVOLVE
GOIN' OVERSEAS, SO I --
I'VE GOT TO TALK
TO CHUCK ABOUT IT
AND EXPLAIN HIM
SOME OF THE DETAILS.
BUT IT -- IT SOUNDS LIKE
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE.
[ TRUCK HORN BLOWS ]
Chuck: HEY, TIM!
HEY!
HOW YOU DOIN', MAN?
I'VE BEEN LOOKIN'
FOR YOU.
I'VE BEEN OUT HERE
CHECKIN' THIS CORN OUT.
I RUNNIN' ALL OVER THE PLACE
LOOKIN' FOR YOU.
OH, YEAH? I WANT YOU TO SEE
THIS CORN, MAN.
YEAH. LOOK AT THAT!
LOOKY THERE, MAN! HUH?
I MEAN, IS THAT GON' MAKE GOOD
MOONSHINE, OR WHAT, HUH?
THAT IS NICE.
GUESS WHAT.
WHAT'S THAT?
I GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM...
IT'S A HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD
DISTILLERY
YEAH?
IN DUBLIN, IRELAND.
YEAH?
AND THEY WANTED ME
TO COME OVER THERE
AS A CONSULTANT
AND TALK TO 'EM ABOUT
MAKIN' MOONSHINE.
WELL, I MEAN,
THAT'S ALL WONDERFUL.
BUT HERE WE GOT THIS POLAND
ORDER JUST GOT CANCELED.
I KNOW.
OKAY? HUH?
WHAT ABOUT THE BUILDING
AND THE BANK
AND ALL THAT, HUH?
WELL, UH, THESE GUYS ARE GON'
PAY ME A WHOLE LOTTA MONEY
TO COME OVER THERE
FOR A WHOLE WEEK.
AND THIS COULD BE
AN OPPORTUNITY.
HOW'S THAT?
MAYBE I CAN MEET
SOMEBODY THAT CAN --
CAN GET A DISTRIBUTOR
IN IRELAND.
WELL, THAT'D BE [INDISTINCT].
THINK ABOUT IRELAND, THOUGH.
THAT'S -- THAT'S THE, UH,
UH, OLDEST PLACE
TO MAKE WHISKEY.
YEAH.
YOU GON' TRY TO LEARN FROM THEM,
OR THEY GON' LEARN FROM YOU?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I -- I'M JUST LOOKING AT...
IT COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY
SOME KINDA WAY
TO MOVE
THIS POLISH ORDER,
MAKE SOME MONEY.
GET SOME OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU CAN COME BACK
WITH ANOTHER ORDER
LIKE YOU DID IN POLAND,
THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
I MEAN, IF I DON'T GO,
I DON'T KNOW.
Mark: ALL RIGHT, DIGGER.
WELL, LET'S GET IN HERE
AND GET THIS TINKERIN' DONE.
I DON'T THINK IT'LL TAKE LONG TO
MAKE THAT LITTLE MODIFICATION.
Narrator: IN TENNESSEE,
MARK AND DIGGER
ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR
NEXT INNOVATION.
Mark: WE DIDN'T BRING JB
BACK WITH US TODAY.
IT WASN'T REALLY NECESSARY
FOR HIM TO BE HERE.
WHEN IT'S TIME
TO RUN THE MASH AND...
THAT'S WHEN WE WANT JB HERE
TO KINDA LOOK OVER OUR SHOULDER.
DIGGER?
WE HAVE FOUR BARRELS.
Digger: SOMEBODY'S BEEN IN HERE,
HEAVY BOY.
SURELY THEY WOULDN'T HAVE
JUST STOLE THE DAMN BARREL
AND GOT THE MASH OUT OF IT.
WHAT THE HECK?
[INDISTINCT]
LOOK RIGHT YONDER.
THAT SUMBITCH IS FLATTER
THAN A RIVER ROCK.
WHAT DO YOU SAY'S
HAPPENED THERE?
WELL, THERE AIN'T BEEN
NO DAMN TORNADOS.
YEAH, HOGS LIKE IT, BUT A HOG
COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
HOG COULDN'T HAVE
PICKED IT UP.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
LOOK AT THAT BARREL.
WHEW.
Digger:
WHAT THE HECK?
[INDISTINCT]
LOOK RIGHT YONDER.
THAT SUMBITCH IS FLATTER
THAN A RIVER ROCK.
Narrator: DEEP IN THE WOODS
OF TENNESSEE...
GOD ALMIGHTY.
THE SWEET SMELL OF MASH
HAS LURED UNWANTED ATTENTION.
Digger: WELL,
THE ONLY THING I KNOW
THAT LIKES MASH
GOOD ENOUGH
TO DO THAT'S
A BIG OL' BEAR.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
HE'S JUMPED UP AND DOWN
AND MASHED IT FLAT, AIN'T HE?
YEAH.
MAKIN' THAT LITTLE
VENT HOLE SQUIRT OUT,
AND THEN HE'S...
HE'S EAT THE GROUND
EVERY PLACE
IT'D COME OUT.
THE CORNBREAD AROMA
OF MASH CAN ATTRACT
ALL VARIETIES OF CRITTERS.
BUT TO BEARS,
IT'S IRRESISTIBLE.
Mark: BEARS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
NOT CHIHUAHUAS. THEY'RE BEARS.
THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BITE
AND CHEW ON PEOPLE IN THE PAST.
I WISH SUMBITCH'D SHOW UP.
I'D LET HIM GET THAT LID OFF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LOOK HERE HOW WIDE APART
HIS TEETH ARE.
TOP AND BOTTOM.
THAT'S A 300-POUND BEAR.
YOU RECKON HE IS?
HE'S EVERY BIT OF IT.
Digger: IF WE LOSE MASH,
WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO MAKE LIQUOR
OUT OF.
WE'LL EITHER HAVE TO MOVE,
OR WE'RE GON' HAVE
TO GET SOMETHING
HE CAN'T GET IN TO.
MAYBE WE JUST KEEP HIM
A LITTLE BARREL
OVER THERE READY FOR HIM,
WHY...
WE JUST KEEP PUTTIN' THAT
SLOP OVER IN IT.
WE'LL HAVE HIM
A LITTLE SMORGASBORD.
WHO KNOWS?
HE MIGHT BE LAYIN' HERE.
WE CAN -- WE CAN REALLY
WORK HIM OVER.
[ CHUCKLING ]
YEAH, HE'S LAYIN' --
LAYIN' HERE SCRATCHIN',
WASN'T HE?
MAYBE THAT'LL KEEP HIM
OFF OF THE HARD MEAL
AND GO TO THE EASY MEAL.
I KNOW I USUALLY GO
TO THE EASIEST THING
I CAN GET TO WHEN I'M HUNGRY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANNA TRY TO GET
THIS THING WORKED ON A LITTLE?
YEAH. I WANNA GET IT READY
TO WE CAN GET TO MAKIN' LIQUOR.
I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE A J-HOOK
RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THIS CAP.
IF ANYWHERE IN HERE
THAT BAG'S A HANGIN',
YEP, IT'S GON' CATCH STEAM.
THE STEAM COMES UP THROUGH IT,
AND IT RELEASES
THE FLAVORS.
THEN IT'LL GO RIGHT ON THROUGH
THE [INDISTINCT] PUMP.
IT'LL DRIP
AND LEAVE ITS FLAVOR.
EXACTLY.
THIS IS WHAT'S CALLED
A STEEPING BAG.
HANGIN' THIS THING IN THE CAP
WOULD BE A GOOD WAY
TO RELEASE THE FLAVORS
FROM WHATEVER WE PUT IN IT,
BE IT HAZELNUTS,
CORN OR CRANBERRIES.
Narrator:
TO MAKE FLAVOR-INFUSED LIQUOR,
MANY SHINERS DISTILL WITH FRUIT
OR OTHER SOLIDS IN THE POT,
A TECHNIQUE THAT CAN EASILY
LEAD TO SCORCHING,
WHICH GIVES THE LIQUOR
AN UNDESIRABLE BURNT FLAVOR.
TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM,
MARK AND DIGGER
WILL SAUTER A COPPER HOOK
TO THE TOP OF THE INSIDE
OF THE CAP,
FROM WHICH A MESH BAG,
CONTAINING THE FUSION
INGREDIENTS
LIKE NUTS OR FRUIT,
WILL HANG DOWN FAR ENOUGH
TO BE IMMERSED IN THE MASH
BUT SAFELY ABOVE
THE BOTTOM OF THE POT
WHERE IT WON'T SCORCH.
Mark: YOU KNOW, THIS --
THIS CRANBERRY RECIPE,
WE'RE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE
ON NEW FLAVORS.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE WE IS.
AND, UH, IT REQUIRES
A LITTLE BIT
OF STEEL MODIFICATION
FOR A LITTLE ADDITIONAL FLAVOR
OUTTA THE MASH.
I HAVE TO GET A BEAD
ALL THE WAY AROUND IT,
OR WE'LL LOSE STEAM.
Digger: YOU KNOW,
FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS,
PEOPLE BEEN STRAINING
THEIR SOLIDS OUTTA THEIR MASH,
OR THEY JUST BEEN
SIMPLY SCORCHING THEIR MASH.
WELL, THIS COULD END
THAT ALTOGETHER,
AND YOU GET EVEN MORE FLAVOR
THAN YOU EVER HOPED
YOU EVER COULD.
DIGGER?
YES, SIR?
I'M GON' TAKE
AND LET THAT BE IT.
OUR HOOK'S IN
THE RIGHT PLACE AND OUR --
WE'RE IN BUSINESS,
PUSS.
OH, YEAH.
DON'T THAT PURTY?
DON'T THAT BE PURTY?
WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO FAIL.
YOU WANNA TRY TO TEST
HER OUT A LITTLE BIT?
I'D PUT THE ROCK IN THERE
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
BELIEVE ME, WE FAIL
MORE THAN WE SUCCEED.
BUT, UH, WHEN WE DO SUCCEED,
IT'S USUALLY VERY,
VERY GOOD.
BRING HER ON DOWN.
I GOT THE BOTTOM HERE.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, THAT OUGHTA BE
RIGHT ABOUT WHERE WE NEED IT.
IF THIS CRAFT IS GONNA SURVIVE
WITH THE DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT PEOPLE WANT,
YOU KNOW,
WE GOTTA CHANGE WITH IT.
SO WE LOOK FOR WAYS
TO ADVANCE OURSELF
INTO THE FUTURE
OF MOONSHINING,
BUT YET NOT STRAYIN' SO FAR
FROM OUR TRADITIONAL VALUES.
I THINK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
SOMETHIN', DIGGER.
OH, YES, WE HAVE.
♪♪
Sandra: DAMN, IT'S A MUD HOLE
BACK HERE, BABE.
SET IT IN THE HOLE,
HONEY.
[ GRUNTING]
THERE YOU GO.
DAMN!
TALK ABOUT SOLID MUD.
WE NEED TO SET
SOME BOARDS DOWN
ON THE GROUND
FOR THE TIME BEING.
NO! THEN WE'LL BE
HANDLING MUDDY BOARDS.
THAT...
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: IN THE BACKWOODS
OF KENTUCKY,
TWO SHINERS STRUGGLE TO GET
THEIR STILL SITE UP AND RUNNING.
OH! [BLEEP]
[ CHUCKLING ] DAMN BOARD.
I'M GONNA FALL BEFORE IT'S OVER
AND BE COVERED IN MUD.
THEY PAY WOMEN GOOD MONEY
TO MUD WRESTLE.
YEAH.
BEFORE LOADING IN THE STILL,
CHICO AND SANDRA ARE
DISGUISING THE LOCATION.
[ GRUNTS ]
CHICO'S BUILDIN' THE TOP
OF THE DECK
FOR OUR STAND UP HERE.
WE'RE GONNA USE THAT
FOR OUR MASH BARRELS.
WE'RE GONNA MASHIN' UP THERE.
Narrator: TO CAMOUFLAGE
THEIR STILL SITE,
CHICO AND SANDRA ARE PLANNING
TO DISGUISE IT AS A COMMON DEER
HUNTING BLIND AND FEEDER.
HIDDEN ATOP A PLATFORM,
THE MASH BARRELS
WILL GRAVITY FEED
INTO A STILL ON THE GROUND,
WHICH WILL BE CONCEALED
INSIDE A LARGE DEER FEEDER.
GOOD JOB, BABY.
DAMN.
WE GON' BUILD
A LADDER
AND TRY TO CAMOUFLAGE THIS THING
UP A LITTLE BIT,
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY'S
HUNTING OUT OF IT
INSTEAD OF JUST A STAND
IN THE WOODS.
YEAH.
THE LADDER, YOU'RE GON'
BUILD IT RIGHT UP THE TREE?
YES.
UH, I DON'T THINK
THAT'S GONNA WORK.
WHY?
YOU DON'T GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT GETTING UP THERE.
I JUST WANNA BE
INVOLVED IN --
OR LEARN ABOUT, AT LEAST,
THE WHOLE PROCESS.
WHEN I GET THIS BUILT,
I'LL TEACH YOU
ALL THAT.
AND I'LL MAKE IT WHERE
YOU CAN GET UP AND DOWN.
BUT THE TREE IS THE BEST
LADDER WE CAN BUILD.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STALLS ]
YOU NEED
ANY HOLES DUG?
NOT RIGHT NOW,
NO.
YOU HAVE A BUG ON YOUR SHOULDER.
YOU WANT ME TO WIPE IT OFF?
NOT RIGHT NOW, NO!
FINE. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE SO MOODY.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STARTS ]
THANK YOU.
I NEED A TIME-OUT
FOR A MINUTE.
[ SIGHS ] I NEED A SHOT.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW.
I WANNA CHOKE HIM.
HE'S FRUSTRATIN'
THE HELL OUTTA ME BADLY.
Big Chuck: CUTIE PIE, WHAT'S
IN THERE, GIRL?
BEEN SOME RACCOONS
DOWN HERE
AND SOME RATS AND STUFF, TOO.
GET HIM, GIRL!
CUTIE PIE IS THE MASCOT
AND THE REAL BRAINS
OF THIS OPERATION.
SAY, "VROOM VROOM!"
[ CHUCKLES ]
I RESCUED CUTIE PIE, AND SHE
WASN'T REALLY MY STYLE OF DOG.
BUT CUTIE PIE
TOOK MY HEART.
[ CUTIE PIE GROWLS ]
[ CUTIE PIE CRIES ]
IT'S CUTIE PIE!
[ CUTIE PIE BARKS ]
SHE GOT A RAT!
GOOD GIRL!
IT BIT HER, TOO.
SHE'S BLEEDIN'.
CUTIE PIE'S DOING HER JOB.
AND IT'S A GOOD THING THAT
SHE'S UP ON HER SHOTS TOO
'CAUSE THERE AIN'T NO TELLIN'
WHAT THAT RAT
MIGHT'VE BEEN CARRYIN'.
IT BIT HER GOOD.
CUTIE PIE'S MY BEST FRIEND.
MASTER SHINER CUTIE PIE.
COME ON, GIRL.
[ CHAINSAW ENGINE STALLS ]
YOU HAVE A BUG ON YOUR SHOULDER.
WANT ME TO WIPE IT OFF?
NOT RIGHT NOW, NO!
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE SO MOODY.
Narrator: IN KENTUCKY,
EVEN THE STRONGEST BONDS
CAN FRAY UNDER THE STRESS
OF SHINE SEASON.
Sandra: I WANNA CHOKE HIM.
HE'S FRUSTRATIN'
THE HELL OUTTA ME BADLY.
HE'S A [BLEEP] HEAD.
THAT'S THE ONLY WORD
I CAN EVEN COME UP
WITH FOR IT.
BECAUSE HE'S NOT A JERK.
HE'S NOT A [BLEEP].
THAT'S NOT EVEN IT.
HE'S NOT LIKE THAT.
HE'S A [BLEEP] HEAD.
Chico: HOW LONG
YOU GON' BE?
JUST A FEW MINUTES.
WELL, I COULD REALLY USE
YOUR HELP, LIKE, RIGHT NOW.
[ EXHALES ]
[ BLEEP ]
[ GRUNTS ]
COME DOWN FOR A MINUTE,
PLEASE.
FOR WHAT?
SO I CAN WIPE YOUR ARM OFF.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
Sandra: CHICO AND I WORKIN' LIKE
THIS OUT IN THE WOODS TOGETHER,
WE'RE AWAY FROM OUR KIDS
MORE THAN WE USUALLY ARE.
WE'RE OUT IN THE WOODS
DOING SOMETHIN' ILLEGAL.
WE'RE ON A TIME LIMIT.
[ EXHALES ]
AND IT EITHER FORCES YOU,
I THINK, TO WORK THROUGH IT
AND GET ALONG,
OR IT FORCES YOU TO CRACK.
UM, A LOT OF COUPLES CRACK.
I JUST KNOW HOW BAD YOU
BREAK OUT IN IT.
I'M JUST TRYIN'
TO HELP YOU OUT HERE.
THANK YOU.
BUT WE'RE NOT JUST OUT HERE
MAKIN' MOONSHINE, YOU KNOW.
I'M HIS PARTNER
IN LIFE, TOO.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT
TO JUST GET OVER THAT.
HOPEFULLY I GOT AT LEAST
SOME OF IT OFF.
YEAH, HOPEFULLY.
MY OLD LADY, YOU KNOW,
WE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
I LOVE HER TO DEATH,
AND WE --
WE JUST TRUDGE
ON THROUGH EVERYTHING.
NOW, DOES IT LOOK
LIKE A DEER STAND?
YEP!
SURE DOES.
AT THE END OF THE NIGHT,
DON'T GO TO BED ANGRY.
IT'S THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO
TO KEEP A RELATIONSHIP
WHAT IT'S S'POSED TO BE.
I THINK IT'S GON' WORK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THINK IT'LL WORK?
YEAH.
GO TO JAIL, I'M BLAMIN' IT
ON YOU AND RUNNIN'.
YOU WOULD.
♪♪
DAMN, YOU BETTER TAKE SOME MONEY
AND BUY YOU
SOME DAMN SHOCKS
FOR THAT TRUCK!
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH MY TRUCK?
Narrator: IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
AFTER A WEEK OF FERMENTATION,
JOSH AND BIG CHUCK
HAVE 400 GALLONS
OF CORN MASH READY TO RUN.
DUDE, LEMME BORROW
YOUR RAZOR BLADE.
FOR WHAT?
I'M GON' CUT MY CAST OFF.
OH, I BET TO HELL
YOU DO.
I AM.
LEMME SEE IT.
YOU LEAVE IT ALONE
BEFORE YOU --
YOU'LL MESS YOURSELF
UP FOR GOOD.
I HAVE TO GET
MY OPERATION UP AND ROLLIN'.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE
OUT HERE FOOLIN' AROUND.
JUST LET ME
SEE YOUR KNIFE.
I GIVE IN, AGAINST
MY BETTER JUDGMENT.
[ GROANS ]
[ INHALES
AND EXHALES DEEPLY ]
AH, GOD,
THAT FEELS A LOT BETTER.
[ EXHALES ]
DAMN, BOY.
WHEN THAT WHEEL BLEW UP,
IT BASICALLY JUST BLEW
THAT FINGER PRETTY MUCH
RIGHT OFF.
IT WAS HANGING BY THAT PAD
OF MEAT RIGHT THERE.
IT JUST DISINTEGRATED
THE KNUCKLE. THERE WAS NO..
CUT THAT ONE
ALL THE WAY OFF, TOO, DIDN'T IT?
THERE WAS NO -- THERE WAS
NO KNUCKLE LEFT FOR THEM
TO PUT THIS FINGER
BACK TOGETHER ON.
THAT PART WAS GONE.
HEY, HOW 'BOUT A FIST BUMP
ON THAT HAND?
SO STUPID.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GONNA LET YOU
DO THIS.
TAKE ONE OF THESE
BATTERIES, WILL YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
PUT ONE
DOWN IN THERE.
RIGHT, I GOT YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST START PUMPIN'.
YEP.
LET 'ER RIP,
TATER CHIP.
HERE WE GO.
[ BATTERY CRACKLES ]
THAT'S GOOD STUFF,
RIGHT THERE.
LISTEN.
WELL, WE GOT A LOT
OF MASH IN THERE,
AND WE CAN'T RUN IT
ALL OFF IN ONE RUN.
WE NEED TO JUST BUST
THIS OFF IN TWO RUNS
SO WE CAN
GET CAUGHT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE US 24 HOURS.
YOU SURE
YOU UP FOR THAT?
I'M READY.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL LIGHT
THIS BABY.
I WON'T BLOW
YOU UP.
YOU READY?
YEAH.
GOD DOG, THAT BURNED
THE [BLEEP] OUTTA ME.
WHAT'S --
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?
IT'S JUST FLOUR
AND, UH, OATMEAL.
JUST LIKE PAPER-MACHE,
RIGHT?
YEAH.
Big Chuck: A LOTTA PEOPLE
WOULDN'T WANNA DO THIS.
LOTTA WORK INVOLVED.
IT AIN'T A EASY PROCESS.
JUST KINDA SMEAR IT ON THERE.
[ WHISTLES ] IT'S HOT, BOY.
YEAH, IT'S HOT.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT IT'S --
IT'S SOMETHING THAT,
IF YOU DON'T LEARN IT
AND IT DON'T GET PASSED AROUND,
IT'S GONNA BE
A FORGOTTEN ART.
LET'S SEE
HOW HOT WE ARE.
THEN YOU CAN TELL
WHERE YOUR RUN'S AT.
IT'LL BE HOT
IN ONE SPOT.
AND THEN IF YOU REACH
JUST RIGHT UP A LITTLE BIT,
IT'LL BE JUST
A LITTLE BIT COOLER,
BUT IT'S STILL WARM.
YOU CAN FOLLOW IT.
OH, MAN.
IT'S ABOUT READY.
CHUCK, YOU JUST ABOUT
TO MAKE YOUR FIRST BATCH
OF MOONSHINE,
MY BROTHER.
DAMN, BIG CHUCK,
IT'S COMIN' OUT.
OH, YEAH,
IT'S COMIN'.
'BOUT WHAT IT'S COMIN'
OUT RIGHT NOW,
IN A STEADY STREAM,
IS PERFECT.
SHE'S READY.
THAT'S GOOD RIGHT THERE.
YOU DUMP
THE FIRST OFF.
THAT'S CALLED THE HEAD.
IT'S THE POISON.
YOU DON'T WANNA DRINK IT,
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
WE GON' START CAPTURIN'
FROM RIGHT THERE.
SHE'S RUNNIN'
PERFECT, MAN.
OUR STILL SITE'S UP AND RUNNIN',
AND I TELL YOU WHAT.
IT FEELS GREAT.
WHEW.
AH, YEAH.
HEY.
FIRST SHOT'S
ON YOU, BRO.
FIRST SHINE
YOU EVER MADE.
IS IT --
IS IT HOT?
NO, IT'S GOOD.
WE GOT TWO BIG RUNS TO MAKE.
WE'RE GONNA BE OUT
HERE ALL NIGHT.
TIC-TIC-TIC
THAT'S
SOME GOOD [BLEEP].
ME AND BIG CHUCK
ARE KILLIN' IT TOGETHER.
THERE'S ABOUT AS MUCH SWEAT
DRIPPIN' OFF OF YOU
AS THERE IS SHINE
DRIPPIN' IN THAT BUCKET.
HOW 'BOUT IT, BIG DOG?
IT'S YOUR FIRST RUN!
Narrator: NEXT TIME,
ON "MOONSHINERS"...
YOU JUST DRIVIN' ON
THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Narrator: TIM TRAVELS
TO THE EMERALD ISLE.
SO YOU ALWAYS DO
THREE ON EVERYTHING.
YEAH, DUBLIN'S ALL ABOUT
THE TRIPLE DISTILLING.
[ BLEEP ]
JOSH LOSES EVERYTHING.
SOMEBODY
STOLE OUR [BLEEP] STILL.
-ALL RIGHT, THERE HE IS.
-THERE HE COMES.
Narrator: AND JB,
MARK AND DIGGER
MEET A 350-POUND MAN-EATER.