Railroad Alaska (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Killer Ice - full transcript

IN ALASKA...

WE GOT A PROBLEM HERE.

...KILLER ICE...

YOU LAY ONE OF THESE OVER

YOU CAN CRUSH AND KILL YOURSELF
INSTANTLY.

WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.

...AND BROKEN BRAKES...

HANG ON. HANG ON.
HANG ON.

WHAT THE ****
WAS THAT?

THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH
RIGHT NOW.

...THREATEN TO
SHUT DOWN THE ALASKAN RAILROAD.



HOPEFULLY WE DIDN'T MISS
THE TRAIN.

REMOTE SETTLERS
WILL BE STRANDED.

IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T WORRY,

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THEM.

THEIR LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.

I DO WORRY ABOUT LEAVING
MY PREGNANT WIFE AT HOME

WHEN I GO INTO TOWN.

IF I WENT INTO LABOR,
I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD DO.

THE PORT OF SEWARD,

THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT
ON THE ALASKA RAILROAD.

BARGES CARRYING FREIGHT
FROM AROUND THE WORLD

ARRIVE HERE DAILY.

IT'S 8:00 A.M.

ABOUT 30 FEET.



RAIL CREW DANNY AND ANIMAL
ARE HOOKING TOGETHER

A MILE-LONG TRAIN
CARRYING TONS OF TIMBER.

THERE'S 14 MILLION POUNDS
OF LUMBER INSURED FOR $5 MILLION.

THAT'S NOT CHUMP CHANGE.

FIVE FEET.

STOP.

THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR PUTTING THE FREIGHT TOGETHER

AND FIXING
ANY ENGINEERING PROBLEMS

THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER EN ROUTE,

ENSURING ALL 76 RAIL CARS
ARE DELIVERED SAFELY.

NICE AND EASY.

I FILL THE FREIGHT, GET THEM
OUT OF HERE, GET THEM TO ANCHORAGE,

AND BE INVOLVED WITH
THE DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER.

BUSINESS IS BOOMING
IN ANCHORAGE.

WITH TWO MAJOR RETAIL STORES
UNDER CONSTRUCTION,

THESE SUPPLIES
ARE IN HOT DEMAND.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE GET THIS STUFF UP THERE.

GET IT ON TIME
AND GET GOING WITH IT.

AS I'M WALKING
DOWN BY THESE RAIL CARS,

I'M DOUBLE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE

THEY'VE SECURED
ALL THE LOADS TO THE CAR.

WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE
ANY OF THESE LOADS

GOING NORTH TO ANCHORAGE.

THESE STRAPS ARE ****
SUPER COOL,

JUST THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

LOOKING GOOD SO FAR.

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

THE ONE-MILE
INSPECTION COMPLETE,

DANNY AND ANIMAL
ARE READY TO GO.

NEED TO ROCK AND ROLL.
HERE WE GO.

IT'S NOW 9:00 A.M.

THEY HAVE
A SEVEN-HOUR JOURNEY AHEAD

THAT WILL TAKE THEM
THROUGH WOODLAND FORESTS,

HEAVILY POPULATED BY MOOSE.

OVER THE KENAI MOUNTAINS
TO ANCHORAGE,

THEY WANT TO ARRIVE
BY NIGHTFALL.

WE ONLY HAVE 76 CARS,
RIGHT?

YUP.

HEAVY.
FEEL IT ALREADY.

THIS TRAIN IS SO HEAVY
AT OVER 6,500 TONS,

IT NEEDS FOUR LOCOMOTIVES
TO PULL IT ALONG,

THREE AT THE FRONT
AND ONE AT THE REAR,

ALL CONTROLLED BY BILL,
THE ENGINEER.

THE STEEP GRADIENTS
AND TIGHT BENDS

ALONG THE KENAI MOUNTAIN ROUTE

MAKES THIS AMERICA'S
MOST DANGEROUS RAILROAD.

OUR FEELINGS FOR TODAY
ARE NOTHING BUT POSITIVE.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE SWEET
ALL THE WAY TO TOWN.

WE'VE ALREADY SPREAD
OUR BONDING SPELL AMONG US,

SO THINGS WILL BE GOOD.

I'M STILL WAITING
FOR THE BONDING SPELL TO HIT.

HERE, MOOSE.

WE'VE ENTERED AN AREA
WHERE THERE'S LOTS OF MOOSE,

SO WE'RE KIND OF WATCHING OUT
RIGHT NOW.

MOOSE HAVE A HABIT
OF GETTING ON THE RAIL

BECAUSE IT'S A CLEAR PATHWAY
FOR THEM TO WALK.

WHEN THEY MIX WITH US,

IT'S... THEY ALWAYS END UP
ON THE WRONG END.

IF THEY DON'T GET
OUT OF THE WAY,

THEN THEY'RE KILLED OUTRIGHT,

WHICH IS A SHAME,
BUT IT HAPPENS.

MOOSE ARE A REAL DANGER.

IN A TYPICAL WINTER,

MORE THAN 100 ARE KILLED
ON THE ALASKA RAILROAD.

WEIGHING OVER 1200 POUNDS,
THEY CAN DERAIL TRAINS

WHEN THEY GET HIT
CROSSING THE TRACKS.

AND WE ACTUALLY HIT TWO OF THEM
ONE NIGHT,

AND THEY ACTUALLY WENT
UNDERNEATH THE ENGINES

AND SCARED THE LIVING HELL
OUT OF ME

BECAUSE THE ENGINES ACTUALLY
LIFTED UP AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA DERAIL
AND JUST GO...

SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.

PRETTY WILD.

****

GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.

BOY,
THAT WAS CLOSE, MAN.

TWO HUNDRED MILES
NORTH, NEAR TALKEETNA...

NEWLYWEDS
AMANDA AND KENNY SIMPSON

HAVE BEEN LIVING OFF GRID
FOR SIX MONTHS.

THEY MOVED FROM TALKEETNA,
WHERE THEY GREW UP,

AND NOW LIVE
30 MILES FROM THE TOWN

IN A CABIN OWNED
BY AMANDA'S FATHER.

ALONG WITH THE USUAL CHALLENGES
OF LIVING OFF GRID,

AMANDA IS DUE TO GIVE BIRTH
IN JUST TWO WEEKS.

THE RAILROAD IS THEIR ONLY LINK

TO THE MEDICAL ATTENTION
SHE WILL NEED.

IT TAKES A CERTAIN KIND
OF PERSON TO LIVE OUT HERE.

YOU KNOW, THE COUNTRY, THE
TERRAIN IS PRETTY, PRETTY TOUGH.

AND IF YOU COULD FIND SOMEONE
TO LIVE IN THE WOODS WITH YOU,

YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT

'CAUSE THAT
DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN.

THEY DON'T CARE.

JUST PEAS, AND POTATOES
AND LEMONS IN THERE.

THEY'RE
JUST EATING IT ALL.

WHO NEEDS A GARBAGE DISPOSAL
WHEN YOU GOT TWO DOGS?

I'M VERY PROUD
OF MY INDEPENDENCE OUT HERE.

I'M LIVING MY DREAM.

WE PLAN
ON RAISING OUR KID OFF GRID.

I WAS RAISED THAT WAY.

IT JUST KIND OF BECOMES NATURAL,

LIKE LIVING IN THE CITY SEEMS
LIKE A VERY FOREIGN IDEA FOR US.

BUT PEOPLE PAY A PRICE
TO LIVE OUT IN THE WOODS.

SOME PEOPLE MOVE OUT HERE
AND GO CRAZY.

SOME PEOPLE MOVE OUT HERE

AND CHOP THEIR HEAD OPEN
WITH A CHAINSAW.

SOME PEOPLE MOVE OUT HERE
AND BLOW THEIR HAND OFF.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
IT HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS.

WITH JUST TWO WEEKS
UNTIL THEIR BABY IS DUE,

KENNY IS TAKING ON ONE MORE WEEK
OF WORK BACK NEAR TALKEETNA.

KENNY'S OFTEN GONE FOR WEEKS
AT A TIME DOING CONSTRUCTION.

I DO WORRY ABOUT LEAVING
MY PREGNANT WIFE AT HOME

WHEN I GO INTO TOWN TO WORK.

DON'T GO INTO LABOR.
DON'T DO ANYTHING TOO STRENUOUS.

WHILE HER HUSBAND IS AWAY,
AMANDA'S BEST FRIEND, SHANDI,

IS VISITING FROM TALKEETNA
WITH HER BABY DAUGHTER, KEROINE,

TO LOOK AFTER HER.

SEE YOU IN A WEEK.
BYE.

ME AND AMANDA HAVE BEEN
FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE EIGHT YEARS OLD.

WE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL
AND GRADUATED TOGETHER.

WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE.

NOW WE ARE HAVING KIDS TOGETHER,

AND THEY'RE GONNA GROW UP
TOGETHER.

I KNOW MY FAMILY
WERE ALL WORRIED ABOUT IT

WHEN I DECIDED TO COME OUT HERE
AND STAY WITH YOU.

THEY WERE LIKE,
"NO, YOU CAN'T.

YOU JUST HAVE
A ONE MONTH OLD."

IT'S, LIKE,
"NO, IT'LL BE FINE."

BUT DESPITE
HER FAMILY'S WARNINGS,

IN SHANDI'S RACE
TO MAKE IT TO AMANDA'S CABIN,

SHE HAS FORGOTTEN
TO PACK BABY FORMULA.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
I BROUGHT ANY.

SHANDI CAN'T STAY HERE
WITHOUT FORMULA.

SHE'LL NEED TO GET TO A STORE.

BUT THE NEAREST
IS 30 MILES AWAY,

AND THE GUYS HAVE TAKEN
THE SNOWMOBILES.

YOU COULD PROBABLY CATCH
THE FLAG STOP TRAIN INTO TOWN.

WHAT TIME
DOES IT GET HERE?

WE SHOULD, LIKE, PACK YOU UP
AND HEAD YOU DOWN THERE.

YOU COULD STILL CATCH IT.

ALL RIGHT. I SHOULD
PROBABLY GET GOING?

YEAH.

I NEED
TO GET HER DRESSED UP.

SHANDI HOPES TO CATCH
THE HURRICANE TURN PASSENGER TRAIN,

WHICH IN WINTER RUNS MONTHLY
BETWEEN ANCHORAGE AND HURRICANE.

IT'S THE LAST FLAG STOP
TRAIN SERVICE IN AMERICA.

IT'S 10:00 A.M.

THE NORTHBOUND TRAIN
WILL BE PASSING AT 11:00.

IT CAN DROP HER OFF IN TALKEETNA
BY 1:00 P.M.

WHILE SHE RUNS TO THE STORE,

THE TRAIN WILL CONTINUE NORTH
TO HURRICANE,

WHERE IT WILL TURN AROUND
AND HEAD BACK DOWN SOUTH.

SHANDI CAN THEN PICK UP
THE TRAIN AGAIN AT 3:00 P.M.

AND RETURN HOME TO AMANDA
BEFORE IT GETS DARK.

IT'S 20 DEGREES,
AND SNOW IS STARTING TO FALL.

BYE.

BYE.

BE SAFE.

YOU TOO.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO
THINK ABOUT IT

IF I WENT INTO LABOR
'CAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW...

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT
I WOULD DO OUT HERE BY MYSELF.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD DO.

TO REACH THE RAILROAD TRACK,

SHANDI WILL HAVE TO WALK
WITH HER BABY GIRL, KEROINE,

FOR TWO MILES.

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED
ABOUT BEING ALONE BY MYSELF.

I'VE SEEN WOLVES.

TWO YEARS AGO, A YOUNG
WOMAN WAS MAULED TO DEATH BY WOLVES

IN WOODS NOT FAR FROM HERE.

I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN
STALKED BY A WOLF IN THESE WOODS.

YOU COULD TELL
SOMETHING WAS THERE.

IT WAS REALLY FRIGHTENING
BECAUSE, LIKE,

I COULD HEAR, LIKE,
HIM WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS.

AND I COULDN'T SEE IT,

BUT I CAN HEAR IT
AND I COULD HEAR IT BREATHING.

IT WAS REALLY SCARY.

STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

SHANDI McEWEN IS
ON HER WAY TO THE RAILROAD TRACK

TO FLAG DOWN THE PASSENGER TRAIN

TO THE NEAREST TOWN,
TALKEETNA, 30 MILES AWAY.

HER FRIEND AMANDA WHO IS DUE
TO GIVE BIRTH IN JUST TWO WEEKS,

ANXIOUSLY AWAITS HER RETURN.

I'M JUST TRYING
TO KEEP MYSELF BUSY,

NOT THINKING
ABOUT THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW,

HOPING SHANDI MAKES IT TO TOWN
OKAY AND BACK.

AND I DON'T HAVE A BABY.

SHANDI NEEDS TO BUY
FORMULA FOR HER BABY GIRL, KEROINE.

I HAVE TO WALK TWO MILES
ON A NOT REALLY WELL PACKED TRAIL.

WELL, I'VE ALREADY GONE A MILE,

AND IT KEEPS SNOWING
SO THE TRAIL IS GETTING WORSE.

SO I'M REALLY HOPING
THAT IT KIND OF STOPS SNOWING

'CAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE ME
A LOT LONGER THAN I EXPECTED.

TEN MILES NORTH OF
SHANDI ON THE TRACK TO TALKEETNA,

ROADMASTER HUGH EVANS IS
ON HIS DAILY TRACK INSPECTION.

HE FACES A NEVER ENDING BATTLE

TO KEEP HIS SECTION
OF THE RAILROAD OPEN,

NO MATTER WHAT MOTHER NATURE
MIGHT THROW AT IT.

IF HE SPOTS ANY PROBLEMS,

HE'LL HAVE TO STOP
THE PASSENGER TRAIN,

LEAVING SHANDI STRANDED.

WE'VE HAD LOTS OF RAIN
HERE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS,

REALLY PLAYING HAVOC
ON THE TRACK OUT HERE,

CAUSING THE WATER TO FLOW OVER
THE RAIL AND FREEZING AT NIGHT.

WE GOT A TRAIN COMING BY

WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
THROUGH THIS AREA HEADED NORTH,

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS SAFE

FOR THEIR PASSAGE,
AND GET 'ER DONE.

SHOOT.

I WANT TO GET OUT
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SPOT.

IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.

OKAY ****

WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM HERE.

I'M LOOKING AT THE ICE BUILDUP
ALONG THE RAIL.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S A INCH...
TWO INCHES HIGHER

THAN THE HEAD OF THE RAIL.

WE GOT TO GET IT DUG DOWN
BELOW THE BASE OF THE RAIL.

WHEN IT RAINS DURING
WARMER PERIODS OF THE DAY,

WATER POURS DOWN THE MOUNTAINS.

IT POOLS IN DITCHES
BY THE TRACKS,

WHERE AT NIGHT,
IT FREEZES SOLID.

IF TOO MUCH WATER BUILDS UP,

CONCRETE-LIKE ICE
CAN GROW OVER THE RAILS,

BLOCKING THE TRACKS COMPLETELY
IF IT'S NOT DUG BACK.

IT COULD DERAIL A TRAIN
AS IT'S GOING THROUGH HERE,

SO I'M REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT THIS.

YEAH,
WE'RE STILL HOT. OVER.

ON FIVE. OVER.

THIS ICE HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN
OUT OF HAND HERE,

SO WE NEED TO COME UP HERE
AND TAKE CARE OF THIS SPOT.

Roger.

YEAH,
ROGER THAT, HUGH.

BE PRETTY SLEEK OUT HERE TODAY.

WE NEED TO GET THIS ONE
TAKEN CARE OF. OVER.

SOUNDS LIKE A JOB
FOR THE "DREAM TEAM."

TWELVE MILES SOUTH
OF TALKEETNA,

VETERAN HOMESTEADERS
JIM AND NANCY JAMES

HAVE MORE CREATURE COMFORTS
THAN MOST OFF-GRIDDERS.

BUT IT HAS TAKEN THEM
NEARLY 20 YEARS

TO BUILD EVERYTHING THEMSELVES.

THIS IS OUR HOMESTEAD,
WHAT WE CALL SOMETIMES OUR CABIN.

THIS IS THE BIG HOUSE.

WE HAVE TWO BEDROOMS,
WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR THE BUSH.

BEHIND THAT
WE GOT THE WOODSHEDS,

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE
WAS THAT POLE BARN.

AND THAT IS
WHERE WE BUTCHER MEAT.

I FORGOT ALL ABOUT
THE OLD OUTHOUSE DOWN THERE.

WE USE BLUE STYROFOAM
TO INSULATE OUR BOTTOMS.

IT'S COMFORTABLE.

IF YOU PUT A DOOR ON IT

AND THEN YOU GET A BIG, BROWN,
FURRY-BEAR VISITOR,

AND YOU OPEN THE DOOR
AND YOU'RE FACE TO FACE,

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

A BEAR HAD COME UP, AND HIS
HEAD'S ABOUT THAT BIG AROUND.

AND LUCKILY, I HAD A .44
MODEL 29, AND HE MET HIS MAKER.

ONCE A MONTH, NANCY LEAVES JIM
TO FLAG DOWN THE PASSENGER TRAIN

TO TAKE HER NORTH TO TALKEETNA,

WHERE THEY KEEP THEIR CAR,
SO SHE CAN STOCK UP ON SUPPLIES.

WELL, I MIGHT NEED
THIS LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER.

UPHOLSTERY CLEANER.

I GOT TO GET THAT DIESEL SMELL
OFF OF THAT LA-Z-BOY.

I REALLY HATE THE SMELL
OF UPHOLSTERY CLEANER,

BUT WHATEVER.

YOU WANT TO
DOUBLE, DOUBLE CHECK

TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE?

I CAN'T THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE.

HAVE YOU GOT TRAIN TICKETS?
YES.

SHOPPING LIST?
YES.

GUN?
YES.

I LOOK FORWARD
TO GETTING ALL MY SUPPLIES IN.

IT'S QUITE A CHORE,

BUT IT'S REALLY PLEASANT
ONCE I GET BACK HOME

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE
A THREE, FOUR-WEEK VACATION

BEFORE I HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THIS AGAIN.

EIGHTEEN MILES DOWN THE TRACK,

SHANDI IS STILL BATTLING
TO CATCH THE PASSENGER TRAIN

WITH HER BABY GIRL.

IF HUGH CAN'T CLEAR THE TRACK
IN TIME, HE'LL HAVE TO STOP IT.

AND NEITHER SHE, NOR NANCY,
WILL MAKE IT TO TALKEETNA.

AT HUGH'S BASE IN TALKEETNA,
TODD ROBBINS AND WALT HAND

ARE LOADING UP AN EXCAVATOR
TO HEAD SOUTH

TO DIG OUT THE ICE
THAT IS BUILDING UP

TOO CLOSE TO THE TRACKS.

THIS HERE'S AN EXCAVATOR.
IT WEIGHS 44,150 POUNDS.

THAT AIN'T INCLUDING MY FAT ASS.

THERE WE GO.

YOU GOT HER, BUDDY.

TAKES A CERTAIN CALIBER TO DO
THIS KIND OF JOB, YOU KNOW?

IT'S LIKE THE TRUE
SEAL TEAM TASK FORCE UP HERE.

PUNCH IT OUT,
AND GET THEM THROUGH.

IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 30 BELOW.

AT LEAST IT'S WARM,
AND NOT WINDY.

ROBBINS TO WALT HAND.
OVER.

WALTER HERE,
AT CHANNEL FIVE. OVER.

GET UP HERE.

I'LL SEE YOU ON THE SITE,
AND THEN WE'LL BRIEF. OVER.

WE GOT A CREW COMING UP
RIGHT NOW.

WE GOT A POTENTIAL
FOR A DERAILMENT RIGHT HERE.

WE JUST NEED TO GET IT DONE.

SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE...

...HAULING A NEAR RECORD WEIGHT
OF OVER 6,500 TONS,

DANNY AND ANIMAL'S FREIGHT TRAIN
IS STRUGGLING

TO THE SUMMIT
OF THE KENAI MOUNTAINS.

TOP THE HILL HERE,
BIG HEAVY PULL,

GOT DOWN
TO ABOUT 15 MILES AN HOUR.

NOW THEY FACE THE MOST
DANGEROUS STRETCH OF TRACKS IN AMERICA.

THIS ICY, EIGHT-MILE SECTION
IS THE STEEPEST DESCENT

ON THE ALASKA RAILROAD
AND HAS MANY SHARP TURNS.

ALL FOUR LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES
ARE NEEDED

TO CONTROL THE ENORMOUS WEIGHT
OF THE BUILDING SUPPLIES

PUSHING THEM DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.

THEY WILL NEED ALL OF THEIR
SKILL TO MAKE IT THROUGH SAFELY.

WE'RE UP OVER THE TOP,
GOING DOWN A 3% GRADE.

HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON.

WHAT THE ****
WAS THAT?

WE JUST WENT EMERGENCY.

****

HOLY **** COW.

GENERAL STOP.

THE FREIGHT TRAIN HAS GROUND

TO A HALT ON A STEEP DESCENT.

IT'S A DESIRED RELEASE.

WE MIGHT HAVE SOME ISSUES.

THE AIR BRAKES
ON ONE OF THE 76 RAIL CARS

HAVE LEAKED AIR
AND LOST PRESSURE.

THE TRAIN'S EMERGENCY BRAKES
HAVE KICKED IN,

BRINGING THE ENTIRE TRAIN
TO A HALT.

WE STOPPED HERE
AT APPROXIMATELY 47, WEIRDNESS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

THERE'S SOME KIND
OF AN AIR PROBLEM SOMEWHERE.

WE GOT TO FIND IT.

SHANDI McEWEN IS ON HER WAY

TO THE RAILROAD TRACK
TO CATCH THE PASSENGER TRAIN

TO THE NEAREST TOWN,
TALKEETNA, 30 MILES AWAY.

HOPEFULLY WE DIDN'T MISS
THE TRAIN.

WE'LL JUST WAIT.

HER FRIEND AMANDA, WHO IS DUE
TO GIVE BIRTH IN JUST TWO WEEKS,

ANXIOUSLY AWAITS HER RETURN.

USUALLY, I'M NOT TOO
NERVOUS ABOUT BEING OUT HERE.

BUT WITH NOBODY OUT HERE,
AND BEING THIS PREGNANT,

IT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I HEARD IT.

I HEARD THE TRAIN.

THANK GOD, WE DIDN'T MISS IT.

THE ALASKA RAILROAD IS UNIQUE.

OFF-GRIDDERS CAN FLAG DOWN

AND STOP
THE PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE

ANYWHERE IN THE WOODS.

WE MADE IT.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO AND GET YOU SOME
FORMULA AND COME BACK TO AMANDA.

DANNY AND ANIMAL'S FREIGHT TRAIN

IS STILL STRANDED
30 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN.

THEY MUST WORK FAST TO FIND
AND FIX THE LEAKING AIR BRAKE

TO GET MOVING AGAIN
BEFORE IT GETS DARK

AND THE TEMPERATURE PLUMMETS.

EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT,
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, POOF.

YOU KNOW,
IT JUST WENT TO HELL ON US.

WE GOT TO DEFINITELY FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

AIN'T LIKING THE LOOKS OF THAT.

****

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, DANO?
WHAT WE GOT? WHAT WE GOT?

THE CONNECTION IN THE AIR BRAKE
SYSTEM PULLED APART.

HOW THE HELL
DID THAT HAPPEN?

THIS BROKE OFF. YOU SEE HOW LOW
THESE HANG, ANYWAY.

YOU GET HER, DANO?

THAT'S SWEET.

WE'RE GONNA GO AGAIN
AND GIVE ANOTHER ATTEMPT HERE.

WITH THE LEAKING
AIR BRAKE SEALED BACK UP,

BILL CAN RELEASE THE BRAKES
AND START THE DESCENT.

LET'S ROLL.

WE'RE ON THE MOVE, ONCE AGAIN.

BACK OFF GRID,

JIM AND NANCY
ARE ARRIVING AT THE RAILROAD.

THE HURRICANE TURN
PASSENGER TRAIN

ONLY PASSES THROUGH HERE
ONCE A MONTH,

SO NANCY
DOESN'T WANT TO MISS IT.

IF WE FORGET SOMETHING,
WE'RE WITHOUT FOR A MONTH.

THAT'S
WHY I STOCK UP A LITTLE EXTRA

EVERY TIME I GET A CHANCE
OR AN EXTRA DOLLAR.

OKAY.
LET'S UNLOAD AND GET GOING.

PLEASE, YOU KNOW I WORRY

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE WOODS
BY YOURSELF, HONEY.

KLUTZY **** THAT I AM.
I KNOW.

I WORRY ABOUT NANCY.

UP HERE IN THE WOODS, I DON'T
HAVE MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT,

WHETHER IT'S A MOOSE
OR AN IDIOT BEAR OR WHATEVER,

BUT OUT THERE IN CIVILIZATION,
MY GOSH.

IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T WORRY,

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THEM.

BUT NANCY WON'T GET
TO MAKE HER TRIP AT ALL

IF HUGH EVANS AND HIS CREW
CAN'T CLEAR AWAY THE ICE

THAT IS FORMING TOO CLOSE
TO THE TRACK 15 MILES SOUTH.

WE GOT A TRAIN
COMING BY THIS AREA,

SO WE'RE UNDER A LITTLE BIT
OF A TIME CRUNCH RIGHT HERE.

SO WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN
TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR THEM

AND DIG IT BACK.

ROGER THAT.

I REALLY LIKE WORKING WITH TODD.

JUST ANOTHER DAY
IN PARADISE.

WE HUNT AND FISH TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW,
WE'VE TAKEN TO HANG OUT.

ON THE RAILROAD,
HE LOOKS OUT FOR ME.

WHEN IT COMES TO HUNTING,
I MAKE SURE HE DON'T GET LOST

AND HE COMES BACK TO CAMP SAFE,
SO IT WORKS OUT.

THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR TODD,

SO WE GOT TO BE
REAL CAREFUL HERE.

RAINWATER HAS FLOODED DITCHES

ALONGSIDE THE TRACKS
AND FROZEN SOLID.

IF MORE WATER POOLS ON TOP,

THE ICE COULD GROW ACROSS
THE TRACKS, BLOCKING THEM.

TODD NEEDS TO DIG IT OUT FAST.

BALANCED PRECARIOUSLY
ON THE FLATBED,

HE MANEUVERS HIS EXCAVATOR
SO HE CAN REACH THE ICE.

IF HE EXTENDS THE ARM TOO FAR,

THE 22-TON MACHINE
WILL TIP OVER.

I'VE SEEN AN EXCAVATOR
GO OFF THE FLAT BED,

AND IT'S NOT A PRETTY PICTURE.

YOU LAY ONE OF THESE
OVER THE RAILWAY

YOU COULD CRUSH
AND KILL YOURSELF INSTANTLY.

WELL,
THIS **** IS HARD.

GETTING INTO SOME HARD ICE HERE.

MAN, THE ICE IS THE
TOUGHEST THAT IT'S EVER BEEN.

DOING MY BEST,
BUT IT'S A LITTLE EXTREME TODAY.

****
GENTLE BROTHER, GENTLE.

JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS

ON THE JERKING AROUND THERE,
PLEASE, OVER.

ALWAYS ONE THING, IS ANOTHER.

****

BE CAREFUL THERE, TODD.

YOU KNOW, THE EXCAVATOR'S
SLIDING AROUND A LOT ON THE CAR,

SO JUST TAKE LITTLE BITES.

WE DON'T NEED
TO TAKE BIG BITES

TO TRY TO TEAR THE WORLD UP
RIGHT HERE.

LET ME DO MY JOB.

THAT BOY SCARES ME.

A LITTLE BIT OF SLICK
ON THE DECK,

SO I CAN'T...
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

****

ICE HAS BUILT UP
SO CLOSE TO THE TRACKS

THAT IT MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE
THE PASSENGER TRAIN CAN PASS.

BUT IN THE RUSH
TO CLEAR IT AWAY,

THE UNSECURED EXCAVATOR IS
IN DANGER

OF FALLING OFF THE FLATBED.

WE'RE MESSING UP HERE
A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE SLIDING AROUND.
GO AHEAD AND SHUT IT DOWN.

WE'LL CROSS-CHAIN IT
RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.
OKAY.

HUGH AND HIS CREW NEED
TO CHAIN DOWN THE 22-TON MACHINE

TO THE FLATBED TO MAKE IT SAFE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
DO HERE, WALT?

CROSS-CHAIN IT FROM THAT TRACK,
TO THE SAME HOLE.

RIGHT.

AND THIS TRACK,
TO THAT OTHER HOLE.

HAND ME THAT ONE.

WE GOT A TRAIN THAT'S GONNA BE
ON OUR LOCATION HERE

IN THE NEXT 45 MINUTES.

SO WE NEED TO GET THIS TAKEN
CARE OF AND DIG THIS ICE OUT.

BOY, THAT WAS
JUST THE SCARIEST ****

THIS THING ALMOST SLIDING OFF
ON THE EDGE LIKE THAT.

YUP,
BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL.

WELL, HOPEFULLY,
THAT WILL DO HER, WALT.

IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
OKAY. WE'LL GIVE THAT A TRY.

HUGH'S ON MY CASE A LITTLE
MORE THAN NORMAL TODAY, YOU KNOW.

HE'S ALL WORRIED, YOU KNOW...
WELL, LOOKING OUT FOR ME.

BE CAREFUL THERE, TODD.
OVER.

Yeah, Hugh.
OKAY.

YEAH,
I JUST DON'T NEED TO HAVE

ANY MORE ACCIDENTS THERE,
PLEASE, OVER.

Roger that, Hugh.

YEAH, THAT DEFINITELY LOOKS
BETTER THERE, TODD.

APPRECIATE. OVER.

Yeah, it feels a lot better.

TODD NEEDS TO CLEAR
MORE THAN 200 TONS OF ICE

BEFORE THE PASSENGER TRAIN
CAN PASS THROUGH HERE.

OVER A WINTER SEASON,

RAIL CREWS CAN REMOVE
UP TO 200,000 TONS OF ICE

TO KEEP TRAINS ROLLING
IN ALASKA.

WE'RE IN A REAL RACE
AGAINST TIME RIGHT NOW,

SO WE GOT TO PICK IT UP HERE
A LITTLE BIT.

HOW IS IT LOOKING THERE,
TODD? OVER.

LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

APPRECIATE THE HELP THERE.
OVER.

YOU GOT IT, HUGH.

GOOD TO HAVE A GOOD ROADMASTER
LOOKING AFTER US.

ALL RIGHT, TODD.

LET'S CALL IT QUITS
RIGHT THERE, OVER.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
I'M ON IT.

HAD MOTHER NATURE THROW US
OUR CURVE BALL THIS MORNING

WITH THE ICE COMING DOWN
TO THE TRACK.

WE CAME OUT HERE
AND TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM.

IT SHOULD BE ON TIME FOR
OUR TRAIN TO GET THROUGH HERE.

GOOD JOB.
YOU BET.

EVERY DAY IS A CHALLENGE.

I FEEL GREAT, YOU KNOW.

WE'VE GOT A MOUNTAIN OF ICE
MOVED.

WE GOT THE TRAINS ABLE TO COME
THROUGH NOW, AND EVERYTHING,

AND LIFE IS GONNA BE GOOD.

IT'S COMING.

WITH THE ICE CLEARED,

THE PASSENGER TRAIN CAN PASS
THROUGH TO PICK UP NANCY.

I THINK I HEAR SOMETHING,
JIM.

THERE IT IS.

4319. TWO COACHES.

I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, YOU JUST STAY
OUT OF TROUBLE.

HELL, YES.

I CAN SURE GET INTO A LOT
OF TROUBLE UP HERE BY MYSELF.

WHAT'S IT LIKE
BEING A NEW MAMA?

IT'S NICE.

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL AMANDA
HAS HER LITTLE BABY.

I'M SUPER EXCITED.

YEAH, IT WON'T BE
TOO MUCH LONGER.

YOU'LL GET TO MAKE SURE
AMANDA'S OKAY.

YEAH.

I'M SURE SHE WILL BE, AND I
FINALLY GET TO LOOK AT HER.

IN THE SOUTH, DANNY
AND ANIMAL ARE HEADING DOWNHILL

THROUGH A SECTION OF TRACK
KNOWN AS "THE LOOP."

IT WAS BUILT IN 1951
TO BYPASS TWO HUGE GLACIERS

AND COST $1 MILLION.

THIS IS KIND OF NICE.

I'M GETTING A REAL GOOD VIEW
OF MY TRAIN RIGHT NOW.

AND IF IT TURNED OUT
IT SHIFTED OR WEIRD...

SOMETIMES YOU GO
IN A UNDESIRED EMERGENCY,

YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF SLACK,
AND IT COULD SHIFT THE LOAD,

SO THAT'S
WHAT I'M REALLY LOOKING AT.

IT'S 2:00 P.M.

ENGINEER BILL BIVINS IS TRYING
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME

AND GET TO ANCHORAGE
BEFORE IT'S DARK.

Six, two, one, nine,
you have a stop.

****

WELL, THIS TRAIN IS BEING
A PAIN IN THE ASS TODAY.

WE'RE JUST GETTING HAMMERED
BY ALL KIND OF THINGS.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT TO STOP THE
TRAIN AGAIN AND GO CHECK IT OUT.

COMING TO A STOP.

IT'S 2:15 P.M.

NANCY AND SHANDI ARE ARRIVING
AT TALKEETNA.

ALL TALKEETNA PASSENGERS,

WE WILL BE UNLOADING THE TRAIN
FROM THE "C" CAR.

THIS SMALL TOWN IS
THE NEAREST STOP

FOR OFF-GRIDDERS TO STOCK UP
ON VITAL SUPPLIES.

IT'S ALSO A BASE CAMP
FOR CLIMBERS ATTEMPTING

NORTH AMERICA'S TALLEST PEAK,
MT. McKINLEY.

I HAVE ONE MORE, JACK.

BYE, EVERYONE.

NANCY FACES
HER OWN UPHILL STRUGGLE.

SHE'S 25 MILES AWAY
FROM THE GROCERY STORE.

SHE OWNS A CAR,

BUT IT'S NOT BEEN STARTED
FOR A MONTH

AND IS BURIED UNDER SNOW.

THIS IS MY PARKING SPOT.

WE ALWAYS HAVE TO SHOVEL
OUR CAR OUT WHEN WE GET TO TOWN.

THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET EXERCISE.

THIS ROAD IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WE COULDN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT IT.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE

TO GET OUR FRESH,
COLORFUL VEGGIES HOME.

NAGLEY'S, THE LOCAL STORE,

HAS BEEN IN TALKEETNA
FOR ALMOST A CENTURY.

HI, CHRIS.

I'M JUST GONNA GET FORMULA

AND GET BACK TO AMANDA
BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS.

THAT'S IT.

HOW'S AMANDA DOING?

SHE'S DOING GOOD.
HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU?

PRETTY GOOD.

WAITING FOR SPRING.

I KNOW.
I CAN'T WAIT.

I'M GONNA TRY AND DO A GARDEN
THIS YEAR.

THE ONLY THING YOU CAN GROW
IN TALKEETNA, IS GOLD.

BYE.

GOT TO GET BACK TO AMANDA.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HER
OUT THERE FOR SO LONG.

I HOPE NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED.

I FEEL GUILTY SOMETIMES
LEAVING JIM,

BUT I DO WORRY ABOUT HIM,
YOU KNOW.

WE'RE HARDLY EVER APART.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THESE TRIPS,
THOUGH.

I KIND OF NEED TO SOCIALIZE
WITH SOMEBODY OTHER THAN JIM.

BUT I'M ALWAYS FEARFUL

THAT HE MIGHT HURT HIMSELF
IN SOME WAY OR THE OTHER.

WELL, WHEN NANCY'S NOT AROUND,

I TRY TO KEEP AHEAD
OF THE FIRE SITUATION.

IT'S ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU GOING
ALL THE TIME.

AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S HARD WORK FOR AN OLD MAN,

BUT THE HARDEST THING
IS LOADING THEM.

WHEN YOU GOT TWO HANDS,
IT'S NOT SO BAD,

SO I'VE DESIGNED ANOTHER WAY.

I SCREWED UP MY DAMN KNEE.

I'M OLD.

**** WORE OUT.

I DIDN'T THINK
I WAS GONNA LIVE THIS LONG.

I FIGURED 21, 22 YEARS.
THAT WAS IT.

I SURPRISED MYSELF
AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, TOO.

A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE
WISHING I'D HURRY UP AND DIE.

NOW, THEY SAY, "YOU RUST OUT
BEFORE YOU WEAR OUT."

AW ****

I HURT LIKE HELL.

FEEL LIKE I BEEN KICKED BY MULE.

HI, NANCY.

HI.

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?
I'M GONNA GET BY YOU.

WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE,
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.

HOW IS JIM?

YOU KNOW, HE'S A LITTLE
STRESSED BECAUSE I'M HERE.

RIGHT.
WELL, GIVE HIM MY LOVE.

I WILL, I WILL.
OKAY.

AND I'M SURE HE'S... HE RETURNS
HIS LOVE TO YOU.

OF COURSE, BECAUSE HE LOVES ME.

WELL, YOU'RE MY FAVORITE.

IT'S VERY BAD IF I COME TO
THE GROCERY STORE WHEN I'M HUNGRY.

I TEND TO BUY SO MUCH MORE
THAN WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED.

MUST HAVE SUGAR.

YOU DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH
LIFE SO RIGID, SOMETIMES.

WE LIKE OUR TREATS, ALSO.

RON, COULD I HAVE YOU UP FRONT
FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, PLEASE.

I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING NANCY ONCE A MONTH.

ONCE YOU LIVE THAT LIFESTYLE,

OUT IN NATURE AND BEING
VERY QUIET ALL THE TIME,

IT'S MILDLY TRAUMATIC

TO COME BACK
INTO THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.

EVEN COMING TO TALKEETNA,
IT'S IMPACTING.

$560.57.

OKAY.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.

ALL RIGHTY.

ANIMAL AND DANNY'S
FREIGHT TRAIN HAS COME TO A HALT

AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE KENAI MOUNTAINS.

ONE OF THE BRAKES
HAS OVERHEATED.

HOT WHEEL GOT US.

WE'RE STOPPED.

WE'RE GONNA INSPECT AND FIX,

AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW
WHEN WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

ONE BRAKE LOCKED ON SO HARD
DURING THE DESCENT

THAT THE WHEEL HAS OVERHEATED.

HERE WE GO.
BUSY WE BEGIN.

WELL,
WE GOT HEAT HERE, JACK.

YEAH.

HOLY ****

LISTEN TO THAT.

THOSE WHEELS ARE WAY TOO HOT
TO FOOL WITH.

I BET I COULD FRY A EGG ON THAT
RIGHT NOW.

THEM BRAKE SHOES
ARE HOTTER THAN HELL.

THEY NEED TO LOOSEN
THE BRAKE PADS

AND ALLOW THE WHEEL TO COOL DOWN

BEFORE THEY CAN GET MOVING
AGAIN.

RAILROAD WORKERS HERE HAVE BEEN
BATTLING THIS PROBLEM

FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS,

AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY
TO COOL THE WHEELS DOWN.

THESE THINGS STICK
ONCE IN A WHILE.

I AIN'T GONNA GET THAT.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO
TO THE OTHER SIDE, DANO.

IT'S WHACKED ****

I'M JUST HITTING IT
WITH THE **** MALLET.

LIKE, DANO?

CRACK IT AND SEE.

ANY BETTER?

I THINK IT IS.
GOOD TO GO.

IT'S GONNA BE TIGHT
GETTING TO ANCHORAGE NOW.

WE'RE A LITTLE UNDER THE GUN.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING THIS THING THERE

AND BEING DONE WITH IT.

WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THE DILEMMAS
ALL DAY LONG,

BUT WHAT THAT WAS,
WE GOT BY LUCKY THERE.

BACK AT TALKEETNA TRAIN
STATION, ITS 3:00 P.M.

AND 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

WELL,
NOW THAT I GOT WHAT I NEED,

I'M JUST WAITING FOR THIS TRAIN
TO GET HERE.

I REALLY WANT TO GET TO BACK
TO AMANDA.

GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS.

HOPE SHE'S OKAY.

HEY, NANCY.

HEY, JACK.
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

ALL THESE EXTRA HANDS
REALLY MAKE IT A LOT EASIER.

GIVE ME THAT, HIT ME.
ALL RIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S GOT IT.

SO YOU GOT IT?
YEAH.

GOOD. THE BARS OPEN.
I GOT TO GO.

THE TRAIN IS COMING.

NOW YOU CAN QUIT WORRYING
ABOUT AMANDA.

I KNOW.

THE ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN
IS NEVER LATE,

AND TALKEETNA TIME
IS NEVER ON TIME,

SO WE WORK WELL TOGETHER,
ALL OF US.

WELL, WE JUST MADE THE TRAIN.

HOPEFULLY, I'LL MAKE IT BACK
BEFORE IT GETS DARK.

WE'RE GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE,

AND WE'RE JUST ABOUT
A QUARTER OF A MILE OUT.

EACH OFF-GRIDDER HAS A SIGN POST

BY THE SIDE OF THE TRACK
SHOWING WHERE THEY LIVE.

CONDUCTOR HARRY ROSS
KNOWS THEM ALL

AND TELLS THE ENGINEER
DRIVING THE TRAIN WHEN TO STOP.

HI, HONEY.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

HAVE A GOOD ONE.

THANK YOU.

ONE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH,

DANNY AND ANIMAL
ARE APPROACHING ANCHORAGE

WITH THEIR FREIGHT LOAD
OF TIMBER

AFTER AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY
FROM THE PORT OF SEWARD.

YOU KNOW, WE JUST AIN'T
HAD MUCH LUCK TODAY.

IT'S PUT US BEHIND, YOU KNOW.

SOMETIMES YOU WIN,
SOMETIMES YOU LOSE,

BUT AT LEAST YOU GET TO PLAY.

ALL RIGHT, BROTHER, WE MADE IT.

I'M ECSTATIC.

IT'S A TAD LATE, AND IT'S BEEN
QUITE A LITTLE ADVENTURE.

BUILDING SUPPLY
MERCHANT, KEVIN STARNES,

HAS COME TO PICK UP HIS ORDER
THAT'S WORTH OVER $5 MILLION.

ANIMAL, DANNY,
HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD.
HOW YOU DOING, KEVIN?

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD TRIP?

NO AVALANCHES, A LITTLE TRAIN
TROUBLE UP ON THE TOP,

A LITTLE BIT SPOOKY
BUT... YOU KNOW.

I GOT SOME HOT SHEET ROCK ON
THERE FOR A CUSTOMER UP ON BASE,

AND THEY'VE BEEN SCREAMING AT ME
FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW,

SO I'M GLAD
YOU GUYS HAVE GOT HERE.

WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU GOT
A SMILE ON YOUR FACE

WHEN WE GOT IT HERE.
YUP, THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.

THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, I'LL BET.
ALL RIGHT.

THE TERRAIN IS
TREACHEROUS, THE WORK IS DANGEROUS,

AND WE JUST DO THE BEST WE CAN
WITH WHAT WE GOT.

BACK OFF GRID,
THE LIGHT IS FADING FAST.

SHANDI IS CARRYING
HER EIGHT-POUND BABY DAUGHTER,

KEROINE, AND IS EAGER
TO GET BACK TO AMANDA'S CABIN

BEFORE NIGHTFALL.

TRAIN'S GONE.

IT'S ABOUT ANOTHER TWO MILES
TO THE CABIN.

STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

I WISH I HAD BROUGHT
MY SNOWSHOES

'CAUSE THIS WOULD BE
WAY EASIER.

IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO WALK
WITHOUT SNOWSHOES

ON A TRAIL THAT HASN'T
TOTALLY BEEN PACKED DOWN.

NANCY AND JIM
ARE ALREADY AT HOME

ENJOYING COOKING VEGETABLES
WITH JIM'S FAVORITE CAJUN SPICE.

YOU CAN TAKE A NASTY ASS BEAR

AND COOK HIM UP WITH THIS MIX,
AND HE'S GOOD.

WOW.

AND THE CARROTS
PUT NICE COLOR TO IT.

WELL, HOW IS IT?
DAMN GOOD.

WARMING YOUR BELLY UP
AFTER SUCH A TOUGH DAY.

IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT THE UGLIER THE ANIMAL,

THE BETTER THEY TASTE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY DESSERT
TO FEED YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY BROWNIES,
THE LITTLE BROWNIES?

WELL, THOSE IN THE BOX IN THERE.
YOU WANT ONE OF THEM?

SURE,
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THEM.

BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE TROUBLE
THAN THEY'RE WORTH,

AND I'M JUST GLAD
YOU'RE WORTH SOMETHING,

SO YOU'RE
NOT SO MUCH TROUBLE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

AMANDA?

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

AMANDA?

HEY.
HI! I'M STILL PREGNANT.

YEAH.
COME IN AND DRY OFF.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

GOOD.
IT'S BEEN GOOD.

YEAH?
YEAH.

EVERYTHING WENT FINE?

YEAH. I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK,
BUT IT'S GOOD.

I'M GLAD WE DID NOT HAVE A BABY
WHILE YOU WERE GONE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS, LIKE,
WORRIED THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME.

AND I SAW NANCY, AND I WAS,
LIKE, "I'M SUPER WORRIED."

AND SHE'S JUST, LIKE, "I'M
SURE EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE."

EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT,
I WOULD THINK...

I WAS, LIKE,
"NO, NO, YOU CAN'T COME YET."

I'M SO HAPPY THAT I GOT TO GET
FORMULA FOR HER

AND COME BACK,
ALL IN ONE PIECE.

SO GLAD SHE MADE IT BACK,
AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT.

THERE WAS A COUPLE MOMENTS.

IT WAS LIKE
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO

HAVE A BABY
UP HERE BY MYSELF.

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