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Emily: THE SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE.
THIS IS THE END, BABY, YOU KNOW? THIS IS THE END.
I'M BEAT DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE I'M NUMB.
STRENGTH IS THE DETERMINING FACTOR
BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
MAY THE BEST MAN WIN.
TIME TO GET YOUR *** KICKED, HANK.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP HUNTING AND KEEP FIGHTING YOUR *** OFF
TO SUCCEED IN THIS PLACE.
YO, HANK, KEEP DIGGING!
ROCK 'N' ROLL, BABY. LOOK AT ALL THOSE DAMN NUGGETS.
Tony: HONEY HOLE OF THE YEAR.
[ "GOLD IN THESE HILLS" PLAYS ]
♪ LISTEN UP CLOSE, NOW ♪
♪ WHAT I SAY ♪
♪ I'M A-GONNA HEAD OUT WEST ONE DAY ♪
♪ I HEARD ABOUT A FORTUNE TO BE MADE ♪
♪ AND I'M A-GONNA GET IT, NOW, JUST YOU WAIT ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I HEARD THAT THERE'S GOLD ♪
♪ IN THESE HILLS ♪
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♪ GOLD ♪
Narrator: THE TEMPERATURE IS DROPPING.
WINTER IS CLOSING IN.
Emily: MOST OF THE ENTIRE HARBOR IS FROZEN.
WE'RE GONNA PLOW OUR WAY THROUGH THE ICE TO GET OUT.
IT'S HOUR BY HOUR AT THIS POINT.
Man: YES, IT IS A TICKING CLOCK
WHEN THE COLD WEATHER STARTS TO COME THIS WAY.
Narrator: MINERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO GET OUT AHEAD OF THE FREEZE.
Shawn: BIG STORM'S BLOWING IN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO STAY OUT HERE MUCH LONGER.
Narrator: FOR NOME'S TWO MEGA-DREDGES, THE RACE IS ON.
I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU GUYS.
GOOD LUCK!
[ LAUGHS ] LITTLE COMPETITION DON'T HURT ANYBODY.
Narrator: VYING FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD...
HANDS DOWN, IT'S GONNA BE THE CHRISTINE ROSE
THAT ENDS UP WINNING THE COMPETITION.
Narrator: ...AND BERING SEA BRAGGING RIGHTS...
HANK DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE IN HELL OF BEATING ME.
Narrator: ...ROOKIES HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO SILENCE THEIR SKEPTICS...
Emily: OUR GOAL IS TO CLEAR 100 OUNCES FOR THE SEASON,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL PUSHING TOWARDS NOW.
WE GOT TO [BLEEP] MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Narrator: ...AND THE FALLEN A SHOT AT REDEMPTION.
HEADING OVER TO ZEKE'S RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS GO.
RIGHT ON.
I HAVE TO FACE THE COLD
AND DO WHATEVER I CAN DO BEFORE THE OCEAN FREEZES UP.
Narrator: AS THE SEASON SPEEDS TO ITS END,
A FINAL SHOWDOWN IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
CHRISTINE ROSE, CHRISTINE ROSE
THIS IS THE AU GRABBER. YOU COPY?
GO AHEAD.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
MAY THE BEST MAN WIN.
YEAH, GOOD LUCK TO YOU, TOO. I THINK YOU NEED IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
COCKY [BLEEP] HUH?
Steve P.: SHAWN AND HANK ARE GETTING INTO A DIGGING COMPETITION.
HE AIN'T GOT A COLD CHANCE IN HELL TO BEAT US.
Narrator: ONE WEEK AGO, ROOKIE CAPTAIN HANK SCHIMSCHAT MADE A BET
WITH VETERAN MINERS STEVE AND SHAWN POMRENKE.
Steve P.: WHO'S GONNA GET THE MOST GOLD IN THE LAST DAYS HERE OF MINING?
NO COMPETITION AT ALL. HANK'S GONNA LOSE.
LOSER!
Shawn: THE STAKES ARE,
WHOEVER LOSES HAS TO GIVE THE WINNER AN OUNCE OF GOLD.
SO IT'LL BE NICE TO GET AN OUNCE OF GOLD FROM HANK
FOR DOING NOTHING EXCEPT KICKING HIS ***.
Narrator: WHILE SHAWN HAS HAULED IN $900,000 WORTH OF GOLD,
HANK HAS STRUGGLED TO COLLECT $100,000.
Shawn: I SET A GOAL OF 1,000 OUNCES,
AND I JUST WANTED TO PROVE TO DAD
THAT I CAN RUN THIS DREDGE WITHOUT A DOUBT.
WE'VE BEEN DOING 100 OUNCES EVERY TIME WE GO OUT.
HANK, YOU AIN'T GONNA KEEP UP.
Narrator: THE BIG RIGS LAND ON THEIR GROUNDS
AND TAKE THEIR POSITIONS.
LET'S GET THIS COMPETITION ROLLING HERE!
Hank: 10-4, ANYTIME YOU'RE READY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S THE GAMES BEGIN.
FIVE, FOUR...
WELL, THE RACE IS ON NOW.
ROCK 'N' ROLL, BABY.
SHAWN'S BEEN DIGGING SINCE HE WAS 13 YEARS OLD.
HANK'S GONNA OWE US AN OUNCE OF GOLD
BY THE TIME THIS COMPETITION'S DONE AND OVER WITH.
WELL, WE'VE GOT REALLY GOOD GOLD HERE, CODY,
AND REALLY GOOD GOLD ALL THE WAY UP HERE.
AND SO LET'S CLEAR THAT WHOLE AREA OUT.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
Narrator: SHAWN'S PLAN -- STAY PUT, AND DIG FAMILIAR GROUND...
WE'RE DOING A LITTLE PROSPECTING.
HOW'S IT LOOK?
Narrator: ...WHILE THE ROOKIE...
...IS STILL SEARCHING FOR A HONEY HOLE
I WANT TO MOVE A LITTLE MORE WEST.
GOT TO FIND THE GOLD.
Hank: LAST FALL, I DECIDED I WANTED TO BUILD THE AU GRABBER,
GOT $600,000 INVESTED IN THIS PROJECT.
I'M HOPING THAT IT'LL PAY FOR ITSELF.
AND WE'LL MOVE OVER TO THE WEST
AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME GOLD.
TIME TO MOVE.
JUST LAST WEEK, I DUG 50 OUNCES. NOBODY SHOWED ME HOW TO DO IT.
I PROVED SOMETHING TO MYSELF,
AND I WANT TO PROVE IT TO THE CHRISTINE ROSE.
THERE'S A NEW KID IN TOWN.
GONNA KEEP HAMMERING AWAY, MAN.
I'M GONNA KEEP THIS EXCAVATOR MOVING.
I HAVE A CHANCE.
I GOT A SMALL CHANCE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DO HAVE A CHANCE.
Narrator: AS THE HEAD-TO-HEAD BATTLE RAGES ON,
DOWN THE COAST...
Emily: WHOO! THERE IT IS.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL AND HER CREW
ARE FIGHTING TO GET THE ENGINES RUNNING.
FROZEN WATER IN OUR PUMP,
FROZEN WATER IN OUR UMBILICAL, IN OUR HOT WATER.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST MORE SIGNS THE SEASON IS CLOSING UP.
WE'RE RIGHT AROUND 75 OUNCES OF GOLD.
IT'S AMAZING.
WE WANT TO CLEAR 100 OUNCES,
AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO DO IT IN.
OH, MY GOD. IT'S LIKE A PLAGUE OF ICE.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEASON,
I HAD A ROOM FULL OF MEN TELLING ME THAT I WAS USELESS.
Man: FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IN ZEKE'S OPERATION,
YOU'RE NOT A MINER AND YOU'RE NOT AN ASSET TO HIS OPERATION.
Narrator: AFTER BEING TOSSED ASIDE,
SHE STRUCK A DEAL WITH HER CHILDHOOD FRIEND FOR A DREDGE.
IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE EDGE,
WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR YOU TO GET A DOWN PAYMENT
FOR A BUYOUT FROM ME.
BUT THE DEAL WITH ZEKE SOURED.
GET ME THE MONEY!
YOU CAN'T OWN PROPERTY FOR FREE!
I'VE COME PRETTY [BLEEP] CLOSE THIS SEASON
TO BEING A BONA FIDE MINER.
I JUST NEED TO MAKE THAT FINAL PAYMENT TO ZEKE.
AND YOU CAN'T GET THE PUMP MOTOR STARTED
'CAUSE THERE'S A BUNCH OF SLUSH AND ICE IN THERE.
Narrator: IF EMILY CAN HIT PAY DIRT ONE LAST TIME,
THE DREDGE WILL BE PAID IN FULL.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
YEAH! WHOO! THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S RIGHT!
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. NICE. NOT BAD.
WITH THE EQUIPMENT FINALLY WORKING,
DIVER TONY MANN TAKES THE PLUNGE INTO THE 39-DEGREE WATER.
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
Tony: WHOA, IT'S CHILLY!
Emily: ALL RIGHT. LET ME KNOW HOW THAT SUCTION IS.
SUCTION'S GOOD.
HOW'S THE VISIBILITY?
FOUR FEET?
YEAH, BUT BOTTOM'S ROCKY.
LOOKS GOOD. I'M WORKING.
YEAH, WE NEED TO BE IN A GOOD SPOT.
I MEAN [BLEEP] THIS COULD BE,
LIKE, OUR LAST [BLEEP] RUN FOR IT.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE --
WHAT DOES NOT KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER.
Narrator: BACK AT BELMONT BEACH...
Glen: THIS IS THE LAST RUN.
THIS IS THE FINAL PUSH.
WE NEED TO GET AS MUCH GOLD AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE IT FREEZES UP SOLID.
Narrator: AFTER RECOVERING HIS ONE-OF-A-KIND
SUBMERSIBLE DREDGE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BERING SEA,
CAPTAIN GLEN LeBARON PREPS FOR ITS FIRST RUN OF THE SEASON.
Glen: FOUND THE DRAGON, AND I NEED A BUSINESS PARTNER.
I FEEL LIKE ZEKE AND I ARE A GOOD TEAM,
AND WE BOTH NEED GOLD REAL BAD.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET OUT THERE WITH HIM AGAIN.
HEY, GLEN.
WHAT UP, ZEKE?
Narrator: GLEN HAS COAXED ZEKE TENHOFF BACK TO GOLD MINING
AFTER SIX MONTHS OF ISOLATION.
Zeke: ME AND GLEN HAVE THIS WEIRD BOND
THAT IS REALLY HEAVY AND REALLY PROFOUND.
I WAS PART OF ONE OF THE MOST, LIKE,
TRYING TIMES IN ZEKE'S LIFE...
THE LOSS OF HIS DEAR FRIEND.
I WAS THERE WHEN JOHN DIED.
I WAS THE ONE THAT MADE THE 911 CALL.
ZEKE WAS STRUGGLING, AND HE JUST, YOU KNOW,
RESORTED TO DRINKING, AS PEOPLE COMMONLY DO.
AND ZEKE HAD A MENTAL COLLAPSE.
"AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,
I SHALL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR THOU ART WITH ME!"
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
COME ON.
ZEKE BELIEVED IN ME WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD,
AND RIGHT NOW, ZEKE NEEDS SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN HIM.
I MEAN...
...ANYTHING HELPS AT THIS POINT.
ANY AMOUNT OF BOTTOM TIME WILL MAKE ME HAPPY.
WELL, WE GET THIS THING WORKING, WE'LL GET SOME GOLD, MAN.
YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA THROW IN AN ANCHOR
AND GET READY TO DROP THE DRAGON.
ALL RIGHT. THERE SHE GOES.
YEAH. FEELS GOOD TO GET THE DRAGON BACK IN THE WATER.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
AND THE WEATHER'S SUPPOSED TO PICK UP TONIGHT
AND GET PRETTY NASTY.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE, LIKE,
THE FIRST WINTER STORM, AND I THINK THIS IS IT.
YEAH, I CAN HEAR YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
Zeke: WELL, I'M FINALLY BACK.
I'M FINALLY BACK UNDERWATER.
YEAH, I'VE PRETTY MUCH MADE ENEMIES WITH EVERYONE,
AND I CAN'T FIND A TENDER.
BUT AT LEAST I'VE STILL GOT YOU, GLEN.
I'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I AM.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE AROUND HERE
JUST KIND OF BY FEELING.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S JUST GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M STILL JUST KIND OF TRYING TO EXPLORE THE AREA A LITTLE.
GIVE ME A PROGRESS REPORT.
HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO DOING SOME DREDGING?
I'M ON THE NOZZLE,
AND I'M DOING A LITTLE POKING AROUND,
A LITTLE PROSPECTING AROUND.
I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN ANYTHING YET THAT GETS ME VERY EXCITED,
BUT I KNOW THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING IN THE AREA
'CAUSE THE COBBLE LOOKS GOOD AND THERE'S A CLAY LAYER.
I THINK WITHIN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES,
YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOME REALLY AWESOME GOLD.
YEAH, I MEAN --
YEAH, I'M SEEING SOME GOLD HERE AND THERE.
YEAH, THIS IS -- EVERYTHING IS GOING REALLY WELL.
I THINK WE'RE, LIKE, IN LINE TO MAKE A COMEBACK,
AND I MEAN, I DESPERATELY NEED TO MAKE A COMEBACK.
AND I THINK THAT, LIKE,
ALL OUR PINS ARE PRETTY MUCH LINED UP
AND WE JUST NEED KNOCK THEM THE [BLEEP] DOWN.
WE ARE DEFINITELY FIGHTING TOGETHER UNTIL THE END, MAN.
Narrator: IN NOME HARBOR...
...THERE'S A NEW DREDGE ON THE GROUNDS,
A CHOP-SHOP SPECIAL BAPTIZED THE REAPER.
THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE SOME MONEY
BEFORE WE'RE [BLEEP] FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
THIS IS THE END, BABY, YOU KNOW? THIS IS THE END.
Narrator: AFTER MAKING A PRIDE-SWALLOWING $5,000 WORKING FOR STEVE RIEDEL,
KRIS AND ANDY KELLY ARE STRIKING OUT ON THEIR OWN.
ANDY WANTS TO WORK HARD, SURE, AS LONG I HOLD HIM BY THE HAND
AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S TAKEN CARE OF, RIGHT, A.?
YOU WANT YOUR *** KICKED NOW OR LATER?
THAT'S RIGHT, A.
WELL, NONE OF THOSE PIECES ON THAT BOAT
ACTUALLY BELONGS TO US.
THEY'RE ALL ACQUIRED FROM STEVE RIEDEL.
HEY, YOU GOT TO GET EVERYTHING FOR FREE.
THAT'S THE WAY TO BE A MINER.
MY BROTHER KNOWS TWICE AS MUCH ABOUT BOATS AS I DO,
AND HE'S A BETTER DIVER.
BUT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW, LIKE, I'M A HUSTLER.
MY APPROACH TO BEING A CAPTAIN
IS TRYING TO GET ANDY TO DO MY WORK FOR ME.
DROP THE ANCHOR. COME ON, CAPTAIN.
THERE'S CAPTAIN STEVE!
HEY!
YEAH!
COME ON OUT!
HE DOESN'T KNOW [BLEEP] ABOUT MINING.
HE DOESN'T REALLY EVEN CARE ABOUT GOLD.
A LOT OF TIMES, I ASK MYSELF,
"WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS HE DOING IN NOME?"
HEY!
HEY!
[ CHUCKLES ]
[BLEEP] STEVE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: AFTER AN EXCHANGE OF PLEASANTRIES...
[ LAUGHS ]
I WISH I WERE ANYWHERE MINING.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Narrator: ...IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK.
Kris: GET DOWN THERE AND MAKE SOME MONEY.
DON'T COME UP UNTIL WE SEE THAT THING FULL OF GOLD.
GOOD JOB. PEP TALK'S OVER.
I JUST NEED FIVE OUNCES TO GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
LIKE, I NEED TO LEAVE NOME.
YEAH, WE REALLY NEED TO FILL THIS BOX UP TODAY, ANDY.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR LAST DIVES.
I'M DEPENDING ON YOU.
Andy: YEAH, I NOTICED. THANK YOU.
[BLEEP] MAN, I HATE THAT THIS DEPENDS ON YOU.
Narrator: SEVEN MILES WEST...
HEY, IS THERE ANY GOLD IN THAT [BLEEP]
IT'S LOADED, AIN'T IT?
THAT'S THE [BLEEP] MAN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
GETS MY BLOOD PUMPING!
Narrator: AFTER A MORNING OF PROSPECTING...
...CAPTAIN HANK SCHIMSCHAT
IS READY TO TAKE DOWN THE POMRENKES.
LOOKS LIKE HANK'S MOVING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO US.
WONDER HOW HE'S FINDING HIS GOLD.
OH, I DON'T KNOW -- FOLLOW SHAWN.
Narrator: CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE WATCHES HIS COMPETITOR MOVE IN ON HIM.
I KNEW DESPERATION WOULD KICK IN SOONER OR LATER
AND THAT HE'D START GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER.
HE'S GOING DOWN.
[ WHISTLES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
LAST PLAY, HERE WE GO!
[ LAUNCHER FIRES, PROJECTILE THUDS ]
[BLEEP] SHOOTING AT US!
THEY'RE [BLEEP] SHOOTING AT US.
Narrator: THE POMRENKES SEND HANK A WARNING...
OUR GROUND! STAY AWAY FROM OUR GROUND!
Narrator: ..."GET OFF OUR GOLD."
COME ON. NAIL HIM THIS TIME.
I'LL GET HIM. I'LL GET HIM.
FORE!
FORE!
[ LAUNCHER FIRES, PROJECTILE THUDS ]
I'LL GO GET MY [BLEEP] GUN. [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
INTO THE BARREL.
THIS IS MY POTATO GUN THAT I BUILT
FOR KEEPING GUYS THAT WANT TO DREDGE TO ME TOO CLOSE --
GIVE THEM A LITTLE IDEA THAT YOU GET CLOSE TO ME,
YOU'RE GONNA GET A POTATO PIE IN YOUR FACE.
SHAWN DON'T WANT TO GET INTO COWBOYS AND INDIANS WITH ME.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
FORE!
I DON'T HAVE A WEAPON, SO IT'S KIND OF ONE-SIDED.
IT'S GONNA GO OVER 20 FEET.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: THE POTATO OFFENSIVE SUCCEEDS,
AND HANK BACKS OFF THEIR HONEY HOLE.
LIKE, I DON'T NEED THIS. I'M GONNA GO DIG.
BACK TO WORK!
Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME...
[ RADIO STATIC ]
Emily: HOW'S IT GOING, TONES?
Tony: UH, THE VISIBILITY IS LIKE SIX INCHES OF FRONT OF ME.
...A LOOMING WINTER STORM
IS ALREADY STIRRING UP THE OCEAN FLOOR.
YOU HITTING SOME GOOD GROUND DOWN THERE, BRO?
I JUST WANT TO PAY OFF THE FINAL PAYMENT TO ZEKE
FOR THE DREDGE.
YOU KNOW, ONCE I CAN DO THAT,
THEN THERE'S NOBODY IN THIS INDUSTRY
THAT CAN TELL ME THAT I'M NOT A GOLD MINER.
IF DIVER TONY MANN CAN FIND ANOTHER 30 OUNCES OF GOLD,
CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL WILL BE THE PROUD OWNER OF THE EROICA.
Emily: HOW MUCH OVERBURDEN?
Tony: LOOKS LIKE PRETTY LOW OVERBURDEN --
CLAY, PROBABLY A FOOT DOWN.
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
UH, I'VE PRETTY MUCH JUST FOUND
THE [BLEEP] HONEY HOLE OF THE YEAR.
WHOO! SUCK IT UP!
WHOO!
PUT THEM IN MY GLOVE.
COME ON, TRIPLE DIGITS. TRIPLE DIGITS!
100 OUNCES, HERE WE COME!
SWEET.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR.
STAY ON THAT GOLD. THAT'S AWESOME.
Tony: WELL, I'LL DREDGE UNTIL
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DREDGE ANYMORE.
WHOO!
[ GROANS ]
Narrator: TONY STRUGGLES TO FOLLOW HIS NEWFOUND PAY STREAK
THROUGH A THICKENING CLOUD OF MURKY WATER.
[BLEEP] IT'S GETTING PRETTY [BLEEP]
HOW BAD IS IT?
YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE?
NOPE.
UH, IT'S PRETTY GNARLY.
YEAH. NO, NO, NO. COPY THAT.
I MEAN, ANYTHING LESS THAN THREE FEET IS...
I CAN BARELY SEE THE NOZZLE.
Emily: HE'S [BLEEP] OPERATING A 10-INCH HOSE IN ZERO VISIBILITY,
SO IT'S DANGEROUS, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, TO DIVE.
I'M BRINGING HIM UP. IT'S A MATTER OF SAFETY.
YOU'RE OPERATING A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT
WITH TREMENDOUS POWER DOWN THERE,
AND IT CAN KILL YOU IF YOU LET IT.
[ PANTING ]
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
DAMN IT! I CAN'T SEE THE BOTTOM.
DUDE, IF THE VISIBILITY'S THAT BAD, THEN COME UP.
[ SIGHS ]
HE SAYS HE'S COMING UP. CAN'T SEE [BLEEP]
Tony: IT SUCKED.
LIKE, STARTED OUT WITH LIKE TWO FEET OF VISIBILITY.
THEN IT WENT TO LIKE SIX INCHES.
AND SO I HAD TO COME UP
'CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A 10-INCH,
IT'S NOT NOTHING YOU WANT TO DREDGE WITH
WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU'RE DREDGING.
BASICALLY, ANYTHING MORE THAN THREE FEET, GOOD,
ANYTHING LESS THAN THREE FEET, NOT GOOD.
AND Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DREDGING IN,
YOU KNOW, THREE FEET OR LESS FOR A WHILE.
IT'S A BIT OF A RISK TO TAKE,
BUT IF IT'S A RISK THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE,
THEN YOU'RE LIVING YOUR OWN LIFE, SO THAT'S COOL.
I SAY WE TRY AND WORK IT.
I AGREE.
Narrator: WITH THEIR CAPTAIN'S DREDGE ON THE LINE,
THE CREW REFUSES TO SURRENDER.
Emily: MY CREW QUIT MID-SEASON.
MY NEW CREW, MY GUYS NOW, THEY WENT THROUGH
A LOT OF SUFFERING AND FAILURE ON VERNON'S BOAT,
DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.
DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE A CHICK [CHUCKLES] OR A DUDE.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW TO BE THE MOST STRONG, RESILIENT,
TENACIOUS *** YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN YOUR LIFE.
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
TORPEDO!
100 OUNCES, BABY.
Narrator: WHILE EMILY AND THE CREW FIGHT THROUGH ONE LAST DIVE...
EIGHT MILES WEST...
Shawn: THE RACE IS ON.
TIME TO GET YOUR *** KICKED, HANK.
Narrator: ...THE CHRISTINE ROSE AND THE AU GRABBER
ARE STILL GOING ROUNDS...
WE'RE IN THE GOLD, BABY! WHOO-HOO-HOO!
Narrator: ...COMPETING FOR GOLD AND BRAGGING RIGHTS
ON THE BERING SEA.
THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT IN MY MIND I GOT HANK BEAT.
HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE.
HIS ADVANTAGE IS TIME SPENT ON THIS WATER.
THAT'S HIS ADVANTAGE.
WHEN YOU TELL ME,
"OH, YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME, HUH"
I MEAN, TO ME, THAT'S, LIKE, THAT'S PRETTY COCKY.
THAT [BLEEP] DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL HE'S DOING.
I AIN'T WORRIED ABOUT HIM. I'VE BEEN WATCHING HIM.
HE'S BEEN DIGGING RIGHT NEXT TO US,
AND HE MOVES A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT HERE,
A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT THERE.
BUT HE AIN'T NO COMPETITION, THAT'S FOR SURE.
Jason: YOU GOT TO GET MORE THAN AN OUNCE AN HOUR
TO KEEP UP WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE --
MORE THAN AN OUNCE AN HOUR.
WE JUST GOT DONE WITH A CUT.
WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW WE'RE DOING, MAKE SURE WE'RE IN THE GOLD.
Jason: TEST PAN "A."
YO, HANK!
KEEP DIGGING!
Hank: OH, GOD, THAT'S FULL OF GOLD.
YEAH, WE'RE ON A GOOD PATCH, MAN.
WE ARE ON A GOOD PATCH.
Narrator: FUELED BY THE PROMISE OF VICTORY,
HANK PULLS UP BUCKET AFTER BUCKET AFTER BUCKET
OF GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.
IT ISN'T EVERYWHERE, BUT IT'S HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, BABY! [ LAUGHS ]
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE COMPETITION,
YOU KNOW, I HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
UH-OH, UH-OH!
Narrator: ON THE AU GRABBER...
Hank: [ LAUGHS ] YEAH, BABY!
[ LAUGHS ]
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE COMPETITION,
YOU KNOW, I HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
UH-OH, UH-OH!
WE GOT A [BLEEP] HOSE BROKE.
OKAY. WELL, WE'RE [BLEEP] DONE.
SHUT THAT OFF. DAMN IT.
Narrator: A BROKEN HYDRAULIC HOSE CRIPPLES
CAPTAIN HANK SCHIMSCHAT'S BACKHOE.
Shawn: OH, THAT DON'T LOOK GOOD.
SOMETHING'S SPRAYING FROM HANK'S BACKHOE.
LOOKS LIKE HANK BROKE SOMETHING AGAIN.
HE CAN GET FIDDLE[BLEEP] ALL HE WANTS AROUND OUT THERE.
WE'RE IN A COMPETITION.
I DON'T WANT TO JUST KICK HIS ***.
I WANT TO BURY HIM.
Narrator: HANK'S LOSS IS SHAWN'S GAIN
DAMN IT, DAMN IT, DAMN IT. SHE BLEW, OKAY.
THIS IS WHERE SHE BLEW.
IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN WHEN IT WENT OFF.
DAMN IT. I MEAN, WE GOT TO GO IN NOW.
DAMN IT!
Narrator: WITH HIS EXCAVATOR DEAD IN THE WATER, HANK HAS TWO PROBLEMS.
HE CAN'T DREDGE...
THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GONNA GET THAT SPUD UP.
...AND HE CAN'T LIFT HIS 10,000-POUND ANCHORING SPUD.
Hank: I JUST NEED TO SEE IF SHAWN WILL COME OVER AND PICK MY SPUD UP FOR ME.
THAT'S WHAT I REALLY NEED TO DO.
HEY, SHAWN, IT'S HANK OVER HERE ON THE GRABBER. YOU COPY?
Shawn: YEAH, GO AHEAD, HANK. I GOT YOU.
HEY, SHAWN. YEAH, HEY, I BLEW A HOSE ON THE HULL.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK TO TOWN,
BUT I DON'T HAVE NO FITTINGS TO CAP IT OFF
TO PULL MY SPUD.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TAKE TIME TO DO ME A FAVOR?
MAYBE YOU COULD COME OVER, PICK MY SPUD UP FOR ME?
YEAH, 10-4.
I CAN DO THAT.
YEAH, 10-4, MAN. THANKS. APPRECIATE THAT.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK. BYE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK HIM.
OF COURSE I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK HIM, BUT I DID.
COMPETITION'S OVER FOR ME.
I GUESS WE COULD COME BACK, BUT LIKE I SAID,
THIS FRONT'S GONNA BE HERE IN A COUPLE, THREE HOURS.
LOOKS LIKE THE WIND'S STARTING TO -- YOU KNOW,
WE'RE STARTING TO GET A LITTLE WIND ANYWAY.
SO, IT AIN'T ROUGH BY ANY MEANS, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE.
I GOT TO SHUT HER DOWN.
Shawn: YEAH.
HANK'S -- IF WE DON'T GO HELP HIM OUT,
HE'LL BE STRANDED OUT HERE
AND THIS BIG STORM WILL DESTROY HIS DREDGE.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE AGAINST EACH OTHER,
I AIN'T THAT BIG OF A [BLEEP]
I AIN'T GONNA LET HIM LOSE HIS DREDGE.
NOW I GOT TO PICK UP ALL MY GEAR,
SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING, GO PULL HANK'S SPUD UP,
AND THEN COME BACK AND TRY TO GET SOME MORE MINING IN.
I GUESS WE'RE GONNA GO RESCUE HANK -- HANK THE [BLEEP] TALKER.
TALKS A BUNCH OF [BLEEP] NOW HE NEEDS SAVING.
Shawn: [ CHUCKLES ]
Hank: I SURRENDER!
THANKS, MAN. APPRECIATE IT.
YEAH. NO PROBLEM.
HEY. WHO'S THE BETTER OPERATOR NOW?
[BLEEP] YOU ARE.
[ LAUGHS ]
MAYBE TRY TO GO ALL THE WAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD!
OKAY, MAN. SEE YOU GUYS. THANKS.
ALL RIGHT.
I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED.
I ASKED HIM, "WELL, SO WHO'S THE BETTER OPERATOR NOW?"
AND HE ADMITTED I WAS, SO SWEET VICTORY.
I THINK THIS VICTORY IS EVEN GONNA BE SWEETER
AFTER I CLEAN OUT THE GOLD.
Narrator: SEVEN MILES DOWN THE COAST...
THE WIND IS PICKING UP.
TONIGHT, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE 30-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.
Narrator: ...IF KRIS AND ANDY KELLY HAVE ANY HOPE OF SAVING THEIR SEASON,
THEY HAVE TO STRIKE GOLD NOW.
WE NEED TO KIT IT HARD
AND THEN GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
WELL, ABOUT [BLEEP] TIME!
[ RADIO STATIC ]
WELL, I REALLY PERK UP WHEN WE START TO MAKE MONEY.
I REALLY DO. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH TOGETHER,
AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE A LOT OF MONEY DOING IT.
ON A DAILY BASIS, WE YELL AND SCREAM AT EACH OTHER,
BUT THAT'S HOW WE ROLL, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S THE WAY OUR DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY FUNCTIONS.
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
Andy: KRIS, I'M KIND OF GETTING PULLED BACKWARDS HERE
[BLEEP] PULL.
Narrator: ON THE REAPER...
Kris: WHAT'S THE MATTER?
Andy: THE BOAT IS PULLING ME!
Narrator: ...BUILDING SWELLS ARE MOVING THE BOAT
AND DRAGGING THE TETHERED DIVER ACROSS THE OCEAN FLOOR.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TURN THE BOAT
BACK OVER THE TOP OF ME
SO I CAN FINISH WITH THAT HOLE?
YEAH, OKAY. I'M GONNA TRY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO START THAT PIECE OF [BLEEP] ENGINE.
THAT'S FINE. THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.
YEAH, I KNOW I SUCK.
OH, YEAH. THANKS, MAN.
IT'S GETTING REALLY ROUGH UP HERE.
I DON'T KNOW.
IF YOU CAN DRIVE THE BOAT BACK OVER TO ME, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
WELL [BLEEP] MAN, JUST LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE AND SUCK IT UP.
WE NEED TO GET FIVE MORE OUNCES,
OR WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF HERE
AND GO BACK TO HAWAII.
YEAH, BUT WE REALLY NEED FIVE MORE OUNCES
BEFORE WE CAN CALL IT A SEASON.
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
AH.
HEY, YEAH, I CAN'T EVEN GET INTO THE SPOT ANYMORE, MAN.
IT'S GETTING TOO ROUGH FOR HIM DOWN THERE.
IT SUCKS, MAN. WE NEED MORE GOLD!
WE DIDN'T GET ANY GOLD TODAY.
WE GOT BARELY EVEN, LIKE, TWO HOURS ON THE BOTTOM.
YEAH, WELL, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT, MAN.
WE DIDN'T EVEN GET ENOUGH GOLD FOR THE SEASON.
IT SUCKS.
[ GULLS CRY ]
Narrator: A SEASON-ENDING ICE STORM
IS GATHERING STRENGTH.
HOLY MOLY.
LOOK AT THIS.
YEAH, SHE'S BLOWING PRETTY GOOD -- PRETTY BIG WAVES.
Narrator: CAPTAIN HANK SCHIMSCHAT WATCHES THE BUILDING SWELLS
FROM THE SAFETY OF THE SHORE,
BUT OUT ON THE GROUNDS,
CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE IS STILL GRINDING IT OUT.
STORM'S GONNA BE BIG.
IT'S CALLING FOR HIGH SURF, 10-FOOTERS.
YEAH, IT'S TIME TO GO.
I'M PUTTING GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX STILL,
AND I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.
I WANT TO JUST KEEP PUTTING MORE IN THERE.
BUT IT'S GONNA GET NASTY OUT HERE REAL QUICK,
AND WE GOT A LONG RIDE HOME.
WE GOT A LOT OF GOLD IN THE BOX,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET POINTED TOWARDS TOWN,
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
YEAH, MR. GOLD IS REQUESTING A DRIVE --
MOTOR FIRE UP, PLEASE.
I WANT TO GET THIS GOLD HOME SAFE.
Shawn: IT'S NOT A LITTLE STORM.
IT'S A BIG ONE COMING IN RIGHT NOW.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I'M GLAD WE STUCK IT OUT TILL WE DID.
WE GOT A LOT OF GOLD IN THAT LAST COUPLE HOURS OF DIGGING.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN WINNING OR LOSING THIS COMPETITION.
Narrator: WITH EVERY MINER HEADED FOR SHORE,
THE LAST ONES ON THE GROUNDS
ARE GLEN LeBARON AND ZEKE TENHOFF.
HEY, LISTEN, IT GOT REALLY ROUGH QUICK, MAN.
HOW'S THE BATTLE GOING DOWN THERE, ZEKE?
Zeke: HEY, IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD.
I'M SEEING REALLY GOOD COLOR.
I'M HAVING A REAL HARD TIME WITH STAYING WARM ENOUGH.
OKAY. I GOT THE HOT WATER COMING TO YOU AGAIN.
FOR EIGHT HOURS, ZEKE TENHOFF HAS BEEN DIVING
IN 39-DEGREE WATER BECAUSE HE'S ON THE GOLD.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LIKE AN OUNCE A HOUR, BUT I MEAN,
WE'RE DEFINITELY MAKING MONEY OUT HERE.
IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT TO BE OUT HERE,
EVEN IF IT'S THIS LATE IN THE SEASON.
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
SWEET BABY, LOOK AT THAT. OH!
OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
DUDE, THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
THAT'S THE MOMENT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
LIKE A WEIGHT OFF MY CHEST.
DUDE, IT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF IT.
IT'S ALL SPARKLY AND SHINY.
[ CHUCKLES ] NICE.
IT LOOKS LIKE MONEY.
YEAH, I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE DOWN THERE, DUDE.
I KNOW YOU LIVE FOR THIS JUST LIKE I DO.
WELL, I CAN'T REALLY IMAGINE MYSELF DOING ANYTHING ELSE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
I STILL THINK I'M GONNA GET FILTHY RICH DOING THIS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Glen: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME,
ZEKE SEEMS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MINING,
AND IT JUST REALLY FEELS GOOD TO BE A PART OF THAT.
IT'S NICE TO SEE ZEKE COME OUT OF THE DARKNESS
AND INTO THE LIGHT.
HEY, YOU WANT TO TURN UP MY HOT WATER A LITTLE?
I'M JUST A LITTLE COLD.
OKAY. YEAH. GIVE IT A MINUTE. IT SHOULD HEAT UP.
I'M HAVING A REAL HARD TIME WITH STAYING WARM ENOUGH.
YEAH, IT'S STARTING TO WHITECAP UP HERE.
IT'S PICKING UP.
THERE'S A REAL COLD SOUTHERN WIND COMING IN.
ALL RIGHT. I'M COMING UP.
THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD DAY.
I WAS DEFINITELY IN THE GOLD FOR MOST OF MY DIVE.
Narrator: WITH THE STORM HITTING,
ZEKE AND GLEN HAVE PRECIOUS LITTLE TIME TO GET TO SHORE.
I'M GLAD I TURNED IT AROUND
AND GOT BACK IN THE WATER, GLEN.
THIS IS IT FOR SUMMER 2013.
Glen: YEAH, THE WIND IS BLOWING INCREDIBLY HARD.
EVERYTHING'S A CLUSTER[BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.
LINES ARE TANGLED, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FLOAT THE DREDGE UP,
AND WE'VE GOT A SERIOUS FIGHT AHEAD OF US.
OKAY. ARE YOU COMING UP RIGHT NOW?
I'M TRYING TO, MAN.
I'M HAVING TROUBLE CLIMBING THIS THING.
OKAY.
I'M RIGHT UP. I'M UNDER THE SURFACE RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT. I SAW YOUR LINE.
DAMN IT. [ GRUNTS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[BLEEP]
Glen: ALL RIGHT. I GOT TO COME THROUGH THIS WAY.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
Narrator: GLEN DEPLOYS AIRBAGS
TO FLOAT HIS SUBMERSIBLE DREDGE TO THE SURFACE.
NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU CAN'T YET.
AS SOON AS IT FLOATS UP, I NEED YOU TO GO OUT THERE
WITH A BUNDLE OF ROPE -- WRAP IT AROUND.
THE DRAGON AND THE GOLD
ARE BEING DRAGGED OFF BY THE SURGING CURRENTS.
OKAY, I GOT WAY TOO COLD WHEN I WAS DOWN THERE.
NOW I'M UP HERE, AND IT'S REALLY [BLEEP] COLD.
WE GOT TO DO SOME CRAZY [BLEEP] HERE TO GET THE DREDGE.
Narrator: FIGHTING HYPOTHERMIA AND BUILDING SWELLS,
ZEKE JUMPS BACK INTO THE NEAR-FREEZING WATER
TO SAVE THE GOLD.
Glen: THIS IS CRAZY.
Zeke: GLEN, THIS IS AS LONG AS IT GOES!
OH [BLEEP]
Narrator: ON THE MISS NOMER...
Zeke: GLEN, THIS AS LONG AS IT GOES!
Glen: OH [BLEEP]
...THE SURGING CURRENTS HAVE PUSHED THE DREDGE
BEYOND THE REACH OF THE WINCH LINE.
UM...
[ GRUNTS ]
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
ZEKE LUNGES FORWARD, CLOSING THE GAP.
I THINK YOU MIGHT GET IT. DUDE, YOU'RE THE MAN.
I ALMOST GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT! WHOO!
ALL RIGHT, MAN, GET BACK HERE.
[ AIR TANK HISSING ]
YOU'RE STARTING TO WHAT?
I'M COLD.
OKAY. JUST CHILL. JUST CHILL THERE, DUDE. I GOT IT.
WHOA.
THAT WAS A REALLY COLD SITUATION JUST NOW.
I'M GETTING MUSH-BRAIN KIND OF -- A COLD SITUATION.
YEAH, I MEAN, THAT WAS [BLEEP] HAIRY.
I WAS REALLY WORRIED FOR A LITTLE BIT.
I USUALLY DON'T GET TOO WORRIED.
I WANTED YOU ON THE SURFACE,
AND I REALLY DIDN'T GIVE A [BLEEP] ABOUT THE DRAGON
UNTIL YOU GOT UP HERE.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M JUST ABOUT READY TO START WINCHING THAT IN.
Zeke: I'M -- I'M EXHIBITING, UH, UH,
SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHERMIA IN MY BRAIN.
I'M GETTING HIGHLY CONFUSED,
AND I THINK EVERYTHING IS HILARIOUS.
HYPOTHERMIA'S LIKE A LITTLE REWARD BEFORE YOU [BLEEP] DIE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NICE.
Narrator: WITH THE DRAGON AND THE GOLD FINALLY ONBOARD,
IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
YOU KNOW, WHAT THE LAST RUN OF THE SEASON TURNED INTO
IS A SERIOUS LITTLE DOSE OF ADVENTURE,
WHICH ACTUALLY IS LIKE THE BEST PART OF GOLD DREDGING,
REALLY, IS THE ADVENTURE PART OF IT.
AND, LIKE, I MEAN, IT MAKES YOU FEEL ALIVE AS HELL.
Glen: IN SO MANY WAYS,
I CAN TELL THAT ZEKE'S DOING A LOT BETTER RIGHT NOW.
ZEKE WENT THROUGH A LOT, AND HE'S COMING AROUND AGAIN,
AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE THERE
AND SEE THAT TRANSITION AND SEE, YOU KNOW, THE BRIGHTER SIDE.
DUDE, IT'S SO [BLEEP] AWESOME WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. YEAH. YEAH, WE OVERCAME SOME PERIL THERE.
THAT WAS [BLEEP] HAIRY THERE FOR A SECOND.
I THOUGHT MY BRAIN WAS GONNA SHUT OFF FROM HYPOTHERMIA.
YEAH, THAT WAS BADASS, DUDE.
I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE IN NOME
WHO WOULD HAVE DEALT WITH THAT AS WELL AS YOU DID.
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THIS STUPID OCEAN IS FROZEN!
YEAH, IT'S A BRUTAL END TO A BRUTAL SEASON.
ADIOS, 2013.
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
THE FIRST WINTER STORM HAS COME AND GONE,
LEAVING ICE IN THE HARBOR...
Vernon: NOT GOOD.
...AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
[BLEEP] COLD. [ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
DREDGING IS OVER.
NOW SOME CAPTAINS ARE LOOKING TO SECURE THEIR FUTURE...
THE GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX IS THE DETERMINING FACTOR
BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
ANY MONEY THAT I'LL MAKE FROM THIS
WILL GO RIGHT BACK INTO PAYING THE DREDGE OFF.
Narrator: ...WHILE OTHERS ARE READY TO SETTLE A BET.
Hank: GOT SOME PRETTY GOOD GOLD.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME GOLD NUGGETS HERE --
NICE, LITTLE NUGGETS.
I THINK WE KICKED HIS ***. [ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S HARD BEING THIS GOOD, BUT IT COME NATURAL FOR MR. GOLD.
Narrator: AFTER SUCCESSFULLY MAKING IT BACK ON THE GOLD,
ZEKE IS READY FOR A PAYDAY.
I'M JUST HEADED OVER TO MEET GLEN AT KENNY'S,
WHERE WE'RE GONNA SELL SOME OF THAT GOLD THAT WE GOT.
HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE ABOUT AN OUNCE IN MY POCKET.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR.
OH, HEY, GUYS.
KENNY, HOW'S IT GOING? HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. YOU? LONG TIME NO SEE.
Glen: YEAH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WELL, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF GOLD HERE.
I SEE. WELL, SOUNDS GOOD.
5.04.
YEAH.
Narrator: FIVE OUNCES OF GOLD IS WORTH $6,500.
HOT OFF THE PRESS.
Zeke: I WANT ONE OF THESE MACHINES THAT PRINTS CHECKS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: THIS PAYOUT WILL BRING GLEN'S TOTAL TO 17 OUNCES
AND GIVE ZEKE HIS FIRST TASTE OF GOLD FOR THE SEASON.
YOU OFTEN HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
GLEN PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE,
AT LEAST SAVED THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE.
I THINK THAT GLEN AND I ARE GONNA BE WORKING TOGETHER
FOR YEARS.
I CAN'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE WOULDN'T.
Narrator: OVER AT BELMONT BEACH...
Andy: YEAH, THIS WAS A STRESSFUL SEASON.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I HAD A FULL HEAD OF HAIR.
Narrator: ...THE KELLYS COOK UP THEIR FIRST BOUNTY
FROM THE REAPER.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S GOOD. JUST WEIGH IT UP.
YEAH, IT'S OVER TWO OUNCES. RIGHT ON.
Narrator: TWO OUNCES OF GOLD IS WORTH 2,600 BUCKS.
OVER TWO OUNCES, SO THAT'S OVER TWO GRAND
FOR FOUR HOURS OF WORK, YOU KNOW?
GET BACK OUT THERE. WHAT THE HELL?
LET'S GO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: THE REWARD FOR FINALLY STRIKING OUT ON THEIR OWN --
A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
FOR THE SHORT, LITTLE TIME THAT WE WORKED ON THE REAPER,
WE DID REALLY GOOD.
IT'S DEFINITELY THAT ADRENALINE HIGH, A RUSH.
SO WE'RE GONNA COME BACK THIS WINTER WITH A [BLEEP] PLAN,
WORK AS A FAMILY, AND MAKE SOME MONEY.
Narrator: ACROSS THE HARBOR, ON THE CHRISTINE ROSE...
Shawn: WELL, WE GOT THE BOX CLEANED OUT.
GET THE LAST COUPLE CARPETS OUT OF HERE, RINSE IT,
HEAD OUT TO THE CLEANUP SHACK,
SEE HOW WE DID ON THIS COMPETITION.
Narrator: ...THE DIG-OFF BETWEEN
THE CHRISTINE ROSE AND THE AU GRABBER IS OVER.
NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE WHO WON.
I THINK HANK MIGHT HAVE DID ALL RIGHT,
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE WE KICKED HIS ***, HANDS DOWN.
OH, YEAH. WELL, YOU GOT TO FIGURE THAT.
WELL, HANK'S GONNA LEARN THAT IT TAKES TIME
TO REALLY FIGURE IT OUT OUT THERE.
Narrator: BACK AT THE POMRENKE COMPOUND...
YEAH! BUCKETS OF GOLD, BUCKETS OF GOLD.
Narrator: ...TO KEEP IT HONEST,
SHAWN AND HIS FATHER WILL CLEAN THEIR GOLD...
[ GRUNTS ] WE GOT A LOT OF GOLD IN THERE, BUDDY.
...AND STAND WITNESS AS HANK AND DECKHAND JASON HIGA
PROCESS THEIRS.
Hank: HEY, GUYS!
Shawn: HOW'S IT GOING, HANK?
ARE WE READY TO GET THIS CLEANUP GOING?
LET'S GET HER GOING.
I'M READY. WE GOT SOME GOLD HERE.
HERE COMES THE NOISE.
[ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
Narrator: FIRST UP, THE ROOKIE.
Hank: I HAVE NOTHING TO PROVE TO THE CHRISTINE ROSE,
BUT I AM COMPETITIVE
AND I THINK THAT I CAN DO PROBABLY JUST AS GOOD
IN GETTING THE GOLD THAT THEY CAN GET.
UH-OH. LOOKS PRETTY DAMN GOOD, HANK.
IT LOOKS LIKE HANK DID PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
HE MIGHT HAVE FOUND THAT LUCKY HOLE.
IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE.
HANK'S ALL DONE.
NOW IT'S TIME TO RUN OUR MATERIAL.
IT'S CLOSE, MAN.
LAST SCOOP RIGHT THERE.
LET'S SEE WHO WON THIS [BLEEP] COMPETITION.
FIRE IT UP!
Narrator: THEY COOK THE GOLD TO ELIMINATE THE WATER WEIGHT.
MAGNETITE MAYBE?
FIRE IT UP!
HERE.
Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME TO SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS.
FIRST UP, THE REIGNING CHAMPS -- THE POMRENKES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
Hank: PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
Narrator: 78.45 OUNCES IS A $102,000 SCORE.
I THINK I'M GONNA KICK HIS ***!
Narrator: AT THE POMRENKE CLEANOUT SHACK...
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
Hank: PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
Narrator: TO WIN THE BATTLE OF THE BIG RIGS,
HANK NEEDS TO BEAT SHAWN'S 78.45 OUNCES.
YEAH, I FOUND SOME GOOD GOLD, I STAYED WITH IT, I STAYED ON IT.
IT'S CLOSE, MAN.
Narrator: THE ROOKIE'S BIGGEST CLEANOUT SO FAR -- 48.8 OUNCES.
Jason: 89.10.
Hank: I THINK I WON!
Shawn: SON OF A ***.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: HANK'S 89 OUNCES NETS HIM $116,000...
YOU DID IT, YOU SON OF A ***.
...YOU KNOW, I -- I TRIED.
Narrator: ...AND BRINGS HANK'S SEASON TOTAL TO $222,000.
YOU FOUND THE LUCKY HOLE.
I DID.
BEGINNER'S LUCK.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE TO RUB IT IN TOO MUCH,
BUT I WAS DEFINITELY SATISFIED BECAUSE HE WAS A LITTLE COCKY.
NOW I BELIEVE THAT YOU ONLY GOT 77.45
'CAUSE YOU OWE ME AN OUNCE OF GOLD OUT OF THAT.
AH! GOT TO RUB IT IN!
I'D LIKE YOU TO WEIGH THAT OUT.
HE WON. GIVE KUDOS TO HIM.
HE'S GOT -- I MEAN, HE DID GOOD,
BUT IS HE GONNA BEAT ME FOR THE END-OF-THE-SEASON COUNT?
HELL NO.
Hank: [ CHUCKLES ] WE BEAT THE BEST.
THAT WAS OUR WORST CLEANUP. EVERY [BLEEP] DOG HAS ITS DAY.
I AIN'T GONNA LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN, THOUGH.
NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR. [ LAUGHS ]
Hank: I BEAT THE CHRISTINE ROSE
IN A COMPETITION MY FIRST YEAR OF MINING,
AND THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T DO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU GOT IT, BUDDY.
WE GOT BEAT THIS WEEK, BUT WE DIDN'T GET BEAT FOR THE SEASON.
Narrator: WHILE HANK SAVORS HIS VICTORY...
Hank: I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA BEAT THEM, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
WELL, WE BEAT THEM FAIR AND SQUARE.
...ANOTHER CAPTAIN IS DROWNING IN DEFEAT.
Vernon: I'M BEAT DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE I'M NUMB.
I'VE SPENT, ONCE AGAIN, A TON OF MONEY
AND MADE VERY DAMN LITTLE.
Narrator: AFTER HIS FIRST YEAR OF MINING...
Vernon: I'VE GOT SIX RIGS, AND IT'S A LOT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN VERNON ADKISON EXPANDED INTO A FLEET.
HEY! I NEED SOME COOPERATION HERE!
Emily: WE'RE GETTING READY TO MOVE! CHILL!
Narrator: IT RUINED HIM FINANCIALLY.
WELL, I MEAN, DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.
Vernon: I'M TAKING IT PERSONALLY.
AND THE PRESSURE MADE HIM HARD TO WORK FOR.
THE OPERATION THAT WE PUT TOGETHER,
I WAS EXPECTING YOU GUYS TO STICK WITH ME THROUGH THE END.
Vernon: THE LAST THREE YEARS,
I'VE MOST LIKELY SPENT CLOSE TO $1 MILLION,
GIVE OR TAKE $100,000 OR $200,000.
YOU KNOW, THERE COMES A TIME
WHEN YOU JUST GOT TO CUT YOUR LOSSES.
THIS THING RIGHT HERE, IT'S DONE.
Narrator: OVER ON WEST BEACH...
SO FAR, NOTHING LOOKING PROMISING.
I FEEL LIKE I'M ON THE SAME LEVEL AS A [BLEEP] TOURIST,
COMING DOWN HERE AND PLAY ON THE [BLEEP] BEACH
TO MAKE A FEW DOLLARS.
Narrator: ...SCOTT MEISTERHEIM IS MINING
FOR A PLANE TICKET HOME.
Scott: I'M GETTING A LITTLE DESPERATE ACTUALLY.
CAN'T SAY GETTING NO GOLD THIS SEASON
WOULD BE A FAILURE UNLIKE ANY OTHER SEASON
BECAUSE THE SEASONS HAVEN'T REALLY PANNED OUT FOR ME.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY I'VE SPENT AND HAVEN'T [BLEEP] MADE?
Narrator: OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS...
GET THE [BLEEP] OUT!
GET THE [BLEEP] OUT!
...SCOTT HAS FAILED AS CAPTAIN OF THE WILD RANGER...
...AS THE OWNER OF THE ANCHOR MANAGEMENT...
LET THE FUN BEGIN.
...AND AS A DECKHAND ON THE AU GRABBER.
BULL[BLEEP]
Scott: NOW I'M FEELING LIKE I'M AT THE BOTTOM
OF A REALLY TALL LADDER
AND THE BOTTOM 10 STEPS ARE BROKEN.
NOW I GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THEM SO I CAN CLIMB UP,
CLIMB OUT OF THIS [BLEEP] HOLE I'M IN.
IT'S PATHETIC.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: FOR NOME'S ANGRIEST DREDGER, LIFE IS A BEACH.
Scott: SOMEDAY I GOT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS.
Narrator: IN STEVE'S WORLD...
HEY, HEY, HEY. BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS THING.
Narrator: ...WITH HIS DREDGE REPOED AND HIS CREW LONG GONE,
STEVE RIEDEL IS PACKING IT IN.
Steve: GOT A COUPLE BAGS OF TRASH TO TAKE TO THE DUMP.
I ACCOMPLISHED MANY OF MY GOALS THIS SUMMER.
I BECAME A BETTER CAPTAIN...
COME ON! YOU WANT TO [BLEEP] ME UP? COME ON.
STEVE, CALM DOWN.
YEAH, LET'S DO IT. JUMP ON MY BOAT AND HIT ME!
...I OPERATED A CREW, AND I ALSO GOT OUT ON THE OCEAN...
THIS IS TOO MUCH WEATHER FOR THIS LITTLE, TINY BOAT.
WE'RE GOING DOWN.
TURN IT! TURN IT!
...A DREDGE OWNER.
SO I DID QUITE A NUMBER OF THINGS,
BUT THERE'S ONE -- THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE --
THAT I DID NOT ACCOMPLISH,
AND THAT IS GETTING A LOT OF GOLD.
I DIDN'T DO THE "GETTING THE GOLD" PART.
THAT'S A BIG MISSING PART OF MY SUMMER.
THERE'S NO SHAME IN THAT.
THERE'S NO SHAME IN BEING A BEGINNER.
SHAME IS BEING LAZY.
SHAME IS BEING A FOOL AND NOT LEARNING FROM YOUR EXPERIENCES,
AND I HOPE I'VE BEEN NONE OF THAT.
Narrator: OVER AT THE DOCK...
LOOKING PRETTY DAMN DECENT DOWN HERE, I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
...THE SEASON HAS BEEN A LOT KINDER
TO STEVE'S DAUGHTER EMILY.
Emily: I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLEAN OUT THE SLUICE BOX,
AND THIS IS THE FINAL CLEANUP.
WE NEED TO BE AT 100 OUNCES FOR THIS LAST CLEANUP.
OTHERWISE, I'M GONNA FEEL LIKE A MASSIVE [BLEEP] FAILURE.
Narrator: IF SHE CAN'T MAKE HER FINAL PAYMENT TO ZEKE TENHOFF,
THE FIRST-TIME CAPTAIN WILL LOSE HER DREDGE.
I'M GONNA BE A [BLEEP] BOAT OWNER AND A CAPTAIN,
AND THIS IS WHO I AM NOW.
AND I THINK I WILL DO MYSELF A FAVOR
BY KEEPING ZEKE TENHOFF OUT OF MY LIFE FOREVER.
COLOR, COLOR, COLOR. THAT LOOKS REAL NICE.
Narrator: AT THE CLEANUP SHACK, THE CREW GETS TO PANNING.
IF WE HIT 100 OUNCES, I'LL BE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF MY TEAM.
COOK HER UP.
Emily: COOK HER UP.
FINALLY, WE'RE COOKING THE FINAL PRODUCT DOWN
TO SEE WHAT OUR SEASON WAS MADE OF.
Narrator: TO OWN HER DREDGE FREE AND CLEAR, EMILY NEEDS 30 OUNCES.
FINAL CLEANUP.
I'M SO NERVOUS.
I KIND OF WANT TO THROW UP.
COME ON, 30 OUNCES.
OH [BLEEP]
OH, NO! [ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Kris: ANDY, COME ON. LET'S GET GOING.
[BLEEP] YOU.
HE'S A TOUGH ONE TO WORK WITH, BUT HE'LL GET OVER IT.
HURRY UP AND GET OVER THERE.
MY BROTHER, HE'S A SMALL, LITTLE GUY,
AND HE'S A LITTLE TEMPERAMENTAL SOMETIMES.
I ALREADY [BLEEP] KNOW YOU [BLEEP]
THE BEST FIGHT ANDY AND I EVER GOT INTO
WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY MOM'S KITCHEN.
WE BROKE MY MOM'S KITCHEN TABLE.
WE BROKE THE BATHROOM DOOR.
WE JUST [BLEEP] DESTROYED EVERYTHING.
ANDY'S KIND OF WINNING, SO I PICK UP A TEAPOT
AND I'M SMASHING HIM IN THE HEAD WITH A TEAPOT.
BUT IT WASN'T WORKING. IT JUST STARTS DENTING.
SO WE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIGHT,
WE LOOK AT THE TEAPOT,
WE JUST START BUSTING UP LAUGHING.
Andy: YOU GOT TO ROUSE YOUR FAMILY SOMETIMES, MAN.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE FUN WITH THEM, HEY, IT GETS BORING.
DUDE, THAT'S CHILLY, BRO!
AND THAT'S STRESSFUL.
WHOO!
Narrator: AT THE EROICA CLEANUP SHACK...
Emily: IT'S LIKE A GOLDEN OMELET HERE.
I'M SO NERVOUS.
FINAL CLEANUP.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL NEEDS 30 OUNCES OF GOLD
TO PAY OFF HER DREDGE.
I KIND OF WANT TO THROW UP.
COME ON, 30 OUNCES.
OH [BLEEP]
OH, NO! [ LAUGHS ]
33.05 OUNCES.
THAT'S OUR BEST YET.
IT PUTS US OVER 100, I KNOW THAT.
AT 24, 6 -- 109.
Narrator: FOR THE ROOKIE SKIPPER,
THE SEASON TOTAL IS A $142,000 TRIUMPH.
WHOO!
I'VE MORE SUCCESS WITH GOLD MINING THIS SEASON
THAN ALL OF THE YEARS I'VE BEEN UP HERE PUT TOGETHER.
PEOPLE UP HERE HAVE SEEN ME AS LIKE A SILLY LITTLE GIRL
TRYING TO DO THIS MINING THING
WITH NO SKILLS, NO ABILITIES WHATSOEVER,
AND I PROVED THEM WRONG. [ CHUCKLES ]
I THINK I PROVED A LOT OF PEOPLE WRONG THIS SEASON.
200 OUNCES NEXT YEAR?
AT LEAST.
THAT'S NOT AN UNFEASIBLE GOAL.
200 OUNCES AT LEAST.
WHOO!
Narrator: BACK AT THE POMRENKE CLEANOUT SHACK...
ANOTHER ROUND OF GOLD IS BEING PROCESSED.
WHOO! LOOK AT THAT PAN! HELL YEAH!
LEFTOVER POROUS GOLD,
WE SAVE ALL THIS TILL THE END OF THE YEAR.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S A GOOD TIME TO CLEAN IT UP.
THOSE DON'T LOOK TOO BAD.
LOOKS GOOD. LET'S FINISH IT OFF HERE.
LEFTOVER FINDS HERE.
Narrator: POMRENKE SCRAPS ARE BETTER THAN MOST MINERS' WEEKLY HAUL.
Shawn: I MEAN, HANK'S BEEN TALKING [BLEEP] ALL SUMMER LONG,
BUT THE COMPETITION THAT REALLY MATTERS
IS THE GOLD COUNT AT THE END OF THE SEASON.
HERE WE GO.
OOH, I WAS SHY.
Shawn: 68.
Narrator: THIS LITTLE BONUS RUNS UP THEIR SEASON TOTAL
TO 850 OUNCES...
THAT AIN'T SO BAD.
...WORTH $1,100,000.
DIDN'T HIT OUR 1,000-OUNCE MARK, DAMN IT, BUT WE WERE CLOSE.
Narrator: IN HER FIRST SEASON AS A CAPTAIN,
EMILY RIEDEL MADE IT INTO THE BIG LEAGUES.
HANK SCHIMSCHAT PROVED HE'S SERIOUS COMPETITION,
AND SHAWN POMRENKE HAS HIS BIGGEST SUMMER YET.
DAD WANTS TO TALK, SO I'M GONNA GO CHAT WITH DAD
AND SEE WHAT HE'S GOT TO SAY.
Narrator: FOR THE POMRENKES, IT'S BEEN A SEASON OF STRIFE.
SHAWN, HE AIN'T GONNA BE TAKING NO COMPANY OVER.
I'M BEGINNING NOT TO BELIEVE A WORD HE SAYS ANYMORE.
MOM IS TALKING [BLEEP]
DON'T FINISH A THING, AND I DON'T DO [BLEEP]
I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE TALKING [BLEEP] ABOUT ME
TO OTHER PEOPLE!
BECAUSE YOU GIVE US SO MUCH AMMUNITION!
SELL MY HALF OF THIS [BLEEP] COMPANY,
AND YOU CAN DO IT BY YOURSELF!
Steve P.: PRETTY GOOD SEASON THIS YEAR.
DAMN NEAR HIT OUR GOAL.
DAMN NEAR BUT NOT QUITE.
IT'S ALL KIND OF PRETTY CRAZY, YOU KNOW.
I'M GOING THROUGH THESE MONTHLY BILLS, YOU KNOW,
AND THEY'RE TREMENDOUS.
EVERY DAMN MONTH, YOU KNOW?
SO, OUR GUYS GOT TO STAY ON TOP OF YOUR BALL GAME HERE
TO KEEP UP WITH THIS FIGURE HERE, YOU KNOW?
BUT I THOUGHT YOU DESERVED
A LITTLE PAT ON THE BACK THERE, SON.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE APPRECIATED.
YOU'RE PERFORMING BETTER,
SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE BEING APPRECIATED.
WASN'T TOO BAD OF A SEASON.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR, AND YOU'RE BUCKLING DOWN.
THAT'S A GREAT THING TO SEE, SHAWN, I MEAN...
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU.
AND I LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU TOO, DAD.
AND I'M PROUD OF YOU.
THANKS.
[ SLOW ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪ TODAY I'M CRAZY ♪
♪ I HAVE BEEN FOR SO LONG ♪
♪ ONE DAY, I'M GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT ♪
♪ BUT FOR NOW ♪
Emily: I PAID OFF MY BOAT LEGITIMATELY AND FAIRLY
AND WITH MY OWN GOLD.
♪ CAN'T YOU SEE THE DARK CLOUD, BABY? ♪
♪ BUT SOON IT WILL BE GONE ♪
FAREWELL, 2013. IT'S OVER.
ANOTHER GREAT SEASON IN THE BOOKS.
WE'RE GONNA PULL THIS *** OUT.
YEAH.
Shawn: AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT WORKING FOR STEVE RIEDEL,
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE GOOD.
♪ I'VE NOT BEEN SLEEPIN' ♪
♪ AND I'VE NOT BEEN WAKIN' UP ♪
♪ IT MIGHT BE NIGHT OR DAY ♪
THAT'S A WRAP.
♪ I'VE HAD ENOUGH ♪
ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON.
♪ AND I'M LOOKING KIND OF ROUGH ♪
♪ OHH ♪
♪ YOU'LL NEXT RETURN ♪
♪ WHERE WE WON'T FEEL THIS BURN ♪
♪ I HOPE WE FINALLY LEARN ♪
♪ THAT WE'RE JUST CRAZY ♪
Emily: IN THE END, IT'S,
"ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD UP HERE?
"ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH TO LIVE AND SUSTAIN THIS ENVIRONMENT?
"ARE YOU THE KIND OF PERSON
"WHO CANNOT BE DEFEATED BY FAILURE
"OR THE SHEER LONELINESS THAT COMES OVER YOU?
"ARE YOU THE KIND OF PERSON WHO CAN BYPASS ALL OF THAT
AND STILL HUNT ENDLESSLY FOR GOLD?"
♪ CRAZY ♪
♪ CRAZY ♪