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Narrator: TONIGHT ON "MOONSHINERS"...
WHAT IS THIS?
I'M DOING SOME MODIFICATIONS.
I'D RATHER NOT HAVE MY NAME ATTACHED TO SOMETHING
THAT'S GOT FRUIT ON IT, MAN.
WHATEVER, MAN.
DO YOU KEEP YOUR WEAPON OR RIFLE OR SOMETHING ON?
NO.
DAMN.
Narrator: AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
A SECRET WORLD OF SHINERS IS REVEALED
DEEP IN AMERICA'S SWAMP LAND.
Man: THIS IS HOW WE MAKE THE MOONSHINE!
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Narrator: IT'S MIDNIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
WHILE MOST OF THE STATE SLEEPS, JEFF AND MARK ARE ON THE PROWL.
THEY'RE USING THE MOONLESS NIGHT
TO HELP CAMOUFLAGE THEIR 500-GALLON STILL,
ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE REGION.
IF THEY GET CAUGHT WITH A STILL THIS SIZE,
THEY COULD FACE YEARS IN PRISON.
THE STILL'S HARD TO KEEP HID.
AND MARK CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING THAT THEY'RE BEING WATCHED.
[ WHIRRING ]
WE GET IT ALL SET UP TOMORROW AND GET STARTED.
Narrator: WHILE JEFF AND MARK SET UP A NEW STILL,
OVER IN KENTUCKY, TIM IS OVERHAULING AN OLD ONE.
HE'S GETTING READY TO LOCK HORNS
WITH THE GIANTS OF THE WHISKEY INDUSTRY
BY ENGINEERING A FEW BACKWOODS UPGRADES
TO THE LIMESTONE BRANCH DISTILLERY.
I JUST WANT TO PUT A THUMPER IN IT.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A DOUBLER IN THIS SYSTEM.
AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT INTO A SOUPED-UP DISTILLERY.
BUT WHILE TIM IS TINKERING, LIQUOR ISN'T FLOWING,
AND HIS NEW PARTNER STEVE IS RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE.
Steve: WE NEED TO GET THIS WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE PRODUCT, WE HAVE ORDERS.
PEOPLE ARE WANTING THINGS, AND WE NEED TO GET IT OUT.
IS IT ON?
YEAH, IT'S ON.
[ HISSING ]
NO LEAK.
OH, IT'S LEAKING.
ALL RIGHT, SHUT IT OFF.
NOW...
HOLY [BLEEP]
IT'S COMING OUT THE SIDE OVER HERE.
Narrator: THE VACUUM PRESSURE CREATED BY TIM'S UPGRADES
PROVED TO BE TOO MUCH FOR STEVE'S DELICATE COPPER STILL.
Tim: ALL OF A SUDDEN,
IT STARTED SUCKING THE CONDENSER BARREL IN
AND MADE A HOLE IN IT.
Steve: NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS.
IT'S JUST A CONTINUING LINE OF PROBLEMS, ONE AFTER ANOTHER.
NOW IT HAS WATER SHOOTING OUT THE BOTTOM.
TURN IT ON AND OPEN THE VALVE.
I GOT IT.
YOU GOT THE VALVE OPEN?
YEAH, BUT IT'S STILL LEAKING OUT.
I'M GONNA LET THE WATER DRAIN OUT OF IT.
I'M DRAINING OUT PRETTY QUICK HERE.
I FORGOT ABOUT THE VACUUM.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GONNA SUCK IT BACK LIKE THAT.
IF YOU HAVE A STILL WITHOUT A CONDENSER,
IF YOU HAD NO WAY TO COOL THE COILS,
THEN THE STILL'S WORTHLESS.
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
YEAH, WE GOT A PROBLEM.
NOW WE GOT THIS HOLE IN THERE,
NOT TO MENTION ALL THESE DENTS
THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA COME OUT.
Steve: [ SIGHS ] GOD.
Narrator: IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA WOODS,
JOSH AND BILL ARE ALSO AT A STANDSTILL,
SIDELINED BY THE SUDDEN ILLNESS OF THEIR THIRD PARTNER,
CUTIE PIE.
Josh: CUTIE PIE!
MAN, I HOPE SHE SIN'T GOT SICK OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY BABY.
Bill: SHE'S BEEN COUGHING AND HACKING UP.
SHE SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HER THROAT.
SHE WAS HURTING PRETTY BAD.
BESIDES BEING LIKE THE BEST WATCHDOG
WE COULD EVER HAVE AROUND A STILL SITE,
SHE'S JUST THE BEST-NATURED DOG YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE.
[ SIGHS ] IF SOMETHING EVER HAPPENED TO HER,
I KNOW JOSH WOULD BE DEVASTATED.
THERE SHE IS! SHE'S BACK IN ACTION.
SUPPOSEDLY SHE'S GOT SOME ALLERGIES.
BUT SHE GOT SOME SHOTS.
HAD ME WORRIED SICK.
HAD ME WORRIED.
Josh: NOTHING ON THIS EARTH THAT I'D TRADE FOR THAT DOG.
SHE'S MY FAMILY.
Narrator: WITH THEIR TEAM BACK TOGETHER,
JOSH AND BILL CAN RETURN TO WORKING ON THEIR DAM.
THERE'S NOT A MOMENT TO WASTE.
THEIR WINDFALL OF STRAWBERRY MASH
IS ABOUT TO BECOME A TRUCKLOAD OF USELESS VINEGAR.
NOT QUITE SURE WHY WE PICKED THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR.
I DON'T THINK WE PICKED IT.
I THINK IT JUST HAPPENED THAT WAY, BRO.
Bill: THAT BIG STAINLESS STEEL RIG THAT WE BUILT LAST YEAR,
IT WAS WAY TOO BIG TO BE DRAGGING
IN AND OUT OF THE WOODS ALL THE TIME.
THIS SEASON, WE'RE LOOKING TO GET A COPPER POT
STILL PUT TOGETHER.
I'M TIRED. I'M READY FOR SOME REST.
Josh: MOONSHINERS WORK DAMN HARD FOR THEIR MONEY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I TELL PEOPLE THAT WANT TO START MOONSHINING?
YOU BETTER LOVE IT. YOU WON'T BE DOING IT LONG.
Narrator: 265 MILES AWAY,
MOONSHINE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, TENNESSEE-STYLE.
I'M GETTING REALLY DEEP INTO THE WOODS HERE, MAN.
Narrator: TICKLE IS HEIR TO TIM'S FORMER MOONSHINE EMPIRE.
HE'S EXPECTED TO PROVIDE SHINE
TO THE LARGEST COUNTY IN VIRGINIA,
BUT THE STILL POTS AT HIS OLD SITE
ARE READY FOR THE SCRAP HEAP.
SON OF A ***!
TIM'S DONE TICKLE A SOLID BY CONNECTING HIM TO MARK,
THE RIGHT-HAND MAN TO LEGENDARY MOONSHINER POPCORN SUTTON.
YOU'RE ON TIME. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
MARK HAS AGREED TO TEACH TICKLE A CORNERSTONE OF A DYING ART --
HOW TO BUILD A TENNESSEE COPPER POT STILL.
Tickle: I KNOW WE GOT OFF TO A LITTLE BIT OF A ROCKY START THERE,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA LEARN A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE.
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON FOR THIS TRIP --
TO HELP MY BUSINESS OUT AND HELP ME BE ABLE TO EXPAND
AND HELP ME BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF LIQUOR
THAT I'M GONNA NEED FOR THE TERRITORY I'VE GOT TO SUPPLY.
IN YOUR AREA, YOU USE THE SUBMARINE POTS, RIGHT?
YES, WE DO.
WE ALWAYS USE THE SUBMARINE POTS.
SEE, THEY'RE NOT AT ALL POPULAR IN OUR AREA.
I MEAN, YOU ASK THE OLD MOONSHINERS HERE,
THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT A SUBMARINE POT WAS.
WE DO COPPER POTS.
WE'LL BUILD A ONE-BARREL POT,
AND THAT'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO TWEAK YOUR RECIPE.
YOU CAN USE IT. YOU CAN MAKE SMALL BATCHES.
AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE YOU ONE AS BIG AS YOU WANT IT.
Narrator: TICKLE IS USED TO WORKING
WITH A BLACK POT SUBMARINE STILL.
BUILT FOR QUANTITY PRODUCTION,
BOTH FERMENTATION AND DISTILLATION
TAKE PLACE IN THESE MASSIVE 800-GALLON POTS.
FULL METAL CONSTRUCTION AND SOLDERED SEAMS
MAKE THE COPPER POT STILL THE SHINER'S CHOICE
FOR BREWING HIGH QUALITY LIQUOR.
WITH THIS METHOD, THE MASH IS FERMENTED IN A BARREL,
THEN STRAINED BEFORE ADDING IT TO THE STILL.
THE TRANSFER OF ONLY LIQUID TO THE POT
ELIMINATES THE DANGER OF SCORCHING THE MASH.
THIS IS AN OLD-TIMER'S VERSION OF A COMPASS, I GUESS.
Tickle: YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THIS IS GONNA GO OVER
PRETTY WELL IN VIRGINIA.
I MEAN, THIS COPPER POT IS NOT SOMETHING
YOU REALLY EVER SEE THERE.
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT I THINK COULD BE SUCCESSFUL,
ESPECIALLY IF I USE A BUNCH OF SMALLER ONES.
I CAN KEEP THEM IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS,
AND I THINK THEY'D BE EASIER TO HAUL AROUND, TOO.
ONLY REASON I MAKE THESE OLD POTS --
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST OUR HERITAGE.
YEAH.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT DIE OUT.
MAYBE IF I CAN TEACH SOMEBODY ELSE,
WHEN I'M DEAD, WELL,
SOMEBODY ELSE WILL KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM, YOU KNOW?
IT'S OUR HISTORY, LIKE IT OR NOT.
Narrator: TICKLE NEEDS TO START SHINING SOON.
HIS OLD CUSTOMERS COULD ALREADY BE LOOKING FOR A NEW SUPPLIER.
AND ONCE THEY MOVE ON, THEY WON'T BE BACK.
THE LURE OF COPPER, MOONSHINE, AND COLD HARD CASH
HAS TAKEN ITS HOLD ON ANOTHER SHINER IN THE MAKING.
FORMER DELIVERYMAN WAYNE THINKS MOONSHINING MAY BE THE ONLY WAY
TO PAY FOR HIS SON'S COLLEGE EDUCATION.
SO HE'S PUT AN ORDER IN WITH MASTER STILL-BUILDER JIM TOM.
WHERE YOU AT, JIM TOM?
HA!
YOU'RE WORKING ON IT?
YEP.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT READY FOR ME BY NOW?
MY MASH IS ALMOST READY TO GO.
IT'S GONNA RUIN IF I DON'T GET IT COOKED.
I GOT TO GET THIS STILL.
I MEAN, YOU PUT ME IN A BIND.
I'M KIND OF GETTING NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT.
HMM!
OH, I AIN'T SAID NOTHING.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW.
I HADN'T TOLD THEM.
YOU THINK THEY'D REPORT A FELLA?
WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING, DO YOU KEEP YOUR WEAPON,
A RIFLE OR SOMETHING ON?
NO.
I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THAT.
I'M ALREADY TOO FAR INTO IT TO BACK UP NOW.
TOMORROW EVENING.
I'LL GET ME A BOX AND I'LL BRING MY TRUCK,
AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: WAYNE IS RIGHT TO BE ANXIOUS
BECAUSE JUST 10 MILES AWAY,
TWO VETERAN SHINERS HELL BENT ON DESTROYING UPSTARTS LIKE HIM
ARE READY TO KICK PRODUCTION INTO HIGH GEAR.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET OUR BARRELS UP TODAY
AND GET THEM READY.
Mark: IT A-RAINING.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'D BE IN HERE TODAY -- NO WAY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
OKAY.
Narrator: JEFF AND MARK ARE POISED TO FLOOD THE MARKET
WITH THEIR HIGHLY PRIZED SHINE.
BUT HEAVY SPRING RAINS HAVE THROWN A WRENCH INTO THE WORKS.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
Narrator: COMING UP...
Tim: THERE'S A BIG HOLE.
Steve: IT'S A BIG HOLE.
YOU GOT SOMEBODY WHO CAN FIX THAT TANK?
WE REALLY NEED THE MONEY. I'M SICK OF STRUGGLING.
I AIN'T MAKING NO DAMN APPLE JUICE DAMN LIQUOR, MAN!
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
A JOURNEY INTO A HIDDEN WORLD OF MOONSHINING FEW HAVE SEEN.
IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE MOONSHINE IN A SWAMP,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SNAKES, ALLIGATORS,
LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY BE THROUGH HERE.
Narrator: IN NORTH CAROLINA,
TWO DAYS OF RAIN MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THE CROPS,
BUT IT'S HELL ON SHINERS.
FOR MARK AND JEFF,
THE ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE A DRAWBACK
TO WORKING THIS DEEP IN THE WOODS.
[BLEEP]
[ GROANS ]
IT'S BEEN AN UNUSUAL SPRING.
WE'VE HAD A LOT MORE RAIN THAN USUAL.
Narrator: THE WEATHER MIGHT BE BETTER BACK IN KENTUCKY,
BUT THERE'S A STORM BREWING
INSIDE THE LIMESTONE BRANCH DISTILLERY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS LITTLE BIT RIGHT HERE.
TIM'S SMALL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DISTILLERY
HAVE OPENED A HUGE RIFT BETWEEN HIM AND HIS NEW PARTNER STEVE.
STEVE WAS REALLY, REALLY UNHAPPY WITH THE SITUATION.
AND, YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE BIT SHOCKED MYSELF.
Tim: OH, GOD. IT IS A BIG HOLE.
Steve: IT'S A BIG HOLE.
YOU GOT SOMEBODY WHO CAN FIX THAT TANK?
THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TIME.
HOW LONG THAT'S GONNA TAKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE'RE GONNA CALL SOMEBODY.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: WITH PRODUCTION AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL,
THEY'RE HEMORRHAGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER DAY.
DANNY.
HEY, WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON?
THIS THING SUCKED IN,
AND IT PUT ME A HOLE RIGHT THERE.
AND IT'S ALL COPPER.
ALL RIGHT, DANNY. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT DO WE GOT?
WE'LL PUT A LITTLE BIT OF AIR PRESSURE ON IT.
HOW MUCH PRESSURE DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO PUT ON IT?
THREE TO FIVE POUNDS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NOT MUCH. I DON'T WANT TO RUPTURE IT.
YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY?
OKAY.
FOR $1,000 AND THE PROMISE OF SOME FUTURE SHINE,
DANNY SOLDERS THE HOLE AND PUMPS AIR INTO THE DENTED STILL.
[ BANGING ]
YEAH, I SEE IT. I SEE IT. THAT'S ENOUGH.
WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE SYSTEM
WAS GONNA CAUSE THAT VACUUM BACK ON IT,
SO WE'RE GONNA INSTALL A VALVE IN THERE
TO KIND OF FIX THAT PROBLEM.
IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW?
AND THAT'S THE WAY I ROLL.
IF SOMETHING MESSES UP,
WE'RE GONNA GET ON IT AND WE'RE GONNA FIX IT.
WE'RE GONNA LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES,
AND WE'RE GONNA DRIVE ON.
YOU'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.
THANK YOU.
Narrator: 1,000 BUCKS IN THE HOLE
AND NOT A DROP OF SHINE TO SHOW FOR IT.
MEANWHILE, TICKLE HAS YET TO START.
YOU NEED ME TO PULL A LITTLE MORE?
NO. NO, THAT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
HE'S IN TENNESSEE TO LEARN THE WAYS OF THE COPPER STILL.
IF HE CAN MASTER THESE TECHNIQUES,
HE'LL HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE
OF HOLDING ON TO TIM'S OLD TERRITORY.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN STAND IT UP ON THAT TABLE.
ALL RIGHT. OH, YEAH. THERE WE GO.
Tickle: THIS TYPE OF POT, I THINK, IS GONNA GO GREAT
BECAUSE ONE, IT'S HIGHLY PORTABLE.
THAT CAN KEEP ME OUT OF TROUBLE RIGHT THERE.
THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, BUDDY.
YES, IT DOES.
IT'S A SMALLER POT,
WHICH IS GONNA ACTUALLY BE REALLY GOOD
FOR RUNNING YOUR HIGH-DOLLAR BRANDIES.
AND THREE, I'M DOING SOMETHING
MY COMPETITORS ARE NOT GONNA BE DOING,
AND THAT'S GONNA MAKE MY MOONSHINE
THAT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THEIRS.
AND AS LONG AS IT'S DIFFERENT, EVERYBODY WANTS IT.
WE'RE REALLY GETTING THIS THING MOVING ON HERE, AIN'T WE?
Narrator: BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
WITH THE DAM AT THEIR STILL SITE COMPLETE,
JOSH AND BILL NEED TO GET A STILL BUILT -- FAST.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
IF THE HOT SUMMER SUN HAS TURNED THEIR MASH TO VINEGAR,
THEY'LL BE BACK AT SQUARE ONE.
TIME'S ABOUT RUN OUT.
I'M HOPING THIS STUFF AIN'T TURNED SOUR ON US YET.
HUH.
MINE'S BEHAVING DIFFERENTLY THAN YOURS'N IS.
YOURS IS WORKING, AND MINE'S NOT.
IT MIGHT BE DONE.
OH, THAT'S FOR SURE WINE.
THAT'S STRAWBERRY WINE.
THIS ONE WAS COVERED UP. THIS ONE WASN'T.
WELL...
I'LL EVEN TASTE IT.
EW.
NO WAY. THAT'S NASTY.
[ SPITS ]
GROSS.
THAT'S SOME FAIRLY STRONG WINE THERE.
THAT'S READY TO RUN.
Narrator: THE MASH IN THIS BARREL
IS CRUSTED OVER FROM SUN EXPOSURE.
BUT FORTUNATELY, THE LIQUID BENEATH IS STILL GOOD.
BOTH BARRELS ARE READY TO DISTILL,
BUT JOSH AND BILL ARE NOT.
Bill: WE HAVE GOT TO GET THIS STUFF RUNNING.
WINE-MAKING IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LITTLE BIT SLOWER PROCESS,
BUT WE'RE OUT HERE WITH THE BARRELS IN THE SUNSHINE,
AND THEY STARTED TO FERMENT
A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN WE EXPECTED.
SCOOP ALL THAT SOLID OFF. I GOT A DIPPER I'LL GO GET.
I GOT MY HANDS. WHY THE GOOD LORD GAVE ME HANDS.
Narrator: BUT IT LOOKS LIKE JOSH AND BILL'S GOOD FORTUNE
IS ABOUT TO GO SOUR.
IF THEY CAN'T GET THE STILL UP AND RUNNING IN A MATTER OF DAYS,
IT ALL GOES AWAY.
Bill: WE DON'T KNOW IF THESE STRAWBERRIES
ARE GONNA TURN ON US,
IF OUR STRAWBERRY WINE'S GONNA TURN TO VINEGAR
BEFORE WE GET THE CHANCE TO RUN IT DOWN.
Narrator: IN KENTUCKY,
THE BROKEN STILL IS BACK ONLINE,
BUT TIM'S PARTNERSHIP WITH STEVE STILL NEEDS FIXING.
DID YOU GET IT WORKING?
WE GOT IT WORKING.
AND WE GOT THIS BALLOONED BACK OUT, TOO.
WELL, SORT OF.
I KNOW, SORT OF, BUT I MEAN --
IF THIS WAS A CAR,
YOU WOULDN'T CALL THAT "DONE," NOW, WOULD YOU?
Tim: STEVE REALLY LOVES THIS STILL,
AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT HE'S VERY PROUD OF IT.
BUT NOW I'VE CHANGED IT A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN, HE MAY GET BENT OUT OF SHAPE FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
BUT ONCE HE SEES WHAT I'M DOING
AND HE KNOWS HOW MUCH BETTER IT'S GONNA WORK,
THEN I THINK HE'LL BE HAPPY WITH IT.
THIS THING WAS SUCKED IN LIKE THIS MUCH.
YEAH, I REMEMBER. AND IT WAS POKING OUT HERE.
AND IT HAD A BIG HOLE RIGHT THERE.
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.
RIGHT.
AND NOW I DON'T HAVE A HOLE THERE.
WE GOT A VALVE HERE THAT WHEN WE CUT THE WATER OFF,
YOU GOT TO OPEN THIS
SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE VACUUM EFFECT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S READY TO OPERATE.
Steve: TIM HAS THESE IDEAS AND HIS WAYS,
AND I'M TRYING TO BE AMENABLE TO THOSE.
BUT SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK HE THINKS IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
WE GOT IT WORKING.
IT'S WORKING.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
STEVE'S ALWAYS WANTING TO SLOW DOWN
AND, YOU KNOW, DRAW BLUEPRINTS AND, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT IT,
AND I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT STUFF.
I JUST WANT TO GET IT DONE.
Narrator: COMING UP...
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER...
A SECRET WORLD OF SHINING IS REVEALED.
Mike: WE'RE GOING AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT REBEL SPIRIT,
YOU MAY AS WELL STAY OUT OF THE MOONSHINE BUSINESS.
Narrator: SOUTHWEST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
IN A REGION KNOWN MORE FOR GATORS THAN GALLONS OF SHINE,
A SECRET WORLD OF SHINERS IS GETTING READY
TO FIRE UP THEIR POTS.
IN MISSISSIPPI'S VAST PEARL RIVER SWAMP,
A LONE SHINER NAVIGATES THE MURKY WATERS,
SEARCHING FOR A SITE TO SET UP SHOP.
Mike: WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF MOONSHINE,
THEY USUALLY DON'T THINK OF MISSISSIPPI.
BUT THERE'S BEEN MOONSHINE MADE DOWN HERE
EVER SINCE THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE DOWN HERE.
Narrator: MOST WOULD CALL THIS SPRAWLING MAZE
OF CYPRESS, MUD, AND GATORS A WATERY HELL,
BUT MIKE HAS CALLED IT HOME FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER.
Mike: I WAS BORN DOWN HERE IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
MY FAMILY HAS BEEN DOWN HERE FOREVER.
I BEEN MAKING MOONSHINE OUT HERE IN THE SWAMP
FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.
THERE'S A BIG REWARD TO MAKING SOME GOOD MOONSHINE,
SELLING IT TO PEOPLE, AND MAKING A PROFIT WITH IT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY.
IT'S PART OF HISTORY, AND YOU GOT SATISFIED CUSTOMERS,
AND IT GIVES YOU A FEELING OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Narrator: THE MISSISSIPPI BAYOU MAY SEEM LIKE A FAR CRY
FROM THE APPALACHIAN BACKWOODS,
BUT THESE WATERS HAVE BEEN AT THE CENTER
OF THE MOONSHINE TRADE SINCE THE BIRTH OF THE NATION.
DURING THE PROHIBITION ERA,
AL CAPONE'S RUM RUNNERS BROUGHT SO MUCH SWAMP WHISKEY TO CHICAGO
THAT IT SOON BECAME THE BACKBONE OF HIS EMPIRE.
IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE SMALL DELTA TOWN OF KILN, MISSISSIPPI,
BECAME KNOWN AS THE MOONSHINE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
IN 1966, MISSISSIPPI BECAME THE LAST STATE
TO REPEAL PROHIBITION.
BUT EVEN TODAY,
NEARLY HALF OF MISSISSIPPI'S COUNTIES ARE STILL DRY,
CREATING THE LARGEST MARKET FOR ILLEGAL LIQUOR IN THE SOUTH.
JUST LIKE IN APPALACHIA,
SHINERS HERE HAVE A PRICE ON THEIR HEADS.
AND THERE ARE DANGERS LURKING AROUND EVERY CORNER.
IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE MOONSHINE IN A SWAMP,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ALL KINDS OF CHALLENGES
YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SNAKES, ALLIGATORS,
LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY BE THROUGH HERE.
MOONSHINING IS GOING AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
WE'RE GOING BEHIND THEIR BACK.
WE'RE MAKING SOMETHING,
AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET THEIR CUT OUT OF IT,
WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS I THINK PEOPLE LOVE IT SO MUCH.
SO, I DON'T MIND MAKING A LITTLE
AND THE GOVERNMENT NOT GETTING THEIR CUT OUT OF IT.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT REBEL SPIRIT,
YOU MAY AS WELL STAY OUT OF THE MOONSHINE BUSINESS.
Narrator: BACK UP IN NORTH CAROLINA,
JEFF AND MARK ARE GETTING THEIR OWN TASTE OF SWAMP SHINING.
TRY IT AGAIN.
HEAVY RAINS HAVE WASHED OUT THE LOGGING TRAILS,
PUTTING THEM DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE.
BY THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THEY WERE ALREADY SHINING.
ANY MORE DELAYS AND THEY RISK LOSING GROUND
TO OTHER SHINERS IN THE REGION.
[ TIRES WHIRRING ]
BUT JEFF AND MARK ARE RESOURCEFUL MOUNTAIN MEN,
AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA STAND FOR ANY MORE SETBACKS.
IF PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE KEY TO SHINING,
THEN TIM AND STEVE ARE IN TROUBLE.
HEY, TIM.
WHAT ARE YOU STIRRING THAT WITH?
I USED A HOE.
SEE, IT'S GOT THEM HOLES IN IT RIGHT THERE?
YOU GOT TO USE STAINLESS STEEL.
YOU HAVE TO USE A PADDLE.
THIS IS WHAT I ALWAYS USE.
THIS IS WHAT WE USE IN THE WOODS 'CAUSE YOU RAKE IT LIKE THAT.
WE'RE NOT IN THE WOODS ANYMORE.
YOU HAVE TO USE
GOVERNMENT-APPROVED STAINLESS STEEL.
TIM'S LEARNING THE HARD WAY,
THE RULES FOR MAKING SHINE IN KENTUCKY
MAY HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH QUALITY.
IT'S NOT MADE RIGHT.
MAYBE WE NEED TO BEND IT ON THE END
AND PUT SOME HOLES IN IT
AND PUT A LONG HANDLE AND MAKE A HOE OUT OF IT
INSTEAD OF A PADDLE.
I MEAN, COME ON.
I'M NOT MAKING A CAKE.
I BEEN USING A HOE WITH HOLES IN IT FOR 20 YEARS.
SO WHY DO I NEED TO CHANGE IT NOW?
TIM'S CHAFING AT CHANGING HIS METHODS,
BUT HIS OLD PARTNER, TICKLE, IS READY TO LEARN SOME NEW TRICKS.
HOW HIGH YOU WANT THIS THING?
YOU'VE GOT TO BOIL THE *** OUT OF THAT CORN
TO BREAK DOWN THE STARCHES AND WHATNOT IN IT.
Tickle: HOW THEY DO IT HERE IN TENNESSEE
AIN'T QUITE THE SAME AS THE WAY I DO IT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GLAD TO BE LEARNING IT.
OH, YEAH. THERE WE GO, TICKLE.
YEAH, SHE'S BOILING.
SHE'S READY FOR INGREDIENTS.
TENNESSEE, WE USE CORN, RYE, AND BARLEY.
YOU CAN PADDLE IT THERE A LITTLE BIT.
SMELLS DELICIOUS.
THE RYE GIVES THE WHISKEY ITS SPICY FLAVOR.
THE MORE RYE, THE MORE THE SPICE.
IT'S JUST THERE AS A FLAVOR INGREDIENT
MORE SO THAN FERMENTING.
YEAH.
WE ADD SUGAR.
IT DOESN'T REALLY ENHANCE OR TAKE AWAY FROM THE FLAVOR,
BUT YOU PRODUCE MORE WHISKEY.
IT'S TIME WE GET OUR BARLEY.
TRY NOT TO POUR TOO HEAVY SO WE DON'T CLUMP.
YEAH, BOY.
PAPA SAID THAT'D MAKE AN OLD MAN FEEL YOUNG
AND A YOUNG MAN JUST WANT TO FEEL.
THERE YOU GO.
Narrator: TICKLE'S ABOUT TO RUN
HIS FIRST BATCH OF SHINE.
BUT THAT'S STILL A PIPE DREAM FOR JOSH AND BILL.
[ SIGHS ]
THEIR MASH IS READY TO GO,
BUT THEY LACK THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL
FOR SHINING -- A STILL.
WE BEEN SAVING THIS STUFF HERE FOR A RAINY DAY,
AND IT'S DEFINITELY A RAINY DAY
IF WE'RE EVEN GONNA STAY IN THE GAME.
IF THEY CAN SELL THESE FEW REMAINING JUGS
FROM LAST SEASON'S ONLY RUN...
IT'S STRONG ENOUGH.
...THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO BUY ENOUGH COPPER TO BUILD A STILL.
WITH THE FLAVOR OF IT,
I KNOW WE CAN'T GET $100 A GALLON FOR IT.
I BEEN TRYING TO DO THE MATH
ON JUST HOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE WHAT WE GOT STRETCH
JUST TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
WE NEED AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN POSSIBLY GET.
THE LIQUOR -- I AIN'T GONNA SAY IT SUCKS, BUT --
IT DOESN'T SUCK. I MEAN, IT AIN'T THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE CUT IT WITH FRUIT.
GIVE IT SOME GOOD FLAVOR, GET ANOTHER EXTRA GALLON.
I AIN'T MAKING NO DAMN APPLE JUICE DAMN LIQUOR, MAN!
OKAY. WELL, LET'S PUT SOME STRAWBERRIES IN IT.
JUST HEAR ME OUT.
IT'S NOT THAT GOOD OF LIQUOR.
WE REALLY NEED THE MONEY.
I'M SICK OF STRUGGLING, MAN.
AND EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS.
MAN, I DONE BEEN OVER THIS A HUNDRED TIMES, MAN.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT CUTTING LIQUOR DOWN, MAN.
THE MAN THAT MAKES LIQUOR'S GOT TO BE PROUD OF HIS PRODUCT.
EVEN WHEN MIXING THEIR LIQUOR WITH FRUIT,
SHINERS WILL ALWAYS START WITH GOOD QUALITY SHINE
THAT STANDS ON ITS OWN.
I REALLY DON'T WANT MY NAME ON IT
IF IT'S SUCH BAD LIQUOR THAT WE HAVE TO PUT FRUIT ON IT.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I'M READY TO BRAG ABOUT.
I DON'T SEE WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS.
WHY DO I HAVE TO ARGUE WITH YOU ABOUT EVERYTHING?
Narrator: COMING UP...
WHAT IS THIS?
Tim: I'M DOING SOME MODIFICATIONS.
SO, YOU'RE GONNA THROW ME UNDER THE BUS.
I DON'T KNOW THIS MAN. I DON'T WANT TO KNOW THIS MAN.
AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY NAME ON THIS LIQUOR.
AND A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN SECRET OF THE SWAMP.
Narrator: IN KENTUCKY,
TIM AND STEVE ARE BUTTING HEADS
OVER HOW THE DISTILLERY SHOULD FUNCTION.
NOW WITH STEVE OUT ON A RUN,
TIM'S GOING TO SNEAK IN A FEW MORE UPGRADES.
Tim: IT LOOKS PRETTY HEAVY.
I HOPE WE GET THIS DONE BEFORE STEVE GETS BACK.
HIS PROBLEM IS HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING BEFORE I DO IT.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING BEFORE I DO IT YET.
I JUST GOT TO DO IT.
ONCE I GET IT DONE, THEN I TELL HIM ABOUT IT.
Narrator: TIM WANTS TO DUPLICATE THE MOONSHINING PROCESS
HE USED FOR DECADES IN THE BACKWOODS OF VIRGINIA.
THIS MEANS A MAJOR OVERHAUL
TO THE DISTILLERY'S 500-GALLON STILL.
IN ORDER TO DOUBLE THE STILL'S OUTPUT,
TIM PLANS TO REPLACE THE ONE-INCH CONDENSER COIL
WITH A LARGER TWO-INCH WORM.
WITH MORE FLOWING LIQUID THAT NEEDS TO BE COOLED,
TIM IS ALSO DOUBLING DOWN
ON THE CONDENSER BARREL'S OUTFLOW PIPES.
FINALLY, TIM WILL INSTALL A THUMP KEG.
THE THUMPER DISTILLS THE SHINE A SECOND TIME,
DOUBLING THE PROOF
AND SETTING TIM'S MOONSHINE APART
FROM ANY STANDARD KENTUCKY WHISKEY.
UH-OH.
WHAT IS THIS?
I'M DOING SOME MODIFICATIONS.
I SEE YOU'RE DOING MODIFICATION.
THIS IS ONLY A YEAR OLD. IT'S BRAND-NEW.
WE JUST HAD IT. IT WORKS FINE.
IT WORKS GREAT, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
BUT IT'S TOO LITTLE.
IT'S INSANE.
WELL, YOU GOT TO SEE IT. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
YOU GOT TO LOOK AT IT FIRST.
TIM, WHEN HE'S READY TO DO SOMETHING, HE JUST DOES IT.
HE DOESN'T REALLY THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT HOW THIS DECISION
IS GOING TO AFFECT SOMETHING ELSE DOWN THE LINE.
HOLY [BLEEP]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST SITTING IN HERE.
HOW'S IT GONNA...
WELL, WE AIN'T FINISHED YET.
YOU COME IN TOO EARLY.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN NOT BACK FOR TWO MORE HOURS.
WELL, I GOT TO COME BACK
'CAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS RELATIONSHIP'S GONNA GO
IF HE CAN'T GET WITH THE PROGRAM.
STEVE, YOU GOT TO TRUST ME.
[BLEEP] DAMN.
YOU GOT TO TRUST ME IT'S GONNA WORK.
JUST GET IT DONE.
OKAY.
Narrator: DOWN IN THE MISSISSIPPI BAYOU,
EVEN EXPERIENCED LOCALS GET LOST
TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS SHIFTING TANGLE OF WATERWAYS.
SO MIKE ALWAYS MAKES SURE
TO BRING ALONG A SECOND SET OF EYES.
Shot: I'VE NEVER MADE WHISKEY BEFORE.
THIS IS A NEW EXPERIENCE TO ME.
BUT I'VE KNOWN MIKE EVER SINCE HE WAS BORN,
AND HE'S BEEN PRETTY STRAIGHT WITH ME.
I TRUST HIM.
HOW YOU DOING, MIKE?
ALL RIGHT, HOW YOU DOING?
I'M DOING ALL RIGHT THIS MORNING.
DON'T WANT TO BE AN OUTLAW,
BUT I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO BE IF I MOONSHINE.
EVERYBODY GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE MONEY.
Narrator: SHOT'S LIVED ON THE RIVER HIS WHOLE LIFE.
A CORN FARMER BY TRADE,
TIMES ARE TOUGH ON THE FAMILY FARM.
SO THIS YEAR, SHOT'S CROPS ARE MOVING OFF THE DINNER PLATE
AND INTO THE STILLS.
A BARREL OF CORN, IF I SOLD IT, I'D GET ABOUT $80 FOR IT.
IF MIKE CAN GET $1,000 OUT OF A BARREL OF CORN,
IT'LL BE DEFINITELY A LOT BETTER THAN FARMING.
$1,000 VERSUS $80 -- I'LL TAKE THE $1,000 ANYTIME.
YOU READY FOR WATER?
YEAH, WE CAN DRAG A HOSE OUT HERE.
Narrator: THE MOUNTAIN STREAMS OF APPALACHIA
ARE IDEAL FOR SHINING.
BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE LIQUOR WITH MUDDY SWAMP WATER,
SO MIKE'S FORCED TO BRING IT TO HIS STILL SITES IN BARRELS.
SHOT, THIS IS PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING CORN.
THAT'S SOME OF THAT THAT YOU GREW THAT I GOT FROM YOU.
YEAH.
I GOT IT GROUND OUT THERE RIGHT BY YOUR HOUSE.
GOT A BOAT COMING UP THE RIVER.
Narrator: THE RIVER PROVIDES COVER FOR MIKE AND SHOT,
BUT IT'S ALSO A DRAW FOR FISHERMEN.
AND WHERE THERE ARE FISHERMEN, THERE ARE GAME WARDENS.
THEY'RE THE EYES AND EARS OF THE RIVER,
PATROLLING 24/7,
ARMED, AND ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
Mike: YOU READY TO GO?
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
NEVER BEFORE SHOWN TO OUTSIDERS,
MIKE AND SHOT HAVE A SECRET METHOD TO SHINING IN THE SWAMP.
THEY'VE SPREAD THEIR SHINE OPERATION
AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF SMALL ISLANDS
SCATTERED ACROSS THE BAYOU,
HIDING THEIR MASH IN DOZENS OF LOCATIONS.
ALL RIGHT, TURN THE WATER ON!
NOT TOO BAD.
ALL RIGHT.
PUT THREE OF THE CORN IN EACH BARREL.
ONE SUGAR IN EACH BARREL.
I GOT SOME YEAST I NEED TO PUT IN THERE.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE A WEEK BEFORE IT'S READY,
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
THEN WE CAN BRING A STILL OUT HERE
AND GET STARTED MAKING SOMETHING,
MAKING A PROFIT.
Narrator: BACK UP IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
HOPING TO GET MORE MONEY,
JOSH AND BILL ARE CUTTING THEIR SHINE WITH FRUIT.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WE GOT TO THROW DAMN FRUIT ON IT.
BUT AS THEY FINISH UP THE WORK,
BILL IS HAVING A CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE.
I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT CUTTING YOUR LIQUOR JARS DOWN
WITH 1/3 FRUIT, IT'S KIND OF CHEATING, YOU KNOW?
BUT WE GOT TO DO WHAT WE COULD DO
TO GET AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN
JUST SO WE CAN KEEP OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER.
Narrator: JOSH HAS PUT THE WORD OUT THAT HE HAS SHINE TO SELL,
AND DILUTED OR NOT, MOONSHINE MOVES FAST.
HELLO.
YEAH, I GOT SOME, MAN. I GOT ABOUT SIX GALLONS.
SOUNDS GOOD. I'LL MEET YOU THEN.
HEY, BILL.
YEAH?
HEY, LET'S TAKE A RIDE, MAN.
I GOT SOMEBODY WANTING TO GET THAT MOONSHINE.
THEY GONNA BUY OUR LIQUOR?
YEAH, 600 BUCKS.
LET'S ROLL.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
MAN!
IT WAS $600 A MINUTE AGO. NOW IT'S $500.
DAMN!
[ PANTING ]
HOW'D YOU DO THAT, MAN?
I DON'T KNOW, MAN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED.
ANOTHER $100 DOWN THE TUBE.
UGH, I'M SICK.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I'M GONNA RUN IT ON MY OWN?
I'D RATHER NOT HAVE MY NAME ATTACHED TO SOMETHING
THAT'S GOT FRUIT ON IT, MAN.
OH, SO YOU'RE GONNA THROW ME UNDER THE BUS.
I DON'T KNOW THIS MAN. I DON'T WANT TO KNOW THIS MAN.
AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY NAME ON THIS LIQUOR
UNTIL I CAN GET SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT I'M PROUD OF.
Bill: I DON'T WANT THE MARKET TO ALREADY THINK
THAT WE'RE GONNA RIP YOU OFF BY PACKING A JAR FULL OF FRUIT
OR JUST THE LIQUOR'S NO GOOD.
I HATE TO BAIL ON YOU,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE.
WHATEVER, MAN.
DRIVE SAFE.
Josh: CUTIE PIE.
LOOK AT HER.
Bill: CUTIE PIE, YOU'RE A MESS.
SHE'S ROLLING IN DOO-DOO.
SHE LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE CRAZY DEER
THAT'S BEEN SHEDDING THEIR ANTLERS AND STUFF.
I KID YOU NOT, ALL SUMMER LONG,
YOU KNOW HOW THERE'LL BE DEAD STUFF
ALL OVER THE PLACE, YOU KNOW?
DEAD BIRDS, DEAD SQUIRRELS, WHATEVER.
SHE GOES TO EVERY JOB WITH ME, RIGHT?
I GET BACK IN THE TRUCK AND I'LL BE LIKE,
"SOMETHING JUST DON'T SMELL RIGHT."
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I'LL NOTICE
THAT SHE HAD ROLLED IN SOMETHING DEAD,
AND I'LL BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT.
Narrator: IN MISSISSIPPI,
MIKE MEETS UP WITH HIS PARTNER, SHOT,
FOR ANOTHER DAY OF SWAMP SHINING
ON THE BACKWATERS OF THE PEARL RIVER.
MORNING, SHOT.
HOW YOU MAKING IT?
PRETTY GOOD.
MIKE'S METHOD IS BACKWOODS INGENUITY AT ITS FINEST.
HIS MASH IS AT SECRET LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BAYOU,
AND HE'S TURNED HIS BOAT INTO A MOVEABLE STILL.
ALL RIGHT.
HE SIMPLY PULLS UP AND COOKS AT EACH SITE,
BREWING HIS WAY THROUGH THE SWAMP.
WE'RE GETTING THIS WATER STRIPPED OUT
OF THESE MASH BARRELS,
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT
OVER TO WHERE WE GOT THE STILL HID.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO GET BACK THERE WITH IT, WE THINK IT'S WORTH IT.
WE BETTER ROLL 'CAUSE WE GOT A LOT TO DO
BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY.
WE DON'T WANT TO COME OUT OF HERE AFTER DARK.
WE'RE PUMPING THAT WASH THAT WE TOOK
OUT OF THOSE BARRELS EARLIER OVER INTO THIS FIRE POT.
AND I'LL HOOK IT ALL BACK UP AND LIGHT THE FIRE,
AND WE SHOULD START MAKING SOME MOONSHINE.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD IDEA
FOR ME TO USE SHOT AS A LOOKOUT
BECAUSE ONCE I GET THAT JET BURNER GOING
UNDER THAT LITTLE STILL, I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
HOLLER AT ME, SHOT, IF YOU SEE ANYTHING!
ALL RIGHT.
SO, I'M GONNA HAVE TO HAVE HIM OFF A LITTLE DISTANCE
FROM ME TO PROTECT ME.
Narrator: IN NORTH CAROLINA,
AFTER TWO DAYS OF HEAVY RAINS,
MARK HUSTLES TO GET THE SITE IN WORKING ORDER
WHILE JEFF MAKES A RUN TO TOWN FOR SUPPLIES.
THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THE LINE,
AND EACH DAY THEY DON'T SHINE IS MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN.
[ RUSTLING ]
Narrator: MARK COULD FACE YEARS IN PRISON
IF HE'S CAUGHT WITH A STILL.
AND LAWMEN ARE FANNED OUT ACROSS THESE HILLS,
LOOKING TO BUST SHINERS.
THE SECOND A MOONSHINER MAKES A MISTAKE,
DEPUTY CHUCK IS READY TO POUNCE.
I KIND OF GET ANXIOUS.
I WANT TO RUSH HIM UP A LITTLE BIT
'CAUSE I DO NEED TO GET STARTED.
I NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY BEFORE THE SEASON'S OVER WITH.
MR. JIM TOM, I'M HERE.
YOU READY?
I'M READY.
THAT LOOKS GOOD TO ME.
WHAT'S THAT?
I CAN'T WAIT TO FIRE THAT THING UP.
OH, YEAH. I GOT YOUR MONEY.
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND OUT NOW.
THAT'S THE FINISHING TOUCH.
MAKE $100,000 WITH THAT NOW, HUH?
I'LL TRY NOT TO BEND IT.
HERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, NOW.
Narrator: TRANSPORTING A STILL DURING THE DAY IS A BIG RISK.
Wayne: BUCKLE UP OUR SEATBELT.
I'M IN IT NOW.
Narrator: THE LAW IS PATROLLING THESE BACK ROADS,
WAITING TO TAKE DOWN A CARELESS SHINER.
HOPE THAT COP'S NOT SITTING OUT HERE LIKE HE WAS BEFORE.
Narrator: NEXT TIME ON "MOONSHINERS"...
YOU A BIG BOY.
MOM AND DADDY TOOK CARE OF ME.
Bill: THAT'S WINE FOR SURE.
IT'S READY TO RUN AND WE AIN'T EVEN GOT OUR STILL FINISHED YET.
Man: THAT'S 180 PROOF.
THE DAMN BATMOBILE WILL RUN ON THAT, BUDDY.
NOW...
GOD.
[ SIREN CHIRPS ]
Tickle: THIS DON'T LOOK GOOD.
[ GUN *** ]
Man #2: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?