Original subtitles

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

Man: EXTREME WEATHER ALERT.

CURRENT WIND GUSTS 35 KNOTS

EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 50 KNOTS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

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WIND'S DEFINITELY PICKING UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT, DARYL, LET'S -- LET'S GO AHEAD AND PULL OUT OF THIS.

WE BETTER GET OUT OF HERE AND GET THE GOLD BAG

IN THE HARBOR WHERE IT'S SAFE.

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CAPTAIN KERR GOT GREEDY AND STAYED OUT WAY TOO LONG.

GOLD FEVER GETS THE BEST OF SOME PEOPLE

AND THEY MAKE BAD DECISIONS.

OH, NO! THAT WAS NOT A PLACE I WOULD LIKE TO BE.

OUT ON THAT BARGE RIGHT NOW,

THIS IS INSANE THIS IS HAPPENING.

Man: MAY DAY, MAY DAY, MYRTLE IRENE THREE-MILE

OFF THE NOME HARBOR IN CATASTROPHIC DIRE FAILURE.

WE NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO GET INTO THE HARBOR.

THERE HE IS, HANDS ON THE LITTLE TUG OUT HERE

TRYING TO MAKE IT IN.

HE MADE IT.

THANK GOD. EVERYBODY MADE IT IN SAFE.

IT'S NOT OVER YET.

JUST WASN'T SAFE TO GET IN THE HARBOR

SO WE HAD TO TOW IT ABOUT 80 MILES

WHERE IT WAS A PLACE TO GET IN OUT OF THE WEATHER.

NOT SURE WHAT I'M GONNA FIND WHEN WE GET HER BACK.

HOPEFULLY MAKES IT BACK.

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COULD BE BAD.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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[ BIRDS CALLING ]

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HEY THERE, KEN, WE'RE INBOUND.

WE'LL HAVE HER THERE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

WE'RE GOING AS FAST AS WE CAN. -ROGER THAT.

YOU WANT US TO TAKE OVER AS SOON AS YOU GET TO THE OUTER HARBOR,

WE CAN GRAB THAT THING OUT THERE

AND PULL OUR TUG AND BRING IT IN.

YEP, THAT SHOULD WORK.

OKAY, PULL IRENEOUT.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEN KERR AWAITS THE RETURN

OF THE MYRTLE IRENE.

BUT AFTER BEING PUMMELED BY THE STORM

THROUGH HER 80-MILE OVERNIGHT TRIP DOWN THE COAST,

WHETHER SHE'LL BE SEAWORTHY IS A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.

I'M GONNA GO GET READY FOR HER TO COME IN

AND WE'RE GONNA GET BUSY.

MAKE SURE MY TUG'S READY TO GO.

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YEAH, THAT STORM WAS VERY BRUTAL.

BARELY MADE IT IN BY THE SKIN OF OUR CHIN-Y CHIN CHIN.

HAVEN'T SEEN THE OLD MYRTLE SINCE I JUMPED OFF HER

AND GOT ON THE TUG.

MYRTLE IRENETUG, WE'RE HEADED YOUR WAY.

WE'LL BE THERE IN A COUPLE MINUTES.

YEP.

SHE COULD BE FINE OR JUST MAYBE JUST TORE UP REAL BAD.

I WON'T KNOW UNTIL I SEE IT FOR MYSELF.

♪♪

YEAH, MAN, GOT THE TUG HERE.

IT'S ALL YOURS, GUYS. THE CAPT'S OUT.

APPRECIATE THE HELP.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, YOU GUYS, BE SAFE.

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OH, MAN.

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HEY, WHIZ.

THAT SUCKS, THAT SUCKS BAD.

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SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT ALL OF THAT MESS?

WHEN WE FIRST SURVEYED THE DAMAGE,

I MEAN, IT PUT A LUMP IN MY THROAT.

SEEING THE WHOLE SEASON MAYBE GOING BY

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE WAS HARD TO TAKE.

WHAT THE HELL? BOY, THIS PISSES ME OFF.

♪♪

WE GOT POWER.

THE PLAN IS, YOU KNOW, CLEAN UP OUR DECK AND GO BACK TO DIGGING,

SO WE CAN MAKE A LIVING.

NOTHING VITAL WAS DESTROYED,

EVERYTHING TURNED OUT PRETTY WELL.

HEY, WE NEED TO CLEAN THIS THING OFF ANYWAY, LOOK AT ALL THE --

NOW YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH CRAP WAS REALLY ON IT WE DIDN'T NEED.

IT COULD'VE WENT SOUTH REAL FAST.

WE WERE FORTUNATE.

THAT WILL DEFINITELY TAKE A FEW DAYS OF CLEAN UP

OVER THE BARGE SITTING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BERING SEA.

♪♪

I KNOW WE CAN GET HER RIGHT BACK INTO SHAPE.

EVEN IF IT KILLS ME WE'RE GETTING THE MYRTLEBACK,

WE'RE GONNA DIG AND GET SOME GOLD.

THIS ISN'T GONNA STOP US.

GOT POSSESSION OF OUR BARGE,

THE MYRTLE IRENEIS SAFE AND SOUND BACK IN NOME.

THE FAT LADY'S ABOUT TO SING.

Narrator: WHILE THE MYRTLE IRENE LIMPS BACK INTO THE HARBOR...

OH, THE MYRTLE'SBACK.

OH, SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S STILL IN ONE PIECE.

AT LEAST FROM A DISTANCE.

...CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE IS ALSO RESETTING HIS OPERATION

AFTER THE STORM.

Shawn: IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE SEASON.

WE GOT A LITTLE WEATHER WINDOW HERE.

WE GOT TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WE CAN GET.

Narrator: WITH WINTER RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER,

THE FORMER MR. GOLD IS LOOKING TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME,

AIMING TO PAY OFF HIS DEBTS

AND HOPEFULLY RECLAIM THE CROWN FROM RIVAL, KEN KERR.

THE STORM THREW A HAY MAKER IN EVERYBODY'S PLANS.

I HOPE THE SEA FLOOR DIDN'T GET ALL TURNED UP,

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WITH A BIG BLOW LIKE THIS.

HOPEFULLY THAT STORM DIDN'T MOVE IT AROUND,

MAYBE IT CONCENTRATED IT MORE, MAYBE IT MOVED IT OUT.

RIGHT NOW I'M HEADING OUT, GONNA DO SOME SIDE SCANS.

MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY ON THE GOOD PATH.

SO EVERY MOMENT, EVERY CHANCE WHERE WE CAN WE HAVE TO DIG.

♪♪

YOU'RE LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE BOTTOM ON THIS.

AS WE GO OVER ON IT YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN SAND AND ROCK AND COBBLE.

Narrator: THE SIDE SCAN SONAR SENDS OUT A PULSE

THAT BOUNCES OFF THE SEA FLOOR,

GENERATING A PICTURE OF THE OCEAN LANDSCAPE.

SOFT SAND WILL SHOW UP AS LIGHTER PATCHES,

WHILE THE DARKER SPOTS INDICATES GRAVEL AND COBBLE.

IT WON'T SHOW SHAWN EXACTLY WHERE THE GOLD IS HIDING,

BUT IT CAN POINT HIM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SEE, YOU ALREADY GOT EARS ON.

YEAH, YEAH, ROGER, ROGER.

NOT GOOD.

LOTS OF SAND OUT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THIS IS ALL SAND.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I FEARED.

THE STORM COME IN, KICKED UP A BUNCH OF SEDIMENT

AND COVERED OUR PAY STREAM.

NOW I HAVE THE CHRISTINE ROSE JUST TREADING WATER,

JUST WAITING FOR ME TO TELL HER WHERE TO DIG.

IT'S TIME TO MOVE. WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.

NOT QUITE THERE YET, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

WE'LL GET HONED IN ON IT.

♪♪

Narrator: BACK IN THE HARBOR...

Kris: LAST COUPLE DAYS,

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE THIS TOMCOD THING WORK.

I'VE GOT TO RUN AROUND, TRY TO SCRAP TOGETHER

100 OUNCES THIS SEASON.

IT'S PRETTY STRESSFUL AND EVERYBODY

KEEPS TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR WHEN WE DON'T GET BIG GOLD.

♪♪

Narrator: CAPTAIN KRIS KELLY AND HIS FAMILY

ARE HEADING BACK ON THE WATER.

BUT AFTER LOSING DAYS TO THE STORM,

THEY NEED A PLAN TO GET ACROSS

THE RAPIDLY APPROACHING FINISH LINE.

I GOT TO MAKE SURE I MAKE A DEAL WITH JAMES,

THE GUY THAT OWNS THE AU GRABBER TODAY.

BECAUSE THE WHOLE SNEAKING IN THING,

WHEN WE'RE THE ONLY TWO BOATS ON THE WATER,

IT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME.

Narrator: AFTER HEARING OF THE MASSIVE

AU GRABBER'S GOLDEN FORTUNES...

AND WE'RE GONNA SNEAK IN NEXT TO THEM.

GONNA GO AS CLOSE AS WE CAN

AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP TRYING TO MAKE IT CLOSER.

Narrator: ...KRIS' SCHEME TO LIVE OFF THE BARGE'S SCRAPS

PROVED LUCRATIVE.

-FOUND THE GOLD. -[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: BUT IT WAS A FIGHT.

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-AH. -WHOA, [BLEEP].

[ EXPLOSION ] -WHOA.

WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS DEAL WORK TODAY,

THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

Narrator: NOW KRIS IS LOOKING FOR AN EASIER ROUTE

IN THE REMAINING DAYS OF SUMMER

TO LAND THE OUNCES HE NEEDS TO REFURBISH

A MASSIVE MINING SHIP OF HIS OWN.

-HEY, JAMES. -HEY, GOOD MORNING.

YOU KNOW I RUN THAT LITTLE BOAT, THE REAPER.

I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN ME THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.

YOU KNOW, I'D REALLY LIKE TO DO KIND OF

LIKE A SMALL PARTNERSHIP WHERE I WORK BEHIND YOU

WHEN YOU GUYS ARE DONE WORKING YOUR HOLES.

THEN I COME BEHIND YOU AND I SEE WHAT YOU GUYS MISSED

AND MAYBE TRY TO GET TO THAT SECOND CLAY LAYER

AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.

I MEAN, [BLEEP].

I'M NOT EVEN SEEING HOW IT'S BENEFICIAL, LIKE,

WHAT CAN WE GAIN FROM THIS?

I KNOW YOU GOT EVERYTHING TO GAIN,

THIS IS GOOD GOLD, WE RUN OUT OF REACH.

JAMES IS RIGHT, WE WOULD DEFINITELY BENEFIT MORE

FROM THIS DEAL THEN THEY WOULD.

BUT I CAN SELL ICE TO AN ESKIMO.

I THINK I CAN SELL HIM ON THIS PARTNERSHIP.

IF YOU GUYS EVER NEED HELP, YOU KNOW, IF YOU BREAK A SPUD

OR YOU NEED AN UNDERWATER DIVER FOR THAT,

I'M WILLING TO TRY A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO HELP YOU

AND TRY TO MAKE THIS PARTNERSHIP WORK.

I CAN GIVE IT A WEEK.

I MEAN, YOU [BLEEP] ME OVER I'M GONNA BE PRETTY [BLEEP].

LIKE, I-I DON'T KNOW, I'LL DROP A LOAD OF ROCK ON THE BOAT,

I DON'T KNOW.

ONE WEEK FROM NOW WE'RE BOTH GONNA BE LAUGHING

AND BE HAPPY.

YOU KNOW, REALLY. -GO MAKE SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.

GO MAKE SOME GOLD, OKAY, I'M GOING. I GOT TO GO TO WORK.

THE DEAL WITH THE AU GRABBER IS SIMPLE,

I GET TO HOVER NEAR HIM, WORK THROUGH OLD TRENCHES,

THEN IF THEY NEED ANY REPAIRS I HAVE TO HELP THEM.

BASICALLY I'M THEIR BITCH IF THEY NEED IT.

LET'S GO.

I HAVEN'T TOLD MY DAD AND BROTHER RIGHT NOW

BUT WITHOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AU GRABBER,

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE OUR HUNDRED OUNCES.

WE'RE HEADING UP TO TOMCOD RIGHT NOW.

KRIS HAS SET UP A DEAL WITH THE GUYS FROM THE GRABBER.

WE GET TO GO IN AND CLEAN OUT THEIR HOLES

AND DO A LITTLE PROSPECTING,

SO IT'S A GIVE AND TAKE RELATIONSHIP.

OKAY, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PULL UP

TO THEM FIRST, DAD, TALK TO THEM AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YOU KNOW, MAKE A PLAN AND THEN WE'LL START WORKING WITH THEM.

♪♪

-HEY, JAMES, WHAT'S UP? -HOW'S IT GOING?

OH, IT'S GOING GOOD.

IF YOU WANT TO COME OFF ABOUT,

LIKE, 40 FEET, 50 FEET, SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. -WE GOT SOME SOME HOLES PUNCHED.

WE RAN OUT OF REACH AND THEY WERE STILL PRODUCING GOLD, SO.

WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO HEAR.

SO SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP THOSE HOLES AND GET INTO THEM.

OKAY, SOUNDS GREAT.

ANY PROBLEMS JUST TRY TO GET

SOMEONE'S ATTENTION OR JUST CALL US ON THE RADIO.

NO, NO, WE'RE GOOD WITH THE FLARE,

WE'RE GOOD WITH THE FLARE. -OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, JUST MAKING SURE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

-LET'S DO THIS. -WE'RE READY, CAPTAIN.

YOU OKAY IN THERE?

I GOT TO MAKE SURE I GOT MY BALLS SITUATED.

THEY GOT TO BE PERFECT OR I... [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

THE REST OF THE DAY.

THAT SOUNDED LIKE TOO MUCH INFORMATION TO ME.

OKAY, THIS IS IT, WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE EASIEST PART OF MY YEAR,

I'VE JUST GOT TO FIND THIS HOLE AND GET TO THE BOTTOM

AND I'VE GOT TO START CHUCKING UP GOLD,

NO PROSPECTING TODAY, I HOPE.

SOME PEOPLE MAY CALL THIS BOTTOM FEEDING

OR WHAT'S THAT BIRD THAT CLEANS A RHINO

THAT SITS ON TOP OF A RHINO, LIKE, PECKS AT A RHINO?

BUT I DON'T CARE, IF I'M GETTING GREAT GOLD,

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

♪♪

YEAH, WE'RE GOOD TO GO, DIVE AWAY, WATCH YOUR LINE.

OKAY.

♪♪

♪♪

OKAY, I'M AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

I'M AT THE EDGE, MAN.

OKAY, IT'S SUPER DEEP HERE.

IT'S BLACK AS NIGHT DOWN HERE.

ARE YOU SEEING ANY GOLD YET, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

IT'S REALLY DARK IN THIS PIT.

♪♪

IT'S LIKE THE GRAND CANYON DOWN HERE,

IT LOOKS LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF.

I CAN'T -- I CAN'T SEE [BLEEP].

I COULD BE ON 100 ONCE AND HOUR

AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL.

♪♪

Narrator: COMING UP...

STEVE'S COMING INTO TOWN.

STEVE AS IN MY FATHER.

STEVE IS GONNA MISS THE BOAT ON HIS FIRST DAY.

WHERE ARE YOU? I'M AT THE DOCK.

YOU WERE AN HOUR LATE.

♪♪

Emily: IT'S GONNA START TO SNOWING HERE PRETTY SOON.

THE NORTH WINDS STAY AND AT LAST WE CAN GET SOME DECENT

DREDGING TIME IN, WHICH IS GREAT.

Narrator: REGROUPING AFTER THE STORM,

EMILY RIEDEL IS HUSTLING

TO MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT BEFORE THE SEASON ENDS.

HEY, DARYL, STEVE'S COMING INTO TOWN.

Narrator: AND SHE'S BRINGING IN SOME FAMILIAL FIRE POWER

FROM THE PAST.

STEVE AS IN MY FATHER.

YES.

I'VE ASKED MY DAD TO COME UP HERE

AND KIND OF HELP TEND ON THE BOAT

WHILE I LOOK INTO THE SECOND DREDGE OPTION.

THE MADRE DE ORO.

DAYS ARE LIMITED.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS NOT GONNA LAST

SO THIS IS THE TIME TO STRIKE.

THIS IS THE TIME TO PICK UP A SECOND DREDGE,

AND I'M GONNA NEED SOME HELP RUNNING THE EROICA

WHILE I'M TIED UP WITH THAT.

Narrator: EMILY'S GETTING EVER CLOSER TO LANDING ENOUGH OUNCES

TO EXPAND HER FLEET,

AND THE PLAN IS FOR VETERAN MINER STEVE

TO KEEP THE GOLD FLOWING ON THE EROICA

WHILE EMILY CHECKS OUT POTENTIAL SECOND DREDGE.

SO HE'S SHOWING UP TODAY, GONNA BE GOOD TO SEE HIM,

ALTHOUGH I'M REALLY PISSED OFF THAT HE'S LATE,

BECAUSE TIME'S MONEY AND I'M LOSING MONEY.

Narrator: BUT IN ORDER FOR THE PLAN

TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS,

FATHER STEVE, WOULD NEED TO ACTUALLY SHOW UP.

STEVE IS GONNA MISS THE BOAT ON HIS FIRST DAY.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. -[ LAUGHS]

HE'S LATE WHICH IS NOT ALL TOGETHER EXPECTED,

BUT IT'S JUST AS FRUSTRATING.

I MEAN, I'M NOT FINDING ANY GOLD BUT I'M HAVING A BALL.

Narrator: STEVE RIEDEL IS ONE OF NOME'S

MOST NOTORIOUSLY UNORTHODOX MINERS...

AAH.

Narrator: ...DONNING MANY HATS...

OH, GET ME OUT OF HERE.

AS A TOP SIDE GUY I ANTICIPATE THE DIVER'S NEEDS.

TRYING TO [BLEEP] KILL ME, STEVE, YOU THAT PISSED AT ME?

Steve: WHOA, THERE IT WENT.

Narrator: ...BUT NONE FOR VERY LONG.

GET OFF THE BOAT, SIR, YOU'RE OFF THE BOAT.

OKAY. HEY...

DROP [BLEEP] DAMN PHONE AND GET THE [BLEEP] OUT.

I'M LEAVING, PLEASE DON'T YELL AT ME.

Narrator: AND ALWAYS GAINING QUALITY

FATHER DAUGHTER TIME ALONG THE WAY.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

[BLEEP] YOU.

OKAY, YEAH, [BLEEP] YOU RIGHT BACK.

-IS THAT REALLY NECESSARY? -NO, NO, I, I --

WILL YOU JUST MEASURE, PLEASE?

YES, STEVE REIDEL IS LATE.

HE HAS NO IDEA OF TIME EXCEPT WHEN IT APPLIES TO HIM,

AND THAT'S FINE.

HE CAN -- IF HE GETS OUT THERE AND HITCHES A RIDE,

HE CAN LEARN HOW TO TEND TODAY

BUT IF NOT, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS. I'VE GOT A JOB.

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♪♪

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

♪♪

♪♪

[ SIGHS ] OH, MAN.

-HEY, WHAT'S UP? -WHERE ARE YOU?

-I'M AT THE DOCK. -YOU MISSED THE BOAT.

YEAH, YOU KNOW I WISH YOU HAD KIND OF WAITED, I JUST GOT HERE.

I WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATE.

I WAITED AN HOUR. YOU WERE AN HOUR LATE.

WHY'D YOU, WELL, I...

WELL...

LISTEN, I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRYING TO RE-ANCHOR.

DON'T BE LATE NEXT TIME.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO I WASN'T THAT LATE

AND SHE LEFT WITHOUT ME.

[ EXHALES SLOWLY ]

SHE WANTED ME TO COME UP HERE SO I JUMPED ON THE PLANE,

GOT MY COLD WEATHER GEAR.

SO...AY-YI-YI.

♪♪

Narrator: ACROSS TOWN...

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ] -YEAH, COME IN.

-HELLO. -HEY, GOOD MORNING, WAYNE.

Narrator: WITH THE GOLD SHIP, WILD RANGER,

STILL UNDER REPAIR...

THANKS FOR COMING BY, WAYNE.

WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE

IS A PLACE TO GO INLAND.

Narrator: SKIPPER VERNON ADKISON'S

SCRAMBLING TO FIND OUNCES ANY WAY HE CAN.

I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT GOLD BOTTOM CREEK FOR A WHILE.

FAMOUS OLD CREEK, A LOT OF GOLD CAME OUT OF THERE.

IN ORDER TO MAKE A PROFIT WE GOT TO BE

RUNNING DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TIME IS LIMITED.

AND ANY DAY THAT I'M NOT GETTING GOLD IS FRUSTRATING TO ME.

WHEN THE GOLD SHIP NEEDS REPAIRS,

I GOT TO FIND A WAY OF KEEPING MY MEN WORKING AND GETTING GOLD.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE THE PLACE

THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

HOW MANY CLAIMS DO YOU HAVE THERE?

OH, THERE'S NINE, PROBABLY.

THE FIRST UP THERE WAS THE CALIFORNIA LOAD IN 1899.

SO AT ONE TIME THERE WAS, LIKE,

100 AND SOME PEOPLE THERE. -UH-HUH.

THE MILL THEY HAVE THERE, THE OLD WATER MILL,

COULDN'T LIBERATE THE GOLD.

SO THEY ONLY TOOK 3 TO 4% OF IT.

MM-HMM.

Narrator: 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER OF NOME,

REMOTE GOLD BOTTOM CREEK WAS ONE OF THE HOTTEST INLAND SPOTS

AT THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY.

BUT SINCE THE GOLD BRUSH PASSED, IT'S BEEN LARGELY FORGOTTEN.

SO THIS IS GOLD BOTTOM CREEK HERE.

YEAH. WE'RE PROBABLY ABOUT RIGHT IN BETWEEN HERE.

YOU GOT ALL YOUR PAPERWORK, ALL YOUR PERMITS,

OUTSIDE REPORTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

LET ME GET MY SIX-INCH RIG AND MY GROUP, MY CREW UP THERE.

LET'S JUST GO FROM THERE. SEEING IS BELIEVING, OKAY?

OKAY, WAYNE, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.

OKAY.

WE'RE LOADING UP. WE GOT THE SMALL DREDGE LOADED UP

AND WE'RE GONNA GO OUT THERE AND GIVE IT A SHOT,

SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH ANYTHING.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT CREEK IS NOT EASY TO GET TO.

♪♪

♪♪

I MEAN, IT'S DEEP.

YOU'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT THIS MUCH WHERE IT'S SHALLOW.

-NO. -I'D TRY TO STAY OUT OF THIS.

GET YOUR RIGHT TIRE UP ON THIS MIDDLE SECTION.

ALL RIGHT.

GETTING TO GOLD BOTTOM CREEK IS A ROYAL PAIN IN THE ASS.

IT BETTER BE WORTH MY WHILE.

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♪♪

AH, I GOT TO TAKE A WHIZ.

AH.

CRANK THAT SUCKER UP AND START SUCKING.

NO PUN INTENDED.

♪♪

Narrator: FIRST TO TAKE THE INLAND PLUNGE,

LEAD DIVER, GARY PANOS, JR.

HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING WORKS.

IF IT DOES WE'LL BE SUCKING GOLD HERE IN JUST A SHORT WHILE.

I TAKE CHANCES ALL THE TIME,

I'M KIND OF IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT BUSINESS.

IF WE SCORE HERE IT WILL BE A GAME CHANGER.

♪♪

THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

Narrator: COMING UP...

I SEE SOME CHUNKY PIECES. IT JUST GOT BETTER.

HA, HA-HA, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

♪♪

♪♪

KRIS, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING DOWN THERE?

THAT'S GOOD, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE GOLD PRETTY EASY.

Narrator: FOUR HOURS INTO KRIS KELLY'S

NEW BULLETPROOF PARTNERSHIP

WITH THE AU GRABBER...

...THE CAPTAIN IS STILL SHOOTING IN THE DARK.

OKAY, KRIS, NO MATTER WHAT TRY AND PUT AS MUCH TIME AS YOU CAN

BECAUSE EVERY MINUTE COUNTS RIGHT NOW

AT THE END OF THE SEASON HERE.

♪♪

YOU GOT TO COPY.

LIMITED VISIBILITY.

YEAH, JUST MOVED OVER,

I DON'T KNOW 10 FEET, LET'S KEEP GOING TO WORK.

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♪♪

HEY!

GOOD JOB, DON'T PUT THEM UP THE HOSE, COLLECT THE BIG ONES.

[ LAUGHS ] I KNEW I'D FIND IT.

THIS IS GONNA PAY OFF,

I'M ALREADY SEEING GOLD AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN PROSPECTED.

YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.

AT LEAST WE SHOWED THEM WE'RE COMING BACK.

YEAH, YEAH.

YEAH, BABY.

IT JUST GOT BETTER.

I SEE SOME CHUNKY GOLD.

I'M GONNA COME UP FOR A BREAK,

YOU WANT ME TO BRING IT UP YET?

YEAH, DO IF YOU'RE ON NUGGETS, BRING ONE UP, WHAT DO YOU SEE.

Kris: HA, HA, HA, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD DAY AFTER ALL.

A REALLY GOOD DAY.

I KNOW I'M ON A LOT OF GOLD,

I KNOW WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET MY HUNDRED OUNCES.

I KNOW I'VE GOT A PARTNERSHIP, I KNOW I'M UNSTOPPABLE.

I KNOW THIS IS ALL GONNA WORK.

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

♪♪

Narrator: A MILE WEST...

♪♪

Shawn: WHERE IS THAT SWEET SPOT,

WHERE IS THAT MILLION DOLLARS JUST LAYING THERE,

WAITING FOR ME?

SHAWN POMRENKE HAS BEEN USING SONAR TECHNOLOGY

TO TRY TO GET BACK ON HIS HOT SPOT.

♪♪

END OF THE SEASON'S COMING.

NO SNOW ON THOSE MOUNTAINS BACK THERE YET BUT IT'S NOT FAR AWAY.

WE GOT TO TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN.

AFTER HAVING A LATE START WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE

I CAN'T AFFORD TO NOT HAVE IT ON GOLD.

EVERY MINUTE, EVERY HOUR THAT WE'RE NOT OUT THERE

DIGGING, WE'RE LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

COME ON.

I HAD THE SIDE SCAN JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER HERE.

MAN, IT'S ALL SAND AGAIN.

♪♪

WHAT IS THIS?

♪♪

RIGHT THERE YOU CAN SEE THAT'S ALL NICE ROCK COBBLE.

AND HERE'S ANOTHER COBBLE PATCH. COBBLE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M BACK IN THE GAME.

SEEING SOME GOOD COBBLE HERE, CODY.

YEAH, BURN AND TURN OVER THIS WAY.

SEE IF WE GET 100 OUNCES IN THAT BOX BEFORE WE GO BACK IN.

I'M COMING FOR YOU.

YOU WANT TO DO A PAN?

YEAH, ROGER.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL PULL UP.

THE SIDE SCAN'S SHOWING EVERYTHING

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

LOTS OF BIG ROCK AND A NICE LONG STRETCH OF COBBLE.

ONE THING THE SIDE SCAN DOESN'T TELL YOU

IS IF THERE'S GOLD THERE OR NOT.

I WISH IT DID.

SO WE STILL HAVE TO TAKE A TEST PAN BEFORE WE START DIGGING.

♪♪

♪♪

COBBLE ON TOP OF HARDPACKED SAND.

MONEY.

LOOKS LIKE THE KIND.

OH, YEAH, THERE'S SOME GOLD IN THERE.

BUT THE PAN DON'T LIE.

♪♪

OH, [BLEEP], YEAH, YEAH.

THAT'S JUST OFF THE TOP.

-GOOD JOB, MAN. -YEAH.

GOOD JOB.

WE'RE BACK OUT ON THE WATER, DIGGING,

WORKING, DOING WHAT I DO BEST.

MAKING GOLD.

♪♪

Narrator: 30 MILES OUTSIDE NOME...

GOLD BOTTOM CREEK,

IT'S A FAMOUS HISTORIC SPOT FOR GOLD RECOVERY.

THOUSANDS OF OUNCES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THIS CREEK

IN DAYS PAST, BUT THEY DIDN'T GET IT ALL.

Narrator: THREE HOURS INTO HIS INLAND GAMBIT,

CAPTAIN VERNON ADKISON

HOPES TO START SEEING SOME FRUITS OF HIS TEAM'S LABOR.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE THIS A SHOT

AND HOPEFULLY PUT SOME GOLD IN THE BOX.

WE NEED TO KEEP PRODUCING EVEN WHEN

WE'RE NOT MANNING ON THE BERING SEA.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CREW HAPPY AND PAY THE BILLS

SO I REALLY HOPE THIS NEW OPERATION PAYS OFF.

♪♪

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS, GARY?

I PICKED THIS UP RIGHT THERE.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

OH, THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT THERE.

[ GRUNTING ]

-HOLY [BLEEP]. -THAT'S A NEW FIRST.

OOPS.

THE JAM WAS CAUSED BY WHAT WE CALL A ROUND ROD

WHICH IS WHAT WE USE TO UNPLUG THE JAMS.

[ LAUGHS ]

SOMEBODY LEFT THE DAMN RAM ROD IN THE SUCTION HOSE

AND WE DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT IT UNTIL WE GOT OUT THERE

AND STARED SUCKING AWAY.

I WAS WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT DAMN RAM ROD.

[ LAUGHS ]

SERIOUSLY, THIS IS SOME MESSED UP MUMBO JUMBO.

YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

I MEAN IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT IT JUST -- THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN.

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

WE'LL CLEAN THAT BOX AND PAN IT

AND SEE IF WE GOT ANY GOLD IN THERE.

-IS IT STILL IN THERE? -I SEE COLOR.

-OH, YEAH? REALLY? -STICKS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB.

OUR TEST MATCH HAS PROVEN, CATCHING GOLD.

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CLEAN IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

OH, OH, HEY.

LOOK AT THIS.

MAN, THAT'S THAT RIVER GOLD.

I TOLD YOU I SAW COLOR IN THERE.

-GOOD, THAT'S COLOR. -YEAH, THAT'S COLOR.

-I SAW IT IN THERE. -YEAH, WITH HALF A HOSE.

I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE A TEASPOON OF MATERIAL THERE.

YEAH.

WELL, LET'S SUCK SOME OF THAT UP THEN.

OH, LET'S GET ON IT.

I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED

THAT THIS PLACE WAS GONNA BE A BUST

BUT SO FAR IT'S LIVING UP TO IT'S NAME.

IT SHOWED SOME PRETTY NICE COLOR.

WE'RE ACTUALLY FINDING GOLD AT GOLD BOTTOM CREEK.

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YOU KNOW, ENOUGH GOLD TO COVER YOUR FINGERNAIL.

SO THAT'S PRETTY DAMN GOOD.

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Narrator: FRESH IN TOWN BUT A LITTLE LATE,

STEVE RIEDEL AWAITS THE RETURN OF HIS DAUGHTER AND HIS CAPTAIN,

EMILY.

[ WHISTLES ]

OH, TURN TO THE SUN HERE.

NOME IS OVERWHELMING AND EMILY'S NOT VERY, VERY WELL ORGANIZED

SO I'M GONNA HELP THAT OUT.

WE'RE GONNA GET THE GOLD BETTER

THAN THEY'RE GETTING THE GOLD.

BECAUSE THESE GUYS MAY BE MINERS,

BUT THEY'RE NOT ORGANIZERS.

[ BLOWS RASPBERRY ]

Narrator: ONE MILE EAST ON THE EROICA.

Emily: HEY, DARYL, HOW ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE?

I CAN SEE GOLD.

OH, YEAH, THAT'S GOT TO BE NICE AFTER ALL THIS TIME OFF, EH?

Narrator: THE ORGANIZATION'S GOING JUST FINE.

Emily: WE'RE BACK OUT HERE AND DARYL'S DOWN DIVING.

AND I PLEDGED A LOT OF MONEY TO BUY THIS SECOND DREDGE

AND I GOT TO MAKE THE GOLD.

BUT I CAN'T PUSH IT BEYOND WHAT THE BOAT IS CAPABLE OF DOING

AND THE DIVERS ARE CAPABLE OF DOING.

SO, I ASKED MY DAD TO COME UP AND HELP RUN THE EROICA.

AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

Daryl: OKAY, EMILY, I'M HEADING UP.

Emily: ALL RIGHT SWEET, SEE YOU AT THE TOP, COME ON HOME.

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-WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? -LET'S LOOK IN THE BOX.

OKAY, ROGER.

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-OH, YEAH. -SEE SOME GOLD IN THERE?

-OH, YEAH. -OH, THAT'S GOOD.

OH, YEAH. OH, THAT'S NICE.

OH, YEAH. IT'S CHUNKY.

OH, HALLELUJAH. THAT'S GREAT.

NICE JOB, WAY TO PUT UP WITH IT.

IT'S THE FIRST DAY BACK, ALL'S WELL AND ENDS WELL.

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[ WHISTLING ]

WHOO-HOO, THERE SHE IS.

-HEY, WHOO-HOO, EMMY! -HEY, DAD!

WHAT'S UP WITH THAT HAT, THIS ISN'T TEXAS,

THIS IS ALASKA, WE'RE WAY BIGGER.

I LOVE MY STAR HAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WAITING ON ME, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I TOLD YOU WHEN THE BOAT WAS LEAVING.

OH, EMILY.

DAD, LISTEN I'M GONNA LET IT GO.

I FORGIVE YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE, WELCOME BACK TO NOME.

DON'T TIE UP, I'LL JUST JUMP IN.

I LOVE YOU. -NICE TO SEE YOU.

SO MY DAD'S, LIKE,

VERY ENERGETIC, VERY SMART, ARTICULATE.

HE'S FAMILIAR WITH DREDGES.

YOU KNOW, MY DAD AND I DON'T ALWAYS GET ALONG

AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A RISK BRINGING HIM UP HERE

AND GETTING HIM INVOLVED IN MY OPERATION.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK OUT, BUT I HOPE IT WILL.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE, DAD.

WELL, I'M EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE, THIS IS AWESOME.

Narrator: COMING UP...

TIME TO CLEAN SOME GOLD.

HERE WE GO, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

-60, 100. -120.

COME ON, 200. -70.

COME ON. 200. AH.

WE'RE A MILE AWAY FROM 2,000 OUNCES IT FEELS LIKE.

AT LEAST I GOT SOME GUYS

THAT ARE DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO ME.

THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT IT.

ALMOST LIKE THIS GUY.

HEY, TEDDY, WHAT'S UP, BUD? WHERE HAVE YOU COME FROM?

THIS GUY'S GRUMPY, BUT HE'S MY BUD.

TED, YOU REMEMBER

WHEN YOU USED TO COME OUT ON THE BARGE WITH ME?

HUH, JUST ME AND YOU DIGGING GOLD.

NO PROBLEMS, NO WORRIES,

LIFE WAS GOOD.

WHAT WOULD YOU BE SAYING IF YOU COULD TALK, TEDDY?

[BLEEP]

LITTLE TEDDY'S A TOUGH NUTS.

WE'LL KICK THEIR ASS. WE'LL TAKE THAT CROWN BACK.

LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY FIGURE IT OUT.

[ TEDDY BARKS ]

♪♪

HEY, LET'S GO TO WORK!

FREAKING ACT LIKE YOU'RE WORKING, THE BOSS IS HERE.

Narrator: WITH THE MYRTLE IRENE BACK IN THE HARBOR...

GET ON IT, LET'S GET IT DONE. WE JUST GOT TO FIX THAT.

Narrator: ...KEN'S TEAM TACKLES THE BARGE'S BUMPS

AND BRUISES FROM THE BATTLE WITH THE STORM.

YEAH, WE JUST HAVE TO DO A LOT OF REPAIRS ON OUR EXCAVATOR.

HAD TO CHANGE A CYLINDER OUT, HAD TO REDO OUR WASH, SLIP WAY.

GET THIS PUMP RUNNING.

A LOT OF WORK IN THE SHAKER TOO, NEW SCREENS.

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THIS COULD HAVE WENT A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT.

THERE WE GO.

I WOULDN'T BE TALKING TO YOU RIGHT NOW AS A CAPTAIN

WITHOUT A BARGE.

HEY, LET'S START THIS PUMP, CHECK IT OUT REAL QUICK.

I FIXED THAT SWITCH SO A KEY TURNS IT ON AND OFF.

DEFINITELY HAD THE MINING GODS ON OUR SIDE, ESCAPED THE STORM.

COUPLE LITTLE DINGS.

WE READY TO GO OUT MINING AS SOON AS WE'VE CHECKED THIS OUT?

-NO. -WHAT THE HELL?

I'M READY -- READY TO GO DIGGING.

A LOT LESS WORK THAN I ANTICIPATED

SO BACK ON THE WATER IN NO TIME, BACK DIGGING.

MARK MY WORDS, I'M GONNA TRY AND KEEP THAT MR. GOLD TITLE.

AIN'T NO LITTLE SET BACK GONNA STOP THE MYRTLE.

WE'RE NOT GETTING MUCH GOLD IN THE BOX RIGHT NOW.

THIS THING'S NOT DIGGING AND THAT WATER'S NOT FLOWING,

WE'RE NOT MAKING NO MONEY.

SOON THOUGH, SOON.

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GOT THE MATERIAL HERE, LET'S RUN THIS MATERIAL.

-ALL RIGHT, YEAH. -ALL RIGHT.

IT BETTER BE SOME GOLD CONSIDERING

WHAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH TO GET OUT THERE.

Narrator: CAPTAIN VERNON ADKISON IS HOPING GOLD BOTTOM CREEK

IS CREATING A NEW REVENUE STREAM.

OH, I'M SEEING GOLD ALREADY, LOOK AT THAT.

I COULD REALLY USE ANOTHER OPERATION

TO KEEP A STEADY STREAM OF GOLD COMING IN,

BUT IT'S GOT TO BE WORTHWHILE.

IF WE'RE NOT GETTING AT LEAST FIVE OUNCES A DAY

THEN THERE'S NO POINT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT IT WEIGHS OUT AT.

OKAY, HERE WE GO. I LIKE THAT SOUND.

THAT RIVER GOLD.

YEAH, OOH, THAT'S NICE CHUNKY STUFF RIGHT THERE.

ONE, TWO...

FOUR.

THAT'S A LOAD OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.

-THAT'S GOOD. -I MEAN, NOT BAD, 7.85.

CONSIDERING THE TIME WE SPENT OUT THERE,

I'D SAY IT WAS WORTHWHILE.

Narrator: 7.85 OUNCES IS WORTH OVER $11,000,

PROVING THERE'S STILL GOLD AT THE BOTTOM OF GOLD BOTTOM CREEK.

WE DEFINITELY COVERED OUR EXPENSES AND MADE A PROFIT.

IT'S DEFINITELY ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY GOING BACK OUT THERE.

YEAH, I'LL TAKE EIGHT OUNCES OVER ZERO OUNCES ANY DAY.

♪♪

Narrator: ACROSS TOWN...

♪♪

EVERY TIME WE COME HERE

IT GETS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO SELL.

-SELL SOME GOLD. -SELL MY SOUL.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Narrator: THE KELLYS ARE HOPING TO REAP THE BENEFITS

OF THEIR NEW CASH COW.

WE'RE BACK.

LIKE A BAD PENNY ALWAYS SHOWING UP, HUH?

NO, HOPEFULLY THE BEST CLEAN UP OF THE YEAR, WE DON'T KNOW YET.

-YEAH? -OH, YOU GOT SOME.

IT MIGHT BE BEST CLEAN UP.

I'D SAY A LITTLE UNDER 20.

-OH, OH. -OKAY.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR...

LOOK AT THAT, NICE GOLD.

♪♪

18.25.

Narrator: 18.25 OUNCES IS WORTH OVER $27,000.

THERE WE GO, THAT'LL PAY SOME BILLS.

THAT NEW DEAL YOU MADE WITH THE DRIVER'S WORKING OUT.

I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING TO WORK OUT.

OH, YEAH, YOU DID TELL ME.

THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO BRING ME THROUGH THE HOME STRETCH.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT MYSELF

BUT I KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE ALL GOOD.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

TWO STACKS. -TWO STACKS OF HIGH SOCIETY.

♪♪

TIME TO CLEAN SOME GOLD.

Narrator: WITH THE HELP OF HIS SIDE SCANNER,

SHAWN POMRENKE LANDED THE CHRISTINE ROSE

BACK ON A HOT SPOT.

QUESTION IS, JUST HOW HOT IS IT?

HERE WE GO, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

THE SIDE SCAN.

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-20, -27, 60.

80.

100.

120.

40, 50.

-IT'S GOING ONE. -60.

-COME ON, 200. -70.

COME ON. 200. 191.

-NICE. -THAT'S NOT BAD.

NO, NOT BAD AT ALL.

Narrator: 191.8 OUNCES

IS WORTH A BLISTERING $287,000,

AND AS WINTER QUICKLY APPROACHES,

SHAWN IS GETTING SCORCHING HOT.

THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEEDED.

IF I CAN RIDING THIS PASTRY THE REST OF THE WAY,

THERE'S NOT STOPPING ME.

KEVIN'S NOT GONNA KNOW WHAT HIT HIM.

WE FOUND A GOOD SPOT, MAN, ON THAT COBBLE.

THAT SIDE SCANNING PAID OFF.

♪♪

Narrator: WITH THE END OF SUMMER MINING FAST APPROACHING,

KEN IS STILL STUCK IN NEUTRAL,

WHILE FORMER MR. GOLD IS FULL THROTTLE.

♪♪

YOU WORK HARD, SO DO I.

BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY RIGHT TO TREAT ME

OR TALK TO ME THE WAY YOU DO AND I'M DONE WITH IT.

THIS GUY HAS BEEN A BULLY TO ME MY WHOLE LIFE

AND I'M NOT LETTING HIM DO IT ANYMORE.

LOOK ME IN THE EYES. -GET THE [BLEEP] AWAY FROM ME.

ALL THESE PILES OF GOLD,

STEVE, IT'S NOT GOING TO REPLACE YOUR SON

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA END UP LOSING.

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