Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF "BERING SEA GOLD"...
Shawn: I GOLD MINE BECAUSE I LOVE TO GOLD MINE,
AND THAT'S HOW I'VE SUPPORTED MY FAMILY.
I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE I LOVE AND CARE ABOUT.
HERE WE GO.
NICE, HEAVY MATERIAL.
WHOO-HOO!
Kris: SHAWN STARTED TO GOLD RUSH, BUT THAT'S NOT HIS GOAL.
WE'RE DESPERATE PEOPLE, AND MY FAMILY NEEDS THIS MONEY.
HERE, ALL THAT'S HERE UNDERNEATH THIS ONE ROCK!
I THINK I'M ON MY WAY! [ LAUGHS ]
SHAWN IS NOT GOING TO STAND IN MY WAY OF DOING THIS.
IF KRIS GETS WITHIN AN ARM REACH OF ME,
I'M GOING TO STRANGLE HIS LITTLE NECK.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KILL ME TO STOP ME NOW.
POP HIS HEAD OFF LIKE A GRAPE.
[ IMITATES SQUISH ]
[BLEEP] HIT ME THEN. GO FOR IT, JOHN.
NAH, I'M SCARED OF YOU! YEAH? YOU BETTER BE.
YEAH, I'M [BLEEP] SCARED OF YOU, YOU LITTLE MOTHER[BLEEP]
Emily: THESE MEN POUND THEIR CHESTS AND SAY, "THE GOLD IS MINE."
THE GOLD BELONGS TO WHOEVER MINES IT FIRST.
OH, WOW. THIS LOOKS PHENOMENAL.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M FREEZING MY ASS OFF HERE.
Man: IF WE DON'T GET THIS FIXED, THERE'S NO DIVING.
IF WHAT HE WANTS IS A LITTLE COMPETITION, WELL, HE'S GOT IT!
Kris: ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. HOW CAN I BE SO GOOD?!
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**
Narrator: IN THE WINTER MINING SEASON, EVERY SECOND COUNTS,
AND WITH A NEW GOLD RUSH RAGING,
FOCUS IS EVERYTHING.
ONE MOMENT OF DISTRACTION, ONE DEVIATION FROM THE GOLD,
AND SOMEONE ELSE WILL SNATCH IT AWAY.
IN NOME...
**
I KNOW HITTING IT BIG AT BLUFF WILL PUSH THIS COMPANY
INTO MEGA-DREDGE STATUS.
Narrator: ...MR. GOLD, SHAWN POMRENKE,
IS ON A MISSION TO FUND THE $6 MILLION MEGA-DREDGE PROJECT
THAT HE BELIEVES WILL FINALLY TURN HIS FAMILY BUSINESS
INTO A GOLDEN DYNASTY.
WE WERE ALREADY INTO THE MEGA DREDGE FOR DAMN NEAR $1 MILLION,
AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MILLION MORE TO FINISH IT.
Narrator: TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE,
HE'S COUNTING ON INCREDIBLY RICH GROUND
OF HIS OWN DISCOVERY 80 MILES EAST OF NOME AT THE BLUFF.
YEAH, WHEN THEY SAY "BLUFF" THIS WHOLE TIME,
DAD DOESN'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT ADDS TOO MANY VARIABLES.
Narrator: BUT TODAY, SHAWN HAS BEEN CALLED TO NOME
FOR AN UNEXPECTED MEETING WITH FAMILY PATRIARCH
AND BUSINESS PARTNER STEVE POMRENKE.
Shawn: REALLY SCREWED MY PLANS UP FOR TODAY.
Narrator: AND GIVEN HIS DAD'S PAST LACK OF FAITH IN THE BLUFF...
Shawn: HE'S ALWAYS ARGUING WITH ME ABOUT ANY DECISION I MAKE.
THAT'S THE WAY HE IS, AND THAT'S THE WAY HE'S ALWAYS BEEN.
Narrator: ...THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT THE OLD MAN HAS IN STORE.
Shawn: DAD BUILT QUITE THE EMPIRE OFF OF A LITTLE $30,000 INVESTMENT
AND BORROWED AND HAD LOANS HERE AND LOANS THERE
AND CREDIT CARDS MAXED OUT HERE
AND CREDIT CARDS MAXED OUT THERE,
AND IT WAS ALL OFF OF A DREAM,
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MY JOB TO CONTINUE IT INTO THE FUTURE.
Narrator: FOR YEARS...
YEAH! WE JUST HIT 1,000!
OH, BROKE THE SCALE!
AND WHAT A BAD PROBLEM WE HAVE.
WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER SCALE!
Narrator: ...THE POMRENKE EMPIRE HAS FLOURISHED
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF STEVE AND SHAWN.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
BUT AS THE OLD MAN PASSES THE TORCH...
BECAUSE IT REALLY IS UP TO YOU.
...ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND THE COMPANY...
THEY DIDN'T ACCEPT OUR OFFER.
...HAVE FAILED.
THEY SOLD NOME GOLD TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
NOW...
I'VE HAD MORE THAN MY FAIR SHARE OF FAILURES BUT NOT THIS TIME.
THE BLUFF CAN'T FAIL.
THE FUTURE OF THE FAMILY IS AT STAKE.
I HAVE TO MAKE MONEY ON GOLD MINING NO MATTER WHAT.
HI, SON. HEY, DAD.
HOW'S IT GOING?
NOT TOO BAD, I GUESS.
WELL, YOU KNOW I'M HEADING HOME HERE TOMORROW,
SO I CAN LEAVE AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS JOINT, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE AT THE POINT OF HEADING TOWARDS RETIREMENT,
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ALL THESE THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT.
I'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO
TO GET DAD TO TRUST ME,
BUT SOONER OR LATER, HE'S JUST GOING TO HAVE TO.
YOU KNOW, ALL MY BUDDIES MY AGE, THEY'RE ALL RETIRED NOW.
I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO YOU
TO KEEP ALL THIS STUFF RUNNING
AND KEEP IT ALL MOVING, KEEP IT MAKING MONEY.
I WORRY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME LEAVING THIS WHOLE OUTFIT
AND HOW WILL EVERYTHING PROCEED
WITHOUT ME BEING IN THE BACKGROUND.
I CAN'T OVERSEE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
YOU'RE THE BOSS.
I'M GIVING YOU THE SERIOUS LOOK, TOO.
OH, I SEE IT. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE HERE.
BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE PRESSURE'S ON YOU.
YEAH.
PRETTY SURE HE'LL DO JUST FINE, YOU KNOW, BUT IF HE DOESN'T,
HE'S GOT TO LEARN FROM HIS OWN MISTAKES.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT NOTHING.
I THINK HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM IS KNOWING
THAT HE WON'T BE IN CONTROL
AND BE ABLE TO HAVE HIS MITTS INTO EVERYTHING.
WELL, I'M GOING TO HEAD BACK TO BLUFF.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, FIND THAT BIG PILE
OF DAMN GOLD DOWN THERE, SON.
I WILL. I WILL. WE NEED IT.
YEAH. LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU, TOO.
BE GOOD. I WILL.
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. YEAH.
GET THE JOB DONE. OH, I'LL GET HER DONE.
THIS TOOK ME AWAY FROM HALF A DAY OF MINING,
AND SOME PEOPLE WON'T UNDERSTAND,
BUT FAMILY IS THE REASON I MINE.
IT'S THE GLUE THAT HOLDS US ALL TOGETHER
AND PUTS FOOD ON OUR TABLES, KEEPS THE ROOF OVER OUR HEAD.
TIME TO HEAD BACK OUT.
LAST COUPLE OF THINGS HERE.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
IT'S TIME TO KILL IT AT BLUFF.
**
Narrator: 80 MILES EAST...
AT THE BLUFF...
**
Kris: WE MADE IT. SURPRISE.
...CAPTAIN KRIS KELLY IS WILLING HIS PLAN
TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE INTO REALITY.
WHEN HE SHOWS UP AND SEES US HERE WORKING, IT'LL BE LIKE,
"YEAH, YOU SHOULDN'T [BLEEP] UNDERESTIMATE ME.
WE'RE THE REAPER, AND WE COME HERE TO DO BUSINESS."
HE'S ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED STEP ONE --
FOLLOW MR. GOLD TO THE GOLD.
SHAWN [BLEEP] STOP TELLING EVERYBODY ABOUT THIS.
HIS DIVERS WENT AROUND SHOWING THEIR FRIENDS THEIR GOLD,
AND I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
IT'S STATE LAND, AND IT'S OPEN TO ANYBODY.
HE STARTED THE GOLD RUSH.
Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON...
WE'RE GOING ON THIS CRAZY ADVENTURE.
THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF IT.
...NEWS OF THE GOLD STRIKE AT THE BLUFF
INSPIRED THE CAPTAIN TO ACTION.
I PROMISE YOU IF WE PULL THIS OUT OF OUR ASSES,
WE'LL GET 500 OUNCES, FOR SURE.
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS 100% ON BOARD.
JUST GOING TO BE A CLUSTER [BLEEP].
AND DESPITE THEIR SIGNATURE LACK OF PLANNING...
OH, MY GOD.
WE MADE IT.
WE BARELY MADE IT.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG CAPTAIN'S PLAN HAS AT LAST GOT THEM THIS FAR.
NOW, LEAVING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO CHANCE,
KRIS HAS SET UP CAMP RIGHT NEXT TO MR. GOLD.
SO, THIS IS A TRUCE RIGHT NOW.
SUPPLIES ARE DANGEROUSLY LOW, DANGEROUSLY LOW.
WE'RE DESPERATE PEOPLE,
AND, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY NEEDS THIS MONEY.
Narrator: SORT ON CASH AND SUPPLIES...
HEY, THIS IS THE CLOSEST THING
I'VE HAD TO A SHOWER IN FOUR DAYS!
IT ACTUALLY [BLEEP] FEELS GREAT.
Narrator: ...AND PERSONAL HYGIENE, IT'S TIME FOR PART TWO
OF KRIS' MASTER PLAN -- GET ALL THE GOLD.
**
HOLY [BLEEP] THAT'S DARK.
**
OKAY.
ANDY, ARE YOU ON THE COMMS?
YEAH, I'M HERE. OKAY.
JUST ROCKS EVERYWHERE.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE STUCK IN THE CLAY.
FIRST DIVE OF THE SEASON,
IT WAS A REAL STRUGGLE TO GET HERE,
BUT WE MADE IT.
READY TO DO SOME DAMAGE.
ARE YOU READY? YEAH, I'M READY.
OKAY.
FIRE IT UP!
OKAY, LET'S GO TO WORK.
OH, IT'S REALLY HARD TO PUNCH THROUGH, INITIALLY.
WE GOT TO FIND ONE OF THESE 10-OUNCE POCKETS
I HEAR THAT'S AROUND HERE.
LET'S SEE THE MOTHER LODE.
WHAT IS THIS?
THERE'S SOME REAL WEIRD [BLEEP] HERE.
I FOUND YELLOW CLAY.
IT'S VERY WEIRD. LET ME CHECK THIS OUT, FOR SURE.
**
THAT'S WEIRD.
IS THAT GOLD?
BUT I DEFINITELY HIT ANOTHER LAYER OF ROCKS.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOLD DOWN HERE.
MAYBE A LITTLE MINE GOLD.
JUST KEEP WORKING. YOU'LL FIND IT.
THAT'S [BLEEP]
I WANT THE NUGGETS THAT I HEAR SHAWN IS GETTING.
OH, WHATEVER.
WE'LL MAKE IT WORK.
YEAH, BUT I WANT TO HAVE SOME GOLD,
SO LESS TALK, MORE WORK!
NO, I KNOW. I'M TRYING.
YOU DON'T GET AWESOME GOLD THE FIRST DAY, BY THE WAY.
IT TAKES HARD HOURS OF PROSPECTING AND MOVING --
OH, [BLEEP], MAN!
I FOUND 1,000 FLAKES.
1,000 FLAKES!
ALL IN HERE! ALL IN HERE! ALL IN HERE!
ALL UNDERNEATH THIS ONE ROCK!
THAT'S GOOD. KEEP ON GOING.
YOU'RE GOING IN SOMETHING GOOD.
DUDE, THIS MIGHT BE MY 10 OUNCES!
I THINK I'M ON MY WAY!
Narrator: THE GOOD NEWS...
THIS PLACE IS LOADED!
...THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.
THE BLUFFS ARE PAYING OFF.
THIS WAS A GREAT DECISION.
YEAH.
WHO THE HELL IS THIS?
THE BAD NEWS... OH, SHAWN, RIGHT?
WHAT'S UP [BLEEP] IDIOT?
WHAT'S UP, STUPID MOTHER[BLEEP]
Emily: I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WOMEN CANNOT DO.
BEAUTIFUL PLACE BUT YOU GOT UGLY PEOPLE LIKE THAT RUINING IT.
THEY WANT TO PLAY DIRTY, WE'LL [BLEEP] PLAY DIRTY.
**
Narrator: 80 MILES EAST OF NOME...AT THE BLUFF...
**
WHAT'S UP [BLEEP] IDIOT?
WHAT'S UP, STUPID MOTHER[BLEEP]
THIS PLACE IS LOADED!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KRIS KELLY'S PLAN TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE...
ARE YOU [BLEEP] WITH ME?
NO.
I THINK YOU'RE [BLEEP] WITH ME.
HOW AM I [BLEEP] WITH YOU?
...MAY HAVE JUST HIT A LITTLE SNAG.
DID YOU GUYS COME FIND THIS?!
DID YOU FIND THIS?!
DID YOU FIND IT?!
HEY, DUDE, I DEAL WITH HIM YELLING IN MY FACE ALL DAY.
DID YOU FIND IT? OH, WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, YOU [BLEEP] IDIOT?
YOU'RE [ BLEEP ] A LITTLE FOLLOWER!
I'M GOING TO FOLLOW YOU WHEREVER YOU GO!
THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD HERE. [ LAUGHS ]
[BLEEP] HIT ME THEN. GO FOR IT, JOHN.
NAH, I'M SCARED OF YOU! YEAH, YOU BETTER BE.
YEAH, I'M FUCKING SCARED OF YOU, YOU LITTLE MOTHER[BLEEP]
YOU GUYS ARE A COUPLE COWARDS!
HE'S THE [BLEEP]
AND GOT TO LEECH OFF OF OTHER [BLEEP] PEOPLE.
ANYWAY, DUDE, HAVE A GOOD DAY, SHAWN.
**
LITTLE PUNK BITCH CAME OVER,
TALKED [BLEEP], GOT IN MY FACE.
LITTLE BITCH WOULDN'T EVEN [BLEEP] PUSH ME
OR SWING OR ANYTHING.
HE'S A COWARD. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
KEEP GOING TO WORK.
WHO IS IT?
SHAWN POMRENKE.
BEAUTIFUL PLACE OUT HERE
AND YOU GOT UGLY PEOPLE LIKE THAT RUINING IT.
"WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIND GOLD, SO WE FOLLOW PEOPLE THAT DO
AND TRY TO STEAL WHAT THEY FIND AND ALL THEIR HARD WORK."
[BLEEP] KELLYS AND ALL THIS GETS MY BLOOD BOILING
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT REAL GOLD MINERS.
THEY'RE [BLEEP] CROOKS AND SCAMMERS,
AND ALL THESE GUYS THAT [BLEEP]
DIDN'T DO A [BLEEP]DAMN THING TO DESERVE IT
ARE GOING TO GO DOWN THERE AND BENEFIT OFF OF ALL MY HARD WORK.
THEY WANT TO PLAY DIRTY, WE'LL [BLEEP] PLAY DIRTY.
**
Narrator: 80 MILES WEST... ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NOME...
Emily: IT'S TIME TO DO SOME ICE MINING.
IT'S TIME TO EXPLORE AND TO FIND NEW GROUND.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ICE SEASON.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL,
NOME'S ONLY FEMALE DREDGE OWNER,
IS ITCHING TO GET OUT ON THE ICE.
LAST SUMMER, ZEKE AND I LEFT OFF WITH SOME REALLY GOOD GOLD.
YOU KNOW, WE WENT EVERYWHERE,
ALL OVER THE BERING SEA LOOKING FOR IT,
AND WE FINALLY FOUND IT AT HASTINGS.
BUT ZEKE'S NOT INCLUDING ME IN HIS OPERATION, SO, YOU KNOW,
HE JUST KIND OF CONVENIENTLY DROPPED ME ONCE WE FOUND IT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
ZEKE'S DEFINITELY NOT THE ONLY GOLD MINER IN NOME,
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TEAR IT UP DOWN IN HASTINGS.
LAST SUMMER, WHILE PROSPECTING WITH EX-BOYFRIEND
AND OCCASIONAL BUSINESS PARTNER ZEKE TENHOFF...
Zeke: IT IS DEFINITELY 100% UNDOUBTEDLY HERE.
Zeke: WHOA. Emily: THAT'S OVER 6.
UNBELIEVABLE.
...THEY UNCOVERED UNCOMMONLY PROMISING GROUND
AT HASTINGS CREEK...
I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT OUR FUTURE IS GOING TO MEAN
EXACTLY AS FAR AS A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
IF THERE IS TO BE ONE.
...ONLY TO HAVE ZEKE DISSOLVE THE PARTNERSHIP
SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
Emily: I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO WALK AWAY FROM HASTINGS.
I MEAN, THE GOLD IS TOO GOOD,
AND I'M GOING TO NEED TO GET A PART OF IT WITH OR WITHOUT ZEKE.
NOT WORKING WITH ZEKE ANYMORE IS GOING TO BE A FRESH START.
IN A LOT OF WAYS, HE WAS KIND OF HOLDING ME BACK.
WE'RE BOTH OUT AT HASTINGS.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE WON'T EVEN SEE EACH OTHER.
IT'S A LARGE AREA.
Narrator: THE HASTINGS CREEK ESTUARY EXTENDS OVER 2,000 ACRES.
ZEKE AND EMILY HAVE A MINER'S AGREEMENT
NOT TO STEP ON EACH OTHER'S TOES.
ZEKE IS FOCUSED ON DEEPER WATERS FAR OFFSHORE
WHILE EMILY IS CHASING GOLD
ON SHALLOW GROUNDS, CLOSER TO LAND.
YOU KNOW WHAT? HE CAN BE OFF DOING HIS OWN THING,
AND I'LL BE OFF GETTING A LOT OF GOLD DOING MY OWN THING.
YEAH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A DIVE IN, FIND SOME GOLD HOPEFULLY.
TO HELP HER GET THAT GOLD,
SHE'S BRINGING ON NEW MUSCLE, VETERAN DIVERS
JESSE STRICKLING AND RICKY LARSON.
RICKY'S GOING TO DIVE FIRST.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S REALLY GOOD. WE'RE EXCITED.
HOPEFULLY, EVERYTHING RUNS AND FIRES UP GOOD.
SHOULD BE A GOOD SEASON.
YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO HOLD A LOT OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.
WE CALL THIS PUMP "ANOTHER SHAWN POMRENKE"
BECAUSE IT GETS LOTS OF GOLD, BUT IT'S OLD AND BROKEN.
**
COMM CHECK, YOU COPY?
YEAH, I GOT YOU, TOO.
**
OKAY, GO AHEAD AND FIRE IT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN FIND A NICE LITTLE PILE HERE...
SOMEWHERE.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE TO ZEKE.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE TO EVERYBODY UP HERE.
I'M A WOMAN WHO HAS NO BACKGROUND
IN THIS BUSINESS WHATSOEVER,
AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE SUCCESS
IN GOLD MINING WILL JUSTIFY ME BEING HERE.
I CAN'T BE AVERAGE.
I HAVE TO BE SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL.
OTHERWISE, NOBODY WILL TAKE ME SERIOUSLY.
**
HOW IS IT GOING DOWN THERE, MAN?
JUST KIND OF HOPPING AROUND, PROSPECTING AWAY,
BUT...NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO PAY US YET.
IT'S BEEN A LONG HAUL TO GET OUT HERE, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HIM FINDING SOMETHING
THAT'S REALLY GOING TO MAKE US MONEY.
HOLY [BLEEP]
YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
I JUST FOUND A NICE STREAK OF GOLD DOWN HERE.
WAHOO!
OH, YEAH? THAT'S AWESOME!
WHAT'S IT LOOKING LIKE?
LOOKS LIKE GOLD ON THE OCEAN FLOOR.
Narrator: AND JUST LIKE THAT...
OH, THERE'S SOME MORE RIGHT THERE.
...CAPTAIN EMILY HAS HER CREW ON THE GOLD.
EMILY, THIS LOOKS PHENOMENAL.
OH, YEAH? WELL, JUST GRAB IT FURTHER.
WOW, THAT'S AWESOME, DUDE.
YEAH! WHOO!
IT'S ALL REAL FINE THOUGH, BUT, I MEAN, IT'S THERE.
**
LOADED.
**
EVERYWHERE I PUNCH A HOLE, I'M SEEING GOLD.
I GOT THE TORCH!
SUCCESS MEANS A LOT TO ME UP HERE.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS IT?
Narrator: 80 MILES EAST OF NOME...
AT THE BLUFF...
TWEEDLY-DEE, TWEEDLY-DUM, AND A THIEF.
GREAT COMBINATION OF PEOPLE.
SHAWN POMRENKE'S PERSONAL GOLD RUSH IS UNDER SIEGE.
YEAH, THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL FOR THOSE MOTHER[BLEEP]
Narrator: CAPTAIN KRIS KELLY'S BOLD MOVE TO THE BLUFF
IS DISRUPTING MR. GOLD'S PLAN TO DOMINATE THE NOME MINING GAME
BY FUNDING A $6 MILLION MEGA DREDGE.
THAT'S WHERE WE'LL MOVE IN THE DIVE TENT.
THE DREDGE IS GOING TO GO UP HERE.
I'VE BLOCKED THESE FUCKING IDIOTS OFF
FROM COMING ANY CLOSER.
Narrator: SHAWN'S PLAN FOR PAYBACK -- ABANDON HIS CURRENT SEARCH
FOR A BOULDER THAT MARKED BIG GOLD LAST SEASON
AND MOVE HIS DIVE HOLE CLOSER TO THE KELLYS'
TO SUCK UP THE GOLD BEFORE THEY CAN.
10 YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE PUNCHED THE GUY
RIGHT IN THE FACE.
I WOULD'VE JUST MADE A BLOODY MESS OUT OF THEM.
FOR THEM TO BENEFIT OFF OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S HARD WORK,
IT'S JUST BULL[BLEEP]
I HAD TO FIGHT AND KICK AND SCRATCH
FOR EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW.
BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN... ESPECIALLY TO THE KELLYS.
WELL, LET'S GET THIS THING MINING.
AS SHAWN ATTEMPTS TO HEAD THE KELLYS OFF AT THE PASS...
SHAWN POMRENKE IS MOVING HOLES AND IS COMING CLOSER TO US,
DIAGONAL TO WHERE WE ARE.
Narrator: ...THE KELLYS' PLAN IS RIGHT ON TRACK...
GOOD. WE KNOW WHERE TO GO NOW.
WE'LL JUST KEEP MEETING HIM IN THE MIDDLE.
...FOLLOW SHAWN WHEREVER HE GOES.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS, A LITTLE COMPETITION?
WELL, HE'S GOT IT, RIGHT?
Brad: WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY, GOSSIP OR NOT,
SO SHAWN BETTER WELCOME US WITH OPEN ARMS
BECAUSE HE WON'T LIKE THE WRATH.
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHO HE THINKS HE IS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? MR. GOLD?
HE DOESN'T HAVE HIS BIG EXCAVATOR OUT HERE.
NOW IT'S JUST OUR LITTLE SIX AGAINST HIS LITTLE SIX,
AND I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE.
AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE HAVE EVERYTHING TO GAIN.
HEY, THANKS, SHAWN, FOR SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY
GOING DOWN THERE AND FINDING THAT GOLD FOR US.
YEAH, WE'LL COME DOWN THERE AND HELP YOU GET IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? [ BLEEP ]
TIME TO GO DIVING.
HERE I COME.
**
GOOD VIS.
OH, THERE'S SOME BIG BOULDERS RIGHT HERE.
**
LOTS OF BIG ROCKS.
**
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH...
IDLE THE PUMP UP.
Man: ROGER. FULL THROTTLE ON THE PUMP.
**
OH, YEAH.
**
GONNA POP A HOLE RIGHT HERE, SEE WHAT I SEE.
SEE IF I CAN SNOOP SOMETHING OUT.
WHAT'S THE GROUND LOOKING LIKE DOWN THERE?
NICE BIG ROCKS...
LOTS OF SEASHELLS,
A LITTLE BIT LOOSER MATERIAL
BUT...NICE TAN CLAY,
NICE HEAVY MATERIAL.
COULD HELP IT GET A LITTLE BETTER.
LET'S SEE. MAYBE IT'LL TURN INTO SOMETHING HERE.
OH, WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS GOING ON WITH MY HOT WATER ALREADY?
**
OH, YEAH, ICE COLD.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE HOT WATER?
I'LL GO HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
Narrator: THE ARCTIC WATERS OF THE BERING SEA
CAN FALL AS LOW AS 27 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY HIT THE VALVE OR SOMETHING UP THERE.
WITHOUT A CONSTANT HOT WATER SUPPLY
TO COMBAT THE FRIGID CONDITIONS,
HYPOTHERMIA WILL SET IN WITHIN MINUTES.
DON'T WANT TO FREEZE MY ASS OFF HERE.
DID YOU TURN THE VALVES?
NEED A NEW PROPANE REGULATOR NOW. [BLEEP] BROKE.
MOTHER[BLEEP]
COMING UP.
[ GRUMBLES ]
YOU BROKE THE REGULATOR OFF THE TANK.
AH [BLEEP]
Narrator: IN THE RUSH TO MOVE AND CUT OFF THE KELLYS,
THE VALVE THAT FUELS THE HOT-WATER SYSTEM BROKE.
THE $20 PARTS WILL COST SHAWN THOUSANDS IN LOST TIME.
THE PROPANE BOTTLE FELL OVER,
AND IT BROKE THE REGULATOR RIGHT HERE.
IF WE DON'T GET THIS FIXED, THERE'S NO DIVING.
GREAT [BLEEP] TIMING.
Narrator: AND LESS THAN 200 FEET AWAY...
EVERYWHERE I PUNCH A HOLE, I'M SEEING GOLD.
[ LAUGHS ]
...THE GLOW OF A WELL-EXECUTED PLAN WARMS
EVEN THE COLDEST OF HEARTS.
Brad: OUR DREAMS ARE FINALLY GOING TO COME TRUE.
COULD THIS BE, YOU KNOW?
ALL OUR KINDNESS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS TO PEOPLE,
HELPING AND DOING GOOD
IS FINALLY PAYING OFF FOR THE KELLYS.
I'M GOING TO GET A MERCEDES AND DRIVE AROUND NOME,
LET THESE PEOPLE KNOW SOME [BLEEP] CLASS IS IN TOWN, RIGHT?
Narrator: 10 MILES EAST OF NOME...
Jesse: COME ON.
...AT HASTINGS CREEK...
Emily: HEY, JESSE, HOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE, MAN?
OH, DUDE, THIS IS SO BOMB, EMILY.
CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL AND CREW ARE THREE HOURS
INTO THEIR FIRST DIVE OF THE SEASON.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
ARE YOU STILL SEEING SOME PRETTY TASTY GOLD FLAKES DOWN THERE?
YEAH, THIS IS CRAZY.
AND THE GROUNDS SHE AND ZEKE TENHOFF
PROSPECTED LAST SUMMER ARE PROVING OUT.
YEAH! OH, MAN, I'M SO GLAD WE HAVE A HOLE HERE.
I HAVE EVOLVED A LOT SINCE I FIRST CAME TO NOME.
IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS.
YOU JUST KIND OF LEARN. I LEARNED TO ADAPT AND GROW
AND ULTIMATELY SUCCEED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS WHAT NOME TAUGHT ME,
OR IS THAT JUST KIND OF, LIKE, WHAT I TAUGHT ME?
[ Chuckling ] I DON'T KNOW.
FINDING GOLD. YEAH!
THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS THAT WE'RE ON IT --
REALLY [BLEEP] GOOD NEWS. WE'RE MAKING MONEY RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THAT LADIES ARE CAPABLE OF DOING MAGNIFICENT THINGS.
ALL OF MY FEMALE ROLE MODELS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL
WERE LADIES BEING, LIKE, WARRIOR PRINCESSES
AND CAPTAINS OF PIRATE SHIPS AND THAT SORT OF THING,
AND ALL I CAN SAY TO THE LADIES AND THE GIRLS OF THE WORLD IS
VALUE YOUR INDEPENDENCE, BE STRONG,
AND YOU'RE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.
BE A GOLD MINER.
BE A WARRIOR PRINCESS.
BE A CAPTAIN OF A PIRATE SHIP.
BE AN ENTREPRENEUR AND A BUSINESS WOMAN
AND A TRAVELER AND A NOMAD.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WOMEN CANNOT DO,
AND, YOU KNOW, DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.
**
I HAD A FEELING ABOUT THIS ONE.
**
[BLEEP] DUDE.
YEAH, I THINK SOMETHING IS GOING ON
WITH MY SUCTION A LITTLE BIT, EMILY.
ALL RIGHT, DUDE. HOLD ON. I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
**
RICKY! RICKY!
HEY, RICKY!
THE [BLEEP] PUMP MOTOR'S DEAD, DUDE.
**
SERIOUSLY?
Narrator: WITH THE PUMP MOTOR DOWN...
THE CRANK ENDED UP GOING OUT ON THE PUMP. IT'S DONE.
OH, NO. ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YEP. COME UP. AH.
Narrator: ...THE DAY IS DONE.
GOT TO GO GET A NEW MOTOR.
Narrator: AND A NEW PUMP MOTOR IN NOME
IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER WON'T BE CHEAP.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS WORSE -- YOUR PUMP MOTOR GOING OUT
ON GOOD GOLD OR YOUR PUMP MOTOR GOING OUT ON BAD GOLD.
**
Narrator: 70 MILES EAST...
Kris: WE ARE SAVED! PRAISE ANDY AND EVERYTHING!
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
I'M A [BLEEP] DUMB ASS.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KRIS KELLY AND MR. GOLD, SHAWN POMRENKE...
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!
Narrator: ...ARE HAVING A REAL MEETING OF THE MINDS.
I FEEL SO GOOD. I FEEL SO GOOD, ANDY.
IT'S THE MOTHER LODE!
GOD, HIS [BLEEP] ANNOYING-ASS VOICE
JUST BUGS THE [BLEEP] OUT OF ME.
SHUT DOWN WHILE HE WAITS FOR PARTS FROM NOME,
SHAWN'S ENTIRE OPERATION IS ON ICE.
Kris: WHOO!
Shawn: I GOLD MINE BECAUSE I LOVE TO GOLD MINE,
AND THAT'S HOW I'VE SUPPORTED MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS
AND MY WORKERS FOR YEARS.
MEGA DREDGE IS GOING TO KEEP ME AND MY CREW BUSY
FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
I CARE ABOUT MY COMMUNITY.
I'VE GROWN UP HERE.
I'VE LIVED HERE.
I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE I LOVE AND CARE ABOUT.
I LOVE AND CARE ABOUT NOME.
OH, THAT'S CODY.
REINFORCEMENTS ARE HERE.
Narrator: WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE PART, SHAWN IS BACK IN BUSINESS.
Shawn: HOPEFULLY, WE'LL GET IT TO WORK HERE
AND CAN GET BACK UP AND RUNNING.
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
EXCELLENT.
IT JUST SUCKS HAVING THIEVES AND CROOKED PEOPLE AROUND HERE.
WE SHOULD JUST BE FOCUSING ON MINING,
AND NOW EVERYBODY IS PISSED OFF THAT THEY'RE HERE.
SO, I DON'T KNOW.
I GO DOWN, PUT A BIG PILE OF GOLD IN THE BOX.
THAT'LL CHANGE EVERYBODY'S MORALE RIGHT AWAY.
Narrator: WITH HOT WATER OPERATIONAL,
IT'S NOW TIME FOR MR. GOLD TO GET BACK UNDER THE ICE
AND CUT OFF THE KELLYS FROM HIS GOLD.
**
Man: HOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE, BOSS MAN?
I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
HOW'S THE TEMPERATURE DOWN THERE?
TEMPERATURE IS FEELING PERFECT.
TRYING TO...GET BACK ON THE TRACK OF THE MOTHER LODE HERE.
**
NOT THE MOTHER LODE YET, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP LOOKING.
JUST PUNCHED MY FIRST HOLE HERE.
PUNCHED ANOTHER HOLE. PUNCHED ANOTHER HOLE THERE.
Narrator: THE EQUIPMENT'S WORKING GREAT.
PUNCHING ANOTHER HOLE HERE.
THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM...
I JUST PUNCHED ANOTHER HOLE.
...NO GOLD.
**
SON OF A BITCH.
**
JUST PUNCHING HOLES, BUT NOT SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF GOLD
IN THIS PARTICULAR SPOT RIGHT HERE.
**
Narrator: IN HIS HASTE TO CUT OFF THE IRISH FROM THE GOLD,
SHAWN HAS ALLOWED ANGER TO TRUMP REASON,
AND NOW HE'S PAYING THE PRICE.
**
SO, HERE WE GO. NOW WE'RE MOVING AGAIN.
**
CHUNKY GOLD! CHUNKY GOLD!
**
Emily: LOOK AT THAT TASTY LITTLE PILE OF GOLD.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS IT?
NEXT TIME YOU COME OVER,
MY BROTHER'S GONNA [BLEEP] YOU UP!
[ LAUGHS ]
Emily: GOLD MINING, IT'S GAMBLING.
SOMETIMES, YOU SUCCEED, AND YOU RAKE IT IN,
AND SOMETIMES, YOU'RE JUST SITTING AT THE TABLE,
THROWING YOUR CHIPS IN AND LOSING,
AND I SEE THAT HAPPEN TO PEOPLE UP HERE,
PEOPLE WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED AND BRAVE
AND TENACIOUS MEN.
I SEE THAT HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ME.
IT'S MY BIGGEST NIGHTMARE THAT I'LL WAKE UP ONE DAY,
AND ALL MY CHIPS WILL BE OFF THE TABLE.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW GAMBLING WORKS
[LAUGHS] IN TERMS OF CHIPS,
BUT SO MUCH FOR THAT METAPHOR.
SCRATCH THAT WHOLE THING.
Narrator: 10 MILES EAST OF NOME AT HASTINGS CREEK...
AFTER HAVING HER FIRST DAY OF WINTER MINING CUT SHORT
BY A BROKEN PUMP MOTOR...
Emily: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL NEEDS
HER FIRST CLEANOUT OF THE SEASON TO BE A GOOD ONE.
Emily: ANY MINUTE YOU'RE NOT FINDING AND RECOVERING GOLD
DURING THE ICE SEASON IS A TIME THAT YOU'RE LOSING MONEY.
SUCCESS MEANS A LOT TO ME UP HERE.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF FAILURE,
AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF A LOT OF FAILURE,
AND I'M AT THAT POINT WHERE I WANT TO BE
A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN UP HERE.
LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD.
Narrator: WITH A VETERAN CREW TO PAY AND A NEW PUMP MOTOR TO BUY,
SHE'LL NEED THE CLEANUP TO YIELD A MINIMUM OF $3,000
TO KEEP THE OPERATION RUNNING.
THAT LOOKS LIKE TWO OUNCES.
I THINK IT'S OVER TWO.
I'M JUST GUESSING. I GOT 2.3.
I SAY 2.5.
2.36.
[ DOG WHINES ]
HE'S THROWING OUT HIS BIT.
HE'S LIKE, [whining] "AT LEAST TWO!
IT'S TWO!"
WHAT DOES THE LOSER DO? HOW MANY PUSH-UPS?
THE ONE WHO IS THE FARTHEST OFF?
20 PUSH-UPS...
20 PUSH-UPS BAREHANDED IN THE SNOW?
...BAREHANDED IN THE SNOW.
LOOK AT THAT TASTY LITTLE PILE OF GOLD.
HERE WE GO.
WHAT ARE WE AT HERE?
ONE OUNCE...
OUNCE AND A HALF...
2.2...
2.4...
WAIT, WHAT IS IT? I CAN'T SEE.
83 GRAMS -- THAT'S RIGHT AT 2.7 OUNCES.
Narrator: 2.7 OUNCES IS WORTH JUST OVER $3,000,
A GOOD RETURN FOR THREE HOURS OF DIVE TIME.
BUT AFTER THE COST OF A NEW PUMP MOTOR,
EMILY IS BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO THE PUSH-UPS.
THEN LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
BUT SHE LIVES TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
IF YOU LET YOURSELF BE DEFEATED BY FAILURE,
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO LAST FOR ABOUT A DAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE IT CONSTANTLY
WHEN YOU'RE GOLD MINING.
BUT FAILURE ISN'T GOING TO STOP US.
FAILURE'S NOT GOING TO STOP ME.
18!
19!
AH!
WHOO!
**
Narrator: 70 MILES EAST...
**
HERE HE COMES.
CAN I?
Narrator: ...THE FIGHTING IRISH ARE SENSING A LITTLE HOSTILITY
FROM THEIR NEW NEIGHBOR.
THESE MINERS HAVE IT IN THEIR HEAD THAT IF THEY FIND,
"OH, I FOUND THIS! THIS IS ALL MINE!"
THEY CAN GO [BLEEP] THEMSELVES.
Narrator: AND CAPTAIN KRIS' SIMPLE PLAN
TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE BY FOLLOWING SHAWN TO THE BLUFF...
HEY, [BLEEP] YOU!
...SETTING UP CAMP RIGHT NEXT TO HIM...
YEAH. WANT TO GET IN THE RING WITH ME?
YOU WANT TO ANSWER THE BELL?
Narrator: ...AND MINING THE GROUND
THAT'S TAKEN HIM SIX SEASONS OF PROSPECTING TO FIND...
HEY, NEXT TIME YOU COME OVER,
MY BROTHER'S GONNA [BLEEP] YOU UP!
OKAY, THANKS FOR THE WARNING!
...IS ESCALATING INTO AN ALL-OUT GOLD WAR.
IF KRIS GETS WITHIN AN ARM REACH OF ME,
I'M GOING TO STRANGLE HIS LITTLE NECK,
POP HIS HEAD OFF LIKE A GRAPE.
[ IMITATES SQUISH ]
OH, HE'S SO COOL.
Narrator: WITH THE BOYS BEATING THEIR CHEST DOWN AT THE BLUFF,
NOME'S ONLY FEMALE DREDGE OWNER, EMILY RIEDEL,
IS FIRST ON THE BOARD.
**
HOLY COW, JAY, YOU SHOULD SEE ALL THE GOLD
THAT I'M GETTING DOWN HERE, MAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU JUST WANT TO START GRABBING THEM.
I DIDN'T COME HERE FOR 1/2 OUNCE AN HOUR.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THAT 6 OUNCE AN HOUR.
THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY THE MOST TERRIFYING DIVING EXPERIENCE
OF MY LIFE SO FAR.
THE KELLYS ARE A BUNCH OF THIEVES.
YAY!
THAT IS THE BEST GOLD CLEANUP WE'VE EVER HAD IN OUR LIVES.
JUST SO OVERWHELMED BY HOW TRULY HORRIFYING IT REALLY IS.