**
YEAH, FRED, YOU'RE DREDGING AGAIN, MAN.
Fred: HELL YEAH, MAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ VENT HISSES ]
HEY, FRED, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR VENT ON YOUR SIDE
OPENED UP.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY AIR?
AH [BLEEP]
**
PICK UP ON THE FRONT END.
YOU'RE NOT EVEN LINED UP YET.
DUSTIN, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
DON'T MAKE ME TAKE CHARGE. I DON'T WANT TO.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO CARLOS.
I'M A COMMERCIAL DIVER. I WORK OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM
FOR 15 YEARS NOW.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY ACROSS, RIGHT?
WE HAVEN'T DROPPED ANYBODY.
YET.
SON OF A [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
OH! [ EXHALES ]
UH-OH. I SAW IT TOO.
I SAW IT. UH-OH.
HOLY [BLEEP]
LOOK AT ALL THAT GOLD THAT'S IN THERE!
THE GOLD IS SITTING ON THE SURFACE RIGHT NOW.
WE JUST FOUND IT.
WHOO!
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DON'T LET GO OF THE END OF THAT ROPE.
THAT'S ALL.
DON'T FALL.
TRUST YOU, MAN.
Narrator: HIGH IN ALASKA'S REMOTE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE WORKING ON THE TRAIL
BETWEEN THEIR CAMP AND THE DIVE SITE.
WE'VE GOT A TREE THAT'S HANGING OFF BY THE ROOTS,
STRAIGHT DIRECTLY OVER OUR TRAIL.
IF IT FELL DOWN AND HIT ANYBODY,
THAT WOULD BE THE END OF SOMEBODY.
Dustin: OW. WE NEED TO GET TO WORK.
HOPEFULLY IT ELIMINATES ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT KILLS US.
IT SHOULD BE STRAIGHT BELOW YOU.
THAT TREE LOOKS LIKE IT'S HANGING OVER THE EDGE.
YEAH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I CAN GET DOWN TO IT.
THIS IS A LOT OF WORK.
IT REALLY BETTER PAY OFF. UGH.
Narrator: DUSTIN AND HIS CREW ARE CHASING A DREAM --
THAT THESE DEADLY McKINLEY CREEK RAPIDS
HIDE SOME OF ALASKA'S UNFOUND GOLD DEPOSITS --
PLUNGE POOLS BELOW THE SURFACE
THAT HAVE TRAPPED MILLIONS IN GOLD.
THIS SEASON'S PRICE TAG, $50,000 IN RUNNING COSTS.
SO THEY'LL NEED TO FIND AT LEAST 42 OUNCES OF GOLD
BEFORE ANY OF THEM MAKES A CENT.
THE RACE IS ON TO FINISH THEIR DIVE PLATFORM
AND START DREDGING FOR GOLD.
BUT FIRST, DUSTIN HAS TO REMOVE THE DEAD TREE
THAT'S THREATENING TO FALL ON THEM.
Dustin: LITERALLY STANDING ON TOP OF THEM, I BELIEVE.
I CUT THIS LOOSE, HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO
CHAIN REACTION AND THINGS FALL ON ME.
COPY THAT.
CRAZY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I THINK THE WHOLE LITTLE LEDGE IS GOING TO GO WHEN IT GOES.
COME LOOSE!
YEAH! FINALLY.
THAT WAS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
THANKS FOR CATCHING MY BACK ON THAT ONE.
YOU CONQUERED IT, MAN. HOLY COW.
WELL, THAT'S ONE LESS HEADACHE WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT NOW.
YEAH, SO IT DOESN'T KILL SOMEBODY.
Narrator: NEXT STEP FOR DUSTIN, PAUL, WES, AND GREENHORN ZACK --
HAUL THE LUMBER OVER THE TREACHEROUS MILE-LONG TRAIL
BETWEEN CAMP AND THE DIVE SITE.
ZACK, WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO IS JUST TO GO UP
AND DOWN THAT HILL OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WALKING.
MAN, I THINK IT'D BE PERFECT TO JUST THROW SOME TWO-BY-FOURS
IN BETWEEN THAT LITTLE GAP ON MY HANDLEBARS
ON MY DIRT BIKE THERE AND JUST SIT ON 'EM
AND RIDE 'EM UP THE HILL.
IT'S NOT SAFE ENOUGH TO BE OVER THERE TO DO THAT.
YOU'D BE JOUSTING WITH TREES AND STICKS.
CAN'T BE LAZY.
I JUST DON'T SEE HOW A SIMPLE LITTLE IDEA TURNED INTO
ME NOT WANTING TO DO IT NOW AND ME BEING LAZY.
I WAS JUST... NO, NOT LAZY.
A LITTLE...
IT JUST OPENS YOU UP FOR TOO MUCH.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW HOW WE ARE. YOU KNOW HOW WE ROLL.
[BLEEP]
WHEN THEY WRITE ME OFF INSTANTLY WHEN I COME UP WITH AN IDEA,
IT REALLY FRUSTRATES ME AND PISSES ME OFF.
ZACK'S ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND THE EASY WAY, JUST LIKE FRED,
BECAUSE HE'S A MACHINE OPERATOR. BUT OUT HERE,
IT TURNS INTO PHYSICAL, HARD LABOR HAS TO HAPPEN.
LET'S SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.
Narrator: 24-YEAR-OLD ZACK HAS BEEN A LOGGER FOR EIGHT YEARS,
BUT THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME MINING.
Zack: YOU KNOW, I'M THE NEW GUY HERE.
I'M THE LOWEST ON THE TOTEM POLE.
BUT IT IS HARD, ESPECIALLY COMING FROM A POSITION
WHERE I WAS RUNNING MY OWN CREWS
AND I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING UNDER ME TO WHERE NOW,
I'M WORKING UNDER EVERYBODY ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE
TO GET USED TO THAT, REALLY.
I'M GOING TO DO IT MY WAY, THAT'S JUST ALL THERE IS TO IT.
SO HERE I GO.
THIS [BLEEP] SUCKS.
Narrator: OVER THE LAST 120 YEARS,
THE CREEKS AROUND THE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS
HAVE PRODUCED MORE THAN $100 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD.
MEN HAVE MADE THEIR FORTUNES AND LOST THEIR LIVES.
THREE WEEKS AGO, THE DAKOTA BOYS RETURNED FOR ANOTHER SEASON
TO FIND THEIR FORTUNES DIVING FOR GOLD.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU A WEALTHY MAN.
BUT FOUND ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN DESTROYED.
THE WATER MUST'VE COME UP EIGHT FEET.
THERE AIN'T A THING LEFT.
FRED WAS FORCED TO TAKE A $50,000 LOAN
FROM OLD RIVAL TODD HOFFMAN.
I WILL BE CHECKING IN.
NOW, FRED MUST DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
Fred: IF TODD HOFFMAN DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FAITH IN ME
THAT HE HAS TO SEND SOMEONE DOWN,
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HIS BACKGROUND IS,
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR QUALIFICATIONS ARE, AN OUTSIDER.
I GUESS IF I NEED MONEY,
I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH CIRCUMSTANCES HERE.
YOU MUST BE CARLOS. YES, SIR.
HOW YOU DOING? FRED?
FRED, YEAH. HOW YOU DOING, SIR?
I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF DIVE GEAR TO BRING,
SO I JUST BROUGHT THE WHOLE THING.
IT'S PRETTY HEAVY.
WE'LL JUST SQUEEZE 'EM UP IN THERE.
WHAT KIND OF A BACKGROUND DO YOU HAVE?
WELL, I'VE DONE 13 YEARS
IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
GOT OUT OF THAT, WENT INTO COMMERCIAL DIVING,
DID THAT SINCE 2002.
YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE, RIGHT?
UH... OTHER THAN DIVING.
YEAH, I UNDERSTOOD, UH,
TODD WAS SENDING SOMEBODY UP TO, UH,
HE SAID "HELP US OUT." I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT
COME UP HERE TO, UH, JUST KEEP AN EYE ON US,
'CAUSE, UH, WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SENOR HOFFMAN SENT ME OUT HERE JUST TO --
JUST TO PROTECT HIS INVESTMENT.
Fred: WE'RE AT CAMP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS, MAN?
I MEAN, THIS IS WOODS. DEEP WOODS OUT HERE.
I'M MORE FOCUSED ON THAT, UH, THAT CROSSING RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE CABLE.
Narrator: TO GET TO THEIR CLAIM,
THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE STRUNG A 250-FOOT CABLE
ACROSS A CANYON THAT'S 400 FEET DEEP.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY ACROSS, RIGHT?
WE HAVEN'T DROPPED ANYBODY.
YET.
CRAP.
Carlos: I'M NOT SCARED OF HEIGHTS, I'M JUST SCARED OF FALLING.
AND I'M SCARED OF FALLING AND SURVIVING.
-ARE YOU READY? -YEAH.
-ARE YOU READY? -YEAH. I'M READY.
SON OF A [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
OH [BLEEP]
OH.
AH. HO.
[ EXHALES ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
TOUCHDOWN. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD TO GO. ALL RIGHT. TURN ME OFF.
AGH, [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
HE SEEMED A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
I DIDN'T HEAR HIM SCREAMING.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S MY GEAR. DON'T DROP.
DON'T DROP, PLEASE.
THIS IS JUST GETTING TO WORK.
THIS IS JUST THE COMMUTE TO WORK.
YEE-HAW! I THOUGHT THEY JUST DO THIS
IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES JUST TO GO TO WORK.
HOLY CRAP.
ALL RIGHT. I'M HERE.
WELL, LET'S GRAB THAT BOX.
WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEARS IN THIS KIND OF AREA?
A LITTLE BIT.
Narrator: THE MINE SITE IS A GRUELING ONE-MILE HIKE
THROUGH McKINLEY'S RUGGED CANYONS.
DOES THAT GO ALL THE WAY AROUND?
DUSTIN, WES, AND PAUL HAVE MINED TOGETHER FOR THREE YEARS.
LET'S DO THAT.
TODD'S MAN CARLOS HAS NEVER MINED IN HIS LIFE.
STILL GOT THERE.
Fred: I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO CARLOS.
THIS IS PAUL. HOW YOU DOING, PAUL?
HOW'S IT GOING, CARLOS? WES.
HOW YOU DOING? HELLO, WES, HOW YOU DOING?
AND DUSTIN. HOW YOU DOING, DUSTIN?
NICE TO MEET YA.
WHOO! I'M STILL OUT OF BREATH.
SO YOU BROUGHT US SOME HELP, HUH?
WELL, TODD HOFFMAN SENT HIM UP HERE
KIND OF TO KEEP AN EYE ON US.
I'M NOT HERE TO STEP ON NOBODY'S TOES,
LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDERS, SO LET'S JUST CUT THAT OUT.
I'M JUST HERE TO HELP YOU GUYS OUT.
LET 'EM KNOW WHAT KIND OF QUALIFICATIONS YOU GOT.
UH, I'M A COMMERCIAL DIVER,
WORK OFFSHORE ON OIL PLATFORMS,
BEEN DOING THAT FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS NOW.
EVER BEEN IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS?
YOU KNOW WHAT, I -- I THOUGHT I'VE BEEN
IN EVERY TYPE OF WATER THERE IS,
BUT, NO, NOTHING LIKE THIS.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS WHOLE TODD HOFFMAN THING.
Fred: NOT UP TO ME. IT'S, UH --
I GUESS HE'S LOOKING AFTER HIS INVESTMENT.
WHAT'D YOU GUYS SPEND THE MONEY ON SO FAR?
RIGHT OFF, WE GOT A DREDGE.
WE GOT HOT WATER SUITS, YOU NAME IT.
EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH DIVING.
UH-HUH. I'M STILL CURIOUS
WHAT THE HELL IS IN THAT DAMN HEAVY BOX.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SHOW YOU MY BREAD 'N' BUTTER.
[BLEEP]
LOOK AT THAT. WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT
IS IT GRABBING HOLD OF YOU AND RIPPING YOUR DAMN HEAD OFF.
THAT THING'S NOT COMING OFF MY HEAD.
NO, NO, IT'S NOT COMING.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOUR HEAD RIPPING OFF.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS SOMEBODY TO --
THAT'S AN ALL-AROUND PERSON THAT CAN GET ALONG WITH US.
WE NEVER GO AWAY.
SO IF YOU DON'T GET ALONG WITH US,
YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.
BUT IF YOU LIKE TO WORK, YOU'RE GOING TO FIT RIGHT IN.
APPRECIATE IT, SENOR. WELCOME ABOARD.
ALL RIGHT.
Dustin: I'M OPEN TO WORK WITH ANYBODY THAT WORKS HARD.
I DON'T CARE WHERE THEY'RE FROM OR WHAT THEY DO.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME GRUNT WORK
BEFORE HE'S EARNED HIS RIGHT TO BE OUT HERE.
NONE OF THESE GUYS TRUST ME RIGHT NOW,
AND AS FAR AS I DON'T EVEN TRUST THESE GUYS.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST -- THAT'S JUST COMMON SENSE.
THAT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE.
THESE GUYS CAN THROW ME IN THE CREEK
IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME AND THEY SAY,
"YEAH, CARLOS WHO?"
Dustin: I DON'T CARE WHO SENT YOU.
THIS IS MY JOB SITE, AND I'LL PUT YOU AWAY.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
AND I'M [BLEEP] PISSED.
Carlos: [BLEEP] ME. LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP], MAN.
THE RIVER IS PISSED TODAY, BROTHER.
**
WE, UH, HOPE TO GET THE DREDGE IN THE WATER TODAY
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Narrator: HIGH IN THE CHILKAT MOUNTAINS,
THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE ON A TREASURE HUNT
FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD.
BEFORE THEY CAN GET TO THE GOLD,
THEY HAVE TO EQUIP THEIR REMOTE DIVE SITE
WITH ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEED TO DREDGE.
FRED'S SPENT OVER $13,000 OF TODD'S $50,000 LOAN
ON THIS BRAND-NEW SUCTION DREDGE.
IT'S A GOOD DAY.
VERY EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO PULL UP DIRT
AND GOLD SO WE CAN GET RICH.
Narrator: THE DREDGE IS A LIGHTWEIGHT FLOATING WASH PLANT.
THE INTAKE HOSE SUCKS MATERIAL FROM THE CREEK BED
AND WASHES IT THROUGH AN ON-BOARD SLUICE BOX,
WHICH CATCHES THE HEAVY GOLD IN ITS RIFFLES.
NOW WE KNOW WHERE IT GOES, YOU CAN TAKE THAT OFF.
Fred: THAT DREDGE IS OUR MAIN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
THAT WATER CAN COME UP, JUST WASH EVERYTHING AWAY.
WE'VE HAD IT HAPPEN BEFORE.
SO WE HAVE TO BUILD SOME KIND OF A SAFE HARBOR,
KEEP THE DIVER SAFE
AND GET OUT THERE AND SERVICE THAT DREDGE.
AND THAT WILL STOP THAT CURRENT FROM, UH, BEING DEADLY.
THE RIVER IS PISSED TODAY, BROTHER.
TURN INTO A GOT-DANG MONSTER.
THIS WHITEWATER IS REALLY, REALLY ROUGH.
WE NEED TO MAKE SOME CALM WATER.
YEAH. ALL THESE ROCKS HAVE TO LEAVE.
IT'S GOING TO BE SOME BACK-BREAKING WORK.
AH, [BLEEP] DON'T FALL IN.
Narrator: THE CREW HAS TO SHIFT NINE TONS OF BOULDERS
TO BUILD A HARBOR TO PROTECT THE DREDGE.
ROCKS RIGHT HERE, HUH?
I GUESS.
AND DON'T SMASH YOUR [BLEEP] FINGERS.
HE GOT IT IN AND SAID,
"AH, I THOUGHT THIS WATER WAS GOING TO BE COLD."
[ LAUGHTER ]
LIKE YOU SAID, MAN, IT'S WORSE ON MY HANDS
THAN ON MY FEET, MAN.
Narrator: CARLOS IS USED TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
AT JUST 38 DEGREES,
THIS CREEK WATER WILL CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA
IF THEY STAY IN TOO LONG.
Dustin: I'LL GET SOMEBODY TO TURN ON
THE WATER HEATER SOON, ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
THAT'S SOME FUNNY STUFF RIGHT THERE, MAN.
Fred: LOOKING GREAT. LOOKING GREAT.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE GOAL EVERY TIME YOU TAKE A ROCK OUT.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO IT.
ON THE TOP OF THOSE OTHER ROCKS.
UP ON THE RIDGE, YOUNGEST CREWMEMBER ZACK
IS HAULING LUMBER TO BUILD THEIR DIVE PLATFORM.
I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN, AND TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST,
WITHOUT ANY MORE PEOPLE, THIS IS AS FAST AS IT GETS.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M HAPPY THEY GAVE ME THIS JOB,
'CAUSE IT'S REALLY GOING TO GIVE ME A GOOD IDEA
AS TO HOW MUCH THEY'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK
THAT I CAN DO, 'CAUSE I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW --
NOT ONE OF THESE GUYS CAN GET IT UP THERE
AS EFFICIENTLY AS ME.
I AIN'T GOING TO [BLEEP] WALK THESE THINGS DOWN HERE SLOWLY.
LET 'EM FALL.
Dustin: HEY, ZACK, YOU GOT A COPY, MAN?
YEAH, GO FOR ZACK.
WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG, MAN?
I'M JUST BUMPING ALL THE BOARDS
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AT ONE TIME
SO THAT I'M ONLY MAKING ONE TRIP AND NOT 15.
WELL, WE NEED SOME LUMBER OVER HERE, MAN.
YEAH, I'LL TAKE TWO FROM MY PILE
AND GET 'EM OVER THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND COME BACK AND FINISH THE JOB.
Dustin: DAMN KIDS THESE DAYS.
I HAVE TO STOP WHAT I'M DOING,
BUMPING ALL THESE BOARDS DOWN THERE,
GO ALL THE WAY TO WHERE THEY'RE AT
SO THAT I CAN MOVE A BOARD ONE BY ONE,
AND I'M [BLEEP] PISSED.
I GUESS I'M JUST USED TO PEOPLE [BLEEP] DOING WHAT I WANT.
THERE HE IS. HOW'S IT GOING?
[BLEEP] BULL[BLEEP]
IT'S KIND OF A SKETCHY TRAIL TO HIKE AFTER YOU'VE BEEN
HIKING UP AND DOWN THAT [BLEEP] HILL WITH THESE BOARDS.
JUST KEEP 'EM COMING, MAN.
I NEED ABOUT A 30-INCH BOARD, 2x6, MAYBE.
Dustin: 30-INCH LONG, 2x6, PLEASE.
Fred: JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND I'LL GET IT DONE.
ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A DIVING BOARD!
Narrator: NEXT, THEY NEED A SYSTEM
TO WINCH THEIR 1,000-POUND DREDGE
IN AND OUT OF THE SAFE HARBOR.
Fred: UH, WELL, LET'S SEE. CAN'T SLACK OFF.
I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I TOTALLY GOT IT.
WE HOOK THAT WINCH RIGHT HERE ON THIS POINT, RIGHT?
IT GOES UP TO THE BLOCK, THROUGH THE BLOCK,
AND WE'RE ABLE TO PULL IT ALL THE WAY OVER TO HERE.
IT'LL LIFT IT STRAIGHT UP.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK RIGHT THERE.
YOU GUYS ARE ON STEP SEVEN, MAN.
I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
Narrator: DUSTIN'S PLAN -- SUSPEND 60 FEET OF CABLE
ACROSS THE CREEK AND INSTALL A REMOTE-CONTROL WINCH
THAT WILL HAUL THE DREDGE
UP AND OUT OF THE HARBOR
TO WHEREVER THEY NEED IT FOR MINING.
I'M GOING TO SET SOME ANCHOR POINTS.
WE'RE GOING TO RUN A ROPE ACROSS,
AND WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO PICK THAT DREDGE
RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER.
I'VE GOT TO CLIMB UP ALL THIS WET JUNK.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY UP THIS,
AND HOPEFULLY I DON'T SLIDE OFF
INTO THE DAMN WATER AND HURT MYSELF.
I'M ROPED IN, BUT THAT'S JUST IN CASE I FALL.
IT SOUNDS ANGRY.
Narrator: THE FREEZING, GLACIER-FED WATERS
OF McKINLEY SURGE THROUGH HERE
AT 129,000 GALLONS EVERY MINUTE.
RIGHT NOW, IF DUSTIN WAS TO SLIP AND FALL,
HE'S PRETTY MUCH A STRAIGHT SHOT DOWN.
HE'D EITHER HIT THE LOG DECK, WHICH WOULDN'T BE GOOD,
OR HE'D HIT THE WATER.
IT'D MESS HIM UP PRETTY BAD WHERE HE'S AT NOW.
Dustin: JUST LIKE I THOUGHT, SUPER SOFT [BLEEP] ROCK.
NOT SOLID? [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
WHAT ABOUT RIGHT ABOVE THAT SPOT?
[ GRUNTS ]
THERE IT GOES. WHOO!
HOLDING UP.
YOU CAN ONLY DO THAT SO MANY TIMES
BEFORE YOUR LUCK RUNS OUT, MAN.
YOU'RE MISTAKEN IF YOU THINK THIS IS THE FIRST OR LAST TIME
THAT PAUL'S GOING TO HAVE MY LIFE IN HIS HANDS.
Wes: I THINK HE'S GOT HIS ANCHOR POINTS HOOKED UP OVER THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET A CABLE ACROSS NOW.
COMING UP. YEP.
Dustin: IT LOOKS GOOD UP THERE. I HOPE IT WORKS.
IT SHOULD.
WE GOT OUR CABLE UP OVER HERE. WE'VE GOT OUR WINCH SET UP.
ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PUT 'EM TOGETHER
AND SEE IF THEY WORK.
Narrator: NOW, THE MOMENT OF TRUTH --
WINCH THE $13,000 DREDGE ACROSS THE RAGING CREEK
TO THEIR HARBOR WITHOUT DESTROYING IT.
Fred: SO FAR IT'S OKAY.
HOLD IT.
YO, CARLOS! GO GET THAT BLUE ROPE.
FOR WHAT? SAFETY.
MAKE IT FAST!
Fred: GIVE IT PLENTY OF SLACK,
BUT I WANT YOU TO TIE IT ONTO SOMETHING UP THERE.
I WANT YOU TO PICK UP ON THE FRONT END.
YOU'RE NOT EVEN LINED UP YET.
OH, PLEASE, YOU'RE GOING TO [BLEEP] KILL ME!
DON'T MAKE ME TAKE CHARGE. I DON'T WANT TO.
Fred: WHAT I WANT TO KNOW,
CAN YOU LIFT THE FRONT OF THIS BARGE
WITH THAT ROPE AT ALL, JUST THE WAY IT'S RIGGED?
I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE LIFTING IT.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GUIDING IT IN.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS OFF THE DECK BEFORE YOU...
NO, YOU DON'T. THAT'S HIGH.
THIS IS HIGH. PULL ON IT,
THE [BLEEP] THING WILL COME OFF OF THE GROUND.
I'M SORRY I'M CURSING AT YOU. I'M TRYING TO CALM DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, DUSTIN. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
I ASKED YOU A SIMPLE QUESTION.
NO, I CANNOT LIFT IT UP.
WHY DO YOU NEED TO LIFT IT STRAIGHT UP?
BECAUSE WHEN THIS THING SWINGS THIS WAY,
WHEN YOU PULL IT OUT,
IT'S GOING TO JUST DESTROY THAT NOZZLE.
ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS HOLD YOUR HAND ON THERE
AND WALK WITH IT JUST LIKE...
OH, REALLY? GO AHEAD AND DO IT, THEN.
TURN IT THAT WAY. I'M TURNING IT.
LIKE THAT.
IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN ON YOUR HEAD, THAT ROPE.
JUST BE -- BE COOL, FRED.
OKAY. WE'VE GOT IT.
IT'S CLEAR.
BE COOL. OOP!
THIS [BLEEP] THING IS CAUGHT IN THE ROPE. HOLD ON.
Narrator: A SNAG ON FRED'S
SAFETY ROPE IS TIPPING THE DREDGE.
STOP. STOP! ALL STOP!
IF THE FEROCIOUS CURRENT CATCHES IT,
THEIR MINING SEASON WILL BE OVER.
GET RID OF THAT [BLEEP] ROPE, LET IT LOOSE!
LOOK OUT!
STOP! STOP!
IT'S CLEAR.
Narrator: THE DAKOTA BOYS ARE STRUGGLING
TO GET THEIR GOLD-CATCHING DREDGE TO THE SAFETY
OF THEIR ROCK HARBOR.
STOP! STOP! ALL STOP!
BUT IT'S DANGEROUSLY SNAGGED.
STOP, STOP, STOP!
IT'S CAUGHT IN THE [BLEEP] DAMN ROPE.
LET IT DOWN AND I THINK WE GOT IT.
BE COOL, FRED.
YOU CAN'T HOLD IT?
LOOK AT THAT STUPID-ASS [BLEEP] ROPE IS IN THE WAY.
CUT THAT MOTHER [BLEEP]
I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
IT DIDN'T SWIVEL.
NOT TOO MUCH. NOT TOO MUCH!
GOOD? WHOO!
GOOD JOB, GUYS!
WHOO!
IT WAS A LITTLE BIT IFFY WHEN IT CAME OVER THE EDGE.
OTHER THAN THE FACT WE WERE FRANTIC,
IT WENT SMOOTH.
Dustin: OVERALL, IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY.
WE GOT A LOT DONE.
OUR DREDGE IS OVER THE TOP OF WHERE I'M ABOUT TO DREDGE.
THAT IS SUPER EXCITING.
WHAT'S GOING ON, ZACK? WHAT'S UP, DUSTIN?
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, MAN?
Narrator: ZACK HAS BEEN HAULING DUSTIN'S LUMBER
TO THE DIVE SITE ALL DAY.
HE'S FINALLY GETTING A BREAK AT CAMP.
YOU DOING OKAY OUT HERE?
WELL, YOU TELL ME. I'M DOING JUST FINE,
BUT HOW ABOUT A "THANKS, ZACK," OR A "GOOD JOB, ZACK,"
OR "YOU DID GOOD, I'M GLAD YOU GOT THE BOARDS THERE"?
YOU DID A LOT OF WORK, BUT YOU DIDN'T DO WHAT I ASKED.
FOR YOU TO PUT THAT ON ME, THOUGH, IS A PROBLEM,
BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S MY FAULT.
SO DO I HAVE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC WITH YOU?
I FEEL LIKE WE NEED --
OUR COMMUNICATION HAS TO BE PERFECT.
I AGREE, AND WHEN I SAY, "I NEED BOARDS,"
YOU'RE BRINGING ME BOARDS.
WELL, THEY GOT TO YA, DIDN'T THEY?
WELL...
LOOK, MAN, I'M USED TO WORKING WITH MY GUYS.
THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WANT WHEN I SAY IT.
WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE,
BUT I NEED YOU TO FIND THAT AREA.
OKAY?
RIGHT.
IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
SOUNDS GOOD.
Narrator: NEXT DAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF DREDGING THE CREEK BED.
FRED'S EAGER TO PROVE HIMSELF IN THE WATER.
HE'S A GOOD DIVER. HE'S A GREAT DIVER, ACTUALLY.
AND HE WANTS TO SHOW US WHAT HE'S MADE OF.
I THINK I'M BETTER TRAINED AND MORE EXPERIENCED
TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION THAN ANY ONE OF THE OTHERS.
Narrator: LAST WEEK, DUSTIN FOUND PYRITE DURING HIS TEST DRIVE.
KNOWN AS FOOL'S GOLD,
IT'S HEAVY AND OFTEN FOUND ALONGSIDE GOLD.
NOW, AFTER WEEKS OF SETBACKS, 72-YEAR-OLD FRED
WILL DIVE WITH THE DREDGE
FOR THE FIRST TIME TO HUNT FOR REAL GOLD.
IT'S JUST LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE.
YOU DON'T EVER FORGET.
Narrator: 500 TONS OF GLACIAL MELTWATER
POUR THROUGH THE CREEK EVERY MINUTE.
FRED'S LIFE WILL DEPEND
ON HIS DIVER SUPPORT SYSTEM WORKING PERFECTLY.
THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE ADAPTED THEIR DREDGE
WITH A PAIR OF ON-BOARD WATER HEATERS
AND AIR COMPRESSORS.
THE SYSTEM FEEDS WARM WATER INTO THE DIVER'S WET SUIT
AND VITAL AIR TO HIS MASK.
THEIR SET-UP IS NEW AND COMPLETELY UNTESTED.
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A HONDA
THAT WON'T [BLEEP] START AND KEEP RUNNING,
AND THIS ONE WON'T EVEN TRY TO [BLEEP] FIRE OFF.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IN THE WORLD'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
APPARENTLY THEY'VE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS
PRIMING A PUMP OR SOMETHING.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
NOTHING'S TOTALLY PLANNED.
THERE'S NOT A CHECK LIST GOING ON.
WHY WON'T THE THING KEEP A PRIME?
I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: CARLOS' 13 YEARS AS A COMMERCIAL DIVER
COMBINED WITH HIS TIME AS A MARINE
MEAN HE'S USED TO RIGOROUS SAFETY
AND STRICT DIVING PROTOCOLS.
AS FAR AS GIVING ME CONFIDENCE OF GETTING IN THE WATER,
NOT UNTIL ALL THESE BUGS ARE WORKED OUT.
Paul: I'M NOT SURE WHAT WENT ON THERE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A ENGINE THAT HARD TO START.
MAYBE 'CAUSE IT WAS BRAND-NEW, NEVER BEEN RUN BEFORE.
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT HOT WATER MACHINE IS ON THE DREDGE, RIGHT?
YEAH. SO YOU GOT
THE HOT WATER MACHINE ON THE DREDGE,
GOT YOUR VOL INTAKE, YOUR AIR ON THE DREDGE.
YEAH. SO IF THAT AIR GOES,
THAT AIR COMES OUT OR SOMETHING HAPPENS
WITH THE AIR COMPRESSOR,
HOW MUCH VOLUME DO YOU GOT TO BREATHE?
ABOUT TWO TO THREE BREATHS.
THE COWBOY ATTITUDE THAT THEY HAVE HERE...
I JUST HOPE IT KEEPS GOING THEIR WAY.
Fred: I NEED A CARABINER OR SOMETHING TO HOOK THAT SAFETY LINE
TO THIS THING IN THE BACK.
Narrator: FRED STRAPS ON 60 POUNDS OF LEAD TO STOP McKINLEY'S
LETHAL CURRENTS DRAGGING HIM DOWNSTREAM.
THAT'S JUST FOR THE CARABINER, YEAH.
WE HAVE...
ABOUT TO GET A RADIO CHECK.
Dustin: YOU SHOULD BE GETTING SOME GOOD, WARM WATER RIGHT NOW.
NO, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET CONSISTENT
OUT OF THIS [BLEEP]
YOU READY TO GO?
YEAH? YEAH.
OKAY. EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
WE'RE GOING THIS WAY.
Dustin: ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK COUNTDOWN.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
GET IT, FRED.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
Dustin: THERE IS NOWHERE
WHERE THE GOLD IS SITTING ON THE SURFACE RIGHT NOW.
WE JUST FOUND IT.
**
Dustin: THREE, TWO, ONE.
GET IT, FRED.
Narrator: DESPERATE TO FIND GOLD AT THEIR MINE SITE,
72-YEAR-OLD FRED HURT DREDGES THE DEADLY RAPIDS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I KNOW IT'S NOT YOU PULLING.
THE CURRENT'S TRYING TO DRAG HIM.
IT FEELS LIKE HE'S TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM ME.
Dustin: WELL, YOU DO THAT.
HE WANTS IT OUT THERE.
PUSH IT OUT THERE.
Narrator: FRED USES THE SIX-INCH INTAKE HOSE
TO SUCK MATERIAL UP FROM THE CREEK BED
ONTO THE FLOATING DREDGE.
THE ONBOARD SLUICE BOX WASHES THE GRAVEL,
CATCHING THE HEAVY GOLD IN ITS RIFFLES.
RIGHT NOW, LOOKS LIKE HE'S DOING PRETTY GOOD DOWN THERE.
I SEE A LOT OF BLACK MATERIAL COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF IT.
YEAH, FRED, YOU'RE DREDGING AGAIN, MAN.
WHOO.
Dustin: ABOUT DAMN TIME.
UNDERWATER, DIGGING DIRT.
Dustin: DON'T GO INTO THAT [BLEEP] WHITEWATER.
THE WATER'S COMING UP RIGHT NOW.
DON'T GO FOR THE GLORY. GO FOR SAFETY RIGHT NOW.
Dustin: HEY, FRED, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR VENT
ON YOUR SIDE OPENED UP.
OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY AIR?
AH [BLEEP]
HEY, HE'S GOT NO AIR!
HEY, LET'S JUST GET HIM OUT OF THE WATER RIGHT NOW.
LET'S JUST FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
ALL RIGHT, THE VALVE'S STUCK OPEN.
BRINGING HIM IN.
WATCH HIS HEAD.
Dustin: WATCH YOUR HEAD, FRED. WATCH YOUR HEAD.
OH, IT IS GOOD TO GET AIR.
BOY, WHEN YOU JUST DON'T QUITE HAVE ENOUGH AIR
COMING INTO THAT MASK.
SOMETHING -- SOMETHING'S GOING ON WITH THAT MASK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT.
WE MIGHT HAVE SOME OF THE SILT
BUILT UP IN THE REGULATOR OR SOMETHING.
Dustin: HOW YOU DOING? TAKE THE TOP OFF?
OKAY.
Carlos: IF TODD HOFFMAN WERE TO WALK AROUND
THAT CORNER RIGHT NOW
AND SEE WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON,
I DON'T THINK THAT HE WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY AT ALL.
Dustin: MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH YOUR AIR FLOW,
THAT IS THE LAST THING
YOU WANT HAPPENING WHEN YOU'RE DOWN THERE.
YOU COULD DEAL WITH GETTING COLD AND BEING PISSED OFF.
LET ME CATCH MY BREATH.
GOING WITHOUT AIR IS PRETTY HARD FOR ANYBODY.
Carlos: THIS IS NOT A GOT-DANG PLAYGROUND.
THIS IS -- THIS IS SCARY STUFF.
COME OVER THERE, FRED.
SENOR FRED, MAN, HIS LIFE MEANS SOMETHING.
EVEN, YOU KNOW, I JUST MET THE GUY.
HIS LIFE MEANS SOMETHING TO ME.
IT WAS A COMPLETE [BLEEP]-SHOW TODAY.
COMPLETE [BLEEP]-SHOW.
I DON'T THINK THIS FRICKING AIR COMPRESSOR'S
PUSHING TOO MUCH.
Narrator: DIVE EXPERT CARLOS CHECKS FRED'S MASK FOR FAULTS.
[ COUGHS, SPITS ]
YEAH, IT'S NOT PUSHING ENOUGH AIR FOR THIS, FRED.
YEAH?
IT'S NOT PUSHING ENOUGH AIR FOR THIS.
YOU'RE KIDDING.
THIS IS FOR OUR MAIN AIR RIGHT HERE.
IT JUST WON'T -- UNLESS YOUR BLOCK.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF.
OR IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH PRESSURE.
HAD TO BUY IT SIGHT UNSEEN WHEN I GOT THERE,
SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHANCE TO REALLY CHECK IT OUT.
IT WON'T TAKE MUCH TO GET IT WORKING.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. THAT'S WHAT WE ALWAYS DO.
WE FIX THE STUFF THAT GOES WRONG
AND WE KEEP GOING ALONG AND KEEP PLUGGING ALONG.
JUST NEVER SEEN THINGS DONE THIS WAY.
Narrator: FRED ABANDONED HIS DIVE WHEN HE RAN OUT OF AIR,
BUT HE STILL SUCKED UP ENOUGH SURFACE MATERIAL
FROM THE CREEK BED FOR A SMALL TEST PAN.
YOU AIN'T NEVER SEEN PANNING. NOPE, ONLY ON TV.
IT'S A NEW THING, MAN. ONLY IN THE MOVIES.
FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO WITH THE THING,
YOU JUST PUT WATER IN YOUR PAN.
RIGHT. AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO,
DRAW YOU A CIRCLE, KIND OF LIKE THAT.
IF THERE'S ANY GOLD IN THERE, IT WILL SINK TO THE BOTTOM,
AND WE'RE GOING TO HOPE FOR THE BEST.
NICE AND SLOW.
TILT IT TO THE FRONT A LITTLE BIT.
UH-OH. UH-OH.
THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE.
I SEE SOMETHING. I DID TOO.
UH-OH.
HOLY [BLEEP]
WHOO!
HOLY [BLEEP]
WE GOT YOU A LITTLE GOLD IN THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S NEAT. HOLY [BLEEP]
WHOO!
OH, LOOK AT ALL THAT SMALL GOLD THAT'S IN THERE.
HOW DEEP DID YOU GET, A FOOT?
RIGHT OFF THE SURFACE.
WE ARE GOING TO DO GREAT.
-YEP. -LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP]
NO, NO, THAT'S REAL GOOD.
I TOLD YOU. "I TOLD YOU."
I TOLD YOU, [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
FOR SOME REASON, I'M NOT GETTING EXCITED
AS MUCH AS YOU GUYS. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
Wes: YOU SEE SOME OF THE PLACES WE DUG, CARLOS,
WE DUG ALL DAY LONG AND DIDN'T COME UP WITH THAT MUCH GOLD.
Dustin: YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS,
BUT YOU DON'T FIND GOLD ON THE SURFACE.
SITTING ON THE SURFACE.
NO. IN THE TOP OF A FOOT OF DIRT.
THERE IS NOWHERE WHERE THE GOLD IS SITTING
ON THE SURFACE RIGHT NOW.
WE JUST FOUND IT.
THAT'S GOLD.
Fred: IT PUMPED EVERYBODY UP.
THEY REALIZED THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF JUST THOSE 10 OR 15 LITTLE PIECES OF GOLD IN THAT.
WE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN FIVE FOOT, SIX FOOT DEEP
BEFORE WE ACTUALLY STARTED SEEING GOLD,
AND THEN WE FIND IT IN FIVE INCHES?
Dustin: HELL YEAH. IT FEELS DAMN GOOD.
INCREDIBLE. WE FOUND GOLD!
WE'D HAVE BEEN DOING REALLY GOOD.
Dustin: THAT'S ONLY THE INSPECTION MAT.
IT'S GOLD. SO WE'VE GOT THAT GOLD
SPREAD ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT WHOLE SLUICE.
THAT'S GOT-DANG GOOD NEWS, YOU KNOW?
Narrator: IN THEIR SEARCH FOR A HUGE DEPOSIT OF GOLD,
THE DAKOTA BOYS HAVE FOUND THEIR FIRST FLAKES.
CARLOS, WE'RE GOING TO TURN YOU FROM A DIVER TO A GOLD MINER.
I -- I DO NOT WANT TO CATCH THIS KIND OF FEVER.
OH, YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH IT.
THERE AIN'T NO WAY YOU CAN MISS IT.
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO CURSE US.
Dustin: A PEANUT BUTTER JAR OF THAT STUFF WILL BUY YOU A HOUSE.
NO [BLEEP] CASH MONEY.
ONE LITTLE JAR, HUH?
THAT JAR OF GOLD THAT CAN BUY A HOUSE
IS ONLY GOOD IF YOU'RE AROUND TO SPEND IT.
IT AIN'T YOUR AVERAGE, UH, AREA TO GO VISIT, IS IT?
I WOULD NEVER EXPECT US TO HAVE A DIVING GIG OUT HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: AT BASE CAMP, JEN,
ZACK'S MOM AND FRED'S GIRLFRIEND,
HAS JOINED THE CREW TO CELEBRATE
A SUCCESSFUL END TO A TOUGH WEEK.
YOU WANT A BEER OR SOMETHING, CARLOS?
NO, I'M GOOD TO GO. I DO APPRECIATE IT, THOUGH.
WELL, GUYS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS,
BUT I THINK CARLOS EARNED HIS WAY
A LITTLE BIT INTO THE GROUP.
HEY, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS [BLEEP]?
FRED, I BEEN HERE FOR A MONTH
AND I HAVEN'T EARNED MY WAY INTO THE GROUP YET.
ALL THE SUDDEN, HE COMES IN FOR ONE DAY AND HE'S [BLEEP] IN.
WHAT IS THIS [BLEEP], FRED?
I'M STILL FIGHTING TO GET MY [BLEEP]
RESPECT OUT OF THIS CREW HERE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE WHIPPERSNAPPER.
WHAT THE [BLEEP] ARE YOU GUYS SINGLING ME OUT FOR?
THIS IS COMPLETE BULL [BLEEP].
YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST, MAN.
THIS IS [BLEEP] UP.
HE'S THE LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE NOW, NOT ME.
YEAH, BUT I GOT EXPERIENCE.
I GOT TONS. I GOT TONS EXPERIENCE.
AND I DON'T GOT NO EXPERIENCE.
I BEEN WORKING AT A DOLLAR TREE MY WHOLE LIFE, RIGHT?
SOMEWHERE AROUND 40,
YOU'LL FIGURE OUT HOW STUPID YOU WERE AT 24.
[ LAUGHS ]
'CAUSE SOMEWHERE AROUND 21,
I WAS THE SMARTEST SON OF A [BLEEP] ON EARTH.
GOD, I WAS STUPID.
Jen: PROBLEM IS, HE HAS THE EXPERIENCE
TO BACK UP SOME OF THE STUFF
THAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
HE'S STILL YOUNG.
HE'S STILL YOUNG, BUT HE DOES HAVE SOME...
THE IDEALS OF A YOUNG PERSON,
HIS OPTIMISM IS JUST LIKE A YOUNG PERSON.
IT'S -- HE'S GOT ALL THESE HUGE, COMPLICATED THINGS...
DUSTIN, I -- [BLEEP] I ACCOMPLISHED MORE THINGS
THAN YOU HAVE ANY [BLEEP] IDEA.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA. YOU DON'T KNOW ME
BECAUSE YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A MONTH WITH ME.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY [BLEEP] IDEA OF WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH...
I KNOW THAT YOU TALK LIKE --
AND WHAT I'VE DONE AND THE EXPERIENCE
THAT I [BLEEP] HAVE AND WHAT I'VE SACRIFICED
TO GET TO THIS POINT TO BE QUALIFIED
TO BE HERE IN THIS [BLEEP] CREW WITH YOU GUYS.
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED
TO BE IN THIS [BLEEP] CREW. YOU'RE QUALIFIED TO --
ALL RIGHT. THEN I'M GONE. THEN I'LL LEAVE.
THEN BE GONE.
IT'S THAT [BLEEP] SIMPLE. I'M OUT OF HERE.
GO. DO YOUR THING.
THAT [BLEEP] SIMPLE.
[BLEEP] WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
ZACK, IS THIS FOR REAL? THIS IS [BLEEP] FOR REAL,
AND I DON'T [BLEEP] NEED YOU IN HERE.
I'M OUT OF HERE.
FRED, LET IT GO. FRED.
OH, HOLD ON, NOW. HOLD UP. FRED.
DUSTIN WOULD GET HIS ASS TIED UP IN A LITTLE KNOT
AND PUT ON THE [BLEEP] CHOKER AND SENT BACK UP THE HILL
WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR OF BEING ON
THE RIGGING CREWS THAT I GREW UP WITH.
WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
LITTLE BIT OF LIGHTHEARTED BULL [BLEEP].
OH, COME ON!
FIRST OF ALL, WE WERE JUST KIDDING, THE FIRST THING.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
JUST GOT TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET UPSET ABOUT IT.
I'VE LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH IT, FRED.
WELL, THEN OBVIOUSLY NOT.
THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN MAKING JOKES,
MESSING WITH THE NEW GUY, MESSING WITH THE GREENHORN,
AND NOT RESPECTING SOMEBODY.
SORRY 'BOUT YOUR SON.
ARE YOU?
IS THAT WHY YOU CAN'T LOOK AT ME?
TOLD YOU THIS [BLEEP] WOULD GET WEIRD.
Fred: TELL YOU ONE THING WE DON'T DO IS QUIT,
'CAUSE WE GOT WHAT IT TAKES!
I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU WERE.
YOU GOT 20 GUYS OUT THERE, AND DURING BREAK TIME,
THEY'RE ALL JUMPING YOUR ASS 'CAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE, UH,
YOU'RE TOO [BLEEP] TALL.
YOU'RE TOO SKINNY.
YOU'RE TOO FAT.
I HAVE [BLEEP] BEEN PICKED ON ALL MY [BLEEP] LIFE.
LOOK AT THAT BOOT, DOWN THERE.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DO THAT.
PEOPLE ARE NOT KIND.
YOU JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
IT'S LIFE.
I HAVE PUT UP WITH THIS [BLEEP] ALL MY LIFE.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT.
I HAVE BIGGER AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE.
I'M TELLING YOU THAT IT'S NOT --
IT AIN'T THE END OF THE DAMN WORLD.
THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE, FRED, BUT I'M [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
THIS IS -- I GOT WAY BETTER [BLEEP] TO DO.
**
Zack: I HAVE A MAJOR AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR FRED,
I ALWAYS WILL, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE FOR DUSTIN.
Dustin: I'D HAVE FIRED HIM IN THE FIRST WEEK.
BUT I TRIED TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE
JUST BECAUSE OF HIS CONNECTION WITH FRED.
OH, THE NEW GUY COMES IN AND I'M STILL THE [BLEEP]...
YEAH. [BLEEP] THAT.
HE'S DONE.
HE DOESN'T NEED TO WORK HERE ANYMORE.
HE NEEDS TO GO LOGGING.
THERE WE GO.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT EPISODE...
WHOO-HOO! THIS IS CRAZY!
I'M TRYING TO PREVENT A PROBLEM BEFORE IT HAPPENS, THAT'S ALL.
AAAH! STOP!
THERE IT GOES.
WHOA! [BLEEP]
I'LL BE DAMNED.
THERE'S A LITTLE NUGGET IN THERE.
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
Dustin: WE ARE GOING TO BE RICH.
CLEAN THAT SUCKER OUT!
WAY TO GO, BUDDY! CLEAN IT OUT.
GOOD JOB. IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER.
IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER.
WE GOT SOME GOLD.