Original subtitles

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

Parker: WHY IS MITCH RUNNING?

Mitch: THE CONVEYOR'S BLOCKED WITH WET PAY!

-I THINK THAT I [BLEEP] UP. -CAN'T KEEP RUNNING THIS.

IT'S JAMMED UP IN ALL THE CONVEYORS.

I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH [BLEEP] WATER

THAT EVERYTHING'S WET.

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Mike: THIS IS OUR FIRST TRIP INTO THISTLE

WITH KID COMMANDO -- A TRUE TRIAL BY FIRE.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE IT THERE?

IF IT PUSHED UP ANY FURTHER, WE'D BE [BLEEP]

HYDROPLANING ACROSS THE WATER.

Ben: HEY, YOU BETTER GET OVER HERE.

THE BREAK WALL'S BEEN BREACHED.

WE GOT WATER POURING INTO THE CUT.

HOLY [BLEEP].

RYAN, RYAN, GO GRAB SOME RADIOS.

LET'S GET THIS [BLEEP] PUMP OUT OF HERE.

[BLEEP] NOTHING'S EVER EASY AROUND HERE.

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[ THUNDER ROLLING ]

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IT'S BEEN PUKING RAIN FOR THREE DAYS STRAIGHT

AND JUST MAKING AN ABSOLUTE MESS OF THE CUT.

IT'S REALLY NOT HELPING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE CAN'T AFFORD

TO SHUT THE PLANT DOWN BECAUSE OF SOME RAIN.

LIKE, WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THIS THING RUNNING NO MATTER WHAT.

Narrator: HEAVY MIDSUMMER RAIN

IS THE LEAST OF PARKER SCHNABEL'S PROBLEMS.

HE'S CHASING A 6,000-OUNCE, $7.2 MILLION GOAL,

BUT NEARLY HALFWAY THROUGH HIS SEASON,

HE'S MINED ONLY 750 OUNCES,

WORTH JUST $875,000.

YEAH, I MEAN, WITH TONY SCREWING US OVER THIS SPRING,

WE HAD JUST GOT BOTH PLANTS UP AND RUNNING.

Narrator: BIG RED HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A MONTH,

AND LAST WEEK, HE FINALLY FIRED UP SLUICIFER.

PARKER'S IN THE CUT, LOADING 250 YARDS OF DIRT PER HOUR

INTO SLUICIFER'S HOPPER FEEDER.

YEAH, THE CUT'S FLOODED HERE.

BEDROCK CONTACT IS UNDERWATER,

AND I HAVE TO TAKE AT LEAST 2 FEET OF BEDROCK.

SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME WET MATERIAL

COMING AT THE WASH PLANT.

HEY, GUYS, THIS WHOLE PLACE IS FLOODED OVER HERE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

Parker: TYSON JUST SENT IT ALL UP TO THE [BLEEP] PLANT.

THERE'S SOME PRETTY SLOPPY STUFF HERE,

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO WORK WITH RIGHT NOW.

THE NUMBER-ONE THING HERE IS, THOUGH,

JUST THE PLANT HAS TO STAY RUNNING,

GOT TO KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING.

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[BLEEP] WHY IS -- WHY IS MITCH RUNNING?

Mitch: PARKER, THE CONVEYOR'S BLOCKED WITH WET PAY!

SHUT IT DOWN!

[BLEEP]

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Parker: WHAT?

THIS STUFF'S, LIKE, JUST SLOP, MAN.

IT'S POURING OUT EVERYWHERE.

[BLEEP] I BETTER GET THE PLANT OFF.

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OH, YOU [BLEEP].

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[BLEEP]

I THINK I [BLEEP] UP.

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YEAH, THIS STUFF'S SO WET,

IT'S JUST SURGING COMING OUT OF THE FEEDER.

ALL THIS SLOPPY [BLEEP] BUILDING UP HERE,

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA BE DOWN FOR A WHILE.

IT'S PUKING ROCK OUT EVERYWHERE.

IT'S ALL JAMMED UP IN THE TAIL WHEELS.

IT'S JAMMED UP IN ALL THE CONVEYORS.

DUDE, WHERE ARE YOU FINDING THIS STUFF, ANYWAY?

IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S...

IT'S THE ONLY [BLEEP] PAY IN THE CUT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A WASH PLANT, NOT A SEWAGE-TREATMENT PLANT.

LIKE, I MEAN, WE'VE RUN WET MATERIAL, BUT THIS STUFF'S

GOT WATER RUNNING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE RUNNING THIS THING MAXED-OUT RIGHT NOW,

SO WHENEVER IT GETS WET LIKE THAT,

IT'S JUST TOO MUCH FOR THIS TO HANDLE.

I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH [BLEEP] WATER

THAT EVERYTHING'S WET.

EITHER DO SOMETHING WITH THAT OR SOMETHING WITH THIS

BECAUSE WE CAN'T KEEP RUNNING THIS.

I MEAN, LIKE, I LOOKED OVER.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE BRINGING IT UP HERE TO, LIKE,

LET IT DRY OUT, NOT GOING THROUGH THE PLANT WITH IT.

SO, I MEAN, I KNOW WE GOT TO KEEP THIS THING FED,

BUT, MAN, WE GOT TO FIND SOME DRIER MATERIAL.

WELL, YEAH.

I'M NOT GONNA JUST SIT HERE AND [BLEEP]

PUT IT IN A PILE AND WATCH IT DRY LIKE WE'RE GARDENERS.

Narrator: UNTIL PARKER FINDS SOME DRIER PAY DIRT,

SLUICIFER IS SHUT DOWN.

WE NEED TO GET THIS [BLEEP] THING

UP AND RUNNING, LIKE, RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED A [BLEEP] SOLUTION

'CAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS [BLEEP] PLANT DOWN.

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[ THUNDER ROLLING ]

YEAH. THE WEATHER'S NOT DOING US ANY FAVORS RIGHT NOW.

IT'S RAINING A LOT.

Narrator: 11 MILES WEST AT QUARTZ CREEK,

ROOKIE MINE BOSS RICK NESS IS ALSO DEALING WITH

THE KLONDIKE MONSOONS.

Rick: THE WHOLE CUT'S SATURATED.

RAIN IS JUST MAKING A GIANT MESS.

EVERYTHING'S GETTING SLOPPY AND GROSS --

LAST THING YOU WANT.

Narrator: RICK IS CHASING A 1,000-OUNCE, $1.2 MILLION GOAL,

BUT NEARLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

HE'S MINED JUST 133 OUNCES, WORTH ONLY $160,000.

WITH THE INEXPERIENCED CREW THAT I HAVE,

I WANT THEM TO HAVE IDEAL CONDITIONS.

THIS ISN'T IDEAL -- RAIN, FLOODING, SLOPPY MUD MESS.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I'M DRIVING IN A RIVER

OR IT'S STILL IN THE CLAIM.

YEAH. STAY FOCUSED OUT THERE.

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HEY, BE CAREFUL LEAVING.

RIGHT AT THE TOP THERE, I KIND OF SLID TO THE LEFT.

IT'S A LITTLE SOFT AS YOU'RE EXITING.

THIS IS GONNA BE ONE BIG MUD-WRESTLING PIT.

Did you guys bring rain gear?

NOPE.

LIKE, AT ALL FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER?

NOPE. [ LAUGHS ]

THERE'S A SAYING IN THE YUKON --

"IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WEATHER, WAIT FIVE MINUTES."

I DON'T LIKE THE WEATHER.

I HATE THE [BLEEP] WATER AROUND HERE.

I'M REALLY SICK OF IT.

IT'S JUST A COMPLETE [BLEEP] SHOW.

I CAN CRY ABOUT THE WATER TONIGHT LATER, LIKE,

WHEN I'M ALL ALONE.

I NEED A BREAK FROM MOTHER NATURE,

AND I NEED TO GET THAT NEW WATERING PUMP HERE.

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Narrator: THE RAINWATER IS CREATING PONDS IN THE CUT,

PUTTING RICK'S ENTIRE MINING OPERATION ON HOLD.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON OVER HERE?

THIS CUT'S NOT DRAINING OUT. [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

THERE'S A TON OF WATER IN HERE, HUH?

YEAH, IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

I NEED SOME HELP DOWN HERE. YEAH, YEAH.

WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS LEAVING GOLD BEHIND

'CAUSE I CAN'T SEE IT.

EVERY TIME I TAKE A SCOOP, WATER CHASES IT IN.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE ONLY THING I CAN DO

IS GET DOWN HERE AND TRY TO DITCH IT OUT.

HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME DRAINAGE.

I GUESS I'LL GET IN THAT 480, AND I'LL JUST RUN IT

RIGHT AROUND THE CUT YOU GOT GOING RIGHT NOW,

AND THAT SHOULD HELP IT DRAIN.

I'LL GET ON IT RIGHT NOW. -RIGHT ON.

Narrator: RICK'S PLAN -- DIG A DITCH 200 FEET LONG

THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF HIS CUT.

THE WATER SHOULD THEN DRAIN TO THE DEEPEST POINT.

THEN HE'LL INSTALL A PUMP TO SEND IT OVER THE BERM

AND INTO THE SETTLING POND BENEATH THE WASH PLANT.

DIGGING A DITCH, TRYING TO GET THE WATER DRAINED

FROM WHERE TERRY'S BEEN PULLING PAY FROM.

YEAH, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH SURROUNDED BY WATER

WHERE WE'RE WORKING HERE.

WELL, I GOT TO GET THIS TRENCH DUG AS FAST AS I CAN

AND SAVE THIS CUT.

COME ON.

NO WONDER THIS [BLEEP] NOT [BLEEP] DRAINING RIGHT

IF I CAN'T EVEN DIG THROUGH IT.

COME ON.

I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S FROST OR IF IT'S ROCKY BEDROCK.

YEAH, I CAN'T TELL.

THAT WILL GET HER FLOWING.

Narrator: RICK RELEASES THE RAINWATER

FROM THE FLOODED CUT INTO THE DITCH.

Rick: YOU GO WHERE I TELL YOU TO GO, WATER.

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Narrator: TO FINISH THE JOB,

RICK NEEDS TO GET BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE

OF HIS 20-FOOT-WIDE DITCH.

OH, YEAH. JUMP THE DITCH, YEAH.

IN HONOR OF THAT EVEL KNIEVEL SHOW THAT WAS ON,

I WILL NOW JUMP THIS DITCH.

THIS IS GONNA END BAD.

THEY CALL ME RICKY PASTRANA.

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OH, YEAH. JUMP THE DITCH, YEAH.

Narrator: RICK NESS IS ATTEMPTING TO GET

HIS $0.5 MILLION RENTAL ACROSS HIS NEW DRAINAGE DITCH.

THEY CALL ME RICKY PASTRANA.

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[BLEEP]

[ LAUGHS ]

[BLEEP]

[ LAUGHS ]

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UH-OH.

OHHHHHH.

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CARL'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY, I THINK.

[ GRUNTS ]

A LITTLE BODY WORK.

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I AM JUST GETTING READY TO PUT IN A CULVERT HERE

SO THAT WE'VE GOT A CROSSING FOR OUR TRUCKS.

THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE ACCESS THROUGH HERE,

SO CREATE A CULVERT, COVER IT WITH GRAVEL,

AND WE'LL HAVE A ROAD.

Narrator: TO AVOID DESTROYING ANY MORE EXCAVATORS,

RICK REINSTATES THE ROAD USING A CULVERT PIPE.

Rick: GET IN MY DITCH, [BLEEP].

PUT IN A CULVERT AND GAP A ROAD OVER IT.

WE'VE GOT CONTINUED ACCESS TO THE REST OF OUR CUT.

Narrator: FINALLY, RICK INSTALLS HIS BIGGEST PUMP

TO SEND 1,000 GALLONS A MINUTE FROM THE NEW DRAINAGE DITCH

SAFELY OUT INTO THE SETTLING POND.

Rick: FOR NOW, THE WATER HASN'T BEAT ME.

[BLEEP] YOU, WATER.

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Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK, TONY BEETS

IS CHASING A 6,000-OUNCE, $7.2 MILLION GOAL,

BUT HIS MONEY-MAKER, DREDGE ONE, IS SHUT DOWN.

Kevin: OUR DREDGES HIT A HUMP OF FROZEN GROUND

THAT IS HIGHER THAN WE CAN GO OVER,

AND IT'S A LITTLE TOO TOUGH FOR THE DREDGE TO DIG THROUGH

'CAUSE IT'S [BLEEP] HARD.

Narrator: KEVIN IS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THROUGH

THE FROZEN GROUND BENEATH THE MUD...

Kevin: TO SAY WE ARE [BLEEP] RIGHT NOW

IS A BIT OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

Narrator: ...BUT HE'S FAILING TO BEAT THE PERMAFROST.

Kevin: WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT THIS PRETTY QUICK

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S DOWN TIME.

LESS GOLD -- NOT GONNA REACH OUR TOTAL,

SO WE GOT TO GET [BLEEP] ON SOMETHING.

FROZEN GROUND.

NO, COMPLETE OPPOSITE.

YEAH.

YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH. GO GRAB SOME COFFEE.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: TONY'S SECOND SEASON GOAL --

TRANSPORT DREDGE TWO 100 MILES FROM REMOTE THISTLE CREEK

VIA DAWSON CITY TO HIS CLAIM IN EUREKA CREEK.

AFTER SPENDING TWO YEARS AND WELL OVER $1 MILLION

RESTORING THE 500-TON MACHINE,

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.

HONESTLY, I'M A LITTLE BIT TIRED

OF THROWING MONEY AT DREDGE TWO.

NO, THAT DOESN'T WORK

'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN THREE YEARS.

THE DREDGE HAS TO COME OUT THIS YEAR.

GONNA BE POINT WHEN IT'S GONNA BE ENOUGH AND NO MORE,

AND GET RID OF THE THING 'CAUSE I'M DONE WITH IT.

Narrator: TONY PLANS TO SPEED THE PROCESS

WITH HIS NEWLY RENOVATED TUGBOAT, THE KID COMMANDO.

I THINK YOU'RE GOOD.

ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE --

TAKE A BARGE LADEN WITH TWO 30-TON OFF-ROAD TRAILERS

TO THISTLE CREEK.

PRETTY SMOOTH.

OH, YEAH.

OH, YEAH, I CAN GET GOING RIGHT AWAY,

BUT WHO WOULD I HAVE AS DECKHAND?

YEAH. I'M RIGHT ON THAT.

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THIS IS OUR FIRST TRIP INTO THISTLE

WITH KID COMMANDO -- A TRUE TRIAL BY FIRE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS BOAT'S EVER GONE

THIS FAR UPRIVER, FIRST TIME IT'S REALLY SAILED.

TAKE A CHANCE DRIVING IT?

NO, THAT'S ALL YOU, BUDDY.

[ LAUGHING ]

BAAAWK-BAWK-BAWK-BAWK!

Mike: JUAN'S HERE TO TROUBLESHOOT

IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG.

HE'S QUITE EXPERIENCED WITH ENGINE STUFF,

SO I CAN RELY ON GOOD OLD JUAN HERE

TO GET HER DONE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

WE GOT HER, MAN.

I THINK THAT'S TONY.

-IS THAT YOUR DAD? -I THINK SO.

Narrator: EARLIER IN THE SEASON, TONY SPENT $200,000

TO MAKE THE KID COMMANDO STABLE.

NOW HEADING UPRIVER AT A STEADY 4 MILES AN HOUR,

IT WILL TAKE TWO LONG DAYS TO REACH DREDGE TWO

AT REMOTE THISTLE CREEK.

HOW'S THE SPEED, MIKE?

SLOWER THAN [BLEEP] THROUGH MOLASSES.

OH, MAN.

'CAUSE WE DROPPED FROM 3 MILES AN HOUR TO JUST...

0.62.

OH, I DON'T LIKE THAT.

I'M GONNA GO CHECK THAT MOTOR.

[ MOTOR RUNNING ]

THOSE MOTORS ARE LABORING BAD.

WE'VE GONE ABOUT 5 MILES IN TWO HOURS.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE FUEL.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS [BLEEP] BURNS.

IT'S GONNA BURN A LOT.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO HEAR.

JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD,

I BET WE'LL PROBABLY BURN 10 GALLONS AN HOUR PER ENGINE.

-PER ENGINE? -PER ENGINE, PER ENGINE.

AT THE RATE WE'RE GOING, HOW MUCH LONGER

BEFORE WE GET THERE, YOU THINK?

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY AVERAGE IS, BUT YOU COULD SAY 2.

SO WE'RE NOT EVEN --

WE'RE BARELY EVEN GETTING HALF SPEED.

Juan: SO BASICALLY WHAT WE DID WAS WE ADDED

ANOTHER TWO DAYS TO OUR TRIP.

INSTEAD OF IT BEING A TWO-DAY TRIP,

IT'S A FOUR-DAY TRIP UPRIVER.

Mike: I THINK WE'RE GONNA END UP BURNING OUT THROUGH OUR FUEL

BEFORE WE EVEN MAKE 60 MILES AT THIS [BLEEP] RATE.

[BLEEP] DAMN [BLEEP] [BLEEP] OF A [BLEEP].

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[BLEEP] DAMN [BLEEP] [BLEEP] OF A [BLEEP].

INSTEAD OF IT BEING A TWO-DAY TRIP,

IT'S A FOUR-DAY TRIP UPRIVER.

Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS INSTRUCTED MIKE

TO TAKE THE KID COMMANDO TO REMOTE THISTLE CREEK

SO HE CAN DISMANTLE DREDGE TWO

AND GET THE GIANT 72-YEAR-OLD MACHINE WORKING AGAIN,

BUT THE TUG IS RUNNING AT HALF-SPEED.

WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON.

I'M SEEING WHAT MY ASS END'S DOING.

MAKING A LOT OF BUBBLES.

YEAH, MY ASS END'S GETTING PUSHED RIGHT UP.

YEAH.

IF IT PUSHED UP ANY FURTHER, WE'D BE [BLEEP]

HYDROPLANING ACROSS THE WATER.

WITH ALL THE WEIGHT ON THE ASS END,

IT PUSHES THE FRONT OF THE KID COMMANDO DOWN,

FORCING MY ASS END UP.

SO NOW I'M SITTING THERE, [BLEEP] PUSHING A BARGE

SITTING LIKE THIS, AND THAT'S SO MUCH DRAG.

Narrator: THE TUG, THE KID COMMANDO,

PUSHES THE BARGE CARRYING THE CARGO THROUGH THE WATER.

THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF THE TRAILERS

IS DROPPING THE BACK OF THE BARGE,

AND, BECAUSE THEY'RE ATTACHED, THE FRONT OF THE KID COMMANDO.

THE DROP IS ALSO CAUSING KID COMMANDO'S REAR

TO RISE ALONG WITH ITS PROPELLERS,

WHICH ARE NOW BREACHING OUT OF THE WATER,

CAUSING A MASSIVE LOSS OF THRUST.

Mike: IF MY ASS END WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE,

IT WOULD MEAN MY PROPELLERS GO LOWER IN THE WATER.

I GET MORE SPEED.

Juan: I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY

WHERE WE COULD LIFT THE FRONT END OF THE BOAT

SO IT WOULD KIND OF FORCE THE ASS END DOWN.

I'M NOT ADJUSTING IT WHILE ON THE RIVER.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE IT THERE?

THINK WE NEED TO PULL OVER OR TURN AROUND?

I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO BACK WITH BAD NEWS.

WELL, YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN, MAN.

YOU MAKE THE CALL.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

I'M GONNA STOP [BLEEP] AROUND.

I'M TURNING AROUND, JUAN.

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Parker: THIS IS WHERE WE'RE DIGGING OUR PAY FROM,

AND IT'S ALL FLOODED OUT,

BUT IT'S ALL SLOPPY [BLEEP] SCREWING UP THE BELT.

Narrator: IN THE LAST CUT,

SLUICIFER IS SHUT DOWN,

COSTING PARKER $2,400 AN HOUR IN LOST GOLD.

BEFORE HE CAN FIRE IT BACK UP,

HE NEEDS TO SOLVE TWO PROBLEMS --

WATERLOGGED PAY AND A DAMAGED BELT.

Mitch: WE GOT A TEAR HERE WE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF

SO WE CAN START RUNNING AGAIN.

WHAT HAPPENED IS THE MATERIAL HAS A LOT OF WATER IN IT,

THAT CAUSED THE MATERIAL TO SURGE REALLY BAD.

ROCKS BOILED OVER EVERYTHING AND PILED UP OUR CONVEYORS HERE,

AND WE GOT A TEAR IN THIS BELT,

SO WE'RE GONNA CUT OUT THIS DAMAGED AREA.

WE'VE GOT A LITTLE SPARE PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA FIT UP A PIECE, PUT IT IN HERE.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE PRETTY,

BUT IT'S GONNA GET US BACK RUNNING,

SO IT'S DEFINITELY A COSTLY MISTAKE.

GOT TO RUN DRY DIRT, NOT WET STUFF.

Narrator: ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

PARKER HAS ONLY MINED $880,000 OF HIS $7.2 MILLION GOAL,

AND FLOODING IN THE CUT IS GETTING WORSE.

THERE'S WATER COMING UNDERNEATH OUR BERM BACK INTO OUR CUT.

SO WE CAN'T DIG PAY WHEN IT'S ALL [BLEEP] WET.

WE'VE GOT TO TRY TO STOP THIS WATER

THAT'S BLEEDING BACK AT US.

Narrator: THE RAIN HAS RAISED THE LEVEL OF THE SETTLING POND,

SO WATER IS SEEPING THROUGH THE BERM INTO THE CUT.

PARKER'S PLAN -- CUT A CHANNEL IN THE BERM

ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE SETTLING POND

SO THAT THE EXCESS WATER FLOWS OUT INTO INDIAN RIVER,

ALLOWING THE CUT TO DRY OUT.

LET'S DO THIS.

THE WATER IN OUR SETTLING POND IS TOO HIGH,

AND SO WE HAVE TO RELIEVE THAT PRESSURE.

SO I'M JUST CUTTING THIS ROAD OUT AND LETTING A DITCH

FOR THE WATER TO GET OUT OF THIS POND,

AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL DROP THE POND LEVEL ENOUGH

THAT IT WILL RELIEVE OUR WATER PROBLEM.

SHOULD JUST STOP WATER COMING BACK INTO OUR CUT.

WE'RE GONNA POP IT LIKE A ZIT.

IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, WE'RE GONNA BE LOSING A LOT OF SLUICING TIME,

AND RIGHT NOW WE NEED THOSE PLANTS RUNNING AND FINDING GOLD.

HERE GOES NOTHING.

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ALL RIGHT. WELL, SHE'S FLOWING.

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EVERYTHING LOOKS PRETTY NICE AND NEAT,

BUT WE DEFINITELY GOT AT SOME GOOD ELEVATION CHANGE HERE.

I DUG IT OUT REAL GOOD, SO IT'S JUST FLOWING

NICE AND EASY OUT OF HERE, BUT FOR THE TIME BEING,

WE DON'T HAVE A MASSIVE PILE OF WATER

DRAINING BACK INTO OUR CUT.

Narrator: AS THE CUT DRAINS,

MITCH COMPLETES HIS WORK ON THE BELT.

WE'VE GOT OUR REPAIR IN HERE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT IDEAL BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE

ANOTHER SET OF CLIPS HERE FOR EVERYTHING TO CATCH ON.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON ALL THIS,

BUT IT'S BACK TOGETHER. IT'S READY TO RUN.

Parker: MITCH, FIRE IT UP!

RUN IT THROUGH THE WASH PLANT.

LET'S SEE IF THIS THING WORKS.

TIME TO FIRE IT UP AND GET BACK TO MAKING MONEY.

CONVEYOR IS ON.

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LET'S MINE SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD!

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Rick: EVERYTHING'S CLICKING IN THE CUT.

WE GOT THE WATER UNDER CONTROL.

Narrator: RICK NESS ONLY HAS $160,000

OF HIS $1.2 MILLION GOAL,

AND HE CAN'T AFFORD TO BE DELAYED BY THE STORM FLOODS,

SO HE'S CREATED A DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN HIS CUT

AND IS PUMPING EXCESS RAINWATER

OUT INTO THE SETTLING POND BENEATH THE PLANT.

TODAY WE CAN STOP DIGGING PAY OUT OF THE WATER

AND GET EVERYTHING NICE AND DRY AGAIN

AND BACK TO KNOWING WHAT WE'RE DOING.

Ben: Hey, Rick? You got a copy, Rick?

-YEAH, GO FOR RICK. -HEY, YOU BETTER GET OVER HERE.

THE BREAK WALL'S BEEN BREACHED.

WE GOT WATER POURING INTO THE CUT.

HOLY [BLEEP].

RYAN, RYAN, GO GRAB SOME RADIOS.

LET'S GET THIS [BLEEP] PUMP OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: WATER IS RUSHING OVER THE BERM,

THREATENING TO DESTROY RICK'S PUMP, FLOOD THE CUT,

AND STOP RICK MINING FOR SO LONG, HE'LL GO BUST.

Rick: IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THAT NEW WATERING PUMP,

I'M [BLEEP].

GETTING THIS PUMP MOVED RIGHT AWAY,

I CAN SEE THIS WATER RUNNING IN HERE.

I THINK THIS IS GONNA GIVE AWAY PRETTY QUICK,

SO TRYING TO MOVE AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

Narrator: WHILE HIS CREW RACES TO MOVE THE PUMP OUT OF DANGER,

RICK TAKES DRASTIC ACTION.

Rick: WELL, OUR FINE TAILINGS ARE KIND OF

CUTTING OFF THIS LITTLE POND BACK HERE

WHERE I'M TRYING TO PUMP THE WATER OUT OF THE CUT,

AND IT'S TRAPPING WATER, SO I GOT TO DIG A RELIEF

AND TRY TO LET IT OUT OF HERE

BECAUSE IF THAT POND KEEPS GETTING ANY HIGHER,

IT'S GONNA GO OVER THE BANK INTO OUR CUT.

Narrator: TO LOWER THE WATER IN THE TAILINGS POND,

RICK WILL CREATE A PATH THROUGH THE TAILINGS BENEATH THE PLANT

SO THAT HE CAN CHANNEL THE WATER AWAY INTO LOWER GROUND,

BUT THE TAILINGS ARE WET AND DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE.

THIS MUD COULD BE 5 FEET DEEP,

OR IT COULD BE [BLEEP] 25 FEET DEEP.

DEEP ENOUGH TO [BLEEP] THIS MACHINE UP.

HOPEFULLY I DON'T SINK THIS [BLEEP] THING.

THIS RIGHT HERE IS NOT WHERE I WANT TO BE.

PLEASE DON'T SINK. PLEASE DON'T SINK.

IF THIS MACHINE SINKS IN THE MUD,

IT'S [BLEEP] GONE, AND I'M DEAD.

I WON'T LIKE IT AT ALL.

I'VE DEALT WITH WATER ISSUES LIKE THIS LOTS BEFORE,

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WHERE IT'S MY GOLD

AND MY EQUIPMENT ON THE LINE.

I'VE GOT THIS WATER BACK TO DRAINING OUT OF HERE

SO WE CAN GET BACK TO HAULING PAY

AND KEEP OUR WASH PLANT GOING.

THE WATER IS STARTING TO FLOW THIS WAY.

THAT MEANS I'M WINNING.

Narrator: WITH THE PUMP ON HIGHER GROUND,

RICK'S CREW IS READY TO RECONNECT

AND KEEP DRAINING THE CUT.

I MEAN, INSTANTLY THE WATER'S COMING OUT.

I MEAN, IF WE WOULD HAVE LOST THAT BERM,

WE WOULD HAVE FLOODED OUR ENTIRE CUT.

I'D RATHER GET IT OUT WHILE IT'S DRY

THAN HAVE TO SNORKEL IN THERE AND TRY AND FISH IT OUT.

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YEAH. WE'RE PUMPING WATER NOW.

NOTHING'S EVER EASY AROUND HERE, BUT WE ALWAYS GET IT.

IT JUST TAKES MORE STRUGGLE THAN IT SHOULD.

-BEN, RYAN, YOU GUYS COPY? -Yeah.

I FINISHED THIS DITCH TO THE OTHER SIDE.

IF YOU GUYS -- HOW'S THE PUMP WORKING?

IT'S NOT WORKING TO ITS FULL CAPACITY.

THAT'S SO WEAK STILL, HUH?

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PRESSURE, THOUGH.

-NO. -LOOK AT THAT.

LIKE, YOU CAN HEAR IT STRUGGLING NOW, TOO, RIGHT?

Ryan: YEAH.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT WILL CATCH US UP.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING GOING ON INSIDE OF THERE.

WHAT THE HECK?

I'M TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THIS HERE.

LIKE, MAYBE -- I THINK WE GOT THE PIPES CONNECTED ALL WRONG.

THE OUTLET PIPE LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON THE INTAKE NOZZLE.

ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?

Narrator: THEY'VE MADE A ROOKIE MISTAKE,

HOOKING THE OUTLET PIPE TO THE PUMP'S INTAKE NOZZLE.

I'M JUST GONNA TURN THE PUMP AROUND 180 DEGREES.

TRY THAT DISCHARGE SIDE OVER THERE,

SEE IF THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM.

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♪♪

[ Laughing ] IS SHE READY TO GO?

[BLEEP] YEAH, BOY.

[ MOTOR STARTS ]

YEAH, THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

Ryan: WELL, IT'S PUMPING WATER NOW.

IT'S, LIKE, THE EQUIVALENT OF NOT READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL.

-[ LAUGHS ] -[BLEEP] SAKE.

OFFICER DOOBIE REPORTING FOR DUTY.

[ LAUGHS ]

HAPPY NOW! HAPPY DAYS.

LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSED ABOUT THAT.

I MEAN, I'M THE ONE THAT TOLD THEM GUYS

TO HOOK IT UP THAT WAY.

I JUST ASSUMED THAT THE WAY WE WERE HOOKING UP

WAS AN OPTION FOR THAT PUMP.

AND AFTER SCRATCHING OUR [BLEEP] HEADS AND LOOKING AT IT,

IT'S NOT THE CASE,

AND WE HAD IT HOOKED UP WRONG.

SO THE WATER'S DRAINING NOW.

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT 'CAUSE WE GOT PRETTY BACKED UP,

BUT I WOULD SAY WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS,

WE'LL BE BACK TO NORMAL.

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♪♪

Narrator: THE KID COMMANDO IS BACK IN DAWSON

AFTER ITS FAILED VOYAGE TO THISTLE CREEK.

THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH

IS THE WAY THAT THE LOAD'S ON THE BARGE.

THE WAY IT'S SET, IT'S ACTUALLY PUSHING THE FRONT DOWN,

WHICH IS IN TURN LIFTING THE ASS END.

WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF OUR POWER RIGHT THERE.

SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO REPOSITION THIS LOAD

SO IT DOESN'T DO THAT.

HOPEFULLY WHEN WE GET GOING, IT'LL CORRECT THE ISSUE.

Narrator: THE TRAILERS HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 60 TONS.

MIKE USES THE 460 LOADER

TO MOVE THEM TO THE FRONT OF THE BARGE.

THE TRAILERS WILL HAUL THE HEAVIEST PARTS OF DREDGE TWO

FROM ITS REMOTE SITE IN THISTLE

BACK TO THE RIVERBANK, READY FOR LOADING.

♪♪

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE START PUSHING?

THE BUTT OF THE BOAT WANTS TO COME UP,

AND WE LOSE ALL OUR POWER.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE WEIGHT

IN THE BACK TO KEEP US DOWN.

Narrator: TO GET MAXIMUM THRUST FROM THE PROPELLERS,

THEY NEED THE STERN OF THE TUGBOAT DEEPER IN THE WATER.

JUAN HAS A RADICAL SOLUTION.

SEEMS A LITTLE ODD THAT WE'RE FLOODING THE BACK OF A BOAT.

YOU WOULD THINK YOU WANT TO KEEP WATER OUT OF A BOAT,

BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING WATER IN THE BOAT

TO TRY TO GET AS MUCH WEIGHT AS WE CAN IN THE BACK

TO KEEP THE PROPS IN THE WATER.

YEAH, IT'S A LOT BETTER NOW WITH THE LOAD SITTING IN FRONT

AND GETTING ALL THAT [BLEEP] WORKED OUT.

THE ASS END'S SITTING MUCH LOWER.

PROPS WORK BETTER WHEN THEY'RE IN THE ACTUAL WATER.

OH, [BLEEP] YEAH.

WE GOT THE BARGE IN FRONT OF THE KID,

HEADING UP THE RIVER RIGHT NOW.

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♪♪

I GOT HER RUNNING AT 1,600 RPMs.

SHE'S DOING 4 MILES, AND THAT'S IN MAIN CURRENT.

NOW WE'RE PICKING UP SPEED.

IF WE KEEP GOING AT THIS RATE, WE'LL BE HAPPIEST --

QUITE HAPPY, ACTUALLY.

Juan: YEAH, WE'RE ALMOST 5 MILES AN HOUR RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S PRETTY, PRETTY DECENT NOW.

THAT'S ACTUALLY IMPRESSING ME.

♪♪

SO HOPEFULLY THE TRIP UP TO THISTLE IS ALL SUCCESSFUL,

AND WE CAN START PULLING MORE PIECES OUT FASTER

WITH THE TWO BOATS.

BETTER.

It's going much faster now --

ROUGHLY 5 MILES AN HOUR STEADY.

I'M GOOD.

♪♪

Mike: NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO BARGES GOING,

GETTING DREDGE OUT OF THIS THISTLE WON'T TAKE [BLEEP] LONG.

♪♪

♪♪

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT

UP AND RUNNING.

THE GUYS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DOZER,

SAYING IT'S GOT NO POWER,

SO JUST TAKING A LOOK AT IT HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

'CAUSE EVERYTHING IN HERE LOOKS GOOD.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T FIND ANYTHING, YOU TELL THEM THAT YOU DID.

THEY JUMP BACK IN AND SAY, "OH, YEAH, MAN.

THIS THING'S PERFECT. WAY BETTER, RIGHT?"

IT'S JUST THE OLD MIND OVER MATTER,

BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING TOO OUT OF PLACE HERE.

WELL, I THINK WE GOT EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF HERE,

SO IT'S TIME TO FIRE THIS DOZER UP AND PUT IT BACK TO WORK.

GAH-GAH-GAH-GAH, UNH! AHHHHHHHHH!

DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN, AHH!

IT'S RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH, BUT IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

WELL, THIS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS.

Narrator: NOT EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

RICK'S ALREADY MINED MORE GOLD THAN PARKER

OR THE HOFFMANS MANAGED IN THEIR ROOKIE SEASONS.

WHAT A HELL OF A WEEK IT WAS, THOUGH, MAN.

HOLY [BLEEP].

WELL, I SAW THAT BERM READY TO GO.

I MEAN, THANK GOD WE CAUGHT IT WHEN WE DID.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN, IF THAT HAD FILLED OUR CUT WITH WATER,

WE'D HAVE A HELL OF A MESS ON OUR HANDS.

ONE OF THE WORST THINGS ABOUT THIS WEEK --

I [BLEEP] BROKE THE EXCAVATOR.

HMM.

I WAS CROSSING THE DITCH,

AND RATHER THAN FILL THE DITCH,

I THOUGHT I COULD JUST HOP OVER IT, AND...

-OOH, SHOWING OFF. -NO, I WASN'T SHOWING OFF.

Rick: I WAS JUST TRYING TO CROSS THE DAMN DITCH.

OOH! THAT'S HOW THE DOORS GOT BENT.

-THAT'S HOW THE DOOR GOT BENT. -THE TRUTH COMES OUT NOW.

YEAH, I THINK I MADE AN EVEL KNIEVEL THING AS I DID IT.

ENOUGH OF ME WRECKING EQUIPMENT.

MY FAVORITE THING IS WHAT WE GOT OUT OF IT, THOUGH.

-OOH. -NICE.

SO WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE JARS HOLD ABOUT 100 OUNCES,

AND IT'S NOT 100, BUT, YOU KNOW,

WITH WHAT WE DEALT WITH THIS WEEK, I'M PRETTY HAPPY.

I MEAN, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT NO GOLD RIGHT NOW.

I FIND IT HARD TO COMPLAIN

WHEN I'M HOLDING ONTO A JAR OF GOLD.

EXACTLY.

LET'S WEIGH UP THIS GOLD. HERE WE GO.

Narrator: TO HIT HIS 1,000-OUNCE, $1.2 MILLION TARGET,

RICK NEEDS AT LEAST 57 OUNCES EVERY WEEK.

Rick: 50, BIG JUMP, 60.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

-NICE -AND THE BIG WINNER IS...

-AHHHH. -WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT?

Rick: 77.3.

Narrator: WORTH OVER $90,000,

THIS BRINGS RICK'S SEASON TOTAL TO 210 OUNCES --

A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION.

-PUT IT IN. -YEAH.

ONE, TWO, THREE... All: WHAMMY!

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU GUYS IN A MINUTE.

Rick: YEAH. WE HAD A TOUGH WEEK.

WE GOT THROWN A LOT OF CURVE BALLS,

BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE NAME OF THE GAME UP HERE.

YOU GOT TO ADAPT.

WE TURNED IN 77 OUNCES IN A PRETTY TERRIBLE WEEK.

I'M HAPPY WITH IT.

I'M PROUD OF MY CREW, AS ALWAYS,

AND I'M PROUD OF THOSE 77 OUNCES,

BUT WE NEED TO KEEP DOING THAT EVERY WEEK.

♪♪

WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

Narrator: NEARLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

PARKER ONLY HAS 12% OF HIS 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2 MILLION GOAL.

WEIRD WEEK OF WEATHER.

-YEAH. SUMMER'S GONE. -SCREWED US UP A LITTLE BIT.

-BIG TIME. -I WAS, LIKE, OFF IN LA-LA LAND.

WE WERE RUNNING EVERYTHING BUT DIRT THROUGH THOSE WASH PLANTS,

BUT APPARENTLY THERE WAS A LOT OF GOLD IN IT.

WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'D GO THAT FAR.

[ LAUGHTER ]

-CHRIS, GOT SOME GOLD FOR US? -THERE YOU GO.

WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER PAN OF THIS [BLEEP] SOMEWHERE, RIGHT?

YEAH. WE GOT ANOTHER ONE. YOU WANT ANOTHER ONE?

-YEAH. -YOU WANT THEM BOTH?

YEAH!

I WAS KIND OF HOPING I COULD KEEP THIS ONE.

OH, YEAH! THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

-MAN, THAT'S TWO NICE PANS. -YEAH.

IT'S NICE HAVING TWO PLANTS RUNNING, THAT'S FOR SURE.

YEAH.

Mitch: THIS IS LOOKING MORE LIKE LAST YEAR.

-YEAH. -YEAH.

WE'RE AT 737 NOW, SO THIS SHOULD HELP OUT.

LET'S JUST TAKE THE 737 AND GO TO VEGAS.

YOU PUT YOURS ON RED. I'LL PUT...

[ LAUGHTER ]

AND THEN WE'LL WATCH DOUBLE ZERO COME UP,

AND WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK UP HERE BROKE.

LAST TIME WE WERE IN VEGAS, MY WIFE WAS PLAYING A MACHINE.

SHE WAS SO EXCITED.

END OF THE NIGHT, SHE BROKE EVEN, AND I TOLD HER,

"WELL, BABY, THAT'S A CHANGE MACHINE."

[ LAUGHTER ]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT AT BIG RED.

Narrator: TO STAY ON TRACK, PARKER'S TWO WASH PLANTS

NEED TO DELIVER A TOTAL OF 350 OUNCES A WEEK.

60, 100...

BUCK-30...

BUCK-50...

162.55. -[BLEEP] YEAH.

-NICE. -THAT'S GOOD STUFF.

Narrator: WORTH $195,000.

WELL, GUYS, GOOD JOB KEEPING BIG RED RUNNING AND MAKING GOLD.

SLUICIFER TIME. -YEAH, BUDDY.

OH, 50...

150.

OH, YEAH, 200.

[ LAUGHS ]

212.25.

-WHOO! -[BLEEP] YEAH!

Narrator: WORTH OVER A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION.

WHAT IS THAT? 480 OUNCE --

IS THAT 470-OUNCE WEEK, 480-OUNCE?

-375-OUNCE. -OH, [BLEEP], MY MATH'S ALL OFF.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SEASON TOTAL OF 1,111.

Narrator: WORTH $1.3 MILLION.

GOOD JOB. NO, BUT, HONESTLY, GOOD JOB, GUYS.

I'M GLAD TO SEE BOTH PLANTS RUNNING.

WE START POUNDING OUT SOME 300-, 400-OUNCE WEEKS,

AND WE'LL START CATCHING UP ON US NOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS.

LET'S BAG IT AND TAG IT, CHRIS.

YOU GOT IT.

YEAH, I MEAN, THIS WEEK WAS KIND OF TOUGH.

A LOT OF BAD WEATHER,

A LOT OF VERY WET PAY AT SLUICIFER,

AND I MANAGED TO SCREW THAT UP PRETTY DAMN WELL,

BUT OVERALL, A GOOD WEEK, YOU KNOW?

Narrator: ON THE NEXT MEGA EPISODE OF "GOLD RUSH"...

...TONY BEETS FINALLY RIPS THE HEART OUT OF DREDGE TWO...

-WHOA! -WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

Narrator: ...RICK HITS A PAY-DIRT CRISIS...

IT'S A GIANT [BLEEP] WASTE OF TIME.

Narrator: ...BUT RICK, SR., ARRIVES READY TO WORK...

GUYS, MY DAD'S HERE.

-HEY! -WHOA!

YOU'RE ON NIGHT SHIFT?

WHATEVER IT TAKES, I'M HERE TO HELP.

I'M NOT GONNA LET MY SON FAIL.

SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT TO GET BEAT

BY THAT TONY BEETS THIS YEAR.

Narrator: ...PARKER RISKS EVERYTHING TO OVERTAKE TONY,

BRINGING HIS OPERATION TO THE BRINK.

THAT IS NOT GOOD.