Original subtitles

[NARRATOR]: THIS TIME ON HEAVY RESCUE: 401...

IT IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF A MESS.

[NARRATOR]: ...WEATHER MAYHEM ACROSS ONTARIO...

COME ON!

[NARRATOR]: ...SENDS MARK SCRAMBLING...

[MARK]: YOU GOTTA BACK UP! I CAN'T GET BY YA!

[ANDREW]: EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY.

[NARRATOR]: ...WHILE HERB'S BATTLES BURNOUT...

[ANDREW]: WATCH OUT.

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND AN AIR CUSHION JOB...

READY TO ROCK AND ROLL?

[NARRATOR]: ...THREATENS...

PULLING TOO HARD!

[NARRATOR]: ...TO FALL FLAT.

WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN EDGE OF ONTARIO...

[NARRATOR]: ...IS UNDER SIEGE.

[NARRATOR]: WAVE AFTER WAVE OF WINTER STORMS

ARE BATTERING ROADS AND DRIVERS...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND IN THE NATION'S BIGGEST CITY...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE CONTINENT'S BUSIEST HIGHWAY

IS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL.

WE'VE GOT BLOWING SNOW,

WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN MANY PLACES.

WE'RE GETTING ACCUMULATION COMING DOWN.

CRASHES,

ABOUT A DOZEN CRASHES RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK,

KIND OF ACROSS THE GTA.

[NARRATOR]: WEST OF THE CITY,

OPP SERGEANT KERRY SCHMIDT

WORKS TO KEEP DRIVERS PREPARED FOR THE WORST.

DRIVERS JUST DRIVING TOO FAST FOR THE CONDITIONS

AND GETTING THEMSELVES INTO ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE.

THIS GENTLEMAN, UNFORTUNATELY,

FOUND THE SLUSH,

AND THEN FOUND HIMSELF PARKED ON TOP OF THE WALL.

YOU'RE CLEAR!

[SCHMIDT]: I'VE PUSHED MANY VEHICLES

OFF LIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC.

OKAY, BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING, OKAY?

-THANK YOU SO MUCH. -YEAH.

[SCHMIDT]: WE'RE GETTING CALLS FOR CARS IN THE DITCHES

LEFT, RIGHT, AND CENTRE.

WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE CALL VOLUME RIGHT NOW.

IT IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF A MESS.

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: AS NIGHT FALLS 300 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST,

CONDITIONS ARE JUST AS BAD ON HIGHWAY 402.

FREEZING RAIN, A LITTLE ICE.

[NARRATOR]: GARY VANDENHEUVEL AND CREW

HAVE BEEN WORKING NON-STOP TO KEEP THE TRAFFIC MOVING.

[GARY]: WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING THESE STORMS,

YOU'RE RUNNING HARD,

BUT THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

WE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.

OUR CREW WAS SCATTERED EVERYWHERE.

BUSY NIGHT, EH?

ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: HEAVY OP MARK COLBRAN

HAS ALREADY CLEARED TWO SCENES,

AND JUST AFTER 12:00 A.M.,

HE HEADS FOR NUMBER THREE.

[MARK]: WE GOT A CALL FROM THE OPP

THAT A TRACTOR-TRAILER'S BECOME STUCK,

BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF THE EASTBOUND 402.

[MARK]: WE HAD A STORM BLOW THROUGH,

SO THE CLOSER I'M GETTING TO THIS WRECK,

THE WORSE THE ROADS ARE GETTING.

ROADS ARE PRETTY SLICK HERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT MARK CAN'T OPEN THE ROAD...

[MARK]: CRAP.

[NARRATOR]: ...IF HE CAN'T GET THERE.

WE'VE GOT SOME TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP IN THIS

BEHIND THE TRUCK I NEED TO GET TO.

[MARK]: I'M A WAYS AWAY FROM THIS WRECK STILL,

AND I'VE GOT CARS EVERYWHERE.

I CAN NOT GET BY THIS GUY.

COME ON...

[♪♪♪]

[NARRATOR]: ON NORTH AMERICA'S BUSIEST HIGHWAY,

CLOSURE...

IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

[MARK]: WE GOT A TRACTOR-TRAILER

WHO'S HUGGING THE SHOULDER,

SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO BACK THE ONE BEHIND HIM UP

AND THEN BACK HIM UP OUT OF THE WAY.

KEEP COMIN'!

YOU GOTTA BACK UP.

I CAN'T GET BY YA.

[NARRATOR]: MARK'S OPENED A PATH,

BUT IT'S EATEN UP TIME...

YUP, WE'RE GOOD.

[MARK]: ...TIME THAT I REALLY DON'T HAVE.

I NEED TO GET THIS ROAD OPEN.

WE'VE GOT QUITE A BACKUP HERE

OF PEOPLE THAT GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS,

SO I'M JUST GOING TO CUT AROUND HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

OH, LOOKS LIKE HE DID A 180 HERE.

HIS TRACTOR IS IN THE MEDIAN DITCH,

AND HIS TRAILER IS IN THE OTHER DITCH.

WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BACKUP HERE OF TRUCKS AND CARS.

IT'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR TWO HOURS.

NO ONE'S GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL I GET THIS GUY OUTTA HERE.

-45 MINUTES? -OKAY.

THE OPP JUST WANT THE HIGHWAY OPEN, SAME AS ME.

SO I'VE GOT A PLAN.

I'M GONNA JACKKNIFE THE TRACTOR-TRAILER,

AND THEN I'M GONNA GO AROUND

AND PULL HIM STRAIGHT UP AND OUTTA THE DITCH.

OKAY.

COME ON, GIRL, COOPERATE.

[CREAKING]

COME ON, BABY.

THERE YOU GO.

WE'VE GOT HIM JACKKNIFED TO A POSITION

WHERE I'LL BE ABLE TO GRAB HIS NOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THE ONLY DRAWBACK IS

IS I GOTTA GO A LONG WAY TO GET AROUND TO HIS FRONT SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: THE MOVE REQUIRES A DETOUR OFF THE HIGHWAY,

SO HE CAN LOOP AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE.

[MARK]: HOPEFULLY I CAN KEEP THAT 45-MINUTE ESTIMATE

THAT I GAVE THE POLICE.

THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE.

OKAY, THERE'S THE TURN-AROUND RIGHT THERE.

THIS ROAD'S A RESTRICTED ROAD.

THE ONLY REASON I'M ON IT

IS BECAUSE I'M AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

I'M TRYING TO EXPEDITE THE OPENING OF THE HIGHWAY,

SO...

[NARRATOR]: WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD,

MARK SHOULD BE BACK ON SCENE IN MINUTES,

BUT...

[MARK]: COME ON.

NOW I'VE GOT A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN FRONT OF ME

ON THIS SECONDARY ROAD

THAT HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON.

HE'S SLOWING ME DOWN,

WHICH SLOWS THE RECOVERY DOWN.

COME ON, DUDE, GET MOVIN'.

[NARRATOR]: 700 KILOMETRES EAST,

THE 401 IS COVERED IN ICE...

[NARRATOR]: ...AND EAST OF CORNWALL,

THE ROAD IS COVERED IN WRECKAGE.

[NARRATOR]: A SEMI ON FIRE CAUSED A CHAIN-REACTION WRECK...

[NARRATOR]: ...SHUTTING DOWN THE WESTBOUND HIGHWAY.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN

BEHIND THE BRAKE FIRE,

ONE SEMI REAR-ENDED ANOTHER...

THEN A B-TRAIN HIT THEM BOTH.

[NARRATOR]: BOTH SEMI DRIVERS SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT THE B-TRAIN DRIVER

WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

[OPP OFFICER]: UNFORTUNATELY,

THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAB

FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THE OPP

HAS LOCKED DOWN THE TRIPLE-WRECK SCENE

UNTIL THEY COMPLETE A FULL INVESTIGATION...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT JUST UP THE ROAD,

THE INITIAL BURNED-OUT SEMI IS READY TO MOVE.

[♪♪♪]

[ANDREW]: OPP JUST CALLED.

WE GOT A TRAILER FIRE AND A TRIPLE JACKKNIFE

AT THE LANCASTER SCALE.

THE REST OF THE CREW ARE ON THE WAY DOWN

FROM OTHER JOBS.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW VINK WILL LEAD THE TEAM

FROM HERB'S TOWING...

[YAWNING]

...BUT IT WASN'T HIS PLAN FOR THE NIGHT.

SO MUCH FOR TIME OFF WITH MY BABY.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW'S SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING SOME DOWN-TIME

WITH HIS NEW SON,

BUT WITH WEATHER GETTING WORSE,

HE COULDN'T REFUSE THIS CALL.

[ANDREW]: I'VE GOT TWO FAMILIES,

ONE'S AT HOME, AND ONE'S AT THE SHOP,

AND EVEN THOUGH I GOTTA TAKE CARE

OF MY WIFE AND MY KID AT HOME,

I CAN'T LEAVE MY GUYS OUT ON THESE WRECKS ALONE.

OH, BOY.

GONNA BE ONE HELL OF A NIGHT.

BY THE LOOKS OF IT, SHE'S, UH...

SHE'S PRETTY TOAST, THERE'S NOT MUCH TO SAVE.

[NARRATOR]: AS HE WAITS FOR THE CREW,

ANDREW SIZES UP THE MESS THEY'RE FACING.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAD A LOAD OF ELECTRONICS

AND TYPES OF BATTERIES.

COIL SPRINGS, MIXTURE OF EVERYTHING.

THIS THING WAS STILL SMOLDERING,

AND IT WASN'T THE SAFEST WRECK TO BE AROUND.

IT'S A NASTY JOB,

AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST ONES YOU CAN GET

IN THE TOWING INDUSTRY

ARE BURN JOBS.

[ANDREW]: WHEN THESE TRAILERS BURN,

IT PRETTY MUCH TAKES EVERY STRUCTURAL COMPONENT

OUT OF IT.

IT MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS CONDITION TO WORK IN.

[ANDREW SIGHS WEARILY]

[NARRATOR]: ON HIGHWAY 402,

EASTBOUND DRIVERS HAVE BEEN STUCK FOR OVER TWO HOURS...

[MARK]: I'M JUST PULLING UP

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS TRUCK NOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND MARK COLBRAN HAS BEEN FIGHTING

TO GET BACK TO THE SCENE.

[MARK]: ALL RIGHT...

LET'S GET THIS GUY OUTTA HERE.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER PROMISING TO OPEN THE ROAD

IN 45 MINUTES,

MARK NEEDS TO WORK FAST.

[MARK]: WE'RE ONLY GONNA USE ONE CABLE

JUST BECAUSE HE'S NOT LOADED,

AND HE SHOULD ROLL OUT.

OKAY, YOU CAN RELEASE THE TRAILER BRAKES NOW.

UP AND OUT, BABY.

I THINK I'VE GOT HIM OUT.

OKAY, SO, PULL UP ONTO THE SHOULDER OVER THERE, OKAY?

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT!

ONE TRUCK OUT OF THE DITCH.

[NARRATOR]: THE EASTBOUND HIGHWAY

CAN START MOVING AGAIN,

AND SO CAN MARK.

[MARK]: YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND,

GET IT DONE, AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TASK.

[NARRATOR]: AT THE EASTERN END OF THE 401,

THE HIGHWAY IS STILL HOURS FROM OPENING...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT A KILOMETRE UP THE ROAD...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE FIRST RECOVERY

IS SET TO BEGIN.

HEY, BUDDY.

OH, MY GOD.

[ZACH]: BILL AND I WERE JUST COMING BACK

FROM NORTHERN QUEBEC.

WE JUST DID A TOW OUT THERE.

I'M THINKING, "OH, BOY,

WHAT DID I JUST GET MYSELF INTO?"

[NARRATOR]: 21-YEAR-OLD OP ZACH THOMSON

HAS NEVER FACED A JOB LIKE THIS.

[ZACH]: IT WAS JUST INSANE.

COMPLETE CARNAGE.

IS IT GOING TO CATCH FIRE ON US AGAIN?

ARE WE GOING TO GET BURNT TOUCHING IT?

JUST SEEING THIS, I KNEW RIGHT AWAY,

IT'S GOING TO BE A LEARNING CURVE.

[ANDREW]: FIRST THING WE'LL DO

IS WE'LL START CUTTING ALUMINUM PANELS AS WE GO.

ONCE WE'RE CLEAR FROM THE PANELS ON EACH SIDE,

THEN WE CAN START EXCAVATING.

[STARTS SAW MOTOR]

[NARRATOR]: BUT OPENING UP THE SIDE PANELS

REQUIRES THE CREW TO CRAWL OVER THE WRECKAGE.

[ANDREW]: YOU'VE GOT BURNT CARGO,

YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE STEPPING ON.

YOU'RE WORKING WITH A TRAILER THAT CAN COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND THEY'RE ONLY HALFWAY DONE.

OKAY, WE GOT TO CUT THE OTHER SIDE NOW.

TRY THAT.

YOU ON SLOW SPEED?

ZACH HASN'T BEEN AROUND THE RECOVERY INDUSTRY

THAT LONG,

BUT HE'S A GO-GETTER.

THERE SHE IS.

COME ON, YOU GOT 'ER, ZACH.

BRING 'ER DOWN, BUDDY. YOU GOT 'ER.

BEAUTIFUL.

WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT?

[NARRATOR]: THE 40,000-POUND LOAD

IS STILL SMOLDERING,

AND THREATENING TO DO MUCH WORSE.

HEY!

YEAH!

I DON'T LIKE THIS.

[ANDREW]: THESE WRECKS,

WHEN YOU'RE STARTING TO MOVE THINGS AROUND,

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH

TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF OXYGEN GOING IN IT,

AND THEN THIS THING BURSTS BACK UP IN FLAMES.

DO YOU GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?

WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE.

[COUGHING]

YEAH, GIVE 'ER A GOOD SHOT.

[ANDREW]: YOU ALWAYS GOTTA BE WATCHING YOUR BACK

WORKING AROUND THESE BURN JOBS.

IT IS ALWAYS NERVE-RACKING.

WE GOOD?

YES.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THAT THE FIRE'S OUT...

KEEP AN EYE ON THE FILTER.

YOU SHOULD SEE FUEL SPINNING,

AND THEN SEE FUEL COMING IN.

[NARRATOR]: ...THEY'LL PUMP OUT THE FUEL

BEFORE THEY DEAL WITH THE LOAD.

[ANDREW]: NOW THAT THE EXCAVATOR'S HERE,

HE'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE CARGO,

SO WE'RE GONNA SCRAPE ALL THE CARGO

OFF THE FLOOR OF THE TRAILER,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FOLD BOTH ENDS,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA LIFT IT UP WITH THE ROTATOR,

AND THEN SET IT ON THE LANDOLL.

THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.

NO SCREWING AROUND.

[NARRATOR]: WITH THE CARGO OUT OF THE WAY,

THE CHALLENGE WILL BE LIFTING THE REMAINS OF THE TRAILER.

THERE'S NO STRUCTURE AT ALL WHATSOEVER,

SO SHE MIGHT WANT TO COLLAPSE ON ME

WHENEVER WE PICK IT UP TO BRING IT ON THE LANDOLL.

YOU'RE GOOD!

WE'LL PUT THE 80 UP AHEAD,

AND WE'LL PUT THE 50 HERE.

[NARRATOR]: BILL WILL LIFT AT THE FRONT

WITH THE 80-TON ROTATOR...

PARK ABOUT TWO FEET AHEAD OF THE FIRST SET OF WHEELS.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND OPERATING THE 50-TON...

[AIR BRAKES HISS]

...THE BACK END

WILL BE ALL UP TO ZACH.

[ANDREW]: HE'S HANDLING, LIKE,

PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I THROW AT HIM,

SO HE'S DOING GOOD...

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

THERE WE GO.

...BUT HE'S GOT A LOT TO LEARN, DON'T GET ME WRONG.

BOOM OUT MORE?

YEAH, BOOM OUT ALL THE WAY.

IT WON'T POP OUT OR ANYTHING?

EH?

[NARRATOR]: JUST FINDING SOLID RIGGING POINTS

IS A CHALLENGE IN ITSELF.

IT'S IN FREE SPOOL.

OKAY, TURN THIS WAY.

CLIMB ON TOP... -YUP.

...CHAINS ON THE GROUND, ON THE BOTTOM,

ON THE OTHER SIDE. -YUP.

[NARRATOR]: BILL WILL LIFT ON TWO LINES

RIGGED TO THE LANDING GEAR.

ZACH'S LINES WILL LIFT ON THE REAR SUSPENSION.

THEY'RE THE STRONGEST RIGGING OPTIONS AVAILABLE,

BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THEY'LL HOLD.

[ZACH]: TO LIFT THAT TRAILER,

ONE PERSON COULD NOT GET AHEAD OF THE OTHER ON THIS ONE

AT ALL.

THE SECOND YOU START LIFTING MORE ON ONE,

THAT TRAILER WAS GONNA FOLD IN TWO.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND WITH THE OPP

MOPPING UP THEIR INVESTIGATION AT THE MAIN SCENE,

ANDREW HAS NO TIME FOR A MASSIVE CLEAN-UP.

[ANDREW]: SO AS SOON AS THEY GET THAT DONE,

AND THEY WANT TO REOPEN A LANE,

I GOT TO BE IN A POSITION TO GET THIS OUT OF HERE.

[ANDREW]: WHEN I STARTED TO SEE DAYLIGHT,

IT WAS LIGHTING UP A FIRE UNDERNEATH MY ASS.

OKAY, IS SHE HOOKED UP ON THE OTHER SIDE?

YUP.

OKAY, SHOW TIME.

OKAY, BOYS, GENTLE, GENTLE, GENTLE.

OKAY, BOOM UP ON THE 50, ZACH,

JUST BOOM UP.

JUST BOOM UP?

BOOM UP.

OKAY, I'M GOING UP.

EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY.

SLOWER THAN THAT, BUDDY.

WHOA.

BOOM OUT?

-BOOM UP. -BOOM UP.

-OH! -WHOA!

[ANDREW]: ZACH, YOU KEEP, JUST KEEP ON BOOMING UP, OKAY?

[ZACH]: YUP.

EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY.

[METAL CREAKING]

[NARRATOR]: ON THE WESTBOUND 401 IN LANCASTER...

-OH! -WHOA!

[NARRATOR]:...THE HERB'S CREW

IS TRYING TO EASE UP THE BURNT-OUT TRAILER

WITHOUT RIPPING IT APART.

I SWEAR TO GOD,

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO BREAK 'ER IN HALF.

[ANDREW]: THE HEAT MAKES IT SO WEAK

THAT YOU'RE JUST GAMBLING,

AND TRYING TO SEE HOW THIS THING REACTS

AS YOU'RE LIFTING IT.

ZACH, YOU JUST KEEP ON BOOMING UP, OKAY?

YUP.

[NARRATOR]: ANDREW'S ROTATOR OPERATORS

ARE STILL BRAND-NEW TO THE JOB.

[ZACH]: ANY LITTLE CREAK, ANY LITTLE RATTLE,

IT SENDS CHILLS DOWN YOUR SPINE.

[METAL GROANING] -WATCH OUT.

BOTH OF YOU GUYS BOOM OUT AT THE SAME TIME.

BOOM UP.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE GOT THE TRAILER HIGH ENOUGH

FOR THE FLATDECK.

BOOM IN, BILLY, BOOM IN, BOOM IN,

BOOM IN, BOOM IN, BILLY.

YOU GOTTA KEEP IT CLOSER TO THE GROUND.

[NARRATOR]: NOW THEY NEED TO GET IT INTO POSITION.

BRING IT RIGHT HERE

SO WE CAN BACK THE LANDOLL IN.

GO IN ON YOUR BLUE LINE, PLEASE.

GENTLE, GENTLE, GENTLE.

LET'S GET 'ER STRAIGHT.

TRY TO KEEP IT FROM TWISTING A LITTLE BIT.

[METAL GROANING]

[CRACKING] -OH!

[ZACH]: YOU HAD TO KEEP IT AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE,

MOVE AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE,

BECAUSE ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENT,

THAT TRAILER WOULD HAVE GAVE OUT.

[ANDREW]: WHOA, BILLY.

BILLY, LET ZACH CATCH UP.

[CRACKING]

[ANDREW]: BOTH OF YOU GUYS WINCH IN AT THE SAME TIME.

UH, ZACH, YOU GOT TO KEEP IT LEVEL, BUDDY.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I SEE THAT.

OKAY. BACK THE LANDOLL IN.

RIGHT THERE.

LET 'ER DOWN SLOWLY, BOYS.

-READY, BILL? -YUP.

GOOD JOB, BOYS.

HEY, BILL...

YEAH?

[SINGING] ♪ THIS IS HOW WE DO IT...

[ANDREW]: IT WAS QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT,

AND TO HAVE ZACH AND BILL WORK TOGETHER THE WAY THEY DID,

THEY DESERVE A GOOD TAP ON THE BACK.

[NARRATOR]: NOW ANDREW CAN RETURN TO HIS OTHER FAMILY...

GOTTA GO BACK HOME TO MOMMA BEAR AND THE BABY.

[BEEPS HORN TWICE]

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT FOR ZACH AND BILL,

THERE'S ONE MORE JOB AHEAD.

THE INVESTIGATION IS WINDING DOWN.

THE OPP HAS OKAYED THE FIRST SEMI FOR REMOVAL.

SO I'LL HOP IN THE TRUCK,

AND BILL WILL FOLLOW ME.

WE'LL GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

WE'LL PULL INTO THE SCALE HOUSE, SEPARATE IT,

HOOK ONTO THE TRUCK,

AND PUT 'ER IN THE WIND BACK TO CORNWALL.

[TURNING STARTER]

[ENGINE RUMBLES TO LIFE]

[NARRATOR]: THE NEXT PHASE

WILL BE UP TO A CREW FROM ANOTHER COMPANY.

[ZACH]: WE'LL GET OUT OF THEIR WAY

SO THEY CAN START DOING THEIR WORK,

AND WE'LL BE ON OUR MERRY WAY HERE.

[BEEPS HORN TWICE]

OKAY, LET'S GET TO IT.

GAME TIME!

FINALLY. [CHUCKLES] LET'S GO.

IT'S OUR TURN TO TAKE THE STAGE.

[NARRATOR]: DUNCAN COOPER LEADS THE TEAM

FROM CORNWALL TOWING.

[DUNCAN]: JAM IT UP AGAINST THE AXLE,

AND UP SHE GOES.

[NARRATOR]: AFTER A NINE-HOUR CLOSURE,

THE FIRST TASK IS JUST MOVING ONE TRUCK

TO GET A SINGLE LANE OPEN.

WE'LL PUT A COUPLE BLOCKS UNDER IT.

DAD, TURN IT ON ITS SIDE.

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: TODAY, HIS FATHER, AL,

HAS COME OUT OF RETIREMENT

TO HELP GET THE HIGHWAY CLEARED.

PUT THE T ON FOR THE AIR LINE?

OKAY.

[NARRATOR]: FAMILY IS AT THE HEART

OF DUNCAN'S BUSINESS.

[DUNCAN]: IT STARTED WITH MY GRANDFATHER,

THEN MY FATHER,

THEN MYSELF.

WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.

ALWAYS BEEN LOCAL HERE, FROM CORNWALL.

I'M GONNA CHECK THE HORN.

[NARRATOR]: FOUR YEARS AGO, DUNCAN TOOK OVER.

NO GO.

ARE YOU GOING TO FIX THE HORN?

WELL, I WANT IT TO WORK.

IT'LL TAKE HIM ALL AFTERNOON TO GET THE HORN WORKING.

[NARRATOR]: HE'S BUILT A LOYAL TEAM AROUND HIM.

DID HE COME WITH THE EXTENSION,

OR IS HE MAKING IT?

HE'S MAKING ONE OUT OF LEGO.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED WITH MATT, YOU KNOW.

THIS PLACE IS LIKE WORKING IN YOUR OWN SITCOM.

I TELL YA, IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN YELLING AND SCREAMING,

ISN'T IT?

[LAUGHING]

I REALLY LOVE WORKING WITH MY CREW.

THEY'RE JUST LIKE ME.

THEY LOVE TO TOW.

[HONKS HORN]

WHOA!

[LAUGHING]

HORN WORKS.

[DUNCAN]: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, DUDE.

[AL]: ABOUT WHAT?

TRYING TO PULL THE WHOLE RIG TOGETHER.

[NARRATOR]: TO OPEN THE LANE FASTER,

THE CREW WANTS TO PULL TRACTOR AND TRAILER AS A UNIT,

JUST FAR ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

OH, I HOPE THIS WORKS.

[NARRATOR]: AS THEY ASSESS THE DAMAGE,

THAT PLAN IS LOOKING UNLIKELY.

IS THAT WHOLE FRONT PIECE GONNA TEAR RIGHT OFF?

IT'S ALREADY BROKEN OFF, EH?

[DUNCAN]:I WAS HOPING IT WOULD STAY TOGETHER,

AT LEAST TO CLEAR THE HIGHWAY

AND GET IT UP TO THE NEXT EXIT OFF THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: BUT THERE'S NO CHOICE.

PUT THE DOLLY LEGS DOWN.

WE'LL PULL THE PIN.

WHENEVER WE GO TO SPLIT THIS,

JUST STAND RIGHT THE HELL BACK OUT OF THE WAY, OKAY?

[NARRATOR]: ONCE THEY SPLIT THE UNITS...

YEAH, GO AHEAD AND PULL THE PIN.

[NARRATOR]:...THEY'LL SEE JUST HOW MUCH DAMAGE

THEY'RE DEALING WITH.

[DUNCAN]: OKAY, GUYS, I'M GONNA DRIVE THIS AHEAD.

[HONKS HORN]

THAT SON OF A BITCH...

[NARRATOR]: AT THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE 401...

[NARRATOR]: ...WESTBOUND TRAFFIC

HAS BEEN CRAWLING ONTO DETOUR ROUTES ALL NIGHT.

[DUNCAN]: I'M GOING TO DRIVE THIS AHEAD.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND DUNCAN'S PLAN

TO OPEN A LANE FAST...

[HONKS HORN]

[NARRATOR]: ...JUST FELL APART.

SON OF A BITCH...

AH, IT JUST COME APART LIKE A WET DIAPER, RIGHT?

OOH.

[DUNCAN]: EVERYTHING ABOUT THOSE TRAILERS

RELIES ON EACH OTHER PART

AS PART OF THEIR SUPERSTRUCTURE,

AND YOU REMOVE ONE PIECE, THE STRENGTH IS GONE,

AND THE FACT THAT THAT ONE WAS HIT HARD

JUST MAKES IT EVEN MORE WEAK.

THE COLLISION, THE IMPACT, IT...

THE TRAILER WENT LIKE THIS

INTO THE BACK OF THE TRACTOR.

THAT WHOLE SECTION

IS THE ACTUAL FIFTH WHEEL PLATE OF THE TRAILER.

[NARRATOR]: ...WHICH THE CREW NEEDS

TO HOOK UP AND TOW.

YOU THINK WE CAN PICK IT UP SOMEHOW,

AND THEN PUT A COUPLE BIG STRAPS AROUND IT?

[NARRATOR]: TIME FOR A NEW PLAN...

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO TAKE IT?

WELL, WE PICK IT BACK UP.

-YEAH? -JUST WITH THE STINGER,

AND STRAP ALL THE WAY AROUND IT.

OKAY.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY IT'S GOING TO HOLD ON THERE.

IT'LL BE A LOT EASIER IF IT WORKS.

YEAH, OKAY.

WE'LL GIVE THAT A TRY, OKAY.

[DUNCAN]: I WAS TAUGHT FROM A YOUNG AGE

WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING FOR MY DAD

THAT THAT HIGHWAY,

THAT'S THE LIFELINE, YOU KNOW, OF THE PROVINCE...

WE'RE JUST GONNA USE THE STINGER.

[DUNCAN]: ...AND YOU GOTTA GET THE JOB DONE.

KEEP THINGS GOING.

OKAY, I'M GONNA ATTEMPT TO TOSS THIS OVER.

GOOD!

PUT THIS ONE ON YOUR SIDE,

GIVE 'ER A BUNCH OF RATCHETS.

[DUNCAN]: WE TRIED TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER BEST WE CAN

WITH SOME STRAPS,

ENOUGH TO HOLD IT SO WE CAN GET IT OUTTA THERE.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT TO TOW,

THEY NEED TO FIND SOMETHING INTACT

AND STRONG ENOUGH TO GRAB ONTO.

HEY, BAR?

YEAH.

WHAT I'LL DO, I'LL GRAB THAT CROSSMEMBER BACK,

THE FIRST ONE WE CAN GET OUR HANDS ON.

NO, YOU WANNA GO PAST THAT ONE TO HERE.

OH, DO WE?

-YEAH. -OH, OKAY.

THINK YOU CAN REACH THAT?

I GOTTA BACK UP.

YEAH.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

WHOA!

OKAY, BAR, UP!

KEEP GOING.

RIGHT THERE.

WHOA!

WE'LL PICK IT UP, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU THINK ONE WILL HOLD IT?

WE'LL FIND OUT.

TILT 'ER UP, BARRY.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

DON'T GO TOO HIGH.

[DUNCAN]: WE GRABBED IN WITH THE STINGER

IN BEHIND ONE OF THE CROSSMEMBERS.

NOT A GOOD PLACE TO TOW,

BUT YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO

TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD.

[NARRATOR]: IT SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD

UNTIL THE NEXT EXIT.

YOU'RE ALL CAGED UP THERE?

YOU'RE READY TO ROLL?

YEAH.

[METAL CREAKING]

OKAY, THERE YOU GO.

[BEEPS HORN TWICE]

[NARRATOR]: AFTER 11 HOURS...

[NARRATOR]: ...SEMIS TRAPPED BEHIND THE PILE-UP

FINALLY HAVE A PATH TO FREEDOM...

ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND ANOTHER LOCAL OPERATOR...

OKAY, NICE AND EASY, OUT YOU GO.

[NARRATOR]: ...CAN NOW TOW AWAY THE B-TRAIN.

WE'RE MOVIN'.

[DUNCAN]: ANOTHER DAY,

THE ROAD'S OPEN,

TILL THE NEXT ONE.

[DUNCAN]: YOU KNOW WHAT,

THAT WAS A GOOD JOB.

THAT'S A GOOD FEELING.

[BEEPS HORN TWICE]

[NARRATOR]: 300 KILOMETRES WEST...

[NARRATOR]: ...STORM CONDITIONS ARE STILL HAMMERING THE ROADS.

WE HAD PARTICULARLY HIGH, HIGH WINDS

AND WITH THAT CAME SOME SNOW,

AND THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITION CAUSED WHITEOUTS.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE WESTBOUND 401,

OPP SERGEANT JASON FOLZ HEADS TO ANSWER A CALL

NEAR BRIGHTON...

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT JUST GETTING THERE...

[NARRATOR]: ...FORCES HIM TO NAVIGATE

A HIGHWAY OBSTACLE COURSE.

[FOLZ]: I FIRST SEE THE LARGE TRUCK

THAT'S COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE HIGHWAY,

AND THEN A SMALLER VEHICLE

THAT IS SEVERELY DAMAGED,

TO THE REAR.

YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY INTRUSION

INTO THE SIDE OF THIS SMALL VEHICLE HERE,

AND THIS IS WHAT CAUSES THE SERIOUS INJURY,

IS WHEN YOU HIT ON AN ANGLE LIKE THIS.

[NARRATOR]: THE SEMI JACKKNIFED IN THE WHITEOUT,

AND THE VAN CRASHED RIGHT INTO IT.

THE VAN'S DRIVER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

[FOLZ]: OUR MEMBERS OF THE COLLISION TEAM HERE

ARE DOING VEHICLE EXAMINATIONS.

[NARRATOR]: OPP INVESTIGATORS COLLECT EVIDENCE,

INCLUDING BRAKE AND STEERING DATA,

SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSE.

SO WE LEVEL IT, ONE DIRECTION.

[NARRATOR]: FOR CONSTABLE DANIEL KALDEWAY,

IMPORTANT CLUES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ERASED.

[KALDEWAY]: IN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES,

WE'D HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF EVIDENCE

LEADING UP TO THE COLLISION,

LIKE TIRE MARKS, AND SCRAPE MARKS, AND GOUGES

THAT WOULD SHOW US WHERE THE VEHICLES WERE

WHEN THEY WERE ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN THE COLLISION.

THIS IS A TRICKY SITUATION

BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING'S COVERED IN SNOW,

AND EVERYTHING'S BEEN OBLITERATED

BY VEHICLES DRIVING OVER IT AND WHATNOT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BUT HE'S GOT A TOOL

THAT CAN HELP UNCOVER THE VEHICLES' TRAJECTORIES.

SO YOU'LL SEE HERE THE LASER'S ACTUALLY ON.

IT'S JUST FAINT DURING THE DAY.

YOU DON'T SEE IT WELL.

SO YOU FOLLOW IT WITH YOUR HAND...

[NARRATOR]: THE LASER MEASUREMENTS

WILL AID IN BUILDING

AN ACCURATE DIAGRAM OF THE COLLISION.

[KALDEWAY]: I WANNA KNOW

WHERE THE TWO VEHICLES CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER,

WHERE THE TRACTOR-TRAILER ULTIMATELY CAME INTO CONTACT

WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE,

BECAUSE IT HIT ANOTHER COUPLE OF VEHICLES

AS IT WAS COMING TO A REST.

THAT HELPS US WITH PLACING THE VEHICLES

PRE AND POST IMPACT.

SO, WHAT WE'LL DO FIRST

IS WE'RE GONNA GET THE TRUCK,

THE POINTS OF THE TRUCK THAT WE CAN.

[NARRATOR]: WITH NO VISIBLE TIRE TRACKS,

THE ONLY WAY TO GET THOSE POINTS

IS TO RECORD THEM WITH THE TRUCK IN PLACE.

[KALDEWAY]: IT'S SNOWED SIGNIFICANTLY

SINCE THE COLLISION ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE,

SO ANY OF THE ROAD MARKINGS ARE NOT VISIBLE.

EVERYTHING IS OBSCURED BY SNOW.

[NARRATOR]: ...AND UNTIL THEY GET THE MEASUREMENTS,

THE RECOVERY IS ON HOLD.

[FOLZ]: WE'RE PUSHING TO HAVE THIS HIGHWAY OPEN

AS SOON AS WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN,

SO TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

[NARRATOR]: ON THE WESTBOUND 401,

NEAR BRIGHTON...

[NARRATOR]: ...THE OPP HAS COME UP WITH A PLAN

TO LET THE RECOVERY BEGIN BEFORE THEY FINISH MEASURING.

WE CAN DO IT NOW, WE'RE GOOD?

WE'RE GOOD TO PULL IT?

YEAH, THEN CAN COME IN AND START HOOKING UP, AT LEAST.

OKAY.

[FOLZ]: DOING THESE TYPE OF INVESTIGATIONS,

IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT

TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE IN YOUR APPROACH.

HERE, GIVE IT A SHOT.

GIVE IT A GOOD, STRONG SHOT.

[FOLZ]: VERY QUICK THINKING BY DAN.

MARK THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY

WITH THE SPRAY PAINT,

MOVE THE TRUCK OUT OF THE WAY,

AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO MEASURE THE LOCATION.

HERE SHE COMES.

I'M GONNA SEE IF MY MARKS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD.

PROBABLY NOT.

ONE, TWO.

THAT'S GOOD. I GOT MY AXLES, AT LEAST.

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.

NICE.

[DEVICE BEEPS]

ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: THEY'VE GOT THE DATA,

AND THE ROAD IS ALMOST READY TO OPEN.

I'M DONE.

[NARRATOR]: INVESTIGATORS WILL NEED TIME

TO ANALYZE THE FINDINGS

BEFORE THEY CAN OFFER ANY CONCLUSIONS,

BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS STEPS THAT DRIVERS CAN TAKE.

[FOLZ]: DRIVING IN WINTER WEATHER

REQUIRES THE GREATEST CARE.

YOU HAVE TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION

TO THE CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS,

'CAUSE IT WILL CHANGE QUICKLY,

AND AS WE SAW IN THIS COLLISION,

IT TOOK PEOPLE BY SURPRISE.

WE'RE ALL FINISHED HERE NOW.

WE'VE PULLED THE LAST VEHICLE OUT.

WE'RE MOMENTS AWAY FROM REOPENING.

THERE'S BEEN TRUCKS SITTING THERE

ALMOST SEVEN HOURS,

SO WE'RE TRYING TO AT LEAST GET A PATH FOR THEM

TO START TO MOVE.

[NARRATOR]: AS THE DAY PASSES,

SKIES CLEAR,

BUT THE SHOULDERS AND DITCHES

ARE FULL OF THE STORM'S AFTERMATH...

...AND JUST WEST OF CORNWALL...

[NARRATOR]: ...A FULLY LOADED SEMI

IS PLANTED HARD ON ITS SIDE.

[NARRATOR]: INSIDE,

50,000 POUNDS OF BALED PEAT MOSS,

READY TO SPLIT THE TRAILER WIDE OPEN...

[DUNCAN]: WHENEVER YOU'RE ALL READY.

I'M GONNA HEAD UP THERE RIGHT NOW, GET ON IT,

SEE WHAT THE HELL WE GOTTA DO EXACTLY, OKAY?

-OKAY. -ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: ...SO DUNCAN AND CREW

ARE HEADING BACK OUT ON THE ROAD,

READY FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGE.

[DUNCAN]: IT'S LOADED WITH BALES OF PEAT MOSS,

TOP TO BOTTOM.

IT'S GONNA BE HEAVY.

[DUNCAN]: WE'RE LIFTING SOME SERIOUS WEIGHT.

YOU WANT AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE IN YOUR ARMOURY

TO TACKLE THIS THING

FOR A SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY.

LET'S GET AT 'ER, BOYS!

YOU WANNA RUN 'EM DOWN TO THE TRAILER?

ALL OF THEM?

OH, YEAH, ALL THE BAGS, YEAH.

THIS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO EMPLOY THE AIR CUSHIONS

ON THIS JOB.

THAT'LL SAVE US A LOT OF EXTRA WORK

AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO UNLOAD ALL THAT PEAT MOSS.

OKAY, HALF A TURN TOWARDS YOU.

[NARRATOR]: OFFLOADING BALES OF PEAT MOSS

IS SLOW WORK THAT CAN DESTROY THE CARGO.

[BAG TEARS] OH!

[DUNCAN]: IF YOU KEEP THOSE DOORS CLOSED,

AND YOU NEVER EVEN BREAK THE SEAL,

AND YOU STAND IT UP,

99% CHANCE THEY'RE GONNA SAVE THE CARGO.

[NARRATOR]: SO THE PLAN IS TO ALSO SAVE THE TRAILER

FROM BURSTING UNDER THE WEIGHT INSIDE.

OKAY, LET'S GO DO SOME AIR CUSHIONING.

WE'RE GONNA START BACK HERE.

WE'LL GET THIS ONE CORNER LIFTED,

AND WE'LL GET A GREEN RECOVERY STRAP.

ALL RIGHT.

[NARRATOR]: FIRST THEY USE SMALLER CUSHIONS

TO LIFT THE CORNERS

JUST ENOUGH TO SLIDE STRAPS UNDERNEATH.

OKAY!

WE'RE GONNA FISH A STRAP, SO PULL THIS CUSHION OUT.

YOU WANT TO SLIDE THAT THROUGH.

THERE YOU GO, BILL.

THAT'S GOOD.

[NARRATOR]: STRAPS AT THE FRONT AND BACK

WILL BE READY TO TAKE OVER THE LIFT

WHEN THE CUSHIONS MAX OUT.

SHOULD BE GOOD, BILL.

OKAY!

[DUNCAN]: YOU HOOKED UP THERE?

[BILL]: YEAH. YUP.

LET'S MOVE THAT STARTER CUSHION OUTTA HERE

AND GET THE BIG ONE.

CAN WE START ANOTHER ONE DOWN HERE FURTHER?

OKAY.

YOU READY?

PUSH.

[EXHALING]

TRYING TO GET THE CUSHIONS IN THE RIGHT POSITION,

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

THEY ARE HEAVY.

IT'S A BIG JOB.

GO.

[GRUNTING WITH EFFORT]

[DUNCAN]: WE GOT EVERYBODY,

ALL THE WRECKER OPERATORS READY,

WE'LL FIRE IT UP,

AND THEN ALL WE DO IS OPEN ALL THE VALVES,

AND AS IT'S GOING UP,

THEY JUST KEEP THE LINES TIGHT,

FOLLOW THE AIR CUSHIONS WITH THE WRECKER,

AND THEN ONCE IT GETS UP TO ABOUT 75%,

TOW TRUCKS HAVE IT FROM THERE.

OKAY, READY TO ROCK AND ROLL?

SHE'S HEAVY.

[NARRATOR]: THE ROOF IS SO COMPROMISED

THAT EVEN WITH THE CUSHIONS, THE LIFT COULD BE TOO MUCH.

[DUNCAN]: IF THAT TOP RAIL SPLITS ANY MORE...

-YEAH. -...WE'RE DONE.

WE'LL HAVE TO UNLOAD IT.

THAT'S THE MAIN SUPPORT OF THE TRAILER, RIGHT?

IT IS A GAMBLE,

BECAUSE I HAVE LIFTED TRAILERS,

AND WE'VE GOTTEN THEM PARTIALLY UP,

AND THEN SOMETHING BREAKS.

NOW YOU'RE GONNA BE UNLOADING IT BY HAND.

NOW JUST LET 'ER PUSH, AND HOPEFULLY SHE COMES UP.

OKAY, GUYS,

KEEP YOUR EYES ON BARRY, OKAY?

OKAY, SO ALL YOU GOTTA DO

IS JUST MAKE SURE THE LINES STAY TIGHT

ON THE WRECKERS.

KEEP THEM TIGHT, AND FOLLOW IT OVER.

YEAH, AND HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T SPLIT IN HALF.

YOU JUST FOLLOW 'EM, EH, MATT?

[NARRATOR]: OPERATOR MATT QUAN

HAS A LINE TO THE STRAP ON THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER,

AND A LOW LINE TO PULL DOWN THE BACK END.

FOR NOW,

HE JUST NEEDS TO KEEP THEM SNUG.

[DUNCAN]: ONLY THE SECOND TIME HE'S BEEN OUT

ON AN AIR CUSHION JOB,

AND IT'S A LOT OF PRACTICE TO LEARN HOW TO DO THAT.

BARRY?

JUST WATCH MATT.

[MATT]: YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF A RUSH,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO ALSO CALM DOWN,

AND REALIZE YOU CAN'T PULL TOO FAST EITHER,

BECAUSE YOU CAN MESS EVERYTHING UP.

IS HE PULLING YET?

NOPE, NOBODY'S PULLING.

GOTTA WAIT FOR THE BAGS.

WE'RE LETTING THE AIRBAGS LIFT IT.

THE STRAPS ARE ONLY GOING TO CATCH IT

WHEN WE GET TO THE TOP, TO FINISH THE PULL.

IT'S COMING SLOW.

[NARRATOR]: IF MATT OR FELLOW OP MIKE MCPHEE

PULL TOO MUCH TOO SOON,

THE TRAILER COULD SLIDE RIGHT OFF THE BAGS.

IF YOU PULL MORE THAN THE OTHER GUY,

SOMETHING IS GONNA SLIDE.

MATT, NOT TOO MUCH ON YOUR BOTTOM LINE!

JUST WATCH, MIKE, HE'S PULLING TOO HARD.

NOT TOO QUICK, EH, MIKE?

HE'S PULLING TOO HARD!

[METAL GROANING]

WHOA!

[BANGING]

NO!

YOU'RE OFF THE BAGS!

HEY! WHOA!

[NARRATOR]: ON THE 401 NEAR MORRISBURG...

YOU'RE OFF THE BAGS!

TELL 'EM TO STOP.

[NARRATOR]: ...THE AIR CUSHION LIFT

HAS GONE SIDEWAYS.

HEY.

YOU GUYS ARE PULLING TOO HARD,

AND YOU'RE PULLING THE TRAILER THIS WAY.

MATT GOT A LITTLE, JUST A LITTLE BIT CARRIED AWAY.

HE KEEPS PUSHING IT THAT WAY, OKAY,

AND SAME WITH YOUR BOTTOM LINE,

YOU'RE DRAGGING THE TRAILER TOWARDS YOU.

NOW WE GOTTA REPOSITION ALL THESE DAMN CUSHIONS.

WE'LL START ONE AT A TIME.

NOW WE GOT HALF AN HOUR TO AN HOUR

PUTTING THESE CUSHIONS BACK IN THE WAY WE WANT THEM.

OH...

HEY, PULL IT BACK A BIT

AND GET A SECOND RUN AT IT,

'CAUSE HE SLIPPED.

THE BLOOD PRESSURE STARTS GOING UP.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

THE SUN'S GOING DOWN, IT'LL BE DARK IN AN HOUR.

LET'S GET AT 'ER, BOYS.

MATT, GET UP ON YOUR TRUCK.

[DUNCAN]: FOR MATT,

IT'S TIME TO GET RIGHT BACK ON THAT HORSE

AND TRY NOT TO BE PULLING TOO CRAZY.

JUST SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY, YOU READY?

ARE YOU READY?

-YEAH! -THERE WE GO.

MATT?

YEAH?

JUST TRY YOUR BOTTOM LINE A LITTLE BIT.

KEEP COMING, PULL.

YEAH, TIGHTEN UP YOUR BOTTOM ONE.

MIKEY, TIGHTEN UP, MIKEY.

TIGHTEN IT UP A BIT, MIKE.

[DUNCAN]: THE ADRENALINE REALLY GETS PUMPING

WHEN IT'S THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY UP.

THAT'S WHEN IT GETS REAL INTENSE.

[NARRATOR]: ONCE THE WRECKER LINES TAKE OVER...

CRACK 'ER, MOUSE!

[NARRATOR]: ...THERE'S NO LONGER ANY SUPPORT

UNDER THE WALL,

AND THE 50,000 POUNDS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

[DUNCAN]: IT GETS MORE CRITICAL AND MORE CRITICAL

AS IT STARTS TO COME UP TO THAT TIPPING POINT.

NOW EITHER WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT, OR WE'RE GONNA BREAK IT.

HEY, GUYS, PULL IT OVER.

PULL IT?

-PULL IT! -OKAY.

GO AHEAD, MIKE, START PULLING.

MOUSE, KEEP 'ER GOING.

MATT, YOU FOLLOW.

KEEP 'ER COMING, GUYS.

COME ON, GUYS, GET 'ER OVER.

PULL. KEEP COMING, BOYS!

-DON'T STOP! -KEEP 'ER COMING.

ADD YOUR HIGH LINE, MATT!

YUP!

WE'RE OFF THE BAGS.

MATT, YOUR BOTTOM LINE!

PULL 'ER RIGHT OVER.

LET'S GO, BOYS.

KEEP PULLING, MATT.

KEEP TRYING TO PULL IT, MOUSE.

YOUR TOP LINE SOME, MATT.

THERE YA GO.

HIGH LINE, MIKE.

YEAH, SHE'S COMING, BILL.

IT'S ALL YOU, MATT.

GIVE 'ER A LITTLE MORE ON THAT HIGH LINE.

[STRAINING AND CREAKING]

WHOA.

LET MIKEY CATCH UP.

-TOUCHDOWN! -[CHEERING]

BEAUTIFUL, BOYS, BEAUTIFUL.

THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE, GUYS. NICE JOB, MIKE.

DID A GOOD JOB.

NICE JOB. GOOD JOB, MOUSE.

[DUNCAN]: YOU DO A JOB THAT BIG

WHERE EVERYBODY'S WORKED SO HARD

TO GET IT ONTO ITS WHEELS...

GOOD JOB THERE, GUYS, GOOD JOB!

THERE'S HIGH FIVES AND HANDSHAKES AND "GOOD JOB,"

AND, LIKE, THAT'S A BIG JOB.

[NARRATOR]: AS THE SUN SETS,

THEY SET UP FOR THE FINAL PULL ONTO THE ROAD.

OKAY, GUYS.

THIS TRUCK WILL STABILIZE IT,

AND THE OTHER GUY'S GONNA PULL 'EM OUT.

YOU READY?

THERE SHE GOES.

[DUNCAN]: THEY'RE ALL VERY STRONG CHARACTERS.

THEY ALL HAVE THEIR REALLY STRONG QUALITIES...

THERE YOU GO.

GUYS DID A HELL OF A GOOD JOB WORKING.

I DON'T THINK I'D WANT TO WORK WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M GONNA SLEEP GOOD TONIGHT.

[HONKING HORN]

[MITCH]: THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT MAKES THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK

STAND UP A LITTLE BIT.

[NARRATOR]: NEXT TIME ON HEAVY RESCUE: 401...

IT'S GONNA SHOCK-LOAD THE HELL OUT OF IT.

[NARRATOR]: ...BROTHERS...

DO YELLOW FOUR.

[NARRATOR]: ...DO BATTLE.

[MITCH]: BILLY... NO.

[NARRATOR]: WHEN A TRAILER TAKES A NOSEDIVE...

OKAY, GLEN, I'M GOING UP.

CLEAR!

[NARRATOR]: ...TODD TAKES CONTROL...

WHOA. WHOA!

AMIN!

[NARRATOR]: ...AND A RAMP ROLLOVER...

OH, MY GOD.

STOP.

[NARRATOR]: ...CUTS IT CLOSE.

STOP!

[HORNS BLARING] WHOA!

[♪♪♪]