Deadliest Catch (2005) s11e14 Episode Script

PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME, YOU KNOW, "WHY DID YOU GO TO ALASKA?" I SAW OPPORTUNITY.
I SAW SOMETHING THAT INTRIGUED ME.
IT'S A CREW.
IT'S A TEAM.
IT'S WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.
YOU KNOW, WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE SAME GUY IT'S SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY.
IF YOU HAVE A WEAKNESS THIS SUCKS! THE BERING SEA WILL NOT ONLY EXPLOIT IT, BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU PAY.
-I'M [BLEEP.]
-NUT UP! Sig: NO.
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING DON'T -- DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING! YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP.]
STOMP ON YOU.
I CAN'T STAND UP! [BLEEP.]
SUCKER! OH, MY GOD.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP! LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! THAT'S LIFE ON THE BERING SEA.
I'M WANTED WANTED DEAD OR ALI-I-I-I-I-I-VE CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA.
Narrator: IN THE MIDDLE OF A RUTHLESS OPILIO SEASON Sig: THE WEATHER TURNED FROM LIGHT TO DARK OVERNIGHT.
AND IT'S MISERABLE.
WHY ME? Narrator: BACK-TO-BACK STORMS CONTINUE TO BATTER THE FLEET.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS JOB ONE OF THE MOST DEADLIEST JOBS ON THE PLANET.
WHOA! Keith: FISHING'S BAD, WEATHER'S BAD.
EVERYTHING'S BAD.
WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING TO PLUG AWAY ON HERE UNTIL THIS DROPS OFF.
Narrator: WITH WEATHER SLOWING PRODUCTION YEAH.
THIS HAS BEEN THE LONGEST TRIP OF MY LIFE.
Narrator: EXHAUSTED CAPTAINS AND CREWS UNDER THE GUN.
ON THE CLOCK.
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK.
Narrator: HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO PUSH THROUGH AND MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME.
OF DUTCH HARBOR ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA -YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! -HOLY [BLEEP.]
-HOLD ON TO THAT POT! -OUT OF THE WAY! WATCH OUT! YEAH.
THAT WASN'T PRETTY.
Narrator: AFTER A BRIEF WINDOW OF GOOD WEATHER AND BETTER NUMBERS THAT IS A BIG, FAT ZERO.
Narrator: ROOKIE CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON AND RELIEF SKIPPER RAY FLERCHINGER ARE BACK TO BATTLING TERRIBLE SEAS AND WORSE FISHING.
EVERY DAY IS A CHALLENGE WHEN YOU'RE -- WHEN YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
AND THE UNEXCITING PART ABOUT IT IS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IS YOUR FAULT.
THE CRAB'S NOT COOPERATING.
WEATHER IS NOT COOPERATING.
-WHOA! -WHOA! Jake: HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOMETHING.
IF NOT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ASSESS, ASSESS AND ASSESS AGAIN OUR SITUATION.
Man: OH, NO! WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING.
I MEAN, NOTHING.
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE BOAT AND THE GUYS, THE CAPTAIN ARE GETTING ANY BREAK BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, HONESTLY, WHAT THE [BLEEP.]
I'M EVEN DOING HERE.
Narrator: TO TAKE THE HELM OF THE SAGA I -- I WON'T BE COMING UP FOR OPIES.
SIG: Well, that's not what we agreed on.
Narrator: JAKE TURNED HIS BACK ON HIS MENTOR, CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN.
YEAH, THAT'S GARBAGE.
SINCE THEN, HE'S ENDURED EMPTY POTS Jake: WATCH OUT, YOU GUYS.
Narrator: AND LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER.
I'M FREAKED OUT.
I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT TO HAUL ANYMORE.
Narrator: NOW THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S RESOLVE IS BEING TESTED AGAIN.
[BLEEP.]
DAMN IT! NOT ONLY DO I HAVE MY WIFE, MY CHILD, AND MY FAMILY TO THINK ABOUT, I HAVE FIVE OTHER MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO THINK ABOUT.
IF I DON'T CATCH CRAB, YOU KNOW, NOBODY'S GONNA HIRE ME.
AND NOBODY'S GONNA WANT TO WORK FOR ME EVEN IF I GET HIRED.
THIS SUCKS! WELL, JAKE JUST SET ALL THESE POTS HERE.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GONNA BE ALL BLANK.
THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO GET RESPECT FROM YOUR CREW, BY THE WAY.
Narrator: WITH BLANK POTS HITTING THE DECK Jake: STACK ALL THESE ON.
AND WE'RE STACKING OUT, GETTING THE HECK OUT OF HERE, GOING FAR AWAY, HOPEFULLY.
Narrator: JAKE MAKES THE CALL TO STACK AND MOVE.
COME ON! Jake: THIS WHOLE STRING IS A BUST.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO, UH, COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN HERE.
DON'T PULL AW! DON'T REALLY WANT TO CALL SIG, BUT I'M NOT GONNA HOLD MY PRIDE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CREW.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET ON MY KNEES AND CALL DADDY.
Narrator: ON THE 108-FOOT CAPE CAUTION LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS ONE.
OH, MY GOD.
HEADS UP, HEADS UP! HOLD ON, JEREMY! GET DOWN! GET DOWN! HOLY [BLEEP.]
MAN.
THAT -- THAT THING JUST ROCKED THE BOAT.
SOME PRETTY BIG WAVES STILL OUT HERE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI AND CREW TRUDGE THROUGH A 36-HOUR GRIND.
Bill: BUT THE WEATHER IS JUST IT'S NOT LETTING UP AGAIN TODAY.
IT [BLEEP.]
AGAIN TODAY.
I COULD CONCEIVABLY DO THIS.
IF WE GET THROUGH THIS TODAY, NO BREAKDOWNS, BE IT PEOPLE, MACHINERY RUNNING ON FUMES RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING HURTS.
SO, JOHN, YOU THINK YOU STILL WANT TO BE A CRABBER? Narrator: 19-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN JOHN WALCZYK IS FEELING THE PAIN OF THE 10-DAY MARATHON TRIP.
[BLEEP.]
IT'S JUST SO FREAKIN' HARD.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS IF IT KILLS YA.
I KNOW THE GUYS ARE BEAT.
I MEAN, LITERALLY, THEY'RE BANGED UP, BEAT UP.
AND I KNOW THE LAYMAN WOULD SAY, "WELL, JUST STOP FISHING.
" THE WEATHER IS CRAZY.
WELL HEADS UP, HEADS UP, HEADS UP! BIG CURLER! JAKE, NO! NO! WOW.
EVERYBODY OKAY? THESE WAVES OUT HERE ARE LIKE THE HEIGHTH OF A THREE-STORY BUILDING.
NOW, WATCH THE RAIL, GUYS! WATCH THE RAIL! HOLD ON! WHOO! I'M ALL WET TODAY.
I JUST HAVE TO STAY TUNED -- TUNED UP, AMPED UP.
THE CRABS LOOK GOOD! IT'LL BE ABOUT 40 MINUTES.
DEFINITELY TIME FOR A COFFEE.
TURN AROUND AND GET READY TO GO.
-HANDS ARE LITTLE SORE? -YEAH.
-YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S CALLED? -WHAT? IT'S CALLED THE CLAW, MY FRIEND.
THE CLAW.
IT'S WHEN YOUR HAND KIND OF CONSTRICTS LIKE THIS FROM DOING -- FROM DOING THOSE CLIPS NONSTOP.
Bill: OH, MAN.
TOUGHEN UP.
EAT SOME [BLEEP.]
CONCRETE AND TOUGHEN UP.
WE'RE GONNA FILL THIS [BLEEP.]
BEFORE I GO IN, IF IT KILLS YOU GUYS.
[ CHUCKLES .]
HOW'S THAT -- HOW'S THAT FOR A MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH? OH, MAN.
OH, I GOT THE SLEEPIES ALL OF A SUDDEN.
THAT WON'T DO.
Narrator: ON A RUN BETWEEN STRINGS, THE CREW GRABS SOME SHUT-EYE.
AND SO DOES THE CAPTAIN.
[BLEEP.]
YO, YOU GUYS! GET UP! Narrator: ABOARD THE CAPE CAUTION [BLEEP.]
YO, YOU GUYS! GET UP! WE NEED TO GET OUT ON DECK NOW! TAKE A LOOK, NICK.
[BLEEP.]
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
Narrator: WHILE CAPTAIN AND CREW NODDED OFF BETWEEN STRINGS, THE STORM WAS WIDE AWAKE AND DELIVERED A 35-FOOT ROGUE WAVE.
THE -- THE -- THE BASE PIECE IS BROKE AGAIN? SAME THING AS LAST TIME.
UH, THAT [BLEEP.]
BACK WHEEL.
Narrator: JUST DAYS AGO Man: MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! GET DOWN! [BLEEP.]
Narrator: A SIMILAR WAVE LAID WASTE TO THE CAPE CAUTION'S DECK, SHATTERING DECK BOARDS AND DAMAGING THE SORTING TABLE.
NOW THE BERING SEA HAS RE-OPENED THE WOUNDS.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH [BLEEP.]
THERE AIN'T NO FIXING THAT [BLEEP.]
.
GOD [BLEEP.]
I MEAN, THE PLAN WAS TO RUN THESE STRINGS, AND THEN ONE MORE TIME THROUGH THE GEAR, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WAS GONNA DO IT.
BUT WE'RE LOSING -- WE'RE JUST LOSING FOUR TO FIVE HOURS ON ALL THIS [BLEEP.]
NOW.
RIGHT THERE.
DON'T LET ME -- DON'T LET ME LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, OKAY? OKAY? -YES.
-OKAY.
JOHN IS PRETTY MUCH UNABLE TO PERFORM ANY OF HIS DUTIES BECAUSE HIS HAND HURTS.
TELL ME TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, I'LL DO IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SCREW IN DECK BOARDS.
YOU'RE THE BIGGEST [BLEEP.]
BABY I'VE EVER MET SOMETIMES.
WHAT A [BLEEP.]
NIGHTMARE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHAT?" I -- I DON'T KNOW I SAID, "WHAT A [BLEEP.]
NIGHTMARE.
" ARE YOU NOT HERE ON THIS DECK THAT'S TORN APART THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER? THAT'S THE NIGHTMARE I'M TALKING ABOUT.
LET'S GET THIS THING ROLLING.
Narrator: WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP AND A VERY GREEN GREENHORN, THE WEARY CREW SCRAMBLES TO GET THE CAPE CAUTION BACK TO FISHING.
WE JUST NEED THIS FOR SUPPORT.
YEAH.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED IT FOR.
IT'S JUST GONNA SLIDE.
IT'S NOT GONNA ROLL.
JERRY-RIGGING AT ITS FINEST.
PUT THEM BACK ON.
IT'S THE BEST WE GOT.
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO WORK.
JOHN, LIFT UP ON THE TABLE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, NICK? OH, WE'RE JUST GETTING THINGS BUTTONED UP.
OKAY! GO AHEAD! WE'RE DONE.
SO I THINK WE MIGHT BE OKAY.
I GOT YOU.
OKAY.
UM, WE GOT THE FIRST ONE COMING UP HERE.
WELL, WHAT'S MY FIX FOR EVERYTHING? JUST ADD CRAB.
ALL THIS PETTY [BLEEP.]
COULD GO AWAY HERE.
WE HAUL THESE, AND WE GET REASONABLE NUMBERS COMING UP.
ONCE AGAIN, UNDER THE GUN.
Narrator: GO AHEAD AND SET IT, LENNY.
Narrator: ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD Keith: THE CRAB SEEM TO HAVE KIND OF DISAPPEARED.
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB ON THE MOVE WE KNOW THEY DIDN'T DOUBLE BACK ON US TO THE NORTH.
WE WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT BECAUSE WE JUST MOVED HERE OUT OF THE NORTHERN AREA.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN HAS A SMALL WINDOW TO CHASE THEM DOWN.
Keith: I'VE GOT TO PUT IN ABOUT IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AND MY GUESS IS THAT THOSE CRABS ARE DOWN THE HILL A LITTLE WAYS.
WHERE IS AMY AT? Narrator: ON DECK THE GALLEY CLOCK MUST BE BROKEN OR SOMETHING BECAUSE, UH, SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO SHOW UP ON TIME THESE DAYS.
YOU WANT TO JOIN US? I'M FIVE MINUTES LATE.
[BLEEP.]
Narrator: FOR GREENHORN AMY MAJORS ALL RIGHT! SO FAR, I'M IMPRESSED BECAUSE SHE'S NOT COMPLAINING.
Narrator: KEEPING UP WITH THE WIZARD CREW HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE.
Keith: SHE'S CERTAINLY A LOT TOUGHER THAN A HELL OF A LOT OF GUYS I'VE HIRED.
WELL, I'M GONNA BE FIT AS HELL AFTER THIS.
Narrator: BUT NOW SHE'S HAVING TROUBLE STAYING MOTIVATED.
A GREENHORN'S A GREENHORN.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRAIN 'EM.
BUT, I MEAN, THE GUYS ARE [BLEEP.]
BEING GOOD.
THEY'RE BEING TOLERANT.
THEY'RE CARRYING HER [BLEEP.]
LOAD.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN KICK THIS GIRL'S BUTT INTO GEAR HERE.
HEY, LENNY.
HAVE HER RUN THE HOOK.
JUST [BLEEP.]
BARK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT.
IF YOU GOT TO YELL, YELL.
THE EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT JUST TO COME OUT HERE AND TRY IT, OR JUST KIND GET BY.
THE EXPECTATIONS ARE TO COME OUT HERE AND DO IT, AND DO IT AT A VERY PROFESSIONAL, VERY FAST, VERY LABOR-INTENSIVE PACE.
ALL RIGHTY.
Narrator: THE GREENHORN'S NEW JOB -- HOOK THE CRANE TO THE POTS.
GET THAT TIE THERE ON THE REAR.
NO, THE OTHER ONE! THE OTHER ONE! GET THEM TO THE LAUNCHER WITHOUT SLOWING THE CREW DOWN.
YOU GOT ANOTHER TIE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT POT, AMY.
THERE'RE TWO TIES ON EVERY ONE OF THEM.
OH, MAN! THIS SUCKS! THEY'RE HELPING HER OUT, BUT SHE'S GOT TO [BLEEP.]
STEP UP.
Amy: I MEAN, RIGHT HERE.
Man: I'M OVER IT.
OKAY.
ROGER! GETTING [BLEEP.]
WORN OUT ON THIS GIRL NOW.
AND I'M GETTING [BLEEP.]
WORN OUT ON THE GIRL.
Man: YEAH.
WE'RE DOING ALMOST EVERYTHING FOR HER.
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TRIP TO BE OVER.
Lenny: AND RUN -- RUN THAT -- RUN BACK AND HELP WITH THE DOOR.
AH! AMY! YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON ON A BOAT TO REALLY SLOW THINGS DOWN OR SCREW THINGS UP.
GREENHORN IS -- IS DOING -- DOING OKAY, BUT THIS IS A PRODUCTION BOAT.
WE DON'T DO OKAY ON THE WIZARD.
Narrator: Jake: I WANT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND I WANT TO -- I WANT TO BE A GOOD LEADER.
Narrator: ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA AH! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.
I HAVE NOT A CLUE.
Narrator: WITH HIS GEAR STACKED AND NOWHERE TO GO, ROOKIE CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON IS AT A CROSSROADS.
Jake: THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I DO NOT WANT TO DO.
I THINK I SHOULD CALL HIM.
COPY, COPY, COPY.
Narrator: JAKE: Copy, copy, copy.
Narrator: ON THE NORTHWESTERN -WHOO! -WHOO! Sig: YOU GOT ME? Roger.
SO, WHERE ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YEAH, I'M -- I'M IN DIRE NEED OF HELP.
[ Laughing .]
Okay.
Oh, man.
I don't know.
Took you a whole week to say hello.
IT TOOK A WEEK FOR YOU TO CALL THE BOAT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD -- YOUR PENANCE IS ANOTHER WEEK OF SUFFERING.
HOW ABOUT THAT? WHAT DO YOU SEE? IT WAS, UH, OH, WOW.
WOW.
YEAH, YOU CAN'T STAY THERE.
OH, YOU GOT 50 POTS ON DECK? Shoot up the hill.
I'll show you where to go.
DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE TO WASH ALL YOUR CARS AND TAKE OUT YOUR GARBAGE AND MOW YOUR LAWN? Well, it's your decision because you're gonna go after radio crab.
And you know how that goes.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
YEAH, ROGER.
Okay.
SAME BAT CHANNEL TOMORROW.
And then, uh, we'll get a game plan, okay? ROGER, ROGER.
Narrator: THE ROOKIE CAPTAIN BANKS ON THE VETERAN'S ADVICE AND MOVES HIS POTS NORTH.
FOR ME, RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING'S TAKEN A DIVE.
IF I CAN GET STRINGS ON CRAB, THAT'S ULTIMATELY GONNA HELP ME.
IT AIN'T WHAT YOU KNOW, IT'S WHO YOU KNOW.
I DON'T MIND BRINGING HIM IN, BUT I TELL YOU ONE THING.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO DO A LITTLE PROSPECTING FOR US, TOO.
HE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT IF HE'S GONNA COME UP HERE AND WE'RE GONNA SHARE INFORMATION, THEN HE'S GONNA HAVE TO REALLY WORK FOR IT.
I FOUND MYSELF A PUPPET.
HE JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
LET'S HAVE A DECENT 2015.
Narrator: WITH OPILIO SEASON ALREADY HALF OVER FOR MOST WE'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM DROPPING POTS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE UP SOME TIME.
Narrator: OWNER JOSH HARRIS AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE GROUNDS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE'RE FINALLY GETTING TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
THE ATTITUDE ON THE BOAT RIGHT NOW IS STIR-CRAZY BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET THE [BLEEP.]
DONE.
Casey: SITTING AT DUTCH WAS THE WORST THING WE COULD HAVE DONE.
Narrator: SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON Casey: SO OUR POTS ARE ILLEGAL.
THIS IS GONNA COST US 10,000 BUCKS AND PROBABLY 10 DAYS.
DELAYS AT DOCK STRETCHED CREW MORALE TO THE BREAKING POINT.
YOUR GUYS' WORK ETHIC, WHERE THE [BLEEP.]
WAS IT AT? I'M NOT [BLEEP.]
HAPPY! JACOB! -I [BLEEP.]
QUIT! Narrator: COSTING THE BOAT A VETERAN DECKHAND.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE BITCHIN'.
NOW A MAN DOWN AND 20 GRAND IN THE HOLE, IT'S UP TO JOSH AND CASEY TO TURN THE CORNELIA'S SEASON AROUND.
Man: HOPEFULLY THEY'RE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
IF NOT, WE NEED SOMETHING TO CHANGE HERE.
THREE LONG [BLEEP.]
WEEKS TIED TO THE DOCK DID NONE OF US ANY GOOD.
Josh: ALL RIGHT.
GET READY TO SEND.
IT'S HARD TO SEE WITH THE STACK ON.
SO HAVE CASEY DO THE INITIAL, AND THEN [BLEEP.]
YOU KNOW, TAKE OVER.
MORE EXPERIENCED GUY AT THIS POINT TO [BLEEP.]
DO AN INITIAL IF WE'RE DROPPING THE POTS, YOU KNOW? Casey: OH [BLEEP.]
THAT.
YOU CAN DO IT.
WELL, OKAY.
YOU LOOK SO SERIOUS.
[ LAUGHING .]
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SET A STACK AT SOME POINT.
YEAH.
SINK OR SWIM, BUDDY.
Narrator: WITH A FULL STACK AND DETERIORATING WEATHER THE SKIPPER IN TRAINING WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAUNCHING ALL 175 POTS.
ALL RIGHT.
IS EVERYBODY READY DOWN THERE? Jason: 10-4.
FIRST POT OF THE SEASON.
TO GO OVER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, BLESS US WITH FULL POTS.
[ BEEPS .]
TIME TO GO HUNTING! ALL RIGHT, BOYS! LET HER GO! -GO! -WHOO! [ CHEERING .]
GIVE IT JUST A LITTLE MORE THROTTLE.
I WANT JOSH TO GET SOME EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WHEEL WITH THE WEATHER LIKE THIS, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT ANY OF THE GUYS TO GET HURT.
SO I'M GONNA STICK RIGHT BY HIM AND MAKE SURE NOBODY PAYS THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR HIS EDUCATION.
A LITTLE ICY UP HERE, ISN'T IT? YEAH.
DEFINITELY KEEPS IT INTERESTING.
THIS IS WHERE I'VE SEEN A GUY DIE, AND IT'S [BLEEP.]
I GOT SOMEBODY RIGHT THERE JUST IN CASE [BLEEP.]
DOES HIT THE FAN.
BUT STILL, IN THE END, IT WOULD BE MY FAULT.
AND YOU'RE ON YOUR TWO TENS RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL GET OUR INITIAL POTS OFF AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
LET THEM WAIT FOR 30 HOURS.
Narrator: ON THE SAGA Ray: I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW [BLEEP.]
BLANK THOSE POTS ARE.
I KNOW.
WELL, IT'S OFFICIAL.
THE SAGA IS NOW MAKING A BIG MOVE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON AND RELIEF SKIPPER RAY FLERCHINGER ARRIVE ON THE NORTHERN END OF THE OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS.
Sig: I'M VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH JAKE.
I'VE NEVER HAD A BITCH BEFORE.
Narrator: WAITING FOR THEM, JAKE'S FORMER BOSS, CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN.
Sig: RIGHT NOW, HE THINKS THAT I'M GONNA GIVE HIM THIS MAGIC BEARING, THE MAGIC POSITION, THE SILVER PLATTER.
BUT WHATEVER I'M THINKING OF, MY NEXT MOVE, I'M GONNA USE THAT TO MY ADVANTAGE AND HAVE HIM SET THERE.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL JUST PLAY IT LIKE THAT.
Narrator: USING JAKE'S ADDITIONAL GEAR, THE VETERAN SKIPPER WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN MORE INTEL.
Jake: COPY, COPY, COPY.
YOU'RE LATE.
YOU GOT ME? So I got my loaded gear on.
Just looking for a place to go.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT I THINK IS THE EASIEST THING TO DO, GO STRAIGHT TO THE 58 EVEN AND THE 173 EVEN, RIGHT THERE.
Roger.
I WANT YOU TO SET NORTH, SOUTH.
USE THAT 172 50 LINE AS YOUR GUIDE.
AND THEN WE CAN DECIPHER WHAT'S GOING ON.
Narrator: WITH JAKE'S POTS SET FROM NORTH TO SOUTH You follow me? Jake: YEAH, I FOLLOW YOU.
Narrator: SIG CAN GAUGE THE SIZE AND DIRECTION OF THE MOVING SCHOOL OKAY.
WELL, AS SOON AS I SET, I'LL, UH, I'LL GIVE YOU MY BEARINGS ON THOSE STRINGS.
Narrator: GIVING HIM AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE BIOMASS BELOW.
Okay.
Well, it's all good.
I'm out.
YEAH, ROGER.
Sig: THAT'S THE THING WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, WHERE THEY'RE GOING, WHICH DIRECTION, BUT HOW FAST THEY'RE MOVING.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT, AND THAT'S TO GET SOME MORE GEAR UP THERE.
AND WHATEVER INFORMATION I GATHER IS JUST GONNA HELP US SUCCEED THAT MUCH EASIER.
Ray: SEE? IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT ON YOUR STARBOARD BOW.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADJUST IT TO WHERE YOU -- WHERE YOU GOT TO HAVE IT TO KEEP THE BOYS SAFE.
Jake: ROGER.
WANTING ME TO SET NORTH AND SOUTH, BUT I CAN'T DUE TO THE WEATHER.
Narrator: WITH HIGH SEAS, JAKE RE-ASSESSES HIS MENTOR'S PLAN.
Jake: WE'RE DOING IT NOW.
Narrator: TO PROTECT HIS CREW, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN SETS EAST TO WEST AGAINST SIG'S WISHES.
Man: WOO-HOO! Jake: EVERY OTHER MOVE THAT I'VE MADE HAS NOT PAID OFF.
AND IT MIGHT BE RADIO FISHING, BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE FISHING NEXT TO MY HERO, YOU KNOW? SO WE ALL KNOW WHO TO BLAME IF IT ALL COMES UP EMPTY.
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR ON THE CORNELIA MARIE Josh: WE SET A BUNCH OF GEAR LAST NIGHT.
AND WE'RE PRAYING TO GOD THAT THERE'S SOME CRAB IN IT.
Casey: IT'S A LATE START WE HAD.
WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR THESE TO COME UP EMPTY.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT HERE.
Narrator: SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING JOSH HARRIS AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS APPROACH THEIR FIRST POTS OF THE OPILIO SEASON.
I'VE WAITED FOR A LONG TIME FOR THIS MOMENT.
NOW IS WHEN THE FUN BEGINS.
WHOA! Man: THIS ONE HERE IS GONNA DETERMINE IF WE HAVE ANY CASH IN THE POCKET OR GOING HOME BROKE.
COMING UP.
MAN.
IT WOULD BE AWESOME.
[ MACHINERY GRINDING .]
IT SOUNDS HEAVY.
-YEAH.
-IT SOUNDS REAL HEAVY.
Josh: LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
SURVEY SAYS -YEAH! -PULL THEM ON UP! -WHOO! -A LITTLE SOMETHIN' SOMETHIN'.
WHOO-HOO-HOO! YEAH, THERE'S SOME [BLEEP.]
LIFE.
[BLEEP.]
NICE.
-YEAH! Josh: [BLEEP.]
"A," BUDDY! [BLEEP.]
YEAH! HELL YEAH! -GOOD-LOOKING CRAB.
-YES, IT IS! GOOD-LOOKING CRAB.
-WHAT IS THAT? -SWEET.
FIRST POT, OPIE SEASON! [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS .]
Josh: 320.
Casey: 320? NICE! LET'S HOPE THAT END POT'S NOT THE LIAR.
COME ON, NOW.
COME ON.
HAVE SOME FAITH.
DOING A GOOD JOB STAYING ON TOP OF THE GEAR.
SO I CAN'T COMPLAIN, OTHER THAN IT'S THE BERING SEA.
BUT AT LEAST WE'RE HAVING GOOD TIMES OUT HERE.
HE'S HOLDING HIS OWN.
AND WE'RE GETTING DECENT NUMBERS ON OUR CRAB.
Josh: MY GOAL AND OBJECTIVE IS TO KEEP PROGRESSING.
CASEY'S PUSHING ME IN A GOOD ASPECT.
HE KNOWS WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF DOING, WHERE I'M AT AND MY LEVEL OF PROGRESSION.
WE WORK TOGETHER.
DUDE, THIS MIGHT BE A [BLEEP.]
FOUR HUNDO OR, LIKE, A 350.
Casey: 350, ANYWAY.
GOOD? [BLEEP.]
"A.
" RIGHT ON, MAN.
[BLEEP.]
"A.
" THERE'S HOPE FOR YOU YET, BUDDY.
[ BOTH LAUGH .]
WE ARE ON IT! JUST KEEP IT GOING ON A GOOD ROLL HERE.
Narrator: 25 MILES WEST Keith: COMING UP.
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD HERE WE GO! COME ON.
WE NEED SOME CRAB.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN PULLS THE FIRST POT OF HIS LATEST GAMBLE.
-WHOO-HOO! -WHOO! YEAH! COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
COME ON, MAN.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
YEAH, BABY! OH [BLEEP.]
YEAH.
OH, THAT'S LOOKING GOOD FROM HERE.
I'M JUST GONNA CROSS MY FINGERS FOR NOW, THOUGH.
-YEAH! -YEAH! -WHOO! -WHOO! WELL, IT'S MOSTLY SMALLS.
WHAT DO YOU GOT? ONE FIVE! UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S TOO MUCH SMALL CRAB IN IT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S DIRTY.
I THINK IT'S JUST SMALL.
JUST UNDER-SIZED.
Narrator: CATCHING MOSTLY SMALLS IS A SIGN THAT THE GOOD CRAB HAVE MOVED ON.
Keith: WE'RE GONNA BE STACKING AND MOVING TODAY.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH WILL BAIT AND STACK HIS POTS AND CHASE DOWN THE ELUSIVE PREY.
Keith: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET THROUGH THIS STRING FAST, ALL RIGHT? IT'S 32 POTS.
LET'S GET IT OVER WITH.
Man: AMY! Narrator: ON DECK, THE GRIND CONTINUES TO WEAR ON THE GREENHORN.
WE'RE ON A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME! Amy: SERIOUSLY? HERE.
OH, MAN.
Amy: NOTHING I EVER DO IS GOOD ENOUGH ON HERE.
OHH.
GOD! I CAN'T STAND UP.
SHE NEEDS TO GET HER [BLEEP.]
TOGETHER.
Keith: OH, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU RIGHT NOW, IF IT WAS A GUY, THESE GUYS WOULD BE LIKE VULTURES PICKING AT THE FLESH.
I DON'T CARE HOW BIG A HEART YOU GOT.
SHE'S GOT A BIG HEART, BUT THAT ONLY GOES SO FAR.
AMY! I MEAN, I WORK MY [BLEEP.]
ASS OFF, AND I DON'T EVER GET A [BLEEP.]
"OH, GOOD JOB.
" THE THING IS, THOUGH, BECAUSE, I MEAN, IN REALITY, WE NEED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE OUT OF HER, YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Amy: SAY [BLEEP.]
IT, YOU KNOW? I DON'T DESERVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS BULL[BLEEP.]
PERIOD.
AMY! [BLEEP.]
SUCKER.
Keith: SHE'S SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING.
Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN NUDGES OUT THE TIME BANDIT FOR THE LEAD, WHILE THE CORNELIA MARIE FINALLY GETS OFF THE SCHNEID.
AAH! AAH! WELL, HE'S DOWN THERE, FREAKING OUT.
-WHO IS? -JERRY.
AAH! -YOU GOT LEG CRAMPS, JERRY? -YEAH.
LEG CRAMPS.
DEHYDRATION IS WHAT CAUSES THE CRAMPS.
YOUR MUSCLES BUILD UP A LACTIC ACID, AND WITHOUT WATER, YOU DON'T DISSIPATE IT.
IT DOESN'T MOVE.
TASTES LIKE [BLEEP.]
I KNOW, BUT DRINK.
I GAVE HIM PICKLE JUICE.
IT'S BRINE.
IT'S SALT BRINE.
YOU'VE GOT TO DRINK TWO, THREE, FOUR BOTTLES.
IF THAT DON'T WORK, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN ENEMA.
IT WORKS! DR.
BILL TO THE RESCUE.
OH, MAN.
THANKS, BILL.
Narrator: JUST MILES FROM HIS NEXT STRING, CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI CALLS HIS EXHAUSTED CREW TO ACTION.
Nick: LET'S GO, LET'S GO! Bill: WE GOT TO HAUL SOME GEAR.
IT'S ALWAYS THE PLAN.
FOR ME, ANYTHING OVER A BUCK AND A QUARTER IS A WIN BECAUSE OF WHAT WE HAVE LEFT TO CATCH.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND.
A COFFEE CUP.
[ JOHN GROANING .]
Narrator: THREE WEEKS INTO HIS FIRST CRAB SEASON IT HURTS? 19-YEAR-OLD JOHN WALCZYK IS HAVING TROUBLE ANSWERING THE BELL.
HEY, JOHNNY BOY.
YEAH? HOW YOU FEELING? BAD.
HUH? NOT GOOD? WELL, FIND SOME [BLEEP.]
SOMEWHERE.
NUT UP! Bill: HIS HAND HURTS.
HIS BACK HURTS.
HIS LEG HURTS.
EVERYTHING HURTS.
AND HE WANTS SOMEBODY TO WRAP HIM IN A BLANKET AND BRING HIM SOMETHING.
AND IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE, YOU KNOW? THAT'S NOT OUR M.
O.
DEAL WITH THE PAIN.
MY HANDS "HEY, JOHN.
HOW YOU DOING?" "WELL, MY HANDS HURT.
" THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HURT, BUDDY.
YOU ARE ON THE BERING SEA CRAB FISHING.
EVERYTHING IS SUPPOSED TO HURT.
Bill: WE'RE COMING UP ON OUR FIRST CRAB POT HERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN? LET ME SEE YOUR WRIST.
TURN IT OVER.
HELL YEAH! WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU TOOK A SHOWER? UH, A COUPLE DAYS.
SO GO AHEAD AND GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT AND EAT A COUPLE OF THOSE ANTIBIOTICS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER? HANG IN THERE, MAN.
IT'S -- THIS IS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO FISH.
YOU KNOW, I SAY, "IF YOU FINISH THIS AND YOU DO IT SUCCESSFULLY, YOU CARRY THAT AROUND WITH YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
" KIND OF HOLDS TRUE FOR GUYS THAT WALK AWAY AND QUIT AND DON'T CUT IT.
AGAIN, YOU CARRY THAT IMAGE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
I DON'T WANT THESE GUYS TO THINK THAT I'M TRYING TOQUIT BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO QUIT.
[ GROANS .]
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT! THERE'S PLENTY! I NEED TO GET HIM BACK OUT THERE.
I NEED ALL HANDS ON THIS PUSH TO MAKE A DELIVERY.
-WHOO! -MONEY, BABY! -YEAH! -HELL YEAH! WHOO! IT'S TIME FOR THE KID TO STEP UP.
-HEY, WHERE'S JOHN? -HEY! -OH, LOOK WHO IT IS! -JOHN! YEAH, JOHN! HEY, JOHN.
WELCOME BACK, BUDDY.
-HEY! -YEAH! WHAT'S UP, LITTLE BROTHER? Bill: FOR SOME REASON, I STILL THINK THIS KID'S GONNA PULL THROUGH.
No, I don't.
[ CHUCKLES .]
PHYSICALLY, HE'S -- HE DOESN'T HAVE IT.
Narrator: 90 MILES NORTHWEST ON THE NORTHWESTERN Sig: 0, 6, 14, 11.
WHAT? Narrator: AFTER GIVING FIRST-TIME CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE JUST DO THEIR OWN THING.
IT WAS NOT THE DEAL.
YOU CAN'T PLAY THE STUPID CARD.
Narrator: THE YOUNG SKIPPER DID THE EXACT OPPOSITE THEY DON'T KNOW WHO THEY'RE [BLEEP.]
WITH RIGHT NOW.
STIFLING SIG'S PLAN TO USE JAKE'S POTS FOR INFORMATION.
[ PHONE RINGING .]
[ BEEPS .]
YEAH? SO, DO THOSE STRINGS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE RIGHT OFF THAT POINT? THEY GO LIKE ONE, TWO, THREE, ALMOST EAST, WEST.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY REASON WHY THOSE ONES GOT SET THAT WAY IS NO.
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING.
DON'T -- DON'T -- DON'T -- DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE TRYING! THAT'S THE DEAL! THAT'S THE DEAL! OTHERWISE, YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP.]
STOMP ON YOU! NO.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
DON'T WORRY, SIG.
I'm worried about the weather.
THEN DON'T FISH WITH THE BIG BOYS.
[BLEEP.]
OFF! HELLO?