1 00:00:10,244 --> 00:00:12,478 [laid-back music playing] 2 00:00:15,149 --> 00:00:17,316 we've been through bit of a rough spot. 3 00:00:17,318 --> 00:00:19,618 But things are starting to pick back up again. 4 00:00:26,127 --> 00:00:29,028 The economy is starting to rebound. 5 00:00:29,030 --> 00:00:31,530 Folks are out and they're ready to celebrate. 6 00:00:32,867 --> 00:00:35,567 Demand's high for premium liquor right now. 7 00:00:37,671 --> 00:00:40,005 It's boom time for moonshine. 8 00:00:40,007 --> 00:00:42,808 [narrator] on this season of moonshiners... 9 00:00:42,810 --> 00:00:45,144 [mark] it's coming on good, chris, let's put some grain in it. 10 00:00:45,146 --> 00:00:46,612 People are working again, 11 00:00:46,614 --> 00:00:50,115 they've got money to spend. So I'm ready to do my part, 12 00:00:50,117 --> 00:00:53,118 see that they have plenty of spirits to celebrate with. 13 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:54,019 [henry] that's good. 14 00:00:54,021 --> 00:00:55,621 There's more pots right here 15 00:00:55,623 --> 00:00:58,257 than most moonshiners could ever hope to cook 16 00:00:58,259 --> 00:00:59,358 through in their life. 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,127 [digger] I'm taking you to the shrine, boys. 18 00:01:02,129 --> 00:01:04,963 [mark] oh, my god! This is where you 19 00:01:04,965 --> 00:01:07,199 and popcorn sutton made his last brandy. 20 00:01:07,201 --> 00:01:09,902 [mike] this is where the infamous popcorn sutton's from, 21 00:01:09,904 --> 00:01:11,870 but it's mine and jerry's turn now. 22 00:01:11,872 --> 00:01:13,372 [mike] man, look at the waterfall in there. 23 00:01:13,374 --> 00:01:14,973 -[henry] I like it. -[mike] I do too. 24 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:16,175 Oh, I can see the fairy. 25 00:01:16,177 --> 00:01:17,910 The green fairy, that's it. 26 00:01:17,912 --> 00:01:19,411 Changes right before your eyes. 27 00:01:19,413 --> 00:01:21,914 The mad scientist came through again. 28 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:23,282 Then we got something out. 29 00:01:23,284 --> 00:01:25,451 You make sure you get between them little toes there. 30 00:01:25,453 --> 00:01:27,352 -[laughs] -pretty good. 31 00:01:27,354 --> 00:01:29,888 -Bigfoot moonshine. -[laughs] 32 00:01:29,890 --> 00:01:31,723 -you've been with me 12 years. -Twelve years. 33 00:01:31,725 --> 00:01:32,858 Keep up our anniversary date. 34 00:01:32,860 --> 00:01:34,893 I didn't know we had an anniversary. 35 00:01:34,895 --> 00:01:36,361 [brian] what's in the edibles barrel? 36 00:01:36,363 --> 00:01:37,629 [josh] pineapple. 37 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:41,266 Wait, that says "non-edibles." 38 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:43,202 -is it sweet? -Yeah, pretty good. 39 00:01:43,204 --> 00:01:46,972 Burns hotter than a nanny goat in a pepper patch, picking six rows at a time. 40 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:49,341 -That's pretty damn hot. -Don't splash that on your leg. 41 00:01:49,343 --> 00:01:51,143 Could be doing the burnt sack boogie. 42 00:01:51,145 --> 00:01:52,311 [laughs] 43 00:01:52,313 --> 00:01:54,012 you done skinned a gator, josh! 44 00:01:54,014 --> 00:01:57,149 One thing's for sure. My name's not good luck chuck. 45 00:01:58,919 --> 00:02:00,385 -[tires screech] -whoa! 46 00:02:00,387 --> 00:02:02,054 God almighty! 47 00:02:02,056 --> 00:02:03,355 Son of a bitch! 48 00:02:03,357 --> 00:02:04,823 Burn it down! 49 00:02:04,825 --> 00:02:06,191 [mike] okay, come on. Let's get on up there. 50 00:02:06,193 --> 00:02:07,759 It's like a crime scene. 51 00:02:07,761 --> 00:02:09,061 You go back for that bastard. 52 00:02:09,063 --> 00:02:11,830 That's when 90% of the time you get caught. 53 00:02:11,832 --> 00:02:15,134 The police is coming back with a vengeance. 54 00:02:15,136 --> 00:02:16,835 [police chief] what's going on, fellas? 55 00:02:16,837 --> 00:02:18,070 [officer 1] check them barrels. 56 00:02:18,072 --> 00:02:20,072 I'm gonna solder it from the inside. 57 00:02:20,074 --> 00:02:21,940 Oh, damn! 58 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:24,176 When it starts squeezing down, slow down on it. 59 00:02:24,979 --> 00:02:26,845 -Ahhh! -Son of a bitch. 60 00:02:26,847 --> 00:02:29,748 See, that pandemic, it was like the great depression. 61 00:02:29,750 --> 00:02:31,817 Now that everybody is coming out of it, 62 00:02:31,819 --> 00:02:35,053 it's gonna be like the roaring '20s all over again. 63 00:02:36,257 --> 00:02:39,391 [mark] this is how we make the moonshine! 64 00:02:43,931 --> 00:02:46,899 [narrator] as the icy shadow of winter fades 65 00:02:46,901 --> 00:02:49,768 and the last frost melts away, 66 00:02:49,770 --> 00:02:51,136 a spirit of renewal 67 00:02:51,138 --> 00:02:54,206 fills the vast expanse of appalachia, 68 00:02:54,208 --> 00:02:56,608 and like generations before them, 69 00:02:56,610 --> 00:03:00,012 moonshiners spring into action. 70 00:03:00,014 --> 00:03:01,180 [mark] here we are, 71 00:03:01,182 --> 00:03:04,183 make us a little more tennessee whiskey. 72 00:03:06,954 --> 00:03:09,221 Oh, yeah. Still around and pretty. 73 00:03:09,223 --> 00:03:11,190 [narrator] in cocke county, tennessee, 74 00:03:11,192 --> 00:03:14,226 mark and digger return to the limestone spring 75 00:03:14,228 --> 00:03:17,696 that makes their outlaw tennessee whiskey possible. 76 00:03:17,698 --> 00:03:20,265 -[mark] it's backed up a little. -Yeah, let me get the shovel. 77 00:03:20,267 --> 00:03:22,968 That'll bring it out there once I shovel that sediment up. 78 00:03:22,970 --> 00:03:24,102 [mark] okay. 79 00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:26,872 Damn. 80 00:03:26,874 --> 00:03:28,907 Boy, getting older ain't for sissies, is it? 81 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:30,576 No, it ain't. 82 00:03:30,578 --> 00:03:33,879 During the winter months, we rented a little warehouse from a friend. 83 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:37,683 It's right next to the one of the finest limestone springs we know of. 84 00:03:37,685 --> 00:03:39,618 [mark] if there's just a leak right over here... 85 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:43,222 So, mark and I got to develop this tennessee whiskey. 86 00:03:43,224 --> 00:03:46,291 Everybody's wanting it, so we're gonna run hard with it. 87 00:03:47,194 --> 00:03:49,861 Well, let's give that time to clear up, let's go inside. 88 00:03:49,863 --> 00:03:52,364 [mark] see what kind of mess we got inside to clean up. 89 00:03:53,367 --> 00:03:54,866 You know, last year we cut our prices. 90 00:03:54,868 --> 00:03:56,468 We were trying to help folks out. 91 00:03:56,470 --> 00:04:00,038 We stuck with simple corn liquor and sold a lot of it. 92 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,807 Sure am spooky in here. 93 00:04:01,809 --> 00:04:03,508 [digger] this year, things are better. 94 00:04:03,510 --> 00:04:05,777 People are getting out and they've got their pockets full of money. 95 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:08,280 Everybody's wanting to spend that money on a premium liquor 96 00:04:08,282 --> 00:04:10,515 and we're at a fever pitch to make 'em some. 97 00:04:14,188 --> 00:04:16,255 Do you hear anything, you feel anything? 98 00:04:16,357 --> 00:04:17,489 [digger] nope. 99 00:04:17,491 --> 00:04:19,558 [mark] pretty good ways over here. 100 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,126 [both] there we go. 101 00:04:21,128 --> 00:04:23,629 We got to run this pump for a few minutes to clear out muddy sediment 102 00:04:23,631 --> 00:04:26,231 and once we get clean water, 103 00:04:26,233 --> 00:04:28,267 make us a little mash, get ready to start making 104 00:04:28,269 --> 00:04:30,969 little bit of tennessee whiskey mark and digger style. 105 00:04:30,971 --> 00:04:32,004 [digger] that's still working. 106 00:04:32,006 --> 00:04:33,005 [mark] yeah. 107 00:04:33,007 --> 00:04:34,406 [digger] three more barrels filled up, 108 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:35,540 that ought to be about right 109 00:04:35,542 --> 00:04:37,976 and rotate them coming off three or four at a time. 110 00:04:37,978 --> 00:04:42,114 That'll be good. I mean, I ain't greedy, but this year is a lot different than 111 00:04:42,116 --> 00:04:43,849 last year, people has got a little money now. 112 00:04:43,851 --> 00:04:45,083 Yeah, boy. 113 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:47,919 You know, last year was a whole different animal for us. 114 00:04:47,921 --> 00:04:51,256 We were all about making cheap liquor to what people could afford it. 115 00:04:51,258 --> 00:04:54,459 This year, we're going to make top-shelf liquor 116 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:57,062 that we can charge a premium price for. 117 00:04:57,064 --> 00:04:58,930 Oh, it's ready to go, ain't it? 118 00:04:58,932 --> 00:05:00,699 It didn't get no mildew or nothing. 119 00:05:00,701 --> 00:05:04,269 We got enough grain here to make one run of mash, you think? 120 00:05:04,271 --> 00:05:07,873 [digger] with that barrel of white corn in my truck, we're ready to rock and roll. 121 00:05:07,875 --> 00:05:09,274 [mark] let's get the pump and stuff first. 122 00:05:09,276 --> 00:05:10,409 Get those drying. 123 00:05:12,313 --> 00:05:14,012 Hello, fellas. 124 00:05:24,158 --> 00:05:25,624 We had a pretty good winter. 125 00:05:25,626 --> 00:05:27,292 For the first winter you've ever had? 126 00:05:27,294 --> 00:05:29,061 -[brian] yeah. -You got a horseshoe 127 00:05:29,063 --> 00:05:29,961 stuck in your ass. 128 00:05:29,963 --> 00:05:31,797 [laughs] 129 00:05:31,799 --> 00:05:33,965 [narrator] in polk county, north carolina, 130 00:05:33,967 --> 00:05:36,301 josh and his partner brian are on the hunt 131 00:05:36,303 --> 00:05:39,438 for the season's first harvest of fresh berries, 132 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,141 so they can truck it 220 miles north. 133 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:45,744 I'll tell you what really helped us was henry and kenny and tickle. 134 00:05:45,746 --> 00:05:48,146 You know, they... They helped us a lot. 135 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:49,881 [josh] working with henry, kenny and tickle 136 00:05:49,883 --> 00:05:51,183 has been one of the greatest things 137 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:52,984 that's ever happened for me. 138 00:05:52,986 --> 00:05:53,885 [narrator] last winter... 139 00:05:53,887 --> 00:05:55,287 [josh] all right, boys, here it is. 140 00:05:55,289 --> 00:05:58,223 [narrator] ...Josh hauled eight submarine stills to virginia... 141 00:05:58,225 --> 00:05:59,291 Hell yeah! 142 00:05:59,293 --> 00:06:00,625 There's a whole lot of subs right here. 143 00:06:00,627 --> 00:06:01,893 Whole lot of subs. 144 00:06:01,929 --> 00:06:04,529 [narrator] ...To join forces with tickle, henry and kenny 145 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:07,799 and capitalize on a windfall of malted corn 146 00:06:07,801 --> 00:06:10,702 for a big winter payday. 147 00:06:10,704 --> 00:06:13,739 [josh] this year, we're going to keep working with henry, kenny and tickle. 148 00:06:13,741 --> 00:06:17,008 We got these ginormous stills, killer still setup, 149 00:06:17,010 --> 00:06:18,977 but we're gonna do something a little bit different. 150 00:06:18,979 --> 00:06:20,912 Well, last year, with you, 151 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:23,815 we basically only done grain. With fruits coming in, 152 00:06:23,817 --> 00:06:25,250 we can make some high-end brandies 153 00:06:25,252 --> 00:06:27,252 and we'll be able to charge a little bit more for it. 154 00:06:27,254 --> 00:06:29,988 Lord knows everybody's out spending that money right now. 155 00:06:29,990 --> 00:06:32,090 Last year was like the great depression, 156 00:06:32,092 --> 00:06:34,226 but this year, people are making money. 157 00:06:34,228 --> 00:06:37,095 Everything is just packed, everywhere you go. 158 00:06:37,097 --> 00:06:38,864 I got a lot of 'em down here. 159 00:06:38,866 --> 00:06:39,898 Some strawberries have come in. 160 00:06:39,900 --> 00:06:41,233 We're going 161 00:06:41,235 --> 00:06:43,101 to make some killer strawberry brandy and... 162 00:06:43,103 --> 00:06:45,270 How many strawberries you got lined up? 163 00:06:45,272 --> 00:06:46,872 Enough to run all those stills, you know. 164 00:06:46,874 --> 00:06:48,907 Hell, we're gonna have damn arthritis 165 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:51,009 by the time we get done cutting all them tops off. 166 00:06:51,011 --> 00:06:52,377 [laughs] 167 00:06:52,379 --> 00:06:54,980 [josh] right now, strawberries have been in real high demand. 168 00:06:54,982 --> 00:06:56,748 I've called all over the place, 169 00:06:56,750 --> 00:07:00,185 haven't been able to hardly locate any quantity anywhere. 170 00:07:00,187 --> 00:07:02,454 But our boy colt come to the rescue. 171 00:07:02,456 --> 00:07:03,789 We're here to pick 'em up. 172 00:07:03,791 --> 00:07:04,956 What's up, man? 173 00:07:04,958 --> 00:07:06,291 [colt] not much. Staying out of trouble? 174 00:07:06,293 --> 00:07:08,059 -Trying to. -[laughs] 175 00:07:08,061 --> 00:07:10,095 -[brian] staying out of trouble. -[josh] yeah. 176 00:07:10,097 --> 00:07:12,364 -Show us what you got. -[colt] ah, let me go get 'em. 177 00:07:12,866 --> 00:07:15,033 [engine starting] 178 00:07:16,203 --> 00:07:17,903 what do you think about these? 179 00:07:17,905 --> 00:07:18,937 [josh] I'm excited. 180 00:07:18,939 --> 00:07:20,739 -Hell yeah. -[brian] oh, man, they look good. 181 00:07:20,741 --> 00:07:22,340 -They're perfect. -[josh] all right. 182 00:07:22,342 --> 00:07:25,043 If you don't mind, we'll take this one barrel in there first, 183 00:07:25,045 --> 00:07:27,479 and then we'll put the bulk of them on the truck. 184 00:07:28,916 --> 00:07:30,148 Wait a minute. 185 00:07:30,150 --> 00:07:32,050 They're not exactly perfect. 186 00:07:32,219 --> 00:07:33,318 They're soft. 187 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,687 God, that one there is rotten. 188 00:07:35,689 --> 00:07:36,855 Some of them are just ripe, 189 00:07:36,857 --> 00:07:39,224 and some of them are damn near just plum rotten. 190 00:07:39,226 --> 00:07:41,693 [brian] how long do you think before these are mush? 191 00:07:41,695 --> 00:07:43,962 Maybe a couple of hours, maybe tonight, I mean... 192 00:07:43,964 --> 00:07:46,231 Yeah. Some of them don't even have hours, they're gone. 193 00:07:46,233 --> 00:07:49,134 It ain't nothing for us moonshiners to use some overripe fruit. 194 00:07:49,136 --> 00:07:51,770 But when you got to bring it to virginia in the heat, 195 00:07:51,772 --> 00:07:53,905 then there's black, moldy spots all over 'em, 196 00:07:53,907 --> 00:07:55,640 they're just not satisfactory. 197 00:07:55,642 --> 00:07:57,108 The next time, if you can hook us up 198 00:07:57,110 --> 00:08:00,111 just before it gets to that point, that'd be great. 199 00:08:00,113 --> 00:08:03,782 Henry, kenny and tickle, they're totally expecting strawberries, 200 00:08:03,784 --> 00:08:06,151 but these strawberries will not work. 201 00:08:06,153 --> 00:08:07,719 If you got something else in the future, 202 00:08:07,721 --> 00:08:09,354 man, and it ain't quite ripe, 203 00:08:09,356 --> 00:08:11,490 and we definitely... You've got our number, hook us up. 204 00:08:11,492 --> 00:08:12,824 I promised henry, kenny and tickle 205 00:08:12,826 --> 00:08:14,993 I was gonna get 'em a huge load of strawberries. 206 00:08:14,995 --> 00:08:17,996 Well, I'm a man of my word, so I got to come up with some fruit. 207 00:08:17,998 --> 00:08:19,331 I got to deliver. 208 00:08:20,267 --> 00:08:22,267 I'm about tired of making corn liquor, 209 00:08:22,269 --> 00:08:24,870 I want to make a big run of something special, you know. 210 00:08:24,872 --> 00:08:26,104 [brian] I got you. 211 00:08:28,275 --> 00:08:30,442 [laid-back music playing] 212 00:08:40,621 --> 00:08:41,820 [mike] I tell you what, boy, 213 00:08:41,889 --> 00:08:44,256 if it wasn't for knowing how to plant your own groceries, 214 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:45,824 man, we'd have starved to death last year. 215 00:08:45,826 --> 00:08:48,293 [narrator] it's sevier county, tennessee. 216 00:08:48,295 --> 00:08:52,197 After police paid a visit to a stash house last winter, 217 00:08:52,199 --> 00:08:57,235 mike is keeping a low profile to avoid getting caught in a sting operation. 218 00:08:57,237 --> 00:09:00,505 [mike] we're talking over a 150 gallons alcohol in that barn. 219 00:09:00,507 --> 00:09:03,074 When the law found our stash house, 220 00:09:03,076 --> 00:09:06,444 we went from wide open to a dead stop. 221 00:09:06,446 --> 00:09:09,314 -There's damn cops up there, man. -Holy damn. 222 00:09:09,316 --> 00:09:10,882 -Just drive by. -[bleep]. 223 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:12,951 They're gonna get our asses for sure now. 224 00:09:12,953 --> 00:09:16,054 That's our whole damn season gone to hell. 225 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:18,723 Ain't been back, ain't made another dollar. 226 00:09:18,725 --> 00:09:22,160 Ain't made no liquor. Ain't sold nothing. 227 00:09:22,162 --> 00:09:25,964 So what little bit of pocket change I had left over, is gone. 228 00:09:25,966 --> 00:09:28,133 I've not even been back to my still site. 229 00:09:28,135 --> 00:09:31,736 I've been laying low, staying at home, trying to can up canned goods. 230 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,305 We can a little bit of everything, 231 00:09:33,307 --> 00:09:37,075 homemade barbecue sauces, pepper relish, whole tomatoes. 232 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:39,444 We've just been relying on what we got at home, you know, to get by. 233 00:09:39,446 --> 00:09:43,415 You know, me and jerry, we hadn't made or sold any liquor for months. 234 00:09:43,417 --> 00:09:45,216 I'm broke as a joke right now. 235 00:09:45,218 --> 00:09:46,384 [horn honks] 236 00:09:46,386 --> 00:09:48,086 jerry. 237 00:09:48,088 --> 00:09:49,621 Mikey-mikey, what's up, buddy? 238 00:09:49,623 --> 00:09:51,056 Been laying low about you say. 239 00:09:51,058 --> 00:09:52,791 -I know the feeling. -Good to see you. 240 00:09:52,793 --> 00:09:54,492 I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get started. 241 00:09:54,494 --> 00:09:56,127 We took a serious hit last season. 242 00:09:56,129 --> 00:09:57,996 Yeah, we did. 243 00:09:57,998 --> 00:09:59,764 I don't know if I'm about ready to get back in the woods or not. 244 00:09:59,766 --> 00:10:01,266 You haven't been back to the still house, have you? 245 00:10:01,268 --> 00:10:03,034 Ain't been no damn where else. 246 00:10:03,036 --> 00:10:06,271 Not to the still site, the stash house, nothing. 247 00:10:06,273 --> 00:10:08,373 I say we go down there and check it out and scope it out 248 00:10:08,375 --> 00:10:10,108 and see what we can come up with. 249 00:10:10,644 --> 00:10:12,243 You think it's been long enough? 250 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:14,379 [jerry] if they found anything, they've got it and gone. 251 00:10:14,381 --> 00:10:15,614 And it's done and over with. 252 00:10:15,616 --> 00:10:17,315 That's 150 gallons, if it's still there, 253 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:19,951 we got a damn good start to the season, you know. 254 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:24,789 It's against my damn better judgment, 255 00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:26,291 but if it is in there boy, 256 00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:27,626 we'd have some money in our pocket. 257 00:10:27,628 --> 00:10:28,760 Damn right. 258 00:10:28,762 --> 00:10:29,861 I got a damn notion 259 00:10:29,863 --> 00:10:31,630 we ain't gonna find nothing over there. 260 00:10:31,632 --> 00:10:33,698 I hope like hell that liquor is still there, 261 00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:34,966 because if it is, 262 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:36,334 we're pretty much where we left off, 263 00:10:36,336 --> 00:10:37,869 you know, we'll be in good shape. 264 00:10:37,871 --> 00:10:39,938 But the law was there, 265 00:10:40,407 --> 00:10:42,040 chances are that liquor is gone, 266 00:10:42,042 --> 00:10:43,341 unless they're just waiting for us 267 00:10:43,343 --> 00:10:45,610 to come back so they can bust our asses. 268 00:10:47,547 --> 00:10:50,248 Oh, boy, I don't like this damn idea. 269 00:10:54,221 --> 00:10:57,889 We just need to sit here and scope this place out a little bit. 270 00:10:57,891 --> 00:11:00,959 I hope like hell, there ain't nobody stirring around. 271 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:05,897 Should've brought a damn roll of toilet paper. 272 00:11:05,899 --> 00:11:08,233 We've got to go back to that stash house, 273 00:11:08,235 --> 00:11:11,503 we've got to see for our own eyes if anything's there or not. 274 00:11:11,505 --> 00:11:13,104 But, you know, we're not just gonna pull up 275 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:14,739 in the front damn door and walk in. 276 00:11:14,741 --> 00:11:16,675 We're gonna scope this place out. 277 00:11:16,677 --> 00:11:20,311 We're looking for activity of any kind whatsoever. 278 00:11:20,313 --> 00:11:23,515 We gotta watch for people, come by and see our asses. 279 00:11:23,517 --> 00:11:24,983 Oh, yeah. 280 00:11:25,986 --> 00:11:27,419 Hmm. 281 00:11:27,421 --> 00:11:30,188 I hope there ain't nobody up on that damn bank up yonder. 282 00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:32,057 I am a little paranoid, 283 00:11:32,059 --> 00:11:34,959 but you got to be if you're gonna be in this business. 284 00:11:37,731 --> 00:11:41,199 You think we ought to just get out and see what we can find out? 285 00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:43,435 We're gonna hug the edges of them bushes 286 00:11:43,437 --> 00:11:46,304 right there by the creek, slipp in there on the back side. 287 00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:48,273 A little bit more incognito. 288 00:11:48,275 --> 00:11:50,442 -Might as well do it. -Let's do it. 289 00:11:56,216 --> 00:11:58,616 [mike] wait here a minute, jerry... 290 00:11:58,618 --> 00:12:00,485 It seems like there's nobody around here, 291 00:12:00,487 --> 00:12:02,887 but they could be hoarded up inside that stash house 292 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:04,989 waiting for me to unlock the door. 293 00:12:04,991 --> 00:12:07,058 [jerry] is it just me or has someone been cleaning up in there? 294 00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:09,327 Somebody has done some cleaning up. 295 00:12:09,329 --> 00:12:12,030 That whole hallway looks like it's cleared up, gone. 296 00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:14,866 Let's get on up there. 297 00:12:14,868 --> 00:12:16,134 -[jerry] let's go for it. -[mike] yeah. 298 00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:18,303 [tense music playing] 299 00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,985 [tense music continues] 300 00:12:36,857 --> 00:12:38,690 [breathes heavily] 301 00:12:38,692 --> 00:12:41,259 okay, jerry, nothing. 302 00:12:43,363 --> 00:12:45,797 They took every damn bit of it, buddy, like I figured. 303 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:46,998 [jerry] holy cow. 304 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,134 -Nothing but dirt. -The cops got it. 305 00:12:49,136 --> 00:12:50,769 Somebody got it. It ain't here. 306 00:12:50,771 --> 00:12:53,238 We can spend all damn day long about who may have it, 307 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,240 but it's... It's theirs now. 308 00:12:55,242 --> 00:12:58,042 But we got our answer and I don't want to be here no damn longer. 309 00:12:58,044 --> 00:12:59,177 -Me neither. -Let's go. 310 00:12:59,746 --> 00:13:00,979 Damn. 311 00:13:05,085 --> 00:13:07,018 [jerry] I tell you what, they're pretty hot on us here. 312 00:13:07,020 --> 00:13:08,887 [mike] oh, tell me about it. 313 00:13:08,889 --> 00:13:10,989 [jerry] yeah, we haven't been to the still site yet, it may even be worse. 314 00:13:10,991 --> 00:13:14,259 We ain't been to the old still site since the whole law incident, 315 00:13:14,261 --> 00:13:16,094 but we left everything over there. 316 00:13:16,096 --> 00:13:17,862 I hope everything's still there, 317 00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:19,664 but it won't be our damn still site no more, 318 00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:20,899 that's for sure. 319 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:23,668 We'll go drop off this old truck, get in our other... 320 00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:26,004 And get her cleaned up and move on. 321 00:13:26,006 --> 00:13:28,273 You know, a fresh start might be a better start. 322 00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:30,542 Maybe a blessing in the damn skies. 323 00:13:31,344 --> 00:13:33,511 [dramatic music playing] 324 00:13:39,853 --> 00:13:41,152 [police chief speaking] 325 00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:46,324 ah, nothing, little spring cleaning. 326 00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:48,960 [police chief speaking] 327 00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:12,150 we don't know. Everything was here 328 00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:14,419 when we got here. It must be some sort of water filter. 329 00:14:14,421 --> 00:14:16,955 [officer 1 speaking] 330 00:14:16,957 --> 00:14:18,323 [police chief speaking] 331 00:14:20,227 --> 00:14:21,926 [officer 1 speaking] 332 00:14:21,928 --> 00:14:23,394 yeah, those are empty barrels. 333 00:14:23,396 --> 00:14:25,096 [police chief speaking] 334 00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:26,264 [officer 2 speaking] 335 00:14:27,801 --> 00:14:29,133 [police chief speaking] 336 00:14:34,407 --> 00:14:36,541 -[mark] I understand. -[police chief speaking] 337 00:14:38,445 --> 00:14:40,078 yes, sir. Yes, sir. 338 00:14:51,024 --> 00:14:52,390 [mark] fair enough. 339 00:14:55,028 --> 00:14:58,263 [digger] son of a bitch. This day didn't start like I wanted it to. 340 00:14:58,265 --> 00:15:01,165 [mark] no, but thank the lord, it ain't tomorrow. 341 00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:03,034 [digger] if it'd been tomorrow, baby boy, 342 00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:04,302 we'd have had an allergic reaction. 343 00:15:04,304 --> 00:15:06,638 We'd have broke out in handcuffs. 344 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,706 As far as making liquor goes right now, 345 00:15:08,708 --> 00:15:10,008 there will be no liquor 346 00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:12,944 made inside the corporate city limits in newport. 347 00:15:12,946 --> 00:15:15,179 Now, are we going to stop altogether? 348 00:15:15,181 --> 00:15:18,516 Quitters, they have to go to meetings, we ain't quitters. 349 00:15:18,518 --> 00:15:22,186 We're gonna get the hell out of here, and we ain't gonna look back. 350 00:15:35,468 --> 00:15:37,068 [kenny speaking] 351 00:15:37,070 --> 00:15:40,004 [henry speaking] 352 00:15:40,006 --> 00:15:41,973 [narrator] in franklin county, virginia, 353 00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:44,842 after distilling over 600 gallons 354 00:15:44,844 --> 00:15:48,146 of malted corn liquor in a friend's barn last winter, 355 00:15:48,148 --> 00:15:51,983 henry and kenny break down the eight-still operation 356 00:15:51,985 --> 00:15:55,386 to make the springtime move back into the woods. 357 00:15:55,388 --> 00:15:56,888 [sighs] 358 00:15:56,890 --> 00:15:58,289 it's gonna be very dangerous this year. 359 00:15:58,291 --> 00:15:59,857 The law is getting out again, 360 00:15:59,859 --> 00:16:01,893 so we got to move to a new site. 361 00:16:01,895 --> 00:16:03,294 We're gonna be able to use it the whole season. 362 00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:04,963 All right. 363 00:16:04,965 --> 00:16:08,232 Wow, looks like you boys are busy already this morning. 364 00:16:11,871 --> 00:16:12,904 Made a pile. 365 00:16:12,906 --> 00:16:14,138 -[henry laughs] -made a pile of money. 366 00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:16,341 We're not staying at this still site. 367 00:16:16,343 --> 00:16:19,444 It's gonna be too much traffic coming by with these horses, 368 00:16:19,446 --> 00:16:21,245 people cutting hay and all that. 369 00:16:21,247 --> 00:16:22,680 You know what? 370 00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:24,215 I'm good at building, but I can tell you something 371 00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:26,250 about all the pieces, ain't got a lot, do you? 372 00:16:26,252 --> 00:16:28,119 Well, you know, you set up eight subs, 373 00:16:28,121 --> 00:16:30,355 takes three or four days to set them up, 374 00:16:30,357 --> 00:16:32,423 it takes 30 minutes to tear them down. 375 00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:35,193 [henry speaking] 376 00:16:35,195 --> 00:16:39,030 [tickle] even though I don't really want to tear this still site down, 377 00:16:39,032 --> 00:16:42,166 moonshiner's got to do what a moonshiner's got to do. 378 00:16:42,168 --> 00:16:46,838 Let's face it, it was a beautiful still site, but we've got to move. 379 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,339 All right. 380 00:16:49,009 --> 00:16:51,342 That's a pile of them right yonder. 381 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,011 Henry, have you given any thought to where 382 00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:54,345 we're gonna put these things at? 383 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:55,713 [henry] you know I have. 384 00:16:55,715 --> 00:16:56,848 But I'll make sure we get the right spot 385 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:58,983 -and everybody's happy with this. -[tickle] right. 386 00:16:58,985 --> 00:17:01,185 If we ain't at the right spot, ain't no sense in even starting making liquor. 387 00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:03,755 Before josh gets here with all these strawberries, 388 00:17:03,757 --> 00:17:07,191 we got to find someplace else to put these things, 389 00:17:07,193 --> 00:17:09,193 'cause when he gets here, we need to mash 'em things in. 390 00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:12,463 We can't have 'em going bad on us before we can even get them in the pot. 391 00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:18,603 [henry] a good quality still site, that's what we want. 392 00:17:18,605 --> 00:17:20,038 There's a lot of things you got to look for. 393 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,672 The biggest thing is water. 394 00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:24,208 Of course, the next thing is seclusion. 395 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:28,646 Last year, it was very easy to find still sites, 'cause nobody was out. 396 00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:33,217 Now, everybody's out hiking, everybody is out kayaking, full willing. 397 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:36,287 You name it, they're out doing it now, especially now. 398 00:17:38,191 --> 00:17:40,058 I tell you what. 399 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:42,226 That's a nice hole of water right there, henry. 400 00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:44,328 [tickle] we come up here to the still site 401 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:46,831 that henry wants to show us and tell you what, 402 00:17:46,833 --> 00:17:48,933 this thing is looking good. 403 00:17:48,935 --> 00:17:50,601 It's coming down through the ice. 404 00:17:51,871 --> 00:17:52,904 Ice cold, too. 405 00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:54,906 [tickle] there's a beautiful waterfall. 406 00:17:54,908 --> 00:17:59,177 There's plenty of water flowing through it, and it tastes great. 407 00:17:59,179 --> 00:18:01,412 You want to check out down here, a place to set the pots? 408 00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:02,346 Yeah, let's do that. 409 00:18:02,348 --> 00:18:03,915 All right. 410 00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:05,750 [henry] a buddy of mine owns the land. 411 00:18:05,752 --> 00:18:08,753 He gave me permission to go in there, check it out. 412 00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:10,988 And, you know, you've got to be able to have these people 413 00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:13,291 to trust you to come onto their property, 414 00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:16,327 make your liquor, not trash your property up. 415 00:18:16,329 --> 00:18:18,563 If not, you're not going to get your sites. 416 00:18:18,565 --> 00:18:21,299 -What do you think, henry? -I think it looks good, man. 417 00:18:21,301 --> 00:18:26,170 That waterfall's up there about a 100 yards, we can take gravity water. 418 00:18:26,172 --> 00:18:28,272 The best part about this still site, 419 00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:30,808 it's on the backside of a farm. 420 00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:33,211 Take us four, I thought maybe here, 421 00:18:33,213 --> 00:18:35,246 right in the middle, set the thumpers. 422 00:18:35,248 --> 00:18:37,949 Take four more, stretch them out a little bit further. 423 00:18:37,951 --> 00:18:39,851 We'll be able to back right up here to the stills. 424 00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:43,020 It's easy access, in and out. 425 00:18:43,022 --> 00:18:45,289 Nobody's going to be watching our traffic. 426 00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:46,958 You know what this site's missing? 427 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,292 -Some pots. -I hear you, brother. 428 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:50,161 -Yes, sir. -Well, get on with it. 429 00:18:50,163 --> 00:18:52,130 Let's get on it. Let's get on it. 430 00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:54,031 Only one way we're gonna get it done. 431 00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:56,134 [dramatic music playing] 432 00:19:07,147 --> 00:19:09,614 you know, these guys talk to the county officers 433 00:19:09,616 --> 00:19:12,016 and the state officers on a daily basis, 434 00:19:12,018 --> 00:19:15,786 so I'm sure they've been updated on our situation. 435 00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:17,455 Oh, I'd almost bet on it. 436 00:19:17,457 --> 00:19:19,957 I'm sure that our local sheriff's department 437 00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:21,325 knows the same thing now 438 00:19:21,327 --> 00:19:23,227 that our police department knows. 439 00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:25,129 They know who we are, they know what we drive, 440 00:19:25,131 --> 00:19:26,764 they know where we live. 441 00:19:26,766 --> 00:19:29,634 So the best thing to do, we're gonna get as far as we can 442 00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:31,769 out of cocke county, I believe. 443 00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:32,770 We got to go far. 444 00:19:32,772 --> 00:19:35,206 But I don't know where to go. 445 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:38,142 Places have been developed, houses built, 446 00:19:38,144 --> 00:19:41,312 I wonder if jb knows any place. 447 00:19:41,314 --> 00:19:44,749 He made liquor at a lot of places with popcorn. 448 00:19:44,751 --> 00:19:46,250 You wanna ride over and see him? 449 00:19:46,252 --> 00:19:49,020 I mean, if he don't, we ain't lost nothing. 450 00:19:49,756 --> 00:19:52,723 Jb, back in the day, he spent a lot of time 451 00:19:52,725 --> 00:19:56,327 in maggie valley, north carolina, back with popcorn. 452 00:19:56,329 --> 00:20:00,965 They made a lot of liquor in that area, and jb is very familiar with it. 453 00:20:02,168 --> 00:20:04,835 Jb, I'll tell you what, he's looking better than 454 00:20:04,837 --> 00:20:06,003 he's done a long time, ain't he? 455 00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:09,106 I think getting him new teeth has helped him out a lot. 456 00:20:09,108 --> 00:20:11,842 What are we gonna do if he ain't got nowhere in mind? 457 00:20:11,844 --> 00:20:13,811 Repeat after me. 458 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,546 You want fries with that? 459 00:20:18,251 --> 00:20:19,984 We're gonna learn here in just a minute 460 00:20:19,986 --> 00:20:23,287 what jb might or might not know. 461 00:20:24,157 --> 00:20:25,556 [mark] hello there, jb rader! 462 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:26,924 [jb] hey! 463 00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:27,858 [mark] how you doing, brother? 464 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:29,794 [jb] I'm doing damn good. 465 00:20:29,796 --> 00:20:31,929 -[mark] good to see you, brother. -Yeah, good to see you. 466 00:20:31,931 --> 00:20:33,898 Rader's my name, liquor's my game. 467 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:36,400 -Yep. -You look like you're feeling awful good. 468 00:20:36,402 --> 00:20:38,002 Best I've felt in years. 469 00:20:38,004 --> 00:20:39,904 -He's a rutting buck. -[laughs] 470 00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:42,640 [mark] oh, yeah? That's a good thing for what we need. 471 00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:45,876 Yep. We're... We're... We're kind of up a stump, jb. 472 00:20:45,878 --> 00:20:49,080 -Are you? -We got paid a visit by the chief of police. 473 00:20:49,082 --> 00:20:51,048 -Oh, hell. -He put us on the road. 474 00:20:51,050 --> 00:20:53,150 We need a new still site. 475 00:20:53,152 --> 00:20:56,153 We know you spent a lot of time on the other side of the mountain over yonder. 476 00:20:56,155 --> 00:20:59,323 Oh, yeah. I know the other side of the mountain real good. 477 00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:03,060 We made a lot of runs up and down the mountain, but it's been so long. 478 00:21:03,062 --> 00:21:05,129 I'm hoping you still got it fresh in your noggin. 479 00:21:05,131 --> 00:21:08,299 Not too fresh, but I think I can come up with it. 480 00:21:08,301 --> 00:21:09,967 -You got anything to do? -Nah. 481 00:21:09,969 --> 00:21:11,335 Can you go with us to scout a few places? 482 00:21:11,337 --> 00:21:13,604 -Oh, yeah. -Let's go do, let's go do a little scout. 483 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:15,072 All right. Let's do it. 484 00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:17,475 [mark] we might even buy you a hotdog while we're out. 485 00:21:18,111 --> 00:21:20,344 [laid-back music playing] 486 00:21:27,053 --> 00:21:29,153 -[mike] we lost 150 gallons of good liquor. -[jerry] I know. 487 00:21:29,155 --> 00:21:32,156 [mike] we can't afford to lose our still and everything else too. 488 00:21:33,026 --> 00:21:35,326 But the damn law, they're like a blue tick hound 489 00:21:35,328 --> 00:21:37,128 they'll lay up and wait on you, boy. 490 00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:39,530 You see the dirt road going, you see any tracks in it? 491 00:21:41,768 --> 00:21:44,135 It's all growed up. 492 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:47,305 One good thing, I can hear the damn birds are chirping around. 493 00:21:47,307 --> 00:21:51,142 You know, if you see some animals down and close... 494 00:21:52,011 --> 00:21:53,844 There ain't nobody down there. 495 00:21:53,846 --> 00:21:55,813 Let's get the truck, get in here and get this out of here 496 00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:57,615 and get done with it. 497 00:21:57,617 --> 00:21:59,116 [mike] going back to the still site, 498 00:21:59,118 --> 00:22:00,885 I mean, I'm as nervous as a damn cat 499 00:22:00,887 --> 00:22:02,653 in a room full of rocking chairs. 500 00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:04,121 Because it's like a crime scene. 501 00:22:04,123 --> 00:22:06,023 You go back to that bastard, 502 00:22:06,025 --> 00:22:08,426 that's when 90% of the time you get caught. 503 00:22:12,198 --> 00:22:14,298 Let's just go for it. 504 00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:19,370 Let's just get the damn pot, the tanks and the stuff that we need to use right now. 505 00:22:20,406 --> 00:22:22,039 We got to get the hell out of here. 506 00:22:22,041 --> 00:22:26,477 We need to get and go and be done with it. Come on. 507 00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:28,579 We're happy to see that nobody's been here. 508 00:22:28,581 --> 00:22:30,381 It looks safe. 509 00:22:30,383 --> 00:22:33,751 But me and mike don't feel safe right now, so we're going to just pack up and move on. 510 00:22:33,753 --> 00:22:35,786 [jerry grunts] 511 00:22:35,788 --> 00:22:38,789 I don't feel real comfortable about brewing liquor in this area right now. 512 00:22:38,791 --> 00:22:40,624 We know that somebody has ratted us out 513 00:22:40,626 --> 00:22:44,028 and we know that the cops have been to our stash house. 514 00:22:44,030 --> 00:22:46,997 To me, that's just too much heat in one area to be hanging around. 515 00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:49,133 I see nobody. 516 00:22:49,736 --> 00:22:50,901 Huh! 517 00:22:52,472 --> 00:22:54,839 I'm gonna make liquor, but I don't know where to do it at 518 00:22:54,841 --> 00:22:56,207 at this present time. 519 00:22:56,209 --> 00:22:59,710 Well, you may not be too keen on it, but I got an idea. 520 00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:01,345 I think we should go over the mountain, 521 00:23:01,347 --> 00:23:03,614 get closer back to my hometown in north carolina. 522 00:23:05,351 --> 00:23:07,218 I don't know a damn soul over there. 523 00:23:07,220 --> 00:23:09,553 That ain't my territory over there. 524 00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:12,123 You know, sevier county in tennessee, this is home to me. 525 00:23:12,125 --> 00:23:14,625 This is where we make the liquor. 526 00:23:14,627 --> 00:23:16,594 I'm used to everything and everybody around. 527 00:23:16,596 --> 00:23:17,862 [sighs] 528 00:23:17,864 --> 00:23:21,198 but there's a good possibility the law knows exactly who I am 529 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,234 and I really don't think it'll be a smart move 530 00:23:23,236 --> 00:23:25,403 to start our season off right here 531 00:23:25,405 --> 00:23:28,072 where we've been or even in the same damn county. 532 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:30,341 You know, we've got to keep our operation going, 533 00:23:30,343 --> 00:23:32,109 that's for damn sure, but, I mean... 534 00:23:32,111 --> 00:23:35,045 I've got good contacts over there. 535 00:23:35,047 --> 00:23:38,883 -I don't know, man. -Good sources of people we can rely on. 536 00:23:38,885 --> 00:23:41,819 But we ain't got a hell of a lot of damn more choices, do we? 537 00:23:41,821 --> 00:23:43,921 If you know the contacts and you know 538 00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:45,423 people to get hold of 539 00:23:45,425 --> 00:23:48,025 and that another, I mean, hell, why not? 540 00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:49,059 I'll do it. 541 00:23:49,061 --> 00:23:50,995 You know, jerry being from north carolina, 542 00:23:50,997 --> 00:23:52,329 you know, he knows those woods over there 543 00:23:52,331 --> 00:23:54,365 as good as I know these over here. 544 00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:56,200 Maybe we can be out of harm's way. 545 00:23:56,202 --> 00:23:58,436 But I can tell you this, we're not carrying the stills 546 00:23:58,438 --> 00:23:59,837 we've got over here across that damn mountain, 547 00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:02,373 'cause when you go across the state lines, it becomes federal. 548 00:24:02,375 --> 00:24:05,443 We'll go to north carolina, but we've got to start from the ground up, brother. 549 00:24:05,445 --> 00:24:07,044 -[jerry] oh, yeah. -[mike] get set up, 550 00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:08,446 be good. Who knows? 551 00:24:16,155 --> 00:24:18,255 [laid-back music playing] 552 00:24:26,032 --> 00:24:27,131 did you fart? 553 00:24:29,602 --> 00:24:31,502 God almighty, son! 554 00:24:31,504 --> 00:24:33,437 [brian laughs] 555 00:24:33,439 --> 00:24:35,706 you [bleep]. 556 00:24:35,708 --> 00:24:37,475 [bleep] damn. 557 00:24:38,311 --> 00:24:41,011 I told henry I would get some strawberries, 558 00:24:41,013 --> 00:24:44,081 but I've called all around from here to timbuktu, 559 00:24:44,083 --> 00:24:46,817 and I kind of missed the boat on it. 560 00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:49,620 Colt called and says he feels bad about the strawberries, 561 00:24:49,622 --> 00:24:51,956 but he's got lots of other stuff we might can use. 562 00:24:51,958 --> 00:24:54,358 He ain't gonna be here, so he just told us to run in, 563 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:57,628 get the forklift, run to the cooler, get it out and rock and roll. 564 00:24:57,630 --> 00:24:58,796 That's easy enough. 565 00:24:58,798 --> 00:25:00,130 [josh] henry, kenny and tickle, 566 00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:01,799 they're moving the eight submarine pots, 567 00:25:01,801 --> 00:25:03,033 getting them all set up, 568 00:25:03,035 --> 00:25:06,003 and we're gonna make lots of brandy and stuff. 569 00:25:06,005 --> 00:25:10,374 And with that being said, it's gonna take massive amounts of fruit. 570 00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:11,976 All right. 571 00:25:12,445 --> 00:25:14,278 There is the forklift there. 572 00:25:15,648 --> 00:25:17,047 Come in here. 573 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,753 Heck yeah. 574 00:25:22,755 --> 00:25:24,622 -[brian] it's nice. -Look at all that. 575 00:25:24,624 --> 00:25:26,323 My dad used to make this recipe, 576 00:25:26,325 --> 00:25:29,960 the true watermelon brandy without using any sugar, 577 00:25:29,962 --> 00:25:31,228 you know, just using the fruit. 578 00:25:31,230 --> 00:25:32,897 [brian] them babies are ripe. 579 00:25:32,899 --> 00:25:34,832 [josh] so now that we've got some watermelons, 580 00:25:34,834 --> 00:25:37,001 I'm really wanting to make this really high-end, 581 00:25:37,003 --> 00:25:38,235 frickin' really good brandy. 582 00:25:38,237 --> 00:25:39,370 [brian] that's awesome. 583 00:25:39,372 --> 00:25:41,205 What's in the edibles barrel? 584 00:25:42,608 --> 00:25:44,608 [josh] that one says "non-edible." 585 00:25:44,610 --> 00:25:46,210 [brian] oh. 586 00:25:46,212 --> 00:25:49,413 [josh] it ain't pineapples, but it's the cores and they just... 587 00:25:49,415 --> 00:25:51,949 All they do is core 'em out and frickin'... 588 00:25:53,386 --> 00:25:54,385 Is it sweet? 589 00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:56,020 -Yeah, pretty good. -Really? 590 00:25:56,022 --> 00:25:57,621 That'll make good moonshine then. 591 00:25:57,623 --> 00:25:58,722 How are we gonna use this? 592 00:25:58,724 --> 00:25:59,890 There's not even much meat on there. 593 00:25:59,892 --> 00:26:02,760 I know, but there's still sugar in that right there. 594 00:26:02,762 --> 00:26:05,796 I haven't really heard about a whole lot of other people doing pineapples, 595 00:26:05,798 --> 00:26:08,732 so I don't even know how that's gonna turn out. 596 00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:11,936 But it's important to me to do things that other people aren't really doing. 597 00:26:11,938 --> 00:26:13,871 You want to load the pineapples first, 598 00:26:13,873 --> 00:26:15,272 so we can put them on the back of the truck? 599 00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:17,975 Yeah, you may have to ride on that pallet and hold that barrel 600 00:26:17,977 --> 00:26:19,009 while we get out of here. 601 00:26:19,011 --> 00:26:20,010 Why, you're going to drive that fast? 602 00:26:20,012 --> 00:26:21,378 Well, I might. 603 00:26:21,380 --> 00:26:23,213 You ain't gonna be breaking the sound barrier, are you? 604 00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:25,616 [engine starts] 605 00:26:25,618 --> 00:26:27,952 we hit the mother lode on these watermelons. 606 00:26:27,954 --> 00:26:31,021 We got a lot of fruit, and one thing's for sure, 607 00:26:31,023 --> 00:26:32,189 I'm gonna have to come up with a way 608 00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:35,859 to turn all this fruit into pulp. 609 00:26:35,861 --> 00:26:38,095 [brian] I'm gonna go get the watermelons, I'll be back. 610 00:26:38,097 --> 00:26:41,365 So I'm thinking about, just like a beer-can crusher, you know, 611 00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:44,535 but like a beer-can crusher for fruit. 612 00:26:46,272 --> 00:26:49,006 Oh, man, watermelon goodness right there, 613 00:26:49,008 --> 00:26:50,507 that's gonna make some good moonshine. 614 00:26:50,509 --> 00:26:52,610 [laid-black music playing] 615 00:27:00,753 --> 00:27:03,020 it's time you take these little babies out of here. 616 00:27:03,022 --> 00:27:05,055 -[tickle] that's right. -It's time to be getting 'em moved. 617 00:27:05,057 --> 00:27:07,191 [tickle] now that we got our still site, 618 00:27:07,193 --> 00:27:09,627 we've got to move out of this still site 619 00:27:09,629 --> 00:27:11,962 that we had these eight pots in over the winter. 620 00:27:11,964 --> 00:27:12,997 All right. 621 00:27:12,999 --> 00:27:14,231 Josh, well, 622 00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:17,001 he's coming with a bunch of strawberries to mash in 623 00:27:17,003 --> 00:27:19,603 and we need to be ready when he gets here. 624 00:27:19,605 --> 00:27:21,105 [engine rumbling] 625 00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:22,339 hell! 626 00:27:22,341 --> 00:27:24,508 She cranks up, that's half the battle. 627 00:27:25,611 --> 00:27:27,778 We've got all these stills busted down 628 00:27:27,780 --> 00:27:30,547 and in about an hour, it's gonna be dark. 629 00:27:32,018 --> 00:27:34,184 -There you go. -That's good there. 630 00:27:34,186 --> 00:27:36,020 [tickle] I see you, big boy. 631 00:27:36,055 --> 00:27:37,721 It's there! 632 00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:43,293 We'd be fools to run out on the road with these stills when it was daytime. 633 00:27:43,295 --> 00:27:47,231 So, once the night comes, we're gonna start heading down the road 634 00:27:47,233 --> 00:27:51,035 and I'm willing to bet this is gonna take all night. 635 00:27:51,037 --> 00:27:53,971 [henry] I think what we need to do is get moving before it gets dark. 636 00:27:53,973 --> 00:27:56,573 [tickle] we've got our first two pots loaded up. 637 00:27:56,575 --> 00:27:58,208 We're gonna have to do this in shifts. 638 00:27:58,210 --> 00:28:02,012 We don't have a semi-truck like josh brought these things over in, 639 00:28:02,014 --> 00:28:05,282 so we're just going to take them over a couple at a time. 640 00:28:05,284 --> 00:28:07,951 It's gonna take several trips to get them all, 641 00:28:07,953 --> 00:28:10,254 but being dark like this, 642 00:28:10,256 --> 00:28:13,824 we'll get these things over here and won't have any problems. 643 00:28:13,826 --> 00:28:16,126 [henry] well, I reckon it's a good place as any. 644 00:28:16,128 --> 00:28:19,196 All right. That's one. 645 00:28:19,198 --> 00:28:25,002 These 800-gallon pots, I mean, these things are heavy. 646 00:28:25,004 --> 00:28:29,039 They're built like a tank and they weigh just as much. 647 00:28:29,041 --> 00:28:32,009 But luckily, we got experience on our side. 648 00:28:32,011 --> 00:28:34,111 We know how to move these things. 649 00:28:34,113 --> 00:28:35,646 Let's go and grab two more. 650 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:38,882 [josh] damn, why don't you just get... 651 00:28:38,884 --> 00:28:40,184 Get in your lane, dude! 652 00:28:40,186 --> 00:28:41,385 Damn! 653 00:28:41,387 --> 00:28:43,020 Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa! 654 00:28:43,022 --> 00:28:45,956 [mark] man, this is damn hallowed ground. 655 00:28:45,958 --> 00:28:48,592 I'm still seeing some gun dancing right there. 656 00:28:49,729 --> 00:28:53,464 If there's a holy grail of moonshine, it's right here. 657 00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:57,067 [josh] if we're gonna make brandies and stuff, 658 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:58,202 it'd be great to have like 659 00:28:58,204 --> 00:29:02,072 a ginormous beer-can crusher to mash up all this fruit. 660 00:29:02,074 --> 00:29:04,041 I've never thought about that. It'll probably work. 661 00:29:04,043 --> 00:29:06,210 [josh] but we're gonna go over here to my buddy tooth 662 00:29:06,212 --> 00:29:07,778 and we're gonna get some metal and stuff. 663 00:29:07,780 --> 00:29:09,613 He can fabricate anything. 664 00:29:12,785 --> 00:29:15,352 If we can't find what we need here, there's something wrong. 665 00:29:15,354 --> 00:29:17,988 Hey, what's up, fellas, what's going on? 666 00:29:18,791 --> 00:29:20,124 What y'all into? 667 00:29:20,292 --> 00:29:23,193 Man, we're working on a crazy-ass project and we need some help. 668 00:29:23,195 --> 00:29:24,394 Think you can help us out? 669 00:29:24,396 --> 00:29:25,562 I'll see what I can do. 670 00:29:26,832 --> 00:29:27,798 All right, tooth. 671 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,833 Now, I ain't no artist. 672 00:29:29,835 --> 00:29:32,803 I can't sing and I can't dance. 673 00:29:32,805 --> 00:29:34,838 But let's just say that somewhere in here, 674 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,074 I want a piece of metal that stays there all the time, 675 00:29:37,076 --> 00:29:40,210 and then I want some kind of handle that comes down to a plate. 676 00:29:40,212 --> 00:29:43,013 And so when you move this handle up and down, 677 00:29:43,015 --> 00:29:46,016 it smashes this piece of metal against this piece of metal 678 00:29:46,018 --> 00:29:48,652 and then I want some sort of way to capture the juice. 679 00:29:48,654 --> 00:29:50,921 And that's the basic idea. 680 00:29:50,923 --> 00:29:51,855 [tooth] okay. 681 00:29:51,857 --> 00:29:53,357 I think we can come up with what you want. 682 00:29:53,359 --> 00:29:56,260 -Show me what you got. -[tooth] so here's a piece of plate that might work. 683 00:29:56,262 --> 00:29:58,228 That's perfect right there. You got two of them? 684 00:29:58,230 --> 00:30:00,764 -I got two of these, for sure. -Perfect. 685 00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:03,033 Look here, josh. Catch everything coming out at the bottom. 686 00:30:03,035 --> 00:30:04,034 [josh] that's good. That's good. 687 00:30:04,036 --> 00:30:05,235 That'll work perfect. 688 00:30:05,237 --> 00:30:07,304 [tooth] so, I have a piece of stainless pot, 689 00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:08,872 might be about three foot you can have. 690 00:30:08,874 --> 00:30:10,307 What's something like this cost? 691 00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:13,911 You're looking at about $1,100, $1,200 for what you need. 692 00:30:13,913 --> 00:30:15,813 [josh] just for two or three foot? 693 00:30:15,815 --> 00:30:17,614 -[tooth] yeah. -[josh] I can't afford that. 694 00:30:17,616 --> 00:30:19,116 [tooth] I'll tell you what. 695 00:30:19,118 --> 00:30:21,418 I'll hook you up if you hook me up when you get the product done. 696 00:30:21,420 --> 00:30:22,619 How about that? 697 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,388 Hell yeah. Perfect. 698 00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:26,123 [tooth] let's get you boys loaded up. 699 00:30:26,125 --> 00:30:27,357 Tooth has all the right stuff. 700 00:30:27,359 --> 00:30:28,625 Heck yeah, man. 701 00:30:28,627 --> 00:30:30,093 I can't tell you how much this means to me. 702 00:30:30,095 --> 00:30:31,962 [tooth] I'm just glad. I can help you out. 703 00:30:31,964 --> 00:30:33,163 [josh] oh, you done hooked me up. 704 00:30:33,165 --> 00:30:34,464 We came to the right place. 705 00:30:34,466 --> 00:30:35,899 -Are you ready? -Yeah. 706 00:30:35,901 --> 00:30:37,034 One, two, three, go. 707 00:30:40,906 --> 00:30:42,339 All right. 708 00:30:42,641 --> 00:30:44,775 Well, now that we got all our supplies, we need to be going to virginia. 709 00:30:44,777 --> 00:30:46,710 I owe you one, brother. 710 00:30:46,712 --> 00:30:49,746 I'm really nervous showing up with these watermelons instead of the strawberries. 711 00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:52,316 They're totally expecting strawberries. 712 00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:54,651 We got a really good operation going right now, 713 00:30:54,653 --> 00:30:57,421 and the last thing I want to do is screw that up in any way. 714 00:30:58,290 --> 00:31:00,324 [instrumental music playing] 715 00:31:06,999 --> 00:31:08,432 [henry] what do you think? 716 00:31:08,968 --> 00:31:10,801 [tickle] what do you reckon, kenny, all the way back here to the back? 717 00:31:10,803 --> 00:31:11,702 [kenny] all the way back. 718 00:31:11,704 --> 00:31:14,271 We've got a huge task in front of us. 719 00:31:14,273 --> 00:31:17,774 Josh, he's coming with a bunch of strawberries for us to mash in 720 00:31:17,776 --> 00:31:20,878 and we need to be ready when he gets here. 721 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:22,813 We've got to set eight pots today, 722 00:31:22,815 --> 00:31:27,050 get all these blocks built up that our stills will actually sit on. 723 00:31:27,052 --> 00:31:30,220 [henry] I'll tell you what, me and kenny first met tickle right here. 724 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:34,892 We had in our mind that he was lazy, especially just getting out of penitentiary. 725 00:31:34,894 --> 00:31:36,326 We were dead wrong. 726 00:31:36,328 --> 00:31:39,196 He's about as hard a worker as you ever want one in your life. 727 00:31:39,198 --> 00:31:41,431 We take pride in what we do. 728 00:31:41,433 --> 00:31:43,867 You can't just bring eight pots in here 729 00:31:43,869 --> 00:31:46,737 and just throw 'em up any way you want to. 730 00:31:46,739 --> 00:31:50,007 These still sites, they need to be straight in line with each other. 731 00:31:50,009 --> 00:31:51,909 They need to be level with each other. 732 00:31:51,911 --> 00:31:54,945 The stills got a 2.5 inch piece of wood for the sides. 733 00:31:54,947 --> 00:31:56,713 If you move it over too far, 734 00:31:56,715 --> 00:31:58,815 this damn block will start pushing up 735 00:31:58,817 --> 00:32:01,451 against that metal and it'll warp that metal. 736 00:32:01,453 --> 00:32:03,020 [kenny] that should roll well, mate. 737 00:32:03,022 --> 00:32:04,154 [henry] looks good, too. 738 00:32:04,156 --> 00:32:06,156 [kenny] real good. 739 00:32:06,158 --> 00:32:10,093 [tickle] you know, this still site is absolutely beautiful to me. 740 00:32:10,095 --> 00:32:11,995 There's more pots right here 741 00:32:11,997 --> 00:32:15,632 than most moonshiners could ever hope to cook through in their life. 742 00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:19,002 Way back in the day, 743 00:32:19,004 --> 00:32:21,238 people were putting these still sites up 744 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,507 even bigger than this. 745 00:32:24,376 --> 00:32:26,009 That's what made it franklin county, 746 00:32:26,011 --> 00:32:28,345 the moonshine capital of the world. 747 00:32:28,347 --> 00:32:30,414 And I'll tell you what, this thing, 748 00:32:30,416 --> 00:32:32,349 it's not only gonna pump out moonshine, 749 00:32:32,351 --> 00:32:34,051 it's gonna pump out money. 750 00:32:34,053 --> 00:32:35,352 You know what we need now, right? 751 00:32:35,354 --> 00:32:37,254 -Yeah. -You gotta have some water. 752 00:32:37,256 --> 00:32:39,256 We can't do nothing else till we get 'em. 753 00:32:39,258 --> 00:32:42,426 It's time for the next part of our operation. 754 00:32:42,428 --> 00:32:43,593 If we don't get water, 755 00:32:43,595 --> 00:32:45,262 we ain't gonna have nothing. 756 00:32:46,298 --> 00:32:49,032 -This stuff gets wet, it gets heavy. -[henry] yeah, it's heavy. 757 00:32:49,568 --> 00:32:51,802 We're gonna be using gravity water. 758 00:32:51,804 --> 00:32:55,772 When you find water and it's uphill from your still site, 759 00:32:55,774 --> 00:32:57,841 what that does is, it takes the weight 760 00:32:57,843 --> 00:33:01,912 and the volume of that water and transfers it to power. 761 00:33:01,914 --> 00:33:04,181 It's just gonna be real silent. 762 00:33:04,183 --> 00:33:07,384 We won't have no noisy pump giving our location away. 763 00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:09,386 Oh, yeah. 764 00:33:09,388 --> 00:33:11,355 Now she's got some force behind her. 765 00:33:12,057 --> 00:33:13,390 Okay. 766 00:33:13,392 --> 00:33:14,992 Hook another line to the end of that 767 00:33:14,994 --> 00:33:16,360 and we keep on getting it. 768 00:33:20,099 --> 00:33:21,898 I never had to worry about a pump. 769 00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:23,934 Never had to worry about gasoline. 770 00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:25,836 Gravity water, brother. 771 00:33:25,838 --> 00:33:30,741 Well, we finally got everything set up that we need in our still site 772 00:33:30,743 --> 00:33:32,843 and we got it before josh got here. 773 00:33:32,845 --> 00:33:35,979 He should be pulling around any darn time. 774 00:33:35,981 --> 00:33:38,115 This truckload of strawberries he's bringing us, 775 00:33:38,117 --> 00:33:39,316 can't wait. 776 00:33:39,318 --> 00:33:41,385 [instrumental music playing] 777 00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:53,296 [josh] I'm on my way to virginia. 778 00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:56,967 Last time we were here, we were making grain moonshine. 779 00:33:56,969 --> 00:33:59,102 I made all these stills for making brandies, 780 00:33:59,104 --> 00:34:02,272 and all we got to do was run grain till the end of the year. 781 00:34:02,274 --> 00:34:04,174 I'm really looking forward to getting back up there, 782 00:34:04,176 --> 00:34:06,877 where I could get those stills rolling again 783 00:34:06,879 --> 00:34:09,813 and start cooking down some of this fruit. 784 00:34:09,815 --> 00:34:13,350 You know, brian could be my right-hand man when I'm in town, 785 00:34:13,352 --> 00:34:15,619 but most of my work is gonna be in virginia 786 00:34:15,621 --> 00:34:17,921 and he's gonna be coming back and forth. 787 00:34:17,923 --> 00:34:20,357 He's got a good grading job that he just can't let go. 788 00:34:21,894 --> 00:34:23,193 I know henry, kenny and tickle, 789 00:34:23,195 --> 00:34:25,529 they're expecting strawberries. 790 00:34:25,531 --> 00:34:27,831 I might not have a darn trailer load of strawberries, 791 00:34:27,833 --> 00:34:29,900 but I got a trailer load of watermelons. 792 00:34:29,902 --> 00:34:34,137 Hopefully, these guys will go for it when I get here. 793 00:34:34,139 --> 00:34:36,940 I got a plan to make some watermelon moonshine, 794 00:34:36,942 --> 00:34:38,842 we're gonna call it green lizard. 795 00:34:38,844 --> 00:34:43,880 This watermelon moonshine recipe goes back hundreds of damn years. 796 00:34:43,882 --> 00:34:46,116 Back then, they didn't have the sugar to add to it. 797 00:34:46,118 --> 00:34:48,018 They made some high-end brandy, 798 00:34:48,020 --> 00:34:51,188 they just might not have got a big yield out of it, or a big return. 799 00:34:51,190 --> 00:34:53,123 My dad and my buddy tony 800 00:34:53,125 --> 00:34:54,825 used to make this stuff all the time 801 00:34:54,827 --> 00:34:56,293 and that's how I know about it. 802 00:34:56,295 --> 00:34:58,862 Super excited to try this recipe out. 803 00:34:58,864 --> 00:34:59,830 Make something that 804 00:34:59,832 --> 00:35:01,932 these guys ain't never seen before. 805 00:35:01,934 --> 00:35:05,102 I guarantee you it'll make you do the watermelon crawl. 806 00:35:06,371 --> 00:35:07,938 Damn, what's this guy... 807 00:35:08,474 --> 00:35:10,273 Get in your lane, dude! 808 00:35:10,275 --> 00:35:11,408 Damn! 809 00:35:11,410 --> 00:35:14,311 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa! God almighty! 810 00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:17,514 Ah, son of a bitch! 811 00:35:18,884 --> 00:35:20,517 Ah, goddamn! 812 00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:29,759 So you just put that on there, lock it, 813 00:35:29,761 --> 00:35:33,063 and then you got to wrap that wire around. 814 00:35:33,065 --> 00:35:35,165 Josh owens, the moonshiner necklace-maker. 815 00:35:35,167 --> 00:35:38,034 I'm not a necklace-maker, man. 816 00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:41,905 You got enough sea turtles here to make you another necklace. 817 00:35:41,907 --> 00:35:43,306 I got that stuff for reese. 818 00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:46,009 Oh, no, I think I might have to call reese after a while 819 00:35:46,011 --> 00:35:47,944 and ask her if she likes sea turtles 820 00:35:47,946 --> 00:35:49,479 or does dad like sea turtles? 821 00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:51,047 [laughs] 822 00:35:51,049 --> 00:35:53,216 and I'm pretty sure I know what she's gonna say. 823 00:35:53,218 --> 00:35:55,118 -[josh] oh, yeah. -"those are dad's." 824 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:56,186 [josh] "yeah, those are dad's." 825 00:35:56,188 --> 00:35:58,021 I'm all about it. I love it. 826 00:35:58,023 --> 00:35:59,956 [brian] oh, it's so beautiful. Put it on. Let me see. 827 00:35:59,958 --> 00:36:01,424 Is it a choker? 828 00:36:01,426 --> 00:36:03,927 You're making fun of me right now, that's embarrassing me. 829 00:36:03,929 --> 00:36:04,961 Seriously. 830 00:36:04,963 --> 00:36:07,030 -[laughs] -I will kill y'all. 831 00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:08,498 That's gonna look great. 832 00:36:09,635 --> 00:36:11,301 [josh] damn, why don't you just get... 833 00:36:11,303 --> 00:36:12,969 Get in your lane, dude! 834 00:36:12,971 --> 00:36:14,204 Damn! 835 00:36:15,307 --> 00:36:19,409 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa! God almighty! 836 00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:23,613 Ah, goddamn! 837 00:36:26,084 --> 00:36:28,385 Son of a bitch, burn it down! 838 00:36:29,454 --> 00:36:30,987 This is a mess. 839 00:36:32,457 --> 00:36:34,524 Damn, we lost pineapple too. 840 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:36,993 I'm on the road 841 00:36:36,995 --> 00:36:38,695 and all of a sudden this van just damn 842 00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:40,163 starts coming over into my lane. 843 00:36:40,165 --> 00:36:42,098 Think this guy was on the phone or something, 844 00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:45,202 I'm not really sure, but if I hadn't been paying attention, 845 00:36:45,204 --> 00:36:46,836 it'd have been a head-on collision 846 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:48,605 and the watermelons wouldn't have mattered. 847 00:36:48,607 --> 00:36:51,308 Thankfully, only a few of the watermelons busted. 848 00:36:51,310 --> 00:36:54,311 I frickin' damn salvaged what I could of the watermelons, 849 00:36:54,313 --> 00:36:56,980 pushed the boxes up on the trailer. 850 00:36:56,982 --> 00:36:59,816 What the hell is that stuck on? 851 00:36:59,818 --> 00:37:00,917 [grunts wearily] 852 00:37:00,919 --> 00:37:03,220 now what am I going to do about this? 853 00:37:03,222 --> 00:37:04,287 It's split right apart. 854 00:37:04,289 --> 00:37:06,156 They're not supposed to do that. 855 00:37:07,259 --> 00:37:09,092 Maybe there's some tape in the truck. 856 00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:10,660 [breathes heavily] 857 00:37:13,098 --> 00:37:14,364 ah! 858 00:37:16,868 --> 00:37:20,203 Ninety-mile-an-hour high-speed duct tape right there, buddy. 859 00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:22,906 One thing's for sure. 860 00:37:22,908 --> 00:37:24,574 My name's not good luck chuck. 861 00:37:24,576 --> 00:37:26,910 Never in a million years 862 00:37:26,912 --> 00:37:28,979 would I have thought I'd have to strap those things down. 863 00:37:28,981 --> 00:37:31,915 When things go right, it's almost odd. 864 00:37:31,917 --> 00:37:35,785 I really started noticing this about the time I cut my fingers off. 865 00:37:35,787 --> 00:37:38,121 Every time I started to feel like I'm hitting a home run, 866 00:37:38,123 --> 00:37:40,156 I needed to go get in a bulletproof room 867 00:37:40,158 --> 00:37:42,592 or something because [bleep] about to hit the fan. 868 00:37:45,097 --> 00:37:47,364 [exhales sharply] golly, look at that. 869 00:37:47,366 --> 00:37:49,199 I can't believe that it took these things 870 00:37:49,201 --> 00:37:51,568 busting all over the highway for me to taste one. 871 00:37:54,206 --> 00:37:56,072 God, that is sweet! 872 00:37:56,074 --> 00:37:58,642 That is the best watermelon I've had in years. 873 00:37:58,644 --> 00:38:00,143 That'll taste almost the same 874 00:38:00,145 --> 00:38:02,912 when we turn it into whiskey. And juicy, look at that. 875 00:38:02,914 --> 00:38:04,247 Yeah! 876 00:38:04,249 --> 00:38:06,383 That is gonna make some good whiskey. 877 00:38:07,152 --> 00:38:09,185 But now, we're gonna go to virginia. 878 00:38:10,022 --> 00:38:12,022 [instrumental music playing] 879 00:38:20,132 --> 00:38:22,165 damn, it'd be awful to go to penitentiary 880 00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:24,000 this late in our lives, wouldn't it? 881 00:38:24,002 --> 00:38:24,901 Oh, hell, yeah. 882 00:38:24,903 --> 00:38:26,136 Oh, I'm way too purdy. 883 00:38:26,138 --> 00:38:28,338 -You're way too purdy, digger. -[laughs] 884 00:38:28,340 --> 00:38:29,973 I'll become a victim immediately. 885 00:38:29,975 --> 00:38:31,207 Oh, yeah. 886 00:38:31,209 --> 00:38:33,610 You know, after our little visit from the police, 887 00:38:33,612 --> 00:38:36,046 our plan is to go across the state lines, 888 00:38:36,048 --> 00:38:39,249 go across the mountain, get over in there somewhere in north carolina. 889 00:38:39,251 --> 00:38:42,786 You know, popcorn had a lot of haunts over there that he frequented, 890 00:38:42,788 --> 00:38:45,121 and jb claims that he remembers 891 00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:46,790 where we need to go over there. 892 00:38:46,792 --> 00:38:49,626 It's starting to get less and less populated, ain't it? 893 00:38:49,628 --> 00:38:52,429 -Oh, yeah. -[digger] we'll let him lead the way, I'll pilot, 894 00:38:52,431 --> 00:38:54,964 he'll navigate and we'll see if we can't get there. 895 00:38:54,966 --> 00:38:57,701 There's the last line on electric here. 896 00:38:57,703 --> 00:39:00,170 -Yeah. -That pole right there deadens it. 897 00:39:00,172 --> 00:39:02,138 From here on out, there ain't no electricity. 898 00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:04,207 -[jb] yeah. -I like that idea. 899 00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:05,408 Oh, yeah. 900 00:39:07,079 --> 00:39:09,045 -[mark] damn, jb. -[jb] yeah. 901 00:39:09,047 --> 00:39:11,247 We get a flat tire or broke down back in here, 902 00:39:11,249 --> 00:39:13,383 we'll have to walk 47 miles to get out. 903 00:39:13,385 --> 00:39:15,385 [jb speaking] 904 00:39:15,387 --> 00:39:18,188 [digger] I don't want to get over here close to the edge and look off. 905 00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:19,322 Hell no. 906 00:39:19,324 --> 00:39:21,024 [jb speaking] 907 00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:35,372 -[mark] jb? -[jb] yeah. 908 00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:37,240 [mark] where the hell are you going with this goat trail? 909 00:39:37,242 --> 00:39:38,975 [jb speaking] 910 00:39:40,846 --> 00:39:42,078 [mark] there's one thing about it, 911 00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:43,613 if we do end up here, 912 00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:45,615 there ain't nobody going to bother. 913 00:39:45,617 --> 00:39:48,385 Normally, we feel more safe at home, 914 00:39:48,387 --> 00:39:50,620 but right now, we're under the microscope. 915 00:39:50,622 --> 00:39:53,189 And under these circumstances, 916 00:39:53,191 --> 00:39:54,357 I'm gonna feel a little better 917 00:39:54,359 --> 00:39:56,359 up in the mountains in north carolina. 918 00:39:56,361 --> 00:39:58,962 [mark] you know where we're going or are you guessing? 919 00:39:58,964 --> 00:40:00,630 I know where I'm going. 920 00:40:00,632 --> 00:40:03,032 Well, it gets a little better now. 921 00:40:04,136 --> 00:40:05,735 [digger] it's hard to tell at this point 922 00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:08,638 whether jb's covering for his lack of remembrance 923 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,640 or does he have something up his sleeve. 924 00:40:11,743 --> 00:40:13,476 Well, I will be damned. 925 00:40:13,478 --> 00:40:17,180 [mark] are you teasing me? I swear cold chills just run all over me, jb. 926 00:40:17,182 --> 00:40:18,948 [laughs] 927 00:40:18,950 --> 00:40:21,084 [jb] I'm taking you to the shrine, boys. 928 00:40:21,086 --> 00:40:23,019 [mark] oh, my gosh. 929 00:40:23,021 --> 00:40:27,123 This is where you and popcorn sutton made his last brandy. 930 00:40:27,125 --> 00:40:29,626 [digger] ain't that something. 931 00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:32,962 I never thought we'd be up here thinking about making liquor. 932 00:40:32,964 --> 00:40:35,198 [mark] jb rader. 933 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:37,967 Man, this is damn hallowed ground. 934 00:40:37,969 --> 00:40:40,637 I still see sutton dancing up there. 935 00:40:43,008 --> 00:40:47,143 If there's a holy grail of moonshine, it's right here. 936 00:40:48,647 --> 00:40:50,980 [narrator] next time on moonshiners... 937 00:40:50,982 --> 00:40:53,049 [mike] way up on the mountain up there. 938 00:40:53,051 --> 00:40:55,185 We just crossed over into north carolina. 939 00:40:55,187 --> 00:40:57,120 We've got to build something new. 940 00:40:58,957 --> 00:41:01,991 Oh! Oh, god! 941 00:41:01,993 --> 00:41:03,993 You're gonna do what I'm doing, for a while there 942 00:41:03,995 --> 00:41:06,095 it reminds you of being a teenager again. 943 00:41:06,097 --> 00:41:09,966 The recipe that jb wants is all corn and no sugar. 944 00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:11,167 Get that worked in. 945 00:41:11,169 --> 00:41:12,202 This is insane. 946 00:41:12,204 --> 00:41:14,237 No, it's science! 947 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:18,141 That's the biggest damn green strawberry I've ever seen in my life, josh. 948 00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:20,844 This is only gonna make one still full of mash. 949 00:41:20,846 --> 00:41:24,314 So what we're gonna do is go back down to one of our old still sites 950 00:41:24,316 --> 00:41:25,949 and we're gonna run this green lizard there. 951 00:41:25,951 --> 00:41:27,217 It won't be long. 952 00:41:27,219 --> 00:41:29,118 [indistinct shouting]