>> MY FAMILY'S BEEN IN THE
GINSENG BUSINESS FOR OVER 80 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN IN IT FOR ALMOST 40. AND I'VE NEVER SEEN
SO MANY PEOPLE SO DESPERATE TO GET GINSENG.
[train horn wails] BUT GINSENGING IS NOT EASY.
IT'S DANGEROUS. THIS IS HOME OF THE HATFIELDS
AND MCCOYS. WE HAVE GUNS IN EVERY CORNER,
AND IT'S GONNA STAY THAT WAY. BECAUSE IN THESE MOUNTAINS,
DESPERATE PEOPLE DO DESPERATE THINGS.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS YEAR FOR A DIGGER.
YOU RUN ONTO THE WRONG GINSENGER AT THE WRONG TIME...
YOU'LL NEVER COME OUT OF THE WOODS.
WHO'S GONNA FIND YOU? THERE'S LOT OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER
COME OUT OF THESE MOUNTAINS. >> UP.
>> [grunts] >> THAT ONE BAG'S 40 POUNDS.
>> THIS IS AWESOME. AWESOME.
>> [humming] THROW THAT ROPE BACK.
OH, MITCHELL? WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING?
[gun cocks] >> THE HELL?
>> MITCH. [country music]
♪ ♪ >> ♪ LORD WASH AWAY MY PAST ♪
♪ OR THESE HERE WORDS ♪ ♪ MIGHT BE MY LAST ♪
[engine revs] >> male narrator: GINSENG SEASON
IS BACK. >> AH.
>> narrator: AND FOR MIKE ROSS, SO ARE POACHERS.
>> SON OF A BITCH. >> HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?
>> I GOT HIT IN THE [bleep] DAMN HEAD.
>> narrator: MIKE TRIED A MIDNIGHT RUN TO BUYER TONY
COFFMAN WITH 20 POUNDS OF GINSENG.
>> NOBODY SHOULD BE OUT HERE, MAN.
WE GOT A PROBLEM. >> narrator: BUT HE DIDN'T GET
VERY FAR. >> GET THE 'SENG.
>> HOLY [bleep]. THEY DIDN'T TAKE THE [bleep]
GINSENG, DID THEY? [groans]
>> [bleep], MAN. YEAH, IT'S GONE.
>> [bleep]. >> GIVE ME A HAND, DUDE.
>> YOU WANT TO SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK?
I CAN'T DRIVE STICK. [rooster crows]
>> narrator: 20 POUNDS OF 'SENG CAN FETCH A MAN ALMOST $20,000.
BUT IN THESE PARTS, THERE'S ONLY SO MANY PLACES
TO MOVE THAT MUCH ROOT. >> IT'S A LITTLE EARLY IN THE
SEASON FOR ANYBODY TO BE SLINGING AROUND BIG BATCHES LIKE
THAT. SO I KNOW IF ANYTHING BIG
COME THROUGH TONY'S DOORS, I BET YA IT CAME FROM MY FARM.
WHATEV--WHOEVER IT WAS, THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
>> HEY. HEY, GRAB YOU A SEAT.
>> ACTUALLY, CAN I TALK TO YOU IN PRIVATE?
>> SURE. >> DON'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE TO
HEAR THIS. >> YOU GOT THAT 'SENG?
>> SOMEWHERE. >> SOMEWHERE?
>> ANYBODY BEEN BRINGING ANY BIG ORDERS DOWN HERE?
'BOUT 20, 30 POUNDS? >> OH, LORD NO.
NO ONE'S HAD ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WHERE'S YOUR 'SENG AT?
>> YOU SURE NOBODY'S BROUGHT ANYTHING IN HERE?
>> WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME ALL THESE QUESTIONS FOR?
THOUGHT YOU WAS BRINGING ME SOME GINSENG?
>> SOME THUGS BLOCKED ME IN IN THE TRUCK, HIT ME OVER THE
HEAD WITH A GUN... >> WHAT?
>> AND TOOK ALL OF IT. I KNOW IF ANYBODY'S BRINGING A
BIG BATCH LIKE THAT DOWN IN HERE, IT'S PROBABLY THEM.
>> MIKE, NOBODY'S BEEN IN HERE WITH ANY AMOUNT OF GINSENG LIKE
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THEY'D STICK OUT LIKE A SORE
THUMB. BOY, I REALLY NEEDED THAT 'SENG.
MAN, I HAD THAT ALREADY CONTRACTED OUT.
>> MM-HMM. THAT LEAVES ME HIGH AND DRY,
I GUESS. >> WELL...
YOU KNOW RUFUS? >> MM-HMM.
>> GO SEE RUFUS. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT MIGHT
KNOW SOMETHING... HE'D KNOW IT.
>> WELL, IF YOU COULD, KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN.
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY. THEY TAKE IT FROM YOU, THEY TAKE
IT FROM ME, MAN. MIKE, I'M SORRY, MAN.
YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. SOMEBODY'S KNOWING YOUR
BUSINESS. >> I'LL FIND OUT.
THEY'RE GONNA REGRET IT. [door shuts]
[engine starts] >> SOMEBODY HAD TO KNOW HE HAD
THAT GINSENG AND BEEN WATCHING HIM.
WE GOTTA GET THAT BACK. >> narrator: FOR CENTURIES,
THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS HAVE HAD MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE
OF FEUDS. >> BITE 'EM.
[dog barks] >> narrator: WHETHER IT'S THE
FAMILY DIFFERENCES OF THE HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS...
OR THE POLITICAL RIVALRY BETWEEN TOLLIVER AND MARTIN...
THINGS ALWAYS GET PERSONAL. >> WE'RE HERE TO DO TWO THINGS.
DIG GINSENG AND BURY TONY COFFMAN.
[thunder rolls] I HAD A TOUGH END TO THE SEASON
LAST YEAR. BUT [bleep] HAPPENS.
INDIVIDUALLY, YOU CAN DO OKAY. BUT TOGETHER,
I CAN MAKE US ALL RICH. >> THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
>> TIMES ARE TOUGH. THE COAL MINES HAVE SHUT DOWN.
EVERYONE IS SO DESPERATE TO THEIR HANDS ON GINSENG
RIGHT NOW, IT'S A DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD.
THE BIGGER ONE WINS. WE CAN OWN THESE MOUNTAINS.
ARE YOU WITH ME? all: YES, SIR.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> WE'RE READY.
>> narrator: THE GENERAL IS DECLARING WAR.
AND HE'S SENDING AN ARMY OF OUTSIDERS TO TAKE OVER
TONY'S TURF. [thunder cracks]
>> I COME OUT OF THE DAMN CAVE, AND, OF COURSE, IT'S RAINING.
>> narrator: AFTER AVOIDING HUNTING DOGS AND FINDING HIS WAY
OUT OF A CAVE, OBIE BENNETT'S HAD ENOUGH
>> I JUST WANT TO GET TO THE GINSENGING FOR ONE DAY.
DAMN HOUSE AND PUT THIS THING OUT AND LET IT DRY.
GET THESE WET CLOTHES OFF. GET SOMETHING TO EAT.
>> HEY, OBIE. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT?
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
I SEE THAT 'SENG. >> YEAH.
>> BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD? >> YEAH, I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT
TODAY. >> I KNOW LAST YEAR YOU DIDN'T
DO ME RIGHT TO END THE SEASON, BUT I'M WILLING TO FORGET THAT.
I WANT THE 'SENG YOU BEEN DIGGING.
>> OH, YEAH? I THINK I'LL JUST STICK WITH
TONY COFFMAN. >> IF I WERE YOU, OBIE,
I'D THINK ABOUT WHAT I TOLD YOU. I'D HATE TO HAVE TO SIC MY DOGS
ON YOU. >> OH, SO WHAT THE [bleep]'S
THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? >> HAVE A NICE DAY.
>> WAS THAT YOU THAT [bleep]-- >> HAVE A NICE WALK HOME.
I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT YOU, OBIE.
>> I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOUR OLD ASS, TOO.
SIC DOGS ON ME? WHAT THE [bleep]'S THAT [bleep]
MEAN? HE'S GONNA COME OVER HERE AND
THREATEN ME? [spits]
I GOT SOMETHING FOR HIS ASS. AND HIS DOGS.
>> narrator: BACK IN GEORGIA... GREG SHOOK AND EJ SPENT THE
NIGHT IN THE WOODS WITH 20 POUNDS OF 'SENG AND THE LAW
HOT ON THEIR TAILS. NOW THAT THINGS HAVE SIMMERED
DOWN, IT'S TIME TO GO HOME. >> MAN, MY DAMN TRUCK'S GONE.
EJ! >> HUH?
>> YOU SEE MY TRUCK ANYWHERE? >> NO.
IT WAS RIGHT HERE. WE PARKED WHERE WE CUT THESE
[bleep] LIMBS AND PUT 'EM ON THE TREES.
LOOK, LOOK. WE CUT THESE.
AND COVERED THE TRUCK UP. SOMEBODY STOLE MY DAMN TRUCK.
>> TOWED BY WHO? >> THAT SON OF A BITCH EVIDENTLY
THINKS HE OWNS THE WHOLE [bleep] DAMN MOUNTAIN.
>> AH. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT
BEFORE WE PARKED IN HERE? [bleep] HELL.
DAMN IT. EJ GOT ME IN A DAMN FOUL SHAPE.
AND THEN ME TELLING ME, "EJ, WE DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.
WE DON'T NEED TO GO DIG THIS GINSENG.
IT'S ON FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY."
"OH, NO, WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT." I AIN'T GOT NOTHING ELSE TO
[bleep] DRIVE. LET'S GO.
>> narrator: THIS YEAR, EVERYONE'S LAYING IT ON THE LINE
FOR GINSENG. >> LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
>> narrator: BUT NONE MORE SO THAN THE REGION'S BIGGEST
DEALER, TONY COFFMAN. >> IT'S ABOUT 11 OR 12 OUNCES
OF GINSENG THERE, BUT... HELLO, COFFMAN'S?
SEE WHAT YOU GOT HERE. DID YOU EVEN LOOK AT THIS
[bleep]? >> narrator: HE NEEDS EVERY ROOT
HE CAN GET. TONY HAS TWO MONTHS
TO DELIVER 2,000 POUNDS OF GINSENG TO A BIG-TIME NEW YORK
BUYER. IT'S THE LARGEST DEAL
OF TONY'S LIFE. >> THESE ARE THE KIND OF GUYS
YOU DO NOT WANT TO CROSS. >> narrator: IF HE'S GONNA
SURVIVE IT, HE NEEDS WEST VIRGINIA'S
BEST DIGGERS TO COME UP BIG. >> JUST HOLD BACK AND LISTEN.
ALL RIGHT? >> narrator: AND JOE AND MITCH
SIMPSON AIM TO DO JUST THAT. >> MAN, I GOTTA GO, ALL RIGHT?
I'LL GET THEM STATEMENTS TO YOU, BUDDY.
OKAY, MAN, YOU TAKE CARE. JOE SIMPSON.
>> HOW YOU DOING, BUB? >> HEY, ALL RIGHT.
>> TONY. >> HELLO, MITCH.
>> HOW YOU DOING? >> I CAME WITH A LITTLE
PROPOSITION FOR YOU. >> WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
>> WE FOUND PATCHES OF 'SENG THAT I'VE NOT SEEN IN 30 YEARS.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. >> REALLY BAD COUNTRY, THOUGH.
BAD COUNTRY. >> TOUGH TO GET TO?
>> THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT. >> WELL, STUFF DON'T GET OLD
LIKE THAT, BUT BEING OUT WHERE EVERYONE CAN FIND IT.
>> EXACTLY. >> BUT YOU GOTTA GET IN THOSE
KINDS OF PLACES, SO... I UNDERSTAND.
>> WELL, THAT'S WHERE IT COMES TO MONEY.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW IS PRETTY MUCH A GUARANTEED
PRICE. IF I'VE GOTTA RISK MY ASS
AND HIS, I GOTTA KNOW WHAT I'M GOING FOR.
>> HUH. WELL, YOU KNOW HOW THE MARKETS
ARE. YOU GOT EVERYBODY THAT'S EVER
HEARD OF A GINSENG ROOT MAKING THE SPARKS FLY BECAUSE OF
THE GREAT BIG PRICE LAST YEAR, SO I DON'T EVEN HAVE A
GUARANTEED PRICE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA DO.
NO ONE DOES. HOW MUCH GINSENG YOU TALKING
ABOUT? >> 45 POUND, DRY.
>> OH-HO. >> TONY, I'M TALKING ABOUT 'SENG
THAT'S GONNA HAVE ROOTS ON IT BIG AS YOUR HAND.
>> WHAT KIND OF MONEY YOU GUYS LOOKING FOR, THEN?
>> YOU GO 1,200 A DRY PLANT. >> HEH! HOW ABOUT 700?
[both chuckle] >> WE CAN LET HER STAND FOR 700,
CAN'T WE? >> FOR--OH, YEAH.
IT'S BEEN THERE 40 YEARS. I'M SURE IT'LL STAY ANOTHER TWO.
>> TONY, I'VE BEEN SELLING TO YOU FOR 35 YEARS, MAN.
>> THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE.
>> CAN YOU GO 1,000? >> THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY,
JOE, TO BE GUARANTEED. >> THE STUFF I'VE GOT,
THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY SOMEBODY ELSE WILL PAY THE
PRICE. >> SINCE IT'S YOU GUYS...
ALL RIGHT. 1,000 BUCKS.
NO, I NEVER HAVE MADE A DEAL LIKE THAT BEFORE,
AND I WOULDN'T, BUT JOE SIMPSON AND HIS FAMILY
HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME FOR DECADES.
>> narrator: IN APPALACHIA, LOYALTY COMES WITH A PRICE.
>> [whistling] >> narrator: AND DEEP IN THE
HOLLERS... >> YELP, YELP, YELP.
>> narrator: GINSENG DEALER CORBY PATTON'S BOUGHT HIMSELF
TWO OF KENTUCKY'S BEST GINSENGERS.
>> I'M IN ANOTHER MAN'S TERRITORY.
WELL, FINDERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS.
[both chuckling] THERE AIN'T NO RULES
IN GINSENGING. [grunts]
I'D PUT ME AND KY UP AGAINST ANY DIGGER OUT THERE.
WE'RE GONNA FIND IT FIRST, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA LOSE IT.
WE LIVE IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY. WE JUST GROWED UP IN THE
SAME TOWN, AND WE'VE BEEN 'SENG DIGGING FOR PROBABLY ABOUT
15 YEARS NOW. >> WE'RE PRACTICALLY BROTHERS.
WE JUST ABOUT KNOW... >> both: WHAT EACH OTHER'S
THINKING. >> KY, HE HAS A LITTLE BIT
OF MILITARY BACKGROUND, AND HE LOVES THE WOODS,
JUST LIKE I DO, YOU KNOW? WE WAS RAISED IN IT.
WE USE THAT TO OUR ADVANTAGE. >> OUT IN THESE WOODS,
YOU GOT TO BE FAST, GOOD, AND QUIET.
YOU CAN'T BE SEEN. >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL
RUN INTO. I MEAN, YOU GOT SNAKES, BEES,
AND THEN YOU GOT YOUR THIEVES AND YOUR POACHERS.
I MEAN... YOU GOTTA WATCH YOUR ASS
IN THE WOODS. >> YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED
FOR ANYTHING. OH, HEY, HERE'S A THREE.
>> OH, YEAH. MAKING MONEY ALREADY.
IN KENTUCKY, GINSENG IS REGULATED CLOSELY.
>> YOU HAVE TO BUY A $20 PERMIT, AND IT AIN'T REALLY WORTH
BUYING 'CAUSE THEY LIMIT YOU TO A POUND.
YOU GOT THAT SPADE ON YOU, RAY? >> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU, BROTHER. >> IN WEST VIRGINIA, IT'S
WIDE-OPEN. I'M LIKE A CAT LOST FROM
HIS MAMA. HEY, BIG OLD ROOT, MAN.
>> ARE WE LOYAL TO CORBY? YEAH, AS LONG--
UNTIL THE MONEY RUNS OUT. >> QUALITY.
LET'S LOOK AND CAN FIND SOME MORE.
>> I'M GONNA BREAK ALL LAWS AND DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO TO GET
AS MUCH GINSENG AS I CAN. IT SURE FILLS A POCKET UP.
AND PISS ON 'EM. >> narrator: RAVEN AND KY
REPORT TO THE GENERAL, BUT A FEW HOLLERS OVER...
>> HOW MUCH FARTHER? >> POSSIBLY A HALF MILE.
>> narrator: JOE AND MITCH SIMPSON ARE IN THE TRENCHES FOR
TONY COFFMAN. >> HOW BAD IS IT?
>> IT'S NOT GOOD. MY FAMILY'S BEEN IN THE
APPALACHIANS SINCE THE MID-1800s.
EVERYWHERE WE 'SENG, WE HUNT, WE FISH.
EVERYTHING WE DO, I'VE DONE ALL MY LIFE HERE.
IT'S A TRADITION. AT THIS POINT, I'M DIGGING
GINSENG THAT MY GRANDFATHER SEEDED OFF.
MY BOYS ARE DIGGING GINSENG RIGHT NOW THAT I SEEDED
20 YEARS AGO. WE'RE NOT SURVIVALISTS.
WE'RE NOT PREPPERS. WE JUST DO IT EVERY DAY.
IF YOU ARE TRULY APPALACHIAN, THEN YOU'RE ALREADY ALL THAT
ROLLED INTO ONE. YOU SCREW UP HERE, WE'RE DONE.
I CAN'T GET YOU OUT, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN
GET ME OUT. ON THE UPSIDE OF THIS ENTIRE
TRIP... IT'LL BE PAYDAY WHEN WE GET OUT.
[both chuckle] >> GOD ONLY KNOWS WHO ELSE
IS GONNA BE IN HERE. >> I HEAR YOU.
LET'S GO GET A PAYDAY. MITCH AND I'VE GOT A POTENTIAL
FOR A REALLY BIG SCORE. BUT THE--THE ONLY PROBLEM IS
THE TERRAIN WHERE WE HAVE TO GO IS ABSOLUTELY HELL.
>> WHAT THE HELL? >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT THE HELL? >> LOOK DOWN THERE.
THAT'S A 50-FOOT DROP. >> AND?
THIS IS WHAT WE CAME FOR. >> THIS IS WHAT--
I DIDN'T COME TO DIE. >> WE CAN DO THIS.
THAT'S WHY I BRING ROPE. YOU READY?
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE. >> MAN UP, NANCY.
>> TIE EVERYTHING GOOD AND TIGHT?
>> I HOPE. >> YEAH, ME TOO.
YOU GO DOWN FIRST. LET'S DO IT.
DOWN. WATCH YOUR FEET.
WATCH YOUR FEET. HANDS GOOD?
HANDS. >> GAW.
>> ALMOST. ALMOST THERE, BUB.
STAY WITH IT. EASY.
YOU'RE THERE, BUBBA. >> [bleep].
>> NOW WE'RE IN THE MONEY. >> YEAH.
>> I JUST GOT TO GET MY OLD ASS DOWN THERE WITH YOU.
>> EASY. IT'S REALLY, REALLY SLICK.
EASY. YOU GOT IT.
>> AH. WHOO!
>> WE ARE HERE. >> YES.
THE PROMISED LAND. IF YOU GUYS ARE COMING,
LET'S GO. LET'S DO THIS.
>> narrator: A FEW HOLLERS OVER...
>> MIGHT BE A LONG SHOT, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO RUN OF OUT OF
OPTIONS. >> narrator: MIKE ROSS IS STILL
ON THE HUNT FOR HIS STOLEN 'SENG.
AND HE'S DROPPING IN ON THE ONE MAN WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.
>> HOW YOU DOING, RUFUS? >> HEY, MIKE, HOW YOU DOING?
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN INTO? >> OH, NOT TOO MUCH OF ANY GOOD.
>> YEAH. >> A COUPLE GUYS PULLED A GUN
ON ME AND STOLE ABOUT THREE BAGS OF GINSENG FROM ME.
>> OH, WOW, MAN. SO YOU SEE THEM AT ALL?
>> NO, I REMEMBER THE VEHICLE IS A SMALL BLACK TRUCK.
>> YEAH. >> YOU WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT
ANYBODY POACHING DOWN MY WAY, DO YOU?
>> I'VE HEARD OF IT. THEY'RE LIVING UP IN THE
WOODS, MAN. THERE BEEN A LOT OF IT GOING ON.
THIS STUFF'S LIKE GREEN GOLD. >> I KNOW WHERE A COUPLE OLD,
ABANDONED HUNTING CABINS ARE. I MIGHT GO AHEAD AND
CHECK OUT 'EM. I APPRECIATE IT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL, BLESSED DAY.
>> SEE YA. WELL, I GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF INFORMATION. PUPPY DOG.
I NEED TO GET MY GINSENG OR MY MONEY BACK,
ONE OF THE TWO. >> narrator: OUT-OF-STATE
DIGGERS MIGHT BE THE ROOT OF MIKE ROSS'S PROBLEM.
BACK IN GEORGIA... >> SHH.
GOT TO BE QUIET. >> narrator: GREG'S LAST SCORE
WITH EJ... >> I SEE MY DAMN TRUCK.
>> narrator: DIDN'T GO AS PLANNED.
>> GO, GO, GO, GO. >> narrator: THEY MAY HAVE
ESCAPED THE LAW... >> COVER THE SON OF A BITCH UP.
>> narrator: BUT HIDING GREG'S TRUCK ON PRIVATE LAND
GOT HIM A ONE-WAY TICKET TO THE TOW YARD.
>> MY DAMN TRUCK'S GONE. I'M GONNA GET THE SON OF A BITCH
OUT. >> THEY GET ME FOR
ILLEGAL GINSENG, THAT'S $10,000 FINE,
TWO YEARS IN JAIL, SOMETHING THAT I DON'T NEED.
>> WE IN A LOT OF BOILING [bleep] RIGHT HERE.
>> WHAT? >> JUST HOW FAST DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE TODAY? >> OH, I'M PRETTY DAMN FAST.
>> YEAH. JUST CUT THE CHAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> I'M GETTING THE TRUCK.
>> narrator: IN APPALACHIA, A MAN TAKES WHAT'S HIS.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL TEAMWORK.
>> narrator: AND WORRIES ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES LATER.
>> I'M JUST OUT HERE TAKING WHAT GOD'S GAVE US.
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S OUT HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS IS OURS,
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO GET IT.
>> THAT'S IT, RIGHT THERE. >> OH, MAN, THIS SHOULD BE
A GOOD ROOT, TOO. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE
A PRETTY GOOD DAY, KY. >> I'M READY TO HIT ANOTHER
SPOT. ANXIOUS AND READY TO DIG.
MAN, LOOK AT THIS [bleep]. >> MOTHER[bleep].
>> [bleep]. [bleep]ING HILLBILLIES.
>> HUH. THEY WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING.
>> OH, THERE'LL BE HELL TO PAY FOR THIS.
[bleep] DAMN. >> YEP.
GOT YOUR ADDRESS. >> WELL, THEY KNOW WHO I AM,
KNOW WHERE I LIVE. MAN.
>> THEY CAN LAUGH AT US WHEN THEY AIN'T GOT NO MORE 'SENG
TO DIG. >> YEAH.
I'LL DIG EVERY BIT OF [bleep]ING 'SENG THEY GOT,
YOUNG AND OLD. WE GOT [bleep]...
BY A BUNCH OF HILLBILLIES, LOOKS LIKE.
MAN, THEY EVEN TOOK MY [bleep] OTHER [bleep]
SHOE, DUDE. >> [laughs]
IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT WANTED HERE.
>> IT WOULD APPEAR SO. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE, MAN.
>> WE MADE A DEAL WITH THE MAN. >> THIS BETTER BE WORTH IT.
>> narrator: DEEP IN THE HOLLERS...
JOE AND MITCH SIMPSON ARE HEADED TO THEIR FIRST BIG SCORE
OF THE SEASON. >> I RAN INTO A HONEY HOLE
ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS A KID CAMPING.
IT WAS ALL SMALL 'SENG. IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE
KNEE-HIGH. IT SHOULD BE JUST ONE HELL
OF A HAUL. BUT THE TERRAIN IS JUST
ABSOLUTELY HELLISH TO GET THERE. HAVEN'T STEERED YOU WRONG YET,
HAVE I? >> NOT YET.
>> NOT YET. >> OH, MY GOD.
>> WHAT YOU GOT, BUB? >> LOOK RIGHT HERE.
WHAT A FREAKING STALK OF 'SENG. A MONSTER FOUR.
>> AWESOME. I GOT ONE UP HERE
HIDING ON A RATTLEWEED. >> JUST 'SENG EVERYWHERE.
>> I HEAR YA. >> JUST START DIGGING.
THIS RIGHT HERE'S WHAT WE COME FOR.
I MEAN, MONEY IN THE BANK. >> AW, MITCH.
>> OH, MY GOD. [both chuckle]
>> THAT IS A BEAST. THAT'S A 40-YEAR-OLD PLANT.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER BIG FOUR-PRONG.
>> BIG ROOT. THAT'S OLD 'SENG.
>> HEY, DAD. AS BIG AS HIS HAND,
THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
I HONESTLY DON'T BELIEVE I COULD'VE RAISED A BETTER
'SENGER. >> TONY COFFMAN'S GONNA [bleep]
A BRICK. >> LET'S MOVE INTO SOME BIG
TIMBER AND BE DONE WITH IT. >> TALK ABOUT FREAKING PAYDAY,
HUH? >> OH, YEAH.
YEAH, IT'S ON, BROTHER. IT'S ON.
>> narrator: TONY COFFMAN PROMISED THE SIMPSONS
$1,000 A POUND. AT THAT PRICE,
THEY'RE LOOKING AT A GOOD 40 Gs. A FEW HOLLERS OVER...
>> THAT DAMN CORBY'S DONE LOST HIS DAMN MIND.
THINKS I'M GONNA SELL TO HIM? >> narrator: OBIE'S GOT A BIG
PAYDAY OF HIS OWN, BUT HE'S NOT CASHING IN
JUST YET. >> I'LL LET THAT [bleep] ROT
BEFORE I SELL TO HIM. I'LL JUST SELL TO TONY COFFMAN.
HE'S ALWAYS TREATED ME GOOD. I HIDE MY GINSENG OUT HERE.
I'VE HAD MY HOUSE BROKE INTO A COUPLE TIMES,
AND IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO LEARN THAT LITTLE TRICK.
GOT THE OWN-- MY OWN ALARM SYSTEM HERE.
THE DAMN DOGS LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING'S GOING ON.
NOBODY'D EVER THINK TO LOOK OUT HERE.
IT'S ALL MY GINSENG. I'M SAVING THIS UP
FOR A BIG PAYDAY. NICE 'SENG, RIGHT THERE.
TONY COFFMAN'S GONNA LOVE ME WHEN HE SEES ME.
[grunts] MAN, I THINK I'M GONNA GO
IN HERE AND GET ME SOME FOOD AND DRY CLOTHES ON,
AND LAY DOWN, GET ME SOME REST. >> narrator: SOMETIMES,
GETTING GINSENG HOME IS HARDER THAN GETTING IT OUT OF
THE GROUND. >> OH, YEAH, MAN.
WE GOT IT, WE GOT IT. WATCH YOUR STEP.
>> narrator: AND JOE AND MITCH SIMPSON HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
>> WHOOPS, EASY. EASY.
AND HERE WE ARE. HERE WE ARE.
YOU MADE IT DOWN. STRIP DOWN, GO LIGHT.
>> THAT'S THE ONLY THING BETWEEN ME AND PAYDAY RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING UP.
I'LL TIE OFF EVERYTHING. SO I'LL COME UP LAST.
AFTER THAT... >> ME FIRST AGAIN.
>> YOU FIRST AGAIN. OH, SHE'S SLICK,
BUT IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT. GOOD?
>> I THINK SO. >> ROCK AND ROLL.
YOU GOT IT. IT'S SLICK.
YOU GOT IT, YOU GOT IT. >> [grunts]
>> EASY. COME ON, NOW.
YOU GOT THIS. TOES TIGHT.
HANDS TIGHT. TIGHT.
COME ON, COME ON. ALMOST THERE, ALMOST.
STAY WITH IT. STAY, STAY, STAY.
GOT IT. TOP EDGE.
AWESOME. >> I'M HERE.
>> YOU'RE HERE? I'M GONNA TIE THIS STUFF ON NOW.
I'M SENDING UP ONE BAG. I'M GONNA BRING IT UP FIRST,
AND THEN I'LL TIE OFF THE GEAR. YOU HEAR ME?
>> ALL RIGHT. >> YOU GOT IT?
>> YEAH. >> I THINK--THINK WE'RE GOOD
TO GO. UP.
>> [grunting] >> THIS IS AWESOME.
AWESOME. GOT IT?
>> YEAH. >> STAY WITH IT.
NICE, NICE. [gun cocks]
>> [humming] THROW THAT ROPE BACK.
HEY. >> OH, MITCHELL?
HUP. WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING?
>> MITCH! >> THE HELL?
[running away] >> HEY!
>> I JUST GOT [bleep] ROBBED! >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ROBBED?
>> GET YOUR ASS UP HERE. LET'S GO.
>> WHAT? >> COME ON!
LET'S GO. >> AH.
WHAT THE HELL, BOY? WHAT THE--[bleep].
[gunshot] MITCH!
[gunshots] [gunshot]
>> MITCH! [grunts]
[gunshots] [whistles]
HEY, HEY, HEY. >> YEAH.
>> GOOD, BUB? >> YEAH.
>> WHAT THE HELL WENT ON, BOY? >> HE TOOK A WHOLE SACK
OF 'SENG. HE PUT ME FACEDOWN
IN THE [bleep] DIRT, NO MAG, NO GUN, NO NOTHING,
AND GOT A HEAD START. >> HOW THE HELL'D YOU END UP
FACEDOWN? >> WITH A [bleep] 12-GAUGE
SHOTGUN IN MY FACE. THAT'S HOW I WOUND UP FACEDOWN.
WHAT ELSE YOU GONNA DO? WE CAN STAND HERE AND
[bleep] BITCH ABOUT IT, OR WE CAN GO DO SOMETHING.
>> LET'S GO. ALL THE WORK THAT WE DONE, MAN,
AND COME UP WITH A HALF OF AN ORDER?
WHEN I FIND OUT WHO IT WAS, I DON'T FIGURE THEY'LL EVER MAKE
IT BACK INTO THE DAMN WOODS. >> narrator: IN APPALACHIA,
WHEN SOMEONE DOES YOU WRONG, YOU GOT TO TAKE MATTERS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS. >> I'M LOOKING FOR THAT
BLACK TRUCK. >> narrator: AND MIKE ROSS IS
ON THE HUNT FOR THE OUT-OF-STATE DIGGERS
WHO STOLE HIS 'SENG. >> THERE'S A LOT OF OLD,
ABANDONED HUNTING CABINS AROUND DOWN WHERE I LIVE.
THAT'S ONE PLACE I HAVEN'T CHECKED YET.
WHAT KIND OF MAN STEALS ANOTHER MAN'S GINSENG?
I MEAN... COULD BE A LOWLIFE OR TWO.
THAT'S ODD. I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE YET.
CHECK OUT THIS ROAD AND SEE IF I FIND ANYTHING.
I'LL CHECK THIS OUT. I DON'T HEAR ANYBODY.
NOW IF I DIDN'T WANT TO BE FOUND,
THIS IS THE KIND OF PLACE I'D BE STAYING.
LOOKS LIKE NOBODY'S HOME. SOMEBODY'S STAYING HERE, THOUGH.
I'VE GOT TWO BEDROLLS IN HERE, A BUNCH OF FOOD.
WHOEVER THESE GUYS ARE, THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.
GUYS LIKE BEANS. DEFINITELY FRESH.
I THOUGHT THEY QUIT MAKING THOSE.
IF I WAS POACHING, THIS'D BE A PERFECT PLACE TO SHACK UP.
I MAY WANT TO HOLD ON TO THAT. Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO STAY,
OR Y'ALL COULD LEAVE, BUT I'M DEFINITELY STAYING.
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHO THESE GUYS ARE.
GO UP HERE AND GET A GOOD VANTAGE POINT.
WAIT ON THEM TO COME ON HOME. >> narrator: SOME THINGS ARE
BEST DONE UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT.
>> LET'S SEE, HE'S OVER ON THAT FENCE.
>> narrator: BACK IN GEORGIA... >> GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
OH, WHOA, WHOA. GET DOWN.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. >> narrator: GREG AND EJ ARE
MAKING A MOVE TO BUST HIS TRUCK OUT OF IMPOUND.
>> AH, DAMN IT. DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
HE'S COMING THIS [bleep] DAMN WAY.
SHH. THERE HE IS.
[bleep] DAMN IT. DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
[bleep] DAMN, THAT'S A BIG OLD BOY.
IF HE SEES YOU, HE'LL GET A HOLD OF YOU.
NOW HE'S SHUTTING THE GATE BACK. YEAH.
>> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET ACROSS THIS FE--FENCE.
LAY THIS--LAY THIS ACROSS HERE. HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE.
HERE. GET THAT DAMN FOOT UP HERE.
COME ON. COME ON, COME ON.
>> THAT [bleep] FENCE IS BROKE, MAN.
AH. >> GET DOWN.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. YOU SEE ANYTHING?
ALL RIGHT, I'M COMING. [grunting]
[ripping] [bleep].
OH. AH.
AH, DAMN IT. RIPPED MY MOTHER[bleep] NUT
SATCHELS. LOOK AT MY PANTS.
>> I TOLD YOU, [bleep] DAMN IT, THAT THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
I TOLD YOU. >> MY GOD, I HOPE WE'RE OKAY.
DAMN IT, E, YOU HAD HELP. I DIDN'T HAVE NO [bleep] DAMN
HELP. >> GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
GO. [horn honks]
>> [bleep]. [dogs barking]
>> DAMN. >> GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
[horn honks] >> [bleep].
[dogs barking] DAMN.
DAMN IT. SON OF A BITCH IS GONNA TAKE ME
TO JAIL. >> OH, HE'S LEAVING NOW.
WE CAN GET UP TO THE FENCE. GET GOING.
EJ. >> GREG.
>> GO ON AHEAD, EJ. >> OH, SON OF A BITCH.
GET BACK. [grunting]
[dog barking] >> WHAT THE [bleep] TAKING HIM
SO LONG? WHAT THE HELL?
>> [grunts] >> HE'S TRYING, BUT HE AIN'T--
BUT HE AIN'T BIG ENOUGH. [dog barking]
>> [grunts] [bleep].
>> [bleep] IT. LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
[engine revs] [dogs barking]
>> ALL RIGHT, DAMN. >> AH, DAMN.
[straining] [chain breaks]
AH. LET'S GO, BOYS.
GO. [dogs barking]
HA-HA! YOU MOTHER[bleep]!
I GOT YOU. >> narrator: IN APPALACHIA,
TAKING BACK WHAT'S YOURS IS JUST A PART OF LIFE.
>> AHH. I'M GONE NOW.
>> narrator: AND MIKE ROSS HAS NOTHING BUT TIME.
>> YOU BETTER KEEP THAT LIGHT TURNED LOW.
DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO SEE US UP HERE.
HARD TO WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND BE A FARMER
WHEN YOU'RE OUT ALL [bleep] DAMN NIGHT IN THE [bleep] WOODS.
[engine stops] [door shuts]
SOMEBODY'S COMING. Y'ALL STAY BACK.
IT'S THE BLACK TRUCK. [loads gun]
NOW WHO THE [bleep] ARE YOU? >> HEY, GET THAT [bleep] GUN
OUT OF MY [bleep] FACE. >> YOU REMEMBER ME?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO THE [bleep] YOU ARE.
>> THAT BLACK TRUCK JUST JACKED A WHOLE BUNCH OF GINSENG OFF ME
AND MY TRUCK. >> I'VE NOT SEEN Y'ALL OR
KNOW YOU, DUDE. >> I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONE WHO
STOLE MY GINSENG. WHAT'S IN THAT BAG?
>> [bleep], IT AIN'T NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS WHAT'S IN
THAT BAG. >> IF YOU AIN'T GOT MY GINSENG,
WHAT'S IN THIS BAG HERE? >> I DON'T NEED TO SAY.
HEY! [rattling, crashing]
>> SON OF A BITCH. LET'S GET THE [bleep] OUT
OF HERE. SONS OF BITCHES.
AT LEAST I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF MY MONEY BACK.
SOME OF MY MONEY'S BETTER THAN NONE OF MY MONEY.
>> narrator: NEXT TIME ON<i> APPALACHIAN OUTLAWS...</i>
>> WHEN YOU'RE 20 MILES TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER,
DO YOU TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HAND AND PROTECT
YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR PROPERTY? I DO.
IF YOU WANT TO CALL 911, I SUGGEST YOU GO TO ANOTHER PART
OF THE COUNTRY. >> HEY, MOTHER[bleep]!
>> I GOT A BIG FAVOR TO ASK OF YOU.
>> PICK 'EM UP TIGHT. >> DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON IN THESE WOODS, AND I'LL REWARD YOU WELL.
>> I GOT TO DO SOMETHING HERE. >> THE ONLY NAME I'M HEARING IS
CORBY.
