>> Narrator: HIDDEN DEEP WITHIN THE HOLLOWS OF A FORGOTTEN CORNER OF AMERICA... IT'S LATE SUMMER IN THE MOUNTAINS OF APPALACHIA... BUT TO THE RENEGADES WHO CALL THIS PLACE HOME, A BATTLE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN... >> THIS IS HOW WE MAKE MOONSHINE! >> [ LAUGHS ] >> Narrator: ...A CENTURIES-OLD WAR... >> THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST PARANOID TIME IT IS. >> Narrator: IT'S MOONSHINE SEASON. IT'S A SEASON LIVED UNDER THE GUN. [ GUNSHOT ] >> POLICE! SEARCH WARRANT! >> POLICE! SEARCH WARRANT! >> I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE, AT NIGHTTIME, I AM THE BOOGIE MAN, BECAUSE WE GONNA GET YOU. >> Narrator: TO THE BEST, THE NEXT THREE MONTHS CAN MEAN OVER 100 GRAND, TAX-FREE. >> I DON'T NEED MY GOVERNMENT. >> MILLIONS OF DOLLARS RIDE THE ENTERPRISE. >> YOU CAN REALLY MAKE BIG BUCKS ON THIS STUFF. >> Narrator: THE VICTORS BECOME THE STUFF OF LEGEND. >> YEEHAW! >> Narrator: THE LOSERS FACE THE SLAMMER. >> ONLY TAKES ONE MISTAKE. ONE MISTAKE, AND YOU MESS UP. >> Narrator: THE EARTH PROVIDES THE RAW MATERIALS. >> THAT'S GONNA MAKE SOME GOOD LIQUOR RIGHT THERE. >> Narrator: MONEY PROVIDES THE MOTIVE. >> COLD, HUH? >> Narrator: AND WINCHESTER PROVIDES THE AMMUNITION. >> IF YOU REALLY LOVE YOUR COUNTRY, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOVE MOONSHINE. >> FIRE! >> MOONSHINE IS A PART OF OUR HISTORY. IT EXISTS BUT IT DOESN'T, ALMOST LIKE A MYTH. >> BOOTLEGGING IS MORE RISKY NOW. >> ALL RIGHT. [ GUNSHOT ] >> YOU'RE GONNA WIN OR YOU'RE GONNA LOSE. >> IS THAT A COP? >> CHANGE VEHICLES AND CHANGE TAGS IS WHAT YOU GOT TO DO. [ SIREN WAILING ] >> IT'S THE END OF THE SEASON. MONEY'S RUNNING OUT. WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SOME MORE. >> EVERYDAY LOOK LIKE I'M GETTING DEEPING, TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE GETTING DEEP. >> THIS IS HOW WE'RE MAKIN' MOONSHINE! >> [ CHUCKLES ] >> J.T., YOU GOT THE SHOTGUN? MY NAME IS TIM. I'VE BEEN A MOONSHINER AT LEAST 40 OF MY 45 YEARS. >> Narrator: TIM LIVES IN VIRGINIA, SMACK-DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF MOONSHINE COUNTRY. >> MOONSHINE IN THESE PARTS AND PROBABLY IN MOST OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, IT IS KIND OF A TRADITION THING, BUT THEN AGAIN, IT'S IN THE FAMILY. MY FATHER DID IT. MY FAMILY TREE GOES BACK TO THE IRISH PEOPLE 200 YEARS. I WAS BORN A MECHANIC, AND MY DAD WAS A MECHANIC, SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO AND GET A BOOK SOMETIMES TO READ AND LEARN HOW TO DEAL SOMETHING OR FIX SOMETHING. I CAN LOOK AT IT, AND I CAN FIX THINGS BECAUSE I'M JUST MADE THAT WAY. MOONSHINING IS KIND OF THE SAME WAY. >> Narrator: MOONSHINING DATES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 1700s. EARLY SETTLERS LANDED IN AMERICA, BUILT THEIR STILLS, AND STARTED 'SHINING. TODAY IT'S A $100 MILLION PER YEAR INDUSTRY, TAX-FREE. THE SEASON LASTS FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER DURING THE HEIGHT OF CORN HARVEST. IT'S ALSO THE PERFECT TIME OF YEAR FOR THE FOLIAGE TO HIDE THE STILL. MOONSHINE GETS ITS NAME FROM HOW IT'S MADE. THE SAFEST TIME TO MAKE IT IS BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON, AWAY FROM THE PRYING EYES OF THE LAW. >> AH. EVERYTHING BEEN DROPPED OFF. >> Narrator: TIM HITS THE GROUND RUNNING. THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT HE NEEDS TO START MAKING MOONSHINE IS CORN. AND IT'S READY FOR PICKUP. >> SOME GUYS DONE DROPPED OFF A COUPLE OF BAGS OF CORN FOR US. SO WE'RE GONNA PICK IT UP. >> Narrator: A 500-POUND STASH OF CORN HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF AT A SECRET LOCATION. TIM NEEDS TO RUN AND GUN. ANYBODY BUYING THIS MUCH CORN IS A RED FLAG FOR THE LAW. TIM KNOWS WHAT'S AT STAKE -- TENS OF THOUSANDS IN U.S. DOLLARS OR HIS FREEDOM. >> I'D SAY AVERAGE MOONSHINER CAN MAKE ABOUT $30,000 IN THREE MONTHS. I HAVE HEARD OF SOME GUYS MAKING $100,000 A YEAR, BUT, YEAH, THERE'S MONEY TO BE MADE OUT THERE AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GET CAUGHT AT IT. >> Narrator: A FEW MILES TO THE WEST, TIGHTSQUEEZE, VIRGINIA. A NEW SHERIFF'S IN TOWN. JESSE TATE'S GOT SOMETHING TO PROVE. >> FIRE! >> MY NAME'S JESSE TATE. I'M A SPECIAL AGENT FOR VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL. >> Narrator: EVERY HUNTER HAS ITS PREY. AND IN THE CASE OF THE MOONSHINERS, THE HUNTERS ARE THE AGENTS OF VIRGINIA'S ABC. DURING HIS LAST SEASON, JESSE'S PREDECESSOR PULLED DOWN 200 BUSTS. FOR JESSE, IT'S MAKE OR BREAK. >> THAT'S IT. >> MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE LOST EVERY YEAR TO THE STATE OF VIRGINIA BECAUSE OF ILLEGAL WHISKEY SALES, WHETHER IT'S ILLEGALLY MANUFACTURED OR ILLEGAL SELL OF IT. ALL RIGHT. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT 'CAUSE THEY GOT MOONSHINE WHISKEY, THEY GOT SOMETHING THAT'S A LOT MORE POWERFUL THAN THEY CAN GET AT THE STORE. THEY MYSTIQUE, ALL THAT, JUST KIND OF DRIVES THE ENTERPRISE. A CLEAN GUN IS A HAPPY GUN. SOME OF THE MOST VIOLENT CRIMES THAT I'VE EVER WITNESSED AS A POLICE OFFICER WERE FUELED BY ALCOHOL. AND A LOT OF TIMES, IT WAS FUELED BY ILLEGAL WHISKEY. >> Narrator: TIM IS ON HIS WAY TO PICK UP CORN. UNFORTUNATELY, THE POLICE KEEP CLOSE TABS ON THE SUPPLY LINE OF RAW MATERIALS, BUT TIM HAS HIS OWN COVERT METHOD OF GETTING QUALITY INGREDIENTS. >> THIS TIME OF DAY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S OUT RIDING AROUND. AND WE JUST LIKE DROPPING THE STUFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO YOU DON'T WANT NO ONE TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SEE YOU. YOU SEE LIKE YOU GOT THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT YOU'RE RUNNING INTO. THEN YOU GOT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT'S TRYING TO RUN AROUND AND TRY TO CATCH YOU AT THE SAME TIME. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA CHECK OUT SOME CORN RIGHT IN HERE WHERE THIS CREEK'S AT. IT'S RIGHT IN THEM BUSHES RIGHT THERE. I SEE IT. AH, THERE'S A CAR. HE DIDN'T SEE WHAT WE WAS DOING NO WAY. YOUR STRESS LEVEL AND BLOOD PRESSURE'S BLOWING OUT YOUR HEAD. AND I BUSTED THE BAG. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING BEHIND YOU, ON TOP, YOU'RE WATCHING FOR AIRPLANES, YOU'RE LISTENING TO ANYTHING THAT MOVES. IT'S NOT EASY WORK. I DON'T CARE HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. OKAY. WHEW! RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE RIGHT PERSON SHOWS UP, HE MIGHT WANT TO QUESTION YOU ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CAN HE SEE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE. NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HE MIGHT WANT TO KNOW WHY I GOT A SHOTGUN. YOU KNOW, IF HE ASK ME ABOUT THE SHOTGUN, THEN TIME I GET OUT OF THE CAR, THEN HE'LL WANT TO KNOW WHY I GOT A PISTOL IN MY POCKET. SO, YOU KNOW, ONE THING LEADS TO THE NEXT. >> Narrator: EVERY SEASON, AN ESTIMATED 2,000 MOONSHINERS ARE ON THE LOOSE. >> WHERE WE GONNA DROP OFF AT TONIGHT? I THINK OUR DROP-OFF GUY TAKE US NEAR THE CREEK, AND WE'LL WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THIS WOODED AREA. >> Narrator: JESSE'S ALREADY ON THE TAIL OF ONE OF THEM. A WELL-KNOWN MOONSHINER IS MOUNTING UP ANOTHER RUN. A SMALL FORTUNE IN DISTILLING EQUIPMENT IS PREPPED AT A HIDING SPOT DEEP IN THE WOODS. >> WE THINK HE GOT SOME STUFF STORED RIGHT THERE. >> YEAH. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT AN OLD ROAD LEADING HERE DOWN TO THIS CREEK BOTTOM. >> ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GO MAKE IT HAPPEN. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I GOT THE DOOR. >> TONIGHT, WE'RE DROPPING OFF IN THE WOODS TO DO SOME SURVEILLANCE. I THINK OUR INFORMATION'S PRETTY GOOD. THOSE GUYS UP HERE ARE MAKING SOME MOONSHINE WHISKEY UP THERE. AND WE'RE GONNA GO SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND. WE ARE RIGHT BEHIND THE BAD GUYS' HOUSE UP A HILL LITTLE BIT, SO WE'RE CLOSE ON THAT. IT'S PROBABLY 75 YARDS UPHILL. A LOT OF TIMES, THEY ARE EXPERIENCED WOODSMEN, THEY ARE HUNTERS. THEY KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. IT'S JUST LIKE YOU BEING IN YOUR BACKYARD. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE, SOMETHING'S OUT OF PLACE. WATCH FOR TRACKS. WHAT WE GOT RIGHT THERE IS TWO POTS. THEY'RE PROBABLY ABOUT 450-GALLON SIZE IN CAPACITY. ONE LOOKS BRAND NEW, NEVER BEEN USED. HE'S GOT A LOT OF MONEY INVESTED IN THEM. >> Narrator: THE TWO 450-GALLON POTS COULD PRODUCE UP TO $2,000 PER WEEK, TAX-FREE. >> WE JUST WANT TO COME HERE LIKE A GHOST AND GET OUT LIKE A GHOST. [ DOG BARKING ] WE JUST SPOTTED SOME DOGS, SO WE GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOW. IT'S A BIG DOG. >> Narrator: COMING UP... TIM HITS A ROADBLOCK. >> WE GOT SOMEBODY TRYING TO BLOCK US ON THE BRIDGE. >> Narrator: AND A MOONSHINE LEGEND FIRES UP. >> Narrator: HOT ON THE TRAIL OF A MOONSHINER, AN UNEXPECTED ENEMY PINS DOWN JESSE AND JIM. [ DOG BARKING ] >> WE GOT VERY LUCKY. I DON'T THINK HE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ARE JUST YET BECAUSE HE CAN'T SEE US TOO GOOD. MOST ENCOUNTERS WITH DOGS DON'T GO THAT WELL. >> Narrator: JESSE'S COVER IS BLOWN. HE HAS TO PULL BACK. >> THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE IN HERE WITH US, SO WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE JUST DEALING WITH JUST A BUNCH OF SILLY COUNTRY BOYS, YOU'LL GET YOUR HAT HANDED TO YOU. BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. THAT'S HOW THEY'VE BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH IT FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. BE CAREFUL. HE'S GOT IT BURIED ALL THE WAY ACROSS HERE. THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT HE'S GOT AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DOWN HERE, WHICH IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. MOST OF THE TIME, THE PUMPS THAT THEY RUN FOR THE LIQUOR OPERATIONS, THE STILLS, THEY RUN BY GAS GENERATORS, GET THE GAS PUMPS. [ DOG BARKING ] LET'S PULL BACK. LET'S PULL BACK. WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD INTEL TONIGHT. WE JUST HAVE TO HUNKER DOWN, BE PATIENT, WAIT FOR THE DARKNESS. WE'RE KIND OF ON OUR OWN, SO WE'VE GOT TO USE EVERY ADVANTAGE WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IN SAFE AND GET OUT SAFELY WITHOUT GETTING DETECTED. THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME. >> GOT TO HAVE A SHOVEL. >> Narrator: TIM CALLS IN HIS PARTNER IN CRIME, A GUY NAMED TICKLE. >> LOOK AT THAT RIGHT THERE, THAT OLD RINGER WASHER. "IT'S A-WORKIN' STILL." >> "IT'S A-WORKIN' STILL." >> THAT'S RIGHT. MY NAME IS TICKLE. AND I WORK WITH TIM. [ CHUCKLES ] I LIKE THAT ONE. "MOONSHINE." >> YEAH. >> WHEN HE CALLS ME, I'M GONNA BE THERE, NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION. THAT'S JUST HOW THIS LINE OF WORK...WORKS. IF NOT, YOU'LL MAKE ONE RUN, AND BOTH OF YOU ARE IN JAIL. >> IS IT LIKE GRANNY'S RECIPE? >> YEAH. ANCIENT CHINESE SECRET. >> Narrator: AN OLD MOONSHINER'S SECRET FOR BUG REPELLANT -- LISTERINE. >> WE AIN'T GONNA DRINK THIS, ARE WE? >> I HOPE NOT. >> LEAST IT CUT OFF SOME OF THAT BAD BREATH, ANYWAY. >> YEAH. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW. WE MAY COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO SELL TO SOMEBODY. >> YEAH. >> I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY FOR YEARS, YOU KNOW. MAYBE WE'LL COME OUT WITH SOMETHING THAT'S LEGAL TO SELL. >> IT'S GOOD MONEY. IT'S THE TYPE OF LIQUOR EVERYBODY WANTS AND EVERYBODY LOVES BECAUSE I GUESS IT'S THE FORBIDDEN LIQUOR. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT. >> YOU GONNA GET THE SHOTGUN? GOT TO HAVE A SHOTGUN, RIGHT? MOONSHINING'S A FAMILY THING. AND MY DAD AND POPCORN SUTTON, THEY BEEN MAKING MOONSHINE ALL THEIR LIFE. AND THEY RECENTLY BOTH PASSED AWAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PASS IT ON TO MY SON BEFORE I PASS IT AWAY. >> Narrator: POPCORN SUTTON, THE MOST NOTORIOUS MOONSHINER THAT HAS EVER LIVED. HIS LIQUOR WAS SO VALUED THAT PEOPLE OFTEN USED IT AS CURRENCY. TIM FOLLOWS POPCORN'S ARTISANAL METHOD OF MAKING MOONSHINE -- USE THE BEST WATER AND USE THE HIGHEST-QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLE. MOONSHINE SEASON IS IN FULL FLOW. TIM'S FIRST PICK UP OF CORN WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. BUT THAT WAS THE EASY PART. NEXT STEP, FINDING A SITE TO SET UP SHOP. >> WE'RE IN A PERFECT STILL SITE, J.T. WE GOT TO FIND WHERE WE GOT PLENTY OF WATER. THAT'S ALWAYS NUMBER ONE -- NUMBER ONE. >> Narrator: THE PERFECT SITE NEEDS TO BE NEAR A WATER SOURCE THAT'LL BE USED TO COOL THE STILL. >> THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF WATER RIGHT THERE. BUT, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED BACK HERE IN THE WOODS. POSTED PROPERTY. NO FISHING AND TRAPPING AND HUNTING. WELL, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO NONE OF THAT. DON'T SLAM YOUR DOOR, OKAY? I WANT TO SHOW MY SON THE ART OF MAKING MOONSHINE BECAUSE IT WAS PASSED DOWN TO ME, AND IT WAS PASSED DOWN BY MY FATHER AND HIS FATHER. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM, 'CAUSE IF WE LOSE THAT -- I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU GO ANOTHER 50 YEARS, MAYBE NO ONE'LL KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MOONSHINING. NICE COLD WATER, BUT IT DON'T LOOK LIKE IT'S ALL THAT CLEAR. YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND IN IT, THAT WAY YOU CAN SEE HOW CLEAR IT IS. YOU CAN SMELL IT, TOO. YOU CAN SMELL IT TO SEE IF IT SMELLS BAD. >> Narrator: EVERY MOONSHINER HAS HIS OWN METHODS FOR FINDING HIS IDEAL WATER SOURCE. TIM USES HIS NOSE TO FIND GOOD WATER. >> IT SMELLS OKAY. I MEAN, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE GOOD WATER. >> Narrator: POPCORN SUTTON HAS ALWAYS RELIED ON MILKWEED. >> HEAR THAT? PEOPLE NEARBY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING. GO TO THE SPOT AND WAIT AND LISTEN. SEE WHAT YOU HEAR. AND I HEAR SOME PEOPLE AT A DISTANCE DOING SOMETHING SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT THAT MEANS THEY MAY BE THERE AND THEY CAN HEAR US. IF WE DOING SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY BEATING AND BANGING, MAKING NOISE, WATER PUMP RUNNING, THEY'RE GONNA PICK UP ON THAT AND COME TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S JUST NOT GONNA WORK. SO I THINK WE OUGHT TO LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> OKAY. >> AH, LOOKIT. WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY TRYING TO BLOCK US ON THE BRIDGE. THAT'S NOT GOOD. A WOMAN WITH A SHOTGUN. OKAY. I GUESS HE AIN'T GONNA LET ME GET BACK. A MEAN-LOOKING CHARACTER, ANYWAY. >> Narrator: TIM AND J.T.'s SEARCH FOR A STILL SITE HAS KICKED UP SOME TROUBLE. >> AH, LOOKIT. WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY TRYING TO BLOCK US ON THE BRIDGE. OH, THEY COMING TO GET US NOW. A WOMAN WITH A SHOTGUN. OKAY. I GUESS HE AIN'T GONNA LET ME GET BACK, I GUESS. OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT THIS CAT WANTS. A MEAN-LOOKING CHARACTER, ANYWAY. [ SIGHS ] I WAS JUST DRIVING THE ROAD. THAT'S ALL I WAS DOING. >> A MAN JUST CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS AN OLD BEAT-UP TRUCK DOWN HERE, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS UP TO. >> YEAH. I SEE YOU GOT YOUR WIFE OVER THERE WITH YOUR SHOTGUN. >> YEAH. WE'LL USE IT, TOO. >> YEAH, YEAH. WELL, WE GOT A SHOTGUN WITH US, TOO, BUT WE DON'T PLAN TO USE IT RIGHT NOW. WE WERE JUST LOOKING FOR A NICE RUNNING CREEK, YOU KNOW. THE SHOTGUN IS PRETTY GOOD BECAUSE WHEN IT REACHES OUT FAR, IT SPREADS OUT, YOU KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF I EVER MISS WITH THAT SHOTGUN. I MEAN, I CAN SHOOT FROM A SQUIRREL TO A GROWN MAN. IT DON'T MATTER. AND THE FARTHER THEY GET AWAY, THE BETTER I CAN HIT THEM. IT LOOKS LIKE SOME NICE-LOOKING CREEK WATER RIGHT HERE. ANYBODY EVER SET UP ANY STILLS AROUND HERE? >> OH, YEAH. PLENTY OF THEM ON THIS CREEK. >> YEAH? A LOT OF THEM ON THIS CREEK? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO SET UP A STILL ON THIS CREEK SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE? >> I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LET THEM DO IT. IF I KNEW THAT, I'D HAVE TO GET THEM. >> YEAH? OKAY. YOU WON'T ALLOW THAT. >> THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF THEM ON HERE I KNEW. >> YEAH. BUT YOU KIND OF WANT TO KEEP THE CREEK RIGHT TO YOURSELF? >> YEAH. I JUST DON'T WANT NO TROUBLE WITH THE LAWMAN. >> HEY, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. I DON'T WANT ANY NEITHER. WE JUST DRIVING ALONG, LOOKING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> SEE YOU SOMETIME. >> GLAD YOU WON'T BE A HANDFUL. >> NO. I'M GOOD TO GO. GOOD TO GO. SO WE WILL BE GOING ON UP THE ROAD. >> ALL RIGHT. >> OUTSTANDING. [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] WHAT I GO THROUGH. YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL MY LIFE DEALING WITH PEOPLE LIKE THIS. THEY KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT WE DOING. THE GUY'S WITH A SHOTGUN ON A FOUR WHEELER ON A STATE PRIVATE ROAD. I MEAN, HE'S NOT A LAW-ENFORCEMENT GUY. I MEAN, I'M ON A PUBLIC ROAD. WHAT THE HELL? IT WASN'T LIKE I WAS IN HIS YARD. BUT, HEY, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH WHEN YOU'RE IN A CLIMAX. I'M TELLING YOU. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT REDNECK, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ROUGH-NECK HERE. >> BUNCH OF HILLBILLIES. >> THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR, YOU KNOW. >> SHE LOOKED A LITTLE MEAN. I WOULDN'T DOUBT SHE'LL USE IT, TOO. >> Narrator: IN THE 1930s, MOONSHINE FEVER SWEPT ACROSS AMERICA. IN APPALACHIA, AN ESTIMATED 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 PEOPLE WAS 'SHINING. BY THE 1990s, THE LARGEST OPERATIONS WERE MAKING OVER 1,600 GALLONS A WEEK. THAT'S MORE THAN $2 MILLION A YEAR, TAX-FREE. LATER THAT DAY, TIM PICKS UP TICKLE, AND THEY CONTINUE THEIR SEARCH FOR A STILL SITE. >> HEY, THERE'S A CREEK DOWN THERE. SEE THAT WATER? >> YEAH. A LOT OF MOONSHINERS LIKE TIM GET MISCONSTRUED AS SOMEBODY THAT JUST WANTS TO BREAK THE LAW, AND THAT'S NOT HOW IT IS. WE CARE ABOUT CARRYING ON A TRADITION. WE WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A PART OF AMERICAN HERITAGE. MOONSHINERS AND BOOTLEGGERS -- THEY HELPED FOUND AND FUND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE FUNDING OF OUR VERY FIRST GOVERNMENT, AND IF YOU REALLY LOVE YOUR COUNTRY, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOVE MOONSHINE. >> ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'LL STOP HERE AND LOOK AT THIS CREEK, CHECK IT OUT. SEE, THE WATER STARTS RIGHT UP THERE. LOOKS LIKE MAYBE TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS WHERE IT COMES IN. ONE THING ABOUT A DOG IS THEY GOT THE INSTINCT. THEY CAN TELL WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOOD WATER, TOO. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE WATER. WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLOW. WE GOT ANOTHER SPRING COMING IN RIGHT HERE. SO WE GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING THISAWAY AND ONE COMING IN THISAWAY. SEE, THAT'S TWO COMING IN. OH, YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD HOLE OF WATER SHE'S GOT INTO. SEE, THAT DOG COMES IN HANDY SOMETIMES. WE CAN COME DOWN THAT BANK RIGHT THERE AND BRING THEM SANDBAGS IN, DAM IT UP RIGHT IN THERE. WE GOT A LOT OF COVER. LOOKS LIKE IT'S COVERED UP PRETTY GOOD. IT'S PRETTY THICK. NICE OPEN SPOT RIGHT HERE. ONCE I GET DONE CAMOUFLAGING, BE KIND OF HARD TO SEE IT, ESPECIALLY FROM THE AIR. THAT'S ANOTHER THING I JUST NOTICED. FEEL HOW COLD THAT WATER IS. HUH? WHEN IT'S COLD LIKE THAT, IT AIN'T STAGNATING. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD WATER. THAT'S GONNA MAKE SOME GOOD LIQUOR RIGHT THERE. >> WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE COLD WATER? >> WELL, COLD WATER -- WHEN YOU GET RUNNING AND THAT STILL THAT GETS HOT, WE NEED TO COOL IT DOWN AS FAST AS WE CAN. THEN THAT TEMPERATURE DROP RIGHT THERE, THAT'S GONNA CHANGE THE VAPOR INTO ALCOHOL, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. >> TASTES GOOD, TOO. >> LET'S GET BACK UP HERE AND GET THESE SANDBAGS, SEE IF WE CAN'T STOP SOME OF THIS WATER. >> Narrator: IN ORDER TO MAKE THE WATER SOURCE EASILY ACCESSIBLE, TIM AND TICKLE NEED TO CARRY IN DOZENS OF SANDBAGS. THE DAM ENSURES THAT TIM WILL HAVE PLENTY OF ICE-COLD WATER FOR MAKING MASH, COOLING THE STILL. >> GOOD MOONSHINE -- IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK. THEM SANDBAGS AIN'T LIGHT. YOU GOT TO PICK ONE OF THEM THINGS UP -- IT WEIGHS 80 TO 100 POUNDS. YOU CAN'T PUT IT ALL ON ONE MAN. IT'S TOO MUCH WORK FOR ONE MAN. >> GOT IT? >> YEP. >> WELL, WE'LL SEE WHAT IT DOES, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THAT'S GONNA RUN OVER. WE GOT TO GET SOME MORE BAGS. WE GOT TO SECURE THIS DAM FIRST. IF WE CAN'T GET NO WATER, WE CAN'T MAKE NO LIQUOR. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Narrator: COMING UP... >> ON TODAY'S OPERATION, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME AUDIO AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT. WE'RE GONNA MAKE A CONTROLLED BUY. IF ANYTHING GETS FUNNY, ANYTHING GETS WRONG, THE WORD IS "HELP." I GOT YOU. >> WE GOT TO DROP THEM GAS TANKS OFF FOR THE GAS MAN. I'M GETTING THEM FILLED. LAY THEM DOWN UNDER HERE. MAKE SURE NOBODY KNOWS. >> Narrator: AFTER A DOG BLEW HIS COVERED ON A STAKEOUT, JESSE DECIDES TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH. HE'S GONNA USE UNDERCOVER OFFICERS TO GATHER INTEL ON A NEW TARGET. >> WE MET UP WITH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT, GOT SOME INFORMATION ON A GUY THAT'S BEEN SELLING A LOT OF LIQUOR. YOU GO CUT THE DEAL. THEN YOU SAY THAT MY MAN HERE, "I AIN'T NEVER MET YOU. I TOLD HIM HOW YOU WAS. HE'S COOL." >> OKAY. >> HE WANTS THE SAME THING. >> Narrator: THEIR FACES ARE BLURRED BECAUSE THEY'RE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS, ALSO KNOWN AS C.I.s >> DO WHAT YOU DO BEST. JUST GO UP THERE AND DO THE TALK. AND TRY TO GET IT THERE. JUST ONE. JUST GET ONE. JUST CARRY A LITTLE BIT EXTRA. ON TODAY'S OPERATION, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME AUDIO AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT. THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS MAKE OUR CASE. WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS HAPPEN, GO MAKE A CONTROLLED BUY. I WANT YOU TO JUST SLIP THIS IN YOUR POCKET FOR WE CAN LISTEN TO WHAT'S GOING ON. IF ANYTHING GETS FUNNY, ANYTHING GETS WRONG, THE WORD IS "HELP." >> YEAH. >> WE ALWAYS PLAN FOR FAILURE. WE ALWAYS PLAN, IF THIS THING GOES BAD, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. THE WORD IS "HELP." AND I GOT YOU. HOW MUCH TIME YOU WANT TO GIVE? >> HE'LL CALL WHEN HE LEAVES. >> I HATE TO CALL IF HE'S STILL IN THERE, WITH HOW SLOW HE'S TALKING. YOU DID GREAT, MAN. LET ME SEE WHAT YOU GOT THERE. COLD, HUH? THIS GUY IS A BIG PLAYER. WE'RE READY TO KIND OF TAKE THIS GUY OFF AND SEE WHERE IT'S GOING TO LEAD US. >> WE GOT TO DROP THEM GAS TANKS OFF AND GET THEM FILLED. I KNOW A PLACE WHERE I CAN DROP THEM OFF AND GET THEM FILLED UP. >> Narrator: NOW THAT TIM HAS FOUND A STILL SITE, HE NEEDS TO FIND THE PROPANE TO FUEL HIS OPERATION. >> ALL RIGHT. GOT THE SHOTGUN? >> YEP. >> LET'S GO. YOU RIDE IN THE FRONT. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GET THESE TANKS, AND WE'LL SIT THEM RIGHT HERE NEXT TO THIS TRAILER RIGHT IN FRONT. AND THEN THE GUYS WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF US IN THE MORNING. WE'LL COME BACK AND LOAD THEM BACK UP, AND THEY'LL BE FULL. AND THAT WAY WE'LL TAKE THEM DOWN TO THE SITE, TOO. WE CAN ACTUALLY JUST LAY THEM DOWN UNDER THERE, UNDER THIS TRAILER RIGHT HERE, JUST LAY THEM DOWN THERE. 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, PLANES OR WHATEVER FLY ACROSS MAY CAUSE SUSPICION. THAT'S HOW YOU GET IN TROUBLE. >> MAKE SURE NOBODY KNOWS. >> MAKE SURE NOBODY KNOWS. ROLL IT NOW. THERE YOU GO. YOU SEE THE BOTTOM END OF THEM DONE RUSTED UP A LITTLE BIT. I DONE CARRIED THEM TANKS FOR 20 YEARS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL COME BACK IN THE MORNING BEFORE LIGHT AND PICK THEM BACK UP. SHOULD BE FULL. I ALREADY MADE CONTACT WITH THE GAS MAN. EVERYBODY MAKES MONEY ALL THE WAY AROUND. GOOD BUSINESS ALL THE WAY AROUND. HELPS THE COMMUNITY OUT AND MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY. >> THAT'S FOR SURE. >> I THINK THEY NEED US TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT IN ANOTHER WAY 'CAUSE THE GOVERNMENT LOOK LIKE THEY AIN'T RUNNING BUSINESS TOO GOOD. >> YEAH. >> OUR BUSINESS IS BOOMING. >> Narrator: COMING UP... TIM PRESSES ON. >> I DON'T WANT NO SNAKES. MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THAT SHOTGUN READY. >> AND JESSE GOES IN FOR THE KILL. >> Narrator: TIM AND J.T. ARE RAMPING UP PREPARATIONS FOR THE STILL ASSEMBLY. >> WE GOT TO CHECK THE CREEK AND SEE WHAT THE CREEK LOOK LIKE. ABOUT 2 FEET OF WATER. MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THAT SHOTGUN READY. MAY SEE A SNAKE OR SOMETHING DOWN HERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT MOONSHINERS GOT SHOTGUNS FOR THE REVENUE, ABC AGENTS OR WHATEVER. WE DON'T WANT TO SHOOT THEM. WE WANT TO RUN FROM THEM. BUT A SNAKE, I KILL IT. I DON'T WANT NO SNAKES. OR IF I GET A RABBIT -- IF I GET A RABBIT, NOW, I'M GONNA GET HIM. >> TONIGHT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, WE'RE GONNA DROP OFF UP IN THE COUNTRY, AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT HE'S GOT. AND I THINK THE INFORMATION IS PRETTY GOOD THAT THEY STORING A LOT OF LIQUOR RIGHT THERE BEFORE THEY MOVE IT UP THE ROAD. >> Narrator: JESSE AND HIS PARTNER JIM ARE BACK AFTER DARK TO TRACK DOWN THE MOONSHINER WHOSE DOG THEY RAN INTO EARLIER. >> HE'S A PRETTY BIG SUPPLIER FOR SOME OF THE NIP JOINTS. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR HIM TO TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA BACK INTO PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY AREA. WHEN THEY'RE TRANSFERRING LIQUOR, THEY'RE DOING IT THIS TIME OF NIGHT, SO THEY MIGHT COME IN ON US, SO WE GOT TO BE READY IF THEY COME IN ON US. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES WILL GO, "WELL, THAT'S JUST POOR OLD SUCH-AND-SUCH. HE'S JUST MAKING A LITTLE LIQUOR. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT." BUT WHEN IT ENDS UP AT THE SHOT HOUSES AND THE NIP JOINTS, THAT'S WHERE THE VIOLENCE COMES OUT. A LOT OF TIMES AT THESE NIP JOINTS, IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THEY DON'T CALL 911. WE DON'T FIND OUT ABOUT IT TILL SOMEBODY ROLLS UP ON THE STREET BEAT UP OR STABBED OR SHOT. IT'S A GATEWAY TO A WHOLE OTHER ATMOSPHERE OF CRIMES. >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. >> RIGHT ON. WE'VE HAD AGENTS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON ILLEGAL WHISKEY INVESTIGATION. IT'S A RISK THAT WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. >> ARE YOU READY? >> ALL RIGHT. >> YEAH, LET'S GO. >> Narrator: JESSE HAS NO IDEA HOW MANY MOONSHINERS OR HOW MANY GUNS ARE IN THE HOUSE. HE DECIDES TO PACK IT IN. >> THE VIOLATOR IS GONNA HOPE THAT IT'S TOO HOT FOR US, THAT WE ARE SCARED OF THE BUGS, THAT WE ARE SCARED OF THE SNAKES. HE'S THINKING THAT WE'RE GONNA GET LAZY, WE'RE GONNA GET LAX. THAT'S WHEN HE'S GONNA LET HIS GUARD DOWN. I GOT NEWS FOR HIM. WE IN THE HUNT. WE GONNA STAY IN THE HUNT. WE'VE BEEN IN THE HUNT FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE'LL KEEP CHECKING WITH INFORMANTS, WE'LL KEEP CHECKING THE AREA, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP PUTTING PIECES OF THE PUZZLE TOGETHER. >> Narrator: COMING UP... TIM GETS READY TO FIRE UP. >> WHEN WE DONE, IT AIN'T GOING BACK. AIRPLANE. [ AIRPLANE WHIRRING ] >> Narrator: WITH THE SITE PREPPED, THE GUYS ARE READY TO BRING IN THE LARGEST AND HEAVIEST PART OF THE STILL -- THE 800-GALLON POT. >> COME ON BACK. >> Narrator: THE STILL IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL PARTS. THE LARGEST IS CALLED THE POT. THAT'S WHERE THE ALCOHOL IS ACTUALLY FERMENTED. THESE TYPES ARE CALLED SUBMARINE POTS. >> PICK IT UP. JUST IN CASE IT RAINS. ALL RIGHT. >> IN CASE IT RAINS OR SOMEBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT IT, RIGHT? >> YEAH. IF THEY ARE, THEY GONNA BE IN THE WOODS LOOKING AT IT. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING BACK IN THE WOODS AGAIN, GETTING READY TO GO AND LOAD THIS POT UP. GOT A LITTLE CAMOUFLAGE AND WE GOT THE BERM. GONNA TAKE THAT DOWN IN HERE. GOT TO TRY TO EVERY TIME WE GO IN, TO TAKE SOMETHING WITH US. LITTLE BIT EARLY TO TAKE THE POT INTO THE LOCATION, BUT I JUST GOT TO GET TO WORKING ON IT. WE STILL GOT TO BUILD THIS BLIND TO GO RIGHT HERE. IF SOMEBODY DOES A FLYOVER WITH A HELICOPTER OR SOMETHING OR A PLANE, THEY CAN SEE IT RIGHT THERE. BUT IF WE BLOCK IT OFF, KIND OF SHADE IT A LITTLE BIT, YOU CAN SEE THESE PINES TO THE RIGHT RIGHT THERE -- WE'LL TAKE THOSE AND CUT THEM UP AND WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE A LEAN-TO OR SOMETHING FOR THEM TO LEAN ON. ANYTHING FROM THE AIR, YOU KNOW. IF THEY GET THAT CLOSE AND SEE IT, THEN IT DON'T MATTER NO WAY. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DONE WITH ANYWAY IF THEY GET THAT CLOSE. BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU GET THEM GUYS WITH THE CAMOUFLAGE PANTS WALKING AROUND THROUGH THE WOODS. FIRST THING YOU THINK THEY'RE HUNTING OR SOMETHING. THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU FIND OUT HE'S GOT A BADGE ON HIM. THEN YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. ALL RIGHT, COME ON, J.T. >> Narrator: THE WORKING SECTIONS OF THE STILL ARE ONSITE AND READY TO ASSEMBLE. THAT MEANS TIM IS CLOSE TO STARTING HIS FIRST BATCH OF 'SHINE. >> JUST KIND OF WANT TO EASE IT DOWN TO THE GROUND. ALL RIGHT? WHEW! PRETTY HEAVY. THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU GET IT FULL. ABOUT 6,000 POUNDS WHEN THEY'RE FULL. SO WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S A GOOD SOLID FOUNDATION WE SET IT ON 'CAUSE ONCE IT'S FULL, YOU AIN'T LIFTING IT NO MORE. WHEN WE DONE, IT AIN'T GOING BACK. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT DOWN HERE. I USED THIS THING ENOUGH. I AIN'T WORKING WITH NO MORE. ALL RIGHT, J.T., YOU PUSH A LITTLE BIT. WE BROUGHT IN A POT STILL. WE KIND OF LEVELED UP SOME BLOCKS. STEVE'S A GOOD HARD-WORKING DIGGER. I'LL TELL YOU, STEVE'S ONE OF THE GOODEST GUYS YOU'LL EVER FIND. J.T.'S LEARNING. HE'S GETTING THERE. >> YOU THINK WE COULD STAND THE THING UP AND SPIN IT AROUND CLOSE AND ROLL IT DOWN ON IT? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I DO. >> IF YOU GOT FOUR PEOPLE. >> YEAH. >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE 2 1/2... 2 3/4. GET ON EACH SIDE, KIND OF PUSHING. COME ON WITH IT. THERE YOU GO. GOT THE STILL SET ON TOP OF THE BLOCKS. THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. CLEAR. >> ALL RIGHT. TELL YOU ONE THING -- LOOKS PRETTY DAMN GOOD. >> OH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT, GETTING THIS HOMEMADE BURNER FOR 800-GALLON STILL. WE DONE GOT THE BURNER FITTED UNDER THE STILL, SO I THINK THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT GOOD. [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] WE GOT WATER LOOK LIKE IT'S WORKING GOOD. WE'RE GONNA ADD SOME EXTRA BLACK PIPE SO I THINK WE CAN REACH EVERYTHING. HOPEFULLY IT'LL ALL WORK OUT PRETTY GOD. FIRST INGREDIENTS -- WE GOT TO HAVE WATER. SO WE GOT TO FILL IT UP WITH WATER ABOUT AT LEAST THREE-QUARTERS FULL. MOONSHINING IS A SPECIAL ART. IT'S PROVEN THAT WHAT YOU PUT IN IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT. YOU GONNA PUT SOME SUGAR IN IT. WE KNOW THE HUMIDITY CHANGES THINGS. WE KNOW THE DIFFERENT SEASON CHANGES THINGS. THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES THINGS. BUT MOST OF THE TIME, IT'S THE MASH -- IT'S THE RAW GOODS THAT YOU PUT IN IS WHAT THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS COMING OUT. YOU'RE GONNA PUT SOME WATER AND SUGAR IN IT. THAT'S THE MAIN INGREDIENTS. THEN WE PUT SOME CORNMEAL IN IT. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET INTO DETAIL OF HOW MUCH PERCENTAGES OF STUFF, BUT IT'S A WHOLE LOT. I REALLY CAN'T SHOW YOU EVERYTHING WE DO BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. WE PUT SOME BARLEY MIX IN IT, AND THEN WE ADD A LITTLE YEAST TO GET IT GOING. >> Narrator: THE MASH IS A MIX OF WATER, CORN, AND SUGAR, WHICH IS HEATED UNTIL IT BOILS. ONCE IT COOLS, YEAST IS ADDED TO BEGIN FERMENTATION. [ AIRPLANE WHIRRING ] >> AIRPLANE. MAY HAVE TO LISTEN FOR THAT AGAIN, SEE IF HE FLIES OVER AGAIN IN THE SAME DIRECTION 'CAUSE THEY START MARKING A GRID, AND THEY START GOING, COMING ACROSS. YEAH, AND THEY KEEP -- LONG AS HE DOESN'T FLY IN THE SAME GRID AGAIN, THEN I'LL BE OKAY. >> ONE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS IF WE CAN'T SEE THEM, THEY CAN'T SEE US. >> THAT'S RIGHT. PUT THAT TARP BACK ON IT. NOW, RIGHT IN HERE I CAN SEE THAT THE LIGHT'S COMING IN ON THOSE WHITE BAGS, THE SANDBAGS. I MIGHT HAVE TO GET SOME CAMOUFLAGE AND PUT OVER TOP OF THAT. IF A PLANE COMES OVER, HE MAY SEE THAT DAM THERE AND WONDER WHY SOMEONE PUT A DAM IN A CREEK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS. WE WANT EVERYTHING UNDER COVER. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU LEARN IN THE ARMY. COVER AND CONCEALMENT. CAMOUFLAGE. GOT TO BLEND IN WITH YOUR BACKGROUND. I'VE GOT TO DO SOME PAINTING. >> Narrator: TIM IS PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THE STILL BY CAMOUFLAGING THE PROOFING BARREL. THE PROOFING BARREL IS WHERE THE DISTILLED MOONSHINE IS DILUTED WITH WATER. UNDILUTED MOONSHINE CAN BE LETHAL. >> GOT TO COVER TRACKS. GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T GET IN TROUBLE. I NEVER WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE. GET IN TROUBLE, AND THEN IT'S HARD TO GET OUT OF TROUBLE. KEEPS GOING DOWNHILL. YOU NEVER GO UP. YOU GO DOWN. NOT THERE. RIGHT HERE. I GOT THIS AREA RIGHT HERE I NEED TO BUILD A BLIND. LOOK LIKE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN HERE. AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT'S GETTING A LITTLE SLICK LOOKING. PILE UP ANYTHING RIGHT IN THIS AREA. KIND OF LIKE SOMEBODY JUST, YOU KNOW, CUT SOME FIREWOOD OR SOMETHING THERE AND LEFT IT THERE. THERE'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT SOMEONE IS ACCIDENTALLY GONNA SEE THIS FROM THE AIR, ANYWAY. >> Narrator: THIS SEASON ON "MOONSHINERS"... >> MOONSHINING IS A SPECIAL ART. >> IT AIN'T MADE IN CHINA. >> DAMN RIGHT! >> BUT YOU DO NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT, OR YOU COULD WIND UP KILLING YOURSELF. >> [ GRUNTS ] >> Narrator: A SACRED RITE NEVER SEEN BEFORE ON TELEVISION. >> WHEN I SHOW UP WITH MOONSHINE, I'VE GOT A REPUTATION OF HAVING SOME OF THE BEST. >> [ COUGHS ] [BLEEP] END UP DRUNK. YEEHAW! >> Narrator: AND MOTHER NATURE STRIKES BACK. >> WHEN HE SAID THIS HURRICANE OR SOMETHING IS COMING IN, WE GOT TO PICK UP EVERYTHING WE CAN AND GET OUT OF HERE. >> Narrator: THE LAW MAKES ITS MOVE. >> SOON AS YOU'RE FINISHED, THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU. ABC AGENTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. >> STOP! >> GOT A NIP JOINT. THERE'S NO RULES, REGULATIONS. IT'S JUST A FREE-FOR-ALL. YOU GETTING READY TO GO TO JAIL. YOU JUST LAY THERE AND BE QUIET. >> Narrator: THE SEASON HAS JUST STARTED. WHO KNOWS HOW IT'S GONNA END? >> I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. THAT'S FOR SURE. [ GUNSHOTS ] I GOT AN EMERGENCY. I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO.
