In the midnight sun, violence erupts outside a local bar and someone from the biggest and most successful dredge on the Bering Sea, The Christine Rose, is left dazed and bloodied — and their entire mining season at risk. Meanwhile, The Wild Ranger has also begun its season poorly, as an injury and the employment status of one of its members puts the entire operation at risk — as does a suddenly-sprung leak in the small, recently-built vessel. Faced with mechanical difficulties on The Clark, Zeke and Emily rush to take advantage of the one thing Nome has no short supply of: junkyards. They scavenge the wreckage of decades of abandoned vehicles, in an attempt to get their gold machine back on the water. Ian Foster has sunk his life savings into The Sluicey, but he realizes he's in over his head and calls in an experienced friend, Scott Foster, who instantly begins criticizing Ian's work. There's a lot at stake for these two, and no time to waste.