♪♪
Why am I risking losing Everything I got
And going to jail?
I do it because the thrill Of it, the heritage of it.
It's all about making money, And I just love moonshine.
♪♪
I don't think, Because of tax dollars,
That's to stop us From being able
To make some booze That you can drink,
And people like me who are Out here making moonshine,
They will take you to jail,
Take everything you own over A little bit of corn whiskey.
That's crazy.
♪♪
A moonshine operation is busted Right here in the metro.
We have seen a resurgence Of moonshine.
Recent sting Operations have sent shock waves
Through appalachia, but because Moonshine demand is soaring
And prices are higher than ever,
Many moonshiners Are taking risks
And ignoring Important red flags.
A moonshiner with dollar signs In his eyes
Is the most likely To be led into a bust.
In north carolina, two shiners Consider a big order
Might be too good To be true...
There might be a sting Or something.
Have you ever thought Of that?
So, if they're feds, And this is a sting,
This would be how they would Go about doing it.
♪♪
...In graham county, A risky decision
Could lead to an ambush...
The sheriff's department is?
♪♪
...And in kentucky, Bad decisions could make
A first sale of the season The last of a career.
♪♪
♪ no one can hold me down ♪
♪ or make me change my ways ♪
♪ so don't waste your breath Sayin' ♪
♪ crime never pays ♪
♪ goin' for a ride ♪
♪ runnin' to survive ♪
♪ when you're livin' Outside the law ♪
♪ we're livin' Outside the law ♪
This is how We make the moonshine!
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♪♪
This will work a lot better than Us handing liquor to somebody.
I feel a lot safer Doing this.
Nobody even sees this truck Go up the road.
On the dirt roads of kentucky,
Chico and sondra Are transporting 20 gallons
Of their Strawberry-banana brandy
To their new Dead-drop location.
I've got a spot that's Going to be easy for them
To access From the road,
But nobody ever sees us Out of the woods.
Tools are what a man Relies on to do his job.
I've got an off-road vehicle That's dependable.
Think about building A doomsday demolition car
That can outrun the police And handle like a ferrari.
Aah!
I have to start putting Some money back in my pocket.
After spending Too much time and money
On their still site...
We're losing days.
...Chico and sondra Pushed onward
And bottled their first run Of the season.
It's good, mama.
You smell the banana In there?
♪♪
A 20-gallon sale could lead To 5 years in prison,
So shiners have to get creative
To avoid the long arm Of the law.
Is this it right up here?We're getting there.
We ain't got to The best part yet.
When you go to thinking About drop spots...
So, I need to think About access for them
Where they can get Their load and get going,
But, mainly, I need to think About how iget there.
Hold on, baby girl.
Aah!
This truck has no papers, No title.
It's got The horsepower we need,
And in all honesty, It's pretty badass.
I don't want people seeing it.
I want to be able to leave This thing in the woods,
And it doesn't exist.
It's a bigfoot.
This truck is a virtual monster, You know?
Watch your eyes.
Aah!
This is fun.It is fun as hell.
I told you I knew a spot.
So, we're just going to Leave it in here?
The spot that I picked,
It actually locks up With the creek,
But it's A deep enough drop-off,
And the banks are so steep, That you can't see the truck.
You're going out The front.
I ain't getting My damn feet wet.
Chico and I Can never be too careful.
How can we do this and make it As safe as possible for us?
And I have already got A customer in dano.
He is a guy That I sold to before.
He says he wants 20 gallons.
Hey, all right. I mean, this is $3,000.
And the only thing has been Under here looks like
Is critters.
I've got Some old tool boxes,
And we're going To lock the boxes,
But we're actually just going to Sell our buyers the key.
Chico and sondra are using The dead-drop method of sale.
They'll transport the moonshine To a clandestine location
Known as the drop point.
They'll place the order Into a metal box
Hidden under a bridge And secure it with a keyed lock.
With the shine Safely locked away,
Chico and sondra Will meet their customer
And exchange the key And box location for cash.
Because no direct exchange Of money for product
Ever takes place,
The method provides an extra Layer of legal protection,
Keeping both parties One step further from arrest.
I should have picked A taller hole, honey.
When you've got liquor In a vehicle
Or on your person, Moving it around,
It's just a matter of time Before you get hit.
You done?
But if I sell this cat this key To this lock on this box,
You're not exactly Committing an illegal act.
That's awesome. It works.
That was perfect.
♪♪
It's about time we get To make some mash.
I've been wanting to make Some cherry bounce all year.
Oh, I'm excited about Making cherry bounce.
In north carolina,
Josh and chuck are Mashing in a classic.
All right, big boy. Watch it.
It's an owens family recipe That's been around
For over a century.
It'll look good And juicy.
I've been selling this Corn whiskey to these bikers,
And I really wanted to up The ante a little bit.
♪♪
After red dog introduced him
To a biker moonshine Distributor...
There's plenty of that Where that come from.
...Josh has been supplying His lone buyer
With traditional Corn whiskey in bulk.
Now he's focusing On making cherry bounce,
A liquor popularized By his great-great-uncle.
It's full, josh.
You got a lighter, By chance?
I believe I do.
♪♪
Famous family recipe. You going to show it to them?
Well, I've Changed it up a bit,
So it won't be The exact recipe.
Moonshine runs Deep in my veins.
It comes all the way back From overseas.
We've got the cherry bounce That amos owens has been making
Since the 1800s.
Cherry bounce occupies A unique place
In the history Of american moonshine.
♪♪
The country's first president, George washington,
And his wife, martha, Made their own version
Of cherry bounce in the 1700s,
But it was josh's Great-great-uncle,
Amos owens who enhanced The famous concoction.
At age 23, owens bought A stretch of land
In rutherford county, North carolina,
Known as cherry mountain,
Which took its name From the abundance
Of delicious wild cherries That grew on its slopes.
After the harvest each june,
Owens combined those Ripe cherries with corn
And locally-sourced Sourwood honey
To create his legendary elixir.
The unique flavor made Cherry bounce a sensation
That soon found its way Into every nip joint, barroom,
And liquor lover's hands In southern appalachia.
This is our last Bucket of cherries.
We'll be done with the mash Of the cherry bounce.
I was about to forget to dump The honey in there.
Oh, my lord.God almighty, chuck.
You about got me Messed up.
Whoa!
♪♪
The cherries are hard To get a hold of.
This is premium stuff.
Let's get out of here.
This is enough for one day Right here.
Mmm, mmm.
♪♪
Oh, that's Proper business right there.
Is that one good?
Oh, yeah. Pretty, ain't it?
Yeah, it's pretty.
All mashed in In the great smoky mountains,
Mark and digger are joined by Legendary moonshiner j.B. Rader.
Yep.
That's high "Alky-hall" Right there.
The maple smells Awful good.
Well, let's start Capping these *bleep*
All right.
♪♪
After a successful run of Their vanilla-maple recipe...
It's kind of like 3:00 in The morning at the waffle house.
...The shiner duo Switch gears to fulfill
And sell a specialty order Of cantaloupe shine.
That's what we want.
♪♪
Now they're ready To test the limits
On their three-pot still With a full-capacity run
Of their vanilla-maple shine.
Let's get these burners Lit just a dab.
♪♪
One more eyebrow gone.
I'm going to go over here And help j.B. Taste.
We ought to have 90 gallon Of liquor if this goes good.
You know, by the time this gets Through running, hattie boy,
We're going to be Wore plumb out.
Us three can't physically Keep this pace going.
Fortunately, we've got more Customers than we have product.
♪♪
I've been against Bringing somebody in
For four or five years.
Digger has been Trying to get me to,
And I see know That digger is right.
You've got liquor coming?
Yep, liquor's A-rolling.
Bread and butter In a jar.
We got liquor coming -- Perfect stream.
Hotter than a bitch wolf In a forest fire, god almighty.
It takes a long time To run a big still
And especially Three of them.
We're going to be working Late into the night.
♪♪
We've got close To 30 jars full.
♪♪
Boy, I tell you. It smells good.
Hell, I'm game.
Are you ready?Yeah.
♪♪
Damn.
Wow!
Damn. Look at you. Your eyes bugged out,
And your face Turned blue.
That vanilla is strong As hell, ain't it?
Mm-hmm.
It's 2:30 in the morning. We've had a very successful run.
We're coming back in tomorrow,
And we're going to Get mash running again.
Maybe we'll think of somebody To bring in, help us,
But I kind of doubt It at this point.
We're still -- Jury is out on that.
Boy, we've had a good night, Ain't we?
Yeah.Yeah, we have.
♪♪
That's $22,500 From one sale.
In moonshine country, If it seems too good to be true,
It's probably a trap.
It's awful strange that somebody Would ask for that much.
It's not normal, is it?Unh-unh.
♪♪
We've got everything To you mash back in with.
In graham county, North carolina, jeff and lance
Are mashing in another batch Of their popular corn whiskey.
That's good.
But, without a bootlegger To distribute their product,
The duo isn't making Any sales.
We're making no money. We're spending money.
Bills is piling up.
We got to make some money,
Or we're going to be In bad trouble.
♪♪
Lance squandered A chance of early-season profits
When he ruined A batch of mash.
But he was able To redeem himself
With a successful first run.
You're a pain in the neck, But you make damn good liquor.
Ow!
In order to turn their moonshine Inventory into dollars,
They need to figure out How to get it into the hands
Of their once-loyal customers
Without taking the risk Of bootlegging it themselves.
You know what that Means right there?
That means dollar signs.
Mm-hmm.
The sweeter it is, The more liquor you get,
The more money we make.
Our basic corn, It's a great liquor.
The market is there. You just have to supply it.
We don't need to get Caught bootlegging.
That wouldn't go over good With your mama.
Dad, he still Considers me a kid
That don't really know What to do, but I'm an adult.
He's that age now that he wants To do his own thinking,
I guess, The way to put it.
I mean, I know we got to get Somebody we can trust.
No, they wouldn't Say that.
I mean, That's my biggest fear.
♪♪
We need some help To shore up our corn
And rye liquor Production.
Stretched thin In tennessee, mark and digger
Are meeting up With a moonshiner friend
Who they hope Will take the reins
Of their Corn liquor production.
We're coming up here To meet kelly.
He was raised in this neck Of the woods
Around old liquor men Just like we were,
And we want to put a little Proposal on the table for him.
We'll make him an offer.
We don't need to be going, In my opinion, no higher than
$15 to $20 a gallon,
But, you know, He's got to be willing
To make it up To our specifications.
If we're selling it As ours,
It's got to taste Like ours.
♪♪
Well, I see him.
Hell, let's see How this goes, digger.
What do you boys Got going on good?
Well, man, we're just Running and gunning,
But we're doing more running Than we are gunning.
We're kind of Under the gun.
We went to making All them recipes,
And everybody got To liking them too good,
And it put us behind On the corn and rye production.
We know you give up Making liquor several years ago,
But we need some help.
Would you consider, for a fee, Firing back up for us?
♪♪
Well, I don't know. I sort of promised mama
When daddy died That I wouldn't.
It's the reason I quit.
We understand you got Out of this business,
But it just ain't Anybody and everybody
That we can trust And count on to do this.
If I was Going to do it,
We'd have to talk About the money.
You tell us What you got to have.
♪♪
Well, yinz still Selling your regular
At $100 a gallon, Ain't you?
Yep.You're buying everything.
You're furnishing The jars.
Yep.
I'll do it For $30 a gallon.
Hmm. Damn.
You got to remember. Our risk is more high.
We're on the highway hauling A half a ton of sugar to you.
Just the time alone,
I could be doing Something else now.
Well, we understand that, But you can't get this *bleep*
Out of your blood Once you get it in you.
$20 a gallon, Final offer.
Okay.
Is that good?
Now, we would like to have 50 gallon a week.
If you can make 100, We'll take 100.
When it comes To backwoods negotiation
Or backwoods dealing, A man's word is his bond.
Be a good boy. We'll see you in a day or two.
And that handshake, to me, Is as good as a contract.
-sounds good, boys. -be a good boy. -thank you.
♪♪
With 20 gallons Of strawberry-banana brandy
Secured to the drop spot, Chico and sondra
Prepare to meet the buyer
And sell them The key and location.
This one is the first Sales of the season.
We can't waste it.
After what we've put out With site and mash materials,
This liquor will Actually help us
Get over the top of the hump.
We've got to sell it, and We've actually got the buyer.
One of us needs to stay here.
You want me to go? I know him. Or you want to go?
It's dano, is who it is. Supposed to meet shortly.
I don't know no dano.
Dano is a customer of mine.
He's bought from me, You know, several times,
And he's going to Come buy this key.
He's bought From me before.
This is one of the dudes through Your girly stuff.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.So, I don't know this cat?
No.Earlier in the season,
Chico and I had decided That I could set up the deals.
He was going to be the one Out there making sales,
But he has no idea Who dano is.
You all right doing it?
Yeah, I think I'll be good.
I usually don't let sondra Do the bootlegging, you know?
That's where I step up and be The bigger person and say,
"No, I take the risk."
There's the key To the lock.
But I don't know This dude.
It might be against My better judgment,
But that's one of the reasons Why we sell keys.
Hey, bring me back My money.
I got it.
♪♪
I have dealt with dano before,
But he has never bought This much alcohol, you know?
This is 20 gallons. It makes me a little nervous
That it's that large Of an amount, you know?
Each gallon is just Another charge,
So if I had never dealt With him before, there's no way
I would be selling him 20 gallons.
Our bank account Is negative right now
When it comes To the shine season.
All the building of the site, That's expensive.
To get a hold of this Big chunk of change,
$3,000 sale, it's not going to Jump us way ahead by any means,
But, hopefully, it'll Climb us back up to even.
Once I get there, And he gets there,
If it takes longer Than 30 seconds,
It's taking too long.
♪♪
Where the hell is he at?
Oh, come on.
He's got about...Five minutes To get here before I peel out.
Even though I know dano, And I know he is okay,
When you are doing Something illegal,
That makes me A little bit nervous.
Anything could go wrong.
Is that him?
That's got to be him.
Yep, that's him right there. Here he comes.
Thank god.
♪♪
Yep. That's him right there.
Here he comes. Thank god.
♪♪
I don't know this guy.
Sondra's first sale Of the season turns suspicious
When the man Who shows up for the key
Isn't the customer Who made the deal.
♪♪
I don't know What you're talking about, man.
I'm just broke down On the side of the road.
He gave you some money To give me for some keys?
Oh, I'm sorry, man.
Absolutely not.
♪♪
I'm coming back from this drop Empty-handed.
I followed my gut.
If he's mad or not, I made The best decision for me.
Well, who knows? Maybe it's a setup.
I could go to jail.
What's up?
I've been sitting here Long enough, my butt numb.
♪♪
That ain't money.
Yeah. Right.
I didn't make the sale.
What do you mean?
I couldn't do it. It wasn't dano.
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. What?
Like, I mean, he supposedly Knew dano, and I didn't do it.
I didn't sell it to him.
You didn't tell him Where nothing was at or nothing.
Nope.
Sondra comes back and says, "I don't have any money."
I have got to stop myself
From losing my mind like, "What happened?"
You're mad?No, I'm not mad.
You're here.
Liquor still there? Yeah.
You didn't trust Your situation and got out.
That's what I taught you to do.
Yeah. You done good.
Yeah?We'll worry about it later.
You're not mad? No. No.
I can't be mad If you done the right thing.
She's back safe,
Nothing bad happened, And we can keep moving forward.
Find somebody else To sell it to.
♪♪
Why don't you go In front of us,
Because we don't know Where we're going?
Deep In the great smoky mountains,
Mark and digger Are helping kelly set up
For his first Run of corn whiskey.
You're worse than we are about Getting off the beaten path.
Right now, we've got to help Kelly mash in.
This liquor that kelly makes, It's going into our stock
And ultimately be sold To our customers as our liquor,
And that's why we're Very persistent in the fact
That it's got to meet Our flavor profile.
Well, I like This spot, kelly.
This is a good one, man. I'm telling you.
A lot of good overhead Cover, canopy.
Kelly has made liquor In the past.
He knows what He's supposed to do.
Right in there is sort of What I had in mind.
It's up to you. We're just here to help you.
For us to help him,
It's going to get him up And running quicker,
And the quicker we get corn Liquor back into our stockpile,
The better off We're going to be.
Hell, I want you fellows To be happy, too.
I might die, and you have to Come and get your liquor.
You care if we carry The liquor out first?
no.
It won't make a hill of beans To me, mark.
Mark and digger and I, We've known each other forever.
How in the hell did yinz Talk me into this?
I ain't worked this hard In I don't know when.
The best I can figure, you was A glutton for punishment.
I'm very comfortable In the woods.
It's a place of peace, But I realize
There's going to be a lot of Hard work involved in this.
I tell you something.
I'm as proud of that Little still and this location
As if it was my own, Brother.
It's a nice, Little outfit.
There ain't no reason It won't turn out
Some mighty fine liquor.
All the ingredients That we need,
And you're going to show me How yinz want to do it, then.
Mark has got to take His mama up for surgery,
But I'll bring some Corn and some sugar,
And we'll get you your First runs sweetened in.
Well, my mom has had Some problems.
She broke her leg, and the lady Who's supposed to take mom
To the doctor couldn't, And I have to take her,
But, digger, he's the mash man, And he can help kelly today.
White corn.
Here. I'll hand you a can.
I know you can't stoop over, Being old like you are.
Being old and broke Down like I am.
Kelly is a good guy, Knows what he's doing
And makes good liquor,
But it ain't like We make liquor.
You got that gas on?
No, not yet, but I can.
Hell, I did All right there.
Let me get this meal in here. 15 pound per barrel.
Well, I'm glad you're Furnishing stuff
Because I'd have Used cracked corn.
Yeah.
Kelly's process, it's Not a whole lot unlike ours.
He uses cracked corn,
But we like to cook a finer Coarse-ground cornmeal.
Shoot! Damn. That's some hot water.
That ought to get it Where it needs to be.
It breaks them down More further, I think.
It's a more complete breakdown Of the carbohydrates
Which, in turn, Are turned into sugars
Which are processed By the yeast
And eaten and peed Out as alcohol.
And I'm just going To dump sugar.
I'm going to put about Half of this in this barrel.
And we stir?
And stir it up, And then we'll heat it back up
That next run Or two of water.
The sugar will cool it down Just like an ice cube.
Yeah, I know it.
The final stage in this process Of ours is the yeast.
The yeast makes all The difference in the world
In the flavor of your liquor.
This is the same yeast We've used
Since as long As I can remember.
I don't know that I've ever used This particular kind,
So that would have been A difference, wouldn't it?
Yep.
It's been a while Since I've run any liquor,
So having digger here is Just great to help me with this,
Get us mashed in The mark and digger way.
We need to stir That in, won't we?
Well, that's what I use water for.
It's just a little different Than what I've always done,
So I'm happy to learn A new way of doing things,
So we can keep That going that way.
Looks good to me.That'll work.
Good first day Of work.
♪♪
Hell, I'd rather do the Bootlegging myself, right now,
Until I get somebody I absolutely trust,
And dad would be really pissed.
He still don't know I'm bootlegging.
That would probably send him Over the edge, there.
In order to generate Much needed cash
And spread the word That their popular corn liquor
Is back on the market,
Lance decides to sell two cases
Despite his father's warning
Not to bootleg it himself.
Bootlegging is a lot more Trouble if you get busted,
But, me and dad, we've got to Get some money flowing.
The risky endeavor Could hit lance
With $10,000 in fines And up to 5 years in jail.
I'm going to call some of Our old client today.
I'm not going worry About selling
A lot of liquor right now.
I just want to get the word Of mouth out there that,
"Hey, we've got our stuff Back on the market."
What are you into?
I've got some liquor If you're interested.
No, this is just Our old corn recipe,
And I think you're Really going to like it.
All righty. Well, I'll swing by.
♪♪
What are you into?
You, too.
But this is a great start, Money flowing.
I think we're going To have no problems
Getting our customers back.
♪♪
How are you today?
I'm doing pretty good.
It's good stuff.
Got a couple sales Under my belt,
Getting my confidence back, Getting back into the swing --
You know, routine of things.
♪♪
Right now, I just feel good
Getting the product Back out there.
Hello?
I'm in town.
The sheriff's Department is?
-yeah. -oh.
Okay.
♪♪
I feel good. I got money in my hand.
I got some liquor sold.
Lance is rolling The dice in north carolina,
Bootlegging two cases Of moonshine
To get the word out that he and His father are back in business.
Hello?
I'm in town.
The sheriff's Department is?
-yeah. -oh.
Yeah. Bye.
In order to warn lance Of impending police action,
His mother keeps her ear Tuned to the chatter
On a police scanner.
I don't know if somebody Saw us or what.
I don't want to get pulled over With this much money
And alcohol on me,
So I'll just set Right up here and sit.
We'll let the heat die down A little bit.
You know, one wrong move,
And I'll be going to jail For a long time.
♪♪
We'll sit here for a minute.
Now I can see them a-coming Way before they were get here.
You're drawing a big target On your back
Being a moonshiner And a bootlegger.
I'd rather not worry About taking that extra risk.
I'm really going to have To sit down and find
A good bootlegger For this season.
♪♪
I'll be glad to get this Cherry bounce run off.
I'm excited to finally be Making some damn liquor, man.
Hell, yeah.
I hope this mash Is ready.
I don't see Why it shouldn't be.
It should have been ready A few days ago.
It's been good and hot.
In south carolina, Josh and chuck are putting flame
To still to run a centuries-old Moonshine recipe.
What it look like?
That's wine Right there, buddy.
Oh, yeah. Them cherries Did the magic, didn't they?
She's ready.
We need to pump Some mash over.
Which one do you want To pump out of?
That one over yonder Is fine.
This is the first cherry bounce
That I've gotten To making all season.
I've been dying to make it.
You ready? Yeah.
My family pretty much brought The recipe from overseas,
So it's in my heritage To make cherry bounce.
It's what I do.
Getting anything?
♪♪
It's coming out.
Okay, good.
That stuff looks good, too -- Like red wine.
Yeah, like cherry wine.
It is cherry wine.
The cherry bounce is smooth. It's good stuff, man.
That's the reason That this recipe stuck around
For like 300 years.
How much is left In that?
About it.
About it on that one?Yeah.
All right, Let's switch barrels,
And let's fill This next one up.
All right.
I think josh likes Working with me
Because we're kind of Two of a kind,
Because we're just crazy, And he's kind of crazy, too.
We just don't call him "Crazy josh."
That's going to be some Good stuff, man. That's pretty.
Cherry wine is going to Make us feel so fine.
That's right.
All right, big dog, Here's a lighter.
All right.Let's fire this bad boy up.
♪♪
The gas is on, So hit it.
♪♪
It's been a crazy season.
We've had all kinds Of ups and downs,
And I've got these bikers Wanting more
Than I can make, And that's a good thing.
You want to load These buckets?
You got a *bleep* load of Buckets this time, didn't you?
Well, red dog called and said These bikers wanted
150 gallons Of the cherry bounce,
And that they weren't Worried about the price.
They wanted it.
We got to come up with 30 buckets, and that would be...
I'm not real good with math. Hold on a second.
150 gallons?
150 gallons. Hold on a second.
So, these bikers like My corn whiskey so much,
And they had caught wind that my Cherry bounce was even better.
That's $22,500 From one sale.
That's big money Right there.
These bikers are wanting So much whiskey.
I can't keep up.
I'm going to have to double My production.
As long as they keep buying My cherry bounce,
I could really make a living Just off of these guys.
You're working out a good plan For this sale, ain't you?
What do you mean?
You know, we've got to be Pretty careful
With this kind Of money and stuff.
I don't know.
There might be a sting Or something.
Have you ever thought Of that?
When he told me we had 150 gallons to sell,
$22,500 at stake, It's just a red flag to me.
I've never heard Of anybody around here
Who even has that Kind of money to buy that.
It's a lot Of damn liquor, man.
Yeah.
Because It's awful strange
That somebody would ask For that much...
Yeah, that's What I know.
...And for it to be A higher price than normal
And to want more Of it than normal.
It's not normal, is it?
Unh-unh. No.
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So, if they're feds, And this is a sting, which --
This would be how They would go about doing it.
A $22,000 moonshine bust, they'd Nail us to the damn wall, son.
True that.
I don't know how long it would Be before we would get out.
♪♪
I'm going to trust this boy To bootleg for me.
Outsourcing risk In north carolina.
♪♪
I tell you. I love Both of you sons of bitches,
But I'm tired Of being *bleep* on
Every time We make a run of liquor.
You fart just as much As we do.
No. Oh. That's where, sir, You are wrong.
I stepped on a duck There somewhere.
oh, damn.
you're a sorry bastard.
I love you like a brother, But you're a farting machine.
Everybody has got To be something.
damn.
♪♪
The way I see it is If they're feds,
We're already busted Because they're already
Watching what we're doing Because they're already
Asking us to bring 150 gallons, So they've already got us.
It's risk versus reward Along the carolina border.
♪♪
With all the potential things
That could happen to us -- Getting robbed,
Getting put in jail By the police or anything,
$22,500 is a lot of money.
♪♪
I'm prepared To go for it.
Okay, that's all I need.
We're going to go out In a blaze of glory.
Either that Or hightail it and run.
I was at myrtle beach one time, And these kids pull up.
They're in A brand-new blazer.
We got in, and we didn't even Make it two blocks,
And the cops started To pull us over,
And so everybody Jumps out and runs.
Yeah. And I'm like,
"I'm not taking The rap for this *bleep*,"
And I was running From them.
They were behind me.
They were right there.
And, all of a sudden, this, Like, sewage lagoon-like thing,
And I dove in there Before I knew what it was.
Aah!
You jumped In a cesspool?!
Yes. The cops, They got me.
They grabbed me like this,
And they jerked me straight up In the air like this.
Feet come Way off the ground,
Slammed me face first In the dirt
And put their knees In my back.
Two or three of them Were on top of me.
They took my damn hands and tied Them back like this right here,
And they jacked me Up again like that.
Ohh!
And I had all that sewage And stuff all over me.
They were arguing over Whose police car
I was going to ride in.
Because You stunk so bad.
Yeah, I was So bad a shape.
When they got me back To the police department,
It was a woman jailer, Right?
So, she took me In the shower room
And then stripping off And rinsed all that
*bleep* off of me.
When she hauled my clothes away, She used a broom handle
And a trash bag To haul my stuff away.
That was the beach trip From hell.
You know, it's the hardest part, The waiting game, chuck.
It might be The hardest part for you,
But it's My favorite part.
Why?
I brought a little Something, something.
♪♪
Oh! It's running now!
It's running! Oh, *bleep*!
♪♪
Oh! You *bleep*!
ow!
What's wrong with you?!
You reckon That *bleep* ready?
Hey, we're going to get us A snort anyhow.
She's good and clear.Yeah.
Wow.
First drink Of cherry bounce.
♪♪
That's smooth,boy.
What do you think?
Told you It'd be worth it.
Oh, yeah.
Man, that honey comes through Like nothing else
On the back end.
And, once it gets down To about 120, it'll be good.
It's come out so good.
When it finally did hit my lips, I mean, it was the best liquor
I've tasted In a long time.
We've done it!
Josh and chuck made 45 gallons of cherry bounce,
A solid start on the 150 gallons They need for their order.
All right, let's roll.
♪♪
Yeah, being a moonshiner,
One wrong sale with The wrong person watching,
And it all goes wrong.
So, levi, he's been onto me for Years wanting to bootleg for me.
I'm just going to front him A case of liquor,
Let him bootleg it off, See how he does with that.
Increased Police activity in graham county
Has lance following His father's advice
To find another party To bootleg their shine.
♪♪
Yep, I'm coming up On our spot.
Let's get in here And get this liquor stashed.
The dead drop is a Time-tested mode of transaction
For most moonshiners.
Step one for lance --
Drop the liquor at His father's secure stash site.
♪♪
Easy as that.
I'm really confident that This boy is going to work out.
He's a good, ol' country boy.
He would go on to be able To do all my bootlegging,
And I'm going to trust this boy To get this done.
♪♪
Next time on "Moonshiners"...
All right, Well, let's roll.
I'm going to up to culpeper And helping j.T.
...In virginia, an outlaw Tries to cross county lines...
The probation office Is up here,
But then I got To get a travel permit.
I really hope this woman Gives it to me.
If she don't, I may wind up Coming back home.
I might not make it To culpeper at all.
Hmm. Yeah, he told me He would leave it
Right here Next to these stills.
No answer. I hope I didn't get ripped off.
...A missing Bootlegger in north carolina...
If you don't get the money For the liquor,
I'm going to keep Your part.
No, you ain't.
Take a little gander And see what you think.
...And rough justice On the blue ridge.
That'll work. One, two.
Hey, wait a minute! Wait a minute! Wait a minute!