On the Northwestern, Captain Sig contends with a man overboard for the first time in his career. Johnathan comes up short on crab but sees the tide turning when thousands of porpoises guide the Time Bandit in a new direction. Jack tangles with Wild Bill.

Sig deploys tactics from the old country to zero in on the Bairdi crab motherlode. Jack earns a windfall of new quota, but it comes at the cost of drug testing his crew. Jake gets burned by his own generosity when the Aleutian Lady overstays its welcome.