Synopsis

The workday begins for the crew at the Powell Street cable car turntable, where the cars are manually rotated for their return journey over Fisherman's Wharf. General contractor Dan Plummer has three weeks of progress to report: the chapel's woodwork is sanded smooth, the baptismal fount is secured with a concrete foundation for the new fireplace, and the entire rear addition has been stripped back to its bare walls. The cause? Termites. We encounter exterminator Bill Pierce as he applies a bora