Original subtitles

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WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS, RIGHT?

WE GO BACK THE WAY WE CAME, OR WE GET ACROSS THIS.

I AIN'T [BLEEP] GETTING IN THERE.

Karla: JACKSON SAID IT WAS CROSSABLE.

SOUNDS LIKE JACKSON WAS FULL OF [BLEEP].

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-HOW YOU DOING, PARKER? -YEAH, GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

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ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?!

I THINK MY PACK'S FILLED WITH WATER.

Sam: WHERE IS HE?

RICK!

RICK!

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Parker: GETTING UNDERWAY TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA.

LOOK AT THAT THING.

MASSIVE DREDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER.

IT'S OUR FIRST GOLD FROM GUYANA.

Sam: GUYANA GOLD.

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Sam: WE'LL BE WEARING THESE CAMERAS ALL THE TIME.

Parker: I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IT WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

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Rick: THIS IS THE MOST REMOTE I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE.

THE [BLEEP] IS THAT.

I HATE PUKING MORE THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

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Sam: MATE, WE'RE FLOODING HERE, SAVE WHATEVER YOU CAN.

HOLY [BLEEP]

IT'S AMAZING JUST HOW MUCH... LIKE...TREES THERE ARE.

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Sam: IT BEGINS GENTLEMEN.

OH, IT BEGINS.

WE GOT A SCHNABEL AT THE CONTROLS.

I'M SO JAMMED IN HERE, THOUGH.

I HAVE NOTHING -- NOTHING BUT LEG ROOM.

YEAH, WHATEVER, KARLA.

GETTING UNDER WAY HERE TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOOD TO ROCK.

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UNBELIEVABLE.

Narrator: THIS OFF-SEASON, PARKER SCHNABEL

IS ON A SIX-WEEK MISSION TO FOLLOW A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH.

THIS IS [BLEEP] UNREAL.

Narrator: LAST YEAR, GUYANA IN SOUTH AMERICA

PRODUCED AROUND $800 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD --

NINE TIMES AS MUCH AS THE YUKON.

Parker: OUR MINING SEASON IN THE YUKON IS ONLY SIX MONTHS,

SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ADVENTURE.

WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT GOLD MINING IN GUYANA'S ALL ABOUT.

AND WE'RE GONNA FIND SOME GOLD.

Narrator: BUT JUNGLE MINING MEANS TAKING ON

ONE OF THE TOUGHEST ENVIRONMENTS ON THE PLANET.

Parker: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH JUST SKELETON CREW,

NO FANCY EQUIPMENT, JUST LEARN FROM THE LOCALS,

AND GET DOWN AND DIRTY.

AND WE'RE GONNA GET MALARIA!

AND DENGUE FEVER!

WATERFALLS -- MY GOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE FLYING THROUGH JURASSIC PARK.

Narrator: TO HELP HIM MINE A JUNGLE CLAIM,

PARKER'S BRINGING ALONG TRUSTED WINGMAN RICK NESS.

I WILL BE [BLEEP] AFTER A SEASON OF MINING.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP,

REST UP FOR THE WINTER, BUT I ALWAYS END UP

GETTING TALKED INTO DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE OF THAT, USUALLY,

LATELY, IT SEEMS LIKE.

Narrator: TO KEEP THEM ALIVE, KARLA ANN.

Karla: THE BOYS ARE A BUNCH OF DITCH PIGS,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN HANDLE IMMATURE MEN,

I'VE HANDLED THEM MY WHOLE LIFE.

BUT THIS IS A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.

THIS JUNGLE WILL EAT YOU UP IN A SECOND

IF YOU DON'T RESPECT IT.

Narrator: AND TO RECORD THE WHOLE EXPEDITION,

IRISH FILMMAKER SAM BROWN.

Sam: WHEN I WAS FILMING ON "GOLD RUSH,"

I GOT TO SEE PARKER GROW FROM A SPOTTY, LITTLE 15-YEAR-OLD

INTO A SPOTTY 22-YEAR-OLD WHO IS

ANNOYINGLY NOW BIGGER THAN ME.

PEOPLE DO CRAZY THINGS FOR GOLD, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

TO, LIKE, ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN

IN MY LIFE AND LOOK FOR SHINY STUFF IN THE GROUND.

WE DEFINITELY CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE FOR AN ADVENTURE.

Narrator: FROM GEORGETOWN, THE CAPITAL OF GUYANA,

PARKER AND CREW ARE FLYING INTO THE DENSE RAINFOREST

OF THE GOLD BELT AND THE FRONTIER MINING TOWN OF MAHDIA.

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SOMEBODY KNOWS WHERE WE'RE GOING, I GUESS.

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I FEEL LIKE A LOCAL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WELL, WE'RE IN IT NOW.

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Rick: WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE.

Parker: THIS IS LIKE THE JUNGLE EQUIVALENT OF DAWSON CITY

BUT A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE WILD WEST.

Narrator: MAHDIA IS A FRONTIER BOOM TOWN,

WHERE LOCAL MINERS COME AFTER MONTHS IN THE JUNGLE

TO SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED GOLD

ON WOMEN, GAMBLING, AND ALCOHOL.

Sam: SO, ALL RIGHT, PARKER, PLAN OF ATTACK --

WHAT DO YOU FANCY DOING TONIGHT?

Parker: WELL, IF WE CAN FIND SOME LOCAL

WHO KNOWS WHERE TODD HOFFMAN MINED

AND WHAT HE DID RIGHT OR WRONG, THAT'S A START.

IF IT'S ANYTHING LIKE DAWSON, THAT'LL BE IN A BAR.

Narrator: FOUR YEARS AGO, TODD HOFFMAN CAME TO GUYANA

ON THE HUNT FOR SOUTH AMERICAN GOLD.

THIS COULD REALLY TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE.

BUT IN AN ENTIRE SEASON, HE FOUND JUST TWO OUNCES

WORTH LESS THAN $3,000.

Parker: THERE'S A WAY OF GETTING GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND

THAT ISN'T THE TODD HOFFMAN WAY.

THIS IS IT?Sam: THIS IS IT.

AND I'M SURE THERE'LL BE PEOPLE HERE

WHO REMEMBER THE HOFFMANS.

Parker: IT'S A GOOD THING EVERYBODY SPEAKS ENGLISH HERE.

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HEY, DO ANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW A GUY NAMED TODD HOFFMAN?

OH, THESE GUYS.

I'M PARKER.

YEAH, HAVE A SEAT.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW YOU DOING, MAN? RICK.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND WHERE TODD HOFFMAN,

AMERICAN DUDE, WHERE HE WAS MINING.

YOU DO?

WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOME GOLD MINING,

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DECIDED THAT WHERE TODD HOFFMAN

WAS MINING AT IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET SOME INFORMATION

ABOUT HOW TO GET THERE.

UNH-UNH. NEVER SEEN ONE.

THE FISH WITH THE TEETH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

[ LAUGHS ]

NO, I DON'T KNOW. I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE.

YEAH, WE DON'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT RIGHT NOW.

AND WHAT IF WE WANTED TO START HEADING OUT THERE

WITHOUT A LOCAL GUIDE.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL GEARED UP TO LIVE IN THE JUNGLE,

LET'S GO BEAT TO THE WOODS AND PROSPECT.

HOLD ON. I'VE GOT A MAP.

Karla: WHAT'S AMATUK?

A WATERFALL?

PLEASURE MEETING YOU. THANK YOU.

-THANKS SO MUCH, MAN. -THANKS, MAN.

I'M NOT SITTING AROUND MAHDIA WAITING FOR JACKSON

SO HE CAN HOLD OUR HAND TO WHERE TODD HOFFMAN

WAS MINING THE GOLD FIELDS.

YOU KNOW, IT CAN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT.

TYPICAL PARKER DOESN'T WANT TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS

TO DO THINGS RIGHT.

SO, MORE THAN LIKELY, WE'RE GOING TO GO HEADLONG

INTO THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE THAT NONE OF US

KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WITHOUT ANY KIND OF SUPPORT,

YOU KNOW, AND IT'S UH...

IT'S A PLAN.

Narrator: JACKSON'S TRAIL STARTS

WITH A FOUR-MILE BOAT JOURNEY UP THE POTARO RIVER

TO TWO MOUTH CREEK.

THE CREW WILL THEN FACE A FIVE-MILE TREK

OF DEEP UNCHARTED JUNGLE TO REACH AMATUK FALLS.

IF THE WATER LEVELS ARE LOW ENOUGH TO CROSS,

IT'S ANOTHER THREE MILE HIKE TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF UEWANG

AND TODD'S CLAIM.

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OH, YEAH! READY.

Narrator: PARKER, RICK, KARLA, AND SAM

FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THOUSANDS OF GUYANESE MINERS.

WHO TAKE ON VENOMOUS SPIDERS AND SNAKES

ALONGSIDE JAGUARS, PIRANHAS, AND CAIMAN

TO SEARCH FOR GOLD IN THE UNCHARTED JUNGLE.

IS THIS AS FAR AS WE CAN GO?

GOTCHA.

TWO OR THREE DAYS TO AMATUK.

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-I GOT THIS, BOYS. -YEAH, THANKS.

Rick: DON'T FORGET TO TELL THE SEARCH PARTY

WHERE YOU DROPPED US OFF.

YEAH. YEAH.

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IT'S AMAZING JUST HOW MUCH... LIKE...TREES THERE ARE.

YOU CAN'T SEE MORE THAN ABOUT 50 FEET.

Narrator: THEIR FIRST TARGET IS AMATUK FALLS FIVE MILES WEST.

WITH NO TRAILS, THE CREW'LL SPEND TWO DAYS

HACKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE VIRGIN JUNGLE.

Karla: SO, YOU WANT TO KNOW DIRECTION?

I BELIEVE THAT WAY.

Narrator: A FILM CREW WILL FOLLOW AT A DISTANCE,

BUT THE TREK WILL BE CAUGHT ON SAM'S HANDHELD CAMERA

AND THE MINI CAMS ON THEIR CHESTS.

300 POUNDS, MARCHING THROUGH THE JUNGLE --

VERY NICE.

NOT VERY NICE.

GET THIS [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE OVER WITH.

I'VE FILMED IN JUNGLES FOR YEARS

AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF BIG MACHO GUYS

JUST FALL APART.

PARKER WANTS TO TEST HIMSELF.

HE WANTS TO GET OUTSIDE HIS COMFORT ZONE,

AND I THINK HE'S COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THAT.

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THIS IS GONNA BE SOME SLOW GOING.

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[ HOOTING ]

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PRETTY DENSE.

THANKS.

Karla: OOH, A BEACH.

Sam: YOU GONNA HAVE A LITTLE PAN?

THIS IS MY FIRST PAN OF GUYANA OF DIRT.

Narrator: JUST LIKE IN THE KLONDIKE,

CREEK BEDS ARE WHERE PARKER IS MOST LIKELY TO FIND GOLD.

Rick: MAYBE IF YOU FIND LOADS OF GOLD,

WE DON'T NEED TO DO THE TREK, AND WE CAN JUST MINE HERE.

NOTHING.

Karla: WELL LET'S KEEP MOVING THEN.

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JUST SWEATING BUCKETS.

WE'RE LOSING LIGHT.

AGAIN, WE NEED TO SET UP CAMP ASAP.

SHOULD WE JUST CAMP HERE?

YEAH.

I MEAN THE CREEK'S RIGHT HERE ISN'T IT?

Karla: YEAH.

Sam: HOW FAR DO WE THINK WE CAME?

-A "K." -HALF A MILE.

Karla: LESS THAN A "K."

I THINK THAT'S FAKE NEWS.

SOUNDS LIKE FAKE NEWS TO ME.

I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT EITHER.

[BLEEP] PATHETIC.

WE'LL NEVER MAKE IT ANYWHERE.

PRESUMABLY, WE WILL LEARN TO SUCK AT THIS LESS.

I DON'T KNOW. MIGHT JUST SUCK FOR A LONG TIME.

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WE'RE SUPER TIRED, SWEATY, USED UP A DAYS WORTH OF FOOD,

MADE A DISTANCE YOU COULD WALK IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES,

AND, YEAH, GREAT DAY.

FIRE GOING?

RICK'S GOT THE ONLY CHAIR, YOU [BLEEP].

I CARRIED IT, THOUGH.

I'LL KILL HIM FOR THAT CHAIR.

Karla: OH, LOOK AT THAT BIG ONE.

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IT'S JUST RIGHT THERE.

Sam: I KNOW. I SEE IT. I SEE IT.

Parker: GOD, AS SOON AS YOU SEE IT,

IT'S LIKE HOW DID YOU NOTSEE IT.

I MEAN, THEY'LL KILL YOU RIGHT?

Narrator: THE GUYANESE RAINFOREST IS HOME

TO THREE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DEADLY SPIDERS,

AND THE CREW HAVE NO WAY OF IDENTIFYING ONE FROM ANOTHER.

Rick: OH, THAT IS A BIG BOY.

I'M NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT. THE [BLEEP] SPIDERS

ARE [BLEEP] SCARING THE HELL OUT OF ME.

OH, GOD. THERE'S ANOTHER GIANT ONE OVER HERE.

MY SKIN IS CRAWLING.

I SAY BURN IT ALL DOWN.

[ LAUGHS ] BURN IT ALL DOWN.

Karla: ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK.

BURN ALL THIS DOWN.

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THERE'S SOMETHING -- EYES LOOKING BACK AT US.

Sam: FOUR LEGS.I DON'T SEE ANY LEGS.

I SEE LEGS, MAN.

AH! AH!

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

SHOULD WE GO CHECK IT OUT?

YEAH. YOU GO FIRST.

[ LAUGHS ]

I'M SCARED AS [BLEEP].

OH, NO, IT'S A BIG [BLEEP] TOAD.

IT IS [BLEEP] HUGE.

SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT.

WE ARE PROPERLY IN FREAK OUT MODE,

THERE'S BEEN SPIDERS EVERYWHERE.

THIS EYE OUT HERE STARING AT ME.

[ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S A TOAD.

BUT I'M SURE IT'LL KILL YOU, TOO.

WE ARE IN OVER OUR HEADS.

[ LAUGHS ]

OHH!

Narrator: UP AHEAD THIS SEASON ON "PARKER'S TRAIL."

I WANT A GOLD NUGGET ABOUT THIS BIG.

OOH, PROSPECTING GUYANA STYLE.

Rick: PARKER!

LOOK AT THAT!

Sam: I DO BELIEVE WE'VE FOUND SOME GOLD.

WE'RE IN THE MONEY.

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NO SPIDERS IN THERE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL AND FRIENDS RICK, KARLA, AND SAM

ARE ON THE TRAIL OF A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH,

TREKKING TO THE REMOTE GOLD FIELDS OF UEWANG, GUYANA,

TO STAKE A CLAIM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I CAN SLEEP IN A HAMMOCK.

DAY ONE WAS PRETTY BAD,

AND DAY TWO IS STARTING OUT PRETTY DAMN BAD, TOO.

I FEEL LIKE MY STOMACH'S JUST TIED IN A BIG [BLEEP] KNOT.

MY GOAL FOR TODAY IS JUST MAKE SOME MILES,

GET TO CAMP, SET UP BEFORE DARK -- IT'S THE BASICS RIGHT?

WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. THAT SOUNDS EASY.

Narrator: WITH JUST HALF A MILE UNDER THEIR BELT,

THEY KNOW FACE AN INTENSE TWO-DAY JUNGLE TREK

TO AMATUK FALLS BEFORE THEY CROSS THE RIVER

AND MAKE THE FINAL PUSH TO UEWANG.

BUT THERE'S ALREADY A ROAD BLOCK.

Sam: TODAY, PARKER'S WOKEN UP,

AND HE HASN'T REALLY BEEN ABLE TO EAT,

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN.

WE NEED TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS TODAY,

IF TODAY'S ANOTHER BUST LIKE YESTERDAY,

I THINK MORALE WILL REALLY START TO SUFFER.

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I REALLY DON'T FEEL GOOD.

MM.

MIGHT DO BETTER ONCE WE'RE WALKING, BUT KIND OF DOUBT IT.

[ BELCHES ]

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[ COUGHS ]

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DUDE, I'M SORRY. THROWING UP'S THE WORST.

Sam: ARE YOU HAVING STOMACH CRAMPS?

YEAH, BAD.

REALLY [BLEEP] BAD.

LIKE, WORST I'VE EVER HAD.

Narrator: THE JUNGLE IS THE PERFECT BREEDING GROUND FOR DISEASE.

LOCAL MINERS REGULARLY FALL SICK

WITH GIARDIA, DENGUE FEVER, AND MALARIA.

Rick: YEAH, PARKER'S NOT IN GOOD SHAPE AT ALL.

IF YOU LET HIM TRY AND PUSH HIMSELF,

WE'RE GONNA END UP IN A WORSE SPOT.

WE'RE GONNA END UP FARTHER BEHIND.

WE JUST GOT TO RIDE IT OUT.

I HATE PUKING MORE THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

HEY, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD GO ANYWHERE.

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Sam: WE'VE GIVEN HIM SOME ANTIBIOTICS,

BUT HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THEM DOWN.

WE'RE ALL TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE,

BUT WORST-CASE SCENARIO, IF PARKER'S GOT SOMETHING SERIOUS,

THIS ADVENTURE COULD BE OVER BEFORE IT'S EVEN STARTED.

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GOOD NIGHT, KARLA.NIGHT!

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[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

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IT'S 5:30 IN THE MORNING.

IT'S BEEN RAINING ALL NIGHT,

AND THE CREEK THAT WE'VE CAMPED NEXT TO

HAS COMPLETELY FLOODED.

PARKER? PARKER?

Parker: WHAT?

DUDE, THE CREEK HAS BURST IT'S BANKS,

IT'S RISEN ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN FEET.

DID IT RAIN ALL NIGHT?

YEAH, MAN, YOU'RE STUFF'S JUST ABOUT TO WASH AWAY.

[BLEEP] CRAZY.

TRY TO KEEP YOUR HAMMOCK AS DRY AS YOU CAN.

HEY, RICK!Rick: YEAH?

MATE, WE'RE FLOODING HERE. SAVE WHATEVER YOU CAN.

[BLEEP]

I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED RAIN LIKE THIS.

HOLY [BLEEP].

IT'S STILL RISING?

ANYTHING THAT WE LEFT ON THE GROUND IS [BLEEP] GONE.

MY ASS WAS COLD. I REMEMBER THINKING, LIKE,

"THAT'S KIND OF NICE FOR A CHANGE.

LIKE, MY ASS IS COLD IN THE MORNING?

LIKE, I COULD GET USED TO THAT INSTEAD OF SWEATING."

NO, IT WAS MY ASS WAS WET.

WE'LL HAVE TO GO DUCK DIVING FOR THESE COOKING POTS.

Sam: THESE WHOLE PANS.

WE'LL MAYBE STICK THOSE UP BY KARLA'S?

YEP.

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WE'LL JUST HAVE TO GET OUT, GO TO HIGH GROUND.

YES!

YOU KNOW, WE'RE SLOWLY PICKING STUFF UP,

I THOUGHT I LOST THIS.

YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S NOT FLOODING RIGHT NOW?

UNDERNEATH MY [BLEEP] COUCH IN MY LIVING ROOM

WHERE I SHOULD BE.

WITH A [BLEEP] COLD BEER IN MY HAND

LAUGHING AT NERDS LIKE US TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY

THROUGH A [BLEEP] JUNGLE LIKE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS.

Narrator: THE CREW AREN'T THE ONLY ONES TRYING TO KEEP DRY.

SEE THIS BAD BOY HERE,

IT'S AS BIG AS MY HAND.

AND THERE'S WHAT LOOKS LIKE A TARANTULA

JUST UP THERE, AS WELL.

IT JUST CAN'T GET ANY [BLEEP] WORSE RIGHT NOW.

Parker: HOLY [BLEEP].

Rick: THAT IS A [BLEEP] BIG ONE.

LETS JUST GET UP TOP THERE.

[ BURPS ]

WE'LL THROUGH THAT WAY.

JUST BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PUT YOUR FEET.

NICE AND SLOW AND STEADY AND STICK TOGETHER.

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THE JUNGLE JUST KEEPS JUST CHUCKING PUNCHES AT US,

I THINK EVERYONE IS PRETTY MENTALLY DRAINED.

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BRUTAL.

YEP. I HAVE TO SEE IF MY CAMERA SURVIVED.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST...

[BLEEP] UP THING I'VE EVER WOKE UP TO.

IF I REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, I CAN'T NAME ANYTHING WEIRDER

THAT I'VE WOKEN UP TO.

BEING UNDER [BLEEP] WATER.

[ CHUCKLING ]

I WILL SAY THAT WITH CONFIDENCE.

FOR ME IT'S BEEN [BLEEP] MISERABLE.

NOT IN A LIKE "HA, HA, FUNNY" MISERABLE KIND OF WAY,

LIKE IN A "PUKING AND [BLEEP] YOURSELF STUPID,

LOST IN THE JUNGLE,

WAKE UP IN A FLOOD" MISERABLE.

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IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE IMPRESSIVE, THE AMOUNT OF [BLEEP]

THAT CAN GO WRONG IN THREE DAYS.

LIKE WE REALLY [BLEEP] NAILED THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE COULD HAVE PLANNED A BETTER DISASTER.

DO YOU FEEL STRONG ENOUGH TO, LIKE,

TREK TWO OR THREE MORE DAYS?

YEAH, I DO. I DO.

SO, WE SHOULD HIT THE ROAD.

WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT.YEAH.

-LET'S BURN DAYLIGHT WALKING. -LET'S DO IT.

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Narrator: IT'S STILL FOUR MILES TO AMATUK FALLS,

AND NOW THE RIVER'S BURST IT'S BANKS.

THE FLOODED ROUTE HAS THE ADDED RISK OF CAIMAN AND PIRANHA.

IF WE CAN'T SEE WHAT'S IN THE WATER,

WE MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT HAVING A STICK.

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THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

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CANNONBALL!

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-WHOA! -LOOK AT THAT THING.

-WHOA. -HOLY [BLEEP] THAT.

Parker: IT'S A MASSIVE DREDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.

JUST PARKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A CREEK

IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE?

BIG OL' SET UP.

THERE IS MORE LIFE IN THIS JUNGLE.

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Parker: IT'S A MASSIVE DREDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER.

I THINK WE'RE STANDING ON IT'S TAIL LINKS.

Narrator: ON A MISSION TO LEARN HOW TO MINE GOLD IN GUYANA,

PARKER SCHNABEL AND CREW STUMBLE ACROSS A 250-TON RIVER DREDGE.

Parker: WE SHOULD GO CHECK IT OUT.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

IT'S THEIR FIRST SIGN OF CIVILIZATION IN DAYS

AND THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO SEE GUYANESE GOLD MINING.

YEAH, HE SAID WE CAN COME ON.

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HOW'S IT GOING?

WELCOME.

I'M PARKER.HOW ARE YOU? PYTHON.

RICK. GOOD TO MEET YOU.

THIS IS [BLEEP] AWESOME.

LOOK AT THAT THING.

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AFTER THREE DAYS OF TORMENT,

WE FIND A LITTLE PIECE OF GOLD-MINING HEAVEN

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.

AND IT'S GOT A KITCHEN!

HI! RICK.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M, PARKER.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

YOU WATCH "GOLD RUSH"? THAT'S CRAZY.

NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WAY OUT HERE

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

YEAH. WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?

SEAN? AND YOU?

LESTER. NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.

I HOPE IT'S ALL RIGHT THAT WE'RE HERE?

Narrator: DREDGES LIKE THESE ARE BROKEN DOWN

AND MOVED SO THEY CAN REACH

THE MOST REMOTE JUNGLE LOCATIONS.

IT'S THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS THE DREDGES IN THE YUKON.

JUST IT'S SUCKING THE MATERIAL UP

RATHER THAN USING BUCKET LINES, RIGHT?

TONY'S DREDGE IS PRETTY EFFICIENT,

THIS IS A STEP WAY ABOVE THAT.

Narrator: THIS GUYANESE SUCTION DREDGE

USES AN UNDERWATER ROTATING DRILL HEAD

TO DIG UP GOLD-RICH DIRT.

THE MIX OF DIRT WATER AND GOLD FLOWS UP A 100-FOOT PIPE

THROUGH A MASSIVE SUCTION PUMP

TO REACH THE VERY TOP OF THE DREDGE.

IT THEN CASCADES THROUGH A SERIES OF SLEW SPOTS

WHERE THE HEAVIEST ELEMENT, THE FINE GOLD,

EVENTUALLY SETTLES INTO MATS.

DEFINITELY A COOL SET UP.

A VERY COOL SET UP.

SOMEBODY PUT A LOT OF ENGINEERING INTO THIS THING.

OKAY, I'LL GO TELL THEM.

OKAY, I'VE TALKED TO ANNA, AND WE CAN STAY FOR DINNER.

WE CAN SPEND THE NIGHT

IN EXCHANGE FOR US HELPING OUT TOMORROW,

THEY'RE DOING A CLEAN UP,

SO, WE GOT TO HELP OUT WITH THAT. YOU GUYS INTO THAT?

[BLEEP] YEAH.

YOU WANT CHICKEN OR BEEF?

WHAT?! BOTH!

YAY! INVITED FOR DINNER! YES!

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WE'RE GONNA GET A HOME-COOKED MEAL TONIGHT.

I'LL BE A SLAVE FOR 12 HOURS FOR THAT.

OH, MY GOD.

Sam: WHAT DO YOU SEE RICK?

MEAT.

I SEE HOT FOOD.

COLD WATER.

I'M SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW, IT'S RIDICULOUS.

THANK YOU.

YEAH!

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Parker: THE LAST WEEK'S BEEN ROUGH, BUT THIS HAS ME PUMPED.

I KNOW WE HAVE TO WORK TOMORROW,

BUT THIS ALMOST FEELS LIKE A BREAK.

I KNOW.

AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IT WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

YEAH, BUDDY.

HEY, PARKER.

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[ LAUGHS ]

YOU JUST DID WHAT I'VE DREAMED OF DOING FOR SIX YEARS.

YOU [BLEEP].

I LOVE IT!

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WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO EARN OUR NIGHTS SLEEP

AND OUR MEAL, HUH?

Narrator: EVERY 20 HOURS, THE DREDGE SHUTS DOWN FOR A CLEAN UP.

THE FASTER THEY CAN GET THE GOLD,

THE SOONER THEY CAN GET BACK TO MINING MORE.

OH, WELL, ALL THESE MATS ARE GONNA GET WASHED INTO HERE,

AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE THEIR CLEAN UP GOES THROUGH,

LIKE, MORE RIPPLES, MORE SLEW BOXES.

Sam: IT'S PRETTY ELABORATE.

IT IS PRETTY ELABORATE.

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Parker: SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE GOLD.

OH, YEAH, THERE'S GOLD IN THERE.

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INGENIOUS USES FOR TIRES.

AND LIKE OUR PREWASH, THEY GET GOLD STUCK IN THE CRACKS, TOO.

SEE THAT?

Narrator: THE RECYCLED TIRES PROTECT THE PREWASH,

BUT ALSO ACT AS AN EFFECTIVE GOLD TRAP.

IT'S THE FIRST COUPLE PIECES OF GOLD I'VE SEEN

SINCE GETTING TO GUYANA.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S FINISH THIS OFF.

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RIGHT NOW, WE JUST GOT THE FINAL CONCENTRATE,

AND HE'S JUST GONNA GET THE GOLD OUT OF IT,

AND THEN THEY SMELT IT RIGHT HERE ON BOARD.

Narrator: ANDERS IS THE SKIPPER OF THE DREDGE.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO SEPARATE THE FINAL CONCENTRATE

AND SMELT IT AT NEARLY 2000 DEGREES TO PURIFY THE GOLD.

I'VE NEVER SEEN GOLD POURED ON A BOAT.

THERE'S A NICE LITTLE LOAF IN THERE.

Rick: YEAH. YEAH.

♪♪

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S OUR FIRST GOLD FROM GUYANA.

GUYANA GOLD.

Narrator: THE DREDGE RUNS 50 YARDS OF DIRT AN HOUR,

MAKING AROUND EIGHT OUNCES OF GOLD EACH DAY.

TODD GOT ABOUT THAT MUCH.

[ PARKER LAUGHS ]

Sam: I'D BE HAPPY IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S COOL.

MAKES ME PRETTY EXCITED TO FIND SOME OF OUR OWN.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY CATCH A RIDE OVER TO THE SHORE

AND KEPT IT ON, HOOKING.

BETTER NOT FORGET TO GIVE THAT BACK.

-THANK YOU SO MUCH. -HEY, THANK YOU.

BYE.

♪♪

BACK TO THE JUNGLE, RICK.

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE JUNGLE.

♪♪

Parker: NOW LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD.

♪♪

Parker: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO FIND SOME GOLD.

Narrator: IN PARKER'S OFF-SEASON, HE AND HIS CREW

ARE TREKKING TO THE REMOTE GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA...

WHERE DOES IT GET SLIPPERY?

Karla: THE TOP THERE.OH, YEAH.

...WHERE THEY PLAN TO LEARN HOW TO MINE

THE GUYANESE WAY AND STAKE THEIR OWN CLAIM.

Sam: GETTING THE HANG OF THIS NAVIGATING, KARLA.

A LITTLE BIT.

DEFINITELY THE HARDEST NAVIGATING I'VE EVER HAD TO DO.

REALLY? OH, YEAH, MAN.

♪♪

Rick: IS THAT A GIANT, LIKE, SPIDER'S WEB THING UP THERE?

LOOK AT THAT. OH, YEAH.

IN THE LIGHT UP THERE?

Parker: THAT IS THE MOTHER OF ALL SPIDER'S WEBS.

HOLY [BLEEP].

WHAT IS THAT THING TRYING TO TRAP, A [BLEEP] JAGUAR?

THAT'S DISGUSTING.

Narrator: MEGA-WEBS SUCH AS THESE

CAN CONTAIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SPIDERS

ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO CAPTURE PREY.

[ PARKER MAKING NOISES ]

SHUT UP.

♪♪

SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE RIVER.

I CAN HEAR IT, ANYWAY.

-YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE -IT'S MOVING [BLEEP] FAST.

♪♪

Parker: WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?

OH, MY [BLEEP].

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THERE WAS A [BLEEP] CROSSING HERE.

IS THERE A BRIDGE THAT I'M MISSING?

Narrator: THE RECENT RAINS HAVE TURNED AMATUK FALLS

INTO A RAGING TORRENT.

GUYANA'S GOLD FIELDS LIE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Karla: WHAT THE [BLEEP].

JACKSON SAID IT WAS CROSSABLE.

SOUNDS LIKE JACKSON WAS FULL OF [BLEEP].

YEAH, HE DIDN'T SAY THEY WERE CROSSABLE,

HE SAID THEY WERE [BLEEP] CROSSING.

WE EITHER CROSS THIS NOW OR WE CROSS TOMORROW MORNING.

CROSS WHERE? CROSS WHAT?

I'M NOT [BLEEP] GETTING IN THERE.

LOOKS LIKE A [BLEEP] DEAD END TO ME.

WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS, RIGHT?

WE GO BACK THE WAY WE CAME, OR WE GET ACROSS THIS.

YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THE HIKE BACK THREE DAYS AGAIN?

Sam: ABSOLUTELY NOT.

YOU GUYS ALL HAVE YOUR BIG DRY BAGS, RIGHT?

WELL, I'M MORE THINKING GET AIR IN IT,

USE IT AS A FLOTATION DEVICE.

WELL, WE'RE BURNING DAYLIGHT.

WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?

YEAH, LET'S GET OUR BAGS SET UP

AND AT LEAST TEST IT OUT IN THE WATER.

Narrator: SURVIVAL EXPERT KARLA

WANTS TO TRAP AIR IN THEIR DRY BAGS

TO CREATE FLOTATION AIDS THAT'LL KEEP THEM FROM DROWNING.

I THINK IT'LL WORK, SO, YEAH.

YOU GUYS JUST WANT AS MUCH AIR AS POSSIBLE, RIGHT,

IN EVERY SINGLE DRY BAG.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

YEAH, SOMETIMES I DO...

IF YOU'RE ABLE TO LISTEN.

THAT'S A WHOLE 'NOTHER STORY.

Rick: YOU HAVE GATORS IN THERE?

OR WHAT DO THEY HAVE AROUND HERE, CAYMANS?

CAYMAN.

IS THAT A THING?

Parker: YEAH.

♪♪

SHALL WE?

WELL, I AIN'T A [BLEEP] FISH,

SO I'M NOT PARTICULARLY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

♪♪

♪♪

YOU GUYS WANT TO BE LOOKING UPSTREAM.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF JUNK.

Narrator: IT'S A FULL QUARTER-MILE SWIM TO SAFETY.

Karla: YEAH, SLOW AND STEADY.

♪♪

♪♪

BOY, THIS IS [BLEEP].

♪♪

-HOW YOU DOING, BUCKO? -YEAH, GOOD!

Narrator: 20 MINUTES IN, KARLA IS FIRST TO REACH THE BANK.

WELL DONE, KARLA!

WHERE THE [BLEEP] DID THIS CURRENT COME FROM?

JUST GOT A BIT FURTHER, MATE.

♪♪

[BLEEP] ME, THAT CURRENT IS STRONG.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?!

I THINK MY PACK'S FILLED WITH WATER.

RICK!

-WHERE IS HE? -RICK IS --

RICK!

♪♪

♪♪

SO, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED. DID YOU SEE THE CROC COMING?

Narrator: GUYANA'S CROCS ARE CALLED CAYMAN.

ADULT MALES HAVE A BITE POWER

STRONG ENOUGH TO CUT THROUGH METAL.

CAYMAN LIVING NEAR VILLAGES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO ATTACK HUMANS

AS THEY WASH OR FISH IN THE RIVER.

DO THEY OFTEN COME OUT OF THE WATER?

MAYBE WE SHOULD STEP AWAY A LITTLE BIT.

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

♪♪

Karla: RICK!

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW

ARE MAKING A DANGEROUS RIVER CROSSING

TO GET TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF GUYANA.

Sam: RICK!

BUT RICK'S BEEN CARRIED AWAY BY THE CURRENT.

♪♪

RICK!

♪♪

RICK!

♪♪

YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?

YEAH.

♪♪

YEAH, 'CAUSE WHEN YOU CAME DOWN PAST ME,

YOU WEREN'T THAT FAR OFF THE BANK.

JUST [BLEEP] RAN OUT OF FUEL.

Sam: YOU MADE IT, MAN. YOU MADE IT.

YEAH, WE ALL MADE IT.

GOOD JOB, MAN.

Narrator: KARLA'S AIR-FILLED PACKS GOT THE CREW

THROUGH THE STRONG RIVER CURRENTS.

Sam: HEY, KARLA.HEY, MAN.

WELL [BLEEP] DONE, MY GIRL.

WELL, WE MADE IT. WE MADE IT.

GOOD CALL. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO MAKE CAMP.

Rick: I THOUGHT IT WAS GAME OVER FOR ME.

IT'D BE SO EASY TO QUIT, BUT JUST KEEP GOING, MAN.

YOU REALLY FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF.

[BLEEP] YOU, VULTURE.

NOT TODAY, [BLEEP]. [ LAUGHS ]

IT'S MINING COUNTRY NOW.

WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO WHERE TODD HOFFMAN WAS MINING.

YEAH, WE MADE IT.

WE [BLEEP] MADE IT.

♪♪

-LET'S HIT THE TRAIL. -MAKE THE TRAIL.

Narrator: AFTER A FOUR-DAY TREK, PARKER'S CREW

IS JUST A COUPLE OF MILES FROM THE GOLD FIELDS

AND THE AIRSTRIP WHERE TODD HOFFMAN MINED.

IT'S PRETTY INTENSE.

Narrator: BUT THE JUNGLE IS MAKING THEM WORK FOR EVERY INCH.

Parker: I THOUGHT WE WERE [BLEEP] DONE WITH THE JUNGLE.

NEVER DONE WITH THE JUNGLE.

♪♪

Sam: SO, WHAT DO YOU RECKON, KARLA?

YEAH, I THINK WE'RE REALLY CLOSE,

AND THERE'S SOME LIGHT UP TOP HERE. I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THE CLEARING COMING UP. WE CAN SEE SOMETHING.

-YEAH. -BRING US TO THE LIGHT.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BRING YOU GUYS

TO THE LIGHT SIDE FOR YEARS.

YEAH, THIS IS FOR SURE IT. IT'S A HUGE CLEARING.

♪ AHHHH

YES!

[BLEEP]

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME WE MADE IT SOME PLACE

WE WERE TRYING TO GET TO.

Narrator: FOUR YEARS AGO, TODD SET UP CAMP

BESIDE THIS ABANDONED AIRSTRIP.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH OF A RUNWAY ANYMORE.

BUT HIS DREAMS OF A FORTUNE ENDED WHEN HE MINED

JUST TWO OUNCES OF GOLD IN AN ENTIRE SEASON.

THERE'S A CRATE RIGHT THERE, I SEE.

THE OLD REMNANTS OF A CAMP.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

Sam: HOW GOOD DOES THAT FEEL, PARKER?

WHY THE [BLEEP] DID WE HIKE THAT?

I BLAME YOU, SCHNABEL.

[BLEEP] PUT ME ON A SPIT AND ROAST ME.

NO, NO MEAT IN YOU.

WHY WOULD WE COOK BONES?

[ LAUGHTER ]

THAT WAS PRETTY INSANE. IT WAS A WILD RIDE.

BUT WE'RE HERE. WE MADE IT.

Parker: LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A BIT OF A CAMP BACK HERE.

♪♪

-OH, YEAH. -HOLY [BLEEP].

Rick: THIS WHERE THEY STAYED?

FOUR YEARS DOES A LOT OF DAMAGE.

SO, THIS MUST HAVE BEEN THE ARK.

ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY CALLED IT?

YEAH.

Narrator: THIS WAS ONCE THE LIVING QUARTERS

FOR TODD AND HIS 10-MAN CREW BEFORE THEY ABANDONED IT

TO BE RECLAIMED BY THE JUNGLE.

Sam: LONG WAY TO GET HERE, PARKER.

WE HAVE COME A LONG WAYS TO GET HERE.

JUST UNBELIEVABLE. WE'VE GOTTEN LOST,

WE'VE GOTTEN SICK, WE'VE ALMOST DROWNED.

IT'S BEEN -- [ SIGHS ]

FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE THAN A WEEK. [ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: PARKER, RICK, KARLA, AND SAM HAVE MADE IT

TO GUYANA'S GOLD COUNTRY.

Sam: FINDING TODD'S CAMP TONIGHT IS A MASSIVE UP,

BUT IT'S THE VERY BEGINNING OF A VERY LONG ROAD.

Rick: PARKER'S GOAL IS PRETTY CLEAR.

HE WANTS TO LEARN HOW THE LOCALS DO IT DOWN HERE,

FIND A SPOT, FIND SOME GOLD.

TODD HOFFMAN SPENT SIX MONTHS HERE FOR TWO OUNCES OF GOLD.

WE'RE HERE FOR SIX WEEKS.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN THAT.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE NEXT "PARKER'S TRAIL"...

Parker: MY MISSION HERE IS

TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE GROUND THAT WE CAN,

AND THEN TRY TO GET A CLAIM THERE.

WE'VE GOT GOLD.

[BLEEP] PUMPED.

RICK!

PARKER MISJUDGED THIS ONE. [BLEEP] BIG TIME.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

OW! [BLEEP]

Rick: PARKER!