Original subtitles

♪

Parker: A BIG PART OF HAVING THESE ADVENTURES

IS GETTING OUTSIDE OF OUR COMFORT ZONE.

Narrator: PREVIOUSLY...

MICK LEAHY USED TO GOLD MINE UP HERE

UNTIL THE SECOND WORLD WAR BROKE OUT.

...PARKER AND HIS TEAM SET OUT TO FIND

A LEGENDARY LOST GOLD MINE...

-HEY, I'M PARKER. -HEY, GOOD TO MEET YOU.

...AND JOINED UP WITH THE GRANDSON

OF GOLD PROSPECTOR MICK LEAHY...

HE ALWAYS WANTED THE EL DORADO GOLD.

HE WANTED THAT BIG WIN.

WHOA.

THIS PLACE HASN'T BEEN MINED SINCE MICK LEAHY WAS HERE.

...TO FIND WHAT COULD BE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S LOST EL DORADO.

-TELL ME THAT'S NOT A ROCK. -[ LAUGHS ]

THIS, TO ME, IS NOT GOLD. IT'S CHANGE.

Narrator: NOW...

I'D LOVE TO GET A MACHINE IN HERE

'CAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY HOPE WE'VE GOT.

[ METAL CREAKING ] [BLEEP]!

...PARKER MUST WORK WITH AN UNTRAINED TEAM...

-SIMON! STOP! -Sam: HOLY [BLEEP].

THAT GUY IS [BLEEP] NUTS.

...AND MACHINERY HE'S NEVER USED BEFORE...

WHAT THE [BLEEP]? HOW DO YOU GET THE [BLEEP] THING TO GO OUT?

I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT TO SAVE MY LIFE.

...ON A DANGEROUS MISSION...

Men: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! WHOA!

Parker: I ALMOST WENT OFF THE CLIFF.

IF YOU CAN'T DO THIS, [BLEEP] LEAVE IT.

...TO GET TO THE GOLD.

NOTHING IS WORTH A FRICKING LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

IT'S KIND OF A [BLEEP] DISASTER.

♪

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM BELIEVE THEY'VE FOUND

THE LOST GOLD MINE OF LEGENDARY EXPLORER MICK LEAHY.

Parker: LET'S WEIGH SOME GOLD.

Narrator: AND AFTER PROCESSING ALL THE PAY DIRT

AND GOLD CONCENTRATE,

IT'S TIME FOR A WEIGH-IN.

IT'S NICE-LOOKING GOLD, PARKER.

1.96 GRAMS.

THAT'S AWESOME.

ALMOST 2 GRAMS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

Narrator: 150 KINA IS WORTH ALMOST $45.

NOW THAT THEY'RE ON THE GOLD,

PARKER HAS JUST 5 DAYS LEFT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

TO TURN THE SITE INTO A VIABLE MINE THAT WOULD

TRANSFORM THE FORTUNES OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

I WOULD GUESS THAT WE RAN JUST ABOUT 2 YARDS.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY GOOD GOLD HERE,

BUT WE JUST HAVE TO GET THROUGH THOSE BOULDERS

AND DOWN DEEPER TO FIND THAT OUT.

YEAH, WE GOT TO GET RID OF THOSE BOULDERS SOMEHOW.

♪

Narrator: PARKER'S NEXT STEP --

FIND A WAY TO MOVE THE MASSIVE BOULDERS

BLOCKING THE TEAM FROM PULLING MORE GOLD-RICH DIRT.

♪

USUALLY, THE GOLD'S THE BEST WHERE THE BOULDERS

ARE THE BIGGEST AND THE MOST TIGHTLY PACKED.

Narrator: THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO,

ANCIENT RIVERS PUSHED GOLD-RICH DIRT DOWNSTREAM.

MASSIVE BOULDERS ACTED AS NATURAL RIFFLES,

SLOWING THE WATER DOWN

AND CAPTURING THE GOLD IN THEIR CREVICES.

Parker: AND THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE LIFTING THOSE ROCKS

BY HUMAN STRENGTH.

IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

JIM, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING AN EXCAVATOR IN HERE?

I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

IT'S FINDING THAT BALANCE WHERE I DON'T WANT

TO OVERLY CHANGE THE COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY THAT'S DETRIMENTAL.

BUT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO DO IT SUSTAINABLY,

I'D DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED.

THIS IS A GRAND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME,

AND IT'S A GRAND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I'D LOVE TO GET A MACHINE IN HERE

'CAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY HOPE WE'VE GOT.

Jim: LIKE AN EXCAVATOR OR SOME OTHER...

YEAH, I'D PREFER SOMETHING ON TRACKS,

BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY LIMITED IN OPTIONS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING AVAILABLE, WE'LL TAKE IT.

ABSOLUTELY. SO I'LL MAKE A CALL THEN.

SWEET, LET'S DO IT.

A BIG ROCK IS A MASSIVE CHALLENGE IN A SETTING

WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE BIG EQUIPMENT.

EVERYWHERE I'VE EVER BEEN, THE ANSWER IS BIGGER EQUIPMENT.

I REALLY LIKE JIM, AND THIS IS HIS FAMILY'S GOLD MINE,

AND HE'S LOOKING FOR HELP,

AND I HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR THAT.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING QUITE DRAMATIC

IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME.

JIM HAS GOT BIG PLANS

FOR GETTING A RELIABLE INCOME FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE,

AND WE COULD BE ON TO SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL.

♪

Narrator: JIM WORKS QUICKLY TO TRACK DOWN

THE ONLY HEAVY MACHINERY IN THE AREA.

Jim: A FRIEND OF MINE, HE'S GOT A BACKHOE

THAT'S BEEN SITTING FOR QUITE A WHILE,

BUT THINK WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH IT DOWN THERE.

THAT'S THE OPERATOR, PARKER.

-Parker: WHAT'S YOUR NAME? -SIMON.

NICE TO MEET YOU, SIMON.

I WAS WONDERING IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU

IF I COULD DRIVE IT TO THE VILLAGE.

OKAY.

I'VE DRIVEN A LOT OF EQUIPMENT BEFORE,

BUT NOT ONE OF THESE BRANDS BEFORE.

OKAY.

SO IF YOU COULD JUST SHOW ME WHAT DOES WHAT REAL QUICK.

PERFECT.

♪

WHAT'S THIS?

IS IT IN FIRST GEAR ALREADY?

IS THERE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE? IS THAT THIS?

WILL I MAKE IT UP THE HILL WITH JUST THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE?

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU SEE ME DOING SOMETHING WRONG, COME YELL AT ME.

-THANK YOU. -OKAY.

♪

Narrator: TO GET BACK TO THE MINE,

PARKER HAS A 9-MILE JOURNEY

THROUGH STEEP, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

-Fred: GOT TO CATCH PARKER. -Jim: YEAH, GOOD.

♪

I BET HE'S GOING TO TRY TO GET THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

[ LAUGHS ]THE MAN IS HUNGRY TO WORK.

♪

HEY, PARKER, I'M SMELLING A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID,

AND NOW IT'S PRETTY MUCH DOWNHILL FROM HERE.

OH, THANKS FOR THE HEADS-UP, FRED.

OOH, BOY. RIGHT OVER A BIG [BLEEP] BRAKES.

I'VE GOT A BUCKET. THAT'S A BRAKE OF SORTS.

JUST BE CAUTIOUS.

Fred: I MEAN, THE BUCKET WOULD STOP YOU IF IT HAD TO.

RIGHT? WOULDN'T IT?

-RIGHT, WITH ALL THIS MUD, TOO. -YEAH.

THROUGH THAT LAST HILL IS THE ONE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

♪

WHAT ARE THESE KIDS DOING HERE?

GET OUT OF THE WAY, KIDS.

JEEZ, THESE KIDS NEED TO BE OUT OF THE ROAD.

I CAN SEE SOME KIDS ON THE BOTTOM, AND...

YEAH.

-STOP THE CAR. STOP THE CAR. -OH, YEAH.

SLOW DOWN. SLOW DOWN. SLOW, SLOW.

♪

OH, [BLEEP]. THERE'S JIM.

OI! GO, GO, GO, GO!

Parker: THIS THING HAS NO BRAKES!

[ METAL GROANING ]

I CAN'T [BLEEP] STOP.

♪

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]!

CAN HARDLY FIT THROUGH HERE.

♪

-[BLEEP] HELL. -[BLEEP].

[ SIGHS, BLEEP ].

THAT IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION.

♪

GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL WITH THE KIDS AROUND HERE, MAN,

'CAUSE THIS IS ALL JUST [BLEEP] ALL BRAND-NEW TO THEM.

THIS IS, LIKE, A NOVELTY, AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND

THE DANGERS OF MACHINES, LET ALONE [BLEEP] SEEING

THESE SORT OF MACHINES AROUND THIS PLACE, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DRAWN TO IT.

[ SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

YES.

WELL, I DIDN'T LIKE THAT HILL, BUT WE MADE HER.

HOME STRETCH NOW.

♪

CONSIDERING HOW THAT DRIVE WENT,

I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO TALK TO SIMON, CALL HIM IN

BECAUSE SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THIS

WILL GET THREE TIMES MORE DONE THAN I WILL.

-NO PROBLEM. -PERFECT.

♪

Narrator: MICK LEAHY'S OLD MINE SITE IS SITUATED

IN A REMOTE CORNER OF THE VALLEY.

TO GET TO IT, THE BACKHOE WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL

OVER DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS GROUND.

Sam: IT'S ALL THESE LITTLE DITCHES I DON'T LIKE.

Karla: I KNOW.

LIKE, THAT'S, WHAT, LIKE 3 FEET?

YEP.

THAT'LL FLIP SOMETHING WITH TIRES IF WE HIT IT WRONG.

YEAH, THAT'LL BE TRICKY.

Narrator: MOVING A MACHINE THROUGH THIS TOUGH TERRAIN

HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.

WAIT, DUDE, THIS IS PRETTY STEEP.

I JUST WOULDN'T WANT TO DRIVE ON THIS TYPE OF SLOPE,

ESPECIALLY OVER THERE.

THAT'S A BIG DROP OVER THERE.

YEAH, THAT'S THE BIT I DON'T LIKE.

THAT'S BRUTAL.

I MEAN, THAT'S A HEAD-PLANT OF A DROP.

I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY DANGEROUS.

Narrator: BACK ON THE ROADSIDE,

SIMON, THE OPERATOR WHO PARKER MET EARLIER,

HAS AGREED TO DRIVE THE BACKHOE DOWN TO THE MINE SITE.

YEAH, HE'S GOT A PLAN FOR HOW

HE'S GOING TO START GETTING DOWN THERE?

YEP, HE SAID HE WANTS TO JUST CUT INTO

THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HERE

JUST TO GET HIMSELF UP ON THAT EMBANKMENT

AND THEN FOLLOW THE...

-THAT RIDGE DOWN? -...THE RIDGELINE DOWN.

YOU GOOD?

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE CLOSE BY.

IF YOU RUN INTO ANY PROBLEMS, LET US KNOW.

THANKS.

-READY TO ROLL? -YEAH.

♪

[ METAL CREAKING ]

♪

♪

SPINNING OUT WITH BOTH BACK TIRES.

HAS HE RAN THESE MUCH? BECAUSE, SEE,

THE BUCKET IS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND IN THE BACK.

THAT'S WHAT'S STOPPING HIM.

HE'S ONLY A LOADER OPERATOR.

I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO BLOODY SHARP ON THE REST OF IT.

TRYING TO BLOODY RUSH TOO MUCH, THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

[ METAL GROANING ]

♪

YEAH, I THINK THIS HAS TURNED INTO A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE.

LIKE, I'VE NEVER RAN ONE OF THESE BACKHOES,

SO WE BROUGHT AN OPERATOR IN,

AND HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DOING TOO WELL.

YOUR BUCKET... BRING THIS OUT...

YEAH.

...BECAUSE IT'S BEING AN ANCHOR FOR YOU.

IT'S THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.

♪

IT WON'T SWING OUT 'CAUSE IT'S ON THE GROUND.

♪

OH, MY [BLEEP].

Fred: I THINK PARKER'S JUST GONNA GET IN THERE AND DO IT.

Jim: YEAH.

Parker: THERE WE GO.

TRY IT NOW.

OKAY.

Parker: THAT GUY REALLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING.

I'M TEMPTED TO GO GET IN THE THING,

BUT I'VE NEVER RAN ONE OF THEM, SO WHERE DOES THAT PUT ME?

Karla: HEY, GET OUT OF THERE!

NO BRAKES!

OH, MY [BLEEP].

WATCH OUT, KIDS.

♪

Man: GOTTA SAY, I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.

WATCH OUT. WATCH OUT. COME THIS WAY.

COME THIS WAY. COME ON.

I'M JUST KIND OF HERDING CHILDREN TO SAFETY.

♪

Fred: HE'S DRIVING REALLY SPORADIC.

I FEEL LIKE HE'S TRYING TO RUSH IT,

NOT REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO ANYBODY AROUND HIM.

SEE?

[BLEEP].

JUST DON'T GET TOO CLOSE TO HIM.

♪

Jim: OI! OI!

HONESTLY, THIS IS NOT GONNA END WELL.

I'M QUITE WORRIED, ACTUALLY.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

HE'S TRYING TO [BLEEP] KILL HIMSELF.

Jim: SIMON! SIMON!

STOP!

Fred: [BLEEP] DAMN, HE'S JUST GOING FOR IT.

Jim: SIMON!

-Fred: HOLY [BLEEP]. -Jim: STOP!

♪

♪

Jim: SIMON! STOP!

Fred: [BLEEP] DAMN, HE'S JUST GOING FOR IT.

Jim: SIMON!

SIMON!

-Fred: HOLY [BLEEP]. -Jim: STOP!

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM

ARE TRYING TO SET UP A WORKING GOLD MINE

FOR THE PEOPLE OF KUTA VILLAGE...

Fred: THAT GUY [BLEEP] NUTS.

...BUT THE PLAN TO BRING IN A BACKHOE

IS SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL.

SIMON! SIMON! STOP!

♪

STOP!

[ BEEPING ] -HUH?

YEAH, LOOK AT THAT. BACK WHEELS ARE SPINNING.

-HEY, JIM. -YEAH, MAN?

JUST TELL HIM TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL.

-Jim: NEUTRAL! NEUTRAL! -Fred: YEAH, PARKER,

YOU SHOULD JUST TAKE OVER, DUDE.

YOU WANT TO GET OUT?

LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THIS REAL QUICK.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

♪

I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY

AROUND AND THE MACHINE. -Jim: YEAH, YEAH.

SO IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU TWO,

I WILL HOP IN AND DRIVE.

Jim: I WOULD... ARE YOU OKAY TO DO THAT?

YEAH, I'VE NEVER RAN ONE BEFORE, BUT I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

Jim: OKAY.

OH, [BLEEP]. I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT.

YOU HAVE GOT MORE THAN A METER DIRECT DROP,

JUST 3 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THAT BLADE.

-[BLEEP]. -YOU CANNOT GO FORWARD.

FRICKIN' DROPS OFF.

THIS IS BAD.

♪

Narrator: THE BACKHOE HAS LANDED IN A DANGEROUS SPOT --

STRAIGHT AHEAD, A 3-FOOT SHEER DROP.

PARKER MUST ANCHOR THE HOE'S BUCKET INTO THE GROUND

TO DRAG THE MACHINE BACKWARDS.

IF PARKER GETS IT WRONG,

THE BACKHOE COULD CRASH DOWN THE HILL.

HE CAME REALLY [BLEEP] CLOSE TO ROLLING THIS THING OVER.

Fred: YEAH.

I MEAN, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WITH NO BRAKE,

I'M REALLY SCARED TO [BLEEP] AROUND IN THIS THING RIGHT HERE.

IT'S NOT REALLY IDEAL LEARNING CONDITIONS.

♪

WHAT DO ANY OF THESE DO?

Narrator: WITH ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT

TO HELP THE COMMUNITY GET THE GOLD MINE OPERATING,

PARKER KNOWS THAT EVERY MINUTE COUNTS.

Sam: WHAT'S HAPPENING, PARKER?

WELL, WE'RE ALMOST OFF A CLIFF HERE,

AND I'M TRYING TO GET THE [BLEEP] OUT.

[BLEEP] CONTROLS ARE BACKWARDS.

[ BEEPING ]

WATCH YOUR WHEEL!

♪

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

HOW DO YOU GET THE [BLEEP] THING TO GO OUT?

[BLEEP] [BLEEP].

OH, I'M JUST FIGHTING, LIKE, 15 YEARS OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE

BECAUSE THE CONTROLS ARE BACKWARDS. SO FRUSTRATING.

THERE'S, LIKE, 64 DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF CONTROLS

ON THESE [BLEEP] THINGS.

I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT TO SAVE MY LIFE.

♪

♪

NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

♪

YES! COME ON.

Sam: PARKER'S MANAGED TO DIG HIMSELF IN,

DRAG THE WHOLE MACHINE BACK UP ONTO LEVEL GROUND,

SO WE'VE GOT A SECOND BITE AT IT NOW,

BUT STILL A LONG WAY DOWN TO THE MINE SITE.

YOU SEE DOWN THERE?

THAT IS TOO BIG OF A DROP FOR THIS THING,

SO WHAT HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS DIG IT DOWN,

PUSH AS MUCH OF THIS DIRT WITH HIM.

IF HE DOESN'T MAKE A BIG ENOUGH MOUND,

THE WHOLE THING IS GOING TO GO DOWN LIKE THAT,

WHICH WOULD THEN PUSH THE [BLEEP] THING FORWARD.

I DON'T LIKE THIS AT ALL.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WRONG MACHINE FOR THIS, YOU KNOW?

THE PROBLEM WITH THESE BACKHOES IS, YOU KNOW,

IT'S GOT THE LOADER BUCKET AND EXCAVATOR ARM,

BUT IT CAN'T SPIN LIKE AN EXCAVATOR,

AND IT CAN'T ARTICULATE LIKE A LOADER.

I'VE BEEN IN SOME [BLEEP] SITUATIONS.

THIS IS HIGH ON THE LIST.

♪

Fred: KNOWING PARKER, HE'S PRETTY COMMITTED AT THIS POINT,

SO I'M ON STANDBY TO JUMP ON

IF IT FLIPS, 'CAUSE AS SOON AS IT FLIPS,

I'M GOING TO GO AND TRY AND GET HIM OUT OF IT.

MAN, I HAVEN'T DRANK FOR 9 YEARS,

AND I WANT A [BLEEP] BOTTLE OF WHISKEY RIGHT ABOUT NOW.

HERE WE GO.

OH, MY [BLEEP].

I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS.

[ GROANS ]

♪

Jim: NOTHING'S WORTH A [BLEEP] ACCIDENT.

I KNOW IT'S A SHODDY MACHINE.

HE'S NEVER DRIVEN THIS MACHINE IN HIS FRICKING LIFE.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DIG FOR GOLD ANY [BLEEP] DAY OF THE WEEK,

BUT YOU CAN'T REPLACE A PERSON'S LIFE EVER.

OH, MAN.

THIS IS REALLY [BLEEP] SKETCHY.

JIM IS [BLEEP] STRESSING.

HE'S READY TO JUST SHUT THE WHOLE THING DOWN.

[ BEEPING ]

♪

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! WHOA!

♪

Parker: I ALMOST WENT OFF THE CLIFF.

-Fred: YEAH. -THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE.

Jim: PARKER, JUST YOU AND ME, MAN. [BLEEP] THE CAMERAS, TOO.

IF YOU CAN'T DO THIS, [BLEEP] LEAVE IT.

THIS MACHINE IS NOT WORTH ANY -- ANY --

I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT,

AND I'M NOT DOING THIS FOR THE [BLEEP] CAMERAS.

I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].

I'D PREFER TO JUST THROW THE MACHINE

OVER THE [BLEEP] EDGE,

AND WE JUST GO DIG WITH SHOVELS IF WE HAVE TO.

HONESTLY, SHUT IT DOWN.

♪

I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS, MAN.

THIS IS [BLEEP] P.N.G., MATE.

YOU DEAL WITH WHAT YOU GOT, AND IF THIS IS ALL YOU GOT,

AND IT CAN'T DO THE JOB, SHUT IT DOWN.

Sam: I DON'T THINK WE'RE GETTING THAT MACHINE IN THERE.

THE DROP-OFF IS JUST TOO STEEP, I THINK.

TIRES AREN'T GETTING ANY TRACTION.

PARKER, SERIOUSLY MAN, DON'T WORRY ABOUT.

TRYING TO BE DONE WHAT CAN'T BE DONE, MAN.

[BLEEP].

[ ENGINE IDLING ]

THESE THINGS JUST AREN'T MEANT FOR THESE SITUATIONS.

YOU KNOW...

IN A LOADER, I'D BE FINE.

IN A DOZER, I'D BE FINE. IN AN EXCAVATOR, I'D BE FINE.

BUT IN THIS THING WITH NO BRAKES,

NO FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE...

IT'S NOT WORKING AND IT'S REALLY NOT SAFE.

LIKE, I ALMOST WENT DOWN THE CLIFF, SO...

YEAH, I MEAN, I FEEL PRETTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS,

AND IT'S A [BLEEP] SHOW.

I'M DONE TALKING.

♪

THIS WHOLE BACKHOE THING IS A ABSOLUTE DISASTER.

IT -- IT AIN'T WORKING.

I'M USED TO TOUGH CONDITIONS.

I'M USED TO SOFT GROUND, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, I DO THIS FOR A LIVING.

BUT...YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN'T GET IT DOWN THERE

AND START GETTING SOME GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND,

IT'S KIND OF A [BLEEP] DISASTER.

♪

♪

♪

-Parker: HEY, JIM. -YES, MATE?

I'M GONNA HOP IN THAT THING AND WORK ON IT

A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY,

I THINK WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME BODIES IN THERE,

DOING SOME SHOVELING.

DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK?

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE CAN, MAN.

WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN. -ALL RIGHT.

-YEAH, MAN. -I'LL SEE YOU DOWN THERE.

CHEERS.

Narrator: PARKER IS BATTLING TO MOVE A BACKHOE

DOWN TO THE LEAHY MINE,

WHERE HE HOPES TO REMOVE MASSIVE BOULDERS

AND GET GOLD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

Parker: AND WE'RE JUST IN A PRETTY BAD SITUATION HERE

WITH THIS THING.

I'VE BEEN RUNNING EQUIPMENT SINCE BEFORE I COULD WALK,

BUT I'VE LEARNED ON A VERY SPECIFIC SET OF CONTROLS

THAT THIS THING IS OPPOSITE FOR,

AND SO I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY COOL AND BE SAFE.

Narrator: PARKER HAS A NEW PLAN --

ENLIST HELP TO TURN THE STEEP LEDGE

INTO A SLOPE SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE DOWN.

LET'S START UP HERE.

COME ON UP HERE.

LET'S GET SOME SHOVELS IN HERE.

♪

Fred: KIND OF FUNNY THAT WE BROUGHT THE MACHINE IN

TO DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING,

AND NOW WE HAVE TO USE MANPOWER TO GET IT DOWN IN THERE.

Parker: THAT MACHINE CAN GO DOWN ANY STEEP SLOPE.

IT JUST NEEDS TO BE A FLAT SLOPE, YOU KNOW, SIDE TO SIDE.

THE MACHINE WANTS TO ROLL OVER THAT WAY DOWN HERE.

RIGHT NOW, I'M ON SOLID, FIRM GROUND,

BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE, THAT TIRE IS GOING TO SINK IN,

SO WE DON'T -- WE WANT THAT HIGH.

LEAVE THAT DIRT THERE.

AND THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS WHY PEOPLE MINE BY HAND.

SHOVEL DON'T BREAK DOWN. YOU CAN CARRY IT ANYWHERE.

♪

Karla: WE FOUND SOME GOLD, AND WE'RE THIS CLOSE TO BEING ABLE

TO SAVE THEM MONTHS OF LABOR FOR THE FUTURE.

ABSOLUTELY.

NONE OF THESE GUYS WANT TO GIVE UP. NEITHER DO WE.

-MM. -WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

IT'S VERY NICE TO BE ABLE TO CALL IN THE HIGHLAND CAVALRY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT 15 BIG, STRONG LADS

ALL TRYING TO DIG US OUT.

IT'S STILL NOT A DONE DEAL.

WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO TO GET TO THE MINE,

BUT, NO, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL THING TO BE A PART OF.

♪

THIS IS COMMUNITY LIFE, MAN.

THIS IS COMING TOGETHER, SOLVING A PROBLEM.

THESE BOYS HAVE ALL GOT TOGETHER,

AND THEY'RE DOING THIS.

IT'S GOOD.

Fred: WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING A LOT DONE.

ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A ROAD, HUH?

ALL RIGHT. A LITTLE BIT OF PACKING DOWN WON'T HURT.

[ MEN SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

Narrator: IF THE SLOPE ISN'T COMPACT ENOUGH,

THE BACKHOE'S TIRES COULD SINK INTO THE SOIL.

I THINK I CAN GET DOWN THAT THE WAY IT IS, POSSIBLY. MAYBE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

-Jim: DO IT? OKAY. -Parker: YEP.

[ SPEAKS NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

♪

LET'S GIVE THIS ONE LAST TRY HERE.

♪

♪

♪

YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

[ GROANS, LAUGHS ]

HYDRAULIC LEAK.

[ ENGINE IDLING ]

♪

I [BLEEP] HATE THIS PIECE OF [BLEEP].

SO WHAT'S HAPPENED?

AH, WE JUST BLEW A HYDRAULIC LINE

TO TOP OUR DAY OFF HERE.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO HEAD DOWN THIS HILL

THAT I THINK I CAN MAKE.

BUT IF I GET IN A STICKY SITUATION

AND NEED TO USE THE BUCKET AND RUN OUT OF HYDRAULIC OIL,

THAT'S BAD.

[BLEEP].

WHY?

WE'RE GAME OVER WITHOUT HYDRAULICS.

[ ENGINE TURNS OFF ]

♪

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING, JIM!

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

CAN'T GET A BREAK IN THE JUNGLE.

FEELS LIKE WE'RE IN THE YUKON.

Parker: IT'S ALL [BLEEP] UP.

I CAN'T [BLEEP] BELIEVE IT.

IT'S, LIKE, FREAKING EVERY STEP FORWARD WE TAKE,

WE GET PUSHED BACK TWO.

THIS HAS TO COME APART, AND THAT HAS TO COME APART.

Narrator: PARKER MUST REPLACE THE FAULTY HOSE

IF HE IS TO GET THE MACHINE BACK UP AND RUNNING.

JUST FELT SOME RAIN.

Fred: I'M FEELING RAINDROPS, TOO.

-YEAH. -GOTTA [BLEEP] HURRY.

IF IT'S GOING TO RAIN AND IT'S GOING TO POUR,

THAT WOULD WASH OUT THAT WHOLE WORK WE JUST DID.

-EASILY. -YEAH.

YEAH. NO DOUBT. NO DOUBT AT ALL.

-Fred: READY? -Parker: OKAY.

♪

[ BOTH GRUNT ]

WHAT THE [BLEEP]? PIECE OF [BLEEP].

Karla: I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT IT TO BE EASY,

AND IT IS JUST SLOWING US DOWN, ALL THESE SETBACKS.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

IT'S PROBABLY WHY THEY HAVE NEVER HAD A MACHINE DOWN HERE.

Parker: THERE YOU GO.

[ GRUNTS ] I THINK WE GOT IT.

YEAH. -SO THERE'S A PLACE IN HAGEN?

-YEAH, THEY DO THE HOSES. -ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

-Karla: SAFE TRAVELS. GOOD LUCK. -Parker: YEAH. WE'LL BE BACK.

OKAY.

♪

Narrator: IF PARKER AND THE TEAM CAN'T GET A REPLACEMENT FAST,

RAIN WILL WASH OUT THE NEWLY BUILT SLOPE

AND RUIN THEIR CHANCES OF FINDING GOLD.

♪

♪

Parker: DAMN BACKHOE NEEDS TO GET DIGGING DIRT.

ABSOLUTELY, MAN.

YEAH, AS LONG AS ALL THE THINGS LINE UP, IT'LL WORK.

YEAH, FINGERS CROSSED.

Narrator: WITH JUST 4 DAYS TO GO BEFORE LEAVING PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

PARKER IS ON A MISSION

TO HELP THE FORTUNES OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

BY REOPENING JIM LEAHY'S GRANDFATHER'S OLD MINE.

BUT WITH A BROKEN-DOWN BACKHOE,

IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE THE RAIN HITS.

WE STILL HAVE THAT HILL TO GO DOWN

AND STILL HAVE TO GET TO THE MINE SITE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE STEP AT A TIME.

Narrator: PARKER HAS MADE AN HOUR ROUND TRIP TO TOWN

TO SOURCE A NEW HYDRAULIC HOSE AFTER THE BACKHOE SPRUNG A LEAK.

ALL RIGHT. THAT CAN GET TIGHTENED UP.

Karla: THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN NOW.

NO PRESSURE ON US AT ALL.

-MM-HMM. -[ GRUNTS ]

THAT'S ALL TIGHT? -Fred: YEP.

YEP. YEP. I THINK IT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S START UP AND MAKE SURE IT DON'T LEAK,

AND THEN HIT THIS RAMP BEFORE IT GETS SOAKED.

CAREFUL.

♪

♪

NO LEAKS! LOOKS GOOD!

ALL CLEAR.

Parker: THE HOSE WORKED, SO HERE WE GO.

ROUND FOUR OR FIVE OR WHATEVER THIS IS.

GOOD LUCK, PARKER!

♪

Fred: COME TO ME A LITTLE BIT.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD! GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD!

YEP, YEP.

♪

YOU'RE STRAIGHT ON. YES!

[ CHEERING ]

YEAH! -YES! COME ON.

-WHOO! -THERE WE GO.

[ CHEERING CONTINUES ]

MADE IT DOWN THE HILL.

-YES! -IT'S GOOD.

CLOSER. WE'RE GETTING CLOSER, JIM.

-YES! -Parker: YEAH!

♪

Sam: WELL DONE, MATE.

Jim: WELL DONE, PARKER.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

THIS LAST HILL, I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE RUSHED WITH IT,

AND I DON'T WANT TO DO IT IN THE RAIN.

OKAY.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THE GROUND IS SUPER SOFT EVEN WHEN IT'S DRY,

SO WITH IT RAINING, WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO DRY UP.

Fred: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S THE RIGHT CALL.

YEAH, THE RAIN'S GETTING WORSE, SO GOOD CALL.

-Fred: YEP. -YEAH.

♪

♪

♪

Parker: THERE'S ONE MORE LITTLE HILL HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO

HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO DOWN.

BUT WE'RE JUST ABOUT THERE... I HOPE.

FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE CAN DO IT

QUICKER THAN WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING ELSE.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING, PARKER HAS JUST 50 FEET TO GO

AND A SMALL STRETCH OF FARMLAND TO NAVIGATE THROUGH

TO GET HIS 9-TON MACHINE TO THE MINE SITE.

Karla: WE'RE MOVING. WE'RE MOVING.

WE GOT THIS.

♪

-WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO! [ LAUGHS ] -WHOO!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

[BLEEP] ME, THAT'S SOFT GROUND.

[BLEEP].

♪

WE JUST GOT DOWN INTO THE VALLEY.

EVERYTHING IS JUST QUITE SATURATED,

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY

OF TRYING TO GET OUT OF HERE.

HIS TIRE IS PROBABLY

2 1/2 TO 3 FEET SUNK IN THIS FARMING SOIL.

Jim: WE'RE WORKING FOR EVERY SINGLE YARD,

AND I MEAN LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE YARD.

THIS IS JUST PAINFUL.

I MEAN, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.

THE HOLE IS THERE, YOU KNOW, 30 FEET AWAY. THAT IS IT.

WE NEED TO GET SOME STUFF UNDER THAT TIRE.

Karla: SHOULD I STUFF SOME ROCKS IN THERE?

-TREES ARE BETTER. -OKAY.

♪

♪

Parker: THIS IS AN OLD TRICK THAT MY GRANDPA USED

FOR LOGGING ROADS AND SOME MINING ROADS

WHEN THE GROUND'S REAL SATURATED.

IT'S CALLED CORDUROYING.

YOU JUST LINE UP LOGS, AND AS THEY SINK,

YOU PUT MORE IN, AND PRETTY SOON,

THERE'S SOMETHING SOLID UNDER YOU.

♪

♪

THE AMOUNT OF LABOR COLLECTIVELY THAT'S GONE INTO THIS,

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

-LET'S JUST TRY THAT, JIM. -OKAY.

♪

♪

♪

-Jim: ALMOST. -COME ON.

Parker: COME ON. COME ON, YOU [BLEEP]!

-YES. -Karla: OH, MY GOD.

COME ON.

♪

I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY PARKER DOESN'T LIKE THINGS WITH WHEELS.

♪

Parker: [BLEEP].

♪

[BLEEP]. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

[ ENGINE IDLING ]

♪

NOT MANY OPTIONS LEFT HERE.

Jim: NO, MATE.

MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO SIT IT IN FOR A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS.

I'LL TAKE IT UP LATER.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WRONG MACHINE FOR THIS.

Narrator: WITH THE BACKHOE STUCK,

PARKER'S MISSION TO MOVE THE BOULDERS

AND UNEARTH THE GOLD MAY HAVE COME TO AN END.

♪

♪

Narrator: 80% PERCENT OF THE POPULATION

IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA RELY ON SUBSISTENCE FARMING.

Karla: OH, WOW. OH, THAT'S...

-Sam: THAT'S A GOOD ONE. -Karla: TWO GOOD ONES, YEAH?

Narrator: BUT WITH THE LOWEST LITERACY RATE IN AUSTRALASIA,

PROFITS FROM GOLD FOUND HERE

COULD IMPROVE THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.

SMALL ONES ARE FOR THE PIGS.

-YEAH. -THE BIG ONES ARE FOR US.

[ CHEERING ]

[ LAUGHS ]

Karla: OH, YEAH! GOT AN AWARD-WINNER.

♪

Parker: I'M AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO DO.

THIS GROUND IS JUST SUPER SOFT.

IT CERTAINLY FEELS LIKE WE'RE DIGGING A GRAVE

FOR THIS THING RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM ARE ON A MISSION

TO HELP THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY REMOVING BOULDERS

FROM THE LEAHY FAMILY MINE

TO UNCOVER GOLD.

BUT WITH JUST 3 DAYS TO GO BEFORE HEADING BACK HOME,

THEIR BACKHOE IS STUCK IN THE MUD,

BRINGING THEIR MISSION TO A STANDSTILL.

Fred: NOW WE'RE TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE TOO CLOSE TO QUIT.

WE CAN'T.

I MEAN, WE'VE GOT SO MUCH TO DO FOR THESE PEOPLE,

AND WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE IT HERE.

[ ENGINE IDLING ]

Parker: TRY ONE MORE THING.

♪

I CAN ONLY THINK OF ONE MOVE LEFT,

WHICH IS TO CRAB-WALK MY WAY AROUND INTO A 180.

♪

THAT'S QUITE HARD TO DO. IN AN EXCAVATOR, YOU JUST SPIN.

Narrator: PARKER'S PLAN -- TO MOVE THE BACKHOE SIDEWAYS

BY ANCHORING ITS EXCAVATOR ARM INTO THE GROUND

TO LIFT THE CAB SIDEWAYS AND DOWN.

HE'LL REPEAT THE SAME ACTION WITH HIS LOADER BUCKET.

IT'S A PROCESS KNOWN AS CRABBING.

ONE WRONG MOVE WHEN LIFTING THE CAB COULD TIP THE MACHINE.

♪

EVERY TIME HE TRIES TO GO FORWARD,

IT JUST DIGS IT DEEPER IN,

SO HE'S FIGURED OUT THAT HE CAN LIFT

THE WHOLE THING OFF THE GROUND FROM THE FRONT AND THE BACK

AND JUST GO... [ HUMMING ]

I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY WAY IT'S GOING TO GET OUT.

Narrator: THIS TECHNICALLY ADVANCED MANEUVER

IS PUSHING PARKER'S SKILLS TO THEIR LIMITS.

Fred: AH! IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO TIP.

JEEZ.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT. 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND.

Parker: COME ON, YOU [BLEEP] [BLEEP].

OH, WE'RE SO CLOSE, SO CLOSE.

♪

Jim: ALL HE HAS TO DO IS BRING THAT MACHINE HERE

AND TOUCH MY ARM, AND THEN WE'RE DONE. [ LAUGHS ]

DRAG YOURSELF TO THE FINISH LINE!

I'M NEARING THE END OF A MARATHON.

[ SAM LAUGHS ]

OH, YES.

HE'S LITERALLY DRAGGING THE BACKHOE ASS-BACKWARDS

THE LAST 10 FEET TOWARDS THE PIT.

WHOO-HOO! [ APPLAUSE ]

-YEAH! [ LAUGHS ] -YES!

COME ON. BRING IT HOME.

AN HOUR AGO, THIS WAS FRICKING IMPOSSIBLE.

WE'D GIVEN UP, AND HERE WE ARE.

HE IS ONE PERSISTENT [BLEEP], THIS GUY.

MAN, HE'S JUST -- HE'S A PART OF THAT FRICKING MACHINE.

HE'S FANTASTIC. JUST THAT LAST BIT THERE, MAN,

WE'LL BE INTO IT.

THERE'S NO ONE IN P.N.G. THAT COULD HAVE

WORKED THIS [BLEEP] OUT, YOU KNOW?

HE'S GONNA GET A BLOODY GOOD HANDSHAKE

WHEN WE ALL WALK AWAY FROM THIS.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] -[ JIM SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

Fred: YEAH!

[ LAUGHS ]

WHOO!

[ GROANS ]

MADE IT.

Jim: THANK YOU, MAN.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE ]

-WHOO! -WHOO-HOO!

-WHOO! -YES!

[ PARKER LAUGHS ]

-YEAH! -YAY!

-CHEERS, BOYS. WE DID IT. -YEAH, WE DID IT.

THANKS FOR THE HELP, EVERYBODY!

GOOD JOB! -THANK YOU!

PARKER, YOU ARE THE MAN.

WELL DONE. -NOT MY FINEST WORK, JIM.

Karla: NICE ONE, PARKER.

WASN'T PRETTY, BUT IT WAS PERSISTENT.

Sam: I THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

Jim: I'M LOST FOR WORDS.

THIS WIN -- YOU [BLEEP] WON IT FOR THE PEOPLE, MAN.

WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THIS NOW.

THIS IS JUST -- THIS IS -- THIS IS AWESOME.

THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

FOR THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A FEW BANANA TREES TO REPLANT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

AND WE WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO REPLANT THEM.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE SHOULD GET TO MINING.

ABSOLUTELY, MAN.

Narrator: AFTER 2 DAYS OF MOVING THE BACKHOE INTO POSITION...

WHOO!

...PARKER CAN FINALLY START DIGGING BOULDERS

OUT OF THE MINE.

GETTING THIS BACKHOE IN HERE

MEANS THE WORLD TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE HERE.

THE PILE OF DIRT THAT I JUST PUT HERE IN 20 MINUTES

IS MORE THAN THEY CAN DIG IN DAYS.

YEAH. FIRST SCOOP OF PAY.

FIRST BIT OF PAY DIRT.

[ CHEERING ] [ LAUGHS ]

-Karla: YEAH! WHOO! -WHOO-HOO!

-YAY! -THANK YOU!

Fred: LET'S GO! LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

THAT'S GOOD! THAT'S GOOD! THAT'S GOOD!

WE GOT THE SYSTEM MOVING NOW.

PAY DIRT'S ON THE GROUND. PAY DIRT GOES TO THE WASH.

WASH GOES TO THE GOLD.

♪

WHOA! [ LAUGHS ]

-Parker: WHAT'S UP? -GOLD NUGGETS.

LOOK AT THAT.

-Karla: OH, WOW! -WHAT A START, HUH?

-THAT'S REALLY COOL. -THAT'S REALLY COOL, MAN.

AWESOME, BROTHER. -SWEET.

-GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY! -WHOO-HOO!

EVERYBODY! WHOO!

♪

Narrator: ON THE FINAL EPISODE OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...

ONE FLAKE, SAM.

SO THAT'S PRETTY [BLEEP].

...PARKER FACES HEARTBREAK...

[ Voice breaks ] I'M IN [BLEEP] BREAKDOWN MODE RIGHT NOW.

...AND BATTLES DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN JUNGLE...

-Fred: OH, [BLEEP]! -Karla: FRED, YOU OKAY? FRED!

Parker: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE MEDIC GETS HURT.

...IN SEARCH OF THE SOURCE OF JIM'S GOLD...

THAT'S FIVE NUGGETS FROM ONE PAN.

...BEFORE SAYING GOODBYE TO JIM AND THE COMMUNITY.

-[ SNIFFLES ] -YOU'RE A VERY GOOD MAN, PARKER.

SO ARE YOU.