1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 On this episode of Destination Truth, 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Josh and his team traverse the deserts of Israel 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,000 to the ruins of Masada, an ancient fortress with a terrible past. 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,000 The feeling when you come to Masada is fear. 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,000 1,000 feet above the ground, 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,000 is this legendary site still home to the restless spirits 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,000 who died here more than 2,000 years ago? 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,000 I see one right up there. Do you see that? 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,000 I got it. I'm clear. 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,000 With compelling evidence, 11 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Josh turns to the Ghost Hunters team, 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,000 searching for answers. 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,000 That is phenomenal. That's crazy. 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,000 Next, Team Truth investigates the epic countryside of Ireland 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:41,000 where residents say the story of the leprechaun is no fairy tale. 16 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,000 I saw three little people sitting on a rock. 17 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,000 They were about so high. 18 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,000 Josh takes the investigation underground 19 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,000 to discover the truth behind this Irish mini-man. 20 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,000 You need to be wind the hell out of here as fast as you can. 21 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,000 Ryder! 22 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,000 Josh? 23 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,000 Hold on! 24 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,000 I'm Josh Gates. 25 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,000 In my travels, I've seen some unexplainable things 26 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 and I've done some things I can't quite explain. 27 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,000 Now, I've pulled together a team armed with the latest technology 28 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,000 in the search for answers to the world's strangest mysteries. 29 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,000 I'm not sure what's out there waiting for me, 30 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,000 but I know what I'm looking for. 31 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,000 The truth. 32 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,000 It's common knowledge that headlines sell newspapers. 33 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 Tell me this one wouldn't lure you in. 34 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,000 1,000 people found dead, victims of a mass suicide. 35 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,000 This sensational news story took place 2,000 years ago 36 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,000 in the vast Judean desert on a mountaintop called Masada. 37 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,000 Here, a group of 960 Jewish rebels, men, women and children, 38 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,000 revolted from Jerusalem and made a desperate last stand, 39 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,000 deciding to take their own lives rather than surrender to Roman rule. 40 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,000 Today, locals claim the site is haunted by the restless spirits 41 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,000 of those who perish during the siege. 42 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,000 People report unexplainable black masses 43 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,000 and the sound of voices atop the mesa. 44 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,000 This was going to be one of our most challenging investigations ever. 45 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,000 Masada, after all, was chosen as a stronghold for a reason, 46 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,000 surrounded on all sides by sheer cliffs 47 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,000 and perched in one of the most inhospitable deserts on Earth. 48 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Even the Roman army struggled to prevail here. 49 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 Add to that the fact that no investigation team 50 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 has ever been granted permission to spend the night 51 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000 on top of this reportedly haunted plateau. 52 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,000 Well, all that is about to change. 53 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,000 My team and I geared up to travel to Israel 54 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,000 to begin the world's first investigation into the ghosts of Masada. 55 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:30,000 Racking up a respectable 7,563 frequent-flyer miles, 56 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,000 we flew from Los Angeles to Tel Aviv, Israel. 57 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,000 The rental car company told us our vehicle would be parked curbside, 58 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,000 and they weren't kidding. 59 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Perfect. Just perfect. 60 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,000 We left the airport headed for the ancient holy city of Jerusalem, 61 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,000 where the Jewish revolt began. 62 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,000 We'd meet with experts here before following the path of the rebels south 63 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,000 to reach the 2,000-year-old ruins of Masada. 64 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,000 That is, if our car could make it. 65 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,000 This is my top speed. 66 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,000 It's like I'm piloting the tram from Disneyland. 67 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 Go around! Go around! 68 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Finally, it gave out altogether. 69 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Hi, I'm gonna need a new rental car. 70 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,000 I'm the guy in the big yellow sh** box. You can't miss me. 71 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 As soon as you can, show them. 72 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,000 We left our yellow Wrangler in the dust and acquired a vehicle 73 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 with considerably fewer miles on the odometer to get us to Jerusalem. 74 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Then I'm called to Promised Land for nothing. 75 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,000 The tourist markets on the outskirts of the old city 76 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 are littered with only the classiest religious paraphernalia. 77 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:41,000 This truly is a mecca for sacred t-shirts, wholesale menorahs, and divine tableware. 78 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,000 They have some last-suffer placements, which... 79 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,000 Nothing so classy like just putting a bowl of spaghetti on top of Jesus. 80 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 Also, the merchants are a little touchy-feely. 81 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Sir, are you trying to kiss me? 82 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,000 I see you getting very close. I just didn't know if you were trying to come... 83 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Come! There we go. 84 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Past the Kitch, though, is one of the oldest cities on Earth 85 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,000 and a nexus for three of the world's most powerful religions. 86 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,000 To meet our first expert, I was going to have to navigate a maze of narrow streets 87 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 that would take me back in time. 88 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,000 I paused at the whaling wall, believed to be the last remnant 89 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,000 of the great temple that housed the Ark of the Covenant. 90 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,000 Jews have prayed here for millennia. 91 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,000 I continued past the ornate dome of the rock, 92 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 the oldest Islamic building in the world, 93 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,000 and purportedly the place where Muhammad ascended to heaven. 94 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,000 And as I descended into the heart of the old city, 95 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,000 I passed through the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 96 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,000 the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ 97 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,000 and the location of his tomb. 98 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Emerging on the other side of town, I met up with Danny Herman. 99 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,000 He's an expert on the history of Masada. 100 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,000 Tell me about Masada today. 101 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Masada today is, for one thing, a symbol in our culture. 102 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,000 It's also a major tourist site. 103 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,000 Is this a place that people go to at night? 104 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,000 No. I wouldn't feel comfortable there at night. 105 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,000 I'll be frank with you. 106 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,000 I mean, 960 people died there. 107 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,000 The place is very famous, but very tragic. 108 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,000 Historian Aviata Miki told me about a recent excavation team 109 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,000 that felt practically run off the mountain by its unseen residents. 110 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,000 So we're talking about a group that was excavating Masada, 111 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 and during the night when they were sleeping there, 112 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,000 they heard all kinds of noises, and they interpreted these voices 113 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 and whistles and noise of the winds as ghosts. 114 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,000 And in Judaism, if someone wasn't brought into proper burial, 115 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,000 their spirit never settled, and it very well might be still in the area. 116 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,000 And I feel it. When you're there, you definitely feel it. 117 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,000 Hopeful that we might be able to document some of this activity for ourselves, 118 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,000 we exited the city and headed south. 119 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Our trek from Jerusalem to Masada would take us directly into the Judean desert 120 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,000 and through the lowest point on Earth. 121 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,000 This is the home of the Dead Sea, known for having the saltiest water on the planet 122 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:48,000 and for attracting tourists to flock here to bob on its surface. 123 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,000 Parched and overheated, my crew cooked up their own rebellious plan. 124 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Josh, it's just this one time. Please. 125 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,000 You have 20 minutes. Go. 126 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,000 It's been three seasons. They deserve a break. 127 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Having used up their brief vacation time, 128 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,000 we got back on the road and continued on our journey to Masada. 129 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:49,000 The inhospitable landscape here seems utterly barren, 130 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,000 but hearty residents still call this land home. 131 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:56,000 We stopped to talk with a few locals to find out what it's like to be neighbors with Masada. 132 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 When you visit Masada, what is the feeling of Masada? 133 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,000 It's not good energy. The feeling when you come to Masada is fear. 134 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:07,000 If you concentrate, you can hear what happened here 135 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 because the energy of it is still here. 136 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,000 Do you see things or do you just feel them? 137 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:18,000 You'll see angels and you'll hear voices and they were still alive. 138 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,000 Before tackling Masada, we needed to get a better perspective 139 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,000 on the geological marvel that we'd be investing in. 140 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,000 For months, the Jewish rebels hid in the crumbling fortress of Masada 141 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,000 that was previously abandoned by King Herod the Great, 142 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:37,000 while the Roman army built massive siege camps and a retaining wall below. 143 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,000 With the only path to the summit too narrow to let the army invade, 144 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,000 the Romans constructed a massive earthen ramp 145 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,000 that would allow them to ascend the mountain and take the rebels out. 146 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,000 Looking on helplessly, in the final hours, the rebels did the unthinkable 147 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 and called for a mass suicide. 148 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 When the Romans finally punched through the walls, 149 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,000 all they found was silence and death. 150 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,000 Back on the ground, my team and I journeyed to the foothills of Masada, 151 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:05,000 where we were about to begin a two-mile hike up the winding snake path. 152 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,000 A modern cable car runs to the plateau during the day, 153 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,000 but we wanted to reach the top the same way the rebels did. 154 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:15,000 Carrying 50-pound cases, we struggled in the 100-degree heat. 155 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,000 It doesn't sound broken. 156 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,000 This is why we have no nice things. 157 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,000 Thank you. 158 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Sweat soaked and tired, we reached the summit just before nightfall. 159 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,000 We were now utterly alone and about to be the very first to investigate 160 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,000 this historic site under cover of darkness. 161 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,000 You guys, we've got about a half hour before the sun sets. 162 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Let's get base camp up and running and get to it. 163 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,000 We set up four infrared cameras along the steep edges of the plateau. 164 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:51,000 These cameras would focus on the ruins and allow us to record any movement in the dark. 165 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:55,000 We also rigged trap campers in areas where sightings have been reported. 166 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,000 Copy that. Looks great, guys. 167 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,000 Vanessa would monitor this equipment throughout the night. 168 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,000 This is a really rare opportunity that we have. 169 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:06,000 This site has historical significance, archaeological and religious significance. 170 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,000 So we need to treat it with a lot of respect. 171 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,000 Leave no impact here. 172 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:15,000 What we're up here to do is to see if there is any sort of residual energy as people claim. 173 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,000 People have said that they heard whistles, voices, moans. 174 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,000 There are basically 1,000-foot cliffs encircling this whole fortress. 175 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,000 One false moving and you're done. 176 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:27,000 Let's get out of here. 177 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,000 Okay. 178 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Ryder, Mike and I made our way to the north of our base camp to the synagogue, 179 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:36,000 where many people have reported seeing apparitions and hearing voices. 180 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,000 Bobby and Rex headed to the eastern part of the site, 181 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:42,000 following up on reports of strange lights and sounds. 182 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,000 Ryder. 183 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,000 Yeah. 184 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,000 Can you find something? 185 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,000 This is the synagogue. 186 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,000 This is actually the oldest synagogue in the world. 187 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,000 Really? 188 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,000 It's the oldest synagogue ever found in the world. 189 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,000 Let's start by doing the DVP session here, Mike. 190 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,000 Let's just post up here, we'll get the digital recorder out, 191 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,000 and just let it roll for a while. 192 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,000 Okay. 193 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,000 That's a good idea. 194 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,000 Can you give us a sign of your presence? 195 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,000 Is there anybody here? 196 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,000 Do you hear that? 197 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Yeah. 198 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Does this sound like footsteps? 199 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,000 Yeah, it does. 200 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:36,000 It sounds like something is almost a pacing around the perimeter of the synagogue. 201 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,000 What's that? I see one right up there. Do you see that? 202 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,000 Where? 203 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,000 Right up there. 204 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,000 Outside? 205 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,000 Outside, on the second structure. Right there. 206 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,000 I got it on the flare. Hold on, hold on. 207 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:59,000 Whatever it was, it's like I saw it for a second, and then it's almost just like it was like smoke, 208 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,000 like it just vanished. 209 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,000 Well, whatever it was, it was on that wall, just right behind it. 210 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,000 Let's go check it out. Come on. 211 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Yeah. 212 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,000 Okay. 213 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Okay. 214 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,000 Okay. 215 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,000 Okay. 216 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:10,000 Okay. 217 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,000 Okay. 218 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,000 Okay. 219 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Okay. 220 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Okay. 221 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,000 Okay. 222 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,000 Okay. 223 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,000 Okay. 224 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Okay. 225 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,000 Okay. 226 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,000 Okay. 227 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Okay. 228 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,000 Okay, hold on tight. 229 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,000 Good job. 230 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:24,000 Good job. 231 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,000 Good job. 232 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,000 Great job. 233 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,000 Good job. 234 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Good job. 235 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,000 Good job, Evans. 236 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Okay. 237 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,000 And now that was a perfect view. 238 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,000 But if we just go deeper inside, do we have to see. 239 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,000 Wow. 240 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,000 Five and a half miles to the hablando? 241 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Yeah. 242 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,000 Yeah. 243 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,000 Okay. 244 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,000 She said, why don't you come outside first? 245 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:52,000 I think I can still get a massage. 246 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,000 I certainly hope so. 247 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,000 I would love a deep tissue treatment right now. 248 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Wow. 249 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,000 Look at this. 250 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,000 That's the original fresco. 251 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,000 Wow. That's cool. 252 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,000 It's so rare to see all the pigments and paints. 253 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,000 That vivid intact. That's incredible. 254 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,000 I think I can still smell a bunch of sweaty men. 255 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,000 That's because I'm still with three of them. 256 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,000 Oh, it's truly stinking. 257 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,000 That's true. 258 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,000 There's just a sheer drop right there. 259 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Rex, come here. Listen. 260 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,000 They stay still for a while. 261 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,000 It's like drums. 262 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,000 There's a huge hit in the inner ear. 263 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,000 Especially anyone with a drum set. 264 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,000 That's your base camp? 265 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,000 Bobby and I heard what sounded like old drums. 266 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Waiting kind of in the distance. 267 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:23,000 What's your position? Is there anyone out there that may have created those fountains? 268 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,000 That's negative. Vanessa, there's nobody out here with us. 269 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,000 We're pretty much isolated out here at the sand. 270 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,000 Why don't you head back to base camp and we'll figure out a plan from here. 271 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Come on. That sounds good. 272 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,000 Right or watch your foot. It gets about a thousand foot fall. 273 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,000 Okay. 274 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,000 We're basically hanging off the side of the mountain on these little staircases, 275 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:48,000 but this will wrap us around to the northern palace. 276 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,000 All of this would have been part of his palace complex. 277 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:58,000 And it also would have been where a lot of the zealots would have been living. 278 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,000 This is probably the best preserved part of the entire site. This is Herod's palace. 279 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,000 You can see there's still plaster and paint columns. 280 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,000 It's just unbelievable. 281 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,000 Do you hear that? 282 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,000 Yeah, I do hear that. It's like a thumping. 283 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,000 What is that? 284 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,000 Sounds kind of rhythmic. 285 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,000 I wonder what that could be. 286 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,000 Back in ancient Roman times, where would the Romans have been camped out? 287 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,000 Well, the Romans had eight camps circling Masada. 288 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:35,000 The main ones on the other side, but there certainly would be one or two down here at the base. 289 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,000 Right there, to your right. I see them. Right on your camera. 290 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,000 The diamond. The wall. 291 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Oh, there's one right there, yeah. 292 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,000 So there's a Roman camp right there. 293 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,000 I think the only thing down there is that Roman camp, which is abandoned. 294 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:51,000 And that would be like the direction that we heard the something coming from. 295 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,000 It just feels like it's right below us. 296 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,000 I mean, no. There was no doubt. 297 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,000 Whoa, what? What was that? 298 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,000 What the f*** was that? 299 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,000 Did you see something? 300 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,000 Like, you're asleep below us. 301 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,000 I see something right there. 302 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,000 I can't see far enough. 303 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,000 Was anybody else here? 304 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:28,000 All I see is rocks, and I don't see anything else down there. 305 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Wow. 306 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,000 I just saw something move right under the floor. 307 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,000 What did it look like? 308 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,000 It was a black... dammit. 309 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,000 I just saw through the slats and it moved underneath. 310 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 Like a black figure or a black shadow. 311 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 Hello? 312 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,000 Hold on. It's a bike. 313 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,000 That's all the way to two. 314 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,000 Almost three. 315 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,000 What was that? 316 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,000 There's something. I just saw something move down there, right? 317 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,000 Josh, I don't see anything. 318 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,000 Right there. Right there. 319 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,000 What was that? 320 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,000 There's something. I just saw something move down there, right? 321 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,000 Josh, I don't see anything. 322 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,000 Right there. Right there. 323 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,000 What do you see? Is that an egg? 324 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,000 I see rocks. 325 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,000 I swear to you, I just saw a black shadow go right under this floor. 326 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,000 It's hard to get. 327 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,000 It is sealed off down there. It's sealed off down there. 328 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,000 That's the max's point. 329 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,000 Did you feel like what you're seeing is something biological? 330 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,000 No. No, it was not getting off heat. 331 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,000 It registered as black, which is cold. 332 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,000 I'm covered in goosebumps. 333 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,000 It's gone. 334 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,000 Wait, guys. Let's take the thermal recording. 335 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:51,000 Let's get it back to base camp. 336 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Get new tapes and head back out again. 337 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Let's do it. Okay. Ready to go? 338 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 Yeah. 339 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,000 Hey, guys. What's up? 340 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Hey, how's it going? 341 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,000 So, how was the sound? 342 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,000 It was a pretty interesting sweep. 343 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,000 In a few minutes, we heard a very faint drum sounding. 344 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,000 I was pounding in intervals of three. 345 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Just boom, boom, boom. 346 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,000 It seems like we may be hearing the exact same thing, 347 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,000 because it's very similar to this, 348 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,000 this, you know, low kind of beating noise 349 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,000 that we heard in the Northern Palace. 350 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Well, the interesting thing to me is we're out in the middle of nowhere, 351 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,000 and to be hearing a drum like who's doing a drum circle out here, 352 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,000 especially at 1200 feet. 353 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,000 It seemed like it was coming from almost off the mesa somewhere, 354 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,000 but we looked out into the darkness and we couldn't really pinpoint it. 355 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,000 There's a lot of stuff already to take a look at, 356 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,000 but we really want to get down to the southern part of the site 357 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,000 and check the acoustics down there. 358 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,000 People say they hear a lot of whispers and moans and things like that. 359 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,000 So we're going to head down to the southern part of the site now. 360 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,000 We'll see you guys later. 361 00:17:53,000 --> 00:18:06,000 This is basically the southern edge of the site. 362 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:11,000 It looks like there's a bunch of canyons and some more rises over there. 363 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,000 Hello! 364 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,000 Hello! 365 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,000 It's neat, the full delay on it before you hear it again. 366 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,000 It's amazing. 367 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,000 People say they hear weird noises here. 368 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,000 Why don't you do this, Mike? Why don't you pull out the parabolic dish 369 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:28,000 and see how low we can be talking and you actually hear it bounce back? 370 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,000 I can try, yeah. 371 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:37,000 As far as the parabolic goes, I'm not really going to turn the sensitivity up too loud 372 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,000 because we want to get a sense of what people were hearing with their ears. 373 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,000 So I'm just going to kind of focus it to certain areas of the canyon. 374 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,000 Great. Let's do it. 375 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,000 So, Mike, let's start with the loudest first. 376 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,000 Right, that's definitely you. 377 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,000 I'm going to take that as a compliment. 378 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,000 Try not to blow my ear drums out, okay? 379 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,000 I mean, are you like a construction worker? 380 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:08,000 Don't be very quiet. We'll just settle and we'll try to do it almost at just regular speaking voice. 381 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,000 Go ahead. 382 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,000 Hello! 383 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,000 I heard that. I heard it. 384 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,000 Really? 385 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,000 Yeah, I did. 386 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,000 That's mad. 387 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,000 It's crazy. 388 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:24,000 So even at basically just normal conversational level, 389 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,000 the canyons and the walls are actually bouncing your words back to the site. 390 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,000 So imagine, you know, the wind really kicking. 391 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,000 I'm sure these canyons start singing, you know. 392 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,000 That's really interesting, you know. 393 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:39,000 I mean, possibly the people that are claiming that they hear voices and noises and whispers and moans up here 394 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:42,000 are really hearing just reverberations from these canyon walls. 395 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,000 Okay, let's stroll back. 396 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:48,000 With the sun on the horizon, we made the long trip out of the desert and back to the States. 397 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,000 After reviewing all of the footage, we found some intriguing evidence 398 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:56,000 and met up with America's favorite ghost hunters, Jason and Grant, to get their take on our findings. 399 00:19:56,000 --> 00:20:01,000 First, I wanted their opinion on the strange drumming noises that both teams heard during our investigation. 400 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,000 Do you hear that? 401 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,000 Yeah, I do hear that. It's like a thumping. 402 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,000 What is that? 403 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,000 Sounds kind of rhythmic. 404 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,000 I wonder what that could be. 405 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:24,000 Well, it's interesting. You can definitely hear what sounds like drums. 406 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:25,000 Right. 407 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:28,000 I think when it comes down to it, you need to remember that this is a very large desert 408 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,000 and you're filming at night, so there's the whole sound refraction issue, 409 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,000 which sound travels much further at night than during the day. 410 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,000 Yeah, as the heat of the day rises, it creates a ceiling 411 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:41,000 and so instead of sound bouncing up the ground and going into the sky, it just continues. 412 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,000 It may be that we are hearing reverberations here from somewhere else in the desert. 413 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:49,000 Yeah, very possible, especially when it comes down to a bassy sound like a drum. 414 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,000 It's just going to go that much further. 415 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,000 Having dismissed the drumming, we turned to our thermal footage. 416 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:57,000 The signature below the floorboards proved too inconclusive to analyze, 417 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,000 so we turned to our most compelling evidence. 418 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,000 I'd love to have you guys just take a look at this and react to it and let me know what you think. 419 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,000 Okay. 420 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,000 I got it. Hold on. 421 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,000 Whoa! 422 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,000 Yeah, we're flying back to that. 423 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:19,000 I think the thing that's important to remember here is that we're on top of a mesa with thousand foot cliffs. 424 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,000 There's nobody up here. We're completely alone. 425 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,000 That to me is like there's a dude there. 426 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,000 Looks like a person. 427 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,000 I'm sure he's a person. 428 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 Yeah, he's a person. 429 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,000 Okay. 430 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:31,000 I think we're going to be fine. 431 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,000 There's no one up here. 432 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,000 I'm going to go down the stairs. 433 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,000 Okay, so we're going to be fine. 434 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 Okay, so we're going to be fine. 435 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 That to me is like there's a dude there. 436 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Looks like a person. 437 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Go friend by friend. 438 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,000 So it starts moving, right? 439 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Well, you can even see the hands. Look. 440 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,000 That's wild. 441 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,000 It looks like somebody's standing there in a rope. 442 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,000 And then it just disappears. 443 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,000 It turns and disappears. 444 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,000 That's phenomenal. 445 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,000 That thermal image would probably be enough to say, 446 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,000 yeah, it's got activity. 447 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,000 I gotta be honest. I'm jealous of you with that piece of evidence. 448 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,000 That's an awesome piece of evidence. 449 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:09,000 Our investigation in the Holy Land left us with conflicting results. 450 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,000 On one hand, we were able to debunk the sounds of voices 451 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,000 as potent canyon echoes. 452 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,000 That's really interesting. 453 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,000 And the sounds of drumming were likely just the same. 454 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:21,000 On the other hand, a resting thermal evidence supported a paranormal presence. 455 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:25,000 To those who travel to Masada and climb to its lonely ruins, 456 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 the power of this place is undeniable. 457 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Just be sure to look over your shoulder from time to time. 458 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,000 You might be less alone here than you think. 459 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,000 I've never been one to make much of a fuss about St. Patrick's Day. 460 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,000 After all, my English roots run pretty deep. 461 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 I don't run around dressed in green, 462 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 and I certainly don't believe in leprechauns. 463 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:47,000 After all, a fancy little pipe-smoking creature who guards gold and cobble shoes 464 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,000 doesn't exactly smack of reality. 465 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,000 But it turns out that belief in the leprechaun 466 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:55,000 dates back thousands of years to Celtic settlers and Viking invaders 467 00:22:55,000 --> 00:23:00,000 who described entire races of creatures that once populated ancient Ireland. 468 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:04,000 And then I read something that was truly magically delicious. 469 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:08,000 The European Commission has recently designated an area in western Ireland as, 470 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,000 and I quote, 471 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,000 a protected area for the little people. 472 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 Many Irish citizens believe that the leprechaun 473 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,000 is a resident of an unseen realm called the Fairy World, 474 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:23,000 made up of biological entities who lurk deep in forests and underground in hidden caves. 475 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,000 Sightings date back to time immemorial, 476 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:29,000 but the most recent reports are concentrated in the enchanted hills of County Clare 477 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,000 along the western coast. 478 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,000 We're all familiar with his depiction in pop culture, 479 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,000 but we took our cues from real life run-ins 480 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,000 to come up with this digital interpretation of the leprechaun. 481 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Spotted mostly at night in the rural countryside, 482 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:45,000 this aging Irish miniman is as elusive as he is famous. 483 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,000 Standing at a mere 24 inches high, 484 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:51,000 this tiny humanoid creature is distinguished as having long, pointed ears 485 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,000 and a deeply weathered face. 486 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:57,000 He's almost always described as having reddish hair and an overgrown beard. 487 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:01,000 Witnesses claim that his greatest defensive asset is his incredible speed, 488 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:05,000 which allows him to move quickly through the overgrown forest and mossy underbrush, 489 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,000 making him nearly impossible to track. 490 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:13,000 My team and I packed up our gear and set out to explore the green hills of Ireland 491 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:17,000 in hopes of turning up proof of its most infamous miniature resident. 492 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,000 We flew 12 hours from Los Angeles to the city of Dublin, 493 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,000 where they call soccer football, a beer as a pint, 494 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,000 and you can even bump into a leprechaun right at the airport. 495 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:31,000 I can't believe it. I cannot believe it. 496 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:34,000 I'm here looking for a leprechaun. I flew to Ireland looking for a leprechaun. 497 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,000 They confide it. I find a pioneer. 498 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,000 You're flying to where? London. For what? 499 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,000 This thing. Okay. 500 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,000 Suspicious that these men may not have been actual leprechauns, 501 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,000 we loaded our gear into a 4x4 vehicle for the journey ahead. 502 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,000 We made our way out of the airport and into the city center, 503 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:54,000 where even today, the modern world and ancient Ireland are still intertwined 504 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:59,000 in a maze of Celtic symbols, medieval architecture, and soaring cathedrals. 505 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,000 The cobblestone pavement proved to be a challenge for Ryder's luggage. 506 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,000 Ryder, how many times have I told you you've got to pack lighter? 507 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,000 This is light. 508 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,000 And as we walked through Dublin's winding streets, 509 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:13,000 we found the leprechaun was definitely a part of the commercial landscape. 510 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:21,000 Johnny, Joseph, Jonathan, Joan, Jimmy, Jill, Jeanette, Jason. 511 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,000 This is outrageous. 512 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,000 You know what, maybe instead just go with feargle. 513 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,000 I don't want to be feargle. 514 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,000 Come here often. 515 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,000 I'm from here. 516 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,000 So the key is we want to blend in with the locals. 517 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,000 Mesh right in. 518 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,000 Strolling the streets in our new Irish fashions, 519 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,000 we were feeling confident that we were running under the radar. 520 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:46,000 And we made our way to meet up with our first interview, resident folklorist Johnny Daly. 521 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,000 Well, tell me a little bit about how the leprechaun fits into ancient Irish folklore. 522 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:54,000 The beliefs in this other world, in this underworld, in this fairy world, 523 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,000 it existed in many ancient folk societies. 524 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:01,000 But with the arrival of the Roman Empire, these old pagan beliefs were pushed aside and suppressed. 525 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,000 Do you think of the earliest people who came to Ireland, 526 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,000 were having some sort of physical encounters with something biological 527 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,000 and had to sort of put a name to it? 528 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,000 That's the question, isn't it? 529 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,000 Is it our imagination or is it real? 530 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,000 Do you talk to people, people who have had experiences with this world, 531 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,000 they believe it's very real to them? 532 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,000 If I'm going to find a leprechaun, I need to do what? 533 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,000 The best time is to be out there at night time. 534 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,000 Out at night? 535 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Around, and blends, ditches, caves, be open to it. 536 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,000 What about having a few pints? 537 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,000 Well, having a few pints would probably make you a lot more open to it, definitely. 538 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,000 Great. 539 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,000 You'd be open to seeing loads of different things. 540 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:35,000 So I should be drinking. 541 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,000 Ryder, can you start making a list, please? 542 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,000 Case of whiskey. 543 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,000 And how many beers would you drink? 544 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,000 Oh, a good keg should do him fine. 545 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,000 A keg? 546 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:45,000 A whole keg. 547 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:49,000 Johnny assured us that no amount of alcohol would reveal the leprechaun here in Dublin. 548 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:52,000 We'd need to travel to the distant and rural town of Doolan, 549 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,000 where leprechauns and fairies are spotted frequently. 550 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,000 Our drive would take us more than 200 miles clear across country 551 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,000 to the far western reaches of Ireland. 552 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:04,000 On the way, I identified the most difficult job in Ireland, meteorologist. 553 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,000 It was sunny 10 seconds ago, 554 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,000 and now it's hailing. 555 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,000 Ireland, get your act together. 556 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:15,000 Our cross-country road trip felt like a journey back in time. 557 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,000 Mile after mile, Ireland's magnificent rolling countryside 558 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,000 seemed like something out of a fairy tale, 559 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:24,000 and it wasn't hard to imagine why people here believe this land is enchanted. 560 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,000 Listen, I'm no leprechaun expert, 561 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,000 but pretty much we should just head towards the end of that rainbow, right? 562 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,000 Absolutely. 563 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,000 But you're sure you're not an expert? 564 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,000 No, I mean, I'll be coming in. 565 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,000 I'm getting it. 566 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,000 Nearing our destination, we stopped to talk with lifelong resident Kevin Woods, 567 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,000 who says he had a recent close encounter with the leprechaun. 568 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,000 What did you see? 569 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,000 I saw three little people sitting on a rock, 570 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,000 and it was 11 o'clock in the morning. 571 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,000 I was totally transfixed. 572 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,000 I couldn't move. 573 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:54,000 They were about so high, maybe 12, 14, 15 inches high. 574 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:58,000 News of Kevin's sighting traveled all the way to the executive branch of Ireland's government, 575 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,000 and astonishingly, they took the news very seriously. 576 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:09,000 We got word about six weeks ago that this area has been designated as an area of special protection. 577 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,000 Special protection for the little people, so there'll be no development, 578 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,000 there'll be no more cutting trees, 579 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,000 and destroying the whole environment here for these people. 580 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:21,000 And if I'm looking for a leprechaun, do you think it's possible for me to see one? 581 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:25,000 I think it's possible, yeah, if you open your eyes. 582 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:30,000 You look anywhere that is in this area because the evidence is here that they are here. 583 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:36,000 Next, we heard about a pub owner who claims to have the bones of a leprechaun on display in his bar. 584 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,000 Now this I had to see. 585 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,000 Here it is, leprechaun bones. 586 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:45,000 Mickey, the pub's owner, proudly unlocked the case to his prized possession. 587 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,000 Do you think those are leprechaun bones? 588 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:50,000 Oh, God, I wouldn't want to dispute it because I'd be afraid to. 589 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Right, of course. 590 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,000 And have you ever thought about having the bones tested to see what they really are? 591 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,000 Oh, that'd be bad luck, no, no. 592 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,000 So that's a no? 593 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,000 That'd be a no. 594 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,000 I photographed the bones for later analysis in Los Angeles. 595 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:07,000 I was disappointed that we couldn't take a sample, so I did what seemed natural and drowned my sorrows over a pint with my crew. 596 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,000 So the leprechaun... 597 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:16,000 We were told that if we were going to find a leprechaun, we were going to need to drink. 598 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,000 That was actually what they said to us. 599 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,000 This is work right now. 600 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,000 This is research. 601 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,000 Research. 602 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,000 First near-ex? 603 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,000 We got how fun research was. 604 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:28,000 Research is great. 605 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,000 Can we get some more research over here, please? 606 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:36,000 If drinking a pint would help us see the leprechaun, then my team and I were going for a full-on close encounter. 607 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:42,000 Exhausted from our long day of research, we would have to continue our investigation in the morning. 608 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:49,000 After our night on the town, I felt like the leprechaun was cobbling on my head, but we pressed on to the west. 609 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:55,000 After our nearly two full days of travel, we arrived at the charming town of Doolan on the west coast of Ireland. 610 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:59,000 Here, the country ends abruptly at the 700-foot-tall cliffs of Moer. 611 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:05,000 Settled more than a thousand years ago, this county is home to the most recent sightings and with ancient castles, 612 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:09,000 waterfalls that spill upward, and Ireland's sunniest weather. 613 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,000 It certainly felt as though I was in the heart of leprechaun country. 614 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:18,000 I paid a visit to Eddie Linehan, a local historian and author who, after years of telling tales of leprechauns, 615 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,000 finally had the privilege of seeing one for himself. 616 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:25,000 You can meet them, and if you do, you have to keep your eye on him. 617 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,000 If you take your eye off him for a moment, gone. 618 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:31,000 Eddie explained that his sighting was near a fairy fort or ring. 619 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:38,000 These ancient ruins provided shelter, but many locals believe they contain underground entrances to the leprechauns' world. 620 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:43,000 Do you believe that these fairy rings or these fairy forts are powerful places? 621 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,000 Oh, yes. Oh, yes. 622 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:50,000 He went on to warn me about dangerous caves hidden deep in the forests that also link to this underworld. 623 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:56,000 When you're facing the darkness like that and you don't know how far in this goes, anything could be waiting for you. 624 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,000 You just don't know. 625 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:02,000 I wanted to investigate further, so we made a plan to traverse the remote countryside on horseback 626 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:07,000 to try to find the place that the locals believe is the key to locating the leprechaun. 627 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,000 Okay, guys, we're going to split up. 628 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,000 Go down some of these old trails. 629 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,000 Just keep your eyes open, see what you can see, okay? 630 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:14,000 Right here with me. Come on. 631 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:27,000 We honed in on the area where eyewitnesses claimed to spot the creatures and searched out the ring as well as any nearby habitats that could theoretically conceal such an animal. 632 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:31,000 Gerardo, check this out. This is the fairy ring he was talking about. 633 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,000 I know local people don't often just walk inside them. 634 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,000 Right, they don't often come in here. They're very superstitious about them. 635 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,000 We, of course, have just trotted right inside of them. 636 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:45,000 But then they would say that if you do that, a leprechaun or a fairy will come out and you will see one. 637 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,000 I don't see one yet. 638 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,000 What I do see is there's a forest, obviously, up in the ridge. 639 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:51,000 We should definitely try to get up there later. 640 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:55,000 We've heard people have actually seen things and lights and movement in that forest. 641 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:56,000 The day was growing short. 642 00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:00,000 Ryder and I met up with the rest of the team and we headed into the forest. 643 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,000 As darkness fell, we established a base camp and set up our equipment. 644 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:08,000 We positioned four infrared cameras 300 feet from base camp in four different directions. 645 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:12,000 These cameras would spot anything lurking around our camp in the darkness. 646 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,000 Beyond the IR cameras, we set up four digital trap cameras, 647 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:19,000 programmed to start firing photos at the slightest sign of movement. 648 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:22,000 Finally, we established an infrared perimeter fence. 649 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:27,000 Multiple sensors would transmit an alert back to base camp if anything tripped through its invisible beam. 650 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,000 Vanessa would monitor all of the equipment throughout the night. 651 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,000 I think that just in terms of a reality check of what we're doing out here, 652 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:37,000 both the leprechaun and the story of fairies go back thousands of years. 653 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,000 We're really here because there are still people in this part of the country 654 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,000 who have a strong belief in these things, claim they see these things, 655 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,000 and we're out here to see if we can put a face on what it is that they're seeing. 656 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,000 If anybody does catch a leprechaun tonight, people say to hold on tight to him 657 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,000 and that you can steal his pot of gold. 658 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,000 So that's a little incentive for all of you. 659 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,000 I'm going to take Ryder and Evan. 660 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,000 We're going to do an initial sweep down through the southern edge of the forest. 661 00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,000 While we're doing that, you can start sending sweep teams out from here as well. 662 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,000 Let's do it, guys. Come on. 663 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:02,000 All right. 664 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,000 Come on. 665 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,000 Oh, it's thick in here. 666 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,000 I don't see anything to you. 667 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,000 No, not yet. 668 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:16,000 Some streams. 669 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,000 It'd be hard to see footprints in here. This ground is all mossy. 670 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,000 Pretty quiet except for that wind. 671 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,000 Very, very quiet. 672 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,000 Okay. 673 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,000 Let's keep moving. 674 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,000 Oh, f***ing, the flier right there. 675 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,000 It's pretty quiet except for that wind. 676 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,000 Very, very quiet. 677 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,000 Okay. 678 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,000 Let's keep moving. 679 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:42,000 Oh, f***ing, the flier right there. 680 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,000 What? 681 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,000 Heat signature right in the flier. 682 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,000 Just saw it. 683 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,000 I just got a weird heat signature. 684 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,000 Went right behind a tree. 685 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,000 I lost it. 686 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:51,000 Whatever it is, went right back in there. 687 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,000 All right, well, let's cruise over there. 688 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,000 Let's go. 689 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:01,000 All right, Vanessa, we'll let you know if we see anything. 690 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,000 Okay. 691 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,000 Wait a second. 692 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,000 I think so. 693 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,000 Yeah, and there's something showing up on the flier behind a rock right there. 694 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:18,000 Oh, yeah, definitely. 695 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:20,000 Is it moving? 696 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,000 No, but it's like down in that tree. 697 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:23,000 See how bright that is? 698 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Definitely. 699 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,000 I wonder if that's the leprechaun's house. 700 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,000 I want to catch him in the light out of his window. 701 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,000 Look at that. 702 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:31,000 It's completely bright compared to everything else. 703 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,000 Come out, little wee man. 704 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,000 You need a bigger stick, buddy. 705 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:40,000 It might not be a leprechaun, 706 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,000 but a badger may come out and bite you on the neck. 707 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,000 It's getting red hot down there, man. 708 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,000 Okay, here, Bobby. 709 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,000 I just scooped this out right here. 710 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:52,000 Is it showing up on the flier? 711 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,000 Yeah, it's bright. 712 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,000 It's glowing. 713 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:57,000 It's red hot compared to everything else around us. 714 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,000 Yeah, we should grab the evidence kit, 715 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,000 you know, bag a little bit of this stuff, 716 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:02,000 and at least see what it is. 717 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,000 I mean, it could just be really minimal, rich soil, you know. 718 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:07,000 Bobby to base camp. 719 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,000 Come on, man. 720 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,000 Can we get the evidence kit out here? 721 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,000 We would love to collect the soil samples. 722 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,000 Cover that well, dear. 723 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,000 I'll see you in about a minute. 724 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,000 Are you picking it up? 725 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,000 Whatever it was was right in here. 726 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,000 It's not here anymore. 727 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,000 Whatever it was was carrying a box of lucky charms. 728 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,000 Could you see the box on the floor? 729 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,000 I could see the box, 730 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,000 and I could see each of the individual marshmallows. 731 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,000 What were the ingredients in Lucky Charms again? 732 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:37,000 There was green clovers. 733 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,000 Pink hearts. 734 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,000 Yellow diamonds. 735 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,000 Purple horseshoes. 736 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,000 And blue moons. 737 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,000 Where's the gold? 738 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,000 No gold. 739 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,000 Doesn't make any sense. 740 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,000 The one thing leprechauns are known to have. 741 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,000 Find what color general males. 742 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,000 I don't want to get them on the phone. 743 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,000 We'll get them. 744 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,000 Explain to me what a purple horseshoe is. 745 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,000 We'll get them on the phone. 746 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:58,000 Hey Rex, Bobby picked something up on the floor. 747 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,000 I just dug this hole out right here. 748 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:01,000 And I'm holding this stuff, 749 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,000 and it's literally steaming my hands, 750 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,000 but it's cold. 751 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:05,000 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 752 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,000 Isn't that nuts? 753 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,000 It's steaming up the bag. 754 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,000 Interesting. 755 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,000 Maybe this tree is something special, man. 756 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,000 I don't know if this is a leprechaun house, 757 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:19,000 but that is some weird stuff. 758 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,000 Let's roll, buddy. 759 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,000 Well, why did you hear that? 760 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,000 Yeah. 761 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,000 That tapping noise. 762 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,000 Yeah. 763 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,000 And I wonder if that's what they're hearing. 764 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,000 You know, these trees, these branches come down, 765 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,000 these trees settle. 766 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,000 They get this tapping noises. 767 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,000 They just dead branches and stuff falling off. 768 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,000 Man, that is so creepy. 769 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,000 That may be what they're hearing out here. 770 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,000 That's what they're seeing, I don't know. 771 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,000 Right, it looks like it opens up over here. 772 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:49,000 Okay. 773 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:50,000 Oh, wow. 774 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:55,000 Yeah, it's like it drops way off right here. 775 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,000 I'm looking at the tops of trees. 776 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,000 So you figure it must be down at least 50, 60 feet. 777 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,000 I can hear water dropping off, too. 778 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:02,000 I don't know if it's a cave down there, 779 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,000 or just a waterfall, 780 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,000 but let's rig up and see if we can get down there. 781 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:06,000 Yeah. 782 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,000 Okay. 783 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,000 How we doing, Evan? 784 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,000 Okay, guys, let's go. 785 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,000 Okay, guys, let's go. 786 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,000 It drops off sharp here. 787 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,000 Okay, it's down. 788 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,000 Okay, I'm on my way. 789 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,000 Oh, it's very slippery. 790 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:37,000 Okay, guys, let's go. 791 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,000 Okay, guys, let's go. 792 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,000 It drops off sharp here. 793 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,000 Okay, it's down. 794 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,000 Okay, I'm on my way. 795 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,000 Okay. 796 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,000 Go careful. 797 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,000 It's slippery down here. 798 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:52,000 Josh for base camp, come in base camp. 799 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,000 I have entered. 800 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,000 We may have found a cave. 801 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,000 Ryder and I are going to go and check it out. 802 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,000 Let's pull the harnesses and keep them closed 803 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:05,000 in case we need them again. 804 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,000 Get down inside of it, stay close together. 805 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,000 It's going to be dark. 806 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,000 Let's see what's down there. 807 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:10,000 Ready? 808 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:16,000 Okay. 809 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:24,000 Wow, I didn't see any signs of any living down here. 810 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,000 I should have done my yoga this morning. 811 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,000 Guys, I hear water. 812 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,000 Do you hear that low grumbling? 813 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,000 Water's coming out of the top side. 814 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,000 I don't know if it's raining up top or what, 815 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,000 but you need to be lying the hell out of here 816 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,000 as fast as you can. 817 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,000 Okay, let's go. 818 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,000 Ryder. 819 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Ryder. 820 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,000 Where's Ryder? 821 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:21,000 Ryder. 822 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:28,000 We need to be lying the hell out of here as fast as we can. 823 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,000 Okay. 824 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,000 No, no, no, no. 825 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,000 Ryder. 826 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:42,000 Ryder. 827 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,000 Where's Ryder? 828 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,000 Ryder? 829 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,000 Josh? 830 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:49,000 Oh, shit. 831 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,000 Josh, my light just went out. 832 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,000 What are you doing back here? 833 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,000 What am I doing back here? 834 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:57,000 What are you doing over there? 835 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:58,000 I thought you were behind me. 836 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:01,000 I was until you went out without me. 837 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,000 Watch this top. 838 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,000 Oh, my light went out. 839 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,000 You see it? 840 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,000 Oh, this place is creepy. 841 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,000 There you go. 842 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,000 Where? 843 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:14,000 Muddy. 844 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,000 No, that one counts. 845 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,000 Basecamp to Bobby. 846 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:23,000 Go for Bobby. 847 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,000 Hey, Bobby. 848 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,000 The perimeter alarm in zone two just went off. 849 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:28,000 We'll copy that. 850 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,000 We're rushing over there right now. 851 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:42,000 Hey. 852 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,000 Can you guys see a little fella? 853 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,000 How about you? 854 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:46,000 Hi. 855 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,000 Bobby to Basecamp. 856 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,000 I think we found what set up the perimeter alarm. 857 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,000 It's just some cows. 858 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,000 They must have wandered over and tripped the alarm. 859 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,000 Man. 860 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:54,000 Go. 861 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,000 What the hell is that? 862 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,000 What is it? 863 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,000 Bones of some sort. 864 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,000 Let's get joint right here. 865 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,000 We're going to get joint right here. 866 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,000 We're going to get joint right here. 867 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,000 We're going to get joint right here. 868 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,000 We're going to get joint right here. 869 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,000 We're going to get joint right here. 870 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:11,000 We're going to get joint right here. 871 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:12,000 Yep. 872 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,000 Looks like a leg about two feet long. 873 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:17,000 Whatever that is, it would have been off of something pretty small. 874 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:21,000 I don't know if it's a leprechaun leg, but some sort of mammal. 875 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,000 But it looks like something dragged the rest of this away. 876 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,000 Let's photograph this thing first. 877 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:32,000 I think both the joints in this bone in the end. 878 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,000 Don't lose those bones. 879 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,000 That may be a dead leprechaun. 880 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,000 It had been a long cold night in the woods of western Ireland, 881 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,000 and my team was ready for a warm bed. 882 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,000 We flew 14 hours back to Los Angeles to sort through our findings. 883 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:47,000 At the Museum of Natural History, 884 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,000 we headed up to the massive collections to seek out 885 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,000 mnemologist Jim Dines, 886 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,000 who would hopefully classify our skeletal findings. 887 00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:56,000 Before you render a verdict, do you think that it's possible 888 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:58,000 that you're holding the bones of a leprechaun? 889 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,000 Only if leprechauns have hooves. 890 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,000 Uh-oh. 891 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:04,000 I think we're in trouble. 892 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:05,000 I think we're in trouble. 893 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:08,000 From what I know about leprechauns, they're small human-like forms. 894 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,000 This is from a sheep. 895 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:11,000 A sheep, which would make sense in Ireland? 896 00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:14,000 Yeah, you can see it matches up really nicely. 897 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,000 I'm willing to buy that analysis. 898 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:16,000 Okay, good. 899 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:19,000 Now here, this is what I really want you to take a look at. 900 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:20,000 Oh. 901 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,000 These are some skeletal remains from an Irish pub, 902 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,000 because if you're looking for a leprechaun, 903 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,000 a bar is usually where you want to head. 904 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:28,000 Naturally. 905 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,000 I'm just dying to hear what you make of this. 906 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:32,000 Well, it's about the right size of a leprechaun. 907 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:33,000 That's true. 908 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:36,000 But what I'm seeing is an assemblage of miscellaneous bones. 909 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,000 In fact, they look a lot like chicken wings. 910 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:39,000 Uh-huh. 911 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:41,000 Were they serving buffalo wings at this pub? 912 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,000 You know, I think they were, actually. 913 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,000 It's all starting to come together now. 914 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:46,000 It's all coming together. 915 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:47,000 It's all coming together. 916 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:49,000 This comes as something of a good quality. 917 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:50,000 I think it's a good quality. 918 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:51,000 I think it's a good quality. 919 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:52,000 I think it's a good quality. 920 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:53,000 I think it's a good quality. 921 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:54,000 It's coming into focus. 922 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,000 This comes as something of a grave shock to me. 923 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:58,000 I thought I was convinced that what we were looking at here 924 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,000 was actually a body of a leprechaun. 925 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:03,000 With the bones identified and our soil sample yielding up 926 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:06,000 no traces of DNA, it came as no great surprise 927 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:09,000 that we didn't turn up proof positive of the story leprechaun. 928 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:11,000 Have you guys seen La Little Cola? 929 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:14,000 What was surprising was the earnest belief held by many Irish 930 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,000 toward an ancient and hidden world. 931 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,000 To dismiss the leprechaun is to dismiss 932 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:20,000 a rich and vibrant Celtic mythology. 933 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,000 He is both an ancient standard bearer 934 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:24,000 and a pop culture icon. 935 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,000 And according to folklore, a resident of a realm 936 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:28,000 that we mere mortals may never discover. 937 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:30,000 I'm willing to continue to search though, 938 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,000 and you never know, with enough additional research 939 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,000 I might just meet him after all.