Original subtitles

TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF THE VILLAGE?

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THE LAST BUCKET.

Narrator: JIM LEAHY AND THE PEOPLE OF KUTA VILLAGE

ARE WASHING THE LAST

OF THE STOCKPILED PAY DIRT FROM THE MINE.

ANTICIPATION LEVELS ARE HIGH AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

Narrator: AFTER TWO DAYS OF RUNNING,

THE CONCENTRATE IS FINALLY READY TO PROCESS.

FINGERS CROSSED AND LEGS CROSSED AND EVERYTHING ELSE CROSSED,

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GET.

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Parker: WE'RE BACK.

HOW'S IT GOING?

IS JIM AROUND?

Narrator: BACK FROM HIS MISSION, PARKER IS EAGER TO SEE

IF THE SOURCE OF GOLD HE FOUND ON KUTA MOUNTAIN

REALLY HAS FED INTO MICK LEAHY'S LEGENDARY OLD MINE.

OH, THERE HE IS. HI, JIM.

HI.

YOU GUYS ARE PANNING, HUH?

YEAH, YEAH, JUST DOING A CLEANUP HERE.

Parker: GOT YOU.

SO YOU GUYS HAD A GOOD RUN WITH IT ALL?

YEAH, SO WE MANAGED TO CLEAN UP

ALL OF THE REST OF THE STUFF WE DUG UP

AND HEAPED UP THERE,

SO EVERYTHING THAT WAS LEFT FROM THOSE DAYS

IS IN HERE RIGHT NOW.

BRILLIANT.

ANY BIG NUGGETS?

WE DON'T KNOW YET, JUST STARTED A FEW MINUTES AGO,

SO WE'LL SEE HOW WE GO, I SUPPOSE.

Fred: KIND OF TENSE.

HOPING THE STUFF THAT THEY PROCESSED THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX

IS REALLY GONNA PAY OFF.

YOU KNOW, A LOT RESTS ON THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

YEAH. EVERYONE HERE IS ON EDGE.

JIM HAS GOT PLANS TO, YOU KNOW, BUILD A SCHOOL FOR THESE GUYS,

YOU KNOW, IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, YOU KNOW,

AND GIVE THESE GUYS A SORT OF, LIKE, A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

Parker: LIKE, THIS COULD TOTALLY CHANGE THESE PEOPLE'S LIVES,

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT SCARY.

Sam: HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL, LIKE,

THE IDEA THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE

TO CHANGE THESE PEOPLE'S LIVES?

YEAH, YOU KNOW...

I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A TOUGH...

THAT'S A REALLY TOUGH CONCEPT FOR ME TO GET,

IN ALL HONESTY.

I DISCOUNT THE IDEA THAT WE OR I HELPED CHANGED LIVES

BECAUSE I ALSO KNOW THAT OVER THE YEARS,

I'VE HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE, TOO,

AND, UM...

YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH.

YOU COME TO A COUNTRY LIKE THIS,

AND...TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, IT'S...

I DON'T KNOW.

[ SNIFFLES ]

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

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Karla: OF COURSE I'M NERVOUS.

I THINK EVERYBODY IS NERVOUS

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY RELYING ON US.

RIGHT NOW, I GUESS I'M KIND OF HOLDING MY BREATH.

-THERE'S ONE. -YEAH, MAN.

-OH. -THAT'S A GOOD START.

Sam: OH, YEAH. THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL NUGGET.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S... IT'S FANTASTIC.

A FEW MORE OF THOSE

AND WE CAN ALL GET GOLD-CAPPED TEETH.

HEY, HEY, HEY, NUGGET.

ANOTHER ONE?

TWO, TWO, TWO.

-OH! -WHAT?

Karla: WOW!

-HOLY CRAP. -THEY'RE HUGE.

-FASTER! FASTER! -THREE.

-LIFT UP YOUR DISH. -THREE.

-LIFT UP YOUR DISH! -THREE NUGGETS.

Jim: LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

Fred: FOUR! IS IT FOUR?

-YEAH, MAN. -THAT...

WHAT?

Karla: THIS IS WHY PEOPLE HAVE GOLD FEVER --

NUGGETS LIKE THIS.

-YEAH. -I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

YES.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE YET, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, YEAH.

UNBELIEVABLE.

THAT'S FIVE NUGGETS FROM ONE PAN.

NO SPILLING, SAM.

WOW.

LIKE, THAT'S RARE.

WELL, THIS IS SPECTACULAR.

-DUDE, HAVE YOU EVER... -WAIT, LET...

DUDE, I HAVE NEVER SEEN

THAT MANY NUGGETS IN A PAN BEFORE.

I'VE BEEN FILMING GOLD MINES FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE,

AND THAT IS --

THAT'S ONE OF THE RICHEST PANS I'VE EVER SEEN.

WOW, LOOK AT ALL THAT GOLD.

Jim: WE JUST HAD A QUARTER MARK ALREADY,

AND I WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN DREAMT THIS ONE.

I KNOW WHAT THIS GOLD FEVER THING IS LIKE NOW, HUH?

Karla: YOU KNOW, GOLD MINING IS HIT AND MISS.

ONE DAY YOU CAN SEE NUGGETS IN A PAN,

AND THE NEXT DAY OR THE NEXT HOUR, YOU COULD SEE NOTHING.

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Narrator: COMING UP...

6 OR 8 GRAMS WOULD BE GOOD.

Narrator: ...PARKER WEIGHS UP ALL THE FINE GOLD...

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS.

Narrator: ...AND DISCOVERS IF HE'S SECURED

THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF KUTA VILLAGE.

-HEY, DAD? -YES?

GOT SOME VISITORS.

Narrator: JIM TAKES PARKER TO MEET A LOCAL LEGEND.

THIS IS PARKER FROM THE USA.

-HELLO. -I'M PARKER.

-YEAH, PARKER. -PARKER, JOE LEAHY.

-NICE TO MEET YOU. -OH, NICE, NICE MEETING YOU.

SO, JOE, YOUR DAD WAS MICK LEAHY?

Narrator: JOE LEAHY HAS BEEN FARMING COFFEE IN THIS VALLEY

FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS.

JOE'S SON JIM IS THE FIRST OF MICK LEAHY'S DESCENDANTS

TO GET BACK INTO GOLD MINING

AND CONTINUE HIS GRANDFATHER'S DREAM.

Parker: I GREW UP MINING WITH MY GRANDPA.

MY DAD HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN MINING AT ALL,

AND JUST LIKE WITH YOU GUYS,

IN MY FAMILY, IT SKIPPED A GENERATION,

AND I'VE BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE.

Joe: WONDERFUL.

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EXCITING TIMES.

WE GOT THE GOLD CLEANED UP.

Parker: OH, SWEET.

AND THE COMMUNITY JUST PUT ON A LITTLE BIT OF A DO.

-OH, REALLY? -AND COME UP,

AND WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE GOT.

-AH, THANKS, JIM. -COME UP.

Karla: A LITTLE BIT OF A DO!

Narrator: PARKER HAS TRIED EVERYTHING HE CAN TO FIND GOLD

FOR THE VILLAGERS OF KUTA.

WITH THE CLEAN-OUT

FROM MICK LEAHY'S OLD MINE COMPLETE...

-OH, MY GOODNESS. -OH, LOOK AT THIS!

Narrator: ...IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT IF ALL THE BLOOD,

SWEAT AND TEARS HAVE PAID OFF.

Parker: AH, THIS IS...YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE TO DO

ALL THIS FOR US.

YES. REALLY?

HI, JOE. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

-AH, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. -YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS?

-YEAH. -SCALE IS OVER THERE.

LET'S WEIGH IT UP. -LET'S WEIGH SOME GOLD.

Narrator: JUST BY PANNING,

PARKER HAS FOUND SIX GOLD NUGGETS,

BUT THIS ALONE ISN'T ENOUGH.

HE HAS CALCULATED THAT 2 GRAMS OF GOLD PER YARD

NEED TO BE FOUND IF THE MINE IS TO BECOME PROFITABLE.

6 OR 8 GRAMS WOULD BE GOOD.

LIKE, ANYTHING BEYOND THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS.

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THERE'S 4.

7.

8.

10.5!

WOO-HOO!

THAT'S GOOD, 1/3 OF AN OUNCE!

NOT BAD.

THIRD OF AN OUNCE OUT OF THAT SMALL HOLE,

THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, ACTUALLY.

NOT BAD AT ALL.

AT MY MINE SITE,

I'D BE HAPPY WITH 1/10 OF AN OUNCE OUT OF THAT VOLUME.

IT'S PRETTY STELLAR GROUND.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD KILL

FOR THAT KIND OF GROUND.

[ LAUGHS ]

IN THE YUKON, ANYWAY.

[ PEOPLE CHEERING ]

Narrator: THE PAY DIRT HERE IS 10 TIMES RICHER

THAN THE GROUND IN THE YUKON.

IF PARKER WAS ABLE TO USE HIS KLONDIKE EQUIPMENT

AT THE LEAHY MINE, HE COULD POTENTIALLY FIND UP

TO 200 OUNCES OF GOLD PER DAY,

WORTH A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.

PARKER HAS PROVED THAT THE GROUND IS RICH ENOUGH

TO SUSTAIN THE VILLAGE FOR YEARS TO COME.

SO WHAT -- WHAT NOW?

LET'S PARTY!

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MISS KARLA.

I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN HANDLE THIS, KARLA.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BECAUSE IT'S MY PARTY ATTIRE

FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

GET TO THE PIG!

Jim: THIS IS A GROUND OVEN CALLED A MUMU HERE,

SO THIS IS VERY TRADITIONAL.

THAT'S SO COOL.

-WE ARE STARVING! -I SEE A PIG SNOUT.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S ONLY DONE

ON VERY SPECIAL OCCASIONS,

AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE A PART OF IT.

Jim: PARKER, TAKE THE HEAD.

-OH! -THAT'S YOURS.

OUT OF ALL OF THE PIGS YOU'VE JUST SEEN,

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE HEAD.

THIS IS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR LEADERSHIP

AND WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE IN HERE,

SO NOW YOU TWO HAVE TO JUST SIT HERE

AND EAT THE WHOLE THING.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL WORK ON IT.

YEAH, THAT'S IT, BUDDY.

-WHOO! -WHOO!

KARLA, YOU WANT TO DANCE, DON'T YOU?

[ CHANTING "KARLA!" ]

Karla: OH, MY GOD!

Man #2: YEAH!

Parker: I LOVE YOU, KARLA. I LOVE YOU.

Narrator: AFTER FIVE WEEKS OF PROSPECTING AND EXPLORATION,

IT'S TIME FOR PARKER AND HIS TEAM TO SAY GOODBYE.

I HOPE THAT THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING

THAT'S SUSTAINABLE FOR YOU GUYS

AND THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE,

YOU KNOW, BRINGING MONEY IN FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH THIS.

THIS IS AWESOME. FROM MY HEART, THANK YOU.

THAT GOES BOTH WAYS.

WE'VE ALL...ALL FOUR OF US HAVE LEARNED A LOT HERE.

LIKE THEY SAY, NOT ALL GOLD COMES FROM THE GROUND, AH?

SOME OF IT'S WHAT WE'RE SHARING RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.

Jim: HAS HE HAD AN IMPACT ON THIS PLACE?

WELL, I'D SAY THAT THE TEARS YOU SEE FROM THE COMMUNITY

SHOULD TELL YOU THAT HE'S HAD ONE HELL OF AN IMPACT HERE.

THEY'RE GONNA MISS HIM.

WE'RE GONNA MISS HIM, AND WE WISH HIM THE BEST.

THANK YOU.

Jim: YOU'RE WELCOME BACK ANY TIME.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.

[ SNIFFLES, SIGHS ]

YOU'RE A VERY GOOD MAN, PARKER.

SO ARE YOU. YEAH.

Parker: I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY OR PLACE

FOR THIS TO END.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS SO COOL, REALLY MEANS A LOT.

I'LL BE BACK. ABSOLUTELY.

-BYE, EVERYBODY. -OKAY, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

-THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. -THANK YOU, TRILL.

-THANK YOU. -LOVE YOU GUYS.

BYE.

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Sam: WE'VE HAD THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.

HOLY COW, LOOK AT THAT.

THAT WAS WORTH IT.

CHECK THIS OUT, PARKER.

-MAN, THIS IS WILD. -OH!

-YES! -HELLO, DOLPHINS!

Parker: WE'VE SEEN A LOT. WE'VE DONE A LOT.

-PARKER! -[BLEEP]

Fred: IT'S CHANGED THE WAY I LOOK AT LIFE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

Karla: I'M INSPIRED BY IT, AND IT'S HARD TO LEAVE.

OH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

WE'VE MADE SOME REALLY GOOD FRIENDS HERE,

AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SOUL-SEARCHING FOR ME THIS YEAR.

I KNOW MY GRANDPA WOULD BE PROUD OF ME.

AND THERE'S A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR THIS COUNTRY.

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

OH, LOOK AT HIS LITTLE FINGERS.

...IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW...

KEEP THAT ONE TO YOURSELF.

Narrator: ...PARKER REVEALS THE UNTOLD STORIES...

"YOU'LL BE FINE DIVING," AND I'M LIKE, "NO, I WON'T!"

Narrator: ...OF HIS ADVENTURE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA...

[ GASPS ]

Narrator: FEATURING NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE.

IT'S ALL OVER MY BEARD.

ITS LEGS ARE SHAKING.

Narrator: HE GOES DEEPER...

DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE!

WE CAME CLOSE TO DEATH THAT DAY.

Narrator: ...THAN EVER BEFORE.

I NEVER WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THIS [BLEEP]