NARRATOR: On this episode■ ■ of "Destination Truth,"
Josh leads■ h■is team on a treacherous a■dv■enture
to a rem■ot■e section of the Great Wal■l ■of China.
■ ■Locals there say the spirits
of thous■an■ds of dead Chinese soldiers
haunt the massiv■e ■structure.
■■ There's the danger of bein■ possessed by these evil spirit■■
■■ Did you just touch my b■ac■kpack? I didn't touch your ■ba■ckpac.
NARRATOR: ■■Next, Team Truth journeys toa ■sm■all fishing village in Isra,
■■ where reports of a real-li■fe■ mermaid are making headlin■es.
It had■ a■ nose and eyes and hair and■ m■outh.
It's like a human face.
In the sto■rm■y waters of Isra, Josh and h■is■ team
■ ■have an encounter with somethi■ ■ they cannot explain.
■Ra■y, right there, what's tha■t?■
It looks■ l■ike shoulders and a head.■
Hold on!
■■ GATES: I'm Josh Gat■es■.
In my travels, I■'v■e seen some unexplainable t■hi■ngs,
■ ■and I've done some things ■■I can't quite explain.
Aah!
Now I've■ p■ulled together a tm
armed with the latest tech■no■ly
■X in the search for ■an■swerso the world's strangest ■my■steri.
I'm not sure■ w■hat's out thee waiting fo■r ■me,
but I know w■ha■t I'm looking for --
the truth.
These days, it see■ms■ like just about everythin■g ■we buy
is made in China■.■
From clothes to electr■on■ics,
■ ■we purchase endless exports ■ ■from the Far■X East.
But there is one■ t■hing made in China
■■that is a true original an■d ■could never be exported.
I'm talking,■ o■f course, about the Great ■Wa■ll.
Massive, majestic,■ a■nd unmovd
■since construction began ■ ■in the 5th century,
it is an engineering feat ■ ■without equal.
■ This barricade once sealed o■■ the entire northern border■
of China■ f■rom its Manchurian and Mong■ol■ian enemies.
■■It is a landmark, a symbol■ o■f Chinese ingenuit,
and perhaps ■ev■en haunted.
Though the Min■g ■Dynasty wall stretches for ■mo■re
than 4,000 m■il■es across mainland China,
50 miles n■or■th of Beijing,
the crumbling Ji■an■kou sectin
is uniquely ■re■ferred to as "The Wild Wall■"■
due ■to■ its treacherous geography,■
■where locals have report■ed■ mysterious shadows.
Recently, several hi■ke■rs have mysteriously died
■ ■along the edge of this br■ok■en battlement.
Death on the wall ■■is nothing new.
It h■as■ been estimated that more t■ha■n a million soldiers
■di■ed building and defending ■it■s ramparts.
Now, local■s ■say the spirits of these soldi■er■s
■ may have caused ■th■e recent deaths,
■ ■ seeking revenge for ■th■eir inglorious fates.
Vill■ag■ers report seeing strange ■sh■adows along the wal
■ ■and say sounds of marchin■g ■footsteps
can be heard o■n ■the wind.
The recent deaths here■ ■ were officially chalked up
■■ to fatal falls and ligh■tn■ing strikes,
■ ■ but some blame parano■rm■al foul play.
Team■ T■ruth has been granted spec■ia■l permission
by the usually restricti■ve■ Chinese government
■■to be the first expedition ■to■ spend the night
■■ and investigate the supern■at■ural reports
of this forsaken■ s■Xec■ti■n of the Great Wall of Chi■na■.
We flew 13 hours ■fr■om Los Angeles
to the pulsing Chine■se■ metropolis of Beijing.
After ■to■uching down, we headed into the■ c■ity.
With a populatio■n■ of over 11 million people,■
Beijing is a bustlin■g■ modern urban center
that still man■ag■es to retain age-old custom■s.■
Walking through Chin■a'■s capit, I seize the oppo■rt■unity
to really ■fi■t in with the locals.
■ ■This is incredible.
■ ■ It feels luxurious. Feve■r ■kid, fever kid.
■It■ became clear that communic■at■ion could be a problem her■e.■
Is this are■al■ pan?
Fever kid. ■ ■Fever time?
■ ■ Fever kid. Fever kid.■
It is ■re■al panda?
Sir, you're under ■ar■rest.
■ ■ We continued on our way ■ ■to my first interview,
passin■g ■through China's historic Forbi■dd■en City,
once■ h■ome to the emperor of the M■in■g Dynasty
■ ■ who commissioned the section■ ■of the wall in question.
More■ t■han 40,000 tourists strm
through th■is■ ancient palace every day.■
■X ■■I took it upon myself to shae ■ ■what little I knew
about ■th■e Forbidden City by leading■ a■ tour.
Right this■ w■ay, guys.
All of t■hi■s was built by the Walt Dis■ne■y Corporation
in 2006 as p■ar■t of a Chinese theme pa.
There's a ■wa■ter park openin, as well,■ c■alled China Beach.
Feel free to take ■an■y of the bricks that you se
or any m■ar■ble pieces you can peel off.
I don't have all day.■ ■ All right?
■■ I've got another tour ■ ■that starts in 25 minutes.
■ China is the oldest ■ ■civilization on Earth,
and ■I'■d always wanted to experien■ce■ its rich culture.
My cameraman, Ev■an■, was excited to be here
■ ■for an entirely different re■as■on.
This i■s ■where they do kung fu movie■s!■
[ Laug■hs■ ]
I've been ■wa■tching kungu movies since■ I■ was a k.
■ Okay, what do you got?
The Crane...
One Sn■ak■e. [ Hisses ]
■■Monkey Paw.
Flying■ G■uillotin. Ready? Ye■ah■.
■ ■ And then what? The ha■t ■kills me?
Yeah, chops your head ■of.
♪■■
■GA■TES: As darkness fell, we f■in■ally met up with Dr. Zhou Bin,■
a professor of h■is■tory who knows the reports■
that ghost■s ■of Chinese warris still walk■ T■he Wild Wall.
■Do■ you think that the Great Wl ■of■ China is a haunted place?
[ Speaking Chinese ]
It was actually rumo■re■d that a lot of people
were buried wi■th■in the Great Wall.
■Th■ere are certain areas that■ h■ave a higher incidence
of paran■or■mal activity.
■■ One of those areas ■wa■s called Jiankou.
That was a■ v■ery treacherous section of■ t■he Great W■Xal.
A lot of people were hur■t■ or died building that part■.■
If you go lookin■g■ for this sort of thing,
■th■ere's the danger of being p■os■sessed
■ by these evil spirits.
GATES: The only ■ev■il spirits I was worried ab■ou■t
were the■ o■nes rumbling in my empty st■om■ach.
So■ w■e ended our night in Beijing's ■in■famous night mark,
■Xwhere the things you bite ■■just might bite you back.
Sir, do you have a■ny■ that are more dead?
That's the g■re■at thing about China.
■ ■Everything can be made i■nt■o something.
■[ ■Speaks Chinese]
You know who loves ■si■lkworms?
■ This one.
Let's have one of thos■e.■ Cheers.
That has a str■on■g and unexpected taste.
■ ■Bam.
Bam, b■am■, bam, b.
♪
■■ Yeah! MAN: Yeah!
That actually ■ta■stes pretty good.
Six mo■re■X s■co■rpions for my friend, here.■
■ ■With bellies full of creepy ■ ■crawlies, we headed off to b■
The next morning, ■we■ began our journey
to the■ J■iankou section of the Great■ W■all.
The ■tr■ip would take us 50 miles n■or■th
up■ w■inding narrow dirt road.
From there■, ■we'd have to continue on foot
■ ■for a demanding five-mile hie ■■ up steep icy terrain
to reach this potentia■ll■y supernatural hot spot.
Along ■th■e way, we stopped at the Mi■ng■ tomb,
where I arranged ■■ to speak with Gai Wei,
■a ■local folklore expert who has ■a ■theory
about why ■th■ese long dead soldiers
are ■st■ill on active duty.
[ Sp■ea■ks Chinese]
DA■MI■AN: There is actually a sp■Xec■if■ic belief about t.
Duri■ng■ the Ming Dynasty, thee we■re■ some wars being fought.
■ These soldiers we■re■ very far from their hom.
Because ■of■ that, their souls were trapped■.■
And wh■at■ do the villagers living there■
make of the re■ce■nt deaths that happened on the■ w■all?
[ Speaks Chi■ne■se]
They d■ef■initely feel like there's ■so■mething going on
■■and there's some negative ■co■nnotation associated
with e■vi■l spirits in the area.
■ GATES: We headed to ■ ■the small village of Xizhaz,
tucked against■ t■he mountainse below the ■wa■ll.
Re■si■dents there refuse to gop ■■to the battlements,
claiming■ t■hey are haunted.
■■Along the way, we realize ■th■is vehicle might not
have b■ee■n the right choice for ■XChina's ■ro■ugh terrai.
Rex, try■ n■ot to fall asleep back the■re■.
I know it's li■ke■ driving on a pillow.
■Su■per relaxing.
■As■ the roads went from narrow to■ h■azardous,
we were unable ■■ to go any further,
■■so we unloaded our gear fr■om■ the Jeep.
■■ Black backpack...
■■... Swiffer,
Worl■d ■War II fuel container,
bo■tt■le of moonshine,
■■ tiny fire extinguisher.
■ Ryder, did you pa■ck■ this car?
Yes.
■ We transferred everything ■■ into a more localized
■ ■ mode of transportation
to take ■Xus the fina■l ■leg of our journe.
■ ■ Ha ha ha!
■■ To the Great Wall!
To the Great Wall!■
Wh■oo■-hoo!
■■I keep telling Bobby noto pi■ck■ up Chinese hitchhike.
The man ne■ve■r liste.
He says it's rig■ht■ up here, Bobby.
I ■do■n't speak Chinese, but he p■oi■nted,
so I f■Xigured that means ■■the same thing, right?
We fin■al■ly arrive to the small vil■la■ge,
■■and after setting my sidecar a■si■de,
I walked up in■to■ this rural community,
where life seems to go o■n■ as it has for centuries.
I was ■ea■ger to speak with some of ■th■e residents here
■■ and get their perspective.
If you■ g■o alone up to the wa, wh■at■ do you think ■Xwill hap?
[ Speaks Chinese ]■
The villagers themselv■es■ will never go alone.
They'll al■wa■ys go with at let one ot■he■r person to feel saf.
If you went up a■lo■ne, they believe something■
■ve■ry unfortunate would happe.
■■ GATES: This man refuses to■ g■o to The Wall
■■ afte■Xr a relative had a clos■e ■encounter.
[ Spea■ks■ Chinese]
One ■of■ the brothers just stard ■sp■inning around uncontrollab.
GATES: H■e ■pointed us to the trail the■ h■ikers
■■had recently followed to The W■il■d Wall,
only to fall mysteriou■sl■y to their deaths.
This area is■ n■ow off-limits to the publi■c,■
■an■d we ascended five miles
up a d■an■gerously steep and icy ridg■e.■
Here, the original bui■ld■ers forced the battlements■
■ ■to hug steep mountains,
making this the most■ ■ treacherous section
of the Gre■at■ Wall in all of China.
I don't know a■bo■ut Great Wal. It's certain■ly■ inconvenient.
■ ■ ♪
At the top, we were ■fi■nally able to appreciate
just how i■mp■robable this structure really ■is■.
■■The wall stretches like a s■to■ne ribbon
as far as the eye can se■e■ and is truly a wonder to behol■■
■■ We needed to follow its cu■rv■s to reach the area
■wh■ere the hikers died and wh■er■e ghosts are reporte.
Unfortunately fo■r ■us, whole spans of the wal■l■
■ ■that we needed to cross ■ha■d crumbled away.
■■ Wall is out. What's■ t■he next st?
Either you can jump th■at■, or we need the climbing ■ro■pe.
Okay, le■t ■me get a running start.
■■ Get the ropes.
■ ■With our climbing harnesses ■ri■gged,
we cau■ti■ously began the desct al■on■g this unstable section.
Wow, that is■ j■ust a vertical drop right ■th■ere.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I got ■it■. I got it.
■■ ♪
Oh, my God.
■Oh■, Mom, I love you.
■■Oh!
Aah!
Oh, my God.
Oh, Mom, I l■ov■e you.
Oh!
Aah!
■ ■GATES: Ryder!
You okay, Ryder?
I am now.
♪
I just■ -■- I lost all confiden.
I just... Oh, ■th■at was so scary.
GATES: With Ryder ■ri■ght-sidep and safe and s■ou■nd,
we lower■ed■ our gear and the rest of our ■te■am.
■ ■ We hiked on, and with■ n■ightfall approachi,
we were about to be ■■ the first expedition in hist■
to spend■ t■he night investigating thes■e ■claims.
We got som■e ■protection from the wind he■re■.
■ ■Th■Xis seems like a great st ■■for base camp.
■■ It's going to be dark soon.
Let's get the ■ca■meras strung out.
We'l■l ■get a fire going.
Ryder, you try not ■ ■to fall off anything else.
No p■ro■mis. As the sun went down■,■
■ ■ we began setting up ■ou■r operation
in the frigid dark■ne■ss.
After buil■di■ng base camp alog the cent■er■ of The Wild Wall,
we estab■li■shed surveillance.
■■The Great Wall is broken up by■ g■uard towers.
We cable■d ■four infrared cames alon■g ■the wall
and into several■ ■of these towers.
Further al■on■g the wall, we placed seve■ra■l trap camers
■ ■that would take photos if■ a■nything crossed in front of th■em■.
Vaness■a ■would be stationed at base ■ca■mp,
monitoring t■he■ cameras throughout the nig■ht■.
Let's ■ta■lk about our plan for the ■ni■ght.
■ ■We know that there is a belif ■■ among the villagers
that there are s■pi■rits up he,
■th■at this is obviously a very■ s■acred place.
■ ■Some reports say that up■ t■o a million people died
buil■di■ng the Great Wall of China.
Along with that, w■e ■know that many soldiers
died fightin■g ■battles, especially along t■hi■s sectio.
■■ I think our job is ■to■ try to figure out
■if■ any■X of these reports of spi■ri■tual
■ ■ or paranormal activity ca■n ■actually be verified.
Unable to cove■r ■this vast stretch of wall
wi■th■ just cameras, we decided t■o ■split up.
I sent B■ob■by, Rex, and Gabe along the so■ut■hern wall,
wh■er■e locals report seeing bla■ck■ shadows.
And Ryder, Evan, Mike,■ a■nd I headed north along the■ w■all
■■ towards the exact spot ■ ■wh■Xere the hikers died.
■Ca■reful, Ryder.
Some loose bricks ■■ getting up on the wall.
■ ■ We're headed for the ■no■rth tower.
A lot ■of■ snow and ice in her.
■ ■Every single step, we hav■e ■to be really carefu.
■ Big drop-off here, Ryder.
■■Here we go.
■ ■ Baby steps, baby steps ■■over the Great Wall.
■Wh■ew! That was close.
That was a■ s■teep drop. And I'm alive.
■■Ryder, it's like a forest in he■re■.
It's like natu■re■ is just reclaiming all thi■s.■
■ ■I've got something moving■ o■n the thermal.
Where?■
Right there.
Something is off ■■ in the woods, guys.
■■ Yeah?
■Ye■ah, what is that? I don't ■kn■ow.
It's movin■g ■like a cat, but it's prett■y ■big.
Maybe a bo■bc■at or something.
■■Whatever that was, guys, we're ■mo■ving towards it,
so keep your■ e■yes open.
You know, ■Ry■der, it at least proves
that there■'s■ animals running around up ■he■re.
■ ■It's not impossible to think
■ ■ that these animals st■ar■t making calls.
Maybe that's what■ ■ the villagers hear,
asso■ci■ate it with the legenX about ■th■e wall.
■■ This looks like one of■ t■he old towers.
■ ■It's in pretty bad shape.
■■ Look at this.
Oh, wow.
You check out that s■id■e. I'll check out this side.
Okay.
■ ■♪
Oh, my God!■ ■ What happened?
■ Bird just flew right... ■ ■Whoa!
Why is it coming at me?
Th■at■ bird hated you.
Was th■at■ an eagle?
It was a sparrow.■
■■ We have a lot of towers ■■ to explore.
■X Let's keep moving.
■■ ♪
Ther■e'■s the north tower.
■ ■ Looks like we might be able■ ■ to get up to that second flo■■
if the r■oo■f is still intact.
Oh, the staircase■ ■is in good shape.
Don't ■se■e any issues here.
■■Be careful coming in.
Lots o■f ■chambers in here.
♪■■
■ ■ This looks like a central ro■.
■ ■ This would've been wh■er■e soldiers slept,
where ■th■ey ate, where they talked.■
Certai■nl■y, there would've ben a lo■t ■Xof■ a■ctivity in this.
Al■l ■right. Mike, let's get the digi■ta■l recorder out.
We'll post up right ■he■re, and we'll do an EVP se■ss■ion.
MIKE: Okay. Le■t'■s do it. Come on.
■■♪
■■Can you make the sound of f■oo■tsteps for us?
Were y■ou■ a soldi?
There wasn't a breeze be■fo■r, and, all of a sudden,■
wind's■ a■lmost blowing by me right ■no■w.
I do feel ■it■ right through the main door.
I feel it on my fa■c.
The temperature's definitely ■■dropping in here now.
I ■ca■n see my breath.
■ ■ Do you smell that?
It smells like... ■■Like fire.
It smells like a■ f■i.
Would we be sm■el■ling our base camp fire up ■he■re?
■■ No way. We're so far from ■ou■r camp,
and I wasn't smelling it ■■ before.
[ Bang ]
What was that?
■■Did you hear that? I did.
It sounded like it was■ c■oming from this hallway here.■
Oh! It's up on the FLIR.■ ■Come here! Come here!
Did you hear that? ■I ■did.
It sounded like it w■as■ coming from this hallway here■.■
It's■ u■p on the FLIR. Come here! Come ■he■re!
Right here.■ ■RYDER: What did you see?
I just had, like, th■es■e two specks of light out here■.■
■■I mean, there's no ground ■ou■t here.
■ ■What would that have been? It■ w■ould've been hovering.
It was, like, ■tw■o heat signatures
■■ right on top of each ot■he■r.
And I ran under the arch■,■ and it was gone.
It's just open air t■he■re. I want to see what that is■.■
That's the sam■e ■direction the noise is coming ■fr■om.
Come on.
♪
Guys, ■Xthere's a roof■ u■p here.
Look at this fog.
■ ■ Man, I can't even see ■■the base of the wall.
It was not this fo■gg■y when we came in.
■■ No, there was no fog a■t ■all.
Wow. Just rolled in ■ri■ght in the middle of that E■VP■ sessi.
■■ It's so thick. Look at ■th■is.
It feels like we're in■si■de a cloud.
Shh!■ L■isten. In the fog, list. ■Th■is way, right in the fog.
Li■st■en, listen.
Do you see anyth■ig on the thermal?
I don't see anythi■ng■ on the FLIR.
■It■'s totally still now.
Right there, right t■he■. Did you hear that?
It sou■nd■s like a buh of footsteps, ri■gh?
It doe■s ■sound like footstep. What■ i■s that?
■ ■There's something rustling d■ow■n there, man.
■■ It sounds like it's coming■ ■ from every direction,
■ ■and I've got nothing.
Clear as day, I'm ■pi■cking it up.
It sounds exac■tl■y like footsteps, doesn't i■t?■
■■Yes.
■ [ Speaks Chinese ]
I th■in■k I know what it is.
What? I think ■it■'s birds.
■ ■They're too small to be pick■ed■ up by the thermal
■fr■om this far away,
■■ and when they rustle, ■it■ sounds like footsteps.
♪
■ I don't hear it anymore.
■ Let's look in the lower ■le■ve.
♪■■
See if I get anything■ ■ on the EMF detector.
♪■■
Hey, did you just gr■ab■ my backpack?
Di■d ■you just touch my backpa?
No■ o■ne's around you, dude.
■I ■just felt someone grab me.
Like, you were ■ ■standing behind me,
and you put both■ h■ands on my backpack,
■■ and you were messing ■■around with the rig.
■■ But I was watching you ■th■e whole time.
There was nothing here.■
I thou■gh■t that you were changing a■ t■ape
or something in ■my■ backpack.
■ ■ I was like, "Oh, I won't mov■
because he's g■ot■ both hands on me."
And ■th■en when I turned and saw th■at■ you were, like,
■■ 9 feet back from me, th■e ■color went out of me.
■■Like, I literally -- like, ■I ■am shaking.
Did you see ■an■ything?
■ ■I was walking awy from y■ou■.
I thought you we■re■ t■Xag to me,
■ ■and I was about to turn arod ■■ and say, "No, I'm n.
■I ■didn't touch your backpack.■"■
■ ■ Crazy Chinese ghosts.
Okay, let's just■ p■ost up right here.
■ ■ ♪
I think we should co■ns■ider doing an isolation ses■si■on.
■X■Th■e villagers come up hee al■on■e, and things happened.
I felt som■et■hing in here.
And I don't say th■at■ very oft.
If there's s■om■ething in here that grabbed me,■
then I want ■to■ know what it.
Guys, I'm going to■ d■o a 30-minute isolation se■ss■io.
Okay. ■Le■t's do it. Come on.
■ ■♪
Can you give me a sign■ ■ of your presence here?
■■ ♪
■■Did somebody just grab me?
♪
I just heard a■ n■oise on my ba■Xckpack.
■ What was that?
♪■■
I just■ h■eard clicking noises on my ■ba■ckpack.
■ Distinctly like someone ■wa■s touching the buttons.
[ Sighs ]
Okay, time's up.
Hey.■
■I ■heard clicking sounds from my ■ba■ckpack,
like somebod■y ■was touching the buttons on■ i■t. What?
■■Do you want me to look at it an■d ■see if anything changed?
Sure.
■ ■X Oh. UV is not runnin■g■
Why ■is■n't it running? I don't kn■o.
It was going ■■when we left.
■ ■ What, it just stopped re■co■rding, Ryder?
It was turned off.
Like, the po■we■r switch was off?
■ Yes.
[ Chuckles ]■
It's a mecha■ni■cal switch, and it was in ■th■e off positi?
■ ■■XUh■-huh. All right. Well, yoe ■ba■ck up and rolling again.
■■I'm done in this tower.
Like■, ■I'll tell you that, seriously.■
There's bad ■mo■jo in here.
■♪■
RE■X:■ All right. Yeah, I thk ■ ■we're going to stop down he
■■and get an EVP sessn goin■g ■on.
Is the■re■ anybody he with us?
I just heard■ a■ step.
■ ■Yeah.
Is that you ■wa■lking around with?
I have a machi■ne■ here on the groundX
You can ■ma■ke that needle move.
Can ■yo■u do that for?
■■[ Meter pinging ]
Look, ri■gh■t ther! Did you see that?■
It looke■d ■like a shadow, like, right in t■ho■se trees.
Black shadow wa■s ■going acros.
■X I hear■ b■ranches movi.
Right ther■e ■up the wa! Go, go, go, go■!■
■■Whoa!
Lo■ok■, right there!
Black shadow ■■ was going across.
Right th■er■e up the wall! Go, go, go!■
Whoa■!■
■■ Did you hurt yourse?
Oh, my leg.
You all ri■gh■t, bud? Yeah.
Knee is ■a ■little banged up, but I'm ■al■l right.
Anothe■r ■2 feet, and I would've been ov■er■ that ledge.
Bobby for base cam■■
■ Hey, Vive, Rex almos■ went over the wall.
I think ■we■'re goingo head back to b■as■e ca.
His leg is bothering h■i. VANESSA: Copy that.
Why don't you guys■ ■ head into base camp,
and I'll g■et■ the medic to fix Rex up?
Oh, wait. No■, ■he is the medic.
GATES: We got■ a■bout an hour before the■ s■un starts
coming up over■ t■hese mountai,
■■and it's getting colder by■ t■he minute.
Let's get the gear■ p■acked u.
■ ■Let's get everybody into a t■ ■ and get a couple hours of sl■p
before the big hike ■ou■t in the morning.
Our expedition t■o ■China was breathtaking,
■ ■and we were eager to exa■mi■ne the evidence
■ ■we collected behind the G■re■at Wall.
■ ■We traveled back across t■he■ Pacific
■■ and scoured our recordings ■ ■for results.
With■ i■nteresting findings in hand,
■I ■sat down with Jason Hawes and ■Gr■ant Wilson.
■ ■ My first priority was assess■g
our strang■e■ environmental observations■.■
■■ Could the wind, fog, an■d ■even smell of fire
have bee■n ■harbingers of paranormal ac■ti■vity?
■Th■e temperature is definitey ■■ dropping in here now.
■ I can see my breath.■
Smell that?
It smells like... ■ ■Like fire.
■■ Phantom smells are notoriou■s ■clas
when it comes down t■ ■ investigating the paranorma■
So it's ■co■ol to e that you're havi■n■
all these experi■en■s at one time.
■ ■And I'm sure they would've h■av■e had a fire
■■ back then to stay warm ■in■ the guardhouse,
■■ so it could be somethin■g ■residual.
■ ■ GATES: We had already debunk■■ the reported sounds
of footsteps■ ■ heard ■Xalong the wall
as the deceptive sound■ ■ of roosting birds.
So we turned t■o ■our other audio recordings■.■
We analyzed and disc■ov■ered
an unnerving■ p■iece of audio evidence
from B■ob■by and Rex's EVP session.
Is there anybody ■■here with us?
■X It sounds like, ■"L■et me be norma"
It does no■t■ sound like Chinese.
■ ■ It definitely sounds■ l■ike English.
■ ■What you have here is you've ■go■t everything
■■ that we look for in a g■oo■d EVP.
It's a clear voi■ce■.
If we all listen ■to■ it separately,
■we■'d probably come back with e ■ ■same idea of what's being sa■
That's everything we■ l■ook fr in a solid EVP.
Yeah, that■'s■ gre.
GATES: But my real reason■ ■ for being here
was to dis■cu■ss my physical encounter on■ t■he Great Wall.
■■This investigation for me, thou■gh■, was the first time
I ever felt like so■me■thing grabbed me.
It's kind of shoo■k ■me up a bit. It does.
■■ Because I had never had an■yt■hing like this happen.
So just take a■ p■eek at it, let me know what you■ t■hink.
Did you just grab ■my■ backpac? Did you just tou■ch■ my backpa?
■■ No one's around you, dude.■
I just fel■t ■someone grab me.
■■ This is a phenomena ■■that happens all too often.
We tra■in■ our investigators and tell■ t■he■Xm,■
■ "You will get hit, punch■ed■, grabbed, slapped,
■ ■pushed by things that you■ c■an't see."
It's only a ■ma■tter of time, Josh.
It's jus■t ■one of those this you al■wa■ys prepare r
but you're nev■er■ prepared for.
GATES: As I closed■ o■ur case fe on the Great W■al■l,
■ I still had a lot of ■ ■question marks in the margin.
Our journey took us ■■ to the other side of the wor■
■ ■ where the supernatural belie■■ of an ancient culture
still survive just bey■on■d the bright lights
■of■ the world's next superpow.
■ ■I've always had a healthy se■ ■of paranormal skepticism,
but the Great Wall■ o■f China remains a mysterio■us■ marvel,
a crum■bl■ing echo of an imperial a■Xge
■■ that has been described ■■as a living piece of histor,
in my case, so alive■
■ ■that it seems to have reachd ■■right out and grabbed me.
MALE VOICE: Let me be ■no■rma.
GATES:■ ■ Here at "Destination Truth,"■
■ ■ we get some pretty s■tr■ange reports
of creature sigh■ti■ngs from around the globe.■
And when we recent■Xly heard■ ■ on CNN
that a mermaid was s■po■tted frolicking in the Mediterr■an■e,
well, we all had ■■ a good laugh.
Of course, we stopped ■la■ughig when we heard that s■he■ comes
■■ with a million-dollar priz■e.■
In a small Israe■li■ town of Kiryat Yam,
scores of residents■ ■ have reported seeing
an unidentifie■d ■creature in the waves
■ just off the local beach.
■■ The city has fronted a ■mi■llion-dollar bounty
to anyone who can ■pr■oduce photographic proof
■ of this aquatic nymph.
Reports of■ h■umanoid sea creatures date■ t■o antiquity,
and si■gh■tings by sailors can be tra■ce■d back
■X more t■ha■n 3,000 years.
Add to■ t■hat the fact that moe than■ 1■,000 new marine specis
■ were discovered last■ y■ear alone,
■an■d suddenly, this story was ■lo■oking a lot more interesti.
■The Kiryat Yam incidents ■ar■e also unique
since they■'r■e backed by dozes of eyewi■tn■ess reports by locs
who clearly saw some■th■ing that scared them at close ■ra■n.
Unfortunatel■y ■for me, this amphibious mu■ta■nt
is n■ot■ exactly Disney-ready.
We utilized ■■ the consistent reports
■ ■ and put together a 3-D versi■■
of the finned fien■d■ we'd be looking for.
Locals claim■ t■o have observd the powerf■ul■ fishlike tail
splashin■g ■in the waves at sunset.
A better v■ie■w revealed that this is no ■or■dinary fis.
The creature's bod■y ■is reportedly covered with ■so■al,
and the lower ■ha■if ends in a fluked tail.
■St■rangely, though, accounts detai■l ■a humanoid too
comple■te■ with limbs and webbed app■en■dages.
■■ With an anthropomorphic fa■ce, wide-s■Xet eyes,
an■d ■razor-sharp teeth,
I wasn't going to be■ ■ falling in love anytime soon■
My team and I ■pa■cked up our aquatic gear,
■■ leaving ample room ■fo■r our million-dollar rewar,
and headed out to Israel■.■
Our jo■ur■ney began as we flew more t■ha■n 7,000 miles,
crossing 1■0 ■time zones to Tel Aviv,
the ■ca■pital of Israel.
After touc■hi■ng down, we hit the pavemen■t■
and headed north 60 mile■s■ along the Mediterranean
and towa■rd■ the small coastal village ■of■ Kiryat Yam.
Along th■e ■way, my team had oy one thin■g ■on their mind.
So, how are you going ■to■ split up the million
when we find the mermaid?■
■ Split ■Xit? What are you t■al■king about?
■■I get $1 million.
You get ■a ■free trip to Kiryat Yam, I■sr■ael.
That math ■se■ems faulty.
We have 48 hours ■■ to find this mermaid,
get ■th■e money, and get out of tow■n.■
■■ It's basically the plot ■■of "Oceans 11."
■■ Thank God Rex is a Chin■es■e acrobat.
■ ■XFinally, we arrived in town■
where th■ey■ were clearly makig the most o■f ■their newfound fa.
From wha■le■ sculptures to fin-tailed ■fo■untains
to t■he■ local boardwalk complete w■it■h cartoon cutout,
this tow■n ■was serious about aquatic crea■tu■res.
■■By chance, I happened to arre ■■ at the pier at the same time
■■as the town's latest work ■of■ public art,
a super-■cl■assy bronze mermai.
I pitched in and gav■e ■the locs a hand with her ■in■stallatio.
Guys, what■ c■an I do?
I'■m ■here to help, and I have a hug■e ■drill.
[ Drill whirri■ng■ ]
Unbelievable. ■■ All in a day's work.
■■ Just installing another me■rm■d statue here at Kiryat ■Ya■m.
My crew didn't e■ve■n break a sweat,
so we stopped off ■ne■xt door
■at■ Kiryat Yam's bizarre beac■hs■ide fitness facility
to get a few reps in ■■ before talking to the local■
Out and ■in■.
Don't see it y■e. I don't see it yet, either.■
■Th■ere's a lot of ground to c■ov■er, though.
Come on, Josh.
We got to get yo■ur■ by beach-perfect for th■is■ merma.
■■ She's supposed to be pr■et■ty hot.
I'm right behind■ y■ou.
Just... I'm almost ready.
I finally dragged myself■ ■ to my feet and talked
to this lifelong r■es■ident who says she spotted the■X m■erd
on her aft■er■noon walk.
What did you see ■ ■in the waters he?
■[ ■Speaks Hebrew ]
She saw ■th■e mermaid, and she said,
"God, help Kiryat ■Ya■m.
There is a mermaid ■ ■in Kiryat Yam."
■■ She saw it for 3 seconds.
It looked like a b■ig■ fish.
Did any part of it ■ ■look human?
[ Sp■ea■ks Hebrew ]
■ ■It had a nose and eyes an■d ■hair and mouth.
It's like a human ■fa■ce.
GATES: Thi■s ■man says he didn't just spo■t ■the mermd
but actu■al■ly made physical contact with ■he■r
while he was out fo■r ■a nightly swim.
[ Speaks Hebrew ■■
Suddenly, ■he■ felt that somethg is in the ■wa■ter.
He f■el■t that something is touchin■g ■his legs.
■■How do you know it's not ju■st■ a regular fish
that just swam by you?■
[ Speaks Hebrew ]
He's sure ■th■at it's not a fish.
The feeling wa■s ■like two hans were grabbin■g ■his legs.
GATES: Down a■t ■the end of the pier,
the local fish■er■man pointed out grottos to the■ s■oh
■ and sea caves to the nor■th■ where the mermaid was spot■ted
just days ag■o.■
Before h■ea■ding out to sea, though, I ■ne■eded to make sue
the ci■ty■ was going to honor their prom■is■e to pay out
■■ if I did find this elu■si■ve animal.
I walked over ■to■ City Hall
■to■ speak with town spokesman ■Na■ty Zilberman,
that is, i■f ■he would get off the phone.■
Sir, that is not ■a ■real pho.
Sir, giv■e ■me that pho.
Is this the ■Kr■eml?
Launch e■ve■rythin.
It■X's connected w■it■h Bluetooh to my cellphon■e.■
This is the ■gr■eatest Bluetoh accessory ■I'■ve ever se.
Al■l ■joking aside, it was tie to g■et■ down to business.
So you offer■ed■ a million-dolr reward for p■ro■of of the merma?
Real proof.■ ■ Solid proof, yeah.
■ Why is that ■Xworh ■$1■ million to yo?
■■This is a huge story.
We actua■ll■y believe that if there is are■al■ mermaid,
there would ■be■ such amounts of tourism h■er■e,
to Kiryat Yam, that $1 million■ ■would be small money for us.
■ ■If I find this merma, ■yo■u're really going to pay?
■ Of course.
■X Is that the ■ch■?
■ Here it is.
So this is■ a■ chek for $1 million
■ ■if I find the mermd of■ K■iryat Yam.
Right.■
This is it■, ■boy.
■ ■ This is the big payda.
Having seen this comic■al■ly-sid check in person,
■■ I had all the motivation I ■ne■eded.
■ ■It was time to hunt a me■rm■aid.
The fisherman had ■id■entified two potential habi■ta■ts
■wh■ere the creature could be hidin■g.■
■■ First, north of Kiryat Yam ■li■e a series of sea caves
■■ where the creature has ■be■en reported.
■ To the south, undersea ruins■ ■ offer some of the only shelt■■
along this b■ar■ren coastline.
■To■ explore the cav■Xes, we acquire k■ay■aks
■th■at would carry us up the c■oa■st,
that is, if we could■ ■ break through the surf.
■♪■
■ We finally made it in■to■ open water,
an■d ■we're headed straight for ■th■e always friendly
Israel-Lebanon borde■r.■
■■We paddled by a local gunshp
ho■pi■ng to avoid being caught in the■ c■rossfire,
and as we approached■ ■ the caves themselves,
the conditions were■ ■ no less dangerous.
With powerful wave a■ct■ion and unpredictable floo■di■ng,
■ ■this was no place to oversta■y ■our welcome.
■■ Guys, be careful. Stay■ o■ff the walls.
It's getting rough■ i■n here.
■ We set to work with ■ ■our underwater camera
to■ s■can the cavern floors.
♪
■■After exploring each chambe,
both below■ t■he surface and above,
and seei■ng■ no evidence of habitation ■he■re...
■Gu■y's, I don't see anything ■li■ving in here.
■ Let's get out of here.
we made a hasty exi■t■ from these flooded tunnels■,■
■■and we headed back down the■ c■oast.
To the south, we■ j■ourneyed to the Roman city ■of■X C■ae■s,
■ ■ where additional sightings ■■have taken place.
This once ■la■vish provincial capital no■w ■sits in ruins.
It was home to one o■f ■the mot impressive ancient■ h■arbors
■ev■er constructed, which sank■ b■eneath the waves
more than 2,00■0 ■years ago.
■ We sourced a local boat■ ■that looked like
a "Destina■ti■on Truth" origin.
[ ■En■gine starts ]
Why do■n'■t I just hold on to this
■in■ case I need to start it a■ga■in?
We'll just b■ri■ng it in the bo.
■■ What could go wrong wi■th■ this plan?
■ ■This boat, along with a ■di■ve-support vessel,
■■would take us out in■Xto the o■pe■n sea.
Once off the cho■pp■y coast,
■■we then positioned ourselves ■■over the harbor ruins,
■ ■ where locals believe ■th■e creature could be hidin.
[ Air hisses ]
♪■
■ Dive boat to Josh.
■■Josh here. I can here you.■
■Visibility is terrible -- ma■yb■e four feet.
■Very little sea life. ■■ Almost no fish at this poin■
■■How are things going up ther?
We're ■ju■st getting everythg up a■nd■ going up he.
■ ■ Okay, here it goes.
GATES: Ryder act■iv■ated our tethered underwate■r ■came,
Rex powere■d ■up our sonar uni,
■an■d Mike threw in our hydrophone■ m■icrophone
to help so■an■ the ocean floor.
Hey, Josh, how are you doin■ ■ down there?■X
There ar■e ■some beautiful ruis down h■er■e,
but no■ m■ermaid.
Topside, the rou■gh■ seas were starting to tak■e ■a toll
on■ t■he crew.
I think I'm ■go■ing to throw up.
Josh to the di■ve■ boat.
■■ Visibility is still ■■not very good.
Oh [bleep]
■■ ♪
Josh to ■th■e dive boat.
Visibility is still■ ■ not very good.
Oh [blee■p]■ ■XI just saw something swim b■
Guys, I don't know w■ha■t it w. It could be a fi■sh■ --
■a ■large fish. I don't know what ■it■ was.
Stand by.
You guys, I got a larg■e ■contat on the fish finder■.■
I just heard, ■li■ke, a high-pitched squeal■ ■ In the hydrophone?
Yeah■.■
Hey, Jos■h.■..on the hydrophoe and th■e ■fish finder.
So■me■thing just swam by me. Some■ s■ort of large shape, ok?
It was a huge fi■sh■ or somethg that just sw■am■ by.
I don't ■kn■ow what that was.
■♪■
Whatever it was,■ ■ I don't see it anymore.
■ ■It's gone.
Ru■nn■ing low on air and unabe ■to■ make a positive I.D.
■ in these murky condition■s,■ we return to the surface.
Can't claim ■th■e million dollars yet.
Something big, tho■ug■h, swimming around down the■re■.
Gabe a■nd■ I both heard, li, a high-pit■ch■ed noise underwat.
■X Ye■ah■, we swam over to check out■ t■he hydrophone.
I didn't see anything ■ar■oundt but then just saw a hu■ge■ shad.
■ Ryder just puked. It's drift■ing in the water towards you.
Oh, that■'s■ great. Okay. Let's get ou■t ■of here.
Gah!
With R■yd■er losing her lunch and wi■th■ me swimming in it,
it was■X time to■ g■et out of e
and to our primary ■ ■investigation.
Our search to th■e ■north and south
had not revealed a hab■it■at,
■■and it was time to investigae ■ ■the open waters
off of Kiryat Yam it■se■if.
We headed to the nea■rb■y port city of Akko,
the only place■ w■e would be ae
to launch and ac■ce■ss Kiryat Yam Bay.
Akko■ i■s one of the oldest cits ■Xin Isr■ae■l
■■ and is dominated by Cru■sa■der-era fortresses
■■ and narrow winding streets■.■
■We■ passed through the crowde■d ■fish market
on our way to the dock■s.■
No mermaids on■ d■isplay here, so we pressed ■on■ to the harb,
wh■er■e we got down to busines.
After our kayaks ■ ■and vomit-inducing dinghies,
■ we were, to crib a line■ ■ from my favorite movie,
"going to ne■ed■ a bigger boat."
This is nice.
■ This large vessel would ■se■re as our surveillance ce■nt■er,
■wi■th Vanessa monitoring infrared■ c■ameras along the de.
■■ The smaller, faster zodiac b■ would allow
■■ Evan, Ryder, and I ■to■ cover more water
and allow us■ t■o dive if necessary.
■■I sent Rex to a nearby lig■ht■house
■■so he could survey the enti■re■ area
■ ■ and scan for activity.
Josh, I'm in a■ g■reat positn on top of th■e ■lighthou.
■ I have a great view ■ ■of the entire bay he.
And ■Bo■bby would be positiond on■ t■he Kiryat Yam beach
to look an■d ■listen for anythg breaki■ng■ the surface.
■ ■ Our boats steamed ■Xout of Ao ■■ towards Kiryat Yam Bay
as the sun s■an■k into the Mediterranean.■
■■ ♪
Dive boat to base ■ca■mp,
let's get ■in■ position in Kirt Yam and dr■op■ some anchors, go.
♪■
■■ Josh to Vanessa, come in.
■ Go ahead, Josh
The sonar look■s ■pretty clear so far. Nothin■g ■on the botto.
I can see you go■ys■ from our position. We'r■e ■going to drop anchor he.
We'll stay■ i■n touch. ■XCopy th.
I'll keep my■ e■yes peed on these IR cams■■
Let me know if y■ou■ see anythi.
What have ■yo■u got on the thermal? Anyth■in■g?
■RY■DER: It's pretty qui.
■■ I haven't seen anything ■■ out of the ordinary just y■
♪■
■■ So these people, they basica■ see this creature.
I don't ■kn■ow that we can necessarily ■sa■y
■ that these folks aren't ■se■eig some other animal --
■■ turtle, fish at the su■rf■ace.
Or a swimmer■.■
Sure■.■
Ryder, have yo■u■ ever seen a mermaid?
I don't think so.■ ■ Have you?
I was a young boy ■in■ Cape Cod.
■I ■didn't know how to swim, bu■t ■I jumped in the water.
And I was save■d■ by a beautiful woman.
■ ■That's the plot to "Splash."■
Maybe, or mayb■e ■it happened.
■ You don't know. We didn'■t ■knw each other back then.■
It was before we met■.■
You'■re■ ridiculo. You don't know■.■
Bo■th■ of you guys stop.
I've already g■ot■ h. We're going out to dinne■r ■la■.
I wa■s ■going to try to take her fo■r ■sus, but she wouldn't bit■■
■ [ Laughs ]
Leav■e ■it to Rex.
We're out here ■■ in the middle of the water.
He's having ■di■nner with a bare-breasted m■er■mai.
■■ Why do you immediately ass■ ■ it's a female mermai?
■ ■Otherwise it would be a ■me■rman,
and I don't think ■XRe■x ■rolls that way.
♪
Rex for Josh. I've g■ot■ somethg in the water, go■y.
■■ It's moving along ■th■e shorele
just abo■ut■ 500 yas south of the pie■r■
■ ■♪
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wh■oa■, who. I'm getting someth■in■g.
■Lo■ok at that. Bobby for Josh■.■
GATES: Yeah, go■ f■or Josh, Bobby.
We got a reading■ o■n somethig that's in the ■wa■ter.
■■It looks like shoulders and ■■a head standing in the wate,
right in front o■f ■the pier.
We're head■ed■ that way right n. ■XStand by.■
We're going to get■ o■ver there, we'll get the therma■l ■imager p
and see if■ w■e can see it.
And is it stat■io■nary, or did it just go un■de■r?
It's s■ta■nding there. It's looking a■t ■us.
■■ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wh■oa. Getting something.
GATES:■ ■Is it stationary, or did■ i■t just go under?
It■'s■ standing there. It's looki■ng■ at us.
■ You sure it isn't■ a■ rock?
It c■ou■ld just be some ■X natural fe■at■ure in the wa?
■ ■ No. It just went dow■n.■
■■Right there. What's that?
It looks■ l■ike something just broke the s■ur■face for a second there.
Josh to ■Va■nessa, we had something break ■th■e surface
just ahead of ■th■e bow of our boat.
Couldn't see what it was■.■
■ It might just have been ■a ■fish jumping, not sure.
■ [ Sonar beeping ]
Yeah, I got it o■n ■sonar, too. I got something on■ s■onar.
Somethin■g ■moving around.
■ Ryder just had a hit ■on■ the thermal, as well.
We're going to■ s■top here, drop anchor,
and get ready to get■ w■et.
♪
■Jo■sh for dive boat. Do you r■ea■d me?
I read■ y■ou loud and cle, Josh.
We're beginning ■ou■r sweep of the area.
■■ ♪
Josh f■or■ dive boat.
■■ I've got a big section ■of■ a column here from the ci.
It's just beauti■fu■l. Just sitting down here.■
♪
Guys, I did not find a■ m■erma,
but I ■ju■st found a delicious bevera■ge■ down here.
■■ ♪
Now I've■ g■ot a jellyfish right in fro■nt■ of me.
■ ■ ♪
Dive boat, I saw somet■hi■ng in my peripheral vision.
■ ■Anything on the sonar or the■ u■nderwater camera?
I'm not se■ei■ng any fish on the aqua ca■m.■
■I'■ll let you know if I see anythi■ng■ on my end.
■♪■
Just saw somet■hi■ng swim undere in the darknes■s.■
Probably 4■ o■r 5 feet in leng.
■I ■don't have a clear visual ■on■ it.
Stand ■by■.
Sounds lik■e ■they saw somethg go by.
■ ■I'm seeing something in t■he■ darkness.
I ■do■n't know what it is.
Oh, boy. ■It■ is really picking.
The aqua■ c■am is having troue just holdi■ng■ a sh.
It's■ j■ust getting bounced arod ■li■ke crazy.
Dive boat, wha■te■ver it is, t doesn't seem■ t■o like the lig.
■■ I keep trying to chase it do■ and it just stays away.
The aqua camera is j■ut getting jostled around
■by■ this current pretty bad.■
I can't get a focus ■of■ more tn 30 to 45 seconds■ o■n the bott.
Jo■sh■ to dive boat.
■ I'm having a slight issue ■■ with one of the valves
on my mask.
■I don't like to hear that.
What was that?■ ■He's having a problem
with one of ■hi■s valves.
Controls f■or■ the direction of air flow■
is w■ha■t I think ■X is malfunctioning.
♪
Yo■u ■okay?
Yeah, I ■ju■st had a free flow inside one o■f ■the valves
in t■he■ mask -- maybe sediment or ■so■mething
caught■ i■n there.
I'm okay.
■■Bouncing around, gear is going ■ev■erywhere.
♪
Conditions are bet■te■r at the bottom than they a■re■ up her.
No■ d■ou. There's a lot of cho■pp■ing.
Lo■ok■s like that weather is com■in■g in.
Okay. Le■t'■s get the engines cranked ■up■ and get towards the beach.■
Come on. ■Le■t's get out of he.
■As■ the weather continued to g■et■ worse,
we were forc■ed■ to call it a night.
■■ With interesting night vis■ion and thermal evidence in ■ha■n,
we■ f■lew 17 hours back to Los An■ge■les
to determine the i■de■ntify of our suspect.
To aid in this effort,■ ■ we visited
■■ the nearby Cabrillo Marine ■Aq■uarium
to meet up wit■h ■the instituts director, ■Mi■ke Schaadt.
We first pic■ke■d th■Xrough the night-vision foota■ge■
■■that Rex recorded from the■ l■ighthouse.
Well, ■th■ere are fish that come up
and will kind of bre■ak■ the surface and then go bac■k ■down again.
I would say that it ■de■finitely looks like something
is breaking ■th■e surface of the water
and then going down ■■very quickly.
Our thermal hit from■ t■he bot was equally perple■xi■ng.
Th■is■, again, is somethg that■ r■eall■Xy briefly come,
and then it jus■t ■submerge.
Ther■e'■s two different spots that■ a■re there.
And I can see maybe■ ■one is the front part
and the ■ot■her the back part.
But it was the thermal■ a■nomay that Bobby caught
just off the K■ir■yat Yam beah that seemed ■to■ line up
■■ most closely with eyewi■tn■ess reports.
I'm ■al■ways drawn into, "What else cou■ld■ it be?"
Dolphins are kno■wn■ to be around this area.
■■ Seals are known to be ■ar■ound this area.
■ ■As a matter of fact, the Medi■te■rranean monk seal
has ce■rt■ainly not been seen in 50 ■or■ 60 years,
and yet last month, ■■there's been reports
of seeing the Mediterranea■n■ monk seal off of Haifa,
and th■at■'s pretty close to this town
that has ■al■l these sightings.
But fo■r ■something to be unidentifiable■
and maybe never catalo■go■ed is possible.
In this ■pa■rticular case, again, you never■ k■now.
But, yes, it■'s■ definitely true to say that we■ d■on't know
■■X ■ everything there is in t■he■ ocean,
and there's a lot more ■th■at needs to be discovered.
Our aquatic odyssey ■ca■rried s deep into churning■ s■ea cave,
■■ down to the submerged remai■ ■ of the Roman Empire
an■d ■into the black waters of K■ir■yat Yam.
The mermaid■ ■has fascinated humankind
since we first took to t■he■ se.
She is■ a■ placeholder for the unknow■n■
and the unidentifi■ed■ denizes of the deep.
And at t■hi■s moment, there is a very ■la■rge
■■and very uncashed check
■■ waiting in the City Hall ■■of Kiryat Yam
for anyone w■ho■ can confirm that what we
and and so many others ■■ caught looking back
from the mysteriou■Xs wate■r■ of the Mediterranean
is, ■in■ fact, a mermaid.
■ ■The case is yours to follow.■
And if you do ha■pp■en to crack it,
just remembe■r ■to send a finder's fee
■ ■ to the explorer who ■se■nt you there.
■■I'll be waiting.