Kindred Spirits (2016–…): Season 3, Episode 6 - Blood in the Water - full transcript

They said that there was
a curse put on the land.

JEFF: I was actually coming down
the stairs.

Somebody kicked me.

You could have died.

He said that the land that was
left would be dark and bloody.

- [ Gasps ]
- What?

Something is, like,
wrapping around my left leg.

Adam,
I found something.

There was an entire riot.

Three African-American men
were killed.

Oh **** something
just **** touched my face.



- Really?
- Yeah.

I mean, is there a mark
on my face?

Yes, your face is all red
right there.

I don't think it can get
any clearer with its intentions.

[ Crows cawing ]

BRUNI: When the dead are
forgotten, they become restless.

- Oh, my God! You just touched me.
- What? I did not touch you.

I'm Amy Bruni.

A haunting encounter
redefined my life.

I live with that experience
and seek answers to the unknown.

It says, "I am."

I'm Adam Berry.

At Gettysburg, the shadows
and screams of dead soldiers

turned me
into a supernatural believer.



Oh, my God.

Together, our investigations
bring peace to the living...

You can't scare us,
you can't deter us.

...by giving a voice
to the dead.

I'm going to ask you
one more time.

What is your name?

Because we believe the dead
and the living are all...

Kindred spirits.

♪♪

BRUNI: Adam and I are headed
to the Hales Bar Dam

in Marion County, Tennessee.

The dam was a huge part of this
community when it was open,

and there's so much history
affiliated with it.

And so people
are just fascinated,

and they love being able
to go in there

and kind of check it out.

The dam was built more than
100 years ago

to help tame
the Tennessee River,

but by the late '60s,

after decades
of emergency repairs

to the crumbling structure,

it completely flooded
the surrounding area.

Jeff, the person
that we're meeting,

he owns and operates
a historical tour business

in what's left of the dam
and uses the extra space

as a functioning marina
and boatyard.

They have people coming in
to take historical tours,

and they even have, like, kids
coming in for field trips.

They've always had some
paranormal activity at the dam,

and they've been
okay with it.

But now they are having
issues with something.

They're being aggressive,
being very dark.

Jeff says he was
almost killed there.

He was actually pushed
down the stairs.

That's a big deal.

I can't imagine how anyone
can do a tour

with that kind of activity
happening around them.

I wonder
what changed there.

I don't know, but they're
worried about their safety.

I'm always really compelled
when a person

who runs a haunted location
comes to us and is like,

"Help us."

For something
to freak them out

just shows
how important it is

that we get in there
and help them.

Hi, Jeff.
It's good to see you.

- Good to see you.
- Thanks so much.

So, you took over
the property when?

We've had it two years
in March,

and we've been cleaning up
and we've done tours.

You know,
daytime and nighttime.

What's the primary use
for this building?

Okay, in here,
it's storage.

You know, for boat storage
for the marina.

There was racks
on this whole wall,

and all that's come down.

We've been cleaning the place,
you know,

just kind of getting back
to the historical part,

and it's been work.

It's clear Jeff isn't just
worried about his business.

He really cares
about this place, too.

- When they closed it, right.
- Oh, okay.

- Oh, chanting?
- Chanting?

Chanting.
Y'all wanna go check it out?

Yeah, let's do it.

Yeah, let's go take
a look at it.

What does it sound like?

Uh, it sounds almost like
it's got a rhythm to it,

almost like a drum.

What's this, uh,
whirlpool situation here?

It's just a natural current
that comes through the building.

Okay.

There's a lot of folklore
about whirlpools,

energy that's created
by them.

Some people theorize that
paranormal entities

feed off large sources of energy
in order to grow stronger.

This is a big and powerful
whirlpool,

so this could be concerning.

Now, there's things that are
going on up there now, too?

Yeah.
The second floor's real crazy.

Now, we saw
on this little ledge...

Mm-hmm.

...was a shadow figure.

And a lot of people
are getting scratched,

people getting choked.

How long ago was this?

Uh, I want to say
three months.

So whatever's up there
is violent?

Uh-huh.

Do you have
any evidence of that?

- I do have a photo of it.
- Okay.

I'll pull it up for you.

So, an entity did that.

Yes.

Do you find that more men
or women

are affected
by whatever it is?

Men get touched,
women get weird feelings --

you know,
nauseated and stuff.

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.

There's one spot up there
I don't even go in.

You won't go up there?

- No. No.
- Why?

- Will you take us up there?
- Yeah, I'll take you up there.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

You can see it, and I'll
explain it, you know, that area.

Seeing figures
and hearing voices

isn't unusual in a place
with a lot of activity,

but physical attacks
are something else all together.

And activity ramped up
in the last three months.

That's a major concern.

This is the bathroom
I don't go into.

It was standing in there
in the little shower cubby.

It's a pulsating static,

and I stood my ground
and went to push it,

and it had a quick pulse,
the static, towards me,

and it grabbed my arm,
and it was like cold brick,

and real rough,
and he just held on.

I had to pull away
from it.

And so you haven't
gone in here since?

BERRY: And where was it
that you got attacked?

- Right over here.
- Let's go look.

- Okay.
- Right here.

JEFF: I was actually come I was
actually coming down the stairs,

and I felt, like, somebody
kicked me in the back.

Like an actual kick?

Yeah, a kick.

You could have died.

- If I had fell.
- Absolutely.

If it's kicking you in the back
down a set of stairs now,

it'll just get worse.

Right.

Is there anywhere else
you need to show us?

Yeah. I'll show you
the second building.

It's different.
It's got a different feel.

BRUNI: The massive first
building is the only piece

of the original structure
still standing.

The second building
was built later in the '50s

when the dam
was still operational,

and it was used
to hold heavy machinery.

The only way to get in there is
through an underground entrance.

JEFF: Okay,
this was a service tunnel.

It connects the main building
to the second building.

And so what
happens in here.

A lot of figures in here --
full-body apparitions.

Huh.

They were workers.

Oh, workers, so...

Is there a certain type
of uniform

or anything they were wearing?
- Overalls, a lot of times.

Oh.
Interesting.

Should we walk down?

All right.

Now, one other thing --

This is weird,
but for us...

Yeah.

If somebody done something
they shouldn't have,

you know,
like the garbage...

- Mm-hmm.
- It tries to lead you somewhere.

- Really?
- Yeah.

So it actually tries to lead you
to problems in the building?

- Yeah.
- Would it be okay if, like,

we left some garbage
to see if we can recreate it?

You could try it, yeah.

- Okay.
- You could.

- All right.
- Okay.

♪♪

BRUNI:
We're meeting with Jeff's head
historian and tour guide Joe

since he's here almost
as much as Jeff,

and, like Jeff, Joe's never been
scared of the activity here

until recent attacks.

Joe, thank you so much for
taking the time to meet with us

and telling us a little bit
more about this place.

Can you just give us a brief
synopsis of the history here?

- It was built in 1905.
- Yeah.

From the very beginning,
it was a disaster.

What it's built on is shale,
limestone.

Geology was not taken
into consideration.

- Wow.
- Oh, really?

So, over time,
it kept leaking,

they kept building,
it kept leaking,

and there's all kinds
of people who have died here.

There have been men
who were killed --

boiler accidents, falls,
even falling debris.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

There are stories of the curse
put on the land.

An Indian war chief.

Oh, really?

Well, that's the legend,
anyways.

Have you had experiences
in here?

- I have, yes.
- Like what?

Shadow people.

My name being called.

- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

Recently.

It's mimicking a whistle
that I do.

Oh, so you'll do
a certain whistle,

it'll whistle back
the same way?

BERRY: What's the whistle?

It's just -- [ Whistles ]

- Oh, yeah. Okay.
- Uh-huh.

- And...
- And it does it back.

Okay.

There are times where
there's this feeling

where I want to leave,
I want to get out of there.

Mm-hmm.

Kind of an intimidating
feeling.

Right.

BRUNI: The look of fear
on Joe's face

is definitely going
to stay with me.

These buildings
might not be a home,

but to Jeff and Joe,
this business means a lot.

For the safety of them
and their visitors,

Adam and I have to get
to the bottom of this.

♪♪

We're about to go into the main
building of Hales Bar.

- I'm a little anxious.
- BERRY: Why?

I don't know, I just have
a little anxiety right now.

I mean...

I think it's because
it's a lot to take in.

This place is so big.

It's a lot to cover,
and the activity

that Jeff is describing
sounds dangerous.

So we need to get to the bottom
of it quickly.

Instantly walking in here,
it feels so crazy.

It's scary.
It's a scary building.

Like, it doesn't matter
how often we do this.

You can't walk in here at night
and not be freaked out.

It feels crazy.

I think we should have
a camera up here.

Oh, for sure.

BERRY: While we don't know
what's here yet,

it seems like we're dealing
with something intelligent.

Since it's mimicking Joe's
whistle and calling his name,

it should be able
to communicate with us.

So we're gonna use
our EVP record a lot.

We're setting up cameras
in the new building

where Jeff sees figures
and says something alerts him

if tour groups
leave the place a mess.

Our base of operations
is in the old building

on the walkway near the stairs
where Jeff got pushed down.

It's also next to the bathroom

where he had his first
violent experience.

That seems to be what kicked off
all the physical attacks.

I'm putting in
my binaural audio

so I can record
what I'm hearing.

♪♪

So, this is the bathroom
where he got grabbed.

I think I'm gonna stand
in that spot.

Okay, I'll close up and use
the SLS to get on you.

Yeah.

The SLS camera uses
infrared light

to detect entities
and outline them for us.

Since Jeff and Joe report

seeing shadow figures
in both buildings,

this device should be able
to give us a clear picture

of whatever's here.

I definitely feel extremely
uncomfortable in here, like...

Like something is standing
right behind me.

That's what it feels like.

You're mapped, but I don't see
anything else so far.

I do feel nauseous
in here.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Men get touched,
women get weird feelings --

you know,
nauseated and stuff.

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.

All right,
let me go in there.

BRUNI: It feels so weird
in there.

I feel shaky.

Well, I'm just waiting
to get, like...

- Grabbed.
- Yeah.

Attacked.

I mean, it sounded like Jeff
was challenging him a little bit

because he said
that he wanted to, like,

show it who was boss.

Right.

Maybe it'll talk
on the recorder.

BRUNI: The digital voice
recorder captures

electronic voice phenomena

that's often only audible
in playback.

Since the replies are straight
from the entities themselves,

they're our best bet
for accurate information

on who is here.

Did something happen
to somebody in here?

Did Jeff do something
to make you mad?

Is there a reason
why you attack people?

Do you like Jeff?

What do you want us to do?

Do we not belong here?

Say your name as loudly
as you can.

Did you touch Jeff
because he invaded your space?

- [ Gasps ]
- What?

Something is, like,
wrapping around my left leg.

What?

Wait, who's whistling?

I hear something.

If you're down there,
can you just come --

Whoa.

Oh, my God,
I've never seen that.

♪♪

BERRY: Amy and I are in
Tennessee investigating

the old Hales Bar Dam.

Over the past 100 years,

the location became a hot spot
for paranormal activity.

We have to cover major ground
in two buildings

and figure out why the activity
recently became violent

before it attacks again.

[ Gasps ]

What?

Something is, like,
wrapping around my left leg.

What?

It sort of feels static-y
right here.

JEFF: It was standing in there
in the little shower cubby.

It's a pulsating static.

- Let's listen to this.
- Hello.

BRUNI: Now, can you tell me --
Do you know who Jeff is?

Did you touch Jeff because
he invaded your space?

Nothing.

I wonder what it is
about this space.

We both had experiences
that he told us about.

- Mm-hmm.
- Women feel this, men feel this.

What we need to look up is --
did anything happen?

Was there some tragedy
in this bathroom?

There's definitely something
in here, but it's so quiet.

They must not be comfortable
communicating with us yet.

Don't be afraid to talk to us,
okay?

So we're gonna move
and give you some space.

Let's make sure we hit
all the spots

that were
concerning him the most.

Then we should go down
to the tunnels.

- Yeah, into that new building.
- Right.

So let's go there.

Jeff was in the tunnel
when saw full-body apparitions

dressed in worker's clothing.

That's great information
we can use

while investigating in order
to directly connect

with possible workers.

Maybe we can get them
to speak with us.

We should put the laser grid
towards this direction.

Yeah.

BRUNI: The laser grid is a cool
piece of equipment

that creates
a light pattern.

Shadow figures
can be hard to spot,

especially in a dark tunnel
like this one.

This helps them stand out
to our cameras,

as well as our naked eye.

We use a laser grid, really,
to detect shadows.

So sometimes entire sections
of light will disappear,

as if somebody
is blocking it out.

So we're able to detect movement
in big spaces and long hallways.

- Because he's --
- [ Whistles ]

Wait.
Who's whistling this, for real?

Who did that?

BERRY: What's the whistle?

It's just --
[ Whistles ]

[ Whistling continues ]

Who did that?

Somebody whistled down there,
like, in this area.

Anyone back here?

Hello?

Let's try whistling
one more time.

[ Whistles ]

[ Thud in distance ]

I hear something.

[ Whistles ]

[ Thud in distance ]

Something heavy metal,
like it was moving down there.

I heard it, too.

Do you see something right
there, like, coming into the...

The left side.

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

I've never seen that.

- Hey, Adam.
- What?

I found something that I think
makes a lot of sense.

There was an entire riot
where three men were killed.

What?

♪♪

BERRY: Amy and I are in
Tennessee investigating

the old Hales Bar Dam.

There's been a spike in violent
physical paranormal activity.

The owner of the business, Jeff,
was pushed down the stairs.

Do you see something right
there, like, coming into the...

- The left side.
- Yeah.

And I felt something
grab my leg.

Now we're underground in
the tunnel between the old

and new building,
and we're not alone.

It just got so bright.

I've never seen that.

♪♪

Are you playing
with the light?

That's okay.

Can you just walk across?

Just walk across -- Ooh!

That was the lights
going up again.

Again.

Like it's pushing the button
harder, or something.

We didn't even know something
could light it up like that.

Something has to be strong

and touching the actual
piece of equipment.

If it's this close,
we need to try an EVP session.

We're actually here to find out
who you are

and why you're here
and what we can do for you.

The closer you get to this
little silver device

and talk on
this red light

and tell us what you need
or want...

That's all you have to do.

Are you messing
with the laser grid?

Can you please tell us
what your name is?

Let's start there.

My name is Adam,
and this is Amy.

Hello.

All right,
let's listen to this.

Yeah.

Nothing.

We both had experiences
that Jeff talked about.

Mm-hmm.

- [ Gasps ]
- What?

Something is, like,
wrapping around my left leg.

I do feel nauseous
in here.

- Really?
- Yeah.

We're hearing a whistle.

Yep, which is what Joe
talked about.

[ Whistles ]

[ Whistling continues ]

It's great
to get evidence.

What we need
is defining evidence.

We need information.

So these, like, kind of
"Whoo-ooh" and whistles

and whatever, that's great,
but it's not helping us at all.

No.

I just think you and I
need to give it more time.

Mm-hmm.

I feel like it needs
to know us

a bit more.

Yes. All right.

We're gonna be back here
tomorrow, okay?

So think about talking to us,
okay?

♪♪

All right.

♪♪

BRUNI: The whistling
we heard last night

was also where Jeff sees people
dressed like workers.

What is this other article?

We're at the Historical Society
to learn more about the deaths

at the dam that Joe,
the tour guide, told us about.

There were so many deaths.

It's rumored there were
several hundred lives lost

throughout the building
of the dam

and its first years
of operation.

We're looking to see
if there's any information

connecting workers with
suspicious or malicious deaths.

I found something that I think
makes a lot of sense.

There was an entire riot

where three African-American men
were killed.

What?

Yeah.

All because there was a rumor
that a black man

was going
to have a position

where he was going
to manage white men.

The article is saying
the white men beat up...

...the African-American worker,
Charles Lee,

and then the black workers
decided...

...they were gonna
seek revenge...

...and started fighting
with the whites. - Right.

And then, eventually,
it escalated into this

full-on race riot
at the dam in Gunter Camp

which is where the black
workers actually lived.

Oh, my God.

This map shows where
Gunter Work Camp was located.

It's where the black workers
lived and, unfortunately,

where some were
tragically killed.

Building 2 was built directly
on top of the camp.

And so this is
what I think here.

I'm looking at this,
and I'm like,

"Okay, we have an entity
that wants people to leave,

that is angry."

Right, who wants the place
kept the way it should be --

no garbage, no trash.

Who, like, alerts Jeff, who is
in there all the time of things

that are inappropriate
and gone wrong, right?

So you have a person who
probably really liked his job

and they prided themselves
for so long to keep it alive.

Mm-hmm, right.

Would that make someone
want to stay around

and still be a part
of that whole thing?

Yeah,
but why get violent now?

Well, if we connect with it,
hopefully it'll tell us.

All right,
I think we should head back

and start investigating.

♪♪

Adam and I plan to use
the information on the race riot

to try and communicate
with anyone

who would have been there
when it happened.

Open that for me.
Thank you.

We will start our investigation
in the new building

since it was built
over Gunter Work Camp.

So, from those papers, we think
that the housing complex

for those that were killed

during the riots
is over here, right?

Yeah.

Jeff is saying that the entities
would alert him to there...

...being trash somewhere
in the building. - Right.

Like, something is amiss.

Exactly, and it gets
his attention

to where the problem is.

Like, if it's trash or if
somebody is doing something

they shouldn't be doing.

So I'm gonna put
this trash here.

BERRY: Jeff really can't bring
people back in here

until we know
what's triggering the violence.

We're thinking activity
kicks off

when visitors
disrespect the space.

I am actually gonna leave
that Handycam set up.

We're gonna do an experiment
and replicate

a mess people might leave
behind at this location.

We need to get
the entity's attention

so it can answer questions

and we can hopefully
stop the attacks.

Okay, I'm gonna set this
next to this trash.

[ REM Pod chimes ]

The REM Pod creates
a forcefield around them.

If something moves
into that field,

they let off a beeping noise.

So let's just leave them
and go downstairs,

and I'll leave this on it.

What I want to do is just
quickly set up the trail camera

so when we're done, we can just
turn them on before we leave.

[ REM Pod beeping ]

They're going off.

I hear it.

♪♪

All right,
let's play this.

Do you know
who Charles Lee was?

Oh...

That's a yes.

♪♪

BRUNI: The century-old
Hales Bar Dam

is known for its tragic history
and its hauntings.

In the past,
the paranormal activity

attracted curious visitors,
but the once-benign spirits

recently started
attacking people.

We are in the second build,

and we just connected
with something.

[ REM Pod beeping ]

They're going off.

[ Beeping rapidly ]
- I hear it.

It's the trash.

♪♪

Hi. I'm back.
Sorry!

We forgot our trash.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I'm gonna grab it, okay?

Sorry.

[ Beeping continues ]

We'll make sure
to take it out with us.

[ Beeping stops ]

It was like, "You left
your trash, come get it."

And it literally stopped as soon
as we walked out the door.

Well, now that we've got
their attentions,

let's try
an EVP session.

♪♪

We've been reading a lot
about the history here,

and we feel like there
were some things that happened

that maybe have
not been addressed.

Did you live
in an encampment here?

Is there anyone who comes here
now that you don't like?

Does Gunter Camp
ring a bell?

I'm gonna bring up the name
of the man

who was attacked
at the camp.

Do you know
who Charles Lee was?

What happened
with Charles Lee?

All right,
I'll play this back.

Oh...
- That's a yes.

Mm-hmm.

BERRY: Something finally
spoke to us.

- It responded to Charles Lee.
- Right.

Is that one of the ones
that were killed?

The newspaper article
didn't say if he died.

Do you know
what happened?

We were talking about
Charles Lee,

and it sounded like
you knew who that was.

What happened
with Mr. Lee?

Okay,
do you hear us talking?

We're gonna make sure
that those that come in here

know the history backwards
and forwards, okay?

So that they know
how to talk to you.

Do you understand?

They're gonna know
how to speak to you.

All right,
let's play this.

- "Yes, sir."
- "Yes, sir."

BRUNI: "Yes, sir."

So it's somebody that knows
things that occurred

during the time
this was in operation, right?

It's intelligently
answering questions.

- Yeah. I think there's
something here... - Right.

...connected to that
because it did recognize

the name of Charles Lee.

It didn't seem aggressive,

and it even sounded respectful
when it spoke to us.

Yeah, so what's
attacking people, then?

♪♪

BERRY: The workers are
definitely here in Building 2,

which makes sense since
they lived and worked here,

but they're not the source
of the violence.

There wasn't any grabbing
or pushing like

Jeff experienced
in Building 1,

even when we made
a mess in their space.

This is serious.

We need to find out
what's hurting people.

There's something else
Amy and I need to look into.

Joe told us about a rumor

that a Cherokee war chief
cursed the land.

There was a curse
put on the land.

- Oh, really?
- An Indian war chief.

He also told us about
a chanting noise

coming from the whirlpool
in the old building.

It sounds almost like it's got
a rhythm to it,

almost like a drum.

We're headed back to
the Historical Society

to see if there's
a possible connection

with Native American spirits.

- Hi.
- Hi! How you doing?

Good.
Are you Cindy?

Yes, I am. Welcome.

- Hi, I'm Amy.
- Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. Adam.
Nice to meet you.

And so you can tell us
a little

bit about the Cherokee
history in the area?

CINDY: Yes.
We have an exhibit over here.

Chickamauga Cherokees.
- Oh, okay.

Which were the group that were
around here and still are.

Okay.

This is their leader
Dragging Canoe,

and he was the war chief
around the time

of the American Revolution.

And he was against giving away
any more land.

Mm-hmm.

And there was a Treaty
of Sycamore Shoals.

He gave a speech,
which was sort of prophetic.

He said that they would give
no more land,

and the land that was left
would be dark and bloody.

Oh!

We should do the spirit box.

♪♪

Do you own this land?
Is this your --

I did.

♪♪

BERRY: We're at
the Historical Society

by the old Hales Bar Dam
in Tennessee

trying to figure out
what would be attacking

employees and tourists.

The historian Cindy
just confirmed

that Chief Dragging Canoe
put a curse on the land.

CINDY: Dragging Canoe
was the war chief

around the time
of the American Revolution.

He said that they would
give no more land,

and the land that was left
would be dark and bloody.

Oh!

So, basically,
he and his group,

they stopped movement on the
Tennessee River for 30 years.

- Wow.
- Wow.

So the problems with navigating
on the Tennessee Rive were,

number one,
they had whirlpools.

What's this, uh,
whirlpool situation here?

JEFF: We've heard chanting
come from the water.

So they could just sit
on the mountains,

wait for the flat boats
to come down,

pick off the ones
they wanted to,

and then disappear.

Mm.

- Well, thank you so much.
- Thank you.

Okay, mm-hmm.

You've been really helpful,
thank you.

Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

BRUNI:
So, the curse wasn't a rumor.

The Cherokee violently fought
against the white settlers

who were moving in
on their territory,

and Dragging Canoe
put a curse on the land.

This could be connected
to the attacks on Jeff

and his visitors.

Since the violent experiences
seem to happen in Building 1,

that's where we'll start
tonight's investigation.

BERRY:
We should do the spirit box
because we haven't got a lot

of EVPs,
and we don't know why.

So maybe this will be an easier
way for them to communicate.

Yeah.

Adam is gonna set up
a radio,

and so it's gonna be
picking up radio waves,

and sometimes we can hear
your voice using this.

The spirit box
is useful for us

when it's clear spirits
are present

but can't seem to contact us
through an EVP session.

I eliminate
any outside influences

by wearing a blindfold
and noise-canceling headphones.

I'm the only one who can hear
the frequency,

so I'll call out
any answers.

All right, here I go.

What's your name?

What's your name?

♪♪

Is this your land?

Foreign.

Stop.

You know you can trust us,
right?

We're not here
to hurt you.

We want to know who you are
so we can maybe help you.

Do you own this land?

Is this your --

I did.

♪♪

Who are you?

No.

Dragging Canoe.

Do you know who that is?

Heaven.

♪♪

Okay, so let's chat
for a second.

[ Sighs ]

Do you own this land?

"I did."

- When I asked "Do you know
who Dragging Canoe is?" - Mm-hmm.

You said "Heaven."

So maybe we're going to
the Native American idea.

- Maybe.
- So maybe we go back

to that whirlpool and see
if it talks to us some more.

Yeah, absolutely.

BERRY: We hit on something here
by bringing up Dragging Canoe,

and we feel like we're on the
right track with the Cherokee.

We need to go back
to the whirlpool

where Jeff hears chanting.

Maybe we'll use some music
that shows at least

we're making an effort
to communicate with them.

Right.

♪♪

Hello?

We'd like to play
something for you,

and then we're gonna
ask you some questions.

Is that okay?

Do you know this music?

[ Chanting ]

♪♪

Did you hear that?

Something just fell
on my boot.

Like, something got thrown.

It was like --

♪♪

These little rocks.

Let's do it again.

Okay, one more time.

♪♪

[ Chanting continues ]

I just saw something up
where our monitor is.

Is there anybody up there?

♪♪

**** Something just ****
touched my face.

BERRY: If you believe
in curses or not,

nothing has gone
right on this land.

That was so forceful.

Is there a mark
on my face?

Yes,
your face is all red.

♪♪

BRUNI:
Adam and I think we've connected
with something Native American.

The entity is in Building 1
at the Hales Bar Dam

where the tour guide
Jeff was attacked.

We're near the whirlpool,

and something just hit
Adam in the face.

BERRY: Oh **** Something just
**** touched my face.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Like what?

- I don't know.
[ Shudders ] - See?

Okay, did something
just get thrown at you?

Yeah.
It was a rock.

Yes.
Yes, rocks.

Rocks are getting
thrown at us.

Is there a mark on my face?

Actually...

Do you want
the real answer?

Yeah.
Yes, please.

Yes,
your face is all red.

I don't know
if you can see it.

See?

I mean, what?!

It was just
throwing rocks at us.

I don't think it can get any
clearer with its intentions.

It would like us
to stop now.

We've pulled out
the Native American card...

...and gotten a response.
- Right.

Not friendly.

I think we are dealing
with something in here...

...that is Native American.
- Yes.

So we're gonna go
and we're gonna leave you.

And we're sorry.

If we did anything
to offend.

That matches the violent
activity Jeff warned us about.

We crossed a line
with whoever is here,

and now we need to respect their
space and leave this main area.

BERRY:
That was so forceful.

Yeah.
It's very clear.

When it starts throwing rocks
and stuff, it's time to go.

♪♪

BERRY: If you believe
in curses or not,

nothing has gone
right on this land.

The Native American spirit's
still trying to coexist.

Yeah.
Jeff was challenging him.

He did it unintentionally,
but it seemed to have kicked off

all of the aggressive
activity.

And I stood my ground
and went to push it.

So I think now
it's important

for them to be
super-duper respectful...

- Of they are talking to...
- Yeah.

...and know their story
and know how to communicate

with these Native American
entities.

Yes.
So now it's like --

It's time for us
to call in someone

who knows how to deal
with something like this.

Right.

We're going to be able
to fill Jeff in

on what caused the activity

they've experienced
over the years

and also what exactly instigated
the more recent violent attacks.

So, we've been here
for a few days.

And we've found out a lot
of new information

about what has gone
on on this site.

Okay.

And then we also have a lot
to show you.

Did you know that there
was a riot right on the site

where the second building
was built?

- What?
- There were three men killed.

That being said, I did want
to show you some evidence.

We read off the name
Charles Lee,

and that was the man
who was beaten

that started
the whole race riot.

How about Charles Lee?

BRUNI: Do you know
who Charles Lee was?

- Heard it.
- Yes.

We don't know if it
is Charles Lee,

but they knew of him,
so they knew of that

incident that happened.

Also in Building 2,
we had set up some REM Pods,

and so we purposely left
some trash up there,

and the REM Pod
started going off.

I have the footage
of that happening

just so you can see it.

[ REM Pod beeping rapidly ]

And so I walked up
and I picked up the trash.

And as I said,
"I'm taking this out,"

the REM Pod just --
Ploof!

- What?
- Right?

Yeah.

It verifies the activity
that's happening in the space.

- Right.
- Building 2 feels like it has

a lot of activity
from those workers

who basically never left.

So can I ask you a question
about that?

Mm-hmm.

Do you think they're liking me
keeping it cleaned up?

Oh, yeah.

For them to watch you
coming through

and trying to make it
something again, they like that.

And...

♪♪

- Mm-hmm. It's okay.
- It's okay.

♪♪

It's been hard work.

- Oh, I can tell.
- I mean...

You're doing
an excellent job.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, I know. Yeah.

And, you know what,
that's so good

because a place like this
need someone like you.

Yeah.

We get the feeling that whoever
is in that section,

they trust you,
they respect you.

I think you can do a lot with
your history tours that you do.

You're doing an excellent job,
and they know it.

But Jeff didn't call us in here
to find friendly spirits.

His visitors are being scratched
and choked,

and he was pushed down
the stairs,

which could have killed him.

It's two separate things.

- Right.
- There's this happening,

and then there's whatever's
going on in here.

The activity that was happening
to us was aggressive.

In this area, Adam and I
had had experiences that led us

to believe there was something
kind of Native American here.

We started playing
Cherokee-based music.

As soon as we started playing
this music,

Adam had a rock
thrown at him.

You can see he's got
a red mark on this face.

Right.

That's one of those moments

that will probably be
with me forever.

We were the space that
some people think is sacred

to Native American culture
because it has a whirlpool.

The activity
that was happening to us

in that section,
it was aggressive.

Because we're poking
the beast here,

and we think you accidentally
did a similar thing

when you were in that bathroom
and pushed back.

You kind of reopened a wound.
- It's not a game.

Right, exactly.
It's not a game.

We have someone here
who's actually

a Cherokee ceremonial chief,

and he's going to come in here
and just kind of appease them.

We just want to make sure
that whatever is here

isn't going to escalate
into something more dangerous.

♪♪

Chief Ronnie is a direct
descendant from the Cherokee

that have been occupying
this land for hundreds of years.

He's our best bet
for protection Jeff,

his employees, and visitors.

I think our idea here is we just
want to pay respect

to whoever is here.

We don't want to banish
anything, or anything like that.

So what is it that you're
gonna do, exactly?

RONNIE: We're gonna give
a prayer of thanks,

and then we're gonna leave
an offering for the ancestors

and the protectors here.
Okay.

It's like a medicine wheel
with the circle

because everything is
in a circle for Native people.

And it's sage, cedar,
and sweet grass.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Grandfather, creator,
the two-legged, four-legged,

the winged ones,
the plant people,

the rock people,
and the water people.

We only come to you
and ask for your protection

as we leave here.

We came in a good way,
taking only answers and memories

and leaving only footsteps.

For our ancestors
and the protectors here,

oh, great one,
we leave these offerings.

So this is just like a gift
that we're leaving.

- Mm-hmm.
- Thank you, Ronnie.

- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.

Appreciate you, brother.

BERRY:
The spirit of the workers who
never left Hales Bar appreciate

Jeff respecting the buildings
they worked so hard to build.

Even though he's still
experiencing activity,

he won't have to worry about
anything negative from them.

The ceremonial offering
appeased the Cherokee,

and Jeff should feel safe
bringing people back in here

and running his tour business.

But Jeff has to continue to show
respect for the Cherokee

and make sure visitors
don't violate this land

and invoke their wrath,

or the violent attacks
could return.