NARRATOR: In the Philippine
mountains, at the waterfall, everyone's on edge. The horizontal drill
has passed the projected treasure-chamber target depth. Something is wrong. We can't just keep adding rods
and adding until we poke out the other side of the mountain. At this point, you're
not going to just back out and start over again. NARRATOR: One theory is
that the drill is on target but the chamber has a dome
and the angled ceiling is causing the penetration point
to be farther than expected. One more isn't going to hurt. I hope you're right. Well, I hope so too. NARRATOR: The team adds one
more rod to the drill rig. If they don't hit
the void space soon, it could mean a devastating
end to their long road on the mountain. I'm really starting
to second guess whether our survey
equipment is right, whether Andrew was on
spot, whether Max and Colin gave me the right measurements. I mean, there's a lot of
stuff running through my mind. We put another rod on, and
I'm just watching the drill go. At this point, I'm about
ready to call it quits. We're burning time. We're burning money, and
we're about 40 feet further than we should have been. Actually hitting it will
be a miracle at this point. [CREAKING NOISES] NARRATOR: The absence
of water means they've finally reached a void space. The team is eager to see
what's hidden inside. This could be it. Get the camera. Get it in there ASAP. Andrew steered that
drill right on track, and we punched through now, and
I want to see what's in there. We've got to shove this camera
down there almost a thousand feet, and today I'm wondering
whether I made the right choice or not. I mean, I'm really
in anticipation of what I might see in there. We've got a long way to shove. 250. 510. To go after a
Yamashita treasure and actually be successful,
nobody said it was going to be easy, and it never is. You know, it's seriously one
of the last great mysteries of the world to be solved. Seeing the treasure,
you know, we're going to be part of history. 775. 900. 70 feet to go. There's the end coming. Pitch black. This room is really big. How much you got in there now? 13, 14 feet. I still see nothing. Oh, there's
something right there. What is that? It's the edge of something. It could be the edge of a box. We're, like, looking
down on the edge of it. What I'm saying in
the camera right now is unmistakably
man-made objects. The camera's picking up
a smooth, flat surface with squared edges. That's just not natural. What's next to it?
- Hold on. Let me see. It looks like
another one laying up against it on the top side. Yeah. Yeah, but it definitely
looks like boxes. Yeah, two boxes. MAN (ON RADIO): You
got to get up here. You got to see this. What you got? NARRATOR: The rest
of the team races over to see for themselves. Come on in there, George. Is that what I think it is? I can't believe
you guys hit it, man. Rick, Steve, get in there. You guys got to see this. Oh my gosh. Seeing that, dude,
that's incredible. I think we've hit the treasure
vault. I think we're there. You know, I've been
waiting longer than anybody to see something like this. You did it, man. You got in there. We got in there. Unbelievable. Maybe what we're looking
at is just empty boxes. I don't know. But I do know, based on all
the information that we had and drilling to this
location, that we are underneath
that waterfall 300 feet down into this void space. We made it there, and
now we've got to figure out, how do we get in there? NARRATOR: The wooden boxes
they're seeing resembled the ammunition crates
filled with war loot American GIs recovered
following World War II. This huge discovery lines
up with the evidence they've gathered along the way-- an NMR scan that detected
underground metal deposits, a seismic scan that
located a void space 300 feet below the
waterfall, and a map indicating possible
treasure on their mountain. That's an indicator that
there could be treasure. NARRATOR: All seems
to confirm they found the boxes their local
eyewitness grandpa claimed to have seen carried up
the mountain over 75 years ago. NARRATOR: It's the
breakthrough John's dreamed of. This day has certainly
been one of the biggest moments of my life. All the hard work that we've put
into it-- everybody on the team has put their 150%
into this job, and now the fruition
is right here. NARRATOR: But their
celebration is short lived. You guys hear that? That sounds like a big
helicopter, don't it? There it is coming
through the trees right now. Yeah, that close. [INAUDIBLE] Somebody
knows we're here. They must. [INAUDIBLE] That ain't good. I don't know what we
found in the void space, but we definitely have a
lot of unwanted attention. NARRATOR: The team
feels new urgency to find a way into the
mountain to retrieve the mysterious boxes. Hell, we need to get this
done fast and efficiently. You guys have any ideas? Downward shaft. I say tunnel. You guys agree? Absolutely, man. - Let's go for it.
- Good. Good. NARRATOR: Back at base camp, the
team discusses their options. At this point, the
best thing we can do is tunnel right
into the waterfall. It's going to take some heavy
explosive to do that if we want to get in there quickly. NARRATOR: Using the
borehole as a guide-- Straighten it up a little bit. NARRATOR: --the plan is to dig
a tunnel 930 feet to the void space, a Herculean effort that
will require more machinery, more manpower, and more time. It's going to be
a lot bigger job, and we have to get all
new equipment in here. The preparation for
recovery right now, Levi, Gio, and myself, we're
working on the way into the mountain and everything
it's going to take to do that. The rock's a lot different. We're going to have to
get bigger compressors. We're going to be running
two jack legs at a time. We're going to need
more ventilation. The list just goes on and on. We need steel. We need pipe. We need explosives. The logistics is on Rob. He's ordering everything. How soon do you
think I can get that? We've been looking
for months trying to find a traditional
way in, but now we're going to be able to go for it. NARRATOR: Since
it will take time to assemble the equipment
needed to tunnel into the void, John decides to explore
alternative sites. I think it's important that
we work on multiple locations so that we have the
best chance for success from any one of the locations. There are a lot of
treasures still left here. NARRATOR: Based on
the original treasure map uncovered by Bingo,
he believes the best new option is Siargao Island. So, look, this is a
pretty remote island far away from any major cities. I think if the Japanese were
using this strategically, this is probably one of
the most perfect places to hide anything
because it is so remote. NARRATOR: After
traveling to Siargao, the team follows the map-- I think this is a
network of tunnels. NARRATOR: --to what seemed
the most promising site and make a thrilling discovery. Looks like a bird marker. You've got those
circles on this map look just like that
little circle right there. NARRATOR: If they
can find anything, this new location could
mean a fresh chance to find Yamashita's treasure. We have the best team,
the best technology. After two years of looking
for this treasure-- Where's that? Hang on. Let me get closer. --I'm more certain than
ever that we have the best chance of getting to it. What is that? That's the symbol for gold. That means that gold is going
to be anywhere in there. One way or the other, I
will recover that treasure come hell or high water. Yeah, man. Let's do it. Yeah.
