Ghost Adventures (2008) s13e03 Episode Script
Palace Saloon
Do you believe that there's something malevolent down here? Yes.
The Palace Saloon.
I've been pushed in the basement.
Lot of people don't like this area.
We found evidence of violent deaths.
Wait, that's what happened to the girl.
There is something down there.
What the Get off.
[ Bleep .]
ZAK: There are things in this world that we will never fully understand.
We want answers.
We have worked years to build our credibility, our reputation.
Working alongside the most renowned professionals in the field, capturing groundbreaking proof of the paranormal.
It's working.
Whoa.
I can't give you an explanation.
This is our evidence, our "Ghost Adventures.
" All right, guys.
We're just arriving in Prescott, Arizona, another Wild West town.
We got a call from the owners and managers of the Palace Saloon.
Circa 1870s, this place was a jail, a opium den, a brothel.
The owners, the managers, they are in desperate need of help because there's something dark, something evil, haunting the basement.
People are afraid to work.
So we need to figure out what this entity is and try to banish it.
Once a haven for gamblers, prostitutes, and gunslingers, the Palace Saloon is situated in the heart of Prescott's infamous Whiskey Row.
In 1900, a massive fire ravaged the Palace to the ground.
But the original bar was saved and became the anchor for its resurrection.
Today, this establishment and its patrons play the part of this Old West town, and in doing so have unknowingly fueled the dark energy of its violent past to the point where it's overrun this location, affected their staff and is the reason for their call for help.
Hi, we're lookin' for Dave.
We're from Vegas.
Dave? Uh, hi, how ya doin'? Great.
So what kind of things are you experiencing here? We opened the restaurant part 20 years ago.
And we used to have potted plants on top of the bar.
One day, I was in the building by myself early in the morning.
And a plant fell from up there and missed me by about a foot.
So something was trying to hit you with it? It appears, yeah.
So something was trying to harm you? Yeah.
One day, once again, I was in the building by myself.
And I hear a crash.
And I walk from the bar back here and the mannequin's on the floor.
Are you serious? It's the second time.
Second time, yeah.
Something caused that to fall.
I have a theory, possibly.
What's you're theory? Well, when I restored the Palace to what it is now, maybe they didn't like -- Absolutely.
What we did.
Renovations are one of the -- They are.
Number one reasons why spirits get really pissed off.
Is it true that some of your employees are scared to go down in the basement.
Yeah, some of the gals are.
Do you think that there is a malevolent spirit here? Probably, yeah, yeah.
Everyone has -- has experienced something, a lot of people have.
Do you think there's something here tryin' to, like, harm people in the basement? Definitely in the basement.
Do you like working down here? WOMAN: There is something down there Or evil? That is Yeah.
That is just Oh, yeah.
Like, a darker presence.
ZAK: Our investigation takes a deeper turn as we speak privately with a female employee who was physically groped by the entity that's haunting the basement.
Have you ever experienced anything more than just a feeling down there? I have actually been grabbed in the hallway.
You've been grabbed? On my rear end.
Was it a grab? Was it a scratch? Was it a slap? It was more like a goose.
You got goosed? Yeah.
Goosed? Mm-hmm.
Enough to punch somebody, yeah.
There's been quite a few other girls that have said the same thing, not just myself.
And we think that some of those girls that were touched like that are the ones that quit? It could -- could be.
I mean, it's pretty scary.
All right.
Right now it's time to get serious.
We're gonna head to where we believe the source of this, uh, this entity lives.
And that is down in the basement.
We're gonna try to investigate further to pinpoint who this entity is and why is it so aggressive? You must be Raymond.
I am, sir.
How are ya? I'm Zak.
Thanks for meetin' us here.
My pleasure, Zak.
And as we meet our escort into the basement, we notice a strange sense of fear in his eyes.
What's behind this door there? This is another level to the building, to the original level.
And, uh, if I could, I'd absolutely show you guys.
But then I'd have to leave you to your own devices because I would get sick.
I, you know It's just And I can't explain it.
But, you know, it's just one of those things.
I don't know -- I don't know how else to explain that.
Well, you don't need to explain any more, 'cause we understand.
Seeing how shaken Raymond is about entering the basement, we decide not to push him any further.
Instead, he shows us another area of the saloon, which is tied to the oppressive history this building was once known for.
This used to be jails.
This is where a lot of activity seems to be around down here.
I was down here in the evening.
And can only assume it's a human or whatever it was, some kind of shadow, but it walked from one closed door and straight through the other.
I can only assume where the head would be.
But the back half seemed to be missing.
I went upstairs.
I just looked at the manager.
And I clocked out.
I said, "I'll be back in a couple of days.
" And it took me that long to wrap my head around it.
Could this creature-like, demonic figure be lurking down in the bowels of this once-violent saloon? Do you believe that there's something malevolent down here? Uh, down here, yes.
From what I understand, they had some kind of human trafficking under here as well.
And people were held here sometimes against their will.
At one point in the Palace Saloon's tumultuous past, brothers and an opium den were housed within this building.
And with those illicit activities in play, there's no doubt its history is tainted with the dark stain of murder and death.
Why do these happen at certain locations? I want to really dissect the history of this building to try to really, really pinpoint some actual events and deaths that may be a product of this energy.
Good job finding this research, guys.
We've been able to dig up a lot of old newspapers from the 1800s.
We found evidence of violent deaths.
Look at this.
Prescott Saloon man commits suicide.
Whoa.
Ben M.
Belcher, a well-known saloon man of Prescott and one of the proprietors of the Palace Saloon died there Friday from the effect of a dose of chloroform taken with suicidal intent.
Check this one out.
This guy came in, punched another guy who worked here.
One punch, fell to his death in 1969.
1907, a man was shot and killed.
An Earl Sparks shot and killed a Louis Andres.
Holy cow, look at this.
This apparently was in 1884.
Miss Jennie Clark was brutally kicked to death by one Fred Glover.
And about 20 persons witnessed this revolting and horrid act of inhumanity.
You think how brutal these people were in their own life, imagine how they are as a spirit now.
Oh, even worse.
We're gonna break that relationship.
We're going to break that bond from the aggressor to the victim.
That energy has got to still be here and -- and fueling this entity Yeah, absolutely.
That people are seeing and being attacked by.
Next, we meet a woman who's own investigation of the basement resulted in an attack.
We came here with our crew to come here and investigate.
My husband and I are doing an EVP session.
Paul started feelin' very nauseous.
I felt, like, a burning sensation.
And I actually showed him.
And at that time, he realized it was actually a big scratch mark on my leg.
I mean, it was burning really hard.
ZAK: Do you believe something followed you home from here? I do believe something followed me home from here.
ZAK: As a female investigator, Marie is experiencing the same patterns of aggressive activity as the women who work here.
So we decide it's time to take into account what the staff here has warned us about and venture into this cauldron of dark activity.
Oh, wow.
Whatever's down here, you're gonna talk to us, 'cause this is gonna stop.
You're gonna stop doing what you're doing to people and especially women.
I want to hear what the voice of a weak spirit sounds like.
Do what you do to the girls to us.
No, you -- you know what I mean.
No, I don't know what you mean, the sexual assault stuff.
I don't want that.
Or is this referring to the sexual assault? I don't want that.
We know that you live down here.
Tell us what your name is.
With Aaron sensing something around us, we replay our recorder to see if we documented any evidence of this dark energy.
We know that you live down here.
Tell us what your name is.
[ Indistinct sound .]
Tell us what your name is.
Tell us what your name is.
Tell us what your name is.
"Death.
" This is the band house.
I think that you should go in there with us.
It's like someone's grabbing my rib.
Is it under the rib? Holy What? Why are you here? ZAK: In hearing of our investigation of the Palace Saloon in Prescott, Arizona, another saloon owner in town asks us for help with a poltergeist spirit who has harmed her in a house she rents out to visiting bands who perform at her bar.
What's goin' on? Where's this house at? The band house is a turn-of-the-century home right in front of my house.
Okay.
When I started going down there, I started having experiences that I had no explanation for.
I spent the night in there one night.
And then I was awakened.
And there were covers moving over me.
We had a very light coffee table in the middle of the room.
And that table slammed into me.
Hits you in your shins? In my shins.
Something is in there that has caused harm? Once.
Okay.
We want to go there and try and communicate.
I would love to know.
I'd like to have an explanation.
This is the band house? This is the band house.
Well, we're gonna go in.
And what we're gonna specifically do is try to make contact.
Once we establish direct communication, though, things can escalate very quickly.
I think that you should go in there with us Okay.
And -- and -- and participate in something called a spirit box session.
I will -- I will assist you.
Let's do it.
As we head inside and begin setting up our night vision cameras on tripods, Aaron reaches a certain spot in the house and immediately has a sharp pain jab him in the lower rib cage as if he's being stabbed by something.
It's, like, my ribs.
Someone's, like, got my rib.
Did you have that before you got in the house? No, it was right when I got in the house.
Is it under the rib? It's on my rib.
it's like someone's grabbing my rib and just pulling it, like It's weird.
Makes you wonder if someone got stabbed or shot right here at that area at some time.
Yeah.
How old is this house? Makes you wonder.
We don't come with any harm.
We're not here to make you any more angry.
I know that you have taken a table and slammed it into, uh, Debbie here in her shin.
And we know that you're doing this because you want to tell somebody something.
You may have a message for her.
I don't think that they are really malicious.
Okay.
Like you said, I think they just want to be heard.
Okay.
So we're going to turn on a device.
And you need to just talk.
When you see us react to your voice, that means we heard you.
And you need to continue.
If you can, can you tell me your name? This is your chance to say something, be heard.
Are you back here? We're gonna listen to the voices that overlay this sweep.
[ Static pulses .]
Holy What? What was that? Whoa, uh An -- another words.
It was something, something word.
I heard word.
We're gonna listen to the voices that overlay the sweep.
Whoa! The guy who spoke to us, we heard you.
You could see that.
Can you tell us your first name? Debbie, why don't you ask a question? Why are you here? Why are you in the house? [ Distorted voice .]
"I forgot something.
" "I forgot something.
" It just said, "I forgot something," in the same voice.
Why are you in the house? "I forgot something.
" What did you forget? ZAK: All of a sudden, after we receive this voice come through the spirit box, I see a ball of light hovering right over the device.
It was like a ball of light.
I'm gettin' chilled up.
I'm tellin' ya, I got -- I got chills.
What's absolutely shocking is that you can see this light anomaly on Billy's night vision camera as it appears to go inside Debbie's mouth.
Is this the spirit that forgot something? What do you feel? I -- I have goosebumps.
Immediately after this anomaly appears, Debbie has a series of physical reactions that concern us.
You okay, Deb? Debbie, what's wrong? Yeah.
I'm all right.
I'm okay.
My heart is pounding.
ZAK: We feel there is a male spirit in the house who has attached to Debbie.
Wherever she goes, you can feel a very cold air mass right next to her.
Do you feel cold air, Aaron? [Bleep.]
chills so bad.
You're right next to me.
[ Static pulses .]
Whoa.
What'd she say? Marge.
Marge.
That was crazy.
Marge? You're right next to me.
Whoa.
I just wanna ask any other questions.
Can you give any message to Debbie? Did we just hear you? I want you to know that you are welcome here and I hope that you accept me here, too.
Can you tell her your name? Told us that you forgot something.
What did you forget? [ Indistinct .]
your name.
Can you tell her your name? [ Crackle .]
What was that? Listen.
Can you tell her your name? Oh, my gosh.
Glad you taped that.
Yes.
Yeah.
Can you tell her your name? It's like, "Harold.
" Yeah.
Harold, it sounds like Harold.
Hold on, hold on.
You okay, Debbie? God.
This is -- This is insane right here.
This is -- this is what we're lookin' for.
With amazing communication established, we feel that we have done a good deed for Debbie by providing her with the closure she needed with this spirit that hasn't been at rest in her guest house.
It is now time to make our way over to the Palace Saloon to begin our main event investigation.
Can you ask the spirit to manifest? I'd rather not.
I know there's a lot of you that died here.
Did you hear that? Who is over there? All right.
We're just getting ready to finally start our investigation.
While we were waiting, there was a woman eating dinner in there.
And she got a scratch across her neck.
Raymond, you're the guy who she told this to.
She was genuinely freaked the you-know-what out.
I moved my hair.
And I felt the scratch.
You could feel it? And instantly.
Oh, yeah.
Is it still there? Yeah, it's actually worse now than when she Oh, wow.
'Cause she took We're investigating a malicious spirit here right now.
We just interviewed a lady yesterday who had scratches down her leg.
Are you kidding me? No.
Oh, my gosh.
You said that there was a particular door that you do not like to go inside and that you get headaches and that you have seen a dark entity with your own eyes down there in the basement, where the old jail bars are.
I want to ask you a question: Would you walk down there by yourself and let us watch you for, like, 20 minutes? I'd really rather not, to be honest.
I'm not Could you give it a try, at least? Yeah.
I don't know if I can do the full 20 minutes.
I'm not gonna lie.
Please don't think me a coward for anything less if I back out.
Just give it as long as you can go.
While Raymond heads down into the basement, Jay, Aaron, Billy and myself will be observing his every movement from nerve center.
Raymond will also be wearing this chest-mounted full spectrum camera so that we can see what he sees.
We are hoping that the fear that Raymond displays will lure in this dark entity so that we can capture it on video.
Hey, uh, Raymond.
Do you think you can go all the way into the back? I'll give it a try.
So not diggin' this.
Not one bit.
I'm hoping that's outside 'cause that's an echo.
Raymond, how ya feelin'? Eh, just a slight headache but other than that I'm fine.
Can you ask the spirit to manifest itself? I'd rather not.
Can you do something? Lemme know you're here.
Somebody's down here, I know, besides me.
All right, gun is out.
[ Bleep .]
He just cocked that [bleep.]
.
I'm really feeling dizzy, guys.
I'm not even jokin'.
Raymond, you wanna start headin' up? Uh, much obliged.
Okay.
Raymond, she said to have a drink of whiskey.
I'd like, if you would, just go right up to the bar real quick.
And we'll watch you.
Understood.
What was that? What was that noise, Ray? I don't know, sir.
After this loud, unexplained bang occurs behind the bar, we feel our experiment to have Raymond stir things up has worked.
So we quickly release him from the investigation, then head to the bar in order to try to communicate with this spirit.
Hello, spirits of Palace Saloon.
I have a device in my hand that you can, uh, communicate with.
I know there's a lot of you that died here.
Lot of you that came here to work, sell yourself for money, Jennie Clark.
Some of you were murdered here.
"IncludeAlice.
" It just said, "Include Alice," like I forgot to include Alice's name.
I was just goin' through a checklist of people who died here.
And it just goes, "Include Alice.
" So this must be Alice.
Alice, how did you die? You all right? Yeah.
[Indistinct.]
Okay.
That's crazy.
I got Oh, oh, oh.
I just hit a pocket of energy right here.
Yeah, that's -- past here with my nail.
Oh, my God, dude.
It's right where you're at.
I got so dizzy.
Holy [bleep.]
.
Wow.
Did you hear that? That's a boot.
I heard boot steps right here.
I heard boot steps.
Dude, I'm getting the chills really bad right now, bro.
Who is stepping over there? Master.
"Master.
" "Master Preacher.
" It said, "Master Preacher," when I said, "Who stepped over there?" What? Shh, it just did it again.
It's shakin'.
Whoa.
Boots, boots, loud noise.
This is the second spirit.
First spirit is Alice.
Jay, I want you to document and log this.
Can you tell me, Master Preacher, how you died? There's a nest somewhere in here.
Come back to my voice and tell me how you died.
That's what happened to the girl.
ZAK: With various murders documented at the Palace Saloon, we experience a sudden rush of activity around us as we call out to those spirits for answers about their deaths.
Tell me now, how'd you die.
Come back to my voice.
Why aren't you talkin' anymore? Come back to my voice and tell me how you died.
What the [bleep.]
that? [ Bleep .]
That sounds right here, bro.
Sounds like huge, huge, like, stomping boots.
Who's stomping right now? Wait, wait, that's what happened to the girl.
Oh, my God.
ZAK: Could this be the residual sounds from when a woman was stomped to death here during the 1800s? Come back to my voice and tell me how you died.
The [bleep.]
that? Can you tell me the name of the woman who was stomped to death? Is that what we're hearing? I just felt somethin' touch my hand.
What is your name? Who's here with us? Jackie.
"Jackie.
" Oh, my God.
Something's rollin' on the floor.
"Jackie.
" Dude, as soon as you said her name it Right here.
ZAK: As Billy points to the floor and says, "Right here," we immediately grab the SLS camera to see if we can visually capture whatever is making these loud boot steps.
I'm gonna sit down at the bar.
I want you to sit right next to me.
Can you take this silver dollar out of my hand? Can you stand up on the bar next to me? If anyone wants to make some money I got money.
And I'm ready to have a good time.
Whoa.
There's someone on the bar.
No.
Are you kidding me? Hold on, hold on, yes.
There's a -- there's a figure on the bar, Zak.
Where? Right next to where your hand's at.
Are you kidding me? It just disappeared, just disappeared.
Come back.
Is it next to my hand with the silver -- It -- it was standing right next to you.
Are you serious? It was on the bar.
As I am using this 1800s silver dollar as a trigger object, is this spirit trying to take the money from my hand as much of Prescott's gambling took place right here in this room? They may be prostitutes.
Right up there is the -- the brothel room.
The original brothel room is still there.
I'm gonna go up there and see if the ladies are there.
I'm gonna take money.
And I'm ready to go as far as this goes.
Like, in terms of -- in terms of communication.
I would like to do a flashback.
There was some point in time where you said in an episode that you would love to have sex with a ghost.
So this could be your chance.
You wouldn't go that far? No, I just think, like, I mean, I send you guys off by yourselves all the time alone.
And I just think I need to do one by myself.
Okay.
So I'm gonna go up here and do this one.
He's going to go collect evidence.
He's gonna go do this one.
Yes.
Come on.
As I make my way upstairs, I am 100 percent open to any type of paranormal experience that could happen in this old brothel as long as it results in solid evidence.
What I want you to do is I want you to tell me the same name that you told me downstairs on the other device.
I'm here for you.
I'll give you this money.
What is in my hand? As I conduct this spirit box session, I'm excited for Jackie or Alice to come hang out with me.
But my feelings are honestly hurt because I feel stood up.
Even with money in my hand, I can't get any action.
As we have decided to save the most negative energy for last, we now make our way down into the massive network of basement tunnels.
I decide to split off from Jay and Aaron to investigate the opium dens by myself while Jay reluctantly volunteers to climb into the crawl space where this evil entity is said to reside.
I'm gonna be right down that hall.
It's the exact site, like There's a nest somewhere in here.
There's a nest of energy that I think this entity is residing on.
Hey, holler for me and I'll help you down, okay? Got it.
Watch out.
Be careful, dude.
Hey, I know there's a lot of spirits that live down here.
Lot of people don't like this area.
Is there anybody down here? [ Bleep .]
Is there somebody in here? I keep hearing footsteps.
ZAK: As our investigation of the Palace Saloon continues, we separate inside the basement as we search for the nest of this dark and malicious force.
This is the opium den.
Is there somebody in here? Oh, my God.
I just heard a sound of kids screamin' or somethin'.
Oh, my God.
Who's out there? I don't know what kind of spirit you are that's scratching innocent women.
That's cowardly in my book.
Hey, I've heard some really bad things happen down here.
You wanna impress me? Slam a door.
What happened in here? God, dude.
I'm up here on this level all by myself.
And the guys are all down in the basement.
Jay's crawling underneath the saloon somewhere in the crawl space.
Aaron's way towards the back somewhere, I don't know, doin' what.
And Zak is down somewhere near the opium dens.
And I keep hearing footsteps again in the saloon right where we heard them earlier.
It's mind-blowing.
These footsteps sound like boots on wood floor.
It's crazy.
ZAK: Because of these ongoing boot steps by the bar, Billy sets out several Rem-Pods to see if these devices can detect the spirit's energy if these boot steps happen again.
Rolling.
Somebody in here? Look, you evil [bleep.]
.
You've been scratchin' women and [bleep.]
.
When did you die? As I begin reviewing this EVP session, I receive a very loud, threatening command right after my very first question.
It says I say, "Is somebody in here?" And it says, "Get back.
" It says, "Get back.
" Finally, we capture these unexplained boot steps with the Rem-Pods actually detecting the spirit that's responsible.
I'm -- I'm not kiddin'.
The energy in here, the vibe, it's almost like something's hiding out.
It just could come out at ya.
And it feels like he's behind in these doors back here.
I don't know if you know this, but my last name is Goodwin.
Ooh.
It just got really weird.
I don't know if that name, Goodwin, sounds familiar, but the person who used to own this place was named Goodwin.
What the [bleep.]
was that? I was just talkin' about Goodwin.
The vibe got bad in here.
And these bang bang on the wall.
The person who used to own this place was named Goodwin.
[ Bleep .]
Whoa.
I just lost the feed to the basement.
ZAK: All of a sudden, Jay becomes very distressed and begins panicking loudly, to the point that Aaron can even hear him.
[ Labored breathing .]
[ Squealing .]
What the [bleep.]
? Get it off.
I gotta get out of here.
Just follow the light.
What was that? Someone just stabbed me in the leg.
Zak, get in here.
ZAK: Our investigation of the Palace Saloon takes a sudden, dark and twisted turn as Jay is attacked by the dark force in the basement.
[ Labored breathing .]
What the [bleep.]
? Get off.
ZAK: Something pulls Jay backwards.
And all we capture after that is silence.
What the [bleep.]
? Get off.
[ Bleep .]
You okay, dude? Hey, I lost video feed on Aaron and Jay.
And something's goin' on.
I can barely hear him from this.
When did you lose 'im? It kept flickering in and out, in and out and then finally just shut off.
I'm gonna go see if they're okay.
Yeah.
And see what's up with the camera.
I don't know what would cause it to go out.
You okay? Aaron.
Yeah.
Something grabbed you? Are you okay? Mm-hmm.
Are you stuck? Okay, see this light? Yeah.
See the light? Come over towards my light.
Then there's a little opening you can sneak through.
Do you see it? Yeah, I see it.
I'm comin'.
Just follow the light.
Something pulled your leg? Yes.
And it pulled you back? Yeah.
[Bleep.]
, dude.
I gotta get out of here.
I can't reach it.
So now try to turn if you can.
Get some air, bro.
You what? [Bleep.]
.
What? ZAK: As Jay finally extracts himself from the crawl space, I reach the basement and turn their X-camera back on before returning to nerve center.
Jay tries to shake off being dragged backwards in order to aid Aaron in investigating the back of the basement.
But it seems this malicious spirit has both of them marked.
Why you gonna pick on Jay? Quit being a coward.
What's your name? I'm gonna get you out of here, all right? I'm gonna make sure you can't stay in here anymore.
What's that? What was that? That was hissin'.
What the hell? Did you hear that? That was, like, a hissin' sound.
What was that? That was like a hissin' sound.
What? What happened? What's wrong, Jay? What just happened? Something just stabbed me in the leg.
Zak, get in here.
Jay? Jay, what is wrong? I don't know.
Somethin' [bleep.]
stabbed me in the back of my knee.
Stabbed you in the back of your knee.
Is there anything on my There's nothin' there, right? No.
Wood or What did you bump into? Nothin'.
I was startin' to walk away.
You fell.
Like, I thought [bleep.]
.
Bro, it burns.
I thought you ran into somethin', but there's nothing here that would stab you in the back of the knee.
I know.
I was in this space here.
Do you know what? It happened right when we started walkin' back there.
I'm gonna get you out of here, all right? We're gonna make sure you can't stay here anymore.
stay here anymore.
What's that? Bryan, we were goin' to try to find it.
Yeah, we were goin', "Let's go try to find it because it's getting active.
" Then you got nailed.
ZAK: The energy spawning from the basement of the Palace Saloon is the embodiment of pure evil.
With it's violent past and a staff suffering from attacks, we prepared for a dangerous investigation.
And knowing that one of us was marked by this entity What's wrong, Jay? Proves what's nesting here is out to harm anyone who attempts to banish it.
The Palace Saloon.
I've been pushed in the basement.
Lot of people don't like this area.
We found evidence of violent deaths.
Wait, that's what happened to the girl.
There is something down there.
What the Get off.
[ Bleep .]
ZAK: There are things in this world that we will never fully understand.
We want answers.
We have worked years to build our credibility, our reputation.
Working alongside the most renowned professionals in the field, capturing groundbreaking proof of the paranormal.
It's working.
Whoa.
I can't give you an explanation.
This is our evidence, our "Ghost Adventures.
" All right, guys.
We're just arriving in Prescott, Arizona, another Wild West town.
We got a call from the owners and managers of the Palace Saloon.
Circa 1870s, this place was a jail, a opium den, a brothel.
The owners, the managers, they are in desperate need of help because there's something dark, something evil, haunting the basement.
People are afraid to work.
So we need to figure out what this entity is and try to banish it.
Once a haven for gamblers, prostitutes, and gunslingers, the Palace Saloon is situated in the heart of Prescott's infamous Whiskey Row.
In 1900, a massive fire ravaged the Palace to the ground.
But the original bar was saved and became the anchor for its resurrection.
Today, this establishment and its patrons play the part of this Old West town, and in doing so have unknowingly fueled the dark energy of its violent past to the point where it's overrun this location, affected their staff and is the reason for their call for help.
Hi, we're lookin' for Dave.
We're from Vegas.
Dave? Uh, hi, how ya doin'? Great.
So what kind of things are you experiencing here? We opened the restaurant part 20 years ago.
And we used to have potted plants on top of the bar.
One day, I was in the building by myself early in the morning.
And a plant fell from up there and missed me by about a foot.
So something was trying to hit you with it? It appears, yeah.
So something was trying to harm you? Yeah.
One day, once again, I was in the building by myself.
And I hear a crash.
And I walk from the bar back here and the mannequin's on the floor.
Are you serious? It's the second time.
Second time, yeah.
Something caused that to fall.
I have a theory, possibly.
What's you're theory? Well, when I restored the Palace to what it is now, maybe they didn't like -- Absolutely.
What we did.
Renovations are one of the -- They are.
Number one reasons why spirits get really pissed off.
Is it true that some of your employees are scared to go down in the basement.
Yeah, some of the gals are.
Do you think that there is a malevolent spirit here? Probably, yeah, yeah.
Everyone has -- has experienced something, a lot of people have.
Do you think there's something here tryin' to, like, harm people in the basement? Definitely in the basement.
Do you like working down here? WOMAN: There is something down there Or evil? That is Yeah.
That is just Oh, yeah.
Like, a darker presence.
ZAK: Our investigation takes a deeper turn as we speak privately with a female employee who was physically groped by the entity that's haunting the basement.
Have you ever experienced anything more than just a feeling down there? I have actually been grabbed in the hallway.
You've been grabbed? On my rear end.
Was it a grab? Was it a scratch? Was it a slap? It was more like a goose.
You got goosed? Yeah.
Goosed? Mm-hmm.
Enough to punch somebody, yeah.
There's been quite a few other girls that have said the same thing, not just myself.
And we think that some of those girls that were touched like that are the ones that quit? It could -- could be.
I mean, it's pretty scary.
All right.
Right now it's time to get serious.
We're gonna head to where we believe the source of this, uh, this entity lives.
And that is down in the basement.
We're gonna try to investigate further to pinpoint who this entity is and why is it so aggressive? You must be Raymond.
I am, sir.
How are ya? I'm Zak.
Thanks for meetin' us here.
My pleasure, Zak.
And as we meet our escort into the basement, we notice a strange sense of fear in his eyes.
What's behind this door there? This is another level to the building, to the original level.
And, uh, if I could, I'd absolutely show you guys.
But then I'd have to leave you to your own devices because I would get sick.
I, you know It's just And I can't explain it.
But, you know, it's just one of those things.
I don't know -- I don't know how else to explain that.
Well, you don't need to explain any more, 'cause we understand.
Seeing how shaken Raymond is about entering the basement, we decide not to push him any further.
Instead, he shows us another area of the saloon, which is tied to the oppressive history this building was once known for.
This used to be jails.
This is where a lot of activity seems to be around down here.
I was down here in the evening.
And can only assume it's a human or whatever it was, some kind of shadow, but it walked from one closed door and straight through the other.
I can only assume where the head would be.
But the back half seemed to be missing.
I went upstairs.
I just looked at the manager.
And I clocked out.
I said, "I'll be back in a couple of days.
" And it took me that long to wrap my head around it.
Could this creature-like, demonic figure be lurking down in the bowels of this once-violent saloon? Do you believe that there's something malevolent down here? Uh, down here, yes.
From what I understand, they had some kind of human trafficking under here as well.
And people were held here sometimes against their will.
At one point in the Palace Saloon's tumultuous past, brothers and an opium den were housed within this building.
And with those illicit activities in play, there's no doubt its history is tainted with the dark stain of murder and death.
Why do these happen at certain locations? I want to really dissect the history of this building to try to really, really pinpoint some actual events and deaths that may be a product of this energy.
Good job finding this research, guys.
We've been able to dig up a lot of old newspapers from the 1800s.
We found evidence of violent deaths.
Look at this.
Prescott Saloon man commits suicide.
Whoa.
Ben M.
Belcher, a well-known saloon man of Prescott and one of the proprietors of the Palace Saloon died there Friday from the effect of a dose of chloroform taken with suicidal intent.
Check this one out.
This guy came in, punched another guy who worked here.
One punch, fell to his death in 1969.
1907, a man was shot and killed.
An Earl Sparks shot and killed a Louis Andres.
Holy cow, look at this.
This apparently was in 1884.
Miss Jennie Clark was brutally kicked to death by one Fred Glover.
And about 20 persons witnessed this revolting and horrid act of inhumanity.
You think how brutal these people were in their own life, imagine how they are as a spirit now.
Oh, even worse.
We're gonna break that relationship.
We're going to break that bond from the aggressor to the victim.
That energy has got to still be here and -- and fueling this entity Yeah, absolutely.
That people are seeing and being attacked by.
Next, we meet a woman who's own investigation of the basement resulted in an attack.
We came here with our crew to come here and investigate.
My husband and I are doing an EVP session.
Paul started feelin' very nauseous.
I felt, like, a burning sensation.
And I actually showed him.
And at that time, he realized it was actually a big scratch mark on my leg.
I mean, it was burning really hard.
ZAK: Do you believe something followed you home from here? I do believe something followed me home from here.
ZAK: As a female investigator, Marie is experiencing the same patterns of aggressive activity as the women who work here.
So we decide it's time to take into account what the staff here has warned us about and venture into this cauldron of dark activity.
Oh, wow.
Whatever's down here, you're gonna talk to us, 'cause this is gonna stop.
You're gonna stop doing what you're doing to people and especially women.
I want to hear what the voice of a weak spirit sounds like.
Do what you do to the girls to us.
No, you -- you know what I mean.
No, I don't know what you mean, the sexual assault stuff.
I don't want that.
Or is this referring to the sexual assault? I don't want that.
We know that you live down here.
Tell us what your name is.
With Aaron sensing something around us, we replay our recorder to see if we documented any evidence of this dark energy.
We know that you live down here.
Tell us what your name is.
[ Indistinct sound .]
Tell us what your name is.
Tell us what your name is.
Tell us what your name is.
"Death.
" This is the band house.
I think that you should go in there with us.
It's like someone's grabbing my rib.
Is it under the rib? Holy What? Why are you here? ZAK: In hearing of our investigation of the Palace Saloon in Prescott, Arizona, another saloon owner in town asks us for help with a poltergeist spirit who has harmed her in a house she rents out to visiting bands who perform at her bar.
What's goin' on? Where's this house at? The band house is a turn-of-the-century home right in front of my house.
Okay.
When I started going down there, I started having experiences that I had no explanation for.
I spent the night in there one night.
And then I was awakened.
And there were covers moving over me.
We had a very light coffee table in the middle of the room.
And that table slammed into me.
Hits you in your shins? In my shins.
Something is in there that has caused harm? Once.
Okay.
We want to go there and try and communicate.
I would love to know.
I'd like to have an explanation.
This is the band house? This is the band house.
Well, we're gonna go in.
And what we're gonna specifically do is try to make contact.
Once we establish direct communication, though, things can escalate very quickly.
I think that you should go in there with us Okay.
And -- and -- and participate in something called a spirit box session.
I will -- I will assist you.
Let's do it.
As we head inside and begin setting up our night vision cameras on tripods, Aaron reaches a certain spot in the house and immediately has a sharp pain jab him in the lower rib cage as if he's being stabbed by something.
It's, like, my ribs.
Someone's, like, got my rib.
Did you have that before you got in the house? No, it was right when I got in the house.
Is it under the rib? It's on my rib.
it's like someone's grabbing my rib and just pulling it, like It's weird.
Makes you wonder if someone got stabbed or shot right here at that area at some time.
Yeah.
How old is this house? Makes you wonder.
We don't come with any harm.
We're not here to make you any more angry.
I know that you have taken a table and slammed it into, uh, Debbie here in her shin.
And we know that you're doing this because you want to tell somebody something.
You may have a message for her.
I don't think that they are really malicious.
Okay.
Like you said, I think they just want to be heard.
Okay.
So we're going to turn on a device.
And you need to just talk.
When you see us react to your voice, that means we heard you.
And you need to continue.
If you can, can you tell me your name? This is your chance to say something, be heard.
Are you back here? We're gonna listen to the voices that overlay this sweep.
[ Static pulses .]
Holy What? What was that? Whoa, uh An -- another words.
It was something, something word.
I heard word.
We're gonna listen to the voices that overlay the sweep.
Whoa! The guy who spoke to us, we heard you.
You could see that.
Can you tell us your first name? Debbie, why don't you ask a question? Why are you here? Why are you in the house? [ Distorted voice .]
"I forgot something.
" "I forgot something.
" It just said, "I forgot something," in the same voice.
Why are you in the house? "I forgot something.
" What did you forget? ZAK: All of a sudden, after we receive this voice come through the spirit box, I see a ball of light hovering right over the device.
It was like a ball of light.
I'm gettin' chilled up.
I'm tellin' ya, I got -- I got chills.
What's absolutely shocking is that you can see this light anomaly on Billy's night vision camera as it appears to go inside Debbie's mouth.
Is this the spirit that forgot something? What do you feel? I -- I have goosebumps.
Immediately after this anomaly appears, Debbie has a series of physical reactions that concern us.
You okay, Deb? Debbie, what's wrong? Yeah.
I'm all right.
I'm okay.
My heart is pounding.
ZAK: We feel there is a male spirit in the house who has attached to Debbie.
Wherever she goes, you can feel a very cold air mass right next to her.
Do you feel cold air, Aaron? [Bleep.]
chills so bad.
You're right next to me.
[ Static pulses .]
Whoa.
What'd she say? Marge.
Marge.
That was crazy.
Marge? You're right next to me.
Whoa.
I just wanna ask any other questions.
Can you give any message to Debbie? Did we just hear you? I want you to know that you are welcome here and I hope that you accept me here, too.
Can you tell her your name? Told us that you forgot something.
What did you forget? [ Indistinct .]
your name.
Can you tell her your name? [ Crackle .]
What was that? Listen.
Can you tell her your name? Oh, my gosh.
Glad you taped that.
Yes.
Yeah.
Can you tell her your name? It's like, "Harold.
" Yeah.
Harold, it sounds like Harold.
Hold on, hold on.
You okay, Debbie? God.
This is -- This is insane right here.
This is -- this is what we're lookin' for.
With amazing communication established, we feel that we have done a good deed for Debbie by providing her with the closure she needed with this spirit that hasn't been at rest in her guest house.
It is now time to make our way over to the Palace Saloon to begin our main event investigation.
Can you ask the spirit to manifest? I'd rather not.
I know there's a lot of you that died here.
Did you hear that? Who is over there? All right.
We're just getting ready to finally start our investigation.
While we were waiting, there was a woman eating dinner in there.
And she got a scratch across her neck.
Raymond, you're the guy who she told this to.
She was genuinely freaked the you-know-what out.
I moved my hair.
And I felt the scratch.
You could feel it? And instantly.
Oh, yeah.
Is it still there? Yeah, it's actually worse now than when she Oh, wow.
'Cause she took We're investigating a malicious spirit here right now.
We just interviewed a lady yesterday who had scratches down her leg.
Are you kidding me? No.
Oh, my gosh.
You said that there was a particular door that you do not like to go inside and that you get headaches and that you have seen a dark entity with your own eyes down there in the basement, where the old jail bars are.
I want to ask you a question: Would you walk down there by yourself and let us watch you for, like, 20 minutes? I'd really rather not, to be honest.
I'm not Could you give it a try, at least? Yeah.
I don't know if I can do the full 20 minutes.
I'm not gonna lie.
Please don't think me a coward for anything less if I back out.
Just give it as long as you can go.
While Raymond heads down into the basement, Jay, Aaron, Billy and myself will be observing his every movement from nerve center.
Raymond will also be wearing this chest-mounted full spectrum camera so that we can see what he sees.
We are hoping that the fear that Raymond displays will lure in this dark entity so that we can capture it on video.
Hey, uh, Raymond.
Do you think you can go all the way into the back? I'll give it a try.
So not diggin' this.
Not one bit.
I'm hoping that's outside 'cause that's an echo.
Raymond, how ya feelin'? Eh, just a slight headache but other than that I'm fine.
Can you ask the spirit to manifest itself? I'd rather not.
Can you do something? Lemme know you're here.
Somebody's down here, I know, besides me.
All right, gun is out.
[ Bleep .]
He just cocked that [bleep.]
.
I'm really feeling dizzy, guys.
I'm not even jokin'.
Raymond, you wanna start headin' up? Uh, much obliged.
Okay.
Raymond, she said to have a drink of whiskey.
I'd like, if you would, just go right up to the bar real quick.
And we'll watch you.
Understood.
What was that? What was that noise, Ray? I don't know, sir.
After this loud, unexplained bang occurs behind the bar, we feel our experiment to have Raymond stir things up has worked.
So we quickly release him from the investigation, then head to the bar in order to try to communicate with this spirit.
Hello, spirits of Palace Saloon.
I have a device in my hand that you can, uh, communicate with.
I know there's a lot of you that died here.
Lot of you that came here to work, sell yourself for money, Jennie Clark.
Some of you were murdered here.
"IncludeAlice.
" It just said, "Include Alice," like I forgot to include Alice's name.
I was just goin' through a checklist of people who died here.
And it just goes, "Include Alice.
" So this must be Alice.
Alice, how did you die? You all right? Yeah.
[Indistinct.]
Okay.
That's crazy.
I got Oh, oh, oh.
I just hit a pocket of energy right here.
Yeah, that's -- past here with my nail.
Oh, my God, dude.
It's right where you're at.
I got so dizzy.
Holy [bleep.]
.
Wow.
Did you hear that? That's a boot.
I heard boot steps right here.
I heard boot steps.
Dude, I'm getting the chills really bad right now, bro.
Who is stepping over there? Master.
"Master.
" "Master Preacher.
" It said, "Master Preacher," when I said, "Who stepped over there?" What? Shh, it just did it again.
It's shakin'.
Whoa.
Boots, boots, loud noise.
This is the second spirit.
First spirit is Alice.
Jay, I want you to document and log this.
Can you tell me, Master Preacher, how you died? There's a nest somewhere in here.
Come back to my voice and tell me how you died.
That's what happened to the girl.
ZAK: With various murders documented at the Palace Saloon, we experience a sudden rush of activity around us as we call out to those spirits for answers about their deaths.
Tell me now, how'd you die.
Come back to my voice.
Why aren't you talkin' anymore? Come back to my voice and tell me how you died.
What the [bleep.]
that? [ Bleep .]
That sounds right here, bro.
Sounds like huge, huge, like, stomping boots.
Who's stomping right now? Wait, wait, that's what happened to the girl.
Oh, my God.
ZAK: Could this be the residual sounds from when a woman was stomped to death here during the 1800s? Come back to my voice and tell me how you died.
The [bleep.]
that? Can you tell me the name of the woman who was stomped to death? Is that what we're hearing? I just felt somethin' touch my hand.
What is your name? Who's here with us? Jackie.
"Jackie.
" Oh, my God.
Something's rollin' on the floor.
"Jackie.
" Dude, as soon as you said her name it Right here.
ZAK: As Billy points to the floor and says, "Right here," we immediately grab the SLS camera to see if we can visually capture whatever is making these loud boot steps.
I'm gonna sit down at the bar.
I want you to sit right next to me.
Can you take this silver dollar out of my hand? Can you stand up on the bar next to me? If anyone wants to make some money I got money.
And I'm ready to have a good time.
Whoa.
There's someone on the bar.
No.
Are you kidding me? Hold on, hold on, yes.
There's a -- there's a figure on the bar, Zak.
Where? Right next to where your hand's at.
Are you kidding me? It just disappeared, just disappeared.
Come back.
Is it next to my hand with the silver -- It -- it was standing right next to you.
Are you serious? It was on the bar.
As I am using this 1800s silver dollar as a trigger object, is this spirit trying to take the money from my hand as much of Prescott's gambling took place right here in this room? They may be prostitutes.
Right up there is the -- the brothel room.
The original brothel room is still there.
I'm gonna go up there and see if the ladies are there.
I'm gonna take money.
And I'm ready to go as far as this goes.
Like, in terms of -- in terms of communication.
I would like to do a flashback.
There was some point in time where you said in an episode that you would love to have sex with a ghost.
So this could be your chance.
You wouldn't go that far? No, I just think, like, I mean, I send you guys off by yourselves all the time alone.
And I just think I need to do one by myself.
Okay.
So I'm gonna go up here and do this one.
He's going to go collect evidence.
He's gonna go do this one.
Yes.
Come on.
As I make my way upstairs, I am 100 percent open to any type of paranormal experience that could happen in this old brothel as long as it results in solid evidence.
What I want you to do is I want you to tell me the same name that you told me downstairs on the other device.
I'm here for you.
I'll give you this money.
What is in my hand? As I conduct this spirit box session, I'm excited for Jackie or Alice to come hang out with me.
But my feelings are honestly hurt because I feel stood up.
Even with money in my hand, I can't get any action.
As we have decided to save the most negative energy for last, we now make our way down into the massive network of basement tunnels.
I decide to split off from Jay and Aaron to investigate the opium dens by myself while Jay reluctantly volunteers to climb into the crawl space where this evil entity is said to reside.
I'm gonna be right down that hall.
It's the exact site, like There's a nest somewhere in here.
There's a nest of energy that I think this entity is residing on.
Hey, holler for me and I'll help you down, okay? Got it.
Watch out.
Be careful, dude.
Hey, I know there's a lot of spirits that live down here.
Lot of people don't like this area.
Is there anybody down here? [ Bleep .]
Is there somebody in here? I keep hearing footsteps.
ZAK: As our investigation of the Palace Saloon continues, we separate inside the basement as we search for the nest of this dark and malicious force.
This is the opium den.
Is there somebody in here? Oh, my God.
I just heard a sound of kids screamin' or somethin'.
Oh, my God.
Who's out there? I don't know what kind of spirit you are that's scratching innocent women.
That's cowardly in my book.
Hey, I've heard some really bad things happen down here.
You wanna impress me? Slam a door.
What happened in here? God, dude.
I'm up here on this level all by myself.
And the guys are all down in the basement.
Jay's crawling underneath the saloon somewhere in the crawl space.
Aaron's way towards the back somewhere, I don't know, doin' what.
And Zak is down somewhere near the opium dens.
And I keep hearing footsteps again in the saloon right where we heard them earlier.
It's mind-blowing.
These footsteps sound like boots on wood floor.
It's crazy.
ZAK: Because of these ongoing boot steps by the bar, Billy sets out several Rem-Pods to see if these devices can detect the spirit's energy if these boot steps happen again.
Rolling.
Somebody in here? Look, you evil [bleep.]
.
You've been scratchin' women and [bleep.]
.
When did you die? As I begin reviewing this EVP session, I receive a very loud, threatening command right after my very first question.
It says I say, "Is somebody in here?" And it says, "Get back.
" It says, "Get back.
" Finally, we capture these unexplained boot steps with the Rem-Pods actually detecting the spirit that's responsible.
I'm -- I'm not kiddin'.
The energy in here, the vibe, it's almost like something's hiding out.
It just could come out at ya.
And it feels like he's behind in these doors back here.
I don't know if you know this, but my last name is Goodwin.
Ooh.
It just got really weird.
I don't know if that name, Goodwin, sounds familiar, but the person who used to own this place was named Goodwin.
What the [bleep.]
was that? I was just talkin' about Goodwin.
The vibe got bad in here.
And these bang bang on the wall.
The person who used to own this place was named Goodwin.
[ Bleep .]
Whoa.
I just lost the feed to the basement.
ZAK: All of a sudden, Jay becomes very distressed and begins panicking loudly, to the point that Aaron can even hear him.
[ Labored breathing .]
[ Squealing .]
What the [bleep.]
? Get it off.
I gotta get out of here.
Just follow the light.
What was that? Someone just stabbed me in the leg.
Zak, get in here.
ZAK: Our investigation of the Palace Saloon takes a sudden, dark and twisted turn as Jay is attacked by the dark force in the basement.
[ Labored breathing .]
What the [bleep.]
? Get off.
ZAK: Something pulls Jay backwards.
And all we capture after that is silence.
What the [bleep.]
? Get off.
[ Bleep .]
You okay, dude? Hey, I lost video feed on Aaron and Jay.
And something's goin' on.
I can barely hear him from this.
When did you lose 'im? It kept flickering in and out, in and out and then finally just shut off.
I'm gonna go see if they're okay.
Yeah.
And see what's up with the camera.
I don't know what would cause it to go out.
You okay? Aaron.
Yeah.
Something grabbed you? Are you okay? Mm-hmm.
Are you stuck? Okay, see this light? Yeah.
See the light? Come over towards my light.
Then there's a little opening you can sneak through.
Do you see it? Yeah, I see it.
I'm comin'.
Just follow the light.
Something pulled your leg? Yes.
And it pulled you back? Yeah.
[Bleep.]
, dude.
I gotta get out of here.
I can't reach it.
So now try to turn if you can.
Get some air, bro.
You what? [Bleep.]
.
What? ZAK: As Jay finally extracts himself from the crawl space, I reach the basement and turn their X-camera back on before returning to nerve center.
Jay tries to shake off being dragged backwards in order to aid Aaron in investigating the back of the basement.
But it seems this malicious spirit has both of them marked.
Why you gonna pick on Jay? Quit being a coward.
What's your name? I'm gonna get you out of here, all right? I'm gonna make sure you can't stay in here anymore.
What's that? What was that? That was hissin'.
What the hell? Did you hear that? That was, like, a hissin' sound.
What was that? That was like a hissin' sound.
What? What happened? What's wrong, Jay? What just happened? Something just stabbed me in the leg.
Zak, get in here.
Jay? Jay, what is wrong? I don't know.
Somethin' [bleep.]
stabbed me in the back of my knee.
Stabbed you in the back of your knee.
Is there anything on my There's nothin' there, right? No.
Wood or What did you bump into? Nothin'.
I was startin' to walk away.
You fell.
Like, I thought [bleep.]
.
Bro, it burns.
I thought you ran into somethin', but there's nothing here that would stab you in the back of the knee.
I know.
I was in this space here.
Do you know what? It happened right when we started walkin' back there.
I'm gonna get you out of here, all right? We're gonna make sure you can't stay here anymore.
stay here anymore.
What's that? Bryan, we were goin' to try to find it.
Yeah, we were goin', "Let's go try to find it because it's getting active.
" Then you got nailed.
ZAK: The energy spawning from the basement of the Palace Saloon is the embodiment of pure evil.
With it's violent past and a staff suffering from attacks, we prepared for a dangerous investigation.
And knowing that one of us was marked by this entity What's wrong, Jay? Proves what's nesting here is out to harm anyone who attempts to banish it.