Ah, there you are. Sorry to keep you waiting. After all, when last we left our intrepid heroes Dan and Cory, they were plummeting from the natural bridge while fleeing from Gray and his hench people. Carry on. Thanks to me and chitty chitty clunk clunk. Chitty chitty. Go, Jess. Yeah. Go me. No, I mean go, Jess! How do I... Come on.
Move, you stupid... Jess. Sweet old girl. I can't believe you came to rescue me. I thought you said I was Nat. You are, but never let someone squish you. Aw, thanks, sis. Yeah, you guys are sweet, but we need to cut this reunion short. I'm trying to put it in gear, but... Look out! It's a scarer lady. Stop this thing. I'll take care of it. Just drive! Watch out! The climbing rope! She's choking him! Stop! Stop the tractor, and I'll let him go. Wait! Wait!
Bye. Bye. Chapter 5 Chitty Chitty Clunk Clunk Well, that was some mean self defense. Is she gone? What is it? Up ahead. It looks like a creek. Well, get away from it. I'll try it. No! Jess, hold tight. We're going straight through it. What? It'll cover our tracks, so Grey can't find us. But what if we sink? Ah, it's probably not that deep. Probably?
Stupid mosquitoes. Stupid nature. Why couldn't I have been Beyonce's bodyguard? Or even some rich senator. At least there would have been air conditioning. paying you to take a hike. Although it is quite beautiful here. Focus! How could you let them get away? I wasn't trained to deal with brake fluid in the eyes, sir.
Shall I get a cake for your pity party? Or would you rather suck it up and help me find the treasure of the century? The second one? Then get in! Although cake sounds nice too. It really does. Find the treasure and we can buy all the cake you want. Yes! But first we stop Dan and those awful kids. Come on, guys. Sorry, I can't walk any faster. But I'm a little soaking wet here. That was like a ride at the water park. A broken one. Yeah, okay. So the creek was a little...
Deeper than I expected. R.I.P. Chitty-chitty-clunk-clunk. Yeah, yeah. Mad Dog will fix her, but hey. We found this ranger's station, right? Are we going to ask the ranger for help with the bad guys? Just, uh... Let me do the talking, okay? Come in! Hey there, ma'am. My name is Dan, and we had a little tractor difficulty.
Tractor. Do you have a permit to operate that farm vehicle on public grounds? Well, no, but... It's okay. The tractor's in a creek. Excuse me? Hey, you're dripping water everywhere. Grab that towel. Anyway... We can see that you're busy with your exquisite woodworking. Can you believe I took up whittling just three months ago? Look at what I can carve now. Yeah, amazing. That's beautiful. Dog? Pig?
It's a horse. Yes, yes. State Animal of Kentucky. Majestic creatures. Like I was saying, my kids are really tired, and I was wondering if they could stay with you while I... What? Uh, hmm. What does my name tag say? Ranger Ronnie? Very good. Ranger Ronnie. Not Nanny Ronnie. Babysitting is not in my job description. I'll be really quick. I just...
Left something behind, and I need to go back, and, uh... Hang on, Dad. You're trying to leave us with this lady? He sure is. Just for a bit, so you can be safe. Safe from what? Look... Ranger Ronnie. Are you going out to find Swift's treasure without us? Did you say Swift's treasure? Cory... You're looking for Jonathan Swift's treasure? No, I... I...
Oh, y'all are pulling my leg. The legend of Swift's treasure. Did Thelma put you up to this? Oh, she's getting me back for scaring her with that Bigfoot costume, isn't she? Dumb it, you got me, kid. Bigfoot's not real. Neither is Swift's gold. That is. See, my mom and dad and this bad guy great. Okay, kids, prank's over. Let's leave Ranger Ronnie to her wiggling. Wait, we need to find the... Dad, stop! Dad, what are you doing? Dad, yeah, have a nice day. Okay. That was weird. Sweep's cold.
What did I say about letting me talk? Come on, let's try and get the tractor out of the creek. And go where? I'm taking you, Corey, back to Mad Dog. Who's Mad Dog? I thought we were past you trying to ditch us. That was before we had your brother. We're coming with you. Yeah, we're coming with you. No, it's far too dangerous. Oh, please, don't go back to being him. Who?
Downer, Dad. Dementer, Dad. It's too dangerous, Dad. Is that really how you see me? Until I saw you hanging under that bridge today. Pretty much. You never let us do anything. Nora, I am trying my best here. Come on, you two. No more standing around. Where are you going? We're too exposed. Feels like we're sitting ducks out here.
The Force can shelter us while they figure out what to do next. Does that mean he's taking us? Both of us? Just go! I think that means he's taking them. Good for you, Dan. You've got yourself a team. Hi there, it's Jess from GCM Shows. Right now we're running a listener survey to make sure we're bringing you ads and partnerships that you actually like.
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Wow. What? That's a crazy sunset. Oh, wow. It's gorgeous. I've never seen something so epic. What? They don't have sunsets like this in your video games? Dad. I proposed to your mother at sunset. In Machu Picchu. In Wachueru? Peru, dork. You've... Been to Peru? Yeah. Yeah, it was spectacular. But not nearly as spectacular as your mother. What were you doing in Peru and Scotland and Japan? And what...
What was Mom doing with a plane and Swift's journal? Before I was a teacher, your mom and I... You were archaeologists. What? That's right, Cory. They went on adventures all around the world. Gray told you. He said we held her back, that she could have been rich and famous. She never wanted to be rich and famous. Jess, why are you stopping? Keep up, Jess. What else have you lied to us about, Dan? Jess, come on. We have to keep moving forward. Did Mom really...
Die in an accident on a business trip? Sort of. Please tell us what happened. We deserve to know the truth. You're right. You do. Gray, your mother, and I were working together to find Swift's treasure. We were in Guatemala following a lead your mom tracked down. We found a silver Mayan statue in a mountain cave. I remember it like it was yesterday. The cursed cave. Come on. Let's see what's in there. Just be careful.
Since when were you careful? There it is. The silver statue. Told ya. Nara, who is it? I think it's for you, Dan. Your mom and I stepped out of the cave to take your call. And when we came back, Gray was already reaching for the statue. And the cave was shaking. We need to take that chance. We're too close to let it slip through our fingers. No! When the ground gave way... Your mother fell. That's how she died. Grey got out before the cave-in.
I clawed my way out of the rubble I barely made it down the mountain to the village by the time the rescuers got to the top the ground was too unstable for anyone to do anything They never found her. I'm sorry. Since that day, I have dedicated my life to doing everything I could to make sure Grey would never hurt my family again.
You let us believe she died in a crummy accident when all this time she was a hero. Why didn't you try to finish what she started? Why didn't you try to break the curse? Because... Gray had the statue and a burning desire to steal the treasure. If I went looking, he would have followed me. I started a new life for us. I thought if I was diligent enough... I could protect you like I promised her I would. So I moved. Changed our name. Changed our name? Did you know about this, Jess? He...
I said it was to honor mom, but now I'm starting to think Jones wasn't even her real last name, was it? I'm sorry, but there are a million Joneses out there. And we needed to blend in. How could you lie to us over and over again? I was trying to protect you. From what? From Grey. And from the curse. Curse? Swift did not give the treasure back to the Mayans like he promised he would. Shortly after hiding it, he went blind and then died. The curse blinded him? Wait.
How did mom get Swift's journal? She found it in her grandmother's attic. You see, your mother was Swift's great-great-grandmother. granddaughter. I didn't see that coming, did you? The hunt for Swift's treasure just got real. I'm Alexa Nisenson, and I play Jess in Discovering Dad. If you like this show, I think you'll really like our show, Becoming Mother Nature, because it also has a fierce teen female lead like Jess. For more great shows, visit gzmshows.com.
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