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Shrouded in secrecy, China's Forbidden City was the emperors' home from erection in the 1400s until abandonment in 1911, when revolution deposed the last emperor.

In 1987, the art market is flooded with gold and silver artifacts of unknown provenance; historians identify the hoard as pre-Columbian Peruvian.

Alchemists worked in secret, conducting magical experiments to turn base metals into gold.

Since the dawn of time, stargazers have looked to the sky wondering if Earth has had heavenly visitors; scientists investigate ancient ruins, artifacts and texts from around the world.

Mankind's oldest death rituals.

A witch once held the exalted position of a healing woman who harnessed nature's secrets for humanity's good; investigating what happened in the Middle Ages to transform the witch into a Christian symbol of evil.

Investigating if Dr. Frankenstein was born from novelist Mary Shelley's mind or based in reality as some investigators argue.

The new bidder returns; Barry is intrigued by a locker with a hole in the wall; Jarrod pulls a sneaky trick.

Darrell suffers from bidder indecision; Barry's good-luck charm yields a reward; Jarrod and Brandi win big by going small.

An expensive jewelry box in discovered among the treasures in Huntington Beach, Calif.; Darrell attempts to reel in a unit; Barry eyes military antiques.

Barry becomes an organ donor; Jarrod and Brandi's profits roll away; Dave chooses not to deal; Darrell's fortunes rest on the flip of a coin.

A three-ring circus erupts when the buyers head to Irvine, Calif.; Darrell speculates that Dave has gone broke.

The buyers are in Upland, Calif.; Barry brings an advantage; Darrell gets shut out; Jarrod and Brandi fall in love with a furniture locker; Dave goes all out on a jewelry unit.

Dave doesn't buy; Jarrod and Brandi uncover rare Depression-era art; Barry's art goes back to the Mayan culture; Darrell uncovers a possible Wells Fargo stagecoach gun.

The bidders descend upon Laguna Hills, Calif.; Dave scores a furniture unit; Jarrod and Brandi stroll down memory lane.

The buyers venture into downtown Los Angeles, where they participate in a vault auction; Jarrod and Brandi put all their marbles in some mystery boxes.

The buyers journey to the affluent neighborhood of Westminster, Calif.; Barry discovers an antique medical device.

The buyers visit Ontario, Calif., where Darrell wants to take son Brandon to the next level of the business; Barry's unit is anything but chicken feed.

Barry questions his judgement as the bidders hunt for deals in Azusa, Calif.; Darrell scores a timeless unit; Jarrod and Brandi seek quality over quantity.

In Hemet, Calif., Jarrod and Brandi locate a tattoo locker and Dave hopes for a big payday; Barry showers Dave with kindness.

The buyers return to Long Beach, Calif., where Darrell manages to turn a profit and Barry finds a unique race car.

In Ontario, Calif., Jarrod overpays for some toys and Darrell has an encounter with "the Man"; Barry faces his own mortality.

In Simi Valley, Calif., the buyers deal with safes, a pirate's booty and a vintage motorcycle; Dave is left with a broken heart.

Domestic violence in Florida; drunken trespassing in Arizona; stalker reported in California.

Shots fired in California; public sex in Arizona; foot pursuit in Florida.

Drive-by shooting in California; drunken trespass in Arizona; double murder in Texas.

Domestic violence in Florida; overdose and car crash in Indiana; drunken trespass in Arizona.

Fugitive on the run in Arizona; welfare check in Texas; DUI in North Carolina.

Kidnapping in Arizona; domestic disturbance in Florida; assault in North Carolina.

Car accident in North Carolina; domestic violence in Arizona; mugging in Texas.

Guns drawn in Arizona; fugitive captured in California; drugs seized in Utah.

Racial tension in North Carolina; domestic disturbance in Texas; drunken driving in Arizona.

Pot bust in Arizona; domestic violence in California; drunken driving in North Carolina.

DUI in North Carolina; fugitive caught in Texas; domestic disturbance in Arizona.

Fire in North Carolina; public intoxication in California; domestic disturbance in Arizona.

Dog on the loose in North Carolina; court order violated in California; strip search in Arizona.

Home invasion reported in California; shots fired in North Carolina; medical emergency in Arizona.

Police department K-9 officers in action; guns drawn in Texas; drug bust in North Carolina; warrant served in Arizona.

Police department K-9 officers in action; drug bust in Missouri; armed robbery in North Carolina; paraphernalia seized in Texas.

One team has to hunt with an old-fashioned motorbike and sidecar; A second team acts on a tip from some local crab fishermen and a third team fights with a bait-stealing monster.

One team goes deep into the woods to seize a gator that has taken over a local fishing hole; A second team goes after a gator that is terrifying a camp; a third team hunts three different swamps for three monster gators.

One team fights a dangerous territory called The Pipeline; another team attempts to capture an infamous line popping gator called The Phantom.