1 00:00:02,085 --> 00:00:03,160 Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,253 --> 00:00:04,911 MARTY: We're back, Oak Island, 3 00:00:04,996 --> 00:00:05,754 old friend. 4 00:00:05,913 --> 00:00:08,999 Hold it! Whoa, look at that! 5 00:00:09,083 --> 00:00:10,259 (beeping) 6 00:00:10,418 --> 00:00:11,918 - Something in there. - Oh, there's something in there. 7 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:14,671 - Yeah, it's a big chunk of metal right there. - CRAIG: Wow. 8 00:00:14,764 --> 00:00:16,173 IAN: I'll give it a shot here. 9 00:00:16,257 --> 00:00:18,434 Wow, those are some strange elements. 10 00:00:18,593 --> 00:00:20,093 - GARY: AU. - RICK: Really? 11 00:00:20,178 --> 00:00:21,979 That would be gold. 12 00:00:23,106 --> 00:00:25,098 These came back with one time period. 13 00:00:25,191 --> 00:00:26,183 Really and truthfully? 14 00:00:26,267 --> 00:00:27,359 Medieval, baby! 15 00:00:31,105 --> 00:00:33,940 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,025 --> 00:00:37,277 where people have been looking for an incredible treasure 17 00:00:37,361 --> 00:00:40,363 for more than 200 years. 18 00:00:40,448 --> 00:00:43,366 So far, they have found a stone slab 19 00:00:43,451 --> 00:00:45,794 with strange symbols carved into it, 20 00:00:45,879 --> 00:00:50,549 man-made workings that date to Medieval times, 21 00:00:50,633 --> 00:00:54,211 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:54,295 --> 00:00:55,712 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:55,805 --> 00:01:01,143 To date, six men have died trying to solve the mystery. 24 00:01:01,302 --> 00:01:03,804 And, according to legend, 25 00:01:03,888 --> 00:01:06,723 one more will have to die 26 00:01:06,816 --> 00:01:09,818 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:11,904 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:25,408 TERRY: And the day begins. Here we go. 29 00:01:25,502 --> 00:01:30,589 NARRATOR: It is the start of a new day of exploration on Oak Island. 30 00:01:30,748 --> 00:01:34,426 - This is gonna be it, man. - And for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team, 31 00:01:34,511 --> 00:01:37,838 their level of excitement and anticipation 32 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:41,174 of a major discovery has never been higher. 33 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:42,843 TERRY: Okay, it's showtime! 34 00:01:42,927 --> 00:01:44,186 CHARLES: Here we go. 35 00:01:44,345 --> 00:01:46,596 Now we're cooking with gas. 36 00:01:46,689 --> 00:01:48,265 - STEVE G.: We're on D-2, right? - Yep. 37 00:01:48,349 --> 00:01:53,112 This is a good hole, because we have about a 15-foot rectangle 38 00:01:53,196 --> 00:01:55,614 with good data, but unknown data. 39 00:01:55,773 --> 00:01:57,607 So we're going west to see how far this extends. 40 00:01:57,692 --> 00:01:59,284 We're gonna continue to chase this wood 41 00:01:59,369 --> 00:02:00,869 till we no longer find it. 42 00:02:01,028 --> 00:02:03,705 And then we know it lives in this area. 43 00:02:03,790 --> 00:02:05,031 Yeah. 44 00:02:05,116 --> 00:02:08,034 NARRATOR: Today they have begun drilling 45 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:10,871 a new borehole known as D-2, 46 00:02:10,955 --> 00:02:13,549 which is located less than eight feet from the C-1 Shaft 47 00:02:13,708 --> 00:02:15,968 in the Money Pit. 48 00:02:16,052 --> 00:02:18,712 The team has dubbed the area the "C-1 Cluster," 49 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:21,557 not only because they have recently discovered evidence 50 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:24,968 of a man-made tunnel system some 90 feet deep, 51 00:02:25,061 --> 00:02:27,646 but also, evidence of the treasure 52 00:02:27,805 --> 00:02:31,975 people have been looking for since 1795. 53 00:02:32,068 --> 00:02:33,569 So, what have you got to tell us? 54 00:02:33,728 --> 00:02:35,729 NARRATOR: One week ago, 55 00:02:35,822 --> 00:02:39,658 geoscientists Dr. Ian Spooner and Dr. Peir Pufahl 56 00:02:39,817 --> 00:02:41,994 presented their astonishing report of water samples 57 00:02:42,153 --> 00:02:44,746 taken in previously drilled boreholes 58 00:02:44,906 --> 00:02:47,157 in the area of the C-1 Cluster. 59 00:02:47,241 --> 00:02:49,743 Here's the bottom line: it's got gold in it. 60 00:02:49,836 --> 00:02:51,328 It's got gold in the water, 61 00:02:51,421 --> 00:02:52,996 and if it's got gold in the water, 62 00:02:53,089 --> 00:02:54,748 the gold is coming from somewhere. 63 00:02:54,832 --> 00:02:56,082 RICK: I told you Bravo-Tango 64 00:02:56,167 --> 00:02:57,426 was coming at some point. 65 00:02:58,336 --> 00:03:00,762 Continue on here with the, uh, 66 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:02,931 - soil sampling to get the background and gold content. - Yep. 67 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,600 Right. 68 00:03:04,759 --> 00:03:09,512 Dr. Spooner basically looked at all kinds of different samples, 69 00:03:09,597 --> 00:03:12,858 and his overall conclusion was that he could not find 70 00:03:13,017 --> 00:03:15,194 a natural source for the gold and the silver 71 00:03:15,278 --> 00:03:17,196 we're seeing in the water. 72 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,273 (laughs): There she is! Beautiful! 73 00:03:20,358 --> 00:03:22,776 MARTY: That is really good news. 74 00:03:22,860 --> 00:03:25,787 Does it absolutely mean it's coming from a treasure? No. 75 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:29,208 But does it get us closer by process of elimination? 76 00:03:29,292 --> 00:03:31,034 Yes, definitely. 77 00:03:31,127 --> 00:03:33,703 NARRATOR: Now the Oak Island team 78 00:03:33,788 --> 00:03:35,214 is in the process of drilling 79 00:03:35,298 --> 00:03:38,208 up to 20 new boreholes across a strategic grid, 80 00:03:38,301 --> 00:03:40,710 taking core samples at ten-foot intervals 81 00:03:40,795 --> 00:03:44,381 down to depths of as much as 200 feet 82 00:03:44,474 --> 00:03:46,383 in an attempt to pinpoint the location 83 00:03:46,467 --> 00:03:48,885 of the possible treasure. 84 00:03:48,978 --> 00:03:51,638 Once completed, they intend to dig 85 00:03:51,722 --> 00:03:54,224 a number of ten-foot-wide steel-cased shafts 86 00:03:54,308 --> 00:03:57,069 later this year, and hopefully solve 87 00:03:57,228 --> 00:04:00,313 the Oak Island mystery once and for all. 88 00:04:00,406 --> 00:04:03,075 RICK: The hope, certainly, amongst the team 89 00:04:03,234 --> 00:04:05,986 is that they can reverse-engineer 90 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:07,404 where these deposits 91 00:04:07,488 --> 00:04:11,408 might be and put an "X" on the ground 92 00:04:11,501 --> 00:04:13,410 and investigate it with a drilling program 93 00:04:13,494 --> 00:04:14,836 or a large can. 94 00:04:16,422 --> 00:04:17,256 We're in a good spot. 95 00:04:17,340 --> 00:04:18,832 So this is gonna tell us a lot. 96 00:04:18,916 --> 00:04:21,835 This is the year that everything seems to be coming together. 97 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:23,169 TERRY: Agreed. 98 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:25,180 NARRATOR: While the core-drilling operation 99 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,424 in borehole D-2 continues... 100 00:04:27,517 --> 00:04:30,510 RICK: How far over do you want to go? 101 00:04:30,594 --> 00:04:33,939 - I mean, we got to do this whole area anyway, so... - To that? Okay. 102 00:04:34,098 --> 00:04:37,183 in the southeast corner of the swamp, 103 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:41,521 Rick Lagina, along with archaeologists Laird Niven 104 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:43,690 and Miriam Amirault, 105 00:04:43,783 --> 00:04:46,118 as well as heavy equipment operator Billy Gerhardt, 106 00:04:46,202 --> 00:04:49,863 continue investigating near the massive stone road, 107 00:04:49,947 --> 00:04:52,282 or possible ship's wharf, 108 00:04:52,366 --> 00:04:55,294 a ship's wharf that researcher Terry Deveau believes 109 00:04:55,453 --> 00:04:59,039 could be as much as 500 years old. 110 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:01,049 This is a type of road 111 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:04,377 that was built in Europe in the 1500s. 112 00:05:04,462 --> 00:05:05,879 CHARLES: Wow. 113 00:05:05,963 --> 00:05:07,047 TERRY D.: What comes to my mind 114 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:08,265 is the Portuguese. 115 00:05:10,051 --> 00:05:11,885 BILLY: We don't know how deep it is. 116 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:13,562 We may have enough room there. 117 00:05:13,646 --> 00:05:15,638 If we get anything from there, that's significant. 118 00:05:15,723 --> 00:05:16,982 BILLY: Yeah. 119 00:05:17,066 --> 00:05:20,235 We did find a ship's piece 120 00:05:20,394 --> 00:05:22,070 - in that lower layer. - Yeah. 121 00:05:24,899 --> 00:05:26,658 NARRATOR: One week ago, 122 00:05:26,817 --> 00:05:29,661 just after Terry's incredible presentation... 123 00:05:29,746 --> 00:05:32,831 RICK: I would bet anything that's from a ship. 124 00:05:32,990 --> 00:05:35,000 the team discovered a curious wood artifact 125 00:05:35,084 --> 00:05:38,161 that may have come from a large sailing vessel. 126 00:05:38,254 --> 00:05:39,412 CRAIG: This is one right here, too. 127 00:05:39,505 --> 00:05:41,081 GARY: I think we've found a barrel here. 128 00:05:41,174 --> 00:05:42,248 along with pieces 129 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:45,510 of potentially ancient cargo barrels. 130 00:05:45,669 --> 00:05:48,180 We anticipated the southeast corner of the swamp 131 00:05:48,339 --> 00:05:50,766 would be productive, and it's not disappointing. 132 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:53,935 Finding barrel staves, things that could be from ships, 133 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:56,188 um, it's looking good. 134 00:05:59,183 --> 00:06:00,776 - Hey, Laird. - Hey, Craig. 135 00:06:00,935 --> 00:06:03,186 - I'm here to help. - Okay. 136 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,113 Billy will bring the bucket up for you 137 00:06:05,198 --> 00:06:07,115 - and just shake it out. - Okay. 138 00:06:07,274 --> 00:06:08,450 - All right? Okay. - Sounds great. 139 00:06:10,694 --> 00:06:12,162 ♪ ♪ 140 00:06:13,289 --> 00:06:14,614 (scraping) 141 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:16,792 CRAIG: Got something here. 142 00:06:16,876 --> 00:06:18,710 - LAIRD: Whoa, Bill. - Yeah. 143 00:06:18,869 --> 00:06:21,046 CRAIG: There's a structure there, a wooden structure. 144 00:06:21,205 --> 00:06:23,840 Rick, come look at this structure we found. 145 00:06:25,551 --> 00:06:27,552 NARRATOR: A wooden structure? 146 00:06:27,711 --> 00:06:30,130 Buried in the southeast corner of the swamp? 147 00:06:30,223 --> 00:06:33,466 Could it be connected to the believed stone wharf? 148 00:06:33,559 --> 00:06:37,479 Or might it be another, completely separate construct? 149 00:06:37,638 --> 00:06:40,723 If so, who built it? When? 150 00:06:40,808 --> 00:06:42,559 And for what purpose? 151 00:06:42,643 --> 00:06:45,478 CRAIG: All of a sudden, the, uh, muck 152 00:06:45,571 --> 00:06:46,571 fell away from the side. 153 00:06:46,730 --> 00:06:48,731 You can see the boards-- There was, like, 154 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:50,242 three boards on top of each other. 155 00:06:50,401 --> 00:06:51,743 Looks like cribbing 156 00:06:51,828 --> 00:06:53,903 - of some sort. - Is that, uh... 157 00:06:53,988 --> 00:06:56,656 - dimensional lumber? - LAIRD: Looks to be. 158 00:06:56,740 --> 00:06:58,992 - Well, I don't actually know. - CRAIG: I'll jump in there 159 00:06:59,076 --> 00:07:00,160 if you want me to, Laird. 160 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:02,087 Sure, if you want. 161 00:07:04,832 --> 00:07:06,591 LAIRD: Going in. 162 00:07:11,013 --> 00:07:13,339 Uh, this appears to be the bottom here. 163 00:07:13,424 --> 00:07:16,935 - That's all one board to there. - LAIRD: Wow. 164 00:07:17,094 --> 00:07:20,021 - 12-to 16-inch board. - That's a huge board. 165 00:07:20,106 --> 00:07:21,848 LAIRD: It's big, isn't it? 166 00:07:21,932 --> 00:07:24,276 I wonder, did the Restalls supposedly... 167 00:07:24,435 --> 00:07:28,021 think they probed something and then dug a shaft 168 00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:29,948 down to it, maybe? 169 00:07:30,107 --> 00:07:31,357 Maybe. 170 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:33,776 They probed looking for the... 171 00:07:33,861 --> 00:07:35,036 Jack Adams box. 172 00:07:36,706 --> 00:07:38,698 NARRATOR: According to Jack Adams, 173 00:07:38,791 --> 00:07:43,369 who served as a caretaker on Oak Island during the 1930s, 174 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:46,965 while probing in the southeast corner of the swamp, 175 00:07:47,124 --> 00:07:49,801 he made contact with a large wooden box 176 00:07:49,886 --> 00:07:54,306 that was buried beneath the brackish water, muck and mud. 177 00:07:54,465 --> 00:07:57,383 Although the box was never verified or recovered, 178 00:07:57,477 --> 00:08:00,979 years later, Mr. Adams shared his believed find 179 00:08:01,138 --> 00:08:04,224 with the Restall family, who spent five years 180 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:08,978 living on Oak Island between 1959 and 1965. 181 00:08:09,071 --> 00:08:10,822 Thank you. 182 00:08:10,981 --> 00:08:13,241 In 2013, 183 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,236 Lee Lamb shared the journals of her late brother, Bobby Restall, 184 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:20,248 who documented much of the family's legendary efforts. 185 00:08:20,407 --> 00:08:22,834 There's September 22, 1960. 186 00:08:22,993 --> 00:08:25,411 This is exactly what we were talking about. 187 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:28,414 Included was an entry detailing how Bobby constructed 188 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:32,511 a wooden platform in the southeast corner of the swamp 189 00:08:32,595 --> 00:08:36,089 to search for what Jack Adams believed to be hidden there. 190 00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:38,841 I have pictures of this, Rick. 191 00:08:38,935 --> 00:08:41,269 There's pictures of them working in the swamp, 192 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:43,346 like, leaning over the water 193 00:08:43,439 --> 00:08:46,441 and probing with this big, long pole. 194 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:48,944 CRAIG: It comes all the way up to here. 195 00:08:49,028 --> 00:08:51,029 One solid board. 196 00:08:51,113 --> 00:08:53,865 NARRATOR: Is it possible that this wooden structure 197 00:08:54,024 --> 00:08:56,526 is part of the platform Bobby Restall built, 198 00:08:56,610 --> 00:08:59,538 attempting to locate the so-called "mystery box"? 199 00:08:59,697 --> 00:09:03,366 If so, could that mean that it is still hidden 200 00:09:03,450 --> 00:09:05,952 somewhere in this area? 201 00:09:06,036 --> 00:09:07,546 BILLY: I guess no matter which way you look at it, 202 00:09:07,705 --> 00:09:09,548 Restalls or not, you know, they were here, 203 00:09:09,707 --> 00:09:12,041 and somebody knows something about this corner of the swamp. 204 00:09:12,126 --> 00:09:13,543 CRAIG: Oh, yeah. 205 00:09:13,636 --> 00:09:14,961 We're chasing the same thing. 206 00:09:15,045 --> 00:09:17,380 RICK: Okay, well, if everyone's in agreement, 207 00:09:17,473 --> 00:09:19,299 - well, let's keep going. - All right. 208 00:09:19,392 --> 00:09:21,718 NARRATOR: While Rick Lagina continues to oversee 209 00:09:21,811 --> 00:09:24,887 the investigation in the swamp... 210 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:27,148 CHARLES: A core coming out. 211 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:29,067 TERRY: Looks like, yep. 212 00:09:29,226 --> 00:09:31,570 NARRATOR: back in the Money Pit area, 213 00:09:31,654 --> 00:09:33,646 the team has just reached their zone of interest, 214 00:09:33,731 --> 00:09:36,241 around 90 feet deep in borehole D-2. 215 00:09:37,401 --> 00:09:40,912 - What's the good word, Adam? - 88.5. 216 00:09:41,071 --> 00:09:42,163 That's good. 217 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:43,748 Ready, Terry? 218 00:09:47,336 --> 00:09:49,495 - TERRY: This is more like it. - STEVE G.: Oh, it's full of wood! 219 00:09:49,580 --> 00:09:51,331 - TERRY: Yeah. - CHARLES: We've got some major wood there. 220 00:09:51,415 --> 00:09:53,416 TERRY: Wood piled on top of wood. 221 00:09:53,500 --> 00:09:55,835 Some kind of planking or material on the floor. 222 00:09:55,919 --> 00:09:57,846 STEVE G.: That's a lot of wood. 223 00:09:57,930 --> 00:09:59,756 Yeah. 224 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:01,257 NARRATOR: Planked wood? 225 00:10:01,342 --> 00:10:04,427 Nearly 90 feet deep in borehole D-2? 226 00:10:04,511 --> 00:10:08,440 One week ago, the team made a nearly identical discovery 227 00:10:08,524 --> 00:10:12,352 in borehole CD-6 some 15 feet away. 228 00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:15,855 Is it possible they've encountered the same structure? 229 00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:19,359 And if so, could it be connected to the silver and gold 230 00:10:19,443 --> 00:10:22,528 they recently detected in this area? 231 00:10:22,613 --> 00:10:25,457 - Gentlemen. - STEVE G: Hey, Craig. - TERRY: Hi, Craig. 232 00:10:25,541 --> 00:10:26,708 - How you doing? - Take a look at this. 233 00:10:26,867 --> 00:10:28,951 It's dark and looks woody. 234 00:10:29,036 --> 00:10:30,462 This is very dark and woody. 235 00:10:30,546 --> 00:10:31,963 CHARLES: Yeah. 236 00:10:32,122 --> 00:10:34,123 CRAIG: Did you run your, uh, metal detector over it? 237 00:10:34,216 --> 00:10:35,541 CHARLES: I'm gonna do that now. 238 00:10:35,626 --> 00:10:37,126 Charles, I'll get you some wood samples, 239 00:10:37,211 --> 00:10:39,387 - if you want to grab the bags. - Yeah, I'll get it. Let me run 240 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:40,388 the pinpointer over it first. 241 00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:41,765 Okay. 242 00:10:45,469 --> 00:10:47,312 (beeping) 243 00:10:47,471 --> 00:10:48,638 Oh, what do we got? 244 00:10:48,722 --> 00:10:50,640 Let me pick the bag up. 245 00:10:51,892 --> 00:10:53,818 - There's something in there. - Oh, there's something in there. 246 00:10:58,816 --> 00:11:00,575 STEVE G.: It'd be nice to find an artifact. 247 00:11:00,734 --> 00:11:02,911 NARRATOR: At a depth of some 90 feet in borehole D-2 248 00:11:03,070 --> 00:11:05,071 in the Money Pit area, 249 00:11:05,164 --> 00:11:08,908 the Oak Island team has just retrieved a core sample 250 00:11:08,992 --> 00:11:11,836 that not only contains more evidence of a wooden structure, 251 00:11:11,995 --> 00:11:13,663 but also something they hope will be 252 00:11:13,747 --> 00:11:17,175 a much more valuable clue. 253 00:11:17,259 --> 00:11:18,510 CHARLES: There's something in here. 254 00:11:18,594 --> 00:11:20,420 CRAIG: Oh, there it is, a piece of flat metal. 255 00:11:20,504 --> 00:11:21,680 CHARLES: Yeah, it looks like it. 256 00:11:22,923 --> 00:11:24,516 There's metal right here. 257 00:11:24,675 --> 00:11:25,925 - (beeping) - STEVE G.: That's a big chunk. 258 00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:27,686 CHARLES: Yeah, it's a big chunk of metal right there. 259 00:11:27,845 --> 00:11:28,853 - STEVE G.: That's good. - TERRY: Wow. 260 00:11:28,938 --> 00:11:31,764 Hey, can you take a quick look at this? 261 00:11:31,857 --> 00:11:34,600 Do you think that's mud caked on there? Clay? 262 00:11:34,685 --> 00:11:37,270 Or do you think it might be cement of some sort? 263 00:11:37,354 --> 00:11:38,697 Mm, actually, okay. 264 00:11:41,275 --> 00:11:43,609 Yeah, on closer inspection, 265 00:11:43,694 --> 00:11:45,111 yeah, that looks like it might be 266 00:11:45,195 --> 00:11:47,205 a little more solid than mud. 267 00:11:47,289 --> 00:11:49,958 That looks like is has the possibility of being cement. 268 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:51,876 NARRATOR: Possible cement? 269 00:11:52,035 --> 00:11:54,203 Found 90 feet deep on a piece of metal 270 00:11:54,288 --> 00:11:56,372 in borehole D-2? 271 00:11:56,457 --> 00:12:00,793 But if so, is it simply evidence of previous searcher activities 272 00:12:00,878 --> 00:12:03,463 in the Money Pit from the past two centuries? 273 00:12:03,556 --> 00:12:06,141 Or from something that was done deep underground 274 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:08,727 on Oak Island much earlier? 275 00:12:08,886 --> 00:12:10,812 What would they be using the cement for? 276 00:12:10,896 --> 00:12:12,555 What would they be cementing in? 277 00:12:12,639 --> 00:12:14,557 STEVE G.: What's the history on that, Charles? 278 00:12:14,641 --> 00:12:18,644 In the vault that the Oak Island Treasure Company found in 1897, 279 00:12:18,729 --> 00:12:21,656 they drilled through what they believed to be cement. 280 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:23,575 They actually sent a sample away to London, 281 00:12:23,734 --> 00:12:25,401 and it came back with a high probability 282 00:12:25,486 --> 00:12:28,571 that it was man-made cement. 283 00:12:28,664 --> 00:12:31,416 NARRATOR: When treasure hunters Frederick Blair and William Chappell 284 00:12:31,575 --> 00:12:34,335 reported drilling through a cement substance 285 00:12:34,495 --> 00:12:39,174 that encased a seven-foot-tall wooden vault back in 1897, 286 00:12:39,258 --> 00:12:42,001 they also discovered the scrap of parchment paper 287 00:12:42,085 --> 00:12:45,421 bearing the letters V-I as well as shavings of gold 288 00:12:45,506 --> 00:12:48,257 when they retracted their drill bit. 289 00:12:48,342 --> 00:12:50,927 CHARLES: Don't break it. 290 00:12:51,011 --> 00:12:52,937 NARRATOR: Since the team has already obtained evidence 291 00:12:53,096 --> 00:12:55,348 of both silver and gold in this area, 292 00:12:55,432 --> 00:12:57,850 could they be close to finally locating 293 00:12:57,935 --> 00:12:59,694 the so-called "Chappell Vault"? 294 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:02,104 TERRY: Interesting. 295 00:13:02,189 --> 00:13:04,699 CHARLES: You know, the fact that we're finding what could be cement 296 00:13:04,858 --> 00:13:06,701 on this piece of metal, 297 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:08,277 that brings me back to the story 298 00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:10,288 of the Oak Island Treasure Company 299 00:13:10,372 --> 00:13:11,873 drilling into the vault. 300 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:15,794 And they actually went through cement and a very thin metal. 301 00:13:15,878 --> 00:13:18,379 And that's maybe what we're actually picking up now. 302 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:21,299 Yeah, this appears just metal here. 303 00:13:21,383 --> 00:13:23,134 TERRY: It's a little too thin for drill casing. 304 00:13:23,219 --> 00:13:24,877 I think so, too, yeah. 305 00:13:24,970 --> 00:13:27,213 RICK: These are the first metals that we have found 306 00:13:27,297 --> 00:13:29,048 of unknown origin 307 00:13:29,141 --> 00:13:30,391 in the Money Pit. 308 00:13:30,551 --> 00:13:31,976 We've recovered metals, 309 00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:34,220 but in association with drive shoes 310 00:13:34,304 --> 00:13:36,722 and old shafts and nails. 311 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,058 This is a unique find 312 00:13:39,142 --> 00:13:41,569 at a depth we're significantly interested in, 313 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:44,823 in a previously unexplored area. 314 00:13:44,982 --> 00:13:46,816 It means you're close to a structure. 315 00:13:46,900 --> 00:13:49,410 That's my interpretation. 316 00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:51,487 It would be interesting to see if there is correlation 317 00:13:51,572 --> 00:13:53,331 or relation between the two. I mean, 318 00:13:53,415 --> 00:13:55,583 - as we know, multiple workings underground. - Absolutely. 319 00:13:55,742 --> 00:13:59,254 Dr. Brousseau can look at the metal and see if it's cement. 320 00:13:59,413 --> 00:14:01,923 Okay, let's bag 'er. 321 00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:05,918 - CHARLES: Okay. - NARRATOR: While drilling in the Money Pit continues, 322 00:14:06,011 --> 00:14:08,004 along with the search in the southeast corner 323 00:14:08,088 --> 00:14:10,598 of the swamp... 324 00:14:10,757 --> 00:14:13,101 - GARY: So we'll give it a go, mate? - RICK: Okay. 325 00:14:13,185 --> 00:14:16,512 NARRATOR: Rick Lagina and metal detection expert Gary Drayton 326 00:14:16,597 --> 00:14:19,774 arrive at the uplands on Lot 15. 327 00:14:19,933 --> 00:14:22,026 It was in this area... 328 00:14:22,111 --> 00:14:23,185 What is this? 329 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:24,696 where just one week ago, 330 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:28,867 Gary and Peter Fornetti discovered an unusual iron band 331 00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:31,452 on nearby Lot 17, 332 00:14:31,612 --> 00:14:35,281 which once belonged to the wheel of an old cart or wagon. 333 00:14:35,365 --> 00:14:37,283 This find not only dated 334 00:14:37,376 --> 00:14:41,287 to before the discovery of the Money Pit in 1795, 335 00:14:41,371 --> 00:14:44,457 but also offered evidence of a potential pathway 336 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:47,719 between the swamp and the original treasure shaft. 337 00:14:47,803 --> 00:14:51,631 To find this hidden road, it is Rick and Gary's hope 338 00:14:51,724 --> 00:14:54,142 that uncovering a trail of pre-searcher artifacts 339 00:14:54,301 --> 00:14:56,728 between Lot 15 and the Money Pit 340 00:14:56,887 --> 00:14:59,397 could prove this theory to be true. 341 00:14:59,481 --> 00:15:02,483 We put flags on any target 342 00:15:02,643 --> 00:15:04,068 that sounds good to me. 343 00:15:04,153 --> 00:15:06,562 - Mm-hmm. - And now we've got permission to dig them up. 344 00:15:06,647 --> 00:15:08,656 So all we got to do is see what they are, 345 00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:10,575 put them in a bag, mark them, 346 00:15:10,659 --> 00:15:13,903 exact same as the flag, and Bob's your uncle. 347 00:15:13,987 --> 00:15:16,164 - Okay. - Find something good. 348 00:15:16,248 --> 00:15:19,250 RICK: Metal detecting is different this year-- we have to create 349 00:15:19,335 --> 00:15:21,336 transects, or grids, across the island. 350 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:24,672 Uh, we also have to get a permit 351 00:15:24,757 --> 00:15:26,749 from Communities, Culture and Heritage 352 00:15:26,833 --> 00:15:29,427 for that process to continue. 353 00:15:30,671 --> 00:15:32,847 In that area there, mate. 354 00:15:33,006 --> 00:15:34,757 NARRATOR: In 2010, 355 00:15:34,841 --> 00:15:37,352 Rick, Marty, Craig and their partners 356 00:15:37,436 --> 00:15:40,262 obtained permission from the government of Nova Scotia 357 00:15:40,347 --> 00:15:43,349 to search for treasure on Oak Island. 358 00:15:43,433 --> 00:15:45,851 It is the only location within the province 359 00:15:45,936 --> 00:15:48,020 where such activities are legal. 360 00:15:48,105 --> 00:15:51,282 At the time, other than the late 18th century homesteads 361 00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:54,953 that once belonged to Samuel Ball-- on Lot 25-- 362 00:15:55,037 --> 00:15:58,289 And Daniel McGinnis-- On Lot 21-- 363 00:15:58,448 --> 00:16:01,117 They were subject to few restrictions 364 00:16:01,201 --> 00:16:02,368 regarding metal detecting activities 365 00:16:02,452 --> 00:16:03,878 across their property. 366 00:16:04,037 --> 00:16:07,632 That all changed in the wake of the historic discoveries 367 00:16:07,791 --> 00:16:09,875 the team made last year in the swamp, 368 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,053 such as the massive stone road 369 00:16:12,137 --> 00:16:14,630 and the cobblestone pathway, 370 00:16:14,715 --> 00:16:18,059 which may be leading in this direction on Lot 15, 371 00:16:18,218 --> 00:16:21,721 and potentially even toward the original Money Pit. 372 00:16:21,805 --> 00:16:26,401 I think the arising awareness in the public 373 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:28,394 of how important this might be 374 00:16:28,487 --> 00:16:32,073 has caused regulators to sit up and pay attention, 375 00:16:32,232 --> 00:16:35,827 in large part due to the success of us making this real. 376 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,572 NARRATOR: Now, other than a designated green zone, 377 00:16:39,656 --> 00:16:41,249 which covers the Money Pit area 378 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:44,919 from Lot 18 to Smith's Cove on Lot 20, 379 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:48,080 Gary must first mark metal targets that he detects 380 00:16:48,165 --> 00:16:51,259 with flags, and then obtain permission 381 00:16:51,418 --> 00:16:52,668 from archaeologist Laird Niven 382 00:16:52,761 --> 00:16:56,681 to go back and retrieve whatever they may be. 383 00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,176 GARY: There, mate. 384 00:17:00,260 --> 00:17:02,645 (beeping) 385 00:17:03,772 --> 00:17:05,765 GARY: Oh! 386 00:17:05,849 --> 00:17:08,484 - Our old friend, the pull tab. - Imagine that. 387 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:12,280 Bag it and tag it, even though it's trash. 388 00:17:12,439 --> 00:17:15,283 Yeah, I think issues like this need to be addressed with CCH. 389 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:17,610 This just seems like a waste of time 390 00:17:17,703 --> 00:17:19,370 - and assets. - Yeah. 391 00:17:19,529 --> 00:17:22,457 We have to really dig through the trash 392 00:17:22,541 --> 00:17:24,709 to get to the treasures. 393 00:17:26,295 --> 00:17:30,039 RICK: My hope is that the positive will outweigh the negative, 394 00:17:30,123 --> 00:17:33,718 but to be honest, it will slow down the work. 395 00:17:33,877 --> 00:17:36,888 Yeah, it's like a scrapyard around here. 396 00:17:36,972 --> 00:17:38,723 All right, next flag is just here. 397 00:17:41,384 --> 00:17:43,227 (beeping) 398 00:17:43,312 --> 00:17:44,729 Just here. 399 00:17:58,077 --> 00:17:59,151 (beeping accelerates) 400 00:17:59,244 --> 00:18:01,746 That sounds even better. 401 00:18:07,577 --> 00:18:09,378 Whoa, look at that! 402 00:18:14,593 --> 00:18:15,167 There you go. 403 00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:16,177 It was there. 404 00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:17,261 Yeah! 405 00:18:17,420 --> 00:18:19,505 Ox shoe. 406 00:18:19,589 --> 00:18:23,342 NARRATOR: On Lot 15, between the swamp and the Money Pit, 407 00:18:23,435 --> 00:18:27,021 Rick Lagina and metal detection expert Gary Drayton 408 00:18:27,180 --> 00:18:30,024 may have just discovered what could be an important clue. 409 00:18:30,183 --> 00:18:32,017 That looks like an oldie. 410 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:33,528 Crazy, isn't it? 411 00:18:33,612 --> 00:18:36,605 So, all that modern junk, and then we get 412 00:18:36,698 --> 00:18:39,283 an older ox shoe in this area. 413 00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,944 We're not too far off the Money Pit, as well. 414 00:18:42,028 --> 00:18:44,029 And we found all those ox shoes 415 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:46,874 - down below the so-called pine tar kiln. - Yeah. 416 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:49,618 NARRATOR: An ox shoe? 417 00:18:49,703 --> 00:18:51,620 Since the team has found a number of ox shoes 418 00:18:51,705 --> 00:18:54,039 over the last year on the island, 419 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:56,625 might it be more evidence of, not just a path 420 00:18:56,710 --> 00:18:59,137 between the swamp and the Money Pit, 421 00:18:59,221 --> 00:19:01,806 but also an operation to haul heavy cargo 422 00:19:01,890 --> 00:19:04,466 between the two locations, as well? 423 00:19:04,551 --> 00:19:06,218 That's cool. 424 00:19:06,311 --> 00:19:08,312 That's what we want to be finding, some old stuff. 425 00:19:08,397 --> 00:19:10,898 And I knew there had to be some more old stuff in here. 426 00:19:10,983 --> 00:19:12,316 It's just clearing all this out. 427 00:19:12,401 --> 00:19:14,643 And unfortunately, somewhere like this, 428 00:19:14,728 --> 00:19:16,571 we're gonna have to take all the surface junk out 429 00:19:16,730 --> 00:19:18,573 to get to the good stuff. 430 00:19:18,657 --> 00:19:20,825 GARY: Where you find ox shoes, 431 00:19:20,909 --> 00:19:24,662 you're in an area which could potentially be a trail, 432 00:19:24,746 --> 00:19:28,332 or an area where treasure was hauled, perhaps. 433 00:19:28,491 --> 00:19:29,992 So... 434 00:19:30,076 --> 00:19:31,994 this is exciting. 435 00:19:32,087 --> 00:19:33,579 What is that? French? British? 436 00:19:33,663 --> 00:19:37,166 To me, it looks British, because it's got that wider bottom... 437 00:19:37,259 --> 00:19:39,677 - Mm-hmm. - And that thinner top. 438 00:19:39,761 --> 00:19:44,182 NARRATOR: If Gary's assessment about this ox shoe's origin is correct, 439 00:19:44,341 --> 00:19:46,008 could that mean it may be connected 440 00:19:46,101 --> 00:19:47,843 to the British pine tar kiln 441 00:19:47,928 --> 00:19:51,931 that the team found on Lot 15 last year? 442 00:19:52,024 --> 00:19:54,692 The same one that archaeologist David McGinnis 443 00:19:54,776 --> 00:19:58,687 believes to date back as far as the 16th century, 444 00:19:58,772 --> 00:20:01,273 and which Laird Niven suspects may have been used 445 00:20:01,366 --> 00:20:04,276 in the construction of the original Money Pit? 446 00:20:04,361 --> 00:20:06,695 Maybe we should go back to the old aerials. 447 00:20:06,780 --> 00:20:09,624 Plot this, these finds, against the old aerials 448 00:20:09,708 --> 00:20:11,459 where it's cleared 449 00:20:11,543 --> 00:20:13,544 - Yeah. - And see if they correspond. 450 00:20:13,703 --> 00:20:15,129 Yeah. 451 00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:17,548 Well, that's good. 452 00:20:17,633 --> 00:20:19,875 We know someone was here 453 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,962 using an ox a long time ago. 454 00:20:23,046 --> 00:20:25,306 That's better, mate. These are the type of finds 455 00:20:25,465 --> 00:20:27,058 we want to be recovering. 456 00:20:27,142 --> 00:20:29,852 I knew we could sniff out an old find. 457 00:20:30,887 --> 00:20:34,023 - On to the next flag. - Okay. 458 00:20:35,150 --> 00:20:37,818 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 459 00:20:37,903 --> 00:20:41,572 after being informed of the mysterious piece of metal 460 00:20:41,657 --> 00:20:44,650 that was found in borehole D-2 in the Money Pit area... 461 00:20:44,743 --> 00:20:45,660 All right, chaps. 462 00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:46,994 - How's it going? - Good. 463 00:20:47,153 --> 00:20:50,081 Rick Lagina, Gary Drayton and Billy Gerhardt 464 00:20:50,165 --> 00:20:53,834 join geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner and Laird Niven 465 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:56,662 in the archaeology trailer. 466 00:20:56,755 --> 00:20:59,665 In order to learn what the object is composed of, 467 00:20:59,749 --> 00:21:02,668 they are preparing to scan it using an XRF, 468 00:21:02,752 --> 00:21:05,254 or X-Ray Fluorescence device. 469 00:21:05,338 --> 00:21:07,589 RICK: I believe the classroom is now full. 470 00:21:07,674 --> 00:21:09,267 - (chuckles) - Excellent. 471 00:21:09,351 --> 00:21:11,343 So, I want to show you 472 00:21:11,428 --> 00:21:13,012 a piece of metal that came up. 473 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:14,188 I think it's D-2, 474 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:17,182 uh, near C-1 at 88 feet. 475 00:21:17,267 --> 00:21:19,268 So, it's a very interesting zone, 476 00:21:19,352 --> 00:21:21,028 and it's really odd, to me at least, 477 00:21:21,187 --> 00:21:22,855 that metal's coming up. 478 00:21:22,939 --> 00:21:24,189 - Did wood come up with it? - Yeah. 479 00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:25,533 Wood came up. 480 00:21:25,692 --> 00:21:29,287 So, I'm just gonna throw it on and see what we get. 481 00:21:31,873 --> 00:21:34,542 - This should be interesting. - Yeah. 482 00:21:34,701 --> 00:21:36,785 Let's just give it a shot here. 483 00:21:36,878 --> 00:21:39,714 RICK: When I learned that they had found some metals, 484 00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:42,624 at depth, I'm there in a heartbeat. 485 00:21:42,709 --> 00:21:45,052 Wow. Those are some strange elements. 486 00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:46,378 - Right. - Yeah. 487 00:21:46,471 --> 00:21:47,888 This horizon, 488 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:50,382 to me, it's very interesting. 489 00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:52,310 The tunnels that have been found previously, 490 00:21:52,394 --> 00:21:55,054 whether they were inferred to be original work 491 00:21:55,138 --> 00:21:57,732 or part of the searcher work, 492 00:21:57,891 --> 00:21:59,233 was previously unknown. 493 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,143 And the addition of the XRF 494 00:22:01,227 --> 00:22:03,321 has been a boon to understanding 495 00:22:03,405 --> 00:22:05,564 the importance of some of these artifacts. 496 00:22:05,648 --> 00:22:09,493 Osmium. Is that cobalt? Iridium. 497 00:22:09,578 --> 00:22:10,995 Manganese. 498 00:22:11,154 --> 00:22:13,655 - Zirconium? - IAN: Zirconium, that's correct. 499 00:22:13,740 --> 00:22:15,240 Titanium. 500 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:16,584 GARY: AU! 501 00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:18,660 RICK: Really? 502 00:22:18,745 --> 00:22:19,670 IAN: Well, let's just let it figure out... 503 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:21,747 It's doing all its math right now. 504 00:22:21,831 --> 00:22:23,841 That would be gold. 505 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,676 - I don't see that yet, Gary. - No, I did. 506 00:22:25,761 --> 00:22:28,003 - I saw it flash. Yeah, I did. - BILLY: It flashed for a second. 507 00:22:28,088 --> 00:22:29,764 - I saw that AU. - Let's move it around a bit, 508 00:22:29,923 --> 00:22:31,173 'cause I saw that, too. 509 00:22:31,266 --> 00:22:33,258 NARRATOR: Traces of gold? 510 00:22:33,343 --> 00:22:35,353 Detected on the mysterious piece of metal 511 00:22:35,512 --> 00:22:38,097 retrieved from D-2 in the Money Pit? 512 00:22:38,181 --> 00:22:41,359 Could it mean that the team is close to pinpointing 513 00:22:41,443 --> 00:22:44,362 the location of the fabled Oak Island treasure? 514 00:22:46,773 --> 00:22:49,533 - GARY: There it is! AU! - RICK: There it is. 515 00:22:51,787 --> 00:22:53,120 IAN: That's-that's pretty high. 516 00:22:53,279 --> 00:22:56,874 Like, 6-8? Yeah, .068%. 517 00:22:56,958 --> 00:22:59,368 Not parts per million, but percent. 518 00:22:59,452 --> 00:23:00,702 Is that a large amount of gold? 519 00:23:00,796 --> 00:23:02,871 Yeah, that's more gold than you think. 520 00:23:02,956 --> 00:23:06,300 Like a dump truck full of gold? 521 00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:08,052 (chuckles): No. That amount is... 522 00:23:08,136 --> 00:23:11,630 No, a thimble. A thimble full of gold. 523 00:23:11,714 --> 00:23:14,475 I think we were all shocked that there was a gold signature 524 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:16,811 when they ran the XRF on these metals. 525 00:23:16,895 --> 00:23:18,554 Well, I love this machine now. 526 00:23:18,638 --> 00:23:19,980 (laughs): Yeah. We've had this thing for a year, 527 00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:21,816 and I've done a fair bit of metal on it 528 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:23,901 and I've never seen any gold. 529 00:23:25,895 --> 00:23:27,154 RICK: I don't know what to make of it. 530 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:28,823 Follow the science. 531 00:23:28,907 --> 00:23:32,076 Is it possibly an aha moment? Yes, it is. 532 00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:34,912 IAN: So it's significant gold. 533 00:23:35,071 --> 00:23:37,322 It's either on the surface of the metal, 534 00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:38,574 or it's on... 535 00:23:38,658 --> 00:23:41,660 the sediment on the metal, 536 00:23:41,744 --> 00:23:43,671 'cause it hasn't been cleaned. 537 00:23:43,755 --> 00:23:46,915 GARY: Does this, in your opinion, make it more likely 538 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,918 that there is treasure in the Money Pit? 539 00:23:50,003 --> 00:23:54,515 Well, there's gold on the metal at 88 to 92 feet, 540 00:23:54,674 --> 00:23:55,850 somewhere around there. 541 00:23:55,934 --> 00:23:58,269 I mean, it's not what I expected. 542 00:23:58,353 --> 00:23:59,770 I've got one piece of a big puzzle. 543 00:23:59,855 --> 00:24:04,108 The water's another piece. And these data are coming in. 544 00:24:04,267 --> 00:24:06,518 They're provocative in exactly the spot 545 00:24:06,611 --> 00:24:10,355 that you'd expect provocative results to come from. 546 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:15,360 So, I'm getting surprised at a furious rate these days. 547 00:24:15,454 --> 00:24:16,370 (laughter) 548 00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:19,198 - Welcome to the island. - Yeah. 549 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:21,700 RICK: It's just more homework, more in-depth analysis, 550 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:24,628 and I think in combination with the water sampling, 551 00:24:24,713 --> 00:24:27,539 the lab work, 552 00:24:27,624 --> 00:24:30,634 as a team, we can move this thing forward at this point. 553 00:24:30,793 --> 00:24:33,220 I think we're on a very good path to success. 554 00:24:33,379 --> 00:24:35,130 - Yeah. - Anyway... 555 00:24:35,215 --> 00:24:37,391 - We better go find some more. - Yes. 556 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:39,551 GARY: That was good news. 557 00:24:39,636 --> 00:24:40,603 BILLY: Sure was. 558 00:24:48,236 --> 00:24:50,905 NARRATOR: One day after unearthing a metal object 559 00:24:51,064 --> 00:24:54,316 which contains high traces of gold from the Money Pit... 560 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,903 - 48.7 meters without casing. - Yeah, 48.7. 561 00:24:57,987 --> 00:25:00,247 the drilling operation there continues 562 00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:02,750 in search of more valuable clues. 563 00:25:02,834 --> 00:25:04,335 STEVE G.: We've got a long ways to go. 564 00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:07,162 Meanwhile... 565 00:25:07,247 --> 00:25:09,248 - Morning. - Morning. - MIRIAM: Hi. 566 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:10,841 We found rocks. 567 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,260 - Yeah, you sure did. - Yeah, we're just... 568 00:25:13,345 --> 00:25:14,836 we're just kind of cleaning it off. 569 00:25:14,921 --> 00:25:16,088 Rick Lagina 570 00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:18,757 and heavy equipment operator Billy Gerhardt 571 00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:21,343 arrive at the southeastern corner of the swamp, 572 00:25:21,427 --> 00:25:24,846 where archaeologists Miriam Amirault and Laird Niven 573 00:25:24,931 --> 00:25:27,683 have just uncovered what they believe to be 574 00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:30,528 more of the ancient stone ship's wharf. 575 00:25:30,612 --> 00:25:32,521 So, what's the plan for the day, then? 576 00:25:32,605 --> 00:25:34,698 Um, if you don't mind helping Miriam... 577 00:25:34,857 --> 00:25:36,608 I will... I will do whatever you tell me. 578 00:25:36,693 --> 00:25:38,443 - I'll work with Billy. - Yep. 579 00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:40,371 - And we'll start. - Then we'll go in here. - All right. 580 00:25:45,961 --> 00:25:47,294 RICK: It's an ongoing story, 581 00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:48,629 and that's what the archaeologists 582 00:25:48,788 --> 00:25:50,038 have really taught us. 583 00:25:50,131 --> 00:25:53,041 You're not gonna find one or two or five or ten things 584 00:25:53,126 --> 00:25:55,052 and go, "There's the story." 585 00:25:56,129 --> 00:25:59,640 This is evolving, and I'm glad 586 00:25:59,799 --> 00:26:03,051 that they're leading the charge. 587 00:26:03,136 --> 00:26:07,889 Rick, will you just grab that... those couple sticks? 588 00:26:07,974 --> 00:26:09,692 I don't know if they're important or not. 589 00:26:16,649 --> 00:26:18,650 - That's interesting. - That's a different one. 590 00:26:18,735 --> 00:26:20,369 Miriam? 591 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:25,824 - What's up? - Look. 592 00:26:25,908 --> 00:26:28,168 Well, that's weird. 593 00:26:28,253 --> 00:26:30,495 I've never seen anything like that. 594 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:33,007 No. It's broken here. 595 00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:35,334 Almost like a bowl. Feel that. 596 00:26:35,427 --> 00:26:37,753 It's concave. 597 00:26:37,837 --> 00:26:39,597 Oh! 598 00:26:39,681 --> 00:26:41,932 Oh, that's really weird. 599 00:26:42,091 --> 00:26:44,685 Laird? Do you want to come here for a second? 600 00:26:44,844 --> 00:26:46,428 LAIRD: What do you have? 601 00:26:46,512 --> 00:26:48,013 - Hey. - I don't know. - Oh. 602 00:26:48,097 --> 00:26:49,607 What is it? 603 00:26:54,771 --> 00:26:56,614 - No idea, Laird? - No. 604 00:26:56,698 --> 00:26:59,191 I don't. I really don't. 605 00:26:59,275 --> 00:27:02,202 But given the items that we think are associated with boats 606 00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:07,115 or building of boats, this might be a maritime object as well. 607 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:08,792 Makes sense. 608 00:27:08,951 --> 00:27:10,544 Yep. 609 00:27:10,703 --> 00:27:12,371 NARRATOR: It was the belief 610 00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:14,956 of the late Oak Island treasure hunter Fred Nolan 611 00:27:15,041 --> 00:27:17,718 that the swamp had been artificially created 612 00:27:17,877 --> 00:27:21,305 in order to hide the wreck of a massive treasure galleon. 613 00:27:21,389 --> 00:27:27,227 In 2019, Rick, Marty, Craig and the team identified 614 00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:30,147 a mysterious 200-foot-long, galleon-shaped anomaly 615 00:27:30,306 --> 00:27:32,224 deep in the middle of the brackish bog 616 00:27:32,308 --> 00:27:34,151 using seismic scanning. 617 00:27:34,310 --> 00:27:37,237 However, that was only the beginning. 618 00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:40,658 - Oh, yeah. - Oh, look at that! That's nice! 619 00:27:40,742 --> 00:27:43,652 That is old. It's a handmade spike. 620 00:27:43,736 --> 00:27:47,239 They have also found 17th century ship spikes... 621 00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:50,334 - MARTY: What is that? - Possible deck planking... 622 00:27:50,418 --> 00:27:52,252 and a number of burned wood pieces 623 00:27:52,412 --> 00:27:56,748 that blacksmith Carmen Legge believes to be parts of a ship. 624 00:27:56,833 --> 00:27:59,593 It's almost like it's meant to rest on something 625 00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:00,919 or go into something. 626 00:28:01,003 --> 00:28:04,181 Now, after finding another wooden artifact 627 00:28:04,265 --> 00:28:06,007 next to the ancient stone ship's wharf 628 00:28:06,101 --> 00:28:08,343 in the swamp's southeastern corner, 629 00:28:08,436 --> 00:28:11,012 could the team be close to proving 630 00:28:11,097 --> 00:28:13,107 that Fred Nolan was right? 631 00:28:13,191 --> 00:28:14,191 It's really cool. 632 00:28:14,350 --> 00:28:15,693 I've never seen anything like that. 633 00:28:15,777 --> 00:28:17,695 - RICK: Somebody will know. - LAIRD: Somebody will know. 634 00:28:17,854 --> 00:28:19,196 Okay, 635 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:20,948 - I'll take care of it. - All righty. 636 00:28:21,107 --> 00:28:23,033 LAIRD: All right. 637 00:28:23,118 --> 00:28:26,778 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 638 00:28:26,863 --> 00:28:29,123 while drilling continues in the Money Pit... 639 00:28:29,207 --> 00:28:32,459 Oh, yeah, right to the bottom. 640 00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:35,871 GARY: I was looking forward to coming back in this area. 641 00:28:35,955 --> 00:28:39,466 Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton arrive on Lot 16 642 00:28:39,551 --> 00:28:42,386 to continue searching for clues along the possible pathway 643 00:28:42,545 --> 00:28:45,889 between the swamp and the Money Pit. 644 00:28:46,891 --> 00:28:48,308 We've got to find something good. 645 00:28:48,468 --> 00:28:49,351 Let's find something good. 646 00:28:50,553 --> 00:28:54,222 I have my favorite shovel, if that helps. 647 00:28:54,307 --> 00:28:56,391 GARY: Your favorite shovel and my lucky digger-- 648 00:28:56,484 --> 00:28:58,902 - What can go wrong? - (laughs) 649 00:29:04,066 --> 00:29:05,576 It's probably in the top. 650 00:29:05,735 --> 00:29:09,079 I expect some junk here, 'cause we're not too far off the lane. 651 00:29:09,238 --> 00:29:10,071 Sure. 652 00:29:10,165 --> 00:29:12,824 Let's see if I can pinpoint for... 653 00:29:12,909 --> 00:29:14,752 (beeping) 654 00:29:16,254 --> 00:29:17,755 -(rapid beeping) -There you go. Yeah, we're on it. 655 00:29:20,249 --> 00:29:22,760 A square nail, by the look of it. 656 00:29:22,919 --> 00:29:24,762 A big chunky one. Yeah, it's tough to say 657 00:29:24,846 --> 00:29:27,589 how old it is, but, I mean, it's heavy. 658 00:29:27,682 --> 00:29:29,174 - Mm-hmm. - I know it's an oldie. 659 00:29:29,258 --> 00:29:31,510 That's maybe the head of the nail. I don't know. 660 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:34,354 Yeah, 'cause that tells the story of the nail, the head. 661 00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:35,597 Well, mate, great start. 662 00:29:35,681 --> 00:29:37,599 - I'll tag and bag it. - Okay. 663 00:29:37,683 --> 00:29:40,944 RICK: The hope is that you can connect these artifacts 664 00:29:41,029 --> 00:29:44,281 with other artifacts that have been found. 665 00:29:44,365 --> 00:29:45,949 Because there's always someone who knows something 666 00:29:46,034 --> 00:29:49,203 about the most esoteric subject, maybe there's someone 667 00:29:49,362 --> 00:29:51,371 who can look at all the spikes and say: You know what, guys? 668 00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:53,624 There's a cultural influence here. 669 00:29:53,708 --> 00:29:56,701 Or maybe there's a specific forging technique. 670 00:29:56,786 --> 00:29:58,879 They are not just static finds. 671 00:29:58,963 --> 00:30:01,790 They should be able to tell us something. 672 00:30:01,874 --> 00:30:04,960 One thing I've noticed when we flagged this area, 673 00:30:05,044 --> 00:30:08,213 Peter and I, is that most of the targets 674 00:30:08,306 --> 00:30:11,883 seem to be along the top here and along the bottom. 675 00:30:11,976 --> 00:30:14,052 So the next group of targets are down near the water. 676 00:30:14,136 --> 00:30:15,312 Okay. 677 00:30:23,488 --> 00:30:24,729 GARY: Hold it! 678 00:30:24,814 --> 00:30:26,147 - Do you see what I see? - RICK: Oh, yeah. 679 00:30:26,232 --> 00:30:27,983 NARRATOR: On Lot 16, 680 00:30:28,067 --> 00:30:29,910 between the swamp and the Money Pit, 681 00:30:29,994 --> 00:30:32,162 Gary Drayton and Rick Lagina 682 00:30:32,247 --> 00:30:34,832 have just made what could be an important discovery. 683 00:30:34,916 --> 00:30:37,909 Look at the shape of that. 684 00:30:37,994 --> 00:30:40,420 Whoa, look at that! 685 00:30:40,505 --> 00:30:42,247 It's a round shot! 686 00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:44,424 RICK: Wow. 687 00:30:44,584 --> 00:30:46,343 Dang, that is a nice find. 688 00:30:48,012 --> 00:30:50,764 NARRATOR: A piece of round shot? 689 00:30:50,923 --> 00:30:55,185 Although dating as far back as the 12th century in China, 690 00:30:55,344 --> 00:30:57,762 round shot is a spherical projectile 691 00:30:57,847 --> 00:30:59,014 designed to be launched 692 00:30:59,098 --> 00:31:02,776 from both cannons and handheld firearms. 693 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:04,936 While the early form of round shot 694 00:31:05,021 --> 00:31:07,272 was made of stone, it was eventually replaced 695 00:31:07,365 --> 00:31:11,034 by iron throughout Europe in the 17th century. 696 00:31:12,695 --> 00:31:14,705 Steve, look at this. 697 00:31:14,864 --> 00:31:15,956 Oh, wow. 698 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,292 Last year, while sifting through the spoils 699 00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:20,952 excavated from the Money Pit area, 700 00:31:21,037 --> 00:31:23,380 treasure hunter Michael John discovered 701 00:31:23,464 --> 00:31:26,884 a very similar small, round stone. 702 00:31:26,968 --> 00:31:28,802 - Have you seen this, Gary? - This... 703 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:31,880 is a dress stone, or a gun stone. 704 00:31:31,964 --> 00:31:34,892 This is really, really old. 705 00:31:34,976 --> 00:31:38,061 Before the days of cannonballs, iron cannonballs. 706 00:31:39,639 --> 00:31:41,899 Could this piece of stone shot, 707 00:31:41,983 --> 00:31:44,484 found between the swamp and the Money Pit, 708 00:31:44,644 --> 00:31:47,896 and the one found last year in the Money Pit area itself 709 00:31:47,980 --> 00:31:49,406 be connected? 710 00:31:49,490 --> 00:31:53,076 This being stone shot, mate, wonder where this came from. 711 00:31:53,161 --> 00:31:55,579 You'd have to say it came from the water, 712 00:31:55,663 --> 00:31:57,998 - Yeah. - Which is not too far away. 713 00:31:58,157 --> 00:32:02,002 And about the right distance if you was firing a small cannon. 714 00:32:02,086 --> 00:32:04,087 So how big a cannon does that come out of? 715 00:32:04,246 --> 00:32:06,164 It would... more than likely, it would have been 716 00:32:06,257 --> 00:32:07,925 like a small rail gun, 717 00:32:08,009 --> 00:32:09,259 - Mm-hmm. - That would have been attached 718 00:32:09,344 --> 00:32:11,261 to the side of the boat, 719 00:32:11,420 --> 00:32:15,766 and this would have been an antipersonnel ammo. 720 00:32:15,850 --> 00:32:18,009 It would have been like scattershot. 721 00:32:18,094 --> 00:32:19,603 It would be interesting 722 00:32:19,762 --> 00:32:21,104 just to bring, like, a rototiller up here 723 00:32:21,189 --> 00:32:24,683 - and see if there's more of them. - Yeah, we really should. 724 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:26,935 I thought it was a bird's egg when I first saw it. 725 00:32:27,028 --> 00:32:28,937 Well, that just goes to show, mate, 726 00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:30,855 using your twin optical scanners. 727 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:32,366 RICK: Oh, yeah, it's an amazing surface find. 728 00:32:32,450 --> 00:32:34,192 Rarely do we find those. 729 00:32:34,276 --> 00:32:36,954 GARY: Oh, without a doubt. 730 00:32:42,043 --> 00:32:44,795 NARRATOR: The following morning... 731 00:32:44,879 --> 00:32:48,790 MARTY: We're back, Oak Island, old friend. 732 00:32:48,874 --> 00:32:50,959 - Okay, well, how you feeling, Alex? - Good. 733 00:32:51,043 --> 00:32:54,129 Rick Lagina has just picked up his brother Marty 734 00:32:54,213 --> 00:32:57,057 and nephew Alex after their trip from Traverse City, Michigan, 735 00:32:57,216 --> 00:32:59,726 to Halifax, Nova Scotia. 736 00:32:59,885 --> 00:33:01,478 Yeah, I'm glad to be back. 737 00:33:01,637 --> 00:33:03,304 Looking at this from afar, and, you know, 738 00:33:03,389 --> 00:33:05,148 - Mm-hmm. Yep, yep. - Punching in and punching out. 739 00:33:05,233 --> 00:33:06,483 What do you find the most exciting? 740 00:33:06,567 --> 00:33:08,485 What is the things that you're dying to show us 741 00:33:08,569 --> 00:33:11,312 and that, you know, I mean, we can sink our teeth into? 742 00:33:11,397 --> 00:33:14,324 I might as well show it to you right now. 743 00:33:14,409 --> 00:33:17,160 This is the most curious thing of all. 744 00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:20,739 What is that? 745 00:33:20,823 --> 00:33:22,165 RICK: That's one of the pieces 746 00:33:22,324 --> 00:33:26,911 of metal we retrieved from D-2 up by C-1. 747 00:33:26,996 --> 00:33:28,830 There's a gold signature on that. 748 00:33:28,914 --> 00:33:30,749 Really? 749 00:33:30,833 --> 00:33:33,251 Per the XRF? 750 00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:35,170 - Yep. - This... 751 00:33:35,254 --> 00:33:37,431 is probably the most exciting thing 752 00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:40,008 - Yeah. - In terms of a treasure hunt. 753 00:33:40,101 --> 00:33:41,342 - Yes. - Not the information hunt, 754 00:33:41,436 --> 00:33:43,094 - but the treasure hunt. - Yes. 755 00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:45,430 - Yeah. - RICK: The other curious thing about that 756 00:33:45,514 --> 00:33:48,933 is that it's right in the horizon of one of the tunnels, 757 00:33:49,018 --> 00:33:52,279 - Mm-hmm. - the 86 to 93 tunnels up around C-1. 758 00:33:52,363 --> 00:33:54,439 This was found at 88 and a half. 759 00:33:54,523 --> 00:33:56,608 And that's a much more plausible depth than 220. 760 00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:57,942 MARTY: Exactly. 761 00:33:58,027 --> 00:33:59,536 Exactly. 762 00:33:59,695 --> 00:34:01,371 Well, that kind of brings us up to speed, 763 00:34:01,456 --> 00:34:04,365 but our first task here, though, when we get there 764 00:34:04,459 --> 00:34:05,950 is to get in the war room, right? 765 00:34:06,044 --> 00:34:09,129 'Cause Craig's here, and Craig has some, to my understanding, 766 00:34:09,213 --> 00:34:11,289 more C-14 data, is that right? 767 00:34:11,373 --> 00:34:15,469 Yep, and I'm gathering that it's gonna be very interesting. 768 00:34:15,553 --> 00:34:18,722 And it's in the D-2 borehole. 769 00:34:18,806 --> 00:34:20,223 Well, that's the same one. 770 00:34:20,382 --> 00:34:21,808 - The same one, yes. - As this stuff. 771 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:23,310 - With the gold. - Yes. Yes. 772 00:34:23,469 --> 00:34:24,219 MARTY: All right. 773 00:34:24,312 --> 00:34:25,804 We had silver in the water, 774 00:34:25,888 --> 00:34:27,731 we had gold in the water, now we're seeing gold 775 00:34:27,890 --> 00:34:30,558 on a piece of metal unearthed... 776 00:34:30,651 --> 00:34:32,486 in the Money Pit at a depth 777 00:34:32,570 --> 00:34:34,321 where an offset chamber might lie. 778 00:34:34,405 --> 00:34:36,064 That is really encouraging. 779 00:34:36,148 --> 00:34:38,241 It's the first direct evidence 780 00:34:38,326 --> 00:34:41,069 that precious metals might be here. 781 00:34:41,153 --> 00:34:42,821 I'd say we're closing in on the treasure. 782 00:34:42,905 --> 00:34:44,572 MARTY: Gentlemen! 783 00:34:44,657 --> 00:34:46,241 - We're back! - Welcome! 784 00:34:46,325 --> 00:34:47,575 SCOTT: Welcome to Oak Island. 785 00:34:47,660 --> 00:34:49,669 Good to see you all. Good to be back. 786 00:34:49,829 --> 00:34:51,246 I hope you feel the same. 787 00:34:51,330 --> 00:34:52,506 (laughter) 788 00:34:52,590 --> 00:34:53,665 DOUG: Absolutely. 789 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:56,426 Anyway, we're here. Good to see you all. 790 00:34:56,511 --> 00:34:58,178 What the hell you got here, Craig? 791 00:34:58,262 --> 00:35:01,005 - Samples. - Do you got a bunch of new data for us? 792 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:03,758 Uh, just one new data, but I wanted to incorporate 793 00:35:03,843 --> 00:35:06,761 some of the old finds we found in here, too. 794 00:35:06,846 --> 00:35:08,930 MARTY: Okay. 795 00:35:09,014 --> 00:35:11,099 This is, uh, the other one, this is from last year. 796 00:35:11,183 --> 00:35:14,686 This is CD-2.5, 797 00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:18,281 which is only a few feet away from... from this one. 798 00:35:18,366 --> 00:35:21,785 And this is from 91 and a half feet, 799 00:35:21,944 --> 00:35:23,954 so just, you know, a foot and a half deeper. 800 00:35:24,038 --> 00:35:26,531 - Really? - 1488 to 1650. 801 00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:28,449 Just one period. 802 00:35:28,534 --> 00:35:30,043 It's certainly... 803 00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:32,462 I mean, it's inarguable. 804 00:35:32,547 --> 00:35:34,047 We need to put a caisson at this location. 805 00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:36,633 - GARY: Yep. - CRAIG: And then, 806 00:35:36,717 --> 00:35:39,302 everybody knows D-2, kind of an exciting well this year. 807 00:35:39,387 --> 00:35:42,046 We brought up the pieces of metal, 808 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:45,049 brought up wood all around the 90-foot level. 809 00:35:45,134 --> 00:35:46,384 Wait a second, you mean the piece of metal 810 00:35:46,468 --> 00:35:48,386 - with gold on it, that one? - The piece of metal 811 00:35:48,470 --> 00:35:49,813 - with gold on it, exactly. - Okay. 812 00:35:49,897 --> 00:35:50,981 Just wanted to be able to say that. 813 00:35:51,065 --> 00:35:52,315 (laughter) 814 00:35:54,226 --> 00:35:55,643 CRAIG: And, uh, so, you know, 815 00:35:55,728 --> 00:35:58,989 one thing we did was, we sent the wood out for testing, 816 00:35:59,148 --> 00:36:02,242 and this is the sample from 90-foot, 817 00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:06,321 and, uh, it came back from Beta Analytical 818 00:36:06,405 --> 00:36:08,498 - with one time period. - That's good. 819 00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:11,334 1488 to 1650. 820 00:36:11,419 --> 00:36:12,577 - Really and truthfully? - CRAIG: Yeah. - GARY: Wow! 821 00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:14,087 ALEX: Wow. 822 00:36:14,246 --> 00:36:15,830 Exact same time period. 823 00:36:15,923 --> 00:36:18,416 - ALEX: Wow. - Pre-Columbian date. 824 00:36:18,500 --> 00:36:21,669 I find that incredibly amazing. 825 00:36:21,762 --> 00:36:23,513 GARY: That is incredible. 826 00:36:27,351 --> 00:36:29,010 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island war room, 827 00:36:29,094 --> 00:36:31,679 Craig Tester has just presented an astonishing scientific report 828 00:36:31,764 --> 00:36:33,857 regarding wood that was obtained 829 00:36:33,941 --> 00:36:37,936 just two days ago from borehole D-2 in the Money Pit. 830 00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:39,687 That's crazy. 831 00:36:39,780 --> 00:36:41,856 - Wow. - GARY: That is incredible. 832 00:36:41,949 --> 00:36:46,027 NARRATOR: Matching a sample taken last year from borehole CD-2.5, 833 00:36:46,111 --> 00:36:48,955 which sat just two feet away, the wood dates 834 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,950 to as early as the late 15th century, 835 00:36:52,043 --> 00:36:54,035 more than 300 years before the discovery 836 00:36:54,119 --> 00:36:56,955 of the original Money Pit. 837 00:36:57,039 --> 00:37:01,125 So, whether these are both the same log... 838 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:02,710 Wait, I want to revel in this a little bit. 839 00:37:02,795 --> 00:37:04,387 (laughter) 840 00:37:04,472 --> 00:37:05,472 Seriously, this is very... 841 00:37:05,556 --> 00:37:08,058 We don't have the oddball bracket here. 842 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,394 ALEX: Is that clearly warped wood? 843 00:37:11,553 --> 00:37:14,889 I mean, is it obviously man-made and... 844 00:37:14,974 --> 00:37:18,151 Uh, yeah, this is stacked upon each other, yeah. 845 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:19,486 - To me, that's huge, don't you think? - MARTY: Yeah, 846 00:37:19,645 --> 00:37:23,147 and the only other thing, if it was a log and the... 847 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:26,076 glacial stuff, it should be 10,000 years old, right? 848 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,662 - Yeah. - RICK: Historical data indicates 849 00:37:28,746 --> 00:37:32,249 to the north of C-1, or even in C-1, was... 850 00:37:32,333 --> 00:37:33,908 unexplored, literally. 851 00:37:33,993 --> 00:37:36,661 And so now, yes, this data, 852 00:37:36,754 --> 00:37:40,173 - this... the metal pieces... - Absolutely. - Right. 853 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:41,841 These dates just support 854 00:37:42,001 --> 00:37:44,002 my belief for a long time 855 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:46,754 that whatever work was done here was done quite early. 856 00:37:46,839 --> 00:37:48,431 Exactly. Exactly. 857 00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:51,685 NARRATOR: Because of more than two centuries 858 00:37:51,769 --> 00:37:54,938 of prior searcher excavations and subsequent cave-ins 859 00:37:55,097 --> 00:37:57,440 caused by the man-made flood tunnels, 860 00:37:57,525 --> 00:37:59,934 the location of the original Money Pit 861 00:38:00,019 --> 00:38:03,354 has been lost since the early 1900s. 862 00:38:03,439 --> 00:38:05,940 Could the matching carbon dating of the wood 863 00:38:06,025 --> 00:38:08,618 in borehole D-2 and CD-2.5 864 00:38:08,777 --> 00:38:11,705 mean that the team has finally rediscovered 865 00:38:11,789 --> 00:38:15,533 the original treasure shaft? 866 00:38:15,626 --> 00:38:18,211 So, it has always seemed virtually impossible to me 867 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:20,288 that after all the holes we've put down 868 00:38:20,372 --> 00:38:22,299 in the conventional Money Pit area, 869 00:38:22,458 --> 00:38:23,967 that this treasure could still be hiding 870 00:38:24,126 --> 00:38:26,553 in the conventional Money Pit area. 871 00:38:26,712 --> 00:38:29,797 This has 95.4% confident. 872 00:38:29,890 --> 00:38:32,892 But I think it's entirely more likely 873 00:38:32,977 --> 00:38:34,469 that we've been looking in the wrong place 874 00:38:34,562 --> 00:38:38,148 and that these new holes might be where the real treasure is. 875 00:38:41,143 --> 00:38:45,146 To get those dates there, that's pre-searcher by a long shot. 876 00:38:45,230 --> 00:38:47,815 The Templars could have been here first. 877 00:38:47,900 --> 00:38:48,900 Medieval, baby! 878 00:38:48,984 --> 00:38:51,578 - There it is! - I couldn't resist it. 879 00:38:51,737 --> 00:38:53,571 I wasn't going to leave till I got one of those, Gary. 880 00:38:53,655 --> 00:38:54,914 RICK: You know what? 881 00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:58,835 What this does say, as definitive as these results are, 882 00:38:58,919 --> 00:39:01,496 if you try to... 883 00:39:01,589 --> 00:39:04,007 do a probability window, say, 884 00:39:04,166 --> 00:39:05,925 about the various theories, they all fit. 885 00:39:06,085 --> 00:39:08,503 They pretty much do. 886 00:39:08,596 --> 00:39:11,923 RICK: There are various theories that seem to indicate 887 00:39:12,007 --> 00:39:16,436 possible evolving of the Templars into Rosicrucians, 888 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:18,596 into Free Masonry, 889 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,516 and there's so much fractured history there 890 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,860 that it's very difficult to say with clarity, 891 00:39:23,944 --> 00:39:28,272 "This-- aha!-- this is what happened in this time period." 892 00:39:28,357 --> 00:39:32,110 But there is no denying that this story has persisted 893 00:39:32,194 --> 00:39:35,622 because of the belief that there is treasure 894 00:39:35,706 --> 00:39:37,624 buried on Oak Island. 895 00:39:37,708 --> 00:39:39,700 I mean, think about it, right? 896 00:39:39,785 --> 00:39:43,129 14 years in, down the road of discovery here, 897 00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:46,874 we thought surely science will carry the day, 898 00:39:46,959 --> 00:39:49,552 and now it certainly has paid dividends, 899 00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:52,138 but we also thought that, one by one, 900 00:39:52,223 --> 00:39:53,798 we could eliminate this theory 901 00:39:53,882 --> 00:39:55,800 and that theory and this theory 902 00:39:55,893 --> 00:39:58,553 and get down, narrow it down to one, two or three. 903 00:39:58,646 --> 00:40:01,231 And yet, five or six still remain, 904 00:40:01,390 --> 00:40:04,401 even with specific information like this. 905 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,811 MARTY: Well, I think we can eliminate 906 00:40:06,904 --> 00:40:10,573 or just about eliminate one of the theories, Rick. 907 00:40:10,658 --> 00:40:12,992 The, uh, "nothing happened" theory. 908 00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:14,986 - That's pretty much dead. - I'd say that's a... 909 00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:17,155 - It's pretty much dying fast. - It's dead and buried. 910 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:19,833 So, with that thought, let's all get back out there 911 00:40:19,992 --> 00:40:22,669 - and do what we're doing. - Yep. 912 00:40:22,753 --> 00:40:26,256 NARRATOR: With every search operation that they conduct, 913 00:40:26,340 --> 00:40:29,250 and with every new technology that they apply, 914 00:40:29,334 --> 00:40:32,262 Rick, Marty, Craig and their team 915 00:40:32,346 --> 00:40:35,765 are collecting more pieces of the Oak Island puzzle. 916 00:40:35,924 --> 00:40:39,427 But as the picture continues to take shape, 917 00:40:39,511 --> 00:40:41,938 will they ultimately identify a masterful group 918 00:40:42,022 --> 00:40:46,359 of conspirators who hid something of great value here? 919 00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:51,022 Or several of them, who, connected by a secret agenda, 920 00:40:51,106 --> 00:40:55,368 made numerous deposits over a number of generations? 921 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:58,204 What is almost certain is that treasure 922 00:40:58,363 --> 00:41:01,866 still lies buried on Oak Island. 923 00:41:01,959 --> 00:41:04,452 The question is, 924 00:41:04,536 --> 00:41:09,299 can anything stop the Laginas and their team from finding it? 925 00:41:09,383 --> 00:41:11,468 (wind whistling) 926 00:41:11,627 --> 00:41:14,137 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 927 00:41:14,296 --> 00:41:15,221 MARTY: If there really is gold found 928 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:17,724 on these pieces of metal, this is 929 00:41:17,883 --> 00:41:18,641 very, very significant. 930 00:41:18,726 --> 00:41:20,727 Wow, this is really interesting. 931 00:41:20,811 --> 00:41:22,979 So, we have ancient Spanish gold. 932 00:41:23,063 --> 00:41:24,305 - That's huge. - So, when you project 933 00:41:24,389 --> 00:41:25,982 this path, it heads to the Money Pit. 934 00:41:26,141 --> 00:41:27,484 Wow! 935 00:41:27,568 --> 00:41:30,144 LAIRD: Department of Community, Culture and Heritage 936 00:41:30,229 --> 00:41:32,071 asked that we stop down immediately. 937 00:41:32,231 --> 00:41:34,157 It is very discouraging to me. 938 00:41:34,241 --> 00:41:37,818 The more we cooperate, the more of our island we lose. 939 00:41:37,903 --> 00:41:39,662 Fine, let's throw in the towel. 940 00:41:39,747 --> 00:41:41,498 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS