1 00:00:01,909 --> 00:00:03,160 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,253 --> 00:00:05,078 This was a really early bag seal. 3 00:00:05,163 --> 00:00:06,747 T.E., Treasury of England. 4 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,340 How about that? 5 00:00:08,499 --> 00:00:09,925 RICK: The new premier of Nova Scotia 6 00:00:10,084 --> 00:00:11,668 is coming for a visit. 7 00:00:11,761 --> 00:00:13,920 - Let's go find the treasure. - Get your shovels. 8 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:15,255 - (horn honks) - VANESSA: We got an oscillator here. 9 00:00:15,339 --> 00:00:17,349 Y'all are finally going big. 10 00:00:17,434 --> 00:00:18,434 - ANDREW: Here we are now. - RICK: Wow. 11 00:00:18,593 --> 00:00:20,761 - It looks like a battleship. - (laughs) 12 00:00:20,845 --> 00:00:22,429 RICK: Okay, let's make hole. 13 00:00:22,513 --> 00:00:23,772 - Let's find it. - It's exciting. 14 00:00:23,931 --> 00:00:25,774 Probably the highest expectation 15 00:00:25,933 --> 00:00:28,444 I've ever had because the physical presence of gold. 16 00:00:31,105 --> 00:00:34,191 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 17 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:37,027 where people have been looking for 18 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,706 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 19 00:00:40,865 --> 00:00:43,625 So far, they have found a stone slab 20 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:46,462 with strange symbols carved into it... 21 00:00:46,546 --> 00:00:50,290 man-made workings that date to medieval times, 22 00:00:50,383 --> 00:00:54,636 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 23 00:00:54,796 --> 00:00:56,213 to the Knights Templar. 24 00:00:56,297 --> 00:00:59,049 To date, six men have died 25 00:00:59,142 --> 00:01:01,977 trying to solve the mystery. 26 00:01:02,136 --> 00:01:07,057 And according to legend, one more will have to die 27 00:01:07,150 --> 00:01:09,401 before the treasure can be found. 28 00:01:14,574 --> 00:01:17,034 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:19,904 --> 00:01:21,163 DANNY: Just bring 'em on up. 30 00:01:21,322 --> 00:01:22,239 MICHEL: Yep! 31 00:01:22,323 --> 00:01:23,665 VANESSA: Are we good? 32 00:01:23,825 --> 00:01:24,658 ANDREW: We're good! 33 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:26,001 Come on, pull. 34 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:27,160 Straighten it out. 35 00:01:27,245 --> 00:01:29,913 Watch the other hook there, bud. 36 00:01:29,997 --> 00:01:33,342 NARRATOR: Another exciting day has begun on Oak Island 37 00:01:33,426 --> 00:01:35,836 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina 38 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:38,597 and the members of their team as they prepare 39 00:01:38,756 --> 00:01:41,517 for the most ambitious excavation ever conducted 40 00:01:41,676 --> 00:01:43,018 in the fabled Money Pit, 41 00:01:43,177 --> 00:01:45,345 in the hopes of finally solving 42 00:01:45,429 --> 00:01:48,098 a 227-year-old mystery. 43 00:01:48,182 --> 00:01:50,025 We're good right there, huh? 44 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:51,518 Good? 45 00:01:51,602 --> 00:01:52,602 NARRATOR: While truckloads 46 00:01:52,687 --> 00:01:54,437 of industrial digging equipment 47 00:01:54,522 --> 00:01:57,357 will continue arriving on the island this week... 48 00:01:57,441 --> 00:01:59,118 Yeah, just the bolt bin and the casing. 49 00:01:59,277 --> 00:02:01,537 Vanessa Lucido of ROC Equipment 50 00:02:01,696 --> 00:02:04,698 and Andrew Beaulieu of Irving Equipment Limited... 51 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:06,959 - Up. - are overseeing the preparation 52 00:02:07,043 --> 00:02:09,870 of the ten-foot-wide sections of steel caissons 53 00:02:09,963 --> 00:02:12,789 that will be used to dig up to four new massive shafts 54 00:02:12,882 --> 00:02:14,967 across the Money Pit area-- 55 00:02:15,051 --> 00:02:18,720 Shafts where vast amounts of both silver and gold 56 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:21,390 have recently been detected through water tests 57 00:02:21,549 --> 00:02:23,466 in previously drilled boreholes. 58 00:02:23,551 --> 00:02:24,634 DANNY: You got to boom down a little bit. 59 00:02:24,727 --> 00:02:26,145 MARTY: We're about to start 60 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:28,889 with the big ten-foot caissons in the Money Pit area, 61 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:31,733 but this is gonna be the most challenging because 62 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:32,901 we've done eight-foot caissons before. 63 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:34,227 These are ten. 64 00:02:34,312 --> 00:02:36,062 That doesn't sound like that big a difference, 65 00:02:36,147 --> 00:02:38,899 but it's 50% more per caisson. 66 00:02:38,983 --> 00:02:41,067 50% more spoils to go through. 67 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:42,235 That's a lot. 68 00:02:42,328 --> 00:02:43,570 So I'm hopeful 69 00:02:43,654 --> 00:02:45,998 that this time we're gonna find some treasure. 70 00:02:46,157 --> 00:02:47,908 Looks good. 71 00:02:47,992 --> 00:02:50,744 For 227 years, people have sought a treasure 72 00:02:50,828 --> 00:02:52,412 in the Money Pit on Oak Island. 73 00:02:52,496 --> 00:02:54,831 Now we have hard evidence that there's gold 74 00:02:54,916 --> 00:02:56,750 at depth in the Money Pit. 75 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:59,678 That's why I think a ten-foot can is very important-- 76 00:02:59,837 --> 00:03:03,098 Because it will encompass a large part of that area. 77 00:03:05,268 --> 00:03:07,102 How long's the oscillator? 78 00:03:07,261 --> 00:03:10,847 Well, so, the oscillator is 35 feet. 79 00:03:10,932 --> 00:03:12,515 - Perfect. - Yeah. 80 00:03:12,609 --> 00:03:15,527 - Slightly oversized. - Yep. 81 00:03:15,612 --> 00:03:20,199 NARRATOR: When the 58-ton rotating oscillator arrives next week, 82 00:03:20,283 --> 00:03:23,276 which is needed to drive the caissons into the ground, 83 00:03:23,361 --> 00:03:25,871 the Laginas and their team 84 00:03:26,030 --> 00:03:29,124 will begin excavating Borehole D-2-- 85 00:03:29,283 --> 00:03:32,878 A borehole where, following their promising water tests, 86 00:03:33,037 --> 00:03:35,455 they unearthed metal objects containing gold 87 00:03:35,548 --> 00:03:37,290 at a depth of some 90 feet, 88 00:03:37,375 --> 00:03:39,635 as well as evidence of a man-made tunnel 89 00:03:39,719 --> 00:03:43,296 dating as far back as the 15th century. 90 00:03:43,389 --> 00:03:45,215 - VANESSA: Ready? - MICHEL: Good. 91 00:03:45,299 --> 00:03:48,977 MARTY: We're gonna dig D-2 first because... 92 00:03:49,136 --> 00:03:50,303 you just add it all up. 93 00:03:50,396 --> 00:03:51,805 You have carbon dating 94 00:03:51,889 --> 00:03:54,140 verified of very ancient wood. 95 00:03:55,318 --> 00:04:00,230 You've got pieces of metal with, absolutely, gold bits on them. 96 00:04:00,323 --> 00:04:03,400 So, the caisson that's going down over D-2 97 00:04:03,484 --> 00:04:07,746 is really going down to perhaps recover the treasure itself. 98 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:08,997 VANESSA: Is that gonna be good with his boom angle? 99 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:10,907 - DANNY: Yeah. - VANESSA: Okay. 100 00:04:10,992 --> 00:04:13,660 NARRATOR: While representatives from ROC Equipment 101 00:04:13,744 --> 00:04:15,328 and Irving Equipment Limited 102 00:04:15,421 --> 00:04:17,914 continue with preparations in the Money Pit... 103 00:04:18,007 --> 00:04:19,007 - MARTY: Billy. - CRAIG: Hey, Billy. 104 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:20,008 BILLY: Hey. 105 00:04:20,167 --> 00:04:21,426 RICK: Pull up a seat. 106 00:04:21,511 --> 00:04:22,928 NARRATOR: Rick and Marty, 107 00:04:23,012 --> 00:04:25,255 along with their partner Craig Tester-- 108 00:04:25,348 --> 00:04:28,591 Who is joining them via videoconference-- 109 00:04:28,676 --> 00:04:31,511 Have gathered at the request of Billy Gerhardt in the war room. 110 00:04:31,604 --> 00:04:32,896 Well... 111 00:04:34,023 --> 00:04:36,099 as you know, um, 112 00:04:36,183 --> 00:04:37,267 we've had a recent election, 113 00:04:37,351 --> 00:04:39,444 so there's been a change in leadership. 114 00:04:39,529 --> 00:04:42,105 Just wanted to let you know that I was able to secure 115 00:04:42,189 --> 00:04:44,190 a meeting with our new premier, uh, Tim Houston. 116 00:04:44,275 --> 00:04:46,118 The premier is essentially, 117 00:04:46,202 --> 00:04:47,777 in our type of legislative system, 118 00:04:47,862 --> 00:04:48,787 the same as your governor. 119 00:04:48,871 --> 00:04:50,697 - (laughs) That is unbelievable. - Wow. 120 00:04:50,781 --> 00:04:52,040 - Wow. - BILLY: Yeah. 121 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:53,783 MARTY: That's as high as it gets in the province. 122 00:04:53,876 --> 00:04:55,035 That's as high as it gets in Nova Scotia. 123 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:57,546 He is directly responsible for 124 00:04:57,630 --> 00:05:01,633 CCH, archaeology, environment, lands and forestry-- 125 00:05:01,792 --> 00:05:03,552 All the departments that Oak Island has basically dealt with. 126 00:05:03,636 --> 00:05:05,470 That's fantastic. 127 00:05:05,555 --> 00:05:06,972 And I've explained to him strongly 128 00:05:07,056 --> 00:05:10,976 that I feel that Oak Island has done a lot for our area 129 00:05:11,060 --> 00:05:12,969 and offers a lot of good things, and that if he'd like to come 130 00:05:13,062 --> 00:05:14,813 and take a tour, and then we would like 131 00:05:14,897 --> 00:05:16,648 to tell him a few issues that we have. 132 00:05:16,807 --> 00:05:18,308 - Look forward to it. - CRAIG: Yeah. 133 00:05:18,392 --> 00:05:19,318 That's amazing. 134 00:05:19,477 --> 00:05:20,727 Wow. 135 00:05:21,979 --> 00:05:24,656 - LIZ: What you got? - LAIRD: I have a piece of pottery. 136 00:05:24,741 --> 00:05:25,648 LIZ: Okay. 137 00:05:25,742 --> 00:05:27,150 NARRATOR: Earlier this year, 138 00:05:27,234 --> 00:05:30,487 just after unearthing a mysterious cobblestone pathway 139 00:05:30,571 --> 00:05:32,831 in the southeastern corner of the swamp, 140 00:05:32,915 --> 00:05:35,575 which appeared to be leading toward the Money Pit, 141 00:05:35,659 --> 00:05:37,919 archaeologist Laird Niven 142 00:05:38,079 --> 00:05:41,331 discovered several pieces of indigenous Mi'kmaq pottery 143 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:44,843 potentially dating back 500 years or more. 144 00:05:45,002 --> 00:05:47,587 You know what the discussion is related to, 145 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:48,430 the archaeological work. 146 00:05:48,589 --> 00:05:50,340 NARRATOR: The discoveries, 147 00:05:50,424 --> 00:05:52,100 while not believed to have been associated 148 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:53,769 with the construction of the feature, 149 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:57,764 led to a shocking mandate from the government of Nova Scotia. 150 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,933 Basically, Acadia First Nation 151 00:06:00,017 --> 00:06:02,519 got hold of Community, Culture and Heritage. 152 00:06:02,603 --> 00:06:05,614 And the archaeologists asked that we stop down... 153 00:06:07,116 --> 00:06:08,700 where we were finding the artifacts. 154 00:06:08,859 --> 00:06:10,026 I see. 155 00:06:10,111 --> 00:06:12,287 NARRATOR: The order from the Department 156 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,122 of Community, Culture and Heritage 157 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:16,449 not only restricted the investigation 158 00:06:16,534 --> 00:06:18,618 of a key area in the swamp... 159 00:06:18,702 --> 00:06:20,787 STEVE G.: We need special permission to be inside of the red. 160 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,874 but also instituted new permit requirements for any digs 161 00:06:24,959 --> 00:06:28,878 that the team wishes to conduct outside of the Money Pit area. 162 00:06:28,971 --> 00:06:31,381 Our ability to work, function on our own island 163 00:06:31,474 --> 00:06:33,725 is getting eroded in leaps and bounds. 164 00:06:36,887 --> 00:06:39,389 God, that's great, Billy. And he's willing to come here? 165 00:06:39,473 --> 00:06:41,141 Yeah, our legislature is soon going back in, 166 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:42,401 so he'd like to come tomorrow. 167 00:06:42,485 --> 00:06:43,652 - (chuckles) - Wow. 168 00:06:43,811 --> 00:06:44,820 Uh, really and truthfully? 169 00:06:44,979 --> 00:06:45,987 That's great, Billy. 170 00:06:46,072 --> 00:06:47,239 Well done, Billy. 171 00:06:47,398 --> 00:06:50,075 Well connected. (chuckles) No, nice job, Billy. 172 00:06:50,159 --> 00:06:52,068 - I don't know about that, but... - MARTY: No, nice job. 173 00:06:52,153 --> 00:06:53,995 Seriously. It just doesn't have much downside, 174 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,321 because we're proud of what we're doing here. 175 00:06:55,406 --> 00:06:56,331 There's n... there's nothing negative 176 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:57,824 to talk about, really, 177 00:06:57,908 --> 00:07:00,752 except that we need a little help with moving forward. 178 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:04,423 We do have some regulatory issues. 179 00:07:04,507 --> 00:07:09,502 We do have some difficulties with the search this year, 180 00:07:09,595 --> 00:07:13,173 and perhaps we can express these concerns with the premier, 181 00:07:13,266 --> 00:07:17,185 and we can enter into a dialogue with the, uh, powers that be. 182 00:07:18,429 --> 00:07:21,022 I'm sure, I'm sure he'll have the ability 183 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:23,442 to listen to your issues and then bring them forward 184 00:07:23,601 --> 00:07:25,527 to the right parties who can implement change. 185 00:07:25,611 --> 00:07:26,862 - MARTY: That's a good point. - So... 186 00:07:27,021 --> 00:07:29,781 I think his... merely his presence here, 187 00:07:29,866 --> 00:07:32,701 his willingness to engage exemplifies 188 00:07:32,785 --> 00:07:35,370 who he is as a leader, and I-I applaud him for it. 189 00:07:35,529 --> 00:07:37,947 - And I'm grateful that he's going to come visit. - MARTY: Yeah. 190 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,700 Well, excellent job, Billy. Much appreciated. 191 00:07:40,793 --> 00:07:42,535 - Yeah. - We'll make ourselves available for sure. 192 00:07:42,628 --> 00:07:44,287 - Make it so. - Yeah. 193 00:07:44,380 --> 00:07:45,380 CRAIG: Great, Billy. Appreciate it. 194 00:07:45,539 --> 00:07:46,465 MARTY: Well done. 195 00:07:48,217 --> 00:07:49,959 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 196 00:07:50,052 --> 00:07:51,544 DANNY: Just come up a little bit. 197 00:07:51,629 --> 00:07:53,546 while preparations continue 198 00:07:53,631 --> 00:07:55,223 in the Money Pit area... 199 00:07:55,382 --> 00:07:57,559 GARY: Right, last day, guys. 200 00:07:57,643 --> 00:07:59,719 I think positive. 201 00:07:59,803 --> 00:08:01,396 I believe it was a heck of a lot of treasure 202 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:02,889 unloaded in this area. 203 00:08:02,982 --> 00:08:05,808 NARRATOR: At the southernmost edge of the swamp, 204 00:08:05,893 --> 00:08:07,736 Billy Gerhardt has joined 205 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:09,905 metal detection expert Gary Drayton 206 00:08:10,064 --> 00:08:11,573 and other members of the team 207 00:08:11,657 --> 00:08:15,735 to conduct their final search of the year in the brackish bog. 208 00:08:15,819 --> 00:08:19,906 So, this is the last day we can dig in the swamp, 209 00:08:19,990 --> 00:08:22,992 because we're gonna need the water in the swamp 210 00:08:23,077 --> 00:08:25,337 to use on the wash table up at the Money Pit. 211 00:08:25,421 --> 00:08:27,172 - Mm-hmm. - Basically, it's a trade-off. 212 00:08:27,256 --> 00:08:28,998 We're going from looking for the ship 213 00:08:29,083 --> 00:08:31,593 to looking for the treasure. 214 00:08:31,677 --> 00:08:32,919 We need to put that thing to work, 215 00:08:33,012 --> 00:08:33,836 and we need to find some metals. 216 00:08:33,930 --> 00:08:35,931 Yep. Well, we got one more day. 217 00:08:36,090 --> 00:08:37,423 One more shot at it. 218 00:08:37,508 --> 00:08:38,591 - So let's get to it. - Okay. 219 00:08:38,684 --> 00:08:41,010 NARRATOR: This year, the team has made 220 00:08:41,095 --> 00:08:43,596 a number of compelling discoveries in the swamp, 221 00:08:43,681 --> 00:08:47,100 including more evidence of a stone wharf 222 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:51,029 and numerous pieces of massive sailing vessels. 223 00:08:51,188 --> 00:08:55,024 However, because they will need a freshwater source 224 00:08:55,109 --> 00:08:56,952 to wash the tons of spoils 225 00:08:57,036 --> 00:08:59,287 that will soon be excavated from the Money Pit... 226 00:08:59,446 --> 00:09:01,873 All right, looks like Billy's gonna be dumping spoils here. 227 00:09:02,032 --> 00:09:03,783 they have stopped running the pumps 228 00:09:03,876 --> 00:09:07,287 that have kept the swamp drained for the last three months. 229 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:10,790 It's bittersweet, uh, to have to stop in the swamp. 230 00:09:10,883 --> 00:09:12,792 Uh, it's-it's good, it's done, 231 00:09:12,876 --> 00:09:14,469 it's, you know, we've-we've done a good job, 232 00:09:14,628 --> 00:09:16,546 but it's not concluded. 233 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:18,640 It'd be better if we had more time 234 00:09:18,724 --> 00:09:20,633 to continue digging in the swamp. 235 00:09:20,726 --> 00:09:22,885 - DAVID F.: Find anything good? - GARY: No, not yet. 236 00:09:22,979 --> 00:09:25,313 MARTY: But it's time to refocus. 237 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:27,399 It's time to start 238 00:09:27,558 --> 00:09:29,225 the massive excavation up at the Money Pit. 239 00:09:29,310 --> 00:09:31,820 DAVID F.: Ooh. That reeks. 240 00:09:31,904 --> 00:09:32,988 - MICHAEL J.: Yeah. - GARY: Yeah. 241 00:09:33,147 --> 00:09:34,239 - You ready? - DAVID F.: Yes. 242 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,737 GARY: Let's find some good stuff. 243 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:42,080 MICHAEL J.: It is mucky. 244 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:49,921 GARY: Come on, I know you're hiding in here somewhere. 245 00:09:55,344 --> 00:09:57,086 What the heck is this? 246 00:09:57,171 --> 00:09:58,338 Hey. 247 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:00,098 Look at that. 248 00:10:00,257 --> 00:10:01,099 Wow. 249 00:10:05,846 --> 00:10:07,022 GARY: Hey, look at that. 250 00:10:07,106 --> 00:10:09,107 Well, it's definitely been shaped. 251 00:10:09,191 --> 00:10:11,943 NARRATOR: At the southern border of the Oak Island swamp, 252 00:10:12,102 --> 00:10:14,195 Gary Drayton, along with Billy Gerhardt 253 00:10:14,355 --> 00:10:16,364 and members of the team, 254 00:10:16,523 --> 00:10:19,618 have just recovered another potentially important clue. 255 00:10:19,777 --> 00:10:21,286 PETER: Do you think it's modern, or it's...? 256 00:10:21,370 --> 00:10:22,945 It's tough to tell. 257 00:10:23,039 --> 00:10:23,955 I mean, it has been in the swamp. 258 00:10:24,114 --> 00:10:25,373 It's well-preserved. 259 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:27,709 It looks like an handle to a tool. 260 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:28,793 PETER: Mm-hmm. 261 00:10:28,878 --> 00:10:31,713 I mean, it is a small, little tool. 262 00:10:31,797 --> 00:10:34,624 Maybe it was a, like, a ship's wheel. 263 00:10:34,717 --> 00:10:36,542 NARRATOR: A wooden handle? 264 00:10:36,627 --> 00:10:39,212 Potentially related to a ship? 265 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:42,974 It served a unique purpose, by the look of it. 266 00:10:43,059 --> 00:10:46,144 - Yeah. - GARY: Yeah, first find from the first scoop. 267 00:10:46,303 --> 00:10:47,646 - It's gonna be a good day. - PETER: Yeah. 268 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:49,222 We'll set it aside. 269 00:10:49,306 --> 00:10:50,807 - GARY: I'll put it in my pouch. - Good find. 270 00:10:50,891 --> 00:10:52,484 GARY: Let's get out. 271 00:10:52,568 --> 00:10:54,069 RICK: The swamp just keeps giving 272 00:10:54,228 --> 00:10:55,728 and giving and giving. 273 00:10:55,813 --> 00:10:57,897 I've long believed that 274 00:10:57,990 --> 00:11:00,983 there is some information in the body of the swamp 275 00:11:01,068 --> 00:11:03,820 that will help us further the search agenda. 276 00:11:03,904 --> 00:11:05,830 I don't know that there's treasure in the swamp. 277 00:11:05,915 --> 00:11:09,501 I don't know that there are all the answers in the swamp. 278 00:11:09,660 --> 00:11:12,745 But I do believe that there's reason to pursue 279 00:11:12,838 --> 00:11:15,840 a search agenda to try to understand what the swamp 280 00:11:15,999 --> 00:11:18,343 may mean in terms of understanding this mystery. 281 00:11:20,504 --> 00:11:22,013 GARY: This is the scoop. 282 00:11:29,847 --> 00:11:30,689 Here we go. 283 00:11:31,774 --> 00:11:33,608 Whoa, look at that stake here. 284 00:11:33,767 --> 00:11:35,026 - PETER: Yeah. - GARY: That's massive. 285 00:11:35,185 --> 00:11:37,445 That is one big wooden stake, isn't it? 286 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:38,697 Look at that. 287 00:11:41,867 --> 00:11:42,867 I mean, look at that. 288 00:11:42,952 --> 00:11:44,694 You can see that that's been axe-cut. 289 00:11:44,778 --> 00:11:47,864 I would a-assume that if it was more modern, 290 00:11:47,948 --> 00:11:49,833 it would have been sawed. 291 00:11:50,951 --> 00:11:52,618 Can you put that to one side, please? 292 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:53,545 I'll grab it. 293 00:11:57,958 --> 00:12:00,042 There's a lot of stuff in this. 294 00:12:00,127 --> 00:12:01,803 A little piece of planking. 295 00:12:03,889 --> 00:12:07,300 It's the same thickness as all the other pieces of planking 296 00:12:07,384 --> 00:12:08,893 or decking that we've found. 297 00:12:09,052 --> 00:12:10,145 Wow. 298 00:12:10,229 --> 00:12:12,230 There's a lot of wood coming out of this hole. 299 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:15,808 That's brilliant. 300 00:12:15,901 --> 00:12:17,310 Keep that to the side. 301 00:12:17,403 --> 00:12:19,154 All right, I'll get out of here. 302 00:12:19,238 --> 00:12:21,147 NARRATOR: Could all of the mounting evidence 303 00:12:21,231 --> 00:12:23,232 that the team has unearthed suggest-- 304 00:12:23,325 --> 00:12:25,485 As the late landowner and treasure hunter 305 00:12:25,569 --> 00:12:27,069 Fred Nolan believed-- 306 00:12:27,154 --> 00:12:28,663 That an ancient sailing vessel 307 00:12:28,822 --> 00:12:31,416 really does lie buried in the swamp? 308 00:12:31,575 --> 00:12:36,171 And, if so, could it explain the 200-foot-long object 309 00:12:36,255 --> 00:12:40,383 that was detected by seismic scanning back in 2018? 310 00:12:41,585 --> 00:12:43,344 GARY: Hey, mate. 311 00:12:43,504 --> 00:12:44,345 I want to know what you found, Gary. 312 00:12:44,505 --> 00:12:45,338 What have you found? 313 00:12:45,422 --> 00:12:46,431 Yeah, we got off to a good start. 314 00:12:46,590 --> 00:12:47,840 - Do you want to show Marty? - PETER: Yep. 315 00:12:47,925 --> 00:12:48,767 Cheers. 316 00:12:49,927 --> 00:12:52,937 So, this is the three pieces. I mean... 317 00:12:53,096 --> 00:12:53,938 - A couple of stakes. - A couple of stakes. 318 00:12:54,097 --> 00:12:56,858 And then this piece, 319 00:12:57,017 --> 00:12:59,769 - which could be... Yeah. - That's a shaped piece of wood, yeah. 320 00:12:59,862 --> 00:13:01,521 I mean, there could be an entire ship, 321 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:02,781 if it's spread out like this. 322 00:13:02,940 --> 00:13:04,449 Yeah. 323 00:13:04,608 --> 00:13:05,950 The wood that comes out of the swamp 324 00:13:06,109 --> 00:13:09,529 is-is pretty interesting because it seems to be out of place. 325 00:13:09,622 --> 00:13:12,290 We're getting pieces of wood that just don't seem like 326 00:13:12,449 --> 00:13:14,200 they should be in the swamp, so we'll track it down, 327 00:13:14,293 --> 00:13:17,212 we'll get C-14, we'll have experts look at it. 328 00:13:17,296 --> 00:13:18,880 Because much as I don't like digging in the swamp, 329 00:13:18,964 --> 00:13:21,049 some of the things that were coming up 330 00:13:21,208 --> 00:13:23,626 could have been clues to what in the heck happened here. 331 00:13:23,719 --> 00:13:27,213 - I guess, guys, this is our sort of last hurrah here. - Yeah. 332 00:13:27,297 --> 00:13:28,548 You look at this swamp, 333 00:13:28,632 --> 00:13:32,227 and what did we just dig, two percent of it, maybe? 334 00:13:32,386 --> 00:13:33,895 -DAVID F.: Yeah. -PETER: Maybe, yeah. And you think about 335 00:13:34,054 --> 00:13:36,231 what we found, it's... from eyesight, 336 00:13:36,390 --> 00:13:39,225 and we're digging through muck, how much more stuff we missed. 337 00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:41,736 - Yeah, of course you missed stuff, yeah. - Yeah. 338 00:13:41,821 --> 00:13:43,404 But, hey, we got some of its secrets. 339 00:13:43,564 --> 00:13:45,314 - Yup. - But for now, 340 00:13:45,407 --> 00:13:47,817 we need to let it fill back up 341 00:13:47,901 --> 00:13:50,662 'cause we're gonna need the water at the wash plant. 342 00:13:50,746 --> 00:13:51,821 Well, guys, you done a great job. 343 00:13:51,905 --> 00:13:53,998 And we're not giving up on this swamp. 344 00:13:54,157 --> 00:13:55,658 We'll finish up here, and then we'll go up there 345 00:13:55,742 --> 00:13:57,076 and find the real treasure. 346 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:58,661 I want yellow, shiny metal. 347 00:13:58,754 --> 00:14:01,256 (laughter) 348 00:14:04,668 --> 00:14:06,919 NARRATOR: The following morning... 349 00:14:07,012 --> 00:14:09,005 Yeah, yeah, you're good to go. 350 00:14:09,098 --> 00:14:10,682 as preparations continue for the team's 351 00:14:10,841 --> 00:14:13,268 upcoming excavation in the Money Pit... 352 00:14:16,013 --> 00:14:18,598 outside the archaeology trailer, 353 00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:21,684 Rick and Marty Lagina, along with Billy Gerhardt, 354 00:14:21,768 --> 00:14:25,104 welcome two very special guests to Oak Island. 355 00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:26,522 Welcome to Oak Island. 356 00:14:26,615 --> 00:14:27,615 How are you? Happy to be here. 357 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:29,534 Welcome, Mr. Premier. 358 00:14:29,693 --> 00:14:32,036 NARRATOR: Tim Houston, the newly-elected premier 359 00:14:32,195 --> 00:14:34,864 of Nova Scotia, and his wife Carol. 360 00:14:34,957 --> 00:14:36,541 - This is my wife Carol. - Hi, Carol. I'm Marty. 361 00:14:36,625 --> 00:14:38,534 - Hi! Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. Pleasure. 362 00:14:38,619 --> 00:14:40,620 NARRATOR: They have come at the request 363 00:14:40,704 --> 00:14:42,964 of their friend Billy Gerhardt to discuss 364 00:14:43,048 --> 00:14:45,633 how Premier Houston may be able to offer assistance 365 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:49,304 with the search restrictions that were recently imposed 366 00:14:49,388 --> 00:14:52,390 by the Department of Community, Culture and Heritage. 367 00:14:52,549 --> 00:14:55,384 - You've made some progress. - Well, we think so. 368 00:14:55,469 --> 00:14:57,470 And we'd actually like to show you a bit of that. 369 00:14:57,563 --> 00:14:59,397 - Yeah, that's what I'm looking forward to. - Fantastic. 370 00:14:59,481 --> 00:15:00,890 - Let's go find the treasure. - MARTY: Yeah, let's... 371 00:15:00,983 --> 00:15:02,567 - Get your shovels. - (laughter) 372 00:15:02,651 --> 00:15:05,311 RICK: This is a real big deal for us. 373 00:15:05,404 --> 00:15:06,988 You're talking to the premier of Nova Scotia. 374 00:15:07,147 --> 00:15:08,907 He's willing to take time 375 00:15:09,066 --> 00:15:11,651 out of his busy day to come visit the island. 376 00:15:11,735 --> 00:15:15,163 - Okay. Yep. - Onwards and upwards! - Yay! 377 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:17,573 RICK: What I hope to come of this meeting is 378 00:15:17,658 --> 00:15:21,252 that the premier will listen to our perspective of our issues, 379 00:15:21,337 --> 00:15:24,664 our concerns, how do we cooperate 380 00:15:24,757 --> 00:15:27,583 with the regulatory agencies to-to make it beneficial 381 00:15:27,668 --> 00:15:29,594 for all parties involved. 382 00:15:29,753 --> 00:15:32,088 - MARTY: Here's the famous swamp. - CAROL: Yes. 383 00:15:32,181 --> 00:15:34,006 MARTY: You know, the stinky swamp. 384 00:15:34,091 --> 00:15:35,841 This is kind of an amazing thing right here. 385 00:15:35,926 --> 00:15:39,437 So, this is the stone road, a very big find. 386 00:15:39,521 --> 00:15:41,263 Completely underwater. I mean, what you see there, 387 00:15:41,348 --> 00:15:43,441 that was completely invisible. 388 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,276 And yet somebody built a stone road, 389 00:15:45,435 --> 00:15:48,437 - a very structurally-sound stone road. - CAROL: Very. 390 00:15:48,530 --> 00:15:50,439 And when right there is upland... 391 00:15:50,524 --> 00:15:52,450 - CAROL: Yeah. - there'd be no reason to do this 392 00:15:52,534 --> 00:15:54,110 - unless you wanted to hide it. - What's the purpose of that? 393 00:15:54,203 --> 00:15:55,444 - Yeah. - MARTY: What's the purpose? 394 00:15:55,537 --> 00:15:56,779 And why build it through a swamp 395 00:15:56,872 --> 00:15:58,039 - when it's right there? - Yeah. 396 00:15:58,198 --> 00:16:00,458 CAROL: That's a significant road. 397 00:16:00,617 --> 00:16:02,126 - BILLY: Oh, yes. - TIM: Absolutely. 398 00:16:02,285 --> 00:16:03,953 Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. It's really fascinating. 399 00:16:04,037 --> 00:16:05,287 - CAROL: It's fascinating. - TIM: Yeah, yeah. 400 00:16:05,381 --> 00:16:06,798 BILLY: This is only part of it. 401 00:16:06,882 --> 00:16:09,050 It goes along the swamp 580 feet. 402 00:16:09,209 --> 00:16:11,469 - 580 feet? - Now, we don't really know 403 00:16:11,628 --> 00:16:13,212 where it starts and where it begins, 404 00:16:13,296 --> 00:16:15,464 but with permitting, we-we couldn't look. 405 00:16:15,549 --> 00:16:16,549 MARTY: Right here is the off-limits area 406 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:19,135 right now, which doesn't seem... 407 00:16:19,219 --> 00:16:21,804 - So, you can't do any other work here right now? - We can't do anything here. 408 00:16:21,888 --> 00:16:23,481 - No. Uh... - TIM: Really? 409 00:16:23,565 --> 00:16:24,899 MARTY: Right over here is where we found 410 00:16:25,058 --> 00:16:26,642 some First Nations stuff-- 411 00:16:26,735 --> 00:16:28,569 I mean, to get to one of the issues-- 412 00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:32,907 And ended up just sort of, more or less, immediately, 413 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:36,911 with a 40-meter-radius "don't touch" spot around it. 414 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,321 Which, I mean, 40 meters 415 00:16:39,415 --> 00:16:40,832 - is a pretty big radius. - It's pretty significant. 416 00:16:40,916 --> 00:16:43,492 - Yeah. - Th-There's also a problem with, 417 00:16:43,577 --> 00:16:45,169 you know, we're-we're not citizens here. 418 00:16:45,328 --> 00:16:47,255 So we're just trying to do everything as right 419 00:16:47,339 --> 00:16:48,506 - as we possibly can, you know? - As right as you can. 420 00:16:48,590 --> 00:16:50,583 Because we don't-- We-we know we have to be 421 00:16:50,667 --> 00:16:52,418 better than, than the norm, whatever. 422 00:16:52,502 --> 00:16:53,753 You're-you're already holding yourselves 423 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,513 to a very high standard. 424 00:16:55,672 --> 00:16:57,682 We're-- But we got to. We have to. We get that. 425 00:16:57,766 --> 00:17:00,935 This is important because we are getting to be 426 00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:03,855 highly noticed and highly regulated. 427 00:17:04,014 --> 00:17:05,931 And we want to do the right thing. 428 00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:07,683 We always have. 429 00:17:07,768 --> 00:17:09,610 We want to follow the law. 430 00:17:09,770 --> 00:17:11,353 I'm a perpetual optimist. 431 00:17:11,447 --> 00:17:14,115 I-I think there'll be a-a reasonable outcome. 432 00:17:14,199 --> 00:17:15,441 Would you like to see the Money Pit? 433 00:17:15,525 --> 00:17:16,859 - I would love that. - You would like to see it? 434 00:17:16,943 --> 00:17:18,027 - I would love that. - Well, then, we're doing it. 435 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:20,038 (laughter) 436 00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:21,789 MARTY: Yeah, let's get to the fun stuff here. 437 00:17:26,953 --> 00:17:28,788 MARTY: This is the fabled Money Pit, which looks 438 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,623 - way different than when Rick and I first got here. - It does. 439 00:17:30,707 --> 00:17:31,716 (both laugh) 440 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,125 NARRATOR: Following their tour 441 00:17:33,210 --> 00:17:34,794 of the Oak Island swamp, 442 00:17:34,878 --> 00:17:37,046 Rick, Marty and members of the team 443 00:17:37,139 --> 00:17:38,639 arrive at the Money Pit area 444 00:17:38,799 --> 00:17:42,727 with the newly elected premier of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston, 445 00:17:42,811 --> 00:17:44,562 and his wife Carol. 446 00:17:44,721 --> 00:17:46,555 - CAROL: Wow. - MARTY: Those are something, aren't they? 447 00:17:46,648 --> 00:17:47,899 - (laughter) - TIM: A little big. 448 00:17:48,058 --> 00:17:50,318 MARTY: We've got enough to go 180 feet here this year. 449 00:17:50,402 --> 00:17:52,403 And we're pretty excited about what we might bring up. 450 00:17:52,562 --> 00:17:54,655 - CAROL: Yeah? - TIM: Yeah? - This is Vanessa. 451 00:17:54,815 --> 00:17:56,991 - She runs all this giant stuff. - Hi. - TIM: Hi. Tim Houston. 452 00:17:57,150 --> 00:17:59,485 - BOTH: Nice to meet you. - MARTY: This is Carol Houston. 453 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:01,496 - Pleasure to meet you. - Nice to meet you guys. 454 00:18:01,580 --> 00:18:04,832 Quite a buzz around the next, uh, phase of the operation. 455 00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:07,335 VANESSA: There is, right? All of our casings are here now. 456 00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:10,254 So we'll be here to hopefully help them 457 00:18:10,413 --> 00:18:12,090 - uncover some history. - Yeah, I hope so. 458 00:18:12,174 --> 00:18:13,499 So this should be a piece of cake for you, then, right? 459 00:18:13,583 --> 00:18:15,084 - This is gonna be easy... - Except Oak Island... 460 00:18:15,177 --> 00:18:18,429 - It is Oak Island. Yeah. - always-always throws its hook at you. 461 00:18:18,588 --> 00:18:21,015 MARTY: Premier Houston, I think, 462 00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:23,592 is suitably impressed with the scale of our operation here. 463 00:18:23,677 --> 00:18:25,269 And being able to talk 464 00:18:25,428 --> 00:18:27,513 to the-the new premier is wonderful. 465 00:18:27,597 --> 00:18:29,190 He gets a sense of what we're doing. 466 00:18:29,274 --> 00:18:31,192 We get a sense of his philosophy. 467 00:18:31,276 --> 00:18:33,945 But if even once we can get through to him 468 00:18:34,104 --> 00:18:36,772 and say, "Look, we have a real issue, could you help us," 469 00:18:36,865 --> 00:18:40,025 that's what's gonna be the most valuable today. 470 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,696 It would be so much easier to reconcile the issues 471 00:18:43,780 --> 00:18:46,866 that we are now under or contending with, 472 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:50,452 if we felt that we had done something wrong. 473 00:18:50,537 --> 00:18:53,372 - Yeah. - That you missed something, a mistake... whatever, right? 474 00:18:53,456 --> 00:18:55,466 - Yeah. - In fact, we've exceeded, 475 00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:57,885 by magnitudes, everything. 476 00:18:58,044 --> 00:19:00,713 I mean, we have done everything that we felt was necessary, 477 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:02,882 - and thus the oversight is... - MARTY: Right, and to prove it, 478 00:19:02,966 --> 00:19:05,134 I could say that I haven't always agreed 479 00:19:05,227 --> 00:19:06,886 - with Laird's decisions. - (laughter) 480 00:19:06,970 --> 00:19:08,479 LAIRD: I read a quote once, but-- 481 00:19:08,638 --> 00:19:09,555 "If you have everybody angry at you, 482 00:19:09,639 --> 00:19:10,565 you must be doing something right." 483 00:19:10,724 --> 00:19:12,057 - (laughter) - Something right, yeah. 484 00:19:12,142 --> 00:19:13,809 TIM: I think the thing is, 485 00:19:13,902 --> 00:19:16,061 is that there's no shortcuts in life. 486 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:19,323 That's the lesson that this, that this drives home. 487 00:19:19,408 --> 00:19:23,327 And there's none being taken here on this project. 488 00:19:23,412 --> 00:19:25,404 And anything that's worth doing is worth doing right. 489 00:19:25,488 --> 00:19:27,489 - Agreed. - And, uh, you guys 490 00:19:27,574 --> 00:19:29,500 - are doing it right. - We're trying very hard. 491 00:19:29,585 --> 00:19:30,743 Yeah. I feel that way. 492 00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:33,254 It's always a balance, right? 493 00:19:33,338 --> 00:19:35,664 It's a, it's a balance, and-and it's-it's making sure 494 00:19:35,749 --> 00:19:38,426 that you don't have, on one side of the equation, 495 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:40,261 "Well, we have to be, you know, we have to be cautious 496 00:19:40,420 --> 00:19:41,670 and respectful," and all that stuff, 497 00:19:41,763 --> 00:19:46,008 but that can't go so far that common sense is lost. 498 00:19:46,101 --> 00:19:47,843 So the things that you're-you're talking about, 499 00:19:47,928 --> 00:19:49,094 I can see both sides of it. 500 00:19:49,179 --> 00:19:52,431 But now the job is to find the common sense 501 00:19:52,524 --> 00:19:54,859 that is that respectful balance, and-and, you know, 502 00:19:55,018 --> 00:19:56,602 I'm hopeful that-that that can be found. 503 00:19:56,686 --> 00:19:58,696 And I think there's a, there-there's a will 504 00:19:58,855 --> 00:20:01,532 to find that balance and that common sense. 505 00:20:01,691 --> 00:20:03,367 And I think when people start talking... 506 00:20:03,526 --> 00:20:04,860 - Yes. - and listening to each other 507 00:20:04,945 --> 00:20:06,370 and learning from each other 508 00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,873 - and understand the concerns... - Yeah. 509 00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:10,950 that's when you'll find the balance. 510 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:13,211 And-and that's what I'd be an advocate for. 511 00:20:13,295 --> 00:20:14,795 MARTY: I think 512 00:20:14,955 --> 00:20:16,705 Premier Houston's reaction 513 00:20:16,798 --> 00:20:18,374 to what we're saying is very favorable. 514 00:20:18,458 --> 00:20:22,294 I think he very much understands what we need to function here, 515 00:20:22,379 --> 00:20:24,472 and is willing to try and bring 516 00:20:24,631 --> 00:20:26,215 the right parties together to resolve 517 00:20:26,299 --> 00:20:28,643 these sort of no-dig areas. 518 00:20:28,802 --> 00:20:31,812 NARRATOR: For Rick, Marty, Craig and the team, 519 00:20:31,972 --> 00:20:35,483 this meeting could not come at a more critical time. 520 00:20:35,642 --> 00:20:39,228 As they prepare to excavate up to four ten-foot-wide shafts 521 00:20:39,312 --> 00:20:41,572 in the Money Pit, their hope is to find 522 00:20:41,657 --> 00:20:43,148 what their treasure trove license 523 00:20:43,233 --> 00:20:45,660 entitles them to recover. 524 00:20:45,819 --> 00:20:48,329 However, if they should happen to unearth something 525 00:20:48,488 --> 00:20:51,240 similar to what caused the restrictions in the swamp, 526 00:20:51,324 --> 00:20:54,910 the entire effort to solve the Oak Island mystery 527 00:20:54,995 --> 00:20:57,079 could be in jeopardy. 528 00:20:57,172 --> 00:20:59,498 It's a big thing that's happening here, 529 00:20:59,582 --> 00:21:01,500 and I think it's gonna have a happy ending. 530 00:21:01,584 --> 00:21:03,419 - I hope so. - (laughter) 531 00:21:03,503 --> 00:21:04,753 MARTY: Okay. Well, thank you for coming. 532 00:21:04,846 --> 00:21:06,347 TIM: Thank you. Thank you, guys. 533 00:21:06,431 --> 00:21:08,766 Laird, thank you. 534 00:21:08,850 --> 00:21:11,760 NARRATOR: As Rick, Marty and members of the team 535 00:21:11,845 --> 00:21:14,021 conclude their meeting with Premier Tim Houston 536 00:21:14,180 --> 00:21:15,931 and his wife Carol... 537 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:18,767 ALEX: Looks a little different. 538 00:21:18,852 --> 00:21:20,769 Yep. It's all been cleared. 539 00:21:20,854 --> 00:21:22,771 NARRATOR: just west of the swamp, Gary Drayton, 540 00:21:22,864 --> 00:21:25,533 along with Marty's son Alex Lagina, 541 00:21:25,617 --> 00:21:29,695 are hoping to find both clues and valuables on Lot 32. 542 00:21:29,779 --> 00:21:32,114 Okay, so how has this been working this year? 543 00:21:32,198 --> 00:21:34,875 It's been working absolutely fantastic, mate. 544 00:21:35,035 --> 00:21:37,378 - Mm-hmm. - This has turned into a really hot little area 545 00:21:37,537 --> 00:21:38,796 with all the artifacts. 546 00:21:38,955 --> 00:21:40,622 I brought all my positive energy today, 547 00:21:40,716 --> 00:21:41,623 - so let's see if that works. - All right, mate. 548 00:21:41,708 --> 00:21:43,375 - But let's get started. - Okay. 549 00:21:43,460 --> 00:21:45,052 - All right, mate. First one up. - (clears throat) 550 00:21:45,211 --> 00:21:46,971 GARY: What have we got here? 551 00:21:47,130 --> 00:21:48,889 NARRATOR: Over the past two years... 552 00:21:49,049 --> 00:21:50,224 Look at the size of that. 553 00:21:50,383 --> 00:21:52,476 Lot 32 has produced 554 00:21:52,635 --> 00:21:54,136 some of the most promising discoveries 555 00:21:54,220 --> 00:21:56,981 for Rick, Marty and the team. 556 00:21:57,140 --> 00:22:00,392 In addition to evidence of a ship's wharf on the beach, 557 00:22:00,485 --> 00:22:04,572 they have also found ox shoes, suggesting an operation 558 00:22:04,731 --> 00:22:06,231 to move cargo onto the island, 559 00:22:06,316 --> 00:22:09,410 British coins and military buttons, 560 00:22:09,569 --> 00:22:11,829 and even a lead bag seal 561 00:22:11,988 --> 00:22:13,822 that archaeologist Laird Niven believes 562 00:22:13,915 --> 00:22:17,242 could date back 300 years or more. 563 00:22:17,336 --> 00:22:20,171 Lot 32, I mean, you can't deny the artifacts that we found 564 00:22:20,330 --> 00:22:22,915 are very old and they're hard to explain. 565 00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:25,751 The bag seal, lots of coins, lots of old stuff. 566 00:22:25,844 --> 00:22:28,003 And so, we're really excited. 567 00:22:28,088 --> 00:22:32,174 It's, uh, a great place to go back with the metal detector. 568 00:22:32,258 --> 00:22:34,676 - Let's see what this sounds like. - (beeping) 569 00:22:34,770 --> 00:22:36,520 - It's just there, mate. - Okay. 570 00:22:41,768 --> 00:22:45,020 GARY: I was hoping it was maybe an ox shoe. 571 00:22:45,113 --> 00:22:47,606 - Could be. - That would be great. 572 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:50,275 Especially if we believe there is a wharf here, mate, 573 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:54,279 and there was loading and unloading in this area. 574 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:55,790 (beeping) 575 00:22:57,876 --> 00:22:59,877 - Pretty big. - Um... 576 00:23:00,036 --> 00:23:02,046 it could be. 577 00:23:02,130 --> 00:23:04,006 - Nope. - Maybe not. 578 00:23:05,792 --> 00:23:07,793 GARY: It's not an ox shoe... 579 00:23:07,877 --> 00:23:10,721 - No? - but it is a square ox shoe nail. 580 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,798 - ALEX: Oh, yeah? - No mistaking that. 581 00:23:12,882 --> 00:23:14,642 - ALEX: Yep. - And I believe Michael John 582 00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:18,053 and I recovered an ox shoe just up the hill there. 583 00:23:18,138 --> 00:23:20,389 - So that might have fallen out of it. - Yep. 584 00:23:20,482 --> 00:23:23,392 GARY: Someone was using oxes in this area. 585 00:23:23,485 --> 00:23:24,819 - And this ain't farmland. - No. 586 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:29,240 So, more than likely, something to do with hauling, 587 00:23:29,399 --> 00:23:32,067 - especially connected to that wharf. - Mm-hmm. 588 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,237 GARY: This is a nice ox shoe nail. 589 00:23:35,321 --> 00:23:36,822 It's in great condition, 590 00:23:36,915 --> 00:23:39,158 but it's out of place, 591 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:43,495 because this wasn't farmland, which begs the question, 592 00:23:43,588 --> 00:23:46,999 what were people hauling in this area back in the day? 593 00:23:47,083 --> 00:23:49,251 (beeping) 594 00:23:49,335 --> 00:23:52,096 That sounds very, very good. 595 00:23:52,180 --> 00:23:54,098 - It's just there, mate, yeah. - Right there? Okay. 596 00:23:56,426 --> 00:23:58,686 And I would not have been able to detect that 597 00:23:58,845 --> 00:24:01,346 - if the guys hadn't cut that tree. - Yeah, the tree's right there. 598 00:24:01,431 --> 00:24:02,514 ALEX: Didn't you tell me a long time ago, 599 00:24:02,607 --> 00:24:04,859 there are good finds at the base of trees? 600 00:24:04,943 --> 00:24:06,768 Yeah, I always love it when I get a signal 601 00:24:06,862 --> 00:24:10,030 next to a base of a big old tree. 602 00:24:10,190 --> 00:24:12,366 Because old coins and artifacts 603 00:24:12,451 --> 00:24:14,610 are often pushed closer to the surface 604 00:24:14,703 --> 00:24:16,778 - by the roots of the trees. - Oh. 605 00:24:16,863 --> 00:24:18,956 All right. Let's hope that happened here. 606 00:24:24,621 --> 00:24:26,288 (beeping) 607 00:24:26,372 --> 00:24:28,207 - You have got it out. - Yep. 608 00:24:28,291 --> 00:24:31,710 A nice two-way repeatable signal. 609 00:24:31,794 --> 00:24:34,805 Come on. A coin or a button. 610 00:24:38,727 --> 00:24:41,970 It's out, mate. And I know what it is. 611 00:24:42,055 --> 00:24:44,056 - Do you? - I can feel it. 612 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:44,982 The weight of it. 613 00:24:46,059 --> 00:24:48,319 - What is it? - A musket ball. 614 00:24:48,478 --> 00:24:50,062 - Oh. that's pretty cool. - It really is, mate. 615 00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:51,155 - ALEX: Nice. - Look at that. 616 00:24:51,314 --> 00:24:53,824 - That looks like it's been fired. - Yeah. 617 00:24:53,909 --> 00:24:56,160 NARRATOR: A fired musket ball? 618 00:24:56,244 --> 00:24:57,653 Found near the site where the team 619 00:24:57,746 --> 00:25:00,989 has previously discovered evidence of a ship's wharf 620 00:25:01,074 --> 00:25:04,001 and a possible operation to unload cargo? 621 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,162 Is it possible that this musket ball 622 00:25:07,247 --> 00:25:09,915 is somehow related to those discoveries? 623 00:25:09,999 --> 00:25:13,502 And if so, could it have been fired in an effort to protect 624 00:25:13,586 --> 00:25:17,515 what the team will soon begin digging for in the Money Pit? 625 00:25:17,674 --> 00:25:19,683 GARY: We don't find many fired lead 626 00:25:19,842 --> 00:25:24,355 musket balls on Oak Island, but this is what we've got. 627 00:25:24,514 --> 00:25:28,433 It's from the time of black powder weapons. 628 00:25:28,518 --> 00:25:32,279 And I would say that this is anywhere 629 00:25:32,364 --> 00:25:37,034 from the late 1500s to the mid-1800s. 630 00:25:37,118 --> 00:25:39,286 We've also found some military artifacts out here. 631 00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:42,614 Yeah, for sure, mate, and you'd have to associate 632 00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:45,534 that, in this area... 633 00:25:45,627 --> 00:25:47,202 - Mm-hmm. - with the military 634 00:25:47,287 --> 00:25:50,464 for whatever was being unloaded at that wharf. 635 00:25:50,623 --> 00:25:52,299 - And lost a few musket balls, or at least one. - Yeah. 636 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:54,710 Yeah. I'm hoping they lost some gold or... 637 00:25:54,803 --> 00:25:56,053 - Yeah. Me, too. - silver coins as well. 638 00:25:56,212 --> 00:25:57,137 Absolutely. 639 00:25:57,297 --> 00:25:59,139 That's really cool. 640 00:25:59,299 --> 00:26:01,141 - We're rolling again, mate. - Mm-hmm. 641 00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:02,968 - Onto the next one. - Fantastic, mate. 642 00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:04,228 Good find. 643 00:26:04,312 --> 00:26:05,470 GARY: Okay, mate. 644 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,731 Go find some more treasure. 645 00:26:18,910 --> 00:26:21,987 NARRATOR: The day that Rick, Marty, Craig and the team 646 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:26,074 have been waiting for has finally arrived. 647 00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:28,085 - Morning, Andrew. - ANDREW: Morning. 648 00:26:28,244 --> 00:26:30,004 - How are you guys doing this morning? - Good. 649 00:26:30,163 --> 00:26:31,505 -VANESSA: Morning, y'all. -RICK: Morning, Vanessa. How are you? 650 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:32,506 - DAVID F.: Morning. - I'm much better. 651 00:26:32,665 --> 00:26:33,415 We got an oscillator here. 652 00:26:33,508 --> 00:26:35,167 (laughter) 653 00:26:35,251 --> 00:26:36,918 NARRATOR: After more than three months 654 00:26:37,003 --> 00:26:39,263 of drilling for clues in an effort to pinpoint 655 00:26:39,347 --> 00:26:42,766 a legendary treasure buried in the Money Pit area, 656 00:26:42,851 --> 00:26:46,261 the final piece of heavy digging equipment has arrived 657 00:26:46,346 --> 00:26:48,689 that will help them attempt to recover it. 658 00:26:48,848 --> 00:26:52,768 The 58-ton rotating oscillator. 659 00:26:52,861 --> 00:26:54,770 So, what do you think, this year? 660 00:26:54,854 --> 00:26:56,855 I'm excited as all get-out. 661 00:26:56,948 --> 00:26:59,617 Every year I'm like, "Let's go big, let's go big," 662 00:26:59,776 --> 00:27:02,286 - and y'all are finally going big. - (laughter) 663 00:27:02,445 --> 00:27:03,945 - ANDREW: Here we are now. - PETER: Oh, yeah. 664 00:27:04,030 --> 00:27:04,863 Wow. 665 00:27:04,947 --> 00:27:06,874 We're all highly anticipating 666 00:27:07,033 --> 00:27:09,117 getting this project started, 667 00:27:09,210 --> 00:27:12,788 so to see the oscillator arriving is exciting. 668 00:27:12,872 --> 00:27:15,799 I want to find the answers. 669 00:27:15,884 --> 00:27:17,217 DANNY: Good right there, straight back. 670 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:18,302 RICK: Let's get the party started. 671 00:27:20,713 --> 00:27:22,130 It's good right there, brother. 672 00:27:22,215 --> 00:27:23,390 Perfection. 673 00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:26,143 RICK: So what is the difference between this one 674 00:27:26,302 --> 00:27:28,062 and the 2.5? 675 00:27:28,221 --> 00:27:30,481 VANESSA: It's gonna have more power. 676 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,316 It's going to be a heavier machine, because when 677 00:27:32,475 --> 00:27:34,059 you're starting to get bigger cans, you want more weight 678 00:27:34,152 --> 00:27:36,978 to ground it, so this machine 679 00:27:37,072 --> 00:27:40,565 is more powerful, heavier, bigger in diameter. 680 00:27:40,650 --> 00:27:45,996 NARRATOR: Designed to apply up to 1,185 tons of torque, 681 00:27:46,155 --> 00:27:50,834 the oscillator will drive the ten-foot-wide sections 682 00:27:50,993 --> 00:27:53,420 of steel caissons down Borehole D-2 683 00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:57,499 to a depth of as much as 170 feet. 684 00:27:57,583 --> 00:28:00,419 This will allow the 21-ton hammer grab tool 685 00:28:00,512 --> 00:28:04,506 to excavate up to 11,000 pounds of earth per scoop, 686 00:28:04,599 --> 00:28:08,185 along with any valuables buried within. 687 00:28:08,344 --> 00:28:10,187 Coming down. 688 00:28:10,346 --> 00:28:12,106 NARRATOR: As the tons of spoils 689 00:28:12,265 --> 00:28:14,775 are removed from the D-2 shaft, 690 00:28:14,934 --> 00:28:18,028 they will be hauled down to an industrial-grade wash plant, 691 00:28:18,187 --> 00:28:21,365 where they will be cleaned, sorted according to size 692 00:28:21,524 --> 00:28:24,201 and then sifted for any tangible evidence 693 00:28:24,285 --> 00:28:27,871 of the gold and silver detected earlier this year. 694 00:28:27,956 --> 00:28:30,290 DANNY: Ready? Okay. 695 00:28:30,450 --> 00:28:31,533 DAVID F.: Ooh, here we go. 696 00:28:31,617 --> 00:28:33,285 DANNY: Make it happen. 697 00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:34,369 Bring it on up. 698 00:28:34,454 --> 00:28:35,879 Up. 699 00:28:35,964 --> 00:28:37,873 Here it comes. 700 00:28:37,966 --> 00:28:39,717 Good right there, brother. 701 00:28:39,801 --> 00:28:41,176 Just come up a little bit. 702 00:28:42,462 --> 00:28:45,222 You got it. He's clear. 703 00:28:45,381 --> 00:28:47,966 Up. Up a little bit. 704 00:28:48,050 --> 00:28:50,218 RICK: That's pretty big. 705 00:28:50,311 --> 00:28:52,146 It looks like a-a battleship. 706 00:28:52,305 --> 00:28:54,732 It does. Yeah, no, I'm with you on that. 707 00:28:54,816 --> 00:28:57,225 DAVID F.: You can feel the excitement up here at the Money Pit. 708 00:28:57,310 --> 00:28:59,570 Uh, it's been a while since we were able to dig, 709 00:28:59,729 --> 00:29:01,572 and this year we're going bigger than ever. 710 00:29:01,656 --> 00:29:03,482 - DANNY: Coming back. - I, personally, 711 00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:06,076 have never been part of a Money Pit dig before. 712 00:29:06,235 --> 00:29:09,747 So, to be able to be part of this process is really exciting. 713 00:29:10,990 --> 00:29:12,332 DANNY: Here it comes. 714 00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:13,542 Two more feet. 715 00:29:16,078 --> 00:29:18,922 Just touch down. It's good. 716 00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:23,260 Give us about an hour, and we're gonna be, uh, flying 717 00:29:23,419 --> 00:29:24,503 over that first can, so if you guys want to... 718 00:29:24,587 --> 00:29:26,671 - Really? Wow. - Yeah. 719 00:29:26,765 --> 00:29:28,757 Okay. All right, well, I'm gonna go get the boys going. 720 00:29:28,841 --> 00:29:30,184 - All right. Thanks. - Okay. Thank you, Vanessa. 721 00:29:30,343 --> 00:29:33,011 So, let's let the team do their work. 722 00:29:33,095 --> 00:29:35,180 - Sounds good. - All right. 723 00:29:35,264 --> 00:29:37,516 NARRATOR: While representatives from ROC Equipment 724 00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:40,360 and Irving Equipment Limited continue the setup 725 00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:43,104 for the excavation of the D-2 shaft... 726 00:29:43,189 --> 00:29:45,449 RICK: I'm very interested in looking at probably 727 00:29:45,608 --> 00:29:47,618 the most interesting but most confusing, 728 00:29:47,702 --> 00:29:52,456 the so-called bag seal that Gary and David found off of Lot 32. 729 00:29:52,615 --> 00:29:55,116 Thus, we reached out to Dr. Brosseau, 730 00:29:55,210 --> 00:29:58,203 who kindly agreed to take a look. 731 00:29:58,287 --> 00:30:01,381 - Okay, great. - NARRATOR: brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 732 00:30:01,466 --> 00:30:03,550 along with their partner Craig Tester 733 00:30:03,635 --> 00:30:06,637 and members of the team, have gathered in the war room. 734 00:30:06,796 --> 00:30:10,140 Based on their recent discoveries on Lot 32 735 00:30:10,225 --> 00:30:12,392 related to a possible ship's wharf 736 00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:15,896 and an operation to move cargo onto Oak Island, 737 00:30:15,980 --> 00:30:19,149 earlier this week they sent the cargo bag seal 738 00:30:19,308 --> 00:30:21,393 discovered one year ago in the same area... 739 00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:23,320 Hi, everyone. 740 00:30:23,479 --> 00:30:24,655 NARRATOR: to chemist Dr. Christa Brosseau 741 00:30:24,739 --> 00:30:26,490 for her analysis. 742 00:30:26,574 --> 00:30:28,483 I'm excited to learn 743 00:30:28,568 --> 00:30:30,902 what you may be able to tell us about the lead bag seal. 744 00:30:30,987 --> 00:30:33,321 CHRISTA: Yeah, sure, so, 745 00:30:33,414 --> 00:30:35,323 that's such an interesting piece 746 00:30:35,416 --> 00:30:38,919 because it really speaks to history. 747 00:30:39,078 --> 00:30:41,746 So, bag seals were used 748 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,916 for large, uh, bundles of cloth. 749 00:30:45,001 --> 00:30:46,918 How big were these sacks? 750 00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:48,595 - Really large. - Yeah, they were quite large. 751 00:30:48,754 --> 00:30:50,255 My understanding, yeah. 752 00:30:50,348 --> 00:30:53,842 It's-it's a large bale of cloth. 753 00:30:53,926 --> 00:30:55,093 How do you know it's cloth? 754 00:30:55,177 --> 00:30:56,854 How do you know it's associated with cloth? 755 00:30:56,938 --> 00:30:59,690 Uh, that style's associated with cloth. 756 00:30:59,774 --> 00:31:01,683 - Okay. - CHRISTA: Yeah, that's right. 757 00:31:01,776 --> 00:31:03,944 So, bag seals were popular 758 00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:08,282 from about 1450, and then, after about 1730, waned 759 00:31:08,441 --> 00:31:10,450 in terms of their usage. 760 00:31:10,610 --> 00:31:12,786 So this is really an old piece. 761 00:31:12,945 --> 00:31:14,705 Well, that's pre-searcher. 762 00:31:14,864 --> 00:31:16,206 Perfect. 763 00:31:16,365 --> 00:31:18,283 Yep. 764 00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:20,785 CHRISTA: As you know, the-the lead bag seal has 765 00:31:20,870 --> 00:31:23,121 - really nice markings on it. - LAIRD: Yeah. 766 00:31:23,205 --> 00:31:25,048 They're really interesting-looking markings. 767 00:31:25,207 --> 00:31:31,463 There's a stylized 4, and it's flanked by initials. 768 00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:34,299 Which would be the person who produced the fabric. 769 00:31:34,383 --> 00:31:36,468 CHRISTA: Yeah, it would've been an important indication 770 00:31:36,552 --> 00:31:38,395 that it had been inspected and was a-approved 771 00:31:38,554 --> 00:31:39,897 to go out for trade. 772 00:31:40,056 --> 00:31:44,401 So, the initials are a little bit hard to make out. 773 00:31:47,063 --> 00:31:49,740 Uh, the left might be a "T," 774 00:31:49,899 --> 00:31:52,659 and on the right it does look like an "E." 775 00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:56,580 Um, maybe Treasury of England, T.E.? 776 00:31:57,907 --> 00:31:59,750 Wow. 777 00:32:03,746 --> 00:32:04,922 CHRISTA: The initials are T.E. 778 00:32:05,006 --> 00:32:06,757 Maybe Treasury of England. 779 00:32:08,084 --> 00:32:10,168 Wow. 780 00:32:10,252 --> 00:32:12,420 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island war room, 781 00:32:12,513 --> 00:32:16,424 chemist Dr. Christa Brosseau has just presented her opinion 782 00:32:16,509 --> 00:32:18,435 that the cargo bag seal 783 00:32:18,519 --> 00:32:20,762 discovered one year ago on Lot 32 784 00:32:20,855 --> 00:32:23,190 is more than 300 years old 785 00:32:23,349 --> 00:32:27,194 and possibly connected to the Treasury of England. 786 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:30,364 CHRISTA: Of course, Canada, Nova Scotia, is a colony, 787 00:32:30,523 --> 00:32:33,024 so there would have been a lot of transported goods 788 00:32:33,109 --> 00:32:35,369 from England, for example. 789 00:32:35,453 --> 00:32:37,371 And so, we would probably expect 790 00:32:37,455 --> 00:32:40,123 lots of cloths, uh, being in trade. 791 00:32:40,208 --> 00:32:43,201 But to an island? A small island... 792 00:32:43,285 --> 00:32:45,120 - Yeah, that's what's weird, right? - in Mahone Bay? 793 00:32:45,213 --> 00:32:46,463 RICK: I mean, that just doesn't seem... 794 00:32:46,547 --> 00:32:49,549 That's the most exciting thing about it, I think. 795 00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:51,042 - Mm-hmm. - It's not something people carry around. 796 00:32:51,127 --> 00:32:53,387 - (laughter) - When you open the bale, 797 00:32:53,471 --> 00:32:55,138 off goes the-the seal. 798 00:32:56,391 --> 00:32:58,800 - Okay. - NARRATOR: Could Dr. Brosseau 799 00:32:58,884 --> 00:33:01,228 be correct that the lead bag seal 800 00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:03,972 might be more than three centuries old 801 00:33:04,056 --> 00:33:07,809 and related to goods belonging to the Treasury of England? 802 00:33:07,893 --> 00:33:11,563 If so, how did it end up on an island 803 00:33:11,647 --> 00:33:13,815 that, beginning in the 18th century, 804 00:33:13,899 --> 00:33:16,901 was known only to be inhabited by local farmers? 805 00:33:16,986 --> 00:33:19,988 Could it be connected to a secret operation 806 00:33:20,072 --> 00:33:23,667 to bury a vast cache of silver in the Money Pit? 807 00:33:23,751 --> 00:33:26,003 I've found, I believe, significant information 808 00:33:26,087 --> 00:33:28,422 that really strengthens, uh, the idea 809 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:30,507 of there being silver in this area. 810 00:33:30,591 --> 00:33:31,499 Interesting. 811 00:33:31,584 --> 00:33:33,343 NARRATOR: Two weeks ago, 812 00:33:33,428 --> 00:33:36,513 Scott Clarke, a 32nd-degree Freemason, 813 00:33:36,597 --> 00:33:39,766 presented his theory that the 17th century 814 00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:42,427 English merchant and nobleman Sir William Phips 815 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,439 was behind the construction of the Money Pit. 816 00:33:45,523 --> 00:33:47,682 SCOTT C.: Many people are actually familiar 817 00:33:47,775 --> 00:33:51,436 with William Phips's discovery of the Concepcíon back in 1687. 818 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,448 We know that Phips found silver on the Concepcíon. 819 00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:56,616 Well, there's no question about that. 820 00:33:56,776 --> 00:33:59,786 NARRATOR: In 1687, 821 00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:02,447 William Phips discovered the wreck 822 00:34:02,531 --> 00:34:05,959 of the Spanish treasure galleon known as the Concepción 823 00:34:06,044 --> 00:34:08,203 near the Dominican Republic. 824 00:34:08,287 --> 00:34:12,373 After salvaging nearly 100 tons of silver, 825 00:34:12,458 --> 00:34:15,210 he transported it across the Atlantic Ocean 826 00:34:15,294 --> 00:34:17,796 to the sponsor of his mission: 827 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:22,050 the English monarchy, led by King James II. 828 00:34:22,143 --> 00:34:25,303 However, later that year, 829 00:34:25,387 --> 00:34:27,397 Phips conducted a second mission 830 00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:30,642 to salvage more of the Concepción's sunken treasure 831 00:34:30,726 --> 00:34:34,145 with a Freemason named Andrew Belcher. 832 00:34:34,238 --> 00:34:38,316 But this time he reported much different results. 833 00:34:38,409 --> 00:34:41,745 SCOTT C.: So, in September 1687, Phips returned 834 00:34:41,829 --> 00:34:43,988 to the wreck of the Concepcíon. 835 00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:45,332 And during the second expedition of the treasure, 836 00:34:45,491 --> 00:34:47,501 Phips brought back to England what was only valued 837 00:34:47,585 --> 00:34:49,410 at £10,000. 838 00:34:49,495 --> 00:34:53,590 He literally found 1/20 of what he found the first time. 839 00:34:53,674 --> 00:34:56,009 NARRATOR: According to Scott Clarke's theory, 840 00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:58,920 Sir William Phips and Andrew Belcher, 841 00:34:59,004 --> 00:35:01,098 who owned land near Oak Island, 842 00:35:01,182 --> 00:35:04,184 used the English Crown's support and resources 843 00:35:04,268 --> 00:35:07,020 to steal a great portion of the Concepción's treasure 844 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:09,689 and hide it deep in the Money Pit. 845 00:35:09,774 --> 00:35:14,018 Is it possible that the lead bag seal found on Lot 32, 846 00:35:14,103 --> 00:35:16,530 which Dr. Brosseau believes could bear the markings 847 00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:19,607 of the Treasury of England, might offer evidence 848 00:35:19,692 --> 00:35:23,036 that Scott Clarke's theory is true? 849 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:26,540 If you're off-loading a huge quantity of material 850 00:35:26,699 --> 00:35:28,625 that rendered a... 851 00:35:28,709 --> 00:35:31,536 the necessity of using a lead bag seal, 852 00:35:31,629 --> 00:35:36,040 it was a massive amount of merchandise. 853 00:35:36,125 --> 00:35:40,137 Now, one has to ponder greatly, why this type of material 854 00:35:40,221 --> 00:35:42,472 in this quantity on a tiny island? 855 00:35:42,631 --> 00:35:44,716 RICK: And Sir William Phips 856 00:35:44,809 --> 00:35:48,395 retrieved an enormous fortune in silver. 857 00:35:48,479 --> 00:35:52,473 And the bag seal fits well within that range. 858 00:35:52,558 --> 00:35:56,153 So, is it possible? It's certainly interesting. 859 00:35:56,237 --> 00:35:58,980 CHRISTA: I'm gonna allow you to see 860 00:35:59,064 --> 00:36:01,908 some of the elemental analysis that I did, 861 00:36:01,993 --> 00:36:04,494 and this does confirm that this is pure lead. 862 00:36:04,653 --> 00:36:07,247 But it's important because some bag seals 863 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:09,324 were made of pewter. 864 00:36:09,408 --> 00:36:12,493 The lead does not contain any contaminants. 865 00:36:12,578 --> 00:36:14,746 There's no arsenic, there's no antimony. 866 00:36:14,830 --> 00:36:17,507 And so, it's-it's really quite pure. 867 00:36:17,592 --> 00:36:19,926 Does the fact that it's pure lead and not pewter 868 00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:22,086 and doesn't have contaminants in it, 869 00:36:22,171 --> 00:36:25,432 does that date it earlier or later? 870 00:36:25,516 --> 00:36:29,427 I would say it probably dates it earlier. 871 00:36:29,511 --> 00:36:31,855 Because later on, 872 00:36:31,939 --> 00:36:34,941 more impure lead was used or lead became recycled. 873 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:38,186 MARTY: This bag seal is a very important artifact 874 00:36:38,270 --> 00:36:39,779 because everyone who's looked at it, 875 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:42,282 including Dr. Christa Brosseau, 876 00:36:42,441 --> 00:36:45,285 who doesn't get too worked up about things generally, 877 00:36:45,369 --> 00:36:48,780 thinks it's very old, thinks it was phased out around 1730. 878 00:36:48,864 --> 00:36:52,283 In other words, phase-- At least that old. 879 00:36:52,368 --> 00:36:54,118 So it's significant, 880 00:36:54,203 --> 00:36:56,213 because that much predates the Money Pit. 881 00:36:56,372 --> 00:36:58,298 Dr. Brosseau, thank you very much. 882 00:36:58,382 --> 00:37:00,717 And, uh, your time is appreciated, 883 00:37:00,801 --> 00:37:03,803 and your analysis and your advice, so thank you very much. 884 00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:05,472 Sure, you're welcome. Good luck. 885 00:37:05,556 --> 00:37:07,882 - Have a great day. - ALL: Thank you. 886 00:37:07,967 --> 00:37:09,392 RICK: Let's get back to the Money Pit. 887 00:37:09,477 --> 00:37:11,728 MARTY: Okay, great. Let's do that. 888 00:37:18,978 --> 00:37:20,561 - This is it. - We're about ready to dig. 889 00:37:20,655 --> 00:37:23,490 The more we dig, the more we find. 890 00:37:23,649 --> 00:37:25,909 NARRATOR: Following their meeting in the war room, 891 00:37:26,068 --> 00:37:28,903 Rick Lagina and members of the Oak Island team 892 00:37:28,996 --> 00:37:31,331 arrive back at the Money Pit area. 893 00:37:31,415 --> 00:37:34,242 RICK: Just about ready, are we? 894 00:37:34,335 --> 00:37:36,577 Yep. We're chomping at the bit, mate. 895 00:37:36,671 --> 00:37:39,831 NARRATOR: Now, with the rotating oscillator in place, 896 00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,667 the team's first large-scale excavation of the year 897 00:37:42,751 --> 00:37:46,671 in the hopes of recovering a vast cache of silver and gold 898 00:37:46,755 --> 00:37:49,182 is about to begin. 899 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:52,427 All right, guys, you are safe. 900 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:54,512 - Okay. - Danny's ready for you. 901 00:37:54,605 --> 00:37:56,764 RICK: So, this is probably the most promising location 902 00:37:56,857 --> 00:38:00,101 we've ever had, for all kinds of reasons. 903 00:38:00,185 --> 00:38:03,104 You know, we talk about the Fellowship all the time, 904 00:38:03,188 --> 00:38:04,614 and we're all here for the greater good. 905 00:38:04,773 --> 00:38:07,025 We're all here trying to understand 906 00:38:07,109 --> 00:38:08,868 what this place, this tiny island, means 907 00:38:09,028 --> 00:38:11,788 in-in terms of history. 908 00:38:11,872 --> 00:38:13,873 I think we all believe there-there's something here 909 00:38:14,033 --> 00:38:15,292 that is somewhat historical. 910 00:38:15,376 --> 00:38:19,045 So, to that point, Doug came up with a great idea. 911 00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:22,632 I think we should name the can "The Fellowship 1." 912 00:38:22,791 --> 00:38:25,802 TF-1. But I also want everybody to sign it. 913 00:38:25,961 --> 00:38:27,545 So... 914 00:38:27,638 --> 00:38:29,055 I don't look 915 00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:32,633 at Oak Island as a succession of failures. 916 00:38:32,727 --> 00:38:34,644 There have been some incredible people 917 00:38:34,729 --> 00:38:36,971 in search of answers here. They moved the dial. 918 00:38:37,056 --> 00:38:38,982 In the face of all kinds of adversity 919 00:38:39,141 --> 00:38:41,568 and-and difficulties, they persevered. 920 00:38:41,727 --> 00:38:44,487 Well done, Billy. Well done. 921 00:38:44,572 --> 00:38:47,991 The hope is that we can, of course, solve this. 922 00:38:48,150 --> 00:38:52,403 But we follow in some incredible footsteps. 923 00:38:52,488 --> 00:38:55,832 I think it's for each of us-- Meaning the Fellowship 924 00:38:55,991 --> 00:38:58,159 and those people who continue to be intrigued 925 00:38:58,243 --> 00:38:59,919 about the mystery-- It's for each of us 926 00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:01,838 to decide what our role is. 927 00:39:05,918 --> 00:39:07,752 The Fellowship 1. 928 00:39:07,836 --> 00:39:10,338 - (applause) - But-but one more thing. 929 00:39:10,422 --> 00:39:12,006 One more thing. 930 00:39:12,091 --> 00:39:13,174 Me, personally, 931 00:39:13,258 --> 00:39:15,927 I'm fascinated and humbled by the fact 932 00:39:16,011 --> 00:39:20,690 that we get to involve ourselves in a... an enduring mystery 933 00:39:20,775 --> 00:39:23,101 that has lasted almost as long as the United States 934 00:39:23,185 --> 00:39:24,527 has been a country. 935 00:39:24,612 --> 00:39:27,605 When you think about that, it's hard not to appreciate 936 00:39:27,689 --> 00:39:30,950 the unique opportunity that has been presented to us, 937 00:39:31,035 --> 00:39:33,945 to solve the mystery completely. 938 00:39:34,029 --> 00:39:37,115 "In memory of those 939 00:39:37,199 --> 00:39:39,534 "who have come before, 940 00:39:39,618 --> 00:39:45,039 we say thank you with respect and honor." 941 00:39:45,132 --> 00:39:47,133 And I think that is very appropriate, 942 00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:49,210 because, you know, we have learned so much 943 00:39:49,294 --> 00:39:51,879 from the people that have come before. 944 00:39:51,972 --> 00:39:55,392 And I'm gonna... put a kiss there. 945 00:39:55,476 --> 00:39:59,053 (applause) 946 00:39:59,138 --> 00:40:01,648 - Okay. Let's make hole. - I'm ready. 947 00:40:01,732 --> 00:40:03,641 MARTY: Well, I'm hopeful. 948 00:40:03,725 --> 00:40:06,986 TF-1 is probably the highest expectation I've ever had 949 00:40:07,146 --> 00:40:10,314 because of the physical presence of silver and gold. 950 00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:11,899 We've never had that before. I mean, it's exciting. 951 00:40:11,984 --> 00:40:13,234 We've been at this for a long time. 952 00:40:13,327 --> 00:40:15,495 We've had our ups and downs. 953 00:40:15,579 --> 00:40:17,580 I don't want to get too excited, 954 00:40:17,739 --> 00:40:19,332 and I want to do expectation control, 955 00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:21,251 but, yeah, we could be close. 956 00:40:21,410 --> 00:40:23,578 VANESSA: Who's doing the honors? 957 00:40:23,671 --> 00:40:24,838 Who's starting this thing for us? 958 00:40:24,997 --> 00:40:27,173 - Rick. - Rick. 959 00:40:27,332 --> 00:40:29,259 - All right, sir. - Okey doke. 960 00:40:29,343 --> 00:40:31,428 So, first you're gonna turn our oscillator on. 961 00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:37,341 (whirring) 962 00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:39,769 All right, now you're gonna go ahead and oscillate. 963 00:40:44,442 --> 00:40:46,192 (applause) 964 00:40:48,112 --> 00:40:49,863 There you go. 965 00:40:49,947 --> 00:40:52,023 NARRATOR: For more than two centuries, 966 00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:55,359 determined men and women have invested their time, 967 00:40:55,453 --> 00:41:00,531 their resources and, in some cases, their lives, 968 00:41:00,616 --> 00:41:04,210 trying to recover a legendary treasure on Oak Island. 969 00:41:04,295 --> 00:41:07,455 Many did so based on the faith 970 00:41:07,539 --> 00:41:10,967 that extraordinary secrets were hidden within the Money Pit. 971 00:41:12,386 --> 00:41:15,221 And now, having found scientific evidence 972 00:41:15,380 --> 00:41:18,308 of silver and gold deep below, 973 00:41:18,392 --> 00:41:21,302 Rick and Marty Lagina, along with their team, 974 00:41:21,386 --> 00:41:26,557 are making the boldest attempt yet to fulfill that faith. 975 00:41:26,642 --> 00:41:28,902 The wait is over. 976 00:41:29,061 --> 00:41:31,479 The dig has begun. 977 00:41:31,563 --> 00:41:33,481 And the answers they all have sought 978 00:41:33,574 --> 00:41:38,161 may finally be within reach. 979 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,821 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 980 00:41:40,915 --> 00:41:42,823 MARTY: Bring it, baby. 981 00:41:42,908 --> 00:41:45,835 RICK: There's hard evidence that there is treasure 982 00:41:45,994 --> 00:41:48,246 - in the Money Pit. - MARTY: Oh, boy, look at that. 983 00:41:48,330 --> 00:41:49,664 - That could be part of a tunnel. - MARTY: We understand you have 984 00:41:49,748 --> 00:41:51,341 - some results for us? - It's French lead. 985 00:41:51,425 --> 00:41:53,426 Would that apply to our friend the cross, too? 986 00:41:53,511 --> 00:41:55,094 - Most definitely. - No kidding? 987 00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:57,347 ALEX: We can scan the area for any sign 988 00:41:57,431 --> 00:41:58,923 of the stone road as it heads out of the swamp. 989 00:41:59,016 --> 00:42:00,758 Look at that. I think we might have found it. 990 00:42:00,842 --> 00:42:02,426 - A lot of wood coming out. - Yep. 991 00:42:02,511 --> 00:42:03,436 GARY: We got a good signal here. 992 00:42:03,595 --> 00:42:05,104 Ooh. Look at that. 993 00:42:05,189 --> 00:42:06,514 That's beautiful.