1 00:00:02,042 --> 00:00:03,375 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:04,792 RICK: We're following all the clues 3 00:00:04,917 --> 00:00:06,042 where they lead. 4 00:00:06,208 --> 00:00:07,625 Hey, guys, come take a look at this. 5 00:00:07,708 --> 00:00:09,000 CORJAN: (chuckles) Fantastic. 6 00:00:09,167 --> 00:00:11,917 Holy cow. This is frickin' impressive. 7 00:00:12,042 --> 00:00:14,417 I've never seen anything like this on the island. 8 00:00:14,542 --> 00:00:16,000 DOUG: We found this on Oak Island. 9 00:00:16,125 --> 00:00:17,083 EMILIANO: It's very old. 10 00:00:17,208 --> 00:00:18,542 Probably a thousand years old. 11 00:00:18,708 --> 00:00:20,458 -DOUG: Wow. -Wow. 12 00:00:20,542 --> 00:00:22,167 ROGER: We are at the bottom of the Money Pit shaft. 13 00:00:22,292 --> 00:00:24,417 MARTY: And very close to the actual treasure 14 00:00:24,542 --> 00:00:26,042 -of the Money Pit. -Absolutely amazing. 15 00:00:26,167 --> 00:00:27,417 -MARTY: How about that? -Wow. 16 00:00:27,542 --> 00:00:28,625 MARTY: Oh, baby. 17 00:00:30,917 --> 00:00:34,167 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 18 00:00:34,292 --> 00:00:36,583 where people have been looking for 19 00:00:36,708 --> 00:00:40,833 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 20 00:00:40,917 --> 00:00:43,500 So far, they have found a stone slab 21 00:00:43,625 --> 00:00:46,000 with strange symbols carved into it... 22 00:00:47,250 --> 00:00:50,292 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 23 00:00:50,375 --> 00:00:54,792 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 24 00:00:54,875 --> 00:00:55,833 to the Knights Templar. 25 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,750 To date, six men have died 26 00:00:58,875 --> 00:01:01,542 trying to solve the mystery. 27 00:01:01,708 --> 00:01:06,833 And according to legend, one more will have to die 28 00:01:06,958 --> 00:01:09,375 before the treasure can be found. 29 00:01:14,458 --> 00:01:17,042 ♪ ♪ 30 00:01:22,375 --> 00:01:23,167 When this first project was started... 31 00:01:23,250 --> 00:01:24,708 -Hey, guys. -Oh! 32 00:01:24,833 --> 00:01:27,333 -Oh, look at you. -CRAIG: Charles. 33 00:01:27,458 --> 00:01:29,375 Got your Sunday going-to-meeting clothes on. 34 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:31,667 I got my Sunday go-to-meeting clothes on, yeah. 35 00:01:31,792 --> 00:01:33,250 It's a pretty exciting day. 36 00:01:33,375 --> 00:01:35,583 NARRATOR: For brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 37 00:01:35,708 --> 00:01:39,042 their partner Craig Tester and their entire team, 38 00:01:39,208 --> 00:01:41,792 the dawn of another day on Oak Island 39 00:01:41,917 --> 00:01:43,833 brings renewed anticipation 40 00:01:43,958 --> 00:01:46,208 for a major breakthrough discovery 41 00:01:46,333 --> 00:01:48,500 that could help solve a 228-year-old mystery. 42 00:01:48,583 --> 00:01:51,542 -This is a dream, isn't it? -CHARLES: It's a dream, 43 00:01:51,708 --> 00:01:53,542 and I want to thank you both, a-and Rick, 44 00:01:53,708 --> 00:01:56,083 for the opportunity for allowing me to do this. 45 00:01:56,208 --> 00:01:58,458 Roger, is he gonna, you know, is he gonna 46 00:01:58,583 --> 00:02:00,583 -meet the grade here? Can he do this? -Well, I don't know. 47 00:02:00,708 --> 00:02:02,833 But yeah, I-I think he'll be able to cut it. 48 00:02:02,917 --> 00:02:04,417 (laughs) Absolutely. 49 00:02:04,542 --> 00:02:06,167 -How deep are we? -So, right now, 50 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:07,875 we finally found the bottom of the shaft. 51 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,583 The bottom of our shaft is at 82 feet, 52 00:02:09,708 --> 00:02:12,667 just a little over 82 feet, so there is no more timber. 53 00:02:12,792 --> 00:02:15,042 NARRATOR: Although the bitter North Atlantic winter 54 00:02:15,208 --> 00:02:17,667 is fast approaching, the reconstruction 55 00:02:17,792 --> 00:02:20,208 of the Garden Shaft in the Money Pit area 56 00:02:20,375 --> 00:02:24,042 is nearing completion, meaning that a legendary treasure 57 00:02:24,167 --> 00:02:27,000 people have been searching for since 1795 58 00:02:27,125 --> 00:02:29,500 may soon be within their reach. 59 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:31,667 MARTY: Charles, you're going below ground 60 00:02:31,792 --> 00:02:33,125 on Oak Island, man. 61 00:02:33,208 --> 00:02:35,750 Yeah, I know. It's a pretty select group. 62 00:02:35,875 --> 00:02:38,500 Yeah. Well, I want to know if your, uh, Spidey-sense tingles 63 00:02:38,583 --> 00:02:41,000 -when you get down there. -If I pick up any gold sig... 64 00:02:41,083 --> 00:02:43,125 -Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. -...signals? 65 00:02:43,250 --> 00:02:44,542 You'd be the first to know. 66 00:02:44,667 --> 00:02:46,667 Okay. All right. Let's get this show on the road. 67 00:02:46,792 --> 00:02:49,667 Yeah. We'll go to the camera and keep an eye on them. 68 00:02:49,833 --> 00:02:52,667 NARRATOR: It has been five long months since representatives 69 00:02:52,750 --> 00:02:56,250 from Dumas Contracting Limited began rebuilding 70 00:02:56,375 --> 00:02:58,958 this 82-foot-deep dilapidated feature, 71 00:02:59,042 --> 00:03:01,792 which, thanks to scientific testing 72 00:03:01,875 --> 00:03:03,917 of wood and water samples, 73 00:03:04,042 --> 00:03:07,375 has proven to contain high-trace evidence of gold. 74 00:03:07,542 --> 00:03:11,333 However, it also appears to be sitting above a tunnel 75 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:14,458 some 95 feet deep running due west 76 00:03:14,542 --> 00:03:18,042 toward the so-called Baby Blob, where water testing 77 00:03:18,167 --> 00:03:20,375 in numerous boreholes has suggested 78 00:03:20,542 --> 00:03:24,125 that the fabled Money Pit treasure vault could be located. 79 00:03:24,208 --> 00:03:25,625 CHARLES: Wow. 80 00:03:25,750 --> 00:03:28,000 When Rick asked members of the team 81 00:03:28,125 --> 00:03:30,250 who wanted to actually go underground, 82 00:03:30,375 --> 00:03:33,250 I think my hand was probably the first one that went up. 83 00:03:33,375 --> 00:03:35,667 To me, it's very personal to go down there. 84 00:03:35,792 --> 00:03:37,667 And that's the whole idea of us being here, 85 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:40,333 to find this thing, not only for us, 86 00:03:40,417 --> 00:03:42,500 but for everybody that came before us. 87 00:03:42,625 --> 00:03:45,125 -Is this him? -Yeah. That's them. 88 00:03:45,208 --> 00:03:46,917 -CRAIG: That was quick. -MARTY: Yeah. 89 00:03:47,042 --> 00:03:48,833 NARRATOR: Now, after completing 90 00:03:48,917 --> 00:03:52,833 specialized safety training, Charles Barkhouse is inspecting 91 00:03:52,958 --> 00:03:54,833 the nearly completed bottom section, or set, 92 00:03:54,917 --> 00:03:59,000 of the structure, in order to help the team determine 93 00:03:59,125 --> 00:04:00,792 how the Garden Shaft may be related 94 00:04:00,917 --> 00:04:03,833 to the possible treasure tunnel beneath it. 95 00:04:03,958 --> 00:04:06,042 CHARLES: Very cool. (laughs) 96 00:04:06,167 --> 00:04:08,167 Wow. 97 00:04:08,292 --> 00:04:10,292 Holy God. 98 00:04:15,583 --> 00:04:16,708 Wow. 99 00:04:19,167 --> 00:04:21,000 (exhales) 100 00:04:21,125 --> 00:04:22,708 RODNEY: This timber you see right here, that's... 101 00:04:22,875 --> 00:04:25,292 -that's the last original piece. -That right down there? 102 00:04:25,417 --> 00:04:26,792 Yeah. You got noth-- no more timber below that. 103 00:04:26,875 --> 00:04:29,708 -CHARLES: No more timber below that? -No. 104 00:04:29,875 --> 00:04:32,042 And this is the corner that was sinking all along. 105 00:04:32,167 --> 00:04:33,292 -CHARLES: Right, yeah, I see that. Yeah, you can... -You can see the angle 106 00:04:33,375 --> 00:04:35,667 -right here. -You could-- Yeah. 107 00:04:35,792 --> 00:04:37,750 CHARLES: Wow. 108 00:04:37,875 --> 00:04:40,292 (over video): I'm curious what made this corner sink. 109 00:04:40,375 --> 00:04:42,708 You know? There is something beyond this corner. 110 00:04:42,875 --> 00:04:46,667 There is a tunnel or something that caused this corner to sink. 111 00:04:46,750 --> 00:04:50,208 The question is why was so much activity in this area 112 00:04:50,333 --> 00:04:51,750 that we know nothing about? 113 00:04:51,875 --> 00:04:54,042 The good thing is, we can get down there, 114 00:04:54,208 --> 00:04:56,667 and there is a ton of things that can be done from this. 115 00:04:56,750 --> 00:04:58,708 Well, we can drill from the bottom, right? 116 00:04:58,875 --> 00:05:00,833 Yeah. So, we will do some probe drilling, 117 00:05:00,958 --> 00:05:03,667 to see if we can try and intercept this tunnel. 118 00:05:03,792 --> 00:05:05,792 MARTY: Dumas is about to begin probe drilling. 119 00:05:05,875 --> 00:05:09,000 I don't know exactly what to expect, but I'm hoping 120 00:05:09,125 --> 00:05:10,708 for treasure itself. 121 00:05:10,833 --> 00:05:12,375 Maybe, uh, find this tunnel that could be 122 00:05:12,542 --> 00:05:14,583 a tunnel to an offset chamber. 123 00:05:14,708 --> 00:05:16,875 This is unexplored ground for us, 124 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,250 and it should be interesting. 125 00:05:18,375 --> 00:05:20,000 So, when do we start drilling? 126 00:05:20,125 --> 00:05:21,333 As soon as we get this set in. 127 00:05:21,458 --> 00:05:23,667 This side here is not done. 128 00:05:23,750 --> 00:05:25,625 MARTY (over radio): Hey, Charles. Surface to Charles. 129 00:05:25,750 --> 00:05:26,958 Do you read me? 130 00:05:29,375 --> 00:05:31,667 -(radio beeps) -Go ahead, Marty. 131 00:05:31,792 --> 00:05:34,167 Okay, you know what I'm gonna say. Where's the gold? 132 00:05:34,292 --> 00:05:35,958 Uh, I wish I could, Marty. 133 00:05:36,083 --> 00:05:38,042 I wish I could tell you where it is, but it-- I'll tell you, 134 00:05:38,167 --> 00:05:39,750 it's-it's pretty amazing down here. 135 00:05:39,875 --> 00:05:41,375 Well, Charles, 136 00:05:41,500 --> 00:05:42,667 here's the deal: I want to get down there, 137 00:05:42,750 --> 00:05:44,458 and I will, in the next couple days. 138 00:05:44,583 --> 00:05:46,750 And-and, but-but really, let's face it, 139 00:05:46,875 --> 00:05:49,833 the, uh, utility of this thing has yet to be proven. 140 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,000 But I'm hopeful that it will be. 141 00:05:53,083 --> 00:05:55,167 Me, too, Marty. It's time. 142 00:05:55,333 --> 00:05:57,000 All right. Come on up. 143 00:05:57,083 --> 00:05:58,833 You can't live down there. 144 00:05:58,917 --> 00:06:01,000 Okay, coming up. 145 00:06:01,083 --> 00:06:04,333 MARTY: I got to do my training, um, but couple days, 146 00:06:04,417 --> 00:06:06,542 -I'm gonna be down there. -ROGER: Absolutely. 147 00:06:06,708 --> 00:06:08,083 -I'll be more than glad to take you down. -All right, perfect. 148 00:06:08,208 --> 00:06:09,667 That's a-- It's a date. 149 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:11,917 -It's a date. Exactly. Yeah. -MARTY: All right. 150 00:06:12,042 --> 00:06:15,167 NARRATOR: As the reconstruction of the Garden Shaft 151 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:18,333 continues in the Money Pit area, 152 00:06:18,458 --> 00:06:23,167 nearly 4,000 miles to the east, in Rome, Italy... 153 00:06:23,292 --> 00:06:25,833 (Emiliano speaking Italian) 154 00:06:25,917 --> 00:06:27,750 -Buongiorno. Rick. -Nice to meet you. 155 00:06:27,875 --> 00:06:31,708 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina, along with his nephews Alex and Peter, 156 00:06:31,875 --> 00:06:35,250 Doug Crowell and researcher Emiliano Sacchetti, 157 00:06:35,375 --> 00:06:40,042 are meeting with numismatist Umberto Moruzzi. 158 00:06:40,208 --> 00:06:42,417 Do you have a specialty in the, like, a certain coin 159 00:06:42,542 --> 00:06:44,625 or a certain era? 160 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,625 -Okay. -RICK: That's really why we're here, 161 00:06:51,708 --> 00:06:53,458 because we're trying to understand the story 162 00:06:53,583 --> 00:06:55,667 about Oak Island. 163 00:06:55,750 --> 00:07:00,167 EMILIANO: Here there's another amazing underground cave system. 164 00:07:00,292 --> 00:07:02,458 NARRATOR: For the past week, 165 00:07:02,542 --> 00:07:05,000 Rick and the team have been visiting ancient sights 166 00:07:05,125 --> 00:07:08,625 to investigate the theory of the late Zena Halpern, 167 00:07:08,750 --> 00:07:11,958 who believed that between the 12th and 14th centuries... 168 00:07:12,083 --> 00:07:13,583 RICK: Wow. 169 00:07:13,708 --> 00:07:15,292 ...members of the medieval Christian order 170 00:07:15,417 --> 00:07:17,500 known as the Knights Templar 171 00:07:17,625 --> 00:07:20,750 transported sacred, religious treasures from Italy 172 00:07:20,875 --> 00:07:24,000 and other European strongholds to Oak Island. 173 00:07:24,125 --> 00:07:25,417 -ALEX: Hey, Rick. -RICK: Hmm? 174 00:07:25,542 --> 00:07:27,667 -Check this out. -PETER: That's cool. 175 00:07:27,750 --> 00:07:30,000 We have seen this symbol before, on Oak Island. 176 00:07:30,167 --> 00:07:32,667 -RICK: H+O Stone. -PETER: Yeah. 177 00:07:32,750 --> 00:07:36,375 NARRATOR: So far, they have found numerous Templar carvings 178 00:07:36,500 --> 00:07:38,375 in ancient cave systems 179 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:42,250 that have also been found on or near the island. 180 00:07:42,375 --> 00:07:44,542 And incredibly, one of those sites, 181 00:07:44,708 --> 00:07:46,958 located in the town of Camerano, 182 00:07:47,042 --> 00:07:50,833 features a labyrinth matching the exact shape 183 00:07:50,958 --> 00:07:53,667 of the 14th-century lead cross that was unearthed 184 00:07:53,833 --> 00:07:58,000 at Smith's Cove back in 2017. 185 00:07:58,167 --> 00:08:00,250 Well, hopefully today, 186 00:08:00,375 --> 00:08:02,292 there will be an unraveling of our story. 187 00:08:02,375 --> 00:08:04,542 DOUG: Yes. We've found 188 00:08:04,708 --> 00:08:08,542 several coins on the island that seem very out of place to us. 189 00:08:08,667 --> 00:08:11,583 NARRATOR: Today, the team has asked Umberto 190 00:08:11,708 --> 00:08:13,625 to examine the Roman half-coin 191 00:08:13,708 --> 00:08:16,875 found earlier this year on Lot 5, 192 00:08:17,042 --> 00:08:19,500 along with another metal artifact 193 00:08:19,583 --> 00:08:21,833 that was unearthed on Lot 7, 194 00:08:21,917 --> 00:08:25,500 to see if his findings might help to further validate 195 00:08:25,667 --> 00:08:28,083 Zena Halpern's incredible theory. 196 00:08:35,958 --> 00:08:40,458 It could be half a Roman coin from the fourth century. 197 00:08:41,833 --> 00:08:42,833 Wow. 198 00:08:54,083 --> 00:08:56,833 EMILIANO: In his opinion, this could be the original one. 199 00:08:56,917 --> 00:08:59,000 UMBERTO: Look. 200 00:08:59,083 --> 00:09:03,708 EMILIANO: They have been in circulation for centuries. 201 00:09:03,875 --> 00:09:08,333 And we could expect to find this up to the medieval times. 202 00:09:08,500 --> 00:09:09,875 ALEX: Wow. 203 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,792 (laughter) 204 00:09:11,875 --> 00:09:13,375 RICK: How do you explain 205 00:09:13,542 --> 00:09:16,667 a Roman half-coin on Oak Island? 206 00:09:16,792 --> 00:09:20,167 This is one of the earliest artifacts found on Oak Island. 207 00:09:20,250 --> 00:09:21,833 That's huge. 208 00:09:21,958 --> 00:09:24,333 I don't know what to make of it quite yet. 209 00:09:24,417 --> 00:09:25,833 Doug, I think... 210 00:09:25,958 --> 00:09:27,375 -next-next one up? -Yes. Yes. 211 00:09:27,542 --> 00:09:30,292 DOUG: We have another item. 212 00:09:30,375 --> 00:09:33,208 We're wondering if, uh, Umberto can have a look at it. 213 00:09:49,708 --> 00:09:51,167 (Umberto speaking Italian) 214 00:09:53,125 --> 00:09:55,667 So, uh, it-it-- that's not a coin. 215 00:09:57,667 --> 00:10:00,250 Uh, it's made out of bronze and it's very old. 216 00:10:00,375 --> 00:10:02,500 According to Umberto, 217 00:10:02,583 --> 00:10:05,083 uh, probably a thousand years old. 218 00:10:06,708 --> 00:10:09,167 -ALEX: Wow. -RICK: Wow. 219 00:10:13,125 --> 00:10:15,000 (speaking Italian) 220 00:10:15,125 --> 00:10:16,333 It's-it's a bit more than four grams. 221 00:10:16,458 --> 00:10:18,708 (Umberto speaking Italian) 222 00:10:23,667 --> 00:10:25,708 EMILIANO: He's saying, uh, this could be 223 00:10:25,833 --> 00:10:27,292 a monetary weight. 224 00:10:27,375 --> 00:10:28,542 Mm-hmm. 225 00:10:28,667 --> 00:10:30,708 (speaking Italian) 226 00:10:38,542 --> 00:10:40,875 EMILIANO: Probably, that piece of bronze 227 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:46,042 was used, uh, to make comparison between real coins. 228 00:10:46,208 --> 00:10:47,250 Using the weight. 229 00:10:49,167 --> 00:10:50,833 Mm-hmm. 230 00:10:50,958 --> 00:10:53,708 NARRATOR: From the times of Ancient Rome 231 00:10:53,833 --> 00:10:55,958 up through the medieval period across Europe, 232 00:10:56,042 --> 00:10:58,708 the value of silver and gold coins 233 00:10:58,833 --> 00:11:00,958 were determined by their weight. 234 00:11:01,083 --> 00:11:02,792 In order to prevent counterfeiting, 235 00:11:02,875 --> 00:11:04,500 merchants would use trade weights 236 00:11:04,583 --> 00:11:06,292 made of non-precious metals 237 00:11:06,375 --> 00:11:09,833 as a standard for ensuring the true value of coins. 238 00:11:09,917 --> 00:11:14,833 If this is indeed around a thousand years old, 239 00:11:14,958 --> 00:11:17,625 why the need for trade weights on Oak Island? 240 00:11:17,708 --> 00:11:20,167 Don't know, yet. 241 00:11:20,250 --> 00:11:23,000 NARRATOR: If Umberto Moruzzi is correct 242 00:11:23,125 --> 00:11:24,875 that this trade weight could date back 243 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,583 approximately 1,000 years, could it be a clue 244 00:11:28,708 --> 00:11:30,125 that supports Zena Halpern's belief 245 00:11:30,250 --> 00:11:32,833 that members of the Templar order 246 00:11:32,917 --> 00:11:37,458 first visited Oak Island in the late 12th century? 247 00:11:37,542 --> 00:11:40,833 RICK: The very word "trade" means 248 00:11:40,958 --> 00:11:42,917 some sort of commercial activity, 249 00:11:43,042 --> 00:11:48,125 or some sort of activity associated with money. 250 00:11:48,208 --> 00:11:50,083 Um... 251 00:11:50,208 --> 00:11:52,458 Well, money, generally in everyone's mind, 252 00:11:52,583 --> 00:11:55,167 is associated with "treasure." 253 00:11:55,292 --> 00:11:58,333 But it's the date he puts on it, a thousand years old. 254 00:11:58,458 --> 00:12:02,458 Well, it rounds, again-- we're back into the 1200s. 255 00:12:02,542 --> 00:12:06,167 Perhaps, uh, an association with a-a Templar treasure. 256 00:12:06,292 --> 00:12:10,000 EMILIANO: It matches the weight of a golden 257 00:12:10,083 --> 00:12:12,833 -Byzantine coin. -DOUG: Oh, yes. 258 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:13,917 Wow. 259 00:12:14,042 --> 00:12:15,958 (Umberto speaking Italian) 260 00:12:17,167 --> 00:12:20,750 And there's, uh, a Christ on it. 261 00:12:20,875 --> 00:12:22,250 RICK: Wow. 262 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:25,833 He likes to think that that piece of bronze 263 00:12:25,917 --> 00:12:31,458 was used as a monetary weight for that very coin. 264 00:12:31,542 --> 00:12:32,833 Wow. 265 00:12:32,958 --> 00:12:34,250 I always thought it was a wonderful story. 266 00:12:34,375 --> 00:12:36,917 -ALEX: Mm-hmm. -But nothing like this. 267 00:12:37,042 --> 00:12:38,833 Right? All of these outliers, 268 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,583 all of this new information 269 00:12:41,708 --> 00:12:43,042 that comes to light and you've just... 270 00:12:43,167 --> 00:12:46,208 continually puzzled by it, right? 271 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:50,000 Given legitimate artifacts from literally millennia ago. 272 00:12:50,083 --> 00:12:52,667 -Mm-hmm. -So, I thank you for that, 273 00:12:52,750 --> 00:12:54,667 because that impresses upon all of us 274 00:12:54,750 --> 00:12:56,583 the importance of finds like this. 275 00:12:56,708 --> 00:12:58,167 I'm very hopeful as we look forward. 276 00:12:58,292 --> 00:13:00,750 -UMBERTO: Grazie. -RICK: Prego. 277 00:13:02,708 --> 00:13:04,042 (bucket thuds) 278 00:13:04,167 --> 00:13:05,875 NARRATOR: Back on Oak Island... 279 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,958 -How's it going, Laird? -Hey, Jack. 280 00:13:08,042 --> 00:13:10,000 I see a lot of test pits in this area. 281 00:13:10,125 --> 00:13:11,208 Yeah. 282 00:13:11,375 --> 00:13:14,125 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley arrives on Lot 5, 283 00:13:14,250 --> 00:13:16,458 located on the western side of the island, 284 00:13:16,542 --> 00:13:18,958 where archaeologist Laird Niven 285 00:13:19,083 --> 00:13:21,833 continues his meticulous excavation 286 00:13:21,958 --> 00:13:25,167 of a mysterious circular stone feature. 287 00:13:25,292 --> 00:13:27,833 JACK: There's been a lot of work done around here lately. 288 00:13:27,958 --> 00:13:31,500 LAIRD: (chuckles) Yeah, there's a lot to do. 289 00:13:31,625 --> 00:13:33,542 Our first bit was to examine 290 00:13:33,708 --> 00:13:35,833 what we thought was the exterior. 291 00:13:35,917 --> 00:13:38,667 But then we found that there's this big circle 292 00:13:38,792 --> 00:13:40,917 of stones around it. 293 00:13:42,792 --> 00:13:45,292 NARRATOR: While the purpose of the stone-covered depression 294 00:13:45,375 --> 00:13:47,292 remains unknown, 295 00:13:47,417 --> 00:13:50,708 the fact that it has a 13-foot diameter, 296 00:13:50,875 --> 00:13:52,958 matching that of the original Money Pit 297 00:13:53,042 --> 00:13:56,125 when it was discovered in 1795, 298 00:13:56,208 --> 00:13:59,167 and is located in the area where the Roman coin 299 00:13:59,292 --> 00:14:01,875 and barter token were found, 300 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,542 the team suspects it may be a critical clue 301 00:14:04,667 --> 00:14:07,792 that could help solve the Oak Island mystery. 302 00:14:07,875 --> 00:14:09,208 You can see rocks coming up here, 303 00:14:09,333 --> 00:14:11,750 so-- well below these placed rocks. 304 00:14:11,875 --> 00:14:14,333 -JACK: Yeah. Yeah. -Right? 305 00:14:14,417 --> 00:14:17,000 The occupation could be... 306 00:14:17,083 --> 00:14:20,333 I mean, we're finding artifacts from the 1750s. 307 00:14:20,500 --> 00:14:22,000 Wow. 308 00:14:22,167 --> 00:14:23,958 Is there any chance that the top feature 309 00:14:24,083 --> 00:14:27,167 was built at a later date than the rocks that are lower? 310 00:14:27,292 --> 00:14:30,750 Oh, absolutely. Yeah, this was at a later date. 311 00:14:30,875 --> 00:14:32,125 Yeah, and there could be 312 00:14:32,208 --> 00:14:34,500 an even earlier component under that. 313 00:14:34,667 --> 00:14:37,000 Oh. So, this could be 314 00:14:37,083 --> 00:14:41,167 a really old stone feature that was then rebuilt and... 315 00:14:41,250 --> 00:14:44,000 -Yeah. -...and rock-lined back in the 1700s. 316 00:14:44,083 --> 00:14:45,708 LAIRD: That's what we're hoping for. 317 00:14:45,833 --> 00:14:48,000 -Hey, Laird. -Hey, Marty. 318 00:14:48,083 --> 00:14:49,833 Talk to me. What have you found? 319 00:14:49,917 --> 00:14:51,667 Why don't you come down and I'll show you? 320 00:14:51,750 --> 00:14:53,833 -Well, I can be an archeologist then, right? -Yep. 321 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:01,167 All right. What you got? 322 00:15:01,250 --> 00:15:03,167 Well, we have a big jumble of rocks. 323 00:15:03,292 --> 00:15:06,125 -MARTY: I see that. -And it's very deliberately built. 324 00:15:07,958 --> 00:15:10,167 So, what is this? 325 00:15:10,292 --> 00:15:12,167 Well, so, we're speculating now 326 00:15:12,292 --> 00:15:14,208 if this was once filled, with rocks. 327 00:15:14,333 --> 00:15:15,792 -MARTY: The whole thing? -The whole thing. 328 00:15:15,917 --> 00:15:17,542 And then at some point, somebody decided 329 00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:21,667 to take some of these rocks out and create this thing around it. 330 00:15:21,792 --> 00:15:25,458 I'd be keenly interested in any artifacts you find down there. 331 00:15:25,542 --> 00:15:29,750 LAIRD: Yeah, We're getting artifacts from 1750 up top. 332 00:15:29,875 --> 00:15:31,375 -Mm-hmm. -The hope is that, down below, 333 00:15:31,542 --> 00:15:33,833 we'll find an earl-- an even earlier component. 334 00:15:33,958 --> 00:15:36,375 That would be great. That would be exciting. 335 00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:39,500 The round feature on Lot 5 can turn out to be significant 336 00:15:39,625 --> 00:15:41,000 because it's so odd. 337 00:15:41,167 --> 00:15:42,833 How can you not be 338 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,083 extremely interested into what exactly it is? 339 00:15:46,208 --> 00:15:51,250 It's a thing not found elsewhere on Nova Scotia on Oak Island. 340 00:15:51,375 --> 00:15:54,333 It could be very meaningful. We need to explore it. 341 00:15:54,417 --> 00:15:56,708 Well, there are secrets here yet, Laird. 342 00:15:56,875 --> 00:15:57,875 But I think you're gonna find them. 343 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,500 LAIRD: I hope so. 344 00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:01,208 All right, you guys carry on. 345 00:16:01,333 --> 00:16:02,542 -I'm moving to other parts. -All right. 346 00:16:02,708 --> 00:16:04,708 -See you later. -See you, Marty. 347 00:16:04,875 --> 00:16:07,000 NARRATOR: As Laird and Jack continue 348 00:16:07,125 --> 00:16:10,708 their investigation on Lot 5... 349 00:16:10,833 --> 00:16:13,292 -CRAIG: Okay, well, let's take her deeper. -BILLY: Yeah. 350 00:16:13,375 --> 00:16:16,542 NARRATOR: ...Craig Tester, Billy Gerhardt, Steve Guptill 351 00:16:16,667 --> 00:16:20,167 and Gary Drayton are conducting an excavation 352 00:16:20,292 --> 00:16:23,333 in the middle of the triangle-shaped swamp. 353 00:16:27,583 --> 00:16:30,542 CRAIG: Whoa. The water's sure starting to come in 354 00:16:30,708 --> 00:16:31,917 that little spot right there. 355 00:16:32,042 --> 00:16:34,875 GARY: We got a gusher now. Wow. 356 00:16:35,042 --> 00:16:37,667 -That's some water, isn't it? -Yeah. 357 00:16:37,750 --> 00:16:42,000 NARRATOR: After confirming the discovery of a stone ramp one week ago, 358 00:16:42,125 --> 00:16:45,000 which connects the 800-year-old paved area 359 00:16:45,125 --> 00:16:47,083 with a stone pathway running along 360 00:16:47,208 --> 00:16:49,167 the eastern border of the swamp... 361 00:16:49,333 --> 00:16:51,333 CRAIG: Let's keep going, see what the base of it looks like. 362 00:16:51,417 --> 00:16:52,833 BILLY: Yeah. 363 00:16:52,958 --> 00:16:54,708 NARRATOR: ...the Oak Island team 364 00:16:54,875 --> 00:16:57,042 is now hoping to unearth 365 00:16:57,208 --> 00:16:59,917 a large, potentially metallic object 366 00:17:00,042 --> 00:17:02,875 that was detected during a magnetometer survey 367 00:17:03,042 --> 00:17:06,083 performed earlier this year. 368 00:17:06,208 --> 00:17:07,833 We're awful deep. 369 00:17:07,958 --> 00:17:10,625 But the water came in so fast we couldn't really see it. 370 00:17:10,750 --> 00:17:13,208 He's gonna try to get the water out so we can see. 371 00:17:24,542 --> 00:17:26,042 All rocks now. 372 00:17:26,167 --> 00:17:27,958 It's deep though, for that, eh? 373 00:17:28,042 --> 00:17:29,583 CRAIG: Yeah, you can definitely see 374 00:17:29,708 --> 00:17:31,625 -the rocks on that side. -Yeah. 375 00:17:35,292 --> 00:17:37,125 -BILLY: Big rocks and little rocks. -GARY: Yep. 376 00:17:37,250 --> 00:17:39,000 These rocks look like they're from the paved area. 377 00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:40,708 CRAIG: Good. 378 00:17:40,875 --> 00:17:42,083 STEVE: Oh, wow. 379 00:17:42,208 --> 00:17:43,958 That's very much paved area type of rocks. 380 00:17:44,042 --> 00:17:46,417 NARRATOR: While searching for a metallic object, 381 00:17:46,542 --> 00:17:49,333 possibly buried more than ten feet deep in the center 382 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:50,625 of the triangle-shaped swamp... 383 00:17:50,750 --> 00:17:52,333 CRAIG: Grab one more. 384 00:17:52,417 --> 00:17:54,375 NARRATOR: ...Craig Tester and other members 385 00:17:54,542 --> 00:17:56,125 of the Oak Island team have unearthed 386 00:17:56,250 --> 00:17:58,667 what they believe could be a new section 387 00:17:58,792 --> 00:18:02,292 of the massive 800-year-old stone-paved feature. 388 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:06,292 STEVE: That's a lot of rock at 11 feet. 389 00:18:06,375 --> 00:18:07,833 CRAIG: Why don't you, uh, 390 00:18:07,958 --> 00:18:09,292 get a little more water out of there, 391 00:18:09,417 --> 00:18:11,708 -we'll take another good look. -BILLY: Okay. 392 00:18:14,458 --> 00:18:16,125 CRAIG: Maybe this was more of the paved area in the swamp, 393 00:18:16,250 --> 00:18:17,917 but we're not quite sure where it's going 394 00:18:18,042 --> 00:18:19,208 or where it's coming from. 395 00:18:19,333 --> 00:18:21,125 But that's what we're here for. 396 00:18:21,208 --> 00:18:23,708 We're here to-to find out what actually was going on. 397 00:18:27,042 --> 00:18:29,042 So, what do we got going here now, guys? 398 00:18:29,167 --> 00:18:31,167 What mystery do we have today? 399 00:18:31,292 --> 00:18:33,542 Yeah, the question is, is it a paved area or not? 400 00:18:33,667 --> 00:18:36,042 Oh, yeah. 401 00:18:36,208 --> 00:18:37,750 CRAIG: You can see the rocks down there, like it's... 402 00:18:37,875 --> 00:18:40,042 -MARTY: Oh, yeah. Very similar, isn't it? -Yep. 403 00:18:40,208 --> 00:18:41,792 MARTY: This could be sort of, uh, 404 00:18:41,875 --> 00:18:43,833 adjunct to the paved area. 405 00:18:43,917 --> 00:18:45,833 We already knew we had the paved area in the swamp, 406 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:47,958 we have the path, now we have a ramp connecting 'em. 407 00:18:48,042 --> 00:18:51,083 The big question is why? 408 00:18:51,208 --> 00:18:53,167 It must have been done for some reason. 409 00:18:53,292 --> 00:18:56,542 What I'm thinking is, uh, Dr. Spooner's coming tomorrow. 410 00:18:56,667 --> 00:19:00,667 Have him take a look at whether it's glacial or man-made. 411 00:19:00,792 --> 00:19:02,333 For today, I think we're good. 412 00:19:02,458 --> 00:19:04,750 MARTY: Yet another mystery on Oak Island. 413 00:19:08,292 --> 00:19:10,208 NARRATOR: The following morning... 414 00:19:10,333 --> 00:19:12,500 IAN: Hey, Billy. 415 00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:13,833 Hey. 416 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,333 CRAIG: You'll see the rock layer 417 00:19:15,458 --> 00:19:17,000 we found. 418 00:19:17,083 --> 00:19:19,625 NARRATOR: ...Craig Tester accompanies 419 00:19:19,750 --> 00:19:21,917 geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner to the swamp 420 00:19:22,042 --> 00:19:24,708 in order to have him inspect the freshly unearthed 421 00:19:24,833 --> 00:19:26,833 stone-paved feature. 422 00:19:26,958 --> 00:19:28,125 CRAIG: So, I wanted you 423 00:19:28,250 --> 00:19:30,333 to come look at it, you know, 424 00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:34,083 make sure you're in agreement that it is man-made. 425 00:19:34,208 --> 00:19:37,208 IAN: Mm-hmm. You know what's really important, 426 00:19:37,375 --> 00:19:39,000 is we dug out there and we did not find 427 00:19:39,167 --> 00:19:40,542 -that rock layer. -Yeah. 428 00:19:42,583 --> 00:19:44,583 IAN: That rock layer, we have it in the paved area, 429 00:19:44,708 --> 00:19:46,417 and it stops right there. 430 00:19:46,542 --> 00:19:48,667 -CRAIG: Yes. -And it's-it's not over there at all. 431 00:19:48,792 --> 00:19:51,625 Like, if it's a glacial feature, you expect it to continue. 432 00:19:51,708 --> 00:19:54,708 There's some kind of human influence. 433 00:19:54,833 --> 00:19:58,500 NARRATOR: While searching in the swamp over the past several years, 434 00:19:58,625 --> 00:20:00,167 the team has found numerous pieces 435 00:20:00,292 --> 00:20:01,917 of ancient sailing vessels 436 00:20:02,042 --> 00:20:04,542 as well as parts of cargo barrels, 437 00:20:04,667 --> 00:20:08,625 which have been estimated to date back 600 years or more. 438 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:11,833 Could Dr. Spooner be correct 439 00:20:11,917 --> 00:20:14,458 that the paved area in the center of the swamp 440 00:20:14,542 --> 00:20:17,333 and the stone ramp at its eastern edge 441 00:20:17,458 --> 00:20:20,958 were used many centuries ago in order to transport 442 00:20:21,083 --> 00:20:24,500 something of great value onto Oak Island? 443 00:20:24,667 --> 00:20:27,417 So, when the paved area was here, 444 00:20:27,542 --> 00:20:29,333 there was a lot of water right there. 445 00:20:29,458 --> 00:20:31,792 One of the ideas is that they might have brought boats 446 00:20:31,917 --> 00:20:34,792 over the beach, had them there, and the paved area 447 00:20:34,875 --> 00:20:38,250 was some kind of staging area or something like that. 448 00:20:38,375 --> 00:20:41,125 And that other ramp is the ramp to get up to the upland. 449 00:20:41,250 --> 00:20:42,292 If you don't think there's anything else 450 00:20:42,417 --> 00:20:43,833 we need to do here, 451 00:20:43,958 --> 00:20:47,042 I think we'll get him putting it back in place. 452 00:20:47,167 --> 00:20:48,792 IAN: Yeah. I don't think so. 453 00:20:48,917 --> 00:20:49,875 CRAIG: Okay. 454 00:20:50,042 --> 00:20:51,708 Okay. Well, thank you. 455 00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:53,833 -CRAIG: Okay, Bill. -BILLY: All right. -IAN: See you. 456 00:20:53,958 --> 00:20:56,708 NARRATOR: While operations continue on Oak Island... 457 00:20:58,208 --> 00:21:00,542 RICK: Andrea, pleasure to meet you, sir. 458 00:21:00,708 --> 00:21:04,500 A pleasure to meet you, and welcome to American University. 459 00:21:04,625 --> 00:21:07,375 NARRATOR: ...meanwhile, some 4,000 miles to the east, 460 00:21:07,542 --> 00:21:11,125 researcher Emiliano Sacchetti has arranged 461 00:21:11,250 --> 00:21:14,167 for Rick Lagina and other members of the team 462 00:21:14,250 --> 00:21:17,542 to meet with Professor Andrea di Robilant 463 00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:20,333 at the American University of Rome. 464 00:21:20,417 --> 00:21:22,667 This day is gonna prove to be most interesting 465 00:21:22,750 --> 00:21:25,167 because it's our belief, and part of it 466 00:21:25,292 --> 00:21:27,333 is based on some previous research 467 00:21:27,417 --> 00:21:30,167 about pre-Columbian voyages to the New World. 468 00:21:30,333 --> 00:21:32,458 Well, I have an interesting tale to tell you all. 469 00:21:32,542 --> 00:21:34,208 -(soft laughter) -DOUG: Excellent. 470 00:21:34,333 --> 00:21:36,958 NARRATOR: With nearly 40 years of experience 471 00:21:37,042 --> 00:21:39,333 as an author and lecturer, 472 00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:42,333 Professor Di Robilant has written extensively 473 00:21:42,458 --> 00:21:46,625 about pre-15th-century European visits to the New World. 474 00:21:46,708 --> 00:21:50,292 In the library where I was doing my own research 475 00:21:50,375 --> 00:21:53,583 was an extraordinary little booklet 476 00:21:53,708 --> 00:21:57,292 published in 1558 in Venice 477 00:21:57,375 --> 00:22:01,667 about the narrative of Nicolò and Antonio Zeno, 478 00:22:01,833 --> 00:22:05,375 Venetian sailors back in the 1390s. 479 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:10,625 They decided to leave Venice to sail up to the North Atlantic 480 00:22:10,708 --> 00:22:13,875 and trade with the countries of Northern Europe. 481 00:22:15,125 --> 00:22:17,208 And so, the two brothers 482 00:22:17,375 --> 00:22:19,667 sail out of Venice, cross the Mediterranean, 483 00:22:19,792 --> 00:22:23,417 sail up the Atlantic to the Faroe Islands. 484 00:22:25,417 --> 00:22:28,000 There, they are eventually taken 485 00:22:28,083 --> 00:22:30,667 to the l-- the-the lord chieftain 486 00:22:30,750 --> 00:22:34,417 of the whole area, who was, uh, Sir Henry Sinclair. 487 00:22:34,542 --> 00:22:36,417 DOUG: Henry Sinclair 488 00:22:36,542 --> 00:22:38,417 is so interesting to us. 489 00:22:40,208 --> 00:22:42,583 NARRATOR: Prince Henry Sinclair 490 00:22:42,708 --> 00:22:47,125 was a Scottish nobleman, military leader and explorer. 491 00:22:47,250 --> 00:22:49,958 However, he is also believed by some 492 00:22:50,042 --> 00:22:53,417 to have given refuge to and joined the Knights Templar 493 00:22:53,542 --> 00:22:57,833 after their persecution in France during the 14th century, 494 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,167 and then helped them move some of their treasures 495 00:23:00,250 --> 00:23:04,250 to the New World in 1398. 496 00:23:04,375 --> 00:23:07,708 The two brothers, instead of going back to Venice, 497 00:23:07,875 --> 00:23:12,333 decide to stay and work for Henry Sinclair. 498 00:23:12,417 --> 00:23:15,125 And Sinclair, uh, gives them ships, 499 00:23:15,208 --> 00:23:17,125 with which they further their journey 500 00:23:17,208 --> 00:23:18,958 and travel further north. 501 00:23:19,083 --> 00:23:22,000 During this period of ten years, 502 00:23:22,167 --> 00:23:27,167 they described in great detail the places they visited. 503 00:23:27,292 --> 00:23:30,417 In 1558, 504 00:23:30,542 --> 00:23:33,833 the grandnephew of Antonio Zeno decides 505 00:23:33,958 --> 00:23:38,833 to publish all of this material and to print a map 506 00:23:38,958 --> 00:23:41,958 of their journey to the North Atlantic. 507 00:23:42,083 --> 00:23:44,542 And I have this, uh, the map. 508 00:23:44,667 --> 00:23:47,375 Uh, I have it right here. 509 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,542 ANDREA: So, the Zeno brothers sailed further north, 510 00:23:54,708 --> 00:23:59,833 and very, very possibly, to the coast of Nova Scotia. 511 00:23:59,917 --> 00:24:01,833 -Hmm. 512 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,042 NARRATOR: At the American University in Rome, Italy, 513 00:24:05,167 --> 00:24:09,708 Professor Andrea di Robilant has just presented documents 514 00:24:09,833 --> 00:24:12,458 reporting that in the late 14th century, 515 00:24:12,542 --> 00:24:16,167 Italian explorers Antonio and Nicolò Zeno 516 00:24:16,292 --> 00:24:20,333 sailed to the New World with Prince Henry Sinclair, 517 00:24:20,458 --> 00:24:24,000 a Templar knight, who some believe buried 518 00:24:24,083 --> 00:24:27,333 sacred religious treasures on Oak Island. 519 00:24:27,458 --> 00:24:30,167 ANDREA: They certainly mentioned 520 00:24:30,292 --> 00:24:33,167 what is, to me, most obviously, 521 00:24:33,250 --> 00:24:35,542 Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 522 00:24:35,667 --> 00:24:39,375 Those parts are included in the Zeno map. 523 00:24:39,542 --> 00:24:41,583 And I have a-a very famous map 524 00:24:41,708 --> 00:24:46,333 from the late, very late 17th century. 525 00:24:46,417 --> 00:24:49,125 I think I have it here. Yeah. 526 00:24:49,208 --> 00:24:52,000 -And lo and behold, it says here... -There it is. 527 00:24:52,083 --> 00:24:54,500 -Yep. Yep. -...right there in Canada, 528 00:24:54,625 --> 00:24:59,625 "Discovered by Antonio Zeno in 1390." 529 00:24:59,708 --> 00:25:03,375 So, this, to me, was extraordinary, because it meant 530 00:25:03,542 --> 00:25:05,875 that here we have a document which suggests 531 00:25:06,042 --> 00:25:10,333 that the Zeno brothers had, uh, landed 532 00:25:10,458 --> 00:25:13,875 a-and discovered this part of North America. 533 00:25:15,042 --> 00:25:16,458 RICK: It truly is 534 00:25:16,542 --> 00:25:18,375 -irresistible as you lay it out. -ALEX: Mm-hmm. 535 00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:20,000 -Mm-hmm. -PETER: That puts a foothold 536 00:25:20,167 --> 00:25:23,167 for the Zeno brothers in Canada, 537 00:25:23,250 --> 00:25:26,208 so they could be associated with the Oak Island story. 538 00:25:26,333 --> 00:25:28,500 -Yes. -CORJAN: And then Henry Sinclair 539 00:25:28,625 --> 00:25:31,000 in North America. 540 00:25:31,083 --> 00:25:33,250 RICK: We've got multiple timelines. 541 00:25:33,375 --> 00:25:36,417 I've always believed that the work on Oak Island 542 00:25:36,542 --> 00:25:38,583 associated with some sort of treasure deposition 543 00:25:38,708 --> 00:25:40,375 was incremental. 544 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:43,792 A plan was devised, certain stages of it 545 00:25:43,875 --> 00:25:46,792 were implemented over, perhaps, centuries. 546 00:25:46,875 --> 00:25:50,542 I think we have to follow the possibility 547 00:25:50,708 --> 00:25:54,458 that Templar treasure went from France to Scotland, 548 00:25:54,542 --> 00:25:57,667 from Scotland to the New World. 549 00:25:57,792 --> 00:25:59,542 We have a connection here, 550 00:25:59,708 --> 00:26:01,833 let's follow the clues where they lead. 551 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,042 What we have heard here today is that maps tell a story. 552 00:26:06,167 --> 00:26:08,875 And that this is certainly a connection 553 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,417 to a visitation to the New World long, long ago. 554 00:26:12,542 --> 00:26:14,167 So, thank you for the day. 555 00:26:14,292 --> 00:26:17,542 It's been highly informative and very, uh, impactful. 556 00:26:19,333 --> 00:26:20,708 I wish you the best of luck. 557 00:26:20,833 --> 00:26:22,792 -RICK: Thank you. -ALEX/PETER: Thank you. 558 00:26:22,875 --> 00:26:24,708 -DOUG: Thank you very much. -CORJAN: Thank you so much. 559 00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:26,125 NARRATOR: While Rick and members of the team 560 00:26:26,250 --> 00:26:28,500 finish their meeting in Rome, Italy... 561 00:26:28,625 --> 00:26:31,667 LAIRD: Hello, y'all. Two visitors. 562 00:26:31,792 --> 00:26:33,167 NARRATOR: ...back on Oak Island... 563 00:26:33,292 --> 00:26:34,750 Holy cow. 564 00:26:34,875 --> 00:26:36,708 -No, I see what you mean by that. -Yeah. 565 00:26:36,833 --> 00:26:38,333 This is frickin' impressive. 566 00:26:38,500 --> 00:26:40,333 I've never seen anything like this 567 00:26:40,417 --> 00:26:42,083 -on the island. -No. 568 00:26:42,208 --> 00:26:44,917 NARRATOR: ...Dr. Ian Spooner joins Craig Tester 569 00:26:45,042 --> 00:26:48,083 and other members of the team on Lot 5 570 00:26:48,208 --> 00:26:50,500 in order to make his first inspection 571 00:26:50,625 --> 00:26:53,000 of the circular, stone-covered depression. 572 00:26:53,125 --> 00:26:57,500 I don't know, uh, circular things are so rare. 573 00:26:57,667 --> 00:27:00,500 In my travels, circular things like this, 574 00:27:00,625 --> 00:27:03,125 few things that I've seen are-- you know, 575 00:27:03,208 --> 00:27:05,208 there can be fortifications that were circular. 576 00:27:05,333 --> 00:27:06,750 And one of the best-known 577 00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:09,042 circular fortifications are brochs, 578 00:27:09,167 --> 00:27:12,500 are old, ancient Scottish castles that were circular. 579 00:27:12,625 --> 00:27:15,500 I've also seen things like this where they have... 580 00:27:15,583 --> 00:27:16,875 some kind of cannon or f-- you know, 581 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,750 that moves around a circle. 582 00:27:18,875 --> 00:27:20,167 Hmm. 583 00:27:20,250 --> 00:27:22,500 NARRATOR: The circular feature on Lot 5, 584 00:27:22,625 --> 00:27:24,833 a possibly ancient fortification? 585 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,667 And perhaps of Scottish origin? 586 00:27:27,750 --> 00:27:29,500 If Dr. Spooner is correct, 587 00:27:29,625 --> 00:27:32,208 could this structure offer evidence 588 00:27:32,375 --> 00:27:34,917 that the reported voyage of Prince Henry Sinclair 589 00:27:35,042 --> 00:27:37,667 to Oak Island in the late 14th century 590 00:27:37,750 --> 00:27:41,167 did, in fact, take place? 591 00:27:41,292 --> 00:27:43,750 I-I mean, to me, it's really quite impressive. 592 00:27:43,875 --> 00:27:45,917 -CRAIG: It's very interesting. -(laughter) 593 00:27:46,042 --> 00:27:47,792 I mean, every time you guys are puzzled 594 00:27:47,917 --> 00:27:49,750 -by something... -Yeah, it gets us interested. 595 00:27:49,875 --> 00:27:51,667 Yeah, it gets me very interested. 596 00:27:51,792 --> 00:27:52,917 -Very interested. -MIRIAM: Why does that happen 597 00:27:53,042 --> 00:27:55,292 -a lot on this island? -I don't know. 598 00:27:55,375 --> 00:27:57,000 I don't know. 599 00:27:57,167 --> 00:27:59,333 -IAN: Thank you. -CRAIG: Catch you later on, then. 600 00:27:59,458 --> 00:28:00,750 -IAN: All right. -MIRIAM: Yeah. 601 00:28:00,875 --> 00:28:01,958 -LAIRD: See you guys. -CHARLES: Yeah, see you. 602 00:28:05,958 --> 00:28:07,583 NARRATOR: The following day... 603 00:28:07,708 --> 00:28:09,500 -EMILIANO: Hi, guys. -(overlapping greetings) 604 00:28:09,625 --> 00:28:11,000 -GIANLUCA: Buongiorno. -RICK: Buongiorno. 605 00:28:11,125 --> 00:28:12,625 -Benvenuto a Viterbo. -Nice to meet you. 606 00:28:12,750 --> 00:28:13,875 Buongiorno. 607 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,625 Gianluca Di Prospero is, um, 608 00:28:15,708 --> 00:28:17,375 Templar investigator, 609 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:22,000 and he's gonna show us a few things around Viterbo today. 610 00:28:22,167 --> 00:28:24,625 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and members of the team 611 00:28:24,750 --> 00:28:28,375 have traveled some 65 miles northwest of Rome 612 00:28:28,542 --> 00:28:31,208 to the city of Viterbo, Italy. 613 00:28:31,333 --> 00:28:33,583 EMILIANO: Viterbo was an important crossroad, 614 00:28:33,708 --> 00:28:36,375 and for 24 years, Viterbo was the center 615 00:28:36,542 --> 00:28:39,000 of Christianity in the known world. 616 00:28:39,125 --> 00:28:42,167 NARRATOR: They have arranged to meet with Gianluca di Prospero, 617 00:28:42,333 --> 00:28:44,792 an author who has spent more than two decades 618 00:28:44,875 --> 00:28:46,917 researching the medieval activities 619 00:28:47,042 --> 00:28:49,083 of the Knights Templar in this region. 620 00:28:49,208 --> 00:28:52,500 What is the Templar connection with this area? 621 00:28:52,625 --> 00:28:54,792 (Gianluca speaking Italian) 622 00:29:00,125 --> 00:29:01,667 EMILIANO: Actually, he found 623 00:29:01,750 --> 00:29:04,292 some, uh, interesting symbols in a church 624 00:29:04,375 --> 00:29:07,792 that is very close to here, it's called Santa Maria Nuova. 625 00:29:07,875 --> 00:29:10,167 There might be some Templar connection. 626 00:29:10,333 --> 00:29:12,958 -I'd say let's-let's take a look. -Let's see. 627 00:29:13,042 --> 00:29:14,833 Sì. 628 00:29:14,917 --> 00:29:17,000 NARRATOR: Founded in the eighth century, 629 00:29:17,125 --> 00:29:20,042 Viterbo became the temporary headquarters 630 00:29:20,167 --> 00:29:23,750 for Pope Alexander IV and the Catholic Church 631 00:29:23,875 --> 00:29:26,292 during a time of civil unrest in Rome. 632 00:29:26,375 --> 00:29:29,583 During that period, the city also served 633 00:29:29,708 --> 00:29:32,500 as a stronghold for the Templar order. 634 00:29:32,625 --> 00:29:34,500 (speaking Italian) 635 00:29:41,875 --> 00:29:43,833 EMILIANO: This is Santa Maria Nuova, 636 00:29:43,917 --> 00:29:45,792 a church built in 1080. 637 00:29:45,875 --> 00:29:47,792 As you can see, it's full of paintings, 638 00:29:47,875 --> 00:29:49,750 carvings and symbolism. 639 00:29:49,875 --> 00:29:53,167 It's hard-hard to believe this-this-- this 640 00:29:53,250 --> 00:29:55,042 was built in 1080. 641 00:29:55,167 --> 00:29:58,708 -Mm-hmm. -I think there's a lot to learn here. 642 00:29:58,875 --> 00:30:00,917 So, let's-let's start an initial investigation 643 00:30:01,042 --> 00:30:02,833 -and see-see what we come up with. -Okay. 644 00:30:02,958 --> 00:30:05,458 -Okay. -RICK: If you see anything at all, 645 00:30:05,542 --> 00:30:07,833 -flag everyone else down. -Okay. 646 00:30:07,958 --> 00:30:09,292 -Great idea. -Okay. 647 00:30:09,375 --> 00:30:11,042 Let's do that. 648 00:30:11,208 --> 00:30:14,250 RICK: The church is an incredible edifice. 649 00:30:14,375 --> 00:30:16,000 It's beautiful. 650 00:30:16,125 --> 00:30:20,042 Churches were, even though they were public, 651 00:30:20,208 --> 00:30:22,917 they held secrets of their own. 652 00:30:23,042 --> 00:30:25,333 And we need to learn as much as we can. 653 00:30:31,125 --> 00:30:32,667 DOUG: What'd you find, Pete? 654 00:30:32,833 --> 00:30:34,833 -I think something pretty interesting. -Oh. 655 00:30:34,917 --> 00:30:37,500 -DOUG: Wow. -NARRATOR: In Viterbo, Italy, 656 00:30:37,583 --> 00:30:39,333 Peter Fornetti has just made 657 00:30:39,458 --> 00:30:41,917 a potentially important discovery 658 00:30:42,042 --> 00:30:44,375 inside the Santa Maria Nuova, 659 00:30:44,500 --> 00:30:48,250 a medieval church with historically documented ties 660 00:30:48,375 --> 00:30:50,000 to the Knights Templar. 661 00:30:50,125 --> 00:30:51,958 PETER: It's unmistakable. 662 00:30:52,042 --> 00:30:53,833 Cross with the four dots. 663 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,500 -Same as the H+O Stone. -ALEX: Mm-hmm. 664 00:30:56,625 --> 00:30:58,333 (Gianluca speaking Italian) 665 00:31:07,583 --> 00:31:09,167 EMILIANO: He says that 666 00:31:09,250 --> 00:31:13,375 these four-dots crosses are marking special places 667 00:31:13,500 --> 00:31:18,625 that Templars used to be in and-- or around. 668 00:31:18,708 --> 00:31:20,375 ALEX: Hmm. 669 00:31:20,500 --> 00:31:22,042 (Gianluca speaking Italian) 670 00:31:31,542 --> 00:31:35,292 EMILIANO: This is also present in places connected 671 00:31:35,417 --> 00:31:38,958 with the Holy Grail or the Holy Shroud. 672 00:31:40,375 --> 00:31:42,042 DOUG: If this four-dot cross 673 00:31:42,208 --> 00:31:45,625 is only found in Templar-associated locations 674 00:31:45,708 --> 00:31:48,708 or with Templar-associated articles 675 00:31:48,833 --> 00:31:50,333 that they may have been safeguarding, 676 00:31:50,458 --> 00:31:53,500 I mean, i-it speaks volumes for our H+O Stone. 677 00:31:53,583 --> 00:31:57,333 NARRATOR: In the 1920s, a massive boulder 678 00:31:57,417 --> 00:31:59,875 featuring a number of enigmatic carvings 679 00:32:00,042 --> 00:32:02,042 was discovered by treasure hunters 680 00:32:02,167 --> 00:32:04,500 on the northern shore of Oak Island. 681 00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:08,542 Suspecting that it marked the location of buried treasure, 682 00:32:08,708 --> 00:32:13,208 they destroyed it with dynamite in order to dig beneath it. 683 00:32:13,333 --> 00:32:17,167 Nothing was found below the massive boulder. 684 00:32:17,292 --> 00:32:20,917 However, is it possible that a fragment 685 00:32:21,042 --> 00:32:22,500 known as the H+O Stone, 686 00:32:22,625 --> 00:32:26,333 which featured a cross surrounded by four dots, 687 00:32:26,458 --> 00:32:30,000 represented a key clue that sacred Templar treasures 688 00:32:30,125 --> 00:32:31,958 are hidden on Oak Island? 689 00:32:32,042 --> 00:32:35,000 If so, could that explain 690 00:32:35,125 --> 00:32:38,083 the high-trace evidence of gold and other metals 691 00:32:38,208 --> 00:32:42,208 that have been detected deep in the Money Pit area? 692 00:32:42,375 --> 00:32:44,583 RICK: Every place we visit... 693 00:32:45,833 --> 00:32:47,792 ...it speaks to me 694 00:32:47,875 --> 00:32:50,000 that there's an ongoing story here. 695 00:32:50,125 --> 00:32:51,792 An ongoing message. 696 00:32:51,875 --> 00:32:54,208 We need to look backwards in time, 697 00:32:54,333 --> 00:32:55,833 and that's what we've done today. 698 00:32:55,917 --> 00:32:56,875 And I think we need to continue to do that. 699 00:32:57,042 --> 00:32:58,333 PETER: Yep. 700 00:32:58,417 --> 00:33:00,125 Let's go. 701 00:33:00,208 --> 00:33:02,083 RICK: We have seen that cross everywhere, 702 00:33:02,208 --> 00:33:05,875 from Portugal to the H+O Stone. 703 00:33:06,042 --> 00:33:07,917 And we know for a fact 704 00:33:08,042 --> 00:33:10,583 that Templars used that representation, 705 00:33:10,708 --> 00:33:14,375 but it certainly is a direct connection to Oak Island. 706 00:33:14,542 --> 00:33:16,458 -Rick. -RICK: Hmm? 707 00:33:16,542 --> 00:33:18,458 ALEX: Right here. 708 00:33:22,708 --> 00:33:24,500 -Yeah. -Right there. 709 00:33:24,667 --> 00:33:25,625 Hmm. 710 00:33:25,750 --> 00:33:27,375 "H-I-C." 711 00:33:32,542 --> 00:33:33,917 ALEX: I think there's an "A" even on the far side there. 712 00:33:34,042 --> 00:33:35,292 There's an "A" here, yeah. 713 00:33:35,375 --> 00:33:36,958 Mm-hmm. 714 00:33:45,958 --> 00:33:48,500 In his opinion, this refers to a compass. 715 00:33:48,625 --> 00:33:53,250 And if you take a look closely, there is also a square. 716 00:33:53,375 --> 00:33:55,750 So, it could be a Masonic, uh, symbolism. 717 00:33:55,875 --> 00:33:57,417 -ALEX: Mm-hmm. -Which is weird 718 00:33:57,542 --> 00:33:58,958 in a church like this... 719 00:33:59,042 --> 00:34:00,167 -Yeah. -...so old and so important 720 00:34:00,250 --> 00:34:02,375 -here in Viterbo. -RICK: Hmm. 721 00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:04,625 NARRATOR: A possible Masonic compass 722 00:34:04,708 --> 00:34:07,042 carved in the wall of a medieval church 723 00:34:07,208 --> 00:34:10,167 with known connections to the Knights Templar? 724 00:34:10,333 --> 00:34:13,750 Many believe that the secretive fraternity 725 00:34:13,875 --> 00:34:15,667 known as the Freemasons 726 00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:19,208 evolved from the Templar order after their dissolution 727 00:34:19,333 --> 00:34:22,292 by the Catholic Church in the 14th century. 728 00:34:22,375 --> 00:34:25,167 Curiously, ever since the Money Pit 729 00:34:25,333 --> 00:34:28,333 was discovered in 1795, 730 00:34:28,458 --> 00:34:30,833 Freemasons have been involved 731 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,083 in nearly every single organized company of treasure hunters 732 00:34:34,208 --> 00:34:36,333 that has tried to solve the mystery. 733 00:34:36,458 --> 00:34:40,583 Masonic symbols such as triangles, crosses 734 00:34:40,708 --> 00:34:44,500 and the letter "G," representing the divine creator, 735 00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:47,667 have also been found all across the island. 736 00:34:47,792 --> 00:34:50,792 Is it possible that Alex Lagina 737 00:34:50,917 --> 00:34:53,917 has just found more evidence that these organizations 738 00:34:54,042 --> 00:34:55,917 are directly connected? 739 00:34:56,042 --> 00:34:59,167 And if so, does that also explain 740 00:34:59,292 --> 00:35:01,833 what Freemasons have been trying to find on Oak Island 741 00:35:01,917 --> 00:35:03,708 for more than two centuries? 742 00:35:06,417 --> 00:35:09,167 ALEX: I just keep thinking about the H+O Stone. 743 00:35:09,250 --> 00:35:11,583 And let me show you this. 744 00:35:12,708 --> 00:35:14,208 So... 745 00:35:14,333 --> 00:35:16,750 in the church, we saw this. 746 00:35:19,958 --> 00:35:20,833 -Right? -RICK: Mm-hmm. 747 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,333 What does that mean? 748 00:35:22,458 --> 00:35:24,208 -"Here." -If you do this... 749 00:35:32,375 --> 00:35:34,833 ...you get the H+O Stone. 750 00:35:34,958 --> 00:35:37,167 And this symbol, we've learned today, 751 00:35:37,292 --> 00:35:40,583 -means Templar-related relic. -RICK: Mm-hmm. 752 00:35:40,708 --> 00:35:43,917 And what have we found that the symbol at the end means? 753 00:35:44,042 --> 00:35:45,667 Some have interpreted it to be gold. 754 00:35:45,792 --> 00:35:47,250 ALEX: Yeah. 755 00:35:47,375 --> 00:35:48,875 If you put it all together, I mean, 756 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,917 there's the possibility that the H+O Stone represents 757 00:35:52,042 --> 00:35:54,208 "Here, Templar gold." 758 00:35:54,333 --> 00:35:56,125 DOUG: We know that in medieval times, 759 00:35:56,208 --> 00:35:59,542 in Middle Age times, they really like their ciphers. 760 00:35:59,667 --> 00:36:02,458 They really like their hidden meaning, so... 761 00:36:04,083 --> 00:36:05,417 -...maybe. Yeah. -Maybe. 762 00:36:05,542 --> 00:36:07,667 You may have just filled in the blank. 763 00:36:07,792 --> 00:36:09,583 Or a blank or blanks. 764 00:36:09,708 --> 00:36:13,208 I think it was incredibly insightful of Alex. 765 00:36:13,375 --> 00:36:15,833 I think he and Peter work very well together. 766 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,000 I'm very proud of them as my nephews. 767 00:36:18,167 --> 00:36:19,875 Hopefully this means something. 768 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,792 RICK: If he's onto something, that is fantastic. 769 00:36:24,958 --> 00:36:27,333 We all believe the H+O Stone is important. 770 00:36:27,458 --> 00:36:31,125 The circle and the dot could be a symbol for gold. 771 00:36:31,208 --> 00:36:34,333 Is it possible that it hints at or suggests 772 00:36:34,417 --> 00:36:36,833 that there's a religious relic associated 773 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,667 with the treasure of Oak Island? 774 00:36:40,792 --> 00:36:44,167 Well, at this point, there's some strong suggestions 775 00:36:44,292 --> 00:36:46,125 that that is indeed the case. 776 00:36:46,250 --> 00:36:48,042 Well, what we did 777 00:36:48,208 --> 00:36:50,208 is we took the eyes and boots approach 778 00:36:50,333 --> 00:36:53,958 to the information hunt, which is absolute imperative. 779 00:36:54,083 --> 00:36:57,333 And that's, that's my thought as we head back to the island. 780 00:36:57,417 --> 00:36:58,500 DOUG: Appreciate you guys. 781 00:36:58,625 --> 00:36:59,958 -Thank you so much. -Thank you. 782 00:37:00,042 --> 00:37:01,167 RICK: Grazie mille. 783 00:37:01,292 --> 00:37:03,375 We owe you a debt of gratitude. 784 00:37:08,667 --> 00:37:11,167 MARTY: I-I'm excited to go down there. I really, really am. 785 00:37:11,292 --> 00:37:12,667 It's-it's pretty neat. I mean, you're doing down 786 00:37:12,750 --> 00:37:14,500 -underground in the Money Pit. -Yes. 787 00:37:14,625 --> 00:37:17,875 Exactly right, yeah, and maybe, very close to... 788 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,333 -The treasure. -...the actual treasure of the Money Pit. 789 00:37:20,458 --> 00:37:24,208 NARRATOR: It is a historic moment on Oak Island. 790 00:37:24,333 --> 00:37:26,500 After more than five months of tireless effort 791 00:37:26,583 --> 00:37:30,167 by representatives of Dumas Contracting Limited, 792 00:37:30,333 --> 00:37:33,667 the reconstruction of the 82-foot-deep Garden Shaft 793 00:37:33,792 --> 00:37:35,333 is now complete. 794 00:37:35,417 --> 00:37:38,333 -Okay. Enjoy, guys. -Thank you very much. 795 00:37:38,458 --> 00:37:40,667 NARRATOR: In the next week, the team will begin 796 00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:43,500 a new probe-drilling operation to look for evidence 797 00:37:43,625 --> 00:37:47,500 of precious metals just outside of the structure, 798 00:37:47,625 --> 00:37:52,333 as well as a tunnel located at a depth of some 95 feet 799 00:37:52,458 --> 00:37:56,958 that leads toward the Baby Blob, or believed treasure zone. 800 00:37:57,042 --> 00:37:58,875 -Are you gonna lead? -ROGER: Yes. 801 00:37:59,042 --> 00:38:02,042 -MARTY: The real excitement begins now. -Yeah. 802 00:38:02,208 --> 00:38:03,833 NARRATOR: In the meantime, 803 00:38:03,917 --> 00:38:07,292 Marty Lagina is about to make his first descent 804 00:38:07,417 --> 00:38:10,167 into the structure in order to inspect it. 805 00:38:10,292 --> 00:38:14,125 MARTY: I am physically going underground in the Money Pit, 806 00:38:14,208 --> 00:38:17,875 in a shaft that may, in fact, lead us to the treasure. 807 00:38:18,042 --> 00:38:20,667 It's pretty exciting from an emotional standpoint. 808 00:38:20,792 --> 00:38:24,333 -This is a long way down. -ROGER: Yeah. 809 00:38:24,458 --> 00:38:26,667 MARTY: The main feeling is a bit of awe 810 00:38:26,750 --> 00:38:29,667 as to the people who did it 100 years ago, 811 00:38:29,833 --> 00:38:32,625 200 years ago, maybe 400 years ago. 812 00:38:32,750 --> 00:38:36,333 It's amazing to me what human beings can do. 813 00:38:38,375 --> 00:38:43,000 All right, the first thing I want to do is look up. 814 00:38:43,125 --> 00:38:45,250 -Holy crap. -(Roger chuckles) 815 00:38:45,375 --> 00:38:47,917 MARTY: When we get to the bottom, the secondary feeling is, 816 00:38:48,042 --> 00:38:50,000 "Hey, I'm underground in the Money Pit area. 817 00:38:50,167 --> 00:38:51,417 Wonder what I'm next to." 818 00:38:51,542 --> 00:38:53,500 I just can't help myself. 819 00:38:53,625 --> 00:38:55,042 -I got to take a look down there. -Absolutely. 820 00:38:55,167 --> 00:38:56,458 ROGER: Here, let me help you. 821 00:38:56,542 --> 00:38:58,000 -MARTY: Oh, these just roll off? -Oh, yeah. 822 00:38:58,167 --> 00:38:59,542 We didn't nail them in yet. 823 00:39:01,542 --> 00:39:03,125 MARTY: There she is. The ground. 824 00:39:03,208 --> 00:39:05,208 Geez, Roger. I wonder if we're close. 825 00:39:05,333 --> 00:39:07,833 -(laughs softly) -I wonder if we're close. 826 00:39:07,917 --> 00:39:10,667 MARTY: We want to see what that shaft was near. 827 00:39:10,792 --> 00:39:13,167 It's in the treasure area, the Baby Blob, 828 00:39:13,333 --> 00:39:14,667 where the scientists tell us 829 00:39:14,750 --> 00:39:17,542 there's anomalous amounts of metals. 830 00:39:17,708 --> 00:39:18,958 -Okay. -RODNEY: Do you copy, Marty? 831 00:39:19,083 --> 00:39:20,333 Oh. 832 00:39:21,167 --> 00:39:23,417 Yeah, I copy. 833 00:39:23,542 --> 00:39:25,667 What's your thoughts down there? 834 00:39:25,792 --> 00:39:27,500 It's incredible, okay? I mean, almost surely, 835 00:39:27,625 --> 00:39:29,500 a tunnel right underneath us here. 836 00:39:29,625 --> 00:39:31,833 Yeah. And-and what that thing means, 837 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:33,667 where it came from, 838 00:39:33,792 --> 00:39:35,583 is it original, we'd like to know all that. 839 00:39:35,708 --> 00:39:37,333 This is where the treasure hunt begins in this shaft. 840 00:39:37,417 --> 00:39:38,750 -That's what it's all about. -You're right. 841 00:39:38,875 --> 00:39:40,042 It begins now. 842 00:39:40,208 --> 00:39:41,458 Okay. 843 00:39:41,542 --> 00:39:44,083 MARTY: Okay. We're coming up. 844 00:39:44,208 --> 00:39:48,167 NARRATOR: Despite the fast-approaching North Atlantic winter, 845 00:39:48,292 --> 00:39:52,083 Rick, Marty and the rest of the Fellowship 846 00:39:52,208 --> 00:39:54,458 remain undeterred in their quest 847 00:39:54,583 --> 00:39:57,333 to unlock Oak Island's long-held secrets. 848 00:39:57,458 --> 00:40:01,500 After scouring the island... 849 00:40:01,625 --> 00:40:05,458 and making another profound journey across the ocean, 850 00:40:05,583 --> 00:40:08,250 they have discovered more compelling evidence 851 00:40:08,375 --> 00:40:11,458 that something of historic proportions 852 00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:14,625 may lie buried deep in the Money Pit. 853 00:40:14,750 --> 00:40:18,167 And now, with the completion of the Garden Shaft, 854 00:40:18,250 --> 00:40:24,000 they just might have the means to finally recover it. 855 00:40:25,375 --> 00:40:28,292 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 856 00:40:28,417 --> 00:40:30,000 JACK: We haven't reached the edge yet. 857 00:40:30,125 --> 00:40:31,417 It's quite a massive structure. 858 00:40:31,542 --> 00:40:32,833 This could fit in with Zena's map. 859 00:40:32,958 --> 00:40:34,292 This could be the hatch. 860 00:40:34,375 --> 00:40:36,292 GARY: Come on. Be something good. 861 00:40:36,375 --> 00:40:37,333 Ooh, that's pretty big. 862 00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,667 -Wow, that is sweet. -Whoa. 863 00:40:39,750 --> 00:40:42,917 CHRIS (over video): Isotopically, it looks very similar 864 00:40:43,042 --> 00:40:44,833 -to the cross. -No way. 865 00:40:44,958 --> 00:40:46,208 That's brilliant. 866 00:40:46,333 --> 00:40:48,167 -SCOTT: Oh, wow. -There's something there. 867 00:40:48,250 --> 00:40:49,208 SCOTT: It could possibly be 868 00:40:49,375 --> 00:40:50,333 an original depositor tunnel. 869 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:51,250 MARTY: You've done did it. 870 00:40:51,375 --> 00:40:52,792 I feel good now. 871 00:40:53,708 --> 00:40:55,667 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS