1 00:00:01,917 --> 00:00:05,167 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:07,083 --> 00:00:08,583 -ROGER: Hey, Scott. -SCOTT: Hey, Roger. 3 00:00:08,708 --> 00:00:10,250 What kind of progress are they making today? 4 00:00:10,375 --> 00:00:12,083 So right now they're putting on the 6-inch 5 00:00:12,208 --> 00:00:14,500 as you see, so we can get a good angle. 6 00:00:14,625 --> 00:00:16,250 SCOTT: So we'll go back down with a 6-inch auger 7 00:00:16,375 --> 00:00:18,583 and then we'll try and get a sample of that tunnel. 8 00:00:18,708 --> 00:00:19,833 That's right. 9 00:00:20,917 --> 00:00:23,625 NARRATOR: After more than a decade of tireless effort, 10 00:00:23,708 --> 00:00:26,000 brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 11 00:00:26,083 --> 00:00:28,375 their partner Craig Tester, 12 00:00:28,500 --> 00:00:31,667 and a dedicated fellowship of diverse experts 13 00:00:31,750 --> 00:00:35,208 believe they may finally be on the verge of solving 14 00:00:35,333 --> 00:00:39,458 the 228-year-old Oak Island mystery. 15 00:00:39,542 --> 00:00:42,333 SCOTT: Here, we feel we struck wood at 91 feet. 16 00:00:42,458 --> 00:00:44,750 So that works for, you know, on a four-foot-high tunnel. 17 00:00:44,875 --> 00:00:46,125 -PAUL: Yes, it does. -CHARLES: Yeah. 18 00:00:47,167 --> 00:00:49,125 NARRATOR: In the fabled Money Pit area, 19 00:00:49,250 --> 00:00:52,250 representatives of Dumas Contracting Limited 20 00:00:52,375 --> 00:00:55,333 are about to begin a new probe drilling operation 21 00:00:55,500 --> 00:00:58,917 at a depth of some 82 feet in the bottom 22 00:00:59,042 --> 00:01:01,667 of the newly reconstructed Garden Shaft 23 00:01:01,792 --> 00:01:05,208 in the hopes of penetrating a believed wooden tunnel 24 00:01:05,333 --> 00:01:08,333 located less than ten feet deeper below. 25 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:13,625 A tunnel that is also believed to run directly westward 26 00:01:13,750 --> 00:01:17,792 toward the so-called Baby Blob where water tests performed 27 00:01:17,875 --> 00:01:20,667 in previously drilled boreholes have detected 28 00:01:20,833 --> 00:01:25,208 high-trace evidence of both silver and gold. 29 00:01:25,333 --> 00:01:28,792 Knowing that we found something below this shaft, 30 00:01:28,875 --> 00:01:30,500 -that's pretty exciting. -Absolutely. 31 00:01:30,667 --> 00:01:33,500 -We have to find out what that is. -Yeah. 32 00:01:34,958 --> 00:01:38,000 NARRATOR: One week ago, the team made a first attempt to 33 00:01:38,125 --> 00:01:40,000 drill into the possible tunnel 34 00:01:40,083 --> 00:01:42,417 with a 4-inch diameter bit, 35 00:01:42,542 --> 00:01:46,500 but unfortunately, they were not successful. 36 00:01:46,583 --> 00:01:48,208 There we go. I think we're done down there. 37 00:01:48,333 --> 00:01:49,500 We should be ready to go. 38 00:01:49,625 --> 00:01:51,083 Yeah, looks like they're ready to go. 39 00:01:55,167 --> 00:01:58,542 NARRATOR: Now, the team has obtained a much more powerful 40 00:01:58,708 --> 00:02:01,833 6-inch diameter bit that they hope will not only 41 00:02:01,917 --> 00:02:05,083 penetrate the tunnel but also help them determine 42 00:02:05,208 --> 00:02:07,417 just what it might contain. 43 00:02:07,542 --> 00:02:09,708 As long as we're steady and careful, 44 00:02:09,833 --> 00:02:12,042 maybe we'll be able to get a good, clean hole. 45 00:02:12,167 --> 00:02:14,333 I hope so. 46 00:02:15,208 --> 00:02:16,708 NARRATOR: Time has never been 47 00:02:16,833 --> 00:02:18,667 a more precious commodity for the team. 48 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,458 Because in less than a week they will be forced to halt 49 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:24,792 all search activities on the island 50 00:02:24,875 --> 00:02:28,167 due to the fast-approaching North Atlantic winter. 51 00:02:28,250 --> 00:02:31,167 We're all quite excited about the possibilities of 52 00:02:31,250 --> 00:02:32,667 what this shaft represents. 53 00:02:32,833 --> 00:02:36,083 But we have to move very quickly and do everything we can, 54 00:02:36,208 --> 00:02:38,458 apply as many resources as possible 55 00:02:38,542 --> 00:02:40,500 to try to come to an understanding of 56 00:02:40,583 --> 00:02:43,167 what answers lie either at the bottom of the Garden Shaft 57 00:02:43,250 --> 00:02:45,708 or in very close proximity to it. 58 00:02:50,958 --> 00:02:52,167 MARTY: It's a possibility 59 00:02:52,250 --> 00:02:54,667 this tunnel is leading to the offset chamber 60 00:02:54,792 --> 00:02:57,333 and maybe we're about to find out that it is. 61 00:02:57,417 --> 00:02:59,083 I almost fantasize 62 00:02:59,208 --> 00:03:00,667 that there's something down there 63 00:03:00,792 --> 00:03:02,625 that tells us exactly what happened here. 64 00:03:09,208 --> 00:03:11,000 PAUL: Yeah, so it's hard drilling right now. 65 00:03:11,083 --> 00:03:12,875 It should go a lot faster than that. 66 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,583 They could be spinning on some cobbles down there. 67 00:03:14,708 --> 00:03:16,125 ROGER: Oh, yeah. 68 00:03:16,250 --> 00:03:17,542 It looks like it's gonna take some time 69 00:03:17,667 --> 00:03:19,583 -before we get down there. -ROGER: Yeah. 70 00:03:19,708 --> 00:03:21,875 Yeah, I'm anxious for them to get down there 71 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,917 and see what we can see. 72 00:03:24,042 --> 00:03:26,750 NARRATOR: As the probe drilling operation continues 73 00:03:26,875 --> 00:03:28,542 in the Garden Shaft... 74 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:30,958 MARTY: Might as well join in the fun. 75 00:03:31,042 --> 00:03:32,583 NARRATOR: On Lot 5, 76 00:03:32,708 --> 00:03:35,167 located on the western side of the island... 77 00:03:35,250 --> 00:03:36,333 That's a big one. 78 00:03:36,458 --> 00:03:38,583 ...Rick and Marty Lagina, 79 00:03:38,708 --> 00:03:41,833 along with Marty's son Alex, Jack Begley 80 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,667 and archaeologist Laird Niven... 81 00:03:43,833 --> 00:03:45,833 Man, that was tricky right there. 82 00:03:45,958 --> 00:03:49,167 ..continue investigating a circular depression 83 00:03:49,333 --> 00:03:52,250 that is completely lined with large stones. 84 00:03:52,375 --> 00:03:54,875 Okay, heads up, guys. 85 00:03:57,042 --> 00:03:59,375 NARRATOR: Of the numerous potentially ancient structures 86 00:03:59,542 --> 00:04:02,000 that the team has investigated 87 00:04:02,167 --> 00:04:03,875 on the western side of Oak Island, 88 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,750 this feature on Lot 5 is among the most mysterious. 89 00:04:08,875 --> 00:04:13,208 It is not only located in the area where earlier this year 90 00:04:13,333 --> 00:04:17,333 the team found a 1,500-year-old Roman coin 91 00:04:17,417 --> 00:04:20,042 as well as a lead token that may be connected 92 00:04:20,167 --> 00:04:23,333 to the 14th century lead cross. 93 00:04:23,417 --> 00:04:25,583 -Hey, Gary. -Lot 5, I hear an excavator. 94 00:04:25,708 --> 00:04:26,833 -I'm here. -Gary's here. 95 00:04:26,917 --> 00:04:28,500 (laughing) 96 00:04:28,625 --> 00:04:30,375 NARRATOR: But perhaps even more curious 97 00:04:30,500 --> 00:04:34,042 is the fact that it has a 13-foot inner diameter, 98 00:04:34,208 --> 00:04:36,667 just like the original Money Pit. 99 00:04:36,750 --> 00:04:40,375 This has made Rick, Marty and the team wonder 100 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:43,667 if it could be the so-called "hole under the hatch"-- 101 00:04:43,833 --> 00:04:47,833 a feature that appears on a reported 14th century map 102 00:04:47,917 --> 00:04:49,333 of Oak Island. 103 00:04:50,583 --> 00:04:53,708 A map that the late author and researcher Zena Halpern 104 00:04:53,833 --> 00:04:56,958 believed was created by members of the Knights Templar. 105 00:05:00,458 --> 00:05:02,542 GARY: All right. Gonna have a scan. 106 00:05:02,708 --> 00:05:04,625 See what we're looking at. 107 00:05:07,625 --> 00:05:12,042 It's a strange feature on Lot 5 where 108 00:05:12,167 --> 00:05:14,833 more than several unique finds have been made. 109 00:05:14,917 --> 00:05:16,708 -(detector beeping) -GARY: Oh, that doesn't sound too bad, though. 110 00:05:16,875 --> 00:05:17,667 That sounds good. 111 00:05:17,792 --> 00:05:19,542 ALEX: That's very close. 112 00:05:19,708 --> 00:05:20,917 RICK: I think the archaeologists, 113 00:05:21,042 --> 00:05:23,167 at some point, will be able to tell us 114 00:05:23,292 --> 00:05:24,500 what it well and truly represents. 115 00:05:24,625 --> 00:05:28,167 Right now, it could be anything. 116 00:05:31,625 --> 00:05:33,292 GARY: Got it? 117 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:35,417 -JACK: Is that a nail? -Yeah. 118 00:05:35,542 --> 00:05:37,083 GARY: Is it a square-shanked nail? 119 00:05:37,208 --> 00:05:38,583 It's hard to say. 120 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,458 LAIRD: It looks... 121 00:05:41,583 --> 00:05:43,250 -GARY: It looks old. -LAIRD: Yeah. 122 00:05:43,375 --> 00:05:45,458 It's good because we were wondering 123 00:05:45,542 --> 00:05:47,333 -if there was a building over this. -GARY: Yeah. 124 00:05:47,458 --> 00:05:51,000 Each nail we find is evidence of that. 125 00:05:51,083 --> 00:05:54,583 NARRATOR: Could Laird be correct that they are finding evidence of 126 00:05:54,708 --> 00:05:56,667 some kind of structure 127 00:05:56,750 --> 00:05:59,458 that once covered this mysterious depression? 128 00:05:59,542 --> 00:06:02,042 -That'll CT scan well. -Yeah. 129 00:06:02,167 --> 00:06:04,625 NARRATOR: If so, just what might the team find 130 00:06:04,708 --> 00:06:09,292 deeper inside the feature as they continue to investigate? 131 00:06:09,375 --> 00:06:12,417 That deposit I'm in down there, it's deep. 132 00:06:12,542 --> 00:06:15,333 -Oh, it still goes deeper? -Yeah. 133 00:06:15,458 --> 00:06:16,958 RICK: Want to dig that one? 134 00:06:18,208 --> 00:06:21,458 My problem is it's... I'm worried it's gonna collapse. 135 00:06:22,458 --> 00:06:25,333 Yeah, I think I'd rather excavate that soil 136 00:06:25,458 --> 00:06:27,500 by hand, back down to the rock level. 137 00:06:27,583 --> 00:06:31,083 The key is to expand, find the edge. 138 00:06:31,208 --> 00:06:34,375 It may help us extrapolate the total size of the building. 139 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:36,167 -Yeah. -LAIRD: Whatever it is, 140 00:06:36,250 --> 00:06:38,083 this is massive, I think. 141 00:06:38,208 --> 00:06:41,750 It's curious enough to find out. And you will learn what this is. 142 00:06:41,875 --> 00:06:43,292 And we do it in a few days. 143 00:06:43,417 --> 00:06:44,667 Hopefully, yes. 144 00:06:44,792 --> 00:06:46,500 Because that's all we have, yeah. 145 00:06:46,583 --> 00:06:48,000 MARTY: All right, let's get after it. 146 00:06:48,125 --> 00:06:49,708 LAIRD: Yeah. 147 00:06:51,333 --> 00:06:53,000 NARRATOR: Later that morning... 148 00:06:53,125 --> 00:06:55,542 MARTY: Gentlemen. 149 00:06:55,667 --> 00:06:57,333 Today we're gonna have some data on the swamp. 150 00:06:57,417 --> 00:07:01,208 NARRATOR: Rick, Marty and Craig Tester gather in the war room 151 00:07:01,375 --> 00:07:03,292 with other members of the team. 152 00:07:03,375 --> 00:07:05,583 MARTY: Okay. We have two samples here-- 153 00:07:05,708 --> 00:07:08,667 I'm looking at them-- that came from the ramp area. 154 00:07:08,792 --> 00:07:10,042 You were involved in both, 155 00:07:10,167 --> 00:07:12,417 so why don't you give us a little background 156 00:07:12,542 --> 00:07:14,292 and then you have carbon dating results, correct? 157 00:07:14,417 --> 00:07:15,917 Yeah. 158 00:07:16,042 --> 00:07:18,667 NARRATOR: Over the past several weeks, 159 00:07:18,833 --> 00:07:21,083 the team has uncovered what appears to be 160 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:24,333 a man-made stone ramp in the northeastern region 161 00:07:24,500 --> 00:07:26,250 of the triangle-shaped swamp. 162 00:07:26,375 --> 00:07:31,250 A ramp that connects the massive 800-year-old paved area 163 00:07:31,375 --> 00:07:32,958 with a stone pathway 164 00:07:33,042 --> 00:07:36,000 that may possibly lead towards the Money Pit. 165 00:07:37,042 --> 00:07:39,250 CRAIG: The ramp itself-- Dr. Spooner felt 166 00:07:39,375 --> 00:07:41,083 it was definitely man-made. 167 00:07:41,208 --> 00:07:43,083 We found a couple sticks 168 00:07:43,208 --> 00:07:46,250 under the first layer of rocks. 169 00:07:46,375 --> 00:07:48,250 And then we also found a stick 170 00:07:48,375 --> 00:07:50,667 under a second layer of rock. 171 00:07:50,750 --> 00:07:52,958 So we felt we got 172 00:07:53,083 --> 00:07:55,833 a good representation right in that immediate area, at least. 173 00:07:55,958 --> 00:07:57,500 MARTY: What are the brackets, Craig? 174 00:07:57,583 --> 00:07:59,208 You know, the confidence intervals? 175 00:07:59,333 --> 00:08:02,917 The deepest piece, which was under the second rock, 176 00:08:03,042 --> 00:08:05,375 it could have been there, you know, 177 00:08:05,500 --> 00:08:07,917 as they were building it. 178 00:08:08,042 --> 00:08:09,292 It was dated... 179 00:08:09,375 --> 00:08:11,292 1495 180 00:08:11,375 --> 00:08:13,333 to 1656. 181 00:08:13,417 --> 00:08:14,500 MARTY: Whoa! 182 00:08:14,583 --> 00:08:16,750 (all laughing) 183 00:08:16,875 --> 00:08:19,833 MARTY: That is amazing. 184 00:08:23,708 --> 00:08:24,833 CRAIG: The deepest piece, 185 00:08:24,958 --> 00:08:26,500 which was under the ramp itself 186 00:08:26,625 --> 00:08:28,250 was 1495 187 00:08:28,375 --> 00:08:30,708 to 1656. 188 00:08:32,083 --> 00:08:33,833 NARRATOR: In the war room, Craig Tester 189 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,708 has just informed Rick, Marty, 190 00:08:36,875 --> 00:08:38,708 and the team that the stone ramp 191 00:08:38,833 --> 00:08:41,042 that was recently unearthed in the swamp 192 00:08:41,167 --> 00:08:44,208 and which connects the massive paved area 193 00:08:44,333 --> 00:08:46,208 with a cobblestone pathway 194 00:08:46,375 --> 00:08:50,875 could date back to as early as the late 15th century. 195 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,333 And the big picture is, it's indicating 196 00:08:54,458 --> 00:08:56,375 the ramp was put in place 197 00:08:56,542 --> 00:08:59,917 the same time as the stone road and the stone path. 198 00:09:00,042 --> 00:09:04,167 Like the stakes we found along the edge. 199 00:09:04,250 --> 00:09:08,125 NARRATOR: The stone ramp, potentially dating to the same period 200 00:09:08,250 --> 00:09:11,000 as the stone road that the team uncovered 201 00:09:11,167 --> 00:09:14,000 in the southeast corner of the swamp two years ago? 202 00:09:15,125 --> 00:09:17,833 What makes this revelation significant in terms of 203 00:09:17,958 --> 00:09:21,167 possibly helping to solve the Oak Island mystery 204 00:09:21,250 --> 00:09:23,375 is that Rick and members of the team 205 00:09:23,542 --> 00:09:25,542 saw an identical stone road 206 00:09:25,708 --> 00:09:29,833 in Alqueidão da Serra, Portugal, in 2021. 207 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,583 A city that between the 12th and 16th centuries 208 00:09:34,708 --> 00:09:37,625 served as a stronghold for the Knights Templar. 209 00:09:37,708 --> 00:09:40,500 MARTY: So, you're saying all the data says that 210 00:09:40,625 --> 00:09:42,625 the stone road, the path, the ramp were all made 211 00:09:42,750 --> 00:09:45,375 at the same time, but the paved area is way older? 212 00:09:45,500 --> 00:09:47,000 Does that make sense to you? 213 00:09:47,125 --> 00:09:50,125 That's what the data is showing so far. 214 00:09:50,250 --> 00:09:51,625 I just think if you're trying to reconcile 215 00:09:51,750 --> 00:09:52,833 the two time periods... 216 00:09:52,958 --> 00:09:54,167 -I am. -...1200s to 1600s? 217 00:09:54,292 --> 00:09:55,542 I am. 218 00:09:55,667 --> 00:09:56,833 DOUG: So the ramp could have been 219 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,042 built down to an existing structure 220 00:10:00,208 --> 00:10:02,833 for the purpose of whatever they were doing at the time. 221 00:10:02,917 --> 00:10:06,708 It just continued to be re-enforced with rocks to ensure 222 00:10:06,833 --> 00:10:08,708 there was a nice stable work area, 223 00:10:08,833 --> 00:10:10,417 a ramp and a path. 224 00:10:10,542 --> 00:10:14,042 And it probably somehow connects to the Money Pit. 225 00:10:14,208 --> 00:10:18,333 They knew and probably used that-- the paved area. 226 00:10:20,208 --> 00:10:22,083 RICK: The ramp is coming from the paved area, 227 00:10:22,208 --> 00:10:23,875 which dates to 1200. 228 00:10:24,042 --> 00:10:29,292 And the ramp leading from it is 1495 to 1656. 229 00:10:29,417 --> 00:10:31,167 So, does that mean 230 00:10:31,333 --> 00:10:34,000 there were successive attempts to construct something, 231 00:10:34,125 --> 00:10:35,875 to conduct some enterprise, 232 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,042 and that it was done over centuries? 233 00:10:38,167 --> 00:10:40,833 Right now that's the only plausible explanation. 234 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,625 There's still answers to find. 235 00:10:43,750 --> 00:10:45,667 Yes, and we're not gonna find them this year. 236 00:10:45,750 --> 00:10:48,167 We're running out of time, again. 237 00:10:48,333 --> 00:10:51,292 And as much as I'd hope the swamp would be done, 238 00:10:51,417 --> 00:10:52,958 it's clearly not. 239 00:10:54,375 --> 00:10:57,042 RICK: Unfortunately, again we're under 240 00:10:57,167 --> 00:11:00,583 the difficulties of dealing with time and weather. 241 00:11:00,708 --> 00:11:03,792 So... we've made great strides, 242 00:11:03,875 --> 00:11:06,167 but the swamp isn't going anywhere 243 00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:08,167 and we'll be back to find answers 244 00:11:08,292 --> 00:11:10,292 -as soon as possible. -MARTY: Okay. 245 00:11:10,375 --> 00:11:11,542 This meeting's over-- let's get back to doing what we're doing. 246 00:11:11,708 --> 00:11:12,667 Craig, thank you, 247 00:11:12,792 --> 00:11:14,292 appreciate all the information 248 00:11:14,375 --> 00:11:16,292 and we'll keep you posted. 249 00:11:16,375 --> 00:11:17,792 ALL: See you, Craig. 250 00:11:17,917 --> 00:11:20,000 CRAIG: Okay. Talk to you guys later. 251 00:11:21,250 --> 00:11:23,292 ♪ ♪ 252 00:11:26,167 --> 00:11:28,042 NARRATOR: The following day... 253 00:11:28,208 --> 00:11:29,000 Copy, Rodney. 254 00:11:29,083 --> 00:11:30,542 Does it look like you're on 255 00:11:30,708 --> 00:11:32,000 something or what does it feel like? 256 00:11:33,542 --> 00:11:35,417 ROGER: Just give me some heads-up when you get there. 257 00:11:35,542 --> 00:11:36,792 RODNEY: 10-4. 258 00:11:36,917 --> 00:11:37,792 NARRATOR: As the probe 259 00:11:37,917 --> 00:11:38,875 drilling operation continues 260 00:11:39,042 --> 00:11:41,000 in the Garden Shaft... 261 00:11:42,042 --> 00:11:43,500 MARTY: Hey, folks. 262 00:11:43,667 --> 00:11:45,125 -Archaeologists. -MIRIAM: Hey. 263 00:11:45,208 --> 00:11:46,458 How are you? 264 00:11:46,542 --> 00:11:47,667 We're ready for an update. 265 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:48,833 We're deeper. (chuckles) 266 00:11:48,958 --> 00:11:50,833 MARTY: Yeah, you are. I see that. 267 00:11:50,917 --> 00:11:54,875 NARRATOR: ...Marty and Alex Lagina return to Lot 5 268 00:11:55,042 --> 00:11:59,083 where archaeologists Laird Niven, Miriam Amirault 269 00:11:59,208 --> 00:12:01,333 and Helen Sheldon are investigating 270 00:12:01,458 --> 00:12:05,333 the mysterious stone feature for additional clues, 271 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:07,667 and evidence of valuables. 272 00:12:07,792 --> 00:12:09,792 MARTY: What can you tell us? 273 00:12:09,875 --> 00:12:12,833 I thought we were getting the bottom, 274 00:12:12,958 --> 00:12:15,000 -but we still have a ways to go. -Okay. 275 00:12:15,125 --> 00:12:17,208 We have some big rocks that we need removed. 276 00:12:17,375 --> 00:12:20,167 MARTY: Okay. I'll tell you what, I'll jump in and work on that. 277 00:12:20,333 --> 00:12:22,208 Here we go. 278 00:12:22,333 --> 00:12:24,125 This circular feature, it's inexplicable. 279 00:12:24,250 --> 00:12:25,625 (chuckles) It appears to be very old. 280 00:12:25,750 --> 00:12:27,708 (starts engine) 281 00:12:27,833 --> 00:12:30,500 And there could be something deeper. 282 00:12:30,583 --> 00:12:32,208 If there's something below there, 283 00:12:32,375 --> 00:12:34,417 then it could get really interesting. 284 00:12:34,542 --> 00:12:36,500 ♪ ♪ 285 00:12:36,667 --> 00:12:38,083 ALEX: You got it. 286 00:12:42,542 --> 00:12:43,667 RICK: Hey, guys. 287 00:12:43,833 --> 00:12:44,792 LAIRD: Hey, Rick. 288 00:12:44,917 --> 00:12:45,917 -Hey. -Hey. 289 00:12:46,042 --> 00:12:47,792 ALEX: Have a look. 290 00:12:47,917 --> 00:12:49,667 LAIRD: I thought this was the bottom, 291 00:12:49,792 --> 00:12:51,125 but we have 292 00:12:51,208 --> 00:12:52,667 a little more structure possibly. 293 00:12:52,750 --> 00:12:55,333 -Does that sound solid to you? -No. 294 00:12:56,333 --> 00:12:58,667 But you think that this is more rubble-filled? 295 00:12:58,792 --> 00:13:01,167 -Yes. -MARTY: You know, Rick, if you come over here, 296 00:13:01,292 --> 00:13:02,833 on this side and look back... 297 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:04,750 From here, I can see the rubble. 298 00:13:04,875 --> 00:13:07,500 It almost does look stuffed with rubble. 299 00:13:07,625 --> 00:13:09,167 Yeah. Oh, I agree. 300 00:13:09,250 --> 00:13:13,375 Like on the Lot 26 wall, that's done for stability. 301 00:13:13,542 --> 00:13:14,875 Yeah. 302 00:13:15,042 --> 00:13:17,042 NARRATOR: The stone depression? 303 00:13:17,167 --> 00:13:20,958 Possibly made with a similar style as the rock wall 304 00:13:21,083 --> 00:13:24,667 located nearly half a mile away on Lot 26? 305 00:13:24,833 --> 00:13:26,958 Curiously, the wall, 306 00:13:27,083 --> 00:13:30,875 which researcher Francisco Nogueira speculated 307 00:13:31,042 --> 00:13:33,083 may be of Portuguese origin 308 00:13:33,208 --> 00:13:36,917 contained charcoal that was scientifically dated 309 00:13:37,042 --> 00:13:39,500 to as far back as the 15th century. 310 00:13:39,625 --> 00:13:42,708 -I mean, you're not to the bottom of it yet. -No. 311 00:13:42,875 --> 00:13:46,958 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Rick and Marty could be correct 312 00:13:47,083 --> 00:13:49,542 that these features may be related? 313 00:13:49,708 --> 00:13:50,500 And if so, 314 00:13:50,625 --> 00:13:52,500 might they have been created by 315 00:13:52,583 --> 00:13:55,167 the same people who constructed the stone ramp 316 00:13:55,292 --> 00:13:59,000 and the stone road in the swamp? 317 00:13:59,125 --> 00:14:02,333 From a discovery perspective, what do you intend to do 318 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:03,833 the rest of the year? 319 00:14:03,958 --> 00:14:05,708 We want to come down to this, this level. 320 00:14:05,875 --> 00:14:07,292 That's a lot. 321 00:14:07,375 --> 00:14:09,917 Except we are almost completely out of time. 322 00:14:11,542 --> 00:14:12,583 Frustrating. 323 00:14:12,708 --> 00:14:14,250 Yeah. 324 00:14:14,375 --> 00:14:16,500 MARTY: Oak Island has beat it into me 325 00:14:16,625 --> 00:14:19,167 that things aren't easy to figure out here. 326 00:14:20,292 --> 00:14:23,250 Next year, Lot 5, clearly, is going to be 327 00:14:23,375 --> 00:14:25,833 a place where we are going to allocate more resources. 328 00:14:25,958 --> 00:14:27,333 We have to. 329 00:14:27,458 --> 00:14:29,125 Yeah, so, Alex, if you want to work in there 330 00:14:29,250 --> 00:14:30,375 -with Miriam? -ALEX: Okay. 331 00:14:30,542 --> 00:14:31,500 We'll get started. 332 00:14:31,667 --> 00:14:33,417 MARTY: Carry on. 333 00:14:34,333 --> 00:14:35,958 NARRATOR: Later that morning... 334 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:37,458 MARTY: Well, you're clearly drilling. 335 00:14:37,542 --> 00:14:38,583 -Yes. -I can hear it. 336 00:14:38,708 --> 00:14:40,500 Absolutely. 337 00:14:40,583 --> 00:14:43,542 Rick and Marty Lagina arrive at the Money Pit area 338 00:14:43,708 --> 00:14:46,167 to check on the progress of 339 00:14:46,333 --> 00:14:48,958 the probe drilling operation within the Garden Shaft. 340 00:14:54,333 --> 00:14:55,708 RICK: How deep are they? 341 00:14:55,875 --> 00:14:57,667 SCOTT: They're at depth, down to 93 feet. 342 00:14:57,833 --> 00:14:59,167 Well, then they should be 343 00:14:59,292 --> 00:15:00,583 right at the point where there's supposedly wood. 344 00:15:00,708 --> 00:15:03,375 -They should be right on wood. -SCOTT: Yes. 345 00:15:04,583 --> 00:15:07,333 NARRATOR: Having reached the approximate depth of 346 00:15:07,458 --> 00:15:10,083 the believed tunnel that may lead directly westward 347 00:15:10,208 --> 00:15:12,208 into the possible treasure zone, 348 00:15:12,375 --> 00:15:16,083 the burning questions are, can they locate the structure, 349 00:15:16,208 --> 00:15:19,625 and if so, can they breach it 350 00:15:19,750 --> 00:15:22,375 to see what it may contain? 351 00:15:25,917 --> 00:15:29,125 Today is the last day. There's no question about it. 352 00:15:30,083 --> 00:15:32,667 Dumas have to pack up. 353 00:15:32,792 --> 00:15:37,000 We have, really, only half a day of real active search agenda. 354 00:15:43,958 --> 00:15:46,417 -Somethings binding it up. -Oh, yeah. 355 00:15:51,875 --> 00:15:53,333 Wood would do that. 356 00:15:53,458 --> 00:15:55,208 Wood would do that, or even if he was 357 00:15:55,375 --> 00:15:57,292 coming down the side of it and hooked into it. 358 00:15:57,417 --> 00:15:58,542 Okay. 359 00:16:03,292 --> 00:16:05,042 That's it. Pull it up. 360 00:16:06,583 --> 00:16:08,333 Here it comes. 361 00:16:08,458 --> 00:16:10,708 PAUL: Just unbelievable. 362 00:16:14,542 --> 00:16:16,042 MARTY: Something's binding it up. 363 00:16:16,167 --> 00:16:17,583 -ROGER: Oh, yeah. -CHARLES: Yeah. 364 00:16:17,708 --> 00:16:19,000 Wood would do that. 365 00:16:19,125 --> 00:16:20,750 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, 366 00:16:20,875 --> 00:16:22,833 Rick and Marty Lagina, 367 00:16:22,958 --> 00:16:25,000 along with members of the team... 368 00:16:25,125 --> 00:16:26,958 Oh, some material that was moving around there. 369 00:16:27,042 --> 00:16:28,958 Off to the side. 370 00:16:29,042 --> 00:16:31,667 NARRATOR: ...believe that their probe drilling operation 371 00:16:31,792 --> 00:16:34,958 has reached a possible tunnel below the Garden Shaft 372 00:16:35,042 --> 00:16:37,583 at a depth of some 93 feet deep. 373 00:16:37,708 --> 00:16:41,250 You can see it over on the edge of the auger. 374 00:16:41,375 --> 00:16:44,208 NARRATOR: A tunnel which may lead directly 375 00:16:44,333 --> 00:16:46,458 to the Money Pit treasure vault. 376 00:16:46,542 --> 00:16:49,000 I'm curious what's in the drill bit. 377 00:16:49,125 --> 00:16:50,750 -It should be on or into it now. -ROGER: Oh, yeah. 378 00:16:50,875 --> 00:16:51,917 Oh, absolutely. 379 00:16:52,042 --> 00:16:54,000 I'd like to pull the bits 380 00:16:54,083 --> 00:16:55,042 and see what's down there. 381 00:16:55,167 --> 00:16:56,375 What do you guys think? 382 00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:58,375 I'd do it before we run out of time. 383 00:16:58,542 --> 00:17:00,833 -Okay. -Yeah, that's a good idea. 384 00:17:00,917 --> 00:17:02,208 ROGER: Copy, Rodney. 385 00:17:02,958 --> 00:17:04,667 RODNEY: Go ahead, Roger. 386 00:17:04,750 --> 00:17:07,667 Yeah, the guys would like you to stop drilling right now. 387 00:17:07,792 --> 00:17:09,375 Let's pull the rods out. 388 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:10,875 Let's clean out the filings, 389 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,167 make sure everything goes in a bag 390 00:17:12,333 --> 00:17:13,958 and see what we can see. 391 00:17:14,042 --> 00:17:15,583 RODNEY: 10-4. 392 00:17:15,708 --> 00:17:18,000 Oak Island doesn't give up her secrets very easy. 393 00:17:18,083 --> 00:17:19,375 No, she does not. 394 00:17:20,083 --> 00:17:21,333 MARTY: This is it. 395 00:17:21,417 --> 00:17:22,708 We're gonna have to get 396 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:24,250 whatever information we can get 397 00:17:24,375 --> 00:17:26,708 and hopefully figure out what this wood is 398 00:17:26,833 --> 00:17:28,125 at the base of the Garden Shaft. 399 00:17:29,375 --> 00:17:31,792 So I'm hoping Rodney has found something significant. 400 00:17:32,708 --> 00:17:34,083 -Hello, gentlemen. -Hey, Rodney. 401 00:17:34,208 --> 00:17:35,667 MARTY: What you got, Rodney? 402 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:37,792 Bags of goods. Any sign of any wood in it? 403 00:17:37,875 --> 00:17:38,875 Nothing big. 404 00:17:40,042 --> 00:17:41,250 Let me just ask you this. 405 00:17:41,375 --> 00:17:42,250 You were pretty sure you were on wood. 406 00:17:42,375 --> 00:17:44,083 Are you still pretty sure? 407 00:17:44,208 --> 00:17:46,750 I'm like 99.9% sure I hit wood on the north side. 408 00:17:47,917 --> 00:17:49,250 SCOTT: Unfortunately, 409 00:17:49,375 --> 00:17:51,375 we didn't get a direct hit and able to get 410 00:17:51,500 --> 00:17:52,792 into the tunnel, but... 411 00:17:52,917 --> 00:17:54,125 we may have come down beside it. 412 00:17:54,208 --> 00:17:55,208 I think so, yes. 413 00:17:55,333 --> 00:17:57,167 If we just came down 414 00:17:57,292 --> 00:17:59,042 on the edge of it, we can use that 415 00:17:59,167 --> 00:18:01,875 to project the line of the tunnel. 416 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,792 Rick, you and I got to go down there. 417 00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:06,667 We haven't explored the bottom yet to see where the tunnel is. 418 00:18:06,792 --> 00:18:10,792 So let's go get suited up. I want to go down in that shaft. 419 00:18:11,958 --> 00:18:14,583 RICK: We built the shaft so we could investigate. 420 00:18:14,708 --> 00:18:16,500 So of course, Marty and I are gonna go down. 421 00:18:16,583 --> 00:18:19,667 As the project terminates for now, 422 00:18:19,792 --> 00:18:24,292 certainly it warrants one last look around and maybe, 423 00:18:24,375 --> 00:18:26,833 just maybe we'll see something that has gone unnoticed. 424 00:18:26,917 --> 00:18:28,375 -Let's go find it. -Okay. 425 00:18:28,500 --> 00:18:30,458 -MARTY: Lead on, Roger. -ROGER: Sounds good. 426 00:18:30,583 --> 00:18:31,833 RICK: Ten years ago, 427 00:18:31,958 --> 00:18:33,292 or longer, 428 00:18:33,375 --> 00:18:35,250 we never would've anticipated this moment 429 00:18:35,375 --> 00:18:38,333 where Marty and I get to go down together 430 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:39,958 underground in the Money Pit. 431 00:18:40,042 --> 00:18:41,792 Well, Rick, uh, 432 00:18:41,917 --> 00:18:43,500 it all started here, 433 00:18:43,625 --> 00:18:45,667 and so we're going down there together, right? 434 00:18:46,875 --> 00:18:48,833 So it's gonna be pretty unique, 435 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,583 it'll be interesting to see what our takeaways are. 436 00:18:51,708 --> 00:18:53,667 Now let's go down the damn shaft. 437 00:18:53,750 --> 00:18:55,208 -Okay. Let's go. -MARTY: Roger, are you leading 438 00:18:55,333 --> 00:18:56,333 -or am I leading? -ROGER: Yeah. 439 00:18:56,417 --> 00:18:57,667 I'll lead you guys down there. 440 00:18:57,750 --> 00:18:58,917 -We're ready to rock. -MARTY: Yeah. 441 00:18:59,042 --> 00:19:00,042 We're gonna figure it all out. 442 00:19:00,167 --> 00:19:01,500 ROGER: Yeah, yeah. 443 00:19:01,583 --> 00:19:03,958 It's like a childhood fantasy, isn't it? 444 00:19:05,167 --> 00:19:08,292 I mean, Rick and I, 60 years later, 445 00:19:08,375 --> 00:19:12,208 are going way underground in the Money Pit area. 446 00:19:12,333 --> 00:19:14,000 And we're in a position that 447 00:19:14,125 --> 00:19:17,833 other people were in over, literally, hundreds of years 448 00:19:17,958 --> 00:19:19,792 trying to find this treasure. 449 00:19:19,875 --> 00:19:21,708 And I'm there with Rick 450 00:19:21,833 --> 00:19:24,417 who has been enamored of this thing since he was ten. 451 00:19:24,542 --> 00:19:27,875 And you know, here we are doing it together as brothers. 452 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,333 All right, big brother. 453 00:19:29,458 --> 00:19:31,792 I know this is really quite awe-inspiring. 454 00:19:31,875 --> 00:19:35,167 RICK: Yeah. It really is quite a trip back in time. 455 00:19:35,292 --> 00:19:37,000 -It's pretty amazing. -ROGER: Oh, absolutely. 456 00:19:37,125 --> 00:19:39,167 MARTY: Okay, we're running out of time this year, 457 00:19:39,292 --> 00:19:40,167 but this thing is not going anywhere. 458 00:19:40,250 --> 00:19:42,375 ROGER: Oh, no. Oh, no. 459 00:19:42,500 --> 00:19:45,417 You know, this is where things would fall and Gary always says, 460 00:19:45,542 --> 00:19:47,500 "Things fall to the lowest point," right? 461 00:19:47,583 --> 00:19:50,125 If there's anything to be found in this shaft, 462 00:19:50,208 --> 00:19:51,500 it might be there. 463 00:19:52,708 --> 00:19:55,333 -I think it's worth running a metal detector. -MARTY: Yes. 464 00:19:55,500 --> 00:19:57,458 But also, what if we're five feet above something? 465 00:19:57,583 --> 00:19:59,375 -He might be able to detect it. -That's a great idea. 466 00:19:59,500 --> 00:20:01,042 RICK: And the other thing is, 467 00:20:01,167 --> 00:20:03,417 the coil he's got on there you can immerse it in water. 468 00:20:03,542 --> 00:20:04,792 -Yes. -So he could stand on the edge 469 00:20:04,875 --> 00:20:07,583 -and put the coil down in there. -MARTY: Yeah. 470 00:20:07,708 --> 00:20:09,042 Yeah, I'm gonna give them a call. 471 00:20:09,167 --> 00:20:10,500 Hey, guys. 472 00:20:12,042 --> 00:20:13,333 Hey, Roger, this is Scott. 473 00:20:13,417 --> 00:20:15,042 ROGER: Hey, Scott. 474 00:20:15,208 --> 00:20:16,958 Yeah, we're down here wondering if you guys can get 475 00:20:17,042 --> 00:20:18,500 Gary to come over here? 476 00:20:18,583 --> 00:20:20,167 Copy that. We'll get Gary 477 00:20:20,250 --> 00:20:21,417 and get him geared up to go down the hole. 478 00:20:21,542 --> 00:20:23,542 -Works. -Yeah, yeah. 479 00:20:24,542 --> 00:20:27,375 With the literally few moments we have left 480 00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:29,083 is to get Gary to try and metal detect. 481 00:20:29,208 --> 00:20:31,583 Ah, finally. 482 00:20:31,708 --> 00:20:34,333 We could be close to the actual treasure. 483 00:20:34,417 --> 00:20:36,708 GARY: All right, mate, coming down. 484 00:20:38,167 --> 00:20:39,875 MARTY: Well, what do you think, Gary? 485 00:20:40,042 --> 00:20:41,000 GARY: Oh, wow! 486 00:20:41,125 --> 00:20:42,625 -Huh? -GARY: What a ride. 487 00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:44,042 (all laughing) 488 00:20:44,208 --> 00:20:46,958 Oh, my God. This is fantastic. 489 00:20:47,042 --> 00:20:48,750 I have a chance 490 00:20:48,875 --> 00:20:50,917 to be the first person metal detecting 491 00:20:51,042 --> 00:20:52,792 down in the Money Pit. 492 00:20:52,875 --> 00:20:55,833 -MARTY: Okay, detector coming down. -Okay, keep it coming. 493 00:20:55,917 --> 00:20:56,542 GARY: This is it. 494 00:20:56,708 --> 00:20:58,500 Standing next to Rick and Marty 495 00:20:58,625 --> 00:21:01,375 on these thick planks and knowing that 496 00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:04,125 there's all this mud and water below me. 497 00:21:04,208 --> 00:21:05,417 Got it. 498 00:21:05,542 --> 00:21:07,333 GARY: This feels fantastic. 499 00:21:07,458 --> 00:21:10,625 And the whole scene around me 500 00:21:10,708 --> 00:21:12,250 looks like it's medieval. 501 00:21:12,375 --> 00:21:15,542 Almost like I'm in a dungeon in a castle 502 00:21:15,667 --> 00:21:18,000 back in Templar days. 503 00:21:18,083 --> 00:21:23,250 Just so you know, there's gonna be a lot of modern nails 504 00:21:23,375 --> 00:21:25,333 -and wire down, down there. -Yeah, no-- 505 00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:26,667 No worries, mate. 506 00:21:26,750 --> 00:21:28,708 That's why I'm using my CTX-3030, 507 00:21:28,833 --> 00:21:30,667 you got the discrimination, 508 00:21:30,792 --> 00:21:32,667 -bells and whistles, with this. -That's what we need, Gary. 509 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:34,542 Okay, we're looking at two different things-- 510 00:21:34,667 --> 00:21:37,833 Rick's idea is that we are at the base of the old shaft, 511 00:21:37,958 --> 00:21:40,417 and if those guys dropped anything, it's here. 512 00:21:40,542 --> 00:21:42,125 -Oh, yeah. -Yeah, and then, the other thing is, 513 00:21:42,208 --> 00:21:45,208 what if we're close to some-- something big? 514 00:21:45,333 --> 00:21:47,042 -You know, you and I... -(laughing) 515 00:21:47,167 --> 00:21:48,375 Look at his smile. 516 00:21:48,500 --> 00:21:50,542 There's that, too. So... all right. 517 00:21:50,667 --> 00:21:52,792 We got to move that board. Rick, let's you and I do that. 518 00:21:52,875 --> 00:21:55,625 ♪ ♪ 519 00:21:59,917 --> 00:22:01,333 -MARTY: Over here. -RICK: Let it go. 520 00:22:01,417 --> 00:22:03,667 Okay. 521 00:22:03,750 --> 00:22:06,333 There's a hole, it's two feet deep. 522 00:22:06,458 --> 00:22:07,833 GARY: Okay. 523 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,042 Well, where there's muck, there's treasure, mate. 524 00:22:09,167 --> 00:22:10,292 Yeah. (chuckles) 525 00:22:10,417 --> 00:22:11,333 GARY: We'll see what's down there, mate. 526 00:22:11,417 --> 00:22:12,625 MARTY: All right. 527 00:22:12,708 --> 00:22:14,750 GARY: Extend it a little bit. 528 00:22:21,125 --> 00:22:22,167 All right. 529 00:22:24,333 --> 00:22:26,250 (detector beeping) 530 00:22:28,667 --> 00:22:30,583 Ooh, that's the best sounding target. 531 00:22:30,708 --> 00:22:32,542 That's a nonferrous, yeah. 532 00:22:32,667 --> 00:22:34,000 -MARTY: Really? -GARY: Yeah. 533 00:22:34,125 --> 00:22:35,833 MARTY: Oh, my goodness. 534 00:22:35,958 --> 00:22:37,875 RICK: You got to be kidding me. 535 00:22:41,750 --> 00:22:43,833 GARY: Ooh! That's the best sounding target. 536 00:22:43,958 --> 00:22:45,542 -MARTY: Seriously? -That's a nonferrous. Yeah. 537 00:22:45,667 --> 00:22:47,542 -MARTY: Really? -GARY: Yeah. 538 00:22:47,667 --> 00:22:49,333 MARTY: Well, no kidding. 539 00:22:49,458 --> 00:22:51,000 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, 540 00:22:51,125 --> 00:22:53,167 metal detection expert Gary Drayton 541 00:22:53,292 --> 00:22:57,500 has just detected possible evidence of precious metals 542 00:22:57,583 --> 00:22:59,583 more than 82 feet deep, 543 00:22:59,708 --> 00:23:01,875 below the bottom of the Garden Shaft. 544 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,167 MARTY: I mean, that's a screaming large hit, 545 00:23:04,292 --> 00:23:05,417 -isn't it? -GARY: Yeah. 546 00:23:05,542 --> 00:23:08,417 That sounded really good. 547 00:23:08,542 --> 00:23:10,333 -We know where the hits are. -MARTY: Yeah. 548 00:23:10,458 --> 00:23:11,542 GARY: Just as important. 549 00:23:11,708 --> 00:23:13,750 This is a nonferrous target. 550 00:23:13,875 --> 00:23:16,667 This could be gold. It could be silver. 551 00:23:16,833 --> 00:23:18,833 It could be copper. 552 00:23:18,917 --> 00:23:22,333 Either way, it's a great sounding signal. 553 00:23:22,458 --> 00:23:25,875 Gary, you're the man. You're the man. 554 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,458 -That was so much fun! -(laughing) 555 00:23:28,542 --> 00:23:29,875 (groans) 556 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:30,833 NARRATOR: Is it possible 557 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,125 that Gary has detected evidence 558 00:23:33,208 --> 00:23:36,667 of the fabled Oak Island treasure in the muddy soil 559 00:23:36,792 --> 00:23:39,000 just a few feet below the bottom level 560 00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:40,667 of the Garden Shaft? 561 00:23:40,792 --> 00:23:45,042 Or, could the signals be coming from the believed tunnel 562 00:23:45,167 --> 00:23:46,667 some ten feet below, 563 00:23:46,833 --> 00:23:49,833 which runs westward toward the Baby Blob? 564 00:23:51,167 --> 00:23:53,667 You guys are grinning from ear to ear. 565 00:23:53,792 --> 00:23:56,167 NARRATOR: As exciting as this moment is, 566 00:23:56,250 --> 00:23:58,750 it is also bittersweet 567 00:23:58,875 --> 00:24:00,458 because at this point in the year, 568 00:24:00,542 --> 00:24:02,833 Dumas does not have the legal permits 569 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,917 to extend the shaft any deeper. 570 00:24:06,042 --> 00:24:09,125 And Rick and Marty cannot risk the future of the project, 571 00:24:09,208 --> 00:24:12,958 nor the safety of their team, by attempting to breach 572 00:24:13,042 --> 00:24:15,375 the bottom of the shaft to explore what could be 573 00:24:15,542 --> 00:24:18,125 dangerously unstable ground below. 574 00:24:18,208 --> 00:24:20,417 RICK: The level of excitement when he describes 575 00:24:20,542 --> 00:24:22,500 a nonferrous hit, it's through the roof. 576 00:24:22,583 --> 00:24:26,500 That's why it's so frustrating not to go after this target, 577 00:24:26,625 --> 00:24:28,292 but we're at the end of the year. 578 00:24:29,542 --> 00:24:30,667 I wish there was more time. 579 00:24:30,833 --> 00:24:32,208 MARTY: All right, here's the deal. 580 00:24:32,333 --> 00:24:34,625 We're done for today. Everybody's cold. 581 00:24:34,708 --> 00:24:36,750 Put this ladder back up. Let's get out of here. 582 00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:39,333 RICK: Tomorrow, we will have the final war room. 583 00:24:39,500 --> 00:24:41,000 GARY: Yep. 584 00:24:43,667 --> 00:24:45,792 NARRATOR: The following morning... 585 00:24:46,625 --> 00:24:48,667 MARTY: Gentlemen, ladies. 586 00:24:48,750 --> 00:24:50,417 We've got the whole team here. 587 00:24:50,542 --> 00:24:52,792 Either in this room physically or on the screen up there. 588 00:24:52,875 --> 00:24:54,583 Peter was unavailable, 589 00:24:54,708 --> 00:24:56,167 but I think otherwise we have the whole team. 590 00:24:56,333 --> 00:24:59,333 This is our "coming to the end of the season" meeting-- 591 00:24:59,417 --> 00:25:00,500 lots to cover. 592 00:25:00,625 --> 00:25:02,417 NARRATOR: Rick, Marty 593 00:25:02,542 --> 00:25:04,167 and Craig gather in the war room 594 00:25:04,292 --> 00:25:07,833 with the other members of their fellowship. 595 00:25:07,917 --> 00:25:11,167 I will start by saying what a difference a day makes. 596 00:25:11,292 --> 00:25:14,625 Yesterday, we were almost in the bottom of the Money Pit. 597 00:25:14,750 --> 00:25:16,083 Yeah. 598 00:25:16,208 --> 00:25:20,083 Gary Drayton here was getting nonferrous hits. 599 00:25:20,208 --> 00:25:24,167 Feeling emotional about the fact that we were down 600 00:25:24,292 --> 00:25:26,208 where those who came before us were. 601 00:25:26,333 --> 00:25:27,708 Way underground. 602 00:25:27,833 --> 00:25:30,125 And yet, today, we're here to sit around 603 00:25:30,208 --> 00:25:32,708 this table, talk about what we've done 604 00:25:32,833 --> 00:25:35,333 and where we're gonna go. 605 00:25:35,458 --> 00:25:38,000 NARRATOR: After months of tireless searching, 606 00:25:38,125 --> 00:25:39,917 they not only may have come to 607 00:25:40,042 --> 00:25:42,750 within mere feet of what lies hidden 608 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:45,583 on Oak Island but have also amassed 609 00:25:45,708 --> 00:25:47,833 many more clues to help answer 610 00:25:47,917 --> 00:25:50,542 who was behind this mystery and just when 611 00:25:50,667 --> 00:25:52,792 it may have begun. 612 00:25:52,875 --> 00:25:55,417 I see all this stuff laid out here, 613 00:25:55,542 --> 00:25:58,083 and I knew it was gonna be here. 614 00:25:58,208 --> 00:26:00,667 And as I walked in, I thought to myself, 615 00:26:00,792 --> 00:26:03,667 what do a clipped Roman coin and a scalloped disc 616 00:26:03,750 --> 00:26:06,000 and a horseshoe, 617 00:26:06,125 --> 00:26:07,833 what do those things have in common? 618 00:26:07,917 --> 00:26:11,000 And I was certain that the answer was "nothing." 619 00:26:11,167 --> 00:26:12,250 (laughing) 620 00:26:12,375 --> 00:26:14,667 Except that they're found here on Oak Island. 621 00:26:14,792 --> 00:26:15,833 Yeah. 622 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,667 This year is over 800. 623 00:26:17,792 --> 00:26:20,958 -Wow. So I've been slacking. -(all laughing) 624 00:26:21,042 --> 00:26:23,667 -Yeah. Get busy. -(laughs) 625 00:26:23,792 --> 00:26:26,833 Before us sits a year's worth of work. 626 00:26:26,917 --> 00:26:28,667 -Yeah. -RICK: You're trying to put 627 00:26:28,792 --> 00:26:30,125 all of these disparate facts, 628 00:26:30,208 --> 00:26:32,667 all of these strange discoveries, 629 00:26:32,792 --> 00:26:34,208 all the things that don't seem to 630 00:26:34,333 --> 00:26:38,125 tell a story, somehow they are and they will 631 00:26:38,208 --> 00:26:40,875 to a mystery that has endured for 228 years. 632 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,833 But there are clues here. 633 00:26:42,917 --> 00:26:45,083 -There are puzzle pieces. -GARY: Yeah. 634 00:26:45,208 --> 00:26:48,750 MARTY: So let's talk first about the Money Pit area. 635 00:26:48,875 --> 00:26:50,375 The Garden Shaft. 636 00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:52,292 The metals in the water. 637 00:26:52,375 --> 00:26:53,500 What we've done, 638 00:26:53,625 --> 00:26:54,958 what we've seen 639 00:26:55,042 --> 00:26:56,708 and what we have yet to do. 640 00:26:56,833 --> 00:26:59,208 If we didn't still have these elevated metals 641 00:26:59,333 --> 00:27:01,292 in the water, I would say we were done. 642 00:27:02,208 --> 00:27:04,083 We've drilled... how many wells? 643 00:27:04,208 --> 00:27:05,375 Somebody tell me how many wells. Steve... 644 00:27:05,500 --> 00:27:06,500 how many wells have we drilled 645 00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:07,958 in the Money Pit area? 646 00:27:08,042 --> 00:27:09,667 We've drilled about 500 boreholes, 647 00:27:09,792 --> 00:27:12,417 and just over 20 caissons. 648 00:27:12,542 --> 00:27:16,167 MARTY: Yeah. I mean, if someone had told me ten years ago 649 00:27:16,292 --> 00:27:18,625 when this big adventure began that you could put down 650 00:27:18,750 --> 00:27:20,792 500 wells, 651 00:27:20,875 --> 00:27:22,458 would you've expected that you would either 652 00:27:22,542 --> 00:27:24,917 find it or it wasn't there, I would have said yes. 653 00:27:25,042 --> 00:27:27,042 -Yeah. -IAN: Yeah. 654 00:27:27,167 --> 00:27:29,667 But we've found tunnels we didn't know existed. 655 00:27:29,750 --> 00:27:31,125 -Well... -TERRY: Exactly so. 656 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:33,792 The east-west tunnel we find 657 00:27:33,875 --> 00:27:35,000 that runs beneath the Garden Shaft, 658 00:27:35,083 --> 00:27:36,500 that's an incredible find. 659 00:27:36,625 --> 00:27:38,333 MARTY: Yeah. It's pretty amazing. 660 00:27:38,417 --> 00:27:41,125 So, Ian, if you could bring us up to speed. 661 00:27:41,208 --> 00:27:42,500 There's some new stuff here 662 00:27:42,625 --> 00:27:44,250 as we have our final gettogether? 663 00:27:44,375 --> 00:27:45,500 Yeah. Yeah. 664 00:27:45,667 --> 00:27:47,167 And I'd like to hear it. 665 00:27:47,292 --> 00:27:49,958 Yeah, and Dr. Fred Michel can't be here as well, 666 00:27:50,042 --> 00:27:53,000 and he did the heavy lifting with the latest water testing. 667 00:27:53,167 --> 00:27:57,958 Everything that we have seen supports what we saw 668 00:27:58,083 --> 00:27:59,500 when we took the sample in the Garden Shaft 669 00:27:59,583 --> 00:28:01,958 and that was amongst the highest gold values 670 00:28:02,042 --> 00:28:03,958 of any that we had on the island. 671 00:28:05,208 --> 00:28:07,667 The most recent data is pointing towards there being 672 00:28:07,792 --> 00:28:10,417 something significant within, I would say, 673 00:28:10,542 --> 00:28:15,708 about a 15-foot radius of that Garden Shaft. 674 00:28:15,833 --> 00:28:17,292 -Wow. -MARTY: Wow. 675 00:28:17,375 --> 00:28:18,583 Isn't that something? 676 00:28:18,708 --> 00:28:21,000 (all laughing) 677 00:28:21,125 --> 00:28:23,875 GARY: That's as good as it gets. 678 00:28:27,708 --> 00:28:29,000 There is something significant 679 00:28:29,167 --> 00:28:32,833 within about a 15-foot radius 680 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,333 of the Garden Shaft. 681 00:28:34,458 --> 00:28:36,000 -Wow. -MARTY: Wow. 682 00:28:36,125 --> 00:28:38,958 Geez. Within 15 feet, you said, of the Garden Shaft? 683 00:28:39,083 --> 00:28:41,458 -Right. -That's as good as it gets. 684 00:28:41,542 --> 00:28:43,000 (all laughing) 685 00:28:43,167 --> 00:28:44,792 NARRATOR: As the Oak Island team meets for the final time 686 00:28:44,917 --> 00:28:46,833 this year in the war room... 687 00:28:46,958 --> 00:28:48,750 MARTY: 15 feet? That's not that big. 688 00:28:48,875 --> 00:28:49,875 That's a 30-foot diameter. 689 00:28:50,042 --> 00:28:50,917 -Yeah. -We can dig that out. 690 00:28:51,042 --> 00:28:52,750 Absolutely. Yeah. 691 00:28:52,875 --> 00:28:54,625 NARRATOR: ...geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 692 00:28:54,750 --> 00:28:56,708 has just reported 693 00:28:56,875 --> 00:28:58,292 that new water-sampling data 694 00:28:58,375 --> 00:29:01,167 obtained from boreholes in the Money Pit area 695 00:29:01,292 --> 00:29:05,208 indicates that the fabled treasure could lie anywhere 696 00:29:05,375 --> 00:29:09,167 between a 15-foot radius below the Garden Shaft. 697 00:29:09,333 --> 00:29:10,917 Okay, so... 698 00:29:11,042 --> 00:29:13,167 what do you want to do next year in the Money Pit area? 699 00:29:13,333 --> 00:29:15,000 I can't believe anyone would say 700 00:29:15,125 --> 00:29:17,083 we don't want to deepen the Garden Shaft. 701 00:29:17,208 --> 00:29:19,000 We want to gain access to that tunnel. 702 00:29:19,167 --> 00:29:20,500 See the implications of it. 703 00:29:20,625 --> 00:29:22,292 -Yep. -RICK: And then, 704 00:29:22,417 --> 00:29:24,083 you would want to be able to transition immediately to 705 00:29:24,208 --> 00:29:26,167 a tunneling option from the bottom of the Garden Shaft. 706 00:29:26,292 --> 00:29:29,125 TOM: Yeah. 30-foot diameter around that shaft. 707 00:29:29,250 --> 00:29:31,875 I do think within that 30 feet 708 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,708 we're gonna find something. 709 00:29:33,875 --> 00:29:36,750 RICK: Okay. Well, I think all options are on the table-- 710 00:29:36,875 --> 00:29:40,083 caissons, tunneling, extending the shaft, 711 00:29:40,208 --> 00:29:43,000 maybe even introducing a new shaft into the Money Pit. 712 00:29:43,167 --> 00:29:44,833 CRAIG: Oh, yeah. Hopefully we can 713 00:29:44,958 --> 00:29:46,625 determine where the tunnels are, 714 00:29:46,708 --> 00:29:48,625 and the shafts are, and where the treasure is. 715 00:29:48,750 --> 00:29:51,167 I agree. Okay. 716 00:29:51,333 --> 00:29:53,375 RICK: The next area of interest, certainly has been 717 00:29:53,542 --> 00:29:55,333 the surprises on Lot 26. 718 00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:56,958 Absolutely. 719 00:29:57,042 --> 00:29:58,625 RICK: We do have a very legitimate date 720 00:29:58,750 --> 00:30:01,625 for the wall on Lot 26, 1464. 721 00:30:01,708 --> 00:30:02,667 You know, 722 00:30:02,833 --> 00:30:05,208 that's exceedingly interesting. 723 00:30:05,333 --> 00:30:08,542 But it's the well that we really find quite remarkable. 724 00:30:08,708 --> 00:30:09,958 Yeah. 725 00:30:10,042 --> 00:30:11,833 NARRATOR: Earlier this year, 726 00:30:11,958 --> 00:30:13,500 before investigating 727 00:30:13,625 --> 00:30:17,375 the possible 15th century wall on Lot 26... 728 00:30:17,542 --> 00:30:19,208 IAN: So lift it up. 729 00:30:19,375 --> 00:30:21,417 NARRATOR: ...the team investigated a mysterious well 730 00:30:21,542 --> 00:30:24,042 less than 100 feet away. 731 00:30:24,167 --> 00:30:25,958 IAN: That's a pretty good core. 732 00:30:26,083 --> 00:30:27,583 NARRATOR: A well that not only yielded 733 00:30:27,708 --> 00:30:31,583 trace evidence of silver during water testing... 734 00:30:31,708 --> 00:30:36,667 The date I got on the twig at the bottom was 1028 to 1172. 735 00:30:36,792 --> 00:30:38,208 Great. 736 00:30:38,375 --> 00:30:39,125 NARRATOR: ...but which also contained 737 00:30:39,250 --> 00:30:41,125 organic materials 738 00:30:41,250 --> 00:30:43,500 that revealed the feature was constructed 739 00:30:43,583 --> 00:30:46,167 as much as 900 years ago 740 00:30:46,292 --> 00:30:51,542 or approximately the same era as the paved area in the swamp. 741 00:30:52,625 --> 00:30:54,667 I love the way you can fit things together-- 742 00:30:54,833 --> 00:30:55,667 What's paved area, 743 00:30:55,792 --> 00:30:57,042 well... 744 00:30:57,208 --> 00:31:00,792 So these are the clues to occupation. 745 00:31:00,875 --> 00:31:02,042 -Right. -IAN: So... 746 00:31:02,208 --> 00:31:04,125 there is some more we can do with the well. 747 00:31:04,250 --> 00:31:06,167 -Absolutely. -MARTY: Yeah. -RICK: Well, then we come to, 748 00:31:06,292 --> 00:31:09,583 obviously, Marty's favorite place on the entire island. 749 00:31:09,708 --> 00:31:11,583 And that is the swamp. 750 00:31:11,708 --> 00:31:13,000 (all laughing) 751 00:31:13,167 --> 00:31:14,417 -Here we go again. -RICK: Yeah, well, 752 00:31:14,542 --> 00:31:17,000 you know the swamp's not gonna run away. 753 00:31:17,125 --> 00:31:19,167 And I think we do believe, all of us, 754 00:31:19,292 --> 00:31:21,792 Tom has probably made the most definitive statement of all. 755 00:31:21,875 --> 00:31:24,500 -What do you always say? -The answers are in the swamp. 756 00:31:24,583 --> 00:31:26,167 There you go. 757 00:31:26,292 --> 00:31:28,833 You know, there's one thing we know for sure. 758 00:31:28,958 --> 00:31:30,750 The ramp is amazing and if we can find 759 00:31:30,875 --> 00:31:32,333 where the pathways went, 760 00:31:32,458 --> 00:31:35,125 I think we would have a really good shot at 761 00:31:35,250 --> 00:31:37,083 knowing where the treasure's hidden. 762 00:31:37,208 --> 00:31:39,042 Yeah, and the ramp I think 763 00:31:39,208 --> 00:31:41,167 is extremely important. 764 00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:44,958 And Craig's got some carbon dates that came in for that. 765 00:31:45,083 --> 00:31:47,125 CRAIG: Yeah. I mean we had 766 00:31:47,250 --> 00:31:49,917 samples that we took associated with the ramp. 767 00:31:50,042 --> 00:31:55,083 So, uh, you know, 1495 to 1656. 768 00:31:56,292 --> 00:31:57,875 -Isn't that something. -CRAIG: It sure seems like 769 00:31:58,042 --> 00:31:59,917 a very good time period. 770 00:32:00,042 --> 00:32:01,542 IAN: Yeah. 771 00:32:01,708 --> 00:32:05,875 So the ramp is about the same age as the stone path. 772 00:32:06,042 --> 00:32:09,375 -And those are definitive. -RICK: Right. 773 00:32:09,542 --> 00:32:11,417 -That's pretty amazing. -Yeah. 774 00:32:11,542 --> 00:32:15,125 I think the swamp is every bit as interesting as the Money Pit. 775 00:32:15,250 --> 00:32:16,833 It begs of answers. 776 00:32:16,917 --> 00:32:18,417 -Yep. -MARTY: So that takes care of-- 777 00:32:18,542 --> 00:32:21,875 in my mind anyway-- a-a full discussion 778 00:32:22,042 --> 00:32:23,833 and setting up what needs to be done yet 779 00:32:23,958 --> 00:32:25,292 about things on the island. 780 00:32:25,375 --> 00:32:26,875 But, Rick, you did a bunch of stuff 781 00:32:27,042 --> 00:32:29,208 in the information hunt, off-island, 782 00:32:29,333 --> 00:32:31,375 so let's have a summation of that. 783 00:32:31,542 --> 00:32:34,625 In terms of the field trip we made, we went to Italy. 784 00:32:34,750 --> 00:32:38,375 And it has yielded some very interesting connections. 785 00:32:38,542 --> 00:32:39,667 Absolutely. 786 00:32:40,708 --> 00:32:43,000 EMILIANO: Hey, guys, welcome to Italy. 787 00:32:43,083 --> 00:32:44,583 -Emiliano. -Emiliano. 788 00:32:44,708 --> 00:32:46,292 -Ciao. Good to see you. -So good to see you. 789 00:32:46,375 --> 00:32:48,167 NARRATOR: Of all the journeys 790 00:32:48,292 --> 00:32:49,375 that members of the team have made 791 00:32:49,542 --> 00:32:52,500 to Europe over the past decade, 792 00:32:52,625 --> 00:32:54,792 none have been more compelling than the one that Rick, 793 00:32:54,917 --> 00:32:56,667 his nephews Alex and Peter, 794 00:32:56,792 --> 00:33:01,083 and Doug Crowell made less than one month ago to Italy. 795 00:33:01,208 --> 00:33:02,833 -Look at this. -Oh. 796 00:33:02,917 --> 00:33:05,458 Right there. Hey, Rick. 797 00:33:05,583 --> 00:33:07,000 -Mm? -ALEX: Check this out. 798 00:33:07,125 --> 00:33:08,292 PETER: That's cool. 799 00:33:08,375 --> 00:33:09,750 ALEX: We have seen this symbol before. 800 00:33:11,042 --> 00:33:12,708 -RICK: H+O Stone. -PETER: Yeah. 801 00:33:12,833 --> 00:33:15,167 ALEX: That's a direct tie to Oak Island. 802 00:33:16,125 --> 00:33:17,750 NARRATOR: There, while visiting 803 00:33:17,875 --> 00:33:20,542 a medieval church in Viterbo, 804 00:33:20,667 --> 00:33:22,250 where the Templars held a stronghold 805 00:33:22,375 --> 00:33:24,292 between the 12th and 14th centuries... 806 00:33:24,417 --> 00:33:26,250 -Rick. -RICK: Mm? 807 00:33:26,375 --> 00:33:28,458 NARRATOR: ...the team saw numerous carved symbols 808 00:33:28,542 --> 00:33:31,333 that have also been found over the years on Oak Island. 809 00:33:31,417 --> 00:33:33,292 -Yeah. -Right there. 810 00:33:33,417 --> 00:33:34,583 Hmm. 811 00:33:34,708 --> 00:33:36,167 H-I-C. 812 00:33:36,292 --> 00:33:39,583 If you do this... 813 00:33:39,708 --> 00:33:42,167 you get the H+O Stone. 814 00:33:42,250 --> 00:33:43,333 If you put it all together, 815 00:33:43,500 --> 00:33:44,750 I mean, there's the possibility that 816 00:33:44,875 --> 00:33:46,583 the H+O Stone represents 817 00:33:46,708 --> 00:33:48,958 "Here, Templar gold." 818 00:33:50,208 --> 00:33:52,333 NARRATOR: They met with archaeoastronomer 819 00:33:52,458 --> 00:33:55,958 Professor Adriano Gaspani, who presented 820 00:33:56,042 --> 00:33:57,208 historic star alignments 821 00:33:57,375 --> 00:34:00,292 that suggested the megalithic formation 822 00:34:00,417 --> 00:34:02,917 on Oak Island, known as Nolan's Cross, 823 00:34:03,042 --> 00:34:04,500 might have been created 824 00:34:04,625 --> 00:34:07,333 approximately 800 years ago. 825 00:34:16,875 --> 00:34:18,208 Wow. 826 00:34:19,208 --> 00:34:20,500 That's crazy. 827 00:34:21,708 --> 00:34:23,500 NARRATOR: And in the ancient town of Camerano, 828 00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:27,667 they explored a cave system with direct Templar ties 829 00:34:27,750 --> 00:34:31,833 that, incredibly, was designed in the exact shape 830 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:33,792 as the 14th century lead cross 831 00:34:33,917 --> 00:34:37,917 that was found on Oak Island back in 2017. 832 00:34:38,042 --> 00:34:43,083 I believe something was learned of or possessed long ago 833 00:34:43,208 --> 00:34:45,750 that was handed down, 834 00:34:45,875 --> 00:34:49,792 and the whole point of the exercise was to keep it 835 00:34:49,917 --> 00:34:55,208 protected generationally, for a long, long, long time. 836 00:34:55,375 --> 00:34:57,417 I believe that a possible explanation 837 00:34:57,542 --> 00:34:59,458 for Oak Island is this... 838 00:34:59,583 --> 00:35:00,917 ♪ ♪ 839 00:35:06,625 --> 00:35:08,500 You have these 1200 dates, 1400, 1500, 1600s. 840 00:35:08,667 --> 00:35:11,958 There's representation of infrastructure. 841 00:35:12,083 --> 00:35:13,333 Logistics, meaning the swamp. 842 00:35:13,500 --> 00:35:15,292 You have to have a way to come in, 843 00:35:15,417 --> 00:35:17,708 be very secretive about 844 00:35:17,875 --> 00:35:18,917 what you're going to do. 845 00:35:19,042 --> 00:35:20,583 And it takes a long time. 846 00:35:20,708 --> 00:35:22,333 And we're only beginning to understand 847 00:35:22,458 --> 00:35:23,667 the importance of that hunt. 848 00:35:23,750 --> 00:35:25,833 It's quite a, quite a remarkable story 849 00:35:25,958 --> 00:35:27,958 and it continues to evolve and develop. 850 00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:29,250 That's very true. 851 00:35:29,375 --> 00:35:30,500 Absolutely. 852 00:35:30,625 --> 00:35:33,125 And our research trip to Italy 853 00:35:33,250 --> 00:35:34,167 just put an exclamation point 854 00:35:34,333 --> 00:35:35,500 on this whole endeavor. 855 00:35:35,625 --> 00:35:37,042 That was very enlightening to me. 856 00:35:37,208 --> 00:35:38,875 ALEX: Yeah, and I think 857 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:42,000 there's more to do but it was, you know, 858 00:35:42,125 --> 00:35:43,750 in terms of kind of opening the door and investigating-- 859 00:35:43,875 --> 00:35:45,208 Okay, 860 00:35:45,333 --> 00:35:47,292 let's add a little bit more background 861 00:35:47,417 --> 00:35:48,500 to this possible Templar connection. 862 00:35:48,625 --> 00:35:50,167 I think it went a long way. 863 00:35:50,250 --> 00:35:52,458 JACK: Those older dates allude to 864 00:35:52,542 --> 00:35:55,042 people being here pre-Money Pit discovery 865 00:35:55,208 --> 00:35:56,667 doing a lot of work. 866 00:35:56,792 --> 00:35:59,625 We're showing that the amount of works there, 867 00:35:59,708 --> 00:36:02,542 so the plausibility behind there being a treasure hunt 868 00:36:02,667 --> 00:36:04,708 seems to be more prevalent than ever. 869 00:36:04,875 --> 00:36:07,167 Yeah, you know, when I look at this table now, 870 00:36:07,292 --> 00:36:09,333 I honestly think it was one of our, 871 00:36:09,458 --> 00:36:11,000 maybe one of our best years ever. 872 00:36:11,083 --> 00:36:13,833 Does everybody feel we're closer than ever? 873 00:36:13,958 --> 00:36:16,417 (overlapping agreements) 874 00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:18,000 We're narrowing it down. 875 00:36:18,083 --> 00:36:19,625 I think we're moving in the right direction. 876 00:36:19,708 --> 00:36:21,667 How could you stop after finding a Roman coin 877 00:36:21,750 --> 00:36:23,958 or all the other stuff here? 878 00:36:24,042 --> 00:36:26,792 And he's found an absurd number of artifacts. 879 00:36:26,917 --> 00:36:29,833 Yeah, it's not just the story of the Money Pit anymore. 880 00:36:29,917 --> 00:36:32,875 We could find treasure on any one of these lots. 881 00:36:33,042 --> 00:36:36,875 What I see in front of this table, to me is... 882 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,625 makes me more enthusiastic and more committed 883 00:36:39,750 --> 00:36:43,542 to continuing the work that we have all done. 884 00:36:43,708 --> 00:36:46,125 And I am proud of each and every one of us 885 00:36:46,208 --> 00:36:47,958 sitting around this table and remotely. 886 00:36:48,042 --> 00:36:49,667 It's not just this table. 887 00:36:49,792 --> 00:36:52,667 You could put 30 tables in here and fill them up. 888 00:36:53,542 --> 00:36:55,500 It occurs to me, honestly, 889 00:36:55,583 --> 00:36:57,000 ladies and gentlemen, that, I don't have to go around 890 00:36:57,167 --> 00:36:58,750 the room and ask, you know, "Are you guys in?" 891 00:36:58,875 --> 00:37:01,917 or "Are you ladies in?" I already know the answer. 892 00:37:02,042 --> 00:37:04,458 I think we're coming back to do some more work here. 893 00:37:04,542 --> 00:37:05,917 (overlapping agreements) 894 00:37:06,042 --> 00:37:07,292 Absolutely. 895 00:37:07,375 --> 00:37:08,542 -Good. -To me, 896 00:37:08,708 --> 00:37:10,875 I'm not gonna get real eloquent 897 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,500 and everybody knows that I'm pretty shy, but I... 898 00:37:13,583 --> 00:37:16,042 I do want to say that, you know... 899 00:37:17,083 --> 00:37:20,208 ...every journey is a shared experience 900 00:37:20,375 --> 00:37:22,125 and we have been on a decade's long journey, 901 00:37:22,208 --> 00:37:25,500 together, all of us, and that's quite remarkable. 902 00:37:25,583 --> 00:37:28,333 Look how eclectic this group is. How different we are. 903 00:37:28,417 --> 00:37:30,542 How we bring different skill sets, 904 00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:32,208 different perspectives, 905 00:37:32,375 --> 00:37:34,333 different understandings, different logic 906 00:37:34,458 --> 00:37:36,708 to what is an incredible mystery. 907 00:37:36,875 --> 00:37:39,292 And remember where the journey started. 908 00:37:39,417 --> 00:37:42,292 That little five pages. 909 00:37:42,375 --> 00:37:44,500 That's where the journey started. 910 00:37:44,625 --> 00:37:46,792 And this is decades in the making. 911 00:37:46,917 --> 00:37:48,333 And then think of all the others 912 00:37:48,458 --> 00:37:50,167 that have come before us. 913 00:37:50,250 --> 00:37:51,792 It's-it's incredible. 914 00:37:51,875 --> 00:37:53,333 It's absolutely incredible. 915 00:37:53,417 --> 00:37:55,000 Just give yourself a moment in time 916 00:37:55,167 --> 00:37:57,083 and say, "You know what? 917 00:37:57,208 --> 00:38:00,000 I was part of something that was much bigger than myself." 918 00:38:01,833 --> 00:38:03,708 I just want to say that, 919 00:38:03,875 --> 00:38:06,125 you guys know I get a little bit emotional, but... 920 00:38:07,708 --> 00:38:09,000 ...I appreciate each and every one of you. 921 00:38:09,083 --> 00:38:12,208 I really think that we have done something 922 00:38:12,333 --> 00:38:13,667 together that is quite remarkable. 923 00:38:13,833 --> 00:38:16,542 I'm glad my brother's been with me. 924 00:38:16,708 --> 00:38:19,833 And my nephew, and Peter, and David as well. 925 00:38:19,958 --> 00:38:22,542 And everybody, you know, the whole family 926 00:38:22,708 --> 00:38:24,083 has really been involved in this, as has Tom's. 927 00:38:24,208 --> 00:38:26,292 And so I-I'm... 928 00:38:26,417 --> 00:38:28,125 I am really grateful for the experience. 929 00:38:29,250 --> 00:38:31,750 -We're not done yet. -RICK: We're not done yet. 930 00:38:31,875 --> 00:38:33,083 No. 931 00:38:33,208 --> 00:38:34,833 We're grateful you brought us for the ride. 932 00:38:34,958 --> 00:38:37,333 -Absolutely. -Oh, what a ride. 933 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:39,167 (laughing) 934 00:38:40,583 --> 00:38:42,375 MARTY: Look, Rick, you say you're not eloquent. 935 00:38:42,542 --> 00:38:44,167 I would say you're quite eloquent, 936 00:38:44,292 --> 00:38:47,792 and I think that is a perfect ending to this year. 937 00:38:47,917 --> 00:38:50,583 I will just thank everybody again. 938 00:38:50,708 --> 00:38:54,500 I know everybody here does live and breathe all this. 939 00:38:54,667 --> 00:38:57,167 -But for now, I think we're done. -GARY: Yep. 940 00:38:57,292 --> 00:38:59,000 And we haven't seen nothing yet. 941 00:38:59,125 --> 00:39:01,333 That's right, Gary. 942 00:39:01,458 --> 00:39:03,625 ♪ ♪ 943 00:39:05,583 --> 00:39:07,042 NARRATOR: For Rick, Marty, 944 00:39:07,208 --> 00:39:09,917 Craig and their fellowship, the quest to solve 945 00:39:10,042 --> 00:39:13,750 the world's greatest treasure mystery continues. 946 00:39:13,875 --> 00:39:16,833 -Well, Gary, until next year. -GARY: Yep. 947 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,542 MARTY: We seem to be closing in 948 00:39:18,667 --> 00:39:21,833 on the one piece of data that is irrefutable, 949 00:39:21,917 --> 00:39:23,333 and that is the metals in the water, 950 00:39:23,458 --> 00:39:25,292 in the vicinity of the Garden Shaft. 951 00:39:25,417 --> 00:39:26,708 Another great year. 952 00:39:26,875 --> 00:39:28,583 -Partner. (chuckles) -Partner. Partner! 953 00:39:28,708 --> 00:39:31,167 I think we did move the dial towards finding 954 00:39:31,292 --> 00:39:33,083 where the treasure is. 955 00:39:33,208 --> 00:39:34,625 See you, guys. 956 00:39:34,750 --> 00:39:36,333 NARRATOR: Although the fabled treasure 957 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:40,833 that people have sought for 228 years was not found, 958 00:39:40,958 --> 00:39:45,375 this team has obtained more compelling evidence 959 00:39:45,542 --> 00:39:47,792 that it is a reality 960 00:39:47,875 --> 00:39:49,917 and still waiting to be recovered 961 00:39:50,042 --> 00:39:52,875 from somewhere deep in the Money Pit. 962 00:39:53,042 --> 00:39:56,208 RICK: I remember reading the Reader's Digest article, 963 00:39:56,333 --> 00:39:58,708 turning the last page and being a little disappointed 964 00:39:58,875 --> 00:40:01,000 because the story ended. 965 00:40:01,125 --> 00:40:04,792 And there was still room for more verbiage, more answers. 966 00:40:04,917 --> 00:40:06,750 And I thought, "Well, that's disappointing. 967 00:40:06,875 --> 00:40:08,375 What happened?" 968 00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:10,167 NARRATOR: As they prepare for 969 00:40:10,292 --> 00:40:12,833 the next great chapter of this adventure next spring, 970 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:14,542 will Rick, 971 00:40:14,667 --> 00:40:18,000 Marty and the team finally be able to answer 972 00:40:18,125 --> 00:40:23,375 the ultimate questions and shatter the curse of Oak Island? 973 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:24,833 It's been a good year and, I mean, 974 00:40:24,958 --> 00:40:26,667 maybe next year we uncork this bloody thing. 975 00:40:26,792 --> 00:40:27,875 -Right? -Yep. 976 00:40:28,042 --> 00:40:29,958 RICK: I still want 977 00:40:30,083 --> 00:40:31,875 the "What happened?" I still want 978 00:40:32,042 --> 00:40:34,083 those last few paragraphs. 979 00:40:34,208 --> 00:40:39,625 And I think we're on the cusp of writing that. 980 00:40:39,708 --> 00:40:43,750 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS