1 00:00:02,042 --> 00:00:03,167 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,292 --> 00:00:07,292 GARY: That is an unusual find. 3 00:00:07,458 --> 00:00:09,000 But you see on the top right? 4 00:00:09,208 --> 00:00:11,042 -GARY: Yeah. -LAIRD: Didn't we get those 5 00:00:11,208 --> 00:00:13,333 crazy roman numerals on the U-shaped structure, too? 6 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:15,667 I got seven and a half foot of tunnel. 7 00:00:15,792 --> 00:00:16,667 Yeah, it's nice, eh? 8 00:00:16,875 --> 00:00:18,333 STEVE: You don't build a tunnel 9 00:00:18,542 --> 00:00:20,333 like this unless you're moving something important. 10 00:00:20,542 --> 00:00:21,667 Yep. 11 00:00:21,833 --> 00:00:22,500 RICK: We want to take a look 12 00:00:22,667 --> 00:00:23,333 down in that cavity. 13 00:00:23,542 --> 00:00:24,500 Here we go. 14 00:00:25,542 --> 00:00:26,375 SCOTT: Slowly. 15 00:00:27,250 --> 00:00:28,708 Whoa. 16 00:00:31,250 --> 00:00:34,417 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 17 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 18 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:41,000 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 19 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,042 So far, they have found a stone slab 20 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:46,208 with strange symbols carved into it... 21 00:00:47,250 --> 00:00:50,417 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 22 00:00:50,583 --> 00:00:55,000 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 23 00:00:55,125 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 24 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:59,000 To date, six men have died 25 00:00:59,208 --> 00:01:01,667 trying to solve the mystery. 26 00:01:01,833 --> 00:01:06,875 And according to legend, one more will have to die 27 00:01:07,042 --> 00:01:10,667 before the treasure can be found. 28 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:22,458 --> 00:01:23,917 -ALEX: Hey, guys. -PETER: Hey. 30 00:01:24,083 --> 00:01:25,250 STEVE: Hey, guys. 31 00:01:25,375 --> 00:01:27,750 -How you guys doing? -Oh, Peter... 32 00:01:27,917 --> 00:01:29,333 NARRATOR: With the dawn of another morning 33 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:31,708 on Oak Island comes renewed hope 34 00:01:31,875 --> 00:01:34,792 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team 35 00:01:34,958 --> 00:01:39,208 that they will finally make the ultimate discovery 36 00:01:39,375 --> 00:01:43,500 and solve the 228-year-old treasure mystery. 37 00:01:43,708 --> 00:01:46,250 So, uh, what are we doing? 38 00:01:46,375 --> 00:01:48,417 We're pulling the casing right now from the previous hole, 39 00:01:48,583 --> 00:01:50,625 D.5N-25.5. 40 00:01:50,708 --> 00:01:52,958 Right now we still have some gaps in the data, 41 00:01:53,125 --> 00:01:54,417 so we wanted to move the rig another five feet 42 00:01:54,542 --> 00:01:57,708 and we're gonna drill D.5N-24.5 43 00:01:57,875 --> 00:01:59,292 and see if we can repeat 44 00:01:59,417 --> 00:02:01,208 -and hit the tunnel again. -Okay. 45 00:02:02,542 --> 00:02:07,000 NARRATOR: Today they are drilling Borehole D5N-24.5, 46 00:02:07,167 --> 00:02:09,875 located some 28 feet east 47 00:02:10,042 --> 00:02:11,875 of the mid-18th century structure 48 00:02:12,042 --> 00:02:13,667 known as the Garden Shaft. 49 00:02:13,875 --> 00:02:15,667 It is the team's hope 50 00:02:15,833 --> 00:02:18,667 that they will once again penetrate a mysterious tunnel 51 00:02:18,833 --> 00:02:21,667 that is believed to run directly westward 52 00:02:21,875 --> 00:02:24,000 below the shaft and into an area 53 00:02:24,125 --> 00:02:26,667 that has been dubbed the Baby Blob. 54 00:02:26,875 --> 00:02:28,917 Over the past year, 55 00:02:29,083 --> 00:02:31,208 high-trace evidence of precious metals 56 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:33,667 has been detected throughout this region, 57 00:02:33,833 --> 00:02:36,917 as well as directly beneath the Garden Shaft. 58 00:02:37,125 --> 00:02:40,083 However, one week ago... 59 00:02:40,250 --> 00:02:41,333 There's our wood. 60 00:02:41,500 --> 00:02:43,167 There's our tunnel right there. 61 00:02:43,333 --> 00:02:45,542 ...after once again encountering this tunnel 62 00:02:45,708 --> 00:02:49,250 more than 30 feet to the east of the Garden Shaft, 63 00:02:49,375 --> 00:02:52,167 the team detected additional evidence 64 00:02:52,375 --> 00:02:55,042 of precious metals on a wood sample. 65 00:02:55,167 --> 00:02:59,042 This means that the treasure could actually lie buried 66 00:02:59,208 --> 00:03:01,792 anywhere throughout the entire region. 67 00:03:01,917 --> 00:03:04,250 STEVE: If we hit it a third time 68 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:05,875 on the east side of the Garden Shaft, 69 00:03:06,042 --> 00:03:06,708 I think that's probably enough to confirm 70 00:03:06,875 --> 00:03:08,500 that this is our tunnel. 71 00:03:08,708 --> 00:03:10,292 -Mm-hmm. -SCOTT: And we're still waiting on dating 72 00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:12,458 -to come back on the wood from this side as well. -Yeah. 73 00:03:12,625 --> 00:03:14,083 We want to verify that this is real, 74 00:03:14,250 --> 00:03:15,917 because if it is, this is a reason to get excited. 75 00:03:16,042 --> 00:03:17,542 -Right. -Mm-hmm. 76 00:03:17,667 --> 00:03:21,250 NARRATOR: Now it is the team's goal 77 00:03:21,417 --> 00:03:23,333 to not only continue tracking the mysterious tunnel 78 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:25,792 in the direction of the Garden Shaft 79 00:03:25,958 --> 00:03:28,167 and the Baby Blob but perhaps 80 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:30,375 also make direct contact 81 00:03:30,542 --> 00:03:34,042 with the ultimate source of the precious metals. 82 00:03:34,208 --> 00:03:35,792 SCOTT: Once Dumas starts to work in the shaft 83 00:03:35,958 --> 00:03:37,917 and they deepen that shaft, if they confirm 84 00:03:38,083 --> 00:03:40,333 the tunnel below is there, we can do some lateral drilling 85 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:41,375 down the length of that tunnel as well. 86 00:03:41,583 --> 00:03:42,958 -Yeah. -That's the way to do it. 87 00:03:43,042 --> 00:03:44,000 TERRY: Absolutely. 88 00:03:44,167 --> 00:03:46,000 We have to move things around, 89 00:03:46,083 --> 00:03:47,167 but hopefully the treasure will be found 90 00:03:47,375 --> 00:03:49,208 partially because of it. 91 00:03:49,375 --> 00:03:52,667 NARRATOR: Currently, Rick, Marty and the team 92 00:03:52,833 --> 00:03:55,500 are awaiting permission from the provincial government 93 00:03:55,625 --> 00:03:59,375 to allow a mining company named Dumas Contracting Limited 94 00:03:59,542 --> 00:04:03,542 to extend the Garden Shaft to a total depth of 98 feet. 95 00:04:03,708 --> 00:04:06,417 This will not only help the team find out 96 00:04:06,583 --> 00:04:08,667 if the legendary treasure 97 00:04:08,875 --> 00:04:10,583 lies directly below the structure 98 00:04:10,750 --> 00:04:13,375 but also allow them to construct lateral tunnels 99 00:04:13,542 --> 00:04:16,500 toward any other promising targets. 100 00:04:16,667 --> 00:04:18,958 RICK: We have almost singularly focused on 101 00:04:19,125 --> 00:04:21,125 the Garden Shaft extension 102 00:04:21,250 --> 00:04:23,833 and the possible tunneling associated with it. 103 00:04:24,875 --> 00:04:27,333 Hopefully, we intercept the tunnel that we know 104 00:04:27,542 --> 00:04:30,000 is beneath the Garden Shaft with this borehole. 105 00:04:30,167 --> 00:04:32,083 Then, once Dumas arrives, 106 00:04:32,208 --> 00:04:34,417 we have the opportunity to tunnel, 107 00:04:34,583 --> 00:04:37,625 which we hope will get us closer to the treasure. 108 00:04:38,875 --> 00:04:39,792 Gotcha. 109 00:04:46,167 --> 00:04:48,250 All right. Here we go. 110 00:04:48,417 --> 00:04:50,500 -Okay. -TERRY: I like this hole. 111 00:04:50,625 --> 00:04:52,708 TEDFORD: I think she's going in. 112 00:04:54,083 --> 00:04:55,417 STEVE: If we have enough data 113 00:04:55,583 --> 00:04:57,000 to suggest that this is the continuous tunnel 114 00:04:57,208 --> 00:04:59,333 that goes under the Garden Shaft, 115 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:01,167 the second phase of this is to get a sonar or camera down. 116 00:05:01,333 --> 00:05:02,750 Yeah, it'd be great to get a camera in there 117 00:05:02,875 --> 00:05:04,292 and see where it's going. 118 00:05:04,458 --> 00:05:05,708 Perhaps this could lead to something, 119 00:05:05,875 --> 00:05:07,208 and that's why we got to track this down. 120 00:05:07,375 --> 00:05:08,583 -Yeah. -PETER: Yeah. 121 00:05:08,750 --> 00:05:10,708 SCOTT: Hopefully we're getting closer. 122 00:05:10,875 --> 00:05:12,000 NARRATOR: While the drilling operation continues 123 00:05:12,208 --> 00:05:14,375 in the Money Pit area... 124 00:05:18,750 --> 00:05:21,000 MARTY: Hello, guys. I'm on the edge of my seat. 125 00:05:21,208 --> 00:05:22,583 -Hey, Marty. -Hey. 126 00:05:22,708 --> 00:05:24,167 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina has 127 00:05:24,292 --> 00:05:26,500 joined his father Marty 128 00:05:26,625 --> 00:05:29,542 and Uncle Rick, along with other members of the team, 129 00:05:29,708 --> 00:05:32,875 for a highly anticipated meeting in the war room. 130 00:05:33,083 --> 00:05:34,583 We have C-14 results 131 00:05:34,750 --> 00:05:36,708 from wood retrieved as part of 132 00:05:36,917 --> 00:05:39,792 the sonic drill program above the Money Pit, 133 00:05:39,958 --> 00:05:42,250 which, again, is closely associated 134 00:05:42,375 --> 00:05:44,500 with the tunnels that we have found. 135 00:05:44,708 --> 00:05:48,208 NARRATOR: Marty and Rick's business partner Craig Tester 136 00:05:48,375 --> 00:05:51,250 has just received a carbon-dating report 137 00:05:51,417 --> 00:05:56,333 on a wood sample from Borehole D5N-26.5, 138 00:05:56,542 --> 00:05:59,583 the borehole that encountered the mysterious tunnel 139 00:05:59,708 --> 00:06:03,417 on the eastern side of the Garden Shaft one week ago 140 00:06:03,583 --> 00:06:08,375 and which also contained trace evidence of precious metals. 141 00:06:09,375 --> 00:06:12,000 We're hoping that this data will confirm 142 00:06:12,208 --> 00:06:14,375 pre-searcher activity in that area. 143 00:06:14,542 --> 00:06:16,417 So, I'm going to turn it over to Craig, 144 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:18,333 and hopefully he's got good news for us all. 145 00:06:18,458 --> 00:06:21,458 CRAIG: Okay. So, this is where the tunnel 146 00:06:21,625 --> 00:06:24,375 is going to the west, going to the Garden Shaft, really. 147 00:06:24,542 --> 00:06:26,250 And then the piece we took, 148 00:06:26,417 --> 00:06:27,917 we felt was the outer edge, 149 00:06:28,042 --> 00:06:30,333 which would be the date it was cut down. 150 00:06:30,542 --> 00:06:32,542 The numbers come back 151 00:06:32,708 --> 00:06:37,625 55.6% from 1735 to 1804. 152 00:06:37,792 --> 00:06:38,625 Whoa. 153 00:06:39,875 --> 00:06:40,875 That's good. 154 00:06:41,042 --> 00:06:46,792 24.7%, 1656 to 1684. 155 00:06:46,958 --> 00:06:49,167 MARTY: So, the unknown tunnel almost has to be depositor, 156 00:06:49,333 --> 00:06:51,083 it's not a searcher. 157 00:06:51,250 --> 00:06:52,000 Correct. 158 00:06:52,208 --> 00:06:53,625 Wow. 159 00:06:55,833 --> 00:06:59,208 CHARLES: Actually, those date ranges brings up a theory to me, 160 00:06:59,375 --> 00:07:01,125 the Duc d'Anville expedition in 1746 161 00:07:01,292 --> 00:07:02,917 that tried to recapture Louisbourg. 162 00:07:04,542 --> 00:07:06,333 So, it's-- that certainly falls in that range. 163 00:07:06,500 --> 00:07:07,625 -ALEX: Yeah. -RICK: Correct. 164 00:07:07,833 --> 00:07:09,417 I agree. 165 00:07:09,625 --> 00:07:10,750 DOUG: I found eight pages 166 00:07:10,875 --> 00:07:12,333 of a ship's log. 167 00:07:12,542 --> 00:07:14,875 NARRATOR: In 2017, 168 00:07:15,042 --> 00:07:18,500 Oak Island historian Doug Crowell discovered 169 00:07:18,708 --> 00:07:21,000 a portion of a French naval report 170 00:07:21,167 --> 00:07:22,708 in the provincial archives 171 00:07:22,875 --> 00:07:26,125 related to the unsuccessful attempt by France 172 00:07:26,292 --> 00:07:31,042 to reclaim Nova Scotia from Great Britain in 1746. 173 00:07:31,208 --> 00:07:35,625 According to the ship's log, prior to the French defeat, 174 00:07:35,750 --> 00:07:38,833 a secret operation to hide a vast cache of valuables 175 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:43,167 had taken place somewhere south of Halifax. 176 00:07:43,333 --> 00:07:44,667 DOUG: "September 8th. 177 00:07:44,875 --> 00:07:46,667 "It has been agreed that a deep pit be dug 178 00:07:46,875 --> 00:07:48,500 "and treasure securely buried. 179 00:07:48,708 --> 00:07:49,625 "The pit to have a secret entrance 180 00:07:49,750 --> 00:07:52,125 by a tunnel from the shore." 181 00:07:52,292 --> 00:07:55,917 NARRATOR: It was carried out under the command of the Duc d'Anville, 182 00:07:56,042 --> 00:07:58,875 a prominent member of the Rochefoucauld family, 183 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,333 who are believed to have connections 184 00:08:01,542 --> 00:08:03,292 to the Order of the Knights Templar 185 00:08:03,500 --> 00:08:06,500 dating back to the 12th century. 186 00:08:06,708 --> 00:08:08,667 In my mind, there's no doubt that they're 187 00:08:08,833 --> 00:08:10,583 pointing right to Oak Island. 188 00:08:12,542 --> 00:08:16,042 MARTY (over video): Those dates are highly significant to me. 189 00:08:16,208 --> 00:08:18,958 This is an outlier in the sense that it's much more definitive 190 00:08:19,167 --> 00:08:20,625 than almost everything we get. 191 00:08:20,833 --> 00:08:22,125 -ALEX: Mm-hmm. -Absolutely. 192 00:08:22,250 --> 00:08:23,542 NARRATOR: Is it possible 193 00:08:23,708 --> 00:08:25,667 that the team has now confirmed 194 00:08:25,875 --> 00:08:28,375 that the tunnel running below the Garden Shaft, 195 00:08:28,542 --> 00:08:30,667 which has also been scientifically dated 196 00:08:30,833 --> 00:08:33,458 to as early as 1735, 197 00:08:33,625 --> 00:08:36,667 may very well be related to the ship's log 198 00:08:36,833 --> 00:08:40,042 that Doug Crowell found in the Nova Scotia Archives? 199 00:08:40,208 --> 00:08:43,708 If so, could they have finally discovered the key 200 00:08:43,875 --> 00:08:47,000 to solving the Oak Island mystery? 201 00:08:47,125 --> 00:08:49,500 Here we have a very specific piece of data, 202 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:51,792 i.e. probability window, 203 00:08:51,958 --> 00:08:55,208 that could be associated with the Duc d'Anville expedition 204 00:08:55,375 --> 00:08:57,000 to recapture Louisbourg. 205 00:08:57,167 --> 00:08:59,833 It has always been a player, if you will, 206 00:09:00,042 --> 00:09:02,333 in terms of what happened here on the island. 207 00:09:02,458 --> 00:09:05,250 JACK: I've been working over on Lot 5, 208 00:09:05,375 --> 00:09:08,167 and this from 1656 209 00:09:08,333 --> 00:09:10,542 to 1804, 210 00:09:10,708 --> 00:09:13,417 that's the same date range that we're dealing with 211 00:09:13,583 --> 00:09:16,167 of these hidden structures. 212 00:09:16,333 --> 00:09:18,667 Like, that round circular feature, 213 00:09:18,875 --> 00:09:22,500 and also, that really deep location, 214 00:09:22,708 --> 00:09:24,792 we were calling it Site 1. 215 00:09:24,958 --> 00:09:28,375 NARRATOR: Since their purchase one year ago of Lot 5-- 216 00:09:28,542 --> 00:09:30,000 the four-acre property 217 00:09:30,208 --> 00:09:33,042 located on the western side of the island-- 218 00:09:33,250 --> 00:09:36,375 the team has made a number of stunning discoveries, 219 00:09:36,542 --> 00:09:39,667 including three ancient Roman coins 220 00:09:39,833 --> 00:09:43,000 as well as a 14th-century lead barter token 221 00:09:43,125 --> 00:09:46,167 which is a compositional match to the lead cross 222 00:09:46,292 --> 00:09:51,667 that was unearthed at Smith's Cove back in 2017. 223 00:09:51,875 --> 00:09:55,167 However, they have also investigated the remains 224 00:09:55,333 --> 00:09:58,125 of two mysterious stone-lined structures. 225 00:09:58,292 --> 00:10:00,167 And within both of them, they have found 226 00:10:00,333 --> 00:10:05,500 numerous artifacts that have dated back to the mid-1700s. 227 00:10:05,667 --> 00:10:07,167 -RICK: You can't get enough data. -STEVE: Right. 228 00:10:07,292 --> 00:10:10,083 So, two things come of it. One, 229 00:10:10,208 --> 00:10:12,208 continue to explore Lot 5, 230 00:10:12,375 --> 00:10:14,292 and the second thing is, you have to chase this tunnel. 231 00:10:14,417 --> 00:10:15,375 -Yeah. -Yeah. 232 00:10:15,542 --> 00:10:16,833 Way to go, guys. 233 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,667 Okey doke. We will keep you apprised. 234 00:10:18,875 --> 00:10:20,250 MARTY: All right. 235 00:10:20,375 --> 00:10:21,500 RICK: All right, see you. 236 00:10:21,667 --> 00:10:22,667 MARTY: See you, guys. 237 00:10:26,875 --> 00:10:29,333 -TERRY: Here comes the core, guys. -CHARLES: Yeah. 238 00:10:29,542 --> 00:10:31,083 68. 239 00:10:31,208 --> 00:10:33,000 -68. -68. 240 00:10:33,167 --> 00:10:35,000 61 to 68. 241 00:10:35,208 --> 00:10:36,625 -Yeah. -Thanks a lot. 242 00:10:36,833 --> 00:10:37,917 NARRATOR: After their compelling meeting 243 00:10:38,083 --> 00:10:39,458 in the war room, 244 00:10:39,625 --> 00:10:42,083 Alex Lagina and Charles Barkhouse 245 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:45,125 have returned to the Money Pit area to monitor 246 00:10:45,292 --> 00:10:47,167 the core-drilling operation 247 00:10:47,333 --> 00:10:50,667 in borehole D5N24.5. 248 00:10:50,875 --> 00:10:55,167 A borehole that they hope will once again reach a tunnel 249 00:10:55,375 --> 00:10:57,958 that may lead directly below the Garden Shaft 250 00:10:58,125 --> 00:11:01,167 and to the fabled Oak Island treasure. 251 00:11:03,042 --> 00:11:04,625 Wow. This stuff is really soft. 252 00:11:04,792 --> 00:11:08,083 -Yeah. -This is abnormally, unusually soft. 253 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:10,625 D5N24.5... 254 00:11:10,750 --> 00:11:13,625 could be very close to the structure. 255 00:11:14,958 --> 00:11:16,833 Given the softness of this material. 256 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,875 That's very uncharacteristic. 257 00:11:20,042 --> 00:11:22,250 -Yeah, that's very soft. -Wow, is that ever soft? 258 00:11:22,375 --> 00:11:23,708 Look at that. 259 00:11:23,875 --> 00:11:25,333 ALEX: When we go into an area 260 00:11:25,542 --> 00:11:28,083 with softer soils, saturated soils, 261 00:11:28,208 --> 00:11:30,000 usually, the only time that happens here in the Money Pit 262 00:11:30,125 --> 00:11:31,833 is if we're drilling near an old shaft 263 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,625 or a collapsed tunnel or, really, 264 00:11:34,792 --> 00:11:37,792 any other area where somebody has done something. 265 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,542 TERRY: And certainly indicated 266 00:11:40,708 --> 00:11:42,125 that there are shafts in this area, right? 267 00:11:42,292 --> 00:11:45,458 So, again, I think we're close to something, but... 268 00:11:45,625 --> 00:11:47,417 at 78 feet, we're still about 269 00:11:47,583 --> 00:11:49,750 -25 feet above our target horizon. -CHARLES: Yeah. 270 00:11:49,917 --> 00:11:51,292 Yep. 271 00:11:51,458 --> 00:11:53,000 ALEX: Okay. Well, we will see 272 00:11:53,167 --> 00:11:55,125 -what we can find out with this hole. -Yeah. 273 00:11:55,292 --> 00:11:57,417 NARRATOR: As the drilling operation continues 274 00:11:57,583 --> 00:11:59,792 in the Money Pit area... 275 00:12:01,417 --> 00:12:03,500 GARY: This is our chance to shine, Rick. 276 00:12:03,708 --> 00:12:05,833 -Lot 5. -Yep. 277 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,417 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina 278 00:12:07,625 --> 00:12:09,333 and metal detection expert Gary Drayton 279 00:12:09,542 --> 00:12:13,208 arrive on Lot 5 to look for more clues 280 00:12:13,375 --> 00:12:16,417 that might reveal who built the mysterious stone structures 281 00:12:16,583 --> 00:12:19,792 located in this area and why. 282 00:12:19,917 --> 00:12:22,292 -GARY: I've gone over all this stuff... -Mm-hmm. 283 00:12:22,458 --> 00:12:23,667 ...and I've got a lot of flags. 284 00:12:23,792 --> 00:12:25,542 I've got a dozen flags in this area. 285 00:12:25,708 --> 00:12:28,625 And all of these spoils came from the bottom of that hole, 286 00:12:28,792 --> 00:12:32,042 so it should be the deepest finds. 287 00:12:32,208 --> 00:12:35,250 NARRATOR: They are starting their search in the spoils 288 00:12:35,417 --> 00:12:38,667 that have recently been removed from a circular depression. 289 00:12:38,875 --> 00:12:41,333 A feature where they have found artifacts 290 00:12:41,542 --> 00:12:45,375 dating between the 17th and mid-18th centuries. 291 00:12:45,542 --> 00:12:47,875 -Pretty good. -Yeah, pretty good. 292 00:12:48,042 --> 00:12:50,000 I'm in agreement, mate. Pretty good. 293 00:12:50,208 --> 00:12:52,958 NARRATOR: After detecting and flagging 294 00:12:53,125 --> 00:12:56,125 a number of potential targets earlier today, 295 00:12:56,292 --> 00:12:58,958 Gary and Rick have now received permission 296 00:12:59,125 --> 00:13:02,500 from archaeologist Laird Niven to dig them up. 297 00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:04,667 -(detector beeping) -It's out. 298 00:13:04,875 --> 00:13:07,333 Come on. Let's be something good. 299 00:13:07,542 --> 00:13:08,875 (high-pitched beeping) 300 00:13:10,208 --> 00:13:13,167 RICK: Yeah. That right there? Oh. 301 00:13:13,333 --> 00:13:14,667 (rapid beeping) 302 00:13:14,833 --> 00:13:18,375 It's in my hand, which means it's small. 303 00:13:21,458 --> 00:13:23,333 It's that. 304 00:13:23,542 --> 00:13:24,917 -A lead shot. -Mm-hmm. 305 00:13:25,083 --> 00:13:26,833 RICK: Small caliber, too. 306 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,125 GARY: Yeah. It's an oldie. 307 00:13:29,292 --> 00:13:31,583 -RICK: Very cool. -We'll get the lead tested. 308 00:13:31,750 --> 00:13:33,125 I'd say it's period for the lot. 309 00:13:33,292 --> 00:13:35,542 All the finds we're finding are going way back 310 00:13:35,708 --> 00:13:37,333 to the early 1700s. 311 00:13:37,542 --> 00:13:39,792 Could be anywhere in the 1700s. 312 00:13:39,917 --> 00:13:41,833 Or even a little bit older. 313 00:13:42,042 --> 00:13:43,500 It could be military. 314 00:13:43,708 --> 00:13:45,667 NARRATOR: A lead shot? 315 00:13:45,875 --> 00:13:47,917 Found in the spoils removed 316 00:13:48,042 --> 00:13:50,625 from the circular feature on Lot 5? 317 00:13:50,750 --> 00:13:54,542 And possibly dating back to the 1700s? 318 00:13:54,708 --> 00:13:58,917 If so, could it be another clue potentially related 319 00:13:59,042 --> 00:14:01,583 to the Duc d'Anville's ship's log, 320 00:14:01,750 --> 00:14:03,625 which detailed a French naval mission 321 00:14:03,833 --> 00:14:08,958 to hide treasure on an island in this area back in 1746? 322 00:14:09,917 --> 00:14:11,542 GARY: All right. 323 00:14:11,750 --> 00:14:13,667 -Let's find some more. -RICK: Okay. 324 00:14:13,833 --> 00:14:15,667 (detector beeping) 325 00:14:15,875 --> 00:14:17,958 That could go either way. 326 00:14:30,917 --> 00:14:32,833 -There, now it's broken up. -(detector beeping) 327 00:14:34,208 --> 00:14:36,375 -Sounding good. -(high-pitched beeping) 328 00:14:41,958 --> 00:14:43,875 -That was it. -A shell casing. 329 00:14:44,042 --> 00:14:46,625 Is it? No, it is not a shell casing, mate. 330 00:14:46,833 --> 00:14:50,542 That is an unusual find. 331 00:14:50,750 --> 00:14:53,042 -Yeah, what is that? -Look at that, mate. 332 00:14:53,208 --> 00:14:55,042 GARY: I don't know. 333 00:14:55,208 --> 00:14:57,750 -You know, the archaeologists are over there. -Mm-hmm. 334 00:14:57,917 --> 00:15:00,667 -Should we call Helen over? -RICK: Sure. 335 00:15:00,792 --> 00:15:03,375 Helen. Check this out. 336 00:15:04,542 --> 00:15:06,083 Hey, Gary. You guys have found something? 337 00:15:06,292 --> 00:15:07,958 -GARY: Yeah, look at this. -RICK: What do you make of that? 338 00:15:08,083 --> 00:15:09,542 HELEN: Oh. Look at that. 339 00:15:11,625 --> 00:15:13,667 -GARY: Hopefully, you have an idea... -Oh, my God. 340 00:15:13,833 --> 00:15:15,875 -...of what it is. -RICK: What is that? 341 00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:19,292 I would say it's, like, you know, gun-related. 342 00:15:19,417 --> 00:15:21,333 -Yeah? -It almost looks like a sight. 343 00:15:21,417 --> 00:15:24,917 GARY: But it's really, really special-looking, 344 00:15:25,083 --> 00:15:26,958 and I'm glad you went to "gun," 345 00:15:27,125 --> 00:15:29,375 -because I was thinking old guns. -Yeah. 346 00:15:29,542 --> 00:15:31,125 Yeah. 347 00:15:31,250 --> 00:15:33,083 I mean, to me, that looks like a gun sight, right? 348 00:15:33,250 --> 00:15:34,667 -Could be. -HELEN: Yeah, that's nice. 349 00:15:34,875 --> 00:15:36,167 -GARY: For sure. -Yeah. 350 00:15:36,333 --> 00:15:37,667 Well, thanks for your input, Helen. 351 00:15:37,875 --> 00:15:39,000 -RICK: Yep. -Okay. 352 00:15:39,208 --> 00:15:41,292 RICK: We have found items 353 00:15:41,500 --> 00:15:45,667 that we believe have some military context. 354 00:15:45,833 --> 00:15:47,417 This may be another of them. 355 00:15:47,542 --> 00:15:51,167 Again, this speaks to an enterprise here 356 00:15:51,375 --> 00:15:53,583 could possibly have been conducted 357 00:15:53,708 --> 00:15:56,125 by the Duc d'Anville expedition. 358 00:15:56,292 --> 00:15:58,375 The good news is, they can be tested. 359 00:15:58,542 --> 00:16:00,917 How about taking this lot back to the lab? 360 00:16:01,083 --> 00:16:04,167 I'm really, really curious. 361 00:16:04,292 --> 00:16:09,208 That copper barrel-shaped artifact, that's special. 362 00:16:09,333 --> 00:16:12,000 Let's add that to the database and keep going. 363 00:16:12,167 --> 00:16:14,708 GARY: Okay, mate. Back to the lab. 364 00:16:19,875 --> 00:16:21,958 NARRATOR: The following morning, 365 00:16:22,125 --> 00:16:24,583 while the drilling operation continues 366 00:16:24,708 --> 00:16:26,208 in the Money Pit area... 367 00:16:28,125 --> 00:16:29,542 TEDFORD: Looks like we'll get 'er down that. 368 00:16:29,708 --> 00:16:31,625 COLTEN: Another foot and a half. 369 00:16:32,833 --> 00:16:34,500 MARTY: Gentlemen. 370 00:16:34,583 --> 00:16:38,417 We've assembled because we are reaching a critical juncture. 371 00:16:38,542 --> 00:16:40,583 The very centerpiece of this year's work 372 00:16:40,750 --> 00:16:43,042 is deepening the Garden Shaft. 373 00:16:43,208 --> 00:16:45,292 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Marty and other members of the team 374 00:16:45,458 --> 00:16:47,542 gather in the war room for a meeting 375 00:16:47,708 --> 00:16:50,208 via video conference with representatives 376 00:16:50,375 --> 00:16:53,125 from Dumas Contracting Limited. 377 00:16:53,250 --> 00:16:55,833 MARTY: Okay, well, you've got us all, 378 00:16:56,042 --> 00:16:57,875 uh, on the edge of our seats. 379 00:16:58,042 --> 00:16:59,875 We'd like to know the latest developments, 380 00:17:00,042 --> 00:17:02,000 and when you're gonna be out here making shaft. 381 00:17:02,167 --> 00:17:03,667 CAMERON (over video): Yeah, very good. 382 00:17:03,833 --> 00:17:07,125 As everyone's aware, uh, in order to facilitate 383 00:17:07,292 --> 00:17:09,292 the work planned for Oak Island this year, 384 00:17:09,458 --> 00:17:12,000 we need to have a code of practice in place 385 00:17:12,125 --> 00:17:14,500 that's authorized by the Department of Labor 386 00:17:14,708 --> 00:17:16,667 in the province of Nova Scotia. 387 00:17:16,833 --> 00:17:20,000 NARRATOR: While the team continues their core-drilling effort 388 00:17:20,208 --> 00:17:22,167 to track the tunnel that is believed 389 00:17:22,375 --> 00:17:25,333 to run ten feet below the Garden Shaft, 390 00:17:25,542 --> 00:17:29,333 they are eager to know just when Dumas will be authorized 391 00:17:29,417 --> 00:17:32,458 to deepen the structure by some 20 feet 392 00:17:32,625 --> 00:17:36,042 so they can personally find out just where the tunnel leads 393 00:17:36,208 --> 00:17:38,583 and what it may contain. 394 00:17:38,750 --> 00:17:41,125 CAMERON: Most recently, we've been updated 395 00:17:41,250 --> 00:17:43,000 by the Department of Labor, 396 00:17:43,125 --> 00:17:44,917 where they have suggested segmenting 397 00:17:45,042 --> 00:17:47,167 the scopes of work this year 398 00:17:47,375 --> 00:17:50,000 into one code of practice that would govern 399 00:17:50,167 --> 00:17:52,833 the deepening of the existing Garden Shaft, 400 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,333 and then a second code of practice 401 00:17:54,542 --> 00:17:56,167 that would enable us to go laterally 402 00:17:56,333 --> 00:17:58,458 and perform our tunneling work. 403 00:17:58,542 --> 00:18:00,917 -Yeah. -TONY L.: The plan would be to split up 404 00:18:01,125 --> 00:18:02,750 the-the code of practice, 405 00:18:02,875 --> 00:18:07,458 and we're definitely shooting for a-as soon as possible to get 406 00:18:07,583 --> 00:18:09,583 everything, uh, submitted to them, 407 00:18:09,708 --> 00:18:11,792 uh, with respect to the shaft deepening. 408 00:18:11,958 --> 00:18:13,750 Okay. 409 00:18:13,875 --> 00:18:16,208 Dumas needs permission from the various authorities 410 00:18:16,375 --> 00:18:19,250 here in Nova Scotia, mainly involving safety. 411 00:18:19,375 --> 00:18:22,375 They have to get approval on the code of practice, 412 00:18:22,583 --> 00:18:24,583 which basically sets out all the conditions 413 00:18:24,750 --> 00:18:28,042 upon which they will be allowed to deepen the Garden Shaft 414 00:18:28,208 --> 00:18:30,750 and possibly tunnel out from it. 415 00:18:30,875 --> 00:18:32,333 What is your expectation 416 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:35,292 regarding issuance of the code of practice? 417 00:18:35,458 --> 00:18:38,167 This code of practice, we anticipate it being issued 418 00:18:38,375 --> 00:18:40,000 certainly before the end of the month, 419 00:18:40,167 --> 00:18:42,375 related to, uh, the shaft deepening. 420 00:18:42,542 --> 00:18:45,042 Otherwise, our crews are prepared, 421 00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:47,500 and we are operationally ready to come out 422 00:18:47,667 --> 00:18:49,792 and operate on the island this summer. 423 00:18:49,917 --> 00:18:52,125 Okay. That's all my questions. 424 00:18:52,250 --> 00:18:54,417 -Anybody else? -RICK: No, I'd just... 425 00:18:54,583 --> 00:18:56,292 -keep your fingers crossed. -Yeah. 426 00:18:56,458 --> 00:18:58,208 RICK: We have to respect 427 00:18:58,375 --> 00:19:00,167 and honor the requests of the government authorities, 428 00:19:00,375 --> 00:19:04,042 but if the code of practice is delayed much further, 429 00:19:04,208 --> 00:19:06,000 I think it's certainly is going to affect 430 00:19:06,167 --> 00:19:08,208 all aspects of our work in the Money Pit. 431 00:19:08,375 --> 00:19:11,125 Well, we look forward to getting you guys back out here. 432 00:19:11,250 --> 00:19:14,208 -Yeah. -This, uh, some exciting times, and, you know, 433 00:19:14,417 --> 00:19:17,667 we welcome your participation and efforts. 434 00:19:17,833 --> 00:19:20,250 CAMERON: Thank you very much to the entire team. 435 00:19:20,417 --> 00:19:21,833 We're gonna do this safely. 436 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,000 -Sounds good. -Okay. 437 00:19:24,208 --> 00:19:26,500 -Thank you. -You got it. Bye. 438 00:19:26,625 --> 00:19:28,750 -MARTY: We'll be in touch. -RICK: Thank you. 439 00:19:32,417 --> 00:19:34,500 TEDFORD: Looks like we'll get 'er down that. 440 00:19:34,708 --> 00:19:36,792 NARRATOR: As members of the Oak Island team continue 441 00:19:36,958 --> 00:19:39,167 drilling in search of a possible treasure tunnel 442 00:19:39,292 --> 00:19:41,792 in the Money Pit area... 443 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,000 JACK: Hello, everybody. 444 00:19:44,208 --> 00:19:46,042 -Wow. -JAMIE: Look who's here. 445 00:19:46,167 --> 00:19:48,292 NARRATOR: ...on Lot 5, Jack Begley 446 00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:51,958 joins Helen Sheldon, Jamie Kouba, 447 00:19:52,125 --> 00:19:53,667 Lindy Martin and Fiona Steele 448 00:19:53,792 --> 00:19:57,417 as they investigate a mysterious rock foundation 449 00:19:57,542 --> 00:20:01,000 that was first discovered one year ago. 450 00:20:01,167 --> 00:20:03,667 Last year, when we found that deep wall, 451 00:20:03,833 --> 00:20:06,833 I've been wondering what this place is. 452 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,500 -Yeah. -NARRATOR: Curiously, 453 00:20:09,667 --> 00:20:12,917 when this feature was found in 2022 454 00:20:13,042 --> 00:20:14,667 by Rick and Gary Drayton 455 00:20:14,875 --> 00:20:17,917 while they were metal-detecting in the area, 456 00:20:18,083 --> 00:20:20,500 the team uncovered numerous artifacts 457 00:20:20,625 --> 00:20:23,417 such as pottery and pipe stems that are believed 458 00:20:23,625 --> 00:20:27,458 to date back to approximately 1750. 459 00:20:27,667 --> 00:20:30,375 The same time period as the Garden Shaft 460 00:20:30,583 --> 00:20:33,625 and mysterious tunnel that they are currently investigating 461 00:20:33,792 --> 00:20:35,833 in the Money Pit. 462 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:41,083 So, the plan is to get the entire surface of it uncovered. 463 00:20:41,250 --> 00:20:42,750 -Mm-hmm. -NARRATOR: It was also believed 464 00:20:42,917 --> 00:20:44,625 by the archaeology team 465 00:20:44,792 --> 00:20:48,417 that this feature was deliberately buried. 466 00:20:48,542 --> 00:20:51,542 Any idea yet on what this might be? 467 00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:54,417 -HELEN: It's early days yet. -Maybe it is some sort 468 00:20:54,583 --> 00:20:56,667 of a homestead, but why would they bury it 469 00:20:56,875 --> 00:20:58,875 -under so much soil? -There was a lot of soil 470 00:20:59,042 --> 00:21:01,125 -on top of it, I agree with you. -Yeah. 471 00:21:01,292 --> 00:21:04,792 JACK: Like, this isn't typical for any settler to do, right? 472 00:21:04,917 --> 00:21:06,417 To just bury their homestead? 473 00:21:06,583 --> 00:21:09,167 No, normally, it would be naturally buried. 474 00:21:09,375 --> 00:21:11,125 With the passage of time, it would've filled in. 475 00:21:11,292 --> 00:21:13,333 See, I kind of feel like someone was-- 476 00:21:13,542 --> 00:21:15,833 might have been trying to hide something. 477 00:21:15,958 --> 00:21:18,708 And why? We're so far away from the Money Pit. 478 00:21:18,875 --> 00:21:21,625 People did used to bury their things as well. 479 00:21:21,750 --> 00:21:24,750 -Mm-hmm. -Right? You know, their stash of precious items. 480 00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:27,708 JACK: Yeah. Hopefully, there's a bunch of items in here 481 00:21:27,875 --> 00:21:29,667 or maybe it leads deeper. 482 00:21:29,833 --> 00:21:32,125 There might be clues once we get to the bottom of this. 483 00:21:32,292 --> 00:21:37,292 HELEN: And if this is as early as we think, like, even say 1750, 484 00:21:37,417 --> 00:21:39,667 this predates the discovery of the Money Pit. 485 00:21:39,875 --> 00:21:43,125 So, it may tie in to more than that. Who knows? 486 00:21:43,250 --> 00:21:44,750 Maybe it's an encampment. 487 00:21:44,917 --> 00:21:46,333 -Yeah, it's possible. -And they buried them 488 00:21:46,542 --> 00:21:49,333 to hide evidence of them being on this lot. 489 00:21:49,542 --> 00:21:52,167 But there's so many coins. 490 00:21:52,333 --> 00:21:53,708 And from what we found, 491 00:21:53,875 --> 00:21:56,667 it could be connected directly to the Money Pit. 492 00:21:56,833 --> 00:21:58,833 We've only just started digging up this feature, 493 00:21:59,042 --> 00:22:01,000 so, hopefully, the finds 494 00:22:01,167 --> 00:22:05,542 just continue to explain exactly when it was first dug 495 00:22:05,667 --> 00:22:07,833 and what it might have been used for. 496 00:22:08,042 --> 00:22:12,250 NARRATOR: As members of the archaeological team carefully excavate soil 497 00:22:12,375 --> 00:22:15,583 from within the mysterious foundation, 498 00:22:15,750 --> 00:22:18,833 Fiona Steele sifts through spoils with a fine screen 499 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,542 to look for clues and potential valuables. 500 00:22:24,458 --> 00:22:25,833 Helen, I actually found a shard, 501 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,750 uh, which I'm surprised at, in that top layer. 502 00:22:27,917 --> 00:22:30,833 -Did you really? -Yeah, it's not very big, but... 503 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,333 It was just in that top layer. 504 00:22:33,542 --> 00:22:34,500 -Just a little one, but... -Yeah. 505 00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:37,000 ...nonetheless, it is a shard. 506 00:22:37,208 --> 00:22:38,667 HELEN: Yeah. 507 00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:42,792 Uh, possibly creamware. 508 00:22:42,875 --> 00:22:46,542 Because it has that slightly yellowish tinge to the glaze. 509 00:22:46,708 --> 00:22:49,500 NARRATOR: A possible piece of creamware pottery? 510 00:22:49,708 --> 00:22:52,000 Because this type of clay earthenware 511 00:22:52,208 --> 00:22:54,750 could date back to the mid-1700s 512 00:22:54,917 --> 00:22:57,292 and predate the discovery of the Money Pit 513 00:22:57,417 --> 00:22:59,375 by nearly half a century, 514 00:22:59,542 --> 00:23:02,333 could it be another critical piece of evidence 515 00:23:02,500 --> 00:23:04,167 to help identify 516 00:23:04,292 --> 00:23:07,500 who may have constructed this feature? 517 00:23:07,667 --> 00:23:09,333 -So, we'll definitely... -Slightly out of place. 518 00:23:09,500 --> 00:23:10,667 -...keep this separate, then. -We'll keep it separate. 519 00:23:10,833 --> 00:23:11,833 Yeah, yeah. Okay. 520 00:23:12,042 --> 00:23:13,333 Great find. 521 00:23:13,500 --> 00:23:14,667 FIONA: I just wasn't expecting that. 522 00:23:14,833 --> 00:23:15,875 HELEN: Yeah. 523 00:23:16,042 --> 00:23:18,042 JAMIE: It's exciting. 524 00:23:18,208 --> 00:23:20,625 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon, 525 00:23:20,750 --> 00:23:23,125 in the Interpretive Centre... 526 00:23:23,250 --> 00:23:25,000 CRAIG: So, what do we have today? 527 00:23:25,208 --> 00:23:28,208 This artifact came off of Lot 5, 528 00:23:28,417 --> 00:23:30,333 not too far off the round feature. 529 00:23:30,542 --> 00:23:31,875 It may be gun-related. 530 00:23:32,083 --> 00:23:33,500 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina, Craig Tester 531 00:23:33,667 --> 00:23:36,250 and other members of the team 532 00:23:36,417 --> 00:23:38,458 meet with archaeologist Laird Niven 533 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:41,125 and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 534 00:23:41,292 --> 00:23:43,417 to get their analysis of the artifact 535 00:23:43,583 --> 00:23:46,417 found one day ago on Lot 5. 536 00:23:46,583 --> 00:23:50,042 So, it's a ramrod guide for a musket. 537 00:23:51,208 --> 00:23:52,875 This would be in there, 538 00:23:53,042 --> 00:23:56,583 and the ramrod would come through the front tube. 539 00:23:56,750 --> 00:23:58,542 This would be the center tube, 540 00:23:58,708 --> 00:24:01,000 and it would be held in with the third one. 541 00:24:03,042 --> 00:24:06,000 NARRATOR: The smoothbore long gun, known as a musket, 542 00:24:06,167 --> 00:24:10,375 was invented in Europe near the beginning of the 16th century. 543 00:24:10,542 --> 00:24:13,167 A feature known as a ramrod guide 544 00:24:13,375 --> 00:24:15,833 was designed for aiding the operator 545 00:24:15,958 --> 00:24:17,500 in the loading of lead or stone projectiles 546 00:24:17,667 --> 00:24:20,500 into the muzzle of the musket. 547 00:24:20,667 --> 00:24:22,500 And what type of musket, mate? 548 00:24:22,667 --> 00:24:25,167 -That's the million-dollar question. -Exactly. 549 00:24:25,250 --> 00:24:27,250 If it's a musket, that would make it pretty old, then. 550 00:24:27,375 --> 00:24:28,583 Yeah. 551 00:24:28,792 --> 00:24:31,250 GARY: Anywhere from 1600s 552 00:24:31,375 --> 00:24:32,833 -to 1800s. -LAIRD: Yeah. 553 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,708 But you got to love that patina, mate. 554 00:24:34,875 --> 00:24:36,500 -Yeah. Yeah. -That tells you it's really old. 555 00:24:36,708 --> 00:24:38,417 LAIRD: The only strange thing is that 556 00:24:38,625 --> 00:24:40,208 -there's a little tiny hole here... -Yeah. 557 00:24:40,375 --> 00:24:42,667 ...which I haven't seen in-in others. 558 00:24:42,792 --> 00:24:44,167 Well, it seems fancy. 559 00:24:44,333 --> 00:24:45,167 RICK: But it'd be nice to know... 560 00:24:45,375 --> 00:24:47,333 French, British? 561 00:24:47,542 --> 00:24:48,792 -LAIRD: Mm-hmm. -ALEX: Yeah. 562 00:24:48,958 --> 00:24:50,458 You know, some nationality to that. 563 00:24:50,625 --> 00:24:52,375 EMMA: Do you want to see the CT image? 564 00:24:52,542 --> 00:24:54,000 ALEX: Sure. 565 00:24:55,042 --> 00:24:57,667 NARRATOR: Earlier this morning, Emma processed the artifact 566 00:24:57,833 --> 00:25:01,667 using the SkyScan 1273 CT scanner. 567 00:25:01,833 --> 00:25:05,250 By emitting nondestructive X-ray radiation, 568 00:25:05,375 --> 00:25:09,375 the device can penetrate built-up corrosion on objects, 569 00:25:09,542 --> 00:25:12,417 revealing clear 3D images of them, 570 00:25:12,542 --> 00:25:14,958 along with their finer details. 571 00:25:17,458 --> 00:25:18,875 EMMA: So, it's just loading. 572 00:25:20,833 --> 00:25:22,500 -LAIRD: The little hole just turned big. -GARY: Yeah. 573 00:25:22,667 --> 00:25:24,000 LAIRD: That's a clean scan. 574 00:25:24,167 --> 00:25:25,833 -EMMA: Yeah. -Yeah. 575 00:25:26,042 --> 00:25:27,167 LAIRD: But you see on the top right? 576 00:25:27,333 --> 00:25:28,792 -ALEX: Yeah. -GARY: Oh, yeah. 577 00:25:28,958 --> 00:25:30,500 ALEX: It looks like there's Roman numerals. 578 00:25:30,667 --> 00:25:32,625 Yeah. Didn't we get those crazy Roman numerals 579 00:25:32,708 --> 00:25:34,667 -on the U-shaped structure? -Yeah. 580 00:25:34,792 --> 00:25:36,208 Yeah. 581 00:25:36,375 --> 00:25:37,833 GARY: That is really cool. 582 00:25:42,542 --> 00:25:44,458 ALEX: It looks like there's Roman numerals. 583 00:25:44,625 --> 00:25:45,833 GARY: That is really cool. 584 00:25:46,042 --> 00:25:49,000 It looks like "VIIII." 585 00:25:49,167 --> 00:25:52,375 NARRATOR: In the Interpretive Centre, Rick Lagina, 586 00:25:52,542 --> 00:25:55,083 Craig Tester and members of the team 587 00:25:55,208 --> 00:25:57,083 have just discovered that the potentially ancient 588 00:25:57,208 --> 00:26:01,083 musket artifact, found one day ago on Lot 5, 589 00:26:01,250 --> 00:26:04,750 curiously bears Roman numerals. 590 00:26:04,917 --> 00:26:07,625 The only thing I can think of is that could be a... 591 00:26:08,708 --> 00:26:10,458 ...it could be a regiment, I guess. 592 00:26:10,625 --> 00:26:12,708 -It's an odd thing to mark. -CRAIG: Yeah. 593 00:26:12,875 --> 00:26:16,500 GARY: Yeah. Looks like a "VIIII," doesn't it? 594 00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:18,458 Yeah, and we saw that in Smith's Cove. 595 00:26:18,625 --> 00:26:20,208 -Right. -On the U-shaped structure. 596 00:26:20,375 --> 00:26:21,917 -Yeah. -Yeah. 597 00:26:22,125 --> 00:26:24,792 NARRATOR: In the early 1970s, 598 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:28,333 Rick, Marty and Craig's late partner Dan Blankenship 599 00:26:28,458 --> 00:26:31,958 built an earthen cofferdam that surrounded Smith's Cove 600 00:26:32,125 --> 00:26:36,667 on the eastern end of Oak Island in order to drain the area 601 00:26:36,875 --> 00:26:39,875 and look for evidence of the legendary flood tunnel system 602 00:26:40,042 --> 00:26:43,500 that acted as a booby trap for the original Money Pit. 603 00:26:43,708 --> 00:26:47,167 Dan was amazed to uncover a 65-foot-long 604 00:26:47,333 --> 00:26:51,833 U-shaped wooden structure that featured Roman numerals 605 00:26:51,958 --> 00:26:54,167 and which he believed was constructed 606 00:26:54,375 --> 00:26:57,583 as a surrounding barrier for the flood system. 607 00:26:58,750 --> 00:27:00,667 There's probably a ramrod 608 00:27:00,792 --> 00:27:02,833 waiting for us somewhere in that area. 609 00:27:04,167 --> 00:27:06,500 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the U-shaped structure, 610 00:27:06,667 --> 00:27:08,500 along with the other features and artifacts 611 00:27:08,667 --> 00:27:11,042 that have been found on Lot 5 612 00:27:11,208 --> 00:27:15,125 may be connected to a 1746 ship's log 613 00:27:15,292 --> 00:27:19,000 which detailed how treasure was "securely buried" 614 00:27:19,167 --> 00:27:22,292 in a deep pit on a wooded island? 615 00:27:24,875 --> 00:27:26,583 RICK: Finding the Roman numerals 616 00:27:26,792 --> 00:27:29,833 carved on that little bit of ramrod guide, 617 00:27:30,042 --> 00:27:31,333 it brought back memories of, certainly, 618 00:27:31,542 --> 00:27:32,917 the U-shaped structure. 619 00:27:33,083 --> 00:27:35,500 We've never found Roman numerals before 620 00:27:35,625 --> 00:27:37,708 on any other artifact to date. 621 00:27:37,833 --> 00:27:40,083 And to have them found here, 622 00:27:40,292 --> 00:27:43,417 I think the two are strongly connected. 623 00:27:44,625 --> 00:27:46,292 GARY: Absolutely fantastic. 624 00:27:46,417 --> 00:27:49,292 This has given us hope that there's more finds on Lot 5. 625 00:27:49,458 --> 00:27:51,458 I say we give it another shot. 626 00:27:51,625 --> 00:27:53,167 I want to find the rest of it. 627 00:27:53,333 --> 00:27:56,042 -I'm in. -I'm with you. -All right. Good luck. 628 00:27:56,208 --> 00:27:57,500 -RICK: Thank you, Laird. -GARY: See you, Laird. Cheers. 629 00:27:57,708 --> 00:27:59,333 ALEX: Thanks, Emma. Thanks, Laird. 630 00:28:02,667 --> 00:28:05,875 NARRATOR: Following the meeting in the Interpretive Centre... 631 00:28:06,042 --> 00:28:08,958 TERRY: We're just at 98 feet below grade. 632 00:28:09,042 --> 00:28:11,000 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina has joined 633 00:28:11,083 --> 00:28:14,792 other members of the team in the Money Pit area. 634 00:28:14,875 --> 00:28:16,000 STEVE: So, the next core 635 00:28:16,167 --> 00:28:18,958 -is our, uh, is our core. -CHARLES: Yep. 636 00:28:19,083 --> 00:28:21,833 If it's there, we'll see it in our next core. 637 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,875 NARRATOR: After nearly two days 638 00:28:25,042 --> 00:28:28,458 of slowly drilling through previously disturbed soil, 639 00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:32,750 the team is about to reach the target depth of 105 feet 640 00:28:32,875 --> 00:28:36,750 in borehole D5N24.5, 641 00:28:36,875 --> 00:28:39,583 where they hope to once again encounter the tunnel 642 00:28:39,708 --> 00:28:43,708 that is believed to run directly below the Garden Shaft. 643 00:28:50,375 --> 00:28:52,708 (metal grinding) 644 00:28:53,917 --> 00:28:55,708 This looks interesting. 645 00:28:58,542 --> 00:29:00,625 STEVE: Well, we have a core coming. 646 00:29:00,792 --> 00:29:02,750 ALEX: The core is up. 647 00:29:05,042 --> 00:29:08,333 -TERRY: Oh, my. -Yeah. 648 00:29:08,542 --> 00:29:10,333 -CHARLES: I think we hit wood. -Wow. It looks like 649 00:29:10,458 --> 00:29:12,875 a chunk of something coming right out the base. 650 00:29:13,083 --> 00:29:15,958 Looks like we got wood right off the get-go here, guys. 651 00:29:16,167 --> 00:29:18,458 CHARLES: You know, oftentimes, when we find wood in cores, 652 00:29:18,625 --> 00:29:19,875 there's not much there. 653 00:29:21,750 --> 00:29:23,833 -Oh, yeah. -TERRY: Wow. 654 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,708 That is excellent. That's really interesting. 655 00:29:26,875 --> 00:29:28,708 CHARLES: However, 656 00:29:28,875 --> 00:29:31,167 this time, we pull up a timber. 657 00:29:31,375 --> 00:29:34,875 It's a vertical timber. This is really odd. 658 00:29:36,875 --> 00:29:38,833 TERRY: It looks like we've got a section of beam. 659 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,333 -STEVE: Oh, yeah. Look at it. -Vertical support. 660 00:29:41,500 --> 00:29:44,042 Oh, that-- yeah, that was the top-- that's up towards the top. 661 00:29:44,250 --> 00:29:45,375 -Thank you, Colten. -What is that, Colten? 662 00:29:45,542 --> 00:29:46,667 -CHARLES: 108? -COLTEN: Uh, 108. 663 00:29:46,792 --> 00:29:48,042 -108? This is the bottom. -Thank you. 664 00:29:49,583 --> 00:29:51,250 Oh, wow. That's a lot of wood. 665 00:29:51,417 --> 00:29:53,458 That's a lot of wood, for sure. My gosh, guys. 666 00:29:55,042 --> 00:29:56,667 What do you think it is, Terry? 667 00:29:56,875 --> 00:29:58,458 TERRY: I think it's just uprights of a tunnel. 668 00:30:01,042 --> 00:30:04,500 STEVE: The main point of this borehole is we're looking for that tunnel 669 00:30:04,708 --> 00:30:05,833 that goes under the Garden Shaft. 670 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,750 Hitting wood helps confirm 671 00:30:07,917 --> 00:30:09,708 that that is our tunnel. 672 00:30:09,875 --> 00:30:11,625 TEDFORD: Little bit more. 673 00:30:11,792 --> 00:30:13,917 And the very top. 674 00:30:14,875 --> 00:30:16,292 TERRY: Oh, my. 675 00:30:16,500 --> 00:30:20,917 That's a pretty significant chunk of upright. 676 00:30:21,042 --> 00:30:23,417 -That's a big tunnel. -That's a big tunnel, for sure. 677 00:30:23,542 --> 00:30:25,708 Six. 678 00:30:25,875 --> 00:30:27,833 Seven. 679 00:30:27,958 --> 00:30:30,125 So, I got seven and a half foot of tunnel. 680 00:30:30,333 --> 00:30:32,083 -ALEX: I would agree with that. -STEVE: Seven and a half feet of tunnel? 681 00:30:32,292 --> 00:30:34,208 -Seven and a half foot. -Oh, that's a lot longer than I thought it was. 682 00:30:34,375 --> 00:30:35,667 -Yeah. -Yeah. 683 00:30:35,833 --> 00:30:37,583 ALEX: This core is almost 100% wood, 684 00:30:37,750 --> 00:30:40,542 which is really great, and it means that we hit the tunnel. 685 00:30:40,708 --> 00:30:42,583 If that's true, then this tunnel, 686 00:30:42,750 --> 00:30:46,000 and anything it's connected to, becomes our next best target. 687 00:30:46,167 --> 00:30:48,083 Maybe the tunnel leads to the Money Pit. 688 00:30:48,208 --> 00:30:50,167 CHARLES: Let's get Rick up here. 689 00:30:50,375 --> 00:30:52,083 -TERRY: Absolutely. -ALEX: I'll call him. 690 00:30:52,208 --> 00:30:53,375 Sounds good. 691 00:30:55,208 --> 00:30:56,917 Uncle Rick. 692 00:30:57,083 --> 00:30:58,167 Hey. 693 00:30:58,333 --> 00:31:00,417 So, I'm up with the guys at the drill table. 694 00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:02,542 Uh, we just hit our target depth. 695 00:31:02,708 --> 00:31:04,833 We were looking to hit a tunnel, and what we did hit 696 00:31:04,958 --> 00:31:08,000 was approximately seven and a half feet of upright. 697 00:31:10,750 --> 00:31:12,792 ALEX: Yeah. But it does really, 698 00:31:12,958 --> 00:31:15,250 really well define the height of the tunnel. 699 00:31:15,417 --> 00:31:16,500 if it's a tunnel. 700 00:31:20,417 --> 00:31:22,875 -ALEX: Sounds good. We'll see you soon. -TERRY: See you, Rick. 701 00:31:26,417 --> 00:31:28,708 TERRY: We've got wood right there. 702 00:31:28,917 --> 00:31:30,625 And it stops cleanly right there. 703 00:31:30,792 --> 00:31:32,625 That's the cut top right there. 704 00:31:32,792 --> 00:31:35,250 I knew if I stayed away long enough, you'd find something. 705 00:31:35,375 --> 00:31:36,917 -Yeah. Exactly. -Hi, Rick. How you doing? 706 00:31:37,042 --> 00:31:39,125 -Hey. -There it is. 707 00:31:39,208 --> 00:31:41,833 NARRATOR: After being informed by his nephew Alex 708 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,000 that the team has just drilled 709 00:31:44,167 --> 00:31:47,875 into a seven-and-a-half-foot tunnel more than 100 feet deep 710 00:31:48,042 --> 00:31:52,000 in borehole D5N24.5... 711 00:31:53,208 --> 00:31:55,083 -RICK: It's quite remarkable. -ALEX: Yep. 712 00:31:55,292 --> 00:31:57,250 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina has arrived in the Money Pit area 713 00:31:57,417 --> 00:32:01,833 to assess the potential breakthrough discovery. 714 00:32:02,042 --> 00:32:03,833 TERRY: There's the bottom right there 715 00:32:04,042 --> 00:32:05,375 at 108 feet below grade. 716 00:32:05,542 --> 00:32:09,333 I think we hit a whole section of a support beam. 717 00:32:11,208 --> 00:32:12,458 RICK: That looks like it's hand-cut. 718 00:32:12,625 --> 00:32:13,833 I see, yeah. 719 00:32:14,042 --> 00:32:16,000 I see hand-shaping there, for sure. 720 00:32:16,167 --> 00:32:17,833 -STEVE: That's a good sign. -Yep. 721 00:32:18,042 --> 00:32:20,208 -Yeah. -STEVE: Yeah, that's a really good sign. 722 00:32:20,375 --> 00:32:22,000 -Right here. -Absolutely. 723 00:32:22,208 --> 00:32:24,000 TERRY: You can see an adze cutting in there. 724 00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:26,792 In here? Yeah, it's... 725 00:32:26,917 --> 00:32:28,958 -CHARLES: Yeah, you can see right there, too. Look, see? -TERRY: Beveled edge here. Yep. 726 00:32:29,125 --> 00:32:30,417 ALEX: This is cut here. 727 00:32:30,583 --> 00:32:32,375 Oh, yeah. 728 00:32:32,542 --> 00:32:36,542 The adze cut is really quite interesting. 729 00:32:36,708 --> 00:32:39,333 -TERRY: Hand-shapen rather than milled. -Yeah. 730 00:32:41,750 --> 00:32:43,375 NARRATOR: Believed to have first been invented 731 00:32:43,542 --> 00:32:47,250 more than 2,200 years ago in ancient Egypt, 732 00:32:47,417 --> 00:32:50,167 an adze is a type of construction tool 733 00:32:50,250 --> 00:32:51,500 featuring a sharp blade 734 00:32:51,708 --> 00:32:54,667 that runs perpendicular to its handle. 735 00:32:54,833 --> 00:32:57,167 They were widely used to shape wood 736 00:32:57,292 --> 00:32:59,375 for structures and sailing vessels 737 00:32:59,542 --> 00:33:02,458 until being phased out during the 18th century 738 00:33:02,625 --> 00:33:05,208 by mechanized saws. 739 00:33:05,375 --> 00:33:07,375 ALEX: Somewhere, there is a shaft... 740 00:33:07,583 --> 00:33:10,500 -Somewhere there is a shaft. -...from which this tunnel was dug. 741 00:33:10,667 --> 00:33:13,125 And a big shaft, because you think, if you're, 742 00:33:13,333 --> 00:33:14,875 if you're bringing down seven, 743 00:33:15,042 --> 00:33:16,958 -eight-foot-tall pieces of lumber... -Yeah. 744 00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:19,458 -...you don't have a tiny little shaft you're going down into. -That's it. 745 00:33:19,625 --> 00:33:21,542 Right. (chuckles) 746 00:33:21,708 --> 00:33:24,458 NARRATOR: If the team has truly found a large tunnel 747 00:33:24,542 --> 00:33:26,583 that was constructed with adze-cut timbers, 748 00:33:26,750 --> 00:33:29,167 could it mean they have once again encountered 749 00:33:29,375 --> 00:33:33,458 the same tunnel that has been dated to as early as 1735? 750 00:33:33,625 --> 00:33:37,333 Or might it be an even older structure? 751 00:33:37,542 --> 00:33:40,042 STEVE: For me, you don't build a tunnel like this-- 752 00:33:40,208 --> 00:33:42,292 -I mean, it's a seven or eight-foot tunnel... -Yep. 753 00:33:42,458 --> 00:33:43,708 ...unless you are moving material. 754 00:33:43,875 --> 00:33:45,375 -Yeah. -Or you're moving 755 00:33:45,542 --> 00:33:47,250 something important. 756 00:33:50,208 --> 00:33:51,625 My opinion would be, unless you were depositing something, 757 00:33:51,750 --> 00:33:53,958 I don't see why you would build a seven-foot tunnel. 758 00:33:54,042 --> 00:33:56,167 'Cause you could very easily walk down this. 759 00:33:56,375 --> 00:33:57,417 Yeah. 760 00:33:57,583 --> 00:34:00,792 RICK: Given the 228-year history, 761 00:34:00,958 --> 00:34:03,500 no searcher did this kind of work. 762 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:06,292 The only other thing I've seen that's that scale 763 00:34:06,458 --> 00:34:08,333 -is when we were in Italy last year. -Yeah. 764 00:34:08,500 --> 00:34:11,292 Which, at the time, I thought were absolutely enormous. 765 00:34:11,375 --> 00:34:15,167 NARRATOR: One year ago, Rick and Alex Lagina, 766 00:34:15,333 --> 00:34:17,458 along with other members of the team, 767 00:34:17,583 --> 00:34:20,958 traveled nearly 3,700 miles to Italy 768 00:34:21,125 --> 00:34:23,500 in order to investigate possible ties 769 00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:26,167 between the Knights Templar and the Oak Island mystery. 770 00:34:26,333 --> 00:34:28,167 -ALEX: Boy. -RICK: Stunning. 771 00:34:28,333 --> 00:34:30,542 -ALEX: Everything is just so well built. -Yeah. 772 00:34:30,708 --> 00:34:34,250 NARRATOR: While there, they visited two man-made cave systems 773 00:34:34,458 --> 00:34:36,833 that were used by the Templar order between 774 00:34:36,917 --> 00:34:39,083 the 12th and 14th centuries. 775 00:34:39,250 --> 00:34:41,708 ALEX: We have seen this symbol before. 776 00:34:41,875 --> 00:34:43,625 -RICK: H+O Stone. -PETER: Yeah. 777 00:34:43,792 --> 00:34:45,875 NARRATOR: One of the massive labyrinths located 778 00:34:46,042 --> 00:34:48,000 in the town of Osimo 779 00:34:48,208 --> 00:34:50,917 contained a carved symbol that was also found 780 00:34:51,125 --> 00:34:53,333 on Oak Island in the 1920s. 781 00:34:53,458 --> 00:34:55,417 ALEX: Now, that's a direct tie to Oak Island. 782 00:34:55,583 --> 00:34:58,042 This arm should be 783 00:34:58,208 --> 00:35:00,833 a bit longer than this one. 784 00:35:01,042 --> 00:35:02,667 NARRATOR: And another cave system that they visited 785 00:35:02,875 --> 00:35:05,125 in the nearby town of Camerano 786 00:35:05,292 --> 00:35:08,708 featured an entire section that, incredibly, 787 00:35:08,875 --> 00:35:12,833 was an exact match in design to the 14th-century lead cross 788 00:35:13,042 --> 00:35:17,125 that was found on Oak Island in 2017. 789 00:35:17,250 --> 00:35:21,250 RICK: 3,000 years later, it still stands. 790 00:35:21,417 --> 00:35:24,250 This, I think, is a twist, 791 00:35:24,375 --> 00:35:26,208 -and that's the worked inside edge. -Yep. 792 00:35:26,375 --> 00:35:28,000 RICK: When all of the other searcher tunnels 793 00:35:28,208 --> 00:35:29,708 that we've discovered have been 794 00:35:29,875 --> 00:35:31,083 four or five feet tall, 795 00:35:31,250 --> 00:35:33,625 certainly nothing taller than that, 796 00:35:33,792 --> 00:35:36,167 why seven feet tall? 797 00:35:36,375 --> 00:35:39,375 And the enormity of the labor associated with that. 798 00:35:39,542 --> 00:35:42,250 Will it prove to be something dramatic? 799 00:35:42,417 --> 00:35:45,125 Let's get some cameras in there, and then, 800 00:35:45,208 --> 00:35:47,083 develop a strategy by which you can 801 00:35:47,208 --> 00:35:49,167 possibly physically access it. 802 00:35:49,375 --> 00:35:51,083 So, here's what I think. 803 00:35:51,250 --> 00:35:53,333 I think we should get Paul up here with the camera... 804 00:35:53,542 --> 00:35:54,833 -Absolutely. -...because we want to take a look. 805 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,000 The drillers, at this point, are very important. 806 00:35:57,208 --> 00:35:58,792 They did the work, right? 807 00:35:58,958 --> 00:36:00,875 And they might be able to tell us how they would proceed. 808 00:36:01,042 --> 00:36:02,167 And, uh, Paul can start putting-- 809 00:36:02,375 --> 00:36:04,000 Well, there they are right there. 810 00:36:04,167 --> 00:36:05,542 BRENNAN: Hello. How are you doing, guys? 811 00:36:05,667 --> 00:36:07,042 Well, you tell us. That's-that's what 812 00:36:07,250 --> 00:36:08,208 I was just telling everybody. 813 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:10,125 You guys did the work. 814 00:36:10,292 --> 00:36:13,333 So, we want to be able to take a look, 815 00:36:13,458 --> 00:36:15,042 if possible, down in that cavity, 816 00:36:15,208 --> 00:36:16,833 if it is a cavity. 817 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:18,542 -How do we proceed from here? -BRENNAN: Probably best 818 00:36:18,708 --> 00:36:21,083 to pull back that casing to expose 819 00:36:21,208 --> 00:36:22,792 a relatively open hole. 820 00:36:22,958 --> 00:36:24,833 And that probably would be your best chance of getting 821 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,083 -an open hole to physically see something. -ALEX: Right. 822 00:36:27,208 --> 00:36:28,667 BRENNAN: That's a good piece of wood that you pulled out of there, 823 00:36:28,833 --> 00:36:30,208 -so there's a bit of a void there. -Well, it's... 824 00:36:30,375 --> 00:36:32,000 it's hand-cut, which is quite interesting. 825 00:36:32,125 --> 00:36:34,333 -BRENNAN: Oh, yeah? -TEDFORD: Oh, really? 826 00:36:34,458 --> 00:36:36,000 Yeah. 827 00:36:36,125 --> 00:36:38,000 Yeah, that's nice, eh? 828 00:36:38,167 --> 00:36:41,042 TERRY: So, we should have an open section of tunnel to look at. 829 00:36:41,208 --> 00:36:43,000 Okay. We're in your hands. 830 00:36:43,208 --> 00:36:44,583 -BRENNAN: All right. Let's go for it. -TEDFORD: Sounds good. 831 00:36:44,708 --> 00:36:46,208 -All righty. Thank you, guys. -Thank you. 832 00:36:46,375 --> 00:36:47,750 STEVE: This is exciting. 833 00:36:52,542 --> 00:36:54,667 PAUL: We have, uh, 30, 40 feet before we get to that area. 834 00:36:54,833 --> 00:36:56,167 Then we'll have to zero it out when you're right at the top 835 00:36:56,333 --> 00:36:57,875 of the casing and put it down. 836 00:36:58,083 --> 00:36:59,542 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area... 837 00:36:59,708 --> 00:37:02,000 -Hey. -Hey, guys. How are you? -RICK: You guys ready? 838 00:37:02,125 --> 00:37:04,375 NARRATOR: ...after drilling into a seven-and-a-half-foot high, 839 00:37:04,542 --> 00:37:06,500 potentially ancient wooden tunnel 840 00:37:06,708 --> 00:37:08,958 more than 100 feet below ground 841 00:37:09,125 --> 00:37:13,125 in borehole D5N24.5... 842 00:37:13,208 --> 00:37:15,375 -I'll start dropping this down. -Yep. 843 00:37:15,583 --> 00:37:17,583 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and members of the team 844 00:37:17,750 --> 00:37:20,417 are about to lower a camera down into it, 845 00:37:20,583 --> 00:37:23,458 in the hopes of seeing what it might contain. 846 00:37:25,375 --> 00:37:27,333 -STEVE: Alex, can you pull me tight? -Yep. 847 00:37:27,542 --> 00:37:30,333 STEVE: Okay. Now I'm gonna take a little bit more slack. 848 00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:33,250 Here we go. I'm gonna put it in and we'll zero it. 849 00:37:35,208 --> 00:37:36,917 PAUL: The lights are on. There you go. 850 00:37:42,833 --> 00:37:44,958 -All right, do we still have a clean image? -SCOTT: We do. 851 00:37:45,083 --> 00:37:46,500 -Yes. -STEVE: Here we go. 852 00:37:46,667 --> 00:37:48,000 Okay, so we're going down the casing. 853 00:37:48,208 --> 00:37:50,833 Clearly see the edge of it here. 854 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,542 NARRATOR: In order to investigate the mysterious structure-- 855 00:37:53,708 --> 00:37:56,167 or tunnel-- the team is utilizing 856 00:37:56,375 --> 00:38:00,708 the Inuktun Spectrum 120 high-definition camera. 857 00:38:00,875 --> 00:38:05,625 The device features a lens that can pan 360 degrees, 858 00:38:05,792 --> 00:38:10,083 and is designed to operate in low-light conditions. 859 00:38:10,292 --> 00:38:11,167 BRENNAN: What are you at now? 860 00:38:11,375 --> 00:38:13,458 -ALEX: Five meters. -Okay. 861 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:15,375 ALEX: The last time we drilled into this tunnel 862 00:38:15,542 --> 00:38:17,000 on the east side of the Garden Shaft, 863 00:38:17,208 --> 00:38:19,333 there seemed to be an opening, a cavity. 864 00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:21,167 We couldn't use a camera at the time, 865 00:38:21,333 --> 00:38:23,667 but we're hoping, with this borehole today 866 00:38:23,833 --> 00:38:25,875 that-that we'll get one more shot at it. 867 00:38:26,042 --> 00:38:27,667 The number one thing is to get a camera down there 868 00:38:27,875 --> 00:38:29,500 and see what we've hit, 869 00:38:29,708 --> 00:38:32,958 and hopefully, after that, we can get a clear image. 870 00:38:34,875 --> 00:38:36,292 -ALEX: I don't-- I don't... -SCOTT: Whoa! 871 00:38:36,458 --> 00:38:37,333 -PAUL: Whoa. -Okay. In water. 872 00:38:37,542 --> 00:38:39,542 Yeah. We just went pitch-black. 873 00:38:42,125 --> 00:38:43,958 We can't even see the casing. 874 00:38:44,125 --> 00:38:46,583 So, that's seven and a half meters. 875 00:38:46,750 --> 00:38:47,833 -RICK: Right there. -SCOTT: Yeah. 876 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,333 Pull it, pull it back up out of the water. 877 00:38:49,542 --> 00:38:50,958 Let's watch the transition going in. 878 00:38:52,875 --> 00:38:54,292 -STEVE: Yeah. -Look at the dirt on the lens. 879 00:38:54,417 --> 00:38:56,208 SCOTT: Go in. Back down in. 880 00:38:56,375 --> 00:38:58,583 Slowly. 881 00:38:58,750 --> 00:39:00,750 There. 882 00:39:00,917 --> 00:39:02,500 As soon as we go into the water, we're black. 883 00:39:02,708 --> 00:39:04,333 The second it drops under an inch, the light's gone. 884 00:39:04,458 --> 00:39:06,333 -Like, pitch-black. -Yeah. 885 00:39:09,042 --> 00:39:11,625 RICK: Well, that pretty much writes the tale right there. 886 00:39:11,833 --> 00:39:15,083 -SCOTT: Yeah. -Oh, I can see the water. 887 00:39:15,208 --> 00:39:17,833 It's murky. Really murky. 888 00:39:19,750 --> 00:39:21,583 RICK: I-I don't know that we need to go any further here. 889 00:39:21,750 --> 00:39:23,875 -SCOTT: No. -ALEX: Yeah. 890 00:39:24,042 --> 00:39:25,958 RICK: I am really struggling a bit 891 00:39:26,125 --> 00:39:28,000 for one simple reason: 892 00:39:28,208 --> 00:39:30,167 the peculiarity of the construct, 893 00:39:30,375 --> 00:39:32,417 i.e., being seven feet tall, 894 00:39:32,583 --> 00:39:36,833 it presents all kinds of "What's here?" 895 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:38,667 -It's all stirred up, for sure. -SCOTT: Very fresh. 896 00:39:38,833 --> 00:39:40,917 It's-it's very recently disturbed. 897 00:39:41,125 --> 00:39:43,250 RICK: Where's the beginning? Where's the end? 898 00:39:43,417 --> 00:39:44,875 Who was down here? 899 00:39:45,042 --> 00:39:47,083 There was a tremendous amount of material 900 00:39:47,250 --> 00:39:49,000 to be removed from that. 901 00:39:49,208 --> 00:39:52,458 Why go to those efforts? And that's a key question. 902 00:39:52,625 --> 00:39:54,417 Why do you need seven feet? 903 00:39:54,542 --> 00:39:56,417 What's in there? 904 00:39:56,583 --> 00:39:57,708 SCOTT: Let's get the drill out the hole 905 00:39:57,875 --> 00:39:59,167 -so we can keep it moving. -Yep. 906 00:39:59,292 --> 00:40:00,667 RICK: I agree. 907 00:40:01,792 --> 00:40:03,333 We hit wood, we hit a void. 908 00:40:03,542 --> 00:40:05,583 It almost certainly is a tunnel. It's at the right depth. 909 00:40:05,750 --> 00:40:10,083 It appears to be that the tunnel from the Baby Blob area 910 00:40:10,250 --> 00:40:13,417 passes directly under the Garden Shaft and continues east. 911 00:40:13,583 --> 00:40:16,292 A lot of data points to the likelihood 912 00:40:16,458 --> 00:40:17,833 that there is something there, 913 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,083 and I'm speaking about the metals in the water. 914 00:40:20,292 --> 00:40:22,000 This tunnel we're trying to follow 915 00:40:22,125 --> 00:40:23,792 and this chamber we've found 916 00:40:23,958 --> 00:40:26,292 might be the source of the high metals. 917 00:40:26,417 --> 00:40:27,667 If there's a tunnel, we'll follow it. 918 00:40:27,875 --> 00:40:30,333 So, all in all, 919 00:40:30,458 --> 00:40:32,500 I think we're closer than we've ever been. 920 00:40:32,667 --> 00:40:34,167 PAUL: So, how far are you gonna go over 921 00:40:34,375 --> 00:40:36,083 for the next hole after this one? 922 00:40:36,250 --> 00:40:37,833 SCOTT: We can pull ahead and drill 923 00:40:38,042 --> 00:40:39,792 -around the 27 line... -ALEX: Yeah, okay. 924 00:40:39,958 --> 00:40:42,042 ...and look for connectivity between the two tunnels. 925 00:40:42,208 --> 00:40:43,542 Okay. Sounds like a plan. 926 00:40:43,708 --> 00:40:45,167 -ALEX: All right. -STEVE: See you, Steve. 927 00:40:45,333 --> 00:40:46,792 STEVE: We'll see you later. 928 00:40:48,875 --> 00:40:50,792 NARRATOR: For more than two centuries, 929 00:40:50,917 --> 00:40:53,167 generations of searchers have made discoveries 930 00:40:53,375 --> 00:40:56,958 on Oak Island suggesting that they were on the verge 931 00:40:57,083 --> 00:40:58,917 of solving the mystery, 932 00:40:59,042 --> 00:41:03,833 only to have their dreams dashed by unforeseen events. 933 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:08,667 Rick, Marty and their team have also once again experienced 934 00:41:08,875 --> 00:41:14,208 the firm grip that the island has long kept on her secrets. 935 00:41:14,375 --> 00:41:16,042 And while all of their predecessors 936 00:41:16,208 --> 00:41:20,167 eventually had to give up or move on, 937 00:41:20,292 --> 00:41:22,958 one thing is certain. 938 00:41:23,083 --> 00:41:26,667 The Laginas have no intention of stopping 939 00:41:26,875 --> 00:41:32,500 until they hold the ultimate answers in their hands. 940 00:41:35,042 --> 00:41:37,750 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 941 00:41:37,875 --> 00:41:40,292 -CHARLES: Here it comes. -RICK: The Garden Shaft project 942 00:41:40,458 --> 00:41:41,542 is finally underway. 943 00:41:41,708 --> 00:41:43,333 BILL: This way a bit. 944 00:41:43,458 --> 00:41:45,458 GARY: Time to open Pandora's box. 945 00:41:45,542 --> 00:41:47,250 ALEX: Oh, boy. 946 00:41:47,375 --> 00:41:48,500 -Wow. -Wow. 947 00:41:48,583 --> 00:41:49,792 HELEN: I'll tell you, Jack, 948 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:51,333 it's the first time in 40 years of fieldwork 949 00:41:51,417 --> 00:41:54,042 I have seen something like this buried. 950 00:41:54,208 --> 00:41:55,500 They're hiding something. 951 00:41:55,667 --> 00:41:57,625 Ooh. Interesting. 952 00:42:01,292 --> 00:42:02,833 Brilliant. 953 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,042 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS