1 00:00:02,042 --> 00:00:03,167 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,250 --> 00:00:04,333 FIONA: What is this? 3 00:00:04,542 --> 00:00:06,167 -FIONA: Oh, look at that. -Oh, my God. 4 00:00:06,292 --> 00:00:08,125 That looks like the handle of something. 5 00:00:08,250 --> 00:00:10,333 We suspect that it's from the 1700s. 6 00:00:10,542 --> 00:00:11,833 Even earlier. 7 00:00:12,042 --> 00:00:13,458 -Really? -JEFF: Absolutely. 8 00:00:13,667 --> 00:00:16,000 MARTY: We have an opening into this cavern. 9 00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:19,333 -Yeah. It looks man-made. -It's amazing. 10 00:00:19,542 --> 00:00:20,500 Okay. Going in. 11 00:00:20,667 --> 00:00:22,125 MARTY: We're all eager to see 12 00:00:22,292 --> 00:00:23,708 -Aladdin's cave. -ALEX: Stop! 13 00:00:23,875 --> 00:00:25,000 -STEVE: What is that? -ALEX: Wow. 14 00:00:25,167 --> 00:00:26,542 This is different. 15 00:00:26,708 --> 00:00:27,750 This is way different than anything we've seen. 16 00:00:31,375 --> 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 --> 00:00:46,250 with strange symbols carved into it... 21 00:00:47,375 --> 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 --> 00:01:01,833 trying to solve the mystery. 26 00:01:01,958 --> 00:01:07,000 And according to legend, one more will have to die 27 00:01:07,208 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 28 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:21,208 --> 00:01:22,292 PAUL: Hey, Steve. Alex. 30 00:01:22,375 --> 00:01:23,792 Everything's set operating, Paul? 31 00:01:23,958 --> 00:01:25,208 Yep. We just need to attach the camera 32 00:01:25,375 --> 00:01:27,375 and then we should be good to go. 33 00:01:27,542 --> 00:01:30,167 NARRATOR: A new day of fresh excitement and anticipation 34 00:01:30,375 --> 00:01:32,417 has begun on Oak Island 35 00:01:32,583 --> 00:01:35,500 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team. 36 00:01:35,708 --> 00:01:37,292 So I guess we're gonna get a look down the hole? 37 00:01:37,458 --> 00:01:38,417 Yes, we are. 38 00:01:38,625 --> 00:01:40,833 We'll see what the camera has to say. 39 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,875 NARRATOR: They, along with underwater imaging expert Blaine Carr, 40 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,500 are about to begin 41 00:01:46,708 --> 00:01:49,792 a two-step operation in the Money Pit area 42 00:01:49,875 --> 00:01:51,792 that they hope will reveal 43 00:01:51,958 --> 00:01:53,333 the answers that could help solve 44 00:01:53,542 --> 00:01:56,167 a 228-year-old treasure mystery. 45 00:01:56,375 --> 00:02:00,125 So we're gonna enter the cave today at 140 to 142 feet. 46 00:02:00,292 --> 00:02:02,292 Aladdin's cave, as you deemed it last year. 47 00:02:02,375 --> 00:02:03,833 So, what do we hope to see 48 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:04,792 once we get to the bottom of the hole? 49 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,625 Treasure chests, doubloons. 50 00:02:06,833 --> 00:02:09,167 We want to know whether this cave is natural 51 00:02:09,292 --> 00:02:11,833 or whether it's been influenced by people. 52 00:02:12,042 --> 00:02:13,208 RICK: Secondarily to that, 53 00:02:13,375 --> 00:02:15,708 we'd like to see a way in and a way out. 54 00:02:17,375 --> 00:02:19,292 The primary targets 55 00:02:19,458 --> 00:02:21,500 we were looking for were tunnels, vaults, 56 00:02:21,667 --> 00:02:23,958 and of course, any high-density anomalies 57 00:02:24,125 --> 00:02:25,375 that could reflect treasure. 58 00:02:26,375 --> 00:02:28,042 NARRATOR: One week ago, 59 00:02:28,208 --> 00:02:30,542 representatives from Ideon Technologies 60 00:02:30,708 --> 00:02:34,167 presented a stunning report on data that had been collected 61 00:02:34,375 --> 00:02:37,083 deep underground over the past two years 62 00:02:37,292 --> 00:02:39,167 all across the Money Pit area. 63 00:02:39,375 --> 00:02:41,500 Today what we're gonna be discussing are results 64 00:02:41,708 --> 00:02:43,708 from the Money Pit targets of interest. 65 00:02:44,750 --> 00:02:47,000 NARRATOR: Five devices known as Muon detectors 66 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:50,000 had been placed at various depths 67 00:02:50,167 --> 00:02:52,000 in previously drilled boreholes 68 00:02:52,125 --> 00:02:56,458 to scan for possible voids, tunnels and large objects. 69 00:02:56,667 --> 00:02:59,417 Incredibly, a number of potential targets 70 00:02:59,542 --> 00:03:02,333 were identified suggesting that there could be 71 00:03:02,542 --> 00:03:06,125 multiple treasure deposits buried in the Money Pit area. 72 00:03:07,167 --> 00:03:12,625 Two were located at depths of 65 and 115 feet respectively, 73 00:03:12,792 --> 00:03:16,542 near the 82-foot-deep mid-18th century Garden Shaft, 74 00:03:16,667 --> 00:03:19,625 which the team is currently refurbishing 75 00:03:19,792 --> 00:03:22,667 and deepening for extensive investigations 76 00:03:22,833 --> 00:03:26,958 with a company named Dumas Contracting Ltd. 77 00:03:27,167 --> 00:03:28,667 So, this is quite interesting for us. 78 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:33,125 This low-density anomaly perfectly overlaps the void 79 00:03:33,250 --> 00:03:34,958 that you guys call Aladdin's cave. 80 00:03:35,875 --> 00:03:36,875 NARRATOR: However, 81 00:03:37,042 --> 00:03:39,000 another compelling target 82 00:03:39,167 --> 00:03:42,708 was identified several feet to the southwest 83 00:03:42,875 --> 00:03:44,208 within a deep cavity 84 00:03:44,375 --> 00:03:46,792 that was first discovered one year ago 85 00:03:46,958 --> 00:03:50,167 that has been affectionately named Aladdin's cave. 86 00:03:50,375 --> 00:03:52,375 It's not some simple cave. 87 00:03:52,542 --> 00:03:54,083 It kind of extends out. 88 00:03:54,250 --> 00:03:56,417 NARRATOR: A cavity where water testing 89 00:03:56,583 --> 00:04:00,250 has also detected trace evidence of silver and gold 90 00:04:00,417 --> 00:04:03,417 some 150 feet underground. 91 00:04:04,458 --> 00:04:05,667 The borehole we're gonna put the camera down 92 00:04:05,750 --> 00:04:07,375 is in borehole L-14, 93 00:04:07,542 --> 00:04:10,375 and L-14 appears in this cavity or cave 94 00:04:10,542 --> 00:04:12,125 on the southern end as we know it. 95 00:04:12,292 --> 00:04:15,000 So we're pretty keen on this. Let's have a look. 96 00:04:15,167 --> 00:04:17,125 All right, so I'm gonna go open the hole 97 00:04:17,292 --> 00:04:18,250 and I'm gonna start lowering. 98 00:04:18,375 --> 00:04:20,333 Okay. Let's go. 99 00:04:20,500 --> 00:04:22,583 NARRATOR: Now, after drilling a new borehole 100 00:04:22,792 --> 00:04:24,333 into Aladdin's cave, 101 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:27,042 the team will first investigate it 102 00:04:27,208 --> 00:04:29,000 using a high-definition camera 103 00:04:29,167 --> 00:04:31,208 to look for more definitive evidence 104 00:04:31,375 --> 00:04:34,000 that it may have been artificially created, 105 00:04:34,167 --> 00:04:36,292 and also what it might contain. 106 00:04:36,458 --> 00:04:38,083 Okay. Lights are on. 107 00:04:38,250 --> 00:04:39,167 -You good? -You're good. 108 00:04:39,375 --> 00:04:40,542 Just go for it. 109 00:04:40,708 --> 00:04:42,458 NARRATOR: If they are successful, 110 00:04:42,625 --> 00:04:46,042 Blaine will then conduct a comprehensive sonar scan 111 00:04:46,250 --> 00:04:49,500 to create a detailed map of the feature. 112 00:04:49,625 --> 00:04:51,625 PAUL: Okay, so, we can see the water. 113 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,583 RICK: I mean, we're gonna run the camera down first. 114 00:04:53,708 --> 00:04:58,500 Why not put eyes on that void and see if we see anything? 115 00:04:58,708 --> 00:05:01,000 Because if we happen to see a feature down there 116 00:05:01,167 --> 00:05:03,458 that we can orient off with the camera, 117 00:05:03,583 --> 00:05:05,667 it will be helpful to the 3D mapping sonar. 118 00:05:05,875 --> 00:05:07,958 We should almost be to the water by the look of it. 119 00:05:08,083 --> 00:05:09,167 Okay. 120 00:05:09,333 --> 00:05:11,500 -Now you're right there. -There. 121 00:05:11,708 --> 00:05:13,833 RICK: So, hopefully, this photographic imagery 122 00:05:14,042 --> 00:05:16,333 will help us come to a greater understanding 123 00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:19,333 of what this cave represents. 124 00:05:19,542 --> 00:05:22,000 PAUL: We're still seeing the side of the casing 125 00:05:22,167 --> 00:05:23,208 as it's going down. 126 00:05:23,375 --> 00:05:25,125 Where are we at? 127 00:05:25,333 --> 00:05:28,292 PAUL: Right there, stop. We're right into it now. 128 00:05:28,458 --> 00:05:30,500 -ALEX: Yep. -RICK: There. 129 00:05:30,667 --> 00:05:32,208 -PAUL: Right there. -ALEX: That's the edge of the casing, I think. 130 00:05:32,375 --> 00:05:33,542 Okay. Rotate around. 131 00:05:37,583 --> 00:05:39,833 ALEX: Yeah. Those are the teeth, right there. 132 00:05:41,542 --> 00:05:43,083 MARTY: You want him to lower it another foot? 133 00:05:43,208 --> 00:05:45,542 Yeah. Can you go down another six inches to a foot? 134 00:05:47,583 --> 00:05:50,375 There we go. A little bit more... 135 00:05:50,583 --> 00:05:52,917 and... stop there. 136 00:05:53,917 --> 00:05:56,417 So this would be the actual cavity here. 137 00:05:56,583 --> 00:05:58,000 Got to be a couple feet in by now. 138 00:05:58,167 --> 00:05:59,625 ALEX: Yep. 139 00:05:59,792 --> 00:06:01,375 Well, there's the wall. Isn't that the ledge? 140 00:06:01,542 --> 00:06:03,708 -PAUL: Yeah. -MARTY: It is a ledge. 141 00:06:03,875 --> 00:06:07,000 As we break into the cavity, we can start to see 142 00:06:07,208 --> 00:06:09,542 the walls, the sides of this cave. 143 00:06:09,667 --> 00:06:11,500 So I would think there's something else there, 144 00:06:11,708 --> 00:06:14,333 but that something else could be covered by silt 145 00:06:14,417 --> 00:06:16,000 and might not be obvious. 146 00:06:16,167 --> 00:06:18,167 I want to get under that ledge. 147 00:06:18,333 --> 00:06:20,000 Okay, Steve, can you really slowly lower it, 148 00:06:20,208 --> 00:06:22,083 like, three inches. 149 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:25,000 There you go. 150 00:06:26,333 --> 00:06:27,792 RICK: It looks like it's open. 151 00:06:27,958 --> 00:06:29,458 -To me. -BLAINE: Yeah. 152 00:06:29,667 --> 00:06:31,250 Now you have a much bigger opening. 153 00:06:31,417 --> 00:06:32,958 RICK: That's good that it's open, 154 00:06:33,125 --> 00:06:36,083 -because that means we can map it. -BLAINE: Yeah. 155 00:06:38,542 --> 00:06:40,667 RICK: The expansiveness of Aladdin's cave, 156 00:06:40,833 --> 00:06:42,875 it's quite interesting, very exciting. 157 00:06:43,042 --> 00:06:45,583 We see some features. 158 00:06:45,750 --> 00:06:49,333 It's certainly very plausible that the camera is not seeing 159 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:51,750 something which may be on the floor of the cave. 160 00:06:51,917 --> 00:06:53,667 -Do you want to lower it down even more? -MARTY: Yes. Yes. 161 00:06:53,875 --> 00:06:55,583 -ALEX: Yeah. -We'll see what you can see on the bottom. 162 00:06:55,750 --> 00:06:57,083 MARTY: We need to see exactly where the bottom is, 163 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,125 without any doubt. 164 00:06:59,625 --> 00:07:00,917 Go. 165 00:07:01,875 --> 00:07:03,583 ALEX: I think we're facing down now. 166 00:07:03,750 --> 00:07:06,083 So, Steve, just very slowly, another six inches or so. 167 00:07:06,208 --> 00:07:07,875 -Six? -ALEX: Yep. 168 00:07:09,875 --> 00:07:11,125 That's good. 169 00:07:11,208 --> 00:07:12,917 Little bit more. Same again, please. 170 00:07:14,875 --> 00:07:16,292 RICK: There. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 171 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:17,667 Hold up. 172 00:07:18,958 --> 00:07:20,917 Spin around 360. 173 00:07:23,708 --> 00:07:25,667 -There. What's that? -BLAINE: What's that? 174 00:07:25,875 --> 00:07:27,750 ALEX: I can't tell if that's... 175 00:07:27,917 --> 00:07:29,417 -the bottom or... -PAUL: I'll wait for it to settle out. 176 00:07:29,583 --> 00:07:32,250 ALEX: There we go. There's something. 177 00:07:32,375 --> 00:07:35,167 Visibility is actually better than we've seen. 178 00:07:35,375 --> 00:07:37,292 What's this over here on the right? 179 00:07:37,458 --> 00:07:38,833 Something sticking out. 180 00:07:40,250 --> 00:07:41,125 Right there. 181 00:07:41,292 --> 00:07:43,250 This piece, right in here? 182 00:07:43,375 --> 00:07:45,667 The way the shape is is kind of angular. 183 00:07:45,875 --> 00:07:47,500 -RICK: That flat thing, you mean? -BLAINE: Yeah. 184 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:49,542 That's a piece of debris or something. 185 00:07:50,625 --> 00:07:53,333 This is a very exciting thing and it's important 186 00:07:53,542 --> 00:07:55,542 to see whether it's man-made or not. 187 00:07:55,708 --> 00:07:57,167 I think there's a chance 188 00:07:57,375 --> 00:07:59,458 the treasure might be placed there, 189 00:07:59,625 --> 00:08:01,792 which would answer a lot of questions. 190 00:08:02,833 --> 00:08:04,333 I mean, we're not gonna see anything more here, are we? 191 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:05,667 ALEX: I don't think so. 192 00:08:05,750 --> 00:08:07,667 I think that's all we're gonna see. 193 00:08:07,833 --> 00:08:10,000 Slowly come out of the hole now, Steve. 194 00:08:10,208 --> 00:08:11,542 Yes, sir. 195 00:08:11,708 --> 00:08:12,667 RICK: Bottom line is 196 00:08:12,875 --> 00:08:14,667 this is open enough to map it. 197 00:08:14,833 --> 00:08:17,583 -And that's what's good. -Yep. 198 00:08:17,708 --> 00:08:19,667 We should be able to find out if there's anything else 199 00:08:19,875 --> 00:08:21,458 other than just being a cavity with the sonar. 200 00:08:21,583 --> 00:08:24,250 So, whether there is a tunnel or some other feature. 201 00:08:24,417 --> 00:08:25,667 Then let's get going with the sonar, right? 202 00:08:25,875 --> 00:08:27,333 I mean, we've seen what we need to see here. 203 00:08:27,458 --> 00:08:29,333 Okay. We're gonna get a scan of that cavity. 204 00:08:29,542 --> 00:08:31,000 -Perfect. Let's go. -PAUL: Okay. 205 00:08:31,083 --> 00:08:33,000 -MARTY: Let's do this. -PAUL: Sounds good. 206 00:08:34,083 --> 00:08:36,750 NARRATOR: While members of the team make preparations 207 00:08:36,917 --> 00:08:39,750 for the sonar operation in Aladdin's cave... 208 00:08:40,792 --> 00:08:41,625 -LAIRD: Hello. -CRAIG: Hello. 209 00:08:41,792 --> 00:08:42,792 RICK: Good morning. 210 00:08:42,958 --> 00:08:43,958 Hi, guys. 211 00:08:44,125 --> 00:08:45,458 What do we have today? 212 00:08:45,583 --> 00:08:48,875 Well, I got the magnetometer analysis back. 213 00:08:49,042 --> 00:08:50,333 Good. 214 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:51,583 LAIRD: Yeah, Saint Mary's University 215 00:08:51,708 --> 00:08:53,083 processed the data for us. 216 00:08:53,292 --> 00:08:54,833 -Yeah. -Okay. Sounds great. 217 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,750 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and his business partner 218 00:08:56,917 --> 00:08:58,667 Craig Tester 219 00:08:58,833 --> 00:09:00,583 join archaeologists Laird Niven 220 00:09:00,750 --> 00:09:02,250 and Jamie Kouba 221 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:04,250 in the Interpretive Centre. 222 00:09:04,417 --> 00:09:05,583 Surprises? 223 00:09:05,750 --> 00:09:06,792 Yes, there are surprises. 224 00:09:06,958 --> 00:09:08,542 -Great. -(Jamie chuckles) 225 00:09:08,708 --> 00:09:10,125 NARRATOR: They are about to see a report 226 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:13,333 regarding an extensive magnetometry survey 227 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:15,000 that was recently conducted 228 00:09:15,125 --> 00:09:17,333 around a mysterious circular stone feature 229 00:09:17,542 --> 00:09:19,083 on Lot 5, 230 00:09:19,208 --> 00:09:23,500 located on the western side of Oak Island-- 231 00:09:23,708 --> 00:09:25,875 a feature which may have been created 232 00:09:26,042 --> 00:09:28,083 more than a century before the discovery 233 00:09:28,250 --> 00:09:31,667 of the Money Pit in 1795 234 00:09:31,875 --> 00:09:34,125 and which is also located in the area 235 00:09:34,333 --> 00:09:35,917 where the team has not only 236 00:09:36,125 --> 00:09:39,083 unearthed a 14th-century lead barter token, 237 00:09:39,250 --> 00:09:41,708 which may be related to the lead cross 238 00:09:41,875 --> 00:09:45,292 discovered at Smith's Cove in 2017, 239 00:09:45,458 --> 00:09:48,333 but also four Roman coins 240 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:52,542 dating back as much as 2,000 years. 241 00:09:52,750 --> 00:09:55,667 What we are hoping to see are walls. 242 00:09:55,833 --> 00:09:57,167 -Mm-hmm. -Stone features. 243 00:09:57,333 --> 00:09:58,708 -Yeah. -Even voids. 244 00:09:58,875 --> 00:10:00,917 Okay. 245 00:10:01,042 --> 00:10:03,833 NARRATOR: Now, after having the survey data processed 246 00:10:04,042 --> 00:10:06,667 by experts from the anthropology department 247 00:10:06,833 --> 00:10:08,208 at Saint Mary's University 248 00:10:08,417 --> 00:10:10,167 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 249 00:10:10,375 --> 00:10:14,333 Laird and Jamie are prepared to share the results. 250 00:10:14,542 --> 00:10:16,542 So this is what it looks like 251 00:10:16,667 --> 00:10:19,583 on the magnetic susceptibility. 252 00:10:19,708 --> 00:10:23,417 This area right through here is our around feature. 253 00:10:23,542 --> 00:10:26,417 So if we could turn this on its side, 254 00:10:26,542 --> 00:10:29,333 it would look like a big hole, right? Um... 255 00:10:30,375 --> 00:10:32,250 There's your highlight. That kind of gives you an idea. 256 00:10:32,417 --> 00:10:35,792 So, around it, we're noticing 257 00:10:35,958 --> 00:10:41,125 some rather large features that actually suggest 258 00:10:41,250 --> 00:10:44,875 that there is a stone feature underneath it 259 00:10:45,042 --> 00:10:47,792 that is larger than the round feature. 260 00:10:47,917 --> 00:10:49,167 Oh. 261 00:10:49,375 --> 00:10:52,833 So our feature is actually much more substantial. 262 00:10:55,542 --> 00:10:56,750 RICK: Wow. 263 00:11:00,875 --> 00:11:03,583 JAMIE: We're noticing a stone feature underneath it. 264 00:11:03,708 --> 00:11:06,333 that is larger than the current feature 265 00:11:06,458 --> 00:11:08,000 that we are aware of. 266 00:11:08,167 --> 00:11:09,125 Wow. 267 00:11:09,292 --> 00:11:10,750 It's quite large, too. 268 00:11:10,917 --> 00:11:12,792 Yeah. 269 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,333 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island Interpretive Centre, 270 00:11:14,417 --> 00:11:16,833 archaeologist Jamie Kouba 271 00:11:17,042 --> 00:11:19,667 has just presented the magnetometry data 272 00:11:19,833 --> 00:11:22,542 suggesting that the potentially 273 00:11:22,750 --> 00:11:26,833 17th to 18th century circular depression on Lot 5 274 00:11:27,042 --> 00:11:31,583 appears to have a much larger feature buried beneath it. 275 00:11:31,750 --> 00:11:35,417 So, our feature is actually much more substantial. 276 00:11:35,583 --> 00:11:37,750 It's a pretty good size structure. 277 00:11:38,708 --> 00:11:40,000 It's kind of odd. 278 00:11:40,167 --> 00:11:42,667 So I'd really like to explore that, too. 279 00:11:42,875 --> 00:11:44,167 Yeah. It's-it's exciting. 280 00:11:44,375 --> 00:11:45,250 Great. 281 00:11:45,417 --> 00:11:46,667 When I look at it, 282 00:11:46,833 --> 00:11:48,833 to me, it's quite daunting because 283 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:50,875 we're still engaged in trying to determine 284 00:11:51,042 --> 00:11:53,500 the extent of the circular feature. 285 00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:56,542 But now we have a large structure, 286 00:11:56,708 --> 00:11:58,667 which continues to puzzle. 287 00:11:58,875 --> 00:12:02,000 So I think there's a lot of work that needs to be done 288 00:12:02,167 --> 00:12:05,667 before we can associate these various structures. 289 00:12:05,875 --> 00:12:07,708 What does that tell you 290 00:12:07,875 --> 00:12:10,167 in terms of why this one is here? 291 00:12:10,333 --> 00:12:13,083 To me, it suggests that this wasn't somebody 292 00:12:13,208 --> 00:12:14,792 who was staying there for a week or two. 293 00:12:14,958 --> 00:12:16,458 They built a structure. 294 00:12:16,625 --> 00:12:18,667 -They lived there. -LAIRD: Yeah. 295 00:12:18,875 --> 00:12:20,125 That could be separate. 296 00:12:20,333 --> 00:12:21,750 Yes. 297 00:12:21,917 --> 00:12:22,833 Those may be completely different time periods. 298 00:12:23,042 --> 00:12:24,375 -LAIRD: Yeah. -JAMIE: Yeah. 299 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:26,167 Obviously, until we dig, we don't know what it is. 300 00:12:26,333 --> 00:12:27,792 -Yeah. -LAIRD: I agree. 301 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,708 I hope we can find some way 302 00:12:30,875 --> 00:12:33,875 to identify a time period for when whatever that is 303 00:12:34,042 --> 00:12:35,000 -was put in. -Yeah. 304 00:12:35,167 --> 00:12:36,833 I think that is the key to us 305 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,083 finally solving the mystery, 306 00:12:39,208 --> 00:12:41,833 I feel. (laughs) 307 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,792 I'm dying to answer the question of "who were these people?" 308 00:12:45,958 --> 00:12:47,625 Yeah, we're dying to answer the who, what, when, 309 00:12:47,792 --> 00:12:49,500 where, why, and how on the whole island, right? 310 00:12:49,667 --> 00:12:51,208 -JAIME: Right. -Yes. 311 00:12:51,375 --> 00:12:52,875 RICK: That's what we wanted to do from day one. 312 00:12:53,042 --> 00:12:55,333 Slowly but surely, I think we're making progress. 313 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:59,750 The belief that this was a multi-generational effort 314 00:12:59,875 --> 00:13:02,875 on the part of people-- sure, that's all possible. 315 00:13:03,042 --> 00:13:05,458 Hopefully, there will be a find that explains 316 00:13:05,542 --> 00:13:08,958 the possible relevance of Lot 5 to the original work. 317 00:13:09,167 --> 00:13:13,292 There is a very unique story and maybe multiple stories 318 00:13:13,458 --> 00:13:14,667 now on the island. 319 00:13:14,875 --> 00:13:17,000 -Yeah. -RICK: And sometimes I think, 320 00:13:17,208 --> 00:13:18,792 "Wow, how can... 321 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,375 how can it be so rich, so interesting, so compelling?" 322 00:13:22,542 --> 00:13:24,042 Yeah, absolutely. 323 00:13:24,208 --> 00:13:27,000 This is definitely telling a story. 324 00:13:27,125 --> 00:13:28,833 -Yeah. -RICK: It's a testament 325 00:13:29,042 --> 00:13:32,750 to all of our beliefs that something is uniquely here, 326 00:13:32,875 --> 00:13:34,500 meaning story or treasure or both. 327 00:13:34,667 --> 00:13:36,208 -Yeah. -JAMIE: Yeah. 328 00:13:36,417 --> 00:13:38,792 Maybe we're on the cusp of getting some real answers. 329 00:13:38,958 --> 00:13:40,250 -I hope so. -That would be nice. 330 00:13:41,208 --> 00:13:42,583 -CRAIG: Okay. Appreciate it. -RICK: Let's go, Craig. 331 00:13:42,750 --> 00:13:43,875 -CRAIG: Talk to you guys later. -JAMIE: See you guys soon. 332 00:13:44,042 --> 00:13:45,500 RICK: Thank you. 333 00:13:48,042 --> 00:13:50,250 NARRATOR: The following morning... 334 00:13:51,583 --> 00:13:52,625 CHARLES: Hey, Paul. 335 00:13:52,792 --> 00:13:53,958 Hey, Charles. How's it going? 336 00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:55,208 -Good. How are you? -All right. 337 00:13:55,375 --> 00:13:56,458 NARRATOR: ...while the team awaits 338 00:13:56,583 --> 00:13:58,292 the return of Blaine Carr 339 00:13:58,458 --> 00:13:59,833 to conduct the sonar scan 340 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,708 of Aladdin's cave, 341 00:14:01,917 --> 00:14:04,500 Charles Barkhouse arrives in the Money Pit area 342 00:14:04,708 --> 00:14:09,000 for an update on the operation to deepen the Garden Shaft. 343 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,583 PAUL: We're assembling the shoe. 344 00:14:11,708 --> 00:14:13,292 CHARLES: Okay. 345 00:14:13,500 --> 00:14:16,333 So this will be to protect ourselves from the soil itself. 346 00:14:16,542 --> 00:14:17,500 Okay. 347 00:14:17,667 --> 00:14:19,000 So, you just dig underneath this 348 00:14:19,208 --> 00:14:20,583 and then put another section in? 349 00:14:20,750 --> 00:14:21,417 -Is that how it works? -Yeah. Yeah. 350 00:14:21,583 --> 00:14:22,667 So this is gonna be 351 00:14:22,875 --> 00:14:24,375 one section of the shoe. 352 00:14:24,542 --> 00:14:26,458 We got five of these piled one on top of the other. 353 00:14:26,583 --> 00:14:28,292 Oh, okay. 354 00:14:28,417 --> 00:14:31,375 NARRATOR: After installing a protective metal frame 355 00:14:31,542 --> 00:14:33,083 known as a shoe 356 00:14:33,250 --> 00:14:36,500 at the bottom of the 82-foot-deep Garden Shaft, 357 00:14:36,708 --> 00:14:40,208 in the coming weeks, Dumas will extend the structure 358 00:14:40,333 --> 00:14:44,125 down to a total depth of some 95 feet, 359 00:14:44,292 --> 00:14:47,750 where the team hopes to breach a seven-foot-high tunnel 360 00:14:47,917 --> 00:14:50,167 they have encountered in numerous boreholes 361 00:14:50,375 --> 00:14:53,458 leading to an area known as the Baby Blob. 362 00:14:53,625 --> 00:14:56,542 It is here where water testing has detected 363 00:14:56,708 --> 00:15:00,667 the highest trace evidence of gold, silver and other metals 364 00:15:00,833 --> 00:15:05,250 between depths of 80 and 120 feet. 365 00:15:06,333 --> 00:15:09,958 How long is it gonna take you to actually get this down there? 366 00:15:10,167 --> 00:15:12,000 It's gonna take us maybe a couple hours 367 00:15:12,208 --> 00:15:14,167 once we get everything fitted. 368 00:15:14,375 --> 00:15:16,417 Well, that's-that's really fantastic. 369 00:15:16,542 --> 00:15:17,750 -Yeah. -I wish you luck. 370 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:18,833 -Very good. -I'll be checking in again. 371 00:15:19,042 --> 00:15:19,875 -Take care. -Very good. 372 00:15:20,042 --> 00:15:20,833 CHARLES: Carry on, Paul. 373 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,333 PAUL: Yeah. Will do. 374 00:15:22,500 --> 00:15:23,875 NARRATOR: As the operation continues 375 00:15:24,042 --> 00:15:25,875 in the Garden Shaft... 376 00:15:27,833 --> 00:15:28,708 JACK: Hey, everybody. 377 00:15:28,875 --> 00:15:30,625 -FIONA: Morning. -JAMIE: Morning! 378 00:15:31,875 --> 00:15:33,708 So, you guys just got started back 379 00:15:33,875 --> 00:15:35,333 -on this round feature, right? -Yeah. Yeah. 380 00:15:35,542 --> 00:15:37,875 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley joins members 381 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,167 of the archeology team on Lot 5, 382 00:15:41,333 --> 00:15:43,125 where they are meticulously searching for new clues 383 00:15:43,292 --> 00:15:47,375 within the mysterious circular stone depression. 384 00:15:47,542 --> 00:15:49,000 In the magnetometer data, 385 00:15:49,208 --> 00:15:51,958 it appeared that there's a larger rectangular feature 386 00:15:52,167 --> 00:15:54,500 underneath the round feature. 387 00:15:54,583 --> 00:15:56,500 And how is that oriented-- over on this side? 388 00:15:56,708 --> 00:15:57,958 We think that this right here 389 00:15:58,125 --> 00:16:00,333 is the outside of the wall, so... 390 00:16:01,792 --> 00:16:02,958 It kind of appears that it goes 391 00:16:03,125 --> 00:16:05,167 all the way out and around, so... 392 00:16:05,375 --> 00:16:07,167 Once we do more work, we'll be able to see the walls 393 00:16:07,292 --> 00:16:09,250 -more clearly. -Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. 394 00:16:09,417 --> 00:16:11,833 Well, I think I'll get to screening 395 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,208 and let's figure out 396 00:16:13,375 --> 00:16:14,833 -what's going on here. -Perfect. 397 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,583 Yay. Thanks. 398 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,208 Take your bucket first, Lindy. 399 00:16:20,417 --> 00:16:22,167 JAMIE: The round feature is covering up 400 00:16:22,375 --> 00:16:24,542 something that's a lot larger than we thought. 401 00:16:24,708 --> 00:16:26,833 And so, we're going to see 402 00:16:27,042 --> 00:16:29,833 if we can uncover the entire thing. 403 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,500 So, in archeology, 404 00:16:31,625 --> 00:16:33,167 we would love to be able to just tear something apart 405 00:16:33,375 --> 00:16:34,958 with an excavator to find the answers faster, 406 00:16:35,167 --> 00:16:36,833 but we just can't. It's very destructive. 407 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,167 So, instead, what we're gonna do is very careful 408 00:16:39,292 --> 00:16:42,208 and very methodical excavation of this structure. 409 00:16:42,375 --> 00:16:44,083 FIONA: There's a couple of bigger pieces of creamware, Jamie. 410 00:16:44,250 --> 00:16:45,833 -Look at those. -Oh, nice. 411 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,542 FIONA: Good sizes. 412 00:16:47,750 --> 00:16:49,417 JAMIE: What we're doing is we're putting test pits 413 00:16:49,583 --> 00:16:51,583 directly over top of the feature, and, essentially, 414 00:16:51,750 --> 00:16:54,833 we have a delineated area that we're excavating 415 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,333 and taking it further and further out, 416 00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:57,875 and hopefully, find the edges of this whole thing 417 00:16:58,042 --> 00:16:59,583 and uncover it. 418 00:16:59,750 --> 00:17:00,875 NARRATOR: As the archaeologists 419 00:17:01,042 --> 00:17:02,833 dig around the stones, 420 00:17:02,958 --> 00:17:05,167 exposing more of the feature 421 00:17:05,375 --> 00:17:08,667 and hopefully the larger structure beneath it... 422 00:17:08,833 --> 00:17:10,625 All right, time to get dirty. 423 00:17:10,750 --> 00:17:13,333 NARRATOR: ...Jack will carefully sift through the spoils 424 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:17,333 in search of artifacts or clues that may be related 425 00:17:17,458 --> 00:17:20,375 to the 228-year-old mystery. 426 00:17:20,542 --> 00:17:23,167 -Oh, look at that. -Yes, Jack found those. 427 00:17:23,333 --> 00:17:25,833 -Those are good, big pieces, too. -Yeah. 428 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,292 It's gonna be enough for... to put a vessel together soon. 429 00:17:28,417 --> 00:17:31,083 JACK: Well, the real stuff that we're looking for is, 430 00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:34,167 like, at the bottom of this feature entirely, right? 431 00:17:34,375 --> 00:17:35,875 FIONA: And we were finding different ceramics 432 00:17:36,042 --> 00:17:37,667 when we were down a little deeper, too. 433 00:17:37,792 --> 00:17:39,833 -JACK: Older ceramics. -MOYA: Yeah. -FIONA: Yeah. 434 00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:43,083 We haven't even hit pay dirt yet. 435 00:17:44,208 --> 00:17:45,667 JACK: There's a lot of work to do 436 00:17:45,792 --> 00:17:47,708 and we really want to try to find a wall. 437 00:17:47,833 --> 00:17:50,625 Because if there are walls around this feature, 438 00:17:50,792 --> 00:17:52,667 if they lose artifacts 439 00:17:52,833 --> 00:17:56,333 in the initial construction of this building, 440 00:17:56,500 --> 00:17:58,125 that can tell us a beginning date 441 00:17:58,250 --> 00:18:00,500 of when this was originally built. 442 00:18:00,583 --> 00:18:02,292 ♪ ♪ 443 00:18:03,708 --> 00:18:05,542 Give it a good shake. 444 00:18:10,083 --> 00:18:11,042 Oh. Oh, wow. 445 00:18:11,167 --> 00:18:12,167 Look at this. 446 00:18:12,375 --> 00:18:14,167 JAMIE: Oh, my gosh. 447 00:18:18,750 --> 00:18:20,083 JACK: Oh, wow. Look at this. 448 00:18:20,208 --> 00:18:21,917 Definitely a square fastener. Like a nail. 449 00:18:22,083 --> 00:18:24,458 Yeah. Absolutely. Like, hand-cut. 450 00:18:24,667 --> 00:18:27,208 NARRATOR: While searching the spoils excavated 451 00:18:27,375 --> 00:18:30,958 from the mysterious stone feature on Lot 5 on Oak Island, 452 00:18:31,042 --> 00:18:34,667 Jack Begley and archaeologist Jamie Kouba 453 00:18:34,875 --> 00:18:38,292 have just found a potentially important clue. 454 00:18:38,458 --> 00:18:40,292 Could that be a rose head? 455 00:18:40,458 --> 00:18:41,917 I kind of wonder if maybe... 456 00:18:42,042 --> 00:18:43,958 Because notice how much bigger the head is 457 00:18:44,167 --> 00:18:46,208 compared to down here, even. 458 00:18:46,375 --> 00:18:49,208 -It makes me think it's, like, 1700s. -JAMIE: Yeah. 459 00:18:51,542 --> 00:18:55,708 I will say, the older the iron, the more it corrodes outward. 460 00:18:55,917 --> 00:18:57,542 And so I think it's interesting 461 00:18:57,750 --> 00:19:00,625 that there's almost these, like, bubbles of corrosion. 462 00:19:00,750 --> 00:19:03,708 That kind of tells me that it could be older. 463 00:19:04,667 --> 00:19:06,375 NARRATOR: So-called rose head spikes 464 00:19:06,583 --> 00:19:10,000 are hand-forged iron fasteners with hammered heads 465 00:19:10,083 --> 00:19:12,958 that resemble the petals of a flower. 466 00:19:13,125 --> 00:19:14,167 Although they were generally used 467 00:19:14,375 --> 00:19:16,292 in the construction of buildings 468 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:20,167 and large sailing vessels as late as the 19th century, 469 00:19:20,375 --> 00:19:23,000 the Oak Island team has found 470 00:19:23,208 --> 00:19:25,583 similar fasteners in the Money Pit area 471 00:19:25,750 --> 00:19:30,042 that have dated back to as early as the 17th century. 472 00:19:30,208 --> 00:19:32,333 We have to put it in the CT scanner. 473 00:19:32,542 --> 00:19:35,167 JAMIE: Yeah, I can't wait to get it analyzed. 474 00:19:35,333 --> 00:19:36,708 It's definitely not modern, for sure. 475 00:19:36,917 --> 00:19:38,292 -JACK: Yeah. -(chuckles) 476 00:19:38,417 --> 00:19:40,208 -I'll get back to sifting. -JAMIE: All right. 477 00:19:40,375 --> 00:19:42,000 NARRATOR: Could Jamie Kouba be correct 478 00:19:42,125 --> 00:19:44,500 that this spike may offer more evidence 479 00:19:44,708 --> 00:19:48,500 that this feature on Lot 5 may have been created 480 00:19:48,708 --> 00:19:52,667 more than a century before the discovery of the Money Pit? 481 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,333 FIONA: Okay. What is this? Is this... 482 00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:59,750 Oh, you know what, I think that's... 483 00:19:59,875 --> 00:20:01,542 That's a big chunk of metal. 484 00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:02,958 -Oh, my God. -JACK: What is it? 485 00:20:03,125 --> 00:20:05,167 That looks like the handle of something. 486 00:20:06,292 --> 00:20:07,542 Look at that. It's beautiful. 487 00:20:07,708 --> 00:20:09,083 What is that? 488 00:20:09,250 --> 00:20:10,792 FIONA: It's like a tool of some sort. 489 00:20:10,958 --> 00:20:13,167 It's not very heavy. 490 00:20:15,167 --> 00:20:16,583 JAMIE: That is hollow. 491 00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:19,875 And it's, it's really light. 492 00:20:20,042 --> 00:20:21,250 -Yeah. -You're right. 493 00:20:21,417 --> 00:20:24,000 JAMIE: Why is it hollow? That is bizarre. 494 00:20:24,167 --> 00:20:25,417 Almost feel like there'd be 495 00:20:25,625 --> 00:20:27,167 a piece of wood that'd be jammed in there. 496 00:20:27,375 --> 00:20:30,042 Like at the end of a tool. 497 00:20:30,167 --> 00:20:31,625 -Like a handle. -JAMIE: Oh, my God. 498 00:20:31,792 --> 00:20:34,333 Jack, you're brilliant. 499 00:20:34,542 --> 00:20:36,208 They had a wood handle in it. 500 00:20:37,208 --> 00:20:39,333 RICK: A structure of this size presents 501 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:42,583 a possible answer to: where were the people 502 00:20:42,750 --> 00:20:47,125 associated with the original construct of the Money Pit? 503 00:20:47,333 --> 00:20:50,083 Let's figure out what happened there. 504 00:20:50,292 --> 00:20:52,167 But we've got a lot of work to do. 505 00:20:52,292 --> 00:20:55,542 FIONA: Let's see if the rest of it's down, still, in the dirt. 506 00:20:55,708 --> 00:20:57,042 -I'll get back to sifting. -Okay. 507 00:20:57,208 --> 00:20:58,667 JACK: Good luck finding more. 508 00:20:58,875 --> 00:21:01,208 NARRATOR: As Jack and the archaeologists 509 00:21:01,375 --> 00:21:04,000 continue their investigation on Lot 5... 510 00:21:04,208 --> 00:21:06,292 -PAUL: Hey, Rick, Marty. -ALEX: Hey. 511 00:21:06,458 --> 00:21:07,958 -So, how are we doing? -Good. 512 00:21:08,125 --> 00:21:09,917 ...Rick and Marty Lagina 513 00:21:10,083 --> 00:21:11,917 join sonar expert Blaine Carr 514 00:21:12,083 --> 00:21:14,000 and other members of the team 515 00:21:14,125 --> 00:21:15,875 in the Money Pit area... 516 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,333 BLAINE: It's your brand-new, shiny, 3D sonar. 517 00:21:18,542 --> 00:21:20,167 MARTY: Ooh, baby! 518 00:21:20,333 --> 00:21:23,125 NARRATOR: After obtaining video one day ago 519 00:21:23,333 --> 00:21:25,125 of possible man-made workings 520 00:21:25,333 --> 00:21:27,917 some 150 feet underground 521 00:21:28,125 --> 00:21:31,375 in a large cavern known as Aladdin's cave... 522 00:21:31,542 --> 00:21:32,792 We can tie a rope to it. 523 00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:34,333 Let's do that. 524 00:21:34,542 --> 00:21:35,167 We'll start putting it down the hole that way. 525 00:21:35,375 --> 00:21:36,708 Yeah. 526 00:21:36,917 --> 00:21:37,833 NARRATOR: ...they are now scanning it 527 00:21:38,042 --> 00:21:39,500 with a sonar device 528 00:21:39,708 --> 00:21:42,625 in order to determine its exact dimensions 529 00:21:42,833 --> 00:21:45,375 and to also see if there are tunnels 530 00:21:45,542 --> 00:21:47,167 leading into the feature. 531 00:21:47,333 --> 00:21:50,000 Okay, Scott. Good. 532 00:21:50,167 --> 00:21:51,708 Okay. Going in. 533 00:21:52,958 --> 00:21:56,667 NARRATOR: The Echologger DASS710 sonar device 534 00:21:56,833 --> 00:21:59,708 emits high-intensity radar pulses 535 00:21:59,875 --> 00:22:02,917 that reflect off of objects and barriers, 536 00:22:03,083 --> 00:22:04,708 such as the walls of a cavern, 537 00:22:04,875 --> 00:22:07,875 in order to produce a three-dimensional map 538 00:22:08,042 --> 00:22:09,833 of the underwater environment. 539 00:22:11,083 --> 00:22:13,458 140 feet down hole, right now. 540 00:22:13,583 --> 00:22:15,542 Go on in and let's look at this. 541 00:22:19,333 --> 00:22:21,708 BLAINE: We've got it in a position where it's getting returns. 542 00:22:21,875 --> 00:22:23,583 -It's starting to spit out data. -Oh, yeah. I see it. Yeah. 543 00:22:24,708 --> 00:22:25,750 PAUL: What we're seeing looks like 544 00:22:25,917 --> 00:22:28,333 the outline or perimeter of the cavity. 545 00:22:28,458 --> 00:22:29,625 How long will it be before we have 546 00:22:29,792 --> 00:22:31,917 kind of a picture to look at? 547 00:22:32,042 --> 00:22:34,500 I think what we'll do is we're gonna let it run 548 00:22:34,708 --> 00:22:36,667 -and we come back in the morning, -Okay. 549 00:22:36,875 --> 00:22:38,500 hopefully everything will be finished 550 00:22:38,708 --> 00:22:40,708 and we're gonna see up into this cavity. 551 00:22:40,833 --> 00:22:42,500 MARTY: All will be revealed. 552 00:22:42,667 --> 00:22:44,500 I can wait till tomorrow to get good data. 553 00:22:44,708 --> 00:22:46,542 Let's let it do its thing. 554 00:22:46,708 --> 00:22:47,917 BLAINE: Absolutely. 555 00:22:48,083 --> 00:22:49,792 MARTY: I got dibs on the lamp. 556 00:22:49,958 --> 00:22:51,458 NARRATOR: While the sonar operation continues 557 00:22:51,625 --> 00:22:54,042 in Aladdin's cave on Oak Island... 558 00:22:55,333 --> 00:22:57,500 Right this way. 559 00:22:57,625 --> 00:22:59,583 -Thank you, sir. -You're welcome. 560 00:23:00,542 --> 00:23:02,208 NARRATOR: ...50 miles northeast 561 00:23:02,375 --> 00:23:04,417 in the city of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia... 562 00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:06,333 -How are you? -Not too bad, sir. 563 00:23:06,542 --> 00:23:07,917 -How're you doing today? -Good. 564 00:23:08,083 --> 00:23:09,833 NARRATOR: ...archaeologist Laird Niven 565 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,500 and Oak Island historian Doug Crowell 566 00:23:12,708 --> 00:23:14,542 have arrived at Nova Tactical 567 00:23:14,750 --> 00:23:17,833 to meet with weapons expert Jeff Parker. 568 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,625 We have something we're hoping you can enlighten us on. 569 00:23:20,792 --> 00:23:22,250 Absolutely. 570 00:23:22,417 --> 00:23:25,667 This is an artifact found on Lot 5 571 00:23:25,833 --> 00:23:27,750 on Oak Island. 572 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,833 We suspect that it's a ramrod guide. 573 00:23:32,875 --> 00:23:35,667 Looking at it, your suspicions would be correct. 574 00:23:37,458 --> 00:23:40,292 That is an unusual find. 575 00:23:40,375 --> 00:23:43,458 NARRATOR: Three weeks ago, while investigating the spoils 576 00:23:43,542 --> 00:23:46,208 from the mysterious feature on Lot 5... 577 00:23:46,375 --> 00:23:48,250 It almost looks like a sight. 578 00:23:48,375 --> 00:23:49,667 NARRATOR: ...the team unearthed 579 00:23:49,875 --> 00:23:51,708 a potentially ancient ramrod guide 580 00:23:51,875 --> 00:23:54,708 designed for muzzle-loading firearms. 581 00:23:55,750 --> 00:23:57,500 LAIRD: It looks like "VIIII." 582 00:23:57,708 --> 00:23:58,875 Yeah. 583 00:23:59,042 --> 00:24:00,750 NARRATOR: The artifact was inscribed 584 00:24:00,917 --> 00:24:03,833 with Roman numerals representing the number nine. 585 00:24:03,958 --> 00:24:07,833 However, rather than the conventional symbols of IX, 586 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,208 the characters were denoted by a V 587 00:24:11,375 --> 00:24:12,958 followed by four I's. 588 00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,875 Curiously, this is the same style 589 00:24:17,042 --> 00:24:20,167 of Roman numerals that were discovered on a section 590 00:24:20,375 --> 00:24:22,000 of the so-called U-shaped structure 591 00:24:22,167 --> 00:24:26,458 that the team unearthed at Smith's Cove in 2018. 592 00:24:28,292 --> 00:24:31,417 These were predominantly used to hold the ramrods in place 593 00:24:31,583 --> 00:24:33,667 on either the muskets themselves... 594 00:24:33,875 --> 00:24:34,958 Right. 595 00:24:35,042 --> 00:24:36,125 ...or even on their smaller counterparts 596 00:24:36,292 --> 00:24:38,000 on flintlock handguns as well. 597 00:24:38,208 --> 00:24:39,792 -Really? -Yeah. 598 00:24:39,958 --> 00:24:42,125 Just due its overall size and length, 599 00:24:42,292 --> 00:24:46,250 I can say that it would be fixed up to a smaller rifle 600 00:24:46,417 --> 00:24:47,833 or one of the flintlock handguns. 601 00:24:48,875 --> 00:24:52,167 Which is interesting because a rifle's expected... 602 00:24:52,292 --> 00:24:53,167 -Yes. -...on an island. 603 00:24:53,375 --> 00:24:54,667 -Yes. -You know, 604 00:24:54,833 --> 00:24:56,000 for people hunting and things like that. 605 00:24:56,208 --> 00:24:58,583 -Yep. -A handgun, I wouldn't think so much. 606 00:24:58,708 --> 00:25:00,750 Yeah. Very, very interesting find. 607 00:25:00,917 --> 00:25:03,792 Laird and his team in our lab have been able to identify 608 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,875 some unique markings on that particular piece. 609 00:25:06,042 --> 00:25:07,833 LAIRD: Yeah. It has Roman numerals. 610 00:25:08,042 --> 00:25:11,083 -VIIII. -Mm. 611 00:25:11,208 --> 00:25:13,583 That's definitely not something you would typically find. 612 00:25:13,792 --> 00:25:15,292 Especially on a piece like this. 613 00:25:15,458 --> 00:25:17,542 That is something that I, quite honestly, 614 00:25:17,708 --> 00:25:19,333 have not seen before. 615 00:25:19,542 --> 00:25:21,708 Is there a first used 616 00:25:21,875 --> 00:25:24,417 and last used for this type of rifle? 617 00:25:24,625 --> 00:25:26,958 We suspect that it's from the 1700s. 618 00:25:27,083 --> 00:25:28,500 -Even earlier. -Yeah. 619 00:25:28,667 --> 00:25:31,583 The period date for this particular artifact 620 00:25:31,750 --> 00:25:34,542 could date anywhere from the 16th century 621 00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:37,333 all the way up to about the late 1700s. 622 00:25:37,458 --> 00:25:39,542 -DOUG: Really? -JEFF: Absolutely. 623 00:25:39,708 --> 00:25:41,625 DOUG: Wow. 624 00:25:45,542 --> 00:25:47,042 JEFF: So this would date anywhere 625 00:25:47,208 --> 00:25:48,667 from the 16th century 626 00:25:48,833 --> 00:25:51,292 all the way up to, like, the late 1700s. 627 00:25:52,458 --> 00:25:54,333 -Really? -Absolutely. 628 00:25:54,542 --> 00:25:57,333 NARRATOR: At Nova Tactical in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 629 00:25:57,500 --> 00:26:02,250 firearms expert Jeff Parker has just given his assessment 630 00:26:02,375 --> 00:26:06,000 that the ramrod guide that was recently found on Lot 5 631 00:26:06,167 --> 00:26:08,500 could predate the discovery of the Money Pit 632 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:11,000 by as much as two centuries. 633 00:26:11,125 --> 00:26:13,833 During the 1800s, they moved away from muskets 634 00:26:14,042 --> 00:26:16,250 and then when Winchester Repeating Arms 635 00:26:16,417 --> 00:26:19,917 developed their repeating rifle, largely, muskets fell off. 636 00:26:20,125 --> 00:26:21,708 You know what I'm hearing, Laird-- 637 00:26:21,875 --> 00:26:23,292 that this particular piece 638 00:26:23,417 --> 00:26:24,708 would fit into William Phips' time. 639 00:26:24,875 --> 00:26:26,208 Yeah. 640 00:26:26,375 --> 00:26:28,500 NARRATOR: Nearly two months ago, 641 00:26:28,667 --> 00:26:31,458 members of the team unearthed an iron latch 642 00:26:31,625 --> 00:26:33,667 in the mysterious feature on Lot 5 643 00:26:33,875 --> 00:26:36,917 that was designed for lifting heavy cargo. 644 00:26:37,083 --> 00:26:40,875 Astonishingly, metallurgical analysis revealed 645 00:26:41,042 --> 00:26:43,000 that it was a compositional match 646 00:26:43,125 --> 00:26:46,833 to artifacts known to have belonged to Sir William Phips, 647 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,500 the 17th century privateer and politician 648 00:26:50,625 --> 00:26:52,000 who is believed by some 649 00:26:52,208 --> 00:26:54,167 to have buried a vast cache of treasure 650 00:26:54,333 --> 00:26:57,125 on Oak Island in 1687. 651 00:26:58,167 --> 00:27:01,333 Could Doug be correct that this ramrod guide 652 00:27:01,542 --> 00:27:05,500 could offer further evidence that this theory is true? 653 00:27:05,667 --> 00:27:08,000 Makes you wonder how that was lost, eh? 654 00:27:08,208 --> 00:27:10,500 We didn't find the other parts of the gun, but we found this. 655 00:27:10,625 --> 00:27:11,667 -They might still be out there. -Yeah. 656 00:27:11,833 --> 00:27:13,833 -Yeah. -We've got some more work to do. 657 00:27:14,042 --> 00:27:16,083 -(all laughing) -We do. For sure. 658 00:27:16,250 --> 00:27:18,000 Can't thank you enough for your time, sir. 659 00:27:18,208 --> 00:27:19,375 It has been my pleasure, guys. Appreciate you guys coming in. 660 00:27:19,542 --> 00:27:20,833 -Thank you. -Thank you very much. 661 00:27:21,042 --> 00:27:22,375 -LAIRD: Excellent. -DOUG: Take care. 662 00:27:22,542 --> 00:27:23,333 -LAIRD: See you later. -JEFF: Take care, guys. 663 00:27:27,292 --> 00:27:29,542 NARRATOR: The following morning... 664 00:27:29,750 --> 00:27:30,917 Well, the rain has set back in big brother. 665 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:32,458 Yeah. 666 00:27:32,667 --> 00:27:34,708 At least those guys are staying nice and dry. 667 00:27:34,875 --> 00:27:36,333 NARRATOR: ... despite the heavy rains 668 00:27:36,542 --> 00:27:38,833 that are once again challenging the team's efforts... 669 00:27:39,042 --> 00:27:41,667 ALEX: Hey. Come on in. Take a look. 670 00:27:41,833 --> 00:27:44,167 NARRATOR: ...Rick and Marty Lagina arrive 671 00:27:44,375 --> 00:27:46,833 at the Money Pit for an update 672 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,875 on the ongoing sonar scan being conducted 673 00:27:49,083 --> 00:27:54,125 more than 150 feet deep in Aladdin's cave. 674 00:27:54,292 --> 00:27:55,667 What's going on, what am I looking at? 675 00:27:55,833 --> 00:27:58,083 The sonar, as far as we can determine, 676 00:27:58,250 --> 00:28:00,792 is sitting a foot, maybe two, off the bottom. 677 00:28:00,958 --> 00:28:02,458 -Right. -BLAINE: So what we're seeing 678 00:28:02,625 --> 00:28:05,458 is a pretty solid wall face over here. 679 00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:08,250 MARTY: Is there any evidence that this is natural or man-made? 680 00:28:08,417 --> 00:28:10,833 If you had to guess, right now. 681 00:28:11,042 --> 00:28:13,333 Now, the geologist might look at this and say, 682 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:14,500 "Yeah, that's natural erosion." 683 00:28:14,708 --> 00:28:17,375 But that's a flat face. 684 00:28:17,583 --> 00:28:19,750 And there is a distinct possibility that 685 00:28:19,917 --> 00:28:22,250 that was carved out. 686 00:28:23,875 --> 00:28:26,667 Well, the obvious thing is this right here. 687 00:28:26,792 --> 00:28:28,458 Doesn't that look like an entrance? 688 00:28:30,833 --> 00:28:32,125 It's possible there is an opening there. 689 00:28:33,375 --> 00:28:34,500 You have a flat face 690 00:28:34,583 --> 00:28:37,458 and something sliding down underneath. 691 00:28:37,542 --> 00:28:39,625 I can't see where it's sloping into, 692 00:28:39,792 --> 00:28:40,958 so we're gonna have to look at this 693 00:28:41,125 --> 00:28:42,750 in the software that Paul has. 694 00:28:42,917 --> 00:28:43,958 Well, that's interesting. 695 00:28:44,125 --> 00:28:46,542 All the other so-called cavities 696 00:28:46,708 --> 00:28:49,500 are filled with, you know, sand and stuff. 697 00:28:49,708 --> 00:28:50,875 -Yep. -Yeah. 698 00:28:51,042 --> 00:28:53,542 That's a pretty smoothed out cavity. 699 00:28:53,708 --> 00:28:55,000 This is different. 700 00:28:55,167 --> 00:28:56,417 This is way different than anything we've seen. 701 00:28:56,583 --> 00:28:58,875 ALEX: Yep. 702 00:28:59,917 --> 00:29:01,292 RICK: It's imperative that we let 703 00:29:01,417 --> 00:29:03,083 the sonar map the entirety of the room. 704 00:29:03,292 --> 00:29:06,750 Our interest is define the extent of the cavity, 705 00:29:06,917 --> 00:29:08,792 see if there's a way in. 706 00:29:08,917 --> 00:29:12,875 So, we have to be patient and wait for the data. 707 00:29:13,917 --> 00:29:15,000 MARTY: Every time we do anything, I'm hoping 708 00:29:15,125 --> 00:29:16,833 for indices of treasure! 709 00:29:17,042 --> 00:29:18,292 That's why we're here. 710 00:29:18,458 --> 00:29:20,333 What we can see indicates 711 00:29:20,542 --> 00:29:22,333 that it's a wide-open cavity, 712 00:29:22,542 --> 00:29:24,333 so I would think there's something else there. 713 00:29:24,458 --> 00:29:25,833 Okay. 714 00:29:26,042 --> 00:29:27,833 Let's let this gentleman finish everything up. 715 00:29:28,042 --> 00:29:29,750 Really, I would like you 716 00:29:29,917 --> 00:29:31,167 to kind of put it all together 717 00:29:31,292 --> 00:29:33,500 and then come to us with results, please, 718 00:29:33,708 --> 00:29:35,167 and recommendations 719 00:29:35,375 --> 00:29:36,917 -once you have a chance to digest it all. -Yep. 720 00:29:37,875 --> 00:29:39,458 MARTY: All right. Let's go. 721 00:29:43,417 --> 00:29:45,667 NARRATOR: While the sonar operation continues 722 00:29:45,875 --> 00:29:47,208 in the Money Pit area... 723 00:29:47,417 --> 00:29:48,583 MARTY: Gentlemen. 724 00:29:48,750 --> 00:29:50,792 These are a couple pieces found on Lot 5. 725 00:29:50,958 --> 00:29:53,500 We're gonna have Emma bring up the results. 726 00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:55,667 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Marty, Craig 727 00:29:55,792 --> 00:29:57,708 and Peter Fornetti meet with Laird Niven 728 00:29:57,875 --> 00:30:00,417 and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 729 00:30:00,542 --> 00:30:02,333 in the Interpretive Centre 730 00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:05,208 to review Emma's analysis of the two artifacts 731 00:30:05,375 --> 00:30:07,167 found one day ago 732 00:30:07,292 --> 00:30:10,583 in the mysterious stone feature on Lot 5. 733 00:30:10,792 --> 00:30:12,708 Can you bring up the indeterminate object? 734 00:30:12,875 --> 00:30:14,750 The indeterminate object. 735 00:30:14,917 --> 00:30:16,917 Do you want the CT or the XRF? 736 00:30:17,042 --> 00:30:18,958 -I think CT first. -EMMA: Okay. 737 00:30:19,917 --> 00:30:20,833 NARRATOR: Earlier this morning, 738 00:30:21,042 --> 00:30:23,083 Emma processed each artifact 739 00:30:23,208 --> 00:30:26,875 using the SkyScan 1273 CT scanner, 740 00:30:27,042 --> 00:30:30,625 which emits non-destructive X-ray radiation 741 00:30:30,750 --> 00:30:33,000 that can penetrate built-up corrosion 742 00:30:33,208 --> 00:30:36,208 in order to reveal finer details. 743 00:30:37,167 --> 00:30:38,792 She also scanned them 744 00:30:38,958 --> 00:30:41,292 using the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, 745 00:30:41,458 --> 00:30:45,750 or XRF device, which can identify the types of metals 746 00:30:45,958 --> 00:30:49,000 that make up each objects' composition. 747 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,417 EMMA: This is the CT. 748 00:30:57,625 --> 00:30:59,375 This is interesting because it was certainly attached 749 00:30:59,583 --> 00:31:01,542 to something. 750 00:31:03,208 --> 00:31:05,958 -Is that a nail or something? -Is that a real rivet? 751 00:31:06,125 --> 00:31:09,333 EMMA: Yeah. So, there's two holes, at least. 752 00:31:09,500 --> 00:31:10,792 MARTY: I see what you're saying now. 753 00:31:10,958 --> 00:31:13,625 This would've been attached. 754 00:31:13,750 --> 00:31:15,625 What does the metallurgy say? 755 00:31:15,708 --> 00:31:18,000 EMMA: It's pretty pure iron. 756 00:31:18,208 --> 00:31:20,542 There's no modern indicators, so that's a good thing. 757 00:31:20,708 --> 00:31:21,792 No manganese? 758 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,500 No manganese. Okay. 759 00:31:23,625 --> 00:31:24,958 -So it's old. -EMMA: Yeah. 760 00:31:25,125 --> 00:31:27,250 So, in looking at this compositional lineup, 761 00:31:27,417 --> 00:31:29,000 it does have a high aluminum to silicon ratio, 762 00:31:29,125 --> 00:31:32,167 which is a consistent characteristic I've seen 763 00:31:32,375 --> 00:31:36,083 with late 1600s, 1700s English artifacts. 764 00:31:36,208 --> 00:31:38,458 Is it a match for the Phips' stuff? 765 00:31:38,667 --> 00:31:39,833 EMMA: Yes. 766 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,333 It is matching William Phips' artifacts. 767 00:31:44,708 --> 00:31:45,833 MARTY: There you have it, guys. 768 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,250 RICK: Wow. That's exciting. 769 00:31:51,458 --> 00:31:52,833 EMMA: It is matching William Phips' artifacts 770 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,333 pretty closely. 771 00:31:55,458 --> 00:31:57,458 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island Interpretive Centre, 772 00:31:57,542 --> 00:32:00,083 archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 773 00:32:00,250 --> 00:32:02,167 has just informed the team 774 00:32:02,333 --> 00:32:06,167 that an iron tool handle found one day ago on Lot 5 775 00:32:06,375 --> 00:32:09,667 is a compositional match to other artifacts 776 00:32:09,875 --> 00:32:13,125 known to have belonged to the 17th-century politician 777 00:32:13,250 --> 00:32:16,500 and privateer Sir William Phips. 778 00:32:16,708 --> 00:32:20,042 MARTY: When you show that sort of compositional likeness, 779 00:32:20,167 --> 00:32:23,000 are those two likely related? 780 00:32:23,167 --> 00:32:25,208 EMMA: Yes, there's a possibility. 781 00:32:25,375 --> 00:32:27,917 That is a unique characteristic that is 782 00:32:28,083 --> 00:32:29,833 tied to William Phips' artifacts 783 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,250 which is, yes, late 1600s, 1700s 784 00:32:33,417 --> 00:32:37,083 -iron from England. -MARTY: Interesting. 785 00:32:37,292 --> 00:32:40,875 You know, there's no denying that you have some points 786 00:32:41,042 --> 00:32:43,125 of connective tissue between the Concepcíon 787 00:32:43,292 --> 00:32:44,458 and the salvage of it 788 00:32:44,625 --> 00:32:46,667 by Sir William Phips and the island. 789 00:32:48,208 --> 00:32:51,000 We know that Phips found silver on the Concepcíon, 790 00:32:51,167 --> 00:32:53,167 and I believe some of the treasure 791 00:32:53,333 --> 00:32:55,917 from the Concepcíon was secreted to Oak Island. 792 00:32:56,042 --> 00:32:57,083 Very interesting. 793 00:32:57,208 --> 00:32:59,917 NARRATOR: In 2021, 794 00:33:00,083 --> 00:33:02,167 32nd-degree Freemason Scott Clarke 795 00:33:02,333 --> 00:33:04,500 presented an incredible theory 796 00:33:04,708 --> 00:33:07,125 regarding Sir William Phips' possible connection 797 00:33:07,292 --> 00:33:09,208 to the Oak Island mystery. 798 00:33:09,375 --> 00:33:14,167 In 1687, Phips discovered the wreck of 799 00:33:14,375 --> 00:33:17,500 the Spanish treasure galleon known as the Concepcíon, 800 00:33:17,708 --> 00:33:19,292 which sank in 1641 801 00:33:19,458 --> 00:33:21,792 off the coast of the Dominican Republic 802 00:33:21,917 --> 00:33:23,792 with more than 100 tons 803 00:33:23,958 --> 00:33:27,000 of silver, gold and jewels. 804 00:33:27,208 --> 00:33:29,583 Following an initial recovery 805 00:33:29,750 --> 00:33:32,083 of some 34 tons of silver, 806 00:33:32,250 --> 00:33:34,542 Phips, who was knighted by King James II of England 807 00:33:34,708 --> 00:33:37,167 for his efforts, was ordered to make 808 00:33:37,333 --> 00:33:39,875 a second salvage of the wreckage. 809 00:33:40,042 --> 00:33:43,167 In preparation for that mission, 810 00:33:43,250 --> 00:33:46,625 Sir William Phips recruited Captain Andrew Belcher, 811 00:33:46,792 --> 00:33:48,833 a high-ranking Freemason 812 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,083 who owned property in Mahone Bay, 813 00:33:51,250 --> 00:33:53,083 where Oak Island is located. 814 00:33:53,250 --> 00:33:56,292 Curiously, after completing 815 00:33:56,417 --> 00:33:58,292 the secondary salvage operation, 816 00:33:58,417 --> 00:34:00,625 Phips and Belcher returned to England 817 00:34:00,792 --> 00:34:03,458 with only a small fraction of valuables 818 00:34:03,625 --> 00:34:07,250 compared to the original recovery from the Concepcíon. 819 00:34:07,417 --> 00:34:08,917 SCOTT: I strongly believe 820 00:34:09,083 --> 00:34:10,833 that Belcher and his comrades were actually 821 00:34:11,042 --> 00:34:12,500 transferring treasure from the Concepcíon 822 00:34:12,667 --> 00:34:14,542 to the Oak Island area. 823 00:34:14,708 --> 00:34:16,083 Wow. 824 00:34:16,250 --> 00:34:17,667 Here's what's interesting, 825 00:34:17,875 --> 00:34:19,292 and really sort of gratifying about 826 00:34:19,458 --> 00:34:22,208 this potential Phips connection to this island: 827 00:34:22,375 --> 00:34:24,958 We know he was in these waters. 828 00:34:25,125 --> 00:34:27,250 We know he had treasure. 829 00:34:27,417 --> 00:34:29,083 He had motive and opportunity. 830 00:34:29,208 --> 00:34:32,583 It feels like a realistic theory to me. 831 00:34:33,875 --> 00:34:36,208 It would be interesting to see what Carmen says about that. 832 00:34:36,417 --> 00:34:38,708 Yeah, show it to Carmen. Yep. 833 00:34:38,875 --> 00:34:40,333 Okay, what's this other one? 834 00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:42,292 LAIRD: The other one's called a fastener. 835 00:34:42,458 --> 00:34:45,667 Again, from the southeast quadrant of Lot 5, 836 00:34:45,875 --> 00:34:47,292 the circular feature. 837 00:34:47,458 --> 00:34:49,083 It almost looks like it has 838 00:34:49,250 --> 00:34:51,250 some specialized purpose. 839 00:34:51,417 --> 00:34:54,125 -The CT should show us more. -EMMA: Yeah. 840 00:34:56,333 --> 00:34:57,625 This is the fastener. 841 00:34:57,833 --> 00:34:59,667 You've got the flat head, and there is tapering 842 00:34:59,875 --> 00:35:02,792 on all sides, so it's definitely hand-forged. 843 00:35:02,958 --> 00:35:04,000 What's the metallurgy? 844 00:35:04,167 --> 00:35:05,708 No modern indicators. 845 00:35:05,875 --> 00:35:08,750 And then I am seeing a high aluminum silicon content, 846 00:35:08,875 --> 00:35:11,000 which is what I am seeing 847 00:35:11,083 --> 00:35:14,333 in the artifacts from William Phips. 848 00:35:14,500 --> 00:35:16,375 It matches our man Phips again. 849 00:35:16,583 --> 00:35:17,667 Yeah. 850 00:35:17,792 --> 00:35:20,292 RICK: You know, that's recorded history, 851 00:35:20,458 --> 00:35:22,417 that the majority of the recoverable 852 00:35:22,542 --> 00:35:24,917 precious metals on the Concepcíon were silver. 853 00:35:25,083 --> 00:35:27,042 Right? And silver went missing. 854 00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:30,667 We have high silver in the water here on the Money Pit. 855 00:35:30,833 --> 00:35:32,417 We're making our way towards 856 00:35:32,542 --> 00:35:34,458 connecting Sir Williams Phips here on Oak Island, 857 00:35:34,583 --> 00:35:38,250 and these stand representative of that. 858 00:35:38,375 --> 00:35:40,333 NARRATOR: Could the numerous discoveries 859 00:35:40,500 --> 00:35:42,417 that the team has made on Lot 5 860 00:35:42,583 --> 00:35:44,333 that have been scientifically matched 861 00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:47,125 to artifacts connected to Sir William Phips 862 00:35:47,250 --> 00:35:50,125 be related to the high trace evidence 863 00:35:50,292 --> 00:35:52,542 of precious metals that have been detected 864 00:35:52,708 --> 00:35:56,583 some 100 feet underground near the Garden Shaft 865 00:35:56,708 --> 00:35:59,958 or explain the recent muon tomography scans 866 00:36:00,125 --> 00:36:02,542 along with the indications of valuables 867 00:36:02,708 --> 00:36:06,500 nearly 150 feet deep in Aladdin's cave? 868 00:36:06,667 --> 00:36:10,042 MARTY: We know that Phips was in these waters. 869 00:36:10,208 --> 00:36:13,000 We know that silver or gold was missing from the Concepcíon. 870 00:36:13,208 --> 00:36:15,375 You know, to me, it's starting to look like 871 00:36:15,542 --> 00:36:18,458 Lot 5 was some sort of staging area for something. 872 00:36:18,625 --> 00:36:20,083 Yeah. 873 00:36:20,250 --> 00:36:22,292 RICK: It's a very curious observation 874 00:36:22,458 --> 00:36:23,833 backed up by science. 875 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,167 Right now, I don't think 876 00:36:26,292 --> 00:36:28,667 any of us around this table are gonna say 877 00:36:28,875 --> 00:36:30,958 Sir William Phips was not part of the Oak Island mystery. 878 00:36:31,125 --> 00:36:32,542 But there's a lot more work to do 879 00:36:32,708 --> 00:36:35,458 -on the Lot 5 feature. -Yeah, yeah. 880 00:36:35,583 --> 00:36:37,083 Okay, let's get back out there. 881 00:36:37,208 --> 00:36:38,792 I want to find the damning thing. The proof. 882 00:36:38,917 --> 00:36:40,250 -Yes. -Let's go. 883 00:36:40,458 --> 00:36:42,042 -RICK: Thanks, Laird. -MARTY: Thanks, Emma, as always. 884 00:36:42,208 --> 00:36:43,708 EMMA: Thank you. 885 00:36:45,083 --> 00:36:47,083 NARRATOR: The following morning... 886 00:36:47,208 --> 00:36:49,500 -JACK: Hey, Rick. -MARTY: Hey, Rick. 887 00:36:49,667 --> 00:36:52,083 -Hey, everybody. -MARTY: All right, today 888 00:36:52,208 --> 00:36:54,333 we get to find out a little bit more about Aladdin's cave. 889 00:36:54,542 --> 00:36:57,167 NARRATOR: ...Marty Lagina has gathered the team 890 00:36:57,333 --> 00:36:59,167 in the war room, 891 00:36:59,375 --> 00:37:01,375 with Rick Lagina joining via video conference, 892 00:37:01,542 --> 00:37:03,958 for a highly anticipated report 893 00:37:04,083 --> 00:37:06,500 from sonar expert Blaine Carr 894 00:37:06,708 --> 00:37:08,667 regarding the mysterious cavern 895 00:37:08,875 --> 00:37:11,208 known as Aladdin's cave. 896 00:37:11,375 --> 00:37:14,417 We're all eager to see what you've got to show us. 897 00:37:14,542 --> 00:37:16,917 Okay, so, the view that we're looking at here 898 00:37:17,042 --> 00:37:18,667 is looking straight down. 899 00:37:18,875 --> 00:37:20,375 MARTY: Okay. 900 00:37:20,583 --> 00:37:22,167 BLAINE: So, we're gonna try to just slide it up 901 00:37:22,375 --> 00:37:24,875 into a 3D image. 902 00:37:25,042 --> 00:37:26,958 So, you can see the yellow-green. 903 00:37:27,083 --> 00:37:28,333 Mm-hmm. 904 00:37:28,542 --> 00:37:30,500 BLAINE: That's sloping down. 905 00:37:30,625 --> 00:37:32,250 This darker red is the wall 906 00:37:32,375 --> 00:37:34,625 in between us and the floor of the cavern. 907 00:37:34,708 --> 00:37:36,042 That being said, 908 00:37:36,208 --> 00:37:38,250 we can't see the bottom. 909 00:37:38,417 --> 00:37:41,208 The aspect of the sonar looking out-- 910 00:37:41,375 --> 00:37:42,667 the wall is blocking us 911 00:37:42,875 --> 00:37:44,917 -from seeing any further down. -Mm-hmm. 912 00:37:45,042 --> 00:37:46,292 What I can see-- 913 00:37:46,375 --> 00:37:47,875 see those blue lines crossing over 914 00:37:48,042 --> 00:37:49,583 what look like two gaps? 915 00:37:49,792 --> 00:37:51,250 -MARTY: Yeah. -BLAINE: It looks like 916 00:37:51,417 --> 00:37:52,458 an opening right through here. 917 00:37:52,667 --> 00:37:54,833 -MARTY: Really? -BLAINE: Yeah. 918 00:37:55,042 --> 00:37:56,417 BLAINE: There may indeed be 919 00:37:56,625 --> 00:37:59,708 an entrance and exit into this cavern. 920 00:38:01,083 --> 00:38:02,292 MARTY: That is amazing. 921 00:38:06,458 --> 00:38:08,292 So, there may indeed be an entrance, exit 922 00:38:08,458 --> 00:38:10,042 into this cavern. 923 00:38:10,208 --> 00:38:11,708 -Oh. -MARTY: So, perhaps 924 00:38:11,875 --> 00:38:14,750 we have an opening into this cavern. 925 00:38:14,875 --> 00:38:17,500 -Correct. -Well, this is all real interesting. 926 00:38:17,667 --> 00:38:19,208 NARRATOR: In the war room, 927 00:38:19,375 --> 00:38:21,750 underwater imaging expert Blaine Carr 928 00:38:21,958 --> 00:38:24,708 has just presented compelling sonar data 929 00:38:24,917 --> 00:38:27,833 revealing a possible tunnel entrance 930 00:38:27,958 --> 00:38:32,000 some 150 feet deep in the Money Pit area, 931 00:38:32,167 --> 00:38:34,167 connected to the large cavern 932 00:38:34,375 --> 00:38:36,667 known as Aladdin's cave. 933 00:38:36,833 --> 00:38:40,625 So, I think you have the potential 934 00:38:40,792 --> 00:38:43,125 for man-made ingress into a natural 935 00:38:43,250 --> 00:38:45,875 -cavern. -Right. 936 00:38:46,042 --> 00:38:48,500 What's the size of the cavity? 937 00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:49,667 Without being able to see the bottom, 938 00:38:49,833 --> 00:38:51,208 I just don't know the right answer, 939 00:38:51,375 --> 00:38:52,750 because it's on a slope. 940 00:38:52,917 --> 00:38:55,125 So, it varies. 941 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:56,458 It does slope off in one direction 942 00:38:56,542 --> 00:38:58,667 about 30 degrees. 943 00:38:58,875 --> 00:39:01,125 Which is why the sonar can't see to the bottom of that hole. 944 00:39:01,292 --> 00:39:03,292 -Okay. -MARTY: I was real interested 945 00:39:03,458 --> 00:39:05,333 in what you might see on the floor. 946 00:39:05,417 --> 00:39:07,000 Well, because the floor is sloping away, 947 00:39:07,167 --> 00:39:10,167 it's hard to say what may or may not have been there. 948 00:39:10,292 --> 00:39:11,250 Yeah, sure. 949 00:39:11,375 --> 00:39:12,833 But if anything was gonna 950 00:39:13,042 --> 00:39:14,250 be there, I mean, gravity's gonna take everything 951 00:39:14,417 --> 00:39:15,542 to the bottom of that slope. 952 00:39:15,750 --> 00:39:17,333 Right. Something could be buried in there. 953 00:39:17,542 --> 00:39:19,167 For sure. 954 00:39:19,333 --> 00:39:20,333 Maybe the treasure. 955 00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:21,792 I suppose it's quite possible. 956 00:39:21,917 --> 00:39:23,833 RICK: I'm pleasantly surprised, 957 00:39:24,042 --> 00:39:25,792 that there might be 958 00:39:25,958 --> 00:39:28,500 a way into the cave. 959 00:39:28,708 --> 00:39:30,167 It'd be even more interesting 960 00:39:30,333 --> 00:39:32,583 if we saw some man-made feature in there. 961 00:39:32,750 --> 00:39:35,708 Perhaps it's buried in the silts on the floor. 962 00:39:35,875 --> 00:39:37,833 It's an interesting thing to investigate. 963 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,833 It's something that makes you go, "Hmm, 964 00:39:40,042 --> 00:39:42,417 -we need to see more of this." -Yeah. 965 00:39:42,583 --> 00:39:43,750 There's some indication that the cave 966 00:39:43,917 --> 00:39:46,500 has some things that aren't natural cave-like. 967 00:39:46,667 --> 00:39:48,875 It could be some sort of treasure chamber. 968 00:39:49,042 --> 00:39:51,042 That's why we're spending all this money 969 00:39:51,208 --> 00:39:52,542 and time investigating it. 970 00:39:52,708 --> 00:39:55,333 And it checks a lot of the boxes. 971 00:39:55,500 --> 00:39:56,833 Let's put it this way: we can't walk away 972 00:39:56,958 --> 00:39:58,625 from this thing without knowing what it is. 973 00:39:58,833 --> 00:39:59,875 It's unique. 974 00:40:00,042 --> 00:40:02,750 So, what I would do at this point, 975 00:40:02,917 --> 00:40:04,667 if we're really interested in seeing something else, 976 00:40:04,833 --> 00:40:06,833 -Yeah. -is we would move over 977 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,167 about five, six feet. 978 00:40:10,375 --> 00:40:11,875 -Mm-hmm. -Put another hole down 979 00:40:12,042 --> 00:40:13,500 so the sonar could now see 980 00:40:13,667 --> 00:40:15,458 back into this area and tell us, 981 00:40:15,625 --> 00:40:18,000 are we indeed in an isolated cavern 982 00:40:18,167 --> 00:40:19,125 or is there an opening? 983 00:40:19,333 --> 00:40:20,208 -Right. -BLAINE: And see 984 00:40:20,375 --> 00:40:21,917 if this actually carries on. 985 00:40:22,042 --> 00:40:23,167 Yep. 986 00:40:23,333 --> 00:40:24,500 I would dearly love 987 00:40:24,625 --> 00:40:25,417 to put a hole right there, 988 00:40:25,583 --> 00:40:26,917 but I don't know. 989 00:40:27,083 --> 00:40:29,000 Rick, what do you think? What do you want to do? 990 00:40:29,125 --> 00:40:31,167 I think you have to put another hole in 991 00:40:31,375 --> 00:40:32,833 to get a different perspective. 992 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:35,333 Yep. 993 00:40:35,458 --> 00:40:37,208 But you can't walk away. You have to exploit it 994 00:40:37,375 --> 00:40:39,458 -as much as we can. -MARTY: All right. 995 00:40:39,667 --> 00:40:42,125 I think we're all in agreement 996 00:40:42,250 --> 00:40:43,292 as to that particular point. 997 00:40:43,458 --> 00:40:44,750 Let's get some more data. 998 00:40:44,917 --> 00:40:46,167 -Sounds good. -MARTY: All right. 999 00:40:46,375 --> 00:40:47,875 Back to it. Let's go. 1000 00:40:48,042 --> 00:40:49,333 We're gonna find that treasure. 1001 00:40:49,542 --> 00:40:50,792 JACK: I agree. 1002 00:40:52,042 --> 00:40:54,667 NARRATOR: As another week of compelling discoveries 1003 00:40:54,792 --> 00:40:58,583 and potential revelations comes to a close 1004 00:40:58,750 --> 00:41:02,125 for Rick, Marty and their team, 1005 00:41:02,333 --> 00:41:04,125 they may be closer than ever 1006 00:41:04,292 --> 00:41:08,375 to finally solving a 228-year-old mystery. 1007 00:41:08,542 --> 00:41:10,625 But as the dig continues 1008 00:41:10,792 --> 00:41:12,208 for critical clues, 1009 00:41:12,375 --> 00:41:14,792 what might they find? 1010 00:41:14,958 --> 00:41:17,958 Priceless religious artifacts? 1011 00:41:18,125 --> 00:41:22,042 A vast cache of gold, silver and jewels? 1012 00:41:23,250 --> 00:41:26,667 Or will they discover that all of the above 1013 00:41:26,833 --> 00:41:29,083 have been waiting for centuries 1014 00:41:29,250 --> 00:41:33,167 to be recovered from deep below? 1015 00:41:35,667 --> 00:41:37,708 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 1016 00:41:37,833 --> 00:41:39,750 MARTY: All right. Here we go. Let's do this. 1017 00:41:39,917 --> 00:41:42,417 We're going underground in the Garden Shaft. 1018 00:41:42,583 --> 00:41:44,292 What in the hell is going on here? 1019 00:41:44,458 --> 00:41:46,667 ROGER: It's crazy. We're encountering a lot of water. 1020 00:41:46,875 --> 00:41:48,250 MARTY: I don't like the sound of that. 1021 00:41:48,417 --> 00:41:49,583 JAMIE: Oh, look at this. 1022 00:41:49,750 --> 00:41:51,000 JACK: Oh, wow. 1023 00:41:51,167 --> 00:41:53,042 HELEN: It's pre-Money Pit discovery. 1024 00:41:53,208 --> 00:41:55,167 This could have been used in the Money Pit. 1025 00:41:55,292 --> 00:41:56,583 -PAUL: Going in right now. -RICK: We're gonna run 1026 00:41:56,792 --> 00:41:58,292 a camera in Aladdin's cave. 1027 00:41:58,458 --> 00:42:00,333 -SCOTT: Whoa, whoa, whoa! -MARTY: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 1028 00:42:00,458 --> 00:42:01,667 SCOTT: Oh, my God. 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