1 00:00:01,917 --> 00:00:03,208 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,333 --> 00:00:04,833 MARTY: Time to drain the swamp. 3 00:00:04,958 --> 00:00:06,292 RICK: Do it. 4 00:00:06,458 --> 00:00:08,750 The swamp holds secrets to the mystery. 5 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:10,917 -Oh, ho, ho! Look. -Oh. 6 00:00:11,083 --> 00:00:12,333 JAMIE: That's interesting. 7 00:00:12,500 --> 00:00:13,583 -MOYA: What do you got? -JAMIE: Holy crap. 8 00:00:13,792 --> 00:00:15,417 It seems like jewelry. 9 00:00:15,625 --> 00:00:17,833 CLARKE: A symbol found on Templar churches 10 00:00:17,958 --> 00:00:20,375 pointing directly to Oak Island and is believed to represent 11 00:00:20,583 --> 00:00:21,667 -the Holy Grail. -Oh. 12 00:00:23,167 --> 00:00:24,667 RICK: If there's gold in that void, 13 00:00:24,833 --> 00:00:26,125 that'd be huge. 14 00:00:27,250 --> 00:00:28,667 There's something there. 15 00:00:31,250 --> 00:00:34,250 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,417 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 17 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:41,000 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 18 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,000 So far, they have found a stone slab 19 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:47,042 with strange symbols carved into it, 20 00:00:47,208 --> 00:00:50,875 man-made workings that date to medieval times, 21 00:00:51,042 --> 00:00:54,792 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:54,917 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:58,833 To date, six men have died 24 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,667 trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:01,833 --> 00:01:06,875 And according to legend, one more will have to die 26 00:01:07,042 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:22,875 --> 00:01:24,333 -MARTY: Hey, Roger. -ROGER: How's it going, guys? 29 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:26,167 What have you got for us today? 30 00:01:26,333 --> 00:01:28,125 Ah. The guys are down there right now. 31 00:01:28,292 --> 00:01:30,000 So we identified a water source. It looks like it's 32 00:01:30,208 --> 00:01:32,208 -confined to one space. -Okay. 33 00:01:32,375 --> 00:01:34,583 NARRATOR: An especially anxious morning 34 00:01:34,792 --> 00:01:36,583 has begun on Oak Island 35 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:40,000 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team 36 00:01:40,125 --> 00:01:45,500 as they work to solve a 229-year-old mystery. 37 00:01:45,667 --> 00:01:47,000 So quite a bit of water. 38 00:01:47,167 --> 00:01:48,958 We're looking at about 250 gallons a minute, 39 00:01:49,125 --> 00:01:50,542 and I think that's our biggest problem down there. 40 00:01:50,708 --> 00:01:51,958 Right. 41 00:01:52,125 --> 00:01:53,625 -We want to look. -ROGER: Absolutely. 42 00:01:53,750 --> 00:01:54,750 That's-- Absolutely. 43 00:01:54,917 --> 00:01:56,250 -I'm ready. -Sounds good. 44 00:01:56,375 --> 00:01:57,833 -Let's go. -All right. 45 00:01:58,042 --> 00:02:00,167 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, 46 00:02:00,333 --> 00:02:02,792 representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 47 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,333 believe they have finally identified the location 48 00:02:06,542 --> 00:02:08,500 where a mysterious inflow of water 49 00:02:08,667 --> 00:02:11,667 has been flooding the 87-foot-deep 50 00:02:11,875 --> 00:02:16,000 mid-18th-century Garden Shaft for nearly two weeks. 51 00:02:16,208 --> 00:02:20,083 What remains unknown is if it may be related 52 00:02:20,250 --> 00:02:22,667 to a legendary man-made flood tunnel 53 00:02:22,875 --> 00:02:25,542 that was reportedly triggered during an excavation 54 00:02:25,708 --> 00:02:29,167 of the original Money Pit back in 1804, 55 00:02:29,375 --> 00:02:31,000 and which has thwarted the efforts 56 00:02:31,167 --> 00:02:33,292 of treasure hunters ever since. 57 00:02:35,333 --> 00:02:37,000 MARTY: A long, bloody way down. 58 00:02:37,125 --> 00:02:38,375 -ROGER: Yeah. (chuckles) -MARTY: You know? 59 00:02:39,417 --> 00:02:41,417 NARRATOR: Now, Rick and Marty are descending 60 00:02:41,542 --> 00:02:45,083 the Garden Shaft themselves to inspect the cavern 61 00:02:45,250 --> 00:02:47,333 and the mysterious inflow of water 62 00:02:47,458 --> 00:02:49,167 in order to help Dumas 63 00:02:49,333 --> 00:02:52,333 not only identify what each feature may be, 64 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:55,333 but also decide how to achieve 65 00:02:55,542 --> 00:02:58,333 their ultimate goal of extending the Garden Shaft 66 00:02:58,542 --> 00:03:01,417 down to a depth of some 95 feet, 67 00:03:01,583 --> 00:03:05,042 where they hope to breach a seven-foot-high tunnel. 68 00:03:06,083 --> 00:03:09,458 A tunnel which runs westward towards an area known 69 00:03:09,625 --> 00:03:13,125 as the Baby Blob, where high traces of gold, 70 00:03:13,292 --> 00:03:15,833 silver and other metals have been detected 71 00:03:16,042 --> 00:03:19,708 between 80 and 120 feet deep. 72 00:03:22,708 --> 00:03:25,167 Okay, here we be. 73 00:03:29,958 --> 00:03:32,292 Do you think it is all right here? 74 00:03:43,083 --> 00:03:43,958 Without all this water coming in. 75 00:03:44,125 --> 00:03:45,500 Yeah. 76 00:03:46,625 --> 00:03:49,875 NARRATOR: Now that the team from Dumas Contracting Limited has 77 00:03:50,042 --> 00:03:51,792 identified the source of the water, 78 00:03:51,958 --> 00:03:55,000 over the coming days, they will attempt to seal it 79 00:03:55,208 --> 00:03:59,708 using an industrial-grade compound known as multiurethane 80 00:03:59,875 --> 00:04:02,208 that expands when wet. 81 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:08,958 ♪ ♪ 82 00:04:11,167 --> 00:04:12,292 In there, there's a, 83 00:04:12,458 --> 00:04:13,792 it's like a little cavern. 84 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,333 NARRATOR: One week ago, 85 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:18,167 while Dumas was searching 86 00:04:18,333 --> 00:04:21,167 for the water source at a depth of nearly 65 feet, 87 00:04:21,375 --> 00:04:25,167 their team also discovered a strange cavity 88 00:04:25,375 --> 00:04:29,208 just outside the shaft containing wooden timbers 89 00:04:30,458 --> 00:04:32,750 and in the same general area where, last year, 90 00:04:32,875 --> 00:04:35,750 a sample of wood from the Garden Shaft 91 00:04:35,875 --> 00:04:39,958 was found to contain high trace evidence of gold. 92 00:04:40,167 --> 00:04:43,542 RICK: I think that we were all quite interested 93 00:04:43,708 --> 00:04:45,958 in what this cavity void represents. 94 00:04:46,167 --> 00:04:48,500 We have spent a lot of time 95 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:51,125 to try to follow the gold and the silver. 96 00:04:51,292 --> 00:04:54,250 If there's gold in that void, that'd be huge. 97 00:04:54,375 --> 00:04:58,417 That cavity might prove to be very interesting. 98 00:04:59,458 --> 00:05:02,083 What about the wood that we heard was in there? 99 00:05:02,208 --> 00:05:04,167 Some of it's still there, and some of it's 100 00:05:04,250 --> 00:05:05,333 at the bottom of the void, I guess. 101 00:05:05,500 --> 00:05:06,917 Oh, yeah, I do see it. 102 00:05:08,042 --> 00:05:10,167 RICK: How far in is it? 103 00:05:10,375 --> 00:05:11,875 Uh, here, take a look. 104 00:05:12,042 --> 00:05:13,792 ♪ ♪ 105 00:05:17,083 --> 00:05:19,875 RICK: Just looks like a little grotto. 106 00:05:20,042 --> 00:05:21,792 MARTY: Right about three feet back there? 107 00:05:21,917 --> 00:05:23,000 Four feet, maybe? 108 00:05:23,208 --> 00:05:26,500 RICK: Yeah. It goes back and up. 109 00:05:26,583 --> 00:05:29,417 (indistinct chatter) 110 00:05:30,458 --> 00:05:31,917 There's a board right there. 111 00:05:38,292 --> 00:05:39,542 MARTY: You got it. 112 00:05:39,708 --> 00:05:42,417 -(Roger laughs) -Come here, you. 113 00:05:44,208 --> 00:05:45,167 What's that, then? 114 00:05:45,375 --> 00:05:47,708 That's from the original shaft. 115 00:05:47,875 --> 00:05:50,125 RICK: I don't see enough wood 116 00:05:50,292 --> 00:05:52,875 to represent some other construct. 117 00:05:53,042 --> 00:05:56,708 I think, at this point, it's probably associated 118 00:05:56,875 --> 00:06:00,208 with the original shaft construct. 119 00:06:00,417 --> 00:06:02,000 There are some pieces of wood in there. 120 00:06:02,208 --> 00:06:03,833 They don't look ancient to me. 121 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,208 I think whoever dug the original Garden Shaft, 122 00:06:07,375 --> 00:06:09,208 as they were going down, 123 00:06:09,375 --> 00:06:11,208 might have needed a little bit of work room. 124 00:06:11,375 --> 00:06:12,917 That's what I think we're looking at. 125 00:06:13,083 --> 00:06:15,333 So, more importantly, we have metals in the water 126 00:06:15,458 --> 00:06:17,208 by the Garden Shaft. 127 00:06:17,375 --> 00:06:19,333 And the metals are inclusive of gold and silver. 128 00:06:19,542 --> 00:06:22,417 So the next thing that has to be done in the Garden Shaft is 129 00:06:22,583 --> 00:06:24,083 we have to get control of this water. 130 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:26,458 Okay. We've sort of got two issues going here, right? 131 00:06:26,667 --> 00:06:28,583 -We've got this water... -Yeah. 132 00:06:28,792 --> 00:06:30,167 MARTY: ...and then we've got this issue over here, 133 00:06:30,333 --> 00:06:32,083 but we know on the outside of the Old Shaft, 134 00:06:32,250 --> 00:06:34,500 -we found traces of gold. -Okay. 135 00:06:34,708 --> 00:06:37,167 Yeah. We've got some good samples here. 136 00:06:37,375 --> 00:06:39,000 We've got a piece of wood from the cavity. 137 00:06:39,208 --> 00:06:41,583 Our job here is done. 138 00:06:41,708 --> 00:06:44,542 NARRATOR: As representatives from Dumas continue their work 139 00:06:44,667 --> 00:06:46,375 in the Garden Shaft... 140 00:06:47,542 --> 00:06:49,583 ...later that morning... 141 00:06:50,875 --> 00:06:51,833 MARTY: Billy! 142 00:06:52,875 --> 00:06:55,458 -I was hoping you'd leave some work for us. -(chuckles) 143 00:06:55,583 --> 00:06:58,083 NARRATOR: ...Rick and Marty join Billy Gerhardt 144 00:06:58,250 --> 00:07:00,167 on the south shore road 145 00:07:00,333 --> 00:07:02,333 bordering the triangle-shaped swamp. 146 00:07:02,500 --> 00:07:03,417 It's that time of year again, isn't it? 147 00:07:03,583 --> 00:07:06,500 -Time to drain the swamp. -Yeah. 148 00:07:06,667 --> 00:07:09,250 NARRATOR: Having just acquired a government permit, 149 00:07:09,417 --> 00:07:11,250 the team is ready to drain 150 00:07:11,375 --> 00:07:13,417 the brackish water from the swamp 151 00:07:13,625 --> 00:07:15,500 to search for clues that may be critical 152 00:07:15,708 --> 00:07:17,917 to solving the Oak Island mystery. 153 00:07:18,042 --> 00:07:19,833 So, what's the plan, Rick? 154 00:07:20,042 --> 00:07:22,375 You know, I-- I avoid all things swamp. (chuckles) 155 00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:26,500 Well, I think the swamp holds secrets and I-- 156 00:07:26,667 --> 00:07:28,167 but I don't know where they are, to be honest with you. 157 00:07:28,375 --> 00:07:30,750 Yeah, I think I'm more excited about the swamp 158 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:32,042 probably than I have been to date. 159 00:07:32,250 --> 00:07:34,292 -Really? -Yeah. 160 00:07:34,458 --> 00:07:36,000 Because we have the ship's rail, 161 00:07:36,125 --> 00:07:39,417 you know, we got the road, we got the path, a ton of stuff, 162 00:07:39,542 --> 00:07:42,000 and we've-we've only done one of the three sides. 163 00:07:42,125 --> 00:07:43,583 Yeah. 164 00:07:43,750 --> 00:07:46,000 NARRATOR: In addition to ancient coins, 165 00:07:46,125 --> 00:07:49,500 ship pieces and fragments of cargo barrels, 166 00:07:49,708 --> 00:07:53,750 in recent years, Rick, Marty and the team have uncovered 167 00:07:53,917 --> 00:07:58,125 a number of stone structures such as a road, or ship's wharf, 168 00:07:58,250 --> 00:08:00,625 near the south shore road. 169 00:08:00,792 --> 00:08:03,833 BILLY: I'm most interested in what lies at the end of the stone road. 170 00:08:03,958 --> 00:08:06,125 If it's a slipway, that's important. 171 00:08:06,333 --> 00:08:07,875 If it's a wharf, it's important. 172 00:08:08,042 --> 00:08:09,583 So, if I started anywhere, it would be-- 173 00:08:09,708 --> 00:08:11,667 -MARTY: The stone road. -The stone road. 174 00:08:11,750 --> 00:08:13,208 Mm-hmm. 175 00:08:13,375 --> 00:08:15,083 NARRATOR: Once the area is drained, 176 00:08:15,250 --> 00:08:18,625 Billy will help the team excavate the south shore road 177 00:08:18,750 --> 00:08:21,250 in the hopes of finding definitive answers 178 00:08:21,417 --> 00:08:24,042 of who built the massive stone feature 179 00:08:24,208 --> 00:08:28,083 and if any evidence of valuables remains hidden nearby. 180 00:08:28,208 --> 00:08:30,458 When're you going to start that bad boy up? 181 00:08:30,625 --> 00:08:31,875 Well, I think I did lots of times, 182 00:08:32,042 --> 00:08:33,292 so one of you guys should have the honor. 183 00:08:33,417 --> 00:08:35,000 -So... -Big brother? -Let's get going. 184 00:08:35,167 --> 00:08:38,833 NARRATOR: In accordance with environmental regulations, 185 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,333 rather than pumping the water into the ocean, 186 00:08:41,542 --> 00:08:44,167 it will be diverted several hundred yards away 187 00:08:44,333 --> 00:08:46,500 to the center of the island. 188 00:08:46,708 --> 00:08:48,083 -Time to drain the swamp. -Let's do it. Do it. 189 00:08:53,375 --> 00:08:55,250 Drain the swamp! 190 00:08:55,417 --> 00:08:57,833 NARRATOR: As the swamp begins to drain, 191 00:08:58,042 --> 00:09:03,417 on Lot 5, located on the western side of the island... 192 00:09:03,542 --> 00:09:06,125 -I just want to get this level done. -Okay. 193 00:09:06,250 --> 00:09:08,833 NARRATOR: ...Alex Lagina and members of the team are 194 00:09:09,042 --> 00:09:12,500 carefully excavating a circular stone feature 195 00:09:12,667 --> 00:09:14,667 that has been determined to set atop 196 00:09:14,833 --> 00:09:17,042 a much larger foundation. 197 00:09:19,042 --> 00:09:20,333 JAMIE: Oh. 198 00:09:20,542 --> 00:09:23,583 Huh? That's cool. 199 00:09:23,750 --> 00:09:26,417 FIONA: That's really cool. 200 00:09:26,583 --> 00:09:29,833 JAMIE: It's a little, tiny ring. 201 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,542 FIONA: Wow. 202 00:09:31,708 --> 00:09:33,250 Hey, guys, do you want to come take a look at this? 203 00:09:33,375 --> 00:09:34,667 LINDY: Sure. 204 00:09:34,792 --> 00:09:36,417 -Sure. -JAMIE: It seems like jewelry, 205 00:09:36,583 --> 00:09:38,958 -but very tiny jewelry. -MOYA: Yeah. 206 00:09:39,125 --> 00:09:41,167 -What do you got there? -Check that out. 207 00:09:41,292 --> 00:09:43,292 -Oh, yeah. -Mm. 208 00:09:44,708 --> 00:09:48,000 So, there's no way to determine a time period on this 209 00:09:48,208 --> 00:09:49,542 as we sit here right now? 210 00:09:49,750 --> 00:09:51,333 -No. -ALEX: This is a good find. 211 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:53,708 NARRATOR: Since they began investigating 212 00:09:53,875 --> 00:09:55,750 this feature one year ago, 213 00:09:55,917 --> 00:09:58,875 the team has been perplexed by the number of potentially 214 00:09:59,042 --> 00:10:00,542 important clues they have found... 215 00:10:00,708 --> 00:10:02,333 It's really cool. 216 00:10:02,500 --> 00:10:03,875 NARRATOR: ...which span a number of eras 217 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,333 prior to the discovery of the Money Pit. 218 00:10:06,542 --> 00:10:10,000 NARRATOR: These include mid-17th-century pottery, 219 00:10:10,167 --> 00:10:13,417 a believed 14th-century lead barter token-- 220 00:10:13,542 --> 00:10:15,667 which may be related to the lead cross 221 00:10:15,875 --> 00:10:19,833 that was unearthed at Smith's Cove in 2017-- 222 00:10:19,958 --> 00:10:22,333 and a number of metal tools 223 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:24,167 that have been directly connected 224 00:10:24,333 --> 00:10:28,125 to the 17th-century privateer Sir William Phips, 225 00:10:28,250 --> 00:10:30,833 an English nobleman who some believe 226 00:10:30,958 --> 00:10:33,292 buried a vast cache of silver and gold 227 00:10:33,417 --> 00:10:37,125 in the Money Pit back in 1687. 228 00:10:44,125 --> 00:10:45,625 Oh. 229 00:10:45,792 --> 00:10:47,542 That's interesting. 230 00:10:47,708 --> 00:10:48,625 MOYA: What do you got? 231 00:10:48,792 --> 00:10:50,292 JAMIE: Holy crap! 232 00:10:54,875 --> 00:10:56,667 MOYA: What do you got? 233 00:10:56,792 --> 00:10:58,667 I think it's actually like a decorative piece of metal. 234 00:10:58,833 --> 00:11:01,667 I don't think it's, like, a nail. 235 00:11:01,833 --> 00:11:04,542 NARRATOR: On Lot 5 of Oak Island... 236 00:11:04,708 --> 00:11:06,167 Mind if I take a look? 237 00:11:06,375 --> 00:11:08,042 NARRATOR: ...archaeologist Jamie Kouba 238 00:11:08,208 --> 00:11:10,958 has just discovered a possible clue 239 00:11:11,125 --> 00:11:14,083 in the mysterious foundation that was found 240 00:11:14,250 --> 00:11:17,250 beneath the circular stone depression. 241 00:11:18,667 --> 00:11:19,917 ALEX: Interesting. 242 00:11:20,083 --> 00:11:21,167 Any idea what this might have been used for, 243 00:11:21,375 --> 00:11:23,000 if it is decorative? 244 00:11:23,167 --> 00:11:25,375 I would think maybe on, like, a wooden door or something? 245 00:11:25,583 --> 00:11:26,667 Maybe a chest? 246 00:11:26,833 --> 00:11:28,000 ALEX: That'd be exciting. 247 00:11:28,167 --> 00:11:30,167 Oh, yeah, that would be exciting. 248 00:11:30,333 --> 00:11:32,500 -LINDY: Yeah, it's very cool. -ALEX: We've got this building 249 00:11:32,667 --> 00:11:34,833 that's a little too big to be just a residence. 250 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,042 I'm just gonna throw this out there... Um, privateering? 251 00:11:38,208 --> 00:11:39,583 Yeah. 252 00:11:39,750 --> 00:11:42,833 It's not out of the realm of possibility at all. 253 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,792 There was a lot of privateering in this area 254 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:47,500 during that time frame. 255 00:11:47,625 --> 00:11:50,000 There's so much evidence of that already here. 256 00:11:50,208 --> 00:11:52,542 So, why would this island not be a part of that to some degree? 257 00:11:52,708 --> 00:11:53,833 ALEX: Yeah. 258 00:11:54,042 --> 00:11:55,333 We need way more evidence of any kind 259 00:11:55,458 --> 00:11:57,833 -to say anything for sure. -Yeah. 260 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,375 Well, one of the metal pieces that came out of this unit 261 00:12:00,542 --> 00:12:05,000 actually was metallurgically connected to Phips' birthplace. 262 00:12:05,125 --> 00:12:05,917 Right. 263 00:12:06,042 --> 00:12:07,542 And of course, you know, 264 00:12:07,750 --> 00:12:09,000 Phips, we know, found the Concepción. 265 00:12:09,125 --> 00:12:10,083 Mm-hmm. 266 00:12:11,417 --> 00:12:13,292 NARRATOR: In 1687, 267 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:17,042 the English politician turned privateer and treasure hunter 268 00:12:17,208 --> 00:12:20,583 Sir William Phips was ordered by the King of England 269 00:12:20,750 --> 00:12:23,000 to conduct two salvage operations 270 00:12:23,125 --> 00:12:28,083 of the famed Spanish galleon wreck known as the Concepción, 271 00:12:28,250 --> 00:12:30,667 which sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic 272 00:12:30,833 --> 00:12:32,458 in 1641. 273 00:12:33,875 --> 00:12:36,625 Curiously, during the second recovery mission, 274 00:12:36,792 --> 00:12:38,667 which was carried out with the help 275 00:12:38,875 --> 00:12:41,208 of a high-ranking Freemason from Nova Scotia 276 00:12:41,375 --> 00:12:43,417 named Andrew Belcher, 277 00:12:43,542 --> 00:12:47,958 Phips delivered less than 10% of what remained on the wreck, 278 00:12:48,125 --> 00:12:50,083 according to its manifest. 279 00:12:51,125 --> 00:12:53,375 We know that Phips found silver on the Concepción. 280 00:12:53,583 --> 00:12:55,208 NARRATOR: This documented fact 281 00:12:55,417 --> 00:12:59,000 led Scott Clarke, a 32nd degree Freemason 282 00:12:59,208 --> 00:13:03,083 and the author of Oak Island Odyssey: A Masonic Quest 283 00:13:03,292 --> 00:13:06,417 to share his theory with the team in 2021 284 00:13:06,583 --> 00:13:10,875 regarding the whereabouts of the missing valuables. 285 00:13:11,083 --> 00:13:12,500 I believe some of the treasure from the Concepción 286 00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:14,333 was secreted to Oak Island. 287 00:13:15,167 --> 00:13:17,292 -That is remarkable. -Yeah. 288 00:13:18,708 --> 00:13:21,458 So Phips may not have sent all of the silver back to England. 289 00:13:21,625 --> 00:13:23,167 So there is that theory 290 00:13:23,292 --> 00:13:25,500 -that maybe he hid some of it here. -Right. 291 00:13:25,708 --> 00:13:29,667 NARRATOR: Because the team has already found several metal tools 292 00:13:29,875 --> 00:13:31,208 that have been scientifically connected 293 00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:35,833 to Sir William Phips in this feature on Lot 5, 294 00:13:35,958 --> 00:13:38,167 could Jamie be correct that they, 295 00:13:38,375 --> 00:13:41,417 as well as this decorative metal piece, 296 00:13:41,583 --> 00:13:44,917 offer compelling evidence that Sir William Phips 297 00:13:45,083 --> 00:13:47,792 could really be connected to the Oak Island mystery? 298 00:13:47,958 --> 00:13:49,875 Look, they're great finds, 299 00:13:50,042 --> 00:13:51,750 but I think they're enough to get us started, 300 00:13:51,875 --> 00:13:52,833 but they're not enough to get us there, right? 301 00:13:53,042 --> 00:13:54,333 -So... (chuckles) -Yeah. 302 00:13:54,417 --> 00:13:56,333 FIONA: We're finding cool things. 303 00:13:56,417 --> 00:13:58,208 -So I'm sure there's gonna be more. -ALEX: Yeah. 304 00:14:02,167 --> 00:14:04,333 NARRATOR: The following morning... 305 00:14:05,542 --> 00:14:07,042 MARTY: Okay, Ray, so... 306 00:14:07,208 --> 00:14:08,542 we should be able to keep an eye on them down there, right? 307 00:14:08,708 --> 00:14:10,958 RAY: Yeah. Man, look at that water. 308 00:14:11,125 --> 00:14:14,792 NARRATOR: ...Marty Lagina arrives in the Money Pit area 309 00:14:14,917 --> 00:14:16,292 to monitor the ongoing effort 310 00:14:16,500 --> 00:14:19,333 to stop the flooding in the Garden Shaft, 311 00:14:19,500 --> 00:14:21,833 using a sealant known as multiurethane 312 00:14:22,042 --> 00:14:25,583 nearly 65 feet belowground. 313 00:14:25,708 --> 00:14:27,917 ROGER: We'll get the urethane mixed and ready to go. 314 00:14:28,042 --> 00:14:29,625 SCOTT: I just want to just try and get 315 00:14:29,708 --> 00:14:30,875 as much pumped in there 316 00:14:31,042 --> 00:14:32,000 -as fast as we can. -ROGER: Okay. 317 00:14:32,125 --> 00:14:33,708 SCOTT: The hope is 318 00:14:33,875 --> 00:14:35,458 that we're gonna pump this foam into there... 319 00:14:35,542 --> 00:14:37,125 Yep. 320 00:14:37,250 --> 00:14:39,458 ...it's going to expand up to 20 times its size 321 00:14:39,625 --> 00:14:42,500 and it's gonna fill that void and seal the water up. 322 00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:44,333 MacKENZIE (over radio): We are good to go. 323 00:14:44,458 --> 00:14:46,208 Okay, here we go. 324 00:14:46,375 --> 00:14:48,375 -SCOTT: Start pumping. -MacKENZIE: Coming on. 325 00:14:48,542 --> 00:14:51,125 (soft whirring) 326 00:14:53,625 --> 00:14:55,833 MARTY: Just like surgery. 327 00:14:56,792 --> 00:14:58,083 Scalpel. 328 00:14:59,917 --> 00:15:01,750 RAY: Come on guys, you can do this. 329 00:15:01,917 --> 00:15:04,875 NARRATOR: While the work continues in the Garden Shaft... 330 00:15:05,875 --> 00:15:07,875 ...later that morning... 331 00:15:09,042 --> 00:15:10,958 RICK: Gentlemen, I don't think 332 00:15:11,125 --> 00:15:13,708 our guest needs any sort of introduction because 333 00:15:13,875 --> 00:15:16,000 we all know Scott Clarke. 334 00:15:16,208 --> 00:15:18,083 NARRATOR: ...Marty joins his brother Rick 335 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:20,333 and other members of the team 336 00:15:20,542 --> 00:15:24,542 to welcome author and 32nd degree Freemason Scott Clarke 337 00:15:24,708 --> 00:15:26,333 back to the war room. 338 00:15:26,542 --> 00:15:29,333 In light of the recent discoveries made on Lot 5 339 00:15:29,542 --> 00:15:32,125 that have been connected to Sir William Phips, 340 00:15:32,250 --> 00:15:35,125 Scott has asked to share more information 341 00:15:35,292 --> 00:15:38,083 about Phips' personal assistant, Andrew Belcher, 342 00:15:38,250 --> 00:15:41,792 that may further help prove his incredible theory. 343 00:15:42,792 --> 00:15:46,083 CLARKE: Andrew Belcher has been a person of interest for a long time. 344 00:15:46,292 --> 00:15:47,750 He's very likely one of the very earliest 345 00:15:47,917 --> 00:15:49,083 Freemasons in North America. 346 00:15:49,292 --> 00:15:51,583 I believe that the Belcher family knew 347 00:15:51,708 --> 00:15:53,125 about Oak Island 348 00:15:53,292 --> 00:15:55,167 from connections through Freemasonry. 349 00:15:56,500 --> 00:15:59,375 NARRATOR: Based on stunning discoveries that have been made 350 00:15:59,542 --> 00:16:03,250 in recent years on Oak Island, including structures 351 00:16:03,375 --> 00:16:07,292 such as the paved area and the stone road in the swamp 352 00:16:07,458 --> 00:16:11,042 along with the tunnel running below the Garden Shaft 353 00:16:11,208 --> 00:16:13,833 and artifacts like the lead cross 354 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,292 and a red garnet stone, which have all been 355 00:16:16,458 --> 00:16:20,792 scientifically dated to between the 12th and 17th centuries... 356 00:16:20,958 --> 00:16:23,167 Welcome to the Templar City. 357 00:16:23,292 --> 00:16:26,083 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Marty and their team have been carefully 358 00:16:26,250 --> 00:16:28,125 investigating the theory 359 00:16:28,333 --> 00:16:31,458 that the medieval order of the Knights Templar 360 00:16:31,625 --> 00:16:34,750 and their believed descendants-- the Freemasons-- 361 00:16:34,917 --> 00:16:38,458 carried out a generational conspiracy 362 00:16:38,625 --> 00:16:41,333 to hide not only vast amounts of gold, 363 00:16:41,417 --> 00:16:44,250 silver and jewels in the Money Pit area 364 00:16:44,375 --> 00:16:47,500 but also priceless religious objects. 365 00:16:49,042 --> 00:16:50,208 CLARKE: So I'll get into my presentation. 366 00:16:50,375 --> 00:16:52,917 -MARTY: Great. -CLARKE: My current research 367 00:16:53,083 --> 00:16:54,292 involves a really important map that I found 368 00:16:54,458 --> 00:16:56,875 in the archives of Canada from 1762, 369 00:16:57,042 --> 00:16:59,292 which I believe has 370 00:16:59,500 --> 00:17:00,958 Masonic cyphers encoded in the map. 371 00:17:01,125 --> 00:17:04,333 And, uh, I found evidence 372 00:17:04,542 --> 00:17:06,500 that they could strongly tie with the Knights Templars. 373 00:17:06,708 --> 00:17:08,125 MARTY: Really? 374 00:17:08,958 --> 00:17:10,125 Yep. 375 00:17:12,083 --> 00:17:13,542 So the map that I've been referring to, uh, 376 00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:17,417 was created in 1762 by Nova Scotia's chief surveyor 377 00:17:17,542 --> 00:17:20,333 and early Freemason, Charles Morris. 378 00:17:21,333 --> 00:17:23,125 So that's actually the whole map itself. 379 00:17:23,292 --> 00:17:25,250 ♪ ♪ 380 00:17:25,375 --> 00:17:27,292 So this is the very earliest map, 381 00:17:27,375 --> 00:17:30,083 I believe of Mahone Bay that shows Oak Island. 382 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:33,292 So when Morris actually surveyed Mahone Bay back in 1762, 383 00:17:33,458 --> 00:17:35,500 he would have been asked to do so by his boss at the time, 384 00:17:35,708 --> 00:17:38,333 Nova Scotia's Lt. Governor Jonathan Belcher Jr., 385 00:17:38,542 --> 00:17:40,750 the grandson of Captain Andrew Belcher 386 00:17:40,917 --> 00:17:43,250 who worked directly with Sir William Phips. 387 00:17:43,458 --> 00:17:46,083 Jonathan Belcher Jr. was also 388 00:17:46,208 --> 00:17:47,667 the Masonic Grandmaster 389 00:17:47,792 --> 00:17:49,375 of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. 390 00:17:49,542 --> 00:17:51,167 No kidding. Quite remarkable, right? 391 00:17:51,375 --> 00:17:55,458 So Morris, in 1762, surveyed Mahone Bay, 392 00:17:55,625 --> 00:17:56,792 which is the same year 393 00:17:56,958 --> 00:17:58,000 that the island was divided into lots? 394 00:17:58,208 --> 00:18:00,375 -Yeah, by him. -ALEX: By Morris. 395 00:18:00,542 --> 00:18:01,667 Yes. Yeah. 396 00:18:01,833 --> 00:18:03,208 So the map was made by the guy 397 00:18:03,375 --> 00:18:04,542 that divided the island into lots. 398 00:18:04,708 --> 00:18:06,250 Definitely. Yes. Yeah. 399 00:18:07,542 --> 00:18:11,500 NARRATOR: Of the more than 350 islands found in Mahone Bay, 400 00:18:11,708 --> 00:18:15,167 Oak Island was the only one chosen to be divided up 401 00:18:15,375 --> 00:18:18,833 into four-acres lots in 1762. 402 00:18:19,042 --> 00:18:21,667 Is it possible that Charles Morris was 403 00:18:21,792 --> 00:18:24,833 directed to do this by Johnathan Belcher Jr. 404 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,875 because of Belcher's secret knowledge 405 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,208 of what was hidden there? 406 00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:32,083 So as I was studying this map, 407 00:18:32,250 --> 00:18:34,000 it occurred to me that the "A" in Mahone 408 00:18:34,125 --> 00:18:36,042 had this V-shaped crossbar, 409 00:18:36,250 --> 00:18:37,500 which was different from the "A" in Bay 410 00:18:37,708 --> 00:18:40,625 with a much more normal, straight crossbar. 411 00:18:40,792 --> 00:18:43,458 So that's, the "A" with the V-shaped cross bar. 412 00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:47,667 And according to Templar researchers in Portugal, 413 00:18:47,792 --> 00:18:49,000 the "A" with a V-shaped crossbar 414 00:18:49,167 --> 00:18:50,708 is believed by a number of people 415 00:18:50,875 --> 00:18:53,333 to represent the Holy Grail. 416 00:18:54,208 --> 00:18:55,833 Is that right, Charles? Is that true? 417 00:18:56,042 --> 00:18:57,083 Yes. 418 00:18:58,208 --> 00:18:59,667 Researchers have suggested 419 00:18:59,833 --> 00:19:01,208 that these "A" symbols with the V-shaped crossbar 420 00:19:01,375 --> 00:19:02,750 look very similar to the Masonic compass 421 00:19:02,917 --> 00:19:04,167 and square logo, 422 00:19:04,333 --> 00:19:05,500 which was later adopted by Freemasons. 423 00:19:07,667 --> 00:19:10,167 And knowing that Morris was a Freemason, um, 424 00:19:10,333 --> 00:19:12,667 my first thought was that he was encompassing 425 00:19:12,833 --> 00:19:14,417 a Masonic compass and square. 426 00:19:14,583 --> 00:19:16,458 So I quickly realized that the Masonic script "A" 427 00:19:16,625 --> 00:19:19,250 was pointing directly up to Oak Island 428 00:19:19,375 --> 00:19:22,500 33 years before the discovery of the Money Pit. 429 00:19:22,667 --> 00:19:25,375 And you think that he had an idea 430 00:19:25,542 --> 00:19:27,125 that treasure was already on the island? 431 00:19:27,292 --> 00:19:28,667 For sure. Yeah. Yes. 432 00:19:30,792 --> 00:19:32,000 RICK: Wow. 433 00:19:32,208 --> 00:19:34,250 MARTY: That is amazing. 434 00:19:37,875 --> 00:19:40,250 JACK: And you think that when this map was made, 435 00:19:40,375 --> 00:19:42,917 since it was before the discovery of the Money Pit, 436 00:19:43,083 --> 00:19:44,667 that he had an idea 437 00:19:44,833 --> 00:19:46,833 that treasure was already on the island? 438 00:19:47,042 --> 00:19:48,083 For sure. Yeah. Yes. 439 00:19:48,208 --> 00:19:50,458 NARRATOR: In the war room, 440 00:19:50,625 --> 00:19:53,000 32nd degree Freemason Scott Clarke 441 00:19:53,125 --> 00:19:55,708 has just presented a map of Mahone Bay 442 00:19:55,875 --> 00:20:00,167 that was created in 1762 by Charles Morris-- 443 00:20:00,375 --> 00:20:03,708 the high-ranking Freemason who divided Oak Island 444 00:20:03,875 --> 00:20:07,000 into four-acre lots that very same year. 445 00:20:07,167 --> 00:20:11,750 And, curiously, Scott believes the map contains secret symbols 446 00:20:11,958 --> 00:20:14,667 indicating that sacred religious treasures 447 00:20:14,875 --> 00:20:18,375 of the Knights Templar are buried on Oak Island. 448 00:20:18,542 --> 00:20:20,708 So at first, I thought this Masonic script "A" 449 00:20:20,917 --> 00:20:22,167 in Mahone was the only one, 450 00:20:22,375 --> 00:20:24,500 but as I kept looking 451 00:20:24,625 --> 00:20:27,667 I discovered three more in the name St. Margaret's Bay 452 00:20:27,833 --> 00:20:29,167 on the far right of the map. 453 00:20:29,292 --> 00:20:31,500 By utilizing those three small A's 454 00:20:31,667 --> 00:20:33,000 in the name St. Margaret's Bay, 455 00:20:33,167 --> 00:20:35,333 if you created a circle on the map 456 00:20:35,542 --> 00:20:40,333 using the exact arc created by the three Masonic script A's, 457 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:41,792 the circle will not only pass 458 00:20:41,958 --> 00:20:44,292 directly through the compass rose of the map 459 00:20:44,417 --> 00:20:47,833 but also directly over Oak Island. 460 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:52,667 It seems clear that Morris actually knew the secret 461 00:20:52,833 --> 00:20:54,167 before anyone outside of the depositors knew 462 00:20:54,333 --> 00:20:55,583 that Oak Island was special. 463 00:20:56,708 --> 00:20:59,167 ALEX: Did Morris do any other maps? 464 00:20:59,333 --> 00:21:01,833 I mean, is that the only map that he has those A's? 465 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,250 He did other maps 466 00:21:03,417 --> 00:21:04,500 and I've never seen that same "A" from him. 467 00:21:05,875 --> 00:21:08,000 And those same symbols, 468 00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:12,375 I found on Templar chapels and churches. 469 00:21:13,833 --> 00:21:15,750 So within the Church of Santa Maria do Olival 470 00:21:15,917 --> 00:21:17,292 in Tomar, Portugal, 471 00:21:17,500 --> 00:21:20,417 we find the tombstone of Gualdim Pais, 472 00:21:20,583 --> 00:21:21,667 who was the fourth grand master 473 00:21:21,833 --> 00:21:23,250 of the Knights Templar in Portugal. 474 00:21:24,167 --> 00:21:27,292 And on his tombstone, 475 00:21:27,417 --> 00:21:29,458 there is an "A" symbol with a V-shaped crossbar, 476 00:21:29,625 --> 00:21:31,667 which I've highlighted in red. 477 00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:34,667 A very similar symbol, 478 00:21:34,875 --> 00:21:37,708 "A" symbol with a V-shaped crossbar, can be found 479 00:21:37,917 --> 00:21:41,000 carved into the Convento de Cristo, or Convent of Christ, 480 00:21:41,167 --> 00:21:43,792 that belonged to the Knights of Christ, also in Tomar. 481 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,125 There is also an "A" symbol with a V-shaped crossbar 482 00:21:49,208 --> 00:21:51,292 -carved into a pillar... -ALEX: Yep. 483 00:21:51,417 --> 00:21:53,917 ...within the Santa Maria Nuova church in Viterbo, Italy. 484 00:21:54,083 --> 00:21:55,000 Mm-hmm. 485 00:21:55,167 --> 00:21:56,667 You saw it, right? 486 00:21:56,833 --> 00:21:58,417 -Seen all this so far. -MARTY: Yeah. 487 00:21:58,583 --> 00:22:00,833 NARRATOR: Over the past two years... 488 00:22:01,042 --> 00:22:02,542 ALEX: Hey, guys. 489 00:22:02,708 --> 00:22:04,500 This symbol is definitely on the 90 Foot Stone. 490 00:22:04,667 --> 00:22:05,833 -Right there. -RICK: It's perfect. 491 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,083 ALEX: Yep. 492 00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:08,458 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Alex, 493 00:22:08,625 --> 00:22:10,333 and other members of the team 494 00:22:10,500 --> 00:22:13,208 have visited numerous sites in both 495 00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:15,917 Portugal and Italy that were known strongholds 496 00:22:16,125 --> 00:22:17,500 for the Templar order 497 00:22:17,667 --> 00:22:20,708 between the 12th and 16th centuries. 498 00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:24,042 ALEX: Wow. That's incredible. 499 00:22:24,208 --> 00:22:27,250 When you think speechless, you see this. 500 00:22:27,417 --> 00:22:29,458 NARRATOR: And in all of these locations... 501 00:22:30,375 --> 00:22:31,417 RICK: H-I-C. 502 00:22:31,625 --> 00:22:34,667 Which in Latin means "here." 503 00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:38,333 NARRATOR: ...including those just noted by Scott Clarke, 504 00:22:38,542 --> 00:22:40,583 they have seen symbols, artifacts 505 00:22:40,750 --> 00:22:43,250 and even structures matching others 506 00:22:43,417 --> 00:22:46,333 that have been found over the years on Oak Island. 507 00:22:46,542 --> 00:22:48,375 ALEX: The stone path looks exactly like this. 508 00:22:48,542 --> 00:22:50,792 Yeah. It looks the spitting image. 509 00:22:50,917 --> 00:22:51,875 ALEX: Yeah. 510 00:22:53,042 --> 00:22:54,583 CLARK: Well, just to recap... 511 00:22:54,708 --> 00:22:56,917 It seems clear that Morris actually knew 512 00:22:57,083 --> 00:23:00,333 from his Masonic connections that there was already 513 00:23:00,417 --> 00:23:01,958 some sort of deposit on Oak Island. 514 00:23:03,875 --> 00:23:09,000 This certainly provides some tantalizing clues. 515 00:23:09,208 --> 00:23:10,250 Yeah. For sure. 516 00:23:10,417 --> 00:23:13,167 RICK: All theories are unique, 517 00:23:13,375 --> 00:23:16,042 but with Scott's, he actually has a document-- 518 00:23:16,208 --> 00:23:17,750 the Charles Morris map. 519 00:23:17,917 --> 00:23:21,208 Through his research into Masonic symbolism, 520 00:23:21,375 --> 00:23:23,750 he has made some connections there. 521 00:23:23,875 --> 00:23:26,625 I mean, we've always been confounded 522 00:23:26,708 --> 00:23:29,500 that Charles Morris, surveyor general, 523 00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:31,667 surveys Oak Island and yet, 524 00:23:31,833 --> 00:23:35,292 there were, at the time, 300-plus islands in the bay 525 00:23:35,458 --> 00:23:37,000 and they weren't surveyed. 526 00:23:37,208 --> 00:23:39,667 And we know the history of the Masonic association 527 00:23:39,833 --> 00:23:41,875 with the island and that there was 528 00:23:42,042 --> 00:23:44,792 some sort of interest or some sort of knowledge 529 00:23:44,958 --> 00:23:46,833 about the importance of the island. 530 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,125 It's an incredibly interesting theory 531 00:23:49,292 --> 00:23:52,042 of the story of what might have happened here long ago. 532 00:23:53,125 --> 00:23:54,375 Scott, thank you. 533 00:23:54,542 --> 00:23:56,542 I am always amazed at how many things 534 00:23:56,750 --> 00:24:00,500 can possibly be related to Oak Island through history. 535 00:24:00,625 --> 00:24:02,500 And yet, it's plausible. 536 00:24:02,667 --> 00:24:04,542 -Yeah. -MARTY: So we thank you for coming here. 537 00:24:05,667 --> 00:24:07,000 And don't be a stranger. 538 00:24:07,208 --> 00:24:08,792 CLARKE: Thanks, guys. 539 00:24:13,375 --> 00:24:14,958 NARRATOR: The following day... 540 00:24:16,458 --> 00:24:17,708 I hope we can get the water to stop. 541 00:24:17,875 --> 00:24:20,167 NARRATOR: ...as members of the team 542 00:24:20,333 --> 00:24:21,875 continue their work to stop 543 00:24:22,083 --> 00:24:23,958 the mysterious flooding inside the Garden Shaft... 544 00:24:26,583 --> 00:24:27,417 -ALEX: Hey, Billy. -GARY: Billy. 545 00:24:27,583 --> 00:24:28,833 -RICK: Hey. -BILLY: Good day. 546 00:24:28,958 --> 00:24:30,625 NARRATOR: ...Rick and Alex Lagina, 547 00:24:30,833 --> 00:24:33,500 along with metal detection expert Gary Drayton, 548 00:24:33,625 --> 00:24:37,333 join Billy Gerhardt at the south shore of the swamp. 549 00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:38,833 We're gonna do a dig 550 00:24:39,042 --> 00:24:41,833 past the stone road to see the extent of it. 551 00:24:41,958 --> 00:24:43,833 -It's something you've always wanted to do. -Yeah. 552 00:24:43,917 --> 00:24:46,500 NARRATOR: Now that some three million gallons 553 00:24:46,625 --> 00:24:49,833 of brackish water have been pumped out of the bog, 554 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:54,167 they are eager to once again investigate the stone road. 555 00:24:54,375 --> 00:24:57,833 I'm hopeful we'll be finding all kinds of good stuff. 556 00:24:58,042 --> 00:25:00,125 And where are you going to put all the artifacts? 557 00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:03,083 -In the back of my car. -(laughing) 558 00:25:04,375 --> 00:25:06,583 I'll start scraping some gravel off. 559 00:25:06,708 --> 00:25:09,333 NARRATOR: As Billy carefully digs, 560 00:25:09,542 --> 00:25:11,208 -Gary Drayton... -Do you want this one? -Yeah. 561 00:25:11,375 --> 00:25:13,375 NARRATOR: ...will scan the spoils for any important clues 562 00:25:13,542 --> 00:25:16,000 or evidence of valuables. 563 00:25:16,125 --> 00:25:18,375 RICK: We may find a feature or features 564 00:25:18,542 --> 00:25:20,625 under the swamp road 565 00:25:20,750 --> 00:25:24,083 that may indicate why the stone road was constructed. 566 00:25:24,250 --> 00:25:27,042 I'd like to know every last bit of information 567 00:25:27,208 --> 00:25:31,208 that the swamp can give us and hopefully that information 568 00:25:31,375 --> 00:25:34,875 goes towards the greater goal of solving the mystery. 569 00:25:37,833 --> 00:25:39,250 RICK: Wait a minute. 570 00:25:39,375 --> 00:25:41,167 What is that? 571 00:25:42,333 --> 00:25:44,958 See it? Right there. 572 00:25:45,167 --> 00:25:46,250 There it is. 573 00:25:46,417 --> 00:25:47,500 -I see it, Billy. -Yep. 574 00:25:47,708 --> 00:25:50,167 GARY: Wow! Look at this. 575 00:25:53,958 --> 00:25:55,583 Wow! Look at this. 576 00:25:55,792 --> 00:25:57,833 -Let's show your Uncle Rick. -Sure. 577 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,167 NARRATOR: While excavating the swamp... 578 00:26:00,292 --> 00:26:01,667 Hey, Rick! 579 00:26:01,833 --> 00:26:03,167 NARRATOR: ...near the potentially 580 00:26:03,333 --> 00:26:04,750 500-year-old stone road... 581 00:26:04,875 --> 00:26:07,083 -This it? -Yeah. That's it. 582 00:26:07,250 --> 00:26:08,500 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina 583 00:26:08,625 --> 00:26:10,625 and members of the team have just made 584 00:26:10,792 --> 00:26:13,208 a curious discovery. 585 00:26:14,458 --> 00:26:16,458 -It looks like a dowel. -Yep. 586 00:26:16,583 --> 00:26:18,125 RICK: When I saw it, 587 00:26:18,250 --> 00:26:19,458 you know what it reminded me of? 588 00:26:19,625 --> 00:26:21,083 The dowels in the U-shaped structure. 589 00:26:21,208 --> 00:26:22,333 -ALEX: Yeah. -It's just about how big they were. 590 00:26:22,542 --> 00:26:23,625 -Yeah, they were huge. -Yeah. 591 00:26:23,792 --> 00:26:26,167 There's a log right there. 592 00:26:26,333 --> 00:26:27,500 Here's a peg right here. 593 00:26:27,708 --> 00:26:29,042 -Is it? -RICK: I think. 594 00:26:29,208 --> 00:26:30,583 NARRATOR: In 2018, 595 00:26:30,708 --> 00:26:33,167 Rick, Marty and the team 596 00:26:33,333 --> 00:26:36,375 unearthed a mysterious feature at Smith's Cove that was 597 00:26:36,542 --> 00:26:39,167 originally discovered by Dan Blankenship 598 00:26:39,292 --> 00:26:41,167 in 1971-- 599 00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:42,333 You got a Roman numeral? 600 00:26:42,542 --> 00:26:43,792 CRAIG: Yeah. 601 00:26:43,958 --> 00:26:46,167 GARY: If it is, it's a seven, V-I-I. 602 00:26:46,292 --> 00:26:50,333 NARRATOR: ...a nearly 65-foot-long, U-shaped wooden structure 603 00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:52,917 that was believed to be associated 604 00:26:53,083 --> 00:26:56,500 with the flood tunnels connected to the Money Pit. 605 00:26:56,667 --> 00:26:59,750 It not only featured large wooden dowels, 606 00:26:59,875 --> 00:27:01,750 but was also engraved 607 00:27:01,917 --> 00:27:04,458 with a unique style of Roman numerals. 608 00:27:04,625 --> 00:27:08,000 LAIRD: It looks like V-I-I-I-I. 609 00:27:08,125 --> 00:27:10,833 NARRATOR: Roman numerals that also match those found 610 00:27:11,042 --> 00:27:13,792 on an ancient musket artifact that was discovered 611 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:18,583 six weeks ago in the circular depression on Lot 5. 612 00:27:19,708 --> 00:27:23,333 RICK: Here, there is some... like it was cut. 613 00:27:23,542 --> 00:27:24,875 -Yeah. -RICK: Just put it aside. 614 00:27:25,042 --> 00:27:26,667 -We'll wash it. -ALEX and GARY: Okay. 615 00:27:26,792 --> 00:27:28,167 NARRATOR: Is it possible 616 00:27:28,375 --> 00:27:30,667 the Oak Island team has found evidence 617 00:27:30,833 --> 00:27:32,667 of a related wooden structure 618 00:27:32,875 --> 00:27:35,042 near the stone road in the swamp? 619 00:27:35,208 --> 00:27:38,792 If so, could it be a critical piece of evidence 620 00:27:38,958 --> 00:27:41,833 that might help complete the Oak Island puzzle? 621 00:27:41,958 --> 00:27:43,625 Hopefully, there's more. 622 00:27:43,792 --> 00:27:45,458 -ALEX: We'll bag this up. -GARY: Yeah. 623 00:27:45,542 --> 00:27:48,458 The U-shaped structure is one of the most mysterious things 624 00:27:48,542 --> 00:27:49,875 we've found on the island. 625 00:27:50,083 --> 00:27:51,917 Finding another wooden construction 626 00:27:52,083 --> 00:27:55,292 using the same technique here in the swamp, 627 00:27:55,417 --> 00:27:58,500 speaks to the extent of the works on Oak Island. 628 00:27:58,667 --> 00:28:01,042 Nope. Not getting any hits. 629 00:28:01,167 --> 00:28:02,667 -ALEX: Nothing? -How much deeper 630 00:28:02,875 --> 00:28:04,250 before we get to the level of the stone road? 631 00:28:04,417 --> 00:28:06,417 I'd say it's another foot. 632 00:28:06,583 --> 00:28:08,083 -Yeah. -BILLY: Well, we're certainly 633 00:28:08,250 --> 00:28:09,875 coming into zone that we start to look for more and more. 634 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,417 -Mm-hmm. -RICK: Yeah. Okay. 635 00:28:11,625 --> 00:28:12,958 -Let's keep digging. -BILLY: All right. 636 00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:15,208 -Okay. I'll get out of the way. -Yeah. 637 00:28:15,417 --> 00:28:18,917 NARRATOR: As the investigation of the swamp continues... 638 00:28:22,958 --> 00:28:24,417 SCOTT: I'd like to see it stop completely. 639 00:28:24,583 --> 00:28:26,417 -Obviously, you'd like it, too. -COTE: Yeah. 640 00:28:26,583 --> 00:28:28,375 Do you feel the flow has slowed down any? 641 00:28:28,542 --> 00:28:30,333 It seems that way. 642 00:28:30,458 --> 00:28:33,583 NARRATOR: ...in the Money Pit area, Scott Barlow 643 00:28:33,750 --> 00:28:37,375 along with Paul Cote of Dumas Contracting Limited, 644 00:28:37,500 --> 00:28:39,667 have descended some 87 feet 645 00:28:39,833 --> 00:28:41,667 to the bottom of the Garden Shaft 646 00:28:41,875 --> 00:28:45,042 in order to assess the progress of their efforts 647 00:28:45,208 --> 00:28:47,000 to stop the mysterious inflow of water 648 00:28:47,167 --> 00:28:49,208 currently flooding the structure. 649 00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:55,375 SCOTT: Yes. 650 00:29:10,125 --> 00:29:11,833 MARTY: It has been quite some time 651 00:29:12,042 --> 00:29:14,333 and we really haven't made any progress in that shaft. 652 00:29:14,458 --> 00:29:18,333 This was one of the main focuses of our efforts this summer, 653 00:29:18,500 --> 00:29:20,083 so I'm a little concerned. 654 00:29:20,250 --> 00:29:21,333 On the other hand, 655 00:29:21,458 --> 00:29:23,375 I am still very confident 656 00:29:23,542 --> 00:29:27,167 that Dumas can stop the water or at least control it. 657 00:29:27,292 --> 00:29:30,250 -We just need to control the water as much as we can. -Yeah. 658 00:29:30,417 --> 00:29:32,667 MARTY: We're gonna continue to fill these massive voids 659 00:29:32,875 --> 00:29:35,125 with this urethane foam. 660 00:29:35,250 --> 00:29:38,125 We need to get to the bottom of the Garden Shaft 661 00:29:38,250 --> 00:29:40,333 and find the treasure that's supposedly here. 662 00:29:40,542 --> 00:29:42,667 Then let's see what happens. 663 00:29:42,833 --> 00:29:44,458 And we'll just try to keep moving forward, I guess. 664 00:29:44,625 --> 00:29:47,417 -Let's go up and make some calls. -COTE: Okay. 665 00:29:47,583 --> 00:29:48,583 NARRATOR: Meanwhile... 666 00:29:48,708 --> 00:29:49,667 JAMIE: Wow. 667 00:29:49,875 --> 00:29:51,625 Holy cow, that's huge. 668 00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:53,667 NARRATOR: ...across the island on Lot 5... 669 00:29:53,875 --> 00:29:55,958 It's massive! 670 00:29:56,125 --> 00:29:58,333 The structure is massive. 671 00:29:58,542 --> 00:30:00,583 30 to 40 feet. Like, wow. 672 00:30:00,750 --> 00:30:04,208 NARRATOR: Jack Begley joins other members of the team, 673 00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:06,792 who have just made a surface outline 674 00:30:06,958 --> 00:30:09,500 of the buried foundation that was identified 675 00:30:09,708 --> 00:30:11,167 beneath the circular depression 676 00:30:11,375 --> 00:30:14,583 during a recent magnetometry survey. 677 00:30:14,750 --> 00:30:19,000 This is way bigger than any other foundation on the island. 678 00:30:19,208 --> 00:30:20,917 -Mm-hmm. -And-and who knows 679 00:30:21,083 --> 00:30:23,542 what other things are going to lie just in between the rocks 680 00:30:23,708 --> 00:30:24,917 -to really tell us... -Yeah. 681 00:30:25,083 --> 00:30:26,500 ...you know, is this Phips-related? 682 00:30:26,708 --> 00:30:28,167 -We don't know yet. -Yeah. 683 00:30:28,333 --> 00:30:30,250 But I find it to be really hopeful, 684 00:30:30,417 --> 00:30:32,333 -but it's gonna take a long time. -MOYA: It is. 685 00:30:32,458 --> 00:30:34,000 It would have been a lot of work just to fill it in. 686 00:30:34,167 --> 00:30:35,875 -MOYA: Mm-hmm. -JAMIE: Yeah. 687 00:30:36,042 --> 00:30:38,250 But it's gonna be a lot of work just to dig it back out. 688 00:30:38,375 --> 00:30:42,167 Yeah. And we know at least it was not surveyed in 1762, 689 00:30:42,333 --> 00:30:46,167 which makes me believe that it was not visible in 1762. 690 00:30:46,292 --> 00:30:48,875 But had already been previously constructed 691 00:30:49,042 --> 00:30:50,542 -and then torn down. -Yeah. 692 00:30:50,750 --> 00:30:52,542 -Yeah, pre-Morris. -Yeah. 693 00:30:53,625 --> 00:30:57,125 -I really think it was intentionally hidden. -Yeah. 694 00:30:57,292 --> 00:30:59,083 And it's for that reason that I think 695 00:30:59,250 --> 00:31:01,417 it's tied directly to the Money Pit. 696 00:31:01,542 --> 00:31:02,833 Wow. 697 00:31:02,917 --> 00:31:04,458 Yeah, when you said 30 by 45 feet... 698 00:31:04,625 --> 00:31:05,542 Yeah. 699 00:31:05,708 --> 00:31:07,583 ...I knew how big that was, 700 00:31:07,708 --> 00:31:09,708 but to see it taped out, it's a whole different story. 701 00:31:09,875 --> 00:31:11,333 -JAMIE: Yeah. -MOYA: Absolutely. 702 00:31:11,500 --> 00:31:14,125 All right. Well, um, I guess let's get back to work 703 00:31:14,292 --> 00:31:15,500 'cause we've got a lot to do. 704 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:16,708 Yeah. Let's get back to work. 705 00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:18,333 The fact that someone came 706 00:31:18,458 --> 00:31:21,292 and filled this area in with boulders 707 00:31:21,417 --> 00:31:24,208 and tried to cover it up makes you really wonder, 708 00:31:24,375 --> 00:31:29,375 like, "Was it Phips, and why has it remained hidden for so long?" 709 00:31:33,208 --> 00:31:34,958 -JAMIE: Well, that's weird. -LINDY: What's up? 710 00:31:35,958 --> 00:31:37,792 JAMIE: Mm. I mean, there's a line on it, 711 00:31:37,917 --> 00:31:39,125 but that's-that's natural, right? 712 00:31:39,292 --> 00:31:41,542 Like, that's rock, that's not pottery. 713 00:31:43,208 --> 00:31:46,000 LINDY: It's definitely not natural. 714 00:31:46,167 --> 00:31:48,917 -There's more on this side. -JAMIE: Oh. 715 00:31:49,083 --> 00:31:50,875 -So, definitely, that was engraved. -JAMIE: Oh! 716 00:31:51,042 --> 00:31:53,792 Why would they decorate both sides? 717 00:31:53,958 --> 00:31:55,625 What is it? 718 00:31:55,792 --> 00:31:57,917 It's man-made, but it's a rock. 719 00:31:58,125 --> 00:32:01,500 And there's lines on both sides. 720 00:32:01,708 --> 00:32:03,333 That's a carved stone. 721 00:32:03,542 --> 00:32:06,292 That is not like anything we've found here before. 722 00:32:07,292 --> 00:32:09,292 -JACK: That's really cool. -LINDY: Yeah. 723 00:32:12,958 --> 00:32:13,958 -JACK: Hey, Rick. -RICK: Hey, Jack. 724 00:32:14,125 --> 00:32:15,833 We found something amazing. 725 00:32:16,042 --> 00:32:17,167 Really? 726 00:32:17,375 --> 00:32:18,375 Yeah. I'd like you to have a look at it 727 00:32:18,542 --> 00:32:19,833 and give me your opinion. 728 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,375 NARRATOR: After being alerted 729 00:32:21,583 --> 00:32:22,875 to the discovery 730 00:32:23,042 --> 00:32:24,000 of a mysterious stone artifact 731 00:32:24,208 --> 00:32:25,833 in the foundation 732 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,292 beneath the circular feature on Lot 5... 733 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:31,667 This is nothing like anything we've been finding here at all. 734 00:32:31,875 --> 00:32:35,333 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina arrives to personally examine it. 735 00:32:36,583 --> 00:32:39,042 -This is man-made. -JAMIE: Absolutely. 736 00:32:39,250 --> 00:32:43,500 And the strange thing for me is that it's carved on both sides. 737 00:32:43,583 --> 00:32:45,292 And the edges are clearly, 738 00:32:45,417 --> 00:32:47,417 you know, rounded to that figuration. 739 00:32:47,542 --> 00:32:48,958 FIONA: Yeah. 740 00:32:49,083 --> 00:32:49,917 We're still scratching our heads on that. 741 00:32:50,083 --> 00:32:51,875 Yeah. Absolutely. 742 00:32:52,042 --> 00:32:56,333 NARRATOR: A carved stone found in the buried foundation on Lot 5? 743 00:32:56,542 --> 00:32:59,417 Could it be related to the numerous metal tools 744 00:32:59,625 --> 00:33:02,500 that have been directly linked to Sir William Phips? 745 00:33:02,667 --> 00:33:05,958 And if so, might it be an important clue 746 00:33:06,083 --> 00:33:08,833 that will help explain how this buried structure 747 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,833 may be connected to the Oak Island mystery? 748 00:33:12,042 --> 00:33:13,500 So just catch me up. 749 00:33:13,708 --> 00:33:15,042 This outline you have, 750 00:33:15,208 --> 00:33:16,750 this is the magnetometer work that was done? 751 00:33:16,917 --> 00:33:17,917 JAMIE: Yes. 752 00:33:18,042 --> 00:33:20,292 We've marked the corners 753 00:33:20,458 --> 00:33:22,667 of what looks like the large, 754 00:33:22,833 --> 00:33:24,750 rectangular structure. 755 00:33:24,917 --> 00:33:26,833 And so, it doesn't look like 756 00:33:27,042 --> 00:33:28,583 you would expect a stacked wall to look like. 757 00:33:29,583 --> 00:33:32,667 So, what we think is that whoever built it, 758 00:33:32,875 --> 00:33:34,333 they decided to hide it 759 00:33:34,542 --> 00:33:36,917 and collapsed it in on itself and then buried it. 760 00:33:37,042 --> 00:33:38,625 -Really? -JAMIE: Yeah. 761 00:33:38,833 --> 00:33:40,833 I think that we can definitely say 762 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:45,167 that this feature and the small, rectangular feature up there 763 00:33:45,375 --> 00:33:47,333 were both intentionally buried. 764 00:33:47,542 --> 00:33:48,875 Wow. 765 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,917 And the artifacts that we've found 766 00:33:51,042 --> 00:33:53,667 from just digging down to this depth, 767 00:33:53,792 --> 00:33:56,917 they speak to when this entire structure was 768 00:33:57,083 --> 00:33:58,458 -buried and covered over. -Yes. 769 00:33:58,583 --> 00:34:01,417 -And that's still pre-Money Pit discovery. -Yes. 770 00:34:01,542 --> 00:34:04,625 And we're not even to the base floor yet. 771 00:34:07,083 --> 00:34:08,167 RICK: There's been some interesting 772 00:34:08,333 --> 00:34:10,292 hypotheticals associated with the construct 773 00:34:10,458 --> 00:34:12,125 that might help explain it. 774 00:34:12,292 --> 00:34:16,000 I think the connection of Sir William Phips 775 00:34:16,125 --> 00:34:18,875 to the Lot 5 feature certainly is possible 776 00:34:19,042 --> 00:34:21,417 if this is a privateer's location. 777 00:34:21,625 --> 00:34:24,833 But it does not say, definitively, 778 00:34:25,042 --> 00:34:26,167 "Here's your answer." 779 00:34:26,375 --> 00:34:28,250 I don't think we have that yet. 780 00:34:28,458 --> 00:34:30,333 JACK: Everyone's excited 781 00:34:30,500 --> 00:34:31,875 to get down to that final depth 782 00:34:32,042 --> 00:34:33,833 where we can get a real good idea 783 00:34:33,958 --> 00:34:36,083 on when this structure was in use. 784 00:34:36,250 --> 00:34:38,750 RICK: Well, congratulations for what you've done. 785 00:34:38,917 --> 00:34:40,375 This is quite impressive. 786 00:34:40,542 --> 00:34:44,042 You may turn history on its ear, and that's pretty cool. 787 00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:45,333 -Yeah. -JACK: Yeah. 788 00:34:45,542 --> 00:34:46,917 Okay. Congrats. 789 00:34:47,125 --> 00:34:49,083 -Good luck. -JACK: Thanks, see you, Rick. 790 00:34:49,250 --> 00:34:52,208 NARRATOR: While operations continue on Lot 5 791 00:34:52,375 --> 00:34:55,750 and in the Money Pit area... 792 00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,208 BILLY: We're getting down there. 793 00:35:01,542 --> 00:35:02,750 ALEX: Hey. 794 00:35:02,917 --> 00:35:04,708 Hey. Anything? 795 00:35:04,875 --> 00:35:06,500 ALEX: Just finishing up the, uh, 796 00:35:06,708 --> 00:35:08,708 the first dig area. 797 00:35:08,875 --> 00:35:11,167 NARRATOR: Rick Lagina joins his nephew Alex, 798 00:35:11,333 --> 00:35:13,708 metal detection expert Gary Drayton, 799 00:35:13,875 --> 00:35:17,083 and Billy Gerhardt as they continue excavating 800 00:35:17,292 --> 00:35:18,542 near the stone road 801 00:35:18,708 --> 00:35:20,542 in the southeast corner of the swamp. 802 00:35:20,708 --> 00:35:21,625 RICK: Billy! 803 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,875 When you poke with your teeth, 804 00:35:26,042 --> 00:35:27,833 it seems like there's rocks underneath, 805 00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:29,542 so I'm not really sure. 806 00:35:29,708 --> 00:35:31,333 We might want to do a little hand-digging there. 807 00:35:31,500 --> 00:35:34,250 Well, Alex and I can do that. Gary needs a digger. 808 00:35:34,375 --> 00:35:36,167 -Yeah. -BILLY: Right. -RICK: One of us can hop up. 809 00:35:36,375 --> 00:35:37,417 -Okay. That's the plan. -We'll do that then, 810 00:35:37,583 --> 00:35:39,000 -but keep this guy busy. -BILLY: I'm trying. 811 00:35:39,208 --> 00:35:41,208 ♪ ♪ 812 00:35:48,375 --> 00:35:49,292 I think anywhere's right in there. 813 00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:51,958 Yeah, even where your feet are. 814 00:35:52,125 --> 00:35:54,250 RICK: It'd have to be in here. 815 00:35:54,458 --> 00:35:57,042 It is definitely rockier there. 816 00:35:57,208 --> 00:35:59,542 You might want to give Steve a call and just... 817 00:35:59,708 --> 00:36:01,583 give me an idea of the relationship 818 00:36:01,708 --> 00:36:04,958 between that depth and the stone road right there. 819 00:36:05,125 --> 00:36:06,667 I'll dig it down to see what happens. 820 00:36:06,833 --> 00:36:07,917 BILLY: Yep. 821 00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:11,708 Keep digging, I'll let you know. 822 00:36:23,792 --> 00:36:25,458 GARY: All right. Let's get stuck in. 823 00:36:33,625 --> 00:36:35,250 (beeping) 824 00:36:35,458 --> 00:36:37,917 I've got a signal. 825 00:36:38,083 --> 00:36:39,458 I've got a signal, Billy. 826 00:36:40,875 --> 00:36:41,875 Let me see if I can pinpoint it. 827 00:36:42,042 --> 00:36:43,750 -Sounds pretty close. -Yep. 828 00:36:43,875 --> 00:36:46,292 -(beeping) -Here we go. 829 00:36:48,708 --> 00:36:49,833 Yep. 830 00:36:49,833 --> 00:36:50,292 Yep. 831 00:36:50,458 --> 00:36:52,167 What have we got here? 832 00:36:52,333 --> 00:36:55,292 Oh-ho-ho! Look. 833 00:36:58,917 --> 00:36:59,958 GARY: What the heck is this? 834 00:37:00,125 --> 00:37:02,000 -What have we got here? -Oh. 835 00:37:02,208 --> 00:37:04,750 NARRATOR: While uncovering what may be a new section 836 00:37:04,917 --> 00:37:08,167 of the mysterious stone road in the triangle-shaped swamp... 837 00:37:08,333 --> 00:37:09,708 What is that? 838 00:37:09,875 --> 00:37:11,292 That is some kind of chain. 839 00:37:11,458 --> 00:37:12,667 ALEX: Yeah. 840 00:37:12,833 --> 00:37:14,667 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and members 841 00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:17,000 of the Oak Island team have just made 842 00:37:17,208 --> 00:37:19,750 a potentially important discovery. 843 00:37:19,875 --> 00:37:21,958 That has potential to be old, I think. 844 00:37:22,083 --> 00:37:23,167 -Yeah. -Yep. 845 00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:24,750 GARY: It looks old. 846 00:37:24,875 --> 00:37:26,292 You can see it's... 847 00:37:26,458 --> 00:37:28,292 it looks like it's hand-forged. 848 00:37:28,458 --> 00:37:30,000 ALEX: Yeah. 849 00:37:30,208 --> 00:37:32,625 GARY: My guess is pre-1840s. 850 00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:34,000 Oh, wow. 851 00:37:34,208 --> 00:37:35,542 What's the big piece on the end? 852 00:37:35,708 --> 00:37:37,292 -ALEX: Could be a hook. -GARY: Yeah. 853 00:37:37,458 --> 00:37:40,542 Either a hook or just a big link. 854 00:37:40,708 --> 00:37:41,500 ALEX: Yeah. 855 00:37:41,708 --> 00:37:43,542 And you'd need a chain like this 856 00:37:43,708 --> 00:37:47,000 -for, hopefully, unloading. -ALEX: Right. 857 00:37:47,167 --> 00:37:49,458 I'm not gonna say "loading." Unloading. 858 00:37:49,667 --> 00:37:50,958 Because we are looking for treasure. 859 00:37:51,125 --> 00:37:52,375 ALEX: I like it. 860 00:37:52,583 --> 00:37:54,792 NARRATOR: A hand-forged iron chain? 861 00:37:54,958 --> 00:37:58,833 Found near the potentially 500-year-old stone road? 862 00:37:58,917 --> 00:38:02,417 Could Gary be correct that it may have been used 863 00:38:02,542 --> 00:38:04,875 to unload valuable cargo from a ship 864 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:08,000 and onto Oak Island long ago? 865 00:38:08,125 --> 00:38:10,292 Okay, mate, I'll recheck the pile, 866 00:38:10,417 --> 00:38:13,292 -see if we get any more finds. -Okay. 867 00:38:15,542 --> 00:38:17,292 (intermittent beeping) 868 00:38:17,458 --> 00:38:20,292 We have got something else in here. 869 00:38:25,667 --> 00:38:28,208 -Ooh! Look at that hook! -Oh, yeah. 870 00:38:28,375 --> 00:38:30,458 We got a hook. 871 00:38:30,625 --> 00:38:32,833 (laughs) 872 00:38:32,958 --> 00:38:36,000 That looks like an oldie. That's like a crude hook. 873 00:38:36,125 --> 00:38:39,667 -I hope that Emma can say how old that is. -BILLY: Yeah. That's right. 874 00:38:39,875 --> 00:38:41,208 GARY: Yep. And so, 875 00:38:41,375 --> 00:38:44,333 this might be a sign of great things to come 876 00:38:44,542 --> 00:38:47,458 because whatever they was hauling, this chain broke, 877 00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:49,625 and it might still be in the dig. 878 00:38:49,792 --> 00:38:51,208 Let's keep our fingers crossed and keep looking. 879 00:38:51,375 --> 00:38:52,458 GARY: Okay, mate. 880 00:38:52,583 --> 00:38:54,125 ALEX: We found some 881 00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:55,750 really good artifacts that speaks to 882 00:38:55,917 --> 00:38:59,333 moving some very heavy things in this area. 883 00:38:59,542 --> 00:39:01,500 And it also speaks to the amount of work 884 00:39:01,667 --> 00:39:03,417 that was being done on the island. 885 00:39:03,583 --> 00:39:05,833 Of course, I would hope that maybe this is related 886 00:39:06,042 --> 00:39:07,583 to the Oak Island mystery. 887 00:39:09,375 --> 00:39:11,833 Little blippy blop but nothing big. 888 00:39:12,042 --> 00:39:14,625 -I'll put this to one side. -Yeah. -RICK: Okey doke. 889 00:39:14,792 --> 00:39:17,250 So, anyway-- So, I think you're right. 890 00:39:17,417 --> 00:39:19,583 If it extends, it's got to come through here. 891 00:39:19,750 --> 00:39:21,000 -Hey, Steve. -Hey, Rick. 892 00:39:21,125 --> 00:39:22,333 We're trying to figure out 893 00:39:22,542 --> 00:39:25,000 if the road pushes out further, right? 894 00:39:25,167 --> 00:39:26,375 Yep. 895 00:39:26,542 --> 00:39:27,792 RICK: But in order to figure out 896 00:39:27,958 --> 00:39:29,750 where we lay in relationship to that... 897 00:39:29,875 --> 00:39:31,083 Mm-hmm. 898 00:39:31,250 --> 00:39:32,583 ...you need to tell me where we are 899 00:39:32,708 --> 00:39:33,875 at the top of that stone. 900 00:39:34,042 --> 00:39:35,542 I can do that. 901 00:39:35,667 --> 00:39:37,167 NARRATOR: In order to help determine 902 00:39:37,333 --> 00:39:38,708 if they have, indeed, 903 00:39:38,875 --> 00:39:41,667 found a new section of the stone road, 904 00:39:41,833 --> 00:39:44,458 surveyor Steve Guptill is using 905 00:39:44,583 --> 00:39:47,417 his Topcon HiPer II GPS receiver 906 00:39:47,583 --> 00:39:50,417 to measure and compare the elevation 907 00:39:50,583 --> 00:39:52,667 of the newly uncovered stone feature 908 00:39:52,833 --> 00:39:55,167 with that of the stone road. 909 00:39:55,333 --> 00:39:58,000 All right. So the elevation here actually works, Rick. 910 00:39:58,167 --> 00:39:59,375 So we have a two percent slope, 911 00:39:59,583 --> 00:40:01,833 the highest point being closest to land. 912 00:40:01,958 --> 00:40:03,250 -RICK: Yeah. -Sloping southward, 913 00:40:03,417 --> 00:40:04,750 decreasing towards the ocean. 914 00:40:04,875 --> 00:40:06,167 So the slope would work here. 915 00:40:06,292 --> 00:40:08,750 If that has anything to do 916 00:40:08,917 --> 00:40:10,458 -with the stone road. -That's right. 917 00:40:10,625 --> 00:40:12,458 But is it related? We'd have to dig some more. 918 00:40:12,583 --> 00:40:13,750 -RICK: Yeah. -Right. 919 00:40:13,917 --> 00:40:14,958 RICK: Well, the other thing, too, 920 00:40:15,083 --> 00:40:17,500 is, you can see this flare? 921 00:40:17,708 --> 00:40:19,625 -STEVE: Yep. -Why the flare? 922 00:40:19,792 --> 00:40:21,333 -STEVE: I don't know. -RICK: My thought is, 923 00:40:21,542 --> 00:40:25,292 you have a wagon or an oxen come down there 924 00:40:25,458 --> 00:40:27,417 -and this is a turnaround. -Yep. 925 00:40:27,542 --> 00:40:33,125 RICK: If oxen were used to offload a ship or pull heavy loads, 926 00:40:33,250 --> 00:40:34,750 they would have to turn around. 927 00:40:34,917 --> 00:40:37,375 Thus, the need for the flare in the road. 928 00:40:37,583 --> 00:40:39,000 This shows that there was 929 00:40:39,167 --> 00:40:41,500 a tremendous amount of work done on the island. 930 00:40:41,708 --> 00:40:44,625 Perhaps to conceal and hide something. 931 00:40:44,792 --> 00:40:46,875 So, Bill, pull that back a little bit if you would. 932 00:40:47,042 --> 00:40:49,667 -See if we see anything else. -Right. 933 00:40:49,792 --> 00:40:52,750 -And then keep Gary busy. (chuckles) -BILLY: All right. 934 00:40:53,792 --> 00:40:56,000 RICK: There are no answers until you start digging. 935 00:40:56,208 --> 00:40:57,750 BILLY: That's right. 936 00:40:58,750 --> 00:41:00,667 NARRATOR: It has been an especially challenging week 937 00:41:00,833 --> 00:41:03,917 for Rick, Marty and their team. 938 00:41:04,125 --> 00:41:08,667 However, their determined efforts to keep finding answers 939 00:41:08,875 --> 00:41:12,333 all across Oak Island is showing promise 940 00:41:12,542 --> 00:41:14,667 that the ultimate reward 941 00:41:14,875 --> 00:41:17,167 may lie buried deep in the Money Pit. 942 00:41:17,292 --> 00:41:19,500 Because as they keep digging, 943 00:41:19,708 --> 00:41:21,792 they are not only revealing evidence 944 00:41:21,917 --> 00:41:24,708 that people went to great lengths long ago 945 00:41:24,875 --> 00:41:27,125 to keep an immense secret 946 00:41:27,292 --> 00:41:32,167 but to also hide something of potentially priceless value. 947 00:41:35,542 --> 00:41:38,083 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 948 00:41:38,292 --> 00:41:40,625 -Look at this. -Oh. 949 00:41:40,750 --> 00:41:43,250 -JACK: Wow. -JAMIE: Oh, that's so cool. 950 00:41:43,417 --> 00:41:45,125 -This is an important artifact. -JACK: Yeah. 951 00:41:45,250 --> 00:41:46,167 -(beeping) -Oh, is that it? 952 00:41:46,375 --> 00:41:47,750 Oh... 953 00:41:47,917 --> 00:41:49,250 That's gorgeous. 954 00:41:55,750 --> 00:41:57,500 Here is the cave. 955 00:41:57,708 --> 00:41:59,042 You could see some sort of opening. 956 00:41:59,167 --> 00:42:00,542 MARTY: That's a pretty clean, right angle. 957 00:42:00,750 --> 00:42:02,750 That's not natural then, right? 958 00:42:02,875 --> 00:42:05,042 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS