1 00:00:02,042 --> 00:00:03,208 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,333 --> 00:00:04,625 JAMIE: Look at this. 3 00:00:04,750 --> 00:00:06,750 -FIONA: Oh. -JACK: Wow. 4 00:00:06,917 --> 00:00:09,167 -JAMIE: Oh, that's so cool. -This is an important artifact. 5 00:00:09,250 --> 00:00:10,333 Yeah. 6 00:00:10,500 --> 00:00:12,875 Ooh, is that it? Oh! 7 00:00:13,042 --> 00:00:14,458 -That's gorgeous. -Oh. 8 00:00:17,750 --> 00:00:19,500 Whoa. 9 00:00:20,917 --> 00:00:22,792 Here is the cave. 10 00:00:22,958 --> 00:00:24,333 You can see some sort of opening. 11 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:25,792 MARTY: That's a pretty clean right angle. 12 00:00:25,917 --> 00:00:28,125 And that's not natural, then, right? 13 00:00:31,375 --> 00:00:34,417 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 14 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 15 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:41,000 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 16 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,042 So far, they have found a stone slab 17 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:46,250 with strange symbols carved into it... 18 00:00:47,375 --> 00:00:50,417 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 19 00:00:50,583 --> 00:00:55,000 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 20 00:00:55,125 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 21 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:59,000 To date, six men have died 22 00:00:59,208 --> 00:01:01,833 trying to solve the mystery. 23 00:01:01,958 --> 00:01:07,000 And according to legend, one more will have to die 24 00:01:07,208 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:24,167 --> 00:01:26,500 RICK: So, here's the thing, guys. 27 00:01:26,625 --> 00:01:29,042 You know, the Dumas people have sent us an email 28 00:01:29,208 --> 00:01:32,042 regarding the agenda moving forward. 29 00:01:32,208 --> 00:01:33,417 The timeline they proposed 30 00:01:33,625 --> 00:01:35,417 for the completion of the Garden Shaft, 31 00:01:35,583 --> 00:01:36,792 I think we were, uh, 32 00:01:36,958 --> 00:01:38,917 -surprised by it. -Right. 33 00:01:39,083 --> 00:01:40,667 -Yep. -NARRATOR: As a new morning 34 00:01:40,833 --> 00:01:44,917 begins on Oak Island, brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 35 00:01:45,042 --> 00:01:47,667 along with their partner Craig Tester, 36 00:01:47,792 --> 00:01:50,000 have called an urgent meeting in the war room 37 00:01:50,167 --> 00:01:52,417 regarding the ongoing difficulties 38 00:01:52,583 --> 00:01:56,542 of deepening the Garden Shaft in the Money Pit area. 39 00:01:56,708 --> 00:01:59,667 The new timeline is, of course, part of it, 40 00:01:59,792 --> 00:02:01,083 is the issue with the weather. 41 00:02:01,208 --> 00:02:03,500 There's a lot of voids behind the shaft. 42 00:02:03,667 --> 00:02:06,208 There's all kinds of ancillary issues. 43 00:02:06,375 --> 00:02:09,417 -It's a bit troubling. -Yeah. 44 00:02:09,542 --> 00:02:12,042 Yeah, this is a disconcerting piece of news, Rick, Craig, 45 00:02:12,208 --> 00:02:14,250 because, uh, I mean, the Garden Shaft 46 00:02:14,417 --> 00:02:17,208 was probably one of the big things this year 47 00:02:17,375 --> 00:02:20,292 that we wanted to get done, but the bottom line is, 48 00:02:20,417 --> 00:02:23,000 the date they now have for completion of just the deepening 49 00:02:23,208 --> 00:02:26,375 has moved way off into the fall. 50 00:02:30,792 --> 00:02:33,042 NARRATOR: For the past three weeks, 51 00:02:33,208 --> 00:02:36,042 representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 52 00:02:36,250 --> 00:02:38,583 have been working tirelessly to halt 53 00:02:38,750 --> 00:02:41,333 a mysterious inflow of water into the structure 54 00:02:41,458 --> 00:02:44,792 which has a current depth of 87 feet. 55 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,833 While the team is uncertain whether or not the water flow 56 00:02:48,958 --> 00:02:51,375 is associated with the legendary flood traps 57 00:02:51,542 --> 00:02:54,167 that have plagued treasure hunters in the Money Pit area 58 00:02:54,333 --> 00:02:56,292 for more than two centuries, 59 00:02:56,458 --> 00:02:59,458 it has delayed their efforts to extend the Garden Shaft 60 00:02:59,667 --> 00:03:03,083 down to a final depth of some 95 feet. 61 00:03:03,208 --> 00:03:05,833 It is here where the team is on course 62 00:03:05,958 --> 00:03:08,708 to breach a seven-foot-high wooden tunnel. 63 00:03:08,875 --> 00:03:14,333 A tunnel that leads due west into the so-called "Baby Blob," 64 00:03:14,458 --> 00:03:17,583 where high-trace evidence of gold, silver and other metals 65 00:03:17,750 --> 00:03:19,875 have been detected through water testing 66 00:03:20,042 --> 00:03:24,167 between depths of 80 and 120 feet. 67 00:03:24,375 --> 00:03:28,125 Now, Rick, Marty, Craig and the team 68 00:03:28,292 --> 00:03:30,500 must find another way to reach the valuables 69 00:03:30,667 --> 00:03:33,167 that they have all but proven to be buried deep 70 00:03:33,292 --> 00:03:35,500 in the Money Pit area. 71 00:03:35,708 --> 00:03:40,000 Let's call up our partners and let's talk to them. 72 00:03:40,167 --> 00:03:42,875 -Hello, guys. Welcome back to the war room. -RICK: Hey, guys. 73 00:03:43,042 --> 00:03:44,833 -Hello. -Hello, Marty. 74 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,500 Well, w-we're in receipt of your email, Cameron, Tony, 75 00:03:48,625 --> 00:03:51,417 you know, about the-the anticipated completion 76 00:03:51,542 --> 00:03:53,750 of the Garden Shaft, and, you know, clearly, 77 00:03:53,875 --> 00:03:57,167 we're disappointed, but we have to deal with it. 78 00:03:57,375 --> 00:03:59,292 And so, we want to do damage control. 79 00:03:59,417 --> 00:04:00,583 So that's point one. 80 00:04:01,792 --> 00:04:03,333 CAMERON: Yeah, understood, Marty. 81 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:07,167 You know, we have tried to-to mitigate, you know, 82 00:04:07,333 --> 00:04:09,083 that-that water ingress as much as possible, 83 00:04:09,250 --> 00:04:11,125 but it has delayed us from, uh, achieving 84 00:04:11,292 --> 00:04:13,250 where we had hoped to be at this point. 85 00:04:13,375 --> 00:04:16,292 -Right. -So, you know, our focus has been on 86 00:04:16,458 --> 00:04:18,917 making sure that that shaft is sustainable 87 00:04:19,083 --> 00:04:20,833 moving forward. 88 00:04:21,042 --> 00:04:22,042 RICK: We would like to continue 89 00:04:22,208 --> 00:04:23,958 the work extending the shaft. 90 00:04:24,083 --> 00:04:26,625 We would like to go to 95 feet, 91 00:04:26,750 --> 00:04:29,792 so we can absolutely determine whether or not 92 00:04:29,917 --> 00:04:31,667 it's original depositional work. 93 00:04:31,792 --> 00:04:34,208 As of right now, we're not gonna deviate from that. 94 00:04:34,375 --> 00:04:36,667 -MARTY: Yeah. -CRAIG: We want to go deep enough 95 00:04:36,875 --> 00:04:39,250 to be able to put that drill downhole 96 00:04:39,417 --> 00:04:41,625 and go horizontal at those depths. 97 00:04:41,750 --> 00:04:44,125 And I guess the other question is, though, 98 00:04:44,292 --> 00:04:46,542 will the equipment that's gonna be here 99 00:04:46,708 --> 00:04:49,375 be able to plug those wells after we're drilling 100 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:51,667 without water issues continuing? 101 00:04:51,875 --> 00:04:54,250 Yeah, so, we've got the Minova fellas coming in 102 00:04:54,375 --> 00:04:56,250 and-and they're gonna give us a hand 103 00:04:56,417 --> 00:04:58,667 with Geofoam filling, and that will fill the voids 104 00:04:58,875 --> 00:05:00,833 in behind the shaft and stabilize it again. 105 00:05:01,042 --> 00:05:04,250 -That will be another week from now. -Okay. 106 00:05:05,833 --> 00:05:08,333 NARRATOR: If Dumas can safely extend 107 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:11,583 the Garden Shaft into the tunnel below, 108 00:05:11,750 --> 00:05:15,417 the team can use a probe drill capable of reaching 109 00:05:15,583 --> 00:05:18,042 up to 40 feet outside of the structure 110 00:05:18,208 --> 00:05:20,167 to potentially pinpoint the location 111 00:05:20,375 --> 00:05:23,417 of the precious metals that have been detected. 112 00:05:23,583 --> 00:05:26,375 But first, representatives from Dumas 113 00:05:26,542 --> 00:05:30,458 will utilize Geofoam, an industrial-grade material 114 00:05:30,542 --> 00:05:33,333 that can expand up to 40 times its size 115 00:05:33,458 --> 00:05:36,000 to fill voids in the walls of the structure 116 00:05:36,125 --> 00:05:37,833 which will stabilize the shaft 117 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,125 and, hopefully, stop the current flooding. 118 00:05:41,250 --> 00:05:44,750 MARTY: It remains extremely important to be able to utilize 119 00:05:44,917 --> 00:05:47,417 the Garden Shaft for horizontal drilling. 120 00:05:47,583 --> 00:05:49,333 We want to find this treasure if it exists, 121 00:05:49,542 --> 00:05:52,792 and the Garden Shaft remains highly valuable 122 00:05:52,958 --> 00:05:54,792 in that exercise. 123 00:05:54,958 --> 00:05:58,167 If we can get the 40-plus feet out, 124 00:05:58,375 --> 00:06:00,542 uh, we can find out 125 00:06:00,708 --> 00:06:03,375 what's outside in an 80-foot diameter circle. 126 00:06:03,542 --> 00:06:05,083 CAMERON: Yeah, and we are going to work together 127 00:06:05,292 --> 00:06:07,333 to solve the challenges, always. 128 00:06:07,542 --> 00:06:09,292 -Fair enough. -Love to hear it. 129 00:06:09,417 --> 00:06:12,083 MARTY: Okay. Gentlemen, appreciate it. 130 00:06:12,250 --> 00:06:14,250 Let's make a shaft. Thank you. 131 00:06:14,417 --> 00:06:15,792 -CRAIG: Thanks, guys. -Take care guys. Thank you. 132 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,667 Take care. Bye-bye. 133 00:06:17,875 --> 00:06:19,667 Okay. 134 00:06:19,792 --> 00:06:23,000 All right, well, we are on the same page with those guys. 135 00:06:23,167 --> 00:06:25,500 -So, that's good. -Yeah, I think, at this point, 136 00:06:25,667 --> 00:06:29,333 the possibility of doing caisson work 137 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:33,167 -is looming large, but where? -Where? 138 00:06:33,333 --> 00:06:34,833 I would like to pump Aladdin's cave, 139 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,083 and if the metals hold up, I'd vote for that. 140 00:06:38,208 --> 00:06:39,875 You could maybe put a can over it. 141 00:06:40,042 --> 00:06:41,625 Yeah. 142 00:06:43,250 --> 00:06:44,708 NARRATOR: Nearly 60 feet southwest 143 00:06:44,875 --> 00:06:47,333 of the Garden Shaft and the Baby Blob, 144 00:06:47,542 --> 00:06:50,375 the Oak Island team has also been investigating 145 00:06:50,542 --> 00:06:52,500 another spot in the Money Pit area 146 00:06:52,667 --> 00:06:55,833 where something of great value could be buried: 147 00:06:56,042 --> 00:07:00,667 a large cavern located some 150 feet deep 148 00:07:00,875 --> 00:07:04,333 that Marty has dubbed "Aladdin's cave," 149 00:07:04,500 --> 00:07:08,000 due to the evidence of wooden structures and gold 150 00:07:08,083 --> 00:07:12,083 that have been detected there through water sample testing. 151 00:07:12,208 --> 00:07:13,500 CHARLES: What's that sitting 152 00:07:13,708 --> 00:07:14,625 right on the end of it, right there? 153 00:07:14,792 --> 00:07:16,667 STEVE: It looks like a bolt. 154 00:07:16,875 --> 00:07:18,667 NARRATOR: In addition, the team has obtained 155 00:07:18,833 --> 00:07:21,458 compelling sonar and underwater images 156 00:07:21,583 --> 00:07:23,792 inside of Aladdin's cave, 157 00:07:23,917 --> 00:07:27,625 suggesting that it could be a man-made chamber. 158 00:07:27,750 --> 00:07:31,042 If they can recover definitive evidence 159 00:07:31,250 --> 00:07:32,958 that it contains treasure... 160 00:07:33,167 --> 00:07:37,667 the team has the option to dig a large diameter steel caisson, 161 00:07:37,833 --> 00:07:42,042 as they have done in the past, in the hopes of retrieving it. 162 00:07:42,208 --> 00:07:43,542 MARTY: I've been a proponent 163 00:07:43,708 --> 00:07:45,500 of Aladdin's cave ever since we found it. 164 00:07:45,667 --> 00:07:47,667 I'm saying, "This needs to be investigated." 165 00:07:47,875 --> 00:07:49,625 What is clear is we need to get 166 00:07:49,792 --> 00:07:51,292 a better image of the whole thing. 167 00:07:51,458 --> 00:07:53,458 So we need to drill another hole. 168 00:07:53,667 --> 00:07:55,083 And we need to think about putting a caisson 169 00:07:55,208 --> 00:07:56,958 down into this thing. 170 00:07:57,042 --> 00:07:58,750 Well, I mean, I'm-I'm game 171 00:07:58,917 --> 00:08:01,583 for looking into caissons, I think it's a great idea. 172 00:08:01,750 --> 00:08:04,167 There's a lot of work to do there, so... 173 00:08:04,333 --> 00:08:06,000 -let's head on out. -All right, okay. 174 00:08:06,167 --> 00:08:08,042 MARTY: Well said. 175 00:08:10,542 --> 00:08:12,708 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 176 00:08:14,542 --> 00:08:16,417 RICK: So, Bill, pull that back a little bit, 177 00:08:16,542 --> 00:08:19,042 -if you would. -BILLY: Yep. 178 00:08:19,208 --> 00:08:20,917 NARRATOR: ...in the southeast corner of the swamp, 179 00:08:21,083 --> 00:08:24,375 Rick Lagina, along with his nephew Alex, 180 00:08:24,542 --> 00:08:27,292 Gary Drayton and Billy Gerhardt 181 00:08:27,417 --> 00:08:29,333 continue searching for important clues 182 00:08:29,542 --> 00:08:33,333 near the potentially 500-year-old stone road. 183 00:08:33,542 --> 00:08:35,792 Keep Gary busy. (chuckles) 184 00:08:35,958 --> 00:08:40,792 NARRATOR: Since first uncovering this massive feature in 2020, 185 00:08:40,958 --> 00:08:43,792 the team has found critical clues nearby, 186 00:08:43,875 --> 00:08:46,875 such as ancient pieces of wooden barrels 187 00:08:47,042 --> 00:08:48,917 and a stone pathway, 188 00:08:49,083 --> 00:08:51,958 suggesting that it may have been used long ago 189 00:08:52,167 --> 00:08:55,917 to unload valuable cargo onto Oak Island. 190 00:08:56,125 --> 00:09:00,083 Now the team hopes to find more of the stone road, 191 00:09:00,250 --> 00:09:03,083 and any valuable clues that may help solve 192 00:09:03,250 --> 00:09:06,292 the 229-year-old mystery. 193 00:09:06,417 --> 00:09:08,333 ALEX: There's more chain. 194 00:09:08,500 --> 00:09:10,167 GARY: Oh, look at that chain, yeah? 195 00:09:10,333 --> 00:09:11,667 More chain. 196 00:09:11,875 --> 00:09:13,000 Good eye. 197 00:09:16,583 --> 00:09:18,792 Yep. Look, that's all connected. 198 00:09:18,958 --> 00:09:21,250 -And this looks old. -That does, yeah. 199 00:09:21,458 --> 00:09:23,208 Yeah. 200 00:09:23,417 --> 00:09:27,833 Yeah, this is definitely not factory-made. This is crude. 201 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Hey, Uncle Rick! 202 00:09:29,167 --> 00:09:32,583 You might want to come look at this. 203 00:09:32,750 --> 00:09:34,417 Seems like the larger one would be maybe to anchor that, 204 00:09:34,542 --> 00:09:36,833 and then the smaller ones would be for whatever you're doing. 205 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,333 GARY: Yep. 206 00:09:38,458 --> 00:09:40,792 -It's hard to tell because of all the crusty stuff. -Yeah. 207 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,583 -Hi, Gary. -There you go, mate. 208 00:09:42,750 --> 00:09:45,667 If we're looking for signs of loading and unloading, 209 00:09:45,875 --> 00:09:48,333 you'd need some chains like this. 210 00:09:48,542 --> 00:09:49,958 RICK: Wow. 211 00:09:50,125 --> 00:09:52,625 Yeah, that's very cool. 212 00:09:57,042 --> 00:09:59,833 You know what that reminds me of is a multipoint. 213 00:09:59,958 --> 00:10:01,333 -BILLY: Yeah. -You know what I mean? 214 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:02,875 You have this ring and then you have 215 00:10:03,042 --> 00:10:04,625 your three points off, and there are four points. 216 00:10:04,792 --> 00:10:06,333 -That's what that is. -BILLY: Yeah. -Yeah. 217 00:10:06,458 --> 00:10:07,583 RICK: You have a three-point hitch, 218 00:10:07,750 --> 00:10:08,750 it's gonna be able to pull across 219 00:10:08,875 --> 00:10:10,333 even something like a beach. 220 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:11,708 -Right? -Yeah. 221 00:10:11,875 --> 00:10:13,000 It's gonna keep it level. 222 00:10:13,125 --> 00:10:14,417 That's a great find, 223 00:10:14,542 --> 00:10:16,500 but there is more here to be found, so... 224 00:10:16,583 --> 00:10:18,333 -Yep. -Yeah. 225 00:10:18,500 --> 00:10:19,792 RICK: I've got a few other things to check in on. 226 00:10:19,917 --> 00:10:21,458 -You know, good luck... -ALEX: Okay. 227 00:10:21,583 --> 00:10:23,458 ...and, uh, good hunting. 228 00:10:23,542 --> 00:10:24,667 -We'll take it from here. -Okay, mate. 229 00:10:24,833 --> 00:10:26,208 -See you soon. -See you. 230 00:10:26,375 --> 00:10:27,917 See you, mate. 231 00:10:28,083 --> 00:10:29,958 -Okay. -ALEX: Okay, let's go through some more. 232 00:10:37,583 --> 00:10:39,750 (detector beeping) 233 00:10:42,917 --> 00:10:44,500 GARY: I got a hit. 234 00:10:44,667 --> 00:10:47,625 I think that could be in that wood. 235 00:10:50,750 --> 00:10:52,708 On it. It's in there. 236 00:10:52,833 --> 00:10:54,333 -That's it? -It's on top. 237 00:10:54,500 --> 00:10:57,250 GARY: Look at that. That's gorgeous. 238 00:11:01,333 --> 00:11:02,917 -GARY: Look at that. That's gorgeous. -ALEX: Yeah? 239 00:11:03,125 --> 00:11:04,542 -It's a piece of wood. -NARRATOR: While excavating 240 00:11:04,708 --> 00:11:06,542 near the stone road 241 00:11:06,708 --> 00:11:09,375 in the southeast corner of the swamp, 242 00:11:09,500 --> 00:11:11,333 metal detection expert Gary Drayton, 243 00:11:11,458 --> 00:11:13,208 Alex Lagina and Billy Gerhardt 244 00:11:13,333 --> 00:11:17,542 have just found a potentially important clue. 245 00:11:17,750 --> 00:11:19,167 GARY: Yep, there's definitely some iron here. 246 00:11:19,375 --> 00:11:20,417 You can see it. 247 00:11:20,583 --> 00:11:22,708 -Iron oxide. -ALEX: Yeah. 248 00:11:23,792 --> 00:11:26,042 Might be the top of the spike. 249 00:11:27,958 --> 00:11:30,167 -I'll set this aside, too. -Yeah, please. 250 00:11:30,375 --> 00:11:32,000 -ALEX: Well, let's see what else we can get out. -Yeah. 251 00:11:32,167 --> 00:11:34,667 (detector beeping) 252 00:11:34,833 --> 00:11:36,625 Yeah, we still got another hit in here. 253 00:11:36,708 --> 00:11:37,917 Thought there might be. 254 00:11:41,250 --> 00:11:42,250 See if it's there. 255 00:11:42,417 --> 00:11:43,917 (detector beeping) 256 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:47,000 Let's see. 257 00:11:47,208 --> 00:11:48,208 (pinpointer beeping) 258 00:11:51,542 --> 00:11:52,792 Oh, we got some... 259 00:11:54,333 --> 00:11:56,708 Oh, ho, ho, ho. Look. 260 00:11:56,875 --> 00:11:58,292 ALEX: Oh. 261 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,667 GARY: That's the pointy end of the spike. 262 00:12:03,750 --> 00:12:06,583 Look at the black spike in the wood. 263 00:12:06,750 --> 00:12:08,958 This is one of those old rosehead spikes, 264 00:12:09,125 --> 00:12:11,000 by the look of the top, that bevel on it. 265 00:12:11,208 --> 00:12:13,375 ALEX: And that would make it pretty old, right? 266 00:12:13,583 --> 00:12:15,042 GARY: Oh, yeah, yeah. This is old. 267 00:12:15,208 --> 00:12:17,833 Yeah, a spike like that looks like it's from 268 00:12:17,958 --> 00:12:20,292 -the 1700s or older. -Great. 269 00:12:20,458 --> 00:12:23,833 GARY: This actually might be a smaller ship spike 270 00:12:23,958 --> 00:12:26,750 -or wharf pin. -BILLY: This corner of the swamp, 271 00:12:26,917 --> 00:12:29,000 -it's the one that just keeps on giving. -Yeah. 272 00:12:29,167 --> 00:12:31,000 It might indicate that it was part of a structure. 273 00:12:31,167 --> 00:12:33,125 -Yeah, it's-- it'll help us with our database. -Yeah. 274 00:12:33,292 --> 00:12:37,125 NARRATOR: An iron spike embedded in wood? 275 00:12:37,208 --> 00:12:39,292 Could Billy Gerhardt be correct 276 00:12:39,458 --> 00:12:42,667 that they offer evidence of a buried structure? 277 00:12:42,833 --> 00:12:46,667 Before his passing in 2016, 278 00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:50,083 legendary Oak Island treasure hunter Fred Nolan 279 00:12:50,250 --> 00:12:53,625 reported to Rick Lagina that he had once found evidence 280 00:12:53,792 --> 00:12:56,458 of a dam feature in this same area. 281 00:12:56,625 --> 00:12:58,583 A dam that may have been used 282 00:12:58,750 --> 00:13:01,250 to artificially create the swamp. 283 00:13:01,375 --> 00:13:04,167 Could the team have just found evidence 284 00:13:04,333 --> 00:13:07,958 of what Fred believed is hidden beneath the south shore road? 285 00:13:08,167 --> 00:13:09,833 ALEX: This is gonna mean a lot to my Uncle Rick. 286 00:13:10,042 --> 00:13:12,583 So, I want to see what we keep digging up. 287 00:13:12,708 --> 00:13:14,625 Well, that was a heck of a dig, mate. 288 00:13:14,792 --> 00:13:17,333 -We got a shipload of finds. -(laughs) 289 00:13:17,500 --> 00:13:19,875 We're gonna be taking a lot of artifacts back to the lab. 290 00:13:20,042 --> 00:13:21,958 -ALEX: Absolutely. -BILLY: Yeah. 291 00:13:22,125 --> 00:13:23,667 GARY: All right, mate, ready for the next scoop. 292 00:13:23,875 --> 00:13:25,833 ALEX: Okay. 293 00:13:25,958 --> 00:13:27,833 NARRATOR: As operations continue in the swamp 294 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,042 and in the Money Pit area... 295 00:13:31,208 --> 00:13:33,083 MARTY: As we're all keenly aware, 296 00:13:33,250 --> 00:13:34,667 this structure on Lot 5 has turned into 297 00:13:34,875 --> 00:13:36,458 into a much bigger rectangular structure. 298 00:13:36,583 --> 00:13:38,167 Yeah. 299 00:13:38,375 --> 00:13:40,250 NARRATOR: ...Rick has joined his brother Marty, 300 00:13:40,417 --> 00:13:42,250 Jack Begley, archaeologist Laird Niven 301 00:13:42,417 --> 00:13:44,625 and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 302 00:13:44,750 --> 00:13:47,458 in the Interpretive Centre. 303 00:13:47,625 --> 00:13:49,083 If it's literally as big 304 00:13:49,250 --> 00:13:51,875 as we think it is, then, it's a big deal. 305 00:13:52,083 --> 00:13:53,333 -Yeah. And... -It's a large structure. 306 00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:55,792 And we're starting to find more artifacts. 307 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,000 -LAIRD: Mm-hmm. -NARRATOR: Emma and Laird 308 00:13:58,167 --> 00:14:01,833 have conducted scientific analysis on an iron artifact 309 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,333 as well as a carved stone 310 00:14:04,500 --> 00:14:07,833 that were found one week ago in the large foundation 311 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:09,875 that was recently discovered 312 00:14:10,042 --> 00:14:12,667 below the circular stone depression on Lot 5, 313 00:14:12,833 --> 00:14:16,875 located on the western side of the island. 314 00:14:17,042 --> 00:14:18,958 LAIRD: This is what Jamie called the "carved stone." 315 00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:21,833 -Mm-hmm. -I have an idea of what it is. 316 00:14:22,042 --> 00:14:24,292 -So, what is this? -It's a whetstone. 317 00:14:24,458 --> 00:14:26,125 -MARTY: Oh, is it a whetstone? -Oh, there you go. 318 00:14:26,292 --> 00:14:27,333 LAIRD: For sharpening tools. 319 00:14:27,542 --> 00:14:29,583 I would expect knives. 320 00:14:29,708 --> 00:14:31,708 -JACK: Yeah? -You can see the grooves. 321 00:14:31,875 --> 00:14:33,708 -LAIRD: Right? Yeah. -RICK: Yeah. 322 00:14:33,875 --> 00:14:35,208 That's a technique that hasn't changed in forever. 323 00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,458 LAIRD: No, exactly. 324 00:14:37,583 --> 00:14:39,750 NARRATOR: Although the practice of sharpening tools 325 00:14:39,958 --> 00:14:42,500 dates back thousands of years, 326 00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:46,333 whetstones, commonly made from sandstone or slate, 327 00:14:46,500 --> 00:14:49,833 have been used since the first century AD. 328 00:14:49,958 --> 00:14:52,333 LAIRD: I'd say that is the working side. 329 00:14:52,542 --> 00:14:54,667 But the real tell... 330 00:14:54,833 --> 00:14:56,292 I got Emma to XRF it. 331 00:14:56,500 --> 00:14:58,875 Okay, so we get to know composition? 332 00:14:59,042 --> 00:15:00,875 Uh, even better than that. 333 00:15:01,042 --> 00:15:01,917 NARRATOR: Earlier this morning, 334 00:15:02,083 --> 00:15:04,167 Emma analyzed the artifacts 335 00:15:04,375 --> 00:15:08,333 using two devices: an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer 336 00:15:08,500 --> 00:15:11,417 that uses X-rays to identify the elements 337 00:15:11,542 --> 00:15:14,250 that make up an object's composition, 338 00:15:14,375 --> 00:15:18,167 and the SkyScan 1273 CT scanner 339 00:15:18,375 --> 00:15:20,875 which emits nondestructive radiation 340 00:15:21,042 --> 00:15:23,000 to penetrate built-up corrosion, 341 00:15:23,208 --> 00:15:26,417 revealing finer physical details. 342 00:15:26,583 --> 00:15:28,333 EMMA: With the XRF, 343 00:15:28,542 --> 00:15:33,125 we can actually see the iron content where... 344 00:15:33,292 --> 00:15:35,083 -RICK: To know where... -...they sharpened the-- yeah-- 345 00:15:35,250 --> 00:15:37,083 they sharpened their tools or knives. 346 00:15:37,250 --> 00:15:38,958 MARTY: That makes it basically definitive. 347 00:15:39,125 --> 00:15:41,250 -Yeah. -This was a sharpening tool. 348 00:15:41,458 --> 00:15:42,667 Exactly. 349 00:15:42,875 --> 00:15:45,125 Okay, well, I am curious about the next one. 350 00:15:45,250 --> 00:15:48,167 LAIRD: Jamie called this a decorative piece of iron. 351 00:15:48,333 --> 00:15:49,750 JACK: And she thought it was 352 00:15:49,917 --> 00:15:52,125 ornately decorating a box. 353 00:15:52,333 --> 00:15:56,000 -And there might have been a design on it, too. -LAIRD: Yeah. 354 00:15:58,250 --> 00:15:59,792 MARTY: Looks like a crochet hook. 355 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,292 The CT scan does show us 356 00:16:01,417 --> 00:16:03,750 -it used to be straight. -Oh, okay. 357 00:16:03,917 --> 00:16:06,875 EMMA: So, that's with its current iron state. 358 00:16:07,042 --> 00:16:09,667 So the red is the oxidized irons. 359 00:16:09,833 --> 00:16:13,708 And the original iron remaining is actually this blue color. 360 00:16:13,875 --> 00:16:15,833 There's not a lot left. 361 00:16:16,042 --> 00:16:18,667 -No. -I don't see any decoration. 362 00:16:18,875 --> 00:16:21,042 We have singularly unique pieces 363 00:16:21,208 --> 00:16:23,667 found in association with that feature. 364 00:16:23,750 --> 00:16:27,667 And we should compare that metallurgical analysis 365 00:16:27,792 --> 00:16:30,417 with others found at the site. 366 00:16:30,583 --> 00:16:32,417 Let me just run a comparison, real quick. 367 00:16:32,542 --> 00:16:35,292 If it matches, that would be meaningful. 368 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,083 EMMA: Its aluminum-to-silicon ratio 369 00:16:38,250 --> 00:16:41,208 matches 17th-century English. 370 00:16:44,083 --> 00:16:46,000 Just looking at the spectrum, the composition, 371 00:16:46,208 --> 00:16:48,708 I'd say it's similar to Phips, it's just not 100%. 372 00:16:48,875 --> 00:16:50,667 I like that. 373 00:16:50,875 --> 00:16:52,333 NARRATOR: So far this year, 374 00:16:52,500 --> 00:16:54,708 the team has unearthed several metal artifacts 375 00:16:54,875 --> 00:16:57,792 in the mysterious foundation on Lot 5 376 00:16:57,917 --> 00:16:59,875 that have been scientifically connected 377 00:17:00,042 --> 00:17:02,167 to the 17th-century English politician 378 00:17:02,375 --> 00:17:05,167 and privateer Sir William Phips. 379 00:17:05,375 --> 00:17:10,167 A man who is believed by some to have buried up to 50 tons 380 00:17:10,375 --> 00:17:15,542 of Spanish silver and gold in the Money Pit back in 1687. 381 00:17:15,708 --> 00:17:17,250 LAIRD: You can see 382 00:17:17,417 --> 00:17:19,417 the two, uh, structural failures. 383 00:17:19,542 --> 00:17:21,333 NARRATOR: Could the team have found 384 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:23,417 another critical clue to identify 385 00:17:23,542 --> 00:17:27,250 who constructed the mysterious feature on Lot 5? 386 00:17:27,375 --> 00:17:30,167 If so, might that also explain 387 00:17:30,333 --> 00:17:32,458 the high-trace evidence of precious metals 388 00:17:32,667 --> 00:17:35,042 that have been detected in the Baby Blob 389 00:17:35,208 --> 00:17:37,750 or in Aladdin's cave? 390 00:17:37,917 --> 00:17:40,708 RICK: We have a match between metallurgy of items 391 00:17:40,875 --> 00:17:42,500 found on the Lot 5 feature 392 00:17:42,667 --> 00:17:47,000 with artifacts from the Phips residence in Maine. 393 00:17:47,125 --> 00:17:49,167 You can't throw out 394 00:17:49,375 --> 00:17:52,875 this Sir William Phips connection to Oak Island. 395 00:17:53,042 --> 00:17:55,333 I think it was buried for a reason. 396 00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:57,333 LAIRD: I think the key lies 397 00:17:57,542 --> 00:17:59,333 beneath the rocks at the very bottom. 398 00:17:59,458 --> 00:18:00,542 -Yeah. -RICK: These things 399 00:18:00,708 --> 00:18:02,458 in front of us indicate 400 00:18:02,583 --> 00:18:05,333 it's important to keep going on, but in order to do that, 401 00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:08,042 -we got to get out back. -Let's do it. 402 00:18:08,208 --> 00:18:09,333 So, Laird, thank you. Emma, thank you. 403 00:18:09,542 --> 00:18:11,458 -Okay. Take care. -See you. 404 00:18:11,583 --> 00:18:13,458 -MARTY: Let's do it. -RICK: Let's go. 405 00:18:17,458 --> 00:18:20,500 NARRATOR: The following morning... 406 00:18:20,708 --> 00:18:23,000 TERRY: 15-ish more feet to go, gentlemen, 407 00:18:23,125 --> 00:18:25,333 -and we're away to the races. -ALEX: All right. 408 00:18:25,542 --> 00:18:28,375 ...in the Money Pit area, Alex Lagina 409 00:18:28,542 --> 00:18:31,333 and other members of the team are overseeing 410 00:18:31,542 --> 00:18:35,125 the drilling of Borehole KL-15. 411 00:18:35,333 --> 00:18:38,708 A borehole where they hope to breach a mysterious cavern 412 00:18:38,875 --> 00:18:40,500 known as Aladdin's cave, 413 00:18:40,708 --> 00:18:45,042 located some 150 feet below ground. 414 00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:47,417 MARTY: This is the most unique feature 415 00:18:47,583 --> 00:18:50,458 we've found underground in the Money Pit area. 416 00:18:50,625 --> 00:18:53,625 If we see something in there worth recovering, 417 00:18:53,833 --> 00:18:55,208 we'll get in it. 418 00:18:55,375 --> 00:18:57,792 COLTEN: This is gonna be 148. 419 00:18:57,917 --> 00:19:00,250 -148? Okay. -Yep. 20 per run. 420 00:19:01,583 --> 00:19:02,875 Well, I don't know. 421 00:19:03,042 --> 00:19:04,667 Let's carve it up and have a look. 422 00:19:04,833 --> 00:19:06,167 CHARLES: Yeah. 423 00:19:06,375 --> 00:19:07,792 ALEX: That is bizarre. 424 00:19:09,042 --> 00:19:10,083 TERRY: We seem to have a line 425 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:11,833 of demarcation right here 426 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,833 between this very, very fine material 427 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,667 and that relatively coarse material. 428 00:19:16,833 --> 00:19:19,875 But we should've went into the open cavern. 429 00:19:20,083 --> 00:19:21,458 Yeah. 430 00:19:21,583 --> 00:19:23,000 TERRY: Hey, Mike. How you doing? 431 00:19:23,208 --> 00:19:24,292 -Not too good of news. -ALEX: Uh-oh. 432 00:19:24,375 --> 00:19:26,167 -Really? -TEDFORD: Yeah. 433 00:19:26,292 --> 00:19:28,708 -So, we didn't hit it, eh? -Ah, we did. 434 00:19:28,917 --> 00:19:31,333 -Oh, You did hit it? -Yeah. Probably about 147. 435 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:34,292 -What? -Yeah, and if you look at this stuff, it's... 436 00:19:34,417 --> 00:19:36,292 like, this is what's getting pulled into my casing, 437 00:19:36,458 --> 00:19:38,000 -ALEX: Yeah. -That sandy... 438 00:19:38,167 --> 00:19:40,542 -It's full of slush. -I think so, yeah. 439 00:19:40,750 --> 00:19:42,667 Our worst-case scenario here is things have collapsed 440 00:19:42,875 --> 00:19:44,042 -from above. -Yeah. 441 00:19:44,208 --> 00:19:46,042 So, I'm a little worried that we had 442 00:19:46,208 --> 00:19:47,375 a collapse down there. Is that what you think? 443 00:19:47,583 --> 00:19:48,792 Yeah. 444 00:19:51,708 --> 00:19:53,417 ALEX: I think I'd better give Rick a call 445 00:19:53,542 --> 00:19:55,292 -and explain the situation to him. -Sure. 446 00:19:58,958 --> 00:19:59,833 -RICK: Hey, guys. -ALEX: Hey. 447 00:20:00,042 --> 00:20:01,000 MARTY: Hey. 448 00:20:01,208 --> 00:20:02,792 So, we don't have real good news 449 00:20:02,958 --> 00:20:04,667 -regarding the cave. -Yeah. 450 00:20:04,875 --> 00:20:07,375 NARRATOR: After being alerted of a potentially devastating 451 00:20:07,542 --> 00:20:10,833 development in the large cavern known as Aladdin's cave 452 00:20:11,042 --> 00:20:12,500 in the Money Pit area... 453 00:20:12,667 --> 00:20:15,958 I guess the short explanation is, 454 00:20:16,125 --> 00:20:18,917 there is reason to believe that the cavity 455 00:20:19,083 --> 00:20:21,542 -may have collapsed. -What? 456 00:20:21,708 --> 00:20:23,625 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina has gathered members of the team 457 00:20:23,792 --> 00:20:26,208 in the war room to discuss the situation 458 00:20:26,375 --> 00:20:29,000 with Marty Lagina and Craig Tester, 459 00:20:29,208 --> 00:20:31,333 who join them via video conference. 460 00:20:31,542 --> 00:20:33,000 So, here's what happened. 461 00:20:33,167 --> 00:20:37,667 We drilled down to about 146-ish feet. 462 00:20:37,833 --> 00:20:39,125 And we got some infill. 463 00:20:39,333 --> 00:20:41,000 Obviously, if it collapsed, 464 00:20:41,167 --> 00:20:42,875 the material had to come from somewhere. 465 00:20:44,708 --> 00:20:46,833 MARTY: I think that cave is important. 466 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,667 So, I'd be disappointed if the whole roof fell in. 467 00:20:49,792 --> 00:20:51,542 -Yep. -Yep. 468 00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:53,542 MARTY: A plausible location for some sort 469 00:20:53,708 --> 00:20:56,208 of treasure would be in Aladdin's cave 470 00:20:56,375 --> 00:21:00,375 because of the fact that there are high concentrations 471 00:21:00,542 --> 00:21:03,250 of precious metals, dissolved in the water, 472 00:21:03,417 --> 00:21:06,292 and high amounts of organic material, 473 00:21:06,417 --> 00:21:09,750 which indicate, perhaps, wood in the water. 474 00:21:09,917 --> 00:21:11,958 We're not gonna give up on Aladdin's cave. 475 00:21:12,125 --> 00:21:15,333 ALEX: It's possible it wasn't, like, a total collapse of the feature. 476 00:21:15,542 --> 00:21:18,208 Maybe one of the walls gave way and there was a bit of a slump. 477 00:21:18,417 --> 00:21:19,875 RICK: Having said that, 478 00:21:20,042 --> 00:21:21,708 we have a lot of data 479 00:21:21,833 --> 00:21:24,917 and I think we need to find a way to assimilate it all. 480 00:21:25,083 --> 00:21:27,500 Between the camera, the sonar, 481 00:21:27,667 --> 00:21:30,458 let's get a very competent understanding 482 00:21:30,625 --> 00:21:32,167 of what we have currently 483 00:21:32,375 --> 00:21:34,208 and then decide how to move forward. 484 00:21:34,375 --> 00:21:35,792 MARTY: I agree with Rick. 485 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:40,208 Let's get, I don't know, maybe Paul and maybe Steve 486 00:21:40,375 --> 00:21:43,125 to just look at all the data and see what we got. 487 00:21:43,208 --> 00:21:47,500 RICK: Given what our current understanding of the cave is, 488 00:21:47,708 --> 00:21:50,333 if a collapse has happened or a partial collapse, 489 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:52,500 then we need to understand it completely 490 00:21:52,708 --> 00:21:55,750 and figure out, you know, what we can do moving forward. 491 00:21:55,917 --> 00:21:59,333 So it's imperative to gather all the information we have 492 00:21:59,542 --> 00:22:01,833 about Aladdin's cave, and from there, 493 00:22:02,042 --> 00:22:04,792 we may be able to try to learn more about it. 494 00:22:04,958 --> 00:22:07,583 There's a bit of a bright spot actually which is that 495 00:22:07,708 --> 00:22:10,125 the other hole was one where we got another vantage point 496 00:22:10,333 --> 00:22:12,875 in the cave for the, uh, 3D sonar. 497 00:22:13,083 --> 00:22:15,000 And when we put the data together maybe we'll be able 498 00:22:15,208 --> 00:22:18,333 -to say exactly what's down there. -MARTY: We'll see. 499 00:22:18,458 --> 00:22:20,208 All right, guys, thanks for the update. 500 00:22:20,375 --> 00:22:21,875 Let's just see what the data suggests. 501 00:22:22,042 --> 00:22:23,167 -Yeah. -Yeah. 502 00:22:23,333 --> 00:22:24,875 RICK: All right. See ya. 503 00:22:25,042 --> 00:22:26,083 -ALEX: Talk to you later. -RICK and CRAIG: Bye. 504 00:22:27,292 --> 00:22:29,667 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 505 00:22:30,667 --> 00:22:32,500 LAIRD: We're gonna remove these stones. 506 00:22:32,708 --> 00:22:35,208 -Ideally, we want to see a nice wall. -Yeah. 507 00:22:35,375 --> 00:22:37,792 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley has joined 508 00:22:37,917 --> 00:22:40,167 archaeologist Laird Niven and other members of the team 509 00:22:40,375 --> 00:22:42,667 as they continue investigating 510 00:22:42,833 --> 00:22:45,958 the mysterious foundation located on Lot 5 511 00:22:46,083 --> 00:22:48,167 for not only more clues 512 00:22:48,375 --> 00:22:50,375 that might explain why it was built 513 00:22:50,542 --> 00:22:52,708 but also to determine 514 00:22:52,875 --> 00:22:55,458 if it contains something of value. 515 00:22:55,542 --> 00:22:57,708 We still don't know exactly what this is. 516 00:22:57,875 --> 00:22:59,417 One way to find out. 517 00:22:59,542 --> 00:23:01,750 Let's keep digging and figure out what it is. Yeah. 518 00:23:01,917 --> 00:23:05,167 NARRATOR: While Laird, Jack, Fiona, 519 00:23:05,333 --> 00:23:08,167 Moya and Lindy clear soil and debris 520 00:23:08,375 --> 00:23:10,833 away from the stones to expose 521 00:23:11,042 --> 00:23:13,792 more of the structure, Jamie and Helen will sift 522 00:23:13,958 --> 00:23:17,375 the collected spoils for artifacts and clues. 523 00:23:18,958 --> 00:23:22,875 Hey, so Laird, we've got this piece of ceramic from up there. 524 00:23:24,042 --> 00:23:25,125 There's no glaze on it. 525 00:23:27,042 --> 00:23:30,292 It could be white salt glazed. I think it's stoneware. 526 00:23:30,458 --> 00:23:33,250 Which is mid-16s to mid-1700s. 527 00:23:33,417 --> 00:23:35,208 (chuckling) I like that. 528 00:23:35,375 --> 00:23:37,208 -Find the rest of it, please. Thanks. -Yeah, will do. Okay. 529 00:23:37,375 --> 00:23:39,208 LAIRD: We're finding a lot of evidence 530 00:23:39,375 --> 00:23:41,625 that this feature, it could well be 531 00:23:41,792 --> 00:23:43,875 related to William Phips. 532 00:23:44,042 --> 00:23:45,917 But why was it there? 533 00:23:46,083 --> 00:23:48,833 And the obvious connection would be with the Money Pit. 534 00:23:49,042 --> 00:23:51,500 If you, uh, accept the assumption that 535 00:23:51,708 --> 00:23:53,583 that was a large-scale operation. 536 00:23:53,750 --> 00:23:56,000 I'm hoping as we get deeper, 537 00:23:56,125 --> 00:23:58,917 we're gonna find even more evidence to who built it. 538 00:23:59,958 --> 00:24:01,667 Hey, Jamie. 539 00:24:02,583 --> 00:24:03,833 So, as I'm in here, 540 00:24:04,042 --> 00:24:05,708 I'm noticing that I'm not finding any more rocks 541 00:24:05,875 --> 00:24:07,500 out here, so it almost looks like the wall, 542 00:24:07,667 --> 00:24:09,583 maybe it's ending here. 543 00:24:09,708 --> 00:24:11,167 JAMIE: Hey, Laird. 544 00:24:11,375 --> 00:24:12,958 Kind of getting interesting over here. 545 00:24:15,542 --> 00:24:18,250 FIONA: If you look at the angle, 546 00:24:18,375 --> 00:24:21,000 perpendicular to the possible wall there. 547 00:24:21,167 --> 00:24:23,917 It... could it be the entrance to a cellar? 548 00:24:24,125 --> 00:24:25,792 -Maybe? -LAIRD: It could. 549 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,417 Could be a staircase? 550 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:30,042 LAIRD: That's interesting. 551 00:24:30,208 --> 00:24:32,208 NARRATOR: A possible staircase? 552 00:24:32,375 --> 00:24:33,667 If it really does lead 553 00:24:33,792 --> 00:24:35,292 to yet another buried level 554 00:24:35,417 --> 00:24:39,917 of the mysterious structure, then just what might it contain? 555 00:24:40,042 --> 00:24:41,875 It's starting to look like something. 556 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,542 -I'll jump back in there. -JAMIE: All righty. 557 00:24:44,708 --> 00:24:47,792 JAMIE: Stone structures and features like that are 558 00:24:47,875 --> 00:24:51,292 really interesting for us because they can tell us 559 00:24:51,458 --> 00:24:53,750 a-a bigger picture story. 560 00:24:53,917 --> 00:24:57,667 We have some indications that there's actually 561 00:24:57,875 --> 00:25:02,708 more below-ground features that we haven't seen yet. 562 00:25:02,875 --> 00:25:05,458 ♪ ♪ 563 00:25:13,417 --> 00:25:15,125 Holy cow! 564 00:25:16,375 --> 00:25:17,417 JACK: What is that? 565 00:25:17,542 --> 00:25:20,042 JAMIE: Look at this! 566 00:25:20,167 --> 00:25:21,125 JACK: Oh, wow. 567 00:25:25,042 --> 00:25:27,167 JAMIE: Look at this! 568 00:25:27,375 --> 00:25:30,583 -Oh, wow. -You have got to see this. 569 00:25:30,750 --> 00:25:34,000 -FIONA: Oh, my goodness. -JAMIE: Isn't that gorgeous? -LAIRD: How nice. 570 00:25:34,167 --> 00:25:36,875 NARRATOR: While investigating a possible staircase 571 00:25:37,083 --> 00:25:39,250 that may lead to another hidden level 572 00:25:39,417 --> 00:25:41,583 of the stone structure on Lot 5... 573 00:25:41,708 --> 00:25:44,000 FIONA: Oh, wow. That's really neat. 574 00:25:44,208 --> 00:25:46,750 NARRATOR: ...archaeologist Jamie Kouba has just made 575 00:25:46,958 --> 00:25:50,625 a potentially important discovery. 576 00:25:50,833 --> 00:25:53,583 It's a gorgeous, decorated bead. 577 00:25:53,792 --> 00:25:56,375 Oh, wow. What would that be made out of? 578 00:25:56,542 --> 00:25:58,875 -Glass. -JAMIE: That's what it looks like. 579 00:25:59,917 --> 00:26:01,875 -You think it's Venetian glass? -LAIRD: I don't know yet. 580 00:26:02,042 --> 00:26:04,167 JACK: What would be the tell-tale sign 581 00:26:04,333 --> 00:26:06,500 that it is Venetian? 582 00:26:06,708 --> 00:26:08,750 Size, technique, uh, the chemistry. 583 00:26:08,875 --> 00:26:12,250 -It's actually relatively rare. -JACK: Whoa. 584 00:26:13,292 --> 00:26:16,333 NARRATOR: Decorative glass beads have been traded among cultures 585 00:26:16,500 --> 00:26:20,500 dating back thousands of years to the times of Ancient Egypt. 586 00:26:20,708 --> 00:26:24,458 However, in 1470 AD, 587 00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:26,708 glassmakers in Venice, Italy 588 00:26:26,875 --> 00:26:30,500 developed a new technique for mass-producing glass beads 589 00:26:30,667 --> 00:26:33,750 that became renowned throughout Europe and Asia 590 00:26:33,875 --> 00:26:35,500 as they were not only used 591 00:26:35,625 --> 00:26:37,958 to adorn clothing and religious relics 592 00:26:38,125 --> 00:26:42,875 but were also exchanged as a high-valued form of currency. 593 00:26:43,917 --> 00:26:46,917 So we can get a rather definitive date off of this? 594 00:26:47,042 --> 00:26:48,458 LAIRD: That's what we're hoping. 595 00:26:48,625 --> 00:26:50,000 This is an important artifact. 596 00:26:51,042 --> 00:26:53,042 And I think it's gonna pull the date back a bit. 597 00:26:53,208 --> 00:26:54,917 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the team 598 00:26:55,083 --> 00:26:58,458 has found a potentially 500-year-old Venetian bead 599 00:26:58,625 --> 00:27:01,167 in the stone foundation on Lot 5? 600 00:27:01,375 --> 00:27:04,667 If so, could it offer evidence that the feature is 601 00:27:04,875 --> 00:27:09,292 even older than the team previously thought possible? 602 00:27:09,417 --> 00:27:10,667 JACK: The surprising thing is 603 00:27:10,833 --> 00:27:13,417 the amount of different types of artifacts 604 00:27:13,583 --> 00:27:15,042 that are popping up. 605 00:27:15,208 --> 00:27:18,292 It means that this was a heavily occupied area 606 00:27:18,458 --> 00:27:19,833 for quite some time. 607 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,458 So, why has it remained hidden for so long? 608 00:27:23,583 --> 00:27:25,458 This is the first bead we've found. 609 00:27:25,667 --> 00:27:27,417 JACK: I hope we find more. 610 00:27:27,625 --> 00:27:30,000 JAMIE: Yeah. Absolutely. 611 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:33,667 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 612 00:27:34,708 --> 00:27:36,667 GARY: I like the look of this material. 613 00:27:36,833 --> 00:27:38,500 NARRATOR: ...in the southeast corner of the swamp... 614 00:27:38,667 --> 00:27:40,000 That's good stuff. 615 00:27:40,208 --> 00:27:41,625 NARRATOR: ...Jack Begley has joined 616 00:27:41,708 --> 00:27:43,375 metal detection expert Gary Drayton 617 00:27:43,542 --> 00:27:45,833 and Billy Gerhardt 618 00:27:46,042 --> 00:27:47,542 to continue searching for additional clues 619 00:27:47,708 --> 00:27:49,917 and evidence of buried structures 620 00:27:50,083 --> 00:27:52,625 near the massive stone road. 621 00:27:53,917 --> 00:27:55,417 That is worth digging. 622 00:27:55,583 --> 00:27:57,917 (detector beeping) 623 00:28:04,542 --> 00:28:06,667 I think it's out. 624 00:28:06,875 --> 00:28:08,667 It's a little bit of some scrappy signal 625 00:28:08,833 --> 00:28:10,917 but see what we've got. 626 00:28:12,667 --> 00:28:15,042 (pinpointer beeping) 627 00:28:16,208 --> 00:28:17,750 It's coming out. 628 00:28:17,917 --> 00:28:19,458 -There it is. -Oh, wow! 629 00:28:19,625 --> 00:28:23,292 And we've got something really, really cool. 630 00:28:23,458 --> 00:28:25,917 -Yeah. -Look at the size of that. 631 00:28:27,875 --> 00:28:33,125 I believe that that is some kind of fastener. 632 00:28:33,292 --> 00:28:35,875 -Yeah! -And that looks like it's wrought iron. 633 00:28:36,042 --> 00:28:39,333 You know, we're talking 1700s or older with this. 634 00:28:39,542 --> 00:28:41,250 Brilliant. 635 00:28:41,417 --> 00:28:43,958 NARRATOR: A potentially ancient iron fastener? 636 00:28:44,125 --> 00:28:46,792 Could it be related to the stone road, 637 00:28:46,958 --> 00:28:49,708 which may have once been part of a ship's wharf? 638 00:28:49,875 --> 00:28:53,667 Or could it be more evidence of the buried dam feature 639 00:28:53,875 --> 00:28:56,583 that Fred Nolan claimed to have found in this area 640 00:28:56,750 --> 00:28:58,750 more than three decades ago? 641 00:28:58,875 --> 00:29:01,375 I can't wait until it's cleaned up in the lab... 642 00:29:01,542 --> 00:29:02,958 -GARY: Yeah. -...and we can see what it really is. 643 00:29:03,125 --> 00:29:06,333 That is a beauty. Come here, my little beauty. 644 00:29:06,542 --> 00:29:07,917 Oh. 645 00:29:08,083 --> 00:29:10,042 All right, we'll bag it and keep scanning. 646 00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:11,833 JACK: Sweet find, Gary. 647 00:29:16,125 --> 00:29:18,208 NARRATOR: The following morning... 648 00:29:18,375 --> 00:29:19,792 MARTY: Hey, Carmen. 649 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,458 CARMEN: Good day. Good day. How are you? 650 00:29:21,625 --> 00:29:23,292 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Craig and members of the team 651 00:29:23,417 --> 00:29:25,542 meet with blacksmithing expert 652 00:29:25,708 --> 00:29:27,833 Carmen Legge in the Interpretive Centre 653 00:29:27,958 --> 00:29:30,500 to get his assessment of several artifacts 654 00:29:30,708 --> 00:29:32,667 that have been recovered this week 655 00:29:32,833 --> 00:29:35,333 near the stone road in the swamp. 656 00:29:35,458 --> 00:29:36,875 Where would you like to start? 657 00:29:37,042 --> 00:29:40,750 JACK: This fastener that's inside the wood. 658 00:29:44,542 --> 00:29:45,875 CARMEN: I'm looking at it 659 00:29:46,042 --> 00:29:49,958 and I see one, two handmade nails inserted along 660 00:29:50,167 --> 00:29:52,667 -inside the bigger item. -JACK: Any idea on what 661 00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:55,667 it might have been used for, just based on that? 662 00:29:55,875 --> 00:29:57,750 A lot of times, uh, things were driven 663 00:29:57,958 --> 00:30:01,542 into walls where you needed 664 00:30:01,708 --> 00:30:05,167 to hang lanterns for light in tight spaces, 665 00:30:05,292 --> 00:30:08,042 like underground, to illuminate the space. 666 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:14,375 NARRATOR: Could Carmen Legge be correct that this fastener 667 00:30:14,583 --> 00:30:17,208 may have been used to aid in the building of a structure 668 00:30:17,375 --> 00:30:19,833 in the southeast corner of the swamp? 669 00:30:20,042 --> 00:30:24,250 If so, could it be more evidence that the brackish bog 670 00:30:24,417 --> 00:30:28,167 was artificially made, as Fred Nolan believed? 671 00:30:29,208 --> 00:30:31,333 JACK: It makes the next finds we're gonna show you 672 00:30:31,500 --> 00:30:33,500 even more interesting. 673 00:30:33,667 --> 00:30:36,167 This is a big piece of iron. 674 00:30:36,375 --> 00:30:38,042 Okay. 675 00:30:39,583 --> 00:30:42,917 This is not a-a spike. It's a tool. 676 00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:44,625 -CRAIG: Oh. -RICK: So, is it a chisel? 677 00:30:44,792 --> 00:30:46,333 -What is it? -No. Its-it's... 678 00:30:52,208 --> 00:30:53,167 Yep. Yep. 679 00:30:53,375 --> 00:30:56,208 Might set planking in a ship, perhaps. 680 00:30:56,375 --> 00:30:57,792 In the timber construction of a ship. 681 00:30:57,958 --> 00:31:00,375 -Yes. -What date would you give 682 00:31:00,583 --> 00:31:01,750 -something like this? -Oh. 683 00:31:01,875 --> 00:31:03,500 Um... 684 00:31:03,667 --> 00:31:07,042 I'm gonna say 1600 to late 1700s. 685 00:31:08,083 --> 00:31:09,500 RICK: There's always been the speculation 686 00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:11,083 that a ship foundered in the swamp 687 00:31:11,250 --> 00:31:12,500 and that it was covered up. 688 00:31:12,625 --> 00:31:14,500 So, why were they there? 689 00:31:14,625 --> 00:31:18,333 And are there any artifacts at a greater depth? 690 00:31:19,458 --> 00:31:22,375 Maybe Craig, you can help me sort of straighten this out. 691 00:31:24,583 --> 00:31:26,125 Oh, okay. 692 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:39,833 This hook is very old. 693 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,917 And why is that? 694 00:31:42,042 --> 00:31:45,500 Because the hooks made in the later time periods 695 00:31:45,625 --> 00:31:47,125 had a curve in the shank. 696 00:31:47,292 --> 00:31:49,833 This has a straight shaft coming down and, um, 697 00:31:49,958 --> 00:31:52,333 a heavy curl on the end here. 698 00:31:52,500 --> 00:31:56,125 So I would say that is definitely not past 1650. 699 00:31:59,208 --> 00:32:00,167 Whoa. 700 00:32:00,333 --> 00:32:02,292 RICK: Wow. 701 00:32:05,958 --> 00:32:08,167 CARMEN: That is definitely not past 1650. 702 00:32:08,250 --> 00:32:10,375 And I would even go back to the 1500s on that. 703 00:32:10,542 --> 00:32:12,208 -Whoa. -RICK: Wow. 704 00:32:12,375 --> 00:32:15,042 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island Interpretive Centre, 705 00:32:15,167 --> 00:32:17,792 blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge 706 00:32:17,958 --> 00:32:20,083 has just given his expert opinion 707 00:32:20,250 --> 00:32:23,875 that the large hook found one day ago in the southeast corner 708 00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:27,667 of the swamp could be more than 500 years old. 709 00:32:27,833 --> 00:32:30,500 The design or the... stylistically? 710 00:32:30,708 --> 00:32:33,333 The design and the weight of it. 711 00:32:33,458 --> 00:32:35,625 The chain itself... 712 00:32:35,750 --> 00:32:37,667 from here to the ring is also 713 00:32:37,875 --> 00:32:39,250 the same time period as the hook. 714 00:32:39,417 --> 00:32:40,833 Wow. 715 00:32:41,042 --> 00:32:42,250 Now, each one of these links are handmade. 716 00:32:42,417 --> 00:32:45,167 However, the three chains on the end here 717 00:32:45,375 --> 00:32:48,000 -are all machine-made. -Mm-hmm. 718 00:32:48,208 --> 00:32:50,167 RICK: Really? So... 719 00:32:50,333 --> 00:32:53,208 basically what you are saying then, this was, you know, 720 00:32:53,375 --> 00:32:56,083 cannibalized together, if you will. 721 00:32:56,208 --> 00:33:00,000 And an older piece was attached to a modern piece. 722 00:33:00,167 --> 00:33:02,667 What would--? Let's forget this chain. 723 00:33:02,833 --> 00:33:05,083 What would that have been used for? 724 00:33:05,208 --> 00:33:08,167 A setup like this with three chains fastened 725 00:33:08,333 --> 00:33:13,125 to a central link was used to lift or drag things. 726 00:33:13,333 --> 00:33:15,500 A lot of times they would hang from a boom to load 727 00:33:15,667 --> 00:33:17,625 a cargo onto a harbor. 728 00:33:17,708 --> 00:33:19,583 Like, a chest or a trunk. 729 00:33:19,750 --> 00:33:23,417 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the original use of this hook, 730 00:33:23,542 --> 00:33:26,000 and at least part of the chain connected to it, 731 00:33:26,167 --> 00:33:28,250 were used to move valuable cargo 732 00:33:28,375 --> 00:33:30,667 from a ship onto the stone road 733 00:33:30,833 --> 00:33:33,250 and then to somewhere on Oak Island 734 00:33:33,417 --> 00:33:36,208 as much as five centuries ago? 735 00:33:36,375 --> 00:33:40,000 If so, who modified the chain at a later time? 736 00:33:40,167 --> 00:33:42,750 And was it repurposed in order to hide 737 00:33:42,917 --> 00:33:45,250 something else of value here, as well? 738 00:33:45,375 --> 00:33:48,750 I think at this point, given the amount of artifacts 739 00:33:48,917 --> 00:33:51,458 that have been recovered at the swamp's edge, 740 00:33:51,625 --> 00:33:54,333 that might be related to ship activities, 741 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:57,417 there is reason to believe that there was an old wharf there. 742 00:33:57,542 --> 00:34:01,500 So if you found such a structure, it had to be 743 00:34:01,667 --> 00:34:04,583 closely associated with the original work. 744 00:34:04,750 --> 00:34:08,250 We may find more, and we may find something 745 00:34:08,375 --> 00:34:10,417 that helps us connect the dots. 746 00:34:10,542 --> 00:34:13,292 Carmen, we thank you very much for your insight. 747 00:34:13,417 --> 00:34:15,250 -You haven't heard the last of us. -Well, very good. 748 00:34:15,417 --> 00:34:17,042 -RICK: Thank you. -CRAIG: Take care. -JACK: See you, Carmen. 749 00:34:17,208 --> 00:34:19,792 -RICK: That's interesting. -CRAIG: Yeah, it is. 750 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,833 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 751 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,167 MARTY: Guys, this is going to be really interesting. 752 00:34:25,333 --> 00:34:28,250 We're gonna talk about the fabled Aladdin's cave. 753 00:34:28,417 --> 00:34:31,167 NARRATOR: ...in the war room, Rick, Marty 754 00:34:31,375 --> 00:34:34,458 and Craig have gathered members of the team 755 00:34:34,625 --> 00:34:36,500 for a follow-up meeting regarding 756 00:34:36,667 --> 00:34:40,208 the mysterious cavern located some 150 feet deep 757 00:34:40,375 --> 00:34:44,167 in the Money Pit area known as Aladdin's cave. 758 00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:46,917 These gentlemen have done a deep dive into it. 759 00:34:47,125 --> 00:34:49,750 And we eagerly await your findings. 760 00:34:49,917 --> 00:34:52,167 Okay, so we did several sonar scans 761 00:34:52,333 --> 00:34:54,625 and video scans for this cave anomaly. 762 00:34:54,833 --> 00:34:57,208 We tagged into it in a couple different boreholes. 763 00:34:57,375 --> 00:35:00,125 NARRATOR: Because the team fears that part of the cave 764 00:35:00,250 --> 00:35:03,083 may have collapsed earlier this week, 765 00:35:03,208 --> 00:35:06,000 Paul Troutman, surveyor Steve Guptill 766 00:35:06,083 --> 00:35:09,042 and geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 767 00:35:09,208 --> 00:35:10,958 have further processed all of the visual 768 00:35:11,083 --> 00:35:14,625 and water sampling data that was previously collected inside 769 00:35:14,708 --> 00:35:17,333 the feature in order to determine not only 770 00:35:17,542 --> 00:35:20,125 if it could be man-made, but, also, 771 00:35:20,333 --> 00:35:23,500 if it might contain something of great value. 772 00:35:23,583 --> 00:35:26,833 So I think I'm gonna jump into the videos. 773 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,833 On the left is what we recorded. 774 00:35:30,042 --> 00:35:32,708 On the right is Pro-Hawk's version. 775 00:35:32,917 --> 00:35:34,583 Geez. 776 00:35:34,750 --> 00:35:37,167 NARRATOR: The video files, which were originally 777 00:35:37,333 --> 00:35:40,042 recorded earlier this year, have been refined 778 00:35:40,208 --> 00:35:42,333 by Pro-Hawk Technology Group, 779 00:35:42,500 --> 00:35:46,458 a company that specializes in the enhancement of images 780 00:35:46,667 --> 00:35:50,708 that were originally captured in harsh or low-lit environments. 781 00:35:53,583 --> 00:35:56,750 STEVE: Yeah, so this is what everybody noticed. 782 00:35:56,917 --> 00:35:58,333 -MARTY: The bolt. -STEVE: Yeah. 783 00:35:58,542 --> 00:36:00,667 It's something that looked completely different 784 00:36:00,833 --> 00:36:02,167 from anything else we'd seen. 785 00:36:02,375 --> 00:36:05,000 MARTY: There is a little flat area around it, too, 786 00:36:05,208 --> 00:36:07,667 -which is different than the rest. -JACK: Oh. 787 00:36:07,875 --> 00:36:11,292 Does that make more sense that it's human-made? 788 00:36:11,417 --> 00:36:13,500 Why would a bolt be there? 789 00:36:13,625 --> 00:36:16,292 MARTY: Well, it could be stuck in a piece of wood like we find. 790 00:36:16,458 --> 00:36:18,417 So let's keep going. 791 00:36:18,542 --> 00:36:21,542 STEVE: I think there is a feature that you want to see. 792 00:36:27,042 --> 00:36:29,167 There. 793 00:36:29,333 --> 00:36:30,500 You were looking for right angles, 794 00:36:30,708 --> 00:36:31,833 there's a right angle we could find. 795 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,125 CRAIG: Hmm. 796 00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:35,417 That's a pretty clean right angle. 797 00:36:36,417 --> 00:36:38,417 JACK: Yeah. That's pretty clean. 798 00:36:39,958 --> 00:36:41,750 MARTY: What is this? 799 00:36:41,917 --> 00:36:44,750 You wouldn't get that right angle naturally. 800 00:36:44,917 --> 00:36:47,500 It's been dug out before. 801 00:36:47,625 --> 00:36:49,542 I wonder if this is the opening 802 00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:50,833 that we're looking for. 803 00:36:50,833 --> 00:36:51,625 that we're looking for. 804 00:36:53,042 --> 00:36:55,292 MARTY: Wow. 805 00:36:59,125 --> 00:37:00,792 -STEVE: You wouldn't get that right angle naturally. -Right. 806 00:37:00,958 --> 00:37:03,000 I wonder if this is the opening that we're looking for. 807 00:37:03,167 --> 00:37:04,250 MARTY: Wow. 808 00:37:04,417 --> 00:37:06,500 CRAIG: The flat surface and the corner. 809 00:37:06,708 --> 00:37:08,667 To me, could be potentially man-made. 810 00:37:08,833 --> 00:37:10,208 That might be. 811 00:37:10,375 --> 00:37:12,250 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island war room, 812 00:37:12,417 --> 00:37:14,500 Rick, Marty, Craig 813 00:37:14,708 --> 00:37:17,542 and members of the team have just seen 814 00:37:17,708 --> 00:37:20,083 enhanced video evidence of a potentially 815 00:37:20,250 --> 00:37:22,167 man-made entrance connected 816 00:37:22,375 --> 00:37:25,500 to the large cavern known as Aladdin's cave, 817 00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:29,333 located approximately 150 feet deep 818 00:37:29,542 --> 00:37:31,500 in the Money Pit area. 819 00:37:31,667 --> 00:37:33,333 MARTY: We do see some right angles. 820 00:37:33,458 --> 00:37:36,083 Right angles generally don't exist in nature. 821 00:37:36,250 --> 00:37:38,083 But it could be partially collapsed. 822 00:37:38,208 --> 00:37:40,958 The magnitude of it is yet to be determined. 823 00:37:41,125 --> 00:37:43,500 -There's more. Right? -There is. 824 00:37:43,667 --> 00:37:45,375 There you go. 825 00:37:45,542 --> 00:37:49,125 So this here is what we deem 826 00:37:49,208 --> 00:37:51,250 to be a possible opening heading westward. 827 00:37:51,417 --> 00:37:53,417 And so I will show you the sonar 828 00:37:53,625 --> 00:37:55,500 -and it sort of confirms that. -Okay. 829 00:37:55,708 --> 00:37:58,542 STEVE: So what you're looking at here 830 00:37:58,708 --> 00:38:00,750 is a bird's-eye view of the cave. 831 00:38:00,875 --> 00:38:03,708 -North is up, just for reference. Okay. -MARTY: Mm-hmm. 832 00:38:03,875 --> 00:38:05,500 So, when we were westward, 833 00:38:05,625 --> 00:38:08,542 -and you can see that opening. -CRAIG: Yeah. 834 00:38:08,708 --> 00:38:11,500 STEVE: I'm gonna change some color here, too, and jump down. 835 00:38:11,708 --> 00:38:14,875 So the opening is right here. 836 00:38:15,083 --> 00:38:17,333 Okay. 837 00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:19,667 The sonar images are quite beautiful and 838 00:38:19,833 --> 00:38:22,708 it certainly suggested a possible way in. 839 00:38:22,917 --> 00:38:24,500 That's important. 840 00:38:24,708 --> 00:38:28,667 If you can't get in, nothing can be in there. 841 00:38:28,875 --> 00:38:31,417 STEVE: So, when we look down at the cavity, 842 00:38:31,583 --> 00:38:34,250 we've got a few different things to show. 843 00:38:34,417 --> 00:38:37,167 So from this point to this point is about 25 feet. 844 00:38:37,333 --> 00:38:39,375 North/south is about 15. 845 00:38:39,542 --> 00:38:41,542 And the deepest portion of the cavity, 846 00:38:41,708 --> 00:38:43,792 -right here, is about ten feet deep. -Okay. 847 00:38:43,958 --> 00:38:47,875 And you can see that the cave sits nicely at 150 feet. 848 00:38:48,042 --> 00:38:50,667 And you can see somewhat of an opening heading east, 849 00:38:50,833 --> 00:38:52,500 somewhat of an opening heading west. 850 00:38:52,625 --> 00:38:55,458 -MARTY: Right. -Perfect. 851 00:38:55,542 --> 00:38:58,750 Okay, so, Ian, what does that tell you? 852 00:38:58,917 --> 00:39:01,708 To me, I see this connected to some man-made features. 853 00:39:01,917 --> 00:39:03,667 But the bottom line is, it's collecting gold 854 00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:06,208 and silver values in that cavity. 855 00:39:06,375 --> 00:39:08,083 -And the wood. -Yeah. 856 00:39:08,250 --> 00:39:10,167 -So either the wood's in there. -MARTY: Right. 857 00:39:10,250 --> 00:39:11,708 Or is it connected to a structure 858 00:39:11,875 --> 00:39:13,542 -where wood is? -Right. 859 00:39:13,750 --> 00:39:15,167 And is that where the metals are coming from, too? 860 00:39:15,375 --> 00:39:16,958 Right. Yep. 861 00:39:17,125 --> 00:39:18,917 And when you guys are ready, we've got one more video. 862 00:39:19,083 --> 00:39:20,250 Okey doke. 863 00:39:20,375 --> 00:39:22,667 -Go for it. -So last video. 864 00:39:22,833 --> 00:39:24,500 We're looking into the cave here. 865 00:39:24,667 --> 00:39:27,167 So we're just coming down into it. 866 00:39:27,333 --> 00:39:30,083 So, this is in the southern edge of the cave. 867 00:39:30,292 --> 00:39:32,542 And there's a look at the floor. 868 00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:34,542 Looks like it might be sort of collapsed 869 00:39:34,708 --> 00:39:36,667 around the debris that's all fallen in. 870 00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:38,875 MARTY: I'd say this thing has collapsed over time. 871 00:39:39,042 --> 00:39:40,917 -Yeah. -Maybe... 872 00:39:41,083 --> 00:39:42,458 it hides the evidence of what you're looking for. 873 00:39:42,583 --> 00:39:44,250 -Right? If they... -Mm-hmm. 874 00:39:44,417 --> 00:39:46,333 JACK: I'd really like to put a caisson 875 00:39:46,458 --> 00:39:48,333 in that because I want to bring some of that material up 876 00:39:48,500 --> 00:39:50,000 and wash through it. 877 00:39:50,167 --> 00:39:52,292 'Cause if there is bits of wood, 878 00:39:52,458 --> 00:39:54,333 or anything in there, 879 00:39:54,500 --> 00:39:57,083 you know, then it could lead on to more discoveries. 880 00:39:57,250 --> 00:39:58,417 MARTY: Yeah. I agree with that. 881 00:39:58,625 --> 00:40:00,667 -Yeah, let's do that. -CRAIG: Right. 882 00:40:00,833 --> 00:40:02,500 -I would say so. Yeah. -MARTY: You would? 883 00:40:02,708 --> 00:40:03,542 Okay. 884 00:40:03,708 --> 00:40:05,250 RICK: Aladdin's cave 885 00:40:05,458 --> 00:40:08,292 continues to provide tantalizing clues. 886 00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:11,708 The levels of metals and the levels of organics 887 00:40:11,833 --> 00:40:15,375 suggest strongly the presence of something there. 888 00:40:15,542 --> 00:40:18,333 The clues strongly suggest there's a reason 889 00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:20,458 to put a caisson in that area. 890 00:40:20,583 --> 00:40:22,417 MARTY: We don't see what we hoped to see, 891 00:40:22,583 --> 00:40:24,250 that being man-made objects. 892 00:40:24,375 --> 00:40:27,542 But a collapse would hide what could've been on the floor. 893 00:40:27,708 --> 00:40:29,625 I don't know when we're going to get 894 00:40:29,833 --> 00:40:32,583 back to it, but it is certainly on the list. 895 00:40:32,792 --> 00:40:34,875 I think everybody in this room still believes 896 00:40:35,042 --> 00:40:38,833 that there's a very intriguing, compelling mystery here. 897 00:40:39,042 --> 00:40:40,667 And that is a good thing. 898 00:40:40,833 --> 00:40:42,375 MARTY: All right, I think we're done here for today. 899 00:40:42,583 --> 00:40:44,000 -Good job, gentlemen. -Thank you. 900 00:40:44,083 --> 00:40:45,292 Thank you very much. 901 00:40:45,500 --> 00:40:47,917 -Okay. Let's go. -Fair enough. 902 00:40:50,708 --> 00:40:53,958 NARRATOR: At the end of another week on Oak Island, 903 00:40:54,167 --> 00:40:57,875 Rick, Marty, Craig and their team are facing 904 00:40:58,042 --> 00:41:01,042 the most daunting challenges they have ever encountered 905 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:05,500 in their quest to solve a 229-year-old mystery. 906 00:41:05,708 --> 00:41:08,542 However, the clues 907 00:41:08,708 --> 00:41:11,125 and evidence of hidden valuables 908 00:41:11,208 --> 00:41:14,333 that they continue to unearth all across the island 909 00:41:14,542 --> 00:41:17,375 suggest that the answers they seek 910 00:41:17,542 --> 00:41:20,208 are well worth the pursuit. 911 00:41:20,375 --> 00:41:23,167 And perhaps it's just a matter of time 912 00:41:23,375 --> 00:41:24,958 before the ultimate reward, 913 00:41:25,125 --> 00:41:28,667 which could rewrite North American history, 914 00:41:28,750 --> 00:41:33,083 will finally be theirs. 915 00:41:35,042 --> 00:41:38,167 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 916 00:41:38,375 --> 00:41:39,875 -GARY: Can you go deeper, Billy? -Definitely. 917 00:41:40,042 --> 00:41:41,500 GARY: Whoa! 918 00:41:41,708 --> 00:41:43,375 JACK: There's a structure. 919 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:45,167 These are massive. 920 00:41:45,292 --> 00:41:47,292 A piece of Oak Island history. 921 00:41:47,417 --> 00:41:49,333 Whoa! 922 00:41:49,458 --> 00:41:50,958 I hit the void at 183. 923 00:41:51,125 --> 00:41:53,000 That's what we want. 924 00:41:53,167 --> 00:41:54,708 Do you think we hit the anomaly? 925 00:41:54,875 --> 00:41:57,333 What we have here is a void that encapsulates 926 00:41:57,458 --> 00:41:58,875 -the Chappell structure. -Yeah! 927 00:41:59,042 --> 00:42:01,167 That's the treasure of the Money Pit 928 00:42:01,375 --> 00:42:03,542 that was never recovered. 929 00:42:03,708 --> 00:42:05,625 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS