1 00:00:02,125 --> 00:00:03,167 NARRATOR: Tonight, on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,292 --> 00:00:05,000 GARY: Wow! Look at this. 3 00:00:05,208 --> 00:00:06,250 CRAIG: What do we have? 4 00:00:06,417 --> 00:00:08,250 GARY: Check out that circle of stones. 5 00:00:08,417 --> 00:00:10,333 JACK: Right at the spot where John Edwards theorized 6 00:00:10,542 --> 00:00:12,125 we would find something. 7 00:00:12,292 --> 00:00:14,000 ERIC: Here's the artifact. 8 00:00:14,125 --> 00:00:15,167 DOUG: It was found on the island. 9 00:00:15,333 --> 00:00:16,917 RICK: If it is as old 10 00:00:17,083 --> 00:00:20,000 as we believe it is, it is quite remarkable. 11 00:00:20,167 --> 00:00:21,417 CORJAN: In a castle in the Netherlands, 12 00:00:21,625 --> 00:00:22,833 I found some symbols 13 00:00:23,042 --> 00:00:24,833 that I recognize from the island. 14 00:00:24,917 --> 00:00:26,250 I think the trip is warranted. 15 00:00:26,417 --> 00:00:28,667 You're gonna find the answers in Europe. 16 00:00:31,250 --> 00:00:34,417 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 17 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:37,000 where people have been looking for 18 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:41,000 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 19 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,042 So far, they have found a stone slab 20 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:46,250 with strange symbols carved into it... 21 00:00:47,375 --> 00:00:50,417 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 22 00:00:50,583 --> 00:00:55,000 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 23 00:00:55,125 --> 00:00:56,125 to the Knights Templar. 24 00:00:56,292 --> 00:00:59,000 To date, six men have died 25 00:00:59,208 --> 00:01:01,833 trying to solve the mystery. 26 00:01:01,958 --> 00:01:07,000 And according to legend, one more will have to die 27 00:01:07,208 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 28 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:17,292 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,875 -SCOTT: Morning, Roger. -RICK: Morning, Roger. 30 00:01:26,042 --> 00:01:27,250 Hey, guys. How's it going? 31 00:01:27,375 --> 00:01:29,083 -You tell us. -Exactly. 32 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:31,167 Well, I wish I had much better news 33 00:01:31,375 --> 00:01:32,833 to tell you than, than what I have. 34 00:01:33,875 --> 00:01:36,208 NARRATOR: As a new day begins on Oak Island 35 00:01:36,375 --> 00:01:38,750 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina 36 00:01:38,917 --> 00:01:40,208 and their team, 37 00:01:40,375 --> 00:01:42,833 they find themselves facing a daunting ordeal 38 00:01:43,042 --> 00:01:44,500 in the Money Pit area 39 00:01:44,708 --> 00:01:49,333 that is almost as old as the 229-year mystery itself. 40 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:51,917 Water started coming in, 41 00:01:52,083 --> 00:01:53,500 around 95 feet, where that-- 42 00:01:53,667 --> 00:01:55,500 pretty well where that old tunnel was. 43 00:01:55,708 --> 00:01:57,375 And it happened so fast 44 00:01:57,542 --> 00:01:59,500 that nobody really had time to react. 45 00:01:59,625 --> 00:02:01,292 It's the whole history of Oak Island, right? 46 00:02:01,458 --> 00:02:02,292 Yeah. 47 00:02:02,375 --> 00:02:03,125 -RICK: The water. -That's right. 48 00:02:03,292 --> 00:02:05,250 Water. Water. Water. 49 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:07,250 That's-that's been problematic for everyone. 50 00:02:07,375 --> 00:02:10,833 And now it's a-a big problem for advancing this agenda. 51 00:02:11,042 --> 00:02:12,417 Yep. 52 00:02:13,875 --> 00:02:17,167 NARRATOR: One week ago, the team had every reason to believe 53 00:02:17,292 --> 00:02:19,667 that they were close to a major discovery 54 00:02:19,833 --> 00:02:23,208 when representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 55 00:02:23,375 --> 00:02:25,750 began a probe-drilling operation 56 00:02:25,875 --> 00:02:29,833 at a depth of 106 feet deep in the Garden Shaft 57 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,000 as they attempted to explore a seven-foot-high tunnel-- 58 00:02:34,208 --> 00:02:37,000 a tunnel that runs westward 59 00:02:37,208 --> 00:02:39,667 into an area known as the Baby Blob, 60 00:02:39,833 --> 00:02:42,875 where high-trace evidence of gold, silver 61 00:02:43,083 --> 00:02:45,542 and other metals were recently detected 62 00:02:45,708 --> 00:02:49,375 between 80 and 120 feet underground. 63 00:02:52,708 --> 00:02:55,917 NARRATOR: But just hours after the drilling operation began... 64 00:03:00,833 --> 00:03:03,292 NARRATOR: ...salt water suddenly rushed into the shaft 65 00:03:03,417 --> 00:03:06,542 forcing the workers to flee for safety... 66 00:03:08,583 --> 00:03:11,167 ...and it left the team wondering if they had struck 67 00:03:11,333 --> 00:03:13,708 one of the legendary man-made flood tunnels 68 00:03:13,875 --> 00:03:15,792 that have thwarted the efforts of searchers 69 00:03:15,958 --> 00:03:18,667 in the Money Pit for more than two centuries. 70 00:03:19,667 --> 00:03:22,625 We're getting roughly about 479 gallons per minute 71 00:03:22,792 --> 00:03:24,792 coming in through the bottom of the shaft. 72 00:03:24,958 --> 00:03:26,333 It's a lot of water. 73 00:03:26,458 --> 00:03:28,500 It's not just a... a drop in the bucket there. 74 00:03:28,625 --> 00:03:30,667 -Yeah. -RICK: So, what are the-- 75 00:03:30,875 --> 00:03:32,000 what are the next steps? 76 00:03:32,208 --> 00:03:34,375 What do you, what do you intend to do? 77 00:03:34,542 --> 00:03:36,875 Um, we need to kind of sit down 78 00:03:37,042 --> 00:03:40,208 and-and figure out what we want to do. 79 00:03:40,375 --> 00:03:42,667 Maybe we can draw the water down low enough 80 00:03:42,792 --> 00:03:45,042 -that we can perhaps get the drill out. -ROGER: Yeah. 81 00:03:45,208 --> 00:03:46,625 That's what I want to do is 82 00:03:46,792 --> 00:03:49,167 sit down with everybody involved and-and just 83 00:03:49,375 --> 00:03:51,458 -put a good plan together. -Yep. 84 00:03:51,625 --> 00:03:53,125 ♪ ♪ 85 00:03:53,292 --> 00:03:54,708 Anything you need, Roger, let us know. 86 00:03:54,875 --> 00:03:56,375 -Let Scott know. -Okay. 87 00:03:56,542 --> 00:03:58,458 I'll talk to my people and I'll get back to you guys 88 00:03:58,625 --> 00:04:00,333 as soon as we put something down pat. 89 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:02,708 Okey doke. We'll let you get after it. 90 00:04:02,875 --> 00:04:04,042 ROGER: Sounds good. 91 00:04:04,208 --> 00:04:05,458 -RICK: Thank you, Roger. -SCOTT: All right. 92 00:04:05,542 --> 00:04:07,208 -ROGER: All right, thanks, guys. -RICK: See ya. 93 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,958 NARRATOR: Later that morning... 94 00:04:12,458 --> 00:04:14,000 RICK: Here's the thing. 95 00:04:14,208 --> 00:04:15,375 I think we all believe 96 00:04:15,542 --> 00:04:18,833 that the previous years' research trips have 97 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,833 yielded benefits. 98 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,333 NARRATOR: ...Rick meets with his partner Craig Tester, 99 00:04:23,542 --> 00:04:25,875 Doug Crowell and researchers 100 00:04:26,042 --> 00:04:27,000 Corjan Mol 101 00:04:27,208 --> 00:04:28,625 and Emiliano Sacchetti 102 00:04:28,792 --> 00:04:31,500 who are joining via video conference. 103 00:04:32,417 --> 00:04:35,000 So I think that it's important 104 00:04:35,167 --> 00:04:38,000 to start the process 105 00:04:38,208 --> 00:04:41,000 of researching a potential trip 106 00:04:41,208 --> 00:04:45,625 to answer "who" and to confirm "when." 107 00:04:45,792 --> 00:04:47,000 Yeah. 108 00:04:47,208 --> 00:04:48,958 RICK: And I think, 109 00:04:49,167 --> 00:04:51,000 based on Professor Gaspani's work, 110 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:52,833 we have a potential point of beginning, 111 00:04:53,042 --> 00:04:54,250 a potential "when." 112 00:05:01,167 --> 00:05:02,833 NARRATOR: In the past year, 113 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,500 Italian archaeoastronomer Professor Adriano Gaspani 114 00:05:06,708 --> 00:05:09,292 has shared his scientific research 115 00:05:09,458 --> 00:05:11,583 that several megalithic stone structures 116 00:05:11,750 --> 00:05:15,708 on Oak Island's surface including Nolan's Cross, 117 00:05:15,875 --> 00:05:19,833 five pyramid-shaped piles of stones on Lot 15, 118 00:05:20,042 --> 00:05:22,708 and the stone triangle, which pointed north 119 00:05:22,875 --> 00:05:25,667 toward the original Money Pit shaft... 120 00:05:26,750 --> 00:05:29,500 ...were all created by aligning the stones 121 00:05:29,667 --> 00:05:33,417 with certain stars and the Sun during the 13th century 122 00:05:33,542 --> 00:05:36,500 by members of the Knights Templar-- 123 00:05:36,667 --> 00:05:38,833 the Christian military order 124 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,542 who many researchers have speculated 125 00:05:41,708 --> 00:05:44,958 transported priceless religious artifacts 126 00:05:45,083 --> 00:05:48,292 from Europe and hid them on Oak Island. 127 00:05:49,333 --> 00:05:52,792 I think what we need to do to support Professor Gaspani's work 128 00:05:52,917 --> 00:05:57,167 is to look for cultural context back in the Old World. 129 00:05:57,375 --> 00:05:58,833 You know, we've had some presentations 130 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,542 that maybe the Norse could have been here around 1000. 131 00:06:02,667 --> 00:06:04,458 So, if you could get some tie 132 00:06:04,625 --> 00:06:07,708 between the Templars, Vikings, 133 00:06:07,875 --> 00:06:09,833 I think that'd be a good way to go. 134 00:06:10,042 --> 00:06:11,000 Okay. 135 00:06:12,167 --> 00:06:14,375 NARRATOR: Three weeks ago, 136 00:06:14,542 --> 00:06:16,792 retired professor Dr. Doug Symons 137 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,167 presented the team with his published research 138 00:06:20,333 --> 00:06:21,750 describing how members 139 00:06:21,917 --> 00:06:24,000 of the Scandinavian Viking culture, 140 00:06:24,083 --> 00:06:27,292 who were known to have established settlements 141 00:06:27,458 --> 00:06:29,833 in Iceland, Greenland and Northern Canada 142 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,292 more than 1,000 years ago, 143 00:06:32,458 --> 00:06:34,875 assimilated with the Templar order 144 00:06:35,042 --> 00:06:37,833 during the 12th century Crusades in the Holy Land 145 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,917 and may have helped the Templars navigate to Oak Island 146 00:06:42,083 --> 00:06:45,583 in order to hide their sacred treasures. 147 00:06:46,625 --> 00:06:50,167 I would ask both of you to devote whatever resources 148 00:06:50,333 --> 00:06:51,917 and the time you can to this endeavor. 149 00:06:52,083 --> 00:06:53,542 And we will meet again shortly. 150 00:06:53,708 --> 00:06:55,167 EMILIANO: I think you guys are right. 151 00:06:55,333 --> 00:06:57,625 What I will be looking for is, 152 00:06:57,792 --> 00:06:59,708 you know, religious places 153 00:06:59,917 --> 00:07:04,667 that have stellar and solar targets that are close 154 00:07:04,875 --> 00:07:07,167 to what we know about Nolan's Cross. 155 00:07:07,292 --> 00:07:08,833 CORJAN: We have a target date now. 156 00:07:09,042 --> 00:07:10,042 So that's definitely 157 00:07:10,167 --> 00:07:12,000 something we should investigate. 158 00:07:12,167 --> 00:07:13,833 We can certainly look for, uh, 159 00:07:13,958 --> 00:07:15,875 places in Europe where we can find 160 00:07:16,042 --> 00:07:18,625 any connotation with the period that we're looking for. 161 00:07:18,792 --> 00:07:21,667 So, yeah, I think, I think it's a great idea. 162 00:07:21,792 --> 00:07:23,708 Thank you both. We'll-we'll be in touch. 163 00:07:23,875 --> 00:07:25,750 We'll certainly get this started. 164 00:07:25,875 --> 00:07:26,833 Absolutely. 165 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,333 CRAIG: Thank you. 166 00:07:28,500 --> 00:07:30,000 -RICK: Take care, guys. -EMILIANO: Okay. 167 00:07:30,208 --> 00:07:31,583 NARRATOR: While Rick and Craig finish their meeting 168 00:07:31,750 --> 00:07:33,542 in the research center... 169 00:07:35,042 --> 00:07:36,875 GARY: Here we go. The swamp doctor will 170 00:07:37,083 --> 00:07:38,667 give us a diagnosis. 171 00:07:39,792 --> 00:07:43,000 NARRATOR: ...Marty Lagina and geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 172 00:07:43,125 --> 00:07:45,167 join other members of the team 173 00:07:45,333 --> 00:07:47,333 in the northern region of the swamp 174 00:07:47,458 --> 00:07:49,333 where they have made a potentially 175 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:51,500 important discovery. 176 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:54,958 Okay. What are we up to today, gentlemen? 177 00:07:55,083 --> 00:07:56,833 Well, quite honestly, Marty, 178 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,917 I feel like we found something that's rather significant. 179 00:08:00,083 --> 00:08:02,667 Steve's standing on top of this boulder, 180 00:08:02,750 --> 00:08:05,750 where at the bottom, 181 00:08:05,875 --> 00:08:08,500 there's definitely a disturbance here. 182 00:08:09,750 --> 00:08:11,542 This is one of John Edwards', 183 00:08:11,667 --> 00:08:14,125 the theorist's spots in the swamp. 184 00:08:14,292 --> 00:08:17,167 The way to unlock Nolan's Cross 185 00:08:17,292 --> 00:08:18,333 is built into the cross itself. 186 00:08:18,500 --> 00:08:19,750 NARRATOR: One week ago, 187 00:08:19,958 --> 00:08:22,667 researcher John Edwards pointed the team 188 00:08:22,875 --> 00:08:25,125 to this location claiming 189 00:08:25,250 --> 00:08:28,917 that based on its proximity to the boulders of Nolan's Cross, 190 00:08:29,042 --> 00:08:31,875 he believed that they might find a buried treasure 191 00:08:32,042 --> 00:08:34,292 connected to the Knights Templar. 192 00:08:34,458 --> 00:08:37,500 -That boulder was put there. -That boulder was put there. 193 00:08:37,667 --> 00:08:39,375 NARRATOR: And, incredibly, 194 00:08:39,583 --> 00:08:42,167 as Billy Gerhardt excavated the area, 195 00:08:42,333 --> 00:08:44,542 a massive boulder was discovered 196 00:08:44,708 --> 00:08:48,708 sitting atop a potentially man-made stone formation. 197 00:08:49,750 --> 00:08:51,625 So, we want to know whether that thing was moved or not? 198 00:08:51,750 --> 00:08:53,583 Yep. 199 00:08:53,708 --> 00:08:55,542 NARRATOR: Now the team has asked Dr. Spooner 200 00:08:55,708 --> 00:08:57,333 to examine the site 201 00:08:57,542 --> 00:09:00,625 in order to determine if it is merely 202 00:09:00,792 --> 00:09:02,333 a natural feature 203 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:04,583 or if it really could be man-made. 204 00:09:06,542 --> 00:09:07,625 So I want to roll that boulder over 205 00:09:07,833 --> 00:09:08,958 and see what's underneath it. 206 00:09:09,125 --> 00:09:10,375 -Mm-hmm. -MARTY: Okay. 207 00:09:10,542 --> 00:09:11,292 Well, let's position ourselves over there 208 00:09:11,458 --> 00:09:12,292 and get after it. 209 00:09:12,458 --> 00:09:14,167 IAN: Good to go. 210 00:09:15,208 --> 00:09:16,708 MARTY: I'll tell you what I find interesting 211 00:09:16,875 --> 00:09:19,083 about John Edwards' presentation. 212 00:09:19,250 --> 00:09:23,750 How in the world are all these unrelated theorists, 213 00:09:23,875 --> 00:09:27,500 they keep focusing in on Nolan's Cross. 214 00:09:27,667 --> 00:09:29,333 Are you gonna try and pick that up? 215 00:09:29,458 --> 00:09:31,000 JACK: Oh, I think he is. 216 00:09:31,208 --> 00:09:33,625 MARTY: If Nolan's Cross is real from a standpoint 217 00:09:33,750 --> 00:09:36,167 that it was constructed by people, 218 00:09:36,333 --> 00:09:38,417 that is a giant thing to me. 219 00:09:38,583 --> 00:09:43,042 IAN: Really, what I want to look at carefully 220 00:09:43,208 --> 00:09:45,833 is this surface right here. 221 00:09:46,042 --> 00:09:48,792 Okay. So this is getting interesting here. 222 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Here's a cobble that I just turned over. 223 00:09:52,208 --> 00:09:54,000 There's a stick up here 224 00:09:54,167 --> 00:09:56,958 that obviously was in between the boulder and the sediment. 225 00:09:57,125 --> 00:10:00,083 So I think it's possible that boulder was moved around. 226 00:10:00,292 --> 00:10:01,458 JACK (chuckles): Nice. 227 00:10:01,667 --> 00:10:02,750 IAN: People were moving around boulders. 228 00:10:02,875 --> 00:10:04,208 MARTY: To what end? 229 00:10:09,208 --> 00:10:10,958 IAN: So I think it's possible that boulder was moved around. 230 00:10:11,125 --> 00:10:12,833 And it looks like they dug down into the till 231 00:10:13,042 --> 00:10:14,958 -for some reason, too. -Right. 232 00:10:15,083 --> 00:10:18,083 NARRATOR: In the northern region of the Oak Island swamp, 233 00:10:18,292 --> 00:10:23,083 geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner has just given his assessment 234 00:10:23,250 --> 00:10:25,833 that a large boulder and stone formation 235 00:10:26,042 --> 00:10:27,833 that were uncovered one day ago 236 00:10:28,042 --> 00:10:31,250 appears to be a man-made feature. 237 00:10:32,750 --> 00:10:33,542 IAN: If you wanted to move water 238 00:10:33,750 --> 00:10:34,958 through this area, 239 00:10:35,083 --> 00:10:36,458 if you wanted to get drainage here, 240 00:10:36,583 --> 00:10:38,375 you'd move stones, you'd move things around. 241 00:10:39,667 --> 00:10:40,875 You know? 242 00:10:41,042 --> 00:10:42,083 MARTY: Yeah. 243 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:43,917 It just seems like people were manipulating 244 00:10:44,042 --> 00:10:47,167 or trying to change the water level in the swamp 245 00:10:47,375 --> 00:10:49,333 -for whatever reason. -Yeah. 246 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:52,667 NARRATOR: If Dr. Spooner and Billy are correct, 247 00:10:52,875 --> 00:10:54,750 that the area around this feature 248 00:10:54,917 --> 00:10:57,708 was artificially drained in the past, 249 00:10:57,875 --> 00:11:00,333 could that offer evidence to support the theory 250 00:11:00,542 --> 00:11:02,625 of researcher John Edwards, 251 00:11:02,750 --> 00:11:05,792 who believes it may have been created centuries ago 252 00:11:05,958 --> 00:11:08,625 by members of the Knights Templar? 253 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:12,917 -IAN: Ooh. -JACK: What'd you find? 254 00:11:13,083 --> 00:11:15,333 Right at the base of the swamp material, 255 00:11:15,458 --> 00:11:17,500 some nice cut wood. 256 00:11:17,667 --> 00:11:19,792 -JACK: Oh. -GARY: Oh, right. 257 00:11:19,958 --> 00:11:21,917 IAN: Yeah, so I'll take that in, 258 00:11:22,042 --> 00:11:24,417 we'll carbon-date that and see what we come up with. 259 00:11:24,625 --> 00:11:26,917 -GARY: Yeah. -JACK: I think we have to continue digging around 260 00:11:27,083 --> 00:11:29,667 and see if we find any other oddities... 261 00:11:29,792 --> 00:11:31,000 -Yeah. -and hopefully, some metals, too. 262 00:11:31,208 --> 00:11:32,500 Yep. 263 00:11:32,625 --> 00:11:35,167 Okay, we'll let you do your thing. 264 00:11:35,375 --> 00:11:37,417 Steve and I are gonna run, do some other stuff. 265 00:11:37,583 --> 00:11:38,708 -GARY: Okay, mate. -See you, guys. 266 00:11:38,875 --> 00:11:40,333 GARY: Let's keep digging, mate. 267 00:11:45,083 --> 00:11:46,792 NARRATOR: The following morning... 268 00:11:46,958 --> 00:11:49,167 RICK: Good morning, everyone. 269 00:11:49,333 --> 00:11:52,667 I think everyone knows the issues that confront us. 270 00:11:52,875 --> 00:11:55,792 Yeah. Good morning, uh, Rick, Marty and Scott. 271 00:11:55,958 --> 00:11:57,708 NARRATOR: ...in the war room, 272 00:11:57,917 --> 00:12:01,125 Rick and Scott Barlow meet via video conference 273 00:12:01,292 --> 00:12:02,875 with Marty Lagina 274 00:12:03,042 --> 00:12:05,500 and representatives from Dumas Contracting Limited 275 00:12:05,708 --> 00:12:07,708 regarding the mysterious flooding 276 00:12:07,875 --> 00:12:10,875 that has taken place in the Garden Shaft. 277 00:12:11,042 --> 00:12:13,625 Roger has indicated to us this morning 278 00:12:13,792 --> 00:12:16,125 that with the 60-horse pump, we have the ability 279 00:12:16,250 --> 00:12:19,958 to maintain a continued dewatered state in the shaft. 280 00:12:20,125 --> 00:12:23,917 We just cannot quantify what potential risks 281 00:12:24,083 --> 00:12:26,792 that may be developing at the bottom of the shaft 282 00:12:26,958 --> 00:12:30,000 as a result of that continued pumping of water, 283 00:12:30,208 --> 00:12:33,375 sand and silt material out of the shaft. 284 00:12:33,542 --> 00:12:34,792 Yeah. 285 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,250 NARRATOR: Using an industrial pump 286 00:12:37,375 --> 00:12:38,833 in the Garden Shaft, 287 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,208 representatives from Dumas believe 288 00:12:41,375 --> 00:12:44,208 that they would be able to lower the water level in the shaft 289 00:12:44,375 --> 00:12:48,583 all the way to the depth of 106 feet. 290 00:12:48,792 --> 00:12:51,083 However, they fear that the constant pumping 291 00:12:51,250 --> 00:12:54,667 of the water, sand and silt at that level 292 00:12:54,875 --> 00:12:57,792 could cause the structure to become unstable, 293 00:12:57,875 --> 00:13:02,250 and potentially lead to a catastrophic collapse. 294 00:13:02,417 --> 00:13:04,667 JEFF: We might be able to maintain that pumping level 295 00:13:04,875 --> 00:13:06,583 at a lower rate 296 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:10,333 and a-- at a higher elevation in the shaft. 297 00:13:10,542 --> 00:13:12,833 And that's-that's an option, 298 00:13:13,042 --> 00:13:14,958 when the drill is there and we have a pump. 299 00:13:15,125 --> 00:13:16,667 So, you're not pumping it all the way down, 300 00:13:16,875 --> 00:13:20,958 You're just maintaining, uh, not down at 99 or 85, 301 00:13:21,125 --> 00:13:23,542 you're-you're up in the upper 40s, let's say. 302 00:13:23,708 --> 00:13:25,500 -Yep. -MARTY: Yes. 303 00:13:25,708 --> 00:13:28,083 JEFF: So, there's an option there to keep drilling 304 00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:31,000 if it's feasible to drill or if it's where you want to drill. 305 00:13:31,167 --> 00:13:33,958 Okay, so, the prime driver here is to make use of the shaft; 306 00:13:34,125 --> 00:13:36,500 for our purposes, the horizontal drilling. 307 00:13:36,667 --> 00:13:38,042 Absolutely correct. 308 00:13:38,208 --> 00:13:40,708 MARTY: I guess I'd like to try. 309 00:13:40,833 --> 00:13:42,250 You know, let's see what happens. 310 00:13:42,417 --> 00:13:44,250 -Yep. -RICK: That would be interesting, 311 00:13:44,417 --> 00:13:47,000 because of the offset chamber idea. 312 00:13:47,208 --> 00:13:48,667 Right. 313 00:13:48,750 --> 00:13:51,125 CRAIG: We've got a huge open section, right? 314 00:13:51,292 --> 00:13:52,917 So, right at 55, it's like the bottom 315 00:13:53,083 --> 00:13:54,542 dropped right out of 'er. 316 00:13:54,708 --> 00:13:56,500 Might be a void down there. 317 00:13:56,667 --> 00:13:58,417 NARRATOR: One year ago, 318 00:13:58,583 --> 00:14:00,667 while conducting a core-drilling operation 319 00:14:00,875 --> 00:14:02,667 just west of the Garden Shaft, 320 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:05,667 the team encountered a mysterious void 321 00:14:05,875 --> 00:14:08,125 at a depth of nearly 55 feet. 322 00:14:08,250 --> 00:14:09,667 LAIRD: Hello. 323 00:14:09,875 --> 00:14:11,667 NARRATOR: And several weeks later, 324 00:14:11,875 --> 00:14:13,917 when the team ran a test on a sample of wood 325 00:14:14,042 --> 00:14:16,833 from the Garden Shaft at that same depth... 326 00:14:16,958 --> 00:14:18,083 EMMA: This one, 327 00:14:18,250 --> 00:14:20,542 I detected gold. 328 00:14:20,708 --> 00:14:21,958 Wow. 329 00:14:22,125 --> 00:14:24,000 NARRATOR: This has made the team speculate 330 00:14:24,208 --> 00:14:26,208 that there could be an offset chamber 331 00:14:26,375 --> 00:14:29,125 that contains valuables in that area. 332 00:14:29,292 --> 00:14:33,000 Is it possible that, by drilling horizontally 333 00:14:33,208 --> 00:14:37,333 at a depth of some 50 feet from inside the Garden Shaft, 334 00:14:37,417 --> 00:14:40,792 the team still has a chance to make a breakthrough discovery 335 00:14:40,958 --> 00:14:43,208 in the Money Pit area? 336 00:14:43,333 --> 00:14:45,375 RICK: I think we have to take 337 00:14:45,542 --> 00:14:47,917 what the reality on the ground is giving us. 338 00:14:48,083 --> 00:14:51,333 Meaning, we still have options to drill at a higher elevation 339 00:14:51,500 --> 00:14:53,500 and take advantage of what we can do. 340 00:14:53,708 --> 00:14:55,292 The year is closing down. 341 00:14:55,417 --> 00:14:57,792 Why would we not take advantage of what we can accomplish 342 00:14:57,958 --> 00:15:00,500 rather than trying to worry ourselves 343 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:03,208 about what we're not being able to accomplish? 344 00:15:03,417 --> 00:15:05,000 SCOTT: Maybe we get lucky and it's something 345 00:15:05,167 --> 00:15:06,625 we can maintain with a small pump. 346 00:15:06,708 --> 00:15:07,708 Yeah. 347 00:15:07,875 --> 00:15:09,292 MARTY: Fair enough. 348 00:15:09,458 --> 00:15:10,833 I think there are some exciting things ahead. 349 00:15:11,042 --> 00:15:13,375 -Yep. -Okay, so, we have an interim plan. 350 00:15:13,542 --> 00:15:14,750 Okay. 351 00:15:14,917 --> 00:15:16,208 -JEFF: Thank you. -Bye-bye. 352 00:15:16,375 --> 00:15:17,667 -MARTY: Thanks a lot. -RICK: Bye. 353 00:15:17,833 --> 00:15:19,208 NARRATOR: While Rick and Marty 354 00:15:19,375 --> 00:15:21,542 finish their meeting in the war room... 355 00:15:21,708 --> 00:15:24,292 GARY: Battle plan is we're gonna find some good stuff today. 356 00:15:24,458 --> 00:15:27,833 -Let's have at 'er, then. -All right. 357 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,167 NARRATOR: ...in the northern region of the triangle-shaped swamp, 358 00:15:31,375 --> 00:15:34,500 Craig Tester, along with other members of the team, 359 00:15:34,708 --> 00:15:36,083 continue excavating 360 00:15:36,250 --> 00:15:38,792 a potentially man-made stone feature 361 00:15:38,958 --> 00:15:40,958 where researcher John Edwards believes 362 00:15:41,125 --> 00:15:44,917 something of historic value could be buried. 363 00:15:50,542 --> 00:15:52,042 JACK: That's a big tree. 364 00:15:52,250 --> 00:15:53,583 GARY: Really leggy, isn't it? 365 00:15:55,708 --> 00:15:57,167 BILLY: That's the first tree stump 366 00:15:57,292 --> 00:15:59,083 that we found up in this end. 367 00:15:59,250 --> 00:16:01,000 -Yeah. -GARY: Yeah, we found two layers 368 00:16:01,125 --> 00:16:03,333 of trees over there. 369 00:16:03,500 --> 00:16:05,417 It was another layer of trees underneath the top one. 370 00:16:05,583 --> 00:16:07,167 Mm-hmm. 371 00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:11,958 So, maybe it suggests that people cleared this section off. 372 00:16:12,083 --> 00:16:13,833 GARY: Yep. 373 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,083 That's a big stump. 374 00:16:17,250 --> 00:16:19,000 NARRATOR: Several weeks ago, 375 00:16:19,167 --> 00:16:22,000 while digging near the middle of the swamp, 376 00:16:22,083 --> 00:16:24,458 Billy unearthed several other tree stumps. 377 00:16:24,625 --> 00:16:27,625 Because trees are not able to naturally grow 378 00:16:27,792 --> 00:16:29,500 in marsh environments, 379 00:16:29,708 --> 00:16:33,375 these findings have suggested to Dr. Ian Spooner 380 00:16:33,542 --> 00:16:37,667 that the swamp may have been artificially manipulated 381 00:16:37,792 --> 00:16:40,208 hundreds of years ago. 382 00:16:41,583 --> 00:16:43,500 Could that mean that the team has found 383 00:16:43,667 --> 00:16:47,583 even more clues that this feature is, in fact, man-made? 384 00:16:47,708 --> 00:16:53,583 If so, just what might they find as they continue to excavate it? 385 00:16:53,792 --> 00:16:55,083 CRAIG: Okay, guys. 386 00:16:55,208 --> 00:16:56,833 -I'll head on out. -GARY: All right, mate, 387 00:16:57,042 --> 00:16:58,667 we'll give you a shout if we find more. 388 00:16:58,875 --> 00:17:00,500 -Okay. -JACK: See you, Craig. 389 00:17:11,917 --> 00:17:13,542 JACK: That's a big timber. 390 00:17:18,667 --> 00:17:20,625 (strains): Oh, yeah. 391 00:17:20,750 --> 00:17:22,750 That's a big log. 392 00:17:22,917 --> 00:17:25,417 That's definitely been chopped. 393 00:17:25,583 --> 00:17:27,292 Almost too straight to be growing in the swamp, right? 394 00:17:27,375 --> 00:17:30,125 That's a good point. This was brought here. 395 00:17:37,875 --> 00:17:39,375 JACK (strains): Oh, yeah. 396 00:17:39,583 --> 00:17:42,917 That's definitely been chopped several different times. 397 00:17:43,083 --> 00:17:44,833 Yeah, that was brought here for something. 398 00:17:44,958 --> 00:17:46,542 I'll toss it aside. 399 00:17:46,708 --> 00:17:48,500 (grunts) 400 00:17:48,667 --> 00:17:51,000 NARRATOR: In the northern region of the Oak Island swamp, 401 00:17:51,125 --> 00:17:54,542 Billy Gerhardt, Jack Begley 402 00:17:54,708 --> 00:17:58,167 and Gary Drayton have just uncovered more evidence 403 00:17:58,375 --> 00:18:00,292 of mysterious human activity... 404 00:18:00,458 --> 00:18:03,292 -What's that piece there, Jack? -Oh, that one's cut, too. 405 00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:06,375 NARRATOR: ...near a believed man-made stone feature 406 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:10,375 that was buried beneath the water, sludge and muck. 407 00:18:10,542 --> 00:18:12,958 BILLY: You see how it's lined with rocks? 408 00:18:13,125 --> 00:18:15,250 JACK: Yep. I'll walk around and take a look. 409 00:18:15,417 --> 00:18:16,833 BILLY: I'll bail that out a little bit 410 00:18:17,042 --> 00:18:18,333 and see if we can see a little more. 411 00:18:23,542 --> 00:18:26,208 JACK: Yeah, this is definitely rocks. 412 00:18:26,375 --> 00:18:28,250 Yeah. 413 00:18:28,458 --> 00:18:30,750 That looks muddy there, but it's rocks just underneath. 414 00:18:30,875 --> 00:18:34,333 -Mm-hmm. -Certainly looks like a rock-lined depression. 415 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:38,042 -JACK: Yeah. -So, somebody dug a pit here, I would say. 416 00:18:38,208 --> 00:18:40,333 Well, let me hop down and take a look at it. 417 00:18:40,542 --> 00:18:43,458 -(grunts) Ah... -But this looks very much rock-lined. 418 00:18:43,583 --> 00:18:45,417 You know, I didn't go around the edges too much but... 419 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:46,958 -'cause I wanted to leave it... -Yeah, I can feel the rocks 420 00:18:47,125 --> 00:18:49,208 under my feet here, and... 421 00:18:51,875 --> 00:18:53,500 Yeah. 422 00:18:53,667 --> 00:18:55,625 That's rocks over there. 423 00:18:57,542 --> 00:19:00,167 Ah, they do go all the way around. 424 00:19:00,250 --> 00:19:02,375 Yeah, it looks like somebody put the rocks here 425 00:19:02,542 --> 00:19:06,000 to keep the edges from falling together. 426 00:19:06,167 --> 00:19:09,167 Well, this seems purposeful. 427 00:19:09,333 --> 00:19:11,333 -It-it really looks 428 00:19:11,458 --> 00:19:13,458 -like it was made by humans. -Yep. 429 00:19:13,625 --> 00:19:16,667 What's interesting for me is that this feature 430 00:19:16,792 --> 00:19:20,167 is where John Edwards theorized we would find something. 431 00:19:20,375 --> 00:19:21,958 Yep. 432 00:19:22,167 --> 00:19:23,458 NARRATOR: A rock-lined depression, 433 00:19:23,583 --> 00:19:25,833 in the northern region of the swamp? 434 00:19:26,042 --> 00:19:28,167 If Billy Gerhardt is correct 435 00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:31,167 that it may be covering a previous excavation, 436 00:19:31,292 --> 00:19:33,083 might it help validate the theory 437 00:19:33,250 --> 00:19:34,958 of researcher John Edwards, 438 00:19:35,125 --> 00:19:37,292 who believes a priceless treasure 439 00:19:37,458 --> 00:19:40,833 connected to the Knights Templar could be buried here? 440 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,042 Oh, wow, look at this. 441 00:19:42,208 --> 00:19:43,958 Circular group of rocks. 442 00:19:44,042 --> 00:19:46,333 This is crazy. 443 00:19:46,542 --> 00:19:49,458 We came here because of John Edwards' theory, 444 00:19:49,625 --> 00:19:52,833 and I believe we found something unique... 445 00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:54,792 That is very, very cool. 446 00:19:54,958 --> 00:19:59,500 ...a hidden stone feature that has the potential 447 00:19:59,708 --> 00:20:01,292 to be very special. 448 00:20:01,417 --> 00:20:03,333 It's incredible. That's what this is. 449 00:20:03,500 --> 00:20:05,917 -Lots of things to consider. -One thing for sure, 450 00:20:06,083 --> 00:20:08,500 we have definitely got to stand down now, 451 00:20:08,667 --> 00:20:11,333 'cause this looks really, really old. 452 00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:13,292 JACK: And we need to get Rick down here, 453 00:20:13,458 --> 00:20:15,292 and I think the guys need to come take a look at this. 454 00:20:15,375 --> 00:20:17,250 BILLY: Agreed. Maybe they'll see 455 00:20:17,375 --> 00:20:19,000 -more than we do. -GARY: Yeah. 456 00:20:19,167 --> 00:20:20,125 All right, mate, let's go tell the guys. 457 00:20:20,250 --> 00:20:21,750 I'll reposition. 458 00:20:21,917 --> 00:20:23,458 -Yeah. Bloody good digging, Billy. -Yeah. 459 00:20:24,542 --> 00:20:26,375 NARRATOR: While Billy, Gary and Jack 460 00:20:26,542 --> 00:20:29,833 finish their investigation in the swamp on Oak Island... 461 00:20:31,208 --> 00:20:34,542 You can't tell the Oak Island story 462 00:20:34,708 --> 00:20:37,708 without all the people who have been involved over the years. 463 00:20:37,875 --> 00:20:42,000 And Paul worked, uh, quite a bit with Dan Blankenship, right? 464 00:20:42,125 --> 00:20:45,750 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and Oak Island historian Doug Crowell 465 00:20:45,917 --> 00:20:49,083 have traveled some 50 miles northeast 466 00:20:49,250 --> 00:20:52,000 to the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 467 00:20:52,208 --> 00:20:55,542 After several months of correspondence, 468 00:20:55,708 --> 00:20:59,417 Rick and Doug have arranged to meet with Eric Wroclawski, 469 00:20:59,583 --> 00:21:02,542 the son of the late Oak Island researcher 470 00:21:02,750 --> 00:21:07,583 Paul Wroclawski, who passed away in 2014. 471 00:21:08,708 --> 00:21:11,750 Having established close ties in the 1990s 472 00:21:11,875 --> 00:21:15,125 with Rick and Marty's late partner Dan Blankenship, 473 00:21:15,250 --> 00:21:18,500 Paul Wroclawski conducted research 474 00:21:18,667 --> 00:21:22,042 into the earliest known inhabitants on Oak Island 475 00:21:22,208 --> 00:21:24,667 and also collected certain discoveries 476 00:21:24,792 --> 00:21:26,625 that were made by previous searchers 477 00:21:26,792 --> 00:21:29,250 who attempted to solve the treasure mystery. 478 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:33,458 -Hi, Eric. How are you? -Hey, Eric. -Good. 479 00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:35,417 NARRATOR: Today, Rick and Doug 480 00:21:35,583 --> 00:21:38,125 have been given permission by Paul's son, Eric, 481 00:21:38,292 --> 00:21:40,875 to view one of those discoveries. 482 00:21:41,042 --> 00:21:43,417 RICK: Well, first and foremost, Eric, I want to say thank you, 483 00:21:43,625 --> 00:21:46,167 uh, for the invite to come down. 484 00:21:46,333 --> 00:21:48,375 Your father played a big role 485 00:21:48,583 --> 00:21:51,667 and was very helpful in getting us acclimated 486 00:21:51,833 --> 00:21:54,125 not only to the island and the locations 487 00:21:54,292 --> 00:21:56,167 he felt were very important, 488 00:21:56,333 --> 00:21:59,042 but also help us developing 489 00:21:59,208 --> 00:22:01,125 a further understanding of-of the mystery. 490 00:22:01,292 --> 00:22:02,708 Thank you, Rick. That means a lot. 491 00:22:02,875 --> 00:22:05,750 I-I was always impressed with the work of your dad 492 00:22:05,917 --> 00:22:09,667 because he really took an investigative approach to it. 493 00:22:09,875 --> 00:22:12,542 And he looked at every piece of minutia about the island 494 00:22:12,708 --> 00:22:14,250 and that-that was really impressive. 495 00:22:14,417 --> 00:22:16,167 Well, that sounds like him all right. 496 00:22:16,333 --> 00:22:17,667 (laughter) 497 00:22:17,833 --> 00:22:22,167 Well, here's the artifact that you've come to see. 498 00:22:23,208 --> 00:22:26,167 DOUG: That's much smaller than I thought from the picture. 499 00:22:26,333 --> 00:22:27,458 -Really? -DOUG: Yeah. 500 00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:29,667 -RICK: Well, Doug... -DOUG: Oh, wow. 501 00:22:29,833 --> 00:22:32,042 -RICK: You've wanted to see that for a long time. -DOUG: Yeah. 502 00:22:32,208 --> 00:22:33,833 -You can take it out of the bag if you'd like. -DOUG: Oh, can I? 503 00:22:34,042 --> 00:22:35,042 Please. Yeah. 504 00:22:35,208 --> 00:22:36,667 Wow. 505 00:22:39,042 --> 00:22:41,167 -Look at that. -Yeah. 506 00:22:41,375 --> 00:22:43,333 ERIC: I know Robert Dunfield Jr. 507 00:22:43,542 --> 00:22:45,958 was the one to give it to my father. 508 00:22:46,125 --> 00:22:48,542 But, uh, I don't know much more about the backstory than that. 509 00:22:48,708 --> 00:22:50,083 Mm. 510 00:22:50,292 --> 00:22:52,750 I remember it was so important to your dad. 511 00:22:52,917 --> 00:22:56,625 He had developed a rapport with Dunfield Jr. 512 00:22:56,792 --> 00:22:58,458 The story is that the grandfather 513 00:22:58,625 --> 00:23:00,000 had found the items. 514 00:23:00,167 --> 00:23:01,208 Hmm. 515 00:23:01,375 --> 00:23:02,625 DOUG: We don't know whether 516 00:23:02,833 --> 00:23:04,417 it was found in wood that was brought up 517 00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:07,542 out of, uh, Robert Dunfield's dig in the Money Pit, 518 00:23:07,750 --> 00:23:10,125 or was found somewhere on the surface of the island. 519 00:23:10,292 --> 00:23:11,625 Right. 520 00:23:11,792 --> 00:23:14,667 NARRATOR: In November of 1965, 521 00:23:14,833 --> 00:23:18,042 California geologist Robert Dunfield 522 00:23:18,208 --> 00:23:20,375 conducted the largest excavation 523 00:23:20,583 --> 00:23:23,958 that has ever been attempted in the Money Pit area. 524 00:23:24,125 --> 00:23:26,542 Using a 70-ton crane, 525 00:23:26,708 --> 00:23:30,500 he dug a massive 100-foot-diameter pit, 526 00:23:30,625 --> 00:23:33,833 reaching a depth of 140 feet. 527 00:23:34,042 --> 00:23:37,417 But unfortunately, due to mysterious flooding, 528 00:23:37,542 --> 00:23:40,958 just like the Laginas are currently experiencing, 529 00:23:41,083 --> 00:23:46,208 the pit caved in and no treasure was recovered. 530 00:23:46,375 --> 00:23:47,833 That's great. 531 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,917 NARRATOR: However, could this artifact, 532 00:23:51,042 --> 00:23:53,208 which Robert's grandson eventually gave 533 00:23:53,375 --> 00:23:56,583 to Paul Wroclawski, be an important clue 534 00:23:56,750 --> 00:23:59,667 that could still help solve the Oak Island mystery? 535 00:24:00,708 --> 00:24:03,583 You know, when I first saw a picture of this, 536 00:24:03,750 --> 00:24:07,083 it was, uh, suggested that it was a crossbow bolt. 537 00:24:07,250 --> 00:24:08,667 -Oh, really? -DOUG: Yeah. 538 00:24:08,792 --> 00:24:12,667 And that really was, uh, intriguing to me because 539 00:24:12,875 --> 00:24:15,500 usually crossbows, you think older, 540 00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:17,500 medieval-type of period of time. 541 00:24:23,750 --> 00:24:25,333 DOUG: Usually crossbows, you think older 542 00:24:25,458 --> 00:24:27,500 medieval-type of period of time. 543 00:24:27,708 --> 00:24:30,250 NARRATOR: At the home of Eric Wroclawski 544 00:24:30,375 --> 00:24:32,250 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 545 00:24:32,417 --> 00:24:34,667 Rick Lagina and Doug Crowell 546 00:24:34,875 --> 00:24:37,667 are examining a curious artifact 547 00:24:37,875 --> 00:24:41,000 that was reportedly found on Oak Island in the 1960s 548 00:24:41,167 --> 00:24:44,167 by the late treasure hunter Robert Dunfield. 549 00:24:44,375 --> 00:24:46,667 Supposedly, there were three of them found on the island. 550 00:24:46,750 --> 00:24:48,458 One-one was given to your father. 551 00:24:48,625 --> 00:24:50,917 And we don't know where the other two are now. 552 00:24:51,042 --> 00:24:54,542 RICK: If it is as old as we are being led to believe it is, 553 00:24:54,708 --> 00:24:57,792 -it's quite remarkable. -Right. 554 00:24:57,958 --> 00:25:01,167 NARRATOR: The crossbow is a handheld weapon 555 00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:02,833 designed to shoot arrows 556 00:25:03,042 --> 00:25:07,542 and was first documented in China and Greece around 500 BC. 557 00:25:09,333 --> 00:25:13,083 However, nearly 1,500 years later, 558 00:25:13,208 --> 00:25:17,042 crossbows revolutionized warfare across Europe 559 00:25:17,208 --> 00:25:19,833 and in the Holy Land during the Crusades. 560 00:25:20,750 --> 00:25:23,333 I really hoped that someday I would see this. 561 00:25:23,542 --> 00:25:25,083 So, it's really cool to be sitting here 562 00:25:25,250 --> 00:25:26,667 at the table with you now. 563 00:25:26,875 --> 00:25:29,667 It certainly is more interesting than I even imagined. 564 00:25:29,792 --> 00:25:31,583 NARRATOR: Is it possible 565 00:25:31,750 --> 00:25:34,000 that a discovery made by Robert Dunfield 566 00:25:34,167 --> 00:25:35,958 more than 50 years ago 567 00:25:36,083 --> 00:25:39,708 could help Rick, Marty, Craig and the team 568 00:25:39,875 --> 00:25:44,167 identify just who may have been behind the Oak Island mystery? 569 00:25:44,333 --> 00:25:46,542 RICK: It's certainly nothing similar 570 00:25:46,708 --> 00:25:48,792 to any artifact we have found on the island 571 00:25:48,958 --> 00:25:50,667 -at least not to date. -DOUG: No. 572 00:25:50,792 --> 00:25:52,833 And that's what makes it so intriguing. 573 00:25:53,042 --> 00:25:56,125 -ERIC: That's really interesting. -DOUG: Yeah. 574 00:25:56,292 --> 00:25:59,500 We'd like to find a way to... 575 00:25:59,708 --> 00:26:03,125 um, do some analysis of it on our own. 576 00:26:03,292 --> 00:26:06,500 Obviously, it would be noninvasive, non-destructive. 577 00:26:06,667 --> 00:26:09,000 Yeah. I would be very interested in that. 578 00:26:09,167 --> 00:26:12,167 And I think, uh, that's what my father would've wanted. 579 00:26:12,333 --> 00:26:14,250 My father was very passionate. 580 00:26:14,417 --> 00:26:17,250 So, I think anything to really help, uh, tell that story 581 00:26:17,417 --> 00:26:19,250 would be-- would be good. 582 00:26:19,417 --> 00:26:21,500 Um, why don't we go back and-and come to an understanding 583 00:26:21,625 --> 00:26:24,625 amongst ourselves and, uh, develop 584 00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:27,375 some sort of strategy to take the item 585 00:26:27,542 --> 00:26:29,667 -and have it looked at. -ERIC: Of course. 586 00:26:29,875 --> 00:26:32,417 We always address the Oak Island mystery 587 00:26:32,542 --> 00:26:34,083 with a who, what, when, where, why and how. 588 00:26:34,208 --> 00:26:37,292 Maybe this will crack a couple of the W's. 589 00:26:37,417 --> 00:26:38,542 Wow. 590 00:26:38,750 --> 00:26:40,417 Is it okay if I take a few pictures? 591 00:26:40,625 --> 00:26:42,042 Yeah. Go right ahead, Doug. 592 00:26:43,250 --> 00:26:47,000 RICK: You can't but say this object is incredibly curious 593 00:26:47,167 --> 00:26:49,125 because it was found on the island. 594 00:26:49,292 --> 00:26:51,708 It's certainly quite old. 595 00:26:51,875 --> 00:26:53,792 We have not found anything else like it 596 00:26:53,958 --> 00:26:56,250 even remotely on the island. 597 00:26:56,417 --> 00:27:00,500 And we have the ability to understand it further. 598 00:27:00,667 --> 00:27:03,250 It's a beautiful artifact. It really is. 599 00:27:03,375 --> 00:27:05,375 You know, all we can say is 600 00:27:05,542 --> 00:27:07,042 thank you for being so open-minded 601 00:27:07,208 --> 00:27:08,458 and we'll get back to you. 602 00:27:08,625 --> 00:27:10,292 Sure thing, Rick. We'll be in touch then. 603 00:27:10,417 --> 00:27:11,833 -Okay. -DOUG: That's great. 604 00:27:12,042 --> 00:27:13,208 -RICK: Thank you, Eric. -ERIC: Yeah. Of course. 605 00:27:14,958 --> 00:27:16,750 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 606 00:27:16,917 --> 00:27:19,333 -RICK: Hey, guys. -GARY: Hey, chaps. 607 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:20,500 What do we have? 608 00:27:20,708 --> 00:27:22,750 Check out that circle of stones. 609 00:27:22,875 --> 00:27:25,125 NARRATOR: ...having returned to Oak Island, 610 00:27:25,292 --> 00:27:27,792 Rick, along with Craig Tester 611 00:27:27,958 --> 00:27:30,667 and lead archaeologist Laird Niven 612 00:27:30,875 --> 00:27:33,750 arrive at the northern region of the swamp 613 00:27:33,875 --> 00:27:36,625 to examine the mysterious stone feature 614 00:27:36,792 --> 00:27:38,917 that was uncovered earlier today. 615 00:27:39,083 --> 00:27:41,625 JACK: This is just what was here 616 00:27:41,708 --> 00:27:43,083 -when Billy bailed the water out. -Yeah. 617 00:27:43,292 --> 00:27:44,625 So, this was in place? 618 00:27:44,708 --> 00:27:46,167 You didn't pull out any rocks or anything? 619 00:27:46,333 --> 00:27:48,208 Basically, I just cleaned the edges off. 620 00:27:48,375 --> 00:27:49,292 We didn't really dig any. 621 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,875 We figured it was enough of a feature 622 00:27:53,042 --> 00:27:55,083 that we needed to call you guys over 623 00:27:55,250 --> 00:27:58,833 and give us a better evaluation of what this is. 624 00:27:59,042 --> 00:28:01,125 BILLY: Yeah. It's almost like somebody engineered it. 625 00:28:01,292 --> 00:28:04,792 You can see the one-over-two, two-over-one. 626 00:28:05,833 --> 00:28:07,125 I see what's described 627 00:28:07,292 --> 00:28:10,000 as a one-over-two, two-over-one construct. 628 00:28:10,125 --> 00:28:12,417 And it would only reinforce to me 629 00:28:12,583 --> 00:28:16,208 that this is an intentional, purposeful construct. 630 00:28:16,417 --> 00:28:21,208 But we need to do more work to understand it completely. 631 00:28:22,333 --> 00:28:23,958 JACK: But no metals. 632 00:28:24,125 --> 00:28:27,708 No metals, but we didn't find any metals at the paved area 633 00:28:27,875 --> 00:28:30,708 -or on the stone roadway. -True. 634 00:28:30,875 --> 00:28:32,667 GARY: So, maybe it's an older construct. 635 00:28:32,833 --> 00:28:34,750 BILLY: At face value, it just suggests to me 636 00:28:34,958 --> 00:28:37,125 that people may have been on Oak Island 637 00:28:37,250 --> 00:28:38,667 a little bit before what we thought. 638 00:28:38,875 --> 00:28:41,000 Did you check that board? 639 00:28:41,208 --> 00:28:44,750 Is that a stake there? Go get that one. 640 00:28:46,375 --> 00:28:49,333 Should be a-- no, well, you can go down there. 641 00:28:50,625 --> 00:28:51,792 JACK: That's definitely been cut. 642 00:28:52,708 --> 00:28:55,000 Yeah. And there's-there's more in here. 643 00:28:55,208 --> 00:28:57,333 It's loaded with wood all along this line. 644 00:28:57,500 --> 00:28:59,667 Let's see that one. 645 00:28:59,833 --> 00:29:01,792 You got a few of these? 646 00:29:01,958 --> 00:29:05,917 These are-- these are kind of like what Fred found. 647 00:29:07,083 --> 00:29:10,458 -The big, long strokes with an ax. -CRAIG: Mm-hmm. 648 00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:12,500 Maybe this is a candidate for C-14. 649 00:29:12,708 --> 00:29:14,333 Yeah. 650 00:29:14,458 --> 00:29:17,500 NARRATOR: During one of his many investigations 651 00:29:17,667 --> 00:29:19,292 of the triangle-shaped swamp, 652 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:24,333 Fred Nolan discovered several uniform lines of wooden stakes, 653 00:29:24,500 --> 00:29:28,250 which were carbon-dated to as early as the 1500s. 654 00:29:29,417 --> 00:29:31,292 Fred was convinced they were survey markers, 655 00:29:31,500 --> 00:29:35,333 used centuries ago to help artificially create 656 00:29:35,542 --> 00:29:37,542 the brackish bog. 657 00:29:37,708 --> 00:29:40,583 Is it possible that the Oak Island team 658 00:29:40,750 --> 00:29:42,500 has found a similar stake? 659 00:29:42,708 --> 00:29:44,875 At a site believed to mark a location 660 00:29:45,042 --> 00:29:47,208 where treasure could be buried? 661 00:29:48,208 --> 00:29:50,500 But it doesn't seem natural to me. 662 00:29:50,667 --> 00:29:52,458 D-Do you think this is natural, Laird? 663 00:29:52,583 --> 00:29:54,125 I don't think that's natural. 664 00:29:55,417 --> 00:29:57,875 -GARY: This is really cool. -RICK: What does it mean? 665 00:29:58,042 --> 00:30:00,167 This might not be the only feature around here. 666 00:30:00,292 --> 00:30:03,375 You know, my thought is to have Dr. Spooner come out 667 00:30:03,542 --> 00:30:06,500 -and maybe try to core through it somewhere. -Yeah. 668 00:30:06,625 --> 00:30:08,292 CRAIG: And see what he comes up with. 669 00:30:08,458 --> 00:30:10,750 I don't think we should do anything more here physically 670 00:30:10,917 --> 00:30:13,125 until Dr. Spooner comes in. 671 00:30:13,250 --> 00:30:15,625 CRAIG: If people were here 672 00:30:15,792 --> 00:30:18,500 and building something at John Edwards' site, 673 00:30:18,625 --> 00:30:22,542 we've really got to be careful when we're examining it. 674 00:30:22,708 --> 00:30:24,458 It may tell the story of who was there. 675 00:30:24,625 --> 00:30:25,958 It could be a game changer. 676 00:30:26,125 --> 00:30:28,333 GARY: Another thing we should do 677 00:30:28,500 --> 00:30:31,667 is get Steve Guptill in here and pin some of these rocks 678 00:30:31,875 --> 00:30:34,833 and see how the elevation is on this 679 00:30:35,042 --> 00:30:37,792 -compared to the paved area. -CRAIG: Yep. 680 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,792 Let's see what the data's telling us. 681 00:30:40,083 --> 00:30:42,458 There still could be something waiting for us down there. 682 00:30:42,583 --> 00:30:44,833 JACK: We haven't even seen the bottom yet. 683 00:30:45,042 --> 00:30:46,333 RICK: Well done, guys. 684 00:30:50,833 --> 00:30:52,125 GARY: All right, Billy, I brought the cavalry. 685 00:30:52,208 --> 00:30:54,208 BILLY: That's who we were waiting for, Gary. 686 00:30:54,375 --> 00:30:56,292 All the answers. 687 00:30:56,458 --> 00:30:57,667 (laughter) 688 00:30:57,833 --> 00:30:59,500 NARRATOR: After exposing 689 00:30:59,667 --> 00:31:02,542 more of what appears to be a man-made stone feature 690 00:31:02,708 --> 00:31:06,250 in the northern region of the triangle-shaped swamp... 691 00:31:06,458 --> 00:31:07,958 This is a unique area 692 00:31:08,083 --> 00:31:11,292 with the bowl-shape rocks on the sides. 693 00:31:11,417 --> 00:31:14,167 NARRATOR: ...the Oak Island team has once again invited 694 00:31:14,375 --> 00:31:17,875 geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner to examine it 695 00:31:18,083 --> 00:31:20,667 and also collect evidence in order to determine 696 00:31:20,875 --> 00:31:23,417 just when it may have been constructed. 697 00:31:23,583 --> 00:31:26,750 There's an awful lot of small, flat, stackable rocks. 698 00:31:26,958 --> 00:31:28,167 Like somebody would've handpicked 699 00:31:28,292 --> 00:31:29,583 if they were trying to make an edge. 700 00:31:29,750 --> 00:31:31,333 And it was most likely built 701 00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:33,875 when it wasn't a swampy environment over here yet. 702 00:31:34,042 --> 00:31:35,208 -I think almost certainly. -Mm-hmm. 703 00:31:35,375 --> 00:31:38,375 -That's 1700s or earlier. -IAN: Right. 704 00:31:39,792 --> 00:31:40,833 In my opinion, 705 00:31:40,958 --> 00:31:42,417 this is a-a man-made feature. 706 00:31:42,625 --> 00:31:43,833 Somebody cleared this area out 707 00:31:44,042 --> 00:31:46,542 and constructed a ring of rocks. 708 00:31:46,708 --> 00:31:49,833 Reinforces that it wasn't a swamp at that time. 709 00:31:49,958 --> 00:31:51,458 But it was a place of activity. 710 00:31:51,583 --> 00:31:54,417 The thing is this is unrecorded activity. 711 00:31:54,542 --> 00:31:57,250 This is activity that's not in any history books. 712 00:31:57,375 --> 00:31:59,042 And it may tie into the Money Pit. 713 00:31:59,250 --> 00:32:02,125 CRAIG: Steve, elevation-wise, how does this compare 714 00:32:02,250 --> 00:32:04,042 to the other parts of the swamp? 715 00:32:04,208 --> 00:32:06,333 It is collecting fresh water really quick. 716 00:32:06,458 --> 00:32:08,167 And actually that's a good point. I'm gonna grab the spot 717 00:32:08,333 --> 00:32:09,833 it's coming in, just to mark 718 00:32:09,958 --> 00:32:11,333 where we are getting fresh water. 719 00:32:11,500 --> 00:32:14,000 NARRATOR: In an effort to determine 720 00:32:14,167 --> 00:32:16,042 if this feature could match the date 721 00:32:16,167 --> 00:32:17,958 of any other man-made features, 722 00:32:18,125 --> 00:32:20,083 which the team has uncovered in the swamp, 723 00:32:20,250 --> 00:32:24,750 surveyor Steve Guptill is using his GPS device 724 00:32:24,875 --> 00:32:27,000 to plot the elevation of the flat stones 725 00:32:27,167 --> 00:32:29,292 covering the topsoil. 726 00:32:32,333 --> 00:32:35,292 Actually, at the base of that, we're about a foot 727 00:32:35,458 --> 00:32:37,833 under sea level, which matches the paved area as well. 728 00:32:38,042 --> 00:32:39,792 JACK: Oh! 729 00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:42,292 NARRATOR: The stone-lined depression? 730 00:32:42,458 --> 00:32:45,333 Matching the elevation of the massive paved area 731 00:32:45,417 --> 00:32:49,042 that was uncovered back in 2019? 732 00:32:49,208 --> 00:32:54,042 And which Dr. Spooner dated to as early as 1200 AD? 733 00:32:54,208 --> 00:32:57,917 If this feature was created during the same era, 734 00:32:58,042 --> 00:33:01,000 could it be covering a treasure that is connected 735 00:33:01,167 --> 00:33:03,833 to the medieval order of the Knights Templar, 736 00:33:03,958 --> 00:33:06,625 as suggested by researcher John Edwards? 737 00:33:06,792 --> 00:33:09,667 What do you need to do? 738 00:33:09,875 --> 00:33:11,875 I wouldn't disturb this pit itself. 739 00:33:12,042 --> 00:33:14,500 I mean, I'd just like to take a core. 740 00:33:14,708 --> 00:33:16,583 -It just, it only needs to be that long. -BOTH: Yeah. 741 00:33:18,042 --> 00:33:20,167 GARY: That's great. You-you never know what's 742 00:33:20,333 --> 00:33:21,833 gonna come out of the samples. 743 00:33:22,042 --> 00:33:23,542 You never know. 744 00:33:23,708 --> 00:33:25,500 RICK: You never know. 745 00:33:25,583 --> 00:33:28,458 NARRATOR: Although Rick, Craig and the team are eager 746 00:33:28,625 --> 00:33:32,750 to find out what might lie buried beneath this feature, 747 00:33:32,958 --> 00:33:35,333 Dr. Spooner will first collect and analyze 748 00:33:35,542 --> 00:33:39,208 a core sample of organic materials in order to verify 749 00:33:39,375 --> 00:33:43,458 that it truly could date back more than eight centuries. 750 00:33:43,667 --> 00:33:47,250 RICK: Not surprisingly, we have found another construct and I think 751 00:33:47,458 --> 00:33:49,583 it's an important, uh, assessment. 752 00:33:49,750 --> 00:33:51,167 Where do we go from here? 753 00:33:51,375 --> 00:33:55,500 We're gonna have to wait and let the data gather. 754 00:33:55,667 --> 00:33:57,667 As the process continues, certainly, 755 00:33:57,792 --> 00:33:59,458 we will uncover it and... 756 00:33:59,625 --> 00:34:01,542 we all look forward to seeing what it is. 757 00:34:01,667 --> 00:34:03,500 This is very curious. 758 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:05,958 The timeline here is the most interesting thing 759 00:34:06,125 --> 00:34:07,625 at this moment in time. 760 00:34:07,792 --> 00:34:10,292 How long ago? How far back? 761 00:34:10,417 --> 00:34:11,792 Try to determine a timeline 762 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,250 for this feature based on Dr. Spooner's sample. 763 00:34:14,375 --> 00:34:15,917 But there's still a lot of work to do, so... 764 00:34:16,083 --> 00:34:18,833 you guys stay here, do a disciplined, uh, 765 00:34:18,958 --> 00:34:20,833 dig over on this area. 766 00:34:21,042 --> 00:34:21,958 There's work for everyone. 767 00:34:22,042 --> 00:34:23,500 So let's split up 768 00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:26,042 and finish out the day strong. 769 00:34:26,208 --> 00:34:27,875 Divide and conquer, mate. 770 00:34:28,042 --> 00:34:30,000 RICK: There you go. 771 00:34:30,083 --> 00:34:32,000 NARRATOR: While the investigation proceeds 772 00:34:32,208 --> 00:34:34,792 near the stone feature in the swamp... 773 00:34:36,542 --> 00:34:39,167 ...later that afternoon in the war room... 774 00:34:40,333 --> 00:34:42,458 -Hey, everybody. -Hello. -Hello. 775 00:34:42,583 --> 00:34:44,500 -Hi. -RICK: So we... 776 00:34:44,667 --> 00:34:47,000 talked about the, the opportunities 777 00:34:47,208 --> 00:34:50,000 of going overseas on a historical research trip. 778 00:34:50,167 --> 00:34:53,167 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Marty and Craig 779 00:34:53,292 --> 00:34:55,208 have reconvened with members 780 00:34:55,375 --> 00:34:58,000 of the team for a video conference with researchers 781 00:34:58,208 --> 00:35:01,458 Emiliano Sacchetti, Corjan Mol 782 00:35:01,625 --> 00:35:03,333 and Judi Rudebusch. 783 00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:06,333 We talked with Corjan and Emiliano 784 00:35:06,542 --> 00:35:08,792 and asked them to come up with some ideas 785 00:35:08,958 --> 00:35:10,500 regarding the possibilities 786 00:35:10,667 --> 00:35:12,917 of a trip to Europe: where we might go, 787 00:35:13,083 --> 00:35:14,708 who we might see, 788 00:35:14,875 --> 00:35:16,667 and what our objectives are. 789 00:35:16,833 --> 00:35:18,667 So, let's hear from Corjan. 790 00:35:18,833 --> 00:35:20,417 -Corjan? -CORJAN: Yeah. 791 00:35:20,542 --> 00:35:23,500 After, uh, our last conversation, 792 00:35:23,667 --> 00:35:25,417 I think I-I've found 793 00:35:25,542 --> 00:35:27,417 something, uh, something amazing. 794 00:35:27,542 --> 00:35:30,583 So we have some places here that appear 795 00:35:30,708 --> 00:35:33,167 to have served as hideouts 796 00:35:33,292 --> 00:35:35,208 for Knights Templar. 797 00:35:36,125 --> 00:35:37,708 You know, maybe on their way 798 00:35:37,875 --> 00:35:39,667 east to west through Europe 799 00:35:39,875 --> 00:35:41,833 to-- who knows?-- North America. 800 00:35:42,042 --> 00:35:46,167 One can be found in a stone quarry system 801 00:35:46,333 --> 00:35:50,375 that has been mined from Roman times onwards. 802 00:35:51,500 --> 00:35:54,000 There's tunnels 40 feet high 803 00:35:54,083 --> 00:35:56,875 and there's a 14th century section 804 00:35:57,042 --> 00:36:01,500 that has hundreds of charcoal drawings. 805 00:36:04,167 --> 00:36:08,417 A second site is the catacomb/crypt 806 00:36:08,542 --> 00:36:11,167 of a ruined castle in the Netherlands 807 00:36:11,375 --> 00:36:15,292 that has a 30-meter-wide wall 808 00:36:15,375 --> 00:36:17,792 that is full of Templar inscriptions. 809 00:36:19,042 --> 00:36:21,042 -It's quite something. -(chuckling) 810 00:36:21,208 --> 00:36:23,125 And the catacombs, 811 00:36:23,333 --> 00:36:25,000 I found some symbols 812 00:36:25,167 --> 00:36:26,458 that I recognized from, uh, 813 00:36:26,667 --> 00:36:29,292 from our research, uh, on the island. 814 00:36:31,125 --> 00:36:32,833 RICK: That's really cool. 815 00:36:37,792 --> 00:36:39,500 CORJAN: In the ruined castle with the catacombs, I found 816 00:36:39,708 --> 00:36:41,583 some symbols that I recognize from the island. 817 00:36:41,750 --> 00:36:42,875 Excellent. 818 00:36:43,042 --> 00:36:44,542 NARRATOR: In the war room, 819 00:36:44,708 --> 00:36:46,708 researcher Corjan Mol 820 00:36:46,875 --> 00:36:48,958 has just informed Rick, 821 00:36:49,125 --> 00:36:50,958 Marty and members of the team 822 00:36:51,167 --> 00:36:53,083 that a castle in the Netherlands 823 00:36:53,250 --> 00:36:54,750 may contain critical clues 824 00:36:54,958 --> 00:36:57,875 connecting the medieval order of the Knights Templar 825 00:36:58,083 --> 00:37:00,375 to the Oak Island mystery. 826 00:37:01,375 --> 00:37:03,792 What Corjan has just laid out is exceedingly interesting. 827 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,125 So we almost have to go there. 828 00:37:07,250 --> 00:37:10,167 Exactly. It's-it's quite something. 829 00:37:10,375 --> 00:37:13,042 RICK: So, Emiliano, if you'd like to weigh in 830 00:37:13,208 --> 00:37:15,167 where your research has taken you. 831 00:37:15,375 --> 00:37:17,042 EMILIANO: Yeah, of course. 832 00:37:17,208 --> 00:37:19,458 Keeping in mind what Gaspani said 833 00:37:19,583 --> 00:37:24,417 about possible European origin of the Nolan's Cross, 834 00:37:24,583 --> 00:37:27,333 I found an interesting abbey. 835 00:37:27,542 --> 00:37:29,667 It's called the Morimondo Abbey. 836 00:37:29,792 --> 00:37:31,000 It's, uh, near Milan. 837 00:37:31,208 --> 00:37:33,458 It was one of the first 838 00:37:33,583 --> 00:37:36,167 that the Cistercians established in Italy. 839 00:37:36,292 --> 00:37:38,708 We're talking about 1134. 840 00:37:38,875 --> 00:37:43,292 And it's interesting because by the end of the 12th century, 841 00:37:43,417 --> 00:37:48,250 that abbey produced over 100 manuscripts, 842 00:37:48,375 --> 00:37:51,500 among which there are astronomical manuscripts. 843 00:37:51,708 --> 00:37:53,333 -Oh, wow. -EMILIANO: If we want 844 00:37:53,542 --> 00:37:56,167 to start from the places 845 00:37:56,292 --> 00:37:58,667 where that body of knowledge was produced-- 846 00:37:58,875 --> 00:38:01,833 astronomy, astrology, sacred geometry-- 847 00:38:02,042 --> 00:38:05,750 I think we should start with a Cistercian abbey. 848 00:38:05,875 --> 00:38:07,458 Absolutely. 849 00:38:08,625 --> 00:38:10,292 MARTY: Aren't the Cistercians sort of fingered 850 00:38:10,458 --> 00:38:12,667 as the kind of the link between... 851 00:38:12,875 --> 00:38:15,875 maybe the Templars and modern-day Masons? 852 00:38:16,083 --> 00:38:17,375 Yes. 853 00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:19,833 There is a solid connection there. 854 00:38:20,042 --> 00:38:22,000 Interesting. 855 00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:24,500 NARRATOR: Founded in 1098, 856 00:38:24,708 --> 00:38:26,833 the Order of Cistercians was 857 00:38:26,958 --> 00:38:29,083 a group of Catholic monks and nuns 858 00:38:29,208 --> 00:38:32,500 who constructed megalithic abbeys throughout Europe 859 00:38:32,708 --> 00:38:35,667 and made many advancements in science, 860 00:38:35,875 --> 00:38:37,958 including astronomy, 861 00:38:38,042 --> 00:38:39,875 as well as agriculture, 862 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,375 architecture 863 00:38:41,542 --> 00:38:44,167 and even hydraulic engineering, 864 00:38:44,375 --> 00:38:47,167 such as underground water passages. 865 00:38:47,375 --> 00:38:50,125 One of their most prolific leaders 866 00:38:50,333 --> 00:38:52,083 was Bernard of Clairvaux, 867 00:38:52,292 --> 00:38:53,542 who also helped establish 868 00:38:53,708 --> 00:38:55,833 the order of the Knights Templar. 869 00:38:58,833 --> 00:39:01,958 EMILIANO: So I just talked with Professor Gaspani today 870 00:39:02,125 --> 00:39:05,667 and he confirmed me that he would be available 871 00:39:05,875 --> 00:39:09,708 to meet you guys because he has some new information. 872 00:39:09,875 --> 00:39:11,917 He has been studying new alignments 873 00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:14,250 and he would like to share 874 00:39:14,417 --> 00:39:17,333 some of his analysis with you. 875 00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:19,000 RICK: I love the idea. 876 00:39:19,167 --> 00:39:22,917 Professor Gaspani's work, I think is incredibly important. 877 00:39:23,083 --> 00:39:25,000 And we need to affirm it. 878 00:39:25,167 --> 00:39:27,542 This was all about east to west. 879 00:39:27,708 --> 00:39:29,083 If there's no east to west, 880 00:39:29,250 --> 00:39:31,333 there is no old-world mystery here 881 00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:33,792 and in order for it to be an old-world treasure 882 00:39:33,958 --> 00:39:36,042 on this tiny island in the North Atlantic, 883 00:39:36,250 --> 00:39:37,833 then there had to have been 884 00:39:38,042 --> 00:39:40,833 transatlantic voyages from the Old World to the New World. 885 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,125 -Yep. -RICK: So I think 886 00:39:43,292 --> 00:39:45,125 we go to Northern Italy and then 887 00:39:45,292 --> 00:39:47,333 given what Corjan has expressed 888 00:39:47,417 --> 00:39:49,208 in the places to go and see. 889 00:39:49,375 --> 00:39:51,250 -So, the Netherlands... -Yep. 890 00:39:51,417 --> 00:39:52,625 I think that's the journey. 891 00:39:52,833 --> 00:39:54,375 -Oh, that would be great. -MARTY: Yeah. 892 00:39:54,542 --> 00:39:56,417 So, Rick, I think 893 00:39:56,583 --> 00:39:59,042 one old guy on the trip is enough, so that'd be you. 894 00:39:59,167 --> 00:40:00,708 Gee, thanks for that. 895 00:40:00,875 --> 00:40:02,042 (laughter) 896 00:40:03,625 --> 00:40:05,500 -You're not that far behind. -MARTY: I know. 897 00:40:05,708 --> 00:40:07,917 -That's why I can say it. -Fair enough. 898 00:40:08,083 --> 00:40:10,417 I mean, I think it's important to continue 899 00:40:10,583 --> 00:40:13,000 the search agenda here on the island and I will do that. 900 00:40:13,167 --> 00:40:14,792 But all of us here on the island 901 00:40:14,958 --> 00:40:16,667 will be keenly interested in your progress. 902 00:40:16,833 --> 00:40:19,542 So let's talk as it evolves. 903 00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:21,833 -Let's make it so. -We will make it so. 904 00:40:22,042 --> 00:40:24,500 -MARTY: Hear, hear. -RICK: Well, then, 905 00:40:24,625 --> 00:40:26,333 I think we have a commitment around the table 906 00:40:26,500 --> 00:40:27,958 to do this very thing. 907 00:40:28,125 --> 00:40:30,083 I think there's a lot of work to do and I, 908 00:40:30,208 --> 00:40:34,000 again, I thank Corjan and Emiliano and Judi and Doug 909 00:40:34,208 --> 00:40:35,917 and everybody around the table 910 00:40:36,042 --> 00:40:38,417 and those out back for-for believing in it. 911 00:40:38,625 --> 00:40:40,333 But we've got a lot of homework to do. 912 00:40:40,500 --> 00:40:43,042 And so I think we need to get after it. 913 00:40:43,208 --> 00:40:44,500 Thanks, everybody. Appreciate it. 914 00:40:44,667 --> 00:40:46,000 And we will be in touch. 915 00:40:46,167 --> 00:40:47,500 EMILIANO: Thank you. 916 00:40:47,708 --> 00:40:49,167 NARRATOR: For Rick, Marty, 917 00:40:49,375 --> 00:40:50,833 Craig and their team, 918 00:40:51,042 --> 00:40:54,375 a week that began with a devastating setback 919 00:40:54,542 --> 00:40:57,333 has now ended with renewed hope 920 00:40:57,542 --> 00:41:00,000 that they are closer to the ultimate answers 921 00:41:00,208 --> 00:41:01,958 than ever before. 922 00:41:02,125 --> 00:41:05,583 Could new discoveries await them in Europe 923 00:41:05,750 --> 00:41:09,208 that will help prove beyond a shadow of a doubt 924 00:41:09,375 --> 00:41:11,833 that something of priceless value 925 00:41:11,958 --> 00:41:15,333 really does lie buried on Oak Island? 926 00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:18,167 If so, then perhaps 927 00:41:18,375 --> 00:41:20,375 the most critical question is... 928 00:41:20,542 --> 00:41:23,958 can they evade the shadow of a deadly curse 929 00:41:24,083 --> 00:41:28,167 that is believed to have protected it 930 00:41:28,292 --> 00:41:31,708 for more than two centuries? 931 00:41:35,042 --> 00:41:37,667 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 932 00:41:37,833 --> 00:41:39,583 -MOYA: I found something. -MARTY: This is special. 933 00:41:39,750 --> 00:41:41,292 How old does this go back? 934 00:41:41,458 --> 00:41:43,583 There are examples back in medieval times. 935 00:41:43,750 --> 00:41:45,292 ALEX: We were looking for connections to Oak Island here in Italy. 936 00:41:45,458 --> 00:41:46,750 -Wow. -PETER: Oh, wow. 937 00:41:46,958 --> 00:41:48,500 DOUG: Templars built this castle. 938 00:41:48,708 --> 00:41:50,083 RICK: Those are symbols we have on Oak Island. 939 00:41:50,250 --> 00:41:51,792 DOUG: This is connected to Nolan's Cross. 940 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:54,167 CORJAN: This would have been an ideal hideout. 941 00:41:54,333 --> 00:41:55,500 Here we are, guys. 942 00:41:55,667 --> 00:41:57,125 RICK: Wow, look at that. 943 00:41:57,292 --> 00:41:58,500 They took their treasure here, 944 00:41:58,708 --> 00:42:00,292 on their way up to Oak Island. 945 00:42:00,458 --> 00:42:02,000 Oh, wow. 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