1 00:00:01,871 --> 00:00:03,177 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,264 --> 00:00:05,657 The metal-detecting calvary has arrived. 3 00:00:05,831 --> 00:00:07,572 I've learned everything from him. 4 00:00:07,703 --> 00:00:08,747 [high-pitched beeping] 5 00:00:08,878 --> 00:00:11,750 - Oh. - What is this beauty? 6 00:00:11,924 --> 00:00:14,753 This looks like it's got a design on it. 7 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:15,798 How old could it be? 8 00:00:15,928 --> 00:00:18,061 - Old. - Yeah. 9 00:00:18,235 --> 00:00:19,889 STEVE: It's the center of our next borehole. 10 00:00:20,063 --> 00:00:21,325 It hasn't really been all that explored. 11 00:00:21,499 --> 00:00:23,284 RICK: Could be anything there. 12 00:00:23,501 --> 00:00:25,068 - TERRY: Whoa, whoa, whoa. - CHARLES: We've got a lot of wood. 13 00:00:25,286 --> 00:00:26,809 - This looks like the vault. - Really? 14 00:00:26,983 --> 00:00:28,332 This could be the one. 15 00:00:31,161 --> 00:00:34,382 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,512 --> 00:00:36,862 where people have been looking for 17 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,910 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 18 00:00:41,084 --> 00:00:43,913 So far, they have found a stone slab 19 00:00:44,087 --> 00:00:45,958 with strange symbols carved into it, 20 00:00:46,133 --> 00:00:50,746 man-made workings that date to medieval times, 21 00:00:50,876 --> 00:00:54,837 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:54,967 --> 00:00:55,968 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:56,143 --> 00:00:58,841 To date, six men have died 24 00:00:59,015 --> 00:01:01,887 trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:02,018 --> 00:01:06,979 And according to legend, one more will have to die 26 00:01:07,197 --> 00:01:10,374 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:14,726 --> 00:01:16,946 ♪ 28 00:01:23,953 --> 00:01:25,998 RICK: Okay, guys, so... 29 00:01:26,173 --> 00:01:29,393 borehole D.5-7.4 is done. 30 00:01:29,567 --> 00:01:31,743 And if we all recall, we had important 31 00:01:31,917 --> 00:01:33,832 data points that we needed to cover. 32 00:01:34,006 --> 00:01:36,705 NARRATOR: A new day has begun on Oak Island 33 00:01:36,879 --> 00:01:40,448 for brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team, 34 00:01:40,622 --> 00:01:42,493 but before they head back into the field 35 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:44,669 in search of a fabled treasure 36 00:01:44,843 --> 00:01:48,195 and the answers to a 230-year-old mystery, 37 00:01:48,412 --> 00:01:51,415 Rick has called a meeting in the research center 38 00:01:51,546 --> 00:01:54,505 to review a recent and potentially critical discovery 39 00:01:54,636 --> 00:01:56,464 in the Money Pit area. 40 00:01:56,551 --> 00:01:59,336 So, Steve, exactly what happened to the hole? 41 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:01,512 STEVE: At 98, 99 feet, 42 00:02:01,686 --> 00:02:03,775 we got quite a large section of wood. 43 00:02:03,993 --> 00:02:05,255 SCOTT: And Terry thought that felt like, 44 00:02:05,429 --> 00:02:06,822 uh, that was a collapsed tunnel. 45 00:02:09,303 --> 00:02:11,000 We believe there's some source 46 00:02:11,131 --> 00:02:14,264 of metal that's coming from the south. 47 00:02:14,438 --> 00:02:17,311 NARRATOR: One week ago, geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 48 00:02:17,485 --> 00:02:20,052 and his colleagues presented the team 49 00:02:20,227 --> 00:02:22,925 with new groundwater testing data 50 00:02:23,055 --> 00:02:26,015 indicating that the large source of precious metals 51 00:02:26,189 --> 00:02:27,625 they have been trying to pinpoint 52 00:02:27,756 --> 00:02:29,845 for more than three years 53 00:02:30,019 --> 00:02:32,195 was no longer being detected in the area 54 00:02:32,369 --> 00:02:34,806 of the so-called Baby Blob, 55 00:02:35,024 --> 00:02:37,287 but instead, 56 00:02:37,461 --> 00:02:40,638 was appearing more than 40 feet to the southwest, 57 00:02:40,812 --> 00:02:43,554 where a number of previous treasure hunters have searched 58 00:02:43,685 --> 00:02:45,339 but failed to locate 59 00:02:45,513 --> 00:02:49,169 the original 13-foot-diameter Money Pit. 60 00:02:49,343 --> 00:02:51,910 To follow up on the new test results, 61 00:02:52,084 --> 00:02:54,870 the team drilled a new exploratory borehole 62 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,482 known as D.5-7.4. 63 00:02:58,656 --> 00:03:00,528 Oh, wow. 64 00:03:00,702 --> 00:03:02,312 - CHARLES: We got more wood. - NARRATOR: And at a depth 65 00:03:02,530 --> 00:03:05,185 of some 100 feet, they were astonished 66 00:03:05,402 --> 00:03:07,317 to encounter compelling evidence 67 00:03:07,491 --> 00:03:09,928 of a mysterious nine-foot-high tunnel. 68 00:03:10,102 --> 00:03:12,061 We could be in the vicinity of the Money Pit. 69 00:03:13,715 --> 00:03:16,152 We need to go back to the 3D model 70 00:03:16,326 --> 00:03:19,155 and see if something of some size 71 00:03:19,329 --> 00:03:20,939 - can be in that area. - Mm-hmm. 72 00:03:21,157 --> 00:03:22,941 RICK: We have to look at all the data to try 73 00:03:23,115 --> 00:03:24,378 and help us understand the Money Pit 74 00:03:24,465 --> 00:03:25,683 and where the caissons are going to go. 75 00:03:25,901 --> 00:03:27,903 So, here's the 3D model. 76 00:03:29,339 --> 00:03:31,689 So, this is what it looks like in here. 77 00:03:31,820 --> 00:03:35,084 NARRATOR: Now, Rick is eager to review the team's records, 78 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:38,435 as well as those of previous treasure hunters, 79 00:03:38,653 --> 00:03:41,177 to identify unexplored areas where they can look 80 00:03:41,351 --> 00:03:43,179 for more evidence of the tunnel 81 00:03:43,353 --> 00:03:45,877 and the precious metals that have been detected 82 00:03:46,051 --> 00:03:48,706 more than 100 feet underground. 83 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,318 If successful, they will install 84 00:03:51,448 --> 00:03:54,364 one or more large-diameter steel caissons 85 00:03:54,538 --> 00:03:56,148 in order to recover them. 86 00:03:56,323 --> 00:03:58,716 Can you put a 13-foot circle in that area? 87 00:03:58,934 --> 00:04:00,675 Sure. 88 00:04:00,849 --> 00:04:03,765 Hasn't... it hasn't really been all that explored. 89 00:04:03,982 --> 00:04:05,636 RICK: There is nothing there. 90 00:04:05,767 --> 00:04:07,551 - No information. - Right. 91 00:04:07,682 --> 00:04:09,336 RICK: There could be anything there. 92 00:04:09,423 --> 00:04:12,034 When we look at the depth here, of about 120 feet, 93 00:04:12,208 --> 00:04:13,818 there's quite a bit of space where a potential vault 94 00:04:13,992 --> 00:04:15,994 or treasure chamber could lay. 95 00:04:16,168 --> 00:04:17,779 There's a lot of unexplored area here. 96 00:04:17,953 --> 00:04:19,302 There's a lot of room underground. 97 00:04:19,476 --> 00:04:21,130 DOUG: Are we gonna put another hole down 98 00:04:21,304 --> 00:04:23,001 in that zone to collect more data? 99 00:04:23,132 --> 00:04:25,656 - Yep. - So, what's the grid location of this? 100 00:04:25,830 --> 00:04:29,834 STEVE: I suggest it's E.75-5.6? 101 00:04:29,921 --> 00:04:33,055 That's the center of our next, uh, sonic borehole. 102 00:04:33,185 --> 00:04:34,752 I think it's incredibly promising. 103 00:04:34,883 --> 00:04:36,711 It's certainly a very good candidate 104 00:04:36,841 --> 00:04:39,496 for "X marks the spot," for a caisson. 105 00:04:39,583 --> 00:04:42,020 - Yeah. - RICK: So, I say 106 00:04:42,194 --> 00:04:43,239 we put the rig on that spot. 107 00:04:43,413 --> 00:04:44,762 - Let's get going. - All right. 108 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:46,808 RICK: Time grows short. 109 00:04:49,027 --> 00:04:51,508 NARRATOR: Later that morning... 110 00:04:51,682 --> 00:04:54,946 TEDFORD: We got to feed 60 feet in the hole and then drop her. 111 00:04:55,077 --> 00:04:57,035 Oh, yeah. 112 00:04:57,166 --> 00:04:59,473 NARRATOR: ...as the new core-drilling operation 113 00:04:59,690 --> 00:05:02,650 gets underway in the Money Pit area... 114 00:05:04,695 --> 00:05:06,784 GARY: There it is, in all its glory, Katya. 115 00:05:06,915 --> 00:05:08,743 - KATYA: Oh, my gosh. - Oak Island. 116 00:05:08,917 --> 00:05:10,571 - KATYA: So this is where the magic happens. - It is. 117 00:05:10,745 --> 00:05:12,877 NARRATOR: ...metal detection expert Gary Drayton 118 00:05:13,051 --> 00:05:15,967 arrives on the island with his protégé 119 00:05:16,141 --> 00:05:18,666 and daughter Katya Drayton. 120 00:05:18,753 --> 00:05:21,756 GARY: Okay, Katya, time to write another chapter 121 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:24,411 - in the Oak Island treasure book. - Let's do it. 122 00:05:24,585 --> 00:05:26,804 NARRATOR: Because of the numerous investigations 123 00:05:26,978 --> 00:05:29,981 that the team is currently conducting across Oak Island... 124 00:05:30,155 --> 00:05:31,635 And the concrete, finding the... 125 00:05:31,809 --> 00:05:33,637 - Ah. There you are. - Hi, Rick. - SCOTT: Hey. 126 00:05:33,811 --> 00:05:35,596 - It's so nice to finally meet you. - Nice to meet you. 127 00:05:35,770 --> 00:05:38,207 NARRATOR: ...Gary has obtained the permission 128 00:05:38,381 --> 00:05:40,731 of Rick, Marty and their partner Craig Tester 129 00:05:40,905 --> 00:05:43,647 to have Katya visit for the next several weeks 130 00:05:43,778 --> 00:05:47,390 and help search for critical clues. 131 00:05:47,608 --> 00:05:49,697 - How proud of-- you are, of your daughter right now? - GARY: Oh. 132 00:05:49,827 --> 00:05:52,221 This face says it all. I mean, having Katya here, 133 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:55,529 sharing the dream, it's magical. 134 00:05:55,703 --> 00:05:57,182 RICK: What have you learned 135 00:05:57,313 --> 00:05:58,575 from your father? 136 00:05:58,662 --> 00:06:00,185 I've learned everything from him. 137 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,405 I've been metal-detecting and dragging 138 00:06:02,579 --> 00:06:05,495 - a scoop since I was seven. - Really? Wow. 139 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:08,063 - [laughs] - So, I have a question for you. 140 00:06:08,237 --> 00:06:09,586 - Mm-hmm? - Do you think there's something here? 141 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,676 Precious metals, right? Top-pocket finds? 142 00:06:12,850 --> 00:06:16,071 People wouldn't be coming here years after years after years 143 00:06:16,245 --> 00:06:17,812 if there wasn't something here. 144 00:06:17,986 --> 00:06:20,597 - Mm-hmm. - There's obviously treasure here. 145 00:06:20,815 --> 00:06:22,904 - SCOTT: A true believer. - RICK: Your daughter is exuding 146 00:06:23,078 --> 00:06:24,558 the kind of confidence that I wish 147 00:06:24,732 --> 00:06:27,561 - my nephews would exude. - [laughter] 148 00:06:27,735 --> 00:06:29,693 But anyway, we were just talking about, 149 00:06:29,867 --> 00:06:32,130 you know, the work that we would like you to-to begin, 150 00:06:32,348 --> 00:06:33,871 and that is Smith's Cove. 151 00:06:34,002 --> 00:06:35,612 I hope you've filled your daughter in 152 00:06:35,786 --> 00:06:38,310 with the difficulty of that work. 153 00:06:38,485 --> 00:06:41,531 Oh, yeah. The metal-detecting cavalry has arrived. 154 00:06:41,662 --> 00:06:42,924 - [laughter] - We're ready to rock and roll... 155 00:06:43,098 --> 00:06:45,535 - Absolutely. - ...and find some treasure. 156 00:06:45,622 --> 00:06:46,797 SCOTT: So, currently in Smith's Cove, 157 00:06:46,971 --> 00:06:48,190 we're looking for the flood tunnel 158 00:06:48,364 --> 00:06:49,321 and the Vertical Shaft. 159 00:06:49,409 --> 00:06:50,845 Awesome. The flood tunnels. 160 00:06:51,019 --> 00:06:52,281 The flood tunnels. 161 00:06:52,368 --> 00:06:54,283 KATYA: Let's find 'em. 162 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:56,024 CRAIG: Okay. Well, I'm good with digging deeper 163 00:06:56,198 --> 00:06:57,895 - and see how it feels. - BILLY: Yeah. 164 00:06:58,026 --> 00:06:59,984 NARRATOR: For the past three weeks, 165 00:07:00,115 --> 00:07:03,292 the team has been excavating large trenches at Smith's Cove 166 00:07:03,466 --> 00:07:05,816 in search of the legendary flood tunnel 167 00:07:05,990 --> 00:07:07,862 that is believed to feed seawater 168 00:07:07,992 --> 00:07:09,472 into the original Money Pit. 169 00:07:09,646 --> 00:07:11,779 They have also been searching 170 00:07:11,909 --> 00:07:14,695 for a feature known as the Vertical Shaft, 171 00:07:14,825 --> 00:07:17,088 a one-and-a-half-foot diameter, 172 00:07:17,262 --> 00:07:19,743 32-feet-deep stone-lined structure 173 00:07:19,874 --> 00:07:21,615 that treasure hunter Robert Restall 174 00:07:21,745 --> 00:07:24,966 discovered in 1961 and believed 175 00:07:25,183 --> 00:07:27,925 was a shut-off valve for the flood tunnel. 176 00:07:28,143 --> 00:07:30,362 RICK: This is the first bucket 177 00:07:30,493 --> 00:07:33,104 - that has a bunch of same-size cobbles? - GARY: Yeah. 178 00:07:33,235 --> 00:07:35,019 NARRATOR: After unearthing cobblestones 179 00:07:35,193 --> 00:07:37,848 that may be related to the booby trap... 180 00:07:38,022 --> 00:07:40,416 - Is it concrete? - Yeah. 181 00:07:40,503 --> 00:07:42,984 NARRATOR: ...and pieces of concrete potentially connected 182 00:07:43,158 --> 00:07:44,768 to the Restall family's failed attempt 183 00:07:44,942 --> 00:07:46,640 to plug up the Vertical Shaft... 184 00:07:48,380 --> 00:07:49,991 ...they are determined to locate 185 00:07:50,165 --> 00:07:52,515 and cut off the flood trap 186 00:07:52,689 --> 00:07:54,604 and then follow it back to the original 187 00:07:54,778 --> 00:07:56,476 Money Pit treasure vault. 188 00:07:57,694 --> 00:08:00,654 There's a lot of history here, and we hope you will be a part 189 00:08:00,784 --> 00:08:02,917 of uncovering that history, so welcome aboard. 190 00:08:03,091 --> 00:08:05,310 - Thank you so much. - I really appreciate both of you. 191 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:07,704 - GARY: Let's take care of business, Katya. - [Katya chuckles] 192 00:08:07,835 --> 00:08:10,315 NARRATOR: Following their meeting in the research center... 193 00:08:12,579 --> 00:08:14,798 - BILLY: Hi, everybody. - CRAIG: Billy, we finally got 194 00:08:15,016 --> 00:08:17,192 a decent metal detector joining us. 195 00:08:17,279 --> 00:08:18,715 This is Katya. 196 00:08:18,933 --> 00:08:20,108 - Nice to meet you. - BILLY: Hi, Katya. 197 00:08:20,282 --> 00:08:22,066 We're excited to have you. 198 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:23,328 NARRATOR: ...Katya Drayton joins Craig Tester, 199 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:26,506 Jack Begley and Billy Gerhardt 200 00:08:26,723 --> 00:08:29,770 to continue the excavation at Smith's Cove. 201 00:08:29,944 --> 00:08:31,728 And you're fine if I go on the far side? 202 00:08:31,859 --> 00:08:33,861 - Yep. - O-Observe from there and you two will 203 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:35,776 metal-detect and dig on this side. 204 00:08:35,863 --> 00:08:37,560 - Okay? - Let's find some history. 205 00:08:37,734 --> 00:08:38,866 - BILLY: Yeah. - JACK: Yeah. - Sounds great. 206 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,825 ♪ 207 00:08:41,999 --> 00:08:44,436 RICK: Once the original searchers discovered 208 00:08:44,611 --> 00:08:46,090 there was a possibility of a connection 209 00:08:46,308 --> 00:08:48,440 between the Money Pit and Smith's Cove, 210 00:08:48,615 --> 00:08:52,270 they conducted all kinds of interruptive processes 211 00:08:52,401 --> 00:08:53,881 in Smith's Cove. 212 00:08:54,098 --> 00:08:56,492 If we find the associated flood tunnel, 213 00:08:56,666 --> 00:09:00,496 it should point us directly to "X marks the spot." 214 00:09:00,670 --> 00:09:02,454 Let's start up here 215 00:09:02,629 --> 00:09:05,283 - and we'll move our way over. - All right. 216 00:09:05,414 --> 00:09:09,287 MARTY: The flood tunnel is something that I have been suspect about. 217 00:09:09,461 --> 00:09:11,072 And then, last year, lo and behold, 218 00:09:11,246 --> 00:09:12,595 we hit something that, 219 00:09:12,769 --> 00:09:15,685 you know, just floods out the Garden Shaft 220 00:09:15,816 --> 00:09:18,558 at enormous rates, and it is seawater. 221 00:09:18,732 --> 00:09:20,255 So, it comes right back to the front 222 00:09:20,472 --> 00:09:22,431 that maybe this thing does exist, 223 00:09:22,605 --> 00:09:24,389 but I sure would like to see it. 224 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:26,653 If we find a flood tunnel, 225 00:09:26,740 --> 00:09:28,480 packed with rocks, whose only purpose 226 00:09:28,611 --> 00:09:30,657 is to transmit fluids, 227 00:09:30,787 --> 00:09:33,268 there's no alternative explanation. 228 00:09:36,750 --> 00:09:40,318 - All right, let's go. - All right. Let's dive in. 229 00:09:40,449 --> 00:09:43,365 KATYA: My specialty is definitely beach hunting. 230 00:09:43,539 --> 00:09:45,106 Thankfully, I have someone 231 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,543 who has trained me thoroughly in the past, 232 00:09:47,761 --> 00:09:52,156 but moving from beach to land and field 233 00:09:52,330 --> 00:09:54,463 or spoil-hunting 234 00:09:54,681 --> 00:09:58,554 is definitely a big jump for, I think, anyone. 235 00:09:58,728 --> 00:10:00,904 But I learned a lot of things with my dad. 236 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:03,298 [high-pitched beep] 237 00:10:03,515 --> 00:10:06,127 - Let's see what it is. - Right in the middle there? 238 00:10:10,435 --> 00:10:12,437 Let's see if I moved it. 239 00:10:14,526 --> 00:10:16,616 [beeping] 240 00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:18,661 [high-pitched beep] 241 00:10:18,835 --> 00:10:21,795 - JACK: Okay, so, it's out. - That's something. 242 00:10:23,187 --> 00:10:25,886 [beeping] 243 00:10:27,627 --> 00:10:29,150 JACK: You're on it, whatever it is. 244 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,721 Oh. Is it that whole thing? 245 00:10:34,895 --> 00:10:36,157 KATYA: I think it is. 246 00:10:38,115 --> 00:10:39,987 What is this beauty? 247 00:10:40,074 --> 00:10:43,468 JACK: I think that's a big chunk of iron. 248 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:45,209 - KATYA: Yeah. - The fun thing is, is we can take that 249 00:10:45,427 --> 00:10:48,822 back to the lab and then Emma can see through it. 250 00:10:48,952 --> 00:10:50,998 - Good find. - Let's go. 251 00:10:56,046 --> 00:10:57,352 Billy. 252 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:01,356 It looks like there's a, a beam 253 00:11:01,530 --> 00:11:03,271 right at the end of your pull. 254 00:11:03,445 --> 00:11:04,881 Right when you start coming up, right at that spot, 255 00:11:05,055 --> 00:11:07,275 it looks like you clipped part of it. 256 00:11:07,362 --> 00:11:09,190 - Right in the side. Okay. - Yeah. 257 00:11:09,364 --> 00:11:11,322 NARRATOR: A wooden beam? 258 00:11:11,496 --> 00:11:12,889 Could it be more evidence 259 00:11:13,063 --> 00:11:14,891 of work done by the Restall family 260 00:11:14,978 --> 00:11:16,676 in their failed efforts 261 00:11:16,806 --> 00:11:18,852 to locate the flood tunnel in the 1960s? 262 00:11:20,027 --> 00:11:21,855 Or could it be connected 263 00:11:21,985 --> 00:11:24,074 to those who created the flood trap 264 00:11:24,248 --> 00:11:26,773 centuries ago in order to protect 265 00:11:26,903 --> 00:11:29,863 whatever lies buried in the Money Pit? 266 00:11:31,516 --> 00:11:34,606 I think we might be into something there, Craig. 267 00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:36,565 Because the last board I pulled out is, you know, 268 00:11:36,739 --> 00:11:38,393 was on its edge. 269 00:11:38,567 --> 00:11:39,699 And you can see going up the wall 270 00:11:39,829 --> 00:11:41,439 on this side, three in a row there now. 271 00:11:41,526 --> 00:11:43,180 - CRAIG: But some have been vertical? - Yeah. 272 00:11:43,354 --> 00:11:44,660 - Three have been vertical, yeah. - Okay. 273 00:11:44,878 --> 00:11:46,227 It looks to me, it could be 274 00:11:46,357 --> 00:11:47,489 the outline of a shaft in through here. 275 00:11:47,707 --> 00:11:48,664 Yep. 276 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:51,406 CRAIG: It's amazing. 277 00:11:55,497 --> 00:11:56,716 It looks to me, it could be 278 00:11:56,890 --> 00:11:58,413 the outline of a shaft in through here. 279 00:11:58,587 --> 00:12:00,284 - Yep. - CRAIG: It's a lot darker material 280 00:12:00,458 --> 00:12:01,329 - and there's some wood in it. - BILLY: Yeah. 281 00:12:01,546 --> 00:12:02,765 NARRATOR: While excavating 282 00:12:02,939 --> 00:12:05,115 a massive trench at Smith's Cove, 283 00:12:05,289 --> 00:12:08,945 members of the Oak Island team have just uncovered 284 00:12:09,076 --> 00:12:11,731 the possible remains of a mysterious wooden shaft. 285 00:12:13,297 --> 00:12:14,429 JACK: What are you seeing, Craig? 286 00:12:14,603 --> 00:12:16,300 See, in this area, how dark it is 287 00:12:16,474 --> 00:12:18,259 and there is some wood in with it? 288 00:12:18,433 --> 00:12:19,869 - JACK: Oh, yeah. - CRAIG: On the sides here, 289 00:12:20,043 --> 00:12:21,871 you can see how it's a more tannish brown color. 290 00:12:22,089 --> 00:12:24,439 - JACK: Evidence of a shaft. - Potentially. Yeah. 291 00:12:24,569 --> 00:12:26,571 How deep are we gonna go with this? 292 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:29,270 20 feet for sure, I would think. 293 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,447 All right. Well, keep your eyes peeled. 294 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:36,625 CRAIG: We start bringing up some wood and this is where 295 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:38,366 the flood tunnel should be running through. 296 00:12:38,540 --> 00:12:43,023 So, was it Restall work or was it original people work? 297 00:12:43,153 --> 00:12:45,852 So, hopefully, we can get down and see 298 00:12:45,939 --> 00:12:48,289 if the flood tunnel is there. 299 00:12:49,507 --> 00:12:51,074 Jack, that board on top, 300 00:12:51,205 --> 00:12:52,423 it just looks like it's got a funny end. 301 00:12:52,597 --> 00:12:54,817 Yeah. It's notched. 302 00:12:54,991 --> 00:12:56,645 Let me pull this out. 303 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:03,913 Good eye, Billy. 304 00:13:04,131 --> 00:13:06,698 What's this for? One of the sides? 305 00:13:06,873 --> 00:13:07,961 BILLY: Maybe. 306 00:13:11,094 --> 00:13:13,053 What are you seeing from your side? 307 00:13:13,183 --> 00:13:15,055 The last board I pulled out is 308 00:13:15,229 --> 00:13:17,492 on its edge and you can see it going up the wall on this side. 309 00:13:17,666 --> 00:13:20,103 Yeah. I can see a couple over here sticking out. 310 00:13:20,277 --> 00:13:22,192 BILLY: We got three pieces, 311 00:13:22,323 --> 00:13:23,803 but they're a little bit different. 312 00:13:23,977 --> 00:13:26,327 I don't know what that tells you. 313 00:13:26,501 --> 00:13:30,461 Yeah. You can see a couple of beams. 314 00:13:30,635 --> 00:13:32,594 So, is it Restalls? 315 00:13:32,768 --> 00:13:35,336 - Is it original people? - Yeah. 316 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:37,991 Getting down awful deep here, though. 317 00:13:38,208 --> 00:13:39,993 These three boards, 318 00:13:40,167 --> 00:13:42,517 they're all three different sizes, 319 00:13:42,691 --> 00:13:43,779 which to me, 320 00:13:43,953 --> 00:13:46,390 tends to mean it's older. 321 00:13:46,564 --> 00:13:49,132 Maybe it's related to the flood tunnel. 322 00:13:49,306 --> 00:13:51,221 Maybe it leads to treasure. 323 00:13:51,395 --> 00:13:53,745 So we need to keep digging down here. 324 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,226 I'd definitely keep these boards as they're coming up, 325 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,228 we might be able to send it in 326 00:13:58,402 --> 00:14:00,056 for dendrochronology and get an age on it. 327 00:14:00,230 --> 00:14:02,102 I think we just need to keep going deeper. 328 00:14:02,189 --> 00:14:03,538 BILLY: Only one way to find out. 329 00:14:03,755 --> 00:14:05,975 CRAIG: Okay. Let's continue. 330 00:14:06,149 --> 00:14:09,152 NARRATOR: As the excavation proceeds at Smith's Cove... 331 00:14:10,458 --> 00:14:12,721 - TEDFORD: Time for one more run? - ADAM M.: Okay. 332 00:14:12,895 --> 00:14:14,375 NARRATOR: ...and while the core-drilling operation continues 333 00:14:14,549 --> 00:14:16,290 in the Money Pit area, 334 00:14:16,507 --> 00:14:20,381 nearly half a mile away on Lot 5, located 335 00:14:20,555 --> 00:14:22,992 on the western side of the island... 336 00:14:23,123 --> 00:14:24,124 PETER: Hey, guys. How's it going? 337 00:14:24,298 --> 00:14:25,560 LAIRD: Hey, Peter. 338 00:14:25,647 --> 00:14:27,388 NARRATOR: ...Peter Fornetti joins 339 00:14:27,518 --> 00:14:29,477 archaeologist Laird Niven 340 00:14:29,607 --> 00:14:30,782 and other members of the team 341 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,784 as they methodically investigate 342 00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:36,876 a mysterious stone foundation near the shoreline. 343 00:14:38,094 --> 00:14:40,836 So, you're working down in this area? 344 00:14:41,010 --> 00:14:44,753 It's kind of an "annex" to the main, uh, foundation. 345 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:46,798 And last year it was covered 346 00:14:46,973 --> 00:14:48,975 in big stones all lining it. 347 00:14:49,105 --> 00:14:50,411 And so we've removed some of those, 348 00:14:50,628 --> 00:14:52,630 and so I'm working to the north 349 00:14:52,761 --> 00:14:55,024 to try to define the north wall. 350 00:14:55,198 --> 00:14:57,287 This area is really interesting to me, 351 00:14:57,505 --> 00:15:00,856 just because of the potential match to the Money Pit. 352 00:15:01,030 --> 00:15:02,249 Yeah. Absolutely. 353 00:15:03,337 --> 00:15:05,556 NARRATOR: Since Lot 5 was first acquired 354 00:15:05,643 --> 00:15:07,994 by the Laginas and Craig Tester 355 00:15:08,211 --> 00:15:12,085 in 2022, the team has made a number of discoveries 356 00:15:12,259 --> 00:15:14,130 in this feature that suggest 357 00:15:14,261 --> 00:15:16,567 it may have been occupied by different groups 358 00:15:16,741 --> 00:15:18,526 spanning hundreds of years. 359 00:15:18,700 --> 00:15:22,008 These include iron tools 360 00:15:22,138 --> 00:15:23,792 and a cut English silver coin 361 00:15:23,966 --> 00:15:26,708 dating back to the late 1600s, 362 00:15:26,882 --> 00:15:29,624 a button with a starburst design, 363 00:15:29,798 --> 00:15:32,496 as well as a lead barter token, 364 00:15:32,714 --> 00:15:36,239 which may date back to as early as the 14th century, 365 00:15:36,457 --> 00:15:37,980 and a mortar-like material 366 00:15:38,154 --> 00:15:40,417 that matches soil samples recovered 367 00:15:40,591 --> 00:15:43,464 from more than 100 feet deep in the Money Pit area. 368 00:15:44,769 --> 00:15:47,990 Now, Rick, Marty and Craig are hoping to find 369 00:15:48,164 --> 00:15:50,862 definitive evidence that will help identify 370 00:15:51,037 --> 00:15:54,518 who created the structure and what else it may contain 371 00:15:54,692 --> 00:15:57,957 that will help solve the 230-year-old mystery. 372 00:15:59,132 --> 00:16:00,263 Oh, wow. Look at this. 373 00:16:00,437 --> 00:16:02,004 MOYA: What have you got? 374 00:16:02,135 --> 00:16:05,094 - We have a pipe stem. - MOYA: Oh! 375 00:16:05,225 --> 00:16:06,835 JILLIAN: Oh, wow. 376 00:16:07,009 --> 00:16:08,706 HELEN: Yeah. Wonder if there's anything on it. 377 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,708 - Yeah. - HELEN: Laird! 378 00:16:10,839 --> 00:16:12,406 - Yo! - HELEN: We've got a TD 379 00:16:12,623 --> 00:16:14,234 - pipe stem. - LAIRD: That's cool. 380 00:16:14,451 --> 00:16:16,671 It's the part where 381 00:16:16,845 --> 00:16:19,456 the stem meets the bowl and on the heel we've got 382 00:16:19,630 --> 00:16:20,849 TD initials. 383 00:16:22,111 --> 00:16:25,158 Yeah. So the TD stands for Thomas Dormer, 384 00:16:25,375 --> 00:16:28,639 who was a, an English pipe maker in the mid-1700s. 385 00:16:28,813 --> 00:16:30,119 Yeah. 386 00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:31,947 LAIRD: Given the artifacts 387 00:16:32,121 --> 00:16:34,210 that are coming out of this feature on Lot 5, 388 00:16:34,384 --> 00:16:37,605 and that some predate the Money Pit discovery, 389 00:16:37,735 --> 00:16:40,303 and now given that we've managed 390 00:16:40,390 --> 00:16:43,872 to match soils on both of the features 391 00:16:44,046 --> 00:16:45,482 to soils from the Money Pit... 392 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:47,223 All right. Here you go. 393 00:16:47,354 --> 00:16:49,443 ...it's really difficult to deny that this is 394 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:51,532 a large operation. 395 00:16:51,749 --> 00:16:53,664 And hopefully we'll find an artifact 396 00:16:53,838 --> 00:16:55,710 that can tell us who they were. 397 00:16:57,016 --> 00:16:59,627 Well, that's great. And just the start. 398 00:16:59,801 --> 00:17:01,977 HELEN: Just the start. 399 00:17:02,151 --> 00:17:03,805 NARRATOR: While the excavation 400 00:17:03,935 --> 00:17:07,200 of the stone feature on Lot 5 continues... 401 00:17:08,679 --> 00:17:10,986 ...later that afternoon... 402 00:17:12,248 --> 00:17:15,425 ...several yards to the west on Lot 4... 403 00:17:15,512 --> 00:17:16,513 GARY: All right, mate. 404 00:17:16,687 --> 00:17:19,168 I'm ready for these spoils 405 00:17:19,342 --> 00:17:22,867 here to get a Jack attack and find some good stuff. 406 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:24,304 - Let's get after it. - Okay, mate. 407 00:17:24,478 --> 00:17:26,915 NARRATOR: ...Gary Drayton and Jack Begley 408 00:17:27,089 --> 00:17:28,525 prepare to once again 409 00:17:28,656 --> 00:17:31,876 search for clues in more than ten tons of spoils 410 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:33,661 that were recently removed 411 00:17:33,835 --> 00:17:36,838 from the nearby stone foundation on Lot 5. 412 00:17:36,968 --> 00:17:38,753 JACK: Work your magic, Gary. 413 00:17:40,885 --> 00:17:42,278 - [beeping] - GARY: Oh. 414 00:17:42,452 --> 00:17:43,584 [Jack chuckles] 415 00:17:44,759 --> 00:17:46,543 So we've got something just there. 416 00:17:50,591 --> 00:17:52,897 Is it on that top layer? 417 00:17:53,115 --> 00:17:54,943 Move this plug. 418 00:17:57,772 --> 00:18:00,296 And that is ringing loud and clear. 419 00:18:00,470 --> 00:18:02,603 [beeping] 420 00:18:02,777 --> 00:18:05,388 - Here it is! - [gasps] Oh, is that a coin? 421 00:18:06,998 --> 00:18:09,566 - Yeah! [chuckles] - Oh... No, it's a button. 422 00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:11,394 Wait. 423 00:18:11,525 --> 00:18:13,440 Dang. I thought that was a coin. Look. 424 00:18:13,614 --> 00:18:16,617 - JACK: Oh, yeah. - GARY: See the curve in it? 425 00:18:16,791 --> 00:18:19,272 And that's the base of the loop. 426 00:18:19,446 --> 00:18:21,274 Wow. That's been through the ringer, 427 00:18:21,491 --> 00:18:22,579 - that has, innit? Look. - Yeah. 428 00:18:22,753 --> 00:18:24,668 But it's a great start, mate. 429 00:18:24,799 --> 00:18:26,757 Another little button. 430 00:18:26,931 --> 00:18:28,890 We have found a heck of a lot of buttons in these spoils. 431 00:18:29,020 --> 00:18:32,415 Bingo! We've just found another nice, 432 00:18:32,589 --> 00:18:35,723 old button in the Lot 5 spoils. 433 00:18:35,897 --> 00:18:37,768 I'm excited about this 434 00:18:37,942 --> 00:18:40,206 because I can see it's irregular 435 00:18:40,380 --> 00:18:43,513 and I know it was a banging signal in the area 436 00:18:43,687 --> 00:18:46,560 where we have found a lot of other artifacts. 437 00:18:46,734 --> 00:18:49,432 Yeah. When we first saw that, I mean, my toes were tingling. 438 00:18:49,606 --> 00:18:50,955 I thought it was gonna be a coin. 439 00:18:51,086 --> 00:18:52,479 Okay, mate. 440 00:18:52,653 --> 00:18:54,133 We'll put it in the bag and keep moving. 441 00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:57,179 JACK: Movin' and a-groovin'. 442 00:18:57,353 --> 00:19:00,139 - Let's go, Gary. - GARY: All right. Nice and slow. 443 00:19:04,404 --> 00:19:06,406 [beeping] 444 00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:08,712 Ooh! Right into it. 445 00:19:08,886 --> 00:19:09,844 Nonferrous. 446 00:19:11,062 --> 00:19:11,802 That is not iron. 447 00:19:11,976 --> 00:19:13,674 Here we go. 448 00:19:13,848 --> 00:19:15,066 JACK: Come on. 449 00:19:15,284 --> 00:19:16,764 Another coin or button would be great. 450 00:19:16,894 --> 00:19:17,852 GARY: Yeah. 451 00:19:23,292 --> 00:19:25,642 - [beeping fast] - Here we go. It's in... 452 00:19:25,860 --> 00:19:27,557 It's getting smaller. 453 00:19:27,731 --> 00:19:29,342 Let's see what we got. 454 00:19:30,647 --> 00:19:32,345 Oh, a lead ball. 455 00:19:32,519 --> 00:19:34,869 - Whoa. - It's a another lead shot. 456 00:19:35,043 --> 00:19:38,351 Love it, mate. A little bit of armament. 457 00:19:38,525 --> 00:19:41,745 And I'm sure when it gets back to the lab, 458 00:19:41,876 --> 00:19:44,661 they'll run scans on it 459 00:19:44,792 --> 00:19:46,185 and test it 460 00:19:46,402 --> 00:19:48,883 - and see what caliber it is. - JACK: Mm-hmm. 461 00:19:49,057 --> 00:19:50,798 GARY: Okay, mate. I'll put it in the bag. 462 00:19:50,885 --> 00:19:53,192 I always like finding old ammo. 463 00:19:53,366 --> 00:19:54,802 Yeah, I feel pretty good at the moment. 464 00:19:54,976 --> 00:19:56,369 But let's try and top it. 465 00:19:57,544 --> 00:20:00,024 Lot 5 had a specific use 466 00:20:00,242 --> 00:20:03,158 and we haven't figured out exactly what that use is yet. 467 00:20:03,332 --> 00:20:05,465 But every little piece of the puzzle helps us 468 00:20:05,639 --> 00:20:07,075 figure out more and more. 469 00:20:07,249 --> 00:20:09,077 Hopefully, we're able to find 470 00:20:09,251 --> 00:20:11,906 some older artifacts that directly tie with 471 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:13,386 who was here. 472 00:20:14,474 --> 00:20:15,736 [beeping] 473 00:20:17,433 --> 00:20:18,913 - That sounds... - That doesn't sound too bad. 474 00:20:20,044 --> 00:20:22,395 Here. Let's have this out, mate. 475 00:20:24,614 --> 00:20:25,702 Just there. 476 00:20:33,841 --> 00:20:35,408 It's still a strong signal. 477 00:20:37,584 --> 00:20:39,368 [beeping fast] 478 00:20:47,463 --> 00:20:49,378 [gasps] Ooh! 479 00:20:49,509 --> 00:20:50,771 JACK: Whoa. 480 00:20:55,602 --> 00:20:56,690 GARY: We might have found a piece of silver, mate. 481 00:20:56,864 --> 00:20:57,734 JACK: No way! 482 00:20:59,083 --> 00:21:00,389 GARY: We found silver! 483 00:21:00,607 --> 00:21:01,825 - Ooh! - Oh, wow! 484 00:21:01,999 --> 00:21:03,479 - It is. - Look at it. 485 00:21:03,697 --> 00:21:05,351 NARRATOR: While searching through spoils 486 00:21:05,525 --> 00:21:08,571 that were removed from the mysterious stone foundation 487 00:21:08,702 --> 00:21:11,748 located on Lot 5 of Oak Island... 488 00:21:11,922 --> 00:21:14,838 Look at that patina, mate. Look at that shine. 489 00:21:15,012 --> 00:21:17,624 NARRATOR: ...Gary Drayton and Jack Begley 490 00:21:17,798 --> 00:21:22,063 have just discovered what may be a piece of buried treasure. 491 00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:24,892 GARY: That's a bobby-dazzler, all right. 492 00:21:25,022 --> 00:21:26,285 This is what we're here for, mate. 493 00:21:26,459 --> 00:21:28,156 It's a treasure hunt. Silver, mate. 494 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:30,201 JACK: Oh, yeah. 495 00:21:30,332 --> 00:21:34,162 This is definitely a clue to whatever is going on on Lot 5. 496 00:21:34,249 --> 00:21:35,772 GARY: This looks like 497 00:21:35,946 --> 00:21:39,210 a-an hammered piece of silver. 498 00:21:39,341 --> 00:21:41,691 NARRATOR: While the team has speculated 499 00:21:41,865 --> 00:21:44,085 that the stone foundation on Lot 5 500 00:21:44,259 --> 00:21:46,392 may have been used as a campsite 501 00:21:46,609 --> 00:21:48,872 during the construction of the Money Pit, 502 00:21:49,003 --> 00:21:51,397 if Gary is correct that this artifact 503 00:21:51,571 --> 00:21:53,660 is indeed made of silver, 504 00:21:53,790 --> 00:21:57,098 could he and Jack have just found evidence 505 00:21:57,272 --> 00:22:00,884 that the feature may have also been used to hide valuables? 506 00:22:02,103 --> 00:22:04,758 The archeologists are just right over there. 507 00:22:04,888 --> 00:22:06,412 Why don't I send Helen a text 508 00:22:06,542 --> 00:22:07,978 and see if she wants to take a look at this? 509 00:22:08,152 --> 00:22:09,937 Yeah. Perfect, mate, 510 00:22:10,154 --> 00:22:12,766 because the archeologists are gonna be excited about this. 511 00:22:14,071 --> 00:22:16,596 This little piece in me hand makes me very happy, 512 00:22:16,813 --> 00:22:19,163 because I'm pretty certain 513 00:22:19,294 --> 00:22:22,384 this is a cut piece of silver. 514 00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:26,519 And if Helen, the archeologist, confirms it, 515 00:22:26,736 --> 00:22:30,174 to me, that smacks of some kind of treasure business 516 00:22:30,305 --> 00:22:33,221 - going on on Lot 5. - HELEN: Hey, Jack. 517 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:35,354 - Hey, Helen. - You summoned me? - Hi, Helen. 518 00:22:35,528 --> 00:22:37,486 We got something you'd like to see. 519 00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:39,053 - GARY: Check this out. - Oh, my heavens, 520 00:22:39,227 --> 00:22:40,707 - it's tiny. - What's your thoughts on this? 521 00:22:40,837 --> 00:22:42,970 Yeah. Look at it. 522 00:22:43,144 --> 00:22:45,538 HELEN: Ooh, look at that. 523 00:22:45,668 --> 00:22:47,931 It looks like silver to me. 524 00:22:48,149 --> 00:22:50,325 - Yeah. That was our hope. - We knew it. 525 00:22:50,499 --> 00:22:52,632 HELEN: And it's got quite the shine to it. 526 00:22:52,762 --> 00:22:56,287 It looks like that edge has been cut, right? 527 00:22:56,462 --> 00:22:58,507 - It's very thin. - GARY: Yeah. 528 00:22:58,681 --> 00:23:02,859 I think this could be a version of a very old coin. 529 00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:05,601 NARRATOR: A possible silver coin? 530 00:23:05,819 --> 00:23:08,822 If archaeologist Helen Sheldon is correct, 531 00:23:08,952 --> 00:23:11,302 then just how old might it be? 532 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,392 And could it help identify 533 00:23:13,566 --> 00:23:17,744 just who originally created the feature on Lot 5? 534 00:23:17,918 --> 00:23:20,268 We can take it back and Emma can scan it 535 00:23:20,442 --> 00:23:22,662 - and make sure it is silver, but it definitely looks it. - JACK: Yeah. 536 00:23:22,836 --> 00:23:24,881 - Yeah. It's got that look about it. - JACK: Yeah. 537 00:23:25,055 --> 00:23:26,927 HELEN: It does have that look about it, yeah. So, yeah. 538 00:23:27,057 --> 00:23:28,711 - Good job. Go and find... - GARY: Yeah. Thanks. 539 00:23:28,885 --> 00:23:31,366 - ...some more for us. - Yeah. We will. 540 00:23:31,497 --> 00:23:33,760 - Thanks, Helen. - Yep. Thanks, Helen. 541 00:23:33,934 --> 00:23:35,414 And this is going in the top pocket. 542 00:23:35,588 --> 00:23:37,938 - Great digging, mate. - Oh, yeah. 543 00:23:38,068 --> 00:23:39,766 GARY: Great find. 544 00:23:43,509 --> 00:23:45,685 NARRATOR: The following morning... 545 00:23:45,902 --> 00:23:47,948 - CHARLES: We have a core, gentlemen. - TERRY: Here we go. 546 00:23:49,210 --> 00:23:51,038 LEIGHTON: [grunts] 109. 547 00:23:51,168 --> 00:23:52,735 Thank you. 109. Appreciate it. 548 00:23:52,866 --> 00:23:54,084 NARRATOR: ...in the Money Pit area, 549 00:23:54,215 --> 00:23:56,217 geologist Terry Matheson 550 00:23:56,391 --> 00:23:59,263 and Oak Island historian Charles Barkhouse 551 00:23:59,481 --> 00:24:01,222 monitor the core-drilling operation 552 00:24:01,396 --> 00:24:05,966 in borehole E.75-5.6, 553 00:24:06,140 --> 00:24:09,796 a borehole located just 11 feet southwest 554 00:24:09,970 --> 00:24:11,493 of where the team encountered 555 00:24:11,624 --> 00:24:13,887 a mysterious nine-foot-high tunnel 556 00:24:14,104 --> 00:24:17,151 one week ago, and in the same area 557 00:24:17,325 --> 00:24:19,936 where high trace evidence of gold has been detected 558 00:24:20,110 --> 00:24:23,374 more than 100 feet underground. 559 00:24:23,505 --> 00:24:25,464 Well, let's have a look, shall we? 560 00:24:25,681 --> 00:24:27,640 Got a scalpel. 561 00:24:27,814 --> 00:24:30,164 Let's give her a cut here, see what's up. 562 00:24:35,952 --> 00:24:39,129 Okay. That is looking in situ. 563 00:24:41,131 --> 00:24:43,786 This looks very much in situ. 564 00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:48,225 I got some wood pieces down here, Terry. 565 00:24:48,399 --> 00:24:50,489 - PETER: At 109. - Interesting. 566 00:24:52,795 --> 00:24:54,667 CHARLES: If this here is in-situ down to 109... 567 00:24:54,841 --> 00:24:57,757 - Yeah. - ...then anything we find below, 568 00:24:57,974 --> 00:25:00,063 possibly, is a structure, 569 00:25:00,194 --> 00:25:02,457 whether it's a tunnel or part of a shaft that we go into. 570 00:25:02,631 --> 00:25:05,242 Yeah. I concur with that analysis. 571 00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:09,420 NARRATOR: More wood at a depth of 109 feet? 572 00:25:09,551 --> 00:25:11,379 And below a section of earth 573 00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:15,383 that appears to be in situ, or undisturbed? 574 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:18,255 Could that mean that the team has, in fact, 575 00:25:18,473 --> 00:25:21,171 hit the mysterious tunnel again? 576 00:25:21,302 --> 00:25:23,957 If so, might they be one step closer 577 00:25:24,131 --> 00:25:27,830 to also locating the source of the precious metals 578 00:25:27,961 --> 00:25:30,006 that have been detected in the area? 579 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:32,748 We need targets for the caissons, 580 00:25:32,922 --> 00:25:35,229 and I believe the sonic drilling might lead us 581 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,232 to a place where the digging of these big holes 582 00:25:38,406 --> 00:25:39,886 with the caissons will be fruitful. 583 00:25:40,016 --> 00:25:41,627 LEIGHTON: It's to 115. 584 00:25:41,801 --> 00:25:43,237 TERRY: 115? Okay, thank you. 585 00:25:47,415 --> 00:25:49,199 Oh, yeah. 586 00:25:49,373 --> 00:25:51,071 There's the blackened wood. 587 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,685 Given that we hit the top of something at 109, 588 00:25:56,859 --> 00:25:59,558 this whole section here could be the inside of a tunnel. 589 00:26:07,435 --> 00:26:09,437 TERRY: This whole section here could be 590 00:26:09,611 --> 00:26:11,918 - the inside of a tunnel. - We had success in D.5-7.4 591 00:26:12,092 --> 00:26:14,964 and we seem to be having very similar success here. 592 00:26:15,138 --> 00:26:17,619 - Okay. - NARRATOR: It is a potentially critical moment 593 00:26:17,706 --> 00:26:20,230 in the Money Pit area for Craig Tester 594 00:26:20,404 --> 00:26:22,493 and other members of the Oak Island team. 595 00:26:22,668 --> 00:26:24,844 Do we know of any tunnels in and around this area? 596 00:26:25,018 --> 00:26:26,585 CHARLES: No. 597 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:29,065 NARRATOR: At a depth of nearly 110 feet 598 00:26:29,239 --> 00:26:33,069 in borehole E.75-5.6, 599 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:34,984 they have just recovered new evidence 600 00:26:35,158 --> 00:26:36,943 of an unknown tunnel, 601 00:26:37,117 --> 00:26:39,075 and in the same area where a large source 602 00:26:39,206 --> 00:26:41,338 of precious metals has been detected 603 00:26:41,556 --> 00:26:43,602 through groundwater testing. 604 00:26:43,732 --> 00:26:44,951 LEIGHTON: Here's the core. 605 00:26:45,125 --> 00:26:46,779 TERRY: Patient on the table. Thank you. 606 00:26:46,909 --> 00:26:48,607 - There we are. - It's, uh, 123. 607 00:26:48,694 --> 00:26:50,478 123. 608 00:26:52,959 --> 00:26:55,135 - We got some wood down here. - Yeah. 609 00:26:57,616 --> 00:26:59,356 TERRY: There's wood for sure. There's wood all through it. 610 00:26:59,487 --> 00:27:00,619 Mike! 611 00:27:06,407 --> 00:27:08,322 This is not in situ. 612 00:27:08,496 --> 00:27:10,759 This could be the bottom of our tunnel right there. 613 00:27:10,977 --> 00:27:13,632 So, we potentially have a tunnel from 110 to 117. 614 00:27:13,849 --> 00:27:15,590 - Yeah. - NARRATOR: If Terry Matheson 615 00:27:15,808 --> 00:27:18,114 and driller Mike Tedford are correct, 616 00:27:18,288 --> 00:27:20,290 then the team has now encountered 617 00:27:20,464 --> 00:27:22,684 a previously undocumented tunnel 618 00:27:22,858 --> 00:27:25,600 for the second time in the last week. 619 00:27:25,774 --> 00:27:28,124 The critical question that remains is: 620 00:27:28,255 --> 00:27:30,997 could it be connected to the original Money Pit 621 00:27:31,171 --> 00:27:33,086 and the fabled treasure that people 622 00:27:33,216 --> 00:27:36,524 have been trying to unearth for more than two centuries? 623 00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:38,787 - Just keep on drilling. - All righty. 624 00:27:38,961 --> 00:27:41,181 - Appreciate it, Mike. - No problem. 625 00:27:41,398 --> 00:27:43,792 CRAIG: This is a very, you know, interesting area to me. 626 00:27:44,010 --> 00:27:45,402 We do have 627 00:27:45,533 --> 00:27:47,840 some deeper wood in the general area. 628 00:27:48,057 --> 00:27:50,407 Um, so, you know, I'm eager to-to drill it 629 00:27:50,581 --> 00:27:53,584 and see if this can be a-a place to put down a caisson. 630 00:27:53,759 --> 00:27:56,283 I-I think we're in agreement that we're just gonna carry on 631 00:27:56,457 --> 00:27:59,199 - 'cause there's fresh information below. - Okay. 632 00:27:59,286 --> 00:28:01,288 TERRY: I'm with you, yeah. Let's do that. 633 00:28:01,462 --> 00:28:03,638 NARRATOR: As the core-drilling operation continues 634 00:28:03,812 --> 00:28:06,032 in the Money Pit area... 635 00:28:06,162 --> 00:28:07,120 - KATYA: Hey, Rick. How's it going? - JACK: Hey, Scott. 636 00:28:07,250 --> 00:28:08,774 - SCOTT: Hey. - RICK: Hey. 637 00:28:08,948 --> 00:28:09,949 Did you guys have any luck finding the shaft? 638 00:28:10,123 --> 00:28:11,646 No, we didn't see anything 639 00:28:11,777 --> 00:28:13,909 that would've indicated a vertical shaft 640 00:28:14,083 --> 00:28:15,563 like the Restalls found. 641 00:28:15,694 --> 00:28:17,565 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and Scott Barlow 642 00:28:17,739 --> 00:28:20,263 arrive at Smith's Cove after being alerted 643 00:28:20,437 --> 00:28:22,352 that, despite the promising evidence 644 00:28:22,483 --> 00:28:24,267 of a possible shaft that was found 645 00:28:24,441 --> 00:28:26,835 just one day ago, 646 00:28:27,009 --> 00:28:30,752 unfortunately, no further signs of man-made workings 647 00:28:30,883 --> 00:28:34,060 or the legendary flood tunnel have been uncovered. 648 00:28:34,234 --> 00:28:38,325 We didn't even see the ground disturbed, 649 00:28:38,499 --> 00:28:41,371 you know, where-where they indicated it was. 650 00:28:41,545 --> 00:28:43,852 What about that backfill location? 651 00:28:44,026 --> 00:28:46,812 There was some wood up top, but not very deep. 652 00:28:46,986 --> 00:28:49,075 RICK: You were at your maximum depth, though, 653 00:28:49,249 --> 00:28:51,904 weren't you, in the majority of the dig? 654 00:28:52,078 --> 00:28:53,644 We were in the 40s, I would say, easily. 655 00:28:53,819 --> 00:28:55,646 RICK: We're at the limit of the excavator's reach. 656 00:28:55,821 --> 00:28:59,476 Unfortunately, it might be a little bit deeper. 657 00:28:59,650 --> 00:29:01,696 There's still the possibility of something being here. 658 00:29:01,870 --> 00:29:04,612 And we have to go back and create a new plan. 659 00:29:05,874 --> 00:29:09,269 Certainly, there is a limit to the ability 660 00:29:09,443 --> 00:29:12,663 to do an excavation, and we have reached that limit. 661 00:29:12,881 --> 00:29:14,578 We're not done here yet. 662 00:29:14,796 --> 00:29:16,319 I think there's a possibility 663 00:29:16,493 --> 00:29:18,626 that we may endeavor to do this again. 664 00:29:18,844 --> 00:29:21,324 Maybe by a different means or methods. 665 00:29:21,498 --> 00:29:23,631 There are some answers still in Smith's Cove. 666 00:29:23,805 --> 00:29:25,328 Y-You know what? 667 00:29:25,502 --> 00:29:28,157 Every situation, there is some positive takeaway. 668 00:29:28,331 --> 00:29:31,117 We did find the cement. 669 00:29:31,247 --> 00:29:34,381 That was in the '60s, when the Restalls were here. 670 00:29:34,555 --> 00:29:35,817 That's a huge plus. 671 00:29:35,948 --> 00:29:37,993 Based on this work here, 672 00:29:38,167 --> 00:29:40,648 and the find of the concrete, we have some belief 673 00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:42,824 that the projected line is accurate, 674 00:29:42,998 --> 00:29:44,913 and we can project those lines in the Money Pit. 675 00:29:45,131 --> 00:29:46,610 JACK: At least in my perspective, 676 00:29:46,741 --> 00:29:48,482 I do, actually, think some of the puzzle 677 00:29:48,612 --> 00:29:50,440 is coming together. 678 00:29:50,614 --> 00:29:51,528 - RICK: Yeah. - SCOTT: Yeah. 679 00:29:51,702 --> 00:29:53,226 RICK: I think here, 680 00:29:53,356 --> 00:29:55,402 - we're done for now. - Yeah. 681 00:29:55,532 --> 00:29:56,533 We can always come back to here. 682 00:29:56,707 --> 00:29:58,579 - Yep. - RICK: So, let's just 683 00:29:58,753 --> 00:30:02,148 switch gears and get out there and get after it. 684 00:30:02,322 --> 00:30:03,671 - JACK: Yeah. - RICK: Let's do it. 685 00:30:09,024 --> 00:30:10,765 NARRATOR: The following morning... 686 00:30:12,332 --> 00:30:14,160 GARY: Interesting finds we've been pulling out 687 00:30:14,377 --> 00:30:16,945 of the spoils on Lot 4. 688 00:30:17,076 --> 00:30:18,817 It's like, every time we go there now, 689 00:30:18,991 --> 00:30:21,732 we're finding small artifacts. 690 00:30:21,863 --> 00:30:24,083 NARRATOR: ...Rick and other members of the team 691 00:30:24,257 --> 00:30:28,174 meet with archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan in the lab 692 00:30:28,348 --> 00:30:30,567 regarding the silver artifact 693 00:30:30,654 --> 00:30:33,179 and the lead ball that were found one day ago 694 00:30:33,353 --> 00:30:37,009 in the spoils from the stone foundation on Lot 5. 695 00:30:37,183 --> 00:30:39,185 Have you had a chance to scan them, Emma? 696 00:30:39,315 --> 00:30:42,536 So, yeah, so, I've done an XRF, um, a few points. 697 00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:45,844 NARRATOR: Prior to today's meeting, Emma scanned the artifacts 698 00:30:46,018 --> 00:30:49,586 in an XRF, or X-ray fluorescence device, 699 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,067 which employs nondestructive radiation 700 00:30:52,198 --> 00:30:56,028 in order to determine an object's chemical composition. 701 00:30:56,202 --> 00:30:59,161 So, the hammered silver is modern, unfortunately. 702 00:30:59,379 --> 00:31:02,338 The main indicator is the high aluminum content, 703 00:31:02,469 --> 00:31:06,212 which makes it... just undeniably modern. 704 00:31:06,386 --> 00:31:07,387 RICK: That's surprising. 705 00:31:07,517 --> 00:31:10,433 Emma has suggested that, 706 00:31:10,607 --> 00:31:12,522 because of the high aluminum content, 707 00:31:12,696 --> 00:31:14,916 it has to be more modern. 708 00:31:15,134 --> 00:31:17,919 You know, that's not information that we want. 709 00:31:18,050 --> 00:31:19,399 But it's still treasure. 710 00:31:19,573 --> 00:31:21,270 It still has that lure, that fascination 711 00:31:21,444 --> 00:31:24,752 that-that leaves the glint in your eye. 712 00:31:24,926 --> 00:31:27,102 There's no question about it, but... 713 00:31:27,233 --> 00:31:29,278 but we're looking for something more than that. 714 00:31:29,452 --> 00:31:32,891 But the lead ball has proved to be more interesting. 715 00:31:34,631 --> 00:31:37,025 This is the first time I've seen it cleaned up. 716 00:31:37,156 --> 00:31:41,595 I assumed it was just a lead pistol ball. 717 00:31:41,769 --> 00:31:43,684 It looks almost like it's got a design on it from here. 718 00:31:43,771 --> 00:31:44,728 Yeah, that's not just from carrying 719 00:31:44,859 --> 00:31:46,774 it around in your pocket, 720 00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:48,471 - or something like that and chaffing. - GARY: Yeah. 721 00:31:48,645 --> 00:31:53,172 This looks like it's been made like that on purpose. 722 00:31:53,346 --> 00:31:58,394 Soldiers were famous for being bored in the trenches 723 00:31:58,481 --> 00:32:03,312 and carving, um, objects and musket balls, 724 00:32:03,443 --> 00:32:05,227 and pieces of lead. 725 00:32:05,358 --> 00:32:08,230 It is unusually, almost pitted I guess you'd call it. 726 00:32:08,404 --> 00:32:10,406 And I have no idea why. 727 00:32:10,537 --> 00:32:12,756 But this has been used for something else 728 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:14,889 that we haven't figured out yet. 729 00:32:15,063 --> 00:32:17,109 - RICK: Hm. - EMMA: It is pure lead. 730 00:32:19,111 --> 00:32:22,984 Um, and I'm not seeing any intentional alloying elements, 731 00:32:23,115 --> 00:32:24,986 so it's not a modern piece. 732 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:29,730 Um, all these are naturally inputted. 733 00:32:29,904 --> 00:32:31,558 How old could it be? 734 00:32:31,688 --> 00:32:34,300 It has been used for a very long period of time. 735 00:32:35,779 --> 00:32:37,651 You've always been very consistent 736 00:32:37,825 --> 00:32:41,524 that that feature on Lot 5 is much older 737 00:32:41,655 --> 00:32:44,266 than the current artifact recovery. 738 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,051 Is that still your intuition? 739 00:32:46,181 --> 00:32:47,443 I would say it's older, I think. 740 00:32:47,661 --> 00:32:49,968 And what is that window? 741 00:32:51,056 --> 00:32:53,449 Well before 1700. 742 00:32:53,667 --> 00:32:55,930 And you're saying that this indeed 743 00:32:56,017 --> 00:32:57,627 could fit that metric as well. 744 00:32:57,801 --> 00:32:59,064 Yes. 745 00:32:59,238 --> 00:33:00,979 RICK: Wow. That's exciting. 746 00:33:06,201 --> 00:33:08,899 I would say it's older. Well before 1700. 747 00:33:09,074 --> 00:33:11,076 - Yes. - Wow. 748 00:33:11,293 --> 00:33:13,513 - So, it is old. - Love it. 749 00:33:13,687 --> 00:33:16,255 NARRATOR: A potentially critical revelation 750 00:33:16,429 --> 00:33:19,388 has just been made in the Oak Island Laboratory, 751 00:33:19,519 --> 00:33:22,435 as archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan 752 00:33:22,522 --> 00:33:25,829 has scientifically proven that a piece of lead shot, 753 00:33:26,047 --> 00:33:28,615 found in the large stone foundation on Lot 5, 754 00:33:28,789 --> 00:33:32,836 could date back to the 1600s, or earlier. 755 00:33:34,055 --> 00:33:38,016 - What the heck was going on on Lot 5? - Don't ask me. 756 00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:41,367 Such a wide variety of finds, as well. 757 00:33:41,584 --> 00:33:43,499 All of them different. All of them unique. 758 00:33:43,673 --> 00:33:44,935 Mm-hmm. 759 00:33:45,066 --> 00:33:46,807 Pre-Money Pit story, for sure. 760 00:33:46,981 --> 00:33:48,852 - EMMA: Yeah. - Yeah. 761 00:33:48,983 --> 00:33:52,508 And one other artifact that was collected from that area 762 00:33:52,682 --> 00:33:56,077 - that is also old was that scalloped disk. - GARY: Oh, yeah. 763 00:33:56,295 --> 00:33:58,645 I believe that scalloped disk is really old. 764 00:33:58,775 --> 00:34:01,691 Yeah. Well, the starburst button, 765 00:34:01,865 --> 00:34:06,087 - it dates before the 18th century. - Yeah. 766 00:34:06,218 --> 00:34:08,394 - So, it's definitely worth further research. - Yeah. 767 00:34:08,568 --> 00:34:11,353 LAIRD: Specifically, into the design. 768 00:34:11,527 --> 00:34:13,181 NARRATOR: Could the team's mounting discoveries 769 00:34:13,355 --> 00:34:15,488 that predate the 1800s, 770 00:34:15,705 --> 00:34:17,490 such as the lead shot, 771 00:34:17,707 --> 00:34:19,840 the scalloped lead barter token 772 00:34:20,014 --> 00:34:23,365 and the button bearing a starburst design, 773 00:34:23,539 --> 00:34:26,847 represent critical clues that they're getting closer 774 00:34:26,977 --> 00:34:31,417 to identifying just who created the rounded foundation on Lot 5, 775 00:34:31,591 --> 00:34:34,681 and perhaps the original Money Pit? 776 00:34:34,811 --> 00:34:37,249 We've got some homework to do. 777 00:34:37,423 --> 00:34:39,947 - Yep. - RICK: I do think it's important. 778 00:34:40,165 --> 00:34:42,123 So, let's see if we can't figure that out 779 00:34:42,297 --> 00:34:45,083 - amongst all the other mysteries. - Yeah. 780 00:34:45,213 --> 00:34:47,302 To me, it speaks eloquently to why this lab is here 781 00:34:47,433 --> 00:34:49,087 and why you are here. 782 00:34:49,261 --> 00:34:51,350 - Sure, yeah. - GARY: All right, mate. 783 00:34:51,524 --> 00:34:54,179 - Let's get stuck back in and find some more. - Let's go do it. 784 00:34:54,309 --> 00:34:56,268 - GARY: See you later, guys. - LAIRD: Thank you. See ya. 785 00:34:56,398 --> 00:34:58,705 NARRATOR: As Rick and members of the team 786 00:34:58,879 --> 00:35:00,533 conclude their meeting in the lab... 787 00:35:00,707 --> 00:35:02,926 TERRY: We have a core, gentlemen. 788 00:35:03,057 --> 00:35:06,104 - Here it comes. Thank you. - [grunts] 789 00:35:06,234 --> 00:35:10,108 - LEIGHTON: 149. - Thank you. 149. Appreciate it. 790 00:35:10,325 --> 00:35:11,935 It's all in situ to 149. 791 00:35:12,066 --> 00:35:13,676 - Hey, guys. - Craig, how you doing? - Hey. 792 00:35:13,763 --> 00:35:16,723 - Good. Good. - 149 to 161 feet. 793 00:35:16,897 --> 00:35:18,986 - They gave us a little extra, Craig. - That was nice. 794 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:22,250 NARRATOR: ...Craig Tester arrives in the Money Pit area 795 00:35:22,424 --> 00:35:25,601 to check on the progress of the drilling operation 796 00:35:25,775 --> 00:35:29,649 in borehole E.75-5.6. 797 00:35:29,866 --> 00:35:32,521 A borehole located in the area 798 00:35:32,695 --> 00:35:34,567 where precious metals have been detected 799 00:35:34,697 --> 00:35:37,483 more than 100 feet below ground. 800 00:35:38,962 --> 00:35:41,139 TERRY: Here we go. 801 00:35:41,269 --> 00:35:42,575 Okay, we got a little bit of wood here. 802 00:35:42,705 --> 00:35:44,403 - Oh, we got wood! - Huge wood. 803 00:35:44,577 --> 00:35:45,230 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. - PETER: We got a lot of wood. 804 00:35:45,447 --> 00:35:46,796 TERRY: Absolutely. 805 00:35:46,927 --> 00:35:49,190 TERRY: Well, that's a beam, for sure. 806 00:35:49,408 --> 00:35:50,887 PETER: Pretty solid. 807 00:35:51,018 --> 00:35:54,804 It looks like we have possibly a plank, 808 00:35:54,935 --> 00:35:58,286 a beam, and a plank-- or, you know, two small beams 809 00:35:58,460 --> 00:35:59,766 sandwiching a very large beam. 810 00:35:59,940 --> 00:36:02,682 This is distinctly and pretty much certainly 811 00:36:02,856 --> 00:36:05,337 some kind of a structure 812 00:36:05,511 --> 00:36:07,208 that is somewhat collapsed at this point. 813 00:36:07,382 --> 00:36:10,516 If you look right there, what is that? 814 00:36:11,908 --> 00:36:13,171 Does that look like concrete to you? 815 00:36:15,042 --> 00:36:17,175 We've got a structure here that has 816 00:36:17,349 --> 00:36:19,655 cobbles and gravel at the top and bottom. 817 00:36:19,829 --> 00:36:22,049 - Oh, yeah. - There it is there. 818 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:25,574 What is the biggest constituent of cement? 819 00:36:25,748 --> 00:36:27,446 - It's limestone. - CRAIG: Yeah. 820 00:36:27,663 --> 00:36:30,884 Limestone like this could be misinterpreted as cement. 821 00:36:32,625 --> 00:36:34,714 So, we're seeing something that's similar to concrete. 822 00:36:34,844 --> 00:36:35,976 TERRY: Potentially, yep. 823 00:36:36,150 --> 00:36:37,282 - PETER: Wood. - Yeah. - Yeah. 824 00:36:37,456 --> 00:36:38,718 PETER: A middle section. 825 00:36:38,892 --> 00:36:40,937 Then wood again. 826 00:36:41,068 --> 00:36:44,637 - And concrete after that. - Yeah. 827 00:36:44,811 --> 00:36:48,206 Charles, to me, this sounds like the Chappell Vault. 828 00:36:49,424 --> 00:36:51,992 The way Chappell and Blair described it. 829 00:36:52,166 --> 00:36:54,255 Yeah. That's very interesting. 830 00:36:54,386 --> 00:36:56,344 Incredibly interesting. 831 00:36:56,518 --> 00:36:58,041 NARRATOR: The Chappell Vault? 832 00:36:58,172 --> 00:37:00,522 In 1897, treasure hunters 833 00:37:00,740 --> 00:37:03,264 Frederick Blair and William Chappell 834 00:37:03,438 --> 00:37:07,399 drilled into what they described as a seven-foot-tall wooden box, 835 00:37:07,616 --> 00:37:11,881 encased in concrete, at a depth of 153 feet. 836 00:37:12,055 --> 00:37:14,754 Upon extracting their drill bit, 837 00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:17,539 they were astonished to find traces of gold, 838 00:37:17,713 --> 00:37:19,585 as well as a piece of parchment 839 00:37:19,759 --> 00:37:22,370 with the letters "VI" written on it. 840 00:37:22,544 --> 00:37:26,809 This looks like two to three different types of wood. 841 00:37:26,983 --> 00:37:29,334 - Yeah. - TERRY: It's definitely stacked beams. 842 00:37:29,508 --> 00:37:33,990 NARRATOR: Could the team have intercepted the legendary Chappell Vault? 843 00:37:34,164 --> 00:37:36,428 And the source of the possible treasure 844 00:37:36,558 --> 00:37:40,127 that has been detected deep underground in this area? 845 00:37:41,389 --> 00:37:44,610 CRAIG: We're drilling in an area where Chappell put his shaft down. 846 00:37:44,784 --> 00:37:46,960 Obviously, he was looking for the vault. 847 00:37:47,090 --> 00:37:48,309 Is this going to be a point 848 00:37:48,483 --> 00:37:50,703 where we decide to put in a caisson? 849 00:37:50,877 --> 00:37:54,010 We don't know, but this evidence is-is helping build that case. 850 00:37:54,141 --> 00:37:57,318 Perhaps we're at the periphery of the actual vault itself. 851 00:37:57,449 --> 00:37:58,319 CHARLES: We could be. 852 00:37:58,493 --> 00:38:00,234 I'll text Rick. 853 00:38:00,408 --> 00:38:01,627 He needs to take a look at this. 854 00:38:01,757 --> 00:38:02,932 TERRY: No question. 855 00:38:07,067 --> 00:38:08,286 - RICK: Charles. Terry. - CHARLES: Hey, Rick. 856 00:38:08,460 --> 00:38:09,635 - TERRY: Hi, Rick. How you doing? - Good news. 857 00:38:09,809 --> 00:38:11,245 Good news? Okay. 858 00:38:11,419 --> 00:38:13,465 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, 859 00:38:13,639 --> 00:38:17,033 Rick Lagina joins Craig Tester and other members of the team 860 00:38:17,164 --> 00:38:21,168 after being alerted to a potentially historic discovery 861 00:38:21,342 --> 00:38:23,779 more than 150 feet underground 862 00:38:23,953 --> 00:38:27,653 in borehole E.75-5.6. 863 00:38:29,002 --> 00:38:31,134 CRAIG: We hit wood. This is the base of it 864 00:38:31,265 --> 00:38:35,661 is at 159 and it hit the top at 155. 865 00:38:35,791 --> 00:38:39,491 So, the question is, is it potentially the vault? 866 00:38:39,665 --> 00:38:41,144 Interesting. 867 00:38:41,362 --> 00:38:43,451 CRAIG: In going through the vault, they indicated 868 00:38:43,625 --> 00:38:44,974 they went through concrete 869 00:38:45,105 --> 00:38:46,324 and went through the treasure chests, 870 00:38:46,498 --> 00:38:48,804 went right into wood from the vault, 871 00:38:48,978 --> 00:38:51,198 and then out the bottom, and into clay. 872 00:38:51,372 --> 00:38:52,982 Well, this, to me, 873 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,202 looks like different types of wood are here, 874 00:38:55,376 --> 00:38:58,118 and then it goes right into the clay. 875 00:38:58,292 --> 00:39:03,515 And as, uh, Peter found, you know, is that concrete 876 00:39:03,689 --> 00:39:07,040 or could've been interpreted to be concrete years and years ago? 877 00:39:08,911 --> 00:39:11,218 I think this is our best location yet. 878 00:39:11,392 --> 00:39:13,394 - Yeah. This is very interesting. - CRAIG: Wow. 879 00:39:13,568 --> 00:39:15,091 I mean, this is the most excited I've ever been 880 00:39:15,265 --> 00:39:17,877 - at the drill table. - Really? 881 00:39:17,964 --> 00:39:21,663 RICK: This data, when you gather it all together, 882 00:39:21,837 --> 00:39:24,710 could possibly represent evidence of the Chappell Vault. 883 00:39:24,884 --> 00:39:26,581 That's huge. 884 00:39:26,755 --> 00:39:28,975 So, we have to look at all of the data 885 00:39:29,192 --> 00:39:31,978 in a very cool, calm and collected way, 886 00:39:32,152 --> 00:39:35,329 because it's easy to jump to conclusions in the Money Pit. 887 00:39:35,460 --> 00:39:37,766 But in the moment, yeah, 888 00:39:37,984 --> 00:39:39,899 it's very interesting and quite exciting. 889 00:39:40,073 --> 00:39:42,380 Charles, what do you make of it? 890 00:39:42,510 --> 00:39:46,819 I-I'm fascinated by this to find that wood at this depth. 891 00:39:46,993 --> 00:39:48,864 - Yeah. - RICK: It's certainly 892 00:39:49,038 --> 00:39:50,562 one of the prime candidates 893 00:39:50,779 --> 00:39:52,912 - for a caisson. You know. - Agreed. 894 00:39:53,042 --> 00:39:55,436 NARRATOR: Since the beginning of this year, 895 00:39:55,654 --> 00:39:58,091 Rick, Marty and Craig have been hoping 896 00:39:58,221 --> 00:40:00,876 to mark potential targets that would justify 897 00:40:01,050 --> 00:40:02,922 sinking massive steel caissons 898 00:40:03,096 --> 00:40:06,447 with diameters of at least seven feet, or more. 899 00:40:06,578 --> 00:40:09,798 After tirelessly working to pinpoint the source 900 00:40:09,972 --> 00:40:12,105 of precious metals that have been detected 901 00:40:12,279 --> 00:40:13,889 in the Money Pit area, 902 00:40:14,020 --> 00:40:16,588 might they have finally succeeded? 903 00:40:18,241 --> 00:40:22,811 The cool thing is that we're all together at this point. 904 00:40:23,029 --> 00:40:25,988 Right? There's excitement. There's interest. 905 00:40:26,119 --> 00:40:27,990 There's data to be analyzed. 906 00:40:28,164 --> 00:40:29,557 Everyone has a ticket to the game, right? 907 00:40:29,775 --> 00:40:32,517 - Yep. - So, stay in the game 908 00:40:32,691 --> 00:40:36,085 and on to the next hole to hopefully confirm this. 909 00:40:36,216 --> 00:40:37,957 And do a proper recording of the data 910 00:40:38,131 --> 00:40:39,654 that we have in front of us. 911 00:40:39,785 --> 00:40:41,700 CRAIG: Yeah. We got a lot to do here. 912 00:40:41,830 --> 00:40:43,876 - RICK: Yeah. - And a lot of samples to grab. 913 00:40:44,050 --> 00:40:46,574 - Yeah. - Let's keep going. 914 00:40:46,661 --> 00:40:48,315 Pretty exciting. 915 00:40:51,797 --> 00:40:53,407 NARRATOR: For more than two centuries, 916 00:40:53,581 --> 00:40:55,540 the enigma of the Money Pit 917 00:40:55,670 --> 00:40:59,935 and the ingenious booby trap believed to protect it, 918 00:41:00,153 --> 00:41:04,897 have defied all who dared to search for what lies below. 919 00:41:05,071 --> 00:41:07,595 Many have lost fortunes in the pursuit. 920 00:41:07,813 --> 00:41:12,731 And some have even paid the ultimate price. 921 00:41:12,905 --> 00:41:16,822 But now, as Rick, Marty, Craig and their team 922 00:41:16,996 --> 00:41:18,867 collect more critical clues, 923 00:41:19,041 --> 00:41:22,958 and continue to zero in on the fabled treasure vault, 924 00:41:23,132 --> 00:41:27,485 perhaps the ultimate question that they must answer is: 925 00:41:27,615 --> 00:41:28,790 Can they defy 926 00:41:28,964 --> 00:41:32,490 the curse of Oak Island? 927 00:41:34,448 --> 00:41:37,407 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 928 00:41:37,582 --> 00:41:39,540 RICK: We're now gonna move to the swamp. 929 00:41:39,714 --> 00:41:41,586 - See this log here? - Yeah. 930 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:43,239 LAIRD: Somebody built this with purpose. 931 00:41:43,370 --> 00:41:45,851 What in the heck is going on? 932 00:41:46,025 --> 00:41:48,375 I think I found something kind of cool. 933 00:41:48,549 --> 00:41:50,159 No way, Moya! 934 00:41:50,290 --> 00:41:52,553 We came across a really interesting artifact. 935 00:41:52,771 --> 00:41:54,294 EMMA: It's Venetian. 936 00:41:54,468 --> 00:41:55,904 So, that feature is much older than we thought. 937 00:41:56,035 --> 00:41:58,472 - Yeah. - We got wood. 938 00:41:58,690 --> 00:42:00,561 - JILLIAN: Wow. - I think we have found the Money Pit. 939 00:42:00,735 --> 00:42:02,563 - That's amazing. - It's all coming together. 940 00:42:02,737 --> 00:42:04,217 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS