1 00:00:02,125 --> 00:00:03,292 [narrator] Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,375 --> 00:00:04,792 [Charles] We're in a sweet area right here. 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,500 There's metals in the water. High metals. 4 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:07,958 We're looking for the one thing. 5 00:00:08,083 --> 00:00:09,500 This could be where it's coming from. 6 00:00:09,667 --> 00:00:11,125 -Yeah. -Exactly. 7 00:00:11,292 --> 00:00:12,792 -What are you seeing, Peter? -Definitely a void 8 00:00:12,958 --> 00:00:15,125 that goes on for a long ways. 9 00:00:15,292 --> 00:00:16,958 [Rick] We're gonna get to the bottom of this. 10 00:00:17,042 --> 00:00:18,958 There's a heck of a lot of bricks up here. 11 00:00:19,042 --> 00:00:21,750 [Craig] Maybe it'll lead to a vault. 12 00:00:27,542 --> 00:00:29,042 Wow. 13 00:00:31,375 --> 00:00:34,667 [narrator] There is an island in the North Atlantic 14 00:00:34,833 --> 00:00:36,417 where people have been looking for 15 00:00:36,542 --> 00:00:40,417 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 16 00:00:40,583 --> 00:00:44,000 So far, they have found a stone slab 17 00:00:44,208 --> 00:00:46,917 with strange symbols carved into it, 18 00:00:47,083 --> 00:00:50,875 man-made workings that date to medieval times, 19 00:00:51,042 --> 00:00:54,750 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 20 00:00:54,917 --> 00:00:56,708 to the Knights Templar. 21 00:00:56,875 --> 00:00:59,125 To date, six men have died 22 00:00:59,250 --> 00:01:01,667 trying to solve the mystery. 23 00:01:01,833 --> 00:01:07,125 And according to legend, one more will have to die 24 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:09,667 before the treasure can be found. 25 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:16,667 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:24,333 --> 00:01:26,625 So, BN-14, we're down to 108. 27 00:01:26,833 --> 00:01:29,208 -It's not really that soft yet, Steve. -That's right. 28 00:01:29,333 --> 00:01:30,833 [narrator] At the top of a new morning 29 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,750 on Oak Island, brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their team 30 00:01:35,875 --> 00:01:38,958 hope to finally pinpoint a legendary treasure 31 00:01:39,083 --> 00:01:41,167 at the bottom of the Money Pit. 32 00:01:41,333 --> 00:01:43,417 We're in an area of the Peacock where 33 00:01:43,583 --> 00:01:45,167 we've had an open void, and, hopefully, 34 00:01:45,333 --> 00:01:47,500 we're gonna be able to find it again. 35 00:01:47,667 --> 00:01:49,000 We're in a sweet area right here, 36 00:01:49,167 --> 00:01:51,625 -so, if it's there, we'll find it. -Exactly. 37 00:01:52,667 --> 00:01:56,167 [narrator] Today, the team is drilling borehole BN-14 38 00:01:56,292 --> 00:01:58,167 in the so-called Peacock, 39 00:01:58,333 --> 00:02:00,000 an area where they have discovered 40 00:02:00,208 --> 00:02:04,500 loose soils between 50 and 150 feet underground 41 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:08,208 that sits nearly ten feet above the solution channel. 42 00:02:09,375 --> 00:02:11,375 Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 43 00:02:11,542 --> 00:02:14,167 [narrator] Two weeks ago, while drilling 44 00:02:14,250 --> 00:02:17,167 just three feet west of their current location, 45 00:02:17,292 --> 00:02:19,917 the team found a possible man-made cavity 46 00:02:20,083 --> 00:02:21,542 measuring ten feet high. 47 00:02:21,708 --> 00:02:23,208 -[Steve] So, we're into the hole. -[Charles] Okay. 48 00:02:23,375 --> 00:02:26,083 [narrator] And when an underwater camera was placed 49 00:02:26,250 --> 00:02:28,667 in the cavity, they captured images that suggested 50 00:02:28,833 --> 00:02:32,417 it could be an offset treasure chamber. 51 00:02:32,583 --> 00:02:35,625 The shapes, the tapering, the alignment 52 00:02:35,792 --> 00:02:40,792 appears of human origin rather than the natural environment. 53 00:02:42,292 --> 00:02:45,292 [narrator] Now, the team has two goals. 54 00:02:45,458 --> 00:02:48,458 First, they hope to drill into the mysterious void again 55 00:02:48,625 --> 00:02:51,417 and determine just what is in there. 56 00:02:51,583 --> 00:02:54,833 And second, penetrate the solution channel 57 00:02:54,958 --> 00:02:56,250 several feet deeper, 58 00:02:56,375 --> 00:02:58,333 where high traces of precious metals 59 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:01,500 have been repeatedly detected in the water. 60 00:03:01,625 --> 00:03:03,500 Who knows what the next core's gonna bring us. 61 00:03:03,708 --> 00:03:06,167 [Marty] From a scientific standpoint, I am very curious 62 00:03:06,333 --> 00:03:09,000 as to what in the heck the Peacock is 63 00:03:09,167 --> 00:03:11,000 and hope to get some data on that. 64 00:03:11,208 --> 00:03:13,000 Is it an offset treasure chamber 65 00:03:13,167 --> 00:03:14,333 right above the solution channel? 66 00:03:14,458 --> 00:03:16,125 We have a core, gentlemen. 67 00:03:16,333 --> 00:03:18,083 [Marty] Knowing what's in these strange areas 68 00:03:18,250 --> 00:03:20,375 that are associated with the solution channel 69 00:03:20,542 --> 00:03:22,042 could point us to where the treasure is. 70 00:03:22,250 --> 00:03:25,333 So, I think we're on the right track. 71 00:03:25,542 --> 00:03:27,208 -[Charles] What do you got, Adam? -118. 72 00:03:27,375 --> 00:03:29,292 -118 -Thank you. 73 00:03:30,250 --> 00:03:33,250 BN-14, 108 to 118. 74 00:03:33,375 --> 00:03:35,250 Looks like it's getting a little soft. 75 00:03:35,417 --> 00:03:36,917 Let's have a look. 76 00:03:40,875 --> 00:03:42,250 Firming up down here, but 77 00:03:42,417 --> 00:03:44,917 -we're getting quite loose up above. -Are we ever. 78 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,500 Yeah. Wow. 79 00:03:49,667 --> 00:03:50,875 -So, this is really coming apart. -[Steve] Yeah. 80 00:03:51,042 --> 00:03:52,375 [Terry] So, I would say 81 00:03:52,542 --> 00:03:54,125 there's a little too much sediment. 82 00:03:54,292 --> 00:03:56,667 It's not completely washed-out. It's not a void. 83 00:03:56,833 --> 00:03:59,375 -No. Not yet. -We're getting close to the void. 84 00:03:59,542 --> 00:04:01,208 -Yeah. -[Terry] So, hopefully, we're gonna 85 00:04:01,375 --> 00:04:02,750 -find the offset chamber. -[Steve] Yeah. 86 00:04:02,875 --> 00:04:04,500 -We'll get some evidence of that treasure. -Yeah. 87 00:04:04,625 --> 00:04:06,500 From here on out, it gets interesting. 88 00:04:06,625 --> 00:04:09,000 [narrator] As the drilling continues 89 00:04:09,208 --> 00:04:11,208 in the Money Pit area, 90 00:04:11,375 --> 00:04:14,750 Rick and members of the team arrive on Lot 8, 91 00:04:14,875 --> 00:04:17,833 located on the western side of the island... 92 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,292 -[Rick] You got a lot more work done. -[Laird] Yeah. 93 00:04:21,458 --> 00:04:24,000 But I have to ask, Laird, what do you think? 94 00:04:24,125 --> 00:04:25,958 It's weird. 95 00:04:26,083 --> 00:04:28,500 [narrator] ...where members of the team are investigating 96 00:04:28,667 --> 00:04:32,167 a massive boulder that Laird found one week ago, 97 00:04:32,375 --> 00:04:34,292 and which appears to have been placed 98 00:04:34,458 --> 00:04:37,417 above evenly spaced stones. 99 00:04:38,708 --> 00:04:40,208 [Laird] Because you can see defined edges. 100 00:04:40,375 --> 00:04:41,625 [Rick] Right. 101 00:04:41,792 --> 00:04:44,083 -You can see it coming up here. -Mm-hmm. 102 00:04:44,250 --> 00:04:45,708 [Laird] Which is odd. 103 00:04:45,875 --> 00:04:49,333 My curiosity was instigated by the placement 104 00:04:49,542 --> 00:04:51,083 of those stones on the outside. 105 00:04:51,250 --> 00:04:53,667 [Laird] They're almost regularly placed. 106 00:04:53,875 --> 00:04:55,458 -[Rick] Yeah. -[Laird] Right? Yeah. 107 00:04:55,583 --> 00:04:57,917 And there's some evidence of a void, 108 00:04:58,042 --> 00:04:59,917 a space of some sort under there. 109 00:05:00,083 --> 00:05:01,667 [Rick] Yes. 110 00:05:01,833 --> 00:05:04,833 You know, the more this shapes up to be something made 111 00:05:04,958 --> 00:05:07,417 rather than natural, the more curious I become 112 00:05:07,625 --> 00:05:09,042 of the December Triangle on Zena's map. 113 00:05:09,208 --> 00:05:10,583 Mm-hmm. 114 00:05:10,708 --> 00:05:13,583 [narrator] The December Triangle? 115 00:05:13,750 --> 00:05:18,708 In 2016, the late author and researcher Zena Halpern 116 00:05:18,833 --> 00:05:21,625 presented the team with a map of Oak Island 117 00:05:21,750 --> 00:05:24,083 that she believed had been created by 118 00:05:24,292 --> 00:05:26,833 the Knights Templar in the 14th century. 119 00:05:27,042 --> 00:05:30,333 Curiously, it marked a number of locations 120 00:05:30,458 --> 00:05:33,417 in French that, when translated to English, 121 00:05:33,542 --> 00:05:36,833 corresponded with known sites, such as the Money Pit, 122 00:05:36,958 --> 00:05:39,792 the Stone Triangle, and the swamp. 123 00:05:39,958 --> 00:05:43,167 Could Doug be correct that this boulder feature 124 00:05:43,292 --> 00:05:45,542 might align with another site on the map 125 00:05:45,708 --> 00:05:48,458 known as the December Triangle? 126 00:05:49,458 --> 00:05:51,708 If this is one point on that triangle, 127 00:05:51,875 --> 00:05:53,333 there could be a couple more out there. 128 00:05:53,542 --> 00:05:55,708 Well, we might be able to help you solve 129 00:05:55,875 --> 00:05:58,750 -part of the mystery. Peter has a camera. -Yeah. 130 00:05:58,875 --> 00:06:02,167 -Okay. -[narrator] Now, after Laird 131 00:06:02,375 --> 00:06:04,042 and the archaeology team 132 00:06:04,250 --> 00:06:05,667 have begun to excavate a possible 133 00:06:05,875 --> 00:06:07,792 artificial void under the boulder, 134 00:06:07,958 --> 00:06:10,417 the team will use an inspection camera 135 00:06:10,583 --> 00:06:12,833 to look for important clues beneath it. 136 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,542 Peter, put the camera down, 137 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:15,833 -let's see what we see. -Okay. Where do I go? Yeah. 138 00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:18,250 -Right over this way. -Okay. 139 00:06:18,375 --> 00:06:19,917 [Rick] It has been manipulated. 140 00:06:20,083 --> 00:06:22,417 We don't know of any efforts 141 00:06:22,583 --> 00:06:24,375 in any of this historical narrative 142 00:06:24,542 --> 00:06:26,667 associated to this work on Lot 8. 143 00:06:26,875 --> 00:06:29,667 But I think the thing that's in everyone's mind is, 144 00:06:29,875 --> 00:06:32,000 what could possibly be underneath it? 145 00:06:34,125 --> 00:06:35,625 What are you seeing, Peter? 146 00:06:37,458 --> 00:06:39,792 [Peter] Definitely a void that I'm following. 147 00:06:39,958 --> 00:06:42,500 It certainly goes on for a long... 148 00:06:44,208 --> 00:06:45,625 ...ways. 149 00:06:46,667 --> 00:06:50,667 I think it's very soft underneath the rock, 150 00:06:50,833 --> 00:06:53,000 which is odd. 151 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:59,042 Okay. 152 00:06:59,208 --> 00:07:01,208 I hit some compact soil. 153 00:07:01,333 --> 00:07:02,625 Is it at the very bottom, Peter? 154 00:07:02,792 --> 00:07:04,208 Yeah. 155 00:07:04,333 --> 00:07:06,667 I'm able to follow it down, 156 00:07:06,875 --> 00:07:09,042 but this material is much more compact. 157 00:07:09,208 --> 00:07:13,083 It's firm enough that, four feet away, I can't push through it. 158 00:07:13,250 --> 00:07:15,375 -Four feet's a long ways down. -Yeah. 159 00:07:15,583 --> 00:07:17,000 If something was buried there, 160 00:07:17,167 --> 00:07:19,792 -you'd almost expect them to backfill it. -Mm-hmm. 161 00:07:19,958 --> 00:07:22,000 [Doug] Can you do a test pit right 162 00:07:22,167 --> 00:07:23,667 -where Peter is? -Yeah. That's exactly what I was thinking. 163 00:07:23,875 --> 00:07:25,458 That way, there's two purposes. 164 00:07:25,625 --> 00:07:27,625 -What's down and-and what's in. -[Laird] Yeah. 165 00:07:27,792 --> 00:07:31,375 [Rick] Both Fiona and Laird are of a like mindset, 166 00:07:31,542 --> 00:07:34,083 and that is that we're making progress in a very 167 00:07:34,250 --> 00:07:38,542 archaeologically disciplined way and they would be resistant 168 00:07:38,708 --> 00:07:40,917 to a drastic change in the approach, 169 00:07:41,083 --> 00:07:45,333 i.e. a large excavation, and I currently agree with them. 170 00:07:45,417 --> 00:07:47,167 [Peter] I think we got everything we can 171 00:07:47,333 --> 00:07:49,167 -from the camera. -Okay. 172 00:07:49,333 --> 00:07:51,833 Let's clear it off and see what we get. 173 00:07:51,958 --> 00:07:54,750 Well, I know one thing, no pun intended, 174 00:07:54,917 --> 00:07:57,833 -but you're gonna get to the bottom of this. -[laughter] 175 00:07:58,042 --> 00:08:00,500 Okay. Well, I think we will let you continue 176 00:08:00,625 --> 00:08:01,875 -to do your work. -Okay. 177 00:08:02,042 --> 00:08:05,750 -Okey doke. Good luck. -See you later. 178 00:08:05,875 --> 00:08:08,667 [narrator] As the work on Lot 8 continues... 179 00:08:10,750 --> 00:08:13,667 It's gonna be interesting to see if we find more stakes, 180 00:08:13,833 --> 00:08:17,417 if-if there is a line that's gonna take us right across 181 00:08:17,542 --> 00:08:19,208 into the south end of the swamp. 182 00:08:19,375 --> 00:08:22,125 [narrator] ...Craig Tester, Tom Nolan, 183 00:08:22,292 --> 00:08:25,625 and other members of the team continue searching for clues 184 00:08:25,833 --> 00:08:28,292 in the northern region of the swamp. 185 00:08:28,417 --> 00:08:29,542 It looks like it's heading towards 186 00:08:29,750 --> 00:08:32,792 -that vault that we found. -Mm-hmm. 187 00:08:32,958 --> 00:08:35,875 -I'd love to find another one. -Yep. 188 00:08:36,917 --> 00:08:39,000 [narrator] They are hoping to uncover more sections 189 00:08:39,208 --> 00:08:43,000 of a cobblestone path found one year ago in this area 190 00:08:43,167 --> 00:08:45,958 that was lined by eight-sided survey stakes 191 00:08:46,125 --> 00:08:50,083 and led to an empty brick and slate vault. 192 00:08:50,292 --> 00:08:53,667 The vault-like feature in the map is outlined exactly like 193 00:08:53,833 --> 00:08:57,667 the vault-like feature found in the swamp to a T. 194 00:08:57,833 --> 00:08:59,333 [narrator] A vault which appeared to be 195 00:08:59,458 --> 00:09:01,542 drawn in a 19th-century book 196 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:05,542 containing Masonic codes and a map of Oak Island 197 00:09:05,708 --> 00:09:09,333 that researcher John Edwards believes may be connected 198 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:12,042 to missing treasures of the Knights Templar 199 00:09:12,167 --> 00:09:16,750 and a related order known as the Knights of Malta. 200 00:09:24,750 --> 00:09:27,083 What's that right there? 201 00:09:27,250 --> 00:09:29,750 Is that a stake right there? 202 00:09:29,875 --> 00:09:31,208 Maybe. 203 00:09:34,042 --> 00:09:35,500 I think it is. 204 00:09:35,667 --> 00:09:37,208 We'll know in a minute. 205 00:09:45,167 --> 00:09:46,875 -[Alan chuckles] -Oh, yeah. 206 00:09:47,042 --> 00:09:49,167 Yep. 207 00:09:49,333 --> 00:09:51,042 And there we go again. 208 00:09:51,208 --> 00:09:53,167 Eight sides on this. 209 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:54,667 Yep. 210 00:09:54,875 --> 00:09:57,792 That's amazing. Very consistent. 211 00:10:04,042 --> 00:10:07,583 That kind of goes to the center area towards the vault. 212 00:10:07,750 --> 00:10:10,292 Yeah. It's moving in that direction. 213 00:10:11,250 --> 00:10:14,250 Al, wouldn't mind scraping in that area a little bit more? 214 00:10:14,417 --> 00:10:16,208 And see those rocks that are at the very bottom there? 215 00:10:16,375 --> 00:10:17,708 -Yes. -[Craig] I want to see if 216 00:10:17,875 --> 00:10:19,750 there's any kind of platform or not. 217 00:10:19,875 --> 00:10:22,792 -Perfect. Yep. -Okay. 218 00:10:24,208 --> 00:10:27,625 As we're uncovering, uh, some of the material, 219 00:10:27,750 --> 00:10:29,500 you know, we're starting to uncover rocks. 220 00:10:29,708 --> 00:10:31,125 I don't know what it's telling us yet, 221 00:10:31,250 --> 00:10:32,792 but it's a starting point. 222 00:10:32,958 --> 00:10:35,000 If it's a road, then we can follow it. 223 00:10:35,125 --> 00:10:37,875 Maybe it'll lead to another vault. 224 00:10:38,875 --> 00:10:41,042 [Tom] It looks like they're kind of placed in there, 225 00:10:41,208 --> 00:10:42,833 -but, uh... -Yeah. 226 00:10:42,958 --> 00:10:45,250 It seems like it's an awful lot of 227 00:10:45,417 --> 00:10:47,250 swamp material underneath it. 228 00:10:47,458 --> 00:10:48,958 -Yeah. -Um... 229 00:10:49,125 --> 00:10:51,167 Well, sort of like the stone path on the other side. 230 00:10:51,375 --> 00:10:54,083 -Same-same idea. -Yeah. 231 00:10:55,750 --> 00:10:58,958 -So why is a rock sitting on swamp material? -[Tom] Yeah. 232 00:10:59,083 --> 00:11:01,708 -And why is the wood in there mixed with it? -[Craig] Yeah. 233 00:11:01,875 --> 00:11:03,500 Yeah, I think I'll text Dr. Spooner, 234 00:11:03,708 --> 00:11:05,833 -see if he can come out here. -Yeah. 235 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,042 It'll be interesting to know what he says about it. 236 00:11:13,375 --> 00:11:14,667 -[Ian] Tom. Craig. -Dr. Spooner. 237 00:11:14,875 --> 00:11:17,125 -[Ian] How are you? -[Craig] Good. Good. 238 00:11:17,250 --> 00:11:20,958 -We have some questions, hard to believe. -Yep. 239 00:11:21,083 --> 00:11:22,500 [narrator] In the northern region 240 00:11:22,708 --> 00:11:24,042 of the Oak Island swamp, 241 00:11:24,208 --> 00:11:27,625 Dr. Ian Spooner arrives to inspect a possible 242 00:11:27,750 --> 00:11:31,083 stone structure that was just uncovered by the team 243 00:11:31,208 --> 00:11:34,583 and marked with an eight-sided wooden stake. 244 00:11:34,750 --> 00:11:36,500 We're finding, right in through here at least, 245 00:11:36,708 --> 00:11:38,042 a number of rocks. Okay? 246 00:11:38,250 --> 00:11:40,667 And it seems to still have peat underneath it, 247 00:11:40,792 --> 00:11:43,333 -like it wasn't sitting on sea level. -[Ian] Right. Yep. 248 00:11:43,500 --> 00:11:45,792 It just seems so crude, 249 00:11:45,958 --> 00:11:47,625 and yet, thought through. 250 00:11:47,792 --> 00:11:50,042 And so, I wonder if, somehow, that ties into some of 251 00:11:50,208 --> 00:11:52,083 the other structures that we're seeing the stakes in the ground. 252 00:11:52,250 --> 00:11:55,167 -[Craig] Yeah. Okay. -[Ian] So, I'll just take a look. 253 00:11:55,333 --> 00:11:57,417 [Craig] As Tom and I were looking at the stones 254 00:11:57,583 --> 00:12:01,958 underneath the sand, we felt it was a road or path or something. 255 00:12:02,125 --> 00:12:05,167 It's different from what we see, uh, further into the swamp. 256 00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:07,375 So, our thought is, let's get in there 257 00:12:07,583 --> 00:12:12,042 and see if we can find something of significance 258 00:12:12,208 --> 00:12:15,208 that may help date when this structure happened. 259 00:12:16,333 --> 00:12:18,417 I see there's... 260 00:12:18,583 --> 00:12:20,333 -Is that a cut piece? -[Ian] Yeah. 261 00:12:20,542 --> 00:12:21,833 It's what-what we want. 262 00:12:22,042 --> 00:12:23,917 -And it was down deep? -Yeah. 263 00:12:24,083 --> 00:12:25,833 -It was down here in the peat. -[Craig] Good. 264 00:12:25,958 --> 00:12:29,250 [Ian] I can test this to try to date this structure. 265 00:12:29,417 --> 00:12:31,708 -Okay. -Whew. 266 00:12:32,667 --> 00:12:34,000 So, what I know for sure 267 00:12:34,125 --> 00:12:36,333 is this is at least three rocks thick 268 00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:38,625 -where I was digging. -Mm-hmm. 269 00:12:38,750 --> 00:12:40,042 Same with the stone road. I-I find it amazing, 270 00:12:40,208 --> 00:12:43,042 -it was built on swamp. -A lot of swamp. Yeah. 271 00:12:43,208 --> 00:12:45,917 -Okay. Well, I'll take that back. -[Craig] Okay. 272 00:12:46,083 --> 00:12:49,167 -Thank you very much. -Thank you, Dr. Spooner. 273 00:12:49,333 --> 00:12:52,000 [Rick] We have come to learn that every time 274 00:12:52,125 --> 00:12:54,167 you dig in the swamp, you're gonna be surprised. 275 00:12:54,333 --> 00:12:56,292 We have found artifacts. 276 00:12:56,500 --> 00:12:58,167 We have found constructions, 277 00:12:58,375 --> 00:13:00,333 all of which imply 278 00:13:00,542 --> 00:13:03,833 the swamp is very complex, probably as complex 279 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,875 or maybe even more so than the Money Pit. 280 00:13:15,333 --> 00:13:20,125 Wow. There's a heck of a lot of bricks up here. 281 00:13:22,667 --> 00:13:25,042 This load was full of bricks. 282 00:13:27,708 --> 00:13:29,167 At least four of 'em. 283 00:13:29,333 --> 00:13:31,667 Those bricks do remind me of the bricks 284 00:13:31,833 --> 00:13:33,833 that were associated with that vault over there, 285 00:13:33,958 --> 00:13:36,000 -so... -Oh, yeah. 286 00:13:36,083 --> 00:13:38,042 We're getting more and more bricks. I'll toss 'em over. 287 00:13:39,042 --> 00:13:40,833 [narrator] Bricks? 288 00:13:40,917 --> 00:13:43,375 Found near the newly uncovered stone feature? 289 00:13:43,542 --> 00:13:45,500 Could Craig be correct 290 00:13:45,667 --> 00:13:49,208 that, perhaps, they are related to another vault in this area? 291 00:13:49,375 --> 00:13:51,542 [Craig] All the things in the swamp, 292 00:13:51,708 --> 00:13:53,000 the vault, the stone road, 293 00:13:53,167 --> 00:13:54,792 the stone path, all these stakes 294 00:13:54,958 --> 00:13:57,042 that are going throughout the area, 295 00:13:57,208 --> 00:13:59,375 it was all there for a purpose. Man put it there. 296 00:13:59,542 --> 00:14:03,667 It means man was doing something very significant here. 297 00:14:03,875 --> 00:14:05,125 We got to figure out what. 298 00:14:05,250 --> 00:14:08,958 Between what looks like a stone road 299 00:14:09,125 --> 00:14:11,708 and the lot of bricks we found, you know, I think 300 00:14:11,875 --> 00:14:13,333 we're finding something significant here. 301 00:14:13,542 --> 00:14:15,833 Maybe we can follow it that way and see if 302 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,625 we can come up with another vault. 303 00:14:17,792 --> 00:14:21,667 I mean, it's definitely moving to that side of the swamp, 304 00:14:21,833 --> 00:14:23,125 -so it'll be interesting... -Yep. 305 00:14:23,333 --> 00:14:25,917 -...to see just where they take us from here. -Mm-hmm. 306 00:14:26,083 --> 00:14:29,500 -Okay. Good day. -Thanks, Al. 307 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:31,208 [Alan] Excellent. Thank you, guys. 308 00:14:31,375 --> 00:14:33,083 -[Craig] Thank you. -[Gary] See you, mate. 309 00:14:37,250 --> 00:14:39,042 [narrator] The next day... 310 00:14:39,208 --> 00:14:41,417 [Rick] So, lady and gentlemen, 311 00:14:41,583 --> 00:14:43,833 we find ourselves in another war room. 312 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:48,000 And today, Emiliano has kindly offered to come 313 00:14:48,167 --> 00:14:50,125 and give us an update on his research. 314 00:14:50,250 --> 00:14:51,292 Thank you, sir. 315 00:14:51,458 --> 00:14:52,917 [narrator] ...Rick and members of the team 316 00:14:53,042 --> 00:14:55,167 meet with Emiliano Sacchetti. 317 00:14:55,333 --> 00:14:56,875 [Alex] With what we found on the island 318 00:14:57,042 --> 00:14:59,042 and especially the known historical connection 319 00:14:59,208 --> 00:15:01,500 between the Knights of Malta and Nova Scotia, 320 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:03,417 I was excited to see 321 00:15:03,542 --> 00:15:05,583 what we could find in the historical record. 322 00:15:05,708 --> 00:15:09,000 [narrator] In light of discoveries made on Lot 5, 323 00:15:09,208 --> 00:15:12,667 such as two 17th-century buttons, 324 00:15:12,750 --> 00:15:15,167 a number of Venetian trade beads, 325 00:15:15,333 --> 00:15:19,458 and a 17th-century folded coin that all may be connected 326 00:15:19,542 --> 00:15:21,125 to the Knights of Malta... 327 00:15:21,250 --> 00:15:25,500 What I'm presenting today is almost a year of work. 328 00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:29,667 [narrator] ...Emiliano has uncovered new research that 329 00:15:29,875 --> 00:15:31,667 he is eager to share with the team. 330 00:15:31,875 --> 00:15:35,333 I conducted this research in Rome, in the Vatican archives, 331 00:15:35,500 --> 00:15:36,750 in Ottawa, 332 00:15:36,917 --> 00:15:38,792 at Library and Archives Canada 333 00:15:38,958 --> 00:15:41,083 to research the presence 334 00:15:41,250 --> 00:15:43,500 of the Knights of Malta here in Nova Scotia. 335 00:15:43,625 --> 00:15:46,542 Today, I'm-I'm presenting some new information 336 00:15:46,708 --> 00:15:48,500 about Isaac de Razilly, 337 00:15:48,667 --> 00:15:51,375 who was the governor of Acadia. 338 00:15:51,542 --> 00:15:56,167 [narrator] In 1632, a wealthy French Naval captain 339 00:15:56,333 --> 00:15:59,167 and Knight of Malta named Isaac de Razilly 340 00:15:59,333 --> 00:16:02,958 led a battalion of approximately 300 men 341 00:16:03,125 --> 00:16:05,333 to establish the colony of Acadia, 342 00:16:05,542 --> 00:16:08,417 which is now modern-day Nova Scotia. 343 00:16:08,583 --> 00:16:11,875 And curiously, he built his headquarters-- 344 00:16:12,042 --> 00:16:15,292 known today as Fort Point-- on the LaHave River, 345 00:16:15,458 --> 00:16:18,792 just 15 miles south of Oak Island. 346 00:16:18,958 --> 00:16:21,750 So, what we know is that this guy 347 00:16:21,875 --> 00:16:24,500 sailed from west coast of France, 348 00:16:24,667 --> 00:16:27,833 and in two months, arrived here in Nova Scotia. 349 00:16:28,042 --> 00:16:31,292 He landed in LaHave, where de Razilly built his fort. 350 00:16:31,458 --> 00:16:35,583 He was travelling with Nicolas Denys, a businessman. 351 00:16:35,750 --> 00:16:39,625 We know that, from a journal that Nicolas Denys kept 352 00:16:39,750 --> 00:16:42,083 during this time in Acadia, 353 00:16:42,208 --> 00:16:44,500 and there's a passage, annotation, 354 00:16:44,667 --> 00:16:48,000 that is really interesting and revealing to me. 355 00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:50,458 And it says, "Setting out from LaHave, 356 00:16:50,583 --> 00:16:52,708 we went clear to the head of this bay, 357 00:16:52,875 --> 00:16:55,625 where we found some other island with big oaks." 358 00:16:57,500 --> 00:17:00,083 [narrator] Is it possible that the island of oaks 359 00:17:00,250 --> 00:17:03,167 described in the journal connected to Isaac de Razilly 360 00:17:03,333 --> 00:17:06,000 was referring to Oak Island? 361 00:17:06,208 --> 00:17:10,000 If so, was de Razilly simply exploring? 362 00:17:10,208 --> 00:17:12,917 Or was it because he had knowledge of something 363 00:17:13,083 --> 00:17:14,833 of great value hidden there, 364 00:17:15,042 --> 00:17:17,000 based on his high-ranking position 365 00:17:17,208 --> 00:17:18,750 in the Knights of Malta? 366 00:17:20,208 --> 00:17:21,667 Among the other things in Ottawa, 367 00:17:21,833 --> 00:17:26,375 what I found very interesting is two documents. 368 00:17:35,542 --> 00:17:38,833 The furniture, clothes, fabric, silverware, 369 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:40,667 everything that was in his possess. 370 00:17:40,833 --> 00:17:42,833 It's very detailed. 371 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,417 One of these two inventories 372 00:17:45,583 --> 00:17:48,250 was written here in Nova Scotia, in LaHave. 373 00:17:48,458 --> 00:17:52,167 The other inventory, a year later in France, 374 00:17:52,375 --> 00:17:55,250 where de Razilly family was residing. 375 00:17:55,417 --> 00:17:57,500 If you compare the two inventories, 376 00:17:57,667 --> 00:18:00,917 some items that were listed here in LaHave 377 00:18:01,083 --> 00:18:05,375 are not present in the inventory a year later. 378 00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:09,167 Between Nova Scotia and France, we have missing items. 379 00:18:11,708 --> 00:18:15,042 [narrator] In July of 1636, 380 00:18:15,208 --> 00:18:19,375 Isaac de Razilly died suddenly of unknown causes. 381 00:18:19,583 --> 00:18:23,083 His belongings were inventoried in Acadia 382 00:18:23,208 --> 00:18:25,667 before being shipped back to his family in France. 383 00:18:25,833 --> 00:18:29,917 However, when a second inventory was taken 384 00:18:30,083 --> 00:18:32,042 of what was actually delivered, 385 00:18:32,208 --> 00:18:35,542 several items were not included. 386 00:18:35,708 --> 00:18:38,750 [Emiliano] So what are the missing items? 387 00:18:38,917 --> 00:18:42,000 We have a copper astrolabe, 388 00:18:42,208 --> 00:18:46,292 we have two flintlock muskets, and two leather-covered chests. 389 00:18:47,250 --> 00:18:50,792 Uh, what did those leather-covered chests contain? 390 00:18:50,917 --> 00:18:53,542 Maybe they have been used 391 00:18:53,708 --> 00:18:55,458 to move out of LaHave, 392 00:18:55,625 --> 00:18:57,000 Razilly's riches. 393 00:18:57,208 --> 00:19:00,792 For now, we know that it never reached France. 394 00:19:00,917 --> 00:19:02,917 And I think I also have some 395 00:19:03,042 --> 00:19:04,500 interesting information 396 00:19:04,708 --> 00:19:07,250 about his potential presence here on Oak Island. 397 00:19:08,375 --> 00:19:10,125 [Rick] Oh, really? 398 00:19:15,042 --> 00:19:17,042 Is it possible that Razilly's missing items 399 00:19:17,208 --> 00:19:18,667 have been hidden here 400 00:19:18,833 --> 00:19:20,292 on Oak Island? 401 00:19:20,458 --> 00:19:21,500 -[Rick] Quite interesting. -[Doug] Yeah. 402 00:19:21,583 --> 00:19:23,125 [narrator] In the war room, 403 00:19:23,333 --> 00:19:27,333 Emiliano Sacchetti has revealed documented evidence 404 00:19:27,542 --> 00:19:30,625 that two chests of valuables belonging to Isaac de Razilly, 405 00:19:30,750 --> 00:19:34,833 a Knight of Malta who was headquartered near Oak Island, 406 00:19:35,042 --> 00:19:38,292 went missing after his death in 1636. 407 00:19:38,458 --> 00:19:41,333 We know that the Knights of Malta did own 408 00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:44,542 or have in their possession some relics. 409 00:19:44,708 --> 00:19:48,667 The order brought relics from the Holy Land, 410 00:19:48,792 --> 00:19:50,500 so maybe one of the mission 411 00:19:50,667 --> 00:19:55,208 Razilly's men undertook was to move things to Oak Island. 412 00:19:55,417 --> 00:19:59,333 I've always objected to the idea that what was done here 413 00:19:59,542 --> 00:20:03,333 -was to protect temporal wealth, meaning money. -Mm-hmm. 414 00:20:03,500 --> 00:20:06,167 -There's something else. -Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. 415 00:20:06,292 --> 00:20:08,458 If you're gonna go through the effort of, uh, 416 00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:10,625 engineering a-a system like we believe 417 00:20:10,792 --> 00:20:12,917 happened here, it's going to be more than just 418 00:20:13,083 --> 00:20:14,917 your chest of coins, probably, that you put down there. 419 00:20:15,083 --> 00:20:17,042 Yeah. 420 00:20:17,208 --> 00:20:20,833 And two more of the missing de Razilly items are 421 00:20:21,042 --> 00:20:22,500 two flintlock muskets. 422 00:20:22,708 --> 00:20:26,042 That reminded me of what you guys found in Lot 8, 423 00:20:26,208 --> 00:20:27,667 and this is this artifact. 424 00:20:27,833 --> 00:20:31,083 You guys know it, and it's an amazing piece. 425 00:20:31,250 --> 00:20:36,750 This is a-a flintlock plate coming from a firearm. 426 00:20:36,917 --> 00:20:38,583 [narrator] In 2021, 427 00:20:38,708 --> 00:20:41,792 while metal detecting on Lot 8, 428 00:20:41,917 --> 00:20:43,667 just yards from where the team 429 00:20:43,792 --> 00:20:46,292 is currently investigating the massive boulder feature, 430 00:20:46,458 --> 00:20:50,042 Gary and Marty discovered an iron flintlock plate 431 00:20:50,208 --> 00:20:54,375 from a musket, that could date as far back as the 17th century. 432 00:20:54,500 --> 00:20:58,292 [Emiliano] So, we can't rule out the possibility that this 433 00:20:58,458 --> 00:21:02,583 was part of one of the missing muskets of Isaac de Razilly. 434 00:21:02,792 --> 00:21:05,292 -Mm-hmm. -[Doug] What you're saying is we potentially have 435 00:21:05,458 --> 00:21:07,000 some circumstantial evidence that they had 436 00:21:07,167 --> 00:21:08,333 a presence here on the island. 437 00:21:08,500 --> 00:21:10,625 Yeah. Well, you said it better, but... 438 00:21:10,792 --> 00:21:12,208 [laughter] 439 00:21:12,375 --> 00:21:15,458 [narrator] Is it possible that Emiliano has found 440 00:21:15,625 --> 00:21:17,250 a key piece of evidence 441 00:21:17,458 --> 00:21:20,375 supporting the theory that Isaac de Razilly 442 00:21:20,542 --> 00:21:22,375 and the Knights of Malta 443 00:21:22,542 --> 00:21:24,667 brought Templar-related treasures to Nova Scotia, 444 00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:28,083 that were eventually hidden on Oak Island? 445 00:21:29,083 --> 00:21:33,625 [Rick] The folded coin, the Venetian beads, the buttons, 446 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:36,292 the majority of the artifacts are 1600s, 447 00:21:36,458 --> 00:21:39,292 so maybe it's connected with the Knights of Malta. 448 00:21:39,417 --> 00:21:42,375 Isaac de Razilly was here in Nova Scotia. 449 00:21:42,542 --> 00:21:45,333 There are two missing leather-bound chests. 450 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:48,042 Might they be associated with a treasure here? 451 00:21:48,208 --> 00:21:49,917 It's possible. 452 00:21:50,083 --> 00:21:54,000 Emiliano, we've had many talks how important research is, 453 00:21:54,167 --> 00:21:56,250 and this just reaffirms that fact. 454 00:21:56,458 --> 00:21:58,333 Ultimately, it will be responsible, 455 00:21:58,500 --> 00:22:00,542 or partially responsible, for 456 00:22:00,708 --> 00:22:02,958 understanding what happened here on Oak Island. 457 00:22:04,208 --> 00:22:05,542 So, I applaud you for doing it. 458 00:22:05,708 --> 00:22:08,417 I thank you for doing it. Doug and Judi as well. 459 00:22:08,583 --> 00:22:10,917 But there is a search component. 460 00:22:11,125 --> 00:22:14,667 It's starting to look like we have to go to Fort Point. 461 00:22:14,833 --> 00:22:17,167 And I think everyone sitting around this table 462 00:22:17,375 --> 00:22:19,625 would all agree, so if we can arrange that, 463 00:22:19,792 --> 00:22:21,292 it could be an important component 464 00:22:21,458 --> 00:22:23,458 of finding the answers here. 465 00:22:23,625 --> 00:22:25,167 -Yeah. -And we need to go do it, so... 466 00:22:25,333 --> 00:22:26,667 -Okay. -Sounds good. 467 00:22:26,875 --> 00:22:28,292 [Peter] Thank you. 468 00:22:31,208 --> 00:22:32,708 [narrator] Later that day... 469 00:22:33,958 --> 00:22:35,625 ...while members of the team 470 00:22:35,792 --> 00:22:38,667 carefully dig beneath the boulder on Lot 8... 471 00:22:39,875 --> 00:22:41,917 [Gary] All right. Here's the next one, Scott. 472 00:22:42,042 --> 00:22:44,542 -[Scott] Okay. -[narrator] ...several yards to the south, 473 00:22:44,708 --> 00:22:48,125 Gary and Scott search for more clues where Gary 474 00:22:48,292 --> 00:22:51,458 has already detected and flagged buried metal objects 475 00:22:51,625 --> 00:22:54,708 close to where the team found the musket flintlock. 476 00:22:55,833 --> 00:22:57,667 Scott. 477 00:22:57,833 --> 00:22:59,917 [beeping] 478 00:23:00,125 --> 00:23:01,875 -Let's check it out. -Yep. 479 00:23:07,875 --> 00:23:09,417 [Gary] I'd like to find something connected 480 00:23:09,583 --> 00:23:11,583 to that feature behind us, mate. 481 00:23:13,833 --> 00:23:15,875 [beeping] 482 00:23:16,042 --> 00:23:17,875 Let me see if I can pinpoint it. 483 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,500 [pinpointer beeping] 484 00:23:25,333 --> 00:23:28,417 -Got it. Got it. -Oh, you got it? 485 00:23:28,583 --> 00:23:31,500 -Oh. Shotgun shell. -Oh. 486 00:23:31,667 --> 00:23:33,000 [Gary] You can't win 'em all, 487 00:23:33,167 --> 00:23:34,833 but like I always tell the guys, 488 00:23:35,042 --> 00:23:38,125 you got to dig through the trash to get to the treasure. 489 00:23:38,292 --> 00:23:40,542 All right, mate. I'll put it in the pouch, and we'll move to 490 00:23:40,708 --> 00:23:42,625 -the next flag, which is just over there. -Move on. 491 00:23:42,792 --> 00:23:44,917 [Gary] We have to keep digging in the area 492 00:23:45,042 --> 00:23:48,000 and, hopefully, recovering artifacts because 493 00:23:48,208 --> 00:23:51,375 one of the great things about metal detecting on Oak Island 494 00:23:51,542 --> 00:23:54,500 is you never know what's gonna come out the hole next. 495 00:23:54,708 --> 00:23:57,917 All right. Here's the next one, Scott. 496 00:23:59,458 --> 00:24:01,167 [beeping] 497 00:24:01,333 --> 00:24:02,833 -Good hit? -Yeah. 498 00:24:02,958 --> 00:24:05,042 Good nonferrous hit. 499 00:24:05,208 --> 00:24:06,917 Should be just there. 500 00:24:20,333 --> 00:24:21,542 Nice one. 501 00:24:21,708 --> 00:24:23,958 Sounds a lot better now. 502 00:24:27,292 --> 00:24:29,792 Come on. Be something good. 503 00:24:31,042 --> 00:24:33,125 Got it out. 504 00:24:33,208 --> 00:24:36,958 Ooh. I like finding lead. 505 00:24:38,583 --> 00:24:40,417 It's a lead splash. 506 00:24:41,958 --> 00:24:43,625 [Scott] It makes you wonder how it gets here. 507 00:24:43,750 --> 00:24:45,333 -Yeah. -In the middle of nowhere, 508 00:24:45,542 --> 00:24:47,000 -there's one random piece of lead. -Yeah. 509 00:24:47,167 --> 00:24:49,833 And you know what you had to go through to dig that out. 510 00:24:49,958 --> 00:24:52,583 Now, I know Katya 511 00:24:52,708 --> 00:24:55,083 found a really nice bale seal 512 00:24:55,292 --> 00:24:57,000 just over the wall there. 513 00:24:57,167 --> 00:24:59,375 Um, there's a chance it could be 514 00:24:59,542 --> 00:25:02,042 -a folded over piece of bale seal. -It's possible. 515 00:25:02,250 --> 00:25:04,250 [narrator] Could Gary be correct 516 00:25:04,375 --> 00:25:08,042 that he and Scott may have found another piece of a bag seal? 517 00:25:08,208 --> 00:25:10,542 Like the one recently found in this area 518 00:25:10,708 --> 00:25:14,042 that could date back as much as seven centuries? 519 00:25:14,167 --> 00:25:15,667 [Gary] But I'll put it in the bag, mate, 520 00:25:15,833 --> 00:25:17,125 and we'll put the flag in there. 521 00:25:17,208 --> 00:25:18,833 Sounds good. 522 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,750 [narrator] Because the team has recently created 523 00:25:21,917 --> 00:25:24,500 a so-called heat map to help them organize 524 00:25:24,708 --> 00:25:26,500 their discoveries across the island 525 00:25:26,625 --> 00:25:28,833 according to their potential age, 526 00:25:28,958 --> 00:25:32,750 Scott is marking the site of this find with a flag. 527 00:25:32,917 --> 00:25:35,458 Nice one, mate. A little bit of mystery lead. 528 00:25:35,583 --> 00:25:37,000 Moving on. 529 00:25:37,208 --> 00:25:39,125 And the next flag is over here. 530 00:25:39,292 --> 00:25:43,250 All right. Let's see what this one sounds like. 531 00:25:43,417 --> 00:25:45,000 [beeping] 532 00:25:45,208 --> 00:25:47,792 Great strong signal just there. 533 00:25:51,375 --> 00:25:54,708 And we are a stone's throw away from that feature now, Scott. 534 00:25:54,875 --> 00:25:58,333 -It's certainly a rocky lot. -Yeah, it is. 535 00:25:58,458 --> 00:25:59,792 I like the rocks, mate. 536 00:25:59,958 --> 00:26:02,917 It helps trap targets from sinking deeper. 537 00:26:07,375 --> 00:26:08,625 [pinpointer beeping] 538 00:26:08,792 --> 00:26:11,458 What have we got here? 539 00:26:11,625 --> 00:26:13,708 I know what it feels like, and I'm hoping it is. 540 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:17,375 We have got some big chunks here. 541 00:26:17,542 --> 00:26:19,000 I believe this is it. 542 00:26:19,208 --> 00:26:21,083 I think this is a big piece of iron, look. 543 00:26:21,208 --> 00:26:26,333 See that, mate? There's a big, big chunk of iron 544 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:28,250 right there. 545 00:26:28,417 --> 00:26:30,500 You could chunk around that, 546 00:26:30,667 --> 00:26:33,292 because if this is an old piece of iron, 547 00:26:33,417 --> 00:26:36,167 it would really help us try and explain 548 00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:37,917 this feature behind us on Lot 8. 549 00:26:38,083 --> 00:26:39,792 I agree. We need an artifact or something 550 00:26:39,917 --> 00:26:41,542 -to tie this to man. -Yeah. 551 00:26:49,667 --> 00:26:51,333 It's out. 552 00:26:51,542 --> 00:26:54,667 Oh, what have we got here? Woo-hoo! 553 00:26:54,792 --> 00:26:55,583 [Scott] Amazing. 554 00:26:59,750 --> 00:27:01,375 [Gary] Oh, what have we got here? 555 00:27:01,542 --> 00:27:03,667 It's a couple of links of chain. 556 00:27:03,750 --> 00:27:07,125 [Gary] Oh, yeah, it is. Older style chain as well. 557 00:27:07,250 --> 00:27:08,917 -It's oval links. -Yeah. 558 00:27:09,083 --> 00:27:11,167 [narrator] On Lot 8, Gary and Scott 559 00:27:11,333 --> 00:27:15,000 have uncovered what could be another important clue. 560 00:27:15,167 --> 00:27:18,083 It's obviously hand-forged, by the look of it. 561 00:27:18,250 --> 00:27:20,500 You can feel it has some weight to it, like older iron. 562 00:27:20,708 --> 00:27:22,833 [Gary] Yeah. I know these oval links are old. 563 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,750 And I mean, chains go back all the way 564 00:27:24,875 --> 00:27:27,042 to Roman days and beyond. 565 00:27:27,208 --> 00:27:29,625 I'd be curious to see the scan of that when they X-ray it. 566 00:27:29,792 --> 00:27:31,792 See how collapsed these links are 567 00:27:31,917 --> 00:27:33,333 from what kind of load it may have been pulling. 568 00:27:33,542 --> 00:27:34,833 [Gary] Yeah. That's a good point. 569 00:27:35,042 --> 00:27:38,750 Just recently, we found some really big ox shoes 570 00:27:38,917 --> 00:27:41,500 in a line heading towards this feature. 571 00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:43,208 We have a-a large boulder right there 572 00:27:43,375 --> 00:27:44,875 that we're suspecting may have been moved into place. 573 00:27:45,083 --> 00:27:46,667 If you were gonna move that boulder, 574 00:27:46,833 --> 00:27:48,167 -you would need chain and some really big oxen. -Yeah. 575 00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:51,167 Oh, yeah, mate. These could be the missing links. 576 00:27:52,875 --> 00:27:54,542 [narrator] Could Scott be correct? 577 00:27:54,708 --> 00:27:57,167 Is it possible that this iron chain 578 00:27:57,292 --> 00:27:59,750 might be related to the massive boulder, 579 00:27:59,958 --> 00:28:02,167 where the team has found evidence suggesting 580 00:28:02,292 --> 00:28:06,458 that it was lifted and placed above a ring of smaller stones? 581 00:28:06,625 --> 00:28:07,792 [Gary] When you look at the connections 582 00:28:07,958 --> 00:28:10,250 to this mysterious stone boulder, 583 00:28:10,458 --> 00:28:12,750 it doesn't get any better than this piece of chain. 584 00:28:12,917 --> 00:28:16,125 Chains are used for pulling and hauling. 585 00:28:16,292 --> 00:28:20,208 This could be the missing link we've been searching for 586 00:28:20,375 --> 00:28:24,542 to find the treasure. I like the sound of that. 587 00:28:24,708 --> 00:28:26,708 But we know where we got to go 588 00:28:26,875 --> 00:28:28,500 to get the results on this, mate. 589 00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:31,500 -It's back to the lab. All right. -Perfect. 590 00:28:31,625 --> 00:28:34,167 Plant that sweet flag of victory, 591 00:28:34,333 --> 00:28:37,583 and we'll see what Emma has to say about the find. 592 00:28:37,750 --> 00:28:40,250 -Sounds good. -Good digging, Scotty. 593 00:28:40,375 --> 00:28:41,833 [Scott] Good finding, Gary. 594 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,417 [narrator] As Gary and Scott 595 00:28:43,583 --> 00:28:45,333 conclude their search on Lot 8... 596 00:28:46,792 --> 00:28:49,583 I think we missed the void at 148 feet, 597 00:28:49,792 --> 00:28:51,500 but we should hit the bottom of the solution channel 598 00:28:51,708 --> 00:28:52,917 -in this hole. -Yeah. 599 00:28:53,042 --> 00:28:54,833 [narrator] ...Rick and Dr. Spooner 600 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,917 arrive in the Money Pit area, 601 00:28:57,083 --> 00:29:02,250 where borehole BN-14 has reached a depth below 150 feet, 602 00:29:02,417 --> 00:29:05,833 but unfortunately, encountered no evidence 603 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:07,833 of the potentially man-made void. 604 00:29:08,042 --> 00:29:10,125 [Ian] I mean, I'm still interested, because we're 605 00:29:10,250 --> 00:29:14,167 at a depth that is right verging on the solution channel. 606 00:29:14,292 --> 00:29:15,708 -Right? -Yep. 607 00:29:15,875 --> 00:29:18,750 And we're close to your favorite borehole, C.5N-13.5. 608 00:29:18,958 --> 00:29:20,125 -Yep. -[Steve] Every time you tested 609 00:29:20,208 --> 00:29:21,833 that borehole, it returned metals. 610 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,667 It's connected to the solution channel. 611 00:29:23,875 --> 00:29:25,500 [Steve] Yeah. 612 00:29:25,708 --> 00:29:28,375 [narrator] The team is hopeful that a major discovery 613 00:29:28,542 --> 00:29:30,083 could still be made 614 00:29:30,208 --> 00:29:32,500 once the drill reaches the solution channel 615 00:29:32,708 --> 00:29:34,917 because it was just eight feet away 616 00:29:35,042 --> 00:29:38,875 in borehole C.5N-13.5, 617 00:29:39,042 --> 00:29:43,000 where water tests conducted in 2024 618 00:29:43,208 --> 00:29:45,292 revealed some of the highest traces 619 00:29:45,417 --> 00:29:48,583 for gold and silver that have ever been obtained. 620 00:29:48,750 --> 00:29:51,000 We have a core, gentlemen. 621 00:29:56,375 --> 00:29:58,208 [Ian] It'll be interesting to see what it is. 622 00:29:58,375 --> 00:29:59,667 Yep. 623 00:29:59,833 --> 00:30:02,167 [Rick] We didn't find the void. 624 00:30:02,375 --> 00:30:08,083 So, again, my mantra is: "stick to the plan, 625 00:30:08,250 --> 00:30:12,292 cover the area, use all the data we obtain 626 00:30:12,458 --> 00:30:16,250 to dial in on where the treasure might be located." 627 00:30:16,417 --> 00:30:18,042 It's that simple. 628 00:30:19,750 --> 00:30:21,750 -What do you got here? -198. 629 00:30:21,875 --> 00:30:23,458 -[Steve] 198? -Yeah. 630 00:30:23,625 --> 00:30:25,083 -Okay. -Okay. 631 00:30:25,292 --> 00:30:27,292 [Steve] We're probably now into the solution channel. 632 00:30:27,458 --> 00:30:29,542 Okey doke. Let's cut it open, see what we got. 633 00:30:38,583 --> 00:30:40,750 Um... 634 00:30:40,917 --> 00:30:45,500 So, is this sand generally seen at this level? 635 00:30:45,625 --> 00:30:47,833 [Scott] It is a little odd at that depth to-to have it. 636 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,417 It's pretty good sand, isn't it? 637 00:30:49,583 --> 00:30:52,000 -[Ian] Yeah. -It's a clear path of water movement. 638 00:30:52,167 --> 00:30:53,625 [Ian] Absolutely. Like, this would 639 00:30:53,792 --> 00:30:55,333 move water very, very nicely. 640 00:30:56,458 --> 00:31:00,500 This could be what you'd expect in a void that got washed. 641 00:31:02,208 --> 00:31:03,917 There's metals in the water, high metals. 642 00:31:04,083 --> 00:31:06,000 But where is it coming from? 643 00:31:06,167 --> 00:31:07,792 -Yeah. -[Ian] If you have a till that has gold, 644 00:31:07,958 --> 00:31:10,000 and it gets washed, 645 00:31:10,167 --> 00:31:13,000 it leaves behind the precious metals that are in the till. 646 00:31:13,208 --> 00:31:15,542 But what we will for sure take is 647 00:31:15,708 --> 00:31:17,708 a sample, a large sample of this. 648 00:31:17,875 --> 00:31:19,208 Right. 649 00:31:19,375 --> 00:31:22,708 We'll take that section and bag it. 650 00:31:22,875 --> 00:31:24,917 [narrator] Several weeks ago, 651 00:31:25,083 --> 00:31:28,667 Dr. Spooner began a new kind of testing procedure 652 00:31:28,875 --> 00:31:31,125 to look for precious metals in soils 653 00:31:31,250 --> 00:31:33,708 that the team recovered from the solution channel 654 00:31:33,875 --> 00:31:36,000 nearly 50 feet to the southwest. 655 00:31:37,208 --> 00:31:39,833 Those results are still pending, 656 00:31:40,042 --> 00:31:41,583 but could be much more accurate 657 00:31:41,750 --> 00:31:45,208 than water tests in locating the possible treasure. 658 00:31:45,417 --> 00:31:47,833 [Rick] We've spent a great amount of time and energy 659 00:31:47,958 --> 00:31:50,792 doing soil samples because that's where 660 00:31:50,917 --> 00:31:52,958 the signature, if you will, 661 00:31:53,125 --> 00:31:55,750 of metals in the water would be held. 662 00:31:55,917 --> 00:31:57,583 -All good? -A little more. 663 00:31:57,708 --> 00:32:01,375 [Rick] So, we will continue the soil and water sampling 664 00:32:01,500 --> 00:32:04,875 from these depths to try to ascertain whether or not 665 00:32:05,083 --> 00:32:07,333 there are precious metals in the area. 666 00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:09,250 [Ian] That's good. 667 00:32:09,417 --> 00:32:11,458 [Rick] It's unfortunate that we didn't find the one thing here, 668 00:32:11,583 --> 00:32:14,625 but we have to remember the point of this exercise 669 00:32:14,792 --> 00:32:18,000 was to define the solution channel to a greater extent. 670 00:32:18,208 --> 00:32:20,750 That really was the goal here. 671 00:32:20,917 --> 00:32:23,167 There's always the one chance that 672 00:32:23,333 --> 00:32:24,917 there's actually something there. 673 00:32:25,042 --> 00:32:26,833 So, that's the way you have to look at it. 674 00:32:26,917 --> 00:32:28,500 Every time and every way, 675 00:32:28,625 --> 00:32:30,792 -you have to remain positive. -[Charles] Yes. 676 00:32:30,958 --> 00:32:32,583 It's on to the next one, gentlemen. 677 00:32:32,750 --> 00:32:33,292 [Rick] You bet. 678 00:32:37,625 --> 00:32:39,333 [narrator] With another golden sunrise on Oak Island... 679 00:32:39,542 --> 00:32:43,500 [Ethan] We've uncovered this weird area. 680 00:32:43,667 --> 00:32:48,333 These rocks are super flat, and they're, uh, not in situ. 681 00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:51,000 They're on top of what looks like subsoil, 682 00:32:51,125 --> 00:32:53,208 but that's also loose. 683 00:32:53,375 --> 00:32:56,000 [narrator] ...Rick and Gary arrive on Lot 8, 684 00:32:56,208 --> 00:32:58,000 where members of the team have just found 685 00:32:58,125 --> 00:33:00,125 more evidence of man-made workings 686 00:33:00,292 --> 00:33:02,875 next to the massive boulder. 687 00:33:03,042 --> 00:33:05,875 There's no flat rocks in this whole feature here. 688 00:33:06,042 --> 00:33:08,000 They look like stepping stones from here. 689 00:33:08,208 --> 00:33:09,708 They kind of do look like pavers, huh? 690 00:33:09,875 --> 00:33:12,708 -They are very unusual. -[Rick] Hmm. 691 00:33:12,875 --> 00:33:15,000 You should ask Terry where these types 692 00:33:15,167 --> 00:33:16,667 of stones might have come from. 693 00:33:16,792 --> 00:33:18,375 Yeah. I think it's a great idea. 694 00:33:18,542 --> 00:33:21,000 -We've never seen 'em before. -No. 695 00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:23,083 [Rick] I think the archaeologists 696 00:33:23,208 --> 00:33:25,667 are actually quite excited about the flat stones 697 00:33:25,875 --> 00:33:28,167 around the Lot 8 boulder 698 00:33:28,375 --> 00:33:31,750 because they look for anything that is out of place. 699 00:33:31,958 --> 00:33:34,542 Something you might not expect to find. 700 00:33:34,708 --> 00:33:36,333 -Hi, guys. -Hey, Terry. 701 00:33:36,542 --> 00:33:39,917 Ethan has uncovered some thin, flat stones that-that 702 00:33:40,083 --> 00:33:41,875 just don't look like anything else around here. 703 00:33:42,042 --> 00:33:44,417 -Okay. -[Rick] So, we asked Terry to come down, 704 00:33:44,583 --> 00:33:47,042 uh, because he's a geologist, and he can 705 00:33:47,208 --> 00:33:50,167 give us his opinion about what the feature might be. 706 00:33:50,375 --> 00:33:52,500 Is it natural? Is it man-made? 707 00:33:52,625 --> 00:33:55,500 Okay. That's interesting. 708 00:33:55,708 --> 00:33:57,083 That's granite. 709 00:33:57,292 --> 00:33:58,708 Those almost look like flagstones, 710 00:33:58,875 --> 00:34:01,167 which would show that somebody was trying to flatten 711 00:34:01,333 --> 00:34:03,208 -or pave an area. -[Laird] Yeah. 712 00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:05,083 -Which is curious in itself. -[Terry] Sure. 713 00:34:05,250 --> 00:34:07,667 Let's have a look at them here. 714 00:34:11,375 --> 00:34:13,875 Those types of flattened granite sheets, 715 00:34:14,042 --> 00:34:16,333 it wouldn't happen naturally, I wouldn't think. 716 00:34:16,458 --> 00:34:18,375 And have you seen it anywhere else on the island? 717 00:34:18,542 --> 00:34:20,167 No, I haven't seen anything quite like that. 718 00:34:20,333 --> 00:34:22,708 [Laird] It's very, very odd. Yeah. 719 00:34:22,875 --> 00:34:24,750 [Rick] Putting a name like flagstones 720 00:34:24,917 --> 00:34:28,292 to that is reminiscent of the description of the Money Pit. 721 00:34:29,208 --> 00:34:31,292 As they started digging, they came across flagstones 722 00:34:31,500 --> 00:34:35,042 laid out in a pattern, like a floor. 723 00:34:36,375 --> 00:34:39,625 [narrator] In 1795, 724 00:34:39,708 --> 00:34:42,750 when Daniel McGinnis and his two friends, 725 00:34:42,917 --> 00:34:45,500 Anthony Vaughan and John Smith, 726 00:34:45,708 --> 00:34:48,917 began digging in a strange 13-foot-diameter depression 727 00:34:49,125 --> 00:34:51,125 on the eastern end of Oak Island, 728 00:34:51,292 --> 00:34:55,708 they found a uniform layer of flagstones two feet deep 729 00:34:55,917 --> 00:34:57,417 that were packed together, 730 00:34:57,583 --> 00:35:01,167 as if forming a seal for something buried below. 731 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:04,792 They would soon realize that they had discovered 732 00:35:04,958 --> 00:35:07,333 the original Money Pit. 733 00:35:07,542 --> 00:35:09,292 Is it possible 734 00:35:09,458 --> 00:35:11,750 that these granite flagstones were buried next 735 00:35:11,875 --> 00:35:14,583 to this massive boulder for a similar reason 736 00:35:14,750 --> 00:35:16,875 as those found at the top of the Money Pit? 737 00:35:17,042 --> 00:35:21,083 If so, just what might the team find buried beneath them? 738 00:35:21,292 --> 00:35:22,917 [Fiona] This is getting weirder and weirder. 739 00:35:23,083 --> 00:35:25,333 -Oh, yeah. -[laughter] 740 00:35:25,458 --> 00:35:27,500 [Rick] To me, the importance of this structure-- 741 00:35:27,667 --> 00:35:29,208 we'll call it the Lot 8 mystery-- 742 00:35:29,375 --> 00:35:31,667 it's singularly unique. 743 00:35:31,833 --> 00:35:35,500 I think everyone is now firmly committed to the idea 744 00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:38,250 that it was manipulated by people. 745 00:35:38,417 --> 00:35:39,792 I don't know what to make of it. 746 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,792 I hope, as the process continues, 747 00:35:41,958 --> 00:35:43,917 and it will continue, uh, 748 00:35:44,083 --> 00:35:47,375 that there will be some answers forthcoming. 749 00:35:47,542 --> 00:35:49,500 -Yeah. -It'll be interesting what's under here. 750 00:35:49,708 --> 00:35:50,833 -Mm-hmm. -Yeah. 751 00:35:50,917 --> 00:35:53,250 And in order to do that, I guess we will leave you 752 00:35:53,458 --> 00:35:54,875 -to your efforts. -Okay. 753 00:35:55,042 --> 00:35:56,958 -Gary and I will go back to work. -Good luck. 754 00:35:57,125 --> 00:35:59,833 [Laird] Thanks, Terry. 755 00:35:59,958 --> 00:36:03,375 [narrator] Later that afternoon... 756 00:36:04,667 --> 00:36:06,958 [Rick] You know, we find ourselves in the lab again. 757 00:36:07,083 --> 00:36:09,208 I know this is a chain from Lot 8. 758 00:36:09,375 --> 00:36:11,292 That's all I know about it. 759 00:36:11,417 --> 00:36:12,667 [narrator] ...Rick has gathered with other members 760 00:36:12,875 --> 00:36:15,333 of the team in the lab, 761 00:36:15,458 --> 00:36:17,167 where Emma has just completed her analysis 762 00:36:17,333 --> 00:36:19,167 of the iron chain 763 00:36:19,292 --> 00:36:21,833 found one day ago on Lot 8. 764 00:36:22,833 --> 00:36:25,458 So, you two were instrumental in the find and the recovery. 765 00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:27,000 Why don't you tell us about the item 766 00:36:27,125 --> 00:36:29,000 -in front of us? -Yup. 767 00:36:29,125 --> 00:36:33,208 This piece of chain was 20 yards 768 00:36:33,375 --> 00:36:35,292 west of the big boulder, 769 00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:38,667 and it's an older-shape link. 770 00:36:38,750 --> 00:36:41,167 And I'm hoping that this is an old piece, 771 00:36:41,375 --> 00:36:43,708 because of the artifacts we've recovered on Lot 8 already. 772 00:36:43,875 --> 00:36:45,083 Yeah. 773 00:36:45,292 --> 00:36:46,708 So, what have you found out about it? 774 00:36:46,875 --> 00:36:49,625 So first, I'll just bring up the CT scan, 775 00:36:49,792 --> 00:36:52,917 just to get a clearer view of the original shape. 776 00:36:53,125 --> 00:36:55,250 [Gary] That looks really well made. 777 00:36:55,375 --> 00:36:57,333 [Emma] Yeah. So, it's forged. 778 00:36:57,417 --> 00:37:00,667 The seams-- there's no butt-ends, there's no welding, 779 00:37:00,875 --> 00:37:02,292 obvious welding signs. 780 00:37:02,417 --> 00:37:05,292 All of these point towards a non-modern link. 781 00:37:06,375 --> 00:37:08,208 So, we'll just move on to the composition. 782 00:37:08,375 --> 00:37:10,667 It's a very pure iron. 783 00:37:10,833 --> 00:37:12,417 It's averaging at 99%. 784 00:37:12,625 --> 00:37:15,250 And I'm just gonna say it off the bat, 785 00:37:15,417 --> 00:37:17,875 good signs for pre-1800s date range. 786 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,083 -Brilliant. -Yeah. 787 00:37:20,250 --> 00:37:22,083 [Rick] What date are you putting on this? 788 00:37:22,250 --> 00:37:23,667 [Emma] Okay. So, I'd say, 789 00:37:23,792 --> 00:37:25,833 comfortably 1600s, based on the composition. 790 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,417 But technically, 791 00:37:28,583 --> 00:37:31,583 -it could go back to the 1500s. -Wow. 792 00:37:38,375 --> 00:37:40,958 [Emma] So, I'd say, comfortably 1600s, 793 00:37:41,125 --> 00:37:42,292 and could technically go into 1500s. 794 00:37:42,458 --> 00:37:43,958 -Brilliant. -Yeah. 795 00:37:44,125 --> 00:37:45,500 [narrator] In the Oak Island lab, 796 00:37:45,708 --> 00:37:48,042 Emma has determined that the pieces 797 00:37:48,208 --> 00:37:50,167 of iron chain found on Lot 8, 798 00:37:50,333 --> 00:37:52,458 and near the massive boulder feature, 799 00:37:52,667 --> 00:37:54,792 could date back well over a century 800 00:37:54,875 --> 00:37:56,458 before the discovery of the Money Pit. 801 00:37:56,625 --> 00:37:58,750 [Emma] Especially because 802 00:37:58,875 --> 00:38:01,500 you do still see some traces of phosphorous. 803 00:38:01,625 --> 00:38:03,625 So, that in there is aligning 804 00:38:03,792 --> 00:38:06,500 with the iron industry during that time period. 805 00:38:06,667 --> 00:38:08,750 [Scott] You see from the image, though, it's had a hard life, 806 00:38:08,917 --> 00:38:11,375 a rough life, because you can see on the corners how 807 00:38:11,542 --> 00:38:12,833 -it's thin on the curve. -[Emma] Oh, the wear patterns. 808 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:14,292 [Scott] Yeah, the wear patterns. 809 00:38:14,458 --> 00:38:16,583 [Emma] It went through some heavy workload. 810 00:38:16,750 --> 00:38:18,458 [Scott] Well, if you were moving a 50,000-pound boulder. 811 00:38:18,583 --> 00:38:20,417 -[Emma] Exactly. -[Scott] You know, 812 00:38:20,542 --> 00:38:22,125 it's 20, 25 yards away from that big boulder 813 00:38:22,250 --> 00:38:24,458 on Lot 8 that was really curious, so, 814 00:38:24,625 --> 00:38:26,000 if it was placed there, this may have been 815 00:38:26,208 --> 00:38:27,417 -the chain that hauled it there. -[Rick] Hmm. 816 00:38:27,583 --> 00:38:30,375 Chains hang around for a long, long time. 817 00:38:30,583 --> 00:38:32,875 Those dates certainly align 818 00:38:33,042 --> 00:38:34,958 -with the Knights of Malta. -[Laird] Yeah. 819 00:38:35,083 --> 00:38:36,292 That timeline fits. 820 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:37,833 -Yup. -[Rick] We know that, right? 821 00:38:38,042 --> 00:38:40,417 We know they were in Fort Point. 822 00:38:40,583 --> 00:38:43,083 -Isaac de Razilly, right? -Yeah. 823 00:38:43,208 --> 00:38:45,417 [narrator] Could Rick be correct 824 00:38:45,583 --> 00:38:48,000 that the team has found another piece of evidence 825 00:38:48,167 --> 00:38:49,917 that may tie the Knights of Malta 826 00:38:50,083 --> 00:38:51,583 to the Oak Island mystery? 827 00:38:51,750 --> 00:38:55,167 If so, could this chain also be related 828 00:38:55,292 --> 00:38:58,083 to the flintlock that was found on Lot 8, 829 00:38:58,250 --> 00:39:00,833 the massive boulder feature, 830 00:39:01,042 --> 00:39:03,875 and perhaps the two missing treasure chests 831 00:39:04,042 --> 00:39:07,250 that once belonged to Isaac de Razilly? 832 00:39:07,375 --> 00:39:09,167 [Marty] Here we have something 833 00:39:09,250 --> 00:39:11,708 that we all probably walked past 20 times. 834 00:39:11,875 --> 00:39:13,708 I'm talking about this big boulder. 835 00:39:13,875 --> 00:39:16,042 Well, this says several things, doesn't it? 836 00:39:16,167 --> 00:39:17,458 The first thing you think is, 837 00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:19,250 if this is really that significant, 838 00:39:19,417 --> 00:39:21,333 and the archaeologists seem to think it is, 839 00:39:21,542 --> 00:39:24,458 how many other things like it are all over the island? 840 00:39:24,625 --> 00:39:27,458 The other thing we also have is a metal chain, 841 00:39:27,625 --> 00:39:29,542 found by Scott and Gary. 842 00:39:29,708 --> 00:39:31,333 It probably wouldn't be so significant, 843 00:39:31,542 --> 00:39:33,417 except it's found very near the big boulder. 844 00:39:33,583 --> 00:39:37,667 So, I am very curious as to what this might be. 845 00:39:37,833 --> 00:39:40,125 We don't know what's underneath that boulder yet. 846 00:39:40,292 --> 00:39:42,375 Can you imagine when that boulder's moved? 847 00:39:42,542 --> 00:39:45,333 Maybe this chain was used to lower something down there. 848 00:39:45,458 --> 00:39:46,750 There might be some other chain there, 849 00:39:46,917 --> 00:39:48,333 but a different color. Maybe gold? 850 00:39:48,500 --> 00:39:52,000 -Ooh. That would be sweet. -[laughs] 851 00:39:52,167 --> 00:39:53,583 There's all kinds of possibilities 852 00:39:53,750 --> 00:39:55,750 about what this boulder represents. 853 00:39:55,875 --> 00:39:58,375 Sure, it could be covering a shaft. 854 00:39:58,583 --> 00:40:00,417 There could be an interment 855 00:40:00,625 --> 00:40:03,792 of something precious or significant underneath it. 856 00:40:03,875 --> 00:40:07,167 I think everyone is now firmly committed 857 00:40:07,333 --> 00:40:09,417 to the idea that it was manipulated. 858 00:40:09,583 --> 00:40:13,208 We found multiple artifacts in the area. 859 00:40:13,375 --> 00:40:15,458 I think it's an important facet 860 00:40:15,625 --> 00:40:18,167 to helping solve the Oak Island mystery. 861 00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:20,375 Well, it's a pretty cool find. 862 00:40:20,542 --> 00:40:24,542 It's an interesting possible connection. 863 00:40:24,708 --> 00:40:29,000 You have this intriguing boulder on Lot 8, right? 864 00:40:29,167 --> 00:40:31,167 We have interesting finds in close proximity 865 00:40:31,333 --> 00:40:35,500 that we have yet to explain, which is very interesting. 866 00:40:35,708 --> 00:40:39,000 It begs for more data, 867 00:40:39,167 --> 00:40:42,208 but in order to do that, we've got to get out back 868 00:40:42,375 --> 00:40:43,625 -and find some more. -Yeah. 869 00:40:43,792 --> 00:40:45,250 -Let's get to work. -Yeah. Hopefully, 870 00:40:45,417 --> 00:40:47,083 -there's some more answers there. -Okey doke. 871 00:40:47,250 --> 00:40:48,667 Thank you both. 872 00:40:48,833 --> 00:40:50,083 -[Laird] See you later. -[Gary] See you. 873 00:40:50,250 --> 00:40:52,167 [narrator] Despite the frustration 874 00:40:52,375 --> 00:40:53,958 that Rick, Marty and the team face 875 00:40:54,167 --> 00:40:58,000 in locating a vast cache of gold and silver 876 00:40:58,208 --> 00:41:01,000 that has been detected deep in the Money Pit, 877 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:03,917 they have now discovered another man-made feature 878 00:41:04,083 --> 00:41:06,958 near the surface that may also contain something 879 00:41:07,083 --> 00:41:10,500 of great value and historical importance. 880 00:41:10,667 --> 00:41:13,542 Could both of these sites on Oak Island prove 881 00:41:13,708 --> 00:41:16,833 that a generational conspiracy took place 882 00:41:17,042 --> 00:41:21,417 to hide sacred riches from the Holy Land in North America? 883 00:41:22,250 --> 00:41:24,333 The evidence suggests 884 00:41:24,542 --> 00:41:27,750 that the team's tireless efforts to find out 885 00:41:27,917 --> 00:41:31,667 will be well worth the reward. 886 00:41:33,708 --> 00:41:36,667 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 887 00:41:36,792 --> 00:41:38,500 [Joan Dawson] Welcome to Fort Point Museum. 888 00:41:38,625 --> 00:41:40,000 We brought a few artifacts. 889 00:41:40,125 --> 00:41:41,375 [Alex] Do you think that 890 00:41:41,542 --> 00:41:42,708 the Knights of Malta would've used 891 00:41:42,875 --> 00:41:44,458 -beads like that? -Yes. They may well have 892 00:41:44,625 --> 00:41:45,917 visited Oak Island. 893 00:41:46,083 --> 00:41:48,125 [Terry] This is the kind of loose slurry 894 00:41:48,292 --> 00:41:49,833 of mud that we were looking for. 895 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:51,833 That speaks to a chamber. Or the offset chamber. 896 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:54,042 [Charles] That's where treasure can hide. 897 00:41:54,208 --> 00:41:57,083 We're all extremely interested in the Lot 8 feature. 898 00:41:57,250 --> 00:41:59,083 [Alex] We need to see what's under that rock. 899 00:41:59,208 --> 00:42:02,125 -Wait. You see that? -Oh, my god. There's a pearl. 900 00:42:02,292 --> 00:42:04,000 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS