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NARRATOR:
Tonight on
The Curse of Oak Island...

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BILLY:
I'm ready
for a bobby‐dazzler, Gary.

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Look at that! This is probably
one of the eye bolts.

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‐Wow.
‐(laughs)

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‐STEVE G.: 28!
‐TERRY: There's wood at 24.

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‐Wow!
‐This is what we want to see.

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It's completely virgin ground.

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I got a signal, guys.

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Ooh, it's a lock!
What's a lock doing in here?

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This is part of a lock.

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I'm gonna say it's for a box
or a trunk or a heavy chest.

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NARRATOR:
There is an island
in the North Atlantic

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where people have been looking
for an incredible treasure

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for more than 200 years.

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So far, they have found
a stone slab

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with strange symbols
carved into it,

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mysterious fragments
of human bone,

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and a lead cross
whose origin may stretch back

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to the days
of the Knights Templar.

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To date, six men have died
trying to solve the mystery.

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And, according to legend,

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one more will have to die

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before the treasure
can be found.

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RICK:
What do you think?

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What is that?

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RICK:
That's the proper question

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to ask: what is that?

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That is not something
that should be in a swamp.

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NARRATOR:
As another exciting morning
begins on Oak Island

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for brothers Rick and Marty
Lagina and their partners...

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TOM:
That is absolutely amazing
to see in a place like this.

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You would never think
this would be here.

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RICK:
I mean, it's just awesome.

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...they continue to uncover two

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of the most incredible
discoveries ever made

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in the 225‐year search
for a legendary treasure.

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Massive stone pathways
that have been unearthed

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in the southeast corner
of the triangle‐shaped swamp.

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One of which may be
leading directly

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toward the original
Money Pit treasure shaft.

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RICK:
You've got a stone road

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in the middle of a bog.

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‐Why this?
‐Why this?

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And why here?

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I can't come up with an answer.

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What do you think
your father would make of this?

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He'd love to see it.
I know that.

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He was such a big proponent
of the swamp.

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‐Yup.
‐And

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felt it played such a big role
in whatever happened here.

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To see something like this now,
I just don't know what he'd say.

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"I was right. I told you so!"

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(laughing)

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I kind of say that
to my brother.

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Yeah.

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NARRATOR:
For Rick and Marty,

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these discoveries represent
more credible evidence

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that something of great value

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really does lie buried
on the island.

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But for fellow landowner
Tom Nolan‐‐ who happens

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to be the son of the late,

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legendary treasure hunter
Fred Nolan‐‐

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it offers validation
for the more than 50 years

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of tireless work Fred spent here
trying to prove

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that the swamp was an important
key to solving the mystery.

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Dad believed that the answers

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to Oak Island certainly laid
in that swamp.

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And hopefully, it will bring
a lot of his dreams

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and aspirations to light.

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Whatever this is,
you got to get some answers.

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Let's go down and talk to Aaron.

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‐See what their thoughts are.
‐Yeah.

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NARRATOR:
To ensure

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that the continued investigation
of the swamp

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is conducted as completely
and as carefully as possible,

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they have enlisted the help of
archaeologist Dr. Aaron Taylor.

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Tom has some questions for you,

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and he'd probably like
to hear your opinion

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to date as to what you think
this might be.

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Sure. Uh, if I had
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of what it is, right now,
I'd say it's a road

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leading up to the Uplands.

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And then we have sort
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‐all the way down to here.
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Possibly they had built
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somewhere to unload things.

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And it was a road that would've
taken a lot of work to build.

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TOM:
This is an incredible discovery.

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‐I've never seen
anything like it.
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Question is: what's
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And we're finding
pieces of wood.

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So we're thinking, possibly,
some cribbing underneath.

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‐Yeah.
‐So that's what
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RICK:
What's that? Right there?

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There's no wood or anything.

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Aaron, you thought there might
be some wood here, right?

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‐Some timbers?
‐Yeah.

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Yeah, so...

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Or some sort of cribbing.

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There's another layer of stone
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Right here. It's really...

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‐Careful.
‐It's really firm right here.

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Feel how firm that is.

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AARON:
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‐RICK: Here's a stone here.
‐Yeah, and then you've got that

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real thick whatever‐it‐is.

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A cut stake.

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That's very interesting.

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Yeah, there's some sort
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Another layer of stones

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and wood cribbing?

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Has Rick discovered another
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of this stone road in the swamp?

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Or could it be
another structure below it?

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If so, just what is it
and why was it built?

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RICK:
That might be something
Spooner wants to look at, eh?

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AARON:
Mm‐hmm.

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‐RICK: It's cut.
‐AARON: It looks cut.

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Definitely not natural.

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And it's running right under
that big stone there.

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So we'll take that, sample it,

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and see if we can
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Ooh, look at that chunk.

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Coal?

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‐Yeah.
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‐TOM: Wow.

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So that's the coal
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Yeah, we've found
some pieces fairly large.

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We have pounds of it now.

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TOM:
What would coal
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SCOTT:
Well, coal doesn't float.

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‐So it's not like it came
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No, somebody left it here.
I'd say whoever did this.

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found on the stone pathway
in the swamp?

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‐Yes.
‐MARTY: Really?

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GARY: That's what we're
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NARRATOR:
One year ago,

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metal detection expert
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a badly burned strap identified
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to have come from
an early 18th century ship.

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NARRATOR:
This offered
compelling evidence

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of a long‐held theory
by Fred Nolan

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that at one time
Oak Island was two islands

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and that a treasure galleon
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unloaded of its precious cargo

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and then burned and sunk
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Could the discovery of charcoal
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be corroborating evidence
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The only time we know coal
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on the island, at least
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was 1860 or beyond.

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in the search, until then.

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So what's the coal for?

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Another mystery.

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Here's another one.

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AARON:
Another piece.

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So we're finding these stakes
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Well, something would have
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you know, in a bog.

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‐Yeah.
‐SCOTT: You get excited about
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and we're just left
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‐TOM: Yeah, bigger questions.
‐(laughter)

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RICK:
Well, it's a mystery.
That's for sure.

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TOM:
Absolutely.

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NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon,

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while the investigation
continues in the swamp...

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RICK: Well, guys.
We have a little metal find.

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An item that was found as part
of the drilling program

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in the Money Pit.

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NARRATOR: ...Rick gathers
with his nephews Alex Lagina

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and David Fornetti,
along with Jack Begley

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and other members
of the Oak Island team,

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in the war room for
an important scientific report

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on a recent discovery.

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Doug, if you could bring
Dr. Brosseau and Craig up,

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of course Dr. Brosseau
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‐Hey.
‐Hi, Craig.

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Hi, Dr. Brosseau.

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‐Hi, guys.
‐Hi, everybody.

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NARRATOR: Joining the meeting
via videoconference

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are Rick and Marty's partner
Craig Tester

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as well as Dr. Christa Brosseau,

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a professor of chemistry
at Saint Mary's University

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in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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RICK:
So, Craig, if you could
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about the item, where
it was found, the provenance.

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You were there at the drill
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CRAIG:
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Yeah, it was, uh,
well number, uh, C‐9.

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There was that new shaft
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and found quite a bit
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Gary found that piece of metal.

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So hopefully, looking
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we can, uh, get a‐a rough date,

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to see if it's possibly
the Tupper Shaft.

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(device beeping)

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GARY:
Hmm. Interesting.

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I would say that's the end
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CHARLES:
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NARRATOR:
One week ago,

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while conducting
a core‐drilling operation

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in the hopes of finally locating
the original Money Pit,

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the team obtained a square nail
from a depth of 95 feet

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in Borehole C‐9,

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which they believe
could be connected

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to the so‐called Tupper Shaft,

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a shaft named for Adams Tupper,
a member of the Truro Company

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who constructed a wooden shaft
in 1850

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just ten feet northwest
of the original Money Pit

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in a failed attempt to retrieve
the fabled treasure vault

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from below while avoiding
the man‐made flood tunnels.

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It is the team's hope
that if this nail

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could be part
of the Tupper Shaft,

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it could mean they are
within striking distance

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of locating the Money Pit
treasure vault.

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So, what can you
tell us, Christa?

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All right, well, I'm gonna share
my screen and show you the data.

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So, what you'll see is that

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this square nail does contain
manganese, at about .68%.

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So that's right in the .1%
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um, that we use as a‐a marker
for more modern iron.

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So, I would say
this is most likely

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a post‐1840 wrought iron nail.

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‐That's great.
‐Yes.

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RICK:
That's an aha moment.

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Uh, that...
it's stunning, actually.

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Because the relationship
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between the Tupper Shaft
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That means that if we find
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then it's a simple hop, skip
and a jump to the Money Pit.

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So we've got some work to do,
but it's definitely exciting.

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Dr. Brosseau's analysis

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has affirmed
that what we are doing

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in terms of our drill program

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right now is appropriate.

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So, we're very appreciative.

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And it could be, Dr. Brosseau,

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that we are close
to the Money Pit.

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And if that be the case,

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we would certainly like you to
come out and celebrate with us.

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Oh, that's my pleasure.
I'm glad it's helpful.

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RICK:
Well, i‐it certainly is.

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We thank you.
Till the next time, Doctor.

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‐Absolutely. Take care.
‐Bye‐bye.
‐GARY: Bye.

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DOUG:
This is a very good thing
for our hunt.

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‐GARY: Yeah.
‐RICK: Let's get after it.

250
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Following the meeting
in the war room...:

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TERRY:
So, Steve, have you,
uh, got a number?

252
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We are actually
on this one, Terry.

253
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CD 8.5.

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NARRATOR:
Geologist Terry Matheson

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along with
surveyor Steve Guptill

256
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and project manager Scott Barlow

257
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are supervising the team's
core‐drilling operation

258
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in Borehole CD 8.5,

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where they are hoping to confirm
that they have located

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the Tupper Shaft,

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a searcher shaft
constructed in 1850

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that sits
just ten feet northwest

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from the original Money Pit.

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We want to look
for anything loose.

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Any sign of, you know, timber.
Anything like that

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to tell us we're either in
or near a shaft.

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‐Yep.
‐Possible collapsed shaft.

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‐Yep. Uh...
‐So, if‐if something
does come up of interest,

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we‐we may want
to pursue it deeper.

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And try to find the definition

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‐of the physical bounds
of all the walls.
‐Yeah.

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Looks like we got
ten feet of core over there.

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STEVE G.:
I'll go grab it.

274
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Okay, good. Thank you.

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Eight to 18.

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‐18?
‐Just that one.

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‐That's to 18?
‐Yeah, that's 18.

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‐You got wood.
‐Oh, yeah.

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We've been...
That whole thing's wood.

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‐So, 18 here.
‐Yeah.

281
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‐And then what's the one?
‐That's 24.

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‐Okay.
‐That one's 28.

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18, 24, 28.

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MARTY:
If this is the Tupper Shaft,

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it's made hope spring.

286
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It's made hope spring
from our hearts again

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about the Money Pit.

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Great.

289
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MARTY:
That maybe they left
sufficient tracks

290
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that we can find it.

291
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So that's what I'm hoping,

292
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because this is
a pretty good possibility.

293
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TERRY:
Some wood at 24.

294
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There's some loose,
disturbed material already.

295
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From the looks of it,
there's a lot of wood there.

296
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TERRY:
Wow!

297
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‐This is what we want to see.
‐TERRY: Wow.

298
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That's
a significant intersection

299
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of stacked timber.

300
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We're into the wall already.

301
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NARRATOR:
The possible wall

302
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of the so‐called Tupper Shaft?

303
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If the team can verify

304
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the orientation
of the structure,

305
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they may be able
to finally pinpoint

306
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the location
of the original Money Pit

307
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and the fabled treasure vault.

308
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That's gold.

309
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Because that helps us
to determine the shaft, right?

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If‐if we can stay in it
right to the bottom.

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TERRY:
So, we're going
to the bottom on this one,

312
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‐probably.
‐SCOTT: Yes, sir. It'd be great.

313
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It'd be nice
if we can come out of the wall

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and walk down the inside
so we get...

315
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‐so we get the floor.
‐TERRY: Agreed.

316
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Let's‐let's get
more confirmation.

317
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Let's go right down the center
and find out...

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be sure of the bottom.

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‐I like that.
‐There we go!

320
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Things are going
according to plan.

321
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NARRATOR:
Later that day...

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‐DOUG: Hey, Carmen.
‐SCOTT: Carmen, how we doing?

323
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Oh, lookee here.

324
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NARRATOR: Oak Island historian
Doug Crowell

325
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and project manager Scott Barlow

326
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have traveled some 50 miles
north of Oak Island

327
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to Northville Farm
in Centreville, Nova Scotia,

328
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to meet with blacksmith expert
Carmen Legge.

329
00:14:40,630 --> 00:14:42,298
So, what brings you here today?

330
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Well, we've got an artifact
we'd like you

331
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‐to take a look at.
‐Oh, one of those days.

332
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‐DOUG: Yeah.
‐I really look forward to that.

333
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Let you have a look at it.

334
00:14:51,307 --> 00:14:52,934
CARMEN:
Oh, we'll have a look‐see.

335
00:14:53,017 --> 00:14:54,477
(clears throat)

336
00:14:56,020 --> 00:14:57,480
Very interesting.

337
00:14:57,563 --> 00:15:00,733
DOUG:
Lot 13, so that's a swamp lot.

338
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That is a large piece of iron.

339
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NARRATOR: Two months ago,
while searching on Lot 13,

340
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located near the eastern edge
of the Oak Island swamp,

341
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Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton
made an unusual discovery.

342
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GARY:
You know what this
reminds me of, actually?

343
00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:19,335
It's like
a cabinet drawer lock.

344
00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:21,170
‐It's not big enough for a door.
‐Yeah.

345
00:15:21,295 --> 00:15:23,089
Wonder what it's doing out here.

346
00:15:23,172 --> 00:15:27,301
NARRATOR:
Now, after having the item
cleaned and conserved

347
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by Laird Niven,

348
00:15:28,803 --> 00:15:31,431
they are hoping
Carmen can shed more light

349
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on just what it is

350
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and also what
it might have been used for.

351
00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:38,146
CARMEN:
Well, this is, uh,

352
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a latch or a part of a lock.

353
00:15:42,108 --> 00:15:43,651
And you can see
it's double‐bolted.

354
00:15:43,776 --> 00:15:48,364
So, this is for a very secure
door or lid for a box.

355
00:15:48,489 --> 00:15:50,324
You can see that there's, uh,

356
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some little inserts
that go in there.

357
00:15:52,410 --> 00:15:54,287
You can see these,
uh, e‐embedded

358
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‐into the iron plate there.
‐SCOTT: Yes.

359
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CARMEN:
This is a higher‐end lock.

360
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It was more secure.

361
00:16:00,376 --> 00:16:03,004
I'm gonna say
it's for a box or a trunk

362
00:16:03,087 --> 00:16:04,964
or that sort of thing.

363
00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:08,468
NARRATOR:
A double‐bolted lock,

364
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used to secure a trunk
or possibly a chest?

365
00:16:11,345 --> 00:16:13,181
Look at that.

366
00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:15,475
Wow. That's bloody brilliant.

367
00:16:15,558 --> 00:16:17,935
It might be, actually, gold.

368
00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:19,103
NARRATOR:
Two weeks ago,

369
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Gary Drayton discovered
a shiny, gold‐colored knob

370
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in the mysterious
triangle‐shaped swamp,

371
00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:27,445
which, according to rare coin

372
00:16:27,528 --> 00:16:29,572
and artifact expert
Sandy Campbell,

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may be a critical piece
of the Oak Island puzzle.

374
00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:35,995
SANDY:
Could be some kind of a, a knob

375
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from a jewel chest.

376
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NARRATOR:
Could these two discoveries

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be connected?

378
00:16:42,543 --> 00:16:45,129
If so, what happened
to the chest

379
00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:46,756
and whatever it contained?

380
00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:49,592
And you can see
that it's quite elaborate

381
00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:50,885
on the inside of this mechanism.

382
00:16:50,968 --> 00:16:53,888
And the, uh, center rivet
holding the two parts together.

383
00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:56,015
So there's o‐other parts
that go with this.

384
00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:59,894
So, as it was turned,
both bolts came‐‐

385
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‐extracted around the corner.
‐DOUG: Right.

386
00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:04,106
Well, that's interesting.

387
00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:06,317
It's a very typical heavy chest.

388
00:17:06,442 --> 00:17:08,110
You want something
that's gonna be

389
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really, really secured.

390
00:17:09,403 --> 00:17:10,613
Not a simple traveler's trunk.

391
00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:13,574
DOUG:
Well, we really appreciate
your thoughts on this.

392
00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:15,326
We find out exactly
where this came from

393
00:17:15,451 --> 00:17:18,162
and, uh, see if we can go back
there and take another look.

394
00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:19,372
Well, we'll get out of your way

395
00:17:19,497 --> 00:17:20,998
'cause I know you're busy
making things.

396
00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,041
See you soon, I hope.

397
00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:23,459
‐CARMEN: Very good. Yep.
‐SCOTT: Thanks, Carmen.

398
00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:25,086
CARMEN:
Have a good day.

399
00:17:27,505 --> 00:17:29,632
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...

400
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IAN:
So, Rick, we're gonna start

401
00:17:31,342 --> 00:17:33,177
working our way down here.

402
00:17:33,261 --> 00:17:35,680
NARRATOR: ...after returning
to Oak Island,

403
00:17:35,805 --> 00:17:38,516
Scott Barlow joins Rick Lagina

404
00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:40,560
and geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner

405
00:17:40,685 --> 00:17:42,770
as they continue uncovering more

406
00:17:42,853 --> 00:17:44,522
of the second
mysterious stone pathway

407
00:17:44,647 --> 00:17:47,149
recently discovered
in the swamp.

408
00:17:47,275 --> 00:17:50,152
IAN:
I‐I should actually jump down
and help you with that.

409
00:17:51,195 --> 00:17:52,405
(grunts)

410
00:17:54,031 --> 00:17:55,825
RICK:
A lot more wood in here.

411
00:17:55,950 --> 00:17:57,994
‐And no rock.
‐IAN: Right.

412
00:17:58,035 --> 00:18:00,329
But my guess is, it goes...

413
00:18:00,371 --> 00:18:01,998
That way?

414
00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:03,666
Yeah.

415
00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:05,459
Well, then, maybe
we should get Scott to...

416
00:18:05,543 --> 00:18:06,961
Yeah, I would, I would agree.

417
00:18:07,044 --> 00:18:10,590
Scott, could you peel this away?

418
00:18:10,673 --> 00:18:12,091
Give it a little pull.

419
00:18:12,174 --> 00:18:15,052
MARTY:
When you see the stone road,

420
00:18:15,177 --> 00:18:17,138
what immediately
springs to mind is:

421
00:18:17,221 --> 00:18:18,306
where does it go?

422
00:18:18,347 --> 00:18:22,310
If this is hidden and massive
and used for some, uh,

423
00:18:22,393 --> 00:18:25,396
arcane purpose,
we need to know where it goes.

424
00:18:29,275 --> 00:18:32,320
There's probably the wall,
right there.

425
00:18:32,403 --> 00:18:35,031
IAN:
This curve was
with purpose, too.

426
00:18:37,491 --> 00:18:39,160
(Ian laughs)

427
00:18:39,243 --> 00:18:42,580
Somebody was notching out
a ton of wood here.

428
00:18:42,705 --> 00:18:44,415
There's chips from axes
everywhere.

429
00:18:44,540 --> 00:18:45,708
RICK:
Yeah, it's everywhere.

430
00:18:45,833 --> 00:18:48,419
NARRATOR:
Chipped pieces of wood,

431
00:18:48,502 --> 00:18:50,921
hand‐cut by someone using an ax?

432
00:18:51,005 --> 00:18:52,965
But for what purpose?

433
00:18:53,090 --> 00:18:54,550
And so they were
cutting the, the heck

434
00:18:54,675 --> 00:18:55,676
out of something here.

435
00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:56,802
Whether it was cribwork or...

436
00:18:56,927 --> 00:18:59,555
But, again, that was
underneath that rock there.

437
00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:00,306
RICK:
Hey, Scott.

438
00:19:00,431 --> 00:19:03,059
Just that‐that chunk
right there.

439
00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,393
Billy might be able
to get that better

440
00:19:04,518 --> 00:19:06,020
from that side
because if I pull this way,

441
00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:07,605
I'm gonna pull up into the rock.

442
00:19:07,688 --> 00:19:09,982
IAN:
Okay. We'll let him do it.

443
00:19:22,203 --> 00:19:24,413
Look at all those layers
of sticks there.

444
00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:26,415
IAN:
Right here.

445
00:19:27,792 --> 00:19:29,627
Wow.

446
00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:31,045
RICK:
There's something.

447
00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:32,254
IAN:
That's very important.

448
00:19:33,464 --> 00:19:34,882
Holy crow.

449
00:19:37,718 --> 00:19:38,969
IAN:
Hey, here. Take a look at this.

450
00:19:39,095 --> 00:19:41,972
‐That's cut wood.
‐RICK: Wow.

451
00:19:42,056 --> 00:19:44,141
They were able to build
the stone road because of this.

452
00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,268
NARRATOR:
In the Oak Island swamp,

453
00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:50,272
Dr. Ian Spooner and Rick Lagina
have just discovered layers

454
00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:53,526
of hand‐cut wood
used as a foundation

455
00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:55,903
for the massive stone pathway.

456
00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,239
All the woodchips that we see

457
00:19:58,364 --> 00:20:00,825
are from them cutting
all this‐‐ these saplings,

458
00:20:00,908 --> 00:20:02,868
throwing them down on the swamp,

459
00:20:02,993 --> 00:20:04,787
so they could put the rocks
on something

460
00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:06,330
when they built the road.

461
00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,207
NARRATOR:
Confirming that this wood

462
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is actually part
of the stone road

463
00:20:10,751 --> 00:20:13,587
could provide the team
with a critical breakthrough:

464
00:20:13,671 --> 00:20:17,800
a timeline for when it was
actually constructed.

465
00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:19,301
Basically we can date
any of this

466
00:20:19,427 --> 00:20:21,846
and get a bit of an idea
of how old that stone road is.

467
00:20:21,971 --> 00:20:24,682
RICK:
I think this is
really, really old.

468
00:20:24,807 --> 00:20:27,810
200, 300 or more years old.

469
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:28,686
Oh, absolutely.

470
00:20:28,811 --> 00:20:30,688
MARTY:
That is a buried,

471
00:20:30,813 --> 00:20:32,773
hidden, well‐constructed,

472
00:20:32,857 --> 00:20:34,525
massive road.

473
00:20:34,650 --> 00:20:37,987
RICK:
It's not just the one‐day
effort by one person.

474
00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,155
It's multiple human beings,

475
00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:43,075
some sort of engineering
principles were involved.

476
00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:44,994
There's interior framework,

477
00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,580
some sort of cribbing
to carry the weight.

478
00:20:47,705 --> 00:20:49,665
This is very complex.

479
00:20:49,790 --> 00:20:53,127
It's a very strange a‐area
worthy of further investigation.

480
00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:55,629
It's a feature
that no one knew about

481
00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:59,967
and‐and it's providing some
very interesting possibilities.

482
00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:01,802
‐IAN: Yep.
‐RICK: Tomorrow, then,

483
00:21:01,886 --> 00:21:03,763
we have to follow up
on these clues.

484
00:21:03,846 --> 00:21:05,181
IAN:
Absolutely.

485
00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:11,479
NARRATOR:
The following morning...

486
00:21:11,562 --> 00:21:13,481
BILLY:
Do you think we should
pull this out and pile it,

487
00:21:13,564 --> 00:21:15,441
Craig, or put it
in a pile in here?

488
00:21:15,524 --> 00:21:17,735
Yeah, I think it's gonna
be easier here.

489
00:21:17,860 --> 00:21:19,111
Yeah.

490
00:21:19,195 --> 00:21:21,071
NARRATOR:
...Craig Tester, along with

491
00:21:21,197 --> 00:21:23,282
metal detection expert
Gary Drayton,

492
00:21:23,365 --> 00:21:25,409
join Dr. Aaron Taylor

493
00:21:25,534 --> 00:21:27,411
and heavy equipment operator
Billy Gerhardt

494
00:21:27,536 --> 00:21:30,331
in the southeastern corner
of the swamp

495
00:21:30,456 --> 00:21:35,586
to continue investigating
the two mysterious stone roads.

496
00:21:36,337 --> 00:21:38,839
CRAIG:
That sure smells good, Gary.

497
00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:41,217
‐(laughter)
‐AARON: Ugh. Fresh baked bread.

498
00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:52,478
(device beeping)

499
00:21:52,561 --> 00:21:54,688
I got a signal.

500
00:21:57,024 --> 00:22:00,069
A clear, two‐way repeatable.

501
00:22:00,194 --> 00:22:02,488
‐Right on the surface, or...?
‐Yeah, just there.

502
00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,668
Ooh.

503
00:22:17,336 --> 00:22:19,171
It's this, whatever this is.

504
00:22:19,296 --> 00:22:21,423
Something in here.

505
00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:24,051
Should I break it‐‐ ooh,
it's ch‐‐ uh, is it a chain

506
00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:26,178
or is it a lock?

507
00:22:26,303 --> 00:22:29,265
NARRATOR:
A possible lock

508
00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:32,059
found near the stone road
in the swamp?

509
00:22:32,184 --> 00:22:34,144
Could it be in some way
connected

510
00:22:34,270 --> 00:22:37,815
to the double‐bolted latch
discovered on Lot 13,

511
00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:41,026
or perhaps
the gold‐colored knob

512
00:22:41,151 --> 00:22:44,154
that possibly came
from a jewelry chest?

513
00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:46,240
AARON:
That's very interesting.

514
00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:47,950
CRAIG:
Yeah.

515
00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:49,702
Yeah, what's a lock
doing in here?

516
00:22:49,827 --> 00:22:50,578
Yeah. Yeah.

517
00:22:50,703 --> 00:22:52,329
GARY:
Might be old. You never know.

518
00:22:52,413 --> 00:22:54,331
Well, we'll get it cleaned up.

519
00:22:54,456 --> 00:22:56,125
Okay, mate. Thanks.

520
00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:57,877
CRAIG:
Nice find.

521
00:23:00,129 --> 00:23:01,922
NARRATOR:
Later that afternoon...

522
00:23:02,006 --> 00:23:05,134
RICK:
Are you hitting rock
down here or...?

523
00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:07,261
Yep, for the most part.

524
00:23:07,344 --> 00:23:08,929
I just don't want
to get too aggressive.

525
00:23:09,013 --> 00:23:10,264
No, you'll feel it.

526
00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:13,809
NARRATOR: ...while Rick Lagina
works with members of the team

527
00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:18,022
to expose more of the second
stone pathway in the swamp...

528
00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:20,149
CRAIG:
Hey, Marty.

529
00:23:20,232 --> 00:23:21,191
Oh, hey, guys.

530
00:23:21,275 --> 00:23:22,985
NARRATOR: ...Craig Tester meets

531
00:23:23,110 --> 00:23:25,446
with his stepson Jack Begley
and Marty Lagina

532
00:23:25,529 --> 00:23:28,657
in the war room
to discuss the current progress

533
00:23:28,741 --> 00:23:31,952
of their drilling operation
at the Money Pit.

534
00:23:32,036 --> 00:23:34,288
Anyway, what's going on
out in the field?

535
00:23:34,371 --> 00:23:35,706
I want to show you
where we're at.

536
00:23:35,831 --> 00:23:39,043
Because of these
deeper woods finds,

537
00:23:39,168 --> 00:23:43,756
we decided to go ahead
and drill CD 8.5 right here.

538
00:23:43,839 --> 00:23:48,928
And it appears that we've hit
the Tupper Shaft.

539
00:23:49,011 --> 00:23:50,054
Mm‐hmm.

540
00:23:50,179 --> 00:23:51,805
CRAIG:
And, uh, we either want to go

541
00:23:51,931 --> 00:23:54,350
southeast towards OC‐1

542
00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:57,645
or west towards C‐1.

543
00:23:57,770 --> 00:24:00,481
And we think we can get
a better handle by, uh,

544
00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:03,609
one, drilling in this area
to define the shaft‐‐

545
00:24:03,692 --> 00:24:05,778
‐how big is it‐‐
that may help us.
‐Yeah.

546
00:24:05,861 --> 00:24:07,655
NARRATOR:
Although the team
has been encouraged

547
00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:10,824
that they have located
the 19th century Tupper Shaft,

548
00:24:10,866 --> 00:24:14,370
because of its close proximity
to the original Money Pit,

549
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:16,163
they have had difficulty
confirming

550
00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:18,624
the orientation
of the structure.

551
00:24:18,707 --> 00:24:21,168
CRAIG:
We don't know where

552
00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:22,211
in the Tupper Shaft we are.

553
00:24:22,336 --> 00:24:25,089
I mean, if it's ten by ten,
we can be

554
00:24:25,172 --> 00:24:27,299
‐at one end or the other.
‐Yeah, okay.

555
00:24:27,424 --> 00:24:28,676
Well, couple comments.

556
00:24:28,801 --> 00:24:31,136
Number one:
I'm so sick of finding wood.

557
00:24:31,220 --> 00:24:32,471
(laughter)

558
00:24:32,554 --> 00:24:33,555
I'm really sick of finding wood.

559
00:24:33,681 --> 00:24:37,017
But th‐the real question
you're asking me is:

560
00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:38,686
should we go this way first?

561
00:24:38,811 --> 00:24:40,688
Yes. We're limited on time.
We really think,

562
00:24:40,813 --> 00:24:43,232
to know which direction to go,
we really feel

563
00:24:43,357 --> 00:24:44,984
we need to define this.

564
00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:46,068
Yeah, define it for sure.

565
00:24:46,193 --> 00:24:48,779
If it is the Tupper Shaft,
then we're zeroing in,

566
00:24:48,862 --> 00:24:51,657
yet again, on the, uh,
Money Pit.

567
00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:53,534
‐JACK: Yeah. Mm‐hmm.
‐MARTY: That seems to be

568
00:24:53,617 --> 00:24:55,619
‐dodging us all the time.
‐That's really exciting.

569
00:24:55,703 --> 00:24:57,788
It is. So which way
do you want to go?

570
00:24:57,871 --> 00:24:58,956
CRAIG:
Well, the next one

571
00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:01,000
we want to look for the shaft
is right here.

572
00:25:01,125 --> 00:25:04,128
So, just moving a little bit off
this last one

573
00:25:04,211 --> 00:25:05,838
where we found the edge of it.

574
00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:08,215
To try to find out, you know,
if we're in the heart of it

575
00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:10,134
and how deep it is.

576
00:25:11,218 --> 00:25:12,511
That's the key, Craig.

577
00:25:12,636 --> 00:25:14,471
Of all the things you‐you said,

578
00:25:14,555 --> 00:25:15,639
the one that resonates
with me is:

579
00:25:15,764 --> 00:25:18,892
we‐we never had a landmark
that close to the Money Pit.

580
00:25:19,018 --> 00:25:22,896
So I would say we go out there,
we delineate this thing,

581
00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:26,108
and then if the historical data
supports the delineation

582
00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:28,485
that this is the Tupper Shaft,

583
00:25:28,569 --> 00:25:30,696
then we're within ten feet
of the Money Pit.

584
00:25:31,739 --> 00:25:35,576
‐Yep.
‐Well, that would be big.

585
00:25:35,701 --> 00:25:37,578
‐(chuckles): Yeah.
‐Well, look, I'm on board
with that.

586
00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:39,079
‐Okay. Okay.
‐Let's chase it.

587
00:25:39,204 --> 00:25:40,789
MARTY:
Here's what I am

588
00:25:40,873 --> 00:25:45,085
excited about
on this so‐called Tupper Shaft.

589
00:25:45,169 --> 00:25:48,297
As we've been trying to zero in
on the original Money Pit,

590
00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:50,632
man, has it been elusive.

591
00:25:50,758 --> 00:25:53,469
We keep having dimensions‐‐
like, from Shaft Nine,

592
00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:55,220
I think it was 90 feet
or something.

593
00:25:55,345 --> 00:25:57,556
Well, that's a big arc
and a lot of territory.

594
00:25:57,639 --> 00:26:00,684
So, if we're within ten feet
of the Money Pit,

595
00:26:00,809 --> 00:26:02,436
yeah, we're zeroing in on it.

596
00:26:02,519 --> 00:26:04,396
JACK:
Looking at this map, too,

597
00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:06,857
if this is the Tupper Shaft
up here,

598
00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:08,984
‐that would leave a lot of area
around it for exploration.
‐MARTY: Yes.

599
00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:10,486
It would explain
why we haven't found it

600
00:26:10,527 --> 00:26:11,862
with this spaghetti mess
down here.

601
00:26:11,987 --> 00:26:12,905
Yep.

602
00:26:12,988 --> 00:26:16,241
From the human heart,
hope springs eternal.

603
00:26:16,325 --> 00:26:17,493
I'm on board.

604
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:19,328
Why don't you guys go find Rick?

605
00:26:19,453 --> 00:26:20,204
I'm totally on board.

606
00:26:20,329 --> 00:26:22,498
‐Let's do it.
‐CRAIG: Okay.

607
00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:23,457
Great. Thanks for the update.

608
00:26:23,540 --> 00:26:24,833
Appreciate it.

609
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,172
As another new day begins
on Oak Island...ATOR:

610
00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:32,091
MARTY:
Gonna be real curious to see

611
00:26:32,174 --> 00:26:33,801
what Laird and company
have got going.

612
00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:36,136
NARRATOR: ...Marty Lagina
and his son Alex

613
00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:39,765
arrive at the old homestead
of Samuel Ball,

614
00:26:39,848 --> 00:26:42,142
who owned this property
on Lot 25

615
00:26:42,226 --> 00:26:46,021
from the late 18th
to the mid‐19th century.

616
00:26:46,146 --> 00:26:48,357
‐Hey, Laird.
‐LAIRD: Hey, guys.

617
00:26:48,482 --> 00:26:50,192
‐How are you?
‐Good.

618
00:26:50,275 --> 00:26:52,486
NARRATOR:
Due to a number
of compelling discoveries

619
00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:56,240
that the team has recently made
in and around the swamp,

620
00:26:56,365 --> 00:26:58,075
such as the gold‐colored knob,

621
00:26:58,158 --> 00:27:00,911
as well as the metal lock
and latch

622
00:27:01,036 --> 00:27:03,580
also believed to have
been part of a chest,

623
00:27:03,664 --> 00:27:06,834
Rick, Marty and Craig
have directed

624
00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:08,877
archaeologist Laird Niven
and his team

625
00:27:09,002 --> 00:27:10,587
to help them look deeper

626
00:27:10,671 --> 00:27:12,965
into one of Oak Island's
most intriguing

627
00:27:13,090 --> 00:27:16,093
and controversial
historical figures.

628
00:27:16,885 --> 00:27:19,680
MARTY:
This is not the foundation
central, right?

629
00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:20,973
LAIRD:
No, no.

630
00:27:21,056 --> 00:27:24,226
This was a stone‐lined pit.

631
00:27:24,351 --> 00:27:25,519
Lots of organics in it.

632
00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:27,604
Not a huge number of artifacts.

633
00:27:27,688 --> 00:27:29,731
Some handwrought nails
and some pottery.

634
00:27:29,815 --> 00:27:31,817
Samuel Ball had quite
an estate here.

635
00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:33,235
ALEX:
Yeah, he did.

636
00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:35,487
NARRATOR:
In 1765,

637
00:27:35,612 --> 00:27:40,450
Samuel Ball was born a slave on
a plantation in South Carolina.

638
00:27:40,534 --> 00:27:43,162
However, at just 11 years old,

639
00:27:43,245 --> 00:27:46,248
he bravely escaped
and made his way north,

640
00:27:46,373 --> 00:27:48,959
eventually achieving his freedom
when he joined British forces

641
00:27:49,084 --> 00:27:52,504
during the American Revolution.

642
00:27:52,588 --> 00:27:56,675
At the war's end, he would
once again make a brave journey,

643
00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,886
this time to Nova Scotia, Canada

644
00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:02,347
where he would buy Lot 25
on Oak Island

645
00:28:02,472 --> 00:28:04,641
for a reported eight pounds.

646
00:28:04,725 --> 00:28:07,311
Although he was known
to his neighbors

647
00:28:07,394 --> 00:28:08,979
as a simple cabbage farmer,

648
00:28:09,062 --> 00:28:11,982
Samuel Ball would
mysteriously become

649
00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:14,860
one of the wealthiest landowners
in the province,

650
00:28:14,985 --> 00:28:17,946
owning a total of 36 acres here

651
00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:19,948
and several more
on the mainland,

652
00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:22,201
leaving many to wonder
over the years

653
00:28:22,326 --> 00:28:27,122
if he discovered something
of great value on Oak Island.

654
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:31,126
‐Liz has a really interesting
spot over here.
‐MARTY: Let's go look at that.

655
00:28:31,251 --> 00:28:35,088
NARRATOR:
Because the surviving foundation
of Samuel Ball's home

656
00:28:35,172 --> 00:28:37,341
has been designated
as a protected heritage site

657
00:28:37,466 --> 00:28:39,551
by the Canadian government,

658
00:28:39,676 --> 00:28:42,471
Laird Niven has obtained
a special permit

659
00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:46,058
allowing for an official
archaeological excavation

660
00:28:46,183 --> 00:28:47,684
of the area.

661
00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:49,478
MARTY:
Hi, Liz.

662
00:28:49,603 --> 00:28:50,854
‐Hi, guys.
‐ALEX: Hey, Liz.

663
00:28:50,979 --> 00:28:52,439
What have you found?
What is this?

664
00:28:52,522 --> 00:28:53,482
LIZ:
Well,

665
00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:56,985
we've been getting a lot
of artifacts out of here.

666
00:28:57,110 --> 00:28:58,237
Which have been nice.

667
00:28:58,362 --> 00:29:01,365
Um, we got, like,
this piece here.

668
00:29:01,490 --> 00:29:05,869
It's a really nice piece
of, uh, of redware.

669
00:29:05,994 --> 00:29:08,747
It's almost
a tortoiseshell design.

670
00:29:08,872 --> 00:29:09,831
MARTY:
Oh, yeah.

671
00:29:09,957 --> 00:29:10,791
ALEX:
Oh yeah, I see it.

672
00:29:10,874 --> 00:29:11,959
‐On the inside.
‐Yeah, right there.

673
00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:14,211
LIZ:
I haven't seen
too many of those yet.

674
00:29:14,336 --> 00:29:15,712
That's the first one
out of here.

675
00:29:15,837 --> 00:29:18,924
‐Age?
‐Uh, eight‐‐

676
00:29:19,007 --> 00:29:21,635
end of the 18th
into the 19th century.

677
00:29:21,718 --> 00:29:23,136
MARTY:
Mm‐hmm.

678
00:29:23,262 --> 00:29:25,055
There's a lot of stuff
hiding around here, right?

679
00:29:25,138 --> 00:29:26,306
LIZ:
There's a really good
assortment

680
00:29:26,390 --> 00:29:30,269
of pottery here, so we know
he had, uh, quite a few pieces.

681
00:29:30,352 --> 00:29:32,020
Which is a form of wealth
at that time, right?

682
00:29:32,145 --> 00:29:34,022
I mean, to have a lot of stuff?

683
00:29:34,147 --> 00:29:37,651
LAIRD:
The variety?
Yeah, the variety's surprising.

684
00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:38,902
Some things
I've never seen before.

685
00:29:39,027 --> 00:29:43,490
‐Yeah.
‐And it's all solidly
within Samuel Ball's life.

686
00:29:43,573 --> 00:29:45,450
NARRATOR:
Although it
is generally reported

687
00:29:45,534 --> 00:29:49,663
that the discovery
of the Money Pit in 1795

688
00:29:49,746 --> 00:29:52,833
was made by three young men
named Daniel McGinnis,

689
00:29:52,874 --> 00:29:55,627
Anthony Vaughan and John Smith,

690
00:29:55,711 --> 00:29:58,088
according to an alternate
version of the story

691
00:29:58,171 --> 00:30:00,966
from an 1870 publication
entitled

692
00:30:01,049 --> 00:30:03,135
History of the County
of Lunenberg,

693
00:30:03,260 --> 00:30:05,846
it was McGinnis, Smith
and Samuel Ball

694
00:30:05,971 --> 00:30:10,309
who found and first excavated
the legendary treasure shaft.

695
00:30:10,392 --> 00:30:14,604
Is it possible that Samuel Ball
really did discover

696
00:30:14,688 --> 00:30:16,565
part of the fabled
Oak Island treasure?

697
00:30:16,690 --> 00:30:20,235
If so, could there
still be evidence,

698
00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,530
or possibly valuables,
on his former property

699
00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:25,449
to prove it?

700
00:30:25,532 --> 00:30:27,492
What about last year?
We were looking for the end

701
00:30:27,617 --> 00:30:29,619
‐of that tunnel on the other
side of the foundation.
‐Yeah.

702
00:30:29,703 --> 00:30:31,997
‐Did you ever find that?
‐I believe we did.

703
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,207
‐Oh, you think so?
‐Yeah. Yeah.

704
00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,209
There's an opening here, Gary.

705
00:30:36,335 --> 00:30:37,794
‐What is that?
Like a little tunnel?
‐(laughs): Yeah.

706
00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:42,090
NARRATOR:
Last year, while searching just
outside the stone foundation...

707
00:30:42,174 --> 00:30:43,633
RICK:
I mean, if this is a tunnel,

708
00:30:43,717 --> 00:30:45,385
it's an aha moment.

709
00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:46,887
...the team uncovered

710
00:30:47,012 --> 00:30:49,222
what appeared to be
a large drain

711
00:30:49,348 --> 00:30:50,849
or, potentially,
a narrow tunnel.

712
00:30:50,932 --> 00:30:53,226
DEREK:
We're getting jammed right now.

713
00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:55,354
‐MARTY: You're stuck
right there?
‐Yeah.

714
00:30:55,479 --> 00:30:56,563
NARRATOR:
But, unfortunately,

715
00:30:56,646 --> 00:30:59,316
when they ran a pipe inspection
camera inside it,

716
00:30:59,441 --> 00:31:03,862
they encountered a large stone
blocking their path.

717
00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:05,989
I find Samuel Ball to be

718
00:31:06,073 --> 00:31:07,824
an incredibly interesting
character.

719
00:31:07,949 --> 00:31:10,035
Does it have anything
to do with treasure? It might.

720
00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,162
Because some
of the old stories say

721
00:31:12,287 --> 00:31:14,998
he was one of the ones
who found the Money Pit.

722
00:31:15,123 --> 00:31:16,625
He might have a role to play.

723
00:31:16,708 --> 00:31:18,377
ALEX:
Do you have

724
00:31:18,502 --> 00:31:20,420
‐any better idea what it is?
‐LAIRD: No.

725
00:31:20,504 --> 00:31:23,799
I might put in a‐another
test pit offset by a meter.

726
00:31:23,924 --> 00:31:26,176
And we'll find that out
once we get this cleared out.

727
00:31:26,301 --> 00:31:27,135
LAIRD:
Once everything's cleared out.

728
00:31:27,260 --> 00:31:28,595
This is just
the very, very start.

729
00:31:28,678 --> 00:31:31,973
Okay. Well, find the vault where
he hid the gold that he found.

730
00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,600
‐LAIRD: Yeah.
‐(laughter)

731
00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:35,143
Positive start so far.

732
00:31:35,268 --> 00:31:37,270
NARRATOR:
While Marty and Alex

733
00:31:37,354 --> 00:31:40,607
continue working with Laird
and Liz on Lot 25...

734
00:31:40,690 --> 00:31:43,110
‐(machinery whirring)
‐TERRY: Here we go.

735
00:31:43,193 --> 00:31:45,320
NARRATOR:
...and while
the core‐drilling operation

736
00:31:45,445 --> 00:31:46,696
in the Money Pit continues...

737
00:31:46,822 --> 00:31:49,199
BILLY:
Gary, can you check over here

738
00:31:49,324 --> 00:31:50,242
‐for a little bit?
‐GARY: Yep, I can.

739
00:31:50,367 --> 00:31:52,494
CRAIG:
Yeah, find something
in there for us.

740
00:31:52,577 --> 00:31:54,162
NARRATOR:
...Craig Tester,

741
00:31:54,246 --> 00:31:56,123
along with Gary Drayton,

742
00:31:56,206 --> 00:31:57,833
Steve Guptill
and Billy Gerhardt,

743
00:31:57,958 --> 00:31:59,835
are searching the Uplands

744
00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:03,380
on the eastern edge of the swamp
for evidence of which direction

745
00:32:03,505 --> 00:32:06,216
the mysterious stone pathway
may be heading,

746
00:32:06,341 --> 00:32:10,387
as well as for any important
clues or valuables.

747
00:32:14,099 --> 00:32:15,267
(device beeping)

748
00:32:15,350 --> 00:32:17,602
‐(chiming)
‐Oh!

749
00:32:20,814 --> 00:32:22,566
Yeah, it's iron.

750
00:32:22,691 --> 00:32:24,943
(device chiming)

751
00:32:25,026 --> 00:32:26,570
It's right in there, Craig.

752
00:32:33,118 --> 00:32:34,244
There it is.

753
00:32:36,872 --> 00:32:39,291
Yeah, you got it out.

754
00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:41,626
The moment of truth.

755
00:32:52,387 --> 00:32:55,098
What the heck is that?

756
00:32:55,182 --> 00:32:56,933
I don't know.

757
00:32:57,017 --> 00:32:59,519
CRAIG:
Let's get Aaron over here.

758
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:03,273
Aaron... can you come here?

759
00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:08,987
It's not big enough to be
some kind of shackle.

760
00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:10,697
What do you got?

761
00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:13,074
I dug it out of
this hole right here.

762
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:14,743
It's broken.

763
00:33:14,868 --> 00:33:16,453
It's iron.

764
00:33:16,536 --> 00:33:18,580
But it was way down there.

765
00:33:18,705 --> 00:33:21,458
It's got to be old, right?

766
00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:22,792
AARON:
Oh, it's really interesting.

767
00:33:22,876 --> 00:33:24,878
GARY:
That is unusual.

768
00:33:25,003 --> 00:33:26,880
Wow.

769
00:33:29,591 --> 00:33:31,009
about it. got a clampl

770
00:33:31,134 --> 00:33:32,969
That's how it fits together.

771
00:33:33,053 --> 00:33:36,806
NARRATOR:
In the Oak Island swamp,
Gary Drayton has just made

772
00:33:36,890 --> 00:33:39,726
what could be
an important discovery.

773
00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:42,270
GARY: I was thinking
it's some kind of, like, a iron

774
00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,606
bangle bracelet‐type thing.

775
00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:45,732
AARON:
It does look a little
bracelet‐y.

776
00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:50,946
GARY: Or even some kind
of decorative handle.

777
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,114
Well made by the look of it.

778
00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:57,160
NARRATOR:
A decorative handle
or possible bracelet?

779
00:33:57,285 --> 00:34:00,330
Could it be yet another part
of a chest

780
00:34:00,455 --> 00:34:02,749
found in the swamp
near the stone pathway?

781
00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:04,918
Or could it be a piece
of treasure

782
00:34:05,001 --> 00:34:07,295
that the chest once contained?

783
00:34:07,379 --> 00:34:10,632
And when that's cleaned up
and they can connect it

784
00:34:10,757 --> 00:34:12,467
and then we see the shape and...

785
00:34:12,592 --> 00:34:14,302
I think we'll be able
to tell what it is then.

786
00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:18,098
Excellent. So we potentially
have got an artifact.

787
00:34:18,181 --> 00:34:22,352
‐Oh, yeah.
‐Got that old feel about it,
this has.

788
00:34:22,477 --> 00:34:24,980
A bit of oldness here, mate.
That's what that is.

789
00:34:25,105 --> 00:34:26,940
Bag it and tag it.

790
00:34:27,023 --> 00:34:32,487
GARY:
Well, this is a fancy,
scrolled, ornate iron artifact.

791
00:34:32,612 --> 00:34:36,908
To me, this would look
in place at the Money Pit.

792
00:34:37,033 --> 00:34:40,078
Maybe this is a connection
between the Money Pit

793
00:34:40,203 --> 00:34:41,037
and the swamp.

794
00:34:41,162 --> 00:34:44,457
It's got a very old feel
about it for sure.

795
00:34:44,541 --> 00:34:47,836
I wouldn't be surprised
if this is from the 1700s.

796
00:34:48,545 --> 00:34:50,797
Yeah, we can send that off
to Dr. Brosseau.

797
00:34:50,839 --> 00:34:53,466
She can test that.
And I'd wager money

798
00:34:53,550 --> 00:34:55,719
that that is pre‐1830s.

799
00:34:55,844 --> 00:34:57,929
I'm gonna tag that location
while we have it open.

800
00:34:58,013 --> 00:34:59,180
Right here.

801
00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:02,559
I'm gonna call it "C Wall
Iron 2," Aaron, for your bag.

802
00:35:02,684 --> 00:35:04,394
I'll be right back.
I got to go move the rig.

803
00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:05,604
‐All right, mate.
‐I'm gonna go see

804
00:35:05,687 --> 00:35:07,272
‐what they're doing over here.
‐See you in a bit.

805
00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:08,690
‐Yep.
‐Okay.

806
00:35:17,032 --> 00:35:19,576
‐So I'm going over there
now, Billy.
‐Yep.

807
00:35:21,536 --> 00:35:23,163
I'm ready for a bobby‐dazzler,
Gary.

808
00:35:23,288 --> 00:35:25,665
Oh, long overdue.

809
00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:36,009
(device chiming)

810
00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:37,552
(inhales deeply)

811
00:35:37,677 --> 00:35:40,430
Ooh, good target.

812
00:35:40,513 --> 00:35:42,724
That sounds fantastic.

813
00:35:42,849 --> 00:35:45,935
Yeah, Billy, you might want
to come see this, mate.

814
00:35:46,019 --> 00:35:47,771
This sounds really,
really good.

815
00:35:47,854 --> 00:35:51,483
‐Let's see. Yeah.
‐(chiming)

816
00:35:51,608 --> 00:35:53,610
This could be what
we're looking for.

817
00:35:53,693 --> 00:35:56,112
A clear, two‐way
repeatable signal.

818
00:35:56,196 --> 00:35:57,489
Sounds like a coin.

819
00:35:57,614 --> 00:35:59,157
Definitely got
something here, mate.

820
00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:01,242
BILLY:
I hope so.

821
00:36:02,410 --> 00:36:03,703
(device trilling)

822
00:36:03,828 --> 00:36:05,330
Now I'm getting
a rapid vibration.

823
00:36:05,413 --> 00:36:09,459
This is iron.

824
00:36:09,584 --> 00:36:10,627
I think there it is, Billy.

825
00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:15,090
Oh, I can feel it.
(grunts)

826
00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:16,675
Look at that.

827
00:36:17,759 --> 00:36:20,303
It's an anchor, right?

828
00:36:20,387 --> 00:36:22,806
GARY:
This is really old.

829
00:36:22,931 --> 00:36:25,266
I wonder if this is
one of the ringbolts.

830
00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:26,810
This is fantastic.

831
00:36:26,893 --> 00:36:28,186
Yeah, looks like a ringbolt.

832
00:36:28,311 --> 00:36:29,479
We could have found
a ringbolt, mate.

833
00:36:29,562 --> 00:36:33,692
I've always wanted to see
what one of these looked like.

834
00:36:33,817 --> 00:36:36,986
This was probably in a boulder
in this area.

835
00:36:37,070 --> 00:36:39,823
And you can just tell
the weight of this.

836
00:36:39,906 --> 00:36:41,825
This is hand‐forged.

837
00:36:41,908 --> 00:36:44,285
A piece of Oak Island history.

838
00:36:46,454 --> 00:36:49,791
NARRATOR:
After purchasing eight lots
across the middle of Oak Island

839
00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:51,501
in the 1960s,

840
00:36:51,626 --> 00:36:54,963
Fred Nolan, who was
a surveyor by trade,

841
00:36:55,088 --> 00:36:58,299
mapped his entire property,
taking note of

842
00:36:58,383 --> 00:37:01,177
numerous man‐made markers,
such as the megalithic

843
00:37:01,302 --> 00:37:04,931
boulder formation
now known as Nolan's Cross.

844
00:37:05,014 --> 00:37:08,768
He also discovered
three iron ringbolts

845
00:37:08,852 --> 00:37:10,270
embedded in large rocks.

846
00:37:10,353 --> 00:37:13,314
It was Fred's suspicion
that these ringbolts

847
00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,984
had been used to anchor
a treasure galleon

848
00:37:16,067 --> 00:37:19,279
on what is now the eastern edge
of the man‐made swamp

849
00:37:19,362 --> 00:37:21,948
so that its precious cargo
could be unloaded.

850
00:37:22,031 --> 00:37:26,703
Is it possible that Gary has
found another such ringbolt,

851
00:37:26,828 --> 00:37:29,330
used during the deposit
of a vast treasure

852
00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:32,208
on Oak Island centuries ago?

853
00:37:33,835 --> 00:37:36,296
‐Everybody's gonna be excited
about that.
‐Yeah.

854
00:37:36,379 --> 00:37:37,672
CRAIG:
What are you guys doing?

855
00:37:37,797 --> 00:37:38,715
That looks huge.

856
00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:43,845
Yep. We made a fantastic
recovery, Craig.

857
00:37:43,970 --> 00:37:44,888
Wow.

858
00:37:45,013 --> 00:37:46,598
One of the missing ringbolts.

859
00:37:46,681 --> 00:37:48,391
‐Oh, really?
‐Yep.
‐We figure.

860
00:37:48,516 --> 00:37:51,352
Well, it's a good find.
Uh, I'm gonna give Rick a call.

861
00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,146
‐Yeah, definitely.
‐For sure.

862
00:37:53,229 --> 00:37:57,233
GARY:
I know this was on Rick's
"to find" list for sure.

863
00:38:01,029 --> 00:38:02,864
RICK:
I always used to judge

864
00:38:02,989 --> 00:38:04,616
the quality of the find

865
00:38:04,699 --> 00:38:07,410
based on Gary's
Cheshire cat grin.

866
00:38:07,494 --> 00:38:08,787
(laughter)

867
00:38:08,870 --> 00:38:11,206
I just wish I had
a bigger top pocket.

868
00:38:11,289 --> 00:38:14,834
In the Uplands on the eastern
edge of the Oak Island swamp,

869
00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:18,338
Rick Lagina and Laird Niven
have just arrived

870
00:38:18,463 --> 00:38:21,716
after being alerted to a
potentially important discovery.

871
00:38:24,761 --> 00:38:25,804
RICK:
Wow.

872
00:38:25,887 --> 00:38:26,763
(laughter)

873
00:38:26,846 --> 00:38:28,973
GARY:
Oh, wow, indeed.

874
00:38:29,098 --> 00:38:31,351
RICK:
That is incredible.

875
00:38:31,476 --> 00:38:32,811
DOUG:
Where'd you find that?

876
00:38:32,894 --> 00:38:35,772
Just here. In situ.

877
00:38:35,855 --> 00:38:38,399
‐It's amazing.
‐Yeah.

878
00:38:38,525 --> 00:38:41,152
Laird, what do you make of it?

879
00:38:41,236 --> 00:38:42,695
I mean, it's old.

880
00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:44,447
‐GARY: Yeah, you can tell.
‐Yeah. Yeah.

881
00:38:44,531 --> 00:38:46,157
GARY:
It's definitely pre‐1830.

882
00:38:46,282 --> 00:38:48,284
I have no problem with it
in the 18th century.

883
00:38:48,368 --> 00:38:50,286
It's well made.

884
00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:53,373
Be interesting to see
where this turns.

885
00:38:53,498 --> 00:38:55,166
‐Right.
‐Yeah.

886
00:38:56,292 --> 00:38:58,044
‐(laughs)
‐(indistinct chatter)

887
00:38:58,127 --> 00:39:01,130
I know that my brother's
a proponent of

888
00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:02,215
‐"if you dig,
you find something."
‐Yeah.

889
00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:05,802
Well, you dug and you found
something, so let me see

890
00:39:05,885 --> 00:39:07,053
if he's available.

891
00:39:07,929 --> 00:39:09,931
(phone line ringing)

892
00:39:13,518 --> 00:39:15,311
MARTY:
Hello?

893
00:39:15,395 --> 00:39:18,606
Yeah, you know, we're,
we're out here in the swamp.

894
00:39:18,690 --> 00:39:21,568
Hang on one second.

895
00:39:21,651 --> 00:39:23,736
How you doing, Marty?

896
00:39:23,820 --> 00:39:28,408
We've just made a heck
of a discovery.

897
00:39:28,533 --> 00:39:33,037
We found one of the ringbolts,
the famous ringbolts,

898
00:39:33,162 --> 00:39:35,957
and it is magnificent.

899
00:39:37,834 --> 00:39:39,127
Oh, it's hand‐forged.

900
00:39:39,168 --> 00:39:42,130
This is a nice old piece
of iron.

901
00:39:42,213 --> 00:39:47,093
Even Laird's going back
into the 18th century.

902
00:39:49,262 --> 00:39:52,307
Actually, the next person I'd
like to have look at it is Tom.

903
00:39:54,183 --> 00:39:55,476
Yup.

904
00:40:00,690 --> 00:40:01,482
Yeah.

905
00:40:01,608 --> 00:40:03,234
‐Yeah, potentially.
‐Yeah.

906
00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:15,246
‐You're welcome.
‐Cheers, mate.

907
00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:18,583
‐Good find.
‐Great find.

908
00:40:18,708 --> 00:40:22,670
RICK:
The swamp, it continues to be
the keeper of secrets.

909
00:40:22,795 --> 00:40:27,175
Will we be able to unravel
or to come to an understanding

910
00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:29,260
of what those secrets are
and how relevant they are

911
00:40:29,344 --> 00:40:32,472
to the Money Pit work
or the Money Pit story?

912
00:40:32,555 --> 00:40:33,139
I don't know.

913
00:40:33,222 --> 00:40:34,891
That's yet to be determined.

914
00:40:35,016 --> 00:40:37,894
But get down and dirty
every day,

915
00:40:38,019 --> 00:40:39,187
you'll eventually figure it out.

916
00:40:39,312 --> 00:40:43,316
Beautiful piece of old iron, and
maybe it has a story to tell.

917
00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:44,567
‐Yep.
‐Great day, everybody.

918
00:40:44,651 --> 00:40:45,693
‐Yep.
‐Thank you.

919
00:40:45,818 --> 00:40:49,280
GARY: We've just got
to keep digging in the swamp.

920
00:40:52,075 --> 00:40:53,743
NARRATOR:
For Rick, Marty, Craig,

921
00:40:53,826 --> 00:40:54,953
and the Fellowship of the Dig,

922
00:40:55,036 --> 00:40:58,331
the path they are following
in the hopes of solving

923
00:40:58,414 --> 00:41:03,211
a 225‐year mystery
continues to reveal promise

924
00:41:03,336 --> 00:41:06,631
that soon a vast treasure
will be found.

925
00:41:06,714 --> 00:41:10,218
And the many faithful searchers
who came before them

926
00:41:10,343 --> 00:41:12,470
and those who may have
discovered

927
00:41:12,553 --> 00:41:17,433
more than anyone ever knew
also play a critical role

928
00:41:17,517 --> 00:41:19,519
in how the epic story
of Oak Island

929
00:41:19,602 --> 00:41:21,229
may finally come to an end.

930
00:41:21,354 --> 00:41:24,399
A story that, once fully told,

931
00:41:24,524 --> 00:41:28,778
could rewrite the history
of the world.

932
00:41:33,658 --> 00:41:36,577
Next time on The Curse
of Oak Island...

933
00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:38,913
What type of things
would this be used for?

934
00:41:40,456 --> 00:41:42,959
Why put a ringbolt
in a rock here?

935
00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:45,962
‐Working with block and tackles.
Heavy cargo, heavy stuff.
‐Right.

936
00:41:46,045 --> 00:41:49,924
Oh, that's nice.
Musket decoration.

937
00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:50,967
‐It might speak to wealth.
‐Yeah.

938
00:41:51,050 --> 00:41:53,845
Which way do you think
we should chase this?

939
00:41:53,970 --> 00:41:57,015
‐Everything's telling me it's
turning up to the Money Pit.
‐That's great.

940
00:41:57,098 --> 00:41:58,391
‐TERRY: Wow.
‐Look at this.

941
00:41:58,474 --> 00:41:59,726
TERRY:
It's exactly what we hoped for.

942
00:41:59,809 --> 00:42:00,643
We're heading to the Money Pit.

943
00:42:00,768 --> 00:42:03,896
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