1 00:00:02,169 --> 00:00:03,499 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,587 --> 00:00:04,837 SCOTT: There’s a big layer of rocks 3 00:00:04,922 --> 00:00:06,092 right across this whole area. 4 00:00:06,215 --> 00:00:06,885 Just like the paved area. 5 00:00:06,965 --> 00:00:09,215 This looks clearly man-made. 6 00:00:09,301 --> 00:00:10,341 We have got an hit. 7 00:00:10,427 --> 00:00:13,927 I’m hoping it’s a big jewelry box down here. 8 00:00:14,056 --> 00:00:15,266 Look at that. 9 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:16,350 It could be one of the stones 10 00:00:16,433 --> 00:00:19,233 from a Masonic High Priest breastplate, 11 00:00:19,353 --> 00:00:21,403 who had buried the Ark of the Covenant on Oak Island 12 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,360 centuries ago. 13 00:00:23,065 --> 00:00:25,825 GARY: Holy schmoly! Heads up! 14 00:00:25,901 --> 00:00:28,951 The vault-- we’re about 30 feet above it right now. 15 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,410 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 16 00:00:34,535 --> 00:00:36,915 where people have been looking for 17 00:00:36,995 --> 00:00:40,915 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 18 00:00:40,999 --> 00:00:43,839 So far, they have found a stone slab 19 00:00:43,919 --> 00:00:46,049 with strange symbols carved into it... 20 00:00:47,130 --> 00:00:50,430 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 21 00:00:50,509 --> 00:00:54,929 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 22 00:00:55,013 --> 00:00:56,103 to the Knights Templar. 23 00:00:56,181 --> 00:00:58,931 To date, six men have died 24 00:00:59,059 --> 00:01:01,809 trying to solve the mystery. 25 00:01:01,937 --> 00:01:06,937 And according to legend, one more will have to die 26 00:01:07,025 --> 00:01:10,945 before the treasure can be found. 27 00:01:14,616 --> 00:01:17,446 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:19,955 --> 00:01:22,875 -PETER: There’s some wood. -GARY: Yep. 29 00:01:22,958 --> 00:01:25,748 -CHARLES: There’s no mistaking that one. -GARY: No. 30 00:01:25,836 --> 00:01:27,626 NARRATOR: A morning of renewed excitement 31 00:01:27,713 --> 00:01:29,633 has begun on Oak Island, 32 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:32,296 as brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 33 00:01:32,384 --> 00:01:33,934 along with their team, 34 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:35,801 press forward in their quest 35 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:39,139 to solve a 227-year-old mystery. 36 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:41,306 How deep are we, Ian? 37 00:01:41,393 --> 00:01:44,903 Somewhere between 72 and 74 with the excavation. 38 00:01:45,814 --> 00:01:47,074 You know, we got some wood up higher, 39 00:01:47,149 --> 00:01:48,479 but it was just chewed-up pieces. 40 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:50,777 But now this is 70 feet and onwards. 41 00:01:50,861 --> 00:01:51,951 Much bigger. 42 00:01:52,029 --> 00:01:53,909 RICK: Really? Wow. 43 00:01:53,989 --> 00:01:55,949 NARRATOR: Working with representatives 44 00:01:56,033 --> 00:01:59,163 from Irving Equipment Limited and ROC Equipment, 45 00:01:59,286 --> 00:02:02,786 the team is currently excavating a ten-foot-diameter shaft 46 00:02:02,873 --> 00:02:06,333 in the Money Pit area known as D.M.T.-2. 47 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:09,880 It is a shaft that may not only be on course 48 00:02:10,005 --> 00:02:12,055 to intercept the original treasure shaft 49 00:02:12,174 --> 00:02:16,514 but also a seven-foot-high, concrete-encased box 50 00:02:16,595 --> 00:02:18,565 known as the Chappell Vault, 51 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,770 which was first reported by treasure hunters 52 00:02:20,849 --> 00:02:25,599 at a depth of 153 feet back in 1897. 53 00:02:25,687 --> 00:02:29,977 It was just adjacent to this location where prominent 54 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:32,897 Oak Island treasure hunter and Freemason Gilbert Hedden 55 00:02:33,028 --> 00:02:37,568 dug his own 12-by-24-foot shaft in 1937, 56 00:02:37,699 --> 00:02:39,449 hoping to reach the vault. 57 00:02:39,534 --> 00:02:43,254 But unfortunately he had to abandon the effort at a depth of 58 00:02:43,372 --> 00:02:48,382 just 124 feet when he ran out of funds to complete the project. 59 00:02:49,378 --> 00:02:53,168 So, it feels as though we’re grazing the Hedden Shaft, 60 00:02:53,256 --> 00:02:56,376 -and now we’re kind of coming back into it. -Yeah. 61 00:02:56,468 --> 00:02:58,718 -Charles, is this-this consistent? -What’s up? 62 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:00,045 Yeah. Yeah. 63 00:03:00,138 --> 00:03:03,178 I firmly believe that that shaft is collapsed on the east side. 64 00:03:03,266 --> 00:03:06,016 But we will cut into the shield and the shoe 65 00:03:06,103 --> 00:03:07,403 -once we get to depth, so... -Right. 66 00:03:07,521 --> 00:03:08,811 And that’s quarter-inch steel 67 00:03:08,897 --> 00:03:09,897 that it’s gonna have to go through, so... 68 00:03:10,023 --> 00:03:13,033 I already made mention of that to Danny. 69 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:14,530 -And he said, "No problem." So... -Okay. 70 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:19,072 NARRATOR: When Gilbert Hedden constructed his massive 71 00:03:19,157 --> 00:03:21,447 124-foot-deep wooden shaft, 72 00:03:21,576 --> 00:03:24,496 he installed a heavy metal plate at the bottom, 73 00:03:24,579 --> 00:03:27,669 along with a six-foot-high brace-- or shield-- 74 00:03:27,749 --> 00:03:30,959 in order to secure the structure into the ground. 75 00:03:31,086 --> 00:03:34,256 If the Oak Island team does encounter 76 00:03:34,339 --> 00:03:37,259 the Hedden Shaft’s shield, it will offer hope 77 00:03:37,384 --> 00:03:40,224 that they are on course to recover the legendary vault 78 00:03:40,303 --> 00:03:43,183 that Gilbert Hedden was unable to reach. 79 00:03:43,265 --> 00:03:44,895 How much water’s in there? 80 00:03:44,975 --> 00:03:46,945 A lot. It’s kind of interesting, ’cause Danny said 81 00:03:47,018 --> 00:03:49,398 that he hasn’t seen it move that fast 82 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:51,729 in any of the other cans we’ve put in. 83 00:03:51,815 --> 00:03:55,245 So, part of me wonders if we’re getting down to a... 84 00:03:55,318 --> 00:03:56,948 a depth, or close to a depth, 85 00:03:57,028 --> 00:03:58,738 where there’s a lot of hydraulic conductivity, 86 00:03:58,822 --> 00:04:00,952 be it shafts or be it tunnels. 87 00:04:01,032 --> 00:04:02,582 Those things are moving around. 88 00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:05,409 Maybe that’s why the water came so quickly up. 89 00:04:05,495 --> 00:04:09,075 And that can is near where we got the high trace gold. 90 00:04:09,166 --> 00:04:10,916 Right. 91 00:04:11,001 --> 00:04:13,171 NARRATOR: Two other factors that make Rick, 92 00:04:13,295 --> 00:04:15,425 Marty and their partner Craig Tester 93 00:04:15,505 --> 00:04:18,965 especially optimistic that Gilbert Hedden was on track 94 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:21,430 to making a major discovery 95 00:04:21,511 --> 00:04:23,971 are that just two years ago 96 00:04:24,055 --> 00:04:26,925 they themselves unearthed a concrete-like substance 97 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:29,227 potentially related to the Chappell Vault 98 00:04:29,311 --> 00:04:31,061 in this very same area. 99 00:04:31,146 --> 00:04:33,266 And just this year, they also obtained 100 00:04:33,356 --> 00:04:36,856 elevated traces of both silver and gold 101 00:04:36,985 --> 00:04:40,655 while conducting water tests in previously drilled boreholes. 102 00:04:40,781 --> 00:04:43,491 RICK: It’s possible that at 150 feet, 103 00:04:43,575 --> 00:04:46,585 it’s where the vault would reside. 104 00:04:46,661 --> 00:04:47,831 But there is one other data point 105 00:04:47,913 --> 00:04:50,463 that is certainly of interest, and that is that 106 00:04:50,540 --> 00:04:52,580 there was high gold and silver levels 107 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:55,997 in the water sample within the confines of D.M.T.-2. 108 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:58,839 So, is it saying that this might be 109 00:04:58,924 --> 00:05:01,224 the area where the Money Pit actually is? 110 00:05:01,343 --> 00:05:04,723 The data points are supportive of something being done there. 111 00:05:04,846 --> 00:05:07,306 GARY: We got more wood coming up. 112 00:05:09,518 --> 00:05:10,478 -Morning, Rick. -Hey, Andrew. 113 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:11,810 How we doing this morning? 114 00:05:11,895 --> 00:05:14,115 -Good. How are you? -Good, good. 115 00:05:14,189 --> 00:05:16,399 -What’s the word? -We’re getting there. 116 00:05:16,525 --> 00:05:18,995 We’re really pushing forward here. Um... 117 00:05:19,069 --> 00:05:21,399 Danny’s pressures don’t seem to be spiking right now, 118 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:23,530 which is a good indication 119 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:26,987 for us that we’re into wood right now. 120 00:05:27,077 --> 00:05:28,657 RICK: Right. Well, 121 00:05:28,745 --> 00:05:32,325 we’re spot-on location-wise. Hopefully around 150 feet, 122 00:05:32,415 --> 00:05:34,955 -give or take, there might be something. -Yep. 123 00:05:35,043 --> 00:05:37,213 MARTY: I wish we had definitive data, 124 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:40,167 but we’re going to learn things as we dig deeper. 125 00:05:40,257 --> 00:05:42,337 We c-certainly aren’t gonna stop till we get 126 00:05:42,425 --> 00:05:44,925 to about 150 to search for this vault. 127 00:05:45,053 --> 00:05:48,263 From here on, we need to be constantly vigilant 128 00:05:48,390 --> 00:05:50,220 -about what’s coming up out of the can. -Yeah. 129 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:53,140 Talking about what’s come up, we got another load in the bins. 130 00:05:53,228 --> 00:05:54,978 Okay, off you go. 131 00:05:55,897 --> 00:05:57,477 GARY: See what we got in this one. 132 00:05:57,566 --> 00:05:59,566 NARRATOR: While Rick Lagina continues 133 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:02,743 to supervise the excavation of D.M.T.-2... 134 00:06:04,406 --> 00:06:05,566 ...later that morning... 135 00:06:07,450 --> 00:06:09,120 STEVE G.: All right, guys. It’s just right up here. 136 00:06:09,244 --> 00:06:11,874 NARRATOR: ...metal detection expert Gary Drayton, 137 00:06:11,955 --> 00:06:14,965 along with Jack Begley and surveyor Steve Guptill, 138 00:06:15,083 --> 00:06:16,883 arrive on Lot 8. 139 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,050 Located on the western side of the island, 140 00:06:20,130 --> 00:06:23,220 Lot 8 has continued to produce compelling clues 141 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:25,680 that may be critical in helping to solve 142 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,720 the Oak Island mystery. 143 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,435 All right. So, this is the anomaly. 144 00:06:30,515 --> 00:06:33,015 -Okay. -As you can see, it’s an indentation. 145 00:06:33,101 --> 00:06:36,311 There does seem to be some sort of a depression in the ground. 146 00:06:36,438 --> 00:06:38,898 Yeah! So, I’m gonna say this is probably one 147 00:06:38,982 --> 00:06:41,482 of the most interesting anomalies we’ve had this year. 148 00:06:41,610 --> 00:06:43,440 And it’s just strictly based on the data. 149 00:06:43,570 --> 00:06:46,570 There is a VLF hit right here, so that just means 150 00:06:46,656 --> 00:06:48,616 there’s something going on under the surface. 151 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:53,117 NARRATOR: Three months ago, 152 00:06:53,204 --> 00:06:56,754 in an effort to vet a reported 14th century map of Oak Island 153 00:06:56,833 --> 00:07:00,293 that the late author and researcher Zena Halpern believed 154 00:07:00,378 --> 00:07:03,088 to have been created by members of the Knights Templar, 155 00:07:03,173 --> 00:07:06,723 the team conducted a magnetometry survey 156 00:07:06,801 --> 00:07:09,221 that identified a large metallic anomaly 157 00:07:09,304 --> 00:07:12,104 buried more than ten feet underground. 158 00:07:12,182 --> 00:07:16,942 Since then, they have unearthed several near-surface artifacts, 159 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:18,810 including a ship-making tool 160 00:07:18,897 --> 00:07:23,147 that could date back to as early as 1500 AD. 161 00:07:23,234 --> 00:07:25,494 And just one week ago, 162 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:29,662 Rick Lagina, Oak Island historian Paul Troutman, 163 00:07:29,783 --> 00:07:31,953 and members of the team identified more evidence 164 00:07:32,035 --> 00:07:34,455 of several possible buried objects 165 00:07:34,537 --> 00:07:36,907 using ground penetrating radar. 166 00:07:36,998 --> 00:07:40,248 So, we have a first anomaly at five feet, 167 00:07:40,335 --> 00:07:43,425 second anomaly at 19, 20. 168 00:07:43,505 --> 00:07:46,135 STEVE G.: So, the mag hit starts in this corner. 169 00:07:46,216 --> 00:07:49,296 NARRATOR: Now the team is looking for more clues 170 00:07:49,386 --> 00:07:53,426 that predate the discovery of the Money Pit in 1795 171 00:07:53,515 --> 00:07:56,985 in order to obtain a government permit that would allow them 172 00:07:57,060 --> 00:07:58,690 to conduct a large-scale excavation 173 00:07:58,770 --> 00:08:01,650 of the mysterious anomalies. 174 00:08:01,731 --> 00:08:03,901 GARY: I’m sure we’ll find some stuff here. 175 00:08:04,025 --> 00:08:05,775 I’m hoping it’s a big jewelry box down here. 176 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:06,990 STEVE G.: Well, it’s gonna be something. 177 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:09,110 -JACK: Yeah. -I mean, this whole area is a hot spot. 178 00:08:09,197 --> 00:08:11,407 -Yeah. -All right, guys. I got to run, though. Let me know. 179 00:08:11,533 --> 00:08:12,873 -I hear you, mate. Cheers. -Thanks. 180 00:08:12,951 --> 00:08:15,501 All right, let’s start gridding it out. 181 00:08:16,371 --> 00:08:19,671 MARTY: Lot 8 clearly is anomalous. 182 00:08:19,749 --> 00:08:22,669 Because of all the finds and because 183 00:08:22,752 --> 00:08:25,342 of several things, like LIDAR and Zena’s map, 184 00:08:25,422 --> 00:08:27,552 and there’s a mag anomaly there, too. 185 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:30,014 There’s a lot of iron in this area, for sure. 186 00:08:30,093 --> 00:08:32,013 MARTY: All kinds of things that don’t make sense 187 00:08:32,095 --> 00:08:34,225 ’cause nobody ever lived there. 188 00:08:34,305 --> 00:08:37,055 It makes you wonder what happened on Lot 8. 189 00:08:37,142 --> 00:08:38,682 (beeping) 190 00:08:38,768 --> 00:08:40,518 -We have got an hit. -Oh. 191 00:08:40,603 --> 00:08:44,113 Right in the area that Steve last marked. 192 00:08:44,232 --> 00:08:46,112 Right there, mate. 193 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:50,607 RICK: We’re trying to understand the whole island. 194 00:08:50,739 --> 00:08:52,699 We’re trying to understand 195 00:08:52,782 --> 00:08:57,042 everything as it relates to the story, 196 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,040 the mystery that is Oak Island. 197 00:08:59,122 --> 00:09:01,172 It’s gonna be tough digging. 198 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:02,709 JACK: Yeah. 199 00:09:03,626 --> 00:09:05,876 RICK: We know the Money Pit is of interest. 200 00:09:05,962 --> 00:09:09,132 And now we have some new research and some new theories 201 00:09:09,257 --> 00:09:12,587 that leads us to these other X-marks-the-spots. 202 00:09:13,595 --> 00:09:14,645 (grunts) 203 00:09:16,014 --> 00:09:17,104 -(beeping) -It’s out. 204 00:09:17,182 --> 00:09:19,562 GARY: Yeah, and it’s quite a strong signal, 205 00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:21,852 by the sound of it. 206 00:09:21,936 --> 00:09:23,266 You’re on it. 207 00:09:26,608 --> 00:09:27,898 Ooh. 208 00:09:27,984 --> 00:09:30,284 Wow! 209 00:09:34,157 --> 00:09:36,407 GARY: Wow! Look at that. 210 00:09:36,493 --> 00:09:38,663 Let me see what this is. Let me put this away. 211 00:09:38,787 --> 00:09:39,657 Yeah. 212 00:09:39,788 --> 00:09:41,748 It’s heavy, heavy, heavy. 213 00:09:41,831 --> 00:09:44,541 NARRATOR: While investigating an area on Lot 8 214 00:09:44,626 --> 00:09:46,956 where a number of large objects may be buried deep, 215 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:50,167 more than ten feet underground... 216 00:09:50,298 --> 00:09:51,798 Big chunky piece of iron. 217 00:09:51,883 --> 00:09:52,803 JACK: That’s fantastic. 218 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:55,506 ...metal detection expert Gary Drayton 219 00:09:55,637 --> 00:09:57,467 and Jack Begley have just unearthed 220 00:09:57,555 --> 00:10:01,425 a potentially important clue near the surface. 221 00:10:01,518 --> 00:10:04,148 You see how it’s mushroomed there? 222 00:10:04,270 --> 00:10:05,770 JACK: Oh, but it’s been beat on a bunch. 223 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:07,395 GARY: Oh, without a doubt, mate. Look. 224 00:10:07,482 --> 00:10:09,612 That looks like it’s the head of it. 225 00:10:09,692 --> 00:10:14,282 And the best way of describing this, it’s an iron rod. 226 00:10:14,364 --> 00:10:17,244 -It could be a chisel. Yeah, exactly. -Top of a chisel. Yeah. 227 00:10:17,325 --> 00:10:19,615 When you hold it in your hand like this, 228 00:10:19,702 --> 00:10:22,122 you-you get the feeling that, yeah, 229 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:25,175 it could have been a chisel, mate. 230 00:10:25,291 --> 00:10:28,671 This has got a swages 231 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:31,463 hand point chisel feel about it. 232 00:10:31,548 --> 00:10:34,968 I think this is a very, very old piece of history 233 00:10:35,051 --> 00:10:36,471 we’re holding in our hands, mate. 234 00:10:36,553 --> 00:10:38,303 -That’s incredible. -Yeah. 235 00:10:38,388 --> 00:10:40,808 Carmen dated the hand point chisel 236 00:10:40,890 --> 00:10:43,640 and the swages back to the Middle Ages. 237 00:10:43,726 --> 00:10:45,346 -Oh, really? -It was way back 238 00:10:45,436 --> 00:10:47,476 to the 1400s, mate. 239 00:10:47,564 --> 00:10:49,694 Well, then what the heck is going on in this area? 240 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:51,404 GARY: I don’t know, mate. 241 00:10:51,526 --> 00:10:53,986 NARRATOR: Over the past three years... 242 00:10:54,070 --> 00:10:56,530 -That looks old to me. That looks hand-forged. -Sure. 243 00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:57,624 Huh. 244 00:10:58,533 --> 00:11:00,283 ...the team has not only recovered 245 00:11:00,368 --> 00:11:03,038 a similar metal artifact near Smith’s Cove 246 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,003 on the eastern end of the island 247 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:08,461 but also two iron tools known as swages 248 00:11:08,543 --> 00:11:11,053 here on the western side of the island... 249 00:11:14,174 --> 00:11:16,184 ...which blacksmithing expert Carmen Legge believed 250 00:11:16,259 --> 00:11:17,889 to be of great significance. 251 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:25,845 For tunneling? 252 00:11:30,106 --> 00:11:32,396 Wow. (chuckles) 253 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,685 Feel how heavy that is, mate. 254 00:11:34,777 --> 00:11:36,697 NARRATOR: Could this iron object 255 00:11:36,779 --> 00:11:40,869 that Gary and Jack have just found also be that old? 256 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:45,080 And if so, could it possibly be connected to the large anomalies 257 00:11:45,163 --> 00:11:47,873 that have been detected much deeper below ground? 258 00:11:47,957 --> 00:11:49,457 -JACK: It’s a cool find. -Yeah. 259 00:11:49,584 --> 00:11:51,464 JACK: We’re finding more things 260 00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:54,546 like swages and rock chisels and other objects 261 00:11:54,631 --> 00:11:56,881 that lead to work being done 262 00:11:56,966 --> 00:11:58,046 on the western side of the island, 263 00:11:58,134 --> 00:12:00,724 previous to the discovery of the Money Pit. 264 00:12:00,803 --> 00:12:03,103 So how are these tools related? 265 00:12:03,181 --> 00:12:06,731 And why were people doing work on the western side? 266 00:12:06,809 --> 00:12:08,269 Marked. 267 00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:09,774 I’ll put the flag in. 268 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:12,444 But you know what, mate, 269 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:14,275 I think we should get this back 270 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:15,900 to the archaeology trailer now 271 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:18,565 so the guys can start working on this. 272 00:12:18,655 --> 00:12:20,745 -Right away, yeah. -We’ll come back. 273 00:12:21,783 --> 00:12:24,333 What a fantastic day. 274 00:12:24,452 --> 00:12:26,452 ♪ ♪ 275 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:31,957 NARRATOR: The following morning... 276 00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:33,545 CHARLES: Now, there’s some good chunks. 277 00:12:33,628 --> 00:12:36,878 ...as the excavation of the D.M.T.-2 Shaft continues 278 00:12:36,965 --> 00:12:38,805 in the Money Pit area... 279 00:12:40,468 --> 00:12:41,928 -RICK: Morning, gentlemen. -ALEX: Hey, everybody. 280 00:12:42,011 --> 00:12:43,221 -Hi, guys. -Hey, guys. 281 00:12:43,304 --> 00:12:45,264 NARRATOR: ...Rick Lagina and Craig Tester 282 00:12:45,348 --> 00:12:48,268 have gathered members of the team in the war room 283 00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:50,901 for a videoconference with Scott Clarke, 284 00:12:50,979 --> 00:12:52,809 a 32nd degree Freemason 285 00:12:52,897 --> 00:12:55,437 and Oak Island researcher from Toronto, Canada. 286 00:12:55,525 --> 00:12:58,405 So, gentlemen, we all know Scott Clarke. 287 00:12:58,486 --> 00:13:00,446 Morning, guys. 288 00:13:00,530 --> 00:13:02,070 NARRATOR: Earlier this year, 289 00:13:02,156 --> 00:13:05,076 Scott presented the team with his theory 290 00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:08,949 that the 17th century English nobleman Sir William Phips 291 00:13:09,038 --> 00:13:11,458 may have conspired with an American Freemason 292 00:13:11,541 --> 00:13:14,711 named Andrew Belcher to hide a massive cache of silver 293 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:18,706 in the Money Pit sometime around 1687. 294 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,300 We very much look forward to your presentation. 295 00:13:21,384 --> 00:13:25,684 NARRATOR: However, in light of the team’s recent finds made on Lot 8, 296 00:13:25,763 --> 00:13:29,643 Rick has invited Scott to present new research connected 297 00:13:29,726 --> 00:13:32,896 to another discovery that was made there three years ago, 298 00:13:33,021 --> 00:13:35,401 the red garnet brooch, 299 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:38,153 which gemologist Charles Lewton-Brain believes 300 00:13:38,234 --> 00:13:41,284 could date back more than four centuries. 301 00:13:41,362 --> 00:13:42,322 I’ll pull it out 302 00:13:42,405 --> 00:13:45,075 so that everyone can take a look at it. 303 00:13:45,199 --> 00:13:47,489 At the time, I think we all 304 00:13:47,577 --> 00:13:49,497 declared it to be the first piece of treasure 305 00:13:49,579 --> 00:13:51,499 that had been found on Oak Island. 306 00:13:51,581 --> 00:13:52,751 Mm-hmm. 307 00:13:52,874 --> 00:13:54,584 RICK: It still is quite stunning. 308 00:13:54,709 --> 00:13:56,879 I believe that the information you’ve... 309 00:13:56,961 --> 00:13:59,881 come up with probably will reveal a lot more about it. 310 00:13:59,964 --> 00:14:01,724 Uh, yeah, hopefully. I mean, 311 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:04,471 I-I know you keep referring it-- to it as, uh... a brooch. 312 00:14:04,552 --> 00:14:07,352 I have a different possible interpretation. 313 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:09,270 So, I’ve always believed that the key 314 00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:11,850 to the Oak Island mystery lies within the equally enigmatic 315 00:14:11,934 --> 00:14:14,524 and cryptic brotherhood of Freemasonry. 316 00:14:14,604 --> 00:14:17,154 So, as I had thought more about this garnet, 317 00:14:17,231 --> 00:14:20,571 it occurred to me that it was actually the perfect color, 318 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:23,323 size and general shape as one of the stones 319 00:14:23,404 --> 00:14:26,664 from a Masonic Royal Arch High Priest breastplate. 320 00:14:26,741 --> 00:14:30,371 In Freemasonry, the 13th degree of the Scottish Rite 321 00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:32,043 is called the Royal Arch of Enoch 322 00:14:32,121 --> 00:14:33,661 or Royal Arch of Solomon. 323 00:14:33,748 --> 00:14:35,118 The High Priest is essentially the head 324 00:14:35,249 --> 00:14:37,209 of the Masonic Royal Arch chapter 325 00:14:37,293 --> 00:14:39,253 and wears these Royal Arch breastplates 326 00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:42,049 in a specific Masonic ritual 327 00:14:42,131 --> 00:14:43,721 meant to mimic the breastplate of judgment 328 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,840 worn by the biblical high priests. 329 00:14:45,927 --> 00:14:48,047 So, the making of the original breastplate 330 00:14:48,137 --> 00:14:50,717 is described in the Book of Exodus in the Bible. 331 00:14:50,807 --> 00:14:53,557 On it were 12 precious and semiprecious stones 332 00:14:53,643 --> 00:14:55,233 arranged in four rows of three, 333 00:14:55,311 --> 00:14:58,401 representing the 12 tribes of Israel. 334 00:14:58,481 --> 00:15:00,571 According to the King James translation of the Bible, 335 00:15:00,650 --> 00:15:02,570 one of these 12 stones was stated 336 00:15:02,652 --> 00:15:05,362 as being a carbuncle, or deep red gemstone. 337 00:15:05,446 --> 00:15:08,026 Nowadays, a carbuncle is most often associated 338 00:15:08,116 --> 00:15:10,736 with a red garnet like the one found on Oak Island. 339 00:15:10,827 --> 00:15:14,787 So, I superimposed the Oak Island garnet and setting 340 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:17,124 over one of the breastplate stones. 341 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:19,590 I think you can see here it’s very similar 342 00:15:19,669 --> 00:15:21,089 to the ones on the other plate. 343 00:15:21,170 --> 00:15:22,250 ALEX: That matches pretty well. 344 00:15:22,338 --> 00:15:23,258 Pretty well. 345 00:15:23,339 --> 00:15:24,469 But what would a Masonic Royal Arch 346 00:15:24,549 --> 00:15:27,549 High Priest breastplate be doing on Oak Island? 347 00:15:28,803 --> 00:15:34,433 NARRATOR: Ever since the Money Pit was discovered in 1795, 348 00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:37,187 the secretive fraternity known as the Freemasons, 349 00:15:37,311 --> 00:15:39,651 which many researchers claim descended 350 00:15:39,730 --> 00:15:42,730 from the medieval order of the Knights Templar, 351 00:15:42,817 --> 00:15:46,527 have been closely tied to the Oak Island mystery. 352 00:15:46,654 --> 00:15:48,494 Several of their members, 353 00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:50,494 such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 354 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:53,446 have not only led various treasure hunting companies, 355 00:15:53,536 --> 00:15:56,456 but various Masonic and Templar symbols 356 00:15:56,539 --> 00:15:59,039 have also been found across the island, 357 00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:02,457 symbols that include crosses, triangles 358 00:16:02,545 --> 00:16:07,475 and carvings of the letter "G," representing the divine creator. 359 00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:10,930 RICK: I think well and truly it has been proved 360 00:16:11,012 --> 00:16:14,682 that the Masons had an interest in Oak Island. 361 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:15,847 But what does that mean? 362 00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:18,475 Does that mean they were here watching over it? 363 00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:21,441 Does that mean they were here searching for something? 364 00:16:21,522 --> 00:16:23,982 Does it mean they were here protecting something? 365 00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:26,986 So, connections to Royal Arch Freemasonry in Nova Scotia 366 00:16:27,069 --> 00:16:29,029 go back at least 250 years. 367 00:16:29,113 --> 00:16:31,823 The breastplates they would have had 368 00:16:31,908 --> 00:16:32,868 may also have been quite old, 369 00:16:32,950 --> 00:16:35,080 having been passed down within lodges. 370 00:16:35,203 --> 00:16:37,503 One High Priest 371 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:39,000 was intimately connected to Oak Island 372 00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:40,791 in the early 20th century 373 00:16:40,875 --> 00:16:43,505 and would also have worn one of these very rare breastplates 374 00:16:43,586 --> 00:16:46,546 during certain Masonic Royal Arch rituals. 375 00:16:47,548 --> 00:16:50,258 As it turns out, Melbourne R. Chappell 376 00:16:50,384 --> 00:16:53,644 was Grand High Priest from 1954 to 1956. 377 00:16:53,721 --> 00:16:56,391 Chappell was also a longtime Oak Island landowner 378 00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:57,976 and treasure trove license holder 379 00:16:58,059 --> 00:17:00,519 and even owned Lot 8, 380 00:17:00,603 --> 00:17:02,103 where the garnet and setting were found. 381 00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:03,940 Mel first became involved with Oak Island, 382 00:17:04,065 --> 00:17:05,115 of course, when he worked with his father 383 00:17:05,233 --> 00:17:08,533 William Chappell in 1931. 384 00:17:08,611 --> 00:17:12,201 NARRATOR: Born and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia, 385 00:17:12,281 --> 00:17:15,531 M.R. Chappell was the primary owner of Oak Island 386 00:17:15,618 --> 00:17:18,118 from 1950 to 1977. 387 00:17:18,246 --> 00:17:21,116 However, his connection 388 00:17:21,249 --> 00:17:24,039 to the treasure mystery began in 1897, 389 00:17:24,126 --> 00:17:25,536 when he was just a child. 390 00:17:25,628 --> 00:17:28,378 That year, his father William 391 00:17:28,464 --> 00:17:31,554 drilled into the massive box deep in the Money Pit 392 00:17:31,634 --> 00:17:34,974 that would come to be known as the Chappell Vault. 393 00:17:35,096 --> 00:17:37,466 Although he was never able to recover the treasure 394 00:17:37,598 --> 00:17:40,888 that his father believed he’d encountered, 395 00:17:40,977 --> 00:17:43,057 is it possible that M.R. Chappell 396 00:17:43,145 --> 00:17:44,765 came to have secret knowledge 397 00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:47,067 through his position as a Freemason 398 00:17:47,149 --> 00:17:50,779 about what may be buried on Oak Island? 399 00:17:50,903 --> 00:17:54,783 There’s always the possibility that any earlier Masons 400 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:58,697 prior to 1795 made use of certain Masonic rituals 401 00:17:58,786 --> 00:18:01,746 to hide an actual sacred treasure on the island. 402 00:18:02,707 --> 00:18:06,087 So, Mel Chappell may have actually had 403 00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:09,168 a Masonic Royal Arch breastplate on Oak Island 404 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:11,587 for the purpose of acting out a Masonic ritual. 405 00:18:11,674 --> 00:18:15,764 The breastplate was used in a specific Masonic ritual 406 00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:18,765 meant to mimic the retrieval of the Ark of the Covenant 407 00:18:18,848 --> 00:18:20,638 from a secret vault underground. 408 00:18:24,979 --> 00:18:26,439 CLARKE: These breastplates, they were used in a specific 409 00:18:26,522 --> 00:18:28,692 Masonic ritual meant to mimic 410 00:18:28,816 --> 00:18:30,276 the retrieval of the Ark of the Covenant 411 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,069 from a secret vault underground. 412 00:18:32,153 --> 00:18:33,453 Wow. 413 00:18:33,529 --> 00:18:34,489 NARRATOR: In the war room, 414 00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:37,414 32nd degree Freemason Scott Clarke 415 00:18:37,491 --> 00:18:40,201 has presented the team with his theory 416 00:18:40,328 --> 00:18:43,828 that the semiprecious garnet found four years ago on Lot 8 417 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:46,746 may have been connected to a Masonic ritual 418 00:18:46,834 --> 00:18:49,634 and also to one of the most sought-after 419 00:18:49,712 --> 00:18:53,172 missing religious artifacts in history. 420 00:18:53,257 --> 00:18:55,877 CLARKE: But would there have been any reason for Chappell 421 00:18:56,010 --> 00:18:59,300 to have potentially conducted Masonic rituals on Oak Island? 422 00:18:59,388 --> 00:19:01,388 The answer is yes. 423 00:19:01,515 --> 00:19:03,345 In the earliest days of Freemasonry, 424 00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:06,056 these rituals were meant to be as realistic as possible. 425 00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:09,857 It is held once each year on the Day of Atonement 426 00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:12,650 in a very secret place, underground, 427 00:19:12,735 --> 00:19:16,415 with neither door nor window, with a trapdoor at top. 428 00:19:16,530 --> 00:19:19,070 In fact, the description of this vault, 429 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,490 with its nine arches, sounds almost identical 430 00:19:21,577 --> 00:19:23,997 to the early accounts of the Oak Island Money Pit, 431 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,710 with its alleged layers every ten feet, down to 90 feet. 432 00:19:29,085 --> 00:19:31,045 It’s possible these guys were... 433 00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:33,510 doing the ritual to hide something. 434 00:19:33,589 --> 00:19:37,179 Or perhaps Chappell or any earlier Masons 435 00:19:37,259 --> 00:19:39,089 were ritually paying homage to their predecessors, 436 00:19:39,220 --> 00:19:41,390 the Knights Templar, who they knew had buried 437 00:19:41,472 --> 00:19:44,852 the Ark of the Covenant on Oak Island centuries ago. 438 00:19:45,643 --> 00:19:49,023 NARRATOR: From the 11th to the 12th century AD, 439 00:19:49,105 --> 00:19:51,405 the military order of monks known 440 00:19:51,482 --> 00:19:54,692 as the Knights Templar operated in the Holy Land 441 00:19:54,777 --> 00:19:57,907 to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. 442 00:19:57,988 --> 00:20:01,578 Their base of operation was established on Temple Mount, 443 00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:04,751 the site of the original Temple of King Solomon 444 00:20:04,829 --> 00:20:09,209 and the last known location of the Ark of the Covenant. 445 00:20:09,291 --> 00:20:11,921 In 1307, the order 446 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:14,884 was disbanded by Pope Clement V 447 00:20:14,964 --> 00:20:17,424 and persecuted by King Philip IV of France. 448 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:20,640 Some researchers have speculated 449 00:20:20,761 --> 00:20:23,971 that this was done in order to confiscate their treasures, 450 00:20:24,098 --> 00:20:26,978 including the lost ark. 451 00:20:27,101 --> 00:20:29,561 However, 18 Templar ships 452 00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:32,555 are believed to have escaped from La Rochelle, France, 453 00:20:32,648 --> 00:20:36,358 loaded with the order’s priceless valuables. 454 00:20:36,444 --> 00:20:40,074 Is it possible that researchers such as Scott Clarke 455 00:20:40,156 --> 00:20:41,816 and the late Zena Halpern 456 00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:44,199 have been correct in their belief 457 00:20:44,285 --> 00:20:46,125 that the Templars hid their treasures, 458 00:20:46,203 --> 00:20:49,793 including the Ark of the Covenant, on Oak Island? 459 00:20:49,874 --> 00:20:53,794 And if so, could the proof lie buried on Lot 8? 460 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:55,839 It’s very interesting, Scott. 461 00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:59,723 You’ve thought outside the box, and there are ways to follow up. 462 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,600 If the garnet found specifically on a lot once owned 463 00:21:03,679 --> 00:21:07,139 by Freemasons can be proven to be from a Masonic breastplate, 464 00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:09,846 there could actually be other items on Lot 8 465 00:21:09,977 --> 00:21:11,937 which could turn out to have Masonic significance. 466 00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:13,941 RICK: Is that possible, 467 00:21:14,023 --> 00:21:16,443 as Scott suspects, that that indicates 468 00:21:16,525 --> 00:21:19,735 a depositional chamber for religious artifacts? 469 00:21:19,820 --> 00:21:22,160 It’s certainly possible. 470 00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:24,411 But you have to take the theory 471 00:21:24,492 --> 00:21:26,662 and put it in the field. 472 00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:30,206 Could this be related to the Lot 8 anomaly? 473 00:21:30,331 --> 00:21:31,001 Perhaps. 474 00:21:31,081 --> 00:21:33,541 I think a dig is warranted. 475 00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:36,377 I think the suggestion, from what you found, Scott, 476 00:21:36,504 --> 00:21:38,924 is that there may be a stronger Masonic connection 477 00:21:39,006 --> 00:21:40,086 than we realized. 478 00:21:41,050 --> 00:21:44,390 Chappell was actively engaged in the treasure hunt, 479 00:21:44,512 --> 00:21:47,312 spending money looking for treasure here. 480 00:21:47,389 --> 00:21:48,929 So it makes sense that he knows 481 00:21:49,016 --> 00:21:50,596 there’s something here somewhere. 482 00:21:50,684 --> 00:21:51,774 Yeah. 483 00:21:51,852 --> 00:21:53,772 To me, it goes together. 484 00:21:53,854 --> 00:21:55,654 CRAIG: I think it’s very interesting. 485 00:21:55,731 --> 00:21:59,651 Just realizing how many people of significant importance 486 00:21:59,735 --> 00:22:02,145 in the Freemasons 487 00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:05,488 were involved with Oak Island is-is amazing itself. 488 00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:08,914 And then this specific brooch might be part 489 00:22:09,036 --> 00:22:12,326 of that breastplate is very interesting. 490 00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:14,174 RICK: Scott, we will do some follow-up, 491 00:22:14,250 --> 00:22:16,500 and we will certainly stay in touch 492 00:22:16,585 --> 00:22:18,545 and let you know if we find out anything at all. 493 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:20,131 Sounds good. 494 00:22:20,214 --> 00:22:21,014 RICK: All right. 495 00:22:21,090 --> 00:22:23,260 Well, thank you very much. 496 00:22:23,384 --> 00:22:26,354 ♪ ♪ 497 00:22:26,428 --> 00:22:28,718 NARRATOR: The following morning... 498 00:22:30,891 --> 00:22:32,641 RICK: Just gonna get 499 00:22:32,726 --> 00:22:34,386 -that piece of wood there. -Yeah. 500 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,230 ...while Rick Lagina oversees the excavation 501 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:39,226 at the Money Pit... 502 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:42,742 ...Marty Lagina joins Jack Begley, 503 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:46,372 Gary Drayton and members of the team on Lot 8. 504 00:22:46,448 --> 00:22:48,198 Well, it’s time to dig, huh, guys? 505 00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:49,124 -Yep. -Yep. 506 00:22:49,243 --> 00:22:50,493 NARRATOR: After following up 507 00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:51,538 with the authorities, 508 00:22:51,620 --> 00:22:53,160 they have been granted permission 509 00:22:53,247 --> 00:22:55,867 to conduct a five-foot-deep excavation 510 00:22:55,958 --> 00:22:58,668 at the site of the mysterious anomalies. 511 00:22:58,752 --> 00:23:02,422 The OKM says there is an anomaly here at five feet and one at 20. 512 00:23:02,506 --> 00:23:04,216 But if I can get you down five, 513 00:23:04,300 --> 00:23:06,050 -that thing might say something. -GARY: Oh, yeah. 514 00:23:06,135 --> 00:23:07,265 This’ll get us another five. 515 00:23:07,344 --> 00:23:08,894 The GPX 5000. 516 00:23:08,971 --> 00:23:10,431 It’s pulse induction, mate. 517 00:23:10,514 --> 00:23:12,104 -This is Big Bertha. -Yeah. 518 00:23:12,182 --> 00:23:13,892 NARRATOR: If they succeed 519 00:23:13,976 --> 00:23:16,096 in finding evidence of human activity, 520 00:23:16,228 --> 00:23:18,268 they can apply for a permit 521 00:23:18,355 --> 00:23:20,225 that would allow for a much deeper 522 00:23:20,316 --> 00:23:22,476 -investigation. -MARTY: All right! 523 00:23:22,610 --> 00:23:24,070 -What do you say we dig? -GARY: Yeah. -SCOTT: Let’s do it. 524 00:23:24,153 --> 00:23:25,783 GARY: Okay, mate. I’ll get settled. 525 00:23:29,867 --> 00:23:33,287 MARTY: What I would really like to see as I’m digging 526 00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:35,542 is something that is buried there 527 00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:37,963 of significance. So... 528 00:23:38,042 --> 00:23:41,252 obviously, a chamber of some sort would be fabulous. 529 00:23:41,337 --> 00:23:42,877 So, you know, to hit metal, 530 00:23:42,963 --> 00:23:45,263 to hit concrete, 531 00:23:45,341 --> 00:23:47,431 to hit wood, even. 532 00:23:47,509 --> 00:23:48,799 To find wood here, 533 00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:51,808 say five feet down, would be gigantically significant. 534 00:23:51,889 --> 00:23:53,679 It would be hiding something. 535 00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:55,267 And of course, every bucket, 536 00:23:55,351 --> 00:23:58,811 you’re always looking for signs of treasure. 537 00:23:59,605 --> 00:24:01,865 That’s a heck of a lot of rocks. 538 00:24:07,154 --> 00:24:09,284 We’re in nothing but rock. 539 00:24:12,368 --> 00:24:14,288 Yeah, I noticed all those rocks coming up. 540 00:24:14,370 --> 00:24:16,830 Looked like someone had filled this area. 541 00:24:18,165 --> 00:24:19,705 All of this here? 542 00:24:19,833 --> 00:24:21,423 It all looks like it’s fill. 543 00:24:21,502 --> 00:24:23,092 It’s disturbed. 544 00:24:23,170 --> 00:24:24,170 SCOTT: It’s just like 545 00:24:24,296 --> 00:24:26,166 the paved area. There’s just a big layer of rocks 546 00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:27,628 right across this whole area. 547 00:24:29,927 --> 00:24:31,547 NARRATOR: A possible paved area? 548 00:24:33,055 --> 00:24:36,025 In 2019, while conducting 549 00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:38,481 an excavation in the middle of the swamp... 550 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:39,810 Looked like deeper paved area. 551 00:24:39,895 --> 00:24:41,805 Like multiple rocks? 552 00:24:41,897 --> 00:24:43,187 Yeah. A stacking of rocks. 553 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:47,485 ...Billy Gerhardt uncovered a massive stone-paved area 554 00:24:47,569 --> 00:24:51,319 stretching across the middle of the brackish bog... 555 00:24:51,407 --> 00:24:52,447 Holy crow. 556 00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:55,333 I think something’s really important here. 557 00:24:55,411 --> 00:24:58,291 ...which geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner carbon-dated 558 00:24:58,372 --> 00:25:02,252 to as early as 1200 AD. 559 00:25:02,376 --> 00:25:04,376 Although the team has yet to determine 560 00:25:04,461 --> 00:25:05,881 that feature’s purpose, 561 00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:08,843 could this feature here on Lot 8 562 00:25:08,924 --> 00:25:12,144 have been created to conceal the large anomalies 563 00:25:12,219 --> 00:25:15,389 that have been detected deeper below? 564 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:17,644 And if so, could it be evidence 565 00:25:17,725 --> 00:25:19,735 that Scott Clarke’s incredible theory 566 00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:22,852 about a priceless treasure connected to the Knights Templar 567 00:25:22,938 --> 00:25:24,058 is true? 568 00:25:25,566 --> 00:25:27,856 -Is it disturbed more this way? -LAIRD: Yeah. 569 00:25:27,943 --> 00:25:30,363 -So I should go that way? -Yeah. 570 00:25:30,446 --> 00:25:32,066 (whirring) 571 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,079 (creaking) 572 00:25:40,414 --> 00:25:42,874 That’s a pretty big rock. 573 00:25:44,293 --> 00:25:46,713 (creaking) 574 00:25:46,795 --> 00:25:47,835 Come out of there. 575 00:25:47,921 --> 00:25:49,381 (groans) 576 00:25:52,342 --> 00:25:53,892 (shuts off engine) 577 00:25:53,969 --> 00:25:55,599 That boulder is a bit like an iceberg, isn’t it? 578 00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:57,221 -(chuckling) -Yeah. 579 00:25:57,306 --> 00:25:59,096 There’s a lot going on down there. 580 00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:01,944 Wouldn’t you say, almost for sure, that’s been dug before? 581 00:26:02,019 --> 00:26:04,599 -It looks like it’s been disturbed there. -JACK: Oh. 582 00:26:06,815 --> 00:26:08,395 LAIRD: But you see all the organics 583 00:26:08,484 --> 00:26:09,734 below the boulder. 584 00:26:09,818 --> 00:26:11,438 MARTY: Mm-hmm. It suggests 585 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:13,910 that somebody dug, then pulled the rock and put it there. 586 00:26:15,824 --> 00:26:18,584 GARY: I just know there’s got to be something deeper. 587 00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:19,950 Could be an hatch. 588 00:26:20,954 --> 00:26:23,794 LAIRD: This might lead to something much greater. 589 00:26:28,837 --> 00:26:30,297 JACK: The boulder’s out of place, and there seems to be 590 00:26:30,380 --> 00:26:32,090 a disturbance underneath it. 591 00:26:32,174 --> 00:26:33,594 It suggests 592 00:26:33,675 --> 00:26:34,795 that somebody dug, then pulled the rock 593 00:26:34,885 --> 00:26:36,515 -and put it there. -Yeah. 594 00:26:36,637 --> 00:26:37,637 NARRATOR: On Lot 8, 595 00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:40,471 located on the western side of Oak Island, 596 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:43,179 Marty Lagina and members of the team 597 00:26:43,310 --> 00:26:45,270 have just uncovered evidence 598 00:26:45,354 --> 00:26:49,824 of human activity where previous GPR and magnetometry scans 599 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:52,152 have indicated large metallic objects 600 00:26:52,236 --> 00:26:56,316 or structures may be buried up to 20 feet below. 601 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,868 Don’t look like we’re the first ones out here, 602 00:26:58,992 --> 00:27:00,082 -for sure. -LAIRD: Yeah. 603 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:03,910 The biggest issue is, where did that boulder come from? 604 00:27:03,997 --> 00:27:06,997 MARTY: If the boulder was placed by human intervention, 605 00:27:07,084 --> 00:27:08,794 we’re talking about tunnels or vaults or whatever 606 00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:09,997 could be below that. 607 00:27:10,129 --> 00:27:11,339 I think we should dig more 608 00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:12,963 around that rock and just 609 00:27:13,048 --> 00:27:15,048 -go down and see what we got here. -LAIRD: Sure. 610 00:27:15,175 --> 00:27:16,965 -So, that’s the plan. -Yeah. 611 00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:20,676 (beep) 612 00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:21,966 We have a couple clues 613 00:27:22,057 --> 00:27:24,767 that what happened here appears to be so extensive. 614 00:27:24,852 --> 00:27:28,612 It could certainly have been people hiding treasure. 615 00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:32,109 So I think we have to dig deeper 616 00:27:32,192 --> 00:27:33,442 to find what we’re looking for. 617 00:27:33,527 --> 00:27:35,647 It’s unique enough to pursue it. 618 00:27:35,737 --> 00:27:37,197 Am I below five feet? 619 00:27:37,281 --> 00:27:39,571 Yeah, I’d say you’re at five feet. 620 00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:41,740 (engine shuts off) 621 00:27:41,869 --> 00:27:43,449 Going in. 622 00:27:55,007 --> 00:27:57,177 No. Not hearing anything. 623 00:27:59,553 --> 00:28:01,393 Try on the side of this boulder. 624 00:28:03,849 --> 00:28:05,389 No. 625 00:28:06,894 --> 00:28:09,234 Quiet as a church mouse. 626 00:28:10,898 --> 00:28:12,438 Dang. 627 00:28:12,566 --> 00:28:14,396 -Was worth a try. -MARTY: Yeah. 628 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:16,106 All right. So what does that mean to us 629 00:28:16,236 --> 00:28:17,276 and our little treasure hunt here? 630 00:28:17,404 --> 00:28:19,284 I’d like to find something. (chuckles softly) 631 00:28:19,406 --> 00:28:21,776 The surface metal detecting finds 632 00:28:21,909 --> 00:28:24,289 tell us someone’s been here a long time ago. 633 00:28:24,411 --> 00:28:26,581 Some of those finds were old, in this area. 634 00:28:26,663 --> 00:28:29,463 And although we haven’t found anything today, I mean, 635 00:28:29,583 --> 00:28:31,583 we can’t put an "X" through this spot. 636 00:28:31,668 --> 00:28:32,788 Yeah. Exactly. 637 00:28:34,087 --> 00:28:36,337 MARTY: We have an anomaly to report 638 00:28:36,423 --> 00:28:38,433 in the sense that we have black 639 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:42,260 -organic stuff under the boulder. -Yeah. 640 00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:43,927 The deeper one, though, I think we’re at the limit, 641 00:28:44,014 --> 00:28:45,184 -so... -Yep. 642 00:28:46,099 --> 00:28:47,729 NARRATOR: Although the team has now dug 643 00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:50,769 to the five-foot limit that is possible today, 644 00:28:50,854 --> 00:28:53,484 the fact that they unearthed what appears to be 645 00:28:53,607 --> 00:28:55,227 a purposely-placed paved feature 646 00:28:55,317 --> 00:28:58,317 and a massive artificially-placed boulder 647 00:28:58,445 --> 00:29:00,105 means that they will need 648 00:29:00,197 --> 00:29:01,157 to apply for a more extensive permit 649 00:29:01,281 --> 00:29:04,121 in order to conduct a much deeper excavation 650 00:29:04,201 --> 00:29:06,951 of the Lot 8 anomalies. 651 00:29:07,079 --> 00:29:08,659 We’ll head back. 652 00:29:08,789 --> 00:29:11,999 We need to report to my brother and then decide 653 00:29:12,125 --> 00:29:13,165 what else to do here. 654 00:29:13,293 --> 00:29:14,093 JACK: All right, cool. 655 00:29:14,169 --> 00:29:15,799 -Scott, will you fill it in? -Yeah. 656 00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:17,631 -So let’s go. -(beep) 657 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:20,836 I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of this place. 658 00:29:20,968 --> 00:29:22,968 JACK: Yeah, me, too. 659 00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:26,105 ♪ ♪ 660 00:29:26,181 --> 00:29:28,811 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 661 00:29:28,892 --> 00:29:32,102 MARTY: Yeah, this is exciting. I mean, I-I-I got high hopes for this. 662 00:29:32,187 --> 00:29:35,897 NARRATOR: ...Rick, Marty Lagina and their partner Craig Tester 663 00:29:35,983 --> 00:29:38,073 arrive at the Money Pit area 664 00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:41,741 as the excavation of the D.M.T.-2 Shaft continues. 665 00:29:41,822 --> 00:29:43,532 What’s the latest? 666 00:29:43,657 --> 00:29:45,987 We’re looking at around 89 feet with the excavation. 667 00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:49,118 And the can currently sits at 104 as well. 668 00:29:49,204 --> 00:29:52,124 We’re cutting very light, very low pressures with this one. 669 00:29:52,207 --> 00:29:53,077 Just going down real easy? 670 00:29:53,166 --> 00:29:54,076 Really, really easy. 671 00:29:54,167 --> 00:29:56,087 What’s that mean, Craig? 672 00:29:56,169 --> 00:29:58,509 Well, I think we’re getting close to the bottom 673 00:29:58,588 --> 00:30:00,378 of the Hedden Shaft, where 674 00:30:00,507 --> 00:30:02,047 it’s probably going to be the softest. 675 00:30:02,175 --> 00:30:05,045 You know, 120-foot level to 125, 676 00:30:05,178 --> 00:30:06,388 that’s going to be the bottom of the shaft. 677 00:30:06,513 --> 00:30:07,563 Yeah. 678 00:30:08,557 --> 00:30:10,017 RICK: Once we get down to a depth 679 00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:12,730 right around 123, 124, 680 00:30:12,853 --> 00:30:15,363 we will be below Hedden Shaft. 681 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:16,560 At that point, 682 00:30:16,690 --> 00:30:17,900 we reach that horizon 683 00:30:18,025 --> 00:30:20,035 where we hope to find something. 684 00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:21,572 Thanks, Andrew. 685 00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:23,495 I’m gonna go down to the wash plant ’cause 686 00:30:23,572 --> 00:30:25,112 there’s not a whole lot of people down there. 687 00:30:25,198 --> 00:30:27,198 MARTY: All right, we’ll see you in a little bit. 688 00:30:28,535 --> 00:30:30,285 Another one coming. 689 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,620 That is a lot of wood. 690 00:30:33,707 --> 00:30:34,997 CHARLES: That is a lot of wood. 691 00:30:37,711 --> 00:30:39,461 GARY: That’s nice. 692 00:30:39,546 --> 00:30:41,416 Ho, ho, ho! Come to papa! 693 00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:48,598 Look at that! 694 00:30:48,722 --> 00:30:50,392 Fantastic! 695 00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:53,515 A double-cut wood chip. 696 00:30:53,602 --> 00:30:54,442 Both sides. 697 00:30:54,561 --> 00:30:57,441 -That’s great news. -What is that? 698 00:30:57,564 --> 00:30:59,114 -Wood chip. -Axe-cut wood? 699 00:30:59,232 --> 00:31:00,112 -Yep. -Yep. 700 00:31:00,233 --> 00:31:02,573 NARRATOR: An axe-cut wood chip? 701 00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:06,284 Found at a depth of some 90 feet in the D.M.T.-2 Shaft? 702 00:31:06,406 --> 00:31:08,446 Those big wood chips are similar to what we saw 703 00:31:08,575 --> 00:31:09,735 on the stone road. 704 00:31:09,826 --> 00:31:13,446 -There’s chips from axes everywhere. -RICK: Wow. 705 00:31:13,580 --> 00:31:16,460 NARRATOR: One year ago, while investigating 706 00:31:16,583 --> 00:31:18,293 the stone road in the swamp, 707 00:31:18,418 --> 00:31:21,378 which may date back five centuries or more, 708 00:31:21,463 --> 00:31:25,633 the team found a massive amount of axe-cut wood chips, 709 00:31:25,759 --> 00:31:28,639 which Dr. Spooner believed had been utilized 710 00:31:28,762 --> 00:31:30,142 for the feature’s construction. 711 00:31:30,263 --> 00:31:32,183 IAN: All the wood chips that we see 712 00:31:32,265 --> 00:31:34,765 are from them throwing them down on the swamp 713 00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:36,273 so they could put the rocks on something 714 00:31:36,395 --> 00:31:37,985 when they built the road. 715 00:31:38,105 --> 00:31:40,365 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the team has just 716 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,940 found evidence of human activity that could date back 717 00:31:44,027 --> 00:31:46,817 to the same period as the stone road in the swamp? 718 00:31:46,947 --> 00:31:52,907 Or perhaps even the features just unearthed on Lot 8? 719 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,213 -We can bag that. -Yeah. 720 00:31:56,289 --> 00:31:57,829 (machinery grinding) 721 00:32:01,628 --> 00:32:05,128 DANNY: Got to say, that’s a new noise. 722 00:32:07,300 --> 00:32:08,800 (clanking) 723 00:32:08,885 --> 00:32:11,345 Man, that’s-that’s turning way too free. 724 00:32:13,807 --> 00:32:17,517 -MARTY: Whoa! -DANNY: That’s troubling. 725 00:32:17,644 --> 00:32:19,354 That’s troubling right there. 726 00:32:19,479 --> 00:32:20,979 We got to be cutting something. 727 00:32:28,864 --> 00:32:29,994 NARRATOR: It is a potentially critical moment 728 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:31,825 in the Money Pit area 729 00:32:31,950 --> 00:32:35,580 as the D.M.T.-2 caisson appears to have encountered something 730 00:32:35,662 --> 00:32:40,172 out of the ordinary at a depth of approximately 105 feet. 731 00:32:40,250 --> 00:32:41,710 DANNY: That woke everybody up. 732 00:32:41,835 --> 00:32:42,755 ANDREW: Yeah. 733 00:32:42,836 --> 00:32:44,336 Well, we got it now. 734 00:32:44,463 --> 00:32:46,343 Yeah, you’re cooking now. 735 00:32:46,423 --> 00:32:49,093 MARTY: What we’re trying to do here is come down on 736 00:32:49,176 --> 00:32:51,836 some of the things that people who came before us did. 737 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:54,350 They-they talked about grinding on metal 738 00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:55,353 that they couldn’t get through, 739 00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:57,564 or potentially concrete. 740 00:32:57,684 --> 00:32:59,814 And each time that was associated with something 741 00:32:59,895 --> 00:33:02,065 special like, of course, the treasure vault. 742 00:33:02,189 --> 00:33:03,769 So I want to know more about this. 743 00:33:05,192 --> 00:33:06,652 CRAIG: Well, he got through the zone. 744 00:33:06,735 --> 00:33:08,155 It was about two feet. 745 00:33:08,236 --> 00:33:10,236 What does he think that obstacle was? 746 00:33:10,363 --> 00:33:13,573 We’re not sure. It should be coming out here any time. 747 00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:16,240 Piece of a big boulder, maybe? 748 00:33:16,369 --> 00:33:18,249 Could be just a big boulder, yeah. 749 00:33:18,371 --> 00:33:20,421 That’s kind of what we were speculating about. 750 00:33:20,540 --> 00:33:23,040 Just strange characteristics the way that it was acting. 751 00:33:23,168 --> 00:33:24,418 We’ll find out very soon. 752 00:33:24,544 --> 00:33:25,964 MARTY: All right, here we go. 753 00:33:27,964 --> 00:33:29,134 GARY: Look at that! 754 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:33,641 -Big bucket. -Wow. 755 00:33:36,556 --> 00:33:38,726 This is fantastic. 756 00:33:38,808 --> 00:33:40,978 -Ready? -Yep. 757 00:33:45,732 --> 00:33:47,782 Come look at this. 758 00:33:48,568 --> 00:33:50,068 GARY: Wow, it looks old. 759 00:33:50,153 --> 00:33:50,993 Yeah. 760 00:33:51,071 --> 00:33:52,951 Could be a sign of old construction. 761 00:33:53,073 --> 00:33:55,203 -Maybe we’re into the older stuff. -Okay. 762 00:33:57,744 --> 00:33:59,664 Can you take a quick look at this? 763 00:33:59,746 --> 00:34:01,326 That looks like a peg. 764 00:34:01,414 --> 00:34:02,794 They wouldn’t have used a peg in 765 00:34:02,916 --> 00:34:03,746 Hedden’s stuff, would they? 766 00:34:03,875 --> 00:34:05,875 -I doubt it. -You know, 767 00:34:05,961 --> 00:34:10,341 why don’t we do the float test? Dan Blankenship’s float test. 768 00:34:10,423 --> 00:34:12,433 If it sinks, he always said it was old. 769 00:34:15,262 --> 00:34:19,642 -Sinks like a rock. -Sinks like a rock? It’s old. 770 00:34:19,766 --> 00:34:20,676 If it was a much older shaft, 771 00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:21,977 they would have used pegs 772 00:34:22,102 --> 00:34:23,812 -to secure the timbers. -Yep, yep. 773 00:34:23,937 --> 00:34:25,687 -Instead of nails, right? -Yep. 774 00:34:25,772 --> 00:34:28,362 NARRATOR: A wooden peg or dowel, 775 00:34:28,441 --> 00:34:31,111 recovered from the D.M.T.-2 Shaft? 776 00:34:31,194 --> 00:34:35,284 Because both Gilbert Hedden and Professor Irwin Hamilton, 777 00:34:35,365 --> 00:34:39,295 who constructed shafts in this area more than 60 years ago, 778 00:34:39,411 --> 00:34:42,121 used machine-cut lumber, 779 00:34:42,247 --> 00:34:43,997 could this wooden dowel 780 00:34:44,124 --> 00:34:48,924 mean that D.M.T.-2 has now cut into ancient man-made workings? 781 00:34:49,004 --> 00:34:53,344 If so, might it also be an indication that the team 782 00:34:53,466 --> 00:34:57,466 is finally zeroing in on the legendary Chappell Vault? 783 00:34:57,596 --> 00:35:01,676 Big brother. We’re at about 108 feet. 784 00:35:01,808 --> 00:35:05,138 Um, lots of wood. Looks like Hedden. 785 00:35:05,228 --> 00:35:06,518 All of it looks like Hedden 786 00:35:06,646 --> 00:35:08,016 except for a few odd pieces like 787 00:35:08,148 --> 00:35:10,188 that pin. And it sinks. 788 00:35:10,317 --> 00:35:12,897 All right, do any of the timbers have dowels in them? 789 00:35:12,986 --> 00:35:16,066 No. I’ve not seen, not observed any of that. 790 00:35:16,156 --> 00:35:20,156 We’ll probably try to send it in for C14. 791 00:35:22,495 --> 00:35:25,495 RICK: The wooden peg was just simply the type of fastener 792 00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:28,044 associated with an older structure. 793 00:35:28,168 --> 00:35:31,088 So indications are that this area could be of interest. 794 00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:36,340 One has to entertain it is indeed associated with 795 00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:38,638 the original work and, thus, perhaps 796 00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:41,060 in close proximity to a treasure. 797 00:35:42,349 --> 00:35:45,479 And we have possibly different pieces of wood coming up. 798 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:46,850 Yeah. I think we’ve got 799 00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:49,898 some older pieces of wood coming up now, mate. 800 00:35:51,024 --> 00:35:54,364 -Oh, wow! Thicker timbers as well by the look of it. -Right. 801 00:35:54,444 --> 00:35:58,034 RICK: We have to be very vigilant and, as the wood comes up, 802 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,276 separate what we deem to be Hedden Shaft 803 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:01,407 from what we deem to be 804 00:36:01,534 --> 00:36:03,834 original depositional work. 805 00:36:03,912 --> 00:36:08,002 So, all eyes on deck and we have to make some snap judgments. 806 00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:10,424 That looks older. 807 00:36:10,543 --> 00:36:12,713 Yeah, that does. That’s cut. 808 00:36:12,796 --> 00:36:13,706 Axe-cut. 809 00:36:13,838 --> 00:36:15,718 Yeah, definitely axe-cut. 810 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,300 RICK: Is that a dowel or is that a drill hole? 811 00:36:18,385 --> 00:36:19,595 There, you can feel it. 812 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:21,889 -It’s spongy, kind of. -MARTY: Wow. 813 00:36:21,971 --> 00:36:24,221 That’s about the oldest looking thing that’s come out of there. 814 00:36:24,349 --> 00:36:25,929 CRAIG: Yep. 815 00:36:26,059 --> 00:36:28,559 -RICK: So, where are we? -113. 816 00:36:28,645 --> 00:36:31,235 113? Okay, and the can? 817 00:36:31,356 --> 00:36:32,976 -124. -Okay. 818 00:36:33,066 --> 00:36:34,856 That should be the end of the shaft, shouldn’t it? 819 00:36:34,943 --> 00:36:36,363 Yeah, with the can. 820 00:36:36,444 --> 00:36:37,904 Well, it’s an interesting area right here. 821 00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:39,859 It is. Just so many questions. 822 00:36:39,948 --> 00:36:40,778 -Yeah. -We’ll figure it out. 823 00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:42,827 -Sounds good, thank you. -You’re welcome. 824 00:36:48,581 --> 00:36:49,791 GARY: Let’s find some good stuff. 825 00:36:51,918 --> 00:36:55,838 Come on, metal, where are you? 826 00:36:55,922 --> 00:36:57,972 I’d like to see some coins come up here. 827 00:37:00,927 --> 00:37:04,137 -Check that out. -Wow. 828 00:37:04,264 --> 00:37:06,184 What the heck would that be for? 829 00:37:10,019 --> 00:37:11,649 RICK: What the heck would that be for? 830 00:37:11,771 --> 00:37:13,941 Rick seems to have a knack for finding 831 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:15,815 -stuff nobody else finds. -I know. 832 00:37:16,776 --> 00:37:18,396 I tell you, big brother, you have a knack for 833 00:37:18,486 --> 00:37:20,276 finding stuff nobody else finds. 834 00:37:20,363 --> 00:37:22,453 Lift that. 835 00:37:22,532 --> 00:37:23,572 Geez! 836 00:37:23,658 --> 00:37:25,118 That is heavy. 837 00:37:25,201 --> 00:37:27,291 What on earth would the purpose of that be? 838 00:37:27,370 --> 00:37:29,620 -I don’t know. That’s weird. -Yeah. 839 00:37:29,706 --> 00:37:32,626 NARRATOR: In the Money Pit area, Rick Lagina 840 00:37:32,709 --> 00:37:35,539 has recovered a potentially ancient piece of wood 841 00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:37,958 from the spoils that were just unearthed 842 00:37:38,047 --> 00:37:40,587 from a depth of some 120 feet 843 00:37:40,675 --> 00:37:43,965 in the D.M.T.-2 Shaft. 844 00:37:44,053 --> 00:37:45,723 MARTY: Sinks like a rock. 845 00:37:48,975 --> 00:37:50,555 What kind of cuts on it? Can you tell? 846 00:37:52,061 --> 00:37:53,691 MARTY: It’s center-cut. 847 00:37:53,813 --> 00:37:55,653 -CRAIG: Yeah. -Let’s bri... 848 00:37:55,732 --> 00:37:59,402 -God, that thing is heavy. Lift that sucker. -Oh, wow. 849 00:37:59,486 --> 00:38:01,816 Might be oak, too. 850 00:38:01,905 --> 00:38:03,035 That’s pretty cool. 851 00:38:04,032 --> 00:38:05,782 MARTY: The square piece of wood found in D.M.T.-2 852 00:38:05,867 --> 00:38:07,697 is really interesting. 853 00:38:07,827 --> 00:38:09,657 It’s not from the Hedden Shaft. 854 00:38:09,746 --> 00:38:10,996 It seemed to be much older, 855 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:12,160 there’s no doubt about that. 856 00:38:12,248 --> 00:38:16,168 It’s different, uh, and that alone is substantive. 857 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:21,050 I think there is definitely hope for this caisson. 858 00:38:24,052 --> 00:38:25,682 I’ll go down this side. 859 00:38:27,347 --> 00:38:29,217 (beeping) 860 00:38:30,350 --> 00:38:31,810 Got to go for that. 861 00:38:31,893 --> 00:38:34,103 Yeah. It’s somewhere in there. 862 00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:39,071 Come on, Pete. Dig us something good up. 863 00:38:40,693 --> 00:38:43,283 Here, let me see if I can pinpoint it. 864 00:38:46,908 --> 00:38:48,238 Here. 865 00:38:48,368 --> 00:38:52,198 -Yeah. It’s a big piece of metal. -Yeah. 866 00:38:52,330 --> 00:38:53,830 I’ve no idea what it is. 867 00:38:54,916 --> 00:38:57,876 PETER: We got another one coming out with way more of it. 868 00:38:57,961 --> 00:38:59,961 That’s what it is. 869 00:39:00,046 --> 00:39:02,796 Holy schmoly! Heads up. 870 00:39:02,882 --> 00:39:06,392 -Charles. -Yep. 871 00:39:06,469 --> 00:39:07,509 There’s the plate. 872 00:39:07,595 --> 00:39:09,885 Look at all the nails sticking out of it. 873 00:39:09,973 --> 00:39:10,893 That’s a huge plate. 874 00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:11,965 Yep. 875 00:39:12,058 --> 00:39:14,058 Are we that deep that that could be the shield? 876 00:39:14,143 --> 00:39:17,733 -Yeah, I would say so. -Has to be. 877 00:39:17,814 --> 00:39:18,864 Well, how about that? 878 00:39:18,940 --> 00:39:21,320 -That’s very interesting. -(laughs) 879 00:39:21,401 --> 00:39:25,151 NARRATOR: Now that the team appears to have reached and removed 880 00:39:25,238 --> 00:39:28,408 the heavy metallic shield that Gilbert Hedden installed 881 00:39:28,533 --> 00:39:31,623 at the base of his shaft in 1937... 882 00:39:31,744 --> 00:39:34,084 That’s a piece of history there. 883 00:39:34,163 --> 00:39:36,043 Oh, definitely a piece of history. 884 00:39:36,124 --> 00:39:39,844 ...it only offers hope that in the coming days they may be able 885 00:39:39,919 --> 00:39:42,919 to reach what Mr. Hedden could not: 886 00:39:43,006 --> 00:39:46,926 the fabled Chappell Vault. 887 00:39:47,010 --> 00:39:49,100 RICK: There is only one Hedden Shaft on Oak Island. 888 00:39:49,178 --> 00:39:51,428 So, it’s part of the history and the lore. 889 00:39:51,514 --> 00:39:54,604 This means we’re at the deepest part of the shaft. 890 00:39:54,684 --> 00:39:56,944 And then the hope is that anything underneath 891 00:39:57,061 --> 00:40:00,771 that will be something that would be highly relevant 892 00:40:00,857 --> 00:40:02,777 to the quest for answers regarding the mystery. 893 00:40:02,859 --> 00:40:04,739 Hey, Andrew. 894 00:40:04,819 --> 00:40:06,109 We think we’re probably 895 00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:07,407 through the Hedden Shaft. 896 00:40:07,488 --> 00:40:08,948 -Are we? -Yeah. 897 00:40:09,032 --> 00:40:09,952 RICK: Well, it’s getting dark. 898 00:40:10,033 --> 00:40:11,913 I think we’re done for the night. 899 00:40:11,993 --> 00:40:13,833 -Call it a day? -Yeah, I would. 900 00:40:13,953 --> 00:40:15,293 -You agree? -Yeah. 901 00:40:15,371 --> 00:40:16,791 It’s not going anywhere. 902 00:40:16,873 --> 00:40:19,833 Sure. Sounds good. Thanks, guys. 903 00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:21,339 MARTY: We, and a lot of other searchers, 904 00:40:21,461 --> 00:40:23,801 have looked for this thing since 1897 905 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:24,960 when it was first described. 906 00:40:25,048 --> 00:40:26,878 So, each time we get down to 907 00:40:26,966 --> 00:40:30,136 that depth we are eagerly hoping we find that vault. 908 00:40:30,219 --> 00:40:33,099 And we’re hoping this time it’s it. 909 00:40:33,181 --> 00:40:35,141 It’s got to be out there somewhere. Right, Charles? 910 00:40:35,224 --> 00:40:37,394 It’s out there. You just haven’t found it yet. 911 00:40:37,477 --> 00:40:39,647 Yeah, well, we’re about 30 feet above it right now. 912 00:40:39,729 --> 00:40:40,599 I hope so. 913 00:40:40,688 --> 00:40:42,308 -(Marty laughs) -RICK: We’ll find it. 914 00:40:42,398 --> 00:40:44,228 -CRAIG: Yep. -RICK: Let’s go. 915 00:40:45,568 --> 00:40:48,278 NARRATOR: What began as a search for buried riches 916 00:40:48,363 --> 00:40:51,283 227 years ago 917 00:40:51,366 --> 00:40:54,406 has evolved over time into a mystery 918 00:40:54,494 --> 00:40:57,834 involving much, much more. 919 00:40:57,914 --> 00:41:01,334 And for Rick, Marty, Craig and their team, 920 00:41:01,417 --> 00:41:05,457 as they continue to unearth the hidden history of Oak Island, 921 00:41:05,546 --> 00:41:10,466 just what might they discover about the history of the world? 922 00:41:11,177 --> 00:41:13,177 Will it involve a vast treasure 923 00:41:13,304 --> 00:41:16,434 of plundered gold, silver and jewels? 924 00:41:16,516 --> 00:41:19,306 Priceless artifacts created at the direction 925 00:41:19,394 --> 00:41:22,274 of an all-powerful God? 926 00:41:22,355 --> 00:41:26,575 Or will they find that some secrets about the past 927 00:41:26,693 --> 00:41:30,363 were never meant to be revealed? 928 00:41:31,406 --> 00:41:34,236 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 929 00:41:34,367 --> 00:41:36,537 Wow! Look at that. 930 00:41:36,619 --> 00:41:39,749 This might be the missing link to treasure in this area. 931 00:41:39,872 --> 00:41:42,462 Never in a million years had I expected to find a link 932 00:41:42,542 --> 00:41:44,382 to Portugal and to the Knights Templar. 933 00:41:44,460 --> 00:41:46,880 -That’s astounding. -Whoa! 934 00:41:46,963 --> 00:41:48,713 -MARTY: That can’s going down fast. -RICK: Wow. 935 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:50,130 We’re right at the vault. 936 00:41:50,216 --> 00:41:51,676 We should be finding something here 937 00:41:51,759 --> 00:41:53,219 pretty quick. This is it. 938 00:41:53,302 --> 00:41:54,722 Wow, this is a big find. 939 00:41:54,804 --> 00:41:57,184 We’ve caught a piece of this vault. 940 00:41:57,265 --> 00:41:59,565 -It’s amazing. -Oh, baby. -(laughter) 941 00:41:59,642 --> 00:42:02,392 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS