1 00:00:02,085 --> 00:00:03,705 NARRATOR: Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island... 2 00:00:03,837 --> 00:00:05,547 -ALEX: Sonar’s set up. -STEVE: Let’s get it down hole. 3 00:00:05,672 --> 00:00:07,592 -PAUL: Okay. There it is. -SCOTT: It is a significant opening. 4 00:00:07,716 --> 00:00:09,756 This could be the offset chamber. 5 00:00:09,885 --> 00:00:13,265 Another anomaly was this one in the northern tip of the swamp. 6 00:00:13,388 --> 00:00:15,348 TOM: Awfully close to the Eye of the Swamp. 7 00:00:15,432 --> 00:00:16,772 Would a metal box give you that? 8 00:00:16,892 --> 00:00:18,772 -For sure. Yeah. -MARTY: Wow. 9 00:00:18,894 --> 00:00:22,444 We have managed to purchase Lot 5. 10 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:24,734 -(beeping rapidly) -GARY: Oh. Cool! 11 00:00:24,816 --> 00:00:27,106 -Look at that! -Wow. 12 00:00:27,236 --> 00:00:28,356 That’s treasure, mate. 13 00:00:31,615 --> 00:00:34,785 NARRATOR: There is an island in the North Atlantic 14 00:00:34,910 --> 00:00:37,290 where people have been looking for 15 00:00:37,412 --> 00:00:41,252 an incredible treasure for more than 200 years. 16 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:44,255 So far, they have found a stone slab 17 00:00:44,336 --> 00:00:46,416 with strange symbols carved into it... 18 00:00:47,548 --> 00:00:50,758 ...man-made workings that date to medieval times, 19 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:55,264 and a lead cross whose origin may be connected 20 00:00:55,389 --> 00:00:56,469 to the Knights Templar. 21 00:00:56,598 --> 00:00:59,308 To date, six men have died 22 00:00:59,434 --> 00:01:02,104 trying to solve the mystery. 23 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:07,319 And according to legend, one more will have to die 24 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:09,942 before the treasure can be found. 25 00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:17,488 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:23,667 --> 00:01:25,377 -ALEX: Jeremy’s here. -CRAIG: Hey, Jeremy. 27 00:01:25,460 --> 00:01:26,800 -MARTY: Jeremy! -Hey, guys. 28 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,300 -You know Tom, don’t you? -Actually, I do not. 29 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:30,170 -You do not. -Tom, it’s good to meet you. 30 00:01:30,299 --> 00:01:33,129 NARRATOR: As a new day begins on Oak Island, 31 00:01:33,260 --> 00:01:35,720 brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, 32 00:01:35,804 --> 00:01:38,144 their business partner Craig Tester, 33 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:41,185 and members of their team have gathered in the war room 34 00:01:41,310 --> 00:01:44,560 with geophysicist Jeremy Church for a report 35 00:01:44,646 --> 00:01:46,686 that they hope will help them solve 36 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:50,525 a 228-year-old treasure mystery. 37 00:01:50,652 --> 00:01:52,282 MARTY: So, what do you got? 38 00:01:52,362 --> 00:01:53,822 Well, I got some preliminary results 39 00:01:53,905 --> 00:01:55,195 that are quite interesting from the swamp. 40 00:01:55,324 --> 00:01:58,544 This map is very preliminary. 41 00:01:58,660 --> 00:02:02,000 So, I need to do some full kind of processing 42 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,460 on the data set, but it’s these little red dots. 43 00:02:04,541 --> 00:02:06,711 Those are the real exciting ones. 44 00:02:06,835 --> 00:02:08,455 MARTY: There’s all kinds of stuff on here. 45 00:02:08,545 --> 00:02:09,915 That’s correct, yeah. 46 00:02:11,381 --> 00:02:13,721 -(beeping rapidly) -Whoa. Yeah. She’s going off. -TONY: Big one? 47 00:02:13,842 --> 00:02:14,972 -Like off through the roof. -Really? 48 00:02:15,052 --> 00:02:16,592 -JEREMY: Yeah. -TONY: Fantastic. 49 00:02:16,678 --> 00:02:19,598 NARRATOR: One week ago, Jeremy, 50 00:02:19,681 --> 00:02:21,391 diver Tony Sampson 51 00:02:21,516 --> 00:02:24,136 and Jeremy’s colleague Burton Cosgrove 52 00:02:24,227 --> 00:02:26,477 conducted a new geophysical scan 53 00:02:26,563 --> 00:02:28,863 searching for evidence of buried metal objects 54 00:02:28,940 --> 00:02:30,730 in the Oak Island swamp. 55 00:02:30,859 --> 00:02:34,529 It is within this curiously triangle-shaped feature 56 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:37,875 that the team has made a number of extraordinary discoveries 57 00:02:37,949 --> 00:02:39,579 in recent years, 58 00:02:39,701 --> 00:02:41,411 including numerous pieces 59 00:02:41,536 --> 00:02:44,536 of ancient sailing ships and cargo barrels, 60 00:02:44,623 --> 00:02:47,583 a stone road, or wharf, 61 00:02:47,709 --> 00:02:51,089 and even a massive rock-paved area 62 00:02:51,213 --> 00:02:54,723 that has been dated by geoscientist Dr. Ian Spooner 63 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,720 to as early as 1200 AD. 64 00:02:58,887 --> 00:03:02,217 Now, after processing the data he collected 65 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:04,227 during the recent survey, 66 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:07,941 Jeremey has returned to present the team with his findings. 67 00:03:08,980 --> 00:03:12,570 JEREMY: So, the hot colors, reds, that’s higher conductivity. 68 00:03:12,693 --> 00:03:14,573 So we’re looking for higher conductivity 69 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:17,415 if we’re looking for metallic features especially. 70 00:03:17,531 --> 00:03:20,161 What do you think those are, Tom? 71 00:03:20,242 --> 00:03:21,742 -I don’t know. -MARTY: Hmm. 72 00:03:21,868 --> 00:03:24,788 So, we need a swamp excavator to find out. 73 00:03:24,913 --> 00:03:26,293 (laughter) 74 00:03:26,415 --> 00:03:29,755 You know, this could be the Jack Adams box. 75 00:03:29,835 --> 00:03:32,095 -TOM: The box. -RICK: Jack approached your father 76 00:03:32,170 --> 00:03:35,420 -and said, "Hey, I’ve got a metal target." -TOM: Yes. 77 00:03:35,549 --> 00:03:37,469 Whatever that man found is in that swamp. 78 00:03:37,592 --> 00:03:38,802 And maybe that’s it. 79 00:03:40,137 --> 00:03:44,967 NARRATOR: In the 1930s, island caretaker Jack Adams 80 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:48,940 probed the swamp and struck what he described as a "mystery box." 81 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:53,480 Unfortunately, he was unable to determine just what it was. 82 00:03:53,608 --> 00:03:56,438 But later in 1969, 83 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:58,280 after hearing Mr. Adams’ story, 84 00:03:58,363 --> 00:04:01,953 Tom Nolan’s late father, Fred, drained the swamp 85 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:03,575 in order to look for it. 86 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:08,250 The box was never found, but Fred was astonished 87 00:04:08,331 --> 00:04:11,171 to discover numerous parts of a large sailing vessel, 88 00:04:11,293 --> 00:04:14,303 as well as survey stakes that were dated to as much 89 00:04:14,421 --> 00:04:18,091 as three centuries prior to the discovery of the Money Pit. 90 00:04:18,175 --> 00:04:21,265 This made Fred speculate that the swamp 91 00:04:21,344 --> 00:04:23,354 may have been artificially created 92 00:04:23,472 --> 00:04:27,522 in order to hide the wreck of a ship and its valuable cargo. 93 00:04:27,642 --> 00:04:30,942 Is it possible that Jeremy Church has found 94 00:04:31,021 --> 00:04:34,611 more evidence that this theory could be true? 95 00:04:35,358 --> 00:04:37,688 I truly believe in that story. 96 00:04:37,819 --> 00:04:41,319 So, one of those could be that box. 97 00:04:41,448 --> 00:04:44,528 Would a metal box give you that anomaly? 98 00:04:44,659 --> 00:04:47,329 -For sure, yeah. -MARTY: Well, that’s interesting. 99 00:04:47,454 --> 00:04:49,044 Real interesting. 100 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:50,924 Yeah. 101 00:04:50,999 --> 00:04:52,879 You’ve got the small hot spots there, and then around them, 102 00:04:53,001 --> 00:04:55,341 there’s a large area that’s orange. 103 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:57,302 -What is that? -I think that’s a good question. 104 00:04:57,380 --> 00:05:01,010 So, within here you’ve got a deeper body of water 105 00:05:01,092 --> 00:05:03,222 causing that slightly elevated conductivity. 106 00:05:03,345 --> 00:05:05,685 But as you come northwards here, 107 00:05:05,764 --> 00:05:07,604 the conductivity levels are much lower. 108 00:05:07,682 --> 00:05:10,852 So, another anomaly that I was very interested in 109 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:13,227 was this one in the northern tip of the swamp. 110 00:05:14,272 --> 00:05:16,692 You see all this blue, and there’s this nice little, 111 00:05:16,775 --> 00:05:19,405 circular, moderately high conductivity feature. 112 00:05:19,528 --> 00:05:20,568 RICK: That’s above the eye. 113 00:05:20,695 --> 00:05:22,195 MARTY: Is that the eye? 114 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:25,122 Yeah, that’s awfully close to the Eye of the Swamp. 115 00:05:27,285 --> 00:05:29,945 NARRATOR: Three years ago, the Oak Island team 116 00:05:30,038 --> 00:05:33,958 drained and excavated a mysterious circular feature 117 00:05:34,042 --> 00:05:37,382 at the northern point known as the Eye of the Swamp. 118 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:39,674 GARY: That looks like one of the conical rocks. 119 00:05:39,756 --> 00:05:43,086 NARRATOR: There, a formation of boulders was discovered 120 00:05:43,218 --> 00:05:45,138 surrounding a possible shaft, 121 00:05:45,220 --> 00:05:47,220 which Dr. Ian Spooner believes 122 00:05:47,305 --> 00:05:51,595 may have been artificially created nearly 350 years ago. 123 00:05:51,726 --> 00:05:55,186 Is it possible that Jeremy has found evidence 124 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:58,272 that something metallic, and of potential value, 125 00:05:58,400 --> 00:05:59,860 could be buried much deeper 126 00:05:59,943 --> 00:06:02,783 at the so-called Eye of the Swamp? 127 00:06:02,904 --> 00:06:05,744 CRAIG: Yeah, if the Eye of the Swamp may be indicating 128 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:07,656 it has more depth to it 129 00:06:07,742 --> 00:06:09,622 than what we see right at the surface, 130 00:06:09,744 --> 00:06:12,544 -that’s interesting. -MARTY: All right. 131 00:06:12,622 --> 00:06:14,422 Well, that’s all very, very intriguing. 132 00:06:14,499 --> 00:06:15,879 ALEX: Is it enough to apply for a permit, though? 133 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:19,169 -Or at least get started? -Yes, I would think. 134 00:06:19,254 --> 00:06:21,344 You know, I think there’s targets here, yes. 135 00:06:21,423 --> 00:06:23,883 But I’d like to see a little more processing 136 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:26,797 to get more specific targets and see which ones 137 00:06:26,928 --> 00:06:28,638 really jump out as the highest priorities 138 00:06:28,763 --> 00:06:32,103 -and which are more moderate priorities. -Yeah. 139 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:34,475 NARRATOR: Due to enhanced provincial restrictions 140 00:06:34,603 --> 00:06:37,483 on swamp exploration this year, 141 00:06:37,606 --> 00:06:40,266 the team must first identify any targets 142 00:06:40,358 --> 00:06:43,028 they wish to excavate before applying for permits. 143 00:06:43,111 --> 00:06:45,821 That means, they will need to wait 144 00:06:45,947 --> 00:06:48,777 for Jeremy’s fully processed survey data. 145 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:51,989 TOM: Another thing I would like to try 146 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,830 is to see on the north side of the swamp. 147 00:06:54,956 --> 00:07:00,336 According to Dad, there is some sort of a wall system 148 00:07:00,462 --> 00:07:02,342 between the beach and the swamp. 149 00:07:02,464 --> 00:07:04,634 -Right. -TOM: We might be able to find it. 150 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:07,506 And I mean, that would be huge if we could. 151 00:07:07,636 --> 00:07:10,466 You’re well aware of the noninvasive, 152 00:07:10,555 --> 00:07:12,515 geophysical instruments we could run there. 153 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:14,731 MARTY: I think we can do that in a few days. 154 00:07:14,809 --> 00:07:17,479 -Yeah. -All right. 155 00:07:17,562 --> 00:07:19,732 I’m eager to get more data. More things to look at. 156 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,531 Intrigue upon intrigue. 157 00:07:23,652 --> 00:07:25,992 -Thank you, Jeremy. -JEREMY: Thank you. 158 00:07:26,988 --> 00:07:29,368 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 159 00:07:29,491 --> 00:07:32,411 -ALEX: Okay, sonar’s set up? -Yes, ready to go. 160 00:07:32,494 --> 00:07:34,914 ...Alex Lagina joins other members of 161 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:37,866 the Oak Island team in the Money Pit area, 162 00:07:37,999 --> 00:07:39,789 where they are preparing to conduct 163 00:07:39,876 --> 00:07:43,876 a sonar scanning operation in borehole L-15. 164 00:07:44,839 --> 00:07:47,009 I’m interested to see how big this cavity is. 165 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:48,593 When we did the camera, 166 00:07:48,677 --> 00:07:50,337 the scale was, like, the hardest thing to tell. 167 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:52,470 And I mean, to be honest, we don’t really know 168 00:07:52,555 --> 00:07:53,885 -what this is. -SCOTT: Yeah. 169 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:57,555 PAUL: It’s coming up shortly. 170 00:07:57,686 --> 00:07:59,686 NARRATOR: One week ago, 171 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:01,613 after drilling into a mysterious void 172 00:08:01,690 --> 00:08:04,030 at a depth of some 150 feet, 173 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:06,360 Rick, Marty and members of the team 174 00:08:06,444 --> 00:08:08,034 inserted a high-definition camera 175 00:08:08,154 --> 00:08:11,034 to see if it might be a natural cavity 176 00:08:11,116 --> 00:08:13,696 or perhaps something that was man-made. 177 00:08:13,827 --> 00:08:14,987 Wait. No. Stop. 178 00:08:15,870 --> 00:08:18,040 -That’s pretty square. -RICK: Wow. 179 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:21,134 MARTY: I think it has the possibility of not being natural. 180 00:08:23,753 --> 00:08:26,133 The best thing about the sonar is you get a diameter/perimeter 181 00:08:26,214 --> 00:08:27,974 of what the cavity is. 182 00:08:28,049 --> 00:08:29,379 -Yeah. -ALEX: Right. This is gonna be interesting, 183 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:31,299 and hopefully we can get some good data. 184 00:08:31,386 --> 00:08:32,426 Okay. Well, let’s get started. 185 00:08:32,554 --> 00:08:33,764 -Let’s get it down hole. -Yep. 186 00:08:33,888 --> 00:08:35,428 -Help Steve unravel it there. -Yeah. 187 00:08:35,557 --> 00:08:37,347 NARRATOR: Now, after obtaining compelling 188 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:40,444 but limited visual evidence of possible human activity 189 00:08:40,562 --> 00:08:42,362 inside the cavern, 190 00:08:42,439 --> 00:08:45,609 the team is hoping that sonar will help them determine 191 00:08:45,734 --> 00:08:48,444 if it could be a tunnel or perhaps a vault 192 00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:51,110 that might contain something of value. 193 00:08:51,239 --> 00:08:53,779 MARTY: I’m keenly interested in this cavity. 194 00:08:53,908 --> 00:08:56,908 It’s a long shot, but this could be the offset chamber. 195 00:08:57,037 --> 00:08:58,617 Okay, now we’re scanning. 196 00:08:58,747 --> 00:09:00,917 Okay. We’re in business. 197 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,581 MARTY: Maybe the sonar will show what’s contained in the cavity. 198 00:09:03,668 --> 00:09:05,128 That’s my hope. 199 00:09:05,253 --> 00:09:07,633 Okay. We’re inside the casing it looks like. 200 00:09:07,756 --> 00:09:10,126 So push it in a little further, maybe. 201 00:09:12,093 --> 00:09:13,593 Must be getting close to the end here. 202 00:09:16,014 --> 00:09:17,854 -There’s your 150. -STEVE: We’re in the hole. 203 00:09:18,808 --> 00:09:21,268 PAUL: Okay, now we’re getting an image. 204 00:09:21,394 --> 00:09:24,114 -It’s not a very strong return. -ALEX: Yeah. 205 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:27,281 Can you lower it a little bit more? 206 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:28,730 Sure. 207 00:09:30,737 --> 00:09:33,107 Okay, I’ve just dropped six more inches. 208 00:09:34,115 --> 00:09:35,615 PAUL: Now we have another image coming in. 209 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:36,910 SCOTT: Whoa. 210 00:09:36,993 --> 00:09:38,333 STEVE: Oh, that’s a good opening. 211 00:09:38,453 --> 00:09:39,873 SCOTT: It is. It’s a significant opening. 212 00:09:39,954 --> 00:09:42,504 -ALEX: It’s pretty distinct. -Yeah. 213 00:09:42,624 --> 00:09:44,134 SCOTT: You can see the opening coming down here. 214 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:48,000 ♪ ♪ 215 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:49,459 ALEX: Yeah, that’s something. 216 00:09:53,134 --> 00:09:54,394 STEVE: It’s a decent-sized cavity. 217 00:09:54,469 --> 00:09:56,639 SCOTT: It is. Nearly 15 feet long. 218 00:09:56,763 --> 00:09:59,893 We seem like we have quite an open space right here. 219 00:09:59,974 --> 00:10:02,234 NARRATOR: While conducting a sonar operation 220 00:10:02,310 --> 00:10:06,230 in a borehole known as L-15 in the Money Pit area, 221 00:10:06,314 --> 00:10:09,824 members of the Oak Island team have just confirmed 222 00:10:09,901 --> 00:10:11,901 the existence of a large void 223 00:10:11,986 --> 00:10:15,316 approximately 150 feet underground. 224 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:18,198 -Very large return. -ALEX: Yeah. 225 00:10:18,326 --> 00:10:22,496 PAUL: And we have hard signals to the east and the west of it. 226 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:24,332 That material, whether it’s wood or it’s actually 227 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:25,577 disturbed material that’s close by, 228 00:10:25,667 --> 00:10:27,167 it’s high intensity. 229 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:28,923 -Yeah. -PAUL: So that’s what we’re seeing. 230 00:10:29,003 --> 00:10:30,923 It’s a well-defined, open area to the north and south. 231 00:10:31,005 --> 00:10:33,835 -But it is, as you can see, it’s very linear. -STEVE: Yeah. 232 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:35,927 And I see it goes a lot farther than that 233 00:10:36,010 --> 00:10:38,350 -based on the data in front of us. -Yeah. 234 00:10:38,429 --> 00:10:40,599 NARRATOR: Linear features? 235 00:10:40,682 --> 00:10:44,772 In a large void at the bottom of borehole L-15? 236 00:10:44,853 --> 00:10:48,273 Could this mean that the team has possibly discovered 237 00:10:48,356 --> 00:10:52,186 a man-made tunnel some 150 feet below ground 238 00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:53,648 in the Money Pit area? 239 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:56,946 If so, who created it? 240 00:10:57,031 --> 00:11:00,491 When? And where does it lead? 241 00:11:00,577 --> 00:11:02,287 STEVE: That’s good sonar data. 242 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:05,250 So, what we’ll do is we’ll download it and process it. 243 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:06,963 I’ll put it in CAD, and then I can show the guys, 244 00:11:07,041 --> 00:11:09,041 -Rick and Marty, right? -Sounds like a plan. 245 00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:10,459 -ALEX: Okay. -STEVE: All righty. -SCOTT: All right. 246 00:11:10,545 --> 00:11:12,135 -Let’s pull it up. -ALEX: Yep. 247 00:11:16,718 --> 00:11:18,718 NARRATOR: The following morning... 248 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:20,105 PETER: Is this about the area? 249 00:11:20,221 --> 00:11:22,431 Yeah. Where we’re at here. 250 00:11:22,557 --> 00:11:26,437 We’re at the actual northern face of the swamp. 251 00:11:26,561 --> 00:11:28,311 ...on Lot 10, 252 00:11:28,396 --> 00:11:31,646 located just north of the triangle-shaped swamp... 253 00:11:31,733 --> 00:11:34,243 This area has changed over the years. 254 00:11:34,319 --> 00:11:38,239 ...Peter Fornetti and Oak Island landowner Tom Nolan 255 00:11:38,323 --> 00:11:41,373 are preparing to conduct a ground-penetrating radar scan 256 00:11:41,451 --> 00:11:45,581 with subsurface detecting expert Stephan Grund. 257 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:49,165 TOM: My dad did quite a bit of work in this area 258 00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:52,420 and at one point, he thought he had come across 259 00:11:52,503 --> 00:11:54,513 some sort of a structure 260 00:11:54,589 --> 00:11:57,219 that had something to do with constructing this bog, 261 00:11:57,300 --> 00:11:59,550 if it was man-made. 262 00:12:00,929 --> 00:12:02,429 NARRATOR: It was in this area 263 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,555 where, back in the 1970s, 264 00:12:04,641 --> 00:12:06,931 Tom’s father, Fred Nolan, 265 00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:09,020 believed he found evidence 266 00:12:09,103 --> 00:12:13,323 that Oak Island may have once been two separate land masses 267 00:12:13,441 --> 00:12:17,821 and were joined together by an artificially-created swamp. 268 00:12:17,946 --> 00:12:22,196 Do you believe there’s any specific items here, or... 269 00:12:22,283 --> 00:12:25,543 I think what we might be looking for here 270 00:12:25,620 --> 00:12:28,620 is some sort of a-a log structure. 271 00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:31,458 -STEPHAN: Mm-hmm. -TOM: There was some sort of a damming system here. 272 00:12:31,542 --> 00:12:32,792 Good, then let’s set up a grid. 273 00:12:32,919 --> 00:12:34,419 Okay. 274 00:12:34,504 --> 00:12:36,844 RICK: Fred, unlike previous searchers, 275 00:12:36,965 --> 00:12:40,225 was focused on trying to unravel the mystery. 276 00:12:40,301 --> 00:12:43,471 Here and then we go down a couple of feet. 277 00:12:43,554 --> 00:12:47,274 RICK: And because of his skill and expertise as a surveyor, 278 00:12:47,350 --> 00:12:52,520 he brought a skill set that no one had done in the past. 279 00:12:52,647 --> 00:12:56,647 He thought there was a log wall, a structure, 280 00:12:56,776 --> 00:12:59,816 that he inferred might be associated with 281 00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:03,156 either letting water into the swamp or out of the swamp... 282 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,413 12 and a half. 283 00:13:05,493 --> 00:13:06,703 ...and I would love nothing better to affirm that 284 00:13:06,828 --> 00:13:07,998 that is true. 285 00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:09,659 Okay. I’m good to go. 286 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:12,959 -(beeping steadily) -NARRATOR: In order to search for evidence of 287 00:13:13,042 --> 00:13:14,842 possible man-made workings, 288 00:13:14,961 --> 00:13:17,591 Stephan is scanning the entire area 289 00:13:17,672 --> 00:13:19,632 just north of the swamp in a grid pattern, 290 00:13:19,716 --> 00:13:24,426 using the OKM Gepard 3D ground penetrating radar device. 291 00:13:24,512 --> 00:13:26,102 -Here we go for one more line. -Yep. 292 00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:28,520 -And then we just extend the grid. -Okay. Sure. 293 00:13:28,599 --> 00:13:32,389 NARRATOR: The device works by sending radio waves into the ground 294 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,690 which can identify possible structures 295 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:38,074 buried as much as 130 feet deep. 296 00:13:38,192 --> 00:13:41,242 Okay. 297 00:13:41,362 --> 00:13:43,242 Okay, good. Let’s have a look at the data. 298 00:13:43,364 --> 00:13:44,494 Okay. 299 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,990 So, we’re now in the 3D view. 300 00:13:48,077 --> 00:13:50,867 We do see some anomalies, 301 00:13:50,955 --> 00:13:53,535 especially here in the middle. 302 00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:55,536 TOM: Perfect. We’re looking for a log structure. 303 00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:58,458 -PETER: Yeah. -That might be it. 304 00:13:58,546 --> 00:14:00,506 -STEPHAN: Yep. -TOM: Pretty exciting. -PETER: Yeah. 305 00:14:00,590 --> 00:14:02,630 It’s really cool that we’re getting 306 00:14:02,717 --> 00:14:05,137 the GPR anomalies in the area of interest, 307 00:14:05,219 --> 00:14:07,969 -kind of the middle of the bog area. -STEPHAN: Yeah. 308 00:14:08,056 --> 00:14:09,636 Which would be kind of where the two-- 309 00:14:09,724 --> 00:14:12,274 if there were two islands-- they would come together. 310 00:14:12,393 --> 00:14:13,563 Yeah. 311 00:14:14,562 --> 00:14:17,442 NARRATOR: Is it possible that Peter, Tom and Stephan 312 00:14:17,565 --> 00:14:20,315 have found potential evidence that Fred Nolan’s 313 00:14:20,401 --> 00:14:24,241 incredible theory about the swamp could be true? 314 00:14:25,448 --> 00:14:28,908 TOM: If my dad was here today and seen just the level of 315 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:30,625 interest in that swamp, 316 00:14:30,745 --> 00:14:33,165 you know, I think he’d be quite amazed. 317 00:14:33,247 --> 00:14:36,627 Hopefully, we can shed some light 318 00:14:36,751 --> 00:14:39,501 on where this is going. 319 00:14:40,088 --> 00:14:42,668 PETER: So, hopefully once we have this data processed, 320 00:14:42,757 --> 00:14:46,337 we can maybe see a damming mechanism. 321 00:14:46,427 --> 00:14:48,847 Yep. No. Looking forward to getting the data back 322 00:14:48,930 --> 00:14:50,140 -and seeing what it says. -PETER: Yeah. 323 00:14:50,264 --> 00:14:52,024 -Perfect. -TOM: Sounds good. 324 00:14:55,770 --> 00:14:58,150 NARRATOR: Later that afternoon... 325 00:14:58,272 --> 00:14:59,692 RICK: Afternoon. 326 00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:01,194 -BILLY: Hi, Marty. -GARY: Hello, mate. 327 00:15:01,275 --> 00:15:02,435 Hey, guys. 328 00:15:02,568 --> 00:15:03,688 ...Brothers Rick and Marty Lagina 329 00:15:03,778 --> 00:15:05,908 have called an important meeting 330 00:15:05,988 --> 00:15:07,868 with members of the team in the war room. 331 00:15:07,949 --> 00:15:10,159 RICK: Well, Marty, you and I have 332 00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:12,414 an announcement to make and I think where everyone’s 333 00:15:12,495 --> 00:15:14,545 gonna be quite interested in it. 334 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:16,622 So if you want to tell everybody "the big secret." 335 00:15:16,707 --> 00:15:18,417 MARTY: All right. Here we go, guys. 336 00:15:19,210 --> 00:15:22,960 We have managed to purchase... 337 00:15:23,089 --> 00:15:24,129 Lot 5. 338 00:15:24,215 --> 00:15:26,885 -Wow. Sweet. -Yeah. 339 00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:28,928 -MARTY: Huh? -JACK: That’s great. 340 00:15:29,011 --> 00:15:31,811 Gary, what do you think about that? 341 00:15:31,889 --> 00:15:34,769 Bloody brilliant. I can’t wait to get on Lot 5. 342 00:15:36,144 --> 00:15:38,354 MARTY: It was really one of the pieces we’ve been missing. 343 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:40,359 We have high hopes that 344 00:15:40,481 --> 00:15:42,401 there could be some real crucial, 345 00:15:42,483 --> 00:15:45,493 crucial data on that lot and we own it. 346 00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:47,401 -(laughs) -GARY: Okay. 347 00:15:48,406 --> 00:15:50,736 NARRATOR: Located near the center of Oak Island, 348 00:15:50,825 --> 00:15:54,835 Lot 5’s four acres have never been accessible to Rick, 349 00:15:54,912 --> 00:15:57,872 Marty, Craig and the team until now. 350 00:15:58,749 --> 00:16:00,629 Once owned by the late Fred Nolan, 351 00:16:00,710 --> 00:16:03,340 the property was sold to his then research partner, 352 00:16:03,463 --> 00:16:06,263 Robert Young, over two decades ago. 353 00:16:07,216 --> 00:16:10,716 Mr. Young would make a number of notable discoveries there, 354 00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:13,355 including ancient coins and artifacts 355 00:16:13,431 --> 00:16:16,681 before his own passing in 2020. 356 00:16:18,686 --> 00:16:20,646 Because of Robert Young’s kind offer, 357 00:16:20,730 --> 00:16:23,730 we were able to actually visit his home, 358 00:16:23,858 --> 00:16:26,108 and we saw the artifacts that he had recovered, 359 00:16:26,194 --> 00:16:27,654 and I think we were all impressed, right? 360 00:16:27,737 --> 00:16:29,197 We were. 361 00:16:29,322 --> 00:16:32,872 Robert invested a large portion of his life 362 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:35,452 in trying to understand what Lot 5 meant. 363 00:16:35,536 --> 00:16:38,456 He found coins. He found buttons. 364 00:16:38,539 --> 00:16:40,459 He found other artifacts. 365 00:16:40,541 --> 00:16:43,541 Everything that we have found, he found. 366 00:16:43,628 --> 00:16:45,958 It’s exciting. We know... 367 00:16:46,047 --> 00:16:49,797 there have been some very interesting finds on Lot 5. 368 00:16:49,884 --> 00:16:53,144 Look, around the table, I-I sense the excitement. 369 00:16:53,221 --> 00:16:54,971 -Yeah. -RICK: For a number of reasons, 370 00:16:55,056 --> 00:16:56,716 this is a really good day for Oak Island. 371 00:16:56,807 --> 00:16:58,767 Not only putting the island back together but being able 372 00:16:58,893 --> 00:17:01,563 to advance the search with more puzzle pieces. 373 00:17:01,646 --> 00:17:03,936 Hopefully the ride will be quite entertaining. 374 00:17:04,065 --> 00:17:05,615 Gary, I’m quite surprised you’re still in that room. 375 00:17:05,733 --> 00:17:07,153 Oh, I’m anxious to get out there. 376 00:17:07,235 --> 00:17:08,825 (laughter) 377 00:17:08,903 --> 00:17:10,243 I’ll put some coil to the soil. 378 00:17:10,321 --> 00:17:12,321 (laughter) 379 00:17:12,406 --> 00:17:14,406 GARY: This is fantastic news. 380 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:20,004 RICK: Release the hounds. 381 00:17:20,081 --> 00:17:21,041 GARY: Big day, Rick. 382 00:17:21,123 --> 00:17:22,173 I’ve been waiting for this day 383 00:17:22,250 --> 00:17:24,170 for a very long time. 384 00:17:24,252 --> 00:17:26,212 RICK: I can’t but agree, Gary. 385 00:17:26,295 --> 00:17:28,295 NARRATOR: Following their meeting in the war room, 386 00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:32,012 Rick Lagina, metal detection expert Gary Drayton 387 00:17:32,093 --> 00:17:34,343 and archaeologist Laird Niven 388 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:37,348 anxiously arrive on Lot 5, 389 00:17:37,431 --> 00:17:41,441 located on the western side of Oak Island. 390 00:17:41,519 --> 00:17:43,689 Laird, this must be exciting for you. 391 00:17:43,771 --> 00:17:45,811 Yes. It just bothered me 392 00:17:45,940 --> 00:17:47,480 -to not have access to it. -RICK: Mm-hmm. 393 00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:50,028 To-to have that part of the story missing. 394 00:17:50,111 --> 00:17:52,531 And we’ll just add to Robert’s legacy. 395 00:17:52,613 --> 00:17:54,033 LAIRD: Mm-hmm. 396 00:17:54,115 --> 00:17:55,375 That’s the whole point of this. 397 00:17:55,449 --> 00:17:57,029 -Yeah. -Continuing the work that he did 398 00:17:57,118 --> 00:17:58,868 for many, many, many years. 399 00:17:58,953 --> 00:18:00,293 The lot is a mystery. 400 00:18:00,371 --> 00:18:01,831 Let-Let’s see what we can find. 401 00:18:01,956 --> 00:18:03,206 Okay. 402 00:18:07,128 --> 00:18:08,378 (whirs) 403 00:18:09,213 --> 00:18:11,133 RICK: When we take down the sign, 404 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:14,547 we realize that it is indeed our responsibility at this point 405 00:18:14,635 --> 00:18:15,755 to carry on Robert’s work. 406 00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:18,315 This is in the past now, mate. 407 00:18:18,389 --> 00:18:21,099 -To the future. -Let’s get started. 408 00:18:21,183 --> 00:18:23,893 Am I ecstatic, over the moon, to be able 409 00:18:23,978 --> 00:18:26,898 to go dig on a lot that has eluded us? 410 00:18:26,981 --> 00:18:28,481 The opportunity for answers? 411 00:18:28,608 --> 00:18:30,278 Hundred percent. 412 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,069 You could equate it to being given the keys 413 00:18:33,154 --> 00:18:35,864 to the family car when you’re 15 or 16. 414 00:18:35,990 --> 00:18:37,990 I didn’t think this day would ever happen. 415 00:18:38,075 --> 00:18:39,695 It’s very, very cool. 416 00:18:39,827 --> 00:18:40,987 (metal detector beeps on) 417 00:18:41,078 --> 00:18:42,748 All right. Let’s get stuck in. 418 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:44,710 (beeping steadily) 419 00:18:44,832 --> 00:18:46,832 I’ll just keep zigzagging. 420 00:18:49,670 --> 00:18:51,000 This is the edge of the lot line. 421 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:56,301 (beeping) 422 00:18:56,385 --> 00:18:58,675 We’re in business. 423 00:18:58,804 --> 00:19:01,434 Got a signal here. Just there, mate. 424 00:19:13,527 --> 00:19:14,987 Thank you, sir. 425 00:19:16,197 --> 00:19:17,527 (high-pitched beeping) 426 00:19:18,866 --> 00:19:20,616 Ooh! 427 00:19:20,701 --> 00:19:23,701 I feel something heavy in me hand. 428 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:27,459 A big ol’ fastener. Look at that. 429 00:19:28,376 --> 00:19:30,626 What the hell’s that doing out here? 430 00:19:30,711 --> 00:19:32,461 This looks like wrought iron. 431 00:19:32,546 --> 00:19:35,086 -It’s heavy, though, isn’t it? It’s well made. -Yup. 432 00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:37,046 Does this resemble anything we’ve pulled 433 00:19:37,134 --> 00:19:38,724 out of the Money Pit? 434 00:19:39,595 --> 00:19:42,305 My first reaction is that it’s almost chisel-like. 435 00:19:42,390 --> 00:19:44,310 -Oh, wow. Like a tool? Yeah. -Yeah. 436 00:19:44,392 --> 00:19:47,312 You hit the nail on the head. No pun intended. 437 00:19:47,395 --> 00:19:49,235 -What’s a chisel doing out here, right? -Yeah. 438 00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:51,403 -Yeah. -GARY: And wrought iron. 439 00:19:51,482 --> 00:19:54,232 NARRATOR: A hand-wrought iron chisel? 440 00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:56,238 Found on Lot 5? 441 00:19:56,362 --> 00:19:59,572 Because the documented history of the island shows 442 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:02,079 no record that anyone ever established 443 00:20:02,159 --> 00:20:04,829 a homestead or farm in this area, 444 00:20:04,912 --> 00:20:07,252 just who may have brought this tool here? 445 00:20:07,331 --> 00:20:09,831 And what did they use it for? 446 00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:13,497 GARY: I love finding artifacts like this. 447 00:20:13,587 --> 00:20:17,837 We have just pulled up what I believe to be an old chisel. 448 00:20:17,925 --> 00:20:20,215 This is the type of thing you would need 449 00:20:20,302 --> 00:20:22,642 if you’re depositing treasure. 450 00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:25,433 You bring tools. 451 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:28,188 Okay, mate. It’s definitely worth bagging. 452 00:20:28,269 --> 00:20:30,099 Lot 5, baby. 453 00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:32,439 Been waiting a long time for this. 454 00:20:32,523 --> 00:20:35,613 All right, let’s see if we can add to the collection. 455 00:20:37,903 --> 00:20:39,283 (beeping) 456 00:20:39,363 --> 00:20:41,453 We ain’t going very far, did you hear that? 457 00:20:41,532 --> 00:20:44,282 Yeah, we got another signal, right by the hole. 458 00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:53,255 This train’s a-rolling. 459 00:21:02,845 --> 00:21:04,765 (high-pitched beeping) 460 00:21:04,847 --> 00:21:07,267 Ooh! 461 00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:08,979 I’m on it. 462 00:21:09,059 --> 00:21:11,649 What’ve we got here? 463 00:21:13,147 --> 00:21:15,067 Oh, look at that. 464 00:21:15,149 --> 00:21:16,229 Another one. 465 00:21:16,317 --> 00:21:17,937 What in the world? 466 00:21:18,027 --> 00:21:20,107 -That’s the same exact thing, though. -Yeah. 467 00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:23,366 It’s not very often that we find... 468 00:21:23,491 --> 00:21:25,371 -Not two. -...two of the same. 469 00:21:25,493 --> 00:21:29,043 You’ve got to imagine that these two were lost at the same time. 470 00:21:29,163 --> 00:21:31,123 -Yeah, which is odd. -I think you’re right, Laird. 471 00:21:31,207 --> 00:21:32,497 They look like tools, chisels. 472 00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:35,753 We could be in ye old toolbox here. 473 00:21:35,836 --> 00:21:37,746 (laughter) 474 00:21:37,838 --> 00:21:41,048 RICK: Finding two tools in very close proximity 475 00:21:41,175 --> 00:21:44,435 means that somebody was there doing something. 476 00:21:44,512 --> 00:21:48,852 What makes sense to me is there was an activity happening, 477 00:21:48,933 --> 00:21:51,353 in the moment things got exciting, 478 00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:53,687 and the tools were lost 479 00:21:53,771 --> 00:21:54,901 or misplaced 480 00:21:55,022 --> 00:21:57,572 because of something else going on. 481 00:21:57,691 --> 00:22:01,401 I-I find that possibility incredibly exciting. 482 00:22:01,529 --> 00:22:03,949 Artifacts, every few feet. 483 00:22:04,031 --> 00:22:05,741 This is gonna be fantastic, mate. 484 00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:08,366 -Lot 5. -You’re gonna be sleeping out here. 485 00:22:08,494 --> 00:22:09,794 The giving lot. 486 00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:12,830 Another artifact off Lot 5. 487 00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:18,344 NARRATOR: Following his exciting first hunt for clues on Lot 5... 488 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:20,708 GROUP: Hey, Craig. 489 00:22:20,798 --> 00:22:22,668 -Hello, Craig. -Hey, guys. 490 00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:24,628 ...Rick returns to the war room 491 00:22:24,718 --> 00:22:26,888 with Marty and members of the team. 492 00:22:27,012 --> 00:22:29,812 They have gathered to review a report 493 00:22:29,890 --> 00:22:32,730 of the sonar data collected one day ago 494 00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:36,612 in the mysterious void located some 150 feet underground 495 00:22:36,730 --> 00:22:38,320 in the Money Pit area. 496 00:22:38,399 --> 00:22:41,149 These war rooms are my favorite in the sense that 497 00:22:41,235 --> 00:22:43,745 we’ve got some good data, specifically, 498 00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:47,493 we found a rather odd, open cavern in and around L-15. 499 00:22:47,575 --> 00:22:48,995 -Yep. -Who has the data? 500 00:22:49,076 --> 00:22:50,156 -STEVE: I do. -MARTY: All right, Steve. 501 00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:51,504 Put it on the screen. 502 00:22:52,329 --> 00:22:54,409 STEVE: So, we ran the sonar. 503 00:22:54,498 --> 00:22:56,208 We downloaded the data. We processed the data. 504 00:22:56,292 --> 00:22:59,752 And then Scott and I, Craig worked on a couple orientations. 505 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:04,009 And so, I’ve scaled it. I put an orientation to it. 506 00:23:04,091 --> 00:23:06,181 I locked it to L-15, and I’m gonna drop it in place. 507 00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:08,600 There it is. Okay. 508 00:23:09,597 --> 00:23:11,427 This is our sonar cavity. 509 00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:14,017 SCOTT: It was a wide-open cavity with no obstruction. 510 00:23:14,935 --> 00:23:17,845 And so, the size of it as it sits now, 511 00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:19,898 it’s about 27 feet, east to west, 512 00:23:19,982 --> 00:23:21,482 about 12 feet north to south. 513 00:23:21,609 --> 00:23:23,029 Wow. 514 00:23:23,110 --> 00:23:24,190 And it could be further. 515 00:23:24,278 --> 00:23:25,698 Holy smokes. 516 00:23:27,948 --> 00:23:31,948 NARRATOR: A void approximately 150 feet underground 517 00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:33,537 in the Money Pit area? 518 00:23:33,621 --> 00:23:36,211 Measuring some 30 feet long? 519 00:23:36,290 --> 00:23:38,880 If so, is it a natural feature? 520 00:23:38,959 --> 00:23:41,459 Or was it artificially created? 521 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:44,085 Craig, describe it geologically. 522 00:23:44,173 --> 00:23:46,883 Well, it’s in kind of the-the limestone bed 523 00:23:46,967 --> 00:23:49,047 that’s just above the bedrock. 524 00:23:49,136 --> 00:23:51,006 I look at the other wells in the area, 525 00:23:51,138 --> 00:23:53,518 i-it doesn’t make sense. 526 00:23:53,641 --> 00:23:55,851 ♪ ♪ 527 00:23:55,976 --> 00:23:57,556 This is very, very odd. 528 00:23:57,645 --> 00:24:00,525 Dan, in all the time you’ve been here, have you seen 529 00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:02,898 any open cavities in the limestone? 530 00:24:02,983 --> 00:24:08,243 We had absolutely no discernable flow of water horizontally 531 00:24:08,322 --> 00:24:11,372 and, uh, therefore no erosion by water. 532 00:24:11,492 --> 00:24:12,492 Right. 533 00:24:12,618 --> 00:24:13,908 So, uh, 534 00:24:13,994 --> 00:24:18,964 any voids in the limestone, uh, uh... 535 00:24:19,041 --> 00:24:21,251 would pretty much have to be man-made. 536 00:24:21,335 --> 00:24:23,755 (laughter) 537 00:24:23,837 --> 00:24:25,507 MARTY: This could be it. 538 00:24:30,010 --> 00:24:31,260 MARTY: It could be man-made in the sense that 539 00:24:31,345 --> 00:24:33,015 somebody started something 540 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:35,058 or put something there. 541 00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:39,272 Yeah, could be from the original depositors. 542 00:24:40,312 --> 00:24:42,982 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island war room, 543 00:24:43,065 --> 00:24:46,575 Rick and Marty Lagina, along with members of the team, 544 00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:48,864 have just reviewed sonar data 545 00:24:48,988 --> 00:24:50,528 indicating that the void they discovered 546 00:24:50,614 --> 00:24:54,244 some 150 feet deep in the Money Pit area 547 00:24:54,368 --> 00:24:59,078 is at least 30 feet long and is potentially man-made. 548 00:24:59,206 --> 00:25:02,036 MARTY: Caves are usually made by water flowing through 549 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:05,376 porous, permeable and soluble material. 550 00:25:05,462 --> 00:25:07,342 According to Dan, water doesn’t move through it. 551 00:25:07,423 --> 00:25:08,763 So, the odds are 552 00:25:08,882 --> 00:25:11,052 if water didn’t create this cave, 553 00:25:11,135 --> 00:25:12,595 then people did. 554 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,560 With the Hedden Shaft and the, uh, Chappell pit 555 00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,392 where they are, 556 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:21,307 this area looks as if it’s in the general area 557 00:25:21,395 --> 00:25:23,615 where those shafts were flooded out. 558 00:25:23,731 --> 00:25:25,021 Okay. 559 00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:27,359 CRAIG: This depth is basically 560 00:25:27,443 --> 00:25:31,153 where the vault was found from Chappell. 561 00:25:31,238 --> 00:25:34,118 That’s right. Yeah. 562 00:25:34,491 --> 00:25:36,741 NARRATOR: In 1897, 563 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:39,959 treasure hunters Frederick Blair and William Chappell 564 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:44,040 drilled into what they described as a seven-foot-tall wooden box, 565 00:25:44,126 --> 00:25:48,836 encased in concrete at a depth of 153 feet. 566 00:25:48,922 --> 00:25:52,302 It was this operation that revealed traces of gold, 567 00:25:52,426 --> 00:25:55,096 as well as a piece of parchment 568 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:58,520 with the letters "VI" written on it. 569 00:25:58,599 --> 00:26:00,599 In the following years, 570 00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:02,636 two different shafts were constructed 571 00:26:02,770 --> 00:26:06,110 in failed attempts to retrieve the so-called Chappell Vault. 572 00:26:06,231 --> 00:26:10,111 The first was constructed by William Chappell, himself, 573 00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:13,655 along with his son, Melbourne, in 1931. 574 00:26:13,781 --> 00:26:17,451 The second effort was led by New York-based engineer 575 00:26:17,534 --> 00:26:20,374 Gilbert Hedden in 1937. 576 00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:24,207 But now, is it possible 577 00:26:24,291 --> 00:26:25,961 that in borehole L-15, 578 00:26:26,043 --> 00:26:27,543 where the team has found 579 00:26:27,628 --> 00:26:29,668 a potentially man-made linear cavern 580 00:26:29,797 --> 00:26:34,217 some 150 feet deep in the same area of the Money Pit, 581 00:26:34,301 --> 00:26:36,431 that they have potentially discovered 582 00:26:36,512 --> 00:26:39,892 where the fabled Oak Island treasure lies hidden? 583 00:26:39,973 --> 00:26:42,853 Could this be associated with the so-called Chappell Vault 584 00:26:42,976 --> 00:26:45,396 that was drilled, uh, in the late 1800s? Yes. 585 00:26:45,479 --> 00:26:47,689 Because we don’t know 586 00:26:47,815 --> 00:26:50,035 that it is actually sealed at the ends. 587 00:26:50,150 --> 00:26:52,990 What if the end of it connects with the Chappell Vault? 588 00:26:53,070 --> 00:26:54,820 Maybe that’s what they drilled into. 589 00:26:54,905 --> 00:26:57,375 Look, I’m not ruling out that this could be it. 590 00:26:57,491 --> 00:26:59,991 -It’s very, very odd. Yeah. -100%. 591 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,289 100% oddball. 592 00:27:01,370 --> 00:27:02,700 I mean, we have a great image. 593 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,500 It’s already 27 by 12 feet. 594 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:06,213 We know it’s a substantial cavity at that, 595 00:27:06,333 --> 00:27:07,883 but we don’t have enough information 596 00:27:08,001 --> 00:27:09,251 to really know where it goes 597 00:27:09,336 --> 00:27:11,756 -or how substantial this is. -Right. 598 00:27:11,839 --> 00:27:14,339 When we pull out of it at the top of the cavity, 599 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:15,836 we know it’s probably gonna collapse a little bit. 600 00:27:15,968 --> 00:27:18,048 Uh, my whole deal was to chase the gold, 601 00:27:18,178 --> 00:27:19,348 and we’re running out of time. 602 00:27:19,429 --> 00:27:20,969 Yeah. 603 00:27:21,056 --> 00:27:23,806 NARRATOR: Although the Oak Island team 604 00:27:23,892 --> 00:27:26,192 is excited by this potential breakthrough, 605 00:27:26,311 --> 00:27:30,401 unfortunately, it presents a complicated dilemma 606 00:27:30,524 --> 00:27:32,324 for how to further explore it. 607 00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:36,030 First, if something of great, historic value 608 00:27:36,113 --> 00:27:38,373 really does lie within this cavern, 609 00:27:38,448 --> 00:27:40,988 then drilling more boreholes raises the chance 610 00:27:41,076 --> 00:27:43,366 of damaging whatever it may be. 611 00:27:43,453 --> 00:27:46,623 And secondly, the team has dedicated 612 00:27:46,707 --> 00:27:49,707 a majority of their financial resources for this year 613 00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:52,505 to refurbishing the nearby Garden Shaft, 614 00:27:52,588 --> 00:27:55,838 where high trace evidence of gold has been detected. 615 00:27:55,924 --> 00:27:59,684 However, the project is currently on hold 616 00:27:59,761 --> 00:28:02,851 pending necessary permit applications. 617 00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:05,681 It-It’s worth investigating. 618 00:28:05,767 --> 00:28:08,017 I mean, I can’t believe anybody around the table would say, 619 00:28:08,103 --> 00:28:09,523 -"Ah, let it go." -No. 620 00:28:09,605 --> 00:28:11,655 So, we need more information. 621 00:28:11,732 --> 00:28:13,402 -Yeah. -RICK: We need to map it. 622 00:28:13,525 --> 00:28:15,645 -We need 3D sonar. -SCOTT: Yeah. 623 00:28:15,736 --> 00:28:17,896 Paul did find another company yesterday, 624 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:20,780 and he has reached out, too, for a price on a rental. 625 00:28:20,908 --> 00:28:22,448 And he hasn’t heard back from them yet. 626 00:28:22,576 --> 00:28:24,946 RICK: We could go to another location 627 00:28:25,078 --> 00:28:27,248 because we don’t know when the sonar’s coming. 628 00:28:27,372 --> 00:28:28,872 Yeah. 629 00:28:28,957 --> 00:28:30,497 RICK: Until we arrive at a plan, 630 00:28:30,584 --> 00:28:33,674 we’re going to have a stand-down, if you will. 631 00:28:33,754 --> 00:28:36,344 So we will move away from this location, 632 00:28:36,423 --> 00:28:39,093 but we are certainly not done. 633 00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:42,138 MARTY: I say we go drilling near the Garden Shaft. 634 00:28:42,262 --> 00:28:43,682 -How’s that? -Done. 635 00:28:43,764 --> 00:28:46,104 All right. Perfect. 636 00:28:46,183 --> 00:28:48,563 So let’s get back at it. 637 00:28:51,939 --> 00:28:54,319 NARRATOR: The following morning... 638 00:28:54,441 --> 00:28:56,571 GARY: I’m happy. Lot 5. 639 00:28:57,486 --> 00:28:59,606 -RICK: You’ve been flagging, Gary? -GARY: Yeah, mate. 640 00:28:59,696 --> 00:29:02,906 -Today is gonna be a good day. -(Rick laughs) 641 00:29:02,991 --> 00:29:06,411 ...Rick Lagina and metal detection expert Gary Drayton 642 00:29:06,495 --> 00:29:10,675 return to Lot 5 to search for additional clues. 643 00:29:10,791 --> 00:29:14,671 All right. Let’s see what we’ve got waiting for us here. 644 00:29:14,795 --> 00:29:16,425 All right. 645 00:29:16,505 --> 00:29:17,925 See what this one sounds like. 646 00:29:18,006 --> 00:29:22,506 -(beeping) -Oh, I like the sounds of that. 647 00:29:22,636 --> 00:29:24,426 See how wide it is? 648 00:29:24,513 --> 00:29:26,973 Well, that’s the center of it. 649 00:29:30,477 --> 00:29:32,267 It’s rocky, man. 650 00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:37,318 Let’s see if that did anything. 651 00:29:37,401 --> 00:29:39,241 (beeps steadily) 652 00:29:39,319 --> 00:29:41,649 -See if I can pinpoint it. -(high-pitched beeping) 653 00:29:41,738 --> 00:29:44,818 -(beeping rapidly) -Oh. 654 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:46,410 (both laughing) 655 00:29:46,493 --> 00:29:47,913 -RICK: Survey marker. -Yep. 656 00:29:47,995 --> 00:29:50,125 That’s a survey marker, mate. 657 00:29:50,205 --> 00:29:52,865 Survey says: don’t dig on top of it. 658 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,880 Okay, so, the next targets are down here, mate. 659 00:29:56,003 --> 00:29:58,553 And we’re going further into Lot 5. 660 00:29:58,672 --> 00:30:00,592 RICK: Okey doke. 661 00:30:00,674 --> 00:30:03,934 Robert Young did exhaustive work on his property, 662 00:30:04,011 --> 00:30:06,011 and he worked intimately with Fred Nolan. 663 00:30:06,138 --> 00:30:09,348 But he did not have the sophisticated equipment 664 00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:11,393 that Gary has. 665 00:30:11,518 --> 00:30:15,558 So, could something of immense value still be hiding on Lot 5? 666 00:30:15,689 --> 00:30:16,859 Absolutely. 667 00:30:16,982 --> 00:30:19,072 All right, this is better, mate. 668 00:30:19,192 --> 00:30:23,322 We’re getting more in to Lot 5. 669 00:30:23,405 --> 00:30:26,745 Now, we stand a chance of finding something good. 670 00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:28,697 (chuckles) 671 00:30:28,785 --> 00:30:31,245 -Okay, I’m gonna hold you to it. -Okay. 672 00:30:31,371 --> 00:30:33,541 -(beeping steadily) -RICK: Ooh, that sounds better. 673 00:30:33,665 --> 00:30:35,745 -GARY: It does, doesn’t it? -RICK: Yep. 674 00:30:35,876 --> 00:30:37,876 Just there. 675 00:30:43,216 --> 00:30:45,716 There’s nothing but rock. 676 00:30:45,802 --> 00:30:49,182 GARY: It’s just too rough land to be farmland, isn’t it? 677 00:30:49,264 --> 00:30:51,394 -RICK: You would think, yeah. -GARY: Yeah. 678 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:53,766 All right, mate. Let’s see if you moved it. 679 00:30:53,894 --> 00:30:56,774 -(beeping) -RICK: Yep. 680 00:30:56,897 --> 00:30:58,187 Yup, think you moved it. 681 00:30:58,273 --> 00:31:00,573 (high-pitched beeping) 682 00:31:00,650 --> 00:31:03,110 Oh. 683 00:31:03,236 --> 00:31:06,406 Cool! Look at that! 684 00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:08,450 That’s treasure, mate. 685 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:14,160 GARY: Oh, wow. Look at that. 686 00:31:14,247 --> 00:31:15,617 -(beep) -Button? 687 00:31:15,749 --> 00:31:17,379 -It’s a coin, mate! -(laughs) 688 00:31:17,459 --> 00:31:19,669 Oh, that is old. 689 00:31:19,753 --> 00:31:21,463 NARRATOR: On Lot 5, 690 00:31:21,588 --> 00:31:24,418 located on property just acquired by the Laginas 691 00:31:24,508 --> 00:31:26,218 and their partner Craig Tester, 692 00:31:26,301 --> 00:31:29,431 Rick and Gary Drayton have just made 693 00:31:29,513 --> 00:31:31,353 a potentially important discovery. 694 00:31:31,431 --> 00:31:33,521 Look at the patina on that. 695 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,600 -Oh, my God, my hands are shaking, mate. -RICK: Turn it over. 696 00:31:36,686 --> 00:31:38,266 GARY: That’s a cut coin by the look of it. 697 00:31:38,397 --> 00:31:39,687 -Hmm? -Yeah. 698 00:31:39,773 --> 00:31:42,113 That’s what they did back in the day. 699 00:31:42,234 --> 00:31:44,904 They cut them in half or cut little bits off 700 00:31:44,986 --> 00:31:47,986 for change, ’cause that’s why they cut coins, 701 00:31:48,115 --> 00:31:51,085 especially hammered coins in half, and... 702 00:31:51,159 --> 00:31:53,789 This is freaking gorgeous, mate, 703 00:31:53,870 --> 00:31:56,410 -and that ain’t no milled coin, mate. -RICK: No. 704 00:31:56,498 --> 00:31:59,038 To me, mate, this looks like an hammered coin. 705 00:31:59,126 --> 00:32:00,836 Obviously, it’s not a milled coin. 706 00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:02,551 -RICK: No. -GARY: It’s too thin. 707 00:32:02,629 --> 00:32:05,969 And if it is hammered, mate, it goes way back. 708 00:32:06,049 --> 00:32:08,219 That is old. 709 00:32:09,136 --> 00:32:11,886 NARRATOR: Dating back to the first millennium BC, 710 00:32:11,972 --> 00:32:14,022 hammered coinage was the first known method 711 00:32:14,141 --> 00:32:17,481 for creating metal currency in human history. 712 00:32:17,602 --> 00:32:19,902 By placing a small, blank piece of metal 713 00:32:19,980 --> 00:32:23,570 between two patterned surfaces, known as dies, 714 00:32:23,650 --> 00:32:25,940 repeated hammering would create the stamp, 715 00:32:26,027 --> 00:32:29,567 or assigned value, on either side of the coin. 716 00:32:29,656 --> 00:32:31,566 It’s bloody fantastic, mate. 717 00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:33,408 NARRATOR: But what makes this find 718 00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:35,413 potentially important for the team 719 00:32:35,495 --> 00:32:38,155 is that the process was replaced by the invention 720 00:32:38,248 --> 00:32:41,828 of machines in Europe during the 15 century. 721 00:32:41,918 --> 00:32:46,838 This means that it could be more than 500 years old. 722 00:32:46,923 --> 00:32:50,343 This is the type of find that you would pull up 723 00:32:50,427 --> 00:32:51,717 in Europe somewhere, 724 00:32:51,845 --> 00:32:54,515 and that’s what makes it so special. 725 00:32:54,598 --> 00:32:56,928 -That’s treasure, mate. -(laughs) That would be. 726 00:32:57,017 --> 00:32:59,767 Yeah. Brilliant, mate. 727 00:32:59,853 --> 00:33:02,273 This is special. We have got to bag this. 728 00:33:02,355 --> 00:33:04,895 This could be very, very important. 729 00:33:05,025 --> 00:33:09,035 Wow. That’s a little, mini piece of art there. 730 00:33:09,112 --> 00:33:12,702 Okay. Get that sealed. 731 00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:14,204 You know where that’s going, mate. 732 00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:17,616 That is a bona fide top pocket find, mate, 733 00:33:17,704 --> 00:33:19,124 if ever I saw one. 734 00:33:19,206 --> 00:33:21,496 How about getting it right back to the lab 735 00:33:21,583 --> 00:33:24,173 -and finding out what it is? -I’m good with that. 736 00:33:24,252 --> 00:33:27,512 -GARY: See what the techie machines tell us. -(Rick laughs) 737 00:33:30,675 --> 00:33:33,755 NARRATOR: Following their discovery on Lot 5... 738 00:33:33,887 --> 00:33:36,717 GARY: Just the people we want to see. 739 00:33:36,848 --> 00:33:39,428 ...Rick and Gary arrive at the Interpretive Centre 740 00:33:39,559 --> 00:33:42,309 to have it analyzed by archaeologist Laird Niven 741 00:33:42,395 --> 00:33:44,555 and archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan. 742 00:33:44,648 --> 00:33:46,898 Sometimes when we’re in here, 743 00:33:46,983 --> 00:33:48,783 and we’re just standing and Gary and Jack, 744 00:33:48,902 --> 00:33:50,992 -or Gary and Peter come in, right? -Yeah. Yeah. 745 00:33:51,071 --> 00:33:52,991 And what do we always say? "Oh, they’re smiling." 746 00:33:53,073 --> 00:33:54,913 -(laughter) -Look. 747 00:33:54,991 --> 00:33:56,491 That’s a good sign. 748 00:33:56,576 --> 00:33:57,986 That’s a very good sign, 749 00:33:58,078 --> 00:33:59,828 especially about this item. Gary. 750 00:33:59,913 --> 00:34:01,663 Well, we just come from Lot 5, mate. 751 00:34:01,748 --> 00:34:03,498 -Right. Yeah. -And pulled up 752 00:34:03,583 --> 00:34:05,503 a nice top pocket find, mate. 753 00:34:05,585 --> 00:34:07,415 Don’t worry, it’s still in the bag. 754 00:34:07,504 --> 00:34:09,174 Check that out, mate. 755 00:34:09,256 --> 00:34:11,256 See what you think of that. 756 00:34:13,969 --> 00:34:15,389 Off come the glasses. 757 00:34:16,304 --> 00:34:17,474 Oh, it’s thin. 758 00:34:17,597 --> 00:34:19,347 GARY: Yeah. 759 00:34:19,432 --> 00:34:22,812 It looked like a button at first, but it’s not. 760 00:34:22,936 --> 00:34:24,436 Nope. 761 00:34:27,941 --> 00:34:30,571 Don’t keep me in suspenders, mate. What do you think? 762 00:34:30,652 --> 00:34:32,362 It’s a cut coin? 763 00:34:32,445 --> 00:34:34,815 That’s what I thought as well. 764 00:34:34,948 --> 00:34:36,448 -LAIRD: The patina’s great. -GARY: Yeah. 765 00:34:36,533 --> 00:34:38,203 We couldn’t tell whether it looked like copper 766 00:34:38,285 --> 00:34:39,875 -or silver. -LAIRD: Yeah. 767 00:34:39,953 --> 00:34:41,703 GARY: I mean, I’ve seen a lot of coins. 768 00:34:41,788 --> 00:34:44,708 I’ve actually found hammered coins in England, 769 00:34:44,791 --> 00:34:46,961 and obviously I’ve found a lot of Spanish reales 770 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:48,875 in North America, 771 00:34:48,962 --> 00:34:52,222 but I haven’t seen this design before. 772 00:34:52,299 --> 00:34:54,219 I just don’t know what I’m looking at. 773 00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:57,551 Well, we can XRF it. 774 00:34:57,637 --> 00:35:00,217 That will tell us for sure what this metal is. 775 00:35:00,307 --> 00:35:02,597 GARY: Yeah, that’s what we’re hoping you can do, mate. 776 00:35:02,684 --> 00:35:05,904 LAIRD: All right. Emma? 777 00:35:08,732 --> 00:35:11,402 -I’m hoping it’s silver. -Yeah. 778 00:35:11,484 --> 00:35:13,904 NARRATOR: To gain more information 779 00:35:13,987 --> 00:35:15,737 on the possible origin of the coin, 780 00:35:15,822 --> 00:35:19,332 Emma will use the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, 781 00:35:19,409 --> 00:35:23,079 or XRF device, which can identify the types of 782 00:35:23,163 --> 00:35:26,463 elements and metals that make up its composition. 783 00:35:26,541 --> 00:35:28,581 Right now, I’m just going through each peak 784 00:35:28,668 --> 00:35:31,458 and identifying all those elements. 785 00:35:32,922 --> 00:35:34,262 It’s preserved like it’s silver, 786 00:35:34,341 --> 00:35:37,141 -and it looks like it’s copper. -Hmm. 787 00:35:37,218 --> 00:35:39,048 Well, we will soon find out. 788 00:35:39,179 --> 00:35:41,349 ♪ ♪ 789 00:35:41,431 --> 00:35:44,601 EMMA: All right, it looks mainly copper, some tin. 790 00:35:44,684 --> 00:35:46,604 Some iron. 791 00:35:46,686 --> 00:35:49,686 That little tiny bump right there is arsenic. 792 00:35:49,814 --> 00:35:52,904 So, is it arsenical bronze? 793 00:35:53,026 --> 00:35:55,186 Yeah, it would be like an arsenical bronze. 794 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,280 Wow. So, it’s old? 795 00:35:57,364 --> 00:35:58,744 Yeah. Kind of like 1500s 796 00:35:58,865 --> 00:36:00,615 -and kind of trickled out. -LAIRD: Yeah. 797 00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:03,740 -Oh. -By 1700s, you wouldn’t have seen it whatsoever. 798 00:36:03,870 --> 00:36:07,040 -So, it is old. -Yeah. 799 00:36:07,165 --> 00:36:13,295 -Bloody nice. -(laughs) 800 00:36:13,380 --> 00:36:14,960 EMMA: It is old. 801 00:36:15,048 --> 00:36:18,178 We don’t see arsenical bronze past a certain date. 802 00:36:18,259 --> 00:36:20,679 NARRATOR: In the Oak Island Interpretive Centre, 803 00:36:20,762 --> 00:36:24,682 archaeometallurgist Emma Culligan has determined 804 00:36:24,766 --> 00:36:26,976 that a coin just found on Lot 5 805 00:36:27,060 --> 00:36:29,190 by Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton 806 00:36:29,270 --> 00:36:31,150 contains arsenical bronze, 807 00:36:31,231 --> 00:36:34,401 an alloy that stopped being used in coin production 808 00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:36,066 nearly two centuries 809 00:36:36,152 --> 00:36:40,202 before the discovery of the Money Pit in 1795. 810 00:36:40,281 --> 00:36:42,031 And coins of that size are usually 811 00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:44,117 like 16 century, pre-those dates. 812 00:36:44,244 --> 00:36:46,374 -Yeah. -Yeah. Yep. -EMMA: Yeah. 813 00:36:46,454 --> 00:36:49,374 You remember the other arsenical copper piece. 814 00:36:49,457 --> 00:36:52,747 -The little guy. -The arsenical bronze. 815 00:36:52,836 --> 00:36:54,876 That was found on Lot 7, 816 00:36:54,963 --> 00:36:57,223 and this is a couple lots over, Lot 5. 817 00:36:57,298 --> 00:37:00,048 -Not too far away from each other. -EMMA: Mm-hmm. 818 00:37:00,385 --> 00:37:01,765 (beeping) 819 00:37:01,845 --> 00:37:03,605 NARRATOR: Two months ago, 820 00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:06,272 Gary and Jack Begley discovered a barter token 821 00:37:06,391 --> 00:37:08,351 on nearby Lot 7, 822 00:37:08,435 --> 00:37:11,155 which also contained arsenical bronze, 823 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:14,861 and was determined by coin expert Sandy Campbell 824 00:37:14,941 --> 00:37:17,611 to potentially predate the 16 century. 825 00:37:17,694 --> 00:37:19,654 It’s 500 years old, at least. 826 00:37:19,779 --> 00:37:20,989 (exhales sharply) 827 00:37:22,115 --> 00:37:24,995 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the team has just unearthed 828 00:37:25,118 --> 00:37:27,788 another critical puzzle piece that could help them 829 00:37:27,871 --> 00:37:30,461 determine the origin of the Oak Island mystery? 830 00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,752 You can eliminate, for the most part, 831 00:37:32,834 --> 00:37:34,634 English and Spanish, right? 832 00:37:34,711 --> 00:37:36,711 Yeah, I don’t think it’s English or Spanish. 833 00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:38,796 -So, that takes it into... -Yeah. 834 00:37:38,882 --> 00:37:40,262 ...some pretty interesting territory. 835 00:37:40,341 --> 00:37:42,931 We have fingerprints now that 836 00:37:43,011 --> 00:37:46,811 -certainly suggest the 1500s, right? -Mm-hmm. 837 00:37:46,931 --> 00:37:50,141 So, it’s starting to craft or weave some sort of 838 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:52,938 texture towards a story component, right? 839 00:37:53,021 --> 00:37:55,731 Yeah, I like it when we can add artifacts 840 00:37:55,815 --> 00:37:58,525 -Mm-hmm. -and-and really strengthen our argument 841 00:37:58,651 --> 00:38:00,571 that there was early activity here. 842 00:38:00,653 --> 00:38:02,703 Mm. 843 00:38:02,822 --> 00:38:06,452 RICK: Arsenical bronze dating from as early as 1500. 844 00:38:06,534 --> 00:38:07,914 Um, that’s an aha moment. 845 00:38:07,994 --> 00:38:09,794 That’s quite remarkable. 846 00:38:09,871 --> 00:38:11,621 What does it mean? 847 00:38:11,706 --> 00:38:16,456 You know, it’s like, I’m up here with "Wow, fantastic. 848 00:38:16,544 --> 00:38:19,304 "1500. Unbelievable, right? 849 00:38:19,380 --> 00:38:22,630 Little piece of something telling us that." 850 00:38:22,717 --> 00:38:25,847 And then I’m down here like, "But what does it mean?" 851 00:38:25,929 --> 00:38:29,019 Marty, he’s a science guy, right? He loves data. 852 00:38:29,098 --> 00:38:30,848 So, I think I’ll give him a call. 853 00:38:30,975 --> 00:38:32,975 (line rings) 854 00:38:34,020 --> 00:38:35,690 Hey. 855 00:38:36,731 --> 00:38:38,521 We happen to be in the lab. 856 00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:40,400 -So, you know what that means: data. -MARTY: Yeah. 857 00:38:41,861 --> 00:38:44,951 It’s not Bravo Tango, but it’s... 858 00:38:45,031 --> 00:38:46,741 ...it’s interesting, let’s put it that way. 859 00:38:46,866 --> 00:38:48,906 So, turn you over to Gary. 860 00:38:49,035 --> 00:38:50,195 Hang on. 861 00:38:51,746 --> 00:38:53,366 Hey, mate. How’re you doing? 862 00:38:55,083 --> 00:38:56,423 (chuckles) No, I wish I was. 863 00:38:56,543 --> 00:39:00,843 We just got the results, and it is a copper coin. 864 00:39:00,922 --> 00:39:05,262 And the most important part is it was recovered on Lot 5. 865 00:39:05,385 --> 00:39:07,015 -Can you show him? -Um... 866 00:39:07,095 --> 00:39:08,725 I’ll try and show you, mate. 867 00:39:08,805 --> 00:39:11,645 This looks like an old hammered coin. 868 00:39:11,724 --> 00:39:14,064 I can’t really make out the details on it. 869 00:39:16,604 --> 00:39:19,114 Yeah, you got that right, mate. Nice pun as well. 870 00:39:19,232 --> 00:39:22,152 But there’s something special about this. 871 00:39:22,235 --> 00:39:24,155 All right, mate. 872 00:39:24,237 --> 00:39:27,277 -So, I’ll pass you on to Laird and Emma. -Emma. 873 00:39:27,407 --> 00:39:28,697 Cheers. 874 00:39:28,783 --> 00:39:30,413 -Will do, mate. -LAIRD: Here’s Emma. 875 00:39:30,493 --> 00:39:32,413 Heyo. Hi, hi. 876 00:39:32,495 --> 00:39:36,865 So, this-this is coming up as an arsenical-like bronze. 877 00:39:36,958 --> 00:39:39,378 Which is pretty similar to the arsenical alloy 878 00:39:39,460 --> 00:39:41,000 that we found earlier. 879 00:39:41,087 --> 00:39:45,127 It’s basically faded out from the 15 century onwards. 880 00:39:45,258 --> 00:39:48,388 And they’re all kind of gathered around Lot 5 to Lot 7. 881 00:39:48,469 --> 00:39:50,219 So, yeah, there’s a collection of 882 00:39:50,305 --> 00:39:53,565 these really old coins and metals 883 00:39:53,641 --> 00:39:55,271 which is really interesting. 884 00:39:55,351 --> 00:39:56,601 -It’s exciting. -EMMA: Yeah. 885 00:39:58,813 --> 00:40:00,903 -No. -(laughter) 886 00:40:06,112 --> 00:40:08,282 Oh, we might with this. 887 00:40:08,364 --> 00:40:10,454 That’s how... that’s how confident I am 888 00:40:10,533 --> 00:40:12,953 that this is a very, very old coin. 889 00:40:13,036 --> 00:40:16,656 Look, i-it’s a great find, but the more items we find, 890 00:40:16,789 --> 00:40:18,919 the more story, the more connective tissue. 891 00:40:23,838 --> 00:40:25,168 (laughter) 892 00:40:25,298 --> 00:40:27,428 There’s plenty of Lot 5. Don’t worry about it. 893 00:40:29,844 --> 00:40:31,184 -Take care. See you. -Bye. 894 00:40:31,304 --> 00:40:33,064 Cheers. 895 00:40:33,139 --> 00:40:36,679 Okay, well, I mean, it’s all good news. 896 00:40:36,809 --> 00:40:38,689 -Yeah. -Lot 5, Lot 7 are now turning up 897 00:40:38,811 --> 00:40:41,151 some really esoteric metals. 898 00:40:41,230 --> 00:40:43,480 -Yeah. -And we need to find out why. 899 00:40:43,608 --> 00:40:46,488 So, there’s a lot of work to do, but... 900 00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:48,111 you and I won’t do it in here, right? 901 00:40:48,196 --> 00:40:50,606 So I think we should go back out, find more. 902 00:40:50,698 --> 00:40:52,318 -Okay, mate. -All right. 903 00:40:52,408 --> 00:40:53,738 -RICK: Good luck. -GARY: See you later, guys. 904 00:40:53,826 --> 00:40:55,536 -LAIRD: Thanks. -GARY: Cheers. 905 00:40:56,955 --> 00:40:59,965 NARRATOR: As another week comes to an end on Oak Island, 906 00:41:00,041 --> 00:41:02,791 Rick, Marty, Craig and their team 907 00:41:02,877 --> 00:41:05,377 have once again made incredible progress 908 00:41:05,505 --> 00:41:08,055 toward solving the Oak Island mystery. 909 00:41:08,174 --> 00:41:11,264 Now, as they continue their pursuit of 910 00:41:11,344 --> 00:41:13,514 breakthrough discoveries in the Money Pit, 911 00:41:13,638 --> 00:41:16,268 the swamp, 912 00:41:16,349 --> 00:41:18,929 and on the western side of the island, 913 00:41:19,018 --> 00:41:23,188 will something that could rewrite North American history 914 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:24,824 soon be revealed? 915 00:41:24,899 --> 00:41:26,819 If so, 916 00:41:26,901 --> 00:41:29,111 will the team, and the world, 917 00:41:29,195 --> 00:41:33,525 be prepared for what they may find? 918 00:41:35,535 --> 00:41:38,205 Next time on The Curse of Oak Island... 919 00:41:38,287 --> 00:41:40,157 -CHARLES: Oh! We got wood. -TERRY: Whoa! 920 00:41:40,248 --> 00:41:41,668 It looks like it might be a new shaft. 921 00:41:41,749 --> 00:41:43,039 -It changes the whole story. -TERRY: Yeah. 922 00:41:43,167 --> 00:41:45,207 We could be looking at the Money Pit. 923 00:41:45,336 --> 00:41:47,416 STEPHAN: There’s significant anomalies in this area. 924 00:41:47,547 --> 00:41:50,047 Wow. That is huge. We need to dig. 925 00:41:51,884 --> 00:41:53,014 Oh, yeah. Look at that. 926 00:41:53,094 --> 00:41:54,894 -That is sweet. -Whoa. 927 00:41:54,971 --> 00:41:56,181 This is Roman. 928 00:41:56,264 --> 00:41:57,814 -Roman? -No way. 929 00:41:57,890 --> 00:42:00,350 Definitely from 300 BC. 930 00:42:00,435 --> 00:42:01,735 Roman, baby. 931 00:42:01,811 --> 00:42:03,521 -(laughter) -It’s remarkable. 932 00:42:03,604 --> 00:42:06,614 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS