06x18 - Heavy Metal

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

RICK: These items came
from the tunnel

associated with the Money Pit.

MARTY:
We might be closing in.

Human beings were down there.

This is the kind of thing
you were hoping for.

Oh, really?
I would put it

in the early 1700s.

GARY:
Look at that.

Fits like a glove!

Know what this reminds me of?

What?
The hole in the cross!

TOBIAS:
The lead isotope data here

is identical to the cross.

Excellent.
MARTY: Wow.

NARRATOR:
There is an island

in the North Atlantic

where people have been looking
for an incredible treasure

for more than 200 years.

So far, they have found
a stone slab

with strange symbols carved
into it,

mysterious fragments
of human bone,

and a lead cross whose origin
may stretch back

to the days
of the Knights Templar.

To date, six men have d*ed
trying to solve the mystery.

And, according to legend,

one more will have to die

before the treasure
can be found.

NARRATOR: As a new day begins
on Oak Island...

Let's get Craig on the TV
and talk about this.

...brothers Rick and Marty
Lagina are in the w*r room

to conduct an important meeting

via video conference with
their partner Craig Tester.

Hello, Craig.
Hey, Craig.

Hey, guys.

We're here to discuss

Smith's Cove.
Sounds good.

For me,
as close as we're getting

to the end of the year here, we
really got to do this excavation

and dig underneath
the crane pad.

Yep.

We did get an extension
on the cofferdam.

MARTY:
And our permits.

Oh, no kidding?

But we need to make a decision,

because time and weather's
closing in.

You know,
Marty's well aware that

and you are, too
of the red dye results

coming out in Smith's Cove.

NARRATOR:
Three weeks ago...

Let's do this.
The Oak Island team

conducted a largescale test
at the Money Pit site

by pumping thousands
of gallons of water,

mixed with nontoxic red dye,

down the exploratory
borehole C1.

MARTY (over radio):
The dye has been cast.

Copy that.

NARRATOR:
They were attempting to locate

where a number of believed
flood tunnels originate

off the island's shores,

flood tunnels
which were designed

as a means of boobytrapping

the centuriesold
treasure shaft.

Just hours after beginning

their operation,
treasure hunter Gary Drayton

was astonished to discover

redcolored water
seeping out from the ground

at Smith's Cove,

water which
then tested positive

for traces of the red dye...

That's a good
positive indication.

...meaning that the team

may have finally located
a flood tunnel

connected directly
to the location

of the fabled
Oak Island treasure vault.

Yeah! It's even higher!

I have to say, the dye
only coming out in Smith's Cove,

do you find that persuasive
like I kind of do?

Yeah, I do.
I mean, especially, you know,

where... where historically
we think the, um,

flood system is,

that there's still water
seeping around the edges.

So, you know, I think
we have to follow it, for sure.

I do, too. I mean,
if we actually unearthed

the flood tunnel,
that would change a lot.

I think we all agree that
it should be followed up on.

It's just, how?

You know,
with the fall storms coming in,

I think the sooner the better
that Billy gets out there.

I'd call him
and start tomorrow. Say, "Okay,

start taking the crane pad apart
and follow it back."

Yep.
Yeah.

NARRATOR: Having just obtained
government permission

to leave the 525footlong
steel cofferdam

surrounding Smith's Cove
in place,

the Laginas and their partners
will now dismantle

the 6,000 squarefoot
wooden construction pad

so that they can dig
beneath the area

and hopefully uncover
what could be

the convergence point
for the flood tunnels.

What's becoming clear is to do
a complete job in Smith's Cove,

we're gonna have
to move the crane pad.

And we are absolutely
running out of time.

The weather's closing in.

We're tired. He's tired.

Uh, everybody is.

I agree, but we still have
a window of time,

and I'm hoping that
we'll get some answers yet.

And I think that's exactly
what we're gonna do.

Yeah. Okay, well, then we do it.

And, you know,
at the end of the year

we'll have no regrets.

Sounds good.
All right, Craig.

Okay.
Thanks for The time.

RICK: See you.
MARTY: See you soon.

NARRATOR: Following
his meeting in the w*r room...

Hi, Rick.
Good morning.

...Rick Lagina joins other
members of the Oak Island team

at the Money Pit site,

where they are continuing
efforts to excavate

the exploratory borehole
known as S6.

So, we stuck an... stuck
another can on this morning,

and our casing teeth is
at 164 total length now.

Anything come up?
Not yet.

We're kind of
pulling up some mud

and some, what we're
gonna call harder rock, but...

we'd have to, you know,
turn to Terry

on what exactly that rock is.

We're getting mostly
carbonaceous sediments,

bedded sediments,
and a little bit of wood.

So we're still in the influence,
I would say,

of the debris field.

NARRATOR:
While drilling at this same

site just three days ago...

DOUG:
That's a lot of wood, Terry.

That's a nice chunk.
Look at The flat surface there.

...the Oak Island team
penetrated a hard wooden object

at a depth of 101 feet,

which they believe to be
the socalled Shaft Six tunnel,

a searcher tunnel
constructed in 1861

which connects directly to
the original Money Pit shaft.

CHARLES:
That's some big timbers.

But as they continued
to drill deeper,

Rick and the team
made what could be

one of their most significant
discoveries so far:

That's oak.
a handcut oak timber,

the same kind reportedly used

to construct the original
Money Pit centuries ago.

It is the team's belief that
the discovery of this timber,

as well as possible
leather bookbinding

and iron chain, are evidence
of the massive collapse

that occurred
in the Money Pit in 1861

and which left a debris field
of potential artifacts

and treasure scattered
across the Shaft Six tunnel.

I think at this point

we should take the material
to the wash plant,

and what we'll do is
we'll wash it,

and then we'll take
the intermediary back to this,

That wash table...
That's where I sent

the last one,

down to The wash plant.
Okay.

I'd just continue to do that,

unless something comes up
of "some significance,"

and then we'll go back
to the wash table.

Okay.

NARRATOR:
In order to thoroughly examine

the spoils being excavated
from the S6 shaft,

the team has decided to use
the largescale wash plant

located near Smith's Cove.

As each load
of earth and material

is fed into the machine, they
will automatically be cleaned

and sorted according to size,

allowing them to be
carefully searched by hand

for any important artifacts
and, hopefully, treasure.

Hey, Bill.
Hey, Rick.

So... what's up?

Well, this is what we found

so far off the wash plant line.

S6?
Yep.

RICK:
What do you make of it?

Well, it's a few
cool little things.

I'm not a pottery expert,
but some of it

looks pretty...
What is that?

Pipe stem?

BILLY:
Kind of looks like a pipe stem.

But our guess...
This is The chewing end?

BILLY:
Yeah, where it tapers down.

That fits in the pipe.

That's interesting.
Yep.

Oh, this is...
this is cool stuff.

Yeah.
No question about that.

To me, this speaks
to two things.

Human beings were down there,

so it's either these items
came from the shaft,

or someone was in a tunnel
associated with the Money Pit.

To me, that's huge.
Yeah, exactly.

RICK: We have a container
literally filled to the brim

with objects that have
been found on the wash plant.

There's certainly pieces
of pottery,

little bits of glass,

but you don't know
what it means, other than:

people were down
at those depths doing something.

DOUG:
160?

TERRY:
Yeah, yeah, there's there.

Hey, Rick.
Hey.

This came up
from the wash plant,

and Billy was kind enough
to get his guys on it.

Right.
So...

that...

To me, that's fairly old glass.

TERRY:
Mm, that looks very old, yeah.

And then we have
pieces of pottery,

which Laird will have to render

an opinion about.
TERRY: Oh, wow.

Laird will be interested
in that.

Yep.

DOUG:
That's people on there.

JARDINE: Really?
They're going over a bridge.

TERRY:
Interesting.

DOUG:
We saw some of that

last year out of H8.

NARRATOR: Pottery? Similar
to pieces the team has found

in Borehole H8,
located just ten feet away?

It was also in H8,

one year ago, that Rick
and Marty encountered an object

they believed to be
a sevenfoothigh wooden vault,

first reported
by treasure hunters

Frederick Blair
and William Chappell in 1897.

Could the pottery
the team has just found

in the S6 spoils
be further evidence

that they have located
the tunnel

connected directly
to the original Money Pit?

RICK:
This looks old to me.

TERRY:
Oh, look at that.

Now, that's a re...

RICK:
This looks old to me.

Oh, look at that!
Now that's a re...

NARRATOR:
In the Money Pit area,

Rick Lagina and members
of the Oak Island team

have just made a potentially
significant discovery

while examing the spoils
excavated from Borehole S6.

Look at the glaze on that.

That's pretty crude,
like an earthenware.

RICK:
Yup.

Does that indicate age?
I don't know.

But some of these things are...
surely quite unique.

Yeah.
We've never seen them before.

Yeah. That'sthat's a bubble
in the glaze,

a flaw.
RICK: Mmhmm.

TERRY:
Careless work or age,

I'm not sure which.

Well, Laird will be interested
in that.

RICK:
We did find some pottery

of the kind that we have
not found as of yet.

So, we need to bring
those items to Laird.

And we've got
an enormous amount

of wash plant material
to go through, so,

there's still hope
that the one thing is

in those, uh, materials.

Good job, guys.
Let's keep digging.

NARRATOR:
The next day,

Rick Lagina and Craig Tester,
along with island

historians Doug Crowell
and Paul Troutman,

meet with archeologist
Laird Niven in the w*r room.

Again, Laird, welcome back.
Thank you.

NARRATOR:
After finding pieces

of what could be

ancient pottery
in Borehole S6,

Rick is eager
for Laird to examine them

and confirm whether or not
they might date

to before the Money Pit's
discovery in 1795.

I've been on and on and on,

almost ad nauseam,
everybody knows.

I always thought
the way to unravel

the Money Pit mystery was, uh,

to find the tunnel, the tunnel

between Shaft Six
and the Money Pit.

We did make some finds,

and I'd like you
toto weigh in on them.

Okay.
and to have a Look

for yourself.

This is kind of
an interesting case.

Yes, you have a pattern,

an identifiable
Blue Willow pattern

that was used
for a number of years.

This is aa transfer print
that had been

used over and over again.

So, we're gonna say...

1810s to 1840s.

Oh?

hmm.
PAUL: Okay.

Now this is a really cool piece
right there.

LAIRD:
So that's a pipe bit.

See...

this is so obviously
not a clay pipe.

PAUL:
Yeah.

LAIRD:
Um...

this wouldn't be
out of place in...

in the 1870s, 1880s.

Mmhmm.
I would say

it's probably post1850.

RICK:
Might be a little piece

of history.

That's a big piece of stoneware,

redbodied stoneware.

Hmm.

It's got a pretty
highlyfired red body.

I've seen a lot
of pottery from...

from Oak Island, but see this?

See the striations
on the outside? I haven't

seen That before.
Oh?

It's almost made with a...

like a comb
or tool of some sort.

And what does that tell you?

Well, this would be the one
thing that could be earlier.

Oh. How early?

I would put it...

in the early,

possibly in the earlier part
of the 1700s.

So this is the kind of thing
you were hoping for.

Really?
Yeah.

NARRATOR:
Stoneware pottery?

Dating back to the early 1700s?

Could this piece of pottery
be definitive proof

of human activity
deep underground

in the Money Pit area

prior to the treasure shaft's
discovery in 1795?

And if so, could it validate
the team's belief

that they intercepted part
of the socalled debris field

in Borehole S6?

Having you be surprised

!sis... !sis important.

Mmhmm.
I mean, obviously,

you know, you've looked at

a myriad number of things,
and this is, really for you,

it's the first real "Aha."
Yeah.

It is, definitely.

RICK:
So, given that,

this may be evidence

that, you know,
there's much earlier activity

on the island
than we had, um... supposed.

Yup. I agree.

That's great.
CRAIG: Definitely.

Yup.
RICK: So,

thank you, Laird.
Laird: Yeah.

NARRATOR:
Later that day...

Hey, guys.
Hey.

Hey, Rick.

...Rick Lagina arrives
in the Money Pit area

after receiving
an important call

from representatives
of Irving Equipment Limited

concerning Borehole S6.

I'm sure you've got
some information here,

but but before you do that,
let me get Craig

up on The line.
TERRY: Okay.

NARRATOR:
Although Craig Tester is

currently off the island,

Rick is eager for his partner,
who is also an engineer,

to weigh in
on any new decisions.

Craig, you there? Hello?

RICK:
Yeah, Craig.

I'll let Danny give you
thethe digging details,

and then Terry will render
an opinion

about the geology
we're encountering.

And then, each of us will
weigh in as to where we sit.

Here's Dan... here's Danny.

Hello, Craig.

I got some numbers for you.

We have a total
of 216 feet of casing.

190 of it is in the ground.

We have a hole depth of 175.

We have a plug of 15 foot.

That's what...
that's what we got.

Here's Terry's understanding
of the geology.

So, we're definitely below the
level of the bedrock plateau.

Most of the material is

groundup, uh,
limestonerich sediment.

Just fairly classic,
fairly straightforward material

that we've encountered
in a number of places

when we've gone
into the solution channel.

NARRATOR:
News that the 60inchwide

drilling caisson

has encountered limestone
bedrock at a depth of 190 feet

is a disappointing development.

It indicates
that the S6 shaft has now dug

well below
the believed debris field

and the possible location

of any more valuable clues
or objects.

Rick, I'll just let you
take it from there.

Yeah, so,

II'm of the position that

we're not gonna encounter
anything further

that will direct us
where to go next.

I guess what it comes down to,

I would strongly advocate
that we...

we end the hole,
andand, you know,

do everything we need to do to
set up onto the next location.

RICK:
I'm disappointed.

I was hoping for the one thing.

And unfortunately,
wewe took a swing,

and, yeah, we certainly
didn't hit a home run.

But did we find the one thing?

Nope.
No, we didn't.

You know, maybe...
maybe we were real close.

Um, and I guess
that's what I'm gonna cling to.

Okay. That's what we'll do.

All right. Thanks, Craig.

Good night.
CRAIG: Bye.

Okay. That's what we'll do then.

We're done.

TERRY:
Okay. See you later.

RICK:
See you tomorrow.

NARRATOR:
As a new day dawns

on Oak Island,

Rick Lagina joins
heavy equipment operator

Billy Gerhardt at Smith's Cove.

Okay, we have the extension.
That's great news.

NARRATOR:
Having received

the necessary permits

to expand their excavation
into the beach area,

Rick is eager to start removing
the 6,000 squarefoot crane pad

so that the team can dig in
search of the convergence point

leading
to a manmade flood tunnel.

A tunnel which the team hopes
can be traced back

to the legendary
Money Pit treasure vault.

RICK:
What do you think?

Deconstructing,
what's the timeline?

You can do it in a hurry if
you're not fussy where it goes,

But you know that...
Aah...

Being not fussy means ultimately
more work, more time.

Yeah, that's what I think,
too, right?

So... so, it's about putting
the material here

That we have room for.
Mmhmm.

And the rest we have to put in
the truck and truck up the hill.

NARRATOR:
In order to build

the massive cofferdam,

the team from Irving Equipment
Limited had to first move

some 2,500 tons of earth
and gravel to construct

a foundation strong enough
to support a 300ton crane.

It looks like
a really sturdy pad.

NARRATOR:
This material,

along with
the several hundred tons

of spoils displaced during the
excavation of Smith's Cove

must now be relocated

in order for the team
to dig beneath the crane pad.

RICK:
Well, bottom line is,

let's start.

We'll be ready.
All righty.

NARRATOR:
As work to remove the crane pad

begins at Smith's Cove,

Rick Lagina heads
to the research center

to meet with historians
Doug Crowell and Paul Troutman

regarding the team's plans
moving forward

in the Money Pit area.

DOUG: Hey, Rick.
Good morning.

Good morning.
Okay, today, uh,

you know, we've got, uh,

not a difficult choice,

but certainly
an important choice ahead of us.

Um, you know,
I had high hopes for S6.

Uh, unfortunately,
we only got

more clues, which beget more...

more questions.
Paul, your opinion?

You know, we could be close
to the Money Pit.

That's what I feel we're in
because of those new timbers.

It could be from any number
of shafts, but the fact

that they're solid oak,
some of these,

that says to me that it might be
original Money Pit.

We have but one can today

that we have to put a pin in.

What's your choice?

PAUL:
I would actually go

to this location.

NARRATOR:
Two weeks ago, the Laginas

and their partners hired

professional surveyor
Steve Guptill

to compile the records
of previous searchers

from the past two centuries.

STEVE G.:
Here's just a quick overview

of everything
that has been drilled up there.

NARRATOR:
By combining this data

along with
the more recent efforts

of the Oak Island team,

Steve was able to create
a virtual master map,

one that Rick hopes
will help them locate

the original
Money Pit treasure shaft.

PAUL:
So, from about 103 to 120,

we did come into
conglomerations of wood,

and we found
all those pieces of wood,

which were really interesting.

So, we possibly did hit
into a shaft

or a tunnel like we're finding.
The problem is

we found so much wood

of different size,
shape and construction.

But I feel like we're close
in this area.

Whether it goes west or north,

we'rewe're definitely
somewhere around in here.

Presently, we're right here,

so I would go further north,
and this is a...

a good location to go to.

I think the debris field
will possibly go up,

and this could be
the Money Pit area.

But we're gonna have
to explore it and find out.

Doug?

DOUG:
I agree with Paul.

I think the preponderance
of evidence that we have so far,

it's circumstantial,

but the pottery turned out
to be really interesting.

So, is that a sign that we're
really close to the Money Pit?

RICK:
We're starting

to get
to real interesting pieces.

We're creating
quite a mosaic, but...

DOUG:
Clues are questions,

Not answers.
Yes, exactly. Well said.

But I think

for right now, today,

the location
that we need toto put an "X" on

!sis that one right there.
FG5.5.

NARRATOR:
Based on their discoveries

in the S6 shaft,

it is the team's belief

that they may have intercepted
the Shaft Six tunnel

and that their new site
known as FG5.5,

which is located
some five feet north

and on the same line,

could be on target to hit
the original Money Pit itself.

That whole area is of interest.

H8 is close by.

The Hedden Shaft is close by.

Chappell Shaft is close by.

We're still on the track
of the supposed tunnel

associated with
the original Money Pit, but...

There's a lot of
interesting information there,

but where is the vault?

Okay, Paul,
put a lucky "X" on that spot.

"X" marks the spot.
"X" marks the spot.

NARRATOR:
As Rick, Doug and Paul

conclude their meeting

in the Oak Island
Research Center...

GARY: Lot 21, Jack.
JACK: Mmhmm.

...Jack Begley and metal
detection expert Gary Drayton

head to Lot 21.

There's a lot of history
in this area.

Yeah.
And it's opposite

The McGinnis foundation.
Mmhmm.

So with this little coil,

hopefully we can get
in between the iron

and find something good.

JACK:
Mmhmm.

I'll zigzag down the hill.

I'm gonna go really slow
and try and winkle out

some good signals.

NARRATOR:
In light of their

significant new finds

at the Money Pit site,

the team is eager to look
for more clues

by continuing
their investigation

into one of the men
who first uncovered

the treasure shaft in 1795:

Daniel McGinnis.

Not long after McGinnis
and two friends

made their
lifechanging discovery,

he purchased Lot 21

on the western end
of the island

and built a home,

where he spent the remainder
of his life

raising a family,

farming
and searching for treasure.

Although the house
has long since weathered away,

the stone foundation remains
a protected historical site

on Oak Island.

However, it is the team's hope

that by searching nearby
on the property

McGinnis once owned,

they might find important clues

or precious objects
he may have recovered

from the Money Pit
centuries ago,

such as the goldplated brooch

discovered on this same lot
earlier this year,

which was determined by experts

to be as much as 700 years old.

GARY:
I'm hearing a bit of iron.

JACK:
It's blinking?

GARY:
Yeah.

That's definitely modern.

I can tell it's a higher pitch.

Hey, that's not iron.

Yeah, that doesn't sound
too bad, actually.

(detector whing)

Yeah, let's get this one, Jack.

That doesn't sound too bad.

Ooh, I think I've got one
over here, as well,

just behind that.

Let me get a...

All right.

Go on, mate.

Give it some welly.

It might be out, Jack.

Oh, all right.

(detector beeping)

Yeah, that's what it is.
I think you're right.

(sighs) You never know.

(beeping)

JACK:
Come on.

Something good.

GARY:
What? Ooh!

GARY:
Yeah, that's what it is.

NARRATOR
While exploring Lot 21

on the western end
of Oak Island...

JACK:
Come on.

Something good.

(beeping)

GARY:
What? Ooh!

Yeah, that is good, actually.
is That lead?

GARY:
Yeah, it's lead.

NARRATOR:
...Jack Begley

and metal detection expert
Gary Drayton

have just made a potentially
important discovery.

This, actually,

with it being this shape

on both ends,
this had a purpose.

It might... I don't know what.

JACK:
Oh, you think it broke off

from something?

GARY:
Yeah.

Wow. II think
I see decoration on this.

That's pretty cool.
Yeah, it is.

GARY:
'Cause the more

I'm looking at it,

you can see little leaf designs

where it was poured in the mold

or bark of a tree.

JACK: Where?
Do you See that?

Looks like little flowers.

JACK: Oh, yeah.
Along it.

Decorated.
right near The edge.

GARY:
It's gonna be interesting

to see what this is

when it's cleaned up.

All right, mate,
we'll have a little look

and see if we can find
anything else.

Doublecheck the hole.

GARY: It's a different tone.
That's all right.

Ooh!

There's more.
Something in The spoil pile.

Come on, baby,
be something good.

Maybe it's more of this lead.

Ooh. Yeah, it is more of it.
it is more of it.

Oh, man, this is interesting.
Look at that.

Let's get that other piece out.

You think it fits together?

GARY:
Yeah, look at that.

Fits like a glove.

JACK:
Yeah!

GARY:
It's a square hole.

Man, look at that.

you know What
this reminds me of?

What?

The hole in the cross.

NARRATOR:
Lead pieces found on the

property of Daniel McGinnis?

With features similar
to the lead cross discovered

one year ago at Smith's Cove?

Hello, Tobias.
Hi, guys.

NARRATOR:
Earlier this year,

the Oak Island team sought
the expertise

of Tobias Skowronek,
a geochemist

at the German Mining Museum
in Bochum, Germany,

who conducted a lead isotope
analysis on the cross.

I think it's pre15th century.

This could be Templar connected.

NARRATOR:
Using data collected

from laser ablation testing,

he was able to determine
that the lead was mined

over 600 years ago
in a region of Southern France

near a onetime stronghold
of the Knights Templar.

This might be holy shamoly,
part two!

No way!

Sweet!
Yeah, that is.

This is fantastic.

a couple of Good things
to show Rick.

Mmhmm.

JACK:
He'll be really excited

to see this stuff.

NARRATOR:
Following his exciting

discovery on Lot 21,

Gary Drayton heads to the
Oak Island Research Center

to share his latest find
with Rick, Marty

and other members of the team.

Found a really nice decorative
piece of lead on Lot 21.

Oh, really?

And I believe it's really,
really old.

GARY:
When this first came

out the ground,

there was soil stuck to it,

and both Jack and I saw,

like, a floral decorative
pattern on it.

That's the side where we see it.

This is the top side.
You see the little design there?

Seems to... Yeah.
MARTY: Like a rope thing

right here?

PAUL:
Do you think it looks like

a leaf or a vine

that's on the pattern here?

That would be interesting
because the vines are

supposed to be a symbology,
a sacred symbology for

the children of Israel
and the Holy Lands over there.

Yeah, it could be.

PAUL:
I wonder if it has any bearing

to the Tree of Life.

It's another possibility
with symbology on it.

NARRATOR:
The Tree of Life?

The ancient Hebraic symbol the
team found carved on the wall

of a 14th century Templar
prison in Domme, France?

One year ago...
Oh, wow.

...Rick Lagina and his nephews
Alex and Peter

visited Domme, France,
where they were shown carvings

made by members
of the Knights Templar,

including one that depicted
The Tree of Life.

This kabbalistic symbol
features ten points,

known as sefirot, representing
the divine principles

of the human soul
and the spiritual path to God.

Even more astonishing
was a large cross

in the wall next to it,

which, incredibly,
is nearly an exact match

to the lead cross discovered
one year ago at Smith's Cove.

Could the vinelike pattern
found

on the newly discovered
lead artifact

really symbolize
the Tree of Life?

And, if so, could it also be
related to the medieval cross?

Jack and I,
we found one long strip of lead,

and then, at the side of it,
we found another little piece.

And when we put 'em together,
we noticed

there was a square hole

similar in size to the one

in The cross. Yeah.
in The cross.

MARTY: Can I See that?
PAUL: Yeah, we actually have

a small piece right here.

GARY:
Wow.

MARTY:
And you found those

right next to each other?
Yeah.

Yeah.
So, they definitely...

belong to each other.
Fit... Right.

GARY:
Once you put

those two pieces together,

and I saw

so much similarities
between this

and the cross
that came out of Smith's Cove.

And especially
the square hole as well.

MARTY:
Yeah, I see that, Gary.

Definitely a square hole.

GARY:
It looks like

it's got a square hole
on the other end.

Itit looked like it was tacked,

nailed on to something.

And I would imagine,

if it was part
of a larger cross,

it would've been nailed
onto wood with square nails,

little square nails.
Well,

obviously, this cries out to

where did the lead come from
testing.

RICK: Exactly.
Yeah.

MARTY:
We have to test the lead, Gary.

It would go from
eh, what is it to "dramatic"

if This was mined
at RennesleChteau.

RICK: Yeah.

Yep. Laser ablation.
GARY: Yeah.

I mean, this has got a really,

really old feel about it.

I think you guys
are gonna be surprised

once we get This tested.
good.

RICK:
Of all the tests

we've conducted,

all the analytics applied

to all kinds of science,

laser ablation
really has been, uh,

probably the most definitive.

So why wouldn't we get it
tested?

It takes a lot to float my boat
when it comes to lead,

but... this has.

You know,
it's hard to disbelieve you,

Yeah.

because you've said that many
more than a few times,

Mm.

and you've been correct
every single time.

All right,

well, keep finding, Gary.
Keep looking.

and you guys keep analyzing.
Yeah, we'll keep at it, Marty.

we got a million things to do.
Let's go.

Yeah.

Well done, Gary.
Yep.

If there's a piece of metal,
you'll find it.

That's what I'm here for.
Yep.

Three days after the
discovery of a lead artifact

on Lot 21...

Good morning.
VANESSA: Hello!

I should say "good afternoon."

...Rick, Doug and Paul

join surveyor Steve Guptill
in the Money Pit area,

where the team from Irving
Equipment Limited has begun

to remove
the 60inchwide steel caisson

from the S6 shaft.

Having abandoned
their excavation there,

the team has decided
to repurpose

the massive steel sections

to dig
their new exploratory borehole

in search
of the original Money Pit.

Okay, so what we'd like to do

I mean, I don't want to stop
you, but I think you'd like

to know a general area
of where we're gonna go next.

Yeah.
So we're hoping just

to show you...

That would be great.
I mean, we'll pinpoint it

exactly,

but we'll have to come back
after everything's removed

and actually put a stake
in the ground.

So, we'll set Steve loose. We
have all the points programmed,

get him over there,
and let you know.

Okay. Yeah, that'd be great,

'cause then we'll know
where to put equipment.

RICK:
Exactly.

Okay,
we'll let Steve go to work,

andand then we'll all get
aa really good idea

of where we need to go.

Perfect. Let's do it.

It's just over here.

NARRATOR: Using GPS coordinates
provided to him by the team,

Steve Guptill will now mark the
location of the next dig site,

designated earlier as FG5.5,

located some six feet northwest
of Borehole S6.

The trail of information
from S6

to this location, we believe
we're rounding to something.

And we may,
because of this hole,

we may find the Oak Island
Treasure Company vault,

i.e. the Chappell Vault.

We may find the Money Pit.

We're very close to
a number of things, possibly.

So, it's pretty close
to the last drill.

Okay.

From center point,
it's only two meters off.

Okay.

So, right about here.

VANESSA: right about there.
Okay, so the corner of this.

So we're coming right up here
for... What's this one gonna

be called?
RICK: you name it.

me name it?
Yeah.

What's your daughter's name?

Gracie.

Let's do GG1,

because we call her GG
and my daughter's named Gracie.

So how 'bout GG1?

It's a lucky name.
it is. it is a lucky name.

RICK: Fair enough. All Right.
All right. We'll get set up.

NARRATOR:
As the team from Irving

Equipment Limited breaks ground

on Borehole GG1
at the Money Pit site...

...brothers Marty
and Rick Lagina,

their partner Craig Tester,

and metal detection expert
Gary Drayton

gather in the w*r room.

They are eager to hear

the results
of scientific analysis

conducted on the lead artifact

found three days ago on Lot 21.

As you guys know,

Rick sent the laser ablation
data on to Tobias,

the guy who determined
where the cross

was mined and when.
Yeah.

So, he's gonna have some data
for us.

Hopefully we get some good news.

We're going to have an
information session from Tobias.

He's the German scientist
that, uh,

has the extensive lead mine data

and analyzed the cross.

Gary, can you get Tobias
on the screen, please?

Yeah, sure.

I'll get him up.

Hello, Tobias.

Hello again, everyone.

RICK:
So, Tobias,

we sent on the isotope values,

so we're very keenly interested

in what your determination
has been.

Okay, so, uh, I had a look

at the data
of the Lot 21 artifact, right?

Correct.
Exactly.

Okay, the Lot 21 artifact,

well, it could be
a little bit different

from your expectations.

So, can I tell you
what I think?

Yes, please.
Absolutely.

Okay.

I believe that this object
could have been once

an art object.

What makes you think that?

In the Middle Ages,

there was invented
a technique called cloisonn\.

And this is a technique where

the artist would first do
some netlike structure

on the object...

Yeah.
...and then put in

a binding medium

of calcite, enamel,

and some pigments
to achieve some colors.

And this is exactly
the assemblage

of elements that we have here.

Wow.
Excellent.

Mm.

NARRATOR:
Dating as far back as 5000 BC,

cloisonn is an ancient method
for decorating metal

and ceramic objects,

used in everything
from fine art

and jewelry to ornate weaponry.

This technique involves
soldering metal wire or strips

often made of gold or silver

to make compartments
on the surface of an item.

These compartments,
or cloisons,

would be filled with a mixture
of powdered glass and minerals

and then fired in a kiln,

creating a smooth,
polished finish.

TOBIAS:
Okay, so this piece is

particularly interesting

because
the lead isotope data here

is identical
to those of the cross.

Really?
Wow.

TOBIAS:
The lead isotope data

here is identical
to those of the cross.

Really?
Wow.

That's great.
and That means

that probably both pieces

come from the same ore deposit.

So, it's pre15th century.

Wow.

This is fantastic.

NARRATOR:
In the w*r room,

geochemist Tobias Skowronek

has just shared
an astonishing report

with members
of the Oak Island team.

He has determined
that the decorative lead piece

found on Lot 21

matches the lead used
to make the medieval cross

discovered last year
at Smith's Cove,

lead which was mined
more than 600 years ago

in a region of Southern France

with deep ties
to the Knights Templar.

TOBIAS:
This is absolutely

from the same source,
uh, as the cross is.

Wow.

That's huge.

Yeah.

That is amazing,
'cause that reminded me

of the cross.

MARTY:
You know, it makes sense.

If people were here,

they would probably have put
an impact

all over the island.

So it seems incredible

and stretches belief, but...

the lead from the cross and
the lead from this other piece

were from the same ancient mine
in France.

Fantastic job.
Appreciate the data.

RICK: Yeah.

Very much appreciate the time.
Thank you. I'm sure

you'll hear from us again.
(chuckles)

TOBIAS:
Thank you, guys.

It was a tremendous opportunity
for me,

so I hope
that the story continues.

The story will continue.
Thank you.

NARRATOR:
For Rick, Marty and the team,

the confirmation
that two discoveries

made on opposite ends
of Oak Island both date

to a time and place connected
to the Knights Templar

offers what could be
the greatest breakthrough yet

in the 223 years old
Oak Island mystery.

Could they be proof that
members of the medieval order

really did visit Oak Island

as early as the 14th century?
(shouting)

Or might
they have been left here

by their heirs during an effort

to protect their most
sacred treasures and secrets

for all of eternity?

As the team continues
their quest

to locate the legendary
Money Pit treasure vault,

one thing now seems
more certain than ever.

Whatever lies buried
on Oak Island

could very well change

the history of North America.

Next time
on The Curse of Oak Island...

D'ARCY O'CONNOR:
A Spanish galleon loaded

with plunder

got caught in a storm
and was purposefully beached

on Oak Island.

Oh, sweet!

A really old piece of glass.

They call 'em pirate bottles.

See? Pirates were here.

DANNY:
Yeah!

That's what we're looking for!

RICK:
We're on something.

That is massive.

Oh, look at that.
JACK: What?

That's a lock.

JACK: Oh, it is!
That looks like it's off

A treasure chest.