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Tonight on The Curse of Oak Island.

You did work out in Smith's Cove. That was put in by the original people.

There are pictures, there are measurements, but no one has been able

to solve the mystery.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, right there.

That's old. That has a 45 cut in it. This is a structure. There's no doubt

about that. What the heck is this?

Look at that. That's a beauty. Wow, look at that.

Wow. That is a balby dazzler. That's a fantastic gemstone. This is treasure.

Congratulations, guys.

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 died trying to

solve the mystery.

And according to legend, one more will have to die before the treasure

can be found.

It is a new day on Oak Island.

One of the last before brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and members of their team

must suspend operations before another long, harsh winter sets in.

So, guys, you know, we've discussed our options in this new hole.

Oh, what's that jumping up at us?

What do you make of that?

So far this year, although they have made a number of significant discoveries

at both the Money Pit site... To me, it looks like wood.

It's bone. It's bone.

And at Smith's Cove.

Holy.

Holy shmoly, all right.

It's a cross.

The team remains frustrated that efforts to locate and retrieve the so-called

chapel vault have been so far unsuccessful.

Everybody's been close.

You can't help but be close out there. There were 44 shafts gone down.

If we actually find the chapel vault and there's something in it, it's got to be

one of the greatest stories ever written that all these people, including us,

missed. So, close doesn't matter. Close doesn't matter.

Two weeks ago, while drilling another massive 60-inch wide hole at the Money

Pit site, the team from Irving Equipment Limited encountered a large metal

obstruction at a depth of 77 feet.

Look at this. That's been chewed up.

11 out of 36. We ain't going to have no teeth on it.

We're going to put the camera in. I'm on it.

Let's see what this thing is.

After attempting to drain the shaft, water poured back in.

Pull it up. Forcing the team to call in an experienced diver. That ain't good.

No.

What is the can hung up on?

Steel plate?

Cast iron plate.

What's the problem? Why can't we advance?

We've now rallied to this consensus that the best way to come to an understanding

of what this obstruction is, is to dive the can.

I think we've rounded to the fact that diving is the safest approach at this

point. So why don't we call Mike Huntley, see if he's available.

Sounds good to me.

Hopefully he's ready, willing, and able.

Hello. Morning, Mike. Morning, Mike. Hey, Mike. Hey, Mike. Hey, Mike. Hey,

guys. How's it going?

Good. Good, Mike.

Cops, check one, two, three, four, five.

During the last two years, Mike Huntley has been instrumental in helping the

team in their search efforts in the Money Pit area.

Three seconds to chair. Over. Go to chair.

He can leave that sample bed down there.

Leave the bag there. Get yourself in the chair. Over.

I'm coming out of this hole with that bag.

So, imagine this.

We're on Oak Island, and we have a problem, which you can help us with.

Imagine that.

You have undertaken another hole with the oscillator.

So, from surface, it would be 77 feet to bottom hole location.

But here's the problem.

Here's what we need to assess.

We tried oscillating the can down. We hit a significant obstruction.

And they deduced from that that they were on significant metals. They felt it

was plate steel.

They could not get through it. And the chisel, it's an 8,300-pound hardened

alloy steel chisel, actually broke in several places.

Oh, wow. Okay.

Charles, there's nothing down there.

indicated by the archival record no this is what's so strange about it there

shouldn't be metal at that level i've never read anything anywhere that says

there was metal at this depth wow certainly of this thickness that they

can't get through with the oscillator that's interesting so we were wondering

if you would be interested in conducting this dive to determine the extent

of the obstruction and also is it plate steel oh

yeah i know guys i'm definitely interested in helping you find some

answers down here appreciate it um is there anything we would need on our end

to provide to you uh we just need the boom truck and my dive crew really

that's it how wide is your hole that you're drilling down 60 inches so we

should be able to find

And so go down, you'd investigate it, determine the width and breadth of it,

perhaps get an understanding of how thick it is.

Is there a concavity to it?

Yeah. Basically determine its physical dimensions.

Absolutely. So we all want answers. This is a very strange situation.

I agree. I'm here for you.

Mike's been here before. He's invested in the process. I mean, he...

he wants answers just like the rest of us he's enthusiastic about getting down

that can and giving us a proper explanation of what we're on as always

we appreciate it thanks mike thanks mike yeah thank you we'll be in touch okay

great thanks look forward to it yep

while

the team from irving equipment limited disassembles the massive drilling

equipment in preparation for the upcoming dive operation in the DMT

shaft.

Rick and Marty Lagina, along with Dave Blankenship, Charles Barkhouse, and

metal detection expert Gary Drayton, are preparing for a new and more extensive

search for clues at Smith's Cove.

I'm in the element here. So what's going on?

We're going to come out here.

It was here.

that just four weeks ago.

Holy shmoly, all right.

Rick and Gary made what could be the most important discovery in the history

of Oak Island, a small lead cross, a cross that is almost an exact match

for one carved into the wall of a 14th century prison in Dome, France by

members of the Knights Templar.

I was ready to put an X through Smith's Cove last year, but bottom line, a lead

cross came out of that area, and it could be very ancient indeed.

Research continues to evolve.

Who knows how many more crosses or items of interest may surface.

I'd say we set up right here, right here.

Okay.

Now, it is the team's hope that by expanding their search in the area where

the cross was found, they may unearth more clues, and possibly treasure,

connected to this incredible artifact.

We're under a time crunch here. You don't want to be out here when the tide

comes down. No, I don't. All right, well, let's do it.

While the tide remains low, the team will be able to conduct their excavation

without the assistance of any kind of dam.

But they will have to act fast.

as it won't be long before the water rises and covers the entire area.

This is going to get real tricky real fast.

I know.

While Marty uses the excavator to dig, Gary scans the

spoils for any potential metal clues and perhaps more valuable artifacts.

Come up.

Brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, along with members of their team, have just

encountered an unusual object.

Oh, I got it. Yeah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Come up. It's right there.

Something there. He tagged something right there.

That's old.

That is old.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

There's wood all through there, Rick.

This is a structure. There's no doubt about that.

A wooden structure buried beneath the rocks at Smith's Cove?

Last year, while working with archaeologist Laird Niven to uncover

evidence of possible box drains at Smith's Cove, the Oak Island team

unearthed a French drain, an ancient kind of rock formation used to control

the flow of water. Laird, I'm going to put you on the spot now.

Man-made?

I believe so, yeah. Wow.

Could this piece of wood be part of the original flood tunnel system that many

believe was constructed centuries ago to hide something of incredible value on

Oak Island?

Anything, Gary?

Just some mud and stuff.

Tides rising, boys.

Look, we don't have a whole lot of time right now. It's 5 o'clock. 5 o'clock.

That is low tide right now. It's going to start coming in.

So we can try digging. At least they can get a look at this piece of timber. Try

it real quick. Yeah, right. We don't have much time. No, do it.

Because the tide has started to rise, every second counts if the team is going

to make what could be another important discovery.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

There's a post right there. There's something right there.

That has a 45 cut in it, so it's not driftwood, right?

No.

Rick, do you think that piece that did come out is part of the U-shaped

structure? It almost has to be, right?

Could be.

A U-shaped structure?

In the early 1970s, while searching for the remains of the flood tunnel system,

Dan Blankenship and his partner David Tobias constructed a large cofferdam.

made of earth and small boulders completely surrounding smith's cove

after pumping the water out of the cove dan and his team of workers began

excavating although they were unsuccessful in locating evidence of the

stone box drains they did discover a nearly 65 foot long u-shaped wooden

structure near the westernmost point of the cove upon closer examination They

found curious notches every four feet with Roman numerals carved next to them,

a numbering system widely used by Europeans from the time of the ancient

Roman Empire all the way up through the Middle Ages to 1500 AD.

Unfortunately, before Dan Blankenship and his team could complete their

investigation of Smith's Cove, a severe storm destroyed the cofferdam and

flooded the cove.

leaving the U-shaped structure a mystery that has remained to this day.

That axe cut?

Yeah.

Water's coming up.

We're not going to be able to do this.

Not on this scale.

Yeah, I'm getting a little concerned here.

Although the rising tide... has forced the team to suspend their operations at

Smith's Cove.

They are excited to have found what could be physical evidence of the

mysterious U-shaped structure.

If it is original, by its design, by its use, the type of construction,

perhaps a carbon date, I was hoping that there would be the one thing, the one

piece of irrefutable evidence that men were here.

undertaking a large-scale project long, long ago.

We have the piece that has a clear 45 cut on it, right? So we got our carbon

dating piece.

Look, if it comes back 1400 or something... Then we're laughing.

No, then it's worth maybe coming out here and do a sheet piling deal and find

out what we got.

We've now acquired a proper sample.

If that structure comes back 1400, 1500, 1600, I think then we set ourselves a

new task, and that is to properly expose the structure and determine its use.

I'm getting out of here before I have to swim out.

I'm going with you, Marty.

OK, David.

Later that same day, Rick Lagina and Charles Barkhouse

decide to follow up on their discovery at Smith's Cove.

with a visit to the home of veteran Oak Island treasure hunter Dan Blankenship.

Sit down.

Thank you. At 94 years old, Dan has spent more than half a century working

to solve the 223-year-old mystery.

His extensive experience and discoveries on the island make him an invaluable

resource and senior advisor to Rick, Marty, and the Oak Island team.

You did work on Smith's Cove.

And you did a lot of work. Yeah, we did quite a bit of work there.

Right. It's always been a curiosity of mine, and Charles, you can speak to it

more than I.

But I've always been very curious about the so-called U-shaped structure that

you found, Dan. Yeah, that was in 71.

Yeah. Dan, do you remember this?

I believe that's you, Dan, right there.

And that's the U-shaped structure that we found there.

Right. It was a pretty big structure, wasn't it? A massive structure.

Yeah, I mean, look at the size. You can gain perspective by looking at yourself.

Look at how big that timber is.

Massive. Huge logs that must have been better than 24 inches in diameter.

In my opinion, that log would definitely still be there, but we didn't try and

remove it.

So it wasn't a beam on top of a beam on top of a beam. It wasn't a wall. That

was just one log structure.

Yeah. What exactly did you think it was?

I don't know.

I never did come up with a definitive answer.

At the time we dug it up, I always thought that was put in by the original

people.

There are pictures, there are photographs, there are measurements, but

no one has been able to articulate what.

that structure's purpose was.

So the hope is that we may be able to do that.

Well, I do know this.

I have interest in trying to come to some sort of certainty as to its purpose

and who might have done it.

It'd be good to confirm that was original.

Yes.

If the section of wooden beam that was found earlier today at Smith's Cove can

be carbon dated to sometime before 1750, then it might very likely be part of a

structure believed to have been built on Oak Island by the original depositors.

But what was it they deposited?

Gold?

Jewels?

Pirate treasure?

Or was it something of even greater value?

something that required an elaborate system of booby traps and flood tunnels

in order to prevent it from ever being discovered.

Well, one way or another, we'll get to the bottom of that.

We'll try to make it happen.

Okay, I like that.

Good luck.

While awaiting the carbon dating results from the sample taken from the U-shaped

structure, Rick Lagina, Dave Blankenship, and Charles Barkhouse

travel more than 50 miles north to the town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

I think we're going right there. There we go. We're right here. Nice house.

They have arranged to meet with the descendants of one of the men who worked

with Oak Island treasure hunter Robert Dunfield more than 50 years ago.

I introduce you to the rest of the family.

Harold Bishop's grandson called Charles and indicated to Charles that he had an

artifact from the island. He felt it was of sufficient interest that we should

come and visit.

So we called you about the piece that my grandfather found when he was working on

the island.

Okay. He was a crane operator or a bucket operator.

Okay, that definitely would be Dunfield then. Yes.

In 1965, California geologist turned treasure hunter Robert Dunfield came

to oak island determined to recover the chapel vault first reported by william

chapel and frederick blair in 1897.

in what is still to this day the largest excavation of the money pit ever

attempted dunfield and members of his team which included crane operator

harold bishop dug a massive 100 foot wide and 143 foot deep hole

unfortunately

Dunfield's operation was no match for the believed booby-trapped flood

tunnels. The hole caved in.

Just a few feet from the chapel vaults reported death.

And Dunfield and his team left empty-handed.

Or so everyone thought.

Our family connection really intrigues us to want to know more of the story and

want to see what happens and how things evolve on the island.

Yeah, and thought maybe he might be interested in seeing you know what he

brought home well yeah we'd love to see it

here it is

very

thick piece of wood too it's certainly very interesting so

this actually came out of the money pit area i believe that's where it's from

From the excavation that he was working with at the crane? Yeah. Wow.

I believe he put the plaque on himself.

Did he really? Yeah.

Oh, wow.

Look how tight those grains are. Did he ever speculate about what type of wood

this was? I don't remember him saying, but he seemed to think that perhaps it

might have been part of a ship.

Wood from a ship found deep within the Oak Island money pit?

Could it have come from the same ship that treasure hunter Fred Nolan believed

was deliberately sunk and then buried in what is now the Oak Island swamp?

If so, how did a portion of that ship happen to be buried deep in the Oak

Island money pit?

What I'm thinking, though, it could be part of the rudder. Why do you say that?

For the slots in here for moving back and forth, right? Because it would be

thick enough.

Because they're fairly substantial.

Let me see that.

That would be the double.

A nail.

No, it's a nail.

And there was one right here, too.

To me, it definitely looks like a square nail.

It is.

That nail is interesting because if it's brass or bronze, early

bronze nails, what they used on ships.

I found eight pages of what looks like a ship's log.

A few weeks ago, Oak Island researcher Don Crowell presented the team with a

translation of a ship's log, reported to have come from a failed French naval

expedition in 1746, led by the Duc d'Anville, a descendant of a family

connected to the Knights Templar.

It has been agreed that a deep pit be dug and treasures securely buried. In my

mind, they're pointing right to Oak Island.

Well, it's almost too perfect.

Could this mysterious piece of wood be connected to the Duc d'Anvil's mission

to bury a priceless treasure in a pit dug deep beneath the surface of Oak

Island? The wood in and of itself was interesting.

It was very thick, probably over three inches thick. It had routered grooves in

it. They could have been done by hand with a chisel and a hammer. But to me,

the most interesting thing was they had...

square cut nails in the corners right outside these mitered grooves.

So there's a lot of information on a little 12 by 12 piece of wood. I guess

it begs the question, at least in my mind, and, you know, are you interested

at all in perhaps aging it, species identification of the wood?

We could do scanning electron microscope on the metals. I think that would,

would really want that.

Yeah. To know more about it. I think he would have loved to have known more

about it.

The excitement is there in that piece of wood. We can analyze it. We can have

someone render opinion about it. But the disturbing aspect of being presented

these items is how much more is out there? Are there artifacts that we are

currently unaware of? And that's really what draws my attention to these items.

We want to say thank you. Thank you for reaching out.

Thank you for the stories.

Thank you for the interest.

So, John, welcome back.

Three days after obtaining a piece of the so-called U-shaped structure buried

at Smith's Cove, Rick Lagina and members of the team gather in the war room to

hear the results of the scientific testing conducted on the sample.

We did retrieve samples from that structure that's on the map, but I think

you'll find what we're about to do interesting.

The team has also invited geophysical engineer John Wanacott to take part in

the meeting.

John had conducted a previous investigation into the possible origin

of the U-shaped structure more than 30 years ago for Dan Blankenship, although

the results were not definitive.

John has actually retrieved a piece of the U-shaped structure in the past. He

obtained a piece of the left arm, if you will, and aside from John, and Daniel

Blankenship, those are the only two people I've ever seen this structure.

Craig has the reports on the piece we believe came from the U-shaped

structure. I think we'll get them up here on the line and see what Craig has

to say.

Should be interesting.

Hi, guys.

Hey, guys. How's it going?

Joining the team via videoconference from their offices in Traverse City,

Michigan, are Rick's brother Marty and their friend and business partner...

Craig Tester. You guys have the reports about the U-shaped structure.

We do. And that's why John is invited. He has a fascination with that

structure, as did Charles.

And also of particular interest, the results of the wood that Harold Bishop

had found in the Dunfield excavation.

Okay. The wood that had the wormholes in it ranges from 1684 to

1732.

So the second one that Dunfield would, it's from 1646 to

1690.

So, you know, we found a lot of things, it seems like, this year that fit in

that time period.

I think that at least the one probability curve for the U-shaped

structure is very similar to the dates we got from the human bones.

Craig, do you have those? Yeah, I sure do.

The Middle Eastern bone is 1682 to 1736, so... It's virtually the same. Yeah.

The wood from Smith's Cove and the human bones found earlier this year at the

Money Pit, all dating from before the mid-1700s?

Could the Laginas and their partners have finally found physical evidence of

human activity on Oak Island that proves...

that the legends about an elaborate engineering project being conducted

before 1750 are true.

And if so, does that mean they are closer than ever to solving the Oak

Island mystery?

So what we're left with is a big mystery. I would have to say, if we have

the budget, we should have another go at that U-shaped structure and actually

unearth it. I don't think we figured it out.

There's enough interest, I think, to expose it once and for all. Oh, yeah.

Part of the U-shaped structure that you dug had to be part of the south arm.

Yes. And that's smaller diameter.

I think it's really very interesting and very valuable, in my opinion, to get the

base log exposed.

If we get a match for the base log, then we'll get a year.

And that would tell the tale.

With the proper permits and the proper controls, that will totally encompass

and allow us to excavate.

and expose the U-shaped structure.

It's going to take a new cofferdam to do it.

And a bigger one. And a bigger one. It just means that we're probably not going

to do it this year because we have to recamp and rethink about it.

Okay, guys, look, you know, U-shaped structure, not busted, not analyzed

either.

We need to do a little more work.

Well, we definitely need a battle plan if we're going to go after it.

All right. Good job, guys.

Take care.

okay with three days remaining until the team's dive operation at the money pit

give me my tool rick lagina and metal detection expert gary drayton

have decided to investigate an area on the island that they believe might offer

some important clues lot eight we've come to realize how important metal

detecting is in terms of furthering the search And with the end of the year fast

approaching, the weather closing in, the idea is to get out there with Gary and

see what else we can come up with.

So I'd like to go in here and do some metal detecting.

Yeah, that's good.

I'll turn it on.

It was here just one week ago that the team unearthed a remarkable find.

Look at that.

It's a little ordinary lock plate.

A mysterious key plate.

One they believe could be connected to the 18th century Oak Island landowner

and privateer, Captain James Anderson.

Pretty thick in there.

This place looks like virgin ground.

If you find something in here, it's not going to be a pull tab.

Yeah, I know. That's the feeling it isn't.

This is the quietest area I've seen.

All it takes is one good signal.

That sounds good. Yeah, it does.

Bit bouncy.

Normally I wouldn't dig this, but as I've got a good digger with me.

See? It disappeared and then came back.

Good or bad?

I don't know.

Something round.

Could it be a coin? If it's a coin, it'd be a good one, being that small.

Dab nabbit, I can feel a little... A little tab on the back? Yeah, a little

tab on the back. That's what I thought. Yeah, it's a button.

Still in good condition for a little cuff button.

Yeah, it definitely looks like it's military.

Oh, yeah.

Date it?

If

the

button can be dated to some time between the late 1700s to the early 1800s, it

was most likely left behind by a former landowner or perhaps one of the first

treasure hunters on Oak Island.

But if it is determined to be from an earlier period, Could it have once

belonged to one of the men who buried treasure here?

If you can find buttons, you can find coins.

That's how it normally goes.

I'll dig up whatever you find. All right, mate.

So I was going this way, I think, wasn't I? Yep.

See, there's some iron around there. That nearly tricked me.

I was going slow enough to detect a good target next to the iron.

That sounds good.

Oh, that's good that it's deeper.

Mm-hmm.

What the heck is this?

Oh, I know what that would have been.

That would have been like a cameo brooch type thing, yeah.

This could be really old.

An ornate brooch found in the area where the team recently discovered part of a

possible treasure chest?

So a little bit of jewelry.

I wonder if it's in there still. Yeah.

I want to check the hole. Yep.

Are you done? Yeah, I think so.

Okay.

You don't think there's something that's in here, do you?

No, it could be anywhere.

Any way to know is if we was to come back with like a little sieve and just

sifter. Yeah, and sifter.

Yeah, and just dig it out.

What do you want to do?

I'd leave the hole open so we know where it is.

All right, I'll continue blowing.

That was weird. Look.

Look at this, Rick.

We've got it.

We got it. There was a bit of metal in the thingy. Look at that. That's a

beauty. That is beautiful.

That bloody well is, isn't it? Wow.

Look at how many facets on that.

That is a bobby dazzler.

That's gorgeous.

Now we know why we always recheck the old, don't we?

Look at that.

Oh, man.

It's cut. Look.

Yeah,

it is.

We just found a jewel.

Wow. That's a beauty.

Look at how many facets on that.

While metal detecting on Lot 8, Rick Lagina and Gary Drayton have just made

what could be a major historic discovery.

An object that looks to be some sort of gemstone or jewel.

Wow, it is beautiful. Look at the color on that. Isn't that pretty?

That is fantastic.

That's gorgeous.

This is exciting.

Mm-hmm. That is a beautiful thing.

Look at the colors in that.

Nice, rich, dark red.

Don't you think that's a ruby?

A ruby?

Could Rick and Gary have just found a genuine piece of antique jewelry?

But if so, how old is it? And how did it come to Oak Island?

Roach with a ruby set in it. We're both aghast. I mean, could this be the first

sign of real treasure? This truly, well and truly, is a significant find.

There must be.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,

11, 12, maybe.

12 facets.

Yeah, that's old. That's 1700s. And remember, Rick, back in the day, you

know, they did things properly. This is... I mean, who would have worn that?

If the deep red stone is determined to be authentic... it is likely one of the

first genuine pieces of antique jewelry to be found on oak island what was it

brought here as part of a pirate's treasure perhaps once belonging to the

18th century privateer captain james anderson or could it be of even greater

monetary or historical value in 1792 as the

french revolution reached its most violent and bloody phase

Queen Marie Antoinette was facing a gruesome death under the blade of a

guillotine.

Hoping to escape, she employed one of her servants to smuggle her jewels out

of the castle in hopes they could be used to purchase the queen's safety,

along with that of her family.

Unfortunately, the plan didn't work.

Both Marie Antoinette and her husband, King Louis XVI, were executed

strangely however the queen's jewels were

never found for years rumors abounded that the queen's servant had secured

passage on a ship headed for north america and that the queen's jewels were

buried somewhere on oak island it was this theory that attracted the attention

of a 27 year old treasure hunter from hyde park new york The future 32nd

President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

You know, I've long wondered what compelled FDR to become involved.

He was interested in the Marie Antoinette connection, the disappearance

of the French crown jewels.

We found one brooch with a stone in it.

My mind went to the FDR belief.

but we never really substantiated it.

Perhaps there's more information to be gleaned. You know, Gary, it's such a

remarkable find. I think I should call my brother.

Everyone up there. Everybody should come down and take a look at this.

It's just absolutely stunningly beautiful.

Hello? Hey, Gary and I found something, and I think you guys will be interested

in seeing it. Why don't you come down and take a look?

Done. We're on our way. Okay.

If it's a ruby, even if it's a semi-precious stone, this is treasure.

It's defined by the treasure trove of license. So, you know, I guess pat on

the back to all of us. You know, we found treasure.

Might it be part of some sort of original deposition?

It's possible. Again, we need experts to weigh in.

All right, all right. He's grinning like a Cheshire cat.

What have you got? Well, we'll start off with a few finds. Yeah, all top pocket

finds.

was kind of like disappointed when we found it you know it's like a brooch

yeah it's like a brooch beautiful brooch and then and then we checked the

hole and we found the jewel wow oh man 12 facets is that a ruby

i think so wow if that's a ruby that's a fantastic ruby yeah it's about a three

carat ruby if it's a ruby i'm hoping that it tells a story because don't chip

at the mount because the mount will tell perhaps the design story way to go gary

that's why every day you find a jewel on oak island absolutely

beautiful color what beautiful piece of

jewelry yeah no you can't do the gold dance can you no Let's see the ruby

dance.

It's a gemstone set in a brooch, and Gary's convinced that it's ancient.

And he's good. He's not often wrong. Better than good.

I'm not talking about metal detecting. He's good at determining what things

are. And a gemstone, a significant, he thought, three-carat gemstone, might

open all kinds of doors up.

Well, this needs to get to a jeweler ASAP.

I don't know what to say, Gary. Well done, for sure. Very well done.

Yeah. Pretty cool.

Very cool. So we've got another hot little area in there. Yeah. So I take it

you're going to work that area a bit? We're going to hammer it today.

Congratulations, guys.

Good job, guys. Excellent job.

After a week which began with frustrating setbacks at the money pit,

the discovery of what could be an actual piece of the Oak Island treasure has

convinced the team that the answers they've been seeking might be closer

than they believe but now that they appear to be on the brink of an

incredible breakthrough will they find the object that generations of treasure

hunters have been looking for for more than two centuries or will it lead them

to an even greater discovery one they could never have imagined

next time on the curse of oak island a special season finale i took

the gem to a gemologist it's a 500 year old stone get him in the

water eyes and boots yes what is down there and can we get it out it's kind of

wide like a plate we found something red oak island is for real a lot of this

looks spendable david yes i say we celebrate this treasure i know