The Curse of Oak Island (2014) s04e09 Episode Script

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I think we explored 10-X.
- No. No. Nope.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Why do you guys keep
handing on to this?
Because I believe.
Let's put this machine in there.
Yeah. Let's get in hole.
I still am puzzled by
what's in the bottom of 10-X.
I still see the square target.
I think it's still in
the same position.
John Chatterton is back.
Hopefully, he can put his eyes
on the target.
He's got something on
the metal detector.
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 bits
of gold chain,
a stone slab with strange
symbols carved into it,
even a 17th century Spanish
coin.
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.
For brothers Rick
and Marty Lagina,
this summer has proven to be
one of the most productive
in the 221 year search
for treasure on Oak Island.
In addition to already
uncovering
a number of important clues
That's the hatch!
It's a large board.
They have made significant
finds in the swamp
It may be a ship's plank.
And on property once owned
by former American slave,
Samuel Ball.
I think this is an encampment.
This is quite a haul. Wow, Gary.
1700s. That changes a lot.
But what is perhaps
their most challenging,
and potentially rewarding
discovery lies ahead:
The exploration of borehole
C-1 by world-renown diver,
John Chatterton.
We entered a swimmable
cavity that may extend
into the original money pit.
Your question is,
"Are we interested?"
That is our question.
We prefer you didn't have
that great success without us.
It was at C-1 where, last year,
Rick Lagina and Oak Island
historian, Charles Barkhouse,
drilled a six-inch wide
exploratory borehole
in an effort to
pinpoint the exact location
of the original Money Pit.
In addition to discovering what
appeared to be a 21 foot tall
void some 171 feet deep below
the surface of the island
Here we go.
They also came upon what
appeared to be
a shiny metallic object,
possibly man-made.
- What's that?
- Shiny. Like metal.
Yeah, it looks metallic.
Look how yellow that is.
It's your gold color, David.
All right. Here we are.
But today, while Rick,
Marty, and the team
await John Chatterton's arrival,
they have arranged to meet
once again
with underwater imaging expert,
Brian Abbott.
- Brian!
- Good morning.
- How we doing?
- Good. Good to see you again.
Yeah, same here.
He has been invited
back to the island
to collect additional
sonar scanning data
at the bottom of borehole 10-X.
Baby! Let's get some data today.
Here we go.
One year ago, after conducting
a previous sonar scan of 10-X,
Brian Abbott made
a stunning report.
There's a structure down there.
It's roughly two and a half feet
by two feet.
What we think this box could
be is a possible chest.
Wait. Wait. Percent confidence,
that that is a man-made chest?
90%.
But when John Chatterton
made his daring inspection of
10-X last summer
he contradicted
Brian Abbott's findings.
Right about here,
I had a rock that I would
estimate was ten inches
to twelve inches.
It was very angular,
had at least one 90 degree
angle on it.
I picked it up. I moved it.
It was, it was heavy.
To me, that was what gave you
the sonar's signal of the box.
We know that John Chatterton
went down in that chamber.
- Yes.
- But the key thing,
he found a square stone right
where you saw what
- Yep.
- Could have been a chest.
It fits perfectly with
the sonar, right?
- Correct.
- So, if you rerun the sonar,
and you still see the chest
in the same position,
then John Chatterton never
saw it.
- All right.
- If in fact you see
the chest, and it is moved,
to me that means he did
search the chamber.
He did find the objects.
He did eliminate them
as man-made.
So, this is, this is
huge data right here.
For Marty, not so much for me.
In my mind, my brother has
to come my way a little bit.
Really, it's my brother's
agenda.
He's of the belief that the
sonar can prove that the box
is really a rock.
I have some
several differences of opinion.
Anyway, let's put
this machine in there.
Yeah, let's get it in hole.
In order to insure that the data
he collects remains consistent
with his previous efforts,
Brian will be working
with the same MS 1000
scanning sonar device he used
last year.
- Going down.
- Okay.
By sending out sonic
pulses that record
the distances between the device
and any objects around it,
Brian will once again be able
to create
a three dimensional picture
of the underground cavern.
Okay, let's hold it there
for a few minutes.
- You got it.
- Okay.
For Rick Lagina
and the Blankenships,
the data being collected from
10-X is critically important.
If the object that Brian Abbott
and Dan Blankenship
first identified
as a possible treasure chest,
turns out to be the same
square-shaped rock
that John Chatterton located,
and then moved,
during his dive last year,
then any further exploration
of 10-X would be unlikely.
We'll go ahead and lower
it a few more feet.
But if the sonar
records evidence of both
the rock and what appeared
to be a chest,
then the Laginas and
their partners may be closer
to solving the Oak Island
mystery than they imagined.
So, Brian what are you seeing?
I'm seeing a lot of the same
structure
of the cavern down there
that I've seen before.
- I like the word same.
- Yeah. Me too.
I still see the square target
in this area.
I think it's still in
the same position.
Really?
At this point, Brian has
sufficient data
to compare the subterranean
cavity's current condition,
and last year's,
and then a definitive,
declarative statement
can be made, either yay or nay.
Thumbs up, thumbs down.
How much of a definite statement
can you make in terms of
comparison?
Comparing it old to new data,
I can overlap them,
do measurement tools,
all that type of stuff
to see things have moved
or have not moved down there.
I think I can be fairly
accurate with that.
All right, let's get packed up
and let's-let's get
you to where you can get us
what, you know,
- the answers we need.
- Okay. Sounds good.
As the shadows of
another evening begin
to cover Oak Island
Okay, Brian, this is
what we've been waiting for.
Rick, Marty and their partners
gather inside the War Room.
So what I've got is some
screen shots
of kind of before
John Chatterton went
into that cavern
to identify things.
I got a shot of after
what we did today
to show possibly some
differences, and so forth,
- that have taken place so.
- Perfect. Can't wait.
Let me pull this up.
Okay, this is from a year
and a half ago.
We really went in
and did a detailed analysis
of the cavern.
If we look at this most
recent scan of 10-X,
this is the same location,
same depth
through the six-inch pipe.
So we're able to come in there,
look at this,
I looked at the features and
as far as I can tell right now,
the walls, what we interpret
as to be tunnel openings
and everything,
it looks pretty much
all the same.
So I believe
that the sonar is giving
you good interpretation
of what's there.
Here's the box we've seen
in 2014.
All I can say for right now,
I did not see it in the data
that we collected
on this most recent scan.
- It's gone.
- It's gone.
This target that we had.
So, John Chatterton said he
moved a rock.
- Correct. Yeah.
- You think, he moved it?
So that's pretty much what I
have, guys.
Okay, Brian. Well, look,
thank you very much,
I mean, we wanted,
that's exactly what we
wanted to ascertain.
- All right guys, thanks.
- Thank you, Brian.
- I appreciate it.
- Thank you very much.
- I appreciate it.
- Talk to you later, Brian.
Yeah, have a good night.
In a sense, that's the data
I wanted to hear,
'cause that's
what I thought happened,
but on the other, I'm
disappointed.
I don't want to do
anything more in 10-X, then.
I mean, how much
proving do you have to do?
Well, I'm not where you are.
I'll tell you that right now.
Neither am I.
Ming up anym.
But that's kind of where I'm at.
I mean, I think, I think
we explored 10-X.
- No, no. Nope.
- Wait wait wait!
Hear me out. Hear me out.
I don't want to be the dog in
the manger, okay?
But I also don't want to be
stupid.
For Rick Lagina,
the strong belief
that something
incredible lies at the bottom
of 10-X has found him at odds
with his brother, Marty.
I'd like to do an excavation
where the data points.
I told you a long time ago,
I don't want to walk away with
regrets.
Yeah, I know that. I know that.
It is a situation
that doesn't happen often,
but when it does it
poses a threat
to the entire
Oak Island partnership.
Dan's focus throughout
much of his 50-plus years
on Oak Island
was the belief in 10-X.
You know, when you dedicate
your life,
50-plus years, to one singular
goal and nothing else,
he wants answers.
I would like to continue
costing out some process
by which we can get down
to the bottom of 10-X.
Okay. Find his notes.
So I'd like to follow up
on that.
It's not going to cost us
any money.
We quote it out, and take
a look at it.
Well, that's where I'm at, I'm
just telling you.
You can, you can make a face
if you want to,
but that's where I'm at.
I can't help it.
I tend not to give up.
You know that.
To paraphrase Johnnie Cochran,
O.J.'s attorney,
if the box is gone,
we must move on.
And that's how I feel.
I think we're done.
But, I respectfully disagree.
Why do you guys keep hanging
on to this thing?
Because I believe.
- David?
- And I'm with you.
I believe there's something
there, too.
Why though, David?
Just to prove one way
or the other, Marty.
Whether Dad was right,
or he was wrong.
And I, I promised my mother
that we'd try and finish it.
And I'd like to try and keep
that promise.
All right. That I understand.
There's a heavy-duty
emotional component to 10-X,
on a variety of levels.
That's indisputable.
Is it possible that what Dan saw
is now all covered in silt?
Because I believe
what Dan saw is there.
- What's all this about?
- This came out of 10-X.
That came out of 10-X.
That came out of 10-X,
and that came out of 10-X.
What more do you want, Marty?
Chain, wire,
and that low carbon steel,
all tested out as being
made prior to 1750.
All of that came from the bottom
of the damn hole.
- All of those things?
- All of it
came from the bottom
of the hole.
Marty's got an "X" in it.
Where, where are you?
I'm real close to an X.
I mean, if we could do something
fairly cheap to clean up
the bottom,
I'd be all for that.
I'm just concerned it's not
an easy thing to do.
I don't know, I'm afraid
you guys are
never gonna be satisfied
until you crawl down that hole.
- Truth is
- Well, you're right!
- You're right.
- You and I,
you and I will do it and you
and I will pay.
There you go.
I still am puzzled by what's in
the bottom of 10-X.
Look, I'd be happy, if I could
come around
to putting an X through 10-X,
I'm good with that.
But not right now.
I'm still enthused
about the Money Pit,
but I think it's time to attack
where it started and
see what happens.
I have no problem with that.
Okay, then,
I say we call it a day.
- Let's go.
- Okay.
As a new day begins
on Oak Island,
the team's focus shifts back
to this year's key target:
The Money Pit.
In order to determine
if the void at the bottom
of the C-1 shaft is large
enough, and stable enough,
to accommodate a diver,
Rick, Marty and the team have
invited John Chatterton
along with dive supervisor,
Howard Ehrenberg,
to observe
their scanning sonar operation.
We're all very grateful
that you've come back
after all this time.
Hey, you know, for us
this is another opportunity
to contribute something,
so we're excited.
You've got your work
cut out for you.
Yeah.
So here we are, I see
Blaine's here with the gear
and everything's set up
ready to go.
To scan C-1, Rick and the team
have invited
sonar experts Blaine Carr
and Evan Downie to Oak Island
to utilize a relatively new
and cutting-edge scanning
technology known as BlueView.
Hey, Howard. Hey, Chatterton.
- Morning, guys!
- Good to see ya.
Unlike the previous
scanning sonar devices
used on the island,
the BlueView device is designed
to pan and tilt while it scans.
This will allow it to gather
higher resolution images
of underwater structures
and the objects contained
within them.
- Okay.
- You gotta keep it vertical?
- Yep.
- Okay.
Make sure she's not befouled
of the cable, and yep.
I wonder if we put a board
across,
and lower this off of a board.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
So, this drops all the
way down to the bottom,
and sits on the tripod?
Yep. It sits on the tripod
and then
it'll scan around 360 degrees,
so it creates a 3D image.
A little bit of overkill, but
No. No, it's not.
No, it's not at all.
No, no such thing.
All right, ready? Here goes.
They're gonna connect
this survey of down hole
in C-1 and hopefully,
they'll give us a real
proper assessment
of the size of the cavity.
We're in the water.
And put John and Howard at ease,
for the dive to proceed.
It's 100 feet coming up.
It's recording some data.
Now this is 185.
We're well into the cavity,
right now.
- Blaine, are we ready to go?
- We're all set, Rick.
Now that the sonar device is
sitting on the bottom
of the C-1 shaft,
some 190 feet underground,
Blaine Carr can now
begin taking scans
in order to build a complete
picture of the mysterious void.
Okay, we got a five minute scan,
and everything seems
to be good so far.
What have we here?
That looks like there's a shaft
pointing into this.
You've definitely got something.
NAWhat have we her p
That looks like there's
a shaft pointing into
this from off at an angle.
So this is not the shaft
that we dropped it down.
Not knowing exactly how our unit
is sitting on the bottom
right now.
It could be on an angle?
It could be the shaft
that we just came down,
and it's sitting inside a cavity
right now, looking back
at the shaft.
This looks pretty well
rounded out.
At the Oak Island Money Pit,
sonar expert Blaine Carr,
is obtaining BlueView
scanning sonar data of the void
at the bottom of the C-1 shaft.
He is trying to determine
if the void is stable enough
to allow for professional diver,
John Chatterton
to enter and explore.
Could this be the, where,
the tunnel that we came down?
This could be the shaft.
- Yep.
- Could be, yeah.
- We just came down.
- I mean, clearly it's wider.
It's way wider.
If we came down this shaft,
it's definitely wider.
There's definitely a cavity.
But you you've also got
Remember this is 360
degree scan,
so it's not seeing what's out
on either side here.
It's showing what looks
like an opening here,
that looks like it went
this way, underneath.
So you got your shaft,
you got an opening,
and it looks like there's an
opening going right through it.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
So you got yourself a void,
and you've got something leading
off your void.
A second opening?
Could the sonar scans have
revealed the existence
of a possible man-made tunnel,
more than 170 feet below ground?
If so, who built it,
and, perhaps more importantly,
where does it lead?
It's like from me
to as far away again
as I am on the other
side of that tunnel.
It's more than four feet wide.
Sonar is indicating
a larger space, and in fact,
it's indicating the possibility
of a void slash tunnel,
coming into the space,
so it's very intriguing,
but we've got further work
to do.
So this is just the second scan,
this isn't merged
with the other scan yet?
No, No. This I can't
do that in real-time.
You can't do that here
in real-time. Okay.
So, what you're looking at here,
- see where the mouse cursor is?
- Yeah.
That's basically the position
of the sonar.
So, at the point at which you
compiled all these data sets,
and then it computer models,
at that point,
you'll be able to give John
and Howard
a very good idea of height,
width, and breadth of
the cavity.
Give me three or four hours.
We'll put this together.
I'll do my very best to
get it all
into one cohesive package
and present it tonight,
and you guys can come up
with a plan.
Look, Blaine, again,
Thank you very much,
and look forward
to what you've come up with.
- Great.
- Cheers, man.
We'll see you later.
You know, we've had a lot
of meetings in the War Room.
But this one in particular
I think is most welcome.
At the end of another
long day on Oak Island,
Rick Lagina and members of
the team gather in the War Room
to find out the results
of the BlueView sonar scans.
Blaine. I'm hoping you've got
good news.
Yeah. The data we're looking
at is basically raw data,
right up out of the hole.
We did five full scans,
and we've compiled them
all together.
The first one here is actually
a screen capture,
and what we're looking at,
the perspective we have right
now is looking down the hole.
The sonar allowed it
to see this opening cavity
outside of your caisson.
Our measurement on it,
conservatively,
I would say it's about
ten feet back
from the center of the caisson.
So you're saying, ten feet,
pretty confident.
I'm pretty confident on
the ten feet.
I mean, as you can see from
the image looking
straight down what looks to be
a corridor.
A corridor?
Is it possible that it
was through this passageway
that objects of great value
were carried to their final
hiding place,
centuries ago?
So, now let's just move
on to the next slide here.
Did you collect enough
information to tell
whether or not the tunnel was
perfectly perpendicular
to the hole we dug?
What of the hole I can see,
I can say, yes.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I can I can tell you
right now,
I don't think I can see
the end of that hole.
I think that hole carries on.
This could lead to a whole
other tunnel system
that we've proposed could be
under Oak Island or possibly
a separate treasure chamber.
We don't know that this,
you know, this is the end.
This could just be
the beginning.
Absolutely.
We're covering a lot of
ground here.
Your best guess
on dimensions of that chamber
at the bottom of the caisson.
So we're going to get
a measurement
from what I think is the base
of your opening
before the hammer drill,
so the shoulder is what I've
been calling it,
the shoulder of the ceiling.
I'm going to say between six and
half to eight and half feet,
saying plus or minus two feet
at this point,
because of all things considered
I think is a pretty fair game.
You know, I mean,
we're-we're-we're
asking him
to measure with a micrometer,
mark it with chalk, and then
cut it with an axe.
But at the same time,
you tell me,
if I'm not synthesizing
this correctly,
basically it's
about seven foot high,
and ten by ten.
Yeah, I think that's accurate.
That's a pretty good space.
I mean, it's definitely,
it's definitely big enough
to stack some stuff in there,
if this is what it is.
We would want all
the information possible;
There's nothing like eyes,
boots,
and hands on the ground,
in that cavity.
So, I'm excited. I'm amped up.
I want to get going.
As soon as the boots hit
the bottom,
pretty much for the rest
of the day, that's it.
So our best visibility
is going to be first thing
in the morning.
I think we've got a real clear
idea
of what we want to do from
a diving standpoint tomorrow.
We're all on the same page?
- Absolutely.
- Awesome.
Okay. Here's what I think:
Everybody gets some rest.
Agreed!
N It is the beginning.
Of what could be one of
the most important days
in the 221-year search
for treasure on Oak Island.
At the end of the day today,
for me,
I hope we get answers.
That's our job, Howard.
- That is your job.
- Answers.
- There's your goal.
- Let's get some answers.
Let's get some answers.
What are you guys
all walking around
in t-shirts
like it's summer time?!
We ain't from Florida!
Today, renowned diver,
John Chatterton,
will attempt to dive more
than 170 feet to the bottom
of the C-1 shaft.
If successful, he will
also try to locate,
and possibly recover,
the mysterious gold-colored
object the team saw
while drilling there last year.
Look, at the end, at the end
of this dive I'm hoping
we'll all be completely
enthralled by what we see.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, absolutely.
- That's my hope.
- The most important thing
you can bring back is
information,
that's that's our goal.
No, the most important thing
we can bring back is you.
That's first and foremost.
You come, you go down the hole.
You come up the hole.
Or a handful of gold coins
would be pretty close.
Him first. Him first.
The team will be
making their initial descent
into the 40 inch wide shaft
by means of a bosun's chair.
It will be lowered down
C-1 by a boom crane,
and will not only allow
the divers safe entry and exit,
but will also enable them to
remain suspended above the clay
that lies at the bottom
of the void.
The focus for getting
the video is we want to minimize
the disturbance in the water,
minimize kicking up any silt.
We want to make sure
that the overall integrity
of that rock is safe for divers
to be down there.
- All right, let's do it.
- Okay. Let's do this.
Okay.
Now pull forward,
just turn it hard left.
Where are the zip-ties, Nick?
We're going to have to
cover that in electrical tape.
This is the only time I want
to come over here today.
Although the team has arranged
for emergency medical
technicians to be on site
at all times
during the dive operation,
they have also taken
the extra precaution
of obtaining a decompression
chamber,
as the divers will be at risk
for possible decompression
sickness,
also known as "the bends,"
a condition
that happens when a diver's
bloodstream becomes filled
with nitrogen bubbles,
caused by ascending
to the surface too quickly.
The results can
be extremely painful,
and may even be fatal.
Hopefully, you're gonna have
nothing to do all day.
I hope so.
Now, I got enough to run two
and half treatments,
so I got lots of extra gas.
Okay, so we don't have to ever
come over here today?
- No. No.
- Thanks, Scott.
All right. No, problem.
Is he going to sit in the chair
the whole time?
Yeah. Just like that.
Appears to be very stable.
As John Chatterton
begins final preparations
for his momentous dive
into the C-1 shaft
- Hey guys!
- Hey, Doctor Chatterton!
He is greeted by Marty
Lagina and Craig Tester.
They will be monitoring
the dive operation live
from their offices
in Traverse City, Michigan.
Last night, we hammered out
a dive plan
that looks really solid, and
Okay, John, now, I don't want
to tell you how to dive,
but if you see a shiny
gold thing
would you please pick it up?
If you look in John's resume,
you know, what he's done,
the, the technically
difficult dives
he's engaged with,
he's committed.
He's ready to go.
Comm check John.
Where's my umbilical?
John will be descending into C-1
with attached umbilical cables.
These will not only supply
a mixture of nitrogen,
helium and oxygen into his suit,
but also hot water which will
help to keep him warm
in the shaft's frigid
40-degree temperature.
What's your temperature at?
95 and still climbing.
Send him up.
In the communications
center, dive supervisor.
Howard Ehrenberg
will maintain constant contact
with John during the dive.
The team will also be able
to see what
he sees on the live video feed
from his dive helmet.
Going down.
- A little tight.
- Yep.
There's no extra room in there,
that's for sure.
No. No.
All stop.
Okay. We're in the water.
We just hit surface.
Copy that, John.
Starting the clock.
The visibility looks pretty
good.
I can see your hands nicely.
Visibility still good?
We're seeing his glove,
his dive computer;
We're seeing the walls of
the caisson.
It's all looking good,
at that point.
We've got clarity;
He can actually put his eyes
on the target.
Looks like it's getting a little
mucky down there, John.
- All stop.
- All stop.
All stop. Coming up
John, how's the visibility now?
- Yes.
- Yes.
Copy that.
Copy that. Bring him down.
At the Oak Island Money Pit,
diver John Chatterton has
successfully made his descent
down the C-1 shaft and is now
exploring the mysterious void
located more than 170
feet underground.
All stop.
What are you seeing?
Structurally it's good.
That's excellent.
That's excellent.
Yeah.
Okay, you ready to go down?
Copy that. Down two feet.
All stop.
What's the problem?
Can you see anything?
That's bad visibility.
It's pea soup.
Yeah.
It's going to be a go by feel,
a tactile dive,
and he's feeling his way,
160 plus feet underwater.
That's a significant
undertaking.
Get in and get out with
whatever information you can.
What's going on, John?
So what does the bottom feel
like?
Soft clay.
Can you ask him,
can he feel any water flow?
So, is there any indication
of water flow down there?
Copy that.
How do the walls feel, John?
Do they feel irregular?
Copy that.
How are you doing, John?
It's been like 25 minutes.
Copy that.
Okay, so I'm sure you heard.
He's coming up.
Okay.
Okay, so we're going to bring
him up to 70 feet,
right now.
With his first dive
into C-1 completed,
John Chatterton begins the slow
and gradual process of
ascending to the surface.
How's your rate of ascent?
You like that?
Although he was only
able to spend
about 25 minutes
exploring the bottom of C-1,
the time it will take him
to reach the surface,
and for his body
to safely decompress,
will be almost twice as long.
But when he resurfaces,
what will he report?
Could he have found evidence
of the shiny,
metallic object that Rick,
Dave and Charles spotted
last year?
Everybody here believes
in that shiny gold thing.
I believe that the shiny gold
thing perhaps opens the chapter.
The Oak Island Mystery.
I think there's a wonderful
story written here.
Maybe maybe today,
we open the first page.
I've got good news and bad news.
The bad news is the visibility
is terrible.
The good news is there's
another hole.
You know, if this diameter
is 40 inches,
it's like, maybe 37, or
something like that.
- You're talkin' tunnel?
- Exactly.
John's confirmation
that some kind
of passageway exists
in the void at the bottom
of C-1 offers exciting news
for the Oak Island team.
But is it a natural formation?
Or could it have been man-made?
In your opinion, I mean
you've seen rock underwater,
I mean, you'd think the walls
would be smooth,
and you're saying they're rough.
Absolutely, not smooth.
Here you could see the rough,
overhead of the ceiling,
and it's solid,
it's not all falling apart.
It's not rotten rock,
and there are
sharp edges, and all that kind
of stuff,
but it's not something where
I'm concerned
that the whole thing is going
to, like, cave in.
The walls in C-1 did not
have the smooth feel
but sort of a chipped
like texture,
which is some indication
of being man-made.
Could it really be a man-made
chamber?
I mean, that's your first
thought.
Could it be carved out?
Are you comfortable at
this point exploring the cavity?
I don't see anything
from an integrity standpoint
that concerns me.
It begs the next question,
you know, a follow up dive.
- Yeah.
- What do you see happening?
Well, we could metal
detect on the bottom.
Perfect. Let's do it.
Although the team is
eager for John Chatterton
to attempt a second dive,
for safety's sake,
he will need to wait for an
extended period
so that his body can
completely stabilize.
Luckily, expert diver,
Mike Huntley,
is on hand
to make the second dive.
But this time,
the emphasis will be
on trying to locate
the mysterious metallic object.
Now, he'll go back down,
metal detect, okay?
- Okay. Let's get wet.
- Yeah.
Could Mike Huntley be just
minutes away from locating
and possibly recovering,
what appeared to be a
gold-colored object discovered
at the bottom of the C-1 shaft?
Copy that.
Take him down quicker.
How's that?
As the sun threatens to end
another day of treasure
hunting
Copy that.
Brothers Rick and Marty Lagina
anxiously monitor the progress
of diver Mike Huntley
as he slowly makes his way
down the C-1 shaft,
more than 170 feet deep below
the surface of Oak Island.
Copy that. You're in the cavity.
Armed with an
underwater metal detector,
Mike will begin searching
for the mysterious gold-colored
object the team recorded
video footage of last year.
Copy that. On the bottom.
So you can't see
anything, right?
Is it totally silted out
in there?
Copy that.
Find the shiny gold thing.
Yeah.
Yeah. I hear something, yeah.
He's got something on
the metal detector.
He's getting metal detector
hits,
and that's a game changer
if it could be verified.
There should be no metal
in a solution feature.
That would pretty much say,
this is man-made.
Is he certain of that?
It's not your gears setting off
the metal detector, right?
Because Mike's helmet
is completely made
of stainless steel,
he must be certain
that his metal detector is not
getting false readings.
- Is he in the rubble pile?
- Are you in the rubble pile?
You might try zeroing
in on the object,
shutting off the metal detector,
and then just reaching toward
the middle and grabbing at it.
A block?
Could Mike Huntley really have
found a large, metallic object
located at the bottom
of the mysterious void?
It's not on the surface
of the wall.
It could be back in it.
Can he get even a sliver of it?
All stop.
Up on slack.
Though we don't have orientation
nor scale on the camera
that we put down last year
where we see this object,
it appeared to everyone
that it was either
in the ceiling or the wall.
So, are we on that?
Is it possible that Mike Huntley
has located
the strange gold-colored object
that the team obtained
video evidence of last year?
And, if so, could Rick,
Marty and their team be just
moments away from finding
an important piece to a puzzle
that treasure-hunters have
been searching for,
and dying for,
for more than two centuries?
You've piqued everyone's
interest, right now.
There's another one right there.
Two feet away from
the other one.
Next time on
The Curse of Oak Island
We have financial constraints
at this point.
We need to make a decision
today.
This is a Mi'kmaq relic.
The face is pointing
at Oak Island.
What's that?
We have hits, in the cavity
in the Money Pit.
It doesn't get any better
than that.
How many hits has he,
does he have?
- Three hits?
- Wow, is that for real?