The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down (2016–…): Season 4, Episode 6 - Legacy - full transcript
Matty Blake joins the Laginas and members of the Oak Island team in Michigan to hear the results of the seismic testing done in the swamp. And in a moving tribute, the brotherhood of the dig remembers Dan Blankenship.
MATTY:
Tonight, on Drilling Down...
Hey, guys.
I meet with the Oak Island team
in Traverse City, Michigan,
and find out some new
information that could
blow the lid off
the Oak Island treasure hunt.
Would it be S-H-I-P?
MATTY:
And later...
we pay a special tribute
to our good friend
Dan Blankenship,
who recently passed away
at the age of 95.
We wouldn’t be sitting here
if it weren’t for Dan.
MATTY:
And stay tuned for
an exciting announcement
at the end of the program.
-Yay!
♪ ♪
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
MARTY:
Okay, are we ready?
The real treasure hunt
actually begins again, now.
MATTY:
Season Six of The Curse of Oak
Island delivered
the most amazing chapter yet
for the Fellowship of the Dig.
I’m wondering if this is part
of the Chappell Vault.
MATTY:
The team spent enormous amounts
of money and resources
more than ever before
in an effort to get
to the bottom
of this 223-year
treasure mystery.
Whoa.
Not since Moses has the
water been held back so well.
MATTY:
And it wasn’t long before
their incredible efforts
started paying off.
RICK:
We’re finding structure after
structure in Smith’s Cove.
MATTY:
From the discovery
of a gold brooch,
estimated to be a possible
700 years old...
GARY:
Oh, my God.
It’s another bobby-dazzler.
Whoa.
-MATTY: ...to the unearthing
of a lead artifact...
GARY:
Man, look at that.
MATTY:
...that not matched
the medieval-style cross
found in Smith’s Cove,
but was scientifically
proven to be from
the same place of origin.
Lead isotope data here
is identical
to those of the cross.
Really?
Wow.
MATTY:
And while the Money Pit
also yielded new and equally
fascinating results...
TERRY:
Wow, look at that.
This is a lot of wood here.
MARTY: Maybe it is
the old Money Pit.
MATTY:
The team’s most ambitious
engineering project
a massive, 525-foot wide
steel cofferdam
surrounding Smith’s Cove
allowed for the excavation
of everything.
From a mysterious concrete wall
to evidence
of stone box drains
and an ancient shipping wharf
that dates back
to before the discovery
of the Money Pit in 1795.
Let’s hear what you found.
Sample number eight
is the U-shaped structure.
-We had 1769.
Whoa.
MATTY: I’m here
in Traverse City, Michigan.
Right now, I’m about to meet
with Rick, Marty and the team
as they get the seismic results
from the swamp.
You know, the swamp
may be stinky,
but is it hiding secrets?
Let’s find out.
And it came back neutral.
Hey.
-Hey, how’s it going?
MATTY Blake.
Am I interrupting?
Good time?
-No, great time.
-Have a seat, man.
Perfect timing.
-Wow, this is so cool, guys.
MARTY: War room one.
Yeah, I-I can now say I’ve been
in both war rooms, officially.
You have been in both war rooms.
This is...
This was the first one, though.
MATTY: I was so thrilled to...
to be invited
and have this access.
As always, I...
I just thank you so much.
Uh, you know, often times,
you’re asking about things
that have happened.
This is...
this is a different one, Matty,
because We don’t know...
Right.
...what’s gonna
come in that door.
W-Well, that’s a great point.
Let’s-let’s talk about that.
We’re about to have
Eagle Canada come in here
and just remind me
refresh me
what they did in the swamp.
How big was this operation?
-RICK: So, we ready, Alex?
ALEX GAUTHIER: Yeah.
So, we gonna start
on the Northwest corner
of the swamp.
MATTY:
At the end of this season,
the folks from Eagle Canada
were brought in
to conduct seismic testing
of the mysterious
triangle-shaped swamp.
Okay, here it comes.
MATTY:
More than 2,000 charges
of dynamite were detonated
in order to create a virtual
map of what lies beneath
centuries of mud
and decaying vegetation.
It is to get the results
from this data
that members of the Oak Island
team have gathered
at Marty and Craig’s offices
in Traverse City, Michigan.
We’ve had a little distance
from the island, now.
You guys have all been home
for a little bit.
H-How are you feeling,
emotionally,
right now, about this?
Excited, apprehensive,
uh, doubtful?
I guess a little bit of both.
I mean, it’s always exciting
to get new data.
Um, I’m a little apprehensive
of what it might show us,
because, historically,
it’s kind of tantalizing
but not conclusive.
So I’m
Mm.
bracing myself for that again.
-MATTY: Jack, how about you?
(clears throat) Um...
mixed feelings.
I...
After our success
in Smith’s Cove of this year,
I’m feeling pretty excited.
But then again,
you know, if we’re looking
for wood structures,
there’s a possibility
we-we won’t
see any of that
from this data.
But I do believe
that there is something
hiding in the swamp,
and there’s a good chance
We will find something.
MATTY: Yes.
Craig?
-You know,
i-it’s, it’s gonna
be up to-to us
after we look at the data and
what they recommend, but, um...
So I-I feel confident we’re
gonna get good information.
MATTY:
How are you feeling right now,
Rick, as we wait
for Eagle Canada?
-Uh, look, I’ve always thought
that the swamp
had something to tell us.
Um, I’m excited about getting
the information, so...
I’m looking forward to it,
I really am.
-How about you, Marty?
-You know, I hope
there are some
big surprises today, but I’m...
Actually, I’m not even
quite sure what to hope for.
(laughs)
What do You think?
(sighs)
I’m apprehensive, in a way,
because you’ve taught me, Marty,
to not leap with both feet
to conclusion,
which I tend to do,
as a believer, and...
say we see something
you guys are really good at
interpreting this
now, probably,
at this point in your careers.
Um, do you know what
to look for to see...
I think we know
what questions to ask.
RICK:
I will be happy if,
at the end of the day,
the last words spoken are,
"Okay, boys,
it’s time to get dirty."
Can I add another adjective to
how I feel right now?
Nervous.
MARTY: Okay.
Good.
Good.
Very nervous.
I’m gonna be watching you
like a hawk.
(laughs): All Right.
JEN: Excuse me.
-Hi, guys.
-Oh, hey, Jen.
JEN: Eagle Canada is here
to see you guys. -Ah, yes.
-Hello, gentlemen.
Good to see you, Marty.
Nice to see you.
Nice to see you.
We’ll let you
kind of get positioned
opposite the main guys there.
How You doing?
Good to see you.
How are you?
You guys have a seat
in those three chairs.
-Rick, Marty, can I stay?
Is that...
-MARTY: Yes!
No, you were right, Matty.
You know, like you said,
-this is new for you, right?
-Yeah, absolutely.
It’s new for us, too.
Thank you.
There’s a lot of anxiety
around this table.
We got to get to it.
Yeah, the data’s
all processed up,
and, uh, the results are
interesting, to say the least.
All Right.
-It-It’s all done,
there’s no further work
to be done?
-No, sir.
Are You guys excited?
-ALEX G: Oh, yeah, absolutely.
I know this is
completely irrelevant, right,
but on a scale of one to ten,
how excited are you?
Eleven?
(laughing)
-Let’s go, then!
Let’s have a break here.
No, no, no breaks.
Let’s get to the data,
then, on that.
JEREMY:
So, here we go.
So, uh,
first things first.
So, there’s four key anomalies
that we’re gonna talk about
in this, uh, presentation.
We got the highland anomalies
there’s two of them.
And I refer to them
as the "highland anomalies,"
’cause they are up in
the highlands above the swamp.
There’s, like,
a complex of stuff happening
above and below,
is the best way to describe it.
Like, it’s kind of entrance.
Like, you know,
when you maybe...
dig down to a chamber
or something.
Kind of the way I’m
envisioning it is it’s like a...
door to a stairs to a basement.
ALEX G:
But that’s just
the first anomaly.
There is more to go.
-All right, all right.
JEREMY:
And then there’s something
called the "connecter anomaly."
So you’re seeing
a rough edge of activity
in the Money Pit area.
JACK:
So you really think
that these anomalies connect
to the Money Pit.
ALEX G:
It goes straight
to the Money Pit,
goes across
to that south anomaly.
JEREMY:
So now we can
jump into the fun stuff.
We have the swamp anomaly,
so everyone can imagine
What that is.
-We’ll rename those,
don’t worry.
Oh, yeah, I’m sure you will.
(laughing)
I’m sure You will.
So, the swamp anomaly.
So, this is the object.
It’s very unusual.
Now, it can definitely still be
something very natural.
RICK:
What is the size of that?
ALEX G:
So, it’s 250 feet long,
and the rear the south part
is about 40 feet,
and 25 feet up front.
So, we don’t know what it is.
What do you guys think?
JACK:
It’s definitely a target
inside the swamp.
RICK:
When you first saw it,
what was your thought?
It’s an anomaly.
(laughing)
It’s definitely anomalous.
-ALEX G.: That’s the thing,
we don’t-we don’t want...
like, we have idea
of what the shape
looked like, but...
what we see is it, 100%...
asked for investigation.
Because, yeah,
it just doesn’t make sense.
MARTY:
I know what everybody
around this table
is thinking right now,
so let’s not just
dork around anymore.
Would it be S-H-I-P?
Would that be what
everybody’s thinking?
Huh?
You said it.
(laughs)
Seriously, I was being kind of,
trying to be funny, but...
d-did you think that?
CLINT:
Ties with some other theories
you guys have
previously told us.
I know Fred Nolan
was interested in that spot.
MATTY: The team’s discoveries
serve to reinforce
a long-held theory
by Oak Island treasure hunter
Fred Nolan.
After discovering
the scuppers of a ship
and a piece of a ship’s mast
in the swamp,
Fred became convinced
that Oak Island
was actually once
two separate islands
and that the swamp
was man-made.
He also believed
that a treasure galleon
could have been sailed into an
area between the two islands.
Then, after two
giant cofferdams were built,
on both the northern
and southern sides,
the ship was deliberately sunk
and then submerged beneath
thousands of gallons of water,
thus creating a swamp
that could hide both the
galleon and its precious cargo.
In season four
of The Curse of Oak Island...
What is that?
It’s a large board.
...Jack Begley
and diver Tony Sampson
were searching in the swamp
and found what appeared to be
a large piece of deck planking
that was carbon-dated
to sometime in the late 1600s.
(beeping)
-Oh, yeah.
-Ooh, look at that.
That’s nice.
MATTY: Later that summer,
Gary Drayton, Alex Lagina
and Jack Begley
made another compelling find.
GARY:
That is old.
It’s an handmade spike.
ALEX: That’s pretty Good.
I found exactly the same
objects as this on...
off Spanish galleons from
the late 1600s, early 1700s.
MATTY:
But could the detection of
a possible 200-foot-long object
lying in the center
of the swamp
be evidence
that Fred’s theory is true?
ALEX G.: When he looked at it he
called me right away.
He’s like,
And, you know how
uh, a galleon is made,
is the rear is actually thick
and the front is thinner, and
they are about that dimension.
JACK:
Do you think a ship
would cause a return like that?
JEREMY:
If there’s an object down there.
JACK:
How deep do you think
that area is?
JEREMY:
Imagine it as, like, a blanket
of material
on top of whatever’s below.
So that blanketed material
is saying
that it’s at about
two meters to...
It’s basically
just below sea level,
is the best way
to kind of think of it.
MARTY: Really?
That’s all that is?
-JEREMY: It is, yeah.
You have material
draped over top,
and that material
is roughly that.
Two meters.
-So, if there’s some...
if There’s something
underneath it, could be deeper.
That’s something.
Wow.
So as you can see, it has
very sharp, defined edges.
And then it’s right adjacent
to a real deep...
MARTY:
That is pretty odd, isn’t it?
JEREMY:
Y-Yeah, like...
I got some of the drone
photography in here, too,
just to kind of show you.
So once the swamp is drained,
you do have expression.
You know, once the water’s
been pulled away,
there is a high point
in the swamp there
that it does correlate
like, that anomaly
is within that high point.
Because refraction stripped
all the loose material
it successfully stripped away
the peninsula
and all this material here.
This is all stripped out, ’cause
that’s all low through here.
But this remained, so there
is something different about
even though they look similar in
the photog... in the pictures...
Does that pretty much
mimic the position?
MARTY: I think it does.
JEREMY: It’s-It’s Very
close, yeah.
Can you describe
a little quick checklist
of what about that makes you
think "possibly not natural,"
like, what stands out
about that?
JEREMY:
It doesn’t look
natural, for sure,
as, you know, some of the other,
what I’m pretty sure
are glacially-derived features.
And then, of course, that kind
of curve shape to it, right?
Like it’s, uh,
it has a very kind of
constant radius curve to it,
which is also, you know,
nature doesn’t tend
to make things
that stay that consistent.
It’s-It’s almost
too good to be true.
MARTY: Yeah.
Like, it needs to be
investigated, we believe,
so if you guys don’t do it,
we’ll do it.
(laughing)
Beginning to ride
the roller-coaster.
Yeah I know, he’s in trouble.
You’re-you’re already
in trouble, I’ll tell you what.
You know, it’s funny, as you
were making the presentation,
I was thinking "Okay, so this
is a lot deeper than we thought,
and I guess they probably
see something on the bottom,"
and I was thinking, "Phew, it’s
gonna be too deep to dig up,"
(laughs): And then You said...
RICK: Two meters.
Then you said it’s two meters.
And that was right off
the southern edge...
Yeah.
-...where we found that board.
Jack might Have pulled a piece
of This already out.
Yeah.
I’d say it-it sounds like
it’s pretty probable
that there’s got
to be something there.
If not a ship, then some other
man-made workings.
Yeah, I think it-it could be,
like, 35 feet or more.
Um, but did they destroy it?
Did they whatever...
Like, uh, you know...
But it could totally
be laying on its side.
MARTY:
Wait, so how deep
is this object?
JEREMY:
This object,
it looks like, you know,
this is roughly 55 feet.
Oh.
-...to the bottom,
so it’s sitting
on the bottom of whatever.
Okay.
50 feet of swamp-digging,
Marty, just what you wanted.
Just what I want to do, yeah.
What did I say?
Young guys in first.
(laughing)
Hey, the good news is it’s
too deep to be done by hand.
I know you hate this,
these words,
but it’s time to get dirty,
as far I can see.
Dirty’s okay, it’s stinky
I have a problem with.
(laughing)
-ALEX G.: The way we see it,
it’s-it’s a...
it’s an easy target.
Like, it...
We’re giving you a location,
you know, we don’t know what
it is, like, it looks promising.
But it’s a low-cost
investigation
to actually just put
a couple brains together
and figure out a way to go
to do some coring.
I would core it.
-ALEX G.: Yeah, exactly,
and-and, you know, it’s not...
A dozen, ten
or a dozen cores should...
If it’s man-made, it should
tell you pretty quick, yeah.
If there’s wood down there
or if there isn’t.
MATTY:
Could that potentially
push it further down?
No.
You’d go right through it.
No?
It’ll go right through.
MARTY:
Everybody here understands
you are giving
no guarantees
of what these things are.
That’s why they have "anomaly"
after the end of them.
We get it, okay?
We get it completely.
It’s... but it’s-it’s dramatic
data, it’s cool technology
and it’s super intriguing,
so I mean, we got to digest it.
But-but it’s...
We’re very happy.
Thank You Very much.
Always a pleasure.
Awesome.
see You soon.
MARTY:
Yeah, we will.
I-I got a...
I got a feeling
we’re gonna
be seeing you, Alex.
MATTY:
All right, gentlemen,
we were hesitant during the
meeting, but they’re gone now.
That’s a ship.
(laughing)
That’s a ship.
And I’ll tell you what...
RICK: don’t-don’t equivocate.
I’m not...
the S word.
Tell us exactly What You think.
Absolutely, I do.
I mean, look,
could a glacial pull have
created something like that?
I guess, technically, yes, but
with the history of that swamp,
what’s been pulled
out of it before,
uh, I think all signs
point... it’s a ship.
It’s just so clear,
I just think
you need to dig now.
MARTY: Without as good emotion
as you just expressed,
We basically reached
the same conclusion.
MATTY: Really?
All Right.
-RICK: We didn’t mention "ship"
quite as emphatically as you.
MARTY:
No, no, no, yeah, yeah,
wait, wait, wait.
Yeah, let me back up.
It, uh, yes.
The fact that it is
or is not a ship
is why we need to drill down
there and find out,
because it could be
a lot of things.
Craig, you were super quiet
during that meeting.
What are your thoughts?
Well, I-I still need
to sit down with-with Jeremy
to get the details
of the seismic.
’Cause, you know, that’s what
I spend more time going over,
so, seeing the presentation,
I believe his information,
but I really want to look
in more detail of it.
But I really like that anomaly.
Do we need to search it?
Absolutely.
MARTY:
You know, the funny thing
about this information is
that we’ve spent
12 years working on this,
and now it-it just feels like
we’re on the cusp of beginning.
Doesn’t it?
I mean, this is dramatic stuff.
Y-You guys have found,
sure, you could say,
the tip of the iceberg,
but you’ve proved
that there’s an iceberg there,
in my estimation,
and you can’t walk away now.
I mean, if this thing takes
two, three, four,
five more years
to figure out,
are you guys willing to do this?
Are you willing to go the long
haul to solve this mystery?
RICK:
I don’t see it in terms of,
one year, five years, 12 years,
whatever it has been.
I see it as w... this is...
I believed as a little boy.
I continue to believe.
For me, this has
always been more about a search
for the truth about Oak Island
than it has been
about a search for treasure.
Albeit, they probably
go hand in hand.
But a search for truth
is really a story.
Who likes to read a book
that only has five pages in it?
You want a book
that enthralls you,
captivates you, makes you study,
makes you learn,
makes you want, desire more.
I-I mean, that’s
what Oak Island is about.
You want more.
I have said, consistently,
for 12 years
you’ve heard me say this
that one of the leading theories
about what happened here,
in my mind,
was... nothing.
That this was
collective madness,
that, uh, you know,
mass hysteria.
Call it whatever you want.
Okay?
I’ve always said
that’s a distinct possibility.
That’s one of the theories.
I got to say...
but No more.
I don’t think that anymore.
RICK:
And that...
Nothing did not happen here
because of what happened
this year to us in Smith’s Cove.
And that, to me, is of value.
That statement.
I’ve asked you this question,
almost every season, I think,
and you’ve always said that,
you know,
we use that phrase: the one
thing, finding the one thing,
something at depth, you say,
that was pre-searcher, um,
but could it be,
since you’ve made this shift,
that it hasn’t been one thing
but a preponderance of things,
because you now believe
it’s fair to say
that something happened here,
pre-searcher, right?
it has to be.
the data says it.
-So, there has been one thing.
I can’t disregard the data just
’cause I don’t feel like it.
MATTY:
There has been one thing.
It’s a bunch of things.
It’s enough
to keep us going, yeah.
We’re all still processing what
we watched as fans of the show.
And, um, I just want to go
around the room real quick
And just get a quick and...
Uh-Oh.
One of my games.
Uh...
-Yeah, here we go.
Just an impression
of what season six was.
You know, it could be a word,
it could be a phrase,
it could be a thought.
Craig?
-CRAIG: For one word,
I guess I’d go
with dendrochronology.
And-and not only because it-it
said that the U-shaped structure
was found before the Money Pit,
it’s a-a tool
that, um, is giving us nice,
solid information.
And you know, anything that
comes back really early
just adds good information.
So I-I like it that we’ve got
a new tool that’s very precise.
Awesome.
Marty Lagina?
Here’s a fact:
somebody built a complex,
difficult-to-build structure
in Smith’s Cove
25 years before the Money Pit
was discovered.
In an environment
that was quite unfriendly.
Very unfriendly
and very difficult
and unsettled and, uh, you know,
so what-what... what is that?
Yeah.
It’s undeniable.
It’s the first time
since I’ve been involved in this
that there’s something
undeniably significant happened
on Oak Island prior to searcher.
I’ve been saying that for years.
How about you, young man?
I think this year, more than
any other year, you know,
one of the major finds
we’ve made this year
is the U-shaped structure.
Ties to the island and
the story, whereas the cross
you know, did it make its way
here long after it was made
or, you know,
did it make its way here
shortly after it was made?
How did it get here
in the first place?
Uh, we don’t have
those questions
about the U-Shaped structure.
MATTY:
I couldn’t help but think,
when I was looking
at that image,
talking about searching
for things underwater
now, your life
has completely changed.
You’re searching for-for gold
right here in Michigan.
Yeah.
With This
Curse of Civil War Gold.
Tell me more about that and
what can we expect from that?
Um, it’s exciting.
We’ve got some pretty
interesting targets already.
Uh, we’ve been able
to secure a boat
and an underwater archaeologist
to kind of help us
assess these targets.
I heard, uh, Gary Drayton
might be involved?
He has actually been
involved already.
And you know, we’re hoping
if we’re able to track down
some surface gold
rather than, uh,
potential gold in Lake Michigan,
that-that Gary could
come in handy, so...
MATTY: Awesome.
-So, yes.
MATTY:
Jack, how about you?
JACK:
I have to say it was
a huge win
for all Oak Island researchers
and enthusiasts
around the world.
Because we found something
that’s unexplainable,
historically, unless people were
on Oak Island
doing something... massive.
Doing something previous to
the discovery of the Money Pit.
MATTY:
How are you feeling, Rick?
RICK:
I feel I think we all feel
that, you know, to-to have
become involved in this
and have so many people,
from an emotional perspective,
a technological perspective,
a historical interest
perspective...
We’ve all banded together.
The fellowship of the dig now
is worldwide.
And that’s pretty humbling
to think that,
we just read the story,
and now look what it has become.
We get e-mails
from people, literally,
from across the world
interested in this,
what I always
I can’t say I knew
but what I always believed
was an incredibly
fascinating story,
which continues to evolve.
And our hope is
I hope our hope is
that someday,
we-we write the last chapter.
MATTY:
And do you feel closer today,
as we close season six,
than ever before?
I do.
MATTY: That’s great.
I do.
-MATTY: Well,
you guys,
your incredible team
you’ve given these fans around
the world, as you say,
more than one thing.
You’ve given us tons of things,
but the word that comes to mind,
always, is joy.
It’s been a joy
to watch you guys,
and I can’t wait to see
what you’re gonna dig up
in season seven... right there.
And, uh, I hope I can be
a small part of it again.
I just want to thank you guys
for this, again,
incredible access.
You’re the best.
I love you guys.
Thank you.
-Thanks, Matty.
Appreciate it.
Stay tuned.
MATTY:
Oh, we will.
MARTY: All Right.
MATTY: We will.
As many of you already know,
When we come back we’ll be
talking with Rick,
shortly after filming
for season six
on The Curse of Oak Island
ended,
we received the sad news that
our good friend Dan Blankenship
passed away at the age of 95.
You know, here on the island,
Dan was everyone’s hero.
All of us cast and crew
looked up to him.
We admired his experience,
his vast knowledge
and his guidance.
Dan didn’t just talk the talk,
he lived and breathed
Oak Island,
so much so that it’s hard
not to think
that the real treasure
on Oak Island was Dan.
-Rick, good to see you again.
-Matty, how are you?
I wish it was under
better circumstances.
We All do.
This is a tough one.
This is a big one.
This is a big one.
(exhales) Let’s-let’s start
at the beginning.
Um, you read the Reader’s Digest
article as a young man,
and-and it’s funny
I think it’s really interesting
that Dan read that same article
as an almost middle-aged man.
Yet both compelled
to come to the island.
Um, what did you know about Dan
in those early years,
if anything?
You know, I-I knew nothing.
I knew nothing of Oak Island,
nothing of Dan Blankenship,
except through that
Reader’s Digest article.
So my association
with Oak Island
begins with Dan...
and...
until the day we walk away.
Albeit he’s gone, physically,
he will never be gone.
Dan Blankenship is Oak Island.
Always was, always will be.
To quote him,
he had never been beat.
Right?
He survived the war,
he had wooed and won the hand
of the woman he loved.
I mean, he’d never lost.
And he came here
with that spirit.
Unconquerable.
I will persevere.
I will find a way.
And that unconquerable spirit
will always remain
on Oak Island.
You can’t have Oak Island
without Dan Blankenship.
You can’t...
This enterprise,
this endeavor, demands someone
of his character.
You know?
Uh..
We wouldn’t be sitting here
if it weren’t for Dan.
I think he... he inspired us,
not the other way around.
Even as his years advanced,
he was the guy we looked to.
He was the spirit,
he was the character,
he was the driving force.
I mean, he...
I-I can’t speak highly enough
about the man.
MATTY: I think now
would be a great time
to bring in your other partners,
Craig Tester
and your brother Marty.
They couldn’t be here with us
today, but they’re standing by
for a video conference, so, uh,
why don’t we bring them in now?
Absolutely.
-Okay.
Hello, guys.
Thanks for joining us.
RICK: Hey.
-Hey, Matty, hey, Rick.
-Hey, Matty.
So I was just talking
with Rick here, guys,
about the unique partnership
you guys had with Dan.
Uh, I’d love to hear from both
of you just some thoughts
on what it was like
to actually work with him.
Well,
my first memory of Dan
it’s embedded in my mind
and I am sure
it’s in Rick’s, too
is when we first came across
that causeway, hey, Rick,
maybe 20, 25 years ago.
I think...
I think Dan
was in his 70s then.
He’s ten years older
than I am now.
And the guy was out there
with a chain saw.
Mm-hmm.
-You know, cutting up
a tree, and as full
of life and vigor
as you can imagine,
and, uh... salty as can be,
the way he was talking.
(laughs)
But, uh, you know, that’s kind
of the image that started
with Dan and kept with me
the whole time I’ve known him,
which is he’s just sort
of larger than life
and strong
and willful and...
you know, determined.
He’s quite a character.
MATTY:
Craig?
Ah, to me, you know,
intensity comes to mind.
Yeah.
-He, whenever he started
talking about, uh, the hunt, he,
you know, his-his eyes.
It’s just such
an intensity in his eyes.
His determination.
Um, and, you know,
and then his laughter.
He was always enjoying, too,
but he was such
an-an intense person.
RICK:
Mm-hmm.
Rick, do you have
any questions for them?
If you-if you had...
each had one word
to describe Dan...
Not a phrase, just one word.
I know that’s tough.
Indomitable.
Look, here’s the thing
I’m gonna miss
about Dan Blankenship the most.
I mean, I miss...
I’m gonna miss a lot, you know,
because he was larger
than life, no question, but...
Rick, do you know how many times
in the last ten years
we said,
-"Ooh, we got to ask Dan
about that."
-Oh, yeah.
MARTY: You know?
And walking... walking
the walk over to the house.
You know, "He’ll be able
to shed some light on this."
I mean, that’s-that’s gone now.
And that’s... sad.
Craig, how about you
uh, could you sum it up
in one word, do you think?
I-I’ll go back to intensity.
I mean, he just was intense
in what he did,
whether it was the island
or just around people
and having fun with people.
He was... he was intense.
RICK: Mm-hmm.
-You know, we mentioned...
Marty, you so eloquently said
that you’re gonna miss
that ability
to just go check with Dan,
and he was such a wealth
of knowledge.
Um, that brings up the point,
what might the future look like
post a physical Dan?
Understanding what Rick said,
that he will always
be here in spirit,
but the reality is
the physical Dan is not here.
What might the future look like,
and how might it be different
moving forward
in terms of the partnership?
Well,
you know, I think Dan himself
would have been the very first
to say, "Look, things move on."
You know, I mean, death is
a part of life, unfortunately.
And, um, I’m sure
he would want us to just...
Sempre avanti.
Um, move forward.
You know, I mean,
as big a spirit and icon
as Dan Blankenship was and is,
um, no one’s irreplaceable.
I’m not irreplaceable.
Craig’s not.
Rick’s not.
You know, we’re gonna
keep the team together.
We’ll move forward
in his memory.
We never did tell Dan
the information
we currently have.
You know, there might be
something in the swamp.
MARTY:
And I think
Dan would be gratified to know
that we clearly advanced
the ball together
and gave credence
to what he’d done before.
At the end of the day,
we started this as a team,
and albeit, you know,
we’ve lost, you know...
MARTY: a lot.
-RICK: Sorry, Craig,
but, you know,
mentioning Drake
and-and Dan and Jane and...
I mean, but the team
will persevere.
The team will move forward,
and all of them
the ones we have lost
are still and always will be
part of that team.
Amen.
Absolutely.
Well, I can’t thank you guys
enough for this.
Marty and Craig,
thank you for joining us.
This is a hard time
for everyone here on the island,
but it’s certainly made easier
when you get together like this
and reflect and share
on a life well-lived.
Thank you.
-Thank you, Matty.
How do you sum up 95 years
CRAIG: see You later.
RICK: see you.
of a life as interesting
as Dan Blankenship’s?
Well, one way
you can attempt to do it
is talk to some people
on the island
who’ve known him the longest.
So, joining me now
are Dan Henskee,
Charles Barkhouse
and, of course, once again,
Rick Lagina.
-Guys, thanks for joining me.
-You’re welcome, Matty.
Dan, I’d like to start with you.
Sitting here right now,
you knew Dan the longest.
I believe so.
MATTY:
Talk about those early days,
like building 10-X together.
What was that like?
Well, that’s not the early days.
The early days are 1965,
when I first
met Dan Blankenship.
I was in the Restalls’ cabin,
which Dunfield had moved up
to the top of the hill,
and in walks this guy
in a wet suit,
carrying a snorkel.
We introduced each other.
And, uh, I-I made some comment
that, uh, he was maybe enjoying
a little snorkeling
in the ocean or something.
And he says to me,
(both chuckle)
MATTY:
Talk about what
Dan was like
in those early days, personally.
Well, I suppose you could say
he was pretty businesslike
and, uh, very vigorous.
I mean, I was, uh, 26,
I think, at that point,
so he was in his early 40s.
I think the only thing
that really struck me
was he was a really
active man, you know.
Not the sort of person that
could stand around talking
about next to nothing.
Charles, you knew Dan
a long time.
Uh, talk about
when you first met him
and maybe what your
first impressions were.
I met Dan back in the ’80s,
and, uh, for me,
it was like, you know,
meeting a sports hero.
It was a larger
than life individual.
I mean, I’ve been fascinated
with Oak Island
since I was a kid,
so to meet someone
that you read about
in a book, you know,
that you’re actually
standing there
talking to about Oak Island,
and he took the time
to talk to me about Oak Island,
and-and I guess he saw in me
this interest,
and many times,
we would sit down and talk,
and I-I just appreciated
every moment I-I had with him.
And, Charles, in your time here
on Oak Island,
uh, working with
the tour groups,
you’ve seen that explode
to a... to the next level.
I’m wondering
if you saw a change
in Dan’s relationship
with the public
and how he interacted
with tour groups, for example?
Well, up until
about two years ago,
he would come over
during the tours,
and, oh, we’d put a-we’d put
a chair over there by the door
and he’d sit there,
and he’d, you know,
have his picture
taken with them,
and it was genuine admiration
and respect that people
had for him.
And I-I think that, uh,
he really appreciated
meeting all these people,
especially the kids.
He saw in them, maybe-maybe,
a little bit of himself.
Do you get a sense that maybe
some of that public recognition
for him was validation,
like, "Yeah,
I-I actually did something here
of-of great value."
You know he spent 53 years
of his life,
you know, in this search,
more than half his life,
and, uh, and I think, you know,
the popularity of the show
and the admiration that
he was shown by the fans
and what have you was, uh,
was comforting to him.
You know, I think it sure
brought a smile to his face.
Guys, I’ve been asking
as much as I can
about people’s personal
highlight reel of knowing Dan.
Uh, Rick, do you have a memory
that maybe surfaces more
than others, makes you smile?
RICK:
He didn’t mind
telling a joke about himself.
He didn’t mind being the...
the focus of the humor.
That was
one of the things we kind of
all, I think, looked forward
to in the war room.
(laughing): Yeah.
Right?
There’d be serious discussions,
and you’d ask him a question
and the answer would come back,
we’d All break up.
CHARLES: Yeah.
And I’m thinking,
Where did that come from?
-(chuckling): Yeah, yeah.
-You know, but that speaks
to his character,
that, you know,
he didn’t take himself
seriously.
He took what he did seriously,
but, himself he was quite
willing to laugh at himself.
Well, that-that’s key,
you know,
that-that you can work hard...
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
...harder than anyone,
almost, that we know,
and-and have a spirit
of-of joy in doing it,
I guess would be the word.
I don’t think he
ever lost that, ever.
Yeah.
Charles and Rick, I’d love
your thoughts about 10-X.
I mean, might it be
the ultimate testament to
Dan Blankenship’s spirit?
I personally think
that that is a testament
to the power of faith,
because there was never
an idea to stop.
Right?
They believed,
and I think that faith
has been part
of the Oak Island search
for 200-plus years.
It just didn’t-didn’t
just occur with Dan,
but Dan had that sense
of commitment,
that sense of believing
in-in what he was doing,
and that is shown
by every endeavor
he ever tried to accomplish
on Oak Island.
I mean, this sense of believing
that you’re doing
the right thing,
he never lost that, and I think
that’s what 10-X,
to me, symbolizes.
And, you know, although
we have lost Dan,
we’re a team
and we’re gonna move forward.
Well, guys, thank you so much
for your time.
The years you knew him really
help shed some light on the man
that was Dan Blankenship.
Uh, we fans really
appreciate it.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
And now, a final look
at the incredible life
of Dan Blankenship.
RICK:
Hopefully he’s as excited
as we are.
(knocking)
Might have to...
-Oh, no, I see him now.
Hello!Hey.
-Daniel!
MARTY And Rick.
-How are you doing, sir?
Good.
Good to see you.
Good to see you.
Good to see you always.
Good to be seen, right?
-Yeah, well, after a fashion.
Yeah.
(laughing)
DAN B.:
I came here over 50 years ago.
And what attracted me
to Oak Island was the mystery.
MARTY:
Suppose that article
had never been written?
You think you...
I wouldn’t be here.
(laughing)
DAN B.:
I read the story
in Reader’s Digest
in 1965.
I handed it to my wife
and I said, "There’s
treasure on Oak Island,
and I feel I’m gonna be
instrumental in reclaiming it."
Well, at least we’re trying
to get this thing finished.
Mom would be happy
getting it over with.
She wanted it done.
Yes, she did.
She, uh... she put in a lot
of time on the island.
Yup.
Well, she believed in me.
(laughs)
And she-she moved up here
from Florida.
She did think that, uh,
Oak Island was for real.
Well, hopefully,
we can finish it now.
I don’t have a reputation
for giving up.
MARTY:
What do you think?
That’s the first thing
I’ve held in my hands...
MARTY:
I know.
...since I’ve been here,
almost 48 years.
Yeah.
That’s why We came right here.
(Dan B. laughs)
Dan, if you can go ahead and
turn that on for us please, sir.
MARTY:
Beautiful.
How would you like
to have some of this equipment
when you and I was working?
You know
what your odds are of hitting
into something down there
after all these many years?
Yeah.
(laughs)
Astronomical.
TONY:
Hey, Dan?
You gonna catch us
some supper, mate?
If you like mackerel.
Look at that now.
DOUG:
Do you feel
there’s still a mystery
to solve here?
Well, the answer to that
would have to be "yes."
The old saying, Rick,
is "nothing ventured,
-nothing gained."
nothing gained.
Exactly.
Tremendous amount
of work went into this.
Not gonna leave...
leave a stone unturned
or get half an answer.
That’s ridiculous.
After over 50 years, I...
I-I’d like to have some positive
answers, one way or the other.
It’s about time.
Yeah, it’s about time.
I have faith
in that man upstairs,
and... and some things
you have to accept
and-and take your chances,
that’s all.
Up until now,
myself especially,
I’ve been operating
on faith...
Yeah.
Yeah.
And, uh, you got to give us
credit for persevering, though.
-Oh, yeah.
Yes.
Believing in something.
You believed.
I know you did.
And now, appropriately,
with the final words
on a great man,
his only son, Dave Blankenship.
-Dave, thanks for joining me.
-How you doing, Matty?
Well, I’m sad, and, uh,
it’s a tough day for everybody.
Yes, it definitely is.
-I mean, but I mean he had
a good run 95 years.
Yeah.
DAVE:
He was ready to go.
He had been missing Mom
for eight years.
When she died,
it took the heart out of Dad.
MATTY: Mm.
Dave: I’m glad they’re
together again now.
Dave, I was wondering, uh,
in one of our golf cart chats
one time,
I asked you, um, are you glad
that you came to the island,
because I asked you, you know,
how did you get to the island
in the first place,
and every time,
your answer was always "Dad.
-Dad.
Dad called me."
-Yeah, I came for him.
He...
I was going through a divorce,
and he said,
I said, "Fine."
I just never went back.
MATTY: You guys worked
pretty well together here.
DAVE: Yeah.
There’s three ways
of doing something.
There’s the right way,
there’s the wrong way,
And There’s Dad’s way.
MATTY: hmm.
And Dad’s way was usually
the hard way.
MATTY: hmm.
Dave: We had a few arguments
over how to do things here,
but we got along.
MATTY: You did.
Dave: Yeah.
What do you think might be next
here on Oak Island
without the looming, towering
presence of your father?
DAVE:
Well, hopefully,
we can find something for him.
Are You gonna stay?
Yes.
Well, Dave, I-I can’t thank you
enough for the time.
I know this is a...
I know this is a difficult time
for You And your family.
-Yes, yes, it is.
MATTY:
Um, but I hope you feel
in some small way the
overwhelming support out there
for you from fans
all over the world.
DAVE: He was well... pretty
well-known around the world.
MATTY:
Absolutely.
Uh, Dave, thank you so much
for the time.
You’re quite welcome, Matty.
You know we’re All here
for you, brother.
Yes.
Definitely.
MATTY: Appreciate it.
MARTY:
Let’s get to work.
ALEX:
It’s concrete.
It could be incredibly old.
MATTY:
If you thought season six was
the best season so far,
get ready to be blown away.
That’s where
the anomaly showed up.
Maybe you’ll find it.
MATTY:
Dan Blankenship’s
legacy lives on...
here We go.
-MATTY: ...as Rick, Marty
and the team return
to Oak Island,
more determined than ever
to solve
this 224-year-old mystery.
Looks like they’re done
with the first one, Rick.
Let’s see what they got.
MATTY:
They’ll get down and dirty...
GARY:
There you go.
...to search the swamp
for an extraordinary object...
-GARY:
It looks like a ship’s timber.
MARTY: Isn’t that something.
MATTY:
...and return
to the infamous Money Pit
in a go-for-broke effort
to find the legendary
treasure vault.
Wow.
It’s all pointing
this direction.
MATTY:
During the past six years,
Rick and Marty have found
some amazing pieces
to this enormous puzzle.
GARY: Ooh!Look at that.
-JACK: It’s a coin!
That’s my line.
(both laugh)
MATTY:
And they’ve explored
many compelling theories.
That map really does
connect Oak Island
to the Revolutionary War.
That’s remarkable.
Holy smokes.
MATTY:
But as far as the Oak Island
team is concerned,
they’re just getting started.
There is No
turning back now, Rick.
You got it.
MATTY:
Get ready for season seven.
Subtitled by
Diego Moraes / Ewerton Henrique
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
Tonight, on Drilling Down...
Hey, guys.
I meet with the Oak Island team
in Traverse City, Michigan,
and find out some new
information that could
blow the lid off
the Oak Island treasure hunt.
Would it be S-H-I-P?
MATTY:
And later...
we pay a special tribute
to our good friend
Dan Blankenship,
who recently passed away
at the age of 95.
We wouldn’t be sitting here
if it weren’t for Dan.
MATTY:
And stay tuned for
an exciting announcement
at the end of the program.
-Yay!
♪ ♪
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MARTY:
Okay, are we ready?
The real treasure hunt
actually begins again, now.
MATTY:
Season Six of The Curse of Oak
Island delivered
the most amazing chapter yet
for the Fellowship of the Dig.
I’m wondering if this is part
of the Chappell Vault.
MATTY:
The team spent enormous amounts
of money and resources
more than ever before
in an effort to get
to the bottom
of this 223-year
treasure mystery.
Whoa.
Not since Moses has the
water been held back so well.
MATTY:
And it wasn’t long before
their incredible efforts
started paying off.
RICK:
We’re finding structure after
structure in Smith’s Cove.
MATTY:
From the discovery
of a gold brooch,
estimated to be a possible
700 years old...
GARY:
Oh, my God.
It’s another bobby-dazzler.
Whoa.
-MATTY: ...to the unearthing
of a lead artifact...
GARY:
Man, look at that.
MATTY:
...that not matched
the medieval-style cross
found in Smith’s Cove,
but was scientifically
proven to be from
the same place of origin.
Lead isotope data here
is identical
to those of the cross.
Really?
Wow.
MATTY:
And while the Money Pit
also yielded new and equally
fascinating results...
TERRY:
Wow, look at that.
This is a lot of wood here.
MARTY: Maybe it is
the old Money Pit.
MATTY:
The team’s most ambitious
engineering project
a massive, 525-foot wide
steel cofferdam
surrounding Smith’s Cove
allowed for the excavation
of everything.
From a mysterious concrete wall
to evidence
of stone box drains
and an ancient shipping wharf
that dates back
to before the discovery
of the Money Pit in 1795.
Let’s hear what you found.
Sample number eight
is the U-shaped structure.
-We had 1769.
Whoa.
MATTY: I’m here
in Traverse City, Michigan.
Right now, I’m about to meet
with Rick, Marty and the team
as they get the seismic results
from the swamp.
You know, the swamp
may be stinky,
but is it hiding secrets?
Let’s find out.
And it came back neutral.
Hey.
-Hey, how’s it going?
MATTY Blake.
Am I interrupting?
Good time?
-No, great time.
-Have a seat, man.
Perfect timing.
-Wow, this is so cool, guys.
MARTY: War room one.
Yeah, I-I can now say I’ve been
in both war rooms, officially.
You have been in both war rooms.
This is...
This was the first one, though.
MATTY: I was so thrilled to...
to be invited
and have this access.
As always, I...
I just thank you so much.
Uh, you know, often times,
you’re asking about things
that have happened.
This is...
this is a different one, Matty,
because We don’t know...
Right.
...what’s gonna
come in that door.
W-Well, that’s a great point.
Let’s-let’s talk about that.
We’re about to have
Eagle Canada come in here
and just remind me
refresh me
what they did in the swamp.
How big was this operation?
-RICK: So, we ready, Alex?
ALEX GAUTHIER: Yeah.
So, we gonna start
on the Northwest corner
of the swamp.
MATTY:
At the end of this season,
the folks from Eagle Canada
were brought in
to conduct seismic testing
of the mysterious
triangle-shaped swamp.
Okay, here it comes.
MATTY:
More than 2,000 charges
of dynamite were detonated
in order to create a virtual
map of what lies beneath
centuries of mud
and decaying vegetation.
It is to get the results
from this data
that members of the Oak Island
team have gathered
at Marty and Craig’s offices
in Traverse City, Michigan.
We’ve had a little distance
from the island, now.
You guys have all been home
for a little bit.
H-How are you feeling,
emotionally,
right now, about this?
Excited, apprehensive,
uh, doubtful?
I guess a little bit of both.
I mean, it’s always exciting
to get new data.
Um, I’m a little apprehensive
of what it might show us,
because, historically,
it’s kind of tantalizing
but not conclusive.
So I’m
Mm.
bracing myself for that again.
-MATTY: Jack, how about you?
(clears throat) Um...
mixed feelings.
I...
After our success
in Smith’s Cove of this year,
I’m feeling pretty excited.
But then again,
you know, if we’re looking
for wood structures,
there’s a possibility
we-we won’t
see any of that
from this data.
But I do believe
that there is something
hiding in the swamp,
and there’s a good chance
We will find something.
MATTY: Yes.
Craig?
-You know,
i-it’s, it’s gonna
be up to-to us
after we look at the data and
what they recommend, but, um...
So I-I feel confident we’re
gonna get good information.
MATTY:
How are you feeling right now,
Rick, as we wait
for Eagle Canada?
-Uh, look, I’ve always thought
that the swamp
had something to tell us.
Um, I’m excited about getting
the information, so...
I’m looking forward to it,
I really am.
-How about you, Marty?
-You know, I hope
there are some
big surprises today, but I’m...
Actually, I’m not even
quite sure what to hope for.
(laughs)
What do You think?
(sighs)
I’m apprehensive, in a way,
because you’ve taught me, Marty,
to not leap with both feet
to conclusion,
which I tend to do,
as a believer, and...
say we see something
you guys are really good at
interpreting this
now, probably,
at this point in your careers.
Um, do you know what
to look for to see...
I think we know
what questions to ask.
RICK:
I will be happy if,
at the end of the day,
the last words spoken are,
"Okay, boys,
it’s time to get dirty."
Can I add another adjective to
how I feel right now?
Nervous.
MARTY: Okay.
Good.
Good.
Very nervous.
I’m gonna be watching you
like a hawk.
(laughs): All Right.
JEN: Excuse me.
-Hi, guys.
-Oh, hey, Jen.
JEN: Eagle Canada is here
to see you guys. -Ah, yes.
-Hello, gentlemen.
Good to see you, Marty.
Nice to see you.
Nice to see you.
We’ll let you
kind of get positioned
opposite the main guys there.
How You doing?
Good to see you.
How are you?
You guys have a seat
in those three chairs.
-Rick, Marty, can I stay?
Is that...
-MARTY: Yes!
No, you were right, Matty.
You know, like you said,
-this is new for you, right?
-Yeah, absolutely.
It’s new for us, too.
Thank you.
There’s a lot of anxiety
around this table.
We got to get to it.
Yeah, the data’s
all processed up,
and, uh, the results are
interesting, to say the least.
All Right.
-It-It’s all done,
there’s no further work
to be done?
-No, sir.
Are You guys excited?
-ALEX G: Oh, yeah, absolutely.
I know this is
completely irrelevant, right,
but on a scale of one to ten,
how excited are you?
Eleven?
(laughing)
-Let’s go, then!
Let’s have a break here.
No, no, no breaks.
Let’s get to the data,
then, on that.
JEREMY:
So, here we go.
So, uh,
first things first.
So, there’s four key anomalies
that we’re gonna talk about
in this, uh, presentation.
We got the highland anomalies
there’s two of them.
And I refer to them
as the "highland anomalies,"
’cause they are up in
the highlands above the swamp.
There’s, like,
a complex of stuff happening
above and below,
is the best way to describe it.
Like, it’s kind of entrance.
Like, you know,
when you maybe...
dig down to a chamber
or something.
Kind of the way I’m
envisioning it is it’s like a...
door to a stairs to a basement.
ALEX G:
But that’s just
the first anomaly.
There is more to go.
-All right, all right.
JEREMY:
And then there’s something
called the "connecter anomaly."
So you’re seeing
a rough edge of activity
in the Money Pit area.
JACK:
So you really think
that these anomalies connect
to the Money Pit.
ALEX G:
It goes straight
to the Money Pit,
goes across
to that south anomaly.
JEREMY:
So now we can
jump into the fun stuff.
We have the swamp anomaly,
so everyone can imagine
What that is.
-We’ll rename those,
don’t worry.
Oh, yeah, I’m sure you will.
(laughing)
I’m sure You will.
So, the swamp anomaly.
So, this is the object.
It’s very unusual.
Now, it can definitely still be
something very natural.
RICK:
What is the size of that?
ALEX G:
So, it’s 250 feet long,
and the rear the south part
is about 40 feet,
and 25 feet up front.
So, we don’t know what it is.
What do you guys think?
JACK:
It’s definitely a target
inside the swamp.
RICK:
When you first saw it,
what was your thought?
It’s an anomaly.
(laughing)
It’s definitely anomalous.
-ALEX G.: That’s the thing,
we don’t-we don’t want...
like, we have idea
of what the shape
looked like, but...
what we see is it, 100%...
asked for investigation.
Because, yeah,
it just doesn’t make sense.
MARTY:
I know what everybody
around this table
is thinking right now,
so let’s not just
dork around anymore.
Would it be S-H-I-P?
Would that be what
everybody’s thinking?
Huh?
You said it.
(laughs)
Seriously, I was being kind of,
trying to be funny, but...
d-did you think that?
CLINT:
Ties with some other theories
you guys have
previously told us.
I know Fred Nolan
was interested in that spot.
MATTY: The team’s discoveries
serve to reinforce
a long-held theory
by Oak Island treasure hunter
Fred Nolan.
After discovering
the scuppers of a ship
and a piece of a ship’s mast
in the swamp,
Fred became convinced
that Oak Island
was actually once
two separate islands
and that the swamp
was man-made.
He also believed
that a treasure galleon
could have been sailed into an
area between the two islands.
Then, after two
giant cofferdams were built,
on both the northern
and southern sides,
the ship was deliberately sunk
and then submerged beneath
thousands of gallons of water,
thus creating a swamp
that could hide both the
galleon and its precious cargo.
In season four
of The Curse of Oak Island...
What is that?
It’s a large board.
...Jack Begley
and diver Tony Sampson
were searching in the swamp
and found what appeared to be
a large piece of deck planking
that was carbon-dated
to sometime in the late 1600s.
(beeping)
-Oh, yeah.
-Ooh, look at that.
That’s nice.
MATTY: Later that summer,
Gary Drayton, Alex Lagina
and Jack Begley
made another compelling find.
GARY:
That is old.
It’s an handmade spike.
ALEX: That’s pretty Good.
I found exactly the same
objects as this on...
off Spanish galleons from
the late 1600s, early 1700s.
MATTY:
But could the detection of
a possible 200-foot-long object
lying in the center
of the swamp
be evidence
that Fred’s theory is true?
ALEX G.: When he looked at it he
called me right away.
He’s like,
And, you know how
uh, a galleon is made,
is the rear is actually thick
and the front is thinner, and
they are about that dimension.
JACK:
Do you think a ship
would cause a return like that?
JEREMY:
If there’s an object down there.
JACK:
How deep do you think
that area is?
JEREMY:
Imagine it as, like, a blanket
of material
on top of whatever’s below.
So that blanketed material
is saying
that it’s at about
two meters to...
It’s basically
just below sea level,
is the best way
to kind of think of it.
MARTY: Really?
That’s all that is?
-JEREMY: It is, yeah.
You have material
draped over top,
and that material
is roughly that.
Two meters.
-So, if there’s some...
if There’s something
underneath it, could be deeper.
That’s something.
Wow.
So as you can see, it has
very sharp, defined edges.
And then it’s right adjacent
to a real deep...
MARTY:
That is pretty odd, isn’t it?
JEREMY:
Y-Yeah, like...
I got some of the drone
photography in here, too,
just to kind of show you.
So once the swamp is drained,
you do have expression.
You know, once the water’s
been pulled away,
there is a high point
in the swamp there
that it does correlate
like, that anomaly
is within that high point.
Because refraction stripped
all the loose material
it successfully stripped away
the peninsula
and all this material here.
This is all stripped out, ’cause
that’s all low through here.
But this remained, so there
is something different about
even though they look similar in
the photog... in the pictures...
Does that pretty much
mimic the position?
MARTY: I think it does.
JEREMY: It’s-It’s Very
close, yeah.
Can you describe
a little quick checklist
of what about that makes you
think "possibly not natural,"
like, what stands out
about that?
JEREMY:
It doesn’t look
natural, for sure,
as, you know, some of the other,
what I’m pretty sure
are glacially-derived features.
And then, of course, that kind
of curve shape to it, right?
Like it’s, uh,
it has a very kind of
constant radius curve to it,
which is also, you know,
nature doesn’t tend
to make things
that stay that consistent.
It’s-It’s almost
too good to be true.
MARTY: Yeah.
Like, it needs to be
investigated, we believe,
so if you guys don’t do it,
we’ll do it.
(laughing)
Beginning to ride
the roller-coaster.
Yeah I know, he’s in trouble.
You’re-you’re already
in trouble, I’ll tell you what.
You know, it’s funny, as you
were making the presentation,
I was thinking "Okay, so this
is a lot deeper than we thought,
and I guess they probably
see something on the bottom,"
and I was thinking, "Phew, it’s
gonna be too deep to dig up,"
(laughs): And then You said...
RICK: Two meters.
Then you said it’s two meters.
And that was right off
the southern edge...
Yeah.
-...where we found that board.
Jack might Have pulled a piece
of This already out.
Yeah.
I’d say it-it sounds like
it’s pretty probable
that there’s got
to be something there.
If not a ship, then some other
man-made workings.
Yeah, I think it-it could be,
like, 35 feet or more.
Um, but did they destroy it?
Did they whatever...
Like, uh, you know...
But it could totally
be laying on its side.
MARTY:
Wait, so how deep
is this object?
JEREMY:
This object,
it looks like, you know,
this is roughly 55 feet.
Oh.
-...to the bottom,
so it’s sitting
on the bottom of whatever.
Okay.
50 feet of swamp-digging,
Marty, just what you wanted.
Just what I want to do, yeah.
What did I say?
Young guys in first.
(laughing)
Hey, the good news is it’s
too deep to be done by hand.
I know you hate this,
these words,
but it’s time to get dirty,
as far I can see.
Dirty’s okay, it’s stinky
I have a problem with.
(laughing)
-ALEX G.: The way we see it,
it’s-it’s a...
it’s an easy target.
Like, it...
We’re giving you a location,
you know, we don’t know what
it is, like, it looks promising.
But it’s a low-cost
investigation
to actually just put
a couple brains together
and figure out a way to go
to do some coring.
I would core it.
-ALEX G.: Yeah, exactly,
and-and, you know, it’s not...
A dozen, ten
or a dozen cores should...
If it’s man-made, it should
tell you pretty quick, yeah.
If there’s wood down there
or if there isn’t.
MATTY:
Could that potentially
push it further down?
No.
You’d go right through it.
No?
It’ll go right through.
MARTY:
Everybody here understands
you are giving
no guarantees
of what these things are.
That’s why they have "anomaly"
after the end of them.
We get it, okay?
We get it completely.
It’s... but it’s-it’s dramatic
data, it’s cool technology
and it’s super intriguing,
so I mean, we got to digest it.
But-but it’s...
We’re very happy.
Thank You Very much.
Always a pleasure.
Awesome.
see You soon.
MARTY:
Yeah, we will.
I-I got a...
I got a feeling
we’re gonna
be seeing you, Alex.
MATTY:
All right, gentlemen,
we were hesitant during the
meeting, but they’re gone now.
That’s a ship.
(laughing)
That’s a ship.
And I’ll tell you what...
RICK: don’t-don’t equivocate.
I’m not...
the S word.
Tell us exactly What You think.
Absolutely, I do.
I mean, look,
could a glacial pull have
created something like that?
I guess, technically, yes, but
with the history of that swamp,
what’s been pulled
out of it before,
uh, I think all signs
point... it’s a ship.
It’s just so clear,
I just think
you need to dig now.
MARTY: Without as good emotion
as you just expressed,
We basically reached
the same conclusion.
MATTY: Really?
All Right.
-RICK: We didn’t mention "ship"
quite as emphatically as you.
MARTY:
No, no, no, yeah, yeah,
wait, wait, wait.
Yeah, let me back up.
It, uh, yes.
The fact that it is
or is not a ship
is why we need to drill down
there and find out,
because it could be
a lot of things.
Craig, you were super quiet
during that meeting.
What are your thoughts?
Well, I-I still need
to sit down with-with Jeremy
to get the details
of the seismic.
’Cause, you know, that’s what
I spend more time going over,
so, seeing the presentation,
I believe his information,
but I really want to look
in more detail of it.
But I really like that anomaly.
Do we need to search it?
Absolutely.
MARTY:
You know, the funny thing
about this information is
that we’ve spent
12 years working on this,
and now it-it just feels like
we’re on the cusp of beginning.
Doesn’t it?
I mean, this is dramatic stuff.
Y-You guys have found,
sure, you could say,
the tip of the iceberg,
but you’ve proved
that there’s an iceberg there,
in my estimation,
and you can’t walk away now.
I mean, if this thing takes
two, three, four,
five more years
to figure out,
are you guys willing to do this?
Are you willing to go the long
haul to solve this mystery?
RICK:
I don’t see it in terms of,
one year, five years, 12 years,
whatever it has been.
I see it as w... this is...
I believed as a little boy.
I continue to believe.
For me, this has
always been more about a search
for the truth about Oak Island
than it has been
about a search for treasure.
Albeit, they probably
go hand in hand.
But a search for truth
is really a story.
Who likes to read a book
that only has five pages in it?
You want a book
that enthralls you,
captivates you, makes you study,
makes you learn,
makes you want, desire more.
I-I mean, that’s
what Oak Island is about.
You want more.
I have said, consistently,
for 12 years
you’ve heard me say this
that one of the leading theories
about what happened here,
in my mind,
was... nothing.
That this was
collective madness,
that, uh, you know,
mass hysteria.
Call it whatever you want.
Okay?
I’ve always said
that’s a distinct possibility.
That’s one of the theories.
I got to say...
but No more.
I don’t think that anymore.
RICK:
And that...
Nothing did not happen here
because of what happened
this year to us in Smith’s Cove.
And that, to me, is of value.
That statement.
I’ve asked you this question,
almost every season, I think,
and you’ve always said that,
you know,
we use that phrase: the one
thing, finding the one thing,
something at depth, you say,
that was pre-searcher, um,
but could it be,
since you’ve made this shift,
that it hasn’t been one thing
but a preponderance of things,
because you now believe
it’s fair to say
that something happened here,
pre-searcher, right?
it has to be.
the data says it.
-So, there has been one thing.
I can’t disregard the data just
’cause I don’t feel like it.
MATTY:
There has been one thing.
It’s a bunch of things.
It’s enough
to keep us going, yeah.
We’re all still processing what
we watched as fans of the show.
And, um, I just want to go
around the room real quick
And just get a quick and...
Uh-Oh.
One of my games.
Uh...
-Yeah, here we go.
Just an impression
of what season six was.
You know, it could be a word,
it could be a phrase,
it could be a thought.
Craig?
-CRAIG: For one word,
I guess I’d go
with dendrochronology.
And-and not only because it-it
said that the U-shaped structure
was found before the Money Pit,
it’s a-a tool
that, um, is giving us nice,
solid information.
And you know, anything that
comes back really early
just adds good information.
So I-I like it that we’ve got
a new tool that’s very precise.
Awesome.
Marty Lagina?
Here’s a fact:
somebody built a complex,
difficult-to-build structure
in Smith’s Cove
25 years before the Money Pit
was discovered.
In an environment
that was quite unfriendly.
Very unfriendly
and very difficult
and unsettled and, uh, you know,
so what-what... what is that?
Yeah.
It’s undeniable.
It’s the first time
since I’ve been involved in this
that there’s something
undeniably significant happened
on Oak Island prior to searcher.
I’ve been saying that for years.
How about you, young man?
I think this year, more than
any other year, you know,
one of the major finds
we’ve made this year
is the U-shaped structure.
Ties to the island and
the story, whereas the cross
you know, did it make its way
here long after it was made
or, you know,
did it make its way here
shortly after it was made?
How did it get here
in the first place?
Uh, we don’t have
those questions
about the U-Shaped structure.
MATTY:
I couldn’t help but think,
when I was looking
at that image,
talking about searching
for things underwater
now, your life
has completely changed.
You’re searching for-for gold
right here in Michigan.
Yeah.
With This
Curse of Civil War Gold.
Tell me more about that and
what can we expect from that?
Um, it’s exciting.
We’ve got some pretty
interesting targets already.
Uh, we’ve been able
to secure a boat
and an underwater archaeologist
to kind of help us
assess these targets.
I heard, uh, Gary Drayton
might be involved?
He has actually been
involved already.
And you know, we’re hoping
if we’re able to track down
some surface gold
rather than, uh,
potential gold in Lake Michigan,
that-that Gary could
come in handy, so...
MATTY: Awesome.
-So, yes.
MATTY:
Jack, how about you?
JACK:
I have to say it was
a huge win
for all Oak Island researchers
and enthusiasts
around the world.
Because we found something
that’s unexplainable,
historically, unless people were
on Oak Island
doing something... massive.
Doing something previous to
the discovery of the Money Pit.
MATTY:
How are you feeling, Rick?
RICK:
I feel I think we all feel
that, you know, to-to have
become involved in this
and have so many people,
from an emotional perspective,
a technological perspective,
a historical interest
perspective...
We’ve all banded together.
The fellowship of the dig now
is worldwide.
And that’s pretty humbling
to think that,
we just read the story,
and now look what it has become.
We get e-mails
from people, literally,
from across the world
interested in this,
what I always
I can’t say I knew
but what I always believed
was an incredibly
fascinating story,
which continues to evolve.
And our hope is
I hope our hope is
that someday,
we-we write the last chapter.
MATTY:
And do you feel closer today,
as we close season six,
than ever before?
I do.
MATTY: That’s great.
I do.
-MATTY: Well,
you guys,
your incredible team
you’ve given these fans around
the world, as you say,
more than one thing.
You’ve given us tons of things,
but the word that comes to mind,
always, is joy.
It’s been a joy
to watch you guys,
and I can’t wait to see
what you’re gonna dig up
in season seven... right there.
And, uh, I hope I can be
a small part of it again.
I just want to thank you guys
for this, again,
incredible access.
You’re the best.
I love you guys.
Thank you.
-Thanks, Matty.
Appreciate it.
Stay tuned.
MATTY:
Oh, we will.
MARTY: All Right.
MATTY: We will.
As many of you already know,
When we come back we’ll be
talking with Rick,
shortly after filming
for season six
on The Curse of Oak Island
ended,
we received the sad news that
our good friend Dan Blankenship
passed away at the age of 95.
You know, here on the island,
Dan was everyone’s hero.
All of us cast and crew
looked up to him.
We admired his experience,
his vast knowledge
and his guidance.
Dan didn’t just talk the talk,
he lived and breathed
Oak Island,
so much so that it’s hard
not to think
that the real treasure
on Oak Island was Dan.
-Rick, good to see you again.
-Matty, how are you?
I wish it was under
better circumstances.
We All do.
This is a tough one.
This is a big one.
This is a big one.
(exhales) Let’s-let’s start
at the beginning.
Um, you read the Reader’s Digest
article as a young man,
and-and it’s funny
I think it’s really interesting
that Dan read that same article
as an almost middle-aged man.
Yet both compelled
to come to the island.
Um, what did you know about Dan
in those early years,
if anything?
You know, I-I knew nothing.
I knew nothing of Oak Island,
nothing of Dan Blankenship,
except through that
Reader’s Digest article.
So my association
with Oak Island
begins with Dan...
and...
until the day we walk away.
Albeit he’s gone, physically,
he will never be gone.
Dan Blankenship is Oak Island.
Always was, always will be.
To quote him,
he had never been beat.
Right?
He survived the war,
he had wooed and won the hand
of the woman he loved.
I mean, he’d never lost.
And he came here
with that spirit.
Unconquerable.
I will persevere.
I will find a way.
And that unconquerable spirit
will always remain
on Oak Island.
You can’t have Oak Island
without Dan Blankenship.
You can’t...
This enterprise,
this endeavor, demands someone
of his character.
You know?
Uh..
We wouldn’t be sitting here
if it weren’t for Dan.
I think he... he inspired us,
not the other way around.
Even as his years advanced,
he was the guy we looked to.
He was the spirit,
he was the character,
he was the driving force.
I mean, he...
I-I can’t speak highly enough
about the man.
MATTY: I think now
would be a great time
to bring in your other partners,
Craig Tester
and your brother Marty.
They couldn’t be here with us
today, but they’re standing by
for a video conference, so, uh,
why don’t we bring them in now?
Absolutely.
-Okay.
Hello, guys.
Thanks for joining us.
RICK: Hey.
-Hey, Matty, hey, Rick.
-Hey, Matty.
So I was just talking
with Rick here, guys,
about the unique partnership
you guys had with Dan.
Uh, I’d love to hear from both
of you just some thoughts
on what it was like
to actually work with him.
Well,
my first memory of Dan
it’s embedded in my mind
and I am sure
it’s in Rick’s, too
is when we first came across
that causeway, hey, Rick,
maybe 20, 25 years ago.
I think...
I think Dan
was in his 70s then.
He’s ten years older
than I am now.
And the guy was out there
with a chain saw.
Mm-hmm.
-You know, cutting up
a tree, and as full
of life and vigor
as you can imagine,
and, uh... salty as can be,
the way he was talking.
(laughs)
But, uh, you know, that’s kind
of the image that started
with Dan and kept with me
the whole time I’ve known him,
which is he’s just sort
of larger than life
and strong
and willful and...
you know, determined.
He’s quite a character.
MATTY:
Craig?
Ah, to me, you know,
intensity comes to mind.
Yeah.
-He, whenever he started
talking about, uh, the hunt, he,
you know, his-his eyes.
It’s just such
an intensity in his eyes.
His determination.
Um, and, you know,
and then his laughter.
He was always enjoying, too,
but he was such
an-an intense person.
RICK:
Mm-hmm.
Rick, do you have
any questions for them?
If you-if you had...
each had one word
to describe Dan...
Not a phrase, just one word.
I know that’s tough.
Indomitable.
Look, here’s the thing
I’m gonna miss
about Dan Blankenship the most.
I mean, I miss...
I’m gonna miss a lot, you know,
because he was larger
than life, no question, but...
Rick, do you know how many times
in the last ten years
we said,
-"Ooh, we got to ask Dan
about that."
-Oh, yeah.
MARTY: You know?
And walking... walking
the walk over to the house.
You know, "He’ll be able
to shed some light on this."
I mean, that’s-that’s gone now.
And that’s... sad.
Craig, how about you
uh, could you sum it up
in one word, do you think?
I-I’ll go back to intensity.
I mean, he just was intense
in what he did,
whether it was the island
or just around people
and having fun with people.
He was... he was intense.
RICK: Mm-hmm.
-You know, we mentioned...
Marty, you so eloquently said
that you’re gonna miss
that ability
to just go check with Dan,
and he was such a wealth
of knowledge.
Um, that brings up the point,
what might the future look like
post a physical Dan?
Understanding what Rick said,
that he will always
be here in spirit,
but the reality is
the physical Dan is not here.
What might the future look like,
and how might it be different
moving forward
in terms of the partnership?
Well,
you know, I think Dan himself
would have been the very first
to say, "Look, things move on."
You know, I mean, death is
a part of life, unfortunately.
And, um, I’m sure
he would want us to just...
Sempre avanti.
Um, move forward.
You know, I mean,
as big a spirit and icon
as Dan Blankenship was and is,
um, no one’s irreplaceable.
I’m not irreplaceable.
Craig’s not.
Rick’s not.
You know, we’re gonna
keep the team together.
We’ll move forward
in his memory.
We never did tell Dan
the information
we currently have.
You know, there might be
something in the swamp.
MARTY:
And I think
Dan would be gratified to know
that we clearly advanced
the ball together
and gave credence
to what he’d done before.
At the end of the day,
we started this as a team,
and albeit, you know,
we’ve lost, you know...
MARTY: a lot.
-RICK: Sorry, Craig,
but, you know,
mentioning Drake
and-and Dan and Jane and...
I mean, but the team
will persevere.
The team will move forward,
and all of them
the ones we have lost
are still and always will be
part of that team.
Amen.
Absolutely.
Well, I can’t thank you guys
enough for this.
Marty and Craig,
thank you for joining us.
This is a hard time
for everyone here on the island,
but it’s certainly made easier
when you get together like this
and reflect and share
on a life well-lived.
Thank you.
-Thank you, Matty.
How do you sum up 95 years
CRAIG: see You later.
RICK: see you.
of a life as interesting
as Dan Blankenship’s?
Well, one way
you can attempt to do it
is talk to some people
on the island
who’ve known him the longest.
So, joining me now
are Dan Henskee,
Charles Barkhouse
and, of course, once again,
Rick Lagina.
-Guys, thanks for joining me.
-You’re welcome, Matty.
Dan, I’d like to start with you.
Sitting here right now,
you knew Dan the longest.
I believe so.
MATTY:
Talk about those early days,
like building 10-X together.
What was that like?
Well, that’s not the early days.
The early days are 1965,
when I first
met Dan Blankenship.
I was in the Restalls’ cabin,
which Dunfield had moved up
to the top of the hill,
and in walks this guy
in a wet suit,
carrying a snorkel.
We introduced each other.
And, uh, I-I made some comment
that, uh, he was maybe enjoying
a little snorkeling
in the ocean or something.
And he says to me,
(both chuckle)
MATTY:
Talk about what
Dan was like
in those early days, personally.
Well, I suppose you could say
he was pretty businesslike
and, uh, very vigorous.
I mean, I was, uh, 26,
I think, at that point,
so he was in his early 40s.
I think the only thing
that really struck me
was he was a really
active man, you know.
Not the sort of person that
could stand around talking
about next to nothing.
Charles, you knew Dan
a long time.
Uh, talk about
when you first met him
and maybe what your
first impressions were.
I met Dan back in the ’80s,
and, uh, for me,
it was like, you know,
meeting a sports hero.
It was a larger
than life individual.
I mean, I’ve been fascinated
with Oak Island
since I was a kid,
so to meet someone
that you read about
in a book, you know,
that you’re actually
standing there
talking to about Oak Island,
and he took the time
to talk to me about Oak Island,
and-and I guess he saw in me
this interest,
and many times,
we would sit down and talk,
and I-I just appreciated
every moment I-I had with him.
And, Charles, in your time here
on Oak Island,
uh, working with
the tour groups,
you’ve seen that explode
to a... to the next level.
I’m wondering
if you saw a change
in Dan’s relationship
with the public
and how he interacted
with tour groups, for example?
Well, up until
about two years ago,
he would come over
during the tours,
and, oh, we’d put a-we’d put
a chair over there by the door
and he’d sit there,
and he’d, you know,
have his picture
taken with them,
and it was genuine admiration
and respect that people
had for him.
And I-I think that, uh,
he really appreciated
meeting all these people,
especially the kids.
He saw in them, maybe-maybe,
a little bit of himself.
Do you get a sense that maybe
some of that public recognition
for him was validation,
like, "Yeah,
I-I actually did something here
of-of great value."
You know he spent 53 years
of his life,
you know, in this search,
more than half his life,
and, uh, and I think, you know,
the popularity of the show
and the admiration that
he was shown by the fans
and what have you was, uh,
was comforting to him.
You know, I think it sure
brought a smile to his face.
Guys, I’ve been asking
as much as I can
about people’s personal
highlight reel of knowing Dan.
Uh, Rick, do you have a memory
that maybe surfaces more
than others, makes you smile?
RICK:
He didn’t mind
telling a joke about himself.
He didn’t mind being the...
the focus of the humor.
That was
one of the things we kind of
all, I think, looked forward
to in the war room.
(laughing): Yeah.
Right?
There’d be serious discussions,
and you’d ask him a question
and the answer would come back,
we’d All break up.
CHARLES: Yeah.
And I’m thinking,
Where did that come from?
-(chuckling): Yeah, yeah.
-You know, but that speaks
to his character,
that, you know,
he didn’t take himself
seriously.
He took what he did seriously,
but, himself he was quite
willing to laugh at himself.
Well, that-that’s key,
you know,
that-that you can work hard...
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
...harder than anyone,
almost, that we know,
and-and have a spirit
of-of joy in doing it,
I guess would be the word.
I don’t think he
ever lost that, ever.
Yeah.
Charles and Rick, I’d love
your thoughts about 10-X.
I mean, might it be
the ultimate testament to
Dan Blankenship’s spirit?
I personally think
that that is a testament
to the power of faith,
because there was never
an idea to stop.
Right?
They believed,
and I think that faith
has been part
of the Oak Island search
for 200-plus years.
It just didn’t-didn’t
just occur with Dan,
but Dan had that sense
of commitment,
that sense of believing
in-in what he was doing,
and that is shown
by every endeavor
he ever tried to accomplish
on Oak Island.
I mean, this sense of believing
that you’re doing
the right thing,
he never lost that, and I think
that’s what 10-X,
to me, symbolizes.
And, you know, although
we have lost Dan,
we’re a team
and we’re gonna move forward.
Well, guys, thank you so much
for your time.
The years you knew him really
help shed some light on the man
that was Dan Blankenship.
Uh, we fans really
appreciate it.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
And now, a final look
at the incredible life
of Dan Blankenship.
RICK:
Hopefully he’s as excited
as we are.
(knocking)
Might have to...
-Oh, no, I see him now.
Hello!Hey.
-Daniel!
MARTY And Rick.
-How are you doing, sir?
Good.
Good to see you.
Good to see you.
Good to see you always.
Good to be seen, right?
-Yeah, well, after a fashion.
Yeah.
(laughing)
DAN B.:
I came here over 50 years ago.
And what attracted me
to Oak Island was the mystery.
MARTY:
Suppose that article
had never been written?
You think you...
I wouldn’t be here.
(laughing)
DAN B.:
I read the story
in Reader’s Digest
in 1965.
I handed it to my wife
and I said, "There’s
treasure on Oak Island,
and I feel I’m gonna be
instrumental in reclaiming it."
Well, at least we’re trying
to get this thing finished.
Mom would be happy
getting it over with.
She wanted it done.
Yes, she did.
She, uh... she put in a lot
of time on the island.
Yup.
Well, she believed in me.
(laughs)
And she-she moved up here
from Florida.
She did think that, uh,
Oak Island was for real.
Well, hopefully,
we can finish it now.
I don’t have a reputation
for giving up.
MARTY:
What do you think?
That’s the first thing
I’ve held in my hands...
MARTY:
I know.
...since I’ve been here,
almost 48 years.
Yeah.
That’s why We came right here.
(Dan B. laughs)
Dan, if you can go ahead and
turn that on for us please, sir.
MARTY:
Beautiful.
How would you like
to have some of this equipment
when you and I was working?
You know
what your odds are of hitting
into something down there
after all these many years?
Yeah.
(laughs)
Astronomical.
TONY:
Hey, Dan?
You gonna catch us
some supper, mate?
If you like mackerel.
Look at that now.
DOUG:
Do you feel
there’s still a mystery
to solve here?
Well, the answer to that
would have to be "yes."
The old saying, Rick,
is "nothing ventured,
-nothing gained."
nothing gained.
Exactly.
Tremendous amount
of work went into this.
Not gonna leave...
leave a stone unturned
or get half an answer.
That’s ridiculous.
After over 50 years, I...
I-I’d like to have some positive
answers, one way or the other.
It’s about time.
Yeah, it’s about time.
I have faith
in that man upstairs,
and... and some things
you have to accept
and-and take your chances,
that’s all.
Up until now,
myself especially,
I’ve been operating
on faith...
Yeah.
Yeah.
And, uh, you got to give us
credit for persevering, though.
-Oh, yeah.
Yes.
Believing in something.
You believed.
I know you did.
And now, appropriately,
with the final words
on a great man,
his only son, Dave Blankenship.
-Dave, thanks for joining me.
-How you doing, Matty?
Well, I’m sad, and, uh,
it’s a tough day for everybody.
Yes, it definitely is.
-I mean, but I mean he had
a good run 95 years.
Yeah.
DAVE:
He was ready to go.
He had been missing Mom
for eight years.
When she died,
it took the heart out of Dad.
MATTY: Mm.
Dave: I’m glad they’re
together again now.
Dave, I was wondering, uh,
in one of our golf cart chats
one time,
I asked you, um, are you glad
that you came to the island,
because I asked you, you know,
how did you get to the island
in the first place,
and every time,
your answer was always "Dad.
-Dad.
Dad called me."
-Yeah, I came for him.
He...
I was going through a divorce,
and he said,
I said, "Fine."
I just never went back.
MATTY: You guys worked
pretty well together here.
DAVE: Yeah.
There’s three ways
of doing something.
There’s the right way,
there’s the wrong way,
And There’s Dad’s way.
MATTY: hmm.
And Dad’s way was usually
the hard way.
MATTY: hmm.
Dave: We had a few arguments
over how to do things here,
but we got along.
MATTY: You did.
Dave: Yeah.
What do you think might be next
here on Oak Island
without the looming, towering
presence of your father?
DAVE:
Well, hopefully,
we can find something for him.
Are You gonna stay?
Yes.
Well, Dave, I-I can’t thank you
enough for the time.
I know this is a...
I know this is a difficult time
for You And your family.
-Yes, yes, it is.
MATTY:
Um, but I hope you feel
in some small way the
overwhelming support out there
for you from fans
all over the world.
DAVE: He was well... pretty
well-known around the world.
MATTY:
Absolutely.
Uh, Dave, thank you so much
for the time.
You’re quite welcome, Matty.
You know we’re All here
for you, brother.
Yes.
Definitely.
MATTY: Appreciate it.
MARTY:
Let’s get to work.
ALEX:
It’s concrete.
It could be incredibly old.
MATTY:
If you thought season six was
the best season so far,
get ready to be blown away.
That’s where
the anomaly showed up.
Maybe you’ll find it.
MATTY:
Dan Blankenship’s
legacy lives on...
here We go.
-MATTY: ...as Rick, Marty
and the team return
to Oak Island,
more determined than ever
to solve
this 224-year-old mystery.
Looks like they’re done
with the first one, Rick.
Let’s see what they got.
MATTY:
They’ll get down and dirty...
GARY:
There you go.
...to search the swamp
for an extraordinary object...
-GARY:
It looks like a ship’s timber.
MARTY: Isn’t that something.
MATTY:
...and return
to the infamous Money Pit
in a go-for-broke effort
to find the legendary
treasure vault.
Wow.
It’s all pointing
this direction.
MATTY:
During the past six years,
Rick and Marty have found
some amazing pieces
to this enormous puzzle.
GARY: Ooh!Look at that.
-JACK: It’s a coin!
That’s my line.
(both laugh)
MATTY:
And they’ve explored
many compelling theories.
That map really does
connect Oak Island
to the Revolutionary War.
That’s remarkable.
Holy smokes.
MATTY:
But as far as the Oak Island
team is concerned,
they’re just getting started.
There is No
turning back now, Rick.
You got it.
MATTY:
Get ready for season seven.
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