“Is Oak Island’s Treasure Hidden Under a Mouse Hole? You Won’t Believe It”

“The Curse of Oak Island” Season 13, Episode 11: A Night’s Journey – A Disappointing Journey of Discovery

The episode begins in the swamp where the team stumbles upon a huge pile of mud and rocks. Enter the much-maligned Dr. Ian Spooner, who, despite his discredited reputation, is called in to confirm that it’s simply, well, mud and rocks. The treasure hunt continues with Gary tossing around bricks that are supposedly valuable, but not enough to stop him from tossing them aside.

Next, the team, with Spooner in tow, explores the “peacock” area, only to achieve absolutely nothing. Spooner, with his sandy slurry scoop, claims to have found silver in the soils, but the results are underwhelming at best.

Meanwhile, metal detecting on Lot 8 turns up an unremarkable lead chunk and an iron chain. Emma, ever the optimist, decides the chain likely dates back to the 1500s or 1600s, used to harness oxen to drag the Lot 8 boulder. The boulder, of course, is now supposed to be hiding treasure from the Knights of Malta – at least that’s the theory they’re running with this time.

The crew gathers around the Lot 8 boulder for a dramatic discussion, citing the so-called “December triangle” from Zena’s map (another thoroughly discredited source). They even fish a camera into the hole under the boulder, only to waste everyone’s time. Their conclusion? Some flat rocks were likely used to cover up an underground treasure vault.

Then we get the war room presentation: a year’s worth of research. Apparently, some guy from the 1600s came to Nova Scotia, met another guy with a journal, and that journal mentioned oak trees. The first guy then died, and, naturally, some of his things went missing – one of which was presumably a chest full of religious relics, hidden away on Oak Island.

At first, I thought this sounded like ramblings from someone who ate too many cannabis-infused candies, but then Rick made that weird connective tissue gesture with his fingers, and suddenly, it all made sense – or did it? Maybe I had too many bites myself.

Next time, who knows? Maybe the Templar talk will spiral even further into absurdity. It wouldn’t surprise me if they start linking the treasure to a legendary Templar knight named “Cirus” (now that’s a stretch!).

Finally, let’s not forget the ever-popular “mouse hole under a rock” theory – clearly, that’s where the treasure is hidden.

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