![]() ![]() Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix A relic on the water, a garment-hunting plotterīefore the Pogues are able to make off with the gold cross, it’s stolen by Rafe and Renfield who take it to Carla. The cross is on the Freedman’s altar.” That leads them to a nearby church where they find the Cross of Santo Domingo hidden in the building’s beams. Those determined Pogues, however, find a spyglass hidden in the tree with the inscription: “You’ve come this far. Boyd), and Sarah’s not-so-great brother, Rafe (Drew Starkey), get to the tree first and find no more clues. (Hey, what’s a treasure hunt without obscure clues and some hard work?) Carla, her half-brother, Renfield (Jesse C. The walls of the room contain hidden clues that lead everyone to an angel oak on the other side of the island. (Yep, read that again slowly.) In a certain light, the key projects the words: “The path to the tomb begins in the Island Room.” Carla steals the key from the Pogues and soon shows up at Tannyhill Plantation demanding to see the Island Room. Thanks to a symbol that Carla shows Pope, he’s able to find the mysterious key in a container hidden in the ceiling of his great-grandmother’s house. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix A clue that’s in a key, a spyglass in a tree Not only is it worth more than half a billion dollars, it’s also said to contain the Garment of the Savior, a holy relic that can perform miracles and heal the sick. The cross was a gift from New Spain to the Spanish King, and it was thought to have been lost off the coast of Bermuda in 1829. (Guess what? Pope’s a direct descendent of Denmark Tanny!) The key is said to lead to the Cross of Santo Domingo, an even more valuable artifact that was also aboard the Royal Merchant when it sank. He visits her mansion and learns that she’s looking for a mysterious key that’s tied to Pope’s family. Meanwhile, Pope is summoned by a wealthy Charleston woman named Carla Limbrey (Elizabeth Mitchell). (Families are complicated, OK?) With the help of some Bahamian accomplices, they’re almost able to pull off the big heist but aren’t quite able to get away with the gold before they’re forced to evade the authorities and set sail back to the US. Not ones to give up easily, John B and Sarah head off to Nassau to steal the gold back. He then loads it onto a private plane and flies it out to the Bahamas. Sarah’s dastardly dad overhears them discussing the treasure and steals it from them. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix One treasure that is lost, another that’s a crossĮven though they find the gold, the Pogues don’t celebrate for long. Inside the well, they find - you guessed it - the gold. They find one that leads them to a well under a creepy local house. (Turns out the ship manifest was the big discovery in the package, not the coordinates.) John B and Sarah go on a romantic excursion to visit the archives in Chapel Hill and read some letters written by Denmark Tanny. He recognizes the name from the Royal Merchant manifest and soon deduces that Denmark Tanny was a formerly enslaved person who survived the shipwreck and kept the gold. When John B visits the Cameron family’s home, Tannyhill Plantation, he learns about the house’s mysterious original owner Denmark Tanny. ![]() The Pogues take a boat out to the spot and discover the remains of the ship, but - alas - there’s no gold! At the same time, John B is starting a burgeoning romance with Ward’s daughter, Sarah Cameron (Madelyn Cline). ![]() The package from the grave contains more information on the Royal Merchant - including a ship manifest and coordinates that mark the wreck’s location. That compass is later discovered by John B and a whole new world of adventure opens up for the Pogues.Ī shipwreck finally found, gold hidden in the ground After being thrown overboard, Big John washes ashore on an island where he manages to remain conscious just long enough to carve the mysterious word Redfield onto an antique compass. When Big John tells Ward that he knows where the treasure is located - but wants a larger percentage of the gold - Ward attacks and seemingly kills him. (Islanders have been trying to find the ship for years because it’s rumored that the historic wreck contains gold bars worth $400 million.) Toward the end of Season 1, we find out that Big John had been working with wealthy island resident Ward Cameron (Charles Esten) to track down the treasure. Before he disappeared - seemingly without a trace - he was researching the Royal Merchant, a legendary shipwreck that sank near the Outer Banks, North Carolina, in the 19th century. When the show starts, John B’s dad, Big John (Charles Halford), is missing. A ship that’s lost at sea, a compass soon to see ![]()
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