-Previously on "The Traitors"...
Dan and Phaedra committed their first murder.
[ All gasp ]
-It's Bananas!
-He was somebody who can’t be controlled.
-The faithfuls then turned on one of their own.
-My name has been floated around.
The person responsible is Trishelle.
-Peppermint. -Peppermint.
I found you out.
-I am...
a faithful. -[ Gasps ] Oh!
-I am not happy right now.
-And the traitors recruited a final member.
Welcome to the dark side.
By the power invested in me from these ancient grounds,
I now pronounce you...
a traitor.
-Oh, my God!
**
[ Laughter ]
-You are crushing it. -[ Whispers ] Thank you.
-Oh, my God, I had no clue. Oh, this is a winning team.
-I thought you’d do a great job. -Thank you.
Phaedra and Dan are really savvy.
I had no clue.
-So we were watching you all day today.
-Okay. How did I do? -I thought you did a pretty good job.
-Pretty good? [ Both laugh ]
-Welcome, my dear, to the secret circle...
-Thank you. -...where killing is not a crime.
[ Laughter ]
-There’s a ton of strategy in recruiting Parvati.
She’s known for being ruthless and cutthroat.
My hope is that we can work together
for the long term in this game.
But in the event that it doesn’t work out,
she’s still an easy person to shove
to the front of the line to say, "Hey, look, Parvati is a traitor."
-So we’ve got to make a hard decision. -Okay.
-Who is the next victim?
-So luckily, I’m the only one that won a shield today.
So it means that we can murder whoever we want.
-Traitor buffet. [ Laughs ] -[ Laughs ]
-Traitor buffet.
-What about Deontay?
He doesn’t have a shield right now.
-Ooh.
-Because he could probably get a shield
for every other challenge if they’re physical.
-Oh, my God, Lord Jesus, he is a machine.
-Let’s talk other options.
Right now, I’m just looking at who can catch on to us.
Marcus -- He’s someone that I’m really concerned about.
-Marcus was voted as the person’s opinion
that the players value the most, so that’s dangerous. -Mm-hmm.
-Because that means he’s really controlling the game.
-And he’s got Larsa. He’s got built-in protection.
I mean, if we murder Marcus, she is going to lose her mind.
-Who else do we think is well-connected and well-liked?
-Well, the obvious is Janelle.
She’s super smart. She’s definitely gaming.
-She can do some damage right now. -Mm-hmm.
-I’m telling you, she will cause a problem
for us at the round table.
-People listen to Janelle. That’s not safe.
-That’s a powerful move, if we get rid of Janelle.
So what is it, guys?
-How are we going to decide?
**
-* I don’t know where to go from here *
* All I know is fear *
* I’m fighting *
-I hope we made the right decision.
-Show me how this works, teachers. -Okay, all right.
There’s not that much safety at all in joining a group
that’s already been established.
But this is where all the power lives inside of this turret.
And now I’m in the inner circle.
Guys, my first murder.
-Good job. -Thank you.
-You’re a killer. I can tell you’re a natural.
-Oh, thank you so much.
**
-* I'll live for you *
* I'll die for you *
**
-With the traitors now a treacherous trio,
they’ve committed their second murder.
**
This morning, the surviving players
are heading to breakfast.
One player won’t make it.
But only the traitors know who that is.
**
-Oh, yeah. -We are the only ones here.
-[ Whispers ] Oh, my God. -Yes!
-We are early risers.
-Today my wish came true, and I’m first at breakfast.
Congratulations. Mwah! Little dream team over here.
I want to watch everyone walking in.
In the life of a professional dancer,
I get to meet a lot of people.
I have plenty of instincts about people.
I’m here to play. I’m here to win.
-I’m going to leave it a chair just in case Marcus comes.
-Oh, yeah. For sure. -Don't say, "Just in case."
-I don’t know if he’s coming, you guys. It's --
-You gotta manifest.
-So who do you think is potentially in danger?
-I think Trishelle is in danger. That would make sense,
within what happened yesterday.
To me, it was clear that it wasn’t Peppermint. Very clear.
-Poor Peppermint.
[ Knock on door ] -Oh, my God.
-Dang. Here we go, here we go, here we go.
Okay. All right. -Hey!
-Trishelle, we thought you were going to be offed.
-Yeah, we were scared for you, Trishelle.
-Yeah, I was scared for me. -She was scared for herself.
-I am so excited that I’m not murdered.
I was obviously very wrong last night
about Peppermint not being a traitor.
And I feel like I’m going to pull back
a little bit more today.
-Oh, my God, look at the two X's. It's so sad.
-I know. I don't -- That looks so mean.
[ Knock on door ] -Ooh.
-Okay. -Shh.
-Nope. -Ahh!
[ Applause ] -Hi!
-Hey. -Congrats, guys.
-What's up? What's up? -How we doing?
-Good to see you guys. -How’d you guys sleep?
-I had the shield, so I was like -- it’s the first time
I’m like, "I can relax for a night."
-I didn’t. I stressed.
I’m curious to see if this murder says anything.
If I was a traitor, though, I’d be totally randomizing it.
I would do, like, one pick, okay, for a reason.
And then the second murder, random just to not, like,
allow people to follow your trail.
So there’s so many routes you can take.
-Peter’s just putting together certain theories.
And I think Peter’s pretty smart
but not smart enough to know that he’s sitting next to
a traitor at breakfast.
[ Pounding on door ] -Uh-oh. -Uh-oh.
-Oh, gosh. Who is it?
-Ahh! -Oh, my God!
-Morning. -Who did you kill, John?
-Good morning. -Doesn't arise.
-John, who’s not coming, John?
-What’s up, guys? -Oh! Hey! -Yeah!
-Super grateful to be alive right now.
Morals is a huge thing for me,
but this game is about getting the upper hand,
taking advantage of each other.
I think if I can find the right people
and narrow it down to the end, I can just stay alive,
stay under the radar, and I won’t get killed.
[ Pounding on door ] -[ Gasps ]
-Oh, my gosh, let’s go. Let it be Marcus, girl.
Let it be Marcus right now.
-God dang it.
-Oh, oh, my God. -Ah!
[ All cheer ]
[ Laughter ]
[ All cheer ] -I made it!
-I’m so happy. -C.T.! C.T., baby!
-I was wrong! Wow!
-Every time the door opens, I am hoping and praying
Marcus walks through the door.
-C.T.! I’m so happy you’re here. I’m happy you’re here.
-You guys, who is not coming back?
-Parvati, Janelle, Deontay. -And Marcus.
-Oh my God, Larsa.
-Damn. It’s going down to the wire.
-I'm very grateful. Thank you.
[ Knock on door ]
-Oh, God. You guys, you guys, you guys. -Oh, okay.
[ Knock on door ]
**
[ Knock on door ]
-Oh, God. You guys, you guys, you guys. Oh, okay.
**
[ All cheer ]
[ All talking ]
-Marcus?
-Oh, no!
-Wait, what? -Marcus. -Marcus.
-Marcus? -Yeah.
-Marcus. -Shit.
-I don’t understand that. That didn’t even cross my head.
-That doesn’t make any sense.
**
-It just doesn't make sense.
-Marcus -- I think he’s one of the smartest players
that could figure us out.
-Well, that’s gotta go.
Sealed with a kiss.
-[ Sighs ]
Let’s see.
-"Dear Marcus, by order of the traitors,
you have been murdered."
You know, I feel like maybe I was too much of a threat.
And then also, I feel like people are jealous that I --
You know, I have my girlfriend, Larsa, here,
so, you know, they got me.
-Marcus?! Why Marcus? -Wow!
-Aw, I feel so bad!
-Mm! -Oh, I feel so bad.
**
-I’m the most unlikely suspect.
But I actually care about a lot of these people.
But they must die.
-Damn, I’m so upset. I am so upset, Phaedra.
I do feel like the traitors knew that Marcus
was very influential, he’s very smart.
And he was going to figure out who the guys were.
I am going to work so hard to figure out who these traitors
are and banish them tonight.
Like, I am focused on this.
**
-Oh.
**
-Good morning, my little castle inmates.
-Good morning. -Good morning.
-How are we all this morning?
-Horrible.
-Last night, the traitors totally slayed it.
And by it, I mean Marcus,
as he became the second faithful to be murdered.
**
Oh, Larsa, your dearest has departed.
Cherish this, Larsa. Something to remember him by.
-Thank you.
-Rest in peace, Marcus.
-God, that’s bringing the vibe down.
-Oh!
-This is where I normally say "finish your toast
and meet me at the mission." Today, though, I have news.
Today’s mission takes place at the witching hour,
AKA the dead of night.
-Oh! -Oh!
-So why not relax, enjoy the castle grounds?
Beware of my peacocks. Meditate.
Or perhaps plan the downfall of your enemies.
Au revoir.
-Au revoir.
**
-Well, you guys... [ Glass clinks ]
...I feel like Marcus really was a voice of reason,
and I feel like he really would have helped us figure out
who the traitors were.
So I think that’s why he’s not here with us,
but he’s here in spirit with us, I guess.
-Amen. -Yep.
-Well, cheers to Marcus. -Cheers!
-To Marcus!
-Marcus!
-We are going to find the next traitor.
Like, I’ve never been more serious. This is it.
**
[ Crow caws ]
**
-There’s only one thing on my mind.
-Well, well, well. Oh, my God.
-I wanted to see you all so bad. -Okay.
-How you feeling, bro? How are you feeling?
-Man, I thought for sure it was me, man.
-I feel like we have to make a good decision for tonight.
-We should be good at this. -I know.
-Like, we watch our back every single day on our shows.
-Let’s put our housewife skills together, baby.
-We have to make a decision.
We need to go talk to other people.
-We need to go out there and talk to them.
-Let's go. -Let' go collect some red flags.
-When I’m sad, I eat, and I’m really sad right now.
**
-What do you think about Marcus being murdered? Like, that’s weird.
-I really never talked to Marcus, so I know nothing about him.
-See, I talked to him a lot, and he gave --
he was very logical and gave good advice.
But that’s why I’m like, a traitor
had to have been talking to him a lot to know
that he was so good, yeah at this game.
-You can join us.
-Have we interrupted this quiet confab?
-Who would you suspect? -It’s, like, weird.
-I’ve been thinking, you know, Dan a little bit.
He’s not giving any information. But then I’m like,
I don’t know, because he seems so, like... -Reserved.
-Yeah. So I’m kind of like, maybe he’s just super --
I don’t know. -That’s a good point.
-They’re sniffing around Dan right now.
If I’m the only one defending him,
that looks really bad for me.
But I love Dan, and I want to keep him around
because I think he’s a really smart player.
So I’m having mixed feelings.
-How are you feeling?
-C.T., I really thought it was going to be you.
-Yeah. Me too. How about this, though?
What if it was a warning shot at Larsa?
-Yo, yo, yo. -Why you think they even choose Marcus?
-I mean, it kind of makes sense, right, 'cause other than that,
what’s the motive behind that? -Mm-hmm.
But... -What you think, Maks?
**
-What you think, bro? -I’m trying, I’m trying, I'm trying.
-You still didn't tell me what you think.
-I have no idea what the motive is.
I was watching people.
-After Marcus was murdered,
Maks is looking a little suspicious,
and he seemed very nervous.
And Maks, he’s no actor.
-I think everybody’s like, "Who is it?
And how does that relate to me?
And what’s going to happen today at the round table?"
You know?
-I always tell people, follow your heart and not your mind,
because when you follow your heart,
what you say and what you do, you won’t regret.
And I’m following my heart on this one.
-But I can’t wait for the discussion today
at the round table.
-We need to, like, figure out who the traitors are.
And I feel like I would love to banish a traitor tonight.
-Mm-hmm. -Who are you guys feeling like?
-I mean, to me, like, we’re looking at a man
because I feel like a woman
wouldn’t get rid of Marcus or Bananas.
-What about you? So who are you thinking?
-Oh, I’m not a vibe person. I’m, like, an action person.
So I was hoping there was going to be
some kind of tie in the murders, but I haven’t seen anything.
-I think it’s a man.
I think today we have to hone in on the men.
-Larsa keeps giving me the evil eye,
and she’s giving me some weird vibes.
Right now, I’m not really sure what to do.
**
[ Owl hoots ]
**
[ Wolf howls ]
-Darkness envelops the castle,
but it’s nowhere near bedtime for our players.
Soon they will take part in an evening mission,
and with a banishment still to follow,
it’s more important than ever
for the faithful and traitors alike
to stay out of the spotlight.
**
-Oh, wow. -[ Gasps ] Aah!
-What? -You guys, there's graves.
-Unh-unh. -Yes, there is. -No!
**
-Where are we, you guys?
-This mission reminds me of "Lord of the Rings"
meets "Nightmare Before Christmas."
And unfortunately, I think both movies suck for us
to be in and play a game in.
-Holy shit!
Pulling up to a graveyard is my biggest fear.
I do not and will not be buried alive.
**
-Aah!
Marcus' grave. -Oh, my God.
-Players, welcome to the dark side.
Tonight we’re going to go grave digging for gold.
Your mission is straightforward.
Find the gold that is hidden in the graves,
tombs, and crypts in the cemetery behind me.
To get inside the most valuable burial plot,
you’ll need tools which are hidden inside the cemetery.
Once you have dug up the gold, bring it to me
and place it in this wheelbarrow to add it to your prize fund.
Within some of these tombs are three shields.
-Ooh, I need a shield.
-If I see a shield, I’m going to grab it.
I don’t trust anyone anymore.
-That all sounds very straightforward, doesn’t it?
But that’s not all.
Behold!
-Oh!
-Oh, shit. -Shit. -Okay.
-My seeking searchlights.
If any player gets caught in any of the searchlights' beams,
you will be immediately eliminated from the mission,
along with any gold you are carrying.
Half of you will start in the cemetery.
The rest of you will stand by the gates awaiting your turn.
Each time someone is caught in the searchlights,
another player will take their place
and join the search for gold.
Once you’re out, you’re out.
Please now choose the first nine of you to play.
-Who wants to go in the beginning? -Okay. I’ll go.
-I’ll do as I’m told. Whatever people want.
-I immediately know that I want to be in the second group.
It would be more strategic to have the guinea pigs
in the front to kind of die out,
and I can watch how the game works,
and then I can go in and potentially get a shield.
-So you on my left are the starting group.
You on my right are the substitutes.
-Tonight I’m going to show my team how valuable I am,
because I wasn’t strong enough or tall enough
to get the scarecrows off on the last mission,
but this time, I am short enough to bend down and dig.
So I am going to dig for my life.
-You have 20 minutes starting...
Now!
-Go go, go! Look at the light. Look at the light.
Keep an eye on the light!
-This mission is a simple game of light tag.
So you want to retrieve as much treasure as possible
without getting tagged by a light.
-Watch out, watch out! It's Bruce! Bruce is --
-Let's go! [Bleep]
-I am supposed to duck and weave.
I’m going for gold.
-You got a light. You got a light. -Get down!
Get down! Get down!
-The light is coming.
-Watch out for the light!
[ Alarm blares ]
-Freeze. A player has been caught.
-Disaster.
I’m caught in the spotlight
within a matter of seconds,
and I am eliminated.
-Take the walk of shame, John, to the losers' obelisk.
First one out, and no gold found.
How tragic.
You’ve disappointed yourself, and you’ve disappointed me.
Players, who is going to step in?
C.T. is stepping in.
-Let’s go, babe, let’s get it. -Go, C.T.
-Can’t help feel like this mission is made for me.
Gotta stay focused here, see?
-Go!
Run for your lives!
-Let’s go, C.T.!
-Time is ticking. You must hurry, players!
-We’re looking for bags. -Bergie, do you see anything?
-They have to be all buried. Everything has to be buried.
-We gotta find a tool. -If we can’t find
the actual tools to get into the graves, we’re screwed.
-Where is a hammer? -You all see anything?
A hammer? -Nothing yet.
-Hold on. That light is coming. -Watch out!
It's coming over here. -As time’s going on,
I gotta do something fast. -Watch out for the light!
What is this? What is this?
-Standing there, I can’t help notice a patch
of hay behind a tombstone right in front of the mausoleum.
That is the hammer.
I went and grabbed the hammer,
and I’m going to destroy this Goddamn cemetery.
-Let’s go, C.T. Let’s go, get it.
-Let's go, C.T. -Light's coming!
-There you go, C.T. -It’s coming back!
Behind you! Move! -Get out of there, Janelle!
[ Alarm blares ] -No!
-What? -Oh, my God, that sucks.
-C.T.
-That’s really frustrating.
I just -- I expect more out of myself,
and I think I got careless.
-Oh! -Oh, no!
-Without C.T., we’re totally losing the game.
C.T.’s got so much experience in these competition games.
He’s the one carrying the missions out
and leading the team.
-Light's coming behind you! -Watch out! Oh!
-M.J., you have been caught in the spotlight
and must leave the cemetery immediately.
Deontay is entering the ring.
3...2...1...go!
-Go, Deontay! -Let’s go, subs!
-What the hell? -Trishelle!
-Larsa, go!
-Come on, Larsa! -Watch out! Watch out, watch out, watch out!
-Oh, Parvati, you must leave the cemetery immediately.
-What the hell? -I got the pattern.
I got the pattern. The light starts there.
I’ve seen the pattern. -Well,
it's facing that way now.
-Go!
-Hey! Heads up, heads up! -Oh, no!
-Deontay, you’ve taken a knockout blow.
-[Bleep] Pissed off now.
I'm [bleep] pissed the [bleep] off.
-Six players have been eliminated.
You have just three substitutions remaining,
and you have bagged no gold.
Go!
-Watch the lights. Watch the lights.
-We got to communicate, guys.
-Wait for this right light to come this way.
This light is gonna come this way. Trust me.
That light goes left to right, back to left.
-There’s two going off at the same time. You know that.
-I realize there is a pattern. -That pattern doesn’t work,
by the way. -Nobody is listening to me right now.
And I just know once people start listening to me,
we can get into the freaking mausoleum.
That light’s gonna go right. That one’s going right.
Watch it, watch it! -Get down, Shereé!
[ Alarm blares ] -Keep moving!
-Hey! -What?
-Shereé, you have been eliminated. Phaedra, go!
-To the middle. Right here, right here, right here, right here!
We’re waiting for that light to go back left,
because it’s going to the right. It’s going to come back.
-The pattern doesn’t work.
-Watch it, watch it. That one’s going right.
That light’s going to go right.
Hey!
[ Alarm blares ]
-If more people pay attention!
-I’ve got the pattern down. Just listen.
**
-Ten minutes remaining, and no money has been won.
The pressure is on.
-Listen to Bergie. He knows what he’s talking about.
-Okay, Bergie, tell us where to go as soon as it starts. Meet in the middle.
-Just follow me. Just come right to me. Stay on my back.
-Okay, I'm coming to you. Coming to you.
-Eight players have been eliminated,
and you’re down to the final substitute --
Kevin.
Go!
-To the middle! To the middle!
-Everyone, listen to Bergie! -Right here.
It’s safe here. Okay.
This one’s gonna go right, and then it’s gonna
come back left. This one’s gonna
go all the way down and come back.
-Tell me when to go. -It’s right at the door.
Peter, this one’s coming back.
This one’s coming back. I’m warning you.
-Bergie -- I feel like he’s coming into his own.
He somehow figured out the pattern.
He’s controlling the mass, keeping them out of trouble.
I almost feel like, pun intended,
this was Bergie’s time to shine.
-Okay, get out of the middle! Everybody come over here!
Way to work! Way to work! -Okay. I just found a battering ram!
Let’s bring it to the door! -Go, Bergie, go!
-Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let's go!
-Bergie is the brains behind the operation right now.
He figured out that pattern.
Now we’re able to, at the correct time,
go and take our chance with the battering ram.
-There you go. Let’s go, ram, go!
-Let's go. Grab that side. Let's go.
Ready? -Hurry up, guys!
-There we go! -Bergie, you got this!
-[ Grunts ] -Yeah!
-All right! -Go!
-Yeah! -Go, go, go!
Go! -Whoo! Go, Bergie!
-Bergie is pulling off
the most professional graveyard heist
you have ever seen in your life.
-There you go, Bergie! -All right!
-Good job, Bergie! Yeah, Bergie!
-Bergie banking that $5,000.
I always knew he had it in him.
-It's coming, searching!
-There you go. Grab and go! Grab and go!
There you go. Let’s go.
-Money. -Peter has just banked some money
in the wheelbarrow. -Let’s go, let’s go!
-Everybody knows the patterns of the lights.
-Ready to make our run? Here we go.
-There’s a shield in that tomb.
C.T. broke it open. -Move, move!
-I’m gonna get it.
And sure enough, there was a shield.
So I’m looking forward to a good night’s sleep.
I have nothing to worry about.
-Ooh, here comes some gold.
-Money. -There you go. There you go.
[ Cash register dings ]
-Gold is adding up. But is it too late?
Time is ticking by.
-Bergie, let’s get the battering ram.
-Right here, right here. -1, 2, 3!
-Go! -1, 2, 3!
-Go! Get in there!
Get in there! -Yeah! Yeah!
-Both lights in the back. -It’s coming back!
It’s coming back! -Back light's coming this way!
**
-Oh, run, run, run!
**
-Watch! [ Alarm sounds ]
Oh, no. -Oh, not Bergalicious! Not my baby!
[ All cheer ]
-Bergie getting a hero’s reception.
It’s a beautiful moment.
-I’m not a person that likes to reveal all of my feelings.
Even my college career, like, I never got to show
that much leadership of, like, We can do this.
I have the method down. Just trust me."
I just wanted to prove to people I’m not some young,
naive person that nobody listens to.
And I think tonight I finally got to prove that.
-Oh, Bergalicious. I’m so proud.
-You have four minutes left,
and there are still two shields to be found.
-As much as I would have loved to found gold,
I didn’t. But I thought, "You know what?
I really, really, really want to get a shield."
I’m desperate for a shield.
**
-Get it!
-Shield! Got a shield!
It feels great having my very first shield.
I’m on a whole new level of confidence,
and now it’s just game on.
-Three minutes to go. -Light coming, light coming.
Start digging. Start digging. -All right, y’all.
-Here it come, here it come. -Go.
-So I’m running around. There’s tombstones everywhere.
And I see the shield. Like, it’s mine.
I am a competitor. -Can I get that?
-And Ekin's in the way.
-Peter, quick! -Grab it! Grab it!
-Stop! Ow! -[ Grunting ]
I’m sorry. Can you, like, move?
-[ Grunts ] [Bleep]
I have the shield on my hand,
and Janelle grabs the shield and runs off.
-I found one, I found one, I found one!
-Yes!
**
-Peter, the light’s coming back. Peter! -Janelle!
-I got one! -Watch out behind you, Janelle.
-You must hurry, players.
-No, dig at the bottom. The bottom. -10...
9...8...7...6...5
4...3...2...1!
Stop!
[ All cheering ]
-Gather round.
**
Players, congratulations. That was absolutely smashing.
I can tell you, you have ransacked $19,500!
[ All cheering ]
And in all that excitement, three shields have been won.
Who got them? -Right here.
-Good for you, Janelle, Peter, and Tamra.
That means whatever happens tonight,
you won’t end up in one of those graves.
-Mm.
-Now, players, let’s return to the castle.
You can return to the cemetery once you’re dead,
which, for some of you, might be soon enough.
-Good job, guys, good job. -Good job, guys!
-Do I have mud all over my face?
-Just a little bit. But it’s very sexy and rugged.
[ Wolf howls ]
-Janelle -- We both grabbed the shield at the same time,
and Janelle barged me and ran off.
I touched it, and she literally [bleep] hurt my arm.
-Like, yanked it from you? Yep. Very aggressively.
I hate bitchy girls. [ Chuckles ]
-Ekin was, like, behind me,
and she touched my back, and I looked,
but I already had the shield in my hand.
-Can I get that? Grab it!
[ Grunting ] -Ow!
-[ Grunts ] [Bleep]
I literally walked over with Peter and grabbed it,
and she was, like, behind me with her --
She put her hand on me. -Janelle is so selfish.
Ekin-Su was getting the shield with Peter,
and Janelle elbowed her
and grabbed the shield and took off running.
-What?! She grabbed it from her? -Yeah.
-She’s [bleep] crazy. I didn’t even touch her.
-So was her hand in it? -No!
-I would say something to her, then.
-I mean, if she talks shit about me, I’m gonna have to.
**
-Ooh, my little thighs is sore, honey, like, I had some fun. -I know.
-And I didn’t have that kind of good fun.
-I was digging in the grave. -Thank you, Maks.
-You got it. -Okay.
[ Humming ]
My game plan here is to be a part
of all of the conversations.
I belong everywhere.
-If you had to banish one person, who would you banish?
-Dan. -Dan? -Dan?
-He’s been really quiet.
He doesn’t talk about any single person or thing
that has to do with being here. -Right.
-Why don’t we put Dan in the hot seat
and ask him point-blank to speak his case?
You are not safe, Dan. You need to stand up and defend yourself.
**
-Do we have a better strategy for going into the round table?
-I would say --
Yeah. Come on in.
No, come on in. -You’re invited.
-I wanna go find -- Where did Janelle go?
-Janelle? In here.
-I’m going for Maks. I’m going for Maks. -Maks? Okay.
-I saw a dramatic change of behavior.
He can't look me in the eye now.
Even when we came to the breakfast
and Marcus wasn’t with us, Maks didn’t look surprised.
-I’ll be honest with you. I don’t have a [bleep] clue
what’s going on.
**
-I truly don’t think you’re a traitor.
-I’m going to give you my top person.
[ Sighs ] Janelle.
-Dude, it’s not her. Just think logically.
Janelle was acting a little too aggressive
by grabbing a shield when it doesn’t do anything for her.
I think she legitimately is scared of a murder.
Being a faithful, we automatically,
from the beginning, are at a disadvantage.
We don’t have all the knowledge. The traitors do.
So in order to kind of level the playing field,
personally, I think you got to get creative.
We have trust here.
We need to fake a little bit of tension between us.
What I mean by that, you and I need to vote
for each other tonight at banishment. -Okay.
-Act like we are not each other’s biggest fans.
-Okay. -Okay?
-If the traitors see us going after each other... -That’s good.
-...they’re going to keep us around. -Yes.
That’s brilliant.
-Okay. Good plan. -Okay. Yeah.
**
-A bunch of people did,
but it was, like -- They said that you’re so quiet.
**
-Yeah.
-I don’t want to hang in here too long by ourselves.
-I’m not on easy street anymore.
**
-* Follow me down into the valley nigh *
* Where all the flowers bloom *
-The only thing that’s going through my mind at this point
is I want revenge for Marcus being murdered.
I want to be able to banish a traitor tonight.
-* His body lies where flowers grow *
-Going to this round table, I know I’m in for some heat,
so the only thing I’m focused on is, when it happens,
have a great defense and be very poised when I deliver it.
-Last round table was horrible.
We got rid of Peppermint, and I felt so bad.
We need to nail a traitor tonight.
**
-Good evening, players. Welcome to the inner sanctum.
Look around you.
Who can you trust?
Who do you have doubts about?
And who would stab you in the back
given the opportunity?
This is your chance to take control.
**
The floor is yours.
**
-You know, I...
I’ve heard a lot of Dan’s name today,
so if you want to speak up,
I would probably speak up right now.
**
-I’m 1,000% faithful.
I know I’m quiet,
but if that’s a crime, then so be it.
It takes me a little while to open up,
but I look at that as an asset to the faithful.
When I say a name, I want people to say,
"This is Dan taking his shot," and I don’t miss.
You know, I don’t want another peppermint and say,
"Well, to save my ass, Peppermint."
That’s just not how I play.
-If we all played this game the way that you did,
there wouldn’t be any conversations
or any risks or any game.
No, I -- -And that’s, to me -- Sorry, I just want to finish it.
To me, the way that you’re playing the game is way too safe
and just trying to fly below the radar.
That’s my thing.
-I feel you 1,000% are faithful. -I appreciate that.
-And I don’t want people to confuse his personality
or being quiet of being a traitor,
because some of us, that's how we are.
You see, certain people have changed up on me
from the first time I met them.
This man, he is charming. This man is intelligent.
And he wears a poker face that can fool a clown.
And this man that I feel is a traitor...
...is you, Maks.
The way you move is of a traitor.
The way you smile is of a traitor.
The way you speak, you’re a leader.
And you're a shot caller.
When I walked into the room when Marcus was murdered,
you gave me an impression, you said...
And it was so fake to me.
It was bad acting, as if you already knew...
he wasn’t going to walk through them doors.
**
-On the day that Peppermint was banished,
I was looking around the table
as we were picking up the slates.
And when I saw Maks,
he put his hands over his face like this.
Everyone was serious, everyone was focused.
And you were laughing.
Can you explain why?
-Um...damn.
Like, I’m uncomfortable defending myself.
That has to be put right away.
But, you know, I honestly am sorry.
I had a great time in the moment,
and I was just having a reaction.
But that’s what we have to do. We have to throw out more names.
If we want to play that game and me throw out another name,
the conversation today between Janelle and Ekin-Su
was very strange.
And so, if you guys can clear this up,
I would love it. -It's really black and white. It’s really easy.
You don’t have to use smart words to explain this.
There’s a shield there.
My hand goes in, I grab the shield box.
You grab the shield box.
In that moment, in the game, in a rush,
she just barged me and ran off. -That’s false.
-It’s not false because -- -It is, Ekin.
You keep saying your hand was in there, and it wasn’t.
I was there, like, literally way before you.
Then you came up afterwards behind me,
after my hand was on it.
-That’s fine. You can take the shield.
I know you’re a selfish person. It’s fine.
-[ Scoffs ]
-And I think it’s a smart way
to put the attention on something else
other than yourself, which it's worked.
-This may be -- -Maks,
there’s no need to take the subject off yourself right now.
-But there’s no need to constantly overtalk,
also not let somebody finish
because that’s also suspect, right?
-Maybe blinking’s a suspect and breathing’s a suspect, too.
**
-I had an assumption that putting them two together
and taking it off you to deflect
sounds, like, exactly what a traitor would possibly do.
Now, I’m not accusing you of anything.
I’m just saying where I’m coming from,
speaking from my heart, how that would come.
-But you know what it is?
That’s also a great strategy,
because today I thought about three people,
and you were included. -What, me?
-And I thought about this. -So everybody who brings your name up...
-The first thing that you said once,
you got the person that you would have wanted to go out first
was Bananas. -I didn't want to vote for anybody.
As soon as I brought it up, you immediately attack me,
call me a traitor, told me --
You told everybody I got rid of somebody I’ve known
for almost 20 years. I’m just letting everybody --
I’m just letting you know.
Listen, all I’m doing is letting you know
why I’m voting for you.
That’s it, brother. -The second I’m over there,
the second I’m over there --
-You're trying to explain yourself too much, Maks.
Stop talking too much.
Your nervous energy.
-Order One at a time, please.
-Faithfuls, again, open up your hearts,
because if you don’t know what to do,
you’re going to be a sheep, you’re going to follow the herd,
and you’re going to make mistakes,
and you’re going to go back to your room feeling shitty
like you did before.
At some point in time,
you got to be a leader and not a follower.
-I think we are just not on the right path right now.
Our noses are not in the right direction,
and I think we need to hone in
and work on a better strategy. -Who do you feel, then,
if you’re not -- Who do you feel?
-I’m going to be honest with you.
I love you, Dan. I think you’re amazing.
But something about your energy just gives me --
You are so calm, and that uneases me.
The fact that you’re so calm -- and it’s horrible to think this --
but you just have a demeanor about you that just, like,
scares me a little bit.
You know what I’m saying? And I don't know. -No, I --
-And I know you’re really good at playing these games.
Maks is not a gamer, okay?
We don’t go into these things and last till the very end.
We don’t do that. So I feel like, in my mind,
I thought like, "Dan could be a killer."
-I can do a better job of talking to you,
but it’s my personality.
Like, I’m just generally more quiet. -Yeah.
-Like, there’s not a ton I can do about that,
but I can do a better job of,
you know, talking to you.
-Players, it's now the time to vote.
-[ Sighs ] Lord. -Frickin' horrible.
-M.J. and Larsa are still giving me the evil eye.
I don’t know if I’ve done a good enough job.
**
-I’m not ready to turn on Dan,
because that will not bode well for me as a traitor.
So I’m going to seed Kevin as a potential traitor.
He’s an actor. He could be performing.
**
-Oh, my God. -[ Sighs ]
-The votes are locked.
We’re going to begin with Shereé.
-Janelle, I voted for you.
I just feel like you’re either a traitor
or a really selfish faithful.
-Bergie.
-Maks, I had a vote for you.
I really trust Sandra’s opinion.
-M.J., who do you think is a traitor?
-Dan. Sorry, it’s nothing personal.
-Phaedra.
-Ekin-Su.
She incited an estrogen riot today
by saying Janelle did something,
and I just thought it was extremely strange.
The stories were totally different.
-So, that’s one for Janelle, one for Maks,
one for Dan, and one for Ekin-Su.
Sandra.
-My vote is for Maks.
-Peter.
-My vote’s for Kevin.
I think you’ve been doing a really good game so far
at kind of sliding under the radar and keeping heat off you.
-John.
-Maks, my vote is for you.
-Janelle.
-Maks, I voted for you.
I felt like you really added a lot of fuel
to the fire of our fight.
-Maks, Who do you think is a traitor and why?
-I wrote Ekin-Su.
You guys are telling a completely different story.
-Larsa.
-I voted for you, Dan. You’re playing the game so safe.
-Parvati.
-I, um, I voted for Kevin.
You’re an actor, so the performance capacity exists.
I’m just putting that out there as a possibility.
-Kevin.
-Pete.
I have to go with my gut, and I made a mistake
by going with the herd to begin with.
-Well, players, the field is wide open.
Four votes for Maks,
two for Dan, two for Ekin-Su,
two for Kevin, one for Janelle,
and one for Peter.
-Trishelle.
-Maks.
This was a last-minute decision.
-Deontay.
-Pushing it to the Maks.
And if I’m wrong, I’m sorry, bro.
-Ekin-Su.
-I’m going for Maks.
-Of course you are.
-Dan. -Maks.
-Tamra.
-Maks.
-And with the final vote, C.T.
-Maks. I can’t trust you.
The one time I try to talk to you about game,
you tried to destroy my character and lie about me.
-Maks, you have received the most votes
and are banished from the game.
Please come forward to the circle of truth.
**
Maks, before you leave my castle forever,
please reveal to us,
are you a faithful or a traitor?
-I promise, no long speeches.
I...
...am a faithful.
-Oh, man! -What?
-I knew it.
-Boom!
-Now I’m pissed.
-I already knew it. -I already knew it. I already knew it.
-I didn’t think he was at all. -I already knew it. -Now I’m pissed.
-[ Sighs ]
-Faithful,
you have delivered another decisive blow.
Unfortunately, it was against yourselves.
You really are making it easy for the traitors.
A recalibration is in order,
a team tactics talk before the next round table assault.
but that will have to wait until tomorrow.
For those of you who find yourselves
in the traitor’s crosshairs, that may be too late.
Good night.
-Oh, my [bleep]
-I think, like, a lot of times, you guys were,
like, going on the wrong things, you know what I mean?
Just because someone’s quirky or someone laughs,
I think we have to, like, dig deeper.
-I just want to say that, Deontay and Sandra,
you were both so influential,
and that’s a strong, wonderful character trait.
But he was faithful. And Peppermint was faithful.
And here they are getting knocked off.
We have to be careful.
Wow, you guys.
**
-Damn.
-Aah!
**
-That was intense.
-Damn, Deontay is convincing.
-The traitors are just laughing at him.
-I mean, I listen to him. He -- Deontay changed my mind.
Damn.
-Thing about Maks,
I just did not feel like he was a traitor.
-I think it’s time we caught at least one traitor. -Yes.
-Yeah, I agree one. Of course. -One. Come on.
We can do better than this. -Tomorrow. -Tomorrow.
-Deontay, do you agree we need to...
Deontay? -Deontay, are you okay? -He doesn't want to talk.
-I don’t know how much I can go on. My heart --
I can’t do this no more. -Oh, no.
-I can’t do this no more, man. -Oh.
-This shit [bleep] with me too much.
-Deontay, we need you, man.
-Oh, God.
Deontay is so emotional and distressed about Maks' exit
because he’s the champion of his friend’s departure.
Do not cry. -Shit [bleep] with me.
-I know.
It’s a hard game.
This is not what he does.
He’s a world-champion boxer. And so, I know
doing this for the first time is definitely taking a toll on him.
**
-Another round table, and another innocent faithful
sent to slaughter by the flock.
Tonight, the traitors will also strike once more.
But what they don’t know is it will be a murder like no other.
-Oh, my gosh!
-This for me?
**
-"Traitors, tonight"...
-"There will be no secret meeting in the turret."
-"Instead, you must murder in plain sight."
-"Before the night is through,
You must decide with your fellow traitors
which faithful to murder with a poisoned chalice."
-[ Sighs ]
"In the library, you will find a set
of three Shakespeare tragedies --
'Hamlet,' 'Othello,' and 'Macbeth.'"
-"Inside these books, you can find the poisoned chalice."
-"Whichever faithful's lips
touch the poisoned chalice first
will be murdered."
-"This is a slow-acting poison.
You will not know when it will take its murderous effect."
-Okay, this is dark. This is dark.
-The game is becoming very stressful.
-I’m worried about just getting the poisoned chalice
out of the library, out of the books.
We have to do this whole thing undetected.
-I think I can do this.
This is, like, right up my alley.
**
[ Clock ticking ]
It’s really not easy in this castle
to meet with Dan and Phaedra, to have this conversation
and decide who we’re going to murder.
There’s people in all the different rooms,
and everybody’s watching each other,
and people are on high alert.
**
-Yeah.
I am a full-on trained assassin in this moment.
There is zero adrenaline running through my body,
and I’m just thinking, "Who’s the best target
to make this happen in the most nonchalant way
where I won’t be implicated in this?"
**
-Wait. -Should we go in here?
Hey, hey, hey.
We brought bottles for you guys. We brought bottles for you guys.
-This mission has my nerves on edge.
I’m going to really leave it up to Dan and Parvati
because I don’t hang around
my colleagues, or my fellow traitors.
I just hope this murder doesn’t come back to bite me.
-This is so complicated.
There’s so many people moving around.
We got to get the chalice from this magic book.
-[ Sighs ]
By the way, we’re doing that every day with that book thing.
-I like that book club.
**
[ Clock ticking ]
**
-Man.
**
-Kevin, what’s up?
**
-Yeah, he’s accepting his Academy Award right now.
-I have the chalice. I got to murder somebody.
It’s got to happen in plain sight.
-No. I’m good. Don’t worry about me.
-I’m the bartender tonight.
So please enjoy. On the house. -Thank you.
-That’s very generous of you. -Exactly.
Cheerio, old chap.
[ Laughter ]
I’m in the bar area, and I’m watching John and Shereé.
So now I’m just racking my brain thinking,
"How can I get someone to drink out of this?"
You would like a cup, a goblet, a chalice, perhaps?
Cheers to you, sir. -To good health.
To good health. -Mm.
-Just crazy.
**
-Parvati -- as soon as I saw her with the chalice by Shereé...
-Oh, is anyone drinking this?
-While it’s a game, she will not be killed on my watch.
**
-I know what I can get away with, and I know what I can't,
and I’m not going to stick my neck out
and try to kill someone who is in the middle
of an insulated group.
So I abort the mission.
I’m just -- I’m going to decide which one I’m drinking.
**
-Oh, Jesus.
**
-Does anyone else need more wine?
-I’ll do some more, yeah. -Red, white?
-I’ll do red, please.
-There’s another big group of people
hanging out in the kitchen.
I got to choose one of these people.
Time is running out.
When that clock strikes, we know it’s time to go to bed.
And I’m standing right next to M.J.
**
-Who do you think’s getting murdered tonight?
-That’s right. -Just kill me now.
Whoever the [bleep] the traitor is, just kill me now.
-You’re too pretty to die. -Don’t go dying on me, Ekin.
It’s too soon. -I’ll go first.
-I’m looking at M.J., and I’m like,
"How am I going to get M.J. To drink out of this rusty old cup?"
**
M.J. is not going to sip out of a rusty old cup.
She’s not going to do it.
The pressure is on. It has to happen now.
There’s no room for error.
I’m looking at this group, and I’m like,
"Who in the world can I hand this cup to
and they’re going to drink out of it?"
And it has to be someone in this room,
and I have to do it quickly because time is running out.
**
And then I finally find my target.
-* I'm coming after you *
**
-I'm a full-on poisonous spider
crawling up to get you when you least expect it.
[ Clock ticking ]
**
-* Coming after you *
-[ Laughs ]
-Still to come this season...
We are gathered here today to say goodbye to one of you.
-We have a murder to make.
-Whatever causes the most confusion, that’s what we need.
-C.T. and I’s relationship is pretty complicated.
-I didn’t send her off to sudden death.
-Whose blood will be on your hands?
-Everyone's so sad. "Why him?
We loved him." -I was supposed to be dead.
-Somebody got recruited. -Oh, no.
-She’s supposed to be dead.
Let’s just light this place on fire. -I’m ready.
-You are the head of the snake. -I think you’re
giving me too much credit. -I find you highly annoying.
-People are drinking the Kool-Aid.
-We can be in this game together.
But you’re going to play fair.
-Treachery deserves to be punished.
-Game on. We just got him.
-Oh, my Lord.
**
[ Thunder crashes ]