Previously on The Mole: Al had tiny bubbles, Dorothy had bugs, and Heather had a snake. Bill failed to get an exemption, and Al was executed.
Anderson reminds us to watch for the hidden clue to the identity of The Mole. Opening Round of Interviews. Bill says that this is the toughest six weeks he's ever done. Heather says that she and Dorothy planned to knock out Bribs and then Al, and they succeeded. Heather adds that now comes the hard part, because she and Dorothy have to go against each other. Dorothy says that whatever happens, it's all in the spirit of the game and it's not personal.
Calascio, Italy. Day Thirty-Seven. Anderson congratulates Bill, Dorothy, and Heather on making it to the final round. Dorothy is wearing a super-cute hoodie that has cat's ears on it that I totally covet. Anderson says that the three remaining contestants have spent a lot of time together, and have obviously formed opinions about each other. The game is a repeat of a game they played last year called "Three Questions," and Anderson reminds us that last year's Mole, Kathryn, called it "a hideous game." The contestants have already answered some "ethical and moral questions about each other." Their ability to predict their opponents' answers will determine how much money is added to the pot.
Dorothy is up first, and she will be sequestered in a home in the town. If the other two players can predict how she answered three questions, they will find her, and $10,000 will be added to the pot. Dorothy is led off. Anderson tells Bill and Heather that their answer to each question will determine which direction they go, so if they get even one answer wrong, they won't find Dorothy and earn the money. The first question was, "Who is more likely to vote for themselves in a popularity contest?" Heather thinks Dorothy would say Bill, and Bill thinks Dorothy would say Heather. I think that's the dumbest question I've ever heard. Heather says that she and Dorothy have had a lot of conversations about self-confidence. Bill acquiesces to Heather's demands, and they choose Bill as the answer.
The second question is, "Who is more likely to stalk an ex-significant other?" Bill points out that Heather has talked about her past relationships and that he's never detected any animosity. Heather agrees, and points out that Bill has been married for thirty-one years, so why would he stalk someone? Bill adds that he was married before and divorced, and that he'll never get divorced again. I don't know what that has to do with anything. Neither does Heather. Bill is perplexed. In an interview, Bill says he couldn't picture Heather stalking someone. Heather decides that she wants to answer "Bill," and Bill agrees. I agree too, because Bill has issues with women. In my opinion.
The final question is, "Who is more likely to lie to a loved one?" Bill thinks that's tough. Heather says that it would be her, because Bill has been married so long, and it wouldn't have worked out if he lied to his wife all the time. Of course, they didn't say "significant other" -- they said "loved one." Bill says that when they talked about whether women or men were more deceitful, Dorothy answered "women." So they agree that Heather is the answer. Anderson teases that Heather is very quick to say that she'd lie to a loved one. Heather points out that she's not saying that she would, but she's just trying to figure out how Dorothy would answer. Anderson shows them which door to knock on, and Heather walks up and knocks. She waits. And waits. She scratches her head and smirks at Bill, who tells her to try it again. Anderson says that they have the wrong house, and leads them to the correct one. I think it's in the side of a mountain or something.
It turns out that Dorothy did say that Bill would vote for himself in a popularity contest. However, she thought Heather was more likely to stalk a former significant other. In an interview, Heather explains that Bill interpreted it by saying that if he were to break up with his wife, he would be more likely to stalk her, and Heather didn't think that made sense, and she wishes she had stuck to her guns. I would like to see Dorothy's explanation for that answer. In the final question, Dorothy thought that Bill was more likely to lie to a loved one, so they got that one wrong too. In an interview, Bill says that he thought Dorothy would answer him, but Heather persuaded him. Except that Bill said that Dorothy thought women were deceitful.
Heather is the to be sequestered. Anderson asks Bill and Dorothy how Heather answered, "Who is more likely to lie about their income?" Bill laughs that he's retired. Ha, ha. Ha? Why is that funny? In an interview, Dorothy says that she interpreted the question as, "In a social situation, who would be more likely to hide their income?" Dorothy points out that Bill has a higher income, so he might be more likely to try to hide it. Bill says there would be no point to him lying because every military person knows what he makes due to his rank. Yeah, but the average person has no idea. Seriously. I bet I couldn't even get within $10,000 of his income. Dorothy doesn't seem convinced. Bill says that Dorothy's income is a lot more ambiguous. In an interview, Dorothy says that due to her age and experience, people would know if she were lying anyway. Bill lets Dorothy have the final say, and she answers "Bill."
The second question is, "Who is more likely to litter?" Wow, they're really going for the jugular here. Except not. Dorothy says that she and Heather have discussed that Dorothy is passionate about the environment. Bill says he's not a fan of littering, but he's not obsessive about it, either. Anderson adds, "What's one more bag of chips on the highway?" Heh. Bill says that if Dorothy has discussed it with Heather, he'll have to go with her answer.
The final question is, "Who is more likely to have a loved one cheat on them?" Anderson says that it's a charming question. Bill keeps his trap shut for once, and Dorothy says that she thinks Heather would say her, since Bill is married and all. Bill says some crap about how men are more likely to cheat than women, which may be statistically true and all, but shut up, Bill. Issues. I'm telling you. They answer "Dorothy." Dorothy goes and knocks on the door. No answer. Anderson tells them that Heather is not there, and leads them to the correct house. Anderson knocks on the door and calls out, "Honey, I'm home." Heh.
Heather said that Dorothy was more likely to lie about her income, so they got that wrong. In an interview, Bill says it seemed logical to him that Dorothy would try to "fudge her value" when trying to get a new job, but Dorothy disagreed. Heather says that someone younger has a lot to gain by embellishing on her experience. In an interview, Bill says that Dorothy's argument was that someone her age wouldn't be able to lie, and he doesn't understand that. I kind of see Dorothy's point, but I think they were looking at it in different ways. Bill and Heather were thinking in terms of job interviews, while Dorothy was thinking in terms of social situations. Heather said that Bill was more likely to litter, so they got that one right. Heather said that Dorothy was more likely to have someone cheat on her, so they got that one right. Bill voice-overs that he thinks Dorothy's answer to the first question was a ploy to keep them from getting any money.
Now Bill heads off to be sequestered. The first question is, "Who would you not trust to watch your children?" Dorothy and Heather both immediately say that Bill would say Dorothy. Anderson asks why and Dorothy says that she's kind of scatter-brained and like a kid herself, and she doesn't think Bill would want a kid watching his kids.
The second question is, "Who is more likely to sleep with someone to get what they want?" Dorothy points out that Heather just got engaged. Heather says that she thinks Bill would say her, because Dorothy is more modest. And by "more modest," I think she means "less of a whore." Not that I think Heather is a whore. I just thought that "modest" was a funny euphemism there. Dorothy wonders if Bill would consider Heather's engagement when formulating his answer. Heather agrees, so their answer is Dorothy. In an interview, Heather says that question kind of bothered her.
The final question is, "Who is more likely to be alone in ten years?" Neither woman answers at first. Heather plays the engagement card again, theorizing that Dorothy is more likely to be alone since Heather is getting married. Dorothy adds that she's said numerous times that she enjoys being alone. Makes sense to me. Dorothy heads up to knock on a door and see if Bill is there. Bill is not there. Anderson laughs at their failure.
They find Bill. We find out that Bill said that he would not trust Heather to watch his kids, so they got that wrong. Dorothy explains their rationale, and Bill says he thought the opposite -- that his kids would enjoy Dorothy because she's so kid-like. Which is dumb, because it was about trust, not with whom your kids would have the best time. Bill said that he picked Heather as most likely to sleep with someone to get what she wants, only because he didn't think either one would, so he just circled a name. So they got that one wrong, too. Bill also said that Heather is most likely to be alone in ten years. Bill's explanation is that statistically, more than fifty percent of marriages end in divorce within five years. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. He's either an idiot or The Mole. The funny thing is, my secret sources tell me that Heather broke off her engagement to Nathan. In an interview, Heather says that she was offended by that answer, and that she and Nathan are determined to be faithful to each other. Guess she won't have to worry about that anymore! The players break for a meal. In an interview, Heather says that the game did play with their emotions. I don't get the feeling that this year's players are as close-knit as last year's, so this game didn't have the same emotional impact. At least not for me. In an interview, Dorothy says that she suspects Bill of sabotaging the game. In an interview, Heather says that Bill's answers were ridiculous, and she also thinks he sabotaged the game.
After dinner, the players get a special dessert menu, and are told that they each must pick a different dessert. The choices are "Creamy Castle," "Field of Possibilities," and "Pond Parfait." Dorothy is worried about the stamina described in the "Creamy Castle" game, so Bill takes that one. Heather chooses "Pond Parfait," and Dorothy takes "Field of Possibilities." They take off to meet Anderson at a castle on a hill.
Anderson explains that they can see for miles from the hill, which will help them in this game. The players will be racing to a secret location, and the first player to find the location will have the opportunity to read The Mole's Dossier, which might help them in the final quiz. Anderson adds that the game could be worth $100,000. Anderson says that their dessert selections will determine their starting direction for the race. Heather has to head to a pond and find a GPS on a picnic table there that will direct her to the secret location. Anderson adds that a GPS gives the miles remaining to your destination, but the miles are as the crow flies, so if you take the roads, it might not be accurate. Dorothy has to go to a field filled with haystacks. The GPS is on one of the haystacks. In an interview, Dorothy says that there are many haystacks, and that the field seems to be "a zillion miles away." Bill can't see his destination from where they are, but he has to find a crooked castle on a nearby hill, which will contain his GPS. Anderson adds that the terrain is dangerous, and that they may still be racing after dark. Also, they can use any means necessary. Bill asks if he can hotwire a car. Shut up, Bill. Anderson clarifies that they can't do anything illegal, but they can hitch a ride. Each player takes a backpack. Anderson reminds them that it's a race, and starts them off at 6:20 PM.
As the players hike over hill and dale, Anderson voice-overs that only the first player to arrive will gain access to the dossier. Subsequent players will find the doors locked. Heather reaches the pond at 6:50 PM only to find Anderson sitting there on a picnic table. She looks around at the various tables, and then runs over to a pavilion where she finds the GPS. Anderson voice-overs that the GPS is like a compass that shows both direction and distance to the secret location.
Anderson voice-overs that while Heather is on her way, Bill is still searching for his GPS. Bill tries to charge through some bushes and gets caught up. He voice-overs that he ran into some stinging nettles and thorn bushes and decided to change direction. Bill adds that he hiked the first 1300 miles of the Appalachian Trail last summer. Then he goes on and on about how great he is at hiking. Shut up, Bill. It's almost like the producers set up this game just to play to his strengths or something. As if he were The Mole. In an interview, Bill says that he made it down the hill, through a valley, and up another hill in less than an hour.
Dorothy arrives at her field and looks around at all the haystacks, trying to figure out which one might hold the GPS. Anderson sits on a hay bale and waits for her while chewing on a piece of hay. Heh. Well, they actually don't show Dorothy and Anderson at the same time, so the two parts could have been filmed separately and then edited together. Dorothy camera-talks that it's frustrating to try to find the GPS on "one of these zillions of hay bales." Dorothy likes the word "zillions." Dorothy hopes she finds the GPS before the sun goes down, or it will be impossible to find.
Dorothy finds her GPS on a hay bale and figures out that it's 4.63 miles to the secret location. Anderson voice-overs that Bill has yet to find his GPS, and that his lack of Italian skills isn't helping. Bill enters a village of some sort and tries to speak to the locals in Spanish and English, asking if they know the location of the crooked castle. Bill is looking sweaty and disheveled, and his shirt is torn at the sleeve. Bill finally asks if they speak Spanish or German, and they don't, so he leaves. At another house, he finds a woman who speaks English, but she has never heard of a crooked castle. Bill empties two tons of dirt out of his shoes before soldiering on.
Meanwhile, Heather is climbing a hill while some sheep peer down at her from the top. She turns and laughs to the camera crew. Heather camera-talks that she can either go down the hill to the road -- which is in the wrong direction, but she might be able to find a ride -- or she can walk up the hill in the right direction. It appears to be getting dark. Heather starts walking up the hill. She ends up back at the original castle, and it's 7:40 PM. In an interview, Heather says that the road goes east to west, and she needs to head south. But there is a huge drop-off to the south. Heather tries to traverse some huge rocks, and eventually sits down and slides down the hill on her butt. Heather voice-overs that she thought she would beat Dorothy, because Dorothy has done poorly in past games that have involved walking or running. Heather seems to spend a lot of time sitting still and studying her GPS, and I wonder how complicated that thing really is.
Dorothy huffs and puffs her way up a hill, saying that the uphill climb is really painful. Dorothy camera-talks that it's really hard, and she hasn't hiked this much in a long time. Dorothy checks the GPS and sees that there are 4.45 miles left. So she's hiked less than .2 miles? A small dog yips at Dorothy and she shushes it.
Bill has found a local man who speaks English, but the guy doesn't seem to know much about a crooked castle. The local's friend drives up, and the driver seems to know something about the crooked castle. Bill asks if there's any chance he could get a ride, and hops into the car. The driver speaks to Bill in Italian as they travel, and Bill says that he doesn't understand a thing, but he enjoys riding. The driver points out the castle on the hillside, and Bill thanks him and takes off.
Dorothy walks along a road at 8:35 PM. She says that the cars were driving very fast, and she felt like it was too dangerous to try to catch a ride. Heather stands on the shoulder of a road as she voice-overs that she was trying to catch a ride. One woman stopped who didn't speak any English. Heather thought she explained that she needed to go down the mountain, and got in the car. Heather quickly realized that the woman was taking her up the mountain, so she asked the woman to take her down, and the woman said no. So, Heather got out and started walking down, but not before massively rolling her eyes. Dorothy walks along the road and camera-talks that it's about 3.35 miles more and she hopes to make it within an hour if she doesn't encounter any more mountains.
We see an overhead shot of the crooked castle. It doesn't seem that crooked. Bill finally finds his GPS, and discovers that he needs to go 2.45 miles. He takes off down the mountain. It's dark now, and Dorothy walks down the road wearing a miner's lantern on her head and carrying a flashlight. In an interview, Dorothy says that she's lucky that the GPS is pointing in the same direction that the road goes, so she can follow the road.
Heather is not having as much luck. She keeps bitching aloud that there's no way in hell that this is the way she's supposed to be going, and that she's sick of the camera crew not talking to her, and that she wants to go back to Texas. She adds that she doesn't care about the $100,000 involved in this game, and that the current level of the pot is fine with her. Heather notes that the mileage left on her GPS is increasing. So go the other way? I think she's on a road, and she would have to go off-road to go in the right direction, which she's not willing to do after dark. Heather continues to complain that she's been walking for a long time, and that the others are probably already there, and that none of the cars would give her a ride. Wow, she's quite the whiner.
It's 9:45 PM. Bill consults with a local to try to figure out his destination, then takes off across a field. Dorothy reads that she is 2.32 miles left. She camera-talks that she doesn't know how the others got to the road, or if they are even on the road at all. Heather sadly says that she doesn't know how she can have only gone a mile. At 10:10 PM, Bill says that he didn't try to get a ride, and took off "like a bull in a china closet." Dorothy passes another barking dog, and shushes this one, too. Bill stops to catch his breath, then presses on.
Heather shines her flashlight and then whines to the camera crew that she's out in the middle of the mountains. Dorothy checks her GPS and realizes that she has 1.01 miles left. She starts walking cross-country. Bill is also walking through trees and fields. With the night-vision camera and the dark and the trees, it's all very Blair Witch. Bill sees the lights of his destination, and figures he's almost there.
Heather tells the camera guys that she's asking them "as a staff...crew thing" if they would tell her if she was wrong. Does that mean she's part of the staff? They don't answer, regardless. Heather checks the GPS again and says that she has 4.3 miles to go, and should be heading south, but she's in the middle of a forest, so she doesn't know what to do. Head in that direction? Heather sits down on the ground and says she doesn't want to do this. She throws her flashlight on the ground and starts crying, begging them to stop filming her. The camera guy asks if she's quitting the game. Heather swears at them. The camera guy says that it's okay for her to quit, but that they need her to say on camera that she wants to end the game that they're currently playing. Heather is thinking that over when suddenly there is a grunting noise near her. She looks up, scared. The camera guy tells her to get over by him, and he covers the lens of the camera. Some people on the forums suggested that this whole thing was fake, which it might have been, but Heather looked genuinely frightened, and I think the camera guy covered the lens in preparation for setting down the camera and hauling ass, and he didn't want the lens to get damaged. The camera goes all ground/sky/ground/sky as we hear more grunting and squealing and go to commercial.
Heather's fate is left up in the air for a while, as we see Bill arriving at the secret location, panting heavily. Man, not only is his shirt torn, but his arm is also all bloody. Dorothy also arrives at the secret location. Bill walks up to one door, which is locked. Bill voice-overs that if all of the doors are locked, that means someone has beaten him there. Bill tries another door, which is also locked. Dorothy tries some doors, which are locked. Bill finally finds an open door, and enters the room to find "King of Pain" style candles set up in a hallway, which leads to Anderson standing a room bathed in green light. Bill jokingly offers to shake hands, but Anderson clearly doesn't notice the blood running down Bill's arm and takes him up on it. Ew. Anderson asks what happened. Bill doesn't know, but says that it's just superficial even though it looks bad. Anderson tells Bill that he has won the last game of The Mole. Anderson says that Bill can read the dossier, or he can hand it to Anderson without reading it and add $100,000 to the pot. Bill nods, then picks up the dossier and looks at the cover. He hesitates again, and then hands it over. I was totally shocked on first viewing. I mean, all evidence points to Bill as The Mole, as much as I want to deny it. And The Mole's primary objective is to sabotage competitions and prevent money from being added to the pot. So why add $100,000 to the pot in the last game? To divert suspicion? As a gimme? I don't know. I hope it means Bill isn't The Mole, even though the Clues thread on the forums has amassed quite a bit of evidence. I'm eager to see how they explain all this week. In an interview, Bill says that he thinks he knows who The Mole is, so he didn't need to read the dossier, and he wasn't going to work that hard just to look at a piece of paper. He thinks $100,000 is a better reward. Anderson announces that the pot now stands at $636,000.
Bill walks outside and greets Dorothy. She asks if he's okay, seeing his arm, and he says he's fine. I don't think Dorothy and Bill like each other very much. Which makes me like Dorothy more. Dorothy says how hard the hiking was, and Bill says that it was "a worthy last effort for a worthy last game." Shut up, Bill. Bill wonders where Heather went.
Anderson voice-overs that with Heather in physical danger and the game over, she was brought to the castle. In an interview, Heather says that she doesn't know if it was a dog or a boar or something else, but she felt she was in danger, and she knew she was lost. Heather greets Dorothy and Bill. In an interview, Heather says that a dog attacked her when she was eight, so it brought back some scary memories. Heather tells Bill and Dorothy that she was really far away, so she sat down, and then a wild animal growled at her and she and the crew ran away. Bill and Dorothy are shocked. In an interview, Heather says that she's just in a daze and is "mentally, emotionally, and physically just beaten down." Heather says that she had an emotional breakdown out there. Didn't she just have one of those a couple of weeks ago?
Anderson walks up and says he's glad to see that they made it safely, and then chuckles. He's kind of evil. But in a good way. Anderson says that Bill was the first to arrive, so he was given The Mole's dossier. Anderson explains about the choice Bill was given. Bill says that there was no way he was going to read it when they all know whom they are voting for. He adds that he's voted a straight ticket for a while, and he's still there, so it will probably come down to who is fastest and makes the fewest errors. Heather is thankful she didn't screw up another game. Anderson tells them that it was the last game, and congratulates them. The players congratulate one another and marvel at the amount of money in the pot: $636,000. That's not bad. I mean, that's what I get on a per-recap basis. Ha. ["Aw. Maybe not, but you're worth all that and more." -- Wing Chun]
Final Round of Interviews. Bill says that he has never undergone such mental and physical trials as he has in the past six weeks. Dorothy groans and says that she's too tired to take the quiz tonight, and that she doesn't want to take it. Heather thinks that the quiz is going to be really hard, and then starts brushing her hair. That was weird.
The players all sit at laptops outside a castle. This is all very dramatic. Anderson gives a big speech about them being the final three. Yeah, we know. Let's move on. Anderson says that tonight's quiz will feature twenty questions about The Mole, and some will go all the way back to day one. Let me say that the questions are really, really freaking hard. Dorothy says that her strategy is to balance speed with accuracy. Bill says that he could be certain and still lose, because you need skill as well as luck. Heather says that you have to trust your instinct. Heather says that Bill answered his questions using the opposite of logic, so it must have been sabotage. Dorothy points out all the times that Heather has lost games for them. Dorothy remembers when Bill dropped out during the Think or Sink game. Heather says that Dorothy always threw up during walks or runs, and then she almost won the final game, which didn't make sense. Heather says that Bill dropped the gnome on the Gnome Home game. Bill says that Dorothy has "managed to wreak havoc in almost every game she's played in." Bill says that there is a "huge smoke screen" with Heather, and he wonders how Nathan knew to bring a ring, since he would have had to order it a long time ago. That's the worst evidence I've ever seen. Maybe Nathan ordered it so he would have it when Heather came home? Bill says that, as he goes back over the game, he sees Heather as creating a pattern of being suspicious. The camera pans across the three players taking the quiz, and the episode ends. week, all of the executed players return, and we find out who won, who lost, and who is The Mole.