The Tenth Betrayal

Previously on The Mole: Heather and Al made toe jam wine and added money to the pot. Bribs, Darwin, Bill, and Dorothy managed to get a car inside a greenhouse and added money to the pot. Bill was offered an exemption to sabotage a game, and he took it. However, Bribs intentionally sabotaged the game first. And Darwin unintentionally sabotaged the game before that. So no one got an exemption, and no money was won in that game. Bribs said he hoped to keep his integrity intact through the game. Darwin was executed.

After Anderson reminds us to watch for the hidden clue to the identity of The Mole, we begin the Opening Interview Montage. Dorothy says she's annoyed that there are only two girls left, which she feels will make it a tougher game, and hopes that one of the girls will make it to the end. Bill is tired of not being in control, because he usually is. Heather thinks the only thing that will get her to the end is observation, and she thinks an exemption would be nice. Bribs plays with the skin on his neck as he says he's tried to stay within his own moral boundaries, and he hopes to continue doing so, but he realizes it's coming down to the end, and it's time to play. And then he stretches out the skin on the side of his neck, and it's really gross.

Rome, Italy. Day 31. The players have a day of rest and take an opportunity to explore the sights. Al holds out a picture of his kids so that they can see where he is. In an interview, Al says, "Everyone is playing the game harder, more conniving, more deceiving than they have in the past." The players all throw coins in the Trevi Fountain, and then they get henna tattoos from a street vendor. In an interview, Dorothy says that she hasn't had a coalition since Elavia left, and that it's been lonely not having someone she can "bounce ideas off." In an interview, Bill says that everybody is ready to play the games and cast their lots, because they all have their favorites picked.

In the van, Bribs says that he's curious to see how exemptions are offered. Heather says that the person who gets it is lucky. Bribs asks if people would take $80,000 or an exemption. Both Heather and Al would take the exemption. Bribs thinks it would be cool if someone won the game with no exemptions. Heather points out that the only people who could do that are Bribs and herself. Al says he's out, since he got an exemption. Bribs just thinks it would be cool. At this point, I figured Bribs was the one leaving tonight.

The Big Red Map Arrow shows us that the players have traveled to L'Aquila, Italy. Anderson welcomes them to Piazza Duomo, home of the daily market. He asks for two players who like to shop. Dorothy and Heather giggle and offer themselves up. Anderson snarks that the game is "redefining gender roles." Anderson tells the ladies to come with him.

Anderson gives Dorothy and Heather 200,000 lire, which is the equivalent of $100 in the U.S. They have to go on a shopping spree that lasts an hour, buy at least ten items, and drive the hardest bargain they can. Anderson hands over the money and an English/Italian dictionary, as Heather and Dorothy look confused, trying to figure out the point of the game. They begin shopping, with Dorothy reading words out of the dictionary to the best of her ability.

The three men wait on a rooftop or balcony nearby. Bribs wonders what the women have to do. Al wonders what they are buying. Bribs guesses that they have to eat what the women buy. Bill and Al laugh.

Down in the piazza, Dorothy and Heather try to barter. They spend 40,000 lire on three items. In an interview, Dorothy says that she found it hard to barter, partly because of the language barrier and partly because the vendors were getting annoyed with their bartering. One vendor tells them that something will cost 14,000 lire, and Heather thinks that he says 40,000. The vendor puts his hand over his face, frustrated. Heh. Later, they have spent 110,000 lire on seven items. In an interview, Dorothy says that she doesn't think they drove a hard bargain, but she was feeling victorious that they saved fifty cents here and there. Up top, Al wonders what the girls are doing, what they are buying, and why they are buying it. It really annoys me in semi-tense situations when people ask questions that no one knows the answer to. So just one more way that Al would annoy me.

Anderson voice-overs that the women have completed their part of the shopping game, spending 200,000 lire on ten items. The men come down to see what has been purchased. Heather and Dorothy unload various items from their shopping bags: some red purses, a wire brush, two hatchets. Anderson notes that they went for variety in shopping. Anderson tells the men that their job is to sell the items for a profit. In an interview, Al wonders why the women bought eggplant in Italy. Oh, yes. No Italian dishes have eggplant. Like eggplant parmesan? Al also denigrates the purchase of hatchets and a big squeegee. Like the women had any clue whatsoever why they had to buy these items. In conclusion, shut up, Al. Anderson tells the men that they have until the close of market, which is at 1:00 PM, to sell what they have and make a profit, even if it's only a one lira profit. There's a guy standing behind Anderson's shoulder, totally listening in on the conversation. Ha! If the men succeed, they will earn $30,000 for the pot.

The men spread out their items on the table. Al tells Bribs which phrases to look up in their dictionary. Anderson voice-overs that Heather and Dorothy now get to observe the men selling. Bill tries speaking to the crowd in English, and Bribs tries Spanish. Heather tells the camera that she thinks the men will have a hard time, because she and Dorothy didn't know what would happen and picked out very strange items. Heather tells Dorothy that she thinks they would have been better at selling than buying. Bribs tells Bill that if one of the girls were down there trying to sell, they would be doing a lot better. Bill totally agrees. I think they would have more luck if Bribs stripped down a little. I'm just saying.

One hour and forty-five minutes remain until the market closes. In an interview, Al says that he realized they weren't selling anything, but that he did sell the wire brush to a guy. When ninety minutes remains, Bribs counts the money. They've only made 7,000 lire, so they have 193,000 lire to go.

Anderson voice-overs that while the men struggle to win money for the pot, the women discuss "a much more lucrative prize." Heather says that she really wants two girls to make it to the finals, and even if they lost, she would be happy. In an interview, Heather said that they were discussing sisterhood and the girls staying, and eventually they really looked at each other and decided to do something about it. Heather asks Dorothy if she's The Mole. Dorothy says that she's not, but she wants Heather to convince Dorothy that Heather isn't, either.

With less than an hour remaining, Bribs tries to yell in Italian to the potential buyers, but degenerates into saying, "Bleh bleh bleh bleh." What a great sales technique. Up top, Heather and Dorothy are still trying to figure out whether it makes sense to form a coalition. Heather points out that even if she were The Mole, it wouldn't hurt Dorothy to work with her. Dorothy asks how she's supposed to know that Heather won't misdirect her, or misdirect the men to knock Dorothy out. Dorothy says that Heather could be a vindictive Mole, targeting specific victims. Well, that's kind of true. I mean, The Mole's job isn't really to get specific people executed. It's to try to sabotage the games, right? And not let people know that he or she is The Mole. Heather says that if she had her Bible with her, she would swear on it, and then offers to swear on her engagement ring that she's not The Mole. In an interview, Dorothy says the fact that Heather approached her was enough to convince her. That makes sense too -- I would think that the producers wouldn't want The Mole to court coalitions actively. Heather says that it wouldn't make sense for the producers to pick her as The Mole, but we don't get to hear the reasons why. Because she's too much like last year's Mole? Because she's a bad liar? I don't know.

The men have fifty minutes left and have only made 15,000 lire. In an interview, Bribs says they realized they weren't going to sell the stuff the women bought, so they started trying to sell their personal items. Al tries to sell his stinky New York Mets cap, like, who would want that after it's been on his sweaty head? Bill puts up his watch and some insect repellent. Wow, used insect repellent. What a bargain. In an interview, Al says that they came up with the idea to sell their brand-new Ecco shoes. Bribs stands on a stool and holds up his shoes, yelling out in Italian that they are for sale. Two guys come up and bargain for two pair of shoes. Al gets confused and thinks that the price he named is per pair, but the guys insist that the price is for both pairs. Al lamely lets the guys take both pairs. They have now earned 66,000 lire.

Al suggests that the sell kisses for 2,000 lire each. They are going to have to sell a lot of kisses. Al looks up the word for "kiss" in Italian and then stands on a stool offering up a kiss. Why wouldn't they have Bribs sell them? Who would want to kiss Al? Besides his wife, obviously. In an interview, Bribs jokes that if he were an Italian woman, Al would have to pay him for a kiss instead of the other way around. Al realizes that no one is buying what he's selling (literally), so he sits down and says that times are rough. Or the goods are damaged. I'm just saying.

Heather and Dorothy trade information. Heather asks whether Dorothy knows anything useful. Dorothy asks whether Heather thinks anyone believes anything that anyone says. Heather says that she believes more than she thought she would, and then asks what they can do to increase suspicion.

The men are still trying to sell things, but kind of half-heartedly at this point. An Italian gentleman walks up and inspects the items on the table. Anderson voice-overs that the players don't know it, but they are about to get a test. Mr. Italy lays his book down on the table as he examines the wares. When he picks it up to leave, some money falls out and lands on the table. The men immediately notice, and Al picks it up and starts running after the guy to give him his money back. Bill seemed to have seen it right away but then didn't say anything. When Al returns, Bill still doesn't say anything. Bribs tells Al that it was the right thing to do, and Al agrees. I wish they had told us how much money it was. If it were only a few thousand lire, it wouldn't have been that tempting to keep it. If it was like 200,000 lire, the temptation might have been stronger. Regardless, Al and Bribs didn't even hesitate or debate about returning it. Al says that the book the guy had was Romeo & Juliet. In an interview, Bribs says that the book was a clue that referred to the earlier Think or Swim game.

Bill announces that they have fifteen minutes left. Bribs starts yelling in Italian that someone could buy everything they have for sale for 120,000 lire. No one takes him up on the offer, and the market closes. Anderson walks up. Al jokes that he was just getting the hang of it. Anderson counts the money and comes up with 96,000 lire, so they didn't earn anything for the pot. Anderson says that there was a morality test, and that since they returned that guy's money, they earned $10,000 for the pot. The total is now $386,000. Another thing that annoys me about Al (and I realize the list is getting long): he wears his sunglasses down far on his nose and then peers over the top, like, either wear them or don't wear them, but the peering is annoying. In an interview, Al says that he thinks the most potential for sabotage came in the buying part of the game, because he didn't think the men had a chance to sell any of that junk. In an interview, Bill says that he couldn't have sold some of those items to his mother, and she loves a bargain. Up top, Dorothy and Heather discuss their options. Heather thinks that the key is to get someone to fumble on the quiz. Dorothy asks who Heather wants to knock out first, but before we can hear the answer, we go to commercial.

The players are now in Santo Stefano, which Anderson tells us is "a small hilltop village with maze-like streets, alleys, and tunnels." This will be the location of the game. The players gather atop a seventeenth-century lookout tower on the highest point of the town. Anderson tells them that the game is worth $50,000, and that it's kind of like hide-and-seek. Actually, it's more like Ghosts in the Graveyard, but who am I to quibble over childhood game metaphors? One player tries to avoid capture by the others, and is called the Evader. Another player, known as the Tracker, must hunt down the Evader. Nine Mole thumbprints on green paper have been planted throughout the town. An overhead map shows us where the thumbprints are planted. If the Evader retrieves five thumbprints in less than thirty minutes, the group gets no money, and the Evader gets an exemption. If the Tracker catches the Evader first, the group earns $50,000. Three lookouts will be posted in the tower to help the Tracker find the Evader. The Tracker captures the Evader by ripping a green flag from his or her backpack.

Before the game, the players were asked who they would like to see win the pot other than themselves, and Heather was chosen, so she is the Evader. Anderson reminds Heather that she's wanted an exemption for a long time. Heather says she thinks this is a critical round, and that "an exemption would mean the world." Anderson tells Heather that the other players don't know that she will have a walkie-talkie (so she can listen in on their communications) and a map with the location of all nine thumbprints on it.

The players were also asked who they least suspected of being the Mole, and they chose Al "by an overwhelming majority." Okay, there are only four people voting (assuming that Al couldn't vote for himself), so what is an overwhelming majority there? All four? Why didn't they just say unanimous? The overhead map shows that Heather starts at one end of the village and Al starts at the other end, with the tower almost directly in the center. In an interview, Al says he realized that he's not fooling anybody in the game, and wondered how he would win, but he also thought that he was fooling all of them. What does that even mean? I don't know. Anderson tells Al that if he captures Heather's flag in less than thirty minutes, he'll get an exemption in addition to the money for the pot. Al is psyched. Anderson hands him a walkie-talkie and wishes him luck. In an interview, Al says, "At this stage of the game, an exemption is worth a free pass to the round, and that's gold. That's gold." Unlike the other stages of the game, where an exemption didn't mean a free pass to the round? Also, quit channeling that Seinfeld guy.

Anderson tells the contestants that the game begins now. Heather sets out, looking at her map. On the tower, the lookouts divvy up their duties. Anderson voice-overs that one of the lookouts has to spot Heather before Al can start chasing her. Bill makes sure that Al can hear him. Al can. Bill says that they will tell Al when to go. Heather sneaks down some alleys. In an interview, Heather says that this is a lot harder than she anticipated, and she realized that the thumbprints are definitely in the tower's view. Al asks Bill what the plan is. Bill says that they are still searching for Heather, and that they've already spotted some green thumbprints. Al asks if everyone is around the tower looking down. No, they're lounging around drinking martinis. Of course they are looking down! Al drives me insane. Bill sounds a bit frustrated as well, and tells Al that as soon as he gets the word, he needs to haul ass towards the tower.

Heather finds a green thumbprint, but it's in Dorothy's view. Heather waits until Dorothy turns her head, and snatches the thumbprint. Only three minutes have elapsed. Heather slowly walks up an alley, ducking in doorways, and manages to nab another thumbprint. But, Bribs spots her while she's in the act and calls Bill over to point her out. Bill gives the information to Al about Heather's location, and tells Al to start running. You can see that Bill is pressing the button down while talking. (In light of future events, some people were speculating that Bill didn't have the button pressed.) Heather hears that she's been spotted; she squeals like a baby pig and then starts running. Bill gives some more location information to Al, who says that he copies it. And then he just stands there. He's not moving at all. Bribs keeps an eye on Heather, and tells Bill to tell Al to hurry. Bill promises that Al is coming as fast as he can. Bill radios Al to say that he should keep heading for the tower, but they haven't seen Heather again. Al looks confused, and then asks Bill whom he's talking to. Bill says, "You." Al asks whether they've spotted Heather, and Bill sounds astounded that Al hasn't moved yet. Al takes off. What was that about?

Bribs asks Bill if he told Al to go, and Bill says that he did. Bill gives Al all of the information they have about Heather's location again. Heather listens in on her radio. In an interview, Heather says that as soon as she heard that she was spotted, she got flustered. She ran and got the third thumbprint, but felt totally helpless. Dorothy yells to Al to go in a different direction. Al stops and turns around, then follows Dorothy's advice. Dorothy continues shouting out directions. Heather turns a corner and sees Al coming toward her, but he's still a good fifty feet away, at least. Instead of trying to get away, Heather just stops in her tracks and throws the thumbprints on the ground. I would have at least made the attempt to look good. Al grabs the flag and spikes it on the ground, then yells that he got her and puts his arms in the air in celebration. One of those things would have been acceptable. Doing all three kind of crosses a line. Al holds the green flag up so that the lookouts can see it. Only five minutes have elapsed. Man, they must have shown that game in real time!

Heather leans over, upset. Al asks if she's all right. Heather cries and says that she's just tired of the game. In an interview, Al says that "the wind just came right out of her sails and she pretty much just gave it up." Heather thinks that this was her one chance, but Al points out that she's gotten this far without an exemption, so she can keep going without one. Heather shows Al the map to indicate how hard the game was. Bribs yells out that he's sorry. Heather says that she knows they are all happy, but she's not. Al says that it's a hard game. Heather swears and stalks off, still crying. This reminds me of Kathryn's breakdown last year. In an interview, Al says that he thinks Heather is upset about the entire game, not just this one mission.

Al and Heather rejoin the others at the tower. Anderson says that Heather got three thumbprints, and that the team earned $50,000 for the pot, but that Heather was denied exemption. Anderson reveals that there was another exemption earned. Al tells the others that he earned an exemption for succeeding as the Tracker. In an interview, Dorothy says that the only other player who is as confused as she is would be Al, so it hurts her when he earns an exemption. Anderson tells the players that the game isn't over. He offers them the chance to replay the game, and earn $100,000 for the pot if they succeed this time. Heather would be the Evader again, and earn an exemption if she succeeds. Anyone else can be the Tracker, but that person cannot earn an exemption. Anderson points out that they can take a gamble for more money, but if they lose, there would be two exemptions going into the execution. Bill asks if there will be the same rules as before, and is told yes. If I were Dorothy, Bill, or Bribs, I would be like, "Hell, no!" Al wouldn't care, because he's already got an exemption.

After the break, Anderson says that they'll take a vote and the majority rules. Heather votes yes. Dorothy votes no. Heather kind of shoots her a look like, "Thanks a lot, coalition partner." Bill votes yes. Bribs votes yes. Anderson asks Al, who doesn't answer. Anderson sharply says, "Al?" Heh. I think Anderson is as annoyed by Al as I am. Why does Al care, anyway? He's got an exemption, so his odds of survival don't decrease if another is given out. Al points out that they already have three yeses, so his vote doesn't matter. Anderson would still like to hear it. Al thinks about it and votes yes. Anderson says that they have to pick a Tracker, and Bill immediately nominates Bribs. In an interview, Bill says that his entire career has been spent judging people's capabilities, and he had no doubt that Bribs could win the second game. Anderson leaves with Heather and Bribs. In an interview, Heather says that she thinks most of the players voted yes because they didn't think Heather could do it.

Al tells Dorothy and Bill that he feels bad for Heather and wants her to get an exemption, but he also wants to get the money. In an interview, Bribs says that he feels confident enough in his abilities to risk having two exemptions going into the round. In an interview, Heather says that she knows where some of the thumbprints are this time, so she has an extremely different strategy. You'd think they would switch them around to give Heather less of an advantage. ["Unless Heather is The Mole, and the producers want her to have a better chance at getting an exemption in order to make her look less like The Mole." -- Wing Chun] Anderson gives the go signal, and the lookers start looking. Anderson reminds us that Bribs can't start looking for Heather until she is spotted by the lookouts. After five minutes, Bill radios Bribs to say that Heather is taking it slow and easy this time. After twelve minutes, Heather has still not been spotted. Bribs reminds them that he needs all the time he can get.

Heather nabs the first thumbprint without being spotted. I really find myself rooting for Heather in this game. Is that wrong? Dorothy says that Heather has to be in a certain area, because she saw a green thumbprint there earlier, and now it's gone. Bill gives that information to Bribs. Al wants to rotate lookout stations. Bill walks over to Dorothy's spot, but Dorothy's not moving. In an interview, Al says that he doesn't trust the other two lookouts, and either of them could be The Mole. Al yells at Dorothy to take his spot. Dorothy -- probably because she knows Heather is somewhere in sight of her lookout station -- refuses to leave until she is replaced. In an interview, Al makes it out like he's the smartest guy ever for suggesting the rotation, but I can totally understand why Dorothy doesn't want to leave her station open. Whoever is in her station has the best chance at spotting Heather, so why leave it unmanned, even for a second? Dorothy finally rotates.

Heather grabs her second thumbprint and Dorothy spots her. Bill tells Bribs to go, and Bribs takes off like a shot. Bill gives directions to Bribs. Al and Dorothy both see Heather, who grabs another thumbprint, bringing her total to three. While the lookouts scramble to keep an eye on her, Heather grabs another thumbprint, bringing her total to four. One more for the exemption. Bribs asks where he should go. Al tells Bribs to hold fast, and Bill tells Bribs to hang out around the tower and catch his breath until they spot Heather again. There are fifteen minutes left. In an interview, Bribs says that he's trying to replay the map in his mind and remember where all of the thumbprints are, and he knew that Heather probably had four. Bribs yells up to Dorothy to tell her what areas he has cleared. In an interview, Heather says that she was taking her time and listening to the radio to see if she could figure out where Bribs was, and he was coming straight for her. Heather hides behind a wall as we hear her voice-over that if Bribs turned the corner, he would have nabbed her right there, so she waited and waited. Al thinks that Heather is going the long way through town. Bill calls Heather "that sneaky little Texan."

In an interview, Bill says that Heather has four thumbprints, and they can see the other five, so it's just a matter of guessing which one she will go for . Heather sneaks out of her hiding spot. Anderson tells them that there are nine minutes remaining. Bribs patrols the remaining thumbprints. In an interview, Heather says that she looked down a corridor and saw the thumbprint, and thought that even if they spotted her, Bribs couldn't reach her in time. Heather starts running down a street. Bill tells Bribs where Heather is, and Bribs sprints over. Bribs reaches Heather seconds before she gets her final thumbprint, and removes her flag. Al feels bad for Heather. Sad music plays as Heather studies the map again. In an interview, Bribs says that Heather thought the game was won, and that she had the exemption within arm's reach. In an interview, Heather says she's furious that Bribs tagged her, and that she had two shots at exemption and failed both times. Heather and Bribs walk back to the tower. Heather tells Bribs that he just did his job, but that she's pissed at herself.

Anderson asks Al how it feels to make $110,000 in one day. Al says it feels good. Anderson asks if Al has ever made $110,000 in one day. I don't know that I've made $110,000 in my lifetime! Okay, I probably have. But barely. Al and Bill joke about that. Al says that it's a good day for the pot, but a bad day for Heather. Anderson tells the players that their gamble paid off, and that they earned $100,000 for the day. With their $10,000 earlier, that brings the pot to $486,000. Al says that he thinks it was a great and fun game.

The players arrive at their hotel. Al asks who wants to go to bed, and Bill raises his hand. Bribs says that Bill wants to go to bed because he's The Mole. I don't know. I just report it. Anderson voice-overs that while the men go to bed, Heather and Dorothy stay up and talk strategy. They whisper information to each other and scribble furiously in their journals. Dorothy thinks that she's screwed, so I'm guessing she doesn't have much information. I'm guessing that she only got this far because she didn't think Elavia was the Mole when everyone else did, plus she got a bunch of exemptions in the beginning. Or maybe she's The Mole? In an interview, Heather says that she pinpointed Dorothy as being someone who had a great chance of winning. Heather says that making it to the finals would be awesome. Dorothy says she doesn't have high hopes, and doesn't feel confident about her chances. They compare quiz times, and Dorothy's slowest is much longer than Heather's slowest. In an interview, Dorothy says that she hasn't told many people the truth about her quiz performance, but that she's told half-truths all along and assumes that others have done the same. Heather says that she's pissed at herself because she could have used her failures today to misdirect people, but she was so upset that she let her emotions reign. Dorothy says, "Yeah, you totally could have." Way to be supportive, Dorothy. In an interview, Heather says that if she gets executed tonight, she will be kicking herself for months, because she came so close to earning an exemption.

The players go for dinner. They eat at a table in front of a mural of Renaissance-looking dudes, and the camera lingers on it for some reason. Anderson asks Al how it feels to have an exemption. Al says he feels great, because he can relax and not worry about the quiz. Bill says that there's something about saying that there's almost a half a million dollars in the pot. Bribs asks Bill whether he's more nervous about this execution than the others. Bill says that they all know what they are going to say, and that he hasn't seen anything to change his mind. Dorothy asks Bribs how he feels. Bribs says that he feels fine, and Dorothy tells him that he oozes confidence. Yeah, if I wasn't convinced that Bribs was going tonight in the beginning, I am now.

It's time for the quiz, which means that it's also time for the Quiz Montage of Interviews. Heather says that even thought Bribs hasn't sabotaged the games, she still finds him suspicious. Bribs says that even though Heather wanted the exemption, she could have been faking it, but he doesn't think she was. Dorothy says she thinks Bill wanted to play the game again, because if he's The Mole, other players' exemptions don't matter to him. Bribs says that the items Heather and Dorothy bought seemed very suspicious. Bill points out that Al missed the cue when he was the Tracker. Bribs thought that he'd be a lot more confident about who the Mole is at this point, instead of just having a strong suspicion. Heather says that she had a nightmare about the final part of the second evader game. When Anderson reads the seventh question -- "In which position was The Mole interviewed today?" -- we see the cursor actually stop and click on the answer "Fourth." I don't know if that's a clue, but usually you don't see the cursor actually click on any of the answers. Bill says that Al had a reason for rotating when they were lookouts, and it was that Al suspected Dorothy of deliberately not seeing Heather. Heather says that Dorothy could be The Mole, and Heather would be the fool. Dorothy thinks that Heather could be The Mole and that Heather, like Bribs, has been charming and played the game well.

The execution sequence begins. The players assemble in what looks like a church with religious murals painted on the ceiling. Anderson enters and reminds them that this is the tenth execution, and that whoever leaves tonight should feel no shame in leaving. He reminds the group that Al has an exemption, and then proceeds to enter the names into the computer. The first name entered is Dorothy's, and she gets a green screen. The second name entered is Bill's, and he also gets a green screen. I wonder if Anderson ever makes a typo when entering the names. Anderson types in, "Bribs." Pause. Pause. Red screen. Bribs nods and smiles, then stands up. He pulls something out of a brown paper bag and sets it on his chair before leaving. We see a flashback of Bribs showing off the Mole Killer he found in his grandfather's garage, which he has now left behind for the other players.

The Sad Montage of We Love Bribs begins. Like last week with Darwin, I'm actually kind of sad. Bribs tells Anderson that he had a blast, and he wishes he could stay and play because he thinks the game will be exciting. Anderson asks if Bribs is happy with the way he played the game. Bribs says that he is, and that he didn't have to compromise himself too many times. Heather says that she'll miss Bribs a lot, but she's happy that she's still there. Al says that Bribs had a great attitude, and will be missed. Bill says that Bribs loved the game. Heather says that Bribs was the most selfless person she's met, and she really likes him a lot. Heather and Bribs, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Dorothy says that Bribs was the most caring player out of all of them, and was always looking to help the other players. Bill thinks that Bribs's parents did a great job raising him. ["Aw. When he said that, I really agreed. Bribs was very sweet." -- Wing Chun] Heather says that she's going to make sure a Texan wins the game and concludes, "I'll miss you. I really will."

Anderson returns and asks each player, "Are you The Mole?" Of course, they all say no. Wouldn't it be funny if one of them was like, "Yeah, it's me. Can we go home now?" Everyone pretty much just says, "No, I am not The Mole." Except Bill, who goes last, and says, "One of those three's lying, because I'm not The Mole." The camera shows a close-up of each remaining contestant's face while the words, "Who is the Mole?" appear on screen. And of course, the word "Mole" appears during Bill's close-up. I really don't want Bill to be The Mole. Dammit.

episode: there appear to be a lot of bugs and worms and such. Yuck.