[dramatic music playing]
[man] Are you the Mole?
[laughs] I could be.
I am not the Mole.
No, I'm not the Mole. [laughs]
Feel like I'm being interrogated.
[man] Would you tell me if you were the Mole?
I ain't singing that easily.
Maybe?
It's nice to confuse people sometimes.
The Mole is anyone's game, and it's a game within a game within a game.
I'm actually offended.
Like, why was I not chosen to be the Mole? Like, I would be so qualified.
No, I am not the Mole.
I am not the Mole.
I'm not the Mole.
-I'm not the Mole. -No, I'm not the Mole.
-I'm not the Mole. -I'm not the Mole.
-I'm not.
-I am not… -I am not the Mole.
Wouldn't that be a plot twist? [laughs]
I'm Ari Shapiro.
I've reported from war zones and filed stories from Air Force One,
but this is an assignment I've wanted for years.
The Mole is back.
Twelve strangers selected from thousands
have arrived in Malaysia for the adventure of a lifetime.
[Muna] Yo, this is like a brochure.
[all cheering]
-[Neesh] Don't look down! -[Hannah] Are you guys for real?
-[Ari] They must work together… -Come on!
[Ari] …to build a prize pot that in the end, only one…
[Michael] No!
[Ari] …will win.
[Quaylyn] We're not supposed to take money out.
That's the Mole's job to take the money out!
[Ari] However, hidden in plain sight is an imposter… the Mole.
I have not lied a single time.
You're such a bad liar.
[Ari] A double agent
determined to prevent them from winning money.
[Hannah yells] Oh!
I want to be in their thoughts at all times.
I want them thinking about me when they sleep.
[Ari] Recruited by the producers,
the Mole's objective is to wreak havoc while remaining undetected.
Do you swear to deceive and sabotage at every step in this game?
[The Mole] I do.
[producer] We'll supply you with inside information on the missions,
but the rest is up to you.
-[Quaylyn] What are we missing? -[Neesh] Nothing here.
Should the players trust me? No.
[laughs diabolically]
That is Mole-ish behavior.
-[Ari] It's a simple game. -[whimpers]
[Michael] Watch for the laser!
[Ari] Complete missions…
Yo! Yo!
We are literally fighting against ourselves.
[all clamoring]
[Ari] …win the cash…
[all cheering]
Whoops.
…and most important of all, work out who is the Mole?
To begin the game,
the players have been dropped in the napier grass fields
of Western Malaysia
and told to find a clearing.
[Quaylyn] Oh my God!
[Ari] But nothing in this game is what it seems.
[Quaylyn] Man, I hope there ain't no tigers or nothing out here.
About to be game time! Let's go, baby! That's what I'm here for.
Hopefully I am going the right way.
Definitely looking a little different than Arizona right now.
[Muna] Hello?
When people first meet me, they see the hijab.
They see a Muslim woman,
somebody who follows other people's orders.
And I'm gonna use that to every single advantage.
I am feeling so excited.
Like, we are on The Mole! We're in Malaysia!
[dramatic music playing]
[whoops]
Hey.
Hello?
[masked heavy breathing]
Hello? Is anybody there?
Only one here?
Hello?
[heavy breathing continues]
What should I be looking for?
[tense music playing]
[Andy] Can't see anyone or anything where I am right now.
I'm Andy. I'm 65.
Players might wonder just how much I can keep up with them.
I'm going to certainly give it my all.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,
so if I'm gonna win, this is it.
-[gasps] Oh my God! -Wow! Wow! [chuckles]
-Hi! -[Andy] It's another person.
-Hi. -I'm Hannah.
-Hannah, I'm Andy. Hi. -Andy, nice to meet you.
Good to meet you.
People assume that I'm a dumb blonde, and I just kind of let them.
I'm from Arizona, so I'm like, "Okay, this isn't so bad."
Just the humidity I'm not used to.
This game is meant for me.
-Hello! -[Andy] Hello!
-Hi. Andy. -Hi, what's your name?
-Nice to meet you. -[Andy] And you are?
-I'm Muna. -Muna.
[Quaylyn whoops]
-What's up, y'all? -[Muna] What's up?
How you doin'? I'm Quaylyn.
Everybody can call me Q if you want to.
[tense music playing]
-[Andy] Where are you from? Cool. -[Quaylyn] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
-[Muna] Pittsburgh. -Yeah.
-[Muna] So we're out here. -[Hannah] Yeah.
[Deanna] Hi!
-[Andy] Welcome to our clearing. -Hi, you guys!
-Hi, I'm Deanna. -[Andy] Hi, Deanna.
I have been called the patron saint of Internet sleuths.
-Hi, I'm Deanna. -How you doin'? Quaylyn.
I'm excited to see if my skill set will translate from computer to real life.
-Oh! We're in Malaysia! [laughs] -I know!
I'm gonna see if I can socially troll these people.
[Michael] What's up, everybody? The party's arrived!
-Michael, nice to meet you. I give hugs. -I'm Hannah.
[Sean] This better lead to a baseball field.
Being a former undercover cop,
I'm gonna hold my cards very close to my chest.
It's like going into the Super Bowl,
and you don't know who the hell you're playing against.
-Yo! We survived! -[whooping and cheering]
I made it through! It's official!
-What up? I'm Sean. -Hi.
I'm on this show to win. Interview and interrogation was my life.
[Ryan] Hello!
I'm Ryan. So I'm a stay-at-home mom. What does everybody do?
I'm a stay-at-home dad. I mooch off my wife.
Okay.
It looks like the gang's almost all here,
so we're gonna have to find something to figure out what we're doing.
[lively music playing]
[Jen] Oh Lord.
[insect buzzing]
[Jen] I get close to people quickly. I'm trusting, and I'm genuine.
I know that I will form alliances…
Ugh. Oh.
…you know, to have eyes everywhere.
-Yes, yes! Hi, everyone! -[whooping and cheering]
Hi, nice to meet you! I'm Jen, everyone! Hi, nice to meet you.
-[Sean] Another one! -[Ryan whoops] Another one!
What's going on?
You look out of breath! What up, Hercules?
I'm Antonio.
[Neesh] I've been training all my life for this game. I'm a leader.
When I play video games, when I'm playing sports,
I'm always the most active.
I want the ball in my hand,
want it to be the fourth quarter with five seconds left.
[Sean] Come on in! Bring it in!
-Friends! [laughs] -[Muna] Hey!
[Melissa] Hi. Hey, everybody.
-Melissa. Hi. -Tony. Nice to meet you.
[Neesh] What a chance for me to have these, like, niche experiences
that I'll never have anywhere else.
I'm very, very excited.
I have, like, 30 pairs of underwear just in case.
I don't know what's gonna happen on this show,
but I have a lot of underwear,
like, for no reason.
Yo! Hey! What's good, y'all? What's up, everyone? I'm Neesh.
-What's up, dude? -Tony, nice to meet you, brother.
-How's it going? -Good.
[tense music playing]
[Deanna] How do we get out of here?
[Michael] Can you see anything that's standing out?
There has to be something obvious that we're missing.
-[Neesh] We have barrels. -[Melissa] Have we stood on them?
We were attempting to stood, and then we didn't.
[Ari] With the 12 players assembled, let's shake things up a bit.
-[Melissa] Something on this side. -[Michael] I don't see anything.
-Who is this? -[contestants exclaiming]
-Welcome to Malaysia. -Hi!
First impressions of the country?
-It's hot! -Incredible!
Beautiful!
I'm Ari Shapiro,
and I'm gonna be your guide for this incredible adventure.
[whooping]
[upbeat music playing]
For the next five weeks,
you're gonna work together as a team to carry out a series of missions.
Make it to the end,
and one of you will walk away with a massive cash prize.
[Michael] Can I get the prize money? Yes.
I'm gonna do whatever it takes to win.
Backstab, sabotage. I'll do it.
But be on your guard because not everything is as it seems.
[dramatic music playing]
One of you isn't trying to win money for the team.
Someone is trying to sabotage you at every stage.
Hello, Mole…
whoever you are.
[Jen] You could cut the tension with a knife.
Who looks nervous? Who looks shaky? Who is stressed out?
The Mole wouldn't care. They know what's gonna happen.
[Ari] Don't look to me for clues. I don't know the answer either.
Just like you, I'm gonna be trying to figure it out as we go along.
[Deanna] Literally, my brain was melting at this point.
I'm totally analyzing everything that they're doing.
[Ari] Your journey is about to begin.
The question is,
will all of you be joining us?
-[Muna] Uh-oh! -What do you mean by that?
[Ari] You are the lucky 12 who were chosen,
but it was a real close call.
[tense music playing]
[Ari] Lurking in the grass is a menace,
a danger to you all.
[leaves rustling]
Something that will turn this game on its head before it has even begun.
-[dramatic music playing] -[masked heavy breathing]
[Hannah] Shut up!
-[Michael] Wow! -[Jen] Oh!
-[Muna] No! -[Quaylyn] Yo!
-No! -Oh my God!
What the eff?
[Ari] These five Intruders just missed out on being selected.
They would do anything for one of your 12 places.
This is what we're doing on The Mole right out the gate?
Lock the door. Only us.
Team OG! Team OG!
It was so weird. I felt so territorial.
I was so angry, dude. I was like, "Uh-uh!"
I'm gonna throw up, for real.
[Ari] Your first mission is about to begin right here, right now.
In front of you is an assault course carved into this field.
The Intruders' goal is to make it through
and into one of the waiting cars at the end.
First one to make it into a car will earn themselves a place in the game.
Your job is to stop the Intruders from reaching the end,
using strategically placed paintball guns.
A direct hit will knock them out of the running.
Stop them all,
you'll win $20,000 for your prize pot.
[contestants whooping]
Yeah!
I'm here to help my teammates put this money in the pot. Hecks yeah.
-[dramatic music playing] -I'm competitive in life.
I don't even let my kids win when I play them in something.
[Ari] To pull this off, one of you will take charge of the others
to plan and execute this defense.
Someone to take control and take the blame if things go wrong.
I like accountability.
I've worked hard to become a natural leader, I guess you'd call it.
This is the perfect game for me. Absolutely.
So I got a plan. Shoot them.
[Ari] But with great power comes great responsibility.
There are only 12 spots in those cars.
The first Intruder to make it through will steal one of them from you,
and it'll be the team leader that's replaced.
-Oh. -[Neesh groans]
That sucks.
I'm like, "What? Nah, never mind. No, thank you."
-Nope. -No.
[Neesh] I just take a step back.
Don't want to go home right now.
-I'm not going up. -No, thank you.
I'm a follower.
[Melissa] There are times that I plan to step up as a leader in this game,
and this is not one of them.
I'm gonna do anything in my power
to make sure that I am not the one that ends up in that seat.
[Ari] We're gonna give you five minutes to pick a leader.
If you can do it in those five minutes, we'll toss $10,000 into your prize pot.
-[whoops] -[Ari] Nice way to start the game, right?
-[Ryan] Yeah. -It would be.
But if you fail to pick a leader, you won't get the $10,000,
and we'll pick one of you at random.
[tense music playing]
The decision is yours.
[Deanna] Does anybody want to be the leader?
-Nobody's gonna volunteer. -[Deanna] Right, nobody's gonna.
[Jen] It's volunteer, or they'll have their name out of a hat.
[Quaylyn] But we'll lose the 10 if we do it random.
[Ryan] I wasn't speaking up.
I don't want to be nominated because I don't trust these people yet.
Somebody's gonna have to be called out.
Who plays paintball?
-[Neesh] Are you nominating yourself? -Hell no.
-Sounds like it. -I'm saying I need to be in the game.
[Neesh] When I see the need for leadership,
I want to step up.
But going home on the first day, I'm not ready for that.
So I know no one wants to be the leader,
but we lose out on 10,000 if we don't choose one.
There's no reason not to figure out a way to figure out who it is.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Jen] We should vote.
Either way, someone's picked, and I don't wanna lose 10,000.
-[Ryan] Okay. -[Neesh] The only fair way.
[Melissa] I assume that whoever gets that first nomination
is probably gonna be the person that ends up as the leader.
-It will not be me under any circumstance. -[tense music playing]
I don't like to do this, but I… am going to nominate Neesh.
Just because you automatically just took a leadership role right here,
and we don't know what else is gonna be involved in this challenge,
but we do know that we need a leader.
I'm also going to pick Neesh. I think you could really lead us.
[Neesh scoffs] Here we go.
Maybe I shouldn't have played my cards heavily at first,
showing that I'm leadership material.
I've never done paintball, so…
I don't think it's about experience with paintball, it's about leadership,
and I think you have that natural ability.
-Yeah, I would go for you too. -One, two, three, four.
We need seven.
I'm an easy target at this point.
I was like, "Wow, it's getting realer and realer every second."
Well, I don't want to vote for me.
You can apparently shoot a gun, so I'm voting for Jen.
Since you voted for me, I'm gonna vote for you.
I've never held a gun or shot a gun or paintball…
I'm gonna go with Neesh.
At this point, it's a bandwagon.
-Yeah. -Sorry, Neesh.
Same. Neesh.
It's all good. Let's do it. It's a compliment. [laughs]
[tense music continues]
[inhales deeply, then exhales]
-[Ari] Neesh, come join me over here. -My guy!
-[cheering] -Thank you!
Because you made that decision within five minutes,
the first $10,000 was added to your prize pot.
-[Neesh] Let's do it. -Congratulations.
[contestants whooping]
-Thanks to your sacrifice. -Got y'all.
[Melissa] I don't regret at all making that first nomination.
If any one of those Intruders reaches that car,
then Neesh is going home.
It wasn't gonna be me.
[tense music playing]
-Neesh, you'll need to organize your team. -Mm-hm.
Defend your position at all costs.
The Intruders will be padlocked into their starting positions.
You have until they manage to free themselves
to walk the course and set your defense.
But work fast.
The code on those locks is a simple four-letter word.
On average, it takes eight minutes to crack,
and I've given them a clue.
The search is on.
And remember, if you fail, you will be eliminated.
[Neesh] Those Intruders have me scared.
I want to be here twice as bad as anyone else.
If we lose, I'm gonna be mad. I'm gonna be pissed, actually.
-Neesh, you ready? -Absolutely. Let's do it!
-Team, are you ready? -[contestants] Yes!
[Neesh] Let's go!
[Ari] Intruders, you have 30 minutes
to break free and get yourselves into the game.
Your time starts now.
-[Muna] Let's do it! -[tense music playing]
[Intruder 1] We got this!
All right. I'm gonna try "shot." Shot.
[Intruder 2] I'm trying "safe."
[Neesh] Check this out.
There's a slingshot here, and there's a secondary slingshot there.
I'm gonna need someone to shoot, and someone to reload on that one.
[Ari] Players, the course is split into three zones.
Zone 1, the slingshots.
As the Intruders attempt to navigate through the obstacles,
you'll need fast reactions to fire and reload
if you want to score a hit in time.
[Neesh] Let's see.
-Q, you got decent hand-eye coordination? -Yeah.
-You're shooter one there. -All right.
[Neesh] Muna, you could reload for him.
-[Muna] Definitely. -You'll be his comms and reload.
[Neesh] I'll be listening to you. Sean, play sports?
-[Sean] Little bit. Let's roll. -Yeah? You ready?
-Shooter number two? Let's do it. -You got it.
-Hannah, you go with Sean. -[Hannah] All right.
[Neesh] It really just came down to that feeling.
There's no real hunch, nothing for me to go off of at this point.
-Hannah banana! -[laughs]
In Zone 1, Slingshot 1, I'm gonna have Muna and Q.
On Slingshot 2, I'm gonna have Hannah and Sean.
Don't go for head shots. It is a waste of time.
You'll probably end up missing.
I'm putting my trust in other people so I don't have to go home.
But, to be honest, anyone could be the Mole.
Anyone could take away the money. Why would I trust anyone?
Boom!
[Intruder 3] It's time to freaking go, guys! Let's go!
-[Intruder 4] You gonna do "five"? -[Intruder 3] I can't. Not an option.
-All the letters aren't available, y'all. -[Intruder 5] This is really hard.
[tense music playing]
[Neesh] Yo, we got a big-ass gun! Y'all see this?
-[Jen] Oh! Wow! -[Neesh] This is crazy.
[Ari] Zone 2: The Tower.
A hidden gun has the perfect shot of the Intruders
as they climb to get the key and unlock the waiting cars.
But only if you can work as a team to stabilize and aim the gun.
[Neesh] Anyone shot a gun before?
[Andy] I'm good with archery. Don't know if it transfers to this.
-You comfortable getting up there? -[Andy] Willing to try.
Okay, I think I'll have you on Sniper then.
You know, Andy is really composed. I don't know why I trust that guy.
There's just something about him where I'm like,
"I don't think you could be the Mole. No way."
-We need some strong people up here. -[Tony] This thing's pretty heavy.
[Neesh] Tony, Michael, you're strong. Get over here.
I got Andy on the sniper position,
and then I have on comms Melissa and a bit of up-and-down stabilization.
You're going for the attackers who are trying to get the key.
Our best shot is right before the top.
-[Andy] Swivel me to the right. -[Melissa] All right.
Stop. Okay.
This is not gonna be easy, kids.
-[Michael] No, it's not. -[Melissa] It is not.
[Intruder 4] I think "door" might be a good one. "Zone."
[Intruder 3] Okay, God, this would be a dope time for you to come through now.
[Neesh] This looks like a Call of Duty level, not gonna lie.
[Ari] Zone 3 is the final defense.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ari] Three paintball guns must cover a huge zone,
as any remaining Intruders dash for the cars.
But you only have ten bullets per gun,
so you better make every shot count.
-You both shooters? -Went shooting once or twice.
I'm gonna be the last one
because in case something happens, I can get that last shot in.
Zone 3, we have our three guns set up.
I'm putting my trust in Jen. Then I have Ryan.
Ryan hasn't said a word this entire time.
At this point in the game, I think the Mole will be flying under the radar,
so I made sure to put her right next to me
so anything weird that happens, I can really see her right there.
-[Intruder 1] Got this. -[Intruder 4] Come on.
[Intruder 1] Give every ounce of energy that we can.
[Intruder exclaims]
[Neesh] Yo!
This literally looks like those old-timey, like, war stations.
[Ari] Keep moving, players. The Intruders could be free at any moment,
and this final position will have a bird's-eye view of it happening.
-This is your eye in the sky. -Perfect.
-[Neesh] What we got here? -So this is where we started.
-That's Section 1? -This is Slingshot 1.
[Neesh] Slingshot 2's on the same side.
[Ari] Better pick someone observant here
because without them, you'll be flying blind.
You'll see players running through. Call them out.
Okay.
[Neesh] I'm really worried.
I set it up as best as I could.
I gave everyone very specific instructions so they couldn't mess up.
And if they did, suspicious Mole behavior.
-[Intruder 5] All right, trying "hunt." -[Intruder 2] Let's go, y'all.
It looks like they're still struggling with the lock.
If they haven't shown up, stay with it, stay ready.
You need to have ammo on hand, get ready to reload.
[tense music playing]
[Intruder 5] I got it! It's "hunt"!
Here they go, here they go. Okay, here they come!
[Neesh] They're coming! Get ready! Slingshot 1!
[Intruder 2] Let's go, boy!
[Deanna] Another one! Two of 'em!
[Hannah on walkie] Slingshot 1, we're loaded.
Slingshot 2, we're loaded.
[Deanna] They're right there,
just hanging out in the Safe Zone it looks like.
[Neesh] Okay, stay ready. Don't let them trick you.
Chest-level only. I don't want to go home.
[tense music playing]
[Intruder 4] Once they start shooting, they're gonna need time to reload.
[Intruder 2] We should run at the same time.
[Sean] Yo, bring it! Let's go!
Show yourself! Let's go!
We can't see nothin' at all.
We're relying on communication from whoever can see.
[Neesh] If I don't say something…
-Yeah, I'll call it. -I want you to call it.
[Muna] I hear them.
Go, go, go, go, go!
Oh no! Come on!
-Here he goes! -[Intruder 3] Down the center!
-[Muna] Come on! -Tell them they're through!
[Neesh] I'm really relying on the first slingshot team
to hit one shot for me, just hit one.
That's one out for me. One less person I have to shoot at the end.
[tense music playing]
[Hannah] Okay, we got some!
-[Sean] I need one. -Go, go, go!
-[Sean] I'm trying! -[Hannah] Go!
[Intruder 5] Are you okay? You did it!
Amazing! Amazing.
We got five in Safe Zone. Any confirmed hits from Defense Line 1?
I feel like at least somebody. No?
Are you kidding me? They bum-rushed!
[Hannah] We have no hits.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ari] Congratulations, Intruders. All of you have made it to Zone 2.
Get the key to unlock the waiting car,
and now you have shields and smoke bombs.
[Intruder 5] See the key dangling?
[Intruder 2] We're going to smoke up all the areas around it
so they can't see who's running to it.
Okay, Sniper, it's up to you to help me out here.
Make sure you get at least one of these people.
[Melissa] We got you.
[tense music playing]
[Neesh] Defense Line 2, snipers.
They are using smoke bombs.
Do not get distracted by them.
In the tower, on the ladders. That is your best shot.
[Andy] A bit to the right. Swivel right.
-Stop there. -[Tony] Hold it there.
-[Michael] I'm trying. -[Tony] You got a shot, Andy?
[Andy] This is actually pretty good.
-[Neesh] They're running! First one! Go! -[Deanna] Number one!
Well, actually, I do need to swivel a bit to the right, please.
Stop.
I'm confident if my teammates can aim me, I could get the Intruder.
[Intruder 5] Oh my gosh. [panting]
Get up!
Oh my gosh, this is so hard.
-Hold it. -[Melissa] Right there.
[Andy] A little bit-- Teeny bit higher.
Swivel left.
Okay, down.
[Intruder 5] They're shooting at me!
From behind! [groans]
I got caught!
Way to be, Andy!
-[Tony] Let's go, Andy! [whoops] -[Melissa whoops]
-[Tony] Let's go! -Yeah! Let's go, baby!
-That was a great shot. -Yeah, it was.
-[Hannah] We love you! -[giggles]
[Neesh] I'm so relieved. Now I only got four people left.
If you didn't make it the first time, you're not gonna make it the second.
Get out of my game.
[Intruder 5] Good luck, you guys! You can do it!
[tense music playing]
-[Deanna] More smoke bombs! -[Neesh] More smoke bombs!
Just stay aimed. Stay exactly where you are.
[Andy] Swivel right, swivel right. That's left.
-That's left, guys. -[Andy] Swivel right.
Swivel left, swivel left, swivel left. The other way.
-Swivel left, the other way. -[Michael] Sorry, my foot slid.
[Andy] Left and right is pretty easy. I'm moved in the opposite direction.
[Quaylyn] They're going up! Shoot! Shoot!
[Andy] Swivel left. That's right. Swivel left.
I wasn't close at that point.
Stop, stop, stop! Now swivel up higher.
I don't have a field of vision to my three teammates,
so it's really hard for me to identify, is that real…
[Michael] As soon as we move, my feet start sliding.
…or sabotage?
He's on the top floor! He's on the top floor!
Do not aim where he's crouching. Aim where he would go up to grab that key.
[tense music playing]
Come on. Get up there.
-[Tony] He's climbing now! Now! -[Michael] Now, now, now!
They missed it. He missed it.
-[Tony] Shoot him! -Okay, higher, please, guys! Higher!
[Quaylyn] Now, now, now, now!
[Andy] He got the key!
-Yeah, he got it. -[Intruder 2] Made it upstairs!
[alarm chirps, then doors unlock]
[tense music playing]
He's getting ready to head down those stairs quick.
[Andy] The objective of the Mole is to sabotage as much as they can
without being caught.
-[Tony] Get him, Andy! Shoot! -Okay, down!
[Andy] If I could aim the gun, I would. But I can't.
And so I'm getting suspicious of my teammates.
[Tony] Yeah, he's through.
Keeping Neesh in the game, that would add $20,000 to the pot,
which is not what the Mole would do.
-[Intruder 3] Did he get it? -[Intruder 1] He got it.
[Intruder 3] You are the man!
[Ari] Intruders, this is the final zone,
and the three defenders only have ten bullets each to stop you.
Work together or work alone,
but only the first to make it to a car will earn a place in the game.
-[Deanna] They're still in the Safe Zone. -[Neesh] Hey, Jen, Ryan.
All right, we got one down. That means we have to get four.
Four people running at me at once. I only got three guns.
I mean, my odds are looking really slim.
They showed really great teamwork leading up to this.
I don't know if we're gonna be able to do this, to be honest.
[Intruder 3] How are we getting through?
[Intruder 2] I don't know. You guys wanna attack one at a time,
being that we're all trying to get in for ourselves?
[Intruder 3] All right.
[Intruder 2] They only have ten shots. One of us is getting through.
[tense music playing]
[Deanna] Here they go. Okay, here they come.
[Neesh] This is it. This is my last shot.
Today really might be the day I go home.
Here they come!
Here comes one down the center! Down the center! Down the center!
[Neesh] They have some kind of shields,
and they're going through the bushes on the left side by you, Ryan!
Let's go!
[Ryan] I was ready to rapid-fire,
but I hold back a lot of times
because there weren't a lot of shots.
[Neesh] She's hit! We got one!
I got her.
It's like they're trying to take candy from my kid.
No, I don't think so.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ryan] Here he comes! Here he comes!
-It's one of them! Coming through! -I can't hit that side!
-[Intruder 4] Stay low! -[Intruder 3] They'll miss you!
Keep making them shoot! Keep making them shoot!
I probably, I don't know, shot like eight, nine at him.
I didn't care where he was. I made sure like that was my target.
Got her!
[Neesh] Hell yeah!
[Jen] I used the last bit of ammo I had.
I knew we had limited rounds,
but I also knew Neesh was the last line of defense,
and he didn't want to go home.
Keep talking to me, Jen! Keep shooting. Keep me in this game.
They've all been coming out one at a time.
At a certain point, that planning they did went out the window.
We have two people left. I'm feeling better and better.
Every shot that goes off, I'm that much closer to staying.
[Deanna] Here comes one down the center! Down the center, down the center!
[Neesh] But the end of the day, the Mole is somewhere on my team.
-[Jen] Yes! -[Neesh] I got you!
[Jen] Has anybody been counting their bullets?
-[Neesh] I'm out. -Pretty sure I got the last one.
[Neesh] Trusting people is being vulnerable.
Being vulnerable opens yourself up to losing.
This is it, y'all.
Got one guy left.
I can't even fire a shot. And Ryan has Mole potential.
She really could just miss on purpose. I would never know.
[Jen] Oh! Here he is!
[Neesh] Ryan, that's you!
[dramatic music playing]
-[Jen] Did we get him? -I definitely got him.
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
[whoops]
I'm still here, baby!
I'm not leaving!
-Thank you. Thank you so much. -[screams]
[Neesh] I'm not leaving!
I saw Ryan hit a shot.
She's one of the big reasons I'm here today.
Give me a hug!
I suspected her, and this was her perfect chance.
-I told you I was taking them down. -You did!
[Neesh] You were clutch.
So right now, I don't really think she's the Mole.
Guess what that means? One less person to worry about.
So immediately when they come back, I'm watching them.
So many smiles, and it's, "Which one is fake?"
"Who's the good actor?" Because they're a really good actor.
[Ari] Congratulations, team!
-[contestants cheering and whooping] -[hopeful music playing]
You accomplished your first mission,
and I count the same 12 of you that started.
-Yup. OGs. -[Deanna] The OGs.
You're finishing your first mission with $30,000 in the pot.
[contestants cheering]
[Quaylyn] Those are big numbers right there.
Thirty K? That's some people's salary in a year.
Could I just have a word with the Mole? You better step up.
[laughs sarcastically]
[Quaylyn] Wrong time for the Mole to show up, honestly.
We're not gonna let some newcomers, when we already bonded,
to let somebody come in?
-No. -[Sean] Preach!
-Let's go, Q! -Tell 'em, Q.
I'm thinking, why was it so easy for Neesh to get the last four out?
If Neesh is the Mole and we nominated him to be our leader,
the Mole can't go home.
Was it easy on purpose?
Your cars are waiting to take you to your accommodation.
Go wash up, settle in. I'll see you there soon.
[Neesh] I'm so ready for that shower.
I don't know. I just thought it was a little suspicious.
[tense music playing]
[Michael] How do you feel, man? You could've been on a plane home.
I'm good. I'm here. I'm really, like, stoked.
That mission was crazy.
The game is always on.
Even when I'm relaxed and glad I'm here and stuff like that,
the game is still on.
This is my chance to observe.
Four of you doing slingshots, who do you think was in charge?
[Quaylyn] Me and Sean were yelling at each other,
and we start shooting, and my first shot,
they bum-rushed so fast.
[Neesh] I'm looking at Slingshot 1 and 2.
I got Hannah. I got Q. I got Muna and Sean. What happened there?
I can't see what happened, but you should've hit one.
You're definitely on my radar now.
[Ryan] I really didn't expect for that many to get through
to the last group.
What happened with the slingshots?
[Sean] They-- It was tough.
There was really no time to react, and when you did, they were through.
Yeah.
And we had five balls. We both were only able to shoot two.
-Yeah. -'Cause they all ran at the same time.
[Sean] Yeah.
[Muna] Even though, Slingshots, we didn't get any, I was there.
There isn't anything that stood out to me that was like, "That's fishy."
Or, "Mm-mm." You know?
[Tony] Andy, what do you think about our group? Solid?
I think so. A couple times I said, "Go right," and it was the other right.
Mike was pulling it, but it was so hard to do.
I don't think it was intentional.
I know the difference from left and right, and I'm a bag of bricks.
Michael's really smart. He should have known.
If there was sabotage, I guess it was Michael.
But it's tough because there's so much happening at once.
Ryan, do you feel like everyone in your group
did the best that they could?
Yeah. I mean, we had to hit everybody.
-[Tony] Yo! -[Quaylyn] This is crazy!
And we're still going up? We're on some evil villain lair.
[Hannah] We're in a tropical paradise right now.
It's beautiful.
-Oh my God! -Wow!
[Hannah] This is what I signed up for. But all I can think about is a shower.
And I'm smelling like Shrek's swamp. [laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
[Jen] Oh my goodness!
Are you kidding me? This is amazing!
[Neesh] I got $30,000 and a mansion? I'll take that.
[both yelling and laughing]
I am starstruck.
It is this absolutely beautiful villa.
-Wow. -[Deanna] I'm gonna…
[Muna] Oh my God!
It looked like a mini mansion with the whole Asian theme to it,
and you could see the hills of Malaysia in the background.
This was real authentic.
Clean water!
When you're from Pittsburgh, there's a whole lot of world out there.
Oh my God!
And, man, this is… it's unbelievable.
We get to get a shower!
[Tony] Yo, you guys gotta check out the rooms.
The rooms are so sick.
Tony, can you get Jen and come up here?
[Jen] Wow!
Wow, right?
Hannah and I, like, clicked.
Sometimes you just know when someone's being genuine
and not lying to you.
-Sorry, Jen. -You can sleep there.
-And me and Jen will sleep there! -Absolutely not.
Yes! You can't get a whole bed for yourself!
Yes, I can. Are you kidding? Look how big I am.
-Get on the bed. -[Tony] No way.
[Jen] And I just don't see Tony being a good Mole.
I don't see Tony getting picked for the Mole, so I think I can trust Tony.
You guys share that bed, I'll take the little one.
-That's fine. -Okay, perfect!
-We can plot. -Rooms are set.
It was an organic alliance.
This is out of control. It's happening.
[whoops]
[Muna] We are here!
[Melissa] Oh my God. Look at the infinity pool.
[Jen] Wow!
Y'all, why is there a telephone booth right here?
This is so random.
I was elated. I mean, it was beautiful, the scenery was nice…
I wonder what this means?
Everybody was excited to have downtime.
I need to see beating hearts. Like, I'm a little anxious.
[suspenseful music playing]
[telephone rings]
The phone! I got it.
-I'll be the one to answer. Don't worry. -No way.
-Hello? This is Jen. -Hello, Jen. It's Ari.
How's it going?
[Jen] I'm well. How are you?
[Ari] I'm good. I hope you're getting to know each other
because tonight, you'll face your first elimination quiz,
and whoever knows the least about the Mole
will be going home.
I want you to go back to the group and decide together
who you think are the three most trustworthy players here.
They're each going to be given a choice to help the group or help themselves.
And if they all choose the group, you'll win $5,000 towards the prize pot.
This phone will ring three more times.
Each time, one of the trustworthy players should answer it.
That's it. Good to chat. Bye, now.
-[line disconnects] -Wait. Hello. Wait. Hello?
[Sean] What do you think they're talking about?
[Tony] No idea. I can't imagine.
[Ryan] It's gotta be immunity maybe, or…
-[Hannah] She's coming. -Immunity would be crazy.
[dramatic music playing]
We have two things.
One, there are eliminations tonight, so one of us will be going home.
[Muna] I'm quite nervous, honestly. I don't know who the Mole is.
This quiz is going to be hard because this thing went by so fast.
[Jen] The phone will ring three more times.
He wants us to nominate three people, these are the most trustworthy players.
And those three players are going to be the ones who answer.
Anything else you discussed, or that was it?
That was it.
I don't believe we can find three people amongst these 12
who would be certain to be trustworthy.
[Michael] Before we nominate,
I feel like it would be interesting to take somebody from each group today.
That would be a good idea.
One person from the Slingshot, one from Sniper,
and one from the last line of defense.
So we have Slingshot.
I think that Muna is, like, the only person
that just, like, answers things honestly, without hesitation. [laughs]
-[Tony] Best-dressed and most honest. -Yeah, and best-dressed, to be honest.
She's so genuine.
I'm pretty confident that Muna is not the Mole
or somebody that I need to focus on.
All in favor for Muna.
-[tense music playing] -That's one.
[Hannah] However, trust in this game is an extremely dangerous word,
and I think it should be used very loosely.
If you say you trust somebody, you know that you cannot trust them fully.
[Michael] Okay, one person from the Sniper
and then one from the last line of defense.
[Jen] I like the idea of nominating somebody from each group.
So I'm like, let's put people that I like in my alliance in there
just to see where their minds are at.
I vote for Tony. Does anyone want Tony?
I think I can 100% trust Tony, but you never know.
-I weirdly trust Tony. -[Hannah] Me too.
-It's awkward. It's an awkward trust. -[Neesh] For no reason.
All in favor for Tony, raise your hand, please.
All right, it's Tony.
[Melissa] At this point, I don't trust anyone,
so I'm listening to everything more than I'm talking.
It feels like everyone is showing their cards really quickly.
That in mind,
I also know that there are people that are going to be showing cards
that are not the ones they're actually holding.
[Jen] Can I also say that I get it?
Everybody's out for themselves. This is a game.
One of us is the Mole.
But if just for today, can we please be team players, guys?
[Tony] Call a truce.
-[Deanna] Team OG, 100% -Team OG.
Call a truce.
That phone call's coming soon. Let's get the third one.
-I'm nominating Deanna. -[Hannah] I agree with that.
-I'm down with Deanna. -[Neesh] I trust Deanna as well.
-[Ryan] I'll do it. -Okay. Deanna.
Oh my God. I'm gonna start crying. I'm honored. [laughs]
[Melissa] It's okay.
Going into elimination, I'm really trying to figure her out.
But she does some kind of investigator work on the Internet.
So I was like, I don't know if she's going to be trustworthy,
but go ahead, put her in the position.
If you're doing anything suspicious, we can see.
All right, we got our three! Muna, Deanna, and Tony.
[tense music playing]
I really trust those two.
They're very smart, very, very, like, female-empowered,
so I trust them a lot.
You guys trust me, which I appreciate.
[Michael] This game, you just gotta go with your gut.
[ringing]
-[Tony] The phone! -[Jen] The phone!
[Hannah and Melissa] The phone is ringing!
[ringing continues]
Hello?
Hey, Deanna. It's Ari.
You have two jobs as a player.
To add money to the pot and stay in the game.
I'm giving you a choice.
Dial 1, and you could add $5,000 to the prize pot.
And note that all three trusted players must choose the cash
for the $5,000 to be added to the pot.
Yep.
Hey, listen, my heart right now is like…
Dial 2, and you'll gain an advantage in tonight's quiz.
One of your wrong answers will be automatically corrected,
which could be the difference between going on or going home.
Deanna, please make sure no one can see you,
and make your decision now.
[Deanna] I'm not here for free. I'm not doing this for nothing.
I want to win money.
So it did not cross my mind to take the plus-one correction.
[suspenseful music playing]
I'm 100% a team player.
Talk to us.
Okay, so this is the game. Five thousand dollars.
One for the cash, two for a correction on the quiz.
I chose the money.
[Quaylyn] Deanna is very convincing. Just something didn't sit right.
Now you on my radar.
If I go home tonight, it's honorable, and I can hold my head high. I swear.
I trust her. I wonder who has doubts about me? I feel like…
I feel like you don't have it in you to lie about something like this.
Not in a mean way. It's a good thing.
-Thanks, dude. -You know?
[ringing]
-[Michael] Okay. -[Deanna] Tony. It's you.
-[Jen] Tony! Team Tony! -All right.
[Jen] Come on, Tony. Do the right thing, my guy.
[Tony] I want everybody to trust me.
I want everybody to look up to me, you know? I want to be the hero.
[suspenseful music playing]
-Hello? -[Ari] Oh, hey, Tony.
Dial 1 for the cash, or dial 2 for the correction.
[Tony] One question isn't gonna save my life.
I'd rather take the $5,000.
[Ari] Your decision has been noted. Goodbye.
[line disconnects]
-Chose 1. Team money. -Let's go!
[Jen] I'm like, "That's my guy."
If somebody's gonna go home, it has to be fair and square.
No advantages. No extra people. Just us.
-You the bomb. I trust you. -I appreciate it.
To me, like, the fact that y'all trust me to that extent
is more beneficial to me than this plus-one.
That's something the Mole would say.
-I don't know. I'm serious! -I'm joking.
[ringing]
-[Quaylyn] Yo, phone! -[Deanna] Muna!
All right, Muna.
[Muna] Hello?
Hello, Muna. This is Ari.
Dial 1 for the cash, or dial 2 for the correction.
Okay.
Dude, yo, I'm nervous. This is for real.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Muna] A correction?
That is an advantage, especially at this round.
All I could think about is, I don't know for certain who the Mole is.
I don't.
And I would do anything to still be here.
I come from a family of refugees from Somalia.
I'm doing this for them.
I took it.
I took the correction.
[Ari] Thank you. Your decision has been noted. Goodbye.
[Tony] Intense. Let's get over here.
-Okay, guys. -[Tony] Let's hear it.
-So you chose the cash, right? -I 100% chose the cash.
Okay. Easy.
It's one of y'all two if y'all take it. I promise you.
I didn't lose eye contact with anybody,
and I felt as though, as of right now, they believed me.
[contestants cheering and applauding]
[Ari] Hello, players.
-Shall we see if you made a good choice? -[contestants] Yes!
-[Muna] Do it! -Follow me.
[Melissa] All three say they haven't chosen the correction,
but I don't believe it.
My instinct is that it's the first day,
and it's a really big reward, honestly.
[tense music playing]
Muna, Tony, and Deanna.
Did you serve the greater good
or your own self-interest?
I can now reveal…
No money has been added to your pot.
-What? -[Jen] No! No way! No!
-[Neesh] Damn. -[Jen] You are lying.
[Hannah] Are you lying?
[laughs incredulously]
As soon as you put your guard down, boom! Here they come with the bull crap.
I did not. I swear to God.
I swear to God.
-[Jen] Muna? -It's not me, girl!
-I was just asking. -It's not.
I have nothing to say. I said no to the money.
-You said no to the money? -I said no to the money.
-[Hannah] Why? -[Sean] Said no to the money?
-I said no to the correction. -[Jen] Wait, what?
[sighs]
Dude, if you guys wanna vote for me, by all means, vote for me.
I mean, it's totally cool.
It'll make my life a lot easier if you vote for me.
Jen, what are you thinking?
I genuinely thought that today when we picked the three people that we picked,
we were all kind of like agreed in a whole kumbaya
that we wanted tonight's elimination to be fair.
[Muna] You know what's so crazy to me?
Is that somebody here is a really good liar.
That's what I've learned today. Somebody here is a really good liar.
It's not me.
I don't feel bad.
I didn't fly all the way to Malaysia to play nice.
I play to win.
Players, it's been a stressful day.
And I'm sorry to tell you this,
but it's about to get worse.
It's time to take your first quiz.
[tense music playing]
Twenty questions about the Mole's actions and identity,
and whoever gets the most wrong will be eliminated.
Let's find out what you know.
Good luck.
[Michael sighs]
[Quaylyn] Please don't send me home.
I'm so nervous.
I do not want to go home.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Neesh] Going into this, I was kind of worried.
This is gonna be way harder than I thought.
That first mission, I really expected our slingshots to get one.
Obviously, it was a little suspicious.
[Muna] Go, go, go!
[Neesh] I wasn't there for everything,
but I'm slowly starting to piece together things,
and my hunches are becoming educated guesses.
[Andy] My strategy going in
is to spread my answers across all the players
because I want to have questions answered correctly.
-Swivel right. That's left. -[Michael] Sorry, my foot slid.
[Andy] At the wobble board,
it was really hard for me to identify who's doing what.
Even if it's hard to hold me up, left and right should still be the same.
[Jen] Statistically, I split my votes. I wasn't gunning for one person.
But I still didn't feel like I knew enough.
Once the phone booth rung,
part of me did think Tony could have taken the money.
If it was him, that would completely throw me for a loop.
Trust is detrimental in this game.
[dramatic music playing]
[Muna] All I know is that I have this correction,
but is this actually enough?
I don't know who the Mole is.
If the Mole did anything, it was a very tiny thing.
So I would rather play a majority game,
try to get as many people down on this quiz as possible.
It's too early to… to bet on anybody at this point
because I know that I just have so little data
to base this logic on.
[exhales]
[suspenseful music playing]
Players, the time has come for our first elimination.
When I send the results through,
you'll get a message and your screen will light up.
If the screen is green,
you are safe.
If it is red,
you have been eliminated,
and your run in the game is over.
[Quaylyn] This is bigger than just winning the money.
It's for my mom. It's for my kids and stuff.
When I tell you I'm shaking, I am shaking.
My heart is going a thousand miles an hour.
[Ari] First up…
is Muna.
[suspenseful music playing]
[cell phone chimes]
[chimes]
[Muna exhales]
Next, Hannah.
[cell phone chimes]
[chimes]
[Ari] Tony.
[cell phone chimes]
[chimes]
The next player is Ryan.
[cell phone chimes]
[chimes]
[exhales]
Sean.
[cell phone chimes]
[chimes]
My heart is… beating through my chest.
[Ari] Michael.
-[chimes] -[exhales]
[Ari] Melissa.
[chimes]
[exhales]
[Ari] Andy.
I'm holding my mom's chain, kissing it, like, "Come on!"
[chimes]
[Ari] Next up…
is Q.
[Quaylyn] I'm praying.
I'm like, "Lord, you ain't bring me here all this way
to send me home today."
-[chimes] -[exhales]
So we only have three left.
Neesh,
Jennifer,
and Deanna.
I've only known these people one day.
I don't have any idea who the Mole is,
and I was kicking myself for not taking that correction.
I'm losing. I'm losing.
This is it. Goodbye.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Jen] After the phone booth thing, I was so confused.
Maybe I voted for the wrong people.
[Ari] You guys okay?
I don't have a choice.
[Neesh] So I just saved myself from elimination.
Now there's a second chance for me to leave today,
and I'm just like, "This is getting ridiculous."
One of us is going home tonight.
Is it going to be me?
[dramatic music playing]