Previously on The Traitors —
- If Jill sinks... -Yeah. - We sink her.
...the traitors were at war.
For me, when you were talking about Jill,...
- Mm-hm. - ...I was, like, 'I'm interested in that'
Don't worry, Jill — I don't like this either.
But while Brad was plotting Jill's demise,...
There's too many teachers in this game for one of them not to be a traitor.
...Keanu was plotting his,...
And Brad, to me, is just so much more, like, robotic.
...setting Brad up for the ultimate blindside.
It feels like a teacher is hiding in plain sight.
Oh, damn. I never saw that coming from Keanu.
After being cornered,
Brad took final swipes at his old allies.
Did I not in the car today say that Jill is on my radar?
And I also had a suspicion on Keanu — just being honest.
And while the faithful scored their first win,...
Brad, you have received the most votes and are banished from the game.
I know that everybody can't be a faithful.
I'm a traitor.
...Keanu and Jill were left scrambling.
Too good.
And he'd come up with a plan. That's what I need to do.
Captions by Faith Hamblyn.
Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.
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Can I just hug you?
Round table was intense tonight.
Our plan worked, but it just was wrong.
Fair enough to him — I would have done the same,
if you guys had come for me.
I knew that this was a risk that was bound to happen.
I feel really bad for Jill.
Him clearly naming her is just such a dead giveaway.
It's really hard to get out of that.
Just know I adore you so much. - I know. I know.
Whatever happens tomorrow, I'm just sticking to how I've played this game.
You need to save yourself, though. All right? I totally get that.
It's Brad that I wanna kick in the throat.
It was such a blindside that he threw us both under.
It's just a game.
- I'm not going down without a fight. - No, exactly.
- And if anything, I'm gonna go out with a bang. - Exactly. Yeah.
Hi, traitors.
So, tonight,
you cannot murder a faithful.
Aaron has messed up that option
by discovering your seal today.
You can, however,
seduce a faithful tonight if you wish.
Alternatively, you can continue as you are —
a duo. The choice is yours.
What will you decide?
Right now, I know I'm gonna have some heat on me. I've got eyes on me — I can feel it.
We need a new voice.
We need someone to try and help us turn this around.
But who?
Who can we pull in that can make us a good three?
Yeah. I would be inclined to go for Aaron.
He's someone that has an influence over the group, but he's also clocked me.
He's on to the fact that Brad's brought my name up.
Yep. What about James?
Yeah, he is a good option. He comes from an analytical point of view,
which might be able to help us.
Another person that's gonna go down with a bang is Dave.
Yeah, I have been thinking about Dave.
He has such good influence over the
group that he could help.
You've gotta think who's gonna support us.
- Be bold. -Yeah. - Be bold, you two.
This is still your game to win.
I need a decision out of you guys.
Are you seducing or not
seducing?
- Let's seduce. - We seduce.
I got a little shiver.
Then write down the name.
I'm hoping that he can help us.
And I think if he can, he will.
Hopefully he's got something intelligent up his sleeve.
Let's do it.
♪ Change things in the night,
♪ when love was come alive. ♪
I will make sure this gets delivered.
Let's hope they accept it.
Let's hope so.
Ooh.
We're first.
That's crazy. OK.
Breakfast feels different today, in a good way,
because we know everybody's gonna come through that door.
I was first in yesterday as well. - Were you?
- Yeah. - You were a traitor hunter — do you want this seat again?
- No. It's OK. - No. OK.
It goes to show when you are fully yourself and you let
yourself lock into something,
you get good outcomes.
Look at that black cross. - Wow.
- Oh, yes. - Through Brad, man. - That was a good find.
- That was a team effort. - Yeah. - Yes.
- I was just the crazy one that led the charge, but... - Good.
Good on you. - Oh!
We need to keep the momentum going. I want heads to roll.
I want to find another traitor.
Jill, actually, is now back on my radar,
because I feel like the number-one thing a traitor tells us when they leave
is who a traitor tries to bring down with them when they know that they're going down.
I saw, last night, when Jill revealed,
and then Brad revealed his vote.
Looks like we're going tit-for-tat.
Harrison and I locked eyes.
Traitor-on-traitor action. - Yeah. Always.
I've written your name, Jill.
Two for two on traitors would be
absolutely amazing.
I almost felt like I was drunk on traitor blood last night,
so having that two nights in a row
will just be, oh, stunning.
I think today I'm, honestly,
gonna throw most of my energy towards Jill.
- Yeah, I think Jill is today. - But I've got my eye on
Aroha.
- I've got big alerts. - I've got questions, yeah. - On Aroha.
- Really? - Really. - OK. I thought I was the only one,
to be honest. - Yeah, no, same. Yeah. - Yes.
Brad, Jill, Aroha. - Jill feels good. - Aroha,
I think out of those three, she would be the best traitor.
- She's the head of the snake. - Yeah. - She is.
Like, she is.
- Hello? - Hi! Come in!
Oh, wait. No. Why are we panicking? Everyone's coming. Yeah.
Come in! - Breakfast is served! - Hello!
- Hey! Morning. - Hello, hello.
I'm feeling really good after last night —
obviously not having anyone be murdered,
but also getting a traitor.
- Aw. - Hey.
The Brad train started with Samantha.
- My girl. - Sam. Oh my God. - Hey, sissie.
And today, I think it's my turn to start the express train.
I'm not gonna lie — just cos I trust everyone sitting here right now,
really quickly, I'm ready to go HAM on someone that I think is a thousand percent a traitor.
Uh, top left corner.
- Yeah. - Ooh. - Yeah. That's the plan.
Yeah. - Yeah.
I am 1,000,000% most suspicious of Aroha.
In Brad's last moments, there was one reaction that was very different to everyone else's last night,
and it was hers — she sat there crying.
Even though I'm definitely sure Jill is a traitor,
I think we need to get rid of Aroha first.
I would rather leave us with Jill as a traitor than Aroha.
- OK, so go for Aroha today? - Yes. Yes. - Yeah.
- She's the queen. - Because Jill does not know what she's doing.
Yeah, and remember, like,
there's a good chance that tonight that
they'll either blackmail or seduce.
And that's why I think taking care of Aroha. - Mm-hm.
- Is the most, yeah. - Is, because she is. - I think they lose their strategy.
- So, could they have done that last night? - No.
- No, not at all. Cos we suspect it's three people. - Yeah.
Left. - Right. - Right?
It can't be fast forward. - You gotta calculate that it's possible,
at least. You know? Yeah. - That's true.
There could have been a seduction last night.
So I have been looking at everybody.
If they've been able to recruit on a night where
there's no murder, we're buggered. - Yeah, for sure.
- Yeah. - This is a game where you can trust no one.
Barely trust myself any more.
In fact, this game's so crazy, I start to look at myself, to think, 'Am I the traitor?'
Like, this game just has you thinking in such weird ways.
I think they'll go for a strong faithful as well.
- They will. - As a recruit.
Breakfast is always kind of surreal
I'm honestly a little surprised how excited I'm feeling.
But all I need to do is keep acting the same
as I have been the whole time,
now that I'm a traitor.
♪ Ah. ♪
I think our top so far are Aaron,
Dave... James.
Who can we pull in that can make us a good three?
You've gotta think who's gonna support us.
- It could be James. - I think he would. - I think he would too.
And everyone does seem to listen to him.
- Yeah. - He comes from an analytical point of view.
I think he might just...
save us.
♪ Twisted darkness,
♪ corrupting my soul.
♪ Secrets and darkness.
♪ The sins I believe.
♪ corrupting my
♪ soul. ♪
You now have the choice to become a traitor or remain a faithful.
If you choose to join the traitors, you must meet
them at conclave tonight.
Yours faithfully, the traitors.
This was my fantasy, that I would be faithful,
and then get recruited.
The only question is,
who will be in the conclave?
I was way off.
Hey, king.
Welcome to the conclave.
I'm not surprised to see Jill here,
after Brad seemingly pointed the finger at her.
I wanted you on my team, for real.
Thank you. Thank you.
Keanu came completely out of the blue,
but looking in his eyes, I can see I shouldn't have been surprised at all.
- I'm so glad you accepted. - Yeah, me too. I think you're gonna be an asset.
Yeah, definitely.
He's got such a bubbly, charismatic personality
that you almost want to be betrayed by him.
I think he's a perfect traitor.
You guys are gonna have to help me harden up.
We brought you here to help us.
Yeah, I can help with the brains,
but, yeah, I've been too soft.
- But a lot of people trust you. - Yeah. - They see how soft you are
and that you're coming from a place of faithfulness, cos that was your role.
Outwardly, I'll do my best not to change that, but, yeah,
time to get ruthless. - Yeah.
I was going through all these weird little scenarios, thinking about odd behaviour.
I spent most of last night, like, just in my head,
convinced that there was still gonna be a murder. - Oh.
Having only just become a traitor, it would be pretty
embarrassing to faceplant at the first hurdle,
but I'm actually not as nervous as I anticipated being.
It made much more sense when I was, like,
half asleep and paranoid, you know?
All I need to do is keep thinking like a faithful, keep behaving exactly the same.
I was, like, 'Whoa. Could not have been more wrong.'
- Morning! - Good morning! - Hi.
- Hello! - Hi.
Hey.
Morena.
My plan of attack for today — I need to get a shield.
Come on, guys. We don't wanna get sick. Hi, hi, hi. Thank you. Love the shirt. Yeah.
Nice. I'm good. How are you? - Good, good.
And I need to figure out who I can trust,
cos I really don't know what else to do.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Cos what happened with you and Dave?
So, at the mission, my understanding was that the traitors
knew which room the correct stamp was in. - Yeah.
And when we found it...
Um, I found something.
I looked at it, and I was like, I don't think this is the right one. And then Dave says...
- Hey! - And it's a gold one!
And I go, 'Oh, my God, how does he know?'
- Do you mind if I have a look, please? I haven't seen one before. - Yeah.
Are you sure?
So in that moment I was, like...
'Is he a traitor? Cos he knows it's the right one.'
Oh yeah.
- Yeah. - Is she? - Yeah.
And I feel like I didn't explain it well at the table,
and it just got, like, dismissed immediately.
It's interesting her doing that, as well,
cos it just proves she has nothing else on anyone else.
So, like, Dave didn't even have to explain it.
- She's a smart cookie. - Yeah, she'd be so good.
Because Brad mentioned my name,
I was convinced everyone would be looking at me today.
Yeah.
But they're all looking at each other
and not at me. I'm surprising myself.
I'm honestly surprising myself how well I'm doing.
And I'm, like, why would you say that?
Unless you're gonna murder me, and then be, like, 'Oh, well, she was my number one.'
Yeah. Like, 'Oh, RIP.' Like, you know, like, I'm, like, why are you...?
Surprise!
Morena.
Surprise! Morena. Good to see you.
Here's the thing — for the first few days,...
Good to see you. - Mmm.
I was genuinely trying to survive, and I was struggling,
because I was so stressed.
Morena. How are you going? - Morena. I'm good.
I had a good sleep.
How are you feeling?
I'm feeling good.
For the last two nights, I had a shield protecting me,
and then no one got murdered, so I've had time to think.
We are off. - She's defrosted.
The ice queen has melted, and she's ready to go.
OK! I love this.
So, your girl's been making notes.
I've got a top three who I feel like are the three traitors.
Brad — obviously, I found out he was a traitor;
Jill, we know she's a surefire traitor;
and my initial suspicion remains —
Keanu. It's gotta be Keanu.
He's adorable, he's lovely, he's hilarious, he's beautiful,
but I feel like he could be a cult leader. You know?
I'm feeling more ready to go now. Do you know what I mean?
- OK! - Like, it's started. We're off. - Let's get her!
Morena! Hey!
- Ooh, that's so awkward. That is so awkward. - Yeah, yeah.
- Eh, bro. - We're all here.
Hello. - Are you well? - Yes, thank you.
- We need to catch up, I think. - Definitely.
When we go for her, I think it's gonna be brutal.
- Yes. Yeah. - It's gonna be like killing a puppy.
- Yeah, yeah. - But it was a...
puppy that needed to be put down,
maybe.
Good morning!
Hello! - Morning!
Hi.
There she is.
Good morning, my...
mostly faithful players.
Last night, there was no murder.
Bit of a flop for the traitors, to be honest.
And let's not forget — one of their own
was exposed at the round table,
uncloaked, unmasked, uninvited to breakfast —
a bold move from the faithful.
The game is truly underway.
Now, today's mission will test where
your loyalties truly lie —
with the cause
or with your own survival.
Dial up the intensity, because for this one,
trust will speak louder
than words.
- Ooh. - Oh! - See you at the bunker.
- Oh. - Bunker? - Bye.
Bunker?
- How are you feeling today? - Yeah, good, actually. - OK.
I've woke up with a bit more, sort of,
clarity on things. - Yeah.
So, last night, Brad basically
threw me under the bus. It put me into such a tailspin,
I didn't think that I could recover from it,
but I can.
I was pissed off that I didn't get to get the high of last night,
because I'd, kind of, gone into a bit of a tailspin,
because Brad voted for me — I must admit, I'll be really honest about that,
and I just felt like
that was somebody's game plan.
I have to explain why Brad
would have wrote my name down.
I think that Brad was told, 'vote Jill.'
So he was pushing that, and he obviously thought,
yeah, him and the traitors will get Jill.
I have to, sort of, make up this
fictitious thing and stick to it.
That's what it seems like. And they obviously went against Brad,
and I don't think Brad had any idea.
I reckon they told him, 'Vote Jill.'
Brad was fully thinking they were all voting me,
but... - They turned on him. - They turned on him.
They totally blindsided. You could see in his face. - Yeah, yeah.
It would put the heat on me, and they were always gonna vote him out.
- Mm. - I'm sorry, but that's... - Traitor on traitor.
You think it was? - Yeah. - I think it was.
I think he was the weak one. - He was the weakest link for them.
And then I'm gonna attack Harrison and pin it on him,
which is an easy one to do,
because he has had heat on him.
Harrison, for me, he's such a game player. - Mm.
He knew I'd tailspin last night
and almost dig my own grave. - Mm.
I feel that he's playing with everybody as,
sort of, little puppets and things.
I imagine he's got a big board, like a crime-scene thing,
thinking, 'Oh, yeah, if this' doesn't work, then that goes.'
He's got all these little avenues. - Yeah. Yeah.
If I can just get on top of it,
I think I might get through on the skin of my teeth.
We were sitting here, and Brad said, 'If I don't win,
'I want you to.' And I was, like— - Such a random thing to say.
It was such a random long-game thing to sort of go...
I'm not even thinking— - That makes me think you're a
traitor more, though. Cos, like, why would he say that to a faithful, if he was a traitor?
Because he thought we were, you know, faithfuls together.
Jill seems to be doing anything she can to curry favour
and make it look like she's not a traitor. But, to me,
she's just signing her own death warrant, really.
- All right, I'm gonna actually get a cup of tea. Good chat, ladies. - I want a coffee.
You don't want me coming in with you?
Look, I'm not gonna lie to the poor lady — I still think you're a traitor.
Like...
What the actual?
- What have we here? - A big old red button.
Oh, there's a telephone.
We're presented with a phone next to a big red button,
which is just screaming out, 'Press me.'
Oh no.
Really creepy vibes, and I just don't like it.
What the hell?
What is even going on?
Welcome, players. Today,
there is $10,000 up for grabs.
All you need to do to win that money is to push the red button in
front of you in the next 10 minutes.
Simple, right?
Wrong. You see,
the first team to push the button
will collect $5000 for the prize pot
and be given shields for their team.
If a second team pushes the button, however,
an additional $5000 will be added to the prize pot,
making it a total of $10,000.
However, the shields won by the first team
will be surrendered and given to the second team.
And if a third team presses the button,
oh, dear, what a catastrophe that would be!
All silver will be stripped,
but the third team will keep the shields.
I will only reveal which teams have pushed the button
when the time has fully elapsed.
Hell, yeah, I want shields.
But everyone in the game wants shields, right?
So everybody will wanna be the
second team to push the button.
Each team will be granted one phone call independently with the other teams.
That's 15 seconds to confer with your rivals
at a time of my choosing.
It's a chance to negotiate,
strategise and read each other's minds.
Good luck. Your 10-minute conundrum
starts... now.
- We need the shields. - Yep. - I think we're the most vulnerable
group out of all the groups. - 100%. - Cos none of you guys have been
brought up at the round table. - We're definitely vulnerable.
I'm convinced that Dave's a traitor.
I want the shield so that he doesn't murder me.
And I don't care about the money. So, basically,
I'm thinking we need to go last, no matter what.
- So, we wanna be second, right? - We want to be last.
- We wanna be last. - We want to be last.
I actually don't mind being the third one,
cos I reckon I need a shield, for sure.
I think I'm in big trouble.
I'm not really too concerned about the round table.
I think that there's a couple of people that,
uh, are higher up the pecking order than me. I am concerned about being murdered overnight.
- The third one. - We don't wanna go first.
- No, no, no, that's what I mean. - We wanna be the second press. - Totally.
If we can get the shield and the money, right? - Yeah.
- We don't want a third press. - Yeah, we don't. - No,
but I just thought I'd put it out there.
We need to look at all of the options here, because all the other
teams are gonna be looking at all the options as well — let's at least consider it.
I think maybe what we could do is
see what the other teams are saying on the phone.
I am just thinking we need that money.
Like, $10,000 is a lot of money to add to the prize pool.
Everyone's gonna wanna go second.
I think it's a really good thing that me and James are on the same team,
cos we can kind of persuade the rest of our team to
not push the button.
My initial thoughts are obviously
we wanna aim for the 10K.
We need to make sure that no team
presses it the third time. - Yeah.
To be honest, I don't think I need a shield at this point in the game,
because my name has been out there enough in the round table that
the traitors are probably, like, 'Oh, he'll get banished anyway.'
I mean, would love a shield, but I think that there are people
who have been more vocal, that I
feel like deserve a shield more than myself. - I agree.
Harrison's taking the lead in this, and Chloe was in the same boat as him.
Is there anyone in this group that is particularly
wanting to get a shield? - I feel vulnerable, to be honest.
You do? Yeah. OK.
Oh, my God, that was so quick. Chloe, I think you should go.
- I think it should be Maruia, cos I think you are the least. - OK. Only if you feel comfortable.
I can do it if you don't feel comfortable. - But what have we decided?
- Oh, we haven't. - We haven't, so let's talk.
But we have to answer. Yeah, see what they say.
Hello? - Hi. - Maruia, it's Sam.
- Hi, Sam. - Hi. Um,
thoughts and feelings from your group — what do you want?
We were still discussing before you rung.
OK. Get your group to...
Get your group to...
- Oh, my God, I think we're out of time. - Yeah,
that was a terrible phone call.
Thoughts and feelings?
That was a waste of a phone call.
Yeah, all she said was, 'We haven't even finished discussing.'
OK, well, they're gonna be indecisive.
- I'll be honest that I think we have to risk going at the very end. - Yes. We've got to.
100%. - And no money? Yeah.
I'm so willing. I woke up — like, I want a shield,
no matter what.
Is there gonna be a team that's not willing to push the button at all?
I would say no. - No. Hmm... - Well...
- No. - All three teams are gonna want shields.
Exactly.
Dave's really fixated on how much he wants our group
to be the one to get shields.
This is Team One. - Kia ora. Aroha speaking.
- What are you gonna do? Are you pressing the button? - We need the shields.
- Everyone needs the shields, Aroha. - We've got Sam, we've got Hannah,
we've got Violette, and we've got Maria — none of them have been brought up at the round table.
OK.
All right.
Oh my God.
Argh! Oh, OK. - That was quick. OK.
This is what I mean — it's all gonna be arguing over why we should have the shield
and no coordinated plan. - Give us a rundown. What did she say?
She listed the people on their team and explained why they need the shields —
that's it.
The first conversation on the phone, want the shields — we're gonna need shields.
We've got lots of people that voted out Brad, so we need the shields.
Do you wanna do it?
You do it. And tell them to talk quick.
Team one. How can I help?
- I love James. - Do you wanna talk quickly? There's only 15 seconds.
Yeah, I know. Are you gonna press the button?
We're gonna be group one. Yeah, we're gonna be group one,
pressing the button. - OK.
When are you gonna press it?
It doesn't matter. We just have to press it for 10 seconds.
Press the button as soon as we hang up.
- He cut off. Damn it. - Well, it doesn't...
It does matter.
- We're not pressing the button. - Who was that, sorry?
At all? - So, who was that?
Who was that? - That was Harrison.
- Yeah. - They're pressing the button as soon as we hang up.
Incredulous. I was, like, 'Um, 'what are you doing there, Big Dog?'
- They volunteered to be Team One. - And so the other guys are definitely gonna press it?
Aroha's group are gonna press the button, because they are desperate for the shields.
We don't get a chance to talk to them again, to talk them out of that.
Kind of loving James in this moment. Like hell yeah,
James — stand on business.
Why are they any more deserving of shields than us?
- Because I want the money. - Yeah,
but I wanna stay in the game, mate.
I just need a shield, because I want to be able to sleep OK tonight.
I don't know — it's just that feeling of not having control over your own destiny I don't like.
If you can convince me that someone is plotting your murder
tonight, and you can convince these three that the—
Players, the red button is now live.
I think we push it straight away. Cos if we've said that we're gonna press it first.
- Oh yeah. We did. No, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - Are you sure you wanna do this?
- OK. Should I press? - Go for it.
Ooh, the anxiety.
- Are you all good? - Yeah, yeah. - Yeah?
Well, it is what it is.
30 seconds remaining —
your last chance to press the button.
Look, at this point, we know we're getting 5 grand,
because the button is pushed at least once, because I cleared it with Harrison.
Do you three agree that Dave having a shield is more important than the 10 grand?
- Hey, no, no, no, no, no, don't phrase it like that. - And us. And us.
Six, seven,
eight, nine, 10, 11.
- 10K is a lot to add to the prize pool. - Yeah.
- I'm with you. - We're gonna go to what, like, 40K after that?
- I'm thinking about you guys. - I think our decision now is we either push it
and take the shields, or we leave it, and we get money.
That's where we're at.
-Oh God. - Five,
four, three, two, one.
- Hey! - Oh!
Time is up, players.
Let me give you a rundown of how it all played out.
For at least one team,
the allure was too strong.
They pushed the red button first in nine minutes,
earning $5000 for the pot
and shields for the team in the process.
At nine minutes and 59 seconds,
a second team pushed the button.
OK. - OK, this is good. - This is good, hopefully.
Congratulations. You have doubled the money going into the prize pot.
- Wait. Wait. - $10,000
is your prize.
But those shields won by the first room
are now the property of the second room.
- Mm-hm. - Good.
The boys' group definitely pressed it.
Congratulations, players.
The final team did not push the button.
You're welcome.
- Oh man. - I loved doing this.
10K is a lot of money. - Yeah. - It's jumping up.
Doesn't really bother me, and it's even better that
my teammates are the ones that I'm
wanting to murder the most.
- Yes, yes! - Thank you!
Get in there. - Oh!
- Thank you. Thank you. - How did everyone else screw that up?
- We'd best get kudos for that, boys. - Yeah.
Each team's worried for the shields, not the 10K.
- Yeah. - See you back at the manor.
James, can I call you Daddy James now?
I loved that from you.
That was another side of you I haven't seen before.
You said no. - No!
I couldn't ask for a better fellow traitor.
James is an absolute sweetheart,
but he has a side to him — and I'm the same.
It seemed like just a situation where you could just waffle on for ages.
- Yeah. - There's no clear strategy.
I'm seeing the finish line,
and I could see me and James getting there together.
He said, and put it in his pocket, and I was, like,
'Oh my God. OK, James.' I loved that.
Me and Jill were the first two in that conclave.
We started this journey together, before Brad had even entered.
But as much as I do love Jill,
I do feel Jill's time is up.
I think we did the right thing, though, cos...
I think everyone, basically, all together, as a group,
we managed to do the right thing.
Yeah, I agree. Yeah.
So, wo are you guys keeping an eye on?
It's gotta be someone in that group,
who are all voting together and holding the power — surely one of them.
- Which group? -Harrison,
Chloe, Violette, Keanu,
Sam.
I'm really sure of Keanu, but I'm also
really scared to share what I think.
Because I'm scared about the repercussions
from the clique being a five-headed beast.
Like, they all vote together, have you not noticed?
And any time one of them says something at the round table,
they all jump on. I was calling them the 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah's,
cos one of them says something, and they all go, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,'
and then they all vote the same. - Yeah.
- How are we feeling? - Good. We didn't get to chat to you this morning,
but we were all pretty much in agreement
that we're gonna jump on the... - Go for the queen. - Yeah, we're sticking to our plan,
right? - Yeah. Aroha.
Oh!
I know — Jill. Right, right, right?
Hear us out. Hear us out.
Oh my God.
It's just blindsided me a little bit cos I thought...
Yeah, no, fair enough. That's why we're pulling you for a chat — we wanna get you on the same page.
We need you on board the express train.
So, we were on the Brad train yesterday;
queen express today.
Aroha could throw people off Jill.
I definitely think Jill and Aroha are traitors.
But I'd rather leave us with Jill, because Jill doesn't know what she's doing;
Aroha does. - I'm happy to let, like,
Maria and Hannah know about Jill.
I'm not willing to let them know about Aroha,
cos I know that they're close with her and they will give her a heads-up.
And she is so smart.
- Yeah. - She'll put together a great defence.
- Yeah. - She's good at backing herself and covering.
And it's just so... - Yeah.
Aroha is so sweet. Like, that girl is so funny.
♪ So you think you're so smart.
But if it does come down to Jill and Aroha,
I know what my plan is.
I think I'll know what I need to do.
♪ Like you've shown all your cards.
Me and Keanu, we're going in for the fight now.
And I think both of us can do it.
I think both of us can sway it off us,
at least for a few more votes.
♪ Now there's nowhere to hide
♪ I've seen through your disguise. ♪
Cases are probably gonna be made against Aroha and Jill —
I'm gonna have to pick one side or the other.
Let's see.
♪ I see the blood on your hands. ♪
And so we return for another spin
at the round table.
A simple mission today,
but as we now all know,
simple decisions can lead to deadly
consequences in this game.
Right now, in the prize pot,
sits $40,000 —
silver collected as a team,
but only one or a few leave as winners.
You all must fight for the right
to remain in my manor.
Whose time has run out?
You may discuss. - All right, Aroha, let's do this. - Oh.
Yes. We're gonna talk about last night.
- OK. - Because the banishment with, uh,
Brad was intense for everyone, but it seemed like it was way more
intense for you — I just wanna hear more on that.
OK. I was very nervous coming in to the round table,
because I felt like I had really
important information about Dave.
I was obviously upset because we're close,
and it was really hard to go up
against someone that I'm really close with.
It's just that the reaction kind of gave, like, traitor mourning traitor.
Ooh.
I was watching Dave and Aroha.
I saw the emotion that she brought to the table,
because I know she struggled to pull Dave's name out on the table.
That's genuine. That's what I saw.
Yeah, no, fair enough. That's why I brought it up, cos I wanted the discussion.
I don't think it had anything to do with Brad at all.
Um, unfortunately, today I'm going for you, Aroha.
I guess there are some things that just haven't sat right with me since,
now we know that Brad is a traitor,
and one of the things is my very last conversation with Brad.
He opens it up with, 'Violette, I know you're 100% faithful,
'because you, me and Aroha all react
'the same way at round tables.'
Me and Aroha, we always share,
like, almost every time, there's this same look of, like...
And I'll catch her doing it. - We are always the same. - And you're the same.
Why would he mention your name? That it feels like he's protecting you.
And I don't know if he's throwing you under the bus, in that sense.
He also did Jill.
He threw out Keanu's name. The problem is,
right, you're trying to say because he brought someone else up,
that automatically means he's throwing them under the bus. Like, that's just—
Because I think she's a traitor — that's why I think they're throwing them under the bus.
- Yeah, I know, but, again— - I also think Jill's a traitor, 1000%.
But I don't think tonight's the night to go for Jill,
because I employ that there is— - How can you say if you think that 1000% but not go for her?
She's got heaps of heat. - Because I think Aroha is the stronger traitor.
- Ooh. - Ooh. Thank you.
- That's big. - I would be.
I hate the fact it's like we're a team, but I get to the round table,
and I find out so much.
And I find it convenient that all of the same people voted for Ryan,
then they voted for Kate, then they voted for Brad.
But then you all got it right on Brad.
I think I knew the group you're talking about.
- This clickety-clique going on around here. - Can six of us be traitors?
No, I didn't say that.
What I'm saying, though, is there must be a traitor amongst them.
I don't wanna be sectioned off to any group. It makes you look suspicious.
So I am jumping off the Aroha train.
Sorry — Can I just say, I actually understand your point. - Yeah.
- Thank you. - Like, I know that I'm a part of this.
- Mm. - That's why tonight I came into this with fresh eyes.
And I don't 100% think that you're a traitor.
I watched you cry, and I was, like, I believe it. Like,
that emotion was raw and real to me, so I don't wanna be put in that category.
- Yeah. - I'm here to play for myself, but I wanna listen.
I think part of the reason, for me, at least,
that I bring up stuff at the round table is because you're right — I know that,
especially today, I've been in an echo chamber. So, sorry, like,
Jill's definitely a traitor. I don't think that's up for discussion —
I think we know Jill is a traitor. But...
Why do you say that, though? Why do you say that?
It's just, like, the most classic traitor-on traitor thing —
like, that's just, like— - But that's it —
I think there's, like, a puppet master, which I, at the moment,
think is you, Harrison, orchestrating that.
I just envision you in your room —
you've got this strategic, from beginning to end,
on how everything's going to go. - OK.
The Harrison-puppet-master thing,
I just don't buy that at all.
But being a latecomer into the game, being fresh meat,
you weren't all over me — like, it was probably a day and a half that
we finally got to have that first conversation. So if he was a puppet master,
he should have attacked me. - I just think some of the people, like me,
he thought was an easy one to have in his pocket.
And then it just feels like, that you've almost, like, patronised me since then.
- Well, I didn't. My intention wasn't to patronise you. - OK.
I sincerely thought your lack of knowledge from the game,
at least what you were giving me, is what you wanted from me.
But I don't appreciate the comments.
With that being said, Aroha, I'm writing your name down.
Fair enough — I did kick you out of that car.
It's the queen status that I can't get past.
Queen status is bullshit.
- I don't reckon Aroha's a traitor. - Well, can we find out tonight, please?
Honestly take me out, cos I'm a liability,
if I'm wrong. - Why would you take faithfuls out for no reason?
Because I know you're not a faithful — that's why, cos I am, and I know you're a traitor.
- How are you so sure? - Cos I just feel it in my bones, with, like...
- Yeah, that's just not a good-enough reason. - I have reasons.
Why don't we go for who we think is a traitor,
even if they're not the queen bee, maybe?
No, because I've got a shield tonight, so I'm willing to take that risk, you know?
- Oh, OK. - Because I'm not gonna be protected tomorrow night.
That's it.
Time is up. You will hear no more,
and you will speak no more.
Write down the name of the player you
would like banished from this game.
From looking at Keanu,
I think if he's got any other option other than to put my name down,
I think he will. I think I might get through,
from the skin of my teeth.
Well, it turns out not everyone likes me.
Which is fine.
I didn't leave my baby at home to come here and lose.
I came here to win,
so I don't wanna go home.
You will now, one by one, reveal your votes.
Aroha,
whose name did you write down, and why?
This is purely self-preservation, Jill, but I've written your name down.
Sorry.
- Debbie. - I voted for you, Jill.
- Jill. - I voted for you,
Harrison. I just think you know the game so well,
and you're a bit of a puppet master.
You spelled my name wrong. Sorry.
I know. I did it to annoy you.
Sorry. - Oh!
- And it worked. - Michael. - Aroha,
no surprise — I mentioned you earlier.
I think you're queen of the traitors.
- Samantha. - I think you're brilliant, Aroha,
but you did get my vote.
- Hannah. - Jill.
- Maruia. - I would regret,
if I go home tomorrow, which is highly likely,
that I didn't at least write this name.
It's wrong, but OK.
- Violette. - I do think we've identified two traitors here —
I just don't know which one's going home, so I'm voting for you, Aroha.
- Chloe. - Jill,
you have my vote.
- Harrison. - Yeah. I feel like I probably
should have voted for the person that's been throwing me under the bus,
I guess, but I'm gonna stick on my guns,
and vote Aroha.
That's four votes for Jill,
four votes for Aroha,
one vote for Harrison
and one for Dave.
Keanu.
I had two names in mind tonight —
it was Dave and Jill. And I'm sorry, Jill —
I've written your name, and there's a heart there.
I adore Jill, but the more that Jill's around,
the more it could be tied back to me.
Maria.
I'm sorry, Jill — I voted for you.
- James. - Um, I'm sorry, Jill —
tonight I voted for you.
- Dave. - Felt a little bit like last night was traitor on traitor,
so sorry, Jill.
- Aaron. - Jill, you look like you're
carrying the weight of a traitor on your shoulders.
Jill, you have received the most votes
and are banished from the game.
Please join me here.
Before you leave this game forever,
please reveal if you're a faithful or a traitor.
So it has kind of been fun.
I will see you all again. Hopefully not too soon,
cos I've had enough of you all, to be honest.
And I am...
a traitor.
Two in a row.
My dear faithful, you are on fire.
But while you celebrate,
just remember that Jill did not work alone.
Hell hath no fury like a traitor scorned.
Goodnight. - Goodnight.
- Night. - We got a traitor!
Be happy! Come on!
- Yeah. Thank you. - I know it's tough.
I just... I feel like I'm doing a good job as a faithful.
- Come here. - Attagirl.
I didn't consider the possibility of being banished this early on.
- Can I please have a hug? - Yes.
-OK. - Vibes are not high. - Vibes are weird.
- How are you doing? - Oh, I'm glad we were right,
but it's not over yet. - No.
- Hi. - How did you stand up to that?
- Um, because I knew it was false. - Basically.
I got to send home my first traitor as a traitor,
and I didn't get any blood on my hands.
Oh man. Rough — that was a rough one.
- That was a tough one. - It was. It's really weird,
voting for someone that turned out to be a traitor. It's a really odd feeling.
I suddenly see what Elliott meant
about being a traitor being easy mode,
because the whole thing feels so much more relaxed.
I get it. Oh. You're good. You're good.
- Yeah. - Just bring yourself back to here. Forget the game.
- It's fun. It's fun. It's a fun silly game. - I think just forget the game,
for now. Forget the game. - Have a wine. Cheers.
I know my role. I know what I had to do,
and I know I was gonna have to lose some people along the way.
Oh, poor Jill, she was just not.
She wasn't great, eh? To be fair,
she, like, pulled this big sob story on me today. And I was, like... I'm wondering about Harrison now.
One thing I'm so, so,
so thankful for that Jill did —
is she went for Harrison.
She didn't go for me — she went for Harrison.
Interesting, isn't it? I would do the same thing, if I was a traitor on my way out.
Same. My blinkers are definitely down now.
I definitely feel like I have to look where I haven't been looking.
I am the traitor. I'm not a traitor — I'm the trader.
And being the last of the originals
solidifies all of that.
- Hey. So, that was fun. - Yeah. How are you feeling? This was your first day.
- It was easier than I thought. - We're in a really good position, James.
- Yeah. I know. - I could see us going to the end together.
- Me too. Absolutely. - Yeah. - So, do you feel bad about Jill?
No, me neither.
James, you surprise me every day.
My traitor game still has room for improvement.
I can probably get a lot more ruthless.
- And that round table, all the faithfuls are looking at each other. - Yeah.
I know. So, there's the little clique, little popular group.
Yep. And that's why I bowed out of it.
Well, I love that you're in that, but not in it.
Exactly. And I like your position in the game,
because no one's looking at you. - No, that's right. - Not one person.
So I think if we can stick together— - Yeah. - ...we could really...
Yeah, absolutely.
Good evening, my traitors. Good evening.
And then there were two —
the veteran, the newbie.
And I'm afraid we all know you have a
decision to make tonight as well.
You have to decide whether you're
going to murder or seduce.
You have to think fast, and you have to act fast.
- We need a murder. - I think so too. Yeah.
I don't wanna seduce. We don't need anyone else.
I think we got this.
- All right, well, I'll just take that. - Thanks.
- Good luck. - Thanks.
- Bye. - OK. I've thought about this.
- Yeah. - And I think the perfect person,
the top of my list is Mike.
Mike defended Harrison at the round table,
and he did say, 'I don't think that Harrison is a traitor.'
He came to me — he's not the puppet master.
So it's a good way to deflect on Harrison.
That's very good.
Maruia. With Maruia, because she voted Dave tonight,
so it's maybe setting up two faithful.
The other person I think is a good one is Aaron.
He is a really strong player.
- And getting stronger. - Yeah. - Getting more confident.
- He's switched on. - Yeah.
- I think we know what we should do, though. - I think we have a decision.
This murder is gonna cause the faithfuls to point at each other
and not look at us. - Absolutely. - Let's do this.
Welcome to the Murder Club. - Thanks.
Heading into tomorrow, I'm not getting comfortable.
I'm staying on my A game.
I am excited to see how this goes.
Next time —
Jill's accusations take their toll...
Mm. Yeah.
...and send ripples through the faithful.
Yeah. Yeah.
And my treacherous game is about to
take its biggest turn.
Deathmatch.
What's a deathmatch?
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