Readying Me For The Slaughter

"Readying Me For The Slaughter"	"Readying Me For The Slaughter"
 	
Season 	Survivor: Pearl Islands
Episode Number 	4/14 (082)
First Broadcast 	January 20, 2019
Episode Chronology 	Episode Chronology
Previous 	Head Honcho
Next 	More Than We Had This Morning
Readying Me For The Slaughter is the fourth episode of Survivor: Pearl Islands.
==Story==
===Day 9 (Night)===
The Drake tribe return to camp having just pulled off the biggest blindside of the game thus far, sending Luke home in an unexpected 6-2 vote, with only his friend Duncan voting alongside him.
 
Duncan retreats into the tribe shelter, deciding to no longer speak with the rest of the tribe, who stand around somewhat in silence, unsure what they can say to alleviate the situation. Judith ends up hesitantly once again thanking the tribe for keeping her safe, promising to make it up to them all in the future.
===Day 10===
===Drake===
Danielle and Judith go off together to collect tree mail, leaving the others back at camp to get themselves prepared for the upcoming reward challenge. Duncan remains in the shelter, having taken a vow of silence ever since ending his argument with the tribe the previous evening. Michael, Grace and Holly discuss getting the tribe back to a winning streak.
Judith and Danielle return to camp, reading the tree mail to the tribe. The group get ready to head to the challenge, hoping to prevent Morgan from beginning a winning streak.
===Morgan===
The tribe are awoken in the early hours of the morning before the sun has risen, finding Juan coughing profusely over by the fire. Emma and Mina quickly rush to his side, eventually followed by the rest of the tribe.
The medical team arrive, walking Juan over away from the fire, worried that the smoke from the flames may be exaggerating his breathing difficulties. They lay him down on a secluded area of the beach, leaving the rest of his tribe to stay by the shelter alone. 
After looking over Juan for twenty-minutes, the team are able to get him back to his feet and regulate his breathing, believing him to have gone into a state of panic due to exhaustion and dehydration. Juan responds well after receiving water, and is able to walk unassisted back to the shelter where he joins the rest of the tribe.
===Reward Challenge===
Challenge: Float-It Notes
Grab sixteen puzzle pieces buried in the sand and tied up underwater, then solve the puzzle.
Reward: Sewing machine and material; loot one item from losing tribe; piece of treasure map.
Winner: Morgan
* Judith sits out for Drake.
===Drake===
The group return to camp having just lost their challenge, debating how they should approach having a member from Morgan coming to loot for the first time. 
The group see a boat approaching, with Mina stood towards the front waving over to the tribe. Michael and Lang help her off the boat once it reaches the shore, walking her up the beach to the rest of the tribe. Duncan remains inside the shelter, still not wanting to interact with anyone.
Michael brings the fishing spear over, handing it to Mina who once again thanks the tribe, wishing them all good rest (namely Duncan) as she departs down the beach to return to her camp.
Later that evening, the tribe sit around to eat the final remaining fish that they had caught prior to Mina looting the fishing spear. Duncan decides to eat with the tribe, but keeps conversing to a minimum. Judith seems in higher spirits than normal, clearly feeling much more secure in her position after being saved at the previous vote.
===Morgan===
The tribe return to camp victorious, having just won their second challenge in a row. The group spend the day putting to use their sewing kit, using the materials to make new comfortable clothing for themselves. Mina leaves the camp in order to loot from Drake, having been selected by the group as the most sensible choice to send at this point in time.
Juan spends time trying to work out how to make clothes, asking each member of the tribe what sort of garments they'd want to wear. Marcus ends up helping him, with the tribe discovering that the pair have a flair for their creativity.
Some time later, the tribe each try on some new items of clothing that have been created or modified by Juan and Marcus, allowing them to to feel more comfortable whilst moving around, having otherwise been left in clothes unsuitable since the surprise marooning. Mina returns to camp with the fishing spear in hand, prompting cheers from her tribe mates who are universally pleased with her decision. 
===Day 11===
===Drake===
The entire tribe sit in the shelter as rain pours down over their camp, leaving them grateful that Mina looted the fishing spear rather than the tarp.
At first, Duncan appears hesitant to join the two men on their search, but eventually agrees after some convincing. The trio head down the beach, looking around the shallow waters and rocky shoreline for any sign of protein. Lang goes into the water first, leaving Michael and Duncan to search the shoreline. 
Back at the shelter, the four girls lay under the protection of the tarp to keep shielded from the rain. Danielle begins talking about the fact the women currently have a numbers advantage on the tribe, proposing that they use this to benefit their games.
The women seem to agree to keep one another safe, although Grace and Judith share a concerned look, clearly unsure how they feel about the prospect of voting Michael and Lang out.
===Morgan===
Despite the rain, Marcus goes out into the water where he puts the newly looted spear to use, having so far caught two medium sized fish. Jamal and Callum stand in the water nearby, placing his catches into a small net, whilst the other three members of the tribe stay back in the shelter.
Back at the shelter, Juan continues to hint that he'd like to go and help the boys with the fishing, wanting to continue to be the main provider for the tribe. However, Mina and Emma repeatedly tell him that he needs to conserve his energy, not wanting a repeat of his episode the previous night.
Callum and Jamal continue talking to one another as they wait for Marcus to bring back the fish, using the opportunity to confirm their loyalty to one another in the game.
Marcus returns with two more medium sized fish, returning to camp where the group begin preparing the food once the rain dies down. The remaining six members join together for their most enjoyable meal since arriving on the island, truly all believing that their fates in the game have reached a dramatic turning point thanks to their recent victories.
===Day 12===
Both tribes receive tree mail informing them of their next challenge. At Drake, Duncan continues to believe that if the tribe is to lose, he'll be the easy vote-off, something which doesn't appear to bother him. On Morgan, the tribe is determined to continue their winning streak, feeling that their recent cohesion is something that should be maintained, and that going to tribal council could bring back the tension on the tribe.
Challenge: Boarding Party
Each tribe member would move one space at a time across a platform to try and get to the opposite tribes platform. If two contestants from different tribes block each other from moving they will have to engage in a physical showdown, with the first person to fall having to go back to the start. The first tribe to get all their members to the opposite platform wins immunity.
Information: Both tribes perform relatively well during the challenge. For Morgan, Callum, Mina and Marcus quickly make their way to their boat, winning any match-ups on their way. For Drake, Grace, Holly, Judith, Michael and Lang do the same, knocking off Jamal, Juan and Emma in their respective match-ups. Danielle is the only member of Drake to lose multiple match-ups, but is able to make it to her boat before the Morgan tribe, giving Drake immunity.
Winner: Drake
* Duncan sits-out for Drake, as his tribe worry about his dedication to winning the challenge.
===Morgan===
The group return to camp disheartened that they will be returning to tribal council, where one of the six of them will become the fourth person voted out of the game. The two women head down to the water to clean themselves off, whilst Juan lays down in the shelter, leaving the other three men stood around the fire.
Emma and Mina finish cleaning themselves off in the water, having discussed together the simplicity behind the vote, agreeing that Juan's condition makes him the only viable target.
After Mina and Emma return to the shelter, the tribe stay together for most of the afternoon, in which time both girls openly admit they'll be voting for Juan, citing his recent physical difficulties as the reason why. Jamal and Callum listen to their reasoning, wondering if Juan has become too much of a liability, and whether keeping Mina or Emma over him will be the safer decision.
At tribal council, the tribe talk about their improved conditions since their previous visit, citing their increase in food as well as better challenge performances. Jeff himself notes a change in attitude with the tribe, congratulating them on seemingly pulling themselves out of the hole in which they started. The tribe talks about Juan's condition, with Juan himself noting that medical have given him the all clear to continue, as well as pointing out that his health has undoubtedly improved over the past few days. Mina mentions that the tribal council can only be used to keep the tribe in its strongest possible state, implying that the only way to do this would be to vote Juan from the game. Jamal is asked about the difficulty of voting, which he explains as getting harder with each visit to tribal council, and that he'd be much happier being able to vote individuals out from the other tribe at this early stage. The group end tribal council on a positive note, all mentioning that they are proud with the progress of the tribe, and that they all remain optimistic for their future despite being down three members from their original eight. Jeff returns with the urn, ready to reveal who will be the fourth person to leave the game.
Juan nods, having been made aware that he was going home by the tribe prior to attending tribal council. The entire tribe stand to bid him farewell, each individually hugging their ex-leader as he departs the game, with his recent ill health proving to be too great of a burden to keep around. After his torch is snuffed, Juan wishes the tribe well, asking one of them to go forth and win the game "for all of us". Mina is seen wiping a tear from her eye as he departs the tribal council area, and is quickly comforted by Jamal, who is sat next to her. The remaining five members of Morgan head back to camp, knowing that if they are to merge at ten, they can no longer afford to attend tribal council, as it would only certainly place them in a minority against the rival Drake tribe.
==Tribal Council==
Tribal Council 4:Morgan	Tribal Council 4:Morgan 	 	
VotedAgainst 	Voter 	 	
Juan (5 votes) 	Callum, Emma, Jamal, Marcus, Mina	 	
Mina (1 vote) 	Juan 	 	
VOTED OFF:Juan 	VOTED OFF:Juan 	VOTED OFF:Juan	VOTED OFF:Juan
===Voting Confessionals===
===Final Words===
===Still In The Running===
Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake
Danielle	Duncan	Grace 	Holly 	Judith	Lang 	Luke 	Michael
Morgan 	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan
Callum 	Emma 	Jamal 	Juan 	Lucy 	Marcus	Mina 	Savannah