Straight Up Charlatan

"Straight Up Charlatan"	"Straight Up Charlatan"
 	
Season 	Survivor: Marquesas
Episode Number 	6/13 (045)
First Broadcast 	December 11, 2016
Episode Chronology 	Episode Chronology
Previous 	Mussels Over Muscles
Next 	Massacre Of The Inept Strategists
Straight Up Charlatan is the sixth episode of Survivor: Marquesas.
==Story==
===Day 15 (Night)===
The remaining four members of Rotu return to camp having just blindsided Troy from the game, with Randy now as the sole ex-Maraamu members at the Rotu beach. Tish and James walk over to the shelter immediately, knowing that they held the power during the vote, having opted to send Troy home despite both feeling closer to him. Randy and William stand opposite the duo, giving Randy an opportunity to thank the tribe.
Tish rolls her eyes to James, subtly mouthing the words "we made a mistake", which he responds to by shrugging, having been thinking the same since tribal council ended.
The group eventually try to get some sleep, with William occasionally getting up to ensure the fire keeps burning so that the tribe may boil water before their upcoming challenges. 
===Day 16===
===Maraamu===
After Ibrahim and Martin bring back tree mail, the group begin to speculate about what the reward may be, with most of the group hoping for a feast of some sort. 
Lotus, Ashley, Duana and Daisy sit in the shelter before getting ready to go to the challenge, speculating as to who may be gone from the Rotu tribe. Duana assures the group that James, Tish and William are "logical" people, so that the most likely outcome will be Randy going home as the weakest of their group. Daisy admits she's worried about Troy, but points out that his strength will be his saving grace moving forward with a new group. 
The group head to their reward challenge, eager to see whether Randy or Troy has been voted out from their old tribe, or if there has been yet another shocking result.
===Rotu===
The Rotu tribe make a group trip to the nearby waterfall, wanting to embrace in some leisure time before their upcoming reward challenge. James and Tish are the first two members to get into the rock pool, whilst William and Randy perch on side, only placing their legs in the water. With both Tish and James joking around in the water, Randy takes the time to privately speak with William, wanting to formulate a plan as to how they will vote if the tribe loses the next immunity challenge.
After close to an hour of leisure time, William decides to head back to camp in order to boil some snails he caught earlier, giving the tribe a meal before they play for reward. Tish and James both get out of the rock pool, sitting by Randy in order to see what information they can get out of him.
Tish stops and looks to James, with the pair realizing they've pushed Randy into revealing that he feels safe, suggesting that William is in fact playing against them, and that their safety is no longer guaranteed.
The tribe head back to camp and meet with William, who has prepared the snails for the group. Despite Randy gagging throughout the meal, the group manage to get the food down before heading out to their reward challenge.
===Reward===
Challenge: Jungle RelayThis is a three part relay race. The first runner races through the jungle, unties a paddle, and tags the second runner. Both then race to untie a second paddle, and then race back to the beach where they break open coconuts to find a key. The two runners pass the paddles and the key to two other tribe members, who must unchain a boat, paddle the boat out to retrieve a flag, then paddle back to plant their flag in the tiki. When the paddlers return to shore, they must push their boat to their chain and both paddlers must be present at the tiki when they put their flag in.
Reward: A meal of chicken, quiche, bean salad, dessert, and Sierra Mist.
Winner: Rotu
Reward Challenge: Jungle Relay	Reward Challenge: Jungle Relay	Reward Challenge: Jungle Relay	Reward Challenge: Jungle Relay	Reward Challenge: Jungle Relay
Result 	Tribe 	Competitors 	Sit-Outs 	
Won 	Rotu 	James, Randy, Tish, William 	 	
Lost 	Maraamu 	Duana, Lotus, Martin, Ryan 	Ashley, Daisy, Ibrahim 	
===Maraamu===
The tribe returns to camp having just lost the reward challenge. Despite losing the reward, most of the tribe sinks into sadness due to the confirmation that Troy had been voted out of the game, leaving the girls without one of their strongest allies. Duana sits quietly whilst the other girls discuss the situation, feeling worried due to assuring them that Randy would go.
Both Ibrahim and Ryan head off together in complete disbelief. Once out of sight, Ryan jumps up into Ibrahim's arms, with Ibrahim trying to keep his laughter to a minimum, not wanting the others to hear them.
The pair head back to camp, helping Martin collect some crabs and fruit on the way, with the three men trying to help cheer them up after a day of loss.
===Day 17===
===Maraamu===
Low on food and moral, the Maraamu tribe make the decision to try and capture one of the wild chickens on the island. Martin, Ibrahim, Lotus and Ryan volunteer to go hunting, whilst the others agree to stay behind and keep things under control at camp. Whilst behind at camp, Duana continues her mission to grow closer to the core alliance of Maraamu, knowing that now Troy is gone there is a greater chance she'll be a key member to the group.
In the woods, the hunting party of four begin to spread out after noticing a chicken up in one of the trees. Martin instructs the group to slowly move forward, and to block the chickens escape routes. 
The chicken jumps from the tree, flying down into Martin and Lotus' path. The pair scramble towards it, with Lotus eventually managing to grab the chicken to prevent it escaping. The four celebrate, with Ibrahim taking the chicken from Lotus, taking it to one side with Martin. Ibrahim mumbles a small prayer over the chicken whilst Martin quickly breaks its neck. Lotus flinches at the action, turning away and heading back to camp with Martin, as Ibrahim and Martin follow behind with the now dead chicken in hand. The three girls cheer as they see the hunting party return with a successful catch, leaving Ibrahim and Martin to begin preparing the chicken by the fire.
Whilst Martin cooks the chicken, Ibrahim heads down to beach to pray. Lotus vocalizes her sympathy for Ibrahim, knowing that he found the event difficult.
After the meal is prepared, the group comes together to eat boiled chicken, all comforting one another after a tough few days. The group bond well as a seven, telling each other amusing stories about their lives back home. The group almost strip the meat from the chicken, not wanting to leave any behind knowing it'll go off by the next morning. Martin puts the wastage to one side to use as bait, hoping that it'll be enough to attract fish on a small hook and thread he put together earlier in the day.
===Rotu===
After a morning spent eagerly awaiting their reward, the tribe is excited to find a picnic laid out for them down their beach. All four members dash over to the spread, each digging into the food as soon as they sit down. 
Randy burps after finishing his food, standing and unbuttoning his shirt so as to let his belly hang out. He slowly walks back to camp, stating he needs to "lie down". Tish, James and William stay to continue drinking their fizzy drinks, talking whilst they let their bodies adjust to the food.
===Day 18===
Maraamu and Rotu wake up to tree mail informing them that they will be facing their sixth immunity challenge. Both tribes realize the importance of the challenge, with everyone expecting it to be the final tribal immunity before the merge. Lotus, Ryan and Martin are selected to sit out for Maraamu, leaving the others to compete for the tribes safety.
Challenge: The MazeTeams had to retrieve five ladder rungs, in order, from throughout a giant maze, while roped together. After which, they will climb the ladder they built in the center of the maze. The first tribe to complete this task wins Immunity.
Winner: Rotu
Information (Maraamu): Daisy, Duana and Ibrahim all perform well in the challenge, nearly taking the tribe to a win. However, Ashley's bad direction in the maze costs the tribe too much time, and ultimately allows Rotu to break ahead and win the challenge.
Information (Rotu): James, Randy and Tish all perform well throughout the maze, with the only weakness coming from William, who accidentally takes a wrong turn. However, despite the closeness of the tribe performance, Rotu manage to finish just seconds ahead of their rivals, taking them to another challenge win.
Immunity Challenge: The Maze	Immunity Challenge: The Maze	Immunity Challenge: The Maze 	Immunity Challenge: The Maze
Result 	Tribe 	Competitors 	Sit-Outs
Won 	Rotu 	James, Randy, Tish, William 	
Lost 	Maraamu 	Ashley, Daisy, Duana, Ibrahim	Lotus, Martin, Ryan
===Maraamu===
Having lost yet another challenge, the group return to camp, knowing that one of them will most likely just miss out on the merge. The group begin scattering around the beach whilst gathering their belongings, giving people good opportunities to have quick one on one chats. Martin goes over to Duana, who he views as one of his only allies on the tribe.
Duana heads over to the other girls at camp, asking to speak to them away from the shelter. The girls comply, all heading off to speak amongst themselves in the woods. 
Ryan and Ibrahim speak together back at the shelter, agreeing together that Martin would be the most sensible vote. Ibrahim tells Ryan about his reconciliation with Lotus, and that for the two of them it would be best to act as if they're apart of the girls alliance.
Before heading off to tribal, Ashley and Daisy sit together to evaluate the options given to them, with both becoming increasingly concerned with Lotus' inability to lie to Ibrahim.
At tribal council, the tribe discuss the belief that they'll be merging after this vote off, with everyone admitting they'd be devastated if they were the one to just miss out on the change of game. Ryan talks about how the tribe can almost be broken up into several duos, stating how the duos overlap and that however the vote goes someone will feel betrayed. Ibrahim admits to being worried after the last vote, but feels those he trusted in wont turn on him again so soon. When asked about their links to the old Rotu tribe, Duana and Martin insist that they wont be looking to jump ship at a merge, as they've made good bonds to the new tribe. However, when asked what bonds he's personally made, Martin struggles to give a coherent answer, worrying his tribe mates. Daisy talks about her disappointment in seeing Troy leave the game, stating she feels as though threats are being taken out before the merge, which she agrees is a good strategy. As the group vote, each member is fast in writing down a name, showing general confidence in each members decision. Jeff goes to collect the urn, about to bring the news to someone that they will definitely not be reaching the merged stage of the game.
Martin nods, giving Duana a quick hug before leaving, wishing his tribe mates well. He sighs one last time as Jeff snuffs his torch, leaving the tribal council area looking emotional. Jeff tells the group that their unity in voting should be a welcome change after the previous tribal council, as it shows growth in how the group has been able to work together. The remaining six Maraamu members head back to camp, all hoping that the decision made wont be one that comes back to haunt them.
==Tribal Council==
Tribal Council 6:Maraamu	Tribal Council 6:Maraamu 	 	
VotedAgainst 	Voter 	 	
Martin (6 votes) 	Ashley, Daisy, Duana, Ibrahim, Lotus & Ryan	 	
Ibrahim (1 vote) 	Martin 	 	
VOTED OFF:Martin 	VOTED OFF:Martin 	VOTED OFF:Martin	VOTED OFF:Martin
===Voting Confessionals===
===Final Words===
===Still In The Running===
Maraamu 	Maraamu	Maraamu	Maraamu	Maraamu	Maraamu	Maraamu	Maraamu
Ashley 	Daisy 	Hillary	Ibrahim	Lotus 	Randy 	Ryan 	Troy
Rotu 	Rotu 	Rotu 	Rotu 	Rotu 	Rotu 	Rotu 	Rotu
Alistair	Duana 	James 	Martin 	Tish 	Ursula 	William	Yuzuki