Better the Devil You Know

Better the Devil You Know is the nineteenth episode of Total Drama: Resurrection and the third episode of the merge. 
== Summary ==
The final nine contestants compete against each other as they dig underground to find commissioned art by Gwen of a figure from their past.
== Script ==
=== Intro - Recap ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the docks, nighttime
Chris:
Previously on Total Drama: Resurrection…
Blaineley:
We tasked the remaining ten contestants to compete in a murder preservation challenge after we convinced Harold to return and hunt them all down.
Chris:
Amy completely freaked out while Alejandro was taking every opportunity he could to do his best to sink Heather and her game, going as far as offering alliances with former enemies and putting his entire game in the hands of former enemy number one, Shawn, as well as revealing to Amy the truth about Samey’s unfortunate elimination.
Blaineley:
When Sadie began to show cracks of remorse in her actions, Heather swiftly made a move to ensnare the poor girl with her viper tongue, and once Sadie was taken out of the challenge, decided to take a page out of Topher’s guidebook and really ham up her acting performance.
Chris:
Speaking of Topher, he revealed that he plans to plummet the entire game into chaos and pit friend and foe against each other while he slides by to try and take the prize. However, he became distracted by his new feelings for Tyler and opted to instead make a move on him while Lindsay was playing detective, only for it to backfire in his face. Messily.
Blaineley:
Courtney decided to make a big move, and instead of making an enemy of yet another strong competitor, she convinced Amy to join an alliance with Shawn and herself, possibly cementing one of the strongest alliances to ever be seen on the show.
Chris:
With Amy, Courtney, Heather, and Shawn making it to the challenge’s climax, Shawn managed to outplay our killer, clenching the win and golden marshmallow for himself, as well as earning a stay in the spa hotel for himself and a guest, which he wasted on bringing Amy.
Blaineley:
In the end, it seemed that Alejandro had finally sealed Heather’s fate and rounded up the votes needed to upend her game and vanquish her pure evil.
Chris:
However, due to some assistance from Scott earlier in the game, Heather was able to get a near-exact copy of the McLean Brand Immunity Idol made and was able to pass the fake onto Alejandro under the guise that she needed to hide it from Shawn.
Blaineley:
And in a moment of confusion, including the possibility of Topher going home, her treachery was revealed and with help from Sadie and Topher, Heather turned the tides on Alejandro and ultimately sent him home in vengeance long-coming.
Chris:
Will Topher be able to play Heather’s own game against her?
Blaineley:
Will Sadie’s consciousness and guilt help her overcome Heather’s wicked influence?
Chris:
Will Amy’s new drive to avenge her sister lead her to exterminate Heather’s evil presence?
Blaineley:
With Alejandro putting a massive target on her back before his elimination, will Heather be able to persevere and reach the finish line for the second time?
Chris:
Find out the answers to these questions and more today on TOTAL!
DRAMA!
RESURRECTION!
The theme song plays
=== Act One - The Hotel ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, inside the spa hotel, nighttime
Picking up soon after where the previous episode has left off. Alejandro has left the island on the boat of losers as Heather is walking back after saying their “goodbyes” and encounters Amy and Shawn as they exit the cabin with their belongings packed for a night’s stay in the spa hotel.
Heather (malicious):
My, my Shawn. Moved on so quickly from that pathetic wimp you called a boyfriend?
Amy (with a sense of great justice):
Laugh it up all you want, you wicked witch. I know how you got Samey eliminated. I’m going to bring the wrath of all hell with me against you.
Heather (sarcastic):
I’m quaking, Amy.
Amy:
Think about it, Heather! You turned on Alejandro and lost him as an ally. You used the idol to save yourself once already, and nobody likes you. You’re going home next.
Heather (with a malicious laugh):
You mean to threaten me? The evil twin? My dear, you are no main character. You are not even a henchman. You are a nonfactor that keeps sliding by with a bad attitude that already got you voted out once. You should have known your place already, but I have no issue with showing it to you. Sadie is going to snap you like a twig and you’ll meet the same fate as your pathetic, worthless, waste-of-space sister you play second fiddle to.
Amy (seething):
I’m going to kill you!
Tossing her bags aside and tying her brown hair up into a bun, Amy made a move to lunge at Heather and viciously attack her, however before she could lay a finger on her, she is grabbed and restrained by Shawn as Heather gives her a wicked smile.
Shawn (cautiously):
She’s just trying to goad you into losing your cool and attacking her so she can get you disqualified. Keep yourself together, Amy. You should know better by now.
Heather (cruelly):
My, my. So touchy about learning the truth about your revolting nature. It’s no wonder your sister spent so many years of her life hating you and your mother didn’t want you. You are nothing but an afterthought that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. 
Shawn:
You have no power here. Begone before someone drops a house on you.
Heather (devilishly):
Well this was fun, but I gotta motor. Business to attend to. Toodles!
With a malicious laugh, Heather walks off towards the cabin as Shawn and the restrained Amy silently walk to the spa hotel. The camera pans to Scott as he sits on the steps of the cabin as Heather walks the stairs. He stands and moves in front of her to deliberately interrupt her.
Scott (angrily):
We need to talk.
Heather (coldly):
We have nothing to talk about.
Scott:
You used my copy to directly affect gameplay.
Heather:
Come off it, Scott. You did the same thing once. You are in no position to judge me.
Scott:
Maybe not, but at least I have grown up since then and realized that you can’t just hurt and harm everyone in your path. You’re older than me and still haven’t learned.
Heather:
Just what is the point of this, dirt boy?
Scott:
You’re playing a dangerous game, and you’re not going to drag me down with you.
Heather (stifling a laugh):
It’s cute how you think you’ve grown and changed, yet here you are, shaking your finger in my face, correcting me, and making empty threats
Scott:
I will not hesitate to vote you off and end your disgusting game.
Heather (with a malevolent laugh):
Oh, Scott. You won’t be doing that at all.
Scott (cutting her off):
And another thing. You owe me a favor. I want you to leave Amy alone. Stop targeting and harassing her. 
Heather:
Poor Scott. You think I owe you. Wrong. You owe me. Chris may have liked the idea of your fake idol getting played, but I doubt he’d like to know that you crafted the faux idol with the intention of ruining the integrity of the game he put all his hard work into.
Scott (abhorred):
You really are a nasty wicked witch.
Heather (with a fake smile):
A shame you won’t be getting your scabby back scratched after all. I let you believe that I would be in your debt, but all you did was put yourself into my hands. You now have a choice. You can either make an alliance with me and do whatever I say, or I rat you out to Chris and get you disqualified. You’ll never see Amy again from your little podunk backwater farm.
Scott (reluctant):
Fine. It seems you’ve got me over a hay bale. I don’t have a choice.
Heather (in an obviously fake sweet voice):
Great! Glad to have you aboard! 
Scott:
But I won’t turn on Amy.
Heather (mock sympathy):
You really love her, don’t you?
Scott:
I do.
Heather:
How sweet. She can think about that after you help me take her out.
Scott (angrily):
No dice, Cruela.
Heather (loudly):
Oh Chris!
Scott (putting his hand over her mouth):
Okay! I’ll do it… I’ll vote Amy out. 
Heather (gently patting his cheek as if he were a child):
Good boy!
Scott (mournfully):
Maybe she’ll forgive me when I win the two million dollars and can treat her like she deserves.
Heather:
It’s nice to have that fantasy.
The camera cuts to outside of the spa hotel and the cabin as the night changes to morning. The camera then pans into the spa hotel and into the white bedroom with matching furniture and decor with Amy and Shawn sitting on their king sized beds with Courtney sitting beside Shawn in his bed. The three are talking strategy.
Courtney:
We were so close!
Amy:
As much as I hate Alejandro, I would have preferred to keep him around longer than that shewolf. Especially after he helped me in the last challenge.
Shawn:
Speaking of which, how are you feeling? You suffered through a lot of trauma in that one.
Amy:
I’m still shaken even though I now know it was just a challenge and nobody really got hurt. 
Courtney:
Still, losing your sister and then getting tricked into thinking Scott was just crushed to death in front of you. Even though it was fake, you’re still allowed to feel emotional about it.
Amy:
I guess that’s true, but it feels so odd with Scott now. He knows how much I care about him now, and he says that he feels the same way about me, but I came back to make amends with Samey first and win second. I accomplished my first task and I’m so close to the end now. I feel like I have a chance to win this thing, and I don’t want to put him before my game and blow it for myself. But at the same time, I don’t want him to feel like my consolation prize if I lose.
Shawn (changing the topic):
Speaking of game, let’s get back to why Courtney even came over. 
Amy:
Right, sorry.
Shawn:
We need to attack this from a logical approach. We just removed Heather’s safety net in forcing her to use the immunity idol, and she’s most likely now sinking her wretched claws into whoever she can to gather up power to flip the votes back into her favor so she’s not put into that position again. Watch your backs and be careful who you talk to from here on.
Courtney:
Do you think we should be suspicious of each other?
Shawn:
I wondered that myself, but we’re all Heather’s targets. She’s gunning for us, she’s not going to try to work with us. She has Sadie’s vote already, and I don’t question if she managed to gain Topher’s trust after she exposed Alejandro to him. 
Amy:
Well I don’t think Scott would turn on me or Courtney. Plus Lindsay and I became close.
Shawn:
That may be true, but Heather is a venomous snake with a tongue that promises the Midas Touch. She can convert someone to her plight with ease, especially with Lindsay and Tyler having the attention spans of pigeons.
While the three discussed how to go about eliminating Heather, Scott came charging up the stairs and knocked on the door to the bedroom that the three were in. Without waiting for an answer, Scott entered the room anyway with Amy happy to see him , Courtney giving him a friendly wave, and Shawn paid him no mind. He sat beside Amy on her bed.
Scott:
I have some really big news. Heather is forcing me into an alliance with her.
Amy:
How is she forcing you into an alliance?
Scott (guiltily):
She has… something on me and it’s either work with her or she exposes me to Chris and gets me disqualified.
He gently caressed Amy’s cheek with his finger.
And I don’t want to be separated from you.
Courtney:
What does she have on you?
Amy (frustrated):
So you’re going to team with her?
Scott (filled with sorrow):
I don’t have a choice!
Amy (angry):
So you’re just going to turn on your friends? On me?
Shawn (trying to calm her down):
Amy! Listen-
Amy (hurt and angry):
I thought we had something real blooming here! You tricked me into warming up to you, into feeling something for you! You tricked me into falling in love with you, only to come in here and outright tell me that you’re playing against me? You are just as despicable as Heather is! 
Scott (guilt-ridden):
Amy, please! I don’t have a choice here! It’s either work with her or lose you!
Amy:
You know she wants me out! You’re helping her! You lost me no matter what, Scott! You lost me! 
Scott (upset):
Amy, wait!
Amy:
No, Scott! You wait! You manipulated me all this time! From the time we hunted down Izzy, you were manipulating me into falling in love with you all this time! You used me, and it worked! I fell in love with you! I fell in love with you, dammit! You tricked me into thinking you felt the same way! You tricked me into thinking we had a future! All this time, you were toying with me! You played with my heart! I never want to see you again!
As tears welled up in Amy’s eyes, she stormed out of the room.
Scott:
But…but I love you…
Courtney:
Don’t worry about it, Scott. Just give her time to cool down. She had a rough couple of days.
Scott:
It’s not like I’m happy to work with Heather. I just don’t want to be apart from Amy. I love her.
Courtney:
Scott, you need to tell her that. Let her cool off and tell her how you feel about her. 
Shawn:
So if you allied with Heather, why are you telling us about it?
Scott:
Because she wants me to turn on Amy and I’m not going to. I’m going to pretend to be with her, but I’m not going to vote Amy out. Then when she gets me disqualified, I’ll have been able to get to spend as much time with Amy as possible, although now it just seems pointless.
Courtney:
What are you getting at?
Scott (valiantly):
I’m going to turn myself in to Chris before Heather can do it. At least that way, even if she never forgives me for having to ally with Heather, she’ll at least never doubt that I love her.
Shawn:
Wait, stop. There’s no need for that, Scott.
Courtney:
Shawn, wait. No. It’s too risky.
Shawn:
It’s a way to know just how she’s operating. 
Scott:
Does someone wanna fill me in?
Shawn:
Courtney will talk to Amy and fill her in later, just listen for right now. Stay in the game and work for Heather, even cast a vote against Amy if you feel like you have to. For the greater good, you need to act like Heather’s loyal follower, but secretly work with us.
Scott:
Do you think Amy will forgive me then?
Shawn:
I can’t say, but just listen. Whatever information Heather gives you, you relay it back to one of us. We plan accordingly and use it to turn the tides back against her. 
Scott:
But wait, if I vote against Amy, how will that get her to like me again?
Shawn:
Because Courtney is going to fill her in on everything, and if she ever had real love and trust for you, she’s going to agree with it. She doesn’t really have a choice.
Scott:
So I’m going to get her to like me again… with an ultimatum?
Shawn:
It’s either she agrees to you being a mole for us, or Heather is going to get her eliminated, and if she keeps having these hotheaded outbursts, the more votes against her she’ll rack up.
Courtney:
Are you really suggesting you consider voting out a friend before we do an enemy?
Shawn:
If she cannot keep her emotions in check, she will be far too much a liability to protect. I do not want to turn on her, but sometimes we all have to make difficult decisions and live with the consequences of them after. She could not only be a danger to herself, but to us as well. So Scott, what will it be? Will you double cross Heather and help us, or will you be a submissive dog and lose Amy forever?
Scott (thinking):
I’m in.
Shawn:
Glad to hear it. Courtney, track Amy down and fill her in, but stay on your guard.
Courtney:
I’m on it.
Before anybody could leave, Chris’ voice came from over the loudspeakers.
Chris:
Attention campers! Report to the beach immediately for your next challenge!
=== Act Two - The Challenge ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, on the sandy beach, afternoon
Following the announcement to meet on the sands of the beach, the remaining nine contestants were greeted by Chris, Blaineley, and Chef resting on oversized thrones on a floating platform in the water facing the sand. An intern promptly handed the remaining contestants color coded shovels. Red for Amy, purple for Courtney, black for Heather, orange for Lindsay, pink for Sadie, white for Scott, green for Shawn, blue for Topher, and brown for Tyler.
Lindsay (whining):
Aw, I want the pink one!
Sadie (cheerfully):
Well, I really love pink, but I’ll trade you since you’re my friend, and like, really pretty!
Blaineley:
Nobody is trading anything!
Chris:
Everything is color coded for a reason!
Lindsay:
Aw!
Chris:
For today’s challenge, we commissioned art that specifically relates to all of you from the fourth eliminated contestant, Gwen!
Heather (annoyed):
So why the shovels?
Blaineley:
We’re getting there! Your canvas has been split into four parts in frames that match the color of your shovels and were buried in the sand!
Courtney:
Figures. They couldn’t bury Gwen under the sand to trigger her claustrophobia for a fourth time, so they buy her artwork and bury it.
Sadie (teasingly):
Is someone missing her mood ring?
Courtney (snappily):
That doesn’t even make sense!
Chris:
Shush! The first contestant to retrieve all of their puzzle piece canvas frames and place them in the right order wins immunity, and just for my own amusement, a clue about where one of the idols are hidden. It could be for the real one or it could be for the fake one. Which one could it possibly be? Who knows?
Lindsay (oblivious):
I think she thinks that you and Greta are, like, a couple or something?
Courtney (defensive):
Gwen and I are so not a couple! We only made up temporarily because she voted herself off to appease me. The next time I see her, we’ll be at our throats as usual.
Lindsay (without malice):
But I thought you liked it when you fight in relationships?
Courtney (a bit annoyed):
Gee, Lindsay. You make it seem like I’m still stuck in the past.
Lindsay:
So you don’t like it?
Courtney:
No, Lindsay. I really fu-
Chef (cutting her off):
WHAT PART OF SHUT UP DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?!
Tyler (clueless):
Well actually, all of it. What is a “shut” and how does it go up? And if it goes up, does it also come down? And then if it goes up and down, does it, like, move side to side? And what are its sides? How do we find them? How would we know when we found them?
Heather (piping up):
Can we just start the challenge so this airhorn jock shuts up for five minutes?
Blaineley (yelling):
Pipe down!
Chris:
Because we are so kind and generous, you will be able to keep your canvas portraits that were designed specifically for you. Now get digging!
Chef fires his starter’s pistol into the air and the contestants begin digging. The camera focuses on Amy and Courtney as they discuss gameplay as they dig for their puzzle pieces.
Courtney:
I’m not telling you what to do, but I think you need to relax with Scott.
Amy:
But how can I wh-
Courtney (cutting her off):
When he’s teaming with Heather against you, I know. Listen. You have every right to be upset, but I need you to calm down and listen to me. He’s not really turning against you, he’s going to do the opposite, in fact.
Amy (weary):
What do you mean?
Courtney:
As soon as you left, he was talking about what Heather wanted from him.
Amy:
His help in voting me out. That’s clear. I can’t believe that he told me he was doing it.
Courtney:
No, listen. He said that’s what she wanted and that he was going to go against her to protect you. Don’t interrupt me yet. He is willing to risk Heather ratting him out to Chris and letting himself be disqualified just to defend you.
Amy (in denial):
Yeah, I’m sure that’s the plan. He claims to want to protect me and then I get blindsided right out of the game. I can’t believe you fell for his schemes.
Courtney (in all seriousness):
Amy. Listen to me and listen well. Scott is working with us against Heather. He’s playing as a double agent. He’s gathering information from her and he’s feeding it back to us.
Amy:
And what then?
Courtney:
He is going to pretend to be her ally while helping the three of us upend her game and finally get her out. Is that not what you want?
Amy:
Of course that’s what I want, I just wish Scott didn’t have to put so much strain on the future of our relationship in order to do it.
Courtney:
And that’s another thing. I understand that you’re going to have some resistance against this, but in order for him to play both sides, he’s going to have to vote you out at the campfire ceremony if Heather tells him to. 
Amy (starting to get furious):
What?! I’m supposed to just lay down and let him literally vote me out with her?!
Courtney:
I need you to trust us here. I know it feels like you’ve had the rug pulled out from you and feel like your entire placement rests in somebody else’s hands now, but I promise you that you’re not in any danger of getting eliminated. Plus, he loves you, Amy. He wouldn’t have even put the future of your relationship in peril if he didn’t believe there was a hope in the love you two share.
Amy (caught off guard):
He loves me?
Courtney:
Yes! Now please stop acting like an ass. Just have some trust in us.
The camera cuts to Amy in the confessional.
Amy:
My therapist says that I may have some… slight trust issues because of how my mother treated me and Samey, as well as not completely forgiving daddy for dying and leaving us in that environment. She says that I have a tendency to shove people I care about away because I’m so accustomed to trauma that I believe that they’ll leave me the minute they can. Crazy, right?
The camera cuts to static and then to Heather, Sadie, and Scott.
Sadie:
Why are we working with him? He stinks!
Scott (angry, then sniffs his armpit and concedes):
Hey! …Okay you have a point.
Heather:
Scotty-Boy owes me, so he’s joined our little family. We’re thankful to have him.
Scott (rolling his eyes, annoyed):
Yeah, right. So just what are we looking for anyway?
Heather:
I guess we’ll know when we… find one!
While digging, Heather unearths one of the four pieces of her canvas, the border surrounding her top-left piece the same color of her black shovel. In this portion of her canvas was a blue background and black hair with some dark brown skin visible in the bottom right corner of this piece. Chef comes and collects it, placing it on one of the large easels that seemed to just appear in the grass that corresponded to Heather’s assigned color.
Chris:
And to kick things off with a bang, Heather finds the first peace!
Amy:
Yes!
Cheering a little, Amy digs up a piece that does not correspond to her red color, instead digging up a piece with an orange border, belonging to Lindsay. The top-right piece features a black background with what seems to be the tips of flames and the right side of a light-skinned face with a long black ponytail, obviously belonging to Heather.
Amy:
Wait, are these puzzle pieces… contestants?
Blaineley:
Right you are, Amy! However! You have dug up a piece that does not belong to you! 
Amy:
So what now?
Chef:
You can either give it to the correct owner and give them a leg up, or you can rebury it to hinder them. The choice is yours.
Blaineley:
And that piece belongs to Lindsay, so what will it be?
Chris:
Tick tock, Amy! We don’t have all day!
Amy (without hesitation):
I’ll give it to her.
Lindsay (clapping):
Yay! 
Chef collects Lindsay’s piece from Amy, who is promptly wrapped into a bear hug by Lindsay.
Shawn:
Got one!
Sadie:
Ooh! Me too!
Chef collects the pieces from both Shawn and Sadie as Courtney has dug up a piece for herself. She stares at it for a moment as blue and black strands of hair and pale skin are clearly visible in this top-right piece. Shawn notices Courtney’s distraction as he digs by her.
Shawn:
Courtney, are you okay?
Courtney (shaking her head, snapping back to reality):
Y-yeah, I’m fine! I found a piece!
Chef comes to collect the piece from Courtney, however she doesn’t unhand it. He begins to forcibly tug on it and rips it from her strong grasp. Heather then digs up a piece in a green border meant for Shawn and a wicked smile comes across her face.
Heather:
Oh hello!
The camera cuts to a confessional block
Courtney:
I don’t know why I felt so… emotional about my artwork being Gwen and made by Gwen. Sure, we rekindled our friendship by giving her the same ultimatum she gave me in All-Stars, but why do I feel so… bad about it? I got what I really wanted the most, but still I feel awful about it. Maybe a solid relationship can’t be built on constant ultimatums, but seeing Gwen again, even if it was in the form of her beautiful art, really made me feel all warm inside.
Heather:
I could either give this little puzzle piece to Shawn and let him get ahead of the game and do the right, kind thing, or I could rebury it and then look for and hide the rest of his pieces so he can’t find them, but that would just be so cruel.
Scott:
Maybe there’s a way I can help Amy out in the challenge and make it look like I’m hindering her to Heather. Maybe looking for her pieces and hiding them closer to her…
Topher:
Now that Lindsay is distracted, I can get Tyler alone and make my move!
The camera cuts to static and then to Heather as she reburys the piece belonging to Shawn far away from where she found it, then fast forwards as the sun begins to set. The easels are then shown. Amy has two pieces, constructing the top of Samey’s head. Courtney has two pieces, constructing the right side of Gwen’s body. Heather has two pieces, constructing Dave’s face. Lindsay has the one piece Amy had dug up for her with Heather’s hair and eye. Sadie has two pieces, constructing Katie’s face and two pigtails. Scott has one piece with the left half of Rodney’s face and hairline. Shawn has one piece with Anne Maria’s pouf hairstyle and overly tanned skin. Topher has one piece featuring a shirtless Alejandro’s abs. Tyler has one piece with blonde hair resembling Lindsay’s and the beginning of light skin, unbeknownst to him, but his piece is Topher wearing his Lindsay wig. The camera pans to Amy and Lindsay as Amy digs for pieces and Lindsay outright doesn’t participate in the challenge, but the two still enjoy being around each other.
Lindsay:
It is, like, such a pretty day!
Amy:
Wanna go for a quick tan after the challenge is over?
Lindsay:
That would be, like, so great! It’s been so long, my skin is peeling! So gross!
Amy (with a chuckle):
If you go another day without, you might be ghostly pale like Dawn.
Lindsay (with a gasp):
Oh my goodness, Amy don’t say that!
Amy (playfully rolling her eyes):
I was kidding, Lindsay. 
Lindsay:
You know I’d rather die than to not be totally tanned! Dawn is, like, really pretty and all, but I could never be so pale!
Amy (changing the subject):
Lindsay, how did you know that Tyler was the one for you?
Lindsay:
Oh gee, well see… Hm, I guess I don’t really know. We just sort of clicked. He hits me to a G.
Amy:
You mean to a T.
Lindsay:
No. Why do you ask?
Amy:
I’m just wondering.
Lindsay (suddenly defensive):
You don’t have, like, a crush on him do you? He’s mine!
Amy:
Relax, I don’t like Tyler like that.
Amy playfully rubbed Lindsay’s head and Lindsay responded like an amused puppy, her eyes and smile beaming happily.
Lindsay (like a high schooler eager to gossip):
So who do you like?
Amy (glancing at Scott, she then glares at him, then turns back to Lindsay):
I can’t say I feel that kind of passion for anyone like you and Tyler do right at this moment. I thought I did, but now I don’t know how to feel.
Lindsay (catching on):
Oh, you totally like Scooter! You should, like, tell him how you feel!
Amy:
It’s a bit more complicated than that, Lindsay. He says he likes me and he makes me feel so…
Lindsay:
Happy?
Amy (with a nod):
So happy and safe and protected. So secure. He makes me feel something I’ve never felt since my dad was alive, but then he dropped a huge bomb on me.
Lindsay (freaked out and concerned):
Oh my gosh! Are you okay? How long until it explodes? Tell me!
Amy (grabbing Lindsay’s arms to calm her):
Not that kind of bomb, okay? I mean that he completely broke my trust in him but claims he’s still on my side. I don’t know what to believe anymore.
Lindsay (sympathetic):
Oh! Well… I think you should tell him how you feel. Just lay it all out on the line and tell him that he can either take you or leave you. You’re worth more than being someone’s toy.
Amy:
Thanks, Lindsay. You know, you’re a lot smarter than you let on.
Lindsay (with a giggle):
Look how much you changed.
Amy (confused):
What do you mean?
Lindsay:
You came here, like, really mean. Like totally mean! You changed so much! You made a lot of friends, and you made up with your cousin, and now you’re in love! You’re like that one green guy! The Gronk!
Amy:
The Grinch, Lindsay.
Lindsay:
That’s what I said. Your heart, like, grew three sizes and you’re a completely different person!
Amy:
You’re really sweet. I couldn’t ask for a better best friend.
Lindsay (overjoyed):
I’m your best friend? OH EM GEE!
Lindsay wraps her arms around Amy, who just simply laughs and returns the hug. The camera then pans to Topher and Tyler as they dig for pieces. Topher enacts his plan on making his move on an unknowing Tyler.
Tyler:
Man, I’d kill to have abs like the guy in your painting. They look so cut and defined.
Topher (flirty):
I don’t know, Tyler. I really like yours. So nice and hard. Really hot.
Tyler (flexing his bicep):
Really? Thanks bro! I have been hitting the gym, like, really hard. 
Topher:
And it’s paying off big time. You’re so huge, Tyler.
Tyler:
Hey! Maybe we could go to the gym together sometime!
Topher:
Well I already have a personal train- wait, like a date?
Tyler (clueless):
Yeah, dude! Just pick a date and let’s go!
Topher (blushing):
Tyler, I’m shocked. I didn’t know you felt this way about me, too! But what about Lindsay?
Tyler:
Well Lindsay doesn’t really like going to the gym. She, like, totally hates sweating. It would just be the two of us, unless some of my other bros decide to stop by.
Topher:
Oh Tyler, you’re more than enough man for me alone.
Tyler opened his mouth to say something else, but became distracted when he dug up another piece. He got excited quickly and chest bumped Topher, accidentally knocking him down.
Tyler:
Yeah dude! I got another one!
Topher (disoriented):
Yeah… great…
Tyler (confused again):
What are you doing down there, dude?
Tyler reached out his hand and Topher accepted it, his face red from blushing as Tyler helped him off the ground. They were soon interrupted by Chef.
Chef:
Not so fast, lovebirds. This isn’t your piece.
Tyler:
But I dug it up.
Chef (explaining):
Your color is brown.
Tyler:
Yes. 
Chef:
This piece is blue.
Tyler:
Yeah.
Chef:
Then it’s not your piece.
Tyler (still clueless):
But I dug it up.
Chef:
Anyway, this piece belongs to Topher. Do you want him to have it?
Tyler:
Well if it belongs to him, he should have it. I’m not a thief, dude!
Chef (rolling his eyes):
Whatever!
As Chef walks away from the two of them, the camera pans to a confused Shawn.
Shawn:
I’ve dug literally everywhere around the play area, and I only have one puzzle piece buried. 
Scott (smugly):
Well then you haven’t dug everywhere, then. 
Shawn:
There’s something fishy going on here.
Heather (with a shrug):
Maybe you’re just not as great a competitor as you thought.
Shawn (glaring at her):
You’re up to something.
Heather (digging up another piece):
Yeah, winning!
Heather dug up another piece of her artwork, featuring the lower right half of Dave’s chin and upper body.
Chris:
Heather has taken the lead with three pieces! One more and she wins immunity!
Amy:
No!
Heather (mockingly):
Look Shawn, my art is your pathetic, spineless boyfriend. He looks just as wimpy here as he does in real life. A weakling, fit for a sniveling loser like you.
Shawn (pulling Courtney and Amy aside):
Look, Heather clearly sabotaged this game somehow, so I can’t stop her.
Courtney:
What do you think we should do?
Amy:
We’re boned, aren’t we?
Shawn:
Not yet. You both have two pieces, so she clearly isn’t sabotaging either of you. You two keep digging for your own pieces and each other’s. I’m going to dig for both of your pieces. She can’t win this challenge or we’re all in deep trouble. 
As the three talked strategy, Scott nonchalantly whistled as he carried a puzzle piece meant for Amy on his shovel and poorly buried it right behind her so that she’d immediately find it. Heather spots him burying the piece, but he stood in a position to block Amy from her view.
Heather:
Scott, perhaps you’re not as “grown up” as you claim. Rehiding your girlfriend’s pieces is so devious. I like it.
Scott (proudly):
Hehe! All’s fair in love and war.
Lindsay looks shocked at what appears to be Scott’s betrayal as Amy, Courtney, and Shawn broke from their huddle and immediately resumed digging for their pieces with Shawn claiming the piece delivered by Scott to Amy, which was then collected by Chef and added onto Amy’s easel.
Blaineley:
And Amy catches up to Heather and ties for three!
Shawn:
Courtney! Catch!
Shawn digs up a piece of Courtney’s art puzzle and hands it to her, and she then gives it to Chef to add onto her easel. Heather spots his gameplay.
Heather (cautiously):
Shawn, I see you!
The camera cuts to Shawn in the confessional, laughing.
Shawn (mocking Heather):
I see you, Shawn!
The camera cuts to static and then back to the challenge as Sadie digs up another piece of her puzzle and Courtney forcefully digs in the sand, eventually pulling up her final puzzle piece.
Courtney (proud):
Haha! I did it!
Chris:
And Courtney wins the challenge!
Blaineley:
I’m genuinely shocked.
Sadie:
I was so close!
The camera cuts to another confessional block.
Courtney (cheerful):
I did it! I really did it! I won! I won an immunity challenge! I needed Shawn’s help and the passion of sending home Heather to really kick it into high gear.
Scott:
Since today was such a success, I think I’ll be able to secretly help Amy, Courtney, and Shawn while pretending to work with Heather and whatsername. I just hope Courtney was able to tell Amy about what the plan is so we can be together again.
Lindsay:
Is it me or was Scorn, like, really mean today? First he was really mean to Shore when he couldn’t find his pieces, and then he was burying Ava’s puzzle pieces! I thought he liked her! Ava is gonna be, like, so upset when I tell her! She might cry! I’ve got to, like, vote him off! 
Heather:
It should come to nobody’s surprise that Shawn already figured out that I hid all his canvas puzzle pieces and he’s mounting some sort of assault against me. It would be a pity to see him go before he fails miserably and falls on his face trying to outplay the master. Therefore I am diverting my attention away from that pathetic pile of vile sludge and will instead be setting my sights on taking out yet another of his allies right from under his nose. Which one? I have yet to decide, but rest assured that any name picked, no matter who, will remove yet another vote against me. Amy is temporarily moved down the hit list because her overly emotional outbursts will take her down herself. Courtney is immune for the night… This will be fun.
Topher:
I like Lindsay and all, but it would be so much easier to get Tyler alone and all over me if she weren’t here with him. A hunk that hot deserves to be with someone as hot as me.
The camera cuts to static.
=== Act Three - The Cabin ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, outside of the cabin, dusk
The camera returns to the outside of the cabin as Amy and Scott sit alone on the steps of the cabin. There’s clear tension between the two still, but it’s not as thick as it was in the morning.
Scott:
So you’re talking to me again?
Amy:
It depends. Are you going to vote me out?
Scott (brokenhearted):
Amy, please-
Amy (warming up to him):
Because I need to know how big a show I need to put on tonight.
Scott (confused):
What?
Amy:
I decided that even though I don’t like you cowtailing to Heather, you’re worth more to me than money. You’re the real prize and I’ve already won it.
Scott:
So… you still like me?
Amy:
No. 
Scott:
Oh...
Amy:
I love you.
Scott (flustered):
We-you-I-me… uh… Me love you! Wait, no! You love me! Er! God! Me-
Amy (putting a finger over his mouth to silence him):
Good enough.
Closing the gap between them, Amy pressed her lips against his, engaging in a passionate kiss. He wrapped his arms around her as they broke apart and she put her head on his shoulder.
Scott:
I wish things could end differently.
Amy:
If this is my last day here, I’m glad I can spend it with you, but I’d better go pack.
Scott (disheartened):
Oh yeah… right.
Amy:
It’s not worth being upset about anymore. I did everything I set out to achieve. I made up with my sister and I met my perfect match and he’s even dreamier than I could’ve imagined.
Scott:
I’ll miss you.
Amy:
You won’t have time to miss me, Scott. Once this is all over and you win this game, we’re going on a real date and see where it goes from there.
=== Act Four - The Campfire Ceremony ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, campsite, nighttime
Courtney sits in the peanut gallery holding the golden marshmallow of immunity as the other eight contestants sit on the logs of the campsite after casting their votes to eliminate one of their fellow castmates. Amy looks defeated as she places her canvas painting of Samey into the suitcase she brought with her to the campsite. Chef walks up to the campsite and slams a serving tray of marshmallows on the podium and hands Courtney a folded up piece of paper before leaving to fetch the boat of losers.
Sadie (maliciously teasing):
It’s about time you learned your place and went home.
Amy (unbothered):
Well, you finally got your wish.
Shawn:
Why are you just accepting defeat?
Amy:
Heather and her lackey have been gunning for me since the beginning. They finally got the timing and the votes lined up to get me out. Of course I’m accepting it. Why fight it?
Heather:
Good dog. You deserve a treat for the training and letting the message finally seep through.
Amy (standing up):
Whatever. Chris, can we just get this over with?
Chris:
Hey, hey! Shush! If we just let you walk out now, it’ll ruin the entire flow! Not to mention the suspense of the ceremony! 
Blaineley:
So sit down and shut up!
Chris:
Now we can get on with it! Courtney! As the winner of the challenge, you have been awarded the Golden Marshmallow, the symbol of immunity. Now there is one thing that remains-
Courtney (cutting him off):
Since he helped me win the challenge, I’m going to take Shawn to the spa hotel with me.
Chris:
What? No, no, no. As of this point, due to the real and fake immunity idols coming back into play, the twist to bring someone with you to the spa hotel has now ended. Now! You may read your clue and then decide whether you wish to share it or keep it to yourself.
Courtney opens the piece of paper that Chef had given her and reads over it quietly.
Courtney:
I guess I’ll share it. What harm could it do? It says “climb the mountain top and see the bottom drop.” Clearly it refers to one of the cliffs, but which one?
Chris:
Moving on! The votes have been cast and tallied. Courtney has already claimed the golden marshmallow. Seven marshmallows and eight more people.
Blaineley:
Every one of you could go home tonight and I wouldn’t miss any of you. Each of you has a reason to go home. Heather! You sabotaged another player by hiding all of Shawn’s puzzle pieces. Do you really think your fellow castmates would save you?
Heather:
It would be hypocritical to vote me off for that when they would or have done worse.
Chris:
Fair enough! Amy! You already pretty much listed why you’re on the chopping block.
Amy:
Yeah, yeah. Come on already.
Chris:
Oh shut up! Lindsay! You were completely incapable of digging up any piece of your artwork and only had the one piece Amy had dug up for you.
Lindsay:
But it was, like, sooo hot and I didn’t want to sweat! Sweating is gross!
Blaineley:
I understand completely, but your complete lack of effort might throw off any potential allies. Get it now, princess?
Lindsay (confused):
Um, no?
Blaineley:
Shawn! When things weren’t going your way, you stuck to your guns and stayed true to helping your allies to get the win. Very noble.
Shawn (rhetorical):
Why would that put me in the line of fire?
Blaineley:
It puts a large target on your back due to how loyal you are.
Shawn (glaring at Heather):
Gee, I wonder who by.
Heather (feigning offense):
Who me? I would never!
Chris:
Topher! You pretty much sacrificed any chance you had at immunity to try and get some heavy petting. Would they vote to keep you if they don’t respect you?
Topher (fawning over Tyler):
Totally worth it.
Chris (disgusted):
Yeah, right.
Blaineley:
Scott! You turned your back on your closest ally, joined with her enemies, hid her puzzle pieces, and spent the challenge mocking your fellow competitors. 
Scott (smug):
Gotta stay ahead somehow.
Chris:
You are pure evil dude.
Scott (with a shrug):
So be it.
Chris:
Tyler! You’re pretty much the only one here without a reason to get voted out tonight.
Tyler:
Sweet, dude!
Blaineley:
Exactly why one might rack up a few votes in case of a jury vote in the finale, right?
Tyler (confused):
Um, maybe?
Chris:
Now with all that out of the way, let’s get right into the results! You all know the rules by now! If you collect a marshmallow tonight, you are safe to remain on the island and move one step closer to the two million dollar grand prize. If you do not get a marshmallow, you do not pass go, you get no money, you must gather your belongings, then catch a ride back on the boat of losers to the dreaded obscurity from which you came.
Courtney:
Wow, way to lift everyone up.
Blaineley:
Shut it!
Chris:
Let’s get this started! Marshmallows go to…
Tyler!
Sadie!
Topher!
Shawn!
Scott!
And… Amy!
Amy (shocked):
Wait, what?
Sadie (disappointed):
Aw, what? She’s staying?
Blaineley:
Yep!
Scott (flabbergasted):
Oh crap.
Chris:
Heather… Lindsay… one of you will be going home tonight.
Lindsay:
Oh really? When do we come back?
Heather (rolling her eyes):
For god’s sake, just give me my marshmallow now.
Chris:
Not so fast!
Blaineley:
Let’s reveal the votes!
Blaineley presses a button on the podium and the screen behind her flickers to life and shows the votes. Amy votes for Heather. Courtney votes for Heather. Heather votes for Lindsay. Lindsay votes for Scott. Sadie votes for Lindsay. Scott votes for Amy. Shawn votes for Heather. Topher votes for Lindsay. Tyler votes for Scott. One vote against Amy. Two votes against Scott. Three votes for Heather. Three votes for Lindsay. The votes are tied.
Chris:
There you have it!
Amy (tearfully, pointing an accusing finger at Scott):
You son of a bitch!
Tyler:
So what happens now?
Topher:
Do they both go home?
Blaineley:
That would be a great twist for ratings, but no. They are not both getting eliminated.
Heather:
Obviously not.
Chris:
Heather! Lindsay! As the votes between the two of you are split in a perfect tie, we will be forcing you to endure a tie breaker endurance competition. The first one to fall off gets eliminated! Got it?
Heather:
Bring it on!
Lindsay:
Ooh where do they fall to?
=== Act Five - Tie-Breaker Challenge ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the beach, nighttime
The camera cuts to static and then to the beach. Heather and Lindsay were both standing on two poles sticking out of the water as Chris, Blaineley, and the safe contestants stood on the sand. Chris rubbed his hands together like an over-the-top villain in a Bond movie.
Chris:
And to make matters even more interesting, you’ll need to dodge various objects being hurled at you by your fellow contestants as well as Chef from the boat of losers!
Heather (her eyes widening):
Oh shit.
Blaineley:
Begin!
As soon as Blaineley started her timer, the contestants minus Sadie and Topher began throwing tomatoes at Heather that exploded on contact, coating her in their juices and skins while nobody threw anything at Lindsay. From the boat of losers, Chef blasts Heather with water from a hose, however she still remains standing. Annoyed, Amy threw a rock at her.
Amy:
Try dodging this!
Heather (the rock hit her in the stomach):
Hey, watch it! Chris! Hello! That’s not fair! Disqualify her!
Chris (with a groan):
Approved items only! Resist the urge to put her in a coffin, no matter how great the temptation.
Heather (annoyed):
That’s it? 
Chris (smug):
Yep!
Lindsay:
I think, like, if you were nicer, they wouldn’t try to hit you, Feather.
Heather:
Oh, bite me.
Lindsay:
But wouldn’t that make me a carnivore? I only eat plants!
Heather:
That’s cannibal, you amoeba. 
Lindsay:
But I’m not a prize!
Heather:
You really are five squares short of a bingo, aren’t you? Not carnival! Cannibal!
Lindsay:
Oh!
Heather (deadpan):
You still don’t get it, do you?
Lindsay (shaking her head):
No.
Heather:
You are truly one chromosome away from being a potato.
Lindsay:
Ooh, I love potatoes! Are they mashed? Those are my favorite!
Heather continued to be pelted with tomatoes and got another blast of water from Chef on the boat of losers, knocking her off the top of the podium.
Chris:
It looks like Heather is going down!
Heather:
No!
Before she landed in the water, Heather managed to grab the top of the pole and lift herself back up before she could be declared as eliminated.
Blaineley:
Just narrowly avoiding elimination there, Heather!
Heather:
Not in this lifetime!
Lindsay applauded Heather for getting back up, however, Heather did not return the feeling of good sportsmanship. Instead, she managed to catch one of the tomatoes being thrown at her, then whipped it aggressively at Lindsay, strong enough to knock her off the podium and down into the water. Heather had won. Lindsay was eliminated.
Chris:
Heather, you live to see another day. Lindsay, your time has run out!
Tyler (upset):
No!
Lindsay (relieved):
Thank goodness!
Topher:
Wait, you’re actually… glad to get eliminated?
Lindsay:
Like, duh. This is, like, really hard!
Shawn:
That’s kind of the point, Lindsay.
Lindsay:
Oh well! I have a modeling shoot booked for tomorrow anyway! See you at home, babe!
The camera cuts to static and then to Lindsay walking down the dock of shame with her bags. Minus Heather, everyone is lined up to say goodbye to Lindsay, and with the exception of Courtney, they all hugged her goodbye.
Courtney:
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’ll miss you, Lindsay.
Lindsay:
Aw, I’ll miss you too, Courny. Kick Heather’s butt for me!
Amy:
You’re the best friend I could ever ask for.
Tyler:
And wife.
Topher:
And a totally hot bestie.
Lindsay:
Bye everyone! This was really fun!
With one last kiss with Tyler, Lindsay boarded the boat of losers and waved goodbye as Chef drove it off over the ocean.
Chef:
Well kid, five times and nothing to show for it, but you are still as happy as the day you first stepped onto Wawanakwa all those years ago.
Lindsay:
Sure, I could be, like, sad about it or something, but why look at the negatives? I made soooo many friends, I showed that I’m so strategistical in addition to being really hot and pretty. I’m also, like, really strong, plus I got to be on tv! Why should I be sad?
Chef:
Because you agreed to compete on international television five times and lost each time?
Lindsay:
I may not have, like, won the money, but I’ve got so much more. I have so many friends and a great husband. That’s worth sooo much more than money. Plus daddy gives me anything I want anyway, and my bank account is, like, really big too! 
The camera cuts to static and then to Topher in the confessional.
Topher:
So am I a bad person for getting a friend out of the way so I can date her husband? He’s just so hot, he belongs with me so Tyler can make me his trophy husband. Heather said that we were changing plans from getting out Shawn, but she didn’t know who to target. She wanted to go after Tyler because of how committed he was to Lindsay, but I convinced her to change to Lindsay so I can keep Tyler all to myself and swing him into our alliance. Well, into an alliance slash physical relationship with me. Then we can ditch Heather and help Amy get her out, then they rest will turn on each other while I can sneak by and collect the two million and Lindsay’s husband at the same time. Look at these claws. Kitty can scratch. Meow!
The camera cuts to static and then back to Chris and Blaineley at the campsite to sign off the episode.
Blaineley:
Well there you have it, one more down!
Chris:
We’ve reached our final eight contestants! Amy! Courtney! Heather! Sadie! Scott! Shawn! Topher! Tyler! One of them will be leaving this island with the two million dollar grand prize and the broken hearts, crushed dreams, and salty tears of the twenty-three failures that fell before them. Just which one will it be?
Blaineley:
I’m placing my bet on Heather and Shawn making the finale.
Chris:
I’d say Courtney and Heather.
Blaineley:
Will Heather get her revenge?
Chris:
Will Topher succeed in becoming the object of Tyler’s affections?
Blaineley:
Will Scott be able to play the middle ground between Amy and Heather?
Chris:
And just how will Tyler fare without Lindsay?
Blaineley:
Find out the answers to these questions and more next time on…
Chris:
TOTAL!
DRAMA!
RESURRECTION!
The screen fades to black.
== Trivia ==
* This episode officially sets Amy up in the status of being the main protagonist against Heather and Sadie, having a fight at the very beginning of the episode.
* Heather preys on Amy's insecurities multiple times in this episode with the goal of goading Amy into attacking her physically so she can be removed from the competition, which Shawn points out to her.
* Despite promising him a favor, Heather turns on Scott, forcing him into an alliance and being subservient to her in exchange for not ratting him out for making the duplicate immunity idol. Her ultimate goal is to completely drive a wedge between him and Amy, effectively ending their relationship, however, it backfires and ends up making them closer.
* Scott reveals that he would allow himself to be disqualified and eliminated in order for Amy to persevere in the competition, and even decides to do so before Shawn and Courtney convince him otherwise.
* It is revealed that Chris had commissioned art from Gwen for the challenge.
* The remaining contestant's artwork and the character featured in the art are as follows:
** Samey is Amy's
** Gwen is Courtney's
** Dave is Heather's
** Heather is Lindsay's
** Katie is Sadie's
** Rodney is Scott's
** Anne Maria is Shawn's
** Alejandro is Topher's
** Topher wearing his Lindsay wig is Tyler's
** The original intention for the corresponding art pieces was for the character featured in them to have formerly had a conflict with the character digging for them, however this was changed in order to focus on Scott's growth from his villainy and due to Tyler holding no grudges. In the original draft, Scott's artwork featured Zoey and Tyler's featured Duncan.
* Sadie teases Courtney about her missing Gwen, calling her a "mood ring" in reference to Gwen's constantly shifting moods and natures.
* Courtney reveals that she feels guilty about reforming her friendship with Gwen over an ultimatum similar to how Gwen gave her in All-Stars to save their friendship.
* Amy reveals that she learned in therapy that she tends to push away people she cares about due to her troubled past with Samey and their mother.
* Sadie's more kind nature begins to return in this episode after expressing her guilt over her gameplay in the previous episode, however she is still cold to Amy and Scott.
* Heather sabotages Shawn throughout the challenge by digging up his puzzle pieces and hiding them outside of the play area so he would be unable to find them. In contrast, Scott digs up Amy's pieces and moves them closer to her so she can find them.
* After falling out with Scott at the beginning of the episode, Amy is reassured by Courtney that he is secretly working with them. Soon after, she and Lindsay talk about her romantic feelings for Scott and how to go about moving forward with him.
* Amy refers to Lindsay as her best friend, which causes Lindsay to hug her and detail how much she's grown as a person over the season.
* Topher continues to try and make a move on Tyler, who remains oblivious to Topher's affections. It is heavily suggested that Topher is only physically interested in Tyler and only wants him as a rebound from Alejandro, valuing his friendship with him and Lindsay more.
* Despite having reservations about pursuing a relationship with Scott at the beginning of the episode, Amy actively begins to tell him that she fell in love with him towards the end and engages in a romantic relationship with him as he comically fumbles is words to return her affection as she accepts her impending elimination.
* As of this episode, the twist of selecting another contestant to stay in the spa hotel has ended in favor of the new two idols twist.
* Despite their friendship, Topher is directly responsible for Lindsay getting eliminated as he shifted Heather's target from Tyler onto her with the intention of continuing his misguided attempts of turning their friendship into a relationship.