Fear to Be Afraid

**Fear to Be Afraid** is the eighth episode of *Survivor: Ghost Island*.

## Story

### Day 20

Molavu wakes up. They hear boats coming to their camp. Keisha, Max and Spencer stand up to see what's happening. Max screams it's Tavewa and Yaroi tribe coming. They all scream and jump with happiness.

Both tribes wave to Molavu tribe. They finally reach their beach and start to welcome each other.

Everybody hugs. Later on, Rivka reads the note for all thirteen people. "Gather everyone on the other part of the island when celebration awaits. Everyone is so happy and screams from joy.

They see the food as their getting closer to the feast table. They start eating and enjoying it.

Rod asks Keisha, Max and Spencer what happened with Brittany and Coen. Keisha says that Brittany was a huge threat and Coen was idoled out by Max. Eve congrats Max as it was his second idol played. Max says he was by his own, so now he feels like he has life again.

Libby says that for her the biggest shocker was when Asia was eliminated, but Gabriela told them some stuff. Rod says it was not cool to draw rocks and he doesn't want to do this ever again and he starts to laugh. Eve changes the conversation subject and asks people about Ghost Island as the only people that went there were from original Tavewa which is totally bizarre. Libby says that it's like Exile Island but without idols. Rod asks about the difference. Nobody wants to answer.

Rivka says that you have to smash the urn and there's the game to play or there's not. When she was there, there was not any game, so she doesn't know what's next. Rod asks who was before and after Rivka then. There's silence again. Clarke says Cesar was before and Gabriela was the last one. Cesar says that he doesn't have any advantage, because you have to wager the vote and he lost the game.

Eve asks does Gabriela have anything. Gabriela says that she didn't play at all. The ambiance is awkward and Eve comments that nobody has anything which is weird.

After finishing eating, everyone is happy to have their bellies full. Eve whispers to Spencer can they finally talk. Gabriela winces as she sees Eve scrambling already.

Eve asks Spencer how is he feeling. Spencer says that living in Molavu without Eve was hard, because he felt like there were temporary alliances, but really close ones. Eve asks about Max and Keisha. Spencer says that Keisha is totally alone and she was scrambling so much and Max just has to go. Eve agrees. Spencer says that the only thing that is not ok for him is that he's worried they're going to need Max, because some people may be too close and vote Spencer's alliance out one by one. Eve says that she knows Cesar and Jameson are really tight and she tried to work on Jackson, but he seems to be in the middle.

Eve starts to talk about Rod. Spencer says he doesn't know if he can trust him, because he knows that Keisha and Rod tried to vote him out instead of Brittany the night Asia went home. Eve says she understands Spencer's emotions, but Rod is very solid with her so they need to stick together, because she feels like right now it's their threesome against everybody. Spencer says he's going to think about it.

Mike, Libby and Jameson lay in the shelter and talk about how full they are. Libby says that she's so happy to survive for 20 days, because she has a lot of power right now. Mike takes his hat off to wear the new buff and he feels something weird in it. He looks at it and tells Libby and Jameson to look at it. It says "Shhh. A secret awaits at treemail". Libby and Jameson are excited. Jameson says to not tell anybody about it. Mike asks Libby to not tell Rivka. Libby says 'sure'.

Mike goes to tree-mail. He reads "Congratulations. You have found a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol good at the next Tribal Council and possibly more. But there's a catch. The idol is at Ghost Island. Tonight a boat will arrive to sneak you out of camp for a fast round trip to Ghost Island. Are you willing to risk getting caught to gain power in this game?" Mike answers to himself: 'of course, I am.'

### Night 20

Everyone is asleep. Mike is looking at everyone to make sure that they're asleep. He stands up and quietly goes towards the boat.

The boat takes Mike to Ghost Island. It's total dark. He grabs a torch and goes towards the stairs. He sees the note. He reads it. "This is authentic **Lydia Hayden's** Hidden Immunity Idol from **Survivor: Panama**. She founds this idol hoping for having the odds in her favour. She saw her position as in danger, so she was trying to use it in correct moment so she would vote out bigger threats for her way to the Final 2. Unfortunately, on Day 33 Lydia was medically evacuated because of broken arm and extremly pain because of it. She could never play the game she wanted. This tainted idol has lost some of its potency. It is good only at the next Tribal Council. Lydia's idol is yours and not at risk. But if you are willing to wager your vote at the next Tribal Council you can increase the power. Each time you choose the correct bamboo you extend the life of this idol by one Tribal Council. You can do this up to five times or until you lose your vote."

### Day 21

The new formed, merged Nadi tribe wakes up. Rod and Spencer are talking on the beach as soon as they waked up.

Rod tells Spencer that he wants to talk about Asia's elimination. Spencer says he thinks it's the right time. Rod says that he apologizes, because he indeed voted for Spencer, but it was so overwhelming because of the tiebreaker and rocks. Rod admits he sees Spencer as a huge threat, but that's why he wants to work with him again, because he believes that himself, Spencer and Eve are in trouble. Spencer says that he needs some time and real proof that Rod is trustworthy, but he thinks they have to cooperate. Rod hugs Spencer and asks him what he thinks about Keisha. Spencer says that they need at least 8 people to have majority which is really hard. Rod says that they need five, because Eve is of course on board. Spencer says that with Keisha they have four and he don't think that Max is going to join them. Rod says he wants to bring Clarke, Jackson and Rivka so they have 7. Spencer says that they need one more. Rod says he knows Cesar and Jameson are tight and he sees Jameson talking a lot with Mike and Libby too, so that's their foursome. Spencer says they need to talk with people who they think is the biggest target and just go by this, because they can't tell anyone about their alliance.

Libby and Mike lay in the shelter. Libby asks Mike about the advantage. Mike says that he has an idol that is good for the next four Tribal Councils. Libby smiles and she's excited.

Libby tells Mike that she has the idol too. Mike smiles broadly. Libby says that she doesn't want anybody to know about this. Mike tells Libby that she's protected with him. They do "finger promise". Libby says that they need Gabriela, Keisha and Max because it looks like they will be the deciding votes. Mike agrees.

Mike talks with Gabriela in the woods. He asks her who is the biggest threat for her. Gabriela says that she wants to vote out Molavu people. Mike says that he thinks they can have eight votes so Rod can go out first. Gabriela says for her it's all about the idols and she hopes that nobody from this side has one, because she used Tavewa idol during Asia's elimination, so someone may have new Tavewa idol. Mike says that Rod and Eve were in Tavewa. Gabriela says exactly.

Gabriela talks with Keisha. She asks her where she stands in this game. Keisha whispers that she feels like there's two alliances, obviously with Eve and Rod versus Mike's alliance, but she's not sure who is with who. Gabriela says that she's scared about the idols. Jackson joins them. He asks how are they feeling. Keisha says that she feels like this vote is between two alliances. Jackson says he feels like everyone is so careful with who are they talking to, because of the fear of being a target. Gabriela says for her it should be Mike first, because he's a guru.

### Day 22

The Nadi tribe arrives at their first Individual Immunity Challenge. Jeff explains the rules of the challenge. Each castaway must hold a boom pole over their head with a tiki statue at the end, while standing on a narrow perch. Every few minutes, the castaways will step forward to a narrower part of the perch. If they fall off the perch or their tiki drops, they are out of the challenge. The last person standing wins. Everyone take their spots. The challenge begins. After few seconds in it Rivka drops first. Then it's Eve and Max who drop. Max is mad at himself. 45 seconds in this challenge and already 3 people are gone. Right after that, Libby and Mike dropped. Gabriela is happy to see Mike dropping. Jeff announced the transition. Everyone changes their spot. Clarke drops. They're down to 7. Cesar struggles and he drops. It's now Jackson, Keisha, Gabriela, Rod, Spencer and Jameson. With that, Jameson drops. It's only 5 people left. It's time for another transition. Because of it, Gabriela drops. Rod starts to have some problems and he drops. Now it's only between Jackson, Keisha and Spencer. The wind becomes a struggle. With that, Spencer drops. It's between Jackson and Keisha. In the end Jackson drops which means Keisha wins immunity. Keisha is really happy about it. Nadi tribe is going back to their camp.

Nadi tribe arrives back to their camp. Everyone congratulates Keisha on her winning.

Cesar and Mike are whispering to each other near the shelter. Cesar asks who should be the vote. Mike says that he thinks it should be Rod. Cesar asks Mike is he sure, because he thinks that they can help them.

Cesar sits alone at the beach. Clarke joins him. Clarke asks him how does he feel. Cesar says that he thinks that tonight there's going to be a blindside, because he doesn't know who is voting for who. Clarke asks Cesar can he tell him who is he going to vote for. Cesar says that is the case that he doesn't know. Clarke says that for him it would be the best option to vote out someone who potentially can be a swing vote, because it often causes a lot of trouble. Cesar agrees. Clarke says he's going to talk with Eve and Rod too.

Clarke talks with Rivka. He asks her are they ok. Rivka says yes. Clarke says that he went to Cesar and asked him about who should be going home and they were talking about voting someone who's totally under the radar, because people like Eve, Rod and Jackson who were in the tribe with Jameson and Cesar may help us. Rivka thinks it's true and she agrees, so she thinks the whole tribe would do Max tonight. Clarke says they have to talk with the rest of the tribe.

Rivka, Clarke, Eve and Rod are talking. Spencer joins them. Clarke says that he has spoken with Cesar about tonight's vote and maybe it should be someone who is totally under the radar, because it makes people flip-flopping and causes chaos. Rod asks does he think about Max. Clarke says yes. Spencer is in, he likes the idea. Eve says that voting out Max gives them one number less. Clarke asks numer of what. Eve says that right now she feels like Mike is building an army and it's scary for her, because it looks like voting out Max is giving people on the outs less numbers and Mike has got more power.

Rod talks with Max and Gabriela. He tells them that right now people are saying Max's name. Max is surprised. Max says that he's totally alone right now and he doesn't know why he is a threat. Gabriela says that she's been telling people that Mike should go home. Rod says that's what Eve and him was thinking about. Max asks how many votes does Rod have. Rod says it's him, Eve, Spencer, with Max and Gabriela it's 5, so they need 8. Gabriela asks about Keisha and Jackson. Rod says he doesn't know yet. Gabriela says that she has spoken with them yesterday and they're ok, because Gabriela started planting seeds in camp as Mike came to her and told her that Rod is the target. Rod is surprised. Rod says it's interesting and that's why Mike should go home, because he has heard only Max's name from majority.

Gabriela talks with Rivka. She tells her that right now it's herself, Rod, Eve, Jackson, Keisha, Max and Spencer who are going to vote for Mike tonight. Rivka is shocked. Gabriela says Rivka would be the eighth and final vote. Rivka says she's ok, but is she sure that these people are going to do Mike. Gabriela says she had some honest conversation as she was telling people about Mike and everyone was on board.

Rivka asks Libby to talk. Rivka is really stressed out. Libby asks what happened. Rivka says that Gabriela has told her that she made the plan to vote out Mike tonight and everyone is on board. Libby is concerned asking everyone means who. Rivka says that Gabriela named everyone except for Cesar, Jameson, Mike, Libby and Clarke. Libby is shocked.

Libby, Rivka, Mike and Cesar are talking. Jameson joins but he tells them that he has to talk with Jackson again. Rivka says it's fine. Jameson leaves. Libby asks Rivka to tell Mike what she knows. Rivka says that Gabriela went to her and told her that she really trust Rivka so the plan is Mike and everyone is on board. Mike asks who is everyone. Rivka says that Gabriela mentioned everyone except for our alliance and Clarke. Cesar is shocked and says that he talked to Clarke and he told him that he thinks Eve and Rod will be fine with Max going home.

Mike says that he has to admit to something. He has found the Hidden Immunity Idol on Ghost Island but he has lost his vote. So apparently, tonight it's going to be Libby's, Cesar's, Jameson's and Rivka's vote against other eight people. Cesar says he has to use it. Libby's worried they're going to split the votes. Jameson is back and tells them he's pretty sure Jackson is voting with them for Max. Mike tells Jameson everything and says that the plan has to be changed and Gabriela has to go home. Rivka says it's a bad idea, because she has got informations from Gabriela. Mike says that if Gabriela goes home tonight and not him then they can bring Clarke, Max and maybe even Keisha to their side next time. Everyone agrees.

At Tribal Council Gabriela talks a lot about Mike's being a huge threat in this game because of his social game. Mike says he's much older than in *Palau* so they should not consider him a huge threat when they're snakes in the grass. The conversation is about Molavu vs. Tavewa. Max says that a lot of people has changed their original tribes because of swaps but also because of betrayals as he was in toxic tribe with Keisha and Spencer. Then Rod says that he feels like Molavu is dying slowly, but they should do whatever it takes to survive. Jeff asks everyone is it obvious who is with who. Eve says that everyone knows that she's close with Rod like Libby is with Mike and Jameson is with Cesar, but every person has different game perspective so it's hard to tell what is going to happen. The voting begins. In the end, Mike uses his Hidden Immunity Idol but he couldn't vote because of penalty on Ghost Island. Mike has safed himself with 7 votes being against him and the rest, 5 votes were against Gabriela who became 7th person voted out and 1st Jury Member.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Over-Extended**
Each castaway must hold a boom pole over their head with a tiki statue at the end, while standing on a narrow perch. Every few minutes, the castaways will step forward to a narrower part of the perch. If they fall off the perch or their tiki drops, they are out of the challenge. The last person standing wins.
**Winner:** Keisha Gardner

## Tribal Council

 Gabriela (5 votes)