A Place In Heaven

This is the third episode of *Survivor: South China Sea*

## Challenges

**Reward Challenge:** *Blind Leading the Blind*
One tribe member will be the caller. The rest of the tribe will be blindfolded. Using only verbal commands, the caller will direct the blindfolded tribe members to collect a series of very large and very heavy puzzle pieces. Once they have all the puzzle pieces, they will take off the blindfolds and work together to solve the puzzle. The first two tribes to finish win reward.
**Reward:** Comfort items such as hammocks, lounge chairs and candles.
**Winners:** Bei Dao & Shidao

**Immunity Challenge:** *Holy Diver*
One at a time, the castaways must dive in to retrieve five buoys. Each buoy is located deeper than the one before it. Once all five buoys have been retrieved, the tribes have a choice between immediately starting the tossing part of the challenge or lassoing the target in first. Lassoing will reduce the distance between the platform and the target basket by 6 feet, making the tossing easier. The first two tribes to toss all five buoys into the basket win immunity.
**Winners:** Bei Dao & Shidao

## Story

### BEI DAO

The Bei Dao tribe returns to camp, without Gerri now, as they place their torches and all make their way to the shelter. We see Brie getting separated from the group as the other four talk about how essential it was to get rid of Kaik.
Lance has a confessional about being glad he decided to move on with the plan, since it was obvious Kaik was gunning for him. After they talk more about their decision, we hear Gabriel's confessional about being the swing vote and deciding to vote Kaik out for playing too hard from the beginning, as also comments on how he likes Lance, Hayumi and Sarah way more than he liked Kaik. The music gets sad and emotional as it cuts to Brie sitting near the sea, crying. We hear her first confessional as she says about being on the wrong side of the votes last night, as she really thought she was about to make a big move, but it failed. We have more shots of her alone in the beach and as well of people back at camp asking where she is. Then we hear her final confessional, talking about how yet, she is still in the game and she needs to keep going and she needs to move on, she needs allies, she needs to start playing, otherwise she will be the next one to go.

### SHIDAO

Gerri comes back to camp as she is welcomed by Chelsea and Vaughn, who are still awake. Gerri narrates how fun it was to get to know the Bei Dao dynamics and how beautiful it was Kaik's blindside. They ask her about how things went there and she explains a little part of it saying Kaik was voted out for being sneaky. Vaughn decides to go to sleep and Gerri takes the opportunity to tell Chelsea about the older people alliance Lance and Hayumi want to build over the Bei Dao camp. She confesses that she told Chelsea because she is the person she trusts the most in the game and she would like to bring her into the group, as she commented it with Lance and Hayumi and they liked the idea. She tells the writer her plans to the future as Chelsea listens in closely. After all, Chelsea says she likes the idea and confesses about how her and Gerri are already setting their place in a possible merge or swap, but still, she is worried if she can really trust the older people alliance or not, since she doesn't know Lance or Hayumi.

### Day 7

It's time for a new challenge this time competing for reward. Shidao must sit out one member and they decide to sit out Logan. Then, for Shidao Gerri is selected as the caller, for Bei Dao we have Hayumi as the caller, finally, for Zhong Dao, Shannell is selected the caller while. Overall, Shannell is great caller, but Mitchell and Rosa fail at listening the orders, getting Zhong Dao behind. Hayumi makes a consistent job as Bei Dao takes the lead mainly from Lance's participation, while Brie seems a little lost. Gerri has some trouble yelling orders, but Shidao manages to mantain second place with Vaughn and Chelsea giving it their all. Bei Dao starts the puzzle first as Hayumi takes the lead, making sure each piece goes on the right plac.e Shidao then starts at the puzzle and Darrah and Vaughn start with confronting idea, Chelsea has to calm them down and assume the lead so they can move on. After a long time, Zhong Dao starts the puzzle as it seems like a mess, everyone wants to take the lead, leaving them even more behind. In the end, Bei Dao finishes first and Shidao recovers from the bad start at the puzzle, leaving them with second place. Zhong Dao takes nothing.

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### BEI DAO

The Bei Dao tribe returns to camp carrying all the comfort they just won. Lance has a confessional saying he is happy to see his tribe happy and winning and that they might have lost the fishing gear, but now they are back on track. Then it transitions to the main camp as Sarah and Gabriel say they are going to enjoy the sea, and surprisingly, Brie says she will join them. We have a confessional from the singer saying she needs to change her fate and she might know exactly how to do so. The three of them are all enjoying the sea, relaxing as they ask more about Brie. The woman answers sincerely as they surprised to hear her life story. Gabriel has a confessional saying brie has been distant, but now he feels like he got to know her better and understand her story. But then Brie changes the topic. She starts by telling Sarah and Gabriel she is worried about Hayumi and Lance and how they seem to be wanting to form an alliance between the older as she has heard it around camp when Gerri came to visit. Brie has another confessional saying people tend to think she is invisible, so she ends up hearing a lot of stuff she wasn't supposed to and that piece of information is essential to turn the game for her. She keeps explaining her feeling as the two younger ones agree with her. In the end they promise to make a deal, to keep an eye on Lance and Hayumi. Brie has one more confessional where she feels she is making progress. Gabriel has also another confessional where he ponders whether he can trust Brie or not, since he just got to know her. Yet, he acknowledges what she told was very important and got him thinking. Back at camp, Hayumi and Lance watch from distance the trio and Hayumi is shown worried about what they are talking about. Hayumi has a confessional saying that she and Lance might be in trouble if Brie is planting seeds on their heads. Lance agrees with Hayumi and says he is also worried as he proposes making a Final 4 deal with Sarah and Gabriel to settle things down. He has a confessional explaining the deal as he says it's important the four of them keep together, at least for now. The scene switches to the four of them together in the woods as Lance proposes the deal while sneaky music plays in the background. Gabriel and Sarah agree as they all shake hands and promise to look out for each other. Lance hopes he can trust Gabriel and Sarah, as his fate lays in their hands for now. We see the four of them coming back and Gabriel has a final confessional explaining how he feels he is once again in the middle of a thug war, but that he likes being there, it's better than being at the bottom.

### ZHONG DAO

The Zhong Dao tribe returns to camp in a sad and angry mood. Shannell has a confessional about how it sucks to give her all but still lose because other people couldn't do the same. She is frustrated because she wanted the comfort. The tribe is in silence around the fire as we see Mitchell trying to lighten the mood by asking people some questions. He has a confessional that he explains how it sucks to be responsible for a loss, but he is trying to make things better. Bryan loses his calm and tells Mitchell to shut up, Shannell is shocked and stands up for Mitchell saying that was rude on Bryan's part. Bryan apologizes to Mitchell, but comes back guns blazing at Shannell saying she don't have to stuck her nose where she isn't called. This leads to an argument between the two of them as Tyler has to interfere and take Bryan away. Shannell confesses about how Bryan is so full of himself and thinks he is the leader of the tribe, but she is tired of him and is seriously thinking on voting him out instead of Mitchell or Rosa. Tyler has a private conversation with Bryan telling him to calm down because they need Shannell. Tyler has a confessional explaining that if they want to win challenge they need to get rid of Rosa and Mitchell, and for that, they need Shannell with them. Bryan says he will try, but confesses he can't stand Shannell and her demanding behavior, saying she is bossy and too loud, working with her will be like hell for him. As they come back to camp, Tyler has a final confessional saying they need Bryan and Shannell to wave the white flag, because the three of them are the strongest in the tribe and so they need to stick together.

### SHIDAO

The scene then transitions to the Shidao camp. The main focus goes to the main camp where Tylon says he is going to get water from the well and Gerri follows him. Gerri confesses that the older people alliance could really be a good idea, so she will talk about it with Tylon. As they get to the water well, Gerri says to Tylon there has been something she wanted to tell Tylon since the night before. Tylon is curious as Gerri details the plan she heard from Hayumi and Lance about the older people getting together. Tylon pretends he is agreeing to it as we hear another confessional from Gerri saying she isn't sure about Tylon and his intentions, but that it's important that she talks about it with him, because it's a way to form bonds. As thye go back to camp, the music gets weird and then we start hearing Tylon's confessional saying Gerri is stupid for doing what she just did. He doesn't even know people from the other tribe and that he is loyal to Shidao, he doesn't care about the other and this leaves him thinking Gerri is a dangerous player. The weird music continues as we see Gerri standing up and leaving the camp area, meaning the other five members are alone now. Tylon starts telling the other four what he just heard from Gerri and the older people alliance and how dangerous she is. Tylon says he shared it with the tribe because he is loyal to them and believes that this shouldn't be hidden from them. The tribe listens closely and Darrah and Vaughn are seen shocked. Vaughn has a confessional saying that he believes what Tylon was saying and in that case, Gerri is playing a way sneakier game than he thought. The five of them make a deal agreeing Gerri has to be the first to go, leaded by Vaughn, who explains the deal on his confessional and talks about how he is in a good position within the tribe. After all that talk the camera starts focusing on Chelsea, who has a final confessional saying Gerri could be screwed and that now the old lady is in danger, and that is not good for her game, because Gerri is the person she trusts the most in the game and Chelsea needs her to stay.

### ZHONG DAO

It's day 8 and Bryan and Mitchell are heading to collect tree-mail together. Mitchell has a confessional saying he is worried about the future of the tribe, so he needs to make sure everything is set on stone for him and Rosa. He asks Bryan if their next target are still Shannell and Bryan starts giving short answers about it, seeming not to care that much. We hear Bryan's confessional about being willing to vote out Shannell, but at this pint they need to get rid of the weaker people and that means Mitchell and Rosa, so, no deal for them! After they get treemail, Mitchell has another confessional saying he has a bad feeling Bryan and Tyler are not with him and Rosa anymore, and this worried him, because now they need to win immunity.

It's time for their third immunity challenge, right in the ocean. The Shidao tribe decides to sit out Gerri and so the challenge starts. Rosa is the first one to dive for the Zhong Dao tribe, Tylon starts for Shidao and Brie goes for Bei Dao. Tylon gets his buoy quickly and gets the lead, while Brie and Rosa struggle a bit. In the end, Brie doesn't get her buoy and moves on without it, while Rosa manages to get it, but slowly swims to the platform. Tylon gets there first and Darrah jumps in the water for Shidao. After some time, Brie also gets on the platform and Hayumi is the next to go. Darrah and Hayumi get their buoys and start swimming back when Rosa finally arrives at the platform and Mitchell jumps in. Darrah gets to the platform first and so Logan goes to expand the Shidao's lead. Mitchell fails to get the buoy so he swims to the platform without it. Hayumi arrives at the platform and we see Sarah jumping in the water. Logan releases the buoy and after a minute so does Sarah, and this is when Mitchell arrives at the platform, meaning Tyler jumps in the water for Zhong Dao. Logan arrives for Shidao and Chelsea is the next to go. Sarah also arrives and Gabriel goes for Bei Dao. Gabriel and Tyler are not that fast on the water, but they make steady work, while Chelsea expands Shidao's lead. Tyler arrives at the platform and Shannell jumps in the water, trying to keep Zhong Dao in the race. Chelsea also arrives at the platform, meaning Vaughn can go grab the last buoy for Shidao. Shannell manages to pick the peace and after some time Gabriel gets on the platform and Lance jumps in the water for Bei Dao. Shannell closes the gap and then Bryan jumps in to get Zhong's Dao buoy. Vaughn arrives at the paltform with Shidao's last buoy and then he starts trying to lasso the basket. Lance gets with the fourth buoy for Bei Dao and then Sarah goes back in the water to get that final buoy Brie left behind. Bryan gets the fourth buoy and immediately goes back to get the fifth one Mitchell left behind. Sarah and Bryan arrive together at the platform, right when Vaughn lassos the basket and pulls it closer. Shannell and Gabriel try to lasso the basket as well for their tribe, while Vaughn and Chelsea go back and forth trying to connect. Gabriel makes quick work with the lasso, while Shannell fails with it, losing time. Lance keeps scores for Bei Dao and Vaughn and Chelsea also make quick work, scoring three balls. When Shannell finally brings the basket closer, Bryan starts shooting. Unfortunately it's too late, as Bei Dao finishes with the five balls and after some time, Vaughn also scores the fifth ball for Shidao, sending Zhong Dao to tribal again.

After the results, Jeff once again reveals the bottle twist for the round. This time the winning tribe will get to save one member from the losing tribe, meaning they won't go to Tribal Council. Bei Dao discusses which member to save and then they decide to save Mitchell, who is surprised by the outcome. Mitchell joins the Bei Dao tribe where he is well welcomed. The tribes depart and we hear a final confessional from Lance explaining they chose Mitchell because he seemed like the next target on the tribe and the weakest link. Also, Mitchell is part of the older people, which gives him the opportunity to talk with Mitchell about the alliance.

### BEI DAO

Arriving at Bei Dao, Mitchell is welcomed to camp and the man says thanks for the tribe saving him. We hear his confessional saying he got a place in heaven and he is glad he doesn't has to worry about Tribal. They ask if he was in danger and Mitchell ends up telling he would, probably. Lance proposes to show the camp around to Mitchell, who accepts. Lance explains that he needs to get alone with Mitchell to get him in at the older people alliance. After they are alone, Lance brings up the plan and tells how Hayumi and Gerri are in, and probably also Tylon at this point. Mitchell likes the idea and gets excited for it. Mitchell confesses that this alliance could be great for him and Rosa, now all he hopes is that Rosa survives Tribal Council. Back at camp, Gabriel notices what Lance wanted with Mitchell and whispers it to Sarah. Gabriel confesses Lance is acting weird and he does seem to want to build and older people army, and this leaves him worried. Hayumi also observer the two young people whispering to each other and has a final confessional talking about how Lance is putting a target on his back and on hers as well about playing this hard. She is worried about her future in the game and says that she will get rid of Lance if needed, as she believes he is dragging them down.

### ZHONG DAO

The four members left from Zhong Dao arrive at camp, defeated. Rosa has a confessional saying she is happy Mitchell is safe, but she is worried about herself being the next target on the list. The four of them are at the main camp talking about chores as Shannell has a confessional saying she lost a number to blindside Bryan and that isn't good. The scene then changes to Rosa and Shannell sitting on the beach and Rosa asks what at her odds on surviving. Shannell is lost and says she doesn't have any idea. Rosa tries to convince the designer to blindside Bryan with Tyler's vote, since Bryan is such a negative energy for camp. Rosa confesses it's her last chance and she will try anything to survive. Shannell says she will try as in her confessional she isn't sure about what to do, but that she will at least see where Tyler's head is at. It cuts to a scene where Tyler and Shannell are talking and Shannell asks if he would be willing to blindside Bryan for being a negative energy at camp, but Tyler quickly cuts her and says it's a bad idea, confessing that Bryan is his closest ally and a big force for the team, he is his last option right now. Shannell is angry at herself for being in this position because she doesn't want to work with Bryan at all and it's even considering tying the vote. Bryan joins the duo as they agree on voting out Rosa for the night. Bryan tells Shannell she will be stupid if she does otherwise, because a tie will only put her and Tyler in danger of going home and confesses Shannell isn't thinking with her head. Shannell is angry at the way Bryan talks to her and decides to leave the conversation, confessing that she is thinking about tying the vote and making Tyler switch his vote because he will be more afraid to go to rocks. Tyler has a final confessional as they are getting ready to go to Tribal as he says Shannell and Bryan need to kiss and make up, because they need them together, he can't afford a tie or one of them going home, they need to think about the game! At Tribal, Bryan and Shannel's relationship is discussed and Rosa makes her plea, but in the end, Shannell votes with the boys and Rosa is sent home in a 3-1 vote, as the designer thought it would be the safest road for her.