Finale

**Finale** is the fourteenth and final episode of *Survivor: Pacitan*. This episode was written by Blaine.

## Previously on Survivor

The episode begins with a dramatic shot of the season’s logo as it slowly becomes consumed in fire. It then changes to erratic shots of nature, settling on a beach as Jeff Probst walks onto the scene.

**Probst:** Thirty-five days ago, twenty strangers set foot on these Indonesian beaches, ready to partake in the world’s greatest social experiment. What no one expected was the degree at which each of them would be pushed as they competed in one of the most intense games ever imagined. Multiple tribe swaps turned the game on its head at every moment. Brutal weather broke down even the hardiest players. And a slew of Hidden Immunity Idols made nearly every Tribal Council a sight to behold.

Several key scenes from the season are interspersed between Jeff’s opening monologue.

**Probst:** One by one, fifteen of these strangers succumbed to the pressures of the game, deemed unworthy by the societies they helped create.

A quick montage is shown of every contestant getting their torches snuffed by Jeff, from Ruby to Esme, with the final shot lingering on Esme’s extinguished torch.

**Probst:** We are now down to five individuals who’ve managed to keep their dream of becoming Sole Survivor alive. A combination of aggressive strategic plays, unbroken determination, and even a little bit of luck have allowed each of them to reach the final stages of the game. These five hopefuls are:

Scenes of Jo throughout the season are shown, ending with a close-up of him looking stoic at the camera.

**Probst:** Jo Wilcox, a financial advisor from Wichita. A large portion of his game was defined by his turbulent relationship with fellow Kerja Tim member, Camari. The friends-turned-enemies-turned-rivals dictated important votes in the premerge but their differing playstyles and lack of trust tore them apart. Thankfully Jo was able to put his social skills to the test and bounced back, forming key majority alliances that propelled him to the top of the social ladder. Now entering the final five with a new ride-or-die, will Jo be able to navigate himself to the end?

The scene shifts to shots of Ebony with the final one showcasing her smiling at the camera.

**Probst:** Ebony King, a public speaker and former model from Atlanta. To say that she had a tumultuous start to the season is an understatement. From day one her past had come back to haunt her in the form of Ruby, who used her quitting America’s Next Top Model nearly a decade ago as a reason to send her home first. Luckily, Ebony prevailed and reached the individual portion of the game where she would find herself amongst an alliance of women. But choosing to play on her own terms, she separated herself from what would end up being a sinking ship and has been thriving ever since. Can she keep up the momentum and find herself the winner of a different reality show?

After Ebony’s confessional are clips of Brady with the final one showing him giving an awkward looking smile.

**Probst:** Brady Potter, a student and Make-a-Wish worker from Las Vegas. Our youngest finalist, Brady’s journey to the finale has been anything from smooth. A volatile relationship with Jordan severely hindered the middle stages of his game. It wasn’t until later on where he finally found his voice. Standing up to those who belittled him and then deciding to take charge, Brady has made a name for himself and has shown others that he should be one to watch out for. Will his newfound confidence endear him to the Jury if he sits in those final few seats or will it set him up for a premature fall?

Tawanda is up next. Her clip shows her looking serious but then smiling at the last second.

Probst: Tawanda Fox, an apple farmer from Wellpinit. While this blue-collar mother has usually found herself tied at the hip with other players, she’s proven to not be afraid to venture out by herself as a free agent. Her tough exterior has allowed her to shake off whatever blows have come her way. While others have begun seeing her as a jury threat, Tawanda enters the finale as the sole holder of a hidden immunity idol. Will this be enough to ward off any attempts to take her out or will she fall just short of the million dollars?

The final scene consists of shots of Damian as he looks at the camera with his arms folded.

**Probst:** And then finally we have Damian Christen, a general contractor from Columbia. This all-American dad never found himself with a shortage of allies. His loyal nature and general likability allowed him to skate by several stages of the game despite his nearly constant threat level. His game eventually came to a head as his overbearing presence unintentionally pushed his closest ally Brady away. While the two have been able to temporarily quash whatever pulled them apart, will this be enough to allow Damian to sneak into the finals?

Once Damian’s confessional ends, the following clips showcase all five of the finalists.

**Probst:** For thirty-five days, absolutely nothing has been predictable and tonight, it’s still anybody’s game. Which of these five will outwit, outplay, and outlast the others to claim the million dollar prize and the title of Sole Survivor? The Survivor: Pacitan season finale is about to begin.

The scene fades away from Jeff as the music from the intro sequence begins to play.

## Night Thirty-Five

As the intro sequence ends, scenes of the Ikuti tribe camp fade into view. In the pitch black of night, the remaining five castaways return from Tribal Council, each placing their now extinguished torches against a tree. It’s quiet for what seems like an eternity until Ebony breaks the silence.

**Ebony:** Feels really weird now that Esme’s gone. She always had something to say when we got back. Never afraid to speak her mind.

**Jo (speaks up):** Yeah. I honestly thought she’d never go. When we thought her time was up, she’d find a way to sneak through.

**Ebony:** Like a cat with nine lives.

**Jo:** Exactly.

**Ebony:** Although she was close to sneaking through again.

Immediately after Ebony’s comment the camera focuses on Brady and Damian who are both sitting in the shelter albeit with a noticeable gap between them. While the darkness obscures Brady from the others, flickers from the campfire illuminate his face enough to show that he is visibly upset in regards to the outcome of Tribal Council.

As Ebony and Jo continue talking about Esme, the scene transitions over to the shelter. Damian has scooted himself a bit closer to Brady.

**Damian (whispering):** Hey, you doing ok?

**Brady:** Yeah. Why wouldn’t I be?

**Damian:** Well, you haven’t really said anything since Tribal. I just wanted to explain myself for changing my vote on the revote.

**Brady (disinterested):** I don’t really feel like talking about it right now. I think I’m just gonna call it a night. Let’s talk tomorrow, ok?

**Damian:** I’d rather we do it right now. My wife will tell you that going to bed upset never solves anything.

**Brady:** I’m not upset, honest. I’m just really tired. I promise we can talk tomorrow though.

**Damian (disappointed):** Oh, alright then.

Brady moves deeper into the shelter, leaving Damian alone in the periphery.

Ebony, Jo, and Damian all decide to call it a night as well and move into the shelter, leaving Tawanda alone as she tends to the fire. Barely speaking a word since arriving from Tribal Council, she focuses on the crackling of the burning wood.

The scene fades away from Tawanda’s confessional to the clear night sky. It then transitions to day time with the chyron indicating the start of a new day.

## Day Thirty-Six

### Pre-Immunity Challenge

Brady becomes the first of the final five to awaken. With everyone else fast asleep, he carefully crawls out of the shelter and goes to fetch his bag. He takes a quick peek inside then sticks his hand in, rummaging through his belongings while keeping an eye out for any other early risers. Eventually, Brady feels something that wasn’t there before.

**Brady (whispering):** Bingo.

Brady pulls out a letter from his bag and stuffs it into his pocket. Knowing what it is and where it came from, he darts off to the beach to read it by himself.

Once alone, Brady takes out the letter and reads it to himself.

*“Hello Darling, I wish I could be writing this under better circumstances but we both know what happened with Tribal. I honestly wasn’t sure who to address this to as there’s several people left on that beach who deserve a piece of my wrath. But now that my game’s over, I’m not going to waste my breath on them. You, sweetie, are different. I appreciate the time I got to spend with you. You consoled me in what I would describe as my lowest moment in this game and I don’t think I could have kept going without your help. So thank you.*

*Sadly, I don’t have much to give you in terms of information. But I do have some advice if you’re willing to listen. Be fearless. Don’t be afraid to throw everything including the kitchen sink to make sure you’re sitting in those seats at the end. Take it from yours truly, there’s nothing worse than getting your torch snuffed feeling like you still had more to give. So do whatever you have to do to get there. And if you could knock Damian out along the way, I’d greatly appreciate it.*

*Take care, Esme”*

A smile forms on Brady’s face as he finishes reading the letter. He folds it up, putting it away as he starts to make his way back to camp.

A bit later that morning, the rest of the Ikuti tribe is now wide awake and going about their daily routines. Ebony begins gathering everyone’s canteens. Jo notices and offers to pitch in and the two start heading out to the well. Along the way, they bump into Tawanda who’s walking back to camp with an armful of twigs.

**Ebony:** Hey Tawanda. Jo and I are going to the well. Wanna tag along?

**Tawanda:** Of course!

The trio begin walking together until Jo decides that they’ve walked far away enough from camp. He then turns around and faces the other two.

**Jo:** How’s everyone feeling after yesterday?

**Ebony:** Good. Happy with the result but wasn’t expecting it to be such a nail-biter. Tawanda, I could see you shaking as the votes were being read. You ok?

**Tawanda:** Was just caught off guard, that’s all. I saw that second vote for me and I thought it was over. I’m just glad the two of you had my back.

**Jo:** Always. We weren’t going to just leave you high and dry.

**Ebony:** Yeah, especially if that meant keeping Esme in the game.

Jo and Ebony laugh in unison as Tawanda gives a grateful smile.

**Jo:** Honestly, if this ends up being the final three I’d be over the moon. And I think we can make it possible. What do you all think?

**Tawanda:** If you hadn’t said anything, I’d have suggested the same thing. I’m in.

**Ebony:** You can count me in as well!

**Jo:** Great!

The three of them then engage in an awkward three-person handshake to solidify their deal. After a minute or so of trying to figure out how to do it, they just decide to do a group hug instead.

**Jo:** Brady and Damian really shot themselves in the foot trying to make a move happen.

**Tawanda (gleefully):** And I can’t wait to have it come back and bite them.

**Ebony (giggling):** Now the question is which one of them will face Tawanda’s fury first.

**Tawanda:** Either is fine with me. As long as they go out fifth and fourth.

**Jo:** I think we should decide once the immunity challenge is over.

**Ebony:** Yeah, that makes sense. We’ll definitely regroup later. But let’s finish refilling these and head back before those two get suspicious.

The threesome then decide to split off as Tawanda brings her bundle of sticks back to camp while Jo and Ebony continue on their way to the well.

Jo and Ebony eventually return to camp with refilled water canteens only to find chatter amongst the other three about a boat approaching from the horizon. The boat gets closer and closer until it finally reaches the shore of the Ikuti beach. The driver jumps off and hands a note over to Damian.

**Ebony (nervously):** Haven’t we had enough surprises already?

**Tawanda:** I’d be surprised if there wasn’t another twist, honestly.

**Jo:** What’s it say, Damian?

Everyone huddles up to Damian’s side as he unfurls the rolled up note and reads it out loud.

*"Grab your personal belongings along with anything you do not wish to part with and get on this boat. The final stretch of this game will take place at a new beach."*

**Brady (confused):** Wait, we have to move beaches?

**Damian:** Yeah, we should take the pots and pans. The machete too. Take whatever we can since it looks like we’re not coming back.

**Tawanda (looking around):** Oh dear..

Everyone frantically runs around camp, gathering whatever supplies they can and tossing it into the boat. Ebony grabs everyone’s bags while Brady hauls all the cookware over to the boat. Jo and Damian tear the shelter apart as they try to bring the tarp along. Among the chaos, Tawanda stealthily sneaks away from camp, trying to not be noticed by anyone.

Tawanda returns to camp a short while later. Luckily for her, her disappearance was left unnoticed by everyone else. Once everything is packed onto the boat, all five castaways jump aboard and are taken away, leaving what some of them considered home for the past thirty-six days behind. An aerial shot of the boat slowly pans over to the dismembered remains of the Ikuti tribe shelter.

The scene then shifts onto a completely new, undisturbed beach. The boat rides along the water and pulls up into view as the final five take their first glance at their new camp from a distance.

**Damian (excitedly):** There’s something there!

Damian points to what appears to be a sign-post in the middle of a clearing along the beach.

**Ebony:** What is that?

The boat finally pulls up to the shore and everyone jumps off, helping each other unload all the supplies they brought with them. Walking side by side, they arrive at the clearing and gather around the sign-post. Attached is a wooden plaque inscribed with a note and below it is a basket containing several envelopes, each marked with a different person’s name.

*"Congratulations on achieving what fifteen others couldn’t. Your games still flourish and breathe with signs of life. This season, your fallen tribemates got the opportunity to draw one last gasp of air before their games truly ended. These came in the form of letters which they could write to anyone still left in the game. Whether they chose to write to you for personal or strategic reasons, your impact on them left a lasting impression, even from beyond the grave.*

*As you enter the final stretch of the game, these letters will prove to have value far beyond the words that were written on them. On this island lies an advantage. Use these letters to help determine its whereabouts. Good luck."*

**Brady:** So there’s something hidden on this island.

**Ebony (annoyed):** You have to be kidding..

**Jo:** Well I guess we know what we’ll be doing all of today. Shelter building will have to wait.

Everyone exhibits different reactions after reading the plaque on the sign-post. Ebony appears irritated, Jo looks concerned, Tawanda seems unfazed, Brady is curious, while Damian looks rather jumpy. One by one they reach for the envelopes with their respective names from the basket. They look at each other, all knowing of the looming scramble that’s about to occur but not wanting to be brazen enough to be the first one to separate from the rest. Enough time passes before someone says something.

**Damian:** I guess I’ll go off. Good luck to you all.

**Jo:** Good luck to you as well.

Damian runs off on his own, leaving everyone behind. He eventually finds himself completely alone and decides to open up his envelope. He finds one.. two.. three.. four.. five letters all stuffed inside.

**Damian:** Did I really get that many?

Damian flips through all the letters, examining each one word for word, trying to determine what clues they could hold that will lead him to the advantage. He spends several minutes reading through everything over and over but nothing jumps out at him.

Damian decides to lay all the letters in front of him to see if he can possibly look at the “bigger picture” so to speak. He stares at them, deep in thought as he keeps his arms crossed.

Meanwhile, the others are still gathered by the sign-post, having just seen Damian dash off.

**Ebony:** Well I guess we should split.

**Tawanda:** Good luck to the rest of you.

**Brady (timidly):** Actually..

Before Ebony, Tawanda, and Jo have a chance to break away, they are interrupted by Brady who sheepishly attempts to get their attention.

**Jo:** Something the matter?

**Brady:** I was kind of thinking.. what if we tried to pool our letters together?

The three are surprised at Brady’s suggestion.

**Brady:** I’m sure between the four of us we could solve the whereabouts of the advantage. And whichever of us finds it first gets to keep it.

**Ebony (suspicious):** That would mean it would be us four competing against just Damian for the advantage.

**Tawanda:** Yeah, sweetie. Would you be ok with that?

**Jo:** We know how tight the two of you have been this entire game.

**Brady:** We have been. I’ve been thinking about it a lot actually. Damian’s a big threat already. He’s affable, athletic. Letting him get his hands on an advantage will just make him unstoppable.

Ebony raises an eyebrow while both Jo and Tawanda are rather taken aback.

**Brady:** If you guys feel the same way, then I feel like we have the chance to make this work. We work together to find the advantage in order to keep it away from Damian.

The other three finish listening to Brady’s pleas and look at each other. Tawanda’s the first to move as she opens her envelope, pulling out a single letter.

**Tawanda:** Sadly, I’ve only received one this entire game from Jalen. But I’m in.

**Ebony:** I only got one as well, from Ruby of all people.

**Jo (jokingly):** The two of you need to step your games up!

Jo playfully pulls out two letters from his envelope, having received them from Ernest and Camari. Brady is gleeful at the others joining in on his plan as he also reveals that he’s received two letters, from Jordan and Esme.

**Jo:** I was wondering who Esme decided to write to. Good on you Brady. Part of me thought she wrote to Damian telling him to f\*ck off.

Immediately after, Ebony catches sight of the contents of Jordan’s letter and bursts out laughing. Jo and Tawanda soon follow after.

**Ebony (wheezing):** At least someone decided to use their letter that way.

**Brady:** Yeah, I guess I ended up on both ends of the spectrum with mine. But with six letters between us I’m positive we’ll be able to solve the clue and find the advantage.

After the group calms down, the newly united foursome lays their letters in front of them, trying to use their shared brainpower to deduce the hidden clues of these Last Gasp letters.

The scene returns to the group at the beach who are still going over their letters. Like Damian before them, they also appear stumped in regards to how these letters are supposed to help them find the advantage.

**Ebony:** I’m not getting anything from these.

**Jo:** Me either. Like how is this supposed to give you a clue?

Jo holds up Jordan’s letter to Brady.

*“Dear Patches…*

*Fuck you.”*

**Jo:** It’s only four words, what are you supposed to get out of this?

Ebony and Tawanda both shrug while Brady takes the letter from Jo. He studies it for a moment and turns it over to look at its backside. There are small, dark splotches scattered throughout the surface. Probably a design choice to make it look worn and tattered. It’s not until Brady notices several faint wavy lines on the back of the letter that he gets an idea.

**Brady (excitedly):** I think I got it!

Brady yells out as he reaches for another letter and examines the back of that one as well. He sees the same faint lines as before. Brady then grabs a third letter to check if his theory is proven correct. Everyone else gathers in front of him as they all appear eager to hear what he managed to discover.

**Jo:** Well.. spill it!

**Brady:** The back of each of these letters have these little lines on them. See?

Brady turns the letter he’s holding around and shows Jo, Ebony, and Tawanda what he’s referring to. He points to a singular line that appears to encircle the outer edge of the piece of paper. Some of them have to squint to see what Brady’s talking about as these lines appear very faint, almost blending into the paper.

**Brady:** This is an outline of the island we’re on.

He then points to a group of concentric circles located towards the center of the paper.

**Brady:** These lines are contour lines of a topographical map of this island. The closer they are to each other, the more steep the terrain is. The further they are, the less steep it is. So these circles that are all bunched up together in the middle here, I’m gonna say that it's that tall hill over there.

Brady looks in the direction further inwards on the island where there is indeed a hill that peeks out through the treeline off in the distance.

Once Brady’s confessional ends, the scene shifts back to Jo and Ebony taking a closer look at what they now know is a map of the island.

**Jo:** Dude, that’s crazy! I never would have gotten that in a million years!

**Ebony:** Me either. Stuff like this goes straight over my head.

Tawanda looks at the letter she’s holding and inspects it for herself. She kicks herself for not noticing it earlier, being a farmer after all who uses maps regularly. Suddenly, she makes an observation.

**Tawanda:** If this is a map of the island, then these dark spots scattered here and there.. They’re supposed to be places the advantage shouldn’t be? Because they’re different on each letter.

**Brady:** That was my exact thought!

**Ebony:** Oh wow!

**Jo:** Wait, wait. So if I’m getting this all straight, cross referencing all the dark spots on each letter's map will help us narrow down where this advantage should be hidden by telling us where it’s not.

**Brady:** Yup!

**Ebony:** Then let’s get to it. Good job Brady!

**Jo:** Yeah, you did very well!

Jo pats Brady on the back as everyone begins consolidating all the different spots to their own personal maps of the island. The end result is a splotchy mess as not all the terrain on the island is blacked out. Around sixty percent of the island remains as the possible hiding spot of this elusive advantage, but that gives everyone enough hope that it might soon end up in their possession.

**Jo:** If we split up, we could double our chances of finding it. Maybe two groups of two. Just so that we keep each other honest. How does that sound?

No one objects to Jo’s suggestion. Ebony and Tawanda decide to pair up while Jo and Brady go out together. Their search for the advantage begins.

The camera follows the pair of Jo and Brady as they venture onto a section of this new island together. They search through every possible hiding spot they stumble across but come up short thus far.

**Jo:** I still can’t believe you managed to figure it all out. That stuff takes some next-level thinking.

**Brady (blushing):** I’m sure any of you could have figured it out on your own given enough time.

**Jo:** Don’t be so humble, dude. Take the compliment. You earned it!

**Brady:** Haha, I will. Thanks!

The two keep walking along, continuing with their search as they do so.

**Brady:** I just wanted to thank you for all the support you’ve given me. I know I really haven’t reciprocated it lately.

**Jo:** No worries man. I know it’s a game for a million bucks, but at the end of the day we’re all still people. We just gotta remember to keep treating each other like that.

**Brady:** You’re right. I really appreciate that outlook. Uhm, but I did also want to say sorry for what happened at that last vote. Looking back, I know I kind of put you in a rough spot at the time.

**Jo:** Honestly with me, it’s all water under the bridge.

**Brady:** I’m so happy you feel that way.

**Jo:** Do you remember how close we were around the merge? You had just voted for me the Tribal Victor went out but somehow we were able to bounce back from that. You, me, and even Damian were kind of like a little trio back then.

Brady lowers his head a bit at the mention of Damian which Jo picks up on.

**Jo:** I can feel that things are a bit tumultuous with Damian right now but why can’t we pick up where we left off? Just the two of us.

**Brady:** Are you suggesting we work together?

**Jo:** Better now than never, right?

**Brady (smiling):** Right!

The two engage in a quick bro-hug, in a way cementing their newly formed agreement, and continue searching for the advantage.

The scene changes to that of Ebony and Tawanda. They walk side by side with Tawanda examining the map, making sure they’ve arrived at the right area.

**Tawanda:** I think this should be it here.

**Ebony (giggling):** I’m glad I have you with me. I wouldn’t be able to read that thing even if my life depended on it.

**Tawanda:** No worries, that’s why you have me. Nothing a little bit of girl power can’t handle.

**Ebony:** Haha yeah! Honestly though, who would have thought that we would be the last two women left.

**Tawanda:** Between me and you, I pegged myself as getting the boot early on before the game started.

**Ebony (shocked):** How come?

**Tawanda:** You’ve seen the show before right? You know how it typically goes. The older women get targeted as challenge liabilities or for not being able to fit in with the younger crowd. And then when they manage to overcome that hurdle then they’re just dragged to the end and are dismissed for being too emotional or some other excuse.

**Ebony:** That hasn’t been you at all though. You’re one of the toughest people here!

**Tawanda:** Yeah, but it doesn’t feel that way sometimes. When Damian or Jo or any of the other parents here talk about their kids for example, I want to join in too, or at least join in more than I usually do but I know I can’t because then I just become some weepy mess. And I don’t want people to see me that way.

Ebony proceeds to approach Tawanda and gives her a comforting hug which Tawanda just sinks right into.

**Ebony:** I hope you know that you never have to put on a facade when you’re with me. We can cry it out together and I won’t tell a soul.

**Tawanda:** Thanks hun. That really does mean a lot.

**Ebony:** Whether it’s game or personal, I’m always here for some girl talk.

**Tawanda:** I’ll remember that.

As soon as Ebony and Tawanda let go from their embrace, they hear the sound of rustling foliage. Turning in that direction, they see a glimpse of someone running further into the jungle.

**Ebony:** What was that?

**Tawanda (unsure):** I.. think that was Damian?

**Ebony:** Where could he be going in such a hurry?

**Tawanda:** You think he managed to figure out the map on the back of the letters?

**Ebony:** Maybe.. One of us should try to tail him just to make sure. The other can keep looking for the advantage.

**Tawanda:** Good idea. Do you want to follow him?

**Ebony:** Yeah, I’m pretty hopeless with that map so you keep searching. If you find it make sure you tell me first!

Tawanda smiles at Ebony as she runs off to go catch up to Damian. It’s not an easy task however as Ebony finds it difficult to keep Damian’s pace. For moments at a time he goes on full out sprints, jumping over fallen trees and taking sharp turns which almost causes Ebony to lose him. At one point she’s forced to climb a small ledge and nearly gives up in her pursuit of the man.

A winded Ebony eventually spots Damian digging around the base of a thick-looking tree. She fully catches him by surprise, startling the man as soon as he notices her walking up to him, causing him to take a small tumble.

**Damian:** Jesus Christ Ebony! How long have you been here?

**Ebony:** Oops, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you like that. I saw you running off and just wanted to check in on you.

**Damian (annoyed):** So you followed me all the way out here?

**Ebony:** Well you didn’t make it easy, I’ll tell you that. But yeah.

**Damian:** Oh, well I’m good. Just.. uhm.. looking around as you can probably already tell.

**Ebony:** So I take it no such luck in terms of finding the advantage?

**Damian:** Sadly not. I thought moving closer to the center of the island would give me better luck. I’ve just been checking every hole and crevice I’ve come across.

Ebony surmises that Damian still has not figured out the secret to the letters. If he has, he wouldn’t be running around aimlessly. An idea then pops into her head.

**Ebony:** Have you collaborated with anyone in regards to the letters we got in our envelopes?

**Damian:** Not really.

**Ebony:** Not even with Brady?

**Damian:** No.. why? Did he say something?

**Ebony:** Well..

Ebony acts coy, arousing Damian’s suspicions.

**Damian:** Well what?

**Ebony:** So after you ran off, Brady pulled all of us together and pitched the idea of us four, me, him, Jo, and Tawanda, sharing our letters so that we could figure out where the advantage is.

**Damian (shocked):** Wh- why would he do that?

**Ebony:** In his words, to keep the advantage from falling into your hands.

Damian is stunned at Ebony’s revelation, his mind going a million miles a minute trying to understand why Brady would try to cut him out like that. As far as he’s concerned, they’re still locked into their final two so it wouldn’t make sense for Brady to go against him like that. Eventually Damian’s thought process fixates on only one possible explanation.

**Damian:** How do I know you’re even telling the truth? Because I honestly feel like you’re lying to me, trying to pin us against each other. Brady would never do that.

Ebony is slightly caught off guard by his accusations as she did not expect him to express any doubts at what she just revealed to him.

**Ebony:** Okay, how about this. Go talk to Brady and ask him to share his info with you. I’ll tell you right now that he’s the one who figured out that there’s a hidden map behind these letters. If he tells you exactly that and even volunteers all the clues he got from the letters we shared with him, then that’s how you know he’s on your side. If he doesn’t.. well at least you know where he stands.

**Damian:** A hidden map?

Unable to say anything else, Damian pulls out one of his letters where he finally notices the barely distinguishable map on the backside.

**Ebony:** We’ll talk later. Hopefully by then you’ll know I’m telling the truth.

Ebony walks away, heading in the direction of where she split off from Tawanda. Damian meanwhile is left alone, stewing over the conversation he just had.

Damian continues his search for the advantage, trying to not let Ebony’s words mess with his head. The intrusive thoughts eventually become too much for Damian to handle however. He suspends his search and decides that he needs to go talk to Brady right then and there. It takes a little while but Damian eventually comes across both Brady and Jo, who are just casually talking.

**Jo:** What’s up Damian. How’s it going?

**Damian:** So far so good. I was actually wondering if I could steal Brady for a sec. Promise you I’ll give him back.

Jo turns to look at Brady, interested to see what his response is.

**Brady:** Yeah.. no worries. Be back in a bit.

**Jo (teasing):** I won’t move an inch ‘til you get back.

Brady smiles at Jo as he and Damian step away. They eventually get to a clearing, coming face to face for the first time since last night’s Tribal Council. Brady appears a bit unnerved, unsure why Damian would need to pull him aside so abruptly.

**Brady:** So what did you need to talk about?

**Damian:** I just wanted to catch up with you. We really haven’t spoken one on one since last night. I’ve been getting the feeling that there is a little bit of tension between us. I just didn’t want it to boil over and turn into a bigger problem.

**Brady (aggravated):** There’s no problem. How many times do I have to tell you?

**Damian:** Cut the crap Brady, be honest with me.

Brady grows frustrated at Damian’s pestering but remains silent.

**Damian:** You've barely spoken to me. You refuse to make eye contact. If you were one of my kids I'd say you were in the middle of a tantrum.

Brady's eye twitches at being compared to one of Damian's kids. Damian keeps prodding for a reaction, determined to get Brady to speak his mind but unbeknownst to him Brady just becomes more and more irritated. It eventually culminates with Brady reaching a boiling point after long enough.

**Brady (yelling):** Okay, okay! I'm mad! I'm pissed at you actually!

Brady realizes the volume of his response and dials it down.

**Damian:** What could you be mad about? What have I done? Last I checked, you're the one who left me out of the Millard vote.

**Brady:** I'm mad at the way you treat me sometimes. The way you talk down to me. It's small things, but after a while they pile up. I know you don't mean any ill-intent and that you don't do it on purpose. But it's just gotten to the point where I find it difficult to keep it bottled up anymore. The Millard vote was to prove that I could actually do something without you. To show myself that I had some semblance of power.

**Damian:** Did you think there was some kind of power imbalance between us?

**Brady:** You made me feel like I was your lackey, Damian. That I couldn't think for myself cause I had you looking out for me. In small amounts it's ok, but it kept happening over and over. I felt like I was being suffocated. When I wanted to forget what happened at the rock draw with Millard and move on, you pushed me into making it a bigger issue. You couldn't just let me play the game that I wanted to play.

Damian is unsure of what to say next as he was not expecting for his own faults to be laid out in front of him like this. He tries to think back to their previous interactions, trying to determine instances of when he could have been over-assertive towards Brady.

**Damian (apologetic):** I'm sorry. I genuinely thought I was helping you. I didn't know I was being so overbearing.

**Brady:** That's my own fault for never telling you how I truly felt. I thought I could keep putting aside my feelings but I'm guessing the Esme vote kind of tipped me over the edge. Especially since I thought she was our ticket to the end.

**Damian:** And I'm sorry about that as well. I hope you understand where I was coming from in that regard. Esme *hated* me and the very idea of us being a functional and cohesive alliance fell apart the moment I sent her to exile after the family visit. With the amount of vitriol she had towards me, going to rocks for her was out of the question.

A moment of silence befalls the two after a rather heated exchange. Brady closes his eyes as he takes a deep breath to calm himself down.

**Brady:** You’re right. I couldn't see it at the time, but an alliance between the three of us never really made sense. I am sorry for taking it out on you. It was unfair of me to do so.

**Damian:** And it was unfair of me to treat you like a kid. Believe me when I say that the last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt you or make you feel belittled.

**Brady:** I believe it. I just needed time sort through my feelings, but I think I'm finally good now.

**Damian (relieved):** That’s all I needed to hear. I’m glad we could finally get together and lay everything out on the table.

**Brady:** Yeah, it actually felt good getting it off my chest.

**Damian (laughing):** I feel better too. You see how holding things in isn’t good for you?

Damian puts his hand on Brady’s shoulder as they share a good-spirited laugh. For a moment things feel normal between them, something which hasn’t been the case for a good while. The moment is cut short as game talk pops into Damian's head. Believing this would be a good of a time as any to expose Ebony to Brady, Damian considers letting him know about the lies she tried to spew to tear them apart. As he's about to do so, a little bit of doubt stops him short.

**Damian:** So.. uh, now that we finally got a chance to talk, what do you make of this?

He pulls out one of his letters and presents it to Brady, displaying the backside with the map which Brady takes note of. Thinking they’ve cleared the air, Damian hopes they could work together to try to find the advantage. Looking to prove Ebony wrong, Damian watches Brady intently, waiting for his response. Brady glances at the letter and then looks over to Damian.

**Brady:** I think you’ve got it upside down. The writing’s on the other side. Turn it over.

Damian’s heart sinks upon hearing Brady’s reply. He turns the piece of parchment paper over, revealing that it’s Victor’s letter which he received nearly two weeks prior.

**Brady:** Oh, so you’re the one who got his letter. I was wondering who he decided to write to.

Brady continues to read the letter while Damian tries his best to remain unfazed.

*“...Don't even think about aligning with Jordan and Brady. That was my mistake, I don't want you doing the same thing...”*

**Brady (wincing):** Ouch. Okay that hurt.

**Damian:** So you haven’t figured out how these are supposed to help us find the advantage?

**Brady:** No, not yet at least. I looked at it for a while and then just decided it’d be best to just go out searching.

**Damian:** Ah, that’s what I was doing too. I don’t wanna keep you then. Jo might have actually been serious and hasn’t moved since you left.

Forcing a laugh, Damian begins walking away.

**Damian:** Good luck though.. keep me posted if you find anything.

**Brady:** Will do!

With that, the two split off, heading in different directions. Two different shots are shown as they walk away. Brady looks guilt-stricken after just having lied to his closest ally right to his face.

Meanwhile, Damian appears crestfallen, disappointed that Ebony was indeed telling the truth after all.

When Damian’s confessional ends, a montage sequence commences showing all five castaways searching for the advantage. The sun reaches its highest point, signaling midday as its rays beat down on everyone. Despite the intense heat, no one relents as they continue their quest to find this highly elusive prize. The camera then fades to black.

### Immunity Challenge

After a commercial break the episode returns to the final five walking in to compete in their next immunity challenge. Walking in a line from shortest to tallest, they all finally get a chance to take a look at what they’ll be expected to do. The camera zooms out to show the entire challenge area. The challenge appears to be set up in an elaborate way with different stations sprawled throughout.

**Ebony:** Are we going to have to do all that?

**Brady:** I feel exhausted just looking at it.

**Damian:** Doesn’t look all that bad.

Jeff grins as he watches them approach the mat. As soon as they get themselves situated, he begins his usual pre-challenge banter.

**Probst:** First things first, I’ll take back immunity.

Jo walks up to Jeff, handing over the immunity necklace.

**Probst:** Immunity is back up for grabs. But before we get to that, let’s talk about what you all went through this morning. Today you all received a message telling you to go to a new beach. Have you been able to get yourself situated?

Everyone laughs, all knowing what the answer is going to be.

**Tawanda:** Unfortunately not.

**Jo:** We haven’t even gotten started on a shelter.

**Probst:** How come?

**Jo:** Well, we took maybe two steps onto the beach and we see this sign-post. That kind of kept us busy for the rest of the morning.

**Probst:** Speaking of which, as you all already know, that sign-post came with a little note telling you all that there was an advantage hidden somewhere on the island. What you don’t know is that the advantage is one that will help you in this immunity challenge that we’ll get started in a moment.

Some mouths are left agape while others simply smile at Jeff’s announcement.

**Probst:** Whoever found the advantage, will you please speak up?

The camera pans over everyone’s faces as they all curiously look around to see which lucky person made it out with the advantage. One person eventually raises their arm.

**Probst:** Damian.

Damian reveals to everyone that he indeed managed to find it. He pulls out a rolled piece of paper from his pocket as grains of sand sprinkle off from it. Suddenly, the scene cuts to a flashback from earlier in the day. The shot establishes Damian arriving back at the beach where they were dropped off by the boat initially. Damian appears disheartened, having spent a good amount of time searching but coming up empty-handed.

Without any time to waste, Damian runs down to the sign-post and begins digging through the sand. It doesn’t take long before Damian uncovers what appears to be a glass bottle.

**Damian:** Oh my god, this can’t be real!

The glass bottle holds a rolled up piece of paper and is sealed by a cork stopper which is easily popped open by Damian. Unfurling the paper, Damian silently reads the advantage to himself.

The flashback ends and the scene transitions back to the challenge site as Jeff turns to look at Damian.

**Probst:** As we’ve established, this advantage has to do with the immunity challenge. Damian, do you mind reading your note aloud to everyone?

**Damian (smiling):** Not at all.

*“Congratulations, you have found an advantage for the upcoming immunity challenge. This challenge will be run in three stages with each stage featuring a different task or puzzle you will need to complete. These tasks will range in varying levels of difficulty and each competitor will be assigned a different level. All of the tasks will include elements that will make completing them faster if the right person is assigned to it. This advantage will allow you to dictate who will attempt which difficulty level at each station. Choose wisely.”*

Everyone this time is left shocked at what the details of the advantage entailed.

**Probst:** So let me explain this a bit further for those of you left a bit confused as to what will happen today. Walk with me to Stage One of the challenge.

Jeff leads everyone to the starting point. There they get a closer look at what appears to be a rope obstacle course.

**Probst:** We’ll be starting here with a good ol’ fashioned obstacle course. Each of you will be clipped to a rope and you will all have to maneuver yourselves through a winding path, climbing over and jumping through a series of fences and poles to get to the end. If Damian assigns you the hardest difficulty, you will have to navigate through a longer rope, costing you valuable time. However, you aren’t left scot-free if you’re given an easier difficulty. As that means you’ll be forced to carry heavier sand bags which will definitely slow you down unless you power through.

Jeff walks over to Stage Two of the challenge. They all see five stations, each sporting a different kind of puzzle.

**Probst:** After seeing you pushed to your physical limits, Stage Two will test your puzzle savviness and critical thinking skills. In front of you are five different kinds of puzzles. Each one has a different amount of pieces involved. The lower the number, the harder it is to solve. These include a 7-piece tangram, 12-piece tree puzzle, 24-piece sliding puzzle, 60-piece jigsaw puzzle, and 200-piece number puzzle. Obviously the puzzles with the most pieces are easier to solve, some even requiring minimal mental input, but doing so will take a longer amount of time.

Damian nervously eyes the puzzles as Jeff moves on to the final stage. Each station simply contains a stack of wooden tiles along with height markers at varying sizes.

**Probst:** And to finish it all off you’ll be putting on your metaphorical hard hats as you will be building a house of cards using wooden tiles which we’ve provided. Receiving the hardest level of difficulty will mean having to build a taller house. If you inspect these wooden tiles closely however, you’ll find that the tiles of those having to build shorter houses of cards are slightly thinner, thus making them lighter, meaning it’s a lot easier for the structures to topple over if you’re not careful enough.

Jeff finally leads everyone to the starting point after explaining the challenge and the mechanics of Damian’s advantage.

**Probst:** So Damian, before we can get started we’re going to need to know how you will sort everyone into their stations. I’ll give you a couple of minutes to fill out this form with your choices. You’re going to write down a number in each box. One through five. Five means you’ve given them the hardest level. One means they will attempt the easiest level.

Jeff hands Damian a form and he moves away from the others to make his choices. Everybody simply watches Damian from a far. Every now and then, Damian will look at the different stations of the challenge and then back to the group, making some a bit anxious as to what he will give them.

After finalizing his decision, Damian hands the form back to Jeff who informs everyone of his choices.

**Probst:** So this is how Damian has decided to assign the different levels of the challenge.

 Stage 2Puzzle Station | 5
 Stage 3House of Cards | 1

Everybody reacts differently to Damian’s choices. Ebony appears a bit hopeful regarding her chances at winning while Jo feels like Damian stacked the deck against him. Everyone eventually gathers at their starting station, being clipped to a rope and awaiting for Jeff’s go ahead. Damian's heart is pumping fast as he wonders if he made the most optimal decisions. Before he has a chance to ponder on it further, Jeff commences the challenge.

**Probst:** Survivors ready? Go!

**Challenge Summary:**

* Damian gets to an early lead in the rope obstacle course as the extra weight doesn’t hinder him too much.
* Ebony follows closely behind but having to carry the most weight causes her to slow down towards the end.
* Everyone else maintains a healthy distance behind.
* Damian finishes Stage One first as he holds a noticeable lead over everyone, moves on to Stage Two and starts his 12-piece tree puzzle.
* Brady finishes after Damian, passing an exhausted Ebony who finishes after.
* Jo gets his prosthetic leg stuck on the rope a couple of times, putting him behind but he eventually finishes Stage One fourth, Tawanda trails from behind.
* Brady gets stuck on his 7-piece tangram puzzle as he’s unable to figure out how to solve it.
* Ebony starts her 60-piece jigsaw puzzle, clearly winded from having to carry all the weights.
* Damian struggles putting his tree puzzle together as everyone else finally arrives at Stage Two.
* Jo flies through his slide puzzle, overtaking a frazzled Damian who watches Jo move on to Stage Three ahead of him.
* Both Damian and Ebony finish their puzzles at around the same time, moving on to Stage Three together.
* Jo, Damian, and Ebony work on building their house of cards. Jo has a sizable lead over both of them but he does have to build the tallest structure of them all.
* Tawanda meanwhile finishes her puzzle while Brady remains working on his.
* Ebony’s tower falls almost immediately, owing to her much lighter pieces.
* Jo spends a good amount of time working on a solid base while Damian works on trying to take back the lead.
* Brady appears out of contention as he carelessly places puzzle pieces together.
* Tawanda starts her house of cards while Ebony’s tower topples over again, leaving it a tight race between Damian and Jo.
* Damian rushes when he only has a few inches of height left to go, but being so reckless causes the top pieces of his tower to fall over.
* Jo’s slow and steady tactic allows him to finish his house of cards first.
* Jo wins immunity!

Jo celebrates his win, being congratulated and hugged by everyone except Damian who simply walks around with his hands to his face. He eventually offers Jo a handshake and a pat on the back. The scene then transitions to everyone standing on the mat facing Jeff.

**Probst:** It was a hard-fought battle, but in the end Jo managed to pull it out. Come on over.

Jo happily walks over to Jeff who places the immunity necklace on Jo.

**Probst:** You now have a one in four shot of taking home the million. As for the rest of you, tonight will be the final night for one. I’ll see you all later for Tribal Council. Grab your stuff and head back to your new beach. I’m sure you’ll have a busy afternoon ahead of you.

The five castaways walk out of the challenge site. The scene focuses on slow motion shots of Jo’s smiling face before panning down to the necklace, and then over to Damian who looks dejected.

### Pre-Tribal Council

The camera fades into the new Ikuti beach with the scene focusing on a shot of the sign-post having been knocked down and a sizable pit in the sand right alongside it. In the background, the final five are seen arriving, setting their bags down and gathering around Jo. Congratulations and cheers are thrown around before the chatting eventually turns to everyone’s own experiences during the challenge.

**Jo:** Yeah, my leg got tangled in the rope a few times. After that I didn’t think I’d be able to catch up.

**Ebony:** But you blazed through your slide puzzle! I was so tired after carrying all that weight that I didn’t even notice that you came and finished it that quickly.

**Jo:** I definitely helped that I practiced them a bit before we came out here.

**Brady (solemnly):** At least you all finished your puzzles. It was so embarrassing being the only one left at the second station. I wanted to die.

**Tawanda:** Don’t be too hard on yourself. I didn’t do so great either and all I had to do was simple counting.

**Jo:** And you were given the hardest puzzle after all.

**Brady:** But why me though?

After Brady’s question the shot focuses on Damian who’s attempting to put on a brave face in front of everyone.

The scene transitions from Damian’s confessional back to everyone at camp.

**Damian:** Sorry about that bud. I tried to make it somewhat even for everyone. Obviously I had to take some liberties to make it easier for me though.

Damian looks at Jo who smiles back.

**Damian:** I didn’t expect your puzzle to be as hard as it was.

**Brady:** It’s okay. I’m pretty sure I’ll laugh about this some day.

The chatter turns quiet for a moment until Jo breaks the silence by clapping his hands together.

**Jo:** I know we have Tribal Council looming over us, but we should probably take some time to get a proper shelter set up.

**Tawanda:** That’s a good idea. It’ll get dark before we know it so we should get started right away. Damian, do you mind coming with me? I saw some good trees while we were out looking for that blasted advantage. I’m going to need some muscle.

**Damian:** Sure thing.

The tribe unanimously decides that getting their shelter built should take priority. Damian and Tawanda head off with a machete in hand, leaving Jo, Ebony, and Brady back at camp.

Brady looks over to make sure Tawanda and Damian are gone before he turns to face Jo and Ebony.

**Brady:** So we’re all set for Tribal Council, right?

**Ebony:** Damian?

Brady nods.

**Jo:** I’m one hundred percent fine with that. The man’s an absolute beast. He’s gotta go.

**Ebony:** He was so close to winning the challenge.

**Jo:** It makes the most sense honestly.

**Brady:** You think Tawanda would be on board too?

**Jo:** No doubt.

**Brady:** Ok great. After voting for her, I haven’t really been able to tell where her head is at. I feel like she may hold a grudge against me for voting for her.

**Jo:** You don’t have to worry about her. She’ll vote with us, you have my word. As long as Damian doesn’t pull anything else out of his bag of tricks it should be him tonight.

Ebony raises an eyebrow at Jo’s reassurance.

**Brady:** Okay, awesome. I just know it’s going to be awkward when Damian comes up to me to ask who to vote for. I’m not looking forward to that.

**Jo:** I’m sure it’ll be tough, but just remember that you got us backing you up.

**Brady:** Thanks. I guess I’ll go refill the canteens for those two. Be back in a bit.

Brady goes to the well, leaving Jo and Ebony as the only two left at camp. Jo notices how quiet Ebony was through that whole conversation.

**Jo:** You okay?

**Ebony:** Yeah, just um.. wasn’t expecting you to give him so many certainties.

**Jo:** I mean the target is pretty clear.

**Ebony:** It is, but I thought we’d talk about it more before locking anything down. Are you fully convinced that Damian is the one that needs to go?

**Jo:** What makes you say that? He’s the obvious biggest threat left. You said so yourself.

**Ebony:** I know, but people can be threats for different reasons. I’m just trying to weigh out both options. There’s no harm in that, right? I just feel like we came to the conclusion that Damian needed to leave without putting too much thought into it.

**Jo:** Well when the other option is Brady, what’s there really left to discuss?

**Ebony:** He does have a bit of an underdog thing going on and when compared to Damian, I just find him a bit more conniving. And if these last few challenges come down to a puzzle, I see him more likely to win them than Damian. You saw how he figured out that stuff with the map.

**Jo:** And you also saw how he fumbled that puzzle during the challenge.

**Ebony:** I just think it’s a good idea to consider the pros and cons before we come to a decision.

**Jo:** I feel you. I just think we can trust Brady more going into the final four. If he ever approaches me with something, you’ll always be the first to know.

**Ebony:** I’m not sure.

**Jo:** We can always talk more in depth when Tawanda returns. The answer just seems pretty obvious to me.

**Ebony:** As long as all three of us are on the same page, that’s all that matters.

**Jo:** Agreed.

Jo goes to fetch all of the tribe’s supplies sitting back at the beach while Ebony looks on. She appears slightly hesitant, as if the conversation did not go the way she would have liked.

Meanwhile Jo looks through all the stuff the tribe brought with them when they moved beaches.

The scene then follows Tawanda and Damian into the jungle. Damian’s holding onto several long stalks of bamboo, watching as Tawanda chops down yet another one to add to their collection. Despite having been invited to join her, Damian struggles to find anything to say as the two haven’t spoken one on one since the night before.

**Damian:** So, uh, where’s your head at right now. Have you given the vote much thought at all?

Tawanda looks over to Damian, climbing down from her elevated position to meet him face to face.

**Tawanda:** I have too much respect for you Damian so I’m not going to lie. I don’t really see myself voting for anyone else but you. I’m sorry but that’s just how it is.

Damian is rather taken aback by Tawanda’s sudden and brutal honesty. As Damian struggles to react appropriately, the scene changes to a confessional.

The scene then returns to the conversation between the two.

**Damian (dumbfounded):** Wait.. what? Can we talk about it at least?

**Tawanda:** Well, after what you did last tribal, you didn’t really leave me with much of a choice. If there’s one thing I hope you’ve learned about me here is that I’m a loyal person. You have my back and I’ll have yours. I thought we were kindred souls in that regard but seeing how you were so willing to join up with Brady and Esme against me makes me think otherwise. That’s not who I took you for and it’s honestly hard to trust you after that.

**Damian:** I am sorry for that. I do consider myself a loyal person, loyal to a fault even. I followed who I thought was my closest ally and I’m realizing now that it was a mistake. Is there any way I can change your mind?

**Tawanda:** I don’t think you can expect me to vote for the people who were willing to stick by me.

**Damian:** Fair enough. But Brady voted for you too. He even kept his vote the same during the revote. Why aren’t you considering voting for him at least?

Before Tawanda can even reply, none other than Brady steps out of the foliage. Carrying what appears to be filled up canteens of water, he approaches them both with a displeased look on his face. Both Tawanda and Damian are caught off guard.

**Brady:** I don’t mean to interrupt but I was just making a water delivery when I heard my name.

Brady turns to face Damian.

**Brady:** Were you trying to throw me under the bus just now? Cause I thought we quashed all this earlier.

**Damian:** That makes two of us then.

**Brady:** What’s that supposed to mean?

**Damian:** I mean, how are we going to have a heart-to-heart and then not a minute later you lie right to my face?

**Brady:** When did I ever lie to you?

**Damian:** When I showed you the map. You acted like you didn’t know about it, but I could tell that you did. Everybody probably knew about it. Right Tawanda?

The camera focuses on Tawanda’s blank face right as Damian calls to her. Tawanda, who was just a bystander watching the argument unfold, is immediately thrust into the middle of it.

Tawanda answers coyly, trying not to expose Brady but also trying not to lie to Damian outright.

**Tawanda:** Well, I feel like we all figured it out eventually.

**Damian:** Not one person offered to work with me to find the advantage. Meanwhile I catch you guys going off searching in pairs. At some point I have to start wondering what I did to be the only one catching all this heat. What did I do to you Brady specifically to make you be so vehemently against me? Cause it’s starting to feel like it goes beyond what we talked about. That it goes beyond the game.

**Brady:** Okay, I did lie to you there but before that I was being one hundred percent honest and truthful with you. I never meant for anything to ever come off as personal. Omitting the fact that I knew about the map was just a strategic decision. I had to start thinking about my own game.

**Damian:** And it’s best for your game if I were to go next?

Brady freezes at being asked such a pointed question.

**Damian:** I think I got my answer.

Without uttering another word Damian walks away, heading in the direction of camp. Brady and Tawanda can only look at each other in disbelief at what just occurred.

**Tawanda:** Well there goes my muscle. Help me take these back?

Tawanda points to the bundles of wood.

**Brady:** Yeah, sure.

Tawanda and Brady eventually return to camp, finding Ebony and Jo working on the shelter. Further up ahead on the beach they spot Damian sitting on a sandbank facing the ocean.

**Brady:** I’m going to the well.

**Jo:** But didn’t you just fill up the canteens?

**Brady:** Yeah, but I just need some time to myself.

Brady ventures off alone, leaving Tawanda alone with Ebony and Jo.

**Ebony:** Did something happen? Damian walked past us earlier without even saying a word.

Tawanda fills them in on what happened, relaying how tense the situation got between Brady and Damian.

**Jo:** Geez, it’s always something with those two.

**Ebony:** It’s so weird seeing now drastically their relationship has deteriorated. They used to be so close.

**Jo:** Yeah, it’s a bit sad actually.

**Ebony:** Kind of reminds me of you and Camari.

**Jo:** What? No, we never got that bad. I don’t think we yelled at each other like that and there was still some level of respect between us at the end.

**Tawanda:** I get the feeling that those two were much closer. That’s probably why they’re taking it so personally.

**Jo:** Yeah, that could be it. But I don’t wanna dwell on that too much. We still got Tribal Council coming up. I don’t want to assume what you both are thinking, but I’m guessing the plan’s still the same right?

Jo looks at Ebony as he says that.

**Tawanda:** I’m sad to see that he’s having a tough time, but I think it still has to be Damian.

**Jo:** Okay, what about you Ebony?

Ebony pauses for a moment before answering him.

**Ebony:** I think so too.

**Jo:** Well there we have it. I’ll fill in Brady later, hopefully that’ll get him feeling a bit chipper.

As the three lock in their plan for tribal council, Ebony can’t help but look out towards the beach.

The shot transitions to that same beach where Damian is shown drawing random shapes in the sand with a stick. He sits idly by, contemplating his position in the game.

While deep in thought, Damian hears the sound of shuffling across the sand followed by the feeling of something touching his shoulder. Startled, he drops the stick he’s holding and looks over.

**Damian:** Ebony, what the hell! Stop sneaking up on me like that.

**Ebony:** My bad. I promise I don’t do it on purpose. I just came over to see how you were doing.

Damian looks at Ebony and then glances back at camp where he notices Jo and Tawanda conspicuously watching from afar.

**Damian (sighing):** I’m guessing Tawanda told you what happened.

**Ebony:** Pretty much.

**Damian:** Well, you were right. Everything you told me about Brady was true. Are you here to rub it in my face?

**Ebony:** Only a little bit.

Ebony teases as she sits besides Damian.

**Ebony:** But I am sorry things kind of blew up that way. I hope you’re not too down about it.

**Damian:** It’s hard to feel differently when you know you’re on your way out.

**Ebony:** Don’t say that.

**Damian:** It’s true though. I know for certain that Brady and Tawanda will be voting for me. Unless I have both you and Jo, I’m as good as gone.

**Ebony:** I don’t think you have Jo. He’s pretty dead set on you going.

**Damian:** Well there we have it.

Damian moves his hand across his face, feeling the hopelessness set in. He thinks to himself before throwing out a suggestion.

**Damian:** Ok, let me ask you this then. If I were to vote for Brady, would you go along with it?

Ebony’s eyes perk up at the question.

**Ebony:** If the numbers were there, I’d definitely be receptive to it.

**Damian:** So between Jo and Tawanda, who do you think would be most likely to change their mind?

**Ebony:** Between the two, I’d probably say Tawanda. The probability is low, but I wouldn’t say it’s definitely out of the question.

**Damian:** I don’t want to put you in a difficult position, but do you think you could talk to her about it? I tried to before but it went nowhere.

Ebony tenses up a bit. A little hesitant at first but eventually agrees.

**Ebony:** I can try, but I don’t want to promise you anything.

**Damian:** I won’t get my hopes up, but I really appreciate that you’re doing this at all. I know we haven’t always been on the best terms.

**Ebony:** That’s water under the bridge as far as I’m concerned. If you’re willing to let bygones be bygones, we can definitely try to get something going.

**Damian:** Thank you.

Damian is grateful that someone has offered up a lifeline.

Ebony and Damian continue their conversation, but the scene shifts to Jo and Tawanda who are off in the distance. They continue working on building their shelter but every now and then Jo turns towards the beach to check on his ally.

Jo shifts his attention back to the shelter. He takes a step back and examines it carefully, noting how much smaller it is than their previous one.

**Jo:** It’s not the best shelter in the world, but it’ll do the trick.

**Tawanda:** Considering how much time we got to spend on it, I’d say we did pretty good.

**Jo:** That’s true.

**Tawanda:** Would have been nice had the others helped out a bit more.

**Jo:** The two of us did quite well with what we had.

**Tawanda (laughing):** We’re surely a force to be reckoned with.

**Jo:** Speaking of which, I just wanted to make sure the two of us were on the same page. I know we spoke about the vote with Ebony, but I was hoping to touch base with you personally.

**Tawanda:** Oh? Well you don’t have to worry about me. My vote’s locked in.

Tawanda reassures Jo about who she’ll be voting for at Tribal Council, giving Jo a little bit of ease. He still appears a bit nervous, something that Tawanda is able to pick up on.

**Tawanda:** Are you worried about something?

**Jo:** Not really. I trust our alliance to do what we agreed on. I feel like we’re a solid three plus we have Brady on our side, but..

Jo pauses for a moment, deciding whether or not he wants to continue with that sentence.

**Jo:** ..but Ebony wasn’t quite as committal as I would have liked her to be and now I have a sprinkle of doubt running through my head.

**Tawanda:** Don’t you start getting all paranoid on me. There’s nothing to worry about on that front.

**Jo:** I know, I know.

**Tawanda:** We’re getting so close to the end, so I understand the feeling of second guessing everything. But the three of us made a pact and I don’t see any reason why any of us would break it. Sometimes you just gotta have faith.

**Jo:** You’re right. And I do. Sorry about that. I didn’t mean to make it sound like I was having doubts about the alliance. I guess these thirty-six days out here are finally starting to get to me.

**Tawanda:** Thirty-six days? I started feeling it on day five.

The two share a light laugh.

**Jo:** Well, I’m gonna go check on Brady. He’s been gone a long while now.

**Tawanda:** Go on ahead. I’ll hold down the fort.

Jo leaves camp, leaving Tawanda alone and heads in the direction of the well.

The scene immediately changes to the area around the well, where Brady is shown quietly sitting by himself. It’s not long before Jo arrives.

**Jo:** I hope it’s okay that I came to check on you. I was starting to notice that you’d been out here a while.

**Brady:** I’m okay, I just needed some time by myself. Thank you though.

**Jo:** I heard what happened from Tawanda. Do you want to talk about it?

Brady sighs.

**Brady:** Yes and no. Part of me wants to get it all over with. I’m tired of all the fighting and bickering. I want to just deal with it at Tribal, move on, and never think about it again.

**Jo:** And the other part of you?

**Brady:** The other part is just sad. Sad that this is how it’s going to end. Sad that I let things get so bad between Damian and I and that we’re probably not even going to be friends after this.

**Jo:** Don’t think that way. Damian doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who’d carry this past the game. Why don’t you try to talk about it with him? If today’s gonna be your last day together, don’t let it end on a sour note.

**Brady:** I’m not sure. I feel like every time we talk it just ends in a screaming match between us.

**Jo:** One thing I regret during my time here is how things ended with Camari. We never really sat down and aired out our issues. And before I knew it we got split into different groups and she was gone. I’m lucky that we had the Last Gasp letters and she was able to clear the air with me that way. If not for that I wouldn't have gotten the closure I needed and could focus on the game ahead of me. I’m pretty sure that part of the game is done now, so you’re not gonna have another chance to talk with him until the game is over.

**Brady:** Is it even worth it considering we’re still voting for him?

**Jo:** That’s up to you to decide. Although I would decide now since it looks like we might leave for Tribal Council soon. I’ll see you back at camp.

Jo leaves the well area, giving Brady time to mull over his thoughts.

After Brady’s confessional concludes, the scene returns to camp. Having finished her conversation with Damian, Ebony lays down inside the newly constructed shelter. She looks around, noticing that Tawanda is the only other person in the vicinity.

**Ebony:** Hey Tawanda, you got a minute? There’s something I wanted to run by you.

**Tawanda:** Yeah, what’s up?

**Ebony:** This may come out of left field, but just promise to hear me out.

**Tawanda:** ..Okay?

**Ebony:** I’ve been starting to think that maybe Damian isn’t our best option.

**Tawanda:** Wait, what? You want to do Brady instead?

**Ebony:** Yeah, I do. I just feel uneasy about keeping him in the game.

**Tawanda:** What did Jo have to say about it? I’m assuming you’ve told him.

**Ebony:** That’s the thing. Jo is so vehemently against the idea, he’ll have no part in it. That’s why if we do it, we have to do it without his knowledge.

**Tawanda:** So you want to go behind his back?

**Ebony:** I’d hate to do it, especially with how closely we’ve worked together, but it’d be the only way for this to work. Something tells me you’re not too keen about it though.

**Tawanda:** You have to understand the position it puts me in. I’ve given my word that I’d be voting out Damian. Going against it will just expose me as a hypocrite. *(pause)* I thought we all agreed that Damian needed to go. Why the change in heart?

**Ebony:** I feel it in my heart of hearts that Jo and Brady are closer than they let on. I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a secret pact going on. That would explain why Jo is pounding the drum so hard for Damian to go.

**Tawanda:** That’s a lot to go off of based on a hunch. I think you’re getting all worked up over nothing.

**Ebony:** I don’t believe I am. Jo’s been leading this campaign, claiming that Damian’s this huge, scary threat. But what’s Damian done to actually earn that title?

Tawanda ponders for a moment.

**Tawanda:** He did find the advantage for starters.

Ebony: And then flubbed it when it really mattered.

**Tawanda:** He’s good at challenges.

**Ebony:** He’s won just as many challenges as you and me.

**Tawanda:** Hmm…

**Ebony:** Think about it Tawanda, which votes has he actually dictated? How many times has he been left out of plans? You’d think he’d have all these friends on the Jury, but by process of elimination I’m guessing most of his letters came from people who left before the Jury even started.

**Tawanda:** And then there’s Esme sitting there who hates his guts.

**Ebony:** Exactly. He’s congenial and charming at times, but that’s really all there is. I truly believe that Jo is overemphasizing the fact that he’s a big, strong guy to push this agenda that Damian’s the one to beat.

**Tawanda:** Okay, so you may be right that Damian might not be as big of a threat as we all might believe, but why does it matter if he goes now or later. It’s still supposed to be you, me, and Jo at the end. I still don’t understand why it needs to be Brady first and why we need to go behind Jo’s back to do it.

**Ebony:** Like I said, I think those two are tight. Letting Brady into the final four gives Jo all the power to do whatever he wants. I want to trust that he’ll stick with us, I really do, but given how close we are to the end I worry that he’ll choose what he thinks is his best game-winning move. And it might not be going to the end with us.

**Tawanda:** So voting for Brady will neutralize that threat to us.

**Ebony:** I’m glad you’re starting to get it.

**Tawanda:** Okay, I think I understand where you’re coming from, but truth be told I’m not too sure I like the idea of having to lie to Jo. I gave him my word.

**Ebony:** If you don’t want to do it, I’ll respect your decision. This just feels like a golden opportunity to shape the final four in our favor. I’m voting for Brady and given enough time to think it over I really hope you do the same.

The conversation between the two women ends and the scene immediately shifts to a confessional from Ebony.

Once the confessionals end, the scene returns right as Ebony and Tawanda disperse from their conversation. Jo is seen walking back to camp after his little talk with Brady, having arrived just in time to see that the two ladies had been talking prior. Alarm bells start ringing in Jo’s head.

Jo runs off in Tawanda’s direction, pulling her aside as soon as he reaches her.

**Jo:** Hey Tawanda, I know we have to start getting ready for Tribal soon, but do you have a minute.

**Tawanda:** Uhm, sure.

**Jo:** So I’m trying to follow your advice from earlier, but I couldn’t help but notice you talking with Ebony. Did she mention anything to you?

Tawanda simply looks at Jo, unsure if she wants to spill everything Ebony had proposed to her or keep quiet and try to salvage this alliance as best as she can. Before she can say anything however, the scene abruptly ends leaving the end of the conversation a mystery.

The next shot focuses on Damian as he’s shown packing up his things, appearing to be getting ready to leave for Tribal Council. Brady approaches from the side.

**Brady:** Hey Damian, I know we gotta leave soon but I was wondering if you could spare a minute.

Damian appears apprehensive at first, but decides to give Brady some of his time.

**Damian:** Sure, go ahead.

**Brady:** Thanks. Uhm, I don’t even know where to begin. I guess I’ll start off by saying I’m sorry. I acted kind of like a dick to you earlier. It’s actually been my default setting for a while now actually.

**Damian:** It kind of has.

**Brady:** I want you to know that when we spoke this morning I was being one hundred percent genuine. What I was feeling at the time was real. I was frustrated and angry, but the conversation we had about it came straight from the heart. I know it sounds cheesy but it did. I don’t want you to think that I was playing you the entire time, cause I wasn’t. The game was the furthest thing from my mind at that point. It wasn’t until you showed me the map where I had to flip the switch to game mode, and believe me when I say I took no pleasure in doing that.

**Damian:** That really is relieving to know, thank you. I do feel like I overreacted earlier, but that’s only because I considered you a pretty close friend and thought for maybe one second that I was just being played this entire time.

**Brady:** I think we’ve both been a bit irrational at times. And I’d never try to mislead you in that way. I’m not a malicious person. Please believe me when I say that.

**Damian:** Yeah, I don’t think that was the case.

**Brady:** I’m happy you could see it that way. I am glad we got to meet and become friends, and that's not something I want to lose over this game.

**Damian (teasing):** Ahh, you're not going to start crying are you?

**Brady (laughing):** I can't stand you sometimes!

**Damian:** But the feeling is mutual. If not for you, I wouldn't have learned how I can come across sometimes. I never knew I could be condescending so I have you to thank for pointing it out. No matter what happens tonight with the vote we'll remain friends.

The mention of the upcoming vote causes a bit of tension to resonate between the two men, both knowing that despite their reconciliation they’ll be heading to Tribal Council with the intention of writing each other’s name down. Damian dispels the tension as he approaches Brady and puts his arm around his shoulder.

**Damian:** Can’t wait for you to meet the wife and kids. I think you’re going to love them.

**Brady:** I’m looking forward to that.

Damian and Brady continue talking about life back home, both purposely trying to avoid bringing up elements of the game. Eventually the sun sets, covering the island in black and blue hues and alerting everyone that it has become time for everyone to pack up to go to Tribal Council. The five finalists grab their torches with Jo also adorning the immunity necklace and start heading out. A final confessional commences before the shot fades to black.

### Tribal Council

The shot returns to a line of flickering torches as they steadily make their way into the dimly lit Tribal Council area. Silently observed by Jeff, the final five place their torches and each take a seat. Damian and Jo take the back two stumps while Brady, Ebony, and Tawanda sit up front. Jeff then welcomes in the Jury as one by one they walk towards the jury bench with the final shot lingering on the most recent juror, Esme, who scoffs at everyone upon walking in. Jeff then begins the tribal council proceedings.

**Probst:** So first things first, let’s talk about the bomb that was dropped on you guys this morning. What were your first impressions at a possible game changing advantage being introduced this late into the game?

**Ebony:** Gotta be honest Jeff, not a fan. Just when we thought we had everything figured out and that we were past these types of twists, you guys take us to a new island where we practically have to start from scratch with our shelter and before we can even work on that we’re sent on what basically amounted to a scavenger hunt.

**Probst:** Were you at least eager to find out what the advantage was?

**Ebony:** I’m pretty sure we all were. If not we wouldn’t have been out running around like chickens with our heads cut off.

**Probst:** Ok, let’s skip a bit forward in time. We’re at the challenge and I ask which one of you managed to make it out with the advantage. Damian, you’re the one who ended up raising their arm. As we all know now, the twist was for an advantage in the immunity challenge and as we all can see, you Damian are not wearing the necklace.

**Damian:** You don’t have to remind me.

Esme snickers to herself.

**Probst:** I’m not trying to rub salt in the wound, but how did you feel after the challenge when Jo beat you to the win?

**Damian:** Devastated. I put in all that work and effort to find the advantage and I came out of the challenge empty-handed.

**Probst:** Do you think you needed the win today?

**Damian:** Oh definitely. I’ve been on the wrong side of the last two votes so it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that I was in the hot seat. It wasn’t until after the challenge where I figured out just how badly I needed immunity.

**Probst:** Did something happen when you returned to camp from the challenge?

**Damian:** Uh, let’s say that some people made it a bit obvious that they consider me the biggest threat.

As Damian finishes his sentence, Brady sheepishly raises his hand, grabbing Jeff’s attention.

**Probst:** Something you want to add?

**Brady:** I just wanted to admit that I kind of had something to do with that.

Brady turns around to face Damian who’s sitting behind him.

**Brady:** I wanted you to hear this from me, but I was the one who got everyone to share their clues to work together to find the advantage before you did.

The jury silently whispers amongst themselves upon this revelation. Some are a bit shocked that Brady would go this far to target who they thought was a close ally while others appear a bit proud of him for doing so, most notably Esme who’s content that Brady followed her advice from her letter.

**Brady:** I feel like that got the ball rolling with your name being brought up. I am sorry.

**Damian:** I understand, and it’s okay.

**Probst:** Oh wow, just like that?

**Brady (laughing):** It’s been a pretty exhaustive day.

**Probst:** Alright then. Going back to the immunity challenge, Jo, you managed to overcome the odds set forth by Damian and earned yourself a spot in the final four. Did you think you needed the safety, or were you just trying to keep immunity away from someone else?

**Jo:** I’d say a little bit of both. As nice as it is to not have to worry about getting the boot, it’s just as important to make sure you’re able to execute your plans without anything getting in the way.

**Probst:** Going by what Brady said, is it fair to assume that the plan might involve Damian?

Jo simply shrugs his shoulders.

**Probst:** Let’s talk about the last tribal council. Tawanda, you made it out with a few votes. Is that something you were expecting going in?

**Tawanda:** Not in the slightest. I thought we all came to the agreement that it was Esme’s time but then you ended up pulling out three parchments with my name written on them. It was definitely a blow to the gut and it made me reevaluate the way I was playing this game.

**Probst:** And how’s that so?

**Tawanda:** Following my instincts while also trusting those who’ve proven to have had my back.

**Probst:** So you’re coming in here voting for one of those people who voted for you last time.

Damian quickly waves his hand as to indicate that she’s referring to him.

**Tawanda:** It makes perfect sense to me.

As Tawanda speaks to Jeff, Ebony spends the entire time looking intently at Tawanda.

**Probst:** So from the looks of it, it appears like the tribe has one target in mind. Damian, how do you feel about that?

**Damian:** Flattered, I guess. Everybody pretty much decided that I was the one to beat. On one hand, it makes me feel somewhat good about the game I played. But on the other hand, I feel like some of these guys have been drinking a bit of the kool-aid to come to the conclusion that I’m this big threat.

**Probst:** Is there someone you think fits the bill the best?

**Damian:** I think so, yeah.

**Probst:** You gonna name any names?

**Damian:** I’m not going to put anyone on blast. But I feel like we’re all thinking it, even if some of the people here may not want to believe it.

Damian looks over to the other four of his tribe mates, with the camera focusing on each one individually until it finally settles on Jo.

**Brady:** I think everyone here has certain attributes that contribute to them being seen as a threat. Whether they’re good socially, great at challenges, or excel in the strategic aspect of the game, there’s really no one here that reigns supreme. It just depends on what you’re looking for and what appears as the most threatening thing at the time.

**Jo:** I don’t think Brady could have said it any better.

**Brady:** Thank you Jo!

**Jo:** What may be a threat at let’s say the final ten may not be here at the final five and vice versa. It’s all a matter of perspective really.

**Probst:** Let’s circle all the way back to you Ebony. If I’m not being too forward, what do you consider a threat?

Ebony ponders for a moment before she answers, looking over at Tawanda as she does so.

**Ebony:** I’m going to be plain and simple. A threat is basically anyone who can beat me if we sit in the finals together. If they can claim they did more than me and did things better than me, that’s who I can’t sit with at the end.

Jo crosses his arms while Tawanda can only look straight ahead.

**Probst:** Well this has been a pretty insightful discussion but I think it’s time we get to the vote. We’ll find out soon enough if it’s going to be as straightforward as some of you believe. Damian, you’re up first.

Damian stands up and heads to the voting booth. Without a second thought he writes down a name and presents it to the camera.

Jo’s the next one to vote. As he leaves his seat, Ebony turns to face Tawanda and whispers quietly to her.

**Ebony (whispering):** Are we still doing what we spoke about?

Tawanda doesn’t answer her as it soon becomes Ebony’s turn to vote. She approaches the voting booth and takes a few moments to write down a name. She’s then followed by Brady whose vote is revealed.

Tawanda becomes the last to vote as she wastes no time writing a name down on a parchment before returning to her seat. She looks stoic. The shot then focuses on Jeff.

**Probst:** I’ll go tally the votes.

It’s not long before Jeff returns with the urn in hand. After setting it on the pedestal, he recites his well-known phrase.

**Probst:** If anybody has a hidden immunity idol and you would like to play it, tonight’s the final night you may do so.

Everyone looks around, half eager and half nervous to find out if anybody has been in possession of it.

**Tawanda:** About that Jeff..

Tawanda stands up, pulling out the hidden immunity idol from her bag. Everyone, including those seated on the Jury, are in full amazement as Tawanda pulls out her second idol of the season.

**Jo:** Dang Tawanda, good job!

**Tawanda:** After the last one went so terribly I decided to find another one of these. This one had to stay secret, sorry guys.

As Tawanda walks over to hand the idol to Jeff, the shot focuses on Ebony who seems to have gears turning in her head. Tawanda eventually returns to her seat, smiling.

**Tawanda:** I’ll be playing that for m-

**Ebony:** Wait Tawanda.

Before Tawanda even has a chance to finish her sentence, she’s interrupted by Ebony who leans in and whispers in Tawanda’s ear. Everyone else seems puzzled at the seemingly random interruption. Their chatter becomes too quiet for anyone to hear but subtitles appear on the screen for viewers to follow the conversation.

**Ebony (whispering):** Did you end up voting for Damian?

Tawanda simply looks at Ebony and whispers back.

**Tawanda (whispering):** You have to understand what you were asking of me. Jo was getting extremely suspicious. I had to cover for you and lie to him about the stuff you talked to me about.

**Ebony (whispering):** I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make a mess of everything but I was only thinking of us.

**Tawanda (whispering):** Well I already voted. What else do you want me to do?

**Ebony (whispering):** Play your idol on Damian. Please.

**Tawanda:** What??

Tawanda leans away from their little huddle. Brady and Damian simply look at each other while Jo appears perplexed at what his allies are doing.

**Ebony:** It’s the only way we can have any semblance of power. Please Tawanda, if you want to actually win the game you’d do it.

At this point both women are speaking loud enough for everyone to hear.

**Jo:** Tawanda, what does she want you to do? Whatever it is, it’s not worth it.

**Ebony:** Think about how the game will open up for you. You didn’t come here to happily settle for second place, right?

Both Jo and Ebony plead to Tawanda, ignoring what each other says as they continue to beseech her.

**Ebony:** I wouldn’t be out here making a fool of myself in front of everyone if I didn’t feel so strongly about this.

**Jo:** Tawanda, I told you how I felt about her. Turns out I wasn’t making it all up. Just forgo whatever she wants you to do and we can regroup when we get back to camp.

Tawanda remains quiet as she gets hounded by both members of her alliance. Eventually both Ebony and Jo settle down, giving Jeff the opportunity to speak.

**Probst:** So things got a bit lively there, but Tawanda, are you playing the idol on yourself?

Jeff holds up the idol for everyone to see. Ebony, Jo, Damian, and Brady sit still with bated breath. The jurors, having been kept entertained with all the musings of a seemingly “live tribal”, sit with anticipation as well. All eyes are on Tawanda as she makes her decision.

Tawanda takes a deep breath before she makes her decision.

**Tawanda:** I’m playing it on Damian.

Damian has no idea how to react, looking dumbfounded at what just went on. Brady simply smiles as Jo quietly stirs in his seat, disapproving at what Tawanda just did. Ebony puts a hand on her lap.

**Ebony:** Thank you.

Jo leans in towards Ebony.

**Jo:** Why did you do that?

**Ebony:** We can talk about it when we get back to camp.

The scene focuses back to Jeff who’s still holding up Tawanda’s hidden immunity idol.

**Probst:** This is a hidden immunity idol, which means any votes cast towards Damian will not count. I’ll tally the votes.

Jeff proceeds to pull out the first vote from the urn.

**Probst:** First vote…

DAMIAN. Does not count.

Damian can’t help but smile. He looks over to the Jury where he’s able to catch Millard nodding his head in approval and Esme rolls her eyes.

DAMIAN. Does not count.

DAMIAN. Does not count.

Tawanda looks on as she watches her own vote being nullified by the idol she just played.

**Probst:** Next vote…

BRADY.

Brady grabs his bag, setting it on his lap. Damian puts his hand to Brady’s shoulder while Brady continues smiling.

**Probst:** That’s one vote Brady, one vote left…

**Probst:** Fourteenth person voted out and the seventh member of the Jury… BRADY.

**Brady:** Dang, well played guys.

Brady stands up to fetch his torch. As he does so he’s given a prolonged hug by Damian followed by a quick one by Jo. Tawanda and Ebony only look on as Brady sets his torch down in front of Jeff. He keeps his head up high as Jeff says his famous line.

**Probst:** Brady, the tribe has spoken.

Jeff snuffs Brady’s torch, extinguishing its flame and signifying the end of Brady’s game.

**Probst:** It’s time for you to go.

Brady waves goodbye to the now final four who all wave back in return. As soon as he leaves the tribal council area, Jeff steps in front of the tribe to impart his final remarks before letting them leave back to camp. Everyone grabs their torch and begins heading off. Ebony flashes a quick wink and a smile to Jeff while Damian quietly thanks Tawanda for what she did for him.

Once everyone leaves, the camera flashes back to Brady who continues walking along the path until he stumbles upon a station lit by a single torch. Unlike the numerous times before there is no parchment to be seen. Instead a small plaque with an inscription takes its place.

*“This portion of the game has ended. Please continue walking along the path.”*

**Brady:** I thought so, but no matter, I’ve said everything I needed to say.

Brady continues on as the shot eventually fades to black.

 File:PacitanDamian.pngDamian(used Hidden Immunity Idol)
 File:PacitanBrady.pngBrady (2 votes)