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Back at camp, there’s an immediate discussion about who to boot next. Malcolm is bemoaning that of course Jonathan had to win immunity, because he was the only guy that everybody wanted to get rid of. He’s irritated.

But this should be an easy one, right? I mean, no one really wants Michael around. Jeff Kent, Malcolm and Lisa are with Pete who’s saying, “It’s the same thing, just a different order”. Malcolm asks Pete what they should tell Michael if it comes up and Pete’s all “He has to know. He’s just being mellow.”

Jeff Kent is also irritated, but he just says that Jonathan has “bought himself another three days of dead man walking.” He’s not afraid to talk with Michael about his pending elimination, either. “Worst thing that could happen to you. It’s no secret. No secret at all,” Jeff Kent says while Michael is cutting up a clam. Surprisingly, Michael does not stab himself somehow.

Lisa sees an opportunity to get the vote to go the way she wants, so she talks with Pete about Malcolm. “Malcolm has an immunity idol.” She explains how she found it. “I told him I wouldn’t tell anyone, and I haven’t, but the only way to get rid of him is to blind-side him. So you have to realize that whatever he says, his allegiance is with them, not with us.” Pete, who claims to be blindsided by the news, decides to take that under advisement.

Next thing we see, Pete and Malcolm are talking on the beach, and Pete asks “You have the Matsing idol, don’t you?”

Malcolm shakes his head.

“You sure?”

“No no no no no... If I had that thing, my pulse would have been a lot lower going into your tribe a few weeks ago,” Malcolm says with his pulse racing. “Somebody said I did?”

“Somebody said you did.”

“Who said I did?”

“Lisa.” says Pete, as though he thinks she is full of it. Malcolm’s eyes are darting everywhere.

“So... I have to go scramble,” says Malcolm.

“No, don’t scramble,” says Pete the mastermind. “I can save you”.

Malcolm is all ears “So who should we vote out next?”

“Why not send home Jeff [Kent]?” says Pete.

“You want to vote Jeff now?” asks Malcolm, who cannot believe his luck.

“We can switch it really quick,” says Pete. Then Malcolm goes into the ocean to wash his shorts.

In interview, Pete describes Malcolm’s reaction as “freaked out." He goes on. “That right there was enough of a reaction to look into his soul and realize that he doesn’t have the idol." Pete – Master of Survivor strategy, folks!

Meanwhile, Malcolm is asking everyone about who told who about an idol. Like anyone would do if they don’t have a hidden immunity idol. Everyone denies having heard it from Lisa. Everyone agrees that Jeff Kent is the vote. Carter even suggests “You don’t have it? Play it if you got it.” None of this reassures Malcolm, but they all say they are voting Jeff Kent. Artis is laughing at the whole situation.

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