February 28 - Show Finale

The ClubHouse: The Mole: SHOW SUMMARIES: February 28 - Show Finale

Lisa

Sunday, March 04, 2001 - 04:20 pm Click here to edit this post

The finale of the Mole began with the 7 executed players reunited. Charlie began with an apology to Kate and said he thought she was a good trooper. They kissed and made up. Anderson asked them each who they thought the Mole was and who the winner was. They all had different answers, but most thought Jim was the winner. Most admitted that at one point they pretended to be the Mole at times.

The ABC.com poll asking whom the public thought was the Mole was shown as: Jim 29%, Kathryn 34% and Steven 37%

A few suspicious moments from the 3 remaining players were shown beginning with Jim. His disappearance during one challenge, the lack of picking the ticket out of the book in the library, and refusing to cast both legs. Kathryn seemed to waste time on the watch challenge, refused to shave her head, and the loss of the fortress challenge. Steven said he could hear the helicopter when there was no way he could, his refusal to pose nude for a portrait, his random responses to the 2nd final challenge. It was time to go to the final quiz. Each were sequestered, and then brought in one at a time to get the results. We were not shown which player was chosen to go first but when the screen turned red, Jim was shown as the 8th victim. He looked very disappointed and was led out with Anderson. He then joined the 7 players to discover who the Mole was and who the winner was. Kathryn and Steven did not know Jim has already lost the game... The second person was not shown... the green screen appeared and Steven was told he was the winner of $510,000.00. Kathryn was therefore the Mole and was brought out to surprise Steven. He was in complete shock!!! The 10 were united to discuss the show. Anderson said he did not know who the Mole was either, but figured it out 2 days before the end. Steven said he figured he would not win. Jim got 13 out of 25 right on the final quiz, and Steven got 16 right.

Anderson explained that Kathryn was not an actress and is really a lawyer who auditioned just like everyone else. When asked, Kathryn said the most difficult part was that she had to lie the whole time. She lied in her journal, and could never be honest. She wanted her team mates to win the money but her job was to make them lose. She knew Kate was on to her and knew when she changed her mind. It was hard when someone was not on to her and knew they were going to lose. She cried when Manuel lost. They showed Kathryn crying to the producer on the last day, saying she didn't feel good about what she was doing. She said it was very hard on her. They then looked at clues. Kate said she noticed Kathryn's room was always the closest to reception. Charlie thought it was Kathryn right from the start. Steven said he tried to get close to everyone in order to get information. Steven's flirtatious ways were then shown. Him touchy feely with everyone, even Jim! Steven and Jim's coalition was then exposed... they were each trying to make the others think the other one was the Mole. They would always split up on challenges, and sabotage challenges... That way others would suspect them to be the Mole. Their coalition showed that their ally was the main reason Jennifer and Charlie were executed. In the final days, Jim began to waiver on who the Mole was. i.e. he considered Steven rather than Kathryn.

Kathryn felt that Steven and Jim knew she was the Mole and found that all their screw-ups helped her job. Steven said he's going to Belize. His wife was then told that he was the winner and she joined the group to watch the clues of the game. The producers would meet with Kathryn who would provide info that would be used as questions on the next quiz. They would come up with ways to sabotage. She said she first tried to fit in and get close to people. She said she would always try to slow people down. Her favorite manipulation was the fortress test. She forced Jim into adding the jewels to the art challenge because she knew it wouldn't fit in with the others. She was not given any info on the “trust me” test and really did faint. For the escape test, she was given the answers beforehand and tried to give the other 2 clues, but it didn't work.

The hidden clues were then shown. Some were not obvious - some were but were easier if paying attention. She said that there were times when she didn't do anything to sabotage the challenge because she wanted them to not know it was she. Jim said he wouldn't do anything differently if he had to do it over again. Kathryn feared that everyone would hate her at the end of the game. She said it was physically and intellectually challenging and the travel was great. Steven said winning was the best part for him but also meeting everyone and the friendship. The mole must show no mercy - their advice to the next Mole.

www.abc.com More details if you would like to be a player on the next mole. Applications must be received by April 14, 2001.