Lisa | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 06:16 pm  January 16 - Day 3 The show began with the Players talking about how they are feeling. Jennifer admitted that her and Jim get along the best, however, it's not because they are both gay, which everyone believes. Kate felt that she is not bonding with the others. Afi said it's hard to not trust anyone. The Host, Anderson, explained that the group were now in Mougins, France and had won a group total of $115,000.00 to date. That evening, two masked men broke into the place the players were staying, and kidnapped Steve. They took him to an unknown destination, where he was shackled and placed in a metal mask. The next morning, his fellow players met for breakfast, and quickly realized Steve was missing. They received their first clue - a call from Anderson telling them they had 2 hours to free Steve and win $50,000.00. They then had 30 seconds to speak to Steve who told them he recalls going through a toll booth, on a boat, thinks he's in a castle. They then broke into 3 groups and were provided with a hellicoptor, a boat, a van and cellular phones to communicate. They were also given another call to Steve who told them there is a cannon near him, water, sailboats, tourists and hotels. Steve was given a green flag to wave at his fellow players should he feel them nearby. The groups found clues in their vehicles including keys, maps and binoculars. They then took off to look for Steve. The hellicoptor group decided to forfeit $5000.00 to call Steve to ask him if he could hear the chopper. Steve replied that he could indeed hear the chopper. In the meantime, the van consisting of Catherine, Afi and Jim pulled over at a castle where they were told cannon balls were stacked. Catherine and Afi got out and began running calling Steve's name. Jim disappeared with the van. Henry and Jennifer in the chopper communicated with Catherine via cell phone, and quickly realized that they were in the wrong place. Jim was missing for some time, and quickly was suspected of being the mole. At the same time, the group in the boat found a brochure for a restaurant in Cannes. They told the van who also found a map of Cannes in the van. They all quickly realized that they were in the wrong city, but why then did Steve say he could hear the chopper??? The 3 groups in their respective vehicles quickly headed to Cannes. Anderson informed them that they all must be together to release Steve. Approaching the castle, the chopper spotted Steve waving the green flag and promptly advised the others. With 14 minutes remaining, Jennifer left Henry to gather the others. In the meantime, the others gather with Henry but Jennifer is missing looking for them. Six minutes remained while everyone yelled for Jennifer to get back to them. As time ran out, Jennifer showed up. All were very upset they had lost the challenge and fingers were pointing everywhere. Jennifer accused Henry of sending her off to find the others without a cell phone. Henry accused Jennifer of taking the wrong route and not coming back when called. Henry said she had lied to the group. Jennifer later cried, saying the game was mentally challenging. The group then travelled 5 hours to Crest, France where they slept on a prison floor for the evening. It was now Day 7, and the group were having trouble trusting one another. It was time for their next challenge, and they were divided into 3 groups - 3 leaders, 3 followers, and 3 with good eyes. The group of 3 with good eyes were then taken away from the others and shown 2 cartier watches. One was real, the other fake. It was their challenge to decide which one was fake. They were given a map of the city and jewellers names. They could study the watches but had to leave the watches at the prison, while they took off to the city for clues. If they chose the correct watch, they would win $20,000.00. If they were wrong, they would owe $20,000.00. Kate immediately looked at the watch movements, with Catherine and Henry. The three then walked into town with the map and tried to find an English speaking jeweller. After convincing a town resident to accompany them to a jeweller and translate French to English for them, they found a flyer of cartier watches to study. They then had 1/2 hour left to make it back to the prison. Kate hurried the other 2 saying she couldn't make it back in time because of her knees and the uphill climb. Henry and Catherine tried to support Kate back up the hill but patience was running thin. The three finally made it back and picked the silver watch as being the fake. A sniper then shot the silver watch and green paint splattered everywhere, indicating they were right. They won $20,000.00 for the team. While that group of 3 rested, the other 6 were taken to the French cornfields and to a maze. They were then split into 3 groups of 2 with one leader and one follower. One at a time, the follower must enter the maze with a camera strapped onto their head and an earpeace which was connected to their partner/leader. The leader would then direct them through the maze using a computer screen, however, 2 guards were also in the maze and it was their job to tag the follower. The follower had to get through the entire maze and out the other side without being tagged. Each follower would win $20,000.00 for a team total of $60,000.00 should all be successful. Charlie and Steve went first with Steve leading and Charlie following. It didn't take long before Charlie got tagged by a guard. Next was the team of Wendi and Afi. Wendi looked very scared and had a hard time hearing Afi's instructions. She was also tagged quickly. Finally, Jennifer and Jim went with Jennifer running through the maze. Jim told her twice to turn around, however, she seemed to ignore him. She too was tagged and no one won any money. Anderson then informed us that over the past 3 days, only $20,000.00 of $130,000.00 was won by the players. During the final dinner, before quiz time, tensions ran high. All reflected on recent clues. Steve had said he heard the chopper when there was no possibility he could have being in a different city. Kate was huffing and puffing almost excessively, according to Catherine, while climbing the hill. Jennifer had mysteriously disappeared causing the group to lose their challenge. Afi's voice could not be heard while directing Wendi through the maze... It was time for the quiz and each of them answered 20 questions on who they believed the mole to be. Anderson then entered the names of the players into the computer randomly, and Afi's name was the one that displayed red, meaning she knew the least about the mole and had to leave the game. Afi gathered her bags and exited the room quietly, saying goodbye to no one. The Mole continues next Tuesday night. |