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EPISODE 4:
- Steve arrives at Redemption Island with Julie and although they greet and hug each other, neither one is overly friendly or excited to see the other. Julie reminds us that Steve voted against her at the first Tribal Council so there's no love lost but she says it does feel kindof good to see one of the people who voted for her out of the game. "If I had my choice, the next two to go would be Crystal and Stephanie," Steve then tells her. Julie says she would want it to be Ralph.

- Zapatera: After TC, the tribe returns to camp without Steve. Mike comments that he's glad the tribe made a unanimous, unified decision. Stephanie agrees. She then has a confessional recapping that Steve got voted off. "I couldn't be happier to see him leave and just move on with the game," she says. Speaking privately, later, Stephanie and Krista whisper about Sarita and where she stands in the tribe. Krista tells the camera that, "Even though she voted on our side this time, she's somebody that I'll probably never trust." Stephanie says that she feels Sarita's playing both sides as Crystal joins in the conversation. "So why can't it be her next?" Crystal poses. In another confessional, Stephanie says that the other women are still unsure where Sarita stands and that if they feel like they can't trust her, she's definitely close to going home.

- At Ometepe, the tribe receives treemail about the upcoming duel. Kristina says she's throwing it out there that she'd like to go and says she'd like Francesca to go with her. In a confessional, she explains that she's really tight with Francesca and that if there's any valuable information to be gained, it's something that they can strategize about together and they'll be on the same page. For Zapatera, it is Sarita and David who are chosen to go. Sarita seems apathetic about the whole thing. "I really couldn't care less which one of them stays because I don't see either one of them being threats to come back into the game," she admits.

- At Redemption Island, Julie and Steve prepare for the duel and each have a quick confessional. Steve says that he's going to have to put himself into the mode of competition just like he did when he was in the NFL and that losing is not an option. The duel is a closer match than between Julie and Natalie, but in the end Julie comes out on top again and sends Steve home. When asked by Jeff, Steve says that his overall performance in Survivor is a little humbling and embarrassing and that it's definitely harder than it looks. In one final confessional, Julie says that she warned her tribe not to underestimate her strength and her fight on Redemption Island and she hopes she's proving to them that they shouldn't have gotten rid of her.

- Back at Ometepe, while Kristina and Francesca are away, Matt, Andrea, and Dan have an important conversation on the beach. Matt tells Dan that he respected the way Dan played the game both times and that his "heart broke" for Dan when he got stabbed in the back. Matt has a confessional saying that the way Dan plays the game is very honest and loyal and that Matt also wants to play the game with a lot of integrity because he wants to honour his God. Matt reveals that if he could bring any two people to the Final Three, it would be Dan and Andrea. Andrea agrees, saying that she really likes Kristina and Francesca but they're already really close and they know the game really well too. Dan recaps who is in his alliance but says that every time, it seems like he has a perfect alliance and perfect game plan to get to the Final Three and he gets betrayed in the end. "And if either of them were to betray me, I'm pretty sure it would be Andrea, not Matt," he explains. In her confessional, Andrea's words suggest that Dan might be right... she says that she likes the alliance she has but on Survivor, you can't write anything in stone because it could change the next day.

- At Zapatera, David and Sarita return from the duel and fill in the rest of their tribe on the outcome. The rest of this scene focuses around David. He complains a little about having to come back to camp after the duel and then he has a confessional about how he's never done anything outdoors or camped, but that Survivor is a mental game and being a lawyer who defends criminals will give him a huge advantage. "When it comes down to the point where I have to make logical, rational arguments to people about who should go at Tribal Council, um, I'm gonna have a much easier time than anybody else."

- The next morning, Ometepe receives treemail for the next Immunity Challenge and Andrea reads it out loud. Ashley has a confessional restating the importance of winning the challenge to her personally or else she is going home.

At the Immunity Challenge, Ashley's good fortune continues when Ometepe pulls out another win and sends Zapatera back to Tribal Council. At first, Zapatera is leading but David performs poorly on the puzzle component, which costs his tribe the win. Francesca has a confessional saying that, based on the previous reward, now everyone knows that there's going to be a clue to the idol, and it's imperative that Ashley doesn't get a second clue or else "that would be really bad."

When Ometepe returns with their BBQ feast, the Ometepe members once again scour through the items looking for the clue. The early part of the scene is narrated by Francesca. "Don't get me wrong; we definitely needed the food," Francesca tells the camera. "We were excited about the food, but this is also a game for a million dollars," she reminds us. Finding the clue, Kristina whispers to Francesca that she got it and then discretely slips it into her top. Shortly after, it appears to the rest of the tribe as if there is no clue. Matt recaps that someone had looked through everything, so either there's no clue or somebody had found it at that point. "Why don't we just eat and see if the clue turns up later?" Kristina suggests. The rest of this scene is just very brief and upbeat of the tribe enjoying the BBQ feast. There would be maybe 2 fluff confessionals, probably from Andrea and Grant, talking about the feast, but nothing worth noting.

Back at Zapatera, the scene begins with the whole tribe gathered around the shelter, where David apologizes for not coming through at the end and says that everyone did their best. He then asks if anyone has anything they want to say or wants to discuss about the vote at TC and after a few awkward seconds, no one says anything. David has a confessional recapping that he lost the challenge and says that personally, it was bad luck that things didn't go his way this time but there's no one else on the tribe that could have done any better. Crystal comments that she hates going back to Tribal Council and Stephanie says that even she [Stephanie] could have done that puzzle. David then continues his confessional saying that now they have to vote out another member and this is the first time where he's unsure how it's going to go. David talks to Ralph and Mike and asks them what they think and both are non-committal to anything. "Are we better off trying to get Sarita to vote off Stephanie or are we better off trying to get the girls to vote off Sarita?" David poses. "You think Sarita?" a surprised Ralph asks him. "Well, I think Sarita or Stephanie," David confirms. In his confessional, Ralph then summarizes that David wants to vote for Sarita but he [Ralph] doesn't let that happen. He says that Sarita "saved my hind-end" at the first Tribal Council "so I'm'a have to repay the favor."

Ralph and Sarita meet on the beach and Sarita asks if her name has come up. Ralph says yes and the only one who's said it is David. Sarita scoffs and says that David is scrambling because he feels vulnerable, but "there's no reason for him to write my name down. None," she tells the camera. She then tells Ralph that she wouldn't have a problem voting David out and Ralph says he wouldn't either. Later the day, David approaches Stephanie and Krista and asks them about the vote. Stephanie says she's undecided and Krista says she is too. "Obviously you don't want it to be you," David begins a pitch, to which Stephanie replies "Obviously." David then suggests Sarita's name for the chopping block and Stephanie says that that's the name she keeps coming back to.  "Leading up to this Immunity Challenge, I thought that I might be voting for Sarita the next time we had to go to Tribal Council," Stephanie explains, "but I'm a little irritated with David. It's his fault we lost the challenge, and one of the things David likes to talk about is how smart he is and how he has a really high IQ, and when you constantly brag about how smart you are and then you blow our lead on a puzzle, the loss is kindof magnified. If David does get voted out tonight, I believe it's justified." As Tribal Council draws nearer, Sarita reveals to the other women that she's voting for David because it's his fault that they lost. "And don't you always feel like he's up to something?" Sarita questions. "It's David or Sarita tonight," Stephanie restates in a confessional, "and because Sarita basically betrayed us at the first Tribal Council and didn't help us out, we may not help her tonight. It could definitely be either one." 

At TC, Jeff brings up that Zapatera's first vote was split 5-4 and then the second time they came to Tribal Council, it was unanimous. "Is the tribe more unified?" Jeff asks Krista. "Absolutely not," Krista tells him. She says that it's been really hard deciding who to vote out tonight and that there's two names that keep coming up and people have been pulling in both directions. Jeff then turns the discussion to the challenge. Sarita says that David let us all down today and when you designate yourself as the puzzle guy, you have to be able to perform. David says that's funny because if there's a weak physical link in the tribe, it would be Sarita and she hasn't performed well in any of the challenges thus far. Sarita then speaks up again: "In addition, I think David is the most uncomfortable outdoors; he's never been camping, and I think he's a little tired of living on an island," she butts in. David takes offense by this and pipes up that this is Sarita's opinion only and an incorrect one. "As a matter of fact, I'm NOT tired of living on an island; I would love nothing more than to remain a member of this tribe - without this person <points to Sarita>, thank you very much," David makes his case. "Clearly, I got my answer about the tribe being more unified," Jeff comments, getting a few laughs in response. David then adds that "Furthermore, Sarita is the shadiest person on this tribe." Jeff asks Crystal if she agrees with David that Sarita is shady. Crystal says that Sarita CAN be shady because "I know that at our first Tribal Council, she was the one that switched her vote." Sarita raises her eyebrows and Crystal says "You can deny it all you want." "So yeah, you know, she can be shady but David's shady too." "So David, apparently you're shady too," Jeff reiterates. "I find that hard to believe because I haven't lied to anyone, and any time I've told someone who I was going to vote for, I've done it," David defends himself. Crystal says that it's his general attitude. "You're very arrogant," Stephanie chimes in. She then tells Jeff how David constantly brags about his intelligence and IQ. David disagrees. Jeff asks the tribe what David's IQ is, and several answer 144. "How would we know that if not from you?" Stephanie questions him. Jeff comments that the longer this Tribal Council lasts, the more it's proving how un-unified the tribe is, and Ralph calls for the tribe to just vote. "Let's do that," Jeff says.

In another unanimous (6-1) vote, David Murphy is sent to Redemption Island and Sarita is safe. "Well, for all the discussion of this being a divided tribe tonight, once again, you vote unanimously," Jeff points out and sends them on their way.