Once the croissant crumbs were cleaned up, it was time for a mission that threw the cat among the pigeons – and not just because it took place in the traitor’s lair, which, according to Jerry, “smelled like a litter tray”.
Miranda felt that the game had more complex olfactory notes: “a mixture of salmon, cheap cologne and crotch.” Delightful.
The mission required each player to build a shield on a platform in front of them from 3D jigsaw-type pieces buried in troughs in sawdust. Think Krypton factor meets lucky fall.
At three intervals, a bell would ring, and all players had to stop and play blindfolded for a few minutes. After this the traitors can remove their work and sabotage the work of whoever they want.
And while James A revealed he was “starting to have more fun” after murdering poor Ross, if there were an award for the worst traitor of all time, he’d still smash it.
He was too afraid to take off his blindfold and remove any pieces of the shield from the loyalists, leaving the dirty work – and all the risk – to fellow traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny. Suffice it to say, he was not impressed.
“He didn’t even remove the blindfold – I’m speechless,” Maya said.
James A. knew he was in trouble: “I know I’ll get a dressing down in the turret but I’m the one who killed Grant Mitchell.”
He was not wrong in saying that. And the fact that he completed his puzzle, earning himself a shield, must have made his co-conspirators really angry.
To be fair, you could argue that he’s playing a dark role – very little has been suspected of that so far.
Three other celebrities also managed to complete their shield puzzles – James B, Joan McNall and Michael Sheen – but no money was collected after Maya and Kenny panicked and did not remove any pieces on their final chance.
But the task offered another bunch of crazy theories, at least for the loyalists, as they tried unsuccessfully to guess where the creaking of the floorboards was coming from as the two traitors tried to crawl around the room.
This was at least good news for Romesh, whose hay fever saved the day – Sharon Rooney could hear him sniffling constantly next to her, so she knew he couldn’t have been the traitor.
Perhaps the tousled mustache isn’t helping his allergies — and combing it out won’t make much of a difference.