Original subtitles

MUSIC: The Blue Danube by Strauss

Welcome back to our grand old hotel.

Warm,

welcoming,

where decadence and luxury awaits.

SINISTER MUSIC

But all is not as it seems.

TENSE MUSIC

Soon, 20 guests will arrive to play the ultimate game

of strategy and deception,

in a bid to win up to $250,000 in solid silver.

Wow! They'll all arrive as the Faithful.

Some, you may have seen before.

I was the chief stewardess on Below Deck.

I'm best known for playing Carl Williams in Underbelly.

I'm the King of the Jungle, baby, and I'm back!

Others? Not so much.

Lovely to meet ya! I'm Keith. I'm Paeden.

BELL TOLLS

Whoa-whee! Oh!

That's freaky!

Oh, I want my mum!

Come on! Hustle!

They'll build up the prize pot

by conquering mind-blowing missions.

Come on! Ooh!

SCREAMS

Oh, my! Oh, my goodness gracious!

But hidden amongst them will be the Traitors...

CLOCK TICKS

..who secretly murder the Faithful in the night,

eliminating them from the game.

It's up to the Faithful to work out just who these Traitors are...

What the heck is going on? I know some of you are lying to me.

I'm not a Traitor. I've just got a big mouth.

..and banish them from the game first.

At the end of the day, the game is to find the Traitor

and, in my opinion, you are a Traitor.

Are you for real?

Are you a Traitor? Are you a Traitor?

Because if a Traitor is left standing at the end,

they will take it all.

At this moment,

20 players are making their way,

each of them bringing their own unique set of skills...

..to play our deadly game of deception...

..at our grand old hotel.

Oh, my God! Hello.

Hi. I'm Simone. Hey, Simone, how you doing? Paul.

Hi. Paul? Yeah. Nice to meet you.

Ah! We have someone else. Hello!

G'day! You guys heading where I'm heading?

TRAIN HORN

Not quite as glamorous as the hotel I was expecting.

Ooh!

My name's Hannah Ferrier.

I was the chief stewardess on Below Deck Mediterranean

for five seasons.

A lot of people know me as abrasive.

I'm very direct.

But working on superyachts for six years

also made me a very good liar.

Like, ridiculously good liar.

And I can be quite manipulative.

Hello.

How are you going? I'm good.

I'll definitely use that to my advantage in the game.

Nice to meet you. I'm Hannah.

Hi, Hannah. Gyton. Nice to meet you.

Hello! Oh, my gosh!

I have arrived!

Anjelica. Ahhh!

I'm Annabel. I'm 29.

I think the Traitors is one of the most complex

social strategy games that you can play.

This is cute! Love this for me.

No-one is more prepared than me coming into this game.

I have watched every single English-speaking version.

I have listened to every podcast

that even briefly mentions The Traitors.

Ooh! This is so exciting.

I can see myself as a Traitor hunter.

I will find them, I will identify them.

But, darling, you don't want to startle your enemy.

You want to get into bed with them.

That's when you pull out the knife.

Hey. What do we have here?

What do WE have here? Elias.

Hi, Elias. I'm Ash.

Ahhh! Hello!

How are you going? Oh, my God. This is insane.

I'm Sammy.

Oh, my God! No!

No, it's not!

Oh, my... Wassup? Aargh!

Lukey boy is back.

Day one, baby.

I've played two seasons of Survivor.

I've played a fun game, but I'm also cut-throat.

I want to blindside the whole tribe.

Who's running the game? Right here! I've been running the game!

Making friends with people and stabbing them in the back?

That's my bread and butter.

Annabel and Sam. Oh, my God. I'm such a big fan. Good.

SCREAMS

Hello! is this us? Oh, my God!

Yass!

Oh, my God. I'm happy as to play with you guys.

Yeah. We're here for a good time. We're here to play the game. Yeah.

And we're here to kill some Traitors!

And get paid, baby!

Money! All of us! Yeah, paid money!

OK! Enough of this bloody silence. I'm Sarah.

Liam. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you!

Sarah? Hi, Sarah. Nice to meet you.

I'm Ian. Nice to meet you. Hi, Ian.

What do we all do for a living? I'm a clinical psychotherapist.

If you need to talk, you can come and talk to me.

Sweet. You can tell me all your secrets.

I'm Sarah and I'm a clinical psychotherapist.

One of my biggest strengths is my ability to read people.

I can tell you when someone's telling me the truth

or if they're lying. A bit like a detective type role.

And because I am so down-to-earth,

people feel like they want to come and talk to me.

My secret weapon is my mind.

If we've got trivia, I'm happy to help with trivia.

Do you know that Tasmania used to be called Van Diemen's Land?

A for effort? A for effort.

So what do you do, Keith? I'm retired.

I just do what I want to do.

So, what about you guys? I'm a personal trainer.

Big in the social media world.

How many followers have you got? 200,000.

Wow!

And how many Instagram followers do you have, though?

Um, well, I'm not an influencer.

I'm Ash Pollard and I'm the OG of reality TV.

I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here,

Dancing with the Stars, My Kitchen Rules,

The All New Monty, and the list goes on.

We're on a budget here. We've got salt and pepper in the one tin.

Perfect!

I don't mince my words. I am direct.

I'm not here to prove anything. I just want the money.

Uh, what is that? A cubic zirconia? Yeah!

Sweetie!

I want to put that marble in my kitchen, darl.

And that quarter of a million is going to do just that.

Do you think $250,000 will make you happy?

Buys a very big yacht that you can name Happiness.

Certainly! I love that!

Oh! Ohhh! Whoo! Let's do this!

We're here!

It's a little bit fancy. Yeah, just a little.

Fanciest place I've ever stayed at. Yeah! That's for sure!

I'm Paeden and I'm here to win The Traitors.

I want to do challenges. I want to be lying and backstabbing.

I want to vote people off.

If someone gets in my way, I'm throwing them under the bus.

I feel like Princess Diana right now.

Yeah, it's like a castle of doom!

Feels like a fairy tale.

Except it could be your worst nightmare.

Oh, no!

Oh, an open fire. That's where you'll find me.

Oh, my God! Mimosas!

Oh, my God!

The hotel, it's so massive.

And it's crazy, it's giving, like, vintage vibes.

But, like, still eclectic.

And bougie! Like, I love it!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my goodness! Rodger darling!

Rowr!

I'm going to take that home with me.

All right, fresh air! It's real!

It is very real. Hello!

If I was chosen as a Traitor, it would just be so fun!

I don't want to be a Traitor.

I'm ready to be a Faithful and play this game honestly.

Why would you get Luke back and then throw him as a Traitor?

Like, it doesn't make sense.

Obviously, if I am a Traitor, that's what I'm going to say.

I can't wait. If I'm chosen as a Traitor,

I'll be able to murder them all!

Let's go!

Oh, my gosh! Exciting!

Oh, look at the silver!

All mine. Here we go.

Look at all that. I know!

Whoo! Damn!

Oh, yeah! Here we go.

Let's get this show on the road.

PLAYERS CHAT

SILENCE

Welcome to our grand old hotel.

Cosy, isn't it?

Hmm.

And it's here in the Banishment Room

where the knives will be thrown.

Where you'll make the decisions

that will either win you

or cost you that grand prize -

one quarter of one million dollars in solid silver bars.

And, after all, that's why you're all here.

Now, as it stands, there are 20 Faithfuls.

But that...

..that is about to change.

Look around the room.

For some, it'll be the last honest moment of their game.

Now, the Traitors will play the game alongside you.

You won't know who they are or just how many there are.

Every night, as you slumber...

..the Traitors will gather to decide which Faithful they'll murder next,

strategically eliminating whomever they choose.

It is now time to select the Traitors.

TENSE MUSIC

If you wouldn't mind putting the masks on you see in front of you.

From now on...

..if I touch you on the shoulder,

you are a Traitor.

If not, you remain a Faithful.

TENSE MUSIC

PLAYER SIGHS

HE LAUGHS

Rodger!

You've tapped me! You beautiful man!

I've played my fair share of Texas hold 'em,

so, uh, I know I can keep a poker face.

Thank God!

Like, thank you so much!

And I could...

Like, I was trying really hard not to get excited and giggle.

I just went, "Boom! Game over!"

Dush! Dush! Dush!

I am in the game and ready to play.

And so it is done.

You may now take off your masks.

Not quite the same now, is it?

Traitors.

You'll only learn of each other's identities

when you meet tonight for the first time

in Traitors Tower.

Faithful...

..your job is to work out who the Traitors are

and banish them from the game before they murder you.

Because if there are any Traitors left standing

at the end of the game, they, and they alone,

will take all the money.

And that, in a nutshell, is our beautiful game.

I'll see you soon.

Bye!

Some of yous are liars.

LAUGHTER

I'm a Faithful and it's going to get hectic.

I am like a shark in water.

I can smell a Traitor like blood in water.

It couldn't be you, could it, darling?

It'd never be me.

Oh, my God, this is hectic. I'm too beautiful to die!

The game has started. I'm excited!

Is it too soon to start sussing out? Nah.

Being picked as a Faithful,

my mind is to be a Traitor hunter.

Be scared, Traitors.

Have you heard any theories yet? I can't say.

So what have you got? You got brothers and sisters?

Yeah, I've got two older brothers.

I'm a Faithful.

It's my job to sniff out these Traitors.

Is there anyone that you're...

That you kind of feel a different change in energy?

You have to sniff out a Traitor by watching them.

What are they doing with their hands?

So I'm like, "My hands are crossed.

"No, I need to be more open. No, I actually should lean forward. No!"

Are they talking heaps?

"I got my suspicions. Do I, though? I don't know.

"Maybe I do. Maybe I don't."

Or are they keeping a low profile?

What's your name again?

You need to work out who you think is a Traitor.

And, when the time comes...

HE CLICKS HIS TONGUE

..I'm going for that head shot, bro. Bang!

Have I seen you before? Possibly.

I don't know if you ever heard about the Navy bomb-disposal diver

that got eaten by a shark in Sydney Harbour.

Yes! But that was me. Oh, my God.

No. How are you feeling, Annabel?

OK, I was like, "I'm fine, I'm fine."

This is it. The game is afoot.

There's going to be that awkward sort of

"Who amongst us?" type thing.

With just a small touch, it changes the entire dynamic

of being in this group.

I was selected as one of the Traitors.

All of the Faithful are trying to work out who the Traitors are.

Who do you think it is?

But knowing that I'm a Traitor amongst all these people,

I know I've got this.

My name's Blake. I'm 35.

I'm a dead-set hipster.

I've been working in the beer industry for the past nine years.

Love a board game, love a beer,

I do have a vinyl collection and I live in Brunswick.

Once I get samples, I'll come by and bring you a can.

The one skill that I have that will get me to the end...

..will be to be that affable, friendly person that I know I am,

someone who gets along with everyone.

Get my coat back on.

I think you need to be able to hide in plain sight.

EXHALES

WOMEN CHATTER AND LAUGH

How you going? I am fantastic.

You're still pretty in pink. Ooh!

Standing out, bright, like always.

There is zero chance that anyone thinks I'm a Traitor.

They're just all under my spell.

My biggest thing is the only way I can tell if someone's lying

is by their eyes, so that's why I was like...

What's the strategy?

If someone looks away, if they can't keep eye contact with you,

that's, like, my thing, or blinking.

I can mould to any type of person that's in this game.

I'm Sam. I do marketing.

I specialise in helping businesses

convince people to buy a product.

From being a fitness person to knowing about supplements,

I have to change my character seven times a day.

So I'll take that into this game and I'll manipulate everyone.

Nice to meet you. Where you from?

I live out on a farm. My dad runs cattle and horses and stuff.

I'll be telling everyone that I'm just a nice country guy.

So we have, like, stockhorses. Nice.

I'm a deviant, naughty boy.

I would be the best liar in this game.

No-one will be able to figure me out.

HE BUGLES BADLY

Oh, my gosh. Oh, no.

Best we get that serviced, I think.

ALL LAUGH AND CLAP

Please, please.

EXHALES

Rodger, we thought you were an intruder!

No, no, it's just me.

Now, as we know, there is $250,000 in solid silver in the offing,

but the final prize pot will depend

on just how much silver you win in a series of treacherous challenges.

And you'll be getting some of our famous country air into your lungs

in your very first silver mission.

ALL CHEER

But I've decided to do things

a little bit differently this time around.

Don't worry. You'll still all get to wear those snazzy tracksuits.

Excellent. But I will need you to organise yourselves

into two teams of ten players each.

And I'll tell you why when I see you all

at the foot of Mount Traitorius.

Ooh!

Godspeed.

Ten.

Two, four, six...

Pumped for this first mission.

We're going on a mission to win some money.

But this tracksuit is an abomination.

I'm not a tracksuit wearer!

I'm not a leisurewear-wearer.

Come on! Oh!

And I better not be running somewhere on this mission.

I absolutely

despise running, I hate it.

Let's go, blue!

ALL CHEER

Challenge number one. We've got silver bars to win.

Woohoo! Money, money, money.

Wow! This is sick! Woohoo!

Big-arse horse.

Welcome to your very first Silver Mission

where there's an impressive $40,000 in silver bars up for grabs...

ALL CHEER

..for you to open your collective account with.

Look at it shine! Not too shabby.

Now...

..today's mission is my tribute to the legendary Trojan Horse,

the most iconic hoodwink in history.

Now, six members of your team

must race up the hill, clear a path for your horse to travel down,

placing all debris in the circles beside the track.

Only once all six members have reached the top

can the rest of your team start to winch

your trusty steed up the hill.

Once old Nellie has made it to the top...

..one of you must then race back down the hill with your torch,

light it at the fire, race back up

and - this bit's my favourite part - set the old nag ablaze.

ALL CHEER

Then all that's left to do is to grab your axe, chop the rope

and send your flaming Phar Lap out in a blaze of glory

to meet its heroic destiny.

The first horse past the post - or, more precisely, into it -

wins $20,000, as does the second team

as long as you both complete the mission

within the allotted 20 minutes.

20 minutes. Ooh.

So if you can both snag the loot,

"Why the teams?" I hear you ask.

Well, the winning team will accompany me to my secret armoury

where one of you will win a massive advantage in the game -

the Shield of Protection...

Ooh!

..meaning you will be immune from the first night's murder.

Oh, which I failed to mention is tonight.

Oh! Oh, no!

My first thought - "Oh, my gosh.

"Annabel, you need to make sure

"that you are in the winning team

"cos, girl, you do not want to be vulnerable tonight."

So, time to organise your teams. Chop, chop! Off you trot.

ALL CHATTER BUSILY

Listen, ideas.

I'm happy to pull, happy to pull.

Team red. Team blue.

Let's go!

Yes! Go, team!

Your 20 minutes starts now!

TEAMS SHOUT AND CHEER

This mission is historically accurate

to when the Greeks stormed Troy...

..perhaps with slightly more polyester.

ASH: Gy, take this, please! Please!

Come on! Hustle!

Go, Sam! Come on, go, Sam!

It looks like team blue has cleared their path.

They're clearly the frontrunner.

CHEERING

Let's go! Let's go!

ELIAS: Go, team! Hurry, hurry, hurry!

CHEERING

Good job, good job. Good job.

LUKE: We did amazing clearing the stuff.

We handed it up to the other guys to, you know, bring it home.

Go, go, go! Use your weight. Lean back on it.

Now it's time to winch.

We have this mountain and the horse at the bottom

that we have to drag up the hill.

All at the same time.

Yes! Pull! Dig deep, guys!

We're way more pumped than the red team.

SHOUTING

Come on, Corinne!

Let's go, blue!

You got it! Move it! Let's go!

We're leading! Come on!

Bitch, this shit is heavy!

SHOUTING CONTINUES

Come on! We're going good! Spin that wheel!

ASH: Everyone looks like they want to die.

Catch up!

Except for Paul. He's a machine.

Heave! Heave!

Come on, Paul! Get it done! Pull!

RODGER: And that's the ten-minute mark, halfway through the challenge.

Time is ticking away.

ASH: Yes! Scream it out!

TEAM YELLS

Oh, they're going! They're coming for us.

I'm not BLEEP losing!

ASH: Yes! Come on! We've caught up!

I'm serious! We are an arse in front!

Yes, red team now looking like the bookie's favourite.

Come on, guys! Bring this shit home!

Pull together. Come on. Nearly there!

Come on! You're nearly there!

You're doing good. Yes!

Red team has hit the mark.

Go, Sammy!

You got this, Sammy!

So I sprint down the hill like Usain Bolt, flying down there.

RED TEAM: Yes!

CHEERING

RODGER: Sam lights his torch.

And the blue team are still in with a shot.

Go! Three, two, one, go! Blues, come on!

Oh, you're almost there. Come on! Go, Luke!

Sending Luke in as their runner.

Come on! Come on, Sam!

Here he comes with the flame. Giddy up, Sam.

Yeah, Sammy! Go, Luke!

Go, Luke! Let's go, let's go, let's go!

And red team have her ablaze.

TEAMS SHOUT AND CHEER

You got this!

BLAKE: This is it. This is my moment.

I've helped with the winching.

I'm channelling Sven, the Viking warlord.

Cut it, cut it!

Oh, shit. Shit.

CHUCKLES

One minute to go!

Go, Blake!

You got this!

CHEERING

RODGER: And we're off.

Yeah!

There goes team red.

ALL CHEER

There goes team blue. Woo!

But red team's horse is the hot favourite.

GYTON: You can take our lives, but you cannot take our freedom!

There she goes, through the gates of Troy...

ALL CHEER

..to take the silver and first place.

BLUE TEAM CHEERS

She is right on time.

Come on! Beast, bro! Beast! Yes!

Well, team red, team blue,

you both completed the task within the 20 minutes

and you both take home $20,000 each.

ASH: That's a beautiful sum of $40,000.

Thank you very much. Have a nice day.

Even better news is team red, being first past the post,

will join me in the Armoury where one of you

will take home the Shield of Protection,

meaning that you'll be safe from the first murder tonight.

I will see all of you back at the hotel.

On your way out, perhaps just mind the flaming set.

LAUGHTER

We won! Oh, my God! The excitement.

I worked my arse off. I wanted a chance to win the Shield.

Welcome, one and all,

to my family's secret Armoury.

Can't see it?

CHUCKLES

Well...

..behold.

CLICKING AND CLANKING

BELLS DING

CLICKING AND CLANKING CONTINUE

Ooh!

Uh...

..ah, yes, of course. Can't beat a classic.

And voila.

RODGER EXHALES

CLICKING AND CLANKING

This is embarrassing.

CONTESTANTS LAUGH

Just bear with me one moment.

Locked.

The book?

RODGER MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY

PLAYS PIANO NOTE

HINGES SQUEAK

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

That's cool.

Rodger! That is epic. As I was saying, behold.

Now, behind this door,

amongst the family's cold, cold steel,

are ten boxes,

only one of which contains the Shield of Protection...

..that will keep you safe from tonight's murder.

Now, in an order of your choosing,

you may enter one at a time and choose one box to open.

Whether or not you decide to share your findings

with your fellow team-mates or, indeed, the greater group

is entirely up to you.

So, who's first?

Ladies first. Corinne.

You can go first. You go first, Corinne.

We're watching you, Corinne.

See you on the other side!

KEITH: Awesome. Winning the first mission,

it gives us an opportunity to get the Shield.

I badly want that Shield because it protects me from, you know,

someone sneaking into my room and, "Tch!", during the night.

Oh, my goodness.

SHE MOUTHS

Oh!

Oh!

CLICKS FINGERS

WHISPERS: Shit, yeah!

It's a Shield...

..and it's mine.

Going to bed tonight, I'm feeling confident

I'm in a position where I'm not going to get murdered.

No-one share if you've got the Shield.

No-one share if you've got the Shield. Then we're all safe. They won't know who it was.

If everyone sticks to my Shield strategy,

the red team, we're all safe, regardless.

Then they'll have to pick someone from blue.

She's getting tactical.

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

There's a murder happening tonight.

It's a scary thought to be, like...

Imagine being the first to go home. I know.

This early, yeah. Like, that's a shit feeling.

Imagine being the first one murdered and this is all they see,

just the one outfit.

Like, I'm going to be remembered for the blue shirt.

That's why I'm, like... I feel like I'm, like...

I don't think I'll sleep tonight.

As a Faithful, it's fully game on now.

Now it's more of, like, a hunting game.

It's about watching people, see their body language,

what they say, watch if there's any slip-ups.

Like, that Traitor selection and that,

I was having to, like, use meditative breathing

to calm myself down cos I'm, like, "Don't be a Traitor.

"Don't be a Traitor."

I'm here to find the Traitors, babe, so you don't get murdered.

I'm telling you now who I think is a Traitor.

I think Ash.

I'm going to vote for her.

I will vote for her to get murdered.

We've voting for banishment.

Yeah.

This evening, I actually feel really anxious.

Really anxious.

Where is he?

Earlier in the day,

Sarah had told me

that Paeden accused me of being a Traitor.

And when we were all in the Traitor selection,

Paeden goes to me, "Oh, it was funny how Rodger was behind me.

"It's either me or it's him,

"because Rodger was standing behind us for so long,

"and I know that it's not me, so it must be him."

Paeden accused me of being a Traitor.

I don't know why. I don't want people thinking I'm a Traitor.

It's pretty scary.

Elias. How are you?

Oh, I don't know, man. What's happened?

Holy dooley. It was just amazing.

Sarah, she's out there spreading this rumour about Elias and Paeden.

After the ceremony, he was acting weird, right? Crazy.

For us Traitors, we can use this now.

Going to throw everyone off our scent

and all the Faithfuls won't know what's happening.

I'm going to have so much fun.

Do not go to him.

Oh, sh... What I'm saying is...

Oh, my God, I'm waiting for Traitor Tower.

This is going to be epic.

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

And I'm just thinking to myself, "Who am I going to murder?"

Are you... What's going on? Are you OK?

Someone's lying and saying I threw Elias under the bus.

What? Oh!

BELL TOLLS

THUNDER CRASHES

Midnight,

which means it's time for my Traitors

to learn the identity of their co-conspirators

and, together, murder their first Faithful.

All players are currently locked inside their soundproof rooms

and cannot hear or see a thing, except the Traitors,

in which case, the night is young.

THUNDER CRASHES

LAUGHS

ALL LAUGH

WHISPERS: Are you serious?

Oh, my God!

This is incredible. I'm so happy cos they don't know.

They have no clue. They are eating themselves.

How good was today? They were fighting so bad.

It couldn't have worked better! It was so good. Who was fighting?

Elias on Paeden, and Sarah. Yes.

So, we can make some big problems.

I want Sarah.

You take away Sarah, there's going to be fireworks.

I honestly think we choose someone that is not a threat.

We don't want to choose anyone that's causing any kind of, like...

I know, but if you take away Sarah or Elias...

..they're going to think it's Paeden.

We can't murder him tonight. No way, Jose!

He has to stay in cos he's going to get rid of himself.

Absolutely!

I was thinking, like, Anjelica.

Someone who throws in that, "Why would they pick her?"

Yeah, like, "That's weird." Like, "Why would they?"

All right. I think we're pretty good, are we? I think we're good.

See you then. Breakfast should be good.

BELL TOLLS

Oh, my God, I can't wait to see who has been murdered.

H... Hey!

HE LAUGHS

He-hey. Hey-ho.

First one.

Thank you.

I wake up, I'm not murdered. A little bit different.

I'm used to being in the jungle, eating flies,

and now I'm in the hotel, eating bacon and eggs, like...

Survivor guy by himself.

They made a mistake last night, the Traitors.

They decided not to come hunting for me because I'm a bloodhound

and I'm starting to sniff out these Traitors.

HINGES SQUEAL

Ah! Hey, my boy!

Made it through first night. You've got all this food, hey?

You've got all this food. This is for us.

I am curious to see who survived last night.

I'm very much watching each person that comes through that door.

Elias, for sure.

I think, if Elias gets murdered, Paeden is a Traitor.

You reckon Paeden? Yep, but we'll see.

Who is it?

BOTH: Ooh!

Sarah?

THEY YELL

How good is that? Oh, my God! She's alive, darlings!

How fabulous!

The queen's arrived in the breakfast room.

ALL LAUGH

And my two main men are there -

Luke, who I've watched on Survivor

and loved every second of,

and Cowboy Sam.

What up? Morning! I nearly choked on my crumpet.

Don't die, sweetie. Don't die.

How crazy was last night?

Last night was unhinged, in the best way possible.

I am obsessed with Elias

and his drama last night.

Apparently, Paeden's been throwing out Elias's name

not even half a second after the Traitor selection.

And guess what? Elias was not happy about it, sweetie.

How are you feeling? I mean, I think I will be glad

to make it through the week. I feel like...

SHE LAUGHS

Do we have room for one more?

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

Holy shit!

Hi.

ALL TALK AT ONCE

Mate, I swear... I actually thought I was a goner.

Don't want to murder someone who's delivering this much.

I actually thought I was going.

What...what happened last night?

Sarah told me that Paeden said that I was a Traitor.

And when we were all in the Traitor selection,

Paeden goes to me, "It's either me or it's him,

"and I know that it's not me, so it must be him."

Paeden has come up to Sarah... And told her.

..telling her that you are a Traitor. Correct. All right.

But you seem, like... I am. I'm shook. I thought I was going.

I am genuinely shocked. I did not expect my name to be thrown out.

It's really difficult because you really don't know

who's lying to you.

To be honest, they would have been smart if they murdered me

last night. I actually am keeping my eye peeled.

I'm curious to see who does show up to breakfast -

Paeden or Sarah.

Oh, my God!

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

LAUGHTER

Oh, cute breakfast!

I know! Living!

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

Look at you, you dag.

Walking down to brekkie, I still feel excited.

I'm pumped that I'm a Traitor.

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

Ash as well! Oh, my God.

Blake, Sam and I know who's not coming to breakfast.

How are you? Oh, buddy. Oh, my God. So good.

I honestly think, at this point,

the Faithfuls have no idea what's going to happen.

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

CONTESTANTS CHEER

Um, so we've just been getting the lowdown

on the Elias-Paeden thing.

Yeah, take me through it. I don't know the full story.

Um...

Everybody's just still obsessing about Paeden, Sarah and Elias.

This is superb for me.

Sarah comes up to me.

She's, like, "Paeden has said that he thinks you're a Traitor."

What?

I am more than happy to feed that fire.

I'll just stoke where I can.

I don't know if she's lying or he's lying.

Making me a little suss on Sarah, to be honest.

Yeah.

She's suspicious.

And she...she mentioned...

We were literally in a circle and we were just talking about,

like, banishment and murder

and all of that stuff, and she was, like,

"I'll vote for him to be murdered."

Dude!

She said, and I quote, "Don't worry. I'll vote to have her murdered."

Wait, wait, wait. Did she actually use the word murder?

Yeah, she did, and Ro was, like, "Did you hear that?

"Did you hear that?"

Oh, holy shit!

I have my receipts against Sarah and why I think she's a Traitor

and now she's caught up in this whole drama with Elias and Paeden.

What the hell?

I'm eager to see who's going to turn up to breakfast.

Yeah, I'm literally, like, if Sarah walks in,

she's a Traitor. I already know.

Whoever walks through the door is a Traitor 100%.

Hannah!

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM AND APPLAUD

OK, so, who's missing, sorry?

Sarah, Paeden and Anjelica.

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

CHEERING AND LAUGHTER

Hi.

Not going to lie - 50/50, I thought you might be dead today, hon.

Me too, man. Sweetie!

You can now relax, OK? Oh, my God.

I...I think I know who's going to die.

I think Sarah's going to die cos they want to frame me.

See, that's it. I'm being framed here.

The next person is it.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Here we go.

CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM

No way!

You're here! I am.

Hello. Congratulations.

I think I might be the last one. You are.

Oh! Dude!

How do you decide on Anjelica?

Red herring.

It was! They went random.

Wow. Anjelica.

Why?

Why would you choose Anjelica? She was so uncontroversial.

Talk about a plot twist!

Right? I didn't think Anjelica would be gone.

Maybe that's why. She didn't really ruffle any feathers.

Exactly.

Who's the one that they can choose that doesn't lead us anywhere?

That is why I leant away from wanting to murder Sarah

because she's caught up in the drama of Paeden and Elias,

and I want that drama to keep on building.

Are you worried about Sarah?

Yeah, I'm worried that she's twisted everything around...

Really? ..making him look bad.

Great start to the game.

Going into the banishment, it's the perfect situation.

This drama between Paeden, Sarah and Elias...

Ugh, this game!

Darling!

Elias...

The bloke doesn't know who to trust.

Do you guys think I'm a moron?

Do you think he's a Faithful? I think he's a Faithful.

I don't know any more.

And if I was a Faithful,

I'd be thinking that Sarah is a Traitor.

There's definitely a target on her back now.

Hmm. It's hard. Everyone's just nervous.

Yeah. Heart...heart pounding. Yeah.

You're telling me you're definitely not a Traitor?

100%. Definitely not a Traitor.

Paeden is so genuinely frightened that he's going to get biffed.

Blake, please, if you still think it's me...

No, mate, you're good. Cos clearly she misheard something I said.

His nervous energy is like a frog in a sock.

I don't think Elias is a Traitor

and I'm really annoyed he's throwing me under the bus

cos I know I'm not a Traitor.

He's such chaos and it's so annoying cos it's ruining my game.

And I'm not even trying to play a game.

Listen, I honestly think you should just take a deep breath

and calm down.

Like, calm down.

And I'm thinking, "This is superb for the Traitors' game."

I mean, it's just going to be all on between those three.

And it feels like the group's just going to have to...pick.

I feel that I heard him correctly. Mm-hm.

But now I'm second-guessing myself.

It's always like that, yeah. Do you know what I mean?

It's bedlam out there. Absolute and utter bedlam.

There's a lot of people talking about me, Paeden, Elias tension.

My recollection of what happened, Paeden said,

"When we were all in the Traitor selection,

"Rodger stood behind us for quite some time

"when he was choosing a Traitor."

What I heard was that it was Elias that was the Traitor

because Rodger was standing behind us for so long.

So Paeden said, "It's either him or Elias that's the Traitor."

And he goes, "It's not me."

So, in my mind, that's him insinuating that Elias is a Traitor.

Well, that blew up, so I need to put my big-girl panties on.

If I don't, one of us will be going home tonight, guaranteed.

Hello. Hey. How are you? Hey, guys.

I hear there's some confusion. Yeah.

So, what I heard was that Paeden said to me,

"Rodger stood behind us for a really long time,

"so it was like a bit of a thing, like, it was..."

"Red herring" was the word I used.

OK. But you don't remember hearing that, which is completely fair,

but that's the word I used.

"Because he stood behind us for so long, it's either me..."

as in him or you, that is a Traitor.

OK. That's what I heard.

I was saying, "Rodger stood behind us. That's a red herring.

"It's definitely NOT one of us two."

She misheard what I said.

Basically, come down to Sarah misheard something I said,

which is so insane, but, you know, people mishear things all the time.

If we're on the same page, man... We are. Like, and Sarah...

This is what we needed. I just didn't want to cause this,

but, honestly, just wanted to know the truth.

Like, that was it. There was a miscommunication.

Yeah, cool. Done. Are we good, man? Absolutely.

Elias and Paeden have sorted out their differences now...

It happens, like... Yeah.

..but my fear is that my head is on the chopping block.

100%.

Um, so you're thinking...

..Sarah? I'm thinking Sarah.

I have to defend myself.

I'm going to use my clinical psychotherapy skills

to convince the Faithfuls

that we actually should be voting off a Traitor tonight.

All I can say is in our car, 90% of people are going to vote Ash.

There's something in my gut telling me that...

I don't know. There's just something not quite right there.

She was a darling. Like, the way she was talking,

she was open about everything, yeah.

But is that a show because she's a Traitor?

Traitors are trying to throw us...

Off the scent. ..off the scent.

Hence why they just gave us Anjelica.

It's the first banishment.

I'm not going to go down without a fight.

I know that my head is on the chopping block.

I'm going to stick to my guns and I'm going to fight tooth and nail.

It's not over till the fat lady sings.

And then there were 19.

19 hopeful recipients of fortune...

..and, yes, fame.

Meaning 19 future podcasts no-one ever asked for.

LAUGHTER

Love it.

19. Soon to be 18.

But more on that in a moment.

On a more positive note...

..your first mission was a flaming success.

Your valiant efforts helped you nab $40,000 for the pot.

Truly a sterling effort.

And need I remind you,

if any Traitors are left standing at the end of the game,

they will, of course, take the lot.

All the lovely silver for themselves.

And so...

..it all comes down to suspects.

That's why we're here.

Who are the Traitors?

Prime suspects.

Let's hear them.

So who's going to start?

Someone else, please, take the floor.

I'll start.

Last night, Sarah said something a little bit suspicious

and I just want to bring that up with you

so we can get clarification on that.

We were talking about how suspicious Ash was, I'm not going to lie.

And, basically, Sarah, you said that you'll vote to have her murdered.

I don't believe that I said that we should murder Ash.

Annabel?

You did say, "I will vote to murder Ash."

In my opinion, it was a slip-up.

But you did...you did say that.

OK, and if I did say that, then I'll own that I said that,

but I didn't mean that I wanted to murder Ash.

I was going to vote for Ash at banishment.

May I ask, Sarah... Mm-hm.

..why did you not share your feelings about me being a Traitor?

I didn't speak to you face-to-face

and say that I'm putting you down as a Traitor and I will own that.

But we're here to win $250,000, so, you know, you've got to...

Can I finish? Yeah, but...

Great, thank you.

So all I can do is look around the table

to each and every one of you in the eye

and say that I am a Faithful.

And I will be writing down a name tonight that I feel is a Traitor.

OK.

To be honest, I think the competition

has gotten the best of Sarah.

Yes, she did double-down on telling me that Paeden said I was a Traitor

and we concluded today it was a misinterpretation on her behalf.

Does that make her a Traitor?

I don't know, but I think some poker faces here are really good.

And, erm, if I may,

I think we're all forgetting the fact that we have a trained actor

that was on television,

not reality TV, but an actual crime show,

that was one of the most iconic shows in all of Australia,

who knows how to act, probably studied acting,

went to school for it, and...

I've won awards!

LAUGHTER

Yeah, boy!

From personal experience, it's also nice just to be nominated.

LAUGHTER

You're absolutely right. "Of course he's going to be a Traitor."

Makes perfect sense, right?

But just because I learn characters and learn lines,

and deliver them with conviction,

you know, this is a different situation.

I am being me.

It's not scripted. I haven't had a chance to prepare it, you know,

and I think everyone else is in the same boat.

I just feel like after today at breakfast,

hearing everyone else's talking about Sarah

and their different accusations of her lying to them,

that's really, completely changed my mind.

Hearing it from different people all day has really made me think

that you are... A Traitor?

Yeah. OK.

So are you a Traitor?

No, I'm not.

Do you think you've been spreading gossip?

I don't think it was gossip.

And like I said at a table today,

I'm not a Traitor, I've just got a big mouth, you know?

Anyone else want my head on a chopping block?

I say this with love...

Sarah has had a very messy 24 hours

with spreading the gossip and, to me, that just screams Faithful.

If you were a Traitor,

I don't think you would be putting yourself out there that much.

For me...

..Corinne.

The way you've played this game in the last day

has been under the radar.

No names out, really likeable, getting along with everyone.

That says Traitor more than at the centre of conflict,

spreading gossip.

Yeah, I haven't... I haven't got the feeling yet.

Really? You haven't got the feeling of what?

Come on, Corinne, throw something out there.

Like, do you have anyone that you think deep down it could be?

Er, Sarah's name got...

It got spread around, so I was thinking maybe, but...

I know, but this game isn't about

waiting for a name to get thrown out.

We all have to come forward and actually voice our opinions,

and part of being Faithful

is actually interacting, building relationships,

so others know that you're a Faithful too.

I'm me. I have nothing to worry about.

Wow.

Well...good chat.

And now...it's time to vote.

You'll each write down the name of the person you think is a Traitor

and should be banished from the game for good.

HE SIGHS

So, to kick us off on our very first banishment,

let's hear from Annabel.

When I first arrived, you were the first person I thought

would make a great Traitor

and you haven't said anything that's changed my mind.

But, Corinne, I voted for you.

OK. One vote for Corinne. Luke?

Sorry, Sarah.

Roha? Sarah.

Facts are facts and receipts are receipts, so...

Let's hear from Ash.

I voted for...Sarah.

Elias, how did you vote?

Erm, to me, trust is everything in and out of this game.

Doubling down on the Paeden thing when he, in fact, didn't say it...

Um... I'm sorry, Sarah.

At least I'm popular.

So, four for Sarah, one for Corinne.

Paeden?

Corinne, I voted for you. Corinne, my vote goes to you.

I'm voting for Sarah because in a game like this,

you can't lie or be caught lying.

Five for Sarah, three for Corinne.

Sarah.

Corinne. And I say Corinne.

I'm very sorry, Corinne.

I believe we're all tied up.

Paul?

Sorry, Sarah.

I'm sorry, Sarah. I have to go with the smoke and fire.

Corinne.

Blake, your vote.

I think we all know we're here to find the Traitors...

..and my vote goes to the person

who I just don't think is helping us with that.

And I'm really sorry,

but it goes to you, Corinne.

Ian?

I went with Paeden, sorry.

Corinne and Sarah are eight-all. One for Paeden.

Two votes still to come.

Corinne, how did you vote?

Sorry, Annabel.

CONTESTANTS GASP

That's OK.

I do believe you are a Traitor.

I'm a Faithful.

So, as we stand,

have two of our players, Corinne and Sarah,

locked on eight votes each.

Paeden, one, Annabel, one.

And one vote remaining.

Oh, my gosh.

Gyton, we're all on the edge of our seat.

I was really hoping that you would vote for Sarah...

..so there would be a tie-break.

Corinne, I voted for you.

So it is done.

Corinne, tonight, unfortunately you have been banished.

If you wouldn't mind joining me up here.

So...only one question remains.

Are you Faithful or, indeed,

as the vote suggests, a Traitor?

Guys, I'm sorry, but I'm a Faithful.

CONTESTANTS SIGH

She did nothing wrong to have anything.

What's done is done and you have been banished.

I have. Thank you for playing.

Bye, Corinne.

One for one. Hmm.

Corinne was indeed an innocent Faithful,

but you decided to send her home.

Rest assured, our Traitors will be plotting

their next murder victim tonight.

And without a Shield in play,

I'm afraid no-one will be sleeping soundly.

See you in the morning.

Bye, Rodger. Bye, Rodge.

Goddamn it!

THUNDER CRASHES

THEY EXHALE

That was an excellent performance.

They have no idea and we're sitting there going,

"Mm, yes, really, really."

Do you know what the sickening thing is, for me?

Is that I'm actually believing my own lies.

Yeah, me too. I believe that I'm a Faithful. True.

Like, am I an actual psychopath?

Maybe! Maybe. I think so!

Crazy!

SHE CHUCKLES

You got picked to do this for a reason.

So, then, who are we thinking to murder?

I think we go big.

I reckon we take Elias now.

What? I think we go for Elias. 100%.

He's thrown Gy under the bus.

That's a big move we can do.

Who could be option two, though?

Option two? I mean, we could go the obvious.

Which is...? Annabel.

Annabel's very obvious.

I like that one as well.

Huge one too.

Like, breakfast will be juicy.

What a sicko.

SHE CACKLES

CLOCK CHIMES

Next time on The Traitors...

..a new day reveals the murder of another Faithful.

SCREAMING

CONTESTANTS GASP AND EXCLAIM

Ohhh! Oh, shit!

The Traitors are just laughing at us. They're laughing.

We've got to come at this from a different angle

because this is clearly not working.

It's just a matter of who it is.

You're going to get murdered. It's what the Traitors want.

It's imperative that we get a Traitor.

But while the Faithful try to turn the tide...

Ready, set, row!

CONTESTANTS SCREAM

Oh, my God, it sunk!

..there's a storm brewing...

Is it Ash?

..in the Traitors' camp.

We have seven people on Ash.

I want you to come with us on this one and knock her out.

I'm pretty much the sheriff

and anything that stands in my way gets shot down.