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After the everlong recap, we rejoin our pirates with Jay talking to Ben about the betrayal. Ben admits that watching him with Kendra makes her nervous, as did the ousting of Nessa. Jay promises Ben that he’ll pull him into the final two which keeps Ben steadfast and strong. He admits to us that he knows Jay’s a snake, but sometimes it’s good to have a snake on your side.

Laurel is happy that Christa is captain, because she shares the food, they eat well every meal, and she’s not forcing the crew to do anything. She even gives them swim call - it’s relaxing and nice. Christa feels a happy crew will be more willing to do what she wants them too. Louie, however, and Jay say you can’t be nice all the time. Kendra eavesdrops. She’s sneaky, and that’s why she’s there.

Jay hates the thought of keeping Kendra around, because she’s horrible, but that works both ways. Kendra sneaks up on the captain and Jay, and hears them talking about Jay throwing the comp if he’s not on Christa’s crew. Jay’s using her to do his dirty work, to be his mouthpiece.

Pirates to the Quarter Deck!
They have corkscrews with a clue. This treasure was hidden by a notorious smuggler who smuggled rum. Time to pick crews!

Black Crew: Christa, Louie, Ben
Red Crew: Jay, Laurel, Kendra

The pirates have to row to the anchor on the shore and travel upriver to find the bottle with their next clue. Jay nods to Christa as he goes over the side into the longboat. He says he’ll do whatever it takes to make sure Christa stays in power.

The Black Crew with Louie and Ben rowing get a big lead. Jay is already sabotaging and rowing slow to give the Captain a head start. The black crew gets to the beach first and hauls ass upriver. But they skip the smugglers den, and had to backtrack, giving the Red Crew a chance to catch up. Jay, of course, is irritated by this.

They search through the bottles to find the right one with the clue. Jay stays outside, and forces the others to search - says the means justify the end (I think he meant that the other way around. *L*) Poor Jay - the red crew finds the clue first. Writing on the clue had to be wrapped around the bottle to be read. Kendra figures it out! Ben peeked at the red crew and figured it out.

They return to the beach, find the chain, and the crate underneath the water. They have to get the crate, piece together the puzzle. Jay gives Ben the idea to go out under the water as everyone else is digging around the anchor. Ben, of course, finds the crate, and alerts the Black crew to get the longboat and go grab it. Ben and the Red Crew follows suit. Ben hooks the crate for the black crew, as Jay does the same for the Red Crew, still slowing them down.

They find a skull inside in pieces, with the map to the treasure on top of it’s head. Black crew - thanks to Jay’s sabotage of his own crew - once again takes the lead. Louie finds the treasure in the cave, and Black Crew wins!

Jay says he felt good seeing them come out with the treasure - he lost some money, but you can lose a battle and win the war.

They open the treasure and find only a note - Captain Steel, I have betrayed you. The Treasure is empty. The smuggler took the treasure, and left clues to nothing. Jay is happy though, as he got what he wanted - power.

Back at the Picton Castle, Jay continues his charade and congrats his team for working hard. Jay and Ben decide to play some High Card for some cash. Jay cheats Ben out of thousands, by maneuvering to pick up the queen every single time.

Jay makes the mistake of not checking for eavesdropping, and Kendra figures out that Jay fears Christa in a final four because she’s stronger then the other girls. Kendra feels it’s time to spread a bit of her information. Louie tells Jay to use him as a pawn to get Kendra out of there. Louie feels confident that they have his back. Unfortunately, Jay says to offer oneself up as a pawn with only 5 people left is stupid.

Christa calls in Jay to discuss the black spot possibilities. He tells Christa that Louie volunteered as a pawn, and that if they put him against Kendra, they should get rid of Louie instead. Ben says Kendra, and strategically Louie. Christa shares the decision, and rum shots with everyone. The talk with Kendra, and she says that she knows they decided she’s probably up next. She does tell Christa that Jay is worried about Christa and her strength and smarts. She says he mentioned it out loud, and Christa finds this interesting - but does she find it interesting enough to put him up?

Kendra and Louie are given black spots once again, so perhaps it’s not such a valuable piece of information after all. Louie says he trusts Jay, and he knows folks will think it’s crazy, but he does. Laurel doesn’t want to get rid of Louie, because he’s the one he trusts. She thinks he’s at risk tonight, because Jay and Ben often do things behind Christa’s back, while Kendra works Ben over for his vote and Louie appeals to Jay once again.

Pirates to midships! It’s time for Pirates Court.

Christa says she marked Kendra, because she continues to be viewed by the crew as the weakest link. Louie, he volunteered, but having learned to the concerns of the crew, she isn’t sure he’s safe. Louie admits that he did offer himself, and Cameron points out that the last five weeks, everyone who stands next to Kendra has been set adrift. Louie defends himself and says he gives what money can’t buy - loyalty, and strength and he offers it freely. Kendra says that to come back five times, there must be reasons. She’s slow in the water, but she navigates and figures out the clues fast. She’ll continue to give everything she has, she’s only slow at swimming, she doesn’t stop.

Jay says Kendra is sneaky, and hides outside and eavesdrops whenever people are talking. On the other hand, you have to decide who you want to stand against at the end. Ben says it’s about loyalty, and Kendra had never approached him until today’s conversation about the blackspot and they have no relationship. Laurel adds that she doesn’t have as many reasons to vote against her, and that Louie is very strong and she has less chance against him. Jay says volunteering for the black spot is insane. Says that Louie thinks he’s safe and he begs to differ. You can see the heartbreak in Louie’s face as he shakes his head. He says that he’s slow up the hills, he’s strong, and has their back and he thought they had his. But they’ll see when the cards hit the blade.

CUE DRAMATIC MUSIC!
Three pirates, three ballots, let’s see what you’ve done.

There are no ballots for mutiny. And there are no ballots for Louie, Kendra is cut adrift, 3-0. Kendra is proud to have made it this far, that it’s a great accomplishment. Next Week: There’s trouble in the captain’s quarters, and Jay is finally in jeopardy.

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