Episode 10

Voting is the Best Revenge

Day 28

Capitol Tribe

(Cato, Clove, Enobaria, Finnick, Foxface, Glimmer, Johanna, Katniss)

That morning, Katniss is still crying after Rue's elimination.

"Hey, buck up," a naked Johanna tells her. "At least it wasn't you."

"Rue was innocent!" Katniss yells back. "She didn't deserve to be taken out!"

"That's the way this game goes," Johanna replies. "At least she isn't dead."

"I guess I should take some solace in that. But I'm still mad at the Careers for tricking us."

"Voting is the best revenge," Finnick breaks in. "That's how we can get back at them for tricking and confusing us all."

"Katniss, Rue and Foxface weren't the only ones thrown off by the Careers," Finnick says. "Johanna and I were as well. We all got tricked. But now, we must become one strong alliance against the Careers."

Finnick calls Foxface over to him, Johanna and Katniss.

"Us four, strong till the end," he says. "We go up against the Careers, no matter what they do."

"So our four votes against their four votes," Katniss comments.

"But what happens in case of a tie?" Foxface wonders.

"We revote," Finnick replies. "And if it's still tied, then everyone who isn't tied or with immunity has to pick a rock. If it's a purple rock, you get eliminated – even if you didn't get a vote against you."

"That is so unfair," Foxface complains.

"And that's why I suggest we don't do any of this tying stuff," Johanna breaks in. "Don't put your life on the line over this new alliance."

"I will not let my fate in this game come down to a purple rock," Johanna says. "I don't care what alliance I'm supposed to be in, that's not how I'm going to get eliminated."

The Careers, in the mean time, discuss who they want to get out next.

"It would be really sweet to take out Katniss," Clove comments.

"I'd rather go after Mason," Enobaria replies.

"Who's the better one in challenges?" Glimmer asks.

"Definitely Mason," Enobaria states.

"That doesn't matter much," Cato breaks in. "I'll win every challenge, so it won't matter who else is good at challenges."

"What's Enobaria talking about challenges, when she knows I'll win them all anyway?" Cato says. "She shouldn't be assuming that anyone can beat me."

"Well, we'll come to a decision soon," Clove states. "And maybe, we'll even convince one of them to join us."

"The time has not yet come for voting out Glimmer," Clove says. "That must wait another day."

That evening, as Finnick and Johanna are sitting by the stream, Finnick rips parts of his clothing in order to give to her.

"I don't need clothing," Johanna remarks.

"You'll catch a cold," Finnick states. "Just put something over your chest and over your butt."

So Finnick creates a makeshift bikini for Johanna by ripping his own clothes apart. She reluctantly puts on her new clothes.

"You know, Finnick, if Annie wasn't around, I'd have you in an instant."

"I know. And trust me, Johanna, I think very highly of you. Just not as highly as I do of Annie."

"In any case, you're something special to me, Finnick."

Day 29

That morning, a lightbulb pops up in Johanna's head. She whispers to Finnick to come with her to the stream, while the others are still sleeping.

"What is this all about?" Finnick questions.

"You notice how Caesar continues to ask if anyone wants to play a hidden immunity mockingjay pin?"

"Yes…"

"Well, maybe he's trying to hint to us that there's been another one hidden somewhere, especially after we played those two."

"Good thinking."

"Let's search for it."

So the two of them search up and down the stream, looking for the pin, but they cannot find it.

"Could it be in the woods?" Johanna wonders.

"Well, if it is, then Katniss will be on it in a hurry," Finnick replies.

"Come on, let's go look before she awakens."

They go searching in the woods for the pin, but they have no luck in finding it.

"What a waste," Johanna complains. "That could have really helped us in this game."

"I really could use that immunity mockingjay pin, but we don't know where it is or if it even is still in the game," Johanna says. "But I'm not giving up looking for it."

Later in the day, Foxface finds a parachute.

"Hey, guys, we've got another immunity challenge coming up!" she shouts.

"Another one?" groans Enobaria.

"Another one for me to win!" Cato exclaims.

"This is a big immunity challenge for all of us," Katniss says. "Not only would having immunity be nice, but it also could lessen the chances of one of our alliance members going home if there is a purple rock tiebreaker."

Immunity Challenge

"Come on in, guys!"

The eight remaining players walk into the immunity challenge area.

"You guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?"

"Yes!" several players exclaim.

"First things first, I will take it back."

Cato hands over the immunity necklace to Caesar.

"Thank you. Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. For this challenge, you will be holding on to handles of a spool, which is connected to a long rope. The rope holds a bucket. That bucket contains 25% of your body weight. We have carefully weighed out the buckets so that no one has an unfair advantage. If you let go of your spool, or you cannot hold on to it any longer, your bucket will drop to the ground and you will be out of this challenge. Last person standing wins immunity, safe at tomorrow night's Tribal Council, where, after 30 days, someone will be the eleventh person voted out of this game."

The contestants go over to their respective spools, seeing the buckets hovering from the rope.

"This challenge is officially on!"

Foxface immediately begins struggling with her spool. The rope begins to untwine and she finds herself just barely hanging on. Finally, the rope goes to the end, causing her bucket to drop.

"And just like that, Foxface is out of this challenge!"

Foxface frustratedly walks over to the bench. Clove begins to struggle a bit, as does Katniss. Johanna tries twisting the spool in order to gain more leverage. Enobaria, Finnick and Cato have no trouble at all.

"Glimmer's starting to slip! Will she be able to hold on?"

Glimmer's rope then goes to its end, and her bucket drops.

"And Glimmer is out of this challenge!"

Katniss begins to really struggle with her spool, while Clove is barely hanging on. After about a minute of really digging deep, both girls find their buckets smashing to the ground.

"Katniss and Clove are now out, and we are down to 4!"

Johanna pulls her spool back again, trying to gain more leverage. Finnick watches her and does the same thing. Enobaria and Cato do not need to do anything, because their spools are still totally wound up.

"Enobaria and Cato in great position!"

About a half hour passes by. Johanna and Finnick are starting to really struggle, and even Enobaria is having to dig deep.

"Who will be able to hold on?"

Finally, Johanna's hands slip, and her bucket goes crashing to the ground.

"Johanna is out of this challenge, and we are down to 3!"

Enobaria begins fighting harder to keep her position. Cato starts to have a bit of trouble. Finnick is really struggling at this point.

"Finnick, struggling! Can he hold on?"

Finnick's rope goes to its end, and the bucket comes crashing down.

"No, he cannot! And that leaves us down to 2!"

Enobaria and Cato continue to fight to hold on to their spools. As they do, Enobaria whispers over to Cato.

"Come on, just let me win one for once."

"No way! I want to win them all."

"You're in no danger."

"Neither are you. So just relax."

Unable to convince Cato to give up, Enobaria starts to struggle mightily to hold on. Finally she lets her spool slip, and her bucket comes crashing down to the ground.

"That's it! For the third straight time, Cato… wins immunity!"

Cato lets go of his spool, which sends his bucket crashing down. He immediately runs over and hugs Glimmer, with a jealous Clove looking on.

"Congratulations, Cato, this is for you."

Caesar puts the immunity necklace around Cato's neck.

"You are safe, and you now have a 1-in-7 shot at winning this game. Everyone else, you're in danger of going home after 30 days. Head back to camp, I'll see you for Tribal."

The players begin their trek back to their camp.

"Easy win today," Cato says. "Enobaria wanted me to quit, but what for? I knew I would beat her."

Day 30

The Careers go over their voting plans.

"Since Clove insists on it, we're voting out Katniss," Enobaria states.

"Thank you," Clove replies.

"Now what about this whole 4-4 tie thing?" Cato wonders.

"You don't have to worry about it," Enobaria states. "But your girlfriend might. If there is a double tie, those who do not have immunity and those who were not tied must pick rocks, and the purple rock ends someone's game."

"I don't want that!" Glimmer exclaims, clinging to Cato.

"Hey, it'll be all right," Enobaria replies. "Remember: the odds are in our favor."

The others talk about their strategy as well.

"We're putting in four votes for Fangs," Johanna tells them. "Hopefully one of theirs then flips and takes her out."

"I'm really nervous about this 4-4 tie," Foxface states.

"You don't have to be," Katniss replies. "If you get the votes, you should feel happy, because you're not going home. It'll be one of us without any votes who goes home instead."

"I'd almost prefer the Careers to vote for me," Katniss says. "That way, I don't have to pick a rock, while the others do."

Tribal Council

The eight players march into the Tribal Council area with their torches. They set them down, then take their seats across from Caesar.

"We now bring in the members of our jury."

Peeta and Rue walk into the Tribal Council area, both smiling and waving at Katniss.

"Things seem pretty simple to me," Caesar states. "Four Careers, four Tributes. Does that mean we're going to see a tied vote tonight?"

"We will," Katniss replies. "We're pretty dead set on who we're voting for, and I'm sure they've got one of us as their target."

"Is that correct, Clove?"

"We have our strategy all figured out," Clove states. "We've even strategized the purple rock."

"And how have you done that?"

"If there is a double tie, then three of the Tributes will have to pick a rock, but only two of us Careers would have to, since Cato has immunity. That means that the odds are in our favor."

"Very interesting. Finnick, have you been able to figure out a way around that?"

"There is no way around that," Finnick responds. "We're in a tight situation. There's only a 40% chance that we end up as the better alliance. And there's about a 20% chance that I'll be going home tonight. It's very tough to try to figure out, and there's a lot on the line."

"There is a lot on the line. How good does it feel to have immunity again, Cato?"

"This time, it means a lot," Cato answers. "Before, I was just showing off. But now that it's important, I'm very glad I have it around my neck."

"Anything else worth noting?"

"You might be better off getting votes than not getting votes," Katniss declares. "So if you get votes from us, don't take it as an insult; in fact, we may be saving you from going home."

"An interesting point. Cato has immunity, you cannot vote for him, everyone else is fair game, and it is time to vote. Cato, you're up first."

The Capitol anthem "Horn of Plenty" plays as the players go to vote.

Cato goes to vote.

Clove goes to vote.

Enobaria goes to vote.

"My vote is for you, Katniss, but perhaps you won't go home yet," Enobaria says.

Finnick goes to vote.

Foxface goes to vote.

Glimmer goes to vote.

Johanna goes to vote.

Katniss goes to vote.

"No offense at all meant to you, Enobaria," Katniss says.

"I'll go tally the votes."

Caesar goes over to the voting urn, grabs it, then returns to the players.

"If anyone has a hidden immunity mockingjay pin, and you would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."

No one makes a move.

"Okay. Once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person voted out will be taken away by a hovercraft immediately. I'll read the votes."

He pulls out the first vote.

"Katniss."

Katniss looks a bit relieved upon seeing her name, instead of angry.

"Enobaria."

Enobaria smiles, knowing that this might be a good thing for her, too.

" 'Fangs'? Who voted for 'Fangs'?"

"That's my vote," Johanna exclaims.

"Who is it for?"

"The woman with the fangs, who else? Enobaria!"

"Very well, this vote is for Enobaria. If you don't want others to know who you voted for, you should make your vote clear."

Johanna makes a face at Caesar.

"Katniss. Two votes Katniss, two votes Enobaria."

Katniss and Enobaria look on as Caesar takes out the next vote.

"Enobaria. Three votes Enobaria, two votes Katniss."

Caesar opens up the next vote.

"Katniss. We're tied. Three votes Katniss, three votes Enobaria, two votes left."

Katniss and Enobaria look on with a bit of nervousness as they see the next vote.

"Enobaria. Four votes Enobaria, three votes Katniss, one vote left."

Caesar takes out the final vote and opens it extremely slowly.

"We have a tie," he says, showing the vote for Katniss.

"Okay, now each of you will give a reason why you should stay in the game and not be eliminated. Katniss, you go first."

"I've been willing to help out the Careers at times," Katniss says. "Maybe you can help me out here."

"And Enobaria."

"If you don't want to pull the purple rock, then flip your vote to Katniss," Enobaria states.

"Okay. We will now revote, but Katniss and Enobaria will not vote. Once again, it is time to vote, and Cato, you're up first."

The Capitol anthem "Horn of Plenty" plays as the players go to vote again.

Cato goes to vote.

Clove goes to vote.

Finnick goes to vote.

Foxface goes to vote.

Glimmer goes to vote.

Johanna goes to vote.

"I'll go tally the votes – again."

Caesar gathers the votes, then returns to the players with the voting urn.

"Again, once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person voted out will be taken away by a hovercraft immediately. I'll read the votes."

He pulls out the first vote.

"Katniss."

Katniss looks on without much emotion.

"Enobaria."

Enobaria stares at the vote, not getting nervous yet.

"Katniss."

Katniss becomes a bit worried, but remains calm.

"Enobaria. We're tied, two votes Katniss, two votes Enobaria."

Caesar opens up the next vote.

"Katniss. Three votes Katniss, two votes Enobaria."

Enobaria smiles. She knows that, at this point, no matter what, she cannot be eliminated.

Katniss, however, looks on with anxiety. Could someone possibly have flipped?

Caesar takes out the final vote and opens it extremely slowly.

"Eleventh person voted out of Survivor: Panem, and the third member of our jury… Katniss."

"What?" Katniss yells. "Who flipped?"

Finnick and Foxface both shake their heads, while Johanna remains silent.

"I want to know!"

"Katniss, you need to bring me your torch," Caesar calls.

"Come on, just tell me!"

"It was me!" Johanna shouts, raising her hand. "I didn't want the purple rock!"

Katniss frustratedly grabs her torch and brings it over to Caesar.

"Katniss, the tribe has spoken. It's time for you to go."

A cannon fires, and a hovercraft comes to take Katniss away.

"This game just keeps on getting more and more interesting," Caesar states. "I don't know what to expect next! Grab your torches, head back to camp, good night."

The contestants go over to take their torches, then begin walking back toward their camp.

"Johanna!" Katniss says. "She stuck a knife in my back! She was too cowardly to take the chance of playing the odds with the purple rock. Now not only am I out of this game, but that entire alliance is doomed. So sad to see the Tributes fall apart, just like that."

Who voted for whom:

Cato – Katniss, Katniss

Clove – Katniss, Katniss

Enobaria – Katniss

Finnick – Enobaria, Enobaria

Foxface – Enobaria, Enobaria

Glimmer – Katniss, Katniss

Johanna – Enobaria, Katniss

Katniss – Enobaria

Scenes from our next episode:

The Victors seem poised to go to the end together:

"We did it," Enobaria states. "We got one of them to flip – Mason – and now we hold the numbers advantage over them."

"They're going home one by one," Cato adds. "And then it's one of us Victors who ends up as the winner."

"Hail to the Victors!" Glimmer shouts.

But perhaps the Glato romance might change that:

"I can't stand this anymore," Clove says. "Glimmer has more than worn out her welcome."

And perhaps an immunity mockingjay pin might change that further:

Johanna pulls a golden mockingjay pin out of her makeshift bikini.

"You found it?"

"Enough digging, and sure enough, I finally came up on it."