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Bendor Island - Day 19
The game is over. It is clear.
Who won, who lost, and most important of all,
Who was the Agent.
In the beginning, there were twelve.
Six women, six men.
Three weeks ago they ventured from Poland on a great unknown journey.
Most of them never made it to the end.
One by one they were eliminated.
Because within the group, there was an Agent.
On Monday September 14 at 10am, a plane took off carrying 12 strangers.
For the first time, they met each other at the Leon airport.
It surprised me that we weren't introduced to each other at the airport.
Liwia. 28 years old. Economist. Hometown: Zgorzelec.
We were chosen from among 3,000 applicants.
Jerzy. 48 years old. Retired Miner. Hometown: Lublin.
I realized that I was probably the youngest contestant, so its going to be hard for me to communicate with some of the others.
Remek. 23 years old. 4th Year Journalism Student. Hometown: Lublin.
I felt very lost on my own at first, not knowing what was happening. It was stressful.
Iza. 49 years old. Tennis club owner. Hometown: Sosnowiec.
I think that we'll form a really great group who will even help each other.
Malgosia. 34 years old. Unemployed. Hometown: Srem.
You start to forge primary social connections with others.
Romek. 45 years old. Graphic Artist/Photographer. Hometown: Lubliniec
Calculating the kilometers we traveled based on the time, we flew pretty far; hopefully to a nice destination.
Piotr. 37 years old. Recreation Company Owner. Hometown: Opole.
We flew on two airplanes, then got to the airport, and we waited and waited.
Agnieszka. 25 years old. Lawyer. Hometown: Warsaw.
It was my first time flying on an airplane and the feeling you get during take off and landing,
it's not something you can describe on paper really, you have to experience it. Crazy!
Kuba. 26 years old. Investigative Police Officer. Hometown: Boleslawiec.
You have to try be aware of certain details. Be aware of what people know, what they don't know.
Danuta. 41 years old. Environmental Engineer. Hometown: Goleniow.
After landing in Paris, the plane docked with the terminal, and after that moment I had no idea what was going on.
Izolda. 33 years old. Housewife. Hometown: Zywiec.
A scheduled meeting, in a small cafe, that's where we all were completely gathered together, all 12 of us.
Wojtek. 26 years old. Taxi Driver/Solarium Owner. Hometown: Bielsko-Biala
Lyon Airport - Day 1
This is the first time our 12 have met.
We selected them from among a pool of 3,000 candidates who wanted to experience a great adventure.
From among them we selected our Agent, whose role it is to make life hard and take away their rewards.
None of the others know who the Agent is,
so they'll naturally begin to suspect each other.
At this time they are under close observation.
They only know that they are in France and that in the next 20 days they have to work together in completing assignments.
Assignments that are worth a lot of money, in the sum of 200,000 zloty.
They also know that one by one they will be eliminated,
those knowing the least about the identity of the Agent. Let's begin.
Smile, smile!
We have to get in these cars, right?
Listen, we should put all our luggage in one car... -Great! ...and get in the other, otherwise...
From this time onward all 12 must fend for themselves.
They only know that from the airport they must drive themselves in 2 cars to Blace, north of Lyon.
There they will learn what awaits them.
Blace - Day 1
Good evening.
Can I get everyone to gather together?
Welcome to Blace.
I hope your trip went smoothly.
My name is Marcin. For the next 3 weeks I will be your host.
I will be helping you, explaining what you must do, but I also need to keep you in check.
That is why at this time I will be asking you to give me all your money,
credit cards, and cell phones.
Inside this suitcase, you have 12 bags, on which your names are written.
And I want you to deposit everything I have asked you to.
Malgosia
Yes.
Jerzy
Yellow.
Remigiusz
All the money? -Yes, all the money -Even small change? -Yes, even change.
I don't need this. That's the price of the admission to this game right?
Finally.
And here is Poland.
Do I have to give up my hammer and screwdriver also?
Is that everything?
Goodbye.
That's one way to roll out a welcome mat.
We're getting to know each other, judging,
and truthfully, the Agent is waiting.
Besides, I think that from the beginning we have the feeling that
umm, this feeling of being suspicious of others.
It's hard to tell who the Agent is since they haven't done anything obvious yet.
For all I know they could be rooming with me at this very moment.
No one really stood out that much, so that, after this first day, according to me,
that I would suspect them to be the Agent.
If it would be typical, I would peg Jerzy as the Agent.
I told everyone I was a police officer and right away, 'ooh ooh',
A police officer probably has what it takes to be an Agent.
This whole formula of searching for the Agent will cause relationships to break down among us
and I'm counting on it happening, but maybe I'm wrong.
A good candidate to be the Agent? I don't his name,
other than I know it's a man. That's what I think.
Bon appetit.
I hope that you are not too angry that today I took all of your money.
I'm delighted.
So soon you're not going to be happy?
Because I realize you must have some funds.
Inside this envelope there are 10,000 francs for the entire group.
10,000 francs is 6,000 zloty.
What will they do with this money?
What decision will they make?
A hidden camera will allow us to see.
This money can be used to help you out in future assignments
or you can spend them on cigarettes.
It's your choice.
A second matter,
I want you, before you retire to your beds, to select 2 people
who consider themselves to have a good sense of taste.
Goodnight.
The selection of these 2 people was made right away.
The discussion about money took hours.
I think we should randomly determine who gets the money.
One idea is to have one person hold the money, or we can give everyone 500 francs.
That way at least it'll be fair.
Who is for the idea of giving everyone 500 francs?
I would feel a lot safer if I had some money on me.
But look, then the money could...
Only the Agent would spend the money on stupid things!
Only the Agent would spend it on stupidities.
That's why I wanted to propose that we straighten out this discussion.
First of all, lets work out first two alternative solutions.
Screw the third.
Listen, we have to consider what would happen if we give the money to the Agent.
They'll just lose all the money.
Exactly.
Yes, you're totally right.
Guys, look what hour it is!
Exactly. Listen.
Do you agree that there are 3 possibilities?
And if there's a serious problem 4 days from now are we going to stay up again all night talking about it?
Many hours spent in discussion have resulted in no solution.
The envelope with the money has been entrusted to Iza for now.
Good morning.
Ugh, good morning.
In 5 minutes you need to meet me outside.
You're shining the light in my eyes.
Noooo!
AFTER THE BREAK
Wake up. In 5 minutes we are meeting downstairs.
God.
In 5 minutes you need to meet me by the entrance of the building.
We will drive you somewhere, but we don't want you to see anything.
Hence why were are taking certain measures.
The group decided that we were going to represent them.
But look how someone screwed us.
Or maybe the strategy is that the Agent is someone who
is not at all suited for the role.
Or maybe the Agent is actually highly trained.
Watch out for your head.
We are at our destination. You can finally take off your blindfolds.
This is where you'll spend the rest of the night.
The wine you see on the table is for you.
I wish you a quiet night.
Let's try it.
This is actually fun.
It's pretty strong.
Did you sleep well?
Yes.
As you can see Jerzy and Liwia are not here.
In time you will find out where they are.
We will be searching for then, right?
And now time for something for you.
You have 10 minutes.
We will meet in front of the house with all your luggage.
I knew it, I knew it!
Oh, you're here.
Yeah, I'm first.
I'm second.
Someone always needs to help me out.
We thought you wouldn't make it.
See, I have a luggage bag like that and I can't lift it.
Good. Are you all ready, ready for your first assignment?
Yes.
Here are your new backpacks.
Please.
This is how they look like.
Pack in them only what you need.
Remember that you will need them for up to 3 weeks,
taking them with you every day, sometimes during long travels.
Taking food makes no sense.
You have a choice of what to take. -Take only what you need.
Why did I bring this? I really tried.
What is this?
I got a backpack that's too small. Can I have a larger one?
It's almost been 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, Liwia and Jerzy who have spent the time underground
started off their day at the Castle of Ravatys,
greeted by the vineyard owner.
Thank you. Merci.
This is very crunchy.
Yes.
A second matter,
I want you, before you retire to your beds, to select 2 people
who consider themselves to have a good sense of taste.
Listen, I propose we settle this democratically. Ok?
So that it would be Liwia,
and I would be the second.
She knows English and I have a good sense of taste since I cook.
Because Jerzy and Liwia are not here you must pack their backpacks for them.
Here are their things.
Decide what you want to do with their belongings.
Here are the backpacks for Jerzy and Liwia.
Here you go.
Who's taking this for Liwia?
Here you go.
Oh, we can't take this with us.
Do you have wineglasses for that?
I packed some really nice pants and a nice dress,
Just in case we happen to stay in a ritzy hotel.
Oh, are these socks?
Mhmm.
Let's take the socks.
I think that's almost everything.
I took sandals, running shoes,
and shoes for mountain hiking.
I think that's all that I'll need.
Are we taking these shoes, or these running ones?
We can carry these in our hands, or we can leave them. No?
Well we definitely won't take these ones.
We won't perish.
I want you to divide yourself into 3 teams.
It's important how you divide yourselves.
3 teams; we'll transport you here, here, and here.
Somewhere within that territory you'll find Jerzy and Liwia.
Together, your assignment is to find them.
You have 3 hours.
Within those 3 hours, all 3 teams need to locate them.
If you manage to complete this assignment you will earn 20,000 zloty.
Most importantly, you will have the use of these signal devices.
Here you go.
Now decide how you will divide yourselves
based on your strengths.
I wish you luck.
All 3 teams must find Liwia and Jerzy within 3 hours.
If they manage to do this, they will earn 20,000 zloty into the pot.
The money within the pot will eventually be earned by only one player.
The 3 of us are left?
That's alright.
Who has the black...
I'm really good with maps and compasses.
Do you have everything?
It's best if you write it down with the black marker.
Because once divided, the groups will not be able to have contact with one another,
They decided to first meet up at a chosen location and then walk together from there.
This location is the intersection of Belleville,
about 6 km from the Castle of Ravatys, where Liwia and Jerzy are located.
We're this way.
They have 3 hours to find Jerzy and Liwia.
This is the first mission and the first opportunity for the Agent to sabotage.
Quite simply you really have no idea. It could be any person.
It's all fake and that's that.
I feel that the other contestants want me eliminated
but maybe it'll be me who'll be eliminating them.
I'll be figuring it all out on my own, looking for who could be sabotaging.
If someone is not the Agent, they'll be behaving just like me.
What to do to win? The safest player is the Agent.
Liwia and Jerzy have no idea what their task will entail.
They only know that they have to be observant.
They need to remember and learn as much as possible.
Of course, they don't know where they are or what the others are up to.
He was explaining the helicopters.
They are a tax tool.
They check to make sure that the number of people working here
equals to the number of people the vineyard reports to the government.
The helicopter ride was divine, divine.
I liked it a lot. It was like being in a film.
The first helicopter landed, carrying the team of Danuta, Malgosia, and Romek.
We know where we are. We have an easy task.
We are not very far. We should easily make it to the destination within an hour.
And there, go slowly, slowly, that way.
Slowly.
Slowly. A little more.
Doesn't seem to be working.
That way.
Kuba, Izolda, and Remek flew in the second helicopter.
Alright.
Here we pass that road, go forward and we are at our destination.
The signal is strong.
The place we have to find to is exactly this way.
Finally, the third helicopter landed, carrying the team of Agnieszka, Iza, Piotr, and Wojtek.
We are going to go toward the road,
And were are going to take these trails.
Soon after landing, each group, with the help of their devices,
took a reading of a signal emanating from the location where Liwia and Jery are.
So, the first wine that we will be tasting will be a wine...
They don't know that on a car parked nearby
there is a device emitting a tracking signal for their fellow contestants.
The signal is completely lost.
It appears that there the signal is stronger.
So lets go then.
Ok, but we all agreed to gather up at the meeting place and walk together from there.
And what? You think the others don't have a signal at all?
You think that they only have static?
I think they're also picking up some sort of signal.
Kuba, I think we have to go this way.
Don't we have to go the other way?
I know but the signal is stronger this way.
Where is the signal pointing to?
We have to get to the bridge. We can't get ourselves lost.
All of us need to find them.
Good. Give it me, I'm going.
Ok. Lets go this way.
Are we going to run or are we going to keep walking this slowly?
It's been one hour.
One hour already? Come on then.
Let's ask our pilot for help.
Precisely why..
No, I'm thinking he might have a car and can give us a lift.
We have to show him the map.
That's the way.
That's the street that goes to main street.
You want to get here? -Yes.
You can only take 2 people?
But we are small, we are tiny, we can all fit in one car.
Smile for him!
Ok. We can take 2 personnes.
Ok! So first you take 2 people
If we are too many in the van we'll get in trouble.
Yeah ok. So first you take 2 people, and leave them, in the town, and then get back.
And take 2 more.
Yes, so 2?
Yeah.
Listen, there is something here called Sharontie, Sharotie,
It's a castle.
What is it called?
Chateau! So it's a castle.
And there are horses...
Yeah, but you know, it's pretty far away.
The signal is at a strength of 6 there!
Good. You're showing the same damned island I've been talking about from the start.
Then let's get over there.
Calm down Danuta.
How do we get there?
We have to cross that bridge because that's where we agreed to meet.
Come here.
Peacefully.
Sonny, look.
We started there and we're looking at this bridge. -Yes.
You're getting the signal from somewhere over there. Right?
In this area.
They why do something like this when...
Aha, because we are on this side and we can use the bridge.
That's what I'm saying Romek. -Ok.
Yes, I remember when Danuta came up with that.
It surprised me that she was able to find that small destination on the map.
Only she pointed out its location.
Let them suspect me. It's their free will. Besides, it helps me.
I know, just wait a moment. We might get a drive.
Can you go with us?
It depends where to.
By car.
You want to go by car?
Yes.
I have to drive these children.
Aha. Thank you.
I think that I'm better than the guys since they're walking on the other side.
Izolda, who was also with me in my group,
kept slowing us down from the start. It was all on her.
We proposed many different things but she wouldn't hear them.
Everything was on her.
I asked if I could take her backpack to make it easier. No, she didn't want that.
We wanted to run. No she didn't want that.
She was always behind, there was always something bothering her.
This wine is red and ruby. Ruby is purple.
So we have to not only be aware of the primary colors of the wine but also its brilliance.
Try to suck it into your cheek with your lips.
You can really taste the alcohol.
5 km away from the goal if we are here.
Everyone lands in the same spots. The pair we're looking for must be within reach.
We want to get here.
That is the halfway mark. Everyone will...
Yeah that seems to be unifying point.
Yeah we're counting on the fact that it's nearby and we'll see what happens from there.
The idea of taking cars was excellent.
It saved us a lot of time, a lot of energy.
Especially when you consider that it got us to the location an hour before any other group.
We didn't consider that some would take cars and others would go by foot.
For instance, our group got to the place in, I don't know, 15 minutes from when we landed because we took 2 cars.
I think he's checking me out.
See you.
Of course I said no.
Where were you, getting ice cream?
By the army store.
They dropped us off somewhere different.
Somewhere completely different.
Listen, there's nobody else yet.
The other 2 groups were making their way on foot.
They had to walk almost 10 km, which took them an hour and a half.
And afterwards, they were still 6 km away from their unknown destination.
Look, our own are there.
Hey guys!
We're missing the group that is being lead by Danuta.
AFTER THE BREAK.
Super. S'il-vous plait.
There, there!
Bon, Belleville? Attend, attend.
There, there!
Super!
Time, time, time!
Ici!
Attend, ok.
Chauffeur us, please!
Please!
But time.
Merci beaucoup.
Au revoir.
The others were now getting impatient waiting for Danuta's group.
What should we do?
How about the weakest and most tired stay here and wait for the others and we'll go searching?
Ok, but if we do that we probably won't make it in time.
The plan started to break down a little after the 2 groups met up.
We didn't wait for the third team and that was also a huge mistake of ours.
We didn't figure it out together and then it turned into race.
Izolda stayed, she didn't move any further.
She was the first to say that she was staying.
Ok. This way.
What, we're going this way?
Yes, that way.
With 30 minutes remaining everyone finally reunited.
Then, without anyone's knowledge, Piotr disappeared.
Piotr was rushing us at times and then he would stop us,
going on paths that led us nowhere. Always calling us over.
Piot. Piotr who gets bored and doesn't realize it's a tactical error not to wait up for the group.
Either he's the Agent or he's purposely sabotaging because he knows how these devices things work.
Where's the rest of the group?
Remek, keep an eye out so no one gets left behind.
They said they would wait here. I have no idea where they went.
Do you have a strong signal?
Are we waiting for them to come back?
We don't have to wait. We can follow this signal or the audio one.
What signal strength did you have?
It was on 7!
With 15 minutes remaining, all 3 groups were walking in circles around town, attempting to trace the signal,
6 km away from their goal.
Romek is looking around here because he claims the signal's at 7.
The organization really fell apart because we argued a lot and too many people wanted to lead.
Yeah. I've been having a lot of fun because you left my group behind.
At what time did you get there?
It took us a long time to get there. We weren't just sitting around.
I understand.
If we stand here we'll never make it.
We took a chance and here we all are.
We got there late but from that time we would have had a full hour walking together.
Yeah well we've been walking an hour and still nothing. There's too little time.
If we all had cars then yeah we could probably make it.
The Agent is manipulating us, to not let us integrate, to cause arguments.
So that we don't have just one common train of thought.
Instead they undermine our decisions, voice their opinion, which causes tension.
They don't allow for the group to come together. If there is a vote they immediately overthrow it.
They purposely stir the pot so that we don't function well as a group.
Let's just go to intersection, check the signal and see what happens from there.
After 3 hours of searching for Liwia and Jerzy, the group ended up in Belleville.
6 km away from their destination.
They finally made it to the Castle of Ravatys long time after the allotted time.
Wake up guys!
The idea to meet up at a certain place was good.
It wasn't that good because the first team got there too quickly and they didn't want to wait.
Which team?
Maybe some people didn't want to work together?
Yes, yes.
Yeah, what a sacrifice.
Yeah. Unfortunately we failed, and we're all feeling bummed at wasting this opportunity.
The Agent was working.
I think they had plenty of opportunity, as we had to come up with a tactical plan,
And it turned out, after the fact, that it was not sound but full of major errors.
We went in a completely different direction.
They could have manipulated the signal, the map, give false info,
It was a great first field test for the Agent. A revelation.
The first assignment is over. The group was fighting for 20,000 zloty. Unfortunately it did not work out for them.
They did not make it on time. We will see what happens later.
The assignment for Liwia and Jerzy.
Soon they will try 4 types of wine.
If they are able to pick out which wine they didn't taste that whole day they will win 5,000 zloty into the pot.
Yury will be your judge for this assignment since he is a wine expert.
On the table are 4 bottles.
3 bottles you've tasted today, 1 you haven't.
You need to taste them and pick out the wine you didn't taste earlier today.
Go ahead.
Let's first compare their colors.
Yes. This color is...
But this way, remember?
It is hard to...
Let's put it up against the candle.
To the candle, yes.
Bring it up to it.
It's hard to...
Hard to tell by color.
Let's abandon because it's too hard to tell based on that method.
But...
It gives a...
100% this is the youngest wine.
This, this one is old.
That one is older therefore...
Smell it.
Yes. This...
This one is very old.
This one, this one is for sure younger than the other.
Yes.
Therefore we drank this one.
Show me this one.
This one is very old because you can tell by the smell.
Older wines have this reddish-bronze color.
And...
Most importantly the smell is very delicate.
And it's the strongest. The highest percentage of alcohol.
This one doesn't have a high percentage.
That means it doesn't have the same taste as what we drank today.
Check to see if all perhaps all 3 of these wines are the exact same.
Please.
That one for sure isn't. I'm sure it's the oldest one.
So then, this is the youngest wine,
Which one did you not taste today?
I think it's this one.
We didn't drink such a delicate wine.
Taste it.
We didn't drink this one. -We didn't drink this one.
Are you sure?
We've come to a decision.
Good. I will now take off the label and reveal it to Yury and he will tell us if its the right wine or not.
5,000 zloty is at stake.
Knowledge wasn't useless.
The group was only able to succeed in one task.
They have a total of 5,000 zloty in the pot.
It seems that the Agent is already sabotaging.
They finally succeeded. But the question is, were they so wrapped up in the task at hand that they forgot about the most important thing?
The elimination.
The executed player, the one having to go home, will depend on the hunt for the Agent.
Soon the players will answer some questions. Some are easy, others require intimate knowledge.
The one knowing least will have to leave the game.
If two or more people get the lowest score, the person with the slowest time will be going home.
I tried to observe the person who was leading a politically destructive agenda and tried to stir the pot.
Malgosia is very quiet and closed off, staying on the sidelines.
It's either how she is, or maybe she's pausing, carefully acting as a really really good Agent.
If I had to point the finger at someone, I'd say Wojtek, he's very reclusive.
I'm going with Liwia, because, first of all, she's intelligent.
She knows languages,
and I think she'd be ready for something like this, to play the role of the Agent.
Err, Jerzy.
I would personally select him as the Agent.
He has the ambition and patience for it.
I think it might be Kuba.
He didn't choose to wait for everyone at the chosen location within the city.
He set such a fast pace that it was hard to keep up with him.
At the very beginning, when we started the task, I was 99.9% sure that the Agent was in my group.
Izolda started to lag behind,
when we started to run she didn't want to run,
when I proposed taking her backpack, Izolda didn't want that.
Who could be the Agent?
I think that today showed that for sure that Izolda is not the Agent.
It's Danuta, the blonde who never agrees with us
and with every decision has to make her voice heard,
which leads to really uncomfortable situations.
She never lets anyone get a word in.
If there's some sort of voting she immediately undermines it.
She stirs the pot so much that we don't work well as a group.
Piotr didn't admit that it was a tactical error in not waiting for our group.
We got lost with it all. I think it overwhelmed us.
The contestants have answered their quizzes.
For the first time, they had to seriously consider the identity of the Agent, what they did.
None of them will know what the others uncovered as they were answering.
We will only make known who was the furthest from the truth.
Today, someone must leave us, and return to Poland.
Logically they should eliminate me and Liwia from suspicions.
It has to be someone who knows how to play.
For today, I suspected Jerzy.
Everyone has their suspects, ha. I'm sure I've found myself among those suspects.
Everyday my suspects are different.
Today, my number one suspect is Jerzy.
It seemed to me that Piotr was leading us on and then stopping us.
My biggest suspect is Piotr.
I've narrowed it down to two people and I think it's a woman.
I wanted to first of all toast for today's day.
It was worse at the beginning and the end, in the case of Liwia and Jerzy.
But everyone tried so lets drink to that.
This is our last supper as a group of all twelve together.
The last supper for one of you.
Because in this game, remember, the most important thing is the hunt for the Agent.
And, the one who finds themselves the worst strategist, is executed, going back home.
Before you there are envelopes.
Inside eleven of them are green quills.
Inside one, there is a red quill.
Whoever discovers it must leave us immediately.
Who will start?
Me.
You are pretty overwhelmed. I didn't know it would all be done with such grandeur.
I feel great regret that after two exciting days my chance at experiencing more is over.
Goodbye.
Thank you for the game.
Safe travels.