Naked and Afraid: Alone (2020): Season 1, Episode 3 - Hunted and Haunted - full transcript

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

Narrator: THEY SURVIVED
IN PAIRS AND IN GROUPS,

AND NOW THE BEST OF THE BEST

ARE TAKING ON THEIR GREATEST
CHALLENGE YET --

TO SURVIVE 21 DAYS...

HOLY *BLEEP*

...WITH NO SUPPORT...

OH, MY GOD!

...NO ONE TO WATCH
THEIR BACK...

Man: THIS IS MY SHOT.

Narrator:
...COMPLETELY EXPOSED.



I'M TERRIFIED.

SO I'M BACK IN AFRICA.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
OUT HERE,

BUT BEAUTY USUALLY MEANS DEADLY.

LOOKING AROUND, IT'S LIKE A HERD
OF ELEPHANTS HAS COME THROUGH

AND JUST KNOCKED
EVERYTHING DOWN,

SO THERE'S GONNA BE
A LOT OF ELEPHANT ACTION HERE.

I'M BOTH EXCITED AND NERVOUS.

MY NAME IS LACEY JONES.

I'M FROM DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS,

AND THIS WILL BE
MY FOURTH CHALLENGE.

I AM SUPER EXCITED
THAT I'M BACK IN AFRICA.

MAJOR DIFFERENCES THIS TIME.

I'M BY MYSELF,
AND I'M GONNA PROVE



THAT I CAN MAKE IT
ALONE IN AFRICA.

Narrator: LACEY HAS
PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATED

IN THREE "NAKED AND AFRAID"
CHALLENGES.

TO ESTABLISH HER
SOLO SURVIVAL RATING,

OR SSR, LACEY'S PAST CHALLENGES
WERE EVALUATED

USING THREE CRITERIA --

SELF-RELIANCE, MENTAL
TOUGHNESS, AND SKILLS.

ON LACEY'S 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN BELIZE,

SHE SHOWED SOLID FISHING AND
FORAGING SKILLS TO PROCURE FOOD.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA
BE EATING REALLY GOOD TONIGHT.

WHEN HER PARTNER TAPPED
ON DAY 12,

SHE SHOWED GREAT SELF-RELIANCE.

Lacey: I'M JUST A SURVIVOR,

AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE SURVIVING
UNTIL DAY 21.

Narrator:
BUT ALTHOUGH SHE SURVIVED

THE REMAINING 9 DAYS ALONE...

I'M GONNA FINISH!

Narrator: ...SHE STRUGGLED
WITH THE SOLITUDE.

THE MENTAL PORTION
IS JUST KICKING MY ASS.

Narrator: ON HER 40-DAY
CHALLENGE IN THE AMAZON,

LACEY'S PERSISTENCE
WITH FISHING HELPED

SAVE HER TEAM FROM STARVATION.

GOT HIM.
LOOK AT THAT PERFECT SHOT.

BUT A KNEE INJURY HAD HER
TAPPING OUT ON DAY 9.

SHE SOUGHT REDEMPTION ON
AN XL CHALLENGE IN AFRICA...

AH, GOT HIM
WITH MY *BLEEP* HAND.

...BUT CLASHED WITH
HER TEAMMATES...

Man #2: YOU LEFT WITH
THE FIRE STARTER.

ON ACCIDENT.THAT'S IRRELEVANT.

THAT'S ANOTHER PART
OF YOUR NARCISSISTIC ATTITUDE.

Narrator:
...AND LEFT THE GROUP.

I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO SHARE A BOMA.

THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS GROUP
THAT DON'T WANT ME HERE.

Woman:
DON'T EXCLUDE YOURSELF

AND THEN SAY THAT
WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE.

Narrator: THE TEAM DYNAMICS
AND A NASTY BURN TO HER HAND

LED HER TO ABANDON
THE CHALLENGE ONCE AGAIN.

I'M DONE, AND I'M SORRY.

I WANT TO GO HOME, GUYS.

SHE BEGINS THIS NEW CHALLENGE

WITH A SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING OF 7.2.

Lacey: SO MY LAST TWO
CHALLENGES, I TAPPED OUT,

AND I STARTED MY SOLO JOURNEY
LAST TIME I WAS IN AFRICA.

I ENDED IT SHORT, AND THIS TIME,
I AM GOING TO FINISH IT.

THIS IS MY CHANCE.

I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY
HOLDING ME BACK.

I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY
HOLDING ME UP.

I'M GONNA PROVE TO MYSELF
AND TO EVERYONE

THAT I HAVE SKILLS.

I CAN DO THIS.

ALRIGHT.

HERE I GO.

♪♪

OKAY.

MY BAG.

Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
LACEY WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE

JUST THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO KEEP HER ALIVE.

Lacey: OKAY, I HAVE MY AXE,

WHICH I BRING WITH ME
PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME

I COME TO AFRICA, SO...

Narrator: LACEY IS ALSO EQUIPPED
WITH A BUG NET

AND A FIRE STARTER.

AND A MAP.

I'M, LIKE, RIGHT HERE.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A RIVER,
SO I HAVE TO FIND THAT.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE
I AM HEADED NORTH.

OKAY.

NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK.

♪♪

Narrator:
TO REACH HER WATER SOURCE,

LACEY WILL HAVE TO TRAVERSE
LIMPOQUINA'S UNFORGIVING TERRAIN

BRIMMING WITH RAZOR-SHARP ACACIA
AND BUFFALO THORNS.

WITH NO ONE TO WATCH HER BACK,

SHE'S POTENTIALLY EASY PREY
FOR THE AREA'S MANY LEOPARDS

AND LIONS WHO USE
THE LIMPOPO RIVER

AS THEIR WATER SOURCE AND
STALK PREY FROM THE TALL GRASS.

BUT HER BIGGEST DANGER WILL BE
THE MASSIVE HERDS OF ELEPHANTS

MIGRATING THROUGH THE AREA

ALSO IN SEARCH OF WATER
DURING THE DRY SEASON.

MOTHER ELEPHANTS WON'T THINK
TWICE ABOUT TRAMPLING LACEY

IF THEY THINK
SHE'S A THREAT TO THEIR YOUNG.

ONCE SHE REACHES THE RIVER,

SHE'LL CONTEND WITH FIERCE
FRESHWATER CROCODILES.

THEIR POWERFUL JAWS CAN SNAP
HUMAN LIMBS IN TWO.

Lacey: WE'LL SEE
IF I CAN FIND ANY WATER.

OH, YEAH, THERE'S WATER.

THIS IS THE RIVER
THAT WAS ON THE MAP.

IS THAT MY OWN PERSONAL ISLAND
RIGHT THERE?

I CAN DIG THAT.

SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT.

EEH! I LOVE IT.

OH, MY GOSH.
I'M SO THIRSTY.

♪♪

Narrator:
WHEN DIGGING A GYPSY WELL,

WATER RISES FROM THE GROUND

AND FILTERS THROUGH SAND
AND SEDIMENT,

WHICH CAN HELP CLEANSE
THE WATER OF HARMFUL IMPURITIES

THAT CAN CAUSE NAUSEA
AND VOMITING.

Lacey: DIGGING MY GYPSY WELL,
AND I'M CONCERNED

BECAUSE THE WATER IS NOT,
LIKE, SUPER COLD.

USUALLY THE COLDER IT IS,
THE CLEANER IT IS.

TASTES LIKE WATER.

♪♪

HOLY *BLEEP*

NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.

I HAVE ELEPHANTS CROSSING
THIS SIDE ONTO THE NEXT SIDE,

AND THEY ARE YELLING.

YOU CAN HEAR THEM SCREAMING.

THAT'S GOT TO BE MORE
THAN ONE HERD.

DO THEY TRAVEL IN HERDS
THAT BIG?

HOLY *BLEEP*

OH, MY GOD.

YEAH, I THINK I'M IN
THE MIDDLE OF AN ELEPHANT PATH.

SO HERE'S PLAN "B."

SO THE ELEPHANT HIGHWAY
IS UP THERE,

SO THEY'RE STILL GOING
TO BE COMING

RELATIVELY CLOSE TO MY SHELTER,

BUT ON THIS SIDE
IS A CRAP TON OF THORNS

AND THEN THIS IRONWOOD,

WHICH IS, LIKE,
THE HARDEST WOOD EVER.

I MEAN, IRON-WOOD.

SO I HAVE HALF OF MY BOMA
BUILT FOR ME IN THIS SPOT.

NOW I JUST GOT TO FORTIFY IT
A LITTLE BIT.

I'M GOING TO SPEND THE REST
OF TONIGHT

TO BEEF UP MY SHELTER

AND THEN FIREWOOD AND STUFF.

GET MY FIRE GOING.

GOT TO GET MY FIRE GOING
SO THE ELEPHANTS KNOW

THAT I'M NOT JUST A BUSH
THEY CAN TRAMPLE.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'M STILL HAPPY
THAT I DON'T HAVE A PARTNER.

OH, THAT'S *BLEEP*

YOU KNOW I'M NOT
GONNA LEAD YOU.

YOU'RE MINIMIZING IT AGAIN.

LIKE, YOU'RE DEVALUING
EVERYTHING I'M SAYING.

NO, YOUR *BLEEP*

AS I START TALKING TO MYSELF
AND GOING CRAZY,

SEE IF THAT CHANGES.

♪♪

OH *BLEEP* ME.

THAT WENT DEEP.

BLOOD HAS BEEN DRAWN.

ALL THIS FOR THIS.

YEAH, BUT I WON.

*BLEEP* TREE.
I WON.

Narrator: LACEY IS BUILDING
A LEAN-TO SHELTER

OFF AN IRONWOOD TREE.

REINFORCING IT WITH A BOMA,
OR ENCLOSURE,

MADE OF STICKS
AND ACACIA THORNS,

WHICH WILL HELP KEEP HER SAFE
AGAINST POTENTIAL

LETHAL PREDATORS
LURKING AT NIGHT.

Lacey: THAT'S BETTER.

THE QUESTION IS, IS THAT ENOUGH
FIREWOOD FOR 14 HOURS?

I'M STARTING TO FEEL THE FIRST
PANGS OF HUNGER, TOO,

WHICH SUCKS.

SO THE SUN IS GOING DOWN,
AND IT'S GETTING PRETTY CHILLY,

SO I'M GOING TO START MY FIRE.

HERE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FIRE
EVERY NIGHT OR ELSE A LION

OR ELEPHANT
COULD KILL YOU, SO...

ELEPHANT DUNG BURNS REALLY FAST.

GRASS.

THIS IS RAISIN TREE.

♪♪

♪♪

HELL YEAH.

GREAT.
FIRE, FIREWOOD.

DAY ONE COMPLETE.

NIGHT ONE,
STILL TO BE DETERMINED.

WHEW.

WICKED COLD OUT, SO THIS SIDE
OF MY BODY BY THE FIRE IS HOT.

THIS SIDE OF MY BODY
NOT BY THE FIRE IS COLD,

SO I KEEP HAVING TO DO
LIKE A ROTISSERIE, LIKE,

ROLL OVER, ROLL OVER,

ROLL OVER
LIKE A ROTISSERIE CHICKEN.

IT'S GONNA BE A LONG,
LONG NIGHT.

♪♪

WHAT THE *BLEEP*

HOLY *BLEEP*

♪♪

WHAT THE *BLEEP*

HOLY *BLEEP*

♪♪

THAT WAS, LIKE,
SUPER CLOSE TO ME,

AND IT JUST...
OH, MY GOSH.

MY HEART STARTED POUNDING.

SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.

I GUESS THAT'S ANOTHER CON
ABOUT NOT HAVING A PARTNER.

THERE'S NO ONE TO HELP ME
SCARE OFF WILD ANIMALS.

♪♪

♪♪

I JUST GOT TO START THINKING
ABOUT LOOKING

FOR SOMETHING TO EAT.

I AM CUTTING UP MY BUG NET

TO MAKE A FISHNET.

NOT A BIG ONE, JUST SMALL ENOUGH

SO I CAN DRAG SOME OF
THESE SMALLER POOLS OF WATER.

I KNOW FISH, SO I'M JUST
GOING TO STICK TO WHAT I KNOW,

WHAT MAKES ME COMFORTABLE.

SNEAKY LITTLE BUGGERS.

UGH!

COME ON.

GOT SOME.

HELL YEAH.

GOT TWO LITTLE ONES
IN THE FIRST COUPLE MINUTES.

IT'S THE SAME AS FISHING.

YOU'LL KNOW WHEN YOU GOT SOME.

COUPLE MORE LITTLE ONES.

THAT'S LIKE AT LEAST 3 GRAMS,
4 GRAMS, MAYBE MORE OF PROTEIN.

THE TRICK IS TO JUST
SWALLOW THEM WHOLE.

THAT WAY I DON'T WASTE
ANY OF THE FISH OILS,

THE SALT IN ITS EYEBALLS,
NOTHING.

I JUST GET ALL OF THE PROTEIN.

THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF SUSHI
YOU'RE USED TO.

♪♪

♪♪

GOT IT.

WHOO.

THAT'S NOT PLEASANT AT ALL

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF FISH
THAT IS.

LOOKS LIKE A TINY LITTLE SALMON.

Narrator: THE FIVE MINNOWS LACEY
HAS CAUGHT WILL PROVIDE HER

WITH BARELY
20 CALORIES IN TOTAL.

AN AVERAGE PERSON

CONSUMES MORE THAN
100 TIMES THAT AMOUNT IN A DAY.

Lacey:
SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO EAT STUFF

THAT DOESN'T TASTE GOOD
IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.

♪♪

♪♪

HOLY *BLEEP*

♪♪

Man #3: IT'S A CAT.

OH, MY GOSH.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO KEEP
MY FIRE REALLY, REALLY BIG.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU KEEP YOUR FIRE GOING

SO THAT THEY KNOW
THAT YOU'RE NOT SOMETHING

THEY CAN JUST MESS WITH.

IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE
WITHOUT A PARTNER,

IT'S JUST ME BEING FIRE TENDER.

IT IS EXHAUSTING.

♪♪

♪♪

I SHARE A SPACE WITH THEM,

AND IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY
SMALL AND KIND OF LONELY

BECAUSE THEY HAVE EACH OTHER,
YOU KNOW, LIKE A BIG FAMILY,

AND I DON'T HAVE
ANYONE OUT HERE.

THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE
IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.

SO FIRST THING THIS MORNING,

I'VE DECIDED I NEED
TO MAKE A FISHING POLE.

THAT'LL WORK.

TRY TO CATCH A FISH.

HOPEFULLY SOMETHING
BIG ENOUGH TO COOK,

SO I DON'T HAVE TO SWALLOW
A BUNCH OF MINNOWS

BECAUSE THAT'S THE WORST.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE ROPE

AND THEN A HOOK
OUT OF SOME THORNS.

I HAVE STRING ON MY TOMAHAWK.

I COULD USE THAT FOR FISHING.

SO THAT'S WHAT I SHALL DO.

♪♪

♪♪

AND THAT'S THAT.

SO I HAVE A THORN GOING THAT
WAY, A THORN GOING THAT WAY.

♪♪

WELL, I WON'T BE FISHING
OVER THERE.

IT'S KIND OF A LONG SHOT
BECAUSE MY STRING IS SO THICK,

BUT YOU JUST CAN'T STOP TRYING,

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES
TO SURVIVAL.

JUST KEEP GOING.

TRY NEW THINGS.

FISHING IS A LOT MORE FUN
AND RELAXING

WHEN YOU'RE
IN YOUR BASS BOAT AT HOME.

DON'T MATTER
IF YOU CATCH NOTHING OR NOT.

OUT HERE, IT MATTERS.

♪♪

I WAS HOPING TO GET A FISH TODAY
FOR SOME PROTEIN,

BUT *BLEEP*

JUST WANT TO EAT SOMETHING.

♪♪

♪♪

AND I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW
MY SURROUNDINGS PRETTY WELL.

I'M LIKE A SCAVENGER-TYPE
SURVIVALIST.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE WILLING
TO GO OUT THERE AND LOOK,

YOU'LL FIND
WHAT YOU NEED TO SURVIVE.

IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN I WAS
IN BELIZE WITH JASON.

THERE IS A GUMBO-LIMBO TREE.

NO WAY.
I THINK THAT'S IT.

I DID SOME RECON.
-OKAY.

IT'S FOR YOUR SUNBURN.

IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY SWEET.

HERE IS WILD BASIL.

THESE LEAVES ARE MAGNIFICENT.

OH.

THAT SMELLS SO GOOD.

THE THINGS YOU FIND HERE,
IT'S JUST AMAZING.

I'VE EXPLORED, AND I'M
GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPLORE.

IT MIGHT KILL ME, BUT AT LEAST
I'LL HAVE SEEN IT ALL.

Narrator:
WALKING IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY,

LACEY IS BURNING MORE THAN
200 CALORIES AN HOUR,

AND SHE'S BARELY CONSUMED
100 CALORIES SINCE DAY 1.

OH, MY GOD.

HOLY *BLEEP*

YES.

Lacey: I'VE EXPLORED, AND I'M
GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPLORE.

IT MIGHT KILL ME, BUT AT LEAST
I'LL HAVE SEEN IT ALL.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOSH.

♪♪

OH, MY GOSH.

I MEAN, THIS MEANS EVERYTHING.

IT'S A BOWL.

IT'S A LOT OF FOOD.

THANK YOU, LITTLE TURTLE,
FOR YOUR SACRIFICE.

ALRIGHT.

SO THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
THAT THE TURTLE GODS

HAVE BLESSED ME WITH A TURTLE.

WHEN I WAS IN BELIZE,
I FOUND A TURTLE.

HOLY CRAP.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL
FOR THIS TURTLE.

I NEEDED THIS.

LITTLE BIT OF BASIL.

BASICALLY TANTAMOUNT
TO HAVING KETCHUP.

GOT TO GET THIS THING COOKED.

I'M GONNA COOK ON MY BLADE.

USUALLY ONE PERSON HUNTS IT,
KILLS IT.

THE OTHER PERSON CLEANS IT.

IT'S QUITE DIFFERENT
WHEN YOU'RE BY YOURSELF.

IT'S LIKE AN ALL-DAY THING.

OH, YEAH.

GETTING THAT GOLDEN BROWN.

YUP, TASTES LIKE TURTLE.

AND THE BASIL REALLY
CAME THROUGH

ON THAT, LIKE,
REALLY CAME THROUGH.

THAT'S CRAZY.

Narrator: THE TURTLE
WILL PROVIDE LACEY

WITH ABOUT 2 POUNDS OF MEAT.

WHILE LOW IN FAT, TURTLE IS HIGH
IN PROTEIN AND POTASSIUM,

WHICH WILL HELP
HER BODY FIGHT FATIGUE

AND ALSO IMPROVE BRAIN FUNCTION
AND REGULATE MOOD.

GET THE FIRE GOING.

ALRIGHT.

ONE OF THE FINAL STEPS,
I'M COOKING MY SHELL OFF.

I JUST WANT TO SEAR IT AND MAKE
SURE ALL OF THE GERMS

AND STUFF ARE OUT OF IT.

THAT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

AT LEAST I WON'T HAVE TO GO DOWN
TO THE WATERING HOLE.

NOW I HAVE A WONDERFUL
TURTLE SHELL

TO KEEP ME HYDRATED AT NIGHT.

THE HYENAS
AND THE WILD DOGS ARE OUT,

AND THEY'RE MAKING A RUCKUS.

HOPEFULLY THEY LEAVE ME ALONE

BECAUSE I HAVE THIS TURTLE MEAT
IN MY BOMA.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE
MY FIRE IS UP.

MY MEAT IS PRESERVED NICELY...
RIGHT HERE ON THIS LOG.

LIKE, IT'S SO COLD OUTSIDE.

AFRICA, NATURE'S
REFRIGERATOR.

THIS IS GONNA BE
ENOUGH MEAT TO LAST ME DAYS.

I AM SITTING PRETTY HERE
IN AFRICA.

I'M FEELING GOOD.

I FEEL LIKE I GOT THIS.

I HAVE MY CONFIDENCE BACK.

IT'S DAY EIGHT, SO I'M A THIRD
OF THE WAY THROUGH.

I'M ON MY LAST BIT OF TURTLE,

AND THAT'S THAT.

THE TURTLE LASTED ME
FOR A GOOD, LONG TIME.

I'M JUST SUPER GRATEFUL.

OH, MY GOSH.

♪♪

♪♪

THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS PLACE.

ONE SECOND I'M GOING FOR A WALK,
AND I SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL ZEBRA,

AND THEN THAT LASTS
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES

WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT I WISH
I COULD SHARE THIS WITH MY KIDS.

♪♪

IT'S THE AFTERNOON OF DAY NINE

AND

JUST HAVING TROUBLE
GETTING MOTIVATED.

IT'S TOUGH.

TODAY IS JUST A BLEH DAY.

♪♪

EVERY DAY, I WATCH THIS SPIDER
MAKE HIS WEB,

AND HE HADN'T COME OUT YET,
AND I WAS WORRIED THAT MAYBE,

YOU KNOW, HE HAD GOTTEN EATEN
OR MOVED, BUT THERE HE IS.

HE'S BACK.

HE MAKES THE PRETTIEST WEBS.

Narrator: LACEY IS BEGINNING
TO FEEL THE PHYSICAL

AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS
OF SUSTAINED ISOLATION.

IN A PROLONGED ISOLATED STATE,

THE BODY REACTS
BY RAISING LEVELS

OF THE STRESS HORMONE CORTISOL,
LEADING TO POOR SLEEP,

HEIGHTENED ANXIETY
AND DEPRESSION.

Lacey: I'M HAVING A BIT
OF HOMESICKNESS.

I MISS MY KIDS.

I THINK THE WORST PART
IS SLEEPING AT NIGHT.

JUST MORE TIME IN MY BOMA
AND MORE TIME FOR ME TO HATE.

AND THEN THAT JUST LEAVES ME
TO THINK

ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT I COULD BE DOING,

AND THEN THE ANXIETY KICKS IN.

YOU KNOW, I COULD BE AT HOME
WITH MY KIDS.

WHEW.

I WENT THROUGH THE SAME CRAP
IN BELIZE.

I MISS MY KIDS SO MUCH.

I MISS MY FAMILY.

BUT I GOT THROUGH THE DARKNESS.

ALRIGHT.
THE SUN IS SETTING.

I LOVE YOU, OLIVE.

I LOVE YOU, OAKLEY.

I LOVE YOU, CODY.

♪♪

I'M OFF ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE.

I HAVE TO FIND
SOME KIND OF PROTEIN.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
LITTLE POND TO KIND OF GO DOWN,

AND IT'S DOWN ENOUGH NOW
WHERE I THINK

I CAN DRAG
SOME OF THESE MINNOWS.

OH!

IT'S OPEN THOUGH, SO DEAD.

BUT WE KNOW IF WE DIG,
WE'LL FIND THEM.

MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY
AND GET SOME GOOD ONES.

AH! CLEAN MUSSELS.

AH, GOT HIM.

TINY POP OF PROTEIN RIGHT THERE.

ALRIGHT.

GET MY FIRE GOING AGAIN
AND COOK THESE BABIES UP.

Narrator: FRESHWATER MUSSELS ARE
RICH IN NUTRIENTS,

BUT ALSO HARBOR TOXIC AGENTS,
SUCH AS E. COLI.

THEY WILL NEED TO BE
FULLY COOKED TO ENSURE

ALL OF THE POTENTIALLY
HARMFUL BACTERIA ARE KILLED.

A COUPLE OF THEM ARE DONE.

HOT.

I MEAN, THEY'RE PROBABLY
DONE ENOUGH.

♪♪

TASTES LIKE DIRTY LAKE WATER.

RIGHT ON.

♪♪

YEP.

FEELS GOOD TO HAVE SOMETHING
IN MY BELLY, THOUGH.

I KNOW I'M GOING
TO SLEEP GOOD TONIGHT.

THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY
WRONG WITH MY BELLY.

I HAVE TO WILL MYSELF
TO FEEL BETTER.

YOU'RE STRONGER THAN THIS.

♪♪

LORD, PLEASE HELP ME
KEEP THIS FOOD DOWN.

*BLEEP* ME.
I DON'T WANT TO.

I DON'T WANT TO.

I DON'T WANT TO.

YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP IT IN.

OH *BLEEP*

WHAT THE *BLEEP*

MY BELLY DID NOT LIKE
THOSE MUSSELS.

I COOKED IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY
NOT LONG ENOUGH.

♪♪

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

♪♪

♪♪

I THINK I'M HALLUCINATING.

Narrator: LACEY HAS LOST ALL
THE PRECIOUS PROTEIN

FROM THE MUSSELS
AND VITAL FLUIDS,

LEAVING HER
SEVERELY DEHYDRATED.

LACK OF PROPER HYDRATION
DEPLETES

THE BODY OF ELECTROLYTES

AND CAN CAUSE IMPAIRED
BRAIN FUNCTION AND DELIRIUM.

HEY, GET LOST!

I CAN PRETEND I'M SITTING
ON THE COUCH.

CLICK, CLICK.

POPCORN.

I THINK I'M *BLEEP* CRAZY.

I'M PROBABLY *BLEEP* CRAZY.

CUCKOO.

♪♪

Lacey: HONESTLY, IT CAN'T GET
ANY WORSE THAN LAST NIGHT

BECAUSE LAST NIGHT WAS, LIKE,
MY WORST NIGHT YET.

GOT SICK.

HAD TO GET OUT OF MY BOMA.

IT WAS MAKING ME FEEL TRAPPED.

I FELT, LIKE, A ANXIETY ATTACK
COMING ON.

DEEP BREATHS.

I'M GONNA FINISH.

I'M GOING TO FINISH.

I JUST GOT TO START THINKING
ABOUT GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN,

SO I'LL BE READY
FOR EXTRACTION.

AT LEAST I HAVE, LIKE,
A BUNCH OF MINNOWS.

I'M NOT HERE TO CONQUER AFRICA.

I'M NOT HERE TO SHOW AFRICA
WHO'S THE BOSS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.

COME ON.

*BLEEP*

I'LL BE BACK.

♪♪

THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE.

I HAVE A HANDFUL
OF DIRTY MINNOWS.

♪♪

OW.

HE FINNED MY ESOPHAGUS
OR MY DANGLY THING.

HE, LIKE...CLAWED AT IT.
IT'S ALRIGHT.

I WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME THING
IF SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO EAT ME.

IT WAS GROSS, BUT IT WAS
TOTALLY WORTH IT.

IT'LL GET ME TO THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS,

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES NEXT.

IT'S THE MORNING OF DAY 16.

I WONDER WHAT SOUTH AFRICA
HAS IN STORE FOR ME TODAY.

NOSY NEIGHBORS.

IT'S A BIG BOY.

IF I KEEP MY SPACE,
I SHOULD BE GOOD.

WHERE IS YOUR FAMILY?
ARE YOU ALL BY YOURSELF?

HMM?

ME TOO.

NOT HAVING ANYONE TO TALK TO
IS LITERALLY DRIVING ME CRAZY.

Narrator: IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS,
LACEY HAS CONSUMED

WELL BELOW THE BARE MINIMUM
OF 1,200 CALORIES A DAY

SHE REQUIRES TO STAY ALIVE,

DECREASING HER ALREADY LOW
MOOD-ALTERING DOPAMINE LEVELS.

THE PROLONGED ISOLATION
ALSO CONTINUES

TO AFFECT HER MOTIVATION

AND HER BRAIN'S ABILITY
TO REGULATE EMOTIONS.

YOU HAVE A PACK OF ZEBRA.

THE BIRDS FLOCK TOGETHER.

I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL,

BUT IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE MORE OF AN OUTSIDER.

I MISS MY KIDS.

I MISS TELLING MY CHILDREN
GOOD NIGHT.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY MIND
OFF IT.

I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE,

COLLECTING FIREWOOD, FISHING.

RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S
SHEER STUBBORNNESS

GETTING ME DAY BY DAY
BY DAY BY DAY.

I WANT MY 21.

THAT'S IT.

NOW I HAVE TO GET IN THIS BOMA.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO.

CURLED UP, FREEZING,
TRAPPED LIKE A...

I CAN'T EVEN TALK.

I'M JUST...

♪♪

♪♪

NOW COMES THE HARD PART

WHEN THERE'S NOTHING
TO KEEP YOUR MIND BUSY.

IT'S JUST YOU AND AFRICA.

NIGHTTIMES ARE THE WORST.

MISSING HOME.

I'M STUCK IN MY BOMA ALONE.

I SHOULD BE USED TO IT BY NOW,

BUT THIS FEELS LIKE
AN ETERNITY OF DARKNESS.

IT JUST BRINGS ME BACK
TO ALL THE BAD NIGHTS

I'VE HAD OUT HERE.

I WANTED REDEMPTION,

BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN LAST.

IT'S LIKE TORTURE.

AAH!
-YOU ALRIGHT?

NO, I FELL IN THE *BLEEP* FIRE.

FEELS LIKE THE DARKNESS
JUST CONSUMES ME.

I LEFT.
I BROUGHT UP THE SAND.

IT TOOK YOU, LIKE,
5 MINUTES.

I HAD TO GO GET THE PIECES
THAT WERE OVER THERE.

THEN YOU STARTED BITCHING
ABOUT SOMETHING

AS PETTY AS MY FOOTPRINT
IN YOUR *BLEEP* SAND.

IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT
PART OF THIS CHALLENGE

IS THE MENTAL GAME.

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THAT'S THE END OF...

NIGHT SOMETHING.

I KIND OF LOST TRACK.

♪♪

TODAY IS...

I THINK TODAY'S DAY 17.

I'M STUCK IN MY BOMA,

AND THEN
BY THE TIME I GET OUT,

I'M JUST LIKE, "*BLEEP*"

I'M EXHAUSTED.

I'M EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED
FROM TALKING TO MYSELF,

THINKING TO MYSELF.

I'M GOING MAD.

♪♪

I'M GETTING IN THE BOMA.

COME ON.

IT'S HARD ENOUGH
AS IT *BLEEP* IS.

I DIDN'T EVEN GET WHAT I NEEDED
FOR FIRE.

I JUST DON'T EVEN WANT
TO *BLEEP* MAKE A FIRE.

I'M GONNA SLEEP RIGHT HERE.

THE SUN IS ALMOST DOWN, AND I
SHOULD HAVE A FIRE GOING BY NOW,

BUT I CAN'T GET MOTIVATED.

AND THEN ANOTHER PART OF ME

WANTS TO JUST START
THIS ENTIRE BOMA ON FIRE,

THIS MISERABLE PLACE.

START THE WHOLE
*BLEEP* THING ON FIRE.

Lacey:
I THINK I'M BEYOND HUNGRY.

IN MY DREAMS, I'M EATING, LIKE,
AN ENTIRE PIZZA

OR BURGERS
OR HOT DOGS, POTATO SALAD,

THE KIND WITH MUSTARD IN IT,
CORN WITH MORE BUTTER THAN CORN.

AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU SO HUNGRY
THAT YOU EAT YOUR BOOGERS?

♪♪

IT'S DAY 18.

I MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER NIGHT.

I KEEP TELLING MYSELF
I'M ALMOST DONE,

ALMOST THERE, BUT...

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE I AM.

IT FEELS LIKE IT'S STILL
A MILLION MILES AWAY.

OW.

THE TWO XL CHALLENGES
BROUGHT ME DOWN, MAN.

I CAME OUT HERE TO, LIKE,
GET MY MOJO BACK.

I HAVE SERIOUSLY THOUGHT
ABOUT...

TAPPING OUT...

GOING HOME,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP.

JUST KEEP GOING.

TRY NEW THINGS.

SO I'VE EXPLORED MY LITTLE AREA
QUITE A BIT,

AND I FOUND THESE HOLES.

MIGHT BE A PORCUPINE.

I HAVE A FEELING THIS ONE HOLE
MIGHT BE ACTIVE

BECAUSE THERE'S, LIKE,
FRESH POO AND TRACKS AND STUFF,

SO I WAS THINKING
MAYBE SMOKE THEM OUT.

IT'S NOT EASY.

♪♪

I PUT SOME STICKS HERE.

THE IDEA IS THAT THE PORCUPINE
WILL COME THIS WAY

AND THEN WON'T BE ABLE
TO GET OUT,

AND HE'LL TRY TO BACK UP,
AND HE'LL GET STUCK,

AND I'LL BE ABLE TO...

GET IT.

THIS IS A BIG OLD ELEPHANT TURD,

AND THEY MAKE A LOT OF SMOKE.

IT'S LIKE AN AFRICAN SMOKE BOMB.

SMOKE IS COMING OUT
OF THOSE HOLES.

♪♪

IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.

SO FAR, NO GO.

SO THIS IS A DRIED-UP DEN,
NO LONGER USED.

THAT'S DEPRESSING.

SUN IS GOING DOWN.

AND ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT

IS HOW AM I GONNA FORCE
MYSELF BACK INTO THAT BOMA?

I CAN'T FORCE MYSELF
BACK IN THERE.

CAN'T LOCK MYSELF UP AGAIN.

I JUST CAN'T.

I'M SO CLOSE.

I'M DAYS AWAY FROM FINISHING,
AND, MAN, I WANT MY 21 DAYS.

I WANT TO RUN UP THAT FREAKING
MOUNTAIN ON MY EXTRACTION DAY.

I WANT THAT FEELING I HAD

WHEN I FINISHED
MY FIRST 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

IT FEELS SO GOOD
TO HAVE COMPLETED THIS.

WHOO!

I WANT THAT BAD.

AND IF ALL OF THAT ISN'T ENOUGH
TO FORCE ME BACK INTO THAT BOMA,

THEN THAT IN ITSELF HAS GOT
TO SHOW YOU HOW BADLY

I DO NOT WANT
TO GO BACK IN THERE.

ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS DOING
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING

I CAN TO NOT
BE ALONE IN THAT CAGE.

I'M DONE.

I JUST CAN'T BE IN IT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER, GUYS.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I CAN'T PHYSICALLY STAY THERE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I CANNOT PHYSICALLY GO IN THERE

AND STAY IN THERE
ONE MORE NIGHT.

THIS IS MY END.

THIS IS HOW IT ENDS FOR ME.

I'VE HIT MY LIMIT.

IT IS DAY 18,

AND I AM TAPPING OUT
OF MY "ALONE" CHALLENGE.

I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO
PUSH THROUGH EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S IT.

I CAN'T DO ANYMORE.

AFRICA HAS PROVIDED FOR ME,

AND I COULD LIVE OUT HERE
FOREVER,

BUT I CAN'T DO IT ALONE.

THANK YOU.

YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND
UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH IT.

I KNOW I AM A STRONG,
CAPABLE WOMAN.

NO ONE WILL EVER TAKE THAT
FROM ME,

BUT HUMAN BEINGS
WEREN'T MEANT TO BE ISOLATED.

I DID MY ABSOLUTE BEST.

I AM *BLEEP* PROUD OF MYSELF, SO
EVERYONE ELSE CAN JUST SUCK IT.

Narrator:
DURING HER 18 DAYS IN AFRICA,

LACEY LOST A TOTAL OF 20 POUNDS.

THE ISOLATION BROKE HER
ONLY THREE DAYS SHY

OF FINISHING HER CHALLENGE,

LOWERING HER SOLO
SURVIVAL RATING TO 6.6.

THIS IS HOW

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
SPENDING MY NIGHTS,

WITH MY BEAUTIFUL BABIES.

MOMMY HAD SUCH A HARD TIME
SLEEPING WITHOUT YOU.