Rise and Fall (2023): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript

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This programme
contains strong language
from the start and throughout.

16 strangers from all walks of life

are living in
this iconic London tower.

Some seized power...
Welcome to the penthouse.

..and are the Rulers at the top.

The rest have become Grafters...

Lift falling.
Welcome to the bedrooms.

..living a life of hard work
in the basement...

What is it? That's all
you've got to eat.

..as they battle to win up
to £100,000.

Previously...



Rishika has lost her power.

SOBBING: Without her, like, I
feel...lonely a little bit, yeah.

Alliances grew stronger.

What we need to do,
is form an alliance.

We've just got to stick together.

You also have to trust me.
I do.

And I'll trust you.

The original Rulers became weaker.

We need to be aware
of alliances downstairs.

You know what's going to
happen tonight. You can't say that.

She keeps saying stuff like,
"We're all on the same..."

She's a fucking snake.

And Connor faces
the biggest bombshell yet.

You must now choose one Ruler
to fall to the basement.



Tonight...

Go, go! Yeah!

..loyalties are threatened.

I'm not going behind Marina's back.

I do think she's potentially, sort
of, the weakest out of us.

And the next Ruler will fall.

You must now vote
for who should be eliminated.

It's crunch time.
It's survival of the fittest.

The gap between the top
and bottom has never been closer.

This is Rise and Fall.

# Don't know how I'll ever break
this curse... #

Connor has been a Ruler
for around 40 seconds

and he's already facing a decision

of monumental, life-changing
proportion.

Which Ruler will he send down to
the basement?

Hey, we never said Rise
and Fall would be easy.

Going from no power to
loads of power,

it's just insane.

Connor!

Hi. Thank you.

It is a tough decision.

I've got to know
a lot of them today

on a more personal level

and now I've got to knock
someone back to grafting.

Attention, please. Oh!

Connor is the new Ruler.

Connor has been given the power
to choose one Ruler

to fall to the basement
and replace him as a Grafter.

Oh, my God! Fuck my life.

Oh! I'm gonna vomit.

I'm literally fucking shaking.

Connor, please state the name of the
Ruler you would like to see fall.

The person I've chosen is because I
want them to prove themselves.

I know they have what it takes
to be a Grafter

and rise back to the top.

They are strong, they've been
underestimated.

The reason I'm choosing them is
because I know the Grafters

want to see what they're about.

So the person I've decided
to send down to the basement is...

# We've only just begun

# To live. #

Rachel.

I knew it.
I know you've got it in you.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I know you'll rise back to
the top, babe. Yeah.

I think you can do well there.

I think you'll learn
a lot about yourself.

It is a bit rough, I can't lie.

I know I'm going to struggle
with the cold showers.

I do not do the cold.
Yeah, it's a lot.

Attention please.
You can do it, you can do it.

I know I'll do well on the
challenges, as well.

Would Rachel enter
the lift immediately.

Oh, my gosh!

Yes.

RACHEL SCREAMS

Well done, Rachel. We love you, bye!

Lift falling.

# In the muddy water we're
falling... #

I'm not going to take it personally.
I think Connor's a lovely guy.

And, erm, when I get back up there,

watch your back.

Attention, please.

SCREAMS AND SHOUTS

Time to introduce the Grafters

to something they've never
met down there.

No?!

It's a person wearing
clean clothes.

Can they hear us? Oh, no.

Hi, guys!

The lift goes off, we all run to the
lift and then we see Rachel.

I did not expect to see her.

We thought if you were a Ruler,
you had to stay there

or you're eliminated, so when she
came down to the basement,

I was like, "What the fuck?"

So, Connor had the power
to decide which Ruler he wants

to send down as
a Grafter, and it was me.

What did I say?

It's a good call to send
a Ruler down

and I think we're all quite happy
about that.

They get to see what life is like
down here.

Welcome to our humble abode.
Yeah. Do you want a tour?

Yeah, you guys show me around.

Here's the kitchen. Now,
lunch, dinner... Yeah.

The food, Rachel, is
really, really bad. Is it bad? Oh.

So bad. Do you get home-made bread
in the penthouse, fresh baked?

I mean, not fresh baked.
Freshly baked, exactly.

People in the basement thought
Rachel was pretty weak

and she hasn't really stamped her
authority up in the penthouse.

So this could be a good opportunity
for her to prove us wrong.

The bathroom's through there.

No hot water.

Oh, my gosh.
Yeah, a bit of a... It's fine.

What the fuck? It's fine.
Oh, my gosh.

Actually, yeah, you get used to it.

And then this is your
bedroom. Oh, my gosh.

Your bed. But it's very cosy.
Oh, my fucking gosh.

This will be your new bed.
Oh, this is stiff. It's all right.

The transition is real. It's a lot
different to what I'm used to

but we'll see how it goes.

I think it's better that I'm down in
the basement.

As long as I'm not eliminated from
the actual game, I'm good.

Stay strong, Rachel, the penthouse
is missing you already.

Oh, my God.

Connor?

God, do you know what, being in this
gorgeous bed is absolutely amazing.

Living in down there... Yeah?
..has been absolutely shocking.

Are you glad to have your
roomie back? Yeah.

I'm glad to have you back, too.

In a more classier bed
and a nicer atmosphere.

Goodnight, Connor.
Night, Cheryl.

Night, Connor. Night, Marina.

Welcome to the penthouse, Connor.

Do you know how comfortable the beds
are up there?

Are they comfy beds up there?
I slept like a baby.

Do you get your own double bed?
Yeah. It's so comfortable.

But this...
You'll get used to them.

Right, shall we go to bed. Yes.
Cos I'm actually quite tired.

We've got a work shift tomorrow,
so better get them Zs in, love.

It's another March day in
the capital and with Putin,

Trump and Johnson in the news

and Connor now in the penthouse,
it's fair to say,

it's been an eventful seven days
for power-hungry Rulers.

And ours are waking up right now,
to make some more headlines.

Good morning cheeky CG.

But they're about to receive
a bulletin of their own.

Attention please.

Oh, no, please don't do this.

Oh, fuck.

Tonight, one Ruler will be
eliminated from the game.

The new Ruler is immune from
elimination, but can still vote.

I've made such a relationship
with everyone,

so it's going to be dead hard.

It's so hard as well, being
somewhere less than 24 hours

and having to make a decision.

There's three former Grafters now.

It looks like the Grafters have
come up and formed an alliance.

I haven't considered Marina or James

because I feel like they have
earned their way to the penthouse.

Do you know what, it is what it is
at the end of the day.

I've made horrible decisions.

My best friend was my senior at work
and I had to dismiss her, you know?

I've had to make fucking shit
decisions. We're still friends.

I have been really quite
worried about the Grafters rising

and then taking out
the initial Rulers.

And Cheryl and I, you know, we're
sitting ducks.

Why did you go into care?

My nan was working in a care home
for learning disabilities,

a nursing home, when I was 16 years
old. So I volunteered.

That's incredible. Do you know what,
I started volunteering

in a care home at 17.

I would like to connect
with people.

Yeah, I worked NHS all my life,
apart from a year or two.

I think in the environment we work,
we thrive under pressure.

It's difficult, because Connor's
already got that relationship

with Marina and James,
so for Cheryl and I,

we're starting from scratch

and we haven't got very long
to try and get to know him

and develop that trust.

Who do you want to go?
I don't want anyone to go

but I feel like Cheryl's
going to go.

She's been emotional and I feel like
they might use that against her.

Is Marina like that as well?
No, she's very, I don't know...

Not in a rude way, but she comes
across as a robot a little bit.

We said it, didn't we?
Said the same, yeah.

Said exactly that.

Everyone's keeping
an eye on Marina.

She came in here with a game plan.

100%.

With another Ruler to fall tonight,

game plans are the
word of the day.

In the penthouse, Marina's having

the most serious business meeting
anyone wearing

an I-heart-Zante T-shirt has
ever had.

Matt should be worried out of all of
the Rulers.

There's that clique that
the three of us have,

Marina, Connor and I.

Survival mode is on.

Whoever leaves tonight,
it won't be me.

James is sharp, alert and cold.

And so will Rachel be in about
six seconds.

Ah!

AHH!

Are you missing your boy?

Where is he?

Oh, I meant your son, not Jack.

SHE LAUGHS

Yeah, him as well.

I am, yeah. Are you missing your
little girl? Yeah, I am.

I am a single mum. I'm really,
really missing my daughter now.

I just can't wait to give her
a big cuddle.

What you've got to do, which I do,

is try to totally forget about
them.

I try not to speak about her
too much

because then I get sad,
so I've tried to just avoid.

As soon as someone mentions how
they're doing outside, phew.

Yeah, I get that, it is upsetting.

But, like, if she's fine....
I know.

It's only us, isn't it?

I know, I know. That's thinking,
"I need to see them."

Do you know what,
you're thinking about tonight?

Have you got anybody in mind yet?
I don't... Matt, I'm scared.

I'm just going to observe and see.
See how it develops today.

Who are you going for,
who do you think?

It's hard, isn't it?

Connor could vote for any of us.
But...

If it's between you and her, I know
it's going to break your heart

but I think you've got
more to give.

I would keep you here to the end.
Thank you.

The more Grafters rise,
the weaker your position becomes.

Marina and James are loyal
to one another.

They've colluded.

Me and Cheryl are the last of
the original six

so I think I am potentially
going to be going.

# Ain't no love
in the heart of the city... #

Her first morning as a Grafter

and Rachel is getting used to
a few things.

Single beds, artificial lights
and lentils for breakfast.

At least you don't have
an empty stomach.

Oh, we didn't feed you before you
went to bed.

No. Because it was all so exciting
and. Yeah, yeah.

You've been ordering pizzas?

Attention please.

Oh, pay attention.
Guys, the lift is, is glowing.

All Grafters report to
the work space.

Today, you will be working in
the waste disposal industry.

Oh, God! Waste disposal.
We knew it.

I'm excited for the work shift,
I can't lie to you.

I think in order for
me to grow,

I need to be uncomfortable.

So I think,
I am willing to be pushed.

We're going to get covered in shit.

Gonna get shit poured all
over our head.

Right, we can do this.
Yeah, we can do this.

I am excited.
It's probably going to be muddy.

I want to get muddy.
Like, it makes me look hard.

Let's go.
I don't want to be late for work.

Yeah, you don't want to disappoint
your bosses.

Cos they're en route to
the red room and ready to rule.

I do believe I'm going to be
a good ruler.

I think I know their strengths and
weaknesses down in the basement.

I'm ready to get stuck in,
do what I need to do,

raise the prize fund. I'm ready.

I'll tell you who else is ready,
this guy.

Look at me strut.

I love the smell of Rulers in
the morning.

Well, hello, my powerful friends.

Hello, Greg.

How are you? Very good.
Good, thank you.

You seem pretty chipper. Yeah.

That's good. And, Connor,
welcome to the red room.

Thank you.

How are you feeling?
Erm, excited, confident.

And you binned off Rachel?

I had to do what I had to do.
Savage!

With great power
comes great responsibility.

Savage in a salmon jacket.
You look great.

You all look great. As Rulers,

your primary responsibility
is to manage the prize fund.

So far, it stands at £25,600,

which is pretty good but,

we need to increase it.

Money is only added when
the Grafters successfully complete

those work shifts.

We don't want a repeat
of last time.

Mm-hm. It was a disaster.

But, we move.
Are you ready for today's?

Yes. Let's go.

Let's find out what
the Grafters are doing today.

Ooh.

Today, the Grafters will work in
the waste disposal industry.

Oh, my God, what is that smell?
It's just a festival.

They'll be starting at
the bottom, quite literally.

That is rank.

RETCHING
Oh, my God!

Smell of that. Breathe through your
mouth and not through your nose

and you won't smell it.

Oh, my God, it stinks. Is that shit?

Oh, God, it is shit.
There's even sweetcorn in the poo.

Yeah, nice touch I thought, that.

No, no.

Their job is to clear rubbish out of

a sewage tank underneath some
festival toilets.

They must remove
a set weight of rubbish from

the tank within a time limit.

Oh, look at the tank.
We've got to get in there?

In that fucking massive tank there.
I mean, I'm all for it, mate.

Working in pairs, one Grafter will
be in the sewage tank,

clearing out rubbish,

whilst their partner will be
responsible for getting it

to the weighing scales.
My stomach's churning, mate.

To successfully complete the shift,

the rubbish collected by
all Grafters,

must hit the weight target before
the time is up.

Rulers, your decision today is,

how many shifts in
the sewage do you want the Grafters

to do? There are up to

four shifts on offer.

Each shift will be worth more money

but they will get harder each time

because they'll have to collect more
rubbish as they go along.

If the Grafters complete all
the shifts,

you'll be flush, pun intended.

You'll be banking £15,000 for
the prize fund.

If you add a shift

and they fail to hit
the target weight,

everything earned so far today
will be lost.

For 15 grand, I'd jump into sewers.

Yeah. I really would.
It's mind over matter. It's...

I'd jump in for 15 quid.
THEY LAUGH

Just to let you know,

obviously it's not real sewage in
there.

However, it does stink.

RETCHES

The first clean-up operation will
last for ten minutes

and the Grafters will

need to clear 10kg
of rubbish in that time.

They've definitely got this.
They can do this. They can do that.

They can do a system where one
scoops and then one runs

and passes it back, you know?

They'll work together well,
and do it strategically.

Grafters,

stand by for a message from your
Rulers.

Here we go. Will it be Connor? Let's
see what he's wearing.

Grafters, today we have the chance
to win £15,000 for

the prize fund. I believe in you,

I know you've wanted something
physical for a long time.

Ignore the smell -
you've handled dog food - and today,

I know you're
going to get as much money

and you're going to do amazingly
well. I believe in you.

Ugh, Connor.
I have nothing to say about him,

his speech.
I don't feel like he's genuine.

He can save it, for all I care.

We're definitely
going to get 15K today.

We need to. Yeah. We need to get
something on the board.

I wouldn't be surprised if
they don't push us...

They're going to push us all
the way to the end. Yeah. 100%.

Let's redeem ourselves from
the last work shift.

Yeah. Yeah.
We've got this, guys.

OK, let's get on with it.

If they complete 10kg
of rubbish in ten minutes,

they will earn £2,000 for
the prize fund.

If you're happy for them
to tackle the toilets,

please press your buttons to flush.

A resounding "yes, please".

Oh, this is not nice.

No?
This is really not nice, no.

Oh, it absolutely honks in there.

THEY GASP AND EXCLAIM

Attention please.
Target weight, 10kg.

Easy.

Time limit, ten minutes.

Work shift begins in three,
two, one.

BUZZER

Oh, my God.

Ugh!

Guys, you've got to dig
deep. This is absolutely atrocious.

Oh, it's freezing!

Just loads of those horrible waste
coming down.

It's so cold.

This is disgusting.

Oh, wow, this is quick.

They're smashing it.
Yeah. They're getting stuck in.

Oh! Oh!

They've done this easy,
haven't they? Oh.

This is the first work shift.

I think it was a lot to take in

but I think my adrenaline was just
there and I just went for it.

What is that?

BUZZER

Target weight achieved.

Congratulations Rulers, £2,000.

Yes, Grafters.

You must now decide whether you
want them

to carry on cleaning.

This time, they'll have five minutes

to collect 20kg.

If they do complete

the work task, they will earn
another £3,000 for the prize fund.

Definitely go for the next one.

I think there's no doubt they can do
it. There's no doubt, no.

Yeah, absolutely.

Extra shift added.

Target weight, 20kg.
Time limit, five minutes.

That's a big jump.

Work shift begins in three,

two, one.

SCREAMING

Oh, my God! Is she all right?
Oh, my God, stop.

It's freezing!

The smell was so foul
and the water's filling up and up

and it's freezing.

Go for the bottles.

Rachel's smashing it. Yeah.

BUZZER

It's done, it's done, it's done.

Woo!

Yes! Woo!

Yes, Grafters!

£5,000 earned for the prize fund.
OK, Rulers,

the next clean will be
four minutes long.

They'll need to collect 30kg of
festival filth,

£4,000 for the prize fund.

We can't stop it yet.
And they're absolutely smashing it.

Round 3 - let's go, baby.

Extra shift added. Three, two, one.

BUZZER
# Let's get filthy... #

Oh, my days,
look at your head!

That deposit looked quite solid,
didn't it, then?

It smells like that shit that we ate
for dinner.

Ugh! Oh, my God, it stinks!

Come on, guys!

Nearly there, nearly there,
nearly there.

BUZZER

Oh, no!

Target weight achieved.

They've done it! Yes, Grafters.

Wow, they did it.
£9,000 earned.

Oh, my God. It's getting harder.

So this is the big one.

The fourth and final opportunity
to boost that prize fund.

If they collect 50kg of rubbish,

you will earn £6,000.

That takes the total up to £15,000.

Four minutes to shine.

They've got to fucking stop.

No, one more, one more.
No, no. We could easily do one more.

No.

If they fail this final work shift,
all money will be lost.

If, for whatever reason,
something goes slightly wrong,

and we lose it all...

Walking out with zero destroys
the morale of them.

Yeah. Are we absolutely sure it's
worth

risking nine with an additional
six?

I think they'll definitely sail
through it. I'm confident.

I am a risk taker.

Time and time again, I've took
massive risks.

I already took the risk
to walk into the penthouse lift

because I knew I could be a leader.

I've got more,
more than enough faith in them.

I'm happy with the nine.
Is it worth the risk?

Yeah.

COMPUTER: Extra shift added.

Cheryl's pressed her button.

That means work shift four will
go ahead.

Cheryl I thought was quite reckless
in the fact that

she hit the button and I'm
just disappointed

that she didn't try
and consider the whole group's

feelings before pressing it.

You've took risks before
Cheryl and...

I want to take the risk.
Just do it, go for it.

Attention, please.
Extra shift added.

Oh, no!

Fucking hell.

Target weight, 50kg.

What?! What the fuck is that?!
We could lose the lot.

Time limit, four minutes.

Come on, let's go. We've got this,
though. Get aggressive with it!

Work shift begins in three,
two, one.

Go, go, go, go, go.

Don't give up, please -
yous can do it.

It was a lot of money on
the line though.

You could see Cheryl was
quite anxious.

Go, go, go!

Got it? Yeah.

Great effort!

Yes, Rachel!

Speedy, smashing it.

There's a nappy, fuck!

Under a minute left.

Oh, look at them...
It's going to be so close.

Come on! They've slowed down
a little bit. Yeah.

We've got it!
We've got it, we've got it!

CHEERING

Well done!

Target weight achieved.
CHEERING

Come on! Come on.
We better get a fucking reward!

They better, they better!

£15,000 added to the prize fund.
Well done.

Which takes it to a total
of £40,600.

I know, I'm so pleased that, like,
life's about taking risks,

and, you know, at the end of the day
I was the one who pressed the button

so I was about to just
take it on the chin

and learn from that,
and it worked, so well done.

It was a group decision.

I'm really pleased
we all made that decision.

Yesterday, I didn't take enough
of a risk,

and I feel like I've now
redeemed myself

and put that into practice,
I'm really proud of all of us.

You know, to have to try and steal
somebody else's moment

to try and boost your own image
and self-esteem,

that's a sign she's insecure,
she's weak.

That's how I view her -
as insecure and weak.

15 grand!

Well done.

Oh, mate, what a day! Yeah.
Yeah. Jesus Christ!

We won the big money,
we went there, got it all.

I'm so bloody happy we got 15K,

cos it's the first time we've
managed to get to the final round.

We smashed it!

Do you reckon we'll get a reward
tonight? Yeah, 100%. Damn right.

Yeah, blankets, rewards.

Oh, what I would do
for a can of, like, fizzy pop!

I'll be fuming
if we don't get a reward.

I love it, I love it.

You get the rewards, and
then you just settle in for a night

of watching other people fuck each
other over, what's not to like?

It'll be interesting to see
the dynamics up there tonight.

The two original Rulers better
watch their backs

with all the Grafters upstairs now.

With the Grafters
back in the basement

recovering from a hard day's...
well, graft...

There's a couple of dead men
walking up there, in't there? Yeah.

..the new Rulers are plotting
the next stage of their grand plan.

It's very difficult,
because...only one can win.

Yeah.

And I think Cheryl has proved
herself today. She did.

100%, and she does make money.

With tonight's vote,
I think I'm swaying towards Matt,

but I really like Matt,
he's such a nice guy,

and I feel like I would have
stabbed him in the back a little,

and that's what makes
this decision hard.

Whoever is up here at the end,
as long as it's a Grafter,

I don't mind,

and that's, like,
where my head is at.

But I think, if...

Ah, I was just saying
how hard it is with tonight.

Honestly,
I feel a bit ill about it.

So, do you know what I feel like...

this is my first one
and I wanted it to be easier.

Yeah.

It doesn't get any easier.
It's fucking awful.

It's, yeah...

The previous ones, there's been
quite a clear person who to choose

because of conflicts
and real weaknesses.

Whoever I do go for tonight,
just don't take it personally.

It's just that this is a game and...
I know. ..I have to make a vote.

No, we all have to make a vote.
We've all got integrity.

Yeah, absolutely. We're not going
to have screaming rows

and shouting and swearing,
we're better than that as people.

No, exactly.

We're not going to win against them.
I know.

They're going to stick together,
no matter what.

Yeah, they are.

No matter what,
they'll stick together.

It's going to be me or you.

I think at this present time,

you've got three Grafters
who are going to stick together.

If Matt went, I'd be devastated,

but one of us have got to go home
and I think tonight's not my night.

Before the vote, it's time for food,

and the Rulers are making
the most of it,

because, for one of them,
it will be their last supper.

Wow!

It's a roast dinner!

A roast dinner! Oh...!
Goodness gracious!

I've been dreaming
of a roast dinner! Wow.

Is there any gravy?
Oh, I love a roast dinner.

When life gives you lemons,
you put it up a chicken's bum!

I've always said that.

So how is everyone feeling
in general?

Not great.
Obviously, it's not a nice feeling.

I struggle to eat.
Yeah, I'm struggling, I can't eat.

Well, I'm not,
I'm having a roast dinner,

on a fucking full stomach
if I'm going home, sorry.

I'll have a bit of that!

It is what it is!

Attention.

Would one Ruler
read from the tablet?

Rulers, tonight you can reward
the Grafters

for their performance
in the work shift

with hot showers!

Yeah! Yeah, that's what they need.
Yeah. That's what they need.

However, this will deduct money
from the prize fund. Fuck.

You must decide how long you want
the hot water to be turned on for.

For every five minutes of hot water,

£3,000 will be deducted
from the prize fund.

Fuck!

There's two showers. Yeah.

If we gave all of them five minutes,
that's £12,000. Shit!

They've just worked
their absolute arses off.

My thought process is that obviously
everyone wants a hot shower

but only five were in the tank
today.

We can't give just the people
in the pool and not the others.

They 100%, need showers, 100%.

So they could...
one or two minutes each,

and then depending
on how much time's left,

other peoples can just quickly
jump in and get in together.

I disagree, I disagree.

So you think people
who weren't in the tank today

deserve it the same
as the people who were?

Yeah, because they're a team.

I think we need to be
sort of fair across the board.

Marina, she's phenomenal, like,
she's headstrong, she's intelligent,

but she brings less
to the penthouse.

You know, like yesterday
in the overtime,

she undershot the target
by a significant amount,

and that, for me, is...
are you competent as a Ruler?

Oh. Oh!

Hi, Grafters. How are we all doing?
Fucking all right.

Well done! Amazing team work,
I am absolutely...

Rachel, you shined right through,
well done, well done.

Today, we would like to
reward you with hot showers,

as a team.

The hot showers will deduct £3,000
for every five minutes. What?

So we are going to reward you

with ten minutes of hot water
for showers.

Now, this is down to you,
how you use it as a team.

So we have ten minutes' worth.
Literally one minute each.

And six grand. That's pure
stupidity, pure stupidity.

Six grand!

You could buy a car with that.

Two weeks all-inclusive on a holiday
where you get unlimited hot water.

Fucking six grand!

It just makes everything we grafted
for absolutely not worthwhile.

Oh, my God, what the hell?

We're all absolutely furious.

There's being empathetic,
and there's just being stupid.

Right, guys, get in the shower!
Yeah, I want to try it, OK?

Like right now, cos it's started,
every second you're here....

Right, tell us when it's from.

Suffice to say, I think

it's the biggest mistake
the Rulers have made so far.

Do you know how nice that is,
to have a hot shower?

6,000 on hot showers

is a lot of money,

but that's like the first
proper shower I've been for...

I actually feel clean.

The basement may be sparkling,

but upstairs, attention has turned
to the dirty business

of the elimination tonight.

I'll be honest with you,
I think I'm going tonight.

For me...

It's all right.

It's all right,
you can take your time.

The reason I came into here,

the reason I wanted to...

..to be on here...

..it was to make my family proud.
Mm, of course. And...

I wonder whether...
have I done that? Mm.

Cos if I haven't,

I want a little bit more time
to do that.

You know, what you've done to be
here is what you've already achieved

for like personal goals
and whatever,

so to have done that and to be here
for as long as you've been

is something you've already...
you've achieved that,

so anything extra is a bonus,

but whenever you leave, you've
achieved what you've set out to do.

Yeah. Yeah, I know that.

Matt has lots of experience
obviously being compassionate,

and he's made
some very good decisions,

and he thinks and goes on to
the beat of his own drum,

which I really admire.

Ideally, he should stay in the game,

but at the end of the day,
it's survival of the fittest.

Is this the worst it's been in terms
of emotions and intensity?

It's the most difficult in the sense
that...this is the most important.

I feel, I feel so...full
with emotions and thoughts.

Oh, darling - welcome to Ruler life!

Isn't he adorable? Yeah.

This decision tonight
will be extremely hard,

as none of the Rulers are weak.

Absolutely sweating,
thinking of the vote.

Yeah, I've not felt like this
for a long time.

Usually, I'm a confident bad bitch.

Whoever leaves today

can leave knowing that they've left
probably in the best way possible.

Oh, shit, what's that going up?

All Rulers report to
the red room immediately.

Oh...!

This is it.

I'm going to have to see
how the red room goes

and if I need to defend myself,
then I will.

# I feel it in the air

# It awakens my soul... #

Darkness is falling,
but London is just waking up.

All the exciting stuff here
happens at night,

and that goes double
for the penthouse,

cos the Rulers are on their way
to the red room.

Deep breath, everybody.

We have to vote out someone.

You've got two original Rulers,
and one of them has to go.

One of us are about to go home,
but I'll never vote for Matt, ever.

There's three Grafters against me,

and that's where I'm going to have
to show that fire in my belly.

I can be fiery when needed.

Attention, Grafters.

What?! You are joking me.

TV's on! I'm getting my blanket!

Rulers, you must now vote

for one Ruler to lose their power.

The Ruler with the most votes
will be eliminated.

The new Ruler is immune
from elimination

but can still vote.

Before we do start,
I just want to make it very clear,

this is not an attack
on anybody's character, OK?

When we're going around today,
we need to remember

not to vote
because we like a person.

Our job is to build the prize fund.
That's what we're here for.

So I just think we need
to make a decision

for the longevity of the prize fund
towards the end,

not the short term right now,
who do we like

and who do we not want
to potentially upset.

Marina, I do think
you are the weakest link in...

..amongst us here now.

Why didn't he say
he didn't trust her?

I just think there's been
too many misjudgments

and errors on your behalf.

Yesterday,
during the overtime shift,

I think you really, really
undercooked the target score

by quite a long way,

and I just don't think you gave
our fellow Grafters the benefit.

You say you support them
and you want to push them,

but that was really, really low,

and the minimum
I would have went for was 240

and you went for 100, and that was
a big misjudgment for me.

In an environment like this,
making one too many mistakes is...

..is, for me, a sign of weakness.

I believe that
there's no one right way of ruling.

We all make different decisions.

But the day before, I was the one
that really pushed us

in the pet food challenge,
so I made 8K for the prize fund.

We, we... Yeah, I know, we did,
absolutely "we".

But ultimately we all need to
have different points of view

in order to work as a team,

to make the correct decisions
for the Grafters.

There was another incident today
when we were discussing the reward,

and you made a comment saying

we should only reward those
that were in the water.

Now, now, let me just finish.

For me, as a leader,
that's not fair.

True. It'd cause chaos.
It's a team, team.

If you weren't putting the stuff in,
we wouldn't have done it.

If they're not outside
collecting the bottles,

then they're not getting
the waste on the scales.

I was never going to dictate
who has to do it.

But... Sorry.
Sorry, I let you finish. yeah, OK.

I was coming from
a logical perspective,

which was, I've been a Grafter,

and I know
if I was in that situation,

I would absolutely take a step back

and I would allow people to go first
who were in that tank

to get showered with the hot water.

So I think that was taken
slightly out of context.

For me, I think at the moment
it's you, James.

You seemed a little bit...
in yourself today.

There was no consistency
throughout the day.

There should be a little bit of
something there and a bit of trying.

Essentially,
I haven't taken a back seat.

I don't feel like I need to talk
all the time to everybody.

My presence is known
without me needing to talk.

Yeah, we've seen that.

My aim on this table
is the Grafters,

and whoever gets that prize fund,

I want it to be as big
as it can possibly be.

I know there's been a lot of worry
that there's three Grafters here now

and I don't want you two original
Rulers to feel like you...

Thank you, we appreciate that,
really we do.

..feel like we're going to attack.

You've all given really
strong points,

so I'm trying to think logically
what's best for the Grafters,

what's best for the prize fund.

I-I-I can... I can help...

I have not received any votes
in the last three votes.

I think that says a lot.

I've not even got into any conflict
or arguments with anybody,

and I've not made any...
huge misjudgments along the way.

He knows he's getting voted,
don't he?

He's crawling. Poor sod.

I don't mean to call you out,
Marina,

but between you and I,
if I was to leave tonight,

I would be missed more than...
than you leaving.

I mean, I disagree with you,
but I've said what I need to say.

I don't need to bring up
any more examples again.

So we're done now, aren't we?

There is an easy decision here.

Whatever decision
you are about to make,

be brave and challenge yourself.

Don't make the easy decision.

Be brave.

Oh, God, he's like
an injured animal, in't he?

I don't think he deserves
to go through.

Absolutely not.
I think Marina deserves to go.

He doesn't deserve to go yet. Lovely
guy, genuine, but what can you do?

I think we've put all our cards
on the table now, haven't we?

And it's crunch time now,
isn't it?

So I wish you all the luck
in the world, no matter what.

Rulers, you must now vote
for who should be eliminated.

The Ruler that receives
the most votes

will be eliminated.

Matt...voted for...

..Marina.

Just too many misjudgments and too
many errors that I just felt were...

..just made you incompetent
as being a Ruler.

Marina...voted for...

..Matt.

He's done nothing wrong,
nothing wrong.

The current Grafters
that are coming up

also share the same skills as you,

and ultimately also come with
that Grafters knowledge...

..and, for me,

I feel like you've done your job
incredibly,

but mow there are other people here
with your same skills

that can do the same job as you.

Connor...voted for...

..Matt.

It was ridiculously difficult.

I had to go between the two,

and the only reason
I voted you, Matt, is because...

..Marina has a greater understanding
of how the dynamics work down there.

It's nothing personal,
I think you're phenomenal,

but I had to go with something,
you know,

I've only had 24 hours,

and I've seen Marina grow,
I've seen her make decisions,

and I haven't heard a lot from you
being in the basement,

and I've only got to know you
properly over the last 24 hours,

and it's been ridiculously difficult
and it wasn't an easy decision.

Matt's raised over 6K
in the last 24 hours.

I don't know what's going on.

I just hope I don't regret it.

Cheryl...voted for...

..James.

James, for me, it was like,
you come yesterday,

and I feel like the consistency
hasn't carried through.

That was just it,

because I felt like I just had to
pull some person out the bag.

James...

..voted for...

..Marina.

Oh! Oh! Oh!

What?!

That's ballsy!

So, as much as I love you
with all my heart, I genuinely do,

and I see you as a very, very good
friend, and I love you so much.

I was very undecided
right until the very last point,

and I listened
to what Matt had to say.

But ultimately,
being like a leader and a Ruler,

you've got to go with your head
and not your heart,

and I feel like Matt won me over
with how he defended himself.

Matt and Marina

have received two votes each.

Connor, as the new Ruler,

you will decide
who will be eliminated.

He's going to have to make
a decision here.

HE GROANS

It's very difficult,

because it's the first 24 hours.

There's so much
going through my head.

Even at the last minute,
I don't think I was decisive,

and I know as a Ruler,
you're supposed to be decisive.

Marina, you've shown great res...
you know, you've been amazing.

Matt, I've only go to know you
for the last 24 hours.

And I don't know whether
I was following my head or heart,

but the minute I registered
that vote,

and this is hand on my heart,
I felt sick,

and I didn't know
if I made the right decision.

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