The Smole: 50.16-The screen is green

Previously...

Owing to Claves, one of the executed contestants can return, even if they did not score high enough in the latest quiz.

They are shown pictures of the eight contestants' descendants, and must identify who the ancestor is.

The one with the most correct answers will return to Season 50.

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Noel: "Can't get rid of me that easily. I'm like a cockroach."

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"The future can be an unfamiliar experience. You have tasted their food, heard their music, studied their clothing, drove their cars, but there is still so much to explore. You have seen their faces but know not their names."

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Sydney: "You're Glockenspiel, right? A black hat hacker?"

Thaddeaus: "Excuse me? I am a white hat hacker."

Sydney: "Lloyd's a cunt."

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Brandon: "Take your black superiority elsewhere, freak."

Philo: "Ow!"

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Marcos: "Am I accepted into the black hat society? I always wanted to be."

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Philo: "How is Teacup even related?"

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Lloyd: "It's plug."

Claves: "How does that even make sense? What do butts have to do with plugs?"

Lloyd: "Don't question it."

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Noel: "It's so exciting because we're tied. It's now between me and Claves to earn the exemptions for our team."

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Lloyd: "Apples are round. That's got to be it."

Sydney: "I think that one's Apple."

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Sydney: "I told you it was Volleyball!"

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Claves: "Apples are not perfectly round. Binoculars aren't round either."

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Sue: "Do you have a better idea?"

Philo: "Er...no."

Sue: "Then I say we give Businessman a shot. It's the best fit."

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Zed: "How dare you accuse me of being a white hat hacker!"

Philo: "Please don't slap me. It's just a question."

Zed: "I'm just messing with ya. Yes, I'm a white hat hacker."

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Sydney: "For the record, Lloyd and Claves suck at giving clues. That's the only reason why we lost. When I was giving the clues the black hat hackers won. And now because of their screw-ups I have a one in three chance of leaving. For good. The only way this ends well for anyone is if Claves is executed. She's the only one yet to get a taste of the red screen."

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Sue: "That seat's taken."

Sydney: "I don't see your name on it."

Sydney: "You need to loosen up and learn to have fun. And so does Philo."

Sue: "What does Philo have to do with this?"

Sydney: "He's more interested in talking to the techies than socialising with us. It's like they gave him something to make him stay with them. Is he even interested in playing the game at all?"

Sue: "I think he's playing it more than you are."

Sue: "I wonder what he's up to. Maybe all he needs is someone t take a little initiative."

Sue: "Hey Philo. What are you doing?"

Philo: "Studying."

Sue: "So early in the morning? You're hardworking."

Sue: "You know, Philo, I've always wanted to chat with you. And learn more about you."

Philo: "You do?"

Sue: "Of course. You're a TV actor! I'm hanging out with a celebrity!"

Philo: "An ex-celebrity."

Sue: "Once a celebrity, always a celebrity."

Sue: "I loved that show you were in...about...a dog...and...love...and...stuff."

Philo: "Oh, you mean Man and Friend? Hardly anyone brings that up. I appeared for only one episode in the entire series."

Sue: "Yes, that's the one I was talking about. You were stunning in that scene. You're the embodiment of a one-scene wonder."

Philo: "Oh, stop it. I don't want to let the praise get to my head."

Sue: "Why? It's well-deserved."

Philo: "I've been thinking. After this season, I may officially announce my retirement to whoever cares. Face it. I'm never gonna land any good gigs any more."

Sue: "That's defeatist talk. I believe in you, Philo. You should believe in yourself too."

Philo: "I don't know who or what to believe in any more. Not after my previous season."

Sue: "Don't let one bad rat ruin the whole pot. There are so many wonderful Sims. I'm sure you've encountered many of them in your career, or even acted as them."

Philo: "That's true...but why do you care?"

Sue: "Because I think you're an amazing man, Philo Nickelworth. It would be such a pity to quit the industry because of one Sim. At the very least, you should shoot a final movie about the future. I'm sure you have a lot of knowledge about it."

Philo: "That's not a bad idea. I've never tried directing before. I always wanted to give it a go. And my experiences with the crew will definitely help me create a believable situation."

Sue: "The best part is that it's your future. Your world. You can take away all the nasty bits you don't like about Oasis Landing and shape the future world the way you want it."

Philo: "You know, I think I shall do just that. Thanks for the inspiration, Sue. I'll go work on it right now."

Sue: "Wait, I'm not done talking to you yet!"

Sue: "I didn't even get to ask him what he knows from the staff."

Noel: "Hey there. Feeling like a beast today?"

Lloyd: "I know what you're going to say."

Noel: "What am I going to say?"

Lloyd: "You're going to accuse me of being immature and irresponsible. You're going to lump me with the 16-year-olds who engage in drugs and casual woohoo. You think I'm wasting away my life."

Noel: "You should never be a fortune teller. You suck at predicting the future."

Lloyd: "Just leave me alone. Is it so hard to jam in peace?"

Noel: "Well, we're cramped under one roof, but why jam along when you can jam together?"

Lloyd: "You know how to play the Laser Rhythm-o-Con?"

Noel: "No, but there's a first for everything."

Noel: "So Teach, am I doing this right?"

Lloyd: "You just need practice."

Noel: "Yeah, this sounds like a cat scratching its claws on a chalkboard. I better stop before your ears bleed."

Lloyd: "What's your motive?"

Noel: "Huh?"

Lloyd: "You surely didn't come just to try the instrument."

Noel: "You got me. We didn't exactly leave things on a high note...and then you left, so we never got to fix that. But now you're back, and I guess all I want to say is...I'm sorry?"

Lloyd: "Really?"

Noel: "Yes, really. I still stand that you were being a rude prick to Chris, but maybe I shouldn't have slapped you."

Lloyd: "I'll take what I can get. To be honest, I didn't really put it to heart, so you shouldn't either."

Noel: "Good, because I feel like I'm going to turn into a blob if there's any more mush."

Noel: "So, your parents died early? Sorry if it's a rough topic to bring up."

Lloyd: "It's fine. It's been so many years now. I've gotten over their deaths."

Noel: "What happened to them?"

Lloyd: "Died of old age. They had me quite late."

Noel: "Heh. Not something I can understand. What have you been doing after their death?"

Lloyd: "I turned my life around. Decided to do things I never would have done before. I renovated my entire house to suit the new me. I broke off with my fiancee and quit my job to play music."

Noel: "Wow, talk about harsh. It sounds as if you hated your past self. I can understand that though."

Lloyd: "I didn't hate it per se, but it just wasn't me. Of course, nobody understood what I was doing. They thought I had snapped. Catherine, my fiancee, was devastated."

Noel: "You didn't tell her?"

Lloyd: "She didn't understand. She couldn't accept the new me. I still remember back in Season 26, the two of us ended up on a houseboat. She couldn't get over the annulment and wanted me to become the Lloyd she once knew and fell in love with. But I couldn't do that."

Noel: "Then what happened?"

Lloyd: "She listened to some guy who was bent on destroying my current girlfriend's life, so I was caught in it. We haven't talked since the season. I hope she's finally gotten over me."

Noel: "You really should have handled it better."

Lloyd: "Yeah, but nothing I can do about that now, can I? Besides, her BFF did not want me anywhere near her, which was understandable. I thought she would help Catherine get over her grief."

Noel: "Some things just can't be left hanging. It's like a snowball. It will only get bigger and bigger and then you'll regret it when it hits you in the face."

Lloyd: "You want me to contact Catherine? I'm not sure my current girlfriend would like that."

Noel: "You ought to explain things to her and end things right before it's too late. Trust me on this one."

Lloyd: "Sounds like you have a lifetime of regret."

Noel: "That I have. It's weird though, to be aware of it. It's like watching yourself change from an outsider's point of view, but then you're watching yourself, but it doesn't feel like yourself...you probably don't get what I'm saying, do you? Cause I don't."

Noel: "Anyway, just remember what I said. Nobody said you can't go out and live your life the way you want to, but you can't just abandon everything and pretend everything'll sort itself out."

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Lloyd: "Before I chicken out of this...Catherine, if you're watching this, I want to say sorry for ending things the way I did. I admit, it was irresponsible of me. But I felt like I had been bending over backwards for everyone else since young, and it was time for me to do something for myself. It wasn't fair to you though. I never did love you, but I knew you liked me. The reason we got together in the first place was to fulfil my parent's wishes of seeing me get married. They didn't make it in time, but it's a blessing in disguise, because would we truly have been happy? You deserve better, Catherine. You deserve someone who really cares for you and wants to be with you for you. That guy's not me. Noel was right. It's unfair to rage against everyone for trying to trap me in the past when it was me who mishandled things. The Lloyd before wasn't a bad one, so there's no reason for present Lloyd to refuse its existence. I have to accept that both Lloyds are me. And you, Catherine, you can keep the memories you had with me, but I hope you can truly accept that I've changed and moved on. You should too, if you haven't. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I hope this doesn't trigger unpleasant memories. I know nothing I do will fix the damage. But if you're still shedding tears over me, then please, please, please let it go. The Catherine I know before we got engaged was a smart and talented woman who could stand on her own two feet. While this may sound hypocritical of me, I know you can go back to the way things were before. I know you can live life on your own terms, and not let the shadows of our memories dictate your life. Goodbye Catherine. I hope the next time we meet, we can start anew. As friends."

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Claves: "Lloyd still has a silver exemption. He's definitely going to use it in the next quiz. This means it's between me and Sydney. I have to find a way to get information about Sydney's suspects somehow. I've been listening in to conversations in the house, but I don't recall Sydney talking about her suspect, only that she's confident she has it. I'll need to confirm the identity."

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Claves: "You seem confident."

Sydney: "I am."

Sydney: "I'm not the one going home."

Claves: "You think I will?"

Sydney: "It can't be Lloyd now, can it? If he's smart he's going to play that silver exemption of his."

Claves: "Yes, that is true."

Sydney: "So I wouldn't worry if I were you. There's nothing you can do to save yourself."

Claves: "It's not enough to know about the Mole. You must know every detail from his favourite food to the colour of his underwear."

Sydney: "I know everything about him, or her. How do you think I made it this far?"

Claves: "Secret coalitions and dirty tricks?"

Sydney: "I do not stoop so low."

Sydney: "Or maybe I'm lying. You'll never know."

Claves: "You know that if I leave I can still return right?"

Sydney: "Not on my watch. The competition's only going to get more intense from here on out, mate. There's no way you will do better than someone who's still in the game."

Claves: "We'll have to see about that."

Philo: "Boom-ktss-boom-ktss."

Philo: "Bklash! How was that?"

Emit: "That was..uhm...interesting."

Emit: "Which time period did you say this beatboxing was invented again?"

Philo: "Around the 1980s? Are you able to check?"

Emit: "I'll need to make a trip to the 1980 myself to find out."

Emit: "I better make a note to myself to head to the 1980s sometime soon."

Philo: "Is that your almanac?"

Emit: "It is."

Philo: "It's more high-tech than what I read."

Emit: "Mine is special. I reconfigured it to add all my needs in. It's also what I use for recalibration. All in this one nifty device."

Philo: "Cool. So you use this to set the time portal?"

Emit: "Yes, that's right."

Philo: "Can you set any date you want?"

Emit: "Theoretically yes, but the further apart the two timelines are, the more energy is required. I try not to go back to, say, prehistoric times, because that will overheat both the portal and the almanac."

Philo: "Can I hold it?"

Emit: "Uhm, sorry about that. This is my baby. The last time I lent it to someone he broke it within three seconds. I spent days repairing it."

Philo: "Oh...I always wanted one of these as my own..."

Emit: "Well, you can take this instead. It's a prototype. Doesn't have many features but it's a fun toy."

Philo: "I get to keep it? For real?"

Emit: "I don't need it anyway. I know you'll love it."

Philo: "Thanks Emit. I'll take good care of it."

It is time for the quiz. 10 questions about the Mole's identity. The lowest scorer will be executed. Chris and Brianna can still return if their condition

Q1: Is the Mole male or female?
A: Male

B: Female

Q2: Has the Mole received a red screen and returned?

A: Yes

B: No

C: The Mole never received a red screen

Q3: What was the Mole's score in Mission 8?

A: 11

B: 13

C: 14

D: The Mole was not involved in Mission 8

Q4: Did the Mole participate in Mission 8?

A: Yes

B: No

Q5: In Mission 9, whose side was the Mole on?

A: The black hat hackers

B: The white hat hackers

C: The Mole has been executed

Q6: In Mission 9, in which round did the Mole give clues?

A: First

B: Second

C: Third

D: The Mole has been executed

Q7: Who did the Mole on-site with in Mission 9?

A: Lloyd Smart and Sydney Wellington

B: Lloyd Smart and Clavés Vann

C: Clavés Vann and Sydney Wellington

D: Sue May and Noel McAllister

E: Philo Nickelworth and Noel McAllister

F: Sue May and Philo Nickelworth

G: The Mole has been executed

Q8: In Mission 9, did the Mole win the round when giving clues?

A: Yes

B: No

C: The Mole has been executed

Q9: Who did the Mole talk to in Mission 9?

A Thaddeus Barajas

B: Kristy May

C: Gilon Mannon

D: Number Eight

E: Samuel Mitan

F: Zed Kepplen

G: The Mole has been executed

Q10: Who is the Mole?

A: Chris Winters

B: Sue May

C: Lloyd Smart

D: Sydney Wellington

E: Philo Nickelworth

F: Clavés Vann

G: Brianna McWinner

H: Noel McAllister

"Contestants, today is a nerve-wracking moment for some of you, because the odds of going home have been increased significantly."

"Lloyd, you have chosen to use your silver exemption, meaning that you will not be executed today."

"In turn, this means that either Claves or Sydney will be executed. If Sydney is executed, she will not be returning to the Smole."

"Clavés Vann."

Claves: "I took a gamble. I hope it paid off."

Claves: "The screen is green."

Sydney: "No, no, no, no! This can't be."

"Sydney Wellington."

"Sydney Wellington, you have unfortunately been executed. Please pack your bags and leave."

Sydney: "No! This can't be happening! I had the Mole! I had the fucking Mole!"

Sydney: "I'm executed for good...and it's not even because I'm wrong. I really hope I had the wrong Mole. At least that will make me feel better."

Sydney: "I was just unlucky in the missions because those cunts couldn't pull their own weight. And now I'm suffering for it."

Lloyd: "Poor Sydney. She's not taking it well."

Claves: "It was either me or her, and she was confident she knew all the answers. If I were in her place I may react the same way."

Sue: "Sydney and I never really saw eye to eye, but I must admit she's a really smart woman. I'm sure she enjoyed her time her as well as her second chance."