52.14-Disgustingly nice

 

In the previous mission, the contestants had to take care of 100 babies, identifying who the common parent was. They matched 32 babies to parents, of which only 11 of them were correct. Fortunately, they managed to discover that Dotty was the donor and thus earned the full 200 points for the mission, making the pot worth 618/830 points. There was a hidden exemption up for grabs too to the first contestant who could match all their children correctly, but none of them succeeded in doing so. Hence, any of them could be executed at this crucial juncture, just before the finale. Who will it be?

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Seth: "How rejuvenating."

Deborah: "Good morning Seth."

Seth: "...Good morning."

Deborah: "I'm making breakfast. Have a seat."

Seth: "I still hear the crying."

Deborah: "That's what being a parent will do to you."

Seth: "It's a good thing you were around."

Deborah: "I don't have the patience I used to have. Especially when they aren't mine. You were more patient than I was."

Seth: "Any longer and I would probably have tried to throw them off the building like what you did to Dotty."

Seth: "Sorry."

Deborah: "Dotty is usually so careful with her words. And now she's going around making me sound like a villain. But I can only blame myself. Outsiders have no idea what I've been through so it's not fair to make them take responsibility."

Seth: "I just want one mission where I can do well in. Each of you has a skill. Sabrina is smart and analytical, Dotty is good at reading others and you were the reason we won the last mission. I'm the only one who hasn't been useful. I caused so many children to be taken away."

Deborah: "Everyone has something they're good at. You just haven't found yours yet."

Seth: "I don't even know how I made it this far. I'm bad at socialising in a social game. I always forget important details that come out in the quiz. I don't even think any of you are the Moles. I just don't know any more."

Deborah: "You're a Leo, aren't you? You're really different from most Leos."

Seth: "That I've heard."

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Seth: "I really want to quit but I can't bear to when I'm so close to the finale. I've been really stressed out and I spent most of my time sleeping on the floor so I haven't been sleeping well either. I'm sure I don't have the Mole either. I nearly went with Maurice when he was executed but I picked Archibald. Then he went home in the next episode. I'm so confused. I don't know any more. Maybe there is no Mole this season."

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Sabrina: "About the last mission..."

Dotty: "Can we talk about something else other than the game? It's a beautiful day and we're in a beautiful garden."

Sabrina: "We honestly don't have any other topics in common."

Dotty: "You're just not putting in the effort to find a common topic."

Sabrina: "What's gotten into you today?"

Dotty: "What is that supposed to mean?"

Sabrina: "You're usually so disgustingly nice but today you're being very irritable."

Dotty: "Sorry. Maybe the previous mission has gotten to me."

Sabrina: "You've never lost your composure before."

Dotty: "I never had to deal with children before either."

Dotty: "Now what did you want to say earlier?"

Sabrina: "About the game. Did you think there was anything suspicious?"

Dotty: "Everyone was suspicious. Even Deborah."

Sabrina: "But she was instrumental to our success."

Dotty: "Still, she was so ready to risk it. You and I thought that we should play it more safely and go for the incremental points. So did Seth."

Sabrina: "She was certain of it."

Dotty: "She may have been lucky."

Sabrina: "So you think it's her?"

Dotty: "We agreed never to actually influence each other's Mole suspects. I don't necessarily think it's her because she didn't do much sabotaging in the earlier half of the game, but maybe we just missed it."

Dotty: "My feet are killing me. I'm going back inside to rest."

Sabrina: "We only took a short walk. Nevermind, you go back in. I'll continue inspecting the castle to make sure everything is in order, especially the sunstone."

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Sabrina: "The final quiz is approaching. Usually by this time, everyone will be going for one suspect, but I'm still wondering if I should spread a little. I haven't actually been completely truthful with Dotty in our coalition. It's always good to keep some cards to myself. But I wonder if she did the same. She's very good at telling if someone is lying. Maybe I'll revise my notes one more time before the quiz. I want to be sure I don't miss anything out."

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Deborah: "Dotty, can we have a talk?"

Dotty: "The Sims I want to talk to won't talk to me and the one I don't want to talk to wants to talk to me. Whatever, do what you want."

Deborah: "Are you still mad at me?"

Dotty: "No. I'm just...I don't even know why I'm so emotional."

Deborah: "You're experiencing pregnancy mood swings."

Dotty: "Is that normal?"

Deborah: "Everyone experiences pregnancy symptoms differently but yes, it's quite normal."

Deborah: "So have you thought about whether you want to keep the baby?"

Dotty: "I haven't been thinking about it. I've been trying to focus on the Smole but knowing that there's a baby in you makes it difficult. The baby is such a burden."

Deborah: "Then why not abort it? 100 babies are going to have their fates unknown anyway. One more doesn't make a difference."

Dotty: "But it's a life! And it's mine."

Dotty: "I can't help but wonder what Hottie and my baby would look like. Many of the babies were cute but there were some ugly ones."

Deborah: "The both of you are movie stars. I'm sure your baby will turn out gorgeous."

Deborah: "As a mother of three, I would advise you to take it easy for this period and try to relax as much as possible."

Dotty: "You mean to quit? But I have a game to play. And I am so close to the finale. I can smell it. I'm not quitting because of an unplanned pregnancy."

Deborah: "Life can't always go the way we plan it. Maybe in movies there's a script to follow, and in press releases you can control the narrative, but life doesn't work that way. So when that happens you need to adapt and ask yourself what's truly important to you."

Deborah: "And I know you know the answer to that in your heart. You gave it away just now."

Dotty: "Thanks for the advice Deborah. Could you also keep it a secret for me? I want Hottie to be the first one to find out...or second, since you already know."

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Dotty: "This should be something that is discussed in private but Deborah already knows, and all of you know. I hope to get a chance to talk to Hottie about this before this airs. It would be horrible to find out from TV. But he's often busy and so am I. Will he even want the child? Are we even able to take care of it? We're both so busy and unprepared to be parents. That last mission just showed me what I mess I was at taking care of children. Who will make compromises? Right now I hope that I will be able to get the best of both worlds and not let the baby affect my game. After that, I'll think about the future. Yes, that sounds like a plan."

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Sabrina: "Are you nervous for the final execution?"

Seth: "Yes, definitely. Aren't you?"

Sabrina: "I already caught the Mole. Why should I be nervous?"

Seth: "Lucky you."

Sabrina: "What does that mean? You haven't found the Mole?"

Seth: "Nothing. Ignore that."

Sabrina: "Who do you suspect?"

Seth: "I'll be a fool if I told you."

Sabrina: "Then I hope you get executed tonight."

Seth: "Even if I was, I wouldn't mind. It was stressful joining this show in the first place, but I worked hard and did my best. I also got to take part in the Smole! That's so cool. I realise that objectively, being on the Smole is cool and being in the final four is something to be proud of."

Sabrina: "You lack ambition."

Seth: "I'm just preparing myself for the worst."

Seth: "What about you? Don't you think being here is amazing?"

Sabrina: "I do actually. To live in a castle like this is what I had always dreamed of. And now I'm in charge of it. But I realise that it's not easy to manage this estate on my own. In my own house I still have servants, but here I'm the queen and the servant. I don't know how they do it."

Sabrina: "In a position of power, there are many others who are down below who can't wait to pull you away from your seat. I was one of them. But now that I succeeded, it doesn't feel right. I have to defend against thieves like Archibald and mediate between Dotty and Deborah. Being at the top is not as great as I imagined it to be."

Sabrina: "Soleunda wasn't built alone. And it can't be built alone. Elise and I, and the rest of the council, may have our differences, but we all want Soleunda to progress. We have to work together to do that. And in the process, I get to prosper too."

Seth: "By being here, I can better appreciate the history of Soleunda. I used to hate history and didn't want to learn about it. But I realised how important it is, even if it's for a trivia mission."

Sabrina: "Those who don't understand history are bound to repeat it. The temple and whole ideology on which Soleunda was founded was destroyed because of infighting and greediness among the priests. I don't want anything bad to happen to Soleunda because of me."

Sabrina: "Anyway I hope that you, me and Deborah can get to the finale and then both of us can get the pot to a new high."

Seth: "You suspect Deborah?"

Sabrina: "Oopsy me. Pretend you didn't hear that."

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It is time for the quiz. 10 questions about the identity of the Mole. Through the quiz, contestants will try to expose the Mole, but the Mole will throw a scapegoat to the wolves.

Q1: Is the Mole male or female?

A: Male

B: Female

Q2: What is the Mole's eye colour?

A: Black

B: Brown

C: Green

Q3: Did the Mole change beds?

A: Yes

B: No

Q4: What is the Mole's favourite food?

A: Goopy Carbonara

B: Fish and Chips

C: Cobbler

Q5: Which of the following is a hobby of the Mole?

A: Acting

B: Horse-riding

C: Reading

D: Writing

Q6: In Mission 7, what is the name of the first baby the Mole picked up?

A: Colette

B: Sephina

C: Archie

D: Debson

Q7: In Mission 7, what is the baby number of the first baby the Mole picked up?

A: 1

B: 14

C: 17

D: 27

Q8: How many babies belonged to the Mole in Mission 7?

A: 3

B: 4

C: 100

Q9: In which order was the Mole left alone with the photos in Mission 7?

A: 1st

B: 2nd

C: 3rd

D: 4th

Q10: Who is the Mole?

A: Deborah Rizona

B: Sabrina Regis

C: Dotty McLottie

D: Seth Azpect

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Sabrina: "The Mole this season is a sly one, but I finally see through him. Seth is my number one suspect right now for all the things he's done to increase our chances of failure, such as by causing so many children to be taken away by social services."

Dotty: "I think the Mole is Seth. He's so reclusive and isolates himself from the group. He also looks more and more stressed out as the game went on, which further confirms to me that he's the Mole."

Deborah: "I'm not certain but I put everything on Seth. There's more to him than meets the eye. He tries to portray himself as this meek man who can't do things but he can solve riddles, run from police and evade all the party-goers at Soleunda's Siren. So I'm going with Seth."

Seth: "Sabrina spoke to me before the quiz and she really messed with my head. Nothing was going into my head no matter how I studied so I relied on my gut. I made a guess that Sabrina is the Mole because she would be the best fit personality-wise and she often tries to get control, but I have no clue at this point."

Dotty: "What's the result?"

Seth: "I decided to quit the game. I know it's so stupid for me to do but I just can't keep it up any more. The stress is only getting more and will only get worse. I haven't slept for so many nights and I know my body is breaking down. I keep hearing the crying of the babies and an annoying ringing sound and my head feels heavy."

Seth:  "I told Sabrina and I keep telling myself that being in the final four is amazing and I've experienced enough to justify it to myself, but deep down I know I'm a failure."

Dotty: "Oh Seth. You're not a failure. We're all so, so proud of you for making it so far on your own."

Deborah: "You're a smart man who surprised us. You're just not aware of your own capabilities."

Sabrina: "Believe yourself when you say that you should be proud of yourself for being on the Smole and being in the final four."

Seth: "I struggled so much with this decision. And now you all are making me regret it. But I can't reverse my decision. I know all of you can do better than me. All the best."

Seth: "Oh by the way, I'm not the Mole."

The last man has left, but by quitting instead of execution. The finalists of Season 52 are thus the three women. Which one of them is the Mole?