Overview
- After a tense vote, the Faithful made headway at the roundtable following a long run without an exposure.
- A high-stakes chessboard sequence introduced a face-to-face elimination carried out in full view.
- Host Claudia Winkleman announced that banished players will no longer reveal whether they were Faithful or Traitor.
- Remaining Traitors were ordered to “murder in plain sight” at dinner by toasting a target with the words “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
- The charity pot rose to about £53,500 as off-screen reactions and media interviews highlighted emotional fallout and tight limits on what contestants can disclose.