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As I'm standing across from player 183, I'm nervous.

Am I blindly trusting what everyone's saying,

or am I really about to take him down?

The next player to be eliminated is...

player 409.

Did anybody actually think it was me?

Did anybody believe her?

I didn't think it was you.

I just took this person out

that is... a sweet, kind person.

I didn't think player 409 would consider me a threat.

I just wanted to make it to the next round,

so I chose the player I thought would least suspect me.

I just... Now I feel guilty for placing it there,

but I would've felt guilty placing it on anybody's desk.

Players, put on your blindfolds.

I'm thinking of giving the box to player 361

simply because she seemed nervous in previous rounds,

and I also just don't think that she's gonna be the best interrogator.

We were on good terms,

but I gotta look out for myself at this point in the game.

Players, please remove your blindfolds.

I'm just sad.

It just sucks.

I have played a fair and just game.

I have been genuine.

I'm feeling very stressed,

and it's hard for me to gauge who has done this to me.

All right, y'all.

Any...

I can't do that to you.

You know I wouldn't do that to you, Faith.

It wasn't me, Faith.

I wouldn't do that.

Hey, guys, this is hard.

This is a hard game.

- You swear you wouldn't do me like that? - I wouldn't do that to you.

I'm a cop, and something is off about player 183.

He's very serious. There's not a single smile on his face.

That's a stressed man right there.

That's a man that's stressed.

That's a man that just did something that maybe he didn't wanna do

or maybe he knows he shouldn't have done, but...

I clock him. I clock him immediately.

You're friends, who y'all think it was?

Look at how everybody's been acting. Who's acting different now?

Okay.

Steven?

I think it's 50-50.

50-50 between who?

AJ and Vanessa.

Vanessa, I don't wanna think you'd do me like that.

Karma's real.

- Karma is real. I'm telling you... - Do you believe in karma?

- I do, and it wasn't me. - You believe in karma.

- It wasn't me. - Okay.

It wasn't me, Faith.

If I'm being honest, earlier today,

I woke up with a gut feeling.

Player 412,

I think that you might be playing more strategically than we're aware of.

What do y'all think?

I think... I think you should follow your gut.

Yeah, me too.

All right, I gotta stick with it. I'm sorry.

- That's okay. - Player 412.

- I don't think that's... No, no. - Wait. No.

- That's your decision. - No, no, no. You don't get to do that.

And then say that. Who do you think it was?

I do not trust player 183,

and 361 is my best friend here.

But if I'm wrong,

that player's still in the game, and then I'll be targeted next.

Faith, go with your gut. You've been right about... I don't know.

It's very hard to read people in a situation

where everything is so high anxiety and high tension.

All I can do is hope and pray,

but I feel terrified in this moment.

I think the player that gave me the gift box is player 412.

I didn't wanna have to do this,

but you kinda have to turn your backs on everyone

and look out for yourself in Squid Game.

- I'm sorry if not. - It's okay. It's okay.

The next player to be eliminated is...

I said I didn't think it was her, man.

Player 361.

I wish I would've fought, fought, fought, fought harder.

It's just something about player 183. He's just not sitting right.

He took out my girl, he's next. He's next now.

Players, please put on your blindfolds.

Players, please remove your blindfolds.

Either somebody sees me as a threat

or somebody sees me as somebody who's untrustworthy.

You got this.

But I need to figure this out fast.

I have to be able to put up the biggest fight for my life.

As messed up as this may be,

and to take a page out of Kate's book,

I want the person who chose me to feel bad.

I feel like I could bring

at least some emotion out of somebody,

to where I could actually say, "You did it."

I'll just tell y'all a story. Um...

A story about the saddest and most happiest day of my life.

Uh, it was when I found out I was gonna be a dad, actually.

And the first person I wanted to tell was my grandmother.

She raised me with my mother.

I didn't have my dad in my life so I was always alone.

She always picked me up from school.

And I broke the news to her, and she was so excited.

She was happy, ecstatic.

So I go back home.

Next thing you know, five o'clock in the morning, she passed away.

She never got to meet my daughters.

So with that being said, tell you what I'd do with the money if I did win.

Was gonna get a life insurance policy for my daughters.

I just want my daughters to be safe and to be okay.

That's a good dad.

Yeah, that's what we all want, don't we, as parents?

So it just baffles me when someone decided to put this down on me.

- I know it's not these two for a fact. - Nah.

Trinity, I don't think you would pull that stunt on me.

Trinity would be good at poker.

He'd be really good. It's hard to tell.

- 183. - Sorry about your story, man.

- It's okay. - Wasn't me.

I understand.

- But you have the most experience in this. - I do.

The best poker face that I could possibly imagine.

This is my poker face.

Yeah, this is your profession.

- And we haven't really talked either, so... - Just recently.

Just recently. You seem very comfortable.

- But it wasn't me. - Wasn't you?

- It wasn't me. - Okay.

Don't be like the other girl who picked me, and get shot. It wasn't me.

Immediately, I'm thinking Steven.

Because I'm probably his biggest competition

in the game right now, but it's weird.

From someone who is the best possible poker face,

for some reason, I'm not feeling it from him.

Either he's really good at what he does,

or something is incredibly off here.

412, do you...

Any reason why you would put this box on my desk?

I have no reason to put that box on your desk.

If you had, what would you come up with?

I would say you're the biggest threat.

Biggest threat. 327?

Yeah.

If you was to put this box on my desk, what would have been the reason?

Her reason.

Is it because I'm another parent, and I will fight just as hard as you?

Maybe.

- Maybe? - I feel like Kate seems really confident.

What was your first gut telling you?

- My gut? - Yeah.

327, and 017.

It's between you two, for a fact.

I'm looking at 327,

and there's a slight change in her face when I pick 017.

I don't know if I'm reading this wrong, but it looks like that's a sigh of relief.

327?

Would you take my daughter's dream away, or would you rather face me in the end,

and make it an honest game of... of parents?

Would you do me dirty right here, right now?

I would do what it takes to look after my son.

Okay.

I think the player who put the box on my desk is player 327.

All I could do is pray to God,

pray to my grandma,

and I hope that it is 327,

because I don't wanna go home yet.

I'm too close.

The next player to be eliminated is...

player 318.

The Circle of Trust, it's a heartbreaker,

and nobody wants to be the one breaking the hearts.

And so, the only way to get through it is choose wisely.

When player 318 asked me why I chose him,

I responded to him in honesty, saying,

"Because you're the biggest threat."

But not anymore.

Players, please remove your blindfolds.

Oh, thank God.

I've already been forced to eliminate two people.

Why am I in this situation?

Wasn't me.

I have my core group of people that I should feel safe with,

but there's questions there.

Would you eliminate me?

A couple of seconds ago, you said it was between Vanessa and I too.

That's 'cause I did think that.

- Trinity? - No.

- No? - Mm-mmm.

Who would you have picked?

You wouldn't know. I'm not answering that.

- Exactly. - Mmm.

It would be a strategic move for you to take me out too.

- I mean, why not? - How so?

- How so? - I mean, why not?

'Cause you would think I wouldn't expect you.

I wouldn't do that to you.

I think it's definitely that side. That's what my gut is saying.

How about you?

- No. - Hmm.

It's not me, babes.

You're wasting your time right here if you wanna stay in this race.

I think it's over there. I really do.

I keep coming back to you, Trinity.

I mean, I don't know who else you would pick here.

I can't... I feel like I really can't read anybody in the room right now.

It's between player 398 and 183.

I'm not positive, but it's just a feeling.

I think the player that gave me

the gift box

was player 398.

I just have a feeling.

The next player to be eliminated is...

player 412.

At this point, you gotta do what you gotta do.

There can only be one winner.

So, I've got no regrets.

So wrong.

Players, the game is now over.

What?

- What? - Oh, my God.

Lord.

- Oh, my God. - Ov... Over?

Kate, you thought it was somebody on this side? I heard y'all say that.

- Never once did I accuse anybody. - Huh?

She was trying to help her friend. Don't take it personal.

I'm not. I'm just asking a question.

I thought it was that side 'cause they had alliances.

- We were all trying to help. - I didn't put a box on a single desk.

- Me either. At all. - Really?

- Me neither. - Like, a single person's desk.

Wow, I did one.

I know. I know which one you... Did you do Faith?

- Yeah, I knew it! - I knew it.

- I knew it. - Yeah.

I do feel really bad about that.

I was feeling guilty about that one, so I just admitted it

'cause I wasn't gonna lie blatantly like that.

Now 412, I wasn't gonna admit that one

because nobody else said they eliminated anybody

or had to do anything.

So why should I admit all of the truths?

I wanted to tell her so bad, but I didn't wanna be wrong.

Same.

I saw you because you're happy, smiley, and then all of a sudden you serious.

Player 183 has just admitted he put a box on 361's desk.

That's not smart to let me know that.

I don't... I don't know why you let me know that.

Yeah, that was stupid. That was stupid.

'Cause now you gotta go.

- What the heck? - Wow.

Oh, my God.

It is empty in here because of people.

This is weird. This is so weird.

- Oh, my God. - Oh, here we go.

- Yeah. - Wow.

Whoa. Single digits.

- Single digits is crazy. - Wow.

I'm feeling great. I'm in the top six.

From 456 to only six.

That being said, I gotta be ready for anything and everything.

Relaxing in this game is not an option at all.

At all.

- Goddamn. Goddamn. - Y'all, we got a one-in-six chance.

That's kinda crazy.

There it is.

Let's keep this thing going.

Somehow I'm here, but I'm getting worried.

After Circle of Trust, everyone probably thinks I'm a threat,

especially player 302.

I know she's never liked me.

Her energy towards me has always been off.

I'm just gonna keep being true to myself.

Um, so we'll just see how that plays out.

What'd you guys think of Circle of Trust? Were you like, "Damn, this sucks?"

- Of course, it sucked. - It did, yeah.

Do you think you would've been a great interrogator?

I think so. Did you put it on, um, AJ's box?

I didn't put it on anyone else.

Who do you think put it on AJ? She was the last to get eliminated.

- AJ? I mean, did you do it? - I didn't go a single time.

Everybody... Everybody says they didn't do...

Who do you think then? That's what I asked.

- I couldn't tell on that one. - You don't know?

Yeah, I was helping her. I couldn't tell.

Who did... Who did you put?

Who'd I put what?

- I don't believe you. - Who'd I put what?

You put... I think you put a box on someone's desk.

- Okay, well, let's find out then. - Okay, we will. All right.

I'm just calmly just staring at him.

And he is uncomfortable.

Only a guilty man's gonna be uncomfortable.

- Why you looking at me so hard? - We're having a conversation.

You've never looked me in the eyes.

I've always looked you in the eyes.

Now it's all about mind games. I'm in my element now.

I can actually come out of my shell and be my true self.

I don't mind making people uncomfortable, I don't mind making people nervous.

I don't mind letting people know that I don't trust it.

Thanks, Steven. I make you uncomfortable or something?

Yeah, this whole time, you've been kinda coming at me with this.

- I just don't appreciate that energy. - Just staring at you?

No, no, with this. When you've done that to me,

and I think it's just, like, really disrespectful.

I just think that you keep coming,

and like, every time somebody says something,

you're trying to remind people, "Oh, it's just a game."

Don't cut me off. Don't dismiss me. I don't like that.

I try to forget a lot of my childhood, but I mean, it's a part of me.

My mother did the best she could, but I mean,

we did what we had to do back then.

There was time, many times, we were homeless.

Even so, my mother made sure she knew

that I knew that I was loved,

and, uh, she did... she did the best she could and she...

Even when I didn't believe in myself, she believed in me.

Even when, uh, my grades weren't the best in school,

she still told me I was... I was smart.

She told me I was beautiful, and eventually, I started to believe her.

I tried harder in school and, um, graduated college.

I was a double major, and I graduated at top 5%

of my college graduating class.

I obtained my law enforcement certification

while full-time in college, so I'm very capable.

You know, I was... I was a detective for four years,

law enforcement for seven years in total.

I was investigator of the year before.

I don't know. Now, thanks to my mother, I feel... I feel invincible.

My mom told me that there's not anything that I can't do, and...

and I believe her.

Dude, we gotta talk about who we trust in this game.

We do.

And I tell you what, you're the only person that I...

- Hmm? - I trust definitely, like 100%.

So who... who's at the top of your list that you don't trust?

183.

I know we gotta continue to have each other's back.

- Yeah. - And...

Yeah, 'cause something isn't... Something's brewing, I feel like.

Yeah, you can sense that everybody's playing nice,

but, like, it's...

How do you feel about 017?

- I guess... - I'm having a hard time with her.

I don't know.

I'm not saying that, you know, she's bad, she's a bad person,

but I just... I just don't know if I can trust her.

Yeah.

I think she's maybe playing both sides 'cause she has nobody.

Yeah.

God, please, please, God.

Give me the strength,

give me your awesome strength to get through the rest of this game.

With you, I can do all.

I have been in many situations in my life

where I feel like a lot of people just would've given up and quit.

I grew up in an all-fishing family,

uh, but when it came to wanting to do that as a career, as a profession,

um, I really thought that I would be able to initially do that with my father.

When I asked him if he would hire me,

he, you know, kind of laughed,

and said, "Vanessa, you're a woman."

Like, "No, I... I cannot hire you."

And I used that moment,

um, as... as motivation and drive.

I worked my God-loving ass off,

uh, for many, many years, and it's beautiful how life works

because things finally came full circle for me.

And last year,

my father, uh, finally asked me to fish with him.

And, uh...

working so hard for that approval,

and then finally having it come to fruition is... is just...

It's indescribable.

We're gonna have to make a decision.

Once it's, like, down to this many people,

it's just kinda, like, alliances are there, but...

I think she's playing quite a good game actually.

- She's sharp. She's sharp. - She's sharp.

Like, if we have to go teams, I wanna grab her, and then it's us three.

- Yeah. - You know, that would be my... my plan.

- If the... If we do have a three-on-three. - If we get that opportunity.

And it's not from a place of...

- Yeah, it's just a game. - Malice or bad intent.

- We're trying to win the game. - It's a game. Our hands are forced.

I have an alliance with 327,

but that only means so much when there's six people left because...

you gotta eliminate people.

I would say there's probably an alliance with 302 and 072.

So I'm not really feeling the most comfortable.

That being said, 327 is the only person I feel like I can tell something to.

She has never turned her back on me.

So I feel like I can tell her anything.

I had tough times, like, in my own way when I was growing up,

and, like, nobody thought I was gonna be successful. So...

And I knew that.

And I was like... And I've always been determined to be successful,

I've always been a hard worker.

And that then enabled me, uh, an opportunity to play more poker.

You can make a lot of money gambling.

When did you play your first poker game?

I was in debt 'cause I was dating this girl,

I was just making bad decisions, trying to make the relationship work.

It was toxic. I got into debt,

55 grand in credit card debt.

Wow!

Yeah, I went and played in one tournament, and I won 57 grand.

- I was like, "Thank you, Lord." - But see, how is that not addictive?

How do you not just then go, "Yeah, it's for the next game..."

Oh, that's when it all started. Yeah, yeah.

And so I paid it all, wiped it out.

I was like, "Never gonna go into debt again!"

- And I never have. - Yeah.

But then two years ago,

I got second in the... the championship, the main event.

For 6.5 million.

- How much did you get? - Six point... Oh, 6.5.

You... Yeah, but how much did you take?

I was second place with 6.5.

- Six... - But taxes and everything, I got less.

- Oh, my God. - But, yeah. Yeah.

- So you have won... - First place was 12 million.

- So you have won this amount of money. - Yeah, I have. Yeah.

I'm... I'm shocked.

And of course my thoughts are, "Well, why are you here?"

Surely, that's enough.

- Last two. - Yeah. That would be great.

- That would be fun. - If we do that, we can...

- Yeah. - We can work out a deal.

I'll send you a million, you can send me a million.

- No, you don't need it. I'm joking. - Wow!

Now, I know.

"I'm coming for you!" No, I'm just kidding.

- I'm gonna pee real quick. - Okay.

- I'll see you. Bye! - See you up there. Bye, Kate.

If he has that much money, can I even trust him?

I kinda feel like it'd be nice that one person's got my back

right until the end.

But that was the one thing my kids said to me.

"Don't trust anyone."

4.56! You okay?

Yeah, I'm just praying.

Thinking about winning?

I have so... so much to be thankful about right now.

I know, look at where you're at, bro.

Yeah. I was just thinking about, like,

this is just more than just a game. It's, like, this is a commentary on life.

How many people come... touch your life for you to, like, move forward?

I've deviated from my... from God for a long time

because churches don't work for me.

And that's okay. I...

Let me tell you something. Let me tell you a story.

- I got baptized four times. - Damn.

Yeah, my mom was like... She made sure it was every...

But... But the thing is, it's like, what I realized,

and this could be me being young or whatever.

I just realized, like, it's more about the relationship than the religion.

- Yeah, I know. - You feel me?

He will bring the people you need at the right time.

I just care for other people. I always tell people, like,

I'd rather other people be okay and I have to suffer for them,

if that makes sense.

Just because I know...

I know the pain of, like, being, like, you know, not financially stable.

I know the headache of it.

And the world... the way that the world is going,

it's going in a place where I... I hate to see it.

You know what I mean? So if...

After this experiment,

I hope I will be able to change the world in a trajectory

where it's gonna be at least a little bit better of a place

where it's not as, you know, corrupt and evil.

And hopefully, I can shine a light to people.

Hopefully, I can be that light for people,

and they can just see me and be like, "Man,

I'm glad he's doing what he's doing." You know what I'm saying?

Bro, I'm sorry, but, like, I really hope one of you,

if it's not me, I hope it's one of you.

- Same, girl. - All I'm gonna say.

That's what I was thinking low-key. If it's not me, one of y'all.

I... I need more Black millionaires.

I'm tired... That's my truth.

I know for my alliance right now,

it's just me and player 302, Dajah.

No matter what, like, the only time we will go against each other

is when we have to.

And the same goes for player 398. I want the best for him.

He's somebody that I feel like, if he wins the money,

he would do great things with it.

Oh, no.

Let's go! Oh.

No way!

No way! It's... It's the tuxedos!

- Ooh, no way! - What is it?

- What is it? What is it? - Tuxedos!

We're getting the... the... the suits!

No, it's not. No, it's not. Calm down, calm down.

Why are you guys so excited? There's five.

- There's something bad. - There's only five.

- There's only five of 'em. - No freaking way.

But there's five boxes.

Attention, players. It's time for your next game.

Shuffleboard.

Gosh.

Which will be played here, now.

Ooh.

Please split yourselves into two groups of three.

Dang.

How do you guys wanna do that?

- I feel like I know how it's gonna go. - Yeah.

Yeah, we already know how it's gonna go. Let's do it.

I don't get along with player 302. I mean, she's just very abrasive and...

It's just annoying to be around someone that... that's that negative.

Like, I just... I don't stand for it. You do you.

Go over there. I'll be over here. Don't talk to me.

Pick... Pick whoever you want. I'm gonna be with Perla.

Where do you feel you'd wanna go?

Yeah, y'all can choose where you wanna go.

If you feel like you wanna be with these girls, I understand.

- You don't wanna be with us? - I do.

- Yeah, I'll be... I'll be over here. - Okay, that's what I... Yeah.

Please take the puck that corresponds to your number.

Ooh.

You must slide your puck,

landing as close as possible to the pink line.

However, cross the line,

and you will be instantly eliminated.

Whoever lands furthest away will be at risk of elimination.

Holy moly.

You will compete against the players in your group.

Player 072, please take your shot.

I hate that I have to go first.

If I go too hard and then I go over the line, then I'm out.

If I go too short, then I'm out too.

That is so much pressure,

and I'm scared right now.

Good luck, Perla.

- Pretty good. - That was good.

Player 302, please take your shot.

Good luck, Dajah.

Thank you.

Mmm.

Ooh, that is not a good shot.

All 398 has to do is step up,

do me a solid, and just pass that puck.

302 is gonna be one step closer to elimination.

Player 398, you were furthest from the line

and remain at risk of elimination.

Player 183, please take your shot.

I'm not nervous at all. I'm very confident.

I've played shuffleboard before.

This is my type of game.

He might overshoot because he saw us undershoot.

I hope so.

I'm like, "Please, please, please, please."

Good luck.

That's a clean shot.

Damn.

I'm safe. That was definitely a winning shot.

- That was good. - That was good.

I hope they knock his out.

- Good luck. You got it. - Good luck, Kate.

Come on, kids. Let's do this.

Damn!

You guys are not making this easy.

Nice work.

- I don't know. I think it's too close. - Good luck.

Oof.

Oof, oof.

I don't think that's good.

Nice work.

Oh, jeez.

She better knock him out.

Knock him out.

Ooh!

Player 327,

you were furthest from the line.

You will now go head-to-head with player 398.

Beat him. Beat him.

Whoever loses will be eliminated.

Player 327 will play first.

Guys, if I go,

good luck to all of you.

- Good luck. - Thank you all for your friendship.

- Good luck, Kate. - Love you.

398 threw it quite short on the first go,

so I'm thinking if I can try

and push it a little bit further than I did,

I'm in with a chance.

Come on, Jesus, one more game, one more game.

It's a good throw.

It is what it is.

Yeah.

Take your time, Trinity.

Take your time, Trinity. Light work.

Should have gone harder.

Too short.

- You got this, Trin. - Good luck, Trinity.

I do wish I wasn't playing Kate, player 327.

She's here to win the money for her son.

But whatever happens, win or lose, it's in God's hands.

Oh, my God.

I can't tell.

Wow.

I don't know.

Yeah.

- Who? - It's like this.

- Holy shit. - It seems that close.

It's like that close. When I lined up with it, though...

Mmm.

Player 327...

...eliminated.

Thank you, Jesus.

So what's the deal here now, guys?

Congratulations, players.

You have survived and are the final five.

Final five. Give us something good for a chance. Let's go.

Please take a box and collect your reward.

Thank you.

I never thought I'd get this far.

I'm thinking I ain't got a job once I get back

because they didn't think I was gonna be gone this long.

I know I used all my sick days,

but hey, if I win 4.56 million,

I do not mind if I ain't got a job going back.

You may now open your reward.

Ey, ey, ey. Yo, guys.

- Oh! Okay! - Oh!

Talk to me nice or don't talk to me at all.

That's crazy.

Like, can y'all believe we made it to the tuxedos?

- Oh, my God. - Tuxedos, bro!

Oh, man.

It feels surreal but also reachable

that I could be the winner of this game.

To finally be so close to it feels like...

Every time I think about it, I get goosebumps, basically.

Didn't think I'd see my number on the tux, but...

Your new favorite number.

Here we are. Seriously though.

Now to make it to final five, losing at this stage would be, uh...

devastating.

I want it. And I want it so badly.

I feel like Abraham Lincoln.

- Yeah. - I feel like Geor...

I feel like one of those rich people. I feel like Elon Musk.

"Like one of those rich people." Hey, you might be one of them rich people.

There's still work to be done.

Only one of us can win, so we'll see what happens next.

Hopefully, I am the last one in the suit, if you know what I mean, so...

Yeah, I feel like I should dress like this every day.

That's too much. I can't.

Nah, like...

I'm gonna start walking around like this.

I am feeling on top of the world right now.

I mean, finalist, black tux, it couldn't get any better than this.

There's only four other people standing in my way

of four and a half million dollars right now.

It's me against everybody now. There's no more allies.

I just... I don't care, you know?

Um, I don't care about any of them.

When I get the opportunity,

I'm gonna have no problem taking any of these players out.

Tomorrow, one of you will win $4.56 million.

But not all of you will make it to the final game.

Oh, no.

I'm good at being able to get people to do what I want them to.

I don't wanna do this.

It's not supposed to play out like this.

Oh!

Welcome to your final game.

Green light, red light

Eliminated. Eliminated.

Congratulations. You are the winner of Squid Game.