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Crazy things get flushed down into the sewer system.

Back in the 1920s and 1930s,

people were flushing alligators down the toilet.

-God. -There were alligators in the sewer system

in New York City.

But it was all a legend.

You don't have to worry about that.

This job requires

a tremendous amount of skill, believe it or not.

And somebody has to do it, because the sewers do get

clogged up with all kinds of items.

When that work whistle blows, the first thing you'll do is

you'll be taking the sewer cover off.

You'll grab the tools supplied

that you see behind you.

And get to work at picking out five items from the sewer.

Some keys, a cell phone,

glasses, a hammer.

And there's also an alligator down there.

Don't worry, it's not a live alligator.

[laughter]

It's up to you

to choose the right tool for the job.

You need to remove one item at a time.

And then place it onto the table.

Once you have removed all five items,

then replace the sewer cover.

The first of you to get it done, go into the final five.

Finish last, you'll be punching out.

-Ready to get it done? -Yes, sir. -I'm ready.

It's scary because you don't know the fate of it.

You don't know how good you're gonna do.

You don't know how good your competitor is gonna be.

I work with Ilima every day.

She always gives it her all and she's gonna

figure out a way to get it done.

It's really, uh, you know, nerve-racking.

[sputtering]

Going up against Mister, it's gonna be tough.

He is a beast and his determination is on fire.

All right, here we go.

We've battled so much fights as a family.

It's definitely hard to switch it up and be like, "Okay,

I'm gonna do my best and try-- try to get you out of here."

I'm like, "Oh, God."

KEOGHAN: On the work whistle!

-[work whistle blows] -[cheering]

-On the work whistle. -[whistle blows]

-[cheering] -First of you to remove

five items clogging up the sewer,

stays in contention for the Tough As Nailstitle.

ILIMA: When I was a little girl at my grandma's house,

she had a hole in the floor, and me, my sister,

my brother would tie a string, we'd tie a piece of duct tape

to a stick and we'd literally fish for toys

underneath the house and we'd pull it up and we'd be like,

"What did you get? What did you get?"

Ilima's the first one to get her sewer cover out.

-I'm feeling very confident. -ALY: You got this.

KEOGHAN: Meanwhile, Mister struggling to get his out.

They are heavy.

MISTER: Yeah, they're heavy!

-Come on, Mister! -Find a way.

KEOGHAN: There you go, Mister!

MISTER: Once I got that sewer lid off,

immediately I started hooking up my poles.

Now they're both going with the same tool choice.

MISTER: Let's go, let's go.

ILIMA: I get my poles together. I look down,

and I see my five items laying at the bottom of this pipeline.

Oh, God.

A cell phone, a hammer,

keys, glasses and...

for the fun of it, of course, Phil's gonna

throw an alligator in there. [laughs]

Ilima's already down the sewer hole.

Mister still trying to get that tool attached.

[shouting, clamoring]

KEOGHAN: Ilima onto the table.

First item complete.

Come on, Mister!

ALY: Let's go, Ilima.

KEOGHAN: Ilima now going for a second piece.

-Oh! -[all clamoring]

That thing looked like it was alive when it came up.

Oh, that was scary.

Ilima's two items out on the table.

She wants to change the tool. She's gone for more of a scoop.

Meanwhile, Mister yet to get a piece out.

LARRON: Come on, Mister.

But now Mister getting it together.

Looking down in there, it's a narrow hole.

And it's straight down,

and there's two small holes on each side.

I'm thinking, like, "How can I pick these items up

without dropping them to the side?"

I really use the walls to kind of help

keep steady as you pull your pole back out of the sewer.

-Mister has the keys. -[cheering, clamoring]

Looks like Mister wants a different implement

on the front.

ALY: Hey, let's go, Ilima!

KEOGHAN: Ilima is struggling with this third item.

She's got the pooper scooper out.

BETH: Oh, my God.

LARRON: Come on, Mister. You got this, man.

KEOGHAN: Mister with two items out.

LARRON: You got a chance to catch up, Mister.

KEOGHAN: Ilima's got two.

LARRON: There you go. Something ain't working.

Change it up.

Nice and easy, breathe.

Come on, you're a boss!

-There you go, Ilima. -Yeah, there you go!

There you go, there you go!

KEOGHAN: Ilima takes the lead now.

Oh, man.

There's nothing in there.

I didn't realize that when I went

down there with my pole, I had whacked the last two items

in the sewer drain itself

on both sides.

There were two big holes, and I'd lost the phone

and the keys in one side of that hole.

That's a crucial mistake.

ELLERY: She doesn't see them.

-You got it. -Come on, Ilima, you can do this.

You adapt to everything. Come on, girl.

I think she might have pushed them out of sight.

-ILIMA: I have no items in here. -SYNETHIA: You got to find them, come on.

ILIMA: They're literally all the way in the hole.

LARRON: Try and pull them out of there.

-I can't even see, it's gone. -Come on, Ilima.

KEOGHAN: Three for Mister.

ILIMA: There is nothing to fish for.

I'm trying to work my tool,

but it's just completely out of reach.

And at that point...

it's game over for me.

There's two sewer pipes and it's, it's gone.

A lot of thoughts ran into my head.

Did I make the right decision choosing Ilima?

Because I never wanted to, uh, put her in this position.

Whoever punches out, you know, that's it.

That's the end of their journey.

I feel kind of bad really.

LAURA: All right, Mister!

KEOGHAN: Mister with four items.

-JAKE: There you go, Mister! -KEOGHAN: One more to go.

ILIMA: There's literally nothing for me to--

-See what you got. -I have nothing in my hole.

Nothing?

KEOGHAN: Mister with his fifth piece.

MISTER: You know, you get close to people.

You hear everybody's backstories.

You hear about everybody's family.

Sometimes it's kind of hard to, uh...

you know, not love.

-[grunting] -KEOGHAN: Get that lid back on.

-Good job, Mister. -Mister gets it done.

Good job, Mister!

[applause]

MISTER: I'm happy, but I'm not excited, knocking off,

you know, one of my favorite

teammates doesn't feel good at all.

When you come here to Tough As Nails

only, you know, set out for the prize.

Love you, man.

MISTER: Once you get here, all that goes out the window.

You all win together, you sweat together, you lose together.

And all that means something.

KEOGHAN: Wow, this is really tough.

Mister, I-I see the emotion for you.

I mean, it feels like it's, it's bittersweet.

Why is it, uh,

why is it hitting you so hard, Mister?

Love you.

I mean, it don't feel good.

[sniffles]

It's all good, bud.

I mean, I take team, you know, very serious.

Team means family. I'm happy to continue on, but

I'm not happy about, you know, the way that I got it.

Ilima, he really is feeling for you.

ILIMA: We've all created an awesome bond.

Loyalty is royalty.

I feel honored to... to be with Mister

in this competition, in this challenge.

I couldn't have asked for a better competitor.

And you should hold your head up high, man.

You deserved it.

-Thank you. -Yeah.

KEOGHAN: Well, Ilima,

I want you to know

you are a badass.

The Xena: Warrior Princess of Hawai'i.

[laughter, clamoring]

You are definitely tough.

Unfortunately, I do need you to punch out.

-Right. -[chuckles]

-I love you. -I love you, too.

ILIMA: I can't hold my head down.

I'm beyond humbled

to have made it this far.

Going to pick Ilima.

ILIMA: This competition is not easy.

KEOGHAN: She wants this for Hawai'i.

-Whoo! -My teammates

has helped me gain strength in myself

that I never thought I had because of them pushing me.

-[engine revs] -And Ilima with the win!

[exhales]

Thank you for the opportunity.

I'm proud of myself for even...

taking this step to come here.

This journey doesn't stop for me.

I'm going to go home and I'm going to continue

to do what I do and pick up new things

that I never thought I could do and, uh, take everything

that I learned here with me.

KEOGHAN: You know what happens from here.

$12,000 on the line.

We go back to the team competition

for one final challenge.

Get some rest, everybody.

And I will see you in the next one.

Sounds good.

-I love you. -I love you, too.

[Mister growling]

I'm going to be your cheerleader all the way.

We're family already.

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KEOGHAN: Next week on the two-hour

season finale ofTough As Nails...

With Savage Crew up 5-3

-in the team competition... -We're not letting off the gas.

...Dirty Hands have one last shot at redemption...

We got to prove how strong of a team we are.

...in a head-to-head battle of the trades.

And only five hardened professionals

still have a shot at theTough As Nails title.

One mistake can cost you.

KEOGHAN: Who will survive to run

the most brutal gauntlet ever...

Hit the next gear!

...for one last shot

at being crowned this season's

Tough As Nails champion?