With a majority vote, here are the results:

The new Bikal returns to camp totally happy. Brenda, Cochran and Corinne are especially happy since they have more time to work on Reynold and get him to join their side to take out Sherri.

Meanwhile, the Fans and Faves on Gota split up when they reach camp to do some plotting. It's easy for the Faves to come up with a good target -- they choose Laura without too much discussion. Laura is the strategist for the Fans on Gota and she's the weakest in challenges. Malcolm doesn't want to use his Hidden Immunity Idol just yet (which he reveals to Dawn), so Andrea volunteers to convince Eddie to flip but says that he should use the HII as a precaution in case she fails.

Unfortunately for the Fans, it's a lot harder, especially since Eddie had failed to find out which Fave had the HII or even if a Fave on Gota had the HII. Laura really wants to get rid of Andrea to prevent her from convincing Eddie to jump ship, but Eddie will have no part of any plans to get rid of Andrea and besides, they have the majority and can choose who they want to get rid of.

Discussion turns to Dawn then. Eddie wants to get rid of Dawn because she's less fun than Andrea or Malcolm while Julia thinks that Dawn's the weakest of the three Faves in challenges, so is willing to get rid of Dawn. But Matt suggests that Dawn will be so scared of being voted off that she'll vote with them. Laura agrees and Julia doesn't really care which Fave goes, so the Fans settle on going after Malcolm.

Eddie and Andrea meet and Andrea tries to convince Eddie to jump ship and vote out Laura, pointing out that she's a weak link. Eddie agrees that she's weak but also notes that Laura is a Fan. He then tells Andrea that had Laura insisted on going after Andrea, he would have turned on Laura in a heartbeat, thus revealing to Andrea that she is not the target. Eddie mentions that Andrea is too much fun to let go.

Pitying Dawn, Matt suggests that Dawn save herself by joining the Fans in getting rid of Malcolm. When she asks if this is a blindside, he reassures her that the Fans won't be targeting her and they won't target Andrea until after Malcolm is gone if by some chance they have to go back to Tribal Council before the merge. Dawn thanks him and tells him that she won't tell Andrea or Malcolm.

But in the next scene, we find out that she tells Andrea and Malcolm who the Fans will be targeting. Andrea reveals that she thinks Eddie is only voting with the Fans because Laura decided not to insist on going after Andrea after Eddie put his foot down. She thinks that Malcolm could show the HII to Eddie just before Tribal Council and tell him that they'll vote Eddie out unless he votes with them.

Malcolm is willing to go for it, so just before Gota heads for Tribal Council, he waylays Eddie and shows Eddie the HII. He tells Eddie that if Eddie doesn't vote with the Faves, they will vote for him instead! Eddie heads right to confessional afterwards and discusses his dilemma: either he saves himself and becomes a traitor or remains loyal and risks the chance of going home.

At Tribal Council, Jeff Probst asks the members of Gota where they think they went wrong. Eddie thinks that Dawn got them off on the wrong foot by struggling a bit on the first leg, but Dawn points out that Julia also struggled and Laura was the one who really caused them to fall behind!

When asked if this is true, Laura agrees that she struggled but points out that she's still a Fan and the Fans must stick together! Probst notes, "So you're going after one of the Faves, right?" Matt confirms it and says that he doesn't really care which Fave goes, as the Fans are in the majority, but Eddie doesn't want to lose Andrea, so Andrea is safe for tonight.

When asked whom he's going after, Eddie says that while he'd like to get rid of Dawn because she's weaker than Andrea or Malcolm, he's got to go after Malcolm because the others want to use Dawn. When asked how he feels about it, Malcolm insists that Gota needs his strength! Laura then adds, "But we need allies even more!"

When asked how she feels about being safe, Andrea says that she's glad that Eddie likes her. She hopes he can keep her safe for a little longer. Julia is then asked if she thinks anybody will flip. She says that Eddie won't flip because they're not going after Andrea tonight. As for the other Fans, she's sure that they will stay loyal.

Probst: It is time to vote. Andrea, you're up first.

Andrea votes first, followed by Dawn and then Julia. Laura holds up a vote for Malcolm, saying that she has to keep Eddie loyal. Malcolm returns the favor, saying that Laura's just too weak. Matt is up next, followed by Eddie, who simply says that he took a risk and hopes that it paid off.

Probst: I'll go get the votes. (Laura and Malcolm are shown.) If anybody has the Hidden Immunity Idol and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so.

Malcolm (standing up): I thought a lot about this and during Tribal Council, I decided that I would rather be safe than sorry so I'll use this Idol.

He pulls it out and hands it to Probst. Julia, Laura and Matt all look worried.

Probst: The rules state that if somebody found the Hidden Immunity Idol and plays it during Tribal Council, all votes against that person will not count. This is a Hidden Immunity Idol. All votes against Malcolm will not count. (Julia, Laura and Matt all have identical "Oh, crap" looks on their faces.) First vote ... Malcolm. Does not count. Second vote ... Malcolm. Does not count. Third vote ... Malcolm. Does not count. Fourth vote ... Laura. (Laura nods in resignation.) Fifth vote ... Laura. Two votes for Laura. Sixth vote ... Malcolm. Does not count. (Malcolm looks relieved.) Last vote ... the seventh person out of the game and the sixth person voted out ... Laura. Will you bring me your torch?

As Laura goes to grab her torch, she looks at the others. Julia and Matt both whisper, "Sorry." Eddie just shrugs. Laura grabs her torch and heads over to Probst.

Probst: Laura, the tribe has spoken. (He snuffs her torch.) Time for you to go. (Laura nods sadly and heads off.) Well, judging by the reactions of two of the Fans, they had no clue this was coming. At least you have three days to deal with the aftereffects. Grab your torches and head on back to camp. Good night.

The jubilant Andrea, Dawn and Malcolm all grab their torches, followed by Eddie and finally by a shell-shocked Julia and Matt. In her final words, Laura says that the Faves outwitted her. We see that Eddie joined the other Fans in voting for Malcolm.

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Okay, I had Laura go and Malcolm use his Hidden Immunity Idol. I also had Eddie vote for Malcolm. His motivation was that he suspected that the Faves would really go after Laura, so he chose to remain loyal and keep his options open.

Next up is the Reward Challenge. I want you to decide who sits out for Bikal and which tribe wins the Reward. The tribe with the most votes will win Reward while the person from Bikal with the most votes will sit things out. I'll take votes until tomorrow, so please vote!