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Stephenie goes back to camp and she's flaming mad.  The tribe tries to smooth her ruffled feathers but Stephenie begins to plot.  She goes running to Tom and finds no satisfaction.  Tom worries that his strong showing in immunity challenges will make him a target.  Meanwhile, floundering Stephenie tries to organize a women's alliance.  The reward is a Survivor auction where the tribe bids on treats.  No-expression Jen finally cracks a smile when she wins a sweet treat.  The crowd gets giddy over hamburgers, spaghetti and other familiar favorites as well as letters from home.  


 The immunity challenge involves breaking colored tiles.  The horizontal nature of the board means that everyone accidentally breaks each other's tiles.  Ian wins when Tom accidentally breaks his last tile.  Stephenie looks ready to weep.  Katie tries to give the news of an all-female alliance to Caryn but Caryn immediately goes running to Tom who lets the boys know what's happening.  In a quick game of telephone, Ian tells Katie that Caryn blabbed.  Greg is angry that Stephenie has messed up the plan. At tribal council, Jeff talks about the uptick in plotting at the once-happy family but clearly the family is still strong since Stephenie gets voted out.  It doesn't seem like this was the smartest move for a lot of the tribe but time will tell.  I still think Stephenie was one of the best Survivor players we've seen in a while.  I'm looking forward to seeing the happy family finally unravel and seeing whether Tom is able to convince the tribe that winning immunity challenges doesn't make him a threat. 

Next week:  Tom feels the heat.