Mole Sabotages and Hidden Clues
James' Words: During episode one, James said in a confession that Alan was a prime suspect to be the Mole, but that he didn't go with that feeling because he was fond of Alan. He went against his gut and wound up being the first player eliminated, meaning he was right all along and never knew it.
Hostage Rescue: Alan jammed the signal on communications coming into the helicopter, and purposely searched for the key to unlock Patrick in places he knew it wouldn't be.
Humor Test: Alan's camerawork caught very little human laughter, but it perfectly recorded his teammates' cheating. He then instructed Jan to record with a wide shot that made it very difficult to catch the sight of laughter - this is how Jan first came to suspect him. He also erased some successful footage without anyone knowing.
Golf: Alan purposely got his question wrong.
Wine Tasting: Even though Alan was the only member of the team with experience in wine tasting, he made no contribution to choosing the right wine.
Fishing Trip: Alan was the only one to go out to re-check the cray pots, and on his return to shore, his motorboat mysteriously ran out of fuel. Earlier, when spearfishing, Alan let a huge fish that was within his grasp go.
Raft Escape: Alan tipped the raft over moments after it left shore.
Brainteasers: Alan did almost nothing to help Beverley and Jan solve the brain teasers. However, when he knew they were going to succeed, he calculated the answer to make him look like the hero. However, Abby, Ben, and Linda failed to complete theirs, so Alan was left off less suspicious.
Wildlife Photography: Alan and Beverley initially agreed in the car on which photos to submit, but moments later in front of the host and the wildlife expert, Alan subtly convinced Bev to pick a different photo.
Dam Flags: Alan was the only player who had previously abseiled, but he purposely missed the harder flag and went to the easier one, since he (correctly) thought it was unlikely that Abby or Bev would be able to get the harder flags. He also spun Bev around as much as possible from the dam floor, disorienting her.
Celebrity Photography: Alan is an AFL fan and lives near Essendon, the team of the football player Abby photographed. If Alan were playing to win, he'd have instantly identified the man.
Treasure Hunt: Alan's road violation was deliberate, and he only sought one treasure in the first place.
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Famous quotes containing the words mole and/or hidden:
“On her left breast
A mole cinque-spotted, like the crimson drops
I’ th’ bottom of a cowslip.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“While it may not heighten our sympathy, wit widens our horizons by its flashes, revealing remote hidden affiliations and drawing laughter from far afield; humor, in contrast, strikes up fellow feeling, and though it does not leap so much across time and space, enriches our insight into the universal in familiar things, lending it a local habitation and a name.”
—Marie Collins Swabey. Comic Laughter, ch. 5, Yale University Press (1961)