Resolution
elvis_knits, PookyTheMagicalBear, and VP Baltar are all staring at charter, who is standing in the middle of the room with his fist raised.
It is many hours after the discovery of the video tapes. PookyTheMagicalBear and VP Baltar have been using them to try to prove their own innocence, while charter and elvis_knits have been playing over particular scenes which they feel are important in uncovering the truth. charter is the first to reach a conclusion, but when elvis_knits reaches the same conclusion he stands and with a deep, booming voice, says:
"I AM TREESTUMP."
A stark silence follows as the other three stare dumbly at him, while charter himself stands waiting for something to happen. Finally, elvis_knits speaks up.
"Er... what are you doing? That wasn't even a grammatically correct sentence, much less one that made any sense at all."
"It's my special gift. I'm a Treestump."
"Right... you're a treestump."
"I am! I say my magical phrase... which I guess I botched... and then I die..."
"You were trying to kill yourself?"
"But in a good way!"
"This should be good."
"I shed my human form, chop myself down so to speak, but retain the ability to communicate with you in spite of my stumpishness."
"..."
"And then, having proven my innocence, we still have a chance to find the evil among us. Because there would be three of you left alive, two innocent, one scum."
"That's stupid. Did the producers put you up to this?"
"No! I'm being serious here!"
"Look, it doesn't matter. I don't think you're scum. I don't want to lynch you. So it doesn't matter if you prove yourself or not. Can we just lynch VP Baltar here yet?"
"Oh. Fine."
"Pooky wants to vote Baltar lol."
"There, we're unanimous."
"Do you have anything to say for yourself, VP Baltar?"
VP Baltar looks back and forth between the three of them, sweat dripping from his forehead. He has exhausted himself, spending the entire day passionately defending his actions and trying to persuade them to lynch PookyTheMagicalBear instead, but it hasn't helped. The deck has been stacked against him.
With a sigh, he utters his final words:
"LOOK! THE TEDDY BEAR IS LAUGHING!"
Then he attempts to run away.
He doesn't get very far. Thousands* of fans have purchased tickets and flown to Peru for the live finale, and outside the Community Centre they are watching on large screens. VP Baltar throws open the doors to find that... a mob has formed.
The post-finale wrap up show is a huge disappointment for Monty Hall. For one thing, this charter guy won't stop talking about his magical Treestump powers. elvis_knits keeps sniffing his butt. She's very different in the flesh. Or fur, to be more accurate. And PookyTheMagicalBear ends every other sentence with "lol", as if it were a real word.
He had hoped to have interviews with the other participants in the game... but sadly, none of them are available. He isn't able to get any solid information about that from the higher-ups, but conspiracy theories are already popping up on the interwebs that the deaths were real and that Mr. Grey and his entire organization should be prosecuted. Monty Hall is already considering whether he should stay in Peru to avoid the legal mess sure to ensue. There's nothing left for him in the United States... Wayne Brady has taken everything important to him. Who knows... maybe a Peruvian Let's Make a Deal with llamas could work...
* Not to scale.
VP Baltar (Mafia Roleblocker) has been lynched.
charter (Treestump), elvis_knits (Vanilla Townie), PookyTheMagicalBear (Vanilla Townie) and the rest of the innocents win!