The Mole (American TV series) season 2

However, after three weeks, it was put on hiatus, with disappointing ratings in the wake of the September 11 attacks and the Friday night death slot to blame.

In one episode, he tricked the players into thinking that there was an extra execution and taunted them after revealing the truth; in another, the contestants decided to throw him into a river following a task as a joke.

[5][6] The reunion show, as well as a retaping of the second execution, was recorded in Los Angeles in October 2001,[6] shortly after the network pulled the series from the air.

After the 5 couples were sent on their way, the three players who picked their outfits were given the choice to double the value of the challenge by wearing a baby bonnet, pacifier, and diaper to the station.

Morality Game: While on their way to their next destination, the group was stopped by a pair of beautiful ladies asking for help with a flat tire.

This challenge gave viewers one of the most memorable moments of the season, as Katie (deemed the talker) neglected to transfer a lone "G" from the original three answers to the fourth one, resulting in a loss.

No money was at risk, but leaving the players in their cells would prevent them from having a previously arranged video chat with a loved one that night.

Wine Delivery: The three players who love to cook, as well as the three who didn't care, had 1 hour, 45 minutes to ride two bikes in varying states of repair along an entirely uphill road.

Each correctly spotted person won $5000 for the pot, as well as the opportunity for that loved one to join the team for dinner that night.

Assembly Line: The other four players have two and a half hours to transport Anderson's car, an odd-looking 1950s Citroën, into a greenhouse.

The third player to volunteer to go back to bed was offered an exemption by hitting the ball out of turn and forfeiting the game.

Buy and Sell: Two players (Dorothy & Heather) volunteered as those who liked to shop and went to a flea market at the Piazza del Duomo in L'Aquila.

Given one hour and ₤200,000 to spend (roughly $100), they were instructed to buy at least ten unique items, with the direction to drive as hard a bargain as they could.

The deserving player (deemed the "Evader") was given a chance to earn an exemption by retrieving five out of nine thumbprints hidden along the streets of the small town of Santo Stefano di Sessanio within 30 minutes.

The last remaining player was allowed to leave and spend the night in the hotel; the others had to stay in the funhouse and participate in one of three rooms.

One room had a large python inside and would go dark after a certain period; another contained a small cage from which cockroaches would drop onto the player and would also go dark towards the end of the player's stay; and the third was a brightly lit room containing a bubble machine, a bed frame (but no mattress), and a speaker system that played Don Ho's "Tiny Bubbles" repeatedly and in varying manners (slow, backwards, sped up, stuttered, etc.)

The first player to find their GPS and reach the secret location was given the choice to see a dossier of sensitive information about the Mole or refuse to look at it and instead add $100,000 to the pot.

In addition, he assigned Al, who had been suffering from an upset stomach all day, to take part in the Pulse Rope Walk.

Rather than immediately bringing them back to the train station, he joined them for a drink at the bar and then planted the idea to play the situation off as if Ali and Bribs were offered an exemption to throw the challenge.

In addition, Bill refused to put on the diaper and bib that would have doubled the value of the challenge, even though Dorothy and Elavia were up to the idea.

Though no money was removed from the pot, Bill succeeded in turning aside a player's attention, which directly and swiftly led to her execution.

Bill received some suspicion, but his actions were considered "too obvious" by some players, who thought he was simply pretending to be the mole.

Pizza Chefs: Initially, it appeared Bill would have little problem sabotaging the game, because after an hour, the team had almost nothing to show for their efforts.

After wasting precious time forgetting to take a picture with the soccer goalie he had just scored against, he hurried through the bike course, dropping the gnome and breaking it.

He wasted considerable time by having the team dismantle unnecessary parts (such as the seats), even though they would not have made the car smaller.

The last few minutes of the challenge were spent scrambling to put the car back together before pushing it into the greenhouse, an effort that Bill was unable to stall.

The only positive for Bill was that, again, Dorothy mysteriously figured out a difficult clue in the last minute, which led many players to suspect she had foreknowledge of the answers (and thus thought she was the mole).

[1] When it was his turn to search for them, he used that knowledge to make sure they got at least one answer wrong, because a single incorrect guess foiled the round.

Top Secret: Although told previously to get to Anderson first and choose the dossier over the $100,000, Bill became physically and mentally exhausted during the game.

At the start of each episode, host Anderson Cooper encouraged viewers to keep an eye out for a hidden clue to the Mole's identity.