DIANE RESCUES DREW: KAREN & COWBOY ON THE BLOCK
Though loathe to put her brother up for eviction, reigning HoH Nakomis throws Cowboy and Drew on the block. Her previous commitments have left her with little room to maneuver and she knows it. "Am I going to be a bitch for doing this? I've done the hardcore promises thing with Karen and Diane."

Later, in a twist that was difficult to see coming, Diane, Cowboy and Drew conspire to help Diane win the Power of Veto. Diane removes her sometime boyfriend and cuddle-monster Drew from the chopping block, and Nakomis replaces him with Karen.

COWBOY AND NAKOMIS GET CLOSER
Even though it isn't his family yet, Cowboy enjoys the fruits of Nakomis being HoH by getting a glimpse at another one of his sisters. After everyone remarks on how good Nakomis looks in the picture, Cowboy says as he reclines, "All I can say is looks run in the family." Knowing that he is probably going to go up, Cowboy goes to Nakomis for a private pow-wow. He is very honest with her about his desire to stay in the game. "I know you're in a tough position. You have your alliance people and you have me." As her respect for Cowboy has grown enormously over the course of the game, she tells him that if she were to put him up, it would certainly be at the Nomination Ceremony so that he would have a chance to compete for the Veto.

Karen is next to chat with Nakomis and it's clear that Karen has raised her game to a new level. While shying away from saying she doesn't trust Diane, she tries to walk Nakomis through the lies that Diane has told both of them. Nakomis feels she has never been told a lie directly by Diane, but then when Karen reminds her that Diane promised she would not use the Veto and then did, Nakomis agrees Karen has a point. As a player, Nakomis views how the game has shifted from getting the strong players out to figuring out who will be by your side at the end.

DIANE AND DREW AND...COWBOY
Diane and Drew lie in the hammock and talk about how to get to the end of the game. Diane understands that Karen and Nakomis are very close and that they would choose each other, so she sets to scheming how to get rid of both of them. Drew admits that they've gotten this far together and they should keep it going strong. They figure out that by getting Cowboy on their side they are three to Karen and Nik's two. Cowboy tells Diane that if there were a way to keep him in the game, he would love her forever. Diane and Drew convince Cowboy to plot to let Diane win the Power of Veto. If Diane wins the Veto, and she pulls Drew from being down on the block, she and Drew will then vote Karen off and Cowboy can stay.