ONE MAN DOWN
In their second successive loss, the Crafty Beavers voted to eliminate Tim, the 25-year-old finish carpenter from Punta Gorda, Florida. Their team of skilled and creative minds ultimately wasn't enough to outshine their artsy competitors, and they chose to keep their best and get rid of the rest.

LIVE ART
As Mitch's homemade biscuits are being enjoyed in the kitchen, the remaining Perfectionists reflect on the previous evening in the Rock Garden. Joan greets the teams and introduces Alease Fisher, art patron and member of the Board of Directors of the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science in Greenwich, Connecticut. Joan explains that this next competition will challenge the artist in each of the Perfectionists. For the season opening party at the Bruce Museum, Alease Fisher requests the teams' services to provide entertainment for the party.

Joan further explains the challenge: the competitors will actually be the entertainment. Each team is to create a living work of art, complete with props, costumes, a life-size frame and a minimum of three team members as part of their living tableau. Judging will be based on costumes (at least one of which must be made from scratch), the overall concept and execution of the montage and the actual frame. As the art museum opening is a masquerade ball, the individual project is to create an original masquerade mask. The museum gala is scheduled for the following evening, allowing a mere 36 hours to complete both team and individual projects. Each team is allocated a budget of $1500 to cover costs of fabric and art supplies for the living work of art as well as for the individual projects. Joan also announces that in addition to the design workshop, the perfectionists will be able to use the converted pool house as a second workspace. The teams will rotate shifts between these two locations.

LINES ARE DRAWN
Margo is quick to voice her idea for a theme, but Team Artisan struggles to agree on a general premise for their work of art, and Margo feels invisible. Darlene is excited by the project and feels this challenge plays into her skill set, as she is very comfortable with textiles, sewing and costuming. During the car ride from the fabric store back to the Estate, Kimberly discusses with Darlene her concern with Margo's pushy behavior. Kimberly plans to be more assertive and aggressive with Margo, as she has felt that Margo's opinions are continuously forced upon the team. As an experienced wood maker and designer, Kimberly volunteers her efforts to create the life-size picture frame and claims this as her responsibility on the project.

The Crafty Beavers recognize that they are beginning to work positively as a team, even when it comes to individual projects, and quickly formulate a Moulin Rouge theme for their work of art. Heather and Amy are enjoying their friendship and shop at an art store for supplies. With a specialty in fine art, Amy feels confident about this assignment and hopes to take her team to victory. Heather notices that Mitch takes a back seat on the team project and works more diligently on his personal mask. With costumes to sew, a backdrop to paint and a frame to finish, the Crafty Beavers work through the night.

ON THE SLY
In the wee hours of the morning, Mitch deliberately enters the kitchen, where some members of Team Artisan are working, to proudly reveal his flamboyant mask, knowing that no one would have the chance to compete with his lavish design so late in the game. Individual projects are touched up, Tim prepares for his body painting with yoga and push-ups, and Amy and Heather join creative forces to paint Tim.
Margo rises early and is anxious to put final touches on the frame, as she feels Kimberly never actually finishes projects she begins, but wants the credit. Angry at Margo's intrusion, Kimberly again declares the frame to be her major contribution to the project. Margo says she doesn't "have time for the drama" and will let Kimberly "unravel" like a thread.

SHOW TIME
The best of Greenwich society are in attendance at the museum's opening night. Emmy-award winning TV costumer Patricia Fields is introduced as one of the judges for the evening's challenge, along with Candace Bushnell and David Evangelista.

Team Artisan's tableau is presented first and receives lots of laughter and applause from the audience. Amy, Darlene and Kimberly are dressed in handmade ruffled, floral costumes in front of a sewn fabric backdrop within a gold-painted antique frame. Denise and Margo stand aside from the artwork and smile at their teammates' rendition of a scene from the 1800s. The Crafty Beavers' frame is revealed next, receiving a somewhat surprised reaction from the crowd. Mitch, Amy and Heather appear in the work of art dressed in bold colors, with Tim clad in a hand-painted tuxedo. Their three-dimensional frame is also painted gold.

JUDGES' EVALUATION
The judges begin their examinations and questioning and ask each team who was responsible for making the frame, creating the concept, choice of colors and styling. For the Crafty Beavers, Amy presents a detailed explanation of their pop cabaret representation, complete with names of artists whose work inspired them, and Tim offers credit for the overall design to "the ladies." For Team Artisan, Margo and Denise explain that they chose not to be part of the living work of art, as they wanted to flaunt the fabric background and felt all five women would not fit naturally within their frame. Margo claims responsibility for setting the frame, visibly upsetting Kimberly.

THE OVEN MITTS ARE OFF
Later, at the Estate, Kimberly attacks Margo about how she chose to answer the judges' questions, calling her "sneaky" and a "snake." Kimberly announces to her team that she's ready to fight.

JUDGES' CRITIQUE
The teams and judges convene to review thoughts on the team projects. David enjoyed Team Artisan's story, but was bothered by the ladies' hair and make-up. Patricia was impressed by their use of original fabric for all three costumes. The Crafty Beavers' lighting and colors impressed David, who calls their artwork "eye candy." Patricia, however, was not impressed by their dull-colored frame as it did not justify their tableau, and Candace felt their lack of a storyline bored the audience.

THE VERDICT
Candace finds it difficult to determine the winner, as she believes the competitions are becoming an issue of style over substance, but in the end, the judges rule that Team Artisan created the best living work of art. Patricia is not impressed by any of the masks made by the Crafty Beavers, and even offers an assessment of "ugly" for Mitch's mask design. Nevertheless, Tim's and Heather's masquerade masks are chosen as the least impressive individual projects, dispatching them to the Rock Garden for possible elimination. Amy is disappointed with the judges' decision and thinks the competition is between a team of creative individuals and a team of housewives.

In a shocking and daring move in the Rock Garden, Mitch suggests to Patricia that her comment about his mask was unprofessional. Patricia responds confidently, telling Mitch that he's "flash but not content." Candace continues to defend Patricia, explaining that creative people must take criticism as a challenge to raise their bar of excellence. Once Mitch and Amy vote, it's unanimous: Tim is voted off the Estate by his teammates. back