CASS: Exploring the caves was a huge eye opener for me.
The last day, that cave, it's going
to be hard and harsh and hostile and I worry about our
getting to the end of this.
We just don't really have anything left.
In the military, you always save a little.
If we don't hunker down soon or figure something out,
then we're not going to have enough energy
to walk out of here.
[THUNDER]
[BLEEP] I'm dead just so you know.
Done.
I can tell.
I can barely get up this [BLEEP] rock walkway thingy.
And I smashed my foot.
Like, I'm making mistakes.
I'm just tired.
SHANNON: Cass isn't doing that well, overall.
These [BLEEP] vines are sticks.
His mood is not the same and he really is lagging in energy.
I go on these stupid treks for nothing.
[BLEEP] done.
SHANNON: From the beginning he kept
saying I have more reserve.
Well, I think he's burned through it.
All right.
I'm going to go try to kill something big and giant
for us to eat.
You got it.
SHANNON: He's definitely sacrificed
a lot to help me move through this on a physical level.
I need to get myself together for him.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Ouch.
My concern from the beginning was,
do I have the physical fortitude to do this for 21 days?
The thing that really keeps me going,
I have two main motivations-- my two kids.
I want to have an experience that I can
be proud of sharing with them.
Is there a snail right there on that, that round-- yeah.
Look at this.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Did some thinking about why I'm doing this
and why it matters that we get food to get through it.
And really put it out there to the universe
to give us what we need so that we can do our 21 days.
You want one?
CASS: No.
SHANNON: What do you mean, no?
It's just way too small.
You need a lot more to me.
I don't know.
Well it's just clear to me that you're suffering and I'm--
I'm just tired. I'm exhausted.
Well that is suffering.
I really think you should eat it.
I don't want to eat it, Shannon, seriously.
SHANNON: I think there's a part of him that
has kind of surrendered to the suffering of this experience
and is willing to just wait it out now.
I want him to make it to the end with me.
We have to have food between now and then
or we're not going to be able to make it to the end
and we're not going to be able to make it to the extraction.
It is Day 16.
I do not feel well.
You know, just getting weaker and weaker.
Oh, of course, having trouble breathing.
NARRATOR: In a desperate attempt to conserve energy,
Cass hunkers down and rests.
It now falls to Shannon to look after both of them.
In her weakened state, Shannon sets to gathering firewood
and scrambling for whatever food she can find, taking Shannon
close to her breaking point.
[SIGHING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[THUNDER]
A couple of times I've had little declines out here.
I'm having one today.
This is the roughest.
Lack of energy and sleep.
It all compounds to this to the end.
I don't have the energy to do a lot.
Me either.
I'm not going to [BLEEP] you.
I don't either.
I'm, you know, these are going to be the worst
hardest days, physically and mentally on us.
We have to try and try through it.
[CRYING]
Shannon.
Look.
[CRYING]
I, I feel [BLEEP].
There's not food.
I know, but you're getting weaker too.
And I don't want to--
Yeah, but you picked up the slack for me.
I wasn't feeling great.
I'm feeling good.
We've been carrying each other and helping each other out.
I'm very concerned about Shannon.
She burned herself out.
It's very scary.
I don't want to finish this by myself.
I don't want her not to make it and not be there by my side.
[GRUNTING]
Oh [BLEEP]. Are you OK?
Yeah?
Did you get-- are you OK?
Yeah, I just got lightheaded.
CASS: Time for just sitting by the fire is over.
I'd like to still try and search for food and whatever I can get
will get us through to the end.
That's my hope.
[BLEEP]
Oh [BLEEP].
[BREATHING HEAVY]
I'm doing stuff to make sure she's
OK because she's my partner.
That's it.
Sometimes you have to do, you know.
I have her back.
[CRYING]
It's just hard.
I'm so [BLEEP] weak.
It's like-- this is probably the last track I got in me.
This is it.
This is all or nothing.
I keep thinking that, I'm going to turn a corner
and they'll be this-- oh, what's that.
Oh my God.
It's a boa.
Holy [BLEEP].
I want to try and pinch him off.
I need the food so bad, but I don't
really have a ton of energy.
A boa will wrap up and can actually kill you.
Are you kidding me?
Would not want to get bit by this thing.
Mother [BLEEP].
That's a strong ass snake.
Don't fight me, mother [BLEEP].
Get the [BLEEP.].
There, now he's dead.
Oh my God.
This is going to be great for Shannon.
She's going to love it.
That's amazing.
Oh man, we're lucky.
Let's get back.
Shannon's got a snake to cook up.
All right.
So good news is--
Oh my God.
Holy [BLEEP].
You did not.
CASS: It's a Belize jungle worm.
SHANNON: You did it.
I'm so excited.
CASS: Me too.
Thank you.
SHANNON: Cass getting that boa today makes
a world of difference to us.
We were both literally starving.
Our bodies are eating themselves.
CASS: I've been starving just like she has been.
Just, I'm pretty good at hiding it
and wanted to make sure she was good to go.
And probably taste better than anything I've
eaten for a long, long time.
I'm like, literally, like tearing up right now.
I'm so happy.
It's ridiculous.
Just eat.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Oh my God.
CASS: What?
I just want to hug you and kiss you right now.
I'm so happy.
I'm totally going to hug you.
Oh my God.
You're my hero.
Having something so substantial and so satisfying
when you're starving, nothing is better than that.
Nothing.
We really needed this.
SHANNON: We needed it bad.
Hopefully, this gives me and Cass enough to get
through to the end.
[MUSIC PLAYING]