with numerous people dead, mrs. clark included, the writers continue to sabotage themselves, such as destroying the lighting and wasting any additional food supplies they find. the eleven remaining writers eventually group in the main theatre, only for whittier to appear and reveal he faked his death (with clark's help) and has been observing the writers through hidden cameras. informing the writers their three months have passed and that they are free to leave, whittier notes that, by continuing to blame him for everything and playing the victim to extreme extents, they haven't acted any differently from the other groups. whittier unlocks the exit and leaves with miss sneezy, choosing her as the person he saves and offering her a new life. mother nature, objecting that they need to wait a little longer for other writers to die and for someone to rescue them, stabs miss sneezy. to prevent whittier from leaving with her, they drag miss sneezy back inside and break the lock, and continue to wait for rescue.