Three contestants await their fate with The Traitors set to reveal next murder

The fate of three contestants hangs in the balance as The Traitors’ latest murder victim is poised to be revealed in the next instalment of the hit BBC show.

The last episode, which aired on Thursday night, saw Jessie, Matthew and Faraaz vulnerable to the next murder after they failed to win themselves protection.

Traitors Rachel and Stephen were seen making the decision at the end of the episode, which closed before the victim of their next kill was revealed.

As they stood in the turret and discussed their options, Rachel said: “Benefits of murdering Jessie are she’s too close to home. She has it completely spot on.”

The hairstylist made the shortlist after Thursday’s episode saw her put the heat on traitor Stephen at the roundtable, as she accused him of being the murderer in their midst.

Rachel said to her fellow traitor: “The disadvantage of murdering her is the connection to you.”

She added: “Is it the obvious thing to murder her? Because nobody would think you’d be that stupid to do that.”

Stephen said: “If Jessie was compelling enough at the roundtable tomorrow, could she get people to vote for me?”

Tensions are rising for the traitors as Jessie poses a threat to the group, having repeatedly pushed to banish Stephen – a danger which rises as fewer contestants remain in the game.

The pair also discussed Matthew as an option, after last Friday’s episode saw the faithful granted the opportunity to ask the traitors two questions – and he asked if the traitors would recruit him.

Rachel said: “He’s dangerous, isn’t he?”

Stephen agreed: “He’s dangerous.”

The pair also considered Faraaz, and Stephen said: “Now that Sam’s out of the picture, I think he’ll come for me next.”

The episode closed with Rachel saying she hopes they make the right decision for both of them, leaving viewers guessing whose name they wrote down.

The Traitors next kill will be revealed as the show continues on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday at 8pm.