User blog comment:Zeebem10/Who didn't see this coming?/@comment-27391152-20170715105454/@comment-24659809-20170717080842

Derek never actually did anything with his idol. He got that idol in order for there to be enough reason for him to go home when he did. He was actually based off of Cliff from Cagayan. An athlete with a good social game, who is eventually taken out because of it. Rosa and William were allied during this episode (I'll get to their incredibly complicated relationship later) and wanted to take out Derek. Will was suspicious of him having an idol, so he and Rosa looked through his bag and sure enough, there it was. They, along with Victoria, used this as leverage to get Jessie to flip, sending Derek home in a 4-2 blindside.