No one likes to be caught faking it, but The Block has just been sprung.

For the sake of television, they FAKED a visit from the Environmental Protection Authority.

Naughty, naughty Channel Nine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9mZBgrHalY

During the most recent season, drama hit the renovated roof when a 12,000 litre tank of fuel was discovered beneath the Block site when workers dug deep to install a pergola. It was discovered that the site was once an Ampol station.

So of course, Foreman Keith to the rescue!

Foreman Keith will fix this. And wear sunglasses in a dark room.

This is what happened in the episode:

The fuel tank was discovered. Drama happened. Everyone looked serious.

Keith Schleiger (the grumpy Foreman dude) was seen on camera calling the EPA, asking someone to ‘come down and have a look’.

Cut to a dramatic voice over from Scott Cam:“Back on the Block, the rep from the EPA has arrived and the news is not good”.

A guy with curly red-hair, ‘Chris’, showed up and started fiddling with the dirt. Scotty chimed in, “Chris from the EPA is taking a soil sample for testing.”

‘Chris’ the ‘EPA agent’…. 

And then, the ‘EPA agent’ said: “We’ll get this analysed at the lab and we’ll see if there’s any contamination.”

A LABORATORY OF LIES.

The actual EPA told The Stonnington Leader that they had not visited the site in ten years. Channel Nine spokesman Terry Stuart explained that it was a case of “identification” and an ­“editing error”. As it turns out, ‘Chris’ was an environmental scientist hired by the show.

So, he knew stuff about dirt. But he was not a dirt authority.

It all seems a bit dirty to us.

So much dirt. Dirty, dirty dirt:

Contestants Chris and Jenna, who made a profit of $310,000

Contestants Karstan and Maxine, who made a profit of $40,000

Darren and Deanne made only $10,000 profit on their apartment

Michael and Carlene made only $10,000 profit on their apartment

Newlyweds Karstan and Maxine

Disappointment for The Block Glasshouse contestants as profits fall short of expectations

The Block Glasshouse winners Shannon and Simon

Winners Shannon and Simon celebrate after the finale

Simon and Shannon's winning apartment, which sold for $1.9 million

Chris and Jenna's apartment sold for $1.81 million

Maxine and Karstan's apartment sold for $1.71 million

Michael and Carlene's apartment sold for $1.39 million

Darren and Dee's apartment sold for $1.38 million

Couples Chris and Jenna and Michael and Carlene became close friends throughout the show

Darren and Deanne commiserate over their loss

Contestants await the result

The Block Glasshouse before renovations