It's starting to look pretty empty in the Rockers box, and with this week's elimination, more than half of the original 15 Rockers will have been sent home. Deciding who has to leave is getting harder. Tim explains that it's no longer about being good -- at this point in the competition, deciding who stays and goes will be based on who INXS thinks is the best fit for their band, and it's Jessica who's not right for INXS.

But before they get to the bitter, a little sweetness is in order, and this week, instead of reading the list of who is in the bottom three, Brooke leads off with the names of the three Rockers who received the most votes: MiG, Marty and Jordis. No surprises there for Dave, who also announces which Rocker will perform an encore this week: It's MiG, who not only gave a great performance but saved Dave "thousands in couples therapy." But as MiG settles into his seat behind the piano and plays a few notes, he surprises everyone by deciding that he shouldn't be the only one up there. He invites Marty and Jordis to join him on stage.

With the three of them on stage, there are only five Rockers left in the box, and three of them will be vulnerable. As the show concluded last night, Jessica, Deanna and Ty had the lowest vote totals. Jessica, who has been in the bottom three so often she should be paying rent, is pretty sanguine about her station. "I feel like a pro," she tells Brooke. Deanna admits that after her performance last night, she "absolutely" deserves to be in the bottom three. Only Ty, whose Memphis soul-styled "Maggie May" galvanized INXS, is surprised to be in the bottom three. As well he should be. As voting continued, he received enough votes to raise him out of the red zone, and he's safe for this week.

Taking his place is another unexpected choice, Suzie. It's her second consecutive week in the bottom three, and she's nearly speechless. Her only reaction is to stand and smile, until finally "le mot juste" comes to her and she tells Brooke she feels "bad."

Garry says the band is surprised to see her up there this week (they were also surprised she was in last week's bottom three), and Suzie leads things off in fine fashion performing "By My Side," which fits her voice like a velvet glove. She shows the control that INXS has wanted to see from her, building each verse until she brings the full power of her voice to the chorus, climaxing by dropping to her knees for the final chorus, a bit of stagecraft that would do Destiny's Child proud.

Jessica is, by this point, an expert at singing INXS songs -- when she walks to center stage, Jon half-jokingly tells her "here we are again." He lets her know that INXS thought her performance last night was her best. For tonight's performance, they want her to show them what she can do with "Mystify." And Jessica, as she has the previous three weeks, sings the INXS song well. It's not by any means a riveting performance, but it's nothing to be ashamed of either.

Deanna, the last of the three to perform, just can't help but get under your skin. Her smoky voice has an aura of dusky mystery, a kind of femme fatale quality that lures you in. Her take on "Never Tear Us Apart" brings a cool desperation to the song's pledge of undying love.

With three such impressive performances, Tim calls this week's decision the hardest ever. None of this week's bottom three, he says, did badly last night, and all three of them were great tonight. But one has to be sent home, and dispensing with all the usual buildup, he comes right out with the news that for Jessica, the fourth time is not the charm, and she's not the right singer for INXS.

Jessica, who probably has been rehearsing this speech in her head for the last month, is relaxed and generous in defeat. She thanks INXS for having her on the show and giving her the opportunity, and she tells them the show has been a great learning experience. Dave compliments her on the growth she's shown during her time on the show: the woman standing on stage this evening is night and day different than the singer who came to Los Angeles. Now that her time on "Rock Star:INXS" is over, Jessica will go back to Chicago to rejoin her band Cover Gurl and try to get a record deal.

With Jessica gone, the competition is only getting tighter. To see what happens in the Mansion, tune in at 8PM Sunday on VH1, and for next week's performance and elimination shows, tune in to CBS at 10PM Tuesday and 9PM Wednesday (all times ET/PT).