04x00 - A LiArs Guide to Rosewood

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Woman: I'm going to tell you a story that doesn't have a happy ending. It's about five pretty girls in the perfect town of Rosewood.

What's the occasion?

We'll be friends forever.

They were the best of friends...

You guys passed the test.

And best friends share secrets.

If they ask about it, you have to lie.

(Thunderclap)

One night...

Where's Ali?

The fairest of them all disappeared.

I've looked everywhere for her.

I think I heard her scream.

(Cell phone alerts chime)

And then there were four.

Aren't you gonna get that?

The mystery remained unsolved...

Look, we've told you everything that we know, just like we did the night she went missing.

But the real trouble was only beginning.

Aah! "She knew too much.... A."

What has "A" done to you? (Gasps)

It's her! Don't you get it?! She's everywhere.

There were new secrets to keep.

We made a promise.

The pretty girls told some ugly lies...

Automated girl's voice: I'm taking you to her.

Go alone.

Woman: As if their lives depended on it.

Hanna!

(Engine revs)

(Thud)

Now they're in deeper than they ever imagined.

Someone was in here. Please!

(Gasps) And with nowhere to turn...

Alison: If you ever come back to Rosewood... (Fire whooshes) .. I'll bury you.

There's just one question to ask. (Screams)

"You're mine now."

(Hatch squeaks)

How did we get here?

(Cell phones ringing)

♪

Oh, my God. Is it true?

Wait. Why didn't you tell us?

Tell us what?

(Indistinct conversations)

Hi, you guys!

If you ignore it, it will go away.

Mona: Ah, classic Alison.

That's me.

They used to call me "loser Mona," and I've known these girls for a long time.

♪

Alison DiLaurentis was the queen bee of Rosewood high and ruled the school with a velvet fist.

She was the kind of girl who boys wanted to be with and girls wanted to be.

Don't ruin a perfect day, Spencer.

She knew what everyone was hiding and wasn't shy about using it against them.

Are you really gonna eat that, sweetie?

I'm being a friend, Hanna.

"Hefty" Hanna marin stuffed her feelings with pie when her parents broke up.

(Sniffles)

You don't have to feel this way.

I can show you how to get rid of it.

Emily fields was a sweetheart and a star swimmer with a secret crush on Alison.

Just because we kissed in the library, Emily, doesn't mean I'm into you like that.

I like boys. And trust me, if I'm kissing you, it's because it's practice for the real thing.

Aria Montgomery didn't have a care in the world...

Isn't that your dad's car?

Until the day she saw her father giving one of his students a hands-on education.

Aria, you just saw your dad making out with someone who is not your mom.

You... you have to tell her. How am I supposed to tell her that?

I don't know, but you have to, before somebody else does.

Spencer Hastings came from a long line of overachievers and always felt like a second-class citizen.

But it turns out living in your sister's shadow has its perks. Like this.

Okay, right there. Mm-hmm.

When Melissa's boyfriend LAN put the moves on Spencer, guess who saw everything.

It looked like you were into it.

Well, I wasn't.

I hope not. Because if you were, that would make you a skank.

(Thunderclap)

(Thunder rumbling)

(Laughs) It's bad, huh?

It started out like any other night...

(Whispers) Something's out there.

(Door creaks)

(Whispers) Guys.

Best friends having a sleepover...

Gotcha!

(Girls scream)

Playing tricks...

So not funny, Alison.

(Speaks indistinctly)

Just girls being girls.

Ali, did you download the new Beyoncé?

Oh, not yet.

I'm loving her new video.

Maybe a little too much, em.

(Alison giggles)

Your turn. Come on.

Careful, Aria.

Take too much, and you'll tell us all your secrets. (Girls laugh)

Friends share secrets.

That's what keeps us close.

Drink up.

After a night of fun, they finally fell asleep.

And when they woke up, Ali was gone.

Ali? I've looked everywhere for her.

I think I heard her scream.

♪

(Thunderclap)

A year later, Alison was still missing.

Life in Rosewood was slowly getting back to normal...

Did you see the paper today?

Yeah.

She's gone, but she's everywhere.

And I had a new B.F.F.

Wow. Talk about a makeover.

"Hefty Hanna" and "loser Mona" were now the most popular girls in school.

The first one's for my bestie.

And one for each of you, my bestie's other friends.

I ditched the glasses, and Hanna replaced her love of sweets with a taste for shoplifting.

Nice scarf. Nice glasses.

We made a great team.

(Doorbell rings)

Hanna marin?

Yeah. Why?

Is your mother home?

We received a call from Rosewood mall security.

Could you turn around?

(Handcuffs rattle)

In a town like Rosewood, this kind of secret could ruin your reputation in one stroke... (Cell phone alert chimes) .. and someone already had the scoop.

What's going on?

Let's go.

Really?

Instead of paying for her crime, Hanna's mother Ashley stepped in, taking the law into her own hands to have the charges dropped.

I'm really sorry, mom.

For what?

The cop.

It's over. Okay?

You won't be seeing him again.

Emily still wasn't out to anyone, but when a new girl named Maya moved to town...

You're... crazy beautiful.

She couldn't deny her feelings any longer.

But her secret was already out, because someone knew her heart's desire.

Just before school started, Aria met Ezra.

So do you go to Hollis?

Just graduated.

I'm gonna start my first teaching job.

Yeah? I-I think I'd like to teach.

It was love at first sight...

I'd like to know more about you.

I'd like to know more about you, too.

And there was no holding back.

But who would've guessed that the boy from Saturday night would be her English teacher on Monday morning?

Holy crap.

History repeats itself...

(Cell phone alert chimes)

And someone knew Aria's secret.

Is everything okay?

Spencer's sister Melissa brought home a fiancé.

I'm Wren.

And "A" predicted where things were headed.

I didn't realize that you were into design.

Yeah. I appreciate beauty.

When Melissa saw them together, the wedding was off.

For the last time, he made the move on me!

Don't, Spencer, please. Right, and you just sat there like a throw pillow with your tongue down his throat.

The messages from "A" could only mean one thing.

Aria: Alison?

They found your friend.

I knew she was back.

Is she inside?

Emily... They found Alison's body.

And that's when these little liars really got scared...

Because if "A" didn't stand for "Ali," then someone else knew their dirty little secrets.

I heard the cops took Hanna to the police station today.

You... you don't think she'd ever talk about...

The Jenna thing?

We made a promise.

And that's how the game began.

(Bell tolling)

Can you believe what a scene this is?

Alison would've loved it.

Popular in life and death.

The whole town turned out to lay Alison to rest.

But the past isn't always so easily buried.

(Indistinct murmuring)

(Whispers) Oh, my God. It's Jenna.

(Murmuring continues)

And when Jenna Marshall made a surprise return to Rosewood...

(Cell phone alerts chime and ring)

The girls realized their troubles were just beginning.

Oh, my God. I got one, too.

(Gasps) "I'm still here, b*tches"...

All: "And I know everything. A."

None of their secrets were safe, and their worst secret of all was now staring them in the face... even if she couldn't see.

When did you get back, Jenna?

We heard that you were in Philadelphia at a school for the... visually impaired.

You can say blind, Spencer.

It's okay.

It's not a dirty word.

♪

Jenna is the stepsister of Toby Cavanaugh.

She moved to Rosewood as a freshman...

I'm Jenna.

I'm Alison.

I know.

And immediately made an impression.

I can make it really easy for you to fit in here.

I really appreciate the offer...

But I like to pick my own friends.

Bad move, Jenna.

When you reject Ali...

(Fireworks exploding)

You play with fire.

Are we sure he's not in there?

It's a stink b*mb, for God sakes.

We're not nuking the place.

(Firecracker hissing)

(expl*si*n)

(Jenna screams)

It was supposed to be a harmless prank...

Ali, what did you do?

(Siren wailing)

But Jenna was blinded, and Ali blackmailed Toby into taking the blame.

(Indistinct conversations)

(Cell phone alert chiming)

If the truth ever got out...

Aren't you gonna get that?

The girls would pay the price, and they knew it.

But the Jenna thing wasn't their only problem.

And when you three woke up in the barn, Alison was gone?

Now that Alison's body had been found, the police were no longer investigating a missing person.

They were investigating a m*rder.

Is that how you remember it, Hanna?

Yeah.

Look, we've told you everything that we know, just like we did the night she went missing.

I know. I know.

And you see, the thing is, it's almost exactly what you said last year.

Almost like it was rehearsed.

Detective Wilden was convinced the girls knew more than they were letting on.

Are you spying on me?

Just doing my job.

You see, the thing is, Hanna, I don't care if you were drinking the night Alison went missing.

What I care about is you and your pretty little friends knowing who k*lled her.

What?

Your mom may be hot, Hanna, but she's not hot enough to make that go away.

So the girls launched an investigation of their own, and "A" gave them the lead they needed.

"Alison loves Ian"?

♪

Ian Thomas was an old flame of Spencer's sister Melissa.

He stayed the night?

It's not like we're strangers.

We went out for two years, and we had a lot to talk about.

He was back in Rosewood...

Oh. Hey.

And Spencer confronted him.

You think I had something to do with what happened to Alison DiLaurentis?

I didn't, though I'm not surprised she ended up that way.

What is that supposed to mean?

You know, it means your friend Alison was a psycho stalker who wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

Okay? Someone else probably had enough of her.

Despite Spencer's objections, Ian was here to stay.

We're married.

(Melissa and Ian laugh)

You... You're what?

We eloped.

Spencer's world was upside-down, but she found comfort in an unlikely new friend.

"Goofball."

You can put down 104 points for me.

Toby Cavanaugh was back from reform school.

So I guess we're lab partners.

You okay with that?

His reputation made the girls nervous, but he and Spencer had an undeniable connection.

Look, I've never had a safe place to land.

I'll be there for you.

I love knowing that.

Hanna had a thing for bad boys, too.

She found out Caleb rivers was sleeping at school and decided to take in a stray.

Ashley: Hanna?

I'm in the shower, mom!

What is with this charger?

I really can't talk right now, mom.

I'm getting shampoo in my mouth.

All right. See you at dinner.

As Hanna and Caleb grew closer, Aria was having a difficult time denying her feelings for Ezra Fitz.

But the mysterious "A" knew all about their forbidden love.

Who's "A"?

I don't know.

How many of your friends did you tell?

I didn't.

'Cause if "A" knows, I'm thinking "B" and "C" and everybody else does, too.

The person who sent this is not my friend.

You told me you were mature enough to handle this.

Do you know what would happen if the school board or... or if... if anybody...

I didn't tell anyone.

You have to believe me.

Well, I don't.

"A" had a way of affecting every aspect of their lives...

"Don't say I never gave you anything. Turn on your computer. A."

Including their investigation into Ali's m*rder.

(Girls laughing)

Aria: Someone who's been spying on us for years.

And Ali didn't take the video.

She's in it.

She's in a lot of them.

Oh, my God.

If the girls knew I was seeing you?

Oh, my God. They'd never shut up about it.

Spencer: This was the night that Alison disappeared.

We don't have a lot of time.

I have to get back before they wake up.

(Chuckles) I know you wanna kiss me.

(Gasps)

(Gasps) Oh, my God.

Ian: Come closer.

(Rustling)

(Clatter)

(Thud)

(Girls gasp)

(Girls gasp)

Ian's been watching us for years.

And he k*lled Alison to make sure that nobody found out.

Mona: Holding the videos as ransom, the girls had all they needed to bust Ian.

(Gasps) Lose something?

But he wasn't about to roll over.

Asking for money... that was clever.

Are your friends waiting for me?

You gonna take care of me like you took care of Alison?

Huh? Is that why you k*lled her?

'Cause she found your home movies?

(Memory stick clatters)

(Panting)

(Metal clanks)

(Gasps) Aah!

(Shouts indistinctly)

(Gasping and panting)

Aah! Ian almost shut her up for good, but just as Spencer was losing her grip, a strange ally showed up.

What are you doing here?

Uhh! Oh! Aah!

(Thud)

(Bell tolling)

Spencer?

Spencer! Spence!

Are you okay?

(Tolling continues)

Oh, my God.

(Tolling continues, wood creaks)

You did what you had to do, okay?

(Voice breaking) No, I didn't.

Someone else did.

No, Spencer, there's nobody else here.

Maybe he fell.

All I saw was a black hoodie.

"A"?

(Tolling continues)

"A" turned up just in time to save Spencer from a very bad ending...

(Police radio chatter)

(Cell phone alerts chime)

But the game was far from over.

Oh, my God.

Does this mean...

"It's not over until I say it is."

"Sleep tight"...

All: "While you still can, b*tches."

A."

Ian Thomas was history, and Rosewood breathed a collective sigh of relief, believing Alison's k*ller was dead and gone.

But the "A" train rolled on.

The messages continued and directed them to Ali's grave.

This isn't over.

And I thought I'd feel differently once we buried Ian, but I don't.

And it's because "A" is still alive and calling the sh*ts.

Ugh. I'm confused and I'm stepping on something mushy.

(Alison giggles)

(Girls gasp)

I know you wanna kiss me.

(Girls gasp)

(Giggles)

Oh, my God!

She was still alive.

(Kisses)

Mona: Ian didn't k*ll Alison...

(Alison giggles)

But he was secretly videotaping the girls, and he tried to k*ll Spencer in the bell tower to avoid being exposed.

♪

His old yearbook held a clue to what he was hiding.

Wait. Stop. There he is.

N.A.T. Club?

Never heard of it.

Ian was a founding member of the N.A.T. Club.

"Nos Animadverto Totus"?

N.A.T.

It was a secret society devoted to spying on people.

"We see all."

Alison's older brother Jason was also a member, along with Garrett Reynolds, a newbie cop who was working on Ali's case with Detective Wilden... (Computer beeps)

While seeing Jenna on the sly.

It's over, Jenna.

There's nothing left to link us to that night.

She deserved to die like that.

♪

On the hunt for more answers, the girls devised a scheme to corner "A."

We lied to you, and you believed us.

That was your mistake.

But the close encounter got out of control fast.

No! Aah! Ali!

(Crying)

(Metal clanks)

(Glass shatters)

(Girls scream)

(Brakes screech)

(Thud)

(Panting)

Did I just hit who I think I did?

Yes!

And now they're gone!

We've got nothing!

But they did have something.

(Whispers) That's "A's" cell phone.

What's that number?

Tells me how much data's currently loaded on the phone.

It's a lot.

(Beeping) Hanna's hottie Caleb helped them decrypt it and found a video from the night Ali disappeared.

What the hell are Jenna and Garrett doing in Alison's bedroom?

N.A.T. Club field trip?

I just left Alison.

I tried to get her to hand over our videos, but she wasn't going for it.

Hey, this is your fault, Ian.

I knew you'd go too far and those videos would come back to bite us.

That's why I bailed on this messed-up club.

Oh, yeah? Well, welcome back.

Now help me find them before that bitch shows up.

Jenna: She's coming upstairs.

Are we about to see Alison get k*lled?

(Girls gasp)

Where is she?

Oh, my God. (Gasps)

It's Melissa.

(Gasps)

Melissa, what were you doing in Alison's bedroom the night of her disappearance?

I thought we were beyond this.

I just wanna help you, Melissa. Because if you did something...

I didn't do anything.

I was in that house looking for Ian.

Okay, so why didn't you tell anybody that you saw Garrett and Jenna there?

Just because they wanted to see Ali dead doesn't mean they k*lled her.

Half this town wanted that girl to disappear.

Mona: Hot on A's trail, the girls dug through a bag of Ali's old things...

Aria: Dougherty's landing?

It's a tiny airstrip off of highway 30.

Trying to retrace her steps on the day she disappeared.

The lost woods resort.

This has to be where she went.

♪

Guys, he was a messenger.

There's something for each of us.

An invitation from "A"...

"Be there when the clock strikes midnight."

Meant the girls would once again be face-to-face with their tormentor.

"A" wants to play hide-and-seek.

At the masquerade ball, the girls kept their eyes peeled for signs of "A" while slow dancing with their sweethearts.

This is our first dance.

I wanna see you.

Spencer, don't go out there alone. Just wait for us.

No, I don't want us all to leave. We can't tip "A" off.

And besides, I'm not alone. I'm with Mona.

Spencer recruited me to help investigate the lost woods resort.

But when we got there...

Oh, my God.

She was shocked by what she found.

This is A's lair.

I'll call Hanna.

(Door closes)

Spencer's a very smart girl.

Gum?

Uh, no, thanks.

Okay.

There were clues all over the place...

Cashmere sweaters.

You want a sweater set?

Cashmere blend.

And she finally put it all together.

You didn't call Hanna, did you?

Because you're "A."

Congratulations, Spencer.

(Gasps)

You figured it out.

(Slaps) Uhh!

When Spencer came to... (Groans) .. she found herself on the ride of her life... (Tires screeching) .. and I was at the wheel.

I admire you, Spencer.

(Revs engine)

That's why you get to decide how this ends tonight.

You can join the A-team, or you can disappear.

Why did you do it?

(Engine revs)

How could you be everywhere?

You were always one step ahead of us.

You're not the only genius in this car.

You b*tches underestimated me.

Oh, my God.

It's Mona.

(Revving engine)

We are never gonna make it to look out point if you don't slow down.

(Tires screech)

They're going to look out point.

I just a shortcut. Come on.

You deserved everything you got.

(Tires screech)

(Tires screech)

(Brake clicks, tires screech)

(Thud)

Aah!

(Panting)

Hanna, stop! Hanna! Hanna, stop!

Hanna! Hanna!

(Brakes screech)

(Pants)

Aah! Ah!

Aria: Chase her!

Aah!

Uhh! Aah!

(Gasping)

(Wood cracks)

Aah! Mona! Mona!

(Thudding)

Oh, my God!

(Girls gasping)

I survived the fall... (Alert beeps) .. but not the fallout. Granted, mental patient wasn't my best look.

(Door creaks)

But carrying out a vengeful plot while hiding in plain sight takes its toll on a girl.

Thank goodness for visiting hours.

I did everything you asked me to.

Five months had passed since I was outed as "A."

While I was eating jell-o in the Radley sanitarium...

Welcome back.

Cheers.

The girls toasted red cups at a slumber party to celebrate the start of senior year.

Hanna.

But after a few too many refreshments...

I need an aspirin and a trough of water.

They woke to find Emily missing.

I've looked everywhere.

(Cell phone rings)

(Thunderclap)

And when she finally turned up, she was standing at the foot of Ali's dug-up grave, and the coffin was empty.

(Thunderclap)

You don't think that she had anything to do with this, do you?

No.

I mean, who would do this to Ali?

Emily had no memory of the night's events.

The stunt had "A" written all over it.

You guys, this is a setup.

(Thunderclap)

We need to get out of here. Now.

But the girls had a hunch there was another bitch on their tails, and they were all seeing red.

Even Emily, whose memories of that lost night were coming back.

Stop! (Muffled cry)

Emily: The girl...

The girl in the red coat.

(Engine starts)

But a flashback of blind Jenna behind the wheel didn't make any sense.

She was driving that night, guys.

I remembered, clearly.

Honestly, I-I don't think that you remember anything clearly from that night.

She can see. She's probably on Mona's payroll.

No, Mona does not have any cash.

They won't even let her have floss.

But Emily convinced the girls to follow Jenna.

That's the car, isn't it?

That's the one.

And I would've loved to see the look on her face when they caught her.

(Brakes squeal)

Wow, Jenna.

What a sight for sore eyes.

Spencer: All this time, you could see.

From the very first operation?

Yes.

(Siren wailing in distance)

How could you lie about this?

If people think that you're blind, they get careless.

You see what they don't think you can see.

God, you are so twisted.

I wonder how I got that way.

The girls were still trying to make sense of Ali's grave robbing, so Hanna became my regular visitor at Radley.

We thought you being in here was the end of it, and it's not.

And you know that.

The question is, how do you know?

Hanna wanted answers, and I know she deserved them, but I couldn't give her what she needed.

Not yet.

♪

(Bell dings)

Everyone loves a Halloween party.

I like this.

Travel is so romantic.

And all the girls enjoyed a few tricks with their favorite treats.

(Metal squeals)

Garrett had something to get off his chest.

I took Jenna outside to let Ian and Melissa talk things over.

Where did you go with Jenna?

Behind the DiLaurentis house.

Where the ground was dug up?

(Bell dings)

We shouldn't leave those two together, Garrett.

We can't trust them.

There's nothing they can do to us without screwing everything up for themselves.

What's the matter?

Didn't find what you were looking for in my bedroom?

Do something.

Aah! Aah!

(Thudding)

Is she dead?

Garrett: She was alive when I left.

(Thunderclap)

(Train horn blows)

I didn't k*ll Alison.

But Jenna thinks I did.

Apparently someone didn't appreciate.

Garrett spilling the beans, because after the queen of hearts slipped Aria a Mickey...

(Grunts)

She woke up in her own private quarters with Garrett.

Aah!

And he didn't wake up at all.

Aah!

(Train whistle blows, bell dings)

Two members of the N.A.T. Club dead.

Two people who were in that room the night that Ali was k*lled.

The police put the train on lockdown...

(Police radio chatter)

Why don't you tell the cops you did it so the rest of us can go home?

You know what?

Can it, Noel.

And that's when things got interesting.

Back off.

Or what?

You don't want to know, Noel.

(Clattering)

(Gasps)

Even dressed in a body bag... (Pops) Alison had a knack for making an entrance. The girls began to realize that yours truly might not have been working alone.

For all we know, it's not just Mona and her Minion.

Maybe she's built this whole "A" army.

We still don't know what her end game is.

Let's just wait. We'll talk about it in the morning.

(Jangles key)

Spencer just couldn't leave well enough alone.

I gotta get ready for tonight.

And the heart she was about to break was her own.

Is this what you're looking for?

Sometimes the only thing worse than a lie...

(Thunderclap)

Is the truth.

(Key clatters)

(Sniffles)

How long have you known?

Spencer found the I.D. that Toby used to meet me at Radley.

Woman: Spencer?

(Thunderclap)

Lucky for me, I didn't need it anymore.

(Gasps)

(Gasps and pants)

Is this a bad time?

What are you doing here?

My doctors released me.

In the middle of the night?

Look, Hanna, I need your help.

My parents are forcing me to go back to school, and I'm... Look, I'm so scared.

Mona... everyone knows what I've done, and I have no one in my corner.

If you're expecting me and my friends to forgive you...

I don't expect them to, but...

Hanna, you're different.

(Keys jangle)

(Sniffles)

(Keys jangle)

Spencer always says... (Crying) "Hope breeds eternal misery."

And I couldn't agree more.

(Spencer crying)

Please... (Sniffles) Just tell me that there's more to the story.

(Continues crying)

That there's something that I don't know.

A girl can only take so much...

(Continues crying)

Please. Please, Toby.

Before she breaks.

They've released Ali's remains to my family.

There's gonna be a reinternment.

She's being buried again?

Not in the ground. In a mausoleum.

I'll text you when I know the details about saying good-bye to Ali.

Don't bother. I've said all the good-byes I want to say.

Uh, Spencer...

Spencer: What?

I mean, she's Saint Ali now?

Are her bones holy relics or something?

Okay, you need to dial it back.

No, you dial it back.

Okay?

I'm finished with all of this.

You guys want to pay a visit to the crypt keeper, that's fine.

It's your business. But keep me out of it.

Poor Spence.

She was so upset about Toby's turn on the A-team, and she still hadn't told her friends about it.

Spencer, I know that you don't want a friend right now, but that doesn't mean that your friends don't need you.

Aria was offering Spence a way out, but she was in over her head, too.

Hello.

Ezra found out he had a son, and little Fitz was here to stay.

Malcolm, this... is Aria.

Nice to meet you.

I still cannot believe that you're babysitting your boyfriend's kid.

Yeah? Yeah, well, I still can't believe that my boyfriend has a kid.

So what's gonna happen if Malcolm and Maggie move here?

What do you mean?

(Closes refrigerator)

Well, when they were in Delaware, that was one thing, but if they come here...

(Liquid pouring)

Where does that leave you and Ezra?

I don't know.

But we'll figure it out. We always do.

♪

Another chapter from Ali's past was blown wide open when an old friend of hers showed up in Rosewood.

I'm Cece.

Our families rented summer homes in cape may.

We went through an intense couple weeks together.

I dated her brother Jason.

She talked about all of you.

From the details in Ali's notebook, the girl who was always in control finally lost it.

I think I'm in trouble.

What do you mean?

I'm late.

Have you told him?

I can't.

Look, if he finds out, he's gonna k*ll me.

Emily went to Jason to find out who saw Ali's tan lines that summer.

Wilden.

Cece told you she didn't know him?

Why'd she lie? Is she protecting him?

Might be protecting herself.

Why?

Maybe they had their own thing going on.

Maybe she planned on meeting up with him that night.

What night?

The last night my sister was alive.

Jason's memory was hazy... (Girls speaking indistinctly) .. but he knew who he'd seen that night.

(Water running)

Ali?

(Thunderclap)

(Thunder rumbling)

Jason said he saw you at his house the night Ali disappeared.

He told you that?

God, this is so messed up.

Why were you there?

Ali called.

She was freaking out about some videos.

Everyone wanted 'em, Spencer's big sister more than anyone.

When I showed up, she begged me to talk to Ali, so I did.

Then Ali left to go get them.

Next day, she was missing.

Who took that picture?

You three on a sailboat... who took it?

Melissa Hastings.

♪

When Hanna started making noise about Ali and Wilden, he reached out to Ashley, and it wasn't to talk about the good old days.

Teenagers aren't aware of the ramifications of what they say.

If it's outrageous, why do you seem so nervous?

In a town like this, an accusation like that would be the end of me.

(Indistinct conversations)

(Siren whooping)

Any crooked cop knows that sometimes you need to use the long arm of the law to apply more pressure.

Is there a problem?

Have you been drinking?

What are you doing?

Please step out of the car.

(Police radio chatter)

Can you keep Hanna quiet or not?

(Sighs) If you want to continue this discussion, call my lawyer.

I'm not the only one with secrets.

Don't thr*aten me.

Hey.

Let go of me.

Hey, we're not done here.

Get out of my way!

(Engine starts)

I can't let you go.

Get out of my way!

(Honks horn)

Either you shut Hanna up, or I will!

(Gasps)

Oh!

Ashley: There.

Returning to the scene is a rookie mistake.

I don't want you seeing this.

Look, I'm not letting you do this alone.

But if there's no body...

Hanna: Where's Wilden?

I don't know.

There's no crime.

Same goes for evidence.

Knowing that the squad car recorded everything...

(Splash)

Hanna recruited Aria to deep-six it.

(Gurgling)

If they find it and they trace it back to us, we are totally screwed.

Yep.

♪

We all know these b*tches can't keep a secret.

And Spencer finally told her friends the truth about Toby.

(Crying) Toby is "A."

(Gasps)

Emily: Okay, we all know how much Toby loves you.

This can't be true. There has to be more to the story.

If he loved me, he would not have let me sit outside of his loft bawling my eyes out for hours.

I am so sorry, Spence.

(Continues crying)

The Toby I know would never do anything to hurt any of us.

(Laughs)

What's so funny?

You trying to make sense of this.

You need to stop thinking about Toby as the person that you thought you knew and start looking at him for who he really is.

The quicker you wrap your mind around this, the better.

(Sniffles)

Spencer suspected I really wasn't all better now, and she followed me into the woods. But curiosity can be a real k*ller.

Toby's tattoo was unmistakable.

Mona: He's dead.

(Sobs) And the shock put Spencer over the edge.

(Sobbing)

Man: No name?

Yep. Jane Doe.

No I.D.. No cell phone. No keys. Nothing.

She wound up right where I wanted her...

(Lock clicks, keys jangle)

In my old room at Radley.

It was only polite to pay a visit.

I bet you were surprised to see me.

You're taking a big risk, coming here.

Look at all that's happened since you turned me down on our little drive up the Mountain.

All the pain and disappointment and loss because you were stubborn.

Mona: You need me.

Otherwise, you'll never really know anything for sure.

Spencer: You don't have to ask me again, Mona.

I'm in.

Oh, you gotta love the Hastings.

I just get released from a mental hospital, and they welcome my friends with tea and crumpets.

How are you, Spence?

I'm all right.

You know you don't have to pretend to be okay for us.

When I saw Toby in the woods... like that, I just gave up.

So what changed?

You seem like you're back to yourself.

I decided I didn't want to be a victim anymore.

That's not who I am.

Spencer was playing for the A-team now. Here.

And she knew these girls were always up for a party.

I could really use some support.

Can you guys please come?

Of course.

Sure.

Yeah. You know we'd do anything for you.

I'm counting on that.

She had been following my orders since her release from Radley.

(Children speaking indistinctly)

And she earned my trust when she borrowed Ezra's son on Aria's watch.

I'm here to pick up Malcolm.

Oh, he was already picked up about ten minutes ago.

When the kid went missing for a few hours...

I swear, if something happens to that little boy because of me, I don't know what I'm gonna do.

It was enough to scare Aria into call it quits with Ezra.

(Crying) Nothing about us feels right anymore.

Things aren't easy, but they can still be good.

It shouldn't be this hard.

(Continues crying)

Aria, wait, wait.

I love you.

(Cries)

♪

(Beeping)

The party at the lodge was Spencer's idea.

We like your plan.

Those b*tches are finally gonna get what they deserve.

I thought she'd started to see things our way, but she'd already gone rogue.

Spencer.

(Crying) You let me believe that you were dead?

What we had was real.

I've been pretending to work with Mona so I could keep you safe.

I need you to believe me.

It can be hard to know who to trust, but you can't fool your friends, and the girls were on to Spencer.

We don't know what happened at Radley, but Spencer went in there at rock bottom, and then she came out like a shiny new penny.

Mona asked Spencer to join the A-team the night of the masquerade ball.

Did Spencer finally take her up on it?

Yeah, but why now?

There's a way to prove that Spencer's still with us.

And if Mona's watching, it won't put Spencer at risk.

(Indistinct conversations)

Tracking a red coat in a sea of red coats is tricky, but Spencer fell for it.

What is this?

You followed me here.

That means you don't know who she is either.

(Gasps)

If you don't know who she is, that means you're still one of us.

We want to help you.

This party tomorrow, it's a setup.

Red coat just wants us all to be together.

Why? Wh-what's she gonna do to us?

I don't know.

But we're not gonna let it happen.

As word of Spencer's party spread, the bugs crawled out of the woodwork.

Like moths to a flame, everyone was fluttering in the dark.

I've missed you. (Huffs)

But Jenna found her way with her new squeeze Shana.

They'll all be together this Friday.

You know what you need to do.

Yeah. What did the doctor say about your eyes?

Um, I'll have good days and bad days.

Eventually, they'll all be bad.

On your darkest days, you know I'll be here for you.

The mischievous twosome became a devious threesome when Emily spotted Jenna and Shana with Melissa Hastings.

(Jenna speaks indistinctly)

No, I do understand, but those b*tches are gonna be at the lodge at 9:00.

Do you understand?

(Jenna, Shana, and Melissa speak indistinctly)

♪

It was time to get this party started.

She's expecting all of you to be here.

And we will be.

You have no idea what she's capable of, Spencer.

Trust me. You don't want to disappoint her.

(Helicopter blades whirring)

Mona: How far away are you?

It's safe for you to land.

With Spencer and Toby both on the inside...

Going somewhere?

The girls managed to get one step ahead of me.

You are making a terrible mistake.

That's not how we see it.

Because you don't see. You have no idea what's going on here.

We know enough.

(Helicopter blades whirring)

Red coat was coming in for a landing while Spencer and Toby waited in the wings.

Remember why we're here, Spencer.

You see her, she doesn't see you.

(Clinks)

But there were others in the woods that night.

(Flames crackling)

(Fire whooshes)

(Crackling)

Girl: Mona, try your phone.

Nothing.

How can you not have a signal?

We saw you make a call.

It's her. Don't you get it?

She can do anything. She's everywhere, and she's nowhere.

Come on. Let's get outta here.

(Glass shatters)

(Gasps) Oh!

We're all gonna die. We're all gonna burn.

Shut up, Mona!

I'm never gonna know who she was!

What did you just say?

(Flames crackling)

Red coat. I don't know who she is, either.

(Door opens)

It was hard to be sure in the fog, but red coat had a familiar way about her.

Ali?

And whoever was working in the dark...

(Smack)

(Man grunts)

Wanted Toby to go down.

(Clinks)

(Crackling)

None of us inside the house would've survived the fire...

Mm.

(Coughs)

(Glass shatters)

Did anyone see her?

See who?

Alison. She pulled me out of there.

She pulled us all out.

No. You're hallucinating.

She was here. I swear it.

I saw her, too.

So did I.

Ali is red coat.

(Flames crackle)

So all of this started when you were at Radley?

I made a deal with the devil, and she gave me a way in and out of that place.

At first it was fun, having a partner.

But then the game changed.

She stole you from me.

So what happened that night?

Were you there at the cemetery?

Did you drug me? Did you take Ali's body?

I don't know who drugged you.

But I was at the cemetery, and so was red coat.

How could you not see who it was?

She was wearing a mask.

She looked just... Like Ali.

Well, that's... probably what happened tonight.

It... it wasn't Ali. It was a mask.

Guys.

Oh, wait. Is that...

Someone had pulled Detective Wilden's squad car from the bottom of the lake...

Wilden: We're not done here.

Mona: With video of the hit-and-run on replay. Hey!

We have to get this out of here.

(Thud)

(Static crackles)

Wait. There's more.

It's Jenna.

Girl: And Shana?

Girl: They know Wilden?

Guys?

Look at the trunk.

(Cell phone alerts beeping and chiming)

(Beep)

"You're mine now. Kisses."

"... A."

(Creaks)

(All gasp)

(Thunderclap)

The night's events left us all wondering...

(Rustles)

Is Alison alive?