7x08 Exes and OMGs


TEASER

FADE IN:

INT. ROSEWOOD PD- JAIL CELL- NIGHT.

(Caleb sits in his cell, still in the same clothes he had on when he was arrested only a few hours ago. He lets out a yawn, clearly tired. He looks around and notices that most of the guys in there are cells away from him so he wouldn't have to worry about any of them trying anything. So he decides to put his head down for just a second of rest. All of a sudden, he hears the cell door open and he opens his eyes.)

CALEB: Wha-

(He sits up as a police officer shoves Caleb's new cellmate in and closes the door, not forgetting to lock it either. Caleb sighs and lays his head against the bars behind him, annoyed that he really can't get any sleep now. But when his cellmate turns around, the last thing on his mind is sleep.)

MALE VOICE: Well, well...look what the cops dragged in.

CALEB: Archer...

(The handsome and cunning Brit, Archer Dunhill, stands in front of him with his orange prison jumpsuit on with a smirk on his face.)

ARCHER: My, my...Caleb. It's been such a long time since I saw you. Tell me...how is Hanna?

(That name is what sets Caleb off who charges at Archer and throws him up against the cell bars. He then pulls him down to the floor and gets down to punch his face in. After a few punches that gave Archer a broken nose and busted lip, he finally got the upper hand and trips Caleb to the floor with his legs. Arxhen then starts kicking Caleb in the face, earning him not only a broken nose, but a black eye and busted lip. He then starts punching Caleb with his fists, hoping to be just as strong as the man on the ground.)

ARCHER: That's all you got, luv?

(His luck runs out though when Caleb finally musters up the strength to get up and tackle the other man to the ground and starts punching him again. Suddenly, the cell door opens and two police officers pull Caleb off of Archer as Caleb yells at him.)

CALEB: I'm gonna kill you, you hear me?! I'm gonna kill you!

(As the cops take Caleb away, Archer just laughs while blood runs out of his nose and lip.)

FADE TO:

OPENING SEQUENCE (Consisting of Mona, Emily, Alison, Aria, and Spencer)

Got a secret

Can you keep it?

Swear this one you'll save

Better lock it in your pocket

Taking this one to the grave

If I show you then I know you won't tell what I said

'Cause two can keep a secret (Spencer shushes the viewer) if one of them is dead


ACT ONE

FADE IN:

INT. HOTEL- ROOM 131- MORNING.

(The sunlight shines through the satin-red curtains in the bedroom, painting the room with a dark red shadow. Not too far from the curtains, Aria stirs from her sleep at the sound of her phone ringing on the mantle. She yawns and sits up before she reaches over and grabs it. She lets out another yawn before she answers it without looking at the caller ID and holds it against her ear.)

ARIA: Hello?

CUT TO:

INT. EMILY'S APARTMENT- LIVING ROOM- MORNING.

(As she shuffles to put on a pair of jeans, a frantic Emily holds her cell phone to her ear.)

EMILY: Hey. Where've you been?

ARIA (OFFSCREEN): What do you mean?

EMILY: We called and texted you last night and this morning and you never answered or replied. We were worried.

ARIA: Oh, I'm sorry. I was just trying to find out some stuff about AD.

EMILY (Confused): Wait. By yourself?

ARIA: Well, yeah. I can do stuff on my own, you know.

EMILY: I…didn't say that you couldn't. Look, Aria…something weird happened.

ARIA: What do you mean?

EMILY: Ali and I met up with Noel yesterday to see if he knew anything about the bomb. He seemed to know something and when I mentioned Mona, he immediately wanted to help but…

ARIA: Uh, but what, Em?

EMILY: He doesn't trust Ali, Aria. And she said some stuff that…has me looking at her differently.

ARIA: Stuff like?

EMILY: Remember that night we met up with Ali in New York and she said Noel has secrets too? Apparently, those secrets were that he likes guys and that he may have pushed that girl down the stairs at that party we were at freshman year.

ARIA (Shocked): Ali pretty much blackmailed him?

EMILY: I don't know if that's the way I'd word it, but…

ARIA: Hmm…

EMILY: What is it?

ARIA: It's nothing.

EMILY: Aria, do you know something?

(Just as Emily tries to dig more info out of her, Aria hears footsteps and cracks a small smile as she looks away.)

ARIA: I'll call you later. I promise.

(She hangs up quickly and watches as a shirtless Jason walks in with two cups of coffee in his hands. She smiles up at him as he sits down next to her and hands her the coffee.)

ARIA: Thanks.

JASON: Last night was nice.

ARIA: I know…it felt good to sleep next to you again.

JASON: It could've been even better…but we were both sleepy and kind of out of it after what we saw.

ARIA: Well, I don't know about sleepy…

JASON: How'd you sleep?

ARIA: I only went to sleep a few hours ago to be honest.

JASON: What?

ARIA: Yeah, I was up still trying to figure out what's going on with Ali. I had so many theories going on in my head. Ali is still the old Ali, masquerading as Vivian Darkbloom, blackmailing people, and even- (She stops herself and looks away)

JASON: Are you going to continue?

ARIA: Anyways, we need more proof.

JASON: I know. (Sips coffee) Wait. Was that Ali you were just on the phone with?

ARIA: No, it was Em. And I didn't tell her anything, but she told me something.

JASON: What is it?

ARIA: She said her and Ali met up with Noel and she found out that Ali was blackmailing him after she disappeared and that he doesn't trust her apparently.

JASON: Blackmailed him with what?

ARIA: With the fact that girls aren't his only desires and that he might have pushed a girl down the stairs at a college party.

JASON: Wait…what college party?

ARIA: It was just a party Ali took us to freshman year, before she disappeared.

JASON (Disbelieved): The one that Ian Thomas was at?

ARIA: Yeah…how did you know he was there?

JASON: Because I was there too.

ARIA: Uh…

JASON: I saw who pushed that girl down the stairs, Aria.

(She can't help, but squeeze the covers under her fingertips as she awaits for Jason to answer one of her most burning questions about who really pushed that girl down the stairs at that college party freshman year.)

JASON: It was Ali…

(Aria seems visibly shaken by this and looks away, trying to come up with possible reasons why Ali would push the drunk girl down the stairs. Maybe Ali didn't mean to push her or maybe she was trying to help her down the stairs and she just…fell. But there's no way Ali purposely pushed that girl down the stairs all those years ago, right?)

JASON: Aria…I need you to promise that we'll keep this under wraps , all of it, until we know for sure what Ali has done and if she's doing anything else. We don't need a repeat of 6 years ago.

ARIA: Yeah, I promise (Sips coffee).

(Just then, his cell phone rings on the mantle. Aria reaches over and grabs it before she hands it to him. He sees that it's Ali calling and looks at Aria with a worried face. At the same time, Aria's phone rings and she grabs it from next to her. When she looks at the caller ID, she seems confused and taken aback by the name. But she sends it to voicemail before Jason can even notice who it is.)

CUT TO:

INT. ROSEWOOD POLICE STATION- MORNING.

(Spencer stands at the desk, pleading for the policeman in front of her to let her see her ex-boyfriend, Caleb.)

SPENCER: Can you please let me see him? At least for a few seconds.

POLICEMAN: I'm sorry ma'am, but I said no. Now, if you don't need anything else, please leave.

(Spencer shakes her head in disbelief and turns around to walk away. Her phone soon starts to ring and being as it's already in her hand, she quickly looks at the caller ID and answers it.)

SPENCER: Hey.

CUT TO:

INT. THE HASTINGS' HOUSE- LIVING ROOM- MORNING.

(Melissa holds her phone to her ear as she paces the room, looking visibly shaken and even more so than last night.)

MELISSA: Where are you?

SPENCER: I'm at the police station trying to see someone.

MELISSA: Please tell me you're not trying to see Archer…

SPENCER: No. Besides, wasn't he transferred to jail out of state until the trial's over?

MELISSA: You didn't hear? They transferred him back for some reason.

SPENCER (Rolls eyes): That's ridiculous…after what he did?

MELISSA: I know, but listen Spencer. Wren and I need to talk to you about something…now.

SPENCER: Okay…

MELISSA: I mean it, Spencer.

SPENCER: Fine. I'll be home shortly.

(She ends the call and turns around to see a policewoman is now at the desk. Spencer looks around and notices the policeman is at his own desk now and can't even see her. So, she steps back up to the front desk with an innocent and polite smile.)

SPENCER: Hi…I would like to see Caleb Rivers.

POLICEWOMAN: Sorry. He isn't allowed visitors at this time. But you can leave your phone number and we can give you a call when he is allowed visitors.

SPENCER: Yes…but I'm not…a visitor…

POLICEWOMAN: Well, then who are you?

(Spencer looks a little worried, but seems to quickly realize how she can see Caleb.)

CUT TO:

INT. ROSEWOOD POLICE STATION- INTERROGATION ROOM- MORNING.

(A battered and bruised Caleb sits in a chair at the metal table with his hands hand-cuffed to the table. He eyes the camera in the room with a look that could kill, knowing an officer or two is watching him. Just then, the door opens and he looks over with an unbothered look only to be shocked and concerned when he sees Spencer walking in and an officer shutting the door for her.)

CALEB: Spencer…

SPENCER: Hi…

CALEB: W-what…what are you doing here?

(Spencer sits down in the chair across from him only to be shocked herself when she sees his condition.)

SPENCER: Oh my God…what the Hell happened to you?

CALEB: It…it was just a fight.

SPENCER: Like hell. You look like someone literally wanted to kill you.

CALEB: It was someone who wanted to kill me and I wanted to kill him.

SPENCER: Don't say that, okay? There's cameras recording you and they're probably watching you through that window right there (She points to the glass)

CALEB: I don't care. And you shouldn't either, Spencer…I deserve this.

SPENCER: What? Don't say that.

CALEB: It's true. I should've never came back to this town. I should've never came back into your lives. It's my fault all of this has happened, including what happened to Hanna.

(Spencer looks over and can already tell someone is watching and listening to their conversation. She looks back to see tears falling down Caleb's face and her feelings for the handsome brunette start to return.)

SPENCER: Look…I'm gonna get you out of here. I don't know how, but I will. First of all, who did this to you?

CALEB: The guy responsible for all of this.

(She quickly understands who he's talking about and looks away in disbelief.)

SPENCER: Archer.

(Caleb just nods his head.)

SPENCER: Listen, I have to go, but I'll be back and when I do, you'll be getting out of here.

CALEB: But-

SPENCER: No buts, Mister. Don't get too comfortable in that uniform because you'll be out of it soon. Besides…orange is NOT your color.

(Caleb can't help, but crack a smirk through his tears and Spencer cracks one back, obviously trying to cheer him up.)

CUT TO:

INT. THE RADLEY- ROOM 7- MORNING.

(Alison stares out of the peephole as the sound of a door closing echoes and she sees Jenna walking with her cane past Alison's door. She stops right in front of Ali's door as if she senses something, but quickly continues to walk.)

ALISON (Smirks): That's three out…

(She goes over to the wall where she has moved the dresser and the objects on it to the other side of the room. She picks up a driller on the floor and starts to drill a hole in the hotel wall to see what exactly is going on in the room.)

ALISON: Come on…these walls aren't thick enough for this driller not to get through.

(After a few moments, she finally makes a hole large enough for one eye to look into the room. She turns the driller off and places it next to her. She quickly looks through the hole and spots a black hoodie hanging up on a coat rack, as well as a dark blue baseball cap. She quickly goes over to her desk and starts typing on her laptop.)

CUT TO:

INT. THE RADLEY- LOUNGE AREA- MORNING.

(Emily, in her bartender uniform, walks over from the counter and to a group of men and women. She steps up to them and places their drinks on the table.)

EMILY: Six martinis…enjoy.

(Emily turns around to go back to the bar, but a voice stops her.)

FEMALE VOICE: Oh, come on. You know I like two lemons in my martini.

(A smile quickly creeps onto Emily's face and she turns around to be surprised when she sees the person she thought just spoke to her. One of her high school loves, the girl it never worked out with, and the one who got away…Paige McCullers.)

PAIGE: How are you, Em?

EMILY: Paige…

(Paige stands up from the others and walks over to give her high-school girlfriend a hug to which Emily quickly returns.)

EMILY: Wow…this is a surprise.

PAIGE: Yeah, tell me about it. I came into town for future swimmers at Rosewood High. I'm a scout now…and so are my co-workers over there.

EMILY (Surprised): What? I didn't know you wanted to be a scout. I thought you just wanted to be a coach.

PAIGE: Yeah…so did I til I had a car accident and messed up my shoulder. I had to get a metal plate in there that prevents me from ever swimming again.

(Emily looks at her ex-girlfriend in shock. She knew Paige wanted to be a swim coach just as much as she did and the fact that her dream was changed by a car accident, made Emily feel sad for her.)

EMILY: Paige-

PAIGE: Nope. Don't pity me. I'm actually enjoying being a scout to be honest. Besides, the company pays for out of town trips so…boo-yah!

EMILY (Smirks): Well, I'm glad you're in a good place.

PAIGE: What about you?

(Emily looks away in slight nervousness to which Paige quickly picks up.)

PAIGE: Hey. Let's sit somewhere a little more private.

EMILY: What about your colleagues?

PAIGE: They'll be drinking to noon. They can wait. I want to know how you've been, Emily.

EMILY: How much time do you have?

(Paige just shakes her head as she walks towards an empty table and Emily follows behind her.)

FADE OUT.

COMMERCIAL BREAK


ACT TWO

FADE IN:

INT. THE RADLEY- LOUNGE AREA- NIGHT.

(Paige drinks another mimosa as Emily finally finishes explaining to Paige about the things that have happened since she came back to Rosewood a year ago.)

EMILY: Charlotte's death was kind of like Alison's, in the sense that it sparked so many events that culminated in…us losing Hanna.

PAIGE: Em…I'm sorry. I didn't even know all of this was happening.

EMILY: I know. I distanced myself from you after my dad died. I was just…going through a lot.

PAIGE: I know. Sometimes, I can be…over-bearing.

EMILY: Well, I wouldn't exactly say that, but…

PAIGE: And there you are, the girl who can't say one bad thing about anyone.

EMILY: I guess.

PAIGE: Are you okay, though?

EMILY: I don't know honestly. (Rubs her hands together in slight nervousness) I sometimes see things.

PAIGE: Things like what?

EMILY: Like objects, shadows, people…Red Coat.

PAIGE (Confused): Red Coat?

EMILY: It sounds crazy, I know, but I swear she was there the other day.

PAIGE (Shrugs her shoulders): I don't think it's crazy.

EMILY (Slightly taken aback): You don't?

PAIGE: No. I mean, I don't think it's not a possibility that it was actually Red Coat, considering everything that's happened.

EMILY: Yeah, but Red Coat was Ali.

PAIGE: And so was Charlotte.

EMILY: Who's dead…

PAIGE: But is she?

EMILY (Confused): What does that mean?

PAIGE: It's just, people tend to not stay dead in this town. I mean, I still don't believe that story she told the police. I mean, I know plenty of transgender girls who were disowned and thrown away by their family, but they didn't become psychopaths…Oh, and that story Sara Harvey gave? Please…

EMILY: I keep forgetting about Sara.

PAIGE: Oh, I don't believe that. (Sips her mimosa)

EMILY (Confused): What do you mean?

PAIGE: Emily…you care about people very strongly to the point you never really stop caring for a person. Maybe you care less, but you never completely stop caring for them. You have a big heart which is why I've always loved you.

(Those words…"I've always loved you"…Emily can't help but smile at her ex-girlfriend's words. A smile that she hasn't had in such a long time…and one that doesn't go unnoticed. Across the lounge area, Alison stares from besides a column as she stares at Emily and Paige in completely disbelief.)

CUT TO:

EXT. THE BREW- JASON'S CAR- NOON.

(Jason's car pulls up to the Brew and he puts it in park. He looks over at Aria with an unsure expression as she takes off her seatbelt.)

JASON: Are you sure you want me to drop you off here?

ARIA: Yeah. My brother is gonna pick me up soon. He said he was coming by here in a few. I'll just wait here for him. Besides, I want to grab a frappe and read something to get my mind off of everything for a bit.

JASON: Alright. Just…pretend that we didn't find anything.

ARIA: I will. It's just…I feel bad for lying to my friends.

JASON: Aria…regardless of their issues with Ali, Spencer and Emily will let Ali know what we've found because Emily loves Ali and Spencer and Ali are sisters.

ARIA: Half-sisters.

JASON: But sisters none the less.

(Aria just nods her head as she opens her door before Jason places a hand on her free hand, halting her.)

JASON (Smiles): Hey. Despite the circumstances, I enjoyed spending time with you.

ARIA (Smiles): Yeah…me too.

(A part of the tiny brunette doesn't want to leave the car, but she knows she has to handle something first before she does anything with Jason.)

ARIA: Alright. See you later.

JASON: Later.

(She gets out the car and closes the door behind her. She heads to the door just as Jason pulls off.)

CUT TO:

INT. THE BREW- NOON.

(As Aria walks in, she sighs as she wishes she could've stayed with Jason for just a little bit longer. As she makes her way towards a free seat, she stops in her tracks. Her heart starts beating fast and nervousness sets in. She can't believe that the person she hasn't seen in a while is right in front of her again, looking the same as a year before. Ezra Fitz, who stares back at Aria as both seem a bit nervous and taken aback to see each other for the first time in a long while.)

CUT TO:

EXT. ROSEWOOD- THE CAVANAUGH'S HOUSE- NOON.

(Spencer's jeep SUV pulls up near a tree and she looks out of her window to see a shirtless Toby carving wood outside. She cracks a small smile before nervousness starts to settle in and she opens her door. She shuts her door and makes her way towards her tall, muscular ex-boyfriend who seems to still not notice her. But as she gets closer, Toby looks up and lets out a small smile before he turns his machine off.)

TOBY: Spencer!

SPENCER: Hey Toby.

(He looks around and notices his shirt on the back of his truck and he fetches it.)

SPENCER: How've you been?

TOBY (Putting on his shirt): Uh, I've been okay…how about-(He stops and notices the stitches on her face and the bandage on her hand) Oh my God…Spencer. What happened?

SPENCER (Disbelieved): You didn't hear?

TOBY: No. Yvonne and I haven't hardly left the house. We've been preparing to go on vacation.

SPENCER: Uh…

TOBY: Spencer…

SPENCER: Is it right for me to tell you?

TOBY: Spencer. Even though we're not together anymore, we're still friends. You know you can tell me anything.

SPENCER: You sure?

TOBY: Positive. Now, tell me what happened.

SPENCER: Okay, well, the ladies and I were having dinner when we got news that Ali's house was vandalized and when Aria unlocked her car, it exploded.

TOBY (Shocked): Oh my God. I'm glad you're okay. (He quickly grabs her and pulls her into a hug)

(Spencer can't help but hug her ex-boyfriend back. She wished she could hug him for just a little longer, but knew that Yvonne would feel a little jealous if she saw them like this. So, Spencer broke the hug and cleared her throat before stepping back.)

TOBY: Um, how's Emily and the others?

SPENCER: They're all fine, except Mona. She's in a coma.

TOBY (Shocked): Coma?

SPENCER: Yeah. She's been in it since the accident two days ago.

TOBY: Wait. How can a car just explode?

SPENCER: Our anonymous torturer.

TOBY: AD…

SPENCER: Right…but that's not why I'm here. Caleb is in jail.

TOBY: What?

SPENCER: Yeah, long story short, he was trying to figure out who visited Jenna's hotel room and AD hacked his laptop. Somehow, the police discovered it and now they're holding him.

TOBY: Alright. Well, I can make a call to Barry and see what I can do. Besides, Barry owes me for not coming to our wedding.

SPENCER: Thank you, Toby.

TOBY: It's no problem.

(He can't help but grab Spencer and pull her into another hug, knowing she needed some form of comfort. After only a few soft moments, the two break apart and Spencer turns around. As she heads to her SUV, she turns around to see Toby getting prepared to start his machine back up. She can't help, but let a small smile creep across her face before she opens her door and gets in. At the same time, her phone rings in her jacket pocket. She quickly reaches in and grabs it before she looks at the caller ID and answers it.)

SPENCER: Hey Wren. I'm on my way.

CUT TO:

INT. ROSEWOOD HOSPITAL- HALLWAY- NOON.

(Wren holds his phone to his ear and shakes his head.)

WREN: That's not why I'm calling, Spencer. I have some news.

SPENCER (OFFSCREEN): What is it?

WREN: Mona's awake.

(He turns around to watch her through the window as a nurse gives her pain meds. Meanwhile, Spencer seems to be overjoyed at the fact that Mona is finally awake as she cracks a smile.)

FADE OUT.

COMMERCIAL BREAK


ACT THREE

FADE IN:

INT. THE BREW- NOON.

(Aria shakes her legs nervously, something Ezra doesn't seem to notice because he's looking everywhere but at Aria. The tension could be cut with a butcher's knife. Finally, Ezra decides to speak.)

EZRA: So…do you wanna order something? I can order that frappe you've always liked? Iced coffee with a hint of caramel and light whip cream?

ARIA: Um, that's…not really my favorite anymore.

EZRA: Oh…

ARIA: I'm sorry, but…why did you call Ezra? Like, way out of the blue?

EZRA: I…just wanted to talk to you since it's been awhile. Plus, I heard about what happened to your car. I just wanted to make sure you're okay.

ARIA: Are you forgetting how things were left off between us?

EZRA: Uh…

ARIA: Do I need to remind you up and left me in the middle of the night because you got a call that Nicole was alive?

(Ezra looks a little taken aback by Aria's tone and facial expression. He's never seen this side of her. He's used to seeing the innocent high school girl he fell in love with. But now, he's dealing with a grown woman.)

ARIA: Just tell me one thing…(Sighs) is she really alive?

EZRA: Um…(clears throat) she was.

(Aria looks at her ex-boyfriend in confusion.)

EZRA: After Nicole was rescued, she went through months of therapy. Her family and I tried our best to help her recover from everything that happened to her. She was saved physically…but mentally, we couldn't save her. She killed herself right in front of me.

(Tears quickly form in Aria's eyes and she lets out a soft gasp. She can't believe what he's even saying right now as tears come down his face.)

EZRA: I begged her not to do it, but she just-just couldn't take it anymore. She pulled the trigger and-she was g-g-gone.

(He's full blown crying now and sympathetic Aria can't help but lay one of her hands on his, feeling sorry for her first love to have experienced that.)

ARIA: Ezra. I'm sorry that you had to go through that, especially alone.

(He looks up at her with teary eyes and sniffs just as her phone rings. She looks at her phone in her lap and sees that it's Spencer.)

ARIA: Sorry…it's Spencer.

(She quickly answers it and holds it to her ear. Though, Aria doesn't notice it, Ezra looks a bit peeved that Aria answered the phone in the middle of such an emotional moment between the two. He literally is crying his eyes out and she answered a phone call in the middle of it. What makes it worse is that though he can't hear what Spencer's saying, whatever she just told her, Aria looks happier than she looked when he first saw her today.)

ARIA: Really? That's great! I'm on the way!

(She quickly hangs up and looks at Ezra with a small smile.)

ARIA: I'm sorry. I have to go. Mona just woke up out of her coma.

(Ezra looks at her in slight shock as Aria quickly gets up.)

EZRA: What? She's out of her coma?

ARIA: Yeah, I have to go see her. But I'll call you later so we can talk.

(She takes off towards the door as Ezra holds up his hand.)

EZRA: Wait. Aria-

(She walks out of the Brew and he lets out an irritated and disappointed sigh. Just a few moments after, he notices Paige sitting on a couch, reading a book. She looks up at him as he stares back like they both know something.)

CUT TO:

INT. ROSEWOOD HOSPITAL- MONA'S ROOM- AFTERNOON.

(Aria walks into Mona's room and a smile instantly covers her face when she sees Mona awake and smiling.)

ARIA: Oh my God! Mona!

(She rushes over to Mona and hugs her tight to which Mona returns. After a few moments, Aria finally breaks off of Mona and notices Spencer and Emily also in the room.)

SPENCER: Geez. I thought we were invisible for a sec.

ARIA: I'm just so happy she's up.

EMILY: We all are, Mona. (Goes over to Mona and holds one of her hands)

MONA (Smiles back): Thanks, ladies. I'm happy you're here.

ARIA: Wait. Where's Ali?

SPENCER: I didn't tell her Mona's awake.

EMILY/ARIA: What?

SPENCER: I don't think Ali is one of the first faces Mona wanted to see when she woke up out of her coma.

MONA: Thanks for the consideration, Spencer.

SPENCER: No problem, Mona.

MONA: Okay…(Sighs) Now, I have something to tell you three.

(The three of them look at her in wonder. Spencer is already interested and folds her arms in anticipation, Emily holds Mona's hand tighter, and Aria walks over to Mona's open door and closes it. She turns around and comes back to Mona's side and stares intently at her, awaiting for what she has to say.)

EMILY: What is it?

(Mona looks at her friends and knows how much they want to know what she has to say. And though she's not going to tell them what they think she will, she knows this is just as important and means something totally crazy in this whole mystery they've been dealing with since they got back in town. She once again sighs before she finally tells them what's on her mind.)

MONA: Hanna's alive.

FADE OUT.

COMMERCIAL BREAK


ACT FOUR

FADE IN:

(CONTINUED) INT. ROSEWOOD HOSPITAL- MONA'S ROOM- AFTERNOON.

(The ladies stare at Mona in confusion for a few moments before Emily loosens her grip on Mona's hand, but doesn't let go.)

EMILY: Mona. What do you mean?

MONA: I saw Hanna. She was in here yesterday. She visited me.

(The three ladies in front of her seem to share a "look", a look Mona caught onto whenever she walked around them after she was released from Radley back during high school.)

MONA: Don't look like that. I'm not crazy.

ARIA: Mona…we know that. It's just…Hanna's dead.

MONA: I'm telling you guys I saw her. She came in here in some nurse outfit and told me that everything will be okay and that I know who AD is.

SPENCER: Wait. You know who AD is?

MONA: I mean…I have some thoughts, but…I don't know. I don't want to go around thinking one person is AD and then get shocked when it's not that person and turns out it's the person that I never thought could be AD.

EMILY: Who do you think it is?

MONA: Um…so, what has been going on with you guys?

(Emily rolls her eyes and Spencer walks closer to Mona.)

SPENCER: Mona. Who do you think AD is?

ARIA: Come on, Mona. You can trust us.

MONA: I know, but I can't trust that this place hasn't been bugged.

(The other three ladies exchange confused glances.)

ARIA: What do you mean?

MONA: Let's just say, the person who I think is AD visited me already. There's no telling if they're listening to us right now. Plus, I'm pretty sure AD monitors our phone calls and texts so I can't tell you through that either.

SPENCER: We need to know, though.

MONA: And you will. Your sister's boyfriend says that I can leave either at the end of the day or the morning. When I do, I'll send you a text to meet up at the Brew and then we can take a drive somewhere…private.

ARIA: Okay…

SPENCER: Yeah, we'll wait. We trust you.

(Mona looks slightly taken aback by those words coming out of Spencer's mouth to which Spencer quickly shoots her a friendly grin, signaling that she really does consider Mona a friend now. But they all notice Emily being a little quiet and look at her to see she's staring away.)

ARIA: Em? You okay?

EMILY: Um…yeah, it's just…(walks to the middle of the room to look at them) After Ali and I met up with Noel yesterday and he left, I saw…Red Coat.

MONA/ARIA/SPENCER: What?

EMILY: Yeah, but when we got outside, she was gone.

SPENCER: How is that even possible? The only two Red Coats were Ali and Charlotte. Charlotte is dead and Ali isn't Red Coat anymore.

(Aria looks away in slight nervousness to which Mona and Emily quickly pick up on, but Emily forgets about it when she suddenly remembers an important semi-fact.)

EMILY: Oh my God…I can't believe I forgot.

MONA: Forgot what?

EMILY: Sara Harvey was the third Red Coat.

SPENCER: Yeah, Charlotte said she had Sara be Red Coat when she needed her to be.

ARIA: Wow…

MONA: I can't believe we forgot that.

EMILY: We also forgot that Jenna said Sara's missing.

SPENCER: Yeah, missing as Sara Harvey but running around as Red Coat.

ARIA: Well, Sara never seemed that important in AD's game anyways, am I right?

MONA: Right. Besides, Sara can't be AD. The girl's smart, but not that smart. It's someone who can fool everyone easily. Someone who has convinced everyone they're innocent.

SPENCER: Yeah, but isn't it weird that Sara has been MIA for for so long and chooses now to pop back up?

ARIA: Yeah, well everyone's popping back up lately.

(The other three ladies gaze at Aria in wonder at what she meant by that and Aria can't help but tell them what she meant after she rolls her eyes.)

ARIA: Ezra is back in town. I was talking to him before I got the call about you, Mona.

EMILY: That's crazy…I saw Paige at the Radley today. I was with her when I got the call.

MONA: Well, that's two of you…Spencer?

SPENCER: Um…well after I visited Caleb in jail-

EMILY/ARIA/MONA: Jail?!

SPENCER: Yeah. After Caleb tried to hack into the Radley system, AD made his laptop overheat and I guess the police figured out what he was doing and arrested Caleb.

MONA: Well, what are you waiting for? Go bail him out with those big Hastings' bucks.

SPENCER: I had to lie and say that I'm his lawyer just to see him. And guys, he was beat pretty bad.

EMILY: What? The cops beat him up?

SPENCER: No, Archer did.

(The other three ladies look at her in disbelief.)

MONA: Wait. What do you mean? Isn't Archer in some prison or something out of state?

SPENCER: He was…until they brought him back last night apparently. I don't know why though.

ARIA: This isn't good. Essentially, AD is back in town.

EMILY: But he's not AD.

ARIA: Yeah, but he obviously knows about them.

MONA: Aria's right. Archer has to know about him. (Eyes Spencer) If only we knew another lawyer who could lie and say they're Archer's lawyer in order to see him and get answers out of him.

SPENCER: What? No. I can't do that.

ARIA: Yeah. Besides, I'm sure the police monitor a lawyer's conversation with a client.

MONA: They're not supposed to, but they do.

SPENCER: But I talked to Toby and he said he's gonna see if he can do something.

EMILY: Wait. I thought he was on vacation.

SPENCER: You knew that? How don't I know?

EMILY: No offence, Spence but you've been pretty busy lately. It's not your fault you didn't know.

SPENCER: Please…you're just trying to make me feel better for being a bad friend.

EMILY: Is it working?

SPENCER (Smirks): A little.

(Emily smirks back at Spencer as Aria smiles at their interaction and Mona looks over to notice the multiple vases of flowers on her stand. Aria looks over to her and realizes what she looks at it before she smiles.)

ARIA: One of those are courtesy of Mike. He visited you earlier yesterday.

MONA: Wow…

EMILY: Oh, and the flowers next to his are Noel's.

MONA: Noel? I'm surprised.

SPENCER (Grins): Well, it looks like you have two suitors, Miss Vanderwaal.

MONA (Smiles): My heart only belongs to one person.

(Mona then notices some dead looking flowers on the side of Noel's)

MONA: Either somebody sent me dead flowers or they died overnight.

(Aria goes over and picks up the vase of flowers only to shriek and drop it to the floor where it smashes into pieces and its contents lie on the floor. Aria holds a hand to her mouth in shock, Mona shifts in her bed uncomfortably, Emily lets out a gasp, and Spencer slowly makes her way over to the mess. There is dirt everywhere and live worms crawling around in it with a dirt filled note lying in it as well.)

ARIA: Oh my God.

EMILY: Who could've sent that?

SPENCER: It's obvious.

(Spencer picks up the card and reads the red-marked letter aloud)

SPENCER: Oops! I guess I lost my self-control. Don't make me angry again or I'll make you explode…AD.

(The ladies look visibly shaken. Just then, the door opens and Spencer hides the message behind her back. She is slightly relieved but still anxious when it's Wren who walks in, looking confused with the mess.)

WREN: God. What happened?

MONA: I was clumsy and dropped it when Aria handed it to me. It's no biggie.

(Wren glances between the four ladies in the room, not truly believing their story, but still drops it.)

WREN: Alright. I'll send someone in to clean that up immediately. But, Spencer…can I speak to you privately?

SPENCER: Um, yeah. Sure.

(He heads out the door and Spencer follows behind him.)

CUT TO:

INT. ROSEWOOD HOSPITAL- HALLWAY- AFTERNOON.

(Spencer closes Mona's door behind her as Wren turns around with a look of despair on his face. Spencer has known the Brit for far too long to not notice when something is wrong with him.)

SPENCER: Wren. What's wrong? Is Melissa okay?

WREN: She's fine, but we want to tell you something together. It's killing me not to tell you every time I see you now.

SPENCER: Wren. Just tell me. What is it? And what's with all the secrets anyways?

WREN: Spencer-

SPENCER: No. I know that Archer was living in an apartment under you and my sister's names.

WREN: What?

SPENCER: Yeah, I know about that.

WREN: Spencer…

SPENCER: Just tell me what are you two hiding, Wren?

WREN: We know that Aria's car exploding was no accident!

(Spencer looks slightly disturbed and taken aback by Wren's words. It should be obvious that Aria's car exploding wasn't just a system failure, but to hear someone say it…it opens up a whole other world for Spencer. But if he knows that the explosion wasn't an accident, what else does he know? It doesn't take much longer for her to get the answer to that question.)

WREN: And we know who did it.

(Spencer almost lets out a gasp. How does he know who did it? More importantly, who do theu think did it?)

WREN: Now will you come talk with us?

FADE OUT.

COMMERCIAL BREAK


ACT FIVE

FADE IN:

INT. THE RADLEY- BAR- NIGHT.

(A mimosa is sat down on the bar in front of Paige and she takes a sip of it. After the sip, she sighs heavily as if she's got something heavy on her heart.)

FEMALE VOICE: This seat taken?

PAIGE: No, it's not-(She looks up from her drink and to her left only to be slightly shocked to see Alison sitting in the seat next to her with a smirk on her face) Alison.

ALISON: Hey Paige. When did you get back in town?

PAIGE: Today…I see you never left.

ALISON: Well, I had no reason to.

PAIGE: How've you been?

ALISON (Grins): I'd be better if people knew their place.

PAIGE (Confused): What are you talking about?

ALISON: Oh please. I know what you're trying to do, but Emily isn't going to get back with you. And joining a club of stalkers won't make her love you anymore than she loves me.

(Paige simply scoffs and takes another sip of her drinks as Alison eyes her in wonder.)

ALISON: So, tell your stalker friends to leave me the Hell alone.

PAIGE: You're mistaken, Alison. If there's a club of people that are stalking you, I wouldn't be in it nor would I help them. You see, I don't care about you in any way, shape, or form. Besides, you're of no threat to me.

(Alison seems to bite her lip and hold her tongue as she tries to keep herself composed in front of one of her longtime enemies. But this has taken her by surprise. She thought she could easily scare Paige back to wherever she was before or at least far away from here. But Paige isn't showing any type of fear to her which irritates Ali even more so she just decides to get up. As she struts away from the bar, she stops and a smirk plays across her face. She turns around and Paige looks over at her.)

ALISON: You know, you should be very careful about who you trust in this town. Everyone has secrets…I wonder what's yours?

(Paige doesn't seem the least bit affected by Ali who quickly turns and makes her way to the elevator. Paige simply takes another sip of her drink as she shakes her head with a slight smirk. She knew Ali would never change, but damn. It feels good to be right.)

CUT TO:

EXT. ROSEWOOD- THE BREW- NIGHT.

(Aria walks down the sidewalk as she heads to the door. At the same time, the door opens and Jason walks out with a frappe in his hand.)

ARIA: Jason.

(He turns and smiles at Aria. Even though it's only been all day since they last saw each other, she feels like it's been even longer. Jason quickly notices that she's a little more happy than she was earlier.)

JASON: Hey. You look chipper. What's going on?

ARIA: Yeah I am. Mona's out of her coma and she's doing well.

JASON: Well, that's good. I'll send some flowers by.

ARIA: No, no. She has enough flowers…

JASON: Okay…

(Aria bites her lip as she stares up at him. She's trying her best not to spill her guts to him and let him know that she lied to him earlier. But apparently, she's not doing too good of a job when Jason surprises her.)

JASON: Aria. What's wrong? You obviously want to tell me something, but for some reason you also don't want to tell me.

ARIA: Um…there is actually. I…I lied to you earlier. I wasn't meeting with my brother here. I was meeting…Ezra.

(Jason smirks and nods his head.)

JASON: Wow…

ARIA: I'm sorry. I just didn't want to ruin…everything.

JASON: No. I-I get it. He's your first love.

ARIA: Yeah…

JASON: I don't want to confuse you, Aria, but I'm gonna lie. I still think about you…every-day. There's not a moment that goes by that I don't think about you. Still…I know that this really isn't my decision. It's yours. I just want you to be happy so…just let me know what you decide.

(He quickly turns around and walks away down the sidewalk as Aria is still stuck trying to figure out what to do. Should she chase after Jason and let him know that the feelings are mutual or go inside to see Ezra. Instead of making a decision in that moment, Aria just stands in the same spot, staying undecided.)

CUT TO:

EXT. THE HASTINGS' CABIN- LAKE- NIGHT.

(Spencer and Wren make their way out of the woods and she is still confused as to where Melissa is at and starting to get nervous.)

SPENCER: Wren? Is Melissa here or not?

WREN: She's here. Trust me.

SPENCER (Snarks): At night time in the woods?

WREN: Spencer, I won't hurt you.

SPENCER: I know, but-(She stops as she finally sees Melissa who stands on the boardwalk, staring down into the lake) Melissa.

(Wren and Spencer make their way over to her. As soon as she hears the footsteps, she turns around with a pistol in her head, making both Wren and Spencer jump back in shock.)

WREN: Melissa!

SPENCER: What are you doing?

(Melissa lets out a relieved sigh as she drops the gun to her side.)

MELISSA: Sorry. I thought you guys were someone else.

SPENCER: Who? Melissa, what's going on? Wren told me-

MELISSA (Eyes Wren): You told her without me?

WREN: I only told her that we know what happened to Aria's car and who did it.

SPENCER: Yeah, and that's what I want to know. Who did it? And how do you know who did it?

MELISSA: It's a long story, Spencer.

SPENCER: Well then, give me the cliff notes version.

MELISSA: Look…remember what I said when I told you I was the Queen of Hearts on that train the night Aria was almost thrown off? The reason I did that is the same reason I've been doing stuff now.

SPENCER: To protect me? Melissa, protect me from who?

MELISSA: A!

(Spencer looks a bit shocked and glances from her sister to Wren, expecting a different look on their faces. But it surprises her even more to see that both look a little guilty and ashamed.)

SPENCER: How do you know about A?

MELISSA: Spencer-

SPENCER: How do you know?

WREN: Because we've been talking to them.

(Spencer looks absolutely irate with them as tears form in her eyes.)

MELISSA: We've been doing things for A. Like setting up meetings for the team at the Radley.

SPENCER: Team?

WREN: The A-Team is what Noel likes to call us.

MELISSA: But everyone is on the team for different reasons.

SPENCER: Oh yeah? Are you sure you're not all trying to kill us?!

MELISSA: We've been trying to protect you.

WREN: Well…partly.

SPENCER (Eyes him in confusion): What do you mean, partly?

WREN: A told me that if I do what they say, they'll tell me what really happened to my little sister, Bethany.

(Spencer looks over at Melissa who just nods her head.)

SPENCER: What do you mean "what really happened"?

MELISSA: Are you sure you want to know?

WREN: We've come this far. We might as well tell her everything.

SPENCER: Yes, please! I am so confused!

MELISSA: Spencer. Whoever I buried that night was NOT Bethany Young.

(Spencer looks mind-blown and throws her fingers through her hair before she lets out a sigh.)

SPENCER: You mean to tell me that the body we once thought was Ali who then turned out to Bethany actually isn't Bethany?

WREN: Yeah. At least that's what A says.

SPENCER: A says?! A is a liar! They've always been blackmailing and lying to get people to do their dirty work and you two-you fell for it.

MELISSA: Listen, that's not all, Spencer.

SPENCER: Okay…(sniffs) Go.

MELISSA: The night Alison disappeared, I met up with someone.

SPENCER: Who?

MELISSA: Charlotte.

FLASHBACK TO:

EXT. THE DILAURENTIS' BACKYARD- NIGHT.

(Melissa stands by where the gazebo was going to be built at as she looks around her surroundings until finally she hears footsteps and turns to see Charlotte walking towards her in a yellow shirt and black pants similar to what Ali wore that night.)

MELISSA: Where have you been? I've been waiting here for like ten minutes.

CHARLOTTE: Sorry…Geez. I got caught up with something.

MELISSA: (Smacks her lips) Were you with Wilden?

CHARLOTTE (Rolls her eyes): So what if I was? It's not like Ali and him are on good terms.

MELISSA: Ugh…speaking of that girl, where is she?

CHARLOTTE: Ali? I haven't seen her at all tonight. I just got here. She told me to wear this so we can be twins and she can introduce me to your little sis and the rest of her friends. God, I guess I'm more of a sister to her than her own-

MELISSA: CeCe…

CHARLOTTE: Look, she's trying to make up for getting me kicked out of the sorority and for Ali, that shows major growth. Maybe she's changing.

MELISSA: Or maybe she's still Ali.

CHARLOTTE: Listen, I know you don't like Ali after you found out she was sleeping with Ian, but you have got to let that go. And Ian too…it takes two to tango.

MELISSA: Ian and I have a future together.

CHARLOTTE: Well, that future is going to include Ali as your sister wife if you don't drop him.

MELISSA: Whose side are you on, anyways?

CHARLOTTE: I'm neutral. Always have been, always will. Besides, you can't forget about that handsome soon to be doctor you're always talking to. What is his name again?

MELISSA (Smiles): Wren, he's sweet.

CHARLOTTE: Yes, he is and cute too…I only know that because he visits his sister in Radley.

MELISSA: Speaking of Radley, how long are you gonna pretend to be a patient there?

CHARLOTTE: Just until I find out who my birth mom is. Look, I've only been there for a month and I've already found out her first name.

MELISSA: What is it?

JASON: Ali?!

(Melissa looks over and Charlotte turns around to see a drunk Jason staring at them from near his porch. He seems to shake his head and stumble, giving them both time to run off in two different directions. When Jason re-opens his eyes and looks over, they're already gone.)

FLASH TO: (PRESENT)

EXT. THE HASTINGS' CABIN- LAKE- NIGHT.

(Spencer looks at Melissa in shock still, now knowing that Charlotte and Melissa were once friends, even before Charlotte appeared in their lives.)

SPENCER: So…you and Charlotte were friends before all of this started?

MELISSA: Yes. We were close, but after what I thought I did to Ali, I never talked to Charlotte again…until I found out that it wasn't Ali. It was Bethany-

WREN: Which is why she didn't try to get back with me.

MELISSA: Oh, please. I wasn't going to get back with you anyways. But I wasn't trying to even be cordial with you.

SPENCER: Until you found out it was Bethany either.

MELISSA: Yeah.

SPENCER: Wow…this is a lot to take in.

WREN: Don't worry. It's not much else except for something on her part and a few things on my part.

SPENCER: Alright…

MELISSA: I killed Jessica DiLaurentis.

SPENCER: You what?!

MELISSA: She was going to frame you for Ali and Wilden's murders. I couldn't let that happen. I thought about turning myself in, but I realized that I didn't have proof and the cops in this town are too stupid to know the truth from a lie. So I had to get rid of her.

SPENCER: How'd you do it?

MELISSA: I stole pills from Wren that were identical to her sleeping meds and replaced them with the ones I stole. She fell flat to the ground.

SPENCER: Charlotte was telling the truth then. She said all she did was bury Jessica.

MELISSA: Right. Charlotte never even knew it was me…(Sighs as tears fall down her face) God. I killed my friend's mom and left her body on the cold ground like some cold-hearted killer.

WREN: You're not, Melissa. You were just protecting Spencer.

SPENCER: I…I can't believe you protected me…again.

MELISSA: We're sisters, Spencer. Regardless of our issues, our sisterhood always comes first. I'm just…sorry I didn't show that enough in the past.

SPENCER: I guess it's fine. I think you've proven that more than once. I know I've said this before, but I'm sorry too…for everything, including having a thing with Wren.

MELISSA: Well, if it happened now, it wouldn't have a problem with that.

SPENCER (Confused): What? Wait. What do you mean?

WREN: Um…that's another thing A has made us do. We're not really together. To everyone else, we're getting engaged. But we're not in love.

MELISSA: A told us to pretend to be a couple or you'll die and Wren won't ever find out what happened to Bethany.

SPENCER: Uh-

(The sound of footsteps alerts the three and they turn to notice a figure in the woods.)

SPENCER: Oh my God…

WREN: Come on, ladies. We have to get out of here. (He grabs Spencer's hand and urges Melissa over to them)

(The three make their way off the boardwalk and through the woods. Melissa and Spencer make their way through the trees as Wren follows closely behind them. POW! A gunshot roars through the woods, but the three continue to run. The three finally make it out of the woods and towards Wren's car.)

FADE TO:

INT. A-LAIR- NIGHT.

(A blueprint labeled "Rosewood PD" is on a wall. A picks up a red marker with their gloved hand and circles a point on the blueprint that's labeled "HOLDING CELLS". On the map are are arrows leading to a point labeled "BACK DOOR EXIT" to which A circles too. A presses a button on their iPhone.)

FEMALE VOICE: Honey…we need to talk…I miss you and…I'm sorry about what I said. You may be adopted, but you're still my child. And I will always love you. Please call me back, son.

The voicemails cut off…)

FADE OUT.

Sorry for the long wait, my lovely readers! RL got a hold of me where I could hardly write an episode. But don't worry! I have planned out the next two episodes and will be released on time! How did you like the re-invention of Aria and Jason's flashback from last episode? Did you like how Paige was re-introduced this season? And what is that darn Ali up to?! If you haven't found out who A is by the end of the episode, you'll definitely figure it out by the end of the next where one Liar comes face to face with A and it's no stranger. Please leave any theories, comments, questions, or reviews on what you think will happen this season and thank you so much for the support!