Hanna retched into the toilet over and over again. She finally felt like there was nothing left in her stomach and flushed the toilet. She got up to rinse out her mouth and her a knock on the door.

"Hanna," Aria called to her. "Are you okay in there?"

"I'm fine," Hanna said opening the door.

"Are you sure?" Aria asked when she saw how pale Hanna was.

"I just don't feel well," Hanna told her.

"You're not making yourself sick again?" Aria asked. "It's okay to tell me, you know."

"No," Hanna lied to her. "I haven't done that since high school."

"You'd tell me, right?" Aria asked with a concerned look.

"Yeah, of course," Hanna said trying to shake her off. "We better get going."

"Right," Aria breathed. She hated that they were on their way to Emily's funeral. Emily didn't deserve to die so young and not that way. Rachel had called them again to give them more details. After the autopsy, the doctors learned she had steroids in her system. They were most likely making her depressed and moody which led to her killing herself. Just the thought of it gave Aria shivers. She took Hanna's hand and they headed to the funeral.

They finally arrived and saw Spencer sitting near the front of the church. Tyler was with her. They were both in black, which wasn't rare considering they're lawyers, but this was different. There was an air of solemness in the church. No one looked at each other but they didn't look straight ahead either. Almost everyone was staring right into the ground.

"Hi," Aria said scooting next to Spencer. Those were the only words the girls uttered until the end of the memorial. Finally everyone got up and walked outside for the burial. It was a slow procession to the cemetery. Aria recognized a few faces but most of them were from the covers of magazines and advertisements. Most of Emily's friends were olympians but few of them ever ventured in the city to meet the girls.

"Hey," Hanna said pointing out a familiar face.

"What?" Spencer asked.

"Drew," Hanna pointed him out. "He's done some photo shoots for Femme. I didn't know he knew Emily."

"Go find out," Spencer said urging her away. Hanna strolled over toward him and gave him a weak smile.

"Drew, right?" she asked.

"Hanna," he smiled when he saw her. "Did you know Em?"

"Yeah," Hanna said. "We've been friends since high school."

"That's funny," he told her. "She never mentioned you."

"Did you ever..." Hanna pretended to ignore her shock at Emily keeping her old friends a secret, "...did you notice her being depressed at all?"

"I guess it's irrelevant now," he told her.

"I guess so," Hanna sighed. She said goodbye and snuck away to meet her friends. She was still getting used to the idea that Emily wouldn't be around anymore. Granted, she'd been acting a little strangely in the past year, but she was still their best friend. She reached her friends and her phone beeped. All of their phones did. The three girls read an identical text: You're next - A.


"This isn't a joke anymore," Spencer said as the three girls huddled around the kitchen counter.

"Are you trying to say that A had something to do with Emily's death?" Hanna asked.

"I don't know," Spencer told them, "but I know threatening texts from A can hurt someone who is already depressed."

"Here comes Spencer's lawyer brain," Aria teased.

"Seriously guys," Spencer said pulling out a crumpled piece of paper. "As Rachel's lawyer, I went through Emily's room today and found her cell phone."

"What's that?" Hanna asked staring at the paper.

"It's a list of every message she's ever gotten from A," Spencer explained. Let's rewrite everything A has sent us. The liars jotted down anything they could think of and handed it to Spencer who compiled them. The girls analyzed the list:

Aria

1. Have you ever met a teacher that didn't take a liking to you? (Columbia)

2. Some things never change (Jake's apartment)

3. Maybe Jake should see this w/ photo (Ezra's office)

4. Sleeping with a married teacher. Sound familiar? (Blue Lagoon)

Emily

1. Is it still cheating if you kiss a boy? (Velvet Lounge)

2. The third one's the charm (Emily's flat)

3. That's not the only juice in your system (?)

4. She's pissed about the steroids. Imagine when she sees this w/ photo (?)

Hanna

1. Missing something? w/ photo of sonogram (Dr. Jeffrie's office)

2. Old habits die hard (Femme offices)

Spencer

1. He can't look now. I bet you have time for a quickie (Velvet Lounge)

2. His name is Tyler (Velvet Lounge)

3. Did he say what I think he said? (Subway)

"So Drew and Emily were having an affair?" Hanna asked.

"It looks that way," Spencer said, "but you have to remember that A like to manipulate people."

"How can this be the same A, though?" Aria sighed.

"I don't think it is," Spencer told them. "Our case was a highly publicized matter. It was in most of the national media outlets. I think this A is a copycat."

"But who hates us that much?" Hanna asked. "Why would one person want to torment us about things that happened a decade ago?"

"That's what we need to figure out," Spencer said.

"I don't have time for this," Hanna said getting up to leave. "I'm late to meet Caleb."

"Bye," Aria called as Hanna grabbed her purse and slipped out the door waving goodbye.

"She's being a little weird," Spencer said.

"I think she's relapsing," Aria told her. "I heard her throwing up a few times. I'm worried. Should we do something?"

"Maybe we should tell Caleb," Spencer said. "He's always known how to help her out."