Spencer and Toby were taking a stroll round town when they saw a poster with Alison's picture. It was March and still no one had heard from her since Christmas. "They're still looking for her?" Spencer questioned.

"Yeah. Her family's worried and she's also a wanted criminal now. The police want her behind bars."

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A week later, Toby was working in the woods near Rosewood, looking for an signs of Ali. Not only had nobody seen her anywhere, but there were no trails to follow. He was scanning the ground for footprints or dropped items when he saw something shiny glinting under a pile of leaves. Crouching down, he pushed some of the leaves away to reveal a knife covered in blood. My knife.

"Found anything Cavanagh?" A voice called.

It could be Mona's murder weapon. But what if it has my fingerprints on it? "Nothing." Toby didn't know what else to say.

He later told Spencer and Caleb to see what they would say. Both of them agreed it was too risky to hand it over, but Toby was still thinking that it could be the murder weapon. In the end the three of them decided just to leave it and see what happened.

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Spencer went over to Caleb's apartment the next day to say that they had to tell the others. What she saw horrified her. A knife, covered in blood, laid on the bed in a sealed plastic bag. "You went back for it!"

If it has my fingerprints on it..."

"No Caleb! That's police evidence!"

"I can't get arrested for suspicion of murder again, Spencer!"

"Again?" Her voice was a lot softer now. Caleb told her a story about his past. When he finished, she announced, "I'm going to help you destroy it."

They immediately went to the school to use the kiln there. They placed the knife inside and turned it on. It burned out of existence.

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Everyone went to a party that night at the re-opening of The Brew, with Ezra as the new manager. Spencer and Aria chatted away. Spencer felt something on her wrist. She turned round. "We need to talk." Toby said through gritted teeth.

"Bye Aria." She said ruefully.

"See you later." Aria went off to find Ezra.

Toby dragged Spencer outside to talk more freely. "How could you Spence? We had a deal!"

"It had to be done! And how would you even know if you hadn't gone back yourself?"

"I went back to do the right thing!"

"Since when did that matter to you more than your friends? More than me?"

"Spencer..."

"No! It's too late now anyway! It's gone. Destroyed."

"Stop Spence! The less I know the better."

"You became a cop to protect me, not to argue with me."

"Then we won't argue!" Toby stalked off down the road.

"Toby!" He didn't look back or even seem to acknowledge her.

I'm sorry this is a short chapter, it just worked to end it like that. I'll try to write an extra long chapter next time to make up for it.