"It's Jackie-Freaking-Molina. Jackie Molina. Can you believe her?" Aria met the girls at Spencer's the next day when she let them in on the story of her night with Ezra.
"That bitch has had it coming for a while." Hanna plotted. "What's our plan of attack?"
"I don't know, guys! I mean, she's been torturing me for about a month and I had no idea it was her. I thought she was miles away. Somehow she knew I was with Ezra last night and now… I don't know what her next move will be. She's threatened him more than once. Even though it isn't A, that bitch is still threatening Ezra." Aria looked down as she realised he might not be saved after all.
"Where is Ezra now?" Spencer asked as she could see Aria was upset.
"I told him to leave town and just keep driving but he won't leave. He was going to go to the cabin but I don't think being miles away with no cell signal is a great idea under the circumstances. I've got him checking in with me via text every half hour."
"Wow. Very organised. I've never been prouder." Spencer smiled.
"Are you feeling alright?" Hanna rolled her eyes. "What's the plan then?"
"I don't have one… That's where you three come in." Aria searched their eyes for answers.
"We could get Spencer to track her down." Hanna suggested.
"And how exactly would I do that?" Spencer looked at her puzzled.
"I don't know, you done it for Toby!" Hanna exclaimed.
"Why don't we just wait for her to come to you… I mean she is following you and Ezra." Emily announced this to them, although they never listened to her. "Just provoke her. Give her exactly what she doesn't want…"
Aria leaned over to Emily to give her a hug.
"You're a genius, Miss Fields." Aria said as she gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I'm gonna go home and get ready for tonight then and I'll go to Ezra's. You three can stake out and see if you can find her, then let me know. Thanks, I love you."
Aria's pony tail bounced as she rushed out of Spencer's door, full of hope that this may finally be over. Hanna smiled as she thought about how she would do anything for Caleb and how glad she was that he was safe.
"Something doesn't add up with all of this though… Why would Jackie want to hurt Ezra?" Spencer was scouring her mind for answers but nothing seemed to click.
"She's plain cuckoo Spencer. Don't try and understand, just be glad you don't." Hanna sniggered as she went and opened Spencer's fridge in search of food.
"She has no motive to hurt Ezra… She probably wants him back. She's more likely to want to hurt Aria." Spencer started to put everything together piece by piece as a look of dread overcame her face.
"Yeah, these last few weeks when Aria was depressing as all hell must have been like liquid crack to that bitch." Hanna said while inspecting an apple that was in Spencer's fruit bowl.
Emily looked at Spencer as they both realised they shouldn't have let Aria leave. Spencer jumped up and opened the doors to see if she could see Aria outside. Emily got her phone and started ringing her.
"Voicemail." Emily said, a worried look written all over her face.
"I can't see her anywhere, we're too late." Spencer panted, out of breath from running around the house looking for Aria.
"What's going on with you two?" Hanna asked.
"Jackie doesn't want to hurt Ezra, she wants him back. What do you think that means?" Emily answered Hanna.
A moment of clarity overcame Hanna.
"She needs to get Aria out of the picture… Great."