Close Encounters

Close Encounters is the sixteenth episode of Season 4 of Pretty Little Liars. It is set to air on January 21, 2014.

Synopsis
Shana returns to Rosewood to tell Emily that she has a message from Ali, but can Emily and the girls trust Shana with all that they know about her? And when Shana ups the stakes and says that Ali wants to meet Emily — and only Emily — could it all be part of an “A” plan, or is Emily really Alison’s favorite? With Emily becoming more hopeful by the minute, Spencer is determined to not let her friend get hurt.

Meanwhile, Aria and Hanna deal with matters of the heart.

Title and Background

 * Someone may have a close encounter with A or the A-Team.

Main Cast

 * Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings
 * Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin
 * Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields
 * Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery
 * Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis
 * Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal

Guest Cast

 * Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh
 * Ryan Guzman as Jake
 * Luke Kleintank as Travis
 * Ian Harding as Ezra Fitz
 * Nolan North as Peter Hastings
 * Laura Leighton as Ashley Marin
 * Brandon W. Jones as Andrew Campbell
 * Aeriel Miranda as Shana
 * Julian Morris as Wren Kingston

Trivia

 * The table read was on August 2, 2013.
 * Jonell tweeted that Ezra is in the episode, but Ian Harding could not attend the table read.
 * Marlene King attended the table read through Skype since she was in New Orleans at the time.
 * Filming began on August 5, 2013 and ended on August 13, 2013.