Red Coat

"She's everywhere and she's nowhere."

- Mona about Red Coat

Red Coat is the secondary antagonist of Pretty Little Liars. Red Coat is the person who took over "A" and the "A-Team" from Mona Vanderwaal. Toby and Mona have confirmed that she is now the leader of The A-Team.

Alison DiLaurentis was revealed to be Red Coat in A DAngerous GAme, but now it appears that she may not be Red Coat and that the real identity of the Red Coat is still a mystery. It is also rumored that The Lady in Black is the same person as Red Coat.

Season 2
UnmAsked

At the end of this episode, when Mona is sitting in her bed at the Radley Sanitarium, she receives a visit from someone wearing a red trench coat similar to the one Vivian Darkbloom wore. It is implied that the person in the red coat is the leader of the "A-Team" due to Mona saying "I did everything you asked me to do."

Season 3
 It Happened 'That Night'  Hanna visits Mona at Radley. Mona is unresponsive. We learn that while Hanna is sitting and reading to Mona that Mona is hallucinating Alison wearing a red coat sitting in the room with them, reading a copy of Lolita.

 Blood Is The New Black 

We see Red Coat once more wearing a red hoodie. She is seen buying black hoodies and gloves for her workers. The store owner says to Red Coat, "So, are you buying this for a team?"

The Lady Killer

It is revealed that Toby is the second "A," and is also part of the "A-Team." The dramatic irony is that the Liars don't seem to understand that both Mona, and the New A, are simply workers for Red Coat. In the same episode, we also see Mona, (most likely) talking to Red Coat on the phone since Mona learns from the other person that there is a "change of plans." Since Red Coat is usually the one planning out all of the "A" schemes, it seems as if the caller was Red Coat.

Misery Loves Company

When Hanna goes to the boutique, she sees in the window reflection a blond girl wearing a red coat (the same color as Vivian's jacket) across the street, watching her. When Hanna turns around, the girl has disappeared.

In the same episode, we see Mona and Toby talking in "A's" lair. Mona refers to someone by saying, "They need to understand she's in charge." Which means that Red Coat is a female.

Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Inferno

Red Coat is seen in A's Lair using a blowtorch to burn a doll representing Hanna. The girl was seen wearing a red jacket and red nail polish.

Dead to Me

Emily remembers more of what happened "That Night". She remembers seeing Red Coat while being attacked by a member of the "A-Team." She remembers that Red Coat had blonde hair. Emily says that she (Red Coat) is the one in charge.



Hot Water

Spencer sees Red Coat after her date with Wren. She manages to get away before Spencer can catch up to her.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Red Coat appears to Emily for a second time while she is in her car waiting to meet up with Toby. However, she quickly vanishes after Emily catches a glimpse of her entering Toby's workplace. It is presumed that Red Coat lured Emily by using Toby's phone.

I'm Your Puppet

Aria sees Red Coat while she, Hanna, and Emily are in the morgue posing as candy stripers. Aria follows her, almost catching her before she slips into an elevator and escapes.



A DAngerous GAme

It is revealed that Toby doesn't know Red Coat's identity. He tells Spencer that all he knows is that she's in charge. At The Thornhill Lodge, Mona is heard talking on the phone to Red Coat who is flying over them in a plane, while Spencer, Aria, Hanna, Emily and Toby are working on a plan to reveal her identity. After Toby and Spencer leave, the girls sneak in and corner Mona, but the cabin is suddenly on fire and Mona tells the girls it's Red Coat's doing. Locked inside, they urgently try to find a way out, and Mona reveals she does not know who Red Coat is. In the end, Red Coat drags the girls out and quickly escapes, but not before Hanna, Mona and Spencer catch glimpses of her, and it's Alison. Mona later tells The Liars that Red Coat wore an "Alison" Mask when she visited her in Radley and during "That Night." Emily and Aria are both unsure if the girls actually saw Alison, or if it was Red Coat wearing the mask.

Season 4
'A' is for A-l-i-v-e

Red Coat did not have a physical appearance in this episode, but her coat is seen (with no hood) in the rubble at the Lodge. At Darren Wilden's funeral, a woman (The Black Widow) was possibly spying on the Liars, and, later on, she was in "A's" Lair adding a Mona doll to "A's" dollhouse. She pulled back her veil and was shown wearing the Alison Mask, but it was burned on the side. Did she save the girls at the lodge fire? Could she be Red Coat?

Under The Gun

Emily is taken to the police station and questioned by Lt. Linda Tanner concerning a video that she received. The video featured someone wearing the red coat while wearing an "Emily" Mask, holding up a 'Guilty' sign. It is unknown if this was actually Red Coat or another "A-Team" member (as the person's hair is not blonde).

Crash and Burn, Girl!

It is revealed by Nigel Wright that CeCe Drake set up a fake private flight plan for Red Coat in A DAngerous GAme. CeCe paid Nigel to cover her tracks. It is unknown if CeCe is Red Coat or if she's apart of the A-Team, or if this was a lie.

Into the Deep



Red Coat is seen walking towards the DiLaurentis House at night. She waits until the lights go off in the house and goes under the porch and unscrews a panel, leading to a secret place. She then enters.

The Mirror Has Three Faces

According to the promo Red Coat will play a major part in this episode.

Pretty Dirty Secrets


In "TrAde-Off", Red Coat is briefly seen wandering around the Halloween Spooktacular Store while Lucas Gottesman receives a phone call.

She's also seen in "CAll Security" on a recorded tape.

Appearances (16/95)
Season 2 (1/25)
 * UnmAsked

Pretty Dirty Secrets (2/8)
 * TrAde-Off
 * CAll Security

Season 3 (8/24)
 * Blood Is The New Black
 * Misery Loves Company
 * Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Inferno
 * Dead To Me
 * Hot Water
 * Out of Sight, Out of Mind
 * I'm Your Puppet
 * A DAngerous GAme

Season 4 (5/24)
 * 'A' is for A-l-i-v-e
 * Under The Gun
 * Into the Deep
 * The Mirror Has Three Faces
 * Bring Down the Hoe

Alison DiLaurentis
The ending of A DAngerous GAme left fans wondering if Alison is Red Coat and A. Hanna and Spencer still believe this. While Spencer is starting to doubt herself Hanna is sure that she saw Alison and that she's Red Coat. As of now no official confirmation has been made and fans can for now either say she's A or say it's unknown.

Why Alison may be Red Coat
 * Red Coat is seen with long blonde hair, similar to Alison's.
 * Alison visits the girls, and leaves traces of her appearances.
 * Spencer, Hanna, and Mona thought they saw Alison in the red coat.
 * Alison is revealed to possibly be alive.

Why Alison may not be Red Coat
 * It would be really obvious
 * Alison is presumed to be dead.
 * Janel confirmed we'd find out who Red Coat is in 4x12. Well why would we find out if we already knew. Therefore, meaning Ali probably isn't Red Coat.

CeCe Drake
Why CeCe may be Red Coat
 * In Crash and Burn, Girl!, Toby and Caleb try to crack down on who Red Coat is. They visit the airport and are told no information, but they soon find out he was lying and they return. They threaten him and ask who the blonde girl in the Red Coat he flew was, and he replies "CeCe Drake".
 * It's also pointed out by some fans that a red coat is seen sticking out of CeCe's luggage in Hot Water.
 * Fans have pointed out that CeCe told Aria she owed her one.
 * Later in the episode -A is spinning liquor around to see which liar it lands on. It lands on Aria but -A readjusts the bottle to land on another liar.
 * Cece is actually the girl in the Red Coat who visited Mona in unmAsked.

Why CeCe may not be Red Coat
 * She's very obvious.
 * Red Coat is now the main antagonist. CeCe is a new character. It is unknown why she would be the Liars biggest threat.

Twin Theory

 * Others suggest that Alison's twin sister, Courtney, is the one leading the A-Team. At this time it can't be determined whether this is true or not as Oliver Goldstick has stated "We're not exploring that," in regards to Ali potentially having a twin.