Red Coat

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

- Mona about Red Coat

Red Coat is the secondary antagonist of the TV show. Red Coat is the person who took over "A", and the "A-Team" from Mona Vanderwaal. She is now the leader.

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 Vivian Darkbloom's. 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
 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 the 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 it really was her.

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 the "A" Lair using a blowtorch to burn a doll representing Hanna. The girl was seen wearing a red jacket and has red nail polish on.

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 strippers. Aria follows her, almost catching her before she slips into an elevator.

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 she notices that the cabin is on fire and tells the girls it's Red Coat leading her to tell them that she doesn't know her identity either.The other Liars show up and corner Mona. Someone starts a fire in the woods and locks the Liars and Mona inside as the lodge catches fire. 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 its 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 appearence in this episode but her Coat was seen (with no hood). 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 took of 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 was sent in. The video showed 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 that it was CeCe in the Red Coat in A DAngerous GAme. CeCe paid Nigel to cover her tracks. It is unknown if she is leading the A-Team or if this was even true so it leads fans to only assume it was CeCe.

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 (13)
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 (2/24)
 * 'A' is for A-l-i-v-e
 * Under The Gun

Alison DiLaurentis
The ending of A DAngerous GAme left fans wondering is Alison 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 either for now say she's A or say its unknown.

Why CeCe Drake 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 our 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.

Why CeCe Drake 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.

Why Aria might be Red Coat
====Why Aria might not be Red Coat====
 * Aria is the last person seen in the Red Coat before Red Coat takes over the team.
 * Aria has only been psychically hurt by -A once. We now know that that was Wilden and Melissa. So it is unknown if they are on the team or not.
 * Aria receives -A texts alone.
 * Aria has seen Red Coat once.
 * And Red Coat was present at the Thornhill Lodge. Aria was too.

Suspects

 * The following people have been suspected by the fans:
 * Jenna Marshall (Being against the girls for blinding her)
 * Aria Montgomery (She "ssshhhs" in the opening sequence)
 * 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.