Taking This One to the Grave

"It's all your fault."

- A

Taking This One to the Grave is the twelfth episode of Season 5 of Pretty Little Liars. This episode is the summer finale and aired on August 26th, 2014.

Summary
The episode opens on Thanksgiving Day. There is crime scene tape taped around the front door entrance to the Vanderwaal Residence. On the street in front of the Vanderwaal Residence, Emily is holding a visibly upset Hanna, while Ezra is holding a shaken Aria. Barry Maple approaches the girls and asks for their statements, he asks for Hanna's statement first and asks her to head over to the porch with him. Hanna tells him no as she can't go back up to the porch as she can't see that again. Barry Maple heads back towards the House while Hanna begins crying again. Aria looks towards Ezra and tells him that there was so much blood in the house, there was no way that someone could have lived through that. Just as Aria finishes speaking, the girls receive a text. The text is from A and reads "Its all your fault - A". The Liars look on distraught.

Flashback thirty six hours earlier, Alison is at the police station being set up and attached to the lie detector machine. The instructor explains to Alison, that he will ask a series of questions which are true and then some questions that don't know the answer to. His further expands that her body's reaction will indicate honesty or not. Through the glass, we see two policemen and Detective Holbrook. One of the policemen suggests that maybe they should wait for Tanner before conducting the test however Holbrook looks on while the instructor is still explaining the process of the test to Alison. The instructor explains that when Alison is telling the truth, she will be using her memory however if she lies, she will be using her imagination. The instructors asks Alison if she understands how the test works and Alison nods yes. The instructor asks her to answer the questions verbally so Alison replies telling him that she understands. The instructor then asks a series of questions such as are you sitting down, what is the colour of your top and her full legal name which Alison answers truthfully as the test begins.

We are in Mona's bedroom. There is a record playing and we see Mona has a big collection of dolls. Mona is sat on her bed reading a book while there is a knock on her door. Mona tells the person to come in and we see that it is her mum, Leona who tells Mona that she has company. When Mona asks who is it, Leona tells her to come see for herself. Downstairs in the lounge, Mona sees that the company is the liars minus Alison. Mona asks the liars what's with the grim faces and asks if somebody died. Hanna tells Mona that the liars need her help. As Mona begins to answer, we hear Leona opening the fridge therefore Mona replies to Hanna in a lower tone asking what has she done now meaning Alison. Hanna states that she has not done nothing yet while Aria adds what they think she is about to do while Emily also adds that Alison is at the police station and she is talking to the cops. Mona asks whether they know what Alison is telling the cops. Spencer replies that a lie is halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Hanna asks whether it was Alison that said that before both Mona and Spencer correct her at the same time telling her it was Churchill. Hanna states that the liars have been lying for Alison ever since she got back to Rosewood therefore they need to know which story Alison is telling the cops. Mona is confused and asks why don't they ask Alison. Emily tells Mona that they don't believe that Alison will tell them the truth. Mona asks the liars why they think that she can help them. The liars exchanged looks before Aria replies telling her that she is Mona.

Back at the police station, the test instructor is asking about the night Bethany Young was killed. He asks her who else was in the barn that night. Alison replies telling the instructor that Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin and Emily Fields was in the barn. She confirms that when she left the barn, the three of them was still sleeping. The instructor then asks Alison where she last saw Spencer Hastings that night.

Back at the Vanderwaal Residence, Mona tells the liars that Alison stole her life from her when Alison crowned her Rosewood's biggest loser. Mona tells the liars that Alison was so convincing that even Mona was starting to believe her. Hanna asks whether this means that Mona will help the liars. Mona explains that even though she owes the four liars for everything that she has done to them in the past, she is already number one on Alison's hit list therefore if Alison was to find out that she has sided with the liars, she is afraid to think of how far Alison will go to stop Mona. Spencer asks Mona if she is really that scared of Alison. Mona replies asking Spencer aren't you? Spencer looks on while Hanna exchanges looks. Mona continues telling them that isn't the reason they are scared of Alison, is the reason that they are at Mona's. Leona enters the lounge telling them they she didn't mean to interrupt their girl talk and that she has bought them chocolate chip cookies and asks Hanna if they are still her favourite. Hanna smiles back and politely tells her that it was nice of her to bring them cookies before Emily tells her that they have to go. Leona tells them that she will send some cookies home with them and that she will be right back. Mona asks the liars if they have ever been so focused on one thing, that it takes over everything else and turns you into someone that you are not. Mona states that she took all of her Alison anger out on the four liars and that she is sorry for that. The liars acknowledge her apology and begin to walk out, however Hanna approaches Mona and tells Spencer that she is waiting for the cookies. As Spencer, Aria and Emily reach the door, Aria asks Spencer if she has decided what she is going to do with Melissa's recording. Spencer states that Melissa sent her the video to make sure Spencer knew the truth and that the confession does not actually help any of them. Emily states that Melissa said it out loud that she buried Bethany and that she killed her. Spencer replies that she only did that because she thought Spencer had hit her. Aria clarifies that Spencer did not hit Bethany however Spencer tells her that it doesn't matter as in Melissa's story, Spencer is an accessory to murder at the best case scenario. Leona brings over the cookies in a tupperware box. Hanna thanks Leona for the cookies. Mona tells Hanna that she will see her at school before Hanna tells her yeah. Mona walks away to back to her room. Hanna tells Leona that it was nice to see her. Leona asks Hanna whether now Alison is back, whether the bullying is starting again. Hanna tells her that she does not know what Alison is doing, as they are not friends however she does believe that Mona is afraid of her, and adds that they all are. Back in Mona's bedroom, she is dialling someone. She tells them to gather the troops and send out a code A as Alison is plotting something big.

At the brew, a worker opens the locked door for Mona, Mona tells the guy to lock the door as she believes someone is following her. Mona is shocked that no one has turned up and asks where everybody is. Lucas arrives out of the back and tells Mona that they are not coming as Alison has got to them and they are convinced she is the saint and that Mona is crazy Mona as that is what they are calling her now. Mona looks on defeated before looking into the mirror. Mona asks Lucas whether he thinks a person can be crazy without knowing it. Lucas tells her that if she starts to believe this, Alison wins however Mona states that she is talking about Alison and that Mona believes Alison has gone full on socio.

In the Rosewood High School bathroom, Hanna, Emily, Aria and Spencer have gathered to meet Mona. Mona tells them that Alison volunteered to take the polygraph test. Emily asks how she knows that before Hanna tells Emily that she is Mona. Mona explains that after they left her house last night, Mona did some recon. Spencer interrupts telling Mona that Alison would never put herself at risk unless she believed her story. Mona tells her that if you believe a lie, it becomes the truth and why lie to yourself unless as Hanna finishes the sentence, unless you did something so bad, you don't want to believe you did it. However Mona tells them she meant the person is playing a game. Aria asks Mona whether she thinks Alison took the lie detector test for fun. Mona replies saying she thinks Alison took the test because she is not having fun anymore as Alison can't play with her dolls if you won't let her and that this is how Alison is ending the game. Hanna asks Mona what game before Emily adds the 'A' Game before Mona expands, saying the game she stole from Mona. Aria asks Mona whether she thinks Alison is now 'A' before Mona nods yes. Hanna states now they are all having bad thoughts. Mona explains that Alison had assembled the perfect group, Smart, Loyal, Admiring and Compassionate. Aria asks perfect group for what before Spencer realises that these people are who a sociopath would manipulate. Mona states that Alison would have gotten bored with any one of the liars but all together they are a challenge. Aria says that she never knew why Alison chose her as a friend and asks what made her so special. Mona replies telling Aria that when you don't feel anything, it must be really fun to mess with someone who feels a lot and that Alison picked Aria because Aria cares and Alison can't. Emily then asks if they are really saying that Alison is A out loud. They all exchange looks in agreement before Emily states that Alison had never left her as Aria adds that Alison had never really left any of them. Spencer tells the Liars that if Mona is right, that if Alison is ending the game because the Liars had cut her off, then Alison has gone to the police station to convince the police that she is innocent and that the Liars are the guilty ones. Aria asks what are they guilty of before Mona tells her everything. Mona tells the Liars that she can found out everything Alison had told the cops and that it might give them a fighting chance to get their stories straight. As Mona goes to leave the girls bathroom, Hanna asks her why is she helping the Liars. Mona turns around and states that she got early acceptance letters from three colleges however she still needs to survive senior year and that she can't do it alone. Emily states that they accept her help however it does not make them best friends. Mona tells Emily that she does not want to hold her hand in the corridors and that no one can know that Mona is helping the liars, including their "bed buddies" or the deal is off. Mona tells them to do whatever they was going to do today and to act normal. At that moment Cindy and Mindy walk in the bathroom as Mona greets them. Mona and the liars leave the bathroom as Cindy and Mindy come back out of the stalls exchanging looks.

In the corridor, Emily opens her locker and a book falls out onto the floor. As she bends down to pick the book up, Paige has beaten her to it. Emily tells Paige thanks. Paige asks Emily if she is ready for thanksgiving however Emily tells her not really as they usually decorate early for christmas and that this year, she is totally behind. Paige asks her if she needs any help, give her a call. Emily asks Paige how her night was, when she got all dressed up. Paige tells her it was a costume thing and that her costume didn't really fit. Emily states that they didn't have their talk. Paige tells her that she tired of talking and kisses Emily.

Leona Vanderwaal is seen walking out of Principle Hackett's room. She runs into Mona and lies, telling Mona that she was here delivering food for the food bank as Mona forgot to bring the bag this morning. Mona apologises and tells her that her mind is on the holiday break. Leona assures Mona and tells her that it is no big deal. The bell rings and Leona tells Mona not to be late for class. As Mona is walking to class, she sees Alison surrounded by a new group of friends. Alison coyly smiles at Mona before Alison is called to Principle Hackett's office. Alison smiles at Mona while she passes her.

In Ezra's apartment, Aria and Ezra are cooking pies for the thanksgiving dinner at the Montgomery House. Aria asks why didn't they order the pies from Paula's however Ezra states that he wants to impress Aria's parents. Aria jokes that they will be judging Ezra and not his pie making. Ezra seems worried however Aria assures him she was only joking.

At Spencer's House, Spencer is looking through a photo album and sees one picture of the group including Alison with the caption "My Four besties xoxo Ali". At that moment Toby arrives in his new police uniform and Spencer and Toby make out. Toby tells Spencer his graduation will be at the grille at 7. Spencer shows Toby his graduation present which is a stopwatch with an engraved message from Spencer.

At the police station, Lucas approaches Barry Maple and enquires about the high school liaison program. Barry tells Lucas to wait here while he goes to get him an application form. While Barry is gone, Lucas plugs in a bluetooth device into Barry's computer and texts Mona to start hacking. In the Police Station bathroom, Mona receives the text and begins hacking into Barry's computer to find the results from Alison's polygraph test. Mona encounters some trouble as she needs the admin password however she manages to get around this and starts copying all the files.

Outside Emily's house, Emily, Paige, Hanna and Caleb are decorating the field's residence with the Christmas decorations. Hanna states to Emily that when Mona said act normal, she didn't mean to decorate the house. Emily states that this is the one thing she does every year for her family and that she is not letting Alison take that from her. She offers Hanna some eggnog which Hanna declines. Emily tells her that if she can't find christmas in her heart, she will not find it under a tree. Paige asks Emily if the snowman is at the right angle. Emily asks her to move it to the right. Back under the tree, Hanna and Caleb are having difficulty getting the lights to work. Emily comes over and tells them to try a red one which makes the lights work. Caleb asks what is wrong with Emily and Hanna replies telling him to read her boobs as the girl loves christmas. As Emily approaches the nativity set, she's asks where Jesus is before Paige shouts he is up there on the balcony with her. Mona rings Hanna and Hanna lies to Caleb telling her that it is her mum. As Emily puts Jesus in the crib, Caleb asks why Emily loves christmas and she states that it is always when her father comes home. Hanna approaches after the phone call with Mona and Caleb asks how is everything at home. Hanna tells him fine and that her mum just needed cranberries. Caleb however questions this as cranberries was on the list and should be in the fridge. Hanna tells him that her grandma likes the canned sliced kind however Emily questions Hanna as she thought her grandma always liked the cranberries in the salad with marshmallows. Hanna gives Emily a look and Emily retracts what she said. Paige asks Emily for hand. Caleb asks what the look was about and that he knows Hanna is lying to him.

In the kitchen, the Liars and Mona are watching Alison's polygraph test on the laptop. They hear Alison tell the instructor that she last saw Spencer Hastings come into her house. Alison declares that she was unofficially the leader of the group and that she thinks the Liars would have done anything for her if she needed them to. She states that as far as she knew, Spencer was a loyal friend. Alison explains that Spencer was at her house and that it was her fault as she pushed her to that place and that Spencer was angry. Alison says she found out Spencer was on drugs as she dropped her pills. Alison states that Spencer was emotional and that she promised Spencer she wouldn't say anything. She states that she wouldn't know what Spencer would do in return for her silence as they never discussed it again. The instructor asks if she has anything else to say. The liars look on nervously as Alison states that she did not have anything to do with Bethany Young's murder.

At the DiLaurentis House, Holbrook has come to visit Alison, he asks if she plays the piano. Alison replies saying she did as a kid but she grew out of it, but she can't remember the reason why. Holbrook tells Alison something however we can not hear what was discussed between the two.

Back at the Hasting's Residence, Emily rules that nothing Alison said was incriminating however Mona believes that the questions they was asking was telling them more about the investigation than Alison's answers do. Hanna asks what Mona means by this and Mona explains that by asking whether Spencer was a loyal friend would she be desperate. Spencer asks what would she be desperate enough to do before Caleb walks through the door and answers that Spencer would be desperate enough to kill Bethany. Hanna states that Caleb was meant to keep this secret but he states that Mona came to him. Mona adds that she knew Hanna would go to Caleb so she asked for his help. Caleb explains that he has unlocked two more files and compliments Mona on her decoding software and asks if it is military. Mona explains that Caleb does not want to know the answer to that. Caleb explains that the cops was granted access to Bethany's Radley files yesterday but he can't open the link but he did find a statement Holbrook had sent which states that Alison is no longer a person of interest in Bethany Young's murder. Alison is totally off the hook as Aria points out however Caleb now states that Spencer is on the hook as the information obtained for Bethany Young's medical records prove a theory they have been working since day one that Spencer Hastings murdered Bethany Young to gain favour with the group's leader, Alison. Hanna wonders why killing Bethany would score points with Alison. Spencer adds that Alison had told the police that she knew Spencer was taking the pills so the police will think Spencer would have done anything to make Alison keep it a secret. Aria asks why the police would think that Alison would want Bethany dead. Mona clarifies if this was sent to the DA and Caleb nods. Spencer realises that they have sent this to the DA so the DA can issue an arrest warrant. Spencer asks the Liars to find Toby while she goes to ring her parents however Mona stops her and tells her that before she rings her parents, wouldn't Spencer want to know what the cops know as it was sent the day after the cops had access to Bethany's files. Emily agrees and suggests that maybe something in the files link Alison to Bethany and that they should find that out. Spencer tells them that this on her and that the Liars don't need to do anything else however Hanna tells Spencer that they are gonna stick together as that is what they do. As the Liars rally around Spencer, Mona looks like she feels like out which Caleb notices. Spencer looks up at Mona and tells her they need to go back to Radley together.

Spencer and Mona are dressed up as nurses and are entering Radley through the staff entrance meanwhile Caleb is hacking the Radley security through his laptop while Hanna is on lookout sat in Hanna's car. Hanna tells them it is code go as Spencer and Mona enter Radley. In Radley Mona and Spencer are walking through the corridors until Spencer receives a text. Mona tells Spencer that Emily has not checked in therefore she better make sure that text is not from A. Spencer asks Mona whether she means Alison. The text is from Toby who asks if Spencer is coming to his graduation at the grille. Spencer worries and tells Mona that they should have told Toby what they was doing however Mona tells Spencer that although it is none of her business, but if Toby is graduating from the Police academy, he wouldn't want to know that his girlfriend has broken into Radley. Spencer tells Mona that she needs to make it to the ceremony so Mona tells her to stop chatting and get going. Mona then tells Caleb they are in the ace corridor hall approaching the security door which Caleb hacks allowing Mona and Spencer through.

In Emily's bedroom, Emily is on the phone to Paige. Alison calls out Emily's name from the bedroom door which causes Emily to jump. Alison tells Emily that she didn't mean to scare her which Emily tells her that she didn't. Alison tells Emily that she saw the hair rise on the back of her neck when she heard her voice. Alison tells Emily that she was surprised to get a message from Emily as Emily had made her feelings crystal clear last time they spoke. At that moment, Emily gets a text from Hanna asking where A is. Emily lies to Alison and tells her it is her mum at the store who is doing last minute shopping. While telling Alison this, she texts Hanna back saying that Alison is with her and that she hates doing this. Alison looks on suspicious and asks Emily where she asked her to come here. Emily tells her it bothers her as its Thanksgiving tomorrow and Emily and Alison are not speaking. Alison says it was a surprise when the others turned on her as Emily was the one that Alison trusted. Emily mutters under her breath, the loyal one. Alison asks Emily what she said but Emily tells her nothing. Alison tells Emily that she is sorry that she disappointed her and begins to walk out of Emily's bedroom. Emily shouts for Alison causing her to stop. Emily tells her that she doesn't want things to be like this. Alison smiles manipulative before turning around to Emily looking concerned and tells Emily that she doesn't want the same either.

Back at Radley, Aria is in the day room with some patients while they are painting. Aria compliments a patient Sandy on her work. At that moment she sees Spencer and Mona reach the day room through the window. Aria gives them a nod to continue to the file room. Aria knocks over a jar of red paint which smashes all over the floor. The nurse at the main desk comes into the day room and grabs some paper roll to hand to Aria while Aria apologises for the paint. As Mona and Spencer are entering through the day room, Aria distracts the nurse by telling her she wanted to be a dancer while growing up but she realised she was on the shorter side. At this moment Mona grabs the keys from the nurses desk and enters the file room. Aria apologises the nurse again while she leaves the day room and locks the security gate.

Outside Radley, Hanna and Caleb, are watching the staff entrance. They see a black car pull up and watch Detective Holbrook enter Radley through the staff entrance. Caleb pulls down the sun block in the car which cause pieces of paper to fall down. Hanna tells Mona red light. Mona and Spencer arrive at the file room and tells Hanna that they are in. However Hanna says red light as in the red light on top of the cop car. Mona and Spencer exchanged worried looks.

As Aria is cleaning up the red paint, Holbrook approaches her. He tells her that she has made quite a mess of things. Holbrook tells Aria that he did not know she worked there however she clarifies that she is in fact volunteering. Holbrook tells Aria that the volunteering is admirable. Aria tells Holbrook that she needs to get back to the patients as they might need more supplies. Holbrook asks her when it all started as he is curious. Aria asks what he means and he explains he meant the lies, the cover up and the murders. Aria looks confused but then Holbrook clarifies himself by saying the volunteer program. Aria tells him that she started volunteering a few weeks ago. Holbrook asks if she has an interest in the mental house profession and Aria tells him that she loves art and helping people. Holbrook then asks if she volunteered before or after Bethany Young's body was identified. Aria then objects, telling him that he does not sound curious anymore and wonders whether she needs to call her parents. Holbrook tells her no, not just yet before asking her one last question, whether the volunteer work was Spencer's idea. Aria answers with a firm no and Holbrook leaves.

Hanna is ringing Emily and leaves her a voicemail asking if Alison is still there as Holbrook has arrived at Radley and its getting weird. Caleb is investigating the papers that fell down. It is a list of colleges however Caleb tells her that it is a list of colleges that only smart people go. Hanna tells Caleb that she scored high enough of the SAT's to warrant the guidance councillor to call her in for cheating however she did not cheat. Caleb smiles while Hanna goes back on the lookout.

Back in Emily's bedroom, Alison tells Emily there is no way that the girls will let Emily be friends with her if that is what she wants. Emily tells Alison that she makes her own decisions and that it is not a group vote. Alison then claims she has had the chills all day and whether Emily had any tea. Emily goes to get Alison some tea when she hears movement from behind. She turns around to see that Alison has her phone and has read the messages Hanna had left. Alison tells Emily that her mom never shops at the last minute. She tells Emily she has a text from Hanna asking if she is still keeping Alison busy and shares the Liars idea that Alison is A. Emily says that she does not know before asking Alison if she is A. Emily approaches Alison and takes her phone back. Alison tells Emily that she actually believed Emily. Emily says that it must hurt when the loyal one betrays you. Alison begins to walk out of the room and pushes Emily with her shoulder, she tells Emily it was quite a performance before leaving the house.

Paige arrives outside the Field's Residence with soup for Emily as Emily claimed she was sick. As she approaches the front door, she sees Mindy and Cindy waiting in a car on the street and Alison leaving Emily's and entering into the same car as Mindy and Cindy. Paige gets back into her car and follows Alison's car.

Back at Radley, Mona and Spencer have found Bethany's file. Mona tells Spencer that it seems they recorded every one of Bethany's sessions. Spencer asks Mona what are her college choices and Mona replies Yale, Harvard and Dartmouth. Spencer then asks if she got early acceptance into all three and Mona adds that Brown did too but as they are not offering her a full ride, she is passing on their offer, she then asks what choices Spencer has. Spencer tells Mona that she has not heard from any colleges yet. Mona offers her help but Spencer tells her that she thinks Mona has done enough. Spencer carries on reading the files while Mona starts to place different files and the recordings in her bag. Spencer asks if they are stealing the stuff but Mona claims they are just burrowing it. Spencer asks for a tape for August the 8th which Mona finds and puts in the recording device. On the recording Bethany claims that she thought she really liked me but everything she really said to her was a lie, every word and every visit. Mona asks Spencer who she was talking about and Spencer tells her that she was talking about Mrs Dilaurentis as she was having an affair with Bethany's father making Bethany and Alison half sisters. Bethany's recording keeps playing and Bethany claims whether she can trust anyone in that family and wonders whether it is like mother, like daughter. Mona stops the recording and Spencer wonders if Alison had known Bethany.

At the Brew, Toby is walking down the stairs and is leaving Spencer a voicemail telling her that he can't wait any longer and that he is heading out and that she should call him.

Back at Radley, as Spencer and Mona are leaving the file room, they see Holbrook blocking the way they got into Radley. Hanna tells them to use the back staircase as they can trip the emergency exit. Spencer and Mona hurry to the back stair case.

Outside Radley, Aria enters the back of Hanna's car. Hanna asks Aria what Holbrook is doing there and Aria states he is asking questions about Spencer. Spencer and Mona make it out of the back staircase as Spencer receives a call from Toby. The call has bad reception and as Toby picks up his phone, he is hit by another vehicle.

The episode is back on Thanksgiving Day, and the liars are seen in the brew getting coffee while Emily is finishing her shift. Hanna tells her that they can't believe they make her work on Thanksgiving but Emily tells her she gets off at noon and that people still need their fix. Aria assures Spencer that it is not her fault and Hanna asks if she was at the hospital all night, Spencer tells them she has and Emily assures her that he will be fine. Spencer looks over to the table and we see Toby sat there with a broken leg. Spencer states that he is going to be in that case for about a month. Aria asks how much Toby knows, and Spencer states she told him everything. At that moment Paige arrives and tells Emily she needs to talk to her but Emily tells her its not a good time. Paige explains that she bought soup to Emily last night and that she saw Alison leaving and Cindy and Mindy were her ride. They had drove her out to an abandoned farm with at least a dozen cars. Paige tells the Liars that Alison is building an army of her own. At that moment Holbrook enters and arrests Spencer for the murder of Bethany Young. The Liars object and try to stop Holbrook from arresting Spencer. The liars shout that they will call Spencer's parents and that they will get her out.

At the Vanderwaal Residence, Mona is going through all the material they took from Radley while replaying Bethany's August the 8th recording. Leona shouts for Mona and Mona tells her she will be coming down now. As Mona is leaving her bedroom, she receives a text from Hanna telling Mona that Spencer has been arrested. Outside the house Mona is helping Leona put food into her boot as they seem to be going elsewhere for dinner. Leona tells Mona that Leslie is going to be there and Mona is excited to see Leslie. Leona tells Mona to make sure that she gets on the road within the hour as she does not want Mona to be stuck in traffic. Mona tells her she will just after she finishes the report. Mona watches as Leona drives away and head back towards her house. Mona hears ruffling in the bushes and stops to investigate. As Mona walks onto her porch, there is a blonde figure in a black hoodie stood at her gate. Mona enters her house and looks out of the window and the figure has gone. Mona locks her front door and heads back upstairs to her room.

At the Montgomery Residence, Ezra has arrived with the pies, Aria states that her mum is still on the phone with Veronica and that they have not seen Spencer yet as she is still being processed. Ezra assures Aria that they are working on her bail and they will have Spencer out of jail in no time. At that moment, Aria's phone rings and its Mona on the other line, who tells her that Alison lured Bethany to Rosewood as she knew about the affair and Alison set her up as she was jealous and she wanted Bethany dead. As Mona is upstairs on the phone, the figure is seen pick locking the front door, entering the house and walking upstairs to Mona's bedroom. Mona is still on the phone to Aria and tells her that Alison is A and that she can prove it. Aria hangs up the phone and tells Ezra to grab his coat as they are going to Mona's as she has found proof Alis on is A.



Back in Mona's bedroom, Mona is looking into the mirror. She tells Alison it is game over as Mona has won. The floorboards behind Mona creak and Mona shouts to see if it is her mom. The figure enters Mona's bedroomas Mona turns around and gasps while falling back onto her dresser.

Hanna, Emily, Aria and Ezra enter the house to see blood everywhere and the place trashed. Hanna shouts for Mona. Hanna and Emily run upstairs to see if Mona is there while Aria surveys the living room full of blood. We hearing screaming from outside the house.

The police eventually arrive and have taped the house off. Leona looks on concerned as the Liars look on crying and shocked. Behind the vans, Alison looks on smugly. Holbrook approaches the reporters and determines the investigation is on going and they have ruled it a homicide. Although they did not find a body, the amount of blood would indicate the victim's wounds was fatal. Holbrook then declares that Mona Vanderwaal was murdered and Leona, breaks down crying at this news. The liars are even more upset and Lucas has arrived and is shocked also. Back at the vans Alison is still smiling while surveying the emotions of everyone and begins to walk away.

Outside the Field's residence, the christmas decorations are all lit up. The figure approaches the nativity set and takes Jesus out of the crib and replaces him with a Mona doll. The figure takes the jesus doll to the boot of their car and opens it. In the boot is Mona's



body, all pale and covered in a blanket. The figure then places the Jesus doll on Mona's body. There is a close up of Mona's face and it shows that Mona was crying when she was murdered.

The episode closes with A cutting a picture of the four Liars out and putting it into a snow globe. A seals the bottom and shakes the snow globe before putting it down near the christmas tree.

Spoilers/Notes

 * The Liars will team up with Mona.
 * Emily and Mona will have a scene together. Source
 * Officer Barry will be in the episode. Source
 * Mona's mom, Leona, will be introduced. Source
 * Aria will have a scene with Holbrook in Radley.
 * Mona and Spencer will be dressed as nurses in Radley.
 * Spencer was arrested.
 * Mona Vanderwaal dies.
 * The episode begins on Thanksgiving Day and something terrible has already happened. Source
 * There will be a 36 hour flashback to see what happened. Source
 * Aria and Ezra will come together for the holiday and her parents may finally be ready to make peace with the fact that the teacher is dating their daughter. Source
 * Someone from Emily's past will make "an unexpected and bold move". Source
 * Caleb will uncover a major secret regarding Hanna. Source
 * Spencer will get a good look at Toby in his "sexy" police uniform. Source
 * Alison commits the "ultimate betrayal" by volunteering to take a polygraph test. Source

Title and Background

 * The title was released by Zap2It.
 * The title refers to the lyrics from "Secret", the show's theme song.
 * The title could be foreshadowing someone dying in this episode. It could also be a play on words.

Main Cast

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

Supporting Cast

 * Ian Harding as Ezra Fitz
 * Keegan Allen as Toby Cavanaugh
 * Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers
 * Brendan Robinson as Lucas Gottesman
 * Lindsey Shaw as Paige McCullers
 * Sean Faris as Gabriel Holbrook
 * Jim Titus as Barry Maple
 * Sydney Penny as Leona Vanderwaal


 * Melanie Casacuberta as Cindy (not credit)
 * Monica Casacuberta as Mindy (not credit)

Trivia

 * The table read was on June 26, 2014.
 * Filming began July 7, 2014, and wrapped July 15, 2014.
 * On August 5, the episode was dubbed #FAtalFinale.

Featured Music

 * "The End of Romance" by Daniel Ahearn - (Opening scene: Aria, Ezra, Hanna & Emily are standing at the crime scene).
 * "Ne Me Quitte Pas" by Nina Simone - (Mona is in her bedroom reading).
 * "All Our Days" by Peter Bradley Adams & Jillian Edwards - (Emily and Paige talk in the school hallway, and then Paige kisses Emily; Mona sees her Mom at school).
 * "Nothing More" by The Alternate Routes ft. Lily Costner - (Aria and Ezra make pumpkin pies; Toby visits Spencer in his officer uniform).
 * "Sleigh Ride" by The Ronettes - (Emily, Hanna, Paige & Caleb decorate for the holiday).
 * "We Gotta Get Out Of This" by Denmark & Winter - (End scenes: Aria, Ezra, Hanna, Caleb, Emily, Paige, Lucas, Alison & Leona at the crime scene; Holbrook declares Mona's death a homicide; A replaces Jesus at Emily's house with the Mona doll; A places Jesus in a car trunk with Mona's body).