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 will be the summer finale and will air on August 26th, 2014.

Synopsis
With Alison leading them down a dangerous path and “A” barring them from telling the police the truth, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer feel trapped and are desperate to find a way out of this mess. With nothing else to lose, could the PLLs lose everything by putting their faith in a possibly untrustworthy ally?

Meanwhile, Alison begins to build up her own army now that the PLLs have turned their back on her.

Spoilers/Notes

 * 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
 * Alison will be forced to take a lie detector test. Source
 * This episode will be set about a month before the Christmas episode. Source
 * Aria will have a scene with Holbrook in Radley.
 * Mona and Spencer will be dressed as nurses in Radley.
 * Someone will be handcuffed. Source
 * The promo hints that a character will die.
 * 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
 * Brant Daugherty as Noel Kahn
 * Torrey DeVitto as Melissa Hastings
 * Sean Faris as Gabriel Holbrook
 * Jim Titus as Barry Maple
 * Sydney Penny as Leona Vanderwaal

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.