Linda Tanner

"And find out what it is about those four pretty girls that attracts so many corpses."

- Linda to Gabriel

Linda Tanner is the new character in Pretty Little Liars in Season 4. She is a lieutenant working with state investigator Gabriel Holbrook, in Rosewood, Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Tanner is assigned to Darren Wilden's murder case. She is played by Roma Maffia.

Season 4
Face Time

Lt. Tanner and Officer Holbrook are seen watching The Liars outside of Rosewood High School, wondering what the connection could be between the girls and the recent events. She and Officer Holbrook are then seen at the bank with Ashley Marin to look at the contents in Wilden's safe deposit box as Hanna looks on. Hanna goes up to Lt.Tanner while she's sitting outside doing paperwork to talk to her about Wilden, but the conversation is interjected by Caleb. Later, the Lieutenant and Holbrook come to Hanna's house to question Ashley. Hanna and Caleb lie and say she isn't home, and they leave.

Under The Gun

Lt. Tanner questions Hanna after she's arrested for possession of her dad's gun. Tanner is patient with her, but Hanna doesn't tell her anything. Suddenly, Ashley comes in to the room saying Hanna's bail had been paid. Emily decides to give the police the video of Shana and Jenna helping Wilden, and leaves a copy at the police station. Later at The Brew, Tanner comes in looking for Emily and shows her a video of A|someone in a red coat with a mask of Emily on while holding a 'guilty' sign. However, their session is interrupted when Tanner is called to arrest Ashley for the murder of Wilden. She tells Hanna and her dad that the gun was the one used to kill Wilden, and Ashley's fingerprints were on the bullets.

Bring Down the Hoe

She talks to the girls during their lunch break to let them know that they found a piece of evidence that could find out who was the person who crashed into Emily's House. They found a muddy shoe similar to that of Ashley Marin that distresses Hanna. Linda is later seen taking notes when Travis goes to the police station after Hanna's urging, to confess that Ashley didn't murder Wilden. He said he heard a gunshot after Ashley left, and saw a girl run through the woods that night.

Appearances (3/95)
Season 4 (3/24)
 * Face Time
 * Under The Gun
 * Bring Down the Hoe
 * Cover For Me

Trivia

 * She is described as "smart, patient, and with a military background".