Talk:Alison's Savior/@comment-1953585-20130818040131

How's this for a theory: Alison's "Killer" and Alison's Savior are the same person. Now hear me out before you go saying how ridiculous this is.

Fact one: Alison was killed by being struck over the head with a shovel. The ground in the DiLaurentis backyard was being dug up for a Gazebo, so the shovel was probably a weapon of opportunity. Choosing a weapon found at the site of the murder like that usually suggests a crime of passion, rather than a crime of pre-meditation.

Fact two: Alison's rescuer probably knew that Alison was there. Unless this person was just wandering aimlessly and happened upon Alison's hand sticking out (a rather unlikely scenario, given the rescuer's relatively calm reaction to the sight), they probably went there looking for her.

Here's what I think happened: Alison argued with someone the night of her attempted murder. The argument intensified to the point where her would-be murderer grabbed a shovel and struck over the head, knocking her unconscious. Panicking and believing Alison to be dead, the killer buried her. Since Alison can hold her breath for long periods of time, she managed to survive long enough to punch through the ground. After the killer calmed down, they were overcome by some combination of a guilty conscience and a fear of her body being discovered. They returned to the scene just as Alison broke through and reached out for help. Having decided that they didn't want her to die, they pulled her out of the ground.