The Black Widow

"Who is that?"

- Emily about the Black Widow

The Black Widow is Red Coat's new disguise as Uber A, aka the Leader of The A-Team. After her red coat was found burned in 'A' is for A-l-i-v-e, she makes her appearance as The Black Widow, wearing a black funeral dress, gloves, and black veil. She returns as the main antagonist for Season 5.

Series
Dead to Me
 * -|Season 3=

Emily sees Big A, wearing the infamous redcoat, while Mona is digging up Ali's grave.

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Big A, once again wearing the infamous redcoat, arrives at the lodge fire. During this time, her redcoat is burnt, which forces her to change attire.

'A' is for A-l-i-v-e
 * -|Season 4=

The Black Widow attends Darren Wilden's funeral wearing a black dress, black shows, black gloves, and a black veil that covers her face entirely. She is later shown removing the veil, exposing a burned "Alison" Mask, and is apparently a member of The A-Team. Earlier, a mysterious person is seen fleeing The Thornhill Lodge after Spencer figures out her and Toby are not alone. It could have possibly been Black Widow since she had the burnt mask.

Miss Me x 100
 * -|Season 5=

Her costume appears at the end of the episode on a mannequin in A's new lair.

Run, Ali, Run

At the end of the episode, she clips a card that says "My deepest condolences. -A" to flowers that are addressed to the parents of Bethany Young. She then puts the veil over her head and picks up the bouquet.

Identities
Possible Suspects
 * Melissa Hastings
 * Meredith Sorenson
 * Paige McCullers
 * Sydney Driscoll
 * Someones Twin

Eliminated Suspects (people already in attendance at Wilden's funeral and other reasons)
 * The Liars
 * Alison DiLaurentis
 * Jessica DiLaurentis (deceased)
 * Jenna Marshall
 * CeCe Drake
 * Pam Fields
 * Maggie Cutler
 * Shana (deceased)
 * Mona Vanderwaal

Trivia

 * Marlene originally named her The Lady in Black.
 * After a fan suggested the name The Black Widow, Marlene decided to keep it.
 * She was given the" fan-name" Veiled Griever because she attended Wilden's funeral, and she is ' grieving'  the loss of someone and she has a veil on.
 * Based on the burnt mask, The Black Widow appears to have some connection to the lodge fire.
 * When a fan asked Marlene if Red Coat and The Black Widow are the same person, she tweeted back "not ready to give that up yet".
 * The Black Widow is in real life a spider that kills those she mates with.
 * The Black Widow will make a return in 4B. Marlene told us to keep this character in mind as the events of 4B emerges.
 * The Black Widow is said to be the Main Antagonist for Season 5.
 * Marlene confirmed that The Black Widow is involved with the Big A plan.
 * She will return in Season 5A and be more powerful than ever says, I. Marlene King.
 * Her costume appears at the end of Miss Me x 100, in A's new lair.
 * Marlene said on twitter that the identity of The Black Widow is a character we already know.

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