Caleb Rivers/Season 2

This page is a detailed summary of Caleb Rivers throughout Season 2 of Pretty Little Liars.

Season 2[]

It's Alive[]

We next see Lucas rolling Caleb back into Rosewood. Lucas protectively warns Caleb not to hurt Hanna. Caleb is back in Rosewood and staying at Lucas' house who warns him not to hurt Hanna again. At the Marin house, seated quietly in her kitchen beside her mother. Hanna isn’t thrilled, and she treats Caleb coldly, even when he makes eyes at her. She learns that Caleb tried to give her a letter and say goodbye. He has come to apologize, but Hanna does not forgive him. He says, "I love you," but her mind is made up and he leaves.

Blind Dates[]

Caleb is once again attending Rosewood High. He is eager to take Lucas up on his suggestion to make his date with Danielle a double with Caleb and Hanna. Caleb pushes Hanna during lunch to accept. She initially refuses, but after a few moments, she gives in. During the date, Caleb is back at Hanna's place joking around with her like old times, though Hanna seems annoyed by this. She asks Caleb to embrace her, thus settling Danielle's fears and enabling her to get close to Lucas. Caleb is happy to embrace Hanna again, but she remarks that she isn't easy, letting him know she did it for their audience, not him.

The Devil You Know[]

Caleb tries to comfort Hanna after the town believes Ian to be Alison's murderer. She rebuffs him, but then apologizes, citing what she's going through. She then asks if he's ever seen a corpse, which he replies in the affirmative. Later, she confronts his foster mother Janet about taking the checks the government gives her for raising Caleb. After Ian's funeral, Caleb brings food and ice for Hanna, and reveals that he knows that Hanna threatened Janet. They kiss as he is about to leave.

Never Letting Go[]

Caleb surprises Hanna by going to the fashion show when he initially didn't want to go. After that, he asks to walk her home and she asks him to wait, basically agreeing to the romantic possibility between them.

Surface Tension[]

Hanna meets up with Caleb; who has just been stiffed by someone whose phone he was commissioned to "pimp out." Caleb acts nonchalant about his continued shady "business" dealings, but Hanna feels uneasy. He brushes it off, and she gives up for now. As they walk into school it is apparent that someone in a black sports car is watching them. Caleb then comes over to Hanna's room, where they talk again about Caleb's way of making money. Caleb says that he used to work for hustlers as their hacker, tapping into computer records for phone numbers and other information. He pulled out due to being afraid of the getting arrested, knowing that it was only a matter of time. His employers were angered, but couldn't deal with Caleb, as he ran away first. Hanna is first person he told about this.

Save the Date[]

Caleb conducts another shady business deal in the front yard of the school. Hanna walks towards him, and on her way, sees a man in a black sports car writing on a file with glossy pictures of Caleb attached to it. tries to discreetly warn Caleb by suggesting conducting business out in the wide open may not be the best idea, but he rebuts her idea, refusing to work in a lowly part-time job in fast-food. Later, he is picked up by Hanna and takes him to Spencer's family's log cabin, where they crash to avoid the man following him. They light a fire and remove the furniture slips to cozy up. Caleb says that he won't hide from him, while Hanna is worried that he is going to skip town, but Caleb insists that he is staying in Rosewood. That night, he comforts Hanna after her failed family reunion.

Picture This[]

Caleb is found by a private investigator who was the one watching Caleb in the black car. He was hired by his mom to find him. He later finds that his mom is very wealthy and is sorry she took to long to find him and that she has two other sons. Which means Caleb has two younger brothers or half-brothers. He decides to go meet his mom in California, but promises he will come back for Hanna.

Over My Dead Body[]

Caleb returns to attend Hanna's father's and step-mother's wedding. Kate sees Hanna and Caleb talking in The Church. As soon as Hanna walks away, Kate tries to make advances on Caleb. But, Caleb, the ever-loyal boyfriend, rebuffs her with an insult that Hanna inspired. He is bewildered by Hanna's behavior at the wedding and notices her get into a car with Spencer and Aria and is suspicious.

Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares[]

Caleb returns from California after visiting his mother for a month. Caleb approaches Lucas outside during the swim meet and thanks him for keeping an eye on Hanna and lets him know he plans to finish out the school year before deciding if he'll move to California to be with his birth mom and family. Lucas says he's welcome to continue staying at his house and also warns him about hurting Hanna in the future. Caleb assures him he won't.

A Hot Piece of A[]

The Liars give the phone they found in The Greenhouse to Caleb hoping he would be able to decrypt the files in it. But, while downloading the information from the phone, the owner abruptly shuts it down. Caleb manages to get a few files but says that its going to take some time decrypting them as they are corrupted. The next day, Hanna sees Caleb working on the files at school. Caleb assures her that no one knows what he's working on. Eventually, Caleb shows the girls a picture which he finally cracked from the one of the files. The photo shows four dolls which look exactly like the ones the girls received. He wants to know what the girls are exactly looking for, but Spencer cuts him off saying that it's really great and asks him to forward the picture to all their phones.

Let the Water Hold Me Down[]

Caleb is determined to find Lucas after he goes missing, but Hanna is not interested. This leads to a fight and Caleb storms away. Later, Caleb comes to Hanna's house and at the same time, gets a call from Hanna. Confused, he answers the phone. He immediately rushes to Hanna when he hears Lucas's threatening voice in the background. Caleb asks what Lucas did and where he has been. Lucas reveals that he lost $4,000 in a bet over a basketball game, the money which belonged to Caleb. It was a sure thing until the team got disqualified. Lucas apologizes and gives him some of the money. Caleb assures him that they will figure something out.

The Blond Leading the Blind[]

Caleb encodes more videos. He see images in the video of Garrett, who happens to be sitting across from him at the espresso shop. Later, Caleb confronts Hanna on the cellphone and showing concern for her safety. After revealing that he is being watched Hanna destroys the flash drive in a blender leaving Caleb shocked. Later, Caleb talk to Spencer and Emily about the flash-drive Hanna destroyed and promises to keep working on the phone in exchange knowledge on what is going on and what Hanna is so afraid of him finding.

A Kiss Before Lying[]

Caleb is now helping the girls without Hanna's knowing. Caleb is able to get an image of a fake ID Alison made. Later. Hanna finds out about Caleb helping the girls secretly and storms out. Hanna confronts Caleb when she asks him to come see her. She asked him why he would go behind her back knowing how long it took her to trust him. Also telling him he's not the only person she's trying to protect. She then tells him about the serious money issue's her family went through, how they almost lost their house and how Ashley stole money from the bank to keep that from happening. Caleb is thanks her for trusting him enough to tell him. He is also learning more about Hanna and her friends' tormentor. Thinking Jenna is the one, he storms to her house only to be threatened by Garrett.

The Naked Truth[]

The school is having a lock down for its Rosewood High Truth Up Day. Caleb helps comfort Hanna and Aria during their own respective crises. While in the music room the students are told to write something truthful down and that it will be kept anonymous. Jenna refuses saying that people in the school have mistreated her and that it was full of phonies and liars. When Jenna goes to tell Mrs. Hastings on how she was cornered and slap in the girls restroom, Caleb immediately rebuffs that comment saying that if she did tell the truth that she would have to admit she threw the first punch. Later, "A" sneaks into the assembly hall where Caleb is sleeping and takes his laptop.

CTRL: A[]

Caleb is still hacking into "A's" files, but immediately locks his computer when he spots Garrett walking toward him with another police officer. Garrett shows Caleb a court order, which allows them to confiscate his laptop as he's suspected of hacking into the school files, and he traced it back to his IP address. He spends much of his time with Garrett and Darren Wilden who attempt to get him to log into his laptop for the files. However, he concocted a plan with Hanna to remotely delete his files so the police can't find them.

If These Dolls Could Talk[]

Caleb goes along with the plot to help uncover "A." Mona gets a text from A directing her to split Hanna and him up, so that night, Mona and Caleb conspicuously kiss in Mona's car. Before the kiss, Mona confides in Caleb that she is jealous that Hanna found someone solid like him, while she has had only short-term relationships. Melissa catches sight of the two. Caleb is reluctant, but does it for Hanna, who is unhappy but not threatened by the ordeal.

UnmAsked[]

Caleb surprises Hanna at the masquerade party when he was supposed to be spending time with his mother in California. He is the complimentary Romeo to her Juliet costume. They kiss and dance.