Jim Abele

With new key evidence in Alison's murder case, Hanna fears that "A" may be framing her after a visit from Det. Wilden. With paranoia setting in, Aria decides that she has to turn to Mona for answers if she is going to help Hanna. But is Aria ready to face her former tormentor, and more to the point, is Mona ready to give Aria the answers the PLLs are desperately looking for? Meanwhile, someone from Ali and Jason's past arrives in Rosewood and piques the girls' interest.

Now being forced to live through Ali's latest lie, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer try to cover their tracks, while simultaneously trying to piece together what happened in New York. Hanna and Aria have to close loose ends with the two people who know the truth about Ali's story, Mona and Ezra. Spencer and Emily try to find out the truth about Jason (recurring guest star DREW VAN ACKER) and his whereabouts the night they were in New York. Meanwhile, now that Ali is back, Hanna starts to examine who she really is: Hefty Hanna or Queen Bee Hanna.

Back in Rosewood with the events of New York behind them, the Liars feel unsettled to still be living under a cloud of secrets. Aria is haunted by the recent past events, while Emily, Hanna and Spencer try to wrap their head around the new normal. Alison, on the other hand, is still sleeping with one eye open as she is forced to stay at home with her family - who she doesn't trust. Meanwhile, Jason's (recurring guest star Drew Van Acker) odd behavior and Kenneth DiLaurentis' (recurring guest star Jim Abele search for Jessica (recurring guest star Andrea Parker) starts to raise eyebrows about her disappearance.

With Alison now back in Rosewood, she attempts to regain the role of leader of the group, but she finds her four friends are not as willing to blindly follow her every whim as they once were. Besides feeling the pressure from Ali, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer are also feeling under the microscope at school as the high school focuses their attention on the Liars. While most kids are morbidly curious about what happened to Ali, some are more focused on planning for Ali's return to school. Meanwhile, Aria's depression continues to spiral, and she looks for comfort from an unlikely source.

The pressure is on for Alison to identify the man police have in custody for her kidnapping, but the Liars know if she does it would be sending an innocent man to prison and possibly walking right into an "A" trap. With Emily trying to convince Ali not to play into "A's" hand, Spencer comes up with a plan B, in case Ali decides to make the wrong decision. Meanwhile, fed up with all of the Ali drama, Hanna tries to lead a "normal" teenage life.