Plot summary
When Mona takes the other PLLs to the "A" van, it is missing. As Mona returns to her car, she is nearly choked to death by a masked figure dressed in black. When Aria and Emily come to her rescue, the masked figure turns around and nearly runs over the three girls. Emily falls and hits her shoulder on a rock. Hanna is suspicious of Ashley's trip to New York when she finds high heels soiled in mud under the sink. Mona learns that the police have found high-heeled prints at the scene of Wilden's murder, making Hanna suspicious of Ashley's whereabouts.
Aria takes a private martial arts lesson where she kisses her instructor, Jake. Jessica gives Alison's parrot, Tippy, to Hanna. Spencer discovers that Tippy is reciting a phone number. The girls try to call it, resulting in a dead end. Returning to Tippy for more clues, the girls find that Tippy has been stolen. Shana warns Emily that she is gunning for the last spot at Stanford also. Emily self-medicates on painkillers, causing her to smash her head on the side of the pool in an important swim meet. Toby tells Spencer he returned the "A" van back to "A" in exchange for medical documents outlining his mother's status on the night of her alleged suicide. ' A' ending: 'A' feeds dinner to a caged Tippy as Tippy continues to speak in Alison's voice.
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