7. O Brother, Where Art Thou

Lesli backs out of her agreement to meet up and answer the liars’ questions. Mona swears she doesn’t know who ‘A’ is despite being the one to pass them the torch. Sara’s old friend, Claire, comes back to Rosewood looking to reconnect. She invites Sara to stay at her house. Emily becomes jealous and protective, but Sara thinks living separately will make it easier to begin their relationship in earnest. An investment firm called The Carissimi Group awards Hanna an educational scholarship. Hanna and Spencer do some digging, and what they find leads them to believe the company is a front for an ‘A’ scheme.

Aria is ready to get rid of her dolls and find a new artistic muse. Mona has been avoiding Mike since she and the liars escaped the dollhouse. Mona feels guilty for devising a plan that caused way more problems than it was worth. Mike agrees that Mona screwed up, but he still loves her. Kenneth drives himself and Alison far outside of Rosewood in fear of what Charles has planned. Back home, Jason is invited to meet Charles alone at an arcade. The girls decide to remove their microchips and prepare an ambush.

Toby thinks the plan is too dangerous, so he and Lorenzo go to the arcade on a two-man mission. Toby gobbles up a bag of sweets that Sabrina gave to Spencer, unaware that they are laced with marijuana. It isn’t long before the liars become restless, abandon Toby’s plan, and head for the arcade. Alison slips her father a sleeping pill and sneaks out of their hotel. Mona gives her a ride, and Alison calls the police on the way back to Rosewood. The meeting between Jason and Charles is interrupted by Toby and Lorenzo, followed by the liars and the rest of the Rosewood P.D. Toby is too impaired to focus, and Charles gets away.

Aria gets her letter of acceptance into the photography contest. Spencer tries to apologize to Toby, but he can’t hold a conversation. Emily smashes her microchip. Jason is furious with the liars for sabotaging his meeting with Charles. In their attic, Alison and Jason find a video of themselves as children celebrating Charles’s birthday at the arcade. ' A' ending: ‘A’ unwraps a framed photo of Alison, Jason, and Charles at the arcade.