2. Bedlam

Hanna refuses to go to the police or see a doctor after making her escape. She doesn’t talk about what happened in the shed with A.D., but her demeanor gives away enough to raise her friends’ concerns. Hanna and Caleb discuss the moment they shared in the motel. They decide it was a mistake that shouldn’t change the status of their relationship. Spencer overhears their conversation, leaving her confused and hurt. Aria breaks up with Liam before finding out that Jillian has reassigned him to the book.

Everyone agrees to be cordial for the sake of the project, but Liam’s attitude changes when he catches Aria and Ezra holding hands. Liam turns on Ezra, unable to overlook the way he and Aria originally got together. Hanna tries to restore her relationship by bringing Jordan to the bar where they first met, only to discover that the building no longer exists. Hanna realizes that she is looking for something that’s been gone for a long time. She returns Jordan’s engagement ring and, having unwritten her future, she agrees to go into business with Lucas.

Spencer loses her job in D.C. due to her prolonged physical and mental absence. Mary opens up to Spencer about the incident that landed her in Radley. When they were teenagers, Jessica asked Mary to take over for her at a babysitting job. The parents came home to find their child was dead, and everyone believed Jessica when she said Mary was responsible. Alison calls Emily and makes a desperate plea for help before the line disconnects. Elliott has changed Alison’s patient instructions to disallow most visitors. Emily teams up with Mary, using her familial connections to get into Alison’s hospital room.

Alison is barely lucid and struggling to connect with her surroundings. She is about to expose Elliott’s true intentions when he interrupts the visit. Elliott pulls Mary aside and starts a heated argument with her. Emily can’t hear the exchange, but the two apparently know each other better than she thought. Mary disapproves of the way Elliott is treating Alison. Elliott warns Mary not to interfere, reminding her of the payout she’s been promised. At night, Alison is drugged and wheeled through the halls of Welby. She sees the fluorescent lights of the operating room just before losing consciousness.