Ali is offered a plea deal and her defense attorney thinks she should take it. Her attorney doesn't think she would do well in a trial by a jury even if Ali is telling the truth, because she has lied so much in the past. The plea will get her 15 years in prison as opposed to life, but part of the plea deal is that she has to name her accomplice, who the police depict as Hanna.
Aria and Emily find out from Jason the terms of Ali's plea deal and he lets them know that she is really shaken and considering it. Aria and Emily hope Ali doesn't take it, especially because they know both Ali and Hanna are being framed. Emily says that if Mike testifies for Ali, they would have to believe that she didn't have anything to do with Mona's murder, but Aria disagrees. She points out that if Mike says anything, he'll also be arrested. Emily offers to go talk to Ali and reassure her. A note falls out of Aria's locker and Emily picks it up and asks why Andrew is wishing her luck on a test and asking her dinner. Aria confesses that he's been helping her study and they kissed the other night after he took care of her. She brushes Emily off and goes to take her test. Emily finds out that Ali isn't taking visitors.
Mrs. Hastings stops by and lets Ms. Marin know the terms of Ali's plea deal. She lets Ashley know that the police are building a case against Hanna based on Tanner and Toby running into Hanna and Caleb at the storage unit where they found the barrel of acid/remains. Ashley is in shock. Mrs. H. also lets her know that Hanna has been to see Ali twice. Ashley is furious. Hanna over hears the conversation and sneaks out of the house. She goes to Caleb and hysterically fills him in.
Emily and Aria decide to wait to tell Spencer until after her interview at St. Andrews. In London, Spencer is invited by Colin to go see Hamlet at the theater and after a little prodding, she accepts. She has nothing to wear so Melissa loans her a dress. They bond over sharing clothes and the secrets they kept from one another and promise to never keep secrets from one another again. Melissa says that getting out of Rosewood was the best thing that ever happened to her and she thinks it would be good for Spencer as well.
In prison, Ali returns to her cell only to find it is a complete mess and her things are everywhere. She starts picking up and when she flips the mattress back down onto the bed, she sees "take the plea" written on the wall.
Aria and Ezra have a talk and decide that it would be best if Aria goes to college single and they should break up as it would be easier to do it now rather than later. They love each other and hope to get back together someday.
Emily fills Ezra in on what's going on and how they're running out of time. She hopes he knows the name Varjack, but he's got nothing. He asks Emily about Mona's attorney. He questions if Mona actually hired the attorney or if someone else did. He pays a visit to James Nealon, the attorney, and pretends to be interested in franchising the New Brew before questioning him about Mona. Nealon asks him to leave and he meets Emily and Aria outside. They see Nealon leaving his office in a hurry and on his phone. They hop in a car and follow him to a gated in property. His car drives through the gate and Aria receives a text from Andrew calling her beautiful and congratulating her on her test. Ezra sees it and asks who Andrew is. Emily runs out of the car and gets inside the gate. Aria and Ezra follow, but don't make it in in time. Emily offers to follow the car while the other two look for a way over the fence. She takes off and Ezra and Aria begin walking. Aria mentions that Andrew has been tutoring her and they split up to cover more ground. Emily finds a pizza receipt with the name Varjack on it in the garbage. It also has a phone number on it. She sees Nealon on his phone inside the house, taking money from a safe and putting it in a bag. He drives off and Emily follows, telling Ezra and Aria what she found.
Back in London, Spencer buys Colin a beer after the show (her first time buying alcohol legally) and they talk before playing a game of darts. They run through the rain on their way home and share a passionate kiss before heading off to their separate beds. So are Spence and Toby officially done?
While Ali is working on her laundry, everyone leaves the room and locks her in. She tries to escape, but she can't. She screams at something and the next day she calls her lawyer. Mrs. H. shows up instead of Rebecca and she notices Ali has a bandage on her arm and abrasions on the other. She can see how shaken Ali is. Ali informs her that she is taking the plea and getting transferred to another prison.
Toby tells Caleb that there is an arrest warrant out for Hanna and the police should be on their way to take her in. Hanna panics and Caleb convinces her that it's time to tell Tanner about A. Hanna refuses at first, since all of the truth would come out- including the Aria killing Shana in self dense incident. Caleb reasons with her and they head to the police station. As they are waiting for Tanner, Hanna's phone is remotely wiped clean and she no longer has any evidence of A. She is taken back to see Tanner.
Caleb calls in Aria and Emily who bring Ezra with them. They call Spencer to let her know what is happening, and she packs to come home immediately. Melissa catches her and tries to stop her and tell her to wait until after her interview, but then the trth comes out- Mrs. H. doesn't have a contact at St. Andrews and Wren has been trying desperately to get Spencer in for an interview. Mrs. H. told Melissa to keep Spencer there because of the terms of Ali's plea bargain. They were afraid that Ali was going to name Spencer as her accomplice. Spencer is furious with her sister and leaves.
Caleb convinces Emily and Aria that if they show Tanner the messages on their phones from A, then she would have to believe Hanna. The girls agree and they pull their phones out, only to see that they are being wiped. They get a text from A that says they should start with a clean slate.
Hanna is arrested because her blood was found on Mona's clothes and she is put in jail. Ali sees her as she is walking to her cell and ends up turning down the plea deal.
Aria and Ezra talk and decide that Aria should start off college single. The also decide that it would be best for them to breakup now rather than later. They hope that one day they can be together again, as they still love each other.
Original air date 3/3/15
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