CREATED BY I. Marlene King BASED ON THE BOOKS BY Sara Shepard EPISODE 4.24 “A Is for Answers” While taking part in a bridal fashion show, the girls consider whether Mrs. DiLaurentis might have anything to do with the latest note from A. WRITTEN BY: I. Marlene King DIRECTED BY: I. Marlene King ORIGINAL BROADCAST: March 18, 2014 NOTE: This is a transcription of the spoken dialogue and audio, with time-code reference, provided without cost by 8FLiX.com for your entertainment, convenience, and study. This version may not be exactly as written in the original script; however, the intellectual property is still reserved by the original source and may be subject to copyright. EPISODE CAST Troian Bellisario ... Spencer Hastings Ashley Benson ... Hanna Marin Lucy Hale ... Aria Montgomery Ian Harding ... Ezra Fitz Laura Leighton ... Ashley Marin (credit only) Shay Mitchell ... Emily Fields Janel Parrish ... Mona Vanderwaal Sasha Pieterse ... Alison DiLaurentis Andrea Parker ... Jessica DiLaurentis Torrey DeVitto ... Melissa Hastings Lesley Fera ... Veronica Hastings Nolan North ... Peter Hastings Ryan Merriman ... Ian Thomas Vanessa Ray ... CeCe Drake Brant Daugherty ... Noel Kahn Jim Titus ... Officer Barry Maple Sean Faris ... Gabriel Holbrook David Haley ... Cop P a g e | 1 1 00:00:01,375 --> 00:00:02,250 [narrator] Previously on Pretty Little Liars... 2 00:00:02,291 --> 00:00:03,959 - Alison? - Did you miss me? 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,917 There's someone Ali is so afraid of, she can't come back. 4 00:00:06,959 --> 00:00:09,709 And CeCe's been busy running from the cops 'cuz she killed Wilden. 5 00:00:09,750 --> 00:00:14,000 I'm not waiting here forever, and I sure as hell am not going back to Rosewood. 6 00:00:14,041 --> 00:00:15,959 - What is is? - I was hoping you could tell me. 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:16,959 I didn't write it. 8 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,375 You told the police. 9 00:00:18,417 --> 00:00:20,041 But I don't think I could ever trust you again. 10 00:00:20,083 --> 00:00:21,875 Goodbye. 11 00:00:21,917 --> 00:00:23,959 Do you think that I had something P a g e | 2 to do with Ali's murder? 12 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,667 You're having a tough time with your withdrawal. 13 00:00:25,709 --> 00:00:26,792 Ezra's not "A." 14 00:00:26,834 --> 00:00:28,083 He's a writer, who found 15 00:00:28,125 --> 00:00:30,583 a great opportunity to make a name for himself! 16 00:00:30,625 --> 00:00:31,917 He used us! 17 00:00:31,959 --> 00:00:34,000 I found some stuff out I think can really help you. 18 00:00:34,041 --> 00:00:36,166 [girl] Ezra thinks that "A" is Ali's mom. 19 00:00:36,208 --> 00:00:39,291 Mrs. DiLaurentis saw me pick up a shovel and go after Ali. 20 00:00:39,333 --> 00:00:43,333 Mrs. DiLaurentis, we're not certain that your daughter's in that grave. 21 00:00:43,375 --> 00:00:44,625 Well, I am. 22 00:00:44,667 --> 00:00:45,750 - [phone ringing] - Answer it. P a g e | 3 23 00:00:45,792 --> 00:00:46,917 [girl] How did you find me? 24 00:00:46,959 --> 00:00:48,458 Look, we want to help you, 25 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:49,542 but you need to tell us what happened that night. 26 00:00:49,583 --> 00:00:50,500 Then you need to come here. 27 00:00:50,542 --> 00:00:51,542 Alison, are you in there? 28 00:00:53,417 --> 00:00:55,250 What are you doing here? 29 00:01:07,750 --> 00:01:09,750 - Spencer! - What? 30 00:01:09,792 --> 00:01:11,834 [balls continue clanking] 31 00:01:13,375 --> 00:01:15,959 [phone rings] 32 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:16,959 Yeah. 33 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,125 Stay here. 34 00:01:22,166 --> 00:01:23,542 I'll be right back. 35 00:01:30,208 --> 00:01:32,750 I cannot believe we let Noel bring us here. P a g e | 4 36 00:01:32,792 --> 00:01:33,792 [sighs] 37 00:01:33,834 --> 00:01:35,375 Do we think she's even coming? 38 00:01:35,417 --> 00:01:37,250 I don't know, when I saw it was him instead of Ali, 39 00:01:37,291 --> 00:01:38,834 I thought for sure this was a trap. 40 00:01:38,875 --> 00:01:41,458 Probably is and we're just sitting here like geese. 41 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:42,875 Ducks. 42 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,250 What? 43 00:01:45,291 --> 00:01:47,792 You sit like lame ducks. Not geese. 44 00:01:47,834 --> 00:01:50,458 OK, well, whatever, they both quack. 45 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:51,875 Geese honk. 46 00:01:51,917 --> 00:01:53,709 Why would Ali trust Noel Kahn? 47 00:01:54,875 --> 00:01:56,834 [Alison] P a g e | 5 Because he has secrets, too. 48 00:02:02,583 --> 00:02:05,583 I want to hug you and slap you at the same time. 49 00:02:10,875 --> 00:02:12,667 I could use a hug. 50 00:02:26,709 --> 00:02:28,000 [giggles] 51 00:02:34,333 --> 00:02:36,417 I'm glad you're here, Spencer. 52 00:02:36,458 --> 00:02:39,750 Why? I'm the one you can't trust. 53 00:02:39,792 --> 00:02:42,542 I need your help. 54 00:02:42,583 --> 00:02:44,959 Now that the cops know that I'm not the one they buried, 55 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,583 they're gonna start looking again. 56 00:02:49,417 --> 00:02:51,750 And until I know who "A" is, I can't come home. 57 00:02:55,208 --> 00:02:58,625 Ali, we think your mom's the one who stole the game from Mona. 58 00:02:59,959 --> 00:03:01,458 We think she's "A." 59 P a g e | 6 00:03:05,458 --> 00:03:07,208 You don't seem surprised. 60 00:03:07,250 --> 00:03:09,041 It's complicated, Em. 61 00:03:12,125 --> 00:03:16,709 I've never figured out the right way to tell you what you need to know. 62 00:03:18,208 --> 00:03:20,917 I've never been able to say the words out loud. 63 00:03:20,959 --> 00:03:22,917 Why don't you start at the beginning? 64 00:03:36,667 --> 00:03:38,667 I'm ready to tell you guys everything. 65 00:03:41,041 --> 00:03:42,333 But if we can't figure it out tonight, 66 00:03:42,375 --> 00:03:44,041 I'm gonna have to disappear again. 67 00:03:49,667 --> 00:03:51,834 And this time it's gonna be for good. 68 00:03:53,041 --> 00:03:55,417 ♪ Got a secret, can you keep it ♪ 69 00:03:55,458 --> 00:03:57,959 ♪ Swear this one you'll save ♪ 70 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,542 P a g e | 7 ♪ Better lock it in your pocket ♪ 71 00:04:00,583 --> 00:04:03,208 ♪ Taking this one to the grave ♪ 72 00:04:03,250 --> 00:04:05,333 ♪ If I show you, then I know ♪ 73 00:04:05,375 --> 00:04:08,000 ♪ You won't tell what I said ♪ 74 00:04:08,041 --> 00:04:10,709 ♪ 'Cause two can keep a secret ♪ 75 00:04:10,750 --> 00:04:13,000 ♪ If one of them is dead ♪ 76 00:04:17,417 --> 00:04:20,583 [door opens, closes] 77 00:04:33,542 --> 00:04:34,875 Want some coffee? 78 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:38,750 Did you just get lucky or did someone turn me in? 79 00:04:38,792 --> 00:04:39,959 Who would have done that? 80 00:04:41,667 --> 00:04:44,583 Look, we know Wilden was a jerk. 81 00:04:44,625 --> 00:04:48,291 He was on the take and willing to rough people up to get what he wanted. P a g e | 8 82 00:04:48,333 --> 00:04:52,083 Maybe he took you out to that lake to scare you. 83 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:56,125 Things got out of hand and you did what you needed to do to stop him. 84 00:04:56,166 --> 00:04:57,583 Yeah, you're right. 85 00:04:57,625 --> 00:05:00,208 Wilden was a jerk.