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PRETTY LITTLE LIARSEPISODE 6X10

GAME OVER, CHARLES

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TEASER

INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

ALISON runs down a hallway at Radley, still in her prom dress, ARIA, SPENCER, HANNA, AND EMILY following.

INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT

The girls run up a set of stairs until they emerge-

EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT

-On top of the roof of Radley. Ali is worried, more than the others. She looks around frantically until she finally sees who she’s looking for.

ALISONPlease! Don’t do this!

CHARLES stands on the ledge of the roof, ready to jump.

EXT. RADLEY FRONT GATE - NIGHT

Several police cars arrive at the front gates. Officers crawl out of them as soon as they come to a stop. Among the officers is Detective BARRY Maple.

BARRY(into police radio)

We may have a visual on the suspect on the roof.


The girls hold Alison back as she pleads with CHARLES.

ALISONI’ll do whatever it takes to help you.

SPENCERLook, just because we know who you are, it doesn’t mean the game is over.

INTERCUT - THE ROOF AND THE FRONT GATE

The officers take aim at the figure on the roof. Barry steps in to stop them.

BARRYHold your fire! We have civvies up there! I said stand down.

He looks up to the roof, where Emily now tries to talk Charles down.

EMILYDon’t do this to your sister.

ARIAYou spent your whole life trying to get back to your family. It’s not too late.

The officers below wait, impatient. Hanna takes her own stab at ‘A.’

HANNAYou’ve been such a bitch to us. But we heard your story. We understand.

Charles pauses. Has he seen reason? Maybe. Or maybe not...

He holds his hands out to his sides. The girls surge forward, all screaming.

HANNA, SPENCER, ARIA, EMILY, AND ALINO!

END OF TEASER

2.

ACT ONE

OPENING CREDITS

Black screen. SUPER: “Earlier That Night”

EXT. ROSEWOOD HIGH PROM - NIGHT

The four liars stand in the mirrored area, just moments after discovering Ali is missing. Hanna is on the phone.

HANNANo answer.

EMILYTry again.

She hangs up, but is already dialing again.

INT. DILAURENTIS LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

The home phone RINGS. No one answers. Through an air vent, we can hear PAM Fields and VERONICA Hastings calling from below.

PAMHello!

VERONICAOpen the door!

The answering machine picks up with KENNETH’s voice.

KENNETH (ON PHONE)You have reached the DiLaurentis-


The girls wait for Hanna’s response.

HANNAStill nothing.

SARA finds the girls.

SARAThe guys are talking to Clark and Tanner. She’s got a lot of questions. For all of us.

3.

EMILYWe can’t just stay here. We should be out looking for her right now.

ARIAEm. Look, we have to believe Charles isn’t going to hurt Alison. She’s his sister.

Emily is having none of it.

EMILYCharles drove his car through my house, okay? I believe he’ll hurt anybody who gets in his way.

A RUSTLING behind the girls. Aria looks up to the mirror in front of her and sees a red figure moving behind them.

ARIAGuys?

The others turn toward her.

ARIA (CONT’D)We’re not alone in here.

The girls walk toward the sound of breaking twigs where Aria has just seen the person walking. They turn the corner, but it’s a dead end.

SPENCERAre you sure you saw somebody?

ARIAYeah. I’m sure.

EMILYGreat. Nice to know ‘A’ perfected that disappearing act from Ravenswood.

A CLANG makes everyone look behind Aria and Hanna. A lattice wall opens remotely and hidden passageway is revealed. The girls step through the opening.


The girls now walk down a hall behind the scenes of the prom maze. A shadow appears on the wall before them, and then-

-A FIGURE in a bright red cloak and terrifying wolf mask turns the corner.

4.

The figure reaches for the mask and pulls it off, revealing MONA.

HANNAGod, Mona. You scared the crap out of us.

MONAI’ve been following Alison since yesterday morning.

SPENCERSo where is she?

MONAI lost her when you guys jumped the cop.

ARIAYou knew Clark was a cop?

MONAAria, maybe you thought he was always happy to see you, but I could never get past the bulge in his pants.

An electronic CHIME. Mona pulls a tablet from her cloak.

SPENCERWhat is that?

Mona unlocks the screen and starts analyzing it.

MONAI’ve been tracking all of Alison’s incoming and outgoing messages since she came back. Yesterday, she started getting texts from Charles.

SPENCERSo you’ve been tracking him?

MONACharles has a smokescreen up to prevent someone tracking him, so I had to code an algorithm to find him.

On the tablet screen, the program has almost finished running.

EMILYSo you know where he is now?

5.

Spencer comes to look over Mona’s shoulder.

SPENCERWait. I know that address.

MONAI’d be disappointed if you didn’t. It’s not a place you forget easily.

HANNADoes anyone want to tell us what the magical computer said?

Spencer and Mona exchange a look.

SPENCERCharles is at Radley.

MONAHe wants to take this back to where it all began.

INT. HASTINGS KITCHEN - NIGHT

A key turns in the lock and the door opens. MELISSA Hastings enters her parents’ home. She looks anxious.

MELISSAHello?

She puts her keys on the counter and notices the four glasses of wine on the island.

MELISSA (CONT’D)Mom?

She crosses to the bannister and calls up the stairs.

MELISSA (CONT’D)Mom? Spencer?

When no one answers, she pulls out her phone and dials her mother. Veronica’s phone RINGS from the kitchen counter.

INT. BARN - CONTINUOUS

Melissa throws the door to the barn open, finding the music still playing and the lights still on. But no girls or parents. Melissa calls someone else.

6.

INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

Spencer’s phone RINGS. Caller ID tells her it is Melissa. She ignores the call.

INT. BARN - CONTINUOUS

Melissa speaks into her phone.

MELISSASpencer, please. Call me back as soon as you get this. It’s important. There’s something I need to tell you.

INT. HALLWAY - CONTINOUS

Hanna looks at Spencer.

HANNAWas that Toby?

SPENCERNo. Melissa.

EMILYWe can’t wait here any longer. We know were Ali is and I’m going after her.

Emily starts to leave.

SPENCEREmily, wait.

Emily stops.

EMILYWhy?

SPENCERLet’s just think about this for a minute.

EMILYAlison might not have minute.

MONACharles won’t hurt her. Not intentionally.

7.

EMILYI’m sorry if I don’t put my faith in a guy who stuck us underground for a month and put chips in our necks.

MONAThen put your faith in me.

ARIAMaybe not the best alternative, Mona.

MONAI’m serious. When I worked for Charles, the golden rule was that we would never really hurt Alison. Or you girls.

Emily isn’t convinced.

EMILY‘A’ attacked Alison in her house one night!

MONABut she wasn’t seriously hurt. Ever.

SPENCEREmily, listen to me. Charles isn’t an idiot. If we found him at Radley, it was only because he let us. No offense, Mona.

MONANone taken. I think.

SPENCER‘A’ is always twenty steps ahead of us. This feels like another trap.

EMILYDoes it matter? It’s Alison.

ARIAAnd we’ll get her back. But when has working by ‘A’s’ rules ever helped any of us?

SPENCERLook, I know that you’re worried-

8.

EMILYI’m not worried. I’m freaking terrified.

SPENCERBut we can’t go alone. Just give me a few minutes. Let me go find Toby and Tanner. They can come with us.

SARAI’ll go with you.

The other girls are taken aback.

EMILYYou will?

SARALook, I don’t really know Alison. But I know you and I don’t want you guys to get hurt.

Spencer takes a moment to register the others’ reactions before agreeing.

SPENCEROkay. Sara will come with me and-

MONAAnd he rest of us will go to Radley. You two can meet us there.

ARIAAre you sure splitting up is a good idea at this point?

MONARelax. You’ll be with me. No one will even notice we’re there.

SPENCERMona’s right. You guys go. Charles will be expecting you to run in guns blazing. If we stick it out and just watch, he won’t know what to do.

Spencer looks around for reactions as she speaks.

SPENCER (CONT’D)So that’s it. Is everyone in?

Everyone nods with varying degrees of certainty. Except Hanna.

9.

SPENCER (CONT’D)Han?

A moment of hesitation, but then Hanna answers, resolved.

HANNAYeah. I’m in. Game on.

INT. RADLEY CELL - NIGHT

Alison sits curled against a wall, her knees drawn to her chest. She looks up at the only chair in the room. ‘A’ sits in his customary black hoodie, loading bullets into a magazine.

ALISONWhy won’t you just say something?

No answer.

ALISON (CONT’D)Charles, please! Talk to me. I need to know why you’re doing this. You hurt so many people, ruined so many lives. Why?

Still no answer. Ali is losing her temper. She raises her voice.

ALISON (CONT’D)Tell me! Why are you doing this?

Charles stops. He picks up the full magazine and slides it into a handgun.

CHARLESWhy do I do anything?

Charles reaches up and pulls back the hood, but his face is still hidden. Until he spins the chair around. It’s WREN Kingston. With a shockingly American accent.

CHARLES/WRENI’m doing it for you.

END OF ACT ONE

10.

ACT TWO


Wren peeks out the cell window at the streets below.

WRENThey’re late. Why are they late? I gave them everything they needed...

ALISONWho? Charles-

WREN(shouting)

That’s not my name. Not anymore.

ALISONIt used to be. What changed?

WRENBethany.

He looks at her over his shoulder.

WREN (CONT’D)Bethany Young happened.

ALISONThe girl they thought was me? The one who died?

Wren nods, looking out the window again.

WRENShe was as vindictive as they come. But she had me completely fooled.

INT. RADLEY DAY ROOM - DAY - FLASHBACK

BETHANY, age 6, sits in the corner of the day room at Radley. CHARLES, age 11, sits on a couch nearby, drawing in a sketch pad. He’s drawing a picture of Bethany.

EDDIE Lamb approaches him and sits beside him.

EDDIEWhatcha working on?

Charles doesn’t smile or show any emotion. He just shows him the drawing briefly before continuing.

11.

EDDIE (CONT’D)You’re pretty talented. Anyone ever tell you that?

CHARLES [AGE 11](ignoring him)

Who’s the new girl?

Eddie looks over his shoulder at Bethany, then back to Charles.

EDDIEHer name is Bethany. She was dropped off this morning.

CHARLES [AGE 11]What’s wrong with her?

EDDIEYou know I can’t tell you that. But she might.

Eddie smiles encouragingly at him and then points to the drawing.

EDDIE (CONT’D)I’m sure that will make a good icebreaker.

Eddie claps a hand on Charles’s shoulder before leaving to check on his other patients.

Charles looks down at the sketch and then closes the sketch pad. He stands and walks over to Bethany.

BACK TO PRESENT DAY - INT. ROSEWOOD HIGH PROM - NIGHT

Sara and Spencer are walking back through the maze of trellises on their way to Toby and Tanner. Sara stops suddenly.

SARAWait.

Spencer stops.

SARA (CONT’D)Did you hear that?

SPENCERI didn’t hear anything.

12.

SARAThere’s someone here.

Spencer looks unconcerned, but calls out anyway?

SPENCERHello?

There’s no answer. Spencer waits for a moment before pulling her phone out.

SARAWhat are you doing?

SPENCERCalling Toby. I want him to know we’re on our way in case anything happens.

Spencer unlocks the phone and we see her scrolling through the contacts.

She gasps and the phone falls to the ground right before she does.

Spencer’s been knocked unconscious. Behind where she was standing, we see Sara standing with an empty syringe in her hand.

Sara looks down at the phone, already dialing out.


TOBY stands with CALEB, TANNER, CLARK, and LORENZO, talking.

Toby’s phone RINGS. He steps away to answer it.

TOBYSpencer? What’s wrong?

There’s no answer. Caleb, hearing Toby’s distress, steps over to him.

TOBY (CONT’D)Spencer, talk to me.

CALEBToby?

Tanner, Lorenzo, and Clark watch Toby intently, knowing that the situation has gone from bad to worse.

13.

TANNERCavanaugh?

Toby starts walking to one of the unmarked police cars that have pulled up, the phone still at his ear. Caleb and the others follow him.

TOBYSomething’s wrong. We need to get a trace on Spencer’s phone. The others, too.

Caleb pulls out his phone.

CALEBAlready on it.

LORENZOYou’re tracking their phones?

CALEBAnd their cars. Ever since the Dollhouse.

TANNERYou and I need to have a talk about something called the law later. Where are they?

CALEBThey’re moving. Hanna, Aria, and Emily are with Mona. But Spencer isn’t with them.

TANNERWhat about Harvey?

CALEBI don’t know.

LORENZOYou’re not tracking her too?

CALEBI was. I am.

CLARKSo maybe the phone’s just off?

CALEBNo. This tracking software would still pick her up. She had to have deactivated it.

14.

TOBYOr had someone do it for her.

LORENZOYou think she’s working with him? Alison’s brother?

CALEBThis software was hard to encode. It would take a genius to take it off Sara’s phone.

TOBYAnd we know Charles has a way with technology.

TANNERWhy would Sara be helping him?

TOBY‘A’ has a way of finding the one thing someone wants and then holding it over their head until they’re asking him ‘how high?’.

LORENZOWe can ask her why she made a deal with the devil when we get there. Caleb, do you know where they’re going?

Caleb zooms out on the map.

CALEBThe only thing in the direction Hanna’s group is headed is Radley.

TANNERThen that’s where we’re going.

TOBYWhat about Spencer?

CALEBI can’t tell yet.

They all get in their respective cars-Caleb with Toby and Lorenzo and Clark with Detective Tanner.

INT. POLICE CAR - CONTINUOUS

Toby starts the car and puts it in drive.

15.

CALEBToby. Wait.

TOBYWhat?

Caleb looks at his phone.

CALEBThere’s something off about this. ‘A’ is always careful with phones. He left even Alison’s here when he took her.

TOBYYou think this is too easy?

CALEBI think that Sara clearly isn’t the mastermind behind this. It took me nearly two weeks to teach her how to clear her inbox of spam messages.

TOBYSo she’s working with someone. We know ‘A’ likes working with a team.

CALEBYeah, and I’m sure “get rid of their phone” is the first lesson in ‘A’ school.

TOBYSo why didn’t Sara?

CALEBYou said ‘A’ has a way of holding things over people. Blackmailing them into helping. Maybe Sara’s tired of jumping whenever ‘A’ says.

Toby looks down at the moving dot on the map on Caleb’s screen.

TOBYShe’s leading us to him.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Mona, Hanna, Aria, and Emily get out of Mona’s car across the street and around the corner from Radley. Emily has her phone to her ear.

16.

EMILYNo answer from Sara or Spencer. They both keep going to voicemail.

MONAI’m sure they’re fine.

HANNAOr this was just a set up and ‘A’ was just waiting to get them alone.

ARIAHanna. Toby and Tanner are at the prom. ‘A’ wouldn’t try to get past them.

HANNACharles attacked a police van when he took us to the dollhouse.

Emily dials her phone again, but it goes to voicemail. She hangs up.

EMILYAnd what if he was already there? We could have missed him. We have no idea what he looks like, who he is.

MONAThis might be your chance to find out.

Mona is looking around the corner at Radley. There is movement in one of the upstairs windows. A figure stands shadowed in the window, looking out. His face isn’t visible.

The other girls all try to get a peek, but the curtain in the window pulls back. Mona pushes them behind the building covering them before ‘A’ can see them.

HANNAMona, what the hell?

MONAHe’s expecting us. He’s up there so he can see us coming. I don’t want him to know we’re here.

ARIASo what are we supposed to do? Just stand here? He’s got Ali in there.

17.

MONAAnd he’s either killed her already or he doesn’t plan on hurting her. Either way, us going in won’t help.

ARIAYou said you didn’t think he’d hurt her.

MONAI don’t. But he’s unpredictable. He brought us all here because he doesn’t care about being discovered. He wants to end the game.

EMILYAnd what does that mean for Ali? For us?

MONAIf I has to guess? It means someone’s leaving in a body bag tonight.

EXT. DILAURENTIS FRONT PORCH - NIGHT

Melissa walks up the front porch steps. She raises her hand to knock when she notices that the door is slightly ajar. She pushes it open.

INT. DILAURENTIS LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Melissa enters the DiLaurentis home, looking around.

MELISSAHello?

INT. DILAURENTIS BASEMENT - CONTINUOUS

ASHLEY Marin, ELLA Montgomery, Pam Fields, and Veronica Hastings sit on the steps in the basement. They hear Melissa’s voice and jump up.

MELISSA (O.S.)Mr. DiLaurentis? Hello?

VERONICAMelissa!

18.

INT. DILAURENTIS LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Melissa looks around to find her mother’s voice.

MELISSAMom? Where are you?!

PAM (O.S.)Melissa, please!

VERONICA (O.S.)Sweetheart, we’re in here! Please hurry! Open the door.

Melissa turns to see a chair blocking the door to the basement. She runs over to the door and yanks the chair away. She turns the doorknob and pulls the door open. Her mother is the first one out.

MELISSAMom!

Veronica hugs her daughter as the other mothers come out.

VERONICAWhat are you doing here? I thought you were in London.

MELISSAI was. Who locked you in a basement? Where’s Mr. DiLaurentis?

ELLAI’d like the answers too, if the universe is taking requests.

PAMWe can find out later. Right now, we need to get back to the girls.

MELISSAThe girls. You mean Spencer isn’t here with you?

The mothers excange worried glances.

VERONICAThey’re back at the barn.

MELISSAMom, I was just there. The girls are gone.

19.


Wren still stands by the window. Ali is walking around his lair now, looking for a way out but trying to make sure he doesn’t notice.

ALISONI didn’t know you knew Bethany.

WRENOf course not. That would require you knowing I existed.

Alison looks sorry for him for a moment.

WREN (CONT’D)Bethany reminded me of you. So much. She was like family. I just wanted to keep her safe.

INT. RADLEY DAY ROOM - DAY - FLASHBACK

Bethany and Charles sit together in the day room, Charles drawing another picture of her (this time she’s smiling). They’re laughing and having fun when a voice interupts them.

JESSICA (O.S.)Charles?

Bethany and Charles look up to see JESSICA DiLaurentisstanding in front of them. It’s visitation day.

JESSICA (CONT’D)Who’s you’re friend?

Charles stands up and pulls Bethany with him. She doesn’t seem to like Mrs. D.

CHARLESMom. This is Bethany. Bethany, this is my mom.

Jessica crouches down in front of Bethany and holds out her hand. After an encouraging look from Charles, Bethany shakes Jessica’s hand.

JESSICAIt is very nice to meet you, Bethany.

20.

WREN (V.O.)Every time Mom visited after that, she visited Bethany too. Bought her clothes that she bought you.

BACK TO PRESENT DAY - INT. RADLEY CELL - NIGHT

Wren is looking at a photo album page with a photo of his mother on it. He’s pointing to her with the tip of the gun.

WREN (CONT.)I think she thought that giving me my own personal Alison was enough to make me forget about the real one.

He looks up at Ali.

WREN (CONT’D)But there was never a comparison to my baby sister.

ALISONI didn’t realize Mom and Bethany were so close.

Wren smirks at Alison.

WRENWell you have to be close to someone to bash their head in with a shovel.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Mona watches the window from the corner. Behind her, Aria hangs up her phone.

ARIAEzra said that he can’t find Caleb or Toby. Clark, Lorenzo, and Tanner are gone too.

Hanna pulls out her phone.

HANNA(dialing)

If ‘A’ touches one perfect hair on Caleb’s head, the cops will be the least of his worries.

She holds the phone up to her ear and waits for an answer.

21.

INTERCUT - THE STREET AND TOBY’S CAR

Caleb answers his phone.

CALEBHanna. Are you okay? What are you doing at Radley?

HANNAMona tracked Charles here. Wait. How-?

CALEBI tracked your phone. Have any of you heard from Spencer?

Hanna looks up at the others, worried.

HANNANo. She’s with Sara. Why?

CALEBHanna. We think Sara could be working for ‘A.’

HANNAWhat?.

ARIAHanna, talk to us. What is he saying?

HANNAHe thinks that Sara-

Hanna is cut short when a car’s lights shine on the girls and they duck down close to the building. The car is coming down the cross street, where it stops in front of Radley.

CALEBHanna? What’s going on?

Sara gets out of the front seat, now wearing a black hoodieover her prom dress. She looks around for someone, waiting. Emily starts forward, but Mona stops her, pointing down the street.

MONAWait. Look.

A figure in a RED COAT walks toward Sara’s car.

22.

EMILYRed Coat? I thought that was Ali and CeCe. What is she doing back?

ARIAAnd why is Sara helping her?

Red Coat gets to Sara’s car and opens the passenger door. She leans in and helps a slim familiar body out. Spencer.

EMILYOh my god.

She’s still out of it, but Sara and Red Coat carry her between them past the gates and into Radley.

CALEB(on the phone)

Hanna?

HANNAYou were right. They’re here. And so is Red Coat.

CALEBWhat? Okay, Hanna, listen to me. Wait for us. We’re all on our way. Toby, Tanner, all of us. Just wait. Please. Don’t do anything-

Hanna disconnects the call. She looks at the others and then steps toward the building. Mona holds her back.

MONAWhat are you doing?

HANNAIt’s not just Alison now. It’s Spencer, too. I can’t just sit around anymore.

MONAWe have to-

HANNANo! Spencer and I have been through Hell together. We all have. I wouldn’t expect the devil herself to understand.

EMILYHanna-

23.

MONAI know what I did. I’m sorry. And I know things just got a hell of a lot worse, but we can’t make rash decisions right now.

ARIAHan, you know I’d never normally say this unless heavy drinking was involved, but I think Mona’s right.

Hanna looks at Aria and then Emily, who nods in agreement.

HANNASo what are we supposed to do? Just sit out here all night?

MONAWe wait. For Toby and the police.

HANNAHow did-

MONACaleb might have my phone tracked, but I have half of Rosewood tracked and bugged. Caleb and Toby are almost here. Tanner and the others went for backup.

EMILYAnd what happens when Charles sees them?

ARIAYeah, he’s never liked us going off book during his giant schemes.

MONAHe won’t hurt us. He won’t be able to. And he won’t hurt Alison. I’m sure of it.

She certainly doesn’t sound sure.


Alison stands across the room from Wren, right in front of the door.

ALISONYou’re lying. Mom wouldn’t have killed anyone.

24.

WRENShe buried you alive, didn’t she?

ALISONShe didn’t know I was alive! She was protecting someone.

The realization dawns on her.

ALISON (CONT’D)She was protecting you. You’re the one who killed me.

WRENNow, when you say it like that.

Alison turns around, jumps for the door, and throws it open.

She screams. Her way out is blocked by the woman in the Red Coat.

INT. TOBY’S CAR - CONTINUOUS

Toby is driving like the devil is chasing him. His phone sits in a holder on the dash. It’s on speaker and voices are starting to pour through.

CALEBDid you hear that?

SARA (V.O.)I can’t see where I’m going!

WOMAN’S VOICE (V.O.)Shut up!

Caleb and Toby clearly recognize the voice.

WOMAN’S VOICE (V.O.)Just hold her.

CALEBIsn’t that-?

TOBYNo. It can’t be. She’s dead.

Alison’s scream is heard again through the phone static.

25.

INT. RADLEY CELL - CONTINUOUS

Red Coat has left Sara to carry all of Spencer’s weight now that they’re inside Radley. She regards Ali and speaks with the same familiar voice.

RED COATAlison. I don’t think we’ve been formally introduced.

Red Coat pulls back her hood, revealing dark hair and an impossible face. Red coat is MAYA St. Germain!

MAYAMy name is Maya.

END OF ACT TWO

26.

ACT THREE


Alison backs away from the door as Maya steps through. Sara follows, dragging Spencer with her. Wren waves his gun at them loosely.

WRENYou’re late.

SARASorry. Waiting for those bitches to make a decision by themselves is like waiting for grass to grow backwards.

MAYABut we’re here now. No harm done.

Wren indicates Spencer with the gun.

WRENOnly literally.

Sara sets Spencer down, leaning her against a wall. Alison goes to her friend.

ALISONWhat are you doing with Spencer?

WRENAll in due time, little sister.

MAYAGod. You’re so dramatic. Just get to it already.

ALISONWould someone please tell me what’s going on?

(to Maya)You’re dead. Emily told me.

MAYAFunny. She said the same thing about you.

ALISONMy brother tried to kill me an my mother buried me alive.

(MORE)

27.

My only choice was to run. What’s your excuse?

MAYA(to Wren)

You haven’t even gotten that far yet?

WRENWe were working on it. Until you interrupted.

MAYAThe only thing she was working on was getting away.

WRENI could have stopped her.

MAYABut you didn’t. And now we’re running out of time. She doesn’t need your life story. Just tell her what’s important. The Queen is getting impatient with you.

ALISONI’m not-

MAYAI wasn’t talking about you.

(to Wren)Talk.

There’s a moment of silent communication between Wren and Maya before he turns to Alison. He sighs.

WRENI guess it’s time you found out what happened that night.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

An unmarked police car pulls up near the girls. Caleb is the first one out. He goes to Hanna and hugs her.

CALEBThat’s a first. You actually managed not to run into danger headfirst without thinking.

MONAWith a little outside motivation.

ALISON (CONT'D)

28.

Caleb nods to Mona in thanks.

Toby joins them.

TOBYI called Tanner but she didn’t answer. They should be here by now.

MONAThey’re at the police station. My guess is reinforcements.

ARIAIt’s not a bad idea. I mean, Sara, Charles, Red Coat, they’re all here.

HANNAI thought we’d seen the end of that last season jacket when we found Ali and CeCe.

MONAThere had to have been another one.

Toby and Caleb exchange a look.

MONA (CONT’D)Okay, Rocky and Bullwinkle. What’s with the brooding faces?

Beat.

CALEBWe know who Red Coat is.

HANNAHow?

Toby holds out his phone. It’s still on speaker, but the voices are too quiet to hear.

TOBYSpencer called me, but she never said anything. But the call never ended, either. We can still hear everything going on in there.

He looks at Caleb who nods. Then he turns up the volume.

WREN (V.O.)When my mother sent me to Radley-

29.

HANNA(overlapping)

Wait who is that?

CALEBShh. Wait for it.

MAYA (V.O.)Come on. A bit later than that. We haven’t got all night.

WREN (V.O.)You can tell the story if you’d like-

ARIA(overlapping)

But that sounds just like...

Everyone looks at Emily.

EMILYMaya. It’s Maya.

Beat. Then, Aria turns on Mona.

ARIADid you know about this?

Mona looks angry, but not at the accusation.

MONANo. I didn’t.

CALEBThey found Maya’s body the night you ended your game.

TOBYNo one could have gotten something like this past you.

MONAWell they did. Sorry I was otherwise occupied that night.

ARIAYeah, trying to run Spencer off a cliff.

HANNAMona. It’s alright. You can tell us.

30.

MONAI don’t know, Hanna. I swear I don’t.

She peeks around the corner at Radley.

MONA (CONT’D)But I’d sure as hell like to know how I missed this.

Aria rubs Emily’s arm, trying to comfort her.

ARIAEm?

EMILYShe’s alive. How can she be alive?


Maya and Wren have ceased their argument. Now, Wren turns back to Alison.

WRENBethany and I got really close while she was in Radley. Eventually, there came a time when I was the only one who could calm her down after her episodes.

INT. RADLEY HALLWAY - DAY - FLASHBACK

Bethany, now 11, screams at the top of her lungs. An ORDERLY is trying to hold her down while another is trying to get her to calm down. A nurse holds a syringe that she is trying to stick Bethany with. Bethany thrashes against them violently.

Charles arrives, pushing past the orderlies to get to her. He whispers to her to calm her.

WREN (V.O.)I actually felt like I meant something to someone.


Alison still sits by Spencer, listening. Maya is browsing Wren’s lair. Sarah is standing near the door with her hand in the pocket holding Spencer’s phone.

31.

WRENBut then Mom showed up one night out of the blue. It was about five years after Bethany got there. She told me that I had to leave with her and that I couldn’t tell anyone where I was going. I left a note with Eddie anyway, hoping he’d give it to Bethany.

EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS

The girls, Toby, and Caleb listen to the conversation.

WRENSo I got shipped off to London to some old friends I’d never met. Got a pretty new name to match. Learned to make tea, perfect a British accent, and how to make a fake medical degree, among other things. I was actually enjoying my life. Trying to forget who I was.


Wren’s phone goes off as he gets a text message. He walks to the window again and peers out.

WRENAnd then that stupid bitch got herself killed.

ALISONBethany?

Wren shakes his head no.

WRENMarion Cavanaugh.


All eyes are on Toby’s reaction.

END OF ACT THREE

32.

ACT FOUR


Wren continues his story.

WRENI was at Oxford when I got the phone call. Bethany had gone off the rails again. Worse than ever. Eddie Lamb found my number and asked me to come back. They were worried she was going to hurt herself.

EXT. ROOF - NIGHT

The door to the roof of Radley opens. Bethany, age 15, comes through it.

WREN (V.O.)Eddie snuck her up to the roof that night to meet me. No one ever went up there, especially not at night. No one should have been there.

Bethany looks around the roof.

BETHANY [AGE 15]Charlie?

Charles, age 20, steps out of the shadows.

WRENNo one really calls me that anymore.

Bethany spins around to see him.

BETHANY [AGE 15] Yeah, well I used to call you my friend. Guess I can’t call you that either.

Charles (Wren) pushes her away.

WRENBethany.

Bethany stares at him.

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BETHANY [AGE 15]You left. Why?

Wren can’t answer.

WRENI’m not here to talk about me. Eddie called me. He’s worried.

Bethany scowls.

BETHANY [AGE 15] I should have known. What is this, an intervention?

WRENDepends. Have you been taking your medication like you’re supposed to?

The roof door opens and Wren pulls Bethany into the shadows with him. Marion comes out. She walks directly to the edge of the roof.

WREN (CONT’D)(whispering)

Marion. Damn it. She can’t see me here.

Bethany pulls away from him to go to Marion.

BETHANY [AGE 15] Ms. Marion?

Wren stays hidden, watching.

MARIONBethany, sweetheart. You shouldn’t be up here. It’s dangerous.

BETHANY [AGE 15]Yes. It is.

In a flash, Bethany has grabbed on to Marion’s shoulders.

Wren runs to Bethany, no longer caring about being seen.

WRENBethany! Stop!

But he is too late. Bethany pushes Marion over the edge of the roof. Wren reaches for her, but can’t catch her. Marion is dead.

34.

BACK TO PRESENT DAY - EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Toby’s face goes white as he hears this news. This is the truth. This is how his mother died.

EXT. ROOF - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

Wren grabs Bethany by the shoulders and shakes her.

WRENWhat the Hell are you doing?

BETHANY [AGE 15]She couldn’t see you! You would have gotten in trouble!

WRENSo you killed her?

He abandons Bethany to bang on the door.

WREN (CONT’D)Eddie! Eddie, help!

BETHANY [AGE 15]If you hadn’t left, you wouldn’t have had to sneak back in! She’d be alive. This is your fault!

WRENMy mother sent me, away Bethany!

BETHANY [AGE 15]Well then this is her fault!

Bethany goes to the roof door and opens it.

BETHANY [AGE 15] (CONT’D)And guilty people have to pay.


Wren, who has been looking out the window, now looks to Alison.

WRENI talked to Eddie later. Made it clear that if the police ever found out about Bethany, or me for that matter, I’d kill him. He seemed happy to comply.

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MAYAHe was also under strict instruction not to let her out. To up her meds, her security. To make sure she could never get out.

ALISONWait. How do you know that?

MAYABecause she was my girlfriend.

A GASP comes from their side. Spencer has awoken.

SPENCEROh my God.

Wren looks at her, emotionless.

SPENCER (CONT’D)What are you doing here?

She looks around and realizes what is going on.

SPENCER (CONT’D)No. Please no. No.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

The girls, Toby, and Caleb stand around Toby’s phone, listening.

HANNAWait. Spencer knows him?

ARIAI mean, the voice sounds familiar, but I don’t know where from.

EMILYSame here.

HANNAWho the hell is this guy?

A car screeches to a stop behind them. It’s Tanner.

TANNERHis name is Wren Kingston.

Shocked faces varying from just confused to vengeful play out on everyone’s faces.

36.

TANNER (CONT’D)And tonight, his little game is finally over.

TOBYHow do you know?

Another person exits the car. It’s MELISSA Hastings.

MELISSABecause he’s got nowhere to run now.

INT. RADLEY SANITARIUM - NIGHT

Spencer is awake now, and Ali is helping her wake up.

SPENCERWhy? Why would you do this?

WRENI’m sorry Spencer. I did genuinely like your sister. And you.

He crouches down to her level and touches her face.

WREN (CONT’D)You were just lovely. After Alison died, Bethany went missing. So I decided to stay around Rosewood in case she went after my family. Honestly, I never planned to use you.


Tanner speaks to Toby.

TANNERWe’re going in as soon as the state police get here.

ARIAGuys, wait a second. Are you listening to this?


ALISONI still don’t understand. Why would you kill me?

37.

WRENI thought you were Bethany.

MAYABethany wanted a night out of Radley. I was in town visiting some friends for Labor Day and I wanted her with me. So, I borrowed a badge from my friend Eddie and broke her out for a night. I didn’t know what she was going to do.

WRENEddie called me that night. He told me Bethany had escaped. I was worried.

(to Ali)About you, Mom. Jason. So I went after her.

EXT. DILAURENTIS FRONT LAWN - FLASHBACK

From the earlier episodes, we see Alison walking toward her house, her mother watching from the window.

WREN (V.O.)I thought you were her. I hadn’t seen you in so long and you looked so much like her.

Wren sneaks up behind Alison and strikes her with a rock. Jessica runs outside to her daughter.

JESSICAMy baby. Oh my God, Alison. Alison, please. Wake up. No!

(to Wren)What have you done?

BACK TO PRESENT DAY - EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Melissa speaks with Aria and the others.

ARIADid you know?

MELISSAI found out after they found Detective Wilden’s body. Wren had already asked me to tell people that he was in London with me, but I didn’t think much of it.

(MORE)

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But then he brought me back just to wear a stupid costume to Wilden’sfuneral.

EMILYYou were the one in the Black Veil costume?

Melissa nods.

HANNAWhy would you do that?

MELISSAHe wanted to make sure he was dead. That he couldn’t hurt Ali. CeCe had told him everything.

ARIASo Cece is working with him?

MELISSAMore like for him. Wren had something on everyone. He blackmailed whoever he wanted into doing his dirty work?

CALEBBut why? Why did he do any of this?

Spencer and Alison are both crying as they listen.

WRENI swear, I never meant to hurt you. I just wanted to keep you safe.

ALISON(choked up)

What about Bethany?

EXT. DILAURENTIS BACK YARD - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

Jessica sits in her backyard crying. Bethany, age 17, approaches.

BETHANY [AGE 17]What have you done?

Jessica looks up at her.

JESSICABethany?

MELISSA (CONT'D)

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BETHANY [AGE 17]Your own daughter. You have to be punished.

Bethany attacks Mrs. DiLaurentis and Jessica pushes her to the ground, where she hits her over the head with the shovel used to bury Alison’s body.


Maya is now crying as well.

WRENMom didn’t tell me until it was too late what had happened. Maybe if she had I never would have been in Rosewood. None of this would be happening.

ALISONDid you kill her, too?

WRENNo. I was too busy looking for you. Mona told me when she came into Radley that she knew you were still alive. And that she thought the girls knew where you were.

SPENCERThat’s why? That’s why you’ve been torturing us? Why you’ve ruined our lives?

WRENWhat would you do for your sister, Spencer?

Beat.

SPENCERThe messages didn’t end when you got her back! None of it did.

WRENShe was found, but I didn’t have her back yet. I needed you girls for that. To keep her here, to find out about me. So that we could be a family again.

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EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Melissa addresses the girls while Tanner, Clark, and Lorenzo discuss their plan.

MELISSAI’ve known for months now.

ARIAWe were stuck in the dollhouse for weeks. Why didn’t you tell anyone?

MELISSABecause Colin warned me not to.

HANNAWho the hell is Colin?

MONAWren and Melissa’s roommate in London.

MELISSAHe was also Wren’s friend from boarding school there. They were close. He made it clear that, if I told anyone the truth, one of you was going to get hurt. I couldn’t let that happen.


ALISONIf you didn’t kill Mom, who did?

Wren looks to Maya.

SPENCERMaya?

ALISONWhy?

Maya looks guilty and shies her eyes away.

MAYABethany was my girlfriend. Somehow I just knew that she was the one buried in Alison’s grave. I needed that closure.

(MORE)

41.

But Wilden and half of the police had secrets that they could bury if it was Alison’s name was on that tombstone and not some escapee from Radley. ‘A’ told me Alison was alive. She gave me what I needed to find her, but it wasn’t enough. Her bones still had someone else’s name on them.

SPENCERSo you dug up her grave?

MAYANo. I’m the one that submitted the evidence to the police that they needed to exhume the body.

WRENI’m the one who dug it up. If they dug up Bethany, eventually they’d find out her relationship to my mother. I had to make a couple of alterations to the body before I returned it.

ALISONYou two don’t seem like friends.

MAYAWe’re not. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. But the person who holds blackmail over my head is the one who calls the shots I make.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

The girls, still talking to Melissa, turn to Toby and his phone in shock.

MONAThere’s another ‘A’?

MELISSANo. That’s not possible. I’d have known.

WREN (V.O.)No you wouldn’t, Melissa.

Everyone turns to look at the phone in unison.

MAYA (CONT'D)

42.

WREN (V.O.)When will you stop making the mistake of underestimating me?

Mona breaks away from the others to look up at the window. The curtain is open and Wren stands there, smiling, with an arm around Sara Harvey’s throat, holding her in place. In one hand, he holds the phone. In the other, a gun.

MONAGuys!

The others look up.

EMILYOh my god. No.

WREN (V.O.)And, as fun as this game has been, I’m starting to think that this is the beginning of the end. Your time is running out. As for Sara’s here, well...

He pushes the gun through her hair. Her sobs are heard over the speaker. As can Alison and Spencer’s screams.

SPENCER (V.O.)Stop!

ALISON (V.O.)Charles, no! Please don’t do this!

WREN (V.O.)Her time is up.

Tanner and Lorenzo act after only a moment’s hesitation. They run towards the doors at Radley but it’s too late. A GUN SHOT rings out and they stop in their tracks. One last glace up at the window reveals blood spatter and a crumpled Sara at Wren’s feet.

WREN (V.O.)Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

The call disconnects.

END OF ACT FOUR

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ACT FIVE

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Emily screams and Clark comes to comfort her, holding her upright.

MONA(genuinely lost)

Why? Why would he do that?

TANNER(to Lorenzo)

How far out are state police?

LORENZOTen minutes.

TANNERTell them to make it five or we go in alone. Clark.

Clark raises his head.

TANNER (CONT’D)You make sure these civilians do not move, do you understand?

Clark nods.

TOBYWait, where are you going?

TANNERInside. I’m going to try to reason with him.

There are various negative reactions. (”No! Stop! Are you crazy? He’ll kill you!”)

MONACharles is not somebody who can be reasoned with. You have to know that by now.

TANNERI’ve done hostage negotiation before.

MELISSAYou don’t understand. He’s off his medication.

(MORE)

44.

And there is something someone knows about him that he is worth killing my sister over. Maybe even his sister.

TANNERI’m not going to let that happen. No more deaths tonight because of this kid.

Tanner turns away, more disapprovals being thrown at her, and makes her way toward the front gate of Radley. Around the time she reaches the halfway mark, another GUN SHOT rings out. Tanner stops, and then falls to her knees.

They all look up and see the small hole in the Radley window.


Wren turns away from the window, smiling.

MAYAWhat the Hell was that for?

Wren holds up his phone and waves it.

WRENJust doing what I’m told.

MAYAWhy would she tell you to kill the girl?

WRENShe told me to kill anyone that tried to stop tonight from happening the way I wanted it.

He points the gun at Maya.

WREN (CONT’D)You’re not getting in my way, are you?

Maya steps down. At this point, Alison and Spencer are standing and cowering against the wall, Alison slightly in front of Spencer. They are shell shocked.

ALISONWhat’s wrong with you? You didn’t have to do that!

Wren grabs Alison’s arm and pulls her away from Spencer.

MELISSA (CONT'D)

45.

SPENCERNo!

WRENWhy can’t you see that I’ve been doing all this for you! Everything that’s happened, all of this. It was so that we could be a family again.

Wren pushes her away angrily.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Tanner groans and rolls to the side. Strangely there’s no blood. She makes her way to her feet then runs back to the girls, who watch in shock.

ARIABut how did you-?

TANNERKevlar. And now they think they’re safe from another attack any time soon.

(to Mona)You’ve got the cover you need.

Mona nods in thanks and the other look at her in surprise.

HANNAWait, what cover? What are you talking about?

MONACome on.

She peeks around the corner of the street to make sure Wren is still gone before looking back to them.

MONA (CONT’D)We have to go now if this is going to work.

Aria, Emily, and Hanna look to each other and then to Mona.

ARIAIf what’s going to work?

MONAWe’re sneaking into Radley.

46.


Wren is falling off the rails. He runs his hands through his hair in agitation and looks around, trashing his lair and throwing things everywhere.

Maya, before watching to make sure Wren is distracted, motions for Ali and Spencer to leave. They nod. Watching Wren, they slowly edge toward the door.

Suddenly, Maya jumps forward toward Wren and tries to pry the gun from his hand. Alison and Spencer take their cue and run out the door.

WRENAli, wait! Please!

He pushes Maya off and the gun goes skidding. They both lunge for it.

MAYAYou’re not the only one who gets those texts!

They fight. He ends up with the gun. He points it at her.

WRENI warned you.

He pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. Maya pulls the magazine out from behind her back.

MAYAI’ve tried being dead for a year now. I’m not into trying it for real.

She jumps up and knocks Wren hard in the face before running out the door.

INT. DOWNSTAIRS HALL - NIGHT

Mona and the liars sneak through a downstairs hallway at Radley.

HANNAGot I can feel spiders all over me. How did you even find that hatch?

47.

MONAI always needed a way back in incase power was out and my other pathways were closed. That was the easiest.

EMILYEasy is relative.

MONAAt least it wasn’t the sewer pipes.

ARIAAre you ever going to explain what happened back there?

MONAI needed a distraction. Charles would have overheard if we spoke, so I did the one thing I could think of. I wrote a note and passed it to Tanner when she showed up.

HANNAAnd she just went along with it?

MONAI think she knows that I’m smarter than half of her department combined.

Alison and Spencer round the corner. They stop when they catch sight of the others, and then run forward to hug them.

EMILYThank God. Are you okay?

ALISONNo. Charles. Wren. Whoever he is. He’s lost it.

SPENCERWe got away. Emily, it was-

Emily looks over Spencer’s shoulder at someone.

EMILYMaya.

The girls part, leaving an open path between the two.

MAYAEmily-

48.

Emily steps forward and slaps her. Maya doesn’t fight back. After a moment, Emily starts crying and pulls Maya into a hug anyway.

EMILYI hate you. So much.

MAYAI know.

All of the girls’ phones go off. A text.

MONA“Every game must come to and end.”

ALISON“And every piece must fall but one.”

HANNA‘A.’

EMILY(to Maya)

Who is she? You have to know.

MAYANo one knows who she is.

ALISONGuys what does this mean?

SPENCER“Every piece must fall.” It’s like he’s talking about a chess game.

ARIASo Charles is in the game room?

MONANo. You’re overthinking things. Fall. Charles is going to fall.

ALISONYou think he’s going to jump?

MAYAThe roof. He’s been up there a lot recently.

49.

HANNAYou know what, hell no. Not after everything this bitch has put us through. He doesn’t get to just walk out of this. Or jump.

ARIASo what do we do? For all we know he’s already jumped.

MAYAHe hasn’t. He’d want an audience. He’d need one.

ALISONWe have to stop him.

ARIAHow? I mean, we’re not in a position to offer a lot of encouragement for someone like this.

ALISONI don’t care. Make something up.

MAYADo what you girls do best. Lie.

They all look up at her.


ALISON runs down a hallway at Radley, still in her prom dress, ARIA, SPENCER, HANNA, AND EMILY following.

INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT

The girls run up a set of stairs until they emerge-


-On top of the roof of Radley. Ali is worried, more than the others. She looks around frantically until she finally sees who she’s looking for.

ALISONPlease! Don’t do this!

CHARLES stands on the ledge of the roof, ready to jump.

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EXT. RADLEY FRONT GATE - NIGHT

Several police cars arrive at the front gates. Officers crawl out of them as soon as they come to a stop. Among the officers is Detective BARRY Maple.

BARRY(into police radio)

We may have a visual on the suspect on the roof.


The girls hold Alison back as she pleads with CHARLES.

ALISONI’ll do whatever it takes to help you.

SPENCERLook, just because we know who you are, it doesn’t mean the game is over.

INTERCUT - THE ROOF AND THE FRONT GATE

The officers take aim at the figure on the roof. Barry steps in to stop them.

BARRYHold your fire! We have civvies up there! I said stand down.

He looks up to the roof, where Emily now tries to talk Charles down.

EMILYDon’t do this to your sister.

ARIAYou spent your whole life trying to get back to your family. It’s not too late.

The officers below wait, impatient. Hanna takes her own stab at ‘A.’

HANNAYou’ve been such a bitch to us. But we heard your story. We understand.

Charles pauses. Has he seen reason? Maybe. Or maybe not...

51.

He holds his hands out to his sides. The girls surge forward, all screaming.

HANNA, SPENCER, ARIA, EMILY, AND ALINO!

Wren stops when his phone CHIMES one more time. He pulls it out and turns around.

WREN(shouting at the phone)

What do you mean? You said I’d have this! You said-

He stops mid-sentence and looks down at his chest. He’s been shot.

Down below, the officers all lower their guns. No one seems to know where the shot came from. Until Toby doesn’t drop his weapon. He’s still aimed at the roof, his face set. He pulled the trigger. Tanner approaches him.

TANNERCavanaugh.

He doesn’t respond. She puts a hand on his to lower the gun and take it from him.

TANNER (CONT’D)Toby.

He seems to snap out of it.

TOBYIt’s over. Now it’s over.

FADE TO BLACK.

SUPER: ONE MONTH LATER

EXT. THE DILAURENTIS HOUSE - DAY

The girls are making their final preparations and saying good bye as they all go their separate ways. As they leave, Spencer’s valedictory speech is heard.

SPENCER (V.O.)It’s been a long few years. For some of us more than others, perhaps.

(MORE)

52.

I’ve had the best and worst years of my life so far within the past three years alone. But that’s high school, right?

MONTAGE - THE GIRLS LEAVING ROSEWOOD

-- Emily and Maya join Paige in California. Maya and Emily are on speaking terms, but Paige and Emily are still a couple.

-- Aria heads out to LA for her internship. Ezra is going with her for the summer.

-- Hanna and Mona are both heading to Dartmouth together. Caleb is in New York for work, but visits on the weekends.

-- Spencer has managed to get into U. Penn. and she and her family couldn’t be happier. She and Toby move in together ASAP.

-- Alison leaves for France for a study abroad program.

END MONTAGE.

EXT. ROSEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION - DAY

Spencer finishes her Valedictorian speech, and we see the girls getting their diplomas and their happy times with their families afterward.

SPENCER (V.O.)I don’t know where I’m going to be a year from now. I don’t know where I’m going to five years from now. We all make so many plans, but they never really turn out the way you wanted. But, I’ve found that the best moments we share with the people we love, with our friends, are the moments when we aren’t trying. When we aren’t talking about how we want to be happy, but are rather laughing at some terrible joke or at some weird hair choices or whatever it may be.

The audience LAUGHS. Finally, we actually get to see the end of Spencer’s speech. Her friends watch from the chairs and the families watch from the stands.

SPENCER (V.O.) (CONT'D)

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SPENCERSo, I think that, no matter where I end up in five years, as long as I have those moments where everything seems like it’s going right even when it’s going wrong? That’s what truly marks success. It is truly not the big things in life that we will remember when we’ve lived it to the end. It will be the little moments, the short days and the long days, the ups and the downs, the friends and the people that helped you get there. That is what will always stick with you. And that is how I hope we can all live our lives as we move on to the future.

The audience APPLAUDS. Caps are thrown into the air, and this era of the Liars is over.

END OF ACT FIVE

54.

EPILOGUE

BLACK SCREEN.

SUPER: “Five Years Later.”

INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY

Aria, now an elementary school teacher, writes her name on the white board in her class room.

INT. LAWYER’S OFFICE - DAY

A receptionist (LACEY) answer a phone.

LACEYHastings Law, how may I direct your call?

Spencer, now a paralegal, enters the room from an adjacent door. She smiles at the receptionist.

SPENCER(whispering)

Hey, Lacey, did you get those files in for the Khan case?

Lacey hands Spencer some files. Spencer takes them and smiles.

SPENCER (CONT’D)Thank you.

She walks back through the door she just came through.

INT. POOL - DAY

A professional swim meet. In the stands sit Maya and PAIGE. They have homemade signs for Emily.

ANNOUNCER

And in lane three, we have Emily Fields, a fan favorite.

(MORE)

55.

Definitely the underdog at the beginning of her career following a potentially game-ending shoulder injury, she has shot back up to the tops of the leader boards. But is it enough to win this Olympic Qualifier?

Emily stands on the platform, ready to jump. The starting gun is shot and she’s off.

INT. FASHION STUDIO - DAY

Hanna draws a dress design in her free time at work. Her boss [ALICE] walks by.

ALICEThat’s beautiful.

Hanna hides the drawing under her notepad.

HANNAIt’s nothing. Just a sketch.

ALICEAlright. But keep designing like that and it won’t be for long.

Alice smiles and leaves. Hanna grins over at Mona, who works with her.

INT. DILAURENTIS LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Alison sits in her living room with her dad and brother, laughing.

ALISONI swear. The casting director called Marlene and I got the call within an hour. I told Mar when she called that she had the wrong number.

They laugh again.

ALISON (CONT’D)And I know it’s only off-Broadway, but it’s a lead, and it’s looking at moving forward if it does well.

ANNOUNCER (CONT'D)

56.

INT. BAR - NIGHT

Aria sits at the bar with Ezra, chatting and having a good time.

INT. TOBY AND SPENCER’S APARTMENT - NIGHT

The two eat a romantic dinner, occasionally laughing. Definitely having a bit too much to drink.

INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT

Hanna, Mona, Caleb, and MIKE eat at a restaurant in NYC, talking about Hanna’s encounter with Alice.

INT. ALISON’S CAR - NIGHT

Alison is on the phone with someone.

ALISONI’ll be home soon. I promise. Okay bye.

She starts the car.

The screen FADES TO BLACK.

And then we hear the distinctive CHIMES of those text tones going off at the exact same time.

END OF EPISODE

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