Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017): Season 4, Episode 14 - Who's in the Box? - full transcript

Previously on Pretty Little Liars...

- It's Mona.
- "Hanna won, so Mona loses."

Mona might be safe, but that
doesn't mean she's not on on this.

We're dropping the charges
against you. You're free to go.

I think that the Red Coat that I
was chasing might have been Ali.

And this is what Ali wanted us to see.

They're having a celebration tonight.

And Board Shorts thinks
that Ali's gonna be there.

I think "A" is a guy.

You need to leave Ravenswood.

- We're crashing a party.
- I don't like the idea of you guys being there alone.



- I'll get on the next bus.
- What's your name?

- Caleb.
- Miranda.

- Are you running away?
- It's complicated.

- You need to be careful.
- Yeah. I will.

One of you has been touched

by the one Alison fears the most.

Help her go find her uncle.

- And then find me when you get home.
- I love you, Hanna Marin.

- You're not leaving, are you?
- Not tonight.

- What's your last name?
- Rivers.

Alison? It was you,
wasn't it? In Ravenswood.

I wanna come home. But you have to help me.

Who are you afraid of?

- Aria?
- Shh.



Where has she been hiding all this time?

- I don't know.
- Do you think she's been hiding

right here in Rosewood?

Why would she be hiding? Why
couldn't she just come back?

- I don't know.
- You keep saying that.

- Because I don't know.
- Okay, what do we know?

Somebody tried to kill Ali.
They buried her in her back yard.

Right, and then Grunwald pulled her out.

Yeah, like a carrot.

Well why didn't she just call the cops?

Which cops was she supposed
to call? Wilden? Garrett?

Ali not calling the cops is
the only thing I do understand.

You guys, we just found
out that Ali is alive.

She's really alive.

Why am I not insanely happy?

Thought it was just me.

- It's not. - Look we can figure
out how we feel about this later.

The fact is that Ali's alive.

Right. And she's been
hiding out this whole time.

Maybe it was in Rosewood.
Maybe it was in Philadelphia.

Maybe it was in Nova Scotia.

Okay? But the sooner we can make it okay

for her to come back, the sooner
we can sit her down in a chair

and ask her what the hell is going on...

and why she would do this to us.

Ali always liked games.

What? Like she's been playing with us?

Chasing us around the game board...

Like she was "A"?

- Tell me you've never thought that yourself.
- No. That's crazy, isn't it?

Well, we have to consider
every possibility, don't we?

Not the ones that make you want to hide
in the closet with a quart of ice cream.

There's someone Ali is so afraid of

she can't come back.

Who?

Toby said the only thing
that Shana was guilty of

was selling Jenna's car to Mona.

And Cece's been busy running from the cops

'cause she killed Wilden.

What about Board Shorts?

We don't even know if that's a real person.

It was a real person who
came after me in that house.

So Caleb didn't find
anything in "A's" apartment

when he was in Ravenswood?

Nothing. It was completely cleaned out.

Guys, I wonder if Ali reached
out to anybody besides us.

Such as?

Such as her brother.

Maybe we should be talking to Jason.

No. W... we all agreed

that it was too dangerous to tell anybody.

Whoever tried to kill Ali's still around.

Okay, but suppose Jason
already knows she's still alive.

At least then we wouldn't be the
only ones in charge of a secret.

Okay, I've been thinking,
and I have a theory.

You have what?

A theory.

Do you want to hear it or not?

Guys, don't... don't fight in the crypt.

Hey, look... Ali's not in the box.

She's alive somewhere.

But somebody is dead.

At that somebody must have
been buried in the back yard

after Ali was pulled out

but before the men came
to set up the "gaze-boh"

- and pour the cement.
- "Gazebo."

Whatever i... it still means

that there's a girl missing somewhere.

And that girl went missing
around the same time that Ali did.

So, we figure out who's really in there

and connect them to
someone that we do know,

then that would solve the whole thing.

Yeah, but the body that was in the box

was identified as Ali.

How... how did that happen?

- I don't know how, but it was.
- Yeah, so, why?

Because it was important to
somebody that we think it was Ali.

You're right... that's an actual theory.

Apology accepted.

Knock knock.

Who's there?

____

Still change the sheets?

Fresh linen keeps her
room from getting musty.

What did you want to ask me about Jason?

Uh, I... I tried calling him,

but his voicemail's always full.

Do you know where he is?

People react to stress in their own ways.

I'm sure you can understand why
Jason needed some time by himself.

Sure.

He told me he was gonna
drive across the country,

maybe stop and visit
some friends in Montana.

He didn't have a set plan.

But I can reach him in case of emergency.

Is this an emergency?

No. No, ma'am.

Just... if he calls, tell
him that I said "hello."

Certainly.

I think it's time that
I change this comforter,

don't you?

Yeah. Guess.

No, I understand.

But the interview's already set up.

Why don't I come in anyway?

No, it wouldn't be inconvenient at all.

No.

I... appreciate that.

Thanks for the call.

Bye.

Do you think the bank is
telling people not to hire you?

They don't have to. People watch the news,

read the papers.

Mom, you did not kill Wilden.

You're innocent.

Yeah, well people make a distinction

between "innocent" and "not guilty."

Don't worry. There are plenty of jobs

that won't consider me a
public-relations train wreck.

Call your father. He wants an answer.

I'm not going with him and Isabelle.

It would be a lot of fun.

Australia is a long ways away

from all that's been happening here.

Well, Isabelle thinks if she
gets me below the Equator,

I'll be freed from your influence.

Not much chance of that.

And besides, the water in
Australia runs backwards,

and I cannot deal with that.

She still changes the sheets on Ali's bed?

That's a new dimension in awkward.

And she wouldn't tell you where Jason was?

She said he wanted his private time.

What's the difference
between that and hiding out?

Well, yeah. What's he got to hide from?

Well, that's what I want to ask him.

Mrs. D. said she could reach
him in case of an emergency.

Somebody's gotta know where he is.

Yeah, but we haven't heard anything
since that night at Spencer's.

From who? "A" or Ali?

Take your pick.

No, I... I'm just saying that...

Quiet just makes me a little nervous.

Hey.

Hey.

I think you should
probably hold me right now.

Otherwise I'm going to explode,

and you will have to explain
that to the custodians.

You can't leave for that long again.

It's just a week.

No. It was more like two.

Did you get any answers about your mom?

Some. Not enough.

There was a time Mona
would've driven right over us.

She must be making progress.

Yeah. She's working on her aim.

I got off the blocks really strong.

Good eight feet before I hit water.

It would've been perfect if I
had just waited that half-second

for the heat to actually start.

I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

Talking about swimming.

I'm the one that should be sorry.

My head's just been somewhere else.

I've noticed.

What are you thinking about?

Nothing you need to worry about.

I like worrying. I'm very good at it.

It's okay. Don't want you trying to fix me.

I'm not trying to fix you. I
just want to make you feel better.

Just let me feel what
I'm feeling right now.

Okay?

All right.

Hello, stranger.

Mona.

I thought you might want
a ride in my new wheels...

a victory lap in Jenna's Mustang,

since she won't be needing it anymore.

Kind of creepy, don't you think?

Creepy is as creepy does.

I'll think about it.

You're shutting me out again.

I can understand the others,

but not you.

I thought we moved on...

after what I did for you.

That's just it, Mona.

I don't know if you did do it for me.

Now...

You all know the plot to Jekyll and Hyde...

but you don't know the story.

That happens with great writing.

It gets turned into clich?s,

and we lose the raw power of the original.

But the original, in this case, is amazing.

Stevenson was so caught
up with his own story

that he wrote the draft in three days.

Well, listen.

Clear your mind of all the knockoffs

and make sure you're ready to discuss.

Miss Montgomery?

Can I see you for a moment?

It's weird seeing her talk to Ezra,

you know, when we know she's seeing Jake.

Well she can't see Jake
when he's in Harrisburg.

Well, if Aria wants to
talk about it, she can.

But I'm too overstocked on weird.

'Kay. Show us what you got.

All right.

So they found this girl over in Courtland

named Sara Harvey.

She went missing the same time Ali did.

She's blonde. Same age.

Her parents think she ran off with a boy.

And her friends set up a tribute site.

Why did you pick this girl?

Well, I narrowed it down.

I mean, she's sort of Ali's size,

the timing is right,

and it's not too far away.

I don't remember Ali ever
saying anything about Courtland.

Well, she never said
anything about Brookhaven

or taking flying lessons, either.

Should we talk to her friends?

Oh, already did. I sent them an e-mail.

What did you say?

"We think your friend is
in our friend's grave"?

Yeah, Spencer, that's
exactly what I said. Duh.

No, I just said that we
have some things in common

and we should talk.

It could be like a support group thing.

Wow. Yeah. Hanna, you're two-for-two.

Who did that?

School is an important
place for every boy and girl.

It's where you and your friends come
to learn what you'll need to know

in order to prepare for life and work.

You don't just learn math
and history at school.

You learn how to be good citizens.

And being a good citizen is
something you learn not only...

"Ali, Ali, oxen-free?"

"Whoever finds her gets to keep her."

... in the hallways and cafeterias

because being a good
citizen is a full-time job.

Did we just get dared?

Double-dog dared.

... into adults. Tells everybody
what kind of American you are.

I wanna say something,

and I'm... I'm saying this

with no expectations.

I put you in an impossible
position with Malcolm.

I thought I could make all the pieces fit.

And... I did that

because I didn't wanna have to give you up.

That was incredibly selfish.

I'm sorry.

No. This is my apology.

One way or another,

I think my days are numbered here.

Yeah. Mine, too.

I know I've probably used
up all my chances with you,

but...

after you graduate and
we both leave this place,

I would like to try and be the person

you think I am.

What makes you think
I'd know where Jason is?

He is your son. He's my half-brother.

Please don't be sarcastic, Spencer.

That's sort of like the
native tongue in this house.

Have you asked anyone else where he is?

No, not directly.

Have you asked anyone indirectly?

Yeah. Mrs. DiLaurentis.

You drop that right now.

I just wanna talk to him.

Suppress the urge.

Spencer, if you think
about it, you'll realize

that it's in everybody's best interest

that we just say untangled
from the DiLaurentis family.

Dad, Jason is more than just a "tangle."

Why is it so important to talk to him?

Because nobody has even heard from him

since he left town.

I mean, I... I wanna
know if he's all right.

Fine. If I can find out where he is,

will you promise me you'll stay
away from Jessica DiLaurentis

directly and indirectly?

I promise.

Was all right there in the visitors' log

where Dr. Palmer lives.

He's a popular man.

I found the names of six people
who worked with him at Radley.

What made you think to
look in the visitors' log?

I tried to think like you.

Good answer.

Did you track these people down?

Most of them.

And most of them wanted to talk as...

long as I didn't get them into trouble.

Wait, so these people knew
your mother didn't jump,

they knew about Wilden, and
yet they never said anything?

Well that's because Radley

is owned by a big health care company:

Declodyne.

That's who pays their pensions.

Okay, but why would an accident

be more damaging than saying
a patient committed suicide?

And what makes this worth
bribing a police officer?

Did you try this Declodyne place?

Legal is run by this woman named Mainway,

but you need an appointment
to make an appointment.

Why does everything

always lead back to Radley?

'Cause Radley is where everyone
goes to leave their secrets...

Wilden, Mona, Cece.

Me.

But at this point, I would just be happy

if someone would officially say my mom

didn't kill herself.

Did you ever see that Mythbusters

where they proved that a
mouse can scare an elephant?

Okay, so, I talked this girl Tina...

well, on the computer,

and she wants to meet us.

Us?

All of us?

Yeah. As many "us" as we can get.

I don't wanna do this alone.

Well, you should have thought
about that before you hit "send."

Em, what's the matter with you?

There's nothing the matter with me.

Wait...

Have you forgotten that Ali's alive

and she's counting on us to make
Rosewood safe for her to come back?

That's right. Ali's alive.

She's been alive the whole
time and didn't tell us.

She talked to us but she
never told us she was alive.

Hey, you're not the only one who feels
like she's been playing "hide and seek"

since junior year.

Yeah. I mean,

sometimes I imagine her

wet and scared in a cardboard box

by some train tracks.

And, other times I see her in a penthouse,

dripping diamonds and laughing at us.

But... we don't know

which one's the truth.

None of us do.

So we have to bring her back.

You got prettier while I was away.

I'm saving it all up for you.

God, I'm glad you're back.

I'm so glad to be here.

You know I said I would come to you.

I know. I...

just... me coming here

is less complicated.

Less complicated how?

I'm sort of...

keeping multiple promises
to people right now.

Trust me, it's less complicated.

Well, is everything okay?

I mean, how's Miranda?

She's good...

um, under the circumstances.

Just the... family
stuff with her, it's, um,

extremely complicated.

Well, you fixed them, right?

I'm trying.

The thing is,

Hanna, um...

the reason I came back...

I missed you.

I missed touching you.

And I missed kissing you.

I missed watching you walk
barefoot across the kitchen floor.

I thought I'd go crazy missing you.

Let's get out of here.

Mrs. Mainway?

- You're a hard woman to see.
- That's because I'm very busy.

Too busy to save your company
a couple million dollars

and a lot of bad press?

Is your name Cavanaugh?

Yes, it is.

It was the four of us:
Sara, Claire, Avery, and me.

When Sara disappeared,

it was like all of a
sudden, the center was gone.

We know what you mean.

Yeah, Ali was sort of the middle for us.

Sara was the reason we were all friends.

There's always this one girl

who just seems to be everything

and have everything.

And out of nowhere, she
decided to talk to you.

She makes you special.

Avery thinks Sara's
still out there somewhere

with amnesia or something.

One day she'll just
show up out of the blue,

walk back into our lives,

and wonder what all the fuss was about.

Avery couldn't make it today.

She had to do something.

Did the four of you
guys ever go to Rosewood?

You've got that funky little movie theater.

We went there a couple of times.

It's like she kept us all on hold

when she disappeared.

Left us dangling.

That sounds like she did it on purpose.

She didn't.

Something happened to her.

That's what everybody thinks.

Except Avery.

She's the one who saw her last.

On Labor Day?

Day after Labor Day.

The day after?

The first day of school,

Avery saw Sara riding on her bike

out to the big park we have.

The found the bike but not Sara.

Is it different...

knowing she's dead?

It's different.

But it's not easier.

Mr. Fitz!

Hi.

You always have a book in your hands.

Oh, d... it just seems that way.

I wanted to tell you

I'm having a lovely time
with Jekyll and Hyde.

Oh. It's just so gruesome

in a really good way.

Oh, I'm... I'm happy you're enjoying it.

I'm happy you're back teaching.

So am I.

Spencer and Emily think you're the best.

So does Aria.

I'm a little envious.

"Envious"?

Of the other girls.

The support they get,

how they depend on you.

Makes me think how much better I'd be doing

if I found the right mentor.

Someone at Radley thought
this should be covered up.

And they got a police officer to do it.

That's a great deal to
assume based on one document.

Well, there's more where that came from.

What is it that you want, Mr. Cavanaugh?

I want everybody to know

my mother did not commit suicide.

Well, I... I don't really know

how we could help you with that.

Someone at a sanitarium you own

paid Detective Wilden to alter his report.

Radley is just one facility

in the Declodyne family.

Well I bet it causes
more trouble than most.

A loss like this...

- closure's difficult.
- Look, you need closure, too.

Preferably before your
next stockholder meeting.

Meaning what?

Meaning if we're here,

you probably have more
problems with this place.

Maybe even worse.

It's all conjecture.

You can't prove any
wrongdoing with what you have.

Well we don't need to prove anything.

We just have to go on
the Internet and say it.

The dates don't work.

What do you mean they don't work?

Someone saw this girl Sara
after they poured the cement.

- Crap.
- Yeah, "crap" is right.

- Hey, we'll talk later, okay?
- Right.

Hi.

Hello, Hanna.

Everything okay?

I think so.

I'm going to work for Mrs. DiLaurentis

in the real estate office.

You are?

I need someone in there.

Wow.

I will get you the copy

of my real estate license.

You made my mom so happy.

When I found out that she wasn't
working at the bank anymore,

I figured it wasn't her choice.

People in this town can be very intolerant.

Well, thank you.

It wasn't my idea.

Alison suggested it.

Wait... Ali did what?

She still shows up...

in my dreams.

She wanted me to help.

Such a great comfort, seeing her.

You shouldn't sell yourself short, Mona.

You're a strongly motivated student.

I've had to be. I mean,

I've had a rather
Dickensian life up until now,

full of folly, and grudges,

and false imprisonment,

people thinking I'm one thing
when I know I'm something else.

But you know all about that sort of thing.

What makes you say that?

Just a feeling.

Maybe it's the books you have us read...

all the masks

and secret identities.

That reading list is very revealing

if you know what to look for.

And what are you looking for, Mona?

What did the Count of Monte Cristo want?

Do you think you're entitled
to that much revenge?

You're in that school every day.

You've seen what's happened to me.

And I know about some of the things

you've made happen to others.

"He who is without sin," Mr. Fitz.

Let me tell you what I've
learned about Rosewood High:

is that fear is the number-one motivator.

And I wish it was love of
knowledge, but it's not.

It's fear...

fear of failure, fear of being discovered,

fear of liking the wrong person.

You figured that out,

and somewhere along the way,
you dumped all that fear.

And that's what makes you special.

"Special"? Moi?

But it also makes you vulnerable.

See, fear can be a very good thing, Mona.

It can keep you from underestimating people

and keep you from making mistakes

about how far you can push someone

before they push back.

Hmm.

Well,

I knew I could count
on you for good advice.

Well feel free to talk to me any time.

She said she talks to Ali in her dreams.

Maybe she does.

No, it can't be real.

I mean, she's talking
to herself, isn't she?

I, uh... I'm not as quick
on the draw as I used to be

when it comes to reality.

What do you mean?

It's complicated.

You know, you've been
saying that a lot lately

when you don't want to answer a question.

"It's complicated."

Well...

things are complicated.

May not want them to be, but they are.

All kinds of things happen
that we're not expecting.

It's hard to explain.

Try me.

Ravenswood turned into more
than I thought it would.

Yeah, I know. That's why I'm
glad that you're out of there.

Hanna, I might have to go back.

What do you mean, "might"?

I have to go back.

No, you don't.

I do.

I told you I made some promises.

What kind of promises?

And don't say that it's complicated.

Just... some stuff that
I have to take care of.

That's all.

You ever think about being a lawyer?

Only in my worst nightmares.

How do you feel about this?

I feel like I should tell my dad.

You should.

I will.

Got more important things to do right now.

Oh?

Hey, dad.

Hey.

Toby.

Mr. Hastings.

Your mother's wall-to-wall depositions,

so we're on our own tonight.

Okay.

Your daughter is very smart.

I know.

I mean, she's a genius.

Radley sanitarium has to admit

my mom wasn't a suicide.

It was a cover-up.

"An exhaustive internal investigation

found oversight issues.

Appropriate actions will be taken."

You should've seen her.

This is Declodyne.

Yeah.

Radley's bad for their image,

so this gives them cover to clean up.

If they're admitting this much,

there must be a lot more.

Yeah, there is.

But this is all we really wanted.

Mmm, this is good.

Spencer got them to blink.
But if she were a real lawyer,

she would've explained the sort
of opportunity you have there.

You'd do a lot of damage with that.

Could shut the whole place down.

Close Radley?

Once and for all.

Did you hear that?

Yeah. I did.

Hi. Thanks.

I'm... I'm sorry for calling you like that.

No problem.

Can we go someplace?

I know somewhere,

if you don't mind a drive.

No. No. I don't mind.

Okay.

Claire?

I remembered you said you worked here.

Uh...

do you want some tea?

And I... check on it for my friend

when he's out of the country.

I write here when I can.

No cell service. No Internet.

It's... it's close to town,

but it's not too close.

So it's kinda perfect.

It's kinda like the place
that we talked about once.

Yeah. It is.

But by the time he offered me the cabin,

things had changed.

Ezra, I have to ask you a question.

What do you want?

Right now...

a time machine.

We could...

start over and I could
avoid all the mistakes.

Somebody might say that
we were the big mistake.

I don't buy that.

I'm seeing someone.

I know.

Mr. Hackett watches me like a prison guard.

I've noticed.

And... I swear I would strangle Maggie

if I ever got the chance.

It's... it's not just
that things have changed.

They're all just inside out,

and I...

I wake up and I have to lie
there for a couple minutes

just...

just trying to remember what's real.

We could have this place.

That's real.

For how long?

I don't know.

It could be our secret.

I wanted you to know why
Avery wasn't there today.

You said she was busy.

Busy sleeping.

Mostly that's what Avery does now.

They keep adjusting her meds.

It just gets worse the longer Sara's gone.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure Alison

was a great person.

But Sara wasn't.

She was pretty,

and poised,

and perfect.

And...

everything she gave you,

she took two things away.

I... I can't talk like this

to the others, but I'm saying it to you.

Why me?

Seeing you today made me so jealous.

"Jealous"?

That your friend is dead.

I'm sorry. I'm terrible.

But that's what I keep thinking.

You're done. You've...

you've got your life back.

Not us.

She's gone

but she's not gone.

And we can't get away from her.

And I'm so tired of being Sara's friend.

Just... sucks the life out of you.

I understand how you feel.

No, you don't.

I wished Sara was dead

before she disappeared.

I told you I'm a terrible person.

- I have to go.
- No, you don't.

- It's time.
- No! It's not.

Your watch is broken.

It's late.

Well then take me with you.

I can't.

Then I'll follow you.

Don't.

Is this about Miranda?

It's not like that.

Like what?

Like what you're thinking.

What am I thinking?

I mean, i... is this about the
girl I told you to look after?

She needs me.

But it's not like that sounds.

You say that, but what
am I supposed to think?

I... I can't tell you what to think.

I don't even know what I'm thinking.

All I know is that I have to go,

and you have to stay.

It's best for the both of us.

Hanna.

Please don't do this.

Do what?

What am I doing? I... I'm standing in front

of my own door in my own house.

I'm sorry. I have to go.

Why am I supposed to
make this so easy for you?

This is not easy.

God,

I gave her to you.

I'm so stupid.

You are not stupid.

That is not what happened.

Well then what happened?
Tell me what happened.

I can't.

Is this how it works?

They just leave?

"It's not you; it's me."

And then...

they're just out the door.

No.

What are you doing?

Just trying to help.

Toby doesn't want your help.

No, I think he does.

Now.

Why are you suddenly so
interested in closing down Radley?

Mmm, actually been thinking
about it for quite a while.

Place is outdated and dangerous.

Toby's mother probably isn't
the only victim of that place.

You figured that out.

It's why you were able to
leverage that letter out of them.

So what do you get out
of this public service?

Spencer, I saw you in that place.

You can't tell me you wouldn't
like to see it taken apart

brick by brick.

So you're doing this for me?

I'm touched.

I always do what's best for my family.

Ali let me kiss her... once.

I'm not so sure I want to hear this.

I'm not so sure I want to tell you,

but... I have to say it out loud.

She let me kiss her,

and... I thought it was
this incredible gift.

Now I know it wasn't.

What changed your mind?

I realized it didn't mean anything to her.

I don't think she ever loved anybody.

I don't think she knew how.

She just collected love from other people.

She's been gone so long,

and you're still thinking about her.

Because she broke my heart.

I mean, really...

like, I... I could hear it crack inside me.

I hate her for being so mean to you,

so cruel.

Cruel would mean she
cared what she was doing.

I don't think she did.

Is this how you finally start
to say "good-bye" to her?

I guess it is.

Look, whatever happens,

I'm not gonna let that be
the way we say "good-bye."

Bye.

Good-bye.

Hey.

You'd... forget your head
if it wasn't attached.

I'm not gonna forget anything.

So we still don't know who's in there.

We just know that it's somebody.

Somebody's daughter. Somebody's friend.

Rest in peace,

Jane Doe.

Guys...

Are you okay?

No.

What is that?

It was Ali's.

She showed it to me.

It's... sort of like a diary

but... more like a journal

where she wrote things.

Where did you find it?

I took it...

from the lair in Ravenswood.

Wh... what?

Y... you've had it this whole time?

Why didn't you show this to us before?

Because of what's in it.

Because of what she said about us.

All of us.