EPISODE

17. Bite Your Tongue

Aria's brother befriends Mona, but Aria disapproves. Elsewhere, Spencer digs into a new lead from Ali's diary and uncovers something shocking; Hanna's love of crime novels leads her to investigate Ali's grave; and Emily's dad grows worried about her.

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Tensions rise when Aria confronts Mike and Mona individually about their new relationship. Detective Holbrook apologizes to Hanna for making her and Ashley appear as criminals in the Wilden investigation. Spencer turns to Andrew for prescription medication to help her avoid sleep to focus all her time on finding "A". Wayne asks Ezra to help Emily after she nearly stabbed him with scissors the night before. Concerned for her brother's safety, Aria questions new guidance counselor, Jesse, about Mike and Mona's new relationship. From one of Ali's diary entries, Spencer determines that "Board Shorts" ordered boysenberry pie and beer with Ali at a pub near Hollis College. She becomes wary of Ezra when she goes to the pub and encounters him there - with an order of boysenberry pie and beer. Hanna goes to the dentist to find patient sign in documents from around the time that Alison disappeared in the hope of finding out who is in Alison's grave. "A" traps Emily in the Copy Room at school. She is rescued by Wayne. Then, he is rescued by the paramedics due to a heart condition. Around the same time that evening, "A" gases Hanna with anesthesia at the dentist and leaves behind a message in one of her teeth, "I told you. Dead girls can't smile. Stop looking. -A" ' A' ending: A' shreds the patient sign in documents from the dentist and uses the shredded paper to line Tippi's cage.

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