8. Scream for Me

Complete story — includes the ending

Detective Tanner asks questions that suggest the cops aren’t buying Alison’s story. In an effort to counter this, Alison spends time with Mrs. Marin, fabricating details about her kidnapping and gaining sympathy. Mrs. Marin offers to let Alison stay at her house for a few days. Hanna is angry with Alison for involving her mother in things, and spends as much time away from home as possible while Alison is there. Toby reveals that he has joined the police academy, but Spencer isn’t sure she likes the idea. Aria bribes Rhonda with illicit snacks in exchange for information about Bethany. She learns that Mrs. DiLaurentis used to sign Bethany out of Radley for day trips to a horse stable. When Hanna stops by The Brew for a late night snack, Zack flirts with her and touches her inappropriately. She confides in Spencer and Emily, but they accuse her of being drunk and doubt her perception of the incident. Zack later finds Hanna alone in her car and gives her his number. Hanna rushes to Aria’s house to tell her everything. Aria is furious with Hanna, accusing her of being drunk and flirting with Zack. She refuses to believe Hanna’s account of what happened. Spencer and Emily visit the horse stables and speak to a man who works there. He recalls that Mrs. DiLaurentis wanted Bethany to call her “Aunt Jessie.” While snooping around, Spencer finds Melissa’s riding helmet. She and Emily get locked in a stall with a spooked horse, and in the process of escaping, Spencer’s eye is injured. Alison and Mrs. Marin are making dinner plans when a figure dressed in black breaks into the house. Detective Tanner comes to take statements, but her questions once again suggest that she doesn’t believe a word Alison says. Alison later admits to Spencer and Emily that the intruder was Noel Kahn, and that he broke into the house at her request. ' A' ending: 'A’ is in Spencer’s bedroom. They caress a riding helmet as if the object is dear to them. They also reveal a secret compartment under a chair cushion, although the viewer is not shown what’s inside.