The girls realize they've been duped when the bloody trophy lands them in hotter water than expected, with an angry police team more hell-bent than ever to find Alison's killer, despite these setbacks. Further complicating matters is Garrett Reynolds, a boy the girls all knew growing up in their neighborhood, who's a police officer now that's just been assigned to the case. Back at the Hastings residence, Ian deftly turns the tables on Spencer by taking the spotlight off himself and placing it on her recent, erratic behavior - which has become a growing concern for her family.
Meanwhile, Paige and Emily grow closer, but their relationship hits a speed bump when Paige realizes she just can't be as open about her romantic feelings as Emily. And Spencer and Toby form an unlikely alliance, as the two grow increasingly suspicious of Jenna and her ties to a mysterious room at a local motel. But they soon realize it's just another set-up by the nefarious "A". It may be a set up, but it definitely brings these two closer. They even share a first kiss!
Jenna, meanwhile, has gotten surprisingly close to Mr. Fitz, as she's taken an immense interest in the play he's directing for school. And she wants to enter some of her writing in a competition. Aria decides she has to tell Ezra the truth about what happened the night Jenna went blind.
Ashley discovers that Hanna's been hiding Caleb, and evicts him from her home just as he and Hanna were starting to become romantically involved. That night, they sleep together in the Rosewood camp grounds.
Spencer suddenly finds herself in the center of A's master plan, as the Rosewood police have made her a "person of interest" in the murder of Alison DiLaurentis.
