"We need to tell the other girls' parents what we know." mrs. hastings said
"Agreed, but we were hoping to have some more answers before we do that." ezra told her. everyone was in tobys loft searching for the girls
"I don't understand why you can't take this information to the police." mr. hastings wondered
"Everything we give Tanner she twists to fit her own theory." john b said speaking up
"Then let's take our case to the media. I can call Angela King at the Philadelphia Press. She owes me a favor" mr hastings said taking out his phone.
"Mr. Hastings, with what we know about "A," that is just not the right move." caleb said
"What do you know about "A?" mrs hastings asked. ezra pointed to a shelf
"Everything's in those boxes. And about a dozen more in a storage unit up on the North Highway." Ezra told them
"How did we not see this happening again?" mrs. hastings said feeling guilty that she didn't see it sooner
"Forcing the girls to keep things from you is what "A" does best." toby said joining in
"All right. Well, maybe if we look at all this together... we might find something that you guys missed." mr. hastings said taking out his keys ready to cut open the boxes
"But before you do that... "A" didn't just prey on the girls. Your secrets are in there, too. And if you decide to open them, you need to be prepared for those to come out." john b said warning them
"No more secrets." mrs hastings said to her husband
"The police are downstairs. And they want to come up." ezra said looking at his phone.
"They're here for us" john b said looking at caleb
"And you're harboring fugitives You can't be here when they find him." mr. hastings said to toby
"Don't stop looking." caleb said while him and john b went downstairs
"guys, wait..." jj said
"jj... they are doing the right thing. And we need you on the right side of this, and tobys boss" mrs. hastings said taking out files
the seven girls stood in the hallway with the power still off talking
"So "A's" a guy?" hanna asked them
"i don't know any girls named Charles." y/n said back
"Why would "A" give you a gas mask?" aria asked mona
"Ali's his favorite. I think after the prom, she's the only one he wants to keep." she explained to them
"So our Night At The Opera is going to turn into a scene from Carrie?" emily asked
"No, we're not going to let that happen." spencer said looking down the hallway with the vault at the end
"I know what you're thinking, Spencer, but I promise you don't have time to make it to that vault." mona warned "So have you ever built one?"
"I haven't needed to build one. But I've read about it." "Build what?" hanna asked
"The stuff Spencer said she needed to decorate. If it delivers, we'll have what we need to build a machine that temporarily shuts off the electricity." mona explained
"How long is temporarily?" y/n asked
"Long enough to get us out of here." spencer told them
"Yeah, we can turn off the power, but what about "A?" And it's his prom. There's no way he's not coming." emily said pointing out the facts
"I hope you're right, Emily. Because like Hanna said, there's five of us and one of him." mona said
the next morning the girls walked into the ball room. the plan was to cause a scene between emily and spencer long enough for mona to grab the supplies and take them behind the boxes where A couldn't see
"Good morning. Guten tag. Bom dia. Please find your stations." the women on the PA system said
"Oh, wow. This is not what I was expecting." spencer said faking her excitement
"So now you're excited? You're actually going to help "A" decorate this place?" emily said rudely
"We can use this to make a curtain for Ali's grand entrance." spencer said holding up a net
"Well, you're on your own." emily said sitting down on the floor
"Em, we're all in this together. What are you doing?" hanna said
"Taking a stand."
"By sitting?" y/n said
"This isn't my prom. I'm not helping." emily fired back. this was phase one
"Why are you being such a bitch?" spencer asked
her
"I'm being a bitch? Take a look around. Why are you making this so easy for "A"? Oh, my God, drapes! Thanks, "A." I'm so excited, I get to have my senior prom in a dungeon." emily said back. phase two was next
"You know what? Forget it, Emily. I don't need your help." spencer said walking by her and kicking her hand. phase three
"You did that on purpose." emily said getting up
"Get over yourself." spencer said
"Stop, this is already stressful enough as it is. Spencer, don't start..." y/n started but she was cut off by spencer. now this was phase four. they knew a was watching them and hopefully they would distract him long enough to let mona grab materials
"I didn't start anything. The quitter did. That's what you do, isn't it, Emily? You quit things. When things are too much for you, you just throw in the towel. I mean, you quit the swim team. You quit Paige. You even quit Maya." spencer said. it was harsh but A needed to see a scene. emily went over to her and they started pushing eachother around. mona went over to grab the stuff while aria, y/n and hanna yelled at the two to stop fighting.
"Guys!" "You, guys!" "Ow!" "You guys! Stop it! Emily..." "Stop. Get her off! Stop. Stop! Stop." the three girls said trying to create a bigger scene
"You guys, honestly, I cannot handle this. Please, can we not do this to each other?" y/n yelled loud enough for mona to her to signal to them that a was watching again
"I'm sorry, Spence." emily said "Okay, I know this isn't your fault."
"Me, too. Look, I'm just trying to make the best of a very bad situation." she said back
" If you baboons are done fighting, I could use some help over here. Then we can all decorate together." mona said standing behind the voting boxes.
