Home Sweet Home [PLL]

Don't Look Now

After talking to Kenneth, Ali and Lily drove to Spencer's house where they met the rest of the girls and told them what they had found out

"So what'd your dad say when you showed him the picture?" Aria asked the blonde "Did he admit Charles was the boy next to Jason?" 

"Guys, give her a minute." Spencer said, noticing the pained look on Ali and Lily's faces 

"Charles is my brother." Ali revealed

"Then, why hasn't he been living with your family this whole time?" Emily asked

An hour ago

"Charles was born 15 months before Jason." Kenneth was saying "Your mother and I knew he was troubled at an early age. We took him to the best doctors and therapists we could find." 

"What was wrong with him?" Ali asked 

"They didn't know for sure" He said "But by the time you were one it was too dangerous to keep him in the house we were scared for your safety so we had him institutionalised"

"Where?" Jason asked 

"Radley." 

"How is it possible that nobody in this town ever mentioned him?" He asked 

"Nobody knew him. We moved here after Charles was admitted. Your mother wanted to be close to him." Kenneth explained

Present

"I'm so sorry, Ali." Emily said

"Oh, God. All roads lead back to Radley." Spencer sighed

"I don't get it." Aria said "Why wouldn't your parents tell you about him? Why keep him a secret?"

An hour ago

"Your mother wanted to tell you, but I thought we should wait until you got older." Kenneth was saying

"Why?"  Ali asked 

"I wanted you to have a normal childhood." He said "Without the distraction."

"Distraction?" Jason scoffed "Is that what you call your own son?" 

"He would have consumed our lives."

"So you lied and told me Charlie wasn't real." Jason argued 

"I thought I was doing the right thing." Kenneth said "We hoped Radley would help him. That in time, he'd get better."

"But instead he got worse." Ali said "He's the person who set me up for Mona's murder. He kidnapped and tortured my friends." Jason squeezed Lily's hand 

"Charles couldn't have done that." Kenneth said

Present

"How is your father so sure?" Hanna asked 

"Because Charles is dead." Lily said

"He killed himself when he was 16." Ali explained "He never left Radley." 

"How did he do it?" Spencer asked 

"He took pills." 

"Where did they bury him?" Emily asked 

"My dad was out of the country when it happened. So my mom had him cremated." She explained

"He's lying." Hanna said and Lily glared at her for being so insensitive