Pretty Little Liars | Season 6

"Game On, Charles"

As Aria, Spencer, Hanna, Emily, and Mona try to escape 'A's dollhouse; they are seen by an unknown girl in a yellow top. As punishment for trying to escape, they are locked outside of the dollhouse for two days without food and water. Once Charles lets them back in, the Liars are drugged and put in a makeshift morgue. Once they are sent back to their rooms, they are subjected to more torture for the next three weeks at which time, Alison delivers a statement at a press conference, which turns out to be part of a plan to lure 'A' to her. After weeks of 'A's' torture, the Liars emerge from their rooms, traumatized at what they have endured and are instructed to prepare Ali's room for her "arrival." As they sort through the boxes, they discover that Charles is a DiLaurentis. 'A' leads Ali to Tyler State Park. Ezra and Caleb arrive shortly after and catch up to Ali. During the nightly power outage, the Liars sneak into Charles' vault and set it on fire. Charles pulls the fire alarm to extinguish it. Ali and the boys hear the bells of the alarm and spot trails of smoke coming from underground. The Liars race through the corridor and find a completely unravelled Mona trapped in a hole and rescue her. Ali, Ezra, and Caleb find a locked door and open it, revealing Mona and the Liars. The police arrive as the loved ones reunite. One of the cops finds the other girl in the dollhouse who says her name is Sara Harvey. Toby tells Spencer that Andrew is their tormentor as Emily approaches Ali and asks her who Charles DiLaurentis is.

"Songs of Innocence"

After getting out of Charles' dollhouse and after Andrew is arrested on the suspicion of kidnapping them, the girls still feel far from safe. Aria, unable to cope with the fact that Andrew may not be 'A' and whoever really kidnapped them is still out there, lies to the police by saying she saw Andrew's face while she was in the dollhouse. The girls are prescribed with different medications to help them deal with the aftermath of being held hostage by 'A'. Veronica convinces the hospital to not prescribe Spencer sleeping pills due to Spencer's past pill addiction which Spencer is not happy about and she steals one of Aria's pills from her room. Hanna decides to redecorate her bedroom to get rid of the bad memories from being held captive. Alison has to deal with her gaining notoriety around town, and meets Lorenzo, Toby's new partner at the police force. Sara runs away from home and comes to Emily's house, where Pam allows her to stay.

"Songs of Experience"

Still psychologically scarred, the girls plan to attend school, but only Hanna shows up. Instead of going to school, Aria focuses on Andrew by trying to figure out who he really is. Emily tries to connect with Sara, resulting in her staying home with her. Spencer confronts Alison about her conversation with her father as she believes he lied to Ali. She confronts Jason, who confirms to have had an imaginary friend named Charlie. Hanna, on the other hand, wants to bring the four friends back together so they can move past what has happened. She manages to convince them to a session with Dr. Sullivan, but at the office, 'A' sends a video threatening to stab Sara if the girls don't leave. After trying to talk to a furious Andrew, after he is released from custody, the girls realize that they didn't hurt each other in the dollhouse, as they had thought, but that Charles wanted to prove to them that they would hurt each other if it came down to it. Alison and Jason confront their father about Charles and he finally tells them the truth about the boy as 'A' is seen looking through the window to the DiLaurentis' living room.

"Don't Look Now"

Mr. DiLaurentis comes clean to Alison and Jason about the family's connection to Charles DiLaurentis, revealing that Charles is actually their older brother who he and Jessica sent to Radley because of his troubled behavior, which led him to commit suicide at the age of sixteen. The Liars, Alison and Jason however, doubt that Charles is actually dead and goes to Radley to save Charles' files from being shredded. They find his file and are able to make a connection between Charles and Alison's deceased great-aunt Carol. When they arrive at Carol's old house, they discover a grave marked 'Charles' which they check is real. Meanwhile, Caleb's protective nature starts to pinch Hanna and confronts him after finding out he put a tracking device on her car. Spencer's PTSD worsens when she starts having flashbacks of waking up in her room in the dollhouse covered in blood with no memory of how it happened. She meets the new employer at the Brew, Sabrina, who takes medicinal drugs and, despite Ezra's warning, Spencer asks Sabrina for pot for her sleeping issues. Aria meets Clark, a photographer who wants to work for National Geographic, while Emily's mom begins to worry about Sara after finding her on the roof watching the sunset.

"She's No Angel"

Mona returns to Rosewood and is heavily questioned by police about faking her death, in addition to being terrified of Alison. She and Hanna are confronted by Lesli Stone about Lesli's involvement with Mona faking her death. Emily suggests to Sara about being emancipated from her family, which she manages and they celebrate by getting a tattoo. Alison and Lorenzo grow closer as she looks for support, but her dad disapproves. Spencer and Hanna break into Radley and discover Charles' files. They meet Mona there, who reveals that Lesli was a patient at Radley and was roommates with Bethany Young. Lesli becomes enraged when she learns what Mona told the girls. Aria finds out that Clark snapped a photo of 'A'. She steals the picture, analyzes it and discovers that 'A' is in fact a girl. After she texts the girls the news, Sara sees the text and admits to Emily of seeing a girl in a black hoodie before.

"No Stone Unturned"

The Liars look for clues that Lesli is their hooded tormentor. Mr. DiLaurentis receives a card from Charles where he announced he is coming home for his birthday, which horrifies him. Sara begins her new job at Caleb's web designer firm, and confides with him about being outside the Liars' trust. Dean (Spencer's old sobriety coach) helps Spencer with her valedictorian speech, and reveals that he has feelings for her. Hanna, determined to reveal Lesli, steals her car and takes her I.D., which she uses to break into the lab where Lesli works. While there, they discover that they have been implanted with microchips. Mona saves them from a raccoon, and campus police at the lab, and reveals that Bethany and Charles escaped from Radley, and Charles is alive. Meanwhile, Emily grows closer to Sara after Emily declines an offer from an old friend from her trip to Thailand, and the girls kiss.

"O Brother, Where Art Thou"

After Charles has declared he is coming home for his birthday, Kenneth DiLaurentis wants to take Jason and Alison out of town; except Jason wants to stay to finally justify his childhood memories that he has of "Charlie". Spencer and Hanna see this as an opportunity to trap Charles and get the answers they're looking for, while Aria and Emily want to keep him as far away from them as possible. Meanwhile, Mona and Mike's relationship is on rocky terms as Mike believes she is shutting him out, and Hanna receives an undesirable surprise. Charles attacks Toby at an arcade and injures him and Lorenzo. Jason and Alison hear Charles asking Jason to come to the attic, and they run upstairs to see an old video playing of Jason, Alison, and Charles when they were younger. It shows Mrs. DiLaurentis calling Freddie, who is Charles, and it shows Freddie talking to Mrs. DiLaurentis. The video shows Freddie aka Charles blowing out candles at his birthday. Alison reads a note that says "I wanted to trust you" which is from Charles. Jason and Alison are left haunted and confused by the video.

"FrAmed"

Determined to give the unexpected scholarship money back, Hanna is willing to risk losing her chance at going to her school of choice. Alison learns more about her brother which, in turn, finds it difficult to connect a murderer to the little boy she has seen in photos and her memories. Meanwhile, Rosewood High is considering not letting the Liars attend their senior prom due to high risk security issues. Charles and Red Coat are seen in a room, watching the gallery display and plotting to sabotage Aria's work. They succeed, and humiliate Aria by displaying a gruesome picture of Aria, Emily, Spencer, and Hanna in the morgue while they were trapped in the dollhouse. Aria is devastated and finds comfort from Ezra. Meanwhile, Hanna and Spencer visit a man named Rhys Matthews to inquire Hanna's scholarship money and are stunned to notice how similar Rhys is to Jason, as they believe Rhys to be Charles. The Liars, except Aria, follow Rhys to an abandoned dollhouse where they find him working with Clark. When they inform Aria about what they saw, she is disillusioned. Red Coat is seen eavesdropping on Ashley and Ella.

"Last Dance"

After Rosewood High bans the Liars and Alison from attending their prom and graduation, the girls' mothers offer to hold a substitute prom in Spencer's barn. Alison gets several messages from Charles telling her to meet him at the prom. Aria learns from her mom that she won the internship in L.A., and confronts Ezra about not wanting him to come with, but he reveals that he is actually going to Thailand to build houses. Spencer, after learning that Toby and Lorenzo has been fired from the police, convinces Lorenzo to attend the prom to meet Ali. The Liars head to their prom party in Spencer's barn while Alison goes to the official prom. She arrives at the party, but is stopped by the Liars, who left the barn to come and protect Alison. However, Spencer lets her go after Ali informs her of her desperation to understand Charles' actions. At the prom, Clark confesses that he is an undercover officer, whose job is to protect Aria, much to her surprise. Caleb reveals to Hanna that he is moving to New York and wants her with him. The Liars' moms get trapped in the DiLaurentis House basement after someone, whom they believe is Rhys, locks them inside. Alison is kidnapped by 'A', and the Liars figures out Alison is missing after finding her phone on the ground. After chasing Alison, 'A' takes off the mask while Alison looks at ‘A’ in shock.

"Game Over, Charles"

The Liars, Mona, and Sara discover a room in which 'A' is seen talking with Ali in Radley, with Jason and Mr. DiLaurentis lying unconscious. While the girls enter the room, Sara stays outside, just as the doors close. 'A' then reveals herself as CeCe Drake and begins to tell them her story and motives. She tells Ali that the main reason she tormented the girls is because they weren't really her friends and were happy with Ali's "death". In flashbacks, a young Charles wearing a dress, alongside Bethany Young, is standing on the roof of Radley when Toby's mother enters. Bethany pushes her off the roof in order to protect Charles' and his look only to blame him for her death instead. CeCe later reveals to Ali that she was the one who hit her with a stone in order to save her mother, who later buried Ali alive, as she mistook her for Bethany. Mona then realizes she didn't hit Ali, she hit Bethany. CeCe reveals that Sara helped her as the other "Red Coat" and "The Black Widow" in order to watch the Liars and their next move. In the end, CeCe is about to jump off the roof, but the Liars and Alison plead with her not to, saying that they understand everything. CeCe then surrenders, declaring the game over. The girls are then seen on Labor Day Weekend saying goodbye to each other as everyone except Ali, leaves for college, as she remains in Rosewood. The episode ends with a second time jump to five years in the future when the girls return to Rosewood High where Alison is a teacher they come to warn her, saying 'he' is coming for her, with Spencer remarking that it was already too late to flee.

"Of Late I Think of Rosewood"

Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer all return to Rosewood, after being five years away, when Alison reaches out to all of them and asks them to come back and give a statement of support on Charlotte's behalf to get her released from the psychiatric hospital. Aria is the only one of the four ladies that doesn't lie on Charlotte's behalf, but that does not play a factor, since the court decides to free a remorseful Charlotte, who was formerly known as 'A'. Aria meets with a devastated Ezra, who has returned from South America after Nicole's kidnapping, and Emily still struggles after her father's death. Spencer visits Toby, who seems to have moved on from their relationship, and also, Hanna meets with Caleb. After spending her first night back at home with Ali, Charlotte disappears, while Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer were meeting at Radley, which is now a fancy hotel, and ended up in Hanna's hotel room. The next morning, Charlotte's body is found and it's believed that she committed suicide. While at her funeral, the Liars are stunned to see Sara Harvey show up and begin to question her sudden appearance. As they are leaving the funeral, Lorenzo approaches them and informs them that Charlotte was actually murdered and her death was made to look a suicide and tells them to not leave town as some mysterious person watches them from a car before it drives off.

"Charlotte's Web"

The Liars start to look at one of their own as questions arise regarding Charlotte's murder. Aria quickly goes back to Boston, despite being told she shouldn't leave Rosewood quickly and that makes Alison uncomfortable, thinking she might be the suspect killer. Hanna is able to confront Aria about Charlotte's murder, knowing Aria left the hotel with Ezra for an hour during the time Charlotte was killed. When confronted by her friends, Aria reveals she couldn't sleep so she wanted to talk to Ezra and the two went outside; on the time she departed with Ezra, she and Ezra saw Charlotte enter the church before being killed. Knowing what happened, Hanna decides to erase The Radley's security footage that shows Aria leaving the hotel with Ezra and arriving after Charlotte's time of death. Spencer finds out that Charlotte was killed in a copycat manner off a murder she wrote an essay about in college. Emily, on the other hand, continues to lie about her life in California and still struggles with her father's death, while Alison keeps a close eye on her friends by thinking they have something to do with her sister's death.

"The Gloves Are On"

To save her mother's job, Hanna comes up with an alibi with the help of her old high school friend, Lucas. Aria sends the first two chapters of Ezra's new book to her boss without telling him. When she gets a positive response, she decides to start writing the rest of Ezra's book and pass it off as his own. Spencer reveals to Hanna that she has feelings for Caleb. Pam finds out the truth about Emily's school and work. Hanna sees Emily taking medicine and, after asking her, Emily comes clean, revealing that she's broke and is selling her eggs for money. It is revealed that the night 'A' was revealed, after Emily punched Sara, Sara tried to stand up and put her hands on an electrical block, severely injuring her hands and making it difficult for her to walk. Meanwhile, Melissa receives a message about a tape, and she begins to fear that the tape she sent Spencer talking about what happened to Bethany Young may have gotten into the wrong hands. As Spencer thinks the tape is The Radley's security footage the girls confront Ezra, but he refuses to talk. Spencer returns home and Caleb comforts her, revealing their feelings as they kiss. The Liars begin to receive threatening messages from the new stalker.

"New Guys, New Lies"

Hanna comes clean about The Radley security footage. Ashley tells Hanna that all of The Radley's security footage is backed up by a hardware security drive at a place called The Farm and the police will find out sooner or later that Aria left the hotel. Hanna tells Jordan, who forgives her and enlists the help of a lawyer. When arriving at the police station, Lorenzo tells them that The Farm lost the backup security footage and it is shown that Ashley stole the footage. When the murder weapon is revealed to be a nine iron, Aria, with Emily's help, tries to find out if Ezra is guilty. Unable to get into Ezra's loft as he is out of town, Aria breaks in. In the loft, she finds Ezra's nine iron isn't missing, but then she hears a voicemail coming in from her dad and worries that Byron might have had something to do with Charlotte's murder. Later, Aria checks Byron's car to see his golf clubs and its nine iron is missing. Spencer meets Toby's new girlfriend, Yvonne, who is the daughter of Veronica's campaign rival.

"Do Not Disturb"

Byron tells Aria that he and Ella are engaged, and Ella tells Aria that they were together the night Charlotte was murdered. Spencer has a lunch meeting for her mother's campaign team, but Yvonne shows up instead. Hanna and Caleb devise a plan to recreate the backup hard drive and plant it in a garbage bin, making it look like they have given up the security footage. Meanwhile, Emily has the surgery to remove some of her eggs and donates them. Sara visits Alison at school, making Alison realize that Sara and Charlotte were closer than she thought. Team Sparia reunites to find evidence that Sara Harvey is behind the new threats by breaking into her hotel room. while there, they discover Sara is staying in what was Charlotte's Radley room. Aria goes investigating into the closet and when she doesn't return, Spencer goes after her and discovers a hole in the wall with a ladder leading down into darkness.

"Where Somebody Waits for Me"

Spencer is worried that her mother is keeping secrets from her, regarding her health which could jeopardize her campaign. Aria admits to Liam the truth about Ezra's new book after she confirms his suspicions. Ali explains to Spencer that she and Elliott are more than just friends and Mona shows where her allegiances lies. Meanwhile, Caleb, Spencer, and Hanna deal with the repercussions of their new relationships. Emily suspects the new stalker had something to do with her missing eggs as the clinic encountered a minor shutdown of its freezers. Detective Tanner suspects the girls were somehow involved in Charlotte's death. Hanna, Emily and Aria investigate the mysterious alleyway to which the ladder in Sara's room leads to and uncover a secret passage that leads to somewhere out the back of the hotel which they suspect is how Sara has been getting in and out of the hotel unseen. Spencer discovers that Melissa's suitcase is broken with the missing part matching the description of the alleged murder weapon.

"We've All Got Baggage"

Aria tells Ezra the truth about his book, which he forgives her for. Ella enlists Hanna to style the wedding, and Hanna begins to wonder about where she and Jordan are in their relationship. Spencer convinces Veronica to come out about her prognosis, but a media leak concerning Yvonne threatens the Hasting's campaign. The IP is traced back to Spencer but Caleb takes the blame. Hanna relates how she had met Melissa in London years prior and how Melissa had been upset with Charlotte. Emily visits a closed-up diner and discovers the missing part from Melissa's suitcase, and is nearly run over by a car that steals the weapon. Ella and Byron are married by Aria, and later is asked by Ali and Elliott to marry them as well.

"Burn This"

Ezra asks Jillian to allow Aria to work with him as co-writer, and the two move forward with the book. Caleb must deal with the damage of taking the blame for the leak about Yvonne and refuses to tell Toby the truth about it which ultimately causes Toby to punch him out of anger. Spencer has a flashback to her sophomore year in college when she and Toby had a pregnancy scare and how their different views on how to handle it led to them drifting apart and eventually confesses the truth about Caleb as well as them being stalked by a new 'A'. Caleb goes to the Radley, but it is booked out; Ashley offers him to stay in their guest room, which he kindly refuses. At Hanna's bridal shower, Mona shows up and is invited in by Ashley. A malfunction in the apartment causes a fire, burning Aria. Emily spots a pink dice keychain on Mona's keys, the description that fits whoever called Charlotte the night she was killed.

"Did You Miss Me?"

Infuriated by the continual harassment, Hanna builds a plan to come face–to–face with the stalker as the rest of the group agrees on it. Emily and Spencer investigate Mona's involvement as well as Sara's plans regarding Radley. Aria and Ezra continue writing the book though it is more difficult than anticipated and Aria is forced to tell Ezra about Uber A so he can help in Hanna's plan. After an accident, Ali is placed in a hospital and receives a visit from her mother in what she believes is a dream. Her mother tells her that Elliott is a good man and loves her very much.

"Hush, Hush, Sweet Liars"

In a desperate attempt to discover Uber A's true identity, the Liars agree over Hanna's risky plan to go as a bait. Spencer and Toby work together to catch Sara Harvey and together, followed by Mona, they find a shocking discovery. Ezra gets comforted by Aria as he finishes the last chapter of his book about Nicole and the two also show their feelings to one another. While Caleb works to protect Hanna, they reflect on what could have been but at the end Hanna is captured by the stalker. After the "hallucinations" she has experienced, Ali decides to enter a psychiatric hold, as she questions her sanity. Elliott and Mrs. DiLaurentis's twin sister, Mary, are pictured, as Elliott takes off a mask that makes him look like Detective Wilden. It is revealed that Charlotte and Elliott were in a relationship, and that Charlotte was in fact Mary's daughter, and Ali's cousin.