- Spencer and Emily visit a nearby college, but they have different agendas for their time on campus. Hanna is frantic after another horrifying discovery among her mom's things.
- Open with Hanna having a nightmare about her mother. Ashley walks in and asks if she wants to talk about it. She declines.
Veronica tells Spencer that Melissa has just started her London internship. She's set up Spencer with Brendan McGowan, a college admissions coach, in order to help her get into her second choice. Spencer is upset her mother doesn't appear to have confidence in her.
Emily talks to Wayne about how their family is being perceived by the neighbors. He apologizes for them not being able to afford Stanford and she worries that without swimming she'll look "average" to colleges.
We hear via Ella that this weekend is a big one for students taking college visits. Hanna tells the girls about her dream and her worry about Ashley guilt. Ella's mother has been acting weird and Aria hopes it doesn't mean A has targeted her. Spencer tells them about Brendan. They talk about the fact with Melissa in London the trail has pretty much cooled. Aria mentions that the number they got from the bird was in York County and Spencer recognizes from her college information that Cicero College is located there. The area code and prefix match the schoo.
Ella tells Aria she's changed her mind about going to Europe. She says "I came to my senses," based on a conversation with Aria's brother Mike. After Aria leaves the car bees start pouring out of the vents and begin stinging Ella.
Aria calls Emily about the bees, saying her mom is okay but had to be put on anti-inflammatories. She wants her mother out of town.
Emily spots Brendan as he waits for Spencer. She tells him about her dilemma with swimming and Stanford. He offers to go through some schools with her.
Ashley meets with Veronica, saying she wants to tell her side of the story regarding Wilden. She's worried the police are building a case against her. Veronica doesn't seem interested in asking her if she's guilty.
Spencer shows up and invites Emily to stick around. Spencer mentions she wants to visit Cicero the following day as a safety school. He has a connection at the school. Emily says she's also interested in visiting Cicero.
Aria asks Mike about talking to their mother about the Europe trip. She thinks he's being selfish; he responds that she probably wants her out of country so she can resume her relationship with Ezra.
Hanna tells Ashley she doesn't want to visit colleges that weekend. Ashley gets a call and leaves the room. Hanna picks up a phone and listens in. It's Veronica, telling her she should come to her office the following day.
Hanna calls Aria the next morning, worried about her mother and wondering if she should call her father. Ashley's closet is locked, which is unusual.
Wayne gives Emily some cash, telling her to enjoy herself that weekend.
Aria talks to Byron about Ella, saying her mother needs him to tell her it's okay to go to Europe. She thinks Byron can "release" from feeling like she has to stay in country.
Hanna picks the lock on her mother's closet.
Brendan brings Spencer and Emily to Cicero. Spencer wants her to distract him long enough so she can investigate the number Alison was calling. Spencer leaves to "freshen up" at the hotel.
Inside the closet Hanna finds a gun wrapped in a rag. She calls Spencer, who doesn't let her finish before hanging up. Hanna puts the gun in her bag.
Spencer asks a nerdy-looking guy on campus for help with the number. He tells her it's from Greek row, but won't say any more.
Ella and Byron have coffee. He tells her Mike understands she needs time away and offers to do what he can to help.
Emily admits to Spencer that she's not there just to help her with the number. She actually wants to get into the school. Spencer thinks she's been leading Brendan on and the two begin to argue.
Hanna tries to leave the house and is stopped by Ashley. She has the bag with the gun. She says she's going to visit a college.
At a party Emily talks to one of the sorority sisters about potential scholarships and a particularly harsh housemother. She later runs into Brendan who seems interested in hanging out with Emily. Spencer shows a picture of Alison to partygoers without luck. Hanna arrives and tells Spencer she needs to talk. She shows Spencer that she has brought the gun with her. Spencer wants her to tell her father, while Hanna is interested in dumping it there. Spencer tells her to wait for her. She goes upstairs and finds a dark, sparse panic-type room. Spencer uses the phone she finds and calls Aria. It is the number they've been searching for. Spencer hangs up with Aria and goes to look for Hanna.
We see Hanna grab a glass and leave.
Emily spots Hanna and leaves Brendan to look for her. Brendan offers to help and begins to get more flirty. She tells him she's gay and in a relationship.
Separately, both Spencer and Emily look for Hanna. We see Hanna in a remote part of the woods digging a hole. Four police offers surround her and she's put into a cruiser. Spencer and Emily get a text from A: "Just a friendly tip. Maybe Hanna and her Mom can share a lawyer."
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