Journey to Shiloh

Previously on "Pretty Little Liars - The Perfectionists"

Nolan Hotchkiss, what do you think of the book?

Characters got what they deserved.

Oh, Dylan, same arrangement as last year

you'll do the papers for Ava and me.

Uh, I can..

I can cover yours but I can't do Ava's work.

You are the smartest guy I know.

Figure it out.

Until they find out who really killed Nolan

everybody at BHU's a suspect.

And even though we didn't do it, we all have

secrets that make us look guilty.

If there was someone here with us that night..

They heard us talking about him.

About how we wished he was dead.

And they killed him just like we imagined it.

Turns out there was partial Beacon Guard blackout

about the time of Nolan's murder.

Anyone who says they were at your house that night

is safe for now.

I never thanked you guys for staying late

at my house last Thursday.

They were with you the night of the murder.

I mean, you can ask the three of them.

I can talk for hours.

Bring it on, bitch.

Is it cool to do that?

Not according to the emails that the university keeps sending me.

But that's not your problem.

So we drank coffee and we ate pie.

Pie's a little too specific, uh, stick with coffee.

- Ms. DiLaurentis.. - Alison.

You all call me Alison.

I'm a TA, not a professor.

Little bit of informality will help.

Ms. Di.. Alison.

Why did you say we were here with you

that night Nolan was killed?

Why did you lie for us?

The Beacon Guard cameras in this area were down

when Nolan was killed.

So for now, this is a solid alibi.

Well, that's the answer to how we might get away with it.

It's not why you did it.

Because I have terrible impulse control.

And authority figures who are prone to abusing the system

are a trigger for me.

Well, that's Dana Booker for sure.

Just so that this doesn't all blow up in our faces..

Where were you really when Nolan was killed?

Walking home.

- Yeah. Me too. - Yeah.

So, you didn't do anything?

No one saw you, that could prove that this was a lie.

No.

Okay.

Got any questions?

- So what do you want us to do? - Nothing.

I want you to act like nothing is out of the ordinary.

I don't know if I can do that.

Oh, I think you can do anything you set your mind to.

And when the stakes are this high

you have to stick together.

And what are you gonna do?

Nothing I haven't done before.

This was recorded 12 minutes before Nolan's murder.

As you can see, they're gathered

together at Thorn Hall.

Well, it doesn't prove that they did it.

Is it proof? No. But they look and are acting suspicious.

Why would they want my son dead?

You know Nolan wasn't perfect, right?

He had a way of getting them to do what he wanted

and it wasn't always pretty.

Well, it wasn't, Caitlin.

With all due respect, Mrs. Hotchkiss

she lied about where they were that night.

She said she was with the others

at Alison DiLaurentis' house. She wasn't.

Well, is it possible they went there after they separated

and they were at Alison's when Nolan was killed?

It's possible but I know a liar when I see one.

And they're all covering for each other.

Well, you better find out why.

'Use what you have to get them to talk.'

And when Caitlin comes to me for help

I'll be the person that she turns to

the person that she trusts.

You really think she'll tell you the truth?

Well, she's not gonna risk her family's future

to protect Dylan or Ava.

It's not in her DNA.

Credit

How do you act normal when nothing in your life is normal?

When you're forced to trust people you hardly know

and just hope they don't let you down

because if they do

everything you've ever worked for falls apart.

Hey, she threw us a lifeline when she didn't have to.

- I think we should trust her. - Forget Alison.

We barely know each other.

I mean, how do we know we can trust us?

It's not like Nolan's death made us instant best friends.

Hey, do you guys just want to sit for a second?

I've got a few minutes.

Okay.

So how're you two holdin' up?

- It sucks. - Yeah.

It's, like, there's so much going on

I need to make a list to prioritize my anxiety.

Well, is priority number one on your list Nolan's stash?

Because that's number one on mine.

Yeah, if what he was holding over me gets out

it doesn't just ruin me, it ruins my entire family.

Guys, our secrets are out there..

- And they make us look guilty. - What do we do?

Till we figure out who has them

just get back to business as usual.

Speaking of which, you guys are meeting me

at the student union at 3:00, right?

To kick off the care package drive?

Number two on my list of things to worry about today

getting 1500 care packages out to service people

for a volunteer day.

You guys both agreed to help me.

Yeah, because Nolan forced me to.

Yeah, I kind of assumed those drills were off now.

No, no, no, if I don't get these boxes

out tonight, they won't make it to the ship.

I'm sorry, I have my Vogue application

video that's due and..

Ugh!

What time is it?

This is so personal for me.

My mom's retired military.

I'm sorry, alright, I got the...

art history paper in designing to start and..

I have something more important than school to do too.

Like what?

Andrew's out of town for the week, he's in Seattle, and..

Our anniversary is coming up

so I'm composing a piece for him.

That's very sweet, but are we still supposed

to be Nolan's perfect posse?

Caitlin, one pass.

Alright, plus, we gotta get to class.

- You're kidding. - Well..

I wish you would've reminded us.

- Ava! - I'm sorry.

I just can't squeeze it in.

What the hell are you talking about, Ali? God!

I said that alibi was good for you, not half your class.

Didn't we decide you were gonna drop the whole

role model routine and go back to being

the old Ali that we know and love?

What? Lying, conniving, duplicitous..

Your words, not mine.

I told you. I'm trying to do what's right for these guys.

I need your help, Mona.

Alright, what do you need from me?

I have to imagine that Dana Booker is doing a deep dive

on Ava, Caitlin and Dylan, and me too.

Why not? I mean, she's got all of Beacon Guard

at her fingertips.

Well, I was hoping that you have some tricks

so that we can see what she's up to.

Under normal circumstances, good idea.

- Today? No can do. - _

I'm locked out of BHU's network.

All of my records and my code..

- Everything's been walled off. - What? Why?

Suspicious activity on my account.

They must know I've been trying to figure out who killed Nolan.

But we need to do our own suspicious activity.

Well, right now, there's only one database

I still have access to.

BHU's yearbook?

Dana Booker's gonna throw

all of Beacon Guard that she's got at this.

And she's gonna find out that you lied for your Ali buddies.

The only question is when.

Good morning.

I know this isn't an easy time for any of us

to return to classwork, but it could also be

the best thing for all of us.

Get out of his seat.

- W-what're you talking about? - Get out of his seat.

The-the seat is up for grabs now, right?

- I mean.. - Mason.

Get out of his seat, Mason!

Calm down. Calm down.

Excuse me.

Let's get started.

Ava.

Ava.

Shouldn't you be in class? Is something wrong?

N-no, I just, uh, I forgot a book.

Well, you might be checking on your friend Ava

she seems upset about something.