Pretty Little Liars continued to investigate Detective Wilden’s murder in season 4, episode 8 “The Guilty Girl’s Handbook” with a celebrity guest appearance and a surprising confession. What follows is a recap so beware of spoilers.
The episode begins with Emily’s mother frustrated and inquiring about the car that crashed into her house. It turns out it was a stolen car and that the police have no answers. The rest of the girls gather and theorize about why A would want to hurt Emily. Veronica lets Hanna know that her mother, Ashley, was not granted bail and will be moved to a facility farther away.
Hanna feels guilty that her mother is in jail due to A’s intervention and decides to stay home from school to figure out her life. Aria and Mike are home alone while their dad is off in Syracuse. Mike emphasizes the importance of bonding with his lacrosse team and reveals that he is now taking a martial arts class. Perhaps Jake is his teacher?
Ezra chats with Malcolm until Emily interrupts to get college counseling. Ezra follows his instincts and asks Emily if the Pretty Little Liars continue to be threatened, and she quickly changes the topic. Ezra points out that Emily had other extracurricular beyond swimming and that she should get a reference from her former supervisor, Zoey.
Caleb worries about Hanna while Spencer offers to cut class as Caleb probes to see how the Pretty Little Liars are truly doing. Caleb pulled a number from Nigel’s cell phone, but it was assigned to three New Yorkers. Toby headed up to New York to do some more investigating.
Ashley calls Hanna from jail and reassures her that everything is going to be alright. It does not seem like Hanna believes her though. Hanna enlists the help of Mona to help her confess to killing Detective Wilden in order to save her mom. Mona advises Hanna to make it seem like the evidence points turn her for Wilden’s murder.
In the Hastings’ home, Spencer encounters Veronica’s new intern Beckett, who treats the case like a game and lets Spencer helps comb through evidence. Aria checks in with Jake to see how Mike is doing, and he reveals that Mike has been targeted by his own team members. Jake offers Aria help without needing to be in a relationship with her. Do you like Jake?
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