‘Pretty Little Liars,’ Episode 14 ‘Careful What U Wish 4

Before the action at the Rosewood High School “Dance-A-Thon” jumps off, a bit of preamble to tonight’s episode of “Pretty Little Liars,” titled “Careful What U Wish 4.” The girls have been watching and re-watching the clip of Alison and Ian that A put on Spencer’s laptop, but are still vexed about what to make of it. The only thing they agree on is that they will take the laptop to the police on their school lunch break. Unfortunately, Spencer’s laptop turns up missing from her locker, and all signs seem to point to Ian, so good at acting creepy at times like this. Now, on to the Dance-A-Thon, where we pick up the stories, individually and collectively…

Emily, desperate to make contact with Maya, doesn’t object when Hanna takes her phone and gives it to the new kid, a combination drug supplier/Mr. Fixit who can rig the phone to bypass Maya’s altered security on her phone, for a price. At the dance, Emily places a call to Maya, but is disturbed by what she describes as her girlfriend’s “there, but not there” demeanor. She then gets drunk on Hanna’s stash of booze (just enough to spike the punch only!). More on this later.

Spencer, again channeling Veronica Mars, spearheads the PLLs’ mission to retrieve her missing laptop, which they believe Ian has hidden in his school office. After Aria gets Ian’s keys from coat check, Spencer finds that none of the keys fit, and at the same time is busted by the same dude who fixed Emily’s phone.

Aria, who initially was happy that her old babysitter Simone, now a published authoress, has been visiting the school, is distressed when Simone is introduced to Ezra by her own mother. Since Simone is not blind, she takes a look at the English teacher, and Simone likes! At the dance, Aria nearly blows a gasket when she sees the two of them dancing (but Spencer moves in for the save). Speaking of dancing.