Relationships are explored among the girls as they pay tribute to Alison's memory; Aria encounters her father's former mistress.
The girls are trapped at school as a bad storm brews, and tensions run high. Byron leans on Ashley for advice on parenting as his relationship with Ella takes a bad turn.
The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected. Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker guest stars as Special Agent Sam Cooper.
Hanna's return home from the hospital should be a joyous event, but being stuck in a wheelchair and feeling haunted by "A" makes her return feel more like a Hitchcock nightmare than a proper homecoming.
In the second-season premiere, the girls face the fallout from what happened with Ian at the church, and their parents have them talk with a therapist. Meanwhile, Caleb returns to see Hanna; and Spencer is told that Toby is off-limits.