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Keep Your Friends Close is the tenth episode in Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars. It aired on August 10th, 2010, and is the tenth episode overall.

Synopsis[]

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At school, Mona delivers invitations for her camping birthday party on Saturday to her friends in the hallway. Of course, Hanna plans to go, but the rest of the girls are not planning to attend Mona's party, not caring much for attitude-driven Mona. They apologize to Hanna, but then "A" sends a message that she will also be in attendance and that the party is a scavenger hunt for her.


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After school, Hanna discusses with her mother their strapped financial situation. Ashley doesn't want to reveal just how deep their money problems are, but Hanna gets an idea when she presses redial on the house phone to hear that she just called the delinquent accounts department of a mortgage company. Then, Mona comes over, hoping to convince Hanna to ditch school with her and celebrate her birthday by going shopping at designer stores and having lunch at Rive Gauche. Ashley, though tight on cash, proudly forks over $100 to her daughter when she hears Hanna refusing to join Mona based on the fact that things have been tight for them lately. She expresses disapproval over the idea of ditching school though.


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At the Montgomery's household, Byron is struggling to keep up with his new responsibilities as a single parent. Aria is attempting to work on the overwhelming pile of laundry. Things are also still awkward between Byron and Ella, as the latter has asked him for space.


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Thing for younger girls

At the Hastings' residence, Melissa lets Spencer know that she's aware Ian is back. She wants to know why Spencer didn't tell her, but Spencer counters that it's not as if they are friends. Melissa reveals Ian asked her out, but she turned him down, as she's still getting over Wren and doesn't trust Ian after he broke her heart. Spencer apologizes about Wren, but Melissa doesn't take it to heart. Then, Spencer flashes back to the previous summer when she had been practicing her field hockey swing on the front lawn. Ian walked by, and under the pretense of correcting her technique, he put his arms around her waist and leaned in to kiss her neck. Surprised, Spencer turned around to face him. This too ended in a series of kisses. Ian walked away, then Alison called out from where she was standing a few meters away to let Spencer know she saw her kissing her sister's boyfriend. She called it disgusting and basically called Spencer a skank to boot.



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In school, Aria stands in the cafeteria, talking to Noel. He asks her out, and she accepts, planning a date for the weekend. Her budding feelings for him are complicating her uncertain relationship with Ezra. Ezra sees the two talking, then makes a remark about him being on the football team when Aria walks past him. Aria defends Noel's character and the appeal, but he says she can be with whoever she wants to be with. He is clearly not thrilled to see her with someone else though.


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Agent Cooper questions the girls.

Next, the girls are called to the principal's office, once again, for questioning by the police. This forces Hanna to text Mona that she has to back out of their shopping date, as she is forced to sit in the office at school; Mona had warned her that she wouldn't be forgiving if Hanna backed out, and sure enough, Mona texts back: "Screw You." Then, an FBI agent named Agent Cooper arrives; she has been enlisted as the representative of the FBI to assist the Rosewood Police in the murder mystery. Her approach in questioning is far milder than that of Officer Wilden. She does not seem accusing, rather wanting information. She shows them footage (sent by an anonymous source to the Rosewood Police Department) of Alison on the day she disappeared. In the video, she is calling to someone (a guy) and teasing him that he wants to kiss her. She asks the girls to provide as much information as they can to illuminate the finding. The girls are cooperative. Hanna, ever the fashionista, lets Agent Cooper know she is positive that the sweater Alison takes off in the video did not belong to her.


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And, having given Hanna the entire contents of her wallet that morning, Hanna’s mother Ashley grows increasingly desperate about their financial situation. When a (dying) old widow with no heirs named Mrs. Potter, who regularly frequents the bank once a year, comes over for her annual visit, Ashley thinks quick and takes advantage of the key she left behind. She steals money from the safe deposit box and drives home nervously, afraid of being caught. Her plan is to return the money when she is able without the loss being detected.


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"A" - an Ezria fan?

Later, after being questioned by Agent Cooper, Noel walks up to Aria's locker to ask her about being called to the principal's office. She is nonchalant about it and in general until she opens her locker and book of poems falls out onto the floor. It has a note from "A" telling her to read page 22, which has a free verse poem written by Ezra Fitz. Noel asks her what it is, but she is so entranced by it, she doesn't care that he is suspicious and brushes him off to find a quiet spot to read the poem. She is so moved by it, she marches up to Ezra in his classroom and tells him that he is hypocritical for writing what wrote and then denying he loves her. Ezra listens without answering much as Aria digs into him. Then, Noel appears in the doorway of Ezra's classroom and asks what's going on. Aria replies that nothing is going on and leaves Ezra fuming. Noel glowers at him before leaving too. Ezra heaves the book across the room in frustration.


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Mona publicly disses Hanna

Later, Hanna is abruptly dumped from the guest list of Mona’s birthday party because she ditched Mona and also due to an alleged text sent by "A" to Mona, spreading the rumor that Hanna got liposuction to lose weight. Apparently, the rumor made its way to more than just Mona, because an overweight girl randomly approaches Hanna and asks who her doctor was. Hanna laughs it off to this stranger, but not to Mona. Mona is so upset she even embarrasses her (former) friend in front of Naomi and Riley, as she dis-invites her from the party. Later at her party, Mona goes so far as to relish in how she treated Hanna, bringing up how she dissed Hanna in front of her friends to her party guests! At least Spencer and Emily are supportive and comfort Hanna about the falling out. It is ironic that Hanna mentions Mona was her friend when the girls were no longer, and now that she's in a fight with Mona, she has them to fall back on. Can't she have both?


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Meanwhile, at home, Spencer tries to mend fences with her sister, Melissa. Ian comes over to the Hastings' residence, hoping Melissa will finally give him another chance at a date over coffee. Seeing Melissa head upstairs, Spencer races after her and tells her to go for it with Ian. Melissa is persuaded, and Ian nods in her direction. After they leave, Spencer confides to her friends that she had kissed Ian, and, after the two broke up, she dated Ian for a while early last summer. The girls are understanding, unlike Alison had been. Speaking of Alison, the girls suddenly see Alison's photograph on the television screen. The report is talking about a sweater found in Alison's home with a matching blood stain. It is then revealed that the police have issued an arrest for Toby Cavanaugh, being wanted for Alison's murder. The girls are led to believe Toby was Alison's mystery boyfriend, since the sweater was identified as his.


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In Emily's house, Maya comforts her friend, who is grieving over her error in judgment about Toby. To be playful, when Emily's phone rings, she has Maya answer it, not caring if it is her mother. However, the caller on the other does not identify his/herself and hangs up. Suddenly, the front door opens. Afraid, Emily calls out to see who is there, though gets no answer. Suddenly, Emily's father, Wayne, appears in the doorway of her bedroom to surprise her; he has come home early from his tour in Afghanistan. Emily is overjoyed; she had just been telling Maya how safe he makes her feel. Them Pam appears, and her face falls a little when she sees Maya standing there. Emily makes the introductions. Pam coldly suggests that Maya leave so that the family can have a more private reunion. Emily gently tells her that she will call her later.


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At lunch with her mother, Aria discloses how much she felt that Alison hated Toby. She cannot believe how duped they were by her. Aria then looks down and sees paint stains on her mother's hands; she is happy to see her artistic side reemerge. When Ella mentions that it's due to dealing with the lies, Aria feels remorseful and asks her mother if she blames her. Ella answers that she would have preferred that Aria told the truth, but understands she was in a very precarious position in the center of her two parents.


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Back at Emily's house, Wayne asks his daughter how she's coping with the news that the boy who took her to homecoming murdered her best friend. She's obviously a little distraught. He goes on about the nobility of telling the truth while Emily's mother stands in the hallway holding the photos of Emily and Maya kissing. It appears they were mailed to Pam anonymously. Emily seems to want to tell her father about Maya, but doesn't go there; he's only been back for a few hours.


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Welcome to Camp Mona!

That evening, the girls plan to attend the party at the Rosewood Camping Grounds while Hanna plans to secretly stake out the woods near the party, should "A" rear his/her head. Aria and Spencer arrive at the party together, taking in Mona's huge stack of presents, as well as the massage and makeover tents, in addition to the lavish dessert and refreshment stands. Mona welcomes them to "Camp Mona" and hands them custom-made sweatshirts for the occasion.


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Surprise!

Emily drives to the party separately. When she parks, Toby pops his head up from the backseat and tells a freaked out Emily he needs to finish telling her what he started at homecoming. With the two alone in the woods, he professes his innocence and claims he met Alison the night of her death and gave her his sweater when she got cold. Ironically, he had allegedly met her in order to thank her for getting Jenna away from him. Then, apparently, she had joined another guy in a car, who Toby did not recognize, and the last time Toby remembers seeing Alison, she was alive. He also explains that his tattoo commemorating September 1 was celebrating his freedom from Jenna, not Alison. Emily finds out from Toby what really happened between him and Jenna; she was forcing him to have sex with her. Emily still isn't sure she believes him and says she has more questions, so he asks her to meet him at the church later, where his stuff is hidden, but Emily makes no promises. His ride is set to pick him up at midnight, and he tells Emily to keep it a secret as her friends would surely call the cops if they knew he was back.


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Camp Mona

At the party, Emily fills the others in on Toby's confession before they start roasting marshmallows and getting their hair done in crazy 80s 'dos. A text from "A" sends Spencer back to the woods near the Kissing Rock, where she finds a woven bracelet with the name "Jenna" planted there. Hanna calls to let them know she's on her way, but their phone service is unreliable. Also, Aria gets a text from Ezra saying he needs to see her. After this, the girls get a text from "A" which tells them they're looking in the wrong places, so Spencer figures they should visit the right ones - "Wright's" Playground.


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Meanwhile, Ashley is in her car, on the way home from the bank. Byron spots her and congenially asks her for a lift home, since it is on the way. But Ashley lies that she isn't headed for home and abruptly turns him down, saying she is late for something. She gives him a half smile before speeding away from a confused and rejected Byron. Everything becomes clear, though, when the camera focuses on the front seat, where Ashley's bag is sitting unclosed, because it is too full. The camera settles on the contents of the bag filled with wads and wads of cash.


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Later that night, Toby is discovered by the police and arrested when they find and corner him, waiting beside the church, exactly as if someone told them he was there.


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Hanna in the woods as lookout.

Meanwhile, Hanna is the on lookout with binoculars in the woods. She sees a car pull up and someone get in. She strains to see in the dark and realizes it is Mr. Fitz's car and Aria just got into it! Sure enough, a figure Hanna assumes to be the elusive "A" shows up and writes "I see you" in the condensation on the back windshield. Hanna tries to call Aria to warn her, but Aria is deep in conversation with Ezra and doesn't pick up her phone.


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Back at the party, Spencer lets Aria know she's cracked the clue about "Wright's Playground." She locates Emily, but not Aria, who has disappeared. At the Playground, Spencer and Emily spot a tree that has the words, "Alison + Ian" carved into it with a heart drawn around it.


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Ezra reconciles with Aria and apologizes. He explains he left school in order to find another job in order to make their relationship work. He asks for her forgiveness and then the two begin kissing passionately. (Obviously, Aria's pending date with Noel is off.) They do not notice the person writing on the car.


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Hanna is hit by an SUV.

Hanna texts the girls, "I know who A is" and directs them to meet her in the parking lot. Hanna's discovery yields possibly fatal results because when she gets to the parking lot and spots the girls, she’s quickly hit and flung over the top of an unknown car, whose driver doesn't stop to assess the damage. The girls rush to her side and call 911. A text from "A" reveals that she/he is responsible and that Hanna "knew too much."


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"Come closer."

In the final scene, somewhere undisclosed, someone watches the same footage of Alison at The Kissing Rock with mystery boyfriend, wearing Toby's sweater. This time, after she says, "I know you want to kiss me," the camera turns to reveal Ian Thomas behind it. He replies, "come closer." Are the police totally wrong about Toby?


Notes[]

  • There are many references in this episode to the competing dynamic between Hanna's relationship with Mona and Hanna's relationship with Spencer, Aria, and Emily: When Mona dis-invites Hanna from her party and publicly disses her in the school hallways, Spencer and Emily are supportive and comfort Hanna about the falling out. Hanna is upset and ironically mentions that Mona was her friend when the girls were no longer, and now that she is in a fight with Mona, she has them to fall back on. Is it one or the other? Hanna and Mona even directly acknowledge that their relationship has suffered ever since Hanna started hanging out with the other three girls again.
  • When Aria shows Ezra the poem he wrote in his classroom, the blackboard displays notes about genres of poetry. Apparently, that had been the lesson of the day, and Ezra is learning another one.
  • In the evening at Mona's camp party, Aria and Emily get their hair styled into exaggerated coifs, with plenty of volume and hairspray. Magically, a few hours later, after nightfall, Emily is seen at the party with her baby fine hair relaxed and spilling over her shoulders again. Aria is seen in Ezra's car, with her hair fitting easily under a cap and falling to its normal length. How did they get that hairspray out?
  • This episode covers the third book in the series of the same name, 'Perfect'. there are some minor tweaks.
    • Hanna falls on her back in the book and on her side in the show, and Spencer is not with the other girls when they go to her body. Also, Hannah discovers A's identity by getting a text from their actual number instead of seeing them. Other than Mona's birthday was not a "Camp Mona", in the books was a formal elegant party. And another is that in the books, when Mona uninvites Hanna from her party, it was Hanna who wanted to spell out, 'Get ready to party with Mona!' in the sky, but wrote 'Get ready to fart with Mona!' Mona becomes angry and leaves.
  • This was the last episode that aired in 2010.
  • It is revealed that Spencer is 16 years old.

Continuity[]

Title[]

  • This episode title features half of the popular phrase, "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." In this episode, the liars do just that by attending Mona's birthday on their quest for "A."

Main Cast[]

Supporting Cast[]

Co-Starring[]

  • Helen Slayton-Hughes as Mrs. Potter
  • Samantha Cutaran as Naomi Zeigler
  • Rya Meyers as Riley Wolfe
  • Julianna Rose as Female Student
  • Kevin Hoffman (V) as Football Player (uncredited)

Featured Music[]

  • "Lover Take Me" by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
  • "Crush" by Aidan Hawken
  • "Chocolate & Cigarettes" by Angus & Julia Stone
  • "Uh Oh (I'm Falling)" by Shelly Fraley
  • "Where the Road Meets the Sun" by Katie Herzig and Matthew Perryman Jones
  • "Dig With Me" by Allie Moss
  • "BlackLight" by One Call
  • "Out of Reach" by Matthew Perryman Jones*

Gallery[]

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Keep Your Friends Close has a photo gallery.


Memorable Quotes[]

Agent Cooper: Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm Agent Cooper
[Hands business card to girls]
Spencer: FBI?
Agent Cooper: This is my partner, Agent Randall, and we're here because the bureau was asked by the local authorities to assist in the investigation of Alison DiLaurentis' murder. I want to show you something that was sent to the Rosewood Police Department by an anonymous source. The family's given me permission to show it to the four of you.
Alison [on the videotape]: Wanna see more? I know you want to. If the girls knew I was seeing you, oh my God, they would not stop talking about it. I wish they were more mature, but...we don't have a lot of time. I have to get back before they wake up. I know you want to kiss me.


Toby [to Emily]: I spent a year in reform school. I've got friends in all the wrong places, and misery loves company.


Aria [to Spencer]: You're a freak and I love you.


Toby: I want to finish what I started to tell you at homecoming. September 1st is the day I ended it with Jenna. I felt terrible about what we were doing, but I didn't know how to stop it.
Emily [as Toby approaches]: Stay there, okay? Please, if you want me to listen, just stay there.
Toby: Jenna told me she'd tell people that I forced myself on her. She didn't want it to stop.
Emily: Jenna wanted to be with you?


Hanna: I went to fat camp for five summers. I can handle some woods.


Aria: Camp Mona?
Mona: Don’t let the camping part scare you. It’s “glamping,” not camping. “M” is for Mona and massages, not mosquitoes.


Alison [upon seeing Spencer kiss Ian]: Gross.
Spencer: What did you see?
Alison: Enough to make me want to puke. He's your sister's boyfriend, and he's, like, old.
Spencer: Well, it was nothing. Just forget it, okay?
Alison: It looked like you were into it.
Spencer: Well, I wasn't.
Alison: I hope not, because if you were, that would make you a skank.


Mona [to Hanna]: If you disappoint me, I'm going rogue.


Mona [to Hanna]: Do you wanna be my friend or not? Lately, I feel like you're everybody's friend but mine.


Hanna: You're my best friend.
Mona: We were best friends. Now, you're just someone I used to hang out with.


Byron: She asked me for space.
Aria: She moved out. How much more space does she need?


Hanna: I need to ask you guys something, and be totally honest with me: Is one side of my face fatter than the other?


Spencer: “A” sent Mona a text?
Hanna: I’m so over that bitch.
Emily: I thought you guys were still close.
Hanna: Not Mona — “A."


Melissa: I actually had a good time with Ian.
Spencer: Wow. I will call TMZ.


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