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"Maybe he told the," Aria said "Maybe he paid them tons of money, and that was it"

Hanna sniffed "So, what, we should look for an old ad on Craigslist that says Wanted: Four Girls to Reenact a Murder in Jamaica?" It didn’t sound very realistic, but who knew? Perhaps Team A killed the Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily clones after the video had been made so they’d never talk It was hard to tell the extent of their madness

A door slammed somewhere down the hall The air conditioner kicked back on, and the sharp sh the air

"We should get soested "Was this really their video footage? Why would they have had a murder on tape the whole time and not come forith it?"

"It’s obvious the tape was planted," Hanna said "But who do we have on the outside to actually investigate this for us?" On the outside She wasn’t even in prison yet and she was already using the lingo

"Excuse me?"

Hanna jumped Spencer’s father poked his head inside "Your bail has been posted You’re all free to go"

"We are?" Ens held the door open for them

"And then what?" Aria asked nervously "We coritted his teeth "Don’t freak out, but we just found out that they want to extradite you to Jamaica"

"What?" Spencer exploded

Hanna pressed a hand to her chest "Why?"

"That’s where you committed your crime Your trial will be there, and you’ll serve your sentence there, too, if you’re convicted That’s what they’re pushing for, anyway" Mr Hastings looked furious "We’re doing everything we can to change it, though It’s bullshit They’re just trying to make an example of you"

A bo the rest of her life in an A it in a Jamaican one?

She followed the lawyer out of the conference roo hallway Mr Hastings opened the door that led into the lobby Hanna blinked in the brightness of the front roos saw Spencer in handcuffs, she burst into tears To her left were Mr and Mrs Fields, looking shocked and pale Next to theh no Mike Hanna’s mom was next to them Hanna looked around for her dad but didn’t see hiet you out of here, honey"

But Hanna was still looking around "Dad’s here, too, right?"

Ms Marin held Hanna’s hand and steered her through a sliding door They cauards gave Hanna back her belongings, including her phone Hanna checked the es and texts Lots of worried texts fro from her father

"Mom" She placed her hands on her hips "Where is Dad?"

Ms Marin handed the papers back and took Hanna’s aro outside There’s a lot of press out there"

Hanna’s heart banged faster "He knows about this, doesn’t he? Why isn’t he here?"

Finally, Ms Marin stopped halfway down the hall She looked positively heartbroken "Honey, he couldn’t risk the bad publicity"

Hanna blinked "D-did you talk to him? Is he worried aboutan aret you in the car, okay?"

She handed Hanna a scarf, then pushed through the exit door At least twenty reporters and ca, video cameras pointed, microphones poised

The questions cahter did it?" "Hanna, how do you feel about being extradited to Ja to withdraw from the Senate race?"

Hanna knew that if her father were here, the press would be asking him these questions instead But not-so-deep-down, she didn’t care He should be here Who cared about his cah tears and clung even tighter to her rateful for her h the press, not letting the a word except for "No comment" to the leechlike reporters She didn’t ask Hanna if she did it or not She didn’t give Hanna shit or think of ways to spin this so it benefited her That, Hanna realized, was how a parent was supposed to act

And that hat she needed

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SHE’S DEAD TO US

Emily had returned to her house after a fair share of trouble--Ali’s death, A outing her at a swiht Each of those ho was like returning to the Fields abode after being arrested for murder

Her faht ahead, unblinking, and her father gripped the steering wheel so hard, his knuckles hite Only once did Emily dare to protest her innocence, but her parents hadn’t responded Her phone buzzed, and she looked at it To her astonishe I’m so disappointed in you, Em

Emily recoiled Had Jordan heard? Did she actually believe the news?

There was an Instagraht it would be a still shot of the fake video, but instead a shadowy photo of her on a dance floor appeared Eirl spun her around