15, JASON
act one: the disappearance of alison
(IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, LIE, LIE AGAIN)
(season one, episode fifteen)

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"Wait, where's lan?" Emily asked, as the five girls descended down the Hasting's stairs.

"Don't worry" Spencer replied, "He went to Philly to be with Melissa".

"I didn't realise life existed at this hour" Emily complained as Sabrina's nods as she carried Everly down the stairs on her hip.

"Come on, guys, just walk, you need to see this" Aria urged, ushering the girls towards Spencer's laptop.

"You know, I'd always hoped my first sunrise would have tequila in it" Hanna informed, as the girls crowded near Aria.

"'I make coffee" Spencer said, taking in at slightly awake state, all but Aria.

"Well, when it's ready just pour it down my throat" Hanna said.

"I thought we were done looking at this" Spencer said, realising Aria was looking at the picture A sent them last night, "I mean, we know the shadow is lan, right?".

"You woke us up for this" Sabrina asked as she sat down on the couch so she could feed Everly.

"It's important" Aria said, "I couldn't let it go".

Hanna looks at the Montgomery girl, "Did you get any sleep last night?" she asked.

"Maybe" Aria replied.

"But you have one eye is then bigger the other then the other" Sabrina realized, "You look like a strung out Powerpuff Girl".

"Okay, stop looking at the eye, just look at the picture" Aria ordered.

"Who's having coffee?" Spencer asked, making coffee for the group only to get ignored while Sabrina smiled.

"I will the doctor said I can start having one coffee a day but wait three hours before feeding eve" Sabrina says happily at the thought of coffee.

"I mean, there's only one place where this picture could've been taken from" Aria told the girls.

"Where?" Hanna asked curiously.

"Alison's bedroom" Aria replied.

"No, Alison is in that picture. She clearly didn't take it" Hanna stated.

"Okay, but somebody in her house did" Aria said, glancing at her sister.

"Who? Her parents?" Emily askedz

"No" Aria replied "her brother"

"Jason" Spencer whispered as Hanna phoned rings.

"My mom, just ran into him at the bank" Hanna informed looking at her phone. "I thought he had a meeting?"

"I-I thought so too that why he asked me to get Everly last night" Sabrina replied confused.

"We have to call him" Aria stated.

"No, eww" Hanna said, "I am not going to talk to him".

"Me either" Emily replied.

"I will" Sabrina says bouncing a sleeping Everly. when the girls looked at her in shock she adds "We need to know if he took this"

"Off to call the ex boyfriend we go" Sabrina muttered handing Hanna who happily take Everly.

"Have fun calling your sugar baby daddy" Hanna laughs out.

"Shut up Hanna"

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"Why did I agree to this again" Sabrina asked as she holds Everly's car seat climbing the stairs of the track race Jason had told her to meet at.

"Huh? Why did I agree to see you pain in the butt of a father" Sabrina looks around before spotting him running up and down the stairs "Found him"

"Hey" he greeted Sabrina before smiling at Everly.

"Hey" Sabrina greeted him with a smile, looking him up and down quickly before taking Everly out of her car seat.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your workout, this can wait" Sabrina assured.

"Really?" Jason asked, "It didn't sound that way on the phone".

"What are you doing back in
town?" Sabrina asked trying get answers. "I mean you told me you had a meeting and the next your here"

"Just taking care of family business" Jason replied "Sabrina why did you come here?"

Sabrina sign goes to hand Everly to her father before reaching in her purse pulling the file folder out.

"This was sent to Spencer" Sabrina informed. "From the looks of it, seems like it was taken from the second floor of your house, from Ali's bedroom" Jason looked at the photo.

"Yeah, it does" Jason said.

"You don't sound convinced" Sabrina said, looking at Jason in confusion.

"Look, after Ali disappeared we got bizarre things in the mail" Jason informed, "Sympathy cards from strangers and letters with conspiracy theories about what happened to her, sometimes it was photos, blurry images of a blonde girl running away from the camera"

"Yeah, but that's definitely Ali and it's Spencer's yard see the barn is right there" Sabrina argued, "And it was taken the night that she disappeared, I mean, look, she's got the same yellow top on"

"Rina, they have programs now that make Photoshop look like scissors and a glue stick" Jason argued back, "Look, I'll tell you both what, my family hired a PI, I'II take the picture to him and see what he comes up with".

"That's all I want to ask" Sabrina nods putting Everly back her seat and goes to walk away.

"Rina," Jason "In a few months, I'm planning on moving to Rosewood" Jason clarified. "that's what the meeting was about it was with a relator"

"Fully, you plan on moving back here?, To Rosewood?" Sabrina asked, Jason nodded, "Why?".

"Because I want to be able to see my kid without having to make plans when you can drive an hour away every other time you need someone to watch her" Jason replied, "I wanna be able to see you every day and I want our daughter to have both of her parents in her life I want to be able to have her some night or days"

"What made you wanna move back here?" Sabrina asked "I mean you hate Rosewood?"

"After you gave me the box I watched all of them and It made me realize that I don't want to miss anything else because I love you and our daughter I can't imagine missing any more of Eve's life" Jason admitted looking between her and their daughter. "I want us to be a family"

"I'll believe when I see it" Sabrina softly replied "but for now you can either take your daughter for the day or drop her off with Jane I'm late for school"

"I'll keep her if you message Jane" Jason replied goes to grab the car seat and bag.

"Okay see you? I'll be at Spencers after school" Sabrina said kissing Everly's head before handing her to Jason.

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After returning from the track race Sabrina met up with Aria and Spencer the trio walked over to Spencer's locker, which happened to be right next to Hanna's, who was currently busy on her phone.

"Hanna? Hi" Aria greeted."Who you talking to?"

"My mom" Hanna replied.

"Is everything okay?" a concerned
Spencer asked.

"Hmm? Uh, yeah, everything's fine" Hanna replied.

"Oh! Here" Spencer suddenly said, remembering what she had brought for Aria, "I forgot to give these to you last night"

"Thank you" a grateful Aria said, hugging Spencer after seeing the tickets for the opening night at a museum she was planning to take Ezra for their first public date, "Oh, I owe you big time, are you sure your dad's not gonna miss these?"

"Oh, please" Spencer said, "He joined the museum board for networking, the man doesn't know the difference between a monet and a moiito"

"Well, hey, how can I get you back?" Aria asked and Spencer scoffed looking at Sabrina who looked at the Hastings girl

"Pay for the extra toppings on our pizza delivery"

"Alright, you got it" Aria agreed

"Oh, and our DVD rentals" Sabrina added, "Because if me, Spence and Eve are going to hole up in her room all night as your alibies, we will do it with Dakota Johnson"

"Wait, what alibi?" Hanna asked confused, "Aren't you three going to the museum thingie?"

"Nope, me, Spencer and Eve are having a movie night we're gonna watch some kids movie before putting Eve to bed then we're going to watch the new 50 shades of grey" Sabrina smirked, "there's nothing better then watching Dakota Johnson get tied up"

"What is it with you and Dakota Johnson" Spencer asked playfully shoved Sabrina away from her, making the other girl chuckle.

"Because she's hot not as hot as Megan fox but she's still hot" Sabrina answered.

"Spencer got the tickets for me and Ezra" Aria whispered to Hanna, making sure no one else heard her.

"You're taking Mr. Fitz?" Hanna asked shocked.

"Okay, I really wish you'd just call him Ezra" Aria said, "And yes, I'm taking him, he just doesn't know it yet, it's a surprise, I don't know, I just figured that a date out of town would give us a chance to actually have a date"

"Yeah, uh, I get it" Spencer assured, "You guys do kinda have the social lives of shut-ins"

"Ehh at least she going out on a date and has a life outside of school" Sabrina said to Spencer.

"I have a life outside of school" Spencer said,

"Agee to disagree" Sabrina muttered "ow! stop hitting me Spencer"

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"Why is this called meat casserole?" Emily complained, looking at the food infront of her in

"That lunch lady has a gift for suspense" Spencer replied, equally disgusted.

"I'm so glad I brought lunch from home" Sabrina said, taking a bite of her salad. "Where's Hanna?"

"Who cares" a clearly upset Aria said.

"What?" Spencer asked confused.

"I don't know" Aria replied looked at her friends, then shook her head,.

"Em, how's swim practice?" Spencer asked, changing the subject.

"Can we talk about something else?" Emily asked, not wanting to talk about her swim practice.

"I've heard of communal cramps but this is ridiculous" Spencer said.

"You guys are making me depressed" Sabrina said, she looked at Aria, "This morning you were so excited to  about the tickets you looked like you were ready to give Spence tongue. Are you not into it anymore?"

"No" Aria disagreed, confusing her friends, "I mean, yes! Yeah, I'm so into it, we're gonna have an amazing time tonight".

"What are you wearing tonight?". Spencer asked.

"I can't decide between my backless or my strapless" Aria replied.

"Go with a red one, be bold"
Spencer said, "What do you think, Em?".

"About what?" Emily asked, her attention on her new teammate Paige McCullers, who for some reason reason seemed to have a personal vendetta against her.

"What are you looking at?"
Spencer asked, looking in the direction Emily was staring but not knowing who she was looking at.

"It's nothing, just some girl on my swim team who really wants me to disappear" Emily replied.

"Who is it cause I'll go all Boxer mode of her ass" Sabrina said, immediately.

"What's her name?" Aria asked.

"Paige McCullers" Emily replied.

"Oh, I know her" Spencer said,
"We played field hockey together, we named a penalty after her, what'd she say?"

"Just some snarky comment about me being gay" Emily replied, immediately angering her friends.

"I will destroy her" Spencer stated.

"I'll destroy her now" Sabrina said tossing her food to the side standing up while tying her hair.

"Mmh can i help?" Aria asked her cousin.

"Guys it's okay, I took care of it" Emily assured, grabbing her wallet from her bag, while doing so she placed the small gift box Paige gave the whole team on to the table, "Anyone else thirsty? I'm gonna get a drink"

Aria picked the small box up,
"Who's this from?" she asked
Emily.

"Paige, whatever it is you can have it" Emily replied, as Aria started opening the gift, "She's trying to bribe her way to becoming the next team captain"

Spencer scoffed in disbelief, while Sabrina muttered bitch under her breath and Aria pulled out a bracelet from the box, a bracelet that resembled a lot like the bracelets Alison had gotten all of them.

"Do you think they're from the same place?" Aria asked.

"It's possible" Emily replied.

"If they were, maybe the store owner could tell us who bought the fake Alison bracelet" Spencer
replied.

"Yeah, or maybe even the Jenna one" Aria added.

"And we would know who A is"
Emily realised.

Spencer grabbed the empty box and looked at the store name, The Bead Boutique, she then looked at Sabrina, "Guess who's playing detective?"

"Yes I call bad cop"

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Sabrina was walking down the hall when she saw Paige standing by her locker with a few girls from the swim team.

Sabrina smirked as she head towards that way when the other girl saw Sabrina coming their way they ran.

Grabbing Paige's locker slamming it closed scary the girl.

"Hi Paige" Sabrina says "so a little birdie told me you were throwing around some very rude slurs towards a certain girl on the team" she added looking in the girls eyes "here's what's gonna happen if I hear any type of slur comment about Emily being gay again I will destroy your life. You can say bye bye to that spot for captain on the swim team do you understand me?"

Paige looks at the older girl with fear as she nods causing Sabina to smile.

"Good see you around and remember I've got eyes and ears around here so I'll know" Sabrina smirked once again before heading to meet Spencer.

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After making Aria pay for their pizza, Sabrina and Spencer entered the Hasting's manor together.

"You do know breaking and entering is illegal right?" when Sabrina saw Jason sitting on the couch with Everly on his lap while Spencer jumped a little.

Jason let out a laugh causing Everly to laugh at Sabrina who glared mumbling how Everly was traitor, "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you, Spencer's housekeeper let me in, said we could wait for her here".

"So what did your private
investigator say?" Spencer asked, sitting infront Jason while Sabrina grabs Everly from him and sits next to him.

Jason took the picture out of his bag, "Well, the picture is real" he informed, "And for all I know, I may have taken it"

"What do you mean you may have taken it?" Spencer asked confused.

"I honestly don't remember" Jason replied honestly, "I'm not proud of it, but that most of August is a blur I was high and drunk most of that month only time I was sun what sober was when I was with her"

"He was?" Spencer asked looking at the Diaz girl shocked.

"Yeap" Sabrina replied, pulling her top down slightly so Everly could eat not really caring if Jason saw giving the fact he's already seen everything already.

"Are you surprised?" Jason asked
Spencer, but his attention was on the two Diaz girls.

"Well, it's just to me you were always Ali's strange older brother" Spencer admitted, "I mean, we never saw you, you were always behind a closed door"

"Getting high with a bunch of losers or some what sober with Sabrina" he admitted, making Spencer look at Sabrina who simply nodded, "You remember that phony your sister used to date?"

"Ian? Ian Thomas?" Spencer asked.

Jason nodded, "We partied that whole summer" he replied, "After he broke up with your sister, he practically lived at my house".

"But lan's a triathlete" Spencer said, "He's the poster boy for preppy".

"Poster boy by day and party boy by night" Jason said,

"Convincing though, isn't he?". Sabrina asked she knew all about Ian double life bullshit.

"You knew" Spencer asked looking at the Diaz girl.

"Who do you think got Derek addicted to coke?" Sabrina bitterly asked. "Why do you think I hate that he married Mel, it wasn't because I love Mel like a sister no it because I knew who Ian really was"

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After talking a bit more with the girls, Jason finally left and the three girls made their way to The Bead Boutique.

"Well, I know it's in here somewhere" the owner chuckled, walking through her store, which also happens to be her house, "Oh, here it is, oh I have wonderful earrings to match"

"Thanks but we just came here to find out who bought these two bracelets?" Spencer asked, as she took the Jenna and Alison bracelets A gave them out of her pocket and showed it to the old lady.

"Oh, well, let me see" the owner said, putting her glasses on, "Well, I can tell you, these bracelets were made within the last six months, I changed vendors, people were complaining about the clasps"

"You do have records of purchases, right?" Spencer asked while Sabrina looked around the creepy place.

"Yes, dear, I'm trying, but as you can see I'm a little better at beading than organizing" the owner said, flipping through her record book.

"Please, it's important to us"
Spencer pleaded.

"Wait a minute, oh, oh, here it is".

"You found it?" Sabrina and Spencer asked, suddenly feeling hopeful.

"Yes! Now these two were purchased by a Spencer Hastings, does that help, dears?"

After hearing the lady, both Spencer and Sabrina looked at each other with the hope they had gone.

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"So the shadow in the picture isn't lan. it's you? Aria asked. looking at the picture.

Spencer nodded, "Yeah" she whispered, tears streaming down her face.

"Why didn't you tell us before?"
Emily asked confused.

"I don't know" Spencer replied, " guess, that I was scared, and this is gonna sound crazy, but I think that I didn't tell you because, there was always a part of me that wondered if it was my fault, I mean, I wished it and then it came true"

"Spence, you didn't mean it"
Hanna said.

"It was just something you said in the heat of the moment" Emily added.

"It was just something you said in the heat of the moment" Emily added.

"Ali had said a lot worse to us" aria said, wiping Spencer's tears.

"Much worse" Sabrina said.

"Exactly" Aria said.

Spencer didn't say anything, just looked out her window when she sees something in the window next door.

"Spence?" Aria asked following her eyes to see where she was looking as Spencer stands from her bed to walk towards her window with the rest of the girls following.

"Oh my god" Aria whispers.

"Is that?" Spencer whispers back turning to looking at Sabrina who hasn't stop looking at the figure.

"It's Jason" Sabrina muttered as Jason turns his head a little to see the girls standing there.