Pretty Little Liars...Save the Date

Emily had been slathering on pain cream on like crazy, but it couldn't cure her ulcer. That's right. After dear old dad surprised her at school to watch her swim meet, she collapsed in the hallway writhing in pain. She was quickly rushed to the hospital where she learned of her stress-induced diagnosis.
Though the trip to the E.R. was bad for Em, it was good for Spencer as it gave her the opportunity to do some snooping in the hospital. Spencer successfully fled Garrett's cop car after Aria's text warning at the end of last week's episode, and after spying he and a lingerie-clad Jenna having sexytimes, Spencer was more determined than ever to track down information about Alison's murder (without police intervention). Thanks to a tip from Wren, she discovered everything she needed was filed in the basement of the hospital...in the morgue. With dead bodies.

While the Spencer and Aria were downstairs sporting candy-striper outfits and sniffing around corpses, Em was dealt even worse news: Her blood tests came back positive for human growth hormones! She had no idea how the enhancers got in her system, but because she is a minor, rounding Wren informed her that her dad would have to be told. Which made Emily decide she was going to confess her dirty Danby secret. But after a heartfelt speech from her father in which he assured they'd find another way to pay for college, Emily's resolve faltered.
As the liars worked to uncover the truth at the hospital, Hanna had other matters on her mind, namely, her parents' on-again-off-again relationship and the guy tailing her not-quite-boyfriend Caleb. Hanna decided to forget about her parental woes and whisked Caleb to Spencer's cabin. Back at the hospital, Spencer and Aria finally got their hands on Alison's autopsy—an intensely grisly discover. According to the report, Alison was not only struck with a curved, blunt object (field hockey stick) but she had dirt in her lungs when she was discovered. Which means only one thing: SHE WAS BURIED ALIVE. And lest you think A was absent this episode, the treacherous texter reared his/her head at the end of the hour, delivering a message to Em insinuating that he/she had spiked the cream, then stealing page five of Alison's autoposy. That sheet-covered assailant chilling in the morgue was enough to give me nightmares for a week.