| "'A' Is for Answers" | |
|---|---|
| Pretty Little Liars episode | |
 Hanna (Ashley Benson) wields A's gun while she, Aria (Lucy Hale) and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) threaten A to reveal themself and Alison (Sasha Pieterse) and Emily (Shay Mitchell) stand behind. | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 24 |
| Directed by | I. Marlene King |
| Written by | I. Marlene King |
| Featured music | "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga |
| Original air date | March 18, 2014 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
"'A' Is for Answers" is the twenty-fourth episode of the fourth season and the ninety-fifth episode of the ABC Family mystery drama series Pretty Little Liars. The episode, serving as the fourth-season finale and the winter finale, was broadcast on March 18, 2014. It was directed and written by I. Marlene King.
In the episode, the girls finally meet up with Alison in Philadelphia and learn from her about everything that happened the night she disappeared. Meanwhile, the girls' parents are scrambling to find them and the police bring Spencer's family in for questioning, thinking that she may have killed the girl in Alison's grave.
"'A' Is for Answers" premiered to an audience of 3.12 million viewers, up from the previous episode, and garnered a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. It also generated over 1.45 million tweets during its broadcast, becoming the most-tweeted episode of 2014 and the four most tweeted broadcast in television history. The episode received a general positive response from television critics, with calling it a "satisfying and surprising finale." Some critics, however, were dismayed by the questions surrounding the series' main plotline not being answered.