THE PLLS GET A HOT LEAD ON "A" IN AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF "PRETTY LITTLE LIARS," AIRING MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (December 6, 2011) - The PLLs realize that "A" is not acting alone and his/her "helper" may be closer than they think in "A Hot Piece of 'A'," an all new episode of ABC Family's hit original series "Pretty Little Liars," airing Monday, January 9th (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT).

After their recent encounter with "A," Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer think they may be closer than ever to figuring out whom "A" really is. But when the girls decide to enlist Caleb's hacking skills to help with their quest, Hanna no longer wants a part of the plan. The last thing Hanna wants is to get Caleb involved in something else shady and also to open the door to questions that Hanna can't answer. Once the girls realize that "A" has a helper, Hanna has no other choice. Instead of focusing on figuring out who the "helper" is, Hanna decides to put all of her efforts into throwing a surprise party for Caleb. But will a surprise party at Spencer's lake house be the diversion Hanna is looking for, or just a recipe for disaster?

Meanwhile, Aria and Ezra must deal with the aftermath of coming clean.

"Pretty Little Liars" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Leslie Morgenstein. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse.

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