This theory was brought on by a question from a follower, our planned out theory/thoughts below.

In 4.01 A is for A-L-I-V-E, we were introduced to a new character who mysteriously showed up at Wilden’s funeral. Neither of the liars knew of the woman but curiosity began to rise when she made her way in the church sitting behind Jenna Marshall. Who is this mysterious woman and what is her motive? B and I decided to dig a bit deeper into this and with the provided clues given from the show we are theorizing that this mystery woman could possibly be …

Alison Dilaurentis.

Please read this theory before reading on because it shares significant points that will further help you understand where we are going with this theory.

Starting from 3.24.

Who is Redcoat?

From the moment Ali stepped foot off of the plane she was at risk of being exposed, which is why she disguised herself as herself (I know that was a bit confusing but keep reading). If you look at the photo below we managed to get a close up of the board in Ezra’s lair from 4.12:

Ezra was tracking Alison but was unsure if Duncan flew her to the lodge as Vivian. Well, it was clear that she arrived at Thornhill Lodge as Alison but … wearing a mask of Alison. This theory sets up the plot for Season 4A because it throws us viewers off by asking the questions; Who is Redcoat? It’s Alison, she’s alive! No, it’s not Alison it was a person wearing a mask of Alison. Who is this person?

Well, we all know (4.13) that the person was in fact Alison that pulled the liars out of the burning lodge. Alison was the only Redcoat at the lodge the night of the fire and we believe she was wearing the mask of her own face which takes us into 4.01 ‘A is for A-L-I-V-E.’

That episode title explains a lot in answering the burning questions from 3.24 finale, because Ali is actually alive but there is about to be a new mystery. A mysterious woman shows up at Wilden’s funeral and she is unrecognizable due to the black veil covering her face. We later see this woman in Mona’s RV at the end of the episode. But who is she?

Black Veil’s mission …

Earlier in 4.01 Toby spotted a firefighter holding a burnt redcoat, and we later see him and Spencer at the lodge looking through the wreckage, but someone else is there also. We believe that after Alison pulled the girls from the fire in 3.24, she dropped her mask and after she realized Hanna had seen her true identity she went back to the lodge to search for it (3.24). Unable to find the mask, her redcoat was burned which resulted in her desperately taking it off and fleeing the scene. Therefore, in 4.01 she went back to the lodge desperately searching for the mask and was shocked to discover that Toby and Spencer were there also. Once she found the mask she fled at the first possible moment.

Black veil was on a mission, but she needed something valuable so after she found her mask, she needed Mona’s RV. The only way she could retrieve this without the risk of being exposed was to manipulate Toby into getting it for her. She did this by sending Toby a text that would get his immediate attention.

If you view our Flashback Monday posts then you will see that we have been gathering some interesting facts about the flashbacks. In 4.10 Jessica DiLaurentis told the liars that CeCe had visited Radley dressed as Alison. Marion Cavanaugh was in Radley at that time and was being treated by Dr. Palmer. We believe Alison made a few visits to Radley as well (possibly using CeCe’s name), this is how she learned to play the song that she was seen in the flashback playing, when Jessica bursts in angrily. Therefore, we think that Alison could have known some things about Marion in Radley due to the fact that she was pissed at Toby for getting mad at her in the 4.01 flashback. That could have sparked a certain interest in Marion, Toby’s mom.

So Black veil manipulated Toby into handing the RV over without Mona’s knowledge, this was all done during the time of Wilden’s funeral, which was perfect planning. She had limited time to get to the RV and take it to a remote location, which is why she hurried off after the funeral.

I mean, what character would need a new hiding place/living space? Ali is the only character on the run and the mobile RV is perfect actually.

Tippi’s disappearance …

In 4.02 Tippi, a parrot that belonged to Ali’s grandmother appeared to have valuable information about a number Ali called constantly during the summer of her disappearance. Unfortunately, Tippi was birdnapped before the liars could get more information out of her. Tippi was last seen in her cage in Mona’s RV, being fed by none other than the lady in black.

The only person that would benefit from snatching up Tippi would be Alison and we believe she stole her own bird to take away the only lead the liars had at discovering that she is actually alive. We recall Mrs. Grunwald telling the liars in 4.12 that “ …she doesn’t want to be found.” We find this statement quite interesting and it would explain why Black Veil was seen at the end of 4.05 holding a photo of Carla Grunwald. She was taking away a photo that would give the girls a visual of how Grunwald looked, not expecting Spencer to call up the fraternity, who gave her a photo of Mrs. Grunwald anyway.

We believe Ali doesn’t want to be found because then she can’t see/spy on whomever she believes to be after her. Thinking back to episode 3.16 she tell Aria “I see everything now.”

Game on Bitches …

At the end of 4.03 Black veil was seen in Mona’s RV viewing Emily’s x-ray, (we say this is Black veil because she is the person who has possession of Mona’s RV). This takes us back to episode 4.01 when black veil placed Mona’s doll in the house with the little liars, meaning Black Veil was targeting her tormentor, Mona.

In 4.02 Mona was nearly strangled to death by someone in a Ali mask and black hoodie. We believe this person was Ali/black veil because moving forward to 4.13 Halloween episode Ali told Hanna “Remember what I told you in the hospital Hanna?” (you can view the video here)

What caught our attention in that scene, was when she says “You know I should really do something about 'A’, that bitch is generally getting on my nerves.” That statement meant more than you could ever know because Ali was so fed up with Mona that she tried to strangled her to death, then when that didn’t work, she literally tried to run her over just as Mona had done to Hanna in 1.10. We don’t believe she was intentionally trying to hurt Emily and Aria, perhaps that is why she had Emily’s X-Ray at the end of 4.03 to see how much damage was done to Emily’s shoulder.

Another clue that this is Alison, would be the old records. Ali was shown in 3.23 listening to records and at the end of 4.02 Black veil was seen in a black hoodie listening to Dry Bones.

At the end of 4.04 she is seen gluing Melissa’s casting back together, but there was no other information given about if there was a mask made or not.

All in all we believe Alison/Black veil is on a mission to stopping the A-Team members but is being halted by the liars determination to discovering her whereabouts which we believe will set the storyline for 4B. In the winter promo Ali tells Emily after being asked who she’s hiding from, “I thought I knew but I was wrong.” This let us further believe that the killings of Ian, Garrett, and Wilden didn’t stop the 'A’ that is after Ali and the attempt on Mona’s life didn’t stop 'A’, so Ali is pretty much running from a ghost. But there are other A-Team members out there, this goes along with what Jenna told Emily in 4.01 that “everyone who saw Ali that night is walking up dead.” That statement alone has provided us a hint that Ali was the one that whacked Jenna over the head and we strongly believe that she is Black Veil.

One last thing we aren’t saying that Ali is doing all of this A activity, the things we listed above we believe to be Ali and some of the other stuff was Mona and Ezra. We’ll add more on what we believe Ali did throughout this week.

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