We have been getting a lot of questions pertaining to this topic so B and I decided to theorize who we think he paid and why he was on the Halloween train.

At the beginning of 3.04 Jason DiLaurentis was upset when he found out that Veronica Hastings was defending Garrett Reynold’s (the cop who was accused of murdering his sister).

Not thinking rationally he decided to take matters into his own hands by offering an award of $50,000 to anyone who knew the whereabouts of Alison DiLaurentis’s body.

As we know “A” see’s all. Shortly after the reward sign was hung “A” sends the Liars a text: Imagine what I could do with fifty grand.

The next day as Spencer and Jason sat on his steps he received a text message so he cut their conversation short and then he lied to Spencer saying that he was withdrawing the award. A few seconds later he pulled his check book out and signed the check for $50,000, then made a call telling someone to meet him in the parking lot in 15 minutes.

In episode 3.08 a person in a black hoodie was seen getting $50,000 in cash from the bank. We are positive that this money is from the check that Jason wrote. Who do we think this person is? Lucas Gottesman.

We know that Mona was blackmailing Lucas and this was possibly the first job she had him do. Here’s what we think went down:

Mona was in Radley so she needed someone to do her dirty work on the outside when she couldn’t herself. Blackmailing Lucas was perfect for her to gain an extra 50 grand. Mona couldn’t get the award herself so she blackmailed Lucas into doing it for her. He sent the text to Jason claiming he knew where Ali’s body was and he was the one that Jason met in the parking lot. He is also the one that cashed the check in 3.08. Why was he in the black hoodie? Because “A” is devious and all minions have to dress the part.

Pretty Dirty Secrets was heavily related to this plot and if you haven’t viewed the webisodes you can search for them on youtube. In webisode 2 “A Reunion” Jason was seen talking to someone (Lucas) on the phone, obviously talking about the $50,000 check that he gave to the person (Lucas) claiming to know where Ali’s body was.

In webisode 5 “The TrAde Off” Lucas was scheduled to meet with someone to drop off the cash. We’re not sure who this person was but we do have someone in mind and we’re thinking it’s Garrett, only because he wore the same costume on the Halloween train and because these events took place after Emily killed Lyndon (Nate). It’s possible that Garrett was working for Mona as well and that’s why she needed him out of jail.

Episode 3.13 we see Jason on the ghost train along with Lucas, who looks very suspicious. Apparently Jason was on the train because that’s where Lucas told him Ali’s body would be. The little cat and mouse chase they were doing on the train was actually Jason going after him because he wanted answers, I mean com'on he paid him 50 grand and now it looked as if he was being stiffed.

The expression on his face when Ali’s body bag fell from the ice chest was self explanatory. A lot of people assume that Jason killed his own sister but actually we think Jason is the only one in his family that’s actually trying to find out who killed her. He seems suspicious at times but that’s part of his bad boy act, we honestly think Jason has a sweet side and that he sort of feels responsible for Ali’s death.

Going back through episode 3.13 we are sure that Jason was not the one that Aria stabbed with the screwdriver because if he was he would have been in pain, probably bleeding as well. We are also sure that Lucas wasn’t stabbed as well, perhaps the person that was stabbed have yet to be revealed.

In 3.14 Lucas shows up to Hanna’s house to give her the rest of the money that he owed Caleb. In season 2 Lucas made some bad bets and lost Caleb’s money, he sold some of his comic books to pay him back but there was still more money owed. We’re thinking Mona paid him some of the cash, or either he took some of it.

3.15 Lucas spills the beans to Hanna but leaving out very significant pieces. He tells her that he picked up a package from Jason DiLaurentis and delivered it to Mona. The package in question is the check for 50 grand that Jason wrote (evidence above).

For more information relating to this post please visit the links below:

Mona’s Money Bag

Mona’s Mission