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Summary
Part 1, Chapters 1-3
Part 1, Chapters 4-5
Part 1, Chapters 6-10
Part 1, Chapters 11-15
Part 2, Chapters 16-22
Part 3, Chapters 23-27
Part 3, Chapters 28-33
Part 3, Chapters 34-40
Part 3, Chapters 41-49
Part 3, Chapters 50-57
Part 4, Chapters 58-63
Part 4, Chapters 64-67
Part 4, Chapters 68-74
Part 4, Chapters 75-79
Part 5, Chapters 80-84
Part 5, Chapters 85-87
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Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Cady finally recalls that she and the Liars burned Clairmont to the ground because they were angry at the aunts for arguing over property and for trying to force Mirren, Cady, and Johnny to help them get Granddad's property. She goes to Cuddledown and talks to Johnny, who tells her as much. She now knows that the memory of Granddad with the glow of fire on his face is from the night when Clairmont burned down.
Cady now has more memories. Her mother tried to get her to write to Granddad to get her inheritance. Her mother wants her to present herself as a "well-rounded person, a credit to the family" (155). The aunts also fight over small things like tablecloths. Both Mirren and Cady's mothers ask them to ask Granddad for them.
Cady and Gat go night swimming and feel love for one another. At a birthday party for the twins, a fight breaks out over property. Granddad asks the Liars for advice about what to do with his property. He wants to fund a student center at Harvard, rather than leave anything to his family. Cady realizes he’s making a threat.