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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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The truth is that Gat, Mirren, and Johnny died in the fire that Cady asked them to set in Clairmont. She feels so guilty about what happened that she has forgotten the events. Doctors have said this is part of the grieving process. Eventually, after two years away, Cady expressed a desire to return to the island: "On the island, perhaps, she would finish healing" (203).
Cady recalls her dead friends and all they hoped to achieve in life. She feels horrified that she has inflicted so much harm on everyone. She realizes that the Liars she thought were there with her this summer were in fact ghosts who came to her because they loved her.