In the books, Ava, Caitlin, Parker, Julie, and Mackenzie planned to prank Nolan at his party to humiliate him — not end his life. And, he was still alive when they left him. Because of their prank, the girls were rife with anxiety that they’d be suspects in his murder. This begs the question of how the show’s writers will frame Caitlin, Ava, and Dylan since the prank wasn’t part of the premiere.