SUTTON RETURNS TO PHOENIX, IN THE MIDSEASON FINALE OF "THE LYING GAME," MONDAY, OCTOBER 17th AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

All Day Marathon of The Lying Game to Air 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ET/PT

Burbank, CA (September 27, 2011) - On their seventeenth birthday, Emma's ideal life is about to come to an end when a vengeful Sutton makes her way back to Phoenix to get her life back, in "East of Emma," the midseason finale of ABC Family's original series "The Lying Game," airing Monday, October 17th (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT). All new episodes of the series will return in 2012.

It's the twins' seventeenth birthday and instead of celebrating their first birthday together, Emma is planning her escape as an angry Sutton returns to Phoenix to get her life back. Knowing it had to come to an end sometime, Emma tries to say goodbye to the family and friends she always dreamed of before Sutton arrives home and reveals the truth. But hell hath no fury like a scorned Sutton, and she doesn't just plan on revealing the truth, she plans on also ruining Emma in the process. But with Ethan begging Emma to stay and fight for the life she wants, will Emma, for once, stand up for herself?

Meanwhile, Thayer and Char become more suspicious of Alec.

"The Lying Game" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by Charles Pratt, Jr., Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. The series stars Alexandra Chando, Andy Buckley, Blair Redford, Sharon Pierre-Louis, Kirsten Prout, Alice Greczyn, Allie Gonino and Helen Slater.

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