DAPHNE AND BAY BOTH FIND THEMSELVES IN OVER THEIR HEADS ON A NEW EPISODE OF "SWITCHED AT BIRTH," AIRING MONDAY, OCTOBER 8th AT 8:00 ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (September 12, 2012) - Both Daphne and Bay find themselves torn in two directions, on an all new episode of "Switched at Birth" on ABC Family, airing Monday, October 8th at 8:00PM ET/PT.

In "We Are the Kraken of Our Own Sinking Ships," Kathryn and John are concerned about Bay's friendship with Zarra so they invite Bay's ex-boyfriend Alex and his parents over for dinner. But during the meal, Zarra calls and begs Bay to come rescue her from a sticky situation.

Meanwhile, Scuba pressures Daphne into lying to Chef Jeff (guest star Justin Bruening, "All My Children") for him. Plus, Toby bonds with Nikki, and Regina tries to reconnect with Patrick.

"Switched at Birth" is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano ("Gilmore Girls") as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie ("George Lopez") as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett ("Friday Night Lights") as John Kennish; Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; and Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe.

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