7. The Stag Hunt — Episode — Switched at Birth

7. The Stag Hunt

In "The Stag Hunt," Bay searches the internet and thinks she has found her birth father, Angelo, and asks Emmett -- who has been helping Bay try to find him -- and Daphne to go with her to meet him. When Daphne finds out that Bay and Emmett have been getting together to track down her birth father, she grows increasingly upset and maybe a little jealous that they kept this a secret. Even though she's angry with them, Daphne chooses to go in hopes of confronting the man who once abandoned her, but is this the right Angelo Sorrento? Meanwhile, John and Kathyrn try to find out why the hospital board has rescinded the settlement offer - which they learn may have something to do with Regina. But what could she be hiding?

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Bay believes she's uncovered her birth father's identity. She asks Daphne and Emmett to accompany her when she goes to meet him. Meanwhile, John and Kathryn suspect Regina is to blame for the hospital's recent action regarding their lawsuit. Bay finds out that the man she thought was her father isn't actually him. Regina talks to Toby about his addiction to poker, and he ends up taking responsibility for his actions. Daphne asks Emmett if something is going on with him and Bay, but he replies that nothing is. However, Emmett later tells a surprised Bay that he likes her and then proceeds to kiss her. Daphne unlocks and opens the guitar case that supposedly belonged to Bay's father after figuring out that the code is BAY. The contents reveal that Regina knew about the switch and has been keeping track of Bay for most of her life. Title reference: From the 1529 painting The Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise by Lucas Cranach.

Sources and content license

Source and revision history · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Switched at Birth season 1. HTML formatting and reference markers removed. · Content license