EDDIE IS IN A DANGEROUS BANK HOSTAGE SITUATION INVOLVING AN OLD HIGH-SCHOOL CLASSMATE IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF �LINCOLN HEIGHTS�

Jason Gedrick (�Windfall� and �Ghost Whisperer�) Guest Stars as Mulaney

�Spree� airs Monday, February 5

Burbank, CA (January 17, 2006) � Desperation can drive good people to do the wrong things. Eddie finds this out when an old high school friend who he thought highly of ends up robbing the local bank. Tune into ABC Family�s Original Series, LINCOLN HEIGHTS Monday, February 5th (7:00 � 8:00 PM ET/PT).

Eddie bumps into Mulaney (played by Gedrick), an old high school friend, but little does he know that Mulaney will soon hold up a nearby bank. With several lives in danger, including his, Eddie gets more involved than he expected in the dangerous hostage situation. Tending to the wounded hostages coming into the hospital, Jenn fears for the worst as shots are being fired and Eddie is still inside. Meanwhile, Tay has a music recital coming up, but he struggles with whether or not playing the clarinet is deemed �cool� by the other kids in his neighborhood.

�Lincoln Heights� stars Russell Hornsby as Eddie Sutton, Nicki Micheaux as Jenn Sutton, Erica Hubbard as Cassie Sutton, Mishon Ratliff as Tay Sutton, Rhyon Brown as Lizzie Sutton, Robert Adamson as Charles and Michael Reilly Burke as Kevin Lund. Kathleen McGhee-Anderson is Executive Producer/ShowRunner; Kevin Hooks is Executive Producer/ Director. �Lincoln Heights� is produced by ABC Family/Disney.

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