<page_title> List of The Vampire Diaries episodes </page_title> <section_title> Season 3 (2011–12) </section_title> <table> <cell> 56 <col_header> No. overall </col_header> <col_header> 45 </col_header> <col_header> 46 </col_header> <col_header> 47 </col_header> <col_header> 48 </col_header> <col_header> 49 </col_header> <col_header> 50 </col_header> <col_header> 51 </col_header> <col_header> 52 </col_header> <col_header> 53 </col_header> <col_header> 54 </col_header> <col_header> 55 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12 <col_header> No. in season </col_header> <row_header> 56 </row_header> </cell> <cell> "The Ties That Bind" <col_header> Title </col_header> <row_header> 56 </row_header> </cell> </table>
"The Ties That Bind" is the twelfth episode of the third season in "The Vampire Diaries", and the 56th episode of the series overall.