MARIN�S ABSENCE FROM NEW YORK CAUSES PEOPLE TO THINK SHE�S DEAD; MEANWHILE, SHE DECIDES TO HELP THE TOWN OF ELMO FIND A NEW �MATE,� ON ABC�S �MEN IN TREES�

�Sink or Swim� � Since Marin has been away from New York, she�s fallen off the radar and there is a rumor going around New York that she�s dead. When Elmo�s town elder passes away, their sister city breaks up with the town before their New Moon Festival. So Marin seizes the opportunity to put herself to use by finding the town a new �mate.� Meanwhile, the clothes that she had shipped from New York have mysteriously ended up on every other woman in town, on �MEN IN TREES,� FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�MEN IN TREES� stars Anne Heche as Marin Frist, Abraham Benrubi as Ben, Emily Bergl as Annie, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick Bachelor, Sarah Strange as Theresa, James Tupper as Jack Slattery and John Amos as Buzz.

Guest starring are Lauren Tom as Mai, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Rondel Reynoldson as Barbara, Nicola Cavendish as Pam, Chelan Simmons as Tiffanii, Daryl Shuttleworth as Doug, Kevin O�Grady as lumberjack and Nick Misura as Pakuma man.

�Sink or Swim� was written by Anna Fricke and directed by Gail Mancuso.

�MEN IN TREES� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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