MARIN HOSTS THE TOWN�S CHARITY BACHELOR AUCTION, AND PATRICK TAKES ANNIE TO MEET HIS OVER-PROTECTIVE MOM, ON ABC�S �MEN IN TREES�

�For What It�s Worth�� � Marin�s struggle to come to terms with the fact that she is now indeed a single woman is more difficult than she thought. Meanwhile, she�s been asked to host the town�s charity Bachelor Auction� Little did she expect to be spending all her money on one particular guy. Patrick takes a nervous Annie to meet his over-protective mother, Celia (Cynthia Stevenson), and Ben and Theresa�s relationship gets more complicated, on �MEN IN TREES�, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 (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, Adrian McMorran as guy, Donna White as older woman, Heather Feeney as hot brunette, Sheelah Megill as leather jacket woman, David Paul Grove as handsome man, Chelah Horsdal as pretty redhead, Jennifer Kitchen as red sweater woman and Chelan Simmons as Tiffannii.

�For What It�s Worth�� was written by Chris Dingess and directed by Rick Wallace.

�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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