MARIN AND JACK ARE CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN SOMEONE FROM JACK�S NOT TOO DISTANT PAST COMES TO ELMO WITH A SECRET, ON ABC�S �MEN IN TREES�

�New York Fiction,� Part 2 -- The series of emotional events that will decide Marin and Jack�s future continues: While anxiously awaiting Marin�s return to Elmo, Jack is caught off guard when someone from his not so distant past comes to town with a secret. Meanwhile, Annie is still upset with Patrick that he neglected her at Thanksgiving dinner, Jane and Sam -- aka Plow Guy (Ty Olsson) -- spend romantic time in New York, Theresa and Ben wonder what�s next for them, and Buzz faces a medical crisis, on �MEN IN TREES,� THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 (10:01-11:00 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 Washington, Ty Olsson as Sam, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Jonathan Walker as Doctor Bowen, Iris Quinn as Marjorie and Dwight Koss as Jimmy. Additional cast TBD.

�New York Fiction, Part 2� was written by Jenny Bicks & Anna Fricke and directed by Jeff Melman.

�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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