MARIN GOES TO JACK FOR HELP WITH A SICK RACCOON AND WONDERS IF EITHER SHE OR JACK IS FOR A RELATIONSHIP, ON ABC�S �MEN IN TREES�

Joanna Kerns (�Growing Pains�) Directs

�Talk for Tat� � The town of Elmo experiences a record heatwave and Marin realizes the energy bars she�s been feeding the raccoon living in her closet are making him sick. She turns to Jack for help and finds herself attracted to him, but doesn�t know if she � or even Jack � is ready for a relationship. Across town passions stir between Patrick and Annie, and much to Theresa�s surprise, between Ben and Sara, as things heat up, on �MEN IN TREES,� THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 (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 Timothy Webber as Jerome, Adrian McMorran as Carl and Daryl Shuttleworth as Doug.

�Talk for Tat� was written by Cara DiPaolo and directed by Joanna Kerns.

�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.

This program carries a TV-PG,D,L,S parental guideline.