MARIN ACCEPTS AN OVERNIGHT DATE WITH HER PUBLISHER AND JACK TAKES LYNN FOR HER SONOGRAM, ON ABC�S �MEN IN TREES�

Guest Stars Include Jason O�Mara and Justine Bateman

�Take It Like a Man� -- When Marin�s New York publisher, Stuart (Jason O�Mara), unexpectedly invites her on an overnight ski trip, she wonders if she can be like �one of the guys� and accepts his invitation with no strings attached. Meanwhile, a nervous Jack accompanies Lynn for a sonogram; Patrick tells Annie that he once made a sperm bank donation; Jane and Sam (Ty Olsson ) teach each other some of life�s secrets, and Buzz comes face to face with a part of his past, on �MEN IN TREES,� THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 (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 Thomasson, Emily Bergl as Annie O�Donnell, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick Bachelor, Cynthia Stevenson as Celia Bachelor, Sarah Strange as Theresa, Lauren Tom as Mai Washington, James Tupper as Jack Slattery and John Amos as Buzz Washington.

Guest starring are, Justine Bateman as Lynn, Jason O�Mara as Stuart, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Ty Olsson as Sam, Orlando Jones as George, Ellie Harvie as clerk and Wayne Charles Baker as fisherman.

�Take It Like a Man� was written by Chris Dingess and directed by Dean White.

�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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