WHILE LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL STEW INGREDIENT, MARIN GETS LOST IN THE FOREST AND JACK FINDS HER, THE NEWLY-ENGAGED LYNN WISHES JACK WOULD BE MORE PASSIONATE WITH HER, AND SARA'S EX-HUSBAND SUMMONS HER FOR FULL CUSTODY OF THEIR SON, ON ABC'S "MEN IN TREES"

"Chemical Reactions" � When Marin and Cash (Scott Elrod) make a bet to see who can make the best stew, Marin ventures into the forest to find a special root. She gets lost and Jack, who is filming a nature documentary, finds her. Meanwhile, the newly-engaged Lynn (Justine Bateman) wishes Jack would exhibit more passion toward her, like what she sees in Ben and Buzz toward their wives; Patrick wants to change his surname to better reflect who he really is; and Sara, who is no longer in the "service" business, gets a summons from her ex-husband, who now wants full custody of their son, on "MEN IN TREES," FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 (10:00-11:00 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 Barstow, Scott Elrod as Cash, Currie Graham as Dick, Nicholas Lea as Eric, Callum Keith Rennie as Jeff, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Colin Cunningham as Jeff's lawyer, Alvin Sanders as judge, Joyce Kren as old lady, D. Harlan Cutshall as delivery man and Grayson Golka as Matty.

"Chemical Reactions" was written by Padma L. Atluri and directed by Seith Mann.

"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 parental guideline.

This episode of "MEN IN TREES" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.