WILD WOLVES DESCEND ON ELMO, LEADING TO A HEATED FIGHT BETWEEN MARIN AND JACK, PLUS A SERIES OF ILL-FATED EVENTS THREATEN TO RUIN PATRICK AND ANNIES' WEDDING, ON ABC'S "MEN IN TREES"

"The Girl Who Cried Wolf, Part I" � In the first of a two-part story arc, wild wolves descend on Elmo, which leads to a heated fight between Marin and Jack. A series of ill-fated events threaten to ruin Patrick and Annie's wedding, including a beauty blunder that leaves Annie looking less than picture perfect. Meanwhile, Annie's mother, Mary Alice (Annie Potts), comes to town to prepare for the wedding and finds that three "moms" is a crowd; Ben's new purchase of a hockey team could lead to possible disaster; and the congregation at Pastor Eric's (Nicholas Lea) church questions the nature of his relationship with Sara, on "MEN IN TREES," FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 (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 Annie Potts as Mary Alice, Nicholas Lea as Eric, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Paul Jarrett as Steve and Shaw Madison as button-down man.

"The Girl Who Cried Wolf, Part I" story by Jenny Bicks & John Mankiewicz, teleplay by Cindy Chupack & Anna Fricke 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. This program carries a TV-PG,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.