Marin's Sister Makes an Unexpected Visit to Elmo Next Week on "Men in Trees"  10/14/06

MARIN'S FUN-LOVING SISTER MAKES AN UNEXPECTED VISIT TO ELMO TO CELEBRATE MARIN'S BIRTHDAY, AND BUZZ FINDS PATRICK'S FATHER'S PLANE WHICH DISAPPEARED 26 YEARS AGO, ON ABC'S "MEN IN TREES"

Ever Caradine Guest Stars

"Ladies Frist" -- The town of Elmo throws Marin a huge birthday celebration, but the unexpected arrival of her fun-loving younger sister, Liza (Ever Caradine), conjures up some unexpected insecurities for Marin. Now that Ben has asked Theresa to move out, tensions rise between Theresa and Sara, whom Ben is now dating. Meanwhile, Buzz finds Patrick's father's plane that had disappeared 26 years ago - opening up Patrick's hope that the father he has never known could have survived and be alive somewhere -- on "MEN IN TREES," FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 (9:00-10:00 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 Eve Caradine as Liza, Cynthia Stevenson as Celia, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Adrian McMorran as Carl, Colby Johannson as Gary and Matt Anderson as younger guy.

"Ladies Frist" was written by Cindy Chupack and directed by Tamra Davis.

"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. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

Source: ABC Press Release