LAURA WORRIES ABOUT WHETHER TO TELL WHITNEY THE TRUTH ABOUT ROY, AND CARLOS AND MAE DOUBLE-DATE WITH DAMIAN, ON ABC�S �SIX DEGREES�

�The Puncher� � While the city is beset by �the Puncher,� a rogue criminal who punches total strangers and runs, Whitney plans her wedding. Meanwhile Laura wonders whether her friendship with Whitney can survive telling her the truth about Roy; Carlos and Mae go on a double date to a karaoke bar with Damian and Regina, and Damian realizes Mae�s connection to him; and Caseman meets with his son and ex-wife and learns that there are more complications to his new life than he originally thought, on �Six Degrees,� THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

�Six Degrees� stars Jay Hernandez as Carlos, Bridget Moynahan as Whitney, Erika Christensen as Mae, Dorian Missick as Damian, with Campbell Scott as Steven Caseman and Hope Davis as Laura.

Co-stars TBD.

Guest cast TBD.

�The Puncher� is written Laura Wolner and Peter Elkoff and directed by Juan Campanella.

�Six Degrees� 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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