DURING THANKSGIVING WEEK, MARIN GOES BACK HOME TO NEW YORK TO MEET WITH BOOK PUBLISHERS BUT MISSES HER LIFE IN ELMO -- AND JACK IN PARTICULAR -- ON ABC�S �MEN IN TREES�

Guest Stars Include Ever Carradine as Marin�s Sister, Liza, And Jason O�Mara (�The Agency�) as Stuart

�New York Fiction,� Part 1 � In the first of a two-part story arc, emotions between Marin and Jack escalate when Marin goes home to New York during Thanksgiving week, where Jane has arranged for her to meet with various editors about publishing her new book. She is thrilled to be back in familiar surroundings but misses her life back in Elmo, particularly Jack. He is ready to make his move with her, but an unexpected twist throws a wrench in his plans, ending in a cliffhanger. Meanwhile Patrick must choose between spending Thanksgiving with Annie in New York or with his new family, and Ben hopes Theresa will help in the preparation of their annual �Orphan Thanksgiving� for Elmoians, on �MEN IN TREES�, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (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 Cynthia Stevenson as Celia, Lauren Tom as Mai, Ever Carradine as Liza, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Jason O�Mara as Stuart, Ty Olsson as Sam, Geoff Gustafson as Quentin, Karin Konoval a Ms. Frankel, Michael Antonakos as Hispanic man, Erin Karpluk as Amanda and Anwar Hasan as New York guy.

�New York Fiction� was written by Jenny Bicks and directed by Arvin Brown.

�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.