(NOTE TO EDITORS: The following episode of CLOSE TO HOME has been substituted for the one previously scheduled for Jan. 13).

ANNABETH MUST FIND OTHER WAYS TO TIE A SUSPECT TO ABDUCTION WHEN HIS INCRIMINATING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE CRIME ARE DEEMED INADMISSIBLE BY A JUDGE, ON "CLOSE TO HOME," FRIDAY, JAN. 13

"Privilege" -- Annabeth is forced to find other evidence to tie a suspect to a crime after the incriminating statements he made after his arrest are thrown out by a judge, on CLOSE TO HOME, Friday, Jan. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Co-Executive Producer Carol Barbee wrote the episode which was directed by Roxann Dawson. (Previously scheduled for an earlier date)

As she begins to investigate the crime, Annabeth discovers that what started out as a kidnapping case might actually be a homicide. Meanwhile, Maureen and Danny interrogate the suspect's friends and family and discover that the crime may have been racially motivated.

Annabeth Chase: Jennifer Finnigan
Jack Chase: Christian Kane
Maureen Scofield: Kimberly Elise
Steve Sharpe: John Carroll Lynch
Danny Robel: Conor Dubin
Detective George Branch: Erich Anderson
Eric Foster: Connor Trinneer
Judge Salter: Thomas Kopache
Carolyn Murphy: Shelley Robertson
Craig Schrader: Reynaldo Rosales
Bernice Poindexter: Anne Gee Byrd
Gary Poindexter: James Lashly
Meredith Burke: Jossie Thacker
Tom Hudson: Bruce Blauer
Bar Guy #1: Tyler R. Brooks
John Weathers: Dajuan Johnson
Myles Burke: Doug Williams
Lyla Crain: Louisa Kendrick

RATING: To Be Announced