MAC VOWS TO STAND BY HER CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL WHEN TEMPLETON PLAYS POLITICS WITH HIS NOMINATION, ON ABC�S �COMMANDER IN CHIEF�

�The Price You Pay� � Mac stands by her longtime friend and nominee for Attorney General, Carl Brantley (Adam Arkin), who takes a beating during his confirmation hearings for being soft on crime. Meanwhile, a cargo plane carrying sensitive military weapons goes missing over Pakistan, and Vice President Keaton uses his military expertise to spearhead the situation. And having resigned his job in the West Wing, Rod settles into family life, but the entire First Family is thrown for a loop when Kate disappears unexpectedly, on �Commander In Chief,� THURSDAY, APRIL 20 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�Commander In Chief� stars Geena Davis as Mackenzie Allen, Donald Sutherland as Nathan Templeton, Harry Lennix as Jim Gardner, Kyle Secor as Rod Calloway, Ever Carradine as Kelly Ludlow, Caitlin Wachs as Rebecca Calloway, Matt Lanter as Horace Calloway, Jasmine Anthony as Amy Calloway, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Richard �Dickie� McDonald.

Guest-starring in �The Price You Pay� are Hayden Panettiere as Stacy, Adam Arkin as Carl Brantley, Elizabeth Dennehy as Sue Brantley, Ronny Cox as Senator Joe Peck, Rick Hoffman as Lance Addison, Micole Mercurio as Ilene Maxwell, Pamela Dunlap as Gilda Rockwell, Steve Tom as reporter Roger, D. David Morin as Republican Senator no.1, John S. Pratt as Republican Senator no.2, Michael Trevino as Kevin, Will Rogers as Andy Noonan, Blaire Baron as Shelly Landon, Gina St. John as news anchor, Glenn Walker as news anchor no.2, Lu Parker as stand-up reporter no.2, Ursula Garcia-Schmidt as reporter no.1, Rueben Grundy as reporter no.2, Steve Alvarez as stand-up reporter no.1, Danny J. Evans as Secret Service agent and Hira Ambrosino as Laura.

�The Price You Pay� was written by Joel Fields and directed by Jesse Bochco.

�Commander In Chief� 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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