MARIN DOES VOLUNTEER WORK TO HELP HER GET OVER JACK AND HER WRITER�S BLOCK, JACK TRIES TO PICK UP WHERE HE AND LYNN LEFT OFF, AND PATRICK�S STORYBOOK PROPOSAL TO ANNIE GOES AWRY, ON �MEN IN TREES�

�History Lessons� � Marin, who is suffering from writer�s block and getting over Jack, volunteers to help at Elmo�s fundraising rummage sale. Her publisher, Stuart (Jason O�Mara), makes an unexpected visit to help critique her book�s second chapter. Meanwhile, Jack tries to pick up where he left off with former girlfriend Lynn (Justine Bateman), Sara comes back to town and is surprised to see Ben and Theresa back together, and Patrick�s storybook proposal to Annie goes awry, on �MEN IN TREES,� THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 (10:01-11:00 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 Lauren Tom as Mai Washington, Justine Bateman as Lynn, Jason O�Mara as Stuart, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Minnie Black as Minnie, Ralph Alderman as Lloyd, Lesley Ewen as Dr. Sachs, Karina Carreck as woman and Betty Phillips as volunteer.

�History Lessons� was written by Bruce Miller and directed by Wendey Stanzler.

�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.

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