WITH JACK AWAY AT SEA, CASH RE-ENTERS MARIN'S LIFE AND BRINGS A SHOCKING SECRET, SARA PROVIDES A TEMPORARYHAVEN FOR PASTOR ERIC WHILE HE REBUILDS HIS CHURCH, BUZZ TRIES TO HELP PATRICK REGAIN HIS MEMORY, AND SAM DISCOVERS JANE'S CONTROLLING SIDE, ON ABC'S "MEN IN TREES"

"Charity Case" � With Jack still away at sea, Marin gets an unexpected visitor. Cash (Scott Elrod) re-enters her life in a big way and brings with him a shocking secret. Sara provides a temporary haven for Eric (Nicholas Lea) while he re-builds his church, but complications quickly arise for the celibate couple. Buzz's efforts to help Patrick regain his memory produce nearly disastrous consequences. And Sam (Ty Olsson) discovers Jane's controlling side when, unbeknownst to him, she throws out one of his favorite flannel shirts, on "MEN IN TREES," FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"MEN IN TREES" stars Anne Heche as Marin Frist, Abraham Benrubi as Ben Thomasson, Emily Bergl as Annie O'Donnell, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick Bachelor, Cynthia Stevenson as Celia Bachelor, Sarah Strange as Theresa, Lauren Tom as Mai Washington, James Tupper as Jack Slattery and John Amos as Buzz Washington.

Guest starring are Mario Cantone as Terri Romano, Scott Elrod as Cash, Nicholas Lea as Eric, Ty Olsson as Sam, Timothy Webber as Jerome and Lesley Ewen as hospital woman.

"Charity Case" was written by David S. Rosenthal and directed by Bob Berlinger.

"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. This program carries a TV-PG,D,L parental guideline.

This episode of "MEN IN TREES" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.