Men in Trees

Marin is still adopting to her new lifestyle and her new job as relationship adviser on Patricks radio station. Meanwhile, she has opened the door to a new romance with a handsome stranger.

Because Marin has been away from New York for awhile now, people there are beginning to forget her and are starting rumors she could be dead. When the Elmo town elder passes away, Elmos sister city breaks its ties with the town just before the New Moon Festival, and Marin sees an opportunity to be useful by finding a new sister city for Elmos.

Marin wants to find out if you really can be friends after youve spelt together. She asks Jack to take her to Anchorage so she can get a dose of culture. Patrick begins to wonder if there is a problem in his relationship with Annie, because she always asks him to leave right after theyve been intimate. Meanwhile, Ben gets tired of having to sneak around with Sara, and he asked Theresa to move out.

Marin tries to help Patrick and Buzz build their relationship, but things go haywire when Celia reveals they are actually related to one another. Marin and Annie need to unwind and go to a beauty salon. Sara begins to feel nervous about taking her EMS exam as she thinks about the future. Marin and Jack head out in search of friends who have been trapped by an avalanche caused by minor earthquake tremors.

When Marin goes back to New York during Thanksgiving week to meet with editors regarding publishing her new book, the emotions between her and Jack escalate. Although she is happy to be back in a more familiar environment, she misses her life back in Elmo.Meanwhile, Jack has decided its time for him to make his move concerning his "friendship" with Marin, but an unexpected event changes his plans. Thanksgiving week is a headache for most of the Elmoians. Patrick must choose between spending Thanksgiving with Annie in New York or with his new family, and Ben is hoping Theresa will help him prepare for their annual Orphan Thanksgiving.

While Marin is waiting for Lynn to leave Elmo and Jack, Annie thinks that Patrick cant have a relationship until he can survive without his mother. Meanwhile, Celia gets a visit from her out-of-town boss, Sarah comes back to Elmo and gets a surprise when she sees Ben and Theresa back as a couple. Back in NY, Jane wonders if she wants to keep a long-distance relationship with Sam "Plow Guy."

While Marin moves into her rustic mountain cabin and finds some unexpected visitors, Jane unintentionally neglects Sam ("PlowMan"). In the meantime, Sara fills in at the Chieftain while Theresa takes care of Ben. Patrick is concerned he will not be able to give Annie the wedding of her dreams, and Celia admits to dating her boss, Richard.

Marin meets Cash, an attractive loner, who is the local handyman, when she cant get her construction crew to do what she wants on her cabin. Buzzs attempts to be supportive are thwarted when he learns Georges secret. Meanwhile, Marin is torn as she tries to decide if she should attend Lynns baby shower, and Jane tries to establish her New York business in Elmo so she can spend time with Sam.

To help Marin get rid of issues that weigh her down, Cash takes her to visit a guru. On the way back down the mountain trail, an arctic cyclone erupts.

After Lynns departure, the everyone assumes Marin and Jack will be reunited. Annie and Patrick are having problems planning their wedding, as Celia wonders about the future of her relationship with Dick after she learns he is younger than she is. Meanwhile, Mais cousin, Lucy, pays a visit to Elmo. But when its time for her to return to China, Mai wants her to stay. When George offers to marry her, he doesnt realize it could prevent someone else from taking his chance.

In the first of a two-part story, a heated fight between Marin and Jack is the result of an invasion of wild wolves in Elmo. Annies mother arrives in town as a series of unfortunate events could ruin Patrick and Annies wedding. Meanwhile, Bens new hockey team causes problems and the church elders of Erics church attempt to stand in the way of his relationship with Sara.

Marin finds a mysterious womans phone number in Jacks belongings while he is away on a research ship. Celia suggests that Annie help Patrick remember his old life. Ben begins to put his hockey team ahead of his friends and family. Buzz and Mai offer dating advice to Jerome and Mary Alice.

Cash brings a shocking secret with him as he returns to Elmo, and Sara and Eric work together to rebuild his church. Buzz tries to help Patrick regain his memory, but his efforts result in disastrous consequences. Sam learns more about Janes personality after she throws away one of his favorite shirts.

Jack and Marin decide to move in together, but the happy couple doesnt anticipate the difficulty of merging their different lifestyles. Meanwhile, Jane is on a mission to get her marriage to Sam announced in the coveted New York Times; Patrick gets an adrenaline rush while flying Buzzs plane and wants to experience more, much to Celias chagrin; and after doing a favor for Sara, Theresa has a surprise announcement for her unsuspecting husband, Ben.

Upon Marin and Jacks return from New York , they discover Cash is in the hospital and needs a kidney transplant. Terri still feels guilty for Patricks being struck by lightning because of the bobby pin he put in his hair at the wedding. Patrick continues to be upset with Celia for putting him in jail, and Celia is having issues with Dicks smothering ways. Meanwhile, Bens sexy, young, new hockey player, Ivan, arrives in Elmo and is immediately enamored with Annie.

Jack invites Julia and her husband to dinner with Marin so the two women can meet each other. Meanwhile, Sam gives Jane an engagement that he found in an unlikely place, and Annie catches Patrick in a compromising situation.

Jacks gift of puppies distracts Marin from completing her book. Meanwhile, Annie realizes she has feeling for Ivan as she organizes the auditions for Elmos First Annual Talent Show. In New York City, Pilars romantic attention to Patrick leaves him confused.

The First Annual Elmo Talent Show begins as Marin receives a large check for her latest book. Sams frugality annoys Jane when he decides to drive to Elmo from New York Patrick redoubles his efforts to win back Annie.