THE WALKER FAMILY LEARNS OF WILLIAM�S MOST PAINFUL SECRET, ON ABC�S �BROTHERS & SISTERS�

�Affairs of State � -- William Walker�s indiscretions are made painfully public, and Nora reveals that she�s not as naIve as her family has always believed. Meanwhile, the Walker siblings all feel the burden of their own secrets, on �Brothers & Sisters,� SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

�Brothers & Sisters� stars Calista Flockhart as Kitty, Rachel Griffiths as Sarah, Sally Field as Nora Holden, Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden, Patricia Wettig as Holly, Balthazar Getty as Thomas, Dave Annable as Justin, Matthew Rhys as Kevin, John Pyper-Ferguson as Joe and Sarah Jane Morris as Julia.

Guest starring are Josh Hopkins as Warren Salter, Matthew Settle as Jonahan Vaughn, Kerris Lilla Dorsey as Paige Whedon, Maxwell Perry Cotton as Cooper Whedon, Laraine Newman as Lyla, David Burke as Jack Bishop, David Cheaney as the caterer and Luke Macfarlane as Scotty Wandell.

�Affairs of State� was written by Jon Robin Baitz, Craig Wright and Emily Whitesell and directed by Tucker Gates.

�Brothers & Sisters� 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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