LIZZIE LEADS THE CHARGE TO FACE RANDALL IN COURT, EGAN INVITES JEREMY TO A BACHELOR PARTY, AND FRANNY GETS HARASSING PHONE CALLS, ON ABC�S �THE NINE�

�Brother�s Keeper� -- Lizzie leads the crusade to face Randall in court, even though Nick could not disagree more; Egan invites Jeremy to his friend�s bachelor party; and when Franny receives harassing phone calls from Ricky�s dad in prison, Nick advises her to talk to Kathryn, on �The Nine,� WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

�The Nine� stars Lourdes Benedicto as Eva Rios, John Billingsley as Egan Foote, Jessica Collins as Lizzie Miller, Tim Daly as Nick Cavanaugh, Dana Davis as Felicia Jones, Camille Guaty as Franny Rios, Chi McBride as Malcolm Jones, Kim Raver as Kathryn Hale, Scott Wolf as Jeremy Kates and Owain Yeoman as Lucas Dalton.

Recurring: Tom Verica as Ed Nielson, Jeffrey Pierce as Randall Reese, Susan Sullivan as Nancy Hale, Kim Staunton as Naomi Jones, Bonita Friedericy as Mary Foote and Michael O'Neill as Pete Burton.

Guest Cast: Veronica Cartwright as Barbara, Zach Grenier as Sean McDermott and Terri Hoyos as Lucia.

�Brother�s Keeper� was written by Hank Steinberg, and directed by Andrew Bernstein.

�The Nine� 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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