NICK DECIDES TO STAY IN TOWN TO SEE IF SAM IS INDEED HIS SON AND TRIES TO GET A JOB AT THE LOCAL COLLEGE, AND HANNAH CONFRONTS THE COMMANDER ABOUT HIS UNORTHODOX WAYS OF TRYING TO FIND OUT IF SAM IS HIS GRANDSON, ON ABC�S �OCTOBER ROAD�

�The Pros and Cons of Upsetting the Applecart� -- The possibility that Sam might be Nick�s son is just one of the reasons Nick decides to stay in Knights Ridge. An upset Hannah confronts Nick after The Commander uses unorthodox techniques to find out if Sam is indeed his grandson. Meanwhile, Nick must convince the reluctant dean to give him a job, Eddie pursues Aubrey, the coed Nick is friendly with, and seeing Owen and Alison on a date causes Ikey to react, on �October Road,� THURSDAY, MARCH 22 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�October Road� stars Bryan Greenberg as Nick Garrett, Laura Prepon as Hannah Daniels, Tom Berenger as The Commander, Warren Christie as Ray �Big Cat� Cataldo, Brad William Henke as Owen Rowan, Evan Jones as Ikey, Jay Paulson as Physical Phil, Slade Pearce as Sam Daniels, Geoff Stults as Eddie Latekka and Odette Yustman as Aubrey.

Guest starring are Penny Johnson Jerald as Dean Leslie Etwood, Jonathan Murphy as Ronnie, Rebecca Field as Janet �The Planet� Meadows, Elizabeth Bogush as Alison Rowan, Bo Mitchell as Doodie, John Malloy as Mr. Pinella, Rachel Minier as Darcy, Jason Horgan as Fitzy, Phillip Devona as Ginzo and Sandra Lafferty as Mrs. Weiner.

�The Pros and Cons of Upsetting the Applecart� was written by Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg, and directed by Gary Fleder.

�October Road� 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 parental guideline.