BEN'S INDISCRETION BECOMES PUBLIC WHILE HE DESPERATELY TRIES TO KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER, ON "SECRETS AND LIES"

"The Affair" - As the holidays approach, Ben Crawford tries in vain to keep his family together after the public revelation that murder victim, Tom Murphy, was also his illegitimate son. While under scrutiny from the entire neighborhood, Ben makes a startling discovery about a piece of evidence that could be used to implicate him in the murder of his son. Ben's life continues to unravel when another personal bombshell rocks the Crawford household. Quickly running out of people to trust, how long can Ben hold it together while maintaining his innocence, on "Secrets and Lies," airing SUNDAY, MARCH 8 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

And just as Ben is questioning who he can trust, Detective Cornell forges an unlikely friendship with one of Ben's closest allies in ABC.com's original digital series "Cornell: Confidential," which picks up where "Secrets and Lies" leaves off. A weekly digital series that will be available on WATCHABC.com and ABC.com/SecretsandLies immediately following the East Coast broadcast of "Secrets and Lies," "Cornell: Confidential" offers fans an intimate look into the investigation through Detective Andrea Cornell's eyes.

"Secrets and Lies" stars Ryan Phillippe as Ben Crawford, Juliette Lewis as Detective Cornell, KaDee Strickland as Christy Crawford, Natalie Martinez as Jess Murphy, Dan Fogler as Dave Lindsey, Indiana Evans as Natalie Crawford and Belle Shouse as Abby Crawford.

Guest starring are Melissa Gilbert as Lisa Daly, GregAlan Williams as Kevin Williams, Denise Dowse as Elaine Williams, Kate Ashfield as Vanessa Richardson, Steven Brand as Dr. Joseph Richardson, Benjamin Ciaramello as Scott Murphy, Tad Cooley as Matt Daly, Meaghan Rath as Nicole, Michael Beach as Jim Fenton and Sean Grandillo as Cooper.

"The Affair" teleplay was written by Andrew Wilder and directed by Paul McCrane. Executive producers for the series are Barbie Kligman for Avenue K Productions, Aaron Kaplan for Kapital Entertainment, Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield for Hoodlum Entertainment and Timothy Busfield. "Secrets and Lies" is a production of ABC Studios.

"Secrets and Lies" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries A TV-14,S parental guideline.