"You ready for tonight?" " Yeah, bring it on." "I got this." "Kind of different in the game." "How different?" "Do I even wanna ask?" "Really, I'm fine." "I told you I wanted to be a mom, and you ran away so fast you left an Owen-shaped hole in my front door." "You're right." "And you didn't deserve that." "And I'm sorry." "You're still a jerk." " Hot intern?" " Mouth." "Gigi?" "There's a problem at the store." "The nosy guy said he saw someone breaking in." "That is Peyton's wedding dress." "Someone made an offer for the movie rights to my book." " For The Comet?" "That's great." " Not for The Comet but, um, Ravens." "You're even more beautiful." " What're you doing here?" " Optioning your fiancé's book." " Like hell you are." "Actually, it's already done." "I see you two have already met?" " Yes, we have." "Feels like I've known her for years." "Oh, my God, you're totally inspired by it." " No, I'm not." " You are too." "Admit it." "Your entire new line is gonna be based..." "Based on the amazing couture wedding dress I had already spent 72 hours hand-stitching for my best friend?" "Oh, wait." "That's ruined." "You're still pissed." "And you're still grounded." "Fine." "So what's your version of grounded?" "Well, I've been thinking." "One week for exposing a five-year-old to depravity another week for letting some fratvestite ruin Peyton's wedding dress and we're gonna tack on another week for throwing a keg party in your foster parent's upscale boutique." " That's it?" " You are not supposed to be happy." "No, I thought that thing Eugene did in the bathroom sink was gonna cost me another week." "You haven't been in the bathroom yet, have you?" "What did Eugene do in the bathroom sink?" " Uh..." " Sam." "Wha..." "This is not over, young lady." "Didn't think it was, old lady." "Don't kill the child." "Just don't kill the child." "What?" "Wow, where's nice Brooke?" "I killed her and ate her bleeding heart for breakfast and I'm still hungry." "Right." "Well, if you see her tell her I enjoyed cleaning up Samapalooza with her last night and that I plan on bringing her a gift every day until she's ready to reconsider me." "Every day?" "Whether you like it or not." "Gold." "Godiva." "Gucci." "Gerber." "My jewelry, chocolate, purse, and flower preferences." "I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow." "Wait." "Gerber?" "Daisies." "But sunflowers are very nice too." "Bye now." "Hey." "You are just in time." "For what?" "Hibernation?" "No." "I saw your Slamball schedule." "It looks pretty grueling." "So I thought you'd better stock up." "Haley, 90,000 calories a day is not gonna keep me from getting hit." "It'll give you a little extra padding when you do." "Yeah." "I cleared a place for your trophy." "I don't think they give you trophies in Slamball." "Not even for the champions?" "It's pretty lame, huh?" "How're you supposed to know you're awesome?" "Well, I guess you're gonna have to keep telling me." "Hey, go eat your breakfast in front of the TV." "All right, Little Bear?" "Okay." "Good luck." "It's really good." "How you feeling?" "I think you may have had one too many mojitos at TRIC last night." "I know." "Headache." "Thanks." "So, what was your first impression of Julian last night, huh?" "Peyton, I love you." "And I want us to be together forever." "Look, wait." "It's just not as simple as all of that, okay?" "I mean, there's a lot we have to talk about." "You're saying no." "No." "I love you so much." "Just not enough." " Hey, I need you to go on a coffee run." " Okay, in a minute." "I don't have a minute." " Hey." " I said I need a minute." "God." "Probably just a jam in the three-hole-punch tray." "Pain in the ass, but not worth a pretty girl crying over." "Okay, you know, the last thing I need right now is some shallow, egocentric, hot-shot music producer hitting on me." "Wow." "Okay." "Okay, just for the sake of argument, what if I was more of a failed guitarist turned fledgling-indie-movie-producer type?" "Yeah?" "No." "Right." "You know the best thing about a paper jam?" " What?" " It forces you to open the machine figure out what went wrong in the first place." "He was charismatic." " Hm." " What you doing?" "Well, if you haven't heard, I'm a big screenwriter now." " Screenwriter." " Luke, about that." "I think I really needed this." "You know, with everything that happened with The Comet, I just..." "It's nice to know that your work has merit and relevance, you know?" "Yeah." "Of course." "I am nervous, though." "I mean, Julian already has a studio interested." "And they want the first draft in, like..." "Three weeks." "Whew." "Did you even sleep?" "Yeah." "A little." "Not really." "No." "You wouldn't tell from the script." "It's good, Luke." "Yeah." "But not great." "Very close to great." "In fact, I'd say one scene away from great." "And I think you know exactly which scene I'm talking about." "Keith's murder." "And I know you wanted me to show it but I just thought that..." "It may be more effective if we find out after the fact, you know, cinematically." "Okay, well, I don't wanna flaunt my experience but cinematically it doesn't get much better than seeing a man kill his brother." "Well, that man that was murdered was my uncle." "Which is, I think, why you didn't write the scene." "You're too close to it." "But our audience needs to face what happened, Luke." "Even if you can't." "Just give it a try." "Trust me." "I'll put off the studio until tomorrow, okay?" "You can do this." "And if I can't?" "To be blunt then I'll find a writer who can." "I'm broke." "You're 5." "You're supposed to be broke." "Undefeated for the last three weeks, fans expect the Slashers to be carried through tonight's semi-final Slamball game on the shoulders of former college standout Nathan Scott." "That is unless Jerome Garrett, hit man for The Mob has anything to say." "We're not afraid of Nathan Scott." "Man, that chump's always been more hype than skill." "Well, and there you have it from the hit man himself." "Back to you guys." "They should just give you the trophy, Daddy." "I tried to tell you, they don't give you trophies in Slamball, buddy." "I checked for you and everything." "Sorry." "Come on, Brooke." "If you could fill this place up with anything what would it be?" "What did you get me?" "Hi, Peyton." "Well, don't act so disappointed." "Last time I checked I was your only customer." "It's a good thing I like The Emperor's New Clothes." "I'm sorry." "It's just that Owen's been coming by every day for the last three weeks to bring me loot." "I did not know you were into him again." "I'm not totally sure I am yet." "But I am into loot." "Brooke what Owen did was uncool but it is equally uncool to lead him on because you like getting presents every day." "Really?" "I'm getting relationship advice from the girl who waited three weeks to tell her fiancé that he's making a movie with her ex-boyfriend." "Three weeks and counting." "Peyton, you haven't told him yet?" "Um, no." "But anyway, changing the subject." "When do I get to see my wedding dress?" "You may not need a dress, my friend." "Changing the subject back." "Lucas is gonna be upset when he finds out you've been keeping this from him." "I know, it's just he's really excited about writing again and he genuinely likes Julian." "And I don't want my stupid past to get in the way of this for him." "How serious were you and Julian?" "Oh." "Sorry." " Excuse me." "I'm sorry." " Sorry." "Here you go." "Hey, if it isn't the saddest girl in the world." "I'm not sad." "Okay." "I've only met you twice, and both times you were crying." " Maybe they're tears of joy." " True." "Are they?" " No." " Okay, good." "I got a favor to ask." "How would you like to accompany me to this hideous industry party full of snooty rich people and egocentric, hot-shot-producer types?" "That sounds awful." "So is that a yes?" "You want the saddest girl in the world as your date?" "Oh, no, no, no, it's not a date." "I just want your tears." "One look at the crying girl and nobody's gonna wonder why I'm leaving early." "Hold on." "What'd I say?" "If you start smiling like that we're gonna be stuck at this thing." " Oh, I am totally underdressed." " No, no, you look great." "This is Hollywood, the worse you dress the more important people assume you are." "They must assume I'm the Pope." "Oh, wow, thank you." "Thanks for coming." "You didn't tell me it was your bar mitzvah." "It's a fundraiser for a script I'm trying to get made." "I know, talk about boring." " It's a good thing you brought a book." " Um..." "Yeah, I was hoping to get it signed." "I used to be close with the author." "I feel really dumb for bringing it in." "Oh, no." "Don't." "Uh, what's it about?" "Me." "Sort of." "Then I completely understand why you wanted it here with you." "See, there's that smile again." "We're never getting out of here." "Oh." "I guess we'll have to make the best of it." "Oh, you bet." "Oh, okay." "Thank you." "Bye." "That was a scout." "He's passing through town on his way to Virginia." "He's gonna try and see the Slamball semi-final." "That's cool, Nate." "If anyone deserves a second look it's you." "Hey, speaking of the game, any hard feelings if I can't make it?" "Julian wants to get the script to the studio tomorrow and..." "So I'm sort of in crisis mode." "No worries, man." "I'll see you at the championship." "Absolutely." "Can I ask you a question?" "Yeah." "What was your best memory of Dan?" "I don't know." "The day he went to prison?" "Okay, um..." "Michael Jordan basketball camp." "Yeah." "I was about 10 years old, and Dan pulled some strings to get me in." "And it was the first day, and we were in this, like, meet-and-greet line." "And Jordan was gonna pick one of us to play one-on-one against." "I remember I was so nervous my knees were about to buckle." "I think Dan could feel that." "He put his hand on my shoulder to steady me." "And when Jordan finally came by, he just looked at him and said:" ""This is my son, Nathan." "He's got a great jump shot. "" "And what happened?" "I played one-on-one against the greatest player in history." "It was one of the best days of my life." "Why?" "What's with the question?" "I have this scene to write, and I'm trying to be objective." "I guess I'm just wondering if Dan ever had a soul." "Sure he did." "He sold it a long time ago." "Write the man the way he is." "Evil." "That's what he deserves." "So this is how the great Nathan Scott warms up for a semi-final game." "You, uh, looking for an exclusive?" "I'm here as a friend." "Jerome Garrett was talking about putting you back in your wheelchair tonight." " He sounded serious." " Well, I'm sure he is." "He's a bitter guy." "He was a basket away from Sweet 16, and I got in the way." "I remember." "And from the sound of it, so does he." "I appreciate the heads-up, Mouth." "I'll be fine, though." "I can take care of myself." "Plus I got Owen watching my back." "He's one of the toughest guys in Tree Hill." "Hello, beautiful." " Aah!" "What the hell are you doing?" "Sneaking up on a girl is so not cool." "I thought you'd like it." ""What's underneath the clothes?"" "I'm a girl." "It's sexy." "You are a huge, hairy dude on my leather seats." " Ah." "At least you think I'm huge." " Oh!" " Get out." "Get." "Not fun." " Ow." "All right." "All right." "All right." "Hey." "All right." "Wait." "Brooke." "Hey." "Wait." "You made your point." "Stop." "You have my clothes." "So Pooky Wooky Bear pretty much finds out he's been a crummy friend and has to say he's sorry." "All right." "Chapter nine tonight, guys." "Good job." "So don't tell your mom, but that was pretty much the best lecture of the year." "Uh, I heard that." "Hey, you have study hall next, right?" " Yeah." " Would you mind watching Jamie?" " I gotta run to the office." " Anything to avoid economics homework." " Let's go, muchacho." " Awesome." "Sam." "No parties, okay?" "What's economics?" "It's how you make money." "I thought that was called an allowance." "No, an allowance you actually have to work for." "Economics is easier." "It's just supply and demand." "Sounds complicated." "No." "This is your stake." "You use it to buy your supply, which is what you just got." "All you need to do create a little demand." "Come on, man." "That's nasty." "Bummer, huh?" "Good thing we got everything you want right there." "I'll take some chips." "Two bucks." "You only paid 50 cents for those." "That, grasshopper, is called a profit." "I don't have two bucks." "It's okay." "That's called a kickback." "It's free." "That is what you get when you're in cahoots." "Nice." "Hey, you okay?" "Yeah." "No." "No." "Um..." "I have to write Keith's murder scene in the screenplay and I don't know if I can do it." "I just can't imagine people in a theater, eating popcorn, watching Keith get shot." "Maybe it can be more than that." "Maybe..." "Like in literature, a violent death can often be a catalyst for change or a lesson in humanity." "I don't want my audience to understand Dan Scott, okay?" "I don't want to make Dan Scott a more conflicted character for the sake of a more complex plot line." "Dan Scott isn't human." "He doesn't deserve to be forgiven." "And, you know what, frankly?" "Dan Scott doesn't deserve a spot in Jamie's life." "Luke." "I'm sorry, Hales." "It's none of my business." "My head's just been..." "I should go." "I'm sorry." "Look, I get it." "And I love the band and you know I love you but this ship is gonna sail without you if you guys can't cut through all the red tape." "Well, if you can't cut through that red tape, then I'll find somebody who can." "This may come as a surprise, but you're not the only line producer in town." "Be nice." "Look, Josh, I know you're trying." "Just do me a favor and try a little harder." "It's all gonna get done." "It's a bad idea that I moved in with you." "Why?" "Because if I get any nicer, my film's not gonna get to Sundance." "But you'll get me, and I am way sexier than Sundance." "I love you." "I love you too." "Thanks for picking me up, Grandpa." "Are you kidding me?" "I'd do anything for you." " Can you stake me 10 bucks?" " What for?" "I got some business." "I don't know." "That's a lot of money." "Please?" "I'll totally cut you in." "It sounds like a solid investment." "Sweet." "I also have to make a quick stop on the way to school." "You're the boss." "I'm not writing this." "I thought Julian said he'd find another writer." "I'm hoping he's bluffing." "You wanna tell me why this is so hard?" "I don't really know what happened in Keith's final moments." "And I'm not gonna just make it up so that Julian's movie can be more dramatic, you know?" "I mean, think about it." "Did he beg for mercy?" "Did he...?" "Did he cry?" "Was he shocked?" "Did he feel betrayed?" "Or maybe Dan should be conflicted and pitiable." "I can't write that." "Do you know what I love about you?" "It's that you're always protecting everybody." "But you don't have to protect Keith." "And, I mean, regardless of what the scene becomes I'm pretty sure he would rather you write his last moments than anybody else." "Come here." "Just wish I knew the truth." " Gotta go." " Okay, but I can't get my bag zipped up." "It's three days in Sundance." "How full can your bag possibly be?" " Like this full." " You gotta be kidding." "Oh, maybe my big, strong boyfriend can use his muscles to zip it up for me." "We are so gonna miss our plane." "Thank you." "Well, I think I found the problem." "Hm?" "I was gonna read it on the plane." " For what, the thousandth time?" " It's not a big deal." "No, it is a big deal." " It's just a book." " Come on." "You buy copies of this thing every time you see it." "You carry one around in your purse half the time." "You think it's lost on me that it was written by your ex?" "So it's important to me." "I mean, do you think it's lost on me that you've never bothered to read it?" " Are you curious at all?" " Yeah, I'm curious as to whether there will come a day when I'm not sharing you with Lucas Scott." "You know what?" "I'm tired of this." " Where are you going?" " Sundance, alone." "What?" "You wanna go with the book?" "Be my guest." "Get a nice suite, go skiing, cozy up by the fire and talk about your future." "I hope both of you are very happy." "Julian." "I can't do this anymore, Peyton." "I don't want to." "Goodbye." "Nice Brooke would like to apologize for the way Evil Brooke acted." "Well, you should have stuck around." "You haven't lived till you've been in the back of a squad car that smells like piss." "Okay." "How about you just keep whatever gift you were bringing today and we call this whole mess even?" "I didn't bring a gift." "And I'm done bringing them." "You know, winning you back is one thing, but being led on, it's..." "It's humiliating." "I just came by to tell you that I won't bother you anymore." "Owen." "I'll see you around, Brooke Davis." "Oh, God." "Come on." "So you still got some stuff?" "Whatever you want." " Two bucks." " Two bucks?" "That's a total rip." "Guess you're gonna have to wait till snack time." "I hear we're having raisins." "That's my whole allowance." "Economics pays better." "Excuse me." "Why are you here?" "Is that a trick question?" "Okay." "If optioning Lucas' screenplay is just part of some grand scheme to get me back, you can forget it." "All right?" "I am done lying to him about us." "I'm sorry." "Do you think I would blow my reputation and a studio's multi-million dollar investment to get you back?" "Peyton, I left you." "And as far as lying to Lucas, I never asked you to do that." "Frankly, I really don't care if he knows about us." "I didn't tell him out of respect for your engagement." "In fact, I think I've handled the whole situation like a professional." "Now, if you don't mind, I think my date should probably be here any minute." "Peyton." "Why did you lie to Lucas?" "Because if it's a part of some grand scheme to get me back I'd be curious." "It's called supply and demand." "It's called taking advantage, and it's not very nice." "Sit down." " What is this?" " A kickback." "It's yours to keep if you're in cahoots." "I most certainly am not in cahoots." "Didn't you learn anything from your Pooky Wooky book?" "Treating your friends well is more important than extorting them." "What's extorting?" "I think you've learned enough economics for one day." "I just wanna buy Daddy a Slamball trophy." "All right." "You're a sweet kid even if you are too smart for your own good sometimes." "So we're in cahoots?" "No." "No, we're not in cahoots." "I'm gonna spank your cahoot if you don't go out there and give all your friends their money back right now." " Ooh." " Rawr." "One, two, three, Slashers." "Let's go, guys." "Come on." "...semi-finals between The Slashers and The Mob." "We'll be watching..." "Let's go." "...the key matchup between Scott and Garrett as neither one will want to give up an inch." "And here we go!" "Nice." "Whoo!" "Yeah." "What the hell is that?" "You gotta call this." "Man, what the hell?" " Yeah." " Come on." "And that's a time out." " Who you looking for?" " Oh, nobody." "This scout was supposed to show up." "I guess he couldn't make it." "This whole time I thought you were showing off for me." "That's funny, I thought you were showing off for Brooke." "Looks like we were both showing off for people who don't care." "What do you say we play these last five minutes for the people who do?" "You're on." "Cemetery called." "Apparently somebody gave my tombstone a makeover." "Any idea who'd do something like that?" "What happened in the hallway?" " I assume you mean..." " Keith." "Yeah." "I've been asked to adapt my novel for a movie." "They want me to write what happened." "I can't do it." "I can't see it." "And I can't understand it." "Keith was holding Jimmy Edwards in the hallway." "He turned, and I shot him dead before he could say a word." "Keith was a hero." "You wanna write the truth, you write it that way." "Why'd you do it?" "Every good story needs a villain, Lucas." "I'm sorry, but I'm yours." "I'm worried about Daddy." "Yeah, me too, but the game's almost over, okay?" "Do you know what I haven't had in my lap lately?" "It's not really a secret." "A Jamie Scott." "Sorry about teaching Jamie how to make money off of his friends." "I just wanted him to think I was cool." "I didn't mean to get him in trouble." "Jamie really looks up to you." "You've got an opportunity to be a role model to him." "You just have to choose it, and that takes a commitment to making good choices for both of you." "Just think about that next time." "Yeah." "Sorry." " Time out, time out." " Get out of here, man." "Owen." "You're out." " I'm fine." "Hey, Owen, come on, man." "Listen, take a seat." "Take a seat." "I appreciate you being my guardian, but I can take it from here." "I got this." "Me, you, 15 seconds and one basket, Scott." " That sound familiar?" " Yeah, only one difference." "Unlike you, I won't choke." "Come on, come on." "Get in there." "All right, let's go, brothers." "Let's go, man." "Look alive out there." "Whoo!" "Yeah!" "Whoo!" "Ha, ha, ha." "Jamie." "Jamie." " Daddy." " Oh." "Hey." "I'm fine, see?" "I'm all right." "Don't play Slamball anymore, Daddy." "See you, brother." "Hi." "I liked it better when you were naked." "I liked it better when you were a guy I thought I could count on." "Look, I'm sorry." "I should have never let you bring me presents if I wasn't totally sure I saw a future with us." "What do you see now?" "I see my foster child acting like a total idiot." "I have my work cut out for me with that one." "Brooke." "I'm crazy about you." "And I think you are a truly great guy who has the potential to be a great boyfriend." " Just not your boyfriend." " I didn't say that." "It's just that right now I have the opportunity to be a great role model for Sam." "And that means I have to put her first." "I can respect that." "What about down the road?" "For a guy like you I might just come crawling back." "I'll see you." "Hey." "PlayStation, pizza, pinball, pie." "My video game, fast food, arcade and dessert preferences." "I'll keep those in mind." " I wrote it." " Well, you're not gonna regret it." "I'm right about this, Luke, you gotta trust me." "Hey, come in." "I gotta take this." "Bobby." "Yeah, yeah, the script is on its way and you are going to love it." "Yeah, he wrote the scene." "Well, of course it's great." "He's a great writer." "Yeah, no, you got nothing to worry about." "I think I'm cashing in." "Oh, come on." "We've got everything we need to pull an all-nighter." "Food, coffee." "We have beer." "Hm." "Had beer." "Yeah, it sounds like fun, but I should get home." "Don't." "Gigi, I have a girlfriend." "And she doesn't have to know." "I'm not trying to be your girlfriend, Mouth." "I'm just trying to be the girl you pull a crazy all-nighter that nobody ever has to find out about with." "Come on." "I'm proud of you for this." "You know, it's one thing to admit your mistakes but it's another to make them right." "What is your grand plan?" " Let's jet." " You can't do that." "That's stealing." " There is a security camera in here." " It's broken." " How do you know?" " Because I broke it." "Sam." "Damn it." "You're a good mom, you're a good mom." "Hi, buddy." "I'm in one piece." "I was scared that you were gonna be like... before." "Ah, come here." "Listen to me." "I'm never gonna be like that again, okay?" "None of this is worth losing my ability to hold my son when he's afraid." "Or my wife when she needs me." "It's okay." "I'm done with Slamball." " But the championship." " I don't care about the championship." "If these are the last two trophies I get, I will consider myself a lucky man." "Good, because I gave all my profit back." " What?" " Your son started a business today." "Oh, yeah?" "How'd it go?" "Well, I broke even and Grandpa Dan lost his shirt." " Ha, ha, ha." " What?" "Grandpa Dan lost his shirt, huh?" "Well?" "Luke, it's great." "Julian was right." "It needed that scene." "What made you change your mind about writing it?" "Just realized it wasn't about a murder." "It's about how your heart breaks when your hero dies." "I'm okay with the world seeing that." "Okay." "I need to tell you something, and, uh..." "Does it involve this?" "So you dated?" "In L. A?" "We were in love."