"Previously on One Tree Hill:" "He aimed for the wall, like he tried to crash." "It's okay." "I'm here for you." "Mrs. Scott, how long have you been abusing prescription drugs?" "I love you, Mom." "Were you able to get a hold of Keith?" "Where is he, Whitey?" "I love you." "I love you, too." "I'm coming home tomorrow, okay?" "Don't come home, Haley... 'cause I don't want you to." "Welcome home." "A bill." "Bill, final notice... way final notice." "You ever robbed a bank, Luke?" "You got friends." "We'll help." "Yeah, that sounds great." "AII I need is money for these bills, and $100,000 to pay the hospital." "Wow." "It would've been a lot cheaper if you just hit the brakes, huh?" "What happened out there, Nathan?" "You were there." "Why don't you tell me?" "Look, did you, you know, feel like...." "I mean, did you want to" "Did I want to what?" "Kill yourself?" "'Cause if that's what happened, you need to see somebody." "I'll check out Dr. Phil this afternoon." "How long are you gonna dodge talking to me about this?" "How long are you gonna dodge telling me you knew my mom was a pillhead?" "Look, I screwed up." "I hit the wall." "That's all there was to it, okay?" "Brooke, what's going on?" "Total hypothetical here" "Say you had a friend living in your room, and she was going through your closet... looking for her favorite pair of Jimmy Choos... but all she found was this freaky bag of shredded paper... that you said was a puzzle... and let's say she got bored... you know, or nosy." "So she kind of put the pieces back together." "Would you be ticked off?" "Only if this hypothetical "friend" didn't bring me the finished product." "Then...." "Come here." "Okay, paranoid much?" "Just enough." "So what you got?" "It's a bill of sale for a used car... sold to some lady named Christine Guercio?" "Who is she?" "I don't know." "I think Dan might be running some kind of scam." "This bill could be tied to whatever he's doing." "You go, detective boy." "In the meantime, I am off to do a little recon... of my favorite clothing store." "Hey, Brooke." "Thank you for this." "You really helped me out." "No problem." "Every Sherlock needs a Dr. What's-it, right?" "Watson." "Bye." "Making a mix?" "No, just sorting CDs." "Any of those contenders for the next all-ages night?" "I don't know." "I'm not really into hustling bands these days." "Have you seen Jake?" "He doesn't want me to." "I just wish that there were something I could do for him." "You mean other than ride his lawyers to stay on the case?" "It's not enough." "How about I distract you from something that sucks with something that sucks?" "And what's that?" "Nathan's having some pretty serious money problems." "So I was thinking that maybe if we got everybody together... we could figure out a way to raise some cash." "Cool." "I'm in." "Yeah?" "By the way, remember, right before Jake came back... and you accused me of being a crappy friend?" "Yeah." "I'm really sorry." "No." "You were right." "I don't ever want that to happen again." "So if you need anything, I'm around, okay?" "Okay." "Thank you, Lucas." "AII right." "We could have a car wash." "Nathan and cars, not a good combo." "Bake sale?" "Speaking for the girls, bikini season is right around the corner, so no." "What about Tric?" "Peyton could hook up a benefit, right?" "That's where Haley met Chris... so I doubt Nathan's gonna want to go anywhere near there." "But I bet he'd be down with a brothel." "What?" "It worked for Tom Cruise in Risky Business." "That's it." "Peyton!" "Don't encourage dim!" "No, we throw a movie night, okay... and we can take donations and sell concessions." "Yeah, we could do it at the River Court." "We could rig a big screen." "And I'll raid the A/V closet at school for films and a projector." "You mean the same closet I caught you making out with Erica last week?" "She's hot." "It's good to be an A/V geek with keys." "But I'm flying solo this weekend." "Erica's visiting her grandmother." "What if it rains?" "I'm already on it." "No, we need a plan B. It's gonna pour all weekend." "We can do it at Tric, if you convince Nathan to go." "I'm gonna pay the hospital bill." "It's just that right now I'm completely tapped out... and I can't go back to work yet." "Let me pull up your file." "Nathan, your bill's paid." "The insurance must have covered it." "What kind of plan do you have?" "I don't know." "My wife usually pays attention to that stuff." "Apparently you're all set." "She sounds like a keeper." "Don't let her get away." "Yeah, thanks." "Nathan, why didn't you tell me they were releasing you today?" "'Cause it's none of your business." "Why don't you move home, Son, at least until you're back on your feet?" "Forget it, all right." "I don't want your help." "I just want to move on with my life." "In that case, I can help." "What is this, divorce papers?" "Annulment." "Any judge who sees how young you are will say you weren't... in your right mind when you married." "So now I'm crazy?" "You are if you don't sign those papers." "Why drag Haley down with you?" "As long as you're married to her, she's also responsible for your debt." "You don't give a rat's ass about Haley." "This is what you want." "It's also what's best for you." "She made her choice, and it wasn't you." "Why hang on?" "Get out." "You have a chance right now." "I hit you once, Dad." "I don't have a problem doing it again." "Listen, you want to wallow in self-pity, fine." "But she's ready to move on, and I think you know that." "Just in case." "So... the bill of sale you pieced together was for $12,000... but the one on file at the dealership said the woman paid $9,000." "Accounting mistake?" "That's what I thought, too, so I called her." "She said she paid $12,000 in cash." "So Dan destroyed the bill with the higher price... and pocketed $3,000?" "Seems that way." "AII right, I'm no math whiz... but that doesn't seem like such a major scam to me." "Depends on how many times he's done it." "So that's why you're still staying at the house..." "trying to figure out what he's doing?" "I need all the access to him I can get." "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?" "I didn't know how you'd feel about me trying to take down Dan." "It's fine by me." "Listen, about your mom..." "I did see her take some pills once, okay?" "I confronted her, and she told me to mind my own damn business." "Sorry." "I should've mentioned it." "No, it's okay." "My dad and I should have noticed it, anyways." "Don't worry about it, you know." "She'll get through it." "Deb's tough." "She has to be." "Look who she married." "So, we good?" "Sure." "Just make sure you keep me posted on my dad." "I need all the entertainment I can get these days." "By the way... my insurance paid for my entire hospital stay... so I don't even really need a fundraiser anymore." "You know, you still got, bills, rent." "Yeah, I'll figure something out." "Come on, it'll be fun!" "And besides, everyone really wants to help out." "Rig up a dart board with Chris' face on it, and I'm in." "I love this!" "And I've got to have this!" "And I need this!" "Look at these adorable wedges." "Brooke, pace yourself." "You got to shoot for a gradual ramp up... to your full shopping speed." "Just don't let me lose track of time, okay?" "I promised Lucas I would help him cook dinner for Nathan... although when I say "cook," I actually mean order pizza." "Seems like you and Lucas... have been spending a lot of time together lately, huh?" "Yeah." "I think this whole friends thing is actually working out." "And he's been taking such great care of Nathan." "Okay, enough with the "hmms" already." "Fine, but if I didn't know any better..." "I'd say you were vibing on him again." "Seriously, we are just friends." "Okay, all I'm saying... is on the off-chance that you wanted more..." "I think it would be great." "Really?" "You're not afraid the three of us will get sucked back down... into the Bermuda Triangle of drama?" "No, not this time." "But we said "hos over bros."" "That doesn't mean no "bros" ever." "One thing I've learned from all this Jake craziness... is you've got to grab every second you have with the people you love." "Just don't forget about your "hos."" "Come here." "You are the best friend ever, P. Sawyer... but, honestly, if Lucas and I couldn't make it as a couple before... what makes you think we can now?" "For one thing, I wouldn't make out with him this time." "And another, he's not the same guy, and you are definitely not the same girl." "Looks good, fellas." "Let's keep an eye on the clock." "Do you have a second?" "Yeah, sure." "Listen, listen." "You know I love you, right?" "But you have got to lose that fluffy top you wore last night." "This is rock 'n' roll, Princess." "This is not the senior prom." "Listen, I need some time off." "There's some things going on with my husband." "Again?" "Haley, look, I like you." "I mean, you've been a major pain in my ass, but in a good way." "So, I mean, if you got to go, I can't stop you... but I may need to replace you." "Are you serious?" "The question is, are you?" "Come on, you've got talent." "You could be more than just a duet girl." "I know." "But" "Look, this is a business and I'll work like hell to make you a star... but you got to make a decision." "How bad do you want the big time?" "Jimmy, move that." "Let's go, guys." "You're on my clock, not yours." "What do you think?" "It's pretty clear." "Any cash transaction over $10,000 gets reported to the government." "Dan changes the transaction amount from $12,000 to $9,000." "Which allows him to keep skimming profits... and pocketing the extra cash." "Exactly." "If the cash you found in the ceiling of the dealership... is any indication, he's shredding a lot of invoices." "Then I need to pull all the files for cash sales just under $10,000." "No, no." "You've done enough." "Andy, I'm so close." "Yeah, and we'll get him, Lucas, I promise." "Just let me find where he's hiding his money." "We'll have everything we need." "Yo, dude." "Check out this awesome fudge I swiped from my mom's garden club." "Here." "What's wrong with you?" "Nothing." "I just...." "You were in this weird dream I had during surgery." "Yeah?" "And?" "And, we were kind of... showering together." "Don't be embarrassed." "Everybody has that dream about me." "Don't have the dream now, Tim!" "Nice air ball." "You haven't learned anything, have you?" "What are you talking about?" "Freshman year?" "You rolled your ankle, and your doc said... no basketball for a month, and you didn't listen." "Do you believe in dreams, Peyton?" "What do you mean, like, do I think there's some kind of message?" "More like warnings... about how every choice you make shapes your future... like, if I hadn't turned down High Flyers, or if I hadn't gone after Haley... or if my dad hadn't married my mom." "I know what you mean." "If my mom had left five minutes earlier to pick me up she'd still be alive." "Was your accident an accident, Nathan?" "I don't know if I aimed for that wall, Peyton." "Maybe I was thinking about Haley right before the crash... about how we got off track." "I mean, I feel different now." "I know what's important... my mom, my friends, basketball." "And Haley?" "Lately, I've been wondering if all the energy we use... trying to hold our marriage together could be better spent on other things." "Nathan." "How are you and Jake doing?" "He is really not up to seeing me these days." "I'm sorry." "He'll change his mind." "What about you and this place?" "I mean, you bringing any new bands in?" "Actually, I was thinking I was gonna drop that." "You know, it's just caused so many problems." "What happened with Haley and Chris is not your fault." "You love music, Peyton." "Don't back away from your dreams." "Or you could end up so bitter you just destroy all the people around you." "What's up, Luke?" "What's up, Junk?" "I'll take some pretzels, soda." "Got any Cracker Jack?" "Don't say Cracker Jack." "AII right." "Hey, Peyton." "Hey, everybody, you guys ready for some movies?" "AII right, good." "Okay, then, grab some snacks, stretch out... and we're gonna kick things off with a couple of cartoons." "The number-one killer of young people is traffic accidents... and that's got to be... one of the biggest and grossest wastes of human life." "About 40% of our fatal and injury accidents... involve people in the age group of 15 to 24." "Mouth, we can't show this to Nathan." "I know." "The film cans are all mislabeled." "Nate, I'm sorry, man." "This isn't what we planned." "What, are you kidding me?" "This is awesome!" "Come on, turn it up!" "It doesn't really matter for her anymore." "You spent $30 on pay-per-view porn?" "That's mine." "What?" "You were out of town." "I was lonely." "I got you cookies and licorice." "I got you another soda and some popcorn." "You want me to scrounge up a pillow so you can elevate that knee?" "No, I'm good." "AII right." "Okay." "Well, send up a flare if you need anything else, guys." "Brooke's been really great since Jake's been gone." "Yeah." "Luke's really had my back since the accident." "She's driving me crazy." "I hear you." "Luke's this close to tucking me in and singing me a lullaby." "If you want, I could" "Tim, stop it." "Looks like you got a letter mixed in with your bills." "It's from my mom." "Thanks, Brooke." "For what?" "For letting me vent about Dan." "And for helping Nathan out so much." "I just don't know what I'd do without you." "You look like you needed some chocolate." "Don't give up on him, Peyton." "Jake will let you back in." "Come here." "Thank you." "Come in." "Tim told me he drove you home." "You okay?" "Yeah." "Yeah, just I was reading that letter from my mom... and I didn't really feel like being in a big crowd anymore." "How's she doing?" "Rehab sounds tough, but she's hanging in there." "Part of her therapy is to make amends... so she apologized for all the times she used work or pills... to avoid problems at home." "I'm sure that was hard for her to say." "Yeah." "She's hoping all three of us can be together again." "She seems to think that if she can change, maybe we all can." "I don't know if I can do it, Peyton." "I've been trying to believe the best in people lately, you know?" "Like hoping Nicki will just back off... or that Jake's lawyers will find a way to get him out." "So I'd like to believe that even somebody as assy as your dad... could be different if he really wanted to." "Yeah, but you know all the crap he's pulled in the past." "I mean, doesn't it sound crazy to try to be a family again?" "I'm probably not the right person to ask." "I mean, I want to know what you think." "Tell me." "I would give anything to have one more day... with my mom and dad together." "Yeah." "I'm really sorry, Peyton." "I wasn't even thinking." "No, it's okay." "Really, it's...." "The truth is, you have bigger things to worry about." "I opened this letter from your insurance company... and your premium hasn't been paid." "So you don't have any coverage." "That's not possible." "I just talked to the lady at the hospital, and she said Haley paid this." "Okay, maybe it was a mistake." "Unless it wasn't insurance who paid." "Nathan, what are you doing here?" "You're not supposed to drive." "My insurance got cancelled." "It didn't cover my accident." "So I called the hospital, and I found out that you paid my bill... and then I called my landlord, and I found out you paid my rent, too." "Of course I did." "You're my son." "You needed my help." "Help from you always comes with strings attached, Dad." "So what are you looking for this time?" "Gratitude, respect, love?" "Forget it." "You think I paid your bills as a ploy to get you to love me?" "I know I've ruined any chance for that with you and your mother." "But don't make my mistake." "Don't push her away." "You can save it, all right, Dad?" "Listen to me." "It's my fault you emancipated yourself." "I know that." "It's my fault your mother's in rehab." "Somewhere along the line, I started hurting the people closest to me... and I haven't figured out how to stop." "You want to stop being a dick, Dad, then just do it." "I want to." "I figured if Lucas moved in, I'd be my best self." "The funny thing is he's a better man than I'll ever be." "AII these years I've been the bad guy for abandoning him." "It seems I actually did him and Karen a favor." "Nice try, Dad." "What else you got?" "Is this how far we've come?" "You don't believe when I'm sincere?" "History's on my side, Dad." "No matter what you think, I would do anything for you." "That's what family does for each other..." "even if your wife doesn't understand." "Leave Haley out of this." "You almost died." "She didn't even come to the hospital." "I told her not to." "And you were right." "Don't you see?" "This is a chance, a clean break for you and her... to be the people you were meant to be." "This conversation's over." "No, right here, right now, this is your future!" "It starts right here!" "You want to hate me, fine." "I can live with that..." "but don't you become me." "That will never happen." "Yes, it will, if you make the wrong choice... and spend the rest of your life wishing you were a different man." ""Dear Keith, I don't know if you're looking at e-mail..." ""but I need to say something." ""It's hard for me not to march in and take charge" ""when the people I love are hurting..." ""but I get it now." ""That's not what you need." ""lf you have to go through this alone, I'll respect that..." ""even if it's not what I want." ""I won't call or write again." ""Just know that I'm here for you..." ""now and always." "Karen. "" "Hi." "Thanks for coming." "I got some extra trash bags." "You're kidding, right?" "Yeah." "You know, we did really well for Nathan last night." "Particularly since you... snuck in your allowance check from your folks." "Don't think of it as allowance." "Think of it as three skirts, four tops... two bags, and a lot of really hot lingerie." "That had to be tough for you." "Just seemed like it was time to spread the karmic wealth." "It's gonna mean a lot to Nathan." "I'm just sorry you had to give everything back." "Not everything." "Do you think I'm terrible for keeping these really cute wedges?" "No." "Listen, we've been so caught up with Peyton and Nathan... that I feel like I haven't really checked in with you." "How are you doing without Felix around?" "Fine." "He was not the guy for me." "I'm sure that guy's out there somewhere." "Maybe... but I'm scared to open up my heart like that again." "Isn't the alternative even scarier?" "Sure, I get lonely sometimes." "That's hard... but I guess that's the price you pay... for figuring out what you really want, right?" "Yeah." "No, that's perfect." "That's great." "We won't let you down." "Take care." "Great news." "Gavin's manager is excited about you as a solo act." "We should record a demo." "I'm sorry." "Tonight's my last show." "No, Haley." "You got to think about this." "I have thought about this." "I'm going home to my husband." "What if you're making a mistake?" "The mistake was leaving him in the first place." "No." "Haley." "I'm sorry." "Haley!" "Hey, Mom." "Yeah." "Yeah, it's good to hear your voice, too." "Mom, please don't cry." "Everything's gonna be okay, all right?" "No, I'm the one who's sorry." "Listen, I shut you out." "I was so sure that I was right and that you couldn't see it... or that you didn't care to see it." "I was wrong to do that." "And I understand now that you had dreams, too... and things weren't easy for you." "I know I didn't make them easy." "I love you, Mom, for pulling it together." "I just wanted to tell you that... things are gonna be different when you get home...." "I promise." "I'm gonna make sure you get the life you want." "Thank you, good night!" "Here." "Thank you." "See you later." "Hey, Haley." "There's a tall, dark hottie waiting in the greenroom." "Says he's your biggest fan." "Thank you." "Caught the show." "Who knew you actually had talent?" "What are you doing here, Mr. Scott?" "I wanted to see what all the fuss was about." "And since you're clearly gonna be a big star..." "I want your autograph." ""Petition for annulment"?" "It'll be like the marriage never happened." "My marriage is none of your business, and when Nathan finds out... that you went behind his back to get this...." "I'm not hiding anything from him." "It's over, Haley." "Why else would Nathan have asked me to come?" "Good news." "Brooke came through with the phone, the rent, you name it." "And Andy says as soon as he finds out... where Dan's stashing the skimmed money, we can nail him." "What are you doing?" "I'm moving back home." "What, is that Dan's bright idea?" "He's right." "Haley and I have been kidding ourselves this whole time." "I've tried so hard to convince myself otherwise... but I can't pretend anymore." "No, this isn't you talking." "It is, Luke." "I don't want to end up some bitter man... who punishes Haley for what I could have been." "She deserves better than that." "So do I." "No." "You love Haley, Nathan!" "It's not enough, all right?" "Listen, I thought this marriage was gonna make both of our lives better... but all it ended up doing was getting in the way of our dreams and...." "Lucas, it's time for me to focus now, on basketball and my mom's recovery." "It'll be better this way." "Just don't do this, man." "Don't let him win." "I'll do anything I can to help you." "Then stop going after Dan." "Lucas, I know the man's no saint... but I think my mom is ready to give him... ready to give our family another try." "Nathan, you're not that naive." "You know Dan will never change." "You may be right, but I owe it to my mom to give this a try." "So can I count on you to back off?" "Yeah." "And since all that cool new stuff went back to its home... my closet's looking pretty bleak, so I'm gonna shove all Lucas' junk back in... and then head to a movie." "Peyton, was it worth it giving your heart to Jake?" "Absolutely." "Even with the way things turned out?" "He's in jail, and you're alone and hurting." "But I've also been happier than I thought possible." "So I don't know." "I mean, being in love..." "that's how you know you're alive, right?" "Maybe." "I'm starting to wonder how much one heart can take." "There's only one way to find out, so just call Lucas." "It's just a movie." "Plus, wouldn't you rather... take a chance than always wonder what could have been?" "I'll call you later, okay?" "Hey, Brooke." "Back at you." "You busy?" "No, I'm just grabbing some coffee." "What's up?" "We've been doing really well with this whole friends thing, right?" "Yeah, we have." "Yeah, I think so, too." "So I wanted to ask you something." "Hold on." "Brooke, you still there?" "Yeah." "Okay, what did you want to ask me?" "Let's not screw this up now, okay?" "Okay." "Bye, Lucas." "You okay?" "Yeah, I think so." "Why'd you want to meet?" "I found out where at least $95,000 of Dan's skimmed money is going." "That's great, where?" "Seems he's been making a lot of small-cash deposits... into a college fund for you." "I don't get it." "Why would he do that?" "He could be using the fund to hide the cash... before he moves it elsewhere, or... in some screwed-up way, maybe Dan really does care for you." "Look, Lucas, nobody knows about this yet." "If you want, I can just destroy the papers and call it a day." "You want to quit going after him?" "That's your decision." "I don't know what I'm gonna turn up, and I really don't care." "Dan's nothing to me." "Somebody's got to end it." "He hurts everybody he touches." "But he is your father." "So you tell me, do I keep digging?" "Yes." "Don't stop until you have everything." "Okay." "I thought you were going to see your husband." "What husband?" "You sure this is what you want?" "Yeah." "It's gonna be great having you both here." "You'll see." "Actually..." "I'm moving home." "What?" "Why?" "There's plenty of room for all of us." "It's just time." "Thank you." "Anytime." "I'm home." "I'm so glad!" "Me too, Mom." "Hey, Brooke." "Hey." "Now that we are all here together... we need to set some new ground rules." "I know that the two of you had a history." "Don't worry, Karen." "We're just friends." "Nothing more." "English."