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♪ I remember when we.. ♪

Nathan.

♪ You took my whole life ♪

Remember, 20 shots. No less.

Got it, dad.

Quit yakking and warm up.

♪ So take the ride now you take the fall ♪

♪ And you weigh so shallow ♪

♪ Wait for me before you take it all away ♪

♪ Far away it's not like.. ♪♪

'Basket by Nathan Scott!'

'He really looks sharp out there tonight.'

'And now a steal by the Ravens.'

'They'll go on the offensive.'

'Coach Whitey Durham urges them on.'

'Tim Smith...he's got Scott!'

'Finds Nathan Scott and he hammers it home!'

'He's already got 14 of the Ravens' 17 points, tonight.'

'Turn-around jumper by Nathan Scott.'

'And I tell you, we haven't seen talent like this

since his father, Dan, played for Whitey.'

'Here's Scott again. Another long jump shot.'

'It's all Nathan Scott.'

'And here he is, ladies and gentlemen, Lucas Scott.'

What's happening, baby?

One thirty seven and three going into tonight's contest.

He sucks.

'And as a special bonus'

we're joined in the booth by Junk Moreti.

You don't have a booth.

Actually, Mouth, he's 138 and 3. Lucas.

Jeez, Edwards, you can remember that, but you can't remember

'to run a bar of soap under your pits?'

- 'What?' - 'You smell bad, man.'

You're ripe.

You guys are stinking up the place!

- Time-out! Time-out! - That's a ten to two run.

'And Coach Durham wants to talk about it.'

Come on, hustle, hustle, hustle!

Just what in the hell is going on out there?

Whitey, relax. We're up by nine.

Tim..

...go in for Nathan.

'Alright, let's get out there and act'

'like we've played the game before.'

- 'Ravens, on three.' - 'One, two, three.'

- Ravens! - Ravens!

'Go!'

What have I told you about that?

I don't care if we're up by five or fifty.

I'm still the coach. It's still my team.

Whatever you need to believe.

'Lucas Scott with the ball and, you know, Jimmy..'

'...Luke currently nurses a big winning streak.'

- Nein. - Come on.

Fourteen-thirteen, game point for Team Scott.

'...now with the shot.'

'He misses badly and the drought continues.'

'Fast break Hawks and the Hawks pull within one.'

'And you have to wonder where is Nathan Scott?'

Go on.

Let's go, Nathan!

Don't bother showering tonight.

Now, for those of you at home

'Lucas wears his black shorts tonight'

with his traditional white high-tops.

Uh, he is currently playing without a shoe contract, Mouth.

'Under 20 seconds to go and it's all tied up.'

'Fasten your seat belts, folks. We're going down to the wire.'

'Davies with... stolen by Nathan Scott!'

'The Ravens have it.'

'And they're gonna hold onto the ball'

'and shoot for the win.'

Head it up!

'Ten seconds remaining on the clock. Now, five!'

Luke flashes in the paint. Fergie finds one on the wings.

'Scott for the game!'

'Scott for the game!'

Alright!

♪ Money, hoes cars and clothes ♪

♪ That's how all my brothers roll ♪

♪ Blowin' dro on 24's ♪

♪ That's how all my brothers roll ♪

♪ Money, hoes, cars and clothes ♪♪

Yo, tell me we didn't just steal the school bus.

'Cause this feels...like we just stole the school bus.

Dude, we just borrowed it, alright?

♪ Breathe in for luck ♪

♪ Breathe in so deep ♪

♪ This air is blessed ♪

♪ You share with me.. ♪♪

♪ ...cars been parked but the.. ♪♪

So, Nathan, where's Peyton?

Who knows?

Why?

♪ So won't you kill me ♪

♪ So I die happy ♪

♪ My heart is yours to fill.. ♪

Look out!

♪ The words are hushed ♪

♪ Let's not get busted ♪

♪ Just lay entwined here ♪

♪ Undiscovered ♪

♪ Safe in here from all the stupid questions ♪

♪ "Hey did you get some?" ♪

♪ Man that is so dumb ♪

♪ Stay quiet stay near ♪

♪ Stay close they can't hear ♪

♪ My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me ♪

♪ So won't you.. ♪♪

Some of you parents see this latest incident as tomfoolery.

A little prank.

Personally, I see a little breaking and entering.

Chief Wayman sees possession and consumption by minors

and a smidgen of grand theft auto.

That said, I think it's time we send a message.

'Following players were not involved'

and will not be reprimanded..

Jake Jagielski. Ruben Gutierrez.

Tim Smith..

...and Nathan Scott.

'As for the rest of you..'

...all players involved, are suspended from

extracurricular activities, specifically, basketball..

...for the rest of the season.

So you just walk away.

Well, well.

Dan Scott.

Half the team suspended, Nathan triple-teamed

the rest of the season, and you say nothing.

The inmates will not run the asylum.

You're despicable, you know that?

Letting the dreams of this team just vanish.

You're full of crap.

It comes with old age, Danny.

Constipation!

You guys remember Tom Dugan from grade school?

Oh, yeah, he used to live next door to you, right?

Yeah. Some guy snapped him with a wet towel.

He lost one of his testicles.

- Come on. - Okay, Junk.

Just saying what I heard.

Anyway, man, what you reading these days, man?

Steinbeck. "The Winter Of Our Discontent."

Let me hear some.

- Nah. No. - Come on, dawg.

You know, I be reading vicariously through you.

'Peyton Sawyer.'

You seen her webcam?

'In her bedroom.'

I hear she's naked on it. Like, all the time.

'What? I hear things.'

You know, I saw her the other night.

She almost ran me over, of course.

Yeah, she pretty fine, huh?

Ah, she's alright.

- Okay. - Yeah, alright.

Look, just shoot for teams, alright?

- Hey, mom. - Hey, hon.

Mm. It smells good in here.

Did you change your hair?

If by "change," you mean

dragged a brush through it, then yeah.

- Well, it looks nice. - Thank you.

All of the magazine pages are sticky again, little pervs.

Oh, hey, Luke.

- You been reading this? - I don't know, Haley.

Is that the "Why do I hang out with these people" issue?

Because you're on the cover of that, right?

No, actually, it's the

"my best friend's an idiot" issue..

...and there you are.

Haley, would you like to join us?

Hell, yes.

- So, honey, how was your day? - Good! Thanks.

I mean "good" is relative, right?

Considering a third of the world is starving.

Which does not change the fact that I am clumsy as hell.

Did I tell you that I fell down today? Yeah.

Slipped off the curb, totally bit it

face down, butt in the air.

Too graphic? Sorry. I'll just be quiet.

So, I got something for you, Lucas.

Actually, I found it. I mean, sorry.

Not that I was like, looking for something specifically

which implies some hideous sort of "Joey loves Dawson" scenario

and completely creep me out but, you know, we saw it, and..

...give him the book.

Wow.

'"Julius Caesar."'

"There's a tide in the affairs of men."

Or something like that.

Nice.

Thank you, guys. Thank you very much.

Whatever. If that's what you're into.

Well, well, Keith Scott. What do you know?

How are you doing, Whitey?

'Take a load off.'

You, uh... you got a second?

Oh, I got a lot of seconds or haven't you heard?

Oh, yeah, I heard.

Just a little.

A little more.

Oh, that's good. That's good.

'I saw your little brother today. Danny.'

He called me "despicable."

Said I crushed the dreams of young men.

Yeah? Was he talking about himself or Nathan, do you think?

Both, I suppose.

Hey, what did you average when you played for me?

Oh, about 5,006 beers a night.

Well, at least, you were consistent.

'Yep. You gotta give me that.'

Hey, you know, uh..

...Lucas plays.

Lucas? Oh..

Oh, Dan's other son.

Well, Karen's son.

Dan's on the birth certificate, but they never got married.

And where does he play?

Um...at this, uh, park down by the river.

Oh, come on, Keith.

If the kid had any promise he'd be in the gym

with the real players.

Like Nathan, you mean?

Come on, coach.

Just take a little drive with me.

- Yes! - Oh, Luke is on fire tonight.

How do you say "hot" in French?

- Flambe. - Luke is flambe.

'Fergie finds Luke, who fakes out Junk again.'

'They never learn, Mouth.'

'Now, you see there? That's what I'm talking about.'

Alright, let's say I'm interested.

And I'm not saying I am.

Why put him through that?

Because he should know that he's good.

You know, not just playground good, but good, period.

He could use that in his life.

We could all use that in our lives.

Yeah. But we had our chance.

So, you and Karen, are you..

- Friends. - Oh.

Um, you know, I'm the kid's uncle, and I'm in their lives.

It is what it is.

I remember when Dan told me Karen was pregnant

right after their senior year in high school.

I told him he should honor his scholarship and go to college.

I tell you one thing, you did Karen a favor.

And Lucas, too.

Now, maybe, you can do me one.

♪ He's hanging with your best friend ♪

♪ And you're waiting there ♪

♪ It's tearing you apart ♪

♪ He lied to you a thousand times ♪

♪ When I was there.. ♪♪

What are you wasting your time at now?

- I didn't hear you come in. - Oh, imagine that.

You know, nobody listens to this crap.

So, I waited for you tonight.

Yeah, the guys wanted to tip a few.

And you didn't even think to let me know?

Well, that's why I came by. You want to come?

- With the guys? - And me.

And the guys.

You know what, Peyton? I'm getting really tired of this.

I came here to spend time with you.

- Yeah, me and half the team. - Whatever.

You know, what? You want to be a bitch? That's cool.

Just sit in your closet and listen to your

loser rock and I'll see you tomorrow.

How about you don't see me tomorrow?

It's fine by me.

Like I don't have other options.

Look, I'm sorry.

I, uh, Peyton, I'm really sorry.

It's just...a lot of these guy got suspended, you know.

So it's like this stupid bonding thing.

Look, I wish it were just you and me.

But I was hoping you'd come anyway.

Make it a lot more bearable, okay?

Scott.

- What's up, coach? - Not you. You.

You read a book or something.

Nice, isn't it?

A lot of people like their gyms loud.

I like mine like this.

Quiet, clean..

...kinda like a church.

A lot of praying done here, anyway.

You played ball in grade school.

Why'd you quit?

I didn't.

What, four guys in the park?

That's not exactly basketball.

Well then, what do you think we're doing out there?

I don't know. Planning a bank job?

Look, I've got an opening in my lineup. Varsity.

Chance of a lifetime.

What do you say?

I say those people that pray here are wasting their time.

God doesn't watch sports.

So were you gonna tell us, man?

It's nothing.

Whitey asked you to play on the team, and it's nothing?

It's nothing 'cause I'm not playing.

Not with those guys.

Luke, man, I've been guarding you almost every night

since we were like, 12 years old, right?

And I won how many games?

I don't know. It just seems like a waste to me, man.

Well, it doesn't to me.

I mean, don't you guys ever

think that maybe we belong here?

No. We belong here.

You've never belonged here.

Thanks a lot, Skills.

Just shoot for teams.

Yo, Luke, man.

You know you're one of my best friends, right?

And ain't nothin' never gonna change that, man.

'But keep it real.'

We ain't shooting for teams.

We're shooting to be your excuse.

And I ain't about to be a part of that.

Somebody left it at the door.

Take it off.

Mom, you okay?

Yeah.

Do you know who left it?

Coach Durham, probably.

He asked me to play.

Maybe, you should.

You know, you sound like Skills.

You know, those guys refused to play today.

They said they didn't want to be my excuse.

- How'd you feel about that? - Honestly?

I was pissed, and those guys are supposed to be my friends.

They are your friends.

Do you remember that?

'My first leather-basketball.'

You know, that was the year that Skills' father

told us there was no Santa Claus.

Yeah, and I tried to talk you out of it.

Then you said something I'll never forget.

You said, you felt bad for the kids who never figured it out

because when they grew up and had kids of their own

there wouldn't be any gifts on Christmas morning.

You're a good kid, Luke.

But sometimes I feel like you're sitting out your life

on account of me and I don't want that for you.

My past is not your future, okay?

What are you slinging?

- About 160. - Give me that.

Your mom called.

She won't be back till next week.

Hey, what do you know about Whitey inviting--

- Your son to play? - Don't call him that.

- He's got our last name, dad. - I know.

I know we haven't spoken much about this in the past

'but the fact that he shares your last name is only'

'wishful thinking on his mother's part.'

We were young, the summer after high school, we made a mistake.

'You made a mistake, alright.'

I mean, this guy's a zombie.

Okay.

Look, it's kind of screwed up, alright?

People talk about it.

Get out of there.

I want you to go to this kid.

Encourage him not to play.

I'm not afraid of him, dad.

Well, you should be.

We've worked too hard to have anyone coming in now

disrupting the offense, taking away shots.

And anyway..

...this has more to do with Whitey and me than you.

Why do you say that?

It's a long story.

If you want, I'll tell you someday.

But for now...I want you to go to this kid and talk to him.

And trust me when I tell you, Nathan

there's a bigger picture here. Your picture.

And this kid's not in it.

So your pops finally mentioned the bastard spawn, huh?

They say he's got game. Maybe we could use him.

Look, man, I can get us to the state championship

with three blind guys and a cripple.

Which is practically what I got with you and what's left.

Nice.

So where are we goin'?

Let's go to the park.

♪ You knew that they were coming ♪

♪ Still you took way too long ♪♪

Nice shot.

Think you can hit that against a double team?

Down by 2. Packed house telling you, you suck?

How about just two people telling you, you suck?

What do you want?

What do I want?

What do you want, man?

I mean, other than my girlfriend and my spot in the lineup.

Huh?

None of us wants you on the team, man.

I don't want you. The guys don't want you.

My girlfriend, sure as hell, doesn't want you.

But here's the deal.

You and me, one on one.

You can name the time and place.

If you win..

...I'll quit the team.

If I win, you crawl back in your little hole

and you remember your place in all this.

Time and place, baby.

Time and place.

...are you gonna play him?

I don't know.

It's not like I have anything to prove.

Yeah, I guess. But don't you just wanna show him sometimes--

Oh! Damn!

What is up?

I was attacked by a flock of crows last week!

I'm totally serious!

- By the way, it's a murder. - What?

More than one crow is a murder.

I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

A parliament of owls, an exultation of larks.

A murder of crows.

I think that is why people think you're weird, right there.

Ah..

I would like to show him sometimes though

what a mistake he's made.

Dan?

Mostly for mom.

And...sometimes for me.

So, Luke, what are ravens? I mean, you know, more than one?

An unkindness.

Why wouldn't you play?

I do play every night.

It's not the same, Luke.

Why? What makes it less of a game if people don't see it?

I'll tell you why.

When I was a kid..

...my father took me to Raleigh to see David Thompson play.

I was nine years old, I couldn't have

cared less about basketball.

But when Thompson stepped on the court..

...he was...so young..

...so quick and just so graceful

that I-I was mesmerized.

I-I couldn't take my eyes off him, until late in the game

and I look up at my daddy, and he's got tears in his eyes.

Fourteen thousand strangers..

...and my father's crying

because he's so beautiful.

'He played with such poetry that he made us'

feel like we were a part of it.

You have a gift, Luke.

'And it's a crime not to let people see it'

to hide it in the park.

It's a damn shame, that's why.

'Keith's Body Shop and Towing.'

That's me inside your head.

What?

NOFX.

♪ That's me inside your head ♪♪

- It's the lyrics from-- - I know the song.

Nathan? It's me.

Alright, well, listen, my car broke down.

You're gonna have to come pick me up.

'So leave the gym!'

Listen, it'll take you, like, 10 minutes.

I'm on River Road around the curve.

Well, sucks to be you.

Listen, are you sure you got a ride?

I mean, I can wait if you want.

Yeah, that's what I want.

Listen, have your dad call me with an estimate.

My uncle?

If that's your story.

Can I ask you a question?

It's a free country.

Why are you a cheerleader?

I mean, no offense or anything, but you're about

the least cheery person I know.

Keith!

- Hey! - Hey!

How you been, big brother?

Not bad. How about you?

Good, good. Dealership's good.

I sent you some business not long ago.

Oh, yeah, I, uh..

...I meant to call you and thank you for that.

Yeah, well, we're all busy, right?

Right.

Come on. Let me give you a ride.

I'll let you insult me.

First of all, you don't know me.

Second of all, you don't know me.

God, why are guys such jerks?

Guys or Nathan?

Him.

You.

I don't know.

We share the same father.

Yeah, I heard that.

He's kind of an ass.

So that must suck, having to see him around.

For my mom.

I never knew him.

But she told you he was your dad?

Yeah, eventually.

We used to play in junior leagues together. Me and Nathan.

- Basketball? - Yeah.

And I loved it, and I was good at it.

I mean, you ever had something that you knew

that you were better at than almost anybody else?

Sex.

Joke.

Anyway..

...the guys kept teasing me about it.

About how Nathan's dad was my dad, too.

So I asked my mom.

And she said he wasn't.

You know, but I get home..

...and I hear her crying in her room.

'I knew it was true.'

So I never went back.

And I told my mom it was because

I didn't want to have to see his face, but..

...it was mostly because..

...I don't want her to have to.

So why'd you just tell me all that?

I mean, we don't even know each other.

Maybe, that's the point.

Nathan's got a shot here, Keith. A real future.

A real future..

Let me ask you something.

Do you ever even think about Lucas' future?

Do you ever think about that?

I can't change the fact this kid exists.

'If I could, I would.'

The truth is, I told Karen I'd take care of it, but she..

♪ And it's none of my business ♪

♪ I got a weakness can I beat this ♪

♪ The autumn leaves falling in the breeze ♪

♪ Are not my fault ♪

♪ The storm over yonder ♪

♪ You got to wonder what it's all about ♪

♪ Destiny was never up to me ♪

♪ And it's not my fault ♪

♪ The aftertaste is gonna.. ♪♪

Tomorrow night, midnight. At the riverfront.

♪ ...like its over before.. ♪♪

But if I win, I'm gonna want something else.

'Service department, line 2.'

I love that car. I love that car!

My wife's got that car.

I'm guessing you're not car shopping.

He's a boy who wants to play basketball, reluctantly.

I find it horrifying and amusing that after all these years

it takes something as simple as that to bring you around.

I'm only thinking of the kid.

You have no right to think of him

not today or any other day of his life! How dare you!

- Are you finished? - I haven't even started.

Since day one, we've asked nothing of you

and you have delivered in fine fashion.

'I'll expect that to continue.'

If Lucas decides to play, you'll do nothing.

Anything else might make me angry and detract

from the pleasant, cordial side, you see now.

You know, I know your son doesn't exactly fit in

But Nathan is all-state

and I'm not sure why you'd want to humiliate your kid like that.

You're right, Dan.

I'd rather not humiliate him.

You've done that enough.

'Nathan.'

What's up, dad?

If I wanted a daughter, I'd adopt one.

What, so you could abandon her, too?

Just a joke, dad.

Yeah.

And this bet tonight, is that a joke, too?

Or would you really quit the team? 'Cause let's be honest.

You have everything to lose here and nothing to gain.

Well, sometimes what you call everything, I call nothing.

I just think it's best if you don't do this, Nathan.

We'll find another way.

No.

Dad, I do a lot of stuff for you..

...almost everything.

But I'm gonna do this for me.

Hi, Mr. Scott.

So I would have preferred a warning shot on this one.

Something to let me know what was coming with Lucas.

Yeah, that's, uh, that's fair enough.

But you should see him play, Karen.

I mean, it's like... it's like poetry, you know?

- And he's gonna be fine. - Yeah, I know.

Do you ever wonder about it, Keith?

How we got to this?

Hanging out in the old cafe.

- Lamenting the past. - Hmm.

Haley listening in from behind?

'I am not listening.'

Okay, I was. I am.

Right.

I just wonder how we got here so fast.

I don't know.

When I see Lucas in high school

it all seems like a blink of an eye.

But otherwise, it seems like it's been forever.

- Wow! - Yeah.

This place looks great.

Thanks. I just finished putting up the lights.

Miniature golf will never be the same.

Your mom is worried.

She's downstairs with Keith, picking through her past.

Do you think I'm being selfish playing Nathan?

Do you?

A little bit.

I mean, if I walked away, then my mom wouldn't be

downstairs, worried about it now, now, would she?

You know, I don't say things like this very often

'cause it sounds... weird, but..

...you're a really good guy.

'And I'm glad we're friends.'

But you and your mom worry too damn much.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen

and welcome to an historic night of basketball.

I'm Mouth McFadden along with my gamey partner, Jimmy Edwards.

And Jimmy, we're in for a treat tonight.

Who doesn't love a treat, Mouth?

I know I do. S'mores, ice cream, cake.

So if you're not doing it for your dad

then why are you doing it?

You wouldn't get it.

I guess not.

I mean, so what if this guy plays?

Are you really that threatened?

I'm not threatened by anyone.

Well, then, why do it?

To prove that I'm the best.

Okay, and so what if he wins?

What does he get?

He gets you.

♪ I said are you gonna be my girl ♪♪

Just moments before the stroke of 12:00

and still no Nathan Scott.

And the natives are getting restless, Mouth.

Judging by the crowd that envelops our booth.

- You don't have a booth. - Junk Moreti joins us now.

Junk, you care to make a prediction?

Sure, I predict you guys will be

the two biggest morons out here.

And it looks like Nathan Scott has arrived.

'Driven by car right onto the court.'

- Nathan! Nathan! Nathan! - Nathan! Nathan! Nathan!

By the way, I hope you don't mind, but I told a few people.

♪ I'm an outlaw ♪

Yeah, Nathan!

♪ Quick on the draw ♪

♪ Somethin' you've never seen before ♪

♪ And I dare a mother... to come in my face ♪

♪ I got somethin' chrome ♪ ♪ I got somethin ♪

♪ And I got it from home.. ♪♪

Come on, let's go, baby! Let's go, Nathan!

Okay, folks, here we go. 15 by ones.

Make it, take it. Win by one.

And you can feel the intensity in the air.

- You ready for this? - Why not?

It's your life.

Yeah.

It is.

Ho!

A 25-footer, rips the silk like

Jimmy Edwards in a size three dress.

Go ahead, man. I'll give you that all night.

What happened to all night?

Is that all you got, man?

If that's all you got, this is over.

Yeah! Alright!

This looks to be a battle, Mouth.

Uh!

No foul. Basket counts.

Besides... you won't score again.

'Oh, the basket counts.'

And it's 14-12, game point for Nathan.

He could win it all, right here.

'Nathan for the win.'

Holy crap, did you see that?

'Some day, men will write stories about that block.'

'Children will be named after it.'

'Argentinean women will weep for it.'

'Luke took the basket, and he's down by one.'

You're down by one, man. Don't choke now.

Another dagger, and it's all tied up!

I think I'm gonna puke.

Come on, Nate! Come on, shut him down, Nathan!

This is it, folks. No going back now.

The next basket wins it.

He's never mentioned you, man.

Not once in all these years.

This is for my mom.

'Luke for the win!'

♪ Would you find it in your.. ♪♪

'It's good! Lucas Scott takes it 15-14.'

'and there is bedlam and delirium and felicity for all!'

So, what'd you bet?

I win, Nathan stays on the team.

Why?

Because it's the last thing he wants.

And anyway, it's not about him.

Peyton!

I'll be seeing you.

"There is a tide in the affairs of men.

♪ Try to find another way ♪

Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune."

Don't worry, dad.

Your dreams are still safe.

"But omitted, all the voyage of their life

"is bound in shallows and miseries.

♪ I could understand your face ♪

♪ You could even hold my hand ♪

♪ If you would like to ♪

"On such a full sea are we now afloat.

♪ It came up unexpected ♪

♪ I had to follow through ♪

♪ And it's hard when you were working like you do ♪

"And we must take the current when it serves.

♪ You can put it back together ♪

♪ It was there if you ever wanted it ♪

♪ But you closed the door and said goodbye for good ♪♪

Or lose the ventures before us."