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Previously on "One Tree Hill.."

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

Varsity. What do you say?

You have a gift, Luke. It's a crime not to let people see it

to hide it in the park.

- What do you want? - What do you want, man?

I mean, other than my girlfriend

and my spot in the lineup?

I just got her last name, dad.

I can't change the fact this kid exists.

You have no right to think of him

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

Sometimes I feel like you're sitting out your life

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

I mean, so what if this guy plays?

Are you really that threatened?

I'm not threatened by anyone.

You and me. One-on-one.

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

I do a lot of stuff for you, but I'm gonna do this for me.

He's never mentioned your name. Not once in all these years.

- This is for my mom. - 'Luke for the win!'

'A couple more shots. Come on, guys. Let's go.'

'Big night. Big night, put 'em in there. There you go.'

'Luke, Luke, what up, dawg?'

'Check this out. You shoot this one.'

'Let's see what you got.'

- Ah! - 'Come on, let's move!'

- Time to go, baby. - 6:30, Luke.

Aw, come on, guys. You don't gotta come.

- It's just a game. - Right.

Whitey asked you to play on the team.

And Nathan threatens you.

You beat him right here one-on-one to join the team.

And now it's the first game and we ain't gotta come?

Mnh-mnh. We going. This game is for all us.

- Go, Luke! Alright! - Alright.

- 'Let's go, Luke!' - 'Come on, Luke!'

Karen, you ready to go?

Oh, I'm not going.

I've decided to stay open. I could use the business.

Have you talked to Luke about this?

No, but he'll understand.

- Karen-- - She doesn't wanna go.

She doesn't wanna see her high school sweetheart

slash your brother Dan slash the jerk who abandoned Lucas

slash the father of Nathan, the team's star player

slash my wrists.

If I hear the story again.. Let's go.

I think you're making a mistake.

♪ I spent them waiting here for you ♪♪

Whitey can put this kid on the team, he can put him in the game

but he can't put him in your game.

So shut him out and shut down the opposition.

You got Verona tonight. They're good, so be ready.

Alright.

♪ Back against the wall.. ♪

Scott.

I can't believe the bastard spawn is on our team.

For now.

Nervous?

- A little bit. - Good.

You oughta be.

Just do what you've been doing all week in practice.

You'll be fine.

Luke, you mind if we get a few words before your first game?

Yeah, we're gonna put it on the internet

"ravenshoops.com."

Yeah, we're gonna have a webcast and everything.

What the hell is this?

- Well, we have this website. - Yeah, we're sports announcers.

Not in here, you're not. The locker room is closed.

No...media.

Dude, did you hear that? We're media.

Not just media, banned media.

- 'They don't wanna--' - 'What?'

- But we gonna-- - What?

Alright, let's take the court.

Ravens!

Ravens!

Ravens!

You want my world?

'Ravens!'

You got it.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Give it up give it up give it up ♪

♪ Come on ♪

Keith! Hey, you finally came to see your nephew play

huh, big brother?

Yeah, I guess you could say that.

♪ ...flow in the frequency ♪

Tonight, Lucas Scott plays his first game

for the Tree Hill Ravens.

That's right, Mouth. Now, the Ravens are 5-0

'but this is their first game'

following the suspension of six Varsity players.

Son!

♪ Then you gonna get some.. ♪

♪ I refuse to lose ♪

♪ I refuse to lose ♪

♪ Don't speak about these cause I'm hot by degrees ♪

Wake up.

'Alright, come on in.'

'Hustle, hustle.'

So that's the boy that beat Nathan?

- He's looks good from behind. - 'Ravens on three.'

'One, two, three.'

'Ravens!'

Lucas...relax.

Destiny has a way of finding you.

'Jump! Jump! Jump!'

'Go higher! Jump! Jump! Jump!'

Come on, Nathan!

- Let's go! - Come on!

- Nice hands. - Nice legs.

♪ Switchback ♪

Let's see some D!

♪ Switchback ♪

Hey, whose side are you on?

- Let's go, Ravens! - Whoo!

♪ I made a choice that I regret ♪

♪ Now what I see is what I get ♪

♪ It's too late to look back ♪

♪ I've got no way to switchback ♪

Go, Nathan!

'Scott!'

Not your night, son.

Start taking notes, punk.

♪ It's too late to look back ♪

♪ Ain't okay I've got no way to switchback ♪♪

♪ I don't wanna be anything ♪

♪ Other than what I've been trying to be lately ♪

♪ All I have to do is think of me ♪

♪ And I have peace of mind ♪

♪ I don't wanna be anything ♪

♪ Other than what I've been trying to be lately ♪

♪ All I have to do is think of me ♪

♪ And I have peace of mind ♪

♪ I'm tired of looking round rooms ♪

♪ Wondering what I gotta do or who I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ I don't wanna be anything other than me ♪♪

♪ We stay hard to find 'cause it's too hard to take it ♪

♪ And we keep that in mind that we're older and jaded ♪

♪ We can't shake it ♪

Well, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Hey, I'm sorry.

- Unbelievable. - What?

Peyton, did you see how bad he sucked?

- So? - He was horrible!

I...I've never seen a guy play so bad.

And you enjoyed that?

Well, hell yeah. Didn't you?

What is this, Peyton? You like this guy or something?

You mean more than my boyfriend

who I'm trying to make out with right now?

Well, put some ice on it.

You ever think I might want to talk?

No. You don't. You wanna celebrate a public humiliation.

And I'm sorry that's a little played out.

Oh, and being with you isn't?

♪ No we can't fake it ♪♪

Oh, co.. Peyton, come on, I was joking.

Ah!

Are you getting in the car?

Please?

Fine.

Take your lame music, too.

'And have a nice walk home.'

Damn it, Nathan! That CD was hard to find!

It's an import!

Uh, it's open.

- Hey. - Is he okay?

I don't know. I didn't see him afterward.

You should have been there.

Well, you shouldn't have gone to Whitey.

I thought you supported this.

I supported Lucas.

I didn't have much of a choice

after you went and got him on the team, did I?

What's going on?

I should have been there.

I thought I was over it, Keith. I really did.

But maybe I've just been hiding.

Just, I can't go back there.

The place knows too much.

'I guess misery really does love company.'

- What are you doing here? - Actually, I'm not here.

I was never here.

You know, I shoot the ball, and it goes in.

I don't ask questions. I don't think about it.

It's just the way it is.

Or the way it was.

Yeah.

Look, it's just a game.

Who cares if the entire school and most of your friends

and half the town saw you suck?

So you've clearly come to cheer me up?

You want a ride?

♪ I see how the ocean tide rose ♪

♪ From a young boy ♪

♪ I have been waiting ♪

♪ Just to see my ordinary day ♪

♪ It's far away from me ♪♪

'Nathan!'

Look at this.

What did you do there?

I was double-teamed, so I found the open man.

Wrong. You gave up a scoring opportunity in the post.

Wha.. Dad, I was double-teamed.

I-I scored 28 points.

Thirty points would've looked better to the scouts

don't you think?

Go to sleep. You looked winded in the fourth quarter.

We'll go for a run together in the morning.

You wonder why mom extends those business trips.

Look, you mind if I ask you a question?

Shoot.

Why did you decide to do it, join the team?

'Cause you don't exactly fit in here, do you?

The game, I guess.

- I love the game. - Right.

Same reason I cheer, it's all a big game.

But why not just stay on the playground?

Why join Varsity?

Because I want to know if I'm good.

But if you ask my opinion, we all just wasted

a perfectly good evening.

You, me, and everybody else in there.

Then why do you do it?

I mean, do you really like it or not?

If I say I like it, then I'm just another cheerleader

but if I say that I hate it

then I'm either a liar or a fraud.

Either way, I lose.

Do you wanna come in?

What about Nathan?

What about him?

Uh..

What are you doing?

Um, you just said--

I didn't invite you to come in.

I just asked if you wanted to.

Thanks for the ride.

Hi, honey.

I looked for you.

Yeah, we were, uh, busy at the cafe

which is a good thing, right?

Sure.

Luke..

...I'm sorry I missed it.

Yeah, me too.

♪ My love is bigger than your love ♪

♪ We take more drugs than a touring funk band ♪

♪ Sing it ♪

♪ My love is bigger than your love sing it ♪

♪ My love is.. ♪

♪ My band is better than your band ♪

♪ We got more songs than.. ♪♪

I'm sorry.

Peyton.

Peyton's not here right now, just her lame music.

Look, I'm really sorry.

It's just this guy's on the team now

and my dad's been hammering me about it.

But I shouldn't take it out on you.

I know that.

Nathan, I'm tired of this.

I know. It's just..

Look, I haven't been very good to you lately

and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry, okay?

'Just say it's okay, so that when I see you tomorrow'

we can start being us again, okay, Peyton?

Okay.

You know, early in his career, Hemingway was..

He was frustrated.

He was a good writer who wanted to be great.

And eventually he discovered that less was more.

Peyton..

...describe Lucas using just one word.

Choke.

Okay, quiet, please. Thank you.

Lucas, care to respond and describe Peyton?

Lonely.

'Okay, quiet, please.'

Yes, Nathan?

I can describe Lucas in one word.

Bastard.

'Alright, alright, alright, alright.'

Knock it off!

'Knock it off!'

I'd stand up, but every time I do

somebody kicks me in the ass for putting you on the team.

Sit down!

Phew! Boy, I must be getting senile.

Because I thought just maybe you were different.

I stuck my neck out for you.

Damn it, I trusted you!

I shouldn't have hit him. You're right.

You're damn right I'm right.

I don't think I can do this.

Right.

One bad game, and you just run away.

I didn't run away.

That's why I'm in your office.

So what happened after you tackled him?

Kelly broke it up.

'Any longer I might have destroyed him.'

Or he might have beaten your ass.

What do you know about it, Jagielski?

What do any of us know about anything?

'But if I had to take a guess'

I'd say that he tackled you first

and I'm pretty sure that you were at the bottom

when Mr. Kelly broke it up.

Well, you're wrong.

Why don't you grab a rebound every now and then, huh?

What are you, putting on make-up?

Get out in the gym and start warming up.

Jagielski, when you find the pumps to match your skirt

you might meet us in the gym.

'Let's go!'

Hey!

This is just the start of it for you.

Nathan!

Any side effects?

- From what? - Your amnesia.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about how you must have gotten amnesia

because I know you would have mentioned

that you got into a fight today.

- Are you okay, Luke? - Yeah.

You ever wake up from a really good dream

and try to get back to sleep?

Or you got the flu, and you promise yourself

that you'll appreciate normal so much more

if you could just get back to it?

Yeah.

That's the way I feel.

I just want things to go back to the way they were.

With basketball?

With everything.

You know, it's really too bad Lucas is poor

and he can't play, 'cause he is fine.

Hey, I think it's really good

you're fighting with Nathan again.

- You do? - Yeah.

Every time you guys fight, I get to hear new music.

Hey, did you buy the new Beyonce?

No.

You know, Peyton, I know you're all Gwen Stefani

plaid skirt, "I'm a badass"

but we love you anyway, and you know why?

'Cause Friday night when it is game time

there you are, one of us.

PS, Gwen Stefani is not a badass.

♪ I'm better than her ♪

You ever look past it, Brooke?

- Past what? - All of it.

High school and basketball and just..

...like, the whole popularity drama?

Yeah.

I mean, I think about the future sometimes

and it scares me.

But then I think, I'll go to college.

♪ You don't know.. ♪

I'll join the right sorority.

I'll marry a rich guy..

...unless I get fat.

♪ Hey girl are you listenin'.. ♪♪

It's only one game, Luke.

Even Jordan played lousy in his first pro game.

Michael Jordan scored 16 points in his first pro game.

Yeah, I know that. I just didn't think you did.

All I'm saying is, you know, you gotta shake it off.

What if I can't do it, Keith?

Maybe I can't play at this level.

- You can. - Or maybe not.

And plus, it's all of it.

I don't fit into their world, and I never will.

This was stupid.

Even Jordan got cut from his high school Varsity Team

and he did okay.

What does your mom say about it?

I haven't talked to her yet.

Well, you should.

- Why? - 'Cause she deserves it.

She's going through this thing, too. You're not the only one.

'It's a rule of life.'

The prettier the girl, the messier the car.

It's a real turn on, huh?

- 'Hey, Bob, how you doin'?' - 'Hey..'

Those are my sketches!

Um, I wasn't looking.

This is personal, alright?

I don't read your diary.

- I don't have a diary. - No?

"Dear diary, my daddy doesn't love me."

PS, stay out of my stuff.

What's this I hear about a fight?

- It's nothing. - Did you win?

- Dad, it was nothing. - No, son, it was something.

'Cause if it was nothing, your principal wouldn't have

called me at the dealership.

Do you realize how fast a suspension

or bad reputation can ruin your prospects?

Dad, he's hitting on my girlfriend.

- What do you want me to do? - Your girlfriend.

Nathan, if you're gonna get in a fight

get in a fight over something important.

Did you get hurt?

No.

Okay, good.

Did you?

Me? Why?

He wasn't swinging at me, dad.

He was swinging at you.

So, are you gonna tell me about the fight

or you wanna just assume I know about it

while I yell at you?

Is that the phone? I'll get it.

- Still here. - Mom, he had it coming.

- You know, he said-- - No.

When they called me today

I was certain they had the wrong Scott.

And then they told me they had two Scotts

and I could take my pick.

Honestly, Lucas, fighting in class!

- Fighting at all! - But the guy was being a jerk!

And this is suddenly a surprise to you?

- He hasn't been a jerk before? - No, he's always a jerk!

So why go down to his level?

This wouldn't have anything to do with

playing poorly, would it?

How would you know? You weren't even there.

I'm sorry. Mom.

Mom, I'm s..

How'd you sleep?

Not so good.

I had this really bad dream where I was a jackass to my mom.

- Listen-- - Listen--

- Ooh. - Jinx.

Hey.

- Sorry. - No, I'm sorry.

I should have told you the truth about why I couldn't be there.

I-I really wanted to, Luke

but the idea of walking into that gym..

That's where he told me he was going away

to college without me.

That's where everything changed.

I don't regret one second of one day with you, okay?

I don't.

But that day was a hard day in that gym.

And it was basketball that he chose.

And I'm sorry that you have to hear things like that

but I don't wanna lie to you, either.

I'm sorry you had to live it.

You..

Look, I wanna talk about what's happening with the team.

I know you think I've been hard on you

but it's because I see the big picture here.

Whitey's not gonna bench this kid

just because of one bad game.

So what? Let him humiliate himself.

No, it's more than that.

Back when I played for Whitey, his word was law.

He was always right, even when he was wrong.

So eventually I called him on it.

He benched you in the State Championship.

Yeah, so he claimed.

He covered and acted like he benched me

but you should know the truth.

I refused to go back in that game.

We were ahead in the fourth quarter

and Whitey wanted to stall, but what did I tell you

about playing with a lead?

- Be aggressive. - Exactly. Be aggressive.

Plus, there were scouts that were there to see me.

And this guy who was checking me

he was going to some big college but I could take him, so I did.

I disobeyed Whitey, and I scored on him.

Nice.

Yeah.

Yeah, so Whitey calls a time out and starts screaming about

how it's his system that got us there

and no one player is bigger than the team.

So I sat down and called his bluff.

And they lost.

Yeah. I felt bad for the guys

but he needed to know.

I'm the one who got us there, not him...and not his system.

Listen, Nathan, I don't want you to back off this kid

no matter how poorly he plays.

Whitey is just using him to get back at me.

Eventually, I'll deal with Whitey

but for now it's just you and me, okay?

- Okay. - Okay.

'Hey, Lucas.'

Tough game the other night.

- Yeah. - It happens.

So you read a lot, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, I got something for you.

Listen, I know we haven't had a, really a chance to talk much

since you joined the team, but I just kind of wanted to

stay out of your way and give you a chance to chill, you know.

Oh, I'm Jake.

Yeah, I know.

A lot of talk about your one-on-one with Nathan.

Man, I wish I could have been there.

Nah, it was no big deal.

You know, Nathan, he's...he's a hell of a player

he really is, but..

...he buys into all this nonsense.

You got him scared.

Fear changes everything.

"Atlas shrugged?"

- Yeah, you read it? - No.

It's good. Anyway, you're gonna be fine.

Just remember, don't let him take it.

- I don't know what that means. - Yeah, I know.

But you will.

Okay, we're gonna try our little Hemingway project again.

But in order to avoid a bar fight

we're gonna do it on paper.

Now, you don't have to put your names on these.

Simply write one word.

One single word to describe what you want most

in your life right now.

It's like this.

'You can't do it, can you?'

That's beautiful.

I always wondered about it.

We all do, right?

What happens when it's gone?

But see, I've never really seen anybody lose it.

Like really lose it..

...till now.

Go ahead, man.

Prove me wrong.

I don't have to prove anything to you.

That's pathetic. It's too bad, really.

I mean, I was looking forward to taking you down slowly

but now, hell, what's the point?

You already know it's over.

And I'd say, "See you at practice"

but we both know you're not gonna be there.

Why humiliate yourself, right?

You missed again.

Scott. Lucas Scott.

One more time. Lucas Scott!

No practice today?

What, are you stalking me?

I thought someone should see them.

Well, it's none of your business.

You know what? You're right.

It's none of my business.

I wouldn't know anything about it.

I know you don't.

Look, just tell me why you didn't submit them.

Your stuff is good.

It's not good enough.

Look, Peyton, why not?

I wanna draw something that means something to someone.

You know, I-I wanna draw blind faith

or a fading summer, or just a moment of clarity.

It's like when you go, and you see a really great band

live for the first time, you know

and nobody is saying it but everybody is thinking it.

We have something to believe in again.

I wanna draw that feeling, but I can't.

And if I can't be great at it, then I don't wanna ruin it.

It's too important to me.

Yep.

Me too.

Hey, what about your sketch book?

What about 'em? They don't mean anything to anybody, do they?

People who value their lives usually knock first.

Oh.

That explains it.

It's like a time capsule in here.

What can I do for you, Danny?

Well..

...you can let it go.

That's kind of the pot calling the kettle black, isn't it?

If you've got a problem with me, Whitey

don't take it out on Nathan.

What problem would that be, Danny?

Oh, I think you know.

State Championship.

Now you've gone and humiliated Karen's son

in some feeble attempt to get even.

Karen's son?

That's a very convenient way of putting it.

It might interest you to know that Karen's son

has taken himself off the team.

'That make you happy, Danny?'

Seeing the demise of a kid that you fathered and then abandoned?

Oh.

Hey, move Nathan back to shooting guard.

You might finally win that State Championship.

You're just destroying kids' lives left and right

aren't you?

Well, you've made a career out of it.

♪ Echo echo whoa ♪

♪ No I don't want to be just another ♪

♪ Echo echo ♪

♪ Everywhere I go ♪

♪ There's something that I really need ♪

♪ Everyone I know ♪

♪ Is someone I want to be ♪

♪ Even though I don't really know me ♪

♪ It's just another day ♪

♪ And every single word I say fades out ♪♪

Missed you at practice.

I can't do it.

You wanna know something?

I have had 35 winning seasons

but you know what keeps me up at night?

The college jobs I never took.

Could've beens have a way of doing that.

- Yeah. - We got a game tomorrow night.

'You're on my team until tip-off.'

The rest is up to you.

Look, son..

...there's no shame in being afraid.

Hell, we're all afraid.

What you gotta do..

...is figure out what you're afraid of.

Because when you put a face on it, you can beat it.

Better yet, you can use it.

Think about it.

You've got some ugly toes, girl.

- No, I don't. - Yeah, you do.

They're like practically fingers.

Well, then just focus on the middle one.

Oh, come on, I was just joking. I love your toes.

So I'm thinking about quitting the team.

- Right. - No, I'm serious.

I don't even like it anymore.

'Whitey can't stand me.'

It's never good enough for my dad.

I think you should. Why not, right?

I mean, you can quit the team, and I'll quit cheerleading

and then we can just walk away from it.

Nathan, let's do it!

Yeah, right. That's what I'm gonna do.

I gotta go. I'll see you at the game.

Did you ever figure out your porn name?

- What are you talking about? - Your porn name.

Um...you know, you take the name of your first pet

and your mother's maiden name, and you put them together.

What was the name of your first pet?

Well, you know that. I had a dog named Rocket.

Oh, Rocket. Oh! I loved Rocket.

So your mother's maiden name is Roe.

Rocket Roe.

- Nice. - What's yours?

Uh, oh, I had a bunny named Bunny.

You named the bunny Bunny.

Yes, I did. And my mother's maiden name is Brigard, so..

- Bunny Brigard. - Bunny Brigard.

"Dawson's Freak," starring Rocket Rowe and Bunny Brigard.

- Nice. - Shut up!

Hey, um..

...there's a game tonight.

You're not playing anymore?

No.

You know, I've never walked away from anything before, Haley.

I know.

But I can't do it, and even worse

I don't know why I can't do it.

It's like no matter how confusing or..

...screwed up life got

you know, the game always made sense.

It was mine, you know?

And in a lot of ways, it's who I am.

But..

...I can't be that person in their gym..

...or in their uniforms or..

...in their world.

I hear you, Luke.

But I know you.

And I know that no matter what happens

you're still gonna be the same guy that you always were.

No uniform.

No...whatever is gonna ruin that..

...you know?

Call me later. We'll go get some pizza.

'Hey!'

I took the night off.

I thought I'd take in a basketball game.

Sorry, mom.

No, Luke, I'm sorry.

You've always loved the game.

Even in the junior leagues.

I remember when they issued you your first jersey

and I couldn't get you out of it.

You wore that thing for weeks.

And then you decided to quit playing.

'Do you remember why?'

Lucas?

I didn't want to see his face.

Dan.

I didn't want to be like him.

And..

...I was afraid that I'd become him if I played.

In the gym..

...I felt like he had a piece of me.

I never felt like that on the playground.

Well, I say he's taken enough from us.

I took the night off to watch my son play again.

The way he used to when he loved the game more than anything.

Mom?

Thank you.

It's hard to fight the things we're afraid of.

Sometimes we just need a little help.

Hey! Hold on.

Hey, would you take a look at these?

- You won't be disappointed. - Sure, okay.

♪ And the same when autumn comes ♪

♪ Cold air I breathe in my lungs ♪

♪ Something's new but nothing's changed ♪

♪ Familiar feelings just same.. ♪

It's time to focus now, Nathan.

Put everything out of your mind that bothers you.

I don't want you thinking about Whitey

and I don't want you thinking about your teammates.

You let them think about you, son.

The other team is thinking about you, and they're scared.

I'll see you at the game.

♪ Further further ♪♪

I was beginning to think you weren't gonna show.

It's game night. Where else would I be?

Uh, son?

Give this to my boy, would you?

'Don't let him take it.'

Your talent.

It's all yours.

♪ Belief makes things real ♪

♪ Makes things feel feel alright ♪

Do not let your fire go out

spark by irreplaceable spark

in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite

the not-yet, the not-at-all.

♪ Tonight.. ♪

Do not let the hero in your soul perish..

in lonely frustration for the life you deserved..

...but never been able to reach.

♪ In the shape of your mouth ♪

♪ In the form of your body ♪

♪ With the wrath of a God ♪

The world you desire can be won.

♪ Oh you stood by me ♪

It exists.

It is real.

Don't choke.

It is possible.

Go, Ravens, go!

Hey!

It is yours.

Your art matters. It's what got me here.

♪ In the collar of grace ♪

'Let's go. Let's go.'

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

'Ravens!'

You're gonna be okay.

Yeah, I am.

♪ In the shape of your mouth ♪

♪ In the form of your body ♪

♪ With the wrath of a God ♪

♪ Oh you stood by me ♪

♪ Belief ♪♪