One Tree Hill (2003–2012): Season 4, Episode 3 - Good News for People Who Love Bad News - full transcript

Previously on One Tree Hill.

Nathan, don't!

I know that you saved my life.
And I'm gonna find a way to thank you.

I swam into the car and I got trapped.

I didn't save anybody.
Somebody saved me.

- Who?
- Keith.

- What did you say?
- Keith's dead, Peyton.

The boys in Tree Hill are so boring.

Isn't there anybody our age
you think you could fall for?

Maybe.

- Hey, Ma, are you pregnant?
- Yes, I am.



Deb, you need to get back into rehab
or I will dissolve our partnership.

I was thinking maybe the Ravens
could use another shooting guard.

I'm putting him on the team.

- What made you decide?
- You did.

Looks like I'm not the only one
who knows you killed me.

Shut up, you little smart-ass ghost.

You're definitely pregnant.

I was trying to call you.

You mean, when you weren't
hanging out with Peyton?

As far as I am concerned,
this friendship is over.

I feel like I'm hanging onto
the two of us for you.

If you've been listening to my podcasts,
then you know a lot about me.

But did you know I had a brother?

Are you Peyton?



I guess I'm your brother.

You ever look at a picture of yourself
and see a stranger in the background?

It makes you wonder,
how many strangers have pictures of you?

Yeah, it figures the first time a cheerleader
talks to me, we're related.

- I haven't actually talked yet.
- Well, you just did.

So this is a lot better than the other day
when you slammed the door in my face.

- After you hung up on me when I called?
- You caught me off guard.

And you think I was expecting you
to show up on my front porch?

According to your podcast, yes.

I've known about you for a while now.
But, I didn't know if I wanted to meet you.

So when you called, it freaked me out.
But I was curious.

Why didn't you just call me back?

I was afraid you'd hang up on me.

I'm sorry. Okay, look.

Let's start over. Hi, I'm Derek.
I guess I'm your brother.

Hi, Derek. I'm Peyton.

So, Peyton, who'd you bring?

- What do you mean?
- Well, you don't strike me as a dumb girl.

So, who'd you bring as backup
in case I turned out to be a psycho?

Derek, Lucas. Lucas, Derek.

That guy seems really cool.

I mean,
you throw a skirt on him and he's you.

We are not that much alike.

Oh, no. No. He's a photographer.
You're an artist.

You wouldn't shut the hell up
about that damn Mozella album.

You both ordered the same breakfast.
I mean, I thought that was cute.

We ordered scrambled eggs and toast,
same as you, same as everybody else.

It was the freaking special.

Okay, you know what? I quit.

You have absolutely nothing
in common with your brother.

I just don't know if I wanna do it anymore.

Get close to somebody
so they can leave again.

Look, on the contrary of what may
be written on your wall,

people don't always leave.

All right? I mean,
last time I checked, I'm still here.

So is Nathan, Haley, Brooke.
Okay, maybe not Brooke, but...

- Yeah, I think she wishes we would leave.
- Yeah.

Have you heard from her?

Not since she broke up with me.

Well, get your game face on
and talk to her. It's playoff time.

Everybody should be in a good mood.

I need to be tutored.
I think I'm failing marriage.

Did you try sleeping with the teacher?

So, what's gotten into you?

I'm just tired of thinking
about the accident.

I need to get focused again
and start thinking about basketball.

- All right.
- And you.

You really are failing marriage, aren't you?

You know I'm always thinking
about you, Hales.

Thank you for being so patient with me.
I just needed some time.

But after tonight,
everything's gonna be better. I promise.

I'm really glad to see you so happy.

But I just don't know if everything
that happened to you on the bridge

is gonna go away so quickly.

You know,
no matter what goes wrong in my life,

every time I set foot on that
basketball court, it all goes away.

You'll see.

All right?

- You nervous?
- No.

- You lying?
- Yeah.

Remember my first game as a Raven?

Yeah. You played like crap.

I remember walking around
for a whole week talking about,

"Man, I gotta take me a Lucas."

Look, the point is,
I let too much get to my head. You know?

I mean, basketball is basketball
whether it's on the River Court or in here.

You remember that and you'll be all right.

Yeah, I'd be better
if you was out there with me though.

Well, I will be, sort of.

- Wait, this is your jersey.
- Not anymore.

Thanks, man.

- Did you wash it?
- Oh, man.

Man, I'm gonna make this place look good.

This jersey, too.

You better. It ain't used to looking bad.

All right, Keith. Enough already.

Do you mind? I'm paying my respects!

I know I made a mistake.
But I can't take it back.

And since neither of us is resting in peace,
I have a deal for you.

You stop haunting me...

and I'll try to make things right
with Karen, Lucas and your baby.

But if you don't leave me alone,
I think you know what I'm capable of.

I swear to God, if we lose tonight
I am going to kill Peyton.

We will win.
Nathan's got that look in his eye.

And besides, even if we did lose,
it wouldn't be Peyton's fault.

Yes, it would! Everything is Peyton's fault.

She's like a cursed rabbit's foot.
She's bad luck.

I'm serious, Traitor Girl.
Do not take her side. Not against me.

Hey, wait a minute.
Do not call me Traitor Girl. Okay?

I'm not taking sides.
I didn't know there were sides.

Well, there are. You're either on
Team Brooke or Team Peyton

and nobody wants to be on Team Peyton
because their captain is a big whore!

Okay, do you think that's a little harsh?

You mean harsh like
when they shoved their tongues

- down each other's throats?
- That kiss was so long ago.

Again, Haley. They kissed again.

- What?
- They're sneaking around again, too.

You should really check out Peyton's
webcam sometime.

Welcome to Team Brooke.

Trade you my juice box
for your bag of chips.

I'll throw in a cookie.

Peyton must really need chips.

Okay, how can I make this any clearer?

There's nothing going on
between me and Peyton.

And there's nothing going on between
us either. So why are you still here?

Do I need to make that clearer?

You know what, Brooke?
You broke up with me.

And then you never even gave me a real
reason why. You just walked away.

But I thought,
we could at least still be friends.

Here you go. Thanks.

- Anything I can do to help?
- Yeah, leave Deb alone.

- Is she here?
- No, she quit and I'm swamped.

That's Deb for you. Never finishes the job.

Deb is back on drugs.
And she's carrying a gun.

She didn't have any matches, did she?

She needs help.
So stop whatever it is you're doing.

I'm not doing anything.

You're always doing something.
And it's never good.

Look, you said that you wanted
to be a better person.

Here's your chance. Take it.

Okay, Karen. Okay, I'll stop, for you.

Do it for you. And for the woman
you once claimed to love.

That was the most morbid tour
I've ever been on.

Yeah, well, not everybody gets
to go on the Tree Hill Death Walk.

- So you should feel honored.
- Oh, I do.

My favorite part was the bridge
where your friends crashed.

You know, it's just too bad
I ran out of time

'cause I really wanted to show you
the place where I buried my prom date.

- Kidding.
- Thank God.

It would be really weird
if we had another thing in common.

So, I wanna ask you something.
Are you okay with me being here?

You've kind of had your guard up all day.

I'm sorry. That's just me.
I don't let people in, really.

Hey, it's okay.
I mean, I get it. I'm the same way.

Look, Peyton, I'd like to hang around
a little bit and get to know you

but if you're not comfortable with it,
I understand.

I will check out of my hotel
and head home.

At the very least,
we had one great day together.

So, you just let me know, okay?

I'll see you.

There's a game tonight and a party after,
if you wanna go.

Yeah. Yeah. I'd... I'd like that.

Crap!

That pretty much sums up this season.

You started out this year with
a crappy attitude. You played like crap.

You took my crap.

You cleaned up rat crap
from a crappy gym.

Well, all that crap's over now.
At least you made it to the finals.

Some of you are seniors.
This is your last chance for a state title.

It's my last chance.

So get out there and play like
the champions I know you can be!

Ladies and gentlemen, let's make some
noise for your Tree Hill Ravens!

Okay fans, you're in for a treat.

Tonight, we're lucky to be joined
by Lucas Scott,

former Ravens shooting guard.

- Very lucky. And aroused.
- Yes. Very lucky.

Before tonight's game,
Mayor Dan Scott is here

to present an award
to one of our very own Ravens.

A week ago, my son, Nathan Scott,
risked his life to save two people.

This act of bravery and selflessness

in the face of grave danger is
the quality I most hoped to inspire in him.

And I'm happy to say that I succeeded.

On behalf of Tree Hill,
I'd like to present this award of valor

to my son, Nathan Scott.

Thank you, hero.

I'm proud of you, Son.

Let's play ball.

Stay the hell away from my husband!

I was just giving him a proper thank you.

Your "thank yous"
send people to the free clinic.

What are you laughing about?

Your "I love yous"
send people to their grave.

Well, if that's the case,
then I love you, Brooke.

Whore.

Okay, here we go,
Tree Hill versus Mason Borough.

The winner advances in the postseason.
And the Ravens win the tip!

Nathan Scott has it out on the wing.

Nathan drives past his defender
and he scores.

Nathan has it out on the wing again.

He puts up the shot and he scores.

As some fans know, Nathan
injured his knee in that heroic rescue.

But he's showing no ill effects tonight.

He's playing like a man possessed.
And he drives again!

Mason Borough with it now
on the offensive end.

He drives to the hoop
and the basket's good.

Mason Borough's keeping it close.

Man, I can't believe Whitey
ain't putting me in the game, man!

Man, whatever.
I've been on this team for two years

and I haven't played in one game yet.

Yeah, but I'm good.

Scott drives to the hoop and he's fouled.

He'll step to the line
for a couple of free throws.

Nathan's a perfect six for six tonight.
He's got 12 points.

And now 13!
Nathan has a second free throw coming.

Second free throw's up.
Oh, and he misses it!

That's his first miss of the night.

Are you guys tired? I know I am.

But then again, I'm old.

And you guys are young and you've been
sleeping the entire first half!

Wake up!

We should be blowing these guys out,
not down by five!

Scott, you haven't hit a shot since
you stepped up to the free throw line

in the first quarter!
Is there something I should know?

I'll be okay, Coach.

- Hey.
- Hey, Big Mouth.

Other than you saying it, there is
nothing that I like about that nickname.

It's good to have you back.

Yeah, I'm much happier in my cheer
uniform than I was in that hospital gown.

Then again,
the gown was drafty in different places.

I'll bet. So listen, Cooper's gone and,

well, you know how I feel about you.

I know.
I'm really lucky to have you, Mouth.

You're a good friend.

- A good friend.
- Great friend?

You don't want me, Mouth.

I'm a mess.

I gotta get back to my broadcast.

You know y'all are missing
something out there. Right?

- You wanna know what it is?
- Let me guess. You?

Same old story, dawg,
Whitey trying to keep a brother down.

Look, somebody gotta tell the old man
they don't call me Skills

'cause I'm really good
at picking splinters out of my ass.

They don't call him Skills 'cause he's really
good at picking splinters out of his ass.

All right. Skills, let's see what you've got.

God forbid Whitey should keep you down.

You're welcome.

So, Skills Taylor has checked into
the game for his first time as a Raven.

He's wasting no time as he drives
to the basket and scores!

Yo, man, you as easy to score
on as your mom!

Oh, my fault. Ain't nobody that easy.

Give me the ball. I got mad D, boy.

You better protect the ball.

Skills with the steal!

He knocks the ball away, picks it up
and he throws it ahead to Nathan Scott.

Nathan racing up court,
Nathan's gonna lay it in for two.

Go, Skills, go!

As most of you know,
Lucas Scott was co-captain

until he was sidelined for health reasons.

It must be tough to go
from playing the game to watching it.

Man, well, I'd be lying if I say
I didn't miss it.

But I'm really happy for my friend,
Skills Taylor.

There's nothing like that first night
when you step out on the floor.

The feeling you have.

You don't ever want to give it back.

Are you in my bedroom?
'Cause I can go all damn night.

Like I said, all damn night, baby!
Now drink up!

Yes, sir!

It's like Rachel wants people to hate her.

I mean, first of all, she goes after
Lucas just to upset Brooke.

And then she gets drunk
and nearly kills Cooper

and now she's throwing herself at you.

- Yeah, that sucks.
- "That sucks"?

What's wrong? The Ravens won.
Aren't you happy?

Yeah. I just think maybe
you should go easy on her.

I mean, she's probably having
a tough time with the accident.

- She caused the accident.
- Yeah, you're right.

Let's just go inside.

- A peace offering?
- We're not at war.

You could have fooled me.

I'm on DW, not I duty tonight.

Want some company?

Here comes the Brookie Monster.

Welcome to my house.
Did you come to steal it?

It's Rachel's house.
And I'm pretty sure you stole it from her.

Are you with Peyton?

Don't worry.
It'll just make her like you more.

- What the hell are you doing?
- What?

- Kissing Derek.
- Oh, I'm sorry, Peyton.

I can't help who I like. New boyfriend?

He's my brother.

- You have a brother?
- Yeah.

Well, then I guess your mom slept
around even more than you do.

Yo! Look, I just gotta thank the brother
who helped a brother get on the team

and the brother who helped the brother
score once he got there.

I lost track. Which one am I again?

So, what's up, man?
How about some shots with the Scotts?

Look, man, you blew up out there.
But it's only gonna get tougher.

So you gotta keep bringing it, all right?

Look, man,
I'm gonna be so tight out there, dawg,

they're about to be calling me Ziploc.

Just say you're gonna bring it, Skills.

And you, we missed you out there, man.

- Hey, you guys played great.
- We still missed you.

All right, fellas.

Look, I just gotta thank you for going
to the White Man for me, dawg.

So look, just to show my appreciation,
I sent Bevin on a little spy mission for you.

Okay, big news. But keep it on the BLT.

Brooke broke up with Lucas.

Thanks, Bevin.

Yeah. Yeah.

Mouth. Hey. How you doing?

I wanna introduce you to Derek.
Derek, this is my great friend Mouth.

I'm everybody's "great friend."

Right. Look, the line to the bathroom
is longer than the line to the keg.

So would you mind hanging out
with Derek for a couple minutes?

- Sure. That's what friends are for. Right?
- Thank you.

It's good to meet you, man.

What did you say your name was? Cooper?

- It's Derek.
- Whatever, Felix.

You ever been a girl's friend?

It sucks. You know what else sucks?
New guys.

- My name's Derek.
- Right.

Look, if you wanna get on my good side,

and you do,

stop kissing Brooke,
don't even look at Rachel,

and don't move here,
because nobody likes new guys, new guy.

What was I talking about?

You don't like new guys.

Oh, yeah.

Damn new guys.

I was told to stay away from you.

And since when do you do
what you're told?

Since never. Let me guess.

You liked my last kiss so much,
you want another?

Guess again.

So, what then?

When we were underwater,
did you see anything?

The last thing I remember
is the limo going off the bridge

and then waking up in the hospital.

Nothing else?

Just you saving my life. Why?

Nathan, wait.

My memory's still a little hazy.

But if I do remember something,
you'll be the first to know.

Thank you.

Are you gonna kiss her now, too?

Excuse me for a second. What?

Brooke told me
that you kissed Peyton, again.

Luke, that's the dumbest thing you've
done since the first time you kissed her.

What the hell were you thinking?

I was thinking that she was dying.

She's lying in my arm, blood is pouring
out of her leg and she kissed me.

And anyway,
do you really wanna go there?

What does that mean?

What leg were you shot in
when you kissed Chris Keller?

- Brooke?
- Totally.

You got a second?

This kind of feels like d?j? vu.

Not really.

You told me to fight for you and I did.

But you never fought for me.

And I'm not going to.

Okay.

I guess I was wrong.

I'm not the guy for you, Brooke Davis.
She's all yours.

What's up, Mouth?

"What's up, Mouth? What's up, Mouth?"
That's all you ever say.

- You been drinking?
- This party sucks.

- Yeah, I know what you mean.
- Yeah, I'm sure you do.

Because every time
you tell a girl you like her,

she says what a great friend you are.
Right?

Oh, wait, that's me.

You're the guy
they all throw themselves at.

Brooke, Rachel, Peyton,
probably even new guy.

- How many of those have you had?
- Counting this one? One.

I'm sorry. I'm an idiot.
I shouldn't have come at you like that.

- I'm sorry, too.
- I hate Rachel.

You know, she's probably just...
Oh, I hate her, too.

I'm really sorry about you and Brooke.

Me too.

She's probably going
through a lot right now.

Yeah, well, she's just gonna have
to go through it alone.

Hey, look,
will you promise me something?

No matter what happens,
you and I will always be friends.

Always and forever.

I saw you come over here all by yourself.
That used to be our signal.

Yeah.

- You okay?
- Yeah. I'm just thinking.

About Keith?

What about him?

Lucas told me you saw him
the day of the accident.

There's nothing to be embarrassed about.

No. I'm not embarrassed. I just...
I just don't know if I should believe it.

What don't you believe?

That it could happen,
or that it could happen to you?

Either. Both.

I used to feel that way
when my mom died.

But, you know what?
I go and I visit her grave all the time

and I'd really like to think
I'm not just talking to a rock.

It's not crazy to think that someone

you cared about and lost
might still be watching you.

Well, what if he did more than just watch?
What if he actually saved me?

Well, so what if he did?

Do you think he saved you
so you could just sit here

all by yourself and pout?

If you ever wanna come with me
to the cemetery sometime,

maybe the four of us can have a picnic.

- All right.
- Come on.

Yo, Nate, don't forget your award.

It's not mine. Thanks, man.

If you're looking for Nathan,
he's in my bedroom.

If you're looking for a black eye,
it's in my fist.

Why do you always go after guys
that you can't have?

- Let me know if you see any.
- I would, except I heard he left town.

I understand why you're so angry, Haley.

I used to be a fat chick
with a little head, too.

Hey, what's up, man. Hey, Mouth.

You all right?

I wish none of us ever left the River Court.

We were all happy back then.

Well, look, I'm gonna take off.
You need a lift?

No, I think I'm gonna stay for a while.

Okay.

- Just call me if you need a ride.
- Hey, you too.

Can I talk to you?

Not if you're gonna yell at me.

I wanted to ask you about basketball.

Wow. If you had a cigar and scotch
in your hand, I'd think I was dreaming.

- I knew this was a mistake.
- Karen. I'm sorry.

What did you wanna know?

Why was having basketball
in your life so important?

It's the only thing
I ever knew I was good at.

People counted on me
and I never let them down.

It's the best feeling in the world.

And when that went away,
I didn't know who I was anymore.

It's scary when you lose your way.

I don't know if you ever find it again.

But what brings you out here in the middle
of the night, to ask about a game?

Lucas is missing it.

And, I just wanted to be sure
he was gonna be okay without it.

I'm not the right guy to answer that.

Thank you.

Thank you for the crib.

Okay, I know that you were drunk
at the wedding

and in a coma for the honeymoon,
but just to keep you up to speed,

- Nathan and Haley are still married.
- Thanks for that update.

I hate those cute coupley newsletters.

Rachel!

Trying to steal a girl's boyfriend
is bad enough.

Trying to steal a girl's husband
is unacceptable!

Especially when the couple
is Nathan and Haley!

They've been through enough!

I'll make a note of that in my
"mind your own business" stationery.

No.
Because as one of Haley's bridesmaids,

making sure they stay together
is my business!

So back off!

She might be too classy to fight you,
but I will kick your little ass.

Oh, I think you're gonna stay out of it.

Really? Why is that?

Because you're pregnant.

So, who is the father? Lucas?

You don't know Jack
unless he was one of those guys

whose beanstalk you climbed
the other night.

You gonna kiss your unborn baby
with that mouth?

You have been begging me to find out.

You haven't been drinking.
You're making maternity clothes.

And, I found the pamphlets from
Planned Parenthood in your nightstand.

What is that, bedtime reading?
The story of the knocked-up cheerleader?

You were looking through my drawers?

My house! My drawers!

And I was looking for condoms.

Something you probably
should've been doing.

I am not having
this conversation with you!

I was talking to your baby.

Being an artist must be really easy.

- Excuse me?
- Well, you can draw anything.

But if I wanted to take a picture
of a unicorn, I'd have to find one.

Oh, right, and then you'd have that
ever-so-difficult task of pushing a button.

Where are you seeing a unicorn, anyway?

Oh, this one's amazing.
It's so beautiful and tragic.

Great. Well, you pick the one I didn't do.

Ellie drew that for me.

Oh. No, no, no, no. I can't.

Ellie brought us together.
I want you to have it.

I've seen enough
of the Angel of Death, anyway.

Thank you, Peyton.

I'm gonna find
a really special place for this.

Well, I should go.

Hey, listen,
I know you haven't asked about our father.

And I haven't volunteered much,
because the truth is,

I don't know anything really.

I mean, other than he skipped out on me
at a pretty early age.

I'm sorry.

But I can tell you
what I do remember if you want.

Maybe tomorrow?

- Sure.
- All right.

Thank you.

You played a hell of a game there, son.

Yeah, but it wasn't
no Lucas Scott game, though.

No, it was a Skills Taylor game.
And that's exactly what the team needed.

Look, man, I'm sorry about the way
everything went down with Brooke.

You know what Mouth said?

He said that he wished
we never left the River Court.

- You think he was right?
- I think things would be a lot easier.

Now, I know if we never left,
I wouldn't have lost Brooke. Twice.

And Keith and Jimmy would still be alive.

That's a real stupid way to think,
though, dawg.

I mean, considering if you
would've never left the River Court,

you would've never got with Brooke.
Twice.

Your brother would still be a stranger,
and rock star Haley Scott,

she'd probably be still good-old bookworm
Haley James.

You can't hide from life, dawg.

- Eventually, you gotta live it.
- Like you did tonight.

Don't sweat it, man.

Look, I got a feeling there's something
about to happen to you.

Real big. Right around the corner.

Check.

I thought I was rid of you.
I guess you're not accepting my offer.

There's only one way
to get rid of me, Danny.

I think you know what it is.

You keep going to that bridge.

I never thought I'd be jealous of a river.

You know how much I like the water.

I'm really trying not to be jealous
and I want to be understanding,

but it's really hard
with you sneaking around.

I'm sorry.

I don't want you to be sorry.
I want you to let me in.

Whatever it is, you know.

Even if it has something to do with Rachel.

Even if you like her.
I just want you to tell me.

Do you think I like Rachel?

Haley, I was just talking
to her about the accident.

I just wanted to know if she saw him, too.

Saw who?

Keith. I think he's the one
that pulled me out of that car.

I'm nobody's hero.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I thought it would go away.
I thought basketball would fix it.

But it didn't.

Nathan...

Your problems are my problems.

I want us to figure this out together.

And you're wrong. You're my hero.

- So you don't think I'm crazy?
- No, I do not think you're crazy.

Do you think I'm fat?

What? Of course not.

Do I have a little head?

No. I love your head. Come here.

So that's why you keep going down
to that bridge?

For that.

And...

for this.

I love you, Haley.

I love you too, Nathan Scott.

You ever look at a picture of yourself
and see a stranger in the background?

It makes you wonder,
how many strangers have pictures of you?

How many moments
of other people's lives have we been in?

Were we a part of someone's life
when their dream came true?

Or were we there when their dreams died?

Did we keep trying to get in?

As if we were somehow
destined to be there?

Or did the shot take us by surprise?

Just think.

You could be a big part
of someone else's life.

And not even know it.

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