Post by LeytonAlways143 on Mar 23, 2008 1:00:25 GMT -4
Four and a half years have passed since High School graduation. Lucas is now coaching the Ravens with the assistance of Skills and is in a relationship with his book editor, Lindsey Strauss (guest star, Michaela Mc Manus), who urges him to write a second novel that will match the success of his first. Nathan and Haley are raising their son Jamie (Jackson Brundage) in Tree Hill, where an accident four months previously left Nathan near-paralysed and his basketball dreams diminished. As a result, he has become depressed and an alcoholic, putting immense strain on his marriage and his relationship with his son. Haley is a teacher at Tree Hill High while Mouth is an unemployed sportscaster looking for work. Brooke is undoubtedly the most successful of the group, having turned Clothes Over Bro's into a multi-million dollar company, which she is running from New York. Peyton is in Los Angeles working as "the assistant's assistant" at a record company. Feeling undervalued and disrespected, she quits and after talking on the phone, she and Brooke realise that they will never be as happy as they were in Tree Hill so they return home together.
The return of Brooke and Peyton comes as a shock to Lucas and Lindsey. While Brooke and Lindsey become friends, the unresolved feelings between Lucas and Peyton cause tension between Lindsey and Peyton. Lucas and Peyton are revealed to have broken up three years earlier when he proposed to her. Although Peyton didn't reject his proposal, her reluctance to accept it was enough of an answer for Lucas and their relationship didn't survive. After working on publishing Lucas' novel for the year which followed, Lindsey fell for him and they began seeing each other. While Peyton starts her own record label at TRIC, it becomes apparent, even to Lindsey, that she and Lucas still care about each other and they eventually kiss, though later that night, Lucas and Lindsey get engaged, leaving Peyton heartbroken. Peyton signs up a band with a lead singer named Jason (guest star, Kevin Federline) whose arrogance causes Haley to fire him and she and Peyton help to make the band's keyboard player, Mia Catallano (guest star, Kate Voegele) a star. Brooke, meanwhile, turns Karen's Café into a Clothes Over Bro's store, the café having closed down after Karen and Lily left Tree Hill to travel the world. She buys a house for herself and Peyton but the arrival of her CEO Victoria (guest star, Daphne Zuniga) soon throws a spanner in the works as Victoria is not only the executive of Clothes Over Bro's but also Brooke's cold-hearted mother, who disapproves of her intentions to remain in Tree Hill. Victoria soon sets about belitlling and undermining her daughter as well as giving her friends, most notably Peyton, a tongue-lashing.
Brooke begins seeing TRIC bartender Owen (guest star, Joe Manganiello) and when she brings him on a trip to New York, they are horrified to find Rachel in Brooke's apartment, having taken a heroin overdoase. Rachel is revealed to have worked for Brooke as a model until Victoria forced Brooke to fire her. As a result of being fired by her only friend, Rachel turned to drugs though Owen manages to revive her after her overdoase. Brooke brings Rachel back to Tree Hill to help get her life back on track but an encounter with Victoria causes Rachel to leave town - with Brooke's money. After learning that Victoria drove Rachel away, Brooke fires her. Meanwhile, Mouth's new boss Alice (guest star, Kelly Collins Lintz) makes no effort to hide her contempt for him, until they unexpectedly begin sleeping together, though Mouth feels guilty that his promotion at work is down to his fling with Alice. Mouth loses his job when he begins dating Brooke's assistant, Millicent (guest star, Lisa Goldstein). Tim (Brett Claywell) and Bevin (Bevin Prince) are revealed to have gotten married and have had a son, Nathan.
Unable to cope with Nathan's drinking and the way it has affected their family, Haley gives him an ultimatum. Nathan finally starts to get his life back on track, repairing his relationships with Haley and Jamie as well as regaining the full use of his legs and helping troubled Raven Quentin Fields (guest star, Robbie Jones). Jamie's nanny Carrie (guest star, Torrey De Vitto) soon sets about trying to seduce Nathan and climbs into the shower with him. Thinking Carrie is Haley, Nathan does nothing to stop her and when Haley walks in on them together, Carrie alledges that she and Nathan are in love and have been having an affair. Haley fires Carrie and tells Nathan she wants a divorce. Lucas and Lindsey combine their bachelor and bachelorette parties in an attempt to get Nathan and Haley to reconcile. Owen and Brooke set Peyton up on a blind date with a friend of Owen's who turns out to be Chase. Chase and Peyton kiss in an attempt to make Brooke and Lucas jealous though nothing comes of their date. Peyton's return has given Lucas the inspiration he needs for his second novel but when Haley reads it on the eve of the wedding, she realises that Lucas can't marry Lindsey and tells him so. Dan, after only serving four years in jail, is granted parole and is free to walk the streets again.
In the show's one hundreth episode, Lucas welcomes Karen, Lily and Andy back to Tree Hill for his wedding, Karen and Andy having gotten back together. Haley explains to Lucas that he cannot marry Lindsey because his second novel is a love story - about Lucas and Peyton. In the story, a boy sees a comet and waits his whole life for it to return. "Comet" is the model of Peyton's car and the first time Lucas and Peyton met was after her car broke down. Lindsey later makes this comparison herself when she and Lucas are exchanging vows and realises that Lucas still, and always will, love Peyton, so she leaves him at the altar. Carrie abducts Jamie which everyone fails to notice during the chaos of the aborted wedding. However, Dan sees Carrie leading Jamie away and follows them. He threatens Carrie, who leaves abruptly and Dan then returns Jamie to his house. Everyone is stunned because they had assumed that Dan kidnapped Jamie until Jamie informs them that Dan actually saved him.
The return of Brooke and Peyton comes as a shock to Lucas and Lindsey. While Brooke and Lindsey become friends, the unresolved feelings between Lucas and Peyton cause tension between Lindsey and Peyton. Lucas and Peyton are revealed to have broken up three years earlier when he proposed to her. Although Peyton didn't reject his proposal, her reluctance to accept it was enough of an answer for Lucas and their relationship didn't survive. After working on publishing Lucas' novel for the year which followed, Lindsey fell for him and they began seeing each other. While Peyton starts her own record label at TRIC, it becomes apparent, even to Lindsey, that she and Lucas still care about each other and they eventually kiss, though later that night, Lucas and Lindsey get engaged, leaving Peyton heartbroken. Peyton signs up a band with a lead singer named Jason (guest star, Kevin Federline) whose arrogance causes Haley to fire him and she and Peyton help to make the band's keyboard player, Mia Catallano (guest star, Kate Voegele) a star. Brooke, meanwhile, turns Karen's Café into a Clothes Over Bro's store, the café having closed down after Karen and Lily left Tree Hill to travel the world. She buys a house for herself and Peyton but the arrival of her CEO Victoria (guest star, Daphne Zuniga) soon throws a spanner in the works as Victoria is not only the executive of Clothes Over Bro's but also Brooke's cold-hearted mother, who disapproves of her intentions to remain in Tree Hill. Victoria soon sets about belitlling and undermining her daughter as well as giving her friends, most notably Peyton, a tongue-lashing.
Brooke begins seeing TRIC bartender Owen (guest star, Joe Manganiello) and when she brings him on a trip to New York, they are horrified to find Rachel in Brooke's apartment, having taken a heroin overdoase. Rachel is revealed to have worked for Brooke as a model until Victoria forced Brooke to fire her. As a result of being fired by her only friend, Rachel turned to drugs though Owen manages to revive her after her overdoase. Brooke brings Rachel back to Tree Hill to help get her life back on track but an encounter with Victoria causes Rachel to leave town - with Brooke's money. After learning that Victoria drove Rachel away, Brooke fires her. Meanwhile, Mouth's new boss Alice (guest star, Kelly Collins Lintz) makes no effort to hide her contempt for him, until they unexpectedly begin sleeping together, though Mouth feels guilty that his promotion at work is down to his fling with Alice. Mouth loses his job when he begins dating Brooke's assistant, Millicent (guest star, Lisa Goldstein). Tim (Brett Claywell) and Bevin (Bevin Prince) are revealed to have gotten married and have had a son, Nathan.
Unable to cope with Nathan's drinking and the way it has affected their family, Haley gives him an ultimatum. Nathan finally starts to get his life back on track, repairing his relationships with Haley and Jamie as well as regaining the full use of his legs and helping troubled Raven Quentin Fields (guest star, Robbie Jones). Jamie's nanny Carrie (guest star, Torrey De Vitto) soon sets about trying to seduce Nathan and climbs into the shower with him. Thinking Carrie is Haley, Nathan does nothing to stop her and when Haley walks in on them together, Carrie alledges that she and Nathan are in love and have been having an affair. Haley fires Carrie and tells Nathan she wants a divorce. Lucas and Lindsey combine their bachelor and bachelorette parties in an attempt to get Nathan and Haley to reconcile. Owen and Brooke set Peyton up on a blind date with a friend of Owen's who turns out to be Chase. Chase and Peyton kiss in an attempt to make Brooke and Lucas jealous though nothing comes of their date. Peyton's return has given Lucas the inspiration he needs for his second novel but when Haley reads it on the eve of the wedding, she realises that Lucas can't marry Lindsey and tells him so. Dan, after only serving four years in jail, is granted parole and is free to walk the streets again.
In the show's one hundreth episode, Lucas welcomes Karen, Lily and Andy back to Tree Hill for his wedding, Karen and Andy having gotten back together. Haley explains to Lucas that he cannot marry Lindsey because his second novel is a love story - about Lucas and Peyton. In the story, a boy sees a comet and waits his whole life for it to return. "Comet" is the model of Peyton's car and the first time Lucas and Peyton met was after her car broke down. Lindsey later makes this comparison herself when she and Lucas are exchanging vows and realises that Lucas still, and always will, love Peyton, so she leaves him at the altar. Carrie abducts Jamie which everyone fails to notice during the chaos of the aborted wedding. However, Dan sees Carrie leading Jamie away and follows them. He threatens Carrie, who leaves abruptly and Dan then returns Jamie to his house. Everyone is stunned because they had assumed that Dan kidnapped Jamie until Jamie informs them that Dan actually saved him.