Plot summary
With help from Peyton and Brooke, Lucas throws Nathan and Haley a wedding party. Nathan and Lucas continue to become better friends. Although Haley's parents support the marriage, Deb is incredibly rude to Haley. Dan's recent heart attack inspires him to try and mend his relationships, something the doctors call the Phoenix Effect. Dan asks to see Lucas but Nathan advises him not to. Brooke makes Peyton an online dating profile but she doesn't want one. Deb decides to attend the wedding party and claims Haley is ruining her son's life.
Haley ends up asking her to leave after she is rude to her parents. Skills advises Lucas to just be the old version of himself that everyone loved instead of trying to be a new person. Brooke and Peyton admit to Lucas they never read the letter, and he says it's fine and that he's determined for the three of them to be friends again. Lucas gives a toast dedicated to his half-brother and now sister-in-law. Karen decides to take classes at a nearby college. Whitey refuses surgery. Keith decides to stay in town and run Dan's shop while he is recovering.
Peyton deletes the dating profile. Deb laments to Dan that Nathan has a 'new family' with Haley and doesn't love his parents, but Dan promises they’ll fix their family together. Lucas visits Dan. This episode is named after a song by The White Stripes.
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