Plot summary
Nicky has gone to court without telling Jake and earned full custody of Jenny. Jake refuses to give her up and goes into hiding. Keith visits Dan and beats him up after learning the truth about what he did with Jules. Keith feels like Lucas and Karen betrayed him. Brooke wants to stay with Peyton but her parents won't allow it as she has little parental supervision. Anna turns Felix in to the school authorities after finding a paint-stained t-shirt:he was the one who vandalized Peyton's locker. Andy meets with Jake and promises to help him fight Nicky in court, leading Jake to decide to stay.
Meanwhile, Nathan visits Haley in the hope of bringing her home. Haley still isn't wearing her ring and says that she loves him but maybe they rushed into things. Peyton tells Brooke what Felix did and she breaks up with him. Felix is suspended from school and angrily confronts Anna as their parents are sending him to military school. She comes out to him and says his 'protecting her' made her feel afraid of herself. He leaves without saying a word. Lucas arranges for Brooke to stay with Karen in his old room.
Karen explains her ground rules and Brooke hugs Karen. Keith leaves Tree Hill and tells Lucas he has nothing to come back to. Lucas catches Dan hiding something in the ceiling of his office. Nathan leaves Haley without saying goodbye and takes his ring off as he drives home. This episode is named after a song by Nine Inch Nails.
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