Plot summary
After finding out she will not be paid for her clothes' design work, Brooke's steals the clothes from the store and Brooke, Peyton, and Haley find themselves behind bars. Lucas confronts Brooke about her sleeping with Chris. She apologizes, saying she is scared to open her heart again, but he says she's made it clear she doesn't care about him. Peyton is frantic after losing Ellie's cancer survivor bracelet. Despite the footage Karen uses showing Dan abusing his son, Dan wins the election after giving a contrite speech. Lucas meets with Deb, who admits she tried to kill Dan.
Lucas warns her that Dan will find out and punish her, so she leaves Tree Hill. Nathan finds Haley and tells her he misses her and asks her if she wants to stay the night. Peyton finds Ellie's address. Brooke finds Lucas and says she wrote him a letter every day during the summer but never sent them. Lucas decides to forgive her, so the two get back together and start dating exclusively. This episode is named after a song by The Hold Steady.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, One Tree Hill season 3. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.