Plot summary
Knee-high in debt and almost homeless, Nathan is forced to reach out to Dan for help, who denies it. Daunte continues to mysteriously talk to Nathan, but Nathan wants little to do with him. Nick is revealed to be Brooke's teacher. Rachel thinks he will drop Brooke now, but the affair continues. Deb is desperate for drugs. She threatens to take the cafe from Karen when Karen tells her to leave. Peyton is traumatized by the attack and won't go to school. Her real brother, a black guy who is a marine, trains her in self-defense and builds up her confidence.
But he says he doesn't want to continue a relationship. Lucas returns to the Ravens to play for only fifteen-minute stints to protect his heart. The team advance in the playoffs for the state championship. Nathan thanks Daunte for lending him the money as Daunte tells him to keep him happy when he plays. This episode is named after an American folk song made famous by Lead Belly and latterly covered first by Nirvana and then by Hole.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, One Tree Hill season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.