One Tree Hill s07e10 Episode Script

You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son

Previously on One Tree Hill: Maybe we need a vacation.
Tree Hill.
I wanna go home.
- Hello, Nathan.
- I think I'm pregnant.
I don't know how Julian's gonna take it.
The test came back negative.
You're not pregnant.
What do you mean you're on your way to Alex's hotel room? She said she found some cocaine and she thinks she may relapse.
I don't understand.
You've been lying.
Blowing Brooke off, messing up at work, partying, and now these pills.
It's a lot of pressure to fit in, and for once, I wanna fit in.
I'm gonna ask for four years.
We'll take three.
It's how the game's played.
- You sure they won't stop playing? - Buddy, trust me.
All right.
- What are you afraid of? - To move on.
To feel something for someone new.
But I'm tired of being afraid Big news in the NBA.
The Charlotte Bobcats have opened their checkbook and capped themselves out acquiring Derek McDaniel in a hush-hush deal.
Bad news for local star, Nathan Scott who's going to have to find a spot elsewhere, if at all.
In the National League, the Dodgers beat - Nathan, what's happening? - They signed a point guard.
- Well, what does that mean? - It means I lost my job.
- But they - They signed Derek McDaniel.
He's an All-Star, he plays my position, and he costs a lot.
Okay? There's a salary cap.
Each team can only spend so much money.
- That report said the team's capped out.
- That means They're done.
The roster's locked.
They signed a point guard, and it's not me.
- I have to go see Clay.
- Nathan, can Clay fix this? No.
As of five minutes ago, I'm not gonna be a Bobcat.
I told Clay to make sure that he closed this deal for me, and he said he would.
Now I want him to look me in the eye and tell me why he lied to me.
You lied to me.
Julian, wait.
It was full of cocaine, I swear.
You were lonely and wanted me here so you made up some story about a vial you knew was empty.
That's not true.
I wouldn't lie to you.
Oh, right, because your track record of not lying is so impeccable.
I don't deserve that.
Then where is it? You tell me what the cocaine fairy did with your supposed vial of blow and I'll take it all back.
Until then, don't call me.
Ever.
Who you are is who you are.
We're liars.
We're thieves.
We're addicts.
We take our happiness for granted until we hurt ourselves or someone else.
Brooke, are you awake? Could you open the door, please? I'm sorry.
We hold grudges.
And when faced with our mistakes, we reinvent the past.
We reinvent ourselves.
At least, we try.
We're prideful, and we're lustful, and we are incredibly flawed.
And eventually our flaws catch up to us.
- Nate, what's up? - We need to talk.
- What's wrong? - "What's wrong?" What's wrong is I don't have a job.
It's gonna be okay.
We countered.
- And? - And we're waiting to hear back.
You can stop waiting.
The Bobcats signed Derek McDaniel.
They wouldn't.
That would cap them out.
It did cap them out.
That was my team, Clay.
We were building something.
Hold on, wait.
Where did you hear this? It's on SportsCenter, for God's sake, Clay.
You're my agent.
What have you been doing? Baby, where's that beer you promised? No, I take it back.
- You were my agent.
- No, Nate, would you just wait? You knew how important it was for my family that I play close to home.
- I know.
- Why didn't you close the deal? - Because I thought we could do better.
- Oh, that's great.
I asked you to do two things for me.
Make sure I play for the Bobcats, and stay away from Quinn.
You're fired.
Enjoy your date.
Wha? Nate.
Nate.
No, no Gene, you told me you weren't pursuing any other point guards.
You said you were negotiating with Nathan and that you were spending the rest of your money on a center.
Absolutely, Derek McDaniel is a fantastic player but we were in the middle of a negotiation.
So I assume that the two-year offer is You're capped out.
Right.
Yeah, I'm sorry too.
I appreciate you taking the call so late at night.
Negotiations are about risks.
You take calculated risks.
I was doing what I thought was right.
Of course you were.
I made a mistake.
Can I help you? No.
But thank you.
I actually should I should probably just call my bosses.
And just see what I could do for Nathan somewhere else in the league.
So, you know, you probably should get going.
Yeah.
Just I dragged you alone into the volunteer thing, and I was here tonight It's not your fault.
- I'm so sorry.
- It's not your fault.
Come here.
- Lf there's anything that I can do - There's not.
But thank you.
I'll call you.
Look, you should call Nathan and talk to him.
You know that he loves you.
Yeah.
Antwon, it's 3 a.
m.
I know, baby.
I was checking to see if Julian called.
He was gonna hook me up with his sports-coordinating contacts.
That's what he said and I'm sure he will.
But nobody is gonna call at 3 in the morning.
- He could.
- He won't.
Nobody's up at 3 a.
m.
Somebody's up.
- Millie? - Oh, hey.
- What's going on? - I'm getting rid of my fat clothes.
- At 3 in the morning? - I couldn't sleep.
Okay.
You want some company? No, it's okay, you can sleep.
I'll come to bed when I'm done.
Millie, are you okay? Never been better.
Hey.
What are you doing up? - Worrying.
What are you doing out? - I was at Clay's.
Yeah, I know.
- Do you know Nathan fired him? - Yep.
- It's not right.
- Don't talk to me about what's right.
- In fact, don't talk to me at all.
- Gonna fire me because I was with Clay? - You feel bad for Clay? - Of course I do.
You should.
You were a huge part of him getting fired tonight, and you know it.
Why don't you sleep on that? How'd you sleep? Not good.
Good.
I'm sorry.
I thought Alex was in trouble and I reacted.
Is she okay? - She's fine.
- Imagine that.
You would have done the same if she called you.
Yeah, but she didn't call me.
She called her boyfriend.
I mean, my boyfriend.
I know we were supposed to have a night together but we can do that tonight or any night, okay? - I mean, don't get upset.
- I'm not upset about that.
- Yes, you are.
- Not about that.
- What else is there? - I thought I was pregnant.
What? I'm not.
So you're good.
Uh I would've been good if you were.
If we were.
Don't say that to me.
You knew last night.
I'm such an idiot.
Come here.
I'm sorry.
I messed up.
Are you sad? A little.
It's gonna be okay.
Hey.
Hey.
I need clothes.
Mine are way too big.
Ever hear of this place called a store? They sell clothes.
The sell part's the problem.
I'm so broke now right now.
Then you need to call my agent like I told you.
How'd you get in anyway? I've had a key to your place since, like, forever.
Remember? Which explains why you've pretty much taken everything in there.
- You're up early.
- I didn't sleep.
I mean, I couldn't sleep.
I sorted through my clothes and threw out 90 percent of it.
Most of it was ass ugly anyway.
Yeah.
Nate, it's Clay.
Look, I know you're upset, man and you have every right to be, but will you at least please call me back? We've been friends for a long time and I'm sorry.
Just call me back.
Rachel? - Hi, baby.
- Hi.
What's going on? Well, I came here last night just to take a walk down bad-memory lane and I had an idea.
For sweeps.
We do a live broadcast, right from here.
- From where I murdered my brother? - Exactly.
Where one of your classmates committed suicide? I was in the classroom that day.
I can lend an authenticity to it.
We can reach out to the disenfranchised, or whatever.
And you can finally come to terms with the choices you made that day.
It'll be riveting television.
Little insensitive, isn't it? Not as insensitive as murdering your brother.
Think about it.
- What? - I know who took the coke.
Alex, you Okay.
Why not? Who? I can't tell you.
It's perfect.
You know what? It doesn't matter.
It does matter.
You didn't wanna speak to me.
No, it doesn't matter.
I just got off the phone with my dad.
I was about to call you.
It's not happening for the script.
What do you mean? Already? It's a good script, Alex.
It's just There are other scripts with similar storylines already in production.
But our script is good.
I mean, it's great.
It's just bad timing.
So it's really over.
Just like that.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Ken, I'm sorry.
Yeah.
I heard that Sacramento was gonna sign McDaniel.
I had been told it was a done deal.
No, I wasn't being aggressive.
They offered Nathan two years, I countered at four, but Yeah, there was a two-year offer on the table, but I said I'm sorry, sir.
- Don't expect me to say sorry.
- You shouldn't have fired him.
- It's business.
- It's personal.
You know it.
Do you like staying here, in your big guest room? Because I just lost my job, Quinn.
It is business.
Talk to him.
It's not him.
It's his agency.
Nathan, do what you have to do, but please don't tell them you fired him.
He's going through some stuff, and he has always been there for you.
Just think about it, please? This is Nathan.
Yes, what is it? Brooke? - What are you doing here? - You asked me to come.
I did not.
Well, not in so many words but a call after midnight with no message is a call for help.
So, what's wrong? - It's Julian and Alex, isn't it? - Kind of.
It's Julian and Alex and me it's the new line, and my idea for the men's line, it's - All of it.
- And where's Millicent? Does my boss no longer help you now that she's one of them? Millicent is the least of my worries right now.
Clothes Over Bro's.
It's for you.
It's Millicent's agent? Millicent has an agent? Well, so do those Spencer and Heidi people.
Go figure.
I wonder what she wants.
Five hundred thousand dollars? That's what you paid Alex.
- She's an award-winning actress.
- Not anymore.
Now she's one of two faces of Clothes Over Bro's.
Oh, wait, you fired her.
That leaves me.
Millie, do you hear the words coming out of your mouth? The campaign's a hit, Brooke.
The press loves it.
- I just want what's fair.
- "What's fair.
" What's fair? What's fair is that we're friends.
What's fair is that you started out as my assistant and I trained you to run the entire company.
What's fair is that when you were miserable in New York I moved you home so you could be with Mouth.
And I appreciate all of that but I don't see how it has anything to do with this.
Well, it does, because you're being ungrateful.
You are an ungrateful employee.
No, I'm an ungrateful model, and that costs more.
Bad time? Hey.
No, come on in.
If you're writing the next "Wanted Dead or Alive" I don't wanna interrupt.
- Bon Jovi? Really? - I love that song.
So.
How we doing? Do I need to go platinum so we can keep the house? No, not yet.
The agency called this morning.
They're saying all the right things, but You think I made the right decision firing Clay? I don't know.
That's a tough question.
On one hand, he's Clay.
You guys have been friends for over a year.
And he's a huge reason why we are where we are today.
I know.
On the other hand, you're unemployed, a bunch of million dollars poorer he didn't do what you told him to and you're not gonna be able to play close to home next season.
- And he's sneaking around with Quinn.
- Yeah.
That's a lot.
Yeah, it is.
You said the agency called.
Did you tell them? No.
Quinn said he's going through some stuff, so Yeah, Quinn's going through stuff.
You know, we're all going through some stuff.
This is your career, and we've sacrificed a lot for it.
I think you should put yourself first.
I need to make a call.
Man, I thought you was never gonna call.
I said I would.
Why, you waiting by the phone? No.
There's this sports-coordination company called SportsArc.
They do a bunch of TV shows and movies.
They wanna talk to you.
That's what I'm talking about.
That's good looking out.
They're out in L.
A.
They're a great bunch of guys.
You just gotta call them and introduce yourself.
- I'll text you the number.
- Wait, so if they're in L.
A would I still be able to work from here like you do? I think you'd have to move out there at first.
Okay.
So Los Angeles.
I gotta take off.
I'll text you their number.
I hope it all works out.
- All right, thanks again.
I owe you one.
- Don't worry about it.
Alex? Hey, what's up? Just waiting for a text.
Okay.
You sounded weird on the phone.
- You need to stop doing cocaine.
- What? You're funny, bitch.
Don't call me a bitch.
You need to stop doing cocaine.
And you know I say that with no judgment and a lot of experience.
- It's my cocaine you've been doing.
- Alex That you took out of my closet with all my clothes Miss "I've-Been-Up-All-Night- And-l-Have-My-Own-Key-To-Your-Room.
" So don't lie to me.
I'm sorry.
Have you ever done coke before this? Then trust me, it's time to stop.
- I will.
- And you can? Of course I can.
I just wanted to try it, but I don't need to do it.
That's right.
You don't.
You can roll with me and we'll have a blast.
But I can't be around cocaine and I can't have friends that are doing it.
I won't.
Okay, I promise.
I'm done.
Okay.
Now come here.
I need a hug.
Why? Because I have to stop my drug too.
She must be high.
No, I'm not high.
I just had three martinis at lunch.
Okay, I'm a little buzzed.
Not you, drinky.
Millicent.
She expects me to pay her $500,000 to model for this company.
That's not high.
That's smoking crack.
That's what I said.
This is all Alex's influence.
That bitch has been a pain in my perfect Pilates ass since she rolled out of rehab.
You leave Alex to me.
But, you know, as far as Millicent, the campaign is working.
That is not the point, Mother.
Actually, it is.
I'm just saying that, you know, maybe we can negotiate and find a happy medium.
Forget it.
I'm closer to firing her than I am to negotiating with her.
I understand.
I do.
But you can't fire everyone.
- Hey.
- They're in the living room.
- How long they been here? - Twenty minutes.
- I called you as soon as I found out.
- Thanks.
I can't reiterate enough that while this is a setback we feel like there's still a great deal to make for you with another team.
- And what deal's that, Ken? - I don't think this is the time or place.
I'll be upstairs with Jamie.
Yeah, with all due respect, I think it is.
What deal were you gonna get Nathan? - Actually, we've - Shut up, Jay.
What teams have you spoken with? Because since last night I've talked to every GM or assistant GM in the league.
This is what they do.
The first sign of blood, they insist upon seeing you and they promise you a ton of things they can't deliver.
Actually, I called them.
Clay, Nathan tells us you're not representing him anymore and we respect that, considering what happened with the Bobcats.
And? And I think it's best if you resign and leave the agency.
I can't do that.
I made a vow to someone that I would never quit.
I'm not about to betray that now.
Then, unfortunately, as of today, you're no longer employed by ISC.
You're not to enter your office here or Los Angeles.
Kelly will send your personal belongings.
I'm sorry, Clay.
That's okay, Kelly.
I'm sorry too.
This seat taken? No, but yes.
I appreciate what you did for Nathan.
I assume since you're here, your station manager didn't.
Good luck with the job hunt.
It doesn't matter.
What you did, what I did, Nathan still lost his job.
Since when? Since they signed Derek McDaniel.
Television's funny, isn't it? It can erase all your mistakes.
Or hold them against you.
Doesn't erase anything.
You didn't make a mistake.
Remember that.
Zero is so a size.
Hey, it's Millie.
I need a favor.
Hey.
Wow, look at that.
My sister, Quinn, running away again.
Before you say anything else, you might wanna remember I can kick your ass.
- Going home? - I'm going to Clay's.
That is such a bad idea.
So was firing him.
I saw the look on Nathan's face when he saw me there.
Really? You're gonna make this about you.
This is about Nathan's career and business.
It's business, but it's not just business, and you know that, Haley.
He was hurting, Haley, and he protected Nathan from it.
He swallowed his pain and put Nathan first.
And in trying to get you and him more, something went wrong and those things happen in business.
Something went wrong? Maybe something went wrong because Clay got careless.
You mean, with me? Because Clay was being careless and spending time with me.
You know what? Fine.
You can tell yourself that.
But the truth is, Nathan doesn't have a deal because Clay didn't think it was good enough.
He thought Nathan was worth more than what they were offering.
How dare he, right? Where does he get off holding Nathan in such high esteem that he thought that he deserved better? If that's the worst thing he ever does, if that's what he got fired for then I'm happy he's not in Nathan's life.
Clay deserves better than that.
He killed himself for Nathan.
He believed in him and he loved him.
For what? Look, I love you, Hales, but this is wrong.
So now you can sleep on that.
Hi.
They're beautiful.
So are you.
How you doing? Not so good.
Yeah, I know.
I don't think you do.
No, I suppose I don't.
But I want you to know something.
I know that I've talked about slowing down and taking our time but I want you to know that whenever we do get pregnant that's gonna be a great day.
And I'll be more than okay with it.
- We're not gonna have that day.
- Baby, we will.
No, we won't.
They didn't just tell me that I wasn't pregnant.
They said I'm never gonna be.
I can't.
You can't have children? They told you that? - I'm sorry.
- Brooke.
Hey.
Shh.
Hey.
Shh.
Baby, it's okay.
- It's not.
- It is.
It's going to be.
I love you so much.
But I wanna have babies with you.
I wanna have a family.
Then we'll get a second opinion and a third, okay? We'll find the best doctors out there.
- But what if? - Hey.
Shh, shh.
I love you.
That's all that matters.
I love you.
I love you too.
Millicent? Just a minute.
- You okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
Makenna's over.
It's just model stuff.
Okay, I kind of have to use the bathroom.
Hold on.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hi.
- You must be Makenna.
- Yep.
Bye.
- What's going on, Millie? - What? You're up all night.
You're in the bathroom with strangers.
- She's a friend.
- Not to me.
- What's happening to you? - I don't I'm sorry.
Those diet pills, I'll cut back or I'll just stop taking them.
- What's this all about? - I don't know.
What is that? - Are you doing drugs? - Why are you saying that to me? You're in the bathroom with some stranger you're pacing around like a lunatic and there's cocaine on your mirror.
It was Makenna.
She does it.
I swear it was just her.
I wanted to tell her no but I work with her and I just wanted to be part of the group.
Are you doing cocaine, Millie? No.
I told you, no.
And I am so sick and tired of you being so threatened by all of this.
It's like I can't do anything right anymore and I'm sick of it and you need to stop.
Stop accusing me of things, stop judging me I think this is yours.
Sorry.
A lifetime spent chasing a dream and you piss it all away.
You don't know what you're talking about.
- Oh, yeah? Why don't you enlighten me? - Why? What are you gonna do? Shoot me? Ever since Nathan was born, I had a vision for him, a dream.
Let go.
- What did you do? - Stop.
I told you, I'm not his agent.
Yeah? Well, this is your lucky day, because this is your baptism.
Huh? You got any fight left in you, kid? Come on.
That's it.
Fight back.
Fight back.
There you go.
You think getting fired is hard? Try going to prison.
Try being given just days to live.
You're out of your mind.
Your new life starts today, kid.
If you're worth anything at all, you'll find a way to make it right.
- I told you, I'm not his agent anymore.
- And who's to blame for that? Your life is still your own.
You wanna be an agent? Go be an agent.
Just put on a suit, for God's sakes.
So wait, he just attacked you and then dragged you into the ocean? He said he was baptizing me.
And if I want to be an agent, I need to wear a suit.
What? It isn't funny.
It's a little funny.
That a murderer tried to drown me, then give me fashion advice.
That's funny to you? A girl who's afraid of the ocean? A little.
It's a little funny, actually.
I had all this coming.
I was arrogant with Nathan's deal.
I was arrogant in general.
You didn't deserve to be fired.
Or to have a killer dunk your head and criticize your wardrobe.
Thank you.
I mean it.
You're welcome.
I just I feel terrible.
You know, I know Nathan didn't want me here and I want you here.
I left the house.
I moved out.
Stay here.
Yeah, I can't.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
You know, I do think he was right about the suit.
I've been watching this little psychic-bartender act you have going.
The way you predict what people like to drink.
What's the trick? It's no trick.
I just pay attention to people.
Okay, what's my drink? That's easy.
You're a martini woman.
You detest cheap vodka, and you like your martinis dirty.
The dirtier the better.
And you like your martinis shaken.
A bit roughly, at that.
I'm looking for a lover, and you just made the list.
- Hi, Mrs.
Davis.
- I'm sorry, do I know you? Really? Come on.
Oh, I remember.
You know my daughter.
Your name is Fetch, or Dash or something.
- It's Chase.
- Right.
But I didn't just date your daughter.
We were lovers.
Yes.
For about 30 seconds, from what I've heard.
We should shave that woman's head and check for the mark of the beast.
I thought she was kind of hot.
Hi, grungy, kind-of-hot, bartender guy.
Four shots of tequila.
No salt, extra limes.
- Wow.
And can you tell how I like to? - Mostly on top.
Heh.
Nice.
You just made the list.
- Hey.
You okay? - No, I'm not.
Me neither.
Let's drink.
But you're sober Why did you do that? You know that text message I was waiting for? I never got it.
- Stay with me tonight, okay? - Sure.
Not exactly what I meant when I said take control of your life.
At least the suit looks nice.
I guess some people just don't have the fortitude.
My wife died.
Suddenly and unfairly.
But she believed in me, and she believed in what I wanted to do.
So I buried her and I picked out her headstone and then I went to work.
So don't tell me about fortitude and don't lecture me about dark days because this is far from my darkest day.
You wanna get a drink? I might be in a dark place.
At least there's hope for me with Nathan.
I wouldn't say the same for you.
All right, let's go some place fun.
- Come on.
- We should call a cab.
Yeah, because that's how we roll.
Come on, hon.
Yes, I'd like to report a drunk driver.
Hey.
I just wanted to say goodbye to Jamie.
- You staying with Clay? - No, a hotel.
Okay, I'll see you.
Quinn.
All my life, I've looked up to you, my beautiful artist sister but I don't anymore.
You seem lost to me.
You seem selfish.
I hope everything works out for Nathan.
Yeah.
Step out of the car, please.
You never called back.
- There wasn't anything else to say.
- Except for this.
I'm sorry.
Not for where I set the bar for you but that I didn't get you what you wanted.
You're the best client I've ever had.
I'm gonna miss representing you.
You know, but more than that you were also the best friend I've ever had.
I'm gonna miss that more.
Good luck.
Hello? Brooke, it's Millicent.
I'm sorry.
I got arrested and I need your help.
I can't help you.
Who was that? Nobody.

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