One Tree Hill s08e21 Episode Script

Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Previously on One Tree Hill Guess where I'm going? Please don't say South Africa.
I got an offer to shoot a job in Puerto Rico.
We're saying at the El Conquistador.
They still developing those condos at that basketball court of yours? The Rivercourt.
Yeah.
Two words -- Snipey Plover.
It's a bird.
All my life, I've wanted to fly.
And lately, I've been feeling A sense of obligation.
I needed to take that drug test to join the Air Force.
And I took a pregnancy test.
We're pregnant.
Baby! I knew you could do it.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to an historic night of basketball.
I'm Mouth McFadden, along with my gamey partner, Jimmy Edwards, and, Jimmy, we're in a for a treat tonight.
To see the sun somewhere I could see the sun see the sun It's a bird -- the Snipey Plover.
It's endangered.
How do you know these things? I go to school, dad.
Well, that's good.
You stay in school.
Don't do drugs.
What else do you know about the stripey plumber? Snipey Plover.
It eats insects and worms and stuff, it has orangey legs, and it lives in tall grassy areas, near water.
Like the Rivercourt.
Yeah.
So, you sure they're endangered? Uh-huh.
Miss Lauren took us on a field trip, and I remember she said it was endangered right before Chuck threw up a bunch of chocolate milk he chugged on a dare.
Why? Because Chuck is an idiot.
No -- why does it matter if it's endangered? Because if we can find your Snipey Plover, we can save the Rivercourt.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh ooooh ooh ooh where we wake up in the afternoon spending evenings staring at the moon So, wait -- what magazine are you shooting for, again? B.
Davis.
I told her to take it since I'm back at the company.
But now that -- I'm not back yet, but I will be soon.
But I thought since I forgot what I was gonna say.
Anyway, it's not the cover for sure.
They have a lot of photographers shooting, and then the best shot wins, so Have you guys ever stayed here before? No, but I've heard Great things.
Oh, yeah, this'll do.
Ooh ooh I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately all I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately all I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I gotta do or who I'm supposed to be I don't want to be anything other than me Camping? Yeah.
I figured since training camp got pushed, you could hang with us instead.
Except not in that shirt.
Who are you, Brian Boitano? Brian Boitano won the gold in men's figure skating.
That's my point exactly.
Yeah.
The thing is that Quinn's gone, and I kind of made plans.
Like what plans? Like I dragged my favorite chair up from the garage, put on my favorite shirt that you just made fun of.
I have some magazines to read, my laptop, and a cooler full of drinks.
Clay, the refrigerator's right there.
True, but here's something you don't know about me -- I love a drink from a cooler, but not just any cooler.
The ice has to be melted just right -- so it's half-ice, half-water, total refreshment.
You're really a strange guy.
I know.
No, seriously -- you're stranger than I thought you were.
You're just now noticing this? I'm a weird dude.
I'm an odd duck.
Why don't you just have Jamie camp out by the pool? We're trying to find a bird to save the Rivercourt.
Yeah, I'm not feeling that.
Don't make me roll out the secret weapon.
Ple-e-e-e-ase? California isn't home but it's all I've got right now And all of my friends are back in Oklahoma Oh, yeah, that'll do.
This is gonna be a blast, huh, Clay? Yeah, this is real awesome.
'Cause it's sad and lonely How come he's wearing mom's shirt? To die there I don't ever want to live back in Utica not another holiday in Utica but I call it home Hey, Skolnick, get back here and carry something! Fine.
Geez.
Ho-o-o-me Snipey Plover! Adams, Baker, and Skolnick -- it's like a bad law firm.
Thank you.
I call it home Chuck! Nathan.
What's up, my fellow ornithologists? I'm kind of "hornithologist" with Quinn being out of town.
Yeah, Brooke's gone, too.
Alex, too.
We ended up in San Francisco I meanWhy would I care if Alex was gone? Nice try.
Uh-huh.
Yep, just hanging out in a swamp with a bunch of dudes looking for an endangered bird while my girl takes pictures of supermodels in bikinis.
Well, at least you look fabulous doing it, Brian Boitano.
You know how those things are -- from the inside, it's not so glamorous.
How much better could it be? I called it home, I called it home I called it home This is amazing.
Really amazing.
I know, right? Hey, what are we gonna do tonight? Well, I have to shoot, but then, uh, later we can go to dinner or whatever.
I vote Sushi.
Ooh, I second that.
And then we could go dancing or have drinks or whatever.
I vote all three -- drinks, dancing, and all kinds of whatever.
That sounds perfect.
Brooke? Sure.
Why not? All right, well, I better go make sure everything's good.
I'll text you guys later.
Perfect.
Okay.
Okay.
I'm gonna go get some mojitos.
You guys want anything? No, thanks.
Thanks for inviting us, Quinny.
Yeah.
I'm so glad you all could be here.
I'll see you later.
Bye! Bye! Really? What? Drinking and Sushi? Ohh, right -- total bun in the oven.
Why don't you just tell Lauren and Quinn you're pregnant? I can't.
It's too early, and Julian and I agreed we wouldn't tell anyone yet.
Well, it's fine.
I'm an actress, you can fake it, and I will help you.
I would call it ho-o-o-me Whatever happened to honesty, to honor, and to being a good neighbor? Now, I may not look like it, but I am a reasonable person.
And every morning I get up, and maybe I'm a little late.
So I rush out of my place, and I end up dodging dog poop in my yard.
Dog poop.
Do I have a dog? No.
So I have tracked the irresponsible offenders to this address.
This is the Hays residence, and payback is a female dog.
Clean up your doggy mess, you mongrels! Curb your dogs, people.
It's the right thing to do, and it's the law.
I'm Millicent Huxtable, and, boy, am I pooped.
"I'm Millicent Huxtable, and I'm pooped"? Where do you come with this stuff? I don't know.
It just Comes from my mouth.
Well, here's the thing -- they're getting rid of the morning news and they're going with a morning show, and your rants have got their attention.
Really? That's great.
Tomorrow you're gonna go live again.
Okay, now, consider that your audition, but, Millie, they've seen you do funny, and they've seen you do angry.
Maybe switch it up a bit, give them something sweet or serious.
I can totally do serious.
Maybe don't go with the costume.
Got it.
So pretty.
Quinn, this is so cool! This is awesome.
Thank you.
Where's Lauren? Uh, she went back to the hotel -- a little bit too many mojitos.
Erhn.
Ahh, look at how bad-ass you are! This looks amazing.
I want to be photographed out here and look awesome.
Right? Look at all this stuff.
I bet you could make anyone look good.
Hey, Clothes Over Bros fashion shoot? Hello? Not you.
I'm just saying, a lot of the models that we used on our shoots were kind of strange-looking inperson.
Yeah.
She's a dog.
Wow.
Quinn? Hi.
Taryn.
Hi.
It's so nice to meet you.
I'm such a big fan.
Ohh.
These are my friends Brooke and Alex.
Hi.
Hi.
Alex Dupré.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Brooke Davis.
Hi.
Holy hell.
You are beautiful.
Oh, thank you.
Okay, well, you guys have a great shoot, and, um, we'll see you later.
Bye.
Bye.
Where we can be My God.
Under the sun and worry-free I need a great idea.
What are you doing? Hey.
What -- what was that? What? You were standing on your head.
So? So, why were you standing on your head? I just haven't done it in a while.
Have you? No, but that's a little strange, honey.
I know.
So, why do you need a great idea? Because they're doing a new morning show, and tomorrow my live segment is my audition.
That's amazing.
Yeah But they said they've seen me be funny and angry.
They want to see me be serious.
Then you should do that story on the Rivercourt.
It's local, it's timely, and you'll be great.
You'll help me? Of course.
Let's get the camera.
all that I need is you with me It was weird that you were standing on your head, right? Totally.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm weird, Millie.
I'm an odd duck.
So, what's the plan, anyways? We use Julian's camera and roll it continuously.
Then we'll take turns switching out the memory cards.
Hopefully, that'll get us some footage of the snarling rover.
Snipey Plover.
Plus, it's a full moon tonight, so we should have plenty of light.
That's it? We're just gonna film it? Man, I thought we were gonna catch it.
I brought my slingshot! Chuck, the Snipey Plover's an endangered species.
So? So that doesn't mean you shoot it with a slingshot.
Lame.
Speaking of lame, where's Clay? You are just a stranger with your vodka soda under the street light That's perfect.
Now give me "slightly hung over.
" You know, you could have just come to my room this morning.
It looked just like this.
cigarette I like that better.
You can relax for a sec.
You look like trouble You know, this is really fun, Quinn.
You think? I just wanted to do something different than just beach.
If it matters, it's my favorite so far.
That means a lot.
Thanks.
Mine, too.
It's good, but, um Through the smoke and the ash It could be better.
Doo doo do better.
Doo doo do-do doo Better not.
I'm just going to check it out.
You don't have to climb up if you're chicken.
I'm not chicken.
Then climb.
Pretty cool, huh? Yeah.
Hey, check it out.
My mom let me borrow her phone for the camping trip.
Maybe tonight we can crank-call some people.
Caller I.
D.
So? They'll think it's my mom.
No way.
Don't -- what are you doing? I just want to see what happens.
Don't do it.
Jamie! Chuck! Gotcha! I knew you weren't gonna do it.
No duh.
You think I'm crazy? How good is this Sushi? So good.
Oh, my God, these mojitos are like liquid heaven.
Okay, I think I'm a little buzzed.
Okay, man at 3:00 wearing a blouse.
Don't look yet! Okay, now.
Oh, bad choice.
Yeah, unless you're Brian Boitano.
I think Clay has that shirt.
Oh, no.
All right, now, this is what I call roughing it.
Snipey Plover.
Oh, did you find him? I don't know.
We have to download these memory cards and check the footage.
But the camera's all set for another four hours.
Well, I caught us some pizza in the wild so we can have some dinner.
Nice.
Wait -- do you guys know why the Snipey Plover is endangered? It lays its eggs on the ground.
I mean, the stupid bird doesn't even build a nest.
What? Can I get a drink from your half-water/half-ice cooler? It's not so strange now, is it? It's still strange.
We're just very thirsty.
Mm.
All right, look -- all I'm saying is that this is nature's way of controlling things.
It's Darwinism on display.
Just build your nest somewhere high, you lazy bird.
Who knew male figure skaters were so angry? Clay, we got pizza, beer -- perfect night.
I mean, I know you wanted to stay home, but come on, man.
Is there any place you'd rather be right now? Puerto Rico.
Last Friday night Yeah, we danced on tabletops, and we took too many shots think we kissed, but I forgot last Friday night yeah, we maxed our credit cards and got kicked out of the bar so we hit the boulevard last Friday night we went streaking in the park, skinny-dipping in the dark then had a ménage à trois last Friday night yeah, I think we broke the law always say we're gonna stop whoa, oh, this Friday night Ooh, what are those? Tequila! I can't.
I'm sober.
Ahh, more for me! This Friday night Right -- to an amazing day.
And a just-starting night.
Whoo! Yeah! Cheers! Trying to connect the dots Ooh! Whoo! Think the city towed my car Oh, cheers.
Chandelier is on the floor with my favorite party dress warrant's out for my arrest, think I need a ginger ale that was such an epic fail pictures of last night ended up online I'm screwed oh, well Hey! ¿Por qué tú hace? I am so sorry.
I'm sorry.
I -- last Friday night yeah, we danced on tabletops and we took too many shots think we kissed, but I forgot last Friday night yeah, we maxed our credit cards and got kicked out of the bar so we hit the boulevard last Friday night we went streaking in the park, skinny-dipping in the dark then had a ménage à trois last Friday night yeah, I think we broke the law always say we're gonna stop whoa-oa this Friday night do it all again Would you like some water to go with that? Hmm? This Friday night Thank you.
Congratulations, by the way.
For what? Well, you're scarfing that down like a homeless person, but you didn't touch your Sushi, and you were tossing your drinks over your shoulder all night, so congratulations on being pregnant? T-G-I-F Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! It's early, and we haven't told anybody yet.
I promise when you tell me for real, I'll act surprised.
I'm so excited for you and Julian! Thank you.
Hey.
Has you guys seen my shirt? Huh? Huh? I'm sorry.
Do it all again Make sure you speak to the fact that it's generational, that small towns are defined by places and things that we sometimes take for granted.
I will.
You nervous? Yes.
Don't be.
This is your time, honey.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Oh! Oh, oh! Hey, hey! Have you guys seen my shirt? Oh, you're wearing it, baby.
Oh, hey, there it is! Yay.
All right.
Are you sure you're okay? No, no, I am awesome.
Ohh.
Ohh.
Okay.
You -- Yeah.
Oh, my gosh, you look just like a model.
Ohh.
Just if you had bigger boobies.
Ah.
Oh! Okay.
Thank you.
Okay.
Night.
Nighty night.
Time for bed.
Bye.
Good night.
Bye! I had -- bye.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
Go to sleep.
All right.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
She's fun.
No, no, no.
Yeah, she had a blast tonight.
Yeah.
We all did.
Thanks for hanging with us.
Oh, no problem.
I had a great time, and the shoot was amazing.
Thank you.
Okay, I have one more picture request.
It's kind of a boyfriend thing.
Oh, I get it all the time.
Let's do it.
Okay, good.
All right.
Puzzle pieces That don't fit together I should have gone to Puerto Rico.
You can't decide, take away, or put on your design though you won't stop working a masterpiece in the flesh it's your puzzle it's your puzzle it's yours unh la da da da da da-da-da Whoo Aah! You comin' over like you was clover Okay.
I'm gonna cut it with my lawnmower you knockin' at my, my door all tangled Oh, no.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Your guilty conscience wrapped 'round your ankles I see you draggin' it 'cross my floor now you feelin' better I'm feelin', I'm feelin' worse now baby, redemption ain't free you gonna need more than you can get from me Hey.
This river's dry Hey.
Baby, can't wash you clean You all right? Yeah.
I like it like this.
Thought I would check the footage and look for our friend, the Plover.
Any luck? Nope.
Maybe in the morning.
It's nice of you to do this -- spend a weekend trying to help Jamie.
I'm sure he appreciates it.
Yeah.
You know, sometimes I think about when we were kids and the memories I have of my parents and their friends.
And then I think, "this is what they'll remember when they look back.
" You know, these are the days that they'll stories about.
That's when I feel like I can do better, that I have the responsibility to try.
You know, Jamie's gonna miss you when you leave to New York.
He'll miss you and Brooke.
We all will.
Uh We're not leaving.
Brooke passed on the job.
How come? Because she's pregnant.
But I-I thought That she couldn't get pregnant? So did we.
But she is.
We just found out.
I'm not supposed to tell anybody yet, so You fertile bastard.
Wow.
I hope it's a girl and that she's just like her mom and that someday, she'll be best friends with Lydia Scott.
I'll drink to that.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Quinn! Hey! You're up early.
Yeah, you, too.
Where you off to? Thought I'd drive around the city and shoot a little, sort of stray from the beaten path, you know? Oh, I love that.
Well, maybe I'll see you later.
I hope so.
Hey, you want to come? So, how you doing, Evans? of my sheets at home.
The tent did not get it done last night.
You know the thread count of your sheets.
Triple salchow right now.
When the Rivercourt's gone, a lot of memories are gonna go with it.
I used to train with Q there, Jimmy Edwards, my Uncle Keith.
It's worth a weekend to try to save that.
Yeah, I know.
The truth is, I wouldn't have missed it.
I know.
I am thinking about going on a coffee run, though.
Thank God.
I don't understand camping.
We have houses.
We have beds, showers, flatirons.
So, you must be excited about Brooke's Thing I'm not supposed to know about.
We're totally excited, and we appreciate you not saying anything, even though I might've slipped up and told Nathan last night.
Mm.
I don't know anything about that.
So, why'd you have to take a drug test, anyway? Well Since I'm carrying around your secret, I guess you could carry around mine.
I joined the Air Force.
Wow.
That's big.
Yeah.
And I got to leave soon.
Hey, Chuck, buddy.
I want to go home.
Sometimes it strikes me how poverty and privilege become silent neighbors and the world just keeps going 'cause it has to.
"I'm standing here today on a small piece of history.
" "A small piece of Tree Hill history.
" Chuck, just open the door and let me explain.
You didn't even tell me! I was going to.
I promise! Just open the door.
You have the keys.
It's an old car, Chuck.
I have the ignition key.
I don't have the door key.
So, come on.
Open up.
Just forget it! I want to go home! Well, you won't open the door, soI guess you're stuck in here.
Oh! How'd you like to do a little work? Aah! I tried talking to him, but he's really upset.
He won't do anything crazy, will he? We're talking about Chuck here.
He makes a good point.
Oh, no.
Is that? Finally, I can see you crystal clear Chuck! Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare Chuck! see how I'll leave with every piece of you Chuck, shut it off! Chuck, shut it off! I can't! I don't know how! Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
never had met me we could have had it all we could have had it all never had met me tears are gonna fall it all, it all rolling in the deep you're gonna wish you you never had met me underneath the deep you had my heart and soul in your hand and you played it to the beat could have had it all underneath the deep you had my heart inside your hand but you played it with a beating throw your soul through every open door oh, oh count your blessings to find what you look for oh, oh I'm sorry.
You'll pay me back in kind What were you thinking? And reap just what you sow I didn't mean to! Well, for not meaning to, you sure as hell did it! We could have had it all That was really stupid! You know that?! Rolling in the deep You could have killed yourself or someone else! I just Tears are gonna fall it all, it all, it all rolling in the deep I don't want you to go.
we could have had it all you never had met me underneath the deep rolling in the deep Hey.
you had my heart inside of your hand and you played it to the beat could have had it all underneath the deep I don't want you to go.
Rolling in the deep you had my heart inside of your hand but you played it, you played it you played it, you played it to the beat My chair, my half-ice/half-water cooler of drinks.
Well, at least we put the shirt out of its misery.
What the hell happened? What the hell happened? How you feeling, sunshine? Shame.
So much shame.
Come on.
It couldn't have been that bad.
Um, I texted semi-nude photos to someone last night.
What? You slut! To who? I don't know.
I lost my phone.
Oh, no.
Oh, no.
And I locked myself out of my hotel room in my underpants.
Oh, my God.
Oh, no.
That's epic.
Who do you think you would have sent them to? Ugh.
I don't know -- probably Antwon.
I'm gonna text him and find out if he got them.
No, no, no, please, no.
Yes! Oh, this is so much fun.
You guys, I am a teacher.
I have parents' numbers in my phone.
Oh, so much shame.
Ow.
Ohh.
Oh, honey.
Y tú bailaba I hope you know I was gonna tell you.
As a matter of fact, you're the one I was worried about the most.
Why? Because I'm gonna miss you.
Because we're friends.
Are you ever gonna come back? Dude, of course I'm gonna come back.
That's what my dad said.
I heard him downstairs, so I got up.
He was just opening the door.
I said, "hey, dad, where you going? He said, "I'm gonna go get you a new bike, then I'm gonna come back and teach you to ride it.
" I sat on the porch and waited till it got dark out.
And then my mom came and got me.
For the longest time, I was sure something happened to him.
I didn't know how to feel when I found out he was okay.
He just didn't want us anymore.
That's not gonna happen with me, okay? I'll be back in no time.
You promise? Promise.
I never did learn to ride a stupid bike.
Don't tell anyone? I can't -- Oh.
Well, Antwon says he didn't get any pictures from you, but that he'd like some.
Okay, maybe you sent them to someone who's next to Antwon in your address book.
Let me check mine.
Honestly, if it's not him, I don't know who I would have texted.
I don't know.
That would be Antonio Banderas.
What? You sent Antonio Banderas naked pictures.
Semi-naked photos, and he's in my phonebook under "skills.
" But could I please have Antonio Banderas' phone number? Yeah, me, too.
I'll take that.
Ehh! Oh, no! Oh! Who is next to skills in my phone? Well We gave it a shot, jame.
We ruined some protected wetlands, but we gave it a shot.
Dad, look! Hmm.
Like I said -- smart bird, making its nest in the ground like that.
I never thought that you would be the one to hold my heart Thank you for helping me, Marvin.
Of course.
You're gonna do great.
How many nights in high school did you spend here, practicing to be an announcer? I don't know.
Pretty much all of them.
Going live in 3, 2, 1 I'm standing here today on a small piece of history in Tree Hill.
No costumes, no catchphrases -- just a story about a local landmark that is soon to be erased, developed into condominiums unless something changes.
The landmark is called the Rivercourt, and for those who loved it, its absence will be heartbreaking.
I hope that you see right through For more on this story, here's someone who learned his craft here -- my colleague, Marvin McFadden.
'Cause I'm already falling I'll never let a love get so close you put your arms around me, and I'm home It's been host to authors, NBA players, local legends, and fashion designers.
Notable musicians have played here -- both concerts and games of "horse.
" And on gentle summer nights as the staccato rhythms of worn leather on fading asphalt mixes with the white noise of the distant nightlife across the Cape Fear, kids have grown up here.
I should know.
I was one of them.
Now development threatens to erase this place.
Commerce is commerce.
That's not really the point, is it? The truth is, a town's identity is made up of places like this one.
And once they're gone, they're gone.
Some people who care about this court have uncovered a nest nearby that could be the key to stopping the bulldozers you see behind me.
But even so, do we have to find a technicality to preserve our town's history? A lot of lost kids found their way to something better in this park.
In a confusing world, at a confusing time in their lives, they found something that made sense here, and they became better people because of it.
Surely that is worth preserving.
For Millicent Huxtable Who I love with all my heart, I'm Marvin McFadden reporting.
And we're out.
That was so good.
Whoo! And I've never opened up, I've never What's going on? Well I thought you might want to hang on to this while I'm gone.
Cool! Can you teach me to ride it? Yeah, absolutely.
Man, this is better than those pictures Miss Lauren sent me.
Yeah, you might not want to tell skills that, Skolnick.
I hope that you see right through my walls I hope that you catch me 'cause I'm already falling You got it, there? No peeking.
All right, you ready? Okay.
Get so close you put your arms It's just like Karen's Café.
Karen's Café was always so special to us.
Karen made sure of that, and -- and you, too, and I just thought, maybe after you move, I'll re-open it and call it Karen's Café.
And maybe Jamie and Lydia will feel the same way that we did -- safe, you know? What do you think? I think that sounds perfect.
But it looks like I might be sticking around, so how would you like a partner? Of course.
I would love that, but what happened? I thought -- why aren't you moving to New York? Because I'm pregnant.
Are you serious? Yeah.
Oh, my God! Oh, my I hope that you see right through my walls All right, buddy, make this, and the Rivercourt stays like this forever.
'Cause I'm already falling Ready? I'll never let a love get so close you put your arms around me, and I'm home Yeah! Yes! Yeah! You put your arms around me, and I'm home
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