The End of Innocence (The O.C. episode)

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“The End of Innocence”
The O.C. episode
Julie and Jimmy at the Yacht Club
Episode no.	Season 3 (2005-2006) Episode 3
Written by	Stephanie Savage
Directed by	Michael Lange
Production no.	2T6253
Original airdate	September 22, 2005 (FOX)
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"The End of Innocence" is the third episode of the third season FOX television series, The O.C.. The episode was written by Stephanie Savage and was directed by Michael Lange. It originally aired on Tuesday September 22, 2005.

1 Guest starring
2 Plot
3 Music
4 External links

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Sandy's home dealing with some kind of construction emergency for the Newport Group, which he's taken over in Kirsten's absence; but keeping the Newport Group afloat is not his only worry. He's also worried about Ryan, who's now home trying to figure out what he's going to do with his life.Dean Hess tracks down Seth and Summer in the student lounge and coerces them into "volunteering" to be stage hands for the drama club... which means for Taylor Townsend.Julie announces that the wedding's been moved up to Saturday.And then the whole family's staying... as in moving to Kauai for good. Ryan takes Marissa down to the beach and surprises her with the romantic tiki hut that Seth and Summer "borrowed" from the drama club.Ryan asks Marissa if she's ready to do this. They've done a lot, but not this. Apparently unbuttoning his pants means she's ready.Don's thugs have escorted Jimmy down to the pier and are holding his head under water as he thrashes helplessly about.In the morning, Ryan and Marissa are awakened by Marissa's cell phone. They run down to Jimmy's boat and see that he's been badly beaten. He explains that he's in a lot of trouble and needs to go. Marissa tells him that if he needs to go, he should go, but she doesn't want him coming back. The goodbyes are too hard. Jimmy hands Marissa a ring and asks her to give it to Julie. He knows it makes no difference now, but he really does love her mother.