With Arms Outstretched (One Tree Hill episode)

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“With Arms Outstretched”
One Tree Hill episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 9
Guest stars	Barbara Alyn Woods Brett Claywell Lee Norris
Written by	Mark Schwahn
Directed by	Bryan Gordan
Original airdate	November 18, 2003
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"With Arms Outstretched" is episode 9 of season 1 of the television show One Tree Hill.

1 Plot
2 Important Facts
3 Music
4 See also

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Peyton walks down the hall of Tree Hill High to find Lucas at his locker. She approaches him to make sure he is ok with them "just being friends". He says he is and that he "wasn't ready for all that Peyton Sawyer girlfriend drama anyways". Then he tells her to say hi to Brooke for him. As he leaves, Peyton looks a little upset.

Nathan walks up behind Haley and pulls her by the arm into a side classroom, out of the hall. He kisses her. She says they can't do that. Nathan tells her he'll "kiss her later".

Whitey is giving a speech to the team after practice. He tells them that if they lose to Cove City on Friday, then the sun will not rise the next day. He tells them they can be the first Tree Hill team to finish the season undefeated.

Lucas finds Brooke in the hall and gives her a book. She says that she'll read the book if he does something "fun" for her.

Dan comes into Karen's Cafe and fins Deb struggling to get the coffe machine to work. He orders a cup of coffee, which he tells her is awful. While they are talking, Lucas walks in and immediately leaves when he sees them.

Dan and Nathan are eating "dinner" at home, its takeout. They talk about how weird it is having Deb helping Karen. They argue over whether Nathan will be able to break Dan's scoring record against Cove City. Deb comes home and she and Dan argue.

Nathan goes to his room and calls Tim. He asks if his brother is still dealing. Nathan wants to buy some performance enhancers so he can stay on the court for the whole game and break Dan's record.

Lucas and Keith eat dinner at a pizza parlor. Keith asks if Lucas is going to avoid the Cafe until Karen comes home. Keith compliments Deb for having the guts to help out. Brooke interrupts and tells Lucas that she only has 3 more chapters and he's all hers. Keith smiles and asks Lucas what that was all about.

The next day at school, Nathan walks into the locker room where Tim gives him the drugs. He takes one and heads in the gym for practice. Nathan is going extra hard and fouls a teammate. Whitey calls the foul and they get in a shouting match and Whitey tells him to leave.

Haley finds Nathan at his locker and asks if he's ok. She tells him he's shaking. He tells her its just because they have a big game coming up and he had a bad day yesterday. He says he'll see her tonight for tutoring. When she leaves, he takes another pill.

Whitey goes to Dan's dealership to talk to him about Nathan's behavior. They argue about their coaching and parenting styles.

Lucas and Nathan are in the gym, lifting weights and talking about the game. Nathan is very edgy and mean. Lucas can tell he's acting weird.

Brooke finds Lucas outside and tells him that she finished the book and they have plans tonight. They go to a bar where they drink beers and play pool. Brooke beats Lucas and tells him stuff he doesn't know about her. The two of them are having fun. Brooke tells him that "this isn't the thing you have to do for me. It's just drinks before the thing".

Nathan and Haley are in her bedroom doing tutoring. They start to kiss on her bed. He gets really aggressive and tries to take her shirt off. She tells him to leave.

Peyton is in her room, drawing a picture of how she and Lucas can't be together. She calls Lucas cell. He doesn't pick up since he's at the bar with Brooke. Lucas and Brooke are a little drunk and she asks him what he thinks of tattoos. She takes him in a back hallway, pulls down the front of her pants and shows him her tattoo. He tells her that he thinks it is "very, very sexy". Brooke leans in and they make out.

Lucas returns home to a dark house. He walks into the kitchen to find Keith. Lucas tells him he was drinking and Keith tells him how worried he was. He says they'll deal with it in the morning.

In the morning, Nathan walks into his kitchen and Dan continues to tell him he won't break his scoring record. At Lucas' house, Keith comes into his room to hurry him up and sees his right arm. Last night, Lucas got a tattoo. "It's an ancient symbol for fun". Keith is very unhappy that he scarred his body for life, while Karen was trusting him to take care of Lucas. Keith tells him that he is grounded.

Haley and Lucas are at school. He tells him about how he got drunk and made out with Brooke. She laughs, and he tells her that Brooke is different from what people think. She asks about Peyton, he says that she just wants to be friends.

Brooke finds Peyton at a table and tells her about how she went out with Lucas. She says that they kissed and Peyton looks a little shocked and disappointed.

Deb meets Dan in a rundown building. Dan tells her that they can make her own diner there. She says she doesn't want her own, she just wants to help Karen.

At the tutoring center, Peyton and Haley are talking. Peyton asks how things with Haley and Nathan. Haley vents about how she isn't ready to have sex and wants to wait. Peyton asks if Lucas told her about what happened with them. It's obvious she is still interested in him, but she's not worried because "Brooke's not exactly the dating kind".

Back at the house, Keith gives Lucas tape to cover his tattoo for the game. He looks at the tattoo and sees that its bleeding. He gets concerned and tells Lucas that he has to "worry once for myself, and once for your mother".

Nathan is in his room doing pullups when Dan comes in. Dan tells him that he would love for him to break his record, but he won't. Deb comes in and says that she has to miss the game to be at the cafe.

Nathan is walking to the gym for the game. Haley walks up behind him and gets his attention. He snaps at her and says "Not now!" She asks what his problem is, to which he responds "in 5 minutes if I'm not perfect they're gonna eat me alive, thats my problem." It is clear the pressure is getting to him.

Nathan is dominating the game, he has 38 points early in the fourth quarter. He is only 5 points from the record. He gets called for a charge, and he argues with the ref. Whitey tells him that he'll take him out if he doesn't call down. Nathan gets the ball and is one basket from breaking the record. He passes out and crashes to the court.

At the hospital, Dan checks on Nathan and tells him what happened. The doctor comes in and tells him that he was severely dehydrated. He asks him about what supplements he has been taking. Dan gets mad at him for interrogating Nathan. The doctor pulls Dan aside and tells him that the tests show that he was taking some sort of amphetamine. Dan says he'll sue if they label Nathan an addict.

Haley goes to the Cafe to take over so Deb can go visit Nathan. She didn't even know anything happened. She goes to the hospital and finds Dan, but no Nathan. He isn't in his bed anymore.

Keith finds Whitey in his office and tells him that Nathan is going to be fine. Whitey tells Keith that he realizes that he is part of the problem and that he'd rather forfeit the games than lose a kid. Keith tells him about what happened with Lucas. They share a drink.

Back at home, Deb argues with Dan about how he didn't tell her what happened with Nathan. She had to find out 20 mins later from Haley. She tells him that as long as he pushes Nathan as hard as he does, "he'll always be in harms way". Dan tells her that if she wasn't helping Karen, she would have been there for him, like he was. Deb kicks him out of the house and that Nathan is staying with her. "Pack and bag and get out, or so help me God, I will stab you in your sleep."

Haley is in her room leaving a message on Nathan's voicemail. He shows up in her doorway. He gets emotional and talks about the mistakes he's made. He doesn't want to do it anymore. He tells her that he needs her and nothing else matters.

Peyton shows up at Lucas' house. She tells him she made a mistake and pushed him away. She tells him that she wants him. Brooke walks in, "Hey superstar, you ready to score".

Dan leaves the house while Deb watches. Whitey closes up the gym and puts up a "Basketball cancelled until futher notice" sign. Nathan asks Haley if he can stay with her for the night and she closes her bedroom door. Lucas, Brooke and Peyton stand in an awkward silence.