Episode 4.18 The Runaway Found

Posted on May 16th, 2007 by Amy

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Overview:

Brooke and Peyton finally rekindle their friendship, Nathan’s past mistakes continue to haunt him and Haley, and Lucas hears a shocking confession from the witness to Keith’s murder.

Recap:

Fade in
Lucas goes up to Abby’s house and knocks on the door and waits. A woman answers and tells him there is no Abby and he has the wrong address. He starts to walk away but turns around to see Abby at a window above but she quickly moves away, he continues to walk away looking confused. We see that Dan was watching Lucas from his car.
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Whitey is having a lot of reporters asking him about the point shaving and he tells them that he is only going to say it once that its the best group of boys in 35 years of coaching, these are not cheaters, They’re champions everyone of them.
Cut to
The Rivercourt Nathan and Haley are talking about whats going to happen if they find out its Nathan who did the point shaving. Nathan wants to give up basketball and Haley hugs him.
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Peyton is taking a shower theres no one there but when she turns around she sees Pyscho Derek with blood like when she stabbed him in "It gets worse at night" she gets scared and has to sit down.
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Brooke walking to school, she gets bumped by Chase on his skateboard and starts walking slower looking sad. He tries to talk to her about the stalker thing and she makes a little conversation and walks away.
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Peyton talking to someone at her locker then Brooke comes. Peyton tells her about having nightmares about psycho Derek. Peyton thinks seeing him actually locked up will help. They’re walking down the hall when Peyton sees Psycho Derek again and tells Brooke she’ll catch up with her.
Cut to
Peyton goes to see Psycho Derek in jail, she wants to know why he picked her. He thinks he loves her but she tells him she hates him. He keeps shouting calling her a tease and she leaves.
Cut to
Dan getting a gun out a drawer, he practices aiming and lowers it just as Nathan enters behind him. Dan quickly hides the gun and advises Nathan not to mention anything about the point shaving because they have no evidence. He seems to be referring to himself and Keith’s killing more than Nathan’s troubles.
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Lucas is watching from his care the woman from the house that is Abby’s leave. As soon as shes gone he comes into the house and finds Abby. He asks if Jimmy killed Keith and she shakes her head no. Mrs Brown comes back in and tries to throw Lucas out until she finds out Keith was his uncle. Abby hasn’t been to school since that day. Mrs Brown shows Lucas that Abby only answers by shaking her head no and tells him to leave.
Fade in
Haley playing with a ball over her stomach and looking at a picture of her and Lucas. She wants to know what he thinks of this gambling thing because Nathan says its going to go away but she doesn’t believe him. Lucas tells her its going to end up pretty bad, his scholarship will be taken away.
Cut to
Peytons sleeping she wakes up to Pyscho Derek beside her in bed calling her a tease, she turns around and Brooke finds her upset. Peyton tells Brooke that she went to see Pyscho Derek and his name his Ian, we see that Brooke was researching him but wont let Peyton see the file. The front door opens and they both get scared until they see its Haley. Brooke gives a speech about life being tough but they’ll make it through.
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Lucas goes to Whiteys house and tells him it was him who did the point shaving. Whitey is very disappointed in him. Whitey shuts the door in his face, later he watches the game again and he sees Lucas missed the freethrows because of Nathan and realises what it means.
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Nathan playing at rivercourt and whitey comes to talk to him. Whitey asks if he knows anything about the gambling and Nathan lies to him. Nathan finds out Lucas took the blame for him.
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Lucas is looking at a picture of him and Keith. Nathan bursts in and whats to know why hes taking the blame. Nathan doesn’t want to do anything because hes so close to his dream and he has to think of the baby. He tells Lucas he shouldn’t have said anything.
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Brooke’s opening the curtains to Peyton asleep and tells her to get up. They’re going to find out about him so they can fight back and Brooke wants Peyton to take a shower because she smells.
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Dan is buying bullets and is shown a gun he tries it out and aims at a wall until he sees a little girl so it looks like he was aiming at her. She gets scared and runs away dropping the doll she was holding. He lowers the gun looking scared.
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Brooke and Peyton aren’t having much luck with their search and they talk about Chase. They find out Ian is from Texas and his girlfriend looks exactly like Peyton but is dead and are both shocked.
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Dan loading a gun in a church and putting it in a brown paper bag.
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Mrs Brown working out bills. We find that Abby can talk just was forced by her mother to pretend shes traumatized and wants to tell someone about what she saw. Abby starts to go to the door and as soon as she opens it she sees Dan and screams. Mrs Brown tries to force him out, Dan yells at them to shut up and tries to regain control of himself and tells them to sit down. Abby tells him she knows what he did and Dan talks to them about how karen was his not Keiths. He gets up and is taking something out of the brown paperbag, Abby and her mom are scared its a gun, but its just the doll the little girl dropped. He gives it to Abby and leaves.
Cut to
Brooke and Peyton visit Ian and they confront him about his dead girlfriend, Maggie we find out he was driving when they had a car accident and everyone blamed him for her death. Peyton says shes not his Maggie and can’t be, but she forgives him and Ian apologises. Peyton tells him that he will never see her and Brooke again.
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Nathan and Haley are in bed and Nathan is talking about how he and Lucas agreed not to say anything. Haley asked Lucas to take the blame because she wanted Nathan to have all his dreams. Nathan says he can’t do that and he doesn’t want to be a bad influence on his son in the future. Haley is worried that he will lose his scholarship and the game he loves. But Nathan wants to make everything right.
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Dan is getting drunk and is sitting next to Keith’s grave when he drops the bottle all over Keith’s grave. He then tries to light a cigarette but drops the lighter and Keith’s grave catches on fire, he watches on looking confused.
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Lucas is at the rivercourt and he sees Abby she tell his to open his eyes. He wakes up because it was a dream and Abby tells him that Jimmy didn’t kill Keith, Dan did. Lucas wants Abby to tell someone but she says she did, she told Lucas.
Fade In
There are a lot of reporters and Whitey looks at the trophy of the state championship. Nathan tells Whitey he lied to him and Whitey is very disappointed. Nathan then goes and talks to the reporters with Haley beside him. He asks everyone to forgive him because he made a stupid mistake and he will accept the consequences. He then walks away holding Haley’s hand.
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Ian’s back with the drawing of peyton. He turns around and we see he is looking at a picture of him and Maggie, a tear falls down.
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Peyton walks into the apartment, its painted red and has her music. Brooke did it because Peyton said psycho Derek took her room away from her and they’re taking it back. They hug and look at the room.
Cut to
Nathan is sitting at the rivercourt.
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Lucas is looking at Keith’s burnt grave. Lucas goes to Abby’s house but its empty and nobody is there.
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Dan comes into Lucas’ room and looks at the picture of Lucas and Keith. Karen comes in and sees Dan. He tells her he has done some unforgivable things and he wants to be good again.
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Lucas is about to walk into his room, but the door is open and he sees Dan and Karen kissing.
Fades out