Part 1:
It is spring break in Capeside, and Dawson Leery and company plan a spring break vacation down the coast of North Carolina to Tree Hill, where they meet Lucas Scott, whom Dawson had babysitted before he moved. Lucas shows them his basketball skills, alongside Skills Taylor and Jake Jagielski. With nowhere else to go, the gang splits up and enjoys their stay in Tree Hill.
Written by Mark Schwann
Directed by Paul Hoen
Part 2:
With only Joey Potter appearing in part two, an important basketball game is going on at Tree Hill High School. The Ravens' team wins, thanks to Nathan Scott's (James Lafferty) final shot. Elsewhere, another Scott is performing his sporty gift: Lucas Scott is playing basketball with three friends and he is clearly talented at it. Nathan and Lucas share the same father, Dan Scott (Paul Johansson), but they live apart: it turns out that Dan abandoned Lucas and his mother, Karen Roe (Moira Kelly), when Lucas was born, preferring to marry Deb Scott (Barbara Alyn Woods), who he had another son, Nathan, with. Speaking of which, Nathan and his team stole a school bus and they got busted. Even though Nathan was driving, his father, Dan, manages to bail him out of trouble, as usual, while a lot of other players get suspended. Meanwhile, Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton), Nathan’s girlfriend (and Ravens’ cheerleader) is driving and listening to "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional; and she ends up almost running over Lucas, who’s coming back home. Peyton stops the car just in time, before driving quickly away. Lucas heads for Karen’s cafè, where he has dinner with Joey and his best friend, a witty girl named Haley James (Bethany Joy Lenz).
The next day, Keith Scott (Craig Sheffer), Dan’s brother, who is close friends with Karen (and maybe, also, something more – at least in his heart), asks Whitey Durham (Barry Corbin), the Ravens coach, to let Lucas be part of the team. Keith is positive that the kid deserves it. Anyway, as soon as the coach tells Lucas he can join the team, the kid turns the offer down. He doesn’t want to stay near Nathan - and considering the way Nathan treats his half-brother, everybody can get why. Actually Nathan doesn’t want to accept Lucas might be part of his team, so he challenges him: a simple basketball match. If Lucas wins, Nathan will quit the team. Otherwise, if Nathan wins, Lucas won’t join the team. Later, Peyton’s car breaks down and Lucas helps her out, since Nathan is too busy. Firstly Peyton acts in a snotty way, and Lucas can’t help but point out: "Why are you a cheerleader? No offense or anything, but you're about the least cheery person I know". This gets the two talking and Lucas ends up telling her the way he found out Dan was his father.
Lucas shows up at Keith’s shop by the time Dan is talking to Keith about Karen. Following this, Lucas makes up his mind and accepts Nathan’s challenge. Joey is less than thrilled about it and neither is Dan, but they realize that there is nothing they can do. The Scott brothers’ match can get started, and it’s a tough match because they’re both good players and they both want to win. In the end, Lucas’ final shot makes him the winner. Later on, Lucas catches up with Peyton and he lets her know that even though he won, Nathan has to stay on the team because "it's the last thing he wants". Lucas remarks that the whole situation is not only about Nathan. It seems Peyton has gotten his point when Nathan calls her and she drives back home with him.
In the last scene, Lucas enters the school’s gym while everyone is staring at him. A last close-up to the park where Lucas used to play: it’s finally empty.
Written by Mark Schwann
Directed by Bryan Gordon
It is spring break in Capeside, and Dawson Leery and company plan a spring break vacation down the coast of North Carolina to Tree Hill, where they meet Lucas Scott, whom Dawson had babysitted before he moved. Lucas shows them his basketball skills, alongside Skills Taylor and Jake Jagielski. With nowhere else to go, the gang splits up and enjoys their stay in Tree Hill.
Written by Mark Schwann
Directed by Paul Hoen
Part 2:
With only Joey Potter appearing in part two, an important basketball game is going on at Tree Hill High School. The Ravens' team wins, thanks to Nathan Scott's (James Lafferty) final shot. Elsewhere, another Scott is performing his sporty gift: Lucas Scott is playing basketball with three friends and he is clearly talented at it. Nathan and Lucas share the same father, Dan Scott (Paul Johansson), but they live apart: it turns out that Dan abandoned Lucas and his mother, Karen Roe (Moira Kelly), when Lucas was born, preferring to marry Deb Scott (Barbara Alyn Woods), who he had another son, Nathan, with. Speaking of which, Nathan and his team stole a school bus and they got busted. Even though Nathan was driving, his father, Dan, manages to bail him out of trouble, as usual, while a lot of other players get suspended. Meanwhile, Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton), Nathan’s girlfriend (and Ravens’ cheerleader) is driving and listening to "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional; and she ends up almost running over Lucas, who’s coming back home. Peyton stops the car just in time, before driving quickly away. Lucas heads for Karen’s cafè, where he has dinner with Joey and his best friend, a witty girl named Haley James (Bethany Joy Lenz).
The next day, Keith Scott (Craig Sheffer), Dan’s brother, who is close friends with Karen (and maybe, also, something more – at least in his heart), asks Whitey Durham (Barry Corbin), the Ravens coach, to let Lucas be part of the team. Keith is positive that the kid deserves it. Anyway, as soon as the coach tells Lucas he can join the team, the kid turns the offer down. He doesn’t want to stay near Nathan - and considering the way Nathan treats his half-brother, everybody can get why. Actually Nathan doesn’t want to accept Lucas might be part of his team, so he challenges him: a simple basketball match. If Lucas wins, Nathan will quit the team. Otherwise, if Nathan wins, Lucas won’t join the team. Later, Peyton’s car breaks down and Lucas helps her out, since Nathan is too busy. Firstly Peyton acts in a snotty way, and Lucas can’t help but point out: "Why are you a cheerleader? No offense or anything, but you're about the least cheery person I know". This gets the two talking and Lucas ends up telling her the way he found out Dan was his father.
Lucas shows up at Keith’s shop by the time Dan is talking to Keith about Karen. Following this, Lucas makes up his mind and accepts Nathan’s challenge. Joey is less than thrilled about it and neither is Dan, but they realize that there is nothing they can do. The Scott brothers’ match can get started, and it’s a tough match because they’re both good players and they both want to win. In the end, Lucas’ final shot makes him the winner. Later on, Lucas catches up with Peyton and he lets her know that even though he won, Nathan has to stay on the team because "it's the last thing he wants". Lucas remarks that the whole situation is not only about Nathan. It seems Peyton has gotten his point when Nathan calls her and she drives back home with him.
In the last scene, Lucas enters the school’s gym while everyone is staring at him. A last close-up to the park where Lucas used to play: it’s finally empty.
Written by Mark Schwann
Directed by Bryan Gordon