TEXT: [Outside School] (Peyton is walking and sees Brooke approaching her) PEYTON: Brooke (Brooke looks at her and walks passesd. Jake starts walking with Peyton) JAKE: Peyton PEYTON: Hey JAKE: What's the latest? PEYTON: Boy dates girl, girl doesn't know what she wants, boy starts dating girl's best friend, girl ruins everything. JAKE: Dark, anything I can do? PEYTON: No, story pretty much ends there. You look like hell. JAKE: Thanks. Only have been working on about two hours of sleep. I don't know what it was, but Jenny, just would not stop crying last night. PEYTON: You try the key thing? JAKE: Yeah, yeah I tried that, but as soon as I'd stop she'd start up again. PEYTON: Try a shot of whisky? Always works for me. (Peyton and Jake share a laugh) JAKE: So hey, listen. My cousin's getting married downtown this weekend. Is there any chance that you could watch Jenny for a few hours? You'd really be helping me out. PEYTON: What's the pay? JAKE: An entire night away from all this drama that you got going on. PEYTON: Okay. You got yourself a sitter. JAKE: Yeah? (Peyton nods) Thank you. [Beach House] DAN: So, what's your mother got planned for you two this weekend? NATHAN: As little as possible I hope. DAN: Sit. Eat. NATHAN: Dad, I can't, I gotta go. I haven't made it to school on time once since I moved out here. DAN: Well you will now. (Holds up car keys and tosses them to Nathan.) [Their Driveway] (Nathan and Dan standing in front of a new Mustang) DAN: Five speed mustang, fully loaded, and she's all yours. (Nathan puts his bag down and walks to the door) I know this divorce has been hard on you, Nate. Just wanted to thank you for sticking by the old man. What
SUMMARY:
Nathan must decide which parent to live with after the divorce, but Dan decides to force his hand by threatening to reveal Deb's darkest secrets in court unless Nathan chooses him. Meanwhile, Lucas meets a beautiful stranger in a bar, while trying to drink his frustrations with his shoulder away. Grammy Award-winner Sheryl Crow appears as herself and performs the song "The First Cut Is The Deepest" in Karen's Cafe. This episode is named after a song by Cat Stevens .