14. The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows

Complete story — includes the ending

After Haley leaves and cuts off contact with Nathan, he has an emotional crisis and brings beer into school leading to his suspension. Karen continues to struggle, trying to figure out what would cause Lucas to move in with Dan. Andy visits Dan and tells him to stop messing with Lucas and leaves a mysterious threat to Dan. Nathan becomes jealous of Lucas living with his parents and blames Haley's leaving on him. He tells Lucas that he ruined his life. Lucas contacts Haley who shrugs them off. Peyton and Jake continue living together but Peyton backs off when he says he doesn't want anything serious. Brooke and Erica face off in the peer endorsement rally where Mouth has to advocate for Brooke and she ultimately wins the election the next day. However, she realizes she and Marsha aren't that different and tries to be friendly to her. Nathan confides in Karen that he never realized how badly Dan treated her and breaks down crying saying he didn't mean for Haley to really leave. Karen promises him she’ll do the right thing. Brooke tells Mouth they're friends again. Peyton and Jake kiss. Karen plans to go to court but Andy says he has another way and later makes a call to a friend and tells him he's got a job for him. This episode is named after a song by Brand New.