3. First Day on a Brand New Planet

Complete story — includes the ending

Lucas and Haley meet on the roof of the cafe. They read their old New Year predictions, and write new predictions. As senior year begins, Haley and Nathan avoid each other. Ellie tells Lucas she was buying marijuana because she has cancer and it helps nausea; she didn't tell Peyton because she wanted to know her on her own terms. Dan confronts Lucas about being in the dealership, but he denies it. Larry lets Ellie visit Peyton's bedroom which upsets her. Brooke gets a job at a clothing store to pay rent. Lucas tells Peyton about Ellie's diagnosis. Dan arrives and strangles Lucas thinking it was him who tried to kill him; Peyton reveals Lucas is the one who saved his life and Dan stops. Nathan tells Haley he wants a divorce not an annulment - as that would deny they were ever married. They need be apart for a year for a divorce: Haley tells him she knows they will be together. This episode is named after a song by the band Jesse James.