17. It Gets the Worst at Night

Complete story — includes the ending

A week has passed since Prom, and Brooke and Peyton are sharing a bed with Lucas because they don't want to be alone. Dan orders his assistant to trace the identity of the phone's owner. Mouth texts the others for help - he is in jail in Honey Grove, Texas for sleeping in a park, after ditching Rachel because he realized that there'd always be someone else to flirt with. The gang decide to take a road trip and rescue him. On the way there, their car breaks down but they are rescued by Chris Keller's Tour Bus. In town, they get a second chance to have a perfect prom by crashing the local prom. During the night, Lucas and Peyton finally have sex for the first time. Brooke catches them after, making her feel alone due to losing Chase. Not wanting to spend the night alone, she talks with Chris all night long. Brooke tells Haley she is the one who cheated in the calculus exam, not Rachel, and Haley is furious but later forgives her. Dan spends the night at Karen's house, after she thought someone broke in. Back home, Nathan tells Lucas investigators are asking questions about him shaving points. Peyton and Brooke move into the apartment. Lucas finds Abby's address and goes to her door, just as Dan has also found her identity, and watches from afar. This episode is named after a song by Lucero. Tyler Hiton Guest stars