EPISODE

9. Sympathy for the Devil

The past comes home to roost as the residue of deception, anger and romantic mistrust permeates the lives of several Tree Hill residents. Nathan finds himself face-to-face with an old rival, Brooke deals with someone who once hurt her, and Lucas's novel leads him into unchartered and threatening waters.

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Owen continues to try to get Brooke to forgive him. Peyton remembers meeting Julian in LA right after her and Lucas broke up. She doesn't reveal her past to Lucas. Three weeks later, Lucas struggles to write Keith's murder scene, but Julian says he needs to write it or someone else will. Peyton tells Brooke she still hasn't told Lucas about her past with Julian because she doesn't want it to ruin things for Lucas. Peyton remembers seeing Lindsey kiss Lucas at his book signing before running into Julian, who makes her laugh and takes her on a date. Nathan prepares to face a former, bitter rival. Peyton remembers when Julian moved in with her, both saying "I love you". Lucas tells Peyton he doesn't want to make up Keith's final moments for cinematic purposes, but Peyton convinces him that Keith would rather Lucas be the person to write about it. Peyton remembers Julian discovering a copy of Lucas' book, accusing her of not being over him and breaking up with her. Owen tells Brooke she humiliated him and that he will leave her alone, Peyton confronts Julian about his intentions, and Haley confronts Jamie about extorting his friends. Lucas asks Dan about shooting Keith, so Dan tells him the truth about what happened. Nathan quits SlamBall after being targeted by an opponent. Julian looks at a picture of him and Peyton that he keeps in his copy of Lucas' book and Brooke apologizes to Owen but says she needs to put Sam first. Lucas finds the picture of Julian and Peyton when he goes to give Julian a draft of Keith's murder scene while Gigi propositions Mouth. Before Peyton can tell Lucas about Julian, he reveals the picture he found, so she tells him Julian and she were in love. This episode is named after a song by The Rolling Stones.

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