11. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)

Complete story — includes the ending

Lucas talks on the phone with Peyton in present time before falling asleep. He has a film noir dream about a club he owns in the 1940s. Haley is a singer at Lucas' club and Dan is a mobster, claiming she owes him everything. Nathan is a bartender who thinks he is a "nobody", Mouth is a journalist, Skills is a piano player, Brooke is desperate for money, and Peyton is being taken care of by Dan. Dan comes to Lucas' club, threatening Brooke about her debts and mocking Lucas about stealing Haley from him. He further threatens to kill him before Owen, a police officer, escorts him out. Dan and his driver Julian drop Peyton at home, where he tells her to avoid Lucas. Dan again threatens Brooke as Mouth overhears, discovering Dan's true intentions. Peyton sneaks away to visit with Lucas, saying her car "broke down" and convinces him to walk her home. Nathan tells Haley he is being deployed, so they choose to elope. Peyton and Lucas end their walk with a kiss, which Brooke sees; she then tells Dan to erase her debts as Julian breaks Skills' hand to send Lucas a message. While trying to uncover the full truth, Mouth is murdered by Dan. Lucas and Dan face off ending in both Peyton and Julian's deaths. Lucas wakes up to a call from Peyton, realizing it was all a dream. In her office, Peyton collapses in pain. This episode is named after a song by The Ink Spots.