With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept (1 Mar. 2006)

A dangerous day at Tree Hill High gives Nathan and Lucas a common goal, as they put their lives on the line to save their friends when a distraught student comes to school with a gun and holds Haley hostage.

Director:

Gregory Prange

Writers:

Mark Schwahn (creator), Mark Schwahn

Stars:

Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Chad Michael Murray	...	Lucas Scott
James Lafferty	...	Nathan Scott
Hilarie Burton	...	Peyton Sawyer
Bethany Joy Lenz	...	Haley James Scott (as Bethany Joy Galeotti)
Paul Johansson	...	Dan Scott
Sophia Bush	...	Brooke Davis
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Deb Scott (credit only)
Lee Norris	...	'Mouth' McFadden
Barry Corbin	...	Coach Whitey Durham
Craig Sheffer	...	Keith Scott
Moira Kelly	...	Karen Roe
Danneel Ackles	...	Rachel Gattina (as Danneel Harris)
Antwon Tanner	...	Antwon 'Skills' Taylor
Allison Scagliotti	...	Abby Brown
Marcus Coloma	...	Marcus

Storyline

Jimmy Edwards, the fat high school student who got roughed up because of his vicious time capsule video, repeatedly shoots a gun at school; coach orders everyone outside on the bus, but Nathan and Lucas go in since Haley is among the kids inside, who don't realize the madman is Jimmy, sitting right next to them. Lucas finds Peyton shivering alone, unable to walk because of a leg wound. Nathan finds unsuspecting Mouth; Haley lets them in, then Jimmie draws his gun on them and phones he has taken them hostage- it will take a lot of talking to make him admit his method is wrong and release sick Abby, then walk out, just when Lucas tried to carry Peyton away. The parents were worried sick outside, and Dan finally agreed to sneak in Keith, who is just in time to talk to Jimmy so Luke gets passed, but then...

---

Genres:

Drama | Sport

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode is named after a song by Explosions in the Sky.

---

Quotes

Marvin "Mouth" McFadden: It's not suppose to be this way. The artists, and the scientists, and the poets - none of them fitted in at 17. We're suppose to get passed it. Adults - they see kids killing kids, and they know it's a tragedy because they used to be those kids - the bullies, and the beaten, and the loners. We're supposed to get passed it. You're supposed to live long enough to take it back. Just take it back.

---

Soundtracks

"God Bless The Child"
(uncredited)
Performed by Michelle Featherstone

User Reviews

moving and must see episode

This would have to be the best episode of this series. It dealt with real issues without being preachy but still made the right impact with its audience. This episode made me think of not only all the senseless high school shootings around the world, but also the horrible things that went on in my own high school 10 years ago. Whilst I do agree with the previous comment that some of the characters were bland in this episode, I think it was a wise choice to keep most of the main cast lower key, as the point of this episode was Jimmy's struggle. What a fantastic portrayal of a kid in crisis. Well done guys on a powerful and memorable episode. Keep it up. This series just keeps getting better and better!