MIck is in fact Peyton's real dad and admits it. While Lucas goes on his book tour and one person shows up, and his book tour is cancelled. When he is headed home Mouth decides to take a road trip with him back to One Tree HIll. Nathan is shown a whole new world to basketball called Slammers (or something like that I forgot) and Owen the bartender is playing. Brooke finally tells Peyton that she got beat up, and they bake cookies together. Millie makes a list for Brooke of things that she could not do with Victoria around so she does them. One of the things on the list is be a mom. Nathan walks with Haley to class and they find Sam sleeping in one of the cars. And Haley asks Brooke if she could foster her and Brooke gives it a try. Brooke takes Sam to her home.