Plot

With senior prom only weeks away, Haley's frustration over her injuries increases and Skills and Mouth hatch a plan to help Nathan earn money for the big dance by stripping. Brooke betrays Rachel in order to get closer to a new guy and Peyton and Lucas resolve to be happy. Struggling with her drug addiction, Deb makes a choice that could end her life.

Clean Teens president Shelley Simon is ironically the one who presents man-eater Brooke to the virgin club's cute new male member, Chase Adams; he doesn't respond to her usual moves, but asks her as Maths tutor, in exchange for dinner. An intercepted note in class gets Lucas and Peyton's love made public, and both of them detention. Nathan is desperate for a job, but enough for Skills proposal to try together the $10,000 amateur night at the strip club? Deb scolds Karen for keeping Dan's company, but she even invites him to dinner; he tells Deb she was second choice, Karen the love of his life. When Nathan hears how unhappy pregnant Haley feels the prom is in four weeks but she'll still be on crutches and none of her party clothes still fit, he changes his mind about a strip act- Mouth is to teach them choreography, but Peyton must supply a suitably easy song for a naturally bad dancer like the gorgeous star athlete. At an emergency club meeting Shelley exposes Rachel on video as sort of a party stripper; she walks, Brooke stays for Chase's company. Principal Turner tells all tutors about the stolen exam papers, and guarantees expulsion. At the cemetery Lucas gets the feeling Keith wasn't killed by Jimmy, tells Peyton and Karen but really just wants it all to end. Because Dan told her Nathan long gave up on her, Deb barges in at their son's place; seeing her knock over Haley, he throws her out telling her to forget all about him and stay away. Chase tells Brooke he chose virginity after finding out his only serious girl-fiend cheated on him with his best friend. As Skills gets cold feet at the last moment, 'Double Trouble' starts with Nathan and Mouth, but his girl-friend Bevin gets Skills to join in half-way; the girls have a ball, and Haley is in heaven at home when her dream-prince shows the proceeds got them a maternity prom dress. Chase's first tutoring session turns into a romantic first date, complete with kissing finale. Peyton's first home-baked cookies are burnt, the second batch salty as the sea, so the similar dough is used for a food-fight with Lucas. Deb ODs and phones Dan to take care of Nathan, he quickly has her committed by ambulance and goes on to dine with Karen.—KGF Vissers