Searching For A Former Clarity(Season 6, Episode 18)

Dan sits confidently in the hospital waiting room while his heart is delivered by helicopter. It's being rushed there very quickly by an ambulance. Meanwhile, a man waits with his dog(which has apparently swallowed a bunch narcotics.)

Haley wasn't fired after all...she was just suspended. Crusty principal lady wants Haley to issue a formal apology. Actually, the apology is already helpfully typed out. Haley just has to sign it. If she does not, then she will be fired.

Dan's  new heart arrives at the hospital. The courier trips over the leash of the dog(being petted by Dan.)The heart goes flying out onto the floor, where it is promptly eaten by the dog. Holy shit. There is so much wrong with this scenario I don't know where to begin. Why is the heart just sitting bare on some ice in a styrofoam container? Why does the courier come walking right through the damn waiting room? Isn't there some kind of special entrance for that sort of thing? The mind boggles.

Samantha catches Jack shoplifting in a grocery store, so she does what any friend would do: she takes the blame. This of course leads to a meltdown from Brooke. Brooke wonders why she even bothered opening up her heart(and her home)just to be disrespected! The store doesn't press charges, because Brooke cried and told the cops Sam was "retarded." 

Bad news from the production company: the movie is dead. Paul was fired from his job, which means all the projects he was working on are canceled. Julian tries to convince Lucas that things maybe aren't so dire, because a lot of other execs were interested in the film as well. He leaves to make some calls. As for Reese..he's just happy he still gets paid(it's part of his contract.) At least he's consistent in his dickishness.

Dan is pissed! He wades out into the ocean and taunts God for  trying to finish him off in ridiculous ways(crazy nanny, heart eating dog.) He claims that he has shown sufficient remorse for his misdeeds, so way can't he catch a break?

Jamie is a genius: he's using the Sims game to build his own virtual Tree Hill, complete with avatars of everyone. Is that even possible to do with the Sims?

Brooke avoids Julian's many phone calls, until Samantha intervenes. Julian delivers the news that he will be leaving Tree Hill, now that the movie is probably dead. Brooke goes to the bar, where everyone else is whining about their current problems. Lucas is out $300,000! Debra broke up with Skillz! Haley hates the principal!

Reese departs(rather ostentatiously) in a helicopter. He leaves Lucas and Julian a gift: he filmed at least some part of the movie, which means they get their production bonus after all. Lucas still has his 300 grand. Yay.

Haley tells her class that printing Samantha's essay was the right thing to do, because the truth matters. The principal just stands there and glares. Haley went out like a boss. No worries, though: she is immediately hired by Peyton to be a producer on Mia's latest record.

There's nothing left for Dan to do but leave town. But first, he visits the river court to see Lucas and Nathan. He apologizes to them for being such a horrible father, and expresses his admiration for their brotherly bond. Sob.

Jamie shows his mother his virtual Tree Hill, in which Uncle Dan gets his heart, and still living Uncle Keith visits recuperating Dan in the hospital and share some laughs. Haley is moved to tears! Double sob.