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Emily Chambers, formerly known by the alias Jules, was a recurring character during the second season of One Tree Hill, portrayed by Maria Menounos.
Upon her introduction, she was a love interest for Keith Scott, though it was soon revealed she had been hired by Keith's younger brother, Dan Scott, to break his heart. In truth, she was a divorcée who had left an abusive marriage after her ex-husband assaulted her. Unable to pay her medical bills, she went online and offered to perform any job as long as it did not break any laws. Seeking revenge on Keith for sleeping with his wife, Dan hired Emily and began paying her medical bills, with Emily assuming the identity of "Jules" as she moved to Tree Hill, North Carolina.
Despite the circumstances of their meeting, Jules developed feelings for Keith and fell in love with him, causing friction between her and Dan. As time went on, she became increasingly antagonistic toward Dan's initial plan and even tried to subtly warn Keith by encouraging him to leave Tree Hill and accept the teaching job he had been offered in Charleston, South Carolina. Keith, however, had fallen in love with her and instead proposed marriage.
With her arrangement with Dan becoming harder to keep a secret, Jules was faced with the difficult decision of either telling Keith the truth or going through with their wedding with the knowledge that Dan could reveal it at any point. As Dan pointed out, he won in either scenario. When Jules decided to tell Keith the truth, however, Dan feigned compassion and promised to keep the secret between them, thus allowing the wedding to go on as planned.
On her wedding day, Jules was confronted by her friend and bridesmaid, Karen Roe, who had discovered the secret of her true identity. While Karen initially threatened to tell Keith the truth if Jules did not do it herself, she was swayed by Jules's confession that she was actually in love with Keith and allowed her to make her own decision. As the wedding guests awaited her arrival, however, Jules discovered she could not go through with the marriage as it was built on a lie and left town without saying goodbye. Heartbroken after being left at the altar, Keith fell into a depression after learning the truth of Dan and Jules's arrangement, causing tension in his relationships with both Karen and his nephew, Lucas Scott.
With Karen's help, he was able to track her down and left Tree Hill to explore whether he could have a relationship with the woman behind Jules, Emily Chambers. Keith returned during the third season, however, as he learned that Emily and Jules were two very different people; he had fallen in love with the idea of Jules and not with Emily, the actual person.
Character arc[]
Background[]
Prior to her appearance on the show, she was in an abusive marriage. Her ex-husband put her in the hospital with tons of medical bills, and she had no money to pay for them. She placed an ad on the Internet saying she will do anything legal for money, and Dan hired her to get together with Keith, and then break his heart.
Season 2[]
"Jules" met Keith and the dealership when he was filling in for Dan. Quickly they hit it off and started dating. It was later discovered that she was working for Dan and was supposed to make Keith fall in love with her, then break his heart. In return Dan would pay some of her bills. Little did she know that she was actually going to fall in love with Keith. Soon her and Keith are engaged and he bought a house for her. She wants to be done with her and Dan's arrangement but Dan wont let her out of it even though he says he will,and he keeps giving Jules "payments". Lucas later gets suspicious and confronts Jules. She tells him and he later tells tells Nathan when they were locked up. Finally the day before her wedding to Keith, Dan gives her last "payment", which is a necklace for her to wear in the wedding. Then she gets caught up in Karen's and Andy's attempt to get Lucas back. Andy mistakes Jules for having an affair with Dan and he feels that this could bring Dan down and get Lucas back. Karen confronts Jules and Jules tells her what happened. They start arguing and Jules says that Karen has put him through so much and Karen slaps her. Then Jules leaves Keith at the altar and we find out that Karen threatened her.
Season 3[]
When Keith returned to Tree Hill he revealed to Lucas that he was successful in finding Jules after she fled from their wedding and they tried to start their relationship over. However, he soon discovered that Emily and Jules were very different people and he hadn't fallen in love with Emily. He then left her to return to Tree Hill. ("Return of the Future")
Relationships[]
Keith Scott[]
First relationship:
- Began: "We Might as Well Be Strangers" (2x06)
- Ended: "Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking" (2x16)
- Reason: Keith learned Dan hired Jules to break his heart and she fled on their wedding day.
Second relationship:
- Began: Before "Return of the Future" (3x11)
- Ended: Before "Return of the Future" (3x11)
- Reason: Keith realized Emily wasn't who he thought she was and he didn't love her.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 One Tree Hill, Season 2, Episode 16: "Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking"