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Mouthful of Diamonds

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"Mouthful of Diamonds" is the eighth episode of the eighth season of One Tree Hill and the 160th produced episode of the series. It was broadcast on November 9, 2010. Nathan's career as an agent takes a big step forward when he visits Atlanta, while Haley consoles Jamie regarding his new braces. The drama between Brooke and Sylvia finally comes to a head, and Chase makes a decision regarding Mia and Alex.

Plot[]

This episode opens with Julian asking Jamie to smile. Jamie shakes his head no and Julian asks if he will go the rest of his life without smiling. Jamie shakes his head yes. Julian tries to make Jamie laugh and is unsuccessful. Julian finally gets him to smile, revealing a set of new braces. Julian says that they look good but Jamie disagrees. Clay is dropping Nathan off at the airport as he prepares to fly to Atlanta and convince Troy to sign the contract with the Falcons. Nathan isn't positive about it. Brooke is signing documents that terminate her ownership of Clothes Over Bros. Jamie is looking at his new braces in the mirror when Haley walks in with an eye patch on. Jamie asks why she has one on and she says she is trying something new and asks him about his baseball practice. Jamie tells his mom that she cannot wear the eye patch to his practice but Haley insists on wearing it since Jamie is pouting about his new braces. Chase gives Mia some mail and Chase slaps himself saying that if Mia wanted to slap him again, he helped her out on that. Mouth is leaving a bathroom in Tric after cleaning it when he runs into Jerry, an old coworker from the news station, who is wearing a suit. Jerry tells Mouth that he just became the program director at the station. Mouth congratulates him saying he deserved it. Jerry says that everyone misses Mouth at the station and he is working on getting Mouth back as soon as possible and that he would let Mouth know. Brooke is looking through her wedding planner when Sylvia walks in telling her she booked a banquet room for her wedding reception. Brooke tells her that she can't afford it but Sylvia says that she is taking care of it. Brooke tells her all about how her company started and when she realized she needed investors in her company. She says how she took their input and failed them and doesn't want to do the same thing to Sylvia. Brooke tells her that she hasn't truly been interested in any of Sylvia's suggestions because she wants a small, affordable wedding for herself. Sylvia says she can have her small wedding and accuses Brooke of being rude to her since she got into town. Brooke denies this and then Sylvia accuses her of taking her mommy issues out on Sylvia. Brooke then accuses her of taking advantage of the liquor cabinet because of how much Julian loves Brooke. Sylvia calls her a "spoiled little bitch" and leaves and Julian emerges from the bedroom.

Julian is interviewing Brooke and he asks her if loosing her company was the hardest thing she ever had to face and Brooke says yes. Brooke says it was her creative outlet, career, identity, and loosing it has been hard. She then says that is may be the second hardest and that her future mother-in-law may take number 1. Sylvia is laying on the couch with a hand towel over her head telling Julian about her fight with Brooke. Julian points out that Sylvia most likely provoked Brooke and Sylvia says that Brooke poisoned him. Julian says that Sylvia is persistent and has always wanted things her way. Sylvia states that she bought Brooke new hand towels and returned the favor by lashing out on her. At Red Bedroom, Haley and Mia are listening to Erin sing and they point out how amazing she sounds. Mia says Erin reminds her of herself when Haley says that she want to work with her but thinks Erin feels threatened by recording for a label. Haley hopes Erin knows she will protect her and Mia tells her she needs to hear Haley say it because Mia needed that from Haley when she was first starting out. Julian is walking up to Brooke's old store when a water balloon falls from the roof. Julian goes up to find Brooke dropping water balloons. Brooke tells Julian she is taking after Peyton who would throw water balloons at people when she was having a bad day in "What Comes After The Blues?". Julian apologizes for his mom and Brooke says that she shouldn't have yelled at her and is just having a hard day. Julian acknowledges this and says that he knows she will feel better one day and start focusing on what comes next. Brooke thanks him but insists that she still shouldn't be yelling at his mom. Julian says that his mom makes people crazy, not on purpose, but still does so. He tells Brooke that he hasn't seen his mom that inspired in a long time and that his dad wasn't around that much so they leaned and relied on each other. Now that Julian has Brooke, he thinks it scares his mom. Brooke says that she still wants to talk to her but asks Julian to call her and have her come to the store so she can hit her with a water balloon. Julian says Brooke can practice on him before she comes and Brooke calls him the best fiance ever.

Clay is trying to use a can opener and is unsuccessful. He throws the can at the wall in frustration. Troy and Nathan walk onto the Atlanta Falcon's field and Nathan asks if he could call it home. Troy tells him he could call it home forever. Julian is interviewing Haley and asks what her life is like now since she already had a career, marriage, and started a family wen she was very young. Haley says she is happy because she still has all of those things and is still able to make music. She says she is proud of herself as a mom and what she has done for Red Bedroom Records, she says her life is good. Jamie walks in and states that life is so not good wearing his headgear and Haley starts laughing. Jamie curses and leaves the room, followed by Haley. At Tric, Chase leads Mouth to a messy, unclean room and gives Mouth the responsibility of cleaning it up. Haley walks in to Jamie's room and tells him that he can decide to not wear braces if he wants to when she puts on fake, messed up teeth. Haley impersonates someone who never had braces and says that their teeth are all messed up now. Jamie understands it and tells Haley that Chuck will make fun of him for it. Haley tells him that she remembers how it felt when she had braces and didn't want to go to school and see her friends. She said that Lucas was the first person she saw and said that they were cool. She tells Jamie that everything was okay after that and thinks Jamie's braces look cool. Jamie asks her not to wear the eye patch ever again. Clay is examining the can, trying to figure out how to get it open. He tries the can opener again and finally get it open. He tries opening a bag of chips that explode all over the counter covering up the obituary of Will Bennett. In Atlanta, Troy and Nathan are watching several Atlanta players including Tony Gonzalez. Tony walks over for water and starts talking to Nathan and Troy. He apologizes to Nathan about his back and tells Troy that he knows he has business to take care of but figures Troy should be with Atlanta. Chase is talking about his struggle of choosing between Alex and Mia. Mouth can't believe that Chase is struggling with a famous actress and rockstar fighting over him and that Chase doesn't think he wants to be with either of them. Chase tells Mouth that both Alex and Mia screwed him up and Mouth suggests he should move on to which Chase says that he might be lucky enough for a second chance. Clay visits Will at the cemetery.

At Tric, Julian is interviewing Mouth and asks him why he left his job in Omaha and come home to Tree Hill. Mouth says that he had a job here and a girl as well. Julian asks how he lost them and Mouth says he took both for granted. Mouth then tells Chase that he misses Millie and Chase says he should tell her. Julian is watching old videos of him and his mom on his computer at home when Brooke walks in with coffee. Brooke points out how happy Sylvia is and Julian asks how Brooke is. She tells him she feels disconnected. Julian tells her how he thinks that happiness is not a destination and Brooke finds this helpful. Erin is playing a song on the piano when Mia walks in. Mia and Erin meet for the first time and they both compliment each other on this music. Erin then asks Mia how Haley is, as a person. Mia says she is amazing, caring, and strong-willed and one of the good ones. Erin says how she wants to believe it and that her songs are all she has and that trusting someone with her music is like trusting someone with all she has in the world. Mia tells her that Haley and herself both understand that but that if she choose not to record for Red Bedroom, she should know that she has good songs. Clay is talking to Will about how much rehab sucks and how useless his right arm is. He tells him how frustrated he gets but then thinks about if things were the other way around, he would be mad that he was bitter about it. Clay thanks Will for keeping him alive since Will donated his kidney to Clay in "The Space In Between". Nathan is giving Troy advice about his experience with contracts and negotiations. He says it got to a point where he would get super bitter about somethings but that he would remind himself of what he wanted to do as a kid and asks Troy the same question. Troy says he wanted to be a power ranger and corrects himself stating he wanted to play football and be a quarterback in the NFL. Nathan asks if the dream had anything to do with signing bonuses or anything else. Troy says no as Nathan points out that Troy made it and that if he thinks he deserves more in pay then he has to prove it on the field. Troy asks Nathan if he thinks the deal is good and Nathan says yes. Troy tells him that fall was always his favo rite season growing up because football was back and he felt awful not playing for the first time this fall. Troy says that he just wants to play football at this point and he misses it. Nathan says he knows the feeling.

Julian is interviewing Nathan when he asks why it is so hard for him to walk away from the game. Nathan responds saying that he has to give up what he loves to do and what he was born to do. Julian asks him what mattered since Nathan stated celebrity and lifestyle of it wasn't important. Nathan says it was the rhythm and competition of the game. Nathan is waiting in the Falcons locker room when, Tony walks in, asking if Nathan misses it. Nathan says he misses it everyday. Tony says that Nathan took it as far as he could and points out the fact that Tony is in his 14th season. Tony says he wants the championship and Nathan hopes that he will get it someday. Chase is talking about Alex and how beautiful of a smile she has. Chase then says that Mia is very nice, still indecisive about both of them. Brooke asks to talk to Sylvia and apologizes for talking to her the way she did earlier. Brooke tells her how upset she is about loosing her company and how she took it out on Sylvia. Sylvia asks if this changes her opinion about wanting Sylvia's help with the wedding. Brooke says no and Sylvia says that Brooke wants what she wants. Brooke tells Sylvia she did a good job in raising Julian and Sylvia says she was already proud of him, the same way she believes Brooke to be a great person. Sylvia and Brooke finally make up when Sylvia says how someone almost hit her with a water balloon. Erin shows up at Nathan and Haley's house and looks around while Haley gets her a drink. Erin sees the burnt piano and asks Haley about it. Haley tells Erin she was going through some hard things when Erin asks if she is qualified to work at a crisis center. Haley tells her how her mom passed away and that her mom was a huge inspiration to her. She felt like God and the world had let her down so she lost it and burnt her piano, thinking music also let her down in "Learning To Fall". Erin asks Haley what turned things around for her and Haley says that it was little things. Haley tells her that she hears hope in Erin's music. Troy find Nathan who tells him he is officially in the NFL after reaching an agreement. Troy gives Nathan a football signed by him and he thanks Nathan for the guidance and clarity through it all. Nathan tells him to go enjoy the game like he did as a kid and to appreciate it because it won't last forever. Nathan asks Troy before they part ways how it feels to be an Atlanta Falcon and Troy says it is a dream come true.

Julian is interviewing Clay about how he is starting over. Clay says it has been the hardest thing he has ever had to do and teaching Nathan how to be an agent has been easy on him. Nathan arrives home and Clay picks him up. Mouth gets a call from Jerry and finds out it didn't work out and tells Chase this who apologizes. Mouth tells Julian in his interview that he wishes he was doing better but he isn't alone because a lot of other people are struggling with that. Mouth says he has to tell himself to keep trying and hope for something better. Chase is being interviewed and talks about how Alex is smart, talented, and beautiful and how Mia is also the same way. He then says that if he had to choose, he would pick... and then Julian's battery dies. Jamie sees Madison at school and she asks about his braces. Madison says they are cool and they continue walking together. Haley says that she would hope that if her children were struggling that they would ask because some people just struggle and need help more than anything. Nathan picks up his Ravens basketball on their mantel and replaces the signed football from Troy Jameson on it instead. Nathan says he can't wait to see Troy play for Atlanta and that it felt good to help him get there and that it feels like the beginning of what comes next. Troy walks onto the Atlanta field to play football with Jamie and Nathan cheering on the sideline. Brooke says she is worried about what comes next because she still can't believe her company is gone and breaks down in tears with Julian comforting her.

Memorable Quotes[]

"I just want a small wedding that I can afford. One that feels like mine."
"Okay you can have your small wedding. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. You have been curt to me ever since I got here."
"I have not."
"Yes you have and I have news for you, missy. Just because you are upset with your mother is no reason for you to take this out on me."
"Just because your son is in love with me, is no reason for you to take it out on my liquor cabinet."
"You're a spoiled little bitch."
"Fine, drinky."
"Good luck with the backyard hootnany."
"Good luck with being old."

Brooke Davis and Sylvia Baker


"I feel like people get lost when they think of happiness as a destination. We're always thinking that someday we'll be happy, when we get that car, or that job, or that person in our lives that will fix everything. But happiness is a mood and it's a condition, not a destination. It's like being tired or hungry. It's not permanent. It comes and goes, and that's okay. And I feel like if people thought of it that way, they'd find happiness a lot more often."

Julian Baker


"The truth is, you ask any kid what their favorite time of the year was, they were going to say either Christmas or Summer. For me, it was always the fall because that meant football was back. This is the first time since I was seven years old that the leaves changed color, teams took the field, and I didn't. I want to play football. That was my dream when I was seven years old and it still is. I miss it."

Troy Jameson


"I love your son and I know that the two of you have always been very close so I know that the great qualities that I see in him and the things that I love about him came from you. You have done an incredible job."
"Yeah, well, I will always be proud of Julian."
"Just like I am sure your mother is proud of you."
"I don't know about that one."
"How could she not be? You are a smart, strong, success, beautiful woman."
Brooke Davis and Sylvia Baker

Music[]

Featured Music:

  • Be Still My Heart by Peter Bradley Adams
  • Can't Be Love by Laura Izibor
  • Crooked Lust by Bowerbirds
  • Everybody's Wrong Sometimes by Laura Izibor
  • Ides of March by Lex Land
  • People in the Hole by Catherine Feeny
  • Roll Over Me by The Autumn Film
  • Take it All in by Trent Dabbs
  • Tangled Up by Gareth Dunlop
  • Times Move Slow by Aqualung
  • With Me Tonight by Ellery

This episode is named after a song by Phantogram. Opening theme performed by Grace Potter.

Trivia[]

  • Although credited, Shantel VanSanten (Quinn), Jana Kramer (Alex) and Lisa Goldstein (Millie) do not appear in this episode.
  • This episode marks the final appearance of Steven Howell (Troy Jameson).

Episode References[]


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