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Tara Richards, portrayed by Chelsea Kane, first appears as a rival cafe owner to Haley and Brooke who opens the Tree Hill Cafe across the street from the newly reopened Karen's Cafe. She plays dirty tricks to win customers, including planting cockroaches and hanging a sign that says Karen's Cafe hires murderers (from when Dan helped out Haley when she was short staffed). After Tara sends a note that says "Fry your burgers, not your babies!" referring to Julian and Davis's accident, Brooke vandalizes Tree Hill Cafe. When Xavier, Brooke's attacker and Quentin Fields' killer, is released from prison, Tara hires him as an employee at Tree Hill Cafe, despite Brooke's warnings. After Xavier attacks and nearly kills Brooke, Tara saves her by striking him from behind with a laser. Brooke later settles her differences with Tara, after she saved her. Tara later sold her cafe, which Brooke would later open as her new store "Baker Man".
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Season 9[]
Tara was first seen as Chase's nameless one night stand. She left his apartment later, leaving her number in his phone under 'Not Alex'. She was later revealed dating Chris Keller, but sleeping with Chase. She was the owner of the Tree Hill Cafe, the rival cafe. Brooke takes a huge dislike in her when Tara hangs up a sign saying "Karen's Cafe hires murderers". She then tries to be civil and gives Brooke a plant and a note, and it was later revealed that she put cockroaches in the plant. After a disturbing note was found on Julian's car, Brooke looked at the handwriting and realized Tara wrote the note. She then went over to the cafe, and trashed it. Tara hires Brooke's attacker, Xavier, even after Brooke warns her that he was dangerous. However, when Xavier attacked Brooke, she tases him and saves Brooke's life. In the aftermath of Xavier's attack, she inadvertently apologized for hiring Xavier, not realizing what really happened in the past. She then insults Karen's Cafe, but quickly realizes she has to sell Tree Hill Cafe because it makes her bitchy towards others. After this, we do not hear from her again. Based on the location of Baker Man, the company from Brooke, it's assumed that Tara sold Tree Hill Cafe to her.
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Chase Adams[]
Tara and Chase started as a one-night-stand as a result of Chase mourning Alex leaving. He then finds out she's also seeing Chris Keller and questions her about it but she tells him she wants them to be a secret from Chris. Chase finds he can't resist her (Don't You Want To Share The Guilt?).