Dan did wake up but something is definitely going on: he's suddenly turned into S.D. - Saint Dan. Amazingly, he apologizes to Deb, Keith, Nathan and he even claims to want to talk to Lucas. The doctor is clear, though. "The Phoenix Effect isn't uncommon in cardiac patients. They grow... remorseful, introspective, sometimes even joyous. But it doesn't always last."

Brooke's mission: find "the perfect man for Peyton" has officially begun. It turns out that Brooke added her to "Lust factor dot com". Peyton isn't thrilled, but Brooke doesn't give up and starts snapping pictures of Peyton from all different angles.

Meanwhile, Lucas wants to throw a party for Nathan and Haley, so he asks Peyton and Brooke to help him out. It's clear he's kind of hoping the three of them can mend their friendship. Brooke and Peyton accept. "Any excuse for a party." Brooke's comment, of course. Once home, Brooke can't help but tell Peyton that maybe it would have been better if they had read Lucas' letter. Peyton bottles it up. Shocker, huh?

Keith tells Dan he'll run the dealership while he is recovering, and Saint Dan says he's okay with that. In the meantime, Karen considers taking some college courses.

Thanks to Peyton and Brooke's ideas, the party is a massive success. Lucas catches up with Brooke and Peyton; it seems they might start forgetting the past after all.

Meanwhile, Haley's parents let her know they're going to buy a RV and hit the road. Haley is stunned, but her mother assures her: "Oh baby. The beauty of a motor home is that we can launch a sneak attack anytime and anywhere." Haley isn't comforted but Mama James reminds her that she's married now and their duty to her is done: it's up to Nathan now to take care of Haley.

Bad times are not over just yet. Deb comes to the party and she can't help but freak out on the new couple. Quickly, Haley makes it clear that Deb cannot do anything to stop this marriage, so Deb walks away.

It's toast time and Lucas makes some wonderful comments about his brother and his "little sis-in-law".

"Everybody's changing" by Keane is playing in the background, and Deb is sitting alone in the living room, holding an old picture of Nathan as a child; Brooke is looking at a picture of herself, Peyton and Lucas. After a moment, she sticks it on the mirror. Peyton is in her bedroom and she's deleting her Lust Factor profile. At Karen's, Miss Roe's highlighter is marking courses that she is interested in. At the Scott dealership, a very-smart-looking Keith begins his first day on the new job. And in the last scene, Lucas shows up in Dan's hospital room and hears the words he had longed for his entire life: "I'm glad you came, son."