As the gang returns from Utah, Brooke and Julian are engaged, Haley is pregnant, and Clay and Quinn's lives hang in the balance.
Julian agrees to a weekend camping trip but struggles to fit in with Nathan and the guys. Back in Tree Hill, Brooke and Haley spend Girls' Night doing a little bonding of their own, and Quinn helps Clay come to terms with a tragic loss.
A life-threatening storm threatens to strike the residents of Tree Hill; Katie returns to finish what she started.
Brooke, Quinn and Haley decide to use their talents for the greater good. Meanwhile, Julian takes on a directing job and helps out a friend, and Chase mentors Chuck.
Haley and Brooke prepare to re-open Karen's Café, and Nathan and Clay travel in search of new clients and Alex and Chuck are disappointed after Chase leaves for the Air Force.