DAN SCOTT: Dan is the original antagonist, turned villian, turned anti-hero of One Tree Hill. He evolved the most out of any character on the show changing from a malicious father to a man seeking redemption by the time of his death is season 9. Dan has two sons with two different women- His son Lucas with his high school sweetheart Karen Roe, and his son Nathan with his college girlfriend and eventual wife Deb Lee. He has little to no contact with his first son, Lucas and lives with Deb and Nathan in an upscale home in Tree Hill. He is very competitive with his son Nathan and is a very tough father which is a factor in his eventual divorce with Deb. He is seen as ruthless and malicious, stopping at nothing to get what he wants. In Season 3, he murders his brother Keith in cold blood during a school shooting and blames it on a student. At the end of season 4, Dan confesses to murder and serves 4 years of jail time. When he leaves jail he wants to make amends with his family and is shown as a man seeking redemption. In season 9 Dan dies in the hospital after taking a bullet to protect Nathan.
DEB LEE (SCOTT): Is the wife of Dan Scott until their divorce and mother to Nathan Scott. She is in an unhealthy marriage which leads to her alcoholism and prescription drug use. She tries to kill her husband by burning down his car dealership but is unsuccessful. Because of this incident, Dan thinks it was Keith who tried to kill him which lead to Dan's murder of Keith in the third season. Karen goes to rehab and gets clean, she also becomes business partners with Karen Roe and they open a night club called TRIC.
NATHAN SCOTT: Nathan is the son of Dan Scott and Deb Lee and the half brother to Lucas Scott and nephew to Keith Scott. He was raised by his wealthy parents and was estranged from his half brother Lucas until they started playing on the same high school basketball team. In high school, Nathan is a womanizer often cheating on his girlfriends but he falls in love with his tutor, Haley James and they marry is their junior year and in their senior year they have their first child, James Lucas Scott. Seven years later they have their first daughter Lydia James Scott. Nathan is a very skilled basketball player and eventually plays in the NBA for the Charlotte Bobcats.
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