9.0/104 votes#1 - Every Night Is Another Story
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2003
When Whitey throws Lucas and Nathan off the bus due to their misconduct on the basketball court, not only does it leave the two brothers stranded 30 miles from home, but they encounter a carload of punks who threaten them with a gun. Injured during the game, Brooke needs Peyton to drive her home and in, an unlikely turn of events, Peyton asks Haley for help. Meanwhile, Karen and Keith attend a business function and tempers flare when Dan and Deb are seated at their table.
Director: Jason Moore
Writer: Mike Kelley
8.5/104 votes#2 - You Gotta Go There to Come Back
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/2004
After Whitey cancels basketball practice, Brooke convinces Lucas to let loose and takes him out for a wild night out on the town. Meanwhile, Deb instructs Dan to take Nathan away for a father-son weekend to try and rebuild their relationship, but things don't go exactly as she had hoped.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Mike Kelley
8.1/107 votes#3 - Destiny
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
In the wake of last summer's events in the Hamptons and with the ante even higher, what will Emily's next move be? Will she be able to manage her heart and keep her emotions from getting in the way of her resolve to avenge her father?
Director: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Mike Kelley
8.0/101 votes#4 - The Day Before
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2007
The lives of Jake and Hawkins are explored during this flashback episode. This episode begins 36 hours before the bombs went off. Sarah is introduced and is associated to Hawkins. Jake had been living in San Diego.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Mike Kelley
8.0/107 votes#5 - Doubt
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/18/2012
Daniel's imprisonment sends Victoria to depths that no one thought possible, as the surprise return of a past love provides a destructive but welcome distraction from her family's struggles. Meanwhile, Jack's search for Amanda grows more desperate as he comes under suspicion for murder.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.7/106 votes#6 - The Safe Harbor
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2006
Ryan, Seth and Summer launch a campaign to get Marissa back into Harbour. With the help of Dr. Kim they get the board of trustees to hear the case will Marissa be permitted to return for her final semester?
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.6/105 votes#7 - Life in a Glass House
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2003
On the night of Dan and Deb's annual basketball appreciation party stirs up old wounds and new feelings as Karen makes a new friend, Keith faces off with his younger brother once again and Lucas finally makes his move on Peyton. Also, Haley and Nathan grow closer until Brooke spreads a vicious rumor that leaves Haley devastated.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.5/104 votes#8 - The First Cut is the Deepest
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2004
Nathan must decide which parent to live with after the divorce, but Dan decides to force his hand by threatening to reveal Deb's darkest secrets in court unless Nathan chooses him. Meanwhile, Lucas meets a beautiful stranger who starts his head spinning.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.5/106 votes#9 - The Perfect Storm
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2005
Ryan decides to make a life-changing decision that Sandy reluctantly supports; Marissa looks to her new friends to help with her latest crisis with Ryan; Summer and Seth go on a mission to reveal a secret between Taylor and Dean Hess; Charlotte makes Julie an offer that she can't refuse.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.5/106 votes#10 - The Road Warrior
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/2006
When Ryan and Sadie go on a road trip to search for one of Johnny's relatives they end up in Ryan's old neighborhood in Chino, which brings the two closer together. While the two are away Marissa is implicated in Johnny's death and Seth and Summer learn the truth about Julie and Dr. Roberts new secret.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.5/106 votes#11 - The Dawn Patrol
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/2006
Ryan decides to go and invite his mother to his graduation party. Taylor and Summer work together to try and find out what Seth is hiding, but Summer ends up getting hurt. Marissa realises she is in bad company after she finds out how low Volchok's friends can go. Sandy is able to fix his work problems with Matt but while doing so he hurts Kirsten.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.4/107 votes#12 - Trust
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2011
Emily gets to work on her next target, a former family friend who testified against her father; Victoria tries to find more information on Emily.
Director: Phillip Noyce
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.2/106 votes#13 - The O.C. Confidential
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2005
Sandy and the boys devise a plan to save Trey from going to jail after he took the fall for supplying drugs at his birthday party. Kirsten and Carter, fulfilling more than their editorial duties, take a trip to Featherbrook's winery. Meanwhile, Caleb returns home and questions his marriage with Julie.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Mike Kelley
7.0/107 votes#14 - The Blaze of Glory
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2005
Spring has flung in Newport where Marissa recruits Ryan to help her with Harbor School's Pep Rally Bonfire. Alex accepts that her and Marissa are from two different lives and knows she is fighting a lost cause. Seth is stuck and misses last year's good times while Summer disagrees and tells him it's time to move on. Meanwhile, Julie still doesn't know what she is gonna do about her blackmailer and seeks some advice from Sandy. Kirsten wants Carter to stick with the magazine despite his reservations.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Mike Kelley
6.6/105 votes#15 - What Secrets
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2019
The shadows threaten to swallow up all certainty as Sean shuts out Lisa, and Marcos tells the truth. Angela and Todd dig into Ian’s murky origins.
Director: Maggie Kiley
Writer: Mike Kelley
6.0/1012 votes#16 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/24/2019
Putting their trust on the line, a couple considers a proposal from a notorious investor: a night with Sean in exchange for funding Lisa’s startup.
Director: Phillip Noyce
Writer: Mike Kelley
5.8/1011 votes#17 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2011
A beautiful young woman, Emily Thorne, who was known as Amanda Clarke, rents the Southampton home she once shared with her father and sets her plan in motion.
Director: Phillip Noyce
Writer: Mike Kelley
5.8/104 votes#18 - What Remains
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/24/2019
The truth will come out. Lisa makes big moves against major players, Sean heads to court, and Angela deals with a life-and-death decision.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Mike Kelley
4.7/107 votes#19 - What Now
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/24/2019
Life speeds up and threatens to spin out of control as Emigen’s big news gets out, Sean faces the past, and Lisa confronts Anne, who dares her to waver.
Director: Phillip Noyce
Writer: Mike Kelley
1.0/101 votes#20 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2008
Susan and Bruce Miller move their family to a wealthy Chicago community as America celebrates its bicentennial. As neighbors welcome them to the neighborhood, the Millers soon discover that there is a sexual revolution going on and the question is, do they join in or keep to themselves.
Director: Alan Poul
Writer: Mike Kelley
1.0/101 votes#21 - Love Will Find a Way
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2008
Bruce's great day is capped off by going to a party with his wife Susan and the Deckers at the Playboy Club. Janet begins to understand how great her friendship with Susan is as she tries to get to know her new neighbors.
Director: Alan Poul
Writer: Mike Kelley
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"Every Night Is Another Story" is the best rated episode written by Mike Kelley. It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by Jason Moore. It aired on 10/28/2003 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "You Gotta Go There to Come Back".