of Dan and Deb's marriage, Karen and Deb become good friends and end up going into business together. But later their partnership ends due to Deb's drug addiction and when she accidentally shoots a gun off in the customer filled cafe. When Brooke moves in with her and Lucas she also becomes a mother figure for her and somebody Brooke looks up to. After years she admitted her feelings for Keith and decided to marry him, however Keith is murdered by Dan before they can marry. It was later revealed she was pregnant with Keith's child and had a daughter Lily Roe Scott. She later sells the Cafe and goes traveling the world with her boyfriend and later husband, Andy. Eventually, she is also joined by Lucas, Peyton and their daughter Sawyer and they travel with them. In the final episode, Haley convinces Karen to sell TRIC to Chase. Deb Scott Barbara Alyn Woods portrays Deborah "Deb" Lee, previously Scott, as a series regular from season one until season four and in season six, and as a recurring character seasons one, five and nine. She is Dan Scott's ex-wife and Nathan's mother. She becomes good friends with Dan's ex and Lucas's mother Karen and they go into business together. She battled alcohol and drug problems in season two and set fire to Dan's car lot, hoping he would die but Lucas dragged him to safety. She again battled drugs in season four, so Dan and Karen set up an intervention but had it turned down and stormed out, but in season 5 she cleaned up her act and became Jamie's nanny. She meets a man on the internet who turns out to be her son's friend "Skills" and begins a relationship. Deb later ends it as she believes he should have children and get married which she does not want to do again. In her final episodes, Dan tells her it's as much her fault Keith died as his as he thought it was Keith who set fire to the car lot which is why he killed him, which again leaves Deb filled with guilt. However, in Deb's last scene, Dan tells her to not blame herself and to not feel guilty as it's not her fault. Following this, Deb falls off the canvas, only to return to Tree Hill a few years later upon Nathan going missing. During her