Chad Michael Murray Returns

Murray, who played Lucas Scott on The CW drama, left the show after the sixth season, but will make a brief appearance in the ninth and final season this week.

Lucas Scott returns to Tree Hill to help Haley ( Bethany Joy Galeotti) deal with the disappearance for her husband Nathan ( James Lafferty).

Murray played one of the main characters on the show when it premiered in September 2003. Lucas and Peyton's ( Hilarie Burton) romance was one of the cornerstones of the series. Murray's character was last seen driving off into the sunset with his wife Peyton and their new baby Sawyer at the end of season 6.

As One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn told The Hollywood Reporter, the final season of the CW show won’t be just a retrospective, but will push the plot of every character forward. He added that things will get very dark for some characters.