[4] Mark Schwahn, the series' creator and writer of the episode, "took this old character in Jimmy Edwards [Colin Fickes], who hadn’t been around in seasons, and used his re-emergence" to tell the story about life in high-school as an outsider.

I had no doubt, given the subject matter, that it might resonate with a lot of people, so I think I speak for all involved when I say we tried to handle it respectfully."

Is it your name?Jimmy Edwards, a bullied and tormented teenager, who was once close friends with Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray), Skills Taylor (Antwon Tanner) and Mouth McFadden (Lee Norris), enters the school while smoking a cigarette.

He walks down the hallway and sees the bullies who beat him up the night before going through his locker; when they notice him, they move to leave, laughing while one of them bumps him purposefully and insults him.

Jimmy pulls out a gun just as Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton) and Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush) come around the corner at the glass library doors.

Jimmy fires one shot as Peyton and Brooke hit the floor for cover, and the school is sent into a frenzied panic.

Brooke searches for Peyton outside as the team bus pulls up with Coach Whitey Durham (Barry Corbin), Lucas and Nathan (James Lafferty) getting off.

As they try to help everyone escape, Jimmy pulls out the gun and forces them to stay in the tutor center, revealing himself as the shooter.

Meanwhile, Rachel (Danneel Harris), Mouth, Haley, and Skills attempt to reason with Jimmy who is fed up with being ignored and made fun of.

Though Brooke assures the mother that she will find her daughter, she realizes that she does not know her and excuses herself outside to secretly break down into sobs.

Jimmy lets Abby (Allison Scagliotti) go due to an illness she has and turns back to find Nathan sending a text with his phone; he threatens to kill whoever comes into the school, just as Lucas risks it all and carries an unconscious Peyton out of the library to bring her to safety.

The library door slams and Jimmy goes to confront them, despite the pleas of Haley, Nathan, Rachel, Mouth and Skills.

The confrontation is halted when Keith (Craig Sheffer) convinces Dan (Paul Johansson) to sneak him into the school to talk to Jimmy.

"[9] TV Guide stated that it "proved [One Tree Hill] to be smarter — and gutsier — than your average teen drama.

"[3] Although Boris felt the episode would "b[low] right past the core audience" and that viewers would likely find Chad Michael Murray dressing up as Jack Sparrow as the more memorable moment from the season,[3] it ranked highest in a 2009 pick of the "12 most essential episodes" of One Tree Hill by fans at website starnewsonline.com.

[8] "That episode, featuring the shooting of Uncle Keith, is a clear favorite among fans and really was a turning point for the series," stated Jeff Hidek of the website.

[7] Maggie Fremont of Vulture.com categorized it as "the pinnacle of season three" and credited it with addressing the topic of school shootings before television was "inundated with shows tackling the same subject matter in exploitative ways.

This was a powerful episode that writers took a risk with because it was a topical issue to tackle that tried to send a message to those who seek hope.