7 Gut-Wrenching TV Betrayals
5. One Tree Hill - Dan Kills Keith
Dan Scott was a vile excuse for a human being. Anyone that watched the show realised this pretty quickly, but I dont think any of us realised just how bad he was. Dan was greedy, jealous and above all controlling. He demanded respect from everyone and maintained a stranglehold on his wife and youngest son. Despite his obvious success in life, Dan was still insanely jealous of his older brother Keith. Even without the wealth, high school legacy or a family of his own, Keith was something that Dan could never be- a good man.
When Dan abandoned the pregnant Karen, Keith stepped in to fill the role of father for their young son Lucas, further fuelling Dans hatred. The mistaken belief that Keith tried to kill him eventually drove Dan to commit his worst crime. When the troubled student Jimmy Edwards holds Tree Hill High hostage, Keith goes in to try and help. He is followed by a vengeful Dan who proceeds take the opportunity for revenge.
With Keith still reeling from his failed attempt to save the suicidal Jimmy, Dan takes the chance to end his brothers life. In allowing his animosity and frustration to get the best of him, Dan had effectively ended his own life by taking his brothers. Though the murder allowed him a brief grace period - during which he tried to take Keiths place in the lives of Lucas and his mother- the guilt eventually got the better of him.