Gag Order

Gag Order is the sixth episode of Season 1 American Vandal.

Summary
During a bullying demonstration, an obscene protest led by Carlyle and several students infuriates Keene, who bans the filming of American Vandal on school grounds. Peter and Sam are forced to work off-campus as they narrow down the suspects, regarding Sam's splatter theory. They talk to Rafferty and then to Maeda in his classroom, where Sam comes across a confiscated iPad belonging to Pearson.

Sam finds texts that reveal Galloway as the one who got a handjob from Pearson, revealing Galloway's infidelity and validating Trimboli's dishonesty. Gabi finds out and angrily walks out on Peter and Sam. After finding out that Hanover High's faculty files haven't been updated online since 2012, the duo unsuccessfully ask Keene if they can look into the files, which results in the duo's temporary suspension.

The online attention from the documentary's fandom has them reinstated back to school and the filming ban lifted. Keene reluctantly gives them access to the hard copies of the faculty files. An anonymous person gives Peter and Sam a flash drive that shows images of Rafferty's office demolished a few days prior to the phallic incident, along with the message: "Stick your dick somewhere else" drawn on the whiteboard, convincing them that Coach Rafferty is the main target.