Premature Theories

Premature Theories is the fifth episode of Season 1 American Vandal.

Synopsis
Peter goes back to Janson's house to get the voicemail from Janson's daughter, who angrily rips it up, having been annoyed about getting called nonstop by American Vandal's growing fandom. This causes Peter to look back at a previous party held at a student's grandmother's house—known colloquially as "Nana's Party"—using video footage from those involved, to find out if Dylan and his friends, who participated the party, mentioned about planning the phallic incident, with unsuccessful results.

He instead finds evidence that debunks Trimboli's binge-drinking claim. He also notices a paint-spray can, used by Gabi's boyfriend Brandon Galloway on a towel as a promposal, that went missing afterward and later popped up on March 15th to be the drawing weapon. Peter reconciles with Sam after their fallout. With Gabi's help, Sam theorizes that there were three cars—belonging to Keene, physics teacher Mr. Maeda and football coach Rafferty—hit with paint-spray splatter and deduces that the owners were the main targets, giving them a new lead on the case.