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How Did Gabe Find Out?

posted 11 years ago by radrobd
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When Gabe comes home for the weekend for college, Zack sneaks out of the house after spending the night with Shawn. Later, that night, Zack breaks up with Shaun. The next morning Gabe goes to Zack's work and tells Gabe he knows about Shawn and Gabe. How did he find out? This was never really explained.

I guess there might have been clues. Like maybe Zack's car was in the driveway when Gabe came home. And later he sees Zack wearing Shawn's shirt. But did Shawn tell him after Zack broke up with him? Or did he just figure it out on his own?

Same with Tori. How did she know? Jean, maybe?

[–] summer_of_41 11 years ago

As for Tori, I suspect that she had her suspicions (being his girlfriend and all), long before Shawn came into the picture. Didn't she and Zack's sister work together or something? They may have had conversations off screen about their suspicions.

[–] radrobd 11 years ago

"Didn't she and Zack's sister work together or something? They may have had conversations off screen about their suspicions."

Yes, Tori and Jean worked together. I believe that's how Jean found out Zack was spending time with Shaun when she confronted him after he took a shower warning him about Shaun and asking if Zack was gay.

[–] rascal67 10 years ago

The give-away, was when Gabe commented on Zack's shirt, (which was really Shauns'), in the diner kitchen......"Nice shirt!". Gabe acknowledged Shaun was looking a bit freaked out in his bedroom and then when he saw Zack wearing a shirt that would be something similar to what his brother would wear, the penny dropped.