 For years, Shawn blamed his father for leaving his mother and ending their marriage but in the third season opener, his mother reveals that she was the one who left Henry.Shawn thus realizes his father lied to him because he didn't want to ruin the image Shawn had of his mother, and sees Henry in a new light.Despite his obvious talent, Shawn has no interest in entering the police force, and after graduating from Leland Bosseigh High School in Santa Barbara, California, in 1995, takes up a string of random, low-responsibility jobs.