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00:12Previously on Allegiance.
00:14What if we didn't have to be a secret?
00:15Oh, I could go to jail.
00:17Have a nice flight.
00:18Thanks.
00:18Wait, where are you going?
00:19Uh, heading to Calgary.
00:20Just some loose ends of the Calgary CFPC.
00:22The CFPC is digitizing their archives.
00:24AI.
00:25Confirmation bias on steroids.
00:27So basically a high-tech version of carding.
00:29The assistant commissioner is gunning hard for it.
00:31I don't see a loser.
00:32I see someone who's angry.
00:33Get on your knees now.
00:34What do you mean?
00:34Okay, okay.
00:37Subject is down.
00:38Ben has been neutralized.
00:39What's your take?
00:40Is the use of force justified?
00:42I trust your judgment.
00:51Go on, dude.
00:52Match it all!
00:54Go on, dude.
00:55Match it all!
00:57Match it all!
01:16Alright, grab a seat.
01:18Grab a seat.
01:21Well done, well done.
01:22Good job.
01:23We've done our victory laps, we've taken all the photos,
01:27and our fans have gone home proud tonight.
01:30And now it's just us.
01:32And it's this feeling.
01:34This feeling right here.
01:36This is what I want you to remember.
01:38This is the reason why we play the game.
01:42I know it hasn't been easy.
01:45We've been through a lot.
01:46But the only people who matter are those in this room,
01:49right here, right now.
01:52And now...
01:53We're going to National!
02:00You son of a bitch, you bitch!
02:03What did I tell you?
02:04I told you I'd get to steal Eugene, I told you!
02:07Where's my champagne?
02:08What champagne?
02:08The bottles I put under the bench.
02:10You put champagne bottles under the bench?
02:12You friggin' nuts!
02:17Yes! Yes!
02:20Move!
02:21Move!
02:23Stay here.
02:26Stay here.
02:40Eugene!
02:41You killed your feet!
02:43Yes!
02:45Then you kill me!
02:45You killed them!
02:46You killed me!
02:47No.
03:05I didn't see you!
03:09I'll be 그건!
03:11I'm so sorry.
03:18I know that was difficult.
03:20Let's see how you're there just doing their job,
03:21and, uh, they know you're doing yours.
03:23Well, what does that mean, a conditional return to duty?
03:26Well, it means that their final decision is still pending,
03:28but you pass your psyche, Val, you can return to work.
03:38I've been in your position.
03:40I know that means nothing, because when you're in it,
03:42you feel like you're the only one.
03:44But, uh, these things can linger.
03:47It might change you.
03:50Sometimes in ways you don't expect.
03:52Anyway, we're all with you. You did everything right.
03:57I'm gonna go and finish up. I'll see you downstairs.
03:59Yes, sir.
04:00All right.
04:03What's up?
04:07It must have been a long week at home.
04:09I mean, I hope you didn't try to cook for yourself again.
04:11Don't worry. The ceiling's not permanently damaged.
04:16So, are you...
04:17Cleared conditionally. You didn't know that?
04:18They kept me in the dark.
04:20Obviously a conflict of interest.
04:22Yeah, right.
04:23Can I do any...
04:24No, I'm good.
04:26You sure?
04:27Because if you want...
04:28I'm flying, and I'm officially back on the clock,
04:31so I should...
04:31Yeah, yeah, no, I just...
04:34I'll see you later.
04:47Hey.
04:49Hey.
04:54Yeah, no problem.
04:55No, I mean...
04:59You had me back.
05:04I was at that game.
05:05My mom was a season ticket holder.
05:07She used to drag me this year every weekend.
05:09I didn't thank you for a hockey girl.
05:10Well, we mostly just played tag while she yelled at the refs.
05:13She was the one who loved hockey.
05:14I hate hockey.
05:15Aw.
05:15What hockey player broke your heart?
05:18Yeah, I bet you this guy just coasted through life.
05:21Must be nice not having to work hard at anything
05:23just because you're good at hockey.
05:24Oh, that's Grant Baxter.
05:26He put story on the map when he got drafted.
05:28You don't get to that level without hard work.
05:30She's right.
05:32That kid was a star.
05:33Was?
05:35Hey, he flamed out.
05:36He couldn't handle the spotlight.
05:39I'll take you to the scene.
05:48The victim is Eugene Gunderson.
05:51Single gunshot wound to the back,
05:53between the shoulders.
05:54He was the team owner.
05:56So, what, crowd?
05:57Yeah, it was a packed barn.
05:58But the gunshot was heard 40 minutes after the game ended,
06:01so most of the fans had filtered out.
06:03The players?
06:05And the road team got back on their bus quick,
06:07but the home team continued to party in the dressing room
06:09where coach Chris Amherst told him to stay put
06:13when they heard the shots.
06:14He found the body.
06:15He called it in.
06:16I got officers getting statements from the players now.
06:18Any other potential witnesses?
06:20Yeah, I got four parents, 11 fans, three staffers.
06:22All were in various spots around the rink,
06:24but no one saw the shooter.
06:26So, he's standing here when he gets shot.
06:28False forward.
06:30What are trajectories?
06:33Yeah, I already searched the press box.
06:35There's nothing up there.
06:48There it is.
06:50Rifle shell casing.
06:52Hell of a shot from here.
06:54Shooter could be a monster of some kind.
06:56I could have hidden up there,
06:58taken the shot.
07:02Yeah, I ran down these steps
07:04and took off out the doors.
07:05And then the casing fell here.
07:15So home.
07:18Let's get this to ballistics,
07:20do GSR tests on everybody here.
07:22Come on.
07:23We've got to go talk to the coach.
07:25Yeah.
07:28Do you know if anyone was upset with Eugene?
07:30Had any issues with him?
07:31No.
07:32Was he acting differently lately?
07:34Anything out of the ordinary?
07:35Eugene was Eugene.
07:36He's full of life, high energy.
07:39I don't know who would want to kill him.
07:40Especially now.
07:42Now?
07:42We just won Provincials.
07:43We're heading to Nationals next week.
07:45And what was your relationship with him like?
07:47Was he putting pressure on you to get to Nationals?
07:48No.
07:49Nothing like that.
07:51He let me coach the team how I wanted.
07:53Eugene handled the business side
07:54and kept the crazies at bay.
07:56Crazy parents.
07:59And fans.
08:01Did you see the suspect?
08:02If I saw the shooter, he'd be down for the count.
08:05My man's got real lucky.
08:07Yeah, we found Ricky hiding under the desk.
08:10What were you doing in Eugene's office?
08:11We just took Provincials.
08:13We're gonna go celebrate.
08:15Does Eugene often party with fans
08:16or just the ones who bring the party goods?
08:18Hey, bud, you missed a spot.
08:23What are you here to sell to Eugene?
08:24Who do you get your stuff from, Ricky?
08:26I ain't saying nothing.
08:27Look, buddy, the more you talk, the better off you'll be.
08:29Otherwise, we'll have no choice but to take you in
08:31as a suspect for murder.
08:33Yo, I didn't kill nobody.
08:35Damn.
08:36Eugene just owed me some cash.
08:38That's it.
08:39And if you don't pay, you gotta send a message.
08:41Ain't that right, Ricky?
08:42I want a lawyer if we keep talking.
08:43That's Ricky for gunshot residue and bring him in.
08:46Okay.
08:46Let's go, pal.
08:47Let's go.
08:50I don't think Ricky could sit still for a minute,
08:52let alone shoot a target and ice rink away.
08:54You know, Coach Chris said that Eugene was high energy.
08:58There's a lot of cocaine use in hockey circles.
09:00Maybe he got involved in organized crime.
09:02Thinking it was a hit?
09:03It could be.
09:03You had a shooter who hit a target from a long distance,
09:06no witnesses, and they knew how to disappear right after.
09:08Guy owned a hockey team.
09:10Shouldn't he be able to pay for a habit like that?
09:12Junior hockey's not like pro sports.
09:14It's a miracle to break even.
09:16All right.
09:17Let's check the team books.
09:19See where the money went.
09:22Morning.
09:23Looks like our victim was old school,
09:24kept all the team's accounting on paper.
09:29What?
09:33Okay, no, but if I took more time off, I just...
09:40you'd start knitting.
09:43Yeah, you're right.
09:47We need to see how much money the team was making
09:49and if Eugene was spending on anything he shouldn't have been.
09:52What do we have on the owner so far?
09:55Uh, Eugene Gunderson.
09:56He grew up in Surrey,
09:58worked for an investment firm in Sweden,
09:59and then he moved back by the local team a few years ago.
10:02He has no partner, no kids.
10:04His next of kin is a brother,
10:05but we've confirmed that he's still in Pittsburgh.
10:07Where is that family?
10:08That is what I did find.
10:10This is just one of the many photos
10:12he took of his new car purchased a few months ago.
10:14Do you still work for that firm?
10:16No, not since he bought the team.
10:17I thought you said Junior hockey wasn't a cash cow.
10:20No, it's not, but it's cash.
10:22Box office, merch, concession.
10:25He could be laundering money.
10:26Well, keeping everything offline helps.
10:28I'll work with Ron on these.
10:29How's the gun search going?
10:32Uh, there are hundreds of registered rifle owners
10:34in Surrey alone.
10:35I'm checking names against anyone in Eugene's circle.
10:38That could be a pretty big circle.
10:40Players, families, suppliers, sponsors.
10:43Cross-reference with anyone who has a hunting license.
10:45Our suspect's not special.
10:47Okay.
10:54Wow, look who owns that rifle
10:56and has a hunting license.
11:04I was at the range Wednesday night,
11:05but it's been locked up ever since.
11:13But you coached Grant Baxter?
11:16Oh, yeah.
11:17Grant was one of the first kids I ever worked with.
11:19I remember watching him play.
11:20Such a beautiful player, wasn't he?
11:22Sir, your gun cabinet.
11:25Right.
11:33I had it.
11:34It was right there.
11:36Someone was stolen.
11:37Was anyone home during the game?
11:39No.
11:39No one.
11:40My wife and daughter have been on the island all week.
11:42Well, you said you locked it up Wednesday night.
11:44Who's been down here since?
11:45I don't know.
11:45It could have been anyone.
11:46Anyone?
11:47Yeah, we have the boys over here a lot.
11:48We have barbecues with the parents.
11:50Even our coaches' meetings are held down here.
11:52Everyone's welcome anytime they want.
11:54Do you have any security cameras?
11:56This is a safe neighborhood.
11:57I was lined up at breaking.
11:58Anyone outside the family have a kid at the house?
12:00Yeah, I leave one under a plan outside.
12:03Some of the older boys, if they're out drinking,
12:05I told them they could sleep here so they don't drive home.
12:08Any of them have issues with Eugene?
12:11I don't know.
12:14That gun's out there and his open-door policy makes everyone a suspect.
12:26Chris said he had the staff over for a film session last night.
12:29Yeah, coach always invites us, even the water boys,
12:31so that we can learn systems, plays, breakouts.
12:34He knows that we all want to move up.
12:36I don't want to be equipment manager forever.
12:38Has Eugene ever denied you a promotion?
12:40I don't think any of us expected a promotion.
12:43I mean, we were all basically volunteering at this point.
12:45You haven't been paid?
12:48Sometimes he'd ask me to get his rifle for him on the way to the range,
12:51but we haven't gone in a while.
12:54Any players ever tag along when you and coach went to the range?
12:57Rarely.
12:57Those boys couldn't hit the ocean if they fell out of a boat.
13:00What were your billet players doing at his house yesterday?
13:03They were hungry.
13:05Do you have any idea how much hockey players eat?
13:07As billet parents, aren't all your meals covered by the team?
13:10Well, that would have been a question for Eugene.
13:13Typically, we get new gear every year.
13:15Sticks, gloves, even custom trackies,
13:17but this year we're still wearing the old ones.
13:20We even gave back some of our pay to get new stuff,
13:23but we never got it.
13:24We make it work, but it's hard to feed the boys
13:26when we're only getting half our usual stipend.
13:28We had a fundraiser before the season, even reached our goal,
13:31but Eugene never shared the money with us.
13:34Do you know of anyone else who had financial issues with Eugene?
13:38Well...
13:38You're damn right I smashed his windshield.
13:41He stole my money.
13:42Okay.
13:43Eugene, he holds his parents' meeting, right?
13:45Telling us all about this showcase tournament in New York.
13:48You wanted your son to play in front of the American Scouts.
13:50Well, a chance to play Div 1.
13:51Who wouldn't want that for their son?
13:53Eugene says they can't afford it,
13:55so I wrote him a check for the whole thing.
13:58Then I get back from a business trip,
14:00my son says they never even went.
14:01Next thing I know, I see Eugene driving that car around.
14:04You thought Eugene used your money to buy his car?
14:06Maybe, but I know I went to fixing that windshield, that's for sure.
14:09Why didn't you just talk to Eugene about this?
14:13Didn't make a difference on the ice.
14:15I didn't want to rock the boat.
14:16I let it go.
14:17We were winning.
14:18We were winning?
14:19We were winning.
14:21Pretty much everyone who had access to Coach's guns had financial issues with Eugene.
14:26But they never did anything, because God forbid anyone speak up while the team was winning.
14:30Other alibis.
14:31We're looking into them as we speak.
14:32Get anything from the GSR tests?
14:34Negative.
14:34Everyone at the rink was clean, unless the shooter was wearing gloves.
14:37Do we have any idea where all the money went?
14:39Gunderson International.
14:40Turns out, Eugene started his own investment firm a year ago,
14:43and boy, did they have a rough start.
14:46They amassed a ton of debt.
14:48They made some risky moves.
14:49But then, he's suddenly back in black.
14:52Cash flush again, as of a few months ago.
14:54What, you thinking he was taking money from the team,
14:56putting it back into his own company?
14:57That dad we spoke to thinks Eugene bought that car with his money.
15:00Possible motive.
15:01He was break a windshield pissed, not murder pissed.
15:03He was riding this community's love of winning and robbing them blind.
15:06He was a con man.
15:07With a coke habit.
15:09Remember Ricky, his dealer from the rink?
15:11What if Eugene owed Ricky's guys and they took him out and sent a message?
15:14No, no, no.
15:14He was good on that.
15:16There is literally an entire column labeled Ricky.
15:19He was on payroll as a personal assistant.
15:22Yeah, only a missing payment was for today.
15:24Everything else was topped up.
15:26If he was involved in organized crime,
15:28they wouldn't need to use the coach's rifle.
15:30No, that's our murder weapon.
15:31The suspect had to have access to his house.
15:33No one on this team has a C on their jersey.
15:36Where's their captain?
15:40And who are the other assistants on the team?
15:44Ajay?
15:45Yeah, it's me, Lucas, and Brandon,
15:48and we've been the assistants all year.
15:51Ajay should be the captain.
15:53He's the best player.
15:54Did you have a team captain at all?
15:56Yeah, Benji.
15:57He's our best player, Dad.
15:58How many times do I tell you, Pot?
16:00You have the most goals, so you're the best player.
16:03Well, the best player isn't always the one who scores the most goals, right, Ajay?
16:06So why was Benji the best player?
16:10He was our leader.
16:12Always put the team first.
16:14Knew where to find guys on the ice.
16:16And I wouldn't have scored any of those goals without him.
16:19So why didn't he play in the final game?
16:21Because he was a cheater.
16:23Dad, don't.
16:25We have to tell her the truth.
16:27Benji was cut from the team.
16:29When did this happen?
16:30A month ago.
16:31It hurt us both.
16:33We've known him for years.
16:34He used to spend summers in my home training with Ajay.
16:38But what did Benji do?
16:40Steroids.
16:41The worst thing.
16:43I've always told Ajay,
16:44If you want to win, win right.
16:46You cheat, you will always be a loser, no matter what.
16:49Dad, Benji's not a loser.
16:50Did you know that Benji was doing steroids?
16:52Aye.
16:53Ajay wouldn't even know what they look like.
16:55He does not need to cheat.
16:57We come from a line of strong, jubby men.
17:01Was Benji upset when he was cut?
17:03Yeah.
17:06Do you know if Benji had any idea
17:08where Coach kept the key for the gun cabinet?
17:10Everyone knew he was in the drawer.
17:15Can I use the washroom?
17:18Yeah, of course.
17:21Just outside the door to the right.
17:23Thanks.
17:31Did Eugene have anything to do with Benji being cut?
17:34He was the one who did it.
17:35He had to.
17:37Benji could have brought down the whole team with what he did.
17:39Uncle, how do you know so much about hockey?
17:42I mean, I know nothing.
17:45I don't know the difference between offside and icing,
17:48anything.
17:49I don't know.
17:51But Ajay,
17:54obsessed since he was born.
17:56Day and night, hockey on the TV.
17:58You try to turn it off, he starts crying.
18:00My own mother couldn't watch her own dramas
18:02because Ajay was watching so much hockey.
18:06All he ever wanted was to play for Surrey.
18:10To be Grant Baxter.
18:12So I said,
18:14whoever coached him,
18:16that man is going to coach my son.
18:18Even if it means more shifts in my taxi,
18:20I'll do it.
18:21And I got Ajay private lessons with Coach Chris
18:25since he was a boy.
18:27And look at him now, eh?
18:29My son.
18:30Number one player in Surrey.
18:35He's lucky to have you.
18:37Oh.
18:55Celebrated a little too hard last night?
18:58Yeah.
19:06Hey.
19:08Spoke to the other assistants.
19:10Their captain was cut for steroids.
19:12Yeah, same story I got from Ajay.
19:13And his dad confirmed that it was Eugene's decision.
19:16I found Benji's plane ticket
19:17back to Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
19:19And the date lines up with when he was cut.
19:25Jalen, does Benji have a hunting license?
19:30Yes, he does.
19:33Could Benji be our killer?
19:41Benji was in his last year of hockey.
19:43He was slowing down.
19:44Guys like him would do anything
19:45to keep the dream of going to nationals alive.
19:47Well, that's where the steroid use starts.
19:48Exactly.
19:49He takes PEDs, test boosters, trend.
19:51They work.
19:52Team starts winning again.
19:53Then he's caught by the owner.
19:54Yeah, he's labeled a cheater
19:55and his entire career's over, just like that.
19:58And according to the other assistant captains,
19:59the team turned its back on him.
20:01Benji loses his dream and his teammates
20:03in one fell swoop.
20:04And Eugene took that from him.
20:06And then the side effects of the steroids kick in.
20:08High levels of anxiety, suicidal tendencies,
20:11increased agitation and rage.
20:12Okay, so we got a skilled marksman
20:14in a severely affected mental state
20:16with a vendetta against the man who ended his dream.
20:18What about his whereabouts at the time of the murder?
20:20Well, we know he's not on Swift Current anymore.
20:22According to his mom,
20:23he hopped in his truck and went hunting three days ago.
20:26No one's seen him since.
20:28All right, listen up!
20:30Our shooter at large is Benderman Clark.
20:32Six-foot, heavy build, presumed armed and dangerous.
20:34Proceed with caution.
20:36I want checkpoints in and out of Surrey.
20:37Highways 117 and 99.
20:39Need a Bolo on a red Ford F-100 pickup truck.
20:43Saskatchewan plates.
20:44Sierra, Romeo, five, Victor, seven, eight.
20:47Good work.
20:48Get out there, find this guy, and bring him in.
20:50Benji may have been abandoned by his team,
20:52but I know one player who still considers him as captain.
20:57Adj, have you been in contact with Benji
20:59since he's been cut?
21:02We think Benji might be back in town.
21:04What?
21:05I texted him after he went home,
21:07but he never responded.
21:09Is Benji okay?
21:11We're trying to find out.
21:12Did anything go down after Eugene cut him?
21:15Eugene never cut Benji.
21:17Coach did.
21:19What?
21:20Well, how do you know?
21:22Because I was there when it happened.
21:23I was running late to practice,
21:24and I saw Benji in Coach's office,
21:27and I couldn't hear what Benji was saying,
21:29but when he left,
21:31he slammed Coach's door so hard,
21:32I thought he broke it.
21:33And then Coach just told the team
21:35Eugene just cut Benji,
21:36but Eugene wasn't even there.
21:40And you have no idea what the argument was about?
21:43No.
21:44Was it about steroids?
21:45No, Benji never would have cheated, okay?
21:48He wouldn't hurt the team like that.
21:50He protected us.
21:54And you never told anyone about this?
21:56Coach didn't want anyone talking about Benji.
21:59So the team moved on.
22:03Why would Benji go after Eugene
22:04if Chris is the one who ended his career?
22:06Can we trust AJ's story?
22:08The best friends, he's obviously biased.
22:11But I'm with you.
22:13We need to hear Chris's side.
22:14I'll call him.
22:26That's a voicemail.
22:28Hi, Chris.
22:29It's Detective Kalani.
22:31Call me back as soon as you get this.
22:38Hey, Zach.
22:39Yeah?
22:44Remember the team's equipment manager?
22:46Yeah.
22:46She said they all wore the same tracksuit.
22:49Can you tell those two apart?
23:08Now imagine being across an ice rink.
23:11What if Benji shot Eugene
23:13because he looked like Coach Chris from a distance?
23:15We need to find Chris.
23:34Jillian, we need to find Chris.
23:36We think that he was Benji's target and not Eugene.
23:38What?
23:39How?
23:39It was Chris who cut Benji from the team.
23:41He might have shot at Eugene
23:42because they were wearing the same tracksuit.
23:43I'll track his phone.
23:56His cell's pinging off towers in South Surrey.
23:59He's by Morgan Creek.
24:23He's dinning.
24:23He's gonna be with you.
24:27He's gonna be with you.
24:28He's gonna be with you.
24:36Hello?
24:37Chris, where are you right now?
24:39We need to talk to you.
24:39It's about Eugene.
24:59Please!
25:00Please!
25:01Please!
25:01Please!
25:02Please!
25:03Now!
25:05Now!
25:06Drop your weapon!
25:07Do it now!
25:07Tell them what you did!
25:09Shoot him!
25:09Please!
25:10Shut him!
25:10Drop your weapon!
25:11Tell them!
25:11Do it now!
25:12Tell them the truth!
25:18Benji!
25:21I want to know the truth.
25:23I want to know what made you do this.
25:24I want to know what happened.
25:26But if you shoot him now,
25:29then no one will ever know what he did!
25:40No!
25:56I understand you declined a lawyer.
25:58Is that right, Benji?
26:01You wanted your coach to tell us something back in the alley.
26:05Any reason why you can't tell us yourself?
26:10Well, here's what I can tell you.
26:12We know this was your last year of junior hockey.
26:15You were playing with your best friend, AJ.
26:18On a team that's going to the Nationals.
26:20All those hours in the gym.
26:22All those practices.
26:23First thing in the morning.
26:24It would've all been worth it.
26:27But then...
26:28You got cut.
26:30The dream was over.
26:32It's no wonder you wanted revenge on Eugene.
26:34I didn't mean to shoo Mr. Gunderson.
26:37But you did, Benji.
26:39You killed him.
26:40The bulletin Eugene matched the one you fired at, Chris.
26:43You stole his gun because you knew how many people had access to it
26:46and that it wouldn't lead back to you.
26:47You planned to kill Eugene!
26:49No! No, I didn't!
26:57I thought...
26:58You thought it was someone else.
27:00From where you were standing, they looked the same, didn't they?
27:03Same toke, same tracksuit.
27:08I thought it was Coach Chris.
27:11So you knew you killed the wrong man and you still came back.
27:15Why, Benji?
27:18I wasn't, uh...
27:20I wasn't strong enough.
27:22You mean talking about the steroids?
27:23No.
27:25I...
27:25I wouldn't do that to my team.
27:27Those were my guys and I let...
27:30I let him down.
27:31I let him...
27:32down.
27:42You have him. Keep going.
27:45I had this partner.
27:46Back in Calgary.
27:49Guy was a legend.
27:51I thought I was lucky to be on his team.
27:54And then this one rookie joined the force.
27:58The kid was tiny.
28:00But he wanted to be a cop more than anything.
28:03With his dream.
28:06And my partner made it his nightmare.
28:10And it started as initiation, you know?
28:12Give me a coffee, clean my uniform.
28:15Then he started backhanding him when he made a mistake.
28:19Calling him runt.
28:22I watched as this rookie got smaller and smaller.
28:28But my partner had all the power.
28:32All the respect.
28:34So I stayed quiet.
28:36And I thought to myself...
28:39Am I a coward?
28:42Am I weak?
28:45Oh, my goodness!
28:46Then one day, my partner called for his runt.
28:48Then got me instead.
28:52And we got into it.
28:54Next thing you know, we're on the ground swinging.
28:59Guys were trying to separate us, but
29:02I couldn't stop because every time I look down at him, I just saw my own face.
29:13I let that rookie down.
29:21I was supposed to protect him.
29:30Protect who?
29:32He protected us.
29:40Mr. Garawal, thank you for coming.
29:43What's going on?
29:43I'm still on shift.
29:45Dad, can you sit down?
29:48I wanted you to be here.
30:01Sometimes, after practice, coach would make me run stairs alone.
30:10And I'd be so tired, I could barely stand.
30:14And he'd stretch me out.
30:20Then he'd, like, massage me.
30:29He'd start on my legs, and his hands would, uh...
30:38I just, uh, I couldn't do anything.
30:44I couldn't think.
30:45I couldn't breathe.
30:46I just froze.
30:48But coach would just keep going.
30:52When did this start, Ajay?
30:56When I started getting private lessons from him.
31:05Did anyone else on the team know?
31:08I'd room with Benji on the road at tournaments.
31:12But I'd always wait till he was asleep.
31:16Before I had to go to coach's room.
31:18I was never asleep.
31:21Ajay would come back.
31:24I'd just hear him crying.
31:28He'd cry all night.
31:31And I never said a thing.
31:37Um...
31:38I, uh, I started to hate the game.
31:42Hate hockey.
31:43I'd get sick.
31:44I wanted to quit playing, but I thought winning would just make it go away.
31:48You know, and winning made it worse.
31:50I knew he'd make nationals.
31:52It'd be another road trip, and...
31:55I-I-I went to coach, and I told him, and I...
32:01I told him I knew what he was doing to Ajay.
32:04And he said, uh...
32:08Who's gonna believe you?
32:11And coach knew every scout pro in college.
32:14He could just end my career.
32:16By the time I'd gotten back to my billets, coach had told everyone I was a cheater.
32:20He turned them against me.
32:22And then I was on a plane home.
32:24And Ajay was...
32:32Ajay was still with him.
32:33I know how much my dad sacrificed just to get me this far.
32:38I couldn't let coach take that away.
32:41So you kept this a secret?
32:59How are you holding up?
33:01I'm okay.
33:03I can't imagine what you've been going through with this case, the last one.
33:10How'd it go in there?
33:13I've been over both statements.
33:15But I'm not confident.
33:17You heard what he did to Ajay.
33:19Yes, but I'm not the only one that needs to hear it.
33:21The system also uses physical evidence for sexual assault cases.
33:25Without it, the Crown may have to rely solely on their statements.
33:28The defense is going to make them go over it again and again.
33:31Every word will be scrutinized.
33:33And the way these cases are handled can potentially re-trigger a victim to the point where they drop the
33:38case altogether.
33:39They're not victims.
33:40They're survivors.
33:44You're right.
33:45But in this particular case, all we have are two players.
33:50One of whom is going away for murder against a man with an exceptional 20-year record of coaching.
33:57I'm sorry.
33:58I wish it were different, but without more evidence, this may not go their way.
34:02You don't just become a predator 20 years into coaching.
34:05There's no way that Ajay's the only one.
34:16Are you sure this is the right place?
34:18Last known work address.
34:20Okay, thanks, Jillian.
34:30Grant Baxter?
34:32Can I help you?
34:35You were my mom's favorite hockey player.
34:38Sorry.
34:39I think you must have me confused with someone else.
34:41Grant, there are a lot of kids in Surrey who play hockey because of you.
34:44I don't care about hockey.
34:45Who love the game because of you.
34:47Please, just leave me alone.
34:49And those kids, they need you now.
34:51Grant, please.
34:52I want to talk to you about Coach Chris.
35:00What am I still doing there?
35:02Benji was pointing the gun at me, remember?
35:30Turn around.
35:31Hands behind your back.
35:32Turn around.
35:35Turn around.
35:58It was this tall, my son, his head barely above my knee.
36:07He was begging me to get him a hockey stick for his birthday.
36:11He was so happy when I got him that hockey stick.
36:16He slept with it.
36:18took it.
36:19Took it to school.
36:20Took it to India when we went.
36:26Fifteen years, Saje's been playing.
36:30Fifteen years.
36:32And I never once missed a game.
36:34Never.
36:38But somehow, I missed this.
36:50AJ.
36:59You didn't let me down, okay?
37:03You didn't.
37:05I'm so sorry, man.
37:09Hey.
37:10Did you do this because you thought I could never stand up to him?
37:14No.
37:15Dude, I did because I knew one day you would.
37:18And I would destroy everything you were for.
37:21Couldn't let you do that.
37:23Hey.
37:24I know I could be the U.S. happiest I've ever been.
37:28Please.
37:30Keep playing, AJ.
37:37Uncle, it's not your fault.
37:40These predators.
37:42They don't just groom kids.
37:45They manipulate parents.
37:48Entire communities.
37:52Everybody misses it.
37:58But this moment, right now, this is the moment you can't miss.
38:14I know, Dad.
38:16I know.
38:18I should have been stronger.
38:21Like our family.
38:26My son.
38:30You are the strongest man our family has ever had.
38:45You talked to your sister yet?
38:47Yeah.
38:49Sort of.
38:55I just, uh, I didn't know what to say.
39:01I get it.
39:03Must be hard.
39:06You never wanted your sister to be a cop.
39:08And now here she is.
39:09And here you are.
39:11And what happened happened.
39:12So maybe it's okay you don't know how to feel.
39:15But she's still your sister.
39:16I know it's her.
39:21I have a friend here, sir.
39:26I know it's further.
39:51Breaking news out of Surrey this morning, long-time hockey coach Chris Amherst has been arrested
39:56on charges of sexual assault.
39:59AJ Grewal has given explicit consent to use his name in reporting this developing story.
40:05This young man is standing up against the culture of silence that has plagued the game
40:09of hockey for far too long.
40:12Putting his name out there like that, breaking the silence, all the championships, scoring,
40:17titles, whatever records he breaks, all that's nothing compared to what AJ's done today.
40:28More charges are expected as former players, including Surrey Sparrow's legend Grant Baxter,
40:34continue to come forward.
40:37AJ's story should be a reminder to everyone that speaking out is not shameful.
40:40It's inspiring for others to move forward, start to heal.
40:50We set AJ up with a counselor who helps survivors of sexual abuse.
40:55His father's going to attend too.
40:57They'll both have support.
41:04I get why you wanted to talk to Benji alone.
41:07You must have known that he was protecting AJ.
41:13The day before I found my partner, I found that rookie in the washroom.
41:21I was on all fours, huddled over the toilet.
41:25And I'll never forget his face.
41:27He was begging for help.
41:30I saw that same look on AJ.
41:34Benji must have seen it too.
41:36Is that why you went to Calgary?
41:39Yep.
41:40The internal investigation ended.
41:43No charges.
41:46That blew all.
41:48He kept his job.
41:50I got shipped out.
41:55See you later, Sabrina.
42:12Mom's seats.
42:23You know, I went to the Gurdwara after I shot Jacob Ryan.
42:28Did it help?
42:34I'm not sure.
42:39If you need me for anything, so, I got you for everything.
42:53Hey, that was a penalty.
42:54Come on.
42:56You sound like mom right now.
42:58I know.
42:59Come on.
43:00Pass it.
43:04Let's go, 19.
43:05There it is.
43:06There it is.
43:07Let's go.
43:08Let's go.
43:29Let's go.
43:31Let's go.
43:47Let's go.
43:48You
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