Diggstown (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 7 - Christian Spry - full transcript
Sergeant baker, please.
He's gone for the day,
mr. Spry.
I can take a message.
I don't want to
leave a message.
Look, I need to
see him, please.
Mr. Spry, I can't help you.
I'm sorry.
I need to see him.
- I can't do anything.
I've had
multiple interviews.
Two detectives.
No one has followed up.
Sergeant baker!
Sergeant baker.
Sergeant baker!
(tense music)
Sergeant baker,
I'm talking to you!
Officer:
Sir, step away
from the glass.
(tense music)
Officer 2:
Buddy, calm down.
Go to hell.
Get over here.
Spread your feet.
Christian:
Get your hands
off of me.
Officer:
Give me your hand.
Christian:
Please, get your
hands off of me.
Please.
- Come here.
Joyce:
Shall we begin?
Madame adjudicator,
The relationship between
the lgbtq+ community
And the
halifax police department
Has always been strained.
One glance at the history
shows a pattern of antipathy,
Neglect,
And at times,
outright hostility.
And this pattern
is evident
In the handling of my
client's sexual assault,
From the delayed processing of
his sexual assault evidence kit
To the lack of
follow-up on leads.
Christian spry
Reveals just how
the justice system
Fails queer people.
Sexual assault is a-
It's a horrible and
traumatizing experience.
And christian spry's
trauma was just dismissed
By the very people we
trust to serve and protect
Because of their prejudice.
That makes my client
a victim of assault
And a flawed system.
And that just
isn't justice.
Thank you, counsel.
Ms. Chen?
It's true.
Justice wasn't
served in mr. Spry's
assault case.
No assailant
was located.
And what is alleged
to have happened to
the complainant
In the early hours
of may 28th is
undeniably horrible.
But, uh,
let's be clear,
The halifax
police department
Have acknowledged
their historical bias
Towards the
lgbtq+ community.
They declined uniformed
participation in pride.
They hired an equity
and diversity officer
To build relationships with
neighbourhood organizations.
Identity is not
the issue here.
The sad reality is not every
case can find resolution.
It's understandably
frustrating,
But it isn't evidence
of homophobia.
Suggesting that
constable fitzpatrick
Or sergeant baker's behaviour
reflects their personal bias
Ignores the more than
40 years of service
Between these two men.
But maligning
their character?
That won't
provide mr. Spry
With the justice he's
so desperately seeking.
(knocking on door)
Marea!
You didn't tell me
you were coming.
When did you get in?
Last night.
Is there any chance
we can have lunch?
I have court.
What about dinner?
That's the only
time I can see mom.
Well perfect, you
can see us both.
Is mom gonna be
cool with that?
Yeah, she'll be fine.
I'll call her.
Honey, I'm sorry.
I have to go to the office.
But come to dinner tonight.
It'll be fine.
I promise.
Text me.
- Okay.
New haircut?
Same cut,
new product.
It's that grape
seed oil stuff
That dani
keeps pushing
at the salon.
You look terrible.
Wow, I agree
to meet you
for coffee
And this is
what I get?
I'm worried
about you.
Ever since you teamed
up with marcie diggs
And her
anti-police outfit-
Anti-police?
Mom, you have it so wrong.
This christian spry business,
Trying to make us all out
like we're homophobes.
It's one discrimination case.
I take offence to it.
I need to ask
you a question.
Go ahead.
I need to know
about gary baker.
You really gonna
do her dirty work?
Ellery:
We both know
That only complaints
that go to a hearing
get published.
I just need to know
if he's decent.
He walks a line,
no question.
But I've never heard
of him crossing it.
(soft jazz music)
♪ but you still try
and call my phone
♪ tell me how does
it feel to be left
in the smoke
♪ goodbye baby,
goodbye baby ♪
♪ goodbye baby,
baby goodbye ♪
♪ goodbye baby ♪
(audience applauding)
Avery:
I-I knew you
were good.
But you were really good.
I did not ask you
to come down here
to turn my head.
I'm just speaking facts.
Ah, marcie mentioned
You wanted me to
help your minister
with something?
Not the minister,
One of the
parishioners.
Fulton parker,
You remember him?
Yeah, yeah,
I know the case.
It was a black teen jailed
for killing a white boy,
Claims he didn't do it,
says he was framed.
That's right.
His poor mother
died two years ago.
Never got over seeing her
son in that situation.
So, how can I help?
Fulton's got a son.
Grown boy, eighteen.
Promised his grandma he'd
prove his father's innocence,
But he's just a
college student, avery.
He's not
equipped for this.
Look, I-
I feel like this is more up
marcie's alley, mrs. Diggs.
You're the prosecutor,
ain't ya?
Who knows better how to
fight the law than a law man?
Marcie:
Mr. Spry, could you describe
the events leading up to
And following your
assault on may 28th, 2020?
I'd had a bit of a day,
So I called a friend
to blow off some steam.
Ah, we went to
dinner at the oyster,
And then went to a couple
bars in the north end.
Marcie:
And this friend
was xavier tennant?
When was this?
Um, dinner was at six,
So we got to gottingen
around eight,
Started at parkside
And then xavier suggested
we go to the barracks.
Marcie:
And could you describe
your level of intoxication
At this point,
mr. Spry?
I was buzzed,
But I knew to
pace myself.
I'd only had maybe
five or six pints
In the course
of six hours.
Marcie:
And then what
happened next?
Christian:
I remember looking
at my phone.
It was about 12:30,
And the crowd was
more intense.
I figured I'd have one more
drink and then head home.
That's the, the last thing
I remember before I,
I woke up face down.
My pants were
around my ankles.
(christian groans)
(christian shivers)
(dreamy sombre music)
Christian:
I didn't know
where I was,
But as I got my bearings,
I realized I was
at a train yard,
Very near the barracks.
I was feeling horrible.
I didn't have my
phone or my things.
I wasn't good.
Mr. Spry, if this is too
much for you, we can-
We can stop.
Christian:
No.
I got home,
I went to work,
Um, but I had to excuse
myself halfway through.
I was nauseous
and-and disoriented.
I kept getting these...
Flashes.
I-I knew I'd
been assaulted.
I went to the hospital and
a nurse administered a-
A rape kit.
Marcie:
Can you describe constable
fitzpatrick's demeanour?
Distracted.
Disinterested when he
found out I was a man.
And he conducted
the interview?
Christian:
He asked for permission
to access the kit,
And, um, said someone
would be in touch.
I waited two weeks and then
went to the precinct myself.
What happened then?
Christian:
I connected with
constable shadd.
She was unfamiliar
with my case.
She conducted a short
interview and said she'd call.
Did she?
No.
Christian:
Four weeks later I
learned that my case
Had been transferred
to sergeant baker.
Marcie:
And what was your experience
like with sergeant baker?
Sergeant baker asked
if I was cruising,
If I'd been doing
any illegal drugs.
He wanted to know how often
I went to the barracks,
Why I was there,
If I'd picked up
there before.
So, did he follow-up?
No.
Three months went by.
Nothing happened.
Marcie:
Three months without any
progress on the investigation?
No follow-up
with eyewitnesses
Or no visit to the crime
scene that you're aware of?
That's correct.
Marcie:
Thank you, mr. Spry.
In sergeant baker's notes,
You mentioned having an
argument with your husband
Prior to meeting up
with xavier tennant.
Mr. Tennant is a former
romantic partner,
Is that correct?
Objection. Relevance?
Get to the point,
ms. Chen.
Had you gone to
the barracks before?
Yes.
Ms. Chen:
And, uh, describe that
establishment, mr. Spry.
It's a bathhouse.
Ms. Chen:
A place where men
go to hook up,
Party, right?
Yes, but not all the time.
Ms. Chen:
And participate in
recreational drug use?
Objection, madame adjudicator.
Adjudicator:
It's a proper question.
Go ahead.
Christian:
I mean, yes.
There's drug use.
Ms. Chen:
In sergeant baker's note,
You told him you'd used
street drugs before.
I partied in my twenties.
Ms. Chen:
On the night of
your assault,
You alleged you were dosed
with gamma-hydroxybutyric acid,
Or "ghb",
the blackout drug.
Is that correct?
Yes.
Ms. Chen:
In your previous visits
to the barracks,
Had you used ghb before?
Yes.
Ms. Chen:
And do you recall if you
hooked up on those nights
When you took a
blackout drug?
Marcie:
Objection. This case is
about police response,
Not about whether a criminal
offence was committed.
Ms. Diggs is correct.
I think we can move on,
ms. Chen.
So he's a military man
who can't tell time.
Maybe he's still
on sudan time
And thinks we're
meeting for dinner.
Ah.
Here he is.
You made it.
Tyrone:
Of course.
Mr. Thompson,
how do you do?
Ian:
Dad, this is tyrone.
Tyrone, nice to meet you.
Tyrone:
I am sorry I'm late.
The major general is
weighing in on the new
Officer-in-charge appointment.
(stammering) I
don't mean to pry,
But if the new guy in
charge happens to be you,
Doesn't that make
you ian's boss?
Isn't that fraternizing?
Is that allowed?
I mean, let alone
getting married.
Tyrone:
I was ian's immediate
superior when we met.
As soon as it
got serious,
We declared the
personal relationship
To the chain of command.
Now there are
protocols in place.
I'm not involved in
performance reviews,
Decisions about posting,
Duty assignments.
Huh.
I'm sorry, marcie.
Don't apologize.
Their lawyer's job is to poke
holes in your credibility.
It's...It's early days.
Hey, you okay?
All this talk about
bathhouses and drugs.
Did you even consider how this
was going to affect your job?
Our adoption?
Jamie, I went out for
a drink with a friend.
It's not my fault
that I was raped.
The police had no right to
treat me the way that they did.
Do you understand that?
Do you?
(solemn music)
(jamie sighs)
(solemn music)
Hd in algebra
To understand these acronyms
on these police files?
"c.P", "q.T."?
Ellery:
Ah, c.P. Is
"complaining party".
Q.T. Is "secrecy required".
Doug:
What the heck is "o.C."?
Iris:
Maybe the police are fans
of early 2000 teen soaps
Like you, doug.
That was supposed to remain
in the vault, remember?
Iris:
So I shouldn't mention
"pretty little liars"?
No.
Hey, wait,
Fitzpatrick and baker are
all over these documents.
Wasn't there a
third officer?
Marcie:
Constable shadd.
She was on the case briefly,
but then left the force.
Iris:
I reached out to her
when we started the case,
But I've never heard back.
Marcie:
Can you follow
up again?
Maybe she wants
to break rank.
Roger that.
You said you only found two
complaints against baker?
Did you ask around?
He's not the
greatest person
But he has a good
rep as a cop.
According to who?
Ellery:
My mom.
She's an inspector
at the hpd.
Respectfully, I don't need
cops vouching for other cops.
We've got enough of that
going on in the hearing.
Ellery:
I know you're looking
for dirt on the police
To help your case,
But if there's
nothing there-
Just because your
mother said something
Doesn't make it
true, ellery.
And if baker has
even one complaint
That justified a hearing,
You know there's more.
So find out.
(tense dramatic music)
♪
We got somewhere today.
Hold on to that, okay?
Whatever it takes.
-Sure.
See you next week.
-Sure.
Mr. Diggs, I heard
about you and mrs. Diggs.
You guys are good people.
Look at you,
You're always
working an angle.
He just needs space.
Come on in.
Ah, velma told me she filled
you in on fulton's case, right?
Mentioned you had the
case files, yeah.
Thank you for doing this.
Follow me.
No problem.
(tense dramatic music)
Here you go.
Avery:
(sighs) okay.
Yeah.
Ms. Chen:
Sergeant baker,
in his complaint,
Mr. Spry points to your failure
to go to the crime scene
As evidence of a
botched investigation.
It's a train yard.
Any evidence worth gathering
would have been gone
After 48 hours.
There wasn't any point.
Ms. Chen:
Mr. Spry claims
his complaint
Was not
investigated properly
Because of his
gender identity,
Because he's a gay man.
I've done tons of work
With our equity and
diversity officer.
Part of the training
is to consider factors
Of the lived realities
of communities
With every case
we handle.
Sergeant, have you
ever had any complaints
From the lgbtq+ community
filed against you?
Every officer
gets complaints.
In twenty years,
I've only had two complaints
from that community.
Both were dismissed
as unfounded.
Thank you.
Could you please read
paragraph two on page 14
Under "sexual assault
investigation guidelines".
"police will respond
immediately to the reports
"of recent sexual violence.
"attempts will be made to
interview the victim/survivor,
"secure any evidence,
"and gather information
thoroughly and expeditiously."
Want me to keep going?
"the officer
will take steps
"to preserve the privacy
of the victim/survivor
"and ensure that
the complainants
"do not have to keep
retelling their experience
"to multiple
investigative officers."
Marcie:
Thank you.
And would you say that the
handling of mr. Spry's case
Follows these protocols?
Objection. Leading.
Ms. Diggs, go about
it another way.
If those are
standard protocols
For handling
sexual assault cases,
What made mr. Spry's
case different?
Baker:
As I mentioned,
Multiple officers
were involved
In mr. Spry's
file before me.
That makes it messy.
Sometimes hard questions have
to be asked more than once.
Marcie:
And how many attempts did
you make to interview
Xavier tennant,
mr. Spry's friend?
At least two.
And it's your evidence that
he didn't return your call?
I didn't say that.
He returned, eventually.
I took his statement
and put it in the file.
Did you interview
any other witnesses?
Baker:
Look, ms. Diggs,
There were no new
leads to chase down,
No fresh description of
the alleged assailant.
I'm sorry that this is
unsatisfying for your client,
But without a physical
description or dna
I don't know what
people expect.
Just for you to do your job,
sergeant baker.
Objection.
Really? I'm done
with the witness.
Thank you.
(tense dramatic music)
I thought you
had a new job.
Isn't this your
old office?
Yes and no.
Uh, a little different.
So, tyrone.
What about him?
Well, he's just a little
older than I had expected.
Fifty-two in may.
Nearly twice your age.
Is that why
you disapprove?
I don't disapprove.
I'm just asking.
He's your commanding officer.
If you two break up,
Are you gonna end
up in a war zone?
Please, dad.
Don't be ridiculous.
Seriously, how
does that work?
Ian:
Like ty said,
There are
protocols in place.
Reggie:
Oh come on, ian.
You two break
up and I mean,
Who do you think is
gonna come out ahead?
Can you at least just
give him a chance?
We're so happy
you called.
We want to do whatever
we can to support you
In this human rights case.
I pulled all
the materials.
I've also gathered information
on a number of other cases-
Ellery:
Sorry if I wasn't
clear earlier.
I am only looking for
information on gary baker.
I'm not going after
the entire hpd.
Why not?
Ellery:
I am focused
on gary baker.
This is baker's failure
not a policing failure.
Cameron:
Just the bad apples
and not the barrel.
I get it.
Well, if you have
any evidence
That can stand up in
court against gary baker,
Let me know.
I'd love to take
a look at it.
(phone ringing)
Hello?
Iris:
Hey, I've located
constable shadd
In prince edward island.
I mean, she was super
friendly when I first called.
And then I mentioned christian,
and she hung up on me.
Oh, well pack your bags.
You're heading to pei.
Really?
Marcie:
Really.
Think I'll run into anne?
Bye, iris.
Hey.
Avery:
Hey.
So I see you
spoke to mom.
Yeah. Yeah, this is insane.
This fulton kid
Is in the backseat of
a guy's car named flex
When the
shooting happened.
He never even laid
eyes on the victim.
Well, what was the evidence?
Witness statement from
the same flex guy
And blood splatter
on fulton's hoodie.
Look at him.
He didn't kill anybody.
Someone set this
kid up, marcie.
(suspenseful music)
Oh my god,
I miss this so much.
I'm so tired of
frozen fish sticks.
(michelle chuckles)
Well you should move home.
Be nice to have
our baby back.
Michelle:
Mmm.
Are you guys
back together?
Of course not.
Then what's all this?
Sweetheart,
it's not serious.
Marea:
Man, you guys.
Last time I
came to visit,
I made fifty trips
between hali and eskasoni
Just so you two wouldn't
have to see each other.
Now you pull
this on me?
Leah was so surprised
When I told her I was
meeting you both for dinner.
And I defended you guys.
How mature you were
being for my sake.
And you just wanted me in on
your dirty little secret?
I'm so tired of this.
Just leave her.
I'll talk to
her tomorrow.
(phone ringing)
Hello?
(christian sighs)
Christian:
Thank god you're here.
You hit a parent?
We've been dealing with crank
phone calls the whole night.
Every bloody detail for
this hearing is online.
Oh god.
Christian:
I get to the school
this morning
And I was helping unload
kids off the bus
And this dad comes at me
Says, "it must be illegal for
a fag to be near his kids".
I belted him.
Marcie, if I'm
charged for this,
My life is ruined.
My job,
The adoption.
Marcie:
The adoption.
Christian, I think I
might have an idea.
Ellery, yeah.
I need a favour.
(upbeat acoustic guitar music)
♪
♪ you're for sure
♪ can't be detained
♪ I'm really bright
♪ I'm light of day
(camera clicking)
(camera clicking)
(upbeat acoustic guitar music)
♪
(door knocking)
Can I help you?
Andria shadd?
I'm iris beals.
I called about the
christian spry case?
You sounded persistent
on the phone.
It's okay, babe.
It's not a good time.
When would be
a good time?
I can meet you at
founder's hall & food market,
The end of prince street.
My lunch is at noon.
Inspector.
Thank you for taking
the time to see me.
So, ellery tells me
you want a favour.
Yes, my client
christian spry
Got into a scuffle with a
homophobic parent at school.
Chozanne:
Your client seems to find
homophobia everywhere he looks.
I'm wondering if it's
possible for the charges to-
Chozanne:
I talked to the officer.
The parent isn't interested
in pressing charges.
Oh, ah...
Chozanne:
I know my daughter thinks
you're the second coming.
Me, I'm less impressed.
Thank you, inspector.
Chozanne:
And ms. Diggs?
Ellery doesn't give
you status here.
In case there was
any confusion.
Am I gonna see
you tonight?
I can't tonight.
What about Friday?
No.
And I need to
talk to you.
Is this about marea?
Last night at dinner,
You told marea that this
thing between you and me
Was nothing.
Is that what you
really think?
Because...
It's not nothing to me.
Are you saying you want
to get back together?
No.
Yes.
Maybe, I don't-
I don't know.
I just want it
to be something.
It is something.
It's fun.
And I like having
you in my life.
And my bed.
Without having to rely
on you for anything.
(doug groans)
Your mom seems,
uh, interesting.
I wish I could've
witnessed that meet.
(buzzer ringing)
(door knocking)
(tense dramatic music)
Is everything okay?
People like you,
you never get it.
It's not the apples,
It's the whole
bloody barrel.
I told you, I'm not-
Cameron:
I heard you.
Everything you want to know
about your friend, gary baker.
(tense dramatic music)
Shadd:
Hi.
Glad you made it.
I can only stay
for a few minutes.
How are things
in the 'fax?
You know, same old.
I mean, it's so
beautiful here.
I know.
It was nice to get
a fresh start.
Put my time at
hpd behind me.
Things weren't so
good there, huh?
You might not believe it,
But I did my best
on the spry case.
I wanted to go back
to that crime scene,
Do a reconstruction,
Try to figure it out,
But they didn't want
me wasting time on it.
I'd had enough.
Would you be willing to
give testimony on all of this?
I'm sorry, I-I can't.
I just can't.
I don't understand.
Shadd:
That's my brotherhood.
Yeah, it's
dysfunctional as hell,
But you don't stop
being police.
What about
christian spry?
Isn't he your
"brother" too?
All right.
When you get back,
Look into
"operation citadel".
(dramatic music)
♪
Uneasy is the head
that wears the crown.
Spry case?
-Mmhmm.
It's brutal.
Victimized in a
violent assault.
Is victimized again
With the police's bias
and incompetence.
And now his
relationship's crumbling.
I just don't want this to
be for nothing, you know?
Like we gotta win.
What happened to christian
can't keep happening.
Iris is on line one.
She wants to talk
to both of us.
I met with shadd.
Marcie:
Did she give us
anything that we can use?
Well, she dropped a hint as
to what "o.C." stands for.
"operation citadel".
Operation citadel?
That was a, an undercover
sting operation
The police ran in 1990
up on citadel hill.
Iris:
Yeah.
Targeting men participating
in consensual sex acts.
And charging them
with trespassing
And indecent exposure.
Ellery:
But what does that
have to do with anything?
Queer activists complained
and the hpd shut that down.
That was long before
christian spry.
Unless the notation doesn't
just apply to one operation,
But all files involving
gay complainants,
Like, um, you know,
like a shorthand.
It could show us that that
is more than one isolated case
Of discrimination.
Thanks, iris.
Iris:
I'll see you guys
when I get back.
I'm gonna make
an appointment
With the equity and diversity
officer this afternoon.
Paul nowak.
And I want you there.
I'll be there.
But I have a
meeting first.
I've been coming to this
survivors' group for four years.
After I got spiked at a party
and woke up in that same site
That christian was in.
The injuries from my sexual
assault were so severe
I was in hospital
for ten days.
I still remember the cops
making jokes about me in the er.
Man 2:
My coach raped me after a
hockey tournament when I was 17.
I reported it.
The cops said that I shouldn't
have been drinking under age.
I filed a complaint.
Nothing.
Man 3:
I got picked up
by two cops.
They found me bleeding
and half-undressed
At the public gardens.
When I told the cops
I'd been assaulted,
They threatened to charge
me with public indecency.
I complained, too.
Cops met me
after work one day,
Persuaded me to drop it.
Is it okay if I
write this down?
I have already taken
statements from all these men.
Nowak:
You must be
marcie diggs.
And ellery!
Oh, it's nice to see you.
It's been a long time since
your parents barbecue, huh?
Yeah, nice to see
you too, paul.
Marcie:
Thanks for seeing us
on such short notice.
Nowak:
That's what
I'm here for.
We've made such progress
in-in training our officers
To treat marginalized
communities
With increased sensitivity.
It's very sad to see a
case like christian spry
Fall through the
cracks like that.
Marcie:
Indeed.
Well, I'm sure you're
making a huge difference.
Um, we were hoping to have
a look at specific cases
Handled within the
lgbtq+ community.
Specific cases?
These cases.
This is an extremely
unorthodox request.
Ellery:
Paul, I know you care
as much as we do
About improving
police procedures,
So it would be
a huge help
If you could cross
reference that list
With your sexual assault
evidence kits
That you have in storage.
Now we don't
need the kits,
We just need the
associated files.
Okay, but the files need
to stay in this office,
And only for you.
You don't have to do this.
Use the lopez name.
It's, um...
It could have
some blowback.
I know.
Your mother-
It's not about my mother,
it's about me.
This is just the
tip of the iceberg.
There's more downstairs.
"o.C."
"o.C."
"o.C."
"o.C."
They're all marked.
- Yeah.
And unprocessed.
"operation citadel" is just a
shorthand for "low priority".
Cliff:
How are the nachos?
Okay, I'll have two
of those, please.
Yeah. Thank you.
Hey!
Wow, you look beautiful.
Iris:
Thank you.
Cliff:
Yes, yes.
Now see, there's a
lot more lawyer jokes
Than minister jokes.
Let me hear one.
Everyone says lawyers
are going to hell,
But I don't
believe it though.
Why not?
Because god
loves overachievers.
Created the world in six days,
didn't he?
(iris giggles)
Yeah.
I wouldn't quit my day
job if I were you.
(chuckles) yeah, my, um-
Can't mind your business?
Can you reverend?
Superintendent costello.
Fulton parker's case
deserves another look.
You didn't want to
oversee a review.
Just remember,
If you kick
dirt in my face,
I hit back.
Dad, come on.
Marcie:
Sergeant baker,
Can you please explain
the "o.C." notation
On these
sexual assault files?
It's just a notation.
But what does it mean?
Baker:
We scribble all sorts
of stuff on files,
Maybe "other course"
or "only copy"?
Sergeant, are you
familiar with the term
Operation citadel?
It was an undercover
sting in the late nineties.
Targeting gay men?
It was focused
on individuals
Participating in public
indecency and trespassing.
Marcie:
But community activists
saw it as unfairly targeting
Men having
sex with men.
That operation
ended in 2002,
And those files also
feature the "o.C." notation,
Is that correct?
Yes.
Marcie:
So these two
sets of files
Relating to two separate
police operations
Sharing the same notation,
But the only detail that they
share in terms of the context
Is the sexual orientation
of the complainants?
Coincidence.
Marcie:
You mentioned earlier
you'd been the subject
Of two complaints from
the lgbtq+ community.
But that's not quite true,
is it?
Two complaints made
it to a hearing,
But the actual number
of filed complaints
Was over ten times that.
Joe rogers,
Earl mckinnon,
Roaul proulx,
Each of these men were
sexually assaulted,
And you were the investigating
officer on those cases.
Each filed a
complaint against you
For not investigating
their cases properly.
I mean, you didn't even
process their rape kits.
Objection.
Adjudicator:
Overruled.
Continue, ms. Diggs.
You have a problem with
gay men, sergeant baker?
We're allowed to
use our discretion.
System would be bankrupt if
we processed every rape kit.
The investigating officer
Doesn't think the
case warrants it,
We don't process the kits.
Marcie:
And yet the percentage
of unprocessed kits
From queer victims of
assault is vastly higher
Than the percentage of kits
from the general population.
Circumstances in those
cases were different.
What circumstances?
Baker:
We can't respond
to every case
With the same
amount of manpower.
We have to factor in
community considerations.
If we pursued every report that
came in from that community,
The department
would be overrun.
And when you say
that community,
Who do you mean exactly?
Baker:
I mean grown men who are
going out to get drunk,
Get high and get
laid in places
No respectable
person would go to.
Parks, bathhouses,
train yards,
You name it.
They put themselves in
dangerous situations
And expect us to
dedicate resources
When they party too hard
and things go sideways.
Every cop on the beat
understands that.
You learn from day one.
That'll be all.
Marea, please talk to me.
Dad, I don't have
time for drama.
I'm gonna miss my flight.
At least let me drive
you to the airport.
Save you a few bucks.
And spend the next hour
Listening to your
lies and excuses?
You know what really
pisses me off?
The way you think
I'm so stupid.
Like I wouldn't find
out about you and mom,
Or that you didn't
care what I thought.
I do care.
I just didn't think.
I didn't think about you.
I mean, I've always felt bad
about what I did to your mom,
And to you kids
in the past.
I didn't think about how
it'd affect you as an adult.
I'm glad that you
made me notice.
The things a person has
to do in this family
For some attention.
I walked out of a
lobster dinner!
After you finished
your roll.
Did I make us late again?
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Reggie:
No no no,
you're early.
I-I was earlier.
Glad you could make it.
Are you kidding?
Ian has told me so much
about sailing with you
When he was growing up.
I am really looking
forward to this.
Yeah, we had
some good times.
Uh, are those the
only shoes you got?
Ian:
Please dad, don't
start with the shoes.
Reggie:
I'm not criticizing.
It's a safety issue.
Look, uh, tyrone,
Ah, I have not been
as welcoming to you
As I should have been.
The truth is,
I didn't know how hard
it was gonna hit me
When suddenly ian
shows up, and with you,
And announces he's
gonna get married.
Tyrone:
(chuckles) yeah, I get it.
The truth is,
He kind of took me
by surprise too.
You have a fine son there,
mr. Thompson.
It's reggie.
Thanks, dad.
(reggie chuckles)
Okay, let's go sailing.
But those won't do.
What size are you?
I think I might have some
extra boat shoes in my car.
Oh don't worry.
These have gum
rubber soles.
Best deck shoes
I've found so far.
Tyrone used to
be an instructor
With the canadian forces
sailing association
At munroe head.
Ah, well played.
(chuckling)
Could be a few months before
we receive a formal judgement,
But I'm confident
things will go our way.
I expected you
to be happier.
Is it the job or?
Christian:
No, the school is
keeping me on.
Oh.
It's jamie.
We're gonna get a divorce.
Oh, christian.
No marcie, it was a
long time coming.
He has this fantasy that
we're cam and mitchell
From modern family.
It's not me.
I'm messy.
And I'm of pretending to
be something that I'm not.
So you're saying all
this was worth it?
It doesn't change
what happened.
And it doesn't put
people behind bars.
But it's good to
feel like I matter.
That the system
finally admitted
That what happened to
me wasn't my fault.
But check on me
in a few months.
I promise.
Twice in one week.
I'm happy to see you,
but is everything okay?
You weren't straight
with me before
When I asked you
about gary baker.
What are you
talking about?
You told me he
was a good cop.
Mom, I just found
out that he's-
He's terrible.
He's the worst
kind of cop.
And he just gets
away with it
Because so many other
cops take it for granted
That they can mistreat
and ignore lgbtq+ people.
And I just don't understand
how you didn't know that.
Baker is a macho jerk.
The system and some
of the people in it
Are far from perfect.
Sometimes...
Sometimes people fall
through the cracks.
What about me, mom?
What if I fall
through the cracks
And get treated like
christian spry or abe hirsch?
That's okay with you?
Don't be ridiculous.
I would never let
that happen to you.
You're family.
We protect our own.
♪ goodbye baby,
all the love is gone
♪ goodbye baby,
tonight I'm moving on ♪
He's gone for the day,
mr. Spry.
I can take a message.
I don't want to
leave a message.
Look, I need to
see him, please.
Mr. Spry, I can't help you.
I'm sorry.
I need to see him.
- I can't do anything.
I've had
multiple interviews.
Two detectives.
No one has followed up.
Sergeant baker!
Sergeant baker.
Sergeant baker!
(tense music)
Sergeant baker,
I'm talking to you!
Officer:
Sir, step away
from the glass.
(tense music)
Officer 2:
Buddy, calm down.
Go to hell.
Get over here.
Spread your feet.
Christian:
Get your hands
off of me.
Officer:
Give me your hand.
Christian:
Please, get your
hands off of me.
Please.
- Come here.
Joyce:
Shall we begin?
Madame adjudicator,
The relationship between
the lgbtq+ community
And the
halifax police department
Has always been strained.
One glance at the history
shows a pattern of antipathy,
Neglect,
And at times,
outright hostility.
And this pattern
is evident
In the handling of my
client's sexual assault,
From the delayed processing of
his sexual assault evidence kit
To the lack of
follow-up on leads.
Christian spry
Reveals just how
the justice system
Fails queer people.
Sexual assault is a-
It's a horrible and
traumatizing experience.
And christian spry's
trauma was just dismissed
By the very people we
trust to serve and protect
Because of their prejudice.
That makes my client
a victim of assault
And a flawed system.
And that just
isn't justice.
Thank you, counsel.
Ms. Chen?
It's true.
Justice wasn't
served in mr. Spry's
assault case.
No assailant
was located.
And what is alleged
to have happened to
the complainant
In the early hours
of may 28th is
undeniably horrible.
But, uh,
let's be clear,
The halifax
police department
Have acknowledged
their historical bias
Towards the
lgbtq+ community.
They declined uniformed
participation in pride.
They hired an equity
and diversity officer
To build relationships with
neighbourhood organizations.
Identity is not
the issue here.
The sad reality is not every
case can find resolution.
It's understandably
frustrating,
But it isn't evidence
of homophobia.
Suggesting that
constable fitzpatrick
Or sergeant baker's behaviour
reflects their personal bias
Ignores the more than
40 years of service
Between these two men.
But maligning
their character?
That won't
provide mr. Spry
With the justice he's
so desperately seeking.
(knocking on door)
Marea!
You didn't tell me
you were coming.
When did you get in?
Last night.
Is there any chance
we can have lunch?
I have court.
What about dinner?
That's the only
time I can see mom.
Well perfect, you
can see us both.
Is mom gonna be
cool with that?
Yeah, she'll be fine.
I'll call her.
Honey, I'm sorry.
I have to go to the office.
But come to dinner tonight.
It'll be fine.
I promise.
Text me.
- Okay.
New haircut?
Same cut,
new product.
It's that grape
seed oil stuff
That dani
keeps pushing
at the salon.
You look terrible.
Wow, I agree
to meet you
for coffee
And this is
what I get?
I'm worried
about you.
Ever since you teamed
up with marcie diggs
And her
anti-police outfit-
Anti-police?
Mom, you have it so wrong.
This christian spry business,
Trying to make us all out
like we're homophobes.
It's one discrimination case.
I take offence to it.
I need to ask
you a question.
Go ahead.
I need to know
about gary baker.
You really gonna
do her dirty work?
Ellery:
We both know
That only complaints
that go to a hearing
get published.
I just need to know
if he's decent.
He walks a line,
no question.
But I've never heard
of him crossing it.
(soft jazz music)
♪ but you still try
and call my phone
♪ tell me how does
it feel to be left
in the smoke
♪ goodbye baby,
goodbye baby ♪
♪ goodbye baby,
baby goodbye ♪
♪ goodbye baby ♪
(audience applauding)
Avery:
I-I knew you
were good.
But you were really good.
I did not ask you
to come down here
to turn my head.
I'm just speaking facts.
Ah, marcie mentioned
You wanted me to
help your minister
with something?
Not the minister,
One of the
parishioners.
Fulton parker,
You remember him?
Yeah, yeah,
I know the case.
It was a black teen jailed
for killing a white boy,
Claims he didn't do it,
says he was framed.
That's right.
His poor mother
died two years ago.
Never got over seeing her
son in that situation.
So, how can I help?
Fulton's got a son.
Grown boy, eighteen.
Promised his grandma he'd
prove his father's innocence,
But he's just a
college student, avery.
He's not
equipped for this.
Look, I-
I feel like this is more up
marcie's alley, mrs. Diggs.
You're the prosecutor,
ain't ya?
Who knows better how to
fight the law than a law man?
Marcie:
Mr. Spry, could you describe
the events leading up to
And following your
assault on may 28th, 2020?
I'd had a bit of a day,
So I called a friend
to blow off some steam.
Ah, we went to
dinner at the oyster,
And then went to a couple
bars in the north end.
Marcie:
And this friend
was xavier tennant?
When was this?
Um, dinner was at six,
So we got to gottingen
around eight,
Started at parkside
And then xavier suggested
we go to the barracks.
Marcie:
And could you describe
your level of intoxication
At this point,
mr. Spry?
I was buzzed,
But I knew to
pace myself.
I'd only had maybe
five or six pints
In the course
of six hours.
Marcie:
And then what
happened next?
Christian:
I remember looking
at my phone.
It was about 12:30,
And the crowd was
more intense.
I figured I'd have one more
drink and then head home.
That's the, the last thing
I remember before I,
I woke up face down.
My pants were
around my ankles.
(christian groans)
(christian shivers)
(dreamy sombre music)
Christian:
I didn't know
where I was,
But as I got my bearings,
I realized I was
at a train yard,
Very near the barracks.
I was feeling horrible.
I didn't have my
phone or my things.
I wasn't good.
Mr. Spry, if this is too
much for you, we can-
We can stop.
Christian:
No.
I got home,
I went to work,
Um, but I had to excuse
myself halfway through.
I was nauseous
and-and disoriented.
I kept getting these...
Flashes.
I-I knew I'd
been assaulted.
I went to the hospital and
a nurse administered a-
A rape kit.
Marcie:
Can you describe constable
fitzpatrick's demeanour?
Distracted.
Disinterested when he
found out I was a man.
And he conducted
the interview?
Christian:
He asked for permission
to access the kit,
And, um, said someone
would be in touch.
I waited two weeks and then
went to the precinct myself.
What happened then?
Christian:
I connected with
constable shadd.
She was unfamiliar
with my case.
She conducted a short
interview and said she'd call.
Did she?
No.
Christian:
Four weeks later I
learned that my case
Had been transferred
to sergeant baker.
Marcie:
And what was your experience
like with sergeant baker?
Sergeant baker asked
if I was cruising,
If I'd been doing
any illegal drugs.
He wanted to know how often
I went to the barracks,
Why I was there,
If I'd picked up
there before.
So, did he follow-up?
No.
Three months went by.
Nothing happened.
Marcie:
Three months without any
progress on the investigation?
No follow-up
with eyewitnesses
Or no visit to the crime
scene that you're aware of?
That's correct.
Marcie:
Thank you, mr. Spry.
In sergeant baker's notes,
You mentioned having an
argument with your husband
Prior to meeting up
with xavier tennant.
Mr. Tennant is a former
romantic partner,
Is that correct?
Objection. Relevance?
Get to the point,
ms. Chen.
Had you gone to
the barracks before?
Yes.
Ms. Chen:
And, uh, describe that
establishment, mr. Spry.
It's a bathhouse.
Ms. Chen:
A place where men
go to hook up,
Party, right?
Yes, but not all the time.
Ms. Chen:
And participate in
recreational drug use?
Objection, madame adjudicator.
Adjudicator:
It's a proper question.
Go ahead.
Christian:
I mean, yes.
There's drug use.
Ms. Chen:
In sergeant baker's note,
You told him you'd used
street drugs before.
I partied in my twenties.
Ms. Chen:
On the night of
your assault,
You alleged you were dosed
with gamma-hydroxybutyric acid,
Or "ghb",
the blackout drug.
Is that correct?
Yes.
Ms. Chen:
In your previous visits
to the barracks,
Had you used ghb before?
Yes.
Ms. Chen:
And do you recall if you
hooked up on those nights
When you took a
blackout drug?
Marcie:
Objection. This case is
about police response,
Not about whether a criminal
offence was committed.
Ms. Diggs is correct.
I think we can move on,
ms. Chen.
So he's a military man
who can't tell time.
Maybe he's still
on sudan time
And thinks we're
meeting for dinner.
Ah.
Here he is.
You made it.
Tyrone:
Of course.
Mr. Thompson,
how do you do?
Ian:
Dad, this is tyrone.
Tyrone, nice to meet you.
Tyrone:
I am sorry I'm late.
The major general is
weighing in on the new
Officer-in-charge appointment.
(stammering) I
don't mean to pry,
But if the new guy in
charge happens to be you,
Doesn't that make
you ian's boss?
Isn't that fraternizing?
Is that allowed?
I mean, let alone
getting married.
Tyrone:
I was ian's immediate
superior when we met.
As soon as it
got serious,
We declared the
personal relationship
To the chain of command.
Now there are
protocols in place.
I'm not involved in
performance reviews,
Decisions about posting,
Duty assignments.
Huh.
I'm sorry, marcie.
Don't apologize.
Their lawyer's job is to poke
holes in your credibility.
It's...It's early days.
Hey, you okay?
All this talk about
bathhouses and drugs.
Did you even consider how this
was going to affect your job?
Our adoption?
Jamie, I went out for
a drink with a friend.
It's not my fault
that I was raped.
The police had no right to
treat me the way that they did.
Do you understand that?
Do you?
(solemn music)
(jamie sighs)
(solemn music)
Hd in algebra
To understand these acronyms
on these police files?
"c.P", "q.T."?
Ellery:
Ah, c.P. Is
"complaining party".
Q.T. Is "secrecy required".
Doug:
What the heck is "o.C."?
Iris:
Maybe the police are fans
of early 2000 teen soaps
Like you, doug.
That was supposed to remain
in the vault, remember?
Iris:
So I shouldn't mention
"pretty little liars"?
No.
Hey, wait,
Fitzpatrick and baker are
all over these documents.
Wasn't there a
third officer?
Marcie:
Constable shadd.
She was on the case briefly,
but then left the force.
Iris:
I reached out to her
when we started the case,
But I've never heard back.
Marcie:
Can you follow
up again?
Maybe she wants
to break rank.
Roger that.
You said you only found two
complaints against baker?
Did you ask around?
He's not the
greatest person
But he has a good
rep as a cop.
According to who?
Ellery:
My mom.
She's an inspector
at the hpd.
Respectfully, I don't need
cops vouching for other cops.
We've got enough of that
going on in the hearing.
Ellery:
I know you're looking
for dirt on the police
To help your case,
But if there's
nothing there-
Just because your
mother said something
Doesn't make it
true, ellery.
And if baker has
even one complaint
That justified a hearing,
You know there's more.
So find out.
(tense dramatic music)
♪
We got somewhere today.
Hold on to that, okay?
Whatever it takes.
-Sure.
See you next week.
-Sure.
Mr. Diggs, I heard
about you and mrs. Diggs.
You guys are good people.
Look at you,
You're always
working an angle.
He just needs space.
Come on in.
Ah, velma told me she filled
you in on fulton's case, right?
Mentioned you had the
case files, yeah.
Thank you for doing this.
Follow me.
No problem.
(tense dramatic music)
Here you go.
Avery:
(sighs) okay.
Yeah.
Ms. Chen:
Sergeant baker,
in his complaint,
Mr. Spry points to your failure
to go to the crime scene
As evidence of a
botched investigation.
It's a train yard.
Any evidence worth gathering
would have been gone
After 48 hours.
There wasn't any point.
Ms. Chen:
Mr. Spry claims
his complaint
Was not
investigated properly
Because of his
gender identity,
Because he's a gay man.
I've done tons of work
With our equity and
diversity officer.
Part of the training
is to consider factors
Of the lived realities
of communities
With every case
we handle.
Sergeant, have you
ever had any complaints
From the lgbtq+ community
filed against you?
Every officer
gets complaints.
In twenty years,
I've only had two complaints
from that community.
Both were dismissed
as unfounded.
Thank you.
Could you please read
paragraph two on page 14
Under "sexual assault
investigation guidelines".
"police will respond
immediately to the reports
"of recent sexual violence.
"attempts will be made to
interview the victim/survivor,
"secure any evidence,
"and gather information
thoroughly and expeditiously."
Want me to keep going?
"the officer
will take steps
"to preserve the privacy
of the victim/survivor
"and ensure that
the complainants
"do not have to keep
retelling their experience
"to multiple
investigative officers."
Marcie:
Thank you.
And would you say that the
handling of mr. Spry's case
Follows these protocols?
Objection. Leading.
Ms. Diggs, go about
it another way.
If those are
standard protocols
For handling
sexual assault cases,
What made mr. Spry's
case different?
Baker:
As I mentioned,
Multiple officers
were involved
In mr. Spry's
file before me.
That makes it messy.
Sometimes hard questions have
to be asked more than once.
Marcie:
And how many attempts did
you make to interview
Xavier tennant,
mr. Spry's friend?
At least two.
And it's your evidence that
he didn't return your call?
I didn't say that.
He returned, eventually.
I took his statement
and put it in the file.
Did you interview
any other witnesses?
Baker:
Look, ms. Diggs,
There were no new
leads to chase down,
No fresh description of
the alleged assailant.
I'm sorry that this is
unsatisfying for your client,
But without a physical
description or dna
I don't know what
people expect.
Just for you to do your job,
sergeant baker.
Objection.
Really? I'm done
with the witness.
Thank you.
(tense dramatic music)
I thought you
had a new job.
Isn't this your
old office?
Yes and no.
Uh, a little different.
So, tyrone.
What about him?
Well, he's just a little
older than I had expected.
Fifty-two in may.
Nearly twice your age.
Is that why
you disapprove?
I don't disapprove.
I'm just asking.
He's your commanding officer.
If you two break up,
Are you gonna end
up in a war zone?
Please, dad.
Don't be ridiculous.
Seriously, how
does that work?
Ian:
Like ty said,
There are
protocols in place.
Reggie:
Oh come on, ian.
You two break
up and I mean,
Who do you think is
gonna come out ahead?
Can you at least just
give him a chance?
We're so happy
you called.
We want to do whatever
we can to support you
In this human rights case.
I pulled all
the materials.
I've also gathered information
on a number of other cases-
Ellery:
Sorry if I wasn't
clear earlier.
I am only looking for
information on gary baker.
I'm not going after
the entire hpd.
Why not?
Ellery:
I am focused
on gary baker.
This is baker's failure
not a policing failure.
Cameron:
Just the bad apples
and not the barrel.
I get it.
Well, if you have
any evidence
That can stand up in
court against gary baker,
Let me know.
I'd love to take
a look at it.
(phone ringing)
Hello?
Iris:
Hey, I've located
constable shadd
In prince edward island.
I mean, she was super
friendly when I first called.
And then I mentioned christian,
and she hung up on me.
Oh, well pack your bags.
You're heading to pei.
Really?
Marcie:
Really.
Think I'll run into anne?
Bye, iris.
Hey.
Avery:
Hey.
So I see you
spoke to mom.
Yeah. Yeah, this is insane.
This fulton kid
Is in the backseat of
a guy's car named flex
When the
shooting happened.
He never even laid
eyes on the victim.
Well, what was the evidence?
Witness statement from
the same flex guy
And blood splatter
on fulton's hoodie.
Look at him.
He didn't kill anybody.
Someone set this
kid up, marcie.
(suspenseful music)
Oh my god,
I miss this so much.
I'm so tired of
frozen fish sticks.
(michelle chuckles)
Well you should move home.
Be nice to have
our baby back.
Michelle:
Mmm.
Are you guys
back together?
Of course not.
Then what's all this?
Sweetheart,
it's not serious.
Marea:
Man, you guys.
Last time I
came to visit,
I made fifty trips
between hali and eskasoni
Just so you two wouldn't
have to see each other.
Now you pull
this on me?
Leah was so surprised
When I told her I was
meeting you both for dinner.
And I defended you guys.
How mature you were
being for my sake.
And you just wanted me in on
your dirty little secret?
I'm so tired of this.
Just leave her.
I'll talk to
her tomorrow.
(phone ringing)
Hello?
(christian sighs)
Christian:
Thank god you're here.
You hit a parent?
We've been dealing with crank
phone calls the whole night.
Every bloody detail for
this hearing is online.
Oh god.
Christian:
I get to the school
this morning
And I was helping unload
kids off the bus
And this dad comes at me
Says, "it must be illegal for
a fag to be near his kids".
I belted him.
Marcie, if I'm
charged for this,
My life is ruined.
My job,
The adoption.
Marcie:
The adoption.
Christian, I think I
might have an idea.
Ellery, yeah.
I need a favour.
(upbeat acoustic guitar music)
♪
♪ you're for sure
♪ can't be detained
♪ I'm really bright
♪ I'm light of day
(camera clicking)
(camera clicking)
(upbeat acoustic guitar music)
♪
(door knocking)
Can I help you?
Andria shadd?
I'm iris beals.
I called about the
christian spry case?
You sounded persistent
on the phone.
It's okay, babe.
It's not a good time.
When would be
a good time?
I can meet you at
founder's hall & food market,
The end of prince street.
My lunch is at noon.
Inspector.
Thank you for taking
the time to see me.
So, ellery tells me
you want a favour.
Yes, my client
christian spry
Got into a scuffle with a
homophobic parent at school.
Chozanne:
Your client seems to find
homophobia everywhere he looks.
I'm wondering if it's
possible for the charges to-
Chozanne:
I talked to the officer.
The parent isn't interested
in pressing charges.
Oh, ah...
Chozanne:
I know my daughter thinks
you're the second coming.
Me, I'm less impressed.
Thank you, inspector.
Chozanne:
And ms. Diggs?
Ellery doesn't give
you status here.
In case there was
any confusion.
Am I gonna see
you tonight?
I can't tonight.
What about Friday?
No.
And I need to
talk to you.
Is this about marea?
Last night at dinner,
You told marea that this
thing between you and me
Was nothing.
Is that what you
really think?
Because...
It's not nothing to me.
Are you saying you want
to get back together?
No.
Yes.
Maybe, I don't-
I don't know.
I just want it
to be something.
It is something.
It's fun.
And I like having
you in my life.
And my bed.
Without having to rely
on you for anything.
(doug groans)
Your mom seems,
uh, interesting.
I wish I could've
witnessed that meet.
(buzzer ringing)
(door knocking)
(tense dramatic music)
Is everything okay?
People like you,
you never get it.
It's not the apples,
It's the whole
bloody barrel.
I told you, I'm not-
Cameron:
I heard you.
Everything you want to know
about your friend, gary baker.
(tense dramatic music)
Shadd:
Hi.
Glad you made it.
I can only stay
for a few minutes.
How are things
in the 'fax?
You know, same old.
I mean, it's so
beautiful here.
I know.
It was nice to get
a fresh start.
Put my time at
hpd behind me.
Things weren't so
good there, huh?
You might not believe it,
But I did my best
on the spry case.
I wanted to go back
to that crime scene,
Do a reconstruction,
Try to figure it out,
But they didn't want
me wasting time on it.
I'd had enough.
Would you be willing to
give testimony on all of this?
I'm sorry, I-I can't.
I just can't.
I don't understand.
Shadd:
That's my brotherhood.
Yeah, it's
dysfunctional as hell,
But you don't stop
being police.
What about
christian spry?
Isn't he your
"brother" too?
All right.
When you get back,
Look into
"operation citadel".
(dramatic music)
♪
Uneasy is the head
that wears the crown.
Spry case?
-Mmhmm.
It's brutal.
Victimized in a
violent assault.
Is victimized again
With the police's bias
and incompetence.
And now his
relationship's crumbling.
I just don't want this to
be for nothing, you know?
Like we gotta win.
What happened to christian
can't keep happening.
Iris is on line one.
She wants to talk
to both of us.
I met with shadd.
Marcie:
Did she give us
anything that we can use?
Well, she dropped a hint as
to what "o.C." stands for.
"operation citadel".
Operation citadel?
That was a, an undercover
sting operation
The police ran in 1990
up on citadel hill.
Iris:
Yeah.
Targeting men participating
in consensual sex acts.
And charging them
with trespassing
And indecent exposure.
Ellery:
But what does that
have to do with anything?
Queer activists complained
and the hpd shut that down.
That was long before
christian spry.
Unless the notation doesn't
just apply to one operation,
But all files involving
gay complainants,
Like, um, you know,
like a shorthand.
It could show us that that
is more than one isolated case
Of discrimination.
Thanks, iris.
Iris:
I'll see you guys
when I get back.
I'm gonna make
an appointment
With the equity and diversity
officer this afternoon.
Paul nowak.
And I want you there.
I'll be there.
But I have a
meeting first.
I've been coming to this
survivors' group for four years.
After I got spiked at a party
and woke up in that same site
That christian was in.
The injuries from my sexual
assault were so severe
I was in hospital
for ten days.
I still remember the cops
making jokes about me in the er.
Man 2:
My coach raped me after a
hockey tournament when I was 17.
I reported it.
The cops said that I shouldn't
have been drinking under age.
I filed a complaint.
Nothing.
Man 3:
I got picked up
by two cops.
They found me bleeding
and half-undressed
At the public gardens.
When I told the cops
I'd been assaulted,
They threatened to charge
me with public indecency.
I complained, too.
Cops met me
after work one day,
Persuaded me to drop it.
Is it okay if I
write this down?
I have already taken
statements from all these men.
Nowak:
You must be
marcie diggs.
And ellery!
Oh, it's nice to see you.
It's been a long time since
your parents barbecue, huh?
Yeah, nice to see
you too, paul.
Marcie:
Thanks for seeing us
on such short notice.
Nowak:
That's what
I'm here for.
We've made such progress
in-in training our officers
To treat marginalized
communities
With increased sensitivity.
It's very sad to see a
case like christian spry
Fall through the
cracks like that.
Marcie:
Indeed.
Well, I'm sure you're
making a huge difference.
Um, we were hoping to have
a look at specific cases
Handled within the
lgbtq+ community.
Specific cases?
These cases.
This is an extremely
unorthodox request.
Ellery:
Paul, I know you care
as much as we do
About improving
police procedures,
So it would be
a huge help
If you could cross
reference that list
With your sexual assault
evidence kits
That you have in storage.
Now we don't
need the kits,
We just need the
associated files.
Okay, but the files need
to stay in this office,
And only for you.
You don't have to do this.
Use the lopez name.
It's, um...
It could have
some blowback.
I know.
Your mother-
It's not about my mother,
it's about me.
This is just the
tip of the iceberg.
There's more downstairs.
"o.C."
"o.C."
"o.C."
"o.C."
They're all marked.
- Yeah.
And unprocessed.
"operation citadel" is just a
shorthand for "low priority".
Cliff:
How are the nachos?
Okay, I'll have two
of those, please.
Yeah. Thank you.
Hey!
Wow, you look beautiful.
Iris:
Thank you.
Cliff:
Yes, yes.
Now see, there's a
lot more lawyer jokes
Than minister jokes.
Let me hear one.
Everyone says lawyers
are going to hell,
But I don't
believe it though.
Why not?
Because god
loves overachievers.
Created the world in six days,
didn't he?
(iris giggles)
Yeah.
I wouldn't quit my day
job if I were you.
(chuckles) yeah, my, um-
Can't mind your business?
Can you reverend?
Superintendent costello.
Fulton parker's case
deserves another look.
You didn't want to
oversee a review.
Just remember,
If you kick
dirt in my face,
I hit back.
Dad, come on.
Marcie:
Sergeant baker,
Can you please explain
the "o.C." notation
On these
sexual assault files?
It's just a notation.
But what does it mean?
Baker:
We scribble all sorts
of stuff on files,
Maybe "other course"
or "only copy"?
Sergeant, are you
familiar with the term
Operation citadel?
It was an undercover
sting in the late nineties.
Targeting gay men?
It was focused
on individuals
Participating in public
indecency and trespassing.
Marcie:
But community activists
saw it as unfairly targeting
Men having
sex with men.
That operation
ended in 2002,
And those files also
feature the "o.C." notation,
Is that correct?
Yes.
Marcie:
So these two
sets of files
Relating to two separate
police operations
Sharing the same notation,
But the only detail that they
share in terms of the context
Is the sexual orientation
of the complainants?
Coincidence.
Marcie:
You mentioned earlier
you'd been the subject
Of two complaints from
the lgbtq+ community.
But that's not quite true,
is it?
Two complaints made
it to a hearing,
But the actual number
of filed complaints
Was over ten times that.
Joe rogers,
Earl mckinnon,
Roaul proulx,
Each of these men were
sexually assaulted,
And you were the investigating
officer on those cases.
Each filed a
complaint against you
For not investigating
their cases properly.
I mean, you didn't even
process their rape kits.
Objection.
Adjudicator:
Overruled.
Continue, ms. Diggs.
You have a problem with
gay men, sergeant baker?
We're allowed to
use our discretion.
System would be bankrupt if
we processed every rape kit.
The investigating officer
Doesn't think the
case warrants it,
We don't process the kits.
Marcie:
And yet the percentage
of unprocessed kits
From queer victims of
assault is vastly higher
Than the percentage of kits
from the general population.
Circumstances in those
cases were different.
What circumstances?
Baker:
We can't respond
to every case
With the same
amount of manpower.
We have to factor in
community considerations.
If we pursued every report that
came in from that community,
The department
would be overrun.
And when you say
that community,
Who do you mean exactly?
Baker:
I mean grown men who are
going out to get drunk,
Get high and get
laid in places
No respectable
person would go to.
Parks, bathhouses,
train yards,
You name it.
They put themselves in
dangerous situations
And expect us to
dedicate resources
When they party too hard
and things go sideways.
Every cop on the beat
understands that.
You learn from day one.
That'll be all.
Marea, please talk to me.
Dad, I don't have
time for drama.
I'm gonna miss my flight.
At least let me drive
you to the airport.
Save you a few bucks.
And spend the next hour
Listening to your
lies and excuses?
You know what really
pisses me off?
The way you think
I'm so stupid.
Like I wouldn't find
out about you and mom,
Or that you didn't
care what I thought.
I do care.
I just didn't think.
I didn't think about you.
I mean, I've always felt bad
about what I did to your mom,
And to you kids
in the past.
I didn't think about how
it'd affect you as an adult.
I'm glad that you
made me notice.
The things a person has
to do in this family
For some attention.
I walked out of a
lobster dinner!
After you finished
your roll.
Did I make us late again?
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Reggie:
No no no,
you're early.
I-I was earlier.
Glad you could make it.
Are you kidding?
Ian has told me so much
about sailing with you
When he was growing up.
I am really looking
forward to this.
Yeah, we had
some good times.
Uh, are those the
only shoes you got?
Ian:
Please dad, don't
start with the shoes.
Reggie:
I'm not criticizing.
It's a safety issue.
Look, uh, tyrone,
Ah, I have not been
as welcoming to you
As I should have been.
The truth is,
I didn't know how hard
it was gonna hit me
When suddenly ian
shows up, and with you,
And announces he's
gonna get married.
Tyrone:
(chuckles) yeah, I get it.
The truth is,
He kind of took me
by surprise too.
You have a fine son there,
mr. Thompson.
It's reggie.
Thanks, dad.
(reggie chuckles)
Okay, let's go sailing.
But those won't do.
What size are you?
I think I might have some
extra boat shoes in my car.
Oh don't worry.
These have gum
rubber soles.
Best deck shoes
I've found so far.
Tyrone used to
be an instructor
With the canadian forces
sailing association
At munroe head.
Ah, well played.
(chuckling)
Could be a few months before
we receive a formal judgement,
But I'm confident
things will go our way.
I expected you
to be happier.
Is it the job or?
Christian:
No, the school is
keeping me on.
Oh.
It's jamie.
We're gonna get a divorce.
Oh, christian.
No marcie, it was a
long time coming.
He has this fantasy that
we're cam and mitchell
From modern family.
It's not me.
I'm messy.
And I'm of pretending to
be something that I'm not.
So you're saying all
this was worth it?
It doesn't change
what happened.
And it doesn't put
people behind bars.
But it's good to
feel like I matter.
That the system
finally admitted
That what happened to
me wasn't my fault.
But check on me
in a few months.
I promise.
Twice in one week.
I'm happy to see you,
but is everything okay?
You weren't straight
with me before
When I asked you
about gary baker.
What are you
talking about?
You told me he
was a good cop.
Mom, I just found
out that he's-
He's terrible.
He's the worst
kind of cop.
And he just gets
away with it
Because so many other
cops take it for granted
That they can mistreat
and ignore lgbtq+ people.
And I just don't understand
how you didn't know that.
Baker is a macho jerk.
The system and some
of the people in it
Are far from perfect.
Sometimes...
Sometimes people fall
through the cracks.
What about me, mom?
What if I fall
through the cracks
And get treated like
christian spry or abe hirsch?
That's okay with you?
Don't be ridiculous.
I would never let
that happen to you.
You're family.
We protect our own.
♪ goodbye baby,
all the love is gone
♪ goodbye baby,
tonight I'm moving on ♪