This is a CBC podcast.
Gareth's whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago, when,
as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school.
Gareth says their relationship was an open secret at the school, and he thought he was the luckiest boy in the world.
But when she walked out of his life, everything started to unravel.
Now a middle-aged man, Gareth is trying to understand what happened to him.
He wants the truth, and he wants justice, but there's a problem.
Whenever he turns to the people he sure knew about the relationship, they say they don't remember it.
It's like the entire cast of his childhood are all gaslighting him at the same time.
Lucky Boy is a brand new investigation from Tortoise Media that asks,
who gets to be the perpetrator and who gets to be the victim?
Now, here's the first episode of Lucky Boy.
Just a heads-up before we start, this episode contains strong language and references to sexual abuse.
Can you just talk for a sec?
Hello, how are you?
My name is Monty.
And I like golf.
I don't know why he said he's Monty.
This is actually Mark.
He's one of my oldest mates, and he doesn't like golf.