Stan Grichuk is a character that appears in the premiere episode of the second season of AMC's The Terror, The Terror: Infamy. He is portrayed by Teach Grant.
History[]
Grichuk is a local cannery manager. He buys the product fished by Henry Nakayama, but low-balls him, claiming that the quality of his product is deteriorating. He displays a prejudicial attitude towards Japanese, stating that he's been told by some that he shouldn't even be associating with them at all. His tie gets caught in one of his own machines, very nearly strangling him to death. He is saved when it is cut off by Nakayama, then trips over a basket.
He later shows up at the Nakayama family house, telling Henry that he's been fired, that he's the one that's being made to take the blame for the failure of the machine. He blames Nakayama for bringing him small catches, claiming that he needs reparation. Citing the antispying laws, he notes that Nakayama never registered his fishing boat, the Taro. He threatens to expose Nakayma as a spy, and ultimately coerces him into giving him the key to his car. Before taking off with it, he thanks him for saving his life.
Stan Grichuk's corpse in a fishing net
Henry's son, Chester, later comes during the night and takes the car back, intending to elope with his girlfriend, Luz Ojeda. Later that night, Grichuk visits the cannery, before stepping out to the dock housing the Taro, intent on destroying it. He pours kerosene all over and lights a match, using it to light the entire box of matches, only for a stiff wind to blow it out. The same wind then blows him into the water, drowning him. His corpse is discovered in a fishing net that morning. Henry and Chester fall under suspicion for the incident and taken to the local naval station, but are let go upon the sounding of an air raid siren. However, Henry is later taken by the FBI as a possible Japanese spy, following the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ("A Sparrow in a Swallow’s Nest")