He progressed quickly through the ranks and landed a Detective’s office early in his career. Busting many of the larger traffickers in outlaw tech, he became something of a local legend. Unfortunately, this also meant an infamy among the seedier elements of society. Such elements often take grudges to a personal level. In Jim’s case, they took the grievance up with his family. All of them were killed in a "terrorist" attack on one of the housing projects. The whole block was reduced to a rubble inferno in a matter of seconds. Jim was halfway across the Metro when the district exploded. The Case was handed over to an anti-terrorism unit working out of the Quebec Central Hub and a fringe group of malcontents were blamed.

Jim hated backing away from a fight, but he needed new barings. Quebec no longer seemed like home and he questioned the loyalty of those he was working for. He put in a transfer to the East Coast Central Spire and it was immediately approved.