When Mike Fallon was 15 years old, he worked as a paperboy where he was bullied every day. One day while hiding he notices Big Ray planting a bomb which explodes near Mike and the bullies. After videorecording and spying on Big Ray for weeks Mike Fallon tells Big Ray that he wants to become an assassin like him. After Big Ray relents and teaches Mike how to kill his first victim (the main bully), Big Ray has pictures that Mike Fallon killed the bully, and warns Mike that should Mike ever betray Big Ray, Big Ray will release the pictures and kill Mike Fallon himself. He teaches Mike how to fight and become an assassin, and comes to look at Mike as a son.