His mother came to the USA because she hoped for a better life there, found a nice man and married him. Shortly after that Charly was born. He grew up bilingual, but is American through and through. He applied to the police academy after high school and was accepted. A few years on the force and constant translating, eventually brought him to the FBI.

His first job was called 'Shadow Sergej Iwanow and get information', it went badly wrong and he was exposed. The punishment of his target, consisted of torture. Iwanow first talked to him a little and then had him covered with gasoline and set on fire by one of his subordinates. A months-long hospital stay and several operations were the consequences. Transferred to internal affairs and chained to a desk, he became depressed. Alcohol and cannabis were his best friends at the time.

He was placed under a new department head, who cut him loose from the desk and sent him out on missions again. For many months it was quiet and he went on in his job. Until he was put on Sergej Iwanow again, and this time he was given a partner who came directly from Russia to capture Iwanow and get him to Moscow. Charly was taken in by the young Elena and was smitten by her. The two of them tried to catch the gangster boss. However, Elena managed it with Charly's help that Iwanow finally went to Moscow voluntarily.

Separated from the woman with whom he had lived for months in a very small space, he fell back into his aggressive and depressive behaviour.