He made a working bug detector when he was young, which would be used in a police investigation years later. It apparently has always been a dream of his to become a member of the police force. Gumshoe was also once a part-time mover at some point before joining the police force. He was also involved with the Gatewater Hotel in some capacity around that time. Gumshoe has stated that he knew Angel Starr when he was 16, mentioning vaguely to Wright that only she could get him to talk about an unspecified event that happened to him. He used to do track and field, but would always be in last place despite starting before everyone else. He also wrestled, at one point crying all the way home after being knocked out of a local contest. When Gumshoe was a child, he wanted to be a wizard.
