In an effort to revive a buried case against the Agency, Casey Stevenson began work to establish his own base of investigators. Working underground for years, Casey began to build up his staff of men and women, also dedicated to his cause. Changing his name to avoid misunderstandings of the past, Casey, now Tom Carter, began a series of events to lure the Agency into the open, including establishing a temporary child adoption agency. Though closing within a couple years, it gave Carter's corporation the opportunity it needed to see the Agency was still active.
Needing more space to work, but staying away from local law enforcement, Carter formed a relationship with Thomas J. Yates Inc, making a deal with the owner to dig out and build a basement to be used as the TJY headquarters. With a growing staff, and private investigators on the side, TJY went into full swing, working hard on many different cases. The jobs continued to increase until focus on the Agency was put on the back burner, though it remained as an open case.
Over twelve years later as more risks were taken and an agent was wrongly accused, the decision was made to go into the open. Though this was a great risk in itself, local law enforcement protected them and helped them become the Elite.