A Lodge sniper, James Hitch became Peter Lopez when his personality was submerged as part of Operation: Burial. A mole in Aladdin, Hitch was to "sleep" until activated. While he "slept", Lopez fell in love with Marilu, whom he married and had a son with, PJ.

The systematic assassination of several Lodge agents prompted the Lodge Inner Circle to activate Hitch, who was to determine if Aladdin was responsible. Entering Aladdin's Nevada facility, Hitch was discovered downloading files from Aladdin's mainframe. Killing serval agents to make his escape, Hitch caught a glimpse of a tape of himself as Lopez. The conflicting memories overloaded his brain, rendering him unconscious.

When he awoke as Lopez, he found himself branded a traitor by his superiors. When the Blood Brothers, ultra mercenaries, attacked the facility to rescue their brother, whom Lopez had captured eaerlier, Lopez escaped with his Marilu, and swore to find out what had happened.