To make things worse, the Punchinellos knew that Max is a cop and attempt to kill him.
He is forced to become a fugitive after he is framed for the murder of his partner, Alex Balder. This sent him down a path of depression and revenge, he become an undercover cop in the Punchinello Crime Family who is suspected to have a role in the Valkyr drug trafficking.
He used to have a happy family life but tragedy struck when his wife and infant daughter were murdered by 3 lunatics who were injected with Valkyr. He became a private bodyguard for the Brancos and later a fugitive in São Paulo in 2012. He was a former New York detective and undercover cop before quitting his police work in 2003. Max Payne is the protagonist of all 3 games based on his name. And those who spend their lives trying to rebuild the past.' ―Max Payne there're two types of people: those who spend their lives trying to build a future.
