Characters: Brad Follmer

"I've been put in charge of the investigation. I promise you -- it's my top priority. I will find the person who did this." - Brad Follmer (4-D)

BIOGRAPHY

Bradford Follmer was born in London, England to an American consular officer serving at the Court of St. James. His father’s work as a political attaché caused the family to move all over the world, including Africa, South America and the Far East. When his parents divorced in 1972, Follmer enrolled in boarding school in New England and excelled academically.

He attended Princeton University on a partial scholarship in 1979, studying political science and governmental affairs. After graduation, he worked as an aide at the Department of Justice, and was then personally recruited by the Director to join the Bureau in 1986. Follmer was one of the top cadets at Quantico, perceived as a rising star upon his graduation in 1988.

Follmer initially accepted a position in Washington, but longed for more field experience. In 1991, he was posted to the Los Angeles office, where he won praise for his relentless work ethic and his coordination of intra-agency anti-drug operations with the DEA and Mexican authorities.

Follmer was made Special Agent in Charge of the high-profile New York City field office in 1997, where among the agents he supervised was Monica Reyes. Despite anti-fraternization rules, the two agents began a secret love affair that ended abruptly in 1999, when Reyes accepted transfer to the New Orleans field office.

The following year, Follmer was promoted to Assistant Director and relocated to the Hoover Building headquarters in Washington, DC.