(100 Bullets #27, 31-33) - Deactivated Minuteman Milo Garrett became a private detective, and took up the affectation of thinking to himself as though his life were a crime noir story. After Milo was in a serious car accident Agent Graves went to see him in a Santa Monica hospital, telling him his injuries were deliberately caused, and giving him a briefcase with a dossier, a gun and 100 untraceable bullets.He said the accident that wrecked his face was a message, just not a message intended for him. Once he was out of the hospital he had a few drinks, wanting to be on edge when he confronted his last client, art dealer Karl Reynolds, who was the focus of the dossier. Karl had hired him to find Monroe Tannenbaum, an importer of rare goods who'd broken a deal with him, and right after he found his location the accident happened. He needed a boost of adrenaline, so he picked a fight, knocking out a fellow barfly. The bartender wished he wouldn't act like that, and he paid for a drink for when his sparring partner woke up. He made his way to Reynolds office, and Lono, who he didn't recognize, bumped into him. He found Karl Reynolds dead, shot through the head. Milo wasn't happy that someone had taken his revenge away from him, so he tracked down Monroe Tannenbaum at his usual haunt, a strip club, and pressed a gun to his crotch, demanding answers. Monroe swore he didn't kill Karl, for whom he'd acquired a 1500s era painting from a private residence in France. He hadn't wanted to renege on the deal with Karl, but he was approached by Lono, who terrified him. Lono demanded he sell the painting to him, and had it picked up by Willford Packing & Moving. Milo planned to look into them the next day, and had the notion he was getting in way over his head. To blow off steam he met his on-again off-again lover Nadine, and then picked a fight with a large man outside a convenience store. Chet Fargas, one of the only officers that associated with him, questioned him about Reynold's death, and Milo was mostly straight with him, and described Lono as a possible suspect. He called Willford posing as Steve Wynn, a wealthy art collector, and, demanding references, got the names of their recent clients. Cross-referencing the data with Reynold's notebook he found the address of Megan Dietrich. She lived in a gated community, so breaking in would be far too difficult, so he contacted Dietrich Security, claiming to have millions in settlement money for his face to invest. Megan took him out to lunch to discuss business, and when she mentioned she was an art collector he name dropped Karl Reynolds, and noticed she was taken aback. He figured she'd hired Lono to take the painting from Monroe and kill Karl, but that theory didn't answer the question of why Karl tried to kill him. An Italian woman named Echo came to his office, asking him to locate her lover. She showed him a picture of Monroe, so Milo tracked down the fleabag hotel where he was staying. Finding no one home he decided to wait with a gun in his hand. To his surprise Megan soon walked in, saying Monroe had asked for a meeting.

(100 Bullets #34-36) - They found Monroe dead, hanging in his shower, and Megan decided to tell Milo her story. She'd commissioned Karl to get the painting, and when Lono took it off Monroe he knew he could extort a hefty sum from her. He'd killed Karl to keep him from snooping on Monroe. Monroe had sent for her because Lono wanted another meeting, having a new set of demands, and hanging the involvement in n art heist over her head. Milo told her not to go to the meeting, deciding he should go and confront Lono. He had the feeling she was telling most of the truth, which she could only do because she was rich and powerful. He spent some time at the bar, and met Cole Burns. Cole said they both worked for Graves, something Milo objected to, and Graves was worried that after Karl's death Milo was getting in too deep. Milo told him he could handle it himself, and it was none of Graves' concern. Milo went to the meeting with Lono, sitting across from him at a diner, and showing his gun to keep him seated. Lono opened up his jacket to show he was even more heavily armed, and pantomimed shooting the diners, including three kids that walked in. Milo was temporarily distracted, and Lono disappeared. Milo knew he blew it, and drank until he was courageous enough to approach Megan's estate and demand entry. She was hosting a dinner party, but did want to keep abreast of the Lono situation. He asked her what kind of painting was worth dying for, so she showed it to him, a depiction of the founding of the Trust under an archway that read "Croatoa," the word to reactivate Minutemen. Milo's memories flooded back, and he fled the party. He drove his car and remembered Atlantic City, causing him to crash and pass out. Megan found him, and brought him back home. She said she was excited by the danger he exuded, and they slept together. He woke the next day to find her gone and Graves waiting for him outside. He asked Milo if he had any memories of his life before being a P.I., and Milo admitted everything was a bit fizzy. Milo went to his office and found Fargas digging through his files. Fargas said he stopped by as a courtesy to tell him the police suspected him in Monroe's death. Echo called Milo, asking him for a meeting. She knew Monroe was dead, and admitted she was not his lover, but his accomplice in acquiring Megan's painting. She still hadn't been paid, so she wanted the painting for herself, and said she'd make it worth Milo's time. Lono burst into Echo's room and tossed her and Milo out a window. Milo took the brunt of the fall, landing him in the hospital, but Echo was unharmed. He drove Echo to the airport, telling her to forget about her money and get out of the country. Lono raided Megan's mansion, killing a number of guards and stealing back the painting. Megan blamed Milo, but he assured her he was no killer. She'd figured out he was a former Minuteman, and didn't believe him. Milo hated that everyone seemed to know more than him about who he was. He resolved to forget his memories of being a Minuteman and return to his life as a simple P.I. Lono, now working with Echo, burst into his office, and pulled a gun on him, asking who he was about to kill. He snarked that he was Claude Rains, and Lono shot him in the head, killing him. As he died Milo felt the numbness comforting.

Milo had a cameo in 100 Bullets #26, 46, 50.

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