In the the year 1991 (A.D.), Breck is governor of an unspecified state in the United States. He's charismatic and considered to be a likely candidate in the next presidential election. As of this date, he is a widower. The capitol city of this unknown state serves as a port for incoming ape slaves, which are conditioned, trained and auctioned off. Breck finds himself having to deal with a violent ape insurrection. He reportedly dies a short time after the events in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes as a result of an atomic bomb launched by an unknown power.