Robert and his wife Glenda were members of the Fifth Column. He and his wife survived Diana's purge of the Fifth Column's agents and grew afraid when Glenda became pregnant. he leaked information about the mentamorp, a mental control device to be used in Willie. When Robert discovered it was a trap, set by Diana, Robert sabotages the trap to kill several Resistance operatives with a hidden explosive device, which he sets off early. He stole the Borellium crystals that powered the L.A. Mothership's laser cannons before escaping to Earth with his wife. Philip and Angela pursue him quickly. When they meet up with fellow Fifth Column member Willie and Resistance members Mike Donovan and Kyle Bates.
Glenda went into labor, and they took shelter at a warehouse. She gave birth to a son, but Visitors, led by Philip and Angela, laid siege to the warehouse soon after. Robert was shot when he tried to give the crystals back, hoping they would stop attacking, so his family would not be in harms way. Donovan was able to rescue him, but he accidentally left the crystals outside of the warehouse, when he was shot. This allowed the Visitors to grab the crystals, but luckily Philip refused to destroy the warehouse because of the newborn infant. This altruistic action eventually leads to Donovan to earn Philip's trust, and became the new leader of the Fifth Column, and arrange for a shuttle to take him, and his family to an island where they would be safe from Diana's wrath.