In 1990 Victoria Winters arrived at Collinwood to accept the position of David's governess, who he angrily refused to accept. David was something of a practical joker, and his cousin Carolyn was hoping that Victoria might be able to bring him under control (half-jokingly suggesting she use a whip and chair) (1). He apparently had some kind of psychic link with his mother, at one point performing a ritual which caused his father great pain (4). David was one of the first people to see the ghost of Sarah Collins, but was not frightened by her appearance and became a friend of hers.