1991 (#25) - The failed assassination attempt, Paul's pursuit and David's death

The charity ball organized by John and Katherine will also be attended by Danny, Christine and Nina, all happy to enjoy a special evening. Katherine also invites Flo and Jim, but the two refuse the offer, preferring to be alone. In fact, if on the one hand Flo regrets not attending the ball, it is the same woman who insists on refusing Katherine's invitation, not wanting to disappoint Jim who confessed to him that he hates disguises. In reality, the whole thing is part of David's plan, who intends to attend the dance, but as a murderer. In the meantime, Diane comes back to town, furious at being sidelined by David and jealous of his marriage to Flo. Arriving at the ball, Danny and Christine are thrilled to learn that their costumes will be worn for the entire evening and there can be no revelation of people's identities. Meanwhile, Nina also arrives at the ball, accompanied by Katherine, anxious to have a fun evening. What no one knows is that David is also present at the party, dressed as a wolf just like Danny to blend in even more with the crowd, intent on making sure that this evening will be unforgettable for everyone. Between one dance and another, and throughout the evening, David tries to track down his targets; in the end, taking advantage of the fact that he can blend in with Danny, he manages to gather all three of his predestined victims in a corner and, immediately causing a chill to fall among the attendees, pulls out his gun. Nina and Christine, in despair, realize that this is not a joke and panic, but the whole thing ends in an apparent prank that fills the room with humor and hilarity when the gun does not come out real bullets, but of wax. David, incredulous at what has happened, decides to leave the party unnoticed, still unable to give himself an explanation. The truth is that this time it's Diane who gets in David's way, as she understood David's whole plan and wanted to take revenge for being dumped. Even though the episode has almost passed into the background, it doesn't leave Paul indifferent, who is called by John and Katherine to be the plainclothes security man for the party. So Paul decides to follow the trail of the man, who turns out not to be Danny, until, feeling chased, David begins to run away. Suddenly, Paul starts running after him, beginning a furious manhunt. The whole thing ends on the top floor of the building, with David who, having no other way out, inadvertently jumps into a chute used to throw in the garbage while the compacting machine is working. David, thus, dies on the spot mutilated by the machine, closing the party in tragedy. Flo cries desperately at the news of her husband's death, and seems inconsolable despite all the stories from Nina, Katherine and Christine, who assure her of David's bad intentions, which finally belong only to the past.

1991 (#14) - David and Diane's plans, staged death and facial surgery

In the meantime, David, still in the hospital, overcomes his critical condition and begins to recover. However, the man pretends to have paralysis in his legs in order to prolong his stay in the hospital and thus avoid that the doors of prison opened for him. Determined to find revenge against Nina and the Chancellors, Katherine in primis, David begins, with the help of Diane, to elaborate a plan to escape. Capturing a corpse in the hospital morgue, David manages to transport it to his room and then sets fire to the whole room. When the cops arrive at the hospital, they assume that the remains of the charred body found on his hospital bed belong to David and dismiss the case as a suicide. Nina, Katherine and Christine are happy that David is dead, relieved that that chapter of their lives is finally over. However, David is not dead at all and is now free to run away with Diane undisturbed. In order to remain inconspicuous, however, David is aware that he must change his identity and to do so he decides to approach a disbarred plastic surgeon, Dr. Brian Ringle, to have a total facial makeover. David exuberantly asks to look like the actor David Husselhoff and forces the doctor to operate on him, but the surgeon, who is aware of David's evil intentions having recognized him, decides to reconstruct the man's face leaving him a souvenir on his forehead, that is sculpting the word "murderer". Having done this, while David is still under anesthesia and before he can wake up, he decides to escape leaving his traces.

1991 (#4) - The discovery of the lies, Nina's shock and the shooting with David

Despite all of David's manipulations, Nina is still unaware of her husband's real intentions and, more in love with him than ever, is more and more determined to continue her marriage. The constant warnings of Christine, Danny, Katherine and Jill, however, slowly begin to break through her mind, and she begins to be suspicious of David. Arriving at David's office to surprise her, Nina, not finding the man who in the meantime is in the company of his lover Diane, begins to rummage through his papers. The woman is shocked by what she finds, or rather what she doesn't find: no documents, no papers referring to David's supposed investment company. It was all a farce. When she hears David arrive at the office in the company of his mistress, Nina then hides in a closet and is shocked to hear from her husband about his plans to take possession of the entire Chancellor fortune, if necessary even killing Nina and Chance, and run away with the money in the company of Diane far from the city. Nina, in a panic, manages to get out of the office unnoticed. Meanwhile, Christine finds out about David's affair with Diane and runs to tell Nina, finding the woman at home completely distraught and grief-stricken. Christine is happy that the woman has finally opened her eyes to the man and, before leaving her alone to think, promises to help her get rid of David. Christine, however, does not suspect the seriousness of the state of shock in which Nina has fallen. Blinded by anger and feeling betrayed, she waits for her husband's return to take her revenge. And so, when David returns home, Nina welcomes him, warning him that she has understood everything and shooting him with five shots from her newly purchased gun

1990 (#33) - Nina's trust for Chance and David's willingness to adopt

Following Danny and Christine's wedding, Scott, Nina, David, Jill and Rex also arrive in Hawaii, with the task of acting as witnesses to their wedding. None of them, however, knows that Diane, David's lover, is also present in Hawaii, forcing the man to shuttle back and forth between her and Nina; despite having risked being discovered, David manages to keep his lover's presence secret, to whom the man assures that he will soon be free to be with her. This promise seems to be really not very reassuring for Nina, leaving a glimpse of nothing good in David's intentions. David, in fact, just as Danny, Christine and Jill suspect, is exclusively interested in the Chancellors' money. When, due to a serious pollution problem, the lake where the brooch was thrown is drained, the police recover Nina's brooch, but they are unable to connect the story with David's. David, meanwhile, discovers that the Chancellor is not the only one who is interested in the money. David, in the meantime, discovers that Nina's entire inheritance has been reserved in a trust for Chance alone, in agreement with Jill and Katherine. David, therefore, realizes that the only way to get the money is to become father of little Chance. When the man confesses to Nina his desire to become Chance's adoptive father, she is enthusiastic. The project, however, finds the full and firm disapproval of Katherine and Jill who, in agreement with baby sitter Erika Finley who confirms that David has never been there for little Chance, accuse David once again of wanting to aim exclusively at Nina's dowry. Fed up with hearing accusations against David, Nina then informs David's detractors that it is her intention to leave Genoa City with David and Chance if they didn't stop accusing David. When Jill and Katherine point out that David has done nothing to disprove them, at this point it is Nina herself who asks David for proof that will silence and discourage Jill and Katherine from accusing him, which forces David to agree to give up the adoption. At this point, only one thing can allow him to get to the money: killing both Nina and Chance.

1990 (#20) - David's dark past, Rebecca's murder, and Vivian's slaying

Among the many lies that David hides from Nina, there is also the one about his work activity. Nina, in fact, is convinced that her husband owns and manages an important investment company, David A. Kimble Investments; and it is precisely the fact that he owns an important financial company that calms Nina down about the accusations about the man's alleged designs on her wealth. Jill's suspicions about this phantom financial company, however, are well justified, since in reality the company has never had any clients and the whole thing is a cover-up. The only employee of this company, moreover, is Diane Westin who, officially a secretary and mail sorter, is actually David's attractive lover. Diane, meanwhile, is surprised to recognize in a man named Tom Harper, whose photograph is in the newspaper, an incredible resemblance to David, and is shocked to learn that Tom is currently a fugitive and wanted for the murder of his wealthy wife Rebecca Wordsworth. Immediately suspicious, David downplays the matter by joking with Nina, who soon forgets what happened. Meanwhile, Chase makes the acquaintance of a girl named Vivian Powell, and the two immediately like each other. After making love, the woman confesses to Chase that she is from New Jersey and has come all the way to Genoa City in search of a very dangerous man named Tom, who is guilty of murder against her best friend, Rebecca. When Chase sees the photo of Tom and Rebecca, he is shocked to recognize David in Tom; however, even more disturbingly, Rebecca is wearing the same brooch in the photo that David gave to Nina. Chase then informs Vivian of the discovery and they both agree that they need to intervene as soon as possible, since Nina is seriously risking her own life. When Chase goes to ask David directly, David denies having given Nina a brooch, and then throws the brooch into a lake, making Nina think she has lost it. Determined to prove David's guilt, after Chase assures him that Nina possesses an identical brooch, Vivian sneaks into David's apartment in search of the jewel, in vain. However, she is noticed by David who, realizing that his past is in danger and may soon surface again, decides to take action and kills Vivian, causing the woman to be electrocuted while taking a bath.