Echo DiSavoy�s revenge against Clint included marrying him.

Newcomer David Renaldi charmed Viki in order to get the job as conductor of the prestigious Llanview Philharmonic. David, however, conspicuously went out of his way to avoid coming in contact with Dorian. After his job was secure and his contract signed, David consented to see her. The rage Dorian displayed when she was finally face to face with him confused everyone. Only David knew the reason for this apparent hatred. He was the man who had walked out on her years earlier, taking their infant daughter Cassie with him. Cassie soon returned from school in Europe and, to Dorian�s dismay, was charmed by her newfound father. This, of course, only served to enrage Dorian further. In the meantime, David struck up a friendship with Jenny Janssen.

Danger followed David to Llanview when it was revealed that this talented concert pianist had once been a spy. When David�s old organization recruited him again, he refused adamantly. Before long, however, he found himself lured back into a life of illegal espionage. Risking his life, and that of his loved ones, David played secret agent again. Dorian was recruited by the government to aid in their plan to trap and stop David. However, it turned out that the government agents who enlisted Dorian were frauds!

Furious at Dorian for her lies, Herb (who had only recently reconciled with his wife) walked out again, this time taking Cassie with him! Although this saddened her, Dorian realized that she would prefer to share her life with David. However, her plans were stopped in midstream upon discovering that David had begun a budding romance with Jenny. Once again, Dorian was alone!