David Mayfair (Extrasensory)

## David Mayfair

* Ep. 11
* Photograph

"*It's better to remain a **memory** than to be a **stranger**,*"
—David to Karen as he decides not to reveal himself to Michael[src]

**David Mayfair** is a character mentioned in *Extrasensory*, first physically appearing in the *Season 2* finale. He is the uncle of Michael Mayfair and has been missing for over sixteen years by 2019, having apparently disappeared without a trace in the early 2000s. After leaving Lillian, Michael made an effort to locate his uncle but could only uncover a small part of his story before the trail went cold. David eventually returned on his own accord to meet up with Bernadette before beginning the next stage of their unknown mission.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Although his origins are more thoroughly explored in *Juvenile Prosperity*, a little bit of information is available in *Extrasensory* about David Mayfair. He was the second son of Shaun Mayfair and the younger brother of Ethan Mayfair; their mother disappeared when they were children, presumably killed by Shaun Mayfair and the rest of the LCW. David was selected to inherit the family fortune, while his elder brother - who otherwise would have inherited the fortune - would head up the family's oversees operations for his own young family.

According to Michael, David ran away from home in the early 2000s following an altercation with his father, when Michael was six years old; past this, Michael does not know of his uncle's fate. In *Season 2*, a little more information is revealed; four months after he ran away, David turned up at a hospital in Kansas, before escaping with another patient. The last known trace of him was inside a broken-down car in the middle of the Nevada desert, where his saliva was discovered on numerous cigarette buds. Sightings of him have been reported ever since, most notably in California and Texas but also from across the United States, but none of these sightings have been confirmed.

### Season 2

#### 'Obstacles'

David appears at the end of the episode, having fully embraced a new persona many years ago. He talks with Karen, who remembers him, as they watch Michael grieve over Lucy's grave nearby. Their conversation hints at a past romantic relationship, which would possibly make him the father of Karen's son Harry Mayfair. David declines to reveal himself to his nephew, saying it is better that he remains a memory than be a stranger to Michael. He says a final goodbye to Karen and walks away. As he does, Michael turns away from Lucy's grave and in his uncle's direction, having apparently felt his presence.

In the epilogue, David waits in a trainyard outside Lillian and plays his guitar. A black Jenson Interceptor pulls up and a brightly-dressed woman steps out. David hungs the woman and refers to her as his sister. He asks her if she found who she was looking for; the woman smiles and says she has tracked down "them" to a trailer park in Washington State. David then says that he hasn't found "her" yet but that instead "she" will find *them*. As David climbs into the Interceptor, he uses his foot to draw a symbol into the gravel before the pair drive away.

## Relationships

### Michael Moore

"*Him? Oh, that's my uncle, David. He disappeared years ago, when I was a kid. They searched everywhere for him, but they never found him,*"
—Michael telling Lucy the story of his uncle[src]