David McGowan is the son of Jill and the late Frank McGowan. His mate, Melanie Roberts' daughter was stillborn. As a result of this loss, he's the only member of the alien children able to learn compassion, empathy, and humanity.David learns the truth about what happened to his mate in Dr. Verner's laborabory when he sees his mate as a well-preserved alien corpse inside a tank, and he is devastated. Mara and her mate, Robert use their powers to force Dr. Verner to kill herself.Later, his mother takes him away from the barn before it explodes, killing Dr. Alan Chaffee, his daughter, Mara and the other alien children. As they leave, she tells him they'll go someplace where nobody knows them.