A middle-aged watchmaker and Holocaust survivor who saves Clara from suicide. He hires her as his housekeeper, and they eventually marry. After accidentally killing Harry Olson with a candlestick, he disposes of the body at sea. Though Mario is acquitted, David's overwhelming guilt leads him to commit suicide.
Represents David's profound loss and the foundational trauma shaping his worldview.
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