In "Creatures of the Night", Donovan first appears being dragged into the Sheriff's station by Deputies Clark and Cordova, arrested for breaking and entering, and possession of a weapon. Sheriff Stilinski comes up to Donovan, reminding him the next time he ran afoul of the law would be jail time. Donovan tries to reason with Stilinski, but the Sheriff simply says "Book him". Donovan then immediately and repeatedly screams and curses at Stilinski, telling him he is dead. In "Dreamcatcher" Donovan is readied for prison transport by Clark and Parrish. His attorney, Mr. Stewart arrives wishing to converse a reasonable deal. Donovan listens, but then stubbornly bawls at the Sheriff, threatening to gut him with a knife in exploratory detail. Stilinski orders Donovan be taken out. As Donovan is brought to jail in the prison transport van, the vehicle is attacked by a shapeshifted girl who Mr. Stewart calls Tracy - his daughter. Donovan witnesses Tracy savaging the van, but escapes out the back, terrified. He looks back just as Tracy kills Mr. Stewart. Suddenly he runs into the Dread Doctors. The Pathologist holds him while the Surgeon drills a lobotomy into his skull. Silver lids appear over Donovan's eyes. He is later seen unharmed when Scott tracks him down and subdues him. Donovan is re-imprisoned at the station. He experiences head pains, the silver lids over his eyes appearing now and then. In "Condition Terminal", during Tracy's attack on the station, the Doctors appear, coming for Donovan, and abduct him. Donovan is seen later in the Doctors' lair, struggling, strapped to an exam table. They take turns examining him; the Surgeon declares Donovan "looks promising". The Geneticist, performs one last procedure, tearing out Donovan's teeth, allowing new wendigo teeth to grow in place.
