Soaps In Depth later confirmed with Wittrock himself that the rumors were true, his contract was set to expire and he would depart from the series.

Liza initially doesn't trust Damon, convinced that his renewed presence in the life of Bailey Wells, Stuart's biological mother, is only motivated by a desire to pursue a sexual relationship with her.

With the stress of Damon's alleged involvement in the break-ins too much for her to handle, Bailey leaves town to be with her parents.

Damon begins to get close to Liza's daughter, Colby Chandler, who believes in his innocence and subsequently gets him a job as a bartender at ConFusion.

At the same time, the DNA test results confirm that Damon was the person doing the break-ins, but Liza gets him out of trouble again.

Colby is furious when she learns of his lies, but the two eventually reconcile when her brother JR Chandler falls into a coma.

Liza's boyfriend, Tad Martin then finds Damon sleeping on a stretcher at Pine Valley Hospital.

Paul accuses Damon of seducing another girl and calls Colby a tramp before Tad makes him leave.

In November 2010, throughout the murder trial for David Hayward, Damon assists Liza as she is appointed the District Attorney.

Luke Kerr said that the writers should have explored a potential romance between Damon and Colby instead of firing Wittrock.