christopher is born to kristin shepard and jeff farraday in los angeles, california. kristin returns to dallas claiming christopher is j.r.'s son and tries to extort money from him. she also blackmails dallas oilman jordan lee for money claiming christopher is his son. when kristin drowns in the southfork pool, jeff farraday contacts bobby ewing, who secretly purchases christopher for $25,000. bobby's wife, pamela, is thrilled they finally have a child to adopt. jeff later returns with additional documentation for bobby concerning kristin and christopher. j.r. discovers that christopher is kristin's child and believes that he is the father and blackmails bobby with this information. after bobby finds jeff murdered, he and pam travel to california to investigate the details of kristin's life before returning to dallas. it is determined that the documents provided by jeff to bobby prove that kristin miscarried j.r.'s baby. she then married jeff, who fathered a prematurely-born christopher. in 1983, pamela's mother rebecca dies, leaving a large trust fund for christopher. his parents divorce that year and during that time, christopher lives with pamela. christopher is overjoyed when his parents remarry in 1986 and move back to southfork ranch, where he is reunited with his cousin, john ross. in 1987, christopher and john ross have a mock gunfight, and sue ellen sends them to play outside. unable to find a toy gun, christopher takes bobby's revolver and after some "hide and seek", he takes a shot at john ross; he misses, only shattering a screen door.