the continuation series opens with christopher's wedding to rebecca sutter. the series also focuses on christopher's feud with john ross as they disagree on how to revive the family's former glory. tension also stems from john ross's romance with christopher's ex-fiancée, elena ramos. christopher does his best to emulate his adoptive father's noble ways and the ewing family name. however, john ross's underhanded tactics and constant badgering about his not being a blood ewing leads to christopher making questionable choices. rebecca is revealed to be pamela rebecca barnes, the daughter of cliff barnes, christopher's adoptive uncle. their relationship falls apart when pamela's schemes are revealed. christopher also harbors resentment for his adoptive mother who has been gone for years, believing she abandoned him.