Cross purposes between Capwells and Lockridges
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As in Romeo and Juliette, a part of the intrigue of Santa Barbara is based on the opposed loves of the children of each rival family. When Santa Barbara begins, the young Ted Capwell is madly in love with the sweet and beautiful Laken Lockridge. And very quickly, their respective parents will be violently opposed to their love-affair. Moreover, it is because of their affair that C.C. Capwell and Lionel Lockridge, the two heads of the rival clans, will find themselves face to face, whereas that did not occur since more than one decade.

Unfortunately Ted and Laken seem quite insipid, and quite weak to fight against the elements and the weight of the past. Of course, their relation will reanimate the war that opposes their two families. And consequently everything seems to be bound against them. On the two sides, they must undergo the thunders of their families : Augusta even going until making toasts of Ted's carrier pigeon. For his part, C.C. is not more tender, because finding that Ted lacks discipline, he projects to send him in a military school. Moreover, during one moment, Warren, Laken's brother, is suspected of the murder of Ted's brother. What will create real tensions for the young couple. And one thing after the other, very quickly, Ted and Laken end up moving away one from the other. Contrarily to their ancestors, they do not know a such violent, a such destroying passion for the other.

Their relation will know a new dash when arrives in Santa Barbara Christie DuVall, who decided to seduce Ted. Ready to everything, Christie will allow a bringing reconciliation between them. Because, just like at the beginning of their relation (where they had to hide themselves and where they had to lie to see each other), Ted and Laken must plot to spend a moment together. Mad of jealousy, Christie does not support that Ted and Laken can be together. It seems that it is only in the hastily meetings that their relation can open out. Once the Christie DuVall problem moved away, Laken decides to leave the town, giving up Ted, her love of youth. Ted finds then comfort in the arms of Hayley Benson. But, when Laken returns in Santa Barbara, we discover that he could not completely forget her yet, the memories of his love of youth still remain very present in his memory. Very quickly his marriage with Hayley bursts in pieces and Laken seems to be the one who can comfort Ted. Quickly, Ted and Laken find each other again. Unfortunately, their new adventure will not last more longer. Once again, their desire to live publicly  their love does not resist the many problems they cross, day after day. Much more than a real passion, it is more the nostalgia of their youth which pushes them in the arms one of the other. And Laken, after having recovered Ted, decides once again to give him up. And this is how the loves of our two heroes finish : Ted and Laken, without drama and tear, put a final time limit at their relation. It seems that the passion decreased with time, or that tired to battle against windmills, they preferred to cease all fights.

But well before the opposed loves of Ted and Laken, Santa Barbara knew other stories of impossible love between Capwells and Lockridges. Indeed, progressively in the story of Santa Barbara, is discovered that Sophia Capwell, C.C. Capwell's second wife, maintained close relationship with his worst enemy of this last : Lionel Lockridge. Sophia Wayne and Lionel Lockridge knew themselves well before she became C.C.'s wife. It is during the shooting of a film in Hollywood, at the end of the Fifties, on a stage that the destiny made Lionel and Sophia meet each other. They love each other at first sight. And very quickly, Sophia yields to the advances of Lionel and she becomes his mistress. Sophia ignores that Lionel is already married with Augusta Wainwright, who spends her holidays in Europe. Sophia is deeply in love with Lionel. It is only much later than she discovers than, during all the time of their relation, Lionel lied to her and betrayed her. Very angry, she immediately breaks with him, and she tries to forget him. But nothing goes well. Sophia cannot push Lionel out of her memory. This is why she decides to leave for Santa Barbara, in order to join him.

In Santa Barbara, the things will become complicated. Sophia then meets Lionel's enemy, a tempting billionaire named Channing Creighton Capwell. Sophia, who came in Santa Barbara with the unavowed purpose to reconquer Lionel's heart, works out a curious stratagem. She decides to approach C.C. in order to make Lionel jealous. But the things do not occur as envisaged. Admittedly, Lionel is very jealous, when he realizes that C.C. seems very attracted by the young actress. But beyond her revenge against Lionel, Sophia begins to fall in love with C.C.. On his side, very in love with Sophia, C.C., decides to put a term to his marriage with Pamela which is going to the end, in order to freely be able to pay court to Sophia. The things then accelerate and the events exceed Sophia very quickly. She realizes the feelings she feels for C.C., it is not a game any more. And when C.C. proposes to marry her, Sophia accepts. She has finally just met the person who will be able to make her forget Lionel Lockridge.

But the destiny seems to overtake Sophia every time. Right before the wedding, Sophia discovers that she is pregnant of her lover : Lionel Lockridge. Sophia cannot reveal the truth to her future husband : she realizes the shock if C.C. learns that she is waiting the child of his worst enemy. Sophia then finds comfort in faith. She confesses her painful secrecy to a nun. Unfortunately for her, Minx Lockridge, Lionel's mother, is not far and hears all the confession of Sophia. And... And... And Sophia Wayne marries in 1961, the powerful oil tycoon Channing Creighton Capwell. They go to honeymoon in Bruges, Belgium. And very quickly, Sophia announces him that she is waiting for a child. C.C. is happy, he does not suspect the lie which surrounds this child. In the case or the child would be a boy, Sophia would ardently wish to call him, following the example his father, Channing. And a few months later, Sophia gives rise to a boy : Channing Capwell Junior. But Minx, not wanting her grand-son to be raised by the Capwells, exchanged the child with the one of another couple : the Wallaces.

But, if the first years of marriage are perfect, slowly C.C. forsakes his wife and is more devoted to his work, the Capwell Enterprises knowing a very difficult situation. In spite of the presence of their four children, Sophia is not happy. And Sophia then turns towards Lionel. This last one always seems to find the time, the words to comfort her. They then take again their relation where they had finished it years earlier. Sophia is plagued between the two men she loves. Understanding that C.C. still did not notice that with the time, and in spite of their love, they do not cease moving away the one from the other. Sophia then requires, in 1968, to a lawyer to edit the documents for a possible divorce. Not managing to make a choice in her feelings, she does not sign the documents, letting the doubt plane.

One year passes by and in 1969, Sophia makes a significant decision; she finally made her choice. Understanding that Lionel will certainly not break with Augusta, his wife, she decides to break with him and to remain at the sides of C.C., her husband. At the time of a business trip of C.C., she goes to Lionel's yacht of and announces him her firm intention to put a term to their relation. There, Lionel does not accept it like that. They start to fight. Sophia falls into the sea and Lionel, injured at the head, breaks down unconscious. And in Santa Barbara, C.C. must announce to his children the death of their mother. This sentimental foul play will reach its apogee when it is discovered that Brick Wallace is the child exchanged by Minx, and that he is thus in fact Channing Capwell Junior, the link between the Capwells and the Lockridges.

But well before the love triangle between Lionel Lockridge - Sophia Capwell - C.C. Capwell, another story of impossible love had shaken the small world of Santa Barbara. Because everyone knows that the Capwells and the Lockridges are enemies since generations. Already during the time of Lionel's and C.C.'s parents, namely at the time of Emmett Capwell and Douglas T. McDonald Lockridge, their families were tearing. But at any time is discovered the object of their so tough hatred. And it seems much more anchored than a simple hatred based on their fortune and their respective capacity. It seems more obvious, according to the stories which will be born in the future, that a love-affair badly finished between the members of these two families is at the origin of this conflict. And the year 1984, with the rescue of the Amanda Lockridge, seems to bring us a part of the answer. To understand the present and the future, let us plunge in the past.

Under the Californian sun of Santa Barbara, a ship containing various Master paintings (one Leonard de Vinci for example) travelled towards the coast. This ship is called the Amanda Lockridge, from the name of a very beautiful woman. Amanda Lockridge is Lionel's grandmother. Amanda is married with Horatio Lockridge, the head of the Lockridge clan. Before accosting on the coast, the couple is joined on their boat by a man : Nathaniel Capwell, the father of Emmet Capwell. It would seem that the two men are in love with the same woman, Amanda, and that in the past they fought for her. Why did Amanda choose Horatio and not Nathaniel ? We do not know it. Did Amanda maintain a relation with Nathaniel during her marriage with Horatio ? We do not have any idea of the answer. But it would seem that the treasure that the Amanda Lockridge was transporting had a lot of importance for Horatio and Nathaniel. Did they both speak about the Master paintings ? Or about Amanda herself ? From there, all the assumptions are possible...

The only certainty that we have, it is that the Amanda Lockridge has been victim of a shipwreck in the bay of Santa Barbara, carrying its secrecy at the bottom of the ocean. And even if Lionel discovers one day the wreck of the boat, he cannot make a description of the last events. Thereafter, we will never hear again speaking neither about Horatio, nor of Nathaniel. Did they die at during the shipwreck ? On her side, Amanda survived since she knew her grand-son, Lionel. She would even have known C.C. And according to his statements, she would have finished her life totally insane. But actually what did happen ? Unfortunately, we do not have any answer. Only the future could have informed us on the past, on the reason of this war between the Capwells and the Lockridges. War which, if it had been explained, could have avoided many dramas and which could have joined together Ted and Laken, and can thus put a term at this war which opposes the two families.

Text written for this site by Lilian

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