▁G unn ar ▁appe aled ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁D . A .), ▁James ▁not ▁about ▁to ▁let ▁Paul ▁s lip ▁away , ▁invited ▁Barbara ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁b ull f ight ing ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁killed ▁by ▁having ▁a ▁b ull ▁tr ample ▁her ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ring . ▁G unn ar ▁res cu ed ▁Barbara ▁as ▁James ▁took ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁castle ▁where ▁he ' d ▁du el ▁with ▁G unn ar ▁in ▁a ▁sword ▁fight . ▁Event ually , ▁James ▁lost ▁and ▁soon ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁turn ▁over ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Paul ▁to ▁Barbara , ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁boy , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁fortune . ▁Kar en ▁an gr ily ▁divor ced ▁James ▁( who ' d ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her ) ▁and ▁she ▁an gr ily ▁turned ▁to ▁his ▁arch - en emy ▁in ▁John ▁D ixon , ▁whom ▁she ' d ▁later ▁marry . ▁ ▁James ▁St en beck ▁returned ▁to ▁Oak dale ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁surprise ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁Ar ound ▁that ▁time , ▁Barbara ' s ▁money ▁( the ▁St en beck ▁fortune ) ▁had ▁gone ▁missing ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁bl amed . ▁After ▁Paul ▁found ▁out ▁it ▁was ▁James ▁who ' d ▁taken ▁the ▁money , ▁James ▁kid n apped ▁Meg ▁S ny der ▁( Paul ' s ▁pre gn ant ▁wife ) ▁and ▁threw ▁her ▁into ▁a ▁holding ▁d unge on