The OC

Orange County, California is a rich, thriving community. The mansions are huge, the parties are luxurious, but behind closed doors, everyone’s messed up. In The OC you have the Cohens: Kirsten, Sandy and their son Seth. Sandy cohen is a public Defense attorney, his wife Kirsten is a real estate mogul who works for her father, Caleb (the richest man in California). Next door, you have the Camerons. Ward and his children, Sarah, Rafe and Wheezie as well as his new wife, Rose. On the other end of the spectrum, in Chino, a rough area whose people are messed up on the inside and on the streets, you have Alaska Young. Alaska lives with her horrible father John Young and her older brother Christopher (Topper) Young. When Alaska was seven, her mother passed away in front of her in the kitchen when no one was home. Her father has always resented her for that. Her father has since struggled with substance abuse and drinking problems and is very mean towards Alaska. Christoper and Alaska, while they have always been quite close, Christopher is quite the troublemaker, he’s in a gang and is always dragging Alaska down with him. For example, when he steals a car and Alaska just so happens to be in that car with him. They both get arrested but because Chris has a previous criminal record and was carrying at the time they were caught (because he crashed the car) he will face a much more severe sentence. Sandy cohen is assigned to be Alaska Young’s public Defense attorney and will later take sympathy on her and offer her a place with his family in his home in The OC, where the rest of the drama and the story will take place.