a ▁Fitz ger ald ▁( Sim one ▁Buch an an ). ▁Sam ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁for ▁Steph ' s ▁case . ▁To ad ie ▁becomes ▁her ▁lawyer ▁and ▁she ▁asks ▁him ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁j ail ▁and ▁to ▁ar range ▁joint ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Adam . ▁The ▁j ury ▁find ▁Steph ▁guilty . ▁Lucas ▁asks ▁Steph ▁to ▁run ▁away ▁with ▁him , ▁but ▁she ▁turns ▁him ▁down . ▁She ▁is ▁sent enced ▁to ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁non - par ole ▁period ▁of ▁two ▁years . ▁Steph ▁is ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁low ▁security ▁prison ▁in ▁B end igo . ▁ ▁Upon ▁her ▁release ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁later , ▁Steph ▁returns ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁Harold ' s ▁Store . ▁Steph ▁re connect s ▁with ▁Lucas ▁and ▁meets ▁his ▁partner , ▁Van essa . ▁Steph ▁reve als ▁that ▁Charlie ▁is ▁with ▁Max ▁in ▁F iji , ▁after ▁he ▁won ▁full ▁cust ody . ▁Steph ▁meets ▁with ▁Serge ant ▁Matt ▁Turner ▁to ▁discuss ▁her ▁par ole ▁and ▁psych iat rist ▁appoint ments . ▁He ▁asks ▁her ▁why ▁she ▁was ▁initially ▁turned ▁down ▁for ▁par ole ▁and ▁Steph ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁ready . ▁It ▁later ▁emer ges ▁that ▁she ▁suffered ▁a ▁break down ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁medic ation . ▁When ▁she ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Lucas ▁has ▁cancer , ▁Steph ▁supports ▁him ▁and ▁encourag es ▁Lucas ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁news ▁from ▁Van essa