▁Charlie ▁( Alex ander ▁Mc Gu ire ), ▁Steph ▁is ▁" a ▁bit ▁dam aged ". ▁She ▁returns ▁to ▁Er ins borough ▁to ▁sett le ▁a ▁score ▁with ▁someone ▁and ▁Bon ner ▁said ▁" There ' s ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁anger ▁that ▁has ▁bre wed ▁while ▁she ' s ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁she ' s ▁definitely ▁had ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁time ▁to ▁think ▁things ▁over ." ▁TV ▁Week ' s ▁Er in ▁Miller ▁proc laimed ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁plenty ▁of ▁scenes ▁between ▁Steph ▁and ▁her ▁former ▁partner , ▁Lucas ▁Fitz ger ald ▁( Sc ott ▁Major ), ▁with ▁Bon ner ▁comment ing ▁that ▁Steph ▁might ▁be ▁looking ▁for ▁comfort ▁and ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁him . ▁In ▁April , ▁further ▁details ▁of ▁Steph ' s ▁return ▁were ▁released . ▁Bon ner ▁told ▁TV ▁Week ' s ▁Jack ie ▁Bry gel ▁that ▁Steph ▁wants ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁order . ▁Steph ' s ▁re app earance ▁is ▁met ▁with ▁" some ▁bew ilder ment " ▁from ▁To ad ie , ▁while ▁Lucas ▁is ▁happy ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁again . ▁Steph ▁has ▁become ▁hope ful ▁that ▁Lucas ▁has ▁waited ▁for ▁her , ▁but ▁she ▁soon ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Lucas ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Van essa ▁Vill ante ▁( A lin ▁Sum ar w ata ). ▁ ▁When ▁Steph ▁announ ces ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁run ▁Harold ' s ▁Store , ▁where ▁Van essa ▁works , ▁she ▁tries ▁to ▁re ass ure ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁no ▁longer ▁has