▁St ella ▁alongside ▁Li am ▁and ▁Carl , ▁while ▁Frank ▁continues ▁to ▁neglect ▁his ▁children . ▁ ▁By ▁Series ▁ 1 1 , ▁St ella ▁is ▁now ▁ 6 ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁thought ful ▁and ▁car ing . ▁She ▁and ▁A idan ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁left ▁to ▁cont end ▁with ▁Frank ' s ▁out rage ous ▁behavior . ▁She ▁shows ▁great ▁m atur ity ▁for ▁her ▁age , ▁as ▁she ▁covered ▁for ▁her ▁father ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁ri ot . ▁St ella ▁still ▁lov es ▁her ▁father , ▁still ▁calling ▁him ▁" D ad " ▁and ▁taking ▁car ing ▁of ▁him ▁when ▁needed . ▁She ▁meets ▁her ▁older ▁brother , ▁Lip ▁( J ody ▁L ath am ), ▁and ▁gets ▁on ▁well ▁with ▁his ▁daughter , ▁K atie ▁( B eth any ▁Thompson ). ▁After ▁Frank ▁begins ▁a ▁thre ew ay ▁relationship ▁with ▁prost it utes ▁Sher ile e ▁( S ar ah ▁Tot ty ) ▁and ▁Der ile e ▁( S ue ▁Vincent ), ▁Der ile e ' s ▁husband ▁B ax ter ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁household ▁and ▁holds ▁Frank , ▁St ella ▁and ▁Der ile e ▁host age ▁at ▁gun point . ▁While ▁negoti ating ▁with ▁B ax ter ▁their ▁freedom , ▁Mon ica ▁returns ▁to ▁Ch ats worth ▁to ▁take ▁St ella ' s ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁host age ▁situation , ▁holding ▁no ▁res ent ment ▁like ▁her ▁other ▁sib lings ▁is ▁happy ▁to ▁see ▁her