Stephanie witnessed Courtney neglecting her children, having left her two-year-old son buckled in a car for an extended period with the lights on while she was passed out intoxicated inside, and her autistic daughter Caityne was nervously biting her fingernails at the door. Stephanie informed Angela of the incident two weeks later. However, Stephanie did not call the police, stating that her sister would be mad at her for interfering.