Stephanie Borns (Life)

Stephanie Borns (Jackie Debatin) is the villainess of "What They Saw", episode 1.04 of Life (airdate October 24, 2007). She was the wife of hedge fund manager Drew Borns, and the two were neighbors with same-sex couple James White and Lenny "Len" Sand. During the episode's beginning, Len was found shot dead in his home and Stephanie called the police to the scene, saying she had heard a scream.
Later on, after detectives Charlie Crews and Dani Reese questioned Stephanie and Drew at their home, taking note of how visibly strained their marriage was, Stephanie soon after called the detectives privately and claimed that Drew was Len's killer. When questioned, Stephanie claimed that Drew was secretly gay and had been having an affair with Len, and additionally claimed she'd seen him go to his house the night of his murder.
But as later revealed, James had killed his husband and had colluded with Stephanie to commit the murder and frame Drew. Their motive to do so was monetary, as both Stephanie and James would gain their respective spouse's wealth with Len dead and Drew being arrested for murder. In order to frame Drew as Len's illicit lover and killer, the villainous conspirators stole several of Len's personal items and placed them in a sack, along with love letters Drew wrote for Stephanie and the gun belonging to Drew that James used to kill Len (which Stephanie provided to him). But unbeknownst to the two, the sack was stolen by homeless man Holt Easley, who buried it in the forest with intent to sell the items. He also witnessed James killing Len, but was (initially) declared an unreliable witness and was suspected of killing Len.
But after Charlie and Dani found the sack of items and learned from Drew that the letters found were for Stephanie, the detectives caught on the frame job and decided to set a trap to catch them. Charlie questioned James while Dani questioned Stephanie, each claiming that the other was turning on them. After Dani told Stephanie that James was accusing her of killing Len, the evil Stephanie confessed to the murder plot, adamantly contesting that it was James that committed the murder. Stephanie was then placed under arrest by Dani, with James angrily chastising her as she was led away in handcuffs.
== Trivia ==
* Stephanie Borns was the first villainess of Life.
* Jackie Debatin previously appeared in V.I.P. as the evil Angel, and later appeared on CSI: Miami as the villainous Melanie Nichols.
== Gallery of Stephanie's arrest ==
Arriving.JPG|Arriving at the police station
Last_Glance.JPG|Looking back at her partner-in-crime
Questioned.JPG|Questioned
Furious.JPG|Confessing and blaming her accomplice
arrested1.JPG|Under arrest
arrested2.JPG|Under arrest
arrested3.JPG|Handcuffed
arrested4.JPG|Going to jail
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Category:Murder: Indirect
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Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested