Angela was born microcephalic. In order to spare Eric the pain, Stephanie told him that Angela had died at birth. Unbeknownst to Eric, Stephanie bought a home in her maiden name and hired a medical staff to care for Angela there. Angela died in a freak accident when her doctor had forgotten to lock her wheelchair brakes and she went careening down a hill to her death. Although the doctor told Stephanie about the accident, he explained that Angela needed extensive plastic surgery because of her injuries and hired a woman to pretend to be Angela on days Stephanie would visit. He managed to bilk Stephanie for quite some time until the actress was discovered