He was seen running from the police, who thought that he had killed Father Nathaniel Jensen. Bigfoot took him by surprise in a warehouse, but Stephano pleaded that he was innocent, and Bigfoot took him back to the Sanctuary. There he explained that he was being set up, and Kate Freelander believed him. This proved to be correct, and he eventually helped with their investigation by leading them in the direction of the lead police officer investigating Jensen's death, Detective Stanley O'Farrell.