Stephen was the one who hired Lorraine, an exchange student from Germany to become their nanny, and he often compared his wife to the then 20-year-old nanny right in front of the much younger woman. After Mel was made aware of the nanny's pregnancy, it was later concluded that she will have an abortion which was paid for with Mel's money. After the abortion, Stephen began to pay her $300,000 for her nanny services, still with Mel's money.
