stacey slater, played by lacey turner, makes her first appearance on 1 november 2004. the character is introduced as a feisty and troublesome teenager, an extension of the already established slater clan. she features in numerous high-profile storylines, including abortion, drug abuse, mental illness, an affair with her father-in-law max (jake wood) and the murder of archie mitchell (larry lamb). stacey is involved in a love triangle with janine butcher (charlie brooks) and ryan malloy (neil mcdermott), the father of her daughter lily. janine discovers that she murdered archie, which forces stacey to flee the country with lily in 2010.