GroobieCYA...always good advice! Ever since she started gathering this evidence, Stephanie became involved, potentially as a conspirator after the fact. There are no upsides to the position she has put herself in, other than the fact that she now has a chance to try and bail quietly before it blows up in her face. She should take it!
That's what her friends are encouraging her to do! Right now Stephanie is just a face-in-the-crowd, but only quick action is going to spare her from being on the news.
She is a smart woman and will do what needs to be done.