<Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Kate announces that Michelle has left The Next Step . Emily is now the solo dance captain again and finds out that Amanda is still at Elite . She goes and tells Riley and they try to make up a plan . Kate says they need auditions for the female solo since Michelle left . Amanda takes the opportunity auditions . Although, Riley knows Amanda is still at Elite and just wanting to take it down so she also volunteers for having the female solo . Riley and Emily come up with a plan so that they can show everyone that Amanda is a double - agent . Kate thinks Amanda is great, and she won't do anything unless she is shown proof . Emily's plan is to make everyone at the studio hate her . Then, Amanda will trust Emily to join her in taking down The Next Step and Emily will be able to reveal Amanda's true colors . Meanwhile, James sees Riley practicing on her solo, although Riley tells him not to come to her audition for female soloist because it will stress her out . Emily yells at Riley during her audition and everyone is mad at Emily for shouting at Riley . Kate takes away Emily's dance captaincy . Later, Riley and James talk about their relationship and James says that he will win Riley back, while Kate makes Amanda dance captain . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="13"> Part 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> "Make a Plan To Love Me" </Td> <Td> Frank van Keeken </Td> <Td> Frank van Keeken </Td> <Td> September 12, 2014 (2014 - 09 - 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> It continues where we left off when Emily was sitting in the music room and Amanda walks in . Emily tells Amanda that she knows about her plan to take down The Next Step, and she'll only keep her secret if Amanda lets her join in . Kate and everyone else are trying to get Michelle back, but Michelle says she's happy not being at The Next Step . James and Riley talk and James comes up with a plan to prove that he does love her . He tells her to create a list of things she wants him to do and he will do them . First on the list is to break up with Beth . James is in Culture Shock just as Beth comes in and he tries breaking up with her, but she just doesn't understand . Amanda says she still doesn't trust Emily and has to do something to prove that she really wants to take down The Next Step . Riley and James start talking, and he says that it's hard breaking up with Beth and continues with her second idea on her list which is reading her diary in front of everyone in Culture Shock . Michelle walks in since she was supposed to meet Kate there but then sees everyone and backs away . Amanda sees Emily hanging out with Hunter and gets an idea on how Emily can prove herself . Lastly, Riley tells James that he did a good job and he feels happy about her praise . He tells her that he read the whole diary after his performance and says that there was a part where she said a new boy entered this studio whom is really really cute; Riley smiles yet denies it was about him . It was Eldon and James knows it's about him . </Td> </Tr>

When does michelle come back to the next step