Maggie arrived in Mount Thomas in the debut episode 'A Woman's Place'. She was driving into town and was pulled over by P.J. and Nick. P.J. gave her a breathalyser test and realised she was a cop. She then went on to the Imperial Hotel, where she was staying, and finds out that Wayne Patterson was living and working in Mount Thomas. She then goes to the police station and introduced herself to SergeantTom Croydon. This episode saw Maggie trying to convince a girl who had been raped to press charges. She also shoots Mick Doherty's dog as it was going to attack and kill Wayne. The debut episode of the series showed us Maggie's good nature and how opposed she is to sexism. Prior to her arrival in Mount Thomas, all of the police officers were men, and the town seemed to find the idea of a female police officer funny. This changed, of course, over the course of the series as more female officers were posted to Mount Thomas. She is the fifth longest character behind Tom, Chris, PJ and Ben
Ranking
Maggie was a constable when the series began. In Series 2, she filled in as police prosecutor and passed her Senior Constable's exam. Maggie was promoted to Senior Constablein Season 5, when a position finally became available, and was Acting Sergeant from later in Season 5 to mid-season 6. She returned as Senior Constable when she returned from witness protection until her departure in Season 7.
Relationships
It was revealed in the first episode that Maggie and Wayne had a relationship while they were at the academy together. P.J. shows interest in Maggie from episode 1. While P.J. wants to pursue a relationship, Maggie is more cynical about relationships started at work. After the two are trapped in a mine together in season 4, they decided again not to start a relationship. They finally get together at the end of Season 4, keeping it a secret from their colleagues. Maggie's first actual relationship doesn't start until the start of Season 5 when Ben Stewart arrived in Mount Thomas and immediately falls for Maggie, and he and P.J. compete to win Maggie over. Maggie and P.J. became engaged in season 7.
Maggie's fate
In 2000, Maggie, aided by P.J. and her brother Mick, arrive at the point of cracking the ring that killed Robbie. When this was done, Maggie realised that she would have to go into Witness Protection and staged a break up with P.J. and announced she would be leaving Mount Thomas to take up a job in Melbourne. She then nervously waited for her escort. P.J. realised that she had been tricked and arrived to see Maggie shot dead in a shower of bullets. P.J. was arrested for her murder and sought desperately to prove he had been framed. In Episode 40 of Season 7 "Out Of The Shadows", it is revealed that Maggie's killer is her brother Mick. Her father Pat ended up shooting Mick before P.J. had a chance to arrest him. After Pat Doyle was arrested, P.J. and he sprinkled Maggie's ashes. Maggie's death and the episodes that followed are some of the most watched moments in Australian television history.
Other appearances
In the 2004 episode 'Echoes', many old scenes were used of Maggie. PJ also began to have visions and dreams of Maggie, which ended his relationship with his new fiancée Senior Constable Jo Parrish.
Birthday
In Episode "Damage Control" Maggie's birthday is confirmed to be: 10 April 1969.
