Maggie Conner was a 17-year-old girl and a suspect in the murder of her mother Laura Madsen, who was actually killed by her stepfather and lover Steve Martell.
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Maggie had a difficult relationship with her mother, as Laura was very controlling and stifling. She was having a consensual affair with her stepfather until her mother discovered it. Maggie witnessed Martell accidentally killing Laura during an argument when she confronted him about the affair and threatened to leave him. Martell then manipulated Maggie into helping him cover up the murder and move Laura's body by claiming the cops would pin her mother's death on both of them and promising to marry her.
During the police investigation, Maggie remains loyal to Martell, even paying for his lawyer when he comes under suspicion. However, Martell lets her take the blame and she is brought before A.D.A Jack McCoy along with her father, Victor Connor, who wants Martell arrested. Maggie refuses to cooperate until learning Martell has gotten engaged to another woman, despite his promise to her. Upon seeing how Martell used her, she is devastated and testifies against him, sending him to prison. Maggie was put on probation as an accessory to her mother's murder.