In 1978, Maggie was sent into emotional freefall when Joann Barnes (Corinne Michael), the natural mother of her foster daughter Janice (Martha Nix), snatched the girl from her and Mickey’s (John Clarke) care! Despite the girl’s eventual return to them, Joann’s ongoing presence prompted Maggie to drink heavily as she feared the threat she posed to the family. As a result of her drinking, Maggie crashed her car with Janice inside, and then faced off against Joann in a permanent custody hearing. Rattled to think she’d lose Janice, Maggie kidnapped her... but was found before anything drastic happened. Soon after, Janice had an accident on the pier and almost drowned, prompting Maggie and Joann to fight over her at the hospital before Joann eventually took custody of the child. Eventually,…
