Maggie Goodheart (Missing)

Maggie Goodheart (Heidi Von Palleske) is a villainess from "Father Figure", episode 1.15 of Missing (airdate December 13, 2003). She was the owner of Maggie Goodheart Lifestyle Inc., a diet brand that had formed into a lucrative empire.
Maggie's name came up in the investigation into the disapperance of Lipodyne Pharmaceuticals molecular biologist Michael Deveraux, who had recently developed targeted weight loss drug known as Lipolycide, which was capable of reducing fat wherever it was injected into the body. Michael's work associate, Elisa Mukerji, suggested that Maggie had reason to orchestrate Michael's abduction, as she had attempted to hire out the Lipolycide after learning about the drug and became upset at Michael for rejecting her offer.
Maggie was questioned by Jess Mastriani and Special Agent Jack Burgess, with Maggie refering to Lipolycide as "chemical liposuction" and would never work out, while also showing callous indifference to Michael's disappearance and stating she was no longer interested in Michael or his drugs. In response to Burgess pointing out how Michael's work could pose a threat to her own business, Maggie claimed her business was thriving due to having recently rebranded, and when Jess continued to probe Maggie out of disbelief, refused to answer any further questions without her lawyers; an act that had Jack suspicious that she was hiding something.
Later on, Michael's car was found outside a building where he had been being held by his captors, with a recent parking pass for the Maggie Goodheart Lifestyle building contradicting Maggie's claim that it had been a year since she was in contact with Michael. With that, the FBI set up a stakeout of Maggie's business, eventually spotting well-known pharmaceutical smuggler Lawrence Keelor waiting outside, with Maggie coming out to meet him. With that, the FBI stormed the pair, stopping them from fleeing in Maggie's car before handcuffing and arresting Maggie and Lawrence. As revealed by Brooke Haslett to Jack after interrogating Maggie, her company had manufactured a weight loss powder that was ultimately banned by the FDA, leading her to turn heel by hiring Lawrence to smuggle the powder overseas to sell on the black market. Despite that, Maggie and Lawrence were ultimately cleared of Michael's kidnapping, with the parking pass having been planted by Elisa (the true mastermind behind the abduction) to throw the FBI off her trail, Maggie still presumably faced charges (off-screen) for her collusion with Lawrence.
==Trivia==
*Heidi Von Palleske previously played an unnamed villainous spy on My Secret Identity.
Category:2000s
Category:Bondage Used On Villainess
Category:Boss
Category:Business Suit
Category:Callous
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Greedy
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Opportunistic Corruption
Category:Redhead
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested