dreams. She ditches her accent, changes her name to Madeline West and marries a wealthy man. It is also revealed that Nathan is actually Liesl's biological son. According to Mills, "Madeline never liked Liesl much" and doesn't think she would have been a good mother to Nathan. As she is extradited back to New York to stand trial, Madeline "drops a bombshell on [Nathan] that's life altering." As Madeline is written out on May 1, she informs Nathan that Nina is alive. Michelle Stafford then made a surprise appearance as a very much alive Nina. Returns (2014–15, 2018) During Madeline's first stint with the series, Ron Carlivati revealed that the writers had already planned out the character's return arc and were just waiting for Mills to jump on board. About a month after wrapping her first stint, Mills confirmed to Soaps In Depth that her return was definitely going to happen. In July 2014, it was officially announced that Mills would return. In August 2014, Frank Valentini said "We're still working on the dates and the deals" but Madeline would definitely factor into Nina's storyline. Mills made her onscreen return in October 2014 as Madeline tries to get into her daughter Nina's good graces. Mills appreciated that the character had some more layers. Though her scheming does more harm to her children then good there is "a love for" them Mills insisted. Madeline is "afraid" of an unhinged Nina and is aware that she is unstable. Also, Madeline's concerns about "being broke" are what drives her to do certain unspeakable things. In exchange for access to the family's money, Madeline agrees to help Nina kidnap the newborn baby of Ava Jerome (Maura West) -- Silas's former mistress. However, she gets arrested only after Nina attacks her and leaves her for dead. Mills later revealed that she'd be sharing scenes with Maura West when both Madeline and Ava landed in prison in January 2015. During the confrontation, Madeline expresses her delight at seeing Ava finally paying for destroying Nina's life so many years ago. When Ava points out that her scheming has landed her in prison as well, Madeline shrugs it off assuming a judge will believe that she was truly scared for her life when she agreed to help Nina. Mills is last seen on January 29, 2015, as Madeline tries to avoid getting shot when Ava and several other