Maddie Redfield

 is a character in the series The Night Agent. She is portrayed by Sarah Desjardins.

Biography
Maddie is the daughter of Ashley Redfield, the Vice President of the United States. She studies Political Science and Art at Georgetown University, and looking to escape her powerful father's shadow.

Maddie's younger sister, Sarah, drowned in the family pool when Maddie was young. Maddie's father blames Maddie for her sister's death. Out in public, Maddie and her father pose for pictures and pretend to have a close relationship, but at home, they have a tumultuous relationship. Ashley is busy with his career and disapproves of Maddie's rebellion, while Maddie resents her father for blaming Sarah's death on her and forcing them to pretend to be close in public.

Maddie's art professor, Paulo Bonetto, manipulates Maddie into believing that he is in love with her, at the direction of Matteo Worley, who Paulo is in a romantic relationship with.

Throughout The Night Agent
Maddie attends Georgetown University and is taking a course on Art and Activism.

At Georgetown University, Chelsea Arrington introduces Maddie to her new security detail, Erik Monks. Maddie is in a hurry and trusts Chelsea knows what she is doing. Chelsea reminds Maddie to take her panic button. Maddie rushes to her next class and Chelsea updates Erik on Maddie. Chelsea tells him that Maddie doesn't trust many people, but trusts Chelsea. While on campus, she wants the Secret Service officers to blend in.

Maddie's professor, Paulo Bonetto, starts subtly flirting with her. Maddie starts feeling better and happier after her professor shows interest. Later, she gets into a fight in a bar with a man who despises her father, Vice President Ashley Redfield. Her security detail, Erik, steps in, but slips up due to his shoulder injury. Chelsea says that she must report the incident. She doesn't think Erik should be working again and sees him as a liability.

Maddie's professor Paulo texts someone that he is getting closer to Maddie and will explain more when he gets home. The text is received by the man with the snake tattoo.

At Georgetown University, Maddie Redfield and Paulo Bonetto grow close. He is even doing a painting of her. They kiss, but Paulo pulls back, pretending to be apologetic about being inappropriate, but Maddie says it is fine.

Erik questions Chelsea's approach of being friends with Maddie. Chelsea defends her approach and calls Erik old school. She insists her method works well for Maddie. Chelsea is not happy that her other subordinates are in awe of Erik, as to them, he is a legend for saving the President's life.

Maddie has a class alone with Paulo. They start kissing and Paulo says they should keep a low profile. He pretends to care about her. Maddie suggests ditching the agents and meeting him at his house. Chelsea doesn't notice this, as she is focused on Erik.

After Dale completes his order to kill Lorna, he updates Gordon Wick, to relays the information to Vice President Ashley Redfield. Ashley goes to Maddie's dorm room and lectures her about what happened at the bar.

Maddie Redfield is upset at her father, Vice President Ashley Redfield is using her as a campaign tool. Maddie confides in Chelsea that she sometimes likes when her father parades her in front of the media and voters, because at least he treats her better in those moments. Chelsea tries to cheer Maddie up.

At Georgetown University, Peter Sutherland meets Chelsea Arrington and questions her on who she was protecting the day of the metro bombing. Peter mentions that he is working under Diane Farr's orders and that Maddie may be in danger. She asks to get clearance first, before answering his questions.

Paulo Bonetto meets a man and informs him that Maddie will be visiting him the following night. The man calms down Paulo, who is feeling nervous. He is sure everything will end well.

At the White House, Erik Monks takes a drug test and speaks to Ben, who is worried after reading Chelsea's report about the incident with Maddie at the bar. Ben wants to make sure Erik is doing well. He also asks about Erik's opinion of Chelsea, and mentions that Chelsea's friendship with Maddie could cause issues in the future.

At Georgetown University, Maddie gets Chelsea's help preparing for the art gallery opening. Chelsea asks if Maddie is hoping to impress someone there, but Maddie refuses to tell her more. Chelsea lends Maddie a necklace to go with her dress. The necklace has a lot of sentimental value to Chelsea, as it was passed down several generations, and her father worked very hard to buy back the necklace after it was pawned during hard times. The necklace reminds her to never give up hope.

Chelsea makes a last-minute decision to take Erik off Maddie's detail for the night. Erik questions whether she is letting her feelings towards him affect her decision. She fires back that she takes her job seriously because it's hard for a black woman to get her position, so she can't risk making a mistake. Erik agrees and says he wants to see her succeed. Chelsea tells him that her decisions are not personal, and that Maddie needs her after a rough morning with her father's visit.

At the gallery opening, Maddie goes to the bathroom and escapes through the window. When Chelsea enters the bathroom to check on Maddie, she finds an apology note on the mirror. She calls for backup and Erik and the others rush to help.

Maddie visits Paulo's home. He has made her dinner, but Maddie wants to get intimate first. Suddenly, Maddie notices a man watching them. Paulo tells the man that Maddie will say what they need her to. Suddenly, the man shoots Paulo and drags Maddie out of the room, leaving a bloody trail.

Erik shares his suspicions of Maddie's professor, Paulo. He and Chelsea head to Paulo's home and find no sign of Maddie, but see Paulo's body and blood stains.

Matteo locks Maddie in a shipping container.

Erik Monks and Chelsea Arrington investigate Paulo Bonetto's house while Vice President Ashley Redfield is being updated on his daughter, Maddie's kidnapping. Chelsea blames herself for missing signs of trouble, and Erik tries to comfort her. They find portraits of Maddie and the man with the rattlesnake tattoo. Chelsea realizes that she has seen one of the patterns before in Maddie's room.

Chelsea recalls something and goes through Maddie's things. They find a leaflet for New Leaf DC, Paulo Bonetto's environmental organization. They also find pictures of the man with the rattlesnake tattoo on social media.

Appearances

 * Season One


 * The Call (credit only)
 * Redial (credit only)
 * The Zookeeper
 * Eyes Only
 * The Marionette
 * Fathom
 * Best Served Cold
 * Redux
 * The Devil We Know
 * Fathers