Patrick tried to talk Marty out of marrying Dylan.

Blair, pregnant with Todd's baby, seethed with anger at Marty. Convinced that Marty was directly responsible for Todd's death, Blair made ruining Marty's life her pet project. Meanwhile, Blair gave birth to a baby girl, Starr, in January. Blair continued to seek vengeance on Marty by trying to seduce Patrick. In the meantime, Patrick Thornhart moved forward with a plan to undermine the Men of 21, and elude the Irish authorities. Patrick managed to convince Bo, Llanview's Police Commissioner, of his innocence.

Bo tried to stall a corrupt Irish cop named Bass from extraditing Patrick back to Ireland. Bo had Patrick and Marty decipher a piece of music that Patrick's former lover, the Irish Special Forces agent Siobhan Connelly, had entrusted him with as she lay dying from terrorists' bullets. Patrick tried to convince Marty that he loved her dearly, but she shunned his declaration of love, and went ahead with her plans to marry Dylan.

Patrick made a new friend in Llanview, newcomer Maggie Carpenter. Later, Maggie met her cousin Andrew's friend, Max Holden. Max was having trouble dealing with his son Frankie's deafness. Max and Maggie were instantly combative. Max was still bitter and depressed over his wife Luna's murder. Gradually, Max began to see Maggie in a new light, and eventually kissed her. It was then that Maggie hit Max with an eye-opening announcement, she was planning on becoming a nun! Over Max's protests, Maggie took her final vows in Boston.