A paramedic with a quirky sense of humor who arrives in Ferndale ready to stir things up with the doctors of Shortland Street.
BJ reappears in the background in late October transferring patients, she soon strikes up friendship with Maeve again. Maeve tries to make BJ and Sophia become friends as she can see visible interests the two have, however it does not work. Becoming upset with another Ferndale Bomb hits, she and Sophia argue as she accuses Sophia of not caring. Maeve tells Sophia to check on BJ a few days later, following BJ to the car park.
When Sophia follows BJ to her vehicle to speak with her, Brian calls BJ. Sophia answers the phone and speaks to Brian, who uses a voice changer to conceal his identity. He tells her that there is a bomb under BJ’s car, and forces her to name five HCA staff members, promising that BJ will walk away unharmed if she succeeds. However, Sophia only manages to name three. Even after Brian removes his voice changer and asks her to identify him, she is unable to work out who he is.
Sophia starts to act cocky when she sees the Armed Forces surrounding a car, however they get the wrong car and Brian blows up BJ’s car.