The Ending After suffering as a quadriplegic due to her broken neck, even Maggies (Hilary Swank) iron resolve finally wavers and she pleads with Frankie (Clint Eastwood) to assist her in ending her life. After a momentous internal struggle, Frankie finally decides to go through with Maggies wishes and injects her with a lethal dose of adrenaline but not before finally imparting the meaning of the nickname he bestowed on her my darling and my blood. Depressing Because What is most deeply harassing about the ending of Million Dollar Baby is the fact that Maggie had made it finally she had found her calling in life and she had never before been happier. We see not only her athletic career as a professional boxer stripped of her but more troubling also her ability to function as an autonomous human being. A Silver-Lining? Frankies daughter is finally made aware of the man her dad is. He lost his spiritual daughter to regain his biological one.