L.A. Law (TV Series)

The Beverly Hills Hangers (1991)

Harry Hamlin: Michael Kuzak

Photos 

Quotes 

• [Kuzak and Rikki Davis enter a secluded conference room after her acquittal for murder] 

  Michael Kuzak : How do you feel?

  Rikki Davis : Well, I'm exhausted, but relieved that it's over.

  Michael Kuzak : Yeah, you should be. You pulled it off.

  Rikki Davis : [caught off-guard]  Excuse me?

  Michael Kuzak : It was too easy Rikki. The pieces you set in motion fell into place too neatly.

  Rikki Davis : What are you talking about?

  Michael Kuzak : I'm talking about you and Mark Chelios. We got a hold of the surveillance videos in his office building. I just found out that you've been in to see him twice in the last month.

  Rikki Davis : So?

  Michael Kuzak : So it was you two. You two killed your husband. It wasn't you and your boyfriend David Schaefer. It was you and your husband's lawyer Mark Chelios. You two either did it, or had it done.

  Rikki Davis : That's preposterous.

  Michael Kuzak : I don't think so. Mark Chelios is a brilliant attorney. That screw up he made on the will is something not even a rookie would make. He did it to give Mr. Davis' daughter a motive. He knew about Maryanne Davis' alienation with you so he romanced her to set her up, and to set himself up to be impeached on the witness stand.

  Rikki Davis : Now you've completely lost me.

  Michael Kuzak : No, drop the act. You follow me exactly. You and your partner-in-crime Mark Chelios knew that there would be no way for you to get away with killing your husband without suspicion falling directly on you. Sure, you could set it up to look like a suicide. But that would be fifty-fifty at best. The only way to guarantee you getting away with it was double jeopardy: to be tried and acquitted. So, Mark Chelios sets himself up as the big star witness against you. He carefully arranges those papers of Mr. Davis will to make it look like he was under undo influence when orchestrating the will. He puts the papers away in his files, and under subpoena, he gives the files to us. It all points to Maryanne Davis as the one who orchestrated this whole thing. He takes Maryanne Davis on dinner dates to make it look that she was taking advantage of HIM. He kisses Maryanne Davis, when he's got to know that we're having her followed. My God... you were the one who insisted that we tail the daughter. You also insisted that we tail Mark Chelios. Perfect. I couldn't have pulled off a better plan myself.

  Rikki Davis : Why would Mark Chelios take the witness stand and make himself a suspect if he was really involved in killing my husband?

  Michael Kuzak : Probably because he has an airtight alibi for the day in question. And, since he knows that you were the one who made all the arrangements, there's no way any part of the crime could be traced back to him, even if he was investigated.

  Rikki Davis : [chuckles very sinisterly]  That's a very good story, counselor. Too bad you can't repeat it.

  Michael Kuzak : Yeah, well sometimes I get so carried away with defending my clients that I lose my track on their own morality.