Kate Bergreen-Spiegel is one of two CEOs of the Bergreen family department store chain with her sister Laura and the wife of CFO Richard Spiegel.
History[]
Kate and Laura co-directed the business of their father Seymour, but they were on the verge of bankrupting it from disaster. While Laura was screwing up the financial management, Kate started an affair with Paul Medici, a fashion designer suing Bergreen’s regarding his designs being in the stores. Richard was prepared to divorce her, take their kids, and make the family pay child support and alimony.
As Richard was the witness to both sisters’ wounded pride, they silenced him by Laura shooting Richard with Kate’s gun. They were tried for murder, but Kate got the immunity deal with Laura pulling the trigger and having more to lose. Seymour threw every procedure through a loop, as he changed his alibi from being for Kate to being for Laura. In spite of him admitting to the prosecution outside of open court that it was perjury, Laura was acquitted. (L&O: "Family Business")