[Graymatter]

>>What if he has actually hidden some of Terri's lawsuit award money in his lover's name?...

Money crimes. A bother to prosecute, and he has had the judge behind him so often, that to prosecute him would likely draw a judge or two into the net. Prosecutor won't want that kind of messiness.

The Schindlers...maybe they'd like to go after him, financially. Surely they'd have grounds. But would they? It's time-consuming and expensive, and there's that Old Boy Network protecting the judge that protected Michael. Who'll bury his assets, there's lots of ways to do that.

No, I really think this is not about the money anymore. He's not worried about poverty, he's worried about prison. Inspection of those medical records, examinations of Terri, possible recovery of the power of speech. That's the stuff of his nightmares.

[FITZ]

It sounds like the Schindlers just want Michael to go away ---- and I don't see why he doesn't just do that since he has an illegitimate family on the side and those kids need his attention. I have a feeling he may also be trying to hide how much of Terri's money he has taken and used for other purposes --- if she lives, he might have to account for how it was spent but if she dies, then he would inherit everything and if it's in the lover's name, he'd be okay. Plus the fact that with therapy, she might be able to communicate some things he wants kept silent.