done? >> this was never any conversation about that. >> and was one of a number of contacts between cohen and davidson. a few weeks earlier, davidson says he himself reached out to cohen after brokering an agreement between play boy play mate karen mcdougal who sold rights to ami, the parent company of the national inquirer for $150,000. >> i think i called him as a perceivingle courtesy to let him know that a matter was resolved. and that as professional courtesy it may or may not have involved his client. >> was he involved in the deal at all. >> certainly wasn't involved on our end. and there is no basis for me to believe that he was involved or had any communication with ami. >> do you see why karen mcdougal and her current representation might construe that as a conspiracy behind her back that there is something else going on that michael cohen was behind all this being a puppet master, if you will?