Kayla Moore (New Amsterdam)

Kayla Moore (Laura Stepp) is the main villainess of "Love Hurts", episode 1.08 and the series finale of New Amsterdam (airdate April 14, 2008). She was a physical trainer and the girlfriend of actress Martine Shane, who also worked for matchmaking service Soulmates, which was run by Inga Skoll. She was also revealed to be a villainous thief, as she and Inga (having been classmates in high school) conspired with Martine to rob the men she was matched up with through Soulmates.
Prior to the episode, Kayla learned that Martine had fallen in love with one of her targets, Carl Browning, and had become engaged to him. Angered, the evil Kayla killed Martine, strangling her and cutting off the finger that she wore her engagement ring on before throwing her body in the East River. When questioned by detectives John Amsterdam and Eva Marquez, Kayla subtly fingered Carl for Martine's murder, claiming he was controlling and emotionally abusive towards her.
John uncovered Kayla's villainous secret when he discovered the robbery scheme and Kayla's connection to Inga. To catch the two thieves, John set up a trap in which he informed Inga about an emerald pin Carl had in his boat safe, as well as giving her the passcode to the boat security system and the safe combination. With that, Inga had Kayla sneak into the boat to steal the emerald, where the detectives were waiting to arrest her. Kayla attempted to run, but was tackled by John, who turned her over to reveal Kayla as Inga's partner. The detectives went on to reveal that Kayla had killed Martine, with Eva concluding that CSU would most likely find Martine's blood and engagement ring in Kayla's home. After initially claiming that the detectives had no proof, Kayla admitted to murdering Martine, stating that she had hurt her before being taken away in handcuffs.
== Trivia ==
* For her role as Kayla Moore, Laura Stepp was credited under her married surname, Laura Interval.
== Gallery==
Kayla Moore arrest.png|Kayla's villainous reveal and arrest
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