Dear Mr. Esposito,

Thank you for your interest in helping me with what I shall
refer to as "formal questioning under oath." You ask, what
else do I need.  I will only be able to tell what else I need
as I proceed. As you know, it's a sizeable plumbing installation
that I put together on Nantucket. The Inspector's challenge is
very sweeping. It's possible that the Court will require me to
demonstrate in great detail the correctness of what I have done.
I intend to proceed with my defense until I win or until my
health or my money run out, and right now neither is a problem.

I enjoy very much explaining in detail what's on my mind.
But the "Formal Questioning" which we are considering would
become dishonest if I told you what I want to hear. All I 
may communicate to you about what I need to know must be
"on the record", and will be expressed in the questions I
put to you in front of the microphone and the video camera.
If you have specific questions now, please ask them.
I will answer as fully as is consistent with the standard
of integrity I set for myself. I must not tell you what I
would like you to say.

Please think it over. Tell me in an e-mail if you think I
should start my preparations. You will have no obligations.
You can always back out. I will keep you informed of
my progress, and I should hope that within a week or two
we could agree on a tentative date.

Sincerely,
Ernst Meyer