I couldn't get a straight answer with respect to when the deadline was and what the penalties would be if it wasn't passed by October 1, October 4, October 5, and October 15, so I simply asked to see the contract as part of my due diligence to discover whether and what the deadline and the penalties would be.
Obviously they didn't expect me to look at the contract, because the moment I did, it was quite evident, and it was confirmed by lawyers, that my suspicions were true, that I had been misled.