Yes. I don't agree with your premise, which is that in asking for a second opinion, there would be another five-month delay. When a second opinion was requested, I believe that it was clear to the client that efforts were being made to get the information out.
I had to put a lot of other work aside, and I had to work on the file over the weekend, and I basically ended up doing the work of an analyst, going over every word and every line, which is not the work I usually do. But it was done.