WR, Your response was okay until you said "if you can be fair". That will set off his hot button. He thinks he's being fair and to him it sounds like you don't trust him (I know you don't).
Let's see how he responds. Of course that hot button may be pushed enough to get him spewing, so be prepared for that and if he does, cut him off right then and there and advise him that you will not work w/him if he's going to be nasty.
You are holding the key to his freedom and he's desperate and wants out. In order for him to get that key, he's got some major negotiating to do. Don't give him that golden key until you are satisfied w/the final outcome.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
