And of course... > At the time of the transfer of the database, an email from Holmes' attorneys included the password, but failed to mention that a private key

And of course... > At the time of the transfer of the database, an email from Holmes' attorneys included the password, but failed to mention that a private key would also be necessary for access, according to the judge's ruling. Ooopsie, forgot to mention you needed that! Oh gosh shucks darn, the database has already been destroyed. But it would have proved our innocence, trust us!