Maybe Buck, but a good audit firm takes nothing for granted, including another firm's conclusions. They'll revisit everything in 2013 you can be sure, and I doubt they'll take stock as payment. Cold hard cash will be the prerequisite, unfortunately. And they charge up the wazoo for overtime. They're vultures by trade, and when you come to them with an emergency they smell blood.
But again, not fully vetting your audit firm is what bothers me. It smacks of moving too fast, not doing your homework. How could they possibly have hired Malone without discussing and agreeing upon how to handle the $700K when that's what caused problems with the first firm. Very unprofessional.