In the initial part, the Hon. Whitlock stated that he wanted to "cut to the chase" and state "for the record" that his 3 years of registry of interest filings were done correctly and on time. The commissioner and the commission's attorney did not let that go through, and within a couple of minutes it was proven that in none of the 3 had he filed correctly or on time. When asked if he could confirm the date and his signature on the court documents he refused to do so, saying he would need to check with his copies. He openly suggested that the documents might have been altered or forged.