The Watson deposition is only for the civil cases.
That won't solve the problem of the criminal cases that are becoming more complicated by the day. As long as those criminal cases are pending, there will be no deal.
I hear that "everyone in the Watson camp" expects an indictment on the criminal cases.
I believe
@CloakNNNdagger has heard the same.
To be quite honest, I expect this to drag into the latter part of 2023 before we can hope for a resolution to the pending criminal cases, and I think that's a rather optimistic date.