Trying to find a mail attachment in Time Machine

I deleted an email that had a very important pdf attachment. The sender isn't available to resend the attachment, so I need to get it.
I went into Time Machine and can find the actual email, and I can see the attachment. But I haven't a clue as to how to get that attachment moved to my current desktop. I'm assuming that the attachment is cached somewhere (or not).
Can someone tell me how to find that attachment in a previous backup, then restore it (or move it, or whatever) so that I can read the full pdf attachment. I usually save the attachments, but for some idiotic reason, I did not.

There is nothing you can do to TM.
But frankly I would give it up. There is something wrong so the chances of this being a usable backup is small.
I am slightly unclear.. you have stated network data.. but I thought this is a USB disk plugged directly into the computer?? Is it something else?
Please indicate the exact setup of the backup disk.
Please show me how it is formatted and is it GUID partitioned?
I have found USB disks can be poor under Mountain Lion.. but work fine in Snow Leopard.. I don't know the reason.. But I think you can stop the backup now..
You stated you did all the steps I indicated.. did that include the verification of the source and destination drive??
Did you load the widget and what is the log showing?
What about trying it differently.. if you want a backup .. do a disk image with superduper.. just so you have a backup..
Then I would try a network backup with the USB disk plugged in and shared to the network from the mini.
You can then do a TM backup to network drive.
http://code.stephenmorley.org/articles/time-machine-on-a-network-drive/

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