"What is the process for declaring her dead," Peter asked.

"I need time to look it up," he said as he stood before us. "I have some familiarity with Minnesota law, but she has no real estate, no family," he said. "The real worry is the court case in Russia. You can expect Yuri's side to file the video as evidence of her death and seek to have her dismissed from the estate case."

"Can they do that?"

"Of course they can, I don't know Russian civil law but I can give you an idea in an hour or so."

"Let's assume he files to have her declared dead in...