A French courtroom on Monday afternoon will be the setting for what could be the final act in the tragic saga of Emiliano Sala.
At a hearing in Nantes, Cardiff City Football Club will argue the case that they are owed more than £100m in damages following the death of a player they believe could have kept them in the Premier League.
It is almost seven years since Sala, a 28-year-old Argentine striker, and pilot David Ibbotson died in a plane crash while travelling over the English Channel to join his new club.
Just days earlier he had been announced as Cardiff City's record signing after agreeing a £15m deal to join the south Wales club from French side Football Club de Nantes.
There have been bitter accusations and recriminations ever since, including a succession of legal cases, leading to Monday's hearing at Nantes commercial court - itself having been adjourned from 22 September.
Cardiff say the French club are liable for financial losses suffered in the wake of the accident. Nantes have previously rejected Cardiff's claims.
