Asking Eric: Years after my father died, my stepmother refuses to return family heirlooms

A daughter is seeking advice from R. Eric Thomas regarding a dispute with her widowed stepmother over family heirlooms. The daughter, who shares her late father's sentimental nature, finds it difficult to believe that her father left nothing to her and her sister. She is questioning whether the stepmother is intentionally refusing to follow the father's last wishes by withholding these sentimental items years after his death, leading to a conflict over the family's legacy.