Step 1: friend show up. "I want you to keep $200k worth of assets hidden from my wife for some reason. If she knew, she would buy frivolous things."
Step 2: friend dies.
Step 3: go back to the wife. "Hey by the way, I have this $200k worth of watches that belong to your husband because I promised to be part of the lie with him. He thought you were making frivolous purchases"
That's a really nice situation that OP painted. It was unethical in the fist place, and now the spotlight in on OP.
Bonus point for "My wife is a spendy bitch, she would spend all the money on travel and clothes. I'm a responsible adult, I have $200k worth of watches I am hiding from here."
OP, the collection was never yours. Why is there any question about what to do. You need to fess up and face the consequences.
Step 1: friend show up. "I want you to keep $200k worth of assets hidden from my wife for some reason. If she knew, she would buy frivolous things."
Step 2: friend dies.
Step 3: go back to the wife. "Hey by the way, I have this $200k worth of watches that belong to your husband because I promised to be part of the lie with him. He thought you were making frivolous purchases"
That's a really nice situation that OP painted. It was unethical in the fist place, and now the spotlight in on OP.
Bonus point for "My wife is a spendy bitch, she would spend all the money on travel and clothes. I'm a responsible adult, I have $200k worth of watches I am hiding from here."
OP, the collection was never yours. Why is there any question about what to do. You need to fess up and face the consequences.