Pretty much fully four years on, the Emiliano Sala tragedy is still casting a shadow over Wales' capital city club.
It remains a hugely complicated matter, unprecedented anywhere in football history, and it is likely to drag on for a while yet, too.
In a new twist, Cardiff City have confirmed they are under a transfer embargo for not paying Nantes the first instalment of the £15million Sala transfer fee. The figure stands in excess of £6m with interest.