i'd be willing to bet a large sum that the box just contains some porn. i posted this as a reply to another thread, but decided to start a new one. he is the rub (no pun intended)...the box must contain something that is embarassing or shameful in someway, but is still use to the dad while he is alive (otherwise he would just destroy it himself right now).

Porn seems an obvious answer to me...many guys have at least joked about having a close friend retrieve their porn stash (or in todays world, clear out their browser history) prior to their parents/wife finding it, should they meet an unexpected deminse.

any other suggestions as to what meets the criteria?