You say that she looks, and sounds in fact, just like your first wife, Erica, who died tragically many years ago.
"I'm sorry," Erica says, "Dr. Pavlova's sister also died and she also thought I looked like her dead sister..."
That was your first wife, Maria's sister, you explain.
"I'm sorry," Erica says. "Should we do the interview some other time? You look like you're going to cry!"