<human>: My wife and I are currently stuck, and I'm hoping someone here can help. We're in the Phoenix area, AZ, USA. 

My wife's second cousin, R, was found dead in her home on Sunday by the police. She was 61, and her health had been failing for several years (untreated diabetes, among other things). Although there is some extended family out here, my wife and I were the only ones in contact with her. She was unmarried, never had any children, and lived alone in her own home. After speaking to the police, they released some of R's personal effects to my wife, including her phone and house keys.

We believe that, somewhere in her home, she has a will - R has alluded to it in the past. However, due to the circumstances of her death, we're unable to enter the home, as it is currently considered a biohazard. In order to locate the will and figure out how to proceed, we contacted a biohazard cleanup company to clean up the house. 

However, when we met the cleanup crew at the house (to let them in), they told us that, although they confirmed that R had homeowner's insurance (how they are normally paid), they couldn't do anything until they spoke to the executor of her estate, since the check would have to be signed by that person. Without the will itself (which is inside the house that needs to be cleaned up), what can we do?

This seems like a catch-22: the will is in the house, which we can't enter because it isn't cleaned, and the house can't get cleaned until we retrieve the will. 

What are our options here? Do we need to hire a lawyer ourselves to proceed?

Can you provide a brief rundown of the text in within 3 sentences?
<bot>: need to find the will in a house that is a biohazard; can't get the house cleaned without the will.