If I've distributed an amount of the estate equal to the date of death value, is the rest of the money still divided among beneficiaries?

The following question from a reader is exactly the kind of question I enjoy receiving. It's from someone who has been working hard as an executor and making good progress. He just needs a little bit more information to finish the job.

The reader's question deals with what is covered by the will and what is not. The estate has changed over time, in large part because of his care of it. Here is