My old job required that I would occasionally have to read wills. They were all pretty unremarkable, except for one- A father left his son one dollar, and his other son got everything else (except for the aforementioned $1...). I was curious about the specifics, but the will only stated something along the lines that the son had never shown him any affection.
There's a missing story here.
Why did this son (in the father's eyes) never show the father any affection?
In a related vein, I wonder if fathers who die intestate really "put their money where their mouth is" when they said repeatedly (while living) that they were sorry they ever had children.