A character learns that a distant relative has passed and bequeathed to them a substantial fortune/estate. There is of course, a catch in the Will that must be obeyed. Should it be violated, everything will pass to another person. The catch is usually one of the following: The catch is essentially a foreshadowed Reset Button to quickly restore the status quo, since making the characters of a show extremely wealthy will almost always kill the inherent drama or central premise of the show by implying that they could simply buy their way out of whatever Zany Scheme they got into.