has anyone here read catch-22? the character doc daneeka actually goes through something like this: he's presumed to be on a plane that crashed leaving no survivors, the military sends a death notice to his wife, she collects insurance, etc

except he....didn't die.

the plot thickens when he tries to contact his wife saying he isn't dead but his wife already collected the insurance and actually remarried so she basically tells him to never contact her again, everything is awful, etc.