A prominent businessman calls together his closest friends, the doctor, the accountant and the lawyer.  At their lunch meeting at the local country club, he breaks the news to them.

"Gentlemen,  I'm afraid I have bad news for you.   I've just learned that I only have six more weeks to live.  I've led a full and happy life and I've been very successful.  But I guess the thing that bothers me the most about this is that I've made all this money in my life and I just can't bear the thought that I won't be able to take it with me."

"You three are my oldest and most trusted friends, and I have a very important favor to ask of each of you.  I have with me today three envelopes, each containing $100,000 cash. Here is what I need each of you to do for me.  At my funeral, just before they close the casket and you are paying your last repects, I need you each to slip your envelope into the casket. That way I can take some of my money with me.  Are you with me on this?"

The doctor the accountant and the lawyer each solemnly promised their friend that they would in fact honor his request.

Six weeks later, the three friends are at their friend's cemetery following their friend's burial.  The cermeony is over and the casket is being lowered into the grave.  The three friends, looking very shaken by the day's events, are talking on the way to their cars.  The doctor is the first to speak:

"Guys, I can't take this any more.  I have a terrible confession to make.  I just couldn't bear the thought of all that money going to waste in that casket.  Besides, things have been a little slow lately at work and my insurance is going way up... what I mean to say is that back at the church, just before they closed the casket, well-- at the last minute I just decided to keep the money."

"Oh my god,"  said the accountant, "now I really feel like a fool.  I put the money in there just as I promised.  I didn't see how I could live with myself if I would have broken such a big promise!"

"I don't understand why either of you guys are so upset about this," the lawyer said.  "I put my envelope in just as promised.  I'm going to sleep well tonight."

"But I don't understand! said the accountant, who was almost in tears by this time.  "Doc here is making out like a bandit. He's got $100,000.  We both look like fools!"

"I still don't see what the problem is," said the lawyer.  "I wrote the guy a check."