What would you do if you find yourself in this situation? When you return home tonight, you find that someone has been there in your absence-an intruder, a thief! Quickly, you search through your belongings and find only one thing of value missing. Although angry, you are relieved that nothing else was taken. Besides, you reason, the stolen item is covered by insurance.
But by tomorrow night you discover that the thief has returned and taken only one thing of value, By now you are steaming mad, but you are still covered by insurance. Night after night you return home to find that, each day the thief has returned and taken one thing you value. Soon your insurance is cancelled –so that each the thief takes costs you dearly. Moreover, your neighbors say they never see the thief. What would you do?