How about buying a new tool box and new tools for $1000?
What about the principle? The principle of wasting huge amounts of time and money?
It reminds me of a fellow who noticed a scratch on his car after retrieving it from a valet somewhere in Miami. When he got no satisfaction from the valet company, he hired a private investigator from New York, flew the PI to Miami, and paid for his extended stay in Miami. After several weeks of paying this dude's salary, the car owner still doesn't know who scratched his car.
The mystery can only be solved by God. It was New Year's Eve, and there were dozens of employees with access to the garage; even worse, his car could have been scratched somewhere else.
Why waste thousands of dollars on a private investigator? For the principle, the principle of wasting time and money.
Yeah, except body fluids are not a joking matter in a hospital. You've got somebody working in a hospital that does not take infection control seriously and you do need to get them out of that workplace.