“Chinatown” is probably a reference to the movie of the same name.
Look it as the price you paid to find out the contents of her character. Now you know she can’t be trusted with money. So act accordingly- You can still be sociable and observe the usual courtesies at familial functions, but never give that bitch a dime.
Yep, Although the proper quote is “Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown”, Jake being the character played by Jack Nicholson.
Thought that everyone would get the reference. My bad (or Drunky’s).
When my aunt was in her 60’s she decided to break off contact with her family and wrote them all personalized letters about why she hated them. One of her grievances was that one of her brothers stole something of hers when they were children. They died never speaking to each other again.
How big a deal do you want to make it, and how long do you want to hang on to it.
Steal the money back + a percentage to teach her a lesson
There’s no evidence he resides in a town either.
Maybe the thief returned and stole her computer.
I wish I’d thought of that… 
I plagiarized without even trying! Didn’t see your post
I wouldn’t forgive them, because to me there’s nothing to forgive. If someone steals from me, I have no doubt they probably were desperate and needed the money. Most people do not steal (at least in the US) without some sort of severe need. When I put myself in that position, and fully realize how awful it would feel to be that hard up, I see no reason to be hostile over it.
Or maybe they’ve got really crappy impulse control and are a psycho with a drug habit that I’m not interested in supporting with my money.
Either one is a real possibility. But the appropriate response is real different for each of them.
Kleptomania is another very real possibility.