He could have quit when Hogan was exposed. He could have let Hogan off the hook now, let the momentum naturally peter itself out and know that he had cost Gawker more than anyone ever had. That he’d landed more blows than anyone else and that Gawker would be forever humbled and changed for it. Walking away, accepting the settlement would have also all but guaranteed the secrecy of his involvement, too, allaying the reputational fears that exposure brought with it. But the will to continue is stronger. The push for the knockout blow persists.
