Death by Pragmatism: His skill at examining any specified condition borders on a superpower and as this kind of he's the initially to see that the Chorus campaign has gone south and the very best choice at that position is to bail. It also needs Blomkvist to dedicate a Treachery Cover Up - the journalistic equal of the Moral Event Horizon - so he still feels soiled even soon after Lisbeth negotiates a Third Option. Jingle. Bloo.