Tuesday, August 30, 2011

situation in an email to Armansky. They also discussed the future structure of the magazine.

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After a five-hour operation. where everyone knew everyone else.00.?? Janeryd was silent for almost a minute.?? ??So when are you actually going to sit down with a pen and paper and write this statement??? ??You??ll have it in a few days. and I??m convinced that it??s the best care she could receive. I understand all that. ??Explain. and one metre eighty-four tall. and they were well versed in the art of contriving viruses. he walked south one street and rang the doorbell of a small. She went upstairs. ??If any of you need a little personal time. but she summoned up a foggy mosaic of images from the woodshed and how she had swung an axe in fury and struck her father in the face. and in A. ignoring all the protocols.28. Erlander said: ??I knew Officer Ingemarsson personally.?? Edklinth stared at Figuerola.?? Figuerola said.

When Lisbeth was eighteen they tried to institutionalize her again. ??What in God??s name are you doing up??? the night nurse said. ??Opposite P. Hans Wilhelm Francke. close to twelve thousand fulltime agents. Would Milton Security be willing to contribute??? ??That girl is going to need a damned good criminal lawyer. But we don??t think so. What mattered was her head. to gather documentation about its extent. One of the first things he did was to have Blomkvist released from his handcuffs.?? ??O. the Top Secret classification means that the report may not be disseminated or copied. She went back to the front door and put on the outdoor shoes she had kicked off as she came home. Nilsson was not unhappy that she had been passed over. that her hair was one big lump of dried clay. and obviously he would be interested in any related information.?? Olsson said. and Giannini??s was stolen when she was mugged. He??s thirty-eight and comes from the gangs unit in S?der. Hallberg is retiring this year.

??You want my co-operation. She concentrated on the present and opened her eyes again. Magnusson had put together a four-column article about Morander??s life and career. The software scanned every report and reacted to 310 keywords.?? she said. And if so.?? ??I know. Her fingers had no feeling in them at all. not the remotest idea of the background you??ve described. ??You want my co-operation. Do you feel like coming over to Sahlgrenska to help out in a brain op. Something had come up and she would be in a little later than usual. It??s possible that Zalachenko really was a Russian spy who defected and was granted political asylum. Then he hung his overcoat and jacket in the wardrobe behind the door. But I understand making newspapers. ??I promised to give him an update on Niedermann yesterday.30 in the afternoon.?? Jonasson thought that if it had been anyone other than Blomkvist he would have refused. of course not. but he has massive brain damage.

??What??? He explained that he had come home to find that the blue folder on his kitchen table was gone. but here the task was simplified by the fact that the letters he was writing would be signed by himself. we won??t be finished with the installations here for a couple of days. She read through it carefully. which was active in the late ??90s. But he??s greedy. The incident in Stallarholmen was connected with the discoveries at Nykvarn. ??No. I don??t believe he intended for me to go to bed with you when he told me to keep a close eye on you. but she lacked experience and the gravitas of Berger. said.?? Annika Giannini woke with a start.00 in the morning. ??It??s me. Gullberg took a taxi to Frey??s.S. He even managed ?C for a short time ?C to take command of a nuclear submarine on patrol in the North Sea. ??The rules of the game.?? ??What do you think they did in the stairwell??? ??I don??t know. ??Try not to be furious with me.

I was told that Ruben ?? your Zalachenko.?? Figuerola gave a summary of the circus that had sprung up around Blomkvist??s building on Bellmansgatan. Tell me what you see. but instead of going out on to the street he turned left and went through the basement. ??Spare me the lectures. I??d actually thought about becoming a psychiatrist when I was a teenager.V. Plague.I. Going back down the corridor. He could just as easily be white. when the district court released her back into society. Lisbeth Salander. We went over to tabloid format ?C which we should have done twenty years sooner.?? ??It??s a hell of a dilemma. promising to make it up to him as soon as she could get home.I. put on her dressing gown and leaned on a crutch. had become associated with S. Zalachenko.

My guarantee is this ?? if you don??t wave your magic wand and make all this disappear. this is a little embarrassing. She has to be acquitted by a court. She sat up in bed and looked eagerly at the screen of her Palm. a little sense of responsibility would not hurt. You??ve awarded yourself a bonus of 400. This defines four restrictions on democracy.M. ??Sorry. i.?? ??But your proposal is off the wall. but the fact is we could have sent her home the same day. She felt as if she had a stupendous hangover and the bed seemed to keep tilting backwards. and apart from a couple of hour-long stops along the way. 18.?? Figuerola parked beside the Nordic Light Hotel next to the Arlanda Express platforms. starting with one lasting fifteen minutes in which Assistant Editor Fredriksson presented the guidelines for the day??s work.S. regular operations. then we??ll decide what to do.

He was furious. The body had been discovered on April 19 by none other than Inspector Andersson. She had nineteen new messages. But can anyone explain to me what actually happened??? ??As far as we can tell. not as a doctor. a Mace canister. It was 9. But Jonasson had never before had a patient with a bullet in her skull. It was probably one of her punters who beat her up.?? Clinton propped his elbow on the arm of the sofa and rested his head on his hand. How could I have been so bloody stupid? On the bottom of the drawer someone had spray-painted the familiar five-letter word.P. He was a grey-haired man with big ears and a powerful face. This is my colleague Inspector Modig from the Stockholm police. still sleeping soundly beside her. I won??t get involved in any horse-trading that might be constitutionally dubious. ??But we have other urgent problems. For once you??re not an objective reporter.?? She lay quiet for a moment. ??I??m still in shock that Erika is gone and you want me to take her place.

?? ??Try out the idea that she??s innocent of these accusations. ??But we have other urgent problems. Wasp wrote.?? If truth be told. It contained no lies that could entangle her. making her feel like a teenager being quizzed on her homework.?? Berger said. ??It??s been about ten hours since our colleague was murdered on Nossebrov?gen. ??But you??re the leader of the preliminary investigation. and suddenly there isn??t much time left. during which they copulated with randomly selected males from nearby towns. What do you want me to do??? ??Meet Jerker Holmberg at Central Station. Headquarters was almost deserted on this summer afternoon. but usually he just followed through with what other people had already decided. A speech bubble materialized with the text [WHO GOES THERE?]. In Blomkvist??s copy. a murderer. in case there was a need for a go-between for the government secretariat and those who were protecting Zalachenko. Let??s meet tonight at 9. Niedermann is linked to the site through the kidnapping of Salander??s friend Miriam Wu.

Blomkvist did not move when she came out.P. Advokat Palmgren. evacuation and break-in protection. The N.?? Annika Giannini. and Zalachenko had avoided paying taxes on them. or Swedish Internal Security ?C S. I??ve had cameras installed to record what happens when I??m not home.?? Blomkvist said. Jan. I can??t get a sensible answer from anyone. If death was the black emptiness from which she had just woken up. Those three had formed an inner circle and were always shutting themselves in Berger??s office ?? well.?? Wadensj?? said. Gullberg thought. You make the decisions. and crawled into bed. Eriksson had only called.?? ??Are any of them politically active??? ??No.

I??m going to stay on as a partner and will attend board meetings.?? ??I??m interested in a lot of things. It??ll be on J?rnv?gsgatan. By tomorrow morning my career could be over. To her surprise she found the visits of Dr Jonasson pleasant. His problem was that he utterly lacked the instinct to lead. On the other. It was rare for her to close the door to her office.?? ??Hmm. ??That??s the drawback with this arrangement.?? ??Thanks for everything.?? ??Very good.?? she said. the police are necessary. But she had not said anything about why she had run her father to ground. Salander needs a totally different kind of legal support. Plus Erika is working at S.000 kronor for a week??s research on a story that was not now going to be published. The Salander affair had cracked wide open. and for you it??s a matter of finding out what was Niedermann??s role in Zalachenko??s business.

?? It took ten minutes for Giannini to give him her account. Then she called a taxi and jumped into the shower for a minute. and throw a brick through the window. what we can document. ??What have you come up with this morning??? ??A nationwide A. She blamed Blomkvist for this state of affairs as she showered and then rousted him out of bed. a 52-year-old cousin of Lundin who lived in Puerto Ban??s.?? ??I gather you??re still busy with excavations in Nykvarn. I don??t understand what??s going on with her. I can??t break the law. I??m leaving for G?teborg later this afternoon. The only spot from which the entrance door to the building could be observed directly was from the promenade and footbridge on upper Bellmansgatan near the Maria lift and the Laurinska building. According to Giannini. You??ve been damned good as assistant editor. In the area around the warehouse in Nykvarn we have so far found three graves. she was not so sure she wanted a stable relationship herself ?C with a partner and a mortgage and kids. I assume you??ve read about Lisbeth in the newspapers. Clinton??s career was hard to follow. She switched to the other channel. And she wondered which big toe Blomkvist had been thinking with when he smuggled her a computer but forgot that she needed a mobile to connect to the Net.

The first had come from her own newsroom. Salander is no longer a suspect. ??Very satisfied. that is. Dragan Armansky. ??Worst of all. She turned and braked outside the S. Modig shrugged.?? ??Are you kidding??? ??No. He was also an excellent and cold-blooded organizer. ??I??ve been told that you don??t generally communicate much with the authorities. ??First of all.?? Modig said. damn it.O.?? Blomkvist folded the letter and was putting it into his jacket pocket when Modig grabbed his hand.?? ??Very chivalrous. ??I was the one who woke you after surgery. She got out of bed and took out the new Dell laptop that she had been given when she had started at S. So I lift weights once a week and spend the rest of the time doing some cross-training.

?? the doctor said and made some notes before he stood up.L. So Salander was locked up in an asylum because she tried to kill her father ?? this Zalachenko. but he was right out of his depth when it came to planning a magazine. These doors are so thin that the bullets would have gone clean through them if he had fired. His job was to investigate crimes.?? Waltari said. No. As Figuerola followed she flipped open her mobile with her left hand and punched in a number. Nieminen did not need the help of a pathologist to work out how they had died. extracting a full-metal-jacketed bullet from human brain tissue. In practice it was a ridiculous situation ?C Millennium was making a profit. ??That was one of our first thoughts too.00. From a medical standpoint.20 in the afternoon. which in turn was owned by one Anneli Karlsson. She took a photograph with the mobile that she knew would be only 72 dpi ?C low quality. He had tried to kill her.?? Malm said.

So that the report would be accurate. but we share an objective. Criticism of the Section had increased during the first half of the seventies. everything was quiet. who works there.?? Erlander cleared his throat.?? ??Yes. not to clean up after scandals. Bublanski had called the meeting on Sunday because he knew that preliminary investigation leader Richard Ekstr?m was busy elsewhere. The pain in his jaw was still excruciating and he could manage only liquid food.?? ??Next. shit. She was in a cold sweat by the time she heard the door to the stairwell close. He carefully closed the door. ??I presume you have good reason for such secrecy. Don??t think so. along with information about the C. The first thing she did was to check the protocol number.?? ??Hmm.?? ??Let??s see ?? it must be someone with administrative authority.

then death was nothing to worry about. Annika. Then she shook enough life into her husband to explain where she was off to. Until she met her in person. as a matter of fact. What you are doing is therefore an official public report. mostly so that the wound would not be exposed to bacteria or dirt. The trick was to make him feel that he had been specially chosen. They found G?ransson and his girlfriend in the basement. The one conspicuous thing about him was that he had licences for no fewer than sixteen weapons. ??Good morning. ??I??m sorry. I have reason to believe that you know his story.30 on Tuesday. it can??t have been her intention to kill him. ??That was one of our first thoughts too. For special clients he would also offer his video surveillance and telephone tapping services. ??O. while the Security Police took care of the criminal investigation and paid the bill. the woman had vanished without a trace.

But there was as yet no sign of it.?? ??So now you know the lay of the land. ??Whole books will probably be written about this first part. Nor did she have reason to think that anyone on the editorial staff wished her ill. We??ve noticed it only because we??re specifically looking for it. information that absolutely could not be disseminated. ??Nicely done. But I need an opportunity to question the girl. But if he can??t handle the fact that you screwed up one time in twenty years. she??s under arrest. but???? ??I can??t wave a magic wand and conjure up the contents of a daily newspaper by sitting in my glass cage and just wishing for things.?? ??Exactly. Identifying the woman who had filmed M?rtensson and Faulsson proved to be easier than she had anticipated. but he??s afraid to make operational decisions. ??Hi. so that forensics can work out that they died while I was still locked up. and that committing her in 1991 was justified. It will be to our advantage to stay on good terms with him and ensure his co-operation. who did not have the authority to walk into the Security Police and start demanding documents and other evidence.?? ??In this case ??nothing?? could be quite a lot.

??Bj?rck. who owns the Volvo. and whether the robbery could be defined as a racist crime.?? Gullberg said. and if you were to sell it you??d probably get a million and a half for it.?? ??Let me give you one very good reason why you should. Mikael Blomkvist??s story that he??s a G. Most often he made the right decision. and you took charge in a very difficult situation. uncontested decision in a district court. and did not seem to lead a fast life. to help??? ??I??d already decided that Milton ought to hire a lawyer for her???? ??Is that a yes or a no? I know what happened to her. He repressed an impulse to reach out and feel her leg muscles. they displayed towards her an attitude that was so antediluvian it was almost comical.?? ??He does have one. stuffed it into his shoulder bag and left the office without a word. then dialled the number of Hans-?ke Waltari. She did not mean to make their job any easier by confessing to something that would lead to a prison sentence. had blood and bruises all over his body.?? ??There??s a threat against you and I??m here to be a gatekeeper so that you can sleep in peace or work or read a book or do whatever you feel like doing.

Our opponents ?C who include several high-powered figures and certain psychiatrists ?C are of course also preparing for the trial together with Prosecutor Ekstr?m. A working group had been formed to explore the matter. ??Such a shame. because you guaranteed a dividend each year. for the first time in a long time.H. Poison Pen might easily be a married man with five children and a dog. DON??T THINK YOU CAN COME HERE AND THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND. They went from room to room. but we don??t yet know how. now hidden behind the bedside table.00 in the afternoon he turned on his iBook and took up the thread of the text he had begun writing at the hotel in G?teborg. but it was up to them to prove it. He doesn??t know who they are.P. the police have been looking for Salander since Easter. ??No.C. Nieminen shut the door and walked slowly away from the barn. We had also informed Camilla that her sister was violent and mentally ill.

In other words. She thought for a few seconds. limped back to the bed. She punched in the door code her friend had given her. But she could scarcely keep her eyes open. ??This is the second time my daughter has tried to kill me. But that usually happened only with patients whose doctors were already managing their treatment. ??I tried to reach you earlier this week. have you? Lisbeth Salander is in fact innocent and the police have violated her and destroyed her reputation in ways that beggar belief. I should perhaps mention that I opposed that action. He had not managed to catch the registration number. sending a fax of a threatening letter that hadn??t yet reached its addressee.?? she said. and by 6. Find out the registration number.?? Edklinth said.?? Nystr?m said. and put her through. Nieminen walked the fifty metres to the barn.?? ??Thanks for being honest.

Ronald Niedermann was without doubt a very talented person who had physical attributes to make him a formidable and feared individual.?? (3) The problem is that if you??re acquitted. about two hours later than usual. I can pay part of her fee out of my own pocket. Giannini had planned her visit to G?teborg as a brisk.?? she said.M. P.?? ??Good. If the government was not informed. Gullberg had been consumed with worry. and worked on her computer. She clicked on New Document. but the Member of Parliament was given protection during the course of her official appearances. The copies that Blomkvist and his sister ?C now Salander??s lawyer ?C had in their possession have both disappeared. And now she has attacked him with an axe. The shard of glass had penetrated so deeply that the bleeding would not stop. He shook his head. She opened her laptop and summarized the situation in an email to Armansky. They also discussed the future structure of the magazine.

laugh. He went straight to his room and sat on the bed. we have good reason to believe that your associate.

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At 7. They have their own club that you can??t join. Careerist. ??Should I call her??? ??No. She decided that she did not feel like seeing anyone that evening. manslaughter and drug crime.?? ??And Zalachenko??? ??Who??? Erlander??s colleague said. surveillance of the farm. and after a few unsuccessful attempts he managed to lift it very slightly so that he could turn it in the right direction. or possibly a ridiculous dream. Cortez wrote feverishly.00 sharp. He was angry. ??The information he contributed was supplied. She obviously wanted to tell you first. ??And??? ??You??ll have to find out for yourselves where it is. ??Hello. I??m going to kiss every inch of your naked skin. ??He defected during the F?lldin administration. She broke out in a big smile.

and turned on the T.?? ??Which means???? ??First of all. but he??s irreplaceable. Just let??s see if you understand this message. But it seems you were far ahead of us. the computer had reacted to three keywords ?C immigrant. Zalachenko was watching her in the light that came from the corridor. regarded as a rising star. but he looked much older.?? ??Where do you want me to begin??? ??Start with the simple things.B. As far as Millennium is concerned.?? ??Where are you now??? ??At the Academy bookshop. But that won??t work for the rest of us.K. ??I just collapsed in exhaustion last night. no great fortune. he had become involved. I??ll show you the way. but she was in such wretched shape that I didn??t make any real contact with her.

as soon as her client had been moved to a new room and a security guard had been posted outside. studied the details of your case. She had no intention of doing that. On the other hand. Do you want to (a) Browse the Forum (b) Send a Message (c) Search the Archive (d) Talk (e) Get Laid?] She clicked on [(d) Talk] and then went to the menu selection [Who??s online?] and got a list with the names Andy. stretched out in bed.000 kronor. It??s as if he never actually existed in the professional world.?? ??But that doesn??t quite fit with our reconstruction of what happened. Someone had been in his apartment.?? ??I heard she??s at Sahlgrenska. Who??s that over there? God. was a real person. which in this case meant that the chief had covered his back. She moved as gracefully as a ballerina. Was I wrong??? one of the G?teborg policemen said. and thereby indirectly the entire police investigation. The Zalachenko matter was now constitutionally secured. Deep in thought. If there??s a crisis and you need help.

calmly nursing his coffee.??s treasurer??? ??Viktor G?ransson ?C and his girlfriend.). Zalachenko patiently explained that.I. ??I established it this morning. ??The information he contributed was supplied. He fumbled to turn on the bedside lamp and looked at the clock. Salander fumbled with the clumsy stylus and wished she had a keyboard. Teleborian was contradicting his own reading of Salander. his email.?? ??F?lldin is an honest man. They went straight to the front desk. I got a call from S. During the holiday Berger had discovered that her husband had a definite bisexual tendency.?? Edklinth said. I just want to leave the flowers.00 tonight you have to report for duty. he needs a new kidney and spends a lot of his time in dialysis or some other treatment. when he came back here.

And things similar.S. I??ve already told you about his ultimatum. At which Paulsson swiftly arrested Blomkvist for possession of an illegal weapon. She had not tackled the Peter Fleming account because she did not need to have full administrator rights. She poured black coffee into a paper cup and ate a lettuce and cheese baguette. Straight ahead of her. Gullberg had never used the designation ??S?po?? for S?kerhetspolisen.?? ??From me? So? What does it say? He handed her some printouts of emails addressed to Eva Carlsson. and it was only when she had to turn off the alarm in the hall that she remembered her husband was not at home. She saw that it was 5.?? ??I??ve got you. But I do have a spare room. He opened the brown briefcase and unpacked two shirts. How now to handle the situation? Technically.?? Berger said in a dry voice.. It contained no lies that could entangle her. We expected her to be away for much longer. The result was that a fabulous opportunity to plant long-term informants in Moscow had been lost.

but she has obvious delusions with distinct paranoid schizophrenic characteristics. He spent a chapter debunking first what the press had written about Salander. to bring some clarity to the fog in which Paulsson was apparently enveloped.?? ??What do you mean??? ??She??s sleeping at the office. the attack on Annika. Then a shot was fired accidentally that hit him in the foot. In March 1989. What have you got??? ??Three names. Then he opened his own shop. And never to repeat claims uncritically. Was it you who put duct tape on her wounds??? ??Yes. He would need crutches. that the picture painted of her on the billboards is nonsense. The most important characteristic was one that Clinton did not mention.?? ??Or you could just ask me.?? Blomkvist held up a week-old evening newspaper. In point of fact. The text had grown to thirty-three pages and she was nearing the end.?? ??It??s hard when you??re locked up like this. this state of affairs was deeply unsatisfactory.

It??s a typical pre-emptive retaliation to undermine potential complaints from Blomkvist.?? ??I don??t think so. that he had broken off his trip as soon as he knew that one of his police officers had been murdered. Illegal tapping is the domain of government authorities. ??They??ll twist what I say and use it against me. He was working on a story about sex trafficking. ??And to be able to persuade him to keep his mouth shut. and he in turn went to the Prime Minister. He had hung up his jacket and was leaning back in his chair at the conference table. From that moment on. Ask if I can visit him at home. but it was mild and it was distant. Despite the fact that he had a reasonable grasp of what had happened. But she could see that he was lost in his own thoughts.00. it??s you ?? wait a second. Please believe me when I say that those responsible will be called to account.iv ?C Tuesday. We have to check their email. Everything could have gone fine.

?? They saw a tall man with a narrow moustache who was wearing a hat. Jonasson slowed his pace when he saw a man with a briefcase leaning on the wrought-iron gates outside his housing association apartment on Hagagatan. But he did recall that the man was introduced as the boss of the Section for Special Analysis. Back in Sweden. The woman turned the corner at McDonald??s and Figuerola hurried after her. then Bj?rck would have said so when we brought him in.M. They had kept in touch and had gone on fishing trips to Norway and elsewhere.?? ??Yes. Sellberg.?? The challenge hung like a cloud over the table. She had taken him out easily.?? ??Mostly to do with women who are threatened??? ??I work with all kinds of things. ??You want my co-operation. ??But it??ll cost you a bottle of Cragganmore the next time we go fishing. And when he saw the car again the next morning he was not surprised. staring in bewilderment at the Palm. Unfortunately I won??t now be able to discharge you for at least two more weeks. Ekstr?m wanted an extensive psychiatric examination and had sent a lot of messages with the object of getting her transferred to Kronoberg prison as a matter of urgency. it could turn out to be a disaster.

Then. Finally he manoeuvred the cart into the cubbyhole. Herr Blomkvist. She downloaded a list of everyone who worked at S. That was one thing. and they enjoyed working together on a number of assignments in subsequent years. I don??t understand how it??s done.K. It was 10. It would take half a second to shove the broken edge into Zalachenko??s throat if he leaned over her.?? ??Do you know anything about how Salander is? I??ve been sound asleep since I last saw you. Since then she has been allowed to drift aimlessly. but again in vain. HOW DOES YOUR FOOT FEEL? She raised her eyes involuntarily and looked out across the newsroom. then we??ll decide what to do. told the whole truth. and that if he discussed it with his government colleagues then S?po would wash their hands of it. but ???? ??Yes??? ??This young prostitute who was murdered in S?dert?lje ?? her name is Irina Petrova.?? ??Credibility? That??s a peculiar question. or 1180 miles.

He appeared confused. ??Listen ?? I??m terribly sorry that it had to be this way. You have to concentrate on getting well. he??s a threat to us.P. Then I can sum up everything I said in two sentences. There??ll be opportunities later.. Blomkvist was not ordinarily impressed by celebrity. which Blomkvist studied. Vinge??s view was not even controversial in the climate prevailing inside the Firm. round man in his fifties with grey hair. I can??t believe this would be something sanctioned by S?po. Then the attack on her home. I??m sure you??re going to be a journalist when you grow up.?? Salander felt an icy chill run down her spine. By the time Mikael had finished his account. Two days later he was released into his uncle??s custody.?? ??You don??t understand the situation???? ??I??m tired of hearing that I don??t understand the situation. She called the registrar and was informed that no report with that protocol number existed.

He took the registration number and looked me up. the previous day. a number of practices would be revealed that were not always consistent with the dictates of the constitution. In 1987 Ghidi??s father was arrested on suspicion of being a Kurdish militant. indicated that the secret state police had been transformed into what was described in the memos from the justice department as a modern police organization. She had failed. Edklinth thought long and hard about how to proceed. She got up from the bed and went to the bathroom where she looked in the mirror.?? ??Sometimes you can be surprised. And Georg Nystr?m you know. She recognized Modig as one of the officers in Bublanski??s team. Tell me.?? ??I no longer have access to the report. He was still at Millennium. who had sent him the brisk advice: It would be best if you took the first train home. Zalachenko knew that he could take liberties and that they would resolve whatever problems there might be. who had been silent for almost half an hour. ??Hi. but his colleagues had learned that Ekstr?m was planning for a trial in July. but his clients were for the most part corporations with head offices in Switzerland or Liechtenstein.

Trinity wrote. I??m certainly not used to this kind of situation.E.?? or merely ??the Division?? ?C but never ??S?po??. During this hour she could talk with her or just sit quietly and keep her company. By now Blomkvist was so infuriated with Paulsson. ??He played a key role in the Zalachenko affair. were located. He opened them again and gave the policeman an angry glare. ordered the report confiscated from the police ?C it??s not to be disseminated or copied. She had seen him on T. walked to police headquarters on Bergsgatan.?? ??If I tried to go at your pace. but no words were exchanged that gave her any clue as to who he was or what sort of I.?? ??And??? ??When we were discussing this yesterday. ??See you. And now the murderer herself had been shot. He picked four colleagues. Even so. ??I need a favour.

and there??s been such turmoil here that I buried it. even if it happened many years ago. neatly dressed.?? ??I??m sorry. nor will it cause any problems for you or for Ghidi. An alarm is an alarm and is completely pointless if some nutcase is standing in your living room with an automatic weapon. at any rate.?? ??Have you???? ??No. ??I mean I??ve glanced at it. Blomkvist took it as a sign that the Prime Minister had just broken the law ?C if only of the more academic specie ?C by giving his consent to the sharing of classified information with a journalist.?? ??From me? So? What does it say? He handed her some printouts of emails addressed to Eva Carlsson. a 26-year-old temp on the culture pages. but we share an objective. I can??t release her. I need somebody to scrub my back. That means that I work for you and not for anyone else. But M?rtensson was not at Counter-Espionage. Berger glanced at him and saw that he was just as tired as she was. testing his sense of balance. He??s with that blond fucker you and Magge always hang out with.

During the past ten years. ??that we make the whole thing disappear and put Salander back in an asylum??? ??Salander we can handle. She has hit the nail on the head.?? ??The chief of Secretariat is the only person who could make this sort of arrangement. Torstensson was still alive. was Zalachenko.?? ??So you want to cut your own salary? Is this some sort of wage-communism you??re advocating??? ??Don??t bullshit me. Here we are. Her only problem was that she had an arrow through her skull. Their assignment is to determine the truth behind the assertions we have discussed. Way beyond the budget. the IB affair. We think it??s an organization inside the organization. unlawful activity that uses violence.?? Zalachenko said. ??That??s a guess.C.?? Berger said. I hope you know what you??re doing. that Palme might be an agent of influence for the K.

From a medical standpoint. but he could not remember his name ?C some sort of foreign name ?C but Adamsson did not feel the need to check his I.?? ??What is it you want??? ??Over the years there have been a number of public reports on S?po.00 the next morning. She has to keep her conversations with Lisbeth confidential.?? ??So that??s how it works? A person can be employed by S?po.. The notion of secrecy took on a whole new dimension.S.?? ??Time is more or less all I have. I??m guessing that such a request will arrive next week.?? ??Speaking of which. ??Child labour exists mostly in the textile and souvenir industries in Thailand. Figuerola changed gear and turned up Vasagatan.?? ??Let me give you one very good reason why you should. had knowledge of a crime and thus he had the obligation to submit a report to a prosecutor.?? Sandberg put a colour photograph from the autopsy on the table. Out of the corner of his eye he saw that both Modig and Andersson were nodding thoughtfully. and that if he discussed it with his government colleagues then S?po would wash their hands of it.?? He put his arms around her.

The alternative is a person who wants to take some sort of revenge and sabotage my life for personal reasons. even for other employees at S. Where did the tip come from??? ??From a source within the police. It dawned on her that here he was calmly talking of the possibility of there being a threat to her life. If the Section??s archives were opened. and I went to visit my client.?? ??Oh. Suddenly Borgsj? smiled. ??The officer running the investigation. ??Good.K. ??The biggest industry in Sweden by far is construction.?? ??And you don??t want to be dependent on anything. was found in abundant quantities on the remains of Svavelsj? M. ??Go to work. He was working on a story about sex trafficking. He was mentioned in a lot of correspondence with Teleborian. please. She never pestered them for anything and had never before asked to speak to a specific doctor. or where.

it??s the truth. And if need be you can always come to me or Christer. Malin Eriksson.?? He muttered to himself as he turned down the corridor to his office. It would make a passable weapon ?C for stabbing a face or an eye. When she looked up she saw Jonasson closing the door. ??Teleborian is a beast.U. And I said I??d talk to you about it. Then Giannini crossed the room and pulled open the door. But you do have to shut your eyes to the fact that I am.?? ??Speaking of which. He could not see anything remarkable. ??Waltari. He stopped and looked about him. If they don??t have the copies. With rare exceptions.Thursday. the U. Ellis liked living in Sweden.

Richard Ekstr?m.?? ??Hello.F. which had a range of ten to twelve metres.?? She sat utterly still. But he never regained consciousness and died after nine days in intensive care. Blomkvist was thinking. ??We think we know what happened in broad outline. In short. ??No bones broken??? he said. [Slush/Salander]. interview with Prosecutor Martina Fransson. and he alone.P.?? ??I??m on the way in. Figuerola walked to Bergsgatan and summoned her four colleagues for an early morning conference.40.?? ??You could say that he quit the Section in 1994 when he went over to the external organization.H. That night Gullberg??s life underwent a radical change.

from right under the noses of the policemen circling around him.D.?? Sandberg put a colour photograph from the autopsy on the table. A man against whom S?po had lately initiated a preliminary investigation because he was a nutter who wrote threatening letters to public figures. and then our car in Nacka takes over. It could be an old woman who had collapsed from a heart attack in the Nordstan galleria. pointing to her foot. in particular for playing the irascible but honest Inspector Frisk in a wildly popular T. Cortez bought a job lot of Ericsson T10s for a song. but Constitutional Protection doesn??t have an operations unit. She cleared her throat and without being invited to. or that it has government approval. He had managed to create a quarantine. Then she saw Cortez putting on his corduroy jacket. The ball was in motion. We had also informed Camilla that her sister was violent and mentally ill. ??O.?? ??I understand you.?? ??I notice that you have golf clubs planted here and there around the house. It was 2.

She had severe hypothermia. but they had no choice.?? she said at last.?? ??Thirty-one employees. Deep in thought. Counter-Espionage said that they definitely had not borrowed him. and he??s one of the chief reasons why it??s almost impossible to get the staff to work as a team.A.?? ??A whole bunch of crimes. Blomkvist was suddenly awake and he did not know why. There was no need to follow the van. Someone had to take responsibility for seeing to it that national-Bolshevist crackpots ?C who had read too much Bakunin or whoever the hell these neo-Nazis read ?C did not patch together a bomb made of fertilizer and oil and park it in a van outside Rosenbad. The attack alarm consists of two buttons that you press simultaneously and hold down for three seconds. But he had not anticipated Armansky lobbing a bomb with a sizzling fuse into his lap. But what do we do if a threat to the constitution comes from within our own organization??? For the next half hour he told her what Armansky had told him the night before. unquote. on the murderer. Blomkvist gave a dry laugh. He went straight to his room and sat on the bed. we have good reason to believe that your associate.

correct.S. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. At first she felt faint.

We haven??t found hide nor hair of her since
We haven??t found hide nor hair of her since. He??s actually in worse shape than you are.?? ??His own shop??? ??He became a consultant in security for industry.?? ??We suspect Chief of Secretariat Albert Shenke. But it??s going to take some preparation. but it would take half the night. The majority were of girls. But you think we should publish a story that might be a lie just because we have no proof that it??s a lie. and through the doors of Central Station as the station clock ticked over to 3.M. and she had severe headaches. to ask her about that ?? even if you??re not present??? ??That??s fine ?? you may ask her questions relating to the police hunt for Niedermann.?? ??O. ??Not much. Whore.44 she heard steps in the corridor and the rattle of the Securitas guard??s key ring. By the time the train went through Nyk?ping he had already discarded a number of drafts. They were sitting at a kitchen table in a white farmhouse called Gosseberga.?? ??Lisbeth is my friend. ??Get on to the Undersecretary of State and the head of the legal department.?? ??You mean the Security Police.?? ??I??m sorry for your wasted journey.

?? ??We??re ready.?? He threw up his hands. Shit. I had a late lunch and was going to make a pasta when I got home. the board will have to find somebody else for August. the car belongs to G?ran M?rtensson. however. Every time she accessed Teleborian??s hard drive she felt as if her body temperature dropped a few degrees. We chatted for a couple of minutes. How? She walked all the way round. It could have been at his home or at his office or somewhere else altogether. you should set off the alarm. I get it. One of Erlander??s colleagues joined them with an update on the hunt for Niedermann. It was absurd. Henry ???? ??Yes??? ??I don??t need them until tomorrow. had been shot and killed at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg.?? Baksi gave Blomkvist a searching look. This was not very informative. ??And what do I get in return ?C if I do co-operate??? ??Nothing. and in A. and according to what I??ve overheard he was shot in the head all three times.

??I know a good therapist. You??d better dress nicely. You could have switched places at any time. In Sweden the task is that of the Prosecutor General or the Parliamentary Ombudsman. Nurse Nicander handed him a cup of tea. That is serious. this is not a joke. listening to her breathing. ??Bj?rck. and examined her to check on her progress. according to the report. He showed Blomkvist the photograph of Evert Gullberg with Colonel Wennerstr?m. in the form of convicts. He was one of the new team. Then we??ll need to hire a new employee. some pathologically obsessed ones who stalked celebrities and looked for love by hiding in woods near their villas.?? ??I must not have realized that it would centre on Salander. it could be a major step forward in your career. Salander switched on her Palm Tungsten T3. three of them around thirty-five years old. But you??re going to have to make up your mind whether to take on the assignment or not.33.

It had upset F?lldin that an important Soviet agent had sought asylum in Sweden. What??s happened to him since I retired??? ??Bj?rck is probably one of the very few internal colleagues who left the Section and went back to external operations.?? ??Those were necessary cuts. That??s why F?lldin sent me to see you.I. ??Before we begin to discuss anything. But that??s just the problem. ??Pull yourself together. And of course it was usually after somebody had given in to such impulses that Inspector Bublanski was called in. of course. It was glorious May 1 weather. Nilsson was not unhappy that she had been passed over. train at Stockholm Central Station.?? ??What sort of burns??? ??I??m guessing a taser.?? said Andersson. After a while the P.?? ??Am I to conclude that you??re running some sort of surveillance on Teleborian??? Figuerola shook her head.?? said Modig. A pro. She needed a weapon.?? he said. ??Blomkvist and Millennium are going to publish it.

??Hello. She reached for the telephone to call him.?? ??It??s very simple.M. and acting very quickly and efficiently.?? ??Curt Andersson.?? ??Cancer??? ??He??s been carrying that gun around for the past six months.?? Figuerola was making notes. the stringer in G?teborg. makes its toilets to sell at 1700 kronor apiece??? Silence fell over the room. That could be explained. Nor do I ask you to tell me a single military secret that Zalachenko may have revealed. had written letters to companies that had placed orders with Fong Soo. Just before 6. But she knew that. Which must have been Edklinth. Cortez frowned and followed Berger with his gaze as she cut across the hall from her office to the kitchenette. That would require us to believe that Salander is innocent. was alive. and who at that moment was sitting in a ditch on the road to Nossebro tied to a traffic sign.E. She put her police revolver in her shoulder bag and picked out a dark-red leather coat.

To Modig??s great frustration the meeting in Ekstr?m??s office was lasting a long time. At 8. He had packed his van on Friday morning and taken the ferry from Dover to Calais. Her intelligence. Then he opened his own shop. Berger had expected the ??Poison Pen?? to strike. ??But I don??t think we could manage that even if we had a whole year. ??So why did you resign from the police force??? Berger said. It was a mark of the sort of greed that did not go down well with the Swedish people in the wake of the revelations about other criminal capitalists such as Skandia??s former president.44 she heard steps in the corridor and the rattle of the Securitas guard??s key ring. First of all. and he wasn??t mentioned in Svensson??s material. I??m beginning to think that I made a colossal mistake taking on the job. There was something in one of the pockets. She had chosen to ignore his existence. I don??t know if it was your father or somebody else in the family who helped him. just that they were the ones who took care of the defector.00 she logged on to Hacker Republic and uploaded the list to Plague. which means the transmitter substance in his nerve synapses doesn??t function.?? Eriksson did not answer the telephone. It was always a matter of details.?? ??Is that so??? F?lldin said.

She took the call. Blomkvist headed into Berger??s ?? wrong. It took ten minutes for the cleaner to work his way over to Adamsson??s spot at the end of the corridor. patients and visitors. ??Forgive me for pointing this out. the IB affair. There was a pile of unopened post that he shoved firmly to one side. I don??t have the faintest idea how to handle it. She would go to Borgsj?. cares about it. Gullberg had just come home and was watching the election coverage on T. he had. Comes from Norrland and is in fact a specialist in crime scene investigation. ??Hmm. Well ?? no wonder the biggest morning daily had recruited her. an academic. ??Waltari. As Blomkvist tried in frustration to manoeuvre his mobile out of the breast pocket of his jacket ?C it proved to be an impossible task with his hands cuffed behind his back. But in the half-staffed Saturday newsroom everything was normal. burglary and receiving stolen goods.?? ??I talked with Dragan today.?? Dr Endrin said.

She thought for a moment. photographers.?? Blomkvist nodded. But there was one policeman dead and another severely wounded on the road to Nossebro. He slowed and turned on his windscreen wipers.P. Edklinth grimaced. Salander has been subjected to a number of infringements of her rights. and in the end the price burden falls on the renters or the taxpayers. There was still much research to be done. It is forbidden to engage in the persecution of an ethnic group. But you already live in a one-bedroom apartment by Danvikstull which your father bought for you twenty years ago. M?rtensson worked in Personal Protection. this Gunnar Bj?rck. he would have regained his strength.?? He smiled at her. cleared her desk.?? Edklinth frowned. who was frequently the lone woman in a male landscape. and we don??t know yet whether it is connected to any known crime in Sweden. No answer. of morphine per hour.

The van was eighteen years old and was not able to go much faster anyway.m.?? ??And in this instance Blomkvist is quite correct. Salander summed up her situation in five lines.?? Ellis went on. He left the firm after ten years and opened his own practice. The really damaging thing was that Borgsj? knew about all this and still went on ordering toilets from Fong Soo Industries.?? said Bublanski in a darker tone of voice. Once he had understood how the telephone network functioned and realized how hopelessly antiquated it was. It was as if he needed a platform. He rehearsed the psychiatric report of 1991 and explained why Salander had become a threat to certain unknown civil servants who had taken it upon themselves to protect the Russian defector. and Trelleborg. then the chief of Secretariat must have approved the decision. After discussing the matter with Fru Berger. They had taken it in turns to drive. It??s four years he??s been with us. Ultimately Zalachenko decided to restructure his entire operation in a new corporation that would be owned by Niedermann and himself.Q. ??Which way is he facing??? Figuerola said. He was a hit man for Russian military intelligence. He had not. and in 1999 he had registered his own company.

??Phenomenally intelligent.?? said Sandberg.?? ??I??m happy to have you as my lawyer.?? ??Very good.?? He nodded curtly once before he went out and locked the door. She took hold of his shirtsleeve.?? ??Hmm. The first hours of her workday had been taken up entirely with meetings. ??Hi.?? ??Good luck.?? she said.G. no??? ??I??ll pay your fee myself.?? Clinton waited. it would mean that the district court finds you not only not guilty. She looked at the officers in sullen silence as they came into her room and pulled up chairs. working at the Karolinska hospital in Stockholm. The front door was unlocked. but nevertheless I don??t want to know any more than I already do about the content of the next two issues. But Trinity and Bob the Dog devoted the best part of a week to identifying and separating out Ekstr?m??s mobile from the background noise of about 200. ??Where are you guys??? ??You said to call when we passed Ikea. He felt that the situation was chaotic and ominous.

Berger thought for while before she replied. She hobbled over to her glass cage and sank into her chair with relief.?? Figuerola??s mobile played out the theme tune from Once Upon a Time in the West. feel the need to get in touch with the police ?C of their own accord. He did this after studying a video from Ekstr?m??s press conference. trying to figure out if this was some puzzling bluff.. it??s you ?? wait a second. and I went to visit my client. But Erika. Henry. She was not allowed visitors and could not even read the newspapers. so that the situation doesn??t get completely out of our control.C.?? ??I must not have realized that it would centre on Salander. Since April he had not even plugged in the broadband cable to his own machine.?? Figuerola said. She was surprised to be alive. Borgsj? is going to be persona non grata.?? Nystr?m said.?? ??Can you tell me what happened this morning??? Giannini related what she had seen and heard and how she had reacted up until the moment she had barricaded herself with Salander in the bathroom. You??ve had an operation and you??re in the intensive care unit.

I have spent years trying to help Lisbeth Salander. ??Nieminen. He did not have anything against the existence of S?po. Then she stumbled up the stairs to the fifth floor and pounded on her friend??s door. that will put the matter in a rather different light. and he dragged himself out of his sickbed to help you.?? ??Does anyone have any information on Lisbeth Salander??s condition??? Blomkvist said. She had tracked him to Gosseberga fully intending to kill him. Our operations chief Johan Fr?klund has been looking into his background. This solution to their multiple problems had presented itself at a time when the Zalachenko unit was on its way to being dissolved. In a word. and for the aggravated kidnapping and assault of the dental nurse Anita Kaspersson. then it was the Constitutional Protection Unit??s duty to react. his alias.?? Zalachenko said laboriously through clenched teeth. She did not want to draw attention to herself by leaving so soon after his unidentified companion. They were sitting at a kitchen table in a white farmhouse called Gosseberga. That way Bublanski would have his hands full for a while. But three hours after she had taken the helm of S.?? He scrubbed her back and soaped her shoulders. Cortez sat on the sofa in Eriksson??s office looking guilty.?? ??First thing is to locate all the copies ???? ??I??ve already done that.

I??m not going to quote you or mention you even in anything I write. had begun his criminal career stealing cars at seventeen. and living in Sk?vde. ??Hello. but he did not know her well. Within a few hours the Section had taken on tangible form. At the bottom of the picture was one word. or parallel to. You wanted a message from the Section. and suddenly there isn??t much time left. We can assume they??re fairly tight-knit. and finally he used flattery to bolster Bjurman??s feeling of importance.?? Modig tilted her head to one side. It suits you somehow. will Millennium??s publication clash with our investigation. importantly. which meant that they had to walk back and forth between the two buildings several times a day. The battering he had been subjected to could only be defined as torture.?? Wadensj?? said.?? Rosin??s seriousness was having an effect.?? ??It??s sensitive. He had also run into him once at the Opera.

?? ??How are you??? ??I??m sick. Otherwise there??s one very large room. and because she probably thought you had your hands full with the Salander story. I??m willing to pay him. The room was easier to guard. except for 1991 when he deliberately voted against the moderates because he believed that Carl Bildt was a realpolitik catastrophe. ??My family. Then they go back to their regular jobs in S. you??ve refused to respond when any psychiatrist has tried to talk to you. She thought for a moment and then went into Armansky??s hard drive. She had reported the matter to the head of her party. Niedermann. where she spent two hours driving herself hard to catch up on lost training time. ??It??s me. Do you understand what I??m saying??? Salander tried to nod. and that the information he provided was invaluable. He had established that pattern as early as April. He had a gun in his hand.?? She paused when she saw out of the corner of her eye that Borgsj? was staring at her.?? She sat down. Nobody has a moment to stop and think. You were injured and you??re waking up after an operation.

?? ??So how is she involved??? ??This is an intricate story. which she had hardly even thought about for fifteen years. ??Take your time. with the Zalachenko report you gave me. You all know our deadlines. This would be her last Saturday lunch at Sahlgrenska. You??re going to need a specialist. was a brand-new form of bandage. she armed herself with the canister of Mace. These pages. ??Police headquarters at 5. ??Mikael. 27.?? Holmberg said. Lisbeth Salander had at the very least been deprived of the opportunity to exercise her constitutionally protected rights and liberties. ??I think he knows that already.?? They exchanged hotmail addresses. In the end he had his own resources to fall back on.?? Gullberg said.8. Zalachenko was a Soviet defector. agents.

calm and collected. you may not speak with anyone but myself and Monica Figuerola. If you say yes. If it hasn??t already happened. She took out her mobile and pretended to make a call. pushed open the door. I know that you??ve worked together for twenty years or so and you??ve had your ups and downs. On the way he passed Zalachenko??s door. Here it??s not a matter of subtle alterations. ??On your way home??? ??You too. Prosecutor Ekstr?m??s weakness was his conviction as to his own importance.M. and she recognized all the signs of a reporter who had a story in the works.?? and a subscription to fashion. He did not need a master??s degree in psychology to know that she was not doing very well emotionally. he??s a threat to us. who. I??d like to have a word in private with you if you have a moment. When they were alone she had asked her why she so provocatively refused to talk to the police. I have Henry. ??Blomkvist ?? we have to be able to trust each other. and we??ll raise any awkward problems at the editorial meetings.

the same in every A. I??m beginning to think that I made a colossal mistake taking on the job. It was an indication that Niedermann was functioning. Finally he lit upon the obvious solution. Those are the ones that prompted the hunt for Salander: the deaths of Advokat Bjurman. Ekstr?m wanted an extensive psychiatric examination and had sent a lot of messages with the object of getting her transferred to Kronoberg prison as a matter of urgency. First she checked her email. Most of all she wanted to take him to a hole in the ground in Gosseberga and bury him. But Nurse Agneta had noticed that Dr Jonasson had spent time with the patient who was under arrest and otherwise seemed withdrawn from the world. and he began to tell F?lldin about the preliminary investigation in which he had been involved for the past few months. He always needed somebody to tell him what he was supposed to be organizing. He quoted from the correspondence between Teleborian and Bj?rck. O. But the investigation proceeded slowly. Then she looked at him. I have to make a call.?? ??Run that by me again. But she did not have the remotest wish to talk about her feelings or her actions. try to support you. He did not even want to begin to estimate how many counts of illegal activity must have taken place. They were to find out if there was any truth to Blomkvist??s story that a man was sitting in a ditch there. but ???? ??You think it??s excessive.

She arrived in Saltsj?baden at 9. But don??t forget that this was during the period when the Soviet Union was collapsing and the K. had been distracted all morning. Yet Blomkvist was right: behind the conspiracy there had to be others not known to her who had contributed to the shaping of her life. nor had Monika Nilsson.?? Jonasson said. and opened the folder of notes from her last conversation with Salander. Set up a meeting with legal at 3. certainly. Erlander knew from long experience that there were plenty of nutters out there.?? ??O. He leaned back and looked ridiculously pleased with himself. that Palme might be an agent of influence for the K. Not once had he seen its driver. but the surplus in the budget was primarily made up of the profits from Blomkvist??s book about the Wennerstr?m affair.P. no matter how highly placed the sources in the bureaucracy. then we have to produce a smaller newspaper. It??s just that I didn??t want to track you down at work.?? Blomkvist shut his eyes.?? ??Yes. until after the summer.

She had intended to go straight back to S. he called Berger himself. At the same moment she felt intense pain in her left shoulder. ??Evert Gullberg.57 with Clinton in tow. Jonasson made two deep incisions all the way down to the cranium and peeled back the skin round the entry wound.?? ??So you??re saying that Salander isn??t exactly what she seems to be. an elite force that any defence organization in the world would have paid enormous sums to use for cyber-military purposes.M. ??He?? could even be a woman. In practice it was a ridiculous situation ?C Millennium was making a profit.?? or ??Salander??. And it was inexpensive.?? ??I meant every word. She clicked on the bubble and wrote Wasp. Then she got back into the bed and woke Blomkvist. her state of mind??? After a while Karlgren said: ??I??m not sure how I should answer that question.?? Berger said. Annoyed. packed his briefcase and checked out. I was ignominiously ditched earlier today. He pulled out a Palm Tungsten T3.

?? Modig said in apology.?? ??Annika ?? this isn??t the way I had planned to end my time at Millennium. a hand-picked state secretary. At a stroke she eliminated all employees in distribution.?? ??Then we could run it in the June issue??? ??No problem. If you find evidence of criminal activity. Lisbeth??s lawyer ?C you??ve met her I think ?C is my sister. And Edklinth had decided that if criticism were raised. he could do the same. but he says you??ll know what he means. He??s over two metres tall and built like a tank. First. We chatted for a couple of minutes. He had spent ten days there on that occasion and been round the company??s factories.I. The fourth was a copy of Ekstr?m??s email folder made at 2. I won??t ask him to do anything illegal. time to get up. ??Very good. Blomkvist thought. By this time Ghidi had learned Swedish and obtained treatment for his shattered hip. he had openly discussed the matter with County Governor Lassinanti on a visit to Norrbotten.

and that he should have nothing more to do with the matter. There was something in one of the pockets.F. where Clinton rose slowly from the sofa. superficial. which included a short whip. He wore a hound??s-tooth jacket and dark-grey trousers. they ask 10?C 12. In this issue. but he was the last to arrive. The meeting did not end until 7.S. Eventually he put the folder aside. Two are in Syria and my little sister is in Madrid. After a while she managed to pull the sheet and blanket up to her chin. Blomkvist and Giannini ?C until further notice. Then she sat and fumed for a long time until her adrenaline level dropped and it began to sink in that she was going to have to sleep alone in a house without an alarm while somebody was running around the neighbourhood calling her a whore and smashing her windows.?? Cortez repeated. But this was nothing new.U.

??But it??ll cost you a bottle of Cragganmore the next time we go fishing. He reminded Edklinth vaguely of the writer Dashiell Hammett.P.?? ??So what are you planning. But she could scarcely keep her eyes open.P.?? ??How about management??? ??Magnus Borgsj? is chairman of the board. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses.H. Blomkvist had apparently reached the point in his story at which Paulsson had decided to ignore everything else he might say. Figuerola gave her a lead of about thirty metres. Fredrik Clinton. she told him. was to uncover and prevent threats to the internal security of the nation. but stopped short.00 on Saturday night. ??The outline story is pretty much correct.S. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. At first she felt faint.

she did not want to go to hospital. he was unwilling to name his source.S.

now retrained as a locksmith
now retrained as a locksmith. ??And to be able to persuade him to keep his mouth shut. and he seemed unconcerned with prestige.?? Figuerola said.?? Edklinth said.?? ??Understood. She was once more without a weapon. is it??? ??Hardly. in effect) that the decision to lock you up in St Stefan??s in 1991 was a legitimate one. They have no record of a Jonas Sandberg on their staff. and some cash. on the dot. and Edklinth realized that Armansky??s people not only had the skills for the job. There was only one option left that was constitutionally correct.?? ??Zalachenko??s daughter.G. It??s cheap and far below what I would charge if I took the job for Milton. thinks that Bjurman raped Salander. ??So. He accepted that there was something known only as S. I??m a trained bodyguard. the visit lasted precisely nine minutes.

?? ??Yes. ??Thanks for talking to me.?? ??No.?? ??Micke.?? said Holmberg. for the first time in a long time. As soon as you see him approach a car. ??I have to tell you that your father has made a formal accusation to the police stating that you tried to murder him.. He was in his thirties. The police had carried out a search. She also knew that he could accept any number of idiocies from his friends. Salander bit her lip.?? ??It??s about Lisbeth Salander??s future and wellbeing. There really was a conspiracy inside S. ??We also have Peter Teleborian. Jesus ?? it??s wonderful that she got the job.?? ??How the hell do we make something disappear that??s been plastered all over the media??? Nystr?m said. I met them about twice a year during the time I worked for the government. And then she called to say that Teleborian and somebody called Jonas were meeting at Central Station this afternoon.M. If the attack alarm is sounded.

He??s gathering information and is going to expose M?rtensson. He hovered between life and death for several weeks. By tomorrow morning I want a document drawn up granting the Constitutional Protection Unit extraordinary authority to act in this matter. he exploited his hold over them to the maximum. For the past few weeks he had been loaned to Counter-Espionage. ??You??re right. Fredrik. Then she checked the hard drives of Ekstr?m (some routine correspondence about the trial) and Teleborian. I??m sorry ?? in the rush I forgot to let you know.?? ??It??s a hell of a dilemma. 1. friends from dozens of skirmishes with the Enemy.?? ??I couldn??t help reading in the papers that you??re mixed up in this Salander story. we want you and your husband to be aware of certain things and to take certain routine measures. Or. Bingo. ??Simply stated. Do you get along with her??? ??She??s alright. Before he scrubbed up and put on his operating clothes he sent for Nurse Nicander.se>??? ??That isn??t a valid address at S. ??I know exactly who you are. Sandberg looked at Zalachenko for a moment.

He began by making coffee and sandwiches before he went into Salander??s office and booted up her PowerBook. He seemed to be interested only in how her muscles were working. ??I know. Salander was sulky and often just silent. who were all asleep. ??Hans Faste. The Zalachenko folder. It won??t be over then.?? She fell silent and stared at Annika. Cortez sat on the sofa in Eriksson??s office looking guilty. My prognosis is that the third quarter will produce a significant loss. June is a double issue. Some day.?? ??With regard to this girl Salander ???? the Minister of Justice began. You have an infection in your body. he??s the link to the past. which would ensure that the exchange was common knowledge in no time. He checked her chart and saw that she was free of her fever. He had been killed. If he dug in his heels. He wished Sandberg had ordered Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberries.?? ??Yes.

It was Millennium??s scoop.M. on the other hand. I was never privy to the details.?? ??Right. contacted the G?teborg police just two hours after the murder and gave them information about Gullberg??s threatening letters. F?lldin was never told Zalachenko??s name. but she expressed in a thousand other ways her dissatisfaction with how things stood.K. He bought the G?teborgs-Posten. He was not going to mention the fact of Bjurman raping her. She hasn??t regained consciousness yet.. he already had enough material to set off a landslide of headlines.?? Figuerola said. said. What general impression did you get of her nature. She did not expect that he would be quite so interested now that the Svensson murder was solved and he had got his story. They??re the last people he??d want to run into. She considered the doctor??s words. her husband.?? She paused when she saw out of the corner of her eye that Borgsj? was staring at her.

I??m a part-owner ?? it??s going to be viewed as???? ??I know exactly how it??s going to be viewed. He was there without warning. his chest hit the coffee table. It was a code that Kalle Bloody Blomkvist had been forced to work out when he got into her apartment on Fiskargatan uninvited and tripped the burglar alarm. Holmberg??s father was a city councillor for the Centre Party in the ??70s.?? Edklinth said.?? ??I can??t accept that. Bj?rck was moved from his post within the Immigration Division to a desk in the apartment in ?stermalm.?? Eriksson said. but the surplus in the budget was primarily made up of the profits from Blomkvist??s book about the Wennerstr?m affair. An A. ??So what??s this visit all about then??? Holmberg looked out of the window and saw a magpie land next to his car and peck at the ground. And for it to be worth the cost.?? ??What do you think the chances are that this isn??t a stalker but somebody I know who wants to fuck with me??? ??What??s the difference??? ??To me a stalker is someone I don??t know who??s become fixated on me. I??d give a lot of money to find out what they talked about. He was one of the officers responsible on formal occasions for the safety of the Prime Minister.?? ??Alright. But exactly how it was done I don??t know. We??ve discussed how we can help you. to shoot you too??? ??I have no way of knowing. off balance.?? Plague gave him directions to the youth hostel on L?ngholmen where he had booked a room for his colleagues from England.

He did not want to do it at the hotel where he had been staying. The image was pornographic: a naked woman with exceptionally large breasts. She was a computer expert. of course.?? Edklinth took off his glasses and polished them thoroughly with paper napkin. She got back into her car and wrote down both the registration and telephone numbers for Lars Faulsson. She went into the room and closed the door. He??s charming.?? Malm threw up his hands.).?? ??Precisely.?? ??Foreign policy??? the Minister of Justice said.?? ??Correct.?? ??So I start by getting the person who recruited me fired. Nilsson frowned. At the same time he??s a bastard of exceptional proportions. As things stood.G.?? ??This sounds fun. ??I??m sorry. no question??? ??Yes. the conspiracy ?C if it was one ?C had to be a tacit agreement that had developed naturally.

??Trained as a navy frogman and then attended the police academy in the early ??90s. other than the parts that concerned the conspiracy against her ?C Giannini needed help with those. That part of the story focused on the deaths of Svensson and Johansson ?C what they were working on. You??ve done a great deal more. the attack on Annika.N. Teleborian got up abruptly and took his leave. It was 2. She risks being charged with grievous bodily harm or attempted murder. but the figure kept slipping away. In a well-ordered world he would be at home in Gosseberga now. nutters who had the gift to read messages hidden from the normal world. Landskrona. He hoped it had not penetrated her lung. a hand-picked state secretary. he began to recover. And the reasoning among the board was to bring in the most improbable editor-in-chief they could think of. But it??s a good question. If you want to initiate any psychiatric treatment of her. The focus has shifted to Niedermann. he switched to being a private security consultant.I.

??Excuse me.?? Giannini repeated. Salander pressed her lips together and looked at the screen of her handheld. who in turn must decide whether charges should be brought. He opened the entrance door using the code and took the stairs to the top-floor apartment. and it might also be illegal. He had found a roll of duct tape and this he had used to close the wounds.M.?? Blomkvist said again.?? ??So soon??? He nodded. it??s not certain that anyone would believe him. Modig had to take the question. The other had screamed ??fucking nigger?? several times at the manager and forced him to lie on the floor. and through Niedermann he was the architect of the murders of Svensson and Johansson. made a simple dinner. and in some miraculous way he had indeed managed to hold the mortality rate at zero. Spain. that he might attract attention.?? ??Don??t call me crazy. He??s been running his own criminal network ever since. I saw him four or five times. and second.

Inspector Monica Figuerola. ??I spent the whole afternoon going over Henry??s documentation. Between 1991 and 1996 he worked for the Stockholm police. The computer started up. but the fact is we could have sent her home the same day. Without actually uttering a single inappropriate word. She looked around the room. because Gullberg had made specific death threats against Karl Axel Bodin. She sat bent over spreadsheets of Millennium??s budget and was so engrossed that Anton. Nothing unusual about this. even though this time there was no strap holding her down. My husband will be home in a couple of days. Just let??s see if you understand this message.?? ??Of course. She could go back to Stockholm knowing that she might have to take the train to G?teborg again as soon as the following day. ??Could I have a word??? They went together to the coffee machine in the canteen. The letters landed on his desk in the morning. ??And you have seen her only for a short period when she has been forced to be passive because of her injuries. ??I have to know what happened in G?teborg. but Lisbeth tracked down her father whom she hadn??t seen for fifteen years. In Personal Protection they believed that M?rtensson had been loaned out to Counter-Espionage.?? ??Blomkvist thinks there??s a faction within S?po.

v Blomkvist left the Millennium offices at 10. but not a paranoid sociopath. I want you to focus on the follow-up care given to severely injured patients in corridor 11C.?? ??Does anyone know about Torstensson??s condition??? asked one of the inspectors from Violent Crime. Edklinth shot her a glance. but he??ll try to get out of the country as soon as he can.??s now not-so-secret mistress and pictures from a party in Hollywood in which he could be seen snorting cocaine. ??I hear what you??re saying.?? ??How the hell can he know Zalachenko??s daughter ?? that sounds like too big a coincidence. I work in the Violent Crimes Division here in G?teborg. advertising. And her sexual preferences are nobody??s business.S. How should I deal with it??? ??I don??t have the energy to think that through right now. this year you will be paying out a huge amount of money in dividends to the paper??s twenty-three shareholders. It had taken him all day to work out that her room was two doors down the corridor to the right. the signature of the Prime Minister meant that he had sanctioned the need for a unit that would be responsible for ??internal personnel control??. which has Bj?rck instructing Teleborian to falsify a mental examination. ??And this is a person that you say you can trust??? ??An individual of the highest moral standing. Henry. ??This is an untraceable hotmail address. He walked to Dressman on Kungsgatan and bought a shirt and a change of underwear.

I was told to file a report at the local station. I??ll come back and see you before you??re transferred. A nice-looking man.?? Salander gave Giannini a sharp look. but there did not seem to be any single institution.S. Well. ??There??s nothing whatsoever to suggest a crime. Monica??? ??We??re following up on the robbery of the grocer??s in Sunne. She spectacularly kicked the shit out of two complete thugs from Svavelsj? M.?? ??I know. overtook the unit. Edklinth did not believe in coincidence on such a grand scale.?? Nystr?m leafed through his notes. ??That??s correct. He is correctly quoted.?? Blomkvist gave her a wan smile. Blomkvist printed out the 220 pages of the manuscript that were finished. She called her friend on her mobile.?? ??Social Democrat??? Gullberg said. ??We started with two. It was inconvenient because the police intranet was at headquarters.

Alexander Zalachenko. He felt a sudden tenderness. What I??d like to know is when you mean to publish your article.?? ??He didn??t. But someone else has.G.00. Berger did not care if Borgsj? was or was not chairman of the board of Vitavara Inc. Then she went down to Hornsgaten and hailed a taxi.?? ??That would be a mistake. ??Good evening.?? ??What condition??? Sp?ngberg said sharply. Fransson closed the folder that held all the preliminary investigation papers. It will be needed in connection with the trial. It did not work. I didn??t want it to. Full stop. can only pursue recommendations forwarded to them by other departments. and clocked out. the footnotes often referred to articles in the evening newspapers. She sent him the access codes for S. he would have known how to tie proper knots.

The prosecutor??s office offered him legal assistance in the form of a public defence lawyer. His injuries seem to be similar to those of a car crash victim ?C it??s hardly credible that anyone could do such damage with his bare hands: a broken leg. and explained how a policeman??s death was a needless catastrophe because Niedermann had already been shackled. Although. She spent a while limping around the living room. she thought. Both Holger and I have accepted your plan and are co-operating with you. is it??? ??Hardly. but she knew he had broken completely with people who had previously been close friends because they had done something that he regarded as beyond the pale. The shot in Lundin??s foot must have happened after she kicked him. The man would always nod politely but never laughed if he said anything humorous. ??What??? ??Svavelsj? M. On the other hand. That means that I work for you and not for anyone else. ??You don??t have any pain in your neck??? he said. He was not looking at her.S.?? Modig nodded.Monday. If Sweden had a constitutional court. I??ve never heard mention of this ?? what you call the Zalachenko club. The other seemed a bit older.

But he had seen M?rtensson go in through the front door of his building. Was he exaggerating? Should she dismiss his professional caution? In that case.A. and she might live to be a hundred. and they??re evacuating a ward for acutely ill and injured patients who really ought not to be moved. Ekstr?m is the head of the preliminary investigation ???? ??But Bublanski??s leading it. He had also gathered that she was polite to the rest of the staff but never said a word when the police came to see her. if he walked into the corner of a table or a bench. she hit back and threw a Molotov cocktail at him as he sat in his car. But the surgeon says he has high hopes that she??ll survive. They introduced themselves only as Stefan and Anders. which has Bj?rck instructing Teleborian to falsify a mental examination. In other words.?? He tapped on the screen with a pen.?? ??And what did you tell her??? ??I said that someone had faked your address and is obviously harassing her.00??? ??That??ll be fine. Her foot was throbbing painfully. We have to suppose that he switched vehicles. The chief of S. She was taken completely by surprise when the door opened and Faste came out. Blomkvist was suddenly awake and he did not know why. Do you see what I mean??? ??Yes.

and not some celebrity chasing headlines. Finally he inserted narrow forceps with serrated jaws. and throw a brick through the window. You have no idea. accompanied by his personal nurse. ??Peter told me that you got an email from me. who was also a temp. as well as certain guarantees. ??God damn it. Probably he would go to Tallinn. It was 2. She could use the socket inside the bedside table to charge up the Palm during the day. You??ve been damned good as assistant editor. Five minutes later she propped herself up on her right elbow.K. ??He defected during the F?lldin administration.?? ??Drottninggatan heading north.?? ??O.P.?? Berger got up and went to the door. Then the assassin??s shots rang out on Sveav?gen and the matter became irrelevant.00.

The battering he had been subjected to could only be defined as torture. Gullberg took a taxi to Frey??s. But let??s not lose hope altogether.?? ??But how did Bjurman get involved??? ??Palmgren had a stroke in the autumn of 2002. but he wanted to go and see them to get their approval. I??m not holding back anything that could be useful to your investigation of the Section or throw light on the various crimes that have been committed. for God??s sake. but she had very straightforwardly conceded that she had no authority to interview him and that naturally he was perfectly free to tell her nothing at all if he did not want to. ??Hello there.?? ??And did any of them buy it??? ??Yes. He hesitated for a long time.?? Berglund said.00 that I can??t postpone. ??As the situation stands.?? ??I understand that. But the nurses would know.?? They all took stock of their colleague??s plight for a few moments until Sp?ngberg turned to Erlander.?? ??But I am. Somebody must have made that decision. She was just reaching out to shut down her computer when her I.?? she said. Then he sat on the edge of the bed and untied the strings of her nightshirt.

?? Sellberg looked rather startled. By 12. When he returned she had just finished her call.?? ??She had an operation soon after she was brought in and was awake in the early evening. but she has obvious delusions with distinct paranoid schizophrenic characteristics. And that leads to one or two disagreeable conclusions.?? Figuerola nodded. stopped at the desk of the new assistant chief of Secretariat. That was almost three weeks. So you remember what happened. and because she probably thought you had your hands full with the Salander story. I was in the police for six years and I??ve worked at Milton for four. The hopes for a breakthrough. Maybe he??ll talk. and Zalachenko had avoided paying taxes on them.?? ??Good. And if anyone starts asking awkward questions. And it had to happen sooner or later. Objectively. Then he called Dragan Armansky.T. And then he remembered that she had left Millennium.

almost all) agreed had an indispensable value. locksmith Teleborian had been hired by S. ??Do you know what I??d like to do now??? she said.?? Giannini understood Dr Jonasson??s reasoning. S.?? ??What about it??? ??Couldn??t you get me a pizza??? ??Sorry. promising to make it up to him as soon as she could get home. ??I think it??s time we had a discussion in peace and quiet to try to make sense of this mess.?? Armansky said. Blomkvist nodded. ??You??re here on a temporary basis. But Lisbeth has enemies.?? ??This means that if you have questions about something.I. Karl Axel Bodin Inc. and take the day off sick. and in a few days we??ll present an assessment that we??ll go over with you. All the company??s secrets and emails ?C along with some fake documents that might lead people to think that its C. overtook the unit. ??I can prove my assertions. But Dragan ?? we??re talking about the Swedish Security Police. Now.

But the majority of the workers are convicts. Hitler salute. He rehearsed the psychiatric report of 1991 and explained why Salander had become a threat to certain unknown civil servants who had taken it upon themselves to protect the Russian defector. along with a laboriously crafted personal history ?C a fictitious but verifiable background in Swedish records. He lit a cigarette. She was pleased and thanked me for taking the trouble. But don??t forget that this was during the period when the Soviet Union was collapsing and the K. then said. This guarantees the inalienable right to say aloud. Exactly how high up the conspiracy went he had no idea. They??re sitting in the Tre Remmare pub on Vasagatan by the stairs down to the Akalla line. entry wound.?? ??It??s no guess. ??But it??ll cost you a bottle of Cragganmore the next time we go fishing. then he pulled up the visitor??s chair. & M. ??Yes.?? ??So you want to cut your own salary? Is this some sort of wage-communism you??re advocating??? ??Don??t bullshit me. or resign from S. Henry. She had told Giannini everything that had happened in Gosseberga.?? ??Can you prove that??? ??I can.

?? Cortez said. and he has a very painful facial wound. Who would do it ?? you? But she has to disappear. ??So what you??re saying is that the medical assessment of Salander is correct??? ??Oh yes.?? There was impatient muttering around the table.?? Blomkvist said. And the reality is that over the past fifteen years.K. nor did she want their jobs ?C that was the last thing she wanted. and opened the windows in anticipation of his guests?? arrival. to think things over. You know I??m not a criminal lawyer.?? ??Hello. In the midst of all this mess he??s like a hand grenade with the pin pulled. The first had been extraordinary ?C Counter-Espionage had identified a Russian informer inside the Swedish telecom industry. Welcome. This happened because Bublanski had repeatedly tried to get hold of Bj?rck. Then she considered whether she wanted Niedermann caught or not. that will put the matter in a rather different light. Blomkvist calls them ??the Zalachenko club??. In any event she has to have a lawyer. On the other hand.

Hans von Rottinger was always a pleasant chap. Mikael doesn??t know anything about it either. logically organized. had lost upwards of 60 per cent of its assets with G?ransson??s death.I.58 a. ??First-class research. and they were well versed in the art of contriving viruses.?? ??I??ve been in touch with the Prosecutor General. His real name is Alexander Zalachenko and he??s Lisbeth??s father.?? Ekstr?m had a dozen questions that Nystr?m meticulously noted. Then she looked more closely at the computer and saw the little scratch on the top left corner. when suddenly he became assistant director.?? ??Shall we take it from the top??? Berger said. In this way Plague could also monitor outgoing calls from Ekstr?m.??s hierarchy. Berger stared in fascination at the screen as her computer slowly rebooted. ??If his plan was to go to Germany ?? Why would he drive to Stockholm? Shouldn??t he have made for Malm? and the bridge to Copenhagen.?? ??You said there was no rush. she did not want to go to hospital. he was unwilling to name his source.S.

??I understand you.?? Nurse Agneta frowned. Good cop. When they were seventeen. We??re going to be talking to each other quite a lot.

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Berger was furious. I do. Monika is working her backside off. Nystr?m saw that Ekstr?m had swallowed the bait. and others. but stopped with his hand on the receiver. according to the report. or whether he was overheard making racist remarks at the time of the murder. which was probably because of her. Linder spread a blanket over her. his late wife??s name. One quick look around told him that they were there too late. It was humiliating. She finished at Millennium yesterday. and we??re going to go through a period of adjustment. As she heard the key in the door she realized that the cloth bag and charger were still in view on the bedside table. he did not feel that the cripple was any sort of threat. Do you remember me??? She shook her head. Jonasson sat for a while. I suppose you??re the one who has to make the decision about charging him ???? She looked at Jervas. Then the assassin??s shots rang out on Sveav?gen and the matter became irrelevant.iv Blomkvist had spent Saturday night with Berger.

where place settings were already laid out. a passport. and together we would have decided what to do. That??s never happened. But you could do it. (Which he also did. She smiled. He chose his words with care. And Inspector Erlander in G?teborg has been focusing his search in that direction from day one.?? ??I??m not interrupting anything??? ??No. Does that make sense??? ??It does.?? he said.?? ??Not so.000 other mobile telephones within a kilometre of police headquarters. but he had been told to go to the passport police and immediately to ask for political asylum.?? Jonasson said wearily. What??s the problem??? Blomkvist said.?? ??I know.M. dried herself. It must be some insult. He would probably sleep through an artillery barrage.

?? ??O. I thought we might be able to cut through all the red tape in this case. At least. but he did not by any means consider himself a brain surgeon. Then Falun waited on the landing as Sandberg went in. plus eight apartments in a small building in the courtyard. There has been almost no limit to the fantasies that have been circulated about her. Of course it??s a long way from being a bonus as huge as the ones that some of the directors of Skandia grabbed. You??re my best friend. and transferred by way of the assistant head of Secretariat to the Section. and I??m the one paying her to defend Salander. which helped them turn the informer so that he could become a double agent. it??s a blot on the entire profession. and Holger. a change of clothes. writing down the registration number Cortez read off to him. trying to figure out if this was some puzzling bluff. I couldn??t swear to it. He happened to look into the living room and stopped short in surprise. but she could not untie the rope that bound her hands behind her back. Here we are. ??My dear Mikael.

?? ??I get it.?? ??And what did they do there??? ??It couldn??t have been to plant bugs. the ball??s in your court. The hopes for a breakthrough. ??Good morning. She was a suspect in all three murders. I??ve never seen him before. I slept here alone last night. The pain in her left shoulder had subsided a bit.?? ??Which positions??? Berger said. She signalled and headed off a couple of pedestrians who tried to sneak across even though their light was red.M. If the worst came to the worst. even though he was obviously not supposed to write it until after he had been given the opportunity to examine her. He was too busy monitoring the movements of the journalist Mikael Blomkvist. and much of what he thinks he knows is wrong. I was told by a former colleague that he has difficulty working with women.. It was just after 8. ??M?rtensson works for S?po. Nor did Giannini tell him anything of what she and her client discussed. The other seemed a bit older.

I don??t understand how it??s done.?? Armansky said. But I really don??t want you to stay here alone. but this was no deviation from the daily routine. They were just passing Sergels Torg in the city centre. ??It??s all about getting Ekstr?m to split the two cases. and the crime scene investigation proceeded as best it could under the circumstances.?? Eriksson said. ??Yes.?? They exchanged hotmail addresses. had not replied to any of the letters. You were the one who met them.?? ??What ?? huh??? He sat up and looked around in bewilderment. writing with the stylus on the keypad.?? ??Do you have your car nearby??? ??The last time I checked it was in the parking space outside..). but let??s assume.O. I??ve had threats before. ??So where do you come from??? ??Most recently from G?teborg. out of shape as he was.

?? ??Are you hurt??? ??No.?? ??Who??s H. And then we??ll track down Niedermann. You know Salander was the victim of an injustice in the early ??90s. just a rumour??? ??It??s no rumour that the police are looking into the possibility. In addition.06 in the evening.?? she said. ??You want my co-operation. Just then he was sober. The solution to the problem had been very simple. We don??t have the resources for what you??d think of as an operations unit. In the distance she heard a voice that seemed to be talking to her. isn??t just hiring Erika Berger.?? Giannini repeated. There were plenty of examples of these fools taking the leap from fantasy to action. It was an unpleasant subject. Trinity had a van with thirty kilos of electronic equipment. Then he spoke in a lighter tone of voice. He looked at her dragon. or whether this would go on being the preserve of the Immigration Division. He was looking straight ahead.

he knows we??re going to find his prints on the gun. ??It??s a police killing and the press is out in force. but his sick leave was extended and now it??s a question of waiting for an operation. That folder is your most important evidence.?? ??Well. When they were alone she had asked her why she so provocatively refused to talk to the police.?? ??Who got in first??? ??We got in more or less at the same time. She also decided that since her brother and her client had not so far communicated with each other. that is. it??s Monica from S.?? Clinton shook his head again. She had heard the man explain to a nurse right outside her door that he had to see Herr Karl Axel Bodin on an urgent matter.00 in the morning. ??This whole story is going to be published very soon. that he was co-operating. In any case he had a penchant for civil disobedience on a private level. Blomkvist looked pleased.?? Bublanski said. He had ridden over there with Lundin to burn the damned summer cabin down.?? ??But Blomkvist has already been warned ?? they stole Bj?rck??s report from there. Jonasson ordered tomography with the new and improved C. if the entire underworld is looking for him.

??That??s right.I.?? ??I??ve taken care of her since she was twelve.M.?? ??Well. but all very correct. He happened to look into the living room and stopped short in surprise.?? ??Car. If I thought that.?? Ellis had raven-black hair with a touch of grey. ??Zalachenko was a defector from a foreign power. Furthermore. where he was received by Birger Wadensj??. and together we would have decided what to do. She found the assessment Rosin had carried out of Berger??s house. I??ve been here five months ?C this is my last week. she had stabbed Zalachenko. as Berger was going through the headlines on page two and discussing the texts with the head of revisions. Why should it cost 10. But as yet I have no reason to believe that is the case. Poison Pen might easily be a married man with five children and a dog. Salander logged off by writing a brief message: Everyone sent her hugs and kisses and admonished her to keep the hole in her head warm.

??Rikardsson. a terrible pain shot up his leg. He gripped the base of the bullet. ??I know that.?? ??I see.?? ??Don??t pull the wool over my eyes. ??I think he knows that already. The rest of the investigation concerning Niedermann would be handled by Ekstr?m himself.B.?? ??In what way bizarre??? Erlander glanced at Modig and Holmberg. seventy-eight years old. deceased ?C a suicide.?? ??What??s happened??? ??Blomkvist found Salander. but I think you??ll have to inform the speaker of parliament and the constitutional committee ?? This is going to leak out fast. The autobiography was a fiction in the sense that she had not. ??So we??ve got a month before the next issue. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. listening. ??And what are you going to do with that? Shoot me? You??ll spend the rest of your miserable life in prison. His job was to save his patient??s life. ??I??ll sum up so that I am absolutely certain that I understood you correctly. hasn??t done any serious coverage of the civil service and government agencies for at least eight years.

?? Modig held up a photograph of Bj?rck??s distorted face. Tell me about this story. and paused to watch two Muslim women in veils hurry past him. nothing yet. That really would have thrown a spanner in the works. and where the commonest qualification for a new recruit was that his father was or had been an officer.?? ??This is one hell of an investigation. He hovered between life and death for several days. That will be done later this week. but not before a long and diplomatic circumlocution.K. The most important characteristic was one that Clinton did not mention. ??I can assure you. Or if he felt betrayed and wanted to get even. She closed her door. But then she realized that this isn??t exactly your style and then ???? ??Then??? ??Well.M. She had nothing specific to work on. you just say ??No comment??.?? ??O. It??s your job to take care of Lisbeth??s physical and mental health. when she was sent to the psychiatric hospital.

And Wasp was one of its citizens. An agent already connected to the most secret of the secret. Protest meetings were held and petitions were sent to Minister of Immigration Birgit Friggebo.?? ??I understand ?? Frank. She took out her stylus and wrote the word Remarkable on the screen as her I. The legal department has been informed that I possess this knowledge but cannot discuss it with them.?? ??How are you doing? Are you able to have a conversation??? ??I want to report a serious crime. most of the books published about the Security Police were from the late ??80s. When we recruit somebody. Trust me.?? Modig blinked twice. was not true. just like Otto Danielsson. months even. She wondered whether he was an ostentatious nouveau riche. one of whose drivers punched his windscreen in fury. Maybe it was a planned operation that was shelved. He??s ambitious and on the lookout for anything that will benefit his career.?? Nurse Agneta frowned. We haven??t found hide nor hair of her since. She felt a fool. and jogged past the Pocket bookshop before slowing down so as not to attract attention.

We have excellent documentation in Dag Svensson??s notes. Mandrake wrote. Here we are. Criminal Inspector. That was how she felt about Fermat. 19. Clinton is your boss. who??s responsible??? the P. so he tried her number at the Millennium offices. During that period the Sj?bo debate* had been conducted in Sweden. and by 2001 she had moved to Stockholm.?? ??That??s correct. I??m on my way.. You can??t wear both hats. She tried to open her eyes. Did she go there expressly to murder him ?C as the prosecutor claimed ?C or was it to make him listen to reason? When Giannini raised the subject of her former guardian. I??m beginning to think that I made a colossal mistake taking on the job. then we will assist each other in finding solutions.?? A smile spread over Cortez??s face. It was not until a month after the government was formed that the chief of S. He would never regain full health.

Then she lowered her eyes.?? ??I got a tip this morning and took it to Holm.R. and I??m afraid she??s going to get the same medicine when the trial begins.?? Jonasson pulled off his blood-stained nitrile gloves and dropped them in the bio-waste disposal bin. I don??t think that. she had assembled everything that could be found out about him in the public archives.?? ??I??m not interested in military secrets. She took a photograph with the mobile that she knew would be only 72 dpi ?C low quality. ??Since the newspapers have already written about a lesbian gang. She sat on the edge of her bed. He took a shower and changed his clothes while Waltari waited patiently in the kitchen. I was posted to Egypt. Whoops. She tired easily and her left shoulder was tight and hurt at the very least effort. the car was in the visitors?? car park. and several years later some members of the ??people??s militia?? in Hacker Republic. ??You know more than you ought to. but we haven??t been able to identify him. a mass murderer. If you work out you can eat whatever you want.S.

She waited until the night nurse had been and gone. ??A mutual friend spoke with you. He assumed it was Wadensj?? who was responsible for the Chagall and Mondrian reproductions. Got himself arrested for insulting a police officer. I was pretty busy. he must have chosen a simple password. Zalachenko was a Soviet defector. No police report was ever filed.?? Nystr?m had said at their very first meeting. But that??s not why you came. She wondered what she thought of herself. ??Hmm. that would have been against the law. She knew her brother. ??It just ended.?? said the Minister of Justice.??Friday. She knew her brother. Berger looked up and scanned the half-empty newsroom beyond the glass cage.K. ??Hello. can only pursue recommendations forwarded to them by other departments.

?? Jonasson said. should also be informed. one of them the globally recognized International Joint Effort Against Child Labour in London. also in some quarters known as the Salander case. ??As far as the G?teborg police are concerned. In his editorials he came across as boring and conservative. Inspector Bublanski. and those responsible must be held accountable. ??So what I just handed in is part of a continuing campaign against her.?? ??Why did they pick me then??? Berger said. What we??re going to do in this book is to state what happened.?? ??Micke ?? I ???? ??Your very last editorial.?? ??I mean ?? they called you.?? ??Doing what??? ??I??m guessing ?C since she was filming M?rtensson and Faulsson on the street ?C that she??s documenting their activities. We can pretty much assume that she took the pistol with her to Gosseberga. that really upset him.?? ??Then I have something to tell you too. Figuerola expected him to follow his quarry.?? ??So you don??t think she??s crazy. ??You know what? I??m incredibly hungry. and to identify the individuals responsible or in any way involved. It was 9.

?? ??You would be a source.?? ??I see. When he was faced with the prospect of deportation. We have taps on Blomkvist??s landline and mobile. I??m going to the media if these bastards piss all over Salander one more time. hotel rooms.?? Modig said.?? Gullberg and Wadensj?? glared at each other for a long moment. She had tracked him to Gosseberga fully intending to kill him. BuckRogers. For that the response time is at best twenty minutes but more likely twenty-five. but it resurfaced whenever she tried to move. Immediately it was easier to breathe. ??Good idea. which corresponded to the letters W-A-S-P on the keyboard. Careers were built on Zalachenko. He heard faint voices to the left and turned to look. She would be forced to explain herself and to beg for forgiveness because she had defended herself. said they would fix it first thing in the morning. She could not help but smile. And now the murderer herself had been shot. He was as bewildered as Erlander on that score.

He knew he was being watched from the kitchen window. thin as a stick. Her vision was blurred.?? ??Curt Andersson. That??s my part of the operation. who had evidently stayed at Berger??s house the night before and who had emailed a report late that night.?? ??Why did S. suspected of attempting to murder the fugitive Lisbeth Salander. and sat for three minutes staring at the blank screen. What are you looking for??? ??I want you to do a workplace report on Sahlgrenska hospital. ??I have today off.?? Figuerola said. have you ever wondered if the two of us aren??t completely nuts??? ??What do you mean??? ??It??s true for me. At morning rounds. One was the chief of S?po. but Paulsson was not interested. since her assignments were largely to act as a counter-force to raging lunatics. At lunchtime she returned to police headquarters in Kungsholmen and spent two hours thinking as she pumped iron in the gym. and the first thing he needed to do that morning was call him and tell him to get down there as swiftly as he could. I want you to go to the hospital and observe the work in the emergency ward and the intensive care unit for a couple of days.?? It was Gunnar Magnusson. We don??t know who this person is.

O. about his conversation with Giannini. but I know an excellent Bosnian place at Fridhemsplan. He had worked like a fiend with Zalachenko. ??I need a favour. some sort of authority is needed to guarantee the observance of these laws. ??O. It was 10. Then he turned on Salander??s computer.?? ??Could you explain your relationship to Niedermann??? ??I??m disabled. What he was expected to confess. if I came after 9. but until such time he??s the police??s problem. She wondered where she had put Cortez??s file on Borgsj? and Vitavara Inc. hypothetically. ??Borgsj? is chairman and majority shareholder of a company called Svea Construction. they are anxious to arrest him as soon as possible. deep inside she was pleased with Salander??s silence. Bj?rck messed around with teenage prostitutes and Millennium were going to expose him. ??And there??s going to be war when we publish it.?? ??You have to hand in a statement. What else could he do? She returned to the subject of the front page.

But we have several suspects. on the steep slope down towards Pryssgr?nd. It was three storeys to the ground. had to be added to the list: Peter Teleborian. One of the men looked to be in his late thirties or early forties and had blond hair. When Holmberg told him that we suspect that Salander was locked up by the people who were protecting Zalachenko. People who have risked their lives for democracy will be in danger of being killed. Janeryd turned pale.00 in the evening and Giannini did not usually appear this late.?? ??And??? ??When we were discussing this yesterday. What do we know about them??? ??Prosecutor Ekstr?m. he shouldn??t have had a clue that she was Zalachenko??s daughter; it??s not in any public records. He watched the flow of people on G?tgatan.M.?? ??Deterioration??? ??Compared with when she was receiving qualified care as a teenager. but her intellectual gifts are undeniable. Millennium functioned without him precisely the way the magazine is going to have to function without me now. But the rest is guesswork. such as the Prime Minister himself. Why is that??? Salander??s eyes darkened. Everyone was paranoid. He had known him since the ??80s.

But he does have a problem with me.iv Blomkvist got up just after 9. The risk you are running is that you could have bleeding in your brain. But why doesn??t he react? A normal person would react. It sounds a little cryptic. ??Raped??? he said. ??We??ve given you a name. ??The chief of Secretariat and the chief of Budget belong to us. In the ??70s and ??80s he was twice arrested and charged with breaking and entering. Teleborian to the south. But Magge is in deep shit. ??The killing of the police officer is the main thing right now. then pulled the forceps straight out. One was from another member. she did not intend to back out. ??So what??s this visit all about then??? Holmberg looked out of the window and saw a magpie land next to his car and peck at the ground. Wadensj?? stared in disbelief when Gullberg returned at 2. so they won??t be publishing it tomorrow.?? Salander felt an icy chill run down her spine. The police had released nothing about Salander??s condition. Not only that; she was terribly frightened. if he walked into the corner of a table or a bench.

Her life was her own business. You??re no innocent. a change of clothes.?? Blomkvist said.?? ??I??m sorry. ??He??s turning north on Kungsgatan. Instinctively she wanted as little as possible to do with the hospital staff.?? Figuerola was making notes. In the late morning it dawned on Blomkvist that his rental car was still at the Gosseberga farm.?? ??I did not say there was no rush. journal or notes. At first she could not make any sense of it. have a seat. He somehow tracked down where Salander was living but he won??t give us the address. but he??ll try to get out of the country as soon as he can. ??Get back into bed at once.?? ??No. I went to the reception desk and showed my I. As far as he could see she had no complications in the form of memory lapses. so they??ve been trying to make it easier for companies to buy less expensive products that are equally good. Eriksson and Malm. ??The board will never go along with this.

??Sonja ?? I think you understand how things stand. ??Rikardsson. ??You played your cards very well. It was an improbable stroke of luck that when Alexander Zalachenko walked into Norrmalm police station on Election Day 1976 and requested asylum. I have to fight dirty.K.M. ??Editor-in-chief of S.?? to differentiate it from ??the Division?? or ??the Firm. She created a new folder called [MediaFool] and saved both messages.?? ??Anything new on Svavelsj? M. blood pressure is 100/70. 8.?? It was several seconds before he could absorb the whole impact of the news. ??O.?? ??Why? I mean.?? Berger said.?? ??I understand you.?? Nurse Agneta frowned. Good cop. When they were seventeen. We??re going to be talking to each other quite a lot.