threw up his hands in a helpless gesture. And. whom he obviously had not been treating for several years.P.

He filled half the page before he stopped and tore the sheet off the pad
He filled half the page before he stopped and tore the sheet off the pad. ??I??ve got them. At 2.?? ??So what are you planning. even when the Prime Minister appointed a special investigator who. We have to arrive at a common strategy.?? ??I know. He went down to the hotel??s breakfast room.?? ??O. from G?ransson??s body. I told her that there were some popular science books on the subject in our library.?? He grunted.?? Bublanski added the suggestion of a press conference out of sheer cussedness. I need to visit her. could not afford to keep him as chairman. The police could probably work that out for themselves.?? Sp?ngberg said.?? ??I heard the news. M?rtensson went back to his car on Tavastgatan. He could just as easily be white. One reason for this was the expenses incurred by Blomkvist in connection with the Salander story.?? ??I??m driving.

We have a suspect. His name is David Rosin. He felt inadequate but all of a sudden realized that he might be luckier than he deserved.?? ??Second. It was as though her time at S. and to identify the individuals responsible or in any way involved. The conversation was in Kurdish. he was more or less sober. He was bright enough to keep his mouth shut. When he got out of prison in 1984 he kept his nose clean ?C or at least he did not pull any jobs that got him arrested and convicted again. He did not want Niedermann to die. ??You don??t think that her actions could have anything to do with the fact that you had beaten her mother so badly that she suffered permanent brain damage??? Zalachenko turned his head towards Modig. months even. It??s cheap and far below what I would charge if I took the job for Milton. a third to overheads.P. he has integrity. Not one of them had heard of Hans von Rottinger. ??The first two were members of the Zalachenko club in the ??80s.?? Zalachenko lowered his voice: ??Our partner Niedermann.?? ??Let??s hear your diagnosis. And I won??t write a word of what you tell me.

The second part has to be handled from here. Is he alive??? ??You must mean Karl Axel Bodin. What happened in Gosseberga is primarily G?teborg??s problem. but I have a job to do. On Friday the Volvo was back.?? Gullberg said. Fourteen were from reporters at various newspapers who wanted to talk to him. Why are you talking to me??? ??You asked me a question. It??s owned by a company called Bellona Inc. we sent for a copy of her file from St Stefan??s. I??ll explain the situation. she had encouraged him to think for himself. the others were handguns of various types. He had a limp.G. But we still haven??t received it.?? ??Where are you??? ??At the hospital. Berger waited until he had finished thinking.00 and no doubt I have an impressive blood alcohol content.?? * Erlander had a chat with Giannini in a brief interlude between one or other or both of them talking on their mobiles. But that lifeline could also be a trap. It was the seventh time he had seen the same car in four days.

On the way he passed Zalachenko??s door.?? ??I appreciate that.?? ??We don??t think it is a coincidence. have any influence in editorial matters. Was he exaggerating? Should she dismiss his professional caution? In that case. I??m the head physician at St Stefan??s psychiatric clinic in Uppsala.P. He very seldom called in sick. but she was too weak to protest. but she remembered a kitchen ?C it must have been the kitchen in the Gosseberga farmhouse ?C and she thought she remembered seeing him coming towards her.?? ??Could we talk to the prosecutor??? ??No. 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. Fredriksson was the acting news editor. and carried her breakfast into the living room in time for the 6. So I would recommend that you extract it ?? but ???? ??But what??? ??The bullet doesn??t worry me so much. that gave him a status that was beyond most people??s wildest dreams.00 on Saturday morning.K. Ronald Niedermann was without doubt a very talented person who had physical attributes to make him a formidable and feared individual. Bye. showered.?? Bublanski said.

?? ??Yes.M. S. Pennsylvania. somewhere along the way. Ever since he had heard the news at the Kaffebar he had had his heart in his throat and a panicky feeling that Salander might have been the killer. Of course I haven??t done a psychiatric evaluation of her. that would have been one thing. and two of those were addressed to Borgsj? personally. and was already on his way to a higher position within the police hierarchy.?? ??Isn??t that part of the brain associated with numbers and mathematical capacity??? Jonasson said. She limped back to the bedroom and opened the bottom drawer of the chest by her bed. but she kept her distance. I don??t have to use their technical terms. Figuerola had given him a number of indisputable indications that something was rotten within S. He had no difficulty with the work. ??What happened to Zalachenko??? ??Who??? ??The old bastard. and examined her to check on her progress. Salander seemed at times to be in a deep depression and had not the slightest interest in dealing with her situation or her future. Careerist. He had kept his mouth shut through the entire series of police interrogations. It took him several minutes.

He??s murdered at least three people with his bare hands and he??s built like a tank. She??s strange. He had assumed that she would survive.. She had reported the matter to the head of her party. An hour??s research turned up the information that M?rtensson held the title of business consultant and owned a private company whose address was a P.?? ??What??s this about. He was one of the founders of Hacker Republic. silent partner to handle the financial side of the business. ??But I haven??t heard any complaints about him in the last ?? well. or even with the duct tape that some inspired soul had applied. ??We had a little problem at Millennium while you were away Blomkvisting in G?teborg.?? Gullberg looked at Wadensj??. It??s better that we stay on good terms with him. ??The killing of the police officer is the main thing right now. He??s not afraid to get into a public scrap with the police ?? and he??s most certainly in a position where his voice will carry just as much weight in the media as any report from Paulsson. For several weeks they had been hunting Lisbeth Salander. And to cap it all. It probably depends on who made the decision. Agneta Sofia Salander would necessarily disappear into an institution for long-term care. he??s the one who gets S.?? ??But there??s another gap I don??t really understand.

K. I tried to persuade Paulsson to bring in a dog unit???? ??It??s on its way now. You can move in on Monday morning. [Slush/Salander]. First of all: I won??t abandon Millennium.?? he said.P.?? Three inspectors gave Holmberg an astonished look.P. What do we have to do??? ??The alarm we installed today is temporary. I should have published the report the day I got it. Now it??s this German who??s being sought in connection with the murders. On the other hand.?? ??Don??t be. which helped them turn the informer so that he could become a double agent. ??It??s not a question of what we can or can??t do.?? ??Yes. He had hung up his jacket and was leaning back in his chair at the conference table.S. He took a hasty swallow of his tea and set down the cup.?? he said. If we had to arrange for bodyguard protection that would be a different matter ?C and it would be rather expensive.

she risked being seen by the woman. no. and he was about as much help as he was when he was on holiday. And he won??t tell anybody what it??s about. Faste is grossly unsuited to investigate anything at all to do with Salander.?? ??That??s no excuse. She??s innocent. if a group of police officers decided to stretch the laws so that an individual??s constitutionally guaranteed rights were infringed. In addition. When the X-rays came through he studied them intently.?? Ellis had raven-black hair with a touch of grey. He did his military service first as an officer cadet and was then accepted for officer training. Let??s start with Clinton and von Rottinger. ??Are you livid??? ??Insanely. He??s ambitious and on the lookout for anything that will benefit his career. I have to meet my husband and kids at the Sturegalleria in ten minutes. He recognized her straightaway as Monica Figuerola of S. studied to become a police officer at twenty. But there??s someone I have to talk to tonight and it??ll take a while. And then M?rtensson went to the toilet. I can??t handle it right now.?? ??But I am.

?? ??I see.?? ??F?lldin lives in ?s. which she had hardly even thought about for fifteen years. Gullberg had a single slice of bread and a cup of black coffee in Frey??s caf??.?? Armansky laughed. but it was completely off the record. I??ve never understood why I??m attracted to one woman and totally uninterested in another. a little sense of responsibility would not hurt. pushed open the door. It seems completely beside the point. There are now nine hours left before we go to press and four before the front page has to be resolved. chief of Secretariat. ??Give him a copy. Metro and Stockholm City. and was assistant chief before that. and to identify the individuals responsible or in any way involved. But above all. ??We??re talking about a girl who looks as if she??s barely entered puberty and who??s only one metre fifty tall. so he limped to the telephone booth at the grocer??s to call Landsort and book himself a room in the old ships?? pilot lookout. To put it simply. I should have published the report the day I got it. The blinds were down.

At this point Blomkvist should have realized that Paulsson was dangerously stupid. ??I think you can. That will take time.M.00 on Saturday afternoon. Then she heard the voice quite clearly. ??My colleague is staying another day. She had been with Borgsj? for forty-five minutes without mentioning one syllable about Vitavara. Vinge at the time S. I check out every car that catches my attention. She followed him to the kitchen and filled a large glass with cold water. a local paper in Norway bought it. which was already wrapped in bandages. Isn??t what??s-his-name.?? ??You can??t do that. Adamsson watched as he took a bottle of cleaning fluid and sprayed the reception counter-top twice before wiping it with a rag. Salander looked at him. And as for their own complicated relationship. which is utter insanity for a newspaper that can??t add a job to its sports desk.?? ??It??s her. Out of this somewhat esoteric bureaucratic debate. I??m quite sure Henry would agree to that.

She opened the document that he had called [Central questions].?? she said. but he seemed peripheral. are laws.?? ??Which was the sensible thing to do.M. Clinton had probably been Gullberg??s closest colleague for twenty years. ??Hi. a mass murderer.?? said Berger with a smile. As she swallowed the water she saw another person appear on her left side. he was her employer. People who could bug an apartment as easily as get into one without breaking a lock. The doctors had decided that his life was no longer at risk but that he was severely injured. Then we??ll have to sign a contract.?? Gullberg nodded. ??Take a seat. ??The subject fascinates me. The first is the office of the Prosecutor General. She was just walking very quietly. It was an almost shocking feeling when the hand-held suddenly showed that it had established a connection. Ronald Niedermann.

but with no success. but her intellectual gifts are undeniable. The book Secret Forces was fascinating but largely dealt with the time before and during the Second World War. was given a liquid lunch. ??Once again we have to haul you out of the furnace. He takes divide-and-rule as his job description. And I may not be looking for a steady girlfriend.?? Ekstr?m flinched at the mention of the name Blomkvist. The closest car will come from Adam Security in Fisks?tra.?? ??Correct. I checked out the story behind the Bellona apartment. It was never referred to in writing. ??I just collapsed in exhaustion last night. Your role was only to do me the kindness of introducing me to one of your acquaintances. so I??ll stay out of it. I don??t have time to give special treatment to specific articles.?? ??That sounds reasonable. and those responsible must be held accountable. Panic and terror had dogged her through the night. ??Who??s that??? ??My daughter. Salander heard the key turn in the door. & M.

50. But you have to work harder on the exercises. I have no idea yet. Then I can tell you that I like neither your tone nor your evasions nor your lies. about fifty square metres.?? ??He had a hell of a good motive.30 without her being told. and he got to drink whisky at a discreet club in London with the chief of M. a rough dildo. I??ll review your situation with my colleagues at Milton. ??How long was she in the building??? ??Nine minutes. When she did say something. you check it out. Salander had a canister of Mace.m.?? he said. For the rest of his life. Who was the other??? ??F?lldin met him only on that one occasion and couldn??t remember his name. really. so he was mildly surprised when he opened the inbox and found an email from ressallskap9april@hotmail.?? Borgsj? looked puzzled. You??ve awarded yourself a bonus of 400.

Until she met her in person. so far as they could tell. He had been tracking Salander. ??Bjurman subjected his ward to some sort of sexual assault ???? Blomkvist shrugged and said nothing. In a word. taxis. When he had worked for seven straight hours. Cortez frowned and followed Berger with his gaze as she cut across the hall from her office to the kitchenette. It was frustrating. what have you got??? Blomkvist said. 2. That meant that he would have to disappear. on what??s going on.K.P. Then they walked about a hundred and fifty metres into the woods behind Nieminen??s property and scraped away the thin layer of soil that concealed a chest containing six handguns.?? ??You amaze me. And I said I??d talk to you about it. There??s no smoking allowed in the hospital. Eriksson signed an invoice from Daniel Olsson in G?teborg. ??You don??t have much of a headache or any fever.?? ??Mostly to do with women who are threatened??? ??I work with all kinds of things.

and he doesn??t have a criminal record.K ?? ask her if she wants Giannini. but she remembered a kitchen ?C it must have been the kitchen in the Gosseberga farmhouse ?C and she thought she remembered seeing him coming towards her. We know the name of the killer. If you give me information. what??s the situation??? Andersson shook his head.00 last night.C. When he was gone she stared at the ceiling. Deep in thought. Mikael. Offhand I would guess it??s to do with an internal shake-up of some sort.M.?? ??Why the hurry??? ??Because as soon as you come back I need you to make love to me. was studying for a test in three weeks?? time.?? ??I found it yesterday at Lisbeth Salander??s apartment when I finally worked out where she was. You might bear in mind that the beating that provoked Lisbeth??s attack put her mother in hospital for the rest of her life. Niedermann is known to have a habit of burying people. I??d like to leave these flowers for Karl Axel Bodin.?? ??What about her??? ??She has to disappear.?? ??Then we could run it in the June issue??? ??No problem.?? Just before noon there was a knock on the door and a uniformed officer delivered a document to Sp?ngberg.

She looked as if she had been beaten to death. ??No. ??Zalachenko??s daughter is supposed to have given him that??? ??It??s hard to find another explanation. ??And between us. Ellis shrugged.?? Blomkvist said. the investigation carried out in 1991 that led to Lisbeth Salander being locked away was illegal.?? ??The old bastard had a pistol. I followed up with her until she turned eighteen.?? ??And how does he explain the fact that Salander was buried in a trench on his property in Gosseberga??? ??He says he had a cold and was asleep most of the day.?? the Minister of Justice said.?? ??Do you? Good. In other words. I??ll have a copy of that. Then Gullberg turned to Sandberg.?? ??She is extremely manipulative. for a fee of 30.?? ??And??? Modig hesitated once again. Salander is. even though she may have felt a certain frustration that she was not going to be the editor of that particular issue. It should have been obvious that everything was not going well. We??re going to be talking to each other quite a lot.

??I have to call Erika and???? ??No.?? * Richard Ekstr?m. She had a heavy. which was already wrapped in bandages. list everything that??s been said about her. Blomkvist was thinking. As soon as he closed the door Figuerola was on her feet and back out on Kungsgatan.?? She left without kissing him. But someone else has. In the middle of bloody chaos. box on Fleminggatan in Kungsholmen. assign two personal assistants to help him with all the practical matters.?? Gullberg said. She had nineteen new messages.?? ??So ?? what should we do??? Silence settled over the table.?? Berger put her hand over the mouthpiece. I??ve never understood why I??m attracted to one woman and totally uninterested in another. Bj?rck and Bjurman were dead. but she has obvious delusions with distinct paranoid schizophrenic characteristics. We live in a democracy and naturally we cannot influence what is written in the press. She began to have doubts about the ability of the Security Police to protect her. he could move around his room.

and an entirely new investigation has been set up for the purpose.K. in 2001 and 2004. Herr Zalachenko. and I don??t end up in bed with that many men.P. Too many cooks might wreck the whole dish. Gunnar Bj?rck. Blomkvist then made two mistakes.S. He was the only policeman in Sweden whose official job description was to function as a political police officer. With rare exceptions. and if that were to happen a number of operations put in place across Europe over the past fifteen years might have to be dismantled. I??d like you to have company here for the rest of the week. That investigation is presently allocated to S?dert?lje. and that means that Salander has been subjected to a lifetime of injustice ?C since she was twelve.?? Bublanski said. It was always a shock to meet him in person.S. Carl-Magnus Lundin of the Svavelsj? Motorcycle Club was a key player in the whole thing. He did not know a word of Swedish.?? ??If I don??t get a new kidney I??m not long for this world.

??Let her sleep a while. He had not.?? ??Er ?? that device of yours???? ??I??ll leave it in the recess behind the table here. ??Always so cynical??? ??Welcome to S. On the contrary.?? ??Oh. She took hold of his shirtsleeve.?? ??What is it you want??? ??Over the years there have been a number of public reports on S?po. Then he stood and kissed her on the cheek. ??I??m sorry I missed your lecture. That was a surprise. Blomkvist shook his head. Kurdo Baksi. there are a number of hidden funds controlled by the chief of Secretariat and chief of Budget that I have no access to. He issued a directive putting S?po in sole charge of the defector. He heard faint voices to the left and turned to look. Holmberg was studying his fingernails. She raised her right hand and felt her head.?? ??Sure. Instinctual. Your Erika ??Alright. the renowned children??s psychiatrist would be one of the most detested men in Sweden.

??And what did he say??? ??He was very concerned about her safety and wished her well. ??Not quite yet.30 in the morning. or to make use of the art of espionage. She did not even know if his mobile worked in other countries. and some very senior officers began to wonder whether the Section was not run by paranoid conspiracy theorists. well. but later she asked if I had any scientific journals that dealt with genetics and brain research. Perfect dramaturgy with a bad guy who swindles Swedish tenants through the system ?C which is legal ?C but who is so greedy and so bloody stupid that he outsources to this company in Vietnam. There were not many ways it could have come about.?? ??And??? Modig hesitated once again. but soon gave up.P. ??Thanks for letting me borrow your kitchen today. Every time she accessed Teleborian??s hard drive she felt as if her body temperature dropped a few degrees. She shook her head. She had been talking on her mobile and looking at a map that was unfolded on the passenger seat. I worked for him for three months as a temp in the mid-??80s. Swedish democracy is based on a single premise: the Right to Free Speech (R. Slip wrote. Bublanski pursed his lips.S.

Jonasson put his hand on her forehead and felt that it was damp. What else could he do? She returned to the subject of the front page. What do you think it should be about??? ??Morality. ??You wouldn??t happen to have a cigarette. Blomkvist had apparently reached the point in his story at which Paulsson had decided to ignore everything else he might say. then with me.?? ??Mikael ?? I don??t think you really appreciate what this involves. and above all you shouldn??t end up in a situation where you have to bash in someone??s skull.?? Bublanski added the suggestion of a press conference out of sheer cussedness. Now it was just a matter of mapping out the moves. It was Giannini.?? Only three people knew where Svavelsj? M. and through Niedermann he was the architect of the murders of Svensson and Johansson. They must have been there for a couple of hours already. That was when he started making calls and decided it was time to go to Stockholm. his colleague Inspector Modig.15.. he was a good person. and she took it from them. He prescribed various medications and complete bedrest. If it is.

S. we??ll see. According to legend. Blomkvist got out his anonymous mobile and called Daniel Olsson. of course they did. She took a chance and hurried to the corner of Sveav?gen.?? ??Zalachenko was a top spy in the ??70s. And Wasp was one of its citizens. has received a number of emails that appear to come from me. It was doable. At first she just saw strange lights until a figure appeared in the centre of her field of vision.?? ??That??s true.G. ??Good morning. She could see a large part of the editorial office with the news desk in the centre. Could it really be possible??? ??I??m afraid it is.S. but in effect he confessed and slunk home with his tail between his legs. Holmberg threw up his hands in a helpless gesture. And. whom he obviously had not been treating for several years.P.

had to find a hiding place. and a lesbian Satanist.U.00 on Saturday afternoon.

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I??ll explain the situation. whenever it is. He had no idea what he did in his free time.?? Sellberg said with a polite smile. She smiled. How can this have gone on for so long? How could this activity have been both concealed and financed??? ??Go on. Don??t you understand what???? Clinton cut him off. a second tie. but the letter to the Deputy Minister wasn??t logged in at the department until the following day. or swimming. Salander woke with a start when she heard the door open. This is just an extra job for me. When at long last Edklinth concluded that he had to act on Armansky??s information. drove to Rosenbad to inform the incoming Prime Minister. That is how the media work. but he knew that he had one hell of a story. ??The police didn??t get hold of Bj?rck??s report by themselves ?? they got it from a journalist. He weighed thirty-nine kilos and was unable to walk. But one thing is for sure ?C I don??t mean to spend the rest of it in this glass cage. ??Why haven??t we heard anything about this??? ??Blomkvist put it like this: there??s only one right time to publish a story. You must understand how improbably complicated this story has become. This morning she had not had a single visitor.

A man no-one had ever heard of before. He wore a hound??s-tooth jacket and dark-grey trousers. where she??s been isolated since April? She doesn??t want the police to know she has access to the Net.?? ??Thanks. some squiggles on a piece of paper. Various assignments had been given to Cortez and Eriksson. ??You could take this as a complaint from the staff.P. Press freedom has also been enshrined by parliament and is based on the socially and democratically acceptable restrictions of society. he needs a new kidney and spends a lot of his time in dialysis or some other treatment. ??How do I get out of here??? he asked. ??How long has this been going on??? ??A couple of weeks. She tried 52553. The personnel department had no information about what Bj?rck had been working on in 1991. in which it was clear that Bublanski was uncomfortable in the extreme and obviously annoyed at Ekstr?m??s rapid conclusions. ??The Section?? was Francke??s idea. neatly dressed. Figuerola went implacably on. he was a good person.?? ??But he did drive to Stockholm and to Svavelsj?. She tried to focus her gaze. and living in Sk?vde.

She was still thinking when she heard footsteps in the corridor.??s hardly dry behind the ears. and the glass partition to the corridor was covered by curtains. along with information about the C. which right now is a nightmare.?? ??She sort of halfway believed the first email although she was quite surprised by it. Trinity wrote.?? ??I know. ??The long and the short of it is that we??re to hand all our material on Salander over to him this afternoon. We??re so secret that we don??t exist. ??Teleborian is a really.?? ??That??s also true.iv Modig and Holmberg arrived at G?teborg Central Station just after 8. thought Malm. Landsort was the end of the world.?? Sandberg said. Edklinth thought him taciturn.?? ??I know. talking on the telephone.Thursday. This is my last week.?? Borgsj? looked puzzled.

?? ??What do we do now??? ??I have no idea. Bj?rck??s prints were on the handle and the blade. even if that. it was a great loss to Uppsala street safety. Lottie Karim was notoriously afraid of the dark and would never for the life of her have agreed to be by herself overnight at the office. He was sent to a refugee camp in Upplands V?sby. The United Nations keeps an eye on child labour. and its purpose is to damage Salander before the trial. She was shot and buried here.?? Clinton said. That will take time. Do you want me to be your lawyer? Armansky and Mikael are paying my fee and???? ??No.?? ??I??m coming into the city this evening.?? ??That??s exactly what I don??t understand. I??m running the club. ??My name is???? ??Monica Figuerola.?? Blomkvist said. but in fact I forgot to deliver it to his office before I left. He corresponded with Teleborian ?C but the correspondence in the form we??ve seen it is apparently a forgery. Sonny Nieminen. who had paled in the course of the presentation. He also noticed another odd thing: there was no bibliography in any one of the books Cortez had found.

no question. and she went through every public register she could find. We??re going to be talking to each other quite a lot. who did the actual eavesdropping.?? Blomkvist laughed. He was shown to Zalachenko??s room.T. He was Inspector Bergling. irrespective of whether she was a triple murderer or a Nobel Prize winner.?? Blomkvist said. to take over as editor-inchief. and then you??ll find yourself editing the family page or the comics page or something like that. Berger had been a boss she could always rely on. most recently at the editorial meeting on Friday. ??Blomkvist gave the report to his editor-in-chief. And Karlskrona.K. nothing??s happened. and in A. She sank back on to the pillow. A housing association block since the 1890s. It was David Rosin from Milton Security.

Two of the guns were Polish P-83 Wanads. She relaxed and waited. we want you and your husband to be aware of certain things and to take certain routine measures.?? ??No leads??? ??No.?? ??We studied all your notes today and we??ve informed the prosecutor that we??re prepared to discharge you. but the percentage was negligible. Plague was an intelligent and socially gifted citizen. ??I suggest we don??t decide anything now. She did not understand what it was about.?? ??Well ???? ??Do you have a friend who could come and stay with you??? ??Sure.?? ??I??ll make the decisions and do the surgery. But he had done something extremely shrewd.?? ??Fredrik. I don??t know if it contains anything compromising. The rear is screened by your hedge. ??I??m getting to that. Zalachenko was Salander??s father and her worst enemy. but I think only the Prosecutor General could appoint a preliminary investigation leader in this situation. But in the half-staffed Saturday newsroom everything was normal. I??m going to walk to the Scandic Crown and book a room. So she??s read it too.?? ??How about management??? ??Magnus Borgsj? is chairman of the board.

Now she was suddenly editor-in-chief. He was without doubt a most competent news editor. and Edklinth did not welcome the necessity to get mixed up in it.?? ??I??m not suggesting that they should lose money. she would leave hospital with a scar on her scalp.?? ??There was a ?? Clinton.?? They were silent for a moment. but that was words. but we can make a few assumptions.P. so he tried her number at the Millennium offices. because Gullberg had made specific death threats against Karl Axel Bodin. even if his body had not yet absorbed the message that it was time to shut down. Malm??s boyfriend. don??t you think??? ??Well. ??Tell me. on the other hand.e. Criminal Inspector Marcus Erlander from the Violent Crimes Division of the G?teborg police arrived in Gosseberga and took over the investigation from the overburdened Paulsson. At 6.?? * Richard Ekstr?m. as Mikael Blomkvist claimed from the very beginning.

started up the I. bangs together some sheet-metal cubes for exclusive rental at G?shaga on Liding?. he??s the one who gets S. ??I??d like to examine you for a moment. ??Congrats. She was grown-up now. Then Modig leaned forward and said in a low voice. but this whole story has so many different threads and connections ?? It seems to me that it would be wise to get Bublanski and Modig away from Salander. where did you spring from? They stopped outside the door to Blomkvist??s building. itself be implemented? The Wennerstr?m debacle had given rise to an avalanche of dilemmas within the Security Police. But it is unusual. ??I just spoke to a nurse at Sahlgrenska. Which she should not have done. This situation makes the Prime Minister both angry and uneasy. Armansky had begun to tell him the story of Lisbeth Salander. My name is Lisbeth Salander. and squeezed the trigger.?? ??Alright. and from the conversation Blomkvist gathered that it was a stringer in G?teborg whom Eriksson had sent to Sahlgrenska. From the moment in mid-April when Bj?rck??s report was stolen and Blomkvist realized that he was under surveillance. If this was the case. She had scarcely sent the message before she heard that Berger was up and moving about again.

and some cash. yes. ??Hello. ??It??s all about getting Ekstr?m to split the two cases. I??ll be back in Stockholm tomorrow if nothing else comes up. She remembered the nights when. Borgsj? is going to be persona non grata.?? ??What did Vinge and Francke quarrel about??? ??They were just very different. What matters to them is their own survival. I don??t want to say what it entails right now. Then. or whatever he was. She could give a good description of the woman. It??s nonsense. I??ve had a whole string of crazy emails accusing me of being all kinds of things ?C and suggesting various perverse things that ought to be done to me. I think you??re pretty tough too. Millennium is sitting on a scoop that will turn the Salander story on its head. Monica. The difference. All the blood was either in his head ?C the noose having prevented it from running into his body ?C or in the lower extremities.A. Peter Teleborian.

?? ??I don??t think???? ??It??s up to you. But don??t worry about him for the time being. and turned on the T.?? Waltari said. But this rape took place two years ago. ??I don??t understand this.?? ??Amazing. but he knew that some time in the future he would have to pay her back and erase the shame.?? Jonasson sat for a while.?? ??He seems not to have had any contact with his old friends in Hamburg. Giannini had only been there for a few minutes. but as I told you I??m not active in any political party. a doorman.?? ??I don??t think so. and I??m proud of it. ??Once again we have to haul you out of the furnace.?? ??Not a hope. to help disseminate.?? ??I understand. According to the newspapers. Add to this the unforgivably absurd bonuses that will cost S. I went through Forelius.

?? ??The neighbours on the right are away for long periods. With an effort she stood up and swayed unsteadily. The government has the power to adopt a wide range of measures in the event that breaches of the constitution are threatened. She calculated the distance.?? ??Have you appointed an assistant editor??? ??Henry. Many of them were sadistic. But would you be willing. It was found in Gosseberga outside G?teborg and it has Salander??s prints on it. and I are tending towards the belief that Blomkvist is correct in claiming that the first three murders were committed by Niedermann. She kept an eye on the clock. He watched the flow of people on G?tgatan. perhaps you could help me with a matter I don??t quite understand ?? as one doctor to another. and had probably saved her life. He corresponded with Teleborian ?C but the correspondence in the form we??ve seen it is apparently a forgery. ??What on earth?? you were there??? ??Yes.?? She laughed.?? ??Which means that if problems arise. She watched the woman as she stood in the queue at the kiosk. The stalker then took the opportunity to get into the house. Without actually uttering a single inappropriate word. Saturday. I??m here on a work issue.

?? the nurse said. ??Thanks. She went on to report how at one point during the rape he had wound a piece of clothing ?C her own T-shirt ?C around her neck and strangled her for such a long time that she temporarily lost consciousness. but statistics showed that the absolute majority of people who harassed women were men. So you have to pay the going rate. She poured black coffee into a paper cup and ate a lettuce and cheese baguette. Unfortunately there was not much he could help with.I. then it was with these lunatics. ??I??m just dead tired. And not one of us had noticed a thing. he had helped in the attempt to murder and bury her. Tonight. and they might not be the same ones Erika would have made.?? Blomkvist said.?? he said. He was still amazed that it had not been confiscated when Paulsson frisked him. Malm was never quite sure whether Blomkvist was paranoid by nature or if he had paranormal gifts.00. Jervas raised her hand.?? she said. He had a view of medicine that was at times unorthodox.

But not one of us wants to hurt you. but I??m responsible for her. Poison Pen might easily be a married man with five children and a dog. but they were old colleagues. The prosecutor has forbidden my client to have visitors. for as long as she kept trying. He decided against the train. knowing things about her that Giannini did not. Niedermann is of no importance. She was thirty-six. It was an automatic response.?? ??Don??t call me crazy. I got in at the same time he did. is mixed up in several kinds of criminal activity. before she got mixed up in the hunt for Zalachenko. The problem was that she did not know what she should do.?? ??And he spent his sick leave running around with prostitutes??? Gullberg said. ??Give us a written order and the authority we need. Bublanski had to stop himself from smiling. then do so. Thanks for the legwork yesterday. ??Mikael.

H on another officer. It was entitled [Read this first]. As the plywood was being put up. even if she had no say over the magazine??s contents. Nils Erik Bjurman. Salander was one of them.?? ??He??s an artist. He woke at 10. The story simply did not sound credible. His parents lived in ?rebro and they were his sole heirs. He had no will to react when calmly they took him in a firm grip under both arms. and by mid-decade Gullberg had heard several proposals that the budget be reduced. He glanced at Cortez and Karim. That could be the only explanation. Millennium was going to publish the story. and the Prime Minister has no jurisdiction to determine whether or not she is sane. We??re not going to kill the article.?? ??No need to apologize.M.?? Blomkvist thanked him and took a taxi to City Hotel on Lorensbergsgatan. outside Nykvarn.?? she said.

who had a similar position in the C. Things might be a bit rocky at first. Shall we say 6. The computer started up.?? ??A little. we??ve tried it. Foolish to think otherwise. It could be scar tissue as a product of the healing process. But if he can??t handle the fact that you screwed up one time in twenty years. I can??t recall having any discussion about it at the two o??clock meeting.?? Berger smiled. On the other hand. The only two books with any real ambition to portray the work of the Security Police were Power Struggle for S?po and Espionage in Sweden. I would have gone for the Silbersky type or another of the heavy-duty criminal lawyers. please. it will take longer.?? ??O.?? ??Our activity is completely legal ?? we??re actually working under the auspices of the government. or could he be borrowed for an investigation in Constitutional Protection? The assistant chief of Counter-Espionage was puzzled. and Salander would be buried in a hole in the ground. Why should it cost 10. Jonasson spent ten minutes examining her.

P. of course.?? Edklinth said tentatively.S. When he checked the clock he quickly closed his iBook.?? Fransson wondered whether she could somehow arrange to hand the entire business over to Prosecutor Ekstr?m in Stockholm. He always felt a bit bemused when he went into the apartment: twenty-one rooms. She reached out and rang for a nurse. Have you got any more surprises up your sleeve??? ??Yes. he had. Right now we have about thirty officers working directly on the investigation. But not one of us wants to hurt you. like writing a column in a trade journal every week. But this was not going to be of any help to Salander. She had wiped her hard drive clean before she left for Gosseberga and the confrontation with Zalachenko. You met him down in G?teborg.000 copies since the glory days of the ??60s. He was hungry and exhausted. she put on one shoe and stuck the toes of her injured foot into the other.?? ??This sounds fun. ??I don??t know what this is going to turn into.S.

the fate of Sweden rests in your hands.?? ??That was Margareta Orring??s article. The layout was not perfect. The second was an injury to the brain.?? ??Order everything you can find from parliament: budgets.?? ??You misunderstand me. we have a journalistic responsibility. so that Millennium??s office was always staffed and someone slept there every night. just long enough to get an idea of who sent it and what it was about.?? he said.?? He paused. Does that sound good??? ??It sounds fantastic. the attack on Annika. The problem was that she did not know what she should do. We have just under six weeks. and its purpose is to damage Salander before the trial.?? Gullberg shook his head. Her head was wrapped in bandages. There was a pile of unopened post that he shoved firmly to one side. Policemen aren??t supposed to think in those terms. On Friday KAB was conspicuous by its absence. the worst possible thing I could do in this situation would be to try to influence the shape or content of your story.

R. These pages. On Sunday morning they said a hasty goodbye before Berger drove home to her husband. He knows who I am. but he??s incredibly bad at routine work. ??O.?? Edklinth exhaled a little. The trail ends there for the moment. ??I??m in G?teborg. Zalachenko is there too with an axe wound to his skull. He had flowers in one hand and a briefcase in the other. Within the Section this was no obstacle. In his opinion. Today we have what??s called an internal and an external organization.?? He explained how the story had developed. yes. He had done something that Salander knew about.S. she won??t be able to do the research she needs to do to prepare her defence. was involved in Zalachenko??s murder. and suddenly there isn??t much time left.?? he said at last.

?? ??Talk to Erika and ask her for a copy. I asked if she wanted something to read.?? ??Hello.?? ??Where are you??? ??Nyk?ping. He felt strangely uninterested in everything to do with the hunt for Niedermann. ??You should start working out yourself. but we??re going to have to act fast so that we don??t squander the opportunity. He would have to turn to the chief to secure political support for what he was working on.?? ??Yes. ??I think I??ll doze for a while. This thing about steroids has to do with her connection to boxers.?? ??Barring the unforeseen.?? ??It??s precisely the same thing.Friday. ??I know what we??re supposed to be doing. and the crime scene investigation proceeded as best it could under the circumstances. Von Rottinger is dead. 3. ??Wadensj??. But Ekstr?m??s the boss. there was no crime. ??Niedermann is the scapegoat and I guarantee that no-one will ever find him.

Dr Anders Jonasson was blond and blue-eyed.?? He tied a sheet around his waist. She had cut through all the rhetoric and intimated that the Prime Minister himself was responsible.?? ??But he refuses to give the police any information about Salander.Q.?? Figuerola said.?? ??Falsifications??? ??I think that??s the only appropriate description. ??I need a favour. means invading your privacy ?C preferably with your approval. Eriksson and Blomkvist looked up from the typescript of the book about the Zalachenko case. Finally he shut down the computer and went to bed.?? ??I know. Did you try to call the police about what happened??? ??Yes.. But she could afford it. He had only the vaguest notion of how S?po was organized. And that led to a little clash at the Construction Fair in ?lvsj? last year. I don??t want to guess what it would cost with fries and a Coke. I don??t want to guess what it would cost with fries and a Coke. my assignment is to provide you with background as necessary. account pinged. He had heart and artery problems.

If he wanted to.?? ??I always dress nicely. which consisted solely of numbers. his chest hit the coffee table. our lawyer in S. her husband.?? ??That petty thief you identified ???? ??Kenneth Gustafsson.?? ??I wish I could. She blamed Blomkvist for this state of affairs as she showered and then rousted him out of bed. More??? ??We only I. and they lack credibility. I??m a doctor. like writing a column in a trade journal every week.?? Wadensj?? said. Start by reading through the clippings. 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.K. He felt inadequate but all of a sudden realized that he might be luckier than he deserved. not for a moment.?? Sandberg said. She??s at the hospital in Bor?s.?? ??What happened then??? ??We got out of the lift on the same floor.

?? ??The way you did with Hans-Erik Wennerstr?m??? ??Something like that.?? Modig said nothing. Have you got any more surprises up your sleeve??? ??Yes. No police report was ever filed. He did a quick visual examination: it looked like she was a teenager. but he seemed alert still. Not surprisingly. Tell me about this story. He has an exemplary record with no real criticisms. But before that there are one or two things we ought to discuss. spear. It??s exercise more than hard training. Someone had taken the trouble to find out where she lived. ??As you no doubt know.?? Wadensj?? said.M.M.K. She had to find a hiding place. and a lesbian Satanist.U.00 on Saturday afternoon.

Zalachenko is an ordinary gangster who??s probably mixed up in several murders and other criminal activities.

Who on earth do you think can resist that??? ??You??re very kind
Who on earth do you think can resist that??? ??You??re very kind. I??m at home. your only task. obviously. He just gave a lecture on brain research. Since he did not know Swedish.?? ??There??s going to be an almighty scandal if S?po??s involvement gets leaked. But do you want me to represent you??? Salander gave a curt nod. But he was bothered by the fact that they had to dress like that in the middle of Stockholm.30. The prosecutor is going to go on about this being the second time you have tried to kill him. There is a nationwide A. ??These are interesting times we??re living in. if I do an examination??? She nodded. he shouldn??t have had a clue that she was Zalachenko??s daughter; it??s not in any public records. She thought. After five days of investigations.?? ??He says that we??ll have to ask her ourselves. ??Then I??ll have to start by thanking you for coming to me with this matter as soon as you did. I too think Blomkvist is a man we could work with. He called his sister.?? ??Tell me what happened from the moment you arrived at Sahlgrenska until you were attacked.

By 10. There??ll be opportunities later. You??re going to be a special correspondent assigned to the Salander trial. a man who exploits child labour in Vietnam. your only task.?? ??Three. because that takes only a minute or so. He reckoned that he would have to produce twice as much text again for the summer issue. And I??d have a serious problem if it became known. My two uncles were murdered by Saddam in the ??90s. He served in G?teborg before he moved to Trollh?ttan. I??ll be in the cage for a while. ??Now we just have to decide how we??re going to handle it. ??Thanks for the help with Niedermann.I.?? Blomkvist gave in.?? Blomkvist said. ??I??m still in shock that Erika is gone and you want me to take her place. She had a black eye and a gash above her eyebrow that was still bleeding. It was not the first time she had received a threatening email or a message from a crackpot. Blomkvist could see from Baksi??s expression that he started out with words of greeting and small talk before he got serious and explained why he was calling. It was just before 4.

?? ??A woman??? ??Not just any woman. I won??t forget it. what??s going to be in the paper tomorrow??? ??Well ???? ??Well. the Russians will swiftly identify our informants and sources in Russia. but what the hell are we going to do??? ??Malin??s going to be acting editor-in-chief starting with the next issue.I. Isn??t what??s-his-name. but it??s also a sensor for the ground floor that you??ll have to turn on when you??re upstairs at night. Reassigned to a secret post abroad in 2000. Do you want me to come back and look in on you again??? Salander thought for a moment. He was in his thirties. Starting now. we have to work faster.?? ??Understood. but somehow she managed to survive and dig herself out and???? ??And somehow got back to the farm and swung an axe into Zalachenko??s skull.?? ??Anything new on Svavelsj? M. One question he could not answer ?C based on the existing documentation ?C was who in S?po. and he would have to take control of the situation. on the horns of a constitutional dilemma: he did not have the authority to conduct secret investigations. ??Good morning. Dr Endrin could tell that there was infection in her body. probably in some car park in Stockholm.

A colleague sent for the forensic report on the patient. (Which he also did.?? said Berger. Mogren was a carpenter and bodybuilder and had been her training partner off and on for three years. Plague gave her the U. Do you feel like an afternoon on the town??? ??Not particularly.V.?? she said at last. Thereafter the story became more sluggish. That was what they had been expecting. there was no reason to delay publication. And never to repeat claims uncritically. agents.?? Wadensj?? said. Through all these storms Berger had been the rock that nothing seemed capable of shifting. It was not unusual for other doctors to contact him with advice or opinions on treatment. your sister. So much so that Faste took sick leave. He went to open it and found the lawyer Annika Giannini. ??Well ?? you could just accept a friendly personal invitation. But the headaches were so overpowering that she could not think straight.?? Endrin said.

?? she said. But our assignments have also changed.?? ??We??ll meet again as soon as your client is strong enough to be interviewed.?? he said. ??You know??? Wadensj?? yelled. This was correct procedure. adjusted his glasses.?? He nodded curtly once before he went out and locked the door. it is.00 she logged on to Hacker Republic and uploaded the list to Plague. while others flutter around.E. It was only when he heard the details and studied Malm??s photographs that he reluctantly admitted that Blomkvist had good reason to be suspicious. but here the task was simplified by the fact that the letters he was writing would be signed by himself.?? ??But you two ?? he??ll publish it??? Armansky gave a curt nod.?? Giannini said.M. It probably depends on who made the decision. but he has massive brain damage.M. Seconds later they had set off down the corridor. Jesus ?? it??s wonderful that she got the job.

I can??t go up stairs without gasping for breath. but didn??t find anything that stood out. Berger had not even known of his existence. without back-up. I can tell you that I see no sign of mental illness. He looked up at her.?? ??The way you did with Hans-Erik Wennerstr?m??? ??Something like that. She sat up in bed and looked at the man beside her. I see spreadsheets before my eyes. You remember when Mikael was up in Hedestad sulking for almost a whole bloody year.?? ??And did they bother to come out here??? ??Not really. The next morning. He was about ten minutes late for their meeting. handcuffs and a toothbrush.?? ??If a doctor were mixed up in something like this. after all. Blomkvist??s face was shiny with sweat. and he had been on the staff of the Section for ten years. She wondered whether it was some lunatic who had read about her in connection with Morander??s death. He was not fond of alcohol. then. hangs himself.

K. She wanted to get to know Salander. Once an intruder comes on to your property ?C and it takes only five seconds to turn off the road and arrive at the rear of the house ?C then the view is completely blocked.S. The headache was still there. arson. And you??re better than I am at what you do. and vigorous. It was just our bad luck that he happened to be on rotation. And you can still spend nine hours every other day on dialysis.?? ??Damn.?? ??I don??t understand. He froze when he saw another entry wound. ??What you have to understand is that the Section functions as the spear head for the total defence of the nation. Bj?rck looked at the noose.?? ??I see. I have spent years trying to help Lisbeth Salander. But what??s the rush??? ??I have to get a handle on the situation.?? ??What Blomkvist doesn??t grasp is that if the truth about Zalachenko comes out. I??ve already talked to Milton??s chief lawyer and he??s looking into it. for a fee of 30.K.

Gunnar. so I can??t even see his lips move. from the moment Armansky invited him to dinner. Any other outcome was unthinkable.I. No problem.?? ??Of course I do. Response time would be about thirty minutes. ??How can I help you??? ??It??s about one of your patients.?? ??I??d like to take you home and undress you. letters and photographs. Then he gave Zalachenko a long. you??re not going to do anything for the moment.. We??ve also had enormous expenses. This recurred at around 3.?? Modig said. She sat there for some time. ??Spare me the lectures. which was mostly figuring out what was going on on the other side of the Baltic.?? Holm said.C.

If anything happens you should quickly seek shelter and lock the door while you wait for assistance. ??Not for the moment.M. That was why she was locked up. I need to know now. I always thought I wanted to be a doctor. She would go to Borgsj?. that I won??t take the job if it??s illegal.L. If I like it. Their assignment is to determine the truth behind the assertions we have discussed. I usually draw a blank. Before I go to press I??m going to do a formal interview with you. ??I??m sorry. reached for the glass.?? Berger nodded. but there wasn??t anywhere else to park. She also decided that since her brother and her client had not so far communicated with each other. I??m leaving for G?teborg later this afternoon. on the steep slope down towards Pryssgr?nd. Niedermann got away.8.

He seemed surprised that she was saying anything at all. 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.?? He grabbed his laptop case and took the stairs instead of waiting for the lift. who took pity on him and vouchsafed that. Where is everybody??? Waltari told him where the other five members of Svavelsj? M. Hmm.?? He threw up his hands.?? Teleborian laughed. but instead of going out on to the street he turned left and went through the basement. ??I have met Mikael Blomkvist on several occasions in the course of this investigation. and then by telephone. There were simply too many incidents for this to be coincidence. Bublanski was also wearing a kippa. which in turn was owned by one Anneli Karlsson. in your opinion.?? ??Did he remember who it was??? ??It was Bertil K.?? She laughed. without his father there to guide him.S.?? ??I see ?? yes. both as a kid and as an adult. a folder on the kitchen table.

Erika shrugged. I thought he looked rather bewildered. but he bent down and kissed her on the cheek. who boxed with him. the journalist who was murdered. Ekstr?m did not entirely understand. The moderate government had come to power when the Soviet Union was collapsing. ??I miss you. Blomkvist assumed it was Figuerola herself. and then stopped about four centimetres into the brain. ??And what do I get in return ?C if I do co-operate??? ??Nothing. She never pestered them for anything and had never before asked to speak to a specific doctor. and much of what he thinks he knows is wrong. Anders. ??Raml?sa. 17. and showed Zalachenko his I.?? ??Tell me.K. I have another solution.?? ??Let me give you one very good reason why you should. not for S?po alone but probably for intelligence services all over the world.

P. who with thirty thousand female soldiers and three thousand female cavalry swept through Egypt and Syria and all the way to the Aegean. She had several run-ins with people from the social welfare agency. 8. S. and put the key in the exhaust pipe. said. The situation is as follows: The police haven??t found your apartment and don??t have access to the D.40 that morning. taller than he was. 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. They??re not supposed to interfere with the content.B. In other words. That Millennium had leaked the story to her in advance was nothing but a courtesy ?C they wanted to reduce the damage to her personally. Holmberg threw up his hands in a helpless gesture. Linder told her that she did not hold with psychological mumbo-jumbo. but he was a Kurd. ??And there??s going to be war when we publish it. We??ve reorganized. ??Yes. of Bjurman??s rape.

I told you that you would have to handle him like a live grenade. 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. But when Blomkvist came over to give him a secure mobile.30 on Tuesday. They take care of their normal jobs and do some discreet moonlighting for us should the need or opportunity arise.?? ??Right.I. we??ll see.?? ??Yes.?? ??And how many hours a week do you do it??? ??Two hours a day. A blond man with intense blue eyes and a tilted. although she did think that sex was an underrated therapy for just about all ailments. Hans von Rottinger was always a pleasant chap. She could see a large part of the editorial office with the news desk in the centre. Plague.?? ??So how is she involved??? ??This is an intricate story.?? Modig said. The situation is as follows: The police haven??t found your apartment and don??t have access to the D.?? ??Shall we take it from the top??? Berger said. When Salander was twelve. Jonasson put his hand on her forehead and felt that it was damp. I mean.

First of all. I was born on 30 April 1978. Things did not change until 1977. just as he was about to leave early.?? Ellis went on. where Clinton rose slowly from the sofa. Nieminen called him twice on his mobile. It??s something that you all on the staff will have to talk through. F?lldin had in practice demonstrated that he had been informed. ??That??s not what I asked. That way Bublanski would have his hands full for a while. Finally Holmberg pushed his coffee cup aside.?? ??I??ve been keeping it under wraps all this time ?C Mikael??s going to???? ??Micke??s going to go through the roof. Erlander said: ??I knew Officer Ingemarsson personally. It took her about a minute to gain control over her body. A would-be Svavelsj? biker was busted for that.?? ??But Blomkvist managed to overpower Niedermann all by himself. we sent for a copy of her file from St Stefan??s.?? Zalachenko lowered his voice: ??Our partner Niedermann. ??What have we got? Sonja??? She smiled weakly. effective immediately. Niedermann must have bloodied his knuckles pretty badly during the beating.

Add to that a publishing house. He was given the assignment. Blomkvist said hello to Modig. ??A scandal to bring down the government??? ??The survival of the government isn??t my concern.M. one had been with the financial police. You??re an exercise fanatic and you were once a top-class athlete.?? ??Hmm.?? ??It??s in the daily memo. How now to handle the situation? Technically. Edklinth lacked the legal authority to initiate a preliminary investigation. she trained so hard and her body was so muscular that malicious colleagues still called her Herr Figuerola. but in a couple of days. as a twelve-year-old. ??A constant guilty conscience.?? she said. 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. We??ll keep in touch by mobile. ??I??ll hobble in as soon as I??ve pulled myself together. I??ve borrowed a room from the rabbi so we can speak undisturbed.M. Her friend sighed.

In other words.?? ??I think you??d better explain.?? ??Zalachenko??? Sandberg nodded. He picked four colleagues. If she tried to kill her father. who formally advised him that he was a suspect in the grievous bodily harm or attempted murder of Lisbeth Salander.P.?? Eriksson said. But he had no proof that Gullberg??s shots had been anything other than what they seemed..?? ??Is it really something to be proud of??? said Blomkvist.?? ??Which was the sensible thing to do. He had offered credentials to indicate that he worked for S. if she??s well enough. He was English and lived in London.?? ??But the present situation has arisen because you have been subject to a direct threat from a specific individual. If so.?? ??How do you mean??? Sandberg looked so nervous for a second that Zalachenko had to smile. and seldom got the chance to sleep even if no emergency patients came in. ??Thanks. Born in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. I need to have a meeting with you and the Prime Minister.

??this could lead to a constitutional crisis. ??It was an operational decision. He took a clean sheet from a linen cupboard and cut it up to make bandages.?? said Bublanski in a darker tone of voice. a veteran reporter at fifty-one who was on the legal desk. ??What was he like??? ??Much as he is today.?? ??I won??t comment on that. and Jonasson could not imagine that this would be some sort of tomfoolery. If we don??t get there in time. we changed your bedroom door today. Vinge was fired shortly thereafter. Berger had been a boss she could always rely on. 9. They tell us in advance the days they aren??t available because of holidays or something else. Then he walked decisively back to Zalachenko??s room and closed the door. Instead she went to bed with a history of the ancient world. So. He had the authority to make it happen. The case is now at the prosecutor??s office. If he hasn??t managed it by then. She tried 52553. unzipped the outside pocket of his case.

It was the first time she had smiled at Sahlgrenska hospital. He took the lift to the seventh floor. Since he had come on duty at 6. Zalachenko doesn??t make empty threats. So that??s the background for this tactic. You report directly and only to me. But I need to have a few words with him. She did not answer her mobile.?? ??No. Which. ??I??m in. He drove down Hornsgatan and across to Bellmansgatan via Br?nnkyrkagatan. wire service.?? Blomkvist conceded. Paolo Roberto and his pals. Retired in 1991.?? ??I didn??t think you were or you wouldn??t have slept here last night. I beg you not to reject me. And I??d have a serious problem if it became known. ??Hello there. The nurse had asked him to wait while she went to see whether Herr Bodin was awake.?? ??I see.

It was parked on a side street 350 metres from the railway station. 1989.5 steps. He had made the right decision. There??s no smoking allowed in the hospital. ??So ??.m. It was blocked. ??Does it feel tight??? ??A little. and Vinge was a bureaucrat of the old school.?? Gullberg said. thirty-nine. But can anyone explain to me what actually happened??? ??As far as we can tell. Half were graphic artists and so on. opened the door to him. is still one of the big papers. The storm had moved in over G?teborg. Gullberg had worked in Counter-Espionage. three emails from Fredriksson updating her on developments in the day??s lead story.?? Gullberg said. His head was wrapped in so many bandages that you could see only his left eye and a narrow slit of mouth. frankly.

by the way. don??t!?? she screamed and then took a step back. where she could still see the back of the man in the blue overalls. But why not smuggle in the mobile too? Ah. I??m not expressing myself clearly enough. between the two of us. That could be explained. They found a damaged cigarette case that seemed to have been used as a scoop. Two had a background in the Fraud Division. S. ??Listen ?? I??m terribly sorry that it had to be this way. As it says in the report. He had seen me and pointed his pistol at me. ??Say that again??? ????diot.?? ??I was afraid of that.?? ??You??re wrong. Frank. We also have a contract which explicitly gives me free rein to make the editorial changes I deem necessary. She was not the one who had killed Svensson and Johansson. bangs together some sheet-metal cubes for exclusive rental at G?shaga on Liding?. In that respect. and a muted brick-red jacket.

Those are the ones that prompted the hunt for Salander: the deaths of Advokat Bjurman. It was a consistent silence. ??I??ve got a meeting at 11. but he restrained himself. Gullberg thought.?? ??And this story about Gunnar Bj?rck and S?po and the 1991 report ???? ???? is going to be handled by Faste and Ekstr?m. But we still haven??t received it. but it resurfaced whenever she tried to move. The night porter said that was possible. so long as its objective was to safeguard the security of the nation.M. Blomkvist calls them ??the Zalachenko club??. Could you get the number??? While Jonasson was still waiting for the X-rays. I have consulted the head of the I. if I understood correctly. no exit.. Teleborian had indeed had dealings with S. Berger cursed the whole time she was at the hospital. and then they??d all come trooping out in silence. He felt as soon as he lay down that for the first time in weeks he could relax and sleep peacefully. Ekstr?m had also to investigate and bring charges against Lisbeth Salander.

I??m inviting the media to a press conference. I had a late lunch and was going to make a pasta when I got home.?? ??Very good. which seemed not to trouble him. Then a series of notes claiming that Salander was paranoid and a schizophrenic.?? Blomkvist said again. Nystr?m saw that Ekstr?m had swallowed the bait. a dental nurse who lived in Alings?s. Jan Bublanski was the leader of the investigation concerning Ronald Niedermann. He looked as if he wanted to say something.?? Jonasson pulled off his blood-stained nitrile gloves and dropped them in the bio-waste disposal bin. ??Lisbeth Salander was shot in the head and was very seriously injured. She ordered a beer and a small plate of calamari with Greek potatoes. Nieminen was boiling over. Those are the ones that prompted the hunt for Salander: the deaths of Advokat Bjurman. layout artists and others. I could handcuff you and take you with me.?? he said. She was slammed up against a tiled wall next to the door.00 in the evening. Salander was lying on her back on the floor when Nurse Marianne came in. Zalachenko is an ordinary gangster who??s probably mixed up in several murders and other criminal activities.

said. the car was in the visitors?? car park. but he made these journeys less and less often. showered.

?? ??What I??m wondering is whether you consider the source to be reliable
?? ??What I??m wondering is whether you consider the source to be reliable. I can tell you that he is a defector.?? Sandberg said suddenly. I thought we might be able to come to an understanding here.P. If these very unpleasant pranks continue we will have to consider reporting them to the police. We??d be sent down so fast it??d make your head spin. Isn??t what??s-his-name. Even if we count you in. and your delicious grotto. ??How??s the old bastard doing??? ??Who? You mean???? ??The one who came in the same time as I did. Badenbrink was an implacable colleague in whom Gullberg had implicit trust.I. And then we??ll track down Niedermann. Salander used to train at a gym in S?der. ??Toilets. Don??t use my email. played tennis.D. He sat still for almost ten minutes before he heard movement in the corridor and was aware that the police had arrived. assign two personal assistants to help him with all the practical matters.S.

I won??t take it to S. however. Inspector Bublanski. you have to admit. Holm met her gaze.?? Gullberg nodded. getting his bearings. this would have been hard to avoid. you have to understand that Salander is exceptionally resourceful. ??I never knew Zalachenko. I thought we might be able to come to an understanding here. In the course of the day Figuerola??s team had interviewed a number of people now retired from the Swedish Atomic Energy Agency. since Dr Endrin was assigned to her case. possession of illegal weapons. We suggest that you share your knowledge. But it was. Blomkvist. I??d love to tell you the whole thing. Then he heard a sound to his right and saw the Prime Minister get up from an armchair. He heard the sound of the chopper and watched as it banked through the storm squalls down towards the helipad. In the ??70s and ??80s he was twice arrested and charged with breaking and entering.?? Sandberg said lightly.

One was a serious burn case.?? ??You don??t quite understand the hard economic facts.?? ??I heard that you had a disagreement about a headline with Anders Holm. He had ended up in the same situation as during the Wennerstr?m affair. how you came to be in possession of the Top Secret S?po report on Zalachenko.?? ??Negative too? It??s no good if the two of you can??t work together???? ??I have no problem working with him. The Russian defector who came to Sweden in 1976. ??O. He opened his mobile and called Cortez. ??What were you told about that group??? ??Nothing. ??I established it this morning. Sandberg and Nystr?m will do the legwork. In such serious instances the investigation was also assumed to come under the authority of the Prosecutor General.?? Blomkvist looked around the room. you??re not going to do anything for the moment. Wasp wrote. who was snoring peacefully. Everything was classified. If you have information to that effect you should take action. ??I need to fill them.?? ??Let??s hear it. He got up from the kitchen table.

But I can give you the authority to conduct a one-man investigation. Since this particular chief was a man who never asked questions that might yield unpleasant answers. Murder suspect or not. How was that possible? Edklinth tried to imagine what reasonably would have happened if he had been sitting at the chief??s desk at S.?? ??I would urge you to wait and see. I was terrified that something had happened. S?po??? ??That??s what Blomkvist claims.?? ??And he knows you??re twenty-seven and a temp and that you??re useful when he wants to plant information that the prosecutor wants put out. but she had also to deal with her own problems. At the last moment she changed her mind. If the situation had been reversed ?C if S. He wanted to get an idea of how the ward was laid out. and as discreetly as possible. and did not seem to lead a fast life. uncovered planned lovers?? trysts. stood up. Nieminen called him twice on his mobile.?? Salander looked at him. and now his hand rested on the trousers that he had dropped on the floor next to the bench. This was one of twelve similar matters which the assistant chief of S. there was only one way out of the dead end ?C up to Br?nnkyrkagatan via Pustegr?nd and towards Slussen. When we get to that courtroom the prosecutor won??t have a single syllable from any interrogation to fall back on.

?? Everyone around the table had heard of the Wennerstr?m affair and knew the name. She could not put her finger on what was wrong. Salander was not sure. Was G?ran M?rtensson working on anything important. ??I thought you were starting Monday. She realized that she was sufficiently recovered now that she could have walked out of the hospital. causing deep bruising there.?? ??No. Kalle Bloody Blomkvist was complicating life for her. If it were a fake. Can you bring me up to speed so that I can get the hang of what??s going on??? ??What happened here tonight is the culmination of the murders of two friends of mine in Enskede. Behind Wennerstr?m you can see three people. He was under great pressure. Mikael doesn??t know anything about it either. 2. The May issue is done ?C we??ve already worked hard on it. Blomkvist briefly explained what had happened and asked Cortez to pass the information to Millennium??s editor-in-chief.00 in the evening and Giannini did not usually appear this late. I tracked him to Gosseberga. It had taken him all day to work out that her room was two doors down the corridor to the right. In that case. assault.

I was told that Ruben ?? your Zalachenko. held it to his temple. think and believe anything whatsoever.?? ??Fredrik.. He represents the media.?? ??So you??re suggesting in all seriousness that the board should decide to abolish dividends and bonuses.?? he said in a gloomy voice. that is. The problem was that she did not know what she should do. I??ve been sent to invite you. I??m a friend. if this had been during the communist days???? ??That??s an illusion.?? Blomkvist turned and looked at her profile. He was recruited by S. When the X-rays came through he studied them intently. ??I??m guessing that he??s sitting there wishing he??d never heard of Zalachenko. She pulled up a chair and sat down. My orders. Salander swore in frustration and pinged Plague. But the officers were warned not to tire him. You??ll have to send the material to a hotmail address.

?? ??This doesn??t mean that I distrust you. Why had she not stayed outside? She would have recognized him when he came out. and Edklinth did not welcome the necessity to get mixed up in it. I??m going to walk to the Scandic Crown and book a room. ??What do you propose??? ??I don??t propose.?? Figuerola parked beside the Nordic Light Hotel next to the Arlanda Express platforms. She saw the glass doors of the editor-in-chief??s office. at any rate. department. Torstensson was still alive. One of the big costs is building materials. But he was bothered by the fact that they had to dress like that in the middle of Stockholm.?? ??I would urge you to wait and see. This was not very informative.U. a third to overheads. Zalachenko had gone and fucked that stupid whore Agneta Sofia Salander. were masters of forgery and disinformation. Holger Palmgren. such as the Prime Minister himself. Figuerola stared at her receiver for two minutes. Otherwise it??s new recruits.

there??ll be a massive scandal.?? As she waved him out of the glass cage she saw Holm watching her from the other side of the news desk. She had 37. After an hour the headache had grown worse. and if clashes between various interests threaten to arise. How now to handle the situation? Technically.?? ??How old is he now??? ??He turned seventy-one two months ago. I know names. it was not this. A uniformed officer drew his attention to a cigarette butt ?C a filterless Pall Mall ?C some distance from the hole. She asks questions non-stop. This was one of twelve similar matters which the assistant chief of S. He??ll understand. Her name is Annika Giannini. I just wanted to hear how you??re doing and if everything is going well.?? ??Run that by me again.M.?? ??It??s not the same thing. Anybody who could keep up surveillance inside the bustling N. that I won??t take the job if it??s illegal. and among colleagues he would also refer to ??the Company?? or ??the Firm. but she can??t work for nothing.

I??ve been considering bringing him in here.P. Apparently he was a tax lawyer.?? Edklinth studied Malm??s photographs of a man getting into a car with a registration number that began with the letters KAB.M. Next week I??ll be travelling. Starting now. has been to see me twice in the past few days. and came to the conclusion that the girl was mentally ill. but they had no choice. and then enrolled in the army. ??That??s a guess. they would have at the very least questioned me. That had not been part of the plan anyway. ??Pnkllrs. But someone else has. The shot in Lundin??s foot must have happened after she kicked him. ??Should I go now or should I wait for you??? ??Would it be O. I don??t intend to interrogate them. When she was admitted to Sahlgrenska hospital I performed a comprehensive medical examination on her. He looked somehow familiar. Where are you??? ??I??m at the bar.

Which meant that they all had to carry two mobiles with them. As far as a scandal goes ?? A retired tax lawyer wrote paranoid letters to newspapers. This was the ninth anonymous message she had received containing the word ??whore. no ???? ??Teleborian wrote this in a report that he sent to Bj?rck. His ill health had taken a heavy toll.?? ??And??? Figuerola said.?? ??I saw him a little while ago. Bloody Blomkvist. He was in G?teborg being his usual Blomkvist self. only vice versa. The fact that the Director of Constitutional Protection had gone to the trouble of bringing him in said that somebody was nervous. He??s asleep and has turned off his mobile. ??Coffee. the others were discussing to what extent the Swedish Prime Minister??s computer could be made to send civil but crazy emails to other heads of state. By tomorrow morning my career could be over. ??I??d be glad to discharge her because we certainly don??t have any beds to spare here. at eighteen. 13. But the elderly man who came in at the same time as you is critical but out of danger. ??Yes??? ??Apologies for bothering you on the street outside your home. In any case. said.

You made it sound as if you knew what was being discussed at the Prime Minister??s secretariat. which is supposed to be neutral. We??re interested in hearing what he has to say about the murders in Stockholm. Third. point by detailed point. Ingela Oscarsson. ??Twenty-two. At first she could not make any sense of it. past the parliament building. Blomkvist had devised a 24/7 roster.?? sent apparently by someone at a well-known media outlet in Sweden. I want to caress you and kiss your breasts. the way you do when you haven??t seen someone for some time. ??I have to go in to H. which do you prefer? Handcuffed or voluntary??? ??I??ve been handcuffed by the police once already this year. He knew that technically he was withholding evidence.?? ??But I have to remind you right from the start that I??m not a criminal lawyer. If I were to make the decisions they would be different again. She was irritated with Giannini. ??Stop. She bent down and bit him on the ear. She put the Palm in the recess behind the bedside table and waited while two Eritrean women vacuumed the room and changed her bedlinen.

If people in government are mixed up in this. but in any case she was in no condition to be questioned. and he has Niedermann as a scapegoat. She did. but I??d love to curl up and sleep next to you. so you have no way of backing up your claims.?? Berger??s life had been filled with meetings and work around the clock the minute she had stepped into Morander??s shoes. smiled sheepishly. Grimly they studied the site. ??I have to go in to H. with a thousand policemen. in 2001 and 2004. He saw immediately the need to create a new structure around the defector. She looked in astonishment at the icon bar. ?C but the discovery that her most personal and intimate possessions had been stolen. but I??ve got a feeling that Micke and Christer Malm and the others will be able to work things out. ??There are two problems remaining. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. Bublanski explained why he was calling. ??I think she??s out of danger. said nothing. a professional board member.

They used a technique called Random Frequency Tracking System. scaring the hell out of a couple and their kids. At a time when the newspaper was on the edge and a campaign of rejuvenation was under way. If he claimed not to have known that many of the workers there were only twelve or thirteen years old. It??s beautiful weather and Saturday afternoon. and in the end the price burden falls on the renters or the taxpayers. He took a clean sheet from a linen cupboard and cut it up to make bandages.I. But the most obvious purpose would have been to involve the Swedish government in a scandal.?? He nodded. Hitler salute. She stared at the screen for fifteen minutes without seeing the words. S. But what I??m asking is whether or not you??re willing to put yourself in her corner and get into a pitched battle with her enemies.?? ??There??s forensic evidence that???? ??Fuck the forensic evidence.?? ??How the hell can he know Zalachenko??s daughter ?? that sounds like too big a coincidence. Either we make the whole thing disappear.m. Her heart skipped a beat. I??m sorry ?? in the rush I forgot to let you know. ??The last thing we want to do is to interfere with the press. had nothing to do with this morning??s events.

??I suggest we don??t decide anything now. and he??s one of the chief reasons why it??s almost impossible to get the staff to work as a team. He had been chief of Secretariat for a decade. Berglund put a dog-eared. Has a shop at Norrtull. Blomkvist ?C or more likely somebody he had hired and who was out there ?C would have to change the batteries at regular intervals. we sent for a copy of her file from St Stefan??s. Salander had once checked it out and confirmed that the town of Jobsville did not exist.?? said Bublanski. there was a confrontation between the government security forces and her Milton bodyguards. a Mace canister and a pistol. He??s a tough old boy. but his colleagues had learned that Ekstr?m was planning for a trial in July. ??If all this about Gunnar Bj?rck is true and it comes out. I don??t understand what??s going on with her. a 26-year-old temp on the culture pages. She could not sit up even. it??s not a unique situation in the wake of the Soviet Union??s collapse. That could not have been chance. much of it dealt with Salander??s mental state. ??That means that Zalachenko was murdered by the Section.M.

and the Violent Crimes Division had racked up a vast amount of overtime since Wednesday. When she left patrol duty to become a criminal inspector. and he hacked his first computer when he was thirteen. As you yourself have pointed out.?? Edklinth told her.?? Blomkvist said. Above all. She had not tackled the Peter Fleming account because she did not need to have full administrator rights.?? He clicked on an image on his computer and turned the screen towards Faste.?? Blomkvist could feel the blood rush to his head. shut the door behind her.M. Their burek is fantastic. ??And how are you doing this evening??? ??I have a splitting headache and I feel feverish. After an hour the headache had grown worse. And they??re going to get it a few days before the trial. She waited until the night nurse had been and gone. for a fee of 30. Gullberg looked up to see a smartly dressed man of about sixty and a younger man in jeans and a tweed jacket.?? He stood up suddenly. which means that the operations budget has actually increased. he knows we??re going to find his prints on the gun.

??He was S. I got the forceps and pulled out the arrow and bandaged the wounds. It defies all rhyme or reason.?? ??Sounds like blackmail. He was soft-spoken. Erika had me to lean on. where he was required once more to provide precise directions to the spot. You approved it and gave her the assignment at 11.?? ??A little too fast. and in his teens he was a skinhead. The room was easier to guard. Nurse Nicander handed him a cup of tea. There were stalkers who travelled from Germany or Italy to follow a 21-year-old lead singer in a pop band from gig to gig. her husband. of Bjurman??s rape.?? ??This could get a bit awkward. There was a recess where a radio had been removed. The budget chief and the C. She was filled with doubt about the plan that her brother had outlined to her. against members of the Immigration Division.?? All of a sudden Zalachenko looked uncertain. which in this case meant that the chief had covered his back.

??It??ll pass. Or. We get access tomorrow. She saw that it was 5.M. The autopsy revealed that she died as a result of a staggeringly vicious assault. but after going back and forth about this.S. I thought it was a good idea to have something to fall back on if the medical studies didn??t work out. he could forget about Zalachenko.?? Ghidi said. and in fact he??s already on his way.?? ??Where??? ??Outside Seglora. Yet Gullberg??s injuries were considerably more serious than those that Salander had sustained. Blomkvist and Giannini ?C until further notice. What was I supposed to do. that??s what I need to know. You should be able to call for help. ??This is a great sleazy story. 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. Have you got the number of Mikael??s second mobile? The one that??s not tapped.I.

You??ll have to accept what I??m saying. he would stay in the intensive care unit for a few more days yet. They were the ones who had taken care of Zalachenko.?? Blomkvist finished for him. some years ago. She clenched her teeth and stifled an impulse to ask Blomkvist to sit on the story. We??ll do everything in our power to assist you with a lawyer and so on ?? but we need your cooperation. ??I think I can handle Millennium. But. I??ll be starting at another publication. Careers were built on Zalachenko. When Lisbeth was twelve. His voice softened slightly. That held for a few minutes until the head of Budget pointed out that S. ??Maybe we???? ??What if we???? Edklinth and Figuerola had started talking at the same time before falling silent. as well as to the murder of Bjurman. ??Zalachenko ?? so that??s your father??? Well. were of the kind that were never going to be proven. but he was sure that he already had everything Janeryd could tell him.?? ??That??s what I thought. Lisbeth Salander was shot in the head.?? ??Thirty seconds ago you did get an email from me.

?? Clinton said.?? Holm said. Presumably because of the threat of revelations about his sexual deviations. Gullberg followed the story in a state of awful confusion.?? ??But isn??t Russia a democracy now too? I mean.?? ??Then you can also obtain formal access to visit her through the appropriate channels without side-stepping regulations. No elaboration was forthcoming. above.S. He managed a slight curl of his lips. They cuddled for a while and then both fell asleep in seconds.?? ??What will this mean for the case against Salander??? ??For the moment. Berger swore when she got back to where she had parked her B. Eva Carlsson knocked on the door.?? ??I agree with you there. ??It would be a national catastrophe if the whole truth about Zalachenko were to leak out. with an apologetic glance at Blomkvist. I ?C or rather. are cutting into our ad. she would not have hesitated. but it could be something as simple as an allergy to her medication or to something else she??s come into contact with. which sells genuine Swedish toilets for 1700 kronor apiece.

Blomkvist was working on the Salander story and would not share any part of it. As the nurse was closing the door Salander glimpsed the guard on his chair out in the corridor. Your turn. Her constitutional rights are being violated by the very people who ought to be protecting her. ??Probably to see me dead. But for the time being all this lay outside Zalachenko??s control.?? ??And you??re coming to me because you don??t trust the leadership of the Security Police??? ??No. there??ll be a scandal that will affect both the conservative and social democratic parties. You??ll see what I mean when we talk. But not the prosecutor who brought the charges against her. I have a mountain of work before the trial begins. and he??s going to assist Ekstr?m. it??s because he knows or suspects that you??ve got something brewing. In January 1992 he left Upplands V?sby a free man. There was nothing wrong with the arrangement.00 p.?? Malm nodded thoughtfully. It was not the first time she had received a threatening email or a message from a crackpot. In 1973 the office building where he had claimed to be working was in fact torn down and replaced by an extension to King??s Cross Station. Yet she felt indifferent. her I. He did meet with the fair-haired man.

She consulted the vehicle register and found that G?ran M?rtensson was the owner of a grey Volvo with the registration number legible in the photographs. then we have a constitutional crisis on our hands. She knew that he was loyal to the point of foolhardiness once he had made someone a friend. ??Where are you guys??? ??You said to call when we passed Ikea. In shock she stood still for about a minute. and in your bedroom. Retired in 1991.?? ??I know. Before I go to press I??m going to do a formal interview with you.?? Her heart sank. I was told that Ruben ?? your Zalachenko. against or the attempted murder of Zalachenko. But Malm had not participated in any parade ?C apart from Gay Pride ?C in at least ten years.?? said Fredriksson.P. By your reasoning. and for the past week she had not taken any headache tablets.?? Nystr?m said. We would be demolished. Otherwise it??s new recruits. He got out at Birger Jarlsgatan at 10. At least.

She could not stay away. ??He was S. It??s exercise more than hard training. with dormer windows looking out on Gamla Stan and the waters of Riddarfj?rden. After the tumult of Zalachenko??s murder and Gullberg??s attempted suicide. We??ve got a little time ?C find out exactly how long before the next issue is published ?C but we have to confiscate both those copies.. Wadensj??. ??That??s from a source I have to protect. Swedish Internal Security. the Securitas guard. to an apartment with the name Martinsson on the door. Do you remember me??? She shook her head. You??ll have your share of clashes with him. there is that possibility. As always.?? Blomkvist leaned forward and explained his plan. His voice took on a confidential tone. who had obviously not paid attention to a word he had said. the car was in the visitors?? car park. but he made these journeys less and less often. showered.

out and scrutinized. It??s a big. ??Would he. I??m a survivor. Zalachenko seemed to be grinning beneath his bandages.

She realized that she was sufficiently recovered now that she could have walked out of the hospital
She realized that she was sufficiently recovered now that she could have walked out of the hospital. ??Then I??ll have to start by thanking you for coming to me with this matter as soon as you did. Her constitutional rights are being violated by the very people who ought to be protecting her.L. Am I disturbing you??? ??No problem. and it might also be illegal. Seconds later they had set off down the corridor. Mikael picked up his mobile and made another call to Inspector Erlander in G?teborg. This one was obviously referring to her new job as editor-in-chief. Blomkvist??s version is missing the entire investigation conducted by Teleborian.?? ??I want copies of the letters. Zalachenko told me that things were getting too hot and that it had already been decided that Niedermann should leave the country for a while.P. But we have him in the system and can call him in again for questioning. He had only the vaguest notion of how S?po was organized.K. It turned out that one piece had broken off and was still in her heel. Cortez had demonstrated that in 1999. you??re back-up for Henry. He would not be able to get back to sleep. Like the American president. It was led by a James Jesus Angleton.

In view of his age.I. he might have only himself to rely on. I??ve never heard mention of this ?? what you call the Zalachenko club. Peter. Gullberg was suddenly a big player: he was welcomed with respect in the exclusive club of selected warriors. What about G?ransson??s car??? ??Since we found Kaspersson??s car at G?ransson??s place. ??I??m really sorry that somebody decided to target you for this ugly campaign. She had regularly smuggled in a few Marlboro Lights for Salander during the past month. We also have a contract which explicitly gives me free rein to make the editorial changes I deem necessary. But if you want to win.O. Kalle Bloody Blomkvist was complicating life for her. He saw me in my car on Bellmansgatan.?? Salander studied her for a long moment. ??I know. He turned left on to Kungsgatan.L. ??I just want to say that we on the police force don??t put much faith in Zalachenko??s story. ??It is legal.?? He walked away down Hantverkargatan. These linguistic skills were one of the reasons he was recruited by the Security Police in 1950.

The pinkos. Under Berger??s leadership the magazine had always been a collective. the strangest thing was that he detailed one of the techs to make an inventory of everything in the woodshed ?C where we found the Zalachenko guy??? ??An inventory of what in the woodshed??? Sp?ngberg wanted to know.B. The first thirty pages of the report that Blomkvist discovered agree with the original. The blinds were down. Through the service??s language school. but instead of going out on to the street he turned left and went through the basement. The revenue that had been set aside for investment was shrinking alarmingly fast. He??s probably riding around in G?ransson??s Saab. ??Take a seat.?? ??No. ??It feels as though I??m already operating at half speed. We met on Norr M?larstrand a while back. I??m not really sure.?? She shrugged. ??Anything new??? ??Nothing special. even fear. fair enough. You make the decisions. you look worried. ??This can all be solved quite simply.

now at intervals of about twenty-four hours.?? ??Zalachenko??s daughter. Benny was nowhere to be seen.?? ??Indeed.?? She told Blomkvist to fasten his seat belt and drove over Slussen to ?stermalm and parked on a side street off Artillerigatan. whatever it may be. Then the older of the two receptionists noticed who had just come into the office. who nodded. According to Erlander. or someone close to him. not even in posthumous memoirs.M.?? ??Just to say that I??d be on very thin ice if my superiors found out about this visit. He had lived with computers since he was ten. He??s murdered at least three people with his bare hands and he??s built like a tank. We have to work together.I. and of course the whole force is keeping their eyes peeled. Then he called Cortez. and the like. Anyone watching the building would think that he was spending the night at Millennium. am I someone who has a problem with the fact that you??re fitter and physically stronger than I am? No.

He called the front desk to ask if he could get coffee and a sandwich at this early hour.B. put on coffee. and Vinge was a bureaucrat of the old school. Last night she had a temperature of 38 and vomited on two occasions. Just before 6. just a rumour??? ??It??s no rumour that the police are looking into the possibility. She knew.?? ??Jonas. Almost all of them are negative. Finally. I??ll be starting at another publication. I don??t have time for a long conversation now ?C I have to meet Prosecutor Jervas in forty-five minutes. Ask if I can visit him at home. and especially around his neighbourhood. None of it is directed at you.?? ??A graze over three centimetres long on the outside of his left knee. But now you??re afraid of telling Micke.P. a killer and wife beater whose name was Alexander Zalachenko.?? ??I should probably also mention that we know Giannini??s telephone is tapped.S.

which prompted a doctor by the name of Endrin to prescribe a strong painkiller. Instinctual.S. Just get me out of this mess. They took the lift to the fifth floor. ??It might be as early as this weekend. but it??s also a sensor for the ground floor that you??ll have to turn on when you??re upstairs at night.S. Then it vanished from his field of view and he heard the engine slowing to land. They had kept in touch and had gone on fishing trips to Norway and elsewhere. Then Dr Jonasson and Blomkvist had upset her plans by smuggling in her Palm. Berger had not been able to sleep on Thursday night. long before I went home at 6.m. ??Right. a hospital nightshirt and a pair of plastic flip-flops that she had managed to borrow. But he was bothered by the fact that they had to dress like that in the middle of Stockholm. I spoke to Margareta and she said that she clearly explained to you what her interview was going to focus on. Suddenly Borgsj? smiled. that her hair was one big lump of dried clay. and put the key in the exhaust pipe. He needs your keys if you??re not going to be home.

promising to make it up to him as soon as she could get home.?? ??Which means???? ??First of all. ??One of my colleagues recently went to see former Prime Minister F?lldin. but she supposed that she would have to escape and discreetly disappear abroad herself if she did not want to risk being locked up in some nuthouse again with Teleborian as her warder. long before I went home at 6.?? ??And how many hours a week do you do it??? ??Two hours a day. ??We??ll go and tip off the police about what happened here.?? ??But that is the point. What did that cost??? ??About five million kronor to develop. We??ll see what he has in mind.I. What have you found out??? ??His name is Jonas Sandberg. By that time you had retired. Each time the coalition government collapsed. She was extraordinarily resourceful. Instead she went to bed with a history of the ancient world. ??When the city edition of the paper landed in my letterbox this morning we had a three-column story about Salander and the developments in the Stallarholmen incident in our best news spot. whatever.?? ??But there??s another gap I don??t really understand.?? ??I don??t believe in collective guilt. She opened the email: YOU THINK THAT BORGSJ? CAN SAVE YOU. Salander was one of them.

Here it??s not a matter of subtle alterations. He put a hand to his brow. He could be clean out of the country. ??I hope all??s well with your father. I don??t intend to interrogate them.?? Silence.?? ??Yes. ??Mikael ?? this is a murder investigation. also possibly that she was injured. but again in vain.I. Lundin has been arrested for kidnapping Miriam. hoping to find a personal topic he could discuss with her. then it was with these lunatics. And there??s something wrong with him. He felt vulnerable and exposed. and this Niedermann that he hangs out with.?? Wadensj?? said. Maybe you should call a press conference. No-one voiced any objections. why they were killed. ??Fine.

B. And I??m dead tired. 1988); S?po Chief 1962?C1970 by P. Blomkvist looked pleased. That??s why we want you to stay still. It presupposes that his birth certificate and a number of other documents were falsified and then slipped into our public records. The worst thing was that she did not have the least interest in it. She took Cortez??s folder with her and spent the next half hour reading through the whole story. that he might involuntarily lead the Russians to Zalachenko. They hate each other and. when he had to use a drill to enlarge the hole in the skull. His parents were Marianne and Georg Bodin. ??How are you feeling??? ??Like a sack of shit. I officially leave on the last day of April. He looked up. That??s how long it??s taken you to get up from the editorial desk. was studying for a test in three weeks?? time.?? the P. She??s Blomkvist??s sister. ??Monday. Blomkvist must have blackmailed Bj?rck. Jonasson picked up the telephone.

and I would like to be included at an early stage. who??s somewhat renowned in my profession. ??I??m really sorry that somebody decided to target you for this ugly campaign. Apple and Windows.?? ??Why did you pick me up??? ??I give in to impulses.?? He flipped his mobile shut and crawled into bed. What??s on your mind??? he said at last. she had encouraged him to think for himself.?? ??Drottninggatan heading north. the supplementary information that the prosecutor considered irrelevant to the preliminary investigation. A bit ironic. That was the natural order of things. She then proceeded to the Yahoo group [The_Knights] and checked whether Plague had added anything. but not what it was. When she sat at her computer she found a message from MikBlom@millennium. ??You??ll pull through. She walked slowly past the entrances to the buildings. Hallberg is retiring this year.?? ??You??ve got to let things settle down. studied law and eventually became a tax adviser.??s owners want to make a profit. Bublanski is the investigative leader for the murders of Bjurman and the couple in Enskede.

or Malm?. ??Tell me. Eriksson??s office.?? Edklinth said.W. and that??s why you were cuffed. And that leads to one or two disagreeable conclusions.. In the United States you can cross-examine members of the government in a normal court of law.?? ??I did not say there was no rush. and they published reports on his case.?? ??Holm is not best pleased???? ??I??m not best pleased with Holm. and fumbled for the talk button. I am not going to argue with you about this. M?rtensson and his companion were talking in low voices. or whatever he was. She stepped into the stairwell and was looking for a light switch when the attack came out of the blue. but it was mild and it was distant.?? She fell silent.?? ??How??s he doing??? ??He??s absolutely furious. My orders.?? Berger nodded and turned on a light.

??Now.?? ??You can??t do that. The switchboard told her that it sounded like Susanne Linder. Oh no. I??m on my way. The Zalachenko unit had taken on the role of clean-up patrol in that sense. almost friendly manner. That??s what could kill her if you??re not careful. Even so. My name is Lisbeth Salander. Unfortunately there was not much he could help with. but he could see neither Teleborian nor anyone looking like they might be Jonas. All contacts with S.?? She studied the group thoughtfully. ??The last thing we want to do is to interfere with the press. when she was sent to the psychiatric hospital. But this applies only if she??s sentenced to prison. First he called Cortez who was in a caf?? in Vasastad and had a few details to discuss. He found that the first train to Stockholm left at 5. You??ll have to fight hard to hold your own. no matter what havoc he wrought. Gullberg and his employees disappeared from public view ?C they were financed through a special fund.

during the time when the impeccably mannered Georg Thulin was head of the third division of S?po. You wanted a message from the Section. It was beautiful and well done. But after a few months he was always back with the Salander woman.* But no politician would dare to be involved in such a decision. The conspiracy is continuing. I officially leave on the last day of April. In some mysterious way the ceiling lamp had been taken down and placed on the coffee table. Ghidi opened the door. I??d also like to know if you want Giannini to come here to G?teborg.07. And the last guy??? ??Holmberg.?? he said. ??You don??t have a choice. shaking hands with his former chief.m. Let??s say the price curve for hamburgers had been the same since the ??70s ?C so a Big Mac would cost about 150 kronor or more. and I can??t tell the others before I tell him. the week the trial is scheduled to begin. I want G?ransson and his bitch to be found as soon as possible. Blomkvist could see from Baksi??s expression that he started out with words of greeting and small talk before he got serious and explained why he was calling.?? She looked at Blomkvist.

interpellations. ??We are all extremely unhappy about the situation. but he??s incredibly bad at routine work. But before that there are one or two things we ought to discuss.?? ??The chief of Budget??? ??Maybe. Violation of the prostitution laws. She was the one who got in touch with us after Lisbeth??s unexpected visit.?? Edklinth said. with the fact that Blomkvist was his wife??s lover. The procedure was excruciatingly slow. She herself had accepted Rosin??s proposal for several new doors. Once at the Amaranth on Kungsholmen and sometimes at the Continental pub. She??s hiding something. ??And between us. and loosened his tie. ??What was he like??? ??Much as he is today. ??Hello.> Plague went quiet for a few seconds. Edklinth had worked as a prosecutor and then twenty-one years ago joined the Security Police.?? He burst out laughing. V. such a revelation would be a political disaster for the Prime Minister.

?? ??I understand.?? ??How many in the Section are still here from my day??? ??Apart from me ?? only Otto Hallberg and Georg Nystr?m are still here. He waved her in. writing with the stylus on the keypad. nor had Monika Nilsson. he sat on the floor next to the bench and kept a watchful eye on Salander. When he heard the approaching helicopter he stuffed it into the inside pocket of his jacket and then went through all her other pockets. thrown her on to her stomach on the bed. A total of twelve. opening the message only if it was something that caught her attention.000 kronor.?? ??Calculating what??? ??I mean. and he had not yet been caught. we??ll deal with them. She was a computer expert. but we??ve discussed the situation and agreed that we need to talk to you. Berger read slowly through the article. ??Good idea. to gather documentation about its extent. She waited three minutes before she followed him into the caf??.10 he took the tram to Angered and got off in the centre of town. ??Imbecile.

promises of future assignments. and I??m proud of it. ??We put the neck brace on for a reason ?C you have to keep your head still for the healing process to get started. Then Modig leaned forward and said in a low voice. On one occasion when I still had my mouth taped shut. Eriksson had only called. Erika.R. 10. But I got the offer just before Dag and Mia were shot. but this was no time to start an argument. So she had decided to go along with Blomkvist??s plan.?? ??That sounds good. ??How long do I have to lie here like this??? ??You mean in the hospital? It will be at the least a couple of weeks before we can let you go. 2. which she was immediately given. Gullberg pushed open the door to room fourteen and stepped quickly inside. She did not want to draw attention to herself by leaving so soon after his unidentified companion. It was Fredrik Malmberg from the investigative team. Zalachenko acknowledged for the umpteenth time that it was a shame and a crime that his son did not possess certain qualities.?? ??Could he have recognized you from the papers? You??ve had a lot of publicity over several widely reported cases. he would be better off bribing one of the nurses to smuggle the telephone in to her.

By tomorrow morning my career could be over. during the time when the impeccably mannered Georg Thulin was head of the third division of S?po. She had spent thirty minutes trying to do arm lifts. Lottie will follow Teleborian. But it definitely does mean that some individuals within S. He felt dejected. Figuerola changed gear and turned up Vasagatan.?? Ghidi said. and in the best case he had only a few months left. I mean. Her left shoulder stabbed like a knife if she moved carelessly or tried to shift her weight. Do we know who the killer was??? ??Not yet. and pulled out a 9 mm Smith & Wesson with a gold-plated butt. He told me to follow up on it. ??Which pub are they in??? Blomkvist told her. ??What were you told about that group??? ??Nothing. He opened the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table] and found the final version of Salander??s autobiographical statement.se>: Darling Eva. The board approved every measure I proposed.?? ??That??s my husband??s studio.P.?? Edklinth took off his glasses and polished them thoroughly with paper napkin.

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. ??Hardly. He also gathered samples of blood-soaked clumps of dirt. Johanna Karolina Oskarsson. but she felt lazy to the core. Nurse Nicander handed him a cup of tea.?? Clinton said. Edklinth thought long and hard about how to proceed. but my source believes there to be a connection between him and the Security Police.P. Then he went out on to Avenyn to look for a taxi. He had packed his van on Friday morning and taken the ferry from Dover to Calais. It??s exercise more than hard training. At 5.S. our lawyer in S.?? ??No need to apologize. I can tell you that he is a defector. But she did take some elementary safety precautions. Your Erika ??Alright. but he has massive brain damage. ??Now you??re getting to the heart of the problem.

Berger woke at 7.?? ??Where did you find that out??? ??I had a word with my old chief in Uppsala. Either you roll up your sleeves or it??s time for somebody else to take over here. Blomkvist wrote a note on a yellow Post-it. She was not the one who had killed Svensson and Johansson. ??Do you have anything against a Milton employee staying here? I could call and find out if my colleague Susanne Linder is free tonight. There??s a whisper that Nieminen has offered a big reward to anyone who could provide information as to Niedermann??s whereabouts. ??You know more than you ought to.?? or merely ??the Division?? ?C but never ??S?po??. We have just under six weeks. She limped back to the bedroom and opened the bottom drawer of the chest by her bed. which he did in broken English. Just as I??m persuaded that you haven??t given me carte blanche to look at everything you have here at S?po. But when N. but it was mild and it was distant. I have been the victim of attempted murder by my daughter. The missing patrol car was found in Alings?s early this morning. and F?lldin governed together with the People??s Party. There was something in one of the pockets. At that moment. and one or other of us has to be here alone from time to time. Either we make the whole thing disappear.

?? ??Good. and he hacked his first computer when he was thirteen. But Ekstr?m has a good argument. Are you in pain??? ??Yes. is mixed up in several kinds of criminal activity. ??Police headquarters at 5. or who he might go to for protection. ??Can you open your eyes??? Who was this bloody idiot harping on at her? Finally she did open her eyes.I. in which steroids also appeared??? ??Not that I know of. She arrived home in Saltsj?baden at 7.?? Edklinth said. ??We??re the ones nobody will ever thank. The procedure was excruciatingly slow. T. Her Palm had to be recharged only once every three days.T. but to him she looked more like an injured sparrow. I??ll ask you for 500 kronor a night to sleep here the rest of the week. He was a senior official in the immigration unit. They were in sharp focus. ??Can you hear me.

Gullberg looked up to see a smartly dressed man of about sixty and a younger man in jeans and a tweed jacket. who had such difficulty talking about herself with people of flesh and blood. to gather documentation about its extent. but when you were uncovered I was pretty busy stopping the bleeding and extracting bullets and so on.?? She braked at the Klaraberg viaduct and considered the options. When she returned to her station.?? ??I see. Eriksson was fine. Morander was writing his editorial this morning. At the last moment she changed her mind.K. unusually early. Then he took a taxi to Artillerigatan in ?stermalm. Before his release. what we can document. but the figure kept slipping away. who took charge immediately.?? she said. now knew about the existence of the Section. The rest of the investigation concerning Niedermann would be handled by Ekstr?m himself. Gullberg blames Zalachenko for everything from the Palme assassination to trying to poison the Swedish people with chlorine.?? ??A common strategy??? ??You either have to resign from Millennium??s board before we publish.

the number of readers will drop and the number of advertisers too.?? ??And he knows you??re twenty-seven and a temp and that you??re useful when he wants to plant information that the prosecutor wants put out. 11. then the chief of Secretariat would have to know about that too. had blood and bruises all over his body. But it??s the market decides whether you make a profit or take a loss. but it did not look so good now. but he also gave lectures from time to time at S. but it could have been longer. It was supposed to be left on for a few more days until the wound in her head began to heal. or did you call them??? ??Neither. Plague gave her the U. seeing to it that documents disappeared and records were altered.v Figuerola got up at 5. Without actually uttering a single inappropriate word. You can decide nearer the time. opening the door. the report would be printed out and scrutinized. It??s a big. ??Would he. I??m a survivor. Zalachenko seemed to be grinning beneath his bandages.