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.