Tuesday, August 30, 2011

conferences on countless occasions. Usually he was cool and analytical.K.

but we think you have a good chance of making a full recovery
but we think you have a good chance of making a full recovery. shared by many inside the Division. ??But she doesn??t have to reach the phone.?? ??Take us to a restaurant where we can get some decent food. please. ??O. As she swallowed the water she saw another person appear on her left side. I??d also like to know if you want Giannini to come here to G?teborg.?? ??I know.?? ??Did you get the sense that he knew you or perhaps recognized you??? ??No. ??I??m thinking of doing just that. Gullberg and his employees disappeared from public view ?C they were financed through a special fund.?? ??O. but I can??t reveal them to my sister. So good that I can read and copy what??s on Ekstr?m??s machine. ??What I have here is the report that Gunnar Bj?rck actually wrote in 1991. little girl. have been devoting themselves to criminal activity for a long time.?? ??Unhappily.S.P.

in short. even if he was beginning to get an idea of what he was up against.?? They paid a short visit to Salander??s sickbed. or send someone to sort out his things. Save yourself making a big mistake: check it out with your superior officers. and I assume that Palme appointed somebody to take over from me. ??I know that. But we have him in the system and can call him in again for questioning.?? ??Just doing my job.K. She had been up until all hours emptying her desk and bookshelves of all personal belongings and sorting papers that she wanted to keep. Nieminen switched on an overhead light. But he was bothered by the fact that they had to dress like that in the middle of Stockholm. M?rtensson carries a portable photocopier with him. ??The problem is that the closest car we have at night is in Nacka centre. She was filled with doubt about the plan that her brother had outlined to her. keeping his weight on his uninjured leg before trying to stand on the other. or die. But after what happened today I??m more than ever persuaded that you were the ideal choice.S. police work was largely uncomplicated when it came to looking for one specific individual.

He might even be able to point you in the direction of Niedermann. dates. I??m calling it The Section. and who are you??? ??My name is Blomkvist. ??The defector had operated in other countries and knew nothing about Sweden. Modig and Andersson walked together down to the garage. we might save ourselves a lot of time. It??s Zalachenko who??s the problem. mostly seem to sit and kill time. which is six weeks for the basics.I. I do not mean for this to continue on my watch. and that over the years this conspiracy has committed what could be categorized as serious criminal acts. As soon as he closed the door Figuerola was on her feet and back out on Kungsgatan. a dental nurse who lived in Alings?s. He seemed to be interested only in how her muscles were working. I asked how she was feeling and whether she felt the need to have someone to talk to. Of course I haven??t done a psychiatric evaluation of her. ??Salander is still suspected of G. a professional board member. They were included as a sign of goodwill and to demonstrate that G?teborg wished to co-operate with their colleagues from the capital.

maybe even two million kronor. The Prime Minister glanced quickly at Edklinth and then at Blomkvist.?? ??But Blomkvist managed to overpower Niedermann all by himself. He thought for a long while and then began to write. ??How??s the headache??? ??I feel it now and then. ??Could you manage to tell us the whole story from the beginning??? Holmberg said. Status report??? ??Rather unsettled. he might have only himself to rely on. ??No. Lars Faulsson. too. 2. Over the next ten years it grew to include no more than eleven people. the journalist Dag Svensson.A.?? ??I couldn??t stand sitting at home one more day. Figuerola apologized and said she must have dialled the wrong number. which consisted solely of numbers. Armansky??s first thought was that the man was paranoid. This included almost everything that had to do with Zalachenko??s background.P.

That really would have thrown a spanner in the works. Then she ran a check in the criminal records and got a hit at once.?? Blomkvist said.K.?? Gullberg said. We have Karl Axel Bodin??s own testimony from the officers who interviewed him. The problem was that she could scarcely sit upright in bed.?? ??Where are you now??? ??At the Academy bookshop. ??Stockholm is making noises. I was just quicker on my feet than he was.* Gullberg remembered every detail of Election Day 1976. Nieminen was boiling over. Welcome. A man against whom S?po had lately initiated a preliminary investigation because he was a nutter who wrote threatening letters to public figures. ??These are interesting times we??re living in. Take a break. Cortez wrote feverishly. isn??t just hiring Erika Berger. And that led to a little clash at the Construction Fair in ?lvsj? last year. I repeat. She was filled with doubt about the plan that her brother had outlined to her.

The survival of the patient depended on the extent of the damage and on Dr Jonasson??s skill. I couldn??t swear to it. which Blomkvist studied.?? After that ?str?m had designed the logo that was on Black/White??s masthead for fifteen years before Black/White magazine went to its grave and became the book publishing house Black/White.6. Wasp wrote. What is it that you want from me??? Blomkvist spoke with a confidence that suggested that he had a source right at the heart of the affair and had followed every step Edklinth had taken.?? Only three people knew where Svavelsj? M. You came here in the nick of time. but later she asked if I had any scientific journals that dealt with genetics and brain research.?? She pointed.M.?? Edklinth and Figuerola were instantly alert. the car belongs to G?ran M?rtensson. Blomkvist spent half an hour explaining step by step how he had pieced together the story of Zalachenko. I know the way. And then she lay back and stared up at the ceiling. There are now nine hours left before we go to press and four before the front page has to be resolved.?? ??Could I see it??? Bublanski pushed across the desk a folder containing a police report dated 1991. You??ll have to accept what I??m saying. And I understood from Holger Palmgren that you had some information.

Give me information and I won??t try to compromise you.?? ??O.?? said Blomkvist.?? ??She was shot. ??And this morning it came out that Paulsson has been taking at least two different antidepressants.?? ??What you don??t understand is that our shareholders bought stock in the paper because they want to make money. She went so far as to obscure some obvious evidence and instead moved on to the next link in the chain of events. So what do we have??? ??She was shot with a Browning. inside and out. He pressed his stethoscope against his wrist for a moment to warm it.?? ??I??m not going to compete with you.?? ??How many in the Section are still here from my day??? ??Apart from me ?? only Otto Hallberg and Georg Nystr?m are still here.?? ??You started it. He wrote a carefully worded and noncommittal comment on her chart: Radiological examination gives a basis for definitive conclusions but the condition of the patient has deteriorated steadily during the day. he flipped open his mobile and saw that he had twenty unread messages. Which he had no intention of doing. Figuerola had given him a number of indisputable indications that something was rotten within S. It??s probably the only thing that??s a bit odd. into the living room. her boyfriend. It contained no lies that could entangle her.

He had filled in the gaps by saying that Bjurman had made a deal with Zalachenko which collapsed when Bjurman lost control. He slowed and turned on his windscreen wipers. Edklinth and Armansky had known each other for twelve years. She was alive. The important thing right now was to consolidate their forces.F. Blomkvist wrote a note on a yellow Post-it. She wondered how she would have reacted if someone had broken into her place and stolen the D.?? ??I??m not sure that??s such a good idea. was not true. Two masked men had robbed at gunpoint a shop owned by an immigrant. She called the vehicle recovery service. Two had a background in the Fraud Division. She was in luck. And that particular murder was no longer one of the charges against her. That was not going to be enough. to an apartment with the name Martinsson on the door. So he must know that M?rtensson is not at Counter-Espionage. ??My last editorial. but with no success. But it felt good to be back in the saddle again after so many years of silence from his former employer.

The police wanted to question him also in connection with the murders in Stockholm. ??He did talk to the nurse and he left the flowers at the desk. and there was nothing new in Aftonbladet online.M. If he hasn??t managed it by then. The daughter would sooner or later be captured and that would be the end of it. Then she looked more closely at the computer and saw the little scratch on the top left corner. a hospital nightshirt and a pair of plastic flip-flops that she had managed to borrow. but also not a nutcase. which Niedermann was presumed to be using. and Zalachenko. Zalachenko is there too with an axe wound to his skull. Clinton??s background was in the air force and he began working for the Personal Protection Unit of the Security Police in 1967. and the fact that I??m a workout fanatic. but he??s above all the one who makes the decisions. the news editor. ??Do as I say and the Section might survive. He was asleep within thirty seconds. gentlemen. Malin is tough.?? ??Precisely.

very recently. Figuerola escorted Blomkvist out of police headquarters at 10. But. between 37 and 37. He walked slowly through the station.?? ??No. Blomkvist??s plan was to have the book printed and ready to distribute on the first day of the trial. 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.?? he said.?? ??Why did they pick me then??? Berger said. and that he had come to her room at 3. ??Believe it or not. Or that he could. First. and in his teens he was a skinhead. ??And the Zalachenko report is gone. By this time Ghidi had learned Swedish and obtained treatment for his shattered hip. Is it O. There were 223 employees. and Blomkvist had never hesitated if Baksi asked him a favour. She wasn??t interested in those.

M. More diplomatically than that. and detached his prosthesis.?? ??Nevertheless. Those positions have not been filled. Even though he hired me. the so-called Ronald Niedermann. the A.58 a. and in some miraculous way he had indeed managed to hold the mortality rate at zero. And he could not resist going to intensive care to look in on the patient whose brain he had rootled around in early that morning. When she looked up she saw Jonasson closing the door. worrying. She had thought that she was beginning to get to grips with the actual process of producing a newspaper and had planned to reward herself with a weekend off ?C the first since she started at S.?? ??What did he do??? ??He realized that he had no choice but to do what the gentlemen from S?po were proposing. He focused his gaze on the computer screen. But a source in the police whom I trust tells me that the evidence in each case is woolly. He was bound to take Nystr?m at his word.?? Modig said in a low voice. Then he picked up the telephone.?? ??I understand.

What we??re going to do in this book is to state what happened. the exhaustion of the day made him reckless.00. getting his bearings.?? Berger clenched her teeth and put down the article about the forthcoming Salander trial.?? Giannini went pale. then G?ransson??s car would have been parked at one of the ports. But she could not remember what it was.00 on Tuesday night.I. They didn??t find anything. ??Keep your distance so he doesn??t spot you. ??Nothing??? Bublanski said. execute someone who was the object of a police investigation ?C his investigation. Baksi had been caught in the act by Per-Erik ?str?m ?C the same man who went on to be the paedophile hunter at Save the Children ?C who in the ??80s was the research secretary at the Trades Union Federation. And now he??s trying a new angle which will put her at a disadvantage in the public consciousness.?? ??Not because of me. and she liked him. he could get himself into trouble if he closes the preliminary investigation.S. well someone did.

with a thousand policemen. In some mysterious way the ceiling lamp had been taken down and placed on the coffee table. nodded. If you want to deliver something.?? Erlander cleared his throat. He made her want more. I hope you know what you??re doing.Sunday.?? ??I agree with you there. One was from Malm. Then he shook his head. Zalachenko was out there somewhere.I. I am. Johannes. but it had been a long day and a long journey. then that??s speculation. It??s almost as powerful as good sex.?? ??I said that we probably didn??t have any more advanced books in the patient library ?C we have more Philip Marlowe than scientific literature ?C but that I??d see what I could dig up.K. She had a routine that I can??t compete with.

much of which was home-made stuff that Bob the Dog had set up.?? Teleborian laughed. Tell me ?? what do you think of Peter Teleborian??? Jonasson threw out the name so unexpectedly that Salander almost jumped. She said that she didn??t.?? He kissed her cheek and headed for the bus stop on Fridhemsplan. ??It??s a police killing and the press is out in force.?? ??Fredrik. where would he be??? ??He??s a German citizen. Edklinth thought him taciturn. She returned moments later with a cup of coffee. He doesn??t know who they are.?? ??Why??s that??? ??Circulation has dropped by nearly 150. When they were settled in her new Saab 9-5. How many of you are paying that much??? ??I couldn??t afford it. information that absolutely could not be disseminated. 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. and for possession of an illegal weapon. I??ve read Bj?rck??s report.v Blomkvist made sure that he was not being watched when he walked from the Millennium offices early on Friday morning to Salander??s old apartment block on Lundagatan. After a moment he nodded. Remember what it was like during the Wennerstr?m affair.

v Blomkvist made sure that he was not being watched when he walked from the Millennium offices early on Friday morning to Salander??s old apartment block on Lundagatan. she has been throughout a victim in the whole affair. ??And we??ve only known each other a few days.?? He tied a sheet around his waist. His injuries were causing him immense pain. and ???? ??And??? ??And I??m not sure that I??m ready to do it. and he did not ask any questions.?? ??We understand that. I??ll be back in Stockholm tomorrow if nothing else comes up.00 she had her foot wrapped in a thick bandage. He was not entirely sure what the letter of the law was on this point. heart and lungs shut down one after the other. As far as I understand it. Then their eyes met. ??No. played tennis. She tapped herself on the head.A. He hesitated for a long time. which began with KAB. But Salander??s being isolated presented one other acute problem.

and he??s one of the chief reasons why it??s almost impossible to get the staff to work as a team.?? ??I think you??d better explain. She was left to her own devices at the end of the working day. Instead of going back up the hill to Tavastgatan. I was posted to Egypt.?? Blomkvist headed for the bathroom. now I recognize you. a van pulled out and left a parking space on Bellmansgatan at the corner with Tavastgatan.?? ??What do you have in mind??? Wadensj?? said. but he thought he had been tailed by a red Audi that day. you would most probably be charged with manslaughter. ??I have to call for support. ??Why should that be a problem??? Eriksson said. Berger??s decision was made. she would simply have to plan her escape from St Stefan??s or whichever other nuthouse. Since Plague hardly ever left his apartment. The door was locked. He wondered how Niedermann would get along on his own. You all know that. Even so..

When he was finished with him.?? ??I need someone for a research job. ??He worked for something called the Section for Special Analysis. ??Hello. You??re withholding information.?? He rubbed his chest. I fall asleep like a blown-out candle as soon as I get home. Statistics also argued that the majority of poison pen artists were either teenagers or middle-aged. and throw a brick through the window. Opinions should be reserved for the editorial page. How did this get here??? one of them said. said a polite hello. dark-green English felt hat. But why doesn??t he react? A normal person would react. She was not allowed visitors and could not even read the newspapers. yet was relatively lucid and able to talk. Poison said that he had used it successfully. But let me make this quite clear ?? with regards to this affair it??s Clinton who will be making the operational decisions. then she wanted to face it first before anyone else got wind of it. I won??t get involved in any horse-trading that might be constitutionally dubious. Francke.

which prompted the newspaper to speculate about her mental state.?? ??The way you did with Hans-Erik Wennerstr?m??? ??Something like that. But she could afford it. Some years earlier a citizen of Hacker Republic.?? Sandberg turned. As a result the agency??s effectiveness in large areas was paralysed.M. just ring for us. Jew-lover. Niedermann is linked to the site through the kidnapping of Salander??s friend Miriam Wu. She punched in the door code her friend had given her.?? ??I??ve also had a conversation with an official who wants me to let Teleborian see you.?? ??Not a hope. You??ve read Bj?rck??s report.M.I. He started by walking to Park Avenue Hotel. It felt unreal. and you??re about to expose her chairman. ??You certainly have a way with headlines. which she was immediately given.

??Forgive me for pointing this out. That night Gullberg??s life underwent a radical change. At the end of upper Bellmansgatan. ??Benny K. ??My name is Benny Svantesson. was possibly that in his day there was nobody who would have come up with the wild idea of ordering raw fish. She supposed that her brain had not been too greatly damaged after being perforated by a bullet with a full-metal jacket. But I can??t talk about this. ??You could turn out to be a bad habit. Some years earlier that post had been occupied by the notorious Colonel Wennerstr?m. She heard the nurse go down the corridor to the left. Two of the guns were Polish P-83 Wanads. ??Yes??? ??Apologies for bothering you on the street outside your home.S.?? ??I??m jumping ahead and anticipating the final assessment.?? ??I??m not trying to evade your question. The signature of the Prime Minister meant that the Section was now a legally approved institution. also to coincide with the trial. ??Are we agreed that I pass this on to my contact??? Armansky said. He packed clothes. which was one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Someone would have called in a favour and got someone to talk. A working group had been formed to explore the matter. and checking how she swallowed.?? ??Exactly. He enjoys indulging in intrigue and playing people against each other. she decided.?? ??The question is. On any number of occasions they cleaned up behind his rampages.00 p.?? ??Was she angry. wrapped her arms around her client and lifted her up. and she liked him. ??I can handle it.V. I??ve never seen him before. That??s my part of the operation.?? Wadensj?? sounded doubtful. there??ll be a scandal that will affect both the conservative and social democratic parties. He pushed away the sheet of paper with the nine succinct points that Berger had presented at the weekly meeting of the budget committee. She went back to her inbox and opened the message that had arrived two days before.?? ??And since she went into your building I assume that Milton has put in some sort of hidden surveillance of your flat.

When she closed the door he arduously sat up and swung his legs over the edge of the bed. By the early ??80s Zalachenko had calmed down and begun to adapt. Sweden has got to know her through police reports and press releases and the headlines in the evening papers. eleven days after the meeting with the Prime Minister.?? Nystr?m adopted a concerned expression. Because Trinity could record the calls from Ekstr?m. Thomasson knew that the money came from criminal activity. One problem of course is that she??s working for you and is bound and fettered by one of those damned confidentiality oaths. He had plenty of whores. we??re sure that Niedermann switched vehicles.?? ??No. The sports desk is dangerously understaffed. Francke was a bit of a cowboy who saw K. half a mile from home in Saltsj?baden when her mobile rang. Nieminen has been released. but there was never very much to report. but he had lived in north London since childhood. or that you don??t care??? ??I don??t know. He had met Chief of Secretariat Albert Shenke at meetings and internal conferences on countless occasions. Usually he was cool and analytical.K.

the bureaucracy if this is not going to end in calamity.

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Some are embedded in the brain tissue.?? ??Alright. and together we would have decided what to do.?? which Paulsson had also missed.?? ??I know. 9. Sorry.?? ??So you??re saying that Salander isn??t exactly what she seems to be. And I won??t write a word of what you tell me. Only one thing is important right now. S.K. some of it. not the source.?? ??That shouldn??t be such a big problem. a 52-year-old cousin of Lundin who lived in Puerto Ban??s.I. He then engaged Thomasson on a couple of other matters. has a huge amount of dead meat in the newsroom. Come with me. I don??t want to guess what it would cost with fries and a Coke.

And yet through their assignments they were connected to ?? to what? The conspiracy was intimately linked to the late Alexander Zalachenko. It won??t be over then. And after a while she had completely lost interest in her shower and pulled him back to bed.?? Janeryd said at last. A detective named Hans Faste from Stockholm. He explained in a low voice that. stretched out in bed.00 she logged on to Hacker Republic and uploaded the list to Plague.?? Sp?ngberg said.?? Edklinth said. no.?? ??That would be a mistake. I??ve been considering bringing him in here. it??s you I will be working for.?? ??I don??t??? ??There are some people who need to have a talk with you in peace and quiet. That day had been utter chaos. nodded all of a sudden. We have to talk.?? ??A little. ??Erika isn??t the villain. I??ve know this person for many years.

You??re right about that. Grimly they studied the site. Illegal weapons are more serious. and hopped into the living room to take stock of the damage.B. It had been a pretty wonderful holiday. in effect) that the decision to lock you up in St Stefan??s in 1991 was a legitimate one. I checked out the story behind the Bellona apartment. our lawyer in S.?? ??It wasn??t exactly an invitation. I??m also going to charge him with probable involvement in arson. ??I think she??s out of danger.000 kronor stashed in this cabinet. ??My role is to expose shit like the Zalachenko club.?? Edklinth nodded. as he should. But I do have a spare room. Not until 2.?? ??So we have to ask ourselves. Then he went to the hotel lobby and called Clinton??s mobile from the public telephone. he would be obliged to take up the matter at least with the leaders of the other two parties in the coalition government.

If I like it. ??He started at S?po in the ??50s.?? ??Hmm. Hallberg is retiring this year. It was Millennium??s scoop. ?C among the few people who actually knew about the existence of the Section ?C a certain amount of criticism had surfaced. who in turn messengered it to Bublanski.?? ??How did you find out Niedermann was in Gosseberga??? Blomkvist shrugged. she??s on powerful painkillers. What mattered to her was that he was the board chairman of S. he did learn Russian and Polish.?? ??I don??t think so. Take a break. That was Bj?rck??s job. about his conversation with Giannini. I see. and closed the door. They lay in bed and talked through the details of the Zalachenko story. ??There??s nothing whatsoever to suggest a crime.S. he could always fall back on the fact that it was a policeman??s duty to investigate a crime ?C but the breach was now so sensitive from a constitutional standpoint that he would surely be fired if he took a single wrong step.

Then he screwed on the cover again. no matter how highly placed the sources in the bureaucracy. It was an automatic response. ??Ouch. was in and delighted to see him. ??Thanks for coming in. Even if it was only a ten-minute walk.?? They sat in silence for a moment before Jonasson stood up.?? The Prime Minister nodded grimly.00 a. ??I??ve spoken with Bublanski.?? ??If Salander hit her father in the head with an axe she isn??t exactly innocent. and underwear. would burn out its batteries in much less time. ??It also tells us something about the character of our adversary. ??On the other hand.?? ??What are you saying??? ??S?po is the obvious link.?? Gullberg said. He had also gathered that she was polite to the rest of the staff but never said a word when the police came to see her. And item two: today this piece by Johannes shows up on my desk. Her eyes opened wide.

Ekstr?m surreptitiously scanned the stamp.?? ??I received a similar report. * Gullberg had begun at the Russia desk of the third division of the state police. silent partner to handle the financial side of the business. He had enough text already for 150 pages. from sweat droplets and two hairs from Bjurman??s apartment were matched to items from Niedermann??s room in Gosseberga. By your reasoning. she had also studied for a degree in political science. For once you??re not an objective reporter. The meeting had lasted forty minutes. A third goes to salaries. Can you handle that. ??How interesting. Then give me some insight into Edklinth??s investigation. The paper we??re making today is still H?kan Morander??s paper. She always had plenty of warning to put away her Palm when she heard the rattling of a key ring or a key being put in the lock. S.S.?? She studied the group thoughtfully. She was given a pack of nicotine gum. now knew about the existence of the Section.

It??s exercise more than hard training. obviously. & E. presumably. almost made it on to the Swedish Olympic team. How? She walked all the way round. A speech bubble materialized with the text [WHO GOES THERE?]. my sister Annika ?C will fight to see that she is acquitted. ??Technically speaking. She was spending a good part of her time evaluating the people she might be able to count on and could then make part of her new regime. Not that there were not warnings. Lottie will follow Teleborian.?? Fredriksson??s expression darkened.?? ??You don??t understand???? ??I understand perfectly.S. blond man with a crewcut who wore a black leather jacket. She asks questions non-stop. ??So you??re telling me instead.?? ??And if it is a forgery ?? who did it and why??? Bublanski shrugged. I get on considerably better at Milton than on the force. But for the time being all this lay outside Zalachenko??s control.

22 calibre Browning. He was one metre eighty-four tall and weighed sixty-eight kilos. The wound in your shoulder seems to be the cause. I mean Alexander Zalachenko. ??The older one is G?ran M?rtensson.?? ??Anything else??? ??Sandberg lives in Sollentuna. We??ll be going in as soon as it can be done. Jan. When she was alone she gathered her strength.K. ??Good evening.C. ??How??s the headache??? ??I feel it now and then. Giannini took the bus to Linn??gatan and spent the next hour in a Greek restaurant. The difference between Trinity and the N. we do have Modig and Holmberg on the scene in G?teborg.?? ??I know.?? Modig said in apology.?? Wadensj?? said. for as long as she kept trying. adjusted his glasses.

Gullberg had been appointed head of a newly created division with the working title of ??the Special Section??. Berger spent the evening not on her sofa watching T. ??Forceps. this is an extreme state of affairs. but she became acquainted with a lawyer. In 1997 he was no longer on the official roster of the external service. All the owners live abroad.I.?? ??I understand. forty-four.?? This assurance was enough for Baksi. Lisbeth.?? He grunted. and he was about as much help as he was when he was on holiday. he has a plan. the typesetter. Instead she had an area cleared off the central desk in the heart of the newsroom. He got up to find a telephone booth and called Wadensj??. But the living-room window was so big that they did not have the glass in stock. if she could find one in G?teborg. ??What has Bj?rck told us??? Holmberg asked.

he picked up the telephone to call Berger and update her.A. right??? ??Of course. I thought you might be amused to tag along. ??We??ve received a call. Lisbeth Salander got in touch with me and took control of my computer. She was amazed to be still alive. That??s why S.00 on Saturday afternoon. Edklinth and Figuerola looked at the picture.?? ??Did you write a report??? ??No. The attack alarm consists of two buttons that you press simultaneously and hold down for three seconds. if I understood correctly.?? he said. She called the vehicle recovery service. and it was definitely the first time he had ever said anything positive or encouraging to Modig. ??All this stuff about insults and aggressive resistance is just nonsense. Second. They searched the place the day you were arrested. but he knew that it would be a bad idea to frighten off Waltari before they were in place.?? ??We won??t have time to dig up the whole story.

He was only sixty-eight. We??re Sweden??s last line of defence. ??Not for the moment. shut down her computer. Was he exaggerating? Should she dismiss his professional caution? In that case.?? ??I gather that S. Things did not change until 1977. Bj?rck had been accompanied at Zalachenko??s original reception by a lawyer. She got up from the bed and made for the shower. but that was his problem. He looked back at her.?? ??Does it not??? ??Herr Blomkvist. I??m thinking of moving you to the Constitutional Protection operations unit. A pro. I want to know the whole layout of the corridor. Wadensj?? had been one of the latest recruits to the Section around the time Gullberg retired. Modig and Andersson walked together down to the garage. I said asap. But this was nothing new. Does this story have any connection to yesterday??s article about S?dert?lje. year after year.

?? Ghidi nodded. said: ??Yes. with a thousand policemen.?? She took Salander??s hand and helped her into the bed. My sense is that he??s more a useful fool being used by the Section. he had openly discussed the matter with County Governor Lassinanti on a visit to Norrbotten. She shook her head. We installed a steel safety door.N. ??We??ll probably close out the present quarter with a small deficit. all this stuff about Zalachenko is highly classified. and she had not used the program since starting at S. Erlander did not like the situation. Edklinth reminded himself that he was on very thin ice and that a host of regulations had been violated when he gave Blomkvist access to the corridor. Salander would just stare at her and smile her crooked smile. Even though it did not offer any answers to his immediate questions. but no words were exchanged that gave her any clue as to who he was or what sort of I. Eriksson had only called. which included a short whip. dollars. of Milton Security.

?? ??Alright. It was 2. I forgot to call.K. Did anyone ask Lisbeth Salander her opinion??? ??Quite frankly ?? we haven??t had the opportunity to speak with her yet. Ronald Niedermann. the very time when she was obviously more vulnerable. The question was: what was he going to do in the future? In August he learned that his two brothers had been arrested. And the reality is that over the past fifteen years.?? ??Can you prove that??? ??I can. information that absolutely could not be disseminated. ??Do as I say and the Section might survive. It dawned on her that here he was calmly talking of the possibility of there being a threat to her life. She just wanted to be left in peace. you??ve been here a month and I want us to have a chance to catch up. ??The information he contributed was supplied. He had transferred the most crucial documentation to her desk. Are you in pain??? ??Yes. not the remotest idea of the background you??ve described. ??Gullberg has murdered Zalachenko and then shot himself in the head. Christer.

Blomkvist went into the kitchenette and poured coffee with milk into two mugs marked with the logos of the K. and in his opinion no government had been less prepared to meet the new political opportunities emerging in the East. She had a headache again. Where was the boundary? And was Ekstr?m aware that there was a boundary? Could it be that someone was deliberately supplying Ekstr?m with believable but misleading information? Finally Blomkvist logged into hotmail and spent ten minutes checking the half-dozen anonymous email accounts he had created. Her gaze fell on Holm. but what I meant was that you pretended to know a lot more than you actually do.?? ??Is that the truth??? Berger nodded. The budget chief and the C. Adamsson stood to let the man clean the floor around his chair outside Salander??s room. It??s also possible that knowledge of Zalachenko was confined to so small a circle that Prime Minister F?lldin had no real oversight. Just ??aha??. ??As you no doubt know. terribly sorry.?? Gullberg said then with such coldness in his voice that Zalachenko froze. because pain flew through her left shoulder. Finally she looked up and met Blomkvist??s eyes. He was English and lived in London. Bj?rck??s original doesn??t match Blomkvist??s version.?? ??Then we could run it in the June issue??? ??No problem. ??Hello. I propose cutting all management salaries by half.

four police officers and one prosecutor. On Sunday he forced himself through short.?? ??I??m not suggesting that they should lose money. I don??t have time for a long conversation now ?C I have to meet Prosecutor Jervas in forty-five minutes. ??An analysis of the blood will probably establish that Salander was buried here. Nieminen took the two remaining Polish guns. He and the whole of Sweden had seen her passport photograph on billboards outside every newspaper kiosk for weeks. very angry. Blomkvist closed the door behind him. erupted. ??Mikael Blomkvist. Until that moment Salander had meant nothing to him.?? ??I understand. ??Swab.?? Ekstr?m had a dozen questions that Nystr?m meticulously noted. the news editor. The situation was urgent. But not active. orange marmalade and a sliced avocado. Do you know if she??s at headquarters??? ??I doubt it. no-one could fail to notice her biceps and powerful shoulders.

??Not for the moment. what??s going on with you??? ??I??m about to resign from Millennium. He opened the entrance door using the code and took the stairs to the top-floor apartment. and that was annoying. regularly. She took a sip of coffee and had just opened her mouth to take a bite of toast when she heard the headlines. That??s not a bad step up from this sorry little rag.?? ??Does he have any connection to Lisbeth Salander??? ??No. He rehearsed the psychiatric report of 1991 and explained why Salander had become a threat to certain unknown civil servants who had taken it upon themselves to protect the Russian defector.?? She put the address into the inside pocket of her jacket. The trial should have been a straightforward matter.00 Linder arrived and knocked on the door. Moved back to his home town of Laholm in 1994. Lisbeth Salander??s guardian. But you??re Lisbeth??s doctor and you have access to her. a narrow-brimmed. On the other hand.?? Blomkvist said.?? ??Alright. ??Hello. Then there were a hundred other details.

I assume we still have relevant media contacts. That is worrisome.?? ??What did you have to do with the policeman??s murder last night??? she asked him at once. but he has a child with a teacher in S?dert?lje. And for this job Ghidi would be paid 1000 kronor a week. She had to find a hiding place.S. and you??re not telling me anything.?? the P. I don??t know if it was your father or somebody else in the family who helped him. ??I??m a little miffed at my brother. Gullberg arrived together with the then chief of S.?? Blomkvist said. assault. and few people would look for him there. Through a glass pane in the door he saw the nurse take the bouquet into Zalachenko??s room.?? and they all seemed to come from sources in the media.?? ??And if Ekstr?m is worried. And. She looked at the officers in sullen silence as they came into her room and pulled up chairs. In this way Plague could also monitor outgoing calls from Ekstr?m.

but situations do crop up.?? ??But in this case you already have. and that there would still be time to tell everyone. He??s a prick who plays people off against each other.?? ??Henry. and on her way through the city she noticed that the workers?? groups had begun to gather. ??You suspect that there??s a conspiracy within the Security Police that is acting outside its constitutional mandate. After she was gone Blomkvist called the hospital in Sahlgrenska and tried to get some information about Salander??s condition. He spent two hours trying to locate the Swedish ambassador and made contact by telephone at around 9.?? ??He works at Sahlgrenska hospital as a cleaner. It had been a quiet evening and they arrived within twenty minutes. from G?ransson??s body. calmly nursing his coffee. He picked up the telephone and called the Minister of Justice. My father was a psychopath. That will be done later this week. ??And between us. Salander was surprised that the officers had treated her in such a correct.?? Figuerola held up a diplomatic finger.?? ??What are you suggesting??? ??I??m only asking you to let me know if you discover that Salander is being subjected to another miscarriage of justice.?? ??There.

I do what I have to do to survive. But what did they do with him? Somebody must have made the decision. She explained that the county police chief was at the Europol conference in Madrid. She then proceeded to the Yahoo group [The_Knights] and checked whether Plague had added anything. So we want everything to be legitimate and in keeping with the constitution. Salander suddenly gave her a cautious smile. Returning to his office he discovered a man in a dark suit leaning against the wall outside his door. She considered calling Daniel Mogren. which corresponded to the word P-I-P-P-I ?C Pippi Bloody Longstocking.?? ??It??s all hypothetical. played tennis. the nigger was not allowed to clean inside the prisoner??s room ?C that was done by two cleaning women in the morning ?C and besides. ??What on earth?? you were there??? ??Yes. Finally his uneasiness took the upper hand. I can??t believe Salander knows anything about it.30 he was checking into a small hotel about fifteen minutes?? walk from the Hague??s Centraal Station.?? Wadensj?? said. Lundin had been shot in the foot and then the police showed up. Who took your place??? ??I don??t know.?? ??After that he heard almost nothing more during his two terms in office. and eventually not at all.

P.?? ??That??s good. So she had decided to go along with Blomkvist??s plan. I left you in the lurch in a situation that was much worse than this. It had been the stupidest moment of her life and she would never again allow herself those sorts of feelings. but that talent is completely worthless if you forget your job description. ??Then I??ll choose to interpret it that way.?? Salander gave Jonasson a lopsided smile. if Bjurman were to breathe so much as one syllable about Zalachenko. Finally she opened the last one. a man who well-trained men would avoid getting into a fight with. said. to assume control of the Zalachenko affair. and I are tending towards the belief that Blomkvist is correct in claiming that the first three murders were committed by Niedermann.?? She left without kissing him.?? After Cortez left. And.?? Blomkvist shrugged and opened his laptop case. which means that the operations budget has actually increased. but I??m responsible for her. but a participant in unfolding events.

He pushed away the sheet of paper with the nine succinct points that Berger had presented at the weekly meeting of the budget committee.I. Teleborian has just finished writing it. Bj?rck had hired Teleborian effectively to lock Salander up in a psychiatric hospital for children on the ?C false ?C pretext that she was mentally deranged. She had several run-ins with people from the social welfare agency. and access to cutting-edge technology in I.iv Zalachenko had been awake for eight hours when Inspectors Modig and Erlander came to his room at 7. was being sought for the killing of a policeman. is to provide you with information. Salander did not need a thermometer to work that out. Ping.?? the Minister of Justice said.?? Salander flipped the mobile shut so that Berger would not be tempted to waste precious seconds with unnecessary questions. ??Who??s going to take over the investigation of Salander??? ??I don??t know.E. ??Hello. ??Call him.?? ??I??m all ears. She went around the car and got into the driver??s seat. After a while she turned her head. We have to find allies within the bureaucracy if this is not going to end in calamity.

Eriksson. this isn??t about you and Micke.?? ??And then what happened??? ??We kept an eye on her. pathologist.

They sat in the living room for a private conversation
They sat in the living room for a private conversation.?? Armansky told her. This was Nieminen??s arms cache. but was almost immediately hand-picked by Edklinth for the Constitutional Protection Unit. He had himself received a number of calls concerning these rumours. the Prosecutor General was too lenient with cases concerning what were. In the United States you can cross-examine members of the government in a normal court of law. I suspect it??s Holm??s doing.?? ??Excellent idea. The first time it was parked near the entrance to his building on Bellmansgatan on Wednesday morning when he left to walk to the office. Are you in pain??? ??Yes. How did this get here??? one of them said. Which was an irony. There were whores.?? ??Something along those lines.?? Jonasson thought that if it had been anyone other than Blomkvist he would have refused. a woman by the name of Kristina Cederholm. Where was the boundary? And was Ekstr?m aware that there was a boundary? Could it be that someone was deliberately supplying Ekstr?m with believable but misleading information? Finally Blomkvist logged into hotmail and spent ten minutes checking the half-dozen anonymous email accounts he had created. Saturday. he sat down and wrote to Janeryd. perhaps more precarious than ever before.

and a rapist. Nieminen bent down and looked at the bodies.?? ??He is forbidden to talk about it. but I??ve been up to my eyes in A. Then he heard movement behind him and felt his knees buckle. Stage two is Millennium and Mikael Blomkvist. She lay on her back with the brace around her neck. It was not until he was in the taxi that he reached into his jacket pocket and stopped the tape recorder. And yet she had connectivity. ??I??m in G?teborg.?? Berger??s life had been filled with meetings and work around the clock the minute she had stepped into Morander??s shoes. I was rather young ?? I didn??t know how I should deal with these people. ??Hello.G.?? she said. Right now. Edklinth and Figuerola looked at the picture. Palme had accordingly been one of the first subjects that Gullberg discussed with him during the long debriefing. This will require extraordinary measures. but he never found an answer. and a dark jacket.

?? ??The chief of Secretariat is the only person who could make this sort of arrangement. But she isn??t Zalachenko. slowly. did he not??? Prosecutor Jervas said. who had obviously not paid attention to a word he had said. I don??t know how much was true.O. Erlander gave her a cool smile.000 kronor in Sweden. He was moved from Personal Protection and is working on his own. but they had no choice. That??s called capitalism.M. ??We are all extremely unhappy about the situation.E. ??Gullberg has murdered Zalachenko and then shot himself in the head. Erlander gave her a cool smile. He had not yet been brought up to date with all the details. and clamps which he attached to her nipples. ??Unless you happen to have paranormal abilities. ??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.

This happened because Bublanski had repeatedly tried to get hold of Bj?rck. but as soon as she had solved it.?? ??Forget I asked. ??I??m going to do everything I can to counter any such claims. just as he was about to leave early. She scrolled down to image 167 and clicked to enlarge it. but in reality he had scarcely been seen in the department before the ??90s. thereby compromising some secret operation.?? Nystr?m took out a blue folder and opened it. ??For one thing ?? I??m very. She had plotted her escape step by step. placed it around his neck. Lundin should have been ready. of course. But not vice versa. Earlier in the day he had enquired about Lisbeth Salander??s condition. And she wondered which big toe Blomkvist had been thinking with when he smuggled her a computer but forgot that she needed a mobile to connect to the Net. ??Anders ?C I need a mobile.?? the nurse said.P.?? ??I understand.

But you could do it. He flipped open his mobile and checked the battery. I assume we still have relevant media contacts. ??A mutual friend spoke with you. we want you and your husband to be aware of certain things and to take certain routine measures.M. which means the transmitter substance in his nerve synapses doesn??t function. ??What??? ??I??m free tomorrow morning as well. I??m on my way. It was his last editorial and it would be a crying shame not to print it. which seemed not to trouble him.?? ??From me? So? What does it say? He handed her some printouts of emails addressed to Eva Carlsson. then crossed Belgium by way of Liege. What the hell? Is there some sort of spy convention on Bellmansgatan today? The two men parted at the top of the hill without exchanging a word. He could not see anything remarkable.?? Blomkvist said. I??m a doctor. everything related to the Zalachenko case is Top Secret. He was expert at breaking and entering. It was highly unlikely that Evert Gullberg would ever be brought before a court. They could not do anything to solve her private problems.

Before I??m through with you. Whore. I??m just trying to take stock of her. and nigger. unquote.?? ??I??m sorry. Nieminen went up the stairs and out of the front door. we??re sure that Niedermann switched vehicles. the number of readers will drop and the number of advertisers too. everything related to the Zalachenko case is Top Secret.?? He grunted. No such address exists. It dawned on her that she had not been part of such a parade in more than twenty years. When he returned she had just finished her call.?? ??Which of course you are not. Because Trinity could record the calls from Ekstr?m.?? ??Anything else??? ??Sandberg lives in Sollentuna. I??m terribly. you have to trust me.?? It was fascinating that despite the collegial atmosphere they had shared for so many years at the Section. but thanks for the offer.

K??. Under Berger??s leadership the magazine had always been a collective.?? Ekstr?m flinched at the mention of the name Blomkvist. There are buyers who got fed up with the high construction prices. made a late snack.I. It??s about the police investigating the possibility that Lisbeth Salander was mixed up in the sale of anabolic steroids. I earned it. She had not lost her photographic memory.?? ??And this story about Gunnar Bj?rck and S?po and the 1991 report ???? ???? is going to be handled by Faste and Ekstr?m. He seemed to have difficulty breathing; he kept one hand on Gullberg??s shoulder. It had happened at the same time that both Blomkvist and Giannini were robbed of the document that was the cornerstone in the burden of proof. and I??m afraid she??s going to get the same medicine when the trial begins. to gather documentation about its extent. Then.?? Holmberg said. a checked shirt and a leather jacket.?? he said. Ellis shrugged. Thank you. But unlike the McDonald??s example.

??What have you come up with this morning??? ??A nationwide A. If he decided to fight. Then she opened a notebook and took a pen from her jacket pocket. and clocked out.?? ??Who should I say is here??? ??An old colleague. showered. He had slept through fifteen hours. a couple of times. ??But O. Within the Section this was no obstacle. She was tall. private clients ?? whoever they might have been. G?tgatan was full of life at all hours of the day and night.I. That means that Milton Security is working with Blomkvist and has placed surveillance cameras in his apartment or in the stairwell. First of all.P. ??Blomkvist ?? we have to be able to trust each other. Micke. ??Teleborian is a really. Come over to my place and I??ll make you something more substantial.

??Mikael. She took a photograph with the mobile that she knew would be only 72 dpi ?C low quality. Blomkvist supposed that she had not planned to come back. He had then returned to his home town of Laholm and done some work from there.-savvy. ??I??ve kicked myself a hundred times about it. shook hands with Blomkvist.?? ??Mikael ?? I don??t think you really appreciate what this involves. and its purpose is to damage Salander before the trial. which he never did.T. Then she lay quite still in bed and stared at the ceiling. He warmly recommended that she be given the care she quite clearly needed. and Lisbeth still hasn??t talked to the police about it. That was nothing new.?? ??Which of course you are not. wary look. I??m a doctor. It had been two days now since the break-in. But she waited for him to speak. she decided.

But it??s a shame von Rottinger isn??t still with us. Salander??s story was pretty much done. who??s just here for the bus fare.?? ??And what about his demand ??. His job was to investigate crimes.iv Blomkvist got up just after 9. You??ve only got a few minutes.?? He clicked on an image on his computer and turned the screen towards Faste. ??There??s going to be a scandal of enormous proportions. I want to have you naked. He had found Salander just after midnight.S. Is that accurate??? ??Yes. I assume you??re not just sitting there twiddling your thumbs. In any case he had a penchant for civil disobedience on a private level. Armansky found this entirely contradictory. Unfortunately.?? ??This is one hell of an investigation. but it could be used as evidence that the meeting had taken place. ??Could you tell Malin that I??ll be back in two hours??? ??What??s going on??? ??I think I??ve got a lead on a story. ??Tell me what you know about Salander.

Nor do I ask you to tell me a single military secret that Zalachenko may have revealed. the prosecutor himself is the primary source of leaks to the reporters who keep writing all the shit about Lisbeth. The house was well kept and neat. so I??m going to see who owns Vitavara Inc.?? Blomkvist turned and looked at her profile. And above all it was important that he make the arrest.I. he again denied all knowledge of any such thing. ??Give him a copy. So. If it were just a matter of anonymous hate mail we would make a decreased threat assessment.?? ??Run that by me again.?? ??True enough. On the other hand. she tried to avoid padding her bill with expensive hotel charges. She kept hers in the chest of drawers in her bedroom. and Edklinth realized that Armansky??s people not only had the skills for the job. the supplementary information that the prosecutor considered irrelevant to the preliminary investigation. She heard a movement and turned to see Salander just starting to clamber out of bed again. but here the task was simplified by the fact that the letters he was writing would be signed by himself.M.

At this stage of life he did not think it mattered whether he decided to have one glass of whisky or two. codes that she glanced at. but you??re closer. I got a message that you were looking for me. ??The matter has gone to court. Giannini called Blomkvist this morning.?? ??This could get a bit awkward. He must have.T. 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. He looked concerned.?? ??Forgive me for mentioning this. It was intended to convey that the Prime Minister would bear the responsibility if the story ever got out and the Russians sent a death squad to liquidate Zalachenko. The computer started up. and former Criminal Inspector Sonny Bohman. She went so far as to obscure some obvious evidence and instead moved on to the next link in the chain of events. and S. Figuerola waited for forty-nine minutes before M?rtensson and his companion in overalls came out of Bellmansgatan 1. She wondered what Miriam Wu felt about her. At least Morander understood the necessity of the reductions. The board especially.

and force the board to dismiss Borgsj?. It was Millennium??s scoop. He was no longer a demon riding on her shoulder. ??Exactly. She sat still for a moment and looked at him. I??m not really sure. which would otherwise no doubt also be held against her in the psychiatric evaluation that sooner or later would inevitably be conducted.?? She gave him a long look. ??How are you doing??? ??I??m fine. Over the following years Gullberg kept Bjurman under discreet but regular surveillance. One problem of course is that she??s working for you and is bound and fettered by one of those damned confidentiality oaths. The technology was not perfect. He can be surly sometimes. For the life of her. but he thought he had been tailed by a red Audi that day. Niedermann must not be captured alive. That applied to Gullberg and equally to Bj?rck.?? ??A little. which tonight she seemed to be doing about every half hour. swastika. He??s on sick leave for a slipped disc and lives in Sm?dalar? at present.

?? Bublanski closed the preliminary report with distaste. But I really don??t want you to stay here alone. He did not exist in any register or in any public document. of course. sociological or scientific rationale. Finally Modig spoke up.?? he said. ??Will do. Kalle Bloody Blomkvist was complicating life for her. would have to be informed.M. schedules and other uninteresting stuff. every t was crossed. marked ??Bjurman. I believe that Salander is as sane as you or I. Erlander put it in an evidence bag and labelled the find.?? ??There is nothing illegal in what I am going to ask you to do. why should it be any different? Except that of course they would not be meeting so often. Andersson.?? ??Have you got any good colleagues??? Morander laughed again. still relatively unsure in his role.

?? said Andersson.S. He called Karim in. ??You misunderstand me. and in some miraculous way he had indeed managed to hold the mortality rate at zero. The body had been discovered on April 19 by none other than Inspector Andersson. which he at once identified as belonging to the Security Police. Linder spread a blanket over her. But it??s very simple to fake an apparently legitimate address. It was a pleasant feeling to know that her reactions were up to an emergency. Sonja. We still flag Salander for monitoring whenever she turns up in any database. but he had only a vague notion of their family lives. not for a moment. there is Torstensson.U. In other words. Chairman of the Board Borgsj? arrived at 2. The issues we??ll be discussing now are in very many respects confidential and highly classified. But.?? Figuerola said.

But the living-room window was so big that they did not have the glass in stock. M?rtensson punched in the code and they disappeared into the stairwell. ??That was a long time ago. Then it vanished from his field of view and he heard the engine slowing to land.?? Ekstr?m repeated in a brittle tone. and living in Sk?vde. She put the camera in the space under her seat and was just about to fiddle with her map when she happened to glance towards the Maria lift. male American of Catholic origin living in Toronto. As she walked into the living room. once the victim of a petrol bomb attack ?C from that bloody daughter of his two doors down the corridor. maybe three. You??re all members. At last they exchanged glances and then looked at Blomkvist. and dressed. She parked on Bergsgatan. between 37 and 37. There was a photocopy of a passport application form for one Idris Ghidi.?? Malmberg said.C.?? Figuerola said. Then the two old agents embraced.

Do have a serious discussion with your lawyer so we can come back later and have another talk. Detective Superintendent Otto Danielsson.?? ??You don??t understand the situation???? ??I??m tired of hearing that I don??t understand the situation. The tone she used with him was polite.A. She did not have much time. She could not help but smile. how the healing in her brain was progressing.?? Blomkvist handed the mobile across the table. The Firm??s most important task for many years was so-called personnel control. That way she could look at all the activity in the email system. This thought upset Zalachenko.30 a. we no longer have access to the report. Then she turned icy with rage. which decided that Salander should be cared for at St Stefan??s. there is that possibility. But I can??t pay before I have access to the Internet. The next second a Toyota van pulled away from the kerb. ??Thanks. as you know.

Magge Lundin got off his motorbike and declared. make her way to his farm. Karl Axel Bodin. She tore electrodes and I.?? Clinton said. had called eleven times. she had encouraged him to think for himself. the leader of the preliminary investigation.?? ??I notice that you have golf clubs planted here and there around the house. ??He started at S?po in the ??50s. The movie they had playfully made was definitely not for general release. I asked you for two things: first. Bublanski was working only on Niedermann. Bj?rck had not acted alone. upper level. She heard the click of the lock as she closed her bedroom door. off balance. ??Erika hasn??t altogether left here. nodded. It was tight.?? ??O.

she had kept on playing with the equations. and came to the realization that most of all she felt indifference towards her entire life. a man infinitely better qualified. She stood there for a while. He stopped in surprise. ??As I said ?? all I want is the research you come up with. But let??s analyse your article. She was alive.U.. She clicked on it and read: First of all. ??Try not to be furious with me. She risks being charged with grievous bodily harm or attempted murder. A Polish P-83 Wanad on the floor next to the bench in the kitchen. How do the pieces fit together??? They talked for more than two hours.?? Erlander said.?? Inspector Bublanski listened to Prosecutor Ekstr?m without expression. And when Giannini reached the very crux of the whole chain of events. ??He??s got us over a barrel. And yet Bj?rck was the primary source of Blomkvist??s information. She wondered how long it would take for her to escape and settle down safely in some other country to create a new identity and a new life for herself.

?? He turned on his heel and left the glass cage. The boy was going to be a formidable reporter. A bit old school and yet at the same time a bit of a reformer. we have a journalistic responsibility.?? ??Of course. I said asap. and through Niedermann he was the architect of the murders of Svensson and Johansson. He took him out to Viktor??s. but the wires stretched in the direction of the pencil.M. His number??s on my mobile in my breast pocket. He looked up at her. codes that she glanced at. Berger realized that several of her new colleagues were looking at her. no matter what they ask you. She learned that Billing was going out with a woman named Sofia and that he used an unpleasant tone with her. she could always widen the net again. At first he was sceptical about the information that the excited young officer was telling him. ??This bastard from S?po. who described her as emotional. The Section became a micro-organization within the Division ?C outside.

K.15 he introduced himself on the entry phone and was buzzed inside.. Dakota wrote. Wadensj?? had been one of the latest recruits to the Section around the time Gullberg retired.?? ??We can ask why the source might want this information to get out.?? ??If you??re a good leader then you??ll discuss any concerns with the others. I??ll come back and see you before you??re transferred. Even so. gloves and hats. Bjurman commented on the fact that I had several tattoos and piercings. Do you know if she??s at headquarters??? ??I doubt it. Zalachenko had been shot by a 78-year-old tax specialist. She did not have to search for her colleague. or die. He shrugged just as Beatrice the receptionist came in with coffee and milk. you don??t really have a choice ?C you have to live somewhere. two from Eriksson. this isn??t about you and Micke.?? ??And then what happened??? ??We kept an eye on her. pathologist.

out somewhere.?? Salander pressed her lips tight.

??Evert ?? you have to understand that ?? we don??t do things like that any more
??Evert ?? you have to understand that ?? we don??t do things like that any more. ??One more thing. You??ve asked for an extension of your temporary job. He did not even bother to look for it. Then she opened a notebook and took a pen from her jacket pocket. but if he uses an account that he set up at hotmail. He went out in grand style.?? Blomkvist said to himself. and reproduced exactly. ??Police headquarters at 5. She had reported the matter to the head of her party.?? ??How many are working for the Section today??? ??We??ve reorganized a bit. along with a video of a personal nature. Is that O. ??Are you in a hurry??? ??Yes. He explained that he had decided to go public with the information in the light of events that had occurred in G?teborg that day.I. Lisbeth is an extraordinary person. which is utter insanity for a newspaper that can??t add a job to its sports desk.?? All of a sudden Zalachenko looked uncertain. She had been an outstanding gymnast in her teens and almost qualified for the Olympic team when she was seventeen.

?? ??It??s not the same thing.?? ??The lab has identified the weapon used on Lundin. Born in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Robbery. But there??s someone I have to talk to tonight and it??ll take a while. What would his next step be??? ??He has to get out of Sweden. During surgery the night before.?? He paused and looked around the room. 1989); An Assignment by Carl Lidbom (Wahlstr?m & Widstrand. it provided a good account of S?po as a structure as well as its primary concerns over several decades.M. Good to know.?? she said. and by now rather stout. it??s because he knows or suspects that you??ve got something brewing. nor did he have the feeling that he was being watched or followed.?? ??We??ll use the whole front page and move everything else back. The prosecutor is going to go on about this being the second time you have tried to kill him. you can write an article on the subject if you want and we??ll publish it. even if Skanska Construction opens an office in London and stuff like that. He took the late afternoon train to G?teborg.

?? ??Isn??t that part of the brain associated with numbers and mathematical capacity??? Jonasson said. She was in a bad way. they were surprised to see me there. Together with Eriksson and Malm. Not until Monday evening did Dr Endrin decide.?? Sandberg nodded his agreement. It??s about using child labour and exploiting political prisoners in Vietnam.?? ??Really??? ??It contains no diagnosis.01. The only question is: who??? ??The chief of Secretariat ???? ??Yes.K. Then Figuerola called the assistant chief of Counter-Espionage. ??I thought you were starting Monday. About toilets. Not for my brother or for Armansky. or that you don??t care??? ??I don??t know. I??ve met him several times. Unremarkable. But it has to be done in one fell swoop. Then she made some coffee and called Armansky. and by 2001 she had moved to Stockholm.

But it??s going to be a little up and down until we put this story to bed.G. ??Hello. Before you take one single positive action I want to be informed. because the vast majority of injured people had an obvious and specific problem. He was high as a kite all night.?? Figuerola said. The body produces a pain-suppressing chemical and you become addicted to it. 100 B. The Section was not a criminal enterprise. We have him in the Secret State Police from the early ??50s to 1964. It is forbidden to engage in the persecution of an ethnic group. They make toilets at a factory in Vietnam which has been condemned by the U.?? He looked Holmberg steadily in the eye. In this case there are no differences of opinion to divide us.C. But he??s tricky to deal with. removed his glasses. The reason was simple. ran a hand through his thick blond hair. Blomkvist briefly explained what had happened and asked Cortez to pass the information to Millennium??s editor-in-chief.

Now it was time to express herself more clearly. She glanced at Blomkvist. I was told that Ruben ?? your Zalachenko. An article she had rejected in the afternoon would appear in the newspaper sometime after she had gone home.30. ??Sonja.?? ??Lars Faulsson. She went back to bed and pulled the covers over her. in other words. Salander got up from the edge of the bed and went to the window. and I can also say that we had conversations with him about once a month until recently.?? she called. 1991); Power Struggle for S?po by Erik Magnusson (Corona. but he could not remember his name ?C some sort of foreign name ?C but Adamsson did not feel the need to check his I. In Edklinth??s opinion. don??t say a word. Your job description as a journalist is to question and scrutinize most critically. Violation of the prostitution laws. Three chatters at once. ??Turn the print over. Even if they provoke you or accuse you of whatever ?? Can you promise me??? ??I could manage that.

He was on duty until 6. Her heart sank like a stone. She should have dealt with Teleborian years ago. ??Would he. Illegal weapons are more serious. She??s made it plain that she wants you up and over to Bor?s to interview the woman. She did survive and her prognosis has been exceedingly satisfactory ?? so much so that my colleagues and I were getting ready to discharge her.M. A third goes to salaries. But someone else has. The Ministry of Justice also called. as set out in the government??s instruction.H on another officer.Q. He had made a round to check on the state of his patients. and we??ve had an A. Blomkvist could contact Figuerola if he needed to be in touch with S. ??Where is he now??? Blomkvist said as they turned on to Kungsgatan. if I sleep at your place??? ??Oh. I fall asleep like a blown-out candle as soon as I get home.?? Bublanski said.

?? ??The type of email Eva Carlsson got??? ??Right. Either we ancients step in and do our bit.P. ??Take a break and come back around 9. If you have information to that effect you should take action. the board will have to find somebody else for August. the night nurse looked in. but she had very straightforwardly conceded that she had no authority to interview him and that naturally he was perfectly free to tell her nothing at all if he did not want to. ??Hello. With the possible exception of President Nixon??s lunatic break-in at Watergate.K. Ekstr?m was most upset.?? ??I have a feeling that this story is going to be about something altogether different. She had no memory of seeing the folder that morning.?? ??Tell me. to leave all of you in the lurch in such a bad situation.00. On Monday he had begun his research by sending Cortez to the second-hand bookshops on S?dermalm. That will be done later this week. ??I think we??re done. He works for Karl Axel Bodin.

but ???? ??Yes??? ??This young prostitute who was murdered in S?dert?lje ?? her name is Irina Petrova. I??m dealing with pros here. ??How can I help you??? ??It??s about one of your patients. His head was wrapped in so many bandages that you could see only his left eye and a narrow slit of mouth. to ask her about that ?? even if you??re not present??? ??That??s fine ?? you may ask her questions relating to the police hunt for Niedermann. You??re very sexy. She was given a pack of nicotine gum. She was irritated with Giannini. He??s a tough old boy. Via the front door. She started by ordering passport photographs of Faulsson.S.O. If we don??t have a source for something.M. Then she remembered it all. ??Hello.?? ??No. she would call an emergency board meeting. He had had a miserable formal education. There were simply too many incidents for this to be coincidence.

but it was hopeless. you. By the time she felt sufficiently entrenched it was 1.?? ??And in order to do that.K. We have a younger talent who does some field work. who??s leading the investigation into Zalachenko??s murder.?? ??And if Ekstr?m is worried. Figuerola changed gear and turned up Vasagatan. SixOfOne wrote. Her heart sank like a stone.?? The expression did not sit well with Zalachenko.?? ??Can he handle it??? ??He??s no idiot. but rather that he was an especially cunning and intelligent spy who was not tempted to make the same mistakes that other Soviet spies had made. you can write an article on the subject if you want and we??ll publish it.?? Blomkvist sighed. That??s not a bad step up from this sorry little rag. ??Has anything else of interest happened??? he said. So let??s move on.?? ??Well. In addition.

Malin Eriksson. to condemn you again to the locked psychiatric ward.?? ??I believe you. We found the weapon. Source protection. out and we??ve alerted the police in Norway and Denmark. S?po got saddled with Zalachenko in the middle of the Cold War. or parallel to. My two uncles were murdered by Saddam in the ??90s.?? ??I see. Do you intend to hide things from me too??? ??I don??t know.?? ??Yes. but she had not even reflected on the fact at the time. they??re given a leave of absence for a time to go to our school. They settled themselves again around the table in Wadensj????s office. ??We have to try to tone this down. At 6. ??Give me a couple of minutes. At the very least Zalachenko was a witness; but in the worst case he was involved up to his neck in a series of murders. ??When Lisbeth was twelve. She moved as gracefully as a ballerina.

for the triple murder in Stockholm. It took her a few seconds to make the connection. for a fee of 30. ??Sure. In that case I should say how grateful I am that you and your colleagues are willing to facilitate matters for me.?? Edklinth was careful to use the word ??we??. He spent a long time thinking things over. he had to relay the conversations via another mobile back home to Plague. In great excitement she turned on the computer at once and discovered that it was password-protected. * Giannini was with Prosecutor Jervas for fifteen minutes. Zalachenko??s cover was at risk. confused.?? Blomkvist gave him a wan smile. but during the night some bastard had punctured all four tyres. It was the same hotel Blomkvist had spent the night in several days before. Even a falling-down drunk Professor Ellis is several classes better than I could ever be when it comes to assessing brain damage. The only spot from which the entrance door to the building could be observed directly was from the promenade and footbridge on upper Bellmansgatan near the Maria lift and the Laurinska building. He knew that the helicopter was coming in in the nick of time. She opened them and dropped the brace to the floor. He drove down Hornsgatan and across to Bellmansgatan via Br?nnkyrkagatan. execute someone who was the object of a police investigation ?C his investigation.

??This letter is referring to Holmberg??? ??No. He was sick. But we think that the so-called Section for Special Analysis set up shop somewhere outside. but not without having serious problems. As she heard the key in the door she realized that the cloth bag and charger were still in view on the bedside table.?? Edklinth said with a faint smile. The bleeding had apparently subsided. We have no idea what went wrong.?? ??You??re wrong. the new chief of the Section.?? ??Tell me about our relationship to S. but her face was otherwise expressionless.?? Gullberg had been completely exhausted after all his efforts on Monday. They were scrutinizing the results of the preliminary investigation that Holmberg had completed that morning. He said that he??d told you almost everything. She was incredibly lucky. he did go to the reception desk.?? Silence. and his wash bag. I??m here on a work issue. ??Please hear me out.

Erika Eva. He was obviously not the faithful type. You make 112. in Stockholm. for example. I hope you??re not thinking of taking the story with you to S.?? ??A sort of secret spy police??? ??There are in fact parallels overseas. even though in reality he was not her problem.?? he said. He had spent most of the night worrying about how he was going to deal with the information Armansky had given him. Ellis liked living in Sweden.?? the Prime Minister said. and its purpose is to damage Salander before the trial.?? ??She was shot. He was advised that he alone had to make the decisions. He scanned every face of every person standing or walking near the Ring. But Jonasson was head of the trauma unit. no listed mobile.?? ??A little too fast. If he could have kicked Figuerola in the shin he would have done so.C.

But what did they do with him? Somebody must have made the decision. ??I??m not so sure about that. he might have only himself to rely on. He would then take the used batteries home and recharge them overnight. He reminded Edklinth vaguely of the writer Dashiell Hammett. said. Figuerola noted the time. She had to be at S.?? Erlander said to Blomkvist as they walked back to the farmhouse. You were the person nearest to him in the corridor.?? ??A picture? I??m in your debt. ??Then he has a four-hour head start. But all the signs indicate that you made it through fine. She had been up until all hours emptying her desk and bookshelves of all personal belongings and sorting papers that she wanted to keep. The storm that had ravaged G?teborg earlier in the night had obviously passed to the south of the Nossebro area.?? ??Alright. Constitutional Protection is a small and more or less self-sufficient unit. The batteries. ??The investigation has already reached a sensitive stage. then pulled the forceps straight out. list everything that??s been said about her.

the Securitas guard. Eleven rooms and apparently a bit of a snazzy joint. His companion. but at a mature thirty-plus or. Salander had already discussed all of this with Giannini. Occasionally he would jot down notes in a pocket diary. On the right.?? ??But if things go well. And now I have the world??s worst guilty conscience.?? Figuerola said. Or else the falsification was done for a completely different purpose by someone inside the Security Police. but in effect he confessed and slunk home with his tail between his legs. the woman turned 180 degrees and went down the steep hill towards Bellmansgatan 1. Jonasson put his hand on her forehead and felt that it was damp. studied law and eventually became a tax adviser. The blinds were down. He had met Chief of Secretariat Albert Shenke at meetings and internal conferences on countless occasions. Edklinth would go through the roof. he was the victim of a crime.. and as discreetly as possible.

?? Cortez put down the telephone and drummed so loudly with his fingertips on the edge of his desk that Nilsson glared at him. We have to check their email.?? Salander gave Jonasson a lopsided smile. By now Blomkvist was so infuriated with Paulsson.I. He knew one.R.?? Bublanski replied curtly. ??You??re getting better too fast. Do we have a description of the third man??? ??Even better.?? ??How do you know that??? ??Gullberg met Prime Minister F?lldin six weeks after Zalachenko??s defection. ??Well. itself be implemented? The Wennerstr?m debacle had given rise to an avalanche of dilemmas within the Security Police.?? said Bublanski. but I think he went to the reception desk too. He needed cash. but he was in no position to pick and choose among defecting G. so that forensics can work out that they died while I was still locked up. ??My dear Mikael. It would make a passable weapon ?C for stabbing a face or an eye. As soon as you see him approach a car.

It was a reasonable decision. ??Now let me say my piece. He works for Prosecutor Ekstr?m. Blomkvist was working on the Salander story and would not share any part of it.?? ??I understand ?? Frank. but no name was given. He tried to commit suicide.?? Figuerola said. ??The book states only that the Prime Minister met with the chief of S?po along with a colleague to discuss general questions. and a dark jacket. But he could not keep a trace of incredulity out of his voice. the police.?? he said. which doesn??t bother to turn up at all. Hitler salute. Gullberg was transported at top speed to the hospital??s trauma unit. ??We??re the ones who don??t exist. She concentrated on the present and opened her eyes again. are set by the Freedom of the Press regulation (F. She followed him to the kitchen and filled a large glass with cold water. ??Once again we have to haul you out of the furnace.

She broke out in a big smile. and they had both ended up in bed with Torkel. to be honest. The man would always nod politely but never laughed if he said anything humorous.?? Ghidi poured Turkish coffee. I??ll be starting at another publication. ??You could take this as a complaint from the staff. It was too early to go to bed. ??that we make the whole thing disappear and put Salander back in an asylum??? ??Salander we can handle. even though this time there was no strap holding her down.?? ??It??s about Lisbeth Salander??s future and wellbeing. The tape kept bacteria out and the blood in. We can??t just dump it on Erika??s desk as a newspaper billboard. not the source. After lunch she would not. ??And Zalachenko? Have you questioned him??? ??Yes. it means that someone is acting against us. He was a dangerous bastard and a psychopath ?C a psychopath that the police were looking for with a vengeance. Are you with me? All of this she had already worked out for herself. He??s charming. getting his bearings.

If anyone opened the door she would have quite a problem explaining what she was doing there. we??ll deal with them.?? said Berger with a smile. Is that a clear enough answer??? She shut her eyes to say yes. ??O. Figuerola suddenly had the feeling that she was a policewoman. ??And the Zalachenko report is gone. Maybe not even twenty-four hours. It??s no secret that some of my predecessors at S. The outgoing Prime Minister was certainly not to be informed. He was only sixty-eight. First.G. but F?lldin didn??t reply.?? ??Nonsense.?? Nurse Agneta frowned. Personal Protection. Berger had reluctantly agreed and then fallen asleep on the living-room sofa in front of the boarded-up picture window. Officially moved to a place where he doesn??t exist. ??You don??t have any pain in your neck??? he said. He raised the pistol and fired at a picture hanging on the wall at the end of the corridor.

S. Bublanski??s face clouded over. Was G?ran M?rtensson working on anything important.v Blomkvist made sure that he was not being watched when he walked from the Millennium offices early on Friday morning to Salander??s old apartment block on Lundagatan. but she already knew it would be impossible to explain this away.S. That??s the question our analytical group is working very hard to answer. so she couldn??t tell the rest of us. we have to work faster.?? ??Oh. ??Technically speaking. ??Evert Gullberg. But it ended.C.?? Blomkvist nodded. The difference. She staggered to the door and turned to kick it with her heel. In March 1989. ??These are interesting times we??re living in. But I can hire you as an external consultant.Friday.

you may regard me as her legal representative. a production company and a management company. Both Holger and I have accepted your plan and are co-operating with you. Jonasson leaned forward. I??ve sent a team of externals to tail her. after careful consideration. Cortez exhaled in relief. except for a few details. Now!?? When he heard the desperation in her voice he dug into his inside pocket and handed her his Motorola. Suddenly she realized that her briefcase was gone.30 that afternoon. That??s why you asked about your credibility. so I??ll stay out of it. Which said.?? ??I??ll get back to you. I??m a trained bodyguard. Write it whenever you like. and the spy??s background indicated that he might be inclined to suicide in the event that his actions were exposed. or rather two. ??Erika??s out somewhere.?? Salander pressed her lips tight.

Jerker Holmberg. you may regard me as her legal representative. He??s acting on an official request from S.

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??Hello.?? ??An attack alarm can??t be cancelled the same way you would cancel the burglar alarm. you control the operation.?? ??You??re at the Sahlgrenska in G?teborg. want to plant such a forgery??? ??We don??t know that either. In Gullberg??s day the Section had a small operations unit consisting of four people under the command of the shrewd Hans von Rottinger. I can??t tell you how glad I am that you??re taking over. were masters of forgery and disinformation. Just before 6. He turned off both his mobiles and walked through the Galleria to Gustav Adolfs Torg. Zalachenko had at first been thought of as a potential breakthrough in the Palme mystery. or resign from S. My three sisters are still alive. It did not bode well. and others. and besides. another half-dozen citizens had come online and welcomed back Wasp before joining the debate. but it??s almost unusable. and F.?? ??So what??s going to happen to him??? ??I arrested him for violation of the prostitution laws. so that you can decide whether you can or you can??t.

Could it really be possible??? ??I??m afraid it is. who managed to spring her loose. Blomkvist was a journalist. His real name is Alexander Zalachenko and he??s Lisbeth??s father.?? ??We suspect Chief of Secretariat Albert Shenke. Shall we say 6. And we would very much like to know what strategy they??re planning. But apparently he had a habit of sending crazy and threatening letters to people in government.S.5 steps. back-up alarm systems and everything else without blinking. Used a hotmail account. He shook his head.?? Modig blinked twice. I said asap. You and your husband live in a detached house.?? ??It sounds like the bedroom won??t be such a romantic place in the future. ??Oops.?? Wadensj?? said. She staggered to the door and turned to kick it with her heel. I was told that we would have to wait until after the next election.

The doctors think she??ll make a full recovery. no great fortune.?? ??Name??? ??Protected source??? ??Naturally. would have to be informed. Nine people were seated around the conference table in her office at police headquarters. ??No. however. If she had a car parked down on Pryssgr?nd. She had almost reached Pustegr?nd when the woman appeared.?? ??I see. put on her dressing gown and leaned on a crutch. who examined her patient briskly and prescribed a powerful painkiller. She walked out of the front door just as the taxi drew up.00.?? Salander frowned. right away. albeit under guardianship. Then he backed out and headed across Liljeholmsbron towards the E4. she took a long time to think and she chose her words carefully. And I understood from Holger Palmgren that you had some information. What do you think the odds are that the investigation will be transferred to S?po??? Modig shook her head.

and when??? ??What would you have done if we??d uncovered this story two months ago??? Berger looked intently at her friend. The answer was obvious. H?kan Morander. He hovered between life and death for several days.?? Edklinth said. It has been 56 days since your last visit. The matter-of-fact tone gave the text such a surreal touch that it sounded like an absurd fantasy. The pain in his jaw was still excruciating and he could manage only liquid food. of course.v Three days after Berger started as acting editor-in-chief of S. but in fact I forgot to deliver it to his office before I left. Your job is to press the attack alarm. ??Zala is a Russian hit man ?C apparently without a grain of conscience ?C who defected in the ??70s. Ulla something.?? ??Later in the week I??ll change the doors in your study and in a downstairs room too. He then walked on to Sveav?gen. to an apartment with the name Martinsson on the door. Accordingly she had the right to involve herself in the investigation of Zalachenko??s murder. On the other hand it??s now clear that Ekstr?m is going to bring charges against Salander.000 kronor on the Salander story.S.

I. tied to a MOOSE CROSSING sign. why are apartments so bloody expensive? Because the people commissioning the buildings don??t know how to set the price.?? Modig said. he??s a threat to us.?? ??So what exactly is the purpose of your visit??? ??First. he would not have given the car a second glance. He shot Zalachenko in the head several times and then shot himself.30 on Thursday. He suffers from a disease called congenital analgesia.??? ??This evening if possible. nobody??s perfect.?? ??Hmm. But I advise that you wait for the report from forensics. and he??s afraid to get the Section involved in the necessary field work. cradling his coffee. ??And who do you think is going to investigate Salander??? Bublanski said. ??I just want to say that we on the police force don??t put much faith in Zalachenko??s story. Instead she called the duty officer at Milton Security and explained her situation. we won??t be finished with the installations here for a couple of days.I.

The prosecutor is dealing with a marked deck. ??Mikael. Edklinth thought long and hard about how to proceed.000 kronor.I.?? Blomkvist suggested. Nor do I ask you to tell me a single military secret that Zalachenko may have revealed. Come over to my place and I??ll make you something more substantial. or even with the duct tape that some inspired soul had applied. If he hasn??t managed it by then. She felt fettered to her bed. This morning she had not had a single visitor. Earlier in the day he had enquired about Lisbeth Salander??s condition. in such appalling circumstances. He had terrible pain in his back. and from there she would create a new identity somewhere in the world. and we??ll make you a proposal. She was obviously trying to find an address on the map while she talked on the telephone. And her stomach.?? Andersson said. That will be Nystr?m??s task.

They were detailed by Paulsson to secure forensic evidence in the woodshed and to do a thorough examination of the farmhouse. ??Erika??s out somewhere. The same D.000 Swedish citizens who were held to harbour undesirable political sympathies. they just slip into the shadows.?? ??The newspaper business is in a vulnerable position???? ??The reality is that S. has no idea that you have access to this computer.?? ??How are you??? ??I??m sick. She had a heavy. But she isn??t Zalachenko. They engaged the psychiatrist Teleborian again and through a representative filed a request in the district court to get her institutionalized for a second time. I can??t give you the name. There were simply too many incidents for this to be coincidence.?? He nodded curtly once before he went out and locked the door.?? He clicked on an image on his computer and turned the screen towards Faste. (Which he also did. Zalachenko turned his head a little so that he could see Erlander. Malin had never before had to cope with anything more complex than a household budget. She did not like asking for help or showing any sign of weakness. Do you feel like an afternoon on the town??? ??Not particularly.?? Berglund said.

).?? Edklinth exhaled a little.?? Jonasson??s eyes narrowed. Sonja. Zalachenko??s activities since then have nothing whatsoever to do with national security. all of which had contained the word ??whore. Right now he??s on the run and he??ll be seriously dangerous to anyone he runs into. Figuerola giggled. When she was admitted here.?? ??What kind of weapon is it??? Jervas said. She closed her door.?? ??With what??? ??Genetics. But don??t do anything until we all agree.?? Blomkvist said. and that committing her in 1991 was justified. Blomkvist looked at him expectantly. Which is why she??s chatting with the editor-in-chief of one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden.000 other mobile telephones within a kilometre of police headquarters. But it is unusual. He had transferred the most crucial documentation to her desk. Trinity wrote.

His colleagues all frowned. Blomkvist wondered to what extent this was a coincidence and to what extent it was contrived. That was the sound I heard last night. I don??t want information and I??m here in a completely private capacity. She was obviously prone to violence and mentally disturbed. That day had been utter chaos.?? ??Is that so??? Figuerola said. The sky was filled with leaden thunderclouds. I don??t intend to interrogate them.?? ??There??s a division of labour. he called Berger himself. If there was one thing Jonasson felt sure about her. ??We??re the ones nobody will ever thank. went back into her office and closed the door. said. albeit under guardianship. and she told him that she had been assigned by her boss to form an unofficial picture of what was true and what not true in the so-called Zalachenko case. She had taken him out easily. Two of Figuerola??s team were going to keep working. that he was co-operating. She frowned and studied the text.

?? ??That can be considered a step forward. Figuerola pushed open her car door and ran towards Br?nnkyrkagatan.?? ??No. ??What do you mean??? ??I have discovered that he can be a violent person ?? I am actually afraid of him. He had packed his van on Friday morning and taken the ferry from Dover to Calais. As soon as she was a little way down the hill. I explained that I wanted information in advance on all proposed articles.?? The Prime Minister looked at the Minister of Justice. how was she able to climb out and start wandering around with an axe??? ??Whatever went on here tonight. So he must know that M?rtensson is not at Counter-Espionage. not news reporting. I gave her Dexofen. This solution to their multiple problems had presented itself at a time when the Zalachenko unit was on its way to being dissolved.?? ??Please tell me how I??m doing. ??Thanks. cut more than 180 jobs since 1980. we won??t know anything until she wakes up. If Blomkvist wanted a way of communicating with the patient.M.?? which Paulsson had also missed. She waited until the woman reached the crossing in front of her.

?? ??I??m not trying to evade your question. I called him an imbecile and an incompetent fool. All the company??s secrets and emails ?C along with some fake documents that might lead people to think that its C. newly sharpened. and Salander would be buried in a hole in the ground. I??ll listen to what you have to say.K. which builds houses less expensively than anyone else by buying the materials themselves. Right now. She was taken completely by surprise when the door opened and Faste came out. He walked to Dressman on Kungsgatan and bought a shirt and a change of underwear. the stringer in G?teborg. F?lldin later looked at an organizational chart of S?po and couldn??t find that department. He doesn??t know who they are. The news neither pleased Nieminen nor made him any calmer. I want that bastard??s head on a platter. (2) Neither Lundin or Sonny Nieminen has said a word about what happened at Stallarholmen. ??It??s about Vitavara Inc. It had been the stupidest moment of her life and she would never again allow herself those sorts of feelings. a pure media circus with himself at centre stage. and they know that sooner or later I??m going to publish it.

But don??t do anything until we all agree.?? ??If I tried to go at your pace. He was looking straight ahead. printed out the document and began to read it at once. And for this job Ghidi would be paid 1000 kronor a week. He served in G?teborg before he moved to Trollh?ttan. But this letter tells you to use your own good judgement. by the look of them. she had pushed all thoughts of the Section to one side and concentrated on Berger??s problem.00 the next morning. By any interpretation that would be attempted murder. One was a serious burn case. not hers. with a golf bag slung over his shoulder. Lundin had been shot in the foot and then the police showed up.?? ??Until then I??d rather you didn??t stay here. citizen Wasp. He was not. off balance. and most crucially: what was the truth surrounding Bj?rck??s report from 1991? ??That is a serious matter. ??No.

said they would fix it first thing in the morning. He had nothing against women in veils. ??He??s lodging a complaint with the police against Salander ?C for G.?? ??Revelations that are largely lies and distortions. ??Is that what awaits us??? he said.I. But let??s analyse your article. which individuals should be arrested? From my standpoint. Mikael and Malin have been working like demons. editor-in-chief.?? Armansky sat down opposite Bublanski. You know him. His head was wrapped in so many bandages that you could see only his left eye and a narrow slit of mouth. They continued the discussion over their meal. There??ll be opportunities later.?? ??Don??t call me crazy. The woman had been shot in the head and there was no exit wound there either. The disagreement with Bublanski seems to have been about Salander. out of shape as he was. Conscientious and a teetotaller. he was willing to listen.

??As far as the Security Police are concerned. and I don??t end up in bed with that many men. and masturbated in her bed. if I sleep at your place??? ??Oh. 2.?? Figuerola said.?? ??Very chivalrous. The rear is screened by your hedge. I??m old and handicapped.P. She has hit the nail on the head. I have witnessed her violent outbursts and unreasoning hatred. Does this story have any connection to yesterday??s article about S?dert?lje. If I run into him sometime. she would call an emergency board meeting. It revolves around this Zala ?? Alexander Zalachenko. The older I get. and in the best case he had only a few months left. And there??s a connection to Niedermann there too. but of gross falsifications. so they won??t be publishing it tomorrow.

?? ??All food is decent.?? ??Really??? ??It contains no diagnosis. ??This is great. moving away.M. this is a good story. moving fast. Somebody must have made that decision. You didn??t say a word about it at the two o??clock meeting. for the attempted murder of Salander.P. Not until the spring of 1978 was he given a passport in the name of Karl Axel Bodin.?? said Ekstr?m. ??Call Christer in. ??I know.?? ??Barring the unforeseen.?? ??Micke.S. three things will happen. He reached out a finger to touch the woman whose name he could not remember. She actually asked him how many copies there were in circulation.

?? ??A . Eriksson realized that he was reporting in to her the way he had with Berger. that she had been shot three times. ??A former Russian agent. Instead of investing in something as fundamental as a new colour laser printer for 45. You and Bj?rck arrested Salander in 1991. nutters who had the gift to read messages hidden from the normal world.?? ??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. Zalachenko has been given crutches. Shit. But the officers were warned not to tire him. seventy-eight years old.?? Malm sat motionless for a few seconds.S. The first had been extraordinary ?C Counter-Espionage had identified a Russian informer inside the Swedish telecom industry. a madman. But the warehouse is owned by a relative of the president of Svavelsj? Motorcycle Club. weighing it in his hand.00 in the morning. M?rtensson had not been reassigned to Counter-Espionage. and F?lldin governed together with the People??s Party.

have his salary paid by S?po. We had a hole we needed to fill so I had to put in something.?? She poked him in the stomach. Figuerola thought long and hard as to what she should do about Gullberg.?? Figuerola said. Prime Minister Erlander signed a directive that guaranteed the setting aside of funds for the Section for Special Analysis.?? ??Good. On the same day. over the summer. Are you O. Cortez had spent the morning making calls. interview sofa to another. That was what they had been expecting. Some of these are in the Security Police.S. but it could have been longer. and a lightweight grey linen jacket.?? Malm said. Why am I not surprised? Berger hesitated for ten seconds. Maybe it was a planned operation that was shelved. It was just our bad luck that he happened to be on rotation.

regular operations.S. Write it whenever you like. she thinks it??s embarrassing and doesn??t quite know what to do. Zalachenko had been shot by a 78-year-old tax specialist. it was a case of deep antagonism in a tragically dysfunctional family.?? ??And??? ??He did his military service in Karlskrona in the ??40s. apparently with a serious wound to the face. but stopped short.?? ??I see. I will expose you and do everything I can to ensure that you are never re-elected. She had not tackled the Peter Fleming account because she did not need to have full administrator rights. ??Assault with a deadly weapon. training sessions. stuffed into a laundry room. You don??t have to stress out about it.?? ??And you??re perfectly sure about that? It??s not difficult to imagine things when you??re scared or excited. Why has one of our reporters spent the day working on Salander without anybody telling me??? Frisk squirmed. Salander tapped her way. Write it whenever you like. She thought about what the Modig woman had said.

Tax specialist. ??First of all. He recognized her straightaway as Monica Figuerola of S. What are their working conditions like? What do they actually do? That sort of stuff. the world over. With all good intentions. Has advanced rather quickly in her career. Of all the people who touched her and poked at her. He was on the ground floor talking to a blond man who looked to be in very good shape. When you??ve read it I want you to come again. but she had slept uninterrupted for eight hours.?? Jonasson sat for a while.I. had an annual budget of several billion U. ??Erika hasn??t altogether left here. All except Figuerola shook their heads. ??Our work has to be done by July 13. now at intervals of about twenty-four hours. Zalachenko was technically an immigrant.?? he confirmed. But the investigation proceeded slowly.

When they passed Ikea at Kungens Kurva in Sk?rholmen. you tail Jonas.00 in the evening. He got him on the line within five minutes.v Blomkvist put his laptop case on the desk.se>: Darling Eva. pinged.K. One was a serious burn case. I??m here to deliver it. out of shape as he was. since Billing took an unpleasant tone with most of the people to whom he wrote messages ?C reporters.com>. we??ll see. She knew that Blomkvist was doing a lot of whispering with Cortez and Eriksson and Malm about the Salander story.?? ??Understood.?? the assistant chief of the Violent Crimes Division concluded. On the other hand. Everything she had written was true. and F?lldin governed together with the People??s Party. shoulder patch.

and even suggestions that the operation was altogether unnecessary. ??Could you tell Malin that I??ll be back in two hours??? ??What??s going on??? ??I think I??ve got a lead on a story.?? Gullberg ignored the insinuation. He was fully aware that everything had gone about as badly as it could have.?? Blomkvist said. then. O. ??What did you say??? he asked in a low voice. that is. Then I can sum up everything I said in two sentences. ??And what do I get in return ?C if I do co-operate??? ??Nothing. Holmberg nodded. We found a woman??s body in a second trench ?C she??s still unidentified. The unit had procured a generous severance package from Security Police funds. I will expose you and do everything I can to ensure that you are never re-elected.?? ??He seems not to have had any contact with his old friends in Hamburg. We??re so secret that we don??t exist. jumped on the Katarina lift up to Mosebacke and took a circuitous route to Fiskargatan 9.?? ??My colleague is Jerker Holmberg. you may regard me as her legal representative. He??s acting on an official request from S.