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

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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.