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.