??Bellona Inc ??Bellona Inc. too. all sorts of complaints. And being a welder wasn??t so different from being a doctor.S.?? ??I see. he??s a threat to us. possession of illegal weapons. She went upstairs. ??What decision do you think I should make??? ??I believe we have common interests.K. Blomkvist went with Inspector Erlander. ??I think it??s time we had another talk with Justice. fucking airhead or fucking cunt. She put down her pen and looked at the totals. To open the door from the inside you just have to press down the handle as on any normal door. Why not? Maybe he??s going to change tactics. Your Erika ??Alright.?? ??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. Micke. She was given a pack of nicotine gum.V. who with thirty thousand female soldiers and three thousand female cavalry swept through Egypt and Syria and all the way to the Aegean. or a fourteen-year-old boy whose left lung had been pierced by a screwdriver. Good grief ?? a video of me shagging my husband and another man ?C I??m going to end up on half the websites in the world. A pro. the chief of Secretariat is the only one who has insight into our activities. ??Gullberg was presumably for many years the chief of that division within S.?? ??I know. 3. the incident might be included in that year??s statistical compilation. who lived three blocks down the same street. He could not see anything remarkable. even if he was beginning to get an idea of what he was up against. Despite her isolation she had managed to contact Berger on I.I. We??ll hold back on charging him with the murders of the three individuals we dug up on the property. But three hours after she had taken the helm of S. and they published reports on his case. ??Certainly. She had regularly smuggled in a few Marlboro Lights for Salander during the past month.?? ??He??s getting squeezed from all sides.M. She is no longer part of the preliminary investigation so far as we??re concerned. Lisbeth is an extraordinary person. They searched the place the day you were arrested.?? Eriksson said. a number of practices would be revealed that were not always consistent with the dictates of the constitution. We hope to be able to do so tomorrow. Pippi and the password is p9i2p7p7i. Blomkvist was thinking. She wore only a pair of wet trousers and a thin sweater. She could not help but smile. The best thing would be if he was found with a bullet in his head. her voice scored with scepticism. There was nothing wrong with the arrangement.K. He looked around. ?? he said.. A policeman she thought. Zalachenko. Bingo. She opened her handbag and unfolded a map of Stockholm which she placed on the passenger seat. The survival of the patient depended on the extent of the damage and on Dr Jonasson??s skill. But I??ve understood that you??re driven by several factors. He knows what he??s doing. When he reached Slussplan he was badly out of breath.?? ??It??s a question of saving money we??re not going to have.?? ??You??ll have to get permission from the prosecutor.?? Edklinth said. Blomkvist has made a connection to the murder several months ago of a prostitute in S?dert?lje. and urged him to send a platoon armed with automatic weapons to pick him up.?? Silence.?? ??Activity of this kind is most definitely not sanctioned by the government. would also be able to license the program to other newspapers. for at least twenty-five years. The conspiracy is continuing. Yet Gullberg??s injuries were considerably more serious than those that Salander had sustained. Torstensson and Ingemarsson. He was based in London. The body had been discovered on April 19 by none other than Inspector Andersson. What am I supposed to do??? ??I??m persuaded that you quoted him accurately. Millennium had paid a fee to Advokat Giannini which was supposed to come out of the general fund.?? ??What??? ??It??s on the top floor. Karl Axel Bodin Inc. She lay passively looking up at the ceiling when the night nurse came in. K. ??Assault with a deadly weapon. But those two copies have to be recovered. Instead she clicked on the [O] in [ERROR]. ??Waltari. Response time would be about thirty minutes. and what vehicles drop anyone off at that address. the man who murdered your officer tonight.?? ??Thanks for everything. and in the best case he had only a few months left. I assume you??ve read about Lisbeth in the newspapers.S. The paper we??re making today is still H?kan Morander??s paper. I have witnessed her violent outbursts and unreasoning hatred. ??How did you find out about the meeting??? ??Blomkvist called me at around 4. his late wife??s name. He went into Salander??s room and held out his hand to introduce himself. but I??d rather stay here. and this time in front of Frisk.?? ??I understand you. Then he stood and kissed her on the cheek. Malin is tough. we can agree on what the consequences would be if Zalachenko talked. Then she clocked out and went to the gym at St Eriksplan.?? Ellis went on.G. Karl Axel Bodin was brought up by an uncle living in Norway. That??s how long it??s taken you to get up from the editorial desk.?? Armansky said. It is of the utmost importance that answers are provided to certain questions that must be answered. He had a thick head of hair and a well-groomed beard.?? ??What do you need now??? ??A little more legwork. ??Three weeks at S. but they were as well trained and probably better equipped too. Even so. The text had grown to thirty-three pages and she was nearing the end. We have a number of things to discuss with you. This request was turned down in a firm but friendly tone. but he restrained himself. By tomorrow morning I want a document drawn up granting the Constitutional Protection Unit extraordinary authority to act in this matter.?? the Minister of Justice said. just a rumour??? ??It??s no rumour that the police are looking into the possibility. Besides. and was then on the books of S?po until the collapse of the Soviet Union. I can??t handle it right now.?? Giannini smiled. Erlander put it in an evidence bag and labelled the find. I beg you to reciprocate my feelings. She had no reason to love Berger.K. He was a grey-haired man with big ears and a powerful face. You walk around feeling like a teenager and immortal your whole life. The Prime Minister gave him a sharp look.?? ??What the fuck are you doing in Nyk?ping??? ??We decided to lay low when you and Magge were busted ?C until we knew the lay of the land. ??What is it??? ??Well. and added very little water. She had knickers. Second. Her heart sank like a stone. When they passed Ikea at Kungens Kurva in Sk?rholmen.?? ??Someone??? ??Dragan. Three times Paulsson had asked the urgently occupied medical orderly whether the girl could be arrested on the spot. a government agency.?? ??That??s good. irrespective of whether she was a triple murderer or a Nobel Prize winner. Torsten. 2.?? ??That is unforgivably incompetent. then I have to explain why they??re wrong.T. Half an hour had passed before she had recovered enough to call her brother. Then she picked up the stylus and wrote the number combination 9277. But. Pierre Schori. Can I trust you??? ??Of course you can. Good grief ?? a video of me shagging my husband and another man ?C I??m going to end up on half the websites in the world.?? Giannini thought for a moment.?? Nystr?m cleared his throat. not even in posthumous memoirs.?? Sandberg said at last. The sky was filled with leaden thunderclouds.?? Blomkvist looked at Malm intently.?? ??That helps a bit. Then she made some coffee and called Armansky. exiting from almost the middle of the back of her neck. ??Tell me your plan. stood up. and for several reasons.D.?? ??Oh. He woke at 10. abandoned by everyone. you have to realize that Salander is not only not guilty of these murders.00 in the morning having being on duty for twenty-two hours. Berger was editor-in-chief and therefore one of the few people who could demand that information from him. Which meant that his was being monitored too. He made his way to the end of the corridor. we??ll just cruise up to wherever he lives and ask the former Prime Minister if he faked identity documents for a defecting Russian spy. and gradually he disengaged himself. For a moment there was only silence. ??So. She had regularly smuggled in a few Marlboro Lights for Salander during the past month. ??You want to run a story on toilets? In Millennium??? Eriksson could not help laughing. (2) To wage a media war I must be able to appear in public to discuss things that you may consider your private business. and the Borgsj? report too. was founded. point by detailed point. turned to the Minister of Justice. He has an exemplary record with no real criticisms. is a real problem here.?? she said to the P. Both he and Nieminen acted so threateningly that I had no choice but to resort to my right of self-defence.Q. and then with great resolve kicked the stool across the room. he again denied all knowledge of any such thing. I don??t doubt that there are excellent people working in S?po. I think you surprised us all. Lundin has been arrested for kidnapping Miriam.C. Assistant County Police Chief Carina Sp?ngberg tapped her pen against her glass of water and asked for quiet. You can??t discuss this with anyone except me. Are you going to disappear to work or do you want to come to my place and come to bed with me??? ??Well ???? ??You don??t have to feel pressured. however.?? ??You??d think he and Lundin were themselves the victims of a crime in Stallarholmen. By now Blomkvist was so infuriated with Paulsson. not as a doctor. Pennsylvania. And I??m too tired to drive home.?? ??No. and Jerker has known Prime Minister F?lldin since he was a child. who arrived with flowers for Zalachenko minutes before the murder. such a revelation would be a political disaster for the Prime Minister. She felt paralysed and unable to concentrate on any real work. That was all Ghidi had to do. had decided to harass her. She??s the one who has to decide what she is willing to tell you. Figuerola giggled. you??re released from all other duties. removed his glasses. Do you know what he??s referring to??? The film of Bjurman raping me. the A. And I??ve recovered nicely.?? ??Revelations that are largely lies and distortions. It was always a matter of details. and appeared in several articles. silent partner to handle the financial side of the business.?? ??Umm-hmm. 1. he sat on the floor next to the bench and kept a watchful eye on Salander. The bleeding had apparently subsided. Whatever he had expected. The answer was obvious. There would be some ulterior motive. Figuerola could see that the area surrounding Bellmansgatan I would be a nightmare to keep under surveillance. leaning her crutches against his desk as she sat down in the visitor??s chair.D.?? ??O.?? Sp?ngberg raised her pen. Frustration was gnawing at him. She was exhausted. and a grey jacket. She was not at all sure right now that she was the person to lead the sprawling organization that comprised S. And when Giannini reached the very crux of the whole chain of events.?? ??So now you know the lay of the land. I have ordered an investigation. looking at him with amused affection. As far as he knew.?? ??All I ask is that you hear me out. Can we meet again at 2. Maybe even children.?? Modig raised her eyebrows.?? ??I see what you mean when you say I might land in it up to my neck.?? ??Tell me. where she had written: She had spent several weeks in the Caribbean last winter working herself into a frenzy over Fermat??s theorem. the Prosecutor General was too lenient with cases concerning what were. Then he began to type.?? ??Or you could just ask me. He was Kurdish.?? Jonasson said wearily.M. She could not help but smile.?? ??I see. Don??t misunderstand me ?? I??ll tell the truth as I see it in what I publish. He had also bathed Salander??s face with a wet towel and done his best to wipe off the dirt. One part concerns Zalachenko. She woke up to find Linder sleeping in a recliner on the other side of the living room. He looked around. ??So what??s this all about??? he said when they had got their coffee.?? ??That can be considered a step forward. but he had some paperwork to catch up on. also to coincide with the trial. turned to the Minister of Justice. I??ll let you know.?? ??And in order to do that.?? and they all seemed to come from sources in the media. it must have a special meaning for her. which was understandable enough from the point of view of a budget chief and a C. My mother was Agneta Sofia Salander. Are you going to disappear to work or do you want to come to my place and come to bed with me??? ??Well ???? ??You don??t have to feel pressured.?? ??You mean ???? ??Jerker and I have discussed it.T. number to a server. and force the board to dismiss Borgsj?. He noticed that over the course of the evening her fever had again risen dramatically. and took a long drink of water. but instead of following the man in the overalls.00 in the morning. and then gone back to the staff bedroom to try to rest for a while. One of these is a well-known and respected person. Trinity wrote. He sat naked on the bed and took Salander??s Palm Tungsten T3 from the inside pocket of his jacket. He alone controlled Zalachenko. She had some general conversations with Salander and hinted at the outline of the strategy that she and Blomkvist had planned.T. She was the one who got in touch with us after Lisbeth??s unexpected visit. and we??re of the same mind: until we know more about the person making the threat. which corresponded to the letters W-A-S-P on the keyboard. made it impossible for her to relax.?? ??What do you mean. Not until Monday evening did Dr Endrin decide. My task here is to rejuvenate the newspaper. ??Richard ?? this is how it is.?? ??I understand that. it had taken over half an hour for the Puma from the helicopter unit in S?ve to arrive at the farmhouse. At 10. In theory that would be about twenty hours?? driving. Vinge??s memoir as propaganda. I want to caress you and kiss your breasts. reminding himself to discuss the rights to the book with Svensson??s family. a pervert. And I may not be looking for a steady girlfriend. but Salander could hear her a long way off and even before she turned the key the computer was hidden and the patient asleep. I recognize you.?? ??Oh.?? Clinton went on. list everything that??s been said about her. and apart from a couple of hour-long stops along the way. albeit under guardianship. It had sounded logical at the time. He.?? ??So ?? what should we do??? Silence settled over the table. was a real person. But from a purely political standpoint.00. who was also a temp. In short. M?rtensson carries a portable photocopier with him. We have to publish. to investigate whether there are grounds for a new trial. The important thing right now was to consolidate their forces. ??They??re showing signs of leaving. no matter what they say. Got himself arrested for insulting a police officer.?? ??Thank you. She had been at the helm when Svensson was murdered. But it??s going to be a little up and down until we put this story to bed. which was understood to be essential to the nation??s security. She put her hand over the mouthpiece and turned to the others. She felt a fool. ??Hello there. but that was no longer possible. police work was largely uncomplicated when it came to looking for one specific individual. the latest model would cost about one. 3. You can do it with one hand. but in this case a person has actually taken the trouble to drive to your house ?C and it??s pretty far to Saltsj?baden ?C to carry out an attack. What would his next step be??? ??He has to get out of Sweden. ??Ekstr?m??s holding a press conference at 3. ??Mmm. Even the noose was just a loop. Blomkvist was working with Eriksson and Cortez. The organization in London had been very willing to supply the evidence. An hour??s research turned up the information that M?rtensson held the title of business consultant and owned a private company whose address was a P. She had spent thirty minutes trying to do arm lifts. rigid drill sergeant type. Your career might be ruined. whatever. Five minutes later she propped herself up on her right elbow. Everything points towards a suicide. half a mile from home in Saltsj?baden when her mobile rang. In practice it was a ridiculous situation ?C Millennium was making a profit. It??s Zalachenko who??s the problem. Part of it is probably that she??s very impressed by you and likes you a lot ?? as a boss. What??s the situation??? ??Our technicians were here and installed a proper alarm. No time to explain. Then we are agreed. with a golf bag slung over his shoulder.?? ??Do you have your own bloody intelligence service at Millennium??? she burst out. of whom two were administrative secretaries of the old school and the remainder were professional spy hunters. his uncle took him to a farm well away from Mosul and there. ??I know what we??re supposed to be doing. He held the lift door open for her and let her go first to the reception desk on the ward. given that she??s still alive with a slug in her brain. The connection was radio-controlled and locked into a mobile via Bluetooth. His mouth was dry so his first stop was a corner shop where he bought a Pepsi. walking into the hallway to keep a close eye on Bj?rck as he turned off the coffee machine and picked up his coat. There must be several others like it. As far as he knew. The legendary double agent Colonel Stig Wennerstr?m. but situations do crop up. Thomasson was and remained a corporate lawyer. Illegal tapping is the domain of government authorities.?? She fell silent.?? ??And since she went into your building I assume that Milton has put in some sort of hidden surveillance of your flat. At 9.?? ??I??ll be sending a man out this morning. In other words. Then she heard the rattle of a set of keys. But the work is often to do with people who have been threatened. I mean.?? Bublanski closed the preliminary report with distaste. The survival of the patient depended on the extent of the damage and on Dr Jonasson??s skill. They don??t know that he??s my brother.I. You??ve been hurt and had surgery.?? ??Tell me about our relationship to S. At 2. And he put his car keys on top of the wallet. A theatre nurse inserted a suction tube to remove any blood. ??Do you have any pain or discomfort in the shoulder??? She shook her head. 3. And a murderer who called himself Ronald Niedermann. then it??s documented. ??May I come in??? Salander studied her without expression. that is. What are you up to??? ??I??m sitting at home sorting through my collection of photographs of old lovers.R. She had paid scant attention to his reports. yes.?? She expected him to get up and say he would come back in a few days. Then he began to type. You and Bj?rck arrested Salander in 1991. At last she raised the stylus and tapped out a few more lines of text. She introduced herself and her colleague. He looked through the crack in the doorway at Adamsson. The price per square metre keeps going up. freelance consultants ?? he put Blomkvist into the category of freelance consultant. 7. And he could keep the mobile when the job was over.?? Cortez said. In any case. list everything that??s been said about her. Modig shrugged. I couldn??t even take notes. I don??t dare to comment on the legal ramifications of such an action. I??m not going to tell anybody that we got together. She saw a nurse in a white uniform bending over her. She wondered what Armansky thought of her after all that had happened. Jonas.P. They told a fantastic story about a Russian defector who had come to Sweden.?? ??If a doctor were mixed up in something like this. and he has to decide whether to bring charges. he could even turn Per Gunnar Vinge??s life inside out. the investigation carried out in 1991 that led to Lisbeth Salander being locked away was illegal. she had refused to say a single word to the police. ??I??ve got a meeting at 11. and we have extensive forensic evidence against her.I. that is. not as a doctor. the policeman who arrested him. a police officer living on Vittangigaten in V?llingby. I??ve thought about it. informal suggestion??? Modig said cautiously.P. Gullberg pronounced the name with displeasure.?? ??I??ll give the go-ahead tomorrow.?? ??Do you know anything about how Salander is? I??ve been sound asleep since I last saw you. that really upset him. right??? ??Of course.?? he said. with the Zalachenko report you gave me. and who at that moment was sitting in a ditch on the road to Nossebro tied to a traffic sign. I??m leaving for G?teborg later this afternoon. go on ???? ??I have a man in the regular police who has spoken with Prosecutor Ekstr?m. He honestly did not give a damn about the man. He explained that it had been decided that the investigation into the police killing in Gosseberga ?C for which Ronald Niedermann was being sought ?C would be placed under the jurisdiction of a prosecutor in G?teborg. with his unfinished editorial to the left and a frieze of photographs along the bottom edge. I??d like you to have company here for the rest of the week. It??s like this. At the same instant Anders Berglund knocked on the door. but on the blueprints from the city construction office she knew that it was on the other side of the building. Her headache was unbearable and she was given strong painkillers. ??Oh yes. we found nothing to distinguish it from any other farmhouse. ??Guess where Vitavara Inc. Of course she could have tracked him down with a bit of effort. It took three minutes.000 kronor. She staggered to the door and turned to kick it with her heel. but all very correct. ??No. and grumbling. ??Dr Teleborian has been an external consultant for S. introduced himself. She tried to focus her gaze. I??m only interested in her wellbeing. Among them.D. It almost seems to be an academic study of a patient who refuses to speak. If she wants to tell you where she lives. She sat for a long time thinking about the day??s events. ??She was obviously hired by Blomkvist.?? ??You??re wrong. and severely wounded. there??ll still be a scandal. The operations unit of Constitutional Protection spent Friday trying to get a handle on the information they had received from Blomkvist. But it??s a balancing act. She was feeling guilty because she had not contacted Blomkvist even once since the day she had walked into S.?? ??Next question. and that his updated version included the latest versions of Unix. Blomkvist ordered couscous and a beer.?? Figuerola said.?? Berger took a plastic folder from a desk drawer and laid a sheet of paper in front of him. ??I think she??s out of danger. her voice scored with scepticism. He stopped in surprise. The body produces a pain-suppressing chemical and you become addicted to it.C. Or else the falsification was done for a completely different purpose by someone inside the Security Police. ??Well. A working group had been formed to explore the matter. and as discreetly as possible.?? ??Therefore an intruder would have a good chance of approaching your house without being observed. It was a more complex problem to identify a specific mobile telephone.?? ??Sounds good.D. Possibly also to show them how a real police investigation should be run. as compensation for the injury Ghidi had caused the Iraqi state. Two masked men had robbed at gunpoint a shop owned by an immigrant. the policeman who arrested him. ??Well. but she knew that calm discussions and friendly reprimands did not work. you talked to him yesterday. On the other hand. He was running out of time. According to our documents.?? Wadensj?? said. as a psychiatric consultant on specific cases in the late ??80s and early ??90s ?C on three occasions. drive out here.?? A smile spread over Cortez??s face. and for the aggravated kidnapping and assault of the dental nurse Anita Kaspersson. but Ekstr?m could not know that. The P. had enormous resources and used a vast network in order to capture a large number of mobile conversations in a certain region simultaneously. The first thirty pages of the report that Blomkvist discovered agree with the original. Trust me. maybe even two million kronor. Her office is empty. He??s one of the nastiest people I??ve ever met. I thought we might be able to cut through all the red tape in this case. You??ve had an operation and you??re in the intensive care unit.M. He would need crutches.D. ??What??ll we do about Sonny Nieminen??? Fransson leafed through to the section on Nieminen in the papers on her desk. and Jerker has known Prime Minister F?lldin since he was a child. And Berger??s account had complete access to those. He??s going to be in the slammer for a while. with a few exceptions. She went so far as to obscure some obvious evidence and instead moved on to the next link in the chain of events. Otherwise what sounds like a cross-section of middle-class Sweden. who for some strange reason was not online. We don??t know what number it is. Morander put a great deal of trust in you. So ?? two emails with the word ??whore?? and a phoney sender from the world of mass media. highly paid employees retired at the beginning of the year.?? ??That??s true. There is substantial documentation. cervical vertebrae injured. O. the Top Secret classification means that the report may not be disseminated or copied. It had been the stupidest moment of her life and she would never again allow herself those sorts of feelings. She was just walking very quietly.N. but there was nothing much new. Giannini.s that are five or six years old ???? ??It??s simply out of the question that we invest in new computers in the coming year. sociological or scientific rationale. when he had to use a drill to enlarge the hole in the skull. He also wondered what Blomkvist was really after. ??Teleborian is a really. The French secret police had sent frogmen to New Zealand to blow up the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior. In any case he had a penchant for civil disobedience on a private level. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. and then our car in Nacka takes over. and if we make a smaller newspaper. She was a woman who people usually paid attention to. He also had traces of alcohol. If fifty of the world??s foremost hackers decided to launch a coordinated attack against an entire country. while she and Karim were expected to do all the spadework for the next issue of a magazine that had not had any real leadership since Berger left. possession of illegal weapons. That would be against the law. He happened to know Figuerola??s father and had followed her career over the years. Despite her isolation she had managed to contact Berger on I. but it turned into a wearisome sort of arm-wrestling contest. at least they were in an investigation from 2001. Neither Teleborian nor Faulsson ?C especially not Faulsson ?C had any position inside S.Q. He happened to look into the living room and stopped short in surprise. But after a few months he was always back with the Salander woman.R.?? ??If I don??t get a new kidney I??m not long for this world. ??We??re the ones who don??t exist.I.?? ??It??s up to Salander to decide. agents everywhere.?? ??Today??s task is to write an editorial on the demonstrations. Gullberg was transported at top speed to the hospital??s trauma unit. Wasp downloaded mail that had been sent to her private mailbox at Hacker Republic. The plane landed at Schiphol airport at 4. Maybe Figuerola had a point. Then she went down to Hornsgaten and hailed a taxi. She pulled her head back in and slammed the door shut. The other participants at the meeting were two individuals from the top echelon of the Firm. Fermat??s theorem no longer fascinated her. I??ll know exactly what you talked about less than an hour after I get to my office in Stockholm.?? ??Does anyone have any information on Lisbeth Salander??s condition??? Blomkvist said. and a kidnapping. I have reason to believe that you know his story. Then came the election in 1985. She had a heavy. As a lawyer who mainly represented abused women without any great financial resources.?? ??You said there was no rush. 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.?? ??That was after Stig Wennerstr?m.?? There was a knock at the door. She cleared her throat and without being invited to. the media??s interest in continuing to dig around in the ??Salander affair?? will die away. How about you? Why did you become a journalist??? ??Because there are institutions like S?po that lack parliamentary oversight and which have to be exposed from time to time. He says that the resistance consisted of a forceful verbal attempt to prevent Torstensson and Ingemarsson from going to pick up Niedermann alone. And she has to be charged with shooting Magge Lundin in Stallarholmen.?? ??So where do the toilets come into the picture??? Malm said.30 that evening.P. They all shook hands. two from Eriksson. And as you know. whatever-her-name-was. Counter-Espionage said that they definitely had not borrowed him. ??I have to check on my other patients. He was not looking at her. If you can??t rejuvenate this paper. But we??ll think of something. Identifying the woman who had filmed M?rtensson and Faulsson proved to be easier than she had anticipated. intended for page five under national news. He was completely exhausted and realized that he had eaten only two slices of bread all day.R. According to the newspapers. Not everyone can afford security. although he had not in fact been working there. To include Bjurman in the special Section would be out of the question. which began with KAB.A. and then Carl Bildt. But you think we should publish a story that might be a lie just because we have no proof that it??s a lie. But don??t worry about him for the time being. It took her 17 steps to reach the room. If Salander was shot in Gosseberga.?? He knows that I have a photographic memory ?? and that I??m a hacker. Salander heard the key turn in the door.v Three days after Berger started as acting editor-in-chief of S. and she felt no desire at all to engage with it. Everything she had written was true. where Plague had uploaded all the administrator rights for S. It was blocked. His parabolic antenna would be permanently listening out for a call containing Ekstr?m??s characteristic graph curve for one of a dozen commonly occurring words.?? the nurse said. Get out of here. Then I got an article late in the evening. ??He??s going to be digging up that stuff himself if he keeps at it for a while. Jonasson was a catalogue of surprises. on Tuesday. Annika Bloody Giannini was most likely on her side. She saw that this was nothing unusual. It??s that simple. S. some squiggles on a piece of paper. so he never had anything to hand over to Palme. Finally he shut down the computer and went to bed. the new chief of the Section. At around 11. She should have dealt with Teleborian years ago. The shard of glass had penetrated so deeply that the bleeding would not stop.00 on Friday morning and sent a copy to Blomkvist via the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table]. but she quickly pulled herself together when she saw who it was.m. ??Evert. She resigned abruptly.S.?? ??It wasn??t exactly an invitation. The daughter would sooner or later be captured and that would be the end of it. Acquitted of all charges. She did. and most assuredly not against his colleagues. the human resources were available.?? ??I don??t understand. And we??re on a different floor from the rest of S?po. He says that he had nothing to do with the murders in Stockholm. He was too busy monitoring the movements of the journalist Mikael Blomkvist. But our assignments have also changed. ??Are you alright??? Berger asked him. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. ??That sounds good.?? Wadensj?? regarded Clinton with doubt in his eyes. the social contract that makes up the framework of a civilized society. which is six weeks for the basics. The trapdoor is secured by nothing more than a latch. ??I never knew Zalachenko. I don??t like this business with Ekstr?m and Faste and a new trial. Salander was not sure. cares about it.P. has been to see me twice in the past few days.K. Who were his friends? Who had he been in prison with? Where does his girlfriend live? Who did he drink with? In what area was his mobile last used? Where is his vehicle? At the end of that sequence the fugitive would generally be found. an antibiotic. She then proceeded to the Yahoo group [The_Knights] and checked whether Plague had added anything. If the government was involved. Monica. If she wrote the wrong password three times in a row the site would shut down and the name Wasp would be struck from the membership list. And you were one of them!?? ??But you??re an officer in S?po. I went through Forelius. assigned to prosecute crimes against F. to whom he had to deliver monthly reports. Within the Section this was no obstacle. Which must have been Edklinth. It??s dated. Leaving the restaurant she had stuffed it into her pocket instead of putting it back in her briefcase. There??s a room in the connecting corridor to the right of the reception area that would be better from a security point of view. You didn??t say a word about it at the two o??clock meeting. But when Blomkvist was working on a complicated story ?C Malm had observed the same obsessive and secretive behaviour in the weeks before the Wennerstr?m story broke ?C it became more pronounced.?? ??I feel extremely self-conscious. That was the custom in the village. She had no reason to love Berger.?? Gullberg said.?? Ekstr?m said. ?? Eriksson realized with terrible clarity how understaffed the paper was. so finally he called Inspector Erlander. He chose first class and had the compartment to himself. She stopped in the doorway. I??m going to make you so happy. and Superintendent Edklinth took on this responsibility with the utmost seriousness. but were asked instead to wait on the landings if they were meeting their partner. I??m a workout fanatic. It??s complicated. Modig stood up. But that wasn??t why I had to see you tonight. ??I??ve extended your assignment by three months.?? she said to the P. She knew that Blomkvist was doing a lot of whispering with Cortez and Eriksson and Malm about the Salander story. At a time when the newspaper was on the edge and a campaign of rejuvenation was under way. ??Toilets. It has been 56 days since your last visit. but he assumed it had something to do with the military. Has advanced rather quickly in her career. S.?? ??Where was this man then??? Giannini hesitated.?? He looked almost apologetic. it??s you. ??Should we conclude that the Zalachenko club was an association formed in 1964? That would be some time before Zalachenko even came to Sweden.?? ??I??m not trying to evade your question. It??s clear that there must have been financing. Then came the awkward part. He??s keeping track of what goes on around him.?? ??No. her state of mind??? After a while Karlgren said: ??I??m not sure how I should answer that question. And now I??m working here at Sahlgrenska and patching up people like you. and whether the robbery could be defined as a racist crime. who was snoring peacefully. ??Good. ??You do know that I could get into very deep water for this. gained access. He thought of them as the Inner Circle. Blomkvist sat on a sofa while Baksi got coffee from a machine in the hallway. so he stuck his head out a little further. She isn??t the type to ask anyone for help. When they were settled in her new Saab 9-5. I want to know the whole layout of the corridor. but for security reasons almost the whole team was moved out of police headquarters to an eleven-room apartment in ?stermalm that had been discreetly remodelled into a fortified office. or who he might go to for protection. ??Just keep working the way you always do. ??I owe you one. Run!?? Giannini watched as the two nurses took cover in the room next to Salander??s. for which you bear the primary responsibility. ??I??m on call this weekend. The Salander investigation is fake.5 who in good Philby style was working for the Russians. not really. Armansky found this entirely contradictory. He had been beaten. It was about initiating a logical sequence of inquiries. ??about a missing person in Alings?s. That??s not what I??m saying. She had?? He could not remember a thing when he came to. ?? ??It??s the least I could do. logically organized. unusually early. He knew that his guesswork was on the mark when Edklinth??s eyes widened. Then she clenched her teeth and concentrated on breathing. In theory that would be about twenty hours?? driving. She frowned. Eventually he became director of the agency. He was one metre eighty-four tall and weighed sixty-eight kilos.E. It??s possible that you??ll need another operation ?C on your shoulder ?C if we can??t arrest the infection with antibiotics.?? Modig held up a photograph of Bj?rck??s distorted face. ??Clinton will make the operational decisions while I??m gone. We have a younger talent who does some field work.B. Jonas.?? Wadensj?? felt the panic rise. You keep a sharp eye on your surroundings. Zalachenko scrutinized him for fifteen seconds. When she closed the door he arduously sat up and swung his legs over the edge of the bed. I became a police officer because I thought. We??ve noticed it only because we??re specifically looking for it. ??Worst of all.?? ??Listen. We have him in the Secret State Police from the early ??50s to 1964.00 on Sunday morning. No matter what happened. but he??s putting in an equal amount of time on your story. I haven??t told anybody. His official duties took up a great deal of his time.K. ??Has anything else of interest happened??? he said. I was terrified that something had happened.?? Salander listened attentively to the conversation between her lawyer and her adversary. and then he paused for a moment. F?lldin had in practice demonstrated that he had been informed.?? ??Margareta called me with the proposal at 11.?? ??Well. That she was locked up had turned out to be a blessing. ??We just have to discover what it was they really were doing. But if she got the registration wrong she would be able to trace him anyway. As soon as he closed the door Figuerola was on her feet and back out on Kungsgatan. The wound in your shoulder seems to be the cause. and underwear. He seemed to find it amusing to beat her just to provoke his minders in the Zalachenko group. so it was no surprise that she had killed these people. She did not mean to make their job any easier by confessing to something that would lead to a prison sentence.P. She did not have to search for her colleague. He was a grey-haired man with big ears and a powerful face. getting into Blomkvist??s apartment and Millennium??s offices.V. No. In fact he did not have the slightest idea how Berger came to call him out of the blue to tell him of the meeting. Whatever it was. or that she had taken revenge by tattooing a shocking message on his stomach. but then they start challenging me and looking for ways to dominate me. He took a clean sheet from a linen cupboard and cut it up to make bandages.

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??Bellona Inc. too. all sorts of complaints. And being a welder wasn??t so different from being a doctor.S.?? ??I see. he??s a threat to us. possession of illegal weapons. She went upstairs. ??What decision do you think I should make??? ??I believe we have common interests.K. Blomkvist went with Inspector Erlander. ??I think it??s time we had another talk with Justice. fucking airhead or fucking cunt. She put down her pen and looked at the totals. To open the door from the inside you just have to press down the handle as on any normal door. Why not? Maybe he??s going to change tactics. Your Erika ??Alright.?? ??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. Micke. She was given a pack of nicotine gum.V. who with thirty thousand female soldiers and three thousand female cavalry swept through Egypt and Syria and all the way to the Aegean. or a fourteen-year-old boy whose left lung had been pierced by a screwdriver. Good grief ?? a video of me shagging my husband and another man ?C I??m going to end up on half the websites in the world. A pro. the chief of Secretariat is the only one who has insight into our activities. ??Gullberg was presumably for many years the chief of that division within S.?? ??I know.

3. the incident might be included in that year??s statistical compilation. who lived three blocks down the same street. He could not see anything remarkable. even if he was beginning to get an idea of what he was up against. Despite her isolation she had managed to contact Berger on I.I. We??ll hold back on charging him with the murders of the three individuals we dug up on the property. But three hours after she had taken the helm of S. and they published reports on his case. ??Certainly. She had regularly smuggled in a few Marlboro Lights for Salander during the past month.?? ??He??s getting squeezed from all sides.M. She is no longer part of the preliminary investigation so far as we??re concerned. Lisbeth is an extraordinary person. They searched the place the day you were arrested.?? Eriksson said. a number of practices would be revealed that were not always consistent with the dictates of the constitution. We hope to be able to do so tomorrow. Pippi and the password is p9i2p7p7i. Blomkvist was thinking. She wore only a pair of wet trousers and a thin sweater. She could not help but smile. The best thing would be if he was found with a bullet in his head. her voice scored with scepticism. There was nothing wrong with the arrangement.K. He looked around.

?? he said.. A policeman she thought. Zalachenko. Bingo. She opened her handbag and unfolded a map of Stockholm which she placed on the passenger seat. The survival of the patient depended on the extent of the damage and on Dr Jonasson??s skill. But I??ve understood that you??re driven by several factors. He knows what he??s doing. When he reached Slussplan he was badly out of breath.?? ??It??s a question of saving money we??re not going to have.?? ??You??ll have to get permission from the prosecutor.?? Edklinth said. Blomkvist has made a connection to the murder several months ago of a prostitute in S?dert?lje. and urged him to send a platoon armed with automatic weapons to pick him up.?? Silence.?? ??Activity of this kind is most definitely not sanctioned by the government. would also be able to license the program to other newspapers. for at least twenty-five years. The conspiracy is continuing. Yet Gullberg??s injuries were considerably more serious than those that Salander had sustained. Torstensson and Ingemarsson. He was based in London. The body had been discovered on April 19 by none other than Inspector Andersson. What am I supposed to do??? ??I??m persuaded that you quoted him accurately. Millennium had paid a fee to Advokat Giannini which was supposed to come out of the general fund.?? ??What??? ??It??s on the top floor. Karl Axel Bodin Inc. She lay passively looking up at the ceiling when the night nurse came in.

K. ??Assault with a deadly weapon. But those two copies have to be recovered. Instead she clicked on the [O] in [ERROR]. ??Waltari. Response time would be about thirty minutes. and what vehicles drop anyone off at that address. the man who murdered your officer tonight.?? ??Thanks for everything. and in the best case he had only a few months left. I assume you??ve read about Lisbeth in the newspapers.S. The paper we??re making today is still H?kan Morander??s paper. I have witnessed her violent outbursts and unreasoning hatred. ??How did you find out about the meeting??? ??Blomkvist called me at around 4. his late wife??s name. He went into Salander??s room and held out his hand to introduce himself. but I??d rather stay here. and this time in front of Frisk.?? ??I understand you. Then he stood and kissed her on the cheek. Malin is tough. we can agree on what the consequences would be if Zalachenko talked. Then she clocked out and went to the gym at St Eriksplan.?? Ellis went on.G. Karl Axel Bodin was brought up by an uncle living in Norway. That??s how long it??s taken you to get up from the editorial desk.?? Armansky said.

It is of the utmost importance that answers are provided to certain questions that must be answered. He had a thick head of hair and a well-groomed beard.?? ??What do you need now??? ??A little more legwork. ??Three weeks at S. but they were as well trained and probably better equipped too. Even so. The text had grown to thirty-three pages and she was nearing the end. We have a number of things to discuss with you. This request was turned down in a firm but friendly tone. but he restrained himself. By tomorrow morning I want a document drawn up granting the Constitutional Protection Unit extraordinary authority to act in this matter.?? the Minister of Justice said. just a rumour??? ??It??s no rumour that the police are looking into the possibility. Besides. and was then on the books of S?po until the collapse of the Soviet Union. I can??t handle it right now.?? Giannini smiled. Erlander put it in an evidence bag and labelled the find. I beg you to reciprocate my feelings. She had no reason to love Berger.K. He was a grey-haired man with big ears and a powerful face. You walk around feeling like a teenager and immortal your whole life. The Prime Minister gave him a sharp look.?? ??What the fuck are you doing in Nyk?ping??? ??We decided to lay low when you and Magge were busted ?C until we knew the lay of the land. ??What is it??? ??Well. and added very little water. She had knickers. Second.

Her heart sank like a stone. When they passed Ikea at Kungens Kurva in Sk?rholmen.?? ??Someone??? ??Dragan. Three times Paulsson had asked the urgently occupied medical orderly whether the girl could be arrested on the spot. a government agency.?? ??That??s good. irrespective of whether she was a triple murderer or a Nobel Prize winner. Torsten. 2.?? ??That is unforgivably incompetent. then I have to explain why they??re wrong.T. Half an hour had passed before she had recovered enough to call her brother. Then she picked up the stylus and wrote the number combination 9277. But. Pierre Schori. Can I trust you??? ??Of course you can. Good grief ?? a video of me shagging my husband and another man ?C I??m going to end up on half the websites in the world.?? Giannini thought for a moment.?? Nystr?m cleared his throat. not even in posthumous memoirs.?? Sandberg said at last. The sky was filled with leaden thunderclouds.?? Blomkvist looked at Malm intently.?? ??That helps a bit. Then she made some coffee and called Armansky. exiting from almost the middle of the back of her neck. ??Tell me your plan. stood up.

and for several reasons.D.?? ??Oh. He woke at 10. abandoned by everyone. you have to realize that Salander is not only not guilty of these murders.00 in the morning having being on duty for twenty-two hours. Berger was editor-in-chief and therefore one of the few people who could demand that information from him. Which meant that his was being monitored too. He made his way to the end of the corridor. we??ll just cruise up to wherever he lives and ask the former Prime Minister if he faked identity documents for a defecting Russian spy. and gradually he disengaged himself. For a moment there was only silence. ??So. She had regularly smuggled in a few Marlboro Lights for Salander during the past month. ??You want to run a story on toilets? In Millennium??? Eriksson could not help laughing. (2) To wage a media war I must be able to appear in public to discuss things that you may consider your private business. and the Borgsj? report too. was founded. point by detailed point. turned to the Minister of Justice. He has an exemplary record with no real criticisms. is a real problem here.?? she said to the P. Both he and Nieminen acted so threateningly that I had no choice but to resort to my right of self-defence.Q. and then with great resolve kicked the stool across the room. he again denied all knowledge of any such thing. I don??t doubt that there are excellent people working in S?po.

I think you surprised us all. Lundin has been arrested for kidnapping Miriam.C. Assistant County Police Chief Carina Sp?ngberg tapped her pen against her glass of water and asked for quiet. You can??t discuss this with anyone except me. Are you going to disappear to work or do you want to come to my place and come to bed with me??? ??Well ???? ??You don??t have to feel pressured. however.?? ??You??d think he and Lundin were themselves the victims of a crime in Stallarholmen. By now Blomkvist was so infuriated with Paulsson. not as a doctor. Pennsylvania. And I??m too tired to drive home.?? ??No. and Jerker has known Prime Minister F?lldin since he was a child. who arrived with flowers for Zalachenko minutes before the murder. such a revelation would be a political disaster for the Prime Minister. She felt paralysed and unable to concentrate on any real work. That was all Ghidi had to do. had decided to harass her. She??s the one who has to decide what she is willing to tell you. Figuerola giggled. you??re released from all other duties. removed his glasses. Do you know what he??s referring to??? The film of Bjurman raping me. the A. And I??ve recovered nicely.?? ??Revelations that are largely lies and distortions. It was always a matter of details. and appeared in several articles.

silent partner to handle the financial side of the business.?? ??Umm-hmm. 1. he sat on the floor next to the bench and kept a watchful eye on Salander. The bleeding had apparently subsided. Whatever he had expected. The answer was obvious. There would be some ulterior motive. Figuerola could see that the area surrounding Bellmansgatan I would be a nightmare to keep under surveillance. leaning her crutches against his desk as she sat down in the visitor??s chair.D.?? ??O.?? Sp?ngberg raised her pen. Frustration was gnawing at him. She was exhausted. and a grey jacket. She was not at all sure right now that she was the person to lead the sprawling organization that comprised S. And when Giannini reached the very crux of the whole chain of events.?? ??So now you know the lay of the land. I have ordered an investigation. looking at him with amused affection. As far as he knew.?? ??All I ask is that you hear me out. Can we meet again at 2. Maybe even children.?? Modig raised her eyebrows.?? ??I see what you mean when you say I might land in it up to my neck.?? ??Tell me. where she had written: She had spent several weeks in the Caribbean last winter working herself into a frenzy over Fermat??s theorem.

the Prosecutor General was too lenient with cases concerning what were. Then he began to type.?? ??Or you could just ask me. He was Kurdish.?? Jonasson said wearily.M. She could not help but smile.?? ??I see. Don??t misunderstand me ?? I??ll tell the truth as I see it in what I publish. He had also bathed Salander??s face with a wet towel and done his best to wipe off the dirt. One part concerns Zalachenko. She woke up to find Linder sleeping in a recliner on the other side of the living room. He looked around. ??So what??s this all about??? he said when they had got their coffee.?? ??That can be considered a step forward. but he had some paperwork to catch up on. also to coincide with the trial. turned to the Minister of Justice. I??ll let you know.?? ??And in order to do that.?? and they all seemed to come from sources in the media. it must have a special meaning for her. which was understandable enough from the point of view of a budget chief and a C. My mother was Agneta Sofia Salander. Are you going to disappear to work or do you want to come to my place and come to bed with me??? ??Well ???? ??You don??t have to feel pressured.?? ??You mean ???? ??Jerker and I have discussed it.T. number to a server. and force the board to dismiss Borgsj?.

He noticed that over the course of the evening her fever had again risen dramatically. and took a long drink of water. but instead of following the man in the overalls.00 in the morning. and then gone back to the staff bedroom to try to rest for a while. One of these is a well-known and respected person. Trinity wrote. He sat naked on the bed and took Salander??s Palm Tungsten T3 from the inside pocket of his jacket. He alone controlled Zalachenko. She had some general conversations with Salander and hinted at the outline of the strategy that she and Blomkvist had planned.T. She was the one who got in touch with us after Lisbeth??s unexpected visit. and we??re of the same mind: until we know more about the person making the threat. which corresponded to the letters W-A-S-P on the keyboard. made it impossible for her to relax.?? ??What do you mean. Not until Monday evening did Dr Endrin decide. My task here is to rejuvenate the newspaper. ??Richard ?? this is how it is.?? ??I understand that. it had taken over half an hour for the Puma from the helicopter unit in S?ve to arrive at the farmhouse. At 10. In theory that would be about twenty hours?? driving. Vinge??s memoir as propaganda. I want to caress you and kiss your breasts. reminding himself to discuss the rights to the book with Svensson??s family. a pervert. And I may not be looking for a steady girlfriend. but Salander could hear her a long way off and even before she turned the key the computer was hidden and the patient asleep.

I recognize you.?? ??Oh.?? Clinton went on. list everything that??s been said about her. and apart from a couple of hour-long stops along the way. albeit under guardianship. It had sounded logical at the time. He.?? ??So ?? what should we do??? Silence settled over the table. was a real person. But from a purely political standpoint.00. who was also a temp. In short. M?rtensson carries a portable photocopier with him. We have to publish. to investigate whether there are grounds for a new trial. The important thing right now was to consolidate their forces. ??They??re showing signs of leaving. no matter what they say. Got himself arrested for insulting a police officer.?? ??Thank you. She had been at the helm when Svensson was murdered. But it??s going to be a little up and down until we put this story to bed. which was understood to be essential to the nation??s security. She put her hand over the mouthpiece and turned to the others. She felt a fool. ??Hello there. but that was no longer possible.

police work was largely uncomplicated when it came to looking for one specific individual. the latest model would cost about one. 3. You can do it with one hand. but in this case a person has actually taken the trouble to drive to your house ?C and it??s pretty far to Saltsj?baden ?C to carry out an attack. What would his next step be??? ??He has to get out of Sweden. ??Ekstr?m??s holding a press conference at 3. ??Mmm. Even the noose was just a loop. Blomkvist was working with Eriksson and Cortez. The organization in London had been very willing to supply the evidence. An hour??s research turned up the information that M?rtensson held the title of business consultant and owned a private company whose address was a P. She had spent thirty minutes trying to do arm lifts. rigid drill sergeant type. Your career might be ruined. whatever. Five minutes later she propped herself up on her right elbow. Everything points towards a suicide. half a mile from home in Saltsj?baden when her mobile rang. In practice it was a ridiculous situation ?C Millennium was making a profit. It??s Zalachenko who??s the problem. Part of it is probably that she??s very impressed by you and likes you a lot ?? as a boss. What??s the situation??? ??Our technicians were here and installed a proper alarm. No time to explain. Then we are agreed. with a golf bag slung over his shoulder.?? ??Do you have your own bloody intelligence service at Millennium??? she burst out. of whom two were administrative secretaries of the old school and the remainder were professional spy hunters. his uncle took him to a farm well away from Mosul and there.

??I know what we??re supposed to be doing. He held the lift door open for her and let her go first to the reception desk on the ward. given that she??s still alive with a slug in her brain. The connection was radio-controlled and locked into a mobile via Bluetooth. His mouth was dry so his first stop was a corner shop where he bought a Pepsi. walking into the hallway to keep a close eye on Bj?rck as he turned off the coffee machine and picked up his coat. There must be several others like it. As far as he knew. The legendary double agent Colonel Stig Wennerstr?m. but situations do crop up. Thomasson was and remained a corporate lawyer. Illegal tapping is the domain of government authorities.?? She fell silent.?? ??And since she went into your building I assume that Milton has put in some sort of hidden surveillance of your flat. At 9.?? ??I??ll be sending a man out this morning. In other words. Then she heard the rattle of a set of keys. But the work is often to do with people who have been threatened. I mean.?? Bublanski closed the preliminary report with distaste. The survival of the patient depended on the extent of the damage and on Dr Jonasson??s skill. They don??t know that he??s my brother.I. You??ve been hurt and had surgery.?? ??Tell me about our relationship to S. At 2. And he put his car keys on top of the wallet. A theatre nurse inserted a suction tube to remove any blood.

??Do you have any pain or discomfort in the shoulder??? She shook her head. 3. And a murderer who called himself Ronald Niedermann. then it??s documented. ??May I come in??? Salander studied her without expression. that is. What are you up to??? ??I??m sitting at home sorting through my collection of photographs of old lovers.R. She had paid scant attention to his reports. yes.?? She expected him to get up and say he would come back in a few days. Then he began to type. You and Bj?rck arrested Salander in 1991. At last she raised the stylus and tapped out a few more lines of text. She introduced herself and her colleague. He looked through the crack in the doorway at Adamsson. The price per square metre keeps going up. freelance consultants ?? he put Blomkvist into the category of freelance consultant. 7. And he could keep the mobile when the job was over.?? Cortez said. In any case. list everything that??s been said about her. Modig shrugged. I couldn??t even take notes. I don??t dare to comment on the legal ramifications of such an action. I??m not going to tell anybody that we got together. She saw a nurse in a white uniform bending over her. She wondered what Armansky thought of her after all that had happened.

Jonas.P. They told a fantastic story about a Russian defector who had come to Sweden.?? ??If a doctor were mixed up in something like this. and he has to decide whether to bring charges. he could even turn Per Gunnar Vinge??s life inside out. the investigation carried out in 1991 that led to Lisbeth Salander being locked away was illegal. she had refused to say a single word to the police. ??I??ve got a meeting at 11. and we have extensive forensic evidence against her.I. that is. not as a doctor. the policeman who arrested him. a police officer living on Vittangigaten in V?llingby. I??ve thought about it. informal suggestion??? Modig said cautiously.P. Gullberg pronounced the name with displeasure.?? ??I??ll give the go-ahead tomorrow.?? ??Do you know anything about how Salander is? I??ve been sound asleep since I last saw you. that really upset him. right??? ??Of course.?? he said. with the Zalachenko report you gave me. and who at that moment was sitting in a ditch on the road to Nossebro tied to a traffic sign. I??m leaving for G?teborg later this afternoon. go on ???? ??I have a man in the regular police who has spoken with Prosecutor Ekstr?m. He honestly did not give a damn about the man.

He explained that it had been decided that the investigation into the police killing in Gosseberga ?C for which Ronald Niedermann was being sought ?C would be placed under the jurisdiction of a prosecutor in G?teborg. with his unfinished editorial to the left and a frieze of photographs along the bottom edge. I??d like you to have company here for the rest of the week. It??s like this. At the same instant Anders Berglund knocked on the door. but on the blueprints from the city construction office she knew that it was on the other side of the building. Her headache was unbearable and she was given strong painkillers. ??Oh yes. we found nothing to distinguish it from any other farmhouse. ??Guess where Vitavara Inc. Of course she could have tracked him down with a bit of effort. It took three minutes.000 kronor. She staggered to the door and turned to kick it with her heel. but all very correct. ??No. and grumbling. ??Dr Teleborian has been an external consultant for S. introduced himself. She tried to focus her gaze. I??m only interested in her wellbeing. Among them.D. It almost seems to be an academic study of a patient who refuses to speak. If she wants to tell you where she lives. She sat for a long time thinking about the day??s events. ??She was obviously hired by Blomkvist.?? ??You??re wrong. and severely wounded.

there??ll still be a scandal. The operations unit of Constitutional Protection spent Friday trying to get a handle on the information they had received from Blomkvist. But it??s a balancing act. She was feeling guilty because she had not contacted Blomkvist even once since the day she had walked into S.?? ??Next question. and that his updated version included the latest versions of Unix. Blomkvist ordered couscous and a beer.?? Figuerola said.?? Berger took a plastic folder from a desk drawer and laid a sheet of paper in front of him. ??I think she??s out of danger. her voice scored with scepticism. He stopped in surprise. The body produces a pain-suppressing chemical and you become addicted to it.C. Or else the falsification was done for a completely different purpose by someone inside the Security Police. ??Well. A working group had been formed to explore the matter. and as discreetly as possible.?? ??Therefore an intruder would have a good chance of approaching your house without being observed. It was a more complex problem to identify a specific mobile telephone.?? ??Sounds good.D. Possibly also to show them how a real police investigation should be run. as compensation for the injury Ghidi had caused the Iraqi state. Two masked men had robbed at gunpoint a shop owned by an immigrant. the policeman who arrested him. ??Well. but she knew that calm discussions and friendly reprimands did not work. you talked to him yesterday.

On the other hand. He was running out of time. According to our documents.?? Wadensj?? said. as a psychiatric consultant on specific cases in the late ??80s and early ??90s ?C on three occasions. drive out here.?? A smile spread over Cortez??s face. and for the aggravated kidnapping and assault of the dental nurse Anita Kaspersson. but Ekstr?m could not know that. The P. had enormous resources and used a vast network in order to capture a large number of mobile conversations in a certain region simultaneously. The first thirty pages of the report that Blomkvist discovered agree with the original. Trust me. maybe even two million kronor. Her office is empty. He??s one of the nastiest people I??ve ever met. I thought we might be able to cut through all the red tape in this case. You??ve had an operation and you??re in the intensive care unit.M. He would need crutches.D. ??What??ll we do about Sonny Nieminen??? Fransson leafed through to the section on Nieminen in the papers on her desk. and Jerker has known Prime Minister F?lldin since he was a child. And Berger??s account had complete access to those. He??s going to be in the slammer for a while. with a few exceptions. She went so far as to obscure some obvious evidence and instead moved on to the next link in the chain of events. Otherwise what sounds like a cross-section of middle-class Sweden. who for some strange reason was not online.

We don??t know what number it is. Morander put a great deal of trust in you. So ?? two emails with the word ??whore?? and a phoney sender from the world of mass media. highly paid employees retired at the beginning of the year.?? ??That??s true. There is substantial documentation. cervical vertebrae injured. O. the Top Secret classification means that the report may not be disseminated or copied. It had been the stupidest moment of her life and she would never again allow herself those sorts of feelings. She was just walking very quietly.N. but there was nothing much new. Giannini.s that are five or six years old ???? ??It??s simply out of the question that we invest in new computers in the coming year. sociological or scientific rationale. when he had to use a drill to enlarge the hole in the skull. He also wondered what Blomkvist was really after. ??Teleborian is a really. The French secret police had sent frogmen to New Zealand to blow up the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior. In any case he had a penchant for civil disobedience on a private level. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. and then our car in Nacka takes over. and if we make a smaller newspaper. She was a woman who people usually paid attention to. He also had traces of alcohol. If fifty of the world??s foremost hackers decided to launch a coordinated attack against an entire country. while she and Karim were expected to do all the spadework for the next issue of a magazine that had not had any real leadership since Berger left. possession of illegal weapons.

That would be against the law. He happened to know Figuerola??s father and had followed her career over the years. Despite her isolation she had managed to contact Berger on I. but it turned into a wearisome sort of arm-wrestling contest. at least they were in an investigation from 2001. Neither Teleborian nor Faulsson ?C especially not Faulsson ?C had any position inside S.Q. He happened to look into the living room and stopped short in surprise. But after a few months he was always back with the Salander woman.R.?? ??If I don??t get a new kidney I??m not long for this world. ??We??re the ones who don??t exist.I.?? ??It??s up to Salander to decide. agents everywhere.?? ??Today??s task is to write an editorial on the demonstrations. Gullberg was transported at top speed to the hospital??s trauma unit. Wasp downloaded mail that had been sent to her private mailbox at Hacker Republic. The plane landed at Schiphol airport at 4. Maybe Figuerola had a point. Then she went down to Hornsgaten and hailed a taxi. She pulled her head back in and slammed the door shut. The other participants at the meeting were two individuals from the top echelon of the Firm. Fermat??s theorem no longer fascinated her. I??ll know exactly what you talked about less than an hour after I get to my office in Stockholm.?? ??Does anyone have any information on Lisbeth Salander??s condition??? Blomkvist said. and a kidnapping. I have reason to believe that you know his story. Then came the election in 1985.

She had a heavy. As a lawyer who mainly represented abused women without any great financial resources.?? ??You said there was no rush. 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.?? ??That was after Stig Wennerstr?m.?? There was a knock at the door. She cleared her throat and without being invited to. the media??s interest in continuing to dig around in the ??Salander affair?? will die away. How about you? Why did you become a journalist??? ??Because there are institutions like S?po that lack parliamentary oversight and which have to be exposed from time to time. He says that the resistance consisted of a forceful verbal attempt to prevent Torstensson and Ingemarsson from going to pick up Niedermann alone. And she has to be charged with shooting Magge Lundin in Stallarholmen.?? ??So where do the toilets come into the picture??? Malm said.30 that evening.P. They all shook hands. two from Eriksson. And as you know. whatever-her-name-was. Counter-Espionage said that they definitely had not borrowed him. ??I have to check on my other patients. He was not looking at her. If you can??t rejuvenate this paper. But we??ll think of something. Identifying the woman who had filmed M?rtensson and Faulsson proved to be easier than she had anticipated. intended for page five under national news. He was completely exhausted and realized that he had eaten only two slices of bread all day.R. According to the newspapers. Not everyone can afford security.

although he had not in fact been working there. To include Bjurman in the special Section would be out of the question. which began with KAB.A. and then Carl Bildt. But you think we should publish a story that might be a lie just because we have no proof that it??s a lie. But don??t worry about him for the time being. It took her 17 steps to reach the room. If Salander was shot in Gosseberga.?? He knows that I have a photographic memory ?? and that I??m a hacker. Salander heard the key turn in the door.v Three days after Berger started as acting editor-in-chief of S. and she felt no desire at all to engage with it. Everything she had written was true. where Plague had uploaded all the administrator rights for S. It was blocked. His parabolic antenna would be permanently listening out for a call containing Ekstr?m??s characteristic graph curve for one of a dozen commonly occurring words.?? the nurse said. Get out of here. Then I got an article late in the evening. ??He??s going to be digging up that stuff himself if he keeps at it for a while. Jonasson was a catalogue of surprises. on Tuesday. Annika Bloody Giannini was most likely on her side. She saw that this was nothing unusual. It??s that simple. S. some squiggles on a piece of paper. so he never had anything to hand over to Palme.

Finally he shut down the computer and went to bed. the new chief of the Section. At around 11. She should have dealt with Teleborian years ago. The shard of glass had penetrated so deeply that the bleeding would not stop.00 on Friday morning and sent a copy to Blomkvist via the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table]. but she quickly pulled herself together when she saw who it was.m. ??Evert. She resigned abruptly.S.?? ??It wasn??t exactly an invitation. The daughter would sooner or later be captured and that would be the end of it. Acquitted of all charges. She did. and most assuredly not against his colleagues. the human resources were available.?? ??I don??t understand. And we??re on a different floor from the rest of S?po. He says that he had nothing to do with the murders in Stockholm. He was too busy monitoring the movements of the journalist Mikael Blomkvist. But our assignments have also changed. ??Are you alright??? Berger asked him. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. ??That sounds good.?? Wadensj?? regarded Clinton with doubt in his eyes. the social contract that makes up the framework of a civilized society. which is six weeks for the basics. The trapdoor is secured by nothing more than a latch.

??I never knew Zalachenko. I don??t like this business with Ekstr?m and Faste and a new trial. Salander was not sure. cares about it.P. has been to see me twice in the past few days.K. Who were his friends? Who had he been in prison with? Where does his girlfriend live? Who did he drink with? In what area was his mobile last used? Where is his vehicle? At the end of that sequence the fugitive would generally be found. an antibiotic. She then proceeded to the Yahoo group [The_Knights] and checked whether Plague had added anything. If the government was involved. Monica. If she wrote the wrong password three times in a row the site would shut down and the name Wasp would be struck from the membership list. And you were one of them!?? ??But you??re an officer in S?po. I went through Forelius. assigned to prosecute crimes against F. to whom he had to deliver monthly reports. Within the Section this was no obstacle. Which must have been Edklinth. It??s dated. Leaving the restaurant she had stuffed it into her pocket instead of putting it back in her briefcase. There??s a room in the connecting corridor to the right of the reception area that would be better from a security point of view. You didn??t say a word about it at the two o??clock meeting. But when Blomkvist was working on a complicated story ?C Malm had observed the same obsessive and secretive behaviour in the weeks before the Wennerstr?m story broke ?C it became more pronounced.?? ??I feel extremely self-conscious. That was the custom in the village. She had no reason to love Berger.?? Gullberg said.?? Ekstr?m said.

?? Eriksson realized with terrible clarity how understaffed the paper was. so finally he called Inspector Erlander. He chose first class and had the compartment to himself. She stopped in the doorway. I??m going to make you so happy. and Superintendent Edklinth took on this responsibility with the utmost seriousness. but were asked instead to wait on the landings if they were meeting their partner. I??m a workout fanatic. It??s complicated. Modig stood up. But that wasn??t why I had to see you tonight. ??I??ve extended your assignment by three months.?? she said to the P. She knew that Blomkvist was doing a lot of whispering with Cortez and Eriksson and Malm about the Salander story. At a time when the newspaper was on the edge and a campaign of rejuvenation was under way. ??Toilets. It has been 56 days since your last visit. but he assumed it had something to do with the military. Has advanced rather quickly in her career. S.?? ??Where was this man then??? Giannini hesitated.?? He looked almost apologetic. it??s you. ??Should we conclude that the Zalachenko club was an association formed in 1964? That would be some time before Zalachenko even came to Sweden.?? ??I??m not trying to evade your question. It??s clear that there must have been financing. Then came the awkward part. He??s keeping track of what goes on around him.?? ??No.

her state of mind??? After a while Karlgren said: ??I??m not sure how I should answer that question. And now I??m working here at Sahlgrenska and patching up people like you. and whether the robbery could be defined as a racist crime. who was snoring peacefully. ??Good. ??You do know that I could get into very deep water for this. gained access. He thought of them as the Inner Circle. Blomkvist sat on a sofa while Baksi got coffee from a machine in the hallway. so he stuck his head out a little further. She isn??t the type to ask anyone for help. When they were settled in her new Saab 9-5. I want to know the whole layout of the corridor. but for security reasons almost the whole team was moved out of police headquarters to an eleven-room apartment in ?stermalm that had been discreetly remodelled into a fortified office. or who he might go to for protection. ??Just keep working the way you always do. ??I owe you one. Run!?? Giannini watched as the two nurses took cover in the room next to Salander??s. for which you bear the primary responsibility. ??I??m on call this weekend. The Salander investigation is fake.5 who in good Philby style was working for the Russians. not really. Armansky found this entirely contradictory. He had been beaten. It was about initiating a logical sequence of inquiries. ??about a missing person in Alings?s. That??s not what I??m saying. She had?? He could not remember a thing when he came to.

?? ??It??s the least I could do. logically organized. unusually early. He knew that his guesswork was on the mark when Edklinth??s eyes widened. Then she clenched her teeth and concentrated on breathing. In theory that would be about twenty hours?? driving. She frowned. Eventually he became director of the agency. He was one metre eighty-four tall and weighed sixty-eight kilos.E. It??s possible that you??ll need another operation ?C on your shoulder ?C if we can??t arrest the infection with antibiotics.?? Modig held up a photograph of Bj?rck??s distorted face. ??Clinton will make the operational decisions while I??m gone. We have a younger talent who does some field work.B. Jonas.?? Wadensj?? felt the panic rise. You keep a sharp eye on your surroundings. Zalachenko scrutinized him for fifteen seconds. When she closed the door he arduously sat up and swung his legs over the edge of the bed. I became a police officer because I thought. We??ve noticed it only because we??re specifically looking for it. ??Worst of all.?? ??Listen. We have him in the Secret State Police from the early ??50s to 1964.00 on Sunday morning. No matter what happened. but he??s putting in an equal amount of time on your story. I haven??t told anybody.

His official duties took up a great deal of his time.K. ??Has anything else of interest happened??? he said. I was terrified that something had happened.?? Salander listened attentively to the conversation between her lawyer and her adversary. and then he paused for a moment. F?lldin had in practice demonstrated that he had been informed.?? ??Margareta called me with the proposal at 11.?? ??Well. That she was locked up had turned out to be a blessing. ??We just have to discover what it was they really were doing. But if she got the registration wrong she would be able to trace him anyway. As soon as he closed the door Figuerola was on her feet and back out on Kungsgatan. The wound in your shoulder seems to be the cause. and underwear. He seemed to find it amusing to beat her just to provoke his minders in the Zalachenko group. so it was no surprise that she had killed these people. She did not mean to make their job any easier by confessing to something that would lead to a prison sentence.P. She did not have to search for her colleague. He was a grey-haired man with big ears and a powerful face. getting into Blomkvist??s apartment and Millennium??s offices.V. No. In fact he did not have the slightest idea how Berger came to call him out of the blue to tell him of the meeting. Whatever it was. or that she had taken revenge by tattooing a shocking message on his stomach. but then they start challenging me and looking for ways to dominate me. He took a clean sheet from a linen cupboard and cut it up to make bandages.