She wondered whether it was some lunatic who had read about her in connection with Morander??s death
She wondered whether it was some lunatic who had read about her in connection with Morander??s death.G. She sent him the access codes for S. That??s the only reasonable explanation. The image was pornographic: a naked woman with exceptionally large breasts. Blomkvist headed into Berger??s ?? wrong. taken to a prison outside Mosul. Nieminen shut the door and walked slowly away from the barn. He decided against the train. I grew up a few miles from there. Alexander Zalachenko ?C otherwise known as Karl Axel Bodin.?? ??That??s true.S. What do we know about the building on Artillerigatan??? ??Not a lot yet. As the situation now stood. the alarm we installed today contains two components. He didn??t go into any detail. and went into the newly created Yahoo group [The_Knights].?? ??I have a feeling that this story is going to be about something altogether different.?? ??What??s happened??? ??Blomkvist found Salander. looking around the bedroom.?? Blomkvist said. She had measured the window and discovered that her head would fit through it and that she would not have much problem squeezing the rest of her body through.
Friday. I don??t think so. Even though it did not offer any answers to his immediate questions. He has fifteen minutes.?? ??And you did it because even you recognize that this is far more than just a scoop in your magazine. The plane landed at Schiphol airport at 4. She was a computer expert.?? Only after she had finished her conversation with Armansky did Berger realize that she had overslept. When at long last Edklinth concluded that he had to act on Armansky??s information. Wadensj??. It showed the church in Jobsville. think and believe anything whatsoever. A number of pictures were of infants. She has to be committed to a mental institution for life. At first he could not grasp what he was seeing.?? ??Oh yes??? ??And then I want to go home and go to bed with my husband. She had a headache again. Even though by now the statute of limitations has run out on the specific instances of crime. She stood there for a while.?? ??Good Lord. and turned on the T. But do you want me to represent you??? Salander gave a curt nod. Cortez frowned and followed Berger with his gaze as she cut across the hall from her office to the kitchenette.
Nine people were seated around the conference table in her office at police headquarters. I??m a part-owner ?? it??s going to be viewed as???? ??I know exactly how it??s going to be viewed. we have to know who they are.?? ??You what??? ??I was rather hoping to have the pleasure of driving out to Sm?dalar? myself.m. He??s innocent of everything and has nothing to say. If death was the black emptiness from which she had just woken up.B. As he ran he called Cortez on his T10. so that we know exactly what our deadline is. by the way??? ??He took some time off. or resign from S. His name was Jonas. that would be nice.?? ??What did you have to do with the policeman??s murder last night??? she asked him at once. What else??? ??The only one who could tell us exactly what happened. and then in fact report to another employer??? ??Something like that. tied to a MOOSE CROSSING sign..V. ??They??re showing signs of leaving. Then she sat and fumed for a long time until her adrenaline level dropped and it began to sink in that she was going to have to sleep alone in a house without an alarm while somebody was running around the neighbourhood calling her a whore and smashing her windows. But I need your help for an introduction ?C so that Idris will listen to me.
?? She nodded. he was behind the kidnapping of Salander??s friend Miriam Wu ?C you probably heard of Paolo Roberto??s title bout in Nykvarn. and then attended a vocational school and earned a certificate as a trained telecommunications technician. ??I??m in G?teborg. The night nurses were at their station about twenty metres down on the other side of the corridor. All he found was a link from Plague to an anonymous U. He was wearing blue jeans. which individuals should be arrested? From my standpoint.?? ??But now we??re getting a little too close to poaching on S?po??s preserves. If the newspaper were stable and bringing in a tremendous profit. Salander herself was critically injured and at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg. They were just passing Sergels Torg in the city centre.?? Andersson said. Erlander cleared his throat. is still one of the big papers. And then she saw a light through the trees and stopped.?? If truth be told. She reached out and rang for a nurse. Greger Beckman. By that time she had produced a document corresponding to two single-spaced A4 pages.?? Figuerola said.M. And the reasoning among the board was to bring in the most improbable editor-in-chief they could think of.
She??s the real victim here. Waltari! They??re looking for him all over the country!?? ??Yeah ?? that??s why he needed somewhere to hide.I. They followed the red Audi via Hamngatan to Strandv?gen and then straight up to Artillerigatan. She unfolded it and read a line written in an elegant script: You??re the hacker. conducted a normal investigation. chief talked us into it. ??I??m ready. She??s hiding something. Gullberg stared at it with distaste..?? ??Tell me. ??Trained as a navy frogman and then attended the police academy in the early ??90s. This is what we??re going to do. Pred wrote. And your entire investigation has to be carried out without a single person other than me knowing anything at all about it. I won??t make any record of your answer and I won??t discuss it with anyone else. Even though by now the statute of limitations has run out on the specific instances of crime. His real name is Alexander Zalachenko and he??s Lisbeth??s father. He had at first worked in the field in the Personal Protection Unit.M. The night nurses were at their station about twenty metres down on the other side of the corridor. People called from all over the world to talk to Baksi.
and hurried off towards the editorial offices on G?tgatan. and pretty strongly at that ?? He must have something up his sleeve. Edklinth turned to Blomkvist. Criminal Inspector. or other handicaps from the injury. He ordered a coffee and a cheese and liver pat?? sandwich. unvarnished truth about her life in a cracklingly terse autobiography of forty pages. but he had been savagely beaten. actually. who sat on his chair in the corridor. ??You know??? Wadensj?? yelled.A. of course. Waltari! They??re looking for him all over the country!?? ??Yeah ?? that??s why he needed somewhere to hide. when Zalachenko arrived in Sweden ?C it had to be organized and sanctioned from the top.?? ??That??s not the only reason. And her breasts. They were sitting at the same conference table at which Blomkvist had sat the day before.S. question her about her actual condition. ??Evert Gullberg. The secret we both protected during my administration is now the subject of some very serious questions. is losing its readers.
?? ??Which means that my problem is definitely the government??s problem. smiled sheepishly. ??That??s about it. even though according to Personal Protection that??s where he is. really.P. If you want to publish tomorrow morning. But I??m beginning to suspect that this Zalachenko club is out of house. But she could afford it. ??And who do you think is going to investigate Salander??? Bublanski said. his uncle took him to a farm well away from Mosul and there. and he got hold of the Prosecutor General. The screen went blank. A trick? Poison Pen? Berger stared at the screen.000 instead.se>??? ??That isn??t a valid address at S. The man would always nod politely but never laughed if he said anything humorous. I see him sitting in the glass cage over there. to shoot you too??? ??I have no way of knowing. the reporter. ??I know that.?? ??No. Then the older of the two receptionists noticed who had just come into the office.
Although.?? ??He succeeded in getting a policeman killed tonight. The driver will know where to drop you. if you add in your annual bonus.?? Sellberg rolled his eyes and sighed. but since I had already filed a report. He began to feel sick immediately and was taken by ambulance to A.?? ??We??ll take care of them. Giannini called Blomkvist this morning.?? ??Alright. Blomkvist was working on the Salander story and would not share any part of it. and if we make a smaller newspaper. is not an exact science. All such matters should be discussed with Malin. Then identify the other person in the pictures taken by Blomkvist??s photographer. and he was a bastard who beat her mother.?? Magnusson nodded. her I.5 who in good Philby style was working for the Russians. It was clear to Gullberg that the Section for Special Analysis could become a politically sensitive unit and the job description was expressly vague. I work in the Violent Crimes Division here in G?teborg. Jonasson was a catalogue of surprises. He noticed that over the course of the evening her fever had again risen dramatically.
and with all the wisdom of hindsight.P. To the bathroom with you. He took the stairs down to the ground floor.?? said Zalachenko. only vice versa. He asked if I liked being pierced and then left the room. she had pushed all thoughts of the Section to one side and concentrated on Berger??s problem. at least. muggings and telephone tapping.?? * The distance by land from London to Stockholm is roughly 1900 kilometres. The crossroads of Bellmansgatan and Tavastgatan. scanner that the hospital had lately acquired.) So. and it??s to look at the differences between reality and the T. I can??t determine what it is. the houses are positioned with their gables facing each other. I can see at least a dozen that are a couple of millimetres long. Blomkvist sat on a sofa while Baksi got coffee from a machine in the hallway. and while he??s gone. and we won??t know the extent or severity of her injuries until she regains consciousness. She had wiped her hard drive clean before she left for Gosseberga and the confrontation with Zalachenko. He glanced around and walked away from the door of the corner shop.
They will do everything they can to reduce the damage to themselves and their group. Figuerola changed gear and turned up Vasagatan. He felt very much afraid that his suspicions were going to turn out to be justified. Edklinth thought him taciturn. Sonja Modig was closer to police headquarters than Bublanski had thought.?? Her hair was still so short that he hardly needed to push aside the tufts to feel the scar above her ear. ??There??s going to be a scandal of enormous proportions. a white blouse. Zalachenko looked up in surprise at his unannounced visitor. She bought a tin of Catch Dry snuff and went back out on to S?dermalmstorg and turned right across Katarinav?gen. we changed your bedroom door today. So why are you talking to me? Should I take it to mean that you have a certain amount of trust in me??? She did not reply. quite firmly. ??From a medical standpoint. taking a folder from his briefcase. Then he placed his hands gently around her neck and turned her head back and forth and to the sides a few times. I??ve told him he can??t see you. a man infinitely better qualified. Serial number unknown. Karl Axel Bodin would disappear into rehabilitative custody. forty-minus. ??What would you like to know??? Bublanski said at last. and what vehicles drop anyone off at that address.
He chose the only clean shirt he had left in the brown briefcase and put on a brown-patterned tie. But that wasn??t why I had to see you tonight. ??Because a ?? what did you call it ?? a crazy-doctor by the name of Peter Teleborian.?? said Holmberg. No matter what. I was Dr L?derman??s assistant when he was in practice. but she had worked alongside Berger balancing the monthly books. and that there was good reason to offer him a false identity and anonymity.?? Blomkvist said. She explained that the county police chief was at the Europol conference in Madrid. and it can be postponed for longer if you need more time. in such appalling circumstances. There was an envelope with photographs that had been cool at the time. or for one of the ferries??? ??I know. She thought through each sentence before she tapped it in. BuckRogers. He had a view of medicine that was at times unorthodox. ??You don??t understand. but that did not mean that he might not be living with someone. She went on to report how at one point during the rape he had wound a piece of clothing ?C her own T-shirt ?C around her neck and strangled her for such a long time that she temporarily lost consciousness. ??Forceps. He saw a dining-room table of dark wood that was cluttered with glasses. Are you O.
Q.00 yesterday morning. and Holmberg wondered who did the sowing and harvesting. I??ve thought about it. Slowly she put down her coffee cup. The driver will know where to drop you. and she was not ?C so far as he could judge ?C working. ??The Zalachenko club spies on me. I didn??t make all this mess.?? His voice quivered with contempt as he spoke those last words. and if she??s going to be taken to court in the near future. as Mikael Blomkvist claimed from the very beginning. The first is the office of the Prosecutor General. but now they??re working for us.?? Blomkvist said.S. Some of them concerned how he should present Salander in the articles.M.?? he said.?? He thanked Dr Endrin. My sense is that he??s more a useful fool being used by the Section. and two of those were addressed to Borgsj? personally.?? ??I??m not interested in military secrets.
.I.?? ??She is extremely manipulative. Zalachenko??s answers were much more aggressive and hostile when she asked the questions. It must be done each day. ??And what are you going to do with that? Shoot me? You??ll spend the rest of your miserable life in prison. How in God??s name could he have been so bloody stupid? She wondered whether there might be an alternative explanation or some mitigating circumstances. and that was annoying. I refer to the fact that Salander hit her father with an axe. She made her way cautiously through the house and switched on the coffeemaker. which was active in the late ??90s. It would be a newspaper billboard sensation and there would be volcanic eruptions high up in the government bureaucracy.?? ??Yes. In January 1992 he left Upplands V?sby a free man. M?rtensson ?C he works as a bodyguard in S. was pleased.M. and the head of Secretariat. in any case. * Gullberg had begun at the Russia desk of the third division of the state police.?? ??Do you have your own bloody intelligence service at Millennium??? she burst out. only to me. and nothing was touched or moved ?C except for one thing.
but he restrained himself.?? Gullberg repeated. Blomkvist is not afraid to take risks.Q. That would require us to believe that Salander is innocent. Over the next ten years it grew to include no more than eleven people. She waved him away. Anders Pehrzon. He stopped and looked about him.?? ??Spare me the bullshit. Someone who rummaged around in your brain had to be treated with respect. Quite the opposite: I want to give you some information. She felt everyone??s eyes upon her. Figuerola had begun to think that maybe she ought to start looking for a steady partner and a more permanent living arrangement. Careerist. I could break in by using the fire escape at the back of the house and entering through the roof hatch leading to the attic. It would make a passable weapon ?C for stabbing a face or an eye.. Which part of these instructions do you not understand??? ??All the articles that are planned or in production are on the daily memo on our intranet. and then a brief and. ??I think she??s out of danger. He stifled the impulse to call and wake someone up at 3. ??What was he like??? ??Much as he is today.
You keep a sharp eye on your surroundings. ??This is a complete mess. ??It??s on the table in front of me. and your delicious grotto. dealing as they were mainly with confused youths flirting with Arab or pro-Palestinian elements. And item two: today this piece by Johannes shows up on my desk. I got a call from S.?? ??What??s that??? ??Two of the letters were sent to the justice department ?C to the Minister of Justice and to the Deputy Minister. He was based in London.?? Edklinth thought about it. but now she??s really going to need a lawyer. can you handle this??? ??Yes. except possibly M?rtensson.T. So simple. I saw him in a press conference on T.I. a dental nurse who lived in Alings?s.?? Only three people knew where Svavelsj? M.G. The body had been discovered on April 19 by none other than Inspector Andersson.?? he said. And I??m dead tired.
point by detailed point.P. And now we come to another stumbling block. sent on May 15. She unfolded it and read a line written in an elegant script: You??re the hacker. But we can??t clear this matter up all by ourselves. Dr Jonasson was pleased with the response he had got. ??Teleborian went straight to Ekstr?m. which Blomkvist knew but Giannini did not. But this was not going to be of any help to Salander.I.?? ??What I mean is that you should go on with your life and not feel as though you need to entertain me. At first he was sceptical about the information that the excited young officer was telling him. Blomkvist called from Caf?? Madeleine on his anonymous mobile to book a flight to Amsterdam. card and stating that he had urgent business.?? Bublanski said nothing for a long while. into the living room. The usual. ??I??ve extended your assignment by three months. I fall asleep like a blown-out candle as soon as I get home. ??You??ve recovered nicely. Every other basic right. ??We??ve borrowed the place for tonight??s meeting.
Classify TOP SECRET. of the server where he kept Teleborian??s hard drive. The selection was scarcely based on any statistical. I have to go. although he had spent only a few brief months at sea during his military service. ??Evert ?? you have to understand that ?? we don??t do things like that any more. or die. Then came the election in 1985. I check out every car that catches my attention. the report would be printed out and scrutinized. With infinite care he inserted a probe into the brain and enlarged the wound channel by a few millimetres. I??m saying that some people within the Security Police are involved in such activity. He persuaded us that it would be less expensive in the long run. The stalker then took the opportunity to get into the house. She saw no-one who showed any interest in her.?? the Minister of Justice said.?? Salander gave Jonasson a lopsided smile. and that he had to deal with the kids in the morning. and according to what I??ve overheard he was shot in the head all three times. Bublanski and Modig looked dubious. What??s going on??? ??He??s working in G?teborg. three emails from Fredriksson updating her on developments in the day??s lead story. Edklinth had told her: no rings in the water.
but it had been a long day and a long journey. She waved him away. when he moved back to Sweden.00 a. a policeman. He had taken off her shoes and her trousers so that he could bandage the wound to her hip.?? On the reverse was a stamp saying that the picture belonged to ?hlens & ?kerlunds Publishers and that the photographer??s name was Julius Estholm. ??We are all extremely unhappy about the situation. Do you know what this means? It means that S. No-one voiced any objections.C. demanding her attention and vexing her intellect. At 6.?? ??I don??t have any better suggestions. He had offered credentials to indicate that he worked for S. this would have been hard to avoid.?? Giannini said. And you??re better than I am at what you do. feeling stressed. ??How many killings do you reckon this case involves??? Holmberg rubbed his eyes wearily. She turned off the Palm at once and put it in the recess in the back of the bedside table. cradling his coffee.00 p.
One was manageable. Figuerola raised a hand. What he most feared was that the situation in the Salander family would give rise to a social welfare report that named Zalachenko. His mind was spinning as he tried to digest the catastrophe.?? ??Which means that ???? He let the question hang in the air between them. She complained of severe headaches and developed a fever that has been fluctuating up and down. I??ll listen to what you have to say. And I??ve decided not to come back here to put in any days during the transition period.?? ??Yes. Now it turns out that you??re the last one in the office to find out.?? ??Such as who??? ??The Minister of Justice. One of the medics tended to Salander while the other took care of Alexander Zalachenko. such as ??O.?? ??Mikael ?? I don??t think you really appreciate what this involves. Jan Bublanski. I was never privy to the details. working at the Karolinska hospital in Stockholm. You have only to do the first check.?? Modig sighed.?? the Prime Minister said. Are you doing the exercises the therapist recommended??? She nodded.?? ??No. pain shot like a knife through his back.
P. Everything pointed to the conclusion that Gunnar Bj?rck.32. according to a witness.?? ??Hello. of whom two were administrative secretaries of the old school and the remainder were professional spy hunters. At first he had travelled frequently to Stockholm. that??s a fee I??ll gladly pay. Magge gets shot and you??re busted.?? ??Doing what??? ??I??m guessing ?C since she was filming M?rtensson and Faulsson on the street ?C that she??s documenting their activities. She had been dozing only a few minutes when she was aware of movement and opened her eyelids to a narrow slit. But this trial is going to be about entirely different things. She took Cortez??s folder with her and spent the next half hour reading through the whole story. And then the key witness. and so on. She knew what I. One policeman killed and another seriously wounded. According to the green numerals on the digital clock on her bedside cabinet. But he had no idea how to go about identifying these people. and at the offices. It??s Zalachenko who??s the problem. As soon as she was a little way down the hill.?? The officers nodded.
In this photograph he was still with the Secret State Police.?? Bublanski shrugged.?? Blomkvist said.?? Bublanski said.?? ??Tell me.?? Salander thought for a while. we??re still two people short in editorial.. Blomkvist has made a connection to the murder several months ago of a prostitute in S?dert?lje. but after going back and forth about this. we have to know who they are.?? ??It??s up to Salander to decide.?? ??We??ll install the alarm this afternoon. and the garage.?? Erlander made notes between taking sips of his coffee. so that Millennium??s office was always staffed and someone slept there every night. and there must be hundreds of articles you don??t know about. Instead she had an area cleared off the central desk in the heart of the newsroom. She had a routine that I can??t compete with. But he says that the last time he saw the gun. It??s more about the boxing world in general. ??I??ll call her and arrange to meet. And when Giannini reached the very crux of the whole chain of events.
and Blomkvist had got himself somehow involved in the killing of a policeman in G?teborg. so he limped to the telephone booth at the grocer??s to call Landsort and book himself a room in the old ships?? pilot lookout. At long last D. ??Are those your brothers??? ??My two brothers on the left who were murdered by Saddam in the ??80s. ??What the hell is this. Extremely good at puzzles. Here we are. V. yes.E. At all other times either Berger or David were in the house until the theft was discovered. ??As the situation stands. I couldn??t even take notes. I could break in by using the fire escape at the back of the house and entering through the roof hatch leading to the attic.?? If Zalachenko could have laughed he would have. ??Lesbian Satanist gang?? ?? where the hell do you get this stuff? Not to mention her being sought in connection with three murders she had nothing to do with. which decided that Salander should be cared for at St Stefan??s. Bublanski was also wearing a kippa. ??Now we know.?? Salander weighed this information. 27. but the glass was her only reachable weapon. He thought about it for two minutes.
When he had finished he made some observations. Is he out of his mind??? ??You mean he??s alive??? ??For the time being.?? ??What is it??? ??Since you were shut up at St Stefan??s when you were twelve.?? There was absolute silence in the room. But instead of the usual assignment at sea that he had anticipated.. or various volunteer tasks for Amnesty International and the like. If this was the case. And yet Bj?rck had never had anything to do with Counter-Espionage. Lisbeth Salander had seldom rung for a nurse if she did not have a severe headache or some other equally serious problem. Then he spoke in a lighter tone of voice.S. ??First of all.?? ??Alright. Was it you who put duct tape on her wounds??? ??Yes. and I would like to be included at an early stage. There??s just one problem. ??He?? could even be a woman.?? Cortez scratched his ear. I informed the Prime Minister on a couple of occasions. Figuerola stared at her receiver for two minutes.F. That??s the question our analytical group is working very hard to answer.
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??The board will never go along with this.?? ??Lisbeth. stretches and sit-ups on the recommendation of her physiotherapist.
then I??ll say so
then I??ll say so. I??m also going to charge him with probable involvement in arson.P. Let??s agree on what??s most important right now. had been shot dead. I??m asking you to be my adviser. ??So you??re completely innocent??? ??Of course I am. nor had Monika Nilsson. Malm??s boyfriend. but it could also be a minor haemorrhage. He listened with increasing dismay to Giannini??s account of what had happened. and second. But if he can??t handle the fact that you screwed up one time in twenty years. It had eventually been established that the warehouse was owned by the Medimport Company. But in the half-staffed Saturday newsroom everything was normal. and ten years later he was one of the younger security police officers who. The picture was from her old byline at Millennium and could be downloaded off the Net. Martin Thomasson was therefore the third guest of the day at Zalachenko??s sickbed. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. I??ll come back tomorrow or the day after.
and a kidnapping.com>. They could not do anything to solve her private problems.?? Blomkvist told her the details of the story that Cortez had compiled. Cortez sat on the sofa in Eriksson??s office looking guilty.?? said Holmberg. It will be to our advantage to stay on good terms with him and ensure his co-operation. looking at him with amused affection.?? ??I definitely heard him at the door. well.?? Figuerola said. she flipped open her mobile and pressed a speed-dial number. If I take on her defence. author of the report.S.?? ??That doesn??t sound so good.K.?? Erlander said. or who he might go to for protection. ??If all this about Gunnar Bj?rck is true and it comes out.
?? ??I know.?? ??But the present situation has arisen because you have been subject to a direct threat from a specific individual. Jonasson made two deep incisions all the way down to the cranium and peeled back the skin round the entry wound.I. ??He??s lodging a complaint with the police against Salander ?C for G. The hospital administration doesn??t want you here. and a rapist. academics. She heard the nurse go down the corridor to the left. If you can??t rejuvenate this paper. But not at 7. turned to the Minister of Justice.?? ??But if you get difficult about the fact that I??m going to use unethical methods. She shook her head. he had come home and worked until 5. reached for the glass.??s owners want to make a profit. Salander logged off by writing a brief message: Everyone sent her hugs and kisses and admonished her to keep the hole in her head warm. He normally keeps in a tool drawer underneath the draining board.50.
and underwear. But what I??m asking is whether or not you??re willing to put yourself in her corner and get into a pitched battle with her enemies.??s office in Vienna. It was frustrating. but she had refrained from telling her anything about Bjurman.?? ??You don??t understand???? ??I understand perfectly. Pain stabbed through her shoulder. Was G?ran M?rtensson working on anything important. I??ve got a young woman here who??s been shot in the head. but that was his problem. O. where Figuerola had parked. Blomkvist realized at once that he was in a position of some strength. threat or coercion for the purpose of altering our form of government. She thought. That had not been part of the plan anyway. It was as though someone was dragging something along the corridor.57 with Clinton in tow. Which Blomkvist by definition had actually done. Janeryd turned pale.
the total budget of the secret police was 2. Berger had parked two hundred metres from the restaurant and was halfway to her car when she felt such strong heart palpitations that she had to stop and lean against a wall. He looked startled. He was better off not asking any questions.?? he said to Edklinth. He had terrible pain in his back. which was the reason for his going and why Berger was to start several months earlier than originally announced. The police wanted to question him also in connection with the murders in Stockholm. but that had nothing to do with the decision to lock up his daughter. but check her E. has no alternative. He explained in a low voice that. seeing to it that documents disappeared and records were altered. I want you to lock yourself in your bedroom and let me handle the situation. He??s a good friend of mine.?? She turned to Borgsj?. researchers. He became aware that his ears were ringing after the shot and he rubbed his left one with his free hand. Lisbeth ?C seriously ?C this battle is going to be decided in the mass media and not in the courtroom.?? ??I get it.
?? Blomkvist headed for the bathroom. He had read Jan Guillou??s books.?? Berger studied the chairman of the board. He hovered between life and death for several weeks. let alone leave the room. but my apartment is unsuitable for the time being. Edklinth had been able to set up a legitimate operations department.?? ??In other words.I. Jerker requisitioned it. He slowed and turned on his windscreen wipers. we??re going to have to send them the camera-ready copy by the end of this month ?C at the latest. which was what he was famous for doing. It was 2. They do their best to ignore anything they hear about us.?? ??I was shot in the head. Who would guarantee that the top ranks and middle management at the Firm were not working for the Russians? Who. Inspector Holmberg returned to Stockholm at lunchtime on Sunday. He had also understood that Nystr?m??s visit was off the record. ??Since I was a teenager.
Last time he turned up on the ward unannounced and tried to persuade a nurse to let him in.v Blomkvist put his laptop case on the desk. A mobile that was connected. Gullberg was transported at top speed to the hospital??s trauma unit. 11. She was locked up inside her shell and kept her distance from those around her. and this paper will come out tomorrow too.. we wrote brain haemorrhage resulting from an accident. plump man in his fifties with a reddish goatee. and reproduced exactly.. ??There??s nothing whatsoever to suggest a crime.H. I??ve apologized to him for the way he was treated last night. called Jonas Sandberg. If we had to arrange for bodyguard protection that would be a different matter ?C and it would be rather expensive.?? ??We can ask why the source might want this information to get out. The system had an obvious weakness..
The difficulty is that this report does not correspond with other reports that we have in our archives. superficial. Now. If you feel threatened in any way. on what??s going on. The constitution had been established by the parliament. and Trelleborg. Instead. Bj?rck was moved from his post within the Immigration Division to a desk in the apartment in ?stermalm.m. I??ll be outside the train station in forty-five minutes. possibly longer. about sixteen hours after he had finished the operation.B. This is urgent. could you smuggle me in a hand-held computer so that I can keep in touch with people online??? ??No. It??s a question of his need to control us. She felt a fool. The next moment she heard quick heels clacking in the corridor. But he never gave up the whore Salander ?C and worse.
she hit back and threw a Molotov cocktail at him as he sat in his car. Believe me ?C it??s going to cause uproar. ??Hello. ??What did you say??? he asked in a low voice. He was dead before the ambulance arrived. Blomkvist has made a connection to the murder several months ago of a prostitute in S?dert?lje. I??m not expressing myself clearly enough. Power Struggle for S?po by Erik Magnusson. Not everyone can afford security.K.I. at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg.?? Gullberg said.?? ??As I said. She had filled five packing crates.?? ??I??m coming into the city this evening.??Saturday. If we had to arrange for bodyguard protection that would be a different matter ?C and it would be rather expensive. and he was looking forward to that assignment.?? Ellis said.?? the Minister of Justice said. stark raving mad. She has to be committed to a mental institution for life.
who took charge immediately. Mikael. It??s like this. Unlike Lundin. It must be the first time a journalist has sat in on a meeting of the Security Police.30 on Saturday afternoon when he heard the sound of rotating brushes from the low-humming floor polisher and saw that it was the dark-skinned immigrant who walked with a limp.I. looking at him with amused affection.?? Berger sighed.?? ??Mikael. ??Do you have the address??? Blomkvist nodded.?? Edklinth said. One might say that. If you find evidence of criminal activity. ??I know that.K.?? ??Same difference. He appeared confused. and he??s dead. But you ought to know that you could easily kill an intruder with a golf club. According to our documents. Sonja. whatever it may be.
his alias. so the obvious thing would be for him to head for Germany. put out a contract on a long-ago spy using a 78-year-old man. ??In other words. Surely? Edklinth felt cold shivers of apprehension.?? ??I never believed you sent them. She got up from the bed and made for the shower.?? Berger said. pointing to her foot. where I work. ??There was one thing that struck me. He had the authority to make it happen. On Friday morning Jonasson was faced with an obviously irritated Inspector Faste on the other side of his desk.?? ??Where did the rope come from??? ??From the flagpole in the garden.?? ??I??m not interested in military secrets. ??Giannini.?? ??I gather that S. Good to know. Blomkvist had never before read anything by Lidbom.?? ??What is it??? ??Out here. Everything points towards a suicide. She was tall. when he came back here.
?? ??I need a guarantee of anonymity for both of us. Shenke was rather short. Modig held up her mobile to the gap in the curtains and took two low-res photographs of the group outside Ekstr?m??s door. The problem with him was that he persistently ignored the decisions Berger made. She had given him an especially long kiss that morning because he was flying to Paris to deliver some lectures and would not be back until the weekend. for the life of him he could not comprehend how she had managed to dig herself out of Niedermann??s trench. He braced himself against the wall and limped over to the door. Hello?? Car. Berger limped back to the glass cage. or Malm?. I thought he could protect me ?? but he has actually taken over my life. ??What I??m thinking of asking you is unethical. sent from centraled@smpost.?? ??Alright. She studied the pencil. ??What is it??? the P.00 on Saturday afternoon. he had done an evaluation of Salander??s condition. ??Mikael ?? this is a murder investigation. No. Blomkvist smiled.?? Bublanski said nothing for a long while. He said there was nothing to indicate that the murder was other than the impulsive act of a sick human being.
??So. He wrote a carefully worded and noncommittal comment on her chart: Radiological examination gives a basis for definitive conclusions but the condition of the patient has deteriorated steadily during the day. if the entire underworld is looking for him. Salander was obviously deranged. Another seven messages were those so-called ??Nigeria letters?? from the widow of the former head of a bank in Abu Dhabi offering her ludicrous sums of money if she would only assist with a small sum of start-up money.?? ??I understand. I don??t know how much was true.?? ??And you were the one who operated to remove the bullet??? ??That??s right. ??I??m with you on that. but he had lived in north London since childhood. eleven days after the meeting with the Prime Minister. He was satisfied with the progress of her physical rehabilitation. they??ll say it??s confidential or that it has something to do with terrorism. I had never heard his name before.F.m.?? ??You don??t need to do that. ??I??m a little miffed at my brother.. She scrolled back and read through the text of a section where she told how Advokat Bjurman had violently and sadistically raped her. Berger made coffee.K. ??Lisbeth is the one who??s in real danger.
Since this particular chief was a man who never asked questions that might yield unpleasant answers. he said that she was lethally dangerous and might well resist arrest. They bought the apartment from the estate of the former owner. Jesus Christ?? She looked into the living room and saw that the picture window was shattered and the floor was covered in shattered glass. I could do it in my sleep. Fuck off. She was shot and buried here. He was in his thirties. But we can arrange for that if you like. He braced himself against the wall and limped over to the door.?? ??Alright. He went to the bathroom to shower and brush his teeth. The brief was simply for Bjurman to sound the alarm if she started blabbing about Zalachenko. Lisbeth Salander is not psychotic. Finally. ??I??ve extended your assignment by three months.30 that afternoon. But I???? ??You left the material with Holm. Dr Endrin wanted me to look in on her. and I went to visit my client. Unfortunately Dr Jonasson had made it difficult even for Giannini to have access to her client. which was the reason for his going and why Berger was to start several months earlier than originally announced. That was when she felt that there was something hard beneath her head.
we did not assist Zalachenko in any crime ?C that??s the delusion of a mentally ill teenage girl. ??The others are on their way. Red Audi. a freelance journalist in G?teborg. His arms were bent in impossible directions. I called him an imbecile and an incompetent fool. next to the lift doors. ??What do you suggest??? ??If we??re going to run Millennium effectively during the autumn.A. I was born on 30 April 1978. The N. Whatever happened. The Security Police recently initiated an investigation of this man because he had written a number of apparently unstable letters to well-known politicians and the media. And we??re on a different floor from the rest of S?po. You came here in the nick of time. Then the two old agents embraced. and almost at once fell asleep. but strangely he doesn??t seem to be at all worried about you. to leave all of you in the lurch in such a bad situation. But she could scarcely keep her eyes open. They cuddled for a while and then both fell asleep in seconds. She thought for a moment. She had seen him on T.
??Lisbeth Salander. Jonas. ??It was an operational decision. straight into his pocket.?? ??Sounds good. there were periods of excessive drinking. Her mother was a whore. and most of the decisions were already made by the time she arrived. ??Blomkvist gave the report to his editor-in-chief. of course. And thank God nobody yet knew that he was her brother.?? ??What sort of strategy had you in mind??? ??Herr Zalachenko ?? I??m afraid that a process has been set in motion in which the deleterious effects are hard to foresee. There were plug sockets by the door and in the panel behind the bed. ??I can prove my assertions. ??Where are you guys??? ??You said to call when we passed Ikea.?? Zalachenko lowered his voice: ??Our partner Niedermann. something he might not enjoy in any case.?? Modig and Holmberg exchanged an anxious look. The fact that her home had been subject to an attack was understandable ?C it was where it was and impossible to disguise. You??ll hear bang-boom. about two hours later than usual. Edklinth walked into police headquarters at 7.000 kronor.
?? ??Jesus. of all places. removed his glasses. Then he heard movement behind him and felt his knees buckle. It took all of Linder??s powers of persuasion to send her to bed. You??re a terrific writer. He was out flitting around even in your day. knowing things about her that Giannini did not.?? Berger said.* Gullberg remembered every detail of Election Day 1976. The immediate reason for calling the press conference was that he wanted to deny the rumours already being circulated in the media. but you??ve given your word not to take any initiatives that could interfere with the investigation. ??They??ve been making toilets there for at least ten years. then pulled the forceps straight out. and Superintendent Edklinth took on this responsibility with the utmost seriousness. you risk being convicted anyway.VI Blomkvist had no warning that someone was in the stairwell when he reached the landing outside his top-floor apartment at Bellmansgatan 1. She waited until she heard the nurse??s steps receding before she once again picked up her Palm. Blomkvist was at the Kaffebar on Hornsgatan when he heard on the radio that a 66-year-old unnamed man. and we??ve begun to co-operate???? ??We??ll hold off on the press conference until we know more. forty-three years old.?? ??And you??re perfectly sure about that? It??s not difficult to imagine things when you??re scared or excited. I start at S.
But we??ll think of something. Erlander??s mobile chimed. It was 10. She would be fascinated by a problem. The secret we both protected during my administration is now the subject of some very serious questions. His ill health had taken a heavy toll. As I understood it. My guarantee is this ?? if you don??t wave your magic wand and make all this disappear. It??s just that I didn??t want to track you down at work. you??ll not only be fired but you??ll be guilty of gross misconduct.?? ??So the budget has shrunk.?? Figuerola said: ??What do we do about Blomkvist??? ??In what sense??? ??We promised to give him feedback if we uncovered anything about Clinton and von Rottinger. I just happened to be passing by.?? ??I understand that. ??He played a key role in the Zalachenko affair.?? ??Because we??re facing a conflict of loyalties too. ??I was thinking of going home tonight. He takes divide-and-rule as his job description. Sandberg offered a considerably stronger lifeline. Her foot was hurting so badly that she could not put any weight on it. it was. Her eyes narrowed. Who is he??? ??We have photographs.
something that was not right. ??So the Zalachenko club is somewhere in this building. but this is how I view the general situation.?? ??I think it??s probably longer than that. and an endless number of wrong times.M. Her fingers had no feeling in them at all.5 metres tall. & M. That was why it was generally either the regular police or other divisions within the Security Police who stepped in when Nazis were to be arrested. ??I??ll do it. Then he called Berger. We have a man in the external organization. These women trained in the use of all types of weapons. What do you want with me??? She was surprised. She got up and came out from behind the counter and extended her hand. She did not want to draw attention to herself by leaving so soon after his unidentified companion. We rather think that it was the weapon used to shoot Salander. The Ministry of Justice also called. Bublanski still had the report. 1990); and ?C somewhat surprisingly ?C An Agent in Place by Thomas Whiteside (Ballantine. For the second time in less than a week Jonasson performed emergency surgery. ??Thorbj?rn F?lldin.
She ran her hand over the neck brace and located the fastenings that held it in place.?? Blomkvist weighed the situation for a moment. surveillance of the farm.S.?? ??How do you know that??? ??Gullberg met Prime Minister F?lldin six weeks after Zalachenko??s defection. and the fact that the girl was shot three times. He persuaded us that it would be less expensive in the long run.M. She did notice improvements. He had been tracking Salander. assigned to prosecute crimes against F. He was better off not asking any questions. Lisbeth??s lawyer ?C you??ve met her I think ?C is my sister. we did not assist Zalachenko in any crime ?C that??s the delusion of a mentally ill teenage girl. to see how her pupils contracted and expanded. It??s status quo all the way. then she signalled yes. 35-year-old Ronald Niedermann.W. How many of you are paying that much??? ??I couldn??t afford it. ??The board will never go along with this.?? ??Lisbeth. stretches and sit-ups on the recommendation of her physiotherapist.
then I??ll say so. I??m also going to charge him with probable involvement in arson.P. Let??s agree on what??s most important right now. had been shot dead. I??m asking you to be my adviser. ??So you??re completely innocent??? ??Of course I am. nor had Monika Nilsson. Malm??s boyfriend. but it could also be a minor haemorrhage. He listened with increasing dismay to Giannini??s account of what had happened. and second. But if he can??t handle the fact that you screwed up one time in twenty years. It had eventually been established that the warehouse was owned by the Medimport Company. But in the half-staffed Saturday newsroom everything was normal. and ten years later he was one of the younger security police officers who. The picture was from her old byline at Millennium and could be downloaded off the Net. Martin Thomasson was therefore the third guest of the day at Zalachenko??s sickbed. The follow-up care had been a marathon of agony. I??ll come back tomorrow or the day after.
and a kidnapping.com>. They could not do anything to solve her private problems.?? Blomkvist told her the details of the story that Cortez had compiled. Cortez sat on the sofa in Eriksson??s office looking guilty.?? said Holmberg. It will be to our advantage to stay on good terms with him and ensure his co-operation. looking at him with amused affection.?? ??I definitely heard him at the door. well.?? Figuerola said. she flipped open her mobile and pressed a speed-dial number. If I take on her defence. author of the report.S.?? ??That doesn??t sound so good.K.?? Erlander said. or who he might go to for protection. ??If all this about Gunnar Bj?rck is true and it comes out.
?? ??I know.?? ??But the present situation has arisen because you have been subject to a direct threat from a specific individual. Jonasson made two deep incisions all the way down to the cranium and peeled back the skin round the entry wound.I. ??He??s lodging a complaint with the police against Salander ?C for G. The hospital administration doesn??t want you here. and a rapist. academics. She heard the nurse go down the corridor to the left. If you can??t rejuvenate this paper. But not at 7. turned to the Minister of Justice.?? ??But if you get difficult about the fact that I??m going to use unethical methods. She shook her head. he had come home and worked until 5. reached for the glass.??s owners want to make a profit. Salander logged off by writing a brief message: Everyone sent her hugs and kisses and admonished her to keep the hole in her head warm. He normally keeps in a tool drawer underneath the draining board.50.
and underwear. But what I??m asking is whether or not you??re willing to put yourself in her corner and get into a pitched battle with her enemies.??s office in Vienna. It was frustrating. but she had refrained from telling her anything about Bjurman.?? ??You don??t understand???? ??I understand perfectly. Pain stabbed through her shoulder. Was G?ran M?rtensson working on anything important. I??ve got a young woman here who??s been shot in the head. but that was his problem. O. where Figuerola had parked. Blomkvist realized at once that he was in a position of some strength. threat or coercion for the purpose of altering our form of government. She thought. That had not been part of the plan anyway. It was as though someone was dragging something along the corridor.57 with Clinton in tow. Which Blomkvist by definition had actually done. Janeryd turned pale.
the total budget of the secret police was 2. Berger had parked two hundred metres from the restaurant and was halfway to her car when she felt such strong heart palpitations that she had to stop and lean against a wall. He looked startled. He was better off not asking any questions.?? he said to Edklinth. He had terrible pain in his back. which was the reason for his going and why Berger was to start several months earlier than originally announced. The police wanted to question him also in connection with the murders in Stockholm. but that had nothing to do with the decision to lock up his daughter. but check her E. has no alternative. He explained in a low voice that. seeing to it that documents disappeared and records were altered. I want you to lock yourself in your bedroom and let me handle the situation. He??s a good friend of mine.?? She turned to Borgsj?. researchers. He became aware that his ears were ringing after the shot and he rubbed his left one with his free hand. Lisbeth ?C seriously ?C this battle is going to be decided in the mass media and not in the courtroom.?? ??I get it.
?? Blomkvist headed for the bathroom. He had read Jan Guillou??s books.?? Berger studied the chairman of the board. He hovered between life and death for several weeks. let alone leave the room. but my apartment is unsuitable for the time being. Edklinth had been able to set up a legitimate operations department.?? ??In other words.I. Jerker requisitioned it. He slowed and turned on his windscreen wipers. we??re going to have to send them the camera-ready copy by the end of this month ?C at the latest. which was what he was famous for doing. It was 2. They do their best to ignore anything they hear about us.?? ??I was shot in the head. Who would guarantee that the top ranks and middle management at the Firm were not working for the Russians? Who. Inspector Holmberg returned to Stockholm at lunchtime on Sunday. He had also understood that Nystr?m??s visit was off the record. ??Since I was a teenager.
Last time he turned up on the ward unannounced and tried to persuade a nurse to let him in.v Blomkvist put his laptop case on the desk. A mobile that was connected. Gullberg was transported at top speed to the hospital??s trauma unit. 11. She was locked up inside her shell and kept her distance from those around her. and this paper will come out tomorrow too.. we wrote brain haemorrhage resulting from an accident. plump man in his fifties with a reddish goatee. and reproduced exactly.. ??There??s nothing whatsoever to suggest a crime.H. I??ve apologized to him for the way he was treated last night. called Jonas Sandberg. If we had to arrange for bodyguard protection that would be a different matter ?C and it would be rather expensive.?? ??We can ask why the source might want this information to get out. The system had an obvious weakness..
The difficulty is that this report does not correspond with other reports that we have in our archives. superficial. Now. If you feel threatened in any way. on what??s going on. The constitution had been established by the parliament. and Trelleborg. Instead. Bj?rck was moved from his post within the Immigration Division to a desk in the apartment in ?stermalm.m. I??ll be outside the train station in forty-five minutes. possibly longer. about sixteen hours after he had finished the operation.B. This is urgent. could you smuggle me in a hand-held computer so that I can keep in touch with people online??? ??No. It??s a question of his need to control us. She felt a fool. The next moment she heard quick heels clacking in the corridor. But he never gave up the whore Salander ?C and worse.
she hit back and threw a Molotov cocktail at him as he sat in his car. Believe me ?C it??s going to cause uproar. ??Hello. ??What did you say??? he asked in a low voice. He was dead before the ambulance arrived. Blomkvist has made a connection to the murder several months ago of a prostitute in S?dert?lje. I??m not expressing myself clearly enough. Power Struggle for S?po by Erik Magnusson. Not everyone can afford security.K.I. at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg.?? Gullberg said.?? ??As I said. She had filled five packing crates.?? ??I??m coming into the city this evening.??Saturday. If we had to arrange for bodyguard protection that would be a different matter ?C and it would be rather expensive. and he was looking forward to that assignment.?? Ellis said.?? the Minister of Justice said. stark raving mad. She has to be committed to a mental institution for life.
who took charge immediately. Mikael. It??s like this. Unlike Lundin. It must be the first time a journalist has sat in on a meeting of the Security Police.30 on Saturday afternoon when he heard the sound of rotating brushes from the low-humming floor polisher and saw that it was the dark-skinned immigrant who walked with a limp.I. looking at him with amused affection.?? Berger sighed.?? ??Mikael. ??Do you have the address??? Blomkvist nodded.?? Edklinth said. One might say that. If you find evidence of criminal activity. ??I know that.K.?? ??Same difference. He appeared confused. and he??s dead. But you ought to know that you could easily kill an intruder with a golf club. According to our documents. Sonja. whatever it may be.
his alias. so the obvious thing would be for him to head for Germany. put out a contract on a long-ago spy using a 78-year-old man. ??In other words. Surely? Edklinth felt cold shivers of apprehension.?? ??I never believed you sent them. She got up from the bed and made for the shower.?? Berger said. pointing to her foot. where I work. ??There was one thing that struck me. He had the authority to make it happen. On Friday morning Jonasson was faced with an obviously irritated Inspector Faste on the other side of his desk.?? ??Where did the rope come from??? ??From the flagpole in the garden.?? ??I??m not interested in military secrets. ??Giannini.?? ??I gather that S. Good to know. Blomkvist had never before read anything by Lidbom.?? ??What is it??? ??Out here. Everything points towards a suicide. She was tall. when he came back here.
?? ??I need a guarantee of anonymity for both of us. Shenke was rather short. Modig held up her mobile to the gap in the curtains and took two low-res photographs of the group outside Ekstr?m??s door. The problem with him was that he persistently ignored the decisions Berger made. She had given him an especially long kiss that morning because he was flying to Paris to deliver some lectures and would not be back until the weekend. for the life of him he could not comprehend how she had managed to dig herself out of Niedermann??s trench. He braced himself against the wall and limped over to the door. Hello?? Car. Berger limped back to the glass cage. or Malm?. I thought he could protect me ?? but he has actually taken over my life. ??What I??m thinking of asking you is unethical. sent from centraled@smpost.?? ??Alright. She studied the pencil. ??What is it??? the P.00 on Saturday afternoon. he had done an evaluation of Salander??s condition. ??Mikael ?? this is a murder investigation. No. Blomkvist smiled.?? Bublanski said nothing for a long while. He said there was nothing to indicate that the murder was other than the impulsive act of a sick human being.
??So. He wrote a carefully worded and noncommittal comment on her chart: Radiological examination gives a basis for definitive conclusions but the condition of the patient has deteriorated steadily during the day. if the entire underworld is looking for him. Salander was obviously deranged. Another seven messages were those so-called ??Nigeria letters?? from the widow of the former head of a bank in Abu Dhabi offering her ludicrous sums of money if she would only assist with a small sum of start-up money.?? ??I understand. I don??t know how much was true.?? ??And you were the one who operated to remove the bullet??? ??That??s right. ??I??m with you on that. but he had lived in north London since childhood. eleven days after the meeting with the Prime Minister. He was satisfied with the progress of her physical rehabilitation. they??ll say it??s confidential or that it has something to do with terrorism. I had never heard his name before.F.m.?? ??You don??t need to do that. ??I??m a little miffed at my brother.. She scrolled back and read through the text of a section where she told how Advokat Bjurman had violently and sadistically raped her. Berger made coffee.K. ??Lisbeth is the one who??s in real danger.
Since this particular chief was a man who never asked questions that might yield unpleasant answers. he said that she was lethally dangerous and might well resist arrest. They bought the apartment from the estate of the former owner. Jesus Christ?? She looked into the living room and saw that the picture window was shattered and the floor was covered in shattered glass. I could do it in my sleep. Fuck off. She was shot and buried here. He was in his thirties. But we can arrange for that if you like. He braced himself against the wall and limped over to the door.?? ??Alright. He went to the bathroom to shower and brush his teeth. The brief was simply for Bjurman to sound the alarm if she started blabbing about Zalachenko. Lisbeth Salander is not psychotic. Finally. ??I??ve extended your assignment by three months.30 that afternoon. But I???? ??You left the material with Holm. Dr Endrin wanted me to look in on her. and I went to visit my client. Unfortunately Dr Jonasson had made it difficult even for Giannini to have access to her client. which was the reason for his going and why Berger was to start several months earlier than originally announced. That was when she felt that there was something hard beneath her head.
we did not assist Zalachenko in any crime ?C that??s the delusion of a mentally ill teenage girl. ??The others are on their way. Red Audi. a freelance journalist in G?teborg. His arms were bent in impossible directions. I called him an imbecile and an incompetent fool. next to the lift doors. ??What do you suggest??? ??If we??re going to run Millennium effectively during the autumn.A. I was born on 30 April 1978. The N. Whatever happened. The Security Police recently initiated an investigation of this man because he had written a number of apparently unstable letters to well-known politicians and the media. And we??re on a different floor from the rest of S?po. You came here in the nick of time. Then the two old agents embraced. and almost at once fell asleep. but strangely he doesn??t seem to be at all worried about you. to leave all of you in the lurch in such a bad situation. But she could scarcely keep her eyes open. They cuddled for a while and then both fell asleep in seconds. She thought for a moment. She had seen him on T.
??Lisbeth Salander. Jonas. ??It was an operational decision. straight into his pocket.?? ??Sounds good. there were periods of excessive drinking. Her mother was a whore. and most of the decisions were already made by the time she arrived. ??Blomkvist gave the report to his editor-in-chief. of course. And thank God nobody yet knew that he was her brother.?? ??What sort of strategy had you in mind??? ??Herr Zalachenko ?? I??m afraid that a process has been set in motion in which the deleterious effects are hard to foresee. There were plug sockets by the door and in the panel behind the bed. ??I can prove my assertions. ??Where are you guys??? ??You said to call when we passed Ikea.?? Zalachenko lowered his voice: ??Our partner Niedermann. something he might not enjoy in any case.?? Modig and Holmberg exchanged an anxious look. The fact that her home had been subject to an attack was understandable ?C it was where it was and impossible to disguise. You??ll hear bang-boom. about two hours later than usual. Edklinth walked into police headquarters at 7.000 kronor.
?? ??Jesus. of all places. removed his glasses. Then he heard movement behind him and felt his knees buckle. It took all of Linder??s powers of persuasion to send her to bed. You??re a terrific writer. He was out flitting around even in your day. knowing things about her that Giannini did not.?? Berger said.* Gullberg remembered every detail of Election Day 1976. The immediate reason for calling the press conference was that he wanted to deny the rumours already being circulated in the media. but you??ve given your word not to take any initiatives that could interfere with the investigation. ??They??ve been making toilets there for at least ten years. then pulled the forceps straight out. and Superintendent Edklinth took on this responsibility with the utmost seriousness. you risk being convicted anyway.VI Blomkvist had no warning that someone was in the stairwell when he reached the landing outside his top-floor apartment at Bellmansgatan 1. She waited until she heard the nurse??s steps receding before she once again picked up her Palm. Blomkvist was at the Kaffebar on Hornsgatan when he heard on the radio that a 66-year-old unnamed man. and we??ve begun to co-operate???? ??We??ll hold off on the press conference until we know more. forty-three years old.?? ??And you??re perfectly sure about that? It??s not difficult to imagine things when you??re scared or excited. I start at S.
But we??ll think of something. Erlander??s mobile chimed. It was 10. She would be fascinated by a problem. The secret we both protected during my administration is now the subject of some very serious questions. His ill health had taken a heavy toll. As I understood it. My guarantee is this ?? if you don??t wave your magic wand and make all this disappear. It??s just that I didn??t want to track you down at work. you??ll not only be fired but you??ll be guilty of gross misconduct.?? ??So the budget has shrunk.?? Figuerola said: ??What do we do about Blomkvist??? ??In what sense??? ??We promised to give him feedback if we uncovered anything about Clinton and von Rottinger. I just happened to be passing by.?? ??I understand that. ??He played a key role in the Zalachenko affair.?? ??Because we??re facing a conflict of loyalties too. ??I was thinking of going home tonight. He takes divide-and-rule as his job description. Sandberg offered a considerably stronger lifeline. Her foot was hurting so badly that she could not put any weight on it. it was. Her eyes narrowed. Who is he??? ??We have photographs.
something that was not right. ??So the Zalachenko club is somewhere in this building. but this is how I view the general situation.?? ??I think it??s probably longer than that. and an endless number of wrong times.M. Her fingers had no feeling in them at all.5 metres tall. & M. That was why it was generally either the regular police or other divisions within the Security Police who stepped in when Nazis were to be arrested. ??I??ll do it. Then he called Berger. We have a man in the external organization. These women trained in the use of all types of weapons. What do you want with me??? She was surprised. She got up and came out from behind the counter and extended her hand. She did not want to draw attention to herself by leaving so soon after his unidentified companion. We rather think that it was the weapon used to shoot Salander. The Ministry of Justice also called. Bublanski still had the report. 1990); and ?C somewhat surprisingly ?C An Agent in Place by Thomas Whiteside (Ballantine. For the second time in less than a week Jonasson performed emergency surgery. ??Thorbj?rn F?lldin.
She ran her hand over the neck brace and located the fastenings that held it in place.?? Blomkvist weighed the situation for a moment. surveillance of the farm.S.?? ??How do you know that??? ??Gullberg met Prime Minister F?lldin six weeks after Zalachenko??s defection. and the fact that the girl was shot three times. He persuaded us that it would be less expensive in the long run.M. She did notice improvements. He had been tracking Salander. assigned to prosecute crimes against F. He was better off not asking any questions. Lisbeth??s lawyer ?C you??ve met her I think ?C is my sister. we did not assist Zalachenko in any crime ?C that??s the delusion of a mentally ill teenage girl. to see how her pupils contracted and expanded. It??s status quo all the way. then she signalled yes. 35-year-old Ronald Niedermann.W. How many of you are paying that much??? ??I couldn??t afford it. ??The board will never go along with this.?? ??Lisbeth. stretches and sit-ups on the recommendation of her physiotherapist.
bonuses. in co-operation with her lawyer. series that aired in ninety-minute episodes.?? Salander said in a low voice.
as like as not
as like as not. he had been head-hunted from outside the company ?C so he had once taken that very same first walk to his office. so she clicked on the strategy document she was writing for S. V. I wasn??t listening.?? Berger almost blushed. He would grieve for his son. Olsson had dug up much more on Ghidi than on any other hospital worker. We should contact him and put the question to him directly. ??He started at S?po in the ??50s. was just fine. He weighed the pros and cons.?? ??What??s this about??? ??I??ll tell you when you get here.C.5 metres tall. ??Rikardsson. He cast an entreating glance at Borgsj?. you??re not going to do anything for the moment. but he made a note of every deviation from the norm in his working day.?? Blomkvist said.
too.?? ??And what are you going to do??? ??I don??t know. He feels no pain. His assignment was to make sure that Zalachenko never got a chance to talk. Palme continued to baffle them.?? ??The second thing is that you have a large property here with a living area of approximately 250 square metres. His became the worst scandal in the history of the Swedish Security Police. They found G?ransson and his girlfriend in the basement. ??I don??t know. wobbly steps. And this is the document that proves me right.S. there were periods of excessive drinking. A promise he kept for more than six months before he turned up at Agneta Sofia Salander??s place and beat her so savagely that she ended up in a nursing home where she would be for the rest of her life. ??Could I borrow your balcony??? ??As long as you brush your teeth afterwards.?? ??We don??t know. The following is important: (1) Before Zalachenko was shot he denied everything and claimed that it could only have been Niedermann who shot and buried you.?? ??And you??re perfectly sure about that? It??s not difficult to imagine things when you??re scared or excited.?? This assurance was enough for Baksi. as a psychiatric consultant on specific cases in the late ??80s and early ??90s ?C on three occasions.
I have no idea where he is or where he might go. Panic and terror had dogged her through the night.C. Her father. We won??t see you for three months while you hop from one T.?? Erlander said. We??ll deal with any problems as and when they crop up. had climbed on to a stool. without knowing what she would say. The only question is: who??? ??The chief of Secretariat ???? ??Yes. Or else you could expound on what you think about the Section for Special Analysis. As the situation is now. stuffed into a laundry room. ??Hello. Blomkvist was happy. She chose an iron that she thought had a certain heft to it and laid it within easy reach of her bed. He knew that the lawyer Giannini was in the room. Nieminen went up the stairs and out of the front door. inducing decision-making political entities or authorities to take decisions in a certain direction.P.
Some of the board members. of course. Lundin was formally charged in connection with Nykvarn. It was 2. nineteen reporter jobs have disappeared.?? ??How do you mean??? Sandberg looked so nervous for a second that Zalachenko had to smile. was studying for a test in three weeks?? time. ??My name is Annika Giannini. First.?? Edklinth said. ??A better question would be why did I become a police officer in the first place. was shaking all over as she stumbled through the woods. Policemen possibly excepted. whatever it may be. Forensics have it. ??Animal Sex. my superior. A new editor-in-chief will have to take over.S. a murderer.
?? ??That shouldn??t be such a big problem. This defines four restrictions on democracy. and shook hands with Holmberg.?? Annika Giannini woke with a start. A colleague sent for the forensic report on the patient. but he could see neither Teleborian nor anyone looking like they might be Jonas. Bj?rck and Bjurman were dead. ??Because while Niedermann was out digging a grave for me.?? Figuerola said. but I hoped you might be able to give me private lessons. At 2. A promise he kept for more than six months before he turned up at Agneta Sofia Salander??s place and beat her so savagely that she ended up in a nursing home where she would be for the rest of her life. Yet it was not a particularly good place because any alert observer would see her in her car. too. ??Good morning. Paulsson finally asked how Niedermann had come to be in that ditch. was to uncover and prevent threats to the internal security of the nation. Modig and Andersson had already arrived.?? Elderly. but first let me say that under normal circumstances I would not have dreamed of asking a journalist to come to such a meeting.
I tried to persuade Paulsson to bring in a dog unit???? ??It??s on its way now. but it turned into a wearisome sort of arm-wrestling contest. the defected G. but it could be something as simple as an allergy to her medication or to something else she??s come into contact with. She knew that he was loyal to the point of foolhardiness once he had made someone a friend. The photograph was taken in the course of the trial. Born in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. wondering whether to leave the office. the woman had vanished without a trace. I was told that we would have to wait until after the next election. and that there are forces at work you haven??t even dreamed of.?? ??The basic story was an interview with Martina Fransson about the confiscation of anabolic steroids. So they faked a diagnosis to make sure that Lisbeth was committed. had come under question more and more in recent years.D.?? Blomkvist shut his eyes again. They found one more late last night. He knew things about her that she would never want published. But that doesn??t mean he has to behave like an idiot. She went to her study and turned on the light.
You shouldn??t do that. he could do the same.?? he said.?? ??Then we??ll have a light beer.?? He thanked Dr Endrin. and the fact that I??m a workout fanatic. and called Eriksson and Cortez into his office. or at least parts of it. for exactly twelve days.?? Holmberg said. So. No. but she summoned up a foggy mosaic of images from the woodshed and how she had swung an axe in fury and struck her father in the face. They were in Armansky??s office on Monday morning. ??I??ll find out if he has time. ??But he seemed the right choice at the time.Monday. ??And Zalachenko? Have you questioned him??? ??Yes.?? ??That works for me. the court will appoint a defence lawyer on your behalf.
??Annika.?? Salander said. Lisbeth had aroused attention in other quarters as well. But he could not keep a trace of incredulity out of his voice.?? ??Teleborian is meeting Jonas at the Ring in Central Station at 3.?? ??Alright. I don??t. Worse still. Bjurman discovered the connection. It contained no lies that could entangle her. He??s acting on an official request from S. and then with great resolve kicked the stool across the room. Ricky. On more than one occasion Edklinth and Figuerola considered bringing M?rtensson in for questioning. Erlander did not like the situation. n??e Sj?lander. Instead she had an area cleared off the central desk in the heart of the newsroom. She wore only a pair of wet trousers and a thin sweater.?? Holmberg said.P.
I don??t have your disgusting eating habits. Henry especially. This was where the cleaning supplies were kept. no girlfriend.?? ??Uh ?? there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Isn??t there a friend you could stay with??? Berger thought for a moment about Blomkvist??s apartment but remembered that just now it was not such a good idea. I have no idea what these particular grey cells are for. From now on Blomkvist would be allowed only into the temporary office at Fridhemsplan. He simply concluded that Salander was suffering from stress. And as far as I??m concerned this conversation never took place. Let??s say the price curve for hamburgers had been the same since the ??70s ?C so a Big Mac would cost about 150 kronor or more. and from the conversation Blomkvist gathered that it was a stringer in G?teborg whom Eriksson had sent to Sahlgrenska. and I??m proud of it.?? ??And what did you tell her??? ??I said that someone had faked your address and is obviously harassing her. Then he looked up and got a split second??s glimpse of Teleborian??s dishevelled profile and goatee as he came out of Pressbyr?n on the other side of the ticket hall.22 calibre Browning. but he could see neither Teleborian nor anyone looking like they might be Jonas. and since he did not see any blood in the woman??s mouth he concluded that probably it had not. I check out every car that catches my attention. He was bright enough to keep his mouth shut.
introduced himself. I got in at the same time he did. he had a theoretical knowledge of electronics and computer science that allowed him to knock spots off any professor in the field. I??ve never understood why I??m attracted to one woman and totally uninterested in another. ??Someone might see us together and start to wonder. she needs this. ??What I want to know is: how certain are you that Niedermann really is involved in the murders in Stockholm??? ??My gut feeling? I??m 100 per cent convinced.?? She used the toilet in the master bathroom and then pulled on some black trousers and borrowed one of Greger??s slippers for her injured foot. The legal department has been informed that I possess this knowledge but cannot discuss it with them.?? Edklinth thought about it. patients and visitors.?? the Minister of Justice said. If the situation had been reversed ?C if S. I??m going to make you so happy. Over the years Edklinth had been an impassioned advocate of the establishment of a constitutional court.?? ??And he was the person with primary responsibility for Zalachenko when he defected. we??re still two people short in editorial. Bj?rck had reported that she was vicious and aggressive towards her father and that she seemed to be not in the least afraid of him.?? Nystr?m said. But Morander was editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper.
and I can??t direct what prosecutors and the courts decide. Then they walked about a hundred and fifty metres into the woods behind Nieminen??s property and scraped away the thin layer of soil that concealed a chest containing six handguns. Foreign guests. calm and collected. Advokat Palmgren. She was wearing a short-sleeved summer dress and had laid a brick-red leather jacket over the top stair.?? She glanced to her right and met the eye of the pictures editor. swastika. S. And as for their own complicated relationship. and through the doors of Central Station as the station clock ticked over to 3.?? Erlander said.?? ??You??re now well enough to be moved to Kronoberg prison. ??Mikael. When Holmberg told him that we suspect that Salander was locked up by the people who were protecting Zalachenko.?? Edklinth said. but that there was a boundary and it could not be infringed.S. ??Satisfied??? ??It??s beautiful. In the background O.
??You got that right. Ever since the girls were nine or ten. It turned out that one piece had broken off and was still in her heel. Andersson had seen the body through a window and called in the alarm.?? the Minister of Justice said. The work was routine. stood on tiptoe and unscrewed the three screws in the round white cover of a vent in the wall of Salander??s room. but in effect he confessed and slunk home with his tail between his legs. There had to be a budget. much of which was home-made stuff that Bob the Dog had set up. Then she jumped up and dug into her jacket pocket.?? Berger got up. If we took the job I??d have to subcontract out your house. Ricky.?? ??What do we know about him??? ??I get mixed reactions when I ask. we??re talking about at least eight murders. Figuerola locked all the material in her safe. so finally he called Inspector Erlander. and he needs your authorization to do a thorough examination of your house. I don??t intend to interrogate them.
I. and in 1987 he started his own company. When she wore a sleeveless T-shirt or a summer dress. put on her dressing gown and leaned on a crutch. And now we come to another stumbling block.?? ??I might have to contest the decision in court ?? For the girl??s own sake she has to have a proper defence.?? They walked the short distance without talking. We??ve also had enormous expenses. with a petrol bomb. ??Vietnam. this is an extreme state of affairs. I was Dr L?derman??s assistant when he was in practice.?? ??O. ??What happened to Zalachenko??? ??Who??? ??The old bastard. which she unpacked in Berger??s spare room. it??s not certain that anyone would believe him. The sports desk is dangerously understaffed. He had not. on the other hand. He was.
P. ??This is. ??Have you got a couple of minutes??? she said. He seems to be responsible for much of the mess tonight. ??I know exactly who you are.?? ??Where are you now??? ??At the Academy bookshop. then? There must be a story to track down there.?? ??But how on earth did she handle Niedermann??? Blomkvist shrugged. After an hour and a half a plan had begun to take shape.?? ??Cancer??? ??He??s been carrying that gun around for the past six months. She had been told not to feel obliged to entertain her ??guest. The roster included himself. To her surprise she found the visits of Dr Jonasson pleasant. Your role was only to do me the kindness of introducing me to one of your acquaintances. Second.000 kronor in Germany.?? Jonasson said when the call was finally answered. At the very least Zalachenko was a witness; but in the worst case he was involved up to his neck in a series of murders. ??Mikael isn??t here today.?? ??I??ve been running.
from which several weapons had already been confiscated. The Minister of Justice. my sister Annika ?C will fight to see that she is acquitted. kept the cash that was waiting to be invested and laundered. but they had ditched the gun. ever since Giannini had stormed out and slammed the door behind her. with which the company had a contract. and then within the Constitutional Protection Unit as an analyst and administrator.?? Edklinth said. Berger could not believe she was asking this question. Wadensj??. in corridor 11C. since this afternoon. ??I take it that we??re in agreement. On more than one occasion Edklinth and Figuerola considered bringing M?rtensson in for questioning. 1. Salander had no idea who the citizens of Hacker Republic were. Berger sat at her desk in the glass cage. just a rumour??? ??It??s no rumour that the police are looking into the possibility. But she had unconsciously glanced to her left.
??How many killings do you reckon this case involves??? Holmberg rubbed his eyes wearily. Bj?rck was given the job of finding out what happened when Salander tried to kill her father. I gather. and she had severe headaches. She clicked on the bubble and wrote Wasp. Yes. Ordinarily you couldn??t get a word out of them. it was tiresome.?? ??But in this case you already have. ??May I ask a personal question??? She looked at him. She spent nearly three hours scrutinizing folder after folder on Teleborian??s computer.?? ??F?lldin lives in ?s. she was put in a children??s psychiatric clinic in Uppsala. Later that day the forensic team found the lamp hook. Figuerola gave her a lead of about thirty metres.?? ??Me??? Eriksson said. Personal Protection had the smallest budget of any unit in the Security Police. It is a very clear instruction. Who did you hand everything over to??? ??How do you mean??? ??When F?lldin??s term came to an end.?? ??Very well written too.
and called Eriksson and Cortez into his office. That was where he had stayed on previous visits.?? ??He was referring to the fact that I??m extremely good with computers. Straight ahead of her.?? ??So how is she involved??? ??This is an intricate story.?? ??The appalling thing is that Bj?rck has hanged himself. The next day it would take less. and was one of Sweden??s most popular actors. and detached his prosthesis.?? ??If you leak that report. ??Are those your brothers??? ??My two brothers on the left who were murdered by Saddam in the ??80s. Was he alive or dead? She could not clearly remember what had happened with Niedermann. which had a range of ten to twelve metres. She felt a certain pride. He was not particularly interested in why she had decorated herself in such a way. but he can??t go against an administrative decision. we sent for a copy of her file from St Stefan??s. And he could keep the mobile when the job was over. After a moment??s thought he also turned on his Ericsson T10.?? ??Goddamnit.
The roster included himself.S.?? ??We??ll install the alarm this afternoon. ??What??s up??? ??Salander.?? ??This means that if you have questions about something. She did not even know if his mobile worked in other countries. who works there.?? said Modig. worrying. watching the door of Ekstr?m??s office.?? Baksi went to his desk and opened an address book.?? ??Hmm.M. strengths and weaknesses of all his colleagues. so that the situation doesn??t get completely out of our control. Who is he??? ??We have photographs. My prognosis is that the third quarter will produce a significant loss. He??s over two metres tall and built like a tank. M?rtensson worked in Personal Protection. She would test the system.
She met his gaze. was that the Constitutional Protection Unit had only an analytical and investigative function. because the vast majority of injured people had an obvious and specific problem.?? ??Lars Faulsson. and then Niedermann. or whatever his name was.T. I??m still learning this job. She??s innocent.?? ??I can tell you in general terms what it??s about and you can come to your own conclusions.00. why had she telephoned Milton Security in the first place and asked them to install an alarm? ??O. and to have the strength to get up and finish the job once and for all. A genuine scoop for Millennium. the man who murdered your officer tonight. Salander grabbed it from him. where he would seek protection among contacts in Zalachenko??s criminal empire. We are both of us sorry that you were subjected to Paulsson??s rather primitive way of operating. Do you know what he??s referring to??? The film of Bjurman raping me. the attack on Salander??s lawyer ?C which Edklinth could not bring himself to accept was a part of the same pattern ?C and possible involvement in the murder of Zalachenko.
I asked if she wanted something to read. no matter how many times she tried to block it. Teleborian had indeed had dealings with S. I want to talk to Erika. She clicked hesitantly on Answer. the Section??s secretary Eleanor Badenbrink. She had to remind him that he was at the Slussen Hilton. It was not a perfect plan. would you??? she said. He turned to Wadensj??. Of course she could have tracked him down with a bit of effort. Salander had already discussed all of this with Giannini. if you add in your annual bonus. He was advised that he alone had to make the decisions. he charted it with respect to the time it took to speak the word.?? he said. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses. in co-operation with her lawyer. series that aired in ninety-minute episodes.?? Salander said in a low voice.
as like as not. he had been head-hunted from outside the company ?C so he had once taken that very same first walk to his office. so she clicked on the strategy document she was writing for S. V. I wasn??t listening.?? Berger almost blushed. He would grieve for his son. Olsson had dug up much more on Ghidi than on any other hospital worker. We should contact him and put the question to him directly. ??He started at S?po in the ??50s. was just fine. He weighed the pros and cons.?? ??What??s this about??? ??I??ll tell you when you get here.C.5 metres tall. ??Rikardsson. He cast an entreating glance at Borgsj?. you??re not going to do anything for the moment. but he made a note of every deviation from the norm in his working day.?? Blomkvist said.
too.?? ??And what are you going to do??? ??I don??t know. He feels no pain. His assignment was to make sure that Zalachenko never got a chance to talk. Palme continued to baffle them.?? ??The second thing is that you have a large property here with a living area of approximately 250 square metres. His became the worst scandal in the history of the Swedish Security Police. They found G?ransson and his girlfriend in the basement. ??I don??t know. wobbly steps. And this is the document that proves me right.S. there were periods of excessive drinking. A promise he kept for more than six months before he turned up at Agneta Sofia Salander??s place and beat her so savagely that she ended up in a nursing home where she would be for the rest of her life. ??Could I borrow your balcony??? ??As long as you brush your teeth afterwards.?? ??We don??t know. The following is important: (1) Before Zalachenko was shot he denied everything and claimed that it could only have been Niedermann who shot and buried you.?? ??And you??re perfectly sure about that? It??s not difficult to imagine things when you??re scared or excited.?? This assurance was enough for Baksi. as a psychiatric consultant on specific cases in the late ??80s and early ??90s ?C on three occasions.
I have no idea where he is or where he might go. Panic and terror had dogged her through the night.C. Her father. We won??t see you for three months while you hop from one T.?? Erlander said. We??ll deal with any problems as and when they crop up. had climbed on to a stool. without knowing what she would say. The only question is: who??? ??The chief of Secretariat ???? ??Yes. Or else you could expound on what you think about the Section for Special Analysis. As the situation is now. stuffed into a laundry room. ??Hello. Blomkvist was happy. She chose an iron that she thought had a certain heft to it and laid it within easy reach of her bed. He knew that the lawyer Giannini was in the room. Nieminen went up the stairs and out of the front door. inducing decision-making political entities or authorities to take decisions in a certain direction.P.
Some of the board members. of course. Lundin was formally charged in connection with Nykvarn. It was 2. nineteen reporter jobs have disappeared.?? ??How do you mean??? Sandberg looked so nervous for a second that Zalachenko had to smile. was studying for a test in three weeks?? time. ??My name is Annika Giannini. First.?? Edklinth said. ??A better question would be why did I become a police officer in the first place. was shaking all over as she stumbled through the woods. Policemen possibly excepted. whatever it may be. Forensics have it. ??Animal Sex. my superior. A new editor-in-chief will have to take over.S. a murderer.
?? ??That shouldn??t be such a big problem. This defines four restrictions on democracy. and shook hands with Holmberg.?? Annika Giannini woke with a start. A colleague sent for the forensic report on the patient. but he could see neither Teleborian nor anyone looking like they might be Jonas. Bj?rck and Bjurman were dead. ??Because while Niedermann was out digging a grave for me.?? Figuerola said. but I hoped you might be able to give me private lessons. At 2. A promise he kept for more than six months before he turned up at Agneta Sofia Salander??s place and beat her so savagely that she ended up in a nursing home where she would be for the rest of her life. Yet it was not a particularly good place because any alert observer would see her in her car. too. ??Good morning. Paulsson finally asked how Niedermann had come to be in that ditch. was to uncover and prevent threats to the internal security of the nation. Modig and Andersson had already arrived.?? Elderly. but first let me say that under normal circumstances I would not have dreamed of asking a journalist to come to such a meeting.
I tried to persuade Paulsson to bring in a dog unit???? ??It??s on its way now. but it turned into a wearisome sort of arm-wrestling contest. the defected G. but it could be something as simple as an allergy to her medication or to something else she??s come into contact with. She knew that he was loyal to the point of foolhardiness once he had made someone a friend. The photograph was taken in the course of the trial. Born in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. wondering whether to leave the office. the woman had vanished without a trace. I was told that we would have to wait until after the next election. and that there are forces at work you haven??t even dreamed of.?? ??The basic story was an interview with Martina Fransson about the confiscation of anabolic steroids. So they faked a diagnosis to make sure that Lisbeth was committed. had come under question more and more in recent years.D.?? Blomkvist shut his eyes again. They found one more late last night. He knew things about her that she would never want published. But that doesn??t mean he has to behave like an idiot. She went to her study and turned on the light.
You shouldn??t do that. he could do the same.?? he said.?? ??Then we??ll have a light beer.?? He thanked Dr Endrin. and the fact that I??m a workout fanatic. and called Eriksson and Cortez into his office. or at least parts of it. for exactly twelve days.?? Holmberg said. So. No. but she summoned up a foggy mosaic of images from the woodshed and how she had swung an axe in fury and struck her father in the face. They were in Armansky??s office on Monday morning. ??I??ll find out if he has time. ??But he seemed the right choice at the time.Monday. ??And Zalachenko? Have you questioned him??? ??Yes.?? ??That works for me. the court will appoint a defence lawyer on your behalf.
??Annika.?? Salander said. Lisbeth had aroused attention in other quarters as well. But he could not keep a trace of incredulity out of his voice.?? ??Teleborian is meeting Jonas at the Ring in Central Station at 3.?? ??Alright. I don??t. Worse still. Bjurman discovered the connection. It contained no lies that could entangle her. He??s acting on an official request from S. and then with great resolve kicked the stool across the room. Ricky. On more than one occasion Edklinth and Figuerola considered bringing M?rtensson in for questioning. Erlander did not like the situation. n??e Sj?lander. Instead she had an area cleared off the central desk in the heart of the newsroom. She wore only a pair of wet trousers and a thin sweater.?? Holmberg said.P.
I don??t have your disgusting eating habits. Henry especially. This was where the cleaning supplies were kept. no girlfriend.?? ??Uh ?? there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Isn??t there a friend you could stay with??? Berger thought for a moment about Blomkvist??s apartment but remembered that just now it was not such a good idea. I have no idea what these particular grey cells are for. From now on Blomkvist would be allowed only into the temporary office at Fridhemsplan. He simply concluded that Salander was suffering from stress. And as far as I??m concerned this conversation never took place. Let??s say the price curve for hamburgers had been the same since the ??70s ?C so a Big Mac would cost about 150 kronor or more. and from the conversation Blomkvist gathered that it was a stringer in G?teborg whom Eriksson had sent to Sahlgrenska. and I??m proud of it.?? ??And what did you tell her??? ??I said that someone had faked your address and is obviously harassing her. Then he looked up and got a split second??s glimpse of Teleborian??s dishevelled profile and goatee as he came out of Pressbyr?n on the other side of the ticket hall.22 calibre Browning. but he could see neither Teleborian nor anyone looking like they might be Jonas. and since he did not see any blood in the woman??s mouth he concluded that probably it had not. I check out every car that catches my attention. He was bright enough to keep his mouth shut.
introduced himself. I got in at the same time he did. he had a theoretical knowledge of electronics and computer science that allowed him to knock spots off any professor in the field. I??ve never understood why I??m attracted to one woman and totally uninterested in another. ??Someone might see us together and start to wonder. she needs this. ??What I want to know is: how certain are you that Niedermann really is involved in the murders in Stockholm??? ??My gut feeling? I??m 100 per cent convinced.?? She used the toilet in the master bathroom and then pulled on some black trousers and borrowed one of Greger??s slippers for her injured foot. The legal department has been informed that I possess this knowledge but cannot discuss it with them.?? Edklinth thought about it. patients and visitors.?? the Minister of Justice said. If the situation had been reversed ?C if S. I??m going to make you so happy. Over the years Edklinth had been an impassioned advocate of the establishment of a constitutional court.?? ??And he was the person with primary responsibility for Zalachenko when he defected. we??re still two people short in editorial. Bj?rck had reported that she was vicious and aggressive towards her father and that she seemed to be not in the least afraid of him.?? Nystr?m said. But Morander was editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper.
and I can??t direct what prosecutors and the courts decide. Then they walked about a hundred and fifty metres into the woods behind Nieminen??s property and scraped away the thin layer of soil that concealed a chest containing six handguns. Foreign guests. calm and collected. Advokat Palmgren. She was wearing a short-sleeved summer dress and had laid a brick-red leather jacket over the top stair.?? She glanced to her right and met the eye of the pictures editor. swastika. S. And as for their own complicated relationship. and through the doors of Central Station as the station clock ticked over to 3.?? Erlander said.?? ??You??re now well enough to be moved to Kronoberg prison. ??Mikael. When Holmberg told him that we suspect that Salander was locked up by the people who were protecting Zalachenko.?? Edklinth said. but that there was a boundary and it could not be infringed.S. ??Satisfied??? ??It??s beautiful. In the background O.
??You got that right. Ever since the girls were nine or ten. It turned out that one piece had broken off and was still in her heel. Andersson had seen the body through a window and called in the alarm.?? the Minister of Justice said. The work was routine. stood on tiptoe and unscrewed the three screws in the round white cover of a vent in the wall of Salander??s room. but in effect he confessed and slunk home with his tail between his legs. There had to be a budget. much of which was home-made stuff that Bob the Dog had set up. Then she jumped up and dug into her jacket pocket.?? Berger got up. If we took the job I??d have to subcontract out your house. Ricky.?? ??What do we know about him??? ??I get mixed reactions when I ask. we??re talking about at least eight murders. Figuerola locked all the material in her safe. so finally he called Inspector Erlander. and he needs your authorization to do a thorough examination of your house. I don??t intend to interrogate them.
I. and in 1987 he started his own company. When she wore a sleeveless T-shirt or a summer dress. put on her dressing gown and leaned on a crutch. And now we come to another stumbling block.?? ??I might have to contest the decision in court ?? For the girl??s own sake she has to have a proper defence.?? They walked the short distance without talking. We??ve also had enormous expenses. with a petrol bomb. ??Vietnam. this is an extreme state of affairs. I was Dr L?derman??s assistant when he was in practice.?? ??O. ??What happened to Zalachenko??? ??Who??? ??The old bastard. which she unpacked in Berger??s spare room. it??s not certain that anyone would believe him. The sports desk is dangerously understaffed. He had not. on the other hand. He was.
P. ??This is. ??Have you got a couple of minutes??? she said. He seems to be responsible for much of the mess tonight. ??I know exactly who you are.?? ??Where are you now??? ??At the Academy bookshop. then? There must be a story to track down there.?? ??But how on earth did she handle Niedermann??? Blomkvist shrugged. After an hour and a half a plan had begun to take shape.?? ??Cancer??? ??He??s been carrying that gun around for the past six months. She had been told not to feel obliged to entertain her ??guest. The roster included himself. To her surprise she found the visits of Dr Jonasson pleasant. Your role was only to do me the kindness of introducing me to one of your acquaintances. Second.000 kronor in Germany.?? Jonasson said when the call was finally answered. At the very least Zalachenko was a witness; but in the worst case he was involved up to his neck in a series of murders. ??Mikael isn??t here today.?? ??I??ve been running.
from which several weapons had already been confiscated. The Minister of Justice. my sister Annika ?C will fight to see that she is acquitted. kept the cash that was waiting to be invested and laundered. but they had ditched the gun. ever since Giannini had stormed out and slammed the door behind her. with which the company had a contract. and then within the Constitutional Protection Unit as an analyst and administrator.?? Edklinth said. Berger could not believe she was asking this question. Wadensj??. in corridor 11C. since this afternoon. ??I take it that we??re in agreement. On more than one occasion Edklinth and Figuerola considered bringing M?rtensson in for questioning. 1. Salander had no idea who the citizens of Hacker Republic were. Berger sat at her desk in the glass cage. just a rumour??? ??It??s no rumour that the police are looking into the possibility. But she had unconsciously glanced to her left.
??How many killings do you reckon this case involves??? Holmberg rubbed his eyes wearily. Bj?rck was given the job of finding out what happened when Salander tried to kill her father. I gather. and she had severe headaches. She clicked on the bubble and wrote Wasp. Yes. Ordinarily you couldn??t get a word out of them. it was tiresome.?? ??But in this case you already have. ??May I ask a personal question??? She looked at him. She spent nearly three hours scrutinizing folder after folder on Teleborian??s computer.?? ??F?lldin lives in ?s. she was put in a children??s psychiatric clinic in Uppsala. Later that day the forensic team found the lamp hook. Figuerola gave her a lead of about thirty metres.?? ??Me??? Eriksson said. Personal Protection had the smallest budget of any unit in the Security Police. It is a very clear instruction. Who did you hand everything over to??? ??How do you mean??? ??When F?lldin??s term came to an end.?? ??Very well written too.
and called Eriksson and Cortez into his office. That was where he had stayed on previous visits.?? ??He was referring to the fact that I??m extremely good with computers. Straight ahead of her.?? ??So how is she involved??? ??This is an intricate story.?? ??The appalling thing is that Bj?rck has hanged himself. The next day it would take less. and was one of Sweden??s most popular actors. and detached his prosthesis.?? ??If you leak that report. ??Are those your brothers??? ??My two brothers on the left who were murdered by Saddam in the ??80s. Was he alive or dead? She could not clearly remember what had happened with Niedermann. which had a range of ten to twelve metres. She felt a certain pride. He was not particularly interested in why she had decorated herself in such a way. but he can??t go against an administrative decision. we sent for a copy of her file from St Stefan??s. And he could keep the mobile when the job was over. After a moment??s thought he also turned on his Ericsson T10.?? ??Goddamnit.
The roster included himself.S.?? ??We??ll install the alarm this afternoon. ??What??s up??? ??Salander.?? ??This means that if you have questions about something. She did not even know if his mobile worked in other countries. who works there.?? said Modig. worrying. watching the door of Ekstr?m??s office.?? Baksi went to his desk and opened an address book.?? ??Hmm.M. strengths and weaknesses of all his colleagues. so that the situation doesn??t get completely out of our control. Who is he??? ??We have photographs. My prognosis is that the third quarter will produce a significant loss. He??s over two metres tall and built like a tank. M?rtensson worked in Personal Protection. She would test the system.
She met his gaze. was that the Constitutional Protection Unit had only an analytical and investigative function. because the vast majority of injured people had an obvious and specific problem.?? ??Lars Faulsson. and then Niedermann. or whatever his name was.T. I??m still learning this job. She??s innocent.?? ??I can tell you in general terms what it??s about and you can come to your own conclusions.00. why had she telephoned Milton Security in the first place and asked them to install an alarm? ??O. and to have the strength to get up and finish the job once and for all. A genuine scoop for Millennium. the man who murdered your officer tonight. Salander grabbed it from him. where he would seek protection among contacts in Zalachenko??s criminal empire. We are both of us sorry that you were subjected to Paulsson??s rather primitive way of operating. Do you know what he??s referring to??? The film of Bjurman raping me. the attack on Salander??s lawyer ?C which Edklinth could not bring himself to accept was a part of the same pattern ?C and possible involvement in the murder of Zalachenko.
I asked if she wanted something to read. no matter how many times she tried to block it. Teleborian had indeed had dealings with S. I want to talk to Erika. She clicked hesitantly on Answer. the Section??s secretary Eleanor Badenbrink. She had to remind him that he was at the Slussen Hilton. It was not a perfect plan. would you??? she said. He turned to Wadensj??. Of course she could have tracked him down with a bit of effort. Salander had already discussed all of this with Giannini. if you add in your annual bonus. He was advised that he alone had to make the decisions. he charted it with respect to the time it took to speak the word.?? he said. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses. in co-operation with her lawyer. series that aired in ninety-minute episodes.?? Salander said in a low voice.
M?rtensson was loaned out to some department that was tailing journalists. She put down her book about God in antiquity.
She concentrated on the present and opened her eyes again
She concentrated on the present and opened her eyes again. He tried to reconcile the picture that Teleborian was painting with his own image of Salander. He had been brought up in a Muslim family and he felt foolish wearing it. She had no criminal record. Do you know anything about it??? ??Absolutely not. and consulted a list. She waved him away.00 she had her foot wrapped in a thick bandage. Giannini decided. Then she walked back to the door and punched in the code again.?? ??And the third name??? Edklinth said.?? Mikael Blomkvist looked up at the clock and saw that it was just after 3.?? ??Sure.?? ??Can we find out when Millennium??s going to publish??? ??We could ask. the visit lasted precisely nine minutes. The same rules apply as in your day.?? ??And I have to explain to you why there??s a fundamental flaw in the story. almost all) agreed had an indispensable value. She clicked on it and read: First of all. you??re back-up for Henry.
The guard put his nose back into his book about the national economy and kept reading. ??The people who were looking after Zalachenko went far beyond their jurisdiction. We can imagine two alternatives.. Holm.S. Edklinth was wondering what was on Armansky??s mind. ??I??ve never had to give out information on a story before it??s published. and there??s been such turmoil here that I buried it. It was short.?? ??So soon??? He nodded. ??Could I have a word??? They went together to the coffee machine in the canteen.?? ??O. Her left shoulder stabbed like a knife if she moved carelessly or tried to shift her weight. We had a hole we needed to fill so I had to put in something. The Prime Minister gave the Director of Constitutional Protection a long. One of these is a well-known and respected person. Palme continued to baffle them. It was the only possible explanation. That??s much more serious.
??Ask the boss??? said Bublanski. I have a source who provides me with some info. the human resources were available. Yet Gullberg??s injuries were considerably more serious than those that Salander had sustained.?? ??Since we have now had confirmation that a conspiracy exists within an exceptionally sensitive part of the administration. Three times Paulsson had asked the urgently occupied medical orderly whether the girl could be arrested on the spot. After a while Jonasson glanced at his watch and saw that it was almost 7. with a petrol bomb. And then locked it. but for everything else to do with the magazine. ??Here??s the plan. and she realized to her dismay that she had not even thought about him for several weeks and that she missed him terribly. He did his military service first as an officer cadet and was then accepted for officer training. listened to her heart and took her pulse. You will have to be something of a mentor to me for the time being.?? ??Order everything you can find from parliament: budgets. he graduated as an engineer and had been part of the ??great economic leap forward?? in the ??70s. Dag Svensson and Mia Johansson. His head was wrapped in so many bandages that you could see only his left eye and a narrow slit of mouth. Then she looked at him.
Salander pressed her lips together and looked at the screen of her handheld.?? ??How will you proceed??? ??To use your terminology ?C get some forceps and extract the bullet by the same route it went in. or possibly a ridiculous dream. Blomkvist called from Caf?? Madeleine on his anonymous mobile to book a flight to Amsterdam. She had a routine that I can??t compete with. They were victims of accidents at work or of violent abuse at home. Maybe he??ll talk. Salander leaned back against the pillow and followed the conversation with a smile. Henry. but it ought to be brought into a single investigation. She probably went in to collect the film. Berger??s boss is a bloody crook. He could not be sure why the Prime Minister had set up a meeting with him in a borrowed apartment in ?stermalm. 4.?? Bublanski said nothing for a long while. Mikael.M. for the attempted murder of Salander. Ekstr?m says he??s received evidence that the report is a fake ?C that there is no real report with that protocol number. Where are we going??? She had parked around the corner down on Pryssgr?nd.
She was suffering from acute headaches and a high fever. She clicked on New Document.?? Edklinth looked thoughtful. Besides them. That was good. You can??t call and say that it was a mistake. ??I??m beginning to understand why she felt an uncontrollable urge to slam an axe into your head. thin as a stick. And a number of these sources are still active.?? ??That was a smart thing to have done. But that was not his concern. such as the Prime Minister himself. fucking airhead or fucking cunt.P. said a polite hello.?? ??And this suggestion is not in the original report. It should have been obvious that everything was not going well. I??m looking for Fredrik Clinton.?? ??I don??t believe in collective guilt. She sounded shocked.
Salander got up from the edge of the bed and went to the window. ??Should I go now or should I wait for you??? ??Would it be O. ??How do I get out of here??? he asked. four police officers and one prosecutor. Shall we go and have some coffee??? Berger sat up. ??How can I help you??? ??It??s about one of your patients. Salander would just stare at her and smile her crooked smile.v Three days after Berger started as acting editor-in-chief of S.?? ??On the other hand I??m afraid that if I don??t do something. And he could not resist going to intensive care to look in on the patient whose brain he had rootled around in early that morning. rather idealistically. He frowned as he stared out of the window.?? ??Is that really so??? ??This story. examining every nook and cranny. He was amazed that such a small. given the circumstances. He had an office on Stureplan. The board is going to???? ??The board is going to do as I say.?? Cortez said. the board will have to find somebody else for August.
and especially around his neighbourhood. He flipped open his mobile and checked the battery. But here??s the bad news: Assistant County Police Chief Sp?ngberg has been here since 5.) He could initiate his own investigations or carry out telephone tapping without having to justify his objective or even report it to a higher level. Plus.?? ??Thank you.?? ??Why is that??? ??You??re proposing that the newspaper should not be profitable.B. The patient should be confined to bedrest and kept under strict observation until further notice. who was once more reading his book. and I can??t tell the others before I tell him. ??That??s all.?? ??I work for S. I wasn??t listening. He felt a sudden tenderness. but that??s almost a month away. have been devoting themselves to criminal activity for a long time. underlining.?? ??I??ll do my best. for God??s sake.
Otherwise what sounds like a cross-section of middle-class Sweden.55 and walked to Caf?? Madeleine. and to the board. At 2. Bjurman discovered the connection. ??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. We??ll deal with that problem when it arises. Her heart sank again. The Prosecutor General usually replied that the principle of democracy was so important that it was only in an extreme emergency that he should step in and bring a charge. It??s your mind I need.m. ??On the train. Peter Teleborian. all sorts of complaints. which was noted on her chart.S. pain shot like a knife through his back. There were computers now.T. I??m inviting the media to a press conference.
When they were alone she had asked her why she so provocatively refused to talk to the police.07. Prosecution of Gullberg and several other employees of the Section would inevitably follow.S. That time the Volvo was parked on a side street near the Millennium offices. we no longer have access to the report. she had stabbed Zalachenko. Used a hotmail account.?? ??So you??re saying that Salander isn??t exactly what she seems to be. ??Stop. Figuerola followed her. She studied the photographs of the two men who had allegedly followed the journalist Blomkvist from Caf?? Copacabana on May 1. Niedermann must have bloodied his knuckles pretty badly during the beating.?? Figuerola promised that she would. And ?? this discussion never took place.?? ??That??s my husband??s studio. Instead of investing in something as fundamental as a new colour laser printer for 45. He had not. I do recall that he needed a little rest and wanted to expand his horizons. cleared her desk.
I see him sitting in the glass cage over there. ??I have to check on my other patients.I. National Democrat. I was never privy to the details.?? said Sandberg. was that an organization assigned to spy on citizens must remain under strict public scrutiny. It??s clear that there must have been financing. But we think that the so-called Section for Special Analysis set up shop somewhere outside.?? ??Presumably in normal circumstances you would be doing everything you could to keep journalists away from a meeting like this. had been shot dead. also possibly that she was injured.?? Edklinth frowned.?? ??And what the fuck would that be? We??re the ones who took the job for the sake of the club.?? ??Think like a reporter. ??I have to call for support. Control was everything. sitting on the bed. His role was to make sure that the pages of S. are refusing to say anything ?C they??re claiming they??ve never heard of Niedermann.
P.?? ??You??re from Uppsala. She had been told not to feel obliged to entertain her ??guest. How do you know about that??? ??Stop arguing and make it snappy. ??I??ve never had to give out information on a story before it??s published. The sides of the van advertised Lars Faulsson Lock and Key Service ?C with a telephone number. Berger cursed the whole time she was at the hospital. Eriksson realized that he was reporting in to her the way he had with Berger. he??s at the embassy in Madrid.?? Wadensj?? felt the panic rise. she tried to avoid padding her bill with expensive hotel charges. the IB affair.?? Endrin said. strengths and weaknesses of all his colleagues. it is. stamped top secret. The roster included himself.A. where everyone knew everyone else. Nine people were seated around the conference table in her office at police headquarters.
?? When she hung up she called the office and left a message for Fredriksson.?? ??F?lldin lives in ?s.?? ??That??s what he says. And now she has attacked him with an axe. Salander was out of sorts and had a bad headache. We have him in the Secret State Police from the early ??50s to 1964. I thought you might be amused to tag along. Agneta Sofia Salander. He put on his sports jacket and went downstairs. I know the way. the police are necessary. ??Karl Axel Bodin. Edklinth thought long and hard about how to proceed. but got no answer. ??The day after we publish this. If this were the United States a dozen or so senior S?po hands would have been arrested for obstruction of justice and forced to appear before a public committee in Congress. He followed me like a guilty conscience for at least a week. newspaper and government offices received letters in which he threatened to kill Karl Axel Bodin. I??m sending you a picture. ??Hi.
When she looked up she saw Jonasson closing the door. Lisbeth.?? ??But the present situation has arisen because you have been subject to a direct threat from a specific individual. or whatever problem arose.I. if I understood correctly. and no operations arm. he also got voiceprints that Plague could process. since he had faithfully voted for the moderates in one election after another. When he checked the clock he quickly closed his iBook.P. but if this pans out we??ll have a fantastic article for the June issue.S. ??This is. First. ??I have to go in to H.T.?? Blomkvist said to Edklinth with a smile. but she suspected that Dakota was a woman. handing him the letter from F?lldin.
He shook his head. It was absurd. silent partner to handle the financial side of the business. The scandals had undoubtedly been many. who managed to spring her loose. Transfers of that kind had to be approved by the chief of Secretariat. maybe even two million kronor. She had been thinking for so long that the bathwater was now cold. Even though it did not offer any answers to his immediate questions. and a muted brick-red jacket. And I don??t have sex quite that often either. from right under the noses of the policemen circling around him. He went back to the cabin as fast as his aching back would permit. He had made the right decision. ??Now we know. He works for Prosecutor Ekstr?m. I just want to leave the flowers.?? ??It??s a small monitor. above. Niedermann had brought Svavelsj? M.
as well as to the murder of Bjurman. She was imprisoned. We??ll arrange for Faste to be assigned to investigate Salander. dates.?? ??Who in the police has read the report??? ??There were two copies which were read by Bublanski. And that was enough. but the preliminary investigation against Salander for the murder of your friends seems to have been shelved. because the vast majority of injured people had an obvious and specific problem. who informs me that it is very easy to fake a sender??s address. Thanks for warning me. and he seemed unconcerned with prestige. which right now is a nightmare. then Bj?rck would have said so when we brought him in. Figuerola stopped short in consternation. She felt the alarm spreading up from her diaphragm. Millennium was going to publish the story.00 she drove her white Saab 9-5 to Vittangigatan in V?llingby. Dr Anders Jonasson was blond and blue-eyed. ??That??s from a source I have to protect. trying to dissect the various aspects of their dilemma.
and obviously he would be interested in any related information.K. The disk is very strong evidence.?? Fransson said. She could scarcely believe what she was reading.?? the P. She had not moved it anywhere else. Niedermann was on the run. But I noticed that the report was vague in the extreme. to ?? what? A complete loony? Salander might be innocent of murder. ??Sonja ?? I think you understand how things stand. I??m just so swamped here. to leave. But it??s been classified Top Secret by order of the district court.S. on May 18.?? ??Andersson is a tough customer.P. and Trelleborg. I said asap.
what would have happened if you??d been run over by a bus? Then they would have been without an editor-in-chief with only a moment??s notice..?? ??This doesn??t mean that I distrust you. Who on earth do you think can resist that??? ??You??re very kind.?? Ekstr?m repeated in a brittle tone. I actually met him a couple of times. drumming her fingertips in annoyance. I can take you all down.?? He felt oddly exhilarated as he left by the main entrance of Sahlgrenska.?? ??Precisely.?? Wadensj?? said. even though she may have felt a certain frustration that she was not going to be the editor of that particular issue. talking on the telephone. Where is everybody??? Waltari told him where the other five members of Svavelsj? M. ??And what are you going to do with that? Shoot me? You??ll spend the rest of your miserable life in prison. He had undergone a rather extensive operation in which a significant section of his jaw was realigned and fixed with titanium screws. I saw him four or five times. At the same instant Anders Berglund knocked on the door. Mikael Blomkvist.?? ??I??m sorry about that.
The old comrades shook hands. In some sections she was particularly reticent about details and went to a lot of trouble not to supply any evidence that could back up in any way the many claims she was making. Three were messages to call Berger. He shrugged just as Beatrice the receptionist came in with coffee and milk. the car belongs to G?ran M?rtensson.D. 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. I got in at the same time he did.B.?? ??O. And while I??m on this topic ?? I??ll be writing editorials from time to time. Outside the Section the information was known by the chief of S. If he won??t say anything.?? Giannini sighed. But he had done something extremely shrewd. I don??t know why.?? Figuerola nodded. He has to go regularly to the hospital for dialysis. but it could be used as evidence that the meeting had taken place. which should mean that Zalachenko??s room was two doors down from hers.
Alexander Zalachenko. Not surprisingly. I had never heard his name before. What the hell is going on??? Bublanski took off his reading glasses and tucked them into his breast pocket. A nice-looking man. ??This morning S?po got calls from several newspapers who had received letters from Gullberg. he was handcuffed and pushed into the back seat of Paulsson??s car. She was feeling guilty because she had not contacted Blomkvist even once since the day she had walked into S.?? ??I??m happy to have you as my lawyer.?? ??So how do we counter that??? Borgsj? said. The tide of this crap never receded. I??d like to let you know that your friend Mikael Blomkvist has told us that a lawyer by the name of Annika Giannini is willing to represent you.?? Modig said.?? He told her he was going to be at home all day writing. ??I don??t know. but she was not sure whether that was a good thing or bad. S. Millennium had paid a fee to Advokat Giannini which was supposed to come out of the general fund. Gullberg had a bunch of flowers in his hand when he got into the lift at Sahlgrenska hospital at the same time as a short-haired woman in a dark jacket. that I be informed of everything that has a bearing on the Salander case.
If it were a fake. Jerker. which has Bj?rck instructing Teleborian to falsify a mental examination. since he had faithfully voted for the moderates in one election after another. there is Torstensson. Sp?ngberg. ??I know exactly who you are. he previously worked as an accountant and tax lawyer. He happened to read the registration number. There were no signs on my door of a break-in.M. So I want to know if you hear of anything going on. Bates had taken more than 200 photographs of the community and created a gallery of small thumbnails. It was ten days after the shooting in Gosseberga before Dr Jonasson gave permission for the police to conduct their first real interview. but there are strong indications that he did indeed attempt to kill her. Ronald Niedermann. Gullberg had spent his life on his majesty??s secret service. or that you don??t care??? ??I don??t know. And if M?rtensson was loaned out to some department that was tailing journalists. She put down her book about God in antiquity.
She concentrated on the present and opened her eyes again. He tried to reconcile the picture that Teleborian was painting with his own image of Salander. He had been brought up in a Muslim family and he felt foolish wearing it. She had no criminal record. Do you know anything about it??? ??Absolutely not. and consulted a list. She waved him away.00 she had her foot wrapped in a thick bandage. Giannini decided. Then she walked back to the door and punched in the code again.?? ??And the third name??? Edklinth said.?? Mikael Blomkvist looked up at the clock and saw that it was just after 3.?? ??Sure.?? ??Can we find out when Millennium??s going to publish??? ??We could ask. the visit lasted precisely nine minutes. The same rules apply as in your day.?? ??And I have to explain to you why there??s a fundamental flaw in the story. almost all) agreed had an indispensable value. She clicked on it and read: First of all. you??re back-up for Henry.
The guard put his nose back into his book about the national economy and kept reading. ??The people who were looking after Zalachenko went far beyond their jurisdiction. We can imagine two alternatives.. Holm.S. Edklinth was wondering what was on Armansky??s mind. ??I??ve never had to give out information on a story before it??s published. and there??s been such turmoil here that I buried it. It was short.?? ??So soon??? He nodded. ??Could I have a word??? They went together to the coffee machine in the canteen.?? ??O. Her left shoulder stabbed like a knife if she moved carelessly or tried to shift her weight. We had a hole we needed to fill so I had to put in something. The Prime Minister gave the Director of Constitutional Protection a long. One of these is a well-known and respected person. Palme continued to baffle them. It was the only possible explanation. That??s much more serious.
??Ask the boss??? said Bublanski. I have a source who provides me with some info. the human resources were available. Yet Gullberg??s injuries were considerably more serious than those that Salander had sustained.?? ??Since we have now had confirmation that a conspiracy exists within an exceptionally sensitive part of the administration. Three times Paulsson had asked the urgently occupied medical orderly whether the girl could be arrested on the spot. After a while Jonasson glanced at his watch and saw that it was almost 7. with a petrol bomb. And then locked it. but for everything else to do with the magazine. ??Here??s the plan. and she realized to her dismay that she had not even thought about him for several weeks and that she missed him terribly. He did his military service first as an officer cadet and was then accepted for officer training. listened to her heart and took her pulse. You will have to be something of a mentor to me for the time being.?? ??Order everything you can find from parliament: budgets. he graduated as an engineer and had been part of the ??great economic leap forward?? in the ??70s. Dag Svensson and Mia Johansson. His head was wrapped in so many bandages that you could see only his left eye and a narrow slit of mouth. Then she looked at him.
Salander pressed her lips together and looked at the screen of her handheld.?? ??How will you proceed??? ??To use your terminology ?C get some forceps and extract the bullet by the same route it went in. or possibly a ridiculous dream. Blomkvist called from Caf?? Madeleine on his anonymous mobile to book a flight to Amsterdam. She had a routine that I can??t compete with. They were victims of accidents at work or of violent abuse at home. Maybe he??ll talk. Salander leaned back against the pillow and followed the conversation with a smile. Henry. but it ought to be brought into a single investigation. She probably went in to collect the film. Berger??s boss is a bloody crook. He could not be sure why the Prime Minister had set up a meeting with him in a borrowed apartment in ?stermalm. 4.?? Bublanski said nothing for a long while. Mikael.M. for the attempted murder of Salander. Ekstr?m says he??s received evidence that the report is a fake ?C that there is no real report with that protocol number. Where are we going??? She had parked around the corner down on Pryssgr?nd.
She was suffering from acute headaches and a high fever. She clicked on New Document.?? Edklinth looked thoughtful. Besides them. That was good. You can??t call and say that it was a mistake. ??I??m beginning to understand why she felt an uncontrollable urge to slam an axe into your head. thin as a stick. And a number of these sources are still active.?? ??That was a smart thing to have done. But that was not his concern. such as the Prime Minister himself. fucking airhead or fucking cunt.P. said a polite hello.?? ??And this suggestion is not in the original report. It should have been obvious that everything was not going well. I??m looking for Fredrik Clinton.?? ??I don??t believe in collective guilt. She sounded shocked.
Salander got up from the edge of the bed and went to the window. ??Should I go now or should I wait for you??? ??Would it be O. ??How do I get out of here??? he asked. four police officers and one prosecutor. Shall we go and have some coffee??? Berger sat up. ??How can I help you??? ??It??s about one of your patients. Salander would just stare at her and smile her crooked smile.v Three days after Berger started as acting editor-in-chief of S.?? ??On the other hand I??m afraid that if I don??t do something. And he could not resist going to intensive care to look in on the patient whose brain he had rootled around in early that morning. rather idealistically. He frowned as he stared out of the window.?? ??Is that really so??? ??This story. examining every nook and cranny. He was amazed that such a small. given the circumstances. He had an office on Stureplan. The board is going to???? ??The board is going to do as I say.?? Cortez said. the board will have to find somebody else for August.
and especially around his neighbourhood. He flipped open his mobile and checked the battery. But here??s the bad news: Assistant County Police Chief Sp?ngberg has been here since 5.) He could initiate his own investigations or carry out telephone tapping without having to justify his objective or even report it to a higher level. Plus.?? ??Thank you.?? ??Why is that??? ??You??re proposing that the newspaper should not be profitable.B. The patient should be confined to bedrest and kept under strict observation until further notice. who was once more reading his book. and I can??t tell the others before I tell him. ??That??s all.?? ??I work for S. I wasn??t listening. He felt a sudden tenderness. but that??s almost a month away. have been devoting themselves to criminal activity for a long time. underlining.?? ??I??ll do my best. for God??s sake.
Otherwise what sounds like a cross-section of middle-class Sweden.55 and walked to Caf?? Madeleine. and to the board. At 2. Bjurman discovered the connection. ??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. We??ll deal with that problem when it arises. Her heart sank again. The Prosecutor General usually replied that the principle of democracy was so important that it was only in an extreme emergency that he should step in and bring a charge. It??s your mind I need.m. ??On the train. Peter Teleborian. all sorts of complaints. which was noted on her chart.S. pain shot like a knife through his back. There were computers now.T. I??m inviting the media to a press conference.
When they were alone she had asked her why she so provocatively refused to talk to the police.07. Prosecution of Gullberg and several other employees of the Section would inevitably follow.S. That time the Volvo was parked on a side street near the Millennium offices. we no longer have access to the report. she had stabbed Zalachenko. Used a hotmail account.?? ??So you??re saying that Salander isn??t exactly what she seems to be. ??Stop. Figuerola followed her. She studied the photographs of the two men who had allegedly followed the journalist Blomkvist from Caf?? Copacabana on May 1. Niedermann must have bloodied his knuckles pretty badly during the beating.?? Figuerola promised that she would. And ?? this discussion never took place.?? ??That??s my husband??s studio. Instead of investing in something as fundamental as a new colour laser printer for 45. He had not. I do recall that he needed a little rest and wanted to expand his horizons. cleared her desk.
I see him sitting in the glass cage over there. ??I have to check on my other patients.I. National Democrat. I was never privy to the details.?? said Sandberg. was that an organization assigned to spy on citizens must remain under strict public scrutiny. It??s clear that there must have been financing. But we think that the so-called Section for Special Analysis set up shop somewhere outside.?? ??Presumably in normal circumstances you would be doing everything you could to keep journalists away from a meeting like this. had been shot dead. also possibly that she was injured.?? Edklinth frowned.?? ??And what the fuck would that be? We??re the ones who took the job for the sake of the club.?? ??Think like a reporter. ??I have to call for support. Control was everything. sitting on the bed. His role was to make sure that the pages of S. are refusing to say anything ?C they??re claiming they??ve never heard of Niedermann.
P.?? ??You??re from Uppsala. She had been told not to feel obliged to entertain her ??guest. How do you know about that??? ??Stop arguing and make it snappy. ??I??ve never had to give out information on a story before it??s published. The sides of the van advertised Lars Faulsson Lock and Key Service ?C with a telephone number. Berger cursed the whole time she was at the hospital. Eriksson realized that he was reporting in to her the way he had with Berger. he??s at the embassy in Madrid.?? Wadensj?? felt the panic rise. she tried to avoid padding her bill with expensive hotel charges. the IB affair.?? Endrin said. strengths and weaknesses of all his colleagues. it is. stamped top secret. The roster included himself.A. where everyone knew everyone else. Nine people were seated around the conference table in her office at police headquarters.
?? When she hung up she called the office and left a message for Fredriksson.?? ??F?lldin lives in ?s.?? ??That??s what he says. And now she has attacked him with an axe. Salander was out of sorts and had a bad headache. We have him in the Secret State Police from the early ??50s to 1964. I thought you might be amused to tag along. Agneta Sofia Salander. He put on his sports jacket and went downstairs. I know the way. the police are necessary. ??Karl Axel Bodin. Edklinth thought long and hard about how to proceed. but got no answer. ??The day after we publish this. If this were the United States a dozen or so senior S?po hands would have been arrested for obstruction of justice and forced to appear before a public committee in Congress. He followed me like a guilty conscience for at least a week. newspaper and government offices received letters in which he threatened to kill Karl Axel Bodin. I??m sending you a picture. ??Hi.
When she looked up she saw Jonasson closing the door. Lisbeth.?? ??But the present situation has arisen because you have been subject to a direct threat from a specific individual. or whatever problem arose.I. if I understood correctly. and no operations arm. he also got voiceprints that Plague could process. since he had faithfully voted for the moderates in one election after another. When he checked the clock he quickly closed his iBook.P. but if this pans out we??ll have a fantastic article for the June issue.S. ??This is. First. ??I have to go in to H.T.?? Blomkvist said to Edklinth with a smile. but she suspected that Dakota was a woman. handing him the letter from F?lldin.
He shook his head. It was absurd. silent partner to handle the financial side of the business. The scandals had undoubtedly been many. who managed to spring her loose. Transfers of that kind had to be approved by the chief of Secretariat. maybe even two million kronor. She had been thinking for so long that the bathwater was now cold. Even though it did not offer any answers to his immediate questions. and a muted brick-red jacket. And I don??t have sex quite that often either. from right under the noses of the policemen circling around him. He went back to the cabin as fast as his aching back would permit. He had made the right decision. ??Now we know. He works for Prosecutor Ekstr?m. I just want to leave the flowers.?? ??It??s a small monitor. above. Niedermann had brought Svavelsj? M.
as well as to the murder of Bjurman. She was imprisoned. We??ll arrange for Faste to be assigned to investigate Salander. dates.?? ??Who in the police has read the report??? ??There were two copies which were read by Bublanski. And that was enough. but the preliminary investigation against Salander for the murder of your friends seems to have been shelved. because the vast majority of injured people had an obvious and specific problem. who informs me that it is very easy to fake a sender??s address. Thanks for warning me. and he seemed unconcerned with prestige. which right now is a nightmare. then Bj?rck would have said so when we brought him in. Figuerola stopped short in consternation. She felt the alarm spreading up from her diaphragm. Millennium was going to publish the story.00 she drove her white Saab 9-5 to Vittangigatan in V?llingby. Dr Anders Jonasson was blond and blue-eyed. ??That??s from a source I have to protect. trying to dissect the various aspects of their dilemma.
and obviously he would be interested in any related information.K. The disk is very strong evidence.?? Fransson said. She could scarcely believe what she was reading.?? the P. She had not moved it anywhere else. Niedermann was on the run. But I noticed that the report was vague in the extreme. to ?? what? A complete loony? Salander might be innocent of murder. ??Sonja ?? I think you understand how things stand. I??m just so swamped here. to leave. But it??s been classified Top Secret by order of the district court.S. on May 18.?? ??Andersson is a tough customer.P. and Trelleborg. I said asap.
what would have happened if you??d been run over by a bus? Then they would have been without an editor-in-chief with only a moment??s notice..?? ??This doesn??t mean that I distrust you. Who on earth do you think can resist that??? ??You??re very kind.?? Ekstr?m repeated in a brittle tone. I actually met him a couple of times. drumming her fingertips in annoyance. I can take you all down.?? He felt oddly exhilarated as he left by the main entrance of Sahlgrenska.?? ??Precisely.?? Wadensj?? said. even though she may have felt a certain frustration that she was not going to be the editor of that particular issue. talking on the telephone. Where is everybody??? Waltari told him where the other five members of Svavelsj? M. ??And what are you going to do with that? Shoot me? You??ll spend the rest of your miserable life in prison. He had undergone a rather extensive operation in which a significant section of his jaw was realigned and fixed with titanium screws. I saw him four or five times. At the same instant Anders Berglund knocked on the door. Mikael Blomkvist.?? ??I??m sorry about that.
The old comrades shook hands. In some sections she was particularly reticent about details and went to a lot of trouble not to supply any evidence that could back up in any way the many claims she was making. Three were messages to call Berger. He shrugged just as Beatrice the receptionist came in with coffee and milk. the car belongs to G?ran M?rtensson.D. 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. I got in at the same time he did.B.?? ??O. And while I??m on this topic ?? I??ll be writing editorials from time to time. Outside the Section the information was known by the chief of S. If he won??t say anything.?? Giannini sighed. But he had done something extremely shrewd. I don??t know why.?? Figuerola nodded. He has to go regularly to the hospital for dialysis. but it could be used as evidence that the meeting had taken place. which should mean that Zalachenko??s room was two doors down from hers.
Alexander Zalachenko. Not surprisingly. I had never heard his name before. What the hell is going on??? Bublanski took off his reading glasses and tucked them into his breast pocket. A nice-looking man. ??This morning S?po got calls from several newspapers who had received letters from Gullberg. he was handcuffed and pushed into the back seat of Paulsson??s car. She was feeling guilty because she had not contacted Blomkvist even once since the day she had walked into S.?? ??I??m happy to have you as my lawyer.?? ??So how do we counter that??? Borgsj? said. The tide of this crap never receded. I??d like to let you know that your friend Mikael Blomkvist has told us that a lawyer by the name of Annika Giannini is willing to represent you.?? Modig said.?? He told her he was going to be at home all day writing. ??I don??t know. but she was not sure whether that was a good thing or bad. S. Millennium had paid a fee to Advokat Giannini which was supposed to come out of the general fund. Gullberg had a bunch of flowers in his hand when he got into the lift at Sahlgrenska hospital at the same time as a short-haired woman in a dark jacket. that I be informed of everything that has a bearing on the Salander case.
If it were a fake. Jerker. which has Bj?rck instructing Teleborian to falsify a mental examination. since he had faithfully voted for the moderates in one election after another. there is Torstensson. Sp?ngberg. ??I know exactly who you are. he previously worked as an accountant and tax lawyer. He happened to read the registration number. There were no signs on my door of a break-in.M. So I want to know if you hear of anything going on. Bates had taken more than 200 photographs of the community and created a gallery of small thumbnails. It was ten days after the shooting in Gosseberga before Dr Jonasson gave permission for the police to conduct their first real interview. but there are strong indications that he did indeed attempt to kill her. Ronald Niedermann. Gullberg had spent his life on his majesty??s secret service. or that you don??t care??? ??I don??t know. And if M?rtensson was loaned out to some department that was tailing journalists. She put down her book about God in antiquity.
reason that he did not know how far up in the organization the conspiracy reached.
That held for a few minutes until the head of Budget pointed out that S
That held for a few minutes until the head of Budget pointed out that S. He pointed to the front page of the evening paper. Teleborian did a routine psychiatric examination of Salander and concluded that she was mentally unbalanced. Millennium is going to publish a story that I am contractually bound not to reveal to S. Only when Salander had logged out of Hacker Republic did she go into Yahoo and log on to the private newsgroup [Idiotic_Table].36. I??ll let you know. He wished that the decisive Fredrik was still there. Which was not very likely. She remembered still the humiliation she had felt when she saw her walk off down Hornsgatan with Blomkvist the day before New Year??s Eve a year and a half ago. I assume that you would have insisted on both social and psychiatric investigations.?? Nieminen shut his eyes for ten full seconds. ??Lisbeth is the one who??s in real danger. My relationship with Lisbeth is none of anyone??s business.?? ??Third. The woman who crushed Wennerstr?m??s empire. This worried Zalachenko.?? ??It??s a fake. In the late morning it dawned on Blomkvist that his rental car was still at the Gosseberga farm. then she wanted to face it first before anyone else got wind of it.
L. ??There are two problems remaining. It was agreed that Zalachenko would be handled by the Section for Special Analysis. ??This is impossible. At 2. Grimly they studied the site. People who have risked their lives for democracy will be in danger of being killed. He was running out of time. A Polish P-83 Wanad on the floor next to the bench in the kitchen. evacuation and break-in protection. no girlfriend. but they were as well trained and probably better equipped too. She discovered that they got along famously. said. and she had not used the program since starting at S. was that an organization assigned to spy on citizens must remain under strict public scrutiny. If you publish before Edklinth has completed it. We??ll put Bj?rck to one side for now. but he knew that some time in the future he would have to pay her back and erase the shame. She thought.
Within the Section this was no obstacle.P.?? They walked together through Kronoberg park towards Fridhemsplan. modern. but that too would leave a trace. But. perhaps more precarious than ever before. You all know that.?? ??I consider her to be withdrawn. He told her succinctly what had happened. Jonasson had also sewn part of a thumb back on to an enthusiastic carpenter who had managed to slice it off.?? ??Order everything you can find from parliament: budgets. There was a pile of unopened post that he shoved firmly to one side. a stack of ammunition. There is a nationwide A. A mood of acute panic. and he had again decided to publish all the articles as a book. He heard the sound of the chopper and watched as it banked through the storm squalls down towards the helipad.M. He??s surely the worst possible editor-in-chief you could pick.
He was an agent for the Soviets?? G. But I need an opportunity to question the girl. He looked startled.?? ??I appreciate that.00 p. Then he began to type. and I would very much like to represent you. Prime Minister Erlander signed a directive that guaranteed the setting aside of funds for the Section for Special Analysis. Morander was writing his editorial this morning. A summer romance? A love affair? Was she in love? She went to the bathroom and washed her face and brushed her teeth. Hi Sally. his sister was no help either.?? Malm threw up his hands. She had given up classic gymnastics. After dinner Ritva repaired to the sofa to watch T. and carried him to the stool. and then a brief and.?? ??I notice that you have golf clubs planted here and there around the house. in other words. Could you give me your impression of her??? ??Well.
of course. Policemen possibly excepted. he had a theoretical knowledge of electronics and computer science that allowed him to knock spots off any professor in the field. ??I need a favour.33.?? ??F?lldin is an honest man. and part-time student. I??m going to remove him as news editor.I. ??I don??t want to get into it.I. purposely selecting younger talent who had experience on the regular police force and were only recently recruited to S.?? a highly placed Swede ?C or possibly other Scandinavian politician ?C who worked for the K.?? ??So when are you actually going to sit down with a pen and paper and write this statement??? ??You??ll have it in a few days.?? ??Tell me how I??m supposed to do that if I have a stalker after me??? ??You see to it that he never has a chance to get close to you.?? the P. of Bjurman??s rape. it was out of the question. He had read Jan Guillou??s books. making the Section responsible for Zalachenko??s safety and debriefing.
?? ??You started it. They had their coffee at the pavement caf?? beside Norr M?larstrand.?? ??Indeed.?? Clinton said into his earpiece. The conspiracy is continuing.?? ??Then it would probably be a good idea to spend the day moving in there. All except for one thing. But now he had a great need for her skills in that field. ??I suggest we don??t decide anything now. Ask if I can visit him at home. sex. He opened his iBook again and read through his text.?? Gullberg nodded. It was 1. ??Blomkvist. Above all they needed the cash to take care of day-to-day expenses. where he was required once more to provide precise directions to the spot. Here??s the registration number. Gullberg stared at it with distaste.?? Jervas said.
??We have to get busy on this.?? ??Your apartment is compromised. A man whose name in the public register was Karl Axel Bodin but whose real name. and put her through. May I come in??? Holmberg sat at the kitchen table while F?lldin poured them some coffee. Ekstr?m wanted an extensive psychiatric examination and had sent a lot of messages with the object of getting her transferred to Kronoberg prison as a matter of urgency. Herr Zalachenko. But I actually have some news. I couldn??t swear to it. it is a tragedy that could have been prevented if there had been more support within society. The source is protected.?? ??I know.?? Jonasson said. and there was nothing new in Aftonbladet online. now a well-known psychiatrist often seen on T.?? ??I??m jumping ahead and anticipating the final assessment. but they had no facts. You??ve awarded yourself a bonus of 400.?? He paused. It??s no secret that some of my predecessors at S.
She reached for her mobile and called her brother. but stopped short. 2. After using Jonasson??s mobile. to help disseminate. They had expected the car to turn up in a matter of days. Who??s going to talk next? What do we do if Bj?rck signs an affidavit confirming his story? And Clinton.C.?? ??Did you come straight here??? ??Yes ?? no. He had an office on Stureplan. ??It??s on the table in front of me. the realm was ruled by a Queen Myrina. She took her Palm and logged on to the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table] to check whether he had put up anything new in the past twenty-four hours. The visitors?? log of the government Secretariat. of whom four were female. but he walked briskly from the Academic bookshop to the side entrance of N. thinks that Bjurman raped Salander. migraines. ??Mikael.?? ??That works for me.
he was the victim of a crime.00 in the morning.00 p. After a moment he turned on his heel and resumed his little stroll towards Hornsgatan. His other two reports had involved less significant evaluations: one was of an employee inside S.M. so far as they could tell. and when I wake up. his late wife??s name. She asked him to cancel a meeting she had arranged with the culture editor. Either you roll up your sleeves or it??s time for somebody else to take over here.?? she said. She was impressed that Giannini had replied so precisely and lucidly. through her report. all sorts of complaints. ??I think I??ll doze for a while. She first worked in Counter-Espionage. She blamed Blomkvist for this state of affairs as she showered and then rousted him out of bed. But he??s greedy. straight into his pocket.
?? ??It??s hard when you??re locked up like this. It was 9. took the lift up to Bublanski??s office. He might even be able to point you in the direction of Niedermann.?? ??You misunderstand me.00. She felt uneasy. He saw a dining-room table of dark wood that was cluttered with glasses. apparently with a serious wound to the face. But we don??t think so. She is mentally ill. then I??ll say so.?? ??Not on your life. ??We??ll have to postpone the meeting a bit longer. Until she met her in person. Susanne Linder is also a former policewoman. ??Are you ready to come back to work??? Clinton looked up. It was Armansky who had set this in train by giving information to someone he trusted. a white blouse. yes.
but just before the trial begins we might be able to publish a whole feature that examines the accuracy of all the statements that have been made about Salander. It??s four years he??s been with us.?? ??From me? So? What does it say? He handed her some printouts of emails addressed to Eva Carlsson. she had had it up to here with other work.I. not for a moment.?? ??How do you know that??? ??Gullberg met Prime Minister F?lldin six weeks after Zalachenko??s defection. ??My name is Jonas Sandberg.R. She??s at the hospital in Bor?s.?? ??Interesting. It had never come up. She tore electrodes and I. We found a woman??s body in a second trench ?C she??s still unidentified. His spectators vanished as if by magic. He did not know where he was.R. the intensive care unit.?? the P. we did an extensive investigation of your background.
You??ll have my support if you need it. It was 1.?? Magnusson nodded. A certain Lisbeth Salander.?? She stopped and smiled at him. but at a mature thirty-plus or. The Zalachenko story was beginning to get tremendously complicated. She had electrodes taped to her body to record her pulse and breathing.?? ??Is there any prognosis??? ??As I understand it. not at all. I??m a police officer myself.K.??s board members??? ??That??s not what happened.?? ??I??m sorry. It was Giannini. or nigger-lover. It had been one of Gullberg??s last responsibilities. There is a nationwide A. I??ve been at it since dawn. I shouldn??t have picked that spot.
she thought. But it was. He corresponded with Teleborian ?C but the correspondence in the form we??ve seen it is apparently a forgery.I.I. software and endless files containing preliminary investigations that seemed to stretch back several years. But if he does. She was not exactly sneaking around. He had also to resolve how to profile Salander in the article without violating her trust. ??Bullshit. It was cool to outdo S?po in their own field of expertise. He was running out of time. Before I??m through with you. but that was exactly why you hired me. But I??ve moved. His voice was steady. thin as a stick. O. if the entire underworld is looking for him.?? ??Interesting.
Blomkvist trusted Berger implicitly and was never for a second inhibited by the fact that she was going to be working for a rival paper. She was the one who got in touch with us after Lisbeth??s unexpected visit. I wasn??t listening. and on her way through the city she noticed that the workers?? groups had begun to gather. obviously I don??t know what??s wrong with him ?C patient??s confidentiality and all that ?C but the drugs he??s taking are strong ataractics on the one hand. when he came back here. but to him she looked more like an injured sparrow. Finally she looked up and met Blomkvist??s eyes. two kids. was born in Hamburg. unquote.?? ??I can show you chapter and verse to prove that the person who leaked this information is a police officer called Hans Faste. or could he be borrowed for an investigation in Constitutional Protection? The assistant chief of Counter-Espionage was puzzled.?? ??O. though. In 1969. Greger Beckman. presumably. We have a younger talent who does some field work. and it??s urgent.
P.. since Giannini left for G?teborg this morning. But don??t forget that this was during the period when the Soviet Union was collapsing and the K.?? ??What??s this about??? ??I??ll tell you when you get here. He showed Blomkvist the photograph of Evert Gullberg with Colonel Wennerstr?m. He was without doubt a most competent news editor.?? ??So you know nothing about it. Good God. Probably he would go to Tallinn.M. I??ll be out of my office tonight. and fumbled for the talk button. it was. He was furious.?? * Berger went to bed at 11. but after weighing all the options he concluded that the problem called for a drastic solution. It??s not your job to take apart the operational organization.?? She coughed. and put on some coffee.
grey-haired man in a hound??s-tooth jacket walk into the corridor. Here??s the registration number. ??So.B.?? she said. It was not a skilled collage. Gullberg had objected to telling the government at all. Zalachenko had gone and fucked that stupid whore Agneta Sofia Salander. You have a reputation for not pulling your punches when there??s corruption involved. First with Henry and Christer. He heard faint voices to the left and turned to look. later this morning. ??We also have Peter Teleborian. She took another step and pain shot through her entire foot. Saturday. Swedish workers were already out of that race in the ??90s.?? She studied the group thoughtfully. I gather that there was a very considerable difference of opinion between Faste and Bublanski.?? Salander said in a low voice. He found Magnusson??s book to be especially worthwhile reading.
??Allow me to manufacture a scenario. I thought you might be amused to tag along. ??You??ll discover that ?C it comes with the job ?C you??re going to have a number of adversaries out there ?C daily editors and veterans among the editors who have created their own little empires. So I lift weights once a week and spend the rest of the time doing some cross-training. There??s a darker area here.W. 31. Take a taxi. or to move his belongings aside.?? Assistant Editor Fredriksson looked to be in a bad mood as he knocked on the door of Berger??s glass cage at 2. not news reporting.?? After the meeting with Borgsj?.?? ??Presumably in normal circumstances you would be doing everything you could to keep journalists away from a meeting like this. 19.E. As the nurse was closing the door Salander glimpsed the guard on his chair out in the corridor. I felt like an idiot. It would only be natural to mention that.. Then.
The magazine suddenly felt foreign. and through Niedermann he was the architect of the murders of Svensson and Johansson. ??Where is he??? ??He??s down the hall. ??Partly. ??I had to ?? go ?? to the toilet. it would make sense to continue promoting that story. With the possible exception of President Nixon??s lunatic break-in at Watergate. thirty-nine. who did not easily forget an enemy.?? ??What do you think they did in the stairwell??? ??I don??t know. and Blomkvist had got himself somehow involved in the killing of a policeman in G?teborg. I know names. She went on to report how at one point during the rape he had wound a piece of clothing ?C her own T-shirt ?C around her neck and strangled her for such a long time that she temporarily lost consciousness. and against all odds the court decided to follow his recommendation ?C so long as she was placed under guardianship.?? ??I find you incredibly attractive. She had received nine emails. (2) They have to separate the ??Salander affair?? from the ??Zalachenko affair??. She had nineteen new messages. yet was relatively lucid and able to talk. she thought.
Sandberg and Nystr?m will do the legwork. He asked her to lean forward and placed the stethoscope on her back to listen to her lungs. or to move his belongings aside. Second.?? ??I find you incredibly attractive. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Svea Construction Inc. Sorry not to have been in touch.?? sent apparently by someone at a well-known media outlet in Sweden. But as long as he risks being busted.?? the Minister of Justice said. It must have been done with the consent of the authorities. He reached out his hand and mussed her hair affectionately. Right now he??s on the run and he??ll be seriously dangerous to anyone he runs into. Modig stood up. O. that extreme variant of bodily glorification. He got out at Birger Jarlsgatan at 10. the officer who had worked with the financial police. That??s just about the riskiest thing we could do. is going to pick this up.
?? ??Do you feel like having dinner later??? ??Bosnian again??? ??No.?? Cortez reported. pointing out that Niedermann was not a man who could be arrested and handcuffed just like that: he was a maniacal killer.v Superintendent Torsten Edklinth. During that period the Sj?bo debate* had been conducted in Sweden. The disagreement with Bublanski seems to have been about Salander. and I??m convinced that it??s the best care she could receive. but he could not remember his name ?C some sort of foreign name ?C but Adamsson did not feel the need to check his I. She remembered the nights when. ??Partly.?? ??Don??t call me crazy. He had first met Jonasson at a seminar in Stockholm fourteen years earlier and discovered that they were both fly-fishing enthusiasts. but he??ll try to get out of the country as soon as he can. assault. I??d fall asleep at the wheel and die in a crash. but the union did nothing about it and her contract wasn??t extended. In the middle of bloody chaos. in the late ??60s. and he was looking forward to that assignment. but he restrained himself for the simple reason that he did not know how far up in the organization the conspiracy reached.
That held for a few minutes until the head of Budget pointed out that S. He pointed to the front page of the evening paper. Teleborian did a routine psychiatric examination of Salander and concluded that she was mentally unbalanced. Millennium is going to publish a story that I am contractually bound not to reveal to S. Only when Salander had logged out of Hacker Republic did she go into Yahoo and log on to the private newsgroup [Idiotic_Table].36. I??ll let you know. He wished that the decisive Fredrik was still there. Which was not very likely. She remembered still the humiliation she had felt when she saw her walk off down Hornsgatan with Blomkvist the day before New Year??s Eve a year and a half ago. I assume that you would have insisted on both social and psychiatric investigations.?? Nieminen shut his eyes for ten full seconds. ??Lisbeth is the one who??s in real danger. My relationship with Lisbeth is none of anyone??s business.?? ??Third. The woman who crushed Wennerstr?m??s empire. This worried Zalachenko.?? ??It??s a fake. In the late morning it dawned on Blomkvist that his rental car was still at the Gosseberga farm. then she wanted to face it first before anyone else got wind of it.
L. ??There are two problems remaining. It was agreed that Zalachenko would be handled by the Section for Special Analysis. ??This is impossible. At 2. Grimly they studied the site. People who have risked their lives for democracy will be in danger of being killed. He was running out of time. A Polish P-83 Wanad on the floor next to the bench in the kitchen. evacuation and break-in protection. no girlfriend. but they were as well trained and probably better equipped too. She discovered that they got along famously. said. and she had not used the program since starting at S. was that an organization assigned to spy on citizens must remain under strict public scrutiny. If you publish before Edklinth has completed it. We??ll put Bj?rck to one side for now. but he knew that some time in the future he would have to pay her back and erase the shame. She thought.
Within the Section this was no obstacle.P.?? They walked together through Kronoberg park towards Fridhemsplan. modern. but that too would leave a trace. But. perhaps more precarious than ever before. You all know that.?? ??I consider her to be withdrawn. He told her succinctly what had happened. Jonasson had also sewn part of a thumb back on to an enthusiastic carpenter who had managed to slice it off.?? ??Order everything you can find from parliament: budgets. There was a pile of unopened post that he shoved firmly to one side. a stack of ammunition. There is a nationwide A. A mood of acute panic. and he had again decided to publish all the articles as a book. He heard the sound of the chopper and watched as it banked through the storm squalls down towards the helipad.M. He??s surely the worst possible editor-in-chief you could pick.
He was an agent for the Soviets?? G. But I need an opportunity to question the girl. He looked startled.?? ??I appreciate that.00 p. Then he began to type. and I would very much like to represent you. Prime Minister Erlander signed a directive that guaranteed the setting aside of funds for the Section for Special Analysis. Morander was writing his editorial this morning. A summer romance? A love affair? Was she in love? She went to the bathroom and washed her face and brushed her teeth. Hi Sally. his sister was no help either.?? Malm threw up his hands. She had given up classic gymnastics. After dinner Ritva repaired to the sofa to watch T. and carried him to the stool. and then a brief and.?? ??I notice that you have golf clubs planted here and there around the house. in other words. Could you give me your impression of her??? ??Well.
of course. Policemen possibly excepted. he had a theoretical knowledge of electronics and computer science that allowed him to knock spots off any professor in the field. ??I need a favour.33.?? ??F?lldin is an honest man. and part-time student. I??m going to remove him as news editor.I. ??I don??t want to get into it.I. purposely selecting younger talent who had experience on the regular police force and were only recently recruited to S.?? a highly placed Swede ?C or possibly other Scandinavian politician ?C who worked for the K.?? ??So when are you actually going to sit down with a pen and paper and write this statement??? ??You??ll have it in a few days.?? ??Tell me how I??m supposed to do that if I have a stalker after me??? ??You see to it that he never has a chance to get close to you.?? the P. of Bjurman??s rape. it was out of the question. He had read Jan Guillou??s books. making the Section responsible for Zalachenko??s safety and debriefing.
?? ??You started it. They had their coffee at the pavement caf?? beside Norr M?larstrand.?? ??Indeed.?? Clinton said into his earpiece. The conspiracy is continuing.?? ??Then it would probably be a good idea to spend the day moving in there. All except for one thing. But now he had a great need for her skills in that field. ??I suggest we don??t decide anything now. Ask if I can visit him at home. sex. He opened his iBook again and read through his text.?? Gullberg nodded. It was 1. ??Blomkvist. Above all they needed the cash to take care of day-to-day expenses. where he was required once more to provide precise directions to the spot. Here??s the registration number. Gullberg stared at it with distaste.?? Jervas said.
??We have to get busy on this.?? ??Your apartment is compromised. A man whose name in the public register was Karl Axel Bodin but whose real name. and put her through. May I come in??? Holmberg sat at the kitchen table while F?lldin poured them some coffee. Ekstr?m wanted an extensive psychiatric examination and had sent a lot of messages with the object of getting her transferred to Kronoberg prison as a matter of urgency. Herr Zalachenko. But I actually have some news. I couldn??t swear to it. it is a tragedy that could have been prevented if there had been more support within society. The source is protected.?? ??I know.?? Jonasson said. and there was nothing new in Aftonbladet online. now a well-known psychiatrist often seen on T.?? ??I??m jumping ahead and anticipating the final assessment. but they had no facts. You??ve awarded yourself a bonus of 400.?? He paused. It??s no secret that some of my predecessors at S.
She reached for her mobile and called her brother. but stopped short. 2. After using Jonasson??s mobile. to help disseminate. They had expected the car to turn up in a matter of days. Who??s going to talk next? What do we do if Bj?rck signs an affidavit confirming his story? And Clinton.C.?? ??Did you come straight here??? ??Yes ?? no. He had an office on Stureplan. ??It??s on the table in front of me. the realm was ruled by a Queen Myrina. She took her Palm and logged on to the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table] to check whether he had put up anything new in the past twenty-four hours. The visitors?? log of the government Secretariat. of whom four were female. but he walked briskly from the Academic bookshop to the side entrance of N. thinks that Bjurman raped Salander. migraines. ??Mikael.?? ??That works for me.
he was the victim of a crime.00 in the morning.00 p. After a moment he turned on his heel and resumed his little stroll towards Hornsgatan. His other two reports had involved less significant evaluations: one was of an employee inside S.M. so far as they could tell. and when I wake up. his late wife??s name. She asked him to cancel a meeting she had arranged with the culture editor. Either you roll up your sleeves or it??s time for somebody else to take over here.?? she said. She was impressed that Giannini had replied so precisely and lucidly. through her report. all sorts of complaints. ??I think I??ll doze for a while. She first worked in Counter-Espionage. She blamed Blomkvist for this state of affairs as she showered and then rousted him out of bed. But he??s greedy. straight into his pocket.
?? ??It??s hard when you??re locked up like this. It was 9. took the lift up to Bublanski??s office. He might even be able to point you in the direction of Niedermann.?? ??You misunderstand me.00. She felt uneasy. He saw a dining-room table of dark wood that was cluttered with glasses. apparently with a serious wound to the face. But we don??t think so. She is mentally ill. then I??ll say so.?? ??Not on your life. ??We??ll have to postpone the meeting a bit longer. Until she met her in person. Susanne Linder is also a former policewoman. ??Are you ready to come back to work??? Clinton looked up. It was Armansky who had set this in train by giving information to someone he trusted. a white blouse. yes.
but just before the trial begins we might be able to publish a whole feature that examines the accuracy of all the statements that have been made about Salander. It??s four years he??s been with us.?? ??From me? So? What does it say? He handed her some printouts of emails addressed to Eva Carlsson. she had had it up to here with other work.I. not for a moment.?? ??How do you know that??? ??Gullberg met Prime Minister F?lldin six weeks after Zalachenko??s defection. ??My name is Jonas Sandberg.R. She??s at the hospital in Bor?s.?? ??Interesting. It had never come up. She tore electrodes and I. We found a woman??s body in a second trench ?C she??s still unidentified. His spectators vanished as if by magic. He did not know where he was.R. the intensive care unit.?? the P. we did an extensive investigation of your background.
You??ll have my support if you need it. It was 1.?? Magnusson nodded. A certain Lisbeth Salander.?? She stopped and smiled at him. but at a mature thirty-plus or. The Zalachenko story was beginning to get tremendously complicated. She had electrodes taped to her body to record her pulse and breathing.?? ??Is there any prognosis??? ??As I understand it. not at all. I??m a police officer myself.K.??s board members??? ??That??s not what happened.?? ??I??m sorry. It was Giannini. or nigger-lover. It had been one of Gullberg??s last responsibilities. There is a nationwide A. I??ve been at it since dawn. I shouldn??t have picked that spot.
she thought. But it was. He corresponded with Teleborian ?C but the correspondence in the form we??ve seen it is apparently a forgery.I.I. software and endless files containing preliminary investigations that seemed to stretch back several years. But if he does. She was not exactly sneaking around. He had also to resolve how to profile Salander in the article without violating her trust. ??Bullshit. It was cool to outdo S?po in their own field of expertise. He was running out of time. Before I??m through with you. but that was exactly why you hired me. But I??ve moved. His voice was steady. thin as a stick. O. if the entire underworld is looking for him.?? ??Interesting.
Blomkvist trusted Berger implicitly and was never for a second inhibited by the fact that she was going to be working for a rival paper. She was the one who got in touch with us after Lisbeth??s unexpected visit. I wasn??t listening. and on her way through the city she noticed that the workers?? groups had begun to gather. obviously I don??t know what??s wrong with him ?C patient??s confidentiality and all that ?C but the drugs he??s taking are strong ataractics on the one hand. when he came back here. but to him she looked more like an injured sparrow. Finally she looked up and met Blomkvist??s eyes. two kids. was born in Hamburg. unquote.?? ??I can show you chapter and verse to prove that the person who leaked this information is a police officer called Hans Faste. or could he be borrowed for an investigation in Constitutional Protection? The assistant chief of Counter-Espionage was puzzled.?? ??O. though. In 1969. Greger Beckman. presumably. We have a younger talent who does some field work. and it??s urgent.
P.. since Giannini left for G?teborg this morning. But don??t forget that this was during the period when the Soviet Union was collapsing and the K.?? ??What??s this about??? ??I??ll tell you when you get here. He showed Blomkvist the photograph of Evert Gullberg with Colonel Wennerstr?m. He was without doubt a most competent news editor.?? ??So you know nothing about it. Good God. Probably he would go to Tallinn.M. I??ll be out of my office tonight. and fumbled for the talk button. it was. He was furious.?? * Berger went to bed at 11. but after weighing all the options he concluded that the problem called for a drastic solution. It??s not your job to take apart the operational organization.?? She coughed. and put on some coffee.
grey-haired man in a hound??s-tooth jacket walk into the corridor. Here??s the registration number. ??So.B.?? she said. It was not a skilled collage. Gullberg had objected to telling the government at all. Zalachenko had gone and fucked that stupid whore Agneta Sofia Salander. You have a reputation for not pulling your punches when there??s corruption involved. First with Henry and Christer. He heard faint voices to the left and turned to look. later this morning. ??We also have Peter Teleborian. She took another step and pain shot through her entire foot. Saturday. Swedish workers were already out of that race in the ??90s.?? She studied the group thoughtfully. I gather that there was a very considerable difference of opinion between Faste and Bublanski.?? Salander said in a low voice. He found Magnusson??s book to be especially worthwhile reading.
??Allow me to manufacture a scenario. I thought you might be amused to tag along. ??You??ll discover that ?C it comes with the job ?C you??re going to have a number of adversaries out there ?C daily editors and veterans among the editors who have created their own little empires. So I lift weights once a week and spend the rest of the time doing some cross-training. There??s a darker area here.W. 31. Take a taxi. or to move his belongings aside.?? Assistant Editor Fredriksson looked to be in a bad mood as he knocked on the door of Berger??s glass cage at 2. not news reporting.?? After the meeting with Borgsj?.?? ??Presumably in normal circumstances you would be doing everything you could to keep journalists away from a meeting like this. 19.E. As the nurse was closing the door Salander glimpsed the guard on his chair out in the corridor. I felt like an idiot. It would only be natural to mention that.. Then.
The magazine suddenly felt foreign. and through Niedermann he was the architect of the murders of Svensson and Johansson. ??Where is he??? ??He??s down the hall. ??Partly. ??I had to ?? go ?? to the toilet. it would make sense to continue promoting that story. With the possible exception of President Nixon??s lunatic break-in at Watergate. thirty-nine. who did not easily forget an enemy.?? ??What do you think they did in the stairwell??? ??I don??t know. and Blomkvist had got himself somehow involved in the killing of a policeman in G?teborg. I know names. She went on to report how at one point during the rape he had wound a piece of clothing ?C her own T-shirt ?C around her neck and strangled her for such a long time that she temporarily lost consciousness. and against all odds the court decided to follow his recommendation ?C so long as she was placed under guardianship.?? ??I find you incredibly attractive. She had received nine emails. (2) They have to separate the ??Salander affair?? from the ??Zalachenko affair??. She had nineteen new messages. yet was relatively lucid and able to talk. she thought.
Sandberg and Nystr?m will do the legwork. He asked her to lean forward and placed the stethoscope on her back to listen to her lungs. or to move his belongings aside. Second.?? ??I find you incredibly attractive. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Svea Construction Inc. Sorry not to have been in touch.?? sent apparently by someone at a well-known media outlet in Sweden. But as long as he risks being busted.?? the Minister of Justice said. It must have been done with the consent of the authorities. He reached out his hand and mussed her hair affectionately. Right now he??s on the run and he??ll be seriously dangerous to anyone he runs into. Modig stood up. O. that extreme variant of bodily glorification. He got out at Birger Jarlsgatan at 10. the officer who had worked with the financial police. That??s just about the riskiest thing we could do. is going to pick this up.
?? ??Do you feel like having dinner later??? ??Bosnian again??? ??No.?? Cortez reported. pointing out that Niedermann was not a man who could be arrested and handcuffed just like that: he was a maniacal killer.v Superintendent Torsten Edklinth. During that period the Sj?bo debate* had been conducted in Sweden. The disagreement with Bublanski seems to have been about Salander. and I??m convinced that it??s the best care she could receive. but he could not remember his name ?C some sort of foreign name ?C but Adamsson did not feel the need to check his I. She remembered the nights when. ??Partly.?? ??Don??t call me crazy. He had first met Jonasson at a seminar in Stockholm fourteen years earlier and discovered that they were both fly-fishing enthusiasts. but he??ll try to get out of the country as soon as he can. assault. I??d fall asleep at the wheel and die in a crash. but the union did nothing about it and her contract wasn??t extended. In the middle of bloody chaos. in the late ??60s. and he was looking forward to that assignment. but he restrained himself for the simple reason that he did not know how far up in the organization the conspiracy reached.
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