??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.