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At 8.B. and she named some standard works that I??d never heard of. So that they might have children they were granted a leave of absence. upper level. But I may stumble a bit before I really get going. Ghidi opened the door. shaking his head.B. Finally. It took him several minutes. had been shot and killed at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg. there??s good reason for you to be worried. The shot in Lundin??s foot must have happened after she kicked him.M. He felt as soon as he lay down that for the first time in weeks he could relax and sleep peacefully. Then she heard the same sound again. She clicked on the bubble and wrote Wasp.?? he said. Blomkvist closed Cortez??s research folder and pushed it away with distaste.

Blomkvist hung up and rested his gaze on the notebook on his desk. unless he had given clear instructions to Lundin.?? Holmberg said. Between the time when she had stepped on the shard of glass and Rosin??s arrival that morning. and as discreetly as possible. But there was still a gigantic gaping hole.?? ??I can??t help you with that.?? ??Yes??? said Berger.: Clinton in 1971 and von Rottinger in 1973. She waited while he read her four pages. and when I wake up. ??Hello. Blomkvist??s appetite was revived even before he sat down.00 in the morning she opened the word processing program on her Palm. A uniformed officer drew his attention to a cigarette butt ?C a filterless Pall Mall ?C some distance from the hole. ??Is that what awaits us??? he said. and according to what I??ve overheard he was shot in the head all three times. He logged on to her broadband connection.?? Erlander said. but what I have to tell you is very important.

which had a photograph of Niedermann and the headline POLICE KILLER HUNTED IN DENMARK. I??m here on a work issue. I need to know now. Salander thought for a moment. It was an improbable stroke of luck that when Alexander Zalachenko walked into Norrmalm police station on Election Day 1976 and requested asylum. He woke at 10.R.?? ??What did you have to do with the policeman??s murder last night??? she asked him at once.?? Zalachenko said laboriously through clenched teeth. He was asleep within thirty seconds. particularly after Robert H?rdh.?? Magnusson nodded.m. It??s about Lisbeth Salander. and exclamation marks. He was gone from 1985 to 1987. We installed a steel safety door.?? Clinton said.?? ??Why??s that??? ??Don??t know.?? Damn ?? I??ve got to bring up the Vitavara thing.

?? ??This doesn??t mean that I distrust you. ??I come from a working-class family. Save yourself making a big mistake: check it out with your superior officers. You can only do your best. The national vehicle register had just informed him that the car he had seen at the top of Bellmansgatan with the blonde woman inside was owned by Monica Figuerola.20. I would very much like to discover how you came by all this information. It took a few seconds before the horror of it sank in.?? ??I see. If we??re flying kites. we have had an analysis group working almost round the clock to discover exactly what happened. had to be added to the list: Peter Teleborian. They had kept in touch and had gone on fishing trips to Norway and elsewhere. my mother knew the von Rottinger family. and since she was feeling irritated in general she decided not to take it out on him. Lives in Laholm. There was more than a trace of admiration in his voice. The screen changed again and now had a blue background with the text: [Welcome to Hacker Republic. She had been an outstanding gymnast in her teens and almost qualified for the Olympic team when she was seventeen. Maybe you should call a press conference.

These pages. had about 800. She??ll have to choose between selling her share of Millennium and leaving our board ?? or in the worst case. She pushed away a plate of the health authority??s vegetable stew. Find out what telephones they have. First. But it??s been classified Top Secret by order of the district court. It was our assistant editor.?? ??I need someone for a research job. but she already knew it would be impossible to explain this away. is not an exact science. she should be on her feet well before then. She was too easily noticeable. O. no last name. He listened at the door.00. what??? ??Holm and the head of the legal section are on the warpath. I??m not expressing myself clearly enough. He took the stairs down to the ground floor.

C. And how are you feeling today??? ??O. 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. and therefore the investigation of Salander. and then within the Constitutional Protection Unit as an analyst and administrator..?? He turned on his heel and left the glass cage. it??s Monica from S.?? ??Right. Instinctual. then the district court would have to issue you a warrant. Zalachenko is at most a medium.?? Gullberg nodded. There was blood on her palm.?? Gullberg had been completely exhausted after all his efforts on Monday.?? ??An attack alarm can??t be cancelled the same way you would cancel the burglar alarm.B. sending a fax of a threatening letter that hadn??t yet reached its addressee.?? ??Others??? ??Hans von Rottinger. I??ll put on some coffee???? ??No.

but she still worked out obsessively at the gym five nights a week. starting from now. ??Excuse me. now our editor-in-chief Malin Eriksson who managed to dig him up through the corporate records. In the ??60s he became chief of some outfit called the Section for Special Analysis. Within reason. You wanted a message from the Section. watching the door of Ekstr?m??s office. The men who conspired against Salander ?C he thought of them as the Zalachenko club ?C were inside the Security Police. I don??t want to say anything more about that until I talk to my lawyer.?? ??What sort of co-operation are you talking about??? ??You??re responsible for her medical condition. He ate a piece of bread and drank some mineral water. she knew. ??Thanks. ??O. ??Stay there with Berger.?? Blomkvist said. Ekstr?m met with Dr Peter Teleborian and my former colleague Criminal Inspector Faste. Zalachenko is an ordinary gangster who??s probably mixed up in several murders and other criminal activities.?? He pointed at the screen.

He waited in the stairwell.R. There were psychopaths and conspiracy theorists. Nothing unusual about this. When he passed ?rstabron he took out a ballpoint pen and a plain paper pad.?? ??The healing process is still going on. then it??s illegal. The P. My problem is that I don??t believe it. She wondered why she. but you weren??t very hard to convince. Doctors had tried resuscitation immediately after the shooting.?? Figuerola said.?? ??But F?lldin is alive and willing to talk about the matter. She went back to bed and pulled the covers over her. And the last guy??? ??Holmberg. It??s about terrorism. ??A likely story. her voice scored with scepticism. Ekstr?m did not entirely understand.

On the one hand. If it happens again I??m going to relieve you of your job as news editor.?? ??She what??? ??She knocked???? ??You mean she??s alive??? ??I??m sorry. making the Section responsible for Zalachenko??s safety and debriefing. and together we would have decided what to do. the more I think it??s like a game of roulette. I assume that you would have insisted on both social and psychiatric investigations. neatly dressed. Lisbeth??? Go away. But when the discussion was over. had imported goods from a company on the United Nations blacklist of companies using child labour ?C and in this case slave labour too. and we won??t know the extent or severity of her injuries until she regains consciousness. and Edklinth had examined the reports in the archive. With the result that he was bound to express himself rather imprecisely. she tried to avoid padding her bill with expensive hotel charges. He explained step by step how she had been targeted by a gang of Cold-Warmongers at S. She felt as if she had been living on the X2000 for a month. but there was nothing much new. quote. but situations do crop up.

It??s cheap and far below what I would charge if I took the job for Milton. ??With the result that Bjurman made contact with Zalachenko. which corresponded to the letters K-A-L-L-E. then we??ll decide what to do. What you??re proposing means that we??ll have to cut back on sports coverage. Blomkvist gave a dry laugh. ??Forgive me for pointing this out. obviously. Someone who was trying to cover Zalachenko??s tracks. She bought a tin of Catch Dry snuff and went back out on to S?dermalmstorg and turned right across Katarinav?gen. the night nurse looked in.?? the Prime Minister said. very angry. in the form of convicts. ??I haven??t got my bearings yet.?? ??And??? ??I don??t like the man. If we had to arrange for bodyguard protection that would be a different matter ?C and it would be rather expensive. now retrained as a locksmith. So Dr Jonasson was the goalkeeper who stood between the patient and Fonus Funeral Service. ??Maybe one of Teleborian??s colleagues in Uppsala.

They were detailed by Paulsson to secure forensic evidence in the woodshed and to do a thorough examination of the farmhouse.?? ??Really??? ??It contains no diagnosis. The fact that the Director of Constitutional Protection had gone to the trouble of bringing him in said that somebody was nervous. By that time he had won an international reputation.?? ??You have my word. That left a period of c.S. How about that??? ??This hypothetical computer is soon going to send you a hypothetical email.?? ??I??m not going to spin this out: I know that you??re a friend of Salander??s. Like the American president.?? Blomkvist said. There??s something very sick about this whole story. light-blonde. Andersson was not known for handing out praise. but the minister here said that you were a prudent person. whom they believed to be Jonas. and to make matters worse.?? ??I need someone for a research job. Blomkvist waited. ??Teleborian??? Jonasson could not help overhearing the name.

You were the one F?lldin assigned to be the go-between with those who were protecting Zalachenko.?? ??That was Margareta Orring??s article. Blomkvist. starting when she was a child.?? ??Which was the sensible thing to do. She thought for a few seconds. Not at mine. three things will happen. he would slip into an indolent state of indecision.?? Cortez repeated. I??m not a guest at all. She??ll have to choose between selling her share of Millennium and leaving our board ?? or in the worst case.M. The second was an injury to the brain. The trial should have been a straightforward matter. She had heard the man explain to a nurse right outside her door that he had to see Herr Karl Axel Bodin on an urgent matter. there are a number of hidden funds controlled by the chief of Secretariat and chief of Budget that I have no access to. He was based in London. It??s going to be difficult to explain away the grave in Gosseberga. Figuerola raised a hand.

Tell him that I have copies of ?? everything. Henry.K??. I can??t handle it right now. What are their working conditions like? What do they actually do? That sort of stuff. sent on May 15. and password. Salander will have to take her chances in court. Yes ?? we can prove that there is a conspiracy. Hans von Rottinger was always a pleasant chap. he regained his strength and was eventually able to walk again with crutches. Which do you prefer??? Salander considered the choice. which added to her mistrust of him. I would also emphasize that under no circumstances can you make public the information I give you.?? ??Sure. but this whole story has so many different threads and connections ?? It seems to me that it would be wise to get Bublanski and Modig away from Salander. He honestly did not give a damn about the man. she flipped open her mobile and pressed a speed-dial number. ??Maybe we???? ??What if we???? Edklinth and Figuerola had started talking at the same time before falling silent.00 she drove her white Saab 9-5 to Vittangigatan in V?llingby.

He went down to the hotel??s breakfast room. Then he took his mop and swabbed the corners in the reception area where the brushes of the floor polisher could not reach. She arranged for Magnusson to talk to Morander??s family so that the widow could come herself when it was convenient.> Plague went quiet for a few seconds.?? ??That is grossly unfair.?? They walked together through Kronoberg park towards Fridhemsplan.3. But you??re going to have to make up your mind whether to take on the assignment or not. nodded.?? Wadensj?? looked so startled that Gullberg quickly explained that he was joking. I??ll be very direct. He checked her chart and saw that she was free of her fever. I suppose you??re the one who has to make the decision about charging him ???? She looked at Jervas. The system had an obvious weakness.?? Blomkvist said. the woman turned 180 degrees and went down the steep hill towards Bellmansgatan 1. The two men discovered that they liked each other a good deal.?? Ghidi poured Turkish coffee.K??. I didn??t make all this mess.

had been cheated out of a patent by a hot dot. ??Well. Scars on her soul were another matter. but during the night some bastard had punctured all four tyres. and if you were to sell it you??d probably get a million and a half for it. ??The biggest industry in Sweden by far is construction. In this issue.5 told her that Zalachenko was in a room about 930 centimetres down the corridor to the left. a dog collar around her neck. To do that I have to have something to work with..?? ??You??ve talked to Blomkvist??? ??Apparently he??s been arrested and cuffed.?? ??It could be as simple as Lundin carrying the pistol and Salander disarming him. May I ask ?? who among you was Morander??s closest confidant??? A brief silence followed as the staff looked at each other. ??Bjurman subjected his ward to some sort of sexual assault ???? Blomkvist shrugged and said nothing. You might bear in mind that the beating that provoked Lisbeth??s attack put her mother in hospital for the rest of her life. She looked for other options.?? ??I can??t. He then engaged Thomasson on a couple of other matters. What else??? ??The only one who could tell us exactly what happened.

It was as though someone was dragging something along the corridor. I got the forceps and pulled out the arrow and bandaged the wounds.K. The stalker then took the opportunity to get into the house. She had spent an hour infiltrating and charting the intranet at S. He inserted an opinion into the headline in the news section. you do what you do because you??re evil and rotten. That??s called capitalism. Figuerola followed her. she had called her husband to tell him. tubes loose as she carried her to the bathroom and set her on the toilet seat.?? ??Why do you ask??? ??Out of curiosity. In a few quick steps she crossed the floor.10 a. what??s going on with you??? ??I??m about to resign from Millennium. That was ominous. Are you and Erika Berger together??? ??Erika Berger??s married. If Modig dared to stick her neck out. and I thought that he needed a break. and stared for a moment into the distance.

Panic and terror had dogged her through the night. but all this is beside the point. But the serial number shows that the pistol was stolen four years ago in the robbery of a gun shop in ?rebro.?? Blomkvist??s heart began to pound.?? ??And the third name??? Edklinth said. ??He??s lodging a complaint with the police against Salander ?C for G. He thought about the fact that his daughter was very close by. seventy-eight years old. has never heard of it. He opened a new Word document. Nilsson was pissed off.?? ??Well. He did not know where he was. Foolish to think otherwise. Psychiatry. Teleborian. and I can??t say no. But you may not ask her any questions relating to any possible charges against her. especially during the period when Blomkvist was serving a three-month sentence for libel and the magazine almost went under.?? ??No.

He liked being a taxi driver except for two things.?? ??That??s what it was always about. Zalachenko. He slowed and turned on his windscreen wipers. I had no ??need to know??. box on Fleminggatan in Kungsholmen. But they were in there for forty-nine minutes. and had more knowledge and skills. washed up her coffee mug.?? ??Well.S. And when Giannini reached the very crux of the whole chain of events. He became aware that his ears were ringing after the shot and he rubbed his left one with his free hand. Whatever he had expected.?? Olsson said.?? Berger said. She had done a risk assessment and pondered his plan.?? ??To my certain knowledge. as well as for the murders of Svensson and Johansson. The problem in this case is that Blomkvist knows only a fraction of the truth about Zalachenko.

As soon as he changed the subject. Two important details are still needed: (1) First of all. ??He gives Teleborian instructions. That left 103. and I can do that only by changing the organization and the work routines.?? ??I??m sorry for your wasted journey. find something to use as a weapon. has gone out.?? the P. who had been at ?hlens department store buying a birthday present for her husband. with thinning reddish-blond hair and sunglasses. Then a week went by before the emails started coming again. information that absolutely could not be disseminated. I never used it. He was in G?teborg being his usual Blomkvist self. and nigger.M. what would you do??? ??I??d shut my eyes. she thinks it??s embarrassing and doesn??t quite know what to do. She had taken him out easily.

?? Erlander rubbed the back of his neck.?? ??I was afraid of that.?? ??What about the reports that Bodin tried to murder his daughter??? ??That is under investigation.?? Blomkvist folded the letter and was putting it into his jacket pocket when Modig grabbed his hand. I??m better than you are at what I do. probably just after 3. I don??t have time for a long conversation now ?C I have to meet Prosecutor Jervas in forty-five minutes.?? ??Denmark??? ??Correct. Carl-Magnus Lundin of the Svavelsj? Motorcycle Club was a key player in the whole thing. ??The important thing is that. After a moment he nodded.?? ??Good Lord. and that if he discussed it with his government colleagues then S?po would wash their hands of it. the week the trial is scheduled to begin. I don??t want information and I??m here in a completely private capacity. and would have been passed over to the next administration. ??I??m getting to that.I. Damn it.?? ??We??ll have to ask the head of the legal department to take a look at this and determine exactly what is formally correct.