dozen questions that Nystr?m meticulously noted.

she consistently refused to participate in conversations with Dr L?derman
she consistently refused to participate in conversations with Dr L?derman. and then a brief and.?? Salander said nothing. ??I??d be glad to discharge her because we certainly don??t have any beds to spare here.?? Berger drove to the office on Saturday morning still feeling queasy. Henry shoots from the hip a little too often.?? ??And if that were the case. Jonasson had also sewn part of a thumb back on to an enthusiastic carpenter who had managed to slice it off. but they were constantly being interrupted by Baksi??s mobile. Is he out of his mind??? ??You mean he??s alive??? ??For the time being.?? ??No indeed. or Swedish Internal Security ?C S. Dr Endrin wanted me to look in on her. The text had grown to thirty-three pages and she was nearing the end. There were still some holes that he would have to fill. It was a girl the same age as your patient here. Our former I. It had been developed by the U. we can always single him out as a rogue policeman. Ekstr?m had remarkably little on the record about Zalachenko. The problem in this case is that Blomkvist knows only a fraction of the truth about Zalachenko.?? ??And this story about Gunnar Bj?rck and S?po and the 1991 report ???? ???? is going to be handled by Faste and Ekstr?m. was supposed to have access to everything.

1988); S?po Chief 1962?C1970 by P. feeling stressed. Ekstr?m hated press conferences.?? As she waved him out of the glass cage she saw Holm watching her from the other side of the news desk. Almost all of them are negative.K.?? Blomkvist said. When his uncle heard that Saddam Hussein??s police were looking once more for Ghidi.?? he said. then what Prosecutor Ekstr?m had claimed.S. year after year. and a democracy needs a political safeguard.?? Figuerola went to the gym at St Eriksplan. ??Yes.?? Rosin??s seriousness was having an effect. She discovered that they got along famously. upper level. The dental surgery is about 150 metres from the spot where the patrol car was found. She saw to her dismay that it was just after 4.30 television news. but tell Armansky that Erika Berger called and make damn sure someone comes round in the morning. Then he turned to F?lldin.

At 2. a man who exploits child labour in Vietnam. I have to see you. and a key player in the Russians?? offensive against western Europe in the ??70s. he saw that he had forty-two messages and texts. She then related how he had repeatedly committed acts of sexual violence against her. She put down the notebook. I actually met him a couple of times. He nodded. And Jonas has his car keys on the table in front of him. to gather documentation about its extent. A Colt 1911 Government ?C that??s the pistol that Blomkvist tried to hand in to Paulsson. Finally. The P. Not much to hang on the Christmas tree. Salander??s story was pretty much done. and she kept trying to call her husband or Blomkvist. It??s as if he never actually existed in the professional world. but my boss. will have to cobble together.000 a month to live in those crappy dumps in Hammarbyhamnen? Because the construction companies don??t give a damn about keeping prices down. he could get himself into trouble if he closes the preliminary investigation. Modig seemed to be weighing her words.

I don??t want to say anything more about that until I talk to my lawyer. So. hardly anyone socialized with each other in their free time. He weighed the pros and cons. Salander tapped her way. I simply have no energy. Blomkvist stood up.?? ??As things now stand. 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. If Personal Protection had loaned out M?rtensson. ??Hello. Modig and Andersson had already arrived. He got abuse from five directions at once. ??Do you have time to tell me about the job??? ??I??m gone at the end of June. Editor-in-Chief Morander died at lunchtime. She has to be committed to a mental institution for life.K. but we still don??t have a picture of him. since they were the closest things to God??s representatives here on earth. And that leads to one or two disagreeable conclusions.?? ??Zalachenko??? Sandberg nodded. Then he shook his head. Who was the other??? ??F?lldin met him only on that one occasion and couldn??t remember his name.

?? ??I was afraid of that. We??ll need every contact we have in the clubs all over Scandinavia to keep their eyes peeled. All the time she expected someone to call and tell her that pictures of her were posted on some website. ??His behaviour was a bit odd and a little too eager. She was a computer expert. If you feel threatened in any way. Clinton sat up cautiously.?? Figuerola was on her feet and reaching for her car keys. Erika.D. Since the events in Gosseberga his colleague had certainly become withdrawn and hard to communicate with. Is that O. They were not pleasant thoughts. and she left. But I??m not lumbered with that sort of restriction. He had lived with computers since he was ten. That was such a monstrous crime that Edklinth felt yet more apprehensive. Blomkvist took a chance. Berger??s muscles ached as though she had just run the Stockholm marathon. You spoke about co-operation ???? The P. But that??s now your third lie in about the same number of minutes. ??So you??re sure that he came to the door of this room??? ??I heard him trying to push down the door handle.S.

the futility of attempting suicide in the middle of a hospital became apparent. to be honest.?? ??That simple ???? ??And why did you become a S?po activist??? he said.?? Borgsj? looked puzzled. nothing more. Sonja. I had a late lunch and was going to make a pasta when I got home. He needed cash. it??ll cost a lot of money. list everything that??s been said about her.I. These pages. in your study upstairs.P. ??Yes.D. ??I think it??s time we had another talk with Justice.?? He squeezed and poked and fingered her lacerated body. of course. We??re looking at the blueprints for all the relevant offices and apartments. Bear in mind that he had no clue she was Zalachenko??s daughter. ??You sent Figuerola to find out what was going on. the ball??s in your court.

she lay awake and worried. and no matter how effective he was in that respect. Hans von Rottinger. It dawned on her that she had not been part of such a parade in more than twenty years. ??We??re working on an analysis here in C. a hand-picked state secretary. She stopped outside Ekstr?m??s closed door. It was 9. Gullberg had spent his life on his majesty??s secret service.I. ??He drove a Saab. She went back to the front door and put on the outdoor shoes she had kicked off as she came home.?? Gullberg ignored the insinuation. The men had been discovered near a MOOSE CROSSING sign by the side of the road. We have to be free to examine any chairman of the board. By that time the new chief of S. There was a recess where a radio had been removed. When Blomkvist checked his mobile.?? ??You??re at the Sahlgrenska in G?teborg.?? ??Come on. ??That won??t last. Blomkvist knows Salander and has always believed in her innocence. ??And to be able to persuade him to keep his mouth shut.

In point of fact.?? Blomkvist said. Second. In terms of espionage it was a sad chapter in their history. Her heart sank like a stone.?? Bj?rck felt suddenly resigned. ??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.I. it??s because he knows or suspects that you??ve got something brewing. She sat so that the light from the window fell on her back. I obtained the information in my capacity as editor-in-chief of Millennium. said. ??Unless you happen to have paranormal abilities.?? ??I??d like to take you home and undress you. But what does a twenty-year-old do who wants to move out of the family home? They can??t afford to. There were psychopaths and conspiracy theorists. but he was also known for winning his cases.?? The Prime Minister said: ??And my job is to run the country in accordance with the constitution. Dear Bertil.?? Eriksson said. It wasn??t good.L. In great excitement she turned on the computer at once and discovered that it was password-protected.

And now the murderer herself had been shot. Zalachenko had at first been thought of as a potential breakthrough in the Palme mystery.?? Blomkvist said. ??That is ?? unfortunate to hear. and there must be hundreds of articles you don??t know about. ??I doubt that. It must be some insult. Berger stared at the screen in frustration. on the dot. The reason was simple. Lisbeth Salander. At 4. that gave him a status that was beyond most people??s wildest dreams. the paper would have folded long since. If you can??t rejuvenate this paper. He??s innocent of everything and has nothing to say. He found another set of keys to the apartment in Mosebacke and a passport in the name of Irene Nesser.?? Nystr?m turned a page his notebook. But now they want me to start asap. She lifted her foot and saw to her dismay that a shard of glass had pierced her heel. One reason for this was the expenses incurred by Blomkvist in connection with the Salander story. He chose his words with care.D.

I. Frustration was gnawing at him.?? They were silent for a moment. Erika Berger. She could not put her finger on what was wrong.?? ??No. This may have been because many documents were stamped Top Secret and were therefore off limits. Jonasson did not hesitate to classify Salander??s condition as critical. You don??t have to say a word or give me any information. the police are necessary. Nothing unusual about this. His father is a Centre Party member. You were the one who called the paramedics. She raised her right hand and felt her head.?? ??With what??? ??Genetics. A police dog followed the trail to a narrow trench in a clearing in a wood about four hundred metres north-east of the farmhouse. ??Salander.?? ??There??s a great probability that you will have to do just that. ??There??s nothing whatsoever to suggest a crime. If she had a car parked down on Pryssgr?nd.?? ??But you two ?? he??ll publish it??? Armansky gave a curt nod. She saw that it was 5. and he had made the connection to the woman in 11C.

??Benny K. Not until the spring of 1978 was he given a passport in the name of Karl Axel Bodin.M. Shit. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Svea Construction Inc. calmly nursing his coffee. When.P. but we think you have a good chance of making a full recovery. He says that he already mentioned her name to you in connection with something else.?? ??Yesterday I hadn??t yet thought through the matter. For this I??m willing to pay you a thousand kronor a week.?? Berger explained what had happened and asked whether Milton Security could take over the contract from Nacka Integrated Protection. The arrow went straight through her brain. I??m in. in your study upstairs.00 in the evening. had a certain opinion of Palme???? ??You??re suggesting that somebody forgot to inform the social democratic government??? Edklinth nodded. ??Let me guess.S.I. if that happened. pointing out that Niedermann was not a man who could be arrested and handcuffed just like that: he was a maniacal killer.

This guarantees the inalienable right to say aloud.?? ??Who got in first??? ??We got in more or less at the same time. Clinton said: ??Whatever happens. Then Salander came into the picture. She was on the telephone and writing furiously on a yellow Post-it.P. at 8. this is how things really are.?? ??And Zalachenko is dead. friends from dozens of skirmishes with the Enemy. We??ll deal with any problems as and when they crop up. had been suffering chronic pain for a long time ?? I don??t know. ??Hello. the assistant editor. He had kept working on the articles that were to go into the summer issue. unplugged her mobile from the charger. he picked up the telephone to call Berger and update her. So she can??t tell me what the two of you discuss. Salander waited patiently. We don??t know who this person is. You??re sitting here in the dark looking glum. He noticed that the other reporters were taking notes as feverishly as he was. and that I wanted to look at and approve everything that was to be published.

Who was the other??? ??F?lldin met him only on that one occasion and couldn??t remember his name. He??ll understand. Annika won??t be able to go out and do a media campaign in the same way that the prosecution can (and does). Bublanski pursed his lips. In the drama that followed. with an address near Norrtull in Stockholm. it??s you ?? wait a second. Constitutional Protection. Herr Bodin ?? We should get back to any information you might have about Ronald Niedermann??s activities. ??Anders ?C I need a mobile. She was the one who got in touch with us after Lisbeth??s unexpected visit. you might develop epilepsy or some other problem. I??m sending you a picture.?? Bublanski replied curtly. Her mother was a whore. She did not like him.?? ??And did they bother to come out here??? ??Not really.?? Cortez said. He smiled. upgrades. ??Hi. so be it. All the blood was either in his head ?C the noose having prevented it from running into his body ?C or in the lower extremities.

He should have been on sick leave. ??And this morning it came out that Paulsson has been taking at least two different antidepressants. It??s about Lisbeth Salander. ??Yes??? ??Erika. That??s his real name. Blomkvist closed Cortez??s research folder and pushed it away with distaste. Blomkvist had been one of the people who gave Baksi practical help when he started the magazine Black/White with an issue that he produced secretly at night at the Trades Union Federation offices. She wondered what Miriam Wu felt about her. Those are the ones that prompted the hunt for Salander: the deaths of Advokat Bjurman. you just say ??No comment??.000 other mobile telephones within a kilometre of police headquarters. while Berger and assistant editor Peter Fredriksson met the sports editors so that she could get to know her colleagues and find out how they worked. and attempted murder. He??s been dying for several months. Katarina Holm. And here we can??t go through the Prosecutor General. To the bathroom with you. At any rate Holmberg thought so. ??But a logical step would be to interrogate Zalachenko. They had taken 2. Millennium will tell the story of how government officials conspired against Salander in order to protect a pathological murderer ?? He wrote steadily for fifty minutes. and now Millennium??s laboriously reconstructed stability was suddenly hanging once again in the balance. only when there is real danger.

part of the routine at S. But it definitely does mean that some individuals within S. He doesn??t know who they are.?? ??Ekstr?m is going to seek to have the trial take place behind closed doors. now I recognize you. Gullberg??s only job was Zalachenko. and of course the whole force is keeping their eyes peeled.?? ??I believe you.?? ??Cancer??? ??He??s been carrying that gun around for the past six months. Lundin should have been ready.O.?? Blomkvist turned and looked at her profile.G. The doctors had decided that his life was no longer at risk but that he was severely injured. Sex was almost as satisfying as a rigorous workout at the gym. The autobiography was a fiction in the sense that she had not. of that she was perfectly aware.P. I have found him quite likeable. That time the Volvo was parked on a side street near the Millennium offices. He thought for a long while and then began to write. reading books.B.

and primarily outside Stockholm. Edklinth thought him taciturn. Payment to an Idris Ghidi went into the budget under fees to sources who could not be named. & M.?? Nystr?m said.?? Malm said.S.?? Erlander said. and ate a late but nutritious dinner. ??On second thoughts. But we??ll think of something. ??We??ve borrowed the place for tonight??s meeting. Just before 6. but a great many institutions and phenomena also fell within the bailiwick of the division. People who could bug an apartment as easily as get into one without breaking a lock. reading books. ??Do you think she??d want me for her lawyer??? ??Probably she wouldn??t want any lawyer at all. Erlander shook his head.?? ??We??? ??I mean the staff and the board. She had brought a book with her. We haven??t found hide nor hair of her since. Salander waited patiently. And she??s not known for being a shrinking violet.

where Dr Jonasson received him and immediately initiated a battery of measures to maintain his vital functions.?? ??Let??s hear your diagnosis. marked ??Bjurman. writing down the registration number Cortez read off to him. The core of the legislation has it that no person has the right to harass or humiliate another person. Blomkvist told Paulsson exactly where Niedermann was to be found. But now I have to be careful that the muscles don??t turn to fat. He wanted to be sure this time that the bastard really was dead. And here we can??t go through the Prosecutor General. He was too busy monitoring the movements of the journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Is that O. She had not moved it anywhere else. I??m quite sure Henry would agree to that. There was nowhere there to park a car.?? ??I??m hardly the person to criticize you for abandoning ship. The difference is that it locks automatically when you close it. ??In that case we have to see to it that she is given redress for these wrongs. You??re going to be charged with G. That was not going to be enough.?? Figuerola said. I??m a damn good assistant editor ?C it??s a piece of cake with Erika as your boss. The N. If the pinkos want to start a war with Denmark.

?? ??As Prime Minister I??m not in a position to deliver any such information. ??I don??t deserve any applause today. Malm lowered the camera. I badly need a second opinion. to help??? ??I??d already decided that Milton ought to hire a lawyer for her???? ??Is that a yes or a no? I know what happened to her.?? Fransson wondered whether she could somehow arrange to hand the entire business over to Prosecutor Ekstr?m in Stockholm. He was always a little sharper. Plague was an intelligent and socially gifted citizen.00 was suddenly moved to 1.P. She set out her day??s work in a memo and went in to see Edklinth. I can make another copy???? He broke off as he felt the hair rise on the back of his neck.?? ??Do you have any reason to believe that he had planned. or Handy Harrys.?? The red Audi turned south on Sveav?gen. The difference.P. but it was always during subsequent treatment or for completely different reasons that had nothing to do with his interventions. but he seemed peripheral. One of these is a well-known and respected person. was just fine. they had made it clear to him that Zalachenko and the Section were going their separate ways. He had found a roll of duct tape and this he had used to close the wounds.

It was obviously premeditated ?C the attacker had brought his can of spray paint. but she did not sense the same condescension from him.M. but for the moment his expression was more puzzled than powerful. But it would have to be something very unusual.e. department at Sahlgrenska. Zalachenko looked up in surprise at his unannounced visitor.A. She remembered the nights when. ??Are you going to examine me??? Salander said. He made straight for the kitchen and checked that the coffee machine was turned off. Malin had never before had to cope with anything more complex than a household budget. On the other hand. What??s the problem??? Blomkvist said. and then he went to a pharmacy to buy a toothbrush and other toiletries. everything was quiet. He was the one who recruited you. He knew that the lawyer Giannini was in the room.?? ??It??s her. ??Because the median age of our readers is fifty-plus. It was an improbable stroke of luck that when Alexander Zalachenko walked into Norrmalm police station on Election Day 1976 and requested asylum. diminished bodily function.

00 Linder arrived and knocked on the door. Both IB and S. We??ll have a complete security plan ready in a few days which will include a personal attack alarm. is that it??? ??Not exactly ?? I mean ?? geez. I??m not holding back anything that could be useful to your investigation of the Section or throw light on the various crimes that have been committed. I owe you one. took out the stylus and began to tap on the letters on the digital keypad. He somehow tracked down where Salander was living but he won??t give us the address. You have no idea.P.?? Erlander said. but their conversations should not deal with Salander??s problems or impending legal battles.?? Nystr?m took out a blue folder and opened it.?? she said. ??Hello. you get withdrawal symptoms after a while. I was posted to Egypt.). Blomkvist had observed their comings and goings from his vantage point in Paulsson??s vehicle.

she certainly isn??t easy to deal with.?? He paused.?? ??Did you get the sense that he knew you or perhaps recognized you??? ??No. Presumably the reduced frequency of the nurse??s visits meant that the doctors had decided her condition had improved; over the weekend the nurses had checked on her at least once every fifteen minutes. I want to have something that shows that Prosecutor Ekstr?m is today working with Teleborian in some inappropriate manner. She sat in silence for two minutes. and she discovered that some S?po activists are running illegal telephone taps and breaking into my apartment and stealing things. isn??t it? So how did they set up the meetings? Did they call you. He took a clean sheet from a linen cupboard and cut it up to make bandages. and the watcher would stand exposed on the footbridge like a swallow perched on an old telephone wire in the country. Then there were several lines of text where she identified the implements he had used during the rape. and that she knows about the case. It felt as if she had alcohol in her mouth and she tried to swallow. Like every other journalist the world over. but he assumed it had something to do with the military. You spoke about co-operation ???? The P.?? Gullberg said. ??You talk about trust. ??We have enough evidence to charge Lundin with participating in the kidnapping of Miriam Wu.

?? Cortez said into his mobile. but probably that was not the point. I??ve thought about it. ??Thanks for the help with Niedermann. at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg. No such address exists. What an excellent tool the Internet was for freaks.?? ??Do you know him??? ??I certainly do. Keep in mind that he shot someone dead. ??But I wasn??t sure that I could handle the studies.5 metres tall.?? she called. It was undeniable. but he did not want to seem very unclever by asking questions.?? ??Hmm.?? ??Zalachenko??? Sandberg nodded. because Gullberg had made specific death threats against Karl Axel Bodin.?? ??Who gave him the instruction??? ??The chief of Secretariat??s assistant. On the other hand.

I??m not expressing myself clearly enough. Eleven rooms and apparently a bit of a snazzy joint. The best thing would be if he was found with a bullet in his head. But she did take some elementary safety precautions. Linder told her that she did not hold with psychological mumbo-jumbo. Was G?ran M?rtensson working on anything important. and it??s potentially as serious a threat as Zalachenko. She put down her book about God in antiquity. and present a first outline of the strategy that she and Blomkvist had cobbled together to deal with the legal proceedings. Magnus. but your decisions are the ones that count. The government collapsed again when the moderates jumped ship. DON??T THINK YOU CAN COME HERE AND THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND. and check off the allegations one by one. He sat down in the obligatory chair in the hotel room and looked around. She watched his face.?? Figuerola gave a summary of the circus that had sprung up around Blomkvist??s building on Bellmansgatan. 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.?? Ekstr?m had a dozen questions that Nystr?m meticulously noted.