Estholm. neither could he. They were drinking coffee in the pavement area of a caf?? on Norr M?larstrand.

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?? Salander said. The closest car will come from Adam Security in Fisks?tra. Borgsj? would naturally claim that he did not know about the conditions at Fong Soo. ??Nicely done.?? ??An excellent career advancement. He was Salander??s friend. But after a month of conversations ?C ignoring the fact that the first two weeks had been wasted time because Salander was hardly able to speak ?C their communication was still distinctly one-sided. You??re very sexy. Eriksson signed an invoice from Daniel Olsson in G?teborg.M. Martin Thomasson was therefore the third guest of the day at Zalachenko??s sickbed. 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. And if need be you can always come to me or Christer. He enjoys indulging in intrigue and playing people against each other.?? ??I see. She wondered whether she was mad.?? said Andersson. Eriksson and Malm. On Sunday she had a temperature of 102. I??ll be out of my office tonight.

??Hmm. who had been silent for almost half an hour. He had been given large doses of painkillers. It concerns only those directly involved. but there did not seem to be any single institution. So good that I can read and copy what??s on Ekstr?m??s machine.?? Elderly.?? Figuerola went to the gym at St Eriksplan. but they had no choice. you??re receiving this information in accordance with your agreement with Edklinth. It was rare for her to close the door to her office. Therefore Niedermann was obliged to kill him. The document was stamped top secret and filed in the special protocol of S. During the first year the Section consisted of Gullberg and three hand-picked colleagues. Every time she accessed Teleborian??s hard drive she felt as if her body temperature dropped a few degrees. Salander suddenly gave her a cautious smile. You shouldn??t do that. and I??m proud of it. but she sent the copy on to Bublanski.?? ??Now you??ve got me worried.

?? ??I haven??t had the least connection to the Enskede business. Armansky studied Malm??s photographs of the men who had followed Blomkvist from the Copacabana. only to me. Since they had been searching for me in vain for a while on behalf of Zalachenko and Niedermann. ??Borgsj? is chairman and majority shareholder of a company called Svea Construction. with Nilsson as the only available reporter. I??m worried there might be swelling or bleeding in the brain.?? After they had settled in. The system had an obvious weakness. Then she got confirmation from the S. He did not know a word of Swedish. the police will be alerted automatically. but she steadied herself against the bedhead and concentrated her gaze on the table in front of her. She kept an eye on the clock.?? ??The old bastard had a pistol. I??ll be out of my office tonight.?? ??He seems not to have had any contact with his old friends in Hamburg. was a brand-new form of bandage. These types of group did attract interest from the Constitutional Protection Unit.V.

M. a dog collar around her neck.?? ??It could be as simple as Lundin carrying the pistol and Salander disarming him. Lisbeth Salander. now a well-known psychiatrist often seen on T. He wore a hound??s-tooth jacket and dark-grey trousers. Berger??s muscles ached as though she had just run the Stockholm marathon. During that period the foundation was laid for the ??register of political opinions. At a time when the newspaper was on the edge and a campaign of rejuvenation was under way. ??I??d like permission to go through the personnel files from the ??50s. a preliminary investigation is under way. ??That dragon tattoo ?? Why did you get it??? ??You didn??t see it before??? He smiled all of a sudden. who had also been her lover over the past twenty years. researcher or media that had carried out a critical examination of S?po. We all know that when you??re in the throes of a story.?? ??Murder.?? Blomkvist explained how F?lldin had reacted to the information about Zalachenko and how he had travelled to the Hague to interview Janeryd. but what I have to tell you is very important. explain the situation. almost as if to confide in the other man.

the I.10. The trick was to make him feel that he had been specially chosen. She then glanced at the bedside table and saw the water glass. fifty-five.?? ??What about Gullberg. It was an automatic response.G. coming from Malm. Gullberg sat down next to Clinton when their meeting was over. The problem was that she did not know what she should do.?? ??I understand. are simply practical extensions of the Right to Free Speech. For one thing. I have no idea what these particular grey cells are for. ??What would you like to know??? Bublanski said at last. regardless of how artistic the originator believes the depiction to be. The written record was meagre in the extreme.?? He stopped and looked at the clock. shifted his gaze to Figuerola.

And you can??t use any of that material at the trial. Of course she could have tracked him down with a bit of effort. ??Do you have anything against a Milton employee staying here? I could call and find out if my colleague Susanne Linder is free tonight. presumably more or less simultaneously with the writing of the original report. You should be able to call for help. She had to put names and social security numbers to these people. The difference. ??It??s not important. Three chatters at once. but he??s irreplaceable.M.?? ??Yes. Her client was in much worse shape than she had been led to believe.?? Blomkvist took the tunnelbana to Medborgarplatsen and walked to Allhelgonagatan. If she tried to kill her father.?? ??Yes.?? Blomkvist said. mostly seem to sit and kill time. Bj?rck had been accompanied at Zalachenko??s original reception by a lawyer. Falun had been hired from time to time until the mid-??90s.

Blomkvist had known Baksi since the ??80s. then we??ll lose the trial. Part of it is probably that she??s very impressed by you and likes you a lot ?? as a boss. and some of their investments could be reconstructed with Lundin??s help. ??He made a formal complaint against Salander. I am here to ask you a favour. but just pottering. ??The question is.S.?? he said. and nothing was touched or moved ?C except for one thing. or even where Clinton usually spent his holidays. which was understood to be essential to the nation??s security. Gullberg was transported at top speed to the hospital??s trauma unit. Prime Minister Erlander signed a directive that guaranteed the setting aside of funds for the Section for Special Analysis. ??Oops. ??Take your time. She had knickers. my assignment is to provide you with background as necessary. He worked with you for ten years.

It was Fredrik Malmberg from the investigative team. and I can also say that we had conversations with him about once a month until recently. She stepped into the stairwell and was looking for a light switch when the attack came out of the blue. Finally in desperation she rang for the nurse. She heard the faint scraping of the crutches as he quietly retreated down the corridor. Mikael and Malin have been working like demons. Blomkvist hung up and rested his gaze on the notebook on his desk. but it??s the research we??re after. Then she looked more closely at the computer and saw the little scratch on the top left corner. We??ll deal with any problems as and when they crop up. He did not know where he was.?? Nystr?m adopted a concerned expression. and former Criminal Inspector Sonny Bohman. since Bj?rck already knew of Zalachenko??s existence. The girl on the gurney could live with a piece of lead in her hip and a piece of lead in her shoulder.?? Berger put her hand over the mouthpiece. Given a few years she would probably be able to make a good anarchist out of Dr Anders Jonasson. Lives in Laholm. By the time Mikael had finished his account. Then she clocked out and went to the gym at St Eriksplan.

To Modig??s great frustration the meeting in Ekstr?m??s office was lasting a long time. Salander will have to take her chances in court. Kurdo. you??ll not only be fired but you??ll be guilty of gross misconduct. Figuerola changed gear and turned up Vasagatan.?? The Prime Minister glanced at Edklinth. This will come as a bit of a surprise. as I said. The notion of secrecy took on a whole new dimension. Now that he had crutches. Then he took a taxi to Artillerigatan in ?stermalm. ??Why in heaven??s name don??t you go over to my place and sleep if you have to sleep on the job. And now the murderer herself had been shot. from which several weapons had already been confiscated. They??re sitting in the Tre Remmare pub on Vasagatan by the stairs down to the Akalla line. compared to all other handguns.?? ??Can we find out when Millennium??s going to publish??? ??We could ask. After a moment he turned on his heel and resumed his little stroll towards Hornsgatan. The murderer had been identified as Evert Gullberg. so I??m going to see who owns Vitavara Inc.

She was looking at the building from the side. and lastly Inspectors Modig and Holmberg from the Stockholm police. We have to be a single-level organization. a madman. but she held back; she was exhausted and decided it would be better to keep quiet than tarnish her stay at Sahlgrenska with a fight.G.?? ??O.?? ??This will be our only meeting here. ??That??s right. and for more than a year two positions have remained unfilled. But she never did. I don??t understand what??s going on with her. she knew. If it happened while he was trying to escape. She was a woman who people usually paid attention to. She stared at the screen for fifteen minutes without seeing the words. as a psychiatric consultant on specific cases in the late ??80s and early ??90s ?C on three occasions.?? ??Why didn??t the police give Bodin protection??? ??The letters naming Bodin were sent only last night and thus arrived at the same time as the murder was being committed.?? ??So what??s going to happen to him??? ??I arrested him for violation of the prostitution laws. ??It won??t be popular with some people.

It was a local thug with a drug problem who hung out around Svavelsj? M. Bjurman discovered the connection.?? ??How??s he doing??? ??He??s absolutely furious. For fifty-three minutes absolutely nothing happened except that her screen saver started up from time to time. He shot Zalachenko in the head several times and then shot himself. who had an alcohol problem. He had come by special transport for the disabled. so that you can decide whether you can or you can??t. and Bublanski was feeling an intense desire to reach out and grab the copy of The Law of the Swedish Kingdom that lay on the edge of Ekstr?m??s desk and ram it into the prosecutor??s face.?? This time it was Jonasson??s turn to wait patiently for Salander??s reply. Her hands were tied behind her back. In that case. was supposed to have access to everything. Berger had already decided that she would be able to depend on Fredriksson??s insights when she took command of the ship. she fumed. That was nothing new.?? ??Good. but there did not seem to be any single institution. and then your career will be over. 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.

are vacant and are being to some extent covered by temps. and I??m the one paying her to defend Salander.?? ??Where are you now??? ??At the Academy bookshop.?? ??Alright.?? he said. and they might not be the same ones Erika would have made.I. S. At the bottom of the picture was one word. and he was in fact a naval officer. Ricky. More than 230 people. but that you just might know what you??re talking about.. a hand-picked state secretary.?? ??I??ll have to look up exactly what applies. She thought for a moment. When the X-rays came through he studied them intently.?? ??Is it really something to be proud of??? said Blomkvist. His sister had almost?? ??How is she??? he said.

which showed that his patient still had regular heart activity. She needed a weapon. Zalachenko.. no matter how urgent it may be from a police point of view. When he took aim at me I pulled my head back in and blockaded the door. On this third visit Ekstr?m would be given answers to several of the questions he had asked earlier. commission on child labour had added Fong Soo Industries to its list of companies that exploit child labour. She badly needed the cup of coffee she had just got from the machine in the canteen. ??And how did you find out about the meeting??? ??Tipped off by a source. ??I have today off. My father??s a member of the Centre Party and knows F?lldin well. I thought he looked rather bewildered. chief. And the reasoning among the board was to bring in the most improbable editor-in-chief they could think of. He drank a glass of mineral water.00 p. She went downstairs to put on some coffee and for the first time since she had started at S. He would have to cancel the 10.?? ??What does Blomkvist say??? ??He concedes that he was insulting.

round man in his fifties with grey hair. He crossed Sveav?gen on the viaduct at M?ster Samuelsgatan and went straight down to Klara Norra. the record corresponded with the report??s contents. if that time ever comes. The question is. Erlander shook his head. but as soon as she had solved it.?? ??Nor do I. It won??t exactly bolster Salander??s credibility. ??I went to see him. It??s possible that Zalachenko really was a Russian spy who defected and was granted political asylum. She had chosen to ignore his existence. Cortez had met Blomkvist??s sister a few times. and he has Niedermann as a scapegoat. ever since a woman Member of Parliament had received death threats. She exercised so often that the endorphins her body produced functioned as a drug that made it tough for her if she had to stop training. Both he and Nieminen acted so threateningly that I had no choice but to resort to my right of self-defence. but we have no proof. he took a zigzag route through the narrow streets of the old city until he reached the right address and knocked at the door of Black/White Publishing.35 when she heard the key in the lock and Nurse Agneta looked in on her.

and S. dear ?? please get to the point. Berger cursed the whole time she was at the hospital. Then he called Berger. If you don??t run every day. Security assessments. I saw him four or five times. only to me. His fascination was extinguished the moment he had cracked a computer. wondering what else could go wrong that night.?? Baksi spoke for a short while before he hung up. But all the signs indicate that you made it through fine.?? ??Well. and put on long black trousers. Blomkvist had observed their comings and goings from his vantage point in Paulsson??s vehicle. Even though it did not offer any answers to his immediate questions. He??s probably riding around in G?ransson??s Saab.?? ??I don??t have any better suggestions. I don??t like your tone of voice. Blomkvist wondered to what extent this was a coincidence and to what extent it was contrived.

So we have about two weeks left for the text. she had had it up to here with other work. I??m all ears. and on top of it all. The problem.?? The first person Blomkvist saw was Torsten Edklinth.?? ??The trial has been set for July. She always had plenty of warning to put away her Palm when she heard the rattling of a key ring or a key being put in the lock. Salander concluded that his I. Fredriksson was definitely a candidate. Let me first say that the government has absolutely no hand in this matter. That applied to Gullberg and equally to Bj?rck. the operations chief of the Section Hans von Rottinger. ??about a missing person in Alings?s. He had slept most of the day and then drove back to the hospital at around 7. ??This is great. Erlander had been allowed to conduct two brief interviews with Zalachenko. I have. a long time and he??s been news chief for fifteen years. ??So who the fuck is minding the store while all of you hide away like a bunch of girls??? ??That??s not fair.

00 on Wednesday morning and went for an unusually short run before she showered and dressed in black jeans. ??Our number one objective is to discover if she has any information as to where Ronald Niedermann might be. It was just before 4. At present it consists of you. and Lisbeth still hasn??t talked to the police about it. He lowered his gaze and pretended that he had not been looking at her. Can you handle that. Gullberg thought.?? When at long last he realized that it was fruitless trying to persuade Jonasson to change his mind.?? Figuerola had been right. Zalachenko looked up in surprise at his unannounced visitor.?? ??But this thing with Erika is a real fly in the ointment. He cast an entreating glance at Borgsj?. a lawyer colleague who was a member of the Women??s Network and an old friend from law school.?? ??Does he have any connection to Lisbeth Salander??? ??No. And if so. Second. Shenke was rather short. Bublanski still had the report.?? ??And you did it because even you recognize that this is far more than just a scoop in your magazine.

??I tried to reach you earlier this week.?? Wadensj?? said. and a man who could act ruthlessly when necessary. ??And you have seen her only for a short period when she has been forced to be passive because of her injuries. took a folder from her desk and handed it to Giannini. have a seat. It would be impossible for Borgsj? to claim ignorance. You wanted a message from the Section. They found one more late last night. She had been talking on her mobile and looking at a map that was unfolded on the passenger seat. ??My colleague is staying another day. He was probably unconscious within a few seconds and dead in one or two minutes. We should cut that to five full-timers. male American of Catholic origin living in Toronto. we??re talking about at least eight murders. everything was under control.Q.00 in the morning. Nobody has a moment to stop and think. So ?? two emails with the word ??whore?? and a phoney sender from the world of mass media.

She??s survived this far and that??s a good omen for her getting through having the bullet removed. The men had been discovered near a MOOSE CROSSING sign by the side of the road. ??You know??? Wadensj?? yelled. But you have to work harder on the exercises. He??s Jewish and quite conservative. She had instinctively made the right decisions. at all costs. for a fee of 30.?? ??I see ???? ??The problem is that a number of sentences were altered in a very subtle way.Q. Inspector Bublanski. Going back down the corridor.K. That time the Volvo was parked on a side street near the Millennium offices.00??? ??One more thing ?? I??m seeing my sister. Bj?rck??s original doesn??t match Blomkvist??s version. The source is protected.?? ??How did you find out Niedermann was in Gosseberga??? Blomkvist shrugged. He made plain that the investigation was being carried out at the express order of the Prime Minister.?? ??But you??re still withholding key material.

He had discovered stacks of pages from Black/White??s first issue along with an oddly subdued Baksi in one of the copy rooms. ran the bath.?? ??Because we??re facing a conflict of loyalties too.?? said Holmberg.?? Eriksson burst out laughing.00 on Tuesday night.?? Armansky said. One policeman killed and another seriously wounded.?? ??You don??t understand what you??re asking. Plus she had stolen Magge??s Harley. of Bjurman??s rape. It was 1. certainly. They??re sitting in the Tre Remmare pub on Vasagatan by the stairs down to the Akalla line. First. My name is Anders Jonasson. But both of them were part of the circle closest to Zalachenko.?? On the reverse was a stamp saying that the picture belonged to ?hlens & ?kerlunds Publishers and that the photographer??s name was Julius Estholm. neither could he. They were drinking coffee in the pavement area of a caf?? on Norr M?larstrand.