journalist Ebbe Carlsson. but rather his faith in human nature.

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too. but I hoped you might be able to give me private lessons. but they had ditched the gun. On the Net.?? ??O. ??I understand that your daughter threw a Molotov cocktail into your car in the early ??90s. Only one thing is important right now. Edklinth turned to Blomkvist. With a defector of such provenance the order must have come from the highest level. assistant chief of Immigration Division.?? He wrote an email address on a page torn from his notebook. I had never heard his name before. And Evert Gullberg ?C the man who had shot Zalachenko.?? ??And you did it because even you recognize that this is far more than just a scoop in your magazine. but when she got no response she continued. which she was immediately given.?? He sat down on the sofa in the living room with his iBook on his lap and worked without any breaks all day. ??Should we conclude that the Zalachenko club was an association formed in 1964? That would be some time before Zalachenko even came to Sweden. ??I??ve a difficult assignment for you. I fall asleep like a blown-out candle as soon as I get home. ??The four of us are just dumb police officers. She??s a freelancer.

Why are you so interested in the religion of antiquity??? Figuerola looked at Blomkvist. overtook the unit. But Salander was gone from her I. Then it occurred to her that she had other secrets in the house.?? ??I know. He had established that pattern as early as April. She saw at once that he was not being funny.P. She??s going to need someone with a completely different sort of clout and experience than I have. When his uncle heard that Saddam Hussein??s police were looking once more for Ghidi. please. She seemed lost in thought. Or at least he??s talked to someone who has suspicions. He was. As far as I understand it. turning to Blomkvist. During the police interviews. The glazier offered to board up the window with plywood for the time being. He pulled out a Palm Tungsten T3. while she and Karim were expected to do all the spadework for the next issue of a magazine that had not had any real leadership since Berger left. so long as its objective was to safeguard the security of the nation. We live in a democracy and naturally we cannot influence what is written in the press.

scanner that the hospital had lately acquired. Trinity thought it was sheer hell driving in Europe.?? ??Thirty seconds ago you did get an email from me.?? Modig said. When she left her office she locked the door. She had humiliated him.D. I didn??t make all this mess.?? Olsson said. unless he had given clear instructions to Lundin. In the ??60s he became chief of some outfit called the Section for Special Analysis. Opinions should be reserved for the editorial page. think and believe anything whatsoever. In short.?? ??I know that. and we won??t know the extent or severity of her injuries until she regains consciousness. he watched as Torstensson and Ingemarsson drove off in their patrol car. or Handy Harrys.?? ??Paolo Roberto uses steroids??? ??What? No. The legal department has been informed that I possess this knowledge but cannot discuss it with them. Can we meet again at 2. are cutting into our ad.

Bublanski looked at the notes from his meeting with Ekstr?m. in accordance with his own paranoid delusions. underlining.?? He explained how the story had developed.?? ??I see. You were shot in the head.?? ??It??s a matter of intuition. Borgsj? is going to be fired.?? Magnusson said. Fredriksson was the acting news editor. I??d give a lot of money to find out what they talked about. that is. She had twice texted her husband to tell him that she was still held up.?? Malm sat motionless for a few seconds. How else to explain the fact that he had been so fucking stupid. All democracy has its limits.?? ??So we??re talking about an operation. and opened the windows in anticipation of his guests?? arrival. that he yelled at him to call Inspector Bublanski in Stockholm without delay. The legal desk does not even in practice exist ?? there we have a chief editor who borrows reporters from the news desk for each of his features. She went back to bed and pulled the covers over her. Three others were members of the Democratic Alliance too.

?? she called.?? ??But what about a budget? An operation like this has to be financed. For a long moment they stood looking at each other. Blomkvist drove to Millennium. Sonja. and had more knowledge and skills. but bit by bit she gathered that a man was being sought for the killing.?? She walked off down the corridor. All that was needed was a legal psychiatric report. the Juiciest Horse Fuck in the Universe. The fact is.?? ??I know. She followed him to the kitchen and filled a large glass with cold water. ??Promising??? ??If somebody has a bullet in their head and they??re still alive. His official duties took up a great deal of his time. That??s too short a time. who for some reason wanted to involve Teleborian in a scandal. Do you know anything about it??? ??Absolutely not. Ekstr?m is the head of the preliminary investigation ???? ??But Bublanski??s leading it. Gullberg blames Zalachenko for everything from the Palme assassination to trying to poison the Swedish people with chlorine. He made her want more. the patient might die or perhaps wake up disabled for life.

to leave all of you in the lurch in such a bad situation. I??ll come back and see you before you??re transferred. ??My pleasure. you have to trust me. Erlander was a short.P. but they were utterly expressionless as she looked at Jonasson. 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 know something about Salander. it??s all speculation. and how she felt in general. which Niedermann was presumed to be using. She only got his voicemail. A call to the national vehicle register revealed that the car belonged to a G?ran M?rtensson of Vittangigaten in V?llingby.?? ??So Salander was supposedly armed with a taser.?? He felt oddly exhilarated as he left by the main entrance of Sahlgrenska.?? Jonasson frowned. ??And what sort of excuse would I have to barge in on Ekstr?m??? Modig asked. memorized. Blomkvist was happy. A working group had been formed to explore the matter. I called him an imbecile and an incompetent fool.

Blomkvist could see from Baksi??s expression that he started out with words of greeting and small talk before he got serious and explained why he was calling.K. It??s up to you. It??s nonsense.?? ??O. Salander is a devil with computers.B. After Queen Myrina finally fell in battle. And we would very much like to know what strategy they??re planning. At least not when this picture was taken. until the whole gang ended up in the slammer for fraud.?? Jonasson said. Surely? Edklinth felt cold shivers of apprehension. I especially like the way he wrote in the margin. She was interrupted when the Securitas guard put the key in the door to let in Dr Jonasson. I haven??t told anybody. ??I established it this morning. he shouldn??t have had a clue that she was Zalachenko??s daughter; it??s not in any public records. Protest meetings were held and petitions were sent to Minister of Immigration Birgit Friggebo. She was on all fours and being mounted from the rear.?? ??Alright. Almost all of them are negative.

almost all of them from journalists. He comes and goes as he pleases ?? I have nothing more to say about it. ??Well. It dawned on her that she had not been part of such a parade in more than twenty years. ??You??re missing the point. He turned off both his mobiles and walked through the Galleria to Gustav Adolfs Torg. could hardly get her thoughts in order. ??I can understand why you??d want to quit this madhouse ?? but to be the head of Sweden??s most turgid old-boy newspaper ?? that??s going to take some time to sink in. How??s the Salander stuff going??? ??Good. and when he was pressingly invited to dinner and a private conversation. he would be steadily annihilated. Blomkvist did not move when she came out. It was nothing to him if people wanted to dress up in costume. His job was to open the door. I??d like to have a word in private with you if you have a moment. Blomkvist sat on a sofa while Baksi got coffee from a machine in the hallway. Same registration. He repressed an impulse to reach out and feel her leg muscles. while others flutter around. Blomkvist told him to position himself where he could photograph whoever got into the car.?? ??Which was the sensible thing to do.?? Ekstr?m had a dozen questions that Nystr?m meticulously noted.

She did notice improvements.?? ??Exactly. He recognized her straightaway as Monica Figuerola of S. ??Ask Malin. As she opened the folder she realized that her procrastination had also to do with the fact that she did not really want to face up to the problem. and around two kilos of explosives. He checked carefully to see that he was not being followed and hurried to catch the Arlanda Express. I heard her lecture once. has eaten into a great many old consolidated assets. ??I talked with Bublanski half an hour ago. and that there are forces at work you haven??t even dreamed of.?? Sellberg rolled his eyes and sighed.?? Modig and Holmberg exchanged glances. and he could step in and take over the reins when Berger was away or busy. But Dragan ?? we??re talking about the Swedish Security Police.?? ??May I ask ?? Paulsson. She would go to Borgsj?. Gunnar Bj?rck.000 Swedish kronor.?? ??Thanks.?? ??According to Blomkvist. I??m just bringing him in for questioning.

That was the sound I heard last night. WHORE! THE SOONER YOU DISAPPEAR THE BETTER. Considering the media attention. That could be explained. ??Teleborian is a beast. but he never found an answer. Its task was to watch over national security. of Bjurman??s rape. She complained of severe headaches and developed a fever that has been fluctuating up and down. ??This is most assuredly a matter of life or death. Holm met her gaze.?? Edklinth said.??s board members??? ??That??s not what happened. ??I??m still in shock that Erika is gone and you want me to take her place. Blomkvist stood up. It was supposed to be left on for a few more days until the wound in her head began to heal.?? ??You??ll have to get permission from the prosecutor. ??Millennium is a monthly.?? ??Mikael ?? I don??t think you really appreciate what this involves. Through this network she could also find herself hideouts abroad. ??What is it??? ??Well. What she was interested in was access to S.

And when that happens. That gives us only two hours to make up for a whole lot of lost time. and several years later some members of the ??people??s militia?? in Hacker Republic. Either you roll up your sleeves or it??s time for somebody else to take over here. but she noticed that he was no longer putting much effort into it. He was under great pressure. She mainly just lies there staring at the ceiling. She came back with four mugs and the coffee pot. I??m probably not looking for a steady boyfriend either. She wore only a pair of wet trousers and a thin sweater. At the same time Blomkvist had been suffering through an appalling period as I. he would stay in the intensive care unit for a few more days yet. It??s nonsense. In addition. Borgsj? was a good man.?? F?lldin regarded Holmberg attentively. He was advised that he alone had to make the decisions.?? ??Good luck.?? She walked briskly through the newsroom and was aware of the drop in the noise level. Ricky. has really fouled his nest this time. Who is he??? ??We have photographs.

No matter how much she asked and nagged. superficial. But he??s tricky to deal with. In the morning two nurses had come to change her bedlinen. In any case. the garage. or something else to drink??? Blomkvist looked around.?? ??And this story about Gunnar Bj?rck and S?po and the 1991 report ???? ???? is going to be handled by Faste and Ekstr?m.S.?? ??If I don??t get a new kidney I??m not long for this world. He filled half the page before he stopped and tore the sheet off the pad. And who knows? Maybe he??ll catch Niedermann. You know I??m not a criminal lawyer. and the first thing he needed to do that morning was call him and tell him to get down there as swiftly as he could. but he was the last to arrive. ?C and he did not have the requisite experience or skills. ??I??m taking a big risk here. which she had always considered a curse. but Salander could hear her a long way off and even before she turned the key the computer was hidden and the patient asleep.?? ??So you??re saying that Salander isn??t exactly what she seems to be.?? ??I see. Millennium functioned without him precisely the way the magazine is going to have to function without me now.

Then she steeled herself and took hold of the shard and pulled it out. He was Prime Minister at the time. She stopped at the half-empty news desk and gave a friendly nod. There was the morning memo. and shook hands with his client. I want you to focus on the follow-up care given to severely injured patients in corridor 11C. He??s a gofer.?? Ghidi was to do this every day until Blomkvist told him it was no longer necessary.?? Silence descended once again. gloves and hats. but stopped when she saw the woman head for the Pressbyr?n kiosk instead of through the turnstiles. Jonas Shit. He had a late lunch at the first caf?? he saw. ??My role is to expose shit like the Zalachenko club.?? ??I see. which came a couple of times a week.?? she said.

?? Figuerola said. ??I don??t know. Bj?rck was a mystery. master. She was working with a broad brush. After five days of investigations. That??s what he put in the report. 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. She knew about Teleborian. in other words.M.?? ??That was a smart thing to have done. But Dragan ?? we??re talking about the Swedish Security Police. ??Last night he also murdered a police officer from Trollh?ttan. But he tried to get into Lisbeth??s room. The only glimmer of light in the darkness was that Salander had been carried to the helicopter. heart and lungs shut down one after the other.

this is Malin Eriksson. We just don??t have the editorial capacity for what we??re trying to do. The girl looked terrible. and eventually not at all.?? the Minister of Justice said.?? ??Which was the sensible thing to do. Gunnar Bj?rck. It had been parked outside her building since March. And before you read it. punched to the ground in G?teborg. And we haven??t dug up the third yet.7 million kronor for a staff of ninety-six people. But what do we do if a threat to the constitution comes from within our own organization??? For the next half hour he told her what Armansky had told him the night before.?? ??If I tried to go at your pace. He went straight to his room and sat on the bed. He opened the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table] and found the final version of Salander??s autobiographical statement.?? she said in English in a low voice.

and opened the folder of notes from her last conversation with Salander.?? ??I might have to contest the decision in court ?? For the girl??s own sake she has to have a proper defence. and some of their investments could be reconstructed with Lundin??s help. I??m swamped too. Then she turned icy with rage. It can only be someone at S.000 kronor tax-free for a job that would take about ten minutes. some squiggles on a piece of paper. I??m editorial assistant now.?? Blomkvist burst out laughing. ??Waltari. Erlander glanced at Salander and then back to her lawyer. He raised the pistol and fired at a picture hanging on the wall at the end of the corridor. It was this last which created potentially acute political problems.M. she wasn??t hurt in today??s drama at least.00 a.

Cortez had met Blomkvist??s sister a few times.?? ??Aha. ??What can I do for you??? asked Clinton. He had nothing better to do on this May Day Sunday than humour his wayward publisher.R.?? ??That certainly seems to be true in your case. Salander herself was critically injured and at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg.S.?? ??Andersson is a tough customer. of course. formerly Senior Administrative Officer at the Security Police. I??m a necessary evil that??s suddenly appeared in your life. What have you got??? ??Three names. If a storm was brewing.?? Edklinth took off his glasses and polished them thoroughly with paper napkin. She felt tears in her eyes.00 p.

As soon as you see him approach a car.?? ??Do you think she??s in danger??? ??I know of nothing to indicate that she is.?? Holm said. and the name Zalachenko was not mentioned.?? Modig made a call to Inspector Bublanski from the corridor outside Zalachenko??s hospital room. ??Tell me your plan. I was just quicker on my feet than he was. primarily a recapitulation of the night on which he had found Dag Svensson and Mia Johansson and why the police had focused on Salander as the suspected killer. She was then placed with a foster family. On the contrary ?C they were hackers and consequently implacable adversaries of those idiots who created viruses whose sole purpose was to sabotage the Net and crash computers. He heard faint music from the nurses?? station. To be honest.?? Erlander said. Malm lowered the camera. the garage. ??Mine too. it??s my job to do the same.

and carried him to the stool. ??Tell me. Which means that there was some degree of contact between the two of them while Salander was on the run. As far as we can determine at the moment. Gullberg took a taxi to Frey??s. Whoever did the falsification was extremely well informed. with a thousand policemen.M. back to the case. I know nothing about Niedermann??s affairs. ??Right. But even Lidbom??s book brought Blomkvist no closer to an answer to his questions. There he would spend almost two years. Anything new??? You can say that again. But what does a twenty-year-old do who wants to move out of the family home? They can??t afford to.?? ??Yes.P.

It had been a pretty wonderful holiday. She ordered a beer and a small plate of calamari with Greek potatoes. She left out all the details that could be used against her. Whoever had stolen the report already knew that his copy too had been stolen.?? ??I see. We have to decide what to do. ??I??m cutting back on the training now. certainly. ??In the first instance.?? Berger put her hand over the mouthpiece. ??What the hell is this.?? Jonasson said.?? Ekstr?m flinched at the mention of the name Blomkvist.?? Edklinth studied Malm??s photographs of a man getting into a car with a registration number that began with the letters KAB. Blomkvist closed his eyes. and it was as silent as the grave in the conference room. an official high up in S.

Open up S. Its task. Violation of the prostitution laws. the police have been looking for Salander since Easter. The situation is as follows: The police haven??t found your apartment and don??t have access to the D. She felt fettered to her bed. It was in fact Bj?rck who had proposed the solution.?? ??I don??t know how we??re going to bill this???? ??We??ll work that out later. but what is new is that the construction industry is a couple of light-years ahead of all other Swedish industries when it comes to competition and efficiency. In January 1992 he left Upplands V?sby a free man. ??When you came to see me the first time. & E. but she remembered a kitchen ?C it must have been the kitchen in the Gosseberga farmhouse ?C and she thought she remembered seeing him coming towards her.?? ??He has to be tough to handle the job. Threats to National Security. You??ll have to send the material to a hotmail address. but in a couple of days.

?? Salander said. Instead she went to bed with a history of the ancient world. he??ll only tell me what he feels like telling me.06 p. So he spent the whole of Friday brooding alone in his office.?? He felt oddly exhilarated as he left by the main entrance of Sahlgrenska. who was looking more and more hollow-eyed.?? a highly placed Swede ?C or possibly other Scandinavian politician ?C who worked for the K. Thereafter Gullberg acted only as an adviser in especially sensitive matters. How soon do you need the meeting with the P. He gave her the S.?? ??You don??t understand the situation???? ??I??m tired of hearing that I don??t understand the situation.M. She looked at her husband and her friend. This meant that Holm was juggling a colossal number of tasks every day. That would be placing myself in the same relation to you as the Minister of Justice??s predecessor once stood to the journalist Ebbe Carlsson. but rather his faith in human nature.