Just after 6. His visits to her were outside his schedule. Salander opened her eyes and saw a light in the ceiling.

and he has to decide whether to bring charges
and he has to decide whether to bring charges. On the other hand. When at long last Edklinth concluded that he had to act on Armansky??s information. I went through Forelius. called Jonas Sandberg.?? Nystr?m said. and that the objective once more is to confine you to a nuthouse. one more time ?? what part of my instructions did you not understand??? Holm sighed and adopted an exasperated expression. made some coffee. who formally advised him that he was a suspect in the grievous bodily harm or attempted murder of Lisbeth Salander.?? ??The chief of Budget??? ??Maybe. Armansky??s first thought was that the man was paranoid.?? ??I??m sorry. He would never see them again. consultant at the Trades Union Federation ?C his only venture into the I.?? ??I understand. She had not lost her photographic memory.I.?? ??Yes. Gullberg had worked in Counter-Espionage. wanted for the murder of a policeman.?? ??So soon??? He nodded.?? Giannini thought for a moment. are refusing to say anything ?C they??re claiming they??ve never heard of Niedermann. but thanks for the offer. ??Assault with a deadly weapon. Every day people came to his place of work in varying conditions but with one objective: to get help.

S. On Saturday he had four visitors.?? ??Micke ?? I??m so sorry.?? she said. said. ??Lisbeth Salander was shot in the head and was very seriously injured. Now she was suddenly editor-in-chief. then three murders in Stockholm. He was there without warning. ??What??s so funny??? ??I??m thinking that Edklinth would be a little bit disturbed if he saw us right now. S. She sounded surprised. The daughter would sooner or later be captured and that would be the end of it. It was not her fault that her father had been a pathological sadist and murderer. She??s considering taking on Salander as a client. 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. But the nurses would know. He already had a lawyer. When Lisbeth was twelve. We found the weapon. but he was right out of his depth when it came to planning a magazine. then it was the Constitutional Protection Unit??s duty to react. a little sense of responsibility would not hurt. She sent him the access codes for S. and she named some standard works that I??d never heard of. and for that Gullberg could breathe a sigh of relief. but in A.

don??t try to move. You must be a raving masochist.?? Zalachenko said. There are 11 citizens online. she had encouraged him to think for himself. His own copy and his sister??s copy were gone. Then she opened a notebook and took a pen from her jacket pocket. but Figuerola harboured a deep scepticism about anyone who collected weapons on such a scale. And he??s fifty-eight with six years to go before retirement. He opened the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table] and found the final version of Salander??s autobiographical statement. worked primarily on incoming calls to Ekstr?m. When the cleaner had finished in the corridor. On the contrary. They crossed the concourse and went out on to Vasagatan by the north door. but what I have to tell you is very important.780 kronor and a carton of cigarettes. He used the term ??S. (2) Neither Lundin or Sonny Nieminen has said a word about what happened at Stallarholmen. Alexander.00. But I??m going to report you for dereliction of duty and you won??t even know what hit you.?? ??What??s happened??? ??Blomkvist found Salander. They waited for almost an hour before Inspector Erlander arrived from Gosseberga with Blomkvist.?? ??Fredrik. According to the owner of the house. Salander grabbed it from him. Blomkvist??s problem was that the account still had gaping holes in it.

After a moment he turned on his heel and resumed his little stroll towards Hornsgatan. More than once Zalachenko had had to intervene when Niedermann began acting irrationally or lay curled up in terror. but I anticipate we??ll have grounds for charging him with the three murders here in Stockholm. Why has one of our reporters spent the day working on Salander without anybody telling me??? Frisk squirmed. The matter-of-fact tone gave the text such a surreal touch that it sounded like an absurd fantasy.?? ??But??? ??He??s an analyst. We can assume they??re fairly tight-knit.?? Figuerola gave him a sceptical look. stretched out in bed. If Volvo built cars the same way. only vice versa.K. you??re not invited. who for some reason wanted to involve Teleborian in a scandal. the alarm we installed today contains two components. ??But none of this solves the basic problem. nigger. a 26-year-old temp on the culture pages. ??Careful.?? Inspector Erlander saw Giannini through the doorway to Salander??s room. whenever that might be. Gunnar Bj?rck. so I??ll stay out of it. It was obviously premeditated ?C the attacker had brought his can of spray paint. chief of Secretariat. ??It is legal. and on top of it all.

?? He smiled at her. who for some strange reason was not online.P. When he took aim at me I pulled my head back in and blockaded the door. So Salander was locked up in an asylum because she tried to kill her father ?? this Zalachenko. is a real problem here. Edklinth shot her a glance.?? Figuerola said. With exceptionally sensitive equipment the N. Salander had already discussed all of this with Giannini. and I can??t say no.E. June is a double issue. Blomkvist had convinced her that she had nothing to lose. Dear Bertil. Blomkvist then opened some anonymous cash-card accounts on Comviq and distributed the mobiles to Eriksson.?? ??I??m not afraid of the dark. Is he alive??? ??You must mean Karl Axel Bodin. Do you feel like coming over to Sahlgrenska to help out in a brain op.?? ??That doesn??t sound so good. But I??ve moved. We can pretty much assume that she took the pistol with her to Gosseberga. 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. But she was connected.-savvy. what??s he doing here??? ??Clinton has decided to return to active duty. Mikael.

the policeman who arrested him. Wadensj?? had been one of the latest recruits to the Section around the time Gullberg retired.M.?? ??If you had been the prosecutor. She tugged her lip. Your task. Blomkvist suspected that he would not pass the language test recommended by the People??s Party of Sweden.?? she said. assault. which do you prefer? Handcuffed or voluntary??? ??I??ve been handcuffed by the police once already this year.?? She nodded. That??s why Clinton has returned to duty. of course. As a result the agency??s effectiveness in large areas was paralysed. Figuerola giggled. are you going to come quietly or do I have to handcuff you??? The consultant from Milton Security was waiting for Berger when she got home at around 7.P.?? ??Fair warning. It has been 56 days since your last visit. ??It just ended. She rang for the nurse and asked for another Tylenol. ??Hurry up ?C go and wash and brush your teeth. the balcony at the back. The storm had moved in over G?teborg. ??Her father??s daughter. After the introductory drama. and managed to get past the nurses by showing an I.

But what was going to happen now? Erika had always been a crucial part of Millennium.. And this evening Edklinth has been reporting on how the investigation is proceeding. Erika shrugged.?? he said. He opened the evening papers and read everything that had been written that day about the search for Ronald Niedermann and the case of Lisbeth Salander. ??She??s mid-twenties.?? ??Maybe so.?? ??I should probably also mention that we know Giannini??s telephone is tapped. But the rest is guesswork. Salander had no idea who the citizens of Hacker Republic were. Wadensj?? flung open the door to the room at the Section where Clinton was resting. You??re not going to win on your own. Giannini had only been there for a few minutes. Some other names from outside S. ??He has a number of opinions about you. Erlander told him that Salander was officially under arrest and that the prosecutor would not allow any visitors. as you can see right next to her gunshot wound. But Lisbeth has enemies. but that??s almost a month away. He was a grey-haired man with big ears and a powerful face. The minister here has never heard a word about this matter either. For three years after his nineteenth birthday he had worked as an engineer for British Telecom. Bublanski says that you??re a shameless journalist bastard and an insane private investigator. and when he sat by the window he never felt isolated. a father. it could also be classified as murder.

he was handcuffed and pushed into the back seat of Paulsson??s car.?? ??I was wondering when you??d think of that. Figuerola decided not to pay for a ticket. He had worked part-time at the magazine for four years. and I??ve checked out this company. The Kaspersson woman kicked on the door of a house at 3.?? ??From me? So? What does it say? He handed her some printouts of emails addressed to Eva Carlsson. He turned his head to the right and saw the exit at the other end.?? Damn ?? I??ve got to bring up the Vitavara thing. ??Yes??? ??You are requested to accompany me to Kungsholmen to assist the police in their investigations into the case involving Lisbeth Salander. ??Would he. I just want to leave the flowers. so she reinforced it with another improvised bandage. or rather two. of course. He was into his third waffle before he remembered to ask what was going on. That would require us to believe that Salander is innocent. I want G?ransson and his bitch to be found as soon as possible.N. Armansky had begun to tell him the story of Lisbeth Salander. This is my last week. we are quite aware of that. 2. Not much to hang on the Christmas tree. ??This is probably the craziest thing I??ve ever been involved with.?? He pulled down the powerful magnifying glass hanging overhead and focused on the exposed area.?? ??I??m on the way in.

In other words. But she was on the path to recovery.Thursday. and the consequences are there for all to see today. But it??s absurd that you should think I would discuss it with a journalist. The list was made up largely of the better-known reporters. I saw him in a press conference on T.S.?? she said. Good Lord. the day the Salander trial begins. She would not explain how Magge Lundin had ended up with a bullet in his foot. He really doesn??t like Salander and seems to regard her existence as a personal insult. It was rare for her to close the door to her office.. The woman??s face had been replaced with Berger??s. academics. but he has massive brain damage. ??My colleague is staying another day.?? Holmberg said. and G. Carl Lidbom did one.?? ??Well then.?? ??It??s in the daily memo.?? ??How about management??? ??Magnus Borgsj? is chairman of the board. ??Well ?? what is it that??s so urgent??? ??Alexander Zalachenko. This was one of twelve similar matters which the assistant chief of S.

citizen Wasp.?? He burst out laughing. The investigation is still under way.?? Clinton propped his elbow on the arm of the sofa and rested his head on his hand. Plague. Her eyes opened wide. ??My name is Annika Giannini and I??ve been taken on to represent Lisbeth Salander. Zalachenko had at first been thought of as a potential breakthrough in the Palme mystery. olive skin and black hair going grey at the temples. Holmberg had been tasked to work out how Bj?rck had died. but at the moment it??s set for Wednesday.?? ??Thailand. which would otherwise no doubt also be held against her in the psychiatric evaluation that sooner or later would inevitably be conducted. Tell me what you see.?? She looked around at her colleagues in the cramped editorial office. quote.S. ??Not as far as we know. But he says that the last time he saw the gun.?? All of a sudden Zalachenko looked uncertain. The costs would certainly run into the billions if Salander gave it the thumbs-up. I??m guessing that the government secretariat was in turmoil during those transition periods.?? Bublanski cleared his throat. The break was for ever. of course ?C that was among the most secret to be found in Sweden. she knew. This involved recruiting new personnel and continual problems breaking them in.

but as you can appreciate from the letters he sent. There??s the world of difference. ??Not a word about the Zalachenko affair. He had reserved the room the day before and presented himself as Evert Gullberg. Berger was in her B. this is a matter for the G?teborg police.?? ??Credibility? That??s a peculiar question. It did not work. but he knew that some time in the future he would have to pay her back and erase the shame. everything was quiet.?? He paused and looked around the room. Edklinth shot her a glance. but it was being carried out so clumsily that he could hardly have helped but notice. You??re not risking anything.?? He muttered to himself as he turned down the corridor to his office. But it felt good to be back in the saddle again after so many years of silence from his former employer.?? ??I saw him a little while ago. Jonas and Teleborian had an unhealthy interest in seeing that Salander did not thrive. WHORE! THE SOONER YOU DISAPPEAR THE BETTER. Editor-in-Chief She printed a copy of the email and then pressed send so that the message went out to all employees in the company. at least. well. which would otherwise no doubt also be held against her in the psychiatric evaluation that sooner or later would inevitably be conducted. No date had yet been set.?? Borgsj? thought for a moment and said: ??We??re going to have to solve these problems as they come up. They take care of the finances. Her bare feet were bleeding.

The work was routine.?? ??Mikael ?? I??ve said this before. heart and lungs shut down one after the other.?? ??Well.I. faxed nine letters that Gullberg had supposedly written. I??ve worked at Constitutional Protection for three years. and he alone. very recently. It was as though the man thought himself above all normal rules. You know you have to call and tell me if you??re not coming home. Milton will send cars out here. Keep your eyes peeled ?? So tell me.?? Salander heard footsteps in the corridor. and while he??s gone.?? Magnusson said. what they look like. please. who was also a temp. Figuerola spent the afternoon gathering information. That would explain her inability to relate to social conventions. She got up. is it??? ??No. had knowledge of the murder before it was committed.?? ??First of all.?? ??And yet the recommendation was that she should be institutionalized??? ??That was based on her prior history. actually.

Second. She was dressed for the office in black trousers. I don??t know how much you understand of what is happening outside your locked room. Hiding behind the arras in this situation is a wildly overrated tactic in view of all that has been written about you since Easter. Which. My orders. Two patients. and he had already written that section. The revolver was a present he had received from British Intelligence twenty-five years earlier as a reward for an invaluable piece of information: the name of a clerical officer at M. Ordinarily you couldn??t get a word out of them. There??s the world of difference. His name was Gunnar Bj?rck. 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. several cars will arrive at the scene within a short time. on the idea of God in the ancient world. She also strapped on a shoulder holster and took her Sig Sauer from the gun cabinet. What??s happened??? ??News.M.?? ??I see.?? ??All I ask is that you hear me out. and check off the allegations one by one.M. It was as dark as coal. The file was stamped Top Secret. ??This bastard from S?po.?? ??The pathologist wrote that there were graze wounds.M.

like twisted tree limbs. puzzled. a murderer.00 a. I??m guessing that the government secretariat was in turmoil during those transition periods.?? ??He tried to kill me. Does this story have any connection to yesterday??s article about S?dert?lje. Her name is Lisbeth Salander. That was one of the things he liked best about his office. was founded. on the contrary. For three years after his nineteenth birthday he had worked as an engineer for British Telecom. Those within the Zalachenko unit thought they had plenty of time before they had to plan his future. and was one of Sweden??s most popular actors. She has hit the nail on the head.00 this morning. They cuddled for a while and then both fell asleep in seconds. ??No. He went to his own office and sat down.I. Before I??m through with you. But not one of us wants to hurt you. but he??s putting in an equal amount of time on your story. I need you to confirm that this would be your intention. They had kept in touch and had gone on fishing trips to Norway and elsewhere. I hired Niedermann as an assistant a number of years ago. They were detailed by Paulsson to secure forensic evidence in the woodshed and to do a thorough examination of the farmhouse.

It was a plain wooden pencil. ??Rapes should always be reported to the police. the Prosecutor General was too lenient with cases concerning what were. Can you handle that. We installed a steel safety door.K??. 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. ??He shot himself. I??ll take the car and with a little luck I??ll be back in an hour.S. She was pleased and thanked me for taking the trouble. She was being stalked. we??re going to write about what happened. The public register listed eighteen Susanne Linders in Stockholm county. with a broad experience.?? ??What did you do??? ??Well. Zalachenko had been referred to Thomasson through a business associate five years earlier. ??Yes. and if we make a smaller newspaper. Bj?rck had not acted alone. ??Indeed. You??ve probably met some of them before. the hospital had received four victims of a head-on collision outside Lindome.?? Holm said. ??And Zalachenko? Have you questioned him??? ??Yes.?? ??Why??s that??? ??Circulation has dropped by nearly 150. Erlander glanced at Salander and then back to her lawyer.

SisterJen wrote. but he??s incredibly bad at routine work. as you know. If it happens again I??m going to relieve you of your job as news editor. In 1963 Gullberg was transferred from Counter-Espionage to personnel control. I??m sorry I??ve not come to see you the past few days. That??s why I??ve decided to choose a reporter and steer him in the right direction so that we won??t end up with our trousers down when Millennium comes out. What you are doing is therefore an official public report. but his clients were for the most part corporations with head offices in Switzerland or Liechtenstein.?? Edklinth said by way of apology.?? ??So if the balloon goes up.M. We based a lot of our thinking on what he told us. He had spent most of the night worrying about how he was going to deal with the information Armansky had given him. I officially leave on the last day of April. ??I just wanted to check on you. First. the media will either tear you to pieces or describe you as an honest civil servant who made the best of an impossible situation. One problem of course is that she??s working for you and is bound and fettered by one of those damned confidentiality oaths.??* ??I??m not Ebbe Carlsson. I??ve sent a team of externals to tail her. she very steadily raised her Nikon with its 300mm telephoto lens and took two pictures.?? ??This will be our only meeting here.?? ??So he??s ill??? ??It??s nothing serious. ??I had a cranial X-ray done. drove to Rosenbad to inform the incoming Prime Minister. Not until Monday evening did Dr Endrin decide.

The Ring in Central Station.?? ??That??s right. So he spent the whole of Friday brooding alone in his office. no exit. but we can make a few assumptions. a dental nurse who lived in Alings?s.?? ??I??m sorry. for G.?? Berger slept until 2. He??s probably riding around in G?ransson??s Saab. Instead he called me and said that he had spoken with the Prosecutor General and there was a problem. and underwear. Blomkvist did not speculate about Bjurman??s motives.?? She gave him a suspicious look. and crawled into bed. If I were to make the decisions they would be different again. I??m not going to haggle with you. He had slept through fifteen hours. Kurdo Baksi. is going to pick this up. forty-four.?? ??He didn??t. My assignment is to be your guide in this labyrinth.?? ??What about the reports that Bodin tried to murder his daughter??? ??That is under investigation. It won??t exactly bolster Salander??s credibility. In some sections she was particularly reticent about details and went to a lot of trouble not to supply any evidence that could back up in any way the many claims she was making. But Blomkvist.

it still took five minutes to force the lock to Blomkvist??s apartment. it still took five minutes to force the lock to Blomkvist??s apartment. He closed his iBook.?? she said. We??ll need every contact we have in the clubs all over Scandinavia to keep their eyes peeled. He must have. He withdrew cash from an A.?? ??And??? ??I can??t tell you anything about that. Then gingerly he closed the door. But she could afford it.??s department of Counter-Espionage in a quite different case. Now.?? ??Negative too? It??s no good if the two of you can??t work together???? ??I have no problem working with him.?? ??I was afraid of that. I won??t say a word. but he walked briskly from the Academic bookshop to the side entrance of N. We have been caught napping. It??s my husband??s old family home. Tax specialist. For a moment he considered turning to the regular police. The girl on the gurney could live with a piece of lead in her hip and a piece of lead in her shoulder. intimidated many of her male colleagues. was possibly that in his day there was nobody who would have come up with the wild idea of ordering raw fish.?? ??What do you think they did in the stairwell??? ??I don??t know.vi Salander finished her autobiography at 4. That??s the question our analytical group is working very hard to answer. ??I suggest you consider very carefully what we??ve talked about today.

could home in highly sensitive antennae on a specific building anywhere in the world. At any rate Holmberg thought so. Pierre Schori.?? she said.?? ??You amaze me. to give a second example.?? Malm waved a finger in the air. box on Fleminggatan in Kungsholmen. all of these crimes came under county police jurisdiction. ??Who is the source of these claims??? Figuerola said when the story was ended. Perfect dramaturgy with a bad guy who swindles Swedish tenants through the system ?C which is legal ?C but who is so greedy and so bloody stupid that he outsources to this company in Vietnam.I. My guess is that Faulsson opened the door and M?rtensson spent the time in Blomkvist??s apartment. this was made out to be a conspiracy. and stared for a moment into the distance. Zalachenko. She watched his face.00. She was having coffee with her husband on the balcony of a friend??s place in Vasastaden. You??ll never regret it. Editor-in-Chief She printed a copy of the email and then pressed send so that the message went out to all employees in the company. She bent down and bit him on the ear. blond man with a crewcut who wore a black leather jacket. shut the door behind her. The police had locked her in her hospital room. and the rest of the staff.S.

No. and living in Sk?vde.I. The report claimed that it was almost impossible to charge and convict anyone under the law of persecution against an ethnic group.?? Flodin said. but he bent down and kissed her on the cheek. I??ve had threats before. It??s that simple. Lisbeth Salander??s guardian. to testify until the matter was resolved. These were still in the early stages and there would need to be another hundred pages of detailed work before they were ready to go to trial. ??But he seemed the right choice at the time. It was only when he heard the details and studied Malm??s photographs that he reluctantly admitted that Blomkvist had good reason to be suspicious. Dakota wrote.M. sharp-witted and charming. He had already bought coffee and sandwiches for her. ??Erika isn??t the villain. I??m a survivor. Giannini took the bus to Linn??gatan and spent the next hour in a Greek restaurant.?? ??Which positions??? Berger said. Outgoing calls were particularly hard to identify. At 8. where he would seek protection among contacts in Zalachenko??s criminal empire.?? Edklinth and Figuerola were instantly alert. ??Hello. said.

It was 9. ??And how would you rate her mental state??? ??Withdrawn.?? Erika looked up. where he used Salander??s keys to get in.?? ??Have you???? ??No. which was now hers. all these questions depend on the decision you make in the next few minutes. heart and lungs shut down one after the other. ??I??m simply asking out of personal interest.U. For us it??s important to bear in mind that this is a case of criminal activity perpetrated by a small number of individuals. He??s with that blond fucker you and Magge always hang out with. however. They could not do anything to solve her private problems.?? ??I??m not sure that??s such a good idea. He had enough text already for 150 pages.e. but again in vain.?? ??I don??t believe in collective guilt. Unfortunately Dr Jonasson had made it difficult even for Giannini to have access to her client. ??And who the hell is Evert Gullberg??? ??Retired. furthermore. She pulled out her mobile and pretended to be talking. Gullberg??s still alive.?? he said. but strangely he doesn??t seem to be at all worried about you. have you got anything new??? ??Nothing I haven??t already told you on the phone.

then dialled the number of Hans-?ke Waltari. but I do not have any details to pass on to you. who already had an overview of the activities of the Section.00 on Wednesday morning and went for an unusually short run before she showered and dressed in black jeans. Let??s start with Clinton and von Rottinger. Blomkvist will have given his sister a copy.M. Berger sat at her desk in the glass cage. ??Should I go now or should I wait for you??? ??Would it be O. ??I know that. She was home by 7. It had been parked outside her building since March. She tried to focus her gaze. In her rear-view mirror she saw the man in the blue overalls turn into Br?nnkyrkagatan. and it was definitely the first time he had ever said anything positive or encouraging to Modig. The connection was radio-controlled and locked into a mobile via Bluetooth. There were plug sockets by the door and in the panel behind the bed. Blomkvist??s own three long interviews in April had set them on the trail of this evidence. Do have a serious discussion with your lawyer so we can come back later and have another talk.M. The Kaspersson woman kicked on the door of a house at 3.?? Modig pushed an envelope across the table. until after the summer. It was in an upstairs room used by Niedermann. who normally wore a jacket and tie. Not until 2. At the same instant Anders Berglund knocked on the door.

He told Paulsson he was an incompetent fool and yelled at him that Torstensson and Ingemarsson should fucking forget about untying Niedermann until they had called for back-up. It took him forty-five seconds. After some palaver over jurisdiction between Str?ngn?s and S?dert?lje. ??Sorry. although the pain drilled into his jaw. He??s kept quiet about that. ??Hello. You make the decisions. We??ve got a little time ?C find out exactly how long before the next issue is published ?C but we have to confiscate both those copies. She paused at the front door to think. We??re Sweden??s last line of defence.?? ??But now we??re getting a little too close to poaching on S?po??s preserves. She saw two nurses running towards another room two doors away. A doctor had explained that the axe blow had crushed his cheekbone and damaged his forehead. ??Satisfied??? ??It??s beautiful.?? ??It??s an excellent system. He turned left into his old office and sat at the round conference table by the window. she was his patient. ??I have no idea.?? Blomkvist could feel the blood rush to his head. The police in S?dert?lje have found two graves in the place that??s owned by Svavelsj? Motorcycle Club. The Security Police has worked satisfactorily within the framework of the constitution in recent years.?? They were silent for a moment.?? Wadensj?? was almost beside himself. taxis. Orring turned it in at 3. He crossed the German border at Aachen and then took the Autobahn north towards Hamburg and on to Denmark.

In the area around the warehouse in Nykvarn we have so far found three graves.?? ??Damn. It??s a long story. your sister. aggressive resistance to police officers. If Volvo built cars the same way. so she reinforced it with another improvised bandage. ??You??re here on a temporary basis.00.S. V.?? Modig made a call to Inspector Bublanski from the corridor outside Zalachenko??s hospital room. but ???? ??You think it??s excessive. He was better off not asking any questions.?? Jonasson frowned. Until now he had sounded perfectly rational. That day had been utter chaos. The activity may for all I know be legitimate and sanctioned by the government. It had been a quiet evening and they arrived within twenty minutes.?? he said. Right now we have about thirty officers working directly on the investigation. He had also understood that Nystr?m??s visit was off the record. Please believe me when I say that those responsible will be called to account. ??An employee of S.?? ??What I??m wondering is whether you consider the source to be reliable. On Friday the Volvo was back.?? ??To be honest with you.

He had hung up his jacket and was leaning back in his chair at the conference table.?? ??I see. the woman G?ransson lived with. and you??ve been running around being unreachable for several weeks now. He ordered a coffee and a cheese and liver pat?? sandwich. She drove to G?tgatan where the offices of Millennium were and spent the next half hour walking around the streets in the area. Salander heard the key turn in the door. Instead of going back up the hill to Tavastgatan.. I had the choice of being handcuffed or coming quietly. Good Lord. and that over the years this conspiracy has committed what could be categorized as serious criminal acts. Personal Protection. interview with Prosecutor Martina Fransson. ??Are you satisfied with the information flow??? Edklinth said at last.?? ??And did any of them buy it??? ??Yes. The dental surgery is about 150 metres from the spot where the patrol car was found. Gullberg had worked in Counter-Espionage. Blomkvist was not answering his telephone. Not one of them had heard of Hans von Rottinger. The nurse was sitting in an office next to the conference room. He would not have thought any more about it except that he spotted the same car a few hours later when he was having lunch with Cortez and Eriksson at Medborgarplatsen. Lisbeth Salander. Was G?ran M?rtensson working on anything important. 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. ??And how did you find out about the meeting??? ??Tipped off by a source. What I??d like to know is when you mean to publish your article.

and Giannini??s was stolen when she was mugged. ??Twenty-two. What she was interested in was access to S.00 p. of the server where he kept Teleborian??s hard drive.?? ??The other is the D. He seems ready to let bygones be bygones. heading towards Kungsgatan. Even though he hired me.?? ??Just a moment. He had a very deep gash across his face and another just below one kneecap.?? ??I don??t like institutions that are beyond normal parliamentary scrutiny. unless he had given clear instructions to Lundin. keeping her head bent so that the hand holding her telephone hid part of her face. but there??s something really scary beneath his calculating facade. but it resurfaced whenever she tried to move.?? Jonasson looked again at the unconscious patient??s face. for example. His arms were bent in impossible directions.?? ??You don??t need to do that. that??s not how a magazine is supposed to look. and there??s no-one who can tell us who his clients were. my last week at Millennium.?? ??Damn. As far as Millennium is concerned. It was three storeys to the ground. Just then Karim called and told them that Teleborian had gone up on to Klarabergsgatan via the escalators in Central Station and from there to police headquarters on Kungsholmen.

is no longer profitable. she had joined him at his table. In my considered view you??re precisely the lawyer she needs. and he had heedlessly told her his real name ?C Zalachenko. I haven??t. He took the tunnelbana to City Hall. it sounds like she might need a criminal lawyer. But among the notes Blomkvist found several cryptic sentences.B.?? ??That??s what it was always about. sharp training sessions. ??He gives Teleborian instructions. It was undeniable. Salander said only that she was not the one who shot him. Blomkvist had apparently reached the point in his story at which Paulsson had decided to ignore everything else he might say. who had obviously not paid attention to a word he had said. of all places.?? ??It??s not the same thing.?? ??Have you seen him??? ??Yes. Gullberg had worked in Counter-Espionage. the operations chief of the Section Hans von Rottinger. but he bent down and kissed her on the cheek. as a twelve-year-old. She looked in astonishment at the icon bar. Just after 6. His visits to her were outside his schedule. Salander opened her eyes and saw a light in the ceiling.