When he was faced with the prospect of deportation. ??Certainly.

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K. a black T-shirt. He had insisted that an Undersecretary of State be let in on the secret. because you guaranteed a dividend each year.?? Armansky said. cybersex with ??The Sexiest Lolitas on the Net?? for only $4. politicians of various affiliations.?? ??What discrepancy??? ??In the original version Bj?rck presents five well-argued recommendations. we no longer have access to the report.00. Blomkvist closed Cortez??s research folder and pushed it away with distaste. She ran her fingers over her hip where the wound had healed to a scar. Inspector Figuerola must have been misinformed. If she wakes up again you can give her two mg. Karl Axel Bodin.?? ??I don??t doubt that. She probably found it in Bjurman??s summer cabin. S. thin as a stick. Is that alright with you two??? ??That??s fine. and he had never supposed that she would be able to call him from her isolation.M. Blomkvist sat on a sofa while Baksi got coffee from a machine in the hallway. She had heard him offering his I.

?? Erika had never had an opinion about Morander. ??Police headquarters at 5. Blomkvist thought. They??re flying down right now. said. essential that the scandal should not implicate the government ?C which is what would happen if the government tried to cover up the story. there was no crime. Let me put it on record that you do not have to say anything at all. And being a welder wasn??t so different from being a doctor. ??Rikardsson. But he does have a problem with me. She hobbled restlessly back and forth while Linder kept a watchful eye on her. What the hell? She went out on to the street and just caught a glimpse of someone turning the corner towards Sveaplan. & M. She would hardly notice the difference. He wondered how things would unfold now with Lundin out of the way.?? Erlander had no more questions. think and believe anything whatsoever. as Mikael Blomkvist claimed from the very beginning. He then walked on to Sveav?gen. He went there off his own bat. we??re going to need new blood. He listened to the news and heard a summary of what had been said at the press conference. I was given a dressing down because I jumped the gun and brought him in.

even messages that had long since been deleted from individual accounts. The magazine suddenly felt foreign. and crawled into bed. When she was admitted here. But after what happened today I??m more than ever persuaded that you were the ideal choice. and any drivel can be posted on a billboard. In fact he had not planned to visit the capital ever again.?? One of the detectives from G?teborg said: ??What have we found at the farm in Gosseberga??? ??We found four revolvers. immigrant. He thought about the fact that his daughter was very close by. And yet she had connectivity. Nor did she have reason to think that anyone on the editorial staff wished her ill.?? Ekstr?m flinched at the mention of the name Blomkvist.?? ??That would be a mistake. ??Where is he now??? Blomkvist said as they turned on to Kungsgatan.?? ??All I ask is that you hear me out. Gunnar Bj?rck. I was told that Ruben ?? your Zalachenko. ??Are you in a hurry??? ??Yes. There had to be a group ?? a division or unit of some sort. so that she will not be believed if anyone should start asking questions about Zalachenko. He guzzled it down on the spot. please do. one in Stockholm.

was the first indication that Zalachenko??s predicament had come to the attention of the Section. He reminded Edklinth vaguely of the writer Dashiell Hammett. Badenbrink was an implacable colleague in whom Gullberg had implicit trust.K.?? ??Please explain.?? ??Good. forty-three years old. That meant that she still had her cognitive abilities somewhat intact and was not going to wake up a vegetable. This was one of twelve similar matters which the assistant chief of S. given to her by Giannini and hardly used. Then there??s Anders Holm. Vinge was fired shortly thereafter. He was a senior official in the immigration unit. It was a brief report.?? Malm waved a finger in the air. ??The long and the short of it is that we??re to hand all our material on Salander over to him this afternoon.C. I??m certainly not used to this kind of situation. He has to go regularly to the hospital for dialysis. The constitution had been established by the parliament.?? Sandberg said. If I like it. What was maddening was that she had the feeling she had seen a solution ?? that she had discovered a solution. She needed to get away for a while.

K. Slowly she put down her coffee cup. but now she??s really going to need a lawyer. You??ll have to send the material to a hotmail address. and ???? ??And??? ??And I??m not sure that I??m ready to do it.?? Modig tilted her head to one side. ??I think I have an argument that will persuade Zalachenko to keep his mouth shut. to listen to the news. He smiled. And here in the Section we function principally as report recipients. His real name is Alexander Zalachenko and he??s Lisbeth??s father. but the events surrounding last night??s killing took precedence. He??s kept quiet about that.?? ??Lisbeth is my friend. Modig stood up. She was in luck.?? ??That simple ???? ??And why did you become a S?po activist??? he said. Fuck you. maybe a week. were falsifications. The procedure was excruciatingly slow. She forced herself to relax.00 she paid her bill and walked to Lillian??s place on Olivedalsgatan. Big and nasty enemies.

Blomkvist was not answering his telephone.?? He grabbed his laptop case and took the stairs instead of waiting for the lift. although he had not in fact been working there. The only spot from which the entrance door to the building could be observed directly was from the promenade and footbridge on upper Bellmansgatan near the Maria lift and the Laurinska building. Then the memories came rushing back to her. when suddenly he became assistant director.M. 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. For a long moment they stood looking at each other. Could we isolate them somehow??? ??There??s a fifth officer involved. He packed clothes. That night Gullberg??s life underwent a radical change. for exactly twelve days.?? ??The second thing is that you have a large property here with a living area of approximately 250 square metres. and then the clock clicked over to 2.?? ??Believe it or not.K. He had read about the eccentric journalist in the newspapers. I??m here on a work issue. In its place is an exchange between Bj?rck and Teleborian.?? Salander said. He??s a journalist who happened to stumble upon one of the most secret operations ever conducted by Swedish defence. The case is now at the prosecutor??s office. Ekstr?m says he??s received evidence that the report is a fake ?C that there is no real report with that protocol number.

I??m looking for Fredrik Clinton. She may be as sane as you and me. He looked at her for a while from the doorway before he went in and sat down on the edge of the sofa and woke her. You??re probably thinking of me as a guest you have to entertain. but strangely enough (despite your personality).?? Figuerola said. ??Then I??ll have to start by thanking you for coming to me with this matter as soon as you did.?? ??And I have to explain to you why there??s a fundamental flaw in the story. We also have a contract which explicitly gives me free rein to make the editorial changes I deem necessary.?? ??O. First. The first time it was parked near the entrance to his building on Bellmansgatan on Wednesday morning when he left to walk to the office.?? she said.S.?? ??What do you mean??? ??She??s sleeping at the office.M. Gullberg was subordinate to a line of people in the hierarchy under the head of Secretariat of the Security Police. but in effect he confessed and slunk home with his tail between his legs. Trinity had an antenna constructed by Bob the Dog which had an effective range of about five hundred metres. Jonasson leaned forward.I. even if the person in question is so stupid that he sends it from his home computer. You said it yourself: we have to trust each other.P.

?? ??Hmm. and a message from her dental hygienist suggesting a time for her quarterly visit. I understand all that. ??I think I have an argument that will persuade Zalachenko to keep his mouth shut. ??She feels sick and she has a strong headache. Anyway ???? ??Yes??? ??She had no good reason to trust the police. We could end up on opposite sides of the barricades.?? ??You don??t have to break any law. as far as Nieminen could judge.v Superintendent Torsten Edklinth. Right now we??re examining a large number of old personnel files. She needs to rest and she has to have time to heal.?? ??I??ll tell you later.?? ??And what did they do there??? ??It couldn??t have been to plant bugs. was that it??? ??Mikael. Instead of turning down towards S?dermalm she kept going straight to Kungsholmen. training sessions.?? ??Do you have an idea where he might be heading??? ??No. the Securitas guard. All the time she expected someone to call and tell her that pictures of her were posted on some website. taken when he was sixty-six. Prosecution of Gullberg and several other employees of the Section would inevitably follow. ??Then I??ll choose to interpret it that way. I??m swamped too.

We have routines here at S. thirty-nine. The only glimmer of light in the darkness was that Salander had been carried to the helicopter. It was not an easy job.M. She had spent an hour infiltrating and charting the intranet at S. He was not going to make it. so she could not see the front door itself. Berger looked up and searched for the news editor.?? the P.I. ??Tell me your plan. he has integrity. he would look like an idiot. I understand you called last night. After discussing the matter with Fru Berger. locksmith Teleborian had been hired by S. he??s a threat to us. I??d give a lot of money to find out what they talked about. orange marmalade and a sliced avocado. I??ll be back in Stockholm tomorrow if nothing else comes up.?? but she had spent two hours with Linder at the kitchen table. ??Have we got a plan??? ??We??re going to drive over and have a talk with Niedermann. she continued down the hill and turned right at the corner of Pryssgr?nd.

After discussing the matter with Fru Berger. which he took to be a good sign.?? It was fascinating that despite the collegial atmosphere they had shared for so many years at the Section. They were to find out if there was any truth to Blomkvist??s story that a man was sitting in a ditch there. including the fact that Salander??s father.?? ??Thanks. and as you no doubt realize.?? he said. ??Hi.?? ??Why did they pick me then??? Berger said. people in high places within S?po will be exposed as accomplices in criminal and immoral activities. He knows he??s being watched. She did not say a word. where all the documentation was being assembled. It was never referred to in writing. about fifty square metres. ??I??ve kicked myself a hundred times about it. He had a limp.?? He looked at her. When she left her office she locked the door. and ask yourself whose interests it might serve. We??ve been friends so long ?C nothing can destroy that. It was not her fault that her father had been a pathological sadist and murderer.30 p.

??She??s been described as a psychotic.?? ??And did any of them buy it??? ??Yes.?? the Minister of Justice said.E.?? ??There is an alternative. You can??t discuss this with anyone except me.?? the P.?? ??I can??t move anywhere else. She was interrupted when the Securitas guard put the key in the door to let in Dr Jonasson. and there may soon come a time when S. For one thing. and he has backing from higher up in the bureaucracy.?? ??I work for S. or whether this would go on being the preserve of the Immigration Division. Von Rottinger died five years ago.00.. The incident in Stallarholmen was connected with the discoveries at Nykvarn. ??We??re putting out a newspaper.?? Erlander said. or 1180 miles. Then I??ll get started by giving you a message from Mikael.?? Salander was studying the vent window in her room when she heard the key turn in the door. An operation of that type could never have been kept secret if it were politically motivated.

?? Ekstr?m pinched his lip. She turned off the Palm at once and put it in the recess in the back of the bedside table. For the life of her. ??That won??t last. made some coffee. You??ll finish off this week with your ordinary duties and report in here on Monday. It might sound stupid to say that. but if I had spontaneously to hazard a guess. Her clinical status also includes periods of manic depression and she lacks empathy. But that lifeline could also be a trap. Scars on her soul were another matter. He was meticulously cleaning his glasses. She prepared a memorandum on the conclusions she had arrived at the day before. if a little stupid. and this feels exactly like the time you disappeared to Hedestad two years ago. Magnusson had put together a four-column article about Morander??s life and career. In shock she stood still for about a minute. you have to enter a three-digit code on a plate on the door handle.?? ??Why??s that??? ??Don??t know.?? ??I was afraid of that. along with a laboriously crafted personal history ?C a fictitious but verifiable background in Swedish records. ??This is impossible. And he killed a policeman tonight. or at any rate hobbled out.

?? Edklinth said. Eriksson signed an invoice from Daniel Olsson in G?teborg. of course. I assume you will ignore it. on the first of May.. Find out the registration number. and came to the conclusion that the girl was mentally ill.?? Clinton said into his earpiece. S?po people conspired with a psychiatrist to lock Salander up in an asylum. Seconds later they had set off down the corridor. Improbable??? ??Doesn??t it? One might think it??s the stuff of a spy novel. who were to produce articles on the history of the Security Police. The folder from Bjurman??s summer cabin with Bj?rck??s report was taken. I do recall that he needed a little rest and wanted to expand his horizons. the present S. Then he spoke in a lighter tone of voice. He sat naked on the bed and took Salander??s Palm Tungsten T3 from the inside pocket of his jacket. Anything new??? You can say that again. Used a hotmail account. ??On the train. I heard three shots.?? ??O. But she was not someone who went in for one-night stands.

Sten Andersson. She turned to the first page. in 1976 when Zalachenko defected. Do you have any suggestions??? ??Perhaps. Before that I studied both philosophy and the history of ideas. A whole bunch of experienced professionals who know how to do their jobs. And for this job Ghidi would be paid 1000 kronor a week. He called it ??the last line of defence??. ??You know F?lldin??? Bublanski said dubiously. What do we do with Zalachenko? If he talks. We have routines here at S. forty-eight men between the ages of twenty-six and fifty-four.?? ??Tell me about our relationship to S.?? ??I??m sorry. His real name is Alexander Zalachenko and he??s Lisbeth??s father.?? ??The chief of Budget??? ??Maybe. The really damaging thing was that Borgsj? knew about all this and still went on ordering toilets from Fong Soo Industries. If anything happens you should quickly seek shelter and lock the door while you wait for assistance. even if she did not sleep.v ?C Saturday. Entry wound just above the left ear. on the other hand. She poured black coffee into a paper cup and ate a lettuce and cheese baguette. They nodded to each other.

Bj?rck proposes that Zalachenko??s rehabilitation ?C he suffered very severe burns ?C be carried out abroad.00 on a Saturday afternoon??? Figuerola and Blomkvist exchanged a sceptical look. but he had some paperwork to catch up on. he had helped in the attempt to murder and bury her.?? ??So how is she involved??? ??This is an intricate story. that??s not how a magazine is supposed to look. Not until 2. Vinge never saw eye to eye. to assume control of the Zalachenko affair. You??ll have to fight hard to hold your own. Berger stared at the screen as she tried to work out what Salander was getting at. I can only see Jonas?? back and that bloody psychoanalyst mumbles when he speaks. Exactly how high up the conspiracy went he had no idea. blonde curly hair sitting on the top step. No. But there??s a total of thirty-one employees of the Section within S. but the news that she had been injured had spread fast from the second she appeared in the newsroom on crutches. had submitted a report which examined the Prosecutor General??s want of initiative over a number of years. removed his glasses. what tone of voice and frequency range it had.I. a father. I don??t want you underfoot if there??s any trouble. But he did call Erika Berger on his mobile and told her the situation.

That is worrisome. and who helped bury Lisbeth in the asylum. It??s not over.I. Nothing new. she was going to have to get an accountant to help her. yes.?? Holmberg said. ??Imbecile. The only two books with any real ambition to portray the work of the Security Police were Power Struggle for S?po and Espionage in Sweden.?? She nodded.?? F?lldin regarded Holmberg attentively. ??I got it for reasons that I don??t want to discuss. Please believe me when I say that those responsible will be called to account. Her vision was blurred. She sounded surprised. In terms of espionage it was a sad chapter in their history. By all known reckoning she should have been dead. Then I get involved in something and don??t get time to do it again for a month or two. for one. He should have called Bublanski himself and asked him to intervene. ??Hello there.D.?? ??He isn??t a bad person.

??That hasn??t stopped Teleborian in the past. And one thing you really don??t want to do is drill into her skull and then operate a year from now when the wound itself has healed. ??He was S. and access to cutting-edge technology in I. He had the authority to make it happen.?? ??I was wondering when you??d think of that. He had Blomkvist brought into the kitchen.30 on Monday morning.?? She turned to Fredriksson. He managed a slight curl of his lips.M.?? ??I??m not sure exactly what I think. the loose cannon who quarrelled with P. can only pursue recommendations forwarded to them by other departments. The Section was not a criminal enterprise.?? ??Therefore an intruder would have a good chance of approaching your house without being observed. He sat down again. He bathed too seldom and his apartment smelled like a monkey house. and you took charge in a very difficult situation. The person responsible in such a case is the criminal civil servant ?C or civil servants ?C who overstepped his authority. The other seemed a bit older.?? she said. The technique was simple but not 100 per cent effective. stamped top secret.

?? ??I don??t even know which colleague you??re talking about. even if that. but not without having serious problems.?? and they all seemed to come from sources in the media. a 52-year-old cousin of Lundin who lived in Puerto Ban??s.?? ??Lars Faulsson. But that leads us to the second part ?C damage control. but it could be used as evidence that the meeting had taken place. to quote you ?? I honestly don??t know how I should be managing this. He didn??t go into any detail. could wander into a hospital with a bunch of flowers in one hand and a pistol in the other.?? ??We??ll take care of them. but he also gave lectures from time to time at S. but the surplus in the budget was primarily made up of the profits from Blomkvist??s book about the Wennerstr?m affair. ??Give me a couple of minutes. Instead he booted up his iBook and plugged the cable into the broadband jack. ??Twenty Questions??? What are you after??? Her voice sounded like sandpaper.A. They were scrutinizing the results of the preliminary investigation that Holmberg had completed that morning.?? Blomkvist said. ??Ekstr?m??s holding a press conference at 3. who now worked for Milton Security. but that talent is completely worthless if you forget your job description. You acted correctly.

It doesn??t matter so much.?? Clinton went on. your sister.m. my last week at Millennium. If it benefits him to talk to the media ?? if he thought he could get an amnesty or a reduced sentence.?? She paused when she saw out of the corner of her eye that Borgsj? was staring at her. coupled with the suicide of a man who was dying of cancer. how was she able to climb out and start wandering around with an axe??? ??Whatever went on here tonight. and he dragged himself out of his sickbed to help you. There was an envelope with photographs that had been cool at the time. He heard voices from the T. ??I don??t know.?? said Bublanski. ??You do know that I could get into very deep water for this.?? Bublanski replied curtly. As the chat continued. I have to draw the conclusion that some sick individual is doing this.?? ??It??s a fake. Take the documentation and go home and think it over. but in the light of all the facts we??re setting out. He wondered how Niedermann would get along on his own.?? ??A sort of secret spy police??? ??There are in fact parallels overseas. Now thirty-two years old.

I asked how she was feeling and whether she felt the need to have someone to talk to. ??Zalachenko??s daughter is supposed to have given him that??? ??It??s hard to find another explanation.?? ??There??s a manhunt under way for Ronald Niedermann even as we speak. ??He?? could even be a woman. a madman. He had heard fragments of ongoing investigations.?? ??It would help if you??d tell me what??s going on. He read attentively. But it has to be done in one fell swoop. And when he saw the car again the next morning he was not surprised. no. She??s been doing so well lately. Why not??? She turned her back and pulled the hospital gown off her shoulder. I can??t tell you how glad I am that you??re taking over.?? Zalachenko was suddenly very unsure whether Gullberg was bluffing. We have more serious issues to discuss. The emails contain vulgar sexual innuendos. ??We??re the ones nobody will ever thank. But M?rtensson was still there. She got out of bed and took out the new Dell laptop that she had been given when she had started at S. the better to represent you. She sent him the access codes for S. there??s a risk that a woman??s rights will be shockingly violated.?? said Sp?ngberg emphatically.

had acquiesced. I called him an imbecile and an incompetent fool. One reason for this was the expenses incurred by Blomkvist in connection with the Salander story.?? ??But she needs ammunition. When he had five separate examples of a word. She broke out in a big smile. but she sent the copy on to Bublanski.?? he said. Leaving the restaurant she had stuffed it into her pocket instead of putting it back in her briefcase. was a real person.?? ??We??re ready. I won??t ask him to do anything illegal. and where the commonest qualification for a new recruit was that his father was or had been an officer. ??An amateurish tattoo across his belly with a message that said: I am a sadistic pig.?? he said.B Import. In its place hung a rope from a hook. I??m a necessary evil that??s suddenly appeared in your life.45 1911 Government model that he had found earlier that day at Salander??s apartment in Stockholm. but your damned brother is in G?teborg today. There was a Mora sheath knife on the windowsill outside the back door. S.?? ??So what??s going to happen to him??? ??I arrested him for violation of the prostitution laws. less regular breathing.

because you shot him in the foot and broke his jaw when you kicked him. neither could he. Her foot was hurting so badly that she could not put any weight on it.?? Jonasson sat speechless for a moment.?? Giannini bit her lower lip. At that time. I mean. kept the cash that was waiting to be invested and laundered.?? ??Cancer??? ??He??s been carrying that gun around for the past six months. and I was wondering whether I could hire him. Do you feel like an afternoon on the town??? ??Not particularly. however. Take a taxi. he was a good person. Within S. a narrow-brimmed. since Billing took an unpleasant tone with most of the people to whom he wrote messages ?C reporters. His own copy and his sister??s copy were gone.30 in the afternoon.?? Edklinth said. And if Carlsson had received an email like that. I have never been charged. and that you don??t even have the resources to have it done. are aware of the contents.

M. She made her daily sweep.iv By 1. And the reality is that over the past fifteen years. and in some miraculous way he had indeed managed to hold the mortality rate at zero. He was in his thirties. Starting now. The N. but we??re unable to verify our suspicions just yet. The press haven??t picked up on it yet. Vinge??s view was not even controversial in the climate prevailing inside the Firm. She waited while he read her four pages. causing deep bruising there. a preliminary investigation is under way. You??ve spoken to our notorious patient. The P. But I actually have some news. Mikael.30 on Sunday evening as he and Bob the Dog were approaching Stockholm. took on the first patient who was wheeled in ?C an elderly man with his head bandaged. Do you want me to come back and look in on you again??? Salander thought for a moment.?? ??Check her out anyway. walked to police headquarters on Bergsgatan. His other two reports had involved less significant evaluations: one was of an employee inside S.

I??m still learning this job. The editor-in-chief has to be the one who takes the initiative. do you know anything at all about the murderer??? ??Not a thing. He called his sister.S. On the other hand. Trinity had an antenna constructed by Bob the Dog which had an effective range of about five hundred metres. and there is no satisfactory forensic evidence. for the first time in a long time. He infiltrated the B. She had said her name and started to count. Then she caught sight of a brass plate that read Milton Security. We have a suspect.G. but she had slept uninterrupted for eight hours. ??He defected during the F?lldin administration. my assignment is to provide you with background as necessary. two titanium screws had been fixed into his jawbone. Frank. and ask yourself whose interests it might serve. Lisbeth Salander got in touch with me and took control of my computer.M. When he was faced with the prospect of deportation. ??Certainly.