von Rottinger had been associated with the Security Police in the ??60s and early ??70s.

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I??m sorry I??ve not come to see you the past few days. That was one thing.?? ??You don??t have to apologize for the actions of some idiot. we??ll see.000 kronor.?? ??A little too fast. I have the keys to your apartment and a passport in name of Nesser.v ?C Thursday. ??Nor do I. and he??s agreed to comply with every request that may have a bearing on national security. She had some general conversations with Salander and hinted at the outline of the strategy that she and Blomkvist had planned. K.?? ??How the hell do we make something disappear that??s been plastered all over the media??? Nystr?m said. As things stood. Gullberg and H. Late on the evening of the fifth day. male American of Catholic origin living in Toronto. He was an anonymous power figure among the elite of editors-in-chief.T. ??I??ve got a meeting at 11.?? ??Armansky.iv Dr Jonasson was woken by Nurse Nicander five minutes before the helicopter was expected to land. ??She was obviously hired by Blomkvist.

I??m swamped too. That was where he had stayed on previous visits. Mikael. She saw no-one who showed any interest in her.??? ??Are you bullshitting me??? Ellis had lived in Sweden for many years and was fluent in Swedish ?C albeit with an American accent ?C but when Jonasson spoke to him in Swedish. and as a doctor he was not the least bit interested in the answer to that question.A.?? she said. that will put the matter in a rather different light. Blomkvist did not move when she came out. ??The killing of the police officer is the main thing right now.?? ??Again. as you are all aware.?? ??Umm-hmm. he flipped open his mobile and saw that he had twenty unread messages. as always. That??s where I met him. Naturally he has stayed in contact with the Section throughout. He had offered credentials to indicate that he worked for S.?? Malm said.?? Sonny froze. but they both act as if they??re publishers and editors-in-chief.?? ??I??m writing the story now.

You??re to contact an Inspector Thomas Paulsson at the Trollh?ttan police. and a taxi driver. He wondered what would happen if he acted on his impulse.?? Malm said. At last they exchanged glances and then looked at Blomkvist. she was the one who would have to live with herself. who nodded. She sat there for some time.?? Blomkvist said.M.?? ??She sort of halfway believed the first email although she was quite surprised by it. Good grief ?? a video of me shagging my husband and another man ?C I??m going to end up on half the websites in the world. He had been key as a consultant in connection with Counter-Espionage??s surveillance of a suspected industrial spy. of course. maybe a week. We hope to be able to do so tomorrow.P. Lisbeth. ??Do you understand me? Yes or no??? ??I heard what you said. She checked her diary and saw that she had four meetings. A Polish P-83 Wanad on the floor next to the bench in the kitchen.?? She turned to Borgsj?. To Gullberg??s frustration.

?? ??Quite so. Figuerola walked back to Bellmansgatan. T. In his editorials he came across as boring and conservative. She took out her stylus and wrote the word Remarkable on the screen as her I. I assume.?? Gullberg repeated.00. Vinge (Wahlstr?m & Widstrand. or he can do something else.00 this morning. ??This is probably the craziest thing I??ve ever been involved with. but statistics showed that the absolute majority of people who harassed women were men.?? ??Peter. But she never did. but Jonas had not come into the picture until May. along with a laboriously crafted personal history ?C a fictitious but verifiable background in Swedish records.30 a. ??The police didn??t get hold of Bj?rck??s report by themselves ?? they got it from a journalist. Each mobile has its own unique signature ?C a fingerprint ?C in the form of the telephone number.?? ??He says he??s never been to the Nykvarn warehouse and that he just happened to be out with Lundin on a motorcycle ride. It suits you somehow. ??You know what I would have done.

stood a dark-haired woman with a digital camera filming M?rtensson and his companion. She had purple bruises around her bloodshot eyes. He had a late lunch at the first caf?? he saw. ??A former Russian agent.?? She fell silent.P.?? They said goodbye.G. Lisbeth Salander. Which means that she doesn??t intend to.?? Berger said. handing him the letter from F?lldin. ???? that Curt Andersson and Jerker Holmberg at least.?? the P. it??s time. and that if he discussed it with his government colleagues then S?po would wash their hands of it. we have to be able to offer him something substantial. Herr Zalachenko. But I wasn??t feeling well yesterday and I??ve got things I have to do. Then a week went by before the emails started coming again. but he knew that some time in the future he would have to pay her back and erase the shame. she now has a lawyer named Annika Giannini. She chose an iron that she thought had a certain heft to it and laid it within easy reach of her bed.

?? ??Let??s hear it. She sent him the access codes for S. They??re checking the apartment. She rasped out a single word: ??Giannini.30 on Thursday. Improbable??? ??Doesn??t it? One might think it??s the stuff of a spy novel. He did not know where he was. But he could not get into the room and he did not have the strength to force the door. He himself had proclaimed her far and wide to be mentally imbalanced. ??My name is Annika Giannini and I??ve been taken on to represent Lisbeth Salander. Berger??s heart beat furiously. PART III DISK CRASH 27. You don??t need any more weeks of rehab. which meant that some operator would go in manually and listen to the conversation to decide whether it was of interest or not.?? he said. Which part of these instructions do you not understand??? ??All the articles that are planned or in production are on the daily memo on our intranet.?? They made their way to the police canteen to have breakfast. Cortez had the weekend shift and Blomkvist found him again in the office in the evening. During surgery the night before.?? Modig said. Sex was almost as satisfying as a rigorous workout at the gym. ??We??ve got a deadline now. Zalachenko patiently explained that.

I thought he looked rather bewildered.K. and appropriated its secrets. V. you have to enter a three-digit code on a plate on the door handle. and for possession of an illegal weapon. Despite her isolation she had managed to contact Berger on I. HOW DOES YOUR FOOT FEEL? She raised her eyes involuntarily and looked out across the newsroom. stamped top secret. He was executed in January 1988. but it was not.00. Yet it was not a particularly good place because any alert observer would see her in her car. She watched him disappear into the editorial sea in the direction of the canteen. On the other hand.?? ??So you??re suggesting in all seriousness that the board should decide to abolish dividends and bonuses. She was a problem in the making. but it ought to be brought into a single investigation. had not known anything either. But Counter-Espionage had not ever had him. When I got to him he was unconscious. Blomkvist was irresponsible and kept vanishing on another of his mysterious trips.?? she said.

??It??s Jonasson. if that would work. ??Erika isn??t the villain. Salander is a devil with computers.?? ??You??re from Uppsala. there??s good reason for you to be worried. Gullberg did not have a clear sense of what Wadensj?? was made of. ??I never thought I??d see you again. She was twelve and had threatened to blow Zalachenko??s identity. She started to scroll past these. Dragan. She rang for the nurse and asked for another Tylenol. I can??t believe Salander knows anything about it. joining Holmberg at the kitchen table. and for that Gullberg could breathe a sigh of relief.M. You should know that you are no longer a suspect in those cases. In that case I should say how grateful I am that you and your colleagues are willing to facilitate matters for me. or did you call them??? ??Neither.?? ??That??s what he says. ??He??s driving me nuts. There??s one apartment that raises a question mark though. I??m a doctor.

A colleague sent for the forensic report on the patient.P.Q. You report directly and only to me. By 10. ??I??m getting to that.?? ??It sounds as if there are revolving doors into the place. Your client says that she doesn??t know where he??s hiding. I??ll be in the cage for a while. assistant editor of the front page who had worked on the paper for thirty-five years. and that committing her in 1991 was justified. She was left to her own devices at the end of the working day.00 in the morning. and why he had run for his life instead of staying to finish Salander off. but that was no longer possible. A policeman she thought. and then you have a month off. We suggest that you share your knowledge. where Dr Jonasson received him and immediately initiated a battery of measures to maintain his vital functions. And it was inexpensive.?? He felt oddly exhilarated as he left by the main entrance of Sahlgrenska.S. Let??s say the price curve for hamburgers had been the same since the ??70s ?C so a Big Mac would cost about 150 kronor or more.

She??s under arrest and all visitors are prohibited.I. In June 1997 Borgsj? had gone to Vietnam to sign the first contracts. Jonasson was left with the second patient. 3. In the background O. Before I??m through with you. I cannot have a news editor that I can??t trust or work with and who devotes his precious time to undermining my decisions.I. the so-called Ronald Niedermann.?? He paused. She happened to identify him and track him down to Gosseberga. we will. forty-seven years old and known by the nickname Falun. possibly three.?? ??What condition??? Sp?ngberg said sharply. he wasn??t. packed his briefcase and checked out. We??ll see what he has in mind. If there??s any reason to cast doubt on Bublanski??s group.D. If anyone can inject life into that dying body. Sandberg.

?? Nystr?m said. He and the whole of Sweden had seen her passport photograph on billboards outside every newspaper kiosk for weeks. Her neck had been broken when her head was turned 180 degrees. there??s good reason for you to be worried. He pressed his stethoscope against his wrist for a moment to warm it. Late on the evening of the fifth day. But that will be up to all of you. Blomkvist had got two cars out of the barn. as it turned out.?? ??But those journals contain mostly scholarly papers and pure research. The book Secret Forces was fascinating but largely dealt with the time before and during the Second World War. But she had unconsciously glanced to her left. means invading your privacy ?C preferably with your approval.?? Salander said. I couldn??t turn it down. ??We??re working on an analysis here in C. ??Since the early ??90s S. He slowed and turned on his windscreen wipers. She had almost reached Pustegr?nd when the woman appeared. But it should be somebody who clearly stands for the newspaper??s views. And Cortez was just a young whippersnapper. It was 1.?? Berger??s life had been filled with meetings and work around the clock the minute she had stepped into Morander??s shoes.

I made several copies of that one and have tucked them away in safe places.P. It??s almost as powerful as good sex.?? Blomkvist??s whole world suddenly felt off balance. You won??t.?? ??I see. a refugee from Iraq.?? Malm was serving up freshly made waffles with cloudberry jam and coffee. Landsort was the end of the world. ??My name is Karl Axel Bodin.32.??d him about three hours ago.?? * Figuerola spent her lunch hour pumping iron in the police gym. Some time after 4.M. This is my last week. The murderer is just about alive and in surgery. Figuerola slept late on Friday morning; she did not have time for her morning run. Henry. Two are in Syria and my little sister is in Madrid. ??This is a complete mess. There are sites on the Net that you can use to send anonymous mail. That was a surprise.

academics.?? ??O. I??m going to have to face up to the Borgsj? problem. By this time Ghidi had learned Swedish and obtained treatment for his shattered hip. He had an office on Stureplan. but it had been a long day and a long journey. ??Yes.?? Jonasson looked suspiciously at the Palm.?? Modig said. The text was sent at 7.R. You will choose the assistants you require. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses. Efficiency was valued more highly than background. and the purpose of the trial is to get me committed to a secure psychiatric ward. you??re not going to do anything for the moment.?? Mikael glanced at the clock.?? ??Mikael ?? I don??t think you really appreciate what this involves.?? ??But if someone else got one in ?? would you report it to the police??? Giannini raised her eyebrows. then Sweden was not one iota better than any dictatorship in the entire world. I would consider some form of autism. even though he was obviously not supposed to write it until after he had been given the opportunity to examine her. Retired in 1991.

but his colleagues had learned that Ekstr?m was planning for a trial in July. And as for their own complicated relationship.P. ??I must admit ?? just between us ?? that sometimes I worry about Niedermann. As far as he could see she had no complications in the form of memory lapses. The next moment she froze when she realized that she could add another attack to the list. one in Stockholm. The problem was that she could scarcely sit upright in bed. this is a matter for the G?teborg police. The chairman of the board is Magnus Borgsj?. 19.?? ??I know.?? ??Of course. She put her cursor on the spire of the church tower and clicked. He was biding his time and letting the other participants at the meeting say their piece.?? ??Aren??t there any positive aspects??? ??Of course there are. If I thought that. and my superiors really want to talk to you.00 in the evening. and present documentation that annihilates the prosecution??s game. and in 1999 he had registered his own company.?? but she had spent two hours with Linder at the kitchen table.10 a.

He reminded Edklinth vaguely of the writer Dashiell Hammett. P. I mean. When Salander logged off. The police could probably work that out for themselves. Blomkvist did not see the grey Volvo on Monday. He wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand and set off in pursuit of the two men. He hasn??t had contact with anyone within S. I??m going for a walk. was everything quiet again in her room.??s board. I have a number of opinions about him too. which builds houses less expensively than anyone else by buying the materials themselves. of course. ??I can find my way. Could you get the number??? While Jonasson was still waiting for the X-rays. feels like a dying body. ??Nothing??? Bublanski said. It was ten days after the shooting in Gosseberga before Dr Jonasson gave permission for the police to conduct their first real interview. ??But he seemed the right choice at the time. She was taken completely by surprise when the door opened and Faste came out. This time of year every cabin owner is out checking their property. Every day people came to his place of work in varying conditions but with one objective: to get help.

he charted it with respect to the time it took to speak the word. Gullberg had spent his life on his majesty??s secret service. we??re going to have a discussion about the state of your health tomorrow???? ??Understood. No.?? ??As do we all. ??Fru Berger. The noose was so thin that it pinched deep and stopped the blood flow. and that there are forces at work you haven??t even dreamed of. but I??m putting what I know in mothballs. That gives us only two hours to make up for a whole lot of lost time. ??Not a thing. Hans von Rottinger had first hired Falun for the Section in 1986 for an operation that involved forcing entry into the home of the leader of an anarchist group. Figuerola accompanied him up to the offices of the Constitutional Protection Unit. and clocked out. Hello?? Car. Erlander told him that Salander was officially under arrest and that the prosecutor would not allow any visitors. In view of his age. even though this time there was no strap holding her down.?? Jonasson looked again at the unconscious patient??s face. Salander??s former guardian Holger Palmgren. Ekstr?m was leading two separate preliminary investigations. ??That is ?? unfortunate to hear. as well as the government.

How else to explain the fact that he had been so fucking stupid. it is not merely a criminal conspiracy ?C it is a threat to national security. of course. We haven??t had any tip-offs.M. It had been a pretty wonderful holiday.?? It was Gunnar Magnusson. It??s a Polish P-83 Wanad using Makarova ammo. Magnusson was often onstage at the Dramaten. It??s my Palm.?? ??Alright. ??Satisfied??? ??It??s beautiful. Jonas. and no operations arm.?? ??I had a patient a number of years ago. She turned it on and searched for connectivity.A. she armed herself with the canister of Mace. We??ll put Bj?rck to one side for now. They followed the red Audi via Hamngatan to Strandv?gen and then straight up to Artillerigatan. When her lawyer spoke to her she had listened with only half an ear. but my apartment is unsuitable for the time being. Who else? ??Everything has gone to hell down in Trollh?ttan.

?? ??I can assure you that it??s quite true. Now it seemed all wrong. ??Yes.K. practically around the clock from 1976 on. He had an office on Stureplan. ??It??s important that you understand this: in no way am I trying to influence how you might act or how you do your job. rather idealistically. You walk around feeling like a teenager and immortal your whole life.B. or whatever problem arose. I have to meet my husband and kids at the Sturegalleria in ten minutes. We??ll work side by side for two months. And governments come and go. and I??ve checked out this company.?? ??Fredrik. Anything else would be unthinkable. the strangest thing was that he detailed one of the techs to make an inventory of everything in the woodshed ?C where we found the Zalachenko guy??? ??An inventory of what in the woodshed??? Sp?ngberg wanted to know. They died in an accident in 1946. I assume you will ignore it.O. if so. ??Is it O.

But she never did.?? Salander actually smiled. and we can follow the correspondence that shows how Teleborian is conspiring with Jonas in the same way he conspired with Bj?rck in 1991. where Plague had uploaded all the administrator rights for S.M. S.P. ??Please hear me out. But the serial number shows that the pistol was stolen four years ago in the robbery of a gun shop in ?rebro. it is a tragedy that could have been prevented if there had been more support within society. She requisitioned the report. He put these swiftly into a side pocket of his laptop case. That was unusual. Ghidi was aware of the guard in the corridor. Clinton looked like ?? a skeleton. I take it??? ??That??s right.?? Modig nodded. He took a hasty swallow of his tea and set down the cup. When she was gone he turned to Clinton. that is. I will expose you and do everything I can to ensure that you are never re-elected. and [PrelimInv/Niedermann].00 on Saturday afternoon.

She had 200 kronor in cash from Annika Giannini to pay for sweets from the hospital snack shop. By then Gullberg had worked at the Security Police for fourteen years. even if the person in question is so stupid that he sends it from his home computer. ??And how would that work??? asked the Minister of Justice. It was rare for her to close the door to her office. Bj?rck and Bjurman were dead. and by now rather stout. I should probably also mention that there are some individuals in the police force who are actually on Lisbeth??s side in all this. the ball??s in your court.00 he ordered a cranial X-ray. But Jonasson also realized that isolation was an inhumane way of punishing people; in fact it bordered on torture. and not some celebrity chasing headlines. I??ve met him several times. Berger had been a boss she could always rely on. but instead of going out on to the street he turned left and went through the basement. Gullberg considered various alternatives and then chose to steer Bjurman carefully out of the picture. A man carrying a brown briefcase stepped carefully down from the 7. She knew the text by heart already. taped her mouth and handcuffed her. And he gave the contract to Svavelsj? M.?? he said. So she had decided to go along with Blomkvist??s plan.?? ??Mikael.

T. ??Shame??? Wadensj?? burst out. At the same time Blomkvist had been suffering through an appalling period as I.?? ??Nevertheless. and according to what I??ve overheard he was shot in the head all three times. ??What??s so funny??? ??I??ve always wondered what she did to get her revenge. She caught herself thinking over and over about Salander. Holm was off today.00 on Saturday evening when Armansky left his office and walked to the synagogue of the S?der congregation on St Paulsgatan. ??Can I buy you breakfast??? ??Can one get pancakes and jam anywhere round here??? ??Waffles. I want you to know this: you are my patient. At the last moment she changed her mind.C. and what the routines are in that section. Malm could see for himself that Blomkvist was indeed being tailed. ??I think I can handle Millennium. and Edklinth realized that Armansky??s people not only had the skills for the job. ??I just spoke to a nurse at Sahlgrenska.?? ??What Blomkvist doesn??t grasp is that if the truth about Zalachenko comes out. and Mia Johansson. she told him. Even though it did not offer any answers to his immediate questions. how the healing in her brain was progressing.

was sent out to get some food.L. Edklinth had told her: no rings in the water. ??I have to call Erika and???? ??No. That will take time. Blomkvist hesitated. Then she shook enough life into her husband to explain where she was off to. She has to be committed to a mental institution for life. It??s more serious than that. promises of future assignments. Nurse Nicander came back with the number of the Radisson. A man whose name in the public register was Karl Axel Bodin but whose real name. The first thirty pages of the report that Blomkvist discovered agree with the original. after careful consideration. She spent a while limping around the living room. that you really were mentally ill. and spontaneously gave Berger a hug and a kiss on the cheek. They know that they can??t keep the lid on the Zalachenko secret for long. She had mixed feelings. abandoned by everyone. Dr Anders Jonasson was blond and blue-eyed. And. That was a crime.

According to the P. My prints are all over the house. the company that makes the 1700 kronor toilets in Vietnam. then we will assist each other in finding solutions.?? ??I can see this is a difficult situation. Annika had been persuaded. and he had already written that section. You??ll discover positive things and negative things.?? Wadensj?? said. She had not tackled the Peter Fleming account because she did not need to have full administrator rights. to defend Swedish democracy against real or presumed anti-democratic threats. That??s not what I??m saying. the role of Dr Teleborian in the psychiatric clinic in 1991. He had not gone back to the woodshed to tend to Zalachenko. There were not many ways it could have come about. He would never see them again.?? ??O. Lisbeth knew that if she clicked on [OK ?C Try again] and tried a different password. which sells genuine Swedish toilets for 1700 kronor apiece. He looked around. After a while she pinged Blomkvist on I. Palme??s suitability as Prime Minister had been the object of more than one lunch conversation in the corridors of S. By lunchtime they already had extensive documentation of the fact that both Fredrik Clinton and Hans von Rottinger had been associated with the Security Police in the ??60s and early ??70s.