react if they catch him. But he??s an idiot. ??But not me. He copied the address into Explorer.?? ??Good.. If Salander talked.

even though this time there was no strap holding her down
even though this time there was no strap holding her down.?? She poked him in the stomach. She took a hammer from the tool box in the basement and put that in the master bathroom too. the intensive care unit.?? Salander pressed her lips tight. ??You don??t know about the tattoo Bjurman had on his abdomen??? ??What tattoo??? Blomkvist was taken aback.?? ??What do you mean??? ??It??s Lisbeth Salander. He thought doctors often drew conclusions that they could not substantiate. Modig wondered how much she should say to a reporter. Lisbeth??? Go away. ??That won??t happen now. Second. We??ve also had enormous expenses.?? ??I don??t think???? ??It??s up to you. I??m leaving for G?teborg later this afternoon. There would certainly be headlines in the evening papers and it would probably result in an assault charge. The prosecutor is going to try to get you locked up in the psychiatric ward. and for the past week she had not taken any headache tablets. That will be done later this week. I??ve never had a confrontation with a prime minister before. M?rtensson and his companion were talking in low voices.?? ??But you two ?? he??ll publish it??? Armansky gave a curt nod.?? ??Which means that ???? He let the question hang in the air between them. so he stuck his head out a little further. ??a public defence has already been appointed.

They had had a long. Policemen aren??t supposed to think in those terms.?? ??I don??t like institutions that are beyond normal parliamentary scrutiny.?? ??But how did Bjurman get involved??? ??Palmgren had a stroke in the autumn of 2002. series. He worked as a newspaper boy. What could I say? If I asked what it meant. The evening papers and a morning paper had reported a person being badly injured in a car fire on Lundagatan on the date in question in 1991.S. Monika is working her backside off. The closest car will come from Adam Security in Fisks?tra. and generally she had done everything she could think of to make him understand how she wanted the newspaper to be shaped. The difference is that it locks automatically when you close it. It was highly unlikely that Evert Gullberg would ever be brought before a court. ??We??ve borrowed the place for tonight??s meeting. What can I tell him??? ??Two days ago I was ready to approve a discharge. Waltari may be an idiot. 2.?? ??On the other hand I??m afraid that if I don??t do something. When she wore a sleeveless T-shirt or a summer dress.?? ??An excellent career advancement. Baksi had been caught in the act by Per-Erik ?str?m ?C the same man who went on to be the paedophile hunter at Save the Children ?C who in the ??80s was the research secretary at the Trades Union Federation. ??Annika. Lottie? Dig up her passport picture. ??No again.

But it ended. and examined her to check on her progress. ??Benny K. Her foot was hurting so badly that she could not put any weight on it.?? ??That ?? wasn??t so good. At 7. Cortez had demonstrated that in 1999. Nothing unusual about this. If the government was not informed. he had established his own headquarters at Salander??s apartment. & M. ??How long do I have to lie here like this??? ??You mean in the hospital? It will be at the least a couple of weeks before we can let you go. I told her to go home. Otherwise what sounds like a cross-section of middle-class Sweden.F.?? Berger put down her fork and stared at him. Our work is less and less about identifying spies. ??Do we have the name of the assailant??? Eriksson shook her head as the telephone rang again. some of it. He hadn??t been able to pull his gun. I can??t believe Salander knows anything about it.?? ??My superior is the one who wants to talk to you. The hopes for a breakthrough. but she could not. He was amazed that such a small.

??Three weeks at S. When they got back to the news desk they saw Morander get up and come over to the door of the glass cage. the journalist Dag Svensson. But now I have to be careful that the muscles don??t turn to fat. you have to enter a three-digit code on a plate on the door handle. ??Raml?sa. Then she turned and locked the bathroom door. What makes you ask such a dramatic question??? ??It??s prompted by a dramatic and extraordinary request. ??That??s about it.?? ??Did you make eye contact??? ??No. She then glanced at the bedside table and saw the water glass. I have no idea what these particular grey cells are for. 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. It was a code that Kalle Bloody Blomkvist had been forced to work out when he got into her apartment on Fiskargatan uninvited and tripped the burglar alarm. and obviously he would be interested in any related information.P. ??He turned east???? ??We can see you both. I??d have to get myself a new lawyer. and his request was instantly met. He visited her three times that evening and noted that her temperature had stabilized at 37. She could not see him anywhere. for Christ??s sake. ??Hmm. one in Stockholm. According to Erlander.

Monica??? ??We??re following up on the robbery of the grocer??s in Sunne. She radiated a cheerful confidence. Don??t misunderstand me ?? I??ll tell the truth as I see it in what I publish. If she wants to tell you where she lives. And you send a couple of village policemen to arrest him as if he were some Saturday night drunk.M. a madman. Zalachenko is Salander??s father. We??re looking at the blueprints for all the relevant offices and apartments. He did recognize that the Member of Parliament had reason enough for complaint. Berger had not even known of his existence. he called Berger himself. the IB affair. It was impossible. which provided electricity for her bedside lamp and digital clock.I. She could just see the back window of M?rtensson??s Volvo. I??ve got a young woman here who??s been shot in the head. ??Hello.00 p. But Lisbeth should be able to choose whether she wants to make use of them in her trial.?? Erlander had no more questions. You must understand how improbably complicated this story has become. ??And we??ve only known each other a few days. The problem would then unfold in two parts.

which in this case meant that the chief had covered his back.K. At 2. capitalism is what matters here.?? ??Of course. editor-in-chief. She saw the face of a complete stranger and memorized every detail.?? the assistant chief of the Violent Crimes Division concluded.?? ??An attack alarm can??t be cancelled the same way you would cancel the burglar alarm.?? Jonasson said.?? ??How badly hurt am I??? ??Your prognosis is good. ??Can you hear me.?? ??Take it easy. ??Am I going to get mixed up in something I ought to know about??? ??You??re not going to get involved. either openly or covertly. Henry is chasing it down. Blomkvist studied her carefully as she came back from the ladies??. In short. It appears to be older than the others.?? ??I??m not suggesting that they should lose money.?? ??You have my word. which she was immediately given. * Salander handed back the mobile to Dr Jonasson. She poured black coffee into a paper cup and ate a lettuce and cheese baguette.?? ??That helps a bit.

you would most probably be charged with manslaughter. Besides ???? ??Besides what??? ??It??s nothing. It had been two days now since the break-in. Hello. I checked with the embassy.?? ??I understand. It??s possible that when this conversation is over. Someone would have called in a favour and got someone to talk. She spent a while limping around the living room.?? Nystr?m said. psychiatrist Lars Faulsson.I. her army scattered. And this is the document that proves me right. He needed cash. & E. First. And somewhere the idea seems to have popped up that she might have been involved in selling steroids. or even with the duct tape that some inspired soul had applied. It was a question only of how the case was presented. One part concerns Zalachenko. ??Then look into Gullberg??s background. But I noticed that the report was vague in the extreme. which eventually became a law office at Odenplan. ??I??ll make sure you get some painkillers in a minute.

Keep your eyes peeled ?? So tell me. ??Give him a copy. It was in an upstairs room used by Niedermann. all of which had contained the word ??whore. but his mind was working on a completely different level as he reconstructed the key points. At around 11.?? He sat down on the sofa in the living room with his iBook on his lap and worked without any breaks all day. but a great many institutions and phenomena also fell within the bailiwick of the division. deep inside she was pleased with Salander??s silence.?? ??It??s precisely the same thing.?? If Zalachenko could have laughed he would have. Her only problem was that she had an arrow through her skull. I??d have sounded the alarm. You??ve had an operation and you??re in the intensive care unit.?? ??I don??t think so.P. and I can??t tell the others before I tell him. This will require extraordinary measures. possibly three. ??Excuse us for summoning you to this meeting at such short notice.?? Blomkvist burst out laughing.?? ??As do we all. ??You still haven??t got it.?? Bublanski said. who??s in the neighbouring rooms.

It ended in a violent argument and a spectacular fight between the sisters. I checked with the embassy..?? ??I promise. ??Hi. exposed Wennerstr?m and eventually got him a life sentence for treason at L?ngholmen prison. He looked concerned. However. The technique was simple but not 100 per cent effective. right ?? here??s what it says in the daily memo: quote. and that the objective once more is to confine you to a nuthouse. but saw no-one who seemed to be paying him any attention. having met her before. but Cortez had solid evidence. To the bathroom with you. Vitavara Inc. It was beautiful and well done. Which Nieminen doubted ?C Lundin had never been clever with money. In that respect. either openly or covertly. ??We??re going down the perfect-bound trade paperback route. I asked you for two things: first.?? he confirmed. other people can. and I can also say that we had conversations with him about once a month until recently.

To her surprise she found the visits of Dr Jonasson pleasant. She realized that once again she was confined to an institutional bed. for the sake of fairness.?? he said. She signalled and headed off a couple of pedestrians who tried to sneak across even though their light was red. As long as you live. And the person who would decide when it was time for that was Dr Jonasson. time to get up.K. If you admitted that you put golf clubs around the place with the intent of arming yourself. He was running out of time. I don??t know who??s going to be in charge of this case or if it??ll be transferred to Ekstr?m in Stockholm. and he would have to take control of the situation. According to the doctors. Holm.?? He knows that I have a photographic memory ?? and that I??m a hacker. with a petrol bomb. She looked on the verge of tears.v ?C Thursday. He thanked the nurse and followed the sign to the staircase. but???? ??I can??t wave a magic wand and conjure up the contents of a daily newspaper by sitting in my glass cage and just wishing for things. Lottie will follow Teleborian.E. She studied the photographs of the two men who had allegedly followed the journalist Blomkvist from Caf?? Copacabana on May 1. through her report.

Hmm. and he has a very painful facial wound. ??No. But there was one policeman dead and another severely wounded on the road to Nossebro. they displayed towards her an attitude that was so antediluvian it was almost comical. All that is nonsense. and opened the folder of notes from her last conversation with Salander. It took her a few seconds to make the connection. the youngest person at the meeting. and I won??t report it to the tax authorities.?? Ekstr?m repeated in a brittle tone. He was arrested with Lundin at Stallarholmen.Sunday. Blomkvist sat on a sofa while Baksi got coffee from a machine in the hallway.P. Formally.?? ??Not a problem. ??I wouldn??t be able to swear it??s the same person???? ??But it is. Even though by now the statute of limitations has run out on the specific instances of crime. but somebody in the newsroom got an email from you. In 1969. Finally she shrugged. If it benefits him to talk to the media ?? if he thought he could get an amnesty or a reduced sentence. & E. but she could not untie the rope that bound her hands behind her back.

was founded in the ??70s. She was locked up inside her shell and kept her distance from those around her. S. The disk is very strong evidence. Her own job was to keep tabs on the government departments and parliament on behalf of Millennium.?? ??But F?lldin is alive and willing to talk about the matter. ??Teleborian??? Jonasson could not help overhearing the name. ??You look tired. Lisbeth??? Go away. on G?tgatan.00 in the evening and Rosin showed her around the house.U. Curt. His injuries seem to be similar to those of a car crash victim ?C it??s hardly credible that anyone could do such damage with his bare hands: a broken leg. a production company and a management company. Various assignments had been given to Cortez and Eriksson. Blomkvist regarded P. I have ordered an investigation. I had to read them the riot act. Annika is doing her best to prepare for your trial. He hesitated for a long time. A Russian agent. and his job was to make sure she got well. Henry. he would not have given the car a second glance.

operations managers. past the parliament building.?? ??We didn??t agree on the angle in the article about the government??s tax proposal. ??You??re here on a temporary basis. She walked out of the front door just as the taxi drew up.?? ??Have you appointed an assistant editor??? ??Henry. she accepted.?? ??She had an operation soon after she was brought in and was awake in the early evening. and I??m beginning to expect that we??ll find her fingerprints on the cigarette case. He??s ambitious and on the lookout for anything that will benefit his career. Improbable??? ??Doesn??t it? One might think it??s the stuff of a spy novel. Someone wanted to sell her Viagra. How??s it going with the case of Svavelsj? M. he was following in the footsteps of another well-known spy. and so on.?? Salander looked at him with sudden alertness as soon as he mentioned the word ??psychiatrist??. Despite persistent attempts to establish the truth and uncover the crucial evidence ?C the smoking gun ?C the Section had never found any proof.?? ??I was afraid of that. No such address exists. ??I just wanted to say that I??m really very pleased with the way you took control today. ??we??re sitting here with P.G. I want you to focus on the follow-up care given to severely injured patients in corridor 11C. He was Salander??s friend. Lisbeth Salander logged on to Hacker Republice and saw that Plague was online.

?? ??You??ve got to let things settle down. Annika has obeyed the rules.22 calibre Browning.. right next to the gate to the Maria lift. He had transferred the most crucial documentation to her desk. How about that??? ??This hypothetical computer is soon going to send you a hypothetical email. Zalachenko was watching her in the light that came from the corridor. She could not imagine how he could finish in time. 2. names and organizational charts. ??Are you ready to come back to work??? Clinton looked up. and I do need to talk to you. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses. All this nonsense about security classification was little more than words anyway. he had identified the most glaring holes in the story. By that time you had retired. It was the same hotel Blomkvist had spent the night in several days before. has anyone received any more weird emails??? ??Not that I??ve heard. that is.?? ??The whole thing has to do with my contract with Millennium. but she could sense Blomkvist looking at her as he passed. and smelled coffee from the kitchen where his wife was already about her morning chores. and he was offering her a chance to escape in a very different way. I wish he had left a letter.

?? ??And the third name??? Edklinth said. The Security Police recently initiated an investigation of this man because he had written a number of apparently unstable letters to well-known politicians and the media. ??That??s possible. and one of the few she had rewritten several times before she was satisfied. Not much to hang on the Christmas tree. there is that possibility. She sat up in bed and looked at the man beside her. and film roles.?? ??And you don??t want to be dependent on anything.?? she said. Just as Figuerola reached the Bishop??s Arms. I don??t know how we??re going to make it. The man from N.?? Rosin thought for a moment.00 the next morning.?? ??We won??t have time to dig up the whole story. Gullberg saw a red flower-shaped splatter on the wall behind the bedhead. What she was interested in was access to S.?? ??What sort of burns??? ??I??m guessing a taser. The trade in building materials goes through wholesalers who set their own prices.?? She burst out laughing. The exceptions were on those occasions when Inspector Erlander had asked her what she knew about Niedermann. to make you aware of the sensitive nature of the situation. ??Lisbeth Salander. You??re a victim.

She called the registrar and was informed that no report with that protocol number existed.?? Gullberg said. He shook hands with ArmanskyWednesday. ??I??ll sum up so that I am absolutely certain that I understood you correctly. who nodded. They chatted for a while. At the clubhouse.P. Blomkvist looked in surprise at the cigarette he had extracted from his jacket.?? ??In this case ??nothing?? could be quite a lot. but he??s afraid to make operational decisions.?? Armansky said. I suspect it??s Holm??s doing. I??m now on a side street off Linn??gatan. And what about the events of April 12? Zalachenko was conveniently murdered at Sahlgrenska hospital by a mentally ill fanatic at the same time as a burglary was committed at Blomkvist??s apartment and Advokat Giannini was mugged. newspaper and government offices received letters in which he threatened to kill Karl Axel Bodin.?? said Holmberg. Otherwise what sounds like a cross-section of middle-class Sweden. ??Because the median age of our readers is fifty-plus.00. Malin. How fast can you have the story ready??? ??Two weeks.

She had no clue as to what had happened after she had swung the axe at Zalachenko??s head. That should be enough for a cheap pair of jeans and a T-shirt at the Salvation Army store. less regular breathing. if a group of police officers decided to stretch the laws so that an individual??s constitutionally guaranteed rights were infringed. Karl Axel Bodin. She had some general conversations with Salander and hinted at the outline of the strategy that she and Blomkvist had planned.?? It took some while before she got an answer. Who was the other??? ??F?lldin met him only on that one occasion and couldn??t remember his name. who told me that they had recently initiated a preliminary investigation against him. Come on. a spring baton. But the pain was manageable. Who was murdered??? ??Herr Bodin. If I take on her defence. She radiated a cheerful confidence. Bublanski was working only on Niedermann. But now they want me to start asap. And if they did not. unzipped the outside pocket of his case.P. he would be forced to tender his resignation immediately. ??Based on current information.

She had a headache again. And you can still spend nine hours every other day on dialysis. I??m sorry I??ve not come to see you the past few days.?? ??Understood. I don??t like your tone of voice. and a kidnapping.P. If the situation had been reversed ?C if S. but he had some paperwork to catch up on. You must be a raving masochist. at least. ??She??s been described as a psychotic.?? ??It all sounds a bit ?? I don??t know.?? Malm said. I??m beginning to think that I made a colossal mistake taking on the job. In the distance she heard a voice that seemed to be talking to her. ??That??s right. and no operations arm.T. They didn??t find anything. possibly three. I??m a police officer myself.

He said there was nothing to indicate that the murder was other than the impulsive act of a sick human being. ??Teleborian went straight to Ekstr?m. don??t do it.?? ??So you??re saying that Salander isn??t exactly what she seems to be. Zalachenko is an ordinary gangster who??s probably mixed up in several murders and other criminal activities.?? ??Good Lord. Malin is tough. only vice versa. Do we suspect this Niedermann of all of them? If so. He says that he had nothing to do with the murders in Stockholm. He was. There was a photocopy of a passport application form for one Idris Ghidi. It was an indication that Niedermann was functioning. leadership will have an unpleasant surprise. agent who had apparently turned up in Sweden on Election Day in 1976.?? ??Yes??? ??It??s this: if I??m not present.?? ??Could I make a small. And he could not help feeling flattered that he was being given information ?C off the record. I know that you??ve worked together for twenty years or so and you??ve had your ups and downs. It involves big beasts who are either retired now or close to retirement. ??We??re the ones nobody will ever thank. who had an alcohol problem.

Berger had gathered her colleagues into Millennium??s small conference room with only a few minutes?? notice.?? ??You misunderstand me. Right now we??re examining a large number of old personnel files. and most crucially: what was the truth surrounding Bj?rck??s report from 1991? ??That is a serious matter. both as a kid and as an adult. He withdrew cash from an A. 1966).?? ??I heard the news.C. It could be if someone is trying to break in or turns up in the garden or something like that. The problem was that she could scarcely sit upright in bed.??Friday. First of all.?? the Minister of Justice said. Gullberg had no doubt that Zalachenko was a sick bastard. If anyone can inject life into that dying body.?? ??Credibility? That??s a peculiar question.?? ??Oh??? ??He wants you to know that he??s told me most of the story. since Dr Endrin was assigned to her case.?? ??I didn??t think you were or you wouldn??t have slept here last night.?? ??Which is what ????? ??Lisbeth Salander suffers from a serious mental disorder.?? Sellberg looked rather startled.

to the point. Lunch consisted of black coffee and a meatball sandwich with beetroot salad. ??Lisbeth. that I be informed of everything that has a bearing on the Salander case. How else can we explain the report from 1991 ending up in the hands of Advokat Bjurman??? ??Another man who spends his time with prostitutes??? Gullberg said. ??Fredrik Clinton. Is that understood??? ??Yes. S. the supplementary information that the prosecutor considered irrelevant to the preliminary investigation.?? ??O. The technique was not uncommon. By this time Ghidi had learned Swedish and obtained treatment for his shattered hip. just ring for us.?? ??Curt Andersson. June is a double issue. My prognosis is that the third quarter will produce a significant loss. Niedermann is a murderer who has no grain of conscience. ??Go on. Her problem was how to respond to his questions. had begun his criminal career stealing cars at seventeen. That should be happening ???? ?C Bublanski looked at his watch ?C ???? yes.iv Modig and Holmberg arrived at G?teborg Central Station just after 8.

who was snoring peacefully. We have routines here at S..?? Modig sighed. but his clients were for the most part corporations with head offices in Switzerland or Liechtenstein. he had helped in the attempt to murder and bury her. and he did not ask any questions. and locked away in a psychiatric hospital to stop her blowing the gaff on Zalachenko. so we??re all square. They agreed that the situation might be more serious than S?po had at first assumed. Bj?rck messed around with teenage prostitutes and Millennium were going to expose him. yes. If you are involved. And until we??ve found out what??s wrong. because you shot him in the foot and broke his jaw when you kicked him. and it was only when she had to turn off the alarm in the hall that she remembered her husband was not at home. But she could see that he was lost in his own thoughts. He prescribed various medications and complete bedrest. nor will it cause any problems for you or for Ghidi. The tone of his muscles testified to the fact that he spent a number of hours each week at the gym. ??Focus on the information. And sex with Blomkvist.

He took a pinch of snuff. The P. 8. and even suggestions that the operation was altogether unnecessary. thought Malm. You are going to have some painful times ahead while your body heals. He was on the night shift in A. Through its global satellite monitoring the N. The Filofax.?? ??I have a feeling that this story is going to be about something altogether different.?? ??Thank you. which dealt with the Wennerstr?m affair. The difference between Trinity and the N. Just let??s see if you understand this message. Status report??? ??Rather unsettled. ??Hello. lost in thought. not tonight or next week or whenever you feel like getting your arse out of your chair. The French secret police had sent frogmen to New Zealand to blow up the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior.?? Gullberg said.?? ??My superior is the one who wants to talk to you. But he was still alive.

?? ??A little. agent who defected from the Soviet Union seems impossible to verify. and through the building behind theirs on to H?kens Gata. and I??ll try to work out what??s going on. Blomkvist leaned towards her.?? Cortez put down the telephone and drummed so loudly with his fingertips on the edge of his desk that Nilsson glared at him.M. Who were those dead bodies??? Nieminen had a vicious retort on the tip of his tongue. Then she checked the hard drives of Ekstr?m (some routine correspondence about the trial) and Teleborian.M.?? Gullberg drew a series of concentric circles on his notepad. then we??ll decide what to do. Even if they provoke you or accuse you of whatever ?? Can you promise me??? ??I could manage that. The important thing right now was to consolidate their forces. But instead of the usual assignment at sea that he had anticipated.?? Modig blinked twice.?? ??All food is decent.?? ??What??? ??It??s on the top floor. If it were just a matter of anonymous hate mail we would make a decreased threat assessment. then. and I??m afraid she??s going to get the same medicine when the trial begins.P.

?? ??Alright. As a result of this outburst.?? ??I??ll come to your place at 8. so he limped to the telephone booth at the grocer??s to call Landsort and book himself a room in the old ships?? pilot lookout. He needed time and space to think. patients and visitors. He looked up at her. It was Giannini. Tell us what you know. There has been almost no limit to the fantasies that have been circulated about her. Bj?rck hangs himself ?C a person with whom Edklinth wished he could have had a serious talk. forty-two. ??Gullberg is out of his mind. I don??t have time for a long conversation now ?C I have to meet Prosecutor Jervas in forty-five minutes. said. I don??t know how he??s going to react if they catch him. But he??s an idiot. ??But not me. He copied the address into Explorer.?? ??Good.. If Salander talked.