you??ll develop scar tissue in your brain. But that doesn??t mean he has to behave like an idiot

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shook hands with Blomkvist. we??ll keep the lid on S?po??s involvement for the time being. They take care of their normal jobs and do some discreet moonlighting for us should the need or opportunity arise.?? ??You??ve been pretty busy these last few months. to ?? what? A complete loony? Salander might be innocent of murder. that would be fun. Here??s the latest version. Giannini came in. but rather that he was an especially cunning and intelligent spy who was not tempted to make the same mistakes that other Soviet spies had made. By this time Ghidi had learned Swedish and obtained treatment for his shattered hip. Then the manhunt would at least ease up a bit. Figuerola expected him to follow his quarry. and was then on the books of S?po until the collapse of the Soviet Union. It concerns only those directly involved. Advokat Giannini. ??Yes ?? well ?? he said he needed to know exactly how many pieces of wood were in there. He could be in Oslo by now. A pistol would compensate for her physique. I want to caress you and kiss your breasts. 4.I. but stopped with his hand on the receiver. You didn??t say a word about it at the two o??clock meeting.

?? ??Nevertheless.?? ??I didn??t know that. turquoise sandals with a low heel. He looked concerned. Tell him that I have copies of ?? everything. He was an agent for the Soviets?? G. He??s not married. Now thirty-two years old. if I??ve understood correctly. Eriksson was fine.?? He looked Holmberg steadily in the eye. We have a stock portfolio that has dropped in value by about 30 per cent compared to ten years ago.M. That??s what he put in the report.?? Gullberg ignored the insinuation. She put the folder on the windowsill and stretched out in the bath to ponder the situation.?? ??Do you have your own bloody intelligence service at Millennium??? she burst out. but she did not sense the same condescension from him. She was pleased and thanked me for taking the trouble. He had first met Jonasson at a seminar in Stockholm fourteen years earlier and discovered that they were both fly-fishing enthusiasts. who now worked for Milton Security.M.?? Edklinth said.

How the hell did they think I would?? Then she looked in the cloth bag and found at the bottom a scrap of folded paper.?? Cortez said. * Giannini was with Prosecutor Jervas for fifteen minutes. So. V. Figuerola looked into her rear-view mirror. switched on the night light and looked around the room. He took the lift up to the reception on the fourth floor and was immediately shown into a conference room. Edklinth was wondering what was on Armansky??s mind. in spite of her unusual name. I have the keys to your apartment and a passport in name of Nesser.P. but it??s also a sensor for the ground floor that you??ll have to turn on when you??re upstairs at night. She showered.?? ??Hans Faste is back on duty.?? This.P.?? ??So I do need to visit her to do a first-hand evaluation of her condition. I want to have something that shows that Prosecutor Ekstr?m is today working with Teleborian in some inappropriate manner. I??m sorry I??ve not come to see you the past few days. She had twice texted her husband to tell him that she was still held up. She wasn??t interested in those. Otherwise there??s one very large room.

?? ??No. ??So why did you resign from the police force??? Berger said. The storm had moved in over G?teborg. it is not merely a criminal conspiracy ?C it is a threat to national security. Then she nodded slowly.?? He paused.00 on Saturday morning. We??ve had a long discussion about the constitutional implications ?C obviously we want it to be handled properly. He studied his unexpected visitor as she stood up. ??This is great. Lisbeth is not allowed to have visitors. ??That I don??t know. Then he gently raised her shoulder and located the entry wound in her back.?? ??If he has gone. ??Yes. It??s on my desk. are you still there??? ??Sorry.?? ??Yes. ??Are you livid??? ??Insanely. and I??m the one paying her to defend Salander. It did not work. this would have been hard to avoid. she continued down the hill and turned right at the corner of Pryssgr?nd.

?? ??Your apartment is compromised.m. we have to work faster. He remembered the whole thing as having been very unpleasant. He picked up her chart and studied her temperature graph and the record of medications.?? ??So who in the building is working for the Zalachenko club??? ??We don??t know yet. She went around the car and got into the driver??s seat. He could not identify any one of them. and gradually he disengaged himself.10. There were two kinds of injury that he hated. Then I can sum up everything I said in two sentences. All the time she expected someone to call and tell her that pictures of her were posted on some website. He took into account that Salander must be under a great deal of stress for having been suspected of three murders plus a damn-near fatal assault on her late father. Possibly also to show them how a real police investigation should be run.?? ??So who in the building is working for the Zalachenko club??? ??We don??t know yet. way beyond their budget. It felt as if it was the first time in weeks that he had even been to his office. After a period of computer celibacy.?? Her hair was still so short that he hardly needed to push aside the tufts to feel the scar above her ear.P.?? Ekstr?m flinched at the mention of the name Blomkvist. could you smuggle me in a hand-held computer so that I can keep in touch with people online??? ??No.

P.?? ??How do you mean??? Sandberg looked so nervous for a second that Zalachenko had to smile.T. He went straight to his room and sat on the bed. I asked you to get Frisk and come to my office. Gullberg. but we don??t have the evidence to persuade a court. What I??m trying to figure out is whether he wanted to attack you personally or whether he was just reacting to the fact that you were looking at him. She was obviously trying to find an address on the map while she talked on the telephone. Figuerola giggled. She sat on the edge of the bed and tried Cortez next and then Eriksson.?? ??Precisely. I??m something as old-fashioned as a democrat. Ronald Niedermann was without doubt a very talented person who had physical attributes to make him a formidable and feared individual. let??s wait and see what??s necessary and what isn??t. It was just before 4.?? ??Tell me.?? Sandberg said. and to identify the individuals responsible or in any way involved.?? Ellis had raven-black hair with a touch of grey. It was not always a bad choice. I??ll have to call Prosecutor Ekstr?m in Stockholm.00 that I can??t postpone.

I have to think about this.P. Annika has obeyed the rules. He leafed rapidly through the hundred or so pages. could present a more forceful strategy. Everything could have gone fine. I??ll come back and see you before you??re transferred. the ball??s in your court. That was not a good sign. since this afternoon. Now it turns out that you??re the last one in the office to find out. she??s under arrest. ??I just wanted to check on you. ??And how long have you known about this??? ??Since today. But Jonasson also realized that isolation was an inhumane way of punishing people; in fact it bordered on torture. Alexander Zalachenko. O.T. She would hardly notice the difference. You remember when Mikael was up in Hedestad sulking for almost a whole bloody year. conspicuous role. and she had severe headaches. formerly Senior Administrative Officer at the Security Police.

I don??t have to use their technical terms. but the source was a fake. Nurse Nicander handed him a cup of tea. But let??s analyse your article. Blomkvist went straight to the dining car and ordered more coffee and sandwiches. ??Borgsj? is chairman and majority shareholder of a company called Svea Construction. They??re sitting in the Tre Remmare pub on Vasagatan by the stairs down to the Akalla line. Blomkvist looked at the book and saw that it was in English.?? ??Very chivalrous.S. Malin Eriksson. That bastard Zalachenko. If you can??t manage a simple job like that then you might as well sit here with your thumb up your backside until the constitutional committee comes knocking on your door. Gunnar Bj?rck. and even suggestions that the operation was altogether unnecessary. Shit. She had to be at S. ??But a logical step would be to interrogate Zalachenko. ??I thought Salander had recovered. born 1950. whatever. pointing to her foot. I??ll arrange to hire one that you can trust.

regularly.K. An operation of that type could never have been kept secret if it were politically motivated.?? said Sandberg. Slip. Three of them were called [PrelimInv/Salander]. considering all the revelations that have already come out about her. When Lisbeth was eighteen they tried to institutionalize her again. Magnusson had put together a four-column article about Morander??s life and career. What are their working conditions like? What do they actually do? That sort of stuff.?? ??Well then. Often she did not reply at all.?? ??That helps a bit.?? ??Three. She was in a cold sweat by the time she heard the door to the stairwell close. Metro and Stockholm City. Adam Security in Fisks?tra. one of Ghidi??s uncles paid the equivalent of 50. Unfortunately.?? ??Forget I asked. I only know that I had him neatly trussed. just that.?? ??Tell me how I??m supposed to do that if I have a stalker after me??? ??You see to it that he never has a chance to get close to you.

5 hours when the house was empty. I was pretty busy. Henry. ??Thank you. I have special knowledge of the subject that no-one else at S. it??s the end of the Section. It was found in Gosseberga outside G?teborg and it has Salander??s prints on it. She explained that the county police chief was at the Europol conference in Madrid.?? Jonasson sat speechless for a moment.?? ??I??m interested in a lot of things. ??I had a 42-year-old patient in Stockholm some years ago who banged his head on a windowsill. don??t!?? she screamed and then took a step back.?? Figuerola said.?? he said. ??And how did you find out about the meeting??? ??Tipped off by a source.?? ??Something along those lines.?? ??It??s in ?hlen??s archive. Hans Wilhelm Francke. That Millennium had leaked the story to her in advance was nothing but a courtesy ?C they wanted to reduce the damage to her personally. The girl they??ve been hunting for the past few weeks. Hmm. But I??m extremely worried about her mental state.I.

He had succeeding in gathering some forensic evidence linking Niedermann to the murders of Svensson and Johansson. and the car was empty. He called Karim in. Within the Firm the terms communist and traitor were synonymous. whom they believed to be Jonas.I. which would otherwise no doubt also be held against her in the psychiatric evaluation that sooner or later would inevitably be conducted. 9. where everyone was surprised to see him up so early. There were bandages. They??re flying down right now. He had walked for only about ten minutes before he found a caf?? that served many unfamiliar types of coffee. The burial ground in the woods in Nykvarn was a wretched mess.??s G?ransson. Ten years ago I was doing rock-hard bodybuilding.?? ??I??ve taken care of her since she was twelve. ??Hello.P.?? Blomkvist woke up at 10.?? Erlander said. ??Sure.?? ??You mean ???? ??We don??t know where Bj?rck wrote the report. Pred.

Otherwise she had had a monstrous headache ever since Giannini had dragged her out of bed and carried her into the bathroom. The scandals had undoubtedly been many. Save for the fact that she thought she recalled seeing a solution to Fermat??s theorem.?? ??It wasn??t exactly an invitation.00. or whatever his name was. His voice was steady. The procedure was excruciatingly slow. A prosecutor decided not to take the case any further.?? Erika looked up. ??You didn??t say. I??ll take the car and with a little luck I??ll be back in an hour. If such a keyword cropped up. I don??t know how he??s going to react if they catch him. ??One more thing. had been suffering chronic pain for a long time ?? I don??t know.S. Come and have breakfast if you can make it. What did you say? Helsing?rsgatan. She felt fettered to her bed. For a moment he stood indecisively outside the door. to ?? what? A complete loony? Salander might be innocent of murder. listening to her breathing.

??Yes. And her hips. She had cut back on bodybuilding. was that an organization assigned to spy on citizens must remain under strict public scrutiny. Then came the awkward part. But it can??t go to the prosecutor until just before the trial. This was largely due to the fact that no-one was quite sure who or what should be investigated. You don??t have to say anything before your lawyer gets here.?? ??Where was this man then??? Giannini hesitated. Unfortunately there was not much he could help with. grey-haired man Modig had never seen before. including the Prime Minister. Palme??s suitability as Prime Minister had been the object of more than one lunch conversation in the corridors of S. But you already live in a one-bedroom apartment by Danvikstull which your father bought for you twenty years ago. It was probably one of her punters who beat her up.?? ??No. ??Why so??? Berger said. He had not even thought about Zalachenko for months until the morning he discovered the daughter on every newspaper billboard. The pain was appalling. He did meet with the fair-haired man. ??I??ll do it. That??s why I??m proud to be working at Constitutional Protection. You??ll have to think about this possibility when you plan your strategy.

?? She looked at Blomkvist. The copies that Blomkvist and his sister ?C now Salander??s lawyer ?C had in their possession have both disappeared. ??I have to think about this for a while.?? he said. Opposite Ekstr?m??s office was a conference room big enough for ten people. Edklinth had a sense that cogs were whirring at high speed behind the P. but he??s on disability leave. and then he produced rolls and coffee from a thermos. What do we do with Zalachenko? If he talks. but I do not have any details to pass on to you. ??I promised to give him an update on Niedermann yesterday. ??May I come in??? Salander studied her without expression. So Salander was locked up in an asylum because she tried to kill her father ?? this Zalachenko.?? ??What discrepancy??? ??In the original version Bj?rck presents five well-argued recommendations.?? ??Indeed. where she could still see the back of the man in the blue overalls. ??I need to fill them. She had been robbed. Does that sound good??? ??It sounds fantastic. He glanced around and walked away from the door of the corner shop. Tell me about this story.M.?? She walked briskly through the newsroom and was aware of the drop in the noise level.

as Berger was going through the headlines on page two and discussing the texts with the head of revisions. formerly Senior Administrative Officer at the Security Police. Then he gave Zalachenko a long. Teleborian had come into the room again and again to look at her in the glow of the nightlight.?? Malm sat motionless for a few seconds. well someone did. or a fourteen-year-old boy whose left lung had been pierced by a screwdriver. and in such detail. If she won??t trust me. except for a few details.?? Rosin??s seriousness was having an effect. ??I don??t know anything about that. after I??ve had a chance to calm down. as you know. You??re going to look like a paranoid. dealing as they were mainly with confused youths flirting with Arab or pro-Palestinian elements.?? ??In that case.K. he charted it with respect to the time it took to speak the word. He was high as a kite all night. Pred. He made sure he had left clear fingerprints on each sheet.?? ??And he wouldn??t try anywhere connected to Svavelsj? M.

was that an organization assigned to spy on citizens must remain under strict public scrutiny. then G?ransson??s car would have been parked at one of the ports.m. On the other hand.?? ??Uh ?? there must be some sort of misunderstanding. the wrath of the Prime Minister was not going to come down on him. but otherwise the room looked almost exactly as when he had left. 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. But if her car had been damaged on some random street in S?dermalm. 10. the police and hospital administration had agreed that Salander should remain in room eighteen for the time being. Of the sixty-two citizens. But that??s not why you came. But the warehouse is owned by a relative of the president of Svavelsj? Motorcycle Club. she was being unfair. He copied the address into Explorer. 1990); and ?C somewhat surprisingly ?C An Agent in Place by Thomas Whiteside (Ballantine.?? ??I??m afraid there might be a third copy. so long as its objective was to safeguard the security of the nation.?? ??Fourth. When Blomkvist had finished reading. Berger could not see why Holm had adopted this attitude towards her. His murderer had shown interest also in Salander.

Blomkvist is not afraid to take risks.P. She had almost reached Pustegr?nd when the woman appeared. Borgsj? went to Vietnam twice more. no need for the Foreign Minister. He??s not afraid to get into a public scrap with the police ?? and he??s most certainly in a position where his voice will carry just as much weight in the media as any report from Paulsson. She walked briskly to a gym at St Eriksplan and spent the next hour doing some easy strength training. Cursing. and they might not be the same ones Erika would have made. I??d really like to read the infamous report. They died in an accident in 1946.20 before Cortez called.?? ??Hmm. After the introductory drama.?? Blomkvist said.?? ??I thought you were busy looking for a lesbian Satanist gang in Stockholm. Behind this chain of events there had to be a larger group with resources and political influence. and you took charge in a very difficult situation. She parked on Bergsgatan. Marita Ulfskog. Evert Gullberg saw that his whisky glass was empty. has eaten into a great many old consolidated assets. Bj?rck was a sailor.

Then he turned on Salander??s computer. chat program. But in my opinion he??s a pig. V. and I thought that he needed a break. On principle. and take the day off sick. Fr?ken Salander. I can??t believe this would be something sanctioned by S?po. but really that seems his most logical course. the doctors had not yet declared her fit. Bear in mind that he had no clue she was Zalachenko??s daughter.00 on Saturday evening when Armansky left his office and walked to the synagogue of the S?der congregation on St Paulsgatan. Lundin had somehow always managed to keep Nieminen in line. ??Have we heard anything from Faste. Why would he do that??? ??I reckon he hired Zalachenko to get rid of Salander. She looked up towards the roof of Bellmansgatan 1. Blomkvist drove to Millennium. She had several messages. she lost interest. I??m going to bulldoze anyone who is obstructive or who tries to damage S. to make you aware of the sensitive nature of the situation. so he decided that Salander??s lawyer should serve as a proxy friend.

at any rate. was studying for a test in three weeks?? time. and all else it takes to publish a newspaper. The woman walked quickly and purposefully without once looking round. Do we have any evidence to the contrary??? Modig thought for a few seconds before she replied.?? Dr Endrin said. or that the interview would be focused on Magge Lundin and Stallarholmen. She was slammed up against a tiled wall next to the door. but here the task was simplified by the fact that the letters he was writing would be signed by himself. The Section was faced with its worst crisis since the day he had created it.00 p. ??I can document every detail. the night nurse looked in.?? She hesitated for a while before she met his gaze.?? Figuerola gave a summary of the circus that had sprung up around Blomkvist??s building on Bellmansgatan. so finally he called Inspector Erlander.?? He looked at her and mumbled something.?? ??Ekstr?m says Bj?rck refused to discuss it. Once an intruder comes on to your property ?C and it takes only five seconds to turn off the road and arrive at the rear of the house ?C then the view is completely blocked. For the moment he needed medical attention. ??We need to talk to you. which has a response time of ten minutes if all goes as it should.00 in the morning.

Hardly an apprentice any longer. You can take the lift instead of going up the stairs.?? ??What did you do??? ??Well. This thought upset Zalachenko.?? ??I believe you.?? Erlander had no more questions. is guilty of these crimes. He had never been arrested.F.?? Modig hesitated again. There was still much research to be done. indicated that the secret state police had been transformed into what was described in the memos from the justice department as a modern police organization.?? ??Your mother??? ??Yes. ??Find out which room she??s in.?? Malm said.?? he told the nurse in attendance. We can put it inside a wardrobe or a cabinet so that it isn??t in full view. I??m willing to pay him. I can document every one of my claims. He instinctively disliked a situation in which private muscle was doing what a government department was supposed to be doing. The screen went blank. But this time he had fallen asleep almost as soon as he turned out the light. Who would guarantee that the top ranks and middle management at the Firm were not working for the Russians? Who.

and sat for three minutes staring at the blank screen. Whatever happens. A trick? Poison Pen? Berger stared at the screen. He had flowers in one hand and a briefcase in the other. I??ve worked at Constitutional Protection for three years. at any rate. she was locked up in a mental hospital. By 10.?? ??No. Milton will send cars out here. By that time you had retired. but in the light of all the facts we??re setting out. But what did she have to lose? Berger followed the instruction. How??s Mikael doing??? ??He??s dead to the world. ??Room twelve. I assure you that I will exercise the utmost discretion. They must have been following her. And yet it was her life that was going to be turned inside out. How soon do you need the meeting with the P. but in the light of all the facts we??re setting out. Bublanski and his team have to focus on Niedermann. but the chief of S. ??The important thing is that.

as evening approached in the United States. ??What do you mean??? ??I have discovered that he can be a violent person ?? I am actually afraid of him.?? ??I??m on my way. We??d be sent down so fast it??d make your head spin. and defected to Sweden on Election Day in 1976. Gullberg saw a red flower-shaped splatter on the wall behind the bedhead. In that case I should say how grateful I am that you and your colleagues are willing to facilitate matters for me. Presumably because of the threat of revelations about his sexual deviations.?? he said. Convicted of insurance fraud in the ??70s..?? ??Many suicides don??t. but heard nothing. I want to talk to Erika. But it was now forty-eight hours since Niedermann had fled.?? He put his arms around her. We have taps on Blomkvist??s landline and mobile. I just wanted to confirm that you really do want me to be your lawyer.S.?? ??I think you have to do a bit more physio on your shoulder muscles.?? Modig held up a photograph of Bj?rck??s distorted face. went to her seat. Both IB and S.

??Fine. The constitution had been established by the parliament. > Salander disconnected from Plague and accessed the server he had directed her to.?? ??Lisbeth Salander has become a government matter. Then she picked up her mobile and called Blomkvist. ??When it??s time. and I was wondering whether I could hire him. or who he might go to for protection. when the trial starts. It was our treasury. I tried to warn him. and gradually he disengaged himself. Then Gullberg turned to Sandberg. The reason was simple. He got up to find a telephone booth and called Wadensj??. sending a fax of a threatening letter that hadn??t yet reached its addressee. ??So.?? ??So what should we do??? Bublanski said. one of whose drivers punched his windscreen in fury. ??There??s nothing whatsoever to suggest a crime. and we??ll make you a proposal. There??s also a possibility that you??ll develop scar tissue in your brain. But that doesn??t mean he has to behave like an idiot.