place on Liding?. reading books. still not touching the computer.

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The ball was in motion. Both of you. As an act of defiance. She focused on a group of journalists and editorial staff. M?rtensson??s apartment was on the top floor of a three-storey building in the suburbs.?? Berger said. We??ll leave it at that. That was ominous. And since I??m co-operating with your Stasi-style bureaucracy. ??I??m in G?teborg. and other such drivel. I??m going to be arrested. She said she??d read books on the subject before. eleven days after the meeting with the Prime Minister.. I talked to Teleborian.Saturday. He got him on the line within five minutes. isn??t just hiring Erika Berger. I obtained the information in my capacity as editor-in-chief of Millennium.?? ??Nonetheless. tied to a MOOSE CROSSING sign.

I. First of all. but the Member of Parliament was given protection during the course of her official appearances. cares about it. which was understandable enough from the point of view of a budget chief and a C. ??There was one thing that struck me. . I??ll look over your shoulder. He looked as if he wanted to say something. who was also a temp. She actually asked him how many copies there were in circulation.?? ??The house is a monster. ??But I don??t think we could manage that even if we had a whole year. She put down her book about God in antiquity. S. In the trial. I usually draw a blank. it could turn out to be a disaster.?? he said. Keep your ears open. to buy every book which in any way dealt with the Security Police. that??s what I need to know.

Come with me. Faste has been out sick since ?? hmm ?? he collapsed in April.I. ??When you have to go to the toilet.?? He looked at the silent girl. He packed clothes. or various volunteer tasks for Amnesty International and the like.?? ??Why is that??? ??You??re proposing that the newspaper should not be profitable.?? The rabbi offered him a kippa for his head.?? ??And??? ??He did his military service in Karlskrona in the ??40s. When she left patrol duty to become a criminal inspector. That was how she felt about Fermat.E. The alternative is a person who wants to take some sort of revenge and sabotage my life for personal reasons. the article is nonsense. In the case of the robbery of the shop in Sunne. and we??ve begun to co-operate???? ??We??ll hold off on the press conference until we know more. She wondered whether she could manage to get out of bed. said. he called Figuerola into his office. But I get a tip from the police investigation and go over and have a coffee with Faste and he tells me this. ??If all this about Gunnar Bj?rck is true and it comes out.

?? Malm was serving up freshly made waffles with cloudberry jam and coffee. I can??t get a sensible answer from anyone.?? ??Well ???? ??Do you have a friend who could come and stay with you??? ??Sure.P. ??All this stuff about insults and aggressive resistance is just nonsense. and began to check them off. Then she heard the voice quite clearly.?? He nodded curtly once before he went out and locked the door. ?C but the discovery that her most personal and intimate possessions had been stolen. a lawyer colleague who was a member of the Women??s Network and an old friend from law school. Blomkvist did not move when she came out. She should be able to send a text message to Blomkvist??s mobile ?? but it was tapped. Don??t do anything until we can agree a strategy. The lawyer had her mobile pressed to her ear. Agreed??? ??I think so. ??I thought we could have a few words first. And Evert Gullberg ?C the man who had shot Zalachenko. She always had plenty of warning to put away her Palm when she heard the rattling of a key ring or a key being put in the lock. Jonasson leaned forward. ??Has something happened??? ??Something is happening right now. The revolver was a present he had received from British Intelligence twenty-five years earlier as a reward for an invaluable piece of information: the name of a clerical officer at M. But those two copies have to be recovered.

?? ??We??re ready.?? Bublanski closed the preliminary report with distaste. In view of his age. He looked around.?? said Blomkvist. Niedermann was his son. As far as Millennium is concerned. But that leads us to the second part ?C damage control.30 television news. Edklinth had a sense that cogs were whirring at high speed behind the P. As the situation now stood. Henry Cortez answered. Or else the falsification was done for a completely different purpose by someone inside the Security Police. ??What??? He explained that he had come home to find that the blue folder on his kitchen table was gone. That was how she felt about Fermat. Gullberg assigned Bj?rck to babysit the defector almost around the clock. to listen to the news. You said that F?lldin was visited by two people from S?po.?? ??So you don??t think it takes much to manipulate him??? ??Exactly. This led each of them to distrust the group and at the same time concoct imaginative conspiracy theories about it. How on earth is he going to react? Then he realized that Berger had stopped talking. that he had broken off his trip as soon as he knew that one of his police officers had been murdered.

I do. a government agency. but does this mean that Ekstr?m is working for the Section??? Blomkvist frowned. I??ve met him several times. The Zalachenko folder. and Helsingborg. some unknown lawyer appointed by the court would probably be worse. ??He??s at Sahlgrenska. ??Lisbeth Salander was shot in the head and was very seriously injured. That??s the question our analytical group is working very hard to answer. shut down its civil service desk some years ago.?? She gave him a suspicious look. She knew that on Walpurgis Night she had had her twenty-seventh birthday. ??I think I??ve found Evert Gullberg. ??Dr Teleborian has been an external consultant for S. but there are strong indications that he did indeed attempt to kill her.Tuesday. They??re the last people he??d want to run into. It felt as if she had alcohol in her mouth and she tried to swallow. has developed its own text editing system. Then he picked up the telephone and tried to call his old protector in Laholm. They had their coffee at the pavement caf?? beside Norr M?larstrand.

?? ??But he refuses to give the police any information about Salander. but the injuries aren??t life-threatening. is still one of the big papers. It would be as it was in the ??80s.C. ??Thank you. Then the memories came rushing back to her. Then she turned icy with rage. The Ring area was almost deserted.?? ??Gunnar Bj?rck. but he was in hospital in S?dert?lje with one foot in a cast and his jaw wired shut.?? ??Where are you??? ??Nyk?ping. There were stalkers who travelled from Germany or Italy to follow a 21-year-old lead singer in a pop band from gig to gig. and I haven??t been able to tell Mikael.00 on Friday morning and sent a copy to Blomkvist via the Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table]. Salander was locked up at Sahlgrenska.?? ??What condition??? Sp?ngberg said sharply. She called home first and then rang Lillian Josefsson. And Edklinth had decided that if criticism were raised. writing his own programs and planting insidious tendrils on the Internet. My sense is that he??s more a useful fool being used by the Section. Henry.

He was satisfied with the progress of her physical rehabilitation. and they agreed to have another meeting the following week. A nurse reported on her blood pressure ?C 100/70 ?C while the doctor put his stethoscope to her chest and listened to her heartbeat. ??You should start working out yourself.?? ??Where are you??? ??At the hospital. searching look.?? Cortez said. ??Mumbo jumbo.?? ??No. If Personal Protection had loaned out M?rtensson.?? and a subscription to fashion. Since Prosecutor Ekstr?m had tentatively referred to a trial in July.?? ??As I said. That folder is your most important evidence. ??She can be a moody bitch. She was slammed up against a tiled wall next to the door. We haven??t had a report yet of any car thefts in the area this morning. She flipped open her mobile and called his Ericsson. he knows we??re going to find his prints on the gun. that he saw visions ?C ghosts even.?? he said. That was good.

his late wife??s name. It was entitled [Read this first]. ??The blond man with M?rtensson. He thanked the nurse and followed the sign to the staircase. Ronald Niedermann. ??Because while Niedermann was out digging a grave for me.P. He knew that something was not quite right in Niedermann??s head. ??I think I have an argument that will persuade Zalachenko to keep his mouth shut. If he decided to fight.?? ??And you??re perfectly sure about that? It??s not difficult to imagine things when you??re scared or excited. That night Gullberg??s life underwent a radical change. including members of the prominent Baksi family.?? ??Er ?? that device of yours???? ??I??ll leave it in the recess behind the table here. What irritated her most was that they kept brushing off her arguments with patronizing smiles. but she was too weak to protest. He was dead before the ambulance arrived.?? ??I follow your reasoning. immigrant. replaced by new technology ?? but the number of reporters contributing to copy was reduced by 48 during that period. First Zalachenko. ??You know who I am ?C so you don??t have to be afraid of me.

his sister was no help either. that he was co-operating. The conversation resumed with a contribution from Dakota. Time is running out. Petrova had injuries that could very well have been inflicted by a man??s bare hands ???? ??Niedermann??? ??It??s a reasonable assumption. wasn??t established until four months later. to condemn you again to the locked psychiatric ward. Which was not very likely. M?rtensson appeared at the corner by the Bishop??s Arms and watched Blomkvist go. the incoming Prime Minister was fully occupied appointing ministers and negotiating with other conservative parties. If so. yes.?? ??It??s complicated. which reported to the police commission or the justice department. And the press. There were computers now.?? ??Good. I never had any information. His mouth was dry so his first stop was a corner shop where he bought a Pepsi. You??ll have your share of clashes with him.?? He nodded. His visits to her were outside his schedule.

That was ominous.10 this morning. He found another set of keys to the apartment in Mosebacke and a passport in the name of Irene Nesser. The matter-of-fact tone gave the text such a surreal touch that it sounded like an absurd fantasy.B. Gullberg had just come home and was watching the election coverage on T. At morning rounds.?? Berger almost blushed. including the Prime Minister. It doesn??t matter how hard Annika works for you. but we still don??t have a picture of him. politicians of various affiliations. Generally there aren??t any decisions that are 100 per cent right or wrong. Blomkvist leaned towards her. Dragan. Part of Svavelsj? M.?? ??How badly hurt am I??? ??Your prognosis is good.?? Andersson said. and on top of it all. but he made a note of every deviation from the norm in his working day. it??s Blomkvist again.?? Blomkvist turned and looked at her profile.

You walk around feeling like a teenager and immortal your whole life. ??I really don??t think so. Blomkvist logged in to I. Considering the media attention. but no words were exchanged that gave her any clue as to who he was or what sort of I. then they won??t want to be shareholders any longer. Vinge??s view was not even controversial in the climate prevailing inside the Firm. Salander said only that she was not the one who shot him. in other words. Their affair was carried on with his assent.v Figuerola woke at 6.?? ??The type of email Eva Carlsson got??? ??Right. Gullberg had worked in Counter-Espionage.?? She paused when she saw out of the corner of her eye that Borgsj? was staring at her. Gunnar. and for several reasons.?? Figuerola said. By then it was 5. and that had to be prevented at all costs. You have the option to remove me as leader of the investigation ?? but if you did that I would be forced to write a harsh memo about the matter. She was ice-cold and stiff. ??I??ve just changed into jogging things to work off a little of my surplus energy.

At first she just saw strange lights until a figure appeared in the centre of her field of vision. or could he be borrowed for an investigation in Constitutional Protection? The assistant chief of Counter-Espionage was puzzled.M. Having lived so long with a prosthesis he was used enough to crutches. He was executed in January 1988. Gunnar Bj?rck.C. just as when we were editing Dag??s book. and swung her legs over the side of the bed.U.?? When she hung up she called the office and left a message for Fredriksson. I get on considerably better at Milton than on the force. Just then Karim called and told them that Teleborian had gone up on to Klarabergsgatan via the escalators in Central Station and from there to police headquarters on Kungsholmen.??? ??This evening if possible. Embarrassing. although neither of the men were paying her any attention. You can start as acting editor-in-chief as from today. had to be considered a toy. His real name is Alexander Zalachenko and he??s Lisbeth??s father. a van pulled out and left a parking space on Bellmansgatan at the corner with Tavastgatan.?? ??But someone else ?C your brother. she lost interest.

possibly for the end of this week.?? he said with real sorrow in his voice. I need his help to do a simple job. She seemed to have sharp pain in her left shoulder when she tried to move her arm.K. nothing??s happened.?? Modig said. She had a routine that I can??t compete with. then opened the curtains a crack so that she would have a view of the corridor. A Colt 1911 Government ?C that??s the pistol that Blomkvist tried to hand in to Paulsson.I. He says it??s all classified and that he can??t discuss anything without permission from his superiors. a woman by the name of Kristina Cederholm. Alexander. ??First of all.?? ??I know. Salander suddenly gave her a cautious smile. She downloaded the report and sent it off to [Idiotic_Table]. T. opened the door to him. She made a snap decision. and he had saved the life of a four-year-old boy who arrived at the hospital with respiratory failure after swallowing the wheel of a toy car.

?? ??I can??t accept that. What about G?ransson??s car??? ??Since we found Kaspersson??s car at G?ransson??s place. Blomkvist began to explain what had happened. not for a moment. possibly three. the media??s interest in continuing to dig around in the ??Salander affair?? will die away. ??Stockholm is making noises. He did his military service in the ??40s and became an accountant or some such. He would hate to be dragged into any sort of scandal.S. He was one of the officers responsible on formal occasions for the safety of the Prime Minister. But they had never worked together.?? ??Margareta called me with the proposal at 11. said. And if anyone starts asking awkward questions.C. and that S. looking at him with amused affection. ??You suspect that there??s a conspiracy within the Security Police that is acting outside its constitutional mandate. But he??s tricky to deal with. a man very aware of his value to Gullberg. Blomkvist looked at him expectantly.

Bublanski still had the report. but I hoped you might be able to give me private lessons. V. and the Violent Crimes Division had racked up a vast amount of overtime since Wednesday. That was her intention. She could not see him anywhere. I see spreadsheets before my eyes. She is twenty-seven years old and one metre fifty centimetres tall. But apparently he had a habit of sending crazy and threatening letters to people in government.?? Berger took a plastic folder from a desk drawer and laid a sheet of paper in front of him.M. seventy-eight years old. Even if we count you in. He was still amazed that it had not been confiscated when Paulsson frisked him. ??Within these four walls. For special clients he would also offer his video surveillance and telephone tapping services. Jerker. Zalachenko had at first been thought of as a potential breakthrough in the Palme mystery. I thought you might be amused to tag along. If Borgsj? was smart. Berger??s muscles ached as though she had just run the Stockholm marathon.?? ??Fair warning.

a little sense of responsibility would not hurt. she continued down the hill and turned right at the corner of Pryssgr?nd. The night nurses were at their station about twenty metres down on the other side of the corridor. She finished at Millennium yesterday. Jonasson visited Salander during her lunch. just like Otto Danielsson. The room was easier to guard.22. After a while she turned her head. Jonas parked a block away from the Arm??museum. She said that she wanted to have a complete alarm package installed the next morning. Right now. ??No. a dish-washer. She flipped open her mobile and called his Ericsson. the article is nonsense. In that case I should say how grateful I am that you and your colleagues are willing to facilitate matters for me. The focus has shifted to Niedermann. And if problems crop up along the way. It was 7. ??Should we conclude that the Zalachenko club was an association formed in 1964? That would be some time before Zalachenko even came to Sweden. ??Opposite P.

?? Blomkvist??s heart began to pound. but there did not seem to be any single institution. and if that were to happen a number of operations put in place across Europe over the past fifteen years might have to be dismantled. When he was finished.M. She had nineteen new messages. V. His larynx was rammed deep into his throat. frankly. The truth is that right now everything is a little confused. I??d like to have a word in private with you if you have a moment.P.?? ??Thank you for your trust in me. Salander needs a totally different kind of legal support. later this morning. He was one of the owners of Millennium. Nobody has a moment to stop and think. The secret was known also to a thirteenth person. citizen Wasp. and at the same time he offered inducements.?? Annika Giannini woke with a start.?? He looked at her.

??So what I just handed in is part of a continuing campaign against her. ??I??m beginning to understand why she felt an uncontrollable urge to slam an axe into your head. I have to be able to construct a completely new media image of you. He had no will to react when calmly they took him in a firm grip under both arms. Since Blomkvist presumably intended that she should use the computer. she fumed.?? ??Witnesses??? ??Well. We think it??s an organization inside the organization. He had no idea how long the car had been in his neighbourhood. 9. I don??t think any one of us could even imagine what would happen if Zalachenko talked. All this happened on the day Zalachenko was murdered. He still had one or two secrets that he shared only with Salander. and he got hold of the Prosecutor General.X.?? ??Micke. assault. and film roles. about two hours later than usual. Both the battery charger and the Palm could fit in there. I have to see you. Then he opened his own shop.

he would be better off bribing one of the nurses to smuggle the telephone in to her. In a well-ordered world he would be at home in Gosseberga now.?? ??The job I need done is very odd. At any rate Holmberg thought so. when he moved back to Sweden. That way Bublanski would have his hands full for a while. but he restrained himself for the simple reason that he did not know how far up in the organization the conspiracy reached. He used the probe cautiously to prise at the edge of the bullet. The head of Secretariat sat on the news for several days before he explained to Gullberg that the defection was so big that the chief of S.?? ??As Prime Minister I??m not in a position to deliver any such information. At least Morander understood the necessity of the reductions. During that period the foundation was laid for the ??register of political opinions.?? ??O. ??And how would you rate her mental state??? ??Withdrawn. and he reckoned that the final book would run to 320 or 336 pages. every i dotted. of course. She opened them and dropped the brace to the floor. ??We think we know what happened in broad outline. my briefcase was stolen. But he??s an idiot.?? ??I gather you??re still busy with excavations in Nykvarn.

?? Nystr?m leafed through his notes. Where is everybody??? Waltari told him where the other five members of Svavelsj? M. why are apartments so bloody expensive? Because the people commissioning the buildings don??t know how to set the price. As she opened the folder she realized that her procrastination had also to do with the fact that she did not really want to face up to the problem.?? ??No.?? Salander said. Magge Lundin got off his motorbike and declared. nobody can. Everything she had written was true.?? ??I promise. Millennium will have an opportunity to present its version of the story in the next issue. As always.?? Blomkvist gave her a wan smile. . She had wiped her hard drive clean before she left for Gosseberga and the confrontation with Zalachenko. ??How does that work in practice??? ??That??s a very good question.??Friday.?? Samir came over with the menu and.?? ??Could he have recognized you from the papers? You??ve had a lot of publicity over several widely reported cases. He knew that the lawyer Giannini was in the room. I do not mean for this to continue on my watch. I got in at the same time he did.

Who??s to know? But how did she deal with Nieminen? He has no visible injuries.?? ??You don??t understand???? ??I understand perfectly. She had spent thirty minutes trying to do arm lifts. I was rather young ?? I didn??t know how I should deal with these people. No matter what happened. We can pretty much assume that she took the pistol with her to Gosseberga. You make 112. Teleborian. She did not make him any promises.?? Blomkvist said.?? she added. To this day I have no idea why he died. the report would be printed out and scrutinized. ??I don??t want to get into it.?? ??Hmm. has anyone received any more weird emails??? ??Not that I??ve heard. If he hasn??t managed it by then. He came back with a needle which he pushed through my right nipple. ??He turned east???? ??We can see you both. who had called out of the blue and insisted on his coming to Sunday dinner at his place on Liding?. reading books. still not touching the computer.