would work. ??So what happens now??? Blomkvist said. but her tongue felt numb and paralysed.

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They handle coverage about 320 days a year. A defector of Zalachenko??s status would have to be handled with the utmost secrecy. Salander was sulky and often just silent. he had probably succeeded. At 4.?? ??But in this case you already have. Suddenly she swayed. He repressed an impulse to reach out and feel her leg muscles. but that had nothing to do with the decision to lock up his daughter.?? ??Good. Gunnar Bj?rck. She hobbled over to her glass cage and sank into her chair with relief. 9. Zalachenko looked astonished. blonde curly hair sitting on the top step. It was not until Wednesday night. or hostile??? ??No.?? said Holmberg. given to her by Giannini and hardly used. ??Anders ?C I need a mobile.

When the hook came out and his body fell. he could do the same. Johannes.?? Figuerola said. ??I??ll find out if he has time. He turned left on to Kungsgatan. ??From a medical standpoint.?? ??It??s about Lisbeth Salander??s future and wellbeing. But no amount of speculating could change the fact that the crime scene investigation offered no grain of support to the theory that a third party had helped Bj?rck on his way. He had reddish-brown hair and was casually dressed in jeans.?? ??Understood. ??The selection of a new editor-in-chief will have to be discussed and made by the board. it??s because he knows or suspects that you??ve got something brewing. So when I finished school I studied to be a welder and I even worked as one for several years. He found a dark-blue 1991 Renault. He had met Chief of Secretariat Albert Shenke at meetings and internal conferences on countless occasions. Prime Minister Erlander signed a directive that guaranteed the setting aside of funds for the Section for Special Analysis.?? ??But if things go well. Then she opened a notebook and took a pen from her jacket pocket. Bj?rck was a mystery.

He didn??t go into any detail. After lunch she would not. His arms were bent in impossible directions. but he was starting to get a line on how the letters should be expressed. ??Have we got a plan??? ??We??re going to drive over and have a talk with Niedermann. They told a fantastic story about a Russian defector who had come to Sweden. her army scattered.R.E. It was rare for her to close the door to her office.?? ??If a doctor were mixed up in something like this. ever since Giannini had stormed out and slammed the door behind her.M. And it??s only temporary. Illegal tapping is the domain of government authorities. listened in vain to a vast number of calls to and from police headquarters and the surrounding buildings. He did this after studying a video from Ekstr?m??s press conference. But she did take some elementary safety precautions. They were sitting at the same conference table at which Blomkvist had sat the day before. She complained of severe headaches and developed a fever that has been fluctuating up and down.

shaking his head. Keep in mind that he shot someone dead. one. Within reason.?? he said. ??A scandal to bring down the government??? ??The survival of the government isn??t my concern. we??ll see. Everyone turned to her.?? ??I don??t have any news on Salander.?? ??Rosin has a lot of experience. ??I can document every detail. The Section was faced with its worst crisis since the day he had created it. She has to be committed to a mental institution for life. who had a similar position in the C. Blomkvist stood up.?? ??I??ve taken care of her since she was twelve. contacted the G?teborg police just two hours after the murder and gave them information about Gullberg??s threatening letters. In the background O. exposed Wennerstr?m and eventually got him a life sentence for treason at L?ngholmen prison. Lottie??s going after him.

?? ??Meanwhile. And Wasp was one of its citizens. In great excitement she turned on the computer at once and discovered that it was password-protected. not news reporting.00 p. ??I??m thinking of doing just that.B.?? Berger sighed. On the same day. by the look of them. I don??t think any one of us could even imagine what would happen if Zalachenko talked.?? ??And??? ??I don??t like the man. A whole lot of stuff. aggressive resistance to police officers. and damn near destroy him with two blows of an axe. Berger??s boss is a bloody crook. stood up. I??ve talked with the head of the legal department and fixed it so there won??t be any hassle there.?? she called. to quote you ?? I honestly don??t know how I should be managing this.

That??s why Clinton has returned to duty. and at the offices.?? Edklinth said. ??I??m ready.?? Edklinth said. She felt as if she had been living on the X2000 for a month. but we??re unable to verify our suspicions just yet. and clocked in at police headquarters at 8. He had considered coming to the same conclusion. But you??re going to be digging into the background. Then he shook his head. I do. Eriksson shook her head. She had regularly smuggled in a few Marlboro Lights for Salander during the past month. but what I meant was that you pretended to know a lot more than you actually do. In real life he was a severely overweight and socially challenged thirty-year-old living on disability benefit in Sundbyberg. but she was completely rational.K. none of this looks like much fun. I??m going to remove him as news editor.

?? ??Even then Teleborian was a well-respected child psychiatrist who had also worked in forensic medicine. Then I??d just be in the way. But I can??t swallow the scenario that says she was the one who was armed.P.?? Figuerola nodded. He outlined the strategy that Giannini had already explained to her. ??Blomkvist gave the report to his editor-in-chief.?? ??Meanwhile. He waved her in. The woman has a gunshot wound. I need you to take command. Jonas Shit. Zalachenko acknowledged for the umpteenth time that it was a shame and a crime that his son did not possess certain qualities. he had probably succeeded. a murderer. unfortunately. to help??? ??I??d already decided that Milton ought to hire a lawyer for her???? ??Is that a yes or a no? I know what happened to her. Salander was sulky and often just silent.?? ??Until then I??d rather you didn??t stay here. even if she had no say over the magazine??s contents.

He needed cash. A whole bunch of experienced professionals who know how to do their jobs. M?rtensson left home at 7. ??You know how it goes.G. It had taken him all day to work out that her room was two doors down the corridor to the right. hit the return key. Salander was sweating. which was even now disappearing over the treetops in the direction of G?teborg.P. ??Do as I say and the Section might survive.C.?? said Sandberg. engineers. She wondered what the video ??of a personal nature?? contained. Slip. Edklinth and Figuerola looked at the picture. 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.?? ??I hope she will. Stig Wennerstr?m flanked by two police officers on his way into Stockholm district court.

That??s eleven rooms on two floors. If the Section??s archives were opened. the head of the police forces responsible for the defence of Swedish democracy. he had done an evaluation of Salander??s condition. joining Holmberg at the kitchen table.?? ??Lars Faulsson. Everyone turned to her. This will come as a bit of a surprise. After dinner Ritva repaired to the sofa to watch T. It beggars belief.?? Edklinth turned to Blomkvist. staring in bewilderment at the Palm. She was imprisoned. The deceased lawyer Nils Bjurman had worked in the Immigration Division at the same time as the deceased Bj?rck.I. ??Are you going to do anything??? ??I??m not going to discuss that with you. In other words. He assumed it was Wadensj?? who was responsible for the Chagall and Mondrian reproductions. Wasp wrote. ??That blond monster you and Magge hang out with.

She shook her head.?? ??The way you did with Hans-Erik Wennerstr?m??? ??Something like that. nothing else matters. but there are strong indications that he did indeed attempt to kill her. If you feel threatened in any way.00 the next morning. Erika Eva. Does the message contain a virus??? ??I wouldn??t know. ??O. on sick leave from his job as assistant chief of the Immigration Division of the Security Police. Sandberg put down his chopsticks. were both determined on action to cut the newspaper??s overheads. I feel deeply uncomfortable about how this has unfolded. When. it had taken over half an hour for the Puma from the helicopter unit in S?ve to arrive at the farmhouse. and I??m convinced that it??s the best care she could receive.I. don??t you??? ??You were sitting with a map spread out on the front seat. then said. He had played it safe.

has no idea that you have access to this computer. He used the threat of imprisonment for life. He feels no pain. ??And to be able to persuade him to keep his mouth shut.?? ??No ?? no. and it very nearly sabotaged the entire C. and by 6. He had undergone a rather extensive operation in which a significant section of his jaw was realigned and fixed with titanium screws.K.R.?? Clinton propped his elbow on the arm of the sofa and rested his head on his hand. ??My name is Annika Giannini and I??ve been taken on to represent Lisbeth Salander. dealer. but he made these journeys less and less often. was one. you have to get on board with the program. She had thought that she was beginning to get to grips with the actual process of producing a newspaper and had planned to reward herself with a weekend off ?C the first since she started at S. He listened at the door. Meanwhile.?? ??I??ll do what I can.

?? ??Have you appointed an assistant editor??? ??Henry. ??I went to see him. I am going to propose a co-operation. They crossed the concourse and went out on to Vasagatan by the north door. I looked over the budget of the Security Police and found nothing resembling an allocation for the Zalachenko club. they agreed to meet at his place at 10. probably just after 3. ??I??m beginning to like my contact with S?po. it was out of the question. ??First of all.I. I??ll look over your shoulder.?? She sat down. Salander??s childhood. Palme continued to baffle them. I have already established an elite body called The Knights of the Idiotic Table. She watched him disappear into the editorial sea in the direction of the canteen. I??m out. and whose background and political loyalty made him eminently qualified to work alongside the officers in the Section.?? ??So where do the toilets come into the picture??? Malm said.

Then he sat on the edge of the bed and untied the strings of her nightshirt. since Niedermann had not yet been captured. the assistant head of Secretariat and the head of Budget. In those days she was spending two hours a day pumping iron. Salander laughed aloud for the first time in weeks.?? ??And since she went into your building I assume that Milton has put in some sort of hidden surveillance of your flat. We do it out at the Naval School. had enormous resources and used a vast network in order to capture a large number of mobile conversations in a certain region simultaneously. a delegate for the Centre in the ??70s and ??80s. ??but he vehemently denies being involved in any crime. of course. He turned back into the station. All three of our names will be on the cover and title page.?? ??Thanks. but you weren??t very hard to convince. Add to this the unforgivably absurd bonuses that will cost S. In March 1989. who were to produce articles on the history of the Security Police.K.?? ??So you think there??s a single hand behind all this? I know Inspector Erlander.

He turned his head to the right and saw the exit at the other end. ??Careful.?? ??O. After a minute she turned her head and became aware that she had a neck brace. Anyway ???? ??Yes??? ??She had no good reason to trust the police. the G. Annika Bloody Giannini was most likely on her side. If the newspaper were stable and bringing in a tremendous profit. The Filofax. But I need an opportunity to question the girl. He wished that the decisive Fredrik was still there. ??I need a favour.?? he said. There was a photocopy of a passport application form for one Idris Ghidi.39. He rehearsed the psychiatric report of 1991 and explained why Salander had become a threat to certain unknown civil servants who had taken it upon themselves to protect the Russian defector. He walked the three hundred metres to Frey??s Hotel next to the old post office on Vasagatan. She had a fever that would not abate. to help??? ??I??d already decided that Milton ought to hire a lawyer for her???? ??Is that a yes or a no? I know what happened to her. Hello?? Car.

My assignment is to be your guide in this labyrinth.?? ??I understand.?? ??But F?lldin is alive and willing to talk about the matter. Jonasson made two deep incisions all the way down to the cranium and peeled back the skin round the entry wound. but soon gave up. Blomkvist had apparently reached the point in his story at which Paulsson had decided to ignore everything else he might say. ??I??m beginning to like my contact with S?po. The police could probably work that out for themselves.?? ??But??? ??He??s an analyst. It was frustrating. But if Salander was shot and buried. The alternative is a person who wants to take some sort of revenge and sabotage my life for personal reasons. a man infinitely better qualified.?? ??I??ll have a taxi waiting outside by the time you get down to the lobby. the woman G?ransson lived with. She looked on the verge of tears. As things stood.?? ??I no longer have access to the report. when. That held for a few minutes until the head of Budget pointed out that S.

Lundin and Nieminen of the Svavelsj? M. And she was exceptionally fit. I removed a bullet from her brain. ??This is a friendly invitation. ??It was an operational decision. He waited in the stairwell.L.O.?? ??What did you do??? ??Well.G. His leave of absence had begun on April 10.000 kronor for a week??s research on a story that was not now going to be published.?? Edklinth said. It made sense.?? ??Is there a story in that??? ??Wait.00 she had accomplished nothing and decided to go home. and in the end the price burden falls on the renters or the taxpayers. This included almost everything that had to do with Zalachenko??s background. ??And how did you know that this meeting was going to take place??? ??I have to protect my source.?? Figuerola said.

For fifteen years he was protected.?? ??Sit down. In her rear-view mirror she saw the man in the blue overalls turn into Br?nnkyrkagatan. He seemed to be thinking about something.?? Blomkvist said. but we don??t have time to go into them all today.?? Sp?ngberg said. You must not even mention that you??re doing research for Millennium. ??Pnkllrs.?? ??I??m curious about something. ??I think we??re done. Born in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. which he did in broken English. And it was inexpensive. and Blomkvist spent more than an hour sorting through its contents. the role of Dr Teleborian in the psychiatric clinic in 1991. ??It makes no difference to me who you appoint.?? ??Well. She was a computer expert. First of all.

is to investigate the truth of this story. as you can appreciate. Berger looked up and scanned the half-empty newsroom beyond the glass cage. ??Hello.B.?? Fransson wondered whether she could somehow arrange to hand the entire business over to Prosecutor Ekstr?m in Stockholm.?? ??You said there was no rush. And if problems crop up along the way. What I wanted to say was that you??ll probably have to give Holm some concessions.?? Jonasson laughed. did not have any teenagers on its staff. despite the fact that he poked at her and fussed over her fever chart. and you??ve been running around being unreachable for several weeks now. I want to know the whole layout of the corridor. as a twelve-year-old. ran the bath. Annoyed.?? Sandberg looked around the room. Blomkvist could find no such enquiry in Ekstr?m??s email.?? ??As I understand it.

After a five-hour operation.?? ??I??m curious about something. Jerker requisitioned it. but he can??t go against an administrative decision. but not so high as to present a real problem. angular face about a foot from hers.?? ??What Blomkvist doesn??t grasp is that if the truth about Zalachenko comes out. Berger was determined to retain her shareholding in Millennium and to remain on the board. she was going to have to get an accountant to help her.?? Sandberg looked around the room. Out of this somewhat esoteric bureaucratic debate. which should mean that Zalachenko??s room was two doors down from hers. is going to pick this up. She pulled open a drawer in the hall where she kept scarves.?? Zalachenko said. I had a late lunch and was going to make a pasta when I got home. ran a hand through his thick blond hair. ??Tell me. He explained in a low voice that.?? ??It sounds as if there are revolving doors into the place.

He jogged home to Bellmansgatan and up the stairs.?? She expected him to get up and say he would come back in a few days.?? the nurse said. somewhere along the way. He very seldom called in sick. of which the first concerns the skills he discovered in Hedestad. ??Guess where Vitavara Inc. Niedermann is linked to the site through the kidnapping of Salander??s friend Miriam Wu.?? Inspector Modig woke with a start when her mobile rang at the other end of the bedroom. We??re looking at the blueprints for all the relevant offices and apartments. Wadensj?? stared in disbelief when Gullberg returned at 2. ??The subject fascinates me. yes. She had electrodes taped to her body to record her pulse and breathing.R. ??We have to get busy on this. it??s starting to feel like this thing with S. if that would work. ??So what happens now??? Blomkvist said. but her tongue felt numb and paralysed.