one foot in a cast and his jaw wired shut.?? ??I myself would have checked into a hotel.

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??As far as I??m concerned. but I could see that something happened just now that got you more agitated than I??ve seen you in all the time you??ve been in my care. ??We need images. He shrugged just as Beatrice the receptionist came in with coffee and milk. Otherwise what sounds like a cross-section of middle-class Sweden.?? which referred to the Security Police as a whole. He??s had recurring trouble with it over the past few years. He??s also the chairman of the board of Svenska Morgon-Posten and owns about 10 per cent of it. Dag Svensson and Mia Johansson. At first he could not grasp what he was seeing.?? he said. I do not mean for this to continue on my watch. just that. this isn??t about you and Micke. ??That sounds like child labour and stuff like that. ??Lisbeth is the one who??s in real danger. of course.?? ??Hmm. My orders. They could forget about finding a car to take them to Gosseberga. She was not responsible for appointing a guardian who turned out to be a pig and a rapist.?? ??Have you got any good colleagues??? Morander laughed again.

She had told Giannini everything that had happened in Gosseberga. ??and get a couple of hours?? sleep yourself.M. Peter Teleborian. It was a question only of how the case was presented. but I could see that something happened just now that got you more agitated than I??ve seen you in all the time you??ve been in my care.?? Ellis gave a dismissive wave. He could be in Oslo by now. and Edklinth had examined the reports in the archive.000 kronor in Germany. First he called Cortez who was in a caf?? in Vasastad and had a few details to discuss.?? ??He works at Sahlgrenska hospital as a cleaner. try to support you. she told him. They spoke in low voices for a few minutes before Gullberg stood up. ??Because while Niedermann was out digging a grave for me. After using Jonasson??s mobile. ??Come in. Then she made up her mind and. With the possible exception of President Nixon??s lunatic break-in at Watergate. We have excellent documentation in Dag Svensson??s notes. She sat on the edge of her bed.

Faste is grossly unsuited to investigate anything at all to do with Salander.C. The bullet emerged with almost no resistance. What mattered to her was that he was the board chairman of S. has received a number of emails that appear to come from me.?? ??Do you? Good. Lundin has been charged for the reasons I mentioned earlier. She was on the telephone and writing furiously on a yellow Post-it.?? ??I should also say that Annika Giannini. he flipped open his mobile and saw that he had twenty unread messages. I can??t believe Salander knows anything about it. ??O.00.?? Jonasson laughed. but she could not remember how. narcotics and sex trafficking. (2) To wage a media war I must be able to appear in public to discuss things that you may consider your private business. Then Dr Jonasson and Blomkvist had upset her plans by smuggling in her Palm. ??That??s a line I??d like to hear from Officer Bubble. He tried again to call Gullberg. She thought for a moment. ??Fair enough.

even though this time there was no strap holding her down. at all costs. inducing decision-making political entities or authorities to take decisions in a certain direction.?? ??And you never briefed your successor??? ??No. And we can??t allow that to happen. But don??t worry about him for the time being. I??m not. ??Do we have the name of the assailant??? Eriksson shook her head as the telephone rang again. That left a period of c. I??ll be very direct.?? ??I know. I wonder which scared him more. Security Police matters were going to have to wait until the next day. She waited three minutes before she followed him into the caf??.?? Modig said. They were tiny children savaged by dogs on Vasaplatsen.P.10 this morning. Eriksson signed an invoice from Daniel Olsson in G?teborg. M?rtensson went back to his car on Tavastgatan. He very soon realized that Paulsson was a pompous. This is pretty fast work.

and that over the years this conspiracy has committed what could be categorized as serious criminal acts. He also says that the forgery is a good one and that the content is a clever blend of truth and fantasy. He crossed Sveav?gen on the viaduct at M?ster Samuelsgatan and went straight down to Klara Norra. Zalachenko was technically an immigrant. Instead of turning down towards S?dermalm she kept going straight to Kungsholmen. Today we have fewer employees responsible for producing more text every day. But I wasn??t feeling well yesterday and I??ve got things I have to do. and Vinge was a bureaucrat of the old school. but Cortez had solid evidence. which is pretty much a toy gun alongside the others. It is almost entirely fabricated.?? ??Can you tell me what happened this morning??? Giannini related what she had seen and heard and how she had reacted up until the moment she had barricaded herself with Salander in the bathroom...01. who was frequently the lone woman in a male landscape.?? ??Good.Friday. Way beyond the budget. we??ll see. & E. she would like a cup of tea.

You??re healing.K. At long last D. That matter will be taken up at the appropriate time. the government cannot do a thing. ??But we have other urgent problems. He had met Chief of Secretariat Albert Shenke at meetings and internal conferences on countless occasions. Even if you meet us in the driveway and say it was a mistake. An Agent in Place contained so much inaccurate information about Sweden in the first chapter that he threw the book into the wastepaper basket. ??My name is Karl Axel Bodin. worrying. which she was immediately given. But she had not done that since she was fourteen. Her foot was hurting so badly that she could not put any weight on it. He had then returned to his home town of Laholm and done some work from there. * Salander was happy. I can tell you that I see no sign of mental illness. which in this case meant that the chief had covered his back.?? she said. I was wondering about your involvement in this story. She discovered that they got along famously. We have to be free to examine any chairman of the board.

For the life of her. so the torture continued. It was entirely up to him to decide whether he would talk to her or not. When he was faced with the prospect of deportation. he charted it with respect to the time it took to speak the word. ??I don??t know anything about that. and two officers whose job it was to compile and analyse any intelligence information that Zalachenko might contribute. There was the morning memo. Zalachenko doesn??t make empty threats. Edklinth was holding his breath. He did not want Niedermann to die. We haven??t found hide nor hair of her since.?? ??Yes. ??Well ?? what is it that??s so urgent??? ??Alexander Zalachenko. So they sublet or sub-sublet or they live at home with their mothers until they retire. to whom he had to deliver monthly reports.?? ??Teleborian is meeting Jonas at the Ring in Central Station at 3. ??Lisbeth ?? I??m wondering ???? He then said nothing for such a long time that Salander almost asked what it was he wanted.?? Erlander said. Lisbeth had aroused attention in other quarters as well.?? the P. we will.

Salander laughed aloud for the first time in weeks.?? ??And if you did that.?? Jonasson looked over his shoulder at the door.?? Bublanski replied curtly. He heard faint voices to the left and turned to look. The blood had coagulated at the entry wound in her head. Each mobile has its own unique signature ?C a fingerprint ?C in the form of the telephone number. and there was a robbery in Norrk?ping in which one person was injured. ??Erika. but that Zalachenko might have any connection to the affair had not dawned on him. At all other times either Berger or David were in the house until the theft was discovered. ??Clinton first??? ??If he??s still alive. On the other hand. There was a confused atmosphere in the newsroom throughout the afternoon. Which will be in about an hour. but it was up to them to prove it. It??s beautiful weather and Saturday afternoon. where everyone knew everyone else. Then he turned to the Minister of Justice. and Holmberg wondered who did the sowing and harvesting. Edklinth. It was dark and she had no sense of how long she had been aimlessly walking.

?? ??But if someone else got one in ?? would you report it to the police??? Giannini raised her eyebrows.?? ??Zalachenko??s daughter.P. and Ulf Flodin.?? the P. you check it out. As soon as Ekstr?m left police headquarters. migraines.R. don??t!?? she screamed and then took a step back. had become associated with S. In 1996 he became assistant chief of the Immigration Division and ended up in a stressful position.Q. But when Blomkvist came over to give him a secure mobile.M. names and organizational charts. showered. You have a beach at the back of the house and a few large houses in the immediate vicinity. The brief was simply for Bjurman to sound the alarm if she started blabbing about Zalachenko.?? he said. She had caught up with him just as he was leaving for home; she had suggested a conversation over a cup of coffee.O.

?? ??Alright. ??They??re going their separate ways outside the pub.?? ??Genetics??? ??Yes. explaining her presence at the house and that she had been called in by Rosin. 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. No notes were taken at the meeting. She lay passively looking up at the ceiling when the night nurse came in. and I won??t report it to the tax authorities.?? Jonasson pulled off his blood-stained nitrile gloves and dropped them in the bio-waste disposal bin.?? The Minister of Justice called back ten minutes later and said that the Prime Minister would meet with Edklinth at his residence at 9. She had 37. Malm raised his Nikon in the shadows of Caf?? Rosso??s awning across the street and took a series of twelve photographs of the two men who followed Blomkvist out of the caf?? and past the Kvarter cinema.K. I have also received similar emails from a sender who purports to be ??centraled?? at S. There was nothing wrong with the arrangement.?? Clinton held up a finger and uttered his first words since he had arrived. When she returned to her station.). I??m hot with excitement and can??t control myself.?? Sandberg said. ??Focus on the information. we had a hell of a lot of work to do here???? ??You??re saying I wasn??t available??? Eriksson nodded.

But I can hire you as an external consultant. He was completely exhausted and realized that he had eaten only two slices of bread all day. The first email ?C which was also the most crude and intimidating with its suggestion that she would be fucked with a screwdriver ?C had come on May 16. ?C the major increase in personnel began. He went straight to his room and sat on the bed. One evening paper reported that. When they were alone she had asked her why she so provocatively refused to talk to the police. This is how it will work. My father is Gustav Holmberg. on Monday Blomkvist closed the lid on his iBook and got up from the kitchen table in his apartment on Bellmansgatan.?? ??How old are you??? ??Twenty-seven.S. The text was written in pencil. Zalachenko??s answers were much more aggressive and hostile when she asked the questions. ??Well. I want to check a few things. but the principle is this: if we cut personnel.P. And to prove anything they??d have to get hold of our archives. ??How long have you been working out??? he said.?? ??That petty thief you identified ???? ??Kenneth Gustafsson. ??Goddamnit.

Which he had no intention of doing. I have spent years trying to help Lisbeth Salander. She got up from the bed and made for the shower. This investigation is being conducted in great secrecy. I??ve read Bj?rck??s report. in spite of her unusual name. I assure you that I will exercise the utmost discretion. She saw to her dismay that it was just after 4. But now he had a great need for her skills in that field. however. But he says that the last time he saw the gun. Hire a bunch of skinheads from the Yugo mafia who can whack Blomkvist over the head if necessary. He turned off the alarm. a black T-shirt. ??That??s correct.?? she shouted. She estimated the length of a step at 60 centimetres. On the way he passed Zalachenko??s door. But it felt good to be back in the saddle again after so many years of silence from his former employer.?? the P.nu. But M?rtensson was still there.

Gullberg had a single slice of bread and a cup of black coffee in Frey??s caf??. ??To be honest. that??s not necessarily the same thing as saying that she??s my friend. Cortez had spent the morning making calls. I will expose you and do everything I can to ensure that you are never re-elected. ??Plague. ??He??s got a gun. was that the Constitutional Protection Unit had only an analytical and investigative function. she would have recognized that she looked completely demented. It ended in a violent argument and a spectacular fight between the sisters.?? As she lay in bed Berger thought about what Linder had said. night shift. They were sitting at the same conference table at which Blomkvist had sat the day before.??d him about three hours ago. In her rear-view mirror she saw the man in the blue overalls turn into Br?nnkyrkagatan. and confront Borgsj? and demand his resignation. But you were also arrested for possession of an illegal weapon. ??Hello. hoping to find a personal topic he could discuss with her. aren??t you? It must be ten or fifteen years since I last saw you. And the likelihood of my getting one in this people??s republic is pretty slim.?? Modig said in apology.

??I think it??s time we had another talk with Justice.?? Blomkvist ran into Cortez at the entrance to the Millennium offices. ??O. silent partner to handle the financial side of the business. I??m not going to quote you or mention you even in anything I write. and that did not have anything at all to do with the operations of Counter-Espionage. It was 10. Everyone agrees that you??re the best choice. ??Where do we start??? he said. made a late snack. which added to her mistrust of him. But what did she have to lose? Berger followed the instruction. So we want everything to be legitimate and in keeping with the constitution.?? ??I promise. Give me information and I won??t try to compromise you.I. He had Salander??s keys to her burgundy Honda. new mobile telephones and the like. which included a short whip. Or else she could stay overnight.?? ??Then we??ll have a light beer. and other such drivel.

I.?? ??Good Lord.m. She has to keep her conversations with Lisbeth confidential.?? Giannini repeated. She put down her book about God in antiquity. I understand that you don??t have many reasons to trust anyone who comes from S. It had sounded logical at the time. which was surely poetic justice of a sort. The legendary double agent Colonel Stig Wennerstr?m. but were asked instead to wait on the landings if they were meeting their partner. ??My colleague is staying another day. But not at 7. I should have published the report the day I got it. And that??s why we sent Inspector Figuerola to invite you to this meeting. As I understand it. but I??ll probably be following him pretty soon. almost made it on to the Swedish Olympic team. Then she considered whether she wanted Niedermann caught or not. The N. He got up to find a telephone booth and called Wadensj??. Then F?lldin was re-elected and our meetings were resumed.

?? ??Did he say how much he knew??? ??F?lldin told him that the chief of S?po at the time and a colleague came to visit him very soon after he became Prime Minister. Luckily she does accept information. Nieminen did not trust Niedermann for one second. ??Yes. I said I had a number of final tests to run on you tomorrow and that I couldn??t discharge you until Sunday.?? ??The police suspect that I am involved. alias Karl Axel Bodin. Or possibly both of you.?? ??I see. Right now it??s some seriously unpleasant individual???? ??Who??s got a hang-up about you in particular. ??I see my job as taking an aggressive approach to change the newspaper and make it more attractive to readers. Erika had me to lean on.?? She poked him in the stomach. ??He??s well versed in Swedish law and police procedure. He had read about the eccentric journalist in the newspapers. She said she??d read books on the subject before. Then he said hello to Salander and asked her how she was feeling. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses. ??Sorry. It was entitled [Read this first]. which began with KAB.M.

he could describe the chain of events.?? ??You??re a police officer in a democracy.?? ??We??? ??Listen ?? the story was slated to run in the July issue.?? ??Good God.?? ??I don??t think so. Finally he called for a minute??s silence. introduced himself. Her intelligence. His parabolic antenna would be permanently listening out for a call containing Ekstr?m??s characteristic graph curve for one of a dozen commonly occurring words. where Clinton rose slowly from the sofa. It is of the utmost importance that answers are provided to certain questions that must be answered. But we don??t have a damned thing on Nieminen. but a Karl Axel Bodin seems to have been born in 1942 in Uddevalla. But you know that already. Alexander.?? ??That is grossly unfair. She was no longer limping. All of a sudden she did not have the slightest desire to meet Blomkvist??s sister and regretted that she had accepted this woman as her lawyer.?? ??What do we know??? Blomkvist shouted after him. You were the one who exposed Wennerstr?m last year. Edklinth did not believe in coincidence on such a grand scale. Illegal weapons are more serious.

go to Yahoo group [Idiotic_Table]. To Gullberg??s frustration. ??As far as the G?teborg police are concerned. At the same time he was supposed to keep his eyes peeled for anyone who might follow Blomkvist. and it was as silent as the grave in the conference room. we also want you to know what to do in the ten minutes before the car arrives from Fisks?tra. He was Kurdish. who already had an overview of the activities of the Section.B. What do we know about them??? ??Prosecutor Ekstr?m.?? ??And Salander??? ??She??s part of what makes it so interesting. then it??s illegal. 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.00 last night.?? ??Yes. Then he turned on Salander??s computer. why would Faste want to leak this information??? Frisk shrugged. and damn near destroy him with two blows of an axe. Blomkvist ordered couscous and a beer.?? ??And you??re perfectly sure about that? It??s not difficult to imagine things when you??re scared or excited.?? ??From me? So? What does it say? He handed her some printouts of emails addressed to Eva Carlsson. you can write an article on the subject if you want and we??ll publish it.

too. She rang for the nurse and asked for another Tylenol. To make the ultimate decision he needed to have a personal conversation with her to get her approval to tell the truth. He gave her the S.000 a month if you wanted to move in. who was built like a heavily armoured robot and suffered from a disease called congenital analgesia. He did not even bother to look for it. ??Why so??? Berger said. shaking his head. which would ensure that the exchange was common knowledge in no time. making an illegal turn on to Klara Norra and heading towards Olof Palmes Gata. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses. but he had established that it occurred on the afternoon of April 12.?? ??Interesting thought. Mikael Blomkvist. she shut down Billing and crossed him off the list. He knows what he??s doing.?? ??Rubbish. Next week I??ll be travelling. He was looking straight ahead. you slammed an axe into his head. I have the power to extend it and even make it a full-time position.

?? She glanced to her right and met the eye of the pictures editor. Bjurman commented on the fact that I had several tattoos and piercings.?? ??And you??re saying that it??s an invention. ??If his plan was to go to Germany ?? Why would he drive to Stockholm? Shouldn??t he have made for Malm? and the bridge to Copenhagen. Lisbeth ?C seriously ?C this battle is going to be decided in the mass media and not in the courtroom. ??I??ve just changed into jogging things to work off a little of my surplus energy. At around 11. She called the registrar and was informed that no report with that protocol number existed.?? ??Precisely. ??Welcome. But Malm had not participated in any parade ?C apart from Gay Pride ?C in at least ten years.D. Wadensj?? glanced at Gullberg and was struck by how thin the old man had become. Instead he booted up his iBook and plugged the cable into the broadband jack. The truth is that right now everything is a little confused. especially when the violence was directed at full-grown men. Figuerola cursed. Even so. ??He drove a Saab. nurses and cleaners ?C everybody who works there in fact. He??s going to be right up there with the directors of Skandia.?? ??But if someone else got one in ?? would you report it to the police??? Giannini raised her eyebrows.

and with all the wisdom of hindsight. I gather that there was a very considerable difference of opinion between Faste and Bublanski. right next to the gate to the Maria lift.I. not exactly. I called him an imbecile and an incompetent fool. Svavelsj? M. It would have been a fine ending to her years at Millennium. But listen ?? I don??t want to discuss this for the same reason I??ve already given. Salander bit her lip. then it was with these lunatics.?? She hesitated for a while before she met his gaze.?? ??So Salander was supposedly armed with a taser. You??ll have to do something about the food at this place. I don??t have the faintest idea how to handle it.03.?? Ekstr?m looked pleased. ??Doing things that you can??t do yourself??? Zalachenko gave Modig a long look with his only visible eye. He spent a chapter debunking first what the press had written about Salander. They take care of their normal jobs and do some discreet moonlighting for us should the need or opportunity arise. forty-seven. Documentation to the hilt.

by a single blow to the neck.?? Endrin said. The old comrades shook hands. That matter will be taken up at the appropriate time. ??The most obvious thing would be to take one of the ferries across the Baltic. Unlike Lundin. we have to be decisive and resort to tough measures. What happens now??? Waltari said. It was the only possible explanation. ??Blomkvist ?? we have to be able to trust each other. ??Well. So you have to pay the going rate. moving fast.?? ??What happened then??? ??We got out of the lift on the same floor.?? Sonny froze. a white blouse. Nor did she have reason to think that anyone on the editorial staff wished her ill. plus being hung out to dry in the media. and which would therefore not be presented at the trial or make up part of the chain of evidence against her. She wondered what the video ??of a personal nature?? contained. but he was in hospital in S?dert?lje with one foot in a cast and his jaw wired shut.?? ??I myself would have checked into a hotel.