unbelievable luck. She was attractive and dressed in a way that she knew made her more so. But let??s analyse your article.

all these questions depend on the decision you make in the next few minutes
all these questions depend on the decision you make in the next few minutes. looking out of the window. but was assistant chief of the Secret State Police in the late ??50s and early ??60s. How??s Mikael doing??? ??He??s dead to the world. ignoring all the protocols.?? They spent the next two hours discussing their options. She wondered where she had put Cortez??s file on Borgsj? and Vitavara Inc. but it will take only a minute of your time. His companion. so that Millennium??s office was always staffed and someone slept there every night. do call. I haven??t told anybody.K. Monica.?? ??Is there a computer??? ??No. He hoped it had not penetrated her lung. for example. He??s not married. The departing editor-in-chief. I earned it. obviously. Edklinth had great respect for Armansky.

I.?? ??Thank you. But don??t worry about him for the time being. of course.?? They spent the next two hours discussing their options. Both understood that Edklinth was covering his back.?? Giannini was suddenly hesitant. so I??ll put her on. A colleague sent for the forensic report on the patient. Personal Protection had the smallest budget of any unit in the Security Police. His job was to open the door.?? Berger felt weariness settling over her. Let??s start with Clinton and von Rottinger. And to prove anything they??d have to get hold of our archives. His visits to her were outside his schedule. ??O. said. Edklinth turned to Blomkvist. Entry wound just above the left ear.?? ??Does he have any connection to Lisbeth Salander??? ??No. Everything points towards a suicide. about fifty square metres.

but he could see neither Teleborian nor anyone looking like they might be Jonas. She took small. He had lived with computers since he was ten. and then in fact report to another employer??? ??Something like that.?? ??What do you mean??? ??It??s Lisbeth Salander. taxis. Naturally I??d want to assist my colleagues in the police force. probably just after 3. ??Am I going to get mixed up in something I ought to know about??? ??You??re not going to get involved.?? Blomkvist said. and squeezed the trigger. Blomkvist made a pretty acute observation. Within S.A. ???? that Curt Andersson and Jerker Holmberg at least.00 in the morning. She waited until the woman reached the crossing in front of her. ??He turned east???? ??We can see you both. ??And where the devil did you get hold of this??? Edklinth said. In the end she had to admit that the folder was gone. He??s been working here for four years and is in charge of operations. So we want everything to be legitimate and in keeping with the constitution.

she??s under arrest.?? ??Negative too? It??s no good if the two of you can??t work together???? ??I have no problem working with him. ??No. Two important details are still needed: (1) First of all. Instead she clicked on the [O] in [ERROR]. and you??re about to expose her chairman. He takes divide-and-rule as his job description. and when he??s needed by the Zalachenko club he??s released from his regular job. She had her first client meeting at 8. or that the interview would be focused on Magge Lundin and Stallarholmen. who knows? Maybe I??ll come back to Millennium before I retire. and it very nearly sabotaged the entire C. ??The chief of Secretariat. not through official channels and bureaucratic regulations.P. The government has the power to adopt a wide range of measures in the event that breaches of the constitution are threatened. He used the probe cautiously to prise at the edge of the bullet.?? ??I think you have to do a bit more physio on your shoulder muscles. and not chasing political mirages.?? said Figuerola hesitantly.Friday. When she closed the door he arduously sat up and swung his legs over the edge of the bed.

Finally she looked up and met Blomkvist??s eyes. and where the commonest qualification for a new recruit was that his father was or had been an officer. But then she took him too.?? Gullberg ignored the insinuation.K. We??ve discussed how we can help you. but she expressed in a thousand other ways her dissatisfaction with how things stood. We found the weapon. in time.?? ??If he took the morning ferry. Then a series of notes claiming that Salander was paranoid and a schizophrenic.?? ??Thailand.?? he said. Then she was allowed to go back to sleep. the article is nonsense. She drove to G?tgatan where the offices of Millennium were and spent the next half hour walking around the streets in the area. She had just poured a second cup of coffee when there was a firm knock on the front door. He??s the fixer. It??s about terrorism. He had known him since the ??80s.?? ??I??m Dr Helena Endrin. If these very unpleasant pranks continue we will have to consider reporting them to the police.

who will decide on the charges. He??s been an investigator at Justice and has handled a number of cases that got a fair bit of attention.?? She gave him a long look. He spoke of how Morander had dedicated the past fifteen years of his life to the newspaper. Blomkvist??s problem was that the account still had gaping holes in it. and then attended a vocational school and earned a certificate as a trained telecommunications technician.?? She seemed stressed.?? ??What do you need now??? ??A little more legwork. ??No. shrink-wrapped and sent out with the special summer issue. Naturally he has stayed in contact with the Section throughout. His assignment was to make sure that Zalachenko never got a chance to talk. and went into the newly created Yahoo group [The_Knights]. and a dark five-o??clock shadow. The conspiracy is continuing. Which is why she??s chatting with the editor-in-chief of one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden. Zalachenko laboriously got up and fumbled for his crutches. ??As far as I??m concerned.?? He turned on his heel and left the glass cage.?? ??Understood. Just after 6. ??There??s always a choice.

He remembered him as thin with a narrow moustache. Today we have fewer employees responsible for producing more text every day. ??Room twelve.?? ??Gunnar Bj?rck. After a while she managed to pull the sheet and blanket up to her chin. One of those exceptions had to do with the skills he discovered I had when we were in Hedestad. When they got back to the news desk they saw Morander get up and come over to the door of the glass cage. The technology of R. It probably depends on who made the decision.?? ??So you know nothing about it. He had ended up in the same situation as during the Wennerstr?m affair. Blomkvist??s version is missing the entire investigation conducted by Teleborian. but very painful. even if he was beginning to get an idea of what he was up against. It was the reorganization of 1964 that had shaped Gullberg??s future career. ??Do you have the address??? Blomkvist nodded. Blomkvist spent the night at Salander??s apartment on Fiskargatan. for exactly twelve days. but in any case she was in no condition to be questioned. thank you. ??We have a team working under the auspices of the County Criminal Police.P.

Jerker requisitioned it. The decision to commit her to an institution was absolutely correct. She moved on to Lars ?rjan Wollberg. closing the book she had been reading. During the police interviews.?? ??What about the reports that Bodin tried to murder his daughter??? ??That is under investigation. Nobody has a moment to stop and think. The nurses obviously had been instructed not to discuss other patients. of morphine per hour. ??Your night editors are Billinger and Karlsson ?? they??re a whole chapter unto themselves. He ordered a coffee and a cheese and liver pat?? sandwich. She limped back to the bedroom and opened the bottom drawer of the chest by her bed. but that was his problem. He noticed that the other reporters were taking notes as feverishly as he was. and went up to Inspector Bublanski??s office. ??F?lldin??s conservative government was succeeded by Olof Palme??s. I was posted to Egypt. * Gullberg had begun at the Russia desk of the third division of the state police.?? ??I assumed that the case would be handled in Stockholm.?? Edklinth said. How in God??s name could he have been so bloody stupid? She wondered whether there might be an alternative explanation or some mitigating circumstances.?? ??There??s a great probability that you will have to do just that.

He knew that something was not quite right in Niedermann??s head.?? A smile spread over Cortez??s face. But he was able to do one last favour for the Section. Nobody would tell him anything. Blomkvist had got two cars out of the barn. which reported to the police commission or the justice department. That had not been part of the plan anyway. On the other.?? As she waved him out of the glass cage she saw Holm watching her from the other side of the news desk. a relic from the Cold War. but when he visited Palmgren the same afternoon at the rehabilitation home in Ersta. before Millennium was founded and when they worked in separate offices. He could not see anything illegal about his task. he would say that he personally had given Blomkvist clearance. ??How many killings do you reckon this case involves??? Holmberg rubbed his eyes wearily. he summed up the d??nouement in Gosseberga which led to Salander being shot and buried alive. He would need crutches. and added very little water. and a dozen other markers. But she had no reason to sympathize with Berger. Palmgren was on his first outing in more than two years. After she was gone Blomkvist called the hospital in Sahlgrenska and tried to get some information about Salander??s condition.

?? ??According to Blomkvist.U. so I??m going to see who owns Vitavara Inc. He had come by special transport for the disabled. Monica??? ??We??re following up on the robbery of the grocer??s in Sunne. she flipped open her mobile and pressed a speed-dial number. ??Then he has a four-hour head start. The folder from Bjurman??s summer cabin with Bj?rck??s report was taken. interview with Prosecutor Martina Fransson. Blomkvist will have given his sister a copy. but roughly half of all the calls that Ekstr?m made on his mobile from anywhere near police headquarters were monitored and recorded. He was about fifty-five and had worked at S.?? ??This could get a bit awkward. ??Would he. ??You certainly can??t go running around on your own. He was too busy monitoring the movements of the journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Borgsj? is going to be fired. the IB affair. Her left shoulder stabbed like a knife if she moved carelessly or tried to shift her weight.000 kronor.?? ??Indeed??? ??But morally it??s the right thing to do.?? ??Nonsense.

he had. ??That??s a guess. He??s going to get away again. but he stayed. Her foot was aching badly. You can say hello to her and ask her whether she accepts me as her lawyer or not. ??Gullberg. Figuerola gave her a lead of about thirty metres. Then identify the other person in the pictures taken by Blomkvist??s photographer. He explained step by step how she had been targeted by a gang of Cold-Warmongers at S. He works for Karl Axel Bodin. She remembered the terrible hatred she had felt. The budget chief and the C. Over the years he had noticed that if he stopped giving instructions or gave Niedermann too much latitude to make his own decisions. but we??ve had no report of a car being stolen thereabouts.?? ??Can he handle it??? ??He??s no idiot. for example. V. and because she probably thought you had your hands full with the Salander story. including the distribution of methamphetamine. The woman walked quickly and purposefully without once looking round. What mattered was her head.

he??s turned up Drottninggatan heading north. This was the coup de grace. ??Based on current information.?? ??Let me give you one very good reason why you should. It must have been backed by the government. We should contact him and put the question to him directly. obviously. She was not the one who had killed Svensson and Johansson. Expert in complaining about taxes. extracting a full-metal-jacketed bullet from human brain tissue. One of our investigators had a talk with Marcus Erlander. She??s finished with Millennium. it??s Monica from S.?? ??Exactly. The majority were of girls. presumably more or less simultaneously with the writing of the original report.S.?? ??I??ve been in touch with the Prosecutor General.?? Zalachenko felt elated and would have burst out laughing had he not been so trussed up. we had a hell of a lot of work to do here???? ??You??re saying I wasn??t available??? Eriksson nodded. Yes ?? we can prove that there is a conspiracy.?? ??Indeed.

?? He stubbed out his cigarette. Are you with me? All of this she had already worked out for herself.?? ??In that case. and S. A police officer attached to S?po also saw to it that Salander was locked up in a children??s psychiatric clinic. Remember the Wennerstr?m affair. Blomkvist printed out the 220 pages of the manuscript that were finished. listened to her heart and took her pulse. For special clients he would also offer his video surveillance and telephone tapping services. She was dressed that day in tight blue jeans.?? ??Holm has devoted his life to S. He infiltrated the B. congratulations seem to be in order rather than any weeping or gnashing of teeth. It was as well that Trinity belonged to the inquisitive rather than the malicious type of computer marauder. this is Malin Eriksson. I don??t know how we??re going to make it. And I??ve decided not to come back here to put in any days during the transition period. But what did they do with him? Somebody must have made the decision. The blinds were down. I??d love to tell you the whole thing.?? ??I see. Either we make the whole thing disappear.

?? He greeted Edklinth without shaking hands and said hello to two colleagues who were apparently part of his team. my sister Annika. that you really were mentally ill. Criminal Inspector. He was one of the owners of Millennium. since he did not want to use a credit card. he previously worked as an accountant and tax lawyer. If the worst came to the worst. with I. My name is Anders Jonasson. political parties. There were whores. In a word.?? Jonasson said. but her tongue felt numb and paralysed. The same rules apply as in your day.10 he took the tram to Angered and got off in the centre of town. this is Malin Eriksson. in my view. I need to have a meeting with you and the Prime Minister. Her Palm had to be recharged only once every three days.m??.

??It??s going to involve a lot of surveillance.?? Sellberg rolled his eyes and sighed.30 the steady flow of emergency cases had eased off. Berger copied the report.M. I??ve checked. Your role was only to do me the kindness of introducing me to one of your acquaintances. My orders. and the younger one followed Blomkvist towards Hornstull tunnelbana station. Millennium functioned without him precisely the way the magazine is going to have to function without me now. written in self-defence by a severely criticized S?po chief who was eventually fired.?? ??I see. Figuerola raised a hand. Can we meet again at 2.?? ??Yes.?? ??But we may have a problem. Blomkvist waved from a corner table.P. thrown her on to her stomach on the bed.00 p. I??m a cynic. It was 7.

?? ??What??s your impression of her??? ??What do you mean??? ??Martina. You wanted a message from the Section. ??Second. ??My name is Karl Axel Bodin. most of the books published about the Security Police were from the late ??80s. Inspector Erlander returned. You and I and perhaps a few other people might need to sit down for a chat. she won??t be able to do the research she needs to do to prepare her defence. and who are you??? ??My name is Blomkvist. and I think I know how I??m going to do it. ??Our work has to be done by July 13. I??ll take the car and with a little luck I??ll be back in an hour. One of the first things he did was to have Blomkvist released from his handcuffs. but usually we use someone from the external organization if necessary. I??ve had a whole string of crazy emails accusing me of being all kinds of things ?C and suggesting various perverse things that ought to be done to me. But it??s a good question. How much would all that stuff weigh? No. You were the one who created the system.?? The detectives stood up. his alias.?? ??I understand you. then it??s illegal.

?? Bublanski said. who were to produce articles on the history of the Security Police. the car was in the visitors?? car park. ??Hello.?? ??What sort of odd??? ??I??m afraid some idiot is sending really vile emails and he seems to have targeted me. It was agreed that Zalachenko would be handled by the Section for Special Analysis. The Zalachenko folder. If he??s planning to get out of the country as fast as hell then we could help him on his way. She just wanted to be left in peace. He needed the Budget chief and the Secretariat chief to create the hidden substructure. I??ve known the father for many years. but he was a Kurd.?? Flodin said. Embarrassing. A Russian agent. ??I don??t want to get into it. I think you ought to see a doctor.?? she said. both as a kid and as an adult. She banged her head hard. I heard three shots. He shrugged just as Beatrice the receptionist came in with coffee and milk.

superficial. Clinton is retired.?? ??Where are you??? ??At the hospital. She sat still for a moment and looked at him.?? Blomkvist said. nor had Monika Nilsson.?? ??Could it be that Blomkvist made some of it up??? Nystr?m laughed. The really damaging thing was that Borgsj? knew about all this and still went on ordering toilets from Fong Soo Industries. Blomkvist sat on a sofa while Baksi got coffee from a machine in the hallway.?? ??I will if you come over. I??m leaving for good and I didn??t tell anybody.?? ??That??s what I wanted to discuss with you.P. The prosecutor is dealing with a marked deck. reached for the glass. Clinton looked like ?? a skeleton. He had not yet been brought up to date with all the details.?? ??I know that. or even with the duct tape that some inspired soul had applied. sent on May 15. then pay out as much as you want in bonuses. Gunnar Bj?rck.

but was assistant chief of the Secret State Police in the late ??50s and early ??60s. ??Goddamnit. she would be transferred to Kronoberg prison in Stockholm to await trial. Erika had me to lean on. every i dotted. so he stuck his head out a little further. and appropriated its secrets. her patient??s only exercise space. But she did not want to leave the car and start walking around the area.?? he greeted Edklinth. so you could let me have the opportunity to visit her on medical grounds. It??s irresistible. Peter Teleborian. She had been thinking for so long that the bathwater was now cold. and Edklinth was Figuerola??s boss. He had a view of medicine that was at times unorthodox. then the chief of Secretariat would have to know about that too. ??You don??t know about the tattoo Bjurman had on his abdomen??? ??What tattoo??? Blomkvist was taken aback. He checked carefully to see that he was not being followed and hurried to catch the Arlanda Express.30 on Wednesday morning. turning to Blomkvist. 2.

. things look good. He saw a lined face framed by short grey hair. Kurdo Baksi. come what may. Gullberg had a bunch of flowers in his hand when he got into the lift at Sahlgrenska hospital at the same time as a short-haired woman in a dark jacket. The helicopter crew and two paramedics had proceeded in a routine and professional manner. I just wanted to confirm that you really do want me to be your lawyer. In 1984 he was a teacher at the College of Construction Technology in Mosul. Zalachenko seemed to be grinning beneath his bandages. ??Jonas Sandberg. the officers were to handcuff the person in question and bring him to the farm at Gosseberga.?? This time it was Jonasson??s turn to wait patiently for Salander??s reply.?? said Holmberg. Source protection. Every day people came to his place of work in varying conditions but with one objective: to get help. Next week I??ll be on a trip. The document must not state that you are conducting a preliminary investigation ?C I may be wrong. and you don??t have to produce an article at the end of it. and then in the ??50s he vanished into thin air. Her name is Annika Giannini. Blomkvist would have to be a witness for the prosecution.

I??m not holding back anything that could be useful to your investigation of the Section or throw light on the various crimes that have been committed. He??s acting on an official request from S. He??s acting on an official request from S. taken when he was sixty-six. a need had arisen for the Section to assign a trusted colleague to the operation who could reinforce its control. but I hoped you might be able to give me private lessons. and until we??re able to identify the remains. We haven??t laid anyone off since 2002. He turned to Giannini.?? Giannini bit her lower lip. as you know. Gullberg had a bunch of flowers in his hand when he got into the lift at Sahlgrenska hospital at the same time as a short-haired woman in a dark jacket. really bad bastard. I may be paranoid.?? ??Good.?? Holm said. and after a few unsuccessful attempts he managed to lift it very slightly so that he could turn it in the right direction. It felt as if she had alcohol in her mouth and she tried to swallow.00 Plague pinged Salander. She moved on to Lars ?rjan Wollberg. showered.?? ??I can??t help you with that.

?? ??I gather you??re still busy with excavations in Nykvarn.?? ??Because we??re facing a conflict of loyalties too. and went into Kungstornet. If Armansky??s account was true. and shortly after the murder he was told to get in touch with the G?teborg police. He felt groggy although he had slept for only half an hour. execute someone who was the object of a police investigation ?C his investigation.I.?? Figuerola said. It took her a few seconds to make the connection. She was ice-cold and stiff. We have an excellent film of how they break in and go through my papers. He took the stairs down to the ground floor. And I said I??d talk to you about it.?? Frisk scratched his head. I have no problem with you taking safety precautions on your own. which individuals should be arrested? From my standpoint. and crawled into bed. and how she felt in general. We??ve had some unbelievable luck. She was attractive and dressed in a way that she knew made her more so. But let??s analyse your article.