up and she would be in a little later than usual. But she could see that he was lost in his own thoughts.?? She nodded.

Her constitutional rights are being violated by the very people who ought to be protecting her
Her constitutional rights are being violated by the very people who ought to be protecting her.?? ??It is. born in 1969.G.?? ??Thanks for everything. ??As Prime Minister you may not influence the judicial process in any way. Then it??s a medical matter. and for the aggravated kidnapping and assault of the dental nurse Anita Kaspersson. He??s actually in worse shape than you are. Then she turned directly to the head of the Violent Crimes Division. He got into the lift and stood perfectly still. and finally the preliminary investigation leader.?? the P.?? ??We always owe each other one. would burn out its batteries in much less time. I actually met him a couple of times. ??A former Russian agent. The person who bears this letter is working unofficially and has my trust. Was it you who put duct tape on her wounds??? ??Yes. You know him. It was 7. the Bildt government had cut back the Soviet desk for financial reasons and had at the same time got themselves involved in the international mess in Bosnia and Serbia ?C as if Serbia could ever threaten Sweden.?? he said.

What??s the situation??? ??Our technicians were here and installed a proper alarm. He was standing about ten metres behind her. when relations would once again worsen ?C which according to Gullberg was inevitable ?C absurd demands would be made on the Security Police and the military intelligence service; they would be expected to wave their magic wand and summon up well-placed agents out of a bottle.?? Plague gave him directions to the youth hostel on L?ngholmen where he had booked a room for his colleagues from England. Have you got a mobile on you??? ??A what??? ??A mobile. he had done his military service with the coast guard. ??A nasty attack in G?teborg and a break-in here in Stockholm. It was a structure with only two ranks. Vinge never saw eye to eye.?? ??Understand this: you have no choice. I gather that there was a very considerable difference of opinion between Faste and Bublanski. There were bandages. Wasp had met two face to face. Waltari followed him. his colleague Inspector Modig. So Dr Jonasson was the goalkeeper who stood between the patient and Fonus Funeral Service. ??We??ve got a positive I. But somehow. not exactly. and replenished the cart with plastic bags for the wastepaper baskets. And if need be you can always come to me or Christer. Jonasson put his hand on her forehead and felt that it was damp. ??For one thing ?? I??m very.

There would be a scandal of enormous proportions. anything else we pull off is useless. He was supposed to start work again at new year. Good to know. Was not the assassination of Anna Lindh* the result of precisely such a crazy impulse? But Inspector Erlander did not like the idea that a mentally ill accountant. By this time Ghidi had learned Swedish and obtained treatment for his shattered hip. But what happened in 1991 did not make sense.?? Eriksson said. You were in pretty bad shape. consultant at the Trades Union Federation ?C his only venture into the I. Fredriksson was definitely a candidate.?? ??No. When he was gone she stared at the ceiling.?? Giannini repeated. He gripped the base of the bullet. Berger swore when she got back to where she had parked her B. and I meant asap. ??Gullberg. She almost missed the terse message: Saturday.-savvy. come to that.S.?? ??Yes.

Blomkvist did not move when she came out.. ??I understand.?? Flodin said. Why? Because she had stirred up a secret that S?po was trying at any price to keep a lid on. why are apartments so bloody expensive? Because the people commissioning the buildings don??t know how to set the price. Why not? Maybe he??s going to change tactics. S. So we??ve cut back. Or else the falsification was done for a completely different purpose by someone inside the Security Police. 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. He had a late lunch at the first caf?? he saw. from right under the noses of the policemen circling around him. or that you don??t care??? ??I don??t know.?? Giannini told her.B. Too many cooks might wreck the whole dish. And the likelihood of my getting one in this people??s republic is pretty slim.30. You were the one who created the system. He was out flitting around even in your day. and the purpose of the trial is to get me committed to a secure psychiatric ward. where I live.

This minute. She supposed that her brain had not been too greatly damaged after being perforated by a bullet with a full-metal jacket. In 1969. Gunnar Bj?rck.?? Ekstr?m repeated in a brittle tone. Whether they??re right or wrong.A. in corridor 11C.?? ??So somebody here at S. It was 10. But I don??t know the objective of the conspiracy. the price would be in the order of 390 kronor. My name is Jerker Holmberg.?? The lights were out at G?ransson??s place when Nieminen and Waltari drove up in the twilight. putting the pencil in her pocket. ??How??s the headache??? ??I feel it now and then. He withdrew cash from an A. a pervert. When they were seventeen. Marita Ulfskog. She needs to rest and she has to have time to heal. They don??t know that he??s my brother.nu>.

. Berger??s heart beat furiously. She was on all fours and being mounted from the rear. but she had very straightforwardly conceded that she had no authority to interview him and that naturally he was perfectly free to tell her nothing at all if he did not want to. which would ensure that the exchange was common knowledge in no time. But she had no idea what Salander was up to. but you??re closer. and this Niedermann that he hangs out with. would have to be superhuman. ??I read Bj?rck??s S?po report this evening. On the other hand he understood quite well what had happened to Niedermann.?? ??I heard the news. aggressive resistance to police officers. schedules and other uninteresting stuff.?? Figuerola said. Often she did not reply at all. are vacant and are being to some extent covered by temps.?? ??No. ??I talked with Bublanski half an hour ago. The first thing she did was to check the protocol number. that??s not necessarily the same thing as saying that she??s my friend.?? ??A little.?? ??Oh.

It will be my final issue. This right embraces all Swedish citizens. they smiled and said that it was outside my security clearance level. It was the seventh time he had seen the same car in four days. First of all.?? Blomkvist said. He chose first class and had the compartment to himself.?? ??Thirty seconds ago you did get an email from me.?? ??And if that were the case. Berger swore when she got back to where she had parked her B. It had been two days now since the break-in. I take it??? ??That??s right. or whether she was off her rocker or why the police kept her locked up. She found correspondence between Teleborian and a person with a hotmail address who sent encrypted mail.?? she said. Dragan. They came from the same batch as the weapon that Salander had taken from him at Stallarholmen.?? ??If you leak that report.m. This is just an extra job for me. and her desire to run after them and hurt Berger.?? ??You??ll get only one guarantee from me.?? She felt someone touch her forehead and tried to brush away the intrusive hand.

There must be several others like it. In that respect Zalachenko was his worst enemy. managers or middle managers aged thirty-five or older. I work for Armansky. He needs your keys if you??re not going to be home. ??Monday. for a fee of 30. without knowing what she would say.?? ??We??ll use the whole front page and move everything else back. At that moment she heard the rattle of the guard??s key ring. Why are you so interested in the religion of antiquity??? Figuerola looked at Blomkvist. As he shifted his weight a sharp pain shot through his right leg. we are not in agreement. Ekstr?m was most upset.?? he said to Edklinth.?? ??No. She also decided that since her brother and her client had not so far communicated with each other. no doubt about it.. You know.?? Blomkvist said to remind them that he was there in the room.C. She was not at all sure right now that she was the person to lead the sprawling organization that comprised S.

This defines four restrictions on democracy.?? ??And??? ??I can??t tell you anything about that. He was one of the officers responsible on formal occasions for the safety of the Prime Minister. inside and out. He was a hit man for Russian military intelligence. and in some miraculous way he had indeed managed to hold the mortality rate at zero.Q.?? ??You??re a police officer in a democracy. ??Not quite yet. So he filled out a ??no visitors?? form that had no connection whatsoever to the one that was set in place by the prosecutor.?? ??I don??t think I??m going to like this. We don??t have the resources for what you??d think of as an operations unit.?? Janeryd said at last. She unfolded it and read a line written in an elegant script: You??re the hacker. What I think is no longer of any interest.?? she said. ??By God. there??ll still be a scandal. In Sweden apparently they were untouchable.I. client confidentiality and so forth. Even if you meet us in the driveway and say it was a mistake. She arrived home late one evening to discover that someone had broken in.

?? ??What are you suggesting??? ??I??m only asking you to let me know if you discover that Salander is being subjected to another miscarriage of justice. and fell asleep with photographs of gross child pornography whirling through his mind. He persuaded us that it would be less expensive in the long run. I??m not allowed to reveal what I know about the Salander story. and that Salander doesn??t have a thing to do with anabolic steroids. ??Do you have time to tell me about the job??? ??I??m gone at the end of June. then.D. For that the response time is at best twenty minutes but more likely twenty-five.?? ??So we??re talking about an operation. For him the point is to be seen to be tougher than all of us. he would stay in the intensive care unit for a few more days yet.00. Do we know who the killer was??? ??Not yet.?? ??Can you prove that??? ??I can.?? ??There are quite a few girls working there nowadays. ??Is that what awaits us??? he said.?? ??Precisely. there was no reason to delay publication.?? Ekstr?m pinched his lip. They had to decide what to do. He got him on the line within five minutes. and that committing her in 1991 was justified.

Edklinth had a sense that cogs were whirring at high speed behind the P. and by mid-decade Gullberg had heard several proposals that the budget be reduced. my name is Marianne. Hacker Republic had a total (the last time she was connected) of sixty-two citizens. Trinity did not even consider trying to bug Ekstr?m??s work telephone at police H. even though according to Personal Protection that??s where he is. and its purpose is to damage Salander before the trial. ??Unless you happen to have paranormal abilities. and F. I simply have no energy. Cortez now kept an ashtray on his desk. we??re going to install surveillance cameras. was Zalachenko. She went so far as to obscure some obvious evidence and instead moved on to the next link in the chain of events. It was just before 4. now I recognize you. S. She banged her head hard. My father is Gustav Holmberg.?? ??It is. ??Hello. ??Around the entry wound you have all sorts of bone fragments. It has come to my attention that an employee of S.

and she might live to be a hundred. Some other names from outside S..Q. advertising reps. or hostile??? ??No.?? ??I see. Correct to lock up Salander 1991.?? he said to Edklinth. I have found him quite likeable. and we all have to adapt to them. He was not going to make it. you may regard me as her legal representative.?? ??This could get a bit awkward. Dr Jonasson burst out laughing and shook his head. if I understood correctly. ??I??ve decided that Salander should be moved to a different room.45 p. Let??s stick to that. What you call the Zalachenko club cannot exist without the support of key people in this building. to condemn you again to the locked psychiatric ward. Payment to an Idris Ghidi went into the budget under fees to sources who could not be named. She went to her study and turned on the light.

I. How about that??? ??This hypothetical computer is soon going to send you a hypothetical email. S. but after everything that was in the media about her it seems a bit hard to swallow that Salander could be completely innocent. She went through three months?? worth of messages one by one. 15.v Salander spent most of Wednesday night and early Thursday morning reading Blomkvist??s articles and the chapters of the Millennium book that were more or less finished. I haven??t told anybody. It cannot be ruled out that there is a minor bleed that is not visible on the images. What I??d like to know is when you mean to publish your article.?? ??And the answer is ????? ??We don??t know.?? Blomkvist finished for him.K. ??This is how things stand. Security Police officers in senior positions had looked the other way when a series of savage assaults were committed against a Swedish woman. then the district court would have to issue you a warrant.N.?? ??What did he do??? ??He realized that he had no choice but to do what the gentlemen from S?po were proposing. O. SixOfOne had once claimed that he was a black. No date had yet been set. If you feel threatened in any way. These women trained in the use of all types of weapons.

They??re always sent to your computer. I have no idea yet. ??Thanks.?? ??Disappeared??? ??Blomkvist??s copy was taken during a break-in at his apartment. Lisbeth Salander. ??I??d be glad to discharge her because we certainly don??t have any beds to spare here. that is. After a moment he nodded.?? ??Thirty-one employees. He??s going to do a security assessment.?? ??It doesn??t have to be a physical attack. The night nurse had been gone ten minutes. Can you manage that??? Salander waited patiently for almost a minute before Annika nodded. but she already knew it would be impossible to explain this away. You will be paid by me. At long last D. ??Hmm. they would devote both time and cunning to performing effective demonstrations of their powers. We suggest that you share your knowledge. key. M?rtensson??s apartment was on the top floor of a three-storey building in the suburbs. They spent three hours going over the articles for the themed issue and keeping track of the book??s progress. Inspector Figuerola must have been misinformed.

??What I??m thinking of asking you is unethical. She thought of Holm. somebody had gone into her bathroom and taken Millennium??s material about Vitavara Inc. the antivirus program didn??t react. And the media as a whole bought Faste??s propaganda simply because he appears to be a serious source and it??s always cool to write about S. as a twelve-year-old. She took her child to day care and should have arrived at her place of work by 8. And here we can??t go through the Prosecutor General.K. Constitutional Protection is a small and more or less self-sufficient unit. My problem is that I don??t believe it. ??Take a break and come back around 9. who had not said a word during the presentation. It wasn??t good. It had been one of Gullberg??s last responsibilities.m. Its task was to watch over national security. She was given a local anaesthetic and afterwards the wound was sewn up with three stitches.?? ??But those journals contain mostly scholarly papers and pure research. In 1983.?? ??So soon??? He nodded. ??Hello. Before the day was over.

He took the tunnelbana to City Hall. 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. And she liked giving in to threats even less. This recurred at around 3.?? ??I see. did he arrest Mikael Blomkvist last night??? ??He wrote a report citing offensive behaviour. Ekstr?m surreptitiously scanned the stamp.?? Blomkvist jogged down to G?tgatan and sped up towards Slussen.?? He walked away down Hantverkargatan. It was too early to go to bed. into the living room. By that time she had produced a document corresponding to two single-spaced A4 pages. he finally sent Andersson to bring him in.?? She looked around at her colleagues in the cramped editorial office. of morphine per hour.I.?? ??It??s up to Salander to decide. I know Ghidi. She had nothing specific to work on. Erlander cleared his throat. You??ll have to think about this possibility when you plan your strategy. But we have several suspects.?? ??He succeeded in getting a policeman killed tonight.

?? Edklinth said tentatively. That was her intention. It was beautiful and well done. ??Then he has a four-hour head start. He was never going to be able to tell anyone about his triumphs.?? It was Gunnar Magnusson. There were bandages. wire service. Bj?rck proposes that Zalachenko??s rehabilitation ?C he suffered very severe burns ?C be carried out abroad. The van was eighteen years old and was not able to go much faster anyway. It is of the utmost importance that answers are provided to certain questions that must be answered. You didn??t say a word about it at the two o??clock meeting. By signing this directive. He had understood that the death of Bodin/Zalachenko was a case that had to be handled with the utmost discretion.?? ??So what are you planning. and then served for nine years in Uppsala police and studied law in her spare time. But he could not get into the room and he did not have the strength to force the door. Bublanski and the others who arrived at the summer house had treated it as a crime scene from the word go. The chairman of the board is Magnus Borgsj?. He??s going to be right up there with the directors of Skandia. ??My name is Benny Svantesson. I don??t have time for a long conversation now ?C I have to meet Prosecutor Jervas in forty-five minutes. she had joined him at his table.

Third. He had Salander??s keys to her burgundy Honda. He was expert at breaking and entering. but the figure kept slipping away.?? Eriksson did not answer the telephone. and I can do that only if I have a management that functions and colleagues who enjoy their work. the operations chief of the Section Hans von Rottinger. I am.?? ??Credibility? That??s a peculiar question. He reckoned that he would have to produce twice as much text again for the summer issue. She bought a tin of Catch Dry snuff and went back out on to S?dermalmstorg and turned right across Katarinav?gen. ??Nicely done. She had been incredibly lucky.P. She turned ice-cold and spent the next five minutes searching the bathroom and going through the stacks of papers and newspapers in the kitchen and bedroom. he would be steadily annihilated. He ignored the system files. weighing her chances. Who??s that over there? God. And the likelihood of my getting one in this people??s republic is pretty slim.?? ??I??m interested in a lot of things. Erlander put it in an evidence bag and labelled the find. She gave him twenty minutes to deal with his post.

?? Gullberg said.?? Edklinth nodded. if she could find one in G?teborg. He reached for his prosthesis stored in the cabinet next to his bed and attached it to the stump of his leg. Modig shrugged. At first she felt faint. and we??re of the same mind: until we know more about the person making the threat. you have a number of loyal idiots working on your behalf. had been shot and killed at Sahlgrenska hospital in G?teborg. When Salander was twelve. He was behind me. We??ve identified a known dealer and petty thief who was found dismembered in one trench. ??Stockholm is making noises. He bathed too seldom and his apartment smelled like a monkey house. You were the one who exposed Wennerstr?m last year. and detached his prosthesis. He was as bewildered as Erlander on that score. the woman who had been shot.?? ??Good. She had almost reached Pustegr?nd when the woman appeared. but he had a memory of having once seen him in the garage of the police building in casual clothes.P. He did not seem to take in anything that Blomkvist said.

and his request was instantly met. At 6.?? Zalachenko said laboriously through clenched teeth. Once at the Amaranth on Kungsholmen and sometimes at the Continental pub. weighing it in his hand. When you??ve read it I want you to come again.?? ??The two have nothing to do with each other. and he was looking forward to that assignment. He turned his head to the right and saw the exit at the other end. Behind this conclusion lay no exaggerated trust in government. Your lawyer. He says that Salander won??t be in a condition to participate in an interview for several days yet. He sat down in the obligatory chair in the hotel room and looked around.?? When at long last he realized that it was fruitless trying to persuade Jonasson to change his mind. ??How are you feeling??? ??Like a sack of shit. What worried him in the short term was that he could never predict when Niedermann might be struck by his mental paralysis. But listen ?? I don??t want to discuss this for the same reason I??ve already given.?? Blomkvist hesitated before he said: ??Can I trust you??? ??How do you mean exactly??? ??Are you on Salander??s side or not? Can I believe that you want the best for her??? ??I??m her friend. 10. so it was no surprise that she had killed these people. but she had worked alongside Berger balancing the monthly books. as you know. He flew across Klarabergsgatan between a bus and two cars.

Some of the reporters out there are seriously good. although neither of the men were paying her any attention. They think that the price of construction materials is absurd.?? ??The pathologist wrote that there were graze wounds. letter by letter.C. Does this story have any connection to yesterday??s article about S?dert?lje.?? she said. Is that what you??re saying??? ??No.?? ??Do you have an idea where he might be heading??? ??No. We have to find allies within the bureaucracy if this is not going to end in calamity. and masturbated in her bed.?? ??And??? ??He did his military service in Karlskrona in the ??40s. 3. ??Dr Jonasson??? he said. Usually the Sheraton. point by detailed point. Ghidi was aware of the guard in the corridor.?? ??He??s dying. she wasn??t hurt in today??s drama at least. ??I think you can.?? His voice quivered with contempt as he spoke those last words. He was one metre eighty-four tall and weighed sixty-eight kilos.

?? She nodded.?? Silence descended in Bublanski??s office as the four criminal inspectors considered these implications. Come over to my place and I??ll make you something more substantial. then Bj?rck would have said so when we brought him in. ??Blomkvist gave the report to his editor-in-chief. highly paid employees retired at the beginning of the year. and for more than a year two positions have remained unfilled. With an effort she stood up and swayed unsteadily. also in some quarters known as the Salander case. He was asleep within thirty seconds. You say that you never beat your girlfriend. You??ve spoken to our notorious patient. But tell me this: is there anything at all to even suggest that Salander might be involved in some way in the murders? Could she and Niedermann have somehow committed the murders together??? ??I very much doubt it. ??Are you sure??? Sandberg nodded. we can always single him out as a rogue policeman. He pinged her a few minutes later. Edklinth was holding his breath.M. Annika. The problem is that he??s unpredictable. Modig shrugged.?? Cortez said. and you??ve been running around being unreachable for several weeks now.

?? ??No.?? ??So it??s serious??? Ellis sat up and swung his feet out of bed. the very time when she was obviously more vulnerable.?? Blomkvist headed for the bathroom. He??s a very approachable person. highly paid employees retired at the beginning of the year. By lunchtime they already had extensive documentation of the fact that both Fredrik Clinton and Hans von Rottinger had been associated with the Security Police in the ??60s and early ??70s. She sent him the access codes for S. ??What can I do for you??? asked Clinton. Hello. ??And who the hell is Evert Gullberg??? ??Retired. for instance.?? ??Correct. Blomkvist leaned towards her. superficial. She felt far from rested. It is a very clear instruction. Bj?rck had traces of a strong painkiller in his blood. it??s you I will be working for. You can say hello to her and ask her whether she accepts me as her lawyer or not. Something had come up and she would be in a little later than usual. But she could see that he was lost in his own thoughts.?? She nodded.