harass or humiliate another person. I was going out with a guy this spring.?? He paused for a moment. said.

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That??s all. but the chairman of the board was intently studying Berger??s nine-point program. ??That??s about it. He doesn??t admit to a thing. I was thinking of Peter Althin or someone like that. I must have been hallucinating. and that there was good reason to offer him a false identity and anonymity. and I are tending towards the belief that Blomkvist is correct in claiming that the first three murders were committed by Niedermann. But it must have hurt like hell. ??Am I going to get mixed up in something I ought to know about??? ??You??re not going to get involved. It must be the first time a journalist has sat in on a meeting of the Security Police. turning to Blomkvist. ??Three weeks at S.?? ??I see. An awkward situation. ??Teleborian is a really. The survival of the patient depended on the extent of the damage and on Dr Jonasson??s skill. Monica. ??What do you want me to do??? ??Go back to your desk and start working on another story.?? Modig said. But it??s a balancing act. and he reckoned that the final book would run to 320 or 336 pages. but the crucial question was: how would security control within S.?? ??It??s the least I could do. We should cut that to five full-timers.

During the next hour. and I went to visit my client. staring in bewilderment at the Palm. He heard faint voices to the left and turned to look. For herself.P. It was glorious May 1 weather. a freelance journalist in G?teborg. but she quickly pulled herself together when she saw who it was.S. ??What happened??? he said.?? Malm waved a finger in the air. in effect) that the decision to lock you up in St Stefan??s in 1991 was a legitimate one. regarded as a rising star. and she left.?? Blomkvist burst out laughing.?? ??What??s that??? ??We are only there for clients who can pay. The evening papers and a morning paper had reported a person being badly injured in a car fire on Lundagatan on the date in question in 1991. Hmm.?? ??The culture section has three unfilled positions. To her surprise she found the visits of Dr Jonasson pleasant. ??What was that??? ??Oh. she could hardly notice any difference.?? ??O.?? Waltari said.

At Armansky??s instruction Bohman had been following the Salander investigation from the very start. And you can still spend nine hours every other day on dialysis. Are you in pain??? ??Yes. and a dozen other markers. But you were also arrested for possession of an illegal weapon. We have a number of things to discuss with you. ??Here??s the plan. direct crimes against the Swedish constitution.I.Q. I??ve been deliberately keeping quiet about my decision for weeks now. said: ??Yes. Let??s take it as a working hypothesis that Bjurman raped her and that she somehow took her revenge.?? ??And this story about Gunnar Bj?rck and S?po and the 1991 report ???? ???? is going to be handled by Faste and Ekstr?m. Everything pointed to the conclusion that Gunnar Bj?rck. what would you do??? ??I??d shut my eyes. stuffed into a laundry room. ??Probably not. Are you awake??? ??No. and telecommunications. logically organized. I can??t recall having any discussion about it at the two o??clock meeting. But now you??re afraid of telling Micke. ??How interesting. and replenished the cart with plastic bags for the wastepaper baskets.

He waited until she nodded. staring straight ahead. Malm lowered the camera.B. On her side of the wall there was presumably a similar screwed-on cover. but she sent the copy on to Bublanski. My assignment is to be your guide in this labyrinth.?? ??Social Democrat??? Gullberg said. which was described by the social-democratic media as extreme right-wing. Bublanski pursed his lips. Almost every democratic country maintains an independent constitutional court in some form. one of them the globally recognized International Joint Effort Against Child Labour in London. I??ll handle it.m. He looked through it for a minute before he found the number. Francke??? Figuerola said.?? ??Alright ?? but we??re talking about low-wage countries. and illegal possession of a weapon. I am personally very upset over what happened to her.?? ??Listen. I can??t get a sensible answer from anyone. Do some more checks on Bellona.?? ??Well. and I??ve also been made a mentor for a couple of interns. Why? Because she had stirred up a secret that S?po was trying at any price to keep a lid on.

And so is Lottie. Since S. He glanced at the E. Some years earlier that post had been occupied by the notorious Colonel Wennerstr?m.?? ??What would it cost exactly??? ??You??d have to negotiate that with her. Over the next forty-five minutes Jonasson picked out no fewer than thirty-two tiny bone chips from round the entry wound. And at the same time.?? ??I should also say that Annika Giannini. Pred wrote. ??Wouldn??t you like to come and work for us??? ??Not on your life. We can assume they??re fairly tight-knit. He did not have anything against the existence of S?po. Then we??ll have to sign a contract. I??ve got the story. Blomkvist waved from a corner table. ??Take a break and come back around 9. Has advanced rather quickly in her career. What he was expected to confess.?? a list which towards the end of the ??60s amounted to around 300. She chose an iron that she thought had a certain heft to it and laid it within easy reach of her bed. He took a shower and changed his clothes while Waltari waited patiently in the kitchen. The Prime Minister needed something from him and presumably had no idea how much Blomkvist knew or did not know.?? Edklinth said. Blomkvist was irresponsible and kept vanishing on another of his mysterious trips.?? ??You??ve earned it.

So we??ve cut back. What have you got??? ??Three names.?? ??Nonsense.. I have a list of articles here that you. but all very correct.P. I??m sorry ?? in the rush I forgot to let you know.?? ??I can??t. shaking his head. ??I don??t understand.?? ??From S?po??? ??Yes.?? Blomkvist looked around the room. ??I suggest you consider very carefully what we??ve talked about today. The second part has to be handled from here. hoping to find a personal topic he could discuss with her.?? ??So what next??? ??M?rtensson. He had kept working on the articles that were to go into the summer issue. on the contrary and to put it mildly. was supposed to have access to everything. which you call the Zalachenko club.?? Gullberg nodded. And her stomach. You??ve read Bj?rck??s report. He??s never referred to in any newspaper or trade journal.

??I??ll make sure you get some painkillers in a minute. ??I know.15. Henry ???? ??Yes??? ??I don??t need them until tomorrow. and what we believe to have happened.?? They walked together through Kronoberg park towards Fridhemsplan. Then she considered whether she wanted Niedermann caught or not. a white top.?? Blomkvist thanked him and took a taxi to City Hotel on Lorensbergsgatan. Edklinth had a sense that cogs were whirring at high speed behind the P.?? ??That??s nice to hear. as well as for the murders of Svensson and Johansson. If Salander talked. or a fourteen-year-old boy whose left lung had been pierced by a screwdriver.?? ??Yes.?? ??They want to take you over to the prison in G?teborg tonight. I??ll review your situation with my colleagues at Milton. This he had not for a moment expected. She could see the building on the other side of the car park. ??Lisbeth Salander was shot in the head and was very seriously injured. ??But I haven??t heard any complaints about him in the last ?? well. And yet Bj?rck had never had anything to do with Counter-Espionage. He smiled. she risked being seen by the woman. I??m inviting the media to a press conference.

so to speak. and they planned to do something as old-fashioned as have a bite to eat and go to the movies.?? Blomkvist said.?? ??Activity of this kind is most definitely not sanctioned by the government. I??m here to revamp this paper. advertising. She had been told not to feel obliged to entertain her ??guest. had spent twelve years in the glass cage. and that impression was magnified by the fact that she was standing two steps above him.?? Gullberg said then with such coldness in his voice that Zalachenko froze. ??They??ve been making toilets there for at least ten years. came out to look at the damage. I??m putting my reputation and career on the line by calling you with this request. must have been persuasive. Then she considered whether she wanted Niedermann caught or not. I want to talk to Erika. She did notice improvements. Who was the other??? ??F?lldin met him only on that one occasion and couldn??t remember his name. if this had been during the communist days???? ??That??s an illusion.V. Behind this conclusion lay no exaggerated trust in government. then they won??t want to be shareholders any longer. It did not work. thirty-five. ??It hurt.

are refusing to say anything ?C they??re claiming they??ve never heard of Niedermann. said. The meeting did not end until 7.?? Ghidi poured Turkish coffee. She looked up.?? ??Hmm. but this whole story has so many different threads and connections ?? It seems to me that it would be wise to get Bublanski and Modig away from Salander. ??Good. He explained step by step how she had been targeted by a gang of Cold-Warmongers at S. She might develop epilepsy.?? He grabbed his laptop case and took the stairs instead of waiting for the lift. they ask 10?C 12. ??I??ll find out if he has time. I??m going for a walk. While he waited for the helicopter. The text was written in pencil. and she has big problems and is under stress.P. sent on May 15. except for a few details. They exchanged only silent glances in the lift. he might have only himself to rely on. And the reality is that over the past fifteen years. It was inconvenient because the police intranet was at headquarters. ??Not a word about the Zalachenko affair.

?? Salander studied her for a long moment. ??Good. If I thought that. He held it up to the light for a few seconds and saw that it appeared intact; then he dropped it into a bowl. There were psychopaths and conspiracy theorists. Jonas and Teleborian had an unhealthy interest in seeing that Salander did not thrive.I. He appeared confused.S. He was angry. ??It??s on the table in front of me. The pain was appalling. blond man with a crewcut who wore a black leather jacket. ??This is a complete mess. As soon as he changed the subject.?? the Minister of Justice said. He has a slipped disc. orange marmalade and a sliced avocado. patients and visitors. which Armansky hesitantly put on. ??There are several parts to this problem.I. He asked her what her business was. It was a mess. Keep in mind that he shot someone dead.

Then they go back to their regular jobs in S. I explained that I wanted information in advance on all proposed articles. It was as though someone was dragging something along the corridor.A. ??Dr Endrin is your doctor.?? ??How much does the P. The report was then given to the district court. She had been up until all hours emptying her desk and bookshelves of all personal belongings and sorting papers that she wanted to keep. We need to meet. Dinner??? ??I don??t have time today. We??ll try to isolate them in a lengthy investigation. ??The Zalachenko club spies on me.?? ??Probably.?? ??The most serious problem is going to be the third part. As soon as you see him approach a car.K. But she could not remember what it was. She chose an iron that she thought had a certain heft to it and laid it within easy reach of her bed. Time is running out. Assistant Chief Fredrik Clinton. weapons and fraud units of the state police. wanted for the murder of a policeman. She heard footsteps outside the door and saw a nurse open it to admit a woman wearing black trousers.?? Blomkvist said and sat up straight in his chair. He opened the entrance door using the code and took the stairs to the top-floor apartment.

?? * Richard Ekstr?m. She took another pace forward.?? Blomkvist??s heart began to pound.. when she was sent to the psychiatric hospital. so I??ll stay out of it. Almost every democratic country maintains an independent constitutional court in some form. The image was pornographic: a naked woman with exceptionally large breasts. said. A pistol would compensate for her physique. ??Room twelve.??s newsroom and then logged off from I. We haven??t seen each other in ages. He got into his Volvo and drove towards the city but turned off to go across Stora Essingen and Gr?ndal into S?dermalm. It was not unusual for other doctors to contact him with advice or opinions on treatment.?? The Prime Minister glanced at Edklinth. Holm has a choice: either he can do things my way. Finally Prosecutor Ekstr?m. back to the case. It begins with the murders of Dag and Mia. Sandberg and Nystr?m will do the legwork. He had slept most of the day and then drove back to the hospital at around 7. But I do know that no psychiatric evaluations have been done.M.?? she said.

Then he vanishes. ??Borgsj? is coming in this afternoon and wants a meeting with you. but he??s afraid to make operational decisions.?? The P. I propose cutting all management salaries by half.?? ??And how are we supposed to give her the proper care here if we can??t have access to her records? The medical responsibility for her right now is ours.v ?C Saturday. Plus.?? ??Gunnar Bj?rck. Then she was allowed to go back to sleep. and I??ve checked out this company. the previous day. But if we aren??t careful I could end up in one hell of a conflict with your colleagues. Our former I. After the tumult of Zalachenko??s murder and Gullberg??s attempted suicide. But don??t forget that this was during the period when the Soviet Union was collapsing and the K. He packed his bag and went down to the front desk. until the whole gang ended up in the slammer for fraud. But all the signs indicate that you made it through fine. 1988); S?po Chief 1962?C1970 by P. By the early ??80s Zalachenko had calmed down and begun to adapt. That would mean savings of almost 21 million kronor and the chance to beef up S. Salander is a devil with computers. That should be enough for a cheap pair of jeans and a T-shirt at the Salvation Army store.?? Bublanski said.

I. He worked as a newspaper boy. ??Now. She felt as if she had been living on the X2000 for a month.v Figuerola got up at 5. Assistant Chief Fredrik Clinton. He raised the pistol and fired at a picture hanging on the wall at the end of the corridor. Bj?rck had surreptitiously engaged Teleborian as an outside consultant to the Section. and I can also say that we had conversations with him about once a month until recently. he sat down and wrote to Janeryd. ??Blomkvist and Millennium are going to publish it. had acquiesced. Millennium??s editor-in-chief. It was several years since he had slept through a whole night. and was already on his way to a higher position within the police hierarchy. For the construction industry it??s the opposite. before then. Anybody who could keep up surveillance inside the bustling N. he had become the father of Camilla and Lisbeth Salander. She switched to the other channel. and Blomkvist heard the inspector report over his radio that Salander had evidently attempted to kill yet another person. I mean. and Zalachenko had given his promise. and undressed. as you are all aware.

Consequently. He did not want to use his own telephone.U. She stared in frustration at the blinking screen. Yes ?? we can prove that there is a conspiracy.?? Jonasson said. If it were just a matter of anonymous hate mail we would make a decreased threat assessment.?? ??I won??t have time to write all the missing pieces myself. because the vast majority of injured people had an obvious and specific problem. she consistently refused to participate in conversations with Dr L?derman.?? ??My priority is that Salander should be acquitted and declared competent.?? He wrote an email address on a page torn from his notebook.?? ??But I probably won??t be at S. He??s actually in worse shape than you are. and in his opinion no government had been less prepared to meet the new political opportunities emerging in the East. not in the least.B. It would have been a fine ending to her years at Millennium.?? Berger said. Now thirty-two years old. She opened her laptop and summarized the situation in an email to Armansky. She went into the room and closed the door. Alexander. Instead she took out her Palm again and went on the Net. Blomkvist spent half an hour explaining step by step how he had pieced together the story of Zalachenko.

??Now we know. He turned on his mobile and saw that the battery was low. So we are asking for your help. Gullberg paid his hotel bill and went out to the street.?? ??And the chief has since died. but we still don??t have a picture of him.?? He looked at her. At 2. of course. Niedermann got away. Everything she had written was true. the woman who had been shot.?? Gullberg ignored the insinuation.?? ??Alright. including the fact that Salander??s father. one of them the globally recognized International Joint Effort Against Child Labour in London. as far as I can see. gathering up Blomkvist??s documentation. but you??ve given your word not to take any initiatives that could interfere with the investigation. or who he might go to for protection.?? ??The problem is that none of this could have happened if S?po weren??t involved somehow.?? ??Why did S. since they were the closest things to God??s representatives here on earth.?? The officers nodded. ??A scandal to bring down the government??? ??The survival of the government isn??t my concern.

??Assault with a deadly weapon. but he was in no position to pick and choose among defecting G. one. not vice versa??? ??Exactly. We have been caught napping. I??m being paid a monthly salary of 88. By your reasoning. I assume it was Salander who nailed him. and what we believe to have happened. What he was expected to confess. He visited her room. ??Then I??ll have to start by thanking you for coming to me with this matter as soon as you did.?? the P. But if she was walking.?? ??Please tell me how I??m doing. but we think you have a good chance of making a full recovery.P. the assistant editor. as far as we can tell. A mood of acute panic. Who on earth do you think can resist that??? ??You??re very kind. ??And how would you rate her mental state??? ??Withdrawn. Dakota wrote. He had no black marks in police records. Blomkvist had blown 150.

He had heart and artery problems. and by 6. shit. Instead she took out her Palm again and went on the Net. The second was an injury to the brain.P. It was.?? ??You mean the Security Police. Criticism of the Section had increased during the first half of the seventies. Salander had no idea who the citizens of Hacker Republic were.?? ??Activity of this kind is most definitely not sanctioned by the government.D. No doubt someone made a blunder when the cover story was devised. Generally there aren??t any decisions that are 100 per cent right or wrong. That Millennium had leaked the story to her in advance was nothing but a courtesy ?C they wanted to reduce the damage to her personally. She had paid scant attention to his reports. They sat down on the sofas as she stayed in the background. and had more knowledge and skills. If this was the case. The articles they turn out are terrible. There??s a new realpolitik in Europe since the Soviet Union collapsed. Pippi and the password is p9i2p7p7i. The tone she used with him was polite. ??I heard you took off your neck brace last night.?? ??Two weeks should be sufficient.

Something had come up and she would be in a little later than usual. ??Her father??s daughter. even if it happened many years ago. She had humiliated him. Her hands are tied. I??ve visited her three times and offered to talk with her. Same registration. but the news sort of got drowned out by all the turmoil surrounding Dag and Mia. despite the fact that I work here. Since R. By the early ??80s Zalachenko had calmed down and begun to adapt. In other words. I gave her Dexofen.?? Salander said. ??Right. ??Tell me what you know about Salander.I. the car was in the visitors?? car park. ??Secondly. n??e Sj?lander.?? ??Holm has devoted his life to S.?? ??We??ll install the alarm this afternoon. I can??t do that if I have to cut staff.?? ??The healing process is still going on. In 1969.

WHORE! THE SOONER YOU DISAPPEAR THE BETTER. And while I??m on this topic ?? I??ll be writing editorials from time to time. We expected her to be away for much longer. ??My name is Karl Axel Bodin.?? Blomkvist said to Edklinth with a smile. it had taken over half an hour for the Puma from the helicopter unit in S?ve to arrive at the farmhouse. As he ran he called Cortez on his T10.T. I have the keys to your apartment and a passport in name of Nesser. That was a crime. He ignored the system files. He lives out in Sm?dalar?.?? Bublanski said. were of the kind that were never going to be proven. I was told to file a report at the local station. You don??t need any more weeks of rehab.?? ??Understood. He called it ??the last line of defence??.S. He was still amazed that it had not been confiscated when Paulsson frisked him. So. I was supposed to take over from him in two months. I owe you one. Two of the people living in the building have police records. My name is Jerker Holmberg.

They were officers used to investigating real crimes. I have a source who provides me with some info.50. this is frustrating. 1989); An Assignment by Carl Lidbom (Wahlstr?m & Widstrand. He had kept working on the articles that were to go into the summer issue. Personal Protection. He filled half the page before he stopped and tore the sheet off the pad. Ekstr?m wanted an extensive psychiatric examination and had sent a lot of messages with the object of getting her transferred to Kronoberg prison as a matter of urgency.?? ??Why the hurry??? ??Because as soon as you come back I need you to make love to me.T.?? Gullberg said. She studied the pencil.G. was possibly that in his day there was nobody who would have come up with the wild idea of ordering raw fish. and during that time the team had weathered some phenomenal storms.. ??I was the one who woke you after surgery. and at the same time he offered inducements. she continued down the hill and turned right at the corner of Pryssgr?nd. 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. there??s going to be a rack of other charges. Where did he get the weapon??? ??Blomkvist won??t discuss it without his lawyer being there. but it came in waves instead of being constant. and a taxi driver.

If this gets out. are aware of the contents. Blomkvist spent the night at Salander??s apartment on Fiskargatan. ??We??re the ones nobody will ever thank. Seven letters had been sent to Vitavara Inc.M. It can only be someone at S. One of the big costs is building materials. First of all. Back in Sweden. to assume control of the Zalachenko affair. To cancel it you??ll have to give a password that will be registered with us. Five minutes later she propped herself up on her right elbow. True. ??I??m going to???? ??You??re not going to do anything at all.?? ??I know.I. But the thing is.?? ??Today??s task is to write an editorial on the demonstrations. and smelled coffee from the kitchen where his wife was already about her morning chores. In its place hung a rope from a hook. The pathologist was unable to supply the exact time of death. and then Niedermann. ??But it doesn??t add up. Ricky.

Among them. She was a little side project that Lundin was messing around with ?? again commissioned by that bloody Niedermann. or whether she was off her rocker or why the police kept her locked up. He did his military service first as an officer cadet and was then accepted for officer training.?? ??That??s what it was always about. ??O. I take it that you will plead self-defence??? ??Maybe. although she did think that sex was an underrated therapy for just about all ailments. Gunnar Bj?rck.P. but his sick leave was extended and now it??s a question of waiting for an operation. She had been with Borgsj? for forty-five minutes without mentioning one syllable about Vitavara. The police had locked her in her hospital room. Jonas heading north. A speech bubble materialized with the text [WHO GOES THERE?]. I know.?? ??Giannini works in women??s rights. and now his hand rested on the trousers that he had dropped on the floor next to the bench. and I won??t discuss my patient. and most of the decisions were already made by the time she arrived. ??As you no doubt know. but I have a big problem. She showered. it??s you I will be working for. but we haven??t fixed on a distribution date yet.

but I came up in the lift with him a few minutes before it all happened. Investigate who??s spreading the story. She could not see the blue overalls. He described his assistant Niedermann. ??Hello there. He did not think that Advokat Thomasson??s visit earlier in the day had been particularly reassuring. ??There??s one thing I??m curious about ?? were you really going to betray us after all we??ve done for you??? ??What do you think??? ??It depends how crazy you are. The pain was appalling. Berger thought for while before she replied. I don??t like your tone of voice. The autopsy revealed that she died as a result of a staggeringly vicious assault. that the discrepancy arises. close to twelve thousand fulltime agents.?? said Holmberg. stood up. born in 1969. Thomasson was and remained a corporate lawyer. He had all the theoretical knowledge required to make an incursion into the brain. Lars Faulsson. Shall I show you where to find Editor-in-Chief Morander? I should say ??outgoing editor-in-chief????? ??Thank you.??d him about three hours ago. I mean Alexander Zalachenko. Do you want to (a) Browse the Forum (b) Send a Message (c) Search the Archive (d) Talk (e) Get Laid?] She clicked on [(d) Talk] and then went to the menu selection [Who??s online?] and got a list with the names Andy. whom they believed to be Jonas. It was just our bad luck that he happened to be on rotation.

He opened his iBook again and read through his text. You came here in the nick of time. At the last moment she changed her mind. But that lifeline could also be a trap.?? * The distance by land from London to Stockholm is roughly 1900 kilometres.?? ??Yes.?? ??Which makes it even stranger that he hasn??t been found. and she knew it inside out. one of them the globally recognized International Joint Effort Against Child Labour in London. We have a younger talent who does some field work. he knew that this was the room I was in. I??m not a criminal defence lawyer. wrapped her arms around her client and lifted her up. and a dark jacket. Blomkvist concluded that he was under surveillance. The two versions do not agree. It was blocked.10. capitalism is what matters here. ??Careful. she undressed and climbed into bed. The core of the legislation has it that no person has the right to harass or humiliate another person. I was going out with a guy this spring.?? He paused for a moment. said.