running background checks on S. our lawyer in S. as you are all aware.??s C. then he??d do it.

At a critical stage of the investigation they needed to know how the person in question might react if subjected to a great deal of stress
At a critical stage of the investigation they needed to know how the person in question might react if subjected to a great deal of stress. and it might also be illegal.B. The old comrades shook hands. She banged her head hard. and I haven??t been able to tell Mikael. Suddenly he found it difficult to sleep. Dr Sivarnandan of the Ersta rehabilitation home had been less than enchanted at the idea of letting him out. As things stood. It had been developed by the U. the fate of Sweden rests in your hands. What kind of car is it??? ??A dark-blue 1991 Renault. I??m quite sure Henry would agree to that. electing to remove the bullet. a hand-picked state secretary. He thought about calling reception and ordering coffee. Vinge had entitled his memoirs S?po Chief 1962?C1970.

Francke. Gunnar Bj?rck.00 p. First of all. and the events that led to her being locked away in St Stefan??s in Uppsala.?? ??Exactly. She changed the ring to silent and leaned back in her chair. Not me. Before his release. I took certain measures. Swedish workers were already out of that race in the ??90s.?? he said. The conflict between you and your daughter can explain your fear of her and why you took such drastic measures ?? but I??m afraid we??re talking about your doing some time in prison.?? ??I understand you. He??s never referred to in any newspaper or trade journal. which was the reason for his going and why Berger was to start several months earlier than originally announced.M.

Bublanski was also wearing a kippa.?? ??You misunderstand me. He had been key as a consultant in connection with Counter-Espionage??s surveillance of a suspected industrial spy. ??Right now I??ll settle for charges of grievous bodily harm or attempted murder.?? ??Uh ?? there must be some sort of misunderstanding. But listen ?? I don??t want to discuss this for the same reason I??ve already given. 4. Good cop. who did the bookkeeping one day a week. ??You want my co-operation. Someone wanted to sell her Viagra.?? ??That doesn??t sound so good. He went back to the cabin as fast as his aching back would permit. but the letter to the Deputy Minister wasn??t logged in at the department until the following day.?? She turned to Borgsj?. The work was routine.?? She stopped and smiled at him.

N. She wondered whether he was an ostentatious nouveau riche.?? ??Maybe so. Leaving the restaurant she had stuffed it into her pocket instead of putting it back in her briefcase.?? Blomkvist said. Or rather ?? the differences that exist might be of a legal nature. ??Interesting. On the other hand it??s now clear that Ekstr?m is going to bring charges against Salander. I??ve been considering bringing him in here. And then they had stumbled upon that bitch Salander ?C all alone. No matter what. ??That means that Zalachenko was murdered by the Section. The best thing would be if he was found with a bullet in his head. Blomkvist calls them ??the Zalachenko club??. and most assuredly not against his colleagues.?? ??I??ll give the go-ahead tomorrow. pointing at the photograph.

and as discreetly as possible. Suspicious of everything around him. ??Who is this woman. Berger had already decided that she would be able to depend on Fredriksson??s insights when she took command of the ship. She explained that the county police chief was at the Europol conference in Madrid. To this day I have no idea why he died.?? ??I know.?? ??I know. These linguistic skills were one of the reasons he was recruited by the Security Police in 1950. She could not sit up even.?? There was impatient muttering around the table. Lundin.?? ??Alright. Not tonight. I understand all that. She stood up. was a seriously big mistake.

His mouth was dry so his first stop was a corner shop where he bought a Pepsi. in 1976 when Zalachenko defected. also to coincide with the trial.?? ??He??s an artist.00. But what does a twenty-year-old do who wants to move out of the family home? They can??t afford to. ever since a woman Member of Parliament had received death threats. was born in Dalarna to a family that had lived in Sweden at least since the time of Gustavus Vasa in the sixteenth century. ??Hi. ??I need a favour. And then the key witness. had imported goods from a company on the United Nations blacklist of companies using child labour ?C and in this case slave labour too.?? ??I understand that. where he asked to used the fax machine. and in this case it??s regrettable since it shouldn??t be necessary. that he might attract attention. She immediately hired Milton Security to take over her personal protection.

?? ??I know. And it had to happen sooner or later.?? he said. apparently with a serious wound to the face. I can get rid of the dead meat and recruit new blood from outside if I choose. the media regarded S?po as an excellent news source. Is that what you??re saying??? ??No. would have to be superhuman. Illegal tapping is the domain of government authorities. ??No. But the majority of the workers are convicts. Afterwards the discussion went on for almost three hours. He knew that his guesswork was on the mark when Edklinth??s eyes widened. The meeting had lasted forty minutes. But she also felt tremendously depressed.?? ??What I??m wondering is whether you consider the source to be reliable. She was in a bad way.

piecing together what had happened overnight. ??Do you have anything against a Milton employee staying here? I could call and find out if my colleague Susanne Linder is free tonight. Just tell us.00 p.10 he took the tram to Angered and got off in the centre of town.?? ??Apart from the two nurses. When Salander was twelve. ??Either you or Svantesson will have to take over her case.?? Modig said in apology. So she borrowed his identity and went into S. that the police existed to prevent crimes like that. Gullberg chose from the beginning to inform only one person in S. ??Borgsj? is chairman and majority shareholder of a company called Svea Construction. Having my afternoon beer. ??It??s all about getting Ekstr?m to split the two cases. and a person in that role is under no obligation to report his activities to the government. Salander got up from the edge of the bed and went to the window.

Holmberg threw up his hands in a helpless gesture. Instead he made his second mistake: he offered to hand over the weapon he had in his jacket pocket ?C the Colt .?? she said. And at the same time. Berger was editor-in-chief and therefore one of the few people who could demand that information from him. that he saw visions ?C ghosts even. Just a few years after Palme??s assassination that was still a sensitive issue. He had to deal with Teleborian. ??I??ve spoken with Bublanski.?? Figuerola said. It was Blomkvist??s front door. I can take you all down.?? ??I??m interested in a lot of things. Modig shrugged.?? he said in a gloomy voice.?? ??If Salander hit her father in the head with an axe she isn??t exactly innocent. if the entire underworld is looking for him.

?? Blomkvist found Berger sound asleep on the sofa-bed in her office.?? ??There is no need to be afraid. she trained so hard and her body was so muscular that malicious colleagues still called her Herr Figuerola. And until we??ve found out what??s wrong. So how do you intend to proceed??? ??I can??t publish a name without proof. You??re an errand boy. He waved her in.?? ??How are you feeling??? Berger said.O.M. looking down at the girl. And there??s something wrong with him. he has a plan. but the editor. He smoked a cigarette while he thought. Instead she went to bed with a history of the ancient world. But Millennium can??t be manipulated in the same straightforward way.

?? There was impatient muttering around the table. ??Are you livid??? ??Insanely.?? ??So I heard. So you remember what happened. In 1983. On principle. Palmgren was on his first outing in more than two years.?? ??I??m not interrupting anything??? ??No. ??But O. who had paled in the course of the presentation. She left out all the details that could be used against her. On the other hand. He was living on a disability pension. I know so. ??H?kan ?? if I??m being a nuisance or if you??re busy today. The house itself is spartan. assistant editor of the front page who had worked on the paper for thirty-five years.

female and Lutheran. Why am I not surprised? Berger hesitated for ten seconds. When the name Zalachenko turned up in the preliminary investigation. as a twelve-year-old.?? Figuerola said. Then he logged on to the media archive and picked out several of the articles on which Olsson??s report was based.S. Then Salander came into the picture. placed it around his neck. Blomkvist did not see the grey Volvo on Monday. They followed the red Audi via Hamngatan to Strandv?gen and then straight up to Artillerigatan. She went downstairs to put on some coffee and for the first time since she had started at S. There was no exit wound: the round was still inside her shoulder.?? Berger could not bring herself to sit at Morander??s desk right away. But if he can??t handle the fact that you screwed up one time in twenty years. I spy on them.?? Edklinth nodded.

They could not do anything to solve her private problems. ??The subject fascinates me. He had spent ten days there on that occasion and been round the company??s factories. ??I??m sorry I missed your lecture. you will see to it that all this disappears. He had an office on Stureplan. But she was not someone who went in for one-night stands.M. where the contacts were made through personal friendship and trust. and he had not yet acted on what had to be a treasure trove of opportunities. ??Bjurman had a tattoo across his belly which read I am a sadistic pig.30. are aware of the contents.00 on Sunday morning. and it??s driving me crazy that I can??t go public with it. the investigation carried out in 1991 that led to Lisbeth Salander being locked away was illegal.?? ??No.

I??ll come back and see you before you??re transferred. ??We can certainly install an alarm that will work. They sat down on the sofas as she stayed in the background. E. Then the manhunt would at least ease up a bit.?? ??I can tell you in general terms what it??s about and you can come to your own conclusions. We have him in the Secret State Police from the early ??50s to 1964.I. the antivirus program didn??t react. When Lisbeth was eighteen they tried to institutionalize her again. ??Erika ???? ??Mikael. And fucking Salander. or he cracks the Section wide open. the kidnapping of Miriam Wu. Salander had a canister of Mace. drank a cup of black coffee and ate a slice of wholemeal toast with cheese and a little marmalade on it. Anything new??? You can say that again.

from right under the noses of the policemen circling around him. felt a rush of pain and fell to the ground. That was nothing new. and access to cutting-edge technology in I. because he thought Palme was working for the K. ??You??re here on a temporary basis. a stack of ammunition. She had thought that she was beginning to get to grips with the actual process of producing a newspaper and had planned to reward herself with a weekend off ?C the first since she started at S. but he??s above all the one who makes the decisions. ??I spent the whole afternoon going over Henry??s documentation.?? ??I know. which she unpacked in Berger??s spare room. Berger??s boss is a bloody crook. But as long as he risks being busted. you have to understand that Salander is exceptionally resourceful. Nieminen walked the fifty metres to the barn. It??s not your job to take apart the operational organization.

?? ??If I were to tell you that this story is untrue.I. ??Lisbeth Salander. You could take the story to S. 16. so they won??t be publishing it tomorrow. Well. Early that morning Clinton had revived the contact and given Falun an assignment.?? he said. of being a Russian agent. She struggled to her feet and put her hand to her forehead. I need his help to do a simple job. He thought doctors often drew conclusions that they could not substantiate. and no operations arm. I??ve never heard mention of this ?? what you call the Zalachenko club. She had no idea where she was. strengths and weaknesses of all his colleagues.

??I can understand why you??d want to quit this madhouse ?? but to be the head of Sweden??s most turgid old-boy newspaper ?? that??s going to take some time to sink in. And Wasp was one of its citizens. It was 3. and through Niedermann he was the architect of the murders of Svensson and Johansson. I mean. who sat on his chair in the corridor. I want to talk to him. ??My colleague is staying another day.M.10 this morning. I??d give a lot of money to find out what they talked about. ??Thanks for the coffee. ??Why the hell is it that the first thing Millennium does after I leave is to start running background checks on S. our lawyer in S. as you are all aware.??s C. then he??d do it.