have imagined in his wildest dreams. You can??t discuss this with anyone except me. turning to Blomkvist.

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Talk with doctors. ??But it doesn??t add up. contain nothing remarkable. ??Good. It??s a typical pre-emptive retaliation to undermine potential complaints from Blomkvist. and the rest of them were somehow excluded. As a lawyer who mainly represented abused women without any great financial resources. the very time when she was obviously more vulnerable. however. Edklinth shot her a glance.?? * Berger was slightly annoyed when she walked into Samir??s Cauldron. also in some quarters known as the Salander case. and a muted brick-red jacket. Erika Berger. But she had no idea what Salander was up to.?? Gullberg drew a series of concentric circles on his notepad. which was the reason for his going and why Berger was to start several months earlier than originally announced.

she lay awake and worried.C.?? ??That??s true. Which must have been Edklinth. But he had stopped the bleeding from the wounds in her hip and shoulder in the simplest possible way.m. Salander was sweating. The following points are therefore high on their agenda: (1) They have to convince the district court (the public. Do you intend to hide things from me too??? ??I don??t know. I don??t know who??s going to be in charge of this case or if it??ll be transferred to Ekstr?m in Stockholm.I. and then ?? I need about a fortnight off to recharge my batteries. and the room was at the end of an L-shaped corridor. She took him by surprise.?? Berger looked up.?? ??Negative too? It??s no good if the two of you can??t work together???? ??I have no problem working with him. playing badminton.

She followed her past the Hilton on S?dermalmstorg and past the Stadsmuseum at Slussen.45 1911 Government model that he had found earlier that day at Salander??s apartment in Stockholm. Part of Svavelsj? M. Finally she shrugged. I??m all ears. ??That??s right.?? she said. ??Dr Teleborian has been an external consultant for S. Wadensj?? flung open the door to the room at the Section where Clinton was resting. I can see at least a dozen that are a couple of millimetres long. ??It??s Jonasson. ??You know as well as I do that a loosely formulated document that was written in the mid-??60s isn??t worth a damn today. ??You??re telling me that the Security Police is involved in flagrant criminal activity. she had called her husband to tell him. at 8. Plague decided to make an exceptional effort and washed the dishes. He spent a chapter debunking first what the press had written about Salander.

The man from N. It had been one of Gullberg??s last responsibilities. It was frustrating. ??One flight up. you and I.?? ??I intend to kill this story. He had been in the glass cage all morning. Svavelsj? M. Tonight. Stig Wennerstr?m flanked by two police officers on his way into Stockholm district court.00. The meeting had lasted forty minutes. you check it out. It??s on my desk. Which she should not have done. V. ??He??s taking the back roads.

not for a moment. but I was waylaid by you. plus there??s a risk that he may be paralysed. could wander into a hospital with a bunch of flowers in one hand and a pistol in the other. Annika won??t be able to go out and do a media campaign in the same way that the prosecution can (and does). one of the night editors at S. She was home by 9. whether the end of the word went up or down. had succeeded in averting a suicide and managed to turn the spy in question into a double agent. Nykvarn may be a cemetery in the woods for people who crossed them. Let me first say that the government has absolutely no hand in this matter. she lost interest. ??Good morning. Niedermann is a murderer who has no grain of conscience. for one. He glanced at Nystr?m.?? Andersson said.

Bublanski looked at the notes from his meeting with Ekstr?m. It was surprisingly regular. There were bandages. Through this network she could also find herself hideouts abroad. And Cortez was just a young whippersnapper.22 calibre Browning. Plus she had stolen Magge??s Harley. An hour??s research turned up the information that M?rtensson held the title of business consultant and owned a private company whose address was a P. All this happened on the day Zalachenko was murdered. Hmm. and for possession of an illegal weapon. Blomkvist drove to Millennium. if so. ??I??m really sorry that somebody decided to target you for this ugly campaign. But the army did leave its imprint on the region. chat program. Thomasson knew that the money came from criminal activity.

?? ??After that he heard almost nothing more during his two terms in office. gained access. Berger??s heart beat furiously. People who have risked their lives for democracy will be in danger of being killed. find something to use as a weapon. They had eaten well and talked politely about nothing in particular. department store.) He could initiate his own investigations or carry out telephone tapping without having to justify his objective or even report it to a higher level. Just in case anyone was still following him. If fifty of the world??s foremost hackers decided to launch a coordinated attack against an entire country. He thought about calling reception and ordering coffee. Agneta Sofia Salander.?? Berger almost blushed. for God??s sake. no exit. He lit a cigarette. has been to see me twice in the past few days.

some pathologically obsessed ones who stalked celebrities and looked for love by hiding in woods near their villas. which Armansky hesitantly put on. Yes or no??? ??Do you really think you can get away with this? This paper comes out because I and the other cogs in the machinery work our backsides off.?? ??I see what you??re thinking.?? ??Exactly.?? Edklinth said. nobody can. But that??s now your third lie in about the same number of minutes.. He packed his bag and went down to the front desk. Blomkvist has put the pieces of this puzzle together all by himself; he??s way ahead of us on the police force. She frowned and studied the text. They were southern European. All manner of investigations loomed. He called Karim in. the news editor??? ??Yes. Lunch consisted of black coffee and a meatball sandwich with beetroot salad.

??She owns 30 per cent of Millennium and sits on our board.S. She had no intention of doing that. ??By holding a gun to him. or he cracks the Section wide open. but that there was a boundary and it could not be infringed. Salander was taken to Sahlgrenska with a bullet in her head. More than 230 people. Finally he manoeuvred the cart into the cubbyhole. Blomkvist headed into Berger??s ?? wrong. ??How can I help you??? ??It??s about one of your patients. for example. ??The question now is how we should proceed. It??s Friday night.?? ??Naturally. Hacker Republic comprised a very exclusive club of the best of the best. it??s Malin.

Blomkvist was irresponsible and kept vanishing on another of his mysterious trips. who was snoring peacefully. hoping to find a personal topic he could discuss with her. Advokat Giannini. I was thinking of something simple at my place. for a fee of 30. Almost all of them are negative. agents everywhere. ??You could take this as a complaint from the staff.?? Blomkvist said. of course I??ll come with you. All three of our names will be on the cover and title page. That would mean savings of almost 21 million kronor and the chance to beef up S. ??Can you open your eyes??? Who was this bloody idiot harping on at her? Finally she did open her eyes. which was already wrapped in bandages. The focus has shifted to Niedermann.?? ??And??? ??He did his military service in Karlskrona in the ??40s.

??Could you turn off your telephone for a few minutes??? Baksi turned off his telephone. He??s had recurring trouble with it over the past few years.?? When Salander woke up it was 2. He had first met Jonasson at a seminar in Stockholm fourteen years earlier and discovered that they were both fly-fishing enthusiasts. and taped hours and hours of conversations of no interest whatsoever.S. ??You??ve got to be kidding.00 p. to push through their own headlines and angles. I could handcuff you and take you with me. Plague was an intelligent and socially gifted citizen.?? She paused when she saw out of the corner of her eye that Borgsj? was staring at her.?? ??There??s quite a bit of budget work to check up on.7 million kronor for a staff of ninety-six people. When Lisbeth was eighteen they tried to institutionalize her again. ??Certainly.S.

My name is Marcus Erlander. that requires evaluating a person??s credibility and general mental health. ??No.?? ??If we have to arrange full bodyguard protection. He had assumed that she would survive. He opened his eyes in bewilderment.K. ??Clinton first??? ??If he??s still alive. He found Magnusson??s book to be especially worthwhile reading.M. He had no black marks in police records.?? Bublanski said. ??They met to discuss the forensic psychiatric report on Salander. It would take half a second to shove the broken edge into Zalachenko??s throat if he leaned over her. the country might survive. You can do it with one hand.S.

do it.?? and they all seemed to come from sources in the media. And if anyone starts asking awkward questions. G?ransson. I??m a part-owner ?? it??s going to be viewed as???? ??I know exactly how it??s going to be viewed. He chose the only clean shirt he had left in the brown briefcase and put on a brown-patterned tie. It almost certainly won??t be published before the trial. That??s all.?? ??That was after Stig Wennerstr?m. She switched to the other channel. People who could bug an apartment as easily as get into one without breaking a lock. I don??t want to guess what it would cost with fries and a Coke. What complicated the issue was that not a word of what he was writing was true. holding the flowers. By any interpretation that would be attempted murder. I??ve read Bj?rck??s report. but they were utterly expressionless as she looked at Jonasson.

D. A man no-one had ever heard of before. list of companies that use child labour. Her headache was unbearable and she was given strong painkillers. right next to the gate to the Maria lift.M. There should be nine employees there. well someone did. It was frustrating. She knew that he was loyal to the point of foolhardiness once he had made someone a friend. some pathologically obsessed ones who stalked celebrities and looked for love by hiding in woods near their villas.?? ??I don??t think???? ??It??s up to you. I have all the documentation. which arranged private dating parties for people who were into leather.?? Jonasson said when the call was finally answered.?? ??Disappeared??? ??Blomkvist??s copy was taken during a break-in at his apartment. then.

opening the message only if it was something that caught her attention. who for some reason wanted to involve Teleborian in a scandal. had gone and hanged himself. The arrow entered at the outside edge of her left eyebrow and went straight through her head. Jonasson picked up the telephone. which had a range of ten to twelve metres. Blomkvist made a pretty acute observation. She started with Ernst Teodor Billing. and most crucially: what was the truth surrounding Bj?rck??s report from 1991? ??That is a serious matter. Which means that the price per square metre will be X kronor and it would cost 10. Vinge (Wahlstr?m & Widstrand. so you have no way of backing up your claims.?? Baksi knew that Blomkvist was busy planning some sort of mischief. It??s complicated. ??Fair enough. but they had no facts. ??You??re telling me that the Security Police is involved in flagrant criminal activity.

??I know what we??re supposed to be doing. You??re to contact an Inspector Thomas Paulsson at the Trollh?ttan police. He smiled to himself. Amateur night. He did meet with the fair-haired man. he was behind the kidnapping of Salander??s friend Miriam Wu ?C you probably heard of Paolo Roberto??s title bout in Nykvarn. Eriksson??s office.?? ??Those were necessary cuts. It was not a perfect plan. and Zalachenko had given his promise. and Blomkvist had got himself somehow involved in the killing of a policeman in G?teborg. and as discreetly as possible. Why should it cost 10. ??Could you turn off your telephone for a few minutes??? Baksi turned off his telephone. ??I wouldn??t be able to swear it??s the same person???? ??But it is. He thought about it for two minutes. and Trinity.

But the point of hiring Milton Security is so that you have an alternative to doing that. ??You look tired. and he??s one of the chief reasons why it??s almost impossible to get the staff to work as a team. in particular for playing the irascible but honest Inspector Frisk in a wildly popular T.P??. She had no reason to love Berger. He focused his gaze on the computer screen. She changed the ring to silent and leaned back in her chair. ??And that??s exactly what we??re going to do. No such address exists. it sounds like she might need a criminal lawyer. I??m a doctor. Erlander shook his head. That the Salander girl would go so far as to make a Molotov cocktail Gullberg had not foreseen. but how gigantic this problem would become was something Gullberg could never have imagined in his wildest dreams. You can??t discuss this with anyone except me. turning to Blomkvist.