obstructive or who tries to damage S. On the other hand.

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This defines four restrictions on democracy. But she was connected. 2. Henry ?? I agree with Mikael that we should publish the story. according to a witness. After a minute she turned her head and became aware that she had a neck brace. I won??t make any record of your answer and I won??t discuss it with anyone else. Understood??? Holm threw up his hands in a gesture that indicated he considered Berger??s accusations to be absurd. Since she had access to Teleborian??s P. Suddenly she swayed. either by customs or by passport control. The headline that Berger had decided to use was suddenly replaced by something entirely different. She was interrupted when the Securitas guard put the key in the door to let in Dr Jonasson.I.?? ??And what about his demand ??. If you have information to that effect you should take action. It was cool to outdo S?po in their own field of expertise.?? ??He??s not allowed visitors.C.

C. Waltari may be an idiot. Even a falling-down drunk Professor Ellis is several classes better than I could ever be when it comes to assessing brain damage.?? ??I??m driving. a relic from the Cold War.K. You??re in a hospital. Then the attack on her home. ??Mikael.?? Ekstr?m looked pleased. blonde curly hair sitting on the top step. He smiled. Not to mention that someone else saunters into Sahlgrenska and blows Zalachenko??s head off. Among them. but he did not want to seem very unclever by asking questions. The next moment she heard footsteps moving swiftly away and then the front door opening and closing. He happens to be in G?teborg tonight.?? ??Is it possible to trace an email like that??? ??Almost impossible. I don??t suppose you have any chance of hearing what they??re saying.

of whom two were administrative secretaries of the old school and the remainder were professional spy hunters. The easy part was done. That was all she could manage.?? ??My story ?C which I am going to publish ?C is that S?po knew about Zalachenko the wife beater. The focus has shifted to Niedermann.S. Most of them never come here. ??Rikardsson. possibly for the end of this week. Come over to my place and I??ll make you something more substantial. Criticism of the Section had increased during the first half of the seventies. He did not seem to take in anything that Blomkvist said.?? ??Why not? Has something happened??? ??Well.?? ??Run that by me again. where place settings were already laid out.?? ??Goddamnit. As it says in the report. If the Section??s archives were opened.M.

He spent several nights a week at the apartment. Her life was her own business.?? She looked at her watch. I was told to file a report at the local station. This situation makes the Prime Minister both angry and uneasy. which was a factor since he was paying for the journey himself. Then you can go back to sleep. was asleep in the back. Either you roll up your sleeves or it??s time for somebody else to take over here.?? ??Listen. You spoke about co-operation ???? The P. It had been developed by the U. A bastard defected Soviet Russian agent and professional gangster. ??It??s not a question of what we can or can??t do.?? Edklinth said. but I hoped you might be able to give me private lessons. Then yesterday she had a setback. nor could she see him in the newsroom. It contained the draft of her strategy in the Salander case.

M. Erika Berger finally rolled over on to her stomach and rested her head on her fists. In the United States you can cross-examine members of the government in a normal court of law. He knew that he had been married and had children. but he had been savagely beaten. of course. Bublanski says that you??re a shameless journalist bastard and an insane private investigator.15 he introduced himself on the entry phone and was buzzed inside. intimidated many of her male colleagues. You have a beach at the back of the house and a few large houses in the immediate vicinity. But the visit did confirm that his predicament was a matter of anxiety to them. Either we make the whole thing disappear. She tried to focus her gaze. If the government was involved. Borgsj? was not much help. The son-of-a-bitch is probably out screwing around with some bimbo with big boobs. May 20. ??I don??t know what this is going to turn into.?? ??What??s that??? ??We are only there for clients who can pay.

It was several years since he had slept through a whole night. I was going out with a guy this spring. Actually it was Malm who had the night shift. ??The chief of Secretariat. on Monday Blomkvist closed the lid on his iBook and got up from the kitchen table in his apartment on Bellmansgatan. I mean Alexander Zalachenko. but in practice he had been given a unique position with exceptional powers. and turned down the volume so that he would not have to hear it. It seemed to be challenging her. It was a young blond man who was usually there two or three days a week. of that she was perfectly aware. ??Thanks. There??s a darker area here. It was Fredrik Malmberg from the investigative team.?? ??I??m beginning to have strong reservations about Ekstr?m. Salander grabbed it from him. As long as you live. perhaps more precarious than ever before. ??I thought you were a health-food fanatic.

and in the end the price burden falls on the renters or the taxpayers.?? Blomkvist ran into Cortez at the entrance to the Millennium offices. ??You don??t have a choice. ??Everyone??s here. My mother was Agneta Sofia Salander. ??Zalachenko ?? so that??s your father??? Well. but it was mild and it was distant. has gone out. and I would like to be included at an early stage. and grumbling. It was.Q. ??I don??t know what the restaurants are like in S?der. Yes. ??O. and that something serious must have happened if you wanted to see me outside all normal channels. Then I might as well tell you that I??ve already received a formal commission from Prosecutor Ekstr?m in Stockholm to do a forensic psychiatric report. Blomkvist concluded that he was under surveillance. it will take longer.

I wonder which scared him more.?? ??Could I make a small. I??ll have a copy of that. I checked with the embassy.?? Blomkvist said. but it could also be a minor haemorrhage. I want that bastard??s head on a platter. Nothing made any difference. ??I assume that??s what??s brought you out here. ??I have to go in to H.?? ??That was fast. She went downstairs to put on some coffee and for the first time since she had started at S. You were the one who created the system. but he could see neither Teleborian nor anyone looking like they might be Jonas.?? he said. She checked the sender and then picked up the telephone and called Peter Fleming. Through this network she could also find herself hideouts abroad. Are you in pain??? ??Yes. She did not see M?rtensson??s car.

What you are doing is therefore an official public report.?? ??Oh yes??? ??And then I want to go home and go to bed with my husband. born 1971.?? ??Thank you for your trust in me. Figuerola raised a hand. He had crossed Mariatorget and was just turning up St Paulsgatan when his mobile beeped.?? ??Nor do I. had stood his ground ?C it was constitutionally indefensible not to inform the Prime Minister. That should be happening ???? ?C Bublanski looked at his watch ?C ???? yes.-savvy. That??s much more serious. He was about ten minutes late for their meeting. And I have a strategy. has no alternative. who formally advised him that he was a suspect in the grievous bodily harm or attempted murder of Lisbeth Salander. milk and cheese at the mini supermarket next to the County Council building and he put the groceries straight into the fridge. it was entirely possible that the emailer had been busy elsewhere too ?C that other people had got mail apparently from her that she did not know about. but he was so exhausted that he did not have the strength or the means to get out there to fetch it.S.

I presume that the report now exists in two places. Or that he could. Salander never talked to the authorities.?? * Linder from Milton Security was dressed in jeans.?? ??It wasn??t exactly an invitation.?? ??But that??s all speculation ???? ??Where are the old personnel files kept??? ??Gullberg isn??t in them.?? She turned to Borgsj?. Niedermann is of no importance. has eaten into a great many old consolidated assets. Criminal Inspector Faste was the investigative leader in all matters dealing with Salander. It was never referred to in writing.?? Nystr?m said. He turned on his mobile and saw that the battery was low. One was pronounced D. The section took up nineteen lines in her account.S.?? ??And if that were the case. because you shot him in the foot and broke his jaw when you kicked him. I was in the police for six years and I??ve worked at Milton for four.

She found that he had already written her forensic psychiatric report. F?lldin.?? ??I don??t doubt that. ??That??s right. A summer romance? A love affair? Was she in love? She went to the bathroom and washed her face and brushed her teeth. V. when she was due to appear at a school in T?by. but she was not sure whether that was a good thing or bad. Fuck you. thereby compromising some secret operation. Paolo Roberto has identified him as the man who drove the van.?? ??I can well imagine.?? ??Alright. Those were the words she had said to him when he moved to Hedeby. and turned down the volume so that he would not have to hear it.C. then it??s documented. of which the first concerns the skills he discovered in Hedestad. But the most obvious purpose would have been to involve the Swedish government in a scandal.

a policeman with a secret appointment who devoted himself to shadowing the publisher of Millennium. If the Zalachenko story gets out. He??s a journalist who happened to stumble upon one of the most secret operations ever conducted by Swedish defence. ??You spend a couple of hours a week at the gym. The pain was appalling.?? Holmberg said.?? ??Yes. Wadensj??. and if we make a smaller newspaper. ??O.?? Armansky told her. Three others were members of the Democratic Alliance too. but there are sites on the Internet where such things can be arranged. Berger held up her hands. They were as astonished as he was.. but the surplus in the budget was primarily made up of the profits from Blomkvist??s book about the Wennerstr?m affair. As always. former police officer.

and then with great resolve kicked the stool across the room. & E. We are both of us sorry that you were subjected to Paulsson??s rather primitive way of operating. Do you intend to hide things from me too??? ??I don??t know.m??.?? ??But this thing with Erika is a real fly in the ointment. ??Dr Endrin is your doctor. And the likelihood of my getting one in this people??s republic is pretty slim. He gritted his teeth and took a step. After long deliberation he had toned down his criticism of Bublanski and his team. Add to this the unforgivably absurd bonuses that will cost S. You were in pretty bad shape. She had been talking on her mobile and looking at a map that was unfolded on the passenger seat.?? ??I apologize for putting you in the middle of a duel between me and Holm. ??The long and the short of it is that we??re to hand all our material on Salander over to him this afternoon. Who wants to go first??? Berglund cleared his throat. strengths and weaknesses of all his colleagues.iv Zalachenko had been awake for eight hours when Inspectors Modig and Erlander came to his room at 7. He did not ask any questions about Niedermann or Zalachenko.

So she??s read it too. If Modig dared to stick her neck out.?? ??My priority is that Salander should be acquitted and declared competent. She was in luck. He got him on the line within five minutes. When Blomkvist had finished reading. practically speaking. cleaned the brushes.M. Figuerola then called the assistant head of the personnel department.?? ??Fourth. He was as bewildered as Erlander on that score. even when the Prime Minister appointed a special investigator who. ??Mine too.?? ??I was shot in the head. we won??t be able to draw any conclusions.L.?? she said. but I think he??s honest.

000 kronor for administering cutbacks.?? ??He was her guardian. This investigation is being conducted in great secrecy. I had to read them the riot act.?? Giannini told her.?? The detectives stood up. Ekstr?m was most upset.G. He pressed his stethoscope against his wrist for a moment to warm it. He lives out in Sm?dalar?. ??The next issue of the magazine is ready in the computer. it can??t have been her intention to kill him. Save yourself making a big mistake: check it out with your superior officers. Lisbeth.?? ??So when are you actually going to sit down with a pen and paper and write this statement??? ??You??ll have it in a few days. He switched on their headlights to illuminate a landing area in the field in front of the house. He realized the gravity of the situation. He was careful to annihilate both Teleborian and the now dead Bj?rck. ??that until yesterday afternoon we had never heard of either Zalachenko or Niedermann.

be able to work undisturbed for a while. Someone had been in his apartment. but you??re closer. It was doable. Salander bit her lip.S. I??m a workout fanatic. Now I have a question for you.?? ??So Bublanski is leading the investigation. But Lisbeth has enemies.?? ??He??s going to publish the information. He pushed away the sheet of paper with the nine succinct points that Berger had presented at the weekly meeting of the budget committee. I informed the Prime Minister on a couple of occasions. who??s responsible??? the P. two from Eriksson. trying to get down every word that was said from the podium at the police press office at Kungsholmen. in the late ??60s. and the Violent Crimes Division had racked up a vast amount of overtime since Wednesday. but that did not mean that he might not be living with someone.

He??s had recurring trouble with it over the past few years. Twice convicted for beating his ex-wife. cervical vertebrae injured. Is that O. We??ll work out the final contract later ?C it depends what services we agree on ?C but this is an agreement saying that you??ve commissioned Milton Security to install the alarm we put in today. Figuerola suddenly had the feeling that she was a policewoman.C.?? Sp?ngberg interrupted. is to investigate the truth of this story. Which must have been Edklinth. But apparently he had a habit of sending crazy and threatening letters to people in government. ??I doubt that. ??Yes. He smoked a cigarette while he thought. but she still worked out obsessively at the gym five nights a week. and Blomkvist heard the inspector report over his radio that Salander had evidently attempted to kill yet another person. given the circumstances.?? ??Hello. These doors are so thin that the bullets would have gone clean through them if he had fired.

??Erika isn??t the villain. He??s over two metres tall and built like a tank. you tail Jonas. then the district court would have to issue you a warrant.?? ??O. ??Millennium came out today.?? the detective went on.?? ??Next question. and clocked in at police headquarters at 8. It had always been this way on his other visits to Black/White Publishing. Blomkvist calls them ??the Zalachenko club??. Your turn. The Security Police has worked satisfactorily within the framework of the constitution in recent years. She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. He was satisfied with the progress of her physical rehabilitation. Erlander cleared his throat. ??Karl Axel Bodin.. or did you call them??? ??Neither.

Right now it??s some seriously unpleasant individual???? ??Who??s got a hang-up about you in particular. Don??t ever forget that.?? ??I can see this is a difficult situation. But that wasn??t why I had to see you tonight. in particular for playing the irascible but honest Inspector Frisk in a wildly popular T.M. Erika Berger. of course. He corresponded with Teleborian ?C but the correspondence in the form we??ve seen it is apparently a forgery. as well as certain guarantees. for some unknown reason. while the Security Police took care of the criminal investigation and paid the bill. Somalia was a much better place for that sort of attire. No-one is talking to the construction companies about the unreasonable prices. ??How are you feeling??? ??Like a sack of shit. In a well-ordered world he would be at home in Gosseberga now. I have another solution. I??m going to bulldoze anyone who is obstructive or who tries to damage S. On the other hand.