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the car was in the visitors?? car park. ??I never knew Zalachenko. The original shows that Peter Teleborian was assigned by the district court to do a forensic psychiatric examination of Lisbeth Salander. This one was obviously referring to her new job as editor-in-chief. And as far as I??m concerned this conversation never took place. the Ministry of Defence and Scotland Yard. First. I looked over the budget of the Security Police and found nothing resembling an allocation for the Zalachenko club. She pondered for a moment her suspicion that the person threatening her had something to do with S. How would she feel after three years? Was that how Morander had felt before he dropped dead in the newsroom? After ten minutes she went back to Samir??s Cauldron and ran into Blomkvist as he was coming out of the door. The Zalachenko matter was now constitutionally secured. ??Fredrik Clinton. I don??t like it.P. so the torture continued.?? Blomkvist went on asking questions for another few minutes. For him the point is to be seen to be tougher than all of us. but the news that she had been injured had spread fast from the second she appeared in the newsroom on crutches.

??Look. Instead she clicked on the [O] in [ERROR]. was founded. that she could watch to relax. But we still haven??t received it. and it can be postponed for longer if you need more time. He opened his iBook again and read through his text. took a folder from her desk and handed it to Giannini. But I can??t pay before I have access to the Internet. ??Assault with a deadly weapon.?? ??What sort of background does he have??? ??As far as I understand.U. Their service weapons and the marked police car were gone. You??re in a hospital. We??ve met before but it??s been a few years. Probably thanks to Kalle Bastard Blomkvist. not to mention their years of investigations of Palme and other prominent Social Democrats.?? ??Amazing.

In the United States you can cross-examine members of the government in a normal court of law.?? Berger said. but it was only a matter of time before the rain came. Torstensson and Ingemarsson. This caused the activists in Hacker Republic to devote a startling amount of energy for six months to hacking and destroying every computer owned by that company.00 p. ??I think you can. but a Karl Axel Bodin seems to have been born in 1942 in Uddevalla. and apart from a couple of hour-long stops along the way. If such a word occurred. Not that there were not warnings.?? ??I follow your reasoning. She considered the doctor??s words. Malm put down the printout of his article.P. ??The investigation has already reached a sensitive stage. taken when he was sixty-six. but the dramatic events at Sahlgrenska had meant that she still had not had a real conversation with Salander.

??One more thing. I have reason to believe that you know his story. It??s more serious than that. ??May I help you??? ??Thank you. to listen to the news. He had a very deep gash across his face and another just below one kneecap. is losing its readers. He was a bodyguard. She consulted the vehicle register and found that G?ran M?rtensson was the owner of a grey Volvo with the registration number legible in the photographs. blue in the face. he had ?C literally ?C rootled around in her brain. We have no witnesses to the murders. T. He??s going to take pictures of the entire property and the immediate surroundings. daubed sexually explicit epithets on her living-room walls.?? ??But you two ?? he??ll publish it??? Armansky gave a curt nod. Why Aftonbladet? The address was another fake. the intensive care unit.

??May I come in??? Salander studied her without expression.?? ??This is a bit difficult to digest. doesn??t know I??m here. And since I??m co-operating with your Stasi-style bureaucracy.?? Salander said in a low voice. several cars will arrive at the scene within a short time. Magnusson was often onstage at the Dramaten. that I won??t take the job if it??s illegal.M.?? Blomkvist breathed more easily. Could you get the number??? While Jonasson was still waiting for the X-rays. A yes or no will be fine. or whether this would go on being the preserve of the Immigration Division. 35-year-old Ronald Niedermann. At that time. and she limped into the kitchen and sank on to the nearest chair.?? ??Or else she shot him in the foot out of sheer sadism. ??Well ?? what is it that??s so urgent??? ??Alexander Zalachenko.

There must be chiefs. Gunnar Bj?rck.?? Salander said.M. not for S?po alone but probably for intelligence services all over the world. He thought about the fact that his daughter was very close by.00 in the morning.M.10 a. In a broader sense. He could be in Oslo by now. but they chose to protect Zalachenko because he was a source of valuable information. but you weren??t very hard to convince. But three hours after she had taken the helm of S. Giannini had only been there for a few minutes. That would be against the law. The story was beginning at last to take shape.?? ??That was a smart thing to have done.

??And what do I get in return ?C if I do co-operate??? ??Nothing. Even if we count you in. Nieminen was never very easy to deal with. If he dug in his heels. And yet his liver. ??As far as the G?teborg police are concerned. ??Will do. An Agent in Place contained so much inaccurate information about Sweden in the first chapter that he threw the book into the wastepaper basket. Instead.?? ??Lisbeth. The only spot from which the entrance door to the building could be observed directly was from the promenade and footbridge on upper Bellmansgatan near the Maria lift and the Laurinska building. He looked through the crack in the doorway at Adamsson. Erlander kindly arranged for a crime scene tech to take the car back on his way home. Extremely good at puzzles. She thought for a moment. If we don??t lift all the copies simultaneously. We don??t know his last name. She scrolled back and read through the text of a section where she told how Advokat Bjurman had violently and sadistically raped her.

?? ??Is that really so??? ??This story. She had 37. In January 1992 he left Upplands V?sby a free man. Salander saw at once that she had the same eyes as Blomkvist. V. but were asked instead to wait on the landings if they were meeting their partner. can you help me out??? ??I spent the evening in the company of good friends. But Millennium can??t be manipulated in the same straightforward way. Then Gullberg turned to Sandberg. I should think. ??I can prove my assertions.00. ??I established it this morning. on the other hand. What??s happened??? ??News. We are now close to the point where we can draw conclusions.?? Modig said in apology. execute someone who was the object of a police investigation ?C his investigation.

A pro. She was barefoot and suffering from severe hypothermia.F. turned on but not uplinked. It was as if everything outside the Section were sacred. we need to have clear documentation of all the measures we have taken. He went back to the cabin as fast as his aching back would permit.?? ??I see. and there is no satisfactory forensic evidence. ??He hung there for something like twenty-four hours before the hook gave way. Cortez sat on the sofa in Eriksson??s office looking guilty.?? ??I know that. You approved it and gave her the assignment at 11.?? ??And??? ??I can??t tell you anything about that. He pushed away the sheet of paper with the nine succinct points that Berger had presented at the weekly meeting of the budget committee. He was a senior official in the immigration unit. If he claimed not to have known that many of the workers there were only twelve or thirteen years old. if I do an examination??? She nodded.

Straight ahead of her.?? ??I get it.?? ??You??ve talked to Blomkvist??? ??Apparently he??s been arrested and cuffed. The reason was simple.?? Flodin said.?? Wadensj?? sounded doubtful. It??s about terrorism. Berger??s muscles ached as though she had just run the Stockholm marathon. He works for Karl Axel Bodin.?? ??Thirty-one employees. Lisbeth??? Go away. Salander knew it was no empty threat. His arms were bent in impossible directions. Blomkvist went with Inspector Erlander. We??ll take care of Giannini??s and the Millennium office telephones today. the way you do when you haven??t seen someone for some time.?? Blomkvist said to Edklinth with a smile.?? she said.

It was an improbable stroke of luck that when Alexander Zalachenko walked into Norrmalm police station on Election Day 1976 and requested asylum.?? ??That??s what it was always about. ??I have to think about this for a while. Or that he could. The helicopter crew and two paramedics had proceeded in a routine and professional manner. Well.?? Berger looked at the clock and sighed. He watched the flow of people on G?tgatan. You??ve done a great deal more. She asked me to smuggle in a pack of cigarettes. She pulled her head back in and slammed the door shut.?? ??Understood. He had no local knowledge of the streets in Stockholm county. They had found the pencil. I??m not going to tell anybody that we got together.?? ??In that case.M.3.

Then she turned icy with rage. She was on all fours and being mounted from the rear. I??m thinking of moving you to the Constitutional Protection operations unit. He had no knowledge of the circles Niedermann moved in.?? ??That??s correct.?? She handed Carlsson the printout.. she called the duty officer at Nacka Integrated Protection.?? This time it was Jonasson??s turn to wait patiently for Salander??s reply.?? the nurse said. that is. We had a hole we needed to fill so I had to put in something.?? Zalachenko gestured towards his feet. He became aware that his ears were ringing after the shot and he rubbed his left one with his free hand. black-and-white photograph on the desk.?? Modig said. Annika has obeyed the rules. He had read about the eccentric journalist in the newspapers.

They??re on the U. ??Do you think she??d want me for her lawyer??? ??Probably she wouldn??t want any lawyer at all. But that??s not why I called.T. He did not need a psychiatrist to tell him that she was not normal. So.?? ??This is serious. A nurses?? table stood right next to her. What the hell does he think he??s doing? Then Figuerola raised her eyes to the rear-view mirror and gave a start when she saw Blomkvist again. Your task. She suddenly felt in a much better mood. At 1. Lisbeth??s mother. They came from the same batch as the weapon that Salander had taken from him at Stallarholmen. turned to the Minister of Justice. or send someone to sort out his things. ??The older one is G?ran M?rtensson. If Salander was shot in Gosseberga.

It took him several minutes. I took certain measures. Clinton said: ??Whatever happens. He was embarrassed to be discussing flaws in their organization in front of the visitors from Stockholm. I want you to go to the hospital and observe the work in the emergency ward and the intensive care unit for a couple of days.M. then she signalled yes. ??Hello.K??. She took the stairs up to the next floor and stopped at the door to the corridor.?? ??She has been shot three times. who is considered the queen of investigative journalism. frowning when Wadensj?? lit a cigarillo. she undressed and climbed into bed.30. Salander opened her eyes and saw a light in the ceiling. Nilsson frowned. Everything was running as usual in her head.

Fredriksson looked up from his desk and she waved him in. The focus has shifted to Niedermann. Erika Berger has a stalker. We??ve been friends so long ?C nothing can destroy that.?? Salander??s heart sank.?? ??No friend of yours.?? ??Yes. She heard a movement and turned to see Salander just starting to clamber out of bed again. We have not yet identified exactly who is involved. ??I??m taking a big risk here. took half a step forward and spoke in a firm voice: ??I knew H?kan Morander for all of three days. There??s just one problem. Gullberg had approved the operation. Anders Pehrzon.M.00 p. She clicked on the bubble and wrote Wasp.S.

It was never referred to in writing. 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. ??Good.?? Flodin shrugged.??s mail server. especially when the violence was directed at full-grown men. I??ve told him he can??t see you. so I??m going to see who owns Vitavara Inc. Everything was classified.00. Who took your place??? ??I don??t know.2 an hour ago. She made a snap decision. Did anyone ask Lisbeth Salander her opinion??? ??Quite frankly ?? we haven??t had the opportunity to speak with her yet. Blomkvist described him as an Olympic-class idiot. S. 11. looking out of the window.

The headache was still there. I don??t have any idea what we can prove. according to the report.P. You don??t have to say anything before your lawyer gets here.?? Sellberg said. and force the board to dismiss Borgsj?. blue eyed. But she was not someone who went in for one-night stands. His name was Jonas. This is just the way it was in his day. He packed away his laptop and stood up. or a fourteen-year-old boy whose left lung had been pierced by a screwdriver. Then he drove down to the Continental. So I want to know what you think of him. My job is to produce a good newspaper. the visit lasted precisely nine minutes. There was no exit wound: the round was still inside her shoulder.

She prepared a memorandum on the conclusions she had arrived at the day before. But he had not anticipated Armansky lobbing a bomb with a sizzling fuse into his lap. and undressed. affect you or your welfare. nor had Monika Nilsson. ??I wouldn??t be able to swear it??s the same person???? ??But it is. since he did not want to use a credit card.?? Berger put her hand over the mouthpiece. Annika is doing her best to prepare for your trial. and it was only when she had to turn off the alarm in the hall that she remembered her husband was not at home. To include Bjurman in the special Section would be out of the question. The other participants at the meeting were two individuals from the top echelon of the Firm. ??A better question would be why did I become a police officer in the first place. switched on the night light and looked around the room. Bublanski was working only on Niedermann. ??This morning S?po got calls from several newspapers who had received letters from Gullberg. As soon as he entered the apartment he saw that the folder he had left on the kitchen table was gone. with a thousand policemen.