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“inthefuturei’goingtohavecontroloveryourlife.whenyouleastexpectit,whenyou’reinbedasleepprobably,i’goingtoappearinthebedroowiththisinyhand.”sheheldupthetaser.“i’llbecheckinguponyou.ifieverfindoutyouhavebeenwithagirlagain—anditdoesn’tatterifshe’shereofherownfreewill—ifieverfindyouwithanywoanatall…”salanderadethethroat-slittingotionagain.
“ifishoulddie…ifishouldfallvictitoanaidentandberunoverbyacarorsoething…thencopiesofthevideowillautoaticallybepostedtothenewspapers.plusareportinwhichidescribewhatit’sliketohaveyouasaguardian.
“oneorething.”sheleanedforwardagainsothatherfacewasonlyacoupleofinchesfrohis.“ifyouevertoucheagainiwillkillyou.andthat’saproise.”
bjuranabsolutelybelievedher.therewasnotavestigeofbluffinhereyes.
“keepitinindthati’crazy,won’tyou？”
henodded.
shegavehiathoughtfullook.“idon’tthinkyouandiaregoingtobegoodfriends,”salandersaid.“rightnowyou’relyingtherecongratulatingyourselfthati’dienoughtoletyoulive.youthinkyouhavecontroleventhoughyou’reyprisoner,sinceyouthinktheonlythingicandoifidon’tkillyouistoletyougo.soyou’refullofhopethatyoucansoehowrecoveryourpowerovererightaway.airight？”
heshookhishead.hewasbeginningtofeelveryillindeed.
“you’regoingtogetapresentfroesoyou’llalwaysreeberouragreeent.”
shegavehiacrookedsileandclibedontothebedandkneltbetweenhislegs.bjuranhadnoideawhatsheintendedtodo,buthefeltasuddenterror.
thenhesawtheneedleinherhand.
hefloppedhisheadbackandforthandtriedtotwisthisbodyawayuntilsheputakneeonhiscrotchandpresseddowninwarning.
“lieratherstillbecausethisisthefirsttiei’veusedthisequipent.”
sheworkedsteadilyfortwohours.whenshewasfinishedhehad. pedwhipering.heseeedtobealostinastateofapathy.
shegotdownfrothebed,cockedherheadtooneside,andregardedherhandiworkwithacriticaleye.herartistictalentswereliited.theletterslookedatbestipressionistic.shehadusedredandblueink.theessagewaswrittenincapsoverfivelinesthatcoveredhisbelly,frohisnipplestojustabovehisgenitals:iamasadisticpig,apervert,andarapist.
shegathereduptheneedlesandplacedtheinkcartridgesinherrucksack.thenshewenttothebathrooandwashed.shefeltalotbetterwhenshecaebackinthebedroo.
“goodnight,”shesaid.
sheunlockedoneofthehandcuffsandputthekeyonhisstoachbeforesheleft.shetookherdvdandhisbundleofkeyswithher.
itwasastheysharedacigarettesoetieafteridnightthathetoldhertheycouldnotseeeachotherforawhile.ceciliaturnedherfacetohiinsurprise.
“whatdoyouean？”
helookedashaed.“onmondayihavetog. risonforuptothreeonths.”
nootherexplanationwasnecessary.cecilialayinsilenceforalongtie.shefeltlikecrying.
draganaranskywassuspiciouswhensalanderknockedathisdooronmondayafternoon.hehadseennosignofhersincehecalledofftheinvestigationofthewennerstr？affairinearlyjanuary,andeverytiehetriedtoreachhersheeitherdidnotanswerorhungupsayingshewasbusy.
“haveyougotajobfore？”sheaskedwithoutanygreeting.
“hi.greattoseeyou.ithoughtyoudiedorsoething.”
“therewerethingsihadtostraightenout.”
“youoftenseetohavethingstostraightenout.”
“thistieitwasurgent.i’backnow.haveyougotajobfore？”
aranskyshookhishead.“sorry.notattheoent.”
salanderlookedathically.afterawhilehestartedtalking.
“lisbeth,youknowilikeyouandiliketogiveyoujobs.butyou’vebeengonefortwoonthsandi’vehadtonsofjobs.you’resiplynotreliable.i’veha. ayotherpeopletocoverforyou,andrightnowiactuallydon’thaveathing.”
“couldyouturnupthevolue？”
“what？”
“ontheradio.”
…theagazinemillenniu.thenewsthatveteranindustrialisthenrikvangerwillbepartownerandwillhaveaseatontheboardofdirectorsofmillenniuesthesaedaythattheforerceoandpublishermikaelblokvistbeginsservinghisthree-onthsentenceforthelibelofbusinessanhans-erikwennerstr？.millenniu’seditorinchieferikabergerannouncedatapressconferencethatblokvistwillresuehisroleaspublisherwhenhissentenceispleted.
“well,isn’tthatsoething,”salandersaidsoquietlythataranskyonlysawherlipsove.shestoodupandheadedforthedoor.
“wait.whereareyougoing？”
“hoe.iwanttochecksoestuff.callewhenyou’vegotsoething.”
thenewsthatmillenniuhadacquiredrerceentsintheforofhenrikvangerwasaconsiderablybiggereventthanlisbethsalanderhadexpected.aftonbladet’seveningeditionwasalreadyout,withastoryfrothettwireservicesuingupvanger’scareerandstatingthatitwasthefirsttieinalosttwentyyearsthattheoldindustrialagnatehadadeapublicappearance.thenewsthathewasbeingpartownerofmillenniuwasviewedasjustasiprobableaspeterwallenbergorerikpenserpoppingupaspartownersofetcorsponsorsofordfrontagazine.
thestorywassobigthatthe7:30editionofrapportranitasitsthirdleadandgaveitathree-inuteslot.erikabergerwasinterviewedataconferencetableinmillenniu’soffice.allofasuddenthewennerstr？affairwasnewsagain.
“weadeaseriousistakelastyearwhichresultedintheagazinebeingprosecutedforlibel.thisissoethingweregret…andwewillbefollowingupthisstoryatasuitableoasion.”
“whatdoyoueanby‘followingupthestory’？”thereportersaid.
“ieanthatwewilleventuallybetellingourversionofevents,whichwehavenotdohusfar.”
“youcouldhavedohatatthetrial.”
“wechosenottodoso.butourinvestigativejournaliswillcontinueasbefore.”
“doesthateanyou’reholdingtothestorythatproptedtheindictent？”
“ihavenothingoretosayonthatsubject.”
“yousackedmikaelblokvistaftertheverdictwasdelivered.”
“thatisinaurate.readourpressrelease.heneededabreak.he’llbebackasceoandpublisherlater
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