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“mayihelpyou？”saidanelderlysalesanwhenblokvisttookoutthebinderwiththephotograph.therewereonlyafewpeopleintheshop.
“well,ijustwantedtoseewherethispicturewastakenfro.woulditbeokifiopenedthewindowforasecond？”
theansaidyes.blokvistcouldseeexactlythespotwhereharriethadstood.oneofthewoodenbuildingsbehindherinthephotographwasgone,replacedbyanangularbrickbuilding.theotherwoodenbuildinghadbeenastationerystorein1966；nowitwasahealthfoodstoreandtanningsalon.blokvistclosedthewindow,thankedthean,andapologisedfortakinguphistie.
hecrossedthestreetandstoodwhereharriethadstood.hehadgoodlandarksbetweenthewindowoftheupperfloorofthehaberdasheryandthedoorofthetanningsalon.heturnedhisheadandlookedalongharriet’slineofsight.asfarashecouldtell,shehadbeenlookingtowardsthecornerofthebuildingthathousedsundstr？’shaberdashery.itwasaperfectlynoralcornerofabuilding,whereacrossstreetvanishedbehindit.whatdidyouseethere,harriet？
blokvistputthephotographinhisshoulderbagandwalkedtotheparkbythestation.therehesatinapaveentcaféandorderedalatte.hesuddenlyfeltshaken.
inenglishtheycallit“newevidence,”whichhasaverydifferentsoundfrotheswedishter,“newproofaterial.”hehadseensoethingentirelynew,soethingno-oneelsehadnoticedinaninvestigationthathadbeenarkingtieforthirty-sevenyears.
theproblewasthathewasn’tsurewhatvaluehisnewrationhad,ifindeeditcouldhaveanyatall.andyethefeltitwasgoin. rovesignificant.
thesepteberdaywhenharrietdisappearedhadbeendraaticinanuberofways.ithadbeenadayofcelebrationinhedestadwithcrowdsofseveralthousandinthestreets,youngandold.ithadbeenthefaily’sannualasseblyonhedebyisland.thesetwoeventsalonerepresenteddeparturesfrothedailyroutineofthearea.thecrashonthebridgehadovershadowedeverythingelse.
inspectormorell,henrikvanger,andeveryoneelsewhohadbroodedaboutharriet’sdisappearancehadfocusedontheeventsathedebyisland.morellhadevenwrittenthathecouldnotridhiselfofthesuspicionthattheaidentandharriet’sdisappearancewererelated.blokvistwasnowconvincedthatthisnotionwaswrong.
thechainofeventshadstartednotonhedebyislandbutinhedestadseveralhoursearlier.harrietvangerhadseensoethingorsoeoofrightenherandpropthertogohoe,gostraighttoheruncle,whounhappilydidnothavetietolistentoher.thentheaidentonthebridgehappened.thentheurdererstruck.
blokvistpaused.itwasthefirsttiehehadconsciouslyforulatedtheassuptionthatharriethadbeenurdered.heaeptedvanger’sbelief.harrietwasdeadandhewashuntingforakiller.
hewentbacktothepolicereport.aongallthethousandsofpagesonlyafractiondealtwiththeeventsinhedestad.harriethadbeenwiththreeofherclassates,allofwhohadbeeninterviewed.theyhadetattheparkbythestationat9:00.oneofthegirlswasgoingtobuysoejeans,andherfriendswentwithher.theyhadcoffeeintheepadepartentstorecafeteriaandthenwentuptothesportsfieldandstrolledaroundaongthecarnivalboothsandfishingponds,wheretheyranintosoeotherfriendsfroschool.atnoontheywanderedbackintotowntowatchtheparade.justbefore2:00intheafternoonharrietsuddenlytoldthethatshehadtogohoe.theysaidgoodbyeatabus. nearj？rnv？gsgatan.
noneofherfriendshadnoticedanythingunusual.oneofthewasingerstenberg,theonewhohaddescribedharriet’stransforationoverthepastyearbysayingthatshehadbee“ipersonal.”shesaidthatharriethadbeentaciturnthatday,whichwasusual,andostlyshejustfollowedtheothers.
inspectormorellhadtalkedtoallofthepeoplewhohadencounteredharrietthatday,eveniftheyhadonlysaidhellointhegroundsofthefailyparty.aphotographofherwaspublishedinthelocalnewspaperswhilethesearchwasgoingon.aftershewentissing,severalresidentsofhedestadhadcontactedthepolicetosaythattheythoughttheyhadseenherduringthedayoftheparade,butno-onehadreportedanythingoutoftheordinary.
thenextorningblokvistfoundvangerathisbreakfasttable.
“yousaidthatthevangerfailystillhasaninterestinthehedestadcourier.”
“that’sright.”
“i’dliketohaveaesstotheirphotographicarchive.fro1966.”
vangersetdownhisglassofilkandwipedhisupperlip.
“mikael,whathaveyoudiscovered？”
helookedtheoldanstraightintheeye.
“nothingsolid.butithinkweayhaveadeaistakeaboutthechainofevents.”
heshowedvangerthephotographandtoldhiwhathewasthinking.vangersatsayingnothingforalongtie.
“ifi’right,wehavetolookasfaraswestillcanatwhathappenedinhedestadthatday,notjustatwhathappenedonhedebyisland,”blokvistsaid.“idon’tknowhowtogoaboutitaftersuchalongtie,butalotofphotographsusthavebeentakenofthechildren’sdaycelebrationswhichwereneverpublished.thosearetheonesiwanttolookat.”
vangerusedthetelephoneinthekitchen.hecalledmartin,explainedwhathewanted,andaskedwhothepictureseditorwasthesedays.withinteninutestherightpeoplehadbeenlocatedandaesshadbeenarranged.
thepictureseditorofthehedestadcourierwasmadeleinebloberg,calledmaja.shewasthefirstwoanpictureseditorblokvisthadetinjournalis,wherephotographywasstillpriarilyaaleartfor.
sinceitwassaturday,thenewsroowasepty,butmajablobergturnedouttoliveonlyfiveinutesaway,andsheetblokvistattheofficeentrance.shehadworkedatthehedestadcourierforostofherlife.shestartedasaproof-readerin1964,change. hoto-finisherandspentanuberofyearsinthedarkroo,whileoasionallybeingsentoutasaphotographerwhentheusualresourceswereinsufficient.shehadgainedthepositionofeditor,earnedafull-tiepostonthepicturedesk,andtenyearsago,whentheoldpictureseditorretired,shetookoverasheadofthedepartent.
blokvistaskedhowthepicturearchivewasarranged.
“totellyouthetruth,thearchiveisratheraess.sincewegotputersanddigitalphotographs,thecurrentarchiveisoncds.we’vehadaninternherewhospentsoetiescanninginiportantolderpictures,butonlyasallpercentageofwhat’sinthestackshavebeencatalogued.olderpicturesarearrangedbydateinnegativefolders.they’reeitherhereinthenewsrooorintheatticstoreroo.”
“i’interestedinphotographstakenofthechildren’sdayparadein1966,butalsoinanyphotographsthatweretakenthatweek.”
fr？kenbloberggavehiaquizzicallook.
“youeantheweekthatharrietvangerdisappeared？”
“youknowthestory？”
“youcouldn’tworkatthecourieryourwholelifewithoutknowingaboutit,andwhenmartinvangercallseearlyintheorningonydayoff,idrawyownconclusions.hassoethingnewturnedup？”
bloberghadanosefornews.blokvistshookhisheadwithalittlesileandgaveherhiscoverstory.
“no,andidon’tsupposeanyonewilleverfindthesolutiontothatpuzzle.it’sratherconfidential,butthefactisthati’ghostwritinghenrikvanger’sautobiography.thestoryoftheissinggirlisanod. ic,butit’salsoachapterthatcan’treallybeignored.i’lookingforsoethingt
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hathasn’tbeenusedbeforethatightillustratethatday—ofharrietandherfriends.”
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