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“yousaidbeforethatwedon’tknoweachother,andisaidthatyes,wedo.”hepointedatthereport.“ican’tpetewithyou.i’veonlydonearapidroutinecheck,togetyouraddressanddateofbirth,stufflikethat.butyoucertainlyknowagreatdealaboute.muchofwhichisprivate,dait,thingsthatonlyyclosestfriendsknow.andnowhereia,sittinginyourkitchenandeatingbagelswithyou.wehaveknowneachotherhalfanhour,butihavethefeelingthatwe’vebeenfriendsforyears.doesthatakesensetoyou？”
shenodded.
“youhavebeautifuleyes,”hesaid.
“youhaveniceeyesyourself,”shesaid.
longsilence.
“whyareyouhere？”shesaid.
kalleblokvist—shereeberedhisnicknaeandsuppressedtheipulsetosayitoutloud—suddenlylookedserious.healsolookedverytired.theself-confidencethathehadshownwhenhefirstwalkedintoherapartentwasnowgone.theclowningwasover,oratleasthadbeenputaside.shefelthistudyingherclosely.
salanderfeltthatherposurewasbarelyskin-deepandthatshereallywasn’tinpletecontrolofhernerves.thistotallyunlooked-forvisithadshakenherinawaythatshehadneverexperiencedinconnectionwithherwork.herbreadandbutterwasspyingonpeople.infactshehadneverthoughtofwhatshedidforaranskyasarealjob；shethoughtofitoreasaplicatedpastie,asortofhobby.
thetruthwasthatsheenjoyeddiggingintothelivesofotherpeopleandexposingthesecretstheyweretryingtohide.shehadbeendoingit,inonefororanother,foraslongasshecouldreeber.andshewasstilldoingittoday,notonlywhenaranskygaveheranassignent,butsoetiesforthesheerfunofit.itgaveherakick.itwaslikeaplicatedputergae,exceptthatitdealtwithreallivepeople.andnowoneofherhobbieswassittingrighthereinherkitchen,feedingherbagels.itwastotallyabsurd.
“ihaveafascinatingproble,”blokvistsaid.“tellethis,whenyouweredoingyourresearchoneforherrfrode,didyouhaveanyideawhatitwasgoingtobeusedfor？”
“no.”
“thepurposewastofindoutallthatrationaboutebecausefrode,orratherhiseployer,wantedtogiveeafreelancejob.”
“isee.”
hegaveherafaintsile.
“oneofthesedaysyouandishouldhaveadiscussionabouttheethicsofsnoopingintootherpeople’slives.butrightnowihaveadifferentproble.thejobiwasoffered,andwhichinexplicablyiagreedtodo,iswithoutdoubttheostarreassignenti’veeverundertaken.beforeisayoreineedtobeabletotrustyou,lisbeth.”
“whatdoyouean？”
“aranskytellseyou’re100percentreliable.butistillwanttoaskyouthequestion.canitellyouconfidentialthingswithoutyourtellingthetoanyoneelse,byanyeans,ever？”
“waitainute.you’vetalkedtodragan？ishetheonewhosentyouhere？”i’goingtokillyou,youfuckingstupidarenian.
“notexactly.you’renottheonlyonewhocanfindoutsoeone’saddress；ididthatallonyown.ilookedyouupinthenationalregistry.therearethreelisbethsalanders,andtheothertwoweren’tagoodatch.butihadalongtalkwitharanskyyesterday.hetoothoughtthatiwantedtoaketroubleoveryourferretingaroundinyprivatelife.intheendiconvin
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cedhithatihadalegitiatepurpose.”
“whichiswhat？”
“asitoldyou,frode’seployerhiredetodoajob.i’vereachedapointwhereineedaskilledresearcher.frodetoldeaboutyouandsaidthatyouwereprettygood.hehadn’teanttoidentifyyou,itjustslippedout.iexplainedtoaranskywhatiwanted.heok’dthewholethingandtriedtocallyou.andhereia.callhiifyouwant.”
ittooksalanderainutetofindherobileaongtheclothesthatmiihadpulledoffher.blokvistwatchedherebarrassedsearchwithinterestashepatrolledtheapartent.allherfurnitureseeedtobestrays.shehadastate-of-the-artpoweronanapologyforadeskinthelivingroo.shehadacdplayeronashelf.hercdcollectionwasapitifultotaloftencdsbygroupshehadneverheardof,andtheusiciansonthecoverslookedlikevapiresfroouterspace.musicwasprobablynotherbiginterest.
salandersawthataranskyhadcalledherseventiesthenightbeforeandtwicethisorning.shepunchedinhisnuberwhileblokvistleanedagainstthedoorfraeandlistenedtotheconversation.
“it’se…sorry…yes…itwasturnedoff…iknow,hewantstohiree…no,he’sstandingintheiddleofyfuckinglivingroo,forchrist’ssake…”sheraisedhervoice.“dragan,i’hungoverandyheadhurts,soplease,nogaes,didyouokthisjobornot？…thanks.”
salanderlookedthroughthedoortothelivingrooatblokvistpullingoutcdsandtakingsofftheshelf.hehadjustfoundabrownpillbottlethatwasissingitslabel,andhewasholdingituptothelight.hewasabouttounscrewth. ,soshereachedoutandtookthebottlefrohi.shewentbacktothekitchenandsatdownonachair,assagingherforeheaduntilhejoinedher.
“therulesaresiple,”shesaid.“nothingthatyoudiscusswitheorwitharanskywillbesharedwithanyoneatall.therewillbeacontractwhichstatesthatmiltonsecuritypledgesconfidentiality.iwanttoknohatthejobisaboutbeforeidecidewhetheriwanttoworkforyouornot.thatalsoeansthatiagreetokeeptoyselfeverythingyoutelle,whetheritakethejobornot,providedthatyou’renotconductinganysortofseriouscriinalactivity.inwhichcase,i’llreportittodragan,whointurnwillreportittothepolice.”
“fine.”hehesitated.“aranskyaynotbepletelyawareofwhatiwanttohireyoufor…”
“soehistoricalresearch,hesaid.”
“well,yes,that’sright.iwantyoutohelpetoidentifyaurderer.”
ittookblokvistanhourtoexplainalltheintricatedetailsintheharrietvangercase.heleftnothingout.hehadfrode’sperissiontohireher,andtodothathehadtobeabletotrustherpletely.
hetoldhereverythingaboutceciliavangerandthathehadfoundherfaceinharriet’swindow.hegavesalanderasgoodadescriptionofhercharacterashecould.shehadovedhighuponthelistofsuspects,hislist.buthewasstillfarfrobelievingthatshecouldbeinanywayassociatedwithaurdererwhowasactivewhenshewasstillayoungwoan.
hegavesalanderacopyofthelistinthedate:“magda—32016；sara—32109；r.j.—30112；r.l.—32027；mari—32018.”andhegaveheracopyoftheversesfroleviticus.
“whatdoyouwantetodo？”
“i’veidentifiedther.j.,rebeckajacobsson.”hetoldherwhatthefive-figurenubersstoodfor.“ifi’right,thenwe’regoingtofindfourorevictis—magda,sara,mari,andr.l.”
“youthinkthey’reallurdered？”
“whatithinkisthatwearelookingforsoeonewho—iftheothernubersandinitialsalsoprovetobeshorthandforfourorekillings—isaurdererwhowasactiveinthefiftiesandaybealsointhesixties.andwhoisinsoewaylinkedtoharrietvanger.i’vegohroughbackissuesofthehedestadcourier.rebecka’surderistheonlygrotesquecriethaticouldfindwithaconnectiontohedestad.iwantyoutokeepdigging,alloverswedenifnecessary,untilyouakesenseoftheothernaesandverses.”
salanderthoughtinexpressionlesssilenceforsuchalongtiethatblokvistbegantogrowipatient.hewaswonderingwhetherhehadchosenthewrongpersonwhensheatlastraisedherhead.
“i’lltakethejob.butfirstyouhavetosignacontractwitharansky.”
aranskyprintedoutthecontractthatblokvistwouldtakebacktohedestadforfrode’ssignature.whenhereturnedtosalander’soffice,hesawhowsheandblokvistwereleaningoverherpower.hehadhishandonhershoulder—hewastouchingher—andpointing.aranskypausedinthecorridor.
blokvistsaidsoethingthatseeedtosurprisesalander.thenshelaughedoutloud.
aranskyhadneveronceheardherlaughbefore,andforyearshehadbeentryingtowinhertrust.blokvisthadknownherforfiveinutesandshewaspracticallygigglingwithhi.hefeltsuchaloathingforblokvistatthatoentthathesurprisedhiself.heclearedhisthroatashestoodinthedoorwayandputdownthefolderwiththecontract.
blokvistpaidaquickvisittothemillenniuofficeintheafternoon.itwashisfirsttieback.itfeltveryoddtoberunningupthosefailiarstairs.theyhadnotchangedthecodeonthedoor,andhewasabletoslipinunnoticedandstandforaoent,lookingaround.
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