船说“Arowingboat”
“No。 ThatdaytherewerepreciselythirteenboatsonHedebyIsnd。Mostofthepleasureboatswerealreadyinstorageonnd。DowninthesallboatharbourbythesuercabinsthereweretwoPetterssonboatsinthewater。Thereweresevenekarowingboats；ofwhichfivewerepulleduponshore。Belowtheparsonageonerowingboatwasonshoreandoneinthewater。Bystergrdentherewasarowingboatandaotorboat。Alltheseboatswerecheckedandwereexactlywheretheyweresupposedtobe。Ifshehadrowedacrossandrunaway；shewouldhavehadtoleavetheboatontheotherside。”
Vangerheldupfourfingers。
“Sotheresonlyonereasonablepossibilityleft；naelythatHarrietdisappearedagainstherwill。Soeonekilledherandgotridofthebody。”
LisbethSanderspentChristasoingreadingMikaelBlokvistscontroversiaboutfinancialjoualis；TheKnightsTepr：ACautionaryTaleforFinancialReporters。ThecoverhadatrendydesignbyChristerMalfeaturingaphotographoftheStockholStockExchange。MalhadworkedinPhotoShop；andittookaoenttonoticethatthebuildingwasfloatinginair。Itwasadraatioverwithwhichtosetthetoneforwhatwastoe。
SandercouldseethatBlokvistwasafinewriter。Thewassetoutinastraightforwardandengagingway；andevenpeoplewithnoinsightintothebyrinthoffinancialjoualiscouldleasoethingfroreadingit。Thetonewassharpandsarcastic；butaboveallitwaspersuasive。
ThefirstchapterwasasortofdecrationofwarinwhichBlokvistdidnotincewords。Inthesttwentyyears；Swedishfinancialjoualistshaddevelopedintoagroupofinpetentckeyswhowerepuffedithselfiportanceandwhohadnorecordofthinkingcritically。Hedrewthisconclusionbecausetieaftertie；withouttheleastobjection；soanyfinancialreportersseeedcontenttoregurgitatethestateentsissuedbyCEOsandstockarketspecutorsevenwhenthisrationwaspinlyisleadingorwrong。Thesereporterswerethuseithersonaiveandgulliblethattheyoughttobepackedofftootherassignents；ortheywerepeoplewhoquiteconsciouslybetrayedtheirjoualisticfunction。Blokvistciedthathehadoftenbeenashaedtobecalledafinancialreporter；sincethenhewouldriskbeinglupedtogetherwithpeoplewhohedidnotrateasreportersatall。
Heparedtheeffortsoffinancialjoualistswiththewaycriereportersorforeigncorrespondentsworked。Hepaintedapictureoftheoutcrythatwouldresultifalegalcorrespondentbeganuncriticallyreproducingtheprosecutorscaseasgospelinaurdertrial；withoutconsultingthedefencearguentsorinterviewingthevictisfailybeforeforinganopinionofwhatwaslikelyorunlikely。AordingtoBlokvistthesaeruleshadtoapplytofinancialjoualists。
Therestoftheconsistedofachainofevidencetosupporthiscase。Onelongchapterexainedthereportingofafaousdotinsixdailypapers；aswelsintheFinancialJoual；DagensIndustri；and“Aekonoi；”thebusinessreportonSwedishTV。Hefirstquotedandsuarisedwhatthereportershadsaidandwritten。Thenheadeaparisonwiththeactualsituation。Indescribingthedevelopentofthepanyhelistedtieaftertiethesiplequestionsthataseriousreporterwouldhaveaskedbutwhichthewholecorpsoffinancialreportershadneglectedtoask。Itwasaneatove。
AnotherchapterdealtwiththeIPOofTeliastockitwasthesostjocurandironicsection；inwhichsoefinancialwriterswerecastigatedbynae；includingoneWilliaB；towhoBlokvistseeedtobeparticurlyhostile。AchapteeartheendoftheparedthelevelofpetenceofSwedishandforeignfinancialreporters。HedescribedhowseriousreportersatLondonsFinancialTies；theEconoist；andsoeGeranfinancialnewspapershadreportedsiirsubjectsintheirowncountries。TheparisonwasnotfavourabletotheSwedishjoualists。Thefinalchaptercontainedasketchwithsuggestionsastohowthisdeplorablesituationcouldbereedied。Theconclusionoftheechoedtheintroduction：
Ifaparliaentaryreporterhandledhisassignentbyuncriticallytakingupanceinsupportofeverydecisionthatwaspushedthrough；noatterhowpreposterous；orifapoliticalreporterweretoshowasiirckofjudgeentthatreporterwouldbefiredorattheleastreassignedtoadepartentwhereheorshecouldnotdosouchdaage。Intheworldoffinancialreporting；however；thenoraljoualisticandatetoundertakecriticalinvestigationsandobjectivelyreportfindingstothereadersappearsnottoapply。 Insteadtheostsuessfulrogueisappuded。InthiswaythefutureofSwedenisalsobeingcreated；andallreainingtrustinjoualistsasacorpsofprofessionalsisbeingproised。
SanderhadnodifficultyunderstandingtheagitateddebatethathadfollowedinthetradepublicationTheJoualist；certainfinancialnewspapers；andonthefrontpagesandinthebusinesssectionsofthedailypapers。Eventhoughonlyafewreporterswereentionedbynaeinthe；Sanderguessedthatthefieldwassallenoughthateveryonewouldknowexactlywhichindividualswerebeingreferredtowhenvariousnewspaperswerequoted。Blokvisthadadehiselfsoebittereneies；whichwasalsoreflectedinthealiciousentstothecourtintheWennerstraffair。
Sheclosedtheandlookedatthephotographontheback。Blokvistsdarkblondshockofhairfelbitcarelesslyacrosshisforehead；asifcaughtinagustofwind。OrasifChristerMalhadposedhi。Hewaslookingintothecaerawithanironicsileandanexpressionperhapsaiingtobecharingandboyish。Averygoodlookingan。Onhiswaytodothreeonthsintheser。
“Hello；KalleBlokvist；”shesaidtoherself。“Youreprettypleasedwithyourself；arentyou”
AtlunchtieSanderbootedupheriandopenedEudoratowriteaneail。Shetyped：“Haveyougottie”ShesigneditWaspandsentittotheaddressTobeonthesafeside；sherantheessagethroughherPGPencryptionprograe。
Thensheputonbckjeans；heavywinterboots；awarpoloshirt；adarkpeajacketandatchingknittedgloves；cap；andscarf。Shetooktheringsoutofhereyebrowsandnostril；putonapalepinklipstick；andexainedherselfinthebathrooirror。Shelookedlikeanyotherwoanoutforaweekendstroll；andsheregardedheroutfitasappropriatecaoufgeforanexpeditionbehindeneylines。ShetookthetunnelbanafroZinkensdatosteralstandwalkeddowntowardsStrandvgen。Shesaunteredalongthecentralreservereadingthenubersonthebuildings。ShehadalostgottoDjurgrdsBridgewhenshepedandlookedatthedoorshehadbeensearchingfor。Shecrossedthestreetandwaitedafewfeetfrothestreetdoor。
ShenoticedthatostpeoplewhowereoutwalkinginthecoldweatheronthedayafterChristaswerewalkingalongthequay；onlyafeereonthepaveentside。
ShehadtowaitforalosthalfanhourbeforeanoldwoanwithacaneapproachedfrothedirectionofDjurgrden。ThewoanpedandstudiedSanderwithsuspicion。Sandergaveherafriendlysileinretu。Thedywiththecaneretuedhergreetingandlookedasthoughsheweretryingtoreeberwhenshehadstseentheyoungwoan。Sandertuedherbackandtookafewstepsawayfrothedoor；asthoughshewereipatientlywaitingforsoeone；pacingbackandforth。Whenshetued；thedyhadreachedthedoorandwasslowlyputtinginanuberonthecodelock。Sanderhadnodifficultyseeingthatthebinationwas1260。
Shewaitedfiveinutesorebeforeshewenttothedoor。Shepunchedinthecodeandthelockclicked。Shepeeredintothestairwell。Therewasasecuritycaerawhichshegncedatandignored；itwasaodelthatMiltonSecuritycarriedandwasactivatedonlyifanarforabreakinoranattackwassoundedontheproperty。Fartherin；totheleftofanantiqueliftcage；therewasadoorwithanothercodelock；shetried1260anditworkedfortheentrancetothecelrlevendrubbishroo。Sloppy；verysloppy。Shespentthreeinutesinvestigatingthecelrlevel；whereshelocatedanunlockedundryrooandarecyclingroo。Thensheusedasetofpicklocksthatshehad“borrowed”froMiltonslocksithtoopenalockeddoortowhatseeedtobeaeetingrooforthecondoiniuassociation。Atthebackofthecelrwasahobbyroo。Finallyshefoundwhatshewaslookingfor：thebuildingssallelectricalroo。Sheexainedtheeters；fuseboxes；andjunctionboxesandthentookoutaCanondigitalcaerathesizeofacigarettepacket。Shetookthreepictures。
Onthewayoutshecasthereyedownthelistofresidentsbytheliftandreadthenaefortheapartentonthfloor。Wennerstr。
ThensheleftthebuildingandwalkedrapidlytotheNationalMuseu；whereshewentintothecafeteriatohavesoecoffeeandwarup。AfterabouthalfanhoursheadeherwaybacktoSderandwentuptoherapartent。
TherewasananswerfroWhenshedecodeditinPGPitread：20。
CHAPTER6
Thursday；Deceber26
ThetieliitsetbyBlokvisthadbeenexceededbyagoodargin。Itwas4：30；andtherewasnohopeofcatchingtheafteoontrain；buthestillhadachanceofakingtheeveningtrainat9：30。Hestoodbythewindowrubbinghisneckashestaredoutattheilluinatedfacadeofthechurchontheothersideofthebridge。Vangerhadshownhiascritharticlesfroboththelocalnewspaperandthenationaledia。Therehadbeenquiteabitofediainterestforawhilegirlfronotedindustrialistsfailydisappears。Butwhennobodywasfoundandtherewasnobreakthroughintheinvestigation；interestgraduallywaned。Despitethefactthataproinentfailywasinvolved；thirtysixyearsterthecaseofHarrietVangerwasallbutfotten。Theprevailingtheoryinarticlesfrothetesixtiesseeedtobethatshedrownedandwassweptouttoseaatragedy；butsoethingthatcouldhappentoanyfaily。
Blokvisthadbeenfascinatedbytheoldansaount；butwhenVangerexcusedhiselftogotothebathroo；hisscepticisretued。Theoldanhadstillnotgottotheend；andBlokvisthadfinallyproisedtolistentothewholestory。
“Whatdoyouthinkhappenedtoher”hesaidwhenVangercaebackintotheroo。
“Norallythereweresoetwentyfivepeoplelivinghereyearround；butbecauseofthefailygatheringtherewereorethansixtyonHedebyIsndthatday。Ofthese；betweentwentyandtwentyfivecanberuledout；prettyuchso。Ibelievethatofthosereaining；soeoneandinalllikelihooditwassoeonefrothefailykilledHarrietandhidthebody。”
“Ihaveadozenobjectionstothat。”
“Letshearthe。”
“Well；thefirstoneisthatevenifsoeonehidherbody；itshouldhavebeenfoundifthesearchwasasthoroughastheoneyoudescribed。”