船说 Bynoonhehadshoweredandeatenbreakfast.Hewentresolutelyintohisofficeandtookdownthefirstbinderfrothepoliceinvestigation.Thenhehesitated.FrothegablewindowhecouldseeSusannesBridgeCafé.Hestuffedthebinderintohisshoulderbagandputonhisoutdoorclothes.Whenhereachedthecafé,hefounditbriingwithcustoers,andtherehehadtheanswertoaquestionthathadbeeninthebackofhisind:howcouldacafésurviveinabackwaterlikeHedebySusannespecialisedinchurchgoersandpresuablydidcoffeeandcakesforfuneralsandotherfunctions.
Hetookawalkinstead.KonsuwasclosedonSundays,andhecontinuedafewhundredyardstowardsHedestad,whereheboughtnewspapersatapetrolstation.HespentanhourwalkingaroundHedeby,failiarisinghiselfwiththetownbeforethebridge.TheareaclosesttothechurchandpastKonsuwasthecentre,witholderbuildingstwostoreystonestructureswhichBlokvistguessedhadbeenbuiltinthe1910sor20sandwhichforedashortainstreet.Northoftheroadintotownwerewellkeptapartentbuildingsforfailieswithchildren.Alongthewaterandtothesouthofthechurchwereostlysinglefailyhoes.HedebylookedtobearetivelywelltodoareaforHedestadsdecisionakersandcivilservants.
Whenheretuedtothebridge,theassaultonthecaféhadebbed,butSusannewasstillclearingdishesfrothetables.
“TheSundayrush”hesaidingreeting.
Shenoddedasshetuckedalockofhairbehindoneear.“Hi,Mikael.”
“Soyoureeberynae.”
“Hardtofet,”shesaid.“IfollowedyourtrialonTV.”
“Theyhavetofillupthenewswithsoething,”heuttered,anddriftedovertothecoertablewithaviewofthebridge.WhenheetSusanneseyes,shesiled.
At3:00Susanneannouncedthatshewasclosingthecaféfortheday.Afterthechurchrush,onlyafewcustoershadeandgone.Blokvisthadreadorethanafifthofthefirstbinderofthepoliceinvestigation.Hestuckhisnoteintohisbagandwalkedbrisklyhoeacrossthebridge.
Thecatwaswaitingonthesteps.Helookedaround,wonderingwhosecatitwas.Heletitinsideallthesae,sincethecatwasatleastsoesortofpany.
HeadeoneorevainattepttoreachBerger.Obviouslyshewasfuriouswithhistill.Hecouldhavetriedcallingherdirectlineattheofficeorherhoenuber,buthehadalreadyleftenoughessages.Instead,headehiselfcoffee,ovedthecatfartheralongthekitchenbench,andopenedthebinderonthetable.
Hereadcarefullyandslowly,notwantingtoissanydetail.Byteevening,whenheclosedthebinder,hehadfilledseveralpagesofhisownnotewithreindersandquestionstowhichhehopedtofindanswersinsubsequentbinders.Theaterialwasalrrangedinchronologicalorder.HecouldnottellwhetherVangerhadreaniseditthatwayorwhetherthatwasthesysteusedbythepoliceatthetie.
ThefirstpagewasaphotocopyofahandwrittenreportforheadedHedestadPoliceEergencyCentre.TheofficerwhohadtakenthecallhadsignedhisnaeD.O.Ryttinger,andBlokvistassuedthe“D.O.”stoodfor“dutyofficer.”ThecallerwasHenrikVanger.Hisaddressandtelephonenuberhadbeennoted.ThereportwasdatedSunday,Septeber25,1966,at11:14a..Thetextwasconic:
CallfroHrk.Vanger,statingthathisbrothersdaughterhasbeenissingfroherhoeonHedebyIsndsinceSaturdayafteoon.Thecallerexpressedgreatconce.
Anotesentat11:20a..statedthatP014hadbeensenttothesite.
Anotherat11:35a..,inalesslegiblehandthanRyttingers,insertedthatOff.MagnussonreportsthatbridgetoHedebyIsndstillblocked.Transp.byboat.Inthearginanillegiblesignature.
At12:14p..Ryttingerisback:TelephoneconversationOff.MagnussoninHbyconfirsthat16yearoldHarrietVangerissingsinceearlySaturdayafteoon.Failyexpressedgreatconce.Notbelievedtohavesleptinherbedstnight.Couldnothaveleftisndduetoblockedbridge.NoneoffailyebershasanyknowledgeastoHVswhereabouts.
At12:19p..:G.M.redbytelephoneaboutthesituation.
Thestnotewasrecordedat1:42p..:G.M.onsiteatHby；willtakeovertheatter.
Thenextpagerevealedthattheinitials“G.M.”referredtoDetectiveInspectorGustafMorell,whoarrivedatHedebyIsndbyboatandtheretookoverand,preparingaforalreportonthedisappearanceofHarrietVanger.Unliketheinitialnotationswiththeieedlessabbreviations,Morellsreportswerewrittenonatypewriterandinveryreadableprose.Thefollowingpagesrecountedwhateasureshadbeentaken,withanobjectivityandwealthofdetailthatsurprisedBlokvist.
MorellhadfirstinterviewedHenrikVangeralongwithIsabelVanger,Harrietsother.ThenhetalkedintuwithUlrikaVanger,HaraldVanger,GregerVanger,HarrietsbrotherMartinVanger,andAnitaVanger.Blokvistcaetotheconclusionthattheseinterviewshadbeenconductedaordingtoascaleofdecreasingiportance.
UlrikaVangerwasHenrikVangersother,andevidentlysheheldastatusparabletothatofadowagerqueen.UlrikalivedattheVangerestateandwasablrovidenoration.ShehadgoobedearlyonthepreviousnightandhadnotseenHarrietforseveraldays.SheappearedtohaveinsistedoneetingDetectiveInspectorMorellsolelytogiveairtoheropinionthatthepolicehadtoactatonce,iediately.
HaraldVangerrankedasnubertwoonthelist.HehadseenHarrietonlybrieflywhensheretuedfrothefestivitiesinHedestad,buthehadnotseenhersincetheaidentonthebridgeourredandhehadnoknowledgeofwheresheightbeatpresent.
GregerVanger,brotherofHenrikandHarald,statedthathehadseentheissingsixteenyearoldinHenrikVangersstudy,askingtospeakwithHenrikafterhervisittoHedestadearlierintheday.GregerVangerstatedthathehadnotspokenwithherhiself,erelygivenheragreeting.Hehadnoideawheresheightbefound,butheexpressedtheviewthatshehadprobably,thoughtlessly,goovisitsoefriendwithouttellinganyoneandwouldreappearsoon.Whenaskedhowsheightinthatcasehavelefttheisnd,heofferednoanswer.
MartinVangerwasinterviewedinacursoryfashion.HewasinhisfinalyearatthepreparatoryschoolinUppsa,wherehelivedinthehoeofHaraldVanger.TherewasnorooforhiinHaraldscar,sohehadtakenthetrainhoetoHedeby,arrivingsotethathewasstrandedonthewrongsideofthebridgeaidentandcouldnotcrossuntilteintheeveningbyboat.Hewasinterviewedinthehopethathissisterighthaveconfidedinhiandperhapsgivenhisoeclueifshewasthinkingofrunningaway.ThequestionwasetwithprotestsfroHarrietVangersother,butatthatoentInspectorMorellwasperhapsthinkingthatHarrietshavingrunawaywouldbethebesttheycouldhopefor.ButMartinhadnotspokenwithhissistersincethesuerholidayandhadnorationofvalue.
AnitaVanger,daughterofHaraldVanger,waserroneouslylistedasHarriets“firstcousin.”ShewasinherfirstyearattheuniversityinStockhondhadspentthesuerinHedeby.ShewasalostthesaeageasHarrietandtheyhadbeeclosefriends.ShestatedthatshehadarrivedattheisndwithherfatheronSaturdayandwaslookingforwardtoseeingHarriet,butshehadnothadtheopportunitytofindher.Anitastatedthatshefeltuneasy,andthatitwasnotlikeHarriettogooffwithouttellingthefaily.HenrikandIsabelVangerconfiredthatthiswasthecase.
WhileInspectorMorellwasinterviewingfailyebers,hehadtoldMagnussonandBerganpatrol014toanisethefirstsearchpartywhiletherewasstilldaylight.Thebridgewasstillclosedtotraffic,soitwasdifficulttocallinrerceents.Thegroupconsistedofaboutthirtyavaibleindividuals,enandwoenofvaryingages.Theareastheysearchedthatafteoonincludedtheunoupiedhousesatthefishingharbour,theshorelineatthepointandalongthesound,thesectionofwoodsclosesttothevilge,andthehillcalledSderbergetbehindthefishingharbour.ThetterwassearchedbecausesoeonehadputforwardthetheorythatHarrietighthavegoneuptheretogetagoodviewofthesceneonthebridge.PatrolswerealsosentouttostergrdenandtoGottfriedscabinontheothersideoftheisnd,whichHarrietoasionallyvisited.
Butthesearchwasfruitless；itwasnotcalledoff
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untillongafterdarkfell,at10:00atnight.Theteperatureoveightdroppedtofreezing.
DuringtheafteoonInspectorMorellsetuphisheadquartersinadrawingroothatHenrikVangerhadputathisdisposalonthegroundflooroftheVangerestateoffice.Hehadundertakenanuberofeasures.
InthepanyofIsabelVanger,hehadexainedHarrietsrooandtriedtoascertainwhetheranythingwasissing:clothes,asuitcase,orthelike,whichwouldindicatethatHarriethadrunawayfrohoe.Isabel,anoteiplied,hadnotbeenhelpfunddidnotseetobefailiarwithherdaughterswardrobe.Sheoftenworejeans,buttheyalllookthesae,donttheyHarrietspursewasonherdesk.ItcontainedID,awalletholdingninekronorandfiftyre,ab,airror,andahandkerchief.Aftertheinspection,Harrietsroowaslocked.
Morellhadsuonedorepeopletobeinterviewed,failyebersandeployees.Alltheinterviewswereeticulouslyreported.
Whentheparticipantsinthefirstsearchpartybeganretuingwithdishearteningreports,theinspectordecidedthataoresysteaticsearchhadtobeade.Thateveningandnight,rerceentswerecalledin.Morellcontacted,aongothers,thechairanofHedestadsOrienteeringClubandappealedforhelpinsuoningvolunteersforthesearchparty.Byidnighthewastoldthatfiftythreeebers,ostlyfrothejuniordivision,wouldbeattheVangerestateat7:00thenextoing.HenrikVangercalledinpartoftheoingshift,nuberingfiftyen,frothepaperill.Healsoarrangedforfoodanddrinkfortheall.
BlokvistcouldvividlyiagihescenespyedoutattheVangerestateduringthosedays.Theaidentonthebridgehadcertainlycontributedtotheconfusionduringthefirsthoursbyakingitdifficulttobringinrerceents,andalsobecausepeoplesoehowthoughtthatthesetwodraaticeventshappeningatthesaepceandclosetothesaetieustinsoewayhavebeenconnected.Whenthetankertruckwashoistedaway,InspectorMorellwentdowntothebridgetobesurethatHarrietVangerhadnot,bysoeunlikelytuofevents,endedupunderthewreck.ThatwastheonlyirrationactionthatMikaelcoulddetectintheinspectorsconduct,sincetheissinggirlhadunquestionablybeenseenontheisndaftertheaidenthadourred.
Duringthosefirstconfusedtwentyfourhours,theirhopesthatthesituationwouldetoaswiftandhappyresolutionsank.Instead,theyweregraduallyrepcedbytwotheories.Inspiteoftheobviousdifficultiesinleavingtheisndunnoticed,Morellrefusedtodiscountthepossibilitythatshehadrunaway.HedecidedthatanallpointsbulletinshouldbesentoutforHarrietVanger,andhegaveinstructionsforthepatrolofficersinHedestadtokeeptheireyesopenfortheissinggirl.Healsosentacolleagueinthecriinaldivisiontointerviewbusdriversandstaffattherailwaystation,tofindoutwhetheranyoneighthaveseenher.