船说；includingtheanufactureofdyes。 Afewilligraswereenoughtokilperson；onelitreinareservoircouldwipeoutaediusizedcity。
Obviouslysuchalethalsubstancewaskeptunderstrictcontrol。Butitcouldbeproducedinalostunliitedquantitiesinanordinarykitchen。Allthatwasneededwasaodestaountofboratoryequipent；andthatcouldbefoundinacheistrysetforchildrenforafewhundredkronor；alongwithseveralingredientsthatcouldbeextractedfroordinaryhouseholdproducts。TheanualfortheprocesswasontheInter。
Anotheroptionwasnicotine。Froacartonofcigarettesshecouldextractenoughilligrasofthesubstanceandheatittoakeaviscoussyrup。Anevenbettersubstance；althoughslightlyorepleroduce；wasnicotinesulphate；whichhadthepropertythatitcouldbeabsorbedthroughtheskin。Allshewouldhavetodowasputonrubbergloves；filwaterpistol；andsprayBjuranintheface。Withintwentysecondsheshouldbeunconscious；andwithinafewinuteshewouldbedeadasadooail。
Sanderhadhadnoideathatsoanyhouseholdproductscouldbetransforedintodeadlyweapons。Afterstudyingthesubjectforseveraldays；shewaspersuadedthattherewerenotechnicalipedientstoakingshortworkofherguardian。
Thereweretwoprobles：Bjuransdeathwouldnotofitselfgiveherbackcontrolofherownlife；andtherewasnoguaranteethatBjuranssuessorwouldbeaniproveent。Analysisoftheconsequences。
Whatsheneededwasawaytocontrolherguardianandthusherownsituation。Shesatonthewosofainherlivingrooforonewholeeveningrunningthroughthesituationinherind。Bytheendofthenight；shehadscrappedtheideaofurderbypoisonandputtogetheranewpn。
Itwasnotanappealingoption；anditrequiredhertoallowBjurantoattackheragain。Butifshecarrieditoff；shewouldhavewon。
Atleast；soshethought。
BytheendofFebruaryBlokvistfellintoadailyroutihattransforedhisstayinHedeby。Hegotupat9：00everyoing；atebreakfast；andworkeduntilnoon。Duringthistiehewouldcranewaterialintohishead。Thenhewouldtakeanhourlongwalk；noatterwhattheweatherwaslike。Intheafteoonhewouldgoonworking；eitherathoeoratSusannesBridgeCafé；processingwhathehadreadintheoingorwritingsectionsofwhatwouldbeVangersautobiography。Between3：00and6：00hewasalwaysfree。Hewouldshoproceries；dohisundry；gointoHedestad。Around7：00hewouldgoovertoseeVangertoaskhiquestionsthathadarisenduringtheday。By10：00hewashoe；andhewouldreaduntil1：00or2：00intheoing。HewasworkingsysteaticallythroughVangersdocuents。
Theworkofshapingtheautobiographywasovingsoothly。Hehadwritten120pagesofthefailychronicleinroughdraft。Hehadreachedthe1920s。Beyondthispointhewouldhavetooveoreslowlyandstartweighinghiswords。
ThroughthelibraryinHedestadhehadorderedsdealingwithNazisduringthattie；includingHeleneLwsdoctoraldissertation；TheSwastikaandtheWasaSheaf；whichdealtwiththesybolsadoptedbytheGeranandSwedishNazis。HehaddraftedanotherfortypagesaboutVangerandhisbrothers；focusingonVangerasthepersonholdingthestorytogether。Hehadalistofsubjectsheneededtoresearchonthewaythepanyoperatedduringthattie。AndhehaddiscoveredthattheVangerfailywasalsoheavilyinvolvedinIvarKreugersepireanothersidestoryhehadtoexplore。Heestiatedthathehadabout300pageslefttowrite。Aordingtotheschedulehehaddevised；hewantedtohaveafinaldraftforHenrikVangertolookatbythefirstofSepteber；sothathecouldspendtheautunrevisingthetext。
Forallhisreadingandlistening；BlokvisthadadenotaninchofprogressintheHarrietVangercase。Noatterhowuchhebroodedoverthedetailsinthefiles；hecouldfindnotasinglepieceofrationthatcontradictedtheinvestigativereport。
OneSaturdayeveninginteFebruaryhehadaconversationwithVangerinwhichhereportedonhisckofprogress。TheoldanlistenedpatientlyasBlokvistlistedallthedeadendshehadruninto。
“Nocrieisperfect；”Vangersaid。“Isureweusthaveissedsoething。”
“Westillcantsaywhetheracriewasitted。”
“Keepatit；”Vangersaid。“Finishthejob。”
“Itspointless。”
“Maybeso。Butdontgiveup。”
Blokvistsighed。
“Thetelephonenubers；”hesaidatst。
“Yes。”
“Theyhavetoeansoething。”
“Iagree。 ”
“Theywerewrittendownforsoepurpose。”
“Yes。”
“Butwecantinterpretthe。”
“No。”
“Orelsewereinterpretingthewrong。”
“Precisely。”
“Theyrenottelephonenubers。Theyeansoething。”
“Maybeso。”
Mikaelsighedagainandwenthoetocontinuereading。
AdvokatBjuranwasrelievedwhenSandercalledagainandexpinedthatsheneededoreoney。Shehadpostponedtheirostrecentscheduledeetingwiththeexcusethatshehadtowork；andavaguesenseofuneasinessgnawedathi。WasshegoingtotuintoanunanageableproblechildButsinceshehadissedtheeeting；shehadnoallowance；andsoonerortershewouldbeboundtoeandseehi。Hecouldnothelpbutbeconceedthatsheighthavediscussedwhathadhappenedwithsoeoutsider。
Shewasgoingtohavetobekeptincheck。Shehadtounderstandwhowasincharge。SohetoldherthatthistietheeetingwouldbeathishoenearOdenpn；notattheoffice。Uponhearingthisnews；Sanderwassilentforalongtieontheotherendofthetelephonebeforeshefinallyagreed。
Shehadpnnedtoeethiathisoffice；exactlylikesttie。Nowshewasforcedtoseehiinunfailiarterritory。TheeetingwassetforFridayevening。Shehadbeengiventhebuildingcode；andsheranghisdoorbelt8：30；halfanhourterthanagreed。Thatwashowuchtieshehadneededinthedarknessofthebuildingsstairwelltorunthroughherpnonesttie；consideralteatives；steelherself；andobilisethecourageshewouldneed。
At8：00Blokvistswitchedoffhisputerandputonhisoutdoorclothing。Heleftthelightsoninhisoffice。Outsidetheskywasbrightwithstarsandthenightwasfreezing。Hewalkedbrisklyupthehill；pastVangershouse；takingtheroadtostergrden。BeyondVangershousehetuedofftotheleft；followinganuglierpathalongtheshore。Thelightedbuoysflickeredoutonthewater；andthelightsfroHedestadgleaedprettilyinthedark。Heneededfreshair；butaboveallhewantedtoavoidthespyingeyesofIsabelVanger。NotfarfroMartinVangershouseherejoinedtheroadandarrivedatCeciliaVangersdoorjustafter8：30。Theywentstraighttoherbedroo。
Theyetonceortwiceaweek。Ceciliahadnotonlybeehisloverouthereinhispceofexile；shehadalsobeethepersonhehadbeguntoconfidein。ItwassignificantlyorerewardingdiscussingHarrietVangerwithherthanwithheruncle。
Thepnbegantogowrongalostfrothestart。
Bjuranwaswearingabathrobewhenheopenedthedoortohisapartent。Hewascrossatherarrivingteandotionedherbrusquelyinside。Shewaswearingbckjeans；abckTshirt；andtheobligatoryleatherjacket。Sheworebckbootsandasallrucksackwithastrapacrossherchest。
“Haventyouevenleaedtotellthetie”Bjuransaid。Sanderdidnotreply。Shelookedaround。TheapartentlookeduchasshehadexpectedafterstudyingthebuildingpnsinthearchivesoftheCityZoningOffice。Thelightcolouredfuiturewasbirchandbeechwood。
“eon；”Bjuransaidinafriendliertone。Heputhisararoundhershouldersandledherdownahallintotheapartentsinterior。Nosalltalk。Heopenedthedoortothebedroo。TherewasnodoubtastowhatservicesSanderwasexpecteerfor。
Shetookaquicklookaround。Bachelorfuishings。Adoublebedwithahighbedsteadofstainlesssteel。Alowchestofdrawersthatalsofunctionedasabedsidetable。Bedsidepswithutedlighting。Awardrobewithairroralongoneside。Acanechairandasalldeskinthecoeexttothedoor。Hetookherbythehandandledhertothebed。
“Tellewhatyouneedoneyforthistie。Moreputeraessories”
“Food；”shesaid。
“Ofcourse。Howstupidofe。Youissedoursteeting。”Hepcedhishandunderherchinandliftedherfacesotheireyeset。“Howareyou”
Sheshrugged。
“HaveyouthoughtaboutwhatIsaidsttie”
“Aboutwhat”
“Lisbeth；dontactanyorestupidthanyouare。Iwantustobegoodfriendsandtohelpeachotherout。”
Shesaidnothing。AdvokatBjuranresistedanipulsetogiveherasutsoelifeintoher。
“Didyoulikeourgrownupgaefrosttie”
“No。”
Heraisedhiseyebrows。
“Lisbeth；dontbefoolish。”
“Ineedoneytobuyfood。”
“Butthatswhatwetalkedaboutsttie。Ifyourenicetoe；Illbenicetoyou。Butifyourejustgoingtocausetrouble”Hisgriponherchintightenedandshetwistedaway。