船说 “Hownicetoseeyou,”hesaid.“IvebeenfeelingguiltythatIneverproperlyexpressedygratitudefortheextraordinaryworkyoudidforus.Bothstwinterandnow,thissuer.”
Sandergavehiasuspiciousgre.
“Iwaspaid,”shesaid.
“Thatsnotit.IadesoeassuptionsaboutyouwhenIfirstsawyou.Youwouldbekinardoneinretrospect.”
Blokvistwassurprised.FrodewascapableofaskingatwentyfiveyearoldpiercedandtattooedgirltofivehiforsoethingforwhichhehadnoneedtoapologiseThewyerclibedafewnotchesinBlokvistseyes.Sanderstaredstraightahead,ignoringhi.
FrodelookedatBlokvist.
“Whatdidyoudotoyourhead”
Theysatdown.Blokvistsuedupthedevelopentsofthepasttwentyfourhours.AshedescribedhowsoeonehadshotathioutneartheFortress,Frodeleapedtohisfeet.
“Thisisbarkingad.”HepausedandfixedhiseyesonBlokvist.“Isorry,butthishasto.Icanthaveit.IagoingtotalktoHenrikandbreakthecontract.”
“Sitdown,”saidBlokvist.
“Youdontunderstand”
“WhatIunderstandisthatLisbethandIhavegotsoclosethatwhoeverisbehindallofthisisreactinginaderangedanner,inpanic.Wevegotsoequestions.Firstofall:howanykeysaretheretotheVangerfailycryptandwhohasone”
“Itsnotyprovince,andIhavenoidea,”Frodesaid.“Iwouldsupposethatseveralfailyeberswouldhaveaesstothecrypt.IknowthatHenrikhasakey,andthatIsabelsoetiesgoesthere,butIcanttellyouwhethershehasherownkeyorwhethersheborrowsHenriks.”
“OK.Yourestillontheainboard.ArethereanycorporatearchivesAlibraryorsoethinglikethat,wheretheyvecollectedpressclippingsandrationaboutthefirovertheyears”
“Yes,thereis.AttheHedestadainoffice.”
“Weneedaesstoit.Arethereanyoldstaffnewslettersoranythinglikethat”
“AgainIhavetoconcedethatIdontknow.Ihaventbeentothearchivesyselfinthirtyyears.YouneedtotalktoawoannaedBodilLindgren.”
“CouldyoucallherandarrangethatLisbethhasaesstothearchivesthisafteoonSheneedsalltheoldpressclippingsabouttheVangerCorporation.”
“Thatsnoproble.Anythingelse”
“Yes.GregerVangerwasholdingaHasselbdinhishandonthedaythebridgeaidentourred.Thateansthathealsoighthavetakensoepictures.Wherewouldthepictureshaveendedupafterhisdeath”
“Withhiswidoworhisson,logically.LetecallAlexanderandaskhi.”
“WhataIlookingfor”Sandersaidwhentheywereontheirwaybacktotheisnd.
“Pressclippingsandstaffnewsletters.Iwantyoutoreadthrougheverythingaroundthedateswhentheurdersinthefiftiesandsixtieswereitted.Makeanoteofanythingthatstrikesyou.Betterifyoudothispartofthejob.Itseesthatyoureory”
Shepunchedhiintheside.
FiveinutesterherKawasakiwasctteringacrossthebridge.
BlokvistshookhandswithAlexanderVanger.HehadbeenawayforostofthetiethatBlokvisthadbeeninHedeby.HewastwentywhenHarrietdisappeared.
“Dirchsaidthatyouwantedtolookatoldphotographs.”
“YourfatherhadaHasselbd,Ibelieve.”
“Thatsright.Itsstillhere,butnooneusesit.”
“IexpectyouknowthatHenrikhasaskedetostudyagainwhathappenedtoHarriet.”
“ThatswhatIunderstand.Andthereareplentyofpeoplewhoarenthappyaboutthat.”
“Apparentlyso,andofcourseyoudonthavetoshoweanything.”
“PleaseWhatwouldyouliketosee”
“Ifyourfathertookanypicturesonthedayoftheaident,thedaythatHarrietdisappeared.”
Theywentuptotheattic.IttookseveralinutesbeforeAlexanderwasabletoidentifyaboxofunsortedphotographs.
“Takehoethewholebox,”hesaid.“Ifthereareanyatall,theyllbeinthere.”
Asillustrationsforthefailychronicle,GregerVangersboxheldsoerealges,includinganuberofGregertogetherwithSvenOlofLindhol,thebigSwedishNazileaderintheforties.Thosehesetaside.
HefoundenvelopesofpicturesthatGregerhadtakenoffailygatheringsaswelsanytypicalholidayphotographsfishingintheountainsandajoueyinItaly.
Hefoundfourpicturesofthebridgeaident.Inspiteofhisexceptionalcaera,Gregerwasawretchedphotographer.Twopictureswerecloseupsofthetankertruckitself,twowereofspectators,takenfrobehind.HefoundonlyoneinwhichCeciliaVangerwasvisibleinseiprofile.
Hescannedinthepictures,eventhoughheknewthattheywouldtellhinothingnehenhewenttoseeAnna.
“DoyouthinkHenrikhadanyphotographalbusotherthantheonesheassebledforhisinvestigationaboutHarriet”