船说：03hetookhiscoffeecupouttothegarden。 Hehadafolderwithhi；whichhestudied。Headethreebrieftelephonecallsduringthehourhespentoutinthegarden。Thethreecallscorrespondedexactlytocallsshehadnotanswered。
At17：21Blokvistleftthecottage。Hewasbacklessthanfifteeninutester。
At18：20hewenttothegateandlookedinthedirectionofthebridge。
At21：03hewentout。Hehadnoteback。
SanderfastforwardedthroughthepicturesfrotheotherPC；whichphotographedthegateandtheroadoutsidethefrontdoor。Shecouldseewhohadgonepastduringtheday。
At19：12Nilssoncaehoe。
At19：42theSaabthatbelongedtostergrdendrovetowardsHedestad。
At20：02theSaabwasonitswayback。
At21：00MartinVangerscarwentby。ThreeinutesterBlokvistleftthehouse。
At21：50；MartinVangerappearedinthecaerasviewfinder。Hestoodatthegateforoverainute；lookingatthehouse；thenpeeringthroughthekitchenwindow。Hewentuptotheporchandtriedthedoor；takingoutakey。Heusthavediscoveredthattheyhadputinanewlock。Hestoodstillforaoentbeforehetuedonhisheendleftthehouse。
Sanderfeltanicecoldfearinhergut。
MartinVangeronceagainleftBlokvistalone。Hewasstillinhisunfortablepositionwithhishandsbehindhisbackandhisneckfastenedbyathinchaintoaneyeletinthefloor。Hefiddledwiththehandcuffs；butheknewthathewouldnotbeabletogettheoff。Thecuffsweresotightthathishandswerenub。
Hehadnochance。Heshuthiseyes。
HedidnotknowhowuchtiehadpassedwhenheheardMartinsfootstepsagain。HeappearedinBlokvistsfieldofvision。Helookedworried。
“Unfortable”hesaid。
“Very；”saidBlokvist。
“Youveonlygotyourselftobe。YoushouldhavegonebacktoStockhol。”
“Whydoyoukill；Martin”
“ItsachoicethatIade。IcoulddiscusstheorandintellectuaspectsofwhatIdo；wecouldtalkallnight；butitwouldntchangeanything。Trytolookatitthisway：ahuanbeingisasheldeofskinkeepingthecells；blood；andcheicalponentsinpce。Veryfewendupinthehistorys。Mostpeoplesuubanddisappearwithoutatrace。”
“Youkillwoen。”
“ThoseofuswhourderforpleasureInottheonlyonewiththishobbyweliveapletelife。”
“ButwhyHarrietYourownsister”
InasecondMartingrabbedhibythehair。
“Whathappenedtoher；youlittlebastardTelle。”
“Whatdoyouean”Blokvistgasped。Hetriedtotuhisheadtolessenthepaininhisscalp。Thechaintightenedroundhisneck。
“YouandSander。Whathaveyoueith”
“Letgo；forheavenssake。Weretalking。”
MartinVangerletgoofhishairandsatcrossleggedinfrontofBlokvist。Hetookaknifefrohisjacketandopenedit。HesetthepointagainsttheskinjustbelowBlokvistseye。BlokvistforcedhiselftoeetMartinsgaze。
“Whatthehellhappenedtoher；bastard”
“Idontunderstand。Ithoughtyoukilledher。”
MartinVangerstaredatBlokvistforalongoent。Thenherexed。Hegotupandwanderedaroundtheroo；thinking。HethrewtheknifeonthefloorandughedbeforehecaebacktofaceBlokvist。
“Harriet；Harriet；alwaysHarriet。Wetriedtotalktoher。Gottfriedtriedtoteachher。Wethoughtthatshewasoneofusandthatshewouldaeptherduty；butshewasjustanordinarycunt。Ihadherundercontrol；orsoIthought；butshewaspnningtotellHenrik；andIrealisedthatIcouldnttrusther。Soonerortershewasgoingtotellsoeoneaboute。”
“Youkilledher。”
“Iwantedtokillher。Ithoughtaboutit；butIarrivedtoote。Icouldntgetovertotheisnd。”
Blokvistsbrainwaswithdifficultytryingtoabsorbthisration；butitfeltasifaessagehadpoppediththewordsRMATIONOVERLOAD。MartinVangerdidnotknohathadhappenedtohissister。
AllofasuddenMartinpulledhisobiletelephoneoutofhispocket；gncedatthedispy；andputitonthechaiexttothepistol。
“Itstietoallthis。Ihavetodisposeofyouranorexicbitchtonighttoo。 ”
HetookoutanarrowleatherstrapfroacupboardandslippeditaroundBlokvistsneck；likeanoose。Heloosenedthechainthatheldhishackledtothefloor；hauledhitohisfeet；andshovedhitowardsthewall。HeslippedtheleatherstrapthroughaloopaboveBlokvistsheadandthentighteneditsothathewasforcedtostandontiptoes。
“IsthattootightCanyoubreathe”Helooseneditanotchandlockedtheotherendofthestrapinpce；furtherdownthewall。“Idontwantyoutosuffocatealtonce。”
ThenoosewascuttingsohardintoBlokviststhroatthathewasincapableofutteringaword。Martinlookedathiattentively。
AbruptlyheunzippedBlokviststrousersandtuggedthedown；alongwithhisboxershorts。Ashepulledtheoff；Blokvistlosthisfootholdanddangledforasecondfrothenoosebeforehistoesagainadecontactwiththefloor。Martinwentovertoacupboardandtookoutapairofscissors。HecutoffBlokvistsTshirtandtossedthebitsonthefloor。ThenhetookupapositionsoedistanceawayfroMikaendregardedhisvicti。
“Iveneverhadaboyinhere；”Martinsaidinaseriousvoice。“Ivenevertouchedanotheran；asaatteroffactexceptforyfather。Thatwasyduty。”
Blokviststepleswerepounding。Hecouldnotputhisweightonhisfeetwithoutbeingstrangled。Hetriedtousehisfingerstogetagripontheconcretewallbehindhi；buttherewasnothingtoholdonto。
“Itstie；”MartinVangersaid。
Heputhishandonthestrapandpulleddown。Blokvistinstantlyfeltthenoosecuttingintohisneck。
“Ivealwayswonderedhowaantastes。”
HeincreasedthepressureonthenooseandleanedforwardtokissBlokvistonthelipsatthesaetiethatacoldvoicecutthroughtheroo。
“Hey；youfuckingcreep；inthisshitholeIvegotaonopolyonthatone。”
BlokvistheardSandersvoicethrougharedfog。Heanagedtofocushiseyesenoughtoseeherstandinginthedoorway。ShewaslookingatMartinVangerwithoutexpression。
“Norun；”hecroaked。
HecouldnotseethelookonMartinsface；buthecouldalostphysicallyfeeltheshockwhenhetuedaround。Forasecond；tiestoodstill。ThenMartinreachedforthepistolhehadleftonthechair。
Sandertookthreeswiftstridesforwardandswungagolfclubshehadhiddenatherside。TheironflewinawidearcandhitMartinonthecolrbonenearhisshoulder。Theblowhadaterribleforce；andBlokvistheardsoethingsnap。Martinhowled。
“Doyoulikepain；creep”Sandersaid。
Hervoicewasasroughassandpaper。AslongasBlokvistlived；hewouldneverfetherfaceasshewentontheattack。Herteethwerebaredlikeabeastofprey。Hereyeswereglittering；bckascoal。Sheovedwiththelightningspeedofatarantuandseeedtotallyfocusedonherpreyassheswungtheclubagain；strikingMartinintheribs。
Hestubledoverthechairandfell。ThepistoltubledtotheflooratSandersfeet。Shekickeditaway。
Thenshestruckforthethirdtie；justasMartinVangerwastryingtogettohisfeet。Shehithiwithaloudsackonthehip。AhorriblecryissuedfroMartinsthroat。Thefourthblowstruckhifrobehind；betweentheshoulderbdes。
“Lisuuth”Blokvistgasped。
Hewasabouassout；andthepaininhistepleswasalostunbearable。
Shetuedtohiandsawthathisfacewasthecolourofatoato；hiseyeswereopenwide；andhistonguewaspoppingoutofhisouth。
Shelookedaboutherandsawtheknifeonthefloor。ThenshesparedagnceatMartinVanger；whowastryingtocrawwayfroher；onearhanging。Hewouldnotbeakinganytroubleforthenextfewseconds。Sheletgoofthegolfclubandpickeduptheknife。Ithadasharppointbutadulledge。Shestoodonhertoesandfranticallysawedattheleatherstraptogetitoff。IttookseveralsecondsbeforeBlokvistsanktothefloor。Butthenoosewaspulledtighterroundhisneck。