dandstudiedSalanderwithsuspicion.Salandergaveherafriendlysmileinreturn.Theladywiththecanereturnedhergreetingandlookedasthoughsheweretryingtorememberwhenshehadlastseentheyoungwoman.Salanderturnedherbackandtookafewstepsawayfromthedoor,asthoughshewereimpatientlywaitingforsomeone,pacingbackandforth.Whensheturned,theladyhadreachedthedoorandwasslowlyputtinginanumberonthecodelock.Salanderhadnodifficultyseeingthatthebinationwas1260.
Shewaitedfiveminutesmorebeforeshewenttothedoor.Shepunchedinthecodeandthelockclicked.Shepeeredintothestairwell.Therewasasecuritycamerawhichsheglancedatandignored;itwasamodelthatMiltonSecuritycarriedandwasactivatedonlyifanalarmforabreak-inoranattackwassoundedontheproperty.Fartherin,totheleftofanantiqueliftcage,therewasadoorwithanothercodelock;shetried1260anditworkedfortheentrancetothecellarlevelandrubbishroom.Sloppy,verysloppy.Shespentthreeminutesinvestigatingthecellarlevel,whereshelocatedanunlockedlaundryroomandarecyclingroom.Thensheusedasetofpicklocksthatshehad“borrowed”fromMilton’slocksmithtoopenalockeddoortowhatseemedtobeameetingroomforthecondominiumassociation.Atthebackofthecellarwasahobbyroom.Finallyshefoundwhatshewaslookingfor:thebuilding’ssmallelectricalroom.Sheexaminedthemeters,fuseboxes,andjunctionboxesandthentookoutaCanondigitalcamerathesizeofacigarettepacket.Shetookthreepictures.
Onthewayoutshecasthereyedownthelistofresidentsbytheliftandreadthenamefortheapartmentonthetopfloor.Wennerstr?m.
ThensheleftthebuildingandwalkedrapidlytotheNationalMuseum,whereshewentintothecafeteriatohavesomecoffeeandwarmup.AfterabouthalfanhourshemadeherwaybacktoS?derandwentuptoherapartment.
TherewasananswerfromWhenshedecodeditinPGPitread:20.
CHAPTER6
Thursday,December26
ThetimelimitsetbyBlomkvisthadbeenexceededbyagoodmargin.Itwas4:30,andtherewasnohopeofcatchingtheafternoontrain,buthestillhadachanceofmakingtheeveningtrainat9:30.Hestoodbythewindowrubbinghisneckashestaredoutattheilluminatedfacadeofthechurchontheoth