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“Thesearepicturesfromthatday.ThefirstonewastakeninHedestadduringtheChildren’sDayparade.Thesamephotographertookitaround1:15p.m.,andHarrietisthereinit.”
Thephotographwastakenfromthesecondfloorofabuildingandshowedastreetalongwhichtheparade—clownsontrucksandgirlsinbathingsuits—hadjustpassed.Spectatorsthrongedthepavements.Vangerpointedatafigureinthecrowd.
“That’sHarriet.It’sabouttwohoursbeforeshewilldisappear;she’swithsomeofherschoolfriendsintown.Thisisthelastpicturetakenofher.Butthere’sonemoreinterestingshot.”
Vangerleafedthroughthepages.Thealbumcontainedabout180pictures—fiverolls—fromthecrashonthebridge.Afterhavingheardtheaount,itwasalmosttoomuchtosuddenlyseeitintheformofsharpblack-and-whiteimages.Thephotographerwasaprofessionalwhohadmanagedtocapturetheturmoilsurroundingtheaident.Alargenumberofthepicturesfocusedontheactivitiesaroundtheoverturnedtankertruck.Blomkvisthadnoproblemidentifyingagesticulating,muchyoungerHenrikVangersoakedwithheatingoil.
“ThisismybrotherHarald.”TheoldmanpointedtoamaninshirtsleevesbendingforwardandpointingatsomethinginsidethewreckofAronsson’scar.“MybrotherHaraldmaybeanunpleasantperson,butIthinkhecanbeeliminatedfromthelistofsuspects.Exceptforaveryshortwhile,whenhehadtorunbackheretothefarmtochangehisshoes,hespenttheafternoononthebridge.”
Vangerturnedsomemorepages.Oneimagefollowedanother.Focusonthetankertruck.Focusonspectatorsontheforeshore.FocusonAronsson’scar.Generalviews.Close-upswithatelephotolens.
“Thisistheinterestingpicture,”Vangersaid.“Asfaraswecoulddetermineitwastakenbetween3:40and3:45,orabout45minutesafterHarrietranintoFalk.Takealookatthehouse,themiddlesecondfloorwindow.That’sHarriet’sroom.Intheprecedingpicturethewindowwasclosed.Hereit’sopen.”
“SomeonemusthavebeeninHarriet’sroom.”
“Iaskedeveryone;nobodywouldadmittoopeningthewindow.”
“WhichmeansthateitherHarrietdiditherself,andshewasstillaliveatthatpoint,orelsethatsomeonewaslyingtoyou.Butwhywouldamurderergointo