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“newproofmaterial.”Hehadseensomethingentirelynew,somethingno-oneelsehadnoticedinaninvestigationthathadbeenmarkingtimeforthirty-sevenyears.

    Theproblemwasthathewasn’tsurewhatvaluehisnewrmationhad,ifindeeditcouldhaveanyatall.Andyethefeltitwasgoingtoprovesignificant.

    TheSeptemberdaywhenHarrietdisappearedhadbeendramaticinanumberofways.IthadbeenadayofcelebrationinHedestadwithcrowdsofseveralthousandinthestreets,youngandold.Ithadbeenthefamily’sannualassemblyonHedebyIsland.Thesetwoeventsalonerepresenteddeparturesfromthedailyroutineofthearea.Thecrashonthebridgehadovershadowedeverythingelse.

    InspectorMorell,HenrikVanger,andeveryoneelsewhohadbroodedaboutHarriet’sdisappearancehadfocusedontheeventsatHedebyIsland.MorellhadevenwrittenthathecouldnotridhimselfofthesuspicionthattheaidentandHarriet’sdisappearancewererelated.Blomkvistwasnowconvincedthatthisnotionwaswrong.

    ThechainofeventshadstartednotonHedebyIslandbutinHedestadseveralhoursearlier.HarrietVangerhadseensomethingorsomeoofrightenherandprompthertogohome,gostraighttoheruncle,whounhappilydidnothavetimetolistentoher.Thentheaidentonthebridgehappened.Thenthemurdererstruck.

    Blomkvistpaused.ItwasthefirsttimehehadconsciouslyformulatedtheassumptionthatHarriethadbeenmurdered.HeaeptedVanger’sbelief.Harrietwasdeadandhewashuntingforakiller.

    Hewentbacktothepolicereport.AmongallthethousandsofpagesonlyafractiondealtwiththeeventsinHedestad.Harriethadbeenwiththreeofherclassmates,allofwhomhadbeeninterviewed.Theyhadmetattheparkbythestationat9:00.Oneofthegirlswasgoingtobuysomejeans,andherfriendswentwithher.TheyhadcoffeeintheEPAdepartmentstorecafeteriaandthenwentuptothesportsfieldandstrolledaroundamongthecarnivalboothsandfishingponds,wheretheyranintosomeotherfriendsfromschool.Atnoontheywanderedbackintotowntowatchtheparade.Justbefore2:00intheafternoonHarrietsuddenlytoldthemthatshehadtogohome.TheysaidgoodbyeatabusstopnearJ?rnv?gsgatan.

    Noneofherfriendshadnoticedanythingunusual.OneofthemwasIngerStenber

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