beenabletofindout?
ThebindersbelongedtothepartofVanger’scollectionthathebroughtbacktotheguesthouseafterreturningfromprison.Therewasnothingofthenewmaterialinthem.Hisnotesinthedeskwouldreadlikecodetotheuninitiated—butwasthepersonwhohadsearchedhisdeskuninitiated?
Inaplasticfolderonthemiddleofthedeskhehadputacopyofthedatelistandacopyoftheverses.Thatwasserious.Itwouldtellwhoeveritwasthatthedatecodewascracked.
Sowhowasit?
Vangerwasinthehospital.HedidnotsuspectAnna.Frode?Hehadalreadytoldhimallthedetails.CeciliaVangerhadcancelledhertriptoFloridaandwasbackfromLondon—alongwithhersister.Blomkvisthadonlyseenheronce,drivinghercaracrossthebridgethedaybefore.MartinVanger.HaraldVanger.BirgerVanger—hehadturnedupforafamilygatheringtowhichBlomkvisthadnotbeeninvitedonthedayafterVanger’sheartattack.AlexanderVanger.IsabellaVanger.
WhomhadFrodetalkedto?Whatmighthehaveletslipthistime?HowmanyoftheanxiousrelativeshadpickeduponthefactthatBlomkvisthadmadeabreakthroughinhisinvestigation?
Itwasafter8:00.HecalledthelocksmithinHedestadandorderedanewlock.Thelocksmithsaidthathecouldeoutthefollowingday.Blomkvistsaidhewouldpaydoubleifhecameatonce.Theyagreedthathewouldeataround10:30thatnightandinstallanewdeadboltlock.
BlomkvistdrovetoFrode’shouse.HiswifeshowedhimintothegardenbehindthehouseandofferedhimacoldPilsner,whichhegratefullyaepted.HeaskedhowHenrikVangerwas.
Frodeshookhishead.
“Theyoperatedonhim.Hehadblockagesinhiscoronaryarteries.Thedoctorssaythatthenextfewdaysarecritical.”
TheythoughtaboutthisforawhileastheydranktheirPilsners.
“Youhaven’ttalkedtohim,Isuppose?”
“No.He’snotwellenoughtotalk.HowdiditgoinStockholm?”
“TheSalandergirlaeptedthejob.Here’sthecontractfromMiltonSecurity.Youhavetosignitandputitinthepost.”
Frodereadthroughthedocument.
“She’sexpensive,”hesaid.
“Henrikcanaffordit.”
Frodenodded.Hetookapenoutofhisbreastpocketandscrawledhisname.
“It’sagoodthingthatI’msigni