aren’tveryrational.Hehastobelievethatthepolicewouldneverthinkofconfiscatinghisputer.”
“Abovesuspicion.Iagreethathe’sanarrogantbastard,buthemusthavesecurityconsultantstellinghimhowtohandlehisputer.There’smaterialonthismachinegoingallthewaybackto1993.”
“Theputeritselfisrelativelynew.Itwasmanufacturedayearago,butheseemstohavetransferredallhisoldcorrespondenceandeverythingelseontotheharddriveinsteadofstoringitonCDs.Butatleasthe’susinganencryptionprogramme.”
“Whichistotallyuselessifyou’reinsidehisputerandreadingthepasswordseverytimehetypesthemin.”
Afterthey’dbeenbackinStockholmforfourdays,MalmcalledonBlomkvist’smobileat3:00inthemorning.
“HenryCortezwasatabarwithhisgirlfriendtonight.”
“Uh-huh,”Blomkvistsaid,sleepily.
“OnthewayhometheyendedupatCentralen’sbar.”
“Notaverygoodplaceforaseduction.”
“Listen.Dahlmanisonholiday.Henrydiscoveredhimsittingatatablewithsomeguy.”
“And?”
“Henryrecognisedthemanfromhisbylinepic.KristerS?der.”
“Idon’tthinkIrecognisethename,but…”
“HeworksforMonopolyFinancialMagazine,whichisownedbytheWennerstr?mGroup.”
Blomkvistsatupstraightinbed.
“Areyouthere?”
“I’mhere.Thatmightnotmeananything.S?derisajournalist,andhemightbeanoldfriend.”
“MaybeI’mbeingparanoid.ButawhileagoMillenniumboughtastoryfromafreelancer.Theweekbeforeweweregoingtopublishit,S?derrananexposéthatwasalmostidentical.Itwasthestoryaboutthemobiletelephonemanufacturerandthedefectiveponent.”
“Ihearwhatyou’resaying.Butthatsortofthingdoeshappen.HaveyoutalkedtoErika?”
“No,she’snotbackuntilnextweek.”
“Don’tdoanything.I’llcallyoubacklater,”Blomkvistsaid.
“Problems?”Salanderasked.
“Millennium,”Blomkvistsaid.“Ihavetogothere.Wanttoealong?”
Theeditorialofficesweredeserted.IttookSalanderthreeminutestocrackthepasswordprotectiononDahlman’sputer,andanothertwominutestotransferitscontentstoBlomkvist’si.
MostofDahlman’semailswereprobablyonhisownl