Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Page #10

BJURMAN:

Why do you need such an expensive

computer?

SALANDER:

For work.

BJURMAN:

Making coffee and sorting mail.

SALANDER:

I shouldn’t even have to ask. I

should have control of my money like

before.

BJURMAN:

And you will. Once you show me you

can be sociable and get along with

people. Can you do that?

(nothing from her)

Shall we start with me?

(pause)

Shall we start now?

As he comes around the desk, she eyes a sharp letter

opener sticking out above some pens in a coffee mug a

child has painted with the word, ‘daddy.’

BJURMAN:

If you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to

you. That’s how normal people are.

He stands in front of her, his crotch at her eye level.

BJURMAN:

You’ve done this before. You know

what to do.

(MORE)

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 49.

49.49.

BJURMAN:

(CONT'D)

(she doesn’t do anything)

Do you want this computer or not?

He takes her hand and places it on the crotch of his

trousers.

BJURMAN:

You feel that? That’s gaberdine.

Unzip them.

(she does)

And ...

(she tugs at his underwear)

And ...

(she doesn’t move; he smiles)

I like the reticence. I prefer a

whore who pretends she isn’t. It’s

almost convincing.

He grabs her hair and roughly pulls her head toward him.

INT. BJURMAN’S OFFICE - LATER - NIGHT

90

Salander eats some toothpaste in Bjurman’s private

bathroom. When she returns to the office, she finds him

calmly writing a check.

BJURMAN:

Here you go. As promised.

He holds it out to her, but when she reaches for it,

pulls it back a little.

BJURMAN:

I know you’re not thinking about

telling anyone about our date. Enjoy

your computer games.

She takes the check and leaves.

INT. SALANDER’S APARTMENT - LATER - NIGHT

91

She sits cross-legged in the dark. Thinking. Or

plotting. The dragon tattoo visible on her bare back.

INT. AIRLINE - IN FLIGHT - DAY

92

Blomkvist, who doesn’t care for flying, pours two mini-

bottles of vodka into a plastic cup.

EXT. LONDON - DAY

93

He sprays Binaca in his mouth. Then, careful to look

both ways, crosses the street to an investment bank.

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 50.

50.50.

INT. OFFICE - INVESTMENT BANK - DAY

94

Blomkvist approaches a desk. The brass name plate on it

reads, Anita Vanger.

BLOMKVIST:

Excuse me. I’m sure I should have

made an appointment.

ANITA:

It’s fine. Please. Have a seat.

The accent is all British. She’s been here much longer

than her home country. No trace of Swedish anymore. He

offers his hand

BLOMKVIST:

I’m Mikael.

ANITA:

Mikael. How do you do.

As he sits, she regards him a little more carefully ...

ANITA:

You’re looking for investment

counseling, Mikael?

BLOMKVIST:

I would if had any money to invest.

ANITA:

Excuse me?

BLOMKVIST:

I’m writing a biography of your

uncle Henrik. That’s why I’m here.

She stares at him. He waits for the response Cecilia

predicted, but it doesn’t come.

EXT. CAFE - LONDON - DAY

95

They sit together at a little table on the sidewalk.

ANITA:

How is Henrik?

BLOMKVIST:

Good. Engaging. I like him.

She does, too.

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 51.

51.51.

ANITA:

I haven’t seen him in over 30 years.

Or my sister. Or anyone else in my

family.

BLOMKVIST:

Most of what I’m writing about

predates that, so your recollections

are valid.

ANITA:

I wouldn’t know where to start, if

that was a question.

BLOMKVIST:

I can narrow it. I’ve gotten up to

the 1960s. To the event that altered

everything in Henrik’s life.

ANITA:

Harriet.

(he nods)

Everything I knew about that I told

to - whatever his name was - that

policeman - when it happened.

BLOMKVIST:

Morell.

ANITA:

My recollections then were a lot

better than they are now.

BLOMKVIST:

I’m not speaking of the crime itself.

I’m trying to get a clearer sense of

what Harriet was like. Particularly,

toward the end.

ANITA:

She was messed up. Like all us

Vanger kids. Crazy mother. Drunken

father. At least hers wasn’t a Nazi

like mine.

BLOMKVIST:

Was he abusive?

ANITA:

Mine?

BLOMKVIST:

Hers.

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 52.

52.52.

ANITA:

I never saw it myself, but you could

tell something was going on. One day

she’d be withdrawn. The next she’d

be putting on makeup and wearing the

tightest sweater she had to school.

The next she’d be studying a Bible

like a nun - no Vanger was ever

religious - can you imagine?

Obviously, she was very unhappy.

BLOMKVIST:

She never confided in you what about,

specifically?

ANITA:

There was no specifically. It was

everything. It was being part of

that family. Henrik’s the only

decent person in it.

BLOMKVIST:

What do you think happened to her?

ANITA:

Everyone knows what.

BLOMKVIST:

But you have no ... thoughts about

why, or who.

ANITA:

All I know is I always felt sorry

for her. Even more than for myself.

I got out of there when I was 18 and

never went back. She would have done

the same but didn’t make it to 18.

EXT. STOCKHOLM - DAY

Salander, on a park bench, debates with herself if she

wants to make the call on the cell in her hand. She

scrolls to “NB” and hits send. It connects.

SALANDER:

Mr. Bjurman, please. It’s Lisbeth

Salander.

(the call is put through)

... I’m fine. I’m sorry I missed

our appointment. I had a lot of work

... no, nothing to be concerned about

... I need another advance on my

allowance. Can I come to your office

tonight? ... I don’t need a pen,

what’s the address?

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 53.

53.53.

EXT/INT. HEDEBY ISLAND - TAXI - MOVING - DUSK

97

The taxi that first brought him here to the island,

crosses the bridge. Again, Blomkvist regards the Middle

Eastern driver, who regards him in the rearview mirror.

EXT. BJURMAN’S APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT

98

Outside the building’s entrance with a backpack slung

over her shoulder, Salander presses an apartment button.

As she waits, she notes there’s no security camera.

BJURMAN O/S

Yes?

SALANDER:

It’s me.

The door buzzes. She pushes it open.

INT. BJURMAN’S APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT

99

She moves along a hallway with both purpose and dread.

Knocks on his door ... It opens, revealing him in a robe.

BJURMAN:

Come on in.

100

INT. BJURMAN’S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS

100

She takes in the layout quickly: living room, dining

area, kitchen, short hallway to a closed door.

BJURMAN:

Like it?

SALANDER:

It’s nice.

BJURMAN:

It’s home.

(pause)

So, what do you need money for this

time? Grand Theft Auto 5?

SALANDER:

Food.

He smiles. Steps toward her. Lifts her chin.

BJURMAN:

How are you? Been thinking about

last time? Decided you wanted to see

me again?

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 54.

54.54.

SALANDER:

I just want my money.

BJURMAN:

Well, let’s see if I can help you out

with that.

He walks to the hallway. She doesn’t. He holds out

his hand. She finally joins him. As they step into the

bedroom, he roughly pushes her toward the bed.

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