Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Page #12

ERIKA:

I haven’t been. They asked me to

come up yesterday.

BLOMKVIST:

Why didn’t you tell me?

ERIKA:

Why would I. You live in the woods.

BLOMKVIST:

So I deserve to be treated like an

idiot?

ERIKA:

I wanted to hear what they had to

say. You would’ve said no before

they could.

BLOMKVIST:

I’m saying it now. It’s not a good

idea.

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 60.

60.60.

ERIKA:

You heard me tell them we could

hang on for six months. I was lying.

Without their money we’ll be out of

business in three.

BLOMKVIST:

You don’t know this family. They’re

crazy.

ERIKA:

We’re not marrying into it.

BLOMKVIST:

We are if we do this. It’s exactly

what we’re doing.

ERIKA:

You want to say no? Let’s say no.

Instead of 50 percent of something,

let’s own 100 percent of nothing.

The logs crackle as flames climb them. She gets up,

comes past him, unbuttoning her shirt as she disappears

into the bedroom. He stares at the fire.

ERIKA O/S

Mikael?

BLOMKVIST:

What.

ERIKA O/S

I’m leaving this God-forsaken island

in the morning.

BLOMKVIST:

So?

ERIKA:

So are you coming to bed or not.

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INT. TATTOO PARLOR - DAY

110

Salander regards a selection of forearm tattoos: barbed

wire, Celtic bands, strings of leaves and flowers.

TATTOO ARTIST:

You thinking one arm or both?

SALANDER:

Wrists and ankles. But none of

these. Just a plain band, like

handcuffs.

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 61.

61.61.

TATTOO ARTIST:

It’s sensitive there. Particularly

the ankles. It’s gonna hurt.

That doesn’t bother her in the least. She rolls up her

sleeves and watches him ready the tattoo gun.

SALANDER:

How much do one of those cost?

TELEVISION IMAGE:

A bland financial announcer reading the news. The

graphic to the side of him is the distinctive V.I. logo

of Vanger Industries.

ANNOUNCER:

Petrochemical manufacturer Vanger

Industries has acquired a controlling

interest in Millennium magazine which

according to analysts has been in

financial trouble since last December

when its cofounder Mikael Blomkvist

was found guilty of libel against

Hans-Erik Wennerstrom

INT. MILLENNIUM’S OFFICES - DAY

111

A news crew has crammed itself inside Erika’s office,

where a reporter interviews her

ERIKA:

We made a serious mistake last year,

and we regret it. But we’re moving

forward, and this is the first step.

REPORTER 2

You wouldn’t say the first step was

your sacking of Mr. Blomkvist?

ERIKA:

That’s inaccurate. Read the original

press release, Viggo. I didn’t fire

him. He’s on sabbatical.

REPORTER 2

Where.

ERIKA:

I’m not sure, to be honest with you.

INT/EXT. COTTAGE - DAY

112

He’s at his desk, the cat in his lap, reviewing the

album of photos taken on the day Harriet disappeared.

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 62.

62.62.

They’re arranged chronologically, and Vanger has noted

the approximate time of day of each.

The first several were taken on the manor grounds, by

family members of each other. The next couple taken in

town of the parade. Then dozens taken on and around the

bridge of the dramatic accident. He hears the sound and

glances out to see a television news van driving toward

Vanger’s manor

113

EXT. VANGER MANOR - DAY

113

A crew is set up in the yard by the water, interviewing

Henrik and Martin. Under his suit jacket Henrik wears a

cheerful yellow shirt. Birger unhappily looks on.

MARTIN:

Millennium is an excellent magazine.

We also think it’s undervalued right

now, which is good business for us.

REPORTER 3

Is any magazine really undervalued

today. How many will be around

tomorrow?

VANGER:

There’s another reason. I don’t like

bullies.

REPORTER 3

Are you referring to Mr. Wennerstrom?

VANGER:

I’m referring to anyone who tries

to sue their enemies into submission.

If Mr. Wennerstrom would like to try

it again, he’ll find himself fighting

a company that can afford to fight

back.

REPORTER 3

You’re enjoying this.

VANGER:

Already it’s the most fun I’ve had in

years.

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INT. HARDWARE STORE - STOCKHOLM - DAY

114

As a clerk rings up the items Salander is buying -

bright yellow duct tape and a plastic protective mask -

she watches a shot on a TV here of Wennerstrom being

interviewed outside his offices

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63.63.

WENNERSTROM ON TV

I’ve always admired Henrik Vanger.

He’s a titan - and a gentleman. But

he’s also quite old now - which may

explain how he could be taken in by

a convicted liar.

The report segues to another story. The clerk hands

Salander her receipt.

INT. SALANDER’S APARTMENT - LATER

115

Her hardware store purchases, along with some fresh DVD-

R’s, a couple of plastic bottles of ink, and McDonald’s

Kids Meal wrappers, sit by her laptop.

She’s not typing on its keyboard, but characters are

appearing nonetheless as someone somewhere else, writes

an email:

The From box reads: h wennerstrom

The To box reads: l jansson

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