The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Page #3

lives there.

- Who doesnt he speak to?

- You, probably.

Not that youd want him to.

He can be as unpleasant as Harald.

Im quickly losing

track of whos who, here.

Oh, how youll wish

it were always so.

Soon youll know us all only too

well - with my apologies.

Out there is my nephew Martins

house; Harriets brother.

- Who speaks to him?

- I speak to him.

He runs the company

now, as I think I told you.

Someone shooting their dinner.

Gunner probably.

Oh yes, I met him earlier.

He was 19 when

Harriet disappeared.

He lives over there.

- And you live there?

- Sorry?

Your house.

Oh, yes!

Yes, youre right.

The man who hires the detective should

always bekept on the suspects list.

I never found a body was not surprising.

You cant dig up an entire island.

But neither could I find the motive.

Was it spontaneous? Was it calculated?

Did she know something someone

wished she didnt?

- Was it about business?

- Business? But she was sixteen.

And very bright.

Henrik told me he could easily see her

running the business one day,

She was with some friends that day.

At a parade.

She told them she was feeling unwell.

She left early

But they also told me

she kept secrets from them, too.

The main thing I learned was that

teenage girls are complicated.

- I have one.

- Then, you know.

I wanted to...

Ask you about this.

She received that from Henrik,

the Christmas before.

I studied it more times

than I can say.

- I know every page of it.

- The last page Im curious about.

As was I.

List of Names, Numbers and..

Must have some significance.

Theyre local phone numbers.

The first belonged to a woman

called Margot,

whose mother was Magda,

who denied she didnt know Harriet.

The fourth, R.L., belonged to

Rosemarie Larsson,

an elderly woman who died

some years before.

The other three were not connected

in any way that I could find.

Ive reminded you of things youd

rather forget. Im sorry.

I cant forget it.

Its my "Rebecka Case".

I don't know what that is.

Every policeman has at least

one unsolved case to obsess over.

Back then we had an Officer,

Torstensson.

Year after year he kept

going back to his "Rebecka Case".

taking out the files -

studying them over and over.

We were young, we laughed at him.

That was also a missing girl case?

No, no, no. Thats not why I mention it.

I'm talking about the soul

of a policeman.

Poor old Torstensson never solved it,

and he never let it go.

Hows Mr. Palmgren doing?

I heard he had a stroke of some kind?

That's Terrible.

What exactly do you do at this

security company?

Make coffee and sort mail.

But not full-time.

Not even part-time consistently.

They somehow got

along without coffee or mail

in July and August?

- How much did you made there?

- Enough.

- How much is your rent?

- I pay my rent.

And when was the last time you were late?

Never.

Do you think that ring in your eyelid

makes you attractive?

Heres the problem.

There a discrepancy..

between the obligation of

Mr. Palmgrens guardianship

and the management of your finances.

There's no discrepancy or a problem.

It was clear to him

I could manage myown finances.

- But thats not clear to me.

- Im not a child.

No. Youre not.

But you were.

And between then and now -

you're committed to a ward at St. Stephens,

where you continued to display

a violent aggression -

And you failed to adapt to four foster homes

arrested twice for intoxication,

twice for narcotics

again for an assault: smashing

a bottle smashed into a mans face.

And that's not even that long ago.

You may have conned Mr. Palmgren into

thinking youve changed, but

looking at this...

- not to mention how youre looking

at me now -

I don't think you have.

So the Good

-Old-Mr-Palmgren-Days are over.

Starting now, youll be given a monthly allowance.

Youll provide me with receipts for your expenses.

If the numbers dont balance, Ill

have to assume the difference is going to drugs.

Ive been on myself

since I was ten.

The State- has taken care of you.

Ms. Salander? Please look at me.

Because this is important.

Since, behavior youre displaying

right now is elaborately documented here -

- so it would come as a shock to no

one if I chose an alternative to

very lenient arrangement

I've just outlined.

Would you prefer

institutionalization?

- Mikael?

- Yes.

- I'm Liv.

- Hi.

Were going to the same place.

Hop in.

Okay, thank you.

I found him at deaths door

halfway up the hill.

Im afraid Im a bit out of shape.

No, its a climb for anyone.

I shouldve warned you.

- Come on in.

- Thank you, Martin.

Henrik says great things about you.

What a place,

look at that view!

I used to work in the companys

petrochemical division in Goteborg.

When it was sold, I went with it.

A dark day.

I live in Hong Kong now, but come

back to Stockholm for family events,

and when I do, I drive up to spend a

couple days with Martin.

- She comes for the moose steak.

- You can't blame her, it's wonderful.

Something let's open.

Would you like to try something

else?

No, no, no.

It's fine.

Youre writing a book now,

What is it?

- Henriks biography.

- I love Henrik.

Hes fascinating.

Martin, too.

Together theyre the

Old Sweden and the New.

They are.

You know about Harriet, right?

- You dont?

- Yes, I do.

The family doesnt like

to talk about it,

but it cant just be

swept under the rug.

- What cant.

- Harriet.

- We can talk about that later.

- No.

We can talk about it now.

Liv knows everything about

my crazyfamily.

- Which is why shell never marry me.

- Thats one reason...

I don't wanna read about that

in the book.

Everything else is fine,

Harriet certainly.

Everything changed after that.

Not just the family,

but the company as well.

- How so?

- Were not Nordea or Ericsson,

but were still the largest family-owned

company in the country.

At the height, we had 40,000 employees.

We have about half that now,

and that downward slide -

began after my sisters death.

It broke Henriks entrepreneurial spirit,

and his heart.

You were here that day?

I came in a little late, after the accident

on the bridge. The 4:30 train.

I know it well.

It was a terrible day.

And the days after -

searching and not finding her

- were even worse.

This event, Mikael, has to be a

big part of your book.

I got a call from social welfare.

Ive been on to find a new guardian.

- Hi.

- Hello.

I thought Id come over

and say hello.

- Im Cecilia.

- Oh, yeah. Please, come in.

Some coffee?

No, Thank you.

Were all uncomfortable with the

idea of a chronicle of our family.

Its not about the family.

Its about Henrik and the company.

Like I said...

Its not my intention to present a

malicious portrait of anyone.

Unlike the one

that landed you in court.?

Unlike that one. Yes.

So, what youre saying is, youre not really here

to look into what happened to Harriet?

I cant ignore such

a dramatic event,

but no, thats not

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