THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (MEN WHO HATE WOMEN)
The verdict came in today against the journalist --
and the publisher of Millennium, Mikael Blomkvist, --
who is accused for gross slander --
of the successful financier Hans-Erik Wennerstrom.
Blomkvist accused of Wennerstrom Illeagal arms trafficking and fraud -
- over 60 million.
The Swedes have always had divided opinions on Blomkvist.
His supporters believe he is the last idealistic journalist.
But now his long career as journalistic watchdog may be over.
In the case Wennerstrom Vs. Millennium: Denfendant Mikael Blomkvist is found --
guilty in six of eight allegations.
The accused is sentenced to three months' imprisonment --
and a compensation of 150,000 dollars to Hans-Erik Wennerstrom.
How do feel about the ruling?
We must stop people like Kalle Blomkvist --
Digging in honest peoples lives simply because do not agree with their views.
- I have no further comment. - There he comes.
- How does it feel to be found guilty? - I'm super thrilled...
Will you still be a journalist?
- Cheers, everybody. God Jul - Cheers. God Jul
- Cheers. - How do we appeal the ruling?
- We're behind you one hundred percent.
- We must do something. The advertisers have lost confidence in us.
- We wont regain that with an appeal. - It'll give us time to try.
- We will not appeal this. - This is about Millennium's future.
The sooner this is over the better it will be for Millennium.
Not to act as the Devil's advocate --
but is it not a good idea for Mikael to leave Millennium?
Just until the storm is over...?
Merry Christmas
Wait!
- They're in shock. - Janne is the only one speaking the truth.
- I am a liability for the magazine. - It's about finding a way out.
This is empty.
I haven't written a word for months.
Do you understand?
Wennerstrom Knocks Blomkvist out
"...goes to prison!"
- Dammit...
We don't usually introduce our researchers to our clients.
But we have a special relationship with your client, so we make an exception in this case.
- We appreciate that. - However, I must warn you.
- Lisbeth is a special girl. - What do you mean?
But make no mistake. She is our very best researcher.
Good morning, Lisbeth.
Good morning.
Dirch Frode.
Prints of SMS.
E-mail. Bank account overview.
How did you get all of this?
None of your business. You asked. I delivered.
What can you tell me About Blomkvist?
- Everything is in the report. - The short version.
Blomkvist got the nickname Kalle Blomkvist --
when he solved a series of bank robberies in the 80s.
A public person with no major secrets. Read the newspaper articles.
- But then he does have secrets? - Everyone has secrets.
Has he been hit hard by crisis at the Millennium magazine?
- financially, i mean. - Maybe you should read the report.
Miss Salander, Do you have anything to add?
Any thoughts of your own?
There is something odd about the Wennerstrom case.
How so? Whats odd?
I was hired to research him, not do his job.
I would like to hear your personal opinion.
Blomkvist is clean. Not one single speeding ticket. I found nothing on him.
I don't think he fabricated evidence.
He was set up.
Why didn't you come to me?
- No lawyer could have saved me. - I know. I read the verdict.
I didn't want to get you involved.
But you could have at least asked me. I am your sister.
I know.
I have to deal with this crap. Why drag the family down with me?
And now your going to prison.
The secret to good meatballs is that you have to moisten your fingers.
And then rub your hands against each other.
Damn. Could you get that?
- Hello, this is Micke Blomkvist. - Hey there, your little terrorist.
- Mikael here. - Mikael Blomkvist?
- Yes. Who I am talking too? - My name is Dirch Frode.
I am a lawyer. My client would like to speak with you.
- It is Christmas eve! What's this about? - My client will tell you, face to face.
- Call Millennium after new years. - My client does not want to wait.
- Who is your client? - Henrik Vanger.
From The Vanger Company?
My client would appreciate if you came.
It is Christmas Eve. It has been a horrible week.
I promise you will find it interesting.
Blomkvist!
Henrik lives on the island Hedeby, A few kilometers from Hedestad.
This bridge here is the only connection to the mainland.
Back in the day, the elite of the Swedish business community gathered here.
Now, its only Henrik and the housekeeper Anna, who lives here.
Thank you for coming, Mikael.
Frodes phonecall was somewhat unusual.
- Are you hungry? We'll have lunch. - No thanks. Let's get down to business.
- I'm taking the late train back home. - We'll skip lunch.
Do you remember her?
That is Harriet Vanger, my brother Gottfrieds daughter.
You have met her.
The girl here?
Your father worked for me in the summer of 1965.
He was a mechanical engineer in the workshop and lived in one of our cabins.
You and your mother came to visit --
on the weekends.
Harriet liked you. You often played out there by the water.
I remember her now.
- Harriet. - I never had any children myself.
Harriet was my precious. She was an incredibly smart girl.
I considered her my own daughter.
What happened to her?
- I think she was murdered. - Murdered?
This is the Vanger family, Mikael. My family.
September 22 1966. The whole family was gathered that day --
for the annual board meeting.
30 petty and greedy people --
who fought over who would have the largest piece of the cake.
One of these people ...
... murdered Harriet.
Harriet was 16 years old. It was Children's Day.
She had been inside Hedestad to see the parade on the main street.
That image was published in the local newspaper.
She came back to the island around two o'clock.
She wanted to talk to me about something, but ...
... I was busy.
How was she murdered?
Nobody knows. She just disappeared.
You are well prepared.
I have had 40 years to think about that day.
So yes, I am prepared.
At quarter past two there was a serious traffic accident down on the bridge.
A tanker truck full of gasoline smeashed into a car.
The truck blocked the bridge.
There was gas all over the place.
Nobody could get past. Everyone had to stay on the island.
The photographer caught this by accident.
In the window.
It is the last picture made of Harriet.
Commissioner Morell from Hedestad led the investigation.
He took the film here and had made blow-ups of this image.
Since then, no one has seen her.
We waited for her at dinner, but she never showed up.
- Hello? - Lisbeth Salander?
- Who is this? - Svensson from the state administration.
- You have a new legal guardian. His name is Bjurman. - I already have a guardian.
Your previous guardian was hospitalized after a stroke, -
- so we have find you a new one.
Im happy we could meet, Please, have a seat.
It is a bit unfortunate --
that Palmgren has had such a relaxed approach to guardianship law.
I see here you've managed your own finances.
- It hasn't been a problem. - No, it probably hasn't.
But as your guardian I am legally and financially responsible.
That means I get blamed if you suddenly cannot pay rent.
I have a job. I earn my own money.
Yes, you work for Milton Security ...
- What do you do there? - I make coffee and photocopies.
We'll do it this way:
From now on, your salary goes into a new account, which I dispose over.
You get some pocket money every month for personal expenses --
but all other expenses you will have to run by me. Okay?
How do you manage your personal hygiene?
What do you mean?
With all those rings. They don't get infected?
Do you have a boyfriend?
No.
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
I am 24 years old.
I can choose to write that you are cooperating, --
or that you create problems and that you are being troublesome.
And then your life will quickly become difficult.
So, how many have you had sex with?
- Two. - Two?
200. No wait, 2000.
- 200,000. Are we done here? - What kind of sex do you like?
Any special preferences?
Have you considered she could have just run away?
No, because of the accident. The bridge was closed for 24 hours.
And it is the only way off the island.
So, Harriet disappeared while no one could leave the island.
We didn't suspect foul play until the next day.
By then the bridge was open, and the killer could have gotten rid of the body.
She may have drowned or committed suicide.
We searched for her. We used dogs and divers. Nothing.
Even today, when I take a walk, --
I find myself looking for her.
When Harriet was eight years old, She gave me a birthday present.
A harebell from 1958.
Then she gave me a new flower every year.
1966. The year that Harriet disappeared.
We have to go to the attic.
Incredible.
Every damn year, I get a flower on my birthday --
sent from different places around the world.
- Who do you think sent them? - Harriets murderer.
You do not know my family. You do not know what they are capable of.
I loved Harriet the most. It made her an obvious target for them --
Those who wanted more power in The Vanger company.
They wanted to crush me.
I am 82 years old. The police gave up a long time ago.
I'm afraid I'll die without knowing what happened to her.
Help me have one last go at this.
- Why me? - I know your work.
You are a good journalist. Stubborn.
I'm not asking you to to solve this puzzle. Just try.
You have six months to go before you go to prison.
You have devoted 40 years ...
You will be paid a lot of money to do this.
You will end up wealthy. You have nothing to lose.
You have nothing to return to in Stockholm.
"Blomkvist resigns from the Millenium magazine"
You wrote this without talking to me first?
I'm sorry, but It's my decision to make.
What now?
Im going to work for Henrik Vanger in Hedestad.
Oh I see. So now you work for large capitalists.
No, I'm not joining the Vanger company.
S...so you are going to live there?
In Hedestad?
Have a nice trip...
CONNECTING BLOMKVIST
CONNECTION ACHIEVED FULL ACCESS
NO NEW ACTIVITIES
C'mon guys!
What are you looking at?
What the fuck are you doing!?
You little punk!
- Cunt! - Give it to her!
- This bitch is crazy. - Bring it on you fuckers!
Come on.
Shit.
So whats the deal?
- I can save the hard drive. - Good.
And the rest?
You need to find a sale somewhere.
- How did that happen? - nevermind.
- You stink of beer. - And you just showered?
You can borrow the desktop.
I use it for backup, so it needs to stay here.
Welcome to Hedeby.
Very refreshing this cold weather.
Since you don't want to live in the main building, I hope you'll like it here.
If it gets any colder, The water pipes will freeze.
In that case you'll have to get water from my place.
Yes? Terrific. Just put them here.
It is part of the material I've collected over the years.
There are pictures. Police Reports.
Newspaper articles. And also some of Harriets possessions.
It is a start.
You were a beautiful babysitter.
What happened to you?
Defending Swedens purity:
We are the Swedish national socialists -
Which the arian race can not do without
The Vanger family is a pretty unpleasant bunch.
Most of us detest each other. We only meet for the sake of the company.
My brother Harald lives in there.
We don't get along...to put it nicely.
Your brothers Richard and Harald was in a Nazi group in the 30s.
Well, you know that already.
Gottfried was in the Hitler Jugend.
All three of them were Nazis?
Yes. Fanatical.
Richard died in Finland.
Harald became a bitter, old man. He seldom leaves the house.
Harald's daughter Cecilia Is in Scotland at the moment.
Cecilia and Harald are not on speaking terms.
This is Martin's house. He's Harriet's brother.
He took over The Vanger company.
Hello.
This must be the famous Kalle Blomkvist.
Just call me Mikael.
I am curious to hear why you want to --
spend six months in this godforsaken town.
Martin and Harriet's father, Gottfried, --
lived a miserable life as an alcoholic with his wife Isabella.
I have never seen a woman be as bad a mother as Isabella.
I intervened and took care of Harriet and Martin.
That was all of the family members who live here.
On the day itself there was even more of them here.
Cecilia's sister Anita, who died of cancer.
- Greger Vanger and Ulrika Vanger. - Stop! Just a moment.
Who do you suspect?
No one.
And everyone. That is where you come in.
Dear diary. I got this book from my dear uncle Henrik.
a nice, but busy man.
He has finally come home from his trip and gave me this book.
I sit alone in my father's summer house and write. Anita is coming soon.
So it's you who's snooping around in the family history?
You scared me the shit outta me!
Cecilia Vanger. Henrik said you were here.
- Mikael Blomkvist. - I recognize you from the newspapers.
- What have you got there? - Harriet's bible.
She was here a lot with my sister.
- Anita? - Yes.
The summer before she disappeared.
- Which is strange, since her father died here. - Gottfried died here?
He got really drunk and fell in the lake. They found him the next morning.
Down by the pier.
This happened years before Harriet disappeared.
Henrik said you were abroad.
I had to come home and hide Harriets body.
We were not allowed to go here when we were kids.
Thank you.
Dear diary. Autumn is in the air and it's getting colder.
Magda 30112.
Sara 32016.
BJ 32027.
LJ 31208.
Mari 32018.
I don't understand why Henrik hired you.
Me neither, to be honest.
With all due respect: There is nothing to find. Its been almost 40 years.
You found Harriets diary in her father's cottage?
- Yes, but the journal didn't help us. - And the five phone numbers?
- The phone numbers was a big mystery. - But 32 is ...
32 could be Hedestad. 30 is Norrbyn's area code.
But the names and numbers do not match.
- Did you call up the numbers? - We called. Tried them backwards.
Swapped them around, took numbers out. We tried everything.
The report describes her as introverted and religious.
Was that also your impression?
Who is not introvert as a teenager?
But yes, she kept to herself. Anita, her cousin, knew her best.
Anita is Cecilia Vangers sister. And Anita is dead.
She died many years ago.
Harriet was my first case.
I have thought about the case every day for almost 40 years.
I retire this summer. It is only now I can let it go.
There is no answer.
You gain nothing but keeping Henriks obsession alive.
Drop the case Before you become obsessed with it too.
What are you working on?
plague calling WAsP. Plague calling WAsP.
Hello.
- Who is this week's victim? - No one.
You're still on that journalist? I thought you were done with him.
Why do you keep on it?
It's a bit slow.
A new computer?
- Yes, I need 20,000. - Why do you need a computer for 20.000?
- Games, surf the Internet. - Do you surf the Internet a lot?
Do you chat?
You know, Lisbeth?
I can not just give you 20,000.
- Not just like that. - Whats the problem?
Why can't I just manage my account like before?
Hit me back. Punch me.
That's what you want, right? Hit me.
If you cause problems or make a fuss I will arrange for --
you to be locked up for rest of your life.
I know all about your mental problems and violent background.
Please understand, Lisbeth ...
I would like to give you the 20.000.
But you know that any transaction --
is based on trust. I have to know that I can trust you.
Can I do that, sweetheart?
Can I trust you, Lisbeth?
Can I trust you?
If you're nice to me ...
If you're nice to me I will always be nice to you.
- It's only 7.000. - More than enough for a computer.
What are you looking at?
You said it was the newspaper's photographer, who took pictures of the children's parade.
Yes, both that and the traffic accident.
The old part of the archive is very messy.
We have not scanned it electronically, so everything is still in folders.
20 .. 30 ..
... 40, 50, 60 ..
A photographer will use between two and ten rolls in one day.
Closer to ten, when we were talking about Childrens Day.
Here we go. September of 1966.
I will only need the hour, of the procession.
- Knock yourself out. - It's not sorted?
If you are lucky, they are roughly chronological.
Do you have a negative scanner and a light table?
This is the first trace we've had in 39 years.
It is a start.
It is more than that.
There.
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
What caught her eye? What is she afraid of?
Her killer.
About here on the other side of the street --
Is Harriets killer.
- Coffee?? - What have you found out?
I must have read ...
... several thousand pages. People have been on the case for 40 years.
To be quite honest, --
I haven't found anything.
Shouldn't you be in Stockholm and try to appeal your conviction?
- Stop it. - No you stop it.
- Mikael is old enough to ... - I was conned into a trap.
One of my old classmates gave me a tip on Wennerstroms company.
It was a good story. Good enough to get him convicted.
You would think.
Yes, but suddenly there was an even better story. Fraud --
and arms trade for 60 million.
Wennerstroms name appeared everywhere. So far so good.
So I ran the story. Then all my sources dissapeared.
And all documents and evidence proved to be fabricated.
Counterfeit?
It was to lure you away from the real story?
It was too good to be true.
Do you want something, that really is too good to be true?
Single malt. 21 years old.
To hell with the past. Cheers to you.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
So .. Let's have one more glass of wine?
I've had enough.
- Thank you for a pleasant evening. - Is it because of the investigation?
My secretive family?
- What do you mean? - It could be me, right?
I am also on your list of suspects.
- Bjurman. - It is Lisbeth.
- What do you want? - I need more money.
- We'll have to talk about that. - I need them now.
Welcome.
Come in. Let me take your jacket.
- I just need my money. - You'll get your money.
Thank you for last time. I hope you also had a nice time.
I don't want to blow you every time I need my money.
Oh you don't? What do you want then?
Should I call social services and tell them --
you're breaking into my home and threatening me?
You'll be back in the psych ward so fast it'll make your head spin .
What do you think?
That was better.
There you go.
Come to me.
Come on.
No!
I have a ... rule you need to learn.
If you resist, then ...
Will you be nice? Are you nice now?
NORSJo carpentry
My husband died many years ago. I'm the only one left.
He worked in the carpentry for 24 years.
They made everything from clothes pegs to Wardrobes.
He med the cupboard there. And the lamp, of course.
More cake?
Do you remember whether you were in Hedestad in September 1966?
Hedestad ...
- In 66 .. - Yes, 66
- That was our honeymoon. - Great. Do you have pictures from it?
We went camping. It was the latest fashion back then.
It was our best trip together. Honeymoons often is.
- Do you have any pictures left? - Yes, I have them.
Who does not store photos from their honeymoon?
We hiked in the mountains to begin with.
My husband was a keen hiker. Naturally we hiked pretty far.
He was not exactly romantic.
Now let's see.
Hedestad ...
So beautiful.
Although the photo does not do the sunset justice.
Now let's see. Here's something.
- There was a parade. - Did you...?
What the hell are you doing here? I was on my way out.
You've misunderstood the rules. You have to make an appointment before you show up.
Do you hear what I'm saying?
Let me go.
Do you hear me? Let me go!
Do you like being tied up?
Maybe you prefer to tie others?
Real nice.
Did you pick it out yourself? You didn't?
I think it's nice.
Did you ever see that show where they exposed corrupt politicians with hidden cameras?
We have those cameras where I work. I had one in my bag last time I was here.
Welcome.
I thought I only had to blow you.
You're more of a freak than I thought.
The tape is a couple of hours long. Think about what the police and the media would say if they saw this.
Enjoy.
Thanks for last time. I hope you had a good time too.
I dont't want to blow you every time I need my money.
Oh you don't? What would you like to do?
I'm gonna tell you how this will work. You nodd in response.
I dispose of my own account. You no longer have access.
I dispose of my own money.
Is that understood?
Every month you write a report saying I behave myself exemplary.
Better than ever.
In exactly one year you send in the paperwork and get my guardianship terminated.
There will be an e-mail with instructions.
You will never contact me again.
If you do, I send copies of our little film to the police and all the newspapers.
The same happens If I have an accident --
or you break my rules.
Is that understood?
I have never done this before. Don't move, otherwise it'll be messy.
I said: Don't move.
I'm a sadistic pig and a rapist
... the past year or so ...
... religious fanaticism.
SEND
This guy in the blue sweater. I can't clear it up anymore.
I can't do a damn thing. It's to out of focus.
- Are you sure? - Completely sure. I have tried everything.
Well, thanks for trying. Talk to you later.
WAsP ... Harriet phone numbers.
Leviticus ...
"If a woman comes an animal near ..."
... for them to mate, you must kill both the woman and the animal.
They must suffer death. "
32018. Mari
Magda 30112.
Leviticus, Chapter 1, verse 12
"... she shall take two doves -
- one for burn victim and the other for a sin sacrifice. "
BJ 32027.
"When a man or woman ..."
"When a man or woman have a deadcallers spirit in themselves --
they shall suffer death. I will stone them. "
They must suffer death.
Frode! What happened?
It's Henrik. He just collapsed.
We return, when we know more.
It is a heart attack. Ther're gonna operate on him.
- Prognosis? - "Bypass" has been thrown around. It's serious...
- Coffee? - No.
Don't stop the investigation.
- Have you hired someone else? - No, it is only you.
Someone named WAsP hacked into my computer.
And then sent me an e-mail with a copy of one of my own documents.
So this person has access to my hard drive.
Do you know anything about this?
No. ...
But I have a pretty good guess --
whom it could be.
Just go back to sleep.
Lisbeth Salander?
- Who are you? - Cut the crap, you know who I am.
I have read your report. Very exciting.
You gained illegal access to my files. I wonder what the police would say?
Like the fact that you still hack your way into my computer.
If you remove that folder I'll remove the chain.
What do you want?
- Hi. - Is everything all right?
- What do you want? - Do you have any coffee?
What do you know about what I do?
A 40-year old murder of a 16-year old girl.
Until today I was not sure that that she was murdered at all.
Then you show me that she points to bible quotes --
concerning women who are to be killed.
- And? - And it is the main lead so far.
- And? - I need your help.
- You will be well paid. - I already have a job.
You work as a professional hacker, --
but send me an e-mail you know I can trace.
Why would you do that?
Why?
So he's gonna make it?
Can he have visitors?
Lisbeth Salander just arrived.
All right, Frode. We'll talk later. Thanks.
If a woman an animal comes near ...
I assume that you are completely up to date. Since We have been file sharing lately.
Yupp.
Listen ... What if the quotes do not have a thing to do with God?
If it's a kind of code?
"Sara Witt was found murdered in the family barn --
outside of Vilhelmina in 1962. "
Sara? What else does it say?
"Between two and three o'clock in the morning the victim was lured out ... "
"The young woman's body was mutilated, possibly after a religious ritual.
Police would not disclose details. "
Mutilated, possibly religious ... Was the killer ever found?
No. The case was never solved.
- It's a shot in the dark. - I know.
- How far is it to Vilhelmina? - A bit too far on a motorcycle.
What are we waiting for?
- Do you want to drive? - Why?
I haven't driven since I got divorced.
Then it is about time, don't you think?
Female Names always lead to porno sites.
What are you doing?
I've set up the computer to search through some newspaper databases.
Let me show you the barn.
They couldn't sell the farm after the murder. It's been empty ever since.
This is where she was found?
Yeah. Her husband found her. Terrible, just terrible.
This is it.
In this crib. Tied and beaten.
Were animals also abused?
How did you know that?
"If a woman an animal comes near ...
... you must kill both woman and animal. "
- It could be a coincidence. - Yeah.
God damn, Lisbeth.
What if the others fit ...
I have found an old TV-show.
A show from 1999 about a murder in Dalarna.
"In the series' Swedish murders 'we have come to Magda Lovisa Sjoberg --
from Dalarna. "
Magda ...
"A cruel murder mystery, which caused the police headaches in November 1954. "
- Didn't we have a Magda-quote? - Leviticus, Chapter 1, verse 12
"And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat, --
and the priest shall put it on the wood over a fire on the altar. "
That was literally.
That was word for word.
As far as I know, they found Magdas body after six hours.
A farmer saw the smoke from the fire.
He thought it was a party.
Someone has cut the fat from the body.
Yes, that is correct. They found residue of fat in the ashes along with the head.
Discusting.
What the hell are you doing? Chill.
I just wanted to wake you. We're there.
Can I come in?
I brought your bag.
Are you okay?
Yes, I am okay.
I can't find anyone who fits BJ.
But LI can be Liv Ingvartsson.
A prostitute who disappeared in Ange and showed up at a construction site.
What was the vers?
... take two doves, one for Burn victim, the other for a sin sacrifice.
The priest clean her sins; she's clean.
Ange...It's a long way. Back the whey we came.
I think I have found another one. 17-year old girl from Uppsala.
- When? - 1964.
"Mari murder desert streets." "Murderer still at large."
There.
Now we have Sara, Mari, Magda and Liv. Four murders.
BJ is the missing piece, the one Harriet circled.
Harriet could not have known them all.
LiV was murdered in 1949. Harriet was born in 1950. So what's the connection?
She made a list of murders and then disappeared.
- Harriet knew who the murderer was. - Yes.
What's wrong?
Someone has been in here.
The photos are not the way we left them. The Bible has been turned.
- Do you see that. - What the hell...?
Someone is being curious.
I'll buy a new lock tomorrow.
Lisbeth ... do you have a photographic memory?
Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.
It's an awesome thing to have. I only whish I had it.
Sweet Jesus! You scared me.
What's wrong?
What are you doing?
Are you sure this is a good idea?
- Are you leaving? - Good night.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Sleep well?
- I'm gonna visit Henrik. Do you wanna come along? - I hate hospitals.
This is ... This is completely absurd.
You have found out more than I had dared to hope for.
Use your energy to get better.
I will keep you informed.
Regarding the last verse ... The last name.
- BJ. - Ask Morell, maybe he can help.
Morell!
Damnit to hell! Five murders!
- It wasn't phone numbers. - If it's any comfort: I didn't discovered it.
We can't find the last one, BJ.
And it's been circled, like it was more important. It's the last verse.
If there a woman with those initials, who died between 1940 and 1969 --
we must find her. Do you know what this means?
If the first murder occurred in 1949 --
the man who keeps sending Henrik flowers must be very old by now.
This limits the number of suspects considerably.
Mikael. How good of you to come. Welcome.
Harald could not come. He is out hunting.
- To what do I owe the honor? - Have you read the local newspaper recently?
I have been away.
They are currently running a very exciting series of articles --
about your exile here in Hedeby.
BLOMKVISTS NEW YOUNG GIRLFRIEND
- And? - We do not like this at all.
Henrik is dying.
My private life has nothing to do with the work Henrik hired me to do.
It affects everyone in The Vanger company.
Have you not done enough damage? You've given Henrik a heart attack --
tearing up my daughter's death.
- Maybe you should pull out now. - What do you mean?
You only make things worse by coming here with your little whore.
Mom, watch your tone.
Perhaps you should take a break, considering the recent events.
- I'm needed here. - As your friend ...
Sorry, but I have something to say. Henrik has signed a binding contract.
As long as he is alive, it can not be repealed.
Whether Mikael likes it or not, he is forced to continue.
I'm sorry that tourned out so dramatic.
- Why are you wearing Harriets chain ? - What do you mean?
Harriet had it on when she disappeared. Now you are wearing it.
What are you saying? Are you accusing me?
Just tell me Where you got it from?
I inherited it after Anita. It never belonged to Harriet.
Your sister Anita?
Hello Micke.
All good?
Anita is Harriet. It's NOT her!
What are you talking about?
Both of them were here that summer. The necklace is Anita's.
It's Anita. Damn, they are so alike!
- What do we know about Anita? - Harriets cousin and best friend.
She had no alibi but was not a suspect.
After Harriet's death she moved to London to study.
Her career sky rocketed. And then died of cancer 37 years old.
She died 20 years ago.
She didn't tell Morell, she was the one in the window.
Perhaps to protect the killer?
Hey plague. Need help. Can you do a check on Anita Vanger?
- Plague? - If there is anything on her, he will find it.
- What happened? - Some fucker tried to kill me.
- Did you see who it was? - No. Damn!
We must be really close now. Someone is getting nervous.
- We need to all the cops. - What are they going to do?
- Give me my cell phone. - You do that I'm leaving.
Let's not jump to conclusions.
This could be a hunting accident.
Well if it's not then you are in danger.
I think you should go home. Just for a while.
Ever since I came here, everyone has asked me to leave.
Is there anything new about BJ?
We found no BJ in the system. But we're still looking.
There are two cameras out there, and four in here with motion sensors.
Great.
You're not going home are you?
No.
So...Is all that on tape now?
Yes. It is already online.
- What are you doing? - What?
- Go sleep in your own bed. - I wanna be close to you.
Okay, just don't wake me.
What have you been through? How did you turn out like this?
You know everything about me. I don't know shit about you.
Not a thing.
Yeah, thats how it is.
- Who is it? - It's Morell.
I found the last one.
Rebecka Jacobsson nicknamed Bea.
BJ.
That was why we didn't find her.
"When a man or woman have a spirit in themselves ... "
"... they shall suffer death. I will stone them. "
It's her.
- Where was she murdered? - In Karlstad.
But thats not the good part --
She worked for Vanger until her death in January 1965.
She was Gottfried Vanger's secretary.
Gottfried died before Harriet disappeared. It wasn't him.
True, but we could find out whether she knew anyone else in the Vanger family.
Wait! Rebecka and Sara are both Jewish names.
- Magda ... - Magdalena.
Mari = Maria. But LiV?
Eva means Liv (life). I'll bet you that Liv Ingvartsson was Jewish.
Racist murder. That fits with the pseudo-religious rituals.
But what about Harriet?
Harriet died, because she discovered the connection. Why did we not see it?
They're all Jewish names. There were three Nazis in the Vanger family.
Only one was alive when Harriet died.
Harald.
Who coincidentally was out hunting, when wou were out running in the woods.
The first murder took place there in 1949.
So Dalarna, Vilhelmina, Uppsala, Karlstad.
If Harald was there he must have left a trail.
- What do you mean? - The Vanger companys accounting.
- The company paid the expenses. So there must be invoices, hotel bills, restaruant tabs.
Are you saying he made murder tax deductable?
Yeah. I've been around his type of fat cat before.
Even if we can prove that he has been at these locations, it is not enough.
- Maybe he is hunting now? - Are you suggesting that we break in?
We need to make one hell of a leap in time.
Here we have 89 ..
We need 1949 to 1966.
Thank Henrik for his business principles.
Otherwise, these records would have been destroyed a long time ago.
Thats all of it. I guess you'd better get started.
Miss Salander. What have you two found out really?
Thank you, I don't need anymore help.
IN THE NAME OF THE FÜHRER...
What the hell are you doing here? Answer me!
Just...take it easy!
Are you here to write about me? In your god damn commie paper?
I'm gonna leave now. Don't shoot.
You've broken into my home. So I'm in good right to kill you where you stand.
What the hell is going on here?
- Don't move! - Put down the gun, Harald.
- Put the gun down. - Don't interfere!
Just drop the gun. Drop it.
Are you okay?
How the hell did Gottfried get such a sissy for a son?
Harald ...
No.
- Let's call Morell. - Use my phone.
Harald won't go anywhere. Let's go.
Gottfried?
Gottfried.
Uppsala 1964.
Was there a group photo?
What the hell?
Could it be?
Blue sweater ...
Damn.
Damn!
Does that help?
- He scared me out of my wits. - You don't mess with Harald
Why were you in his house?
Harriet discovered a series of ritual murders from the 40s to the 60s.
We know that she discovered a context the police knew nothing about.
We believe she was murdered because of it.
But that's ... That sounds crazy.
We have found a link between the dead women.
They all have Jewish names.
Ah yes, Harald is not exactly their biggest fan.
No. So I went in to see if I could find anything.
- And? - Yeah, Idunno.
I didn't find anything.
But he did not exactly behave, like if he was innocent.
If Lisbeth can track his whereabouts through the records --
we have evidence against him. Receipts, invoices.
She is going through all of it.
Well done. I'll call the police.
Try Morell first.
What were you doing at Haralds place?
Easy, easy.
Scream as much as you like, Mikael. Scream your head off.
Do you think anyone can hear you?
We both know how this will end, right?
Why?
Why what?
- All of this. - Why not?
I'm living every man's dream, I take what I want.
How many women after the first ones?
I dunno. I stopped counting.
I had a girl in the cage there when you were here for dinner.
These kinds of women disappear all the time. And no one misses them.
Whores, immigrants.
What do you do with them? What about the bible quotes? The mutilations?
That was my fathers thing. He mixed race and religion into his hobby.
And that was a mistake. You take risks by leaving bodies lying around.
I take them out in my boat, and then I throw them into the sea.
Mikael?
Mari was my first.
64.
You were 16 years old.
It was my father, Gottfried, who showed me how to strangle her.
That's sick.
It's all about the sex.
The killing is just a natural consequence of the rape.
I can't leave a witness now can I?
Although I must admit, I love to see their disappointment.
- Disappointment? - They don't get that they are going to die.
It doesn't occur to them.
They always think I'm gonna let them go.
It is a fantastic moment --
when they realize they're not going anywhere.
When their eyes ...
... go out ... and die.
You'll discover that yourself.
And your sister? How did it feel when her eyes went out?
- Harriet disappeared. - You relly want me to believe that?
Believe what the hell you want.
I would have enjoyed killing her too. But she disappeared.
Just like you will disappear!
Do you want some water?
Yes.
Thanks.
You see? You're just like the others.
A small gesture of kindness. And you get you're hopes up --
that I might let you go anyway.
Right?
Don't worry. This'll be quick.
I look forward to your little friend.
Come and get it dickhead.
Are you okay?
Fuck!
I can't ...
I can't move ...
I can't move.
Help me.
Please. Help me.
- Where's Martin? - He's not coming back.
What do you mean?
He had a little accident.
- He is done for. - Are you sure?
What the hell have you done?
He died in a car accident. We know nothing. Okay?
Blomkvist!
- What the hell has happened here? - Just look in the basement.
So what really happened?
He didn't really die in an accident did he?
For fuck sake, Lisbeth.
His father trained him to kill, when he was 16 years old.
Anyone would go mental with that kind of upbringing.
Take your psychology drivvel and shove it! He almost killed you.
He was a murderer and a rapist, and he enjoyed it.
He had the same chances as the rest of us. You chose who you want to be.
He was no victim. He was a fucking pig and he hated women.
How did he die?
He burned to death.
- Could you have saved him? - Yes.
- But you let him burn to death. - Yes.
I would never have done it Lisbeth.
But I understand why you did it.
I don't know what you've been through.
But I was about to die down in that basement, --
and you saved my life.
Whatever happened to you --
you don't have to tell me about it.
I'm just happy you're here.
Thank you.
For the first time in my life I feel old.
- We're not finished yet. - What do you mean?
- Harriet was not one of Martin's victims. - Come again?
Martin didn't kill Harriet.
Lisbeth?
There are two people named Anita Vanger. One died in London.
The other one lives in Australia, by the name of Cochran. First entry 1966.
Harriet?
Harriet Vanger?
Yes, indeed. You and your cousin babysat me when I was little.
But I come on behalf of Henrik Vanger.
Does he know I'm alive?
Not yet.
I'm here to visit Agneta Salander.
- Who should I say is coming? - Her daughter.
Her daughter? Are you Agnetas daughter?
Sorry, it's just ... I haven't seen you here before.
Hi mom.
Mom?
It's me. Lisbeth.
Lisbeth ...
Are you Lisbeth?
I would have come a long time ago.
You've changed.
- Do you have any children? - No.
Do you have a man?
I'm seeing someone ...
... but you mustn't fall in love.
You know that better than anyone.
Right, Mom?
I should have chosen a better father for you.
Mom. It was you he hurt.
Mom ...
Come in.
Mikael! Welcome back.
I have a surprise for you. But you have to promise me you won't have another heart attack.
With all the pills I eat at the moment --
it is probably physically impossible for me to have a heart attack.
Harriet?
Forgive me.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I was 14, when dad raped me the first time.
The year after he took me out to the cottage.
Then Martin came along.
They both abused me several times.
One day I had enough.
Dad was drunk as usual.
He was quoting the bible and boasting of all the women he had murdered.
I took the paddle and hit him with it.
I held him under water till he stopped moving.
Then I released the boat so it would look like an accident.
But when I turned around ...
... there was Martin.
Martin was even worse than Gottfried.
You sent him to boarding school in Uppsala, --
but on the Childrens day he came back.
I was terrified that it would start again.
So you went to Anita?
Anita helped me to get out of here.
When the bridge re-opened, she took me away in a car.
I was in the back seat under a blanket.
I've thought of you all these years.
The frames with the flowers I sent --
to tell you that I was somewhere out there.
So I was sorry to hear how you interpreted them.
If you hadn't sent them, you would not be sitting here with me now.
No.
Lisbeth, it's me again.
Call me if you get this.
I hope you're doing well. Call me.
You have a visitor. Half an hour.
I'm so glad to see you.
Here you go.
- What's this? - A little reading material.
- Please sit down. - I just wanted to give you that.
I only have one and a half month left.
EVERYONE HAS SECRETS
Wennerstroms empire is like a living shapeless organism...
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who just served a sentence-
- for slander against Hans-Erik Wennerstrom, is now accusing him again.
In a special edition of the Millennium magazine -
Wennerstrom is said to have committed serious financial fraud all around the world.
- What makes you think you can do this one more time? - Wouldn't you like to know?
- What will happen to Wennerstrom now? - I happen to know there is a vacant cell right here.
According to Blomkvist the empire is built on cartels in the third world.
Cartels who are involved in drug trafficking and illegal arms trading.
There he is!
The wanted businessman Wennerstrom -
- was found dead this morning in an apartment in Marbella, Spain.
A maid found the 44-year old mogul.
The police believe it was suicide. There is no suspicion of ...
The Securities and Exchange commission are now going through all of Wennerstroms bank accounts.
It turns out there has been a large sum of money withdrawn from one of his accounts in the Cayman Islands...
...reportedly several million dollars.
Police are looking for an unidentified woman -
- who was caught on tape by the banks surveillance cameras.
Lisbeth ...