Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Page #3

SALANDER:

He’s honest. He’s who he presents

himself to be. In his business,

that’s an asset.

FRODE:

There’s less in his asset column

after his conviction today.

SALANDER:

That’s true. He made a fool of

himself with that. If it happened

that way.

Frode looks at Armansky. What’s that supposed to mean?

SALANDER:

If he made up the story, that’s

out of character. So is giving up

without a fight. People don’t do

things that are out of character.

FRODE:

Are you saying he was set up?

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 8.8.

SALANDER:

That wasn’t part of my assignment.

And, apparently, she has no opinion on it either.

FRODE:

You’re quite right he made a fool of

himself professionally. How big of a

fool did he make of himself

financially?

SALANDER:

The judgement will just about empty

his savings.

This seems to please Frode more than anything else that

has been said, and Salander sees it.

SALANDER:

May I go?

FRODE:

Your report is light in another

area. His personal life. Anything

you chose not to include?

SALANDER:

Nothing that warranted inclusion.

FRODE:

I’m not sure if that means yes or no.

ARMANSKY:

I think what Ms. Salander means, and

I agree, is that everyone has a right

to a certain amount of privacy, even

when they’re being investigated.

FRODE:

Not in this case. I have to know

if there’s anything about him I might

find unsavory - even if she doesn’t.

Armansky’s look to her at once apologizes for Frode, and

encourages her to speak. She finally relents but puts no

more spin on it than any other piece of raw data

SALANDER:

He’s had a long sexual relationship

with his co-editor. It wrecked his

marriage, but not hers. Her husband

accepts it. Sometimes she sleeps at

Blomkvist’s, sometimes at home.

Frode thinks about that, perhaps imagining how much

simpler his own life would be with such an arrangement.

Dragon Tattoo Final 9/1/11 SZ 9.9.

FRODE:

You were right not to include that.

SALANDER:

I know.

FRODE:

Anything else?

SALANDER:

No.

FRODE:

Please think before you say no.

SALANDER:

I did.

FRODE:

I don’t want to be surprised by

something later.

Salander offers nothing more.

FRODE:

So. Nothing else. In the personal

department. You’re sure.

SALANDER:

(pause)

He likes sandwiches.

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EXT. BLOMKVIST’S APARTMENT - ESTABLISHING

A15

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INT. BLOMKVIST’S APARTMENT - NIGHT

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Blomkvist isn’t sentimental, but does have a few framed

snapshots:
his daughter, his sister, and one with Erika -

in their 20’s - in which he’s wearing a black leather

jacket.

She wakes up alone in his bed. Pads to the darkened

living room to find him typing on his laptop, a half-

eaten sandwich and glass of water next to it.

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