writing a script that you’ll follow during the coming months. First of all, it’s
important that nothing we discuss here today is written down or is referred to in
emails. We don’t know to what if any extent Dahlman has been digging around in
our computers, and I’ve become aware that it’s alarmingly simple to read
coworkers’ private email. So—we’re going to do this orally. If you feel the need to
air anything, go and see Christer at home. Very discreetly.”
Blomkvist wrote “no email” on the whiteboard.
“Second, I want you to start squabbling among yourselves, complaining about me
when Dahlman is around. Don’t exaggerate. Just give your natural bitchy selves full
rein. Christer, I want you and Erika to have a serious disagreement. Use your
imagination and be secretive about the cause.”
He wrote “start bitching” on the whiteboard.
“Third, when Erika comes home, her job will be to see to it that Janne Dahlman
thinks our agreement with the Vanger Corporation—which is in fact giving us its
full support—has fallen through because Henrik Vanger is seriously ill and Martin
Vanger died in a car crash.”
He wrote the word “disinformation.”
“But the agreement really is solid?” Nilsson said.
“Believe me,” Blomkvist said, “the Vanger Corporation will go to great lengths to
ensure that Millennium survives. In a few weeks, let’s say at the end of August, Erika
will call a meeting to warn you about layoffs. You all know that it’s a scam, and that
the only one who’s going to be leaving is Dahlman. But start talking about looking
for new jobs and say what a lousy reference it is to have Millennium on your C.V.”
“And you really think that this game will end up saving Millennium?” Magnusson
said.
“I know it will. And Sonny, I want you to put together a fake report each month
showing falling advertising sales and showing that the number of subscribers has
also dropped.”
“This sounds fun,” Nilsson said. “Should we keep it internal here in the office, or
should we leak it to other media too?”