Chapters 17 through 19 Summary

Blomkvist tells Vanger about the photos he found, but not the fact that Cecilia was in Harriet's room. His daughter arrives and he learns that she has gotten involved in a religious sect. A comment she makes causes him to realize that the numbers on Harriet's list are actually references to Biblical verses rather than phone numbers. Eventually he determines that the names or initials on the list might be victims of brutal murders that occurred many years ago and the Bible verses refer to the way in which each woman was murdered.

Vanger has a serious heart attack and is hospitalized. Blomkvist tells Frode what he has learned and asks for a research assistant. Frode immediately thinks of Salander and accidentally lets it slip that he had her investigate Blomkvist, who demands to see the report. When he reads it...