Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty Seven

Judge Iverson knocked down the gavel at twelve-thirty and called the trial back.He found that there was another person at the desk of Annika's lawyer, Panglan in a wheelchair. "Hi, Panglan." Judge Iverson greeted, "It's been a long time since I saw you in court." "Hello, Judge Iverson. Some cases are so complicated that these young lawyers need a little help." "I thought you were retired." "I'm sick. But Ms. Annika has hired me as an assistant on this case." "clear." Annika cleared her throat. "I would like to point out that Attorney Panglan was Salander's guardian until she fell ill."

"I don't want to comment on that," Judge Iverson said. He nodded for Annika to start questioning, and she stood up.She had never liked the informal tradition of court hearings in Sweden, where people sat around a table like a dinner party.Standing up and speaking made her feel better. "I think we should start with this morning's conclusions. Dr. Tyler Polian, why do you insist so much that nothing Salander said is true?" "Because it's so obvious that it's not true," Tyler Pollyan replied. He is calm.Annika turned to the judge. "Judge Iverson, Dr. Taylor Polian declared that Salander lied and fancied. The defense will now prove that every statement in her autobiography is true. We will present a large number of video and documentary evidence, as well as witness testimony. This case At this point in the interrogation, the prosecutor has presented the gist of his prosecution, we have listened carefully, and now we know exactly what crimes Salander has been charged with."

Annika suddenly felt parched and her hands began to tremble, so she took a deep breath and took a sip of mineral water.Then he firmly grasped the back of the chair with both hands, so as not to reveal his inner tension. "From the prosecutor's statement, it can be concluded that he had many ideas and very little evidence. He believed that Salander shot Lan Ting in Stahlherman. Her father. He assumed my client was delusional schizophrenic, totally insane. And he made that assumption from a single source, Dr. Tyler Polian." She paused for breath, forcing herself to speak slowly.

"As it stands, the prosecutor's prosecution is focused on Dr. Tyler Polian's testimony. If he is right, then my client had better receive the professional psychiatric treatment he and the prosecutor proposed." pause. "But if Dr. Tyler Polian is wrong, the prosecution will have to be viewed from a different perspective. Also, if he lied, then my client is now disenfranchised in this court and has been Deprived for many years." She turned to Extron. "This afternoon we will prove that your witness was a false witness and that you, the prosecutor, were deceived into accepting false testimony," he said.

A smile flickered across Tyler Polian's face.He held out his hands and gave Annika a slight nod, as if applauding her performance.Annika then turned to the judge. "Judge, I will prove that Dr. Tyler Polian's so-called psychiatric investigation was a fraud from beginning to end. I will prove that what he said about Salander was a lie. I will prove that my client's rights in the past Seriously deprived. I will also testify that she is as normal and intelligent as anyone in this court." "Sorry, but..." Extron began. "Wait a minute." She raised her finger to stop. "I let you talk for two days without interruption, and now it's my turn."

She turned to Judge Iverson again. "I would not have made such a serious charge in court without sufficient evidence." "Of course, go ahead," said the judge, "but I don't want to hear any rambling conspiracy theories. Don't forget that you can also be sued for defamation for statements you make in court." "Thank you court, I'll keep that in mind." She turned to Tyler Pollian this time.He still seems amused. "The defense has repeatedly asked to see the medical records of Salander when she was a teenager receiving your treatment in St. Stephen's. Why can't we obtain these materials?"

"Because the District Court ordered it to be classified. This judgment was made out of concern for Salander, and if a higher court revokes this judgment, I can certainly hand it over." "Thank you. During the two years that Salander was in St. Stephen, how many nights were she tied to the bed?" "I can't recall right away." "She said it herself. She stayed in St. Stephen for a total of 786 days and nights, and was tied up for 380 nights." "It's impossible for me to give the exact number of days, but she's exaggerating wildly. Where do these numbers come from?"

"She wrote it in her autobiography." "Do you believe that she today can actually remember every night she was chained? This is ridiculous." "Really? And how many nights do you remember?" "Salander is an extremely aggressive and violent patient, and it is undeniable that she is occasionally placed in the de-stimulation room. Maybe I should explain the purpose of the de-stimulation room..." "No, thank you. According to the theory, patients in this kind of room will not receive any sensations that may cause excitement. How many days and nights will thirteen-year-old Salander be tied up in this kind of room?"

"It should be... I think she should have had thirty times during her hospitalization." "Thirty times. This is quite different from the three hundred and eighty times she said." "indeed." "Not even a tenth." "yes……" "Can her medical records provide more accurate information?" "May be." "Excellent," Annika said, taking a stack of papers from her briefcase. "Then I request a copy of Salander's medical records in St. Stephen's. I counted the number of times the restraint belts were used, and found that it was 381 times, one more than what my client said."

Tyler Pollyan's eyes widened. "Wait... This is confidential information, where did you get it?" "Given to me by a reporter at Millennium magazine. If the data were sitting on the desk of some magazine, I'm afraid it's not a secret. Maybe I should add that Millennium is already in today's Publish an excerpt of that material. So I think people in this courtroom today should see it too." "It's illegal..." "No, there is nothing illegal. Salander has given permission for the magazine to publish these abstracts. My client has nothing to hide."

"Your client is declared incapacitated and has no right to make such a decision on his own." "I'll talk about her being disabled later. But first we have to see what happened to her at St. Stephen's." Judge Iverson frowned and took the papers submitted by Annika. "I didn't prepare an extra copy for the prosecutor. But then again, he had received this invasion of privacy document more than a month ago." "What's the matter?" the judge asked. "Prosecutor Extron obtained a copy of these classified records from Taylor Polian at a meeting held in his office at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 this year." "Is it true?" Judge Iverson asked. Extron was on the point of denying it, but then it occurred to him that Annika might have evidence. "I request to see some of the data after signing the non-disclosure agreement," Exstrong said. "I want to confirm that Salander actually had the experience she claimed." "Thank you," Annika said. "That means we have now proven that Dr. Tyler Polian not only lied, but also illegally disseminated information that he himself confessed to be classified as classified." "Take note," said the judge. Judge Iverson suddenly became alert.Annika has taken an unusually aggressive course against a witness and has already overturned a significant portion of his testimony.She also claimed to have evidence for everything she said.Judge Iverson adjusted his glasses. "Dr. Tyler Polian, according to the medical records you wrote yourself... Could you please tell me how many days Salander was restrained?" "I don't remember that many times, but if it says so in the medical record, it should be." "Three hundred and eighty-one days and nights in all. Don't you think that's too much?" "An unusually large number . . . indeed." "How would you feel if someone tied you to an iron bed for over a year when you were thirteen? Would it be like torture?" "You need to understand that sick people can be a danger to themselves and others..." "Okay, let's talk about being a danger to herself. Has Salander ever hurt herself?" "There are such doubts..." "I repeat the question: Has Salander ever hurt herself? Yes or no?" "As psychiatrists, we have to learn to interpret the whole picture. With Salander, for example, you can see that she has a lot of tattoos and piercings on her body. Physical approach. We can read it as a display of self-hatred." Annika turned to Salander. "Is your tattoo an expression of self-hatred?" "No." Salander replied. Annika turned back to Tyler Pollyan. "So, I wear earrings and have tattoos on a private part of my body, do you also think I will cause harm to myself?" Panglan couldn't help snickering, but finally turned the laughter into a throat clearing. "No, of course not...Tattoos can also be part of a social ritual." "You mean that Salander is not part of this social ritual?" "You yourself have seen her tattoos in grotesque shapes and almost all over her body. It's not a normal fetish or body decoration." "What is the ratio?" "What did you say?" "What percentage of the body do tattoos make it no longer a fetish, but a mental illness?" "You distorted my words." "Really? So why do you think tattoos on me or other young people, which are an acceptable part of social ritual, become dangerous when used to assess my client's mental state?" "As a psychiatrist, I have to look at the whole picture and the tattoo is just one indicator. As I said earlier, this is just one of many indicators that I have to take into account when assessing her condition." Annika was silent for a few seconds, staring intently at Tyler Pollyan.Then she said very slowly: "But Dr. Tyler Polian, you started binding my client when she was twelve, about to turn thirteen. She didn't have a single tattoo on her body, did she?" Tyler Pollyan fell silent, and Annika continued. "I don't think you tied her up because you expected that she would start tattooing in the future?" "Of course not. Her tattoo has nothing to do with her situation in 1991." "Then I'll go back to the original question. Did Salander ever hurt herself so much that she had to be tied to a bed for a whole year? Like, did she ever cut herself with a knife or a razor blade or something like that?" ?” For a moment Tyler Pollian seemed unsure. "No... I'm using tattoos as an example of suicide." "We have just reached a consensus that tattoos are a legitimate social ritual. I asked you why you tied her up for a year, and you replied that it was because she would endanger herself." "We have reason to believe she will endanger herself." "There's reason to believe it. So you tied her because of some guesswork?" "We did an assessment." "I've been asking the same question for about five minutes. You said that one of the reasons why she was tied up for more than a year out of the two years you were caring for my client was because of her self-inflicted suicide. Can you now name a few An example of her suicide at twelve?" "For example, this girl was extremely malnourished, partly because she refused to eat. We suspected she was anorexic." "I see. Does she have anorexia? As you can see, my client is still very thin and thin." "That's a hard question to answer. I'll have to observe her eating habits over time." "You've been observing for two years. Now you're implying that you're confusing anorexia with the fact that my client was born thin. You say she refuses to eat." "We force-fed her a few times." "why?" "Because she won't eat, of course." Annika turned to ask the person involved. "Liz, did you really refuse to eat at St. Stephen's?" "right." "why?" "Because that bastard put psychotropic drugs in my food." "I see. So Dr. Tyler Pollyan wants you to take your medicine. Why don't you take it?" "I don't like the medicine they gave me. It makes me dull, I can't think, and I'm always groggy when I'm awake. And that bastard refused to tell me the ingredients of the medicine." "That's why you refuse to take the medicine?" "Yes. Then he started adding medicine to his food, so I stopped eating. Every time I added something to my food, I would go on a hunger strike for five days." "So you have to go hungry." "Not necessarily. Several medical staff would sneak me sandwiches, and one of them would give me food late at night. This is a common occurrence." "So you think the St. Stephen's paramedics knew you were hungry and gave you food so you wouldn't starve?" "It was the time I was fighting this bastard for psychiatric drugs." "Tell us about the situation?" "He tried to drug me, but I refused to take it. He started putting the drug in my food, and I went on a hunger strike. He started force-feeding me again, and I threw up the food." "So you have a very legitimate reason for the hunger strike." "yes." "Isn't it because you don't want to eat?" "No, I'm always hungry." "Since you left St. Stephen... have you been eating normally?" "I eat when I'm hungry." "Shall we say there was a conflict between you and Dr. Tyler Polian?" "you could put it that way." "You were sent to St. Stephen's because you poured petrol on your father and set him on fire." "yes." "Why did you do that?" "Because he was violent to my mother." "Have you ever explained that to anyone?" "Have." "To whom?" "I told the police who interrogated me, the social worker, the child welfare officer, the doctor, a priest, and that bastard." "When you say 'that bastard' you mean..." "That one." She pointed at Tyler Pollyan. "Why do you call him that?" "When I first entered St. Stephen's, I tried to explain everything to him." "What did Dr. Taylor Polian say?" "He didn't want to hear it at all, said I was fantasizing, and tied me up as punishment until I stopped fantasizing. Then he tried to force me to take psychotropic drugs." "Nonsense," Tyler Pollyan said. "Is that why you won't talk to him?" "Since the night I turned thirteen, I haven't spoken a word to that bastard. I was tied to the bed. It was my birthday present to myself." Annika turned to Tyler Pollyan. "It sounds like my client is refusing to eat because she doesn't want to take the psychiatric medication you forced her to take." "Maybe she sees it that way." "Then what do you think?" "I had an exceptionally difficult patient. I insisted that her behavior suggested that she was a danger to herself, but that may be a matter of interpretation. However, she was violent and exhibited psychotic behavior that undoubtedly caused harm to others. She came to St. Stephen's after she attempted to kill her father." "We'll talk about this later. Speaking of you restraining her for three hundred and eighty-one days, are you using this method to punish my client because she doesn't listen to you?" "It's utter nonsense." "Really? I found out from the medical records that most of the days of restraint were in the previous year... out of the 381 days, there were 320 days. Why didn't they continue to be restrained?" "It should be that the patient's behavior has changed and he has become less agitated." "Did any other medical staff think your methods were overly brutal?" "What's the meaning?" "Has anyone filed a complaint about the force-feeding of Salander and all that?" "Everyone will have a different assessment, which is no surprise. But then the force-feeding became a burden because she resisted so much..." "Because she refuses to take the psychiatric drugs that make her lethargic and sluggish. When she is off the drugs, she has no eating problems. Isn't this kind of treatment more reasonable than coercion?" "With all due respect, Ms. Annika, I'm a doctor. I guess I have more medical experience than you. It's my job to decide what kind of treatment should be done." "Yes, I'm not a doctor, Dr. Tyler Polian, but I'm not entirely without expertise. In addition to being a lawyer, I also have a degree in psychology from Stockholm University. This is the necessary background training for my profession." At this time, the courtroom was so quiet that the sound of a needle falling could be heard.Extron and Tyler Polion stared at Annika in amazement, and she continued unfazed. "Did your method of treating my client end up in serious disagreement with your superior, Johannas Kalding, then director of the hospital?" "No, that's not the case." "Dr. Kalding passed away a few years ago and was unable to testify. But there is one person in this court who has seen Dr. Kalding several times, and that is my assistant attorney, Panglan." She turned to face him. "Can you tell us what happened?" Panglan cleared his throat.He still suffers from the aftereffects of a stroke and must concentrate on his words. "After Salander's mother was physically and mentally disabled after being beaten by her father, I was no longer able to take care of her daughter. I was appointed as Liz's trustee. Her mother suffered permanent brain damage and continued to suffer from cerebral hemorrhage." "I assume you mean Zarachenko?" Extron asked, leaning forward deliberately. "Exactly." Panglan replied. "Let me remind you, we're discussing extremely confidential matters," Extron said. "It was hardly a secret that Zarachenko was repeatedly violent against Liz's mother," Annika said. Tyler Pollyan held up his hand. "I'm afraid the matter is not as obvious as Ms. Annika's statement." "What do you mean by that?" Annika asked. ' "Salander undoubtedly witnessed a family tragedy ... something triggered the beating in 1991. But there is no evidence that this situation continued for many years as Ms. Annika said, it may be an independent accident , or an argument that got out of control. Honestly, there is not even any evidence that the person who attacked Liz's mother was Zarachenko. As far as we know, she was a prostitute, so the perpetrator may have been someone else." Annika looked at Tyler Pollyan in surprise, seemingly speechless for a moment, but then her eyes turned sharp, as if to penetrate him. "Can you go into more detail?" she asked. "I mean we actually only have Salander's words as evidence." "so what?" "First of all, they have two sisters, twin sisters in fact. Camilla Salander has never made such a statement, and she has even denied that such a thing happened. If there is such serious abuse as your client insists , there will definitely be records in the social welfare report and other files." "Is there any interview material of Camilla that we can look at?" "Interview information?" "Do you have any evidence that Camilla was actually asked what happened to her house?" When Salander heard them mention her sister, she writhed uncomfortably and glanced at Annika at the same time. "I guess the Social Welfare Department has files..." "You just said that Camilla never said that Zarachenko was violent against her mother, and even denied it. That is a clear statement. Where did you get the information?" Tyler Polly was silent for a few seconds.Annika could see that he realized he had made a mistake, and his eyes had changed.He could anticipate what she was trying to lead him to say, but couldn't avoid the question. "I seem to remember it being mentioned in the police notes," he said at last. "You seem to remember... I myself tried my best to find the transcript of the accident in which Zarachenko was badly burned on the Runda Road, and all I could find was a brief report written by the police officers at the scene." "possible……" "So I'm curious to know the police report that the defense can't get to, how can you see it?" "I can't answer that," Tyler Polian said. "I saw that report in 1991 when your client was doing a psychiatric evaluation after her father's attempted murder." "Has Prosecutor Extron seen the report?" Akerstrom twirled his goatee uneasily.Now he knew he had underestimated Annika, but he had no reason to lie. "Yes, I've seen it." "Why is this data not available to the defense?" "I don't think it has anything to do with this trial." "Could you please tell me how you were able to see this report? When I asked the police, they just told me no such report existed." "The report was written by the secret police and is classified." "It turns out that the NSA wrote a report on a woman who was seriously injured and decided to keep it classified." "That's because the perpetrator... Zarachenko. He's a political refugee." "Who wrote the report?" silence. "I heard no answer. Whose name is it on the title page?" "Written by Gunnar Bjork of the NSA Immigration Section." "Thank you. My client said that in 1991, Gunnar Björk and Dr. Tyler Polian falsified her psychiatric report. Is this the same person?" "should be." Annika turned her attention back to Tyler Pollyan. "In 1991 you sent Salander to the confinement ward of St. Stephen's Children's Asylum..." "But in fact, it's not." "Isn't it?" "No, Salander was sentenced to a psychiatric ward. This is the result of a complete legal process in the local court. She is a girl with a serious mental disorder. That is not my personal decision..." "In 1991, the district court ruled that Salander should be sent to a children's psychiatric hospital. Why did the district court make this decision?" "The district court carefully assessed your client's behavior and mental state. After all, she tried to kill her father with a petrol bomb. This is not the behavior of a normal teenager, tattoo or not." Taylor Polian smiled politely. "What was the basis of the District Court's decision? If I understand correctly, they only have a medical report, which is the one written by you and that constable named Bjork." "This is Miss Salander's conspiracy theory, Ms. Annika. Here I must..." "I'm sorry, but I haven't asked any questions yet." Annika said and turned to Pangren again. "Panglan, just now we mentioned that you met Dr. Kaldin, Dr. Tyler Polian's boss." "Yes, as Liz's trustee. The time I saw Liz was very short at that time, and I felt like everyone else that she was seriously mentally ill. But because of my duties, I started investigating her overall health." "What did Dr. Cardin say?" "She was a patient of Dr. Tyler Pollian, so outside of a routine evaluation, Dr. Cardin paid little attention to her. I didn't start discussing with the hospital how to reintegrate her until she was more than a year into the hospital .I suggested foster homes. I don't know exactly what happened inside St. Stephen's, but after a year Dr. Cardin suddenly became interested in her." "How did you see that?" “I found out that he offered a different opinion than Dr. Tyler Polian,” Panglan said. “One time he told me he had decided to change the way Liz was cared for, and I later learned he was referring to the restraints.” Dr. Kaldin He thinks that she should not be restrained anymore, he thinks it is unnecessary." "So he disobeyed Dr. Tyler Pollyan's orders?" Extron interrupted: "Protest, that's hearsay." "No." Panglan replied, "Not quite. I applied for a report on how Liz should be reintegrated into society. Dr. Kalding wrote that report, and I still have it." He handed the file to Annika. "Can you tell us what's inside?" "This is a letter from Dr. Kalding to me in October 1992, when Liz had been living in St. Stephen's for twenty months. Dr. Kalding wrote clearly in the letter: I have decided not to be bound Or force-feeding the patient has also produced significant results and she is now stable and no longer requires psychiatric medication. However the patient is very closed and reticent and needs to continue with supportive care.” "So he made it clear that it was his decision?" Annika said. "Yes. And it was Dr. Kalding himself who decided that a foster family should be arranged for Liz so that she could return to society." Salander nodded.She remembered Dr. Cardin as she remembered every detail of her time at St. Stephen's.She refused to speak to Dr. Kalding...he was "Doctor Crazy", another man in a white robe who wanted to pry into her emotions.But he was friendly and had a good temper.She used to sit in his office and listen to him explain things. Seeing that she refused to talk to him, he seemed very sad.Finally she looked him straight in the eyes and said her decision: I will never talk to you or any other crazy doctor again, none of you will listen to me.Even if you lock me up to death, I won't talk to any of you again.He stared at her with surprise and sadness in his eyes, and then nodded as if understanding. "Dr. Tyler Polian," Annika said, "we've established that you sent Salander to a children's psychiatric hospital. You provided the report to the District Court, and that report was the only basis for the decision, right?" "Basically that's true. But I think..." "Afterwards, you still have a lot of time to explain your thoughts. When Salander was about to turn eighteen, you intervened in her life again and tried to put her in the hospital." "I didn't write the psychiatric report that time..." "Yes, that was written by Dr. Rodman. He happened to be working on his doctoral dissertation, and you were his advisor. So it was your evaluation that got the report accepted." "There was nothing unethical or inaccurate about those reports, they were made according to the medical profession." "Now that Salander is twenty-seven, you're trying for the third time to convince the court that she's mentally ill and must be sent to a mental hospital." Tyler Pollyan took a deep breath.Annika came prepared, and not only confused him with a few tricky questions, but also distorted his answers.She was not fascinated by his charm, and she completely ignored his authority.He is used to others nodding in agreement when he speaks. How much does she really know? He glanced at Extron, but knew that no help could be expected from him.He had to weather the storm alone. He reminded himself that he was an authority no matter what. No matter what she says, my assessment counts. Annika picked up his psychiatric report. "Let's take a closer look at your latest report. You have devoted a great deal of energy to analyzing Salander's love life. A large part of it is your analysis of her character, behavior, and sexual habits." "In this report, I have tried to present the whole picture." "Very well. The conclusion you draw from this overview is that Salander suffers from delusional schizophrenia." "I don't want to limit myself to an exact diagnosis." "But you didn't come to that conclusion from talking to my client, did you?" "You are well aware that your client is steadfast in her refusal to answer questions posed to her by me or any other authority. This behavior is evident in itself. We may conclude that the patient's delusional character has To the point of simple conversation, she believed that everyone was trying to hurt her, felt so threatened that she enclosed herself in an impenetrable protective shell and remained silent." "I found you to be very careful with your words. For example, you said we might be able to conclude that..." "Yes, I use my words very carefully. Psychology is not an exact science, and I have to be very careful in my conclusions. And we psychiatrists don't say anything without facts." "You're only being cautious to protect yourself. The real truth is that you haven't exchanged a word with my client since she refused to speak to you on the night of her thirteenth birthday." "Not just to me, she seemed unable to speak to any psychiatrists." "It means that as you wrote here, your conclusions are based on experience and observation of my client." "Exactly." "What can you observe about a girl who sits on a chair with her arms folded and won't talk to you?" Tyler Pollyan sighed, as if he was tired of explaining something so obvious.But he said with a smile: "From a patient who sits and doesn't talk, all you know is that he's a patient who just sits and doesn't talk. Even that is a conduct disorder, but that's not what I base my judgment on." "I'll be subpoenaing another psychiatrist later this afternoon. His name is Sfantel Brandan. He's a senior physician and psychiatrist at the Forensic College. Do you know him?" Tyler Polian has confidence again.He had expected Annika to summon another psychiatrist and ask him about his conclusions.He was prepared for this situation, and could easily refute all objections.It is indeed much easier to have a friendly debate with an academic colleague than to face an unrestrained person like Annika who often twists his words.He couldn't help smiling. "He is a very respected and experienced psychiatrist. But Ms. Annika, you have to understand that the production of this kind of report is an academic and scientific process. You may not agree with my conclusion. Another psychiatrist A doctor may also have a different opinion about an action or an event. You may get a different opinion, or maybe it's simply a matter of how much the doctor knows about the patient. He may come to a very different conclusion about Salander. This in psychiatry It's not uncommon at all." "That's not why I summoned him. He hasn't seen Liz or examined her. He won't make any assessment of her mental state." "Oh, is that so?" "I asked him to read your report and all the data you wrote about Salander, and to look at her medical records at St. Stephen's. I asked him to make an assessment, not of my client's health, but of pure From a scientific point of view, see if there is sufficient basis in your record to draw your conclusions." Tyler Pollyan shrugged. "With all due respect, I think I know Salander better than any other psychiatrist in the country. I have followed her medical history since she was twelve years old, and unfortunately her behavior has repeatedly confirmed my conclusions are not wrong .” "Very well," said Annika. "Then we'll come to your conclusions. Your report said that her treatment was discontinued when she was placed with a foster family at fifteen." "Yes. That was a major mistake. If the course of treatment had been completed, the court might not have been held today." "You're saying that if you had the chance to tie her up for another year, she might become more docile?" "That's going too far." "I apologize to you. You quoted extensively from a report compiled by your doctoral student, Rodman, when Liz was about to turn eighteen. You wrote: Lise Salander was released from St. Stephen's hospital with substance abuse and promiscuity The circumstances of her death further confirmed her suicide and anti-social behavior. What do you mean by that?" Tyler Polly was silent for a few seconds. "Well . . . I have to go back a little bit. After Salander was released from the hospital, she developed alcohol and drug problems, as I expected. She was repeatedly arrested by the police. A social welfare report also determined that she was related to older age. of men have promiscuous sexual relationships, likely engaging in prostitution." "Let's analyze this. You say she's an alcoholic. How often does she get drunk?" "What did you say?" "Did she get drunk every day from the time she was discharged from the hospital until she turned eighteen? Or once a week?" "Of course I can't answer." "But you just said she had a drinking problem." "She was underage, but she was repeatedly arrested by the police for being drunk." "This is the second time you've said she's been arrested repeatedly. How often? Every week or every two weeks?" "No, not so often..." "Salander was arrested for drunkenness twice, once at sixteen and seventeen, and was sent to the hospital for being drunk once. That's what you call repeated. Besides, she Have you ever been drunk?" "I don't know, but we're concerned about her behavior..." "Sorry, did I hear you right? You don't know if she was ever drunk other than those two times in her teenage years, but you're worried about that, and you're writing reports arguing that Salander was repeatedly drinking and doing drugs?" "That was information from the Department of Social Welfare, not mine. It had to do with Salander's entire lifestyle. It's no wonder her prognosis was so poor after she stopped her treatment. Her life was between alcoholism, police involvement, and uncontrolled promiscuity. Keep looping." "You mean 'out of control promiscuity'?" "Yes, the wording shows that she has no control over her life and is having sex with older men." "It's not illegal." “没错，但对一个十六岁少女而言却是不正常的行为。我们或许应该问问她从事这种活动是出于自愿或是被强迫。” “但你说她很可能在卖淫。” “因为她缺乏教育，没能继续升学或接受更高的教育，以至于找不到工作，自然可能产生这样的结果。也有可能她将年纪较大的男性视为父亲，性交易得到的金钱报酬只是附带的好处。这种案例我视为精神官能症的行为。” “所以你认为一个有性行为的十六岁少女患有精神官能症？” “你扭曲了我的话。” “但你不知道她性交后是否真的拿了钱。” “她从未因卖淫被捕。” “她不太可能因此被捕，因为在我国卖淫并不犯法。” “呃，是的。以她的情形来说，这和精神官能症的强迫行为有关。” “你就根据这些未经证实的假设，一口咬定莎兰德有精神病？我十六岁的时候从我父亲那里偷了一瓶伏特加，喝掉半瓶以后醉得糊里糊涂。你觉得我这样也有精神病？” "No, of course not." “请恕我冒昧，你自己十七岁时不也曾在一个派对上喝得烂醉，还和一大伙人到乌普萨拉市中心到处砸窗子？你被警察逮捕后，一直拘留到你清醒付了罚款才被释放。” 泰勒波利安惊呆了。 “有没有这回事，泰勒波利安医师？” “有。十七岁的时候往往会做很多蠢事，不过……” “不过那并没有让你——或其他任何人——认为你有严重的精神疾病，对吧？” 泰勒波利安感到愤怒。那个可恶的律师不断扭曲他的话，还专挑小细节，就是不肯看事情的全貌。还有他自己那幼稚的越轨行为……她又是怎么打听到这个消息的？ 他清清喉咙，提高说话的声音。 “社会福利部的报告写得非常清楚，确定莎兰德的生活形态绕着酒精、毒品与乱交打转。社会福利部还说她是妓女。” “不，社会福利部从来没有说过她是妓女。” “她被逮捕过，在……” “不，她没有被捕。”安妮卡说：“她十七岁时和一个年纪大她许多的男人在丹托伦登遭到警察盘问。同一年她因为酒醉被捕，也是和一个年纪大了许多的男人在一起。社会福利部担心她可能从事卖淫，但始终没有提出证据。” “她和很多人都很随便就发生性关系，不论男女。” “在你的那份报告中，很详尽地描述了我的当事人的性习惯。你说她和她的朋友米莉安的关系证实了性精神变态的疑虑。为什么她们的关系会证实这种事？” 泰勒波利安没有回答。 “我真诚地希望你不是想说同性恋是一种精神疾病。”安妮卡说：“那甚至可能是违法的声明。” “不是，当然不是。我指的是她们关系中性虐的部分。” “你觉得她是性虐狂？” "I……" “我们这里有米莉安的供词。上面说她们的关系当中并无暴力。” “他们从事SM性爱，而且……” “我开始觉得你看了太多晚报。莎兰德和友人米莉安偶尔会玩一些性爱游戏，米莉安会将我的当事人绑起来，给予她性方面的满足。这既不是特别不寻常也没有违法。你就因为这样想把我的当事人关起来？” 泰勒波利安不屑地挥挥手。 “我十六岁还在学校的时候，曾经多次喝醉酒，也尝试过毒品，我抽过大麻，大约二十年前甚至还试过可卡因。十五岁的时候和学校同学发生第一次性关系，二十岁和一个男孩发生关系，他把我的双手绑在床架上。二十二岁时和一个四十七岁的男人交往了几个月。依你看，我是不是精神有问题？” “安妮卡女士，你在开玩笑，但你的性经验与本案无关。” “为什么无关？当我看你那份所谓的莎兰德精神鉴定报告时，如果不看上下文，我发现每一点都和我自己的经验吻合。为什么我很健康而莎兰德就被视为危险的性虐狂呢？” “这些不是重要的细节。你并没有两度试图杀害自己的父亲……” “泰勒波利安医师，事实上莎兰德想和谁上床都不关你的事，她的伴侣的性别或是他们如何做爱也不关你的事。但是你却硬扯出她生活中的细节作为依据，说她有毛病。” “莎兰德的一生——从中学开始——就是一连串的暴力记录，经常无缘无故对老师与其他学生发怒施暴。” “等一等。”安妮卡的声音顿时有如刮冰刀刮过车窗。“大家看看我的当事人。” 所有人都转头看莎兰德。 “我的当事人在可怕的家庭环境中成长。在几年的时间里，她父亲持续地虐待她母亲。” "That is……" “请让我说完。莎兰德的母亲怕死了札拉千科，她不敢反抗，不敢去看医生，不敢去找妇女庇护中心。她受尽凌虐，最后被打到脑部损伤无法复原。不得不负起责任的人，唯一一个早在进入青春期之前便试着扛起家庭责任的人，就是莎兰德。她只能独力肩负起这个重担，因为对国家与社会福利部来说，那个间谍札拉千科比莉丝的母亲更重要。” "I can not……" “很抱歉，最后导致的结果就是社会摒弃了莉丝的母亲和两个孩子。莉丝在学校制造问题，你们觉得惊讶吗？看看她。她又瘦又小，总是班上个头最小的一个。她内向、性情古怪、没有朋友。你们知道小孩通常怎么对待与众不同的同学吗？” 泰勒波利安叹了口气。 安妮卡继续说道：“我可以回顾莉丝在学校的记录，一一检视她出现暴力行为的情况。每次总是因为先受到某种挑衅。我可以轻易辨识出欺凌的迹象。让我告诉你一件事。” "what?" “我很钦佩莎兰德。她比我强。如果我十三岁时被绑在床上一年，恐怕整个人早就崩溃了。但她以自己所拥有的唯一武器反击，那就是鄙视你。” 她早已不紧张了。她觉得一切都在掌握中。 “你今天早上的证词里不断提到幻想。例如，你说莎兰德供称自己被毕尔曼律师强暴是幻想。” "That's right." “你这么说有什么依据？” “根据我的经验，她经常幻想。” “根据你的经验，她经常幻想？你怎么认定她是在幻想？当她说自己被绑在床上三百八十个日夜时，你觉得那是她的幻想，然而你自己的记录告诉我们事实的确如此。” “这完全是两回事。根本没有丝毫证据证明毕尔曼强暴莎兰德。我的意思是，用针刺穿乳头等如此过火的粗暴行为，她理应会被救护车送到医院吧？所以显然并未发生这种事。” 安妮卡转向艾弗森法官。“我事先要求今天要准备投影机……” “已经准备好了。”法官说。 “请拉上窗帘好吗？” 安妮卡打开她的强力笔记本电脑，连上投影机，随后转向当事人。 “莉丝，我们要看影片了，你准备好了吗？” “我都亲身经历过了。”莎兰德冷冷地说。 “你同意我在这里播放吗？” 莎兰德点点头，目光直盯着泰勒波利安。 “你能告诉我们影片是什么时候拍的吗？” “二〇〇三年三月七号。” “是谁拍的？” “是我。我用了隐藏式摄影机，米尔顿安保的标准配备。” “等等。”埃克斯壮检察官大喊：“这愈来愈像耍猴戏了。” “你要让我们看什么？”艾弗森法官用带点尖锐的语气问道。 “泰勒波利安医师声称莎兰德所供述遭毕尔曼律师强暴一事是幻想，我要让各位看看反面的证据。影片共九十分钟长，但我只会放几个短的片段。我先警告大家这里面有一些令人非常不舒服的画面。” “你在耍什么把戏吗？”埃克斯壮说。 “只有一个办法能知道。”安妮卡随即开始播放笔记本电脑内的DVD。 “你连时间也不会看吗？”毕尔曼一开门便粗鲁地说。接着摄影机进入他的公寓。 九分钟过后，艾弗森法官敲下木槌。画面上毕尔曼律师正粗暴地将假阳具插入莎兰德的肛门。安妮卡将音量转大，莎兰德的尖叫声传遍法庭，但因嘴巴被绝缘胶带缠住而削弱了些。 “不要再播了。”艾弗森法官以洪亮而威严的声音说道。 安妮卡按下停止键，天花板的灯再次亮起。艾弗森法官满脸通红，埃克斯壮检察官呆坐着仿佛化为石头，泰勒波利安的脸色则惨白如死尸。 “安妮卡女士……你说影片有多长？” “九十分钟。强暴的过程分阶段持续了将近五六个小时，但我的当事人只隐约还记得最后一两个小时所遭受的暴力。”安妮卡转向泰勒波利安。“其中有一幕是毕尔曼拿针穿过我的当事人的乳头，也就是泰勒波利安医师坚称是莎兰德荒唐想象的说辞。发生的时间是在第七十二分钟，我现在可以马上播放这一段。” “谢谢，不用了。”法官说：“莎兰德小姐……” 他瞬间失去头绪，不知该如何进行下去。 “莎兰德小姐，你为什么录下这影片？” “毕尔曼已经强暴过我一次，却还不满足。第一次那个老变态要我替他吹喇叭，我以为这次又是一样。我想我可以留下清楚的证据然后威胁他，让他离我远一点。我估计错了。” “既然你有这么……有力的证据，为什么不去报警呢？” “我不和警察说话。”莎兰德口气平平地说。 潘格兰从轮椅上站起来，身子撑靠在桌边，声音非常清楚。 “我的当事人基本上不和警察或任何权威人士说话，更不用说是精神科医生。原因很简单，从她还小的时候就曾经一次又一次试着向警察和社工人员解释札拉千科对她母亲施暴，但每一次的结果都是她被处罚，因为政府的公务员认为札拉千科比她更重要。” 他清清喉咙又继续说。 “当她终于认定没有人会听她说话，她能保护母亲的唯一方法就是以暴制暴。结果这个自称医生的混账东西”——他指着泰勒波利安——“写了一份假造的精神诊断书说莎兰德精神异常，让他有机会把她关在圣史蒂芬长达三百八十一天。真是混账！” 潘格兰坐了下来。艾弗森法官见他情绪如此激动颇感诧异。他转向莎兰德。 “你想不想休息一下……” “为什么？”莎兰德问。 “好吧，那我们继续。安妮卡女士，这段录像要接受检验，我会请专家鉴定其真伪。但目前我无法容忍再看到更多类似的骇人画面。继续诘问吧。” “乐意之至。我也觉得这些画面骇人。”安妮卡说：“我的当事人多次遭受这种不合法的身心暴力，最该怪罪的人就是泰勒波利安医师。他违反了医生的宣誓，背叛自己的病人。他伙同国安局内部某个体制外团体的成员毕约克，拼凑出一份精神鉴定报告，目的是为了将碍事的证人关起来。我相信本案肯定是瑞典司法史上独一无二的案件。” “这些指控太过分了。”泰勒波利安说：“我已经尽力想帮助莎兰德。她试图杀害自己的父亲，很明显就是有不对劲的地方……” 安妮卡打断他的话。 “我现在想请法庭看看泰勒波利安对我的当事人作的第二份精神鉴定报告，该报告也是今天的呈堂证据之一。我主张那份报告说谎，就和一九九一年那份一样。” “这实在是……”泰勒波利安急促地说。 “艾弗森法官，能不能请证人不要一直打断我？” “泰勒波利安先生……” “我会保持安静。但这些指控太过分了，也难怪我生气……” “泰勒波利安先生，在律师问你问题之前请保持安静。继续吧，安妮卡女士。” “这是泰勒波利安医师呈给法庭的精神鉴定报告。他宣称是根据对我的当事人的'观察'所作的，理应发生在她六月五日移送克鲁努贝里看守所以后，检查结果应该是在七月五日提出。” “据我的了解是这样没错。”艾弗森法官说。 “泰勒波利安医师，六月六日以前你是不是应该没有机会检查或观察我的当事人？我们都知道，在那之前她人还被隔离在哥德堡的索格恩斯卡医院。” "yes." “你曾两度到索格恩斯卡，试图接触我的当事人，但两次都遭到拒绝。” 安妮卡打开公文包，拿出一份文件。她绕过桌子，交给艾弗森法官。 “好，这应该是泰勒波利安医师的报告副本。你的重点是什么？” “我想传两名证人。他们已经在庭外候传。” “证人是谁？” “是《千禧年》杂志社的布隆维斯特和国安局宪法保障组组长艾柯林特警司。” “他们现在在外面？” "yes." “让他们进来。”艾弗森说。 “这太不合程序了。”埃克斯壮抗议道。 埃克斯壮眼看安妮卡把自己的关键证人剁得面目全非，心里着实不是滋味。那部影片是极具杀伤力的证物。法官不理会埃克斯壮，打手势示意法警开门让布隆维斯特和艾柯林特进来。 “我想先请布隆维斯特作证。” “那么就请泰勒波利安先生先下来一下。”艾弗森法官说。 “我这边你问完了吗？”泰勒波利安问道。 “还没，早着呢。”安妮卡说。 布隆维斯特取代泰勒波利安坐上证人席。艾弗森法官很快地走完例行程序，布隆维斯特也完成宣誓。 “麦可，”安妮卡唤了一声，随即微笑道：“请法庭原谅，我觉得叫自己的哥哥布隆维斯特先生很拗口，所以我还是称呼他的名字。” 她走到艾弗森法官席前，要求拿回方才呈给他的那份鉴定报告，然后转交给布隆维斯特。 “你之前看过这份文件吗？” “看过，我手上有三份。第一份是在五月十二日取得，第二份在五月十九日，第三份，也就是这份，是在六月三日。” “你能告诉我们你是如何取得这些副本的吗？” “我是记者，这是某个消息来源提供给我的，我不想说出他的姓名。” 莎兰德瞪着泰勒波利安，他又再度面如死灰。 “你如何处理这份报告？” “我交给了宪法保障组的艾柯林特。” “谢谢你，麦可。我现在要传艾柯林特。”安妮卡说着顺手拿回报告，递给艾弗森法官，接着宣誓程序又重复一遍。 “艾柯林特警司，你是不是从布隆维斯特那里拿到一份关于莎兰德的精神鉴定报告？” "yes." “你何时拿到的？” “国安局的正式记录是六月四日。” “就是我刚才呈给艾弗森法官那一份吗？” “如果后面有我的签名，就是同一份。” 法官翻到文件背后，看见上头有艾柯林特的签名。 “艾柯林特警司，能不能请你解释一下，这份精神鉴定报告据称是分析一个还被隔离在索格恩斯卡医院的病人，怎么会到你手上？” “好的。泰勒波利安医师的报告是假的，是他和一个名叫乔纳斯的人一起伪造的，他在一九九一年和毕约克也假造过类似的文件。” “他说谎。”泰勒波利安有气无力地说。 “你说谎吗？”安妮卡问。 “不，当然没有。”艾柯林特说：“也许我应该提一下，今天检察总长下令逮捕了十来个人，乔纳斯也是其中之一。乔纳斯是因为共谋杀害毕约克而被捕，他是国安局内部某犯罪组织的一员，这个组织从七十年代就开始保护札拉千科，也是这批官员在一九九一年决定将莎兰德关起来。我们有确凿的证据，该单位负责人也已坦承不讳。” 此话一出全场愕然，肃静无声。 “泰勒波利安先生对这番话有什么意见吗？”艾弗森法官问道。 泰勒波利安摇摇头。 “那么我有义务告诉你，你恐怕会被以伪证罪起诉，也可能还有其他罪名。”艾弗森法官说。 “审判长，请容我打岔。”布隆维斯特说。 "What's up?" “泰勒波利安先生还有更大的问题。法庭外有两名警员想带他去问话。” “我知道了。”法官说：“是和本庭有关的事吗？” “我想是的，审判长。” 艾弗森法官向法警打个手势，随即让茉迪和另一个埃克斯壮检察官没能立刻认出的女子进入法庭。那女子名叫莉莎·柯雪，是特别调查处的刑警，那是国家警察局内专门负责调查儿童色情与性侵犯案件的单位。 “你们来这里有什么事？”艾弗森法官问。 “我们前来逮捕泰勒波利安，希望您能准许，也希望不会干扰庭讯的进行。” 艾弗森法官看着安妮卡律师。 “我还有些话要问他……不过法庭可能已经听够了泰勒波利安先生的证词。” “你们可以带走他了。”艾弗森法官对两名警察说。 柯雪直接走到证人席。“泰勒波利安，我现在要以违反儿童色情法的罪名逮捕你。” 泰勒波利安静坐不动，几乎无法呼吸。安妮卡发现他眼中似乎光芒尽失。 “说得明确些，我们在你的电脑上发现大约八千张儿童色情照片。” 她弯身拿起他随身携带的电脑包。 “这要扣押当做证物。”她说。 他被带离法庭时，莎兰德目光灼灼地紧盯泰勒波利安的背影。