The Girl Who Played With Fire

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death, child sexual abuse, sexual violence, physical abuse, addiction, substance use, and cursing. 

A paragraph explains that unknown variables are often represented by letters in mathematics. Finding a value for the unknown that solves the equation is said to “satisfy” it. An example is provided: 3x + 4 = 6x – 2 (x = 2).

Lisbeth returns to Stockholm and goes to her new apartment in Mosebacke under the name V. Kulla. During the Wennerstrom Affair, Lisbeth stole billions of kronor. When she saw that Blomkvist was still romantically involved with Berger, she decided to get a new apartment and travel. When a real-estate agent refused to take Lisbeth seriously, she hacked the real-estate company and reported him to the tax authorities. Lisbeth splurged on a fancy apartment through Wasp Enterprises, using Jeremy MacMillan, a lawyer in Gibraltar. She still continued to maintain her old apartment on Lundagatan, which she acquired through Holger Palmgren, and she then traveled the world, avoiding Sweden and Blomkvist. Now, arriving back in Stockholm, Lisbeth uses the false identity of Irene Nesser and buys furniture from IKEA, visits her old apartment, discards letters from Blomkvist, finds information regarding her mother’s death, and spends a night relaxing in her new home.