Influential industrialist Vanger's niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.
Rasmus lives at an orphanage. He's OK, but wants a mom and a dad, and from time to time some comes to find a child, but they always chose little girls curls. Rasmus realizes he has to run away and find parents himself.
Cege Ljung's first case almost 25 years ago. Cege assembles his special team to solve the case, but time is short, the statute of limitations is about to expire.
Cege and his group have stationed themselves on Skärsö to solve the murder mystery, but the islanders don't like having snooping police there once again. Fanny follows a drug trail and finds it difficult to deal with Theo's illness.
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist, convicted for slander, is hired by industrialist Henrik Vanger to solve the 40 year old disappearance of his niece Harriet, but Mikael soon finds out he's getting help in the case, from hacker Lisbeth Salander.
Stig's therapy has taught him not to avoid getting into conflicts: now he's into a conflict with his chief financial officer, his doctor and his best friend.
