Salander can’t move. Waits for the pain to subside - which it eventually does - but only to be replaced with a sense of helplessness. Then that subsides, replaced with a facade of insouciance.
The richest girl in Sweden emerges from the alcove and walks back the way she came - tossing the garment bag and card into a construction dumpster - climbs onto her Honda - starts it - and drives off -
Probably forever.
amo/sou
I hated that the movie/book ended that way. But I guess its sort of refreshing compared to all of these lovey dovey...