Henrik Vanger:  I apologize if you 've been having financial problems at the magazine due to Mikael 's absence .
Erika Berger: We 'll work through them .
Henrik Vanger: Are you sure ?
Martin Vanger: How long do you think you can hang on ? Six months ?
Erika Berger: That sounds about right .
Henrik Vanger: I used to be in the newspaper business . We owned six dailies back in the ' 50s .
Martin Vanger: We still own _ one _ . The Courier , here in town .
Henrik Vanger: Which I let my nephew , Birger , run because he ca n't run anything else .
Martin Vanger: So , what would you say to taking on a partner ?
Erika Berger: Well , we 've never had to consider it before . We value our independence very much .