What Kono Did -
Since the apology, Chin was convinced now more than ever that his cousin, Kono, was hiding something, though he didn't know what it was, he made a vow to himself to get to the bottom of it. There was only one thing he could do, spy on her. Sure she'd probably hate him for awhile, but if he could get her out of trouble, he would just about anything.
Family was important to them.
As Chin pulled into a garage across the street from Kono's house, he thought back to the last time he'd seen her. He tried to apologize but she didn't seem so receptive and it seemed as though she had better things to do, then to sit there and talk to him. The Kono he knew and loved would never act that way at all.
The detective grabbed his large duffle bag from the passenger side of the car, opened the door, and got out the car and shut it behind him. Chin stared out across the way at Kono's house, thankful that she hadn't been home to see him walk out of the garage and shut the door. Chin walked up the walk way of the house and up the back deck. The house wasn't much bigger than his cousins, but it would do. He was lucky he got it at all. It belonged to a friend of theirs and he was looking after the house while they were away overseas.
Chin pulled the keys from his back pocket and unlocked the door. He walked into a dark kitchen and he flipped the switch, illuminating the small room, and closed the door behind him. Chin walked straight down the hallway to the living room. He set his duffle bag down, moved the furniture around to get a better view of Kono's house.
Before the detective could get a set up, a black SUV pulled up in front of the house and several men stepped out, all of whom were former cops; many of them had worked with Chin - some he had arrested later on. He couldn't believe that Kono was hanging around that crowd. What was she up to?
Chin quickly removed the camera from the duffle bag and started taking pictures. To his surprise, Kono stepped out of the SUV with a dark haired man, but Chin could not see his face, though he looked familiar. If she continued down that path, there was no telling what could happen!
"What have you gotten yourself, cuz?" Chin asked himself.
Kono hadn't left the house very much lately and Chin hadn't been able to bug her place, but he was beginning to wish he had. What he would do to be a fly on the wall.
The former cops had not stayed to long because they were leaving and Kono came out last with a red a dress on more slutty than normal. It looked as though they were going out partying. The man she'd come in with had come out last, though Chin still had not id him but he took the picture anyway. He'd find out when he back to headquarters.
Once the SUV was gone, Chin set the camera down, stood up, and he pulled a plate with foil out of the duffle bag.
"Your favorite dish, Kono!"
Chin went to the front door, unlocked it, and headed over to Kono's place. Once there, he unlocked the door and went inside. It was dark, but there was just enough light coming in from between the curtain. He saw a picture of their auntie sitting on a build in shelf and went over to it. He picked it up and stared at it a few and then pulled something of his pocket. It was the bug he'd wanted to put in the house and placed it on the back of the picture and set it down the way it had been sitting.
"Thanks, Auntie!" Chin smiled grabbed the plate and headed towards the kitchen, but stopped short when something caught his eye. He stepped back ever so slightly and looked up. It was small, but to the trained on, they'd know what it was. It was a small camera lodged into the wall. Who was watching Kono? Were there any others in the house? Chin didn't take the time to find out. He went into the kitchen and opened the fridge to put the plate in, and closed it. Knowing that she would not answer, Chin dialed her anyway. "Hey Cuz…" He said when the voice mail came up. "I just stopped by because your mom wanted me to drop by your favorite dish. It's in the fridge. See ya!" He shut the phone and put it in his pocket.
The detective rushed out of the house and back over to his friend's house. He decided to stay around for a little while, not knowing if Kono would return.
Several hours later, a black limo pulled up. Chin was nearly half a sleep, but he caught it, and he picked up his camera, and as soon as Kono and her date got out of the limo, he started taking pictures.
"What the…?" Chin stopped his self and started taking pictures again. "What is she hanging around him for?"
Once they were inside, Chin set the camera down and turned to his already opened laptop and hit the record button when he heard them speak.
"Kono…" The softly spoken mad began, "You have a lovely home but wouldn't you be more comfortable at one of my places?"
"No, this is fine."
It was quiet for a moment and Chin thought he heard kissing noses. He shook his head. There was no way he was going to listen that so he shut the program down and waited a little while to see what was going on. At least he'd give her some privacy.
While he was waiting, Chin pulled his phone out, and dialed a number, waiting for the other to be answered. "Hey Steve-How is going?" He asked casually.
"Nothing, just having a beer with Danny, and watching the game," Steve replied. "So what's going on?"
"Checking on Kono!"
"What's going on?" Steve seemed worried.
Since Kono had her badge taken away, she'd been pulling away from everyone and they didn't know why, but they gave her space so she could figure things out on her own. Though Steve and Danny knew that Chin wouldn't take it lightly and to make matters worse, the governor had sent a replacement, rather a babysitter, from the FBI to join the task force. Steve didn't like that one bit but he decided it was best to get along to keep things from getting out of hand.
"I think we know where Wofat went," Chin said as a mater-of-factly.
"What?"
"She's with him now."
"Where?"
"At her house!"
"I'm on my way!" The phone went dead.
Many times before, Steve had Wofat in his sites, only to be outsmarted, but not this time. They had him. Chin turned the program on again it was quiet, except for the message he left for her earlier. She'd been playing it on speaker phone.
"If they find me here," Wofat went on, "They will arrest you and me."
"I don't care. I'm tired of always playing by the rules. I just want to be free!"
Just then the phone rang and Wofat answered it. "Hello! Jenna! So good to hear from you…What? Thank you for that bit of information. I will be seeing you!" He ended the call.
Whoa. Jenna? When did that happen? Was she there the whole time? Chin couldn't really wrap his mind around it.
It was quiet once again and Chin could hear the TV turn and it was some stupid infomercial about hair products. He rolled his eyes.
A few minutes later, Danno's silver car pulled up outside of Kono's house. Chin headed outside, gun in hand. "I haven't heard anything for a few minutes, but he did get a call from Jenna Kaye." He had informed them.
"Jenna Kaye? Our Kaye?" Danny had wondered.
All Chin could do was nod. Steve knew that there was something up with her, even asked right before left. They didn't need to worry about that till late. With his gun in hand, he walked up the steps to the front door, Danny and Chin followed behind him.
"Kono…" Steven knocked on the door and entered.
To their surprise, Kono was sitting on the sofa watching TV by herself. She jumped up off the sofa looking pissed. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Danny and Chin went through the rest of the house but it was clear. There was no Wofat. When did he have time to leave? How did he leave?
"Where is he?" Steve asked harshly. "Where is he?"
"Where is who?" Kono was evasive. She didn't really like that they were barging in with blazing guns.
"Wofat!"
Chin returning to the living room. "I know he was here."
"You don't know anything, Chin!"
Danny walked over to Kono and placed a hand on her shoulder, saying, "Kono if you know anything, anything at all, please tell us. We need to know. Was Wofat here?"
"Leave now!" Kono ordered.
Steve was getting a little bit flustered. Again he almost had Wofat and he got away. Kono let him get away! Why would she do that, when it meant so much to him to catch the guy? "Dammit, Kono!" He sighed, shaking his head. "You knew what it meant!"
"I don't care! Get out!" Kono ordered once again. She knew she was being a bitch but she had to do what she had to do and they couldn't know anything of what she was doing. It was her way of protecting them.
"This isn't over Kono!" Steve proclaimed.
"All right, McGarrett, let's go!" Danny pushed him out the door.
Chin remained there for a few minutes and just shook his head, and then he left, closing the door behind him.
TBC