A/N: Alright, here is another new one. Based on one of my 642 Things to Rant About, and all the wonderful and encouraging comments that so many people put forward, I am excited to being another mystery to the fandom. This is going to mirror and episode from season one, in that the governor brings the case the Five-O with a promise to his friends, but aside for that, the case is going to take a very different twist. I've also inserted a little shout out to my two favorite TV Doctors. Can you guess who they are?
Enjoy.
P.S. If I start anymore new stories someone is going to have to slap me.
Chapter 1: The Governor's Interruption
Governor Sam Denning marched into Five-O headquarters to find it swarming with activity. Agents from the coastguard, SWAT and HPD gathered around the smart table as Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett barked orders. The rest of Five-O stood by, already dressed in their bullet proof vest and just waiting for Steve to give the order to make the final move.
"We didn't expect to see you Governor," Steve stated in shock as he spun around at the sound of the man clearing his throat and everyone fell silent.
"I trust that through your leadership, and the hard work of Five-O, your counterparts in the Coastguard and SWAT could take over for you in this raid." Denning spoke more to the other men in the room then directly to Steve.
"This has been the work of several weeks and we know that we have a very small window of opportunity to bring down this illegal trade operation," Steve said as he spun on the governor and with a wave of Danny's hand the other officers, minus Kono, Chin and himself, left the room and waited in the hall just outside of the Five-O headquarters.
"I know, and you've done everything in your power to see it come to a peaceful resolution, but it will make no difference if you are in the field or they are. You are now ordered to leave the take-down to SWAT and the Coastguard, and turn your attention to this emergency. I'm sure SWAT can handle the arrests without you." Denning's stare was as harsh and unwavering as the one that Steve had thrown in his direction.
"Fifty bucks says the taskforce gets shut down after Steve's next comment," Danny whispered to Chin as they stood off to one side as the Governor and Steve faced off.
"Shh," Kono hushed as both Steve and the Governor spun to look at them and Chin shook Danny's hand.
"Danny, make the call. Send in SWAT. Tell Commander Collins that he's calling the shots from here on out." Reluctantly Steve gave in to the Governor and sent his team into motion – it was after all the Governor's taskforce and his orders were the highest orders.
Danny nodded as Chin held out his hand and smirked.
"I can't believe you didn't put up a fight," Danny stated as he walked toward the door where, just outside, the SWAT crew was waiting. Moments later Danny walked back in as a stampede could be heard down the hallways. "Alright, what is so important that you managed to save us from getting shot at before noon today?" Danny asked sarcastically as he came back into the office. "Not that I mind, a shooting on a Monday morning just wasn't the foot I wanted to start the week off on."
"I need you to find Lidia Shepherd-Grey," Denning stated as he placed a police file on the smart table. "She is a top priority for you as of now."
"You've called us off a huge drug raid for a missing person?" Steve asked indignantly.
"A person who hasn't even been missing for twenty for hours," Danny stated as he flipped through the file and then threw it back down on the smart table. "Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful that I won't be shot this morning, but Sir, this isn't even technically a case yet, let alone something that Five-O should be handling." Danny tried, without letting Steve speak, to calm the fire and the annoyance that was already showing in his partner's eyes.
"This is a Five-O case because I am making it a Five-O case."
"With all due respect, sir, I'm sure HPD are perfectly capable of checking up on a University Student who probably partied to hard this weekend and passed out at a friends house," Steve stated defiantly.
"For your information, Commander McGarrett, Lidia's father Senator Shepherd reported that his daughter missing, after she missed their daily scheduled phone conversation. The young lady, who has only been in Hawaii for two months for school, has not missed a call to her father this whole time. It's uncharacteristic of her and he cannot reach her on her cell, which she has on her at all times. From what I understand, they can't even locate the phone through its GPS. Now, the senator is a very good friend of mine and because of that, you will find her – even if this is a case of too much partying last night. Do I make myself clear?" Denning ordered.
"Sir, yes sir," Steve stated.
"Is the girl living on campus or off?" Chin asked once it had been decided that Five-O would take the case.
"Off campus, the senator and his family had a vacation house here. Lidia is living out of it while she completes her Masters in Art History. I last saw her Saturday night after she left my home. She's been having dinner with us every Saturday since she arrived here."
"Can we search the place?" Danny asked.
Denning produced a house key from his pocket. "Here is the senator's spare key."
"Have you spoken with anyone else that may have seen her in the last twenty four hours?" Kono asked.
"Lidia is a very quiet, driven, young lady. I want to believe that she's having the time of her life out here with us, here in Hawaii, but I feel like a young woman who would rather spend her Saturday nights with me and my family, doesn't have much of a life outside of school and her daily conversations with her family back home on the mainland. This is why this case is sticking out like a sore thumb. You may find people on campus, among the faculty of History, that have seen her, but I doubt that anyone has seen her since I saw her on Saturday night," Dennings explained. "This is extremely out of character for her."
"Well, it's not like we haven't seen a number of out of character things in our time," Danny said as he turned to his partner who was removing his bullet proof vest. "How do you want to handle this?"
"I want Kono and Chin to head over to the house and see if they can't bring me back something. You and I, Danno, are going to head over to the university to see if anyone has seen Lidia."
"There is one other thing you should know," Denning said as he seemed to get more nervous. "Five-O isn't the only special taskforce on the island. Currently a branch of our violent crimes division is working on a few very large cases involving crimes against women specifically. There is one case in particular that has me quite on edge."
"Can you give us any specifics?" Danny asked as he watched the Governor with suspicion.
"No, I will not, because you are going to find Lidia alive."
"And if we don't?" Steve asked.
"You have to."
Danny and Steve nodded.
"What about the raid?" Kono asked.
"I'm sure it's probably all under control by now," Steve said with a sigh, "beside we have other business to attend to."
"Thank you Commander," Denning said but the stress and anxiety seems to stay with him. "You have to find her – alive."
"We'll do our best," Steve nodded and with that, he and his crew divided to head out on a brand new case.
