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***** This is a continuation of my last story, 'TO BE CONTINUED…' in which Doris and Joe confessed everything to Steve about her past and her connection to Wo-Fat. You don't have to read 'TO BE CONTINUED' first, but it's an emotionally-charged story that you might enjoy! This story picks up five weeks later…. *****

***** A special THANK YOU to Shirik40 for the idea that prompted this story - I hope you like it! *****

Steve woke to his phone ringing on his nightstand and glancing at his watch he noted it was a little before three in the morning. Looking groggily at the screen, a smile came to his face as the name 'Catherine' lit up the display. Stifling a yawn he answered, "Mornin' sweetheart"

The response he received brought him to full attention and he bolted upright, "Good morning Commander McGarrett. It's been too long…"
"Wo-Fat…."
"You still recognize my voice, I am flattered. I can promise you one thing Steve, your girlfriend here will also never forget my voice…will you Miss Rollins"

Steve's voice was shaking with fear and anger as he said "Don't you touch her, you fucking animal!" Wo-Fat's evil laugh made Steve's skin crawl and tears welled in his eyes as he heard Cath whimper fearfully. "Let me talk to her"

"Not so quick Steve. I need you to listen to me and listen good. I have your lady and if you wish to see her alive again you will bring Doris to me. Do you understand?
"I don't know where Doris is"
"I do not believe you Commander. I have waited for more than thirty years for my retribution and I will not wait any longer"
"I'm not lying to you...I no longer have contact with my Mother"
"Well you had better find her fast. Now take down this information"
"Hold on I have to get a pen" Jumping from his bed and racing to his dresser he grabbed a pen and wrote the information Wo-Fat gave him on the back of an envelope. He then stated firmly, "Now let me talk to her"

"Only for a minute"
As her captor pulled the gag from her mouth and held the phone to her ear, Catherine said emotionally, "Steve…oh God Steve"
"Cath, you hang on baby. I'm coming for you"
"Steve no…." She sobbed, "He'll kill you, please stay away…...I love you"

Putting the phone back to his ear, Wo-Fat said coldly, "If you do not bring Doris to me by noon on Thursday, Miss Rollins will die and I promise you Steve, it will not be a pleasant death"
Steve's voice was steely as he replied, "If you harm her, I WILL kill you"
"Noon on Thursday" And with those words Wo-Fat hung up.

Still clutching the phone in his hand, Steve closed his eyes and tried to re-gain his composure. He had talked to Catherine just yesterday…how could this have happened? She was on a two-week shore leave in Phuket, Thailand and he was due to fly out and join her at the end of the week. Oh God, Wo-Fat had her and he had heard the terror in her voice. His phone then beeped announcing an incoming text and he opened the message to see Catherine looking back at him, her eyes filled with sheer terror.

After looking at the picture for several seconds he dialed Danny.
Danny rolled over as his phone rang to grab it. Steve had called him several times during the middle of the night to talk since they had returned from Montana five weeks ago. Hearing his Mother's confession about her connection with Wo-Fat had hurt him, but the fact that she had basically used his Father and his on-going search for her 'killer' to keep Wo-Fat off her tail had really rocked Steve to his core. He had decided to cut ties with his Mother and even with everything she had done to him, he was feeling guilty about this. He hadn't called him during the night for almost two weeks now and with his upcoming rendezvous planned with Catherine in Thailand he had seemed happier this week.

"Hey buddy, you okay?"
"Danny, I need you to meet me at headquarters right away"
"Okay. Hey, you sound upset, what's wrong?"
"He's got Cath"
"What are you talking about? Who's got Cath?"
"Wo-Fat Danny. He's kidnapped Catherine and he's threatening to kill her if I don't bring Doris to him by noon on Thursday"
Steve's voice was frantic and Danny tried to calm him, "Okay babe, you gotta' relax so we can think this through. Don't call anyone else. Throw a bag together and meet me at the office, you hear me partner?"

"Yeah…..yeah"
"Steve listen to me now, drive safe okay…..we're going to get Catherine back. I'll see you in a little bit"
"Okay, bye"

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As he raced down the Pali Highway Steve struggled to maintain his composure. He had to keep a clear head in order to get Cath back safely. Damn, Wo-Fat...after they had last captured him, he was extradited back to Japan and upon his arrival at the airport members of his cartel staged an attack and once again he escaped. Not this time though, he was going to make sure that this bastard could no longer hurt anyone he loved.

When he pulled into the parking lot at 5-0 headquarters Danny was there waiting for him, leaning up against his shiny new black Camero.
They moved quickly across the darkened parking lot towards the front door of the iconic building.
Danny was practically jogging in his attempt to keep up with his long legged partner as he stated, "I called Chin, he's on his way in"
Steve glanced at him, "Good…..thank you"
As they entered Steve's office Danny said softly, "We'll find her Steve"
"I know where she is Danny. Wo-Fat told me where they are"
"Where?"
"Phuket Thailand" Taking out his phone and opening the text he handed it to Danny.

The Jersey detective's stomach turned as he looked at the photo of Catherine. She had clearly been beaten. One eye was black and swollen as was her cheek which also had a two to three inch bloody gash across it. Her mouth was gagged and was stained with blood from her split upper lip. She was sitting on a small wooden chair, her hands and feet were tied and she had been stripped down to her undergarments. A large gash ran from her right shoulder blade down to her breast and her bra was also stained blood red. But it was her eyes that cut through his heart. The sheer terror she felt evident in her eyes.

He said softly, "Oh my God" He handed the phone back to his partner as he asked, "How are we going to do this?"
"WE'RE not doing this Danno, I am"
"NO WAY PARTNER! NO WAY! You are not going there alone"
"I have to Danny. He wants Doris and he's not going to get her…..he has to settle for me"
"That's not going to work Steve and you know it! As you said he wants Doris"
Steve responded, "Well he's not going to get her. I promised her I was going to finish this and that's what I'm going to do"
"You have to call her"
"No I don't Danny, and you're not going to call her either"

Danny sighed before saying softly, "Look buddy, there's no easy way to say this and you may hate me for it, but the reality is, are you going to sacrifice yourself and Catherine for the woman who upended your life?" As Steve tried to speak, Danny raised his hand stopping him "Let me finish Steve. She's your Mother and you love her, I get that…I understand but she killed his Father"

Steve looked at him stunned, "So what are you saying D'? That I should hand her over to him to be killed? She was doing her job! She was an agent and she had no choice at that point but to shoot him" Steve dropped heavily back into his chair and covered his face with his hands. "My God Danny, I can't bring her to him...I can't"

Danny moved closer and sat on the edge of Steve's desk, "Okay, so we're doing this without Doris. What's our plan? And DON'T argue with me, I'm going with you and I'm sure Chin will say the same thing"

Steve sighed heavily and sat forward with his hands folded, "I don't want to put you guys in danger"
Danny replied softly, "And we appreciate that but there's no way around it. Buddy, we're family and we're all in this together and there's no time to argue about it alright? We love you and we love Catherine and let's work together to get her home okay?"

"Okay….thank you…" Tears welled in his eyes as again looked at his beaten and bound girlfriend, "He's an animal Danny"
Danny took a deep breath, "She's tough Steve, she'll hang in 'til we can get to her"
"I know what he's capable of…..I've been there and now she's at his mercy because of me"
"It's not because of you Steven. She knew about everything and she chose to be with you, just like we choose to be"
Steve's gaze met his partners and with a look of steely determination he stated "I'm going to kill him Danny"
The Jersey detective reached out and the men grasped hands as he replied, "Not if I get to him first partner"

Steve then added, "I don't want to let Denning in on this"
"That shouldn't be a problem. We don't have any active cases open right now. It's Wednesday and our last day of work is tomorrow. Just leave him a message that we're taking a couple extra days off"

"Yeah, I can do that"
As he pulled out his cellphone, Danny asked "Who are you calling?"
"Back-up….."

***** SO? I'd love to hear you initial thoughts! I promise you there will lots of whump…both physical and emotional to come so I hope you enjoy! *****

***** TONIGHT ON TNT – the final two episodes of Season 1 air - come on 5-0 fans, let's get those ratings up! Also, tomorrow's new episode on CBS looks fantastic! Hope you all watch! *****