Hawaii Five-O Crossover with OTH
As he sat, starring out the cockpit window, his emerald green eyes in a blank stare, the man sitting next to him posed the heart wrenching question.
"How long since you been home?" asked the uniformed pilot.
"It's been awhile," answered the Commander, almost choking on the words.
The aircraft 717 made its final decent onto the Hawaiian airstrip next to Pearl Harbor. As he excited the plane, he heard a woman call his name.
"Commander McGarrett." The woman's voice let him know that she was already well aware of who he was.
"Governor." He replied.
"I am so sorry about your loss, thanks for agreeing to meet with me." She said as she reached out to shake his hand.
"Is this about the investigation?" He asked.
"Yes, we have all our uniformed badges working on trying to track down Victor but it isn't easy. Roadblocks have been set up and every airport is on the lookout." She motioned with her hands requesting he walk with her.
"You won't find Victor Hess with roadblocks and search warrants. If he is in Hawaii he is probably already underground. I have been tracking this man for over 5 years which means he knows I'd be coming for him. Why am I here?"
"I want to help you Commander. I want to help you get what you came here for. Your fathers death was a wake up call to me, to all of us here. We want to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. I am putting together a special task force here in Hawaii and I want to you to run it." She posed as she tried to match his walking speed.
"No offense Governor, but you don't even know me." He stated.
"No, but I do know your resume, you went to Anapolys, spent 5 years in Naval Intelligence and 6 years with the Seals, your superiors say you may just be the best they have ever seen."
"Stop right there okay…I came here with one job to do and one job only. Bury my father and try to find the son of bitch that murdered him."
"My task force can you help you do that. You and your force would have blanket immunity. Your rules and my backing which means you can pretty much handle any situation how you want. This is personal for me too, I knew your father…" she paused and looked down at the ground for a moment before returning his gaze. "He was a good man, and dear friend, and I want Victor Hess to pay for what he did."
He thought about what she was offering, an opportunity like this doesn't come around everyday…blanket immunity, free to go after this man his way? But it wasn't that easy to come home. It had been 3 years since he had been back and his return now wasn't even based on his own decision. He had made piece with his decision to leave or at least he thought he did. Being back now, feeling the salty ocean breeze on his check, hearing the familiar sound of seagulls flying above, the mere site of the blue ocean and palm tree's were pulling him back in. Back to a time were he was happy. "No disrespect governor, but I'm going to have to pass." He said as he turned and walked away, leaving a very disappointed Governor in his wake.
"Steve, Steve McGarrett?" A voice rang out from behind him.
"I'm sorry do I know you?" Steve asked puzzled.
"You better, Chin Ho Kelly, from High School." The man said smiling.
"Chin Ho, wow, how you been man. I heard you joined the PD but apparently you have moved on?" The commander said as he noticed the Pearl Harbor guide badge.
"Yes, the Honolulu PD and I had a difference of opinion when it came to my job description. But I will always thank them; that's where I met your Dad. He taught me everything I know about wearing a badge. He was very good to me after they let me go, I am sorry for your loss. He was a great man."
"Thank you." Steve replied.
"Listen, I know that it's probably none of my business but I thought you should know." Chin Ho lowered his voice.
"Sure, is about the investigation?" Steve looked puzzled.
"Sort of, I heard the HPD put a haole in charge of your father's case, he's fresh meat from the main land which means he knows absolutely nothing about how things work on the Island."
Chin Ho was right…how could the Chief of Police make such a dumb decision. He might as well put a tourist on the case. There is a no way that a rookie to the Island would be able to get anywhere close to real leads.
"What do you say you and me go and track this haole down?" Steve asked Chin Ho with a smile.
"Ah not me brah…I don't go anywhere near the HPD these days, but here's my cell. Give me call when your done busting heads and we can grab a beer. That's if your up for it." Chin Ho said, remembering that Steve was only in town to bury his father.
"I don't know how long I'm staying Chin, but I'll let you know. Thanks for the tip." Steve acknowledged his appreciativeness with a slight nod.
"Anytime, catch you later brah."
Steve walked over to the black car that was waiting for him at the end of the dock.
"Take me to the car rental shop on third strett, I don't want to be chauffeured around like some dictator."
"Sure thing Commander McGarrett." The driver said as he shut the door and made his way to the driver's side.
Haley was finishing up the laundry and sweeping the sand up from the floor when the phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hale's?" Came a familiar voice in a very unfamiliar tone. She did not like the sound of it already.
"Mary Anne, what's going on?" Haley asked frantically.
"Um, I am guessing that no-one has been around to tell you yet." The girl said.
"Mary Anne, tell me what?" Haley asked again.
"It's Dad…he was shot yesterday. He's dead." She said. Haley could hear the girl begin to sob.
"Mary Ann, oh my gosh, I am so sorry honey. Where are you?" Haley asked as she slumped down on the couch. Tears began to stream down her face and the outside breeze began to instantly dry them as they fell.
"I'm in Chicago, I can't be there Hale's. I can't be there and watch them bury my Dad." She was struggling to get the words out.
"I don't understand how did this happen, and why haven't I heard anything?"
"I guess they are trying to keep a low profile. The guy who killed him is Victor Hess and the HPD has reason to believe he is still on the Island."
Haley's heart sank into her stomach as soon as she heard Mary Anne say his name. The man who already took everything from her and now this.
"Haley? Haley?" Mary Anne finally broke through the daze.
"Yeah, sorry." She said.
"Maybe you should take Akoni and come to Chicago?"
"No, no, that's not an option. I will not leave the place that I live because of this man. I will not make my son pack up and leave everything he loves. Victor Hess has already taken too much for me, I won't do it." Her voice rang out with anger.
"Okay, I guess I understand." Mary Anne was silent for a second or two. "Haley, I will call you back later on tonight, I have to make some more phone calls to the family."
"Mary Anne?" Haley said but immediately started re-thinking her question before she asked. 'I have to' she said to herself.
"Does your brother know?"
"He left me a message, he said he would be reaching Hawaii today for the funeral."
"Okay." Was all she could say.
"Hales, you should call him. He needs you even if he won't admit it." Mary Anne always had a way of trying to push people together who didn't want it.
"If he wanted us to be there he would have called."
"Fine, be stubborn, but as long as you both stay this way nothing will get fixed. Dad knew, why won't you do this for him."
"That is not fair Mary Anne and you know it." Haley said, her voice filling with anger once again.
"Your right, I'm sorry, look I really have to make some more of these phone calls but I'll call you later. Please kiss Akoni for me. Bye." Not even a second later and Haley could hear that Mary Anne already hung up, not even waiting for her reply.
Haley got up from the couch and looked out her back patio slider unto the sand and ocean in front of her…she could see Akoni and out in the open water, riding the waves. How was she supposed to tell her son that his grandfather was dead. That he was murdered? She couldn't even wrap her head around it, how could she expect an 8 year old boy to understand?
