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Notes: got nuthin'. Just an admission that I'm a proud member of DWOCD! There's just no hiding it. A shout out to CinderH - best beta ever! Who also had a heavy hand in this great Prologue piece.
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Prologue
The pristine handwritten note was left in a plain white envelope with only Steve's last name written on it; simply 'MCGARRETT' in large printed capital letters. The envelope was placed under the driver's side windshield wiper of the Silverado. Oddly, for all the attempts at creating a perfect document, the wording was actually hard to read with many misspelled words. It appeared as if the author tried very hard to be neat and orderly, with each letter carefully sketched. But the end result resembled that of a very young child.
However, when combined with the earlier and similar odd messages, clues were eventually merged together to reveal one particular serious meaning. The poorly written notes with the misspelled words made one point very clear: something or someone who Steve McGarrett valued most, would disappear as payback for a perceived wrong-doing.
Handwriting, ink and paper analyses yielded little information. Fong brought in an analyst that could only say that the strength of the pen which inked each letter was very deep – the person was in a fury. Whoever the author was, it was likely to be a very angry and bitter individual. Someone who might have a distorted idea about what the definition of having true confidence meant and in reality was an egotist. A bully that would use manipulation and leverage power to boost their own self-esteem and overcome feelings of inadequacy.
So for many weeks, which eventually became several months, the Five-0 stayed watchful – even contacting Mary on the mainland and Cath who was on maneuvers. Each team member staying vigilant among themselves. But the notes ceased one day as quickly as they'd begun and they had no leads to follow. Finally when nothing happened, this last envelope was added to the pile of other threats Steve had received over the prior seven month period.
The threatening feeling lurked in the background but it eventually became stale and old. The issue was tabled as other more immediate concerns took precedence and were actively handled by the team.
The issue seemed over before it had even started, until that morning when one of the team didn't show up to work.
Twenty-four hours after that, the notes reappeared with a new more gleeful tone and the true game began.
~ to be continued ~