Disclaimer: I do not own Hawaii 5-0. I wish I did, I wish I did…I wish I did.

I am humbled by the response the first chapter received. You have blown me away. I only hope that I can deliver what you all want. Here is the next chapter.

Chapter 2

Danny charged into the manager's office like an angry pit-bull. Every second that ticked by was going to make it more difficult to find and rescue Steve. Martine had been the one to send Steve to the beach; Danny had heard it and he would make the man tell him everything he knew.

Paul Martine sat in a chair in front of the manager's desk and he flinched nervously as Danny stalked into the room. He shifted his gaze to the older Hawaiian who entered behind Williams but Chin Ho Kelly was just as stern looking as the other man. Swallowing hard, Martine rose to his feet, his hands held out defensively in front of him.

"I don't know anything," he stammered, his French accent thick with fear.

"You lied to Steve," Danny accused, stabbing a finger at the man. Martine was only a few inches taller than Danny but he appeared to shrink in the face of the detective's fury. "Who told you to do that? Who set this trap for Steve? Give me a name."

From his place on the couch against the wall, Michael Tremain looked at the others in confusion. He only knew he had asked Paul to create a diversion and give him some time alone with the pretty girl sitting next to him. Making it only to the back deck, they had been instantly confronted by the lovely Officer Kalakaua, who had rushed them back inside the bar. The woman had not shared details, just ordered the couple to stay put in this office and then returned shortly with Paul. It was very clear now that Martine had done more than just create a diversion; he had been involved in something more serious.

"Paul, did you do this? Did you lie to the Commander?" Michael asked in concern.

"He sure did. He was the one who told Steve you were on the beach and then someone took Steve," Danny responded angrily. He turned back to Martine glowering. "I want to know who told you to send Steve to the beach and I want to know now."

"I…..I was only trying to give Michael some time alone with his lady," Paul choked out, still denying he knew more.

"Don't lie to us," Kono hissed from behind him.

"You listen to me," Danny snarled as he moved right into Martine's face. "There were two people waiting on that beach and they expected Steve to be there. This was not a coincidence; they knew who they were kidnapping. You were the one who set things in motion and I want you to tell us now before I lose my temper."

Paul looked at the anger simmering in Danny's eyes and could not help wondering how much angrier the man could get. A deep sigh escaped him.

"I…I do not know the name of the man who told me to send the Commander outside," he admitted slowly. "I received a phone call yesterday; a man offered me $50,000 in American money to send Commander McGarrett out onto the beach tonight. He never said what they planned to do," he stated as he crumpled back into the chair and hid his face in his hands. "I never thought they would harm him."

"So you thought that for that kind of money, they just wanted to chat?" Danny said sarcastically. "How did you know this would not put Michael in danger?"

"He promised me that Michael would be fine," Paul answered quickly, raising his head. The cold contempt in the blonde man's eyes made him shiver.

"Why didn't you inform us about this call?" Chin enquired. "How could you believe Michael was safe?"

"The man assured me Michael was in no danger. He said….he said this was all about Commander McGarrett. He knew our plans, he knew about this restaurant. I was warned to tell no one or he would know and then Michael would be taken or killed. I believed him," Paul whined. "I had to do as I was told." He glanced between the three 5-0 members, praying they would understand.

"The money offer didn't hurt either I am sure," Danny said bitterly. "Give us your phone."

"My phone?"

"We need to trace the call. We will also need access to your bank accounts in case the money is actually paid," Danny ordered.

"Do you think he might have lied to about paying Paul?" Michael asked.

"It wouldn't surprise us. If he lied there is not much your friend can do about it," Chin replied as he took Martine's phone.

"Half the money has been deposited," Paul said in a small voice.

"Good," Danny said, pleased that they might actually catch a break and have a trail to follow.

"Then am I safe? Was the reason I was threatened only a ploy to take Commander McGarrett?" the twenty-two year old asked with a touch of hope in his voice. He had liked the leader of the 5-0 task force but he desperately hoped the shadow was finally lifted from his vacation.

"We don't know Michael," Kono said quietly. "We can't be sure the threat against you is fake, we must continue to protect you. Taking the Boss might just have been an added bonus for this man."

"Where's the other girl?" Danny demanded suddenly, looking around.

"I couldn't find her when I went to get Martine," Kono answered. "She didn't go to the deck with Michael and Maya."

"Sheila was angry that I asked Maya to sneak out with me," Michael explained. "I thought she would stay with Paul."

"She must have left the restaurant in the confusion. We need to talk to her," Danny decided.

"I don't know much about her, just her name and that she's a yoga instructor. We met two days ago on the hotel's beach," the French boy shrugged. "She was fun so I asked her to dinner tonight."

"Her last name is Keone," Maya spoke up. "At least that's what she told me. She said she had just moved here six weeks ago from Maui."

"We'll dig deeper, thanks," Chin said looking up from the cell phone. "Danny, let's get back to headquarters so I can follow this call history better."

"Then I can start tracing the money," Kono added. She smiled apologetically at the handsome young Frenchman. "I am afraid you will all have to come with us, we will have more questions I am sure."

"I understand," Michael said earnestly. He looked firmly at Paul, who looked ill and offered no resistance to the order to go to 5-0 headquarters. "Paul and I will do whatever we can to help find Commander McGarrett." He got to his feet and held out a hand to Maya. It looked like he would get some additional time with the pretty girl who had been giving him surfing lessons. Kono had suggested Maya Paikuli to give Michael surfing lessons when he had requested it. She knew that the young woman was trustworthy and also a good instructor.

"I'm going to have to call the Governor and apprise him of the situation," Danny sighed, dreading the thought. "We may need additional resources if this was Nicholas Downing who set this trap up."

"And we will need help finding who his buyer might be," Chin said grimly.

"Come on, the clock is ticking," Danny growled and led the way out. He chafed at the delay that was necessary before they could go out and find Steve. Running around in the city with no leads would not help them find his partner and would waste precious time. But every instinct was pulling for him to go out on that beach and follow those tire tracks and see how far they would take him even though he knew there was no way to follow the van once it left the beach. He had to follow procedure.

Chin had chauffeured the French group to the restaurant, so he directed the remaining three people back to his Traverse and headed back to 5-0 headquarters. Kono got into the Camaro with Danny, all ready working her tablet, trying to gain more information on Sheila Keone.

"Sorry I lost Sheila," she murmured, not looking up.

"Not your fault Kono. You had Michael and Martine, you couldn't leave them alone to search for her," Danny answered as he gripped the steering wheel tightly. The simple act of moving the car seat forward had angered him, an additional reminder of Steve's absence. "You weren't the one to lose Steve."

"And that wasn't your fault Danny," Kono responded quietly.

End chapter.

I hope I have set up the situation a bit more. We have a mystery on our hands. Thank you for reading.