Chapter two

Steve sighed as he sat back in his chair rubbing his hands over his face in disbelief as he out the phone down. Fong had called him letting him now the blood found in Kono's apartment did belong to her. The fact there was not a large amount of blood gave some hope that Kono was still out there fighting but even so she was hurt and that did not sit well with Steve. After scanning her apartment in further detail they had concluded that there was actually little struggle. It appeared as though Kono had been dragged from her bedroom fighting and knocking down various chairs before being pulled to the living room where the lamp was smashed hopefully by Kono in shear fight before the picture was smashed over her head. That's what Steve hoped, at least a picture frame to the head would cause less damage than the lamp. CSU had retrieved evidence of ketamine in the carpet and on the glass. It was likely Kono was drugged and the injection squirted on the floor before the attacker got it into Kono. Fong had informed Steve that no finger prints were found on the window of the bathroom or the surrounding area making it harder to name their suspect. Steve felt exhausted but he would not stop until his Ohana was complete again. He stood wearily from his chair and walked out to the main area calling for Danny and chin to join him. Adam had gone home to rest under chins instructions and Kono's mum Leia had gone to Adams to ensure he stayed out for now and to support each other.

"What did Fong say?" Danny asked as he joined Steve , Chin still in his office on the phone.

"No fingerprints were found and the blood was Kono's...ketamine residue was also found" Steve informed sadly.

"Shit so if she was drugged she wouldn't be able to fight" Danny uttered to himself.

Chin walked out and joined the guys his expression serious and worry remained written in his face.

"That was The crime lap, they found tire tracks near Kono's house which they linked to a SUV that matches what Adam said. " chin informed.

"Okay I think we need to ask the neighbours see if they saw or heard anything" Steve said as he ushered Danny and chin out of HQ.

Danny and Steve had exhausted nearly all the neighbours close to Kono, they were about to give up on the little info they received when Chin cam running over.

"Guys Mrs Lax has something." Chin called as they headed to the house.

The guys stood in Mrs Lax front from waiting for her as she emerged from the kitchen carrying a distinct bunch of flowers.

"These were dropped of at Kono's yesterday but she wasn't home so I took them in for her. It's not the first time in the past few months that she has revived flowers and I've seen the flower shop van pull up frequently. Te here very unusual ." Mrs Lax explained.

"Brilliant" Steve said as he grabbed his gloves and took the flowers.

"I do hope you find Kono soon, she is a lovely girl always here to help me, she often pops in for a cup of tea on a Saturday morning after her surf...I haven't got many family members anymore." The Asian women said sadly.

"We will do everything we can to find her, when we do I will be sure to tell her she owes you tea". Steve said trying to cheer the woman up.

"Adam you need to eat something" Leia urged.

"I'm not hungry honestly" Adam mumbled tiredly.

Leia sighed, she didn't know how to help Adam except fuss after him. It kept her mind off the fact her baby girl was missing. She knew Adam was blaming himself for Kono's disappearance. She had grown to love Adam and didn't want him blaming himself.

"Adam this is not your fault and you need to stop wallowing in guilt! Kono is the most stubborn person I have ever met something which you follow closely, she is out there fighting and you need to get up eat something and get some rest ready for when the guys bring her home.!" Leia snapped hoping to get through to him.

Adam looked to Leia stunned at her words. It had taken him by surprise but it was weirdly comforting. He had never had a mother to tell him what to do and his father was work orientated. Now that his family were all gone he really had no one other than Kono, but in that moment he realised Leia was his family too.

"Okay" Adam said softly as he sat with Leia at the dinning table.

Back at HQ the guys studied the bouquet of flowers, intrigued by the unusual flowers. Chin felt uneasy as he observed the flowers his mind working on overdrive as he examined them.

"Blue Dendrobiums" chin commented as he squinted at the flowers.

"Huh?" Danny muttered.

"That's what there called, Dendrobiums, they get dyed this colour, they were always Kono's favourite when we went round the flower markets. The blue reminded her of the sea. I remember her having them in her hair after a surf completion." Chin mumbled as his mind whirred. "They were always hard to find, only one place on the island does them, the Hali flower market on the north shore." Chin confirmed.

"Who else would know they were her favourite?" Danny asked Chin.

"I don't know, me and Malia would take her to get them but I don't know that she ever went with anyone else. She was to young to drive at the time so that's why we took her" chin explained.

"Well if she wore then during surf comps then whoever has her could be someone from her surfing days" Steve decided.

"That seems very likely, someone she might trust, someone who knows her well enough to know she would be at the beach and someone who could sneak up on her and not alarm her" Danny confirmed.

"J...jake? No jack...jack...Jackson!" Chin exclaimed suddenly.

"Who's Jackson?" Steve asked intrigued.

"He's the guy who worked at the flower shop. He was a little older than Kono and he grew to remember he name. He would take her to pick her bunch of flowers...he was very friendly." Chin said.

"You think he could be behind this?" Steve asked.

"It's a possibility I guess it's the only other person that would no the flowers, but I don't know his last name or if he even works there anymore." Chin sighed.

"Danny, you come with me to the flower shop see if this Jackson still works there, Chin see if he has a record" Steve instructed as he and Danny left.

At the flower shop Steve and Danny were assaulted with the scents of a variety of flowers. Danny scrunched up his face in annoyance at being thrusted into the flower fused zone but it was for Kono so he suffered the sneezing.

"Sir, five 0, were looking for someone called Jackson he worked here about ten years ago?" Steve questioned.

"Oh well we have a Jackson Jacobs working here, could be your man, is there a problem?" The manager asked.

"No just following through with some information, if you could point him out please" Steve asked.

"Yes of course, he's over there watering the plants" the manager said as he pointed to a tall tanned man.

"Thank you" Steve said as he and Danny approached Jackson.

"Jackson Jacobs?" Danny asked.

"Yes" Jackson said with a odd smile.

Danny frowned at the guys grin before continuing. "Commander mcggarett and detective Williams, five 0, we need to ask you a few questions." Danny informed as they led him to the emanates office.

"I don't understand what this is about?" Jackson asked as he sat opposite the two men.

"Can you tell us where you were last night at 12am?" Steve asked.

"I stayed late here, we got a new shipment of flowers in and I had to have them out ready for today" Jackson replied easily.

"Can anyone confirm that?" Danny asked.

"I left with a colleague at about one and he dropped me straight home" Jackson continued.

"His name?"Steve asked dryly.

"Ben masters" Jackson replied.

"Thank you, one more question what's the most unusual flower you sell here?" Danny asked.

"Defiantly the Dendrobiums...blue like the sea" Jackson smiled.

Steve and Danny both smirked before departing.

Steve and Danny stepped back to the entrance of the shop just as chin called.

"What did you find?" Steve asked.

"Nothing major but he was done for shop lifting and theft of petrol along with a Ben masters" Chin informed.

"We just spoke to Jackson he said he stayed late here on the night Kono disappeared, CCTV footage is conveniently down but the manager confirmed he left Jackson here, along with a friend Ben masters." Steve said.

"You think there in on it together?" Chin asked.

"I don't know we can't prove anything but I don't like the guy" Steve added.

"I've got to go Chin Ben has just emerged" Steve said before hanging up the phone.

"Ben masters?" Danny asked as he approached the guy.

"Yes can I help you?" Ben asked pleasantly.

"Did you stay late here last night with Jackson Jacobs?" Danny asked.

"Yes we had to lay out the new flowers" Ben confirmed.

"What time did you leave?" Danny asked as he noticed Jackson appear and hover by a shelf.

"Around half twelve or one maybe" Ben said.

"Did you take Jackson home?" Steve asked.

Ben appeared to think for a moment as Jackson glared at him. The pause didn't go missed by Steve or Danny and they both caught Jackson turning around hurriedly.

"Yes I did" Ben finally said.

"What's his address?" Danny asked.

"I erm I don't know he gave directions" Ben stuttered.

"Your friends aren't you, you've never been there before?" Steve questioned.

"Well no were not really social friends just work" Ben mumbled.

"Oh...do you remember what the house looked like?" Danny asked.

"Erm no blue maybe I don't know" Ben said nervously

"Thank you Ben" Danny smiled before he and Steve left.

Danny and Steve returned to HQ and joined Chin.

"Did you arrest him?" Chin asked.

"There's not enough evidence Chin" Steve said sadly.

"It can't be a coincidence that he named the weird flowers" Danny said.

"I agree and he seems very suspicious but we can't arrest him with what we have." Steve explained.

"Have we got an address for him" Danny asked Chin.

"Yes but I went there and spoke to a neighbour who said he hadn't seen him there in about a week." Chin said. "Look this guys was odd all those years ago, and he seems odder now I don't like this Steve and if he has Kono somewhere we have to find her." Chin begged.

"You two go to his house get CSU there and search the place top to bottom, I'm going to go back to the flower shop and follow him see where he's been going" Steve instructed.

"Don't we need a warrant?" Danny called.

"This is Kono I don't care about a warrant right now" Steve replied as they split.