Title: Hell or high water
author: Cindy Ryan
timeline: season one
notes and summary: See part one
Danny made a mental note to update his life insurance policy as his partner treated mid-morning traffic like it was an obstacle course. An obstacle course that Steve was going to win no matter what was thrown in his path. Danny clenched his teeth and gripped the hand rest above the passenger door. As a distraction Danny looked at the sky and found it wasn't comforting. It was gray and ominous and as if on cue a light rain began to fall. Danny had a feeling it'd be days before they saw the sun again.
Once at the halfway house Cameron wasn't difficult to find. The black haired young man was sitting in the backyard playing cards with some of the other residents. Danny and Steve held out their badges but Cameron was already on his feet tipping over his chair. Danny ran around the right side of the table and grabbed the kid before he could try to run. Danny yanked the youth forward placing him in front as they walked back to Steve.
"I haven't done anything!"Cameron protested.
"You're a person of interest in an ongoing investigation."Steve retorted. "Let's go we have a few questions."
The rain had intensified by the time they got back to Steve's truck and the wind had picked up. Steve put Cameron in the back seat and he and Danny quickly got in. Tires squealed on the wet pavement and they went back to headquarters.
Dr Edward Sato had agreed to meet Chin at a diner near his downtown condo. Chin was doing his best to keep his emotions under control but it was tough. Especially with the ever present ticking clock. Kono was counting on him and the team to save her life. His cousin one of the few who had never lost faith in him…..Chin shook his head shoving the dark thoughts away as he stepped into the restaurant. Kono needed him focused not distracted.
"Doctor, thanks for meeting on such short notice."Chin greeted as he sat down.
Sato an Asian man in his mid-sixties with glasses nodded.
"When you told me the circumstances I was happy to help in any way I could. "Sato replied. "What do you need to know?"
Chin began by laying out a synopsis of what they knew. Then he started inquiring about the past.
When Danny and Steve walked back into 5-0 headquarters there was a new weather alert on the main monitor. Steve barely glanced at it as he shoved the suspect towards one of the interrogation rooms. Danny paused to scan the information.
'Hurricane Thomas has changed course moving closer to the islands. Rain will continue to increase after midnight tonight and through the rest of the week. Expect high winds, flooding and power outages.'
Danny sighed and hurried to the interrogation room where Steve had already started.
"I don't know you, man!"Cameron protested as Danny entered the room.
"McGarrett."Steve spit out angrily. "Your father spent a lot of years in prison."
"There was a McGarrett at my Dad's trial."Cameron responded. "Some kind of cop."
"That was my father."Steve continued. "You knew that so decided to play the revenge game when I came back home."
"Did you see where I live?"The youth retorted. "I'm barely hanging on."
"All the more reason for pay back."Danny chimed in. "Go after my partner get your name in the news do a few interviews money in the bank."
Cameron shook his head.
Steve stepped forward and grabbed the younger man by the shirt collar and slammed him back against the nearest wall. Danny cringed and moved closer.
"What'd you use?"Steve demanded. "Same thing that killed your mother? What was it?!"
"I didn't do anything!"Cameron protested. "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"You tried to kill me this morning."Steve continued pressing his right arm against the youth's throat. "Got a friend of mine instead."
Cameron shook his head or as best he could with Steve's hold on his throat. Danny gripped Steve's left arm pulling him back.
"If you incapacitate him we won't get any information."Danny reasoned pushing his partner back a few more feet.
"What happened to my family I wouldn't do to anyone."Cameron stated in a weak voice rubbing his throat."What my father did….shattered us."
Steve's phone rang breaking the silence. He pulled it out of his pocket and answered.
"McGarrett."Steve greeted.
Danny waited and after a moment Steve motioned that they walk out of the room. Once in the hallway Steve ended the call.
"That was Chin he said the retired M.E doesn't recall any signs of poison on Cameron's wife."Steve reported quietly.
"For what it's worth I think Cameron was telling you the truth. It's not him."Danny commented grimly.
"If it's not him we're back to square one."Steve said angrily.
"Square one with a hurricane looming."Danny replied gesturing towards the windows.
The sky outside was dark gray and windswept rain pelted the glass.
Steve stared at the storm for a long moment before heading towards the main area of the headquarters.
"Chin's on his way back."Steve commented. "Let's look at this again I don't want to tell him we have nothing."
Danny followed glancing at the clock on the wall as he passed. He cursed silently. It'd been six hours since Kono had collapsed. Poison cases always had a short clock depending on what was used. Since they were going at this blind Danny could only pray that Kono wouldn't pay the price.