Vengeance Will Be Mine IV

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Chapter 4

"Hey Boss, want to see our perp?" Kono announced as Steve entered her hospital room. She held out a sheet of paper with the artist's rendering of Kono's attacker.

Steve accepted the sheet and studied it closely. Kono was right; there was something annoyingly familiar about this man. He could not place the face immediately but Kono had provided good detail so Steve was sure they would find a name for this creep. Once they had the name, everything would make sense.

"We need to run this immediately," he said to Chin.

"I'm all ready on it," Chin said raising his iPad. "I sent the image to the computer. Danny is running the program now."

"Good work," Steve approved. He turned his attention to the woman in the bed. "And how are you this morning Kono? What do the doctors say?"

"They plan to release me later this morning. I'm fine Steve," Kono grinned.

"And she'll be going to MY home," Adam announced as he entered the room and heard Kono's statement. He met McGarrett's look squarely. "I'm staying out of your investigation McGarrett but I plan to provide Kono with a safe place to recover."

Steve shot a quick look at Chin but other than a slight clenching of his jaw, the older man said nothing. He might not like his cousin staying in a Yakuza connected household but he didn't doubt that Adam would protect her.

"Sounds like a reasonable plan," Steve agreed. "And you will stay there until we get this guy, right?" he added, looking directly at Kono.

"Until I'm cleared to return to work. I'm not sitting on the sidelines if I can be useful. We will see what my discharge orders are," Kono insisted.

"Okay, we will see what the doctors say," Steve nodded. "We will keep you informed of what is happening." He understood Kono's desire to be in on the hunt for the man but he wanted her to be capable to defend herself first.

"I understand," Kono said with a nod. Chin recognized the gleam he saw in his cousin's eyes and shook his head.

"Follow orders Kono. I will keep you in the loop," he promised.

"I will Chin," Kono sighed.

"Good, Chin let's see how Danny is doing with the search," Steve said. "I want us moving on this as soon as we have a name."

"Sure thing Steve," Chin replied. He looked at Kono seriously. "Take care, I'll call you later." Then he paused next to Adam. "Keep her safe," he added in a low voice.

"You can count on it," Adam answered just as seriously.

Chin hurried after Steve who was waiting at the door.

"Did you and Adam declare a truce?" Steve asked curiously as they strode down the hall.

"Sort of. I don't dislike Adam; I just don't trust his associates. But I have no doubt he'll protect Kono. And it doesn't pay to argue with her about him," Chin said pragmatically.

"Wise move. I tried to tell Catherine to stay at Pearl for now," Steve admitted ruefully.

"And you got shot down?"

"Big time."

"A smart man knows when to back off," Chin chuckled.

"That is very true my friend," Steve laughed. "I guess this is what we get for having strong willed women in our lives."

At the parking lot, Steve got in his truck and followed Chin's bike back to 5-0 headquarters.

Upon entering their office, they found Danny frowning at the smart table as faces scrolled next to Kono's sketch.

"Any hits yet Danny?" Steve asked.

"Not yet but it took me three times as long to get the program working properly than if Kono or Chin were doing it," Danny muttered in frustration.

"I think once this is done we'll have to spend some time on tech training brah," Chin teased as he slapped Danny on the back. He stood next to Williams and with a touch and wave of his hand; he transferred the images to the overhead screens. "You did good Danny; it's running just fine."

"Of course I got it….it just took me longer," Danny grumbled. He pointed to the screen. "Gentlemen, we have our perp. Andrew Salter."

"Not a nice man," Steve observed as he read the list of arrests next to a photo that was a perfect match to Kono's sketch.

"Drug sale charges in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Manufacturing charges but was let off on a technicality. Suspected of assault on a police officer and had a witness disappear in a second degree murder charge. He is a very slippery man," Chin commented. "He just finished doing time for a drug deal in San Diego about five months ago." He frowned at the photo of Salter. "You know, he does remind me of someone."

Chin quickly typed in another command and a bio came up on a second screen. McGarrett stiffened as he read Salter's family history.

"The Westbrooks," he pointed out.

"What…..oh," Danny said as he remembered the case. "His sister Abigail, she had those same light eyes."

Chin was once more typing and brought up Abigail Westbrook's photo and placed it beside Salter's. There was no mistaking the family resemblance between the two, their dark hair and light green eyes were mirror images of each other.

"That was the raid on the meth house that ended up in a shoot out," Danny recalled. He glanced sideways at Steve. "Didn't you shoot Abigail?"

"I did," Steve confirmed. "I would say we know exactly why Salter wants revenge on me."

"You didn't have a choice Steve. She would have killed Kono if you hadn't shot her first," Chin reminded him. "You gave them every opportunity to surrender and they decided to shoot their way out."

"I am sure that Salter isn't looking at it that way," Steve replied. "He is blaming 5-0 for the raid and I'm willing to bet his only focus now is that my bullet killed his sister."

"Okay, then let's focus on where he's staying now. He was in prison in San Diego when his sister died, so how long has he been on Oahu and what name is he using?" Danny asked.

Once again Chin was working the table quickly as his fingers flew over the table, running a facial search of all arrivals at the Honolulu airport. It halted with a shot of Salter leaving the baggage claim area. The name Norman Jakes was written beneath it.

"And where is Norman Jakes staying on the island?" Steve inquired as he crossed his arms over his chest. Chin responded to that request but nothing appeared on the screen.

"There is no record of a Norman Jakes after he left the baggage claim. No purchases, car or apartment rentals or hotel reservations," Chin told him in disappointment.

"In other words…Salter and his alter ego Norman Jakes have vanished into thin air," Danny growled.

"Salter has planned this out very carefully. He must have several fake identities and he knows how to cover his tracks. According to this date, he has been on Oahu for the last four months," Steve stated. "We have no clue what name he is using at present."

"We are going to have to check rentals. He can't have a car without a license, even an out of state one," Chin said.

"Then we will have to start canvassing all rentals and sales. And if he is motivated by revenge then he won't be able to resist contacting us at some point. Not after what he said to Kono," Danny pointed out.

Steve looked grim but nodded in agreement.

"He wants us to worry but I think he'll make another move before we hear from him again. He knew that Kono would ID him so he figures we know who we are searching for," he said firmly. "Chin, we need to check all vehicle rentals at the airport or shuttle drivers against his photo. He had to leave the airport some way."

"Sure thing Steve," Chin answered.

"We'll need to check cabbies too," Danny pointed out, not happy with that thought. The search became bigger.

"Then we check them all, every cab, shuttle and car rental," Steve insisted. "Someone has to have seen this guy. Then we check car sales and rentals on the island. Salter is not using public transportation to get around; it is not reliable enough to let him follow us. Then we check all property sales, apartment rentals and hotel/motel reservations in the last four months. He has to be living somewhere," he added.

Chin exchanged a look with Danny, both men thinking the same thing…this was a huge search they were undertaking. This character knew how to cover his tracks and finding him was going to be a pain in the ass. But until Salter made his next move they were forced to chase down every little detail if they hoped to find him.

"Sounds like a plan," Danny replied.

"Okay. I'll look into all the vehicle sales and rentals since Salter landed. I'll also run a check of driver's licenses issued in the last four months. Danny, you go check the airport transport. Find out how he got into the city. Chin, you take the property sales and rentals. See if where he is holed up. We are going to find this guy before he hurts anyone else," Steve declared.

End chapter.

Thank you for reading. We have a hunt going but I have the feeling that Salter is not going to be easy to find. My muse is excited to play cat and mouse with our team. I guess we can't end the story too fast.