Hawaii Five-0
Human Targets
Chapter 10
"What do you guys think Nathan meant by "we'll be seeing each other sooner than I think"?" April asked Steve and Kono as they waited for the prison guards to bring in Rick Peterson.
"I don't think it meant anything" Kono replied. "I think he was just trying to scare you"
"Kono's right" Steve stated. "I wouldn't sweat it April"
No less than ten minutes later, the prison guards brought Rick Peterson into the interview room and sat him at the table in the centre of the room. Just like Nathan, it didn't take him too long to open his mouth.
"Well, well, well, April Williams; how long's it been, ten years?" Rick asked her.
"Eleven actually" April replied with a sarcastic smile.
"Ten years, eleven years, you've still grown up into a fine young lady" Rick replied.
"Yeah well, I wish I could say you look great, but all the years you've spent in prison haven't really done you any favours" April stated, keeping her sarcastic smile as she spoke to Rick.
"You know Rick, I got to say I knew you were a crooked cop, but I had no idea you were just straight up crooked"
"Well like you said April, all the years I've spent in prison haven't done me any favours" Rick replied.
"Now, how can I help Five-0 today?" he asked smugly.
"First of all you can lose the attitude" Steve warned him.
"Secondly, you can tell us what you know about all of this" Steve said as Kono laid the crime photos scene from all of the events from the past thirty-six hours on the table in front of Rick.
Steve and Kono watched as Rick tilted his head down to look at the photos that had been laid on the table for him to look at. As Rick looked at the photos, Steve noticed a slight smirk on Rick's face.
"You enjoying yourself?" Steve asked him.
"What?" Rick replied.
"Well those photos you're looking at seem to be putting a smile on your face" Steve stated.
"Are they really that entertaining?" Kono asked him.
"Whose blood is this?" Rick asked as he continued to look at the photos.
"What?" Steve asked.
"Who does this pool of blood on the floor belong to?" Rick asked turning one of the photos upright for Steve and Kono.
After looking at the photo, Steve placed his hands on the table in front of Rick and leant against it to get down to Rick's eye level.
"That blood right there belongs to my partner, Danny Williams; he was shot by a sniper yesterday" Steve replied angrily.
"You remember him right? You kidnapped his daughter and used her as leverage so you could force him to shoot an innocent man"
"But judging by the look on your face, you already know that blood belongs to Danny don't you?" Kono asked.
"As a matter of fact I do Officer Kalakaua" Rick replied. "Great work"
"Now how about answering the question we asked you in the beginning" Steve suggested.
"Well after that little friendly chat we just had, my memory needs refreshing; so how about asking me again?" Rick asked.
"Tell us what you know about this" Steve demanded, pointing at the photos on the table. "Plus, how you know about that blood belonging to Danny"
"Well, by the way you're asking me suggests that you know I'm behind it" Rick replied.
"And...?" April asked.
"And, you would be right" Rick replied.
"Really, you're going to confess, just like that?" Kono asked.
"Yeah" Rick replied. "I mean, I'm already serving life; adding time to my sentence isn't going to make difference to me; I got nothing to lose"
"Glad to know you had that part worked out" said Kono.
"Why do you think I planned this?" Rick asked.
"Well forgive me if I'm wrong, but I would've thought it was because you wanted revenge" Steve replied.
"Well you'll be glad to hear that you're not wrong Commander" said Rick. "I wanted revenge too"
"On who, Danny and his family?" Steve asked. "What, you haven't already hurt them enough?"
"My revenge wasn't just about Danny and his family" Rick replied. "It was about Five-0 too"
"Really?" Kono asked. "What did we do to you, besides putting you in prison of course?"
"If you hadn't shown up at the park that day, under duress, Danny would've killed Stan Edwards and he would've gotten Grace back and I would've gotten what I wanted; none of this would be happening now" Rick replied.
"Except for the fact that Stan Edwards would be dead and Danny's family would've been torn apart" Kono stated.
"Yeah, pretty much" Rick replied.
"So what you're saying is the reason why all of this has been happening, is because Five-0 foiled your plans?" Steve asked.
"Yeah" Rick replied.
"Okay, first of all, whether or not Five-0 showed up at that park that day, you're kidding yourself if you ever thought Danny was going to kill Stan" said Steve. "I can guarantee you that he would still have made it look like he did
"And second?" Rick asked.
"Second, you can kindly tell us who's been doing all this for you?" Steve asked.
"And they must want revenge just as much as you, because no one would be willing to do anything like this for free" Kono stated.
"You're right, they do want revenge as much I do" Rick replied.
"And they're willing to risk jail time for your vendetta?" Kono asked.
"Well let's just say that when I was put away for corruption ten years ago, he didn't exactly agree with Danny testifying against me" Rick replied.
"So that was your selling point?" Steve asked.
"Yeah, didn't even have to ask him twice" Rick replied.
"And it didn't matter who got hurt, just as long as it hurt Danny right?" Steve asked.
"Exactly" Rick replied.
"Okay so are you going to tell us who you're talking about or are we going to have to do our homework?" Kono asked.
"Sure, I'll be happy to tell you who I'm going talking about" Rick replied.
"Good, so who's working for you?" Steve asked.
"Just like me, he's an ex-cop from New Jersey" Rick replied.
"Did he get kicked off the force too?" Kono asked him.
"No, he resigned after he was told he was going to be suspended without pay when he got caught out lying during the investigation against me" Rick replied.
"Was he the one who conducted surveillance on Danny and his family last year before you came to Hawaii?" Steve asked.
"Sure was" Rick replied.
"So, are you going to give us the name of this guy or what?" Kono asked.
"Yeah sure" Rick replied. "Right after he's finished with his next assignment" Rick replied, smiling.
"What are you talking about?" Steve asked. "What assignment, who are going after now?"
"Well you're kidding yourself if you think I'm telling you anything about who's next on my list" Rick replied.
Angered by Rick's reply, Steve grabs him by his jumpsuit and throws him up against the concrete wall.
"Listen to me very carefully when I say that if anybody else gets hurt because of your sick need for revenge, I promise you, you're going to wish you were never born, you hear me" Steve promised him, before loosening his grip on Rick's jumpsuit and releasing him.