Danny took hold of his partners limp hand and leaned in close, "Hey buddy, it's Danno. Squeeze my hand if you can hear me Steve" He waited several seconds, closing his eyes and silently praying. "Well I'm going to keep talking to you so let me know when you've heard enough okay?" Danny leaned over and kissed Steve's forehead, "That's for Kono. She and Chin are working really hard on your case so you don't need to worry about anything but getting better. Chin went to pick up MaryAnn from the airport so she'll be up to see you soon"
Danny continued talking as Jenny monitored his vitals.
About an hour later a nurse popped her head in to let them know that MaryAnn had arrived and Danny went with Jenny to greet her.
In the waiting room, Danny pulled Steve's baby sister into an embrace and then they all sat to discuss his condition. Chin had filled her in on his ordeal but they needed to prepare her for what she would see. They then allowed MaryAnn and Danny to enter the ICU. She leaned in to kiss Steve as tears flowed down her cheeks. The tubes in his throat and nose as well as his arms were shocking. His upper body was not covered due to the machines he was hooked up to thus the welts and bruising from the lashes were visible. A large bandage covered his stomach and lower abdominal area from the surgery. But it was the sounds that scared her the most, the rhythmic, steady sounds of the respirator and the beeping of the monitors. She gently caressed his cheek and face, avoiding the sutured gash that ran about seven inches across his forehead. Her shoulders began to tremble and Danny moved behind her, grasping her shoulders in a show of support.
She continued to softly sob and shake, unable to speak to her brother and eventually Danny spoke, "Mary, let's go get some fresh air. Nurse Jenny will take good care of him. Come On"
Leaning to kiss Steve again on the cheek Mary then turned towards Danny and taking his hand they left the ICU.
They went straight outside, sitting on a bench on a patio overlooking the ocean.
"It's like...like he's not...even there Danny"
"But he is. When he started bleeding last night, he felt the pain Mary, he felt it. As hard as it was to see him in pain, it was a sign that he is still with us! He squeezed my hand and he moaned. The Doctors say this can take time. We have to stay strong and be there for him no matter how long it takes. He needs you Mary. I know this is hard, I've shed many tears in the last 24 hours and I'm scared for him. But we can't quit on him. Now go ahead and cry and whenever you're ready we can go back in"
Placing his arm around Mary's shoulder, she laid her head against his chest and sobbed as Danny held her.
They sat like this for almost half an hour comforting each other and then they made their way back into the hospital.
After checking in on Steve and leaving Mary with him, Danny made his way to the waiting room where he found Chin on the phone.
Kono spoke, "He's talking to Governor Denning" Danny nodded. "How's MaryAnn?"
"It's tough Kono. We had to go outside for a bit. Seeing him on all those machines and all those tubes he's hooked up to...it's hard"
"Is he showing any signs of waking?"
"No...nothing. I need to give Rachel a call, she's left a couple of messages"
Danny moved a few feet away and dialed his ex.
Rachel answered on the first ring, "Danny, is everything alright?"
"I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner Rach"
Danny went on to bring Rachel up to date on the situation and after assuring her that he had taken a short nap and that he was doing fine he talked briefly to Gracie.
"Hey Monkey, did you have fun at Laura's last night?...yeah…..did Mommy tell you I'm going to be really busy the next few days and may not be able to see you for a little while, but I promise I'll call you every day okay?...Danno loves you, bye now"
Chin also finished up his call, "Governor Denning sends his best. I told him we wanted to handle Jonathan's interrogation and he's a little concerned about that"
"Well I really don't give a damn about his concerns. Nobody is going to talk to that son-of-a bitch but us, you hear me?"
"I hear you brother. We have to stay calm though Danny and be professional about this. We can't have him getting off on a technicality"
"That's why you're going to be with me my dear friend, to keep me calm"
They all shared a now rare smile, and it felt good.
"Kono, I've let Nurse Jenny know to let you know if his condition changes. Chin and I need to pay a visit to Room 308"
"You two behave yourselves. I'll call you if I hear anything"
As the detectives entered room 308 and set eyes on the man who tortured Steve, their anger grew. Jonathan looked up from the bed and smirked causing Danny to lunge towards the bed, "You filthy son-of-a-bitch!"
Thankfully Chin was close and he grabbed his partner firmly around the chest pulling him back before Danny could reach the bedside.
"DANNY, DANNY, NO…..STOP…STOP DANNY….calm down now. If you can't handle this wait outside. We have to do this right"
"Alright…I'm fine Chin, let me go brother, I'm fine"
As Danny stood by, Chin read Kaye his rights and then began. "Why Jonathan? Did you really think you could kill the top law enforcement agent in Hawaii?"
"He killed my sister and he will die…he must die"
Danny then spoke, "Well you failed Kaye. McGarrett's alive, you failed"
Chin lifted his hand, stopping Danny. "Kaye, McGarrett didn't kill your sister. She lured him to North Korea! She was willing to sacrifice him to Wo-Fat to save her fiancé. McGarrett was being tortured. He was tied up and beaten. If he could have done anything to save her he would have. He would have died to save her. Now because of your misdirected anger you will be executed for kidnapping a law enforcement agent. Tell me Jonathan, is that what Jenna would have wanted for you?"
"I want to see my sister, I want to see Julia"
Danny then spoke, "Well you can't. Because of YOU, Julia is in jail and she will be for years. You have failed Jonathan"
"Well then I have nothing to say' As the detectives turned to leave, he added, "This isn't over, McGarrett will die"
Danny and Chin stopped dead in their tracks, his words chilling them to the bone. As they turned back towards the bed, Chin again held Danny back as he spoke, "What are you talking about. What have you done?" Jonathan looked up from his bed and simply laughed, an evil, hateful laugh.
Danny turned and raced from the room towards the elevator. Chin stopped briefly at the doorway instructing the HPD officer to keep a close eye on Kaye and then he joined Danny in the elevator.