Ready To Take A Chance Again – Barry Manilow (3:05)

For: plws

Ready To Take A Chance Again

Danny stood in the middle of the Five-O office. The governor had just reinstated the taskforce, given them back what they were sure was gone forever and yet things would never be the same. Steve walked in; looking old and haggard, prison will do that to a person, as he rolled the badge over in his hand.

"Do you think we're ready for this?" Danny asked as he looked at the office space the way it was been left after the investigation.

"I'm not ready for the cleaning that this place is going to need," Steve stated with a sigh, "I'm not ready to see what they went through, destroyed or confiscated in the name of the investigation. I'm not ready to fight for all of our files and all of our research that we lost to the investigation, but yes, I think I'm ready to take a chance again," Steve half smiled.

"Hmm, to get back to the grind and ignore what happened," Danny huffed, "you realize that is just what this is. They want us to turn a blind eye to what happened, to all the horrible things we went through and that aren't even resolved. They just want us back in power so that the people of Hawaii can sleep soundly knowing that they are protected."

"Isn't that what we're here for?" Steve asked as he righted a chair that had been tossed to one side in the investigation.

"Is that all we're here for?" Danny asked, "Who's going to protect us, and our families?"

"We are," Steve stated, "because we know what we're up against."