Hawaii Five-0

Midnight Harvest

Chapter 14 – Stitched Up

"What did these people do to her?"

"This" Doctor Shore said simply before pulling the white sheet and then the hospital gown up, which had been placed on top of Melissa to protect her modesty, to reveal a slightly diagonal, skilfully stitched incision that led from the left side of her abdomen, curving around to her back.

"We're about to take her upstairs for some tests, but in my expert opinion it looks like someone helped themselves to one of her kidney"

"Um, okay, how long ago do you think this happened?" Steve asked, while Danny was still in awe of what the doctor had just told them.

"The incision site is still very fresh, and considering how long she's been missing; maybe within the last six hours; maybe" Doctor Shore concluded.

"Which means these people are probably conducting their business on the island" said Danny.

"Also, by looking at this incision and the sutures, whoever did this surgery, is definitely an expert; definitely medically trained" Doctor Shore explained before pulling the gown and sheet back down.

"That's exactly what Max said about Laura's wounds" Steve said to Danny.

"We need to look in to all current and retired surgeons in Hawaii" he added before they interrupted by an orderly who announced that he was here to assist in taking Melissa upstairs to radiology.

"Can I come with her?" Danny asked.

"Of course you can" Doctor Shore replied.

"You'll just have wait outside while she has her scans done"

Unknown Location, Oahu

Her head felt like it was stuffed with cotton wool. She could feel air swirling around her mouth and nose and it was causing her mouth to be irritatingly dry and sore. There were muffled beeping noises in the background and a hissing noise. Opening her eyes at first, her vison was blurry; after blinking a few times, her vision cleared enough for her to see where she was. She saw that she was in a bed and across from her, was another bed which was occupied by a man and a woman by his side, clinging to his hand. She assumed that she was in a hospital. "Something must've happened" she thought. Turning her head to her left she saw that it too was occupied by a woman, and she looked familiar. With her vision still slightly blurry, the only thing she could confirm is that this woman had blonde hair. Needing to get a closer look, she tried to move to sit up. But her attempt seemed pointless when she noticed that her wrists had tied to the sides of the bed. She was restrained. It was then she realised that something more sinister may be going on. After all, if something had happened, where was everybody? And why was she restrained?

"Have I been kidnapped?"

"Why?"

"What the hell is going on?" she thought before whatever drugs that her captors had pumping through her system pulled her back under.

15 Minutes Later

Five-0 Headquarters, Honolulu

After leaving the hospital and ensuring Danny would call if he needed anything, Steve arrived at HQ in the space of fifteen minutes to see how Chin and Lou were making out with their search on Jack Kama.

"Hey, Steve, how's Melissa? Is she going to be okay?" Lou asked as Steve entered the office.

"The Doc said she's stable and that she'll be okay with time" Steve replied as he reached the computer table.

"That's good to hear" said Lou. "But I sense a 'but' coming"

"But, her left kidney is missing" Steve explained as Chin and Lou both replied with a regretful sigh.

"And like Laura Brennan, Doctor Shore said it was definitely done by someone with medical training"

"Okay, speaking of someone with medical training, Jack Kama" said Chin.

"Did you find anything on him?" Steve asked, leaning himself on the computer table.

"No criminal record, not even a parking ticket" Lou replied.

"But his motive to be involved in this still stands, his sister Joy Kama did pass away last year from cystic fibrosis"

"What about his financials?" Steve asked.

"Check this out" Chin said as he tapped the screen.

"Since last month, a series of deposits totalling twenty thousand dollars has been deposited into his bank account"

"Where do we find Jack Kama?" Steve asked.

"We checked in with his boss, he's not scheduled to work today" Lou replied.

"So we traced his phone; according to the GPS he's enjoying his day off at home"

"Let's go pay Mr Kama a visit" said Steve, before the three men left to find out what Jack knows about recent events.

25 Minutes Later

Jack Kama's Residence, Manoa

The three Five-0 team members pulled up outside Jack Kama's house in Steve's truck. Immediately after getting out of the truck, Steve noticed that the door was slightly ajar and signalled Lou and Chin to gear up to breach the house. Once they were ready to go, Steve and Chin headed for the front door while Lou made his way to the back of the house; just in case Jack decided to make a run for it. Once in position, Steve gave Chin and Lou the go ahead by quietly counting down from three. The front door opened straight into the living room, where Chin and Steve saw two large bags sitting on the coffee table in the centre of the room. One was slightly opened and appeared to be overflowing with cash.

"Jack Kama hands where I can see them!" they heard Lou yell.

"Lou?" Steve called.

"In here" Lou replied from the kitchen.

"Down on your knees, hands behind your head" he told their suspect as Steve and Chin entered the room.

"Looks like someone's going for a little trip" Chin concluded when he saw a box full of supplies of food and water.

"Food, water, thousands of dollars in cash"

"And this" Lou said as he showed them a handgun he had just confiscated from Jack.

"And a gun; this must be one hell of a trip Jack" said Steve.

"Why don't you come with us and you can tell us all about it"