Chapter Twenty One

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Chapter Twenty One

Once the drama had settled down and Danny was resting as soundly as possible, the drugs pumping through his veins hopefully combating the infection raging through him attacking his body Steve turned back towards the rookie of the team.

"Right Kono, what have you got?" he asked, his tone making it very clear that he meant business and he would end this for his friend.

"I have got as much background on Dr Lewis as possible. On the surface everything is above board, he had worked here since med school. Graduated second in his class etc etc. Married with two children and living on the Big Island for the last five years or so. He has no money problems, no gambling or drinking problems and no obvious vices. He is well respected and very good at his job" Kono told her colleagues.

"But?" Steve prompted, knowing that there must be something brewing underneath the surface that had caused the respected doctor to betray the detective in the way that he had.

"You're right there is a but. Dr Lewis married his childhood sweetheart. They met in high school, dated through college and got married the year after he graduated. His wife is formerly known as Carmen Turner- Simon's baby sister" Kono told them, Steve rested his head in his hands- another piece of the puzzle falling into place. "I have arranged a SWAT team to meet me and Chin at his home address in twenty minutes. I have also sent his details to all of the ports and airports with a warrant for his arrest that has been authorised by the governor" the rookie told them. Steve grinned, the young officer never ceased to amaze her team mates- he was proud at how much she had learnt in such a short time.

"Good work Kono" Steve told her, and meant it. She smiled proudly, pleased that she had done okay, and not let her friends down. "Let me know how you get on" he told them as the two left the room.

"Will do, I have set the checks running on Laura Hamilton, I sent a print of her's that I found on the clipboard she used during Danny's evaulation as well to get an accurate ID" Chin told the commander. Steve nodded, proud of the team and how much they cared for each other.

"Just you and me now then Danno" Steve told his now sleeping colleague, his thoughts now drifting to his now absent colleagues and praying that they would get the justice that Danny would need to begin to heal. With a jolt he realised that he didn't even mind sitting out the bust, something deep within him just needed him to stay with Danny.

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Kono and Chin exchanged a meaningful glance as they both fastened their vests over their t-shirts.

"You ready cus?" Chin asked the young woman in front of him.

"More than ready" she replied, and without any further words the two headed over to brief the HPD colleagues that stood close by. Within five minutes every officer was ready for the strike. Chin checked his clip one more time before shouting the instruction down the radio.

"Go, go, go!" he yelled and each and every member of the team sprang into action. Chin entered through the front door, two members of SWAT alongside him, Freeze police! he shouted as he entered the first room, stepping slightly to his right to allow the other officers to move past him to clear the rest of the house. He was aware that the rear entry team had successfully made it in, he moved slowly into the property, his gun extended out in front of him. He carefully made his way through to the lounge, finding an average well-kept family home, but no sign of the doctor himself or his wife. He heard various shouts of 'clear' throughout the building, and with each one his heart sank a little lower- they had to catch the evil Doctor for what he had done to his friend. His heart sank to his boots at the transmission over the air that the whole premise was clear, and together the team set about searching for any clue as to the man's whereabouts.

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"How's he doing?" Emily asked as she stepped back into the room. She still had her nurse's uniform on, but she now had a fitted denim jacket on over the top of it. As she moved closer to the injured man she handed Steve a cup of steaming coffee, and she moved over to the other seat with the second cup.

"He hasn't even stirred" Steve replied softly. "Thank you for the coffee and well for everything. You didn't get in trouble did you?" he asked carefully.

"Not at all" she replied laughing. "David is a big softy really- plus he knows if he really got me in trouble he would have to make his own dinner" she told him, and for the first time he noticed her soft northern English accent.

"Make his own dinner?" he asked confused.

"Oh I haven't made myself clear. I am Emily Hamilton- Dr David Hamilton is my husband" she replied with a grin.

"Oh- now I get it" he replied with a smile, no wonder she had been singing the doctors praises earlier. "Well thank you. Do you think he will be ok?" Steve asked, not sure he really wanted to hear the answer.

"Danny is a fighter. He will battle his way through. He is looking better all ready" she replied carefully, whilst checking the drain on his angry wound. Steve nodded in agreement, hoping that the lovely nurse was correct.

"I hope so" Steve replied softly. Danny was his family, his best friend and his partner. "Will Dr Hamilton be checking on him again tonight?" he asked softly.

"Yeah, he finishes at eight and he is coming by as soon as he finishes" she replied. She had expressed very clearly to her husband how important discretion was for the safety of their newest patient, and as she had expected he had fully understood.

"Thank you. Did you manage to get that CCTV?" he asked again, knowing that he was pushing his luck, but something about the nurse made him feel that she genuinely wanted to help the team as much as she could.

"Yes, I asked the night guard to do it. I have known him for years so there won't be any issues there" she assured the seal. He nodded again grateful beyond words for her help. Kono had contacted him a short time ago and informed him that they had missed Lewis, but they were now following up some leads to trace him. The attackers that had come for Danny in the hospital had thankfully been detained by HPD a short time after the incident, but they had to get Lewis and the fake shrink- only then would they be able to locate Turner- Steve was sure of it.

"Kono will collect it and run it throughout our systems when she gets back" Steve replied, his attention was then drawn to the bed where he could see his partner beginning to stir. "Danny? Are you with us man?" he asked quietly, taking hold of his friends hand in the now familiar gesture. The pale eyelids flickered as consciousness crept up on the injured jersey native. "It's ok, you should be feeling better now" Steve soothed him. Danny blinked furiously in attempts to clear his vision.

"Feel like something died in my mouth" Danny muttered, his voice quiet and rasping due to the dryness caused by the vicious infection. Emily moved wordlessly and handed a cool cup of water to Steve to assist the patient with. He nodded his thanks and placed it gently against Dannys parched lips.

"Thanks" Danny gasped, his head once more resting against the pillows- exhausted by even that effort.

"Stay awake for a few more minutes Danny" a female voice startled him. He hesitated dragging his memories for who the voice belonged to.

"Emily?" he questioned softly.

"Yes, I am off to get the doctor to check on you, and you will be in more trouble with me if you aren't awake when I get back" she told him as she stepped out of the room to fetch her husband.

"What happened?" Danny whispered, his eyes still closed as he struggled to gain his breath.

"Try not to talk bruh, you need to save your energy. One of your wounds from your surgery got infected. Due to Dr Lewis not being all as he seemed, it went unchecked and it got quite nasty. Luckily nurse Emily has been your very own Florence nightingale and along with her doctor husband has apparently got it under control" Steve informed him.

"Well that more or less covered it" the voice of the real Dr Hamilton commented as he walked into the room. "Hello Danny I am Dr David Hamilton, pleased to finally meet you" he greeted in a cheerful tone. "How are you feeling?" he asked mentally noting all of the readouts of the monitor.

"Tired" Danny replied truthfully.

"How is the pain?" he asked.

"Ok, bit sore" Danny again replied honestly, his eyes remaining closed.

"Well your temperature is back up slightly to 103, we are going to have to get that down and it might not be comfortable" he told the blonde detective. "Would you mind Emily?" he asked softly, indicating to the ice packs. She left without a word, and whilst she was gone David moved over to once more check the wound of the injured man. He worked silently concentrating on the task at hand. "The drain is still nicely in place and doing it's job" he told the men in front of him. "A couple more days and you should start to feel more human again" he told Danny with a smile.

"That mean I can't go home?" Danny asked softly through the oxygen mask. The doctor chuckled lightly.

"Not just yet I'm afraid, although I am not sure how long we can stay in this room undiscovered" he replied honestly.

"Doc, how many vacation days do you and Emily have stored up?" Steve asked with a raised eyebrow, the doctor turned a confused face towards the seal commander.

End Chapter Twenty One