Danny was able to book a 5PM flight and with the time difference he would arrive in Virginia in the early morning hours.

Once he landed he rented a car and went to a nearby coffee house. Knowing it was close to midnight back home he called Chin.

"Hey babe, I know it's late. How are things there?"

"No problem, I'm here at Kono's. I've got you on speaker"

"Hey Kono, baby how are you feeling?"

"I was feeling a lot better until I heard about Steve. Danny we have to go find him"
"We can't Kono. We're all worried about him but we can't. He has to do this covertly to even have a chance of catching this scumbag. Think back sweetheart, do you remember when Sergeant Wade allowed us to watch the Seals raid that drug cartel?"

"Yeah Danny, I remember"
"That's our boy Kono…That's what he's trained to do"
"Danny, he's too emotional. He's not thinking clearly, he could make a mistake"

"I know…but he's with Joe. Joe has watched over Steve since his father sent him away as a teenager. He loves him like a son. He'll take care of him Kono"

"He's family Danny. It feels like we're abandoning him"
"Honey, you're right, he is family and we need to respect his decision. We're not abandoning him, we just have to trust him"

Chin then spoke, "We've got Lori's home address for you here, its 121 East Makanaw Trail. It looks like she's been working the dayshift at Homeland Security since she left here three years ago. It appears she's still single but has been dating a co-worker for the last several months. Her work records are immaculate, no incident reports. It looks like she's been living a fairly routine life"

"Okay good, I'll head over there now and intercept her as she leaves for work. You get some sleep now and call me when you wake up"
"Be cautious bro. Remember we're not sure if we can trust her"
"I will be, good night now"

He didn't have to wait long as Lori exited her apartment a little before seven o'clock. As she reached her car, she heard him approaching and turned.
"Danny?"
"Hey Weston, how are you doing?" He moved forward and they embraced.

"What are you doing here? Is everyone okay?"
"We've got a problem Lori and I need to ask you some questions. Can you call in sick today?"
"Yes….come on in"

As they entered the tiny apartment Lori spoke, "Welcome to my humble home. Would you like some coffee?"
"Sure, that would be great. Thank You"
She put the coffee on and they sat across from each other at the kitchen table.

"Danny, please…just tell me. What's wrong, is it Steve?"

"He's okay. I think I need to start at the beginning. About a year after you left, Steve and Catherine married" He noticed the look of pain in her eyes as he spoke those words and he continued,

"They were expecting their first baby and two weeks ago Wo-Fat shot Steve in the shoulder and kidnapped Catherine. He was holding her so Steve would tell him who Shelburne is. Steve gave him the information but Wo-Fat shot Catherine anyway. She didn't make it and their son died a day later"

"Oh my God Danny…." Tears streaked her cheeks as he reached across the table and took hold of her hand.

"I know…..it's been very hard. Lori…Steve's gone after Wo-Fat"
"What? By himself?"
"He's with Joe White, in Japan"
"Danny, Wo-Fat is a warlord. He has layers of security….Steve doesn't have a chance. What to you need me to do?"

"I just have some questions. According to Joe…Governor Denning is working with Wo-Fat"
"What?" Danny watched Lori carefully noting her genuine, shocked response.

"Lori, when you were working with us and turning in reports to Denning, was he asking you questions about Steve's investigation into Wo-Fat?"

"Ummmm, oh God…let me think…he would always ask about the on-going case and….yeah Danny, he would never bring up Wo-Fat's name but yeah, he always asked what 'other' cases Steve was working on"

"Do you remember ever saying anything to Denning, anything that Steve may have said to you?"

"No Danny…..I'm sure. I knew Steve was searching for Wo-Fat but I swear to you Danny I never told ANYONE anything that Steve told me…...I loved him and I would never betray him"

"Okay Lori, I believe you. Can you think of anything that could help us. We need to find out if anyone else at HPD other than Denning is involved with Wo-Fat's organization"

"Wait… yes…there was always a cop in the meetings, oh what's his name? O'Shea….no, no O'Sullivan…that's it, O'Sullivan"

"Anything else you can remember dear?"

"No…..but Danny, if Denning placed me in 5-0 to keep tabs on Steve's investigation why did he pull me out?"

"Chin and I think he pulled you out because of your feelings for Steve. We think he figured out you weren't going to give him any information so there was no reason to keep you in the unit. I know they had to make budget cuts and he wouldn't be able to justify keeping you"

"What can I do to help you Danny?"
"You already did Lori. Staying faithful to Steve and 5-0 says it all. We were all upset when they removed you, I hope you know that"
"Thank you. You all made me feel like part of your family from the minute I arrived. I hated to leave"

"But you're doing okay now? You're happy?"
"Yes…..the job is going well. I'm near my family and I'm seeing someone. Yes Danny, I'm happy"
"How about you and the others?"

"We're all good but its been very hard on all of us the last couple of weeks. We feel very helpless right now, helpless and worried"

"I'm worried for him as well but Danny but if anyone can take down Wo-Fat, its Steve…he's Superman you know"
Danny grinned, "That he is…..that he is"

Danny left Lori with an embrace and a promise that he would call her as soon as they had any word on Steve.

Danny Williams headed back to the airport secure in the knowledge that Lori would keep their confidence.

After booking his flight, with the time difference we would arrive back in Hawaii around one o'clock in the afternoon. Right before boarding the flight he gave Chin a call to update him.

"Do you know someone in HPD named O'Sullivan?"

"Yeah, he's a captain, Tom O'Sullivan. Does Lori think he's involved?"
"She says that he was at all of her meetings with Denning"

"He's got a great reputation Danny. I've always thought he was a good man"

It was the middle of the night in Hawaii as Danny added, "Chin, do you have anyone you can trust enough at HPD? We need to try to figure out if anyone else is involved in this"

"I don't know buddy….I think we need to follow Steve's advise and don't trust anybody. O'Sullivan is loved by everyone at HPD. He could easily have recruited someone"

"Alright man, go back to sleep. I'll call you when I get back"