"TAKE MY BREATH AWAY"
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
Title: "Take My Breath Away"
Author: Michelle Heath
Rating: MA for adult situations and language
Summary: Continuation of the "Salvation" series by popular demand
Disclaimer: I so do not own Hawaii Five-0; unfortunately! All original characters are the property of the author!
Date Written: April 10, 2011
"What are you thinking, Steve?"
"I'm thinking that Jake Anderson took advantage of the fact that David Maxwell was probably up late studying and had taken the prescribed dosage of Seconal. He was starting to get drowsy, Jake Anderson showed up, and then forced him to drink a glass of Vodka in which he'd dissolved the rest of the Seconal. What does the coroner's report say about Maxwell's blood alcohol level and any barbiturates in his system, Kono?"
"His blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit, and there was enough Seconal in his system to have killed him without the addition of the alcohol which, apparently, sped up the process."
"Jake Anderson murdered David Maxwell"
"Why, Steve? If Jake Anderson were going to kill anyone, I would have thought if would be Charlie Chapman. After all, Chapman was the father of Clair Anderson's baby; not David Maxwell."
"I don't know, Chin, but I'm positive that Anderson killed David Maxwell and George Gatney. What I really want to know is how Jake Anderson and Callie Newton are connected to George Gatney."
"I've been thinking about that, too, Boss, and I'm going to go back and dig a little deeper into both George and Marie Gatney's backgrounds. There's got to be something we've missed that ties Anderson to Gatney."
"I think you're right, Kono. You take Marie, Chin, you take George, and I'm going have another talk with the Governor."
"Careful, Steve, the Governor's already anxious because we haven't caught Gatney's killer yet. She might not like you pouring salt into an open wound."
"The Governor wants this case solved, Chin, and she gave it to us. She knows that we'll do whatever it takes to get the job done. Kono, let me know when you need to leave for your closing; I'll finish up what you're doing."
(The Governor's secretary tells Steve to go right in when he arrives at her office and he finds Gov. Jameson gazing out a window when he steps into her private office. He quickly brings her up to speed on the case.)
"And that's where we are right now, Governor. We're digging further into both Marie and George Gatney's backgrounds, but I need to ask you some more questions. I need you to think back. Is there anything, anything at all, that you can think of in either George or Marie's backgrounds that could have possibly connected them with Jake or Claire Anderson, David Maxwell, Callie Newton, or Charlie Chapman?"
"No. After we graduated from high school, I went to the University of Hawaii and my husband and George attended Stanford. I completed my law degree at Richardson and Allen obtained his at Stanford. George received his Masters in Criminal Justice from Stanford, returned to Hawaii, and applied to the Honolulu P.D. My husband went to work for Hartmann, Corbett, & Wilson and I believe George may have done some investigative work for them for time to time."
"What kind of investigative work, Governor?"
"I'm not sure, Commander. My husband could better answer that question. . . . Ellen? Would you get my husband on the phone, please? . . You think something George might have done for Allen's firm is the reason he was killed?"
"I don't know, Ma'am, but I need to know everything about George Gatney that I can in order to catchr the person who murdered him."
(Steve speaks to Allen Jameson and gets the information he needs regarding the cases George Gatney investigated for Mr. Jameson's law firm. One of them sticks out, and he is eager to get back to his office to check it out. When he gets there, he finds that Kono was unable to find anything on Marie Gatney and has already left for the closing. Chin is in the middle of researching George Gatney's background again when Steve gets there.)
"Hey, I haven't found anything that would connect Gatney to Anderson yet, Steve."
"I have. George Gatney did some investigative work for Allen Jameson's law firm. One of the cases was an adoption; he was investigating potential adoptive parents for the firm's client: Maj. Carl Anderson."
"George Gatney was involved in the adoption of Claire Anderson's and Charlie Chapman's baby."
"Bingo."
(By the time Sam and Ens. Todd land back at Pearl they are both much more relaxed and actually in very good moods as Sam's squadron won both simulated dog fights with the fighters from the Forrestal. As soon as Sam completes her post-flight, she receives orders to report to Capt. Henderson's office. Since she had left a written proposal for her plan on his desk prior to taking off for the Forrestal that morning, she's fairly certain that her C.O. wants to know how things went and if Ens. Todd is open to Sam's suggestion.)
"Come in, Lt. Cmdr. McGarrett. How'd it go today?"
"Well, Sir. We won engagements. The Forrestal's CAG isn't very happy right now."
"What a shame. How did Ens. Todd do today, Commander?"
"Exceptionally well, Sir. The morning exercises were a little . . Tense, but he came through the afternoon's brilliantly."
"I'm assuming that's after you discussed your idea with him?"
"Yes, Sir. Ens. Todd was extremely . . Relieved once I'd explained what I had in mind. I believe you'll find his transfer request on your desk first thing in the morning."
"I knew I could count on you to resolve this situation, Commander. Thank you, Sam."
"You're welcome, Sir. I'm just glad I could find a solution that was in everyone's best interest."