Waiting until Steve took a small sip from the mug of hot coffee that he now held in his trembling hands, Chin glanced across at Lou, who was standing silently beside him before he returned his attention to the upset man now sitting on the chair in the empty O.R. waiting room, "What happened, Steve?"

"I…I don't know." Steve answered truthfully, holding the mug tighter in attempt to help warm up his hands, trying to stop himself from shivering, as he looked up at his friends.

"You said that you shot Danny," Lou frowned, "but do you want to tell us why?"

"I…I don't know why, Lou." Steve breathed, staring at the wall just behind Lou's and Chin's shoulders, still unable to believe that he had shot his best friend. "One minute I was following Danny back to the car and the next … I had my gun in my hand and I was aiming it Danny's back as I pulled the trigger…" Steve swallowed hard, blinking away the tears as he looked back at his two colleagues, his face drained of color as he added almost in a whisper, "And I have no idea why I did it!"

Lou's frown deepened as he glanced at Chin who seemed to be digesting what Steve had just told them. Turning back to Steve, he asked, "How were things between you and Danny, Steve? Was there any type tension between the two of you that the rest of us were not aware of?"

"No." he answered a little too quickly before he looked down into the mug of thick black sludge that the hospital tried to pass of as coffee. Taking a deep breath, he slowly shook his head before he looked back up at his two Five 0 colleagues, "No…not…not really… I mean Danny was being…Danny," he shrugged, "We…we had just finished eating lunch and we were going… to …to question Nelson…" His voice trailed off as he slowly looked back down and stared at the mug as his fingers loosened around the mug, allowing it to start slipping out of his grip.

"Steve?" Chin asked softly as he stepped closer to his friend, "Steve, are you OK?" he asked anxiously as he knelt in front of Steve and reached for the mug of hot coffee, gently taking it from Steve's hand before it spilled onto Steve's lap and placed it on the table beside his.

Looking up into Chin's concerned face, Steve blinked slowly and frowned. "I…I don't know… I…I feel…kinda weird…" he murmured before he collapsed limply forward into Chin's arms.

Catching Steve as he tumbled forward, Chin lowered him to the floor before he quickly placed his fingertips against the side of Steve's throat, releasing a breath he had not realized he was holding, as he felt the soft throb of a pulse.

Turning, Lou ran to the door, stepping out into the corridor as he yelled, "We need some help in here!" Satisfied his call for help had caught the attention of the medical staff, he turned and hurried back across the room before kneeling down beside Chin and Steve. "How is he?"

"He's alive." Chin answered succinctly as he rose to his feet and quickly moved aside as the doctor and a nurse entered the room and hurried across to where Steve was laying on the floor, kneeling down beside him.

FIVE 0 … FIVE 0 … FIVE 0

Stepping out of the elevator, Kono quickly looked around before spotting the room she was looking for. Hurrying across to waiting room, she pushed open the door and hurried in. "How are they?"

"Danny is still in surgery and the doctors are examining Steve." Chin answered as he pushed himself away from the wall where he had been leaning as Kono hurried across the room to where he and Lou were waiting. "We're still waiting to be updated on both of their conditions."

"What happened?"

"Not sure yet." Chin answered honestly as he looked down at the small woman, "We received a report from HPD that Danny and Steve had been involved in some sort of a shooting and that Danny had been wounded. When we got here, Steve told us that Danny had been shot in the back…" He paused and shifted uneasily as he threw a quick, nervous glance towards Lou before he added softly, "Steve also told us that he had been the person who had shot him."

"Steve said he shot Danny?" Kono asked, shocked by what she had just been told, "Did he say why?"

Lou shook his head, "He claimed that he doesn't know. He said that they were on their way to interview Nelson, and that one minute he was following Danny to the car, and the next minute he had his gun in his hand and he was shooting Danny in the back."

Chin frowned, "He also mentioned that they had just grabbed some lunch."

"So, it's possible that something could have been slipped into something Steve's food or drink." Lou concluded, looking back at Chin. "Could explain why he shot Danny? And his confusion."

"And why he collapsed." Lou agreed before asking, "Do we know where they ate lunch?"

Chin shook his head but anything he was about to say was silenced as the door opened and he turned to watch as the surgeon entered the small room.

"Lieutenant Kelly?"

"How is he, Doc?" Chin asked as he, Lou and Kono met the surgeon halfway across the room.

Tugging free the surgical mask that still hung around his neck, the surgeon canted his head towards the chairs that lined the wall as he suggested, "Let's take a seat."

Obeying the doctor's subtle order, the three Five 0 agents hurried across to the chairs and sat down as the surgeon took a seat and began his report.

"Detective Danny's condition is critical. The bullet entered his back, just below the shoulder and passed through his lung, collapsing it before exiting through the front of his chest resulting in massive hemorrhaging. We have managed to stabilise him and repair some of the damage but he's going to be returning to the O.R. when he stabilizes a little more and is a little stronger. He is currently in recovery but we will be moving him up to ICU as soon as we are able to."

"So, he will recover?" Lou asked cautiously.

"The next twenty-four hours are critical, if he can make it through those, he has a chance." The surgeon answered quietly as he slowly rose to his feet, "Now if you will excuse me, I really need to get back to my patient. I will send a nurse in to tell you when we have him settled into the ICU."

"Thanks, Doc." Chin said softly as the surgeon nodded and left the room.

Rising from his seat, Lou headed towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Chin frowned as he watched Lou head to the door.

"We have an update Danny' condition, now I am going to try and get an update on McGarrett's condition and try and find out what the Hell is going on with him." Lou announced over his shoulder as he walked out the door.