Okay, I'm going on record here to tell you that this is not my favorite chapter. This is mainly a "bridge chapter" to get us to what happens at the end of this chapter and move us into the events of the next one. I will be posting the next chapter immediately so be on the look out for the better one! So, just take this for what it is and I promise to do better in the future…

Chapter Five – Who is Wo Fat?

"Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood."

~ Henry Miller

"This changes everything."

Steve slammed the door to the interview room closed behind him and practically sprinted down the hallway toward the bullpen, pulling his phone out of his pocket. Harper, whom he had practically pushed out of the interview room, had to run to catch up with him.

And she had absolutely no idea what had just happened. But she knew it was big.

"Who is Wo Fat?" the redhead asked, needing to take three steps to keep up with one of his, "And why did you rush me out of that interview room?" But she knew that he wasn't going to answer her because he wasn't even paying attention to her. He was focused on whoever was on the other end of that phone of his and when he was focused on something, nothing else in the world mattered. But she couldn't stop herself from asking, "Who are you calling?"

"The governor," he told her and then in a surprising move, turned to look at her as he added, "And eventually, I'm sure, your father."

The alarm bells went off in Harper's brain. There was no way that Steve would voluntarily call her father and he definitely would not do it not twice in one day. Trying to keep the panic out of her voice, she asked, "Why?"

"Because Kai Akino is not going back to Chicago," he answered, but avoided looking at her as he added, "Or anywhere else for that matter."

The words stung in Harper's ears and she stopped dead in her tracks. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.

"What are you talking about?" Harper fumed, storming after him. Grabbing Steve's arm and spinning him around to face her, she shouted at him, "We had a deal! He killed my partner."

Their eyes locked for the second time that day, but Steve was the first one to look away this time as he said into his phone, "This is Commander Steve McGarrett and I need to speak to Governor Jameson immediately." He paused and motioned to Chin and Kono, who had emerged from the viewing room, before saying, "Well, pull her out of a meeting…this is important."

"What's up, boss?" Kono asked, walking up to Steve and Harper with Chin Ho at her side.

"I want you to coordinate with Honolulu PD and get Kai Akino transferred back to 5-0 Headquarters," he practically barked at her, "I'll meet you there."

"No way…" Harper started to say, but that was as far as she got.

"Governor…" Steve said into his phone and before Harper knew what was happening, he was walking out the door of HPD.

Harper felt like the world was spinning out of control. She had absolutely no idea what was going on and she did not function well in that kind of environment. Whoever this Wo Fat character was, he had just sent everyone into a tailspin. And Harper needed to know why.

Grabbing Danny as he started to follow his partner out the door, Harper asked, "Are you kidding me? Where is he going?"

"Back to the 5-0 offices," Danny replied, looking distracted.

"Why? What the hell is going on?"

"This changes everything."

The Chicago detective wanted to scream. But instead, she drawled, "So I've heard. Does someone want to tell me why?"

"You don't know who Wo Fat is?"

"No."

Danny made what Harper would have categorized as a fish face as he drew in a deep breath and then blew it out again unceremoniously before he said, "Wo Fat is a local crime boss. We think he's tied to the Yakuza."

"And?"

"And what?" he asked, uncomfortably shifting his weight from one foot to another.

"That's it?" Harper challenged him, "So Steve is going to challenge the transfer of Kai Akino because he's working for a Hawaiian crime boss?"

"Chinese."

"What?"

"Chinese crime boss," Danny corrected her, looking around at all of the sudden movement going on in the HPD bullpen while thinking of different ways to get out of this awful conversation.

"Would you stop bullshitting me, please?" Harper pleaded, trying to get Danny to look at her. "What is the big deal with Wo Fat?"

"I think that is a conversation that you should have with Steve…"

"Well, Steve high tailed it out of here like his house was on fire so I'm having the conversation with you instead," she reminded him, completely losing her cool, "Now would you please tell me why I can't take my cop killer back to Chicago?"

Letting out another long breath, Danny finally admitted, "Because your cop killer is working for the same man who may be responsible for the murder of Steve's mother…Wo Fat."

"Murder?" Harper asked, shaking her head in confusion, "He told me that she was killed by drunk driver."

"That's because, up until recently, that's what everyone thought." Danny explained and was about to say more when he suddenly caught sight of Kono coming around the corner into the bullpen. She looked like she had just seen a ghost, so he called to her, "What's wrong?"

Looking back and forth between Danny and Harper, Kono stated quietly, "Kai Akino is dead."