A/N: So I found some time this weekend in between assignments to crank this out.. I hope it's ok. Please let me know what you think!

About three weeks had passed since Higgins had last spoken with Thomas and seen him at the shrimp truck. Since then, she had worked as hard as she could to help the robbery task force find those missing paintings, catch Ivan, and find Jin; the man who had left Thomas in Candler's penthouse and took off with the paintings.

So far, Higgins and the task force had accomplished two of those things: they had found the missing paintings and Jin, who as it turned out had not received any sort of payment for his work in the heists from Ivan either and had been living on the street.

First, Officer Rey had contacted her to let her know that the task force had a lead on Jin because a man matching the description that Magnum had given them had been frequenting homeless camps on some deserted Honolulu beaches. To no one's surprise, Jin had an extensive criminal record, which for the most part included pickpocketing and theft. He had never been convicted of anything violent, and when Higgins talked with him he cracked faster than an egg. Rather than a hardcore criminal, Jin gave the impression that he was more into stealing things for the simple fact that it usually got him some fast cash that he would then blow on booze and ridiculously lavish accessories; not Ivan's art heists had given him any cash.

"The guy totally cheated me!" Jin had told Higgins, "I was promised a 5% cut of whatever the paintings were sold for, and he told me they would sell for millions. These heists would've been my all-time biggest scores if he had paid up like he promised. I only left that Magnum guy behind because I thought I would end up with a bigger payday if Ivan thought I had stolen everything myself."

Because he was so angry with not receiving his payment, Jin had been fairly quick to give up where Ivan had told him to stash the paintings; a small warehouse in Waimanalo. That same afternoon, Officers Rey, Reigns, and the rest of the robbery task force had raided the premises and, by some freakish miracle, found all of the art that had been stolen over the past few months from the homes of some of Honolulu's elite. The fact that all of the stolen art was still in the same place months after it had been taken was strange enough. Tani had told her that in typical circumstances that art would have been sold within a week of being taken, and would have probably not have even been in Hawaii anymore.

Jin had also told HPD that he had communicated with Ivan the same way as Magnum did; through a burner number. This left them with no real leads on where Ivan could be, or what his next moves were, as well as if he was even still on the island at all.

This is what had frustrated Juliet the most. The only thing standing between this case finally being closed was Ivan, and they had no clue how they were going to find him.

One Thursday night, Juliet sat on her back patio with a fascinating book that she had found at the library, The White Knight: Queen's Gambit.

Along with trying to track down Ivan, Higgins had also been busy working on two separate murder cases, and everything together was taking its toll on her.

Her lack of friends withstanding, she was incredibly happy to be invested in a good book to give herself a break from work.

Her thoughts shifted briefly to Magnum, and what he had been up to in the past month. She wondered if he had taken her advice and found himself a decent job. He had kept true to his promise to not contact her until the case was over, and the thought that he may have forgotten about her briefly crossed her mind. She had admitted to herself after their dinner that she had a small crush on him, but she was convinced it was only because he was the first person in a few years who had given her any sort of personal attention.

That's pretty sad… she thought to herself. It took you getting assigned to a case for you to finally meet someone who wants to know more about you.

She supposed some of it was her fault though. It's not like she had put any real effort into getting involved in the community outside of her job, or even gone to any of the local festivals since she had moved to the island.

Vowing to herself that she would try and get out more after work slowed down a little, she picked up her book and immersed herself in the pages once more.

The next morning at HPD had seemed surprisingly slow to Juliet, which usually meant that things were about to get crazy. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened.

At around 11 o'clock, a man burst into the precinct in a frenzy, telling the desk Sargeant that he needed to talk to Detective Higgins immediately.

When she overheard the commotion, she glanced up and recognized that the man making such a fuss was Jin.

"Let him through!" She called up to the Sargeant.

Upon seeing her, Jin immediately dashed back to her desk.

Katsumoto raised his eyebrows, "Is this that crazy guy from the art case that had Gucci necklaces in his bag when they brought him in?"

Higgins sighed, "Sadly, yes."

Although, now that she thought about it, Jin's frantic presence could mean he had something that would help them solve this case.

"Hey! Guess what! You'll never believe who just called me this morning!" Jin panted, clearly out of breath from his sprint to her desk.

"Oh I don't know," Higgins replied sarcastically, "The pope? Please tell me you came down here because you have something useful to share."

"Trust me Higgins, you're gonna love this! Ivan called me this morning about finally paying me for all of the stuff I've stolen for him! He said he knew I had been arrested and was out on bail, but he would pay for my lawyer and legal fees in the upcoming trial if I did one last favor for him."

Higgins frowned, "Did he say anything about all of the paintings that we recovered from the warehouse in Waimanalo? Or how he would be paying you?"

"No…" Jin replied, "He just told me that I need to meet him at this address tomorrow night at 10. Here, I wrote it down!"

Jin dug the scrap of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Higgins.

"You are being set up," she told him as she glanced over the paper with the address. "Ivan is not a stupid man. If he knows you've been arrested and you're out on bail, he probably knows that you gave up the location of his warehouse. And if he didn't chew you out on the phone over HPD finding all of the paintings, he knows they've been taken."

"But-but how do you know that? What if he just wants to pay me?" Jin protested.

Juliet gave him a stern glare, "I would bet my badge that by showing up to this address alone tomorrow, you will have signed your own death certificate."

Jin looked gobsmacked at her statement, but Higgins continued on, "But, this also happens to be a perfect opportunity to finally catch Ivan and close this case. So, if you want the DA to reduce your pending charges, you're going to show up there with a wire and body cam and allow us to catch him."

"But you just said they would kill me if I went! There's no way! I'm not being your bait for this! Get that Magnum guy to do it instead!"

Juliet's pulse skyrocketed at the thought of Magnum walking into such a dangerous situation.

"Magnum had no knowledge of the location of the warehouse since he wasn't the one who dropped the paintings off there. And since he hasn't come bursting in here, I think it's safe to say that Ivan hasn't contacted him."

Before Jin could protest again, Higgins swiftly cut him off, "And, more importantly, you are facing up to 20 years in prison for your role in these thefts. If I were you, I would be jumping at the opportunity to lessen the charges."

Upon hearing that, Jin suddenly got very quiet.

"I'd take the offer, buddy," Katsumoto chimed in.

Jin let out a loud,dramatic sigh, "Uggg. I guess if i'm so important to this mission i'll tag along. Think of this as my heroic duty to Hawaii!" he added with excitement.

When Juliet returned home later that evening, she was completely drained. The rest of her afternoon at HPD consisted of calling Officer Rey from the robbery task force to inform her of Jin's news, and then holding a meeting with Jin and the entire task force of how the operation would play out the following evening.

Since Jin's comment about Magnum, she couldn't help but think if Ivan had reached out to him in some way. Surely he would've come into the precinct and told her, right?

But then she thought back to their conversation a month earlier at the shrimp truck where she had explicitly told him to not contact her until after the case was closed. Could it be that he was afraid that coming in to give her information about Ivan would make her upset?

You're being stupid she told herself, he would've said something about that. He wants this case closed just as much as you do.

But her thoughts were getting the better of her, and before she knew it she was looking at his contact in her phone with the little smiley face next to his name and was on the verge of calling him just to be sure that he hadn't heard from Ivan. She pressed 'call'.

Magnum picked up on the third ring, "Hello?" he questioned.

"Thomas? It's Juliet, Juliet Higgins from HPD. I-"

"Hi Higgy!" he exclaimed, "It's so great to finally hear from you! I was hoping you hadn't forgotten about me! But, I thought you weren't going to call me until after the case was over? My charges are still pending and I still have to go to court."

"I know that the case is still open but that's actually why i'm calling you. Have you heard from Ivan recently?"

Juliet heard a slight pause on the line before Thomas answered her, "No, he hasn't. Why?"

"Please don't lie, Thomas. If he has I really need to know."

"I wouldn't lie to you, Juliet," he said quickly. "You know that. If I had learned anything new I would've come down to HPD and told you or the task force. But I haven't learned anything new and I haven't heard from him since before the last theft."

Juliet sighed, "Ok. I just needed to know. This case has the potential to be wrapping up soon."

"What do you mean?" said Thomas, "Have you caught him? Do you know where he is?"

"I can't go into specifics, Magnum, but I will tell you that I will be submitting paperwork to the DA soon detailing you and your accomplice's cooperation. I probably shouldn't even be telling you that. I need to go. I will call you after your court date and the case is closed."

"Oh, ok." Thomas replied disappointedly, "I understand. Thanks for reaching out. I'll talk to you soon."

"Goodnight, Thomas."

"Goodnight, Higgy. Please be safe out there."

Juliet hung up and held her phone in her hands, exhaling deeply.

At least she had peace of mind knowing that Ivan hadn't contacted Magnum, and she believed him when he told her that he wouldn't lie to her.

We will catch him tomorrow, end of story, She told herself before turning out the lights and going to bed.