Steve and Lexi exited the hotel onto Kalakaua Ave and crossed the street. He wanted to get to the beach as quickly as possible. It was the time of day when tourists would be gathering for morning walks and jogs and they could blend in. Lexi wore a button down shirt over a blue tank top and Steve instructed her to take off the outer shirt so her outfit changed.

Lexi watched as he removed his gun holster and tossed it in a nearby garbage can with her shirt. He took his badge off his pants and put it in his pocket, and then pulled his shirt over his head and laid it casually over his hand, hiding his gun. He looked over at her and smiled, trying to ease the tension. "You ready? We're just going to walk down the beach like we're enjoying the morning sunrise. No worries."

She felt her heart pounding and her mouth was so dry she didn't think she could speak. She just nodded and tried to return the smile.

Steve gently caressed her arm, "Just stay close to me, you'll be ok."

Lexi was more than willing to stay as close to him as possible, he had saved her life twice in the past 30 minutes. She stood on his left side and held onto his arm as they walked out into the open area of the boardwalk that stretched along Waikiki beach. People ran past them and walked along side them never knowing that their lives were in danger or that Steve held a gun in his right hand. She eyed every person that approached as if they would suddenly lunge at her. What she didn't realize, was that the people couldn't help themselves from staring at them, because even under the extreme circumstance they were facing, they gave the perception of a striking couple. Steve on the other hand was trained to look in more conspicuous areas and concentrated more on the park they were approaching.

"How far is it?" Lexi asked, hoping it was around the corner.

"Not far. You're doing great."

"Who did you call?"

"My partner."

They passed a hotel serving breakfast and normally Lexi thought it would smell appetizing, but at this moment she felt nauseated and faint. "I feel sick," she whispered, tugging on his arm.

They sat down on a wall next to the Hilton's outdoor restaurant. Steve leaned over and got the attention of a nearby busboy. "Hey, could I get a glass of water for my girlfriend, she's not feeling well?" The boy returned quickly and handed him the glass. Lexi took two small drinks and offered Steve the rest. He declined and encouraged her to finish it.

All he could offer her was a minute, "We need to keep going."

She stood up with him and they continued.

Danny parked in the parking lot of Magic Island and quickly walked the block to Shave Ice. He entered in the back and was met by a 300lb ex Samoan wrestler, Kamekona. "Hey, how's my favorite HPD haole? What are you doing here so early? Having a shave ice craving?"

"Not today." Danny replied scanning the room. "Is Steve here yet?" he asked looking back out the door toward the park.

"No." He could tell from Danny's serious attitude that something was up. "Was I supposed to be expecting him? You got trouble?"

Danny paced impatiently around the room. "I don't know what's going on. He called me and said to meet him here and make sure I wasn't followed."

"We're you followed?" Kamekona asked.

Danny stopped and glared at him. "I know how to shake a tail blimpy, but no, I wasn't followed."

"Who does he think was following you?"

"Questions! Questions! I told you, I don't know what's going on!"

"Ok, just trying to help out the situation Bro, no need to get angry."

Danny wiped his hand through his hair, "I'm sorry, but this whole thing has got me nervous. Steve said he dumped his phone, so someone must have a trace on it. He also said 'we' will be there, so who is this 'we' person?"

"Danny!" Steve came in through the door with Lexi and closed it behind her. He pulled out a chair for her and wasted no time resting himself. He made quick introductions. "This is Lexi. Lexi, this is my partner Danny Williams and the owner of this place Kamekona."

Danny acknowledged Lexi, "How do you do? If I seem abrupt please don't take it personally." he then turned to Steve, raising his voice, "Steven! Would you please tell me what the hell is going on?"

"Are you sure you weren't followed." Steve asked, regretting it almost instantly.

Danny raised his hands in an angry gesture, "Was I followed? NO, I wasn't followed, why doesn't anyone think I can spot a tail!"

"Alright, alright," he turned to Kamekona, "Can you please get Lexi something to drink?"

"Sure thing Bro. What can I get for you pretty lady? Are you accustomed to Shave Ice? I have the best on the island."

Lexi looked up at Steve and then over to Kamekona, "Whatever you have would be fine, thank you."

Steve squatted down next to her chair. "I'm going to go in the other room and talk to Danny. You stay here with Kamekona," He smiled that same calming smile as when he first sat down across from her a little over an hour earlier.

"Ok." she suddenly reached out and grabbed his forearm, "Tell me if you're leaving though, ok?"

Steve looked down at the grip on his arm and then back up at her, "I won't leave without you, I promise. Besides…" he motioned his head toward Kamekona, "if I leave without paying for the Shave Ice, then we'd really have to run for our lives."

Lexi halfheartedly laughed and looked at him quizzically, amazed that he could make her laugh at a moment like this. "You're crazy." she chuckled.

"HA!" Danny blurted out, "You have no idea how crazy." he motioned toward the other room, "Steven please. Your attention, this way."

Steve followed Danny inside the small office and closed the door. When he was out of sight of Lexi he put his shirt back on and raised his hands up to his face, leaning back against the wall. "Holy shit Danny!"

"Start with before holy shit and work your up?" Danny demanded.

Steve began to fill him in on every detail of the last two hours. The meeting at the hotel, the assassination attempt by the two men that claimed to be FBI and the murder of Lexi's father. They both agreed that somehow Agent Powers was apart of this. How would the gunmen have known where he was meeting Lexi unless they had followed him from the condo. They had set him up. "They had a file on me Danny from the CIA."

"What else does the girl know?"

"We were discussing that in the alley when things got a little out of control."

Danny moved towards the door, "Let's talk to her."

Steve blocked his path, "Hey listen, she's been through a lot in the last couple of hours, hell, in the last week. Go easy on her."

"What's this, you…telling me...to go easy on someone. Isn't that usually the other way around?"

Steve kept his hand on the door, "I'm serious Danny. She's pretty scared."

Danny gestured toward the door, "If you would move, I could show you how nice I can be!"

As they came out, Lexi felt relived to have him back in the same room. He and Danny took seats at the table with her.

"Lexi, in the alley you told me about Michael and his gun trafficking. You also said you think he had a partner?"

Lexi nodded, "Yes, because when I got to the house the night of the murder, there was a man there. He was very anger at Michael."

"Whoa." Danny stopped her, "Why were you at the house with the man that shot your father?"

"Michael came to me after my fathers death and tried to console me. I actually believed him at first; until he offered me the same deal he did my father, to run his operation through the garage. At that second I knew it was him." She looked at Steve, "He murdered my father because he wouldn't cooperate."

"So you went to the FBI with this information?" Steve asked. "Where you met Agent Powers?

"Not exactly, he came to me. They instructed me on how to cooperate with Michael, using my father's business, which was now in my name. My mother died when I was young. It was just my father and I. I let them use his business as a front in order to eventually arrest him on gun trafficking."

Danny sat back in his chair, "So technically, the FBI had you, a young woman, a civilian, working undercover doing their job?" He shook his head in disbelief.

"It was my choice. My father was a good man Detective William's. He didn't deserve to die that way. The police had no suspects for the robbery. My father served his country and deserved justice for what happened to him."

They couldn't help but hear the determination in her voice, and see the admiration in her expression that she had for her father.

Steve understood now where the quote came from she asked earlier. "He was a Navy Seal, wasn't he? Your father?"

Lexi smiled at him through her tears, "Yes, he was." she replied proudly, "You're a lot like him in that way."

Steve was overwhelmed by her loyalty to her father, "So you took it upon yourself to put Michael Lenes behind bars."

"Yes." She sat up straight in her chair trying to read Steve's expression. He stared at her shaking his head and then glanced over at his partner. He and Danny exchanged a look of pleasant surprise for the young woman that they thought was a victim, but was actually a martyr.

"OK," Danny continued, "now that we've established that you," he motioned toward Lexi, "are like a super hero in disguise, fill us in on the what you actually witnessed."

Lexi contradicted him, "I'm not a super hero."

"Well that's a matter of opinion." Danny argued. "So continue."

Steve studied her closely as she began to speak about the night of the murder. He couldn't quite decipher the feelings that suddenly overcame him. It was an awkward moment for him in his own skin. He decided it had to be from the events that had taken place earlier. They had been through a physically and emotionally demanding event, and that he was probably just feeling the lingering effects of that. He was there to protect her, but no matter how many times he told himself that, there was still that nagging bond he felt with her that just couldn't be defined. It annoyed the hell out of him. Worse yet, he couldn't help but wonder if she felt it too.

Lexi tried to keep her emotions in tact as she described being at Michael's house and seeing him argue about a deal that had gone bad under Julio's care, and then the shot that killed him. "He shot him without any hesitation whatsoever." she said barely above a whisper, recalling the horrifying incident. "Like he was not even human, just a problem that had to be solved."

Danny sympathized with her but wanted to get the rest of the information before she broke down, "After Michael shot him what did you do?"

Lexi took a deep breath, "I ran. I think in all the commotion with the other guy showing up unexpectedly, Michael forgot I was there. I don't know who that man was, but Michael was very afraid of him. That's why I think he is the leader and Michael just does what he says."

"Did you get a name?" Steve asked.

Lexi thought for a second, "Not really a name I don't think, it sounded more like a code name," she looked at Steve, "you know what I mean, they didn't say Mr. just the name. Wo Fat."

The room went dead silent and Lexi was taken back by the look that Danny and Steve exchanged. Her fear that had eased into a subtle calmness returned with a vengeance.

Steve stood up and turned away from the table wiping his hands down his face trying to calm the rage that had suddenly engulfed him. He turned to Danny, "We got to get her out of here!"

Danny stood up and raised his hands trying to calm him, "Don't get all aneurysm face on me right now. We need to put this together. There are loose ends everywhere!"

"What are you talking about, Danny?" he yelled, "It was Wo Fat that ordered the hit this morning! You know that!" he pointed at Lexi, "She witnessed a murder that could implicate him as an accessory! He's not going to let that go!"

"I know that Steven! But getting all fired up and sending our only witness into a state of panic is not going to help!" he gestured with both hands toward Lexi.

Steve looked down and instantly regretted the tension that he brought to the room. His concern to get Lexi to safety overcame his rationality. It was the second time in the last ten minutes that he had lost control of his emotions because of her. She looked up at him and her expression was even more terrified than he had seen earlier. He cursed himself for bringing this fear to her and just wanted to make it stop. He sat down next to her and tried to smile but couldn't make it convincing enough, "I don't want you to worry about this."

"Who is Wo Fat? Where am I supposed to go?" The panic in her voice was unmistakable.

Steve touched her arm, "Lexi, everything worked out this morning, right? You and I, we worked well together. You didn't panic and I didn't let anything happen to you. I won't let anything happen to you this time either. You have to trust me when I say that."

She looked into his eyes and knew he meant every word he said, he wasn't just trying to soothe her. She thought about that morning and the way he shielded her with his body without even considering his own safety. If she were to get through this alive, he would be the one to get her there. "Will I still be able to testify against Michael?"

"Absolutely. You'd be doing both of us a favor by testifying. Wo Fat is the ringleader, you were right about that. I'm not going to lie to you, he's a very dangerous man, but if you listen to Danny and I, we'll get you through this."

He turned in his chair to face Danny, "Call Kono and get her in the office. Have her pull up everything she can on this Michael Lene's guy and Agent Jack Powers. I want to know who works for them and if the two guys this morning were from Lenes team or Wo Fat's. Also, have Chin get me a clean phone, nothing on it that can be tracked back to Five O. "

Danny sat on the edge of the table facing Steve, "Wo Fat pulled you into this somehow. You know that don't you? You need to disappear for a couple days until we can get a handle on this. They'll be looking for you and it's a small island."

The light from the next room suddenly disappeared and they all looked over to see Kamekona filling the doorway, "Niihau!" he exclaimed, smiling brightly.

"Ne hu hu what?" Danny mocked, butchering the Hawaiian name.

Steve stood up, "Can you get us on Niihau?"

Kamekona outstretched his arms, "No problem McGarrett, I have a cousin who married a descendant. They don't like visitors but if you ask nicely and know the right people. It's pretty primitive though. They'll help you some, but you'll have dive for your food. Chin says you're a good fisherman."

Danny jumped in, "You mean that island off of Kauai that's hates everyone that's not Hawaiian? Oh yea, go there, they'll probably throw you off a cliff, haole!"

Steve blasted back at him, "They're good people Danny. They just choose to maintain the Hawaiian culture and old way of life."

Danny raised his voice. "I think not Steven. I heard that one time a guy was stranded in a boat, made it to that island and they refused to help him."

Kamekona corrected him, "That's not true bro. They let him stay until helped arrived, they just made him stay in his boat off shore."

"Oh!" Danny smirked, "I stand corrected, they sound just wonderful!"

"It'll be fine Danny. How soon can you contact him?"

"By the time you get there, He'll be expecting you."

Steve acknowledged him with a handshake and shoulder-to-shoulder man hug, "Mahalo brother."

"Gotta keep my connections at Five O safe. Good investment." He smiled at Lexi.