Lexi opened her eyes about halfway and yawned. She started to drift back to sleep when the IPad on Steve's bed vibrated again and again. She sat up and ran her hands over her hair. She looked out the door and didn't see him but could hear him out back. She walked over and picked up the tablet to take to him when she noticed her name in the message on the screen. She stopped and read it,
"From Kono: Ran the print from Danny and did the background check as you requested, it does belong to a Lexi Daniels, no priors, not even a traffic ticket. UCLA graduate, daughter of deceased ex Navy Seal, Thomas Daniels. Resides in LA."
Lexi read it again, just to be sure what she was seeing was real. "Why are they running my prints?" she whispered and then it dawned on her at all once, "Oh my god, they think I'm lying. Did he bring me here for protection or to keep an eye on me while they investigate me?" She suddenly felt dizzy, realizing she was stuck on this island with nowhere to go.
The tablet buzzed again and she dropped it on the floor like it stung her.
Steve walked past the door and stopped, glancing inside, "Hey, you're up."
At the sight of him, her despair turned to anger. "I can't believe I trusted you!"
Steve took a step back, staring at her.
She huffed at the confused look on his face, it irritated her even more, "What! You look confused, Commander!" she shouted, "Maybe this will help you out." She kicked the IPad across the floor to him.
Steve picked it up and read the message, "Shit." he set the tablet on the table, "Lexi..."
"Shut up!" she screamed, backing away from him as he moved toward her. "I haven't done anything wrong!"
"It wasn't because I didn't believe who you said you were." She went for the door and he stepped in her path, stopping her. "Just calm down." he said passively.
"Let me by!" she growled.
He refused to move, "You're not leaving. Just listen to me."
"Oh yea, watch me!" She turned around and went for the back door.
"Where are you going to go, Lexi?" he asked, halfheartedly laughing at the idea of her running away. He chased after her, "There is no where to go."
She went out the backdoor, slamming it behind her, but he reached it before it had a chance to close. She glanced over her shoulder at him and began to sprint up a path between some waist high grass. She just wanted to get away from him, away from this whole mess. He caught up with her easily and grabbed her around the waist. "You don't have free reign on this island, we're guests here."
She tried to lunge forward and at the same time he jerked her backwards, lifting her off the ground, moving back toward the house. She pulled up on his arm, trying to release the grip he had around her waist when her hand slipped and her elbow flew back, hitting him in face.
"God damn it!" he yelled. In one swift motion, he laid her out flat on the ground, lying over top of her back. Her hands were pinned beneath her and she was helpless to move.
"Get off me!" she growled and kicked.
"Stop fighting me, Lexi!" he held tight, talking in a calmer voice, "Please. Just stop. I know you're mad but just listen too me."
"That hurt!" she cried out.
"I'm Sorry," he loosened the hold but still had her pinned, "I just…I can't let you just run off."
She was trapped in this position and none of her father's training could get her out of it. The traumatic events of the day and the loneliness she felt since her father's death and being pinned down feeling helpless took its toll on her and she started to cry.
Steve quickly released the hold, moving off of her.
She rolled over and scooted back away from him. "I want to go home." Her hands covered her face; she didn't want him to see her cry.
He shook his head regretfully, "You can't, not yet. Its not safe."
"You can't keep me here! I'm not under arrest!" she looked up at him panicked, "Am I?"
"No!" he replied, stunned that she would think that.
"Then why did you go behind my back?"
"I didn't!" he replied quickly.
"Where did you get the finger prints of mine then?"
He paused, looking and feeling guilty, "The glass you drank from at Kamekona's."
She pushed herself off the ground, "You could have asked for them if you had doubts about me, but you didn't! You went behind my back like I'm a suspect, a criminal! I haven't done anything wrong!" She stormed down the path back toward the house. Steve followed her.
"You're right, I'm sorry." He stopped and pleaded with her, "You don't know this Wo Fat guy, Lexi. He's ruthless." he wanted to make her understand that he didn't do it because he didn't believe her. He was more upset that she was angry with him, and not the situation, just the thought of her feeling that way toward him made him feel desperate to resolve it anyway he could. "Wo Fat's responsible for murdering both of my parents." he blurted out, then almost instantly regretted that personal piece of information as his voice of reason to her.
She stopped in her tracks and turned around. She wasn't in the least bit prepared for what he had said. The look on his face was difficult to see. She knew that look.
He stepped closer to her, trying to explain, "When it comes to this guy, I can't leave any stone unturned. I'm sorry if you think I betrayed you, maybe I did, but in hindsight, Lexi, I've only known you for what…" he looked at his watch, "12 hours." he explained further, "Of course I don't think you're a criminal, but I did what I had to do. You're just going to have to take my word for it."
She starred at him, letting his words soak in. He never shifted or turned away from her glare, he felt what he did was necessary, she could see it written all over his face. She looked down at the ground, suddenly embarrassed and regretting the temper tantrum. As she went over everything they had been through, he had never once questioned her in an accusing way. She never gave him a chance to explain inside the house. Her first reaction was panic, she lost trust in him almost instantly and they were the only two things he had asked for from her, the only two things, and she let him down on both. She looked up at him ashamed. "I'm sorry."
The tension in the air cleared. Her expression looked so innocent and sweet he wanted to reach out and touch it. "I didn't mean to hurt you when I took you down."
"I didn't mean to hit you in the face either," she apologized, "that really was an accident." she walked toward him and inspected the small bruise forming on his cheek. "Does it hurt?"
She went to reach out and touch it and he moved his head away, "No, I've been hit a lot harder than that."
She had sweat and dirt on her face, her clothes were disheveled, her long dark hair was slightly tousled with grass hanging loosely in it, she looked a mess, he thought, but he had never wanted to kiss anyone so bad in his entire life.
To his relief the sound of Keha's truck approaching broke the momentum. Being curious right now was not a luxury he could afford. Steve looked past her toward the front of the house, "Dinners here."
Danny touched his eye and then pointed toward the man standing in the airport gift shop filtering through a Time magazine.
Chin nodded and motioned for Kono to move in. She casually walked up and stood next him. He glanced in her direction and then quickly noticed the badge on her belt loop and placed the magazine back on the shelf, but before he could turn away she spoke, "Let's not make a federal scene here, Ok Agent Powers? We need to just ask you a few questions down at Five O headquarters."
He turned away and met Chin face to face. "You heard Officer Kalakaua, we just need a few minutes of your time." Chin moved his jacket to the side and showed his handcuffs. "We can do this the easy way or we can do this the fun way. You decide?"
"I'm a Federal Agent. You have no idea what you're doing." he said sharply.
Danny reached around and took his hand and pulled it behind his back, "You were a Federal agent until you started taking bribes." he leaned in closer to him as he slipped on the handcuffs, "How much did Wo Fat pay you to get in contact with McGarrett?" Powers winced as Danny locked the cuffs too tightly.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Powers blurted out. "Who is Wo Fat?"
Danny looked at Chin, "You know, I hate a liar. Especially one that tries to screw over a friend of mine." he locked the other hand securely and pulled on his elbow. "Let's go liar before your pants catch on fire."
Chin sat Power's down abruptly in a chair with his hands cuffed behind his back. Danny walked up and leaned over, facing him. "We know that Wo Fat was the other guy in the room when Lenes shot Julio. We know that he wants the girl out of the way because she can ID him as an accessory. We also know that you sent the two goons from Wo Fat to take out the girl and McGarrett at the restaurant." Danny tapped his finger on his lips, "Am I forgetting anything? oh yea, if you don't tell me where Wo Fat is, then I'm going to bust all your teeth out."
Powers stared at him, "I don't know what you're talking about. Who's Wo Fat?"
"There you go again, liar liar!" Danny yelled. He put his foot on the chair between Powers legs and shoved it backwards. He fell off and rolled over on the floor. Chin picked him up by the shirt collar and set him back down again.
"You son of a bitch!" Powers screamed.
Danny gritted his teeth and stuck his finger in his face, "Don't you lie to me again! I have one of your goons, who said that it was you who told them to follow McGarrett after the meeting and to take them both out." he made his hand into a fist, "I swear to god if you don't start talking the teeth are coming out!" He stood up straight and crossed his arms over his chest, "Now, where is Wo Fat?"
Powers adjusted himself in the chair to a better position, "I don't know where he is."
Danny put his foot on his chest this time and shoved him backwards. Powers tumbled over backwards and the chair ended up on top of him. Once again, Chin picked him up with a smug little smile and sat him in the chair.
"Dam it!" Powers yelled.
Danny stood erect with his arms across his chest, "My foot keeps getting higher, you know where the next ones going."
Powers swore under his breath and started talking, "The last contact I had with him was when I told him that the girl was here in Hawaii. He told me to use my credentials and contact the Governor office to get in touch with McGarrett." he looked over at Chin, "I didn't know the two guys. They had flown in the night before. They're staying somewhere up on the North Shore."
"We know that," Danny interrupted him, "We checked out that address but the place is empty."
Powers shook his head, "I don't know where they are then. I swear to god!" he leaned back expecting Danny's foot in his face, "I told Lexi not to come back to the room, that I'd have McGarrett contact her. Wo Fat sent a file along with his two guys on McGarrett, about his history in the Navy. I used that to convince Lexi. I knew she'd take the bait when I told her he was a Seal like her father."
Chin stood behind him and put his hands on his shoulders and squeezed, "But you know how to get in contact with Wo Fat."
Powers winced, "Yes, but he never answers. I have to leave a message and if he feels like it, he'll call me back."
"Well then," Danny smiled, "We'll just have to make him an offer he can't refuse."
Kono stepped inside the room, motioning for them to come out.
"What do you got?" Danny asked.
"I just got a call from LAPD. They found Michael Lene's body in his car outside his house. One gunshot to the head." she looked up at them concerned, "No witnesses, no suspects yet."
"Are we really surprised at this news?" Chin asked sarcastically.
"Wo Fat's cleaning house." Danny agreed. "We need to let Steve know about this."