"Any luck?" Steve asked Chin, standing at the door to his office.
He reluctantly shook his head. "Nothing." he held up the tiny device, "This shit is seriously high tech. I've never seen a tracker like this before. They all include an internal antenna that has to be transferred back to the monitoring station, but this one doesn't have that. It's as if Wo Fat owns his own personal satellite in space."
Steve's face was disappointed but he nodded his understanding, "Ok, thanks for trying."
Danny came up behind him and put a hand on his back, "Looks like we wait until midnight. What's the plan?"
Steve turned and walked over to the computer table, bracing his hands on the edge. Kono, Danny and Chin followed after him, gathering around the machine which had become their meeting place to brainstorm cases, waiting for his answer. Just like back at the house when the knife was at Lexi's throat, he couldn't come up with a plan that could guarantee her safety. The scene from the closet kept creeping into his thoughts and making him second-guess himself. He looked around at each one of them, "If we go in hot and try to set a trap, he might be expecting it. Who knows how he would retaliate." he took a deep breath, "If we go with his plan and I go alone, then for sure she's dead. He'll have it rigged where there will be no way for me to get at her." He looked over at Danny, never before in their partnership or friendship had he needed his advice so badly as right then, "What would you do?"
Danny knew the impact of the question. Steve never asked for advice unless he was absolutely torn. He turned it over in his head several times and knew there was only one solution. "I'd send you in as he requested. We'll put a wire on you with a tracker. That way the three of us can hang back until you make contact with him. We can come in from behind as backup. Lay low, and once the situation escalates to whatever this dirt bag has planned." he looked around the table at Chin and Kono, "Then we'll take him down, once and for all."
They all three looked at Steve for his input. He nodded with a slight grin, "That's good, Danno. That's good. That's what we'll do." He made eye contact with each one of them, "I trust each one of you with my life and you know you can trust me." he put his hands on his hips and let his head fall to his chest, taking in a deep breath, before looking back up. He was concerned about his outburst at the house after finding Lexi's hair and photo. "I know this case took a turn in…" he sighed heavily, "well maybe not in the direction that you would have ever thought. What happened on that island between Lexi and I, and at the house today…" he struggled, "I feel like I owe you an explanation."
Kono smiled at his uneasiness, "You don't owe us anything. The Mokupuni Akua's smiled down on you," she laughed, "it's about time!"
"Welcome to my honua brother." Chin chimed in.
Danny waved his hands in the air, "Whoa, I make a new rule. No more Hawaiian mumbo jumbo in the office, and on a second note, if he wants to divulge information on what went on at that island, then please lets grab a few beers and indulge." he smiled teasingly at Steve, "Please!"
Steve couldn't help but be amused by their banter, and more than anything, relieved. He appreciated them more than ever for their acceptance of the situation, knowing that they too would do whatever it took to get her back. "You understand then, how important this is to me." The mood changed to serious, "We're only going to get one chance. Wo Fat won't allow a second." he recalled giving lectures when he was a Seal Commander to his men before a mission, but as he looked around at the group before him, he also never recalled feeling this confident before a mission, "I'm not going to ask you to do anything different than what your normal instincts would tell you, because all of you know your job, and do it very well. I'm glad it's you backing me up tonight."
The sense of pride in the room was overwhelming. They saw him as being a soldier first and a police officer second and with his speech; he solidified each one of them as being his equal.