The path leading down to the Old Pali highway was normally an easy walk, but Lexi was dehydrated, tired and more than anything else, in pain. Wo Fat gripped her around the neck with one hand and held her good arm behind her back with the other. Her mouth had a piece of tape over it, preventing her from screaming out, not that anyone would hear her. The three quarter moon gave off some light, but he seemed to know exactly where they were going. She tried to keep her balance and not trip, fearing he would break her arm if she fell forward. The wind blew into the side of the cliff on their right that rose hundreds of feet up, out of sight into the darkness. On their left was a cliff that went in the opposite direction. She tried to turn her head, scanning the area, hoping Steve would pop out from nowhere at any second and end this nightmare, but Wo Fat tightened his grip and pushed her harder.

He stopped suddenly and pushed her to the ground on her knees. Fresh tears filled her eyes and again she looked around for Steve. Wo Fat leaned down in front of her and took her wrist he had been holding and tied a rope around it, jerking it several times too make sure it was secure. Her left arm was useless, she could barely lift her hand anymore because of the pain. Wo Fat looked into her eyes and smiled. Lexi shivered, remembering the nightmare she had of him chasing her, it was the same expression as her dream. He reached up and tore the tape off her mouth.

"Steve!" she screamed out, barely audible from the wind and her own exhaustion.

Wo Fat laughed, "That's right, scream for him. That's what I want you to do." He pulled her up off the ground.

The man that had taken her off the island appeared next to him, "It's ready. I checked the road coming in, there's no one else here." he looked at Lexi, "I think he'll come alone. He showed fear when I cut her neck. He'll follow the rules."

"Don't underestimate McGarrett." Wo Fat proclaimed, "Get up to the road and stay out sight."

He pulled Lexi by the rope further down the road, stopping at a break in the old wall that protected the road from the drop off cliff.

Lexi pulled back as he dragged her closer to the edge, realizing what he had in store for her, "No!" she screamed. She sat down on the road and tried to use her legs to brace herself from nearing the cliff, but she was no competition for him. He pulled her across the concrete until she was on her stomach, only a few feet from the edge. She lay there crying and exhausted. The end of the rope had a loop tie and he secured it to a steel pole sticking out of the ground about 20 feet from the edge. He looked at the incoming text message on his cell phone and smiled, "Show time."

Lexi tried to roll over but he was on her again, " He's here." He nudged her with his foot, "Call for him."

She turned her head away. She wasn't about to lead Steve into a trap. "No."

Wo Fat kicked her harder, "Call for him!" he demanded.

"Fuck you!" she growled.

He bent over and lifted her off the ground by her damaged arm.

Danny leaned against the door of Steve's truck, "Be smart! Be patient!" he pushed off as he started the engine, "Don't let yourself get trapped into something we can't get you out of."

Steve nodded, "I know, Danny. I know. I'll be careful."

"We'll be right behind you, bro." Chin added.

"Show him whose boss, Boss," Kono smiled.

Steve put the truck in gear, "Tomorrow night, beers are on me." He gave a head toss to them and pulled out of the church parking lot that was only a couple miles down the road from mile marker 5 on the Pali Hwy.

They watched him pull out onto the highway.

Chin turned on the tracker, "Let's do this."

Kono lifted her rifle up, looking through the scope, "I'm ready."

Danny put his hand up, "Listen, I'm not quite sure how to put this, so I'm just going to say it straight." he eyed both of them, "Steve thinks with his head 99% of the time, no matter how hard he wants to believe otherwise right now, tonight he's not. I want you to be aware of this," Danny shook his head, "I could easily see him risking his life to help her, when she might be in a position were she can't be helped. Just be aware of that and prevent it if possible."

Chin and Kono looked at each other, hoping that situation wouldn't arise, but they both agreed.

Danny walked toward Chin and Kono's cars, speaking into a radio, "Can you hear me Steve?"

"Loud and clear, partner." he replied, "I'm pulling up to mile marker 5 right now."

The lights from his truck flashed over the green marker that had something leaning against the base, "There's an envelope here. I'm going to get it."

Danny turned the receiver on speaker so they could all hear.

Steve got out of his truck and scanned the dark road, before approaching the marker, "It must be directions, there's no one around." He picked up the manila folder and walked back to the headlight of his truck, tearing it open. He pulled out a piece of paper with a map on it. He looked around again before getting back in his truck. He sped off down the road toward Pali Lookout. "He wants me to go to Pali Lookout and take the trail down to the Old Pali Road. He's only giving me ten minutes. Ask Chin and Kono if they know of the back trail into Pali."

"I hear you, and yes I do." Chin replied.

"Me too." Kono jumped in. "Just before the first tunnel. We can hike up through the woods and come in from the other side."

"That's right," Steve injected, "Chin you take that position. By the look of the map he's down around the corner of the main lookout area. Kono, you stay with Danny. You could probably get a clear view of us from the main area just over the wall, and maybe a shot at him."

"Ok," she replied.

"Danny," Steve continued, "You can follow in behind me." He pulled his truck off onto the road leading up to the lookout, "that way we have him covered in all three directions."

"You got it."

Chin took off out of the parking lot, followed by Danny and Kono in her car.