Steve entered the park and slowed down, making his way through the empty parking lot. He stopped at the end of the road, just before the path that led to the main lookout and down to the old highway. She was close, he could feel it. The anticipation of wanting to get to her was mounting. He parked his truck facing the path trying to see something, or someone. It was empty with no one in sight. "I'm here," he spoke to Danny quietly, "I don't see anyone, but I'm sure they're watching." He turned off the engine. "I'm going to walk down to the main lookout. Where are you?"

"We just pulled off the highway, on our way up the road to the park. Chin should almost be to the tunnel by now."

"OK, I'm taking out the earpiece now, so I won't be able to hear you anymore."

"Hey," Danny said quickly, "Give a us a couple minutes to get in place before you start down the path."

"Hurry," Steve pulled the earpiece out and set it on the floor of the truck. He got out and was instantly hit with a blast of wind. He had forgotten how windy it could get up there. He hoped that Kono would take that into consideration when taking aim. He recoiled the last thought, knowing she could do the job. She had turned out to be a good marksman. There were no park lights, only the moonlight, but he had been up there hundreds of times and knew the path. The long cement walkway curved around to the cliff that was surrounded by a wall, protecting tourists. Just on the other side of that wall is where Kono would be positioned. There was about 15 feet of grassy plateau before the drop off. Just before he made it to the wall he heard it. The wind was howling but he knew what he heard, it was Lexi screaming out. He began running toward the other path that led down to the old highway. "I'm going in!" he said to Danny.

"Son of a bitch!" Danny muttered angrily, "I told him to wait!" The road turned dark as he turned the car off and they got out, making their way up the road toward the empty parking lot.

"I heard a scream," Kono said, running along beside him, pressing her earpiece in to block out the wind.

"Me too," Danny agreed, picking up the pace. "Stay in the trees and out of sight. I'm heading up in the woods."

Kono waved and took off running, disappearing into the trees that ran alongside the parking lot.

Lexi stumbled as he pulled her toward the edge of the drop off. She felt nauseated and faint after being yanked off the ground by her arm. Fresh blood and yellow pus dripped from the wound. Her body was on fire from the fever that had set in. She began to drift off when another gust of wind blew and cooled her body down. Her head swirled as Wo Fat held onto her around the waist. He shook her as Steve came running down the path, "Look who's here."

She lifted her head and just as she had been praying since being taken off the island, he appeared. "Steve?" she sobbed, leaning forward trying to get to him. Even though her situation was still dire, a feeling of relief swept over her, knowing he was there.

Steve came down the road and stopped when he saw them, raising his gun.

"Ah, Ah," Wo Fat yelled out, "Drop the gun or I'll drop her."

Steve walked slowly toward them, "If she dies, you die."

Wo Fat smiled devilishly, "Maybe so, I know you could live with my death, but can you live with hers." He jerked her body and Lexi gasped as her foot stumbled off the edge.

Steve reacted impulsively to her stumbling, "Stop!" he shouted, reaching out. He didn't even have to look at Wo Fat, he knew right then he had lost any advantage he might have had. His reaction showed panic and fear, the two things that Wo Fat was hoping to see. He handed them both over to him in a matter of seconds. "What do you want?" Steve demanded, still pointing the gun at him, turning his head in frustration, remembering Danny's lecture. He was exactly in the position he had warned him about.

"Throw your gun over the cliff." Wo Fat ordered.

"Don't, Steve!" Lexi cried, "Don't!"

Steve looked beyond them on the road, hoping to see Chin. He was trapped, his eyes focused on Lexi. She looked so helpless and frail, barely able to stand. If he took a shot at him, she might fall over the edge.

"Three, two," Wo Fat taunted, jerking her body again, "one…"

"Alright!" Steve shouted, "Alright…" he tossed the gun over the wall into the darkness, showing his hands in surrender.

Lexi tried to focus on him through the fresh tears that poured from her eyes when suddenly Wo Fat pushed her. She fell head first into the darkness until the rope went taught and pulled on her arm. She dangled in the air ten feet below the edge and a hundred feet from the ground. The initial fear of death was replaced with a terrifying feeling of helplessness. She screamed hysterically, frantically trying to reach her foot out to grasp the cliff, but there was nothing but empty air. Her damaged arm was useless to reach up. She tried to grab the rope with her hand that was tied but couldn't get enough lift to reach it and every time she tried, the rope would tighten around her wrist.

Steve felt the life drain out him when she disappeared over the edge. It was then that he saw the rope. He ran to the wall and watched helplessly as Lexi hung by one arm and screamed, kicking her legs. With every jolt of her body it would put extra pressure on her wrist. He was afraid she would dislocate her arm, flailing around.

"Lexi!" he screamed down to her, "Stop moving!"

The commanding sound of his voice triggered in her and she stopped kicking, letting her body go limp. She looked up at him, sobbing, "Help me!"

The view below of having her this close again and still not being safe was agony for him. He looked over for Wo Fat and saw him kneeling down over a metal spike. Steve followed the rope from the cliff, realizing that's what was holding Lexi. Wo Fat watched him with pleasure as he pieced together the scene; it was what he had been waiting for.

"How good are your reflexes Commander?" With one swift motion Wo Fat pulled up on the rope trying to disengage it from the spike. By some act of fate the tip of the rope caught on the lip of the spike giving Steve an extra three seconds before it was free.

"Don't do it!" Steve yelled and took three long strides before diving out for the rope as it slid off the edge. He landed flat on the concrete, scraping his arms on the hundreds of tiny rocks as he reached out. He got his right hand on a piece of it, but it all happened so fast it slipped through his fingers before he could get a grip, but his left hand was able to secure the loop on the end as it slipped past. The weight of Lexi jerked the rope, and pulled him toward the edge. He reached out with his right hand, attaching it to the wall. The end of the rope went over the edge with his arm. He held on tightly to the loop as she swayed back and forth. "Don't move, Lexi!" Every muscle in his body was focused on holding that rope. His other arm held onto the broken concrete wall, so he wouldn't go over with her.