Steve moved to the door with only Olivia's small pocket knife in his hands. He motioned for her to stay behind him.

"Stay behind me," he whispered although the firm tone of his voice was unmistakable. It said 'Do NOT argue with me'. "When they come in, I'LL deal with it. Got it?"

Steve didn't miss the subtle roll of her eyes, "Seriously. Good grief! Have you forgotten…..I am federal agent!" she spat in a whisper of her own.

"No…..I haven't forgotten, but get behind me, Liv. I mean it! If I can't handle it, you can step in."

"Oh…..my….gosh! Are you kidding me?! I'm just as capable of….."

They heard footsteps approaching before Steve pinned her with a harsh glare and put a finger to his mouth to "shush" her. In spite of herself, Olivia gritted her teeth. They needed to get out alive and save the girls who'd been kidnapped, so she had no choice but to do as he said.

Still….she couldn't resist one last jab. "BOSSY MUCH?!"

Steve's gaze was intense but she saw a brief twinkle in his eyes which told her he liked her sass even though he had to be "in control".

The thought made her smirk: God knew there were things she wanted to do with Steve McGarrett. Oh so many, MANY things. At this point, she didn't give a damn who was in "control". Especially now that she'd seen him as an adult…and an honest to goodness, full-blooded American alpha male. He was sexy as hell though she would never admit it to anyone.

At least not yet.

Outside the door, they heard two people talking: One obviously a male and the other a female.

Steve and Olivia shared a look: These were most likely the same two Leilani had mentioned to them earlier and the ones responsible for the position they currently found themselves in.

Without saying a word, Steve looked at Olivia and held up one finger before pointing to her. Then, holding up one finger again before pointing to himself.

Translation: "You take the woman, I'll take the man."

Olivia nodded her head in acknowledgment just as they heard the familiar jingle of keys and turning of a lock.

Steve and Olivia were positioned so they would be behind the door as it opened.

The next few moments were a blur: The kidnappers entered the room and were overtaken by Steve and Olivia before they could even fully register that their captives were not where they were supposed to be. They clearly were no match for a highly trained Navy SEAL and federal agent. Steve and Olivia quickly took their guns and had them on the floor. While Olivia held the gun on them, Steve searched them and found syringes filled with what he assumed to be the same drug he and Olivia had already been given twice that day.

Steve held the syringes up in front of them both. "Let's see how you like it, shall we?"

He administered it to the man first effectively knocking him out within seconds. Then, turning to the woman, he did the same despite her vehement protests.

Once they were both knocked out cold, he grabbed a cell phone he'd found on them and put a quick call in to Danny.

Danny answered on the first ring. Realizing it was Steve, he released a relieved breath. "Steve? Thank God! Where are you? Are you okay? What about Olivia? Did you find her?"

"We're fine," Steve began trying to stop the barrage of questions. "Olivia and I are both fine, but you need to get to the Paradise Motel on…"

"Already been there," Danny interrupted. "Knocked down every door….Searched the entire property…..The girls aren't there."

"Dammit!" Steve said as Olivia gave him a questionable look. "The girls aren't there anymore," he relayed.

"Tell me where you're at and we'll have HPD there ASAP."

"Not sure….Haven't been outside to figure it out yet," Steve said. "But we have the two in custody that we think are responsible."

Steve quickly gave Danny the run down on what had happened and how they'd managed to subdue the perpetrators. "Put a trace on this phone number."

"Already working on it, Boss," They heard Tani's voice. "I'm dispatching HPD now. They should be there shortly to bring you in."

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One hour later…Interrogation Room 1

Steve and Olivia engaged in a 'stare down' with the man they'd taken in to custody. He'd begun to gain consciousness again and was trying to focus on his surroundings.

"Hurts like hell, doesn't it?" Olivia asked as he grimaced at the pounding in his head. "I would offer you some water or aspirin, but…"

Her voice trailed off as if to say 'tough shit' and Steve couldn't help but smirk. Olivia White always had spunk, but the Olivia in front of him now was more intoxicating than ever.

"I want my lawyer," he demanded as he tried to wiggle out of his restraints. It was a familiar demand…Steve heard it nearly every day though he had yet to allow a suspect to lawyer up.

As usual, Steve ignored him and stepped forward while looking at the folder Tani had brought to him with the man's rap sheet.

"Victor Salvatore," he began. "Any relation to Mateo Salvatore?"

Victor glared at him. "You obviously already know the answer to that. Now I want a lawyer."

"You're right…..I do already know the answer to that question." Steve closed the file to look at him and ignored his lawyer request once again. "You are Mateo Salvatore's cousin. His father and your mother were siblings. Seems you decided to follow in his footsteps…..and even though he was pretty damn stupid, you seem to be even worse."

Olivia saw Victor's jaw muscles twitching which was a clear indication of his irritation. Steve was pushing his buttons which is exactly what they needed to do. Irritation usually led to suspects giving up details.

"What are you saying?" Victor growled.

"I'm saying at least Mateo was smart enough to release his victims. You're trying to sell yours to the highest bidder. So not only are you facing multiple charges of kidnapping, assault, and forced imprisonment, but we'll also have you on human trafficking charges."

"I don't know what you're talking about!" he protested.

"No?" Steve scoffed before taking a step closer. "Try again."

Olivia began holding up pictures of the missing girls to gauge his reaction. "Any of them look familiar?"

"I don't know anything about any missing girls…and NO, I don't recognize any of them."

Steve glanced at Olivia before turning back to Victor.

"Victor, I swear to God, if you lie to us one more time, I will beat your ass in to the ground. Now where are the girls!" Steve yelled.

Olivia saw the change in Steve's expression when Victor didn't answer him. He picked him up by his shirt collar and pushed him hard against the wall. Steve got within inches of his face. "You've got ten minutes, you son of a bitch. If you don't have an answer for me by the time I get back, you're not going to like the outcome," he growled. "One way or the other, I'll get it out of you. Understand?"

Victor was trying hard not to show his fear, but Olivia read people for a living and could see all the signs that he was truly worried about what may be in store for him. Still he remained silent as Steve shoved him back onto the chair and he and Olivia left the room.

They met Danny and Tani in the hall. They had been in the second interview room with Victor's accomplice; a woman named Rayna Phillips who was only 28 years old.

"Any luck?" Steve asked.

"She's not giving anything up," Tani said. "She's insisting that she is a victim as well and had to do what Victor said in fear for her life."

"I doubt she's a victim," Olivia answered. "I get the feeling she was just as involved as Salvatore. I never sensed any sort of dominance between the two of them or any indication that she's afraid of him. They're definitely in this together."

Danny shook his head, "Agreed. So what do we do now?"

"We let them sit," Steve answered. "In a few minutes, we'll switch and see if we have any luck."

Steve's phone rang. "Lou….what's up?"

"You need to get back up here. Leilani and her parents just came in…..She said she's remembered something that may give us a lead on where they've taken the girls."

"On our way….."

Steve, Olivia, Danny and Tani walked into HQ and Steve made his way to his office where he saw Leilani and her family waiting. Olivia was close behind.

They greeted the family as Olivia took a seat and Steve perched on the edge of his desk. It was interesting for Olivia to watch how Steve changed his demeanor and attitude so easily from one that was completely terrifying to what he was showing now: The 'protector' and one who was going to do whatever necessary send Leilani's 'monster' away. As a psychologist, it was fascinating to watch.

Oh who are you kidding, her inner voice teased. You just think it's sexy! Don't deny it.

She pushed the argument aside and tried to focus.

"I'm okay," she heard Leilani answer Steve.

"Do you have any leads on who took our daughter?" her father asked.

"We have two people in custody that we're questioning." Steve answered.

"What about the other girls?" her mother asked. "Have you found them?"

"We have some promising leads," Olivia said. It wasn't true, but Steve appreciated the effort she took to try to ease their fears.

"So Captain Grover said you may have something that could help us out?" Steve asked Leilani.

She shook her head, "I remembered hearing them mention a boat. It was when they thought I was drugged…..they said something about taking me on a trip."

Steve and Olivia shared a look; This was how they were going to get the girls off the island.

"Did they say where it was…..like a marina name or dock number?"

"No, but I heard them say the name of the boat."

Even better!

"They called it the Foxy Lady."

Steve smiled at her, "That's great…..That's all we need to find the boat. Gimme a second and I'll be right back."

As Steve excused himself to get the team to put a trace on the boat, Olivia continued to talk to Leilani and her parents. She knew they had been through hell, so a few moments of small talk might do the some good.

Steve came back. "Okay, we're putting a search out for the boat and should be able to find it soon. You've been a great help," he smiled at the girl.

She gave him a nervous smile in return. "Are they here?"

"Who?" Olivia asked.

"The people who kidnapped me. You said you had some people in custody…..so are they here?"

Steve looked at her parents before turning back to her. He wasn't going to lie to her. "Yes, they're here….but you don't have to worry. I promise you they won't be out again any time soon."

The teenager seemed to relax a little at Steve's words.

Tani opened up Steve's office door. "Boss, you need to see this," she said.

After saying goodbyes to the Kealoha family and seeing them safely out, Steve and Olivia met everyone around the table.

"We found the boat." Tani said before pulling up a satellite picture showing where it was docked. "According to the marina manager, the owner's haven't visited for a while…There was very little activity and the boat hasn't been taken out in months. Until two days ago. He said security cameras have picked someone up loading large 'storage containers' at night."

Steve crossed his arms and grimaced. "Okay, so we have to assume that could be how they're getting the girls onto the boat. Has it left the marina?"

"No," Junior said. "which is good news because it means the girls should still be there."

"They're trying to get all of them onto the boat. Then they're going to sail to God knows where for this supposed 'auction'." Olivia said. "They won't try to sell them here... The risks are too high...But as soon as they can get them out of U.S. waters, it will be a free-for-all and those girls may never be seen again."

"That's not going to happen," Steve said resolutely. "We're going to get them. Tani, get me everything you can on that boat. We're going to have one more little chat with our friends downstairs and then we'll make our way there."

"You got it," she answered.

"Lou, get SWAT on the scene. I want eyes on the boat. NO ONE sets foot on the deck without us authorizing it or knowing about it. If the girls are being held there right now, we're going to KEEP them there until we're on scene."

Lou already had his phone in hand making a call to the HPD SWAT team commander.

Then he looked at Olivia. "What do you say we go downstairs and give the good news to Victor and Rayna?"

The smirk on his face was so cocky…and yet so reminiscent of the Steve McGarrett she'd always known…..she couldn't help but grin.

"Sounds great!" she said before following his lead and getting back down to the interrogation rooms.