Thank you so much to everyone who read, reviewed, and alerted the first chapter. As promised, the Five-0 team returns in this chapter.

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Danny hit the end button on his cell phone and slumped over against a tree. His posture was exhausted and defeated. Calling Mary had been one of the hardest things he had ever had to do. He had done it anyway because knew that Steve wouldn't want his sister to learn about this catastrophe from the news reports.

She had wanted to get on the next plane to Hawaii but Danny had talked her out of it, for now at least. He also knew that Steve wouldn't want her to see him this way. Coming back would only make her a target for Wo Fat, another way for him to strike at Steve while Steve was helpless. Thinking about it made Danny's stomach churn.

He looked down at the phone and thought about calling Rachel. When he had tried earlier, it had gone directly to voicemail (Of course it did – she's on a plain, idiot). There were a million things he wanted to say to her but nothing that seemed appropriate for voicemail. He'd wait until he knew that his girls were in New Jersey before trying again.

Suddenly, Danny didn't know what to do next. It was well after Midnight and he was standing in the dark under the trees that lined the street by HPD headquarters. Across the street was a hive of activity and lights as reporters tried to swarm the building. Fortunately, they hadn't noticed Danny in the shadows. He had no desire to be assaulted by their questions. Going home felt wrong, going back to Five-0 HQ was impossible. He considered going to Steve's house, but the thought of being there to see HPD tear it apart made his stomach roll some more.

He should find Kono and make sure that she was okay. He should find Jenna and see what she had been up to. He wanted to see Steve but that would impossible until at least tomorrow.

Danny was so drained that he didn't see Chin in the darkness until the other man was almost on top of him. He acknowledged his former teammate with a cold glare.

"Danny, please let me explain," Chin pleaded softly. "I know Steve isn't guilty. Being part of HPD is letting me be part of the investigation. I can make sure that nothing that would help Steve is ignored or swept under the rug."

Rationally, Danny understood the logic of what Chin was saying. In his head, he kept seeing Chin pushing Steve into the back of the police car. It was too soon to forgive that. He couldn't give Chin the unconditional trust that he could yesterday, so he settled for giving him a chance.

"What's your plan?"

Chin relaxed, like he had may have been expecting Danny to take a swing at him. He smiled gratefully. "I'll let you know in a minute. We need to wait for Kono."

As if on cue, the youngest member of the Five-0 appeared out of the shadows. "What happened?" she demanded, "I saw Steve being booked. They're saying that he killed the Governor."

Chin gave them both a quick run down of what they had found at the Governor's mansion.

"They photographed taser burns on Steve's neck?" Kono asked when he was done.

Chin nodded, "And they are well documented so there won't be any question about it later."

"How is it," Danny began, "that the man can run unscathed through a hail of bullets, but every two bit thug with a taser can take him down?"

They all laughed softly before the mood became tense again.

"So what do we do next?" Kono asked, "We have to prove Steve didn't do this."

"I've been thinking about that," Chin replied, "Tomorrow, or later today I guess, I'm taking crime scene techs to the Governor's office and Steve's house. I'll be able to make sure that everything is done by the book and nothing is missed."

Part of Danny still didn't trust Chin but he realized that, without his presence, any evidence that could clear Steve could easily disappear. He did have one concern, "Is the Champ box still at Steve's house? If HPD finds it, it will look bad for him."

"I think Jenna has it," Kono told them, "It may have been at HQ, in which case HPD already has it. Otherwise, it should be safe."

"We'll have to let that go for now," Danny decided, "We need to connect Kaye. I'm kind of surprised she hasn't turned up yet. Wonder where she is. We need her to get started on the figure prints from Laura Hills house. They were obviously planted and there has to be some way to prove it."

"I can help her with that," Kono volunteered.

Chin shook his head sadly, "No, Cuz, you can't. You're suspended. IA is going to be watching your every move. You have to let us do the work on this."

Kono started to protest but then stopped. Chin was right. Any evidence that she found right now would be considered tainted.

"We'll get this sorted out," Danny reassured her, "The only link between you and that money is one old lady who saw you for like a minute, months ago. That won't hold up. This is just a distraction to make it harder for us to help Steve." He paused and his expression became more sober, "I don't know how much help I can be either. I don't even know if I still have a job. I'm probably on the outside, too."

"You do, brah," Chin told him, "You've been assigned to me but Chief Mahaka wants you on desk duty," Chin shrugged apologetically, "There's nothing I can do about it but I do know how to put your time to good use."

"Please enlighten me," Danny invited sarcastically, clearly rankled by being forced to take desk duty.

Chin smiled, "We need to follow the money."

"He's right," Kono realized," The Governor put 10 million dollars, in cash, into the asset forfiture locker. She couldn't have come up with an amount that large without leaving some kind of trail."

Danny groaned. The money trail would be time consuming and tedious, but they were right about it being one of their best possible leads. "Fine. I'm going to get a few hours of sleep and then I'll report for work and get started."

"I'll find Kaye and get her started on the finger prints," Kono paused uncertainly and looked towards the police station, "What about Steve? If feels wrong to leave him in there all alone."

Chin put a comforting hand on her arm, "We can't do anything else for him here tonight. I've talked to Kamekono and he's arranging for one of the best defense attorneys on the island."

"The best thing we can do for Steve is find the evidence that will get him out," Danny agreed, "Once he's allowed visitors, you'll be able to see him, and, since I'm riding a desk, I can check in on him, too."

Kono nodded reluctantly. They all felt a little like they were abandoning their leader, but there was no other choice.

As he walked away, Danny's cell phone rang. He glanced at the display: Rachel. He his accept immediately, "Rachel, I'm so sorry . . ."

The next chapter will have Steve McGarrett, action, and explosions (although may be not all together). I hope everyone is enjoying.