Chin surveyed the modest house as they arrived at the address the kidnapper had provided. He noted the For Sale sign in the front yard and the white van in the driveway. He was pretty sure it was the same white van that had been seen leaving the Palace shortly after the shooting.

SWAT team members spread out and took up position around the house, guided by hand signals from Chin. Chin and Kono led the remaining tactical team towards the front of the house. Two officers used the battering ram on the front door allowing Chin and Kono to swiftly enter and sweep the front room. The house was quickly cleared before Chin returned to a small den off the kitchen.

"What've you got, Chin?"Steve's voice came through Chin's earpiece."

Chin knelt by the wall next to an overturned chair, "There are some blood drops here." He looked at the chair, "What've we got here?"

"What do you see?"

Chin moved the chair to uncover a hole at the base of the wall. It was no larger than his clenched fist. Chin reached in and pulled out an object, "It's Danny's badge... wait, there's something else. It's Danny's phone and there's another one here, too. Looks like a disposable phone."

"Bring it in. We'll call from here and see what this guy has to say."

"I"ll have the lab techs go over this place with a fine-tooth comb. I'm disconnecting the feed. Kono and I will be back in a few minutes."

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Again, the wait seemed interminable to Steve. He was not surprised that they hadn't found Danny though admittedly disappointed not to have the easy ending they always hoped for.

As Chin and Kono rushed through the doors of Five-O headquarters, Chin held up the phones and badge and headed to the smart table.

Steve picked up Danny's badge and held it tightly. He was going to make sure it got back to its rightful owner. He gestured Kono to Danny's phone, "Let's see if there's anything on there we need to see before we use the other one."

Kono quickly began looking through Danny's phone and found no calls, messages or anything to be concerned about. "There's nothing, Boss. The only new text is from Grace."

"When are they due back from England?" Steve asked, knowing that Danny's ex had taken Grace to visit her family for a while.

"Not for another two weeks, I think," Chin chimed in. "Are you going to call Rachel?"

Steve shook his head, "Not until we know more. I don't want to worry her or have her cut her visit short to rush back. Besides, no sense worrying Grace."

"We ready to do this?" Chin held up the disposable phone.

Kono took up position at the smart table, "The trace will start as soon as the call is connected."

Steve nodded and took a deep breath, "Make the call."

Tension filled the room as the phone began to ring. Once. Twice. Three times. Finally, the call was picked up, "I thought you would be calling soon."

"I need to talk to Detective Williams," Chin said.

"Soon enough. Soon enough," the gravelly voice said. "I think perhaps you should check the good detective's phone."

They all exchanged glances and Kono reached for the phone again as it signalled an incoming text message. She didn't recognize the sender, and when she opened the message, she found an internet link.

Steve nodded at her and motioned for her to put it up on the main screen. With a few taps she moved the ongoing trace to a side screen and a blank screen appeared on the main screen. It didn't remain blank for long. A picture soon appeared.

Kono gasped and Steve leaned forward on the table as if to get closer to the image on the screen. It was a close up of Danny's bruised and battered face. The image zoomed out to show Danny tied up to a pole of some sort. He had a large bruise and blood on the left side of his forehead with dried blood down the left side of his face showing where the head wound had bled. His tie was gone and his shirt was torn and dirty. There was a gag in his mouth but his eyes were clear as he tracked his kidnapper's movements which were off screen to the others.

Chin tried to sound calm and collected as he stared at the screen and spoke to the kidnapper, "I still need to talk to him."

An arm and hand appeared on screen and roughly pulled the gag out of Danny's mouth. Danny shook his head a little, glaring at his captor while the gag was removed. He swallowed, trying to get some wetness in his parched mouth, "Chin."

"Danny, you okay?"

"I've had better days," Danny kept an eye on the person off to the side.

"I hear ya, bruddah," Chin glanced at Steve. "There's someone else here that wanted to know how you're doing... Kamekona."

"Hang in there, Haole." Steve tried to keep the tremble out of his voice. "We've got your back."

As soon as Steve started speaking, Danny's eyes flew from his captor to the camera transmitting the video. His eyes got wide and he gulped, "Thanks... Kamekona. I didn't think I'd be hearing from you..."

"Very touching," the kidnapper interrupted, "but that's enough small talk for now."

"What do you want?" Chin kept the conversation going and glanced at Kono as she kept watch on the progress of the trace. She shook her head.

"I want..." the kidnapper paused. "I want my brother... what are you looking at? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?" the kidnapper screamed.

The rest of the team watched as a figure all in black came into range of the camera and began hitting Danny. They watched helplessly as he was pummeled like a punching bag. Danny tried to move but was held fast to the pole and took the majority of the blows to his midsection and sides. The kidnapper landed one last punch which connected with Danny's jaw and slammed his head into the pole supporting him.

Steve stared in disbelief as the kidnapper straightened up and calmly picked up the phone again and put it to his ear, sounding as if nothing had happened. "12 hours. You will hear from me again in 12 hours."

The line immediately went dead and the screen went black as the video was disconnected as well.

Five-O Headquarters had never been so quiet. Steve took a deep breath and cleared his throat, "Kono, anything on the trace?"

"The signal is being bounced around all over the place. Same on the video, but I'll keep working."

Steve nodded and glanced around the room at the HPD officers and their ad hoc work stations, "Concentrate on cases involving brothers or any vic or perp who may have a brother they want to avenge. We willget this guy and take him down." Steve's voice was deceptively calm but his gaze was icy and those in the room that knew him, knew this was a side of Steve McGarrett that the kidnapper did not want to mess with.

Karen watched it all and felt the attitude in the room shift from worry before the call to outrage as they watched their fellow officer beaten to determination and hope as they now had something to go on, no matter how small that something was. She raised her eyebrows in surprise and walked over to the command center of the room as Chin motioned for her.

Chin glanced at Karen before turning to Steve and placing a hand on the man's arm. "We'll find him, but for now you need to rest."

Steve's head snapped up, a look of near betrayal in his eyes, "I can't rest until we find him."

"You need to try. You're no good to us if you collapse. Kono and I will keep working, and if anything pops, we'll let you know." Chin looked around at the HPD officers scattered around the room, "They need you on the top of your game. A lot of them are rookies and they look up to you. How's it going to look if you pass out on them?"

Steve sighed, "Fine, but I'm not leaving. I'll be in my office."

"And I'll come make sure you're resting, and give you something for the pain," Karen held up a hand to keep Steve from interrupting. "You may not think you're in pain right now, but believe me, as soon as you let yourself stand down for a moment, you're going to feel that hard head of yours."

Steve looked at her and gave her a half smile, "Now you sound like Danny."

"Good man," she nodded.

"Yes, he is." Steve abruptly turned and headed for his office.

Chin put a hand on Karen's arm as she started to follow him immediately. "Give him a minute before heading in there."

Three minutes later, Kono escorted Karen into Steve's office and then shut the door with a quiet, "Rest, Boss. We'll keep working."

Steve didn't turn from the picture he was contemplating on the bookshelf in the corner of the room as Kono returned to the outer office.

Karen quietly got out her kit with the medicine from the hospital and waited for him to turn around.

Steve put the picture of Danny and Grace that he had been looking at down and went over to his couch, "I don't want anything that's going to knock me out. I have to be able to be awake if something goes down."

Karen nodded and removed a syringe from her bag, "This is a mild sedative. It should allow you to relax without totally knocking you out. There shouldn't be any after affects once you awake, and it should take care of your headache quite effectively."

"Good." Steve laid down on the couch though didn't let himself completely relax yet.

Karen went over to the chair in the corner and sat down to keep an eye on Steve.

"You know you don't have to stay, right?" Steve glanced over at her. "You can go home. You don't have to stay with me forever."

Karen shrugged, "I'll stay for a while. The doctor would have kept you overnight for observation so I'll just stay for now. Besides, when you find your partner, I might come in handy. Besides, I want to help in any way I can even if I can't help you find him."

Steve nodded, "We'll find him tomorrow. We have to."

Karen nodded and watched as the sedative took effect and Steve reluctantly fell asleep before allowing herself to relax as well.

Well, we've seen Danny. Do we feel better now? Thank you all for reading, alerting and reviewing. You guys make me smile!