Several hours later, Steve was still pouring over computer files and paused to rub his forehead tiredly. His head was starting to throb, but he sure wasn't going to tell Karen or any of the team lest they make him take a break. He decided to go check with the HPD officers and see if anyone had anything resembling a lead. It was getting late, and he was still determined to find his partner today.

As Steve emerged from his office, Chin beckoned him over to the Smart table, "We are working on narrowing down our list of possibilities and have some good leads. A lot of the HPD officers that were here are out checking out these leads."

"Good," Steve nodded. "I'd like to have a name for this guy the next time he calls."

Chin motioned to a rookie in the corner who was hunched over a computer working intently, "You might want to go check on Robertson. He's fresh out of the academy and might need a pep talk."

Steve nodded and tried not to look too intimidating when approaching the officer. No sense scaring the rookies when they were trying to help, "Officer Robertson, isn't it?"

Robertson startled slightly and then jumped to his feet as he saw who was addressing him, "Yes, sir."

Steve briefly thought the young man might salute him and gestured for the rookie to take his seat. "You're pretty new out of the academy, aren't you? I don't think I've me you before. Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett, Five-O."

Robertson shook Steve's hand, "Oh, yes, sir, I know who you are, sir."

"Please, you don't have to call me 'sir.' Steve is fine or McGarrett if that works for you."

"Yes... Commander,"

"That works, too," Steve let a small smile escape at the rookie's obvious discomfort with being too familiar with the task force leader. "So how long have you been out of the academy?"

"Three weeks, sir."

Steve nodded and moved a chair over so he could sit and talk to the officer. "Don't worry, Robinson, stuff like this doesn't happen very often. Thank you for helping on this. It'll mean a lot to Danny when he hears how many people were looking for him."

"Yes, sir," Robertson nodded and nervously looked at the computer he was working on. "Commander..."

"What is it?" Steve prodded as the young officer hesitated to finish his thought.

"Do you think the kidnapper's brother might be in a jail on the mainland? Or was in jail on the mainland? I mean, other than New Jersey"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we've been searching through records thinking there was a connection with either Detective Williams or yourself, and then we switched to looking at people who had a brother named Nick in prison here... and his old squad is looking into New Jersey just to be on the safe side."

Steve nodded, "Go on..."

"I know it's a lot more ground to cover, but we can't afford to overlook anything."

"You're right, we can't," Steve agreed. "Do you have an idea where to start?"

"Well, Commander," Officer Robertson brought something up on his computer. "This file caught my eye, and I might be off base but..."

Steve leaned over to read what was on the screen. Thirty seconds after he started he stood up and gestured to the center of the room, "Can you send this information to the smart table?"

"Yes, sir," Officer Robertson's voice was enthusiastic, glad to be of help finally.

"Send it and then come over and outline what you're thinking for the rest of us." Steve quickly strode over to the rest of his team and began to fill them in on his conversation with Officer Robertson.

Chin and Kono began glancing at the data and organizing it on the various screens surrounding them as Robertson joined them.

"It's your show, Rookie," Steve gestured to the information. "Tell us why this one popped out at you."

"Actually, at first it didn't jump out at me and I had put it aside as a dead end, but then I noticed the first date," he pointed and Kono zoomed onto it on the screen.

"That's yesterday's date," Chin pointed out.

Robertson nodded, 'One year ago yesterday Nicholas Ryan Cooper was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on a drugs and weapon charge. I'm still not sure if I'm on the right track, but I just have this feeling."

"Why is that?" Chin wondered.

"Look at the second date." Again, Kono zoomed where the officer was pointing. "Three days after being arrested, Nick Cooper, was killed in prison. Shanked by another inmate. That's why I set it aside at first. Nick Cooper is dead, but now I think it might be worth looking into."

Steve nodded, "I think you're on to something. He pointed at something at the bottom of the page. "Kono bring that section there up."

Kono brought up another section of the form and gasped as she read out loud what it said, "The body of Nicholas Ryan Cooper was claimed by his brother, Anthony Michael Cooper of Honolulu, Hawaii."

"That's got to be him," Chin muttered. "It's a lot of coincidence if it's not."

Lori nodded, "It would explain a lot. If Anthony Cooper is our kidnapper he kidnapped Danny on the anniversary of his brother getting arrested and most likely, that anniversary is what caused him to snap. He thinks he can change the past and get his brother back."

"Which means we have to find Danny before the three days are up between the arrest and his death." Steve pointed out and looked to Lori for confirmation of his suspicions. "Right?"

"Right."

Steve paced around the Smart table as he began to formulate a plan and decide what actions to take, "Chin, the next time we get a call I want you to try to use this information. Let's get some idea if we're on the right track. Kono, track down what Anthony Cooper has been up to for the last year. Lori..."

Steve was interrupted by the sudden sound of the disposable cell phone ringing. Kono quickly moved the information currently on the screens aside as the video feed once again came on.

This time, Danny did look worse for wear. He still had a gag in his mouth but there was blood on the cloth and down his chin onto his shirt. He was also sporting a black eye and blood obscured most of the left side of his face. He was noticeably hurting and trying not to show that to his kidnapper, but his team knew him too well.

"Detective Kelly," Chin answered the phone his voice steely as he looked at his friend's image on the screen.

"I want to know what progress you're making," the kidnapper demanded.

"I want to talk to Detective Williams, Mr. Cooper," Chin ventured and everyone in the room held their collective breaths as they waited to see if the kidnapper would correct the name.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, big surprise."

The phone was held to Danny's ear again and the cloth ripped from his mouth so he could speak, "Hey, Chin." Danny's voice was quiet and hard to hear, his voice raspy and rough.

"Hang in there, Danny, we're getting closer."

Danny nodded, "I know, but would you mind hurrying up a bit?"

Chin couldn't respond as the kidnapper took away the phone, "Now, what have you got for me?"

"We're working on that Mr. Cooper. You know how overworked they are in Chicago."

"Yeah, I do," he nodded. "And I want to talk to Nick. Make sure he's okay."

Chin paled a little and paused before responding, "I'll see what I can do."

"Okay, I..." he paused and cocked his head as if listening to something. "What is going on up there?" He threw down the phone and ran out of the room, forgetting to turn off the camera that continued to transmit its signal.

"Kono, tell me you're getting something," Steve urged.

Kono's fingers flew over the Smart table and responded without looking up, "Working on it. If I could just get another minute or two."

Steve stared at the screen, "Keep working; I don't know how much time we've got. I don't like this."

"I wonder what's going on," Chin muttered. "Where did he go?"

Steve watched Danny on the screen as his body slumped as soon as the kidnapper was out of sight. He took a deep breath and then stood upright again and Steve could see his shoulders tighten as Danny tested whatever restraints were holding him to the pole. Danny's eyes roamed the room and soon settled on the camera.

"I wonder if he knows it's on?" Chin said as he saw Danny look at the camera.

"Can you zoom in on him?" Steve leaned in towards Danny's image, wishing his partner could see him and know they were working on getting him out of there."

Chin's fingers moved across the table and the image soon zoomed in on Danny's face. His lips were moving. "I think he knows it's on."

"Lori, write this down as I say it," Steve glanced over to make sure she heard him. At her nod he began to repeat what Danny was mouthing to the camera, "Boat. Steve, we're on a boat. Can't see outside so don't know where but I'm on a flipping boat so c'mon, Steve, and do your SEAL thing already and get me the hell off this thing. You better be reading my lips, you animal. I. Am. On. A. Boat."

"Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink," whispered Chin. "It was a clue."

On the screen, Danny licked his lips and swallowed hard and began again. "You hear me, Steve? I'm on a boat in the middle of the frickin ocean and you better get your ass out here and find me. I don't know how much longer I can do this. The psycho up there is starting to lose it, man. It's just a matter of time before he totally flips out on me so hurry the hell up and get out here already."

Danny's eyes flickered to a spot behind the camera and then back again. His face was even more urgent than before and Steve could almost hear him as he stared intently at the camera again, eyes boring into Steve's soul, "I'm on a boat, Steve. If you can't find me in time at least do me a favor... tell Grace her Danno loves her."

Steve's voice trailed off and he tried not to choke up at Danny's parting 'words.' He watched as Danny straightened as best he could and Anthony Cooper appeared once again. Steve's hands curled into fists as he saw that Cooper had a steel pipe in his hand and headed straight for Danny.

Kono and most of the room gasped as Cooper began to beat Danny with the pipe. Danny did his best to move his body so the blows landed on his shoulders or arms but several hit him in the abdomen and sides. One particularly vicious swing caught him in the right leg and it gave out on him, causing him to slump and eventually slide to the floor.

Cooper continued to savagely beat Danny for what seemed to his friends to be an eternity. And then, just as suddenly as he began, he stopped. He threw the pipe down, turned and left the room as quickly as before. Once again, he failed to disconnect the camera feed. Kono's fingers flew over the computer table and brought up a still shot of the man's face as he exited the second time. They finally had a usable picture of Danny's attacker.

"Good job, Cuz." Chin nodded.

It took the facial recognition software no time at all to compare the image with Anthony Cooper's driver's license. "It's a match," Lori stated.

Steve nodded and looked at his team surrounding the table before his eyes returned to the still form of his partner on the screen. "I want to know everything there is to know about Anthony Cooper. Chin, get HPD over to his house and see if there's anything there that will help us find them. I want to know if Cooper has a boat or how he would get his hands on one. We have to find him."

The room buzzed with activity as officers finally had a solid lead and direction to take. Kono and Lori worked intently at the smart table while Chin contacted SWAT about checking Cooper's house. Steve gestured to Officer Robertson, "Robertson, come with me a minute."

Robertson looked a little nervous as he followed the commander into his office especially as Steve closed the door behind them.

Steve's eyes bored into Robertson's as he cleared his throat and tried to find the words he needed. He had to make a conscious effort to not look out at the video screen still showing Danny slumped over. "Robertson, I want to thank you. Without your hunch, we wouldn't know who this maniac is. When this is all over, I'll make sure you get a letter of commendation from me in your jacket. Hell, I'll get you one from the governor if you want it."

Robertson blushed at the praise, "Thank you, sir, but that's not why I'm helping."

Steve nodded, "I know, but you deserve it anyway. If you want in on the take-down, I'll arrange it with your supervisor."

Robertson nodded, "Thank you, sir. I appreciate it and would very much like to be involved."

"Good. Let's go get this guy." Steve clapped him on the shoulder and headed back out to the command center.

"Boss, I think I have him!" Kono practically yelled as her fingers continued to fly over the smart table.

"Great, Kono," Steve looked at his partner on the screen, still unmoving and wished he could project his thoughts to his partner, "Hang in there, Partner. We're coming."Steve turned his attention back to Kono, "What have you got?"

"Since the video is still transmitting, I've been able to track down its location. Sort of."

"What do you mean 'sort of'?"

Kono pulled up a graphic and outlined a section, "I can't pinpoint the location exactly but I have it narrowed down to this area here."

Steve shook his head, "That's gotta be 5 square miles of ocean."

"Yeah," Kono sounded slightly defeated. "I might be able to narrow it down more."

"You did good. It's something to start with. Any chance you can pinpoint it as we get closer?"

Kono shrugged, "Maybe."

Steve stared at the screen as a rescue plan began to form, "I'm gonna call the Coast Guard..."

"Look!" Chin interrupted and pointed at the screen where Danny was slowly beginning to stir.

"Thank God," Lori whispered.

Steve watched as Danny tried to sit up and just as quickly settled back down on the floor again, his face twisted in pain. He tried to curl into a fetal position but was denied even that small comfort as his right leg caused him to shudder in pain again. Soon, his eyes were the only things moving as if to assess the situation.

Steve hated to walk away from his partner even if it was just his image on the screen, but he had to move and had to get his plan in place. "Alright, people, let's work on getting him out of there. I want updates in ten minutes. Chin, keep on top of things. I'm going to start working on how to get him out of there, and I'm starting with the Coast Guard."

"We're on it," Chin declared while Kono and Lori nodded.

"Karen," Steve motioned the nurse over. "I know you can't do anything for him from here, but could you just keep an eye on Danny? Assess his condition or whatever you can do from this distance. Can you read lips?" At her nod, he continued. "If he says anything more, write it down. Anything can help us even if it doesn't seem like it." Steve didn't say it because he knew it would sound stupid, but he just didn't want Danny to be alone.

"Glad to be of help," Karen nodded, snagging a pad of paper and pen. "And depending on what you have in mind for a rescue, I wouldn't mind going along to see if I can help him once you have him back."

Steve nodded, "Thanks. And thanks for sticking around. You didn't have to."

"My grandfather was HPD and I have a brother in the California Highway Patrol so this is almost like helping family." Karen informed him.

Steve threw a glance towards his partner one more time before striding to his office and closing the door. He had a rescue to plan.

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