We were on our way back home when my mobile rang, it was HPD and I answered it with a tired hello, I listened for a moment or too and agreed to their question that had Steve raise his eyebrows at me; normally all case calls went to him unless he was unavailable and he knew of no new cases on our to do list.
"What did HPD want; do we have a potential case?"
"No they have a problem with the holding cells and need to use ours, unfortunately they need one of us to stay overnight in the office, you're exhausted and Danno may need something during the night so I agreed to cover – gives me time to do paperwork and restock the kit bags, clean the weapons – play pacman!" I joked.
"Sadie you've been up longer than I have and have barely slept since coming back from Scotland, are you alright?" he asked pulling onto the highway.
He was looking at me and he had frowny face on, I rolled my eyes internally and sent him a small smile as I nodded.
"Yeah I'm good, fresh air set me up for another three years and it was good seeing everyone again – I'm fine Steve – just getting used to work again!" I replied.
"Sure and I am the reincarnation of Darth Vader – what's going on with you recently and I know when you are hiding something so don't bother!" he said staring at me.
"I'm fine Steve honestly it's just a really annoying headache that's been on and off the last couple of days, I'll be fine with a good sleep tomorrow night and Sunday off to relax – seriously, nothing more!" I replied.
My head had been killing me for days now and the painkillers were only helping so much, the gym and punch bag helped the other times as I got the pain out in other ways but I was biting back from being a right snappy cow since it was killing my eyesight and the whole concentration thing wasn't happening. I rolled down my window some more and slipped on my sunglasses to shade my eyes from the bright lights outside, that just made Steve stare at me more considering it was 8pm at night and the sun was low on the horizon.
"Have you still got that headache from five days ago, is that what is making you feel crappy – you should have said something and taken some time off!" he whispered stroking my face.
"It's fine Steve, probably just a mild ear ache or something, it's not too bad anymore and the painkillers help the ache – drop me off here so I can grab some food before heading to the office." I replied stopping him opposite the palace.
"You need anything then you call me alright?" he demanded.
"Yes Commander, you know I follow orders to the letter!" I winked back.
He frowned and dragged me back for a deep kiss before I headed into the shop to get some supplies for tonight and some food since it looked to be a long shift, I then crossed the road towards the pharmacy that was open and looked at the script the doctor had given me three days ago for migraine tablets and anti-sickness medication. He thought that due to the repressed memories I was not sharing in the sessions was causing me these headaches and sleep disturbance, I was inclined to agree but how the hell could I talk about something so personal that didn't even happen – I would be locked up for sure!
Four in the morning and I was finishing cleaning the weapons in the locker when I heard the hiss of the doors opening to our level, I was guessing it was HPD or Steve coming in to do their nightly checks with the 'guests' we had in the cells; they were fine to do it as it freed me up to catch up on the mass of paperwork Danny needed to do – I took pity on him due to Grace and did it for him but left him a message that he owed me a big cookie! I locked the weapons up securely and grabbed myself a bottle of water from the kitchen as I passed the touch-top computer that was busy working some leads for me; the main door opened and I turned around to see who it was.
I dropped my bottle of water that exploded everywhere and drew my weapon and took aim at the man who was slowly walking towards me with an entourage of Yakuza, I backed off and took a better stance as I reached back for the silent panic alarm underneath the unit.
"If you wish Grace Williams to live this night then you will not hit that button Corporal McGregor, it would be a shame to see the life go out of that beautiful child," he threatened.
He showed me a picture on his phone of little Grace sleeping on her bed, I flicked my hand back towards my other and stepped forward to show good intent, and my brain was looking for other ways out of this situation since I was outnumbered five to one. I lowered my weapon at his command and it was taken off me along with my concealed knife and badge, all three were laid on Steve's desk along with a note he would understand. The Yakuza enforcers forced my hands behind my back and tied them tightly together with double clips and taped my fingers together so I couldn't shimmy out of the cuffs without breaking my fingers; the man walked forwards and stood in front of me.
"I have had my eye on you for some time Corporal, I felt it time that I included you in this little game McGarrett and I have been playing for a while now, it seems you may have important information that I need and you have kept hidden from him – what would he say?" he whispered as he looked me up and down.
"I know who you are and I'm not afraid of you!" I hissed as the Yakuza yanked my shoulders back as I made a move forward.
"Very brave of you Corporal and I am aware you know of me, McGarrett has let his obsession with me involve too many players and I was sorry to hear of the survival of the two cousins – maybe I need to arrange another contract?" he replied.
"Leave them out of this! What is it you want with me WoFat, what information do you think I have that could be so vital to your sleep pattern that you couldn't do this by phone?" I hissed back.
He stopped and smirked at me as the enforcer leered at me from behind him, WoFat nodded to the men behind me and next thing I know was his fist hitting me in the face and I was seeing black spots around the corners of my vision. I shook my head and made a lunge at him, he stepped back and laughed.
"I know of your unique training status Corporal and my enforcers are trained in Kali and are all ex-military, I enjoy a good fight occasionally and it would be interesting to see who would win this one but we do not have time at the moment. Take her to the car and transport her to our destination – if she makes a noise then do what needs done but not permanent damage understood?" he ordered.
They nodded and my mouth was tapped over and I glared at him before being dragged away and moments later shoved into a large car boot and knocked unconscious by another fist to the side of my temple.
Steve had woken up at the back of 7am and gone for his usual morning swim and was busy chewing on his breakfast as he dialled my number on his cell phone, he had tried earlier on with no luck and there was no answer on any of the office phones either; he had guessed that I was on my way home and after checking in on Danno and Grace headed to do some chores that had been needing done in the house and garden.
I don't know when I woke up again but I was in a dark room sitting on a chair, I squinted about the place and tried to ignore the pounding in my head, I could also hear weird scratching noises coming from around the room and strange bumps against my legs – I took a few moments to calm my breathing down and focus on what I could do since I wasn't strapped in too tightly. There was no light coming in from anywhere and I was reverting back to my training to keep calm in the situation at hand; that was until a voice came over the loudspeaker.
"I understand you are not afraid of the dark Corporal, your fear is much more elemental than that, something very surprising for someone trained as yourself. Now, this is how our meeting shall go, I shall ask questions that you will answer truthfully too and give me the correct information I need – if you pass then the lights stay off, if you lie or give false information – then the outcome will be unpleasant."
"I am not giving you information I do not have WoFat, I don't know any more than Steve does so if you're finished with your games then let me out of here so I can shoot you!" I replied hissing.
All I heard was laughing and then the light came on.
I stared at the room in front of me and I froze; my breathing short and fast as I felt the bile rise at the back of my throat and threaten to make an appearance.