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When Kono arrived at the hospital she found Steve and Chin in the waiting room.
Chin stood to embrace his cousin as she asked, "How is he?"
"It's bad Kono. They're operating on him now but he's lost so much blood"
"Was he conscious?"
"Yes, in and out. He..."
"What Chin?"
Chin sighed deeply, "He made Steve promise him that he'd take care of Gracie"
Kono wiped a tear from her eye and motioning over towards their leader, who was sitting on a nearby couch, she asked, "How's he doing?"
"He's holding up. He's talking to Rachel right now"
Kono said softly, "We can't lose him cous', oh God we can't lose him"
"Come here" He pulled her into another embrace and said softly "He's strong Kono and we have to believe he's going to be okay"

Kono chuckled, "The power of positive thinking huh?"
"That's right"
Pulling from his arms she said, "I could use some coffee"
"Sure, sit down and I'll get you a cup"

A short time later Steve approached the table and as their eyes connected and she started to rise he said, "Sit Kono" As he reached the table, he leaned over and touching her shoulder he kissed her cheek and asked, "How are you sweetheart?"

"I'm fine...how about you?"
He sat next to her and sighing loudly he said, "Truthfully...I'm scared"
She reached over and grasped his hand, "I know, we all are"
Chin then added, "We found him and he's in good hands now guys"
Kono then asked, "Steve, how did you know Tomlinson would take Danny to that path?"
"I wasn't certain but in interviewing Eaton it was obvious that their partnership was special to them. I remembered seeing the picture of Janie Anuhea in that box of evidence at Eaton's house and something just wasn't right about it"

Chin inquired, "What are you talking about Steve?"
"That picture of Janie was the only picture of a victim that wasn't Eaton's"
Kono asked, "How did you know that?"
"Those bastards had been terrorizing the Island for months. Every killer has a certain M.O. And even if they deviate slightly with some victims, their standard M.O. is always there. Eaton had pictures of dozens of rape victims and of each of the girls he murdered... and then he had Janie's picture, why?"

Kono said, "Are you asking me boss?"
"Yeah...what do you think?"
Kono took a sip of coffee and then said, "He kept her picture because she meant something to him. Her death was important"
"Exactly Kono. Janie's death led to Eaton meeting his partner, his sick, twisted soulmate and her picture helped him relive that meeting, over and over again"

Chin then said, "So the photos were like his souvenirs?"
"Yes. We also found a shoebox full of his victims panties and I can guarantee you that we'll find Janie's panties among them. She wasn't his victim, but she meant just as much to him as the others did"

Kono then asked, "So that explains Eaton's sick mind, but how did you know that Tomlinson would bring Danny there?"
"Like I said Kono, I couldn't be certain but those two demented bastards have a connection and once Tomlinson fired on us..."
"He knew he would be killed"
Steve said softly, "Yeah, and he had brought Danny to the path as a tribute to his soulmate. It was over, and he knew it" Steve sat forward and placing his elbows onto the table, he buried his face into his hands as he mumbled, "This is all my fault"

Chin then said softly, "What are you saying Steve? You put everything together and you saved Danny's life"
"This should never of happened. Eaton warned me and I should have been more careful"
Kono said softly, "You could never have foreseen this Steve"
"No Kono, you're wrong...I should have, and if Danny dies...oh my God" Steve's hands shook as he sat back in his chair and ran them nervously through his hair.

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They paced in the waiting room for the next three hours not talking much.
They were all exhausted having not slept now in almost twenty four hours and they were all running on adrenaline.
Rachel had agreed to not say anything to Gracie until she heard back from Steve on Danny's condition and the SEAL had also touched base with Governor Denning.

He was staring aimlessly out the large window overlooking the courtyard when Kono called to him, "Steve"
He turned to see Doctor Jackson entering the room and as he moved towards him he couldn't help but notice the serious look on the man's face. After introducing himself to Chin and Kono he asked them all to sit as Steve asked, "How's Danny Doc?"

"They're finishing stitching him up now and he should be in recovery in about half an hour"
Steve asked anxiously, "So he's going to be okay?"
"It's too early to say Steve, there have been complications"
"What kind of complications?"
"You knew his blood loss was severe and that it could cause issues, and unfortunately it did. He's suffering from Stage 3 hypovolemic shock and severe tachycardia which sent him into cardiac arrest twice, but thankfully we were able to revive him quickly"

Kono asked, "What is tachycardia?"
Doctor Jackson explained, "It's means his heart is beating abnormally fast. When the heart beats too rapidly, it pumps less efficiently and blood flow to the rest of the body, including the heart itself is reduced. The higher-than-normal heartbeat means there is an increase in demand for oxygen by the myocardium, or heart muscle and if this persists it can lead to cardiac arrest, caused by the dying off of oxygen-starved myocardial cells"

Steve reached over and took Kono's hand in his as he asked, "How are you treating that?"
"We've given him an anti-arrhythmic injection to restore a normal heartbeat and we'll continue with a combination of medications including channel blockers and beta blockers. Hopefully once his blood supply is replenished his heart rate will normalize, and we'll be monitoring him carefully. He lost about 45% of his blood volume and we just started his third transfusion"

Steve nodded, "Okay...what about the stab wound and the gashes?"
"The stab wound penetrated deep into his small intestine but he was lucky. The organ was not severed and we were able to repair it. There is always a high risk of infection with abdominal trauma like this though and we'll have him on high doses of antibiotics as a precaution. The large gash on his chest took over a hundred stitches to close up and his arm took forty. The other gashes were superficial and we were able to glue them which will result in less scarring on those wounds. We need to wait on setting his hand until we can get the swelling down and he will need surgery to repair it. The next three to four days will be critical for him and our immediate concern is warming him and increasing his body temperature. He'll be in recovery for the next hour or so and then he'll be moved to ICU"

Steve asked quietly, "Will I be able to stay with him?"
"You'll all be able to see him briefly, one at a time... but only one of you can stay"
As Kono squeezed his hand Steve asked, "He has an eight year old daughter, will she be able to visit him?"
"She can visit him, but only briefly"
Steve nodded, "I'll be staying with him Doc and thank you for everything you've done for him"

Doctor Jackson replied, "Of course. You need to all stay positive, Danny is very strong and he's fighting hard for his life"
Steve stated firmly, "We know that Doc. Nobody is tougher than Danno. He's going to live...he's going to live"

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As they waited to be able to see Danny, Steve called Rachel.
Kono stood near him as he described Danny's condition to his ex-wife and let her know that he would be there when she brought Gracie up to visit after school that day.

The sun was coming up and it was going to be another beautiful day in Oahu.
The two friends stood silently at the window for several minutes before Kono said emotionally, "You're right Steve, Danny is going to beat this"

Without speaking he reached his arm out and placing it around her shoulder, she fell into his embrace. Eventually he said quietly, "This is going to be tough Kono"
"I know, but we'll be there for him every step of the way. We're Ohana Steve"
Chin then joined them stating, "Duke is wrapping up at the cabin and then he'll head up here meet with Mallory Watkins"
Steve nodded, "Now that we've captured those animals, Thank God we won't need to pressure her for help in finding Tomlinson"

Chin said, "No, but she's going to be our star witness against Eaton. I still don't know how she escaped from him"
Steve grinned softly, "I know...she's an amazingly strong girl. Kono, after you get some sleep I want you to start working on identifying Eaton's other victims from the photos we found at his home. We're going to be able to bring closure to a lot of young women. Chin, I'm going to need you to stay on top of this case for me over the next few days"

"Absolutely brah. You take care of Danny and we'll handle everything else"

They were interrupted as a Nurse entered the room, "Commander McGarrett?"
Steve turned from the window, "Yes, I'm Steve McGarrett"
The young woman smiled at them, "My name is Erin and I'm here to take you to Detective Williams"
The 5-0 team followed Erin and moments later Steve entered the ICU room with the Nurse, drawing in a deep breath as his eyes fell on his partner.

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