Chapter 5
In Ala Moana Park, Chin and Kono meet with nineteen-year-old Sabrina Walsh's parents.
"Our sincerest condolences, Mr and Mrs Walsh," Kono opens the conversation.
"Thank you for taking the time to speak to us," Chin adds.
"What can we do for you?" Mr Walsh asks, thinking of his deceased daughter.
"Tell us what Sabrina did and where she was." As she speaks, Kono reaches across the table and gently grips Mrs Walsh's arm as she cries.
"Sabrina was very sporty; she was her team on a training weekend on Molokai. The trainer told us that she fell during one of the evening runs, but it wasn't bad. We still called, though. Sabrina thought it was only a graze, nothing we should worry about. After we spoke, she went to sleep, but the next morning… She didn't wake up," Mrs Walsh tells them.
Chin and Kono can tell she is still in shock.
"Okay, thank you for your time. We don't want to hold you up any longer. Our Medical Examiner will explain any other details about Sabrina's death to us," Chin thanked them, and he and Kono returned to the car.
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Danny lies motionless on his side, his phone less than a centimetre from his hand. However, he will not engage in the situation afterwards. All of his attempts to call for help fail miserably, since his voice is nothing more than a croak and besides, there is no-one nearby to hear it.
A glance at the clock on the wall tells him that he's been lying there for an hour already.
~Shit, what the hell is this? ~
~Why can't I move? ~
~The others should definitely come back, and they'll help me.~
~ My phone! Just a small little item; I have to get it somehow ~
Danny thinks while also trying desperately to move.
With as much energy as he can muster, Danny manages to move his pinkie finger, but he can't get reach the phone. But then he hears a ring.
The door! That's Chin and Kono!
"H'llo... Ch-Ch'n... 'ono... " he stutters, calling as loud as possible.
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"Lieutenant Kelly," Chin answers.
"Lieutenant, it's Max. I just wanted to know when Detective Williams is coming. He had said that he wanted to come over immediately. I've found out how the substance was administered to the victims."
"Actually, he should have already been with you ages ago. He took another call and then wanted to go." Chin is surprised and throws a fleeting glance towards Danny's office, but not seeing anything unusual.
"Well, I've already waited long enough, and I also have other things to do," Max retorts furiously.
"I'll try to reach him. If I can't get a hold of him, I'll come over," Chin decides, and hangs up.
"What's going on, cuz?" Kono asks.
"Danny hasn't been to see Max," Chin explains and dials Danny's number.
At the same time, McGarrett comes over to them.
"What did you get from Sabrina's parents?"
"Nothing, but Danny wasn't with Max. Chin's just trying to reach him," Kono tells him.
Then they all hear a phone ringing.
"That's Danny's phone, isn't it? Did he forget it?" Kono wonders and goes into the room, spotting Danny's phone as well as the detective's prone form.
"Oh, my God! Guys, get in here! Danny's still here!" Kono calls before kneeling down next to her friend.
"Danny, what happened?"
"I... I ca-can't m've" Danny stammers an explanation, relieved at having been found.
"What? What do you mean, you can't move?" Kono asks.
"'Elp... me." That's the only thing Danny is able to say, before Steve and Chin burst into the office.
"Call an ambulance, quickly! Danny's paralysed!" Kono orders.