Chapter 6

While Steve and Kono wait for news about Danny, Chin goes to speak to Max. Afterwards, he heads to the hospital, meeting his teammates in the waiting room.
"Have you heard anything yet?" Chin asks anxiously.
"No, not yet," Steve replies.

"What did Max have that was so important?"
"He'd found out how the substance was given to the victims. All our previous victims received an injection in the arm," Chin explains.
"That could mean they had es done voluntarily," Kono says.
"No, actually; Max thinks that they didn't know that they were given it."
"What do you mean?" Kono looks at her cousin in bewilderment, unable, for once, to understand what he's trying to say.

Chin explains his thoughts until Steve interrupts him.
"All the victims had small injuries. Sabrina fell on a field path and injured her leg. Cindy cut herself while trimming the hedge and David Parker had an accident at work. They were small injuries, but they all had a -"
"- Tetanus booster."
Steve rises to his feet and starts pacing – a sure sign that he is stressed and worried – and rubs both hands down his face.
"What if the vaccine was reversed and Danny got the injection as well?"
At that moment, Dr Yakani comes into the waiting area, in which three worried faces look up at him.
"Commander McGarrett," he greets the SEAL.
"How's Danny?" Steve asks straight to the point.
"We should go into my office."

In the doctor's office, Dr Yakani gestures for them to sit.

"I can reassure you, Detective Williams is stable at the moment. However, we can't find out what is causing the paralysis, or where it's coming from. Every test and scan that we've done yielded no useful results. However, the results for the blood tests are not back yet," the doctor explains what he and his colleagues have done.
"So now what? What can you do now to stop the paralysis? Will there be any long-term effects?" Steve asks what they are all thinking.
"At the moment, we are keeping him under close observation, as he could only move his fingers very slightly when he was brought in. When I left him, he couldn't do it again. Also, he has quite some difficulty in speaking; I don't think he will be able to do so for much longer," Dr Yakani explains further.

"Still, Detective Williams is fully conscious. All we can do is make him as comfortable as possible, as, without knowing the cause, we cannot do anything. As we've been speaking, he has been moved up to a room in the ICU, where we can best monitor him."
Just then, the door opens and the nurse comes in, and gives the doctor a piece of paper.
"Thank you," he nods to her and carefully looks at the sheet.
Steve exchanges a worried look with Chin and Kono as he views it. Dr Yakani frowns as he reads the list, and after a few moments, begins to explain.
"These are the results for the blood test."

He pauses for a moment before continuing.

"All the values are normal, or at least, they are not greatly concerning. Except…"
"An unidentifiable substance?" Steve interrupts, as he already knows it will be there.
"Yes, how did you know that?" the doctor asks in surprise.
"We're working a case exactly like this. All the victims had it in their blood."
"Did they say what had happened to them, or how they received it?"
"No, they all died of respiratory failure before they were found. One was alone and two died during the night, so the paralysis is first noticed, they can't do anything about it."
"I was afraid that it would progress further. We will pay particular attention to his breathing, then. Do you have any ideas yet as to where this substance comes from?" Dr Yakani asks, hoping to know something about this to be able to help his patient.
"No, we've only found out that every victim had a tetanus injection. We need to contact the pharmaceutical company as soon as possible, so that the vaccine can be recalled," Steve decides what plan of action they should take, in order to avoid any more victims.
Chin and Kono have so far been quiet, but now are able to get a word in edgeways.
"I'll call any health officials in connection to this and see if they can get the vaccines back," Kono says.
"And I'll take a close look at the pharmaceutical companies," Chin adds.
"Are we allowed to see Danny before we go?" Kono asks worriedly.

But at the same time, she feels the urgent need to do something, rather than see how much worse everything will get.
"Of course, I'll take you up to him. As soon as you find out anything new about this substance, inform me as soon as you can. It's very worrying that so far, none of the victims have survived," Dr Yakani says, turning to look at the team.
"Do you know anyone who's capable of producing something like this? It would require more than just a chemistry set and general knowledge about chemistry to make something like this. Since it is neither chemical nor biological, it definitely needs special equipment," Steve thinks about what would be needed to make this drug.
"I think that it could come from a government-owned or private laboratory. For example, pharmaceutical company," Dr Yakani shares his thoughts as well, hoping to improve the approach the team should take in the investigation.