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Chapter 8
After some phone calls, Kono comes back to Chin's side, where he is standing by the Smart-Table.
"The main headquarters for the pharmaceuticals company that sold the vaccine is in Illinois, but there is an office here on Oahu. However, they don't have any projects that are similar to this substance. Otherwise, there are hundreds of companies that could manufacture something like this, if we don't take into overseas times," Chin tells her, sounding frustrated.
"What about you? What have you got?"
"The health authorities contacted everyone that had the vaccine and took samples."
"Okay, I'll call the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington; maybe they can help us further. But if they're not willing to help and give us any information, Catherine may be able to help us."
"If you are finished, we should head back to the hospital, right?" Kono asks almost impatiently.
~~H50~~
"Do you have anything new?" Steve asks, as Kono and Chin come into the room.
"All medical institutions have been notified about the substance, and the NRL will call back soon. They have to check their files first for anything like this," Chin tells him optimistically, happy to finally get moving.
"How is he?" Kono questions, pointing at a sleeping Danny.
"It's taking a lot out of him. The paralysis is progressing faster now. The last time he was awake, he could barely even make a sound. He tried really hard, but he tired really quickly," McGarrett filled the cousins in on their friend's condition.
"There has to be something the doctors can prescribe so he can get better," says Kono, full of concern and stroking Danny's leg.
"Once we know where the substance came from, then we can find something out about it." Chin is always the most hopeful of the team. Chin's phone rings and he leaves the room to answer it. Kono watches Chin leave, before noticing that Danny is awake.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" She could see the effort in Danny's eyes, but not a single sound came out of his mouth.
"Calm down; we're already working to find out who's been spreading the stuff," Steve tries to sound as calm as possible.
He looks at the heart monitor and sees that Danny's heart rate has increased. His eyes wander excitedly between Kono and Steve, back and forth. When Chin re-enters the room, he heads over to the window, and they both follow him, where he fills them in about the phone call just then.
"That was the NRL. About two years ago, there was a project with the intention of creating a gas that put the victim out of action. But a year ago, it was discontinued. They couldn't tell me anything else about it, because it was carried out in San Diego. A Dr Carter should be here soon."
"Have they said anything about the antidote?" Kono asks.
"No, not a word! Only that Dr Carter can help. I met Dr Yakani; he wants to come and check on Danny."
"I hope that this Dr Carter won't be too long," Steve remarks, full of concern for his friend.
A short time later, Dr Yakani comes into the room with a nurse. "Could I ask you all to wait outside for a moment? I'd like to examine Detective Williams." The three of them exit the room and head to the waiting room, a few doors away. Nervously, they take their seats and hope to be allowed back in the room quickly. Five minutes later, the nurse comes out of the room with two test tubes in her hands, and heads to the nurses' station. Shortly after, they see her as she comes back with a handful of sterile wrapped packets.
"It will be a while yet, but you can go back in soon," she tells them, before disappearing into Danny's room again.
Roughly 20 minutes later, Dr Yakani invites Steve into his office. "We have done a few tests to learn more about this type of paralysis. There is a suspicion that three other patients have been affected by this as well. All three are at a lesser stage, although the lab results are still not there."
"Do you think there is something that could resolve the paralysis?"
"Until now, we hadn't found anything, but it would really help if we knew where it came from."
"My team are working on that and a Dr Carter should be here soon," Steve replies.
"Good, but now back to the tests. First of fall, we took a blood sample and a swab of saliva to see if the substance was present there as well. We've now added a bladder catheter," the doctor tells him all the details.
"What are you not telling me?" Steve asks. "There is still something, right?"
"We think that, as his condition progresses, he next will not be able to open his eyes. After he lost his voice, he's been finding it hard to keep his eyes open. It will be very scary for him to lose that last contact with us, particularly because he is still in possession of full mental capacity."
"I'll make sure that one of us is always there with him."
As Steve returns to the hospital room, he signals to Chin and Kono with a slight head motion to follow him to the window. He informs them of what Dr Yakani told him. The doctor had also told him how they can read the monitors to see whether or not Danny is awake. When they realise that Danny is awake again, the three of them spread out around the bed and begin to talk to him. After each begins to talk to him, only to show Danny that he is not alone. Nevertheless, they all feel lost, as they cannot do anything for him. Kono is in the middle of talking to Danny, when a nurse comes into the room.
"Commander, Dr Yakani would like to see you in the conference room."
"I'm coming; thank you." Steve stands up and follows the nurse, throwing Chin a questioning glance.
When Steve enters the room, Dr Yakani is sitting in front of a large screen, on which a woman is seen wearing a white coat.
"This is April Summer, Dr Carter's assistant. She was about to tell me about the project in which the substance was manufactured," Dr Yakani tells him briefly and indicates a free seat next to him.
"Hello," nods the middle-aged woman and continues. "The order for the development was given three years ago. It should have created something that did not exist previously. However, we quickly found that it is too unpredictable and it is not possible to foresee the consequences. I could elaborate on this, but I don't know how much you would understand. It was shocking to see what it had done to animals. Therefore, we called off the tests. All remaining stock should have been destroyed."
"But they weren't?" Steve asked worriedly.
"Dr Carter's assistant at the time should have done that. We had assumed that it no longer existed."
"Perhaps he stole some of it?"
"We have strict safety regulations and control, but clearly if someone wants to smuggle something out, there is a way. I cannot guarantee it."
"How far was it tested on animals, and what was given to counteract the paralysis?" Dr Yakani asks, desperate to help his patient quickly.
"There were few animal tests and before an antidote could be made, the project was called off," the woman says, shaking her head.
"You're telling us that all the animals died from the experiments, and there's nothing we can do?" Steve asks in horror.
"Yes, I'm afraid so. All the animals died within 18 hours of the injection."
"Could you tell us the cause of their deaths?" Dr Yakani wants to know in order to be able to do something for Danny.
"The paralysis targeted the animals' respiration last, and that was the cause of death," explains April.
"Can Dr Carter tell us more about this?" Steve asks.
"Dr Carter is on her way to Hawaii, so I will speak with her and make sure that no time is wasted. Her plane should land at half past 12."
"I'll make sure that someone is waiting for her at the airport. An officer will bring her here immediately. And would you draw up a list with the names of everyone who worked on the project, please, as well as those who had access to it," Steve requests, hoping to find the culprit.
Suddenly, the door is flung open and the nurse runs in and shouts,
"Dr Yakani, Mr Williams is going into respiratory failure!"
"Thank you, Mrs Summer. I've got to go!" says Dr Yakani and rushes out of the room.