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Chapter 12

Shortly after Steve returns to Danny's room, Susan comes in with a gurney and two other nurses.
"We're going to move Danny so that we can start his therapy," she tells him and starts unplugging the equipment surrounding Danny, and replacing them with mobile monitors.
Danny is skilfully moved to the stretcher and taken to the other room. Naturally, Steve, Chin and Kono follow behind her. Once they are outside the room, Susan stops and turns to look at the team.
"Would you wait here for a moment, until we've set everything up?"
They all nod, and Susan goes in and shuts the door behind her.

It doesn't take long before the two nurses who helped Susan come out of the room. Steve pushes the door open slightly and asks if they're allowed to come in.
Susan nods, smiling at the three 5-0 members, and checks the monitors again. After making a small note in Danny's file, she turns to the prone detective.
"Danny, we're going to start raising your temperature. We've put you in a special bed, which has a frame that holds foil around the edge to prevent any heat escaping. We'll proceed with small steps. You don't need to be afraid – someone will be with you at all times – but this is our only possibility at this moment in time."
She carefully attaches the foil to the frame, and once it is done, she switches the lamp on and lowers the sheet, so that Danny's head is not irradiated.
"Dr Yakani wanted me to explain to you what's going to happen. Right now, the temperature is at zero, but we will raise it by 0,9°F (5˚C) in an hour. This means that, in about nine hours, Danny's temperature will be at 108˚F. Once it's reached that point, we will keep it at that level for 24 hours. Of course, we'll still be giving him fluids and nutrients, but only to prevent dehydration. Every thirty minutes, I will check the temperature and change it, if need be. Also, every two hours, Dr Yakani wants to take a urine sample to check Danny's renal function."
"When will we know if it'll work?" Steve asks, doubting whether this was really the right decision.
"The docs think it could take as long as 20 hours. We just have to wait." With that, she leaves the room.

The three 5-0 members wait impatiently like a small child on Christmas for Danny to stir. Although it has only been a few hours and his temperature is only at 102˚F, they hope for a small sign that their friend is on the right track and will come back to them.
They all flinch when a phone starts ringing. Chin realises it's his, and he jumps to take it, while Steve and Kono remain in their seats. Without a word, they sink back into their thoughts.
Kono is close to tears as she constantly thinks back to the moment she noticed something was wrong with Danny. She had backed down and believed him when he had said that he was okay. God, if only she'd said something!
Then the moment that she'd come into his office and found him lying on the floor… He had been terrified, eyes wide and unable to move. Would that be the Danny Kono would remember if he didn't make it? She quietly sobs to herself, still hopeful to get her haole back.

As if in a trance, Steve stares at the bed. Danny can sometimes be extremely exhausting, but nevertheless, he misses his rants and arguments where he's trying to demonstrate something. He swears that he will never again get upset or annoyed when Danny next goes off on another rant about whatever. The main thing would be that he'd be able to hold his partner, best friend and brother in his arms again.

With a disappointed look, Chin comes back in the room. He looks dejectedly at his colleagues and starts speaking.
"That was Duke; CSU is finished now," he reports. "There is clear proof that he was producing the substance there. HPD were in IPM again, and have confiscated all the video footage. Apparently, it's clear to see that he exchanged a few cartons."
"Did he have an accomplice?" Still worried, Steve does not even bother to look at his watch as he asks.
"Duke doesn't know. The statements said that he was a loner. He never sought out contact with others."
"But Dr Carter said that he was very affable; he was often with his colleagues and was loved," Kono argues, surprised and wondering why Dr Cold had done this.
"Something must have happened," Chin shrugs. "No man can be changed just like that. I'll go back to HQ and look into the case again. Think about it further."
"I'm coming with you! Is that okay, Steve?"
Chin goes over to him, carefully placing his hand on his shoulder. "Steve, is everything clear? Is it okay if Kono comes with me?"
Completely torn from his thoughts, the SEAL shakes his head slightly and quietly replies, "I'm fine… Well, I will be fine."
Uncertain of whether he is really telling the truth, Kono decides to play it safe.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah! I'm fine," Steve repeats, forcing himself to smile.
"Okay. See you later, then. If something comes up, call me," Chin says, clapping Steve on the shoulder.

At HQ, Chin and Kono wrack their brains, trying to think of something, but they can't find anything that would suggest why Dr Cold would suddenly start producing such a drug. However, Kono suddenly begins to remember the conversation with the doctor's brother.
"Didn't Dr Cold's brother say that he was divorced?" she asks.
"Yeah, he did mention that," Chin remembers as well. "It was while he was still working at the NRL."
"Maybe we should have a word with the ex," Kono suggests.
With a few clicks, a picture of a dark-haired woman appears on the screen.
"Mrs Ellen Cold. They married ten years ago, and had their first child in 2005, and three years, their second. Five years later, they got a divorce. Looks like it was a messy one, too; they've been battling over custody for two years," Chin reads. "Roughly half a year before he left the NRL, he lost the case for joint custody."
"That could be our trigger," Kono says.
"Possibly, but I still don't get it. Why harm others? Why wouldn't he just go straight for the ex-wife; the one who's hurt him?" Chin puzzles, not understanding Cold's reasoning.
"Maybe he feels like everyone else is responsible," Kono theorises. "First, there was the divorce, and then his project was discontinued. Dr Carter said that, although they had the lead, Dr Cold had made the most progress on it. His marriage suffered through his work and has finally broken down."
"That's actually a viable theory; worth checking out," Chin agrees. "It sounds very much like that could be our trigger."

Steve wipes the sweat from Danny's cheek with a cloth. He'd already started sweating from the heat of the treatment. A few minutes previously, Susan had left the room again to take a sample of Danny's urine up to the lab. Just like the last time, she'd told him that everything was fine.
However, until Danny is able to tell Steve himself, the Commander can't help but still feel guilty. He still has some hope, ever since he learnt that McNeill is now on the mend, and the others have also been making good progress since the start of this treatment.
Now the only condition that must change is Danny's.