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Spoiler Alert: Contains details from Episode 9 Ike Maka, except that Danny isn't sleeping on the couch.

It was a short night for Steve and Danny. HPD chased a stolen car down to the docks and lost it amid stacks of shipping containers. During a search for the car, the officers found a car with a dead body in the truck. The victim had been shot in the chest and was wrapped in layers of gauze.

Lori was already on the scene with Max, who seemed to be upset with Steve and Danny. The fingerprints had been sanded off their victim's hands, making identification of the body difficult. The car was found surrounded by other stolen cars with their VIN numbers removed.

The bullet found in the victim was a 9 mm, and was no match was found in the system. The victim had undergone extensive plastic surgery including several implants. The implants led the team back to the plastic surgeon, Dr. Thomas James. Max was still upset with the men, leading to a discussion of who might have pissed Max off. The victim gave the doctor a false name and address; he had also paid cash for his surgery. The guys were at a dead end.

The car the victim was found in was the only car on that part of the dock that was not stolen. Chin and Kono paid Kamekona to get a lead on who might be behind the stolen car ring. Lori went undercover as a hot chick with a hot car to lure their car thief out. The ruse worked as Lori was carjacked when Lori took their target for a test drive. Chin and Kono caught the carjackers with the booby-trapped car.

The thief insisted that he found the car on the street, keys still inside. He had no idea there was a dead body in the trunk. There was a bag in the passenger seat, and the key card inside led to a motel. The time of death was prior to the car theft, so their suspect was not the killer.

The man who rented the hotel gave his name as Adam Raines. Danny and Steve found Raines' girlfriend, Suzie Greene, in the room. She verified that Adam had plastic surgery recently and identified the victim. Adam had been working on a cable ship; he had called Suzie from the ship, saying his past had caught up with him.

Steve and Danny paid a visit to the cable ship and discovered that Adam's roommate, Billy Murphy, was on shore leave at the same time as Raines. Lori determined that Adam Raines was not the victim's real name; his name was Jimmy Sheehan and he was in the Witness Protection Program. Sheehan had witnessed a murder back in Boston committed by Mickey O'Hara, a member of the Irish mob. The other two witnesses to the same crime had been killed, and Sheehan went on the lam.

Billy Murphy became a suspect. Murphy tried to force the pilot to take him off the ship, but Steve got the drop on him. Playing good cop and bad cop, Danny convinced Murphy to come clean. Murphy admitted that he called the mob back in Botson in order to clear a debt. Two brothers, John and Simon O'Toole, had been sent from Boston to kill Sheehan. They were the top two triggermen for the mob.

Lori traced their cell phones to Sheehan's motel; the killers were interrogating Suzie Green. Steve and Danny stormed the hotel room and dropped one of the brothers; Kono took out the brother who was holding Suzie as a hostage with a sniper rifle. The O'Toole's were asking about Sheehan's location, which meant that they were not the killers.

John O'Toole, the surviving killer, was confident that any charges wouldn't stick. Witnesses seldom survived to testify against him. O'Toole said they had trailed Sheehan and lost him at a parking garage. He didn't kill Sheehan, but ballistics reported that his gun was tied to several other homicides. O'Toole was going to jail.

Chin had surveillance photos of the parking garage where O'Toole had lost Sheehan. Chin checked to see who had swiped their card to enter or exit the garage, and discovered that the plastic surgeon, Dr. James, had exited the garage twice. Apparently, Sheehan had died during surgery and James was trying to cover up the death.

At least the guys solved another mystery. That evening, they spied Lori heading out of HQ dressed as 'Sandy' from the movie 'Grease'. She was on her way to theme movie night at Max's house, an event they had all been invited to. Danny and Steve thought the e-mail was spam and had ignored it. They were equally surprised to see Max stroll in dressed as 'Danny Zuko'. He ignored them as he escorted his 'Sandy' out of HQ. It had been a very strange day.

It was after 8 p.m. when Steve and Danny finally made it home. "Danny, it's been a really busy week. I called Chin's cousin, Jen, to take care of the housework and the rest of the laundry for us tomorrow. Grace's science project is due on Monday, and I promised her that we could work on it Saturday. At least we got the shopping done last night."

"Yeah, it's a lot to take care of when we're this busy. Should we have Jen come back before Mom and Dad come in? Grace is here this weekend, but she'll be with Rachel and Stan during the week. It's their last week before their trip, and they wanted more time with Grace. They seem to be doing well these days. Grace reports that they have a game night at least once or twice a week."

"That's good news, isn't it? Your face doesn't look happy about it. What's wrong?" Steve always hated to see Danny with his 'my ex-wife is screwing me over again' face. He really thought that Rachel couldn't hurt Danny anymore.

"Grace and I talked a little today. She's thinking about calling Stan 'Daddy'. I know that I told Rachel that I would be okay with it, but it still throws me." Danny looked a little defeated.

"Danny, I can understand how you feel. Do you think that Grace will ever love Stan as much as she loves you?"

Danny shook his head. "I know that I'll always be her best dad. I just don't know that Stan has earned it."

Steve thought about it and offered another idea. "Maybe she's trying to show her appreciation for how hard he's trying to make everything right. Stan only knows how to be a step-dad. With our help, he's moving toward something more. This might help him make it all the way to full fatherhood."

Danny considered Steve's words. He knew it was a knee-jerk reaction, but he still had a hard time with it.

Steve tried again. "Look, you'll always be Daddy #1. I know I'll never be more than Daddy #2 no matter how hard I try. I'm okay with that; it's enough that I'm Daddy at all. Stan will always come in third place in the daddy race. I'm new to this, and I was promoted over him. And eventually, Grace is going to have a new brother or sister. When that child is old enough, Stan will be Daddy, and Grace will be the 'almost' child. She'll be the step-child, the half sister. Do you really want that for her?"

Steve was holding Danny now, trying to comfort him. Danny finally spoke. "No, I don't want that for my Grace. When did you get to be 'Dr. Phil'? That's quite an insight."

"Sometimes I can't sleep at night thinking about Grace. She's had a tough time. There was the divorce, Rachel's second marriage, the relocation, the reconciliation that didn't take, and now a baby. She's accepted the fact that her father is living with another man, something that would have been a major issue for other kids. And she's such a happy little girl. There will be things that happen that we can't fix or make any easier. She shouldn't have to pick who she loves." Steve was relieved to feel the tension leave Danny's shoulders.

"You're right. I should call her and tell her. She could tell that I was upset. I don't want her to be in the middle trying to please me and do the right thing." Danny took his cell phone out and made the call. He wandered in to the living room and sat on the couch.

Steve pulled out the leftover chicken while he heated some rice. By the time that Danny was wrapping up his conversation, Steve had a nice teriyaki stir-fry finished. Danny offered the phone to Steve. "She wants to say goodnight."

Steve and Grace spoke briefly, and ended the conversation with 'I love you' from both sides. When Steve turned, he saw that Danny had fixed their plates and put out a couple of beers. "She sounded happy. Did you tell her?"

"Yeah, I could tell that she was relieved. She's got this innate sense of fairness. I don't want to screw that up. I don't want to screw up anything with her. I know that I'm too late for that, but at least I can get this much right." Danny thought that he would have no appetite, but found that he was indeed hungry. "It means a lot that you can help me work through some of this. Without you, I would have started World War III with Rachel. Of course, without you, I wouldn't have joint custody."

Steve shook his head. "I don't agree. You would have worked it out for Grace. And you help me too. I almost always call for backup now."

Danny rolled his eyes. "It's not the same thing, but thanks. This is good. Thanks for cooking."

Over in the Edward's home, Stan and Rachel were tucking Grace in for the night. Until recently, Stan always said his 'good night' from downstairs before Grace came up to bed. Stan had changed a lot of his behavior. He watched Rachel and Danny put their bitterness behind them and work as a team for Grace's sake. He watched the Navy SEAL pour his devotion on Grace and her father. Stan knew that he had to change if he wanted to keep up. It was very odd to admit it, but he wanted with Rachel what Steve had found with Danny. He wanted what Steve had become to Grace.

Grace was a very attentive child and she noticed the little things that Stan did now. There was the big thing with family game night. One night when Rachel wasn't feeling well, Stan read her a bedtime story. He sometimes took her to school, and one night he even brushed her hair out. Grace could tell that he was really trying to be a good daddy, and she wanted to tell him he was doing a good job. She just didn't want to upset Danno.

Grace was so relieved when Danno called tonight. She suspected that Daddy Steve had talked Danno about their conversation. She knew her dads pretty well. Danno was excitable and quick to overreact. Daddy Steve tried to look at things from different angles (unless someone was going to hurt his family). She was so proud of Danno for letting her do this. It was a big thing for him to let Stan into their inner circle of family (as she thought of her mom, Danno, and Daddy Steve). It would be a little strange for her to say these words to Stan, but she knew he deserved it.

Stan pulled the covers up and leaned down to give Grace a goodnight kiss and hug. "Good night Grace. I love you." He used to say it out of habit. He really meant it now.

Grace took a deep breath and went for it. "Good night Daddy. I love you too." She gave Stan a tight hug and kiss.

Stan pulled away, tears in his eyes. At first, he thought Grace had said 'Danno' by mistake. It took a few seconds for Grace's words to register. Grace looked up at him and said it again. "Good night Daddy." Stan gave Grace a second hug. "Good night Grace, and thank you."

Rachel watched the exchange between her husband and her daughter. She too had tears in her eyes. Rachel knew that Grace had spent some time on the phone tonight with Danny. Since Danny spent so much time with Grace, their daily phone calls had decreased in frequency and duration. She thought that maybe they were discussing plans for the weekend, but now she thought she knew what the conversation had been about. Rachel knew that Grace would discuss the issue with Danny, and Danny must have given his approval. Rachel also knew that Steve had a hand in it somehow.

Rachel leaned down to kiss Grace good night. "That was a wonderful thing you just did for Stan. I must say that I'm a little surprised, but I'm very proud of you."

Grace shrugged like it wasn't any big deal. "Mommy, he's earned it. I finally feel like he could be my daddy. Danno will always be my first Daddy, but it's okay to have other daddies. I'm lucky to have Daddy Steve and Daddy Stan to love me too."

"Did your father tell you that?"

"Uh-huh, he said that Daddy Steve explained it to him. I guess we're all lucky to have Daddy Steve in the family."

Rachel hugged Grace and agreed. "Yes, we're very lucky with our family. Good night sweetheart."

Rachel found Stan in their bedroom. He was looking out the window at the ocean. He heard Rachel come in. "I never thought that I would hear her say those words to me. Did you tell her to say that?" This was really important to Stan.

"No, it was Grace's idea. I had mentioned it to her once when we were first married, but I dropped it when I saw that it would take Grace a while to accept you."

"Is Danny going to have a problem with it?" Stan knew that was the sixty-four million dollar question.

"No, Grace discussed it with Danny first. She even talked to Danny before she started calling Steve 'Daddy'. I don't think he was thrilled with the idea at first, but it sounds like Steve explained to Danny. I think that Steve is probably the best thing that ever happened to Danny."

Stan walked over to hug Rachel. "Does it hurt to say that?"

Rachel hugged Stan in return, resting her head on his shoulder. "No, it doesn't. I'll always love Danny and want the best for him. I'm relieved that he's found Steve, or should I say that they've found each other. I don't feel guilty any more. My life is with you now. We have Grace some of the time, and we'll have the baby in a few months. It's a pretty good life."

It was a sentiment shared by Steve and Danny. They would need each other and the rest of their 5-0 family in the coming days.