Disclaimer: No, Hawaii 5-0 doesn't belong to me. It does to CBS.
A/N: Thank you all for reading and reviewing. I appreciate the comments and the interest in the story. I wish I could answer to all you personally, but it's just not possible. Some of you pointed out a few details I got wrong (i.e. time it takes to get from the Main land to Hawaii and that to be designated a serial killer – three murders must have been committed). Thank you for pointing that out. I like to have straight facts, but I do get lost in them some times. My apologies.
Marie Thea, merci! Thank you! for helping me improve my English.
Enjoy!
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Taken
4: Taking the Road.
A police force was like any other ohana. Its members could tear each other apart, but if a single one was in trouble, they all turned into a united front. Danny had even more going on for him, thought Steve. Despite his very vocal dislike of everything Hawaiian, Danny was generally well liked for a Haole. His professionalism and, most of all, the way he had stood up to clear Meka's name, had granted the detective the respect of the Force. No one intended to let Danny Williams, or his lovely eight-year old daughter, Grace, down.
"Are you sure that Gesner has Daniel?" asked Governor Jameson.
Steve tightened his grip on the cell phone as he drove back toward the Palace. "No," he admitted. To be truthful, he didn't dare consider another alternative. As chilling as the arsonist, serial killer theory could be, it was the only lead they had at the moment. "Gesner landed at Honolulu International last night. He rented a dark blue Chevrolet Equinox that was spotted a few times by Danny's apartment, earlier today."
"He didn't waste any time," Jameson stated.
"Agent Delduka described him as a spree arsonist, meaning that he plans multiple fires to ignite around the same time. He probably still expects Allison Williams' apartment to go up in flames."
"Could the New Jersey's fire investigators give you a time frame?"
"They said the ignition mechanism was designed to go off in the next two hours," Steve answered. "It seems Gesner planned on giving himself some time in order to find Danny and set up his own system here. He's getting brasher, taking more risks as he goes— not thinking things through. He's making mistakes and leaving evidence behind. Already, his plan for Allison was flawed: she picked up the smell of the gas pretty quickly. Even the victim of Gesner's last known fire survived. These mistakes are going to be his downfall."
"Do you think Daniel could turn those mistakes to his advantage?" Jameson asked, hopeful.
"If Danny is in any way capable, I'm sure that he will." There was no doubt in his mind that his partner would resort to his preferred tactic. "Danny's weapon of choice is to talk people to brink of insanity. Once there, they start doing those mistakes and he makes his move."
"Sounds like a valuable tactic. Maybe you should try it sometime, Lieutenant-Commander," she suggested, good-naturedly.
"Maybe I should. The problem is, I usually lose it before the perps do," he said. "I have to get Danny to give me some pointers on this one."
"Let's hope that he can."
"Yes," Steve agreed. Because the least I want is for the last conversation I had with my partner to be an argument over that tactic. "Governor, I'll keep you informed."
"Good luck, Steve."
He had barely disconnected the call when a second one came in.
"Boss, we might have a lead," said Kono. "An elderly woman just called to report that a man broke into her shed. She's seen him coming and going with a flashlight from her house. A vehicle matching Gesner's has also been spotted in that area." She gave him the address. "Chin is already on his way."
"Have HPD, the fire department, and the EMTs meet us at there." Steve turned on light and siren. Gas pedal to the floor, he promised Danny that he would be there on time for him. "Just hold on that tactic just yet, Partner. I want a shot at it. That is, if he didn't hurt you."
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A/N: Funny, I'm not sure if I like Governor Jameson or not, but I sure enjoy writing her.
(Dec 2010)