Justified – Story 1 in the Unbreakable series

Disclaimer: Characters belong to the writers & producers of Hawaii Five-0. My own characters belong to me :-)

Rating: T (for romance)

Pairing: Steve/OC, Steve/Danny (friendship - no slash)

Author's Note: So happy to bring you the next chapter in the story. Mahalos for all of the wonderful feedback and comments - if you read and can leave a comment, even a quickie (LOL) I would very much appreciate it! It means a great deal to me that you are enjoying the story. For Stelia fans (thanks msgemgem for the term!) there is more for you in the next few chapters...

Chapter 25

Steve and Julia walked slowly back toward the bullpen, his hand gently resting on the small of her back. Chin glanced up at the two of them from the smart table, relieved to see that Julia was okay after the events at Lenola's apartment. He had taken Kono home to his house. Once the painkillers kicked in at the hospital, her resolve to head back to the office was replaced with a need to nap on the couch. He'd left her there with Malia to keep an eye on her, and a stack of surfing movies to watch. Steve and Julia's closeness was not lost on him, though. He watched, smiling, as they brushed up against each other as they went through the stack of files on the large table, Julia periodically glancing up at Steve from under her long lashes.

The three turned toward Danny as he came out of the interrogation room just a few minutes later, smiling as he rubbed his hands together. "It was Angela Chase, with her father's money. Apparently, Daddy Warbucks had stepped in to cover the cash that Doug was stealing. Angela and Papa Fenn didn't want anyone to find out about the embezzling. When Jennifer moved to Hawaii, Angela was able to keep her in the field, out of the office and away from the files, but then she found out that Jennifer had uploaded some reports showing Doug's theft to a cloud backup site. She hired Lenola to get Jennifer to log in and delete the files, and then kill her. The girlfriend was a decoy to lure Jennifer out to his car. They weren't supposed to drug her but Lenola panicked when Jennifer balked at leaving the fundraiser with Thalia."

Chin started typing on the smart table, frowning as he worked. "There's one problem. The money came from Angela's father, Harold Fenn. Here are the withdrawals from his account which match Lenola's deposits." He flicked the account details onto the screen. "But without corroboration, we have nothing against Angela Chase except an accomplice's testimony. There's no other tie between her and the contract on Jennifer. Lenola's testimony against her won't hold up in court, and I doubt her father or her husband would testify against her."

Julia thought for a minute, then pulled out her cell and started flipping through her contacts. She looked at the team and grinned. "Hang on a sec, I think you're going to like this one." She put her phone on the table on speaker as it rang once and a man picked up. "Krista Davia, please. It's Julia Abbott."

They waited a moment before a woman's voice came on. "Julia, how are you? I've been thinking about you…"

Julia interrupted, "I'm well, thank you, and I'm sorry to call so late but I thought I might catch you at the office." She continued, "Krista, I've got you on speaker with Commander Steve McGarrett, Detective Danny Williams, and Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly of the Five-0 Task Force in Honolulu. I'm hoping you can help them with something." Flipping through some files on the smart table, Julia brought up the one she was looking for. "Can you take a look at Douglas and Angela Chase's last two returns? Primary SSN is 149-80-7832. Did they, by any chance, report about $10 million dollars of other income on either return?"

"Let's see, base salary, some rental income, capital gains, some non-quals…. No, no miscellaneous income," Krista replied.

"And let me guess, they filed jointly and both signed the return?"

"I have their signatures right here," Krista confirmed. Julia smiled up at the team, who were trying to figure out what she was doing.

"Krista, Five-0 has evidence of Douglas Chase embezzling over $10 million from Metadyne, and Angela Chase had full knowledge of the theft. Since they filed jointly, I believe you have enough to charge both of them with tax fraud." Julia looked at Steve, who nodded, grinning.

"Ms. Davia, this is Commander McGarrett. Lieutenant Kelly is going to send you the case files you'll need shortly."

The phone went silent for a moment, and then Krista came back on. "It appears that Mr. Chase is an officer of the corporation he's accused of embezzling from? I'll notify the SEC as well as the U.S. Attorney's office. Once we confirm your evidence, we'll freeze all of their individual and corporate assets and file a court order to put the company into receivership. I'll have to check with the U.S. Attorney, but RICO might apply as well. Julia, this is a nice catch. Thanks for sending it our way."

"Krista, we'll catch up sometime soon, I promise. All of the credit goes to Five-0. I'm retired, remember? Give my best to Jim and the kids, and thanks again." With that, she pushed the button to disconnect the call. Turning to the team, she explained, "Krista is the head of the enforcement division at the IRS. My guess is that by nine a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, she'll have her court orders in hand and begin seizing everything the Chases ever owned. Regardless of what other evidence turns up, I have no doubt that Mrs. Chase will be spending some quality time at Danbury FCI. I've heard it's lovely there this time of year."

Steve smiled, pleased that they had nailed the killer, her accomplice, and the hit men. "Chin, can you call the Attorney General's office and file our charges against Douglas Chase, Harold Fenn, and our two guests in Interrogation? Let's get the Chases extradited back here tomorrow. Danny, Julia, we have one last thing to take care of."