Danny and Steve arrived at the house at the same time and greeted each other with a hug and walked into the house together. They went to the living room where Mary was sitting and talking on the phone. They waited for her to finish before they talked about the information they got.

Mary finished her call and smiled at the two. "How did things go?" she asked

"Okay, I guess." Danny said, "I called my friend and he gave me the information I asked for. What are the chances there would be two Nick Taylor's from California with cars checked out that are due on the same day?"

"That is something," Steve agreed. "How'd you find that out?"

"Called in a favor with a guy I used to date," Danny said with a shrug of his shoulders. Steve raised an eyebrow in question and Danny rolled his eyes. "Don't worry babe, he's taken."

Steve hoped the heat he felt creeping up his neck and cheeks wasn't noticeable. "Well, that sounds like something Kono should pass on to HPD."

Danny smirked. "One step ahead of you babe; called them myself with a description of Nick and Catherine and gave the two plate numbers."


The instant that Catherine hit the floor she grabbed her stomach and cried out in pain. Nick stood for a second and looked at her, before he realized what he did. He went to her and tried to help her, but before he could get to her, there was a knock at the door.

"Police, is everything okay?"

Nick rushed to the door and pulled it open. "Everything's fine, officer."

The officer strained to look into the room, but Nick blocked him. "The manager called in about an argument," he said, "Is there anyone else in the room with you?"

"Just my girlfriend," Nick shrugged. "Why?"

"Can we speak with her?" another officer asked

"She's resting right now."

"If it's all the same, we'd still like to see her for ourselves."

Nick looked back into the room, sighed and moved to the side. The officers walked in and saw Catherine leaning against the bed still holding her stomach.

"Sir, turn around and put your hands behind your back," the first officer said as his partner went to Catherine.

"What? Why?" Nick moved away.

"For our protection." The officer reached for Nick's arm and placed it behind his back. One cuff was placed on his wrist and the other arm was pulled back and placed in the other cuff. Nick was then walked to a chair and sat down.

"Ma'am, are you okay?" the other officer asked when he got to Catherine.

Catherine couldn't speak, she simply shook her head.

"How far along is your girlfriend?" the officer with Catherine asked Nick

"I'm…not his girlfriend." Catherine said as she struggled to get up, "and I'm seven months pregnant."

The officer helped her up so that she was sitting on the bed. He instantly noticed the bruise forming on her cheek and motioned for the other officer. That officer walked over to Catherine and looked at her cheek.

"Ma'am, what happened?"

Catherine sighed. "Nick's upset because I won't change my mind about giving up custody of my baby."

"Because I could be the father!" Nick shouted.

"I told you that you aren't!" Catherine yelled standing up. Then she grabbed her stomach again and sat down. "Steve is her father."

"Miss, please stay seated." the officer said. He whispered to the other officer to call for an ambulance. The other officer nodded his head and walked out of the room to send for an ambulance.

"How did you get this bruise on your cheek?"

"I went to call a friend…." she paused. "No, that was how I ended up on the floor. I told Nick that I spoke with my daughter's father's lawyer and he became enraged and slapped me."

A couple of minutes later the ambulance arrived and Catherine was helped into the back. Nick was taken to the police station where he was placed in a holding cell.

The Captain was making his rounds when he noticed Nick sitting in the cell. One of the officers at the desk nearby noticed the Captain staring into the cell. "Everything okay, Cap?"

"The man in the white shirt…what's his name?"

The officer looked at his papers. "His name is Nick Taylor. Why?"

The Captain turned and looked at the officer. "And the woman who was with him?"

The officer's brow wrinkled. "Sir, how did you know?"

The Captain shook his head, already moving to his office. "Never mind that; where is she?"

The officer looked at his clipboard. "She's at Queen's Medical Center."

The Captain rushed to his office, closed the door, picked up the phone and dialed a number.


Later on that night, Steve received a phone call from a number he didn't recognize. He debated on whether he should answer it or not, but something was telling him that it was important.

Before he could answer the phone, someone else picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"This is Captain Akimu with HPD, and I need to speak with Commander McGarrett," the man said.

Mary wrinkled her brow and looked at Steve. "There's a Captain Akimu with HPD on the phone for you."

Steve grabbed the cordless phone on the base next to him and answered the call. "Captain.…?"

"Good, you're still home," Captain Akimu said. "I know you wanted things kept close to the vest, but I thought you should know that the two people you're looking for have been found. Nick Taylor is in a holding cell and Catherine Rollins is at the hospital."

Steve's heart began to beat faster. "Is she okay?" he asked

"I don't know. I just saw Taylor in the cell and asked the officer on duty about Catherine and he didn't know."

"What's Nick in for?"

"I didn't bother to ask," he said. "I knew you'd want to know about Catherine."

"What hospital was she taken to?"

"She's at Queen's Medical. Do you want us to process this guy?"

"No, let him sit there." Steve hung up the phone and looked at Mary and Danny. "Catherine's been found and Nick is in jail." He grabbed his jacket and keys. "Kono and Chin are still out looking for them. I have to get to the hospital."

Danny and Mary didn't ask any questions. They grabbed their jackets and followed Steve out the door and got into his truck. The 45 minute drive to the hospital was a quiet one. Danny spoke softly on his cell phone and when he was finished, Steve glanced at him. "Thanks for letting them know."

Danny smiled, stretched his arm and rested his hand on Steve's thigh and gave it a squeeze.

Steve simply smiled as he pulled into the parking lot of the hospital. They got out and walked into the hospital. Steve went to the main desk and asked what room Catherine was in. Once he had the information, he headed towards the room. He lightly knocked on the door and waited for it to be opened. "I'm sorry sir visiting hours are over."

"That woman is carrying my child, I need to see her," Steve said calmly

The nurse looked at Catherine who nodded her head and she moved to the side allowing him to walk in, then she walked out, closing the door behind her. Steve walked to the bed and sat in the chair by the bed.

"What happened?"

"Nick," she said

"How….?" He asked, lightly touching her stomach.

"I told him he talked to Robert and he got mad, then I told him that the baby wasn't his and that I was going to call and tell you where I was," Catherine said softly. She glanced down at his hand on her stomach, sighed and looked at back him. "He got even more angry, hit me and then I fell off the side of the bed."

"This wasn't the first time was it?" Steve asked. Catherine shook her head no. "I'm sorry."

For the first time in months Steve felt bad for Catherine and she could tell. "I've changed my mind about all this," she said. "I want to keep her and move away so that Nick can't get her."

"But you can't."

"Yes I can." Catherine remained firm. "I lied to you when I signed those papers. Maybe one day I'll want to know who her father is, but for now, this is too much. I don't want to put anyone else through any more problems."

"Catherine, you didn't hear me." Steve stood. "You can't leave with my daughter. You won't get off this Island."

"I don't care." Catherine said, "I can change my mind about giving her up before she's born and up to three days after she's born. And according to the doctors here, I'm still pregnant so I can change my mind and there's nothing you can do about it." Steve stared at her blankly. "Said so in the papers I signed…Robert reminded me of that when I talked to him."

Steve turned and walked out of the room. He pulled Danny off to the side. "Call Lizanne for me. Tell her and Robert to meet me here NOW!" He walked off not saying anything else.


Lizanne Sawyer and Robert Jamison arrived at the police station and were greeted by the Police Captain. "Captain, this is Robert Jamison, he's Steve's lawyer."

The Captain and Robert shook hands before heading to the interrogation room where Nick was.

Nick looked up and sighed. "So everyone has a lawyer but me, I see."

"No one is pressing charges…" Robert said sitting down, "…yet."

"Look, Robert, don't bullshit me." Nick said, "I know why you're here, but why is she here?" he pointed to Lizanne.

Lizanne sat down and looked at Nick, "I've been asked to represent the unborn baby and if anything happens to the baby, I'm the one you have to deal with."

"Well, why isn't Mr. Coleson here?" Nick asked, "He's Catherine's lawyer."

"She can handle her own," Lizanne said, "I'm dealing with you now."

"You know those papers Catherine signed won't be enforced," Nick said

"We're way beyond that now," Robert added. "We're to the court part of things so you better hope you have a good lawyer."

"Well, you should know that Catherine lied."

"We gathered as much," Lizanne said, "but that doesn't change the facts now."

"Catherine can't give that baby to him if he isn't her father!" Nick shouted

"You know, Nick," Lizanne said slowly and softly, "Catherine's only seven months pregnant.…"

Nick stared at her blankly. "Yeah…I know."

"She fell off the edge of the bed and on to her stomach."

"You don't have to remind me, I was there." Nick huffed.

"Paramedics think that caused her to go into labor early."

"Babies born two months early have weak lungs and hearts," the Captain said from his window sill perch. "I should know; I lost twins that way."

"Are you grasping what we're getting at?" Lizanne asked. Her cell phone rang; she stood, pulled it out of her pocket and walked out of the room. "Yeah?"

"It's Danny. Steve wants you and Robert here ASAP."

"We'll be right there." Lizanne said. She pressed end on her phone and walked back into the room, "Robert and I have to go. We're needed at the hospital."

Nick looked up, his eyes wide with a mixture of fear, "Is Catherine okay?"

Lizanne shrugged her shoulders and spoke to the Captain. "See that he gets a good lawyer."