A/N: Happy Thursday Everyone! Well, now that we are into the season of all three of these shows, and this story is so far out of cannon for at least Five-O I am going to try and bring us back to a timeline that may, hopefully, keep to the cannon. If you have not seen the season premier of Five-O yet then I am sorry if there are any spoilers, if you have seen it then you will know what I mean by out of Cannon, but I think I fixed it and we can move on from there.
Thank you everyone for reading and commenting!
Chapter 7: It's A Matter of Physics
Sam and Callen exchanged looked again as the news settled with the rest of the people in the boat house.
"So much for Frank's ransom demands." Kono stated.
"Indeed, Officer Kalakaua, and judging by the information we've been able to gather, thanks to Lieutenant Rollins, we believe that Frank has either already gotten what he's looking for or that Commander McGarrett's presence here in California is a decoy for something else that may be happening in Hawaii." Hetty explained. "Detective Deeks, Agent Blye, I want you to head out to the Sana Monica with Doctor Bergman, Detective Kelly and Detective Williams. Take Wolowitz and Koothrappali with you."
"But they're not law enforcement." Deeks protested.
"On the contrary," Sheldon stated and with a nod to his colleagues the four scientists produced the identification and credentials they were issued during their time in Hawaii.
"They are officially member of Five-O." Danny confirmed.
"But as scientists only. No weapons!" Steve warned.
"Ten four, Commander," Howard stated proudly.
"I'll contact the governor of Hawaii and Caltech to confirm their involvement with the case." Hetty smiled as the scientists cheered. "Bring back whatever you can from the LAPD investigation. As for the rest of you, I want you back in ops, and that includes Doctors Cooper and Hofstadter."
Sheldon beamed proudly now that he was sure he'd gotten his way. Callen and Sam only rolled their eyes and exited the boat house with the scientist following closely behind them.
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Down at the pier Deeks and Kensi led the way as a frightened and solemn Max Bergman walked right behind them, with Chin and Danny following and Howard looking around in awe at all the police officers, while Raj was silent.
"Hey Deeks, the scenes all yours." Officer Callahan of the LAPD stated as the entourage approached the yellow police tape. "We have orders to hand the scene over to NCIS."
"Thanks," Deeks smiled, "is your coroner on the scene?"
"Yes, she's waiting for yours."
"We usually use yours." Deeks stated in confusion.
"Yeah, we know, but we were told a specialist was coming out with you – Doctor Bergman."
"That's me!" Max stated at the sound of his name and then realized what had happened and shrank back again.
"Doctor Schwartz is waiting for you at the end of the pier." Callahan said and waved the coroner on.
Danny nodded at Max to confirm his movement and Max headed ff down the pier to where he spotted the lone worker, his sentinels and the bodies.
"Quite the entourage you have today Deeks," Callahan teased as the six other people moved to head down the pier as well.
"It's not my entourage," Deeks stated. "Technically this is a case out of Hawaii and these people are representatives of the Governor's special taskforce and their investigation crew." He explained as he motioned to Danny and Chin first and then to Howard and Raj – who tapped their ID badges to prove to the LAPD officer that Deeks was telling the truth.
"Hawaii has a special taskforce?" Callahan asked skeptically.
"Indeed," Chin stated stone faced, "with full immunity and means. As the first line of defense within the Pacific Rim, and a hot spot for terrorist and cartel movement, Hawaii needs a taskforce with our expertise. We are responsible for the decline of crime by twenty percent in the last two years."
Callahan stared wide eyed for a moment as the people before him stepped under the police tape and headed off down the pier.
"What have you found Max?" Deeks asked as they arrived and towered over the two coroners who had found a common bond and were working quickly and carefully over the two bodies.
"Well, from my preliminary investigation, I can tell you that indeed, these two men have been dead for quite some time. Cause of death seems to be drowning, even though these men were hung by the neck off the pier."
"They were tortured before being brought out here to the pier, and then they were tied off and thrown over." Doctor Schwartz added as she motioned to the ligature marks around the neck of the victim that she was working on. "I put time of death somewhere around midnight."
"That is definitely Michael McGuire." Kensi said as she knelt down and looked into the face of the victim.
"But I do not believe that this is your other victim, Agent Blye," Max stated and motioned to the victim he was working on.
"That's Frank Delano." Danny gasped.
"Yes, I believe that he is, but he is wearing Lieutenant Holick's uniform." Max stated and motioned to the navy issued gear and the name tag.
"So Frank isn't our Mastermind?" Danny asked skeptically.
"It looks that way Detective," Deeks stated with a roll of his eyes.
"What else can you tell us?" Kensi asked as she stepped toward the second victim.
"The bodies have been in the water, so most trace will have washed away. They were found this morning by a couple of fisherman who came to the pier early. We have the rope for processing, in the hopes that something might be found on it. I believe we will probably find water in the lungs because the bodies were submerged. My guess is that these men were alive before they hit the water. Even though the rope was tight and impact did cause damage, the water broke the fall. Hands and feet were found bound so there was no way for these men to resurface. Judging by the tightness of the ropes around their necks, breathing was probably very difficult to begin with, but being unable to resurface, and the possibility that the ropes broke their necks on impact with the water, I can safely say that is how they died, and that's all I can say for certain until I get a good look at them." Schwartz explained.
"What a way to go." Danny sighed as he stood and walked away from the bodies.
"It was a violent and angry killing." Kensi nodded as she followed Danny. "But why kill them?"
"Once the killers got what they wanted through their torture, it was just what needed to be done to clear up loose ends and guarantee that they would not be able to identify the men responsible for the torture." Danny answered.
"Then why do it so elaborately?" Kensi asked.
"Gotta have some flair and pizzazz," Deeks said shrugged.
"Maybe Holick is your suspect rather then your victim." Howard stated as he leaned against the railing. "Why would Frank Delano be wearing Holick's uniform? That is, unless Holick wanted to throw you off the trail - assuming that he has no idea that you could identify Delano. As far as he knows, even though he's Naval Intelligence, the ransom demands were given to the LAPD. He has no reason to believe that NCIS would get involved this early in the case, or that Five-O was in California to aid in the investigation. It gives them time to cover their tracks, except you've foiled that plan by bringing in all the big guns."
"So what does Holick want with McGarrett?" Deeks asked.
"That, sir, is the mystery." Howard stated with a little fanfare and a grand gesture with his arms.
"Alright, Max, do you mind doing these autopsies for NCIS?" Danny asked with a sigh.
"It would be my pleasure." Max smiled.
"Alright, you stay with Doctor Schwartz. We had better bring this information back to Hetty."
"She's not going to be happy that we still have nada!" Deeks sighed and followed Danny back down the pier.
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Sam and Callen led the way up the stairs to the ops center as Sheldon and Leonard walked on quietly admiring everything in a shocked state of awe.
"Welcome gentlemen," Hetty stated as Sheldon and Leonard walked into the ops office.
"Thank you for having us," Sheldon stated as Hetty reached to shake his hand. "Quite the lovely representation of the eighteenth century hacienda style of design, it really doesn't quite feel like a special operations building. Quite refreshing I must stay, though a little to bright and rustic for my liking. It's too homey." Sheldon spoke without taking Hetty's hand, "though this room is a fantastic balance of old and new. I like the rustic touches and the modernism of your electronic. I love how you've made it all work so seamlessly. Yes, this will do quite nicely. I'll be able to function quite well in here, I believe."
"Thank you." Eric stated as he and Nell watched Sheldon with suspicion and looked to Hetty for assurances of the safety of their work space.
"He won't touch you." Leonard said as he stepped in and took Hetty's hand, setting both Eric and Nell at ease as well. "He suffered from a rather sever obsessive compulsive disorder which involves contact with almost anything that may carry germs or bacteria. Your work area is safe as long as you don't let him try to disinfect and begin nesting."
"I see," Hetty nodded and turned her attention back to Sheldon who walked about seeming to ponder his new environment.
"Suffer, I'd do not suffer Leonard, I'm rationally concerned." Sheldon corrected. "Because of all the anti-bacterial and germ killing medications in our society, the evolution of our great species is under attack by the world's new super bugs. They will take over the world because we, as a species, are systematically reversing our own evolutionary state by ruining our already fragile immune systems. I have devoted my life to the avoidance of any such contact that would put me at risk of contracting any such super bug, and although I do sanitize a bit too often, perhaps, I don't regret it. I'd like to live long enough to publish my many theories, use my time machine and accept my multiple Noble Prizes. Besides, I've never been the kind of man to desperately crave human contact. I find it tedious. It's nothing against you Miss. Lange. A woman of your knowledge and understanding must be able to see the dangers in physical contact."
Hetty stared on in amused confusion. Sheldon, the man, was an enigma, and just the sort of person that Hetty took great pleasure in observing.
"I understand Doctor Cooper." Hetty smiled and with a nonchalant wave of her hand dismissed the rudeness.
"We call him quirky," Leonard whispered, "but he seems to like you."
Hetty nodded her understanding.
"What was so important that you split us up and brought in the outsiders?" Sam asked once all of the second set of introduction had been made.
"There is something not quite right about this whole situation." Hetty confessed. "None of it makes sense and there are still no connections to be found linking Commander McGarrett with our two Intelligence Officers – not for lack of trying. Mr. Beale and Miss. Jones have done their absolute best."
"Lieutenant Rollins has taken precautions on the island to protect the Five-O assets at this time and your mother is being relocated again to protect her in your absence." Hetty explained while she addressed Steve. "What I need now is everything you can tell me about Frank Delano because I am at a loss for answers and I believe that what you may have to say, Officer Kalakaua, may lead us in the right direction." She added as she turned to Kono.
"He's a scumbag and a corrupt cop. He'll take any opportunity he can to make money. Money and his own safety are all that matters. While I was undercover with him I saw him deal in weapons, drugs, human trafficking, whatever he could dip into." Kono explained. "He saw himself as a kind of Robin Hood character, only he took from people as bad as himself and gave to the highest bidder. He believed he continued to do what he had done as a cop, only with more reimbursement for his trouble."
"Did he deal in anything nuclear, or fuel related?" Leonard asked as he stared at an image on the screen before him, and everyone was shocked that the quiet physicist had even spoken.
"Not that I was aware of, why?" Kono asked.
"Because I know this guy," Leonard answered. "Six years ago I was working in accordance with the Department of Defense and NASA trying to create a new, cleaner burning jet fuel - something that could be produced cheaply and would fuel the next way in the shuttle program. What I came up with was a little cleaner and a lot more volatile. I wasn't going to power any shuttles with it, but in the wrong hands it could have leveled buildings and whole city blocks if you had enough of it. The project was side lined shortly after an out of lab incidence with an elevator and thus ended my dealings with Lieutenant Maksim Holick, but until that point he had been one of my handles in the lab. I knew he worked for Naval Intelligence and the Department of Defense, but he was also a very bright physicist."
"It says nothing about that in his file." Eric stated.
"Look deeper, Mr. Beale." Hetty ordered.
"Do you think this has something to do with the fabrication of bombs?" Callen asked as he looked to Hetty. "Could Frank Delano be branching out into the arms trade?"
"I hope not, Agent Callen, I truly hope not."