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Chapter 5.
Steve studies his surroundings. Closed walls, no windows, no doors, just that hatch on the roof.
"Did they drop me in from there?" Steve wonders to himself. It would explain his cracked ribs.
It began like any other Thursday in the McGarrett household. Some 300 pushups, for starters, some exercise, and some breakfast.
"Catch you guys after school," Steve says, heading out early. Danny has info updates for a gang that's caused 5-0 a lot of trouble.
"Yep," Kale says, nodding, also grabbing his keys.
After a treacherously long day at school, Ollie, Eke, and Lili meet up in front of the school. Kale always picks them up here.
"I still think we should push her off a cliff." Eke says.
"I still think we'd go to jail for that, Eke," Lili responds shortly. Kale is always here by now.
"Nothing else works. Eke has a point." Ollie says.
"You 2 actually agree on something?" Lili asks, surprised. "Don't you think Kale should be here by now?" Lili asks her siblings.
"So, what's holding him up?" Eke asks.
"Maybe he's picking up Alex first." Ollie suggests.
"She's not out of school for another 20 minutes." Lili says, checking her watch. She proceeds pick up her phone. First she shoots Kale a quick text, and then she tries to track his phone.
"Why does he always turn his location services off?" She mutters.
"You do it too," Eke points out.
"True." Lili says. "He's been quiet on social media since 3:23, a good half hour ago." Lili explains. "Wait, he just received a call from an unknown number 4 minutes ago, he did not answer it." She keeps looking. "They're calling again. He picked up." Lili listens in on the call.
"What are they saying?" Eke asks, and Lili holds up her hand to tell him to be quiet. She's listening intently.
"Somebody got Steve. Some gang he was after." She says to her siblings. "Look, Kale just texted me he's on his way." Lili looks at the phone like it's going to tell her where Steve is.
"What else did they say?" Eke asks.
"They want an exchange."
"Oh." Eke says. "Hey, look at that Camaro!" Eke points out his favorite sports car.
"I know that Camaro. It's the detective." The kids watch as Danny gets out of his car. "He probably thinks we don't know yet," Lili says.
"Let him think that. He doesn't need to know about your 'skills'," Eke points out and Lili nods in assent.
"You got that, Ollie?" Lili asks.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Ollie says with a grin.
Danny approaches them slowly, dreading being the bringer of bad news. He sees them talking to each other. Probably wondering where their brother is, probably wondering why he's here.
"Hey. you guys remember me?" Danny asks when he reaches them.
"Yeah. Detective Williams," Lili says.
"Good memory." Danny remarks.
"Pays off, Detective," Kale says, coming up behind Danny.
"Where's your sister?" Danny asks.
"Her school lets out in 10 minutes." Lili says matter-of-factly.
"So, your crazy legal guardian decided to chase after a gang-member today, and he fell into a trap nobody could've expected." Danny starts. "They're holding him hostage somewhere on the island, and my co-workers are already looking for him. You guys can pick up your sister and then head over to the office. Steve is well known and I don't want you guys to go back to an empty house, ok?" Danny asks.
"Ok," Says Kale. "We'll meet you there."
"Wait," Eke says, and everybody turns to him. "Can I ride in the Camaro? I've never seen the inside of one."
The rest of the siblings meet Eke at 5-0 HQ.
"His phone is offline, and his car is still at the crime scene, completely empty." Kono says. "We've pinpointed a few locations the gang is known to frequent, but nothing still."
"I followed up on the lead this morning," Chin starts. "Dead-end, but, I found this." He slaps a file down on the table. "A bunch of guys at the correctional facility got kicked from this gang. With the right bargaining, they might reveal a different location, one better suited for hostages?" Chin suggests.
"They won't know." Alex points out. Danny, Chin, and Kono look at her. "I mean, if I ran a gang, and I kicked somebody out, I'd change all the information so they couldn't contribute to police." She says.
"You've got a point, but it's the only thing we've got," Danny says.
"I'll follow up on this, and, Alex, I want you to come with me." Chin says.
"To prove me wrong?" Alex asks.
"No. I like your thinking, and I think it will come in handy."
Alex heads out with Chin. Danny tells the kids to work on homework and disappears into his office, Kono following suit.
Lili wanders around. She sees the big screens and computers. Then, she sees Steve's empty office, Steve's computer still unlocked from this morning. With a quick check to make sure nobody is looking, Lili slips into his office, pulling the door behind her shut, quickly and silently.
Kale watches as Lili hides in the office and turns back to his homework, knowing exactly what she's up to.
"You know something about this gang. What is it?" Alex asks calmly.
"Nothing I would share with you." The man mutters.
"We'll start with little questions." Chin says, and nods to Alex.
"Boss's name?"
"Tyler Yenk."
"Your position?"
"Kidnapping."
"Where'd you keep the hostages?"
"I don't know. I parked the van in an alley, got coffee and walked by the alley. If the van was gone, I'd done my work. If it was still there, I was supposed to wait around a little, walking by the alley every now and then to check until it was gone. It's what got me in here."
Lili logs into her accounts. Multiple trackers pop up, Kale's, Eke's, and Ollie's all clustering around the same spot, Alex's at the facility with Chin. But what disturbed her the most was that all 25 of Steve's trackers were all over the place.
The sound of footsteps spooked Lili and she looked up just in time to see Danny opening the door to Steve's office.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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