Note: Thanks for all the follows and reviews. So as some of you guessed this is my take on the Matt story line.

Chapter Two.

Steve saw Danny's colour change from red with anger, to sheet white in second. His posture tensed, and he seemed lost as to what to say next.

"Danny, are you there? Danny, please you have to help me." The voice said again.

Danny eyes were like saucers, and he turned and looked Steve straight in the eye as if screaming for help. "Ma...Matty." Danny finally blurted out much to Steve's surprise. "Matty is that you?"

"Yeah big bro, long time, no speak." Matt replied back.

"Long time, no speak, long time no speak, he says." Danny shouted, his emotions turning back to anger. "What the hell Matty? You go on the run, we don't hear from you in years, and all you have to say, is long time no speak, you ass. Where the hell are you? Tell me so I can come over there and shoot you."

"You couldn't do it last time, so I doubt you could do it this time." Matt retorted.

"Do you know how much I wished I'd have shot you? Stopped you getting on that plane? Do you know what you've put out family through? Then you have the gall to ring me all night, keep me awake. And now you ask me for my help."

Grover leaned over and whispered to Chin. "Is that the brother on the run from the FBI?"

"Yeah." Chin replied, "How do you know about him? Danny doesn't talk about it much."

"His mum told me." Grover replied.

Steve had moved closer to Danny, as if his near presence would support his partner.

"I'm sorry about the phone calls, I didn't know what to say. But Danny I really need your help, I'm in big trouble."

"Help?" Danny shouted, "You didn't want my help last time when I offered to talk to the DA. Big trouble? What could be worst than being on the FBI's fricking most wanted list Matty. What?"

"Being on the cartels most wanted dead list." Matt simply replied.

Danny let out a long sigh and looked at Steve, who motioned for Danny to put his phone on the smart table so they could all hear. Danny did as Steve instructed and then looked at the rest of the team, who were all looking at him with concern.

"Matt, this is Steve McGarrett, Danny's partner." Steve said.

"Whoa, Danny no, I need your help, no one else's. Please they'll turn me in." Matt begged.

"And you think I won't? I'm not risking my career for you Matty. My freedom. No way. I'll help you, but by the book, with the teams help."

"Matt, if you tell us what's going on we can speak to the FBI, try and cut you a deal." Steve offered.

"I...I don't know. I need to think." Matt stuttered.

"Fine," Danny suddenly replied. "Take an hour then ring me back. But it's either our way or the cartels way. Good luck with that." He then hung up the phone and turned and stormed off into his office slamming the door behind him.

The remaining team stood in silence for a minute, before Kono asked, "should we go speak to him?"

"Give him a minute and then I'll go." Steve said. "He needs some time to process this. Chin can you trace the call?"

"It was the same burner phone." Chin said bringing up the information on the big screen. I can't trace it, but it did come from the island. He's back in Hawaii."

"Man, this is going to be rough on him." Grover said glancing over to Danny's office where he could be seen sitting at his desk, head in hands.

"I'll go talk to him." Steve said leaving the group.

Steve shut the door behind him as he entered Danny's office and leaned up against the desk, beside his partner. Danny hadn't moved, he still sat with his elbows resting on the desk, face buried in his hands. Steve placed a hand on his best friends shoulder and waited.

"Sorry." Danny said, his voice muffled through his hands. "I just needed a minute."

"It's ok, this can't be easy." Steve said giving Danny's shoulder a reassuring squeeze then letting go.

Danny finally took his head out of his hands and looked up. He looked even more tired than before and worry lines were etched into his forehead. "I'm doing the right thing aren't I? Making him turn him self in?"

"Of course you are. You can't risk your career, and if the Feds find out he's been in touch, they will prosecute you." Steve replied. "Did he say why he needed help?"

Danny shook his head, "just that the cartel wanted him dead. Shit, what's he got himself into now?"

"I don't know, but we'll find out. At least he was smart enough to ask for help this time." Steve reassured.

"What if he doesn't call back? I shouldn't have hung up on him. I just wanted to shock him into doing it my way. God Steve, what if he doesn't ring back and gets himself killed? How do I explain that to my family?" Danny rambled.

"He'll call back. He's not a total idiot. Then we will find out what has happened and work out how to cut a deal with the FBI. We'll bring him in safe, I promise." Steve said once again giving a reassuring squeeze to Danny's shoulder.

Danny sighed and rubbed his hands over his face then stood and took some deep breaths, mentally pulling himself together. A knock at the door had Danny and Steve turning their heads as Grover popped his head in. "If you too are done with the pep talk, Danny's bothers is back on the line. He wants to talk to Danny."

"Thanks Lou." Danny half smiled.

"No problem, you've got all our support on this one. Let's take care of that idiot brother of yours." Lou replied patting Danny on the back as he walked passed him.

"He's here now Matt." Chin said. "You have all the teams' attention."

"Danny?" Matt replied.

"Yeah I'm here Matty, you made a decision?"

"Yeah, ok we do it your way, by the book. I'll turn myself in, but you have to keep me safe." Matt said, and Danny recognised the fear in his voice.

"Ok Matt, tell us where you are and we'll come pick you up. Then we can talk." Steve instructed.

"No, not until I know the deal with the FBI. I need a deal."

"Matt, you said you'd do this our way, stop jerking us about." Danny said angrily.

"I'm not, I'll tell you everything and I'll turn myself in, but only when I have a deal. How do I know your team won't just turn me in as soon as they pick me up?" Matt questioned.

"Don't you dare question the integrity of my team again." Danny shouted his hands flailing wildly even though Matt couldn't see them. "They are my friends, and they're gonna help you because they're my friends.

"Ok, I'm sorry, but I'm still not coming in 'til a deal is on the table." Matt replied.

"It's ok, Danny." Steve said again placing his hand on his partners shoulder to calm him. "Ok Matt, we can work with that, but you need to be honest with us now. Why do the cartel want you dead?"

Matt cleared his throat then spoke, "because I stole money from them."

At hearing this Danny threw his hands up in the air than sank into a nearby chair, "Jesus Matty, do you not learn from your mistakes?"

"I was trying to put my mistakes right." Matt replied. "I've been syphoning off cash every time I laundered their money, and paying back all the people I took money from. I finally paid them all back last month so I stopped taking any more money, but that's when they realised what I'd done."

"Wait you stole 58 million, from a drug cartel?" Danny asked flabbergasted.

"No wonder they want you dead." Kono said while Grover let out a long whistle.

"Yep, that will certainly put you on their hit list." Grover added.

"Once I knew they had found out, I panicked and got on a flight straight here."

"Here?" Danny questioned.

"He's in Hawaii Danny." Chin replied, to which Danny's eyes bugged out.

"I thought about coming straight to your place, but then I realised I didn't know where you lived. I just hoped you still had the same number." Matt explained.

"Lucky for you, I do." Danny retorted. "Ok, so we know why you need help, but we need more Matt. If you want a deal with the FBI, you need to give us something to bargain with."

"I can do that, I can. I know names. I know the names of all the big players. I can testify against them. I can give enough information to bring the whole cartel down." Matt rambled.

"Ok, now we're talking. The FBI will be interested in that. We can try and cut you a deal for the information." Steve said. "I'll need time to speak to them Matt, are you somewhere safe now?

"Yeah, yeah I think so." Matt replied.

"Ok, I'm going to speak with them now. Give the guys a contact number and we'll be in touch. But it might take all day." Steve instructed.

"Ok, but... But can I speak to Danny in private please?"

Steve nodded to Danny, who sighed and picked up the phone before heading back to his office. Turning to the three remaining officers he said, "I'm gonna call the FBI. You three see what you can do about arranging a safe house for when we bring him in. I'm sure the cartel won't be happy to hear he has skipped town on them."

TBC