Danny kept his gun trained on Wo-Fat as Chin confirmed that Etsuko was dead and that there were no others in the suite.

As Chin re-entered the room, Danny moved to Wo-Fat and as the evil man smirked at him Danny hit him flush in the jaw with a clenched fist. As blood spurted from the Wo-Fat's mouth Danny struck him two more times snapping his head back violently.

Chin grabbed his brother from behind, wrapping his arms around him and pulling him back "DANNY, DANNY STOP. IT'S OVER BRAH, STOP!" He then whispered into his ear, "Walk away Danny"

Danny was breathing heavily as he pulled away from Chin and stepped a few feet away into the kitchen.
Chin then looked at Wo-Fat, "Get on the ground, NOW!"
Running a hand across his mouth the villain asked, "Where's McGarrett? And Gracie?"
At the mention of his daughter's name Danny raced in from the other room screaming "YOU SON-OF-A-BITCH!"

The events that happened next would haunt Danny Williams...

Reacting to Danny's screams Chin had turned his head towards him and Wo-Fat made his move. Pulling a gun from the seat cushion at his side he fired at Chin who was standing about ten feet away.
As the first bullet tore into his flesh he dropped his gun and the force of the impact spun his body around. Danny cried out in horror and reached for his gun.
Two more bullets struck Chin and he dropped heavily to the ground. His screams of "NO NO!" were visceral as he fired at Wo-Fat striking him twice in the upper chest.

Danny was at his enemy's side in seconds. Tearing the gun from his hand he threw it across the room. Ignoring the injured man's moans he pulled him onto the ground and laying him onto his side he quickly handcuffed his hands behind his back.

He then frantically moved to Chin. He had fallen onto his stomach and Danny's eyes instantly moved to the pool of blood spreading across the tan carpeting.

Placing a hand gently on his friend, Danny turned him onto his back. To his great relief the movement pulled the unconscious man back and he gasped for air. Danny touched his face, "Chin, Chin... breathe buddy, just breathe"

As Chin sucked air into his lungs Danny's eyes scoured his body in search of the wounds. The first bullet had ripped through his upper arm but thankfully that was the only source of the blood. The Jersey detective let out a deep sigh of relief as his eye's fell on the other two bullets, embedded deeply into Chin's kevlar vest. His hands were shaking as he said softly, "Thank God...oh thank God"

"Dddannyy..."
Placing his hands back onto his friends face he smiled, "You're fine babe. You took two rounds to the vest and one to the arm"
Chin grinned, "The arrmm...that's aall?"
"Yeah...yeah that's all" Danny helped pull Chin up to a sitting position and then said, "Let me take care of your arm, I'll be right back"

Danny glanced at Wo-Fat who remained still and bleeding on the ground a few feet away.
He returned to Chin's side moments later with towels from the bathroom and as he worked on tying off the injured arm Chin asked, "Is he dead?"
"I don't know, and I honestly don't give a damn"
Once he was done dressing the arm, Danny turned his attention to Wo-Fat. He was unconscious and bleeding badly, but he was alive. After calling for an ambulance, he called down to the HPD unit and then to Duke Lukela to come and secure the scene.

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Within the hour Danny was in the waiting room at the hospital and dialing Captain Lou Grover.
"Lou, hey it's Danny. How's Gracie doing?"
"She's fine, she's a great girl Danny. They're watching 'The Notebook' and eating pizza"
Danny smiled, "The perfect night for her! She's seen that movie twenty times"
"She tells me it's your favorite"
"I bet she does"
"Where are you Danny? What happened?"

"I'm at King's Medical Center. Wo-Fat shot Chin, but he's going to be okay. I'm not too sure about Wo-Fat though...I shot him twice in the chest. He's in surgery now"

"Do you think he still has men after McGarrett?"
"I doubt it. Steve killed the two men in the jungle and we took out a third guy at the Hotel. All evidence we have points to him only having had the three men with him"

"You're not sure though, are you?"
Danny sighed, "No...I'm not sure, but Wo-Fat usually keeps his teams small to avoid detection"
"Well we've got the unit guarding Steve and we'll leave them in place. You and Chin are safe at the hospital and I've got Gracie"
"Duke Lukela is handling things at the Hotel and we've got two men outside the OR guarding Wo-Fat"
"Okay good...Danny, good work"
"I'm going to stay up here for the night, why don't you give me a call in the morning okay?"
"Will do"
"Thank you Lou"
"No problem, good night"

A short time later Chin entered the room with his arm in a sling.
Danny stood to greet him, "Hey, how are you doing?"
Chin smiled, "I'm fine brah. It was a through and through and they stitched me up. My chest hurts worse than my arm"
"Yeah, well we're lucky your chest is just bruised buddy. Thank God for Kevlar"
"You can say that again. Any word on Wo-Fat yet?"
"No, it's going to be a while. The ER Nurse said they'd come get us in Steve's room when he's out of surgery"
"Good, let's go"
"Hey Chin...I'm sorry man..."
"Danny don't go there"
"Chin, I have to go there. I could have got you killed"
"But it didn't happen brah and I'm fine"
"I let my emotions get the better of me...my God what was I thinking?"
Chin reached over and squeezed Danny's forearm, "Danny, you're human. His guy has hurt Steve so much and now he's threatened Gracie...and don't forget...he aided Frank Delano"

Danny placed his hand on top of Chin's as they both remembered that horrible time when Chin's beloved Malia was murdered by Delano.
Chin continued, "I understand Danny...you had a lapse, that's all it was. You recovered though and you took care of business. All's good brother"
The men embraced and Danny said softly, "Thank you"
They then made their way to the elevator and soon they were entering Steve's room.

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Steve was sleeping when they entered and the Nurse told them that he'd been sleeping since being brought to the room several hours ago. His vitals were good though and he was resting comfortably. It was after eight o'clock and it had been a very long day. The Nurse had a cot brought in and at Danny's insistence, Chin laid down and shortly he too was sleeping.

Danny turned on the television and while keeping one eye on his friends he leaned back in his chair and watched the Lakers and Spurs basketball game. A couple of hours later Doctor Jonathan Olivero entered the room.
After shaking hands they moved into the hallway, "Detective Williams, your prisoner is out of surgery and in recovery"
"He's going to make it?"
"It's touch and go right now. He'll be in recovery for at least an hour and then we'll move him to intensive care"
"We'll need to keep a guard in his room at all times"
"I appreciate your concerns Detective, but I promise you that he's in no condition to leave the hospital, let alone escape"
"Doc, this man is extremely dangerous"
The Doctor raised his hand, "Okay, okay...whatever you need just let us know but understand this Detective, he's your prisoner but he's my patient. I will do everything I can to keep him alive and your men need to stay out of our way"

Danny said calmly, "I understand Doctor, I understand. I'm going to spend the night here with my partner so will you make sure I'm informed if there's any change in Wo-Fat's condition?"

The Doctor agreed and after shaking hands Danny made his way back into the room.
As he sat back down his partner's voice drew his attention, "Hey Danno, what are you doing here?"
"Well partner, it's nice to see you too"
"I saw you talking to the Doc, is there something I need to know?"
Standing up Danny said emphatically, "No, about you? No not at all. They say your vitals are fine and you just need rest"
"And that's what I'm doing Danny. You agreed to spend the day with Gracie, and Chin is here...so I ask again...what are you doing here?"

"Steve, we found Wo-Fat"
"You found him? What do you mean?"
"We were able to trace him through the cell phone of one of the men you killed. We took him down at the Hotel he was staying at. There was a shootout and we killed another of his men"

As Danny hesitated, Steve asked "What happened partner?"
"That bastard pushed my buttons Steve. He asked where you were and...where Gracie was...I lost it and I rushed towards him"
He paused and Steve said, "Keep talking buddy"
"I acted impulsively Steve, God it's all my fault"
"What's your fault?"
Danny ran his hand across his face and sighed softly before continuing, "My actions distracted Chin and as soon as he turned towards me, Wo-Fat pulled his gun. Damn it Steve...Chin was shot three times before I could even react"

Steve glanced over at the sleeping detective, "He looks fine"
"Thank God he is. He took a round to his upper arm and two shots to the vest, but he's okay"
"And Wo-Fat?"
"I hit him twice in the upper chest. The Doc was just here to tell me that he's out of surgery and he's critical"
Steve pushed himself up "Danny, we've got to keep guards on him"
"Relax buddy, he's heavily guarded. HPD's got him."
"We can't lose him...we can't"
"And we won't Steve"
After a minute of silence Steve said, "Danny, listen to me. Chin's okay and you captured that son-of-a-bitch, you can't beat yourself up over this. You're both okay and you captured Wo-Fat" Steve smiled, "You captured him buddy...thank you"

Danny smiled back, "It's over babe. We'll see to it that he never sees another day of freedom" He chuckled softly, "You're taking this really well Steve"
"What are you talking about?"
"Chin was convinced that you wouldn't be happy with us for going in without you"
Steve smiled and said softly, "We're a team...and a damn good one"
"We're more than a team buddy, we're family"
"Ohana" Steve then said softly, "Danny...I need to find Doris..."
"We'll find her Steve"

Steve nodded, "Hey, where's Gracie?"
"She's spending the night at Grover's. At last check she was eating pizza and watching 'The Notebook' with Samantha"
Steve grinned, "Awesome movie"
"WHAT? You hate that movie!"
Steve laughed, "Yeah, you're right"
Danny smiled, "How's your head by the way?"
"I feel better now partner"
"Good, you rest now and I'll be here when you wake up"

Danny watched as Steve's eyes closed and in minutes he was sleeping again.
He watched his friend and his mind raced. They had Wo-Fat now and that would hopefully make Doris's return imminent. As much as seeing her again, knowing what he now knew, was going to hurt him...he had to confront her. Her betrayal was eating Steve alive and he had to get closure. A short time later the events of the day crashed in on him as well and he fell asleep in the chair at his partner's bedside.

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