A/N: I know I have given you no reason to like Detective Austen. I promise, after this chapter her character is going to turn around and we are going to get down to business with this story. But for now, I have to give you this chapter where Steve is going to turn the tables and bring everything back around to the way he likes things.

Also, I don't know if you know this but I love Toast's character. I like to use him in my stories and more specifically in my head cannon he works directly with Five-O in almost the same capacity as Catherine from time to time. He will be in this story. I haven't decided is Catherine will be or not.

Enjoy!

Chapter 5: Caught in a Lie

Steve marched back into HQ, not long after he'd left, to find Danny at the smart table alone.

"That was fast." Danny stated. "You hardly game me time to find anything."

"But you have found something, right?" Steve asked.

"Sure, but what did you do?" Danny asked.

"Set the ball rolling," Steve answered as Toast walked into the office. "What are you doing here?" Steve asked.

"I was called into work," Toast answered with a wink and placed his lap top down on the smart table. "Or have you forgotten that you made me a Five-O analyst and consultant - it pays better than Best Buy!"

Danny nodded.

"I remember, the governor wasn't too keen on the idea but I practically had to beg to keep you," Steve said with a sigh, "so I guess the better question is - why are you here?"

"Because I called him to crack some encryption on Austen's files," Danny explained. "I mean what good is having a hacker when you don't actually use him to hack anything?"

"It's encrypted?" Steve asked as he looked at the smart system.

"Not very good encryption," Toast stated with a chuckle, typed a few commands and threw the info around the room. "Good thing you pay me by the hour – that was almost too easy. I feel guilty."

"You may as well stay and lend a hand with the investigations." Steve stated. "What can you tell me about Austen?"

"Her case files were encrypted, for some strange reason, but her personnel files are wide open," Danny explained, "and she's a rookie Steve. I'm not sure how she moved through the ranks as she did. Maybe she's an incredible profiler but I couldn't be sure until I got into her case files. She has glowing recommendations and was head hunted by the FBI – whom we don't really get along with anyway – so I don't know what has made her a star in the governor's eyes, or why she needed to encrypt her files." Danny explained as Chin walked into the office.

"What's going on?" Chin asked as he walked up to the smart table with his tablet in hand.

"What do you mean?" Steve asked.

"I got a call from the governor and was told to get back to HQ." Chin answered.

"What did you do?" Danny asked angrily as he spun on Steve.

"I told the governor that he could let his little star handle everything." Steve stated in response.

Danny glared.

"I may have yelled – a little," Steve confessed, "but that was it!"

"Austen left the crimes scene before I did - got a phone call, cursed me out and left." Chin explained.

A grin spread across Steve's face.

"What's with the look?" Danny asked accusingly.

"I had a hunch," Steve answered.

"You gonna tell us what the hunch was?" Danny asked as Kono entered the office.

"Nope," Steve grinned. "Let's just say, I think I'm about to get my way."

"Why did the governor call me?" Kono asked as she laid a back-pack down on the floor and rested her hands on the smart table. "I was just heading into Lidia's history of ancient jewelry class when I got the call."

All the men around her shrugged.

"Well do you have any new info for me?" She asked.

"I can tell you that the raid this morning went off without a hitch and our suspects were taken into custody by SWAT." Steve explained as once again the office doors opened and the governor walked in looking very unhappy - behind him Detective Violet Austen followed with her tail between her legs.

"Let's get a few things straight." Denning's voice boomed angrily. "This is my task force. This is my island, and this case is my number one priority."

"Yes sir!" Steve stated.

"If I say you are to drop everything and take a case I mean it, and no one's orders rank higher than mine!" Denning added and spun on Austen.

"When I say hand over the case to Five-O, I mean it!" He yelled at the woman as he threw the case file back onto the smart table. "McGarrett is in charge. You'll do as he says. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes sir." Austen answered seething with anger.

"She tries to pull rank again and I give you permission to kick her off the case completely." Denning stated.

"Yes sir." Steve said as a triumphant grin spread across his face.

"Now, before I leave, you hand over all of you information, your profile and your undivided attention to Five-O, or I'll shut down your division of violent crimes all together because that's all it is - not a task force. Do you understand what I am saying to you?"

"Yes sir." Austen stated and with a sigh she moved toward the smart system.

"You don't have to do that. I've already retrieved your files." Toast stated as he put himself between the girl and the system.

"You hacked my files?" Austen gasped.

"There wasn't really anything there to hack. It was juvenile at best." Toast said with a shrug.

"Those were my personal file!" Austen yelled.

"Full Immunity and Means," Toast stated, "and, I'd rather not have someone unfamiliar with Five-Os technology touching the system. So if I were you, I'd back off." he added and turned toward the governor.

"Who the hell is this guy?" Austen asked angrily. "He's not even Five-O."

"He is," Denning stated, "and if Toast says don't touch, you listen." he added and turned to leave.

"I should have known you would under mind me and go crawling to Daddy." Violet hissed under her breath as the governor was leaving.

Denning spun around.

"You listen to me, and you listen well. I hired you and I can fire you. Understand? If I say work with Five-O you do as you are told!" Denning yelled. "None of this crawling to Daddy nonsense – I expect to be kept in the loop and my orders are the law. Do I make myself clear?"

Austen didn't answer but only lowered her eyes.

"First sign of defiance, you are off the team." Denning added - Austen nodded her understanding.

"Get back to work!" The Governor yelled, "and keep her on a very short leash McGarrett," he added - addressing Steve.

"Yes sir." Steve said with a nod. "Kono go back to school and keep digging. Chin head back to the crime scene and fill them in on whose investigation this really is. Danny and Toast you are on the profile and possible suspects, and Austen I'll see you in my office." Steve ordered before Denning left.

The members of Five-O scattered.

"You heard your boss. Go!" Denning stated and motioned to Steve's office.

Austen reluctantly sulked away.

"Thank you," Steve said as he turned to head away to his office as well.

"McGarrett, don't you ever pull that bullshit again. Do I make myself clear?" Denning asked angrily.

"Yes sir." Steve answered.

"Good. Now find Lidia before it's too late." Denning ordered and left the office all together.