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As the sharp blade cut through her flesh and pierced her heart, her hands grasped his forearms. Blood slid from her lips and while her mouth formed words, no sounds escaped.

He spoke softly as he eased her body to the ground, "Thank you Tracy, you played your roll perfectly my dear. But you fell in love….and I cannot risk letting you live…let go now Tracy, it's over" He held onto her until the last breath left her body. Her body came to rest several feet from Danny, her eyes open wide in terror, her blood quickly turning the light beige carpet to a bright red.

Her attacker moved swiftly. This was only his second time in the apartment and he had been very cautious not to touch anything. When Tracy had gone to move the car he had put on, now bloodied plastic gloves. Removing them, he placed them inside-out into the briefcase and putting on a clean pair, he took the bloody knife and placed it into Danny's right hand, curling the unconscious detective's fingers around the handle.

He then moved through the house methodically After wiping his prints off Danny's car keys, he went about collecting the bottle of midazolam hydrochloride, Tracy's cellphone and her laptop. When he was ready to leave he bent next to the unconscious man and said "It's over for you Danny…..I win"

He then left the apartment and pulling onto the main road he saw Steve McGarrett's Silverado turning onto a side street a couple of blocks away. He smiled to himself and laughed, everything was falling into place perfectly. He hopped onto the Pali Freeway and headed for home and to his family…..it was over and he had WON!

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Steve and Chin pulled up in front of Danny's Camero and parked.
It was now a little after midnight and as Steve's eyes scoured the surrounding houses a feeling of dread came over him. Who was Tracy and what game was she playing?

Chin saw the look of anguish on Steve's face, "He's going to be okay Steve"
"How do you know that? This woman is sick Chin. She tried to play Danno and I off each other….Shit Chin, she said he RAPED HER for God's sake!"

"We'll find him Steve. Look around us, all the houses are dark…everyone's sleeping. When Kono gets here we'll run her name through the computer and we'll find him brother"

Steve was pacing nervously next to the car, running his hand through his hair.
"I should have suspected something was wrong"
"What do you mean? How could you have foreseen this?"
"Kono said it earlier. She had a gut feeling something was wrong…..what the hell was wrong with my gut buddy? Things were moving way too fast and I should have suspected something was wrong"

"No, no there's no reason you should have suspected anything. Danny was happy, and that made you happy. Brah, this isn't your fault…not in ANY way. All that matters right now is that we find him and make sure he's safe. Then we'll figure it all out"

"Yeah…..yeah, I know... where in the hell is Kono?"
"She'll be here any minute, just relax"
Chin saw Steve wince in pain, "Hey are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I just bruised some ribs. Don't worry about me, we've got to find Danno"
At that moment Kono came around the corner and parked next to Steve's truck.
He called out to her, "Grab your laptop Kono"
They stood at the back of her car as Kono turned on the computer and they waited.
Once it fired up, she ran a search of homeowners and renters names in the area.
It only took moments, "Steve, there's no Tracy Fletcher, there's no Fletcher's at all"
Steve sighed and brought his hand to his mouth, "Then why is his car here? Why wouldn't he park near her home?"

Chin stated firmly, "She probably lied about her name. He's got to be close Steve, we'll find him"
Steve closed his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose, he sighed deeply "Ok, if she was telling the truth about being new to Hawaii, we'll never find her this way"
Kono asked, "What are the odds of that?"
Steve replied, "What? That she's told us the truth? Not very good I think...…what about apartment complexes Kono?"
"There are several complexes around here. I can run a report of tenant lists but landlords don't always keep them updated because their turnover is so great. And Steve, if she's new to the Island we probably won't find her this way"

"Well it's worth a shot, run it"
"Okay"
Steve tried his partner's cell phone again, with no luck
Kono asked, "His cell?"
Steve shook his head, "Yeah, I've tried more than a dozen times…nothing…oh man, oh man, oh man"
Chin stepped forward and grabbing Steve's arm he again said, "Relax brah, relax"
They all stood around silently, deep in their own thoughts as Kono ran the reports.
It took a good twenty minutes to run them and unfortunately they found nothing.
Steve sighed and said softly, "Shit…."
"How do you want handle this Steve?"
"I think the odds are pretty good that she lives in an apartment but most offices don't open up until eight or nine. We'll split up and hit them all in the morning if we don't hear from him tonight. Why don't you two head home and get some sleep. I'll give you both a call in the morning"

Chin inquired, "What are you planning on doing?"
"I'm hanging out here…..in case he comes back"
Kono nodded to her cousin who said, "We're staying too"
He knew better than to argue. He simply smiled at his devoted teammates saying, "Not a great way to spend your birthday Kono. We never even gave you your gifts"

The young woman smiled back, "The only gift I want is to get Danny back to us safely"
Steve stepped forward and hugged her.
Chin then said, "It could be a long night. Kono and I will go grab us coffee, do you want any cream or sugar in yours?"
Steve grinned, "No black and strong buddy…thank you"
Chin patted Steve's shoulder, "We'll be right back. Keep trying to call him"
Steve laughed, "He's going to be mad…..I'm blowing up his phone"
Kono's voice shook with emotion as she said, "Don't worry, he'll get over it boss"

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'Oh my God, my chest hurts….my head hurts. What in the hell happened to me? Oh God, I'm sick and my head is spinning' Danny opened his eyes and he stared up at the ceiling, 'Why am I so fucking dizzy…where in the hell am I?'

He closed his eyes as he tried to stave off the nausea that was overwhelming him. He moaned loudly and with his eyes still closed he rolled onto his side and pushed himself up onto his elbow saying softly, "Oh fuck, I feel like shit"

He kept his eyes closed for several seconds before slowly opening them.
As his vision came into focus he saw his lovely Tracy, her brunette hair falling down over her face. Dried blood caked the side of her lips and her cheek and her eyes were clouded in death.

He choked out her name as his throat constricted in pain, "Tracy…oh baby…..God no, baby"
As he tried to push himself up he felt the object in his hand and looking down, he saw the bloody knife. He dropped it as if it were scalding hot, "No, no, no….. oh God no!"

With his brain still fueled by the drugs, Danny gave in to his agony and he dragged himself across the carpet to his lady's side. "Tracy….nnnoo…..nnnoo…..oh bbaby" Tears were flowing freely down his cheeks, landing onto her face as he tenderly closed her eyes and cradled her head in his arms. He stroked her face and kissed her over and over as he sobbed uncontrollably.

He held her and sobbed for a long time, eventually saying to himself "Oh God….what did I do?"
'Why can't I remember what happened after we got back here last night? I remember we were out celebrating Kono's birthday….we had dinner and then went dancing…I talked to Gracie and then….Steve. He closed his eyes as the memory of his best friends betrayal came back to him. In his mind, he again saw Tracy pulling Steve's mouth to hers. 'I remember hitting Steve and Chin restrained me…..I don't remember how we got back here though? Tracy told me...oh God…..she told me that she and Steve had been talking, that HE had been calling HER…'

He was having trouble breathing and he could feel his lungs constrict tightly. He was again sobbing and he cried out, "Why SSteve….. why?" He began to panic as breathing became more difficult. He was still lying on his side and cradling Tracy as his eyes fell on his cell phone on the ground nearby. Reaching for the phone he brought it to his ear as he dialed Chin.

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Kono had fallen asleep in her car and Chin had joined Steve in his truck as they sipped coffee and surfed the computer trying to find any info on Tracy Fletcher.
Chin's phone rang at a little before four in the morning and glancing at the screen, he said "It's Danny"

"Danny, are you okay?"
"Chin….oh sshit Chin…"
Steve saw the expression on Chin's face and his stomach tightened as he listened, "Danny, we're worried about you brah…where are you?"
Steve began to try and trace the call as Chin continued, "Brother, you need to talk to me….where are you?"
Danny was sobbing and his speech was slurred and soft as he mumbled, "Oh God Chin…what did I do? Help me…..please help me"
Chin nervously ran a hand through his hair as he said softly, "Danny calm down, we want to help you…..where are you buddy?"

"I'm at Tracy's apartment….." Chin was alarmed as Danny wailed loudly, "OH MY GOD…. TRACY….I'm sssoo ssorry"
Steve said, "I've got the address Chin"
Chin again spoke, "Danny, listen to me, we're on the way….what's the apartment number?"
The detective answered breathlessly, "112…..112"
"Okay, we're on the way, we're on the way"
Staying on the phone, Chin opened the door to go to Kono's vehicle hollering, "APARTMENT 112 STEVE!"

As Chin woke Kono, they followed Steve as he raced the couple of blocks to the apartment building.
They parked across the street from the complex and moving swiftly but silently, they entered the building and made their way to apartment 112.
The door was unlocked and Steve led them through it.

Their hearts sunk as their eyes fell on their dear friend sobbing on the floor as he cradled the obviously dead body of Tracy Fletcher. A large pool of blood stained the carpeting beneath her body and they all saw the bloodied kitchen knife only feet away.

Steve said softly, "Oh my God" as he moved to his partner's side.
Kneeling down he placed a hand on Danny's shoulder and spoke to him, "I've got you Danno….I'm here"
Danny's eyes were red and puffy from crying and as he opened them and looked at his partner he said coldly, "Go away Steve…please leave us alone"
"Danny….it's going to be okay"
Tears welled in Steve's eyes as Danny tried to pull away from him. His voice was horribly slurred as he said loudly "LEAVE STEVE…..GOD, PLEASE LEAVE!"
Chin squeezed Steve's shoulder and leaning down his whispered into his leader's ear, "Let us handle him Steve, we've got to keep him calm"

Nodding in agreement Steve stood and walked into the kitchen, and leaning on the center island countertop he watched from a distance. He was shaking and he felt sick to his stomach as his mind raced, 'My God, what happened here?' As Chin talked to Danny, it was obvious to him that he had been drugged. He was incoherent at times, his speech was slurred and he kept saying he couldn't remember what happened.

After about ten minutes Steve moved back into the living room and he looked down at Danny. Chin and Kono had succeeded in getting him to release his grip on Tracy and he was now lying with his head in Kono's lap and she was gently stroking his cheek. His eyes were closed and Steve was alarmed at his breathing. As he pulled out his cellphone, Chin asked "Who are you calling?"
"An ambulance"
"Steve, look at this scene?"
"Yes, I see it?"
"Everything points to Danny"
"I understand that Chin and we'll figure out who's setting him up, but right now he needs to be in a hospital"
After calling for an ambulance, Steve also called for HPD and for Max to come and secure the scene.
He then knelt back down at Danny's side. His eyes remained closed and he was mumbling softly, "Whhy Steve…I lloved her"
Kono continued to soothe him, "Ssshhhh Danny, it's going to be okay"
"I lloved hher…."

Steve reached down and took hold of his partner's hand, but he kept quiet, not wanting to rile up the semi-conscious man. His heart broke as he listened to Danny question over and over again, "Why Steve….."
He fought back tears as he watched his partner suffer….he loved Danny and he would never, ever do anything to hurt him. He knew that he was pumped full of something, and that combined with the alcohol he consumed only a few hours ago was the reason he wasn't thinking clearly, but it still hurt.

Kono saw his pain and while she continued to talk to Danny, she reached over and grasped Steve's other hand tightly as they waited for the ambulance to arrive.

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