Note: Thanks for all the encouragement, but oh dear I'm in trouble for the cliff hangers. Will some answers make up for it?
Disclaimer: I do not own H50.
Chapter Four.
Chin and Kono exited the car rental building. They had been given the details of the man who rented the car and he had paid using a credit card.
Kono punched the details into her pad and ran the information, as Chin's phone rang and he walked away to answer it.
The details popped up on her screen. "John Clayton," she murmured under her breath. "No criminal record. Lives in Las Vegas and owns his own building company."
"Ok Steve, keep us updated." Chin replied walking over to Kono.
"Danny is in surgery, he has internal bleeding and a ruptured diaphragm, which is why he couldn't breath. They have listed him as critical." Chin sadly informed her.
Kono bit her lip. "He will be ok cus, he is tough."
"Did you get anything?" Chin said motioning towards the pad.
"Yeah. The details given to the rental company links back to a guy from Las Vegas. He's a building contractor. It's probably fake details right?" She asked.
"I don't know." Chin replied. "It's a bit of a coincidence that he is from Las Vegas, don't you think." Let's go back to HQ and check the airline database, see if this name pops up."
5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0
Steve had joined Grace and the Edwards in the waiting room. Dr. Alana was right. It was more comfy, but Steve wasn't able to settle. The thought of his best friend so desperately ill was eating away at him.
He turned as he heard his name called out and saw Amber hurrying into the room.
"Has there been any more news?" She asked.
"Not yet." Steve replied. "Doctors said the surgery would take a few hours."
Amber nodded then turned to Grace. "Hey, Grace. How you holding up?"
Grace got up and gave Amber a hug. "I'm ok. I just want Danno to be ok."
"I'm sure he will be. They breed them tough in Jersey." She reassured.
Rachel watched Grace and Amber interact. She hadn't realised the new woman in Danny's life was so young. She felt a pang of jealousy; that this woman was probably getting to spend much more time with her daughter than she was. Grace seemed to like her though and that's what mattered. She slowly stood to greet the new arrival.
"Hello. I'm Rachel and this is my husband Stan and our son Charlie. It's nice to meet you."
"You too." Amber replied.
They all settled back down to wait for news. Steve looked at Amber, who looked very worried. He was so glad Danny had someone in his life that was finally making him happy. He had noticed a change in Danny since the bomb and Steve was really proud of how his best friend was working hard to make changes to his outlook on life.
He reached over and took her hand. "He'll be ok." He reassured with a little squeeze.
5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0
Chin and Kono entered the hospital waiting room. They had been back to head quarters and found that John Clayton had flown from Las Vegas to Hawaii a week ago.
Kono had called the school and got them to send the security footage from outside the school for the past week, and the rental car had shown up several times at pick up and drop off time, but always left straight after the Edwards car could be seen dropping off or collecting Grace.
Now they wanted an update on Danny's condition and also to speak to the Edwards. It was too much of a coincidence that this guy had come from Las Vegas the day after the Edwards, and had been seen following them.
"Hey guys." Steve said standing to greet them. "We haven't heard anything yet. No news is good news I guess. Have you managed to find anything?"
"Yeah, the car was a rental and was hanging around the school all last week." Kono replied. "Rental company gave us a name and credit card details. I thought they were probably fake but they all check out."
"Our driver flew into Hawaii last week, and was stupid enough to rent the car under his real identity." Chin explained.
"Ok. So who is he? And what's the connection to Grace?" Steve asked.
"Well we aren't really sure and that's why we are here." Chin continued. "His name is John Clayton, and he is from Las Vegas."
All three suddenly turned towards the Edwards as Rachel gasped, and Stan noticeably paled.
Steve rounded on Stan. "Do you know this guy?"
"Yes." He nervously replied. "He was the building contractor I was using on my project in Vegas. But I fired him a month ago. I found out he was using cheaper materials than we were being billed for. He didn't take it well. Apparently he was on the verge of bankruptcy and he said this would send him under. He has been calling me non stop and hassling me. I decided to come to Hawaii with Rachel to get away from him. I was hoping two weeks away would give it time to cool down."
"It didn't though,did it," Rachel spat. "He kept phoning the house here in Hawaii. I told you we should call the police."
"I'm sorry." Stan whispered. "I didn't think he was capable of this."
"I asked Danny to have Grace for the weekend as Stan and I couldn't agree on how to handle this." Rachel explained.
"You didn't report him?" Kono asked shocked.
"No." Stan replied. "I thought he was in enough trouble. His company's folding, he sounded like he was having a breakdown. I didn't want to add to his troubles."
"Look where that got us." Rachel barked standing up and starting to pace "He tried to kill my daughter! Danny, oh god Danny is fighting for his life after saving her and I blamed him!"
Amber slid over next to Grace and pulled her into a hug noting that Grace was on the verge of tears. Grace sank into her hug. She really liked her dad's new girlfriend. He had seemed very content these past few weeks except for the rants about Uncle Steve trying to get him blown up.
"Ok. Let's calm down." Chin said noticing Grace getting upset. "Arguing doesn't help catch this guy does it? We know the who and the why. Now let's work on finding him so he can't do any more harm."
Steve turned to Kono. "Issue a BOLO for this guy. Can you check his credit card? If this guy is about to go bankrupt he probably doesn't have much cash. As he paid for the car via credit card he may have paid for a hotel that way too."
"On it boss." She replied pulling out her pad and typing away. "Ok, I got an address it's a motel not far from here."
"Ok. Let's go." Steve replied.
"Your going too Uncle Steve?" Grace piped up.
Steve bent down in front on her. "Your dad is going to be in surgery for a few more hours yet. I can't do anything here to help him. But I can try and catch the man that tried to hurt you and I'm pretty sure that is what Danno would want me doing."
Grace nodded. "Ok. But be safe. All of you." She pleaded.
5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0
The three remaining team members entered the motel lobby. A man wearing a string vest sat with his feet up on the counter watching TV.
He looked up shocked to see the three members of 5-0 entering, dressed in full tactical gear carrying guns. Kono approached him and pulled out her phone.
"We're looking for this man. We believe he is staying here." She stated.
The man nodded. "Yes Mr. Clayton. He was in room five but he checked out two hours ago. Seemed in a rush, guess I know why now."
"Damn!" Steve angrily replied. "Has his room been cleaned yet?
"No!" he replied. "The cleaner doesn't start 'til one."
"Ok, we need to see his room now." Steve demanded.
"No problem." The guy replied handing them the key.
All three entered the room and looked horrified at the walls. One wall was covered in pictures of Stan. Cigarette burned holes where his eyes should be. Another wall was covered with pictures of the Edwards family with Grace enjoying their week in Hawaii together. There were pictures of Grace's school and the Edwards car. The room was a mess with beer cans all over the floor.
Kono routed through the rubbish, then stopped. Pulling out a glove and putting it on she reached down and picked up a medication bottle, three quarters full of pills.
"Olanzapine," Chin read over her shoulder. "Wonder what that's for? Doesn't look like he has been taking it going by the issue date."
"I don't know." Steve replied pulling out his phone "But I know a man who does. I'll call Max. In the mean time make sure all the airports and docks have his info. He does not leave this island."
The phone was answered on the third ring. "Commander McGarrett. How is Detective Williams doing? I heard about the incident this morning. If there is anything I can do please let me know."
"Thanks Max. Danny is still in surgery at the moment. Listen I need your help. We're at the perps hotel room now and we found a tub of pills labelled Olanzapine. Can you tell me what there for?"
"Of course Commander. Olanzapine has many uses but it is most common use is in bipolar or schizophrenia. It is usually very successful in treating these illnesses." Max rambled on.
"Ok Max. So what would happen if someone stopped taking these?" Steve asked although he was pretty sure he knew the answer.
"Symptoms of the original illness would return. They may become delusional and fixated." Max replied.
"You can say that again." Steve replied. "Ok thanks Max."
"You're welcome Commander. And please keep me updated on Detective Williams condition." Max replied before hanging up.
Steve walked out of the room over to Chin and Kono.
"Airports and docks have all been notified." Kono stated.
"CSU are on their way." Chin added.
"Thanks guys. Max said the drugs are anti psychotics. Which explains all of this," He said gesturing behind him at the room.
"So we have a psychotic mad man on the island hell bent on revenge on Stan, and we have no idea where he is now." Kono stated.
"That about sums it up." Steve stated. "Come on let's go back to the hospital, Danny should be done in surgery soon. CSU can process this and might come up with another lead."