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When Lou showed a photo of Joyce, that was all it took for deep down buried memories to resurface. With his eyes were still plastered to Joyce's face on Lou' phone, Danny mumbled, "She's is the one who did all these to me? I can't really remember." Danny looked up at Lou.

"Those were some memories the doc couldn't reverse. He said probably those were probably disturbed by the effects of drugs used on you." Lou said as he kept a close eye on Danny's facial expression. "Danny, you know her?" Lou asked, hoping Danny would tear up suspicious thought but then…

"Yes." Danny barely whispered.

Lou took in a deep breath. He wasn't expecting that.

-H50-H50-H50-

"Chin," Kono called as she practically ran into her cousin's office.

"Lou is coming over with Danny," Chin informed.

"Now?"

"Yes, Lou might have accidentally spilled out about Joyce and Danny demanded to see her. So, Lou just showed her pictures first, but guess what Danny told Lou?"

"That he knows her."

Chin frowned. "How do you know that?"

"Joyce was very confident when she was talking to us like she had some kind of leverage. So, I did some digging into Danny's work before he came to Hawaii."

"And?"

Kono handed her tablet to Chin.

"What is it?" Chin asked as he took the tablet from Kono.

"Read the news headline."

Josie Antwi, 26, killed in drug crackdown. Two police officers suspected as witnesses claim unarmed 26- years old was framed by officials.

"Josie Antwi? Antwi? Joyce's family?"

"Yes. She was Joyce's elder sister and the only family member she had."

"So, how is this connected to Danny?"

"Chin, Danny was one of two police officers that were suspected."

-H50-H50-H50-

Danny had been quiet the entire car ride to Palace. Lou, as much as he wanted to ask questions about Joyce to Danny, he knew Danny was only preparing himself for what he was about to face.

Once they reached the Palace, Lou parked the car and turned the engine off. He turned to Danny. "You need a minute?"

"Yeah," Danny nodded.

"Take as long you need. I will wait for you at the entrances. I will let Chin and Kono that you're here."

Lou stepped out and walked to the entrances. As he was walking, he took out his phone and texted to Chin. Reaching the entrances, Lou against the wall and waited to Danny. Lou was really worried, he couldn't imagine what must be going through Danny's mind.

-H50-H50-H50-

Newark, New Jersey police are under pressure to explain the killing of a 26-year-old woman from Los Angeles. Josie Antwi died on Thursday night in Newark amid allegations that she was framed by two police officers, who witnesses said forced the women to hold a gun, fire and run. A nearby CCTV footage showed Josie Antwi being dragged by one officer to a park where her body was later found, raising doubt about an official report that said she was shot because she fired at police officer first. According to the police report, Josie Antwi ran when she saw the officer approaching her. She then pulled out a gun and opened fire at the policemen, who shot back. Witnesses told local media that the woman was unarmed.

Chin looked up from the tablet to Kono with slightly widened eyes. Thousands of questions were running through his mind, he didn't know which one to ask first. Chin set the tablet down on his table before he rubbed his forehead. "The headline says here, two police officers were suspected but then in the report, CCTV footage only showed one officer. Did you find out anything on that?"

Kono inhaled, as she sat on the corner of his table. "I couldn't get the exact details but I do find out is that Danny was suspected first but then during the investigation by internal affairs, they found that Danny was not in the scene when the shooting happened."

"Where was he then?"

"I was at the apartment beside the park."

Both Chin and Kono gasped slightly. Kono quickly got down from the table and Chin jumped to his feet. Danny was standing at the edge of the glass door, with Lou behind him.

"Danny, I'm sorry. We didn't realize you…"

Danny forced a smile as he waved his hand to dismiss Chin's apology. He entered the room and turned to the rest to the team members. "I was not there, so, I didn't know what happened to her sister."

"Can you tell us what really happened from your perspective?" Kono asked.

"For quite some time, the tenants had been complaining about suspicious activities in the park. We suspect it to be drug related activities. So, that particular day, we got a call from a tenant, she said she saw a woman roaming around, carrying a bag, so she asked us to check on that. We reached the scene, since I still fresh at that time, my partner sent me up to talk to this lady who called us." Danny shrugged. "So, I went up, asked her a couple of questions, and when I was about to leave, I heard the gunshots. I ran to the park and saw her sprawled in blood, he said she shot first and he shot her in self-defense. So, just like you guys, I don't know what really happened."

"What happened to the case then?"

"It was total chaos. The public outrage over the shooting was spreading and the chief had ordered us to be taken into custody but then I was released because the old lady testified in support of me, and even the CCTV footage only showed one officer. Although the face was not clear, based on the height and weight, Internal Affairs decided it was not me. I was reinstated and after some time, the case was dropped."

"Dropped?" Lou raised his eyebrows.

"Josie's bag contained 2.7 kilograms of Cocaine, concealed in 164 capsules kept in two liquor cartons. So, they justified saying she was involved with drug and it was possible that she could have shot first to protect herself. Although we had a witness saying Josie was unharmed, the attorney raised doubt on the distance. The witness was watching from the 10th floor, and it was dark, so…" Danny shrugged.

"But you were not willing to believe that?"

"I don't know what to believe at that time. One side, it was my partner then the other side, this women… I just don't know." Danny threw his hands up in the air. "Then Joyce came from Los Angeles, she claimed that her sister was in New Jersey just to visit her friends and that she had a decent job back in LA, she wouldn't be involved in drugs and all. She begged me to do something, not to defend my partner and tell the truth. I told her what I know and she was not ready to believe me."

"Guess she is not willing to believe until now," Kono whispered.

"Joyce was raised by her sister, Josie from a very young age and she looked up to her sister as a hero. She believed her sister to be innocent and not knowing what really happened from her sister's perspective, I guess it feeds her obsession." Danny added.

"I think she began to harbor a great hatred for all those involved in his sister's case. Danny, did you know that your former partner, just vanished, they never found him?" Kono questioned.

"I know, and now, I can guess what could have really happened to him."

The other three remained silent. They were lost of words to console Danny.

"It seems unbelievable, you know," Danny's lower lip trembled. "Years back, she was an ordinary woman fighting to prove her sister's innocence, and today she's in FBI's wanted list." Danny's expression closed up. "I want to her see."

"Are you sure you're ready for this Danny?"

"What choice do you think I have?"

-H50-H50-H50-

Joyce looked up and smiled when she saw Danny, "Danny, so nice of you to join me…consciously this time."

"I just want to know why?"

"Oh come on, you seeing me after so long, what no welcoming greetings for me?"

"I'm not in the mood."

"Yeah." Joyce shrugged. "You do know how to shut off people."

"What happened before was between you and me, if you wanted to do something about it, you should come to me, and leave Steve out of this."

"Steve?" Joyce scrunched up her face, pretend for be thinking. "Oh, oh, the person you actually shot?" Joyce smirked. "Scratch that, the person that I made you shoot at?"

Danny slammed his hand on the interrogation table. "Steve had nothing to do with this, why did you have to hurt him?"

"But Danny, he meant so much to you, didn't he? I heard you gave him half of your liver." Joyce glowered at him before she continued. "I want you to feel the pain that I'm feeling, the pain that doesn't go away even after all these years. Just when you think it's gone, it comes back right at you. I wanted you to feel that. Can you feel me now, Danny?"

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