A Stranger Is Watching
Title: A Stranger Is Watching
Author: cancer22
Summary: Danny finds out he has a stalker. How far will they go to obtain the object of their affection?
Rating: R if only for language and dark themes
Pairings: Steve/Danny established relationship
Characters: The entire cast and a few OC's
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None that I know of
Author's Note: Just want to send a shout out to ellie_pierson who not only was an excellent beta but gave me the encouragement I needed to finish.
Part Five
Melinda Warren walked into the doctor’s office and knocked on the door. “It is true what Dr. Singer is saying. You’re leaving,” she replied without even waiting for permission to enter the office. “It’s just that she asked me to phone all of your patients and inform them of the change.”
Dr. Murray was busy packing his things when Melinda entered his office. He offered a seat which she took directly in front of him as he placed another book in the box. “Yes,” he stated calmly. “It is true that I will no longer be working here.”
“May I ask why?”
“My mother is sick and she needs someone to look after her.”
“I’m sorry; I didn’t know she was still alive.”
“Yeah. We haven’t talked much since I moved out here but I’m still her son and it’s my job to look after her until she moves on.”
Melinda looked at the doctor and gave him a sad smile. She had been working at the clinic for close to a year now while going to school for a Master’s in Psychology and had immediately taken a liking to the entire staff. Dr. Murray included. At 5’10, the slightly middle aged man was often quiet, staying mostly to himself and rarely showed emotion unless he was taking care of an animal. Still he was nice, always giving her time off to study when she asked and even giving her a gift card for her birthday to her favorite restaurant. The other staff members tried on numerous occasions to get the doctor to join them on outings after work but he always declined, stating it was important for him to go home. Melinda didn’t know much about his home life other than the fact that he was divorced many years ago and didn’t have a significant other at home. She couldn’t help but conclude that he was a lonely with barely any friends.
“Well I hope everything works out alright for you and your mother,” she finally said after a minute of silence.
He gave her a soft smile as he continued putting his things into the box. “Ah there’s no need for that,” he replied waving his hand dismissively. “I know everything is going to be fine. There’s isn’t a choice in the matter.”
Waving goodbye Melinda left the office to let the doctor finished packing in peace, not knowing that everything the good doctor told her was a lie.
Doctor Murray watched her leave with a smile on his face. After dumping the body of Brian Peterson on the side of the road he decided he had wasted enough time. Danny was his, no one else’s and it was time he did something to establish it. So, he walked into the clinic with a lie about leaving to take care of his sick mother back on the mainland and a need to leave immediately. Doctor Bobbi Singer, the other veterinarian was understanding and offered to take over all his patients until they found a replacement. If only they knew that what he told them was a lie, that he wasn’t leaving to take care of his mother but instead going to his secluded cabin in the woods and he was taking Danny with him. There they could live out the rest of their lives together. Yes, in a few more hours he was going to have everything he always wanted.
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“But you spoke to the bartenders that were working the night Tyler Bates went missing. They didn’t remember him.”
Kono gave Steve a nod as she continued trying to ease his confusion. After finding out the new information, Kono and Chin went to speak with a bartender who had been employed at the bar for over two years. “That’s true but there was one bartender who wasn’t working that night but he was working the night Adam Knight was there. And according to him the guy he saw Knight with was a regular.”
“He say anything about the guy,” asked Danny.
“That he always paid in cash and always sat by himself, except for the night Adam Knight walked into the bar,” answered Chin with a nod.
“What about a name? Does he know the guy’s name?”
“And that is the million dollar question. According to our bartender the guy’s name is Marvin Murray. Saw it on his license once when he opened up his wallet to pay his bill.”
“Only problem is there are three Marvin Murrays that live on the island so right now I’m running the sketch that Adam gave the police and the bartender’s description through facial recognition,” concluded Chin as he lead them all to the computer. “Hopefully it will give us the match that we’re looking for.”
At that very moment the computer pinged and the four team members looked up at the computer.
“Marvin Murray,” stated Chin, looking up at the computer. “Thirty-nine year old Caucasian male, lives in Honolulu and is currently employed at the One Care Animal Hospital as a veterinarian. That explains where he got the drugs from. He’s a doctor.”
Danny huffed in surprise. He didn’t recognize the man but there was something about him that felt familiar. “That’s where I took Grace’s dog about a month ago when he was sick but I never met that guy. My vet was a woman named Dr. Singer.”
“Maybe he saw you and that was enough to trigger the obsession.”
“Okay yeah but why me?” huffed Danny again, this time with annoyance. “Why would anyone want to stalk me?”
“I don’t know but now that we know who this guy is it’s time to go pay him a visit.” Placing his hands on his hips, he turned to Chin and gave the older man a nod. “Why don’t Chin and I go pick him while you and Kono see if you can find any more information about Murray?”
Danny growled unhappily. “Steve if you think I’m going to let you sideline me because you don’t think I can handle Murray I-”
Steve grabbed Danny by the shoulders and gently held him still. “Danny if this is our guy who’s to say he won’t try something if he sees you. I’m doing this to protect you.”
His anger quickly deflated as he realized that Steve was right. After committing two murders there wasn’t any telling of what Murray was capable of. “Alright fine but be careful,” warned Danny, poking Steve in the chest.
Steve nodded in agreement as he made his way to the door, Chin following a few steps behind.
“Well I guess that just leaves us,” muttered Danny, resting his hands against the table, slightly irritated.
Kono smiled warmly and gave his shoulder a friendly squeeze. “How about we go get some lunch?” she suggested hoping it would lighten Danny’s current mood.
“I’m not really hungry.”
“Well I am and if I don’t get something to eat right now I’m going to become very cranky,” her tone teasing and serious at the same time.
Danny wanted to oppose but knew it would be of no use. Kono was even crazier when she was hungry so he decided that he would succumb to her wishes if only to get something out of it. “Fine,” he yielded. “But only if we can get some malasadas as well. The cream filled ones.”
“Hell, after the week you’ve had I’ll buy.”
That caused Danny to grin widely. “Have I told you how much I love you.”
Kono smirked playfully. “Not lately but it’s nice to hear.”
Bumping her arm with his shoulder, Danny let out a soft chuckle as he followed her out of the room and onto the elevator. Once they were outside Kono held out her keys for Danny to take.
“Just to make you feel better.”
“Thanks rookie,” smiled Danny as he took the keys and opened the driver’s side door.
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The pair quickly decided on where to get lunch and after they received their orders Danny made his way to his favorite bakery for the malasadas. As he was driving he glanced at his rear-view mirror and frowned.
“What’s wrong?” asked Kono when she noticed the frown on Danny’s face.
“Nothing it’s just---that black sedan was outside the diner in the parking lot.”
“So?.”
“It was also behind us when we left HQ.”
“You think they’re following us?”
“I don’t know,” was all Danny said as he suddenly made a sharp right. He looked into the mirror only to see the black sedan doing the exact same. “Okay so maybe they are following us.”
“What should we do?”
“I’m thinking,” replied Danny making another turn, the sedan continuing to follow them. “Call Steve,” Danny ordered as he continued driving speedily.
Just as Kono pulled her phone out of her pocket, she felt the car suddenly jerk forward and the phone fell out of her hand. Turning around, she saw the sedan inches away from the bumper and continually picking up speed.
“Shit,” hissed Danny as the car was hit once more causing the car to swerve slightly. By now he was driving on a long stretch of road that was uninhabited by any other cars. Danny considered that to be a good thing since the last thing he wanted was for innocent people to be hurt by the maniac driving behind them. He sped up, trying to out run the car that currently had him and Kono under attack but whatever he did the sedan did the same.
She reached down to grab the fallen phone when she heard Danny let out another curse. The car was hit once more, with even greater force and caused the car to swerve out of control. The next thing she felt was pain, radiating throughout her entire body. She tried to open her eyes, to see what damage the car had done and when she finally did she let out a soft moan at what she saw. Her side of the car was smashed against a lamppost and smoke rising out of the hood. Looking to her left she saw that Danny sat beside her, unmoving.
“Danny. Danny are you alright.”
The unconscious man said nothing, his head leaning against the steering wheel with a trail of blood sliding down the side of his face.
“Danny.” She reached out to touch him but it hurt to much to move. That’s when she saw him standing outside the door.
The door opened and before she could say another a hand reached in and unbuckled Danny’s seat beat. She tried to reach for her gun but she couldn’t pull her it, her body pinned by the seatbelt leaving her completely helpless. She watched in horror as Danny’s body was dragged out of the car and towards the less damaged black sedan. Kono hadn’t even realized she was screaming as the sedan drove out of sight leaving her on the road, unable to move. That’s the last thing she saw before her vision went completely dark.
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A beeping sound woke her up as Kono opened her eyes to see Chin sitting next to her. “Chin,” she called out hoarsely.
Chin immediately grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze. “Cuz you’re okay.”
“What’s going on? Where I am?” she asked fearfully.
“Queens Medical Center. You were in an accident.”
Looking down she realized that she was indeed lying in a hospital bed, dressed in a hospital gown. “How long have I’ve been out?”
“About an hour.”
“Oh. What happened?” she asked groggily, pressing the side of her head with her palm.
“I was hoping you could tell us.”
She hadn’t even noticed Steve was in the room but he was, eyes glaring at her. “Boss-”
Steve walked over to her bed and stood on the other side of her. “Kono we need to know what happened to you and Danny,” his voice calm and steady.
Suddenly the images flew into her mind as if they never left. “After you and Chin left to go pick up Murray Danny and I decided to go get lunch,” she began. “We brought food from Momo’s and then we were headed to the bakery because I promised Danny some cream filled malasadas to cheer him up.” She paused for a moment, sucking in a deep shaky breath before continuing again. “As we were driving, Danny noticed a black sedan following us. He told me to call you but just as I was about to the sedan hit us in the rear and the phone fell out of my hands. Danny tried to out run the car but it just kept rear-ending us and the next thing I knew the car had crashed into a pole. Everything’s fuzzy after that.”
“Please Kono you have to try and remember.” This time Steve’s voice quavered as he spoke.
“I can’t, I don’t remember. Why don’t you just ask Danny?” Kono instantly noticed something was wrong when Steve suddenly averted his gaze and Chin did the same thing. “Guys, what’s going on? Where is Danny?” she asked Steve before turning to Chin when the Commander didn’t respond. “Chin, where is Danny? Chin answer me. Where is Danny?”
“We don’t know,” Chin finally replied, looking down at the floor and away from Kono.
Sitting straight up she moved her gaze back and forth between her cousin and her boss, both looking unwilling to answer her question. “What do you mean you don’t know?”
Steve stared at her with wide eyes. “We don’t know because by the time the ambulance arrived on the scene the black sedan you just describe wasn’t there, and neither was Danny.”
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When Danny opened his eyes the first thing he noticed was that he was lying on the bed. He immediately sat up, swung his legs over the side of the bed and did his best to keep his body from swaying as he closed his eyes once more. His head was pounding immensely and the light pouring into the room didn’t help ease the pain. Opening his eyes again, he looked down only to discover a metal cuff around his ankle connected to a chain. He looked around the room and discovered that the room was bare, only a bed sitting in the middle of the room and black curtains hanging in the window. Danny followed the length of the chain to find it attached to a metal plate screwed into the wall. He was about to yank on the chain when the door suddenly opened and Marvin Murray, the man wanted for murder, was standing in front of him.
“Hello Daniel,” Marvin smiled sweetly as he walked over to the bed. It had been tough dragging an unconscious Danny out of the car and into the cabin but he succeed without waking the man. “It’s so nice to finally meet you face to face instead of from afar.”
Tugging at the chain and realizing that it was secured screwed into the wall, Danny frowned. “I wish I could say the same but then I would be lying. Dr. Murray I presume.”
“Please, call me Marvin. It’s the least you can do if we’re going to be living together.”
“And where exactly are we?”
Walking over to the window, Marvin pushed open the curtains to allow even more light to flood into the room and causing Danny to wince. “Do you like it? It’s a quiet and quaint little cabin out in the middle of nowhere and even though I’ve only been here a few times I absolutely adore it.”
Danny shrugged nonchalantly, doing his best to keep his composure and not show Marvin any uneasiness. “I gotta say I’m not fond of being alone in the middle of the wilderness. You never know what sorta crazies are hiding out there,” he scoffed sarcastically.
“Believe me when I say we’re perfectly safe here. You have my word.”
“I’d rather have my freedom so how about you do me a favor and un-cuff me,” yanking at the heavy chain once more with a growl.
Marvin shook his head vigorously. “I’m sorry I can’t. I’ve put to much work into getting you here with me to just let you go.”
“I can’t love someone I don’t know.”
“That’s why you’re here, so you can get to know me and fall in love with me. “ The frown disappeared and the sweet smile returned. “Besides, it shouldn’t take that long with us being soul-mates and all. You’ll be in love with me before you know it.”
The urge to vomit came back in full force but Danny swallowed the feeling down. He was not going to show fear. “You do realize that my team is gonna track you down,” he stated calmly, staring down at his nails. “It’s not like you can hide purchasing a cabin on your financial history.”
“Oh but I can,” grinned Marvin, clapping his hands together mischievously. “You see, about a year ago one of my patients informed me that she was looking for a buyer for this lovely piece of real estate. I, in turn, told her that I was interested but only if she kept the property in her name and accepted cash payments.”
Danny rolled his eyes. “And that didn’t sound suspicious at all to her.”
“It probably would have if I hadn’t told her this sob story involving a greedy ex-wife who would try and steal my new oasis if given the opportunity.”
“So your patient just agreed to your terms.”
“It didn’t hurt that I took such great care of Felix until he took his last dying breath. After that she all but handed me the keys to this place. I guess what I’m trying to say is that they could such all they want but they will never tie me to this place which means they will never find you. Face it Daniel you’re stuck with me.” He gave Danny another sickening smile. “Now I need to go and finish getting lunch ready. I hope you like chicken salad.”
With that being said Marvin left the room leaving Danny trapped. His only hope that Steve and his team would find him before it was too late.
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“Come on Kono get back in the bed.”
Slipping her shirt over her head, she glared at her cousin as she bent down to put on her shoes. “No I’m not,” she hissed. “I can’t just sit here while Danny’s out there missing. I can’t.”
“Cuz you have a concussion and a few bruised ribs. The doctor would prefer for you to stay overnight under observation,”
“I need to help find Danny and for that I don’t need your permission.”
“But you need mine.”
Both Chin and Kono looked to see Steve standing in the doorway of Kono’s room. He had left a few minutes earlier to speak with Governor Denning about the current situation. Denning was concerned but to give the team free reign just so long as he was update frequently.
Steve stared at the cousins, Chin trying to persuade Kono to stay in the hospital while Kono continued to get dressed. “He’s right Kono, you need to stay here and let doctors watch over you. Chin and I will find Danny.”
Kono snorted as she stood up and folded her arms. “Because that’s what both of you would do right. Follow doctor’s orders while Danny somewhere out there in danger.” When both Chin and Steve looked away she snorted again. “I knew it. You wouldn’t just lie there you would be out looking just like me.” Walking over to Steve, she stood in front of him with an angry frown. “What happened to Danny, was my fault. I suggested we leave the office, I put him in danger, and I need to make it right by helping you find him. We’re ohana, remember.”
Steve growled as he ran a hand over his face. As much as he wanted to order Kono to get back in the bed he knew they needed her help if they wanted to find Danny soon. “Alright fine,” he conceded.
“Steve,” sighed Chin looking back and forth between Steve and Kono.
“Look if we don’t let her come she’s just gonna sign herself out anyway and who knows what trouble she might get into on her own. At least this way we can keep an eye on her and make sure she stays fine.”
Deep down Chin knew that Steve was right. His cousin was stubborn and even if Steve said no he couldn’t make Kono stay. “Okay fine but you take the pills the doctor’s give you and if you start feeling lightheaded or dizzy you tell us immediately or I swear-”
She let out a sigh of relief and gave both men a smile. “I promise anything you say.”
“I’ll go get your discharge papers.”
Once Chin left the room Kono went to sit back down on the bed, Steve doing the same. “Kono this isn’t your fault.”
“I know you’re only telling me that so I won’t feel guilty about getting Danny kidnapped.”
Steve shook his head. “No, I’m saying because it’s the truth. You didn’t know that Murray would be following you and you couldn’t have known what he was planning to do.”
“But if I hadn’t-”
“It’s not your fault,” stated Steve adamantly. “If anyone’s to blame it’s me. Danny’s my partner I should have did more for him. I let him down.”
Kono punched him softly in the shoulder. “It’s not your fault either. If Danny was here he would say we were both being stupid.”
Steve wrapped an arm around Kono’s shoulders and pulled her close. “Well then we better find him so he can insult us to our faces. It’s the least we can do.”
“We’re going to find him,” she replied as she hugged him back.
“I know. I know.”
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Marvin sat at the edge of the bed, a few inches away from Danny with a frown on his face. “I made this lunch especially for you. Aren’t you hungry?”
Danny stared down at the tray currently sitting in front of him and swallowed deeply. Thirty minutes after Marvin left the room the first time he came back with the food he promised. A chicken salad sandwich, his favorite brand of chips, and a soda. It wasn’t hunger that made his stomach churn; it was the thought of eating the food. “I try not to eat food supplied to me by kidnappers. You never know what’s in the food.”
“What,” he laughed. “You think I brought you all this way to poison you. How can be together if you’re dead?”
“You had no problem killing Tyler Bates or Brian Peterson,” scoffed Danny, folding his arms.
“Oh, you figured that out?”
“I’m a detective, it’s what I do.”
Marvin shrugged lightly. “I wish I could say they were accidents but I’m not going to lie to you. I killed those men because I wanted it to be you and I thought I could fool myself into thinking they were. And with Tyler it worked, going along with everything I wanted him to do but Brian, not so much. He wanted to leave and I couldn’t let that happened.”
“He tried to escape just like Adam didn’t he?”
His eyes went dark at the mention of Adam’s name. The first man he was with that reminded him of Danny. “Adam escaping was unfortunate but it taught me a valuable lesson. Don’t give them a chance to put up a fight. That’s where the Pentothal came in.”
Danny’s face contorted with disgust. “You didn’t have to kill them.”
“I wouldn’t have had to if you would have just noticed me. Given me the time of day and a chance to make you happy instead of Steve.”
“Why do you hate him so much?”
“Isn’t it obvious,” he spat, voice dripping with anger. “He uses his brutality to get what he wants. He uses people, manipulates them to satisfy his own selfish needs. And last but not least, he has what I wanted or should I say, had seeing as you’re here with me now and not him. As it should be.”
Danny continued to frown his face filled with disgust as Marvin talked about the two of them together. “What about Grace?” replied Danny. “How could you possibly think I would live without her?”
Hearing Grace’s name made Marvin smile softly. He had grown quite fond of her after watching her and Danny from a distance and saw that she truly was the apple of her father’s eye. “Of course of I’ve thought about little Grace, she is your daughter after all, and I have come up with the perfect solution. Once you’ve realized that we are meant to be together we’ll go back for her and we’ll be the family.”
Danny suddenly felt his face heat up with anger. There was no way in hell he was going to let this monster touch Grace. “What if I don’t want this huh,” he yelled loudly, knocking the tray to the floor. “What if I don’t to be with you, what then? Are you going to kill me because that’s what you’ll have to do before I ever let you go near my daughter?”
He couldn’t control himself and before he realized it he punched Danny in the face twice. Grabbing him by the neck, he squeezed hard. “I don’t want to hurt you Daniel,” he seethed as he squeezed even harder. “But if you think I’m letting you go without a fight you’re sadly mistaken. Not being with you is not option and if you continue to misbehave I guess I will have to find someone who will make you. Someone like little Gracie.” Finally he calmed himself down and let go of Danny, straightening out his shirt in the process. “Now please, eat something,” Marvin insisted, pointing at the food that now covered the floor and wall. “The last thing I want is for you to waste away.”
Danny knew that he couldn’t afford to make Marvin angry again, especially with two murders under his belt and the threat of kidnapping Grace so he decided it would be best to go along with whatever the man said while he formulated a plan. He immediately thought of one and it involved Steve andy because the rest of his team, all he needed was a phone. “Fine,” conceded Danny grumbling. If you want me to do as you say then I want a phone call.”
Marvin rolled his eyes as he leaned against the doorway. “You’re going to call him aren’t you?” he hissed.
Danny gave him a nod. “I need to tell him goodbye. I need to tell them all goodbye.”
He wanted to resist but knew no good would come out of it if he did. “Fine,” he sighed dramatically, rolling his eyes again. “But after this I don’t want to hear you mention Steve or anyone else from your past name ever again. After this it will just be you and me, forever,” he finished with a growl as he walked out of the room.
Danny let out a heavy sigh as he pushed the plate of food away from him. There was a massive amount of pain in his head and he knew food would only make it worse. Besides, he needed his head to be clearer if he was going to make a plan that would help him be rescued.
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So you hate me right now. I know I would hate me but don't worry because part six is right this way.
Author: cancer22
Summary: Danny finds out he has a stalker. How far will they go to obtain the object of their affection?
Rating: R if only for language and dark themes
Pairings: Steve/Danny established relationship
Characters: The entire cast and a few OC's
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None that I know of
Author's Note: Just want to send a shout out to ellie_pierson who not only was an excellent beta but gave me the encouragement I needed to finish.
Part Five
Melinda Warren walked into the doctor’s office and knocked on the door. “It is true what Dr. Singer is saying. You’re leaving,” she replied without even waiting for permission to enter the office. “It’s just that she asked me to phone all of your patients and inform them of the change.”
Dr. Murray was busy packing his things when Melinda entered his office. He offered a seat which she took directly in front of him as he placed another book in the box. “Yes,” he stated calmly. “It is true that I will no longer be working here.”
“May I ask why?”
“My mother is sick and she needs someone to look after her.”
“I’m sorry; I didn’t know she was still alive.”
“Yeah. We haven’t talked much since I moved out here but I’m still her son and it’s my job to look after her until she moves on.”
Melinda looked at the doctor and gave him a sad smile. She had been working at the clinic for close to a year now while going to school for a Master’s in Psychology and had immediately taken a liking to the entire staff. Dr. Murray included. At 5’10, the slightly middle aged man was often quiet, staying mostly to himself and rarely showed emotion unless he was taking care of an animal. Still he was nice, always giving her time off to study when she asked and even giving her a gift card for her birthday to her favorite restaurant. The other staff members tried on numerous occasions to get the doctor to join them on outings after work but he always declined, stating it was important for him to go home. Melinda didn’t know much about his home life other than the fact that he was divorced many years ago and didn’t have a significant other at home. She couldn’t help but conclude that he was a lonely with barely any friends.
“Well I hope everything works out alright for you and your mother,” she finally said after a minute of silence.
He gave her a soft smile as he continued putting his things into the box. “Ah there’s no need for that,” he replied waving his hand dismissively. “I know everything is going to be fine. There’s isn’t a choice in the matter.”
Waving goodbye Melinda left the office to let the doctor finished packing in peace, not knowing that everything the good doctor told her was a lie.
Doctor Murray watched her leave with a smile on his face. After dumping the body of Brian Peterson on the side of the road he decided he had wasted enough time. Danny was his, no one else’s and it was time he did something to establish it. So, he walked into the clinic with a lie about leaving to take care of his sick mother back on the mainland and a need to leave immediately. Doctor Bobbi Singer, the other veterinarian was understanding and offered to take over all his patients until they found a replacement. If only they knew that what he told them was a lie, that he wasn’t leaving to take care of his mother but instead going to his secluded cabin in the woods and he was taking Danny with him. There they could live out the rest of their lives together. Yes, in a few more hours he was going to have everything he always wanted.
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“But you spoke to the bartenders that were working the night Tyler Bates went missing. They didn’t remember him.”
Kono gave Steve a nod as she continued trying to ease his confusion. After finding out the new information, Kono and Chin went to speak with a bartender who had been employed at the bar for over two years. “That’s true but there was one bartender who wasn’t working that night but he was working the night Adam Knight was there. And according to him the guy he saw Knight with was a regular.”
“He say anything about the guy,” asked Danny.
“That he always paid in cash and always sat by himself, except for the night Adam Knight walked into the bar,” answered Chin with a nod.
“What about a name? Does he know the guy’s name?”
“And that is the million dollar question. According to our bartender the guy’s name is Marvin Murray. Saw it on his license once when he opened up his wallet to pay his bill.”
“Only problem is there are three Marvin Murrays that live on the island so right now I’m running the sketch that Adam gave the police and the bartender’s description through facial recognition,” concluded Chin as he lead them all to the computer. “Hopefully it will give us the match that we’re looking for.”
At that very moment the computer pinged and the four team members looked up at the computer.
“Marvin Murray,” stated Chin, looking up at the computer. “Thirty-nine year old Caucasian male, lives in Honolulu and is currently employed at the One Care Animal Hospital as a veterinarian. That explains where he got the drugs from. He’s a doctor.”
Danny huffed in surprise. He didn’t recognize the man but there was something about him that felt familiar. “That’s where I took Grace’s dog about a month ago when he was sick but I never met that guy. My vet was a woman named Dr. Singer.”
“Maybe he saw you and that was enough to trigger the obsession.”
“Okay yeah but why me?” huffed Danny again, this time with annoyance. “Why would anyone want to stalk me?”
“I don’t know but now that we know who this guy is it’s time to go pay him a visit.” Placing his hands on his hips, he turned to Chin and gave the older man a nod. “Why don’t Chin and I go pick him while you and Kono see if you can find any more information about Murray?”
Danny growled unhappily. “Steve if you think I’m going to let you sideline me because you don’t think I can handle Murray I-”
Steve grabbed Danny by the shoulders and gently held him still. “Danny if this is our guy who’s to say he won’t try something if he sees you. I’m doing this to protect you.”
His anger quickly deflated as he realized that Steve was right. After committing two murders there wasn’t any telling of what Murray was capable of. “Alright fine but be careful,” warned Danny, poking Steve in the chest.
Steve nodded in agreement as he made his way to the door, Chin following a few steps behind.
“Well I guess that just leaves us,” muttered Danny, resting his hands against the table, slightly irritated.
Kono smiled warmly and gave his shoulder a friendly squeeze. “How about we go get some lunch?” she suggested hoping it would lighten Danny’s current mood.
“I’m not really hungry.”
“Well I am and if I don’t get something to eat right now I’m going to become very cranky,” her tone teasing and serious at the same time.
Danny wanted to oppose but knew it would be of no use. Kono was even crazier when she was hungry so he decided that he would succumb to her wishes if only to get something out of it. “Fine,” he yielded. “But only if we can get some malasadas as well. The cream filled ones.”
“Hell, after the week you’ve had I’ll buy.”
That caused Danny to grin widely. “Have I told you how much I love you.”
Kono smirked playfully. “Not lately but it’s nice to hear.”
Bumping her arm with his shoulder, Danny let out a soft chuckle as he followed her out of the room and onto the elevator. Once they were outside Kono held out her keys for Danny to take.
“Just to make you feel better.”
“Thanks rookie,” smiled Danny as he took the keys and opened the driver’s side door.
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The pair quickly decided on where to get lunch and after they received their orders Danny made his way to his favorite bakery for the malasadas. As he was driving he glanced at his rear-view mirror and frowned.
“What’s wrong?” asked Kono when she noticed the frown on Danny’s face.
“Nothing it’s just---that black sedan was outside the diner in the parking lot.”
“So?.”
“It was also behind us when we left HQ.”
“You think they’re following us?”
“I don’t know,” was all Danny said as he suddenly made a sharp right. He looked into the mirror only to see the black sedan doing the exact same. “Okay so maybe they are following us.”
“What should we do?”
“I’m thinking,” replied Danny making another turn, the sedan continuing to follow them. “Call Steve,” Danny ordered as he continued driving speedily.
Just as Kono pulled her phone out of her pocket, she felt the car suddenly jerk forward and the phone fell out of her hand. Turning around, she saw the sedan inches away from the bumper and continually picking up speed.
“Shit,” hissed Danny as the car was hit once more causing the car to swerve slightly. By now he was driving on a long stretch of road that was uninhabited by any other cars. Danny considered that to be a good thing since the last thing he wanted was for innocent people to be hurt by the maniac driving behind them. He sped up, trying to out run the car that currently had him and Kono under attack but whatever he did the sedan did the same.
She reached down to grab the fallen phone when she heard Danny let out another curse. The car was hit once more, with even greater force and caused the car to swerve out of control. The next thing she felt was pain, radiating throughout her entire body. She tried to open her eyes, to see what damage the car had done and when she finally did she let out a soft moan at what she saw. Her side of the car was smashed against a lamppost and smoke rising out of the hood. Looking to her left she saw that Danny sat beside her, unmoving.
“Danny. Danny are you alright.”
The unconscious man said nothing, his head leaning against the steering wheel with a trail of blood sliding down the side of his face.
“Danny.” She reached out to touch him but it hurt to much to move. That’s when she saw him standing outside the door.
The door opened and before she could say another a hand reached in and unbuckled Danny’s seat beat. She tried to reach for her gun but she couldn’t pull her it, her body pinned by the seatbelt leaving her completely helpless. She watched in horror as Danny’s body was dragged out of the car and towards the less damaged black sedan. Kono hadn’t even realized she was screaming as the sedan drove out of sight leaving her on the road, unable to move. That’s the last thing she saw before her vision went completely dark.
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A beeping sound woke her up as Kono opened her eyes to see Chin sitting next to her. “Chin,” she called out hoarsely.
Chin immediately grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze. “Cuz you’re okay.”
“What’s going on? Where I am?” she asked fearfully.
“Queens Medical Center. You were in an accident.”
Looking down she realized that she was indeed lying in a hospital bed, dressed in a hospital gown. “How long have I’ve been out?”
“About an hour.”
“Oh. What happened?” she asked groggily, pressing the side of her head with her palm.
“I was hoping you could tell us.”
She hadn’t even noticed Steve was in the room but he was, eyes glaring at her. “Boss-”
Steve walked over to her bed and stood on the other side of her. “Kono we need to know what happened to you and Danny,” his voice calm and steady.
Suddenly the images flew into her mind as if they never left. “After you and Chin left to go pick up Murray Danny and I decided to go get lunch,” she began. “We brought food from Momo’s and then we were headed to the bakery because I promised Danny some cream filled malasadas to cheer him up.” She paused for a moment, sucking in a deep shaky breath before continuing again. “As we were driving, Danny noticed a black sedan following us. He told me to call you but just as I was about to the sedan hit us in the rear and the phone fell out of my hands. Danny tried to out run the car but it just kept rear-ending us and the next thing I knew the car had crashed into a pole. Everything’s fuzzy after that.”
“Please Kono you have to try and remember.” This time Steve’s voice quavered as he spoke.
“I can’t, I don’t remember. Why don’t you just ask Danny?” Kono instantly noticed something was wrong when Steve suddenly averted his gaze and Chin did the same thing. “Guys, what’s going on? Where is Danny?” she asked Steve before turning to Chin when the Commander didn’t respond. “Chin, where is Danny? Chin answer me. Where is Danny?”
“We don’t know,” Chin finally replied, looking down at the floor and away from Kono.
Sitting straight up she moved her gaze back and forth between her cousin and her boss, both looking unwilling to answer her question. “What do you mean you don’t know?”
Steve stared at her with wide eyes. “We don’t know because by the time the ambulance arrived on the scene the black sedan you just describe wasn’t there, and neither was Danny.”
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When Danny opened his eyes the first thing he noticed was that he was lying on the bed. He immediately sat up, swung his legs over the side of the bed and did his best to keep his body from swaying as he closed his eyes once more. His head was pounding immensely and the light pouring into the room didn’t help ease the pain. Opening his eyes again, he looked down only to discover a metal cuff around his ankle connected to a chain. He looked around the room and discovered that the room was bare, only a bed sitting in the middle of the room and black curtains hanging in the window. Danny followed the length of the chain to find it attached to a metal plate screwed into the wall. He was about to yank on the chain when the door suddenly opened and Marvin Murray, the man wanted for murder, was standing in front of him.
“Hello Daniel,” Marvin smiled sweetly as he walked over to the bed. It had been tough dragging an unconscious Danny out of the car and into the cabin but he succeed without waking the man. “It’s so nice to finally meet you face to face instead of from afar.”
Tugging at the chain and realizing that it was secured screwed into the wall, Danny frowned. “I wish I could say the same but then I would be lying. Dr. Murray I presume.”
“Please, call me Marvin. It’s the least you can do if we’re going to be living together.”
“And where exactly are we?”
Walking over to the window, Marvin pushed open the curtains to allow even more light to flood into the room and causing Danny to wince. “Do you like it? It’s a quiet and quaint little cabin out in the middle of nowhere and even though I’ve only been here a few times I absolutely adore it.”
Danny shrugged nonchalantly, doing his best to keep his composure and not show Marvin any uneasiness. “I gotta say I’m not fond of being alone in the middle of the wilderness. You never know what sorta crazies are hiding out there,” he scoffed sarcastically.
“Believe me when I say we’re perfectly safe here. You have my word.”
“I’d rather have my freedom so how about you do me a favor and un-cuff me,” yanking at the heavy chain once more with a growl.
Marvin shook his head vigorously. “I’m sorry I can’t. I’ve put to much work into getting you here with me to just let you go.”
“I can’t love someone I don’t know.”
“That’s why you’re here, so you can get to know me and fall in love with me. “ The frown disappeared and the sweet smile returned. “Besides, it shouldn’t take that long with us being soul-mates and all. You’ll be in love with me before you know it.”
The urge to vomit came back in full force but Danny swallowed the feeling down. He was not going to show fear. “You do realize that my team is gonna track you down,” he stated calmly, staring down at his nails. “It’s not like you can hide purchasing a cabin on your financial history.”
“Oh but I can,” grinned Marvin, clapping his hands together mischievously. “You see, about a year ago one of my patients informed me that she was looking for a buyer for this lovely piece of real estate. I, in turn, told her that I was interested but only if she kept the property in her name and accepted cash payments.”
Danny rolled his eyes. “And that didn’t sound suspicious at all to her.”
“It probably would have if I hadn’t told her this sob story involving a greedy ex-wife who would try and steal my new oasis if given the opportunity.”
“So your patient just agreed to your terms.”
“It didn’t hurt that I took such great care of Felix until he took his last dying breath. After that she all but handed me the keys to this place. I guess what I’m trying to say is that they could such all they want but they will never tie me to this place which means they will never find you. Face it Daniel you’re stuck with me.” He gave Danny another sickening smile. “Now I need to go and finish getting lunch ready. I hope you like chicken salad.”
With that being said Marvin left the room leaving Danny trapped. His only hope that Steve and his team would find him before it was too late.
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“Come on Kono get back in the bed.”
Slipping her shirt over her head, she glared at her cousin as she bent down to put on her shoes. “No I’m not,” she hissed. “I can’t just sit here while Danny’s out there missing. I can’t.”
“Cuz you have a concussion and a few bruised ribs. The doctor would prefer for you to stay overnight under observation,”
“I need to help find Danny and for that I don’t need your permission.”
“But you need mine.”
Both Chin and Kono looked to see Steve standing in the doorway of Kono’s room. He had left a few minutes earlier to speak with Governor Denning about the current situation. Denning was concerned but to give the team free reign just so long as he was update frequently.
Steve stared at the cousins, Chin trying to persuade Kono to stay in the hospital while Kono continued to get dressed. “He’s right Kono, you need to stay here and let doctors watch over you. Chin and I will find Danny.”
Kono snorted as she stood up and folded her arms. “Because that’s what both of you would do right. Follow doctor’s orders while Danny somewhere out there in danger.” When both Chin and Steve looked away she snorted again. “I knew it. You wouldn’t just lie there you would be out looking just like me.” Walking over to Steve, she stood in front of him with an angry frown. “What happened to Danny, was my fault. I suggested we leave the office, I put him in danger, and I need to make it right by helping you find him. We’re ohana, remember.”
Steve growled as he ran a hand over his face. As much as he wanted to order Kono to get back in the bed he knew they needed her help if they wanted to find Danny soon. “Alright fine,” he conceded.
“Steve,” sighed Chin looking back and forth between Steve and Kono.
“Look if we don’t let her come she’s just gonna sign herself out anyway and who knows what trouble she might get into on her own. At least this way we can keep an eye on her and make sure she stays fine.”
Deep down Chin knew that Steve was right. His cousin was stubborn and even if Steve said no he couldn’t make Kono stay. “Okay fine but you take the pills the doctor’s give you and if you start feeling lightheaded or dizzy you tell us immediately or I swear-”
She let out a sigh of relief and gave both men a smile. “I promise anything you say.”
“I’ll go get your discharge papers.”
Once Chin left the room Kono went to sit back down on the bed, Steve doing the same. “Kono this isn’t your fault.”
“I know you’re only telling me that so I won’t feel guilty about getting Danny kidnapped.”
Steve shook his head. “No, I’m saying because it’s the truth. You didn’t know that Murray would be following you and you couldn’t have known what he was planning to do.”
“But if I hadn’t-”
“It’s not your fault,” stated Steve adamantly. “If anyone’s to blame it’s me. Danny’s my partner I should have did more for him. I let him down.”
Kono punched him softly in the shoulder. “It’s not your fault either. If Danny was here he would say we were both being stupid.”
Steve wrapped an arm around Kono’s shoulders and pulled her close. “Well then we better find him so he can insult us to our faces. It’s the least we can do.”
“We’re going to find him,” she replied as she hugged him back.
“I know. I know.”
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Marvin sat at the edge of the bed, a few inches away from Danny with a frown on his face. “I made this lunch especially for you. Aren’t you hungry?”
Danny stared down at the tray currently sitting in front of him and swallowed deeply. Thirty minutes after Marvin left the room the first time he came back with the food he promised. A chicken salad sandwich, his favorite brand of chips, and a soda. It wasn’t hunger that made his stomach churn; it was the thought of eating the food. “I try not to eat food supplied to me by kidnappers. You never know what’s in the food.”
“What,” he laughed. “You think I brought you all this way to poison you. How can be together if you’re dead?”
“You had no problem killing Tyler Bates or Brian Peterson,” scoffed Danny, folding his arms.
“Oh, you figured that out?”
“I’m a detective, it’s what I do.”
Marvin shrugged lightly. “I wish I could say they were accidents but I’m not going to lie to you. I killed those men because I wanted it to be you and I thought I could fool myself into thinking they were. And with Tyler it worked, going along with everything I wanted him to do but Brian, not so much. He wanted to leave and I couldn’t let that happened.”
“He tried to escape just like Adam didn’t he?”
His eyes went dark at the mention of Adam’s name. The first man he was with that reminded him of Danny. “Adam escaping was unfortunate but it taught me a valuable lesson. Don’t give them a chance to put up a fight. That’s where the Pentothal came in.”
Danny’s face contorted with disgust. “You didn’t have to kill them.”
“I wouldn’t have had to if you would have just noticed me. Given me the time of day and a chance to make you happy instead of Steve.”
“Why do you hate him so much?”
“Isn’t it obvious,” he spat, voice dripping with anger. “He uses his brutality to get what he wants. He uses people, manipulates them to satisfy his own selfish needs. And last but not least, he has what I wanted or should I say, had seeing as you’re here with me now and not him. As it should be.”
Danny continued to frown his face filled with disgust as Marvin talked about the two of them together. “What about Grace?” replied Danny. “How could you possibly think I would live without her?”
Hearing Grace’s name made Marvin smile softly. He had grown quite fond of her after watching her and Danny from a distance and saw that she truly was the apple of her father’s eye. “Of course of I’ve thought about little Grace, she is your daughter after all, and I have come up with the perfect solution. Once you’ve realized that we are meant to be together we’ll go back for her and we’ll be the family.”
Danny suddenly felt his face heat up with anger. There was no way in hell he was going to let this monster touch Grace. “What if I don’t want this huh,” he yelled loudly, knocking the tray to the floor. “What if I don’t to be with you, what then? Are you going to kill me because that’s what you’ll have to do before I ever let you go near my daughter?”
He couldn’t control himself and before he realized it he punched Danny in the face twice. Grabbing him by the neck, he squeezed hard. “I don’t want to hurt you Daniel,” he seethed as he squeezed even harder. “But if you think I’m letting you go without a fight you’re sadly mistaken. Not being with you is not option and if you continue to misbehave I guess I will have to find someone who will make you. Someone like little Gracie.” Finally he calmed himself down and let go of Danny, straightening out his shirt in the process. “Now please, eat something,” Marvin insisted, pointing at the food that now covered the floor and wall. “The last thing I want is for you to waste away.”
Danny knew that he couldn’t afford to make Marvin angry again, especially with two murders under his belt and the threat of kidnapping Grace so he decided it would be best to go along with whatever the man said while he formulated a plan. He immediately thought of one and it involved Steve andy because the rest of his team, all he needed was a phone. “Fine,” conceded Danny grumbling. If you want me to do as you say then I want a phone call.”
Marvin rolled his eyes as he leaned against the doorway. “You’re going to call him aren’t you?” he hissed.
Danny gave him a nod. “I need to tell him goodbye. I need to tell them all goodbye.”
He wanted to resist but knew no good would come out of it if he did. “Fine,” he sighed dramatically, rolling his eyes again. “But after this I don’t want to hear you mention Steve or anyone else from your past name ever again. After this it will just be you and me, forever,” he finished with a growl as he walked out of the room.
Danny let out a heavy sigh as he pushed the plate of food away from him. There was a massive amount of pain in his head and he knew food would only make it worse. Besides, he needed his head to be clearer if he was going to make a plan that would help him be rescued.
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So you hate me right now. I know I would hate me but don't worry because part six is right this way.