Danny sat watching Toy Story with Gracie as his mind drifted back to his conversation with Rachel, 'I'm Charlie's Father! That beautiful, perfect little boy is my son! Can it really be true? Oh God please let it be true' As Gracie snuggled up in his arms, he smiled at the thought of them being together, ALL FOUR of them as a family. Was it too good to be true?

Across town, Rachel fidgeted nervously in her chair in the small interrogation room as she waited with Chin for her husband to be brought in. Her mind was racing as she thought of everything that had happened over the last couple of hours. Life as she knew it was over. She did love Stan, at one time….but that love had been gone for quite some time now. When had it gotten so bad that he would want her dead though? Her eyes filled with tears as she remembered the pure hatred in his eyes as he had held the gun to her. Would he have been able to kill her? And what had he planned to do to the kids?

Chin noticed her tears and reaching out he grasped her hand. She had told him everything that Stan had said to her and he spoke softly, "It will be okay Rachel. Danny loves you"
She smiled through her tears, "Thank you Chin"

Moments later she wiped her eyes as Duke led Stan into the room.
Chin noticed her shudder as she looked at him. A soft cast had been placed on his right hand and due to that he was not handcuffed but his ankles were shackled. Having him sit across from Chin and Rachel, Duke knelt down and cuffed his left ankle to the leg of table limiting his range of motion.

Duke asked him, "Would he like any water or a soda?"
Stan shook his head, "No I'm fine….thank you"
Duke then turned on a recorder and after reading Stan his rights he asked, "Do you understand your rights?"
He replied solemnly, "I do" His eyes left Rachel as he spoke to Chin coldly, "I want to talk to Rachel alone"

Chin returned his stare stating firmly, "That's not going to happen. I won't talk, but I'm not leaving"
Rachel's voice shook as she said, "Stan please…..I understand your anger…..but I need to have answers"
His lips curled as he said, "Answers? What answers do you want Rachel?"
Chin could see the terror in her eyes as she replied, "Why Stan?"
"I already told you why my love. You betrayed me! I have been raising Charlie as my own and you knew, YOU KNEW he wasn't my son!"
"I didn't know Stan, I swear to you I didn't know…." Tears were sliding down her cheeks as she continued, "Yes, I cheated on you with Danny but I told you about that"

He laughed….an evil laugh, "You told me ONLY because you were pregnant and you thought he was the Father…and it turns out that he is"
"We should have done the DNA test months ago Stan but you didn't want to!"
He was now crying as well as he replied softly, "I didn't want to believe it Rachel. I didn't want to believe that you did this to me…..I loved you and I love that boy"

She then asked, "When did you do the test?"
"Last month….." Then to the surprise of everyone in the room Stan continued, "We were falling apart Rachel. No matter how hard we tried, our marriage wasn't going to work out….I was never going to be able to forgive you…in fact, every time I looked at you I felt sick to my stomach. One day when I was feeding Charlie, I saw it…I saw Danny in him…..not me. I knew you would be leaving me and I needed to know the truth"

"When you got the results, why didn't you tell me?"
"Why would I tell you Rachel? So you could take him away from me? So Danny could raise him?"
Her voice was pained as she said, "If he's his Father…."
Both Rachel and Chin jumped and Duke moved towards him as Stan slammed his uninjured fist down onto the table screaming, "I'VE BEEN RAISING THAT BOY RACHEL! HE'S MINE! HE'S NOT DANNY'S!"

Rachel quickly composed herself and continued, "You were going to kill me Stan"
"Yes, yes I was going to kill you and then I was going to kill the kids and myself"
Her mouth dropped in shock, "You were going to kill the children?"
He smirked as he responded coldly, "You destroyed me Rachel and you destroyed everything we had. If I couldn't have you and the kids….I sure wasn't going to let Danny have you…..but McGarrett ruined everything"

Rachel now knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the man she had once loved so dearly had truly lost his mind.

After several seconds of silence, she asked "Tell me about Tracy"
"Tracy….." His voice lowered, "A couple of days after I got the DNA results she contacted me through facebook. I had dated her in college but she had a drug problem she couldn't overcome and we broke up. I hadn't heard anything from her so many years…..I assumed she was dead. She was living in Pennsylvania and she owed a drug dealer a large amount of money. Her life was in danger and she was desperate. She asked me for a loan and I told her I would think about it. That night we made love and I felt a distance with you that I had never felt before. I laid awake all night and the plan came to me. The next day I told you I had to fly out for an emergency business meeting but I flew to Pennsylvania and I guess you could say that I recruited her. I offered her 50,000 to pay off her debt and an additional 20,000 to move and start her life over. As I told you, she was desperate"

Chin glanced at Rachel. The pain was obvious on her face as Stan continued, "She moved here and I took her to 5-0 headquarters. I showed her Danny's vehicle and together we watched him for a couple of days. I remembered that you had told me that the team sometimes hung out at the nightclub, so she started going there and a few days later they showed up and she made her move. I tell you Rach, even I was surprised at how quickly your knight in shining armor fell for her. The problem was, she fell for him too….."

Rachel then asked, "I don't understand Stanley? Why? Why hurt Danny?"
"Are you kidding me Rachel? He's as much to blame for this as you are! Why do you think I wanted to move us from New Jersey? I REQUESTED the transfer! He never stopped loving you and I knew it. Then the son-of-a-bitch follows us to Hawaii. I needed him gone Rachel! It was the only way for us to make it….I wanted to DESTROY him. My original plan was to drive a wedge between Danny and McGarrett. Then I was going to kill McGarrett and make it look like Danny had killed him while quarreling over Tracy. I wanted Danny to be put away for life and I then I planned on moving us back to Jersey. I had to change my plans though because Tracy had fallen for Danny and I couldn't trust her anymore..."

Rachel's voice was shaking as she asked, "Did Tracy know the details of your plan?"
"No…no….I told her only that I needed Danny out of my life and that I needed her to seduce him. Once that had been accomplished, I had her make the move on Steve but shortly after telling her to do that, I knew I had to kill her. She became too emotionally invested in this and I couldn't trust her to not talk. She had no idea that I planned on killing Steve…she had no idea"

As Rachel wiped the tears from her eyes Stan reached his hands towards her and she instinctively pulled away.
Pulling his hands back, he said dejectedly, "My life is over…..I love you Rachel"
Duke shut off the recorder and after Stan was led from the room to be booked, Rachel fell into the arms of Chin Ho Kelly and she sobbed.

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HPD had finished up at the Edwards home and a man was working on repairing the front door when Chin and Rachel returned.
Danny was in the living room on the phone and bouncing a bubbly Charlie on his hip as they entered the house.
Looking into Rachel's distraught eyes he spoke into the phone, "Kono, tell him I'll be up there soon and that he better stay in bed, and that's an order!...Okay, bye sweetheart"

Rachel was in his arms in seconds and as Danny soothed her, Chin reached in and took Charlie.
"Hey honey, relax…..it's over now….ssshhhhhhhh"
He peppered her face with soft, butterfly kisses and Chin spoke softly, "She was perfect Danny. He confessed and he told us everything. Your name is cleared"
Danny continued to talk to her soothingly as he guided her to the couch. "Oh Danny….he's gone crazy…..I drove him to this"
"No Rachel….this is not your fault"
Chin went over the details of the confession with him and then Danny took her face into his hands and kissed her gently, "It's all over now Rachel. I'm here and we're all going to be fine"

She then asked, "Where's Gracie?"
"Relax, she's fine. She up in the tub"
Rachel shook her head, "Yes….it's bedtime. You were talking to Kono, is Steve okay?"
"He's going to be alright" Danny looked up at Chin, "They re-stitched the incision. He's got a severe infection but there's no new internal bleeding. They're treating him with IV antibiotics and he'll need to stay in the hospital for a couple of days, but he's going to be okay"

Chin smiled and Rachel said softly, "Oh thank God. I owe him my life Danny….he saved me"
"I know honey, we both owe him"
"You need to go to him Danny"
"Are you sure you're okay?"
"We're safe now. Like you said, it's over now…..he needs you. We can talk when you get back home"
He smiled warmly at her words, 'When you get back home'…God, he liked the sound of that!
Leaning in, he kissed lips and said softly, "I'll be back soon. I love you Rachel"
"I love you too"

He looked at Chin, "Let me go get Gracie out of the tub and then we can head out"
Chin smiled, "Take your time brother"

Within the hour the two men entered the hospital room to find Kono watching TV and Steve sleeping.
He woke and smiled up at them as they entered the room. "Hey guys"
Danny grinned widely as they both made their way to his side, "Hey yourself…..how are you doing?"
After grasping hands with Chin, the SEAL clutched his partners hand and Danny leaned over to embrace him.

Steve replied, "I'm good, just a little tired"
Kono smirked, "You're far from GOOD boss and the Doctors are really pissed at you"
Danny laughed softly, "Well you better behave yourself, the Doc already said you have a bad reputation around here"
They all laughed as Steve said, "I've worked hard for that reputation!"
Danny then added, "You're horrible, you know that'
Smiling Steve replied, "And you love me anyway, right partner?"
"That I do Steven, that I do"
Chin and Kono left to go down to the cafeteria so Danny and Steve could talk in private.

After raising Steve's bed up, Danny sat next to him, "So….…have I got news for you"
Steve looked at him nervously, "Well, you look happy?"
Sitting forward in the chair and beaming broadly, Danny said "I'm Charlie's Father"
"What? Oh my God Danny are you sure?"
"We're going to do a DNA test but Stanley had doubts and he did a home test last month that showed he's not the Daddy…so yeah….I'm pretty sure, and I couldn't be happier buddy!"

"Oh man, that is unbelievable 'D, I'm so happy for you. So what are you going to do?"
"As far as me and Rachel you mean?"
"Well yes…and by the way…I give you my permission to date her"
Danny laughed, "Well babe, that's a relief"

Danny then told him everything that had transpired including the details of Stan's confession.
Steve said, "I'm kind of surprised he confessed"
Danny sighed, "I'm not really. Rachel said his last words were that his life was over and that he loved her. Earlier today I told Gracie that sometimes people are hurt and confused and that even good people can do bad things. Stan's not evil Steve…..he saw his life unraveling around him and he was losing everybody he loved and cared about. He snapped…"

"You're an amazing man Danny Williams"
"I'm not that amazing. I may understand why he did what he did, but I sure in the hell don't forgive him. He tried to kill my family and he killed Tracy. I'm going to do everything I can to see that he never sees another day of freedom"

"And I'll be there to help you partner"
"I know that. Steve…I can't ever repay you...you saved Rachel's life. You saved the lives of my children"
"You've already re-payed me Danno"
"What do you mean? How?"
"You're happy. That's all the repayment I want and need buddy, to see you happy and Gracie happy... I love you Danny"
Reaching out and grasping his partners hand, Danny replied emotionally "I love you too buddy"

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Steve recovered well and a week later the 5-0 team was back on the job.
Danny and Rachel wasted no time in re-establishing their relationship. They put the Edwards home up for sale and Rachel and the kids moved into Danny's small place while they began looking for a house. It was cramped, but they had all they needed…..each other.

Stan was charged with the first degree murder of Tracy and the attempted murder of Rachel. His trial date was set and they would all need to testify, but Stan Edwards would never again see life outside the prison walls.

Sarah Ennis became a surrogate family member of 5-0 and grandmother to Gracie and Charlie.

The DNA results confirmed that Danny was indeed the biological Father of Charlie and his name was officially changed to Charles Steven Williams.

Three weeks after the events Steve entered Danny's office to find him hanging up a plaque, "What's that partner?"
"Gracie did a book report and I kind of think this saying sums up our little 5-0 Ohana"
Steve moved to it and read it out loud.

The Four Oxen and the Lion

A lion used to prowl about a field in which four oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. At last, however, they fell a-quarrelling amongst themselves, and each went off to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the Lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end of all four.

"UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL"

THE END

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