A/N: This story is set in season one after episode eleven but before episode twelve. It is complete, but still being beta'd. I plan to post a chapter a day, unless RL gets in the way.

Betrayal

Summary: Someone is out to have 5-0 disbanded. Steve thinks it's his partner.

Disclaimer: I don't own H50. The show and the characters belong to CBS. The plot and any original characters comes from my imagination and belong to me.

Chapter One

The newspaper lay on Steve's desk when he walked into his office. Right on the front page was an article that someone obviously wanted him to read. It was still early, and no one else had arrived yet, but he still drew his gun and cleared every office before returning to his own. Someone, who shouldn't have been in the 5-0 offices, had left the paper, but whoever it was, was no longer present. Steve picked up the paper and walked behind his desk where he sat down and started reading the article.

5-0, the Governor's Taskforce

By Yandn Liawilms

The governor created the 5-0 Taskforce some three months ago, but is it a good thing for Hawaii? Let's look at a few facts shall we.

Commander Steve McGarrett, the leader of the taskforce, and an ex Navy SEAL.

Detective Danny Williams, a New Jersey transplant, and decorated police veteran.

Officer Chin Ho Kelly, an experience police officer.

Officer Kono Kalakaua, a rookie police officer.

These four make up the taskforce, but they are not all that they seem on the surface.

Officer Kalakaua had not even graduated from the academy when she was recruited onto the taskforce. With no experience, she could be considered a liability to the rest of the team, but then her cousin is Officer Chin Ho Kelly, so that makes it okay.

Officer Kelly may be experienced, but he is also a disgraced ex police officer accused of stealing money from the Police Asset Forfeiture Locker. He was once partnered with McGarrett's father, so there's history there. It doesn't surprise me this man was picked over every other serving officer.

Detective Williams, while experienced, with an exemplary record in New Jersey, has no concept of how things work here in Hawaii. So why pick him?

Finally, Commander McGarrett who has no police experience at all, and has proven time and again that he doesn't know how to follow proper police procedure, and probably never will.

This reporter has learned about some of the things the taskforce has done since its inception. The governor gave the taskforce immunity, but Commander McGarrett has taken things way beyond that. Tomorrow I'll tell you what the leader of this group of rogue cops has done, and gotten away with. Trust me when I say that you, like me, won't be impressed.

As Steve read the news article he quietly fumed to himself. Someone was out to smear his team, maybe even have them disbanded. Someone had talked to this reporter, and when he found out who he'd make sure they never work for the State of Hawaii again. Steve sighed. They really needed to get a hold of that follow-up article, before publication.

Danny, Chin, and Kono all entered the Five-0 offices together. Each laughing at a joke Kono had shared during their walk in from the parking lot. As they separated to head into their own offices, Steve walked out into the main office area, the newspaper still clutched in his hand.

"I need a word with you all, now." It was more of a command than a request and Danny turned back with a frown.

"It's way too early for you to be in such a bad mood, babe." Danny said as he walked towards the center of the room, Chin, and Kono right behind him.

Steve slapped the newspaper down on the computer table in the middle of the room, "I guess none of you have read the Star Advertiser this morning then?"

Danny reached forward and turned the paper so all three of them could read it at the same time. Steve watched each of their expressions as they read the article. All three seemed genuinely surprised and upset by what they read.

"Whoa?" Danny intoned.

"This can't be good." Kono added.

"Have you heard from the governor yet?" Chin asked just as Steve's phone started to ring.

"Speak of the devil," Steve turned and headed back into his office to speak to the governor in private.

The three teammates stood and watched as Steve paced around his office, no one spoke. The conversation appeared to be very one sided, but finally Steve put his phone away and ran his hands through his hair before he walked back out into the main office.

"Well?" Danny prompted.

"The governor wants us to find out who is feeding the reporter this information. But, we have to do it without storming into the newspaper offices and threatening everyone. Those were her words, not mine." Steve picked up the paper and looked at the article again. "Kono, you go to the newspaper, see what you can find out. Also see if they'll give you an advanced copy of tomorrow's article."

"Okay, boss, on my way." Kono turned and left.

"Chin, you start looking into this reporter, Yandn Liawilms. I want you to find out everything you can about him or her." Steve looked at Danny next. "You and I are going to go talk to Kamekona, see if he knows anything about this." Steve waved the newspaper as he walked towards the doors.

Danny hurried to catch up with his partner, but didn't say anything until they were seated in the Camaro. He'd been shocked, but not surprised by the article. It was only a matter of time before someone reported on Steve's gung-ho methods. But this looked like someone may be feeding the reporter information and that couldn't be good for anyone.

"Steve, don't you think you're over reacting, just a little?" Danny made sure to fasten his seatbelt. The kind of mood his partner was in could prove hazardous to his health.

"What? No." Steve dropped the newspaper in Danny's lap then started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. "Did you even read this? The guy is out to smear 5-0's reputation, or worse, have us disbanded." He didn't need Danny questioning his every move. They needed to get on top of this fast.

"So he called us rogue cops. While that hurts, you have to admit that sometimes it's not that far from the truth." Danny grabbed the dash as Steve suddenly pulled to the side and stopped. Well, that obviously was the wrong thing to say.

"You agree with the guy, Danny?" Steve looked incredulously at his partner. "Of course you do, you're always telling me I don't follow proper police procedure." Steve's eyes suddenly became suspicious. "Wait, did you talk to this reporter?"

"No, Steven, I didn't talk to any reporter, and there's nothing in this article that isn't in the public record, if you know where to look." Danny held eye contact with Steve. He couldn't allow Steve to believe something like that. Their partnership was too new, something like this could very well spell the end for them. "I would never do that. After all it's against proper police procedure, and going against procedure is you, not me, Babe. But face it. It was only a matter of time before someone caught on to your activities. Now let's go see what Kamekona knows, huh Babe?"

Steve looked at Danny for a few seconds more, then turned and drove off. His heart knew there was no way Danny had any part in this, but there was a nagging doubt in his head, what if he did? He'd trusted Nick Taylor, and he'd betrayed him. Steve shook his head, no, Danny wouldn't do that.

Kamekona knew nothing, but he promised to try and find out whatever he could about the reporter, and who his source could be.

Steve and Danny barely spoke as they drove back to headquarters. When they arrived Kono was already back from her visit to the newspaper.

"Well?" Steve prompted.

"Nothing. The paper won't ask Liawilms to reveal his source, and the reporter was nowhere to be found." Kono looked apologetic, "They also refused to give me an advanced copy of tomorrow's article. Sorry, boss."

"It's alright, Kono. I didn't really think the paper would give us anything. I'd like to talk to this reporter though." Steve walked over and stood beside Chin. "Anything yet, Chin?"

Chin shook his head as he tapped away at the computer table. Danny walked back to his own office and started working on reports. Kono moved to help Chin, and Steve headed into his office, also to work on reports and brood over why Danny wasn't more upset by this.

The rest of the day was quiet. Chin did manage to learn that Liawilms was a freelance reported that nobody had ever heard of before. Steve thought that in itself was suspicious.

Danny couldn't stop a growing feeling of disquiet. Something was going on and he was sure it was more that just this newspaper article. Also, something about the reporters name bothered him.

At five o'clock Steve sent everyone home. "We'll pick this up again after we read the article promised for tomorrow's paper. Maybe it'll give us a better idea of who this reporter is, and more importantly, who his source is."

Each team member went their separate ways, none realising the furor the follow-up article would unleash the next day.

TBC