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Fuego and Shea convinced a half dozen of their fellow bikers to drive down to the valley and help Vanessa move to her friend Emma’s place. Shea would stick with Byrd and me to solve Fitzgerald’s murder.
Byrd, Vanessa, her dog, and I piled into the Gray Ghost and drove to Emma’s, while Fuego and Shea followed behind on their motorcycles. The house wasn’t far from Vanessa’s but looked better maintained.
“Thanks for your help,” said Vanessa as she climbed out with the dog under her arm. “Sorry about your house.”
“Just stay out of my life, okay? And if you still got a brain in your head, you’ll stay out of Freddie’s.” Without another word, I drove off.
The Hancocks lived in east Phoenix’s Arcadia District in a white wood and brick ranch-style house trimmed with black faux shutters. A w
