Amy accomplished this by mid-morning on the day after the invasion of her home. She found a place about ten miles west of where she had been, still in the foothills. By herself, she could have disappeared easily, out of town or out of the country, but she also wanted Rita to move out of harm’s way, and did not want her to spend any money. So she insisted they move in together for a while. In case the thugs remembered what her car looked like, had maybe even recorded the license plate, Amy traded in her Toyota for a six-year-old, mid-size Buick. She also insisted on getting a new car for Rita, whose beloved old sky-blue Thunderbird would have to stay locked up in her garage back on Cascabel Drive. Rita resisted the offer at first, but when her new boyfriend, deputy Phil, showed up, he pushed her to take the added precaution. Deputy Phil also escorted the women to and from their old place to pick up what they needed to make the new house livable.
